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LULAC Head Start Inc. a leader in Early Childhood Education in New Haven, CT, is looking to fill these positions: Education/Disability, Social Service, and Enrollment Managers with a BA Degree in ECE, or related field. Prior management experience preferred. Solid understanding of NAEYC, federal and state childcare regulations. Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus. Custodian to provide custodial and minor maintenance for the center and classrooms. Able to run errands as needed and fulfill repair requests. High school diploma or GED preferred and minimum of two years of custodial or related work experience. Health and Family Advocates whose primary role is to engage families to partner with us to promote children's healthy development and school readiness. The Health Advocate is responsible for working with their team members to assure that all children in their assigned center are up to date on health / nutrition / safety requirements, receive screenings on time, health follow up, and have medical and dental providers. AA / AS in family and child development, public health or health services or a related field. Bilingual (in Spanish) preferred and may be required for certain service areas to meet the needs of our population. Reply with resume to Human Resources 250 Cedar St New Haven, CT 06519 humanresources@ lulacheadstart.org Fax: 203-836-5896
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ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLER Established manufacturer of specialized test equipment has opening for electrical assembler with 10 years experience doing heavy electrical wiring. FT with benefits. Email cover letter, resume and hourly rate history to PO Box 566, Durham, CT 06422 or firstname.lastname@example.com EOE
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CHESHIRE LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #1516-14 Sidewalk Replacements February 6, 2016 The Town of Cheshire will receive sealed bids for Sidewalk replacements for various locations until 11:00 AM on February 25, 2016. At that time proposals will be opened in public and read aloud. The documents comprising the Request for Proposals may be obtained from on the Town's website, www.cheshirect.org, under "Bids and Requests for Proposals." The Town of Cheshire reserves the rights to amend or terminate this Request for Proposals, accept all or any part of a proposal, reject all proposals, waive any informalities or non-material deficiencies in a proposal, and award the proposal to the proposer that, in the Town's judgment, will be in the Town's best interests. 36753
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WALLINGFORD LEGAL NOTICE The Wallingford Inland Wetlands& Watercourses Commission took the following action at its Regular Meeting, Feb. 3, 2016, 7:00 p.m.: REQUESTED EXTENSION & TABLED #A15-11.3-1303 Dur- ham Rd.-H Woronick- pond dredging, tree re- moval & Yard grading #A15-12.1-70 No. Plains Industrial Rd.- Cariati Developers- additional surface area APPROVED bond reduction: #A14-7.2-195 Chimney Hill Rd.-Sunwood Development APPROVED: Notice of Violation to be placed on Land Records-3 Powers Rd.-Notice of Violation-D. Woronick, Greene D. H. Woronick TABLED: 640 So. Elm St.-Notice of Violation-M. Crocker APPROVED: channel stabilization plan-22 Masonic Ave.-Cease & Correct Order-Masonicare at Ashlar Vilage, Inc. /s/James E. Vitali, Chairman, IWWC DATED AT WALLINGFORD: Feb. 4, 2016 36686
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CONNECTICUT LEGAL NOTICE Court of Probate, District of West Haven District No. 39 NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE TO: SAMSON PRIME OUELLETTE, whose last known address was in Wallingford, CT Pursuant to an order by Hon. MARK J. DeGENNARO, a hearing will be held at the West Haven Probate Court, 355 Main Street, Second Floor, West Haven, CT 06516 on February 25, 2016 at 9:45 A.M. On an application for CHANGE OF NAME concerning a certain minor child born on June 4, 2011, as in said application on file more fully appears. The Court's decision may affect your interest in this matter. Lisa Cardassi, Assistant Clerk 36493
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New Mattress Sets Full-$140; Queen-$150 King-$300 Must Liquidate ASAP Call John 203-388-5398
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WANTED - Antique & military guns, knives, old gun sights & related items. Interested in entire collections. Federal collector's license. Gun smithing appraising, Richard Pleines, (860) 663-2214.
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MERIDEN-2BR, 1st floor $800/mo. No utils. & $1,200 security. Credit check. No pets. Call (203) 237-0035.
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Meriden - 20 Pine St. $925.00 mo. 3 Br 2nd fl., Call Lina 347 339 0235
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WALLINGFORD - Cozy & clean 2 BR Town House, $875 w/rent incentive. Maier Property, (203) 235-1000.
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COMM./RESIDENT. GARAGE 35' W x 42' D, oil heat, running water. Bsmt/attic. $750 mo. Call (203) 631-1914.
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MERIDEN/ WLFD PRE-OWNED , Lg 2 BR HOME, EXC. COND. IN QUIET UPSCALE PARK, FIN. AVAIL $29,900. CALL 203- 799- 7731
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AUSTIN, TEXAS -- What a nightmare!!!! I run a small store front in the warm weather season. I get a variety of items from different places. While shopping online, I seen a banner for Liquidation Channel. I thought I would give them a try. I won the bid on a couple of items. I got them in about a week, not too bad, the stones were very tiny. I wanted to wear these items for a bit to see how they would do before selling to my customers in the store front. About a week later, all seemed okay.
I do not wear jewelry round the clock. Usually just for an outing - then I take it off. These items I did the same with. They seemed good, so I did a large order, some through the auction, some through just ordering. I ordered nearly $3000 worth of items. I was so proud, I had spent the better part of the day at the keyboard watching the bids to get the best deals. I mean - GOSH.... a half carat diamond ring for $38. WOW!!!! THEN... I get the package.
Talk about a mess! Some boxes still had the lids on the bottom of the box. Jewelry thrown ALL over inside the box. Necklaces tangled beyond belief. Diamonds galore missing in the items. Items missing on the order. Of course, the items like half carat for $38. My guess... it did not bring enough. I seen it that very day back up for sale. Same item, same size. Hmmm.
I immediately called customer service. Put on hold for almost 45 minutes. Agent said they would send out return authorization - two calls later I got them (over 2 weeks after initial call). Refund took almost a month to get. In the meantime - I sold the items that were intact. NOW... the real nightmare started.
The diamonds are not BLUE diamonds - but diamonds PAINTED blue. The blue all comes off after a couple times washing hands with rings on. DO NOT try to clean them! Diamonds will fall out - they are GLUED in. I have customers daily still coming in to yell and scream at me because of the poor quality. Silver turning hands green - NOT silver! Items sold as silver but brass instead. Overinflated diamond carat count. During all of this, thought I might check out the original items I had bought. I take them out of the jewelry box - I about screamed. They were tarnished, discolored, beyond belief. Not even being worn, the diamonds had fallen out.
NEVER again. I now post where these items came from in my storefront and sell the remainder in grab bags. My opinion, a person is better off paying $3 for stainless steel and CZ. They will look better and wear better in the long run. These people need to STOP selling this stuff. A very BAD waste of money and effort on the consumer's part. I truly hope this helps someone.
Hello my name is Danielle Jackson I am a customer service manger at liquidation channel. I would love to speak with you because customer feedback is important to us! If you could email me your contact information I would gladly call you personally! My email is firstname.lastname@example.com
Also I would like to note that although we are an all sales are final company all products have a 30 day warranty against manufacturer defects. I look forward to hearing from you!
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Long time customer purchased a Welo Opal ring and a Green Amethyst ring. The center opal turned Yellow! And the setting loosened and the middle green amethyst fell out and got lost. Not Impressed. CS said they could not compensate me due to it was past the return date... what about their "exceptional quality"??? Disgusted.
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- I have bought many items over the past 5 years, and yes the quality is less now than before. However, in case we have not noticed, the quality of everything in the USA has and is declining along with the less and less value of our dollar in the world. I go to McDonald's and 3 out of 4 times the order is incorrect. Burger King is about 2 for 4. HSN has really deteriorated and the quality is crap. QVC is not far behind. EBay is generally a ripoff and shop at a jewelry store, Wal-mart, or BJs and see what you get for your money in the realm of jewelry.
I have received boxes with no ring from LC and missing or broken items. Everything I have sent back was credited to my card. Customer service is not the best, but I have been told I am an idiot by the phone company due to not understanding a cellphone also. Over the years we get ripped off by the most highly rated contractors, our own employers and most everybody we interact with. Of them all, the LC is still the best that I have traded with.
Hello my name is Danielle Jackson I am a customer service manger at liquidation channel. I would love to speak with you because customer feedback is important to us! If you could email me your contact information I would gladly call you personally! My email is firstname.lastname@example.com
AUSTIN, KENTUCKY -- I know you get what you pay for but I buy a lot from the auctions and they claim these products' value is considerably higher than I'm sure it is. The jewelry is beautiful when you get it and if you don't wear it often it might last awhile but if you try to wear daily BEWARE.
One example... I bought a 3 band set with crystals all around the band, such beautiful sparkle. I wore them everyday. Within 1 month the crystals started popping out making the band unwearable. Great cheap jewelry for occasional wear but I would be afraid to spend much on their jewelry especially since you can't send it back unless you spent 200.00 dollars on it. Yes if it arrives defective you could but you can't know it's going to fall apart in a month.
Hello my name is Danielle Jackson I am a customer service manger at liquidation channel. I would love to speak with you because customer feedback is important to us! If you could email me your contact information I would gladly call you personally! My email is firstname.lastname@example.com
Also I would like to note that although we are an all sales are final company all products have a 30 day warranty against manufacturer defects. I look forward to hearing from you!
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- I have seen complaints about Liquidation Channel. I have bought many rings so far and I am very happy with all of them. Look at the prices and they are beautiful. I get many compliments, also I have spoken to the reps and they have been very helpful. I have sent things back and they gave me credit for them and sent me a message on my computer that they received them maybe 3 items out of a hundred. Sorry everyone does not complain. I am having fun watching the program even if I do not buy, only problem sometimes items look larger than they are but oh well I paid $9.99 for some rings. This is fun!!
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- 02/01/2016 I discovered the Liquidation Channel after installing Dish Network. Within the past two months, I have purchased about 17 items from them and returned a few because of damage, incorrect sizing, and poor quality. After four consecutive returns because of damage or incorrect information provided by the Personal Shopper Department, I evaluated the remaining pieces to determine if they really are what is advertised. I weighed all my pieces and not one piece weighs the total gram weight (TGW) Liquidation Channel advertises them to weigh.
I contacted Customer Service and got the runaround. For example: I purchased a London Blue topaz bracelet from the catalog and the TGW listed was 25.080. The bracelet actually weighs 17.0 grams. This bracelet cost me over a $100.00. An 11.57 TGW Brazilian Smoky Quartz weighs 7.2. The other pieces come in way below what is advertised and I can go on and list all, but not necessary since I have proven that the Liquidation Channel falsely advertises, which is fraud. Also, the London Blue pieces I bought were advertised as "certified".
I did not receive certification with my jewelry and called customer service and the representative was rude and hung up on me. I emailed them and received a return email stating I would receive documentation stating the pieces are indeed certified. After four weeks, I emailed again and no response. Still waiting for documentation, but not holding my breath. I am taking the jewelry I purchased to a gemologist to have them tested for authenticity.
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- I won a ring on the online auction on February 22nd and was sent a confirmation that it was to be shipped out. The shipping arrival date keeps changing (3 times already), and I still don't have my ring. This is ridiculous. It's March 8th already and my last delivery date given was March 6th. I don't want to hear anymore excuses. I want my ring. If I have to wait much longer, I will never place an order again.
Hello my name is Danielle Jackson I am a customer service manger at liquidation channel. I would love to speak with you because customer feedback is important to us! If you could email me your contact information I would gladly call you personally! My email is firstname.lastname@example.com
AUSTIN, COLORADO -- I purchased a necklace and bracelet set from the LC in December, 2015 (item no. 2292929). The order arrived in a timely manner without the bracelet. I tried to resolve this with 4 calls to LC CS and still don't have my bracelet. They tell me that they have reshipped the bracelet and after I get off the telephone, they cancel the order. I just want the bracelet or a full refund. Danielle, please get in touch with me to resolve this once and for all.
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- I have been purchasing from this company for going on 3 years now and have sadly watched them decline in quality, really decline. Over the past several months' purchases, not a single item has arrived without something wrong with it. Because they have an official "no return" policy for items under $200, it's really a hassle trying to return anything, plus you have to pay out of pocket to return, i.e., they don't have a prepaid invoice/label you can use.
Since I rarely buy anything that expensive, I usually just eat the cost when I get something that isn't quite right b/c it's more expensive to try to return it than it is to keep it. Recently however I bought a necklace that was almost $200, just under the official dollar amount for returns. It was damaged in shipping because it was packaged so poorly, so I called and got authorization to return it for a refund or an exchange, in this case a refund b/c they are sold out. No problem so far except I had to pay $6 to send it back in addition to the $3 I paid to have it sent to me, all nonreimburseable.
So I'm out nearly $10, which I'm not thrilled about but I'm more concerned about getting the bulk of my money back. Three weeks after my tracking shows they received the item, they still haven't even processed the return and now claim it will take at least two more weeks till I see a credit (and frankly I'm not holding my breath). What in heaven's name are they doing with it???? This is an astonishingly long amount of time to process a return for a company with a no return policy.
I've shopped at all the major online retailers and shopping channels and never waited more than two weeks for a credit after returning an item, not that I return things that often but when I have... I'm just saying. And when I call customer service to ask about the status of the return, OMG, surly, untrained people who don't want to be bothered. So I'm happy that my credit card company issued a credit on a dispute while I wait so I don't have to pay the charge two months running but I'm done with this company.
From what I'm seeing at this point, it seems like the way they are getting their low prices is by selling very low quality merchandise, a lot of which is defective in some way when it arrives at the customer's home. Getting your money back if you choose to try is challenging. Skip this company is my advice.
When customer has defective merchandise the initial shipping costs are supposed to be compensated. In addition to this we also have return labels to provide to customers for defective merchandise. I am so sorry to hear about he experience that you have had and I would love an opportunity to speak with you about your experience more in depth.
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- I have purchased one bracelet and about 20 rings (most $10 to $20). I probably would not have bought a third of the items if I had seen them first. The central stone fell out of a ring the second time I wore it while I was driving (from the vibrations). I did not spend more than I could afford and I had fun shopping for jewelry which I had not done for quite a while.
The reason I will not continue to shop there is that they have no control over their system. They have three versions of my address in their system, two are wrong. They cannot delete anything. Order numbers and product ID numbers are changed at their whim. They don't always send confirmation email. Tracking information is not reliable (I don't know how they manage that.) I have not checked all the charges made to my account yet. I almost don't want to! Let a sleeping dog lie?
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i had a lot of fun painting this thing!
oh yeah! in this one i used some of the great brushes created by the very talented adonihs! Thanks man!
oh yeah! in this one i used some of the great brushes created by the very talented adonihs! Thanks man!
it appears they have a cave troll XD
You should have won :\
This reminds me of LOTR too....
Maybe he'll do better than Gandalf and NOT die
Haha, I know! How can a wizard like him die at such an inappropriate time? But Hey,hey, Gandalf was friggin ressurected. Ya' have to give it to him.
I wonder what will happen when Gandalf the White dies???? Gandalf the Blue, Gandalf the Tartan or perhaps Gandalf the Polka Dot Blue and Yellow
haha yeah something like that, isn't it!
Although it might've been more like RRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRR
Although it might've been more like RRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRR
Yeah, that's usally how boss battles go . You know it's the final boss when he's small as you.
Thats just creepy! xD
in a good way!
in a good way!
fucken insane, reminds me of spawn
Don't know why but this one reminds me of Abe's Odyssey, nice work
hahaha, that's cool, thanks! definitely had to google Abe's Odyssey to remember what that was.
Epic stuff. There's a lot of amazing details in this. It's awesome.
Once again, superb dude!
This is freakin sweet...good luck with the competition.
Truly epic stuff!
jesus this is amazing zach, epic indeed
Old school interpretation of good versus evil; good guys taking on the bad guys no matter how insurmountable the odds. The poor good guy is the last thing I saw, which only emphasized how totally at odds he is with his adversary.
Fantastic work man
nice painting man!
sickk! kind of reminds me of gears of war and lord of the rings
This is my fav! Keep going zach
Goddamn man, you got some talent. Welcome to my watch.
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i love that crazy mouth haha
i'm thinking what can he make with it
awesome work
i'm thinking what can he make with it
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me encanta el color oscuro!
'Dat Rachel. Gorgeous!
Pretty face and legs,bubble butt. Yeah,a good workout do miracles by any babe!
Very neat. Good pose you gave her for this.
Black furred catgirls are favorites
I wonder if she digs three eyed shadow gods?
I wonder if she digs three eyed shadow gods?
She's my fave...and she looks like she is ready to kick some ass
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Very nice angle. Compliments her ASSets. *badum-pish*
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Ja... well, maybe now she can enter that tournament in which she was watching her favorite fighter on those chapters...
well...she is fit, and has a nice bum to boot.
Idk if you did forget or not, looks familiar. Now have her cartoonishly flex those arm muscles in a hilarious situation and make us smile.
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Ston (pronounced [stɔ̂n] is a village and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula. The town of Ston is the center of the Ston municipality.
In the 2011 census, the total population of the municipality of Ston was 2,407, in the following settlements:[1]
- Boljenovići, population 87
- Brijesta, population 58
- Broce, population 87
- Česvinica, population 55
- Dančanje, population 27
- Duba Stonska, population 36
- Dubrava, population 133
- Hodilje, population 190
- Luka, population 153
- Mali Ston, population 139
- Metohija, population 157
- Putniković, population 82
- Sparagovići, population 114
- Ston, population 549
- Tomislavovac, population 104
- Zabrđe, population 61
- Zamaslina, population 79
- Zaton Doli, population 61
- Žuljana, population 235
In the same census, Croats made up an absolute majority with 98.50% of the population.[2]
Ston is known for its saltworks which were run by the Republic of Ragusa and the Ottoman Empire.
In antiquity this region was populated by Illyrians and Greeks and from 167 BCE the Romans rule over the area. In the second century one of the Roman maps lists all the major strategic town and cities including Perdua or Stamnes, which was on the southern and western hill St. Michael. In 877 the Ston bishopric was created and becomes the seat of the rulers of Zahumlje. During the rule of Croatian kings Višeslav to Zvonimir (i.e., from 9th through 12th century), the Duke of Zahumlje was under their protectorate and the bishop was the suffragan bishop subordinate to Split bishop. When Croatia entered the state union with Hungary in 1102, Zahumlje is ruled by Doclea and Byzanthium and the Ston bishop becomes the suffragan of Dubrovnik bishop. In 1168 the dynasty of Nemanjić subordinated Doclea and Zahumlje; the Raša duke Deša gifts Mljet to the Benedictines. In Raška Sava Nemanjić reorganizes the church, founds new bishoprics and places Ston and Pelješac under the rule of his episcopates. The domination of Stone by Raška lasts for some 150 years. In 1325, the ruler of Zahumlje becomes Bosnian ban Stjepan Kotromanić. Kotromanić rulers were at that time in conflict with Serbian župans. Dubrovnik takes advantage of the conflict and places Ston and Pelješac under its rule. After many dynastic changes, including the local dukes of Zahumlje, the Croatian nobles, Raša župans, and Bosnian nobility, in 1333 Dubrovnik gains permanent possession of Ston and Rat, and this is a new chapter in the history of this area. The new Ston is being built, the saltworks are being renovated and Ston gets a Duke (knez). It is being populated by 150 Dubrovnik families. In 1359, Ston and Mali Ston (Little Ston) were encircled by a double defensive wall and became "invincible."
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Ston was a major fort of the Ragusan Republic whose defensive walls were regarded as a notable feat of medieval architecture. The town's inner wall measures 890 metres in length, while the Great Wall outside the town has a circumference of 5 km. The walls extend to Mali Ston ("Little Ston"), a smaller town on the northern side of the Pelješac isthmus and the end of the Bay of Mali Ston, notable for its mariculture.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ston". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Dubrovnik-Neretva". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
Ćosić, Stjepan. "The Nobility of the Episcopal Town of Ston (Nobilitas civitatis episcopalis Stagnensis) Dubrovnik Annals, Vol. No. 5, 2001.
Gudelj, Krešimira. "Coastal toponymy of the Ston region," Folia onomastica Croatica, Vol. No. 20, 2011Melita Peharda, Mirjana Hrs-Brenko, Danijela Bogner, "Diversity of bivalve species in Mali Ston Bay, Adriatic Sea," Acta Adriatica, Vol. 45 No. 2, 2004.
Lupis, Vinicije B. , "Mediaeval crucifixes from Ston and its surrounding area," Starohrvatska prosvjeta, Vol. III No. 38, 2011.
Miović, Vesna. "Emin (Customs Officer) as Representative of the Ottoman Empire in the Republic of Dubrovnik," Dubrovnik Annals 7 (2003): pp. 81–88.
Tomšić, Sanja, and Josip Lovrić. "Historical overview of oyster culture in Mali Ston Bay," Naše more, Znanstveno-stručni časopis za more i pomorstvo, Vol. 51 No. 1-2, 2004.
Andrej Žmegač. "The Ston Fortification Complex - Several Issues," Prilozi povijesti umjetnosti u Dalmaciji, Vol. 39 No. 1, 2005
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Christmas in Baguio activities still on, coding suspended
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Posted: 18-Dec-2010 / 5 years 8 weeks ago
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan last week issued Administrative Order 185 extending the suspension of the number coding scheme for private vehicles, from December 13 until January 7 next year.
As stated in the AO, the traffic suspension shall provide tourists free access to our roads to attend various Christmas activities and visit tourist spots around the city and suburbs.
The activities for the yuletide celebration are "expected to attract the influx of thousands of foreign and domestic visitors wanting to spend their Christmas and New Year break in the country's Summer Capital," the AO further states.
Meanwhile the activities shall go on with the commencement of the traditional Simbang Gabi Wednesday last week. This will go on for 9 days, or nights for some, until its culmination with the Christmas Eve mass in most churches.
Last night, Saturday, the Maryknoll choir lit up the Cathedral with its rendition of Christmas carols.
Today, Sunday, at the United Church of Christ of the Philippines, Westside Burnham Park, the youth and adult Christmas cantata goes on during the regular services.
For sports enthusiasts, Sumo soccer at Melvin Jones, Burnham, goes on after last week's Sunday competition. Parol on wheels shall roll down Session road, still today.
On Dec. 20, a Photowalk goes on at the Igorot bandstand.
Sm City Events Center shall be the venue of Share-A-Toy on Dec. 22. The occasion benefits needy children with benevolent patrons around the city.
At Melvin Jones Grandstand, still on Dec. 22, the awarding of the Drum and Lyre and Christmas Light competition shall be done, as with the Christmas Rhythm grand finale. According to Tourism and Special Events committee chair Councilor Elmer Datuin, the Christmas Rhythm will be paired with a snow show at Melvin Jones, Burnham Park.
On December 26, the Baguio Lucky Balikbayan shall be awarded at Sunshine Park along Harrison road.
An Ecumenical concert dubbed as "Worship Explosion," will be presented on Dec. 31 at 8 PM to 1 AM at the Baguio Convention Center
Dec. 24 and 27 are non-working holidays in lieu of Dec. 25 which falls on a Saturday and the Dec. 30 which was moved for holiday economics. Dec. 31 is a holiday in lieu of Jan 1, New Year's Day which falls on a Saturday.
New Year's eve in Baguio shall be celebrated with a grand fireworks display at the Melvin Jones Grandstand. –juliegfianza
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BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan last week issued the guidelines in the issuance of locational clearances and building permits over areas covered by Certificate of Ancestral Land Titles (CALTs) in the city....
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Responding to the consensus reached in local consultations and aired in last Wednesday's Cordillera Summit here, the region's congressional representatives vowed to renew the constitutionally mandated push for self-rule by filing a new bill for...
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BAGUIO CITY – The "unwavering courage, honorable service and unselfish lives" of our World War II veterans should serve as inspiration to the younger generation, thus exhorted Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Superintendent Major General Oscar Lopez as speaker for the...
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Department of Tourism Regional Director Purificacion Molintas leads the Ibaloi traditional dances during the Onjon Ivadoy or the Ibaloi Day Festivities at the Children's Park last week.
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Posted: 01-Mar-2014 / 1 year 49 weeks ago
The Casino Femme Float of the International Pharmaceutical Inc. (IPI)-Christianity featuring Cleopatra and her worshippers as signs of paganism in the ancient times and Señor Santo Niño the sign of Christianity and Catholics. The float covered with the bountiful flowers was the champion in the Grand Float Parade competition of the Baguio Flower Festival last weekend.
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The Kamora National High School from Kabayan in Benguet won for the third time the championship crown of the street dancing competition of the 19th Baguio Flower Festival or Panagbenga 2014 in Baguio City during the weekend.
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City Mayor Mauricio Domogan explains to media the proposed parking complex planned by an Australian Firm to rise at the Melvin Jones Football grounds consisting of an underground parking bay and two parking towers.
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 News? Check. Politics? Check. Music? Check. Random thoughts about life? Check. Readership? Ummm.... let me get back to you on that. Updated when I feel like I have something to say, and remember to post it.Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-89143226082190579722015-05-11T21:02:00.002-04:002015-05-11T21:02:40.598-04:00White KnightsThe only White Knights I want to see at a Magic: the Gathering tournament are the ones with first strike and protection from black.Greghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-85223987070693767662015-04-16T00:19:00.003-04:002015-04-16T00:19:43.447-04:00Public assistance and opticsAt notalwaysright.com or one of its related sites, I read a story that's familiar. The submitter, a woman buying foods using food stamps or another public assistance program, recounted how she was challenged by the person behind her in line because she bought an Oprah magazine at the same time. She recounted how she responded, one of those "Who are you to judge?" responses.

First of all, I think we can all agree that buying an Oprah magazine is a serious lapse of judgment.

I'm not the kind of person to debate a random person in line, but if I were, the story wouldn't end there.

Her: "Is it your job to tell me how to live my life?"
Me: "Let me ask this, are you a registered voter?"
Her: "Yes."
Me: "Do you follow the issues and vote regularly?"
Her: "Yes."
Me: "I'm glad to hear that. Now, you are absolutely correct that it isn't my job to control what you buy when you're on public assistance. However, it is the job of our elected officials to set the terms for public assistance programs, including what one can and can't buy. And it is the job of registered voters like us to elect these officials.

"Now, what you need to consider is the optics of your purchase here. Were your benefits to be cut by $20 a year, you no doubt would protest, saying that you can't afford it, that people like you are least able to afford it. But this purchase here indicates you could afford it; you'd save enough by cutting one luxury purchase like this each month. A magazine isn't a luxury, normally, but by being on a public assistance program where you state that you can't afford necessities, that makes everything else a luxury.

"And given there's a public library in this town with a reading room with dozens of magazines, with rather generous hours of operation, buying a magazine indicates you either place a high value on convenience, or are subject to impulse purchases. Neither option reflects well on you.

"For voters who not only have to pay for their own necessities, but also the necessities of others, they are understandably upset by behavior like this. Upset voters vote for candidates that will be less generous with public assistance.

"Now, is your sense of self-righteousness worth that?"Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-31177172861217289372013-03-27T19:49:00.000-04:002013-03-27T19:49:12.342-04:00A humorous analysis of the marriage debateHumorist Iowahawk manages to reference Gilligan's Island while bringing up the only reasonable solution to the debate over what should constitute a marriage:

The problem, I think, is that marriage uniquely represents a religious sacrament that doubles as an official secular legal status. We don't have laws, for example, that recognize someone's baptism or confirmation. Because of that duality of marriage, attempts to expand its definition naturally are seen as an attack on religion, while attempt to restrict its definition are seen as the imposition of religion on society. Everybody gets mad and yells.

The solution? Maybe it's time for government to get out of the whole marriage business altogether. Or at least to treat it as a standard civil contract between adults conferring certain privileges (wills, powers of attorney, co-ownership) and obligations (say hello to alimony and the marriage tax penalty, Bert and Ernie). Don't want to call it "marriage"? Fine, call it a civil union, domestic partnership, blancmange, whatever, leave it open to any pair of consenting adults. Leave the holy sacrament business to churches, and if First Lutheran or Immaculate Conception or Temple Beth-El don't want to bestow the title of "married" on a same sex couple, that ought to be their own business. You get married at a church, you get blancmanged at the county courthouse.
Greghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-16908641940777275422013-02-13T22:02:00.000-05:002013-02-13T22:02:18.667-05:00Easy ModeJohn Scalzi's most trafficked blog post of 2012 was a bold assertion that being a straight white male was life's easy mode. The term is borrowed from modern video games.

Understandably, it got some reaction.

Here's my response.

Imagine that you play the Powerball lottery. For those unfamiliar with this lottery game, you win by matching five numbers drawn from a pool of 59 balls, plus one ball (the Powerball) drawn from a separate pool of 35 balls. Now imagine that some segment of the population starts by being told that one of the five white balls that will be drawn is numbered 1.

That's easy mode for sure. In fact, knowing that information, you could buy every combination with 1, ignoring the larger number of combinations without a 1, and reap a huge profit when you win a prize much larger than what you spent.

However, in this case, you can only buy one ticket, for this one drawing.

Your chances of winning are considerably higher, but your chances of losing are almost the same.

Some of the reaction to Scalzi's post must have been because of the use of the word easy. When you're told your life is played on easy mode, yet you can easily name a hundred different struggles, then that's like saying your struggles are meaningless. They're not meaningless to you.

Even for those who understand the term perfectly, in its gaming context, just how meaningful is the easy mode for the world's hardest game? There's no instruction manual, no cheat guide, no tutorial. Even on easy mode, you'll be a failure most of the time.Greghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-29937700296742656662012-08-01T23:08:00.003-04:002012-08-01T23:19:29.933-04:00EqualitySome incredible lines today at Chick-Fil-A. We're talking a line wrapping around the building at the location near me, and that was at 8 PM.

What strikes me as ironic about the issue is that the people who fight Chick-Fil-A because they don't support what they call equality of marriage (really, the loosening of restrictions that will still be applied equally) expressed no reservation about leftist politicians applying the laws surrounding business licenses unequally. I'm convinced that this issue is what's driving the fervent support for Chick-Fil-A today. Saying you have to agree with the party line to do business is something out of a Communist or National Socialist government, not the United States government.Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-9159431781987132652012-07-17T19:16:00.002-04:002012-07-17T19:25:01.266-04:00You didn't build thatA particularly odious statement from the president:

"If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."

That's rich, coming from someone who literally built nothing, created nothing, did nothing that relied on his own resources.

It echoes the hateful statements of the Democrats' hand-picked Massachusetts Senate candidate, Elizabeth Warren.

Let's state the obvious. Government functions such as the military and police, protecting personal and intellectual property rights, help in allowing people to profit from what they build. But these functions help everyone, and are available to everyone's benefit, yet not everyone builds something.

Take, for example, this funny website, You Didn't Build That. Barack Obama is the spiritual godfather of this site, but he didn't build it. Clever individuals adapted pictures and memes to make an enjoyable read.Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-15081632794975791332012-06-05T20:44:00.002-04:002012-06-05T20:51:01.268-04:00A clear case of sex discrimination
Barnes & Noble has apologized after a senior citizen said staff at one of the retail giant's Arizona stores ejected him because he was on his own in the children's area.

Omar Amin claimed a store worker told him a female shopper had complained he was in the children's area in the store in Scottsdale, The Arizona Republic reported.

It seems that suspicion of people based on their appearance is perfectly okay to lots of people, as long as they're not some protected class. And this is just another example of the nonsensical demonization of fellow citizens. It's getting so bad that a good person fears helping a stranger, because of the suspicion it provokes from the hypersensitive.

I'm glad no one ever bothered me when I read a certain book series at the store (since I wasn't going to be seen buying it!).Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-19853956124119469802012-05-24T07:38:00.000-04:002012-05-24T08:40:27.576-04:00Campaign Finance ReformAt PrawfsBlawg, an interesting discussion of campaign finance reform. The legal cases are obviously far above me, but it's interesting to see mention of the many cases upon which Citizens United drew legal precedents.Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-78515223725102635172012-05-06T15:21:00.000-04:002012-05-06T15:21:38.479-04:00Primary seasonIt's primary season in Indiana. And I just got a call from one candidate's campaign that a vote for a particular candidate would result in the Democrat winning the district.

This is the most solidly Republican district in the state. The caller was blatantly lying.

I regret hanging up before learning which candidate was sponsoring the call.Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-73501145873301459882012-05-06T14:00:00.003-04:002012-05-06T15:45:43.789-04:00More problems at UNCA rather serious case of education fraud at UNC, tied to the previous football program scandal.

An internal investigation into UNC-Chapel Hill's Department of African and Afro-American Studies has found evidence of academic fraud involving more than 50 classes that range from no-show professors to unauthorized grade changes for students.

One of the no-show classes is the Swahili course taken by former football player Michael McAdoo that prompted NCAA findings of impermissible tutoring, and drew more controversy when the final paper he submitted was found to have been heavily plagiarized.

The investigation found many of the suspect classes were taught in the summer by former department chairman Julius Nyang'oro, who resigned from that post in September. The university now says Nyang'oro, 57, who was the department's first-ever chairman, is retiring July 1.
Either major college athletic programs need closer internal and external review, or there needs to be a conscious decision to split athletics into two groups. A minor league program, with education focused on life skills, for those looking to practice for future play, and college scholarships, guaranteed for five years (i.e. not cancelled for injury, only for bad behavior), for those who are capable of both athletic and academic endeavors.Greghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-65571060192999350682012-04-30T21:15:00.000-04:002012-05-01T09:25:44.323-04:00Another Day of Spending!Remember the failure that is Occupy Wall Street? You haven't heard much from it lately, as even the sympathetic media has realized that the movement is bad for the Democrats. They don't want another 1968. So you may not have heard their call for a general strike--no working, no spending, etc.--for tomorrow. May 1st, a day which should be spent in contemplation of the hundred million people killed by communism, is the symbolic date for this act of selfishness.

So, as always, I suggest spending! Take tomorrow and purchase all the things you've been putting off buying. Pick up some new clothes. Get the week's groceries. Go out to eat. Order something off of Amazon or eBay. And if you have the resources, send a donation to a Republican political candidate in a likely close race.

If you're part of the true 99%, the people who, regardless of wealth, want to work hard and contribute to society, go out and spend. Spite the worst 1%, the group whose goal in life is to be paid well for ordering other people around and feeling self-fulfilled.Greghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-4603324207145596222012-04-26T20:45:00.002-04:002012-04-26T20:45:50.674-04:00Good LuckAll I can say is, good luck, Colts!Greghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-72467276473867438392012-04-09T20:01:00.000-04:002012-04-09T20:08:48.660-04:00A questionable beefSo Arby's has decided to be a late contributor to the Rush Limbaugh boycott, though they were not a sponsor. So a company who sells fast food at a higher price point, and whose signature product is red meat, thinks pandering to liberals is a good business decision?

I think not.

Legal Insurrection is leading the charge to hold companies like Arby's responsible for their poor decisions.Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-31011997127064215882012-04-02T01:11:00.002-04:002012-04-02T01:12:55.923-04:00And the results for March...According to the temperature records at weather.com, my city had 11 record high temperatures last March (10 in a row, March 13-22), and 2 ties for record high temperatures.

It was a great month, weather-wise.Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-65228304952079397072012-03-22T00:15:00.001-04:002012-04-02T00:41:10.127-04:00Summer's here!Before winter even officially ends, and before the six weeks predicted by Mr. Groundhog passed, we've had temperatures in the 70s and even 80s. I for one am grateful, even if it means my air conditioning has run in March for the first time. I have no love for cold winter weather.

Incidentally, that means my normal game of seeing how long I can go before turning on the air conditioning in my car is already over. Especially knowing I would be driving south, it wasn't worth suffering.Greghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-62354587357142012682012-03-14T20:53:00.002-04:002012-03-14T21:02:19.613-04:00A simple step against voter fraudMy plan for preventing voter fraud, for those who just don't want to require voters show IDs:

Each voting location has a thumb print scanner and a webcam. A person who cannot show ID puts his or her thumb on the scanner, looks into the webcam, and says "I swear/affirm, under penalty of perjury and voter fraud under (statute number), that I am (name), of (residence, city), and that I am a registered voter and legally allowed to vote in this jurisdiction." The scan and video is uploaded simultaneously to a secure server and a public server.

Within four hours (and I'm being conservative there), YouTube would be filled with embarrassing videos of anyone trying to vote illegally. Picture the same person shown claiming to be six different people, with time-stamped videos arranged in sequence, and an animation showing them moving from precinct to precinct. Or picture a series of pictures of people voting under a name, side by side with that name's obituary. The secure server will confirm the crowdsourced documentation of voter fraud.

It won't fix absentee ballot fraud or fraud committed by those counting the votes, but it would stop a particularly easy form of voter fraud, voting in the name of the dead or no longer resident.Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-35083117465166691682012-02-20T20:44:00.002-05:002012-02-20T20:51:50.651-05:00Occupy FailAmid much fanfare, the Occupy forces pledged to refurbish a foreclosed home so that a homeless person could move in. Problem #1: the home was actually still owned, by a person who couldn't make the payments. Problem #2: they had no idea what they were doing. Problem #3: the house is now in shambles and occupied by Occupy squatters.

If you ever wondered if you should listen to these losers, read this New York Post article.Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-44808292393435273992012-02-13T21:44:00.000-05:002012-02-14T21:51:31.250-05:00Meanwhile, in HonoluluAn incredible Pro Tour for fans of Magic: the Gathering. Congratulations to Brian Kibler. And check out the epic semifinal match between him and Jon Finkel. Semifinalist Finkel won another $12,500, more money that she who must not be named will never see.Greghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-41333256819705862732012-01-19T23:57:00.002-05:002012-01-20T00:01:42.948-05:00A little political historyIf you feel like a little political history, here's an interesting account of the candidacy of Evan Bayh for governor of Indiana, and his eligibility for the office. The case essentially boiled down to the state Constitution's five year residency rule, and the undecided legal question of whether residency required physical presence or whether a domicile standard was appropriate.Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-53043629646408736712012-01-11T21:28:00.003-05:002012-01-11T22:14:45.923-05:00My retrospectiveJust because I can, I'll share my opinions on the editions of D&D. I started with the red box, bought the AD&D rule books, and basically used the AD&D rules. I wasn't actively playing in high school, so didn't get into 2nd edition until college. From there, I got involved in organized play, which used whatever the current rules set was, and so played 3rd and 4th from the beginning.

My favorite edition? 3e/3.5e. (There were only minimal changes to the fundamental game rules with 3.5e, so I'll call them the same.) The biggest change in this edition was a moderate focus on tactical combat. Just making using a square grid and miniatures changed the game a lot. Before, you'd tell the DM "I'll advance on the orc and swing my sword." Now, you'd actually see the orcs, and their placement would matter. You'd have a clear idea if you might get surrounded. You could move for tactical advantage, with flanking and setting yourself up for opportunity attacks. And it was relevant for all those spellcasters with their area effect spells. Better place that fireball carefully!

Still, there were issues with these tactical rules, issues that were left unclear by the rules as written. For example, how does flanking change with reach attacks and large creatures? How about cover? A few examples, published on their web site, would have helped immensely. Another example is exactly how to translate a shape (like a 20 foot radius circle) to a grid of 5 by 5 squares, which wasn't addressed until 3.5e. (Hopefully, the design of 5th edition will make sure the rules are clear. Wizards of the Coast also designs Magic: the Gathering, where they use very specific wordings, publish comprehensive rules with exactly one right answer, and issue FAQs with each new set release, including detailing confusing interactions. There's no reason this can't be done with D&D.)

Other things I liked:

Spells were familiar to players of past editions, but standardized in rules, using a limited number of ranges, areas, and durations. 1st edition was more random, whatever Gygax or one of his friends thought fit.

A reasonable system of skills was introduced to the game. Proficiencies in 2nd edition were just painful to anyone with basic math skills, with a check being based entirely off one's stat.

Attributes actually had meaning. In 2nd edition, a Wisdom of 8 was for almost all purposes identical to a 14. 3e's +1 per 2 points allowed an attribute point buy system that went beyond 18/18/18/8/8/8.

Three saving throws: Fortitude, Reflex, Will. Easy to understand. Easy for a DM to create a new effect and decide which category of saves to use.

Magic items made more sense, were more flexible, and could be crafted using standard rules.

Clerics channeling healing allowed a cleric to prepare a variety of useful spells, while still being able to heal when needed.

Things I didn't like about 3.5e:

There were some obvious abuses in designing monsters, including advancing them and adding templates. There were abusive spells, like Blasphemy. There were challenge ratings that often didn't make sense. (A CR 12 monster with the spellcasting of a 18th level sorcerer. An 18th level sorcerer is a CR 18 foe. And adding a level of warrior didn't affect the CR at all.) These problems, and using terrain and hindering effects, allowed one to be a "killer" DM with relative ease. Not a big issue for a home game, but a big problem for organized play, where modules should be run as written.

The importance of saving throws, and how bonuses were earned, encouraged combining multiple classes. There was little reason to stay a sorcerer, and every reason to add prestige classes.

The inevitable power creep. (4e would address this problem by constantly refining abusive powers, which resulted in rulebooks that couldn't be used as written.)

Low level problems for spellcasters. Zero level spells helped, but you'd still see wizards reduced to using a crossbow instead of spells. Something like at-will zero level power spells would be nice. Fighters didn't have this problem, because swinging a sword was always available. Similarly, sometimes it was right for a spellcaster to do nothing, conserving resources. That isn't particularly fun.

In contrast, 4th edition had very few positives:

A standard set of actions: move, minor, standard. Also one immediate action. (3.5e was leaning in this direction in its later days.)

No more "save or die". Effects like petrification that previously could remove you from combat entirely... didn't, in 4e.

It finally cured the fighter linear-wizard quadratic power issue, where the power of spellcasters simply grew much faster with levels. But for many, the cure was worse than the disease. "Too balanced" is a criticism of 4e.

By focusing the rules almost entirely on combat, we lost the feel of a role-playing game. Fun magic items and noncombat spells played a role in 2e and 3e, helping overcome obstacles that weren't combat. No more in 4e: everything was forced towards die rolls.

So, my ideal 5th edition would most resemble 3rd edition, including iconic races and classes from multiple editions, a variety of spells including those for noncombat use, and better powers for low level spellcasters and high level fighters.

Greghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-81617971882251080432012-01-11T21:14:00.002-05:002012-01-11T21:28:41.685-05:00A new edition!A new edition of Dungeons and Dragons, that is. The announcement even got a fluff article in the New York Times.

It may be considered an admission that the fourth edition of the venerable role-playing game was a failure, given it's been around for less than four years, a much shorter lifespan than the eight years of 3e/3.5e and the 11 years of 2e.

The link above is to Ace of Spades, who discusses the announcement. The comment section is active, as might be expected on a subject that attracts this level of passion. There are the normal anti-nerd jokes, people talking about how they've outgrown the game, and people talking about how they still like the game (and which edition they like). Here's one interesting comment, on the Pathfinder game that follows in the style of 3.5e:

As for Pathfinder, it simply is not as backwards compatible as the publishers and fans like to pretend it is, and is quickly accumulating just as much dead weight rules books as 3E/3.5/4E did. Add to that the hard Left worldview of well near the entire management and workforce, and a dominant theme of Torture Porn masquerading as "edgy" and "adult", and you have a product with no real attraction above and beyond sticking with whatever junk WotC is spamming the shelves with.

I can certainly confirm the hard left views of the Paizo publisher on my Facebook feed. And while I haven't played enough of their adventures to see the torture porn, I did see an early example. This same publisher, at the time leading and writing for the new Living Greyhawk campaign, showed off his darker vision by having an early adventure start with a dirty, bruised and naked girl running into the PCs' coach.Greghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-37547496331478964272011-12-22T22:54:00.002-05:002011-12-22T23:01:46.992-05:00The year in weather?The Guardian published a "year in review" for the environment. It looks like it might be a press release from an environmental group. In any case, it highlights record high and low temperatures, drought, floods, and the like.

Imagine if next year's review included this summary:

The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most intense in history. A record-tying eight hurricanes reached Category 3 strength, with Hurricane Leslie hitting South Carolina as a Category 4, and three other hurricanes causing massive damage in Texas, Alabama, Florida, and the Yucutan Peninsula.

The report mentions hurricanes, but their damage was nothing like what I wrote. I don't think any hurricanes came ashore above Category 1. Is that notable? Who knows? The review doesn't talk about the way the environment was average or calmer.

What I fear is that this review is discussing weather, not climate, but it's trying to get people worried about climate. Every year, there are droughts and floods. There are record low temperatures and record high temperatures. There are ice storms, blizzards, early snowstorms, and late snowstorms. There's nothing notable about weather events, unless they're tied to climate. If you say they are: was the 2011 hurricane season tied to climate? Was it as tied to climate as the 2005 hurricane season?Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-13127826650805928702011-12-07T21:15:00.002-05:002011-12-07T21:24:41.321-05:00The "perils" of high stake testingA Florida school board member (identity revealed here) took his state's 10th grade standardized tests in math and reading. He reported not knowing how to do any of the math problems, and only got 10 out of 60 questions right after guessing.

Seriously?

This man was an educator for years and has multiple advanced degrees, and he couldn't get a question right on an exam that probably doesn't go past 8th grade algebra? (The WaPo article includes links to similar questions, and I could answer those problems correctly, in my head.)

I would be more than happy to see school board members, teachers, and administrators take these exams, but only if they're compared to volunteers of similar ages from the community. That would help determine if the problem is with the exam, or if it's between the exam and the chair.Greghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-74510000425035888522011-11-23T00:01:00.002-05:002011-11-23T00:16:34.638-05:00Architectural Find!While digging to put in a new storm pipe, workers at UNC discovered the remains of what might be an old inn or home from centuries past.

After realizing that the historical remnants were not of a well, the group speculated that the site could be a large cellar or possibly an outhouse.

Now that they are further into the project, Davis and the group believe they have come across a backyard cellar they suspect was associated with a detached kitchen from a house that stood in the first half of the 1800s.

"As we get more exposed, we're able to narrow down the likelihood of what it is," he said.

"We have more confidence in our current interpretations."

The first house built on the lot was constructed before 1797, Davis said.

He said the group also found a drain that might be from a hotel that stood after the Civil War before the University bought it and tore it down.

A fitting discovery for the nation's oldest public university!Greghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784255.post-46853672584636459272011-11-11T00:18:00.002-05:002011-11-11T00:21:28.914-05:00DevolutionAnd not the good type, involving wearing flower pots as hats and cracking whips.

Power Line collects a list of incredible failures, neatly summarized with the statement:

If you have ever wondered what would happen in a society consisting entirely of liberals, the Occupier movement is providing the answer: devolution.
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My fav street fighter! HADOUKEN!!
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That's my fave character too! And this is good art
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Ha, that's really cool. Nice job on the coloring especially.
Great work!
"The answer lies, in the heart of battle."
this is so cool 8D
Amazing art pic
I like
Really cool!
looks cool
Fantastic work man!
WOW man this is AMAZING! Everything is perfect, the only thing nagging me is he should look way more Japanese... but besides that awesome job!


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Pendant Lighting & Pendant Light kits
Pendant lighting will add a sophisticated touch to your room design. Suspended from the ceiling, pendant lights provide a flexible method for determining how much lighting to install in a room. With many different pendant light options to choose from, incorporating pendant lighting into your design will be a breeze.
ET2 - E22445-11MS - Moonbeam 19.75 Inch Metallic Silver 1 Light Pendant$598.00
ET2 - E22444-11MS - Moonbeam 16 Inch Metallic Silver 1 Light Pendant$448.00
ET2 - Clipp 7 Light RapidJack Pendant and Canopy$820.00
ET2 - E20784-SF - Palette Silver Foil 6 Light Pendant$628.00


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CanaDream has a fleet of more than 800 vehicles available for RV vacations from seven locations across Canada. CanaDream makes it easy for you to take a motorhome vacation anywhere in Canada and experience this beautiful country at your own pace.
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Family-Style Backyard Garden Design
This landscape plan turns a modest-sized backyard into a garden with something for every member of the family.
Key Features
- Patio. The brick patio area provides a solid footing for tables and chairs, and allows a view of the entire yard.
- Formal bed and fountain. This small garden is designed to be viewed from inside the house. Additionally, the fountain's sound helps mask noise from the surrounding yards and streets.
- Lawn. A small panel of grass invites children's play. It is small enough to be easily resodded when worn out, and provides a visual break from structures and plants. A circular walkway provides a neat transition between lawn and planting beds, and offers a path to stroll year round.
- Decorative arbor. Helping to soften the corner of the yard, this simple structure provides a shady refuge. Paving stones below the arbor eliminate mowing.
- Play area. Bordered by sunken logs for sitting or hopping on, the shaded play area provides hours of entertainment and activity for children. The triangular sandbox is especially inviting to younger kids.
- Vegetable garden. Separated from the play areas by a low fence, the vegetable garden is also protected from pets.
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