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Years ago I was given a jasmine oolong from Guangdong, that was one of the teas that set me on my tea journey. It was wonderful mix of jasmine scent and oolong fruitiness. Over the years I have suffered through many jasmine scented teas looking for that tea. They are always the same — over powering jasmine perfume that completely covers the tea. Until now. This tea is what I've been looking for all these years and its not even a scented tea — jasmine never touched this tea. The fragrance of the liqueur is like walking through a garden and catching the smell of jasmine in full bloom. But the taste is a slight cream with the orchid taste fans of Dan Cong oolongs love. Jasmine flavor follows, but the quality of the tea shines through. Mouth feel is wonderful with long satisfying after taste. A gaiwan will make the jasmine more pronounce while a clay pot gives you more fruit and a subtle jasmine — a Chao Zhou pot gives you a wonderful balance of fruit, cream, jasmine, & orchid.
I have tried all different ways of brewing and drinking this. The flavor I brought out was wonderful, but nothing like the depth and richness brewed into it by Imen, at Tea Habitat. I clearly haven't learned to brew tea yet.
Brewed from water stored in a clay vessel, and into a clay water pot, over a small clay charcoal stove, into a teapot made from clay from the same region as the tea…..well, it creates a layer of flavor and depth to the tea that must be tasted to be believed.
Earthy, full, and grounding. 10 plus infusions still yielded a tea that still had wonderful flavor, as it lessened in color. Brewed Gongfu style in a Yixing tea pot, it is said to be able to take 20 plus infusions and still be flavorful, even when brewed clear in color. The effect of this tea is felt on the whole body, as you drink each infusion you may notice different effects.
I always really enjoy this. It's wonderful, and the people I share it with agree. It's not hard to brew, either. Good to the last possible sip, and the aroma in the cup is still something I linger over, when it's done.
I use a Brita filter on my faucet, and for many things, it's fine. But for the oolongs I have been exploring, the water seemed to be getting in the way. I'm so over bottled water, and I don't live by a stream……So lately I have been using a piece of bamboo charcoal in the kettle, when I boil water for tea or miso soup. It seems to act as a filter, and also mineralize the water, to some extent. It's made a huge difference, with the results being amazing pots of tea. Should have tried this long ago.
Just got started with this one, a little late in the day, so it's going to have to wait overnight for a full tasting. The first couple of infusions, leaf enough to fill my little yixing Dan Cong pot about 60% full at this point, and water about 195 degrees, were quite brief—pour in, pour out. They show layers of sweet floral flavor, peach and lychee, quite delicate and lovely, and promising for more tomorrow.
Several more infusions, still mostly quite brief—had to dilute on accidental minute-long infusion several fold to get back to the concentration that makes me happy, and it did make me quite happy. Sweet, fruity, floral, but not the degree of spiciness that I associate with my favorites of the Dan Congs. More when I've reached the bottom of this tea….
Edit again: I never finished the post, but I did finish the tea—the leaves stopped making interesting infusion somewhere between the 20th and 25th infusions.
First time I've tried this tea: it's a lovely tea, delicate and richly floral. I didn't weigh the tea first, not really trying for a formal review, or take notes infusion by infusion, but it's already apparent, about six infusions in, that this is a very friendly and forgiving sort. If it were less pricey, I'd call it a good beginner's Dan Cong.
Editing to add some morning after impressions—still infusing the same leaves, left in the teapot overnight: spicy notes coming to the fore this morning: cinnamon & cloves along with the floral. Very nice.
Sweet and caramelicious, as described. Very very smooth and delicious. I'm brewing a little more than a gram of tea in a tiny yixing pot, water about 185 degrees for a start, amazing lovely stuff. This would make an excellent 'starter' Dan Cong—hard to imagine it going wrong in any unpleasant way. 3 infusions in, still very lovely. Sweet, caramel, fruity—stewed fruit rather than fresh, perhaps—and just a hint of spice.
Back many infusions later—infusions 30 seconds or more now, water 205 degrees, and still delicious—the spiciness is to the fore more now, and still sweet and rich, but a little thinner. Quite a lovely tea.
Stunning initial sweet fruity scent when put into the preheated Chao Zhou teapot. Unfortunately I forgot to weigh the tea beforehand.
And the tea lives up to the preview aroma: superbly fragrant, sweet, fruity, delicious first infusion at 10 seconds. Very little change yet at the third very brief infusion. Gorgeous stuff.
Up to the 6th or 7th—lost track. Still keeping infusions fairly short, this one will be about 20 seconds. Have to set it aside for now, more later!
Now on to the 12th or so, after the poor leaves had to sit overnight. Some of the wonder was definitely lost in the sitting overnight, but still, this sweetwater phase is pretty sweet—nudging the rating up a bit more. LOVE this one.
If it were any more intensely aromatic and floral it would be too much—it's right up there, close to the line that divides 'fantastic!' from 'like drinking shampoo, yuck!', waving at all the jasmines that went too far into undrinkability.
arômes liqueur: fumé à l'attaque, miel, fruité,végétal, minéral,lacté
texture: lisse, doux
saveurs:légèrement sucré, sans amertume
longueur en bouche sur notes végétales et minérales
Préparation: 2g (échantillon complet fourni par Imen) /zhong 7cl/(100°C,15");(95°,10");(95°,15");(95°,20");(95°,30")
au bout de ces infusions les feuilles sont toujours repliées. Méthode d'infusion pas optimale, à améliorer.
Burying my nose in this packet of tea struck me with a strong whiff of real orchid scent. It wasn't overpowering, but delightful and sweet. I brewed up 3g in a 90ml pot for short bursts, and the tea can't be described with anything but "amazing." The liquor is a warm gold, with a distinct silky feel to it that I was surprised to detect in such a clear tea. At first, the honey notes bowled me over, but with careful steeping this eventually shifts to airy florals. It is very easy to brew this one too light and get no fragrance, or too long and go too bitter, but dedication is so so rewarding. You can seriously sit all day with this tea, and not be disappointed.
Nice to get some insight on this one. I've been eying Imen's offerings since I first heard of her a couple months ago. Dancongs captivate me, and I'm on a quest for the best out there. I'd like to try one of the comprehensive samplers from Tea Habitat when I have some extra money to do so.
BTW, you have the best profile pic of anyone on here!
I'm now several sessions in with this tea, and still don't have a good formal tasting session where I've kept track of grams of tea and infusion times. I can say for sure that I can detect the resemblance to osmanthus, that it is floral, sweet, fruity, and tart; that it is possible to get a bitter infusion out of it, but I have to push it very hard, because it is a very forgiving tea; that it can yield many infusions, because I'm sure this batch is probably at least at 15 if not 20 infusions—I've refilled the kettle twice to at least the one liter mark, there is still half a liter in it, and it wasn't entirely empty when I started this one; and that it is delicious brewed in a thin porcelain gaiwan as well as in a Chao Zhou pot from Tea Habitat. Good stuff. I will put the leaves to bed now but if I weren't going home for the evening I'd try for another handful of long infusions.
Good stuff.
Tasting for the first time…
Just picked this up yesterday at Ku Cha House of Tea in Boulder, CO.
By the description, I expected a heavier tea. This is actually quite light, very smooth. I did steep for 2 minutes only – my preferred time for most teas, even black teas. It has a slightly vegetal smell. I don't taste the chocolate of the description. I taste…a hint of red wine. It's not at all grassy, but yes a bit malty.
I like :)
My second steep: this time 3 minutes… Still very smooth, no bitterness at all. Still getting a hint of red wine. Am I crazy – have inadequate taste buds?!?!? I don't care. This is tasty. The color is a rich brown, though not as dark as a black tea (at least in my green/brown glazed ceramic cup).
Gotta recommend this one for anyone who enjoys an oolong :)
I've been having trouble with this one: I bought it hoping it would be a little less intense or touchy than the full on Dan Cong versions, and that it might permit some bulk brewing for sharing with a wider group. It works decently gongfu, but not for the bulk brewing. So for the purpose I had for it, the rating should be low, but as the tea is meant to be brewed, its fine but not fantastic.
2008 Song Zhong #5
Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong from TeaHabitat,
March 2011
A first brewing of a spectacular tea. I was intending to reach for my 60mL Chao Zhou pot, having planned on a small series of infusions, but without really paying attention grabbed a larger pot instead. So there were fewer than anticipated infusions because the tea was really quite dilute. Despite that, it really shone.
Sweet, scent of dried apricots from the long, thin, twisted, quite dark brown leaves
Used 1.5g leaf in 100 mL clay pot—which as you can see is not much for the size of the pot
205 degrees, first infusion 20 seconds—still that apricot scent, floral in the first infusion, and the flavor matches—stone fruit with flowers. Oh my oh my.
2nd infusion, 45 seconds, sweet, floral, fruity, more intense with the longer infusion. A touch of spice—cinnamon, mace—on the back of the tongue, along with the floral.
3rd infusion, 45 second, more of the same—floral, fruity.
5th infusion, 1 minute—spicier coming to the fore, with the fruity/floral notes still rounding out the flavor, felt more at the sides of my mouth and in the sweet aftertaste. I open my mouth, inhale though it, and the sweet floral taste remains. I set a part of this apart in the aroma cup, and when I remembered it a couple of minutes later, it had cooled, but still, wow!, it was brilliant.
6th infusion, probably 2-3 minutes, more floral and fruity, didn't drink it slow enough to really process the flavors in great detail.
Setting it aside for a while now, before I float away on this pool of tea inside me.
A 7th infusion again needed more patience. Will go away from the next one for a while, but pour water over the pot to try to keep it hot and brewing….
And 8th at about 6 minutes was clearly demonstrating that the leaves were spent. Sigh. They're still an elegant mix of red edges and green middle.
Can't wait to do this one again with the Chao Zhou pot and double the leaf.
Link to my web page version with photos
I've occasionally found packing DCs to result in a difficult series of infusions, and generally start out a bit dilute for first infusions. However, this time my own caution was compounded by grabbing the much larger pot by mistake.
For my next infusions, in the 60mL Chao Zhou, I'll probably double the leaf.


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Oil on wood; 43 7/8 x 59 1/2 in. (111.4 x 151.1 cm)
Purchase, 1871 (71.155)
This painting illustrates the moment Matthew turned from being the tax collector of Capernaum to follow Christ as an apostle, eventually becoming author of the first gospel. In the upper right of the composition, Christ is shown beckoning to Matthew in a style of gesture reminiscent of Italian art. Represented at the left in the immediate foreground is Matthew, whose arms and head are dramatically foreshortened as he turns toward Christ, responding to his call. Two of Matthew's colleagues continue with their work, engrossed in the tasks of counting money and recording payments, oblivious to the momentous occurrence in their midst. Jan van Hemessen, who became dean of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1548, executed several versions of this scene. They all feature his typically muscular and palpably three-dimensional figures, a densely packed foreground of abruptly cropped forms, and vigorous, even flamboyant gestureselements that became the hallmarks of the artist's Mannerist style. Active during the heart of the Reformation era, van Hemessen was among the earliest (and most effective) Netherlandish artists to exploit the genre character of biblical subjectsoften for moralizing effect. The subject of the Calling of Matthew, for example, was used to explore the vice of greed and money's power to distract us from righteousness. This version, produced by van Hemessen's workshop, is a near copy of a painting from the artist's hand of about 1540, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Viennaonly the background is different. The figure of Matthew in this version is a concealed portrait of Emperor Charles V.

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GREENSBURG, Pa.—The death penalty phase of a trial has opened for a western Pennsylvania man found guilty of orchestrating the torture and killing of a mentally disabled woman three years ago.
Prosecutors say Tuesday that life in prison would be "woefully inadequate" for 26-year-old Ricky Smyrnes. He was convicted of first-degree murder last week and now faces either the death penalty or life in prison.
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Baggett, Lunvia Ann, 124 Mary Lane, Alexandria, shoplifting, resisting arrest, Alexandria Police
Baines, Justice Reshea, 420 Iatt St., Colfax, shoplifting, Alexandria Police
Ballard, Danielle Kristi, 5316 Lacassine Drive, Alexandria, shoplifting, resisting arrest, Alexandria Police
Gagnon, Lyle Joseph Jr., 7166 Gray's Creek Road, Bentley, failure to register as a sex offender, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, Pineville Police
Hunter, Michael Lavon, 74 Mary St., Alexandria, five counts of simple burglary, Alexandria Police
Joiner, Christian Fidel, 1329 Autumn Orchard, Alexandria, no driver's license, resisting an officer, theft of goods more than $500, Alexandria Police
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Robinson, Mikel Contruez, 233 Thompson St., Lecompte, false imprisonment, simple battery, resisting arrest, Alexandria Police
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I recently received an email from photographer Albert Chong about the work he has on the Covering Photography site. Chong is Jamaican by birth, and has lived in the United States since 1977, most recently in Colorado.
With his permission, I reprint this excerpt from his email concerning several book covers using his images:
"Please note that the common factor in these three [book covers] and
with my work being selected is race and that all three authors are
African American with African American themes. This also conversely
implies that my work has never been on a book cover by authors other
than African American women with one exception the Familial Gaze by
Marianne Hirsch. Anyway my point here is that race is a factor in some
of these decisions."
Chong's point is worth consideration. As a photographer of African and Chinese descent whose work deals primarily with racial identity and family, he finds he is considered primarily for book covers concerning those specific topics.
For those unfamiliar with Chong's photography, examples may be found through Google without much difficulty, but a good place to start would be his own website:
In the biographical statement on his site, Chong describes his work, in part, as "…[dealing] directly with personal mysticism, spirituality, race, identity and numerous other topics as well as celebrating the beauty of images and objects…These works range from playful juxtapositions and formal still lifes to works that represent and reanimate his family history."
(This is also an excerpt, and readers are encouraged to visit the site for the complete text).
Is Chong being pigeonholed? Is this a case of publication profiling? Covering Photography encourages you the reader to consider this question by visiting his not only his page on our site, but the pages of other photographers of African ancestry:
Renee Cox
Gordon Parks
Eli Reed
Lorna Simpson
James Van Der Zee
Carrie Mae Weems
It should be noted here that 7 photographers out of a total of 330 is a very small percentage. Undoubtedly, there are many more covers featuring the work of notable black and other minority photographers out there; these, however, are what we have come across so far.
Perhaps most conspicuous in its absence is the work of Roy Decarava, certainly one of the more important and influential post WWII American photographers ('The Sweet Flypaper of Life' does not quite fit the parameters of Covering Photography, since it is an intentional collaborative effort between two artists; Decarava and the poet Langston Hughes).
Also among the missing:
Anthony Barboza
Dawoud Bey
Seydou Keita
Peter Magubane
Malick Sidibe
Accra Shepp
Fazel Sheikh
Pat Ward Williams
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TWC iPad app gets back Fox, Discovery as NBC goes 'live'
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Time Warner Cable iPad app gets channels back
Time Warner Cable started the weekend with word that it had recovered some of the channels for the TWCable TV iPad app (free, App Store) that it had lost to disagreements just weeks earlier. The streaming app now has Discovery's namesake channel as well as Animal Planet and TLC. Fox News, FX, and National Geographic have also arrived along with Lifetime Real Women, Military History, Sundance Central, and Wedding Central.
Not all of TWC's disputes are unresolved. Viacom is still holding out on the belief that it never granted rights to allow Internet streaming, even to TWC customers at home on a Wi-Fi connection. The cable provider has countered by arguing that its cable broadcast rights give it inherent rights. It currently has a declaratory judgment motion in front of a court that, if successful, could leave Viacom with no choice but to either give permission or pull its channels from all of TWC.
NBC has simultaneously confirmed the existence of its own pseudo-live iPad app, NBC Live (free, App Store). The app doesn't offer TV streaming of its own, despite the name, but instead is meant to provide social interaction in the middle of live TV shows. Viewers can make comments, answer polls or trivia, and sometimes join special social feeds with members from the cast or production crew of a given show.
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Ford to use Microsoft's Hohm car charging app
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Ford, Microsoft team-up on Hohm energy app
Microsoft and Ford early on Wednesday announced that Ford will be the first to use Microsoft's Hohm energy management app for its electric vehicles. The first vehicle in Ford's stable to take advantage of the technology will the Focus Electric in 2011. Hohm will assist owners on when and how to most efficiently recharge their battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV), so as to put the least amount of burden on the electrical grid.
The Internet-based Hohm service is free and now available, and is meant to improve conservation habits as they pertain to energy use in the home. It will tell drivers when to best charge their vehicle.
Ford has plans to release five of what it calls electrified vehicles in the North American and European markets. The Transit Connect Electric van will arrive in 2010 stateside, with the Focus Electric in 2011, while a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and next-generation hybrids are due in 2012. A Lincoln MKZ Hybrid is also expected this fall, though this vehicle isn't likely to require being plugged in.


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A fun video making the rounds this week features Google's outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt and his emphasis on using the word "literally" in speeches.
Via Whirled, here is tribute/roast in celebration of Schmidt's 10 years at Google: "Eric Schmidt, Chief Emphatic Officer":
Also, as pointed out at TechCrunch, here is a hilarious Schmidt soundbite: "We literally eat our own dogfood."
Speaking of Schmidt, we learned this week that he is searching for a book deal. "Empire of the Mind: The Dawn of the Techno-Political Age" will be based on an essay he co-wrote with Jared Cohen, director at think tank Google Ideas.
Schmidt's Tomorrow Ventures investment firm has also invested in Twitpay, with the aim of developing "Twitter payment platforms for online games and general e-commerce," according to Silicon Alley Insider.


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It's the ISTJ in me that loves this part of the year. I really enjoy making my plans for the year and then having so much to look forward to. It means that even after you've done one thing you looked forward to, there's always something else right after it.
#2 Swim with Whales: I went January 4 and actually saw whales! A lot, in fact. Breaching and waving their fins and everything! Hopefully I'll post individually about this soon but as for this goal, it is DONE!
#8 Sell a piece of art (and realize my childhood dream, which is #28 on the 40/40 list): Continue on my current path of creating and carving out time for creating. See where it goes…
#46 Scuba Diving: Dive at least once in the Rock Quarry.
#52 Read the Greatest Books Ever Written (#7 on the 40/40 list): Read 2 on the list. Go to one Shakespeare play.
#65 Shout 'Drinks Are on Me!' in a Pub or Bar (#17 on the 40/40 list): Actually do this this year.
#67 Visit…the Grand Canyon (#15 on the 40/40 list): I actually have booked a cabin at the bottom of the Grand Canyon and will be hiking down into the Canyon. It's this whole big deal that you have to book a year in advance and it was this whole big production to do it but I'm so super stoked!
#84 Learn to Ski (#32 on the 40/40 list): I have plans to go for my third time the end of February.
Goals from my 40 Before I'm 40 List:
(I really need to update the 40 before I'm 40 list. There are a LOT of things on there I don't even want to do anymore!)
#1 Be Able to Do a Pull Up: Small steps. Continue to work at this.
#11 Learn to Rock Climb: I have plans to climb Pilot Mountain again in March.
#14 Stay in an Ice Hotel: I'm going with my friend Jessica in February to stay at the Hotel de Glace. I can't believe it!
#18 Watch the Top 250 IMDB List/Watch All of the Oscar Best Picture Winners: Try for 20 this year.
#35 Visit all of the NC Breweries: NC now has 84 breweries. It only had 49 when I started this in the Fall of 2011. Thus far I have visited 30, but a lot of those are new and weren't on that original list. For this year, I plan to visit 7.
#36 Learn How to Ballroom Dance: I'm thinking of changing this goal to become a belly dancer. I did a good bit of it in 2013 and plan to continue. My eventual goal is to become one of the "veteran" girls that do the more difficult moves during the recitals.
From the Sports List:
#18 Attend a rugby game (and learn the rules)
#19 Attend a cricket game (and learn the rules)
Other things I've got planned (and I'm sure more things will be added to the list!)
- Take a Krav Maga class.
- Take a knife throwing class.
- Take an aerial silks class.
- Go Stand Up Paddleboarding.
- I like that I keep doing fun runs. I've done the Krispy Kreme Challenge, the Electric Run, the Warrior Dash, and the Color Run. This year I'm doing the Cupid's Undie Run.
- Have high tea.
- Continue to unburden my life with STUFF.
- Continue to brew beer.
- Watch people BASE jump at Bridge Day.
So…I'm really excited for this year. I think it's going to be very adventurous with hikes in the Grand Canyon and visits to an Ice hotel. It's off to a positive start with successful whale watching so I hope the trend continues!
What are YOUR plans for 2014?


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See: Visitor visa (subclass 600)
ETA conditions
The ETA will be valid for travel to Australia for 12 months from the day of issue and will allow for multiple entries and a maximum stay of three months on each arrival.
See: Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)
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The 2010 Census found that one out of 50 Georgians described themselves as mixed-race, a notable increase from 2000.
Georgia was one of nine states where the number of residents who claimed at least two races increased by at least 70 percent between the last two national population counts.
The U.S. Census Bureau detailed the findings Thursday.
In 2010, 207,489 Georgia residents claimed multiple races. That's an 82 percent increase over the 114,188 in 2000. The 2010 group was 2.1 percent of Georgia's total population. It was 1.4 percent in 2000.
The 2010 census included six race categories.
Georgia's mixed-race growth far outpaced the national figures.
More than 9 million Americans claimed at least two races in 2010. That was up about a third from the 6.8 million in 2000.
Many more Georgia residents call themselves mixed race
The 2010 Census found that one out of 50 Georgians described themselves as mixed-race, a notable increase from 2000.
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AMERICUS -- The Georgia Southwestern men's basketball team sits alone atop the west division of the Peach Belt Conference after winning a black-and-blue battle with UNC Pembroke, 61-39, at the Storm Dome on Sunday afternoon.
GSW held UNCP to 22.9 percent shooting, including 10 percent from beyond the arc.
The Hurricanes, winners of five straight and eight of their last nine, trailed early, falling behind 9-4 in the opening six minutes of the game.
Southwestern grabbed the lead for good with 8:49 remaining in the first half (21-18).
The margin grew to 11 points at the break (32-21) and eventually expanded to 22 (55-33) with 4:50 to play.
GSW finished the game shooting 34.8 percent from the floor. The teams combined for only 27 field goals.
However, the Hurricanes turned in an impressive performance from the charity stripe, sinking their first 21 free throws and finishing the game 23 of 25 from the line.
GSW converted 20 UNCP turnovers into 20 points, while the Braves picked up 12 points off of Hurricane miscues.
Evan Mobley led GSW with a game-high 13 points. Colin Slotter added 10. Phillip Brown grabbed 10 rebounds.
The Braves (11-4, 4-3 PBC) failed to have one player score in double figures. Chris Hargrove led UNCP with nine points. George Blakeney pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.
The Hurricanes have won four-consecutive PBC games (with a 17-point margin of victory).
It's a big difference from last year, when GSW won three conference games all season.
Meanwhile, it was UNCP's first loss by more than four points this season. The Braves entered the game averaging 81.0 points per game, which was third in the conference.
GSW (10-3, 4-1) returns to action on Wednesday, hosting North Georgia at 7:30 p.m.
AMERICUS -- Jessica Bivins scored a season-high 22 points to rally the Georgia Southwestern women's basketball team from a 14-point deficit to a 71-68 overtime victory over UNC Pembroke on Sunday afternoon at the Storm Dome.
UNCP jumped to the early lead with a 10-2 run to open the game. The Lady Braves eventually pushed the margin to 14 points (26-12) with 4:17 left in the first half.
A Bivins jumper with 23 seconds remaining in the half capped a 10-1 run and pulled GSW within five points (27-22) at the break.
Bivins struck again with a three-point basket at the 18:37 mark of the second period to give the Lady Hurricanes their first lead (29-28) since 1-0.
From there, the teams went back-and-forth, exchanging the lead ten times over the next 16 minutes.
A Tania Walters free throw with 2:06 on the clock gave the Lady 'Canes the lead once again, 57-56, and Nadirah Gardner extended the cushion to three points with her layup with 58 seconds remaining.
UNCP connected on four-consecutive free throws in the final minute to force overtime.
In the extra session, the Lady Braves held the lead briefly at 66-65, but Southwestern pulled ahead on a pair of Terra Branch free throws and sealed the win with another Bivins three-pointer.
UNCP (5-10, 1-6 PBC) shot 40 percent from the floor for the game, while GSW hit 38.4 percent.
The Lady Hurricanes controlled the boards with a 51-39 rebounding advantage and led in second-chance points, 23-17.
A trio of GSW players joined Bivins with double-digit scoring. Cierra Duhart added 11 points and nine rebounds. Walters and Gardner chipped in 10 points apiece.
JaToya Kemp led UNCP with 19 points and eight rebounds. Talena Faison scored 13 and Courtney Bolton added 10.
GSW (8-6, 2-3) returns to action on Wednesday with a PBC matchup against North Georgia at 5:30 p.m. in Americus.
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text: Wednesday May 18 2011 comments Amgen Tour of California By: Michael Kirby/Auburn Journal -A +A Riders round a turn and head up Sacramento Street in Old Town. Turning onto Auburn Folsom Road the race started. Spectators got a close up view of Amgen riders as they turned onto Auburn Folsom Road. Each team had it's own brightly colored uniforms. Margareta Swann (L) and Chris Whitehead (R) share a hug at the start of the Breakaway from Cancer mile walk before the start of the race. Swann and Whitehead are both cancer survivors and Swann started the race later. The Thayer family Gavin, Brittany and two-year old Nixon were walking in the Breakaway Cancer Walk Tuesday morning. The walk honors cancer survivors. Placer County Supervisor Jim Holmes mans the grill at the pancake breakfast sponsored by the Auburn Community Cancer Endowment Fund and Auburn Rotary. Auburn's pro rider Chris Jones gets a good luck send off from his mother Cindy. USA Road Champion Ben King signs autographs before the race near the start line. Riders round a corner in Old Town Auburn. Tour of California riders head uphill from Old Town Auburn. Riders coming uphill through town. Tour riders climb out of Old Town Auburn leaving town and are in formation to start the 121 mile race to Modesto.


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Here's how RW members rated this race (635 votes).
In short: Well organised, great course and a great way to end the year.In full: Really well organised event, from the shuttle buses to and from the car parks to the start/finish and of course all the excellent marshals along the way. 3 drinks stations along the route with plenty of volunteers. Marshals were very happy and encouraging throughout with great support from spectators.The course itself was a slightly undulating course with various steady up and down hills. From mile 9 onwards it was pretty fast and downhill then became flat as you headed closer home.My first time running at Bedford and I PB'd, so will definitely be back again next year. Well done to Bedford Harriers and all the marshals/volunteers for a brilliant race.Date of review: December 10, 2012
In short: Really well organised. great marshalling and a very good course. Thanks very much!Date of review: December 10, 2012
In short: Undulating but nice courseIn full: This is the first year I've done this race and the first half I've done solo with no running buddy or music to help me along so it was a special challenge for me. It was very very windy which made the course hard going in places when the wind was blowing you almost off the road but the undulation was just that, little ups with little downs to even it out. Really friendly marshals well thought out course, people all seemed friendly and although it was freaking freezing it was a lovely race. I will aim to b back next year :) Date of review: December 10, 2012
In full: Pleasant rural 1/2M not too hilly - mainly long shallow uphills and downhills. Second half quicker as more downhill and wind assisted this year - first half very windy due to the rural open nature. All bus transfers etc worked well and generally traffic free. Well marshalled.Date of review: December 9, 2012
In short: Brilliant way to finish race yearIn full: Smoothly run straight from clearly signed parking getting on shuttle bus to event,undulating first nine yes 9 miles uphill with a few small downs but it was nice scenery and like training here around the back roads of home...good atmosphere clapping cheering marshalls and everyone seemed to chat and enjoy it after the finish...queues for everything baggage,toilets refreshments were long but dispersed quickly like a well oiled machine top bacon sandwich for £1.50 not a rip off van....a race run by runners for runners memento was a rucksack some people moaned but personally a nice touch (how many t-shirts can you wear with different events ) ..great run to burn belly off for Christmas stuffing your face time thanks guys..Date of review: December 9, 2012
In short: Superb!In full: My second time at this beautifully organised and very friendly half-marathon: Very smooth running of coaches to the race venue, a very scenic course, slightly undulating, marshals who clearly enjoyed cheering us on, fast results service and another fabulous memento - a backpack! Bedford Harriers at their best, again! I shall be back next year. My sincere thank-you to everyone for staging such a lovely event.Date of review: December 9, 2012
In short: Cold day with some hilly challengesIn full: Good organisation with parking and coaches but meant a lot of hanging around to ensure you didn't miss last bus etcVery cold wind and a scary stretch on a fast road but well marshalled and great bag drop and chop removal. Date of review: December 9, 2012
In short: good raceDate of review: December 9, 2012
In short: great raceIn full: great race, great marshalls, great everything really - just one gripe. please put more staff on the refreshments bar at the end in the hall. having to wait half an hour for a sausage sandwich and a coffee is a bit disheartening, especially when this is the time that you wish to spend with mates discussing the race, not frustrated in a queue!Date of review: December 9, 2012
In short: Brilliant event, well marshalled, great organisation, fantastic!! Oh, and I PB'd.In full: My first half marathon in two years, since I started regular monthly marathons. So in effect this was a "competitive" long training run. I got the place by transfer from someone who couldnt make it. Tranfer was quick, easy and smooth on the morning. Organisation and facilities were great, before, during and after the run. Baggage drop and pick-up were quick and smooth. Water stops were regular and well marshalled. All junctions were well marshalled. Goody offer was an excellent, clearly labeled "Bedford Half" rucksack. Bus transfer to and from the car parks was efficient and regular, if a fair walk from the start. (good for shifting some lactate?). I PB'd by at least 4 mins on the gun time, probably 5mins on chip time (not available at time of writing). Oh, chip removal was great as well, lots of marshals with cutters, no need to bend down and remove it yourself. Overall, the best organised half i've ever done. To all organisers, this event sets the standard for you to aspire to.Date of review: December 9, 2012
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
SMART Table Interactive Games
SMART Technologies has great activities using the SMART Table
Many of us use some sort of IWB, interactive white board, in our classroom. I've been fascinated with what the SMART Table can do for younger children. I subscribe to the SMART YouTube Channel and have been impressed with the resources they share using the SMART Table.
Here is a great article TechCrunch did introducing the SMART Table.
While visiting the SMART website, I saw that you can also do interactive storytelling with the table. You can even get pre-made activities and lessons to use on the table via the SMART Exchange - for free. If you'd like, you can even join the use group to collaborate with other users and exchange ideas, ask questions, and get creative feedback.
While I teach second grade, I don't see this being much of an asset to our seven and eight year olds; however, I know that my three year old would love this piece of technology.
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The great medicine of this dharma gives us a means to directly experience the true way of the universe, to realize the interdependence and mutual causality of all things. We see what occurs when we ignore these truths, how we create senseless, unending violence against ourselves, each other and the earth itself. This is why Buddhism teaches that the most urgent task of all human beings is to understand their own mind and realize its identity with the mind of all things. Walt Whitman, in "The Song of the Rolling Earth," writes,
I swear the earth shall surely be complete
to him or her who shall be complete.
The earth remains jagged and broken only
to him or her who remains jagged and
Centuries earlier in the Vimalakirti Sutra, a bodhisattva was speaking with Shariputra about the world, which to Shariputra also appeared jagged and broken. Shariputra said, "I see this great earth, with its highs and its lows, its thorns, its precipices, its peaks, and its abysses, as if it were entirely filled with ordure"—with shit, refuse, garbage. The bodhisattva replied, "The fact that you see such a buddha-field as this as if it were so impure, reverend Shariputra, is a sure sign that there are highs and lows in your mind and that your positive thought in regard to the buddha-gnosis (true wisdom) is not pure either." Those who only see what's wrong in the world, the hatred, greed, ignorance, are seeing what is present in their own minds.
Whitman goes on to say,
I swear there is no greatness or power that
does not emulate those of the earth,
There can be no theory of any account
unless it corroborate the theory of the earth,
No politics, song, religion, behavior, or
what not, is of account, unless it
compare with the amplitude of the earth.
So how do we fulfill our obligation? Bodhidharma said the greatest charity, the greatest thing we can give, is to let go of the self. "How is it when the mourning clothes are not worn?" When we let go of the self, we are no longer hindered. The more we hold on, the more mired we become in our own thoughts and ideas, the more we will live in fear, isolation, estrangement, and with all the subsequent problems that arise.
"The monk said, 'How about after the fulfillment of filial duty?' Caoshan said, 'Caoshan likes to get falling-down drunk.'" This koan is not about wearing clothes and it's not about getting drunk. Koans are powerful because they use language that we think we understand and so we get caught. To pass through the gate of the koan we have to leap free of all words and meanings.
The commentary says, "Caoshan is sometimes sober in the midst of intoxication, sometimes he's sober yet can't tell day from night—it's because his dreams of yellow grain have ended, his personal feelings are forgotten." Sometimes he's immersed in the world of differences, yet he's sober; he's not deluded by things, nor does he add delusion to things. At other times, he is unable to differentiate day from night, right from wrong; he's alone in the universe, yet "sober," unattached to purity. All this is because his "dreams of yellow grain have ended"—his dreams of desire and attachment to any fixed state. "His personal feelings are forgotten" doesn't mean that he has no feelings. It means that he is no longer tethered to them. He's no longer a servant to his emotions. So when you experience something that is profoundly sad—like these bright, beautiful children at Virginia Tech being killed—to feel that sadness, to have it run through you, is what practice is about. It is not about developing a tougher skin, so that nothing gets to you. It's about losing your skin, shedding that shell, so everything gets to you, but without attachment.
In Caoshan's intoxication, he's sober. What kind of sobriety is that? It's not being fooled, by oneself or by others. It's not being fooled by situations, or by the media, propaganda, advertising, or by conditioning. It's knowing who you are, utter sobriety. When you're falling-down drunk—that is, in the center of the world's activities and problems—your eyes are wide open.


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So what does KVA stand for? Next question, right? The K stands for kilo which means 1000 times and the V stands for volts and of course the A stands for amp. There are only two formulas that are used when determining transformer KVA. Let's say that 1=Amps, E =Volts and 3=1.732 when calculating the transformer KVA. Here is a perfect example of a transformer supplying a three phase load that will draw 100 amps and requires supply voltage of 208 volts.
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Cardiovascular research
Theme Leader: Roger Dampney
This Research Theme undertakes research through several laboratory groups, with extensive cross-disciplinary inputs from some groups primarily associated with other Research Themes.
Cardiovascular disease related research is most strongly represented, with major programs examining new and innovative approaches to improve the management of heart attacks, the immunopathology of atherosclerosis and inherited risk factors for heart disease.
Respiratory disease research includes investigations of the consequences of sleep abnormalities, which themselves contribute to other major morbidities such as cardiovascular disease, and the lung complications of severe malaria.
Cross-disciplinary inputs are made from groups studying neuroendocrine regulation of blood pressure, and from electrophysiological studies of complex membrane events in muscle cells, both normally and following pathological insult.
There are a number of areas of particular research strength within the Research Theme. These include:
- clinical and experimental studies of cardiovascular disease;
- the roles of gene expression and polymorphisms in the development of cardiovascular disease;
- mechanisms controlling heart function and vascular tone.
There is considerable interaction between individual laboratories in those areas. For example, Stocker and Hunt collaborate on biochemical mechanisms that control vascular tone. The laboratories of Hambly and dos Remedios have a long-standing collaboration on studies of muscle function, using common technologies that they jointly developed.
As with the other Research Themes, there is a plan to increase interactions between all the members of the "Cardiovascular" Theme through a variety of mechanisms. Coordinated use of existing technologies and major equipment facilities between basic and clinical scientists will underpin improved translational research outputs. This will be facilitated by the recruitment of Stocker, who has an enormously strong track record of achievement in such interdisciplinary research.
There are excellent opportunities to build on the numerous existing interactions between the members of the "Cardiovascular" Theme and the other Research Themes. Reichardt, who joined the Institute in 2005, has a strong interest in atherosclerosis and his molecular biochemical approach will add considerably to existing strengths. The inflammation aspects of atherosclerosis prompt interactions with King and Sharland. Hunt has a joint project with Cook on lung oedema that will be expanded over the next three years with the participation of Grau and Stocker.
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- Projects that focus on diagnosis and screening of disease, for example, finding new biomarkers for early ischaemia of the heart, and determining genetic lesions that lead to cardiac and vascular disease.
- Projects that will lead to new, more cost-effective treatments for diseases, for example, discovery of new treatments for myocardial ischaemia (early phase of heart attacks) that will substantially reduce the impact of a heart attack on the long term survival of the individual, or drugs that will minimise the impact of atherosclerosis.
- Projects that will lead to prevention of disease, for example, understanding the causes, and better management, of sleep disorders.


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How to cope with cyber-bullying
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Parents who would never allow their children to drive without lessons give them mobile phones and hope for the best. Good luck to them!
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Gurudev, there is so much anger in people because of the incident in Delhi. Is it right to demand for capital punishment for this? Do most people become righteous in fear?
See, there are many people who have gotten capital punishment but it has not been given to them.
Even the terrorists who are in jail, who have committed heinous crimes, have been given capital punishment, but enforcement is not happening.
Even the one that was done for Kasab, 31 crores was spent on him and then they gave him the capital punishment. Spending 31 crores on a terrorist!
Just imagine how many villages could have been developed in 31 crores? How many roads and how many homes would have gotten light and electricity.
Just the law alone will not suffice, we need to bring a social change and a change in the mindset of our rulers and lawmakers; enforcement has to happen for that.


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PEATOWN, TEXAS. Peatown, also known as Edwardsville, was on Farm Road 2011 two miles west of the Gregg County Airport in southeastern Gregg County. It was established in the mid-1840s and was originally known as Edwardsville, after Haden Harrison Edwards, who settled in the area. A pay school was reportedly in operation by 1847, and a church was established in 1855 on land donated by Edwards. In the late 1800s the community name was changed to Peatown, reportedly because of an unusually large local crop of peas. The community declined after World War II, and by the early 1990s only a church, a cemetery, and a few scattered dwellings remained at the site.
Marker Files, Texas Historical Commission, Austin. Eugene W. McWhorter, Traditions of the Land: The History of Gregg County (Longview, Texas: Gregg County Historical Foundation, 1989).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Christopher Long, "PEATOWN, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrpxs), accessed November 26, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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New Correctional Officers Graduate From DPSCS Academy Friday, January 25 at 2:30 p.m. in Sykesville
TOWSON, MD (January 23, 2013)---The expanded and totally re-designed DPSCS Correctional Entry Level Training Program will graduate thirty-two men and women Friday, 1/25/12 at the Public Safety Education and Training Center, 6852 4th St. in Sykesville.
The graduates will join the ranks of State correctional officers at eleven different DPSCS facilities, from Sykesville and Jessup to Baltimore and southern Maryland. One officer will join the Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene's Clifton T. Perkins Hospital.
What: Graduation of 32 from the DPSCS correctional academy
When: Friday, January 25 at 2:30 p.m.
Where: DPSCS Public Safety Education and Training Center, 6852 4th St. in Sykesville, Carroll County, on the campus of the SpringfieldState Hospital Center


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If you're missing some television channels during or since the digital switchover and your have broadband internet the some of the shows can be found there


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One of the pre-order bonuses is some kind of Labyrinth/tomb quest. Now, I know you can get the map for the final Labyrinth with a code, but is there any way to start the quest in the vanilla version of the game (not pre-ordered)? If it can't be started in the regular way quests are started, is there a way to do it through the console?
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Kiva's Secret Project To Let You Give Peer-To-Peer Loans
That's what you thought Kiva did already? Not quite. But the new Kiva Zip lets you lend directly to a real person, with a higher chance it won't get paid back. It's a vast experiment in online trust and it could change the face of microfinance.


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text: As Dodo noted, my prior test excluded some primes of the form 8n +/- 3, e.g. 29. I discovered a new property of the recursive series used in the prior test to allow a correction that apparently includes all primes of the form 8n +/- 3 but apparently includes no composites. The property of the recursive series (defined by S_0 = 2, S_1 = 3, S_n = 6S_(n-1) - S_(n-2) - 6) is that; [tex]\sum_{i=0}^{2n} \binom{2n}{i}S_{k-n+i} + 3*(2^{n}-1)*2^{2n-1} = 2^{3n} * S_{k}[/tex] Now if 2n = P+1 and P is prime of the form 8n +/- 3 and k = (P-1)/2, the side on the right = 0 mod P and only the terms [tex]S_{-1}, (P+1)*S_{0},(P+1)*S_{P-1} \{and} S_{p}[/tex] not divisible by P on the left are . My experience is that S(-1) = 3, S(0) = 2, S(P-1) = P*S + 10 and S(P) = P*R + 3. Thus my new conjecture is that If and only If 6*2^((P+1)/2) equals -12 mod P, where P is a number of the form 8n +/- 3, then P is prime. I checked all 45 of my false hits, F, under 3 million, i.e. where S_((F-1)/2) = 0 mod F. However, I hadn't yet gone back and checked whether any composite meets this latter test and also does not have a zero at S_((F-1)/2). Edit I found ten false hits under 500,000. All were composites F such that S((F-1)/2) > 0 mod F. Thus there is a need to further check that in the series S_0 = 2, S_1 = 3, S_n = 6*S_(n-1) - S_(n-2) - 6 that S((P-1)/2) = 0 mod P to determine that P is prime. None the less, both of these checks take far less time than checking that each and every term S_i is not equal 0 for i < (p-1)/2 plus you have the advantage that all primes of the form 8n +/- 3 apparently meet the test.


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In the May edition of TechNet Magazine it's all about Better Security. Were all looking for that right? Well maybe not the average user but certainly us IT Pro's are for sure. So whether it be the new changes in Windows 7 or protecting instant messaging; there is something for everyone in the may edition. Check out the highlights below.
Of course there is much more but these are the ones that really stood out for me. To check out all the content go to the TechNet Magazine Homepage.


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Monday, July 19, 2010
Improving the Wedding Industry
5 comments:
- Cynthea Kinnaman said...
Quote: ..."we have to stop lying to each other, and ourselves, about what constitutes excellence."
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
- July 19, 2010
- Jules Bianchi said...
wow. Short, sweet & to the point. MISS YOU, Liene!
- July 19, 2010
- Becka @Studio222 said...
Nate and I just talked about this in the car yesterday and about the changes we're making in the next month. It's refreshing. Thanks for always being a voice for the better! Hope to see you in NYC in August. :)
- July 19, 2010
- Cameron Clark | C+K Studio said...
I agree, but what do you mean
- July 20, 2010
- Natasha said...
Let's start with improving relationships between creative partners. Inspired by MGM's King Dahl, I am getting rid of the word vendor in my vocabulary. The wedding professionals I know are far more creative than a machine that dispatches stale candy bars, and that is what the word vendor makes me think of. I'd like to see creative partners in the wedding industry really treating each other with respect. We can all start by choosing carefully the words that come out of mouths in a variety of situations. A simple change, like using "creative partner" to replace "vendor" has the power to act as a catalyst for seeing people differently. When we see them differently, we treat them differently. Be your best and expect the same from others. You'll be surprised at how people rise to meet your expectations.
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Venus in Tahiti: 28 September – 26 October 1918
Sat. Sept 28, '18
Mended, made an embroidered ornament for my new hat & stamped some pillow slips for the native girls. Held priesthood meeting at 2: pm. Three Catholic babies have died this week. Elder Robertson's complaint.
Sun. Sept. 29 '18
Elder Hubbard's anger and repentance.
Mon. Sept. 30, '18
Held children's class & stamped pillow slips for sewing class. Studied & sewed.
Tues. Oct 1, 1918
Nothing unusual other than daily routine. Atutu sent us a leg of pork.
Wed. Oct. 2, '18.
Childrens class & sewing class. Visited 3 families.
Thurs. Oct. 3, '18.
Childrens class & Relief Society meeting. The Takaroa sisters presented me with a pretty tan & white striped dress, trimmed with lace & pearl buttons, to wear at Oct. conference. I bought the cheapest sort of looking patent leather slippers, which I was oblidged to pay $6.80 for, while they were really worth no more than $2.
Several months ago one of our leading brothern in trying to illustrate the perfect organization of the priesthood of the church, innocently compared it to the organization of the German army, without any intent whatever of pro-Germanism. When some of the enemies of the church, Mr. Herve & Roulx (traders), heard of it, they immediately made a big thing of it and reported him to the Governour General at Papeete who in turn commissioned the Administrator of the Tuamotu group to investigate the case, getting Toaes testimony and also some witnesses. This was done & the written statement sent to Tahiti for the final disposal of the matter. Meanwhile all manner of tales & reports were being circulated rampant by our enemies & all possible means were used by them to work up a feeling against Toae and the church in particular. All during this time we had made it a matter of prayer that their evil intentions would come to naught, the Governor General when he made his final decission about the matter would be softened & moved to release Toae without further trouble & our prayers were not in vain, for to-day the word came & it was publicly announced by the administer that Toae had been released by the authorities at Papeete & the case would be dropped. And we felt and knew that it was in direct answer to our prayers.
Fri Oct. 4, 1918.
Our opening sessions of the October conference were held. Priesthood meeting at 8: general meetings at 10: am & 3: pm. In the evening the Takaroa Saints conducted the programn & singing contest. There are about 1000 people here on the island, and there were almost that number who came to listen to the programn. All along the road on either side were lemonade & watermelon stands selling to the crowds of outsiders who were gathered about on the outside.
Sat. Oct. 5, 1918
Meetings were held at 8 am 10 am 3 pm & 7pm. The Taenga branch gave their programn at the afternoon meeting while the Hao branch had theirs in the evening. A pretty feature of the Taenga programn was that all the ladies were dressed alike
Hickueru Oct 6, 1918
At the morning priesthood meeting the following native Elders & their wives were called & accepted to go on missions: Tarpu & Tematau, Pou & Kanaho to Vaitahai, Toriki & Tuhiata, Vaio & Katupu, Haokare & Hamani to Tubuai, and Punua, Nanai, Tehauia and their wives Kapua, Poroa & Piki to return again to Taaite. The following were baptized by Elder Stewart and confirmed: Atutu a Tahina, Varoa a Tenira, Teoro a Tipohiva, and two babies Tuuia a Terina & Ani Akiau half Chinese blessed. We were greatly impressed ow readily the native elders received their missionary calls. Many of them had not been approached on the subject previous to official call in the priesthood meeting, and each one gladly received it without one moments hesitation, putting their trust entirely in the Lord. We wondered at the time, How many of our white brothern at home rely so entirely on the Lord as these humble simple hearted people.
The Hickueru branch, entirely clothed in white conducted the evening program which was very original and unique. Apparently the entire island population was gathered to hear the exercises.
Mon. Oct 7, 1918
At 9: am we commenced our Relief Society conference, the sisters however began gathering as early as 8: am & a few called for me at 7:30. Karere, President of Marokau Society was released, Reretaoa a Tenisa was set apart as first counselor to Kuataka a Temenava of the Tauere branch, and Luita Johnston & Louisa Johnston as 2nd counselor & secy. I spoke for one hour on Relief society work, emphasizing temple work & genealogical records, after which the sisters expressed their thoughts and bore their testimonies for 2 hours.
Elders Robertson and Steedman left by Vahine Tahiti for Tahiti.
Tues. Oct. 8, 1918
I received a letter and book of views from Mrs & Miss Edwards of Australia also several pamphlets and journals on Christian Science. She stated in her letter that she often thought of Mr. Rossiters remark to her at Papeete "To search all things." A letter & book of views came for Mahana who had passed away, so I gave them to her parents.
Wed. Oct 9, 1918
Our sewing class to-day was abruptly end[ed] when the cry went out that a drowned diver was being brought into the Lagoon. In just a few seconds every woman on the island was down to the shore & the wailing that rent the skies was ghastly and weird, reminding me of a pack of lost coyotes in the hills at home more than the cries of human beings. We worked with him for more than an hour in the hope of reviving him but our efforts were in vain. He was a Catholic boy and the three popes stood close at hand in case he was revived and could confess but the instant he was pronounced hopeless, they vanished almost like smoke and were undecided whether to bury him or not.
Thurs. Oct 10, 1918
In Relief Society we collected $30 to send to Salt Lake as our portion of the Relief Society Temple Fund.
Fri. Oct 11, 1918
Class as usual. Taught Ruita Johnston to tat. Called on Madame Falco.
Sat. Oct 12. '18
Held Elders priesthood meeting, which we all enjoyed. Fine spirit manifest.
Sun Oct 13, 18
Fast Sunday, being postponed one week on account of conference. In the evening meeting I conducted the monthly review exercises of my daily class. It rained so hard that we were obliged to stop the exercises several times because of the noise on the tin roof.
Mon. Oct 14 '18
Class. Visited Kautaka & Atutu. I could not help but notice the great change in the latter since her baptism, since [she] was formerly so curt in her ways.
I made a plum pudding and some fudge for Erns surprise birthday dinner tomorrow.
Tues. Oct 15 '18
All the Elders came and brought their own dishes & I was oblidged to use bed sheets for a table cloth, since we own no such article. Atutu gave us a chicken, some oranges, pape haares & some soda water. We had a nice dinner of meat pie & gravy, corn, plum pudding, candy, lemonade & pape haare & bread & butter.
It poured rain and was dark & cold but we enjoyed ourselves singing & relating stories until late in the evening.
Wed. Oct. 16, '18
Terrible rain & wind, remained in our leaky house bundled in our overcoat all day. At night we were drenched to the skin going to meeting as our umbrella was no more than a sieve for the torrents of rain that fell. Elder Hubbards & McCullough's house leaked so badly that they kept a dishpan and washbasin on their bed all night to prevent them from being washed away.
We received several boxes of fruit form Tahiti but it was entirely spoiled.
Thurs. Fri & Sat, 17, 18, 19
Had a heavy cold and remained in the house. The Takaroa sisters presented me with a beautiful embroidered voile dress trimmed with embroidered silk net. I just wept when they came in a body to present. "To matou tao'a, arofa ia ae no te tomaraa fare piveraa."
Sun. Oct 20, 1918
My regular fast day. Besides our regular Sunday meetings we conducted funeral services for the new born child of a young couple, one of whom is a Catholic & the other a Protestant. Called to see several sick people on the way home from the funeral. Tara a Hutia gave us a large juicy pineapple.
Mon & Tues. Oct. 21 & 22 '18
Classes: Asked & received permission of the Governor to hold several days celebration for the "tomaraa fare." Called to see the young woman who had lost her baby.
Wed. Oct. 23, '18
Children class, sewing class 7 evening meeting. Called on Tamatoas family in view of getting his wife and several children baptized. Was received well & have prospects of soon having them baptized & the smaller children blessed. They gave me a pearl shell weighing 7 pounds. Also called on [a] young woman who had lost her babe.
The Catholics are daily expecting their Bishop from Tahiti & have been busy all week putting the finishing touches on their new chapel, which is to be dedicated, & also building a bowery where their banquette is to be served.
Thurs. Oct. 24 '18
Held children class & Relief Society meeting. Mahia presented me with a pretty white embroidered lawn dress, the gift of the sisters from the Taenga & Tauea branches.
In the evening we all attended a picture show for the benefit of the Red Cross, at which a young English officer who is here recuperating, lectured on his experiences at the front.
Fri Oct 25, '18
Class at 8:30. Visited all morning with Madame Falco.
Sat. Oct 26, 1918
We had just commenced Elders priesthood meeting at our house, when Ipu a young native boy who was cutting young cocoanuts, fell from the top of a tall cocoanut tree, about 40-50 ft. to the stony ground. We rushed out expecting to pick up his dead body. But after working with him for some time he partially regained consciousness and we carried him to his house. He was badly cut about the head & chest and his left arm sprained which seems most remarkable he having fallen so far. he hadn't yet fully regained consciousness before his father had gone out and chopped the tree down from which he had fallen & gathered up the earth that was spattered with his blood & burned by the side of the house. I couldn't find out his exact reason for doing so unless it is an ancient custom handed down from their forefathers.
The natives also have a custom after one of them have been drowned while diving for shell to remain ashore until the dead body is buried and then the following day all go to the spot where he was drowned and have prayer and then all dive that day in the same place. apparently to take precautions against having the ghost return and haunt them.
Ipu, the young boy who feel from the cocoanut tree is a Mormon and his parents forbid him to climb the tree & throw down the nuts so close to our house, while we were convened in our priesthood meeting, but he wouldn't listen and continued climbing tree after tree for the nuts which quite disturbed our meetings. They of course say that his fall is his punishment for not respecting our priesthood meeting.
(To be continued)


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Northwestern State is offering an animal welfare scholarship.
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NATCHITOCHES - Northwestern State University is offering a scholarship to an individual interested in helping identify and address animal welfare needs in the community.The Animal Welfare Call to Action Scholarship will be awarded to a student in any academic discipline for their sophomore, junior or senior year.
Qualifying individuals must demonstrate a love for animals and desire to help advance animal welfare ...


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Church Relevance has updated their influential Top 200 Church Blogs. The list was notable for two reasons: mainly Calvinist and mainly male. (Kent Shaffer has responded to the criticism regarding women here, but his ranking is not alone in the distinction of being primarily male-focused.)
Christian women are blogging through their faith and church experiences, writing about theology and ecclesiology and family with great passion for their faith and spirituality, and wielding tremendous influence online, yet we are rarely counted in these types of lists. In terms of influence alone, women bloggers in the Church consistenly pull stats on Google Analytics that would blow most of the Top 200 Church Blogs list out of the water.
There are always the same reasons or excuses offered for our exclusion from the power rankings. Perhaps it's because the lists are self-nominated and women rarely nominate themselves. Or it's because some of us weave our theology through our personal experience. And men don't feel comfortable reading a blog written by a woman but the opposite does not hold true; after all, men write for men and women while women write for women. Or it's that we don't meet the criteria, our writing does not specifically edify the church, or it is not considered useful for the boys doing the real ministry. Or perhaps it's simply representative of the state of the Church or the blogosphere or the world.
These excuses do not change this truth: The Church would benefit tremendously by listening to the diverse voices of women, particularly as it relates to ministry and church and theology.
So instead of simply criticising and getting my knickers in a tangle, I would like to direct a bit of attention to just a handful of Lady Bloggers that love Jesus, make beautiful art, challenge the Church, wrestle with theology and generally influence the Church far and wide – with or without a power ranking badge on their website.
But here: I'll make a banner for it, so it's All Official now:
These women are edifying the Bride of Christ.
They are useful for ministry life and for family life.
They are women after God's own heart.
They are missional, they are pastoral, they are academics and scholars.
They have something to teach us all – women and men.
They are passionate about social justice and mercy.
Some are wives and mothers, others are not.
They are warriors and they are peacemakers.
They are smart, brave, bold, and deeply theological.
Their voices are equal in the Church.
Plus I just plain like them. And no, I'm not on the list. *kicks rocks*
- A Holy Experience
- Rachel Held Evans
- Kathy Escobar
- Jamie the Very Worst MIssionary
- A Deeper Story
- (in)courage
- Mama::Monk
- SortaCrunchy
- Margaret Feinberg
- Vicky Beeching
- Jen Hatmaker
- Sarah Markley
- Nadia Bolz-Weber
- Pam Hogeweide
- SheLoves Magazine
- The CBE Scroll
- Jenni Catron
- Hermeneutics (Christianity Today's blog for women)
- Good Women Project
- Living Proof Ministries Blog
- RevGalBlogPals
- Rage Against the Minivan
- Elizabeth Esther
- One Hand Clapping
- A Beautiful Mess
- Imperfect Prose
- Cathleen Falsani
- Tamara Out Loud
- Steph (in)Dialogue
- Laura Ziesel
- Nish Happens
- Halfway to Normal
- Joy in this Journey
- SheWorships
- So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter
- Grit and Glory
- Kisses From Katie
- Amber at The Runamuck
- The Gypsy Mama
- Faith Barista
- Love Notes to Yahweh
- Annie Downs
- Chatting at the Sky
- Heart to Heart with Holley
- Godspace
- Mihee Kim Kort
- Enuma Okoro
- Karen Spears Zacharias
- Carolyn Weber
- Diana Butler Bass
(Of course, the argument could be made against lists or rankings of any kind within the Church. The whole "first shall be last, last shall be first" thing doesn't jive well with power rankings, does it? But that's another post…)
I tried to include mainly women that speak specifically to faith (as opposed to women that I know are Christians but whose blogs are primarily related to lifestyle or frugal living or natural choices or technology or politics etc.). It's not based on traffic nor is it an official ranking. It is not exhaustive (I could have easily made this list 200 Church and Faith Lady Bloggers). It's entirely subjective. My use of the phrase Lady-Bloggers is entirely tongue in cheek.
Please also check out a special edition: Faith & Church Lady Bloggers Over 50.


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A Galesburg man sentenced to prison time last week for thefts of a metal substance in Peoria is now officially facing similar charges in Knox County.
Water Damage at Public Library
Family Fun Focus of Chamber Dinner Speech
The Galesburg-Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner last night featured one of it's most profitable members.
Schock Reimbursed Costs for Lavish Office Decor
Charged Reduced for Alleged Armed Robber
Polar Plungers Jumping in for Good Cause
A number of participants will brave the snow and cold this weekend by jumping in for a cause.
County Board Approves Courtroom Renovations
The Knox County Board will back a "complete renovation" of a county courtroom. The board met last night and approved $200,000 worth of upgrades to the 2nd floor main courtroom at the Knox County Courthouse.
Guilty Plea in Drug Possession Case
Not Guilty Plea in Cocaine Possession Case
A woman from Mexico has pleaded not guilty to charges connecting her to yet another discovery of alleged drugs on an Amtrak train in Galesburg.
Knoxville Man Accused of Three-County Burglary Spree
A Knoxville man is accused of breaking into homes in three counties, and stealing items from each of them.


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The Graeco-Roman Branch
Expeditions in 1893-97 by Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt to Graeco-Roman sites in the Fayyum and at Oxyrhynchus led to the foundation of the Graeco-Roman Branch to excavate and publish Greek and Roman documents found in Egypt. Between 1898 and 1907 Grenfell and Hunt spent virtually every winter in Egypt excavating, and brought back thousands of fragments of papyri, the publication of which still engages the time and effort of many scholars. 1998, the centenary of the first publication of this work, was marked by a British Academy symposium whose papers have been published as GRM 93 (2007) Oxyrhynchus: a City and its Texts.
For further information on the current work and publications of the Graeco-Roman branch of the Society, go to The Oxyrhynchus Papyri.


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Have you heard all of your dad's jokes a million times before? Send him to Nice One Dad; the site will provide him with a stream of punny jokes that he'll love, no clicking required.
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Review: Mini Ninjas (PC)
By Tim Hage on Sep 12th, 2009 at 8:35PM
It's hard to believe that such an innocent-looking game was made by the fathers of the Hitman series. As a huge fan of the Hitman games, I was very excited to play Mini Ninjas. I had no idea what to expect because IO Interactive is known for that brutal series and I wondered if they could pull off a "kid's game".
Mini Ninjas focuses on Hiro, a ninja that must go on an epic quest to restore order to a world in chaos. Although Hiro is the focus of the game, after you save other ninjas, you are given the ability to switch between them. You can only be one ninja at a time and they each have different attacks and moves, but in all reality, you're just going to use the one main ninja for 90% of the time because he can use magic and he's the quintessential ninja — and he's awesome. I really think it's Chuck Norris behind the mask. You can also become the local wildlife. Their sense of smell helps you find ingredients in the wild among other things.
At the start of the game, you're thrown into tutorial levels. While they are adequate for their task, all the game's mechanics and controls are thrust upon you in a 20-minute period and it can be hard to wrap your head around everything at first, but over the next hour of gameplay you get the hang of things. However, the game desperately needs a map of some sort. There is a way to have an arrow show you where you're supposed to be going, but despite the linear levels, it can be easy to get turned around in some places.
The visual and lighting style in Mini Ninjas is great — very cartoon-like and playful, while still being edgy and sharp. The visual style fits the game's mood and feels very well. The cinematic videos, animation and narration also help make the entire game flow very smoothly. The game relies on a checkpoint saving system, but the checkpoints are not as intrusive or horribly paced as most games.
Mini Ninjas offers a wide range of gameplay elements that create a playfully entertaining experience. Throughout the game, you must rely on stealth, RPG elements, button-mashing and quick reflexes. It is very easy to pick up and play and it can be quite hard to resist at times with it being so playful and inviting. The boss fights are fun and often entertaining and found me laughing at times, although a bit childish at times, but still very creative. It all boils down to a fantastic kid's game that can easily entertain even the manliest of gamers for many hours with a smile plastered to his face.
- Graphics: 9
The visual style, lighting and visual effects are nice and cartoon-like. Very clean and sterile, while still being playful and interesting.
- Storyline: 7
An interesting and slightly complex story that drives the game and keeps everything flowing all while being entertaining.
- Gameplay: 8
Though Mini Ninjas doesn't do anything new or unusual with the overall gameplay, but despite that fact, the game is brilliantly fun to play and often addicting.
- Controls: 7
The controls are simple enough and the game does offer full controller support, if — like myself — you prefer that option for third-person games.
- Lasting Appeal: 5
Unfortunately, the game will probably not beckon you back for a second play through and on top of that, it's a game that is begging for co-op play, but there is none to be had.
Overall: 7 Olives


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Peter Pilotto Scores A Vogue Fashion Fund Award
This honor means that Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos, the line's designers, will receive £200,000 in funding (about $330,000) and a one-year mentorship to help bring the brand to the next level of success and innovation. With a Target collab and this fancy honor under its belt, the seven-year-old line is certainly gaining huge accolades in both high-fashion and mass markets. And, it seems as though it's really carving out a permanent place for itself within the industry. We look forward to many more structured frocks in a kaleidoscope of colors in the future. (Vogue U.K.)