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As the scope of last Saturday's tragic landslide in Snohomish County becomes clear, our thoughts are with the residents of Oso, Washington and their loved ones. We urge you to lend your support to the brave volunteers and organizations working tirelessly in response to this devastating event.
Along with our friends from Revel and Maria Hines Restaurants, Theo will be raising funds for the Snohomish County chapter of the American Red Cross through the month of April by selling raffle tickets in our Seattle store. Now through April 19th, stop by our shop to purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win a prize basket valued at over $700 including an abundance of Theo chocolate, 4 factory tour passes, Theo Chocolate University class admission, and gift certifiactes to these amazing local restaurants: Tilth ($100), Golden Beetle ($100), Agrodolce ($100), and Revel ($50). All funds raised will be donated directly to the Snohomish County chapter of the American Red Cross.
Not in Seattle? You can make a $10 donation by texting "redcross" to 90999 from your mobile phone or support the Cascade Valley Hospital relief fund HERE.


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Unity Health System has been awarded a 2013 eHealthcare Leadership Award for the UnityDiabetesCommunity.com web site.
The eHealthcare Leadership Awards program was developed 14 years ago by eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, a leading industry resource published by Health Care Communications. UnityDiabetesCommunity.com was one of more than 260 health care organizations that received recognition at a special presentation in New Orleans on November 6.
The Unity site was one of several sites awarded in the Best Interactive category. Winners were selected from more than 1,100 entries.
"We're so proud of the site that we've built and the success we've had with our patients and our colleagues in the field," said K.K. Rajamani, M.D., Medical Director of Unity Diabetes and Endocrinology Services. "This web site provides an online community resource for our patients and adds whole new component to our community education efforts."
The Unity Diabetes Online Community web site launched in 2012 as an online resource to help patients manage their diabetes. The site includes interactive patient education tools, an events calendar, as well as an opportunity for visitors to connect with diabetes experts and/or other diabetes patients using the site. The site also hosts online web chats twice a month with a Q&A session with local diabetes experts. For more information visit unitydiabetescommunity.com.
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We'll be streaming on the internet as we perform live on Red River Radio, March 1, 2013, 8-10pm CST. Tune in or follow the link!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Upcoming Shows
I'll be doing solo shows at Twine Shreveport over several upcoming Thursdays... Feb. 21 along with Mar. 7 and 14.
We'll be doing a live band show on Red River Radio on March 1, from 8pm-10pm CST, followed by a bar show at Bear's Fairfield on Mar 2 at 10pm.See also the full schedule.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
When I Get to Deep Gap -- banjo and electric gourd
Here's some new music from my workshop -- we'll start playing this one live in coming days, probably focused on the banjo part.
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Stress causes weight fluctuations, chronic subluxations (needed adjustments) and fatigue. All of this can be due to your body being deficient in vitamins/minerals and/or being toxic. Nutritional deficiencies cause underlying weakness in your body's tissues, which directly interfere with your nervous system. Toxins are all around us in our environment and refined foods, not allowing us to heal properly.
Adrenal Symptoms:
Unable to rest at night
Tired around 10am, 2pm and 4pm
Excess stress & worry
Craving salt
Retaining water, around ankles
"7 Principles of Fat Burning"-Eric Berg DC
Additional Adrenal Depletion Common Symptoms:
• Constant tiredness
• Arthritis
• Inability to cope with stress
• Reduced sex drive
• Low back pain
• Depression
• Blood sugar issues
• Sighing & yawning
• Obesity
• Recurrent infections
• Irritability
• Craving sweet/salty foods
• Irrational anxiety
• Infertility
• Hormonal imbalance
Cortisol Flip
Cortisol is involved in balancing blood glucose, immune system response, bone turnover rate, mood and thought, REM sleep, can inhibit conversion from T4 to T3, protein catabolism (breakdown of protein).
High cortisol leads to low DHEA, which results in insomnia. Your cortisol levels should be high in the morning and low at night. If you have a hard time falling asleep at night and a difficult time waking up in the morning, your cortisol levels may have flipped (high at night, low in am).
DHEA is an anti-aging hormone responsible for lowering abdominal fat, increased libido, improves memory and enhances immunity.
A Viscous Cycle
50% of patients with hypothyroidism also have adrenal fatigue or depletion. Cortisol, mentioned above, also controls thyroid hormone production. Low thyroid levels cause an automatic increase in cortisol, increasing estrogen and inflammation. Thyroid medication will not work until your adrenal glands are supported. If you have been on thyroid medication for a long time, but your doctor tells you that your levels are "normal", your adrenals could be the problem.
In order to have healthy adrenal function, sleep must be corrected; in order to have good sleep, adrenals must be restored.
There are different herbs, called adaptogens and tonics, which help to support the function of the adrenal glands and to decrease the detrimental effects of stress on the adrenal glands.
In order to have healthy adrenal function, sleep must be corrected; in order to have good sleep, adrenals must be restored. The goals of reversing adrenal depletion are to support adrenal gland function with adrenal restorative herbs and to decrease the detrimental effects of stress on the adrenal glands with adaptogens.
Rhodiola is an adrenal tonic that helps to support the adrenal cortex. Other tonics include, Rhemannia and Licorice. Tonics increase or release adaptation energy, aka "instant energy".
Adaptogens, such as Eleuthero or Ashwaganda (Withania), conserve energy over time. Adaptogens help to improve adaptation to stress, promote regeneration, increased concentration, fewer mental errors, may help to make the stress response cycle more efficient, increased glucocoticoid action.
Herbs, vitamins and supplements must be of high quality in order to be effective, absorbed and utilized by the body. Artificial ingredients, dyes and chemicals can have the opposite no effect on your health.
Schedule a consultation with your healthcare provider to see if you are suffering from adrenal fatigue. Chiropractors, nutritionists and other holistic medical providers may be able to help with your diagnosis and management of this condition.
Please Note: Always consult with your healthcare professional before supplementing with vitamins/herbs.


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There is an old saying that goes something like you are what you eat. That same way of thinking can also apply to what you drink as well. Some beverages are loaded with sugars while others have a lot caloric count.
One way to start a lifestyle of being healthy is to reduce the amount of sugar you consume in a day, week, month and year. By starting out a little at a time you can lower the amount of sugar you crave and reduce your chances of becoming a diabetic.
Here are some beverages that not only contain a lot of sugar and contain a high number of calories as you can see below:
- Chocolate shakes – 580
- Creamy coffee drinks – 480
- Large smoothies – 354
- Soda – 310
- Juice – 250
- Sports drinks – 200
- Sweetened tea – 175
Here are some beverages that are void of sugar and contain a low number of calories that you should try and drink more often as you can see below:
- Coffee – 10
- Diet tea – 0
- Water – 0
- Hot tea – 0
- Diet soda – 0
There is a huge difference in the calories you consume between the two lists. While consuming those excess calories you are also making your body absorb a lot more sugar than you really need to keep your energy going or satisfy your taste buds.
Drink smart and stay healthy!
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May 2007
High School (13-18 yrs)
General Nutrition
Weight Management
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Empowering Youth is a manual for use in after school programs and classrooms with youth 11-18 years old. It contains current nutrition and physical activity information to enhance leader knowledge; fun, hands-on activities that teach nutrition concepts; ideas to include nutrition education and physical activity into youth programs and events; resources to help youth develop a nutrition or physical activity related community project; tips, worksheets, handouts, discussion prompters and more!
Available to middle and high schools upon request from Team Nutrition. Also available in PDF.
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A. Use of MyPlate/MyPlate or the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Material based substantially on MyPlate or 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
The manual provides a thorough but succinct review of the Dietary Guidelines and MyPyramid Food Guidance System. The explanation is in lay terms and thus appropriate for use by the general public.
B. Scope
Scope of information appropriate for target audience and essential topics discussed in appropriate detail.
The target audience of the manual are individuals who are planning programs for the adolescent population ages 11 to 18 years. As such, the scope and detail of the information is appropriate.
C. Purpose
Purpose stated in title or introduction is vague.
The title does not fully convey the resource is a program planning manual intended for program leaders.
D. Organization
Material well-organized and major points presented clearly.
E. Accuracy
Information is accurate and recommendations current with content of MyPlate and the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
F. Learner Background
Material does not assume that reader has background information.
The manual provides a wealth of information for the program planner. For example, Chapter 1 provides basic information regarding nutrition, physical activity and facts about diet-related diseases. Subsequent chapters begin with a discussion on the importance of nutrition and physical activity, guidelines for planning healthful meals and snacks, etc.
G. Learning Objectives
Not applicable.
While specific learning objectives for youth are not included, objectives of the manual are included. 1. Increasing youth's understanding of nutrition and physical activity related issues in their communities. 2. Teaching skills to help them make healthier nutrition and physical activity choices. 3. Designing a youth-driven nutrition and physical activity community project. 4. Model and promoting healthful eating and physical activity.
H. Learning Activities, Projects, or Interactive Learning Tools
Material includes a variety of stimulating and interesting learning experiences, questions, projects, or suggestions for further action that will involve the reader.
The manual is complete with a variety of tools including handouts, worksheets, community assessment score sheets, newsletters for parents, etc. all aimed at empowering youth ages 11 to 18 years to make healthful choices. All tools are available on-line at the Team Nutrition website.
I. Objectivity/Sponsor Bias
Subject matter presented objectively and fairly. No brand name promotion or obvious sponsor bias.
J. Inclusion of learning objectives, learner activities, instructional aids, lesson plans, evaluation component, identification of required instructional materials, web site with additional materials.
Material includes five or more of the above.
K. Recipes (if included)
Overall, recipes are compatible with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
L. Recipes (if included)
Recipes include a nutrient analysis per serving for the following nutrients listed on the nutrition label: kcal, macronutrients, trans fats, cholesterol, dietary fiber and sodium. If for a low-income audience, a cost analysis is included.
The number of recipes are minimal, but include a vareity such that a complete meal (including a fruit-based dessert) could be prepared. The combination demonstrates a healthful meal with whole grain, lean protein, fruit and vegetables.
M. Instructional Resources
Instructor resources not needed for this material.
The manual is a complete resource for teachers and caregivers aiming to design a nutrition and physical activity program for adolescents.
N. Credits, References and Resources (Including dates, publisher, etc.)
Current and complete credits, references, and resources listed.
O. Summary
Some major ideas summarized or reviewed; summaries not easily identified.
While summaries are not provided, each chapter includes an introduction, summarizing the content.
A. Role Models
Does not include negative stereotypes but fails to consider role models in nontraditional roles.
The materials do not address physical activities for the physically handicapped population. However, some of the activities could be modified for those who are physically limited.
B. Multi-cultural Representation
Material does not include any outright negative stereotypes concerning racial, religious, or ethnic groups.
C. Different lifestyles and food patterns
Material does not address a variety of values, practices, and/or food patterns representative of different lifestyles, cultures, and socioeconomic levels.
Print Materials
A. Writing Style
Main ideas are clear and flow smoothly.
B. Writing Approach
Writing approach is positive and personal. Active voice is used most of the time.
C. Vocabulary
Vocabulary used is appropriate for intended audience. Minimizes use of technical terms and if used, are defined.
D. Supportive Illustrations
All of the illustrations contribute to the material and are on the same page as their textual references. Tables and graphs are as simple and easy to read as possible. All information needed in graphs and tables is provided in a form requiring no further explanation.
E. Layout and Design
Color, design, and layout of material are attractive, and stimulate interest, without being too busy. There is good balance between print and blank space.
F. Visual Quality
Paper weight used is heavy enough so that print from one side cannot be seen on the other side. Text is written in a font size that is easy to read, and the main body is not written in capital letters.
G. Headings/Cueing Devices
Clear headings are provided for each topic area. Cueing devices (shading, boxes, arrows, etc.) are used to direct attention to key points.
H. Approximate Reading Level
Reading level is at 6th, 7th or 8th grade level.
Overall Comments on Resource Reviewed
A. Positive Points of the Reviewed Resource:
Basic nutrition and physical activity background information enabling program planners to accurately communication to youth. As such, no previous training is needed to incorporate the activities and games into youth programs. In addition, the manual includes resources to help youth assess their local food and physical activity environments and to advocate for change.
B. Points that Could Be Improved:
The majority of the tools provided in the manual are related to nutrition. While there is a full chapter devoted to phsical activity, the activities are designed for small spaces. Program leaders will need to access other sources for activities of moderate to vigorous intensity, as recommended by the Dietary Guidelines. Older adolescents (high-school age) may have previously completed some of the nutrition education activities, especially if they have been exposed to extensive nutrition education programs.
C. General Comments
While the materials provide a weatlh of information and tools, adults working with youth need to be highly encouraged to not only share the information, but also to role model the desired behaviors. Actions do speak louder than words. The background information, specifically the Dietary Guidelines and MyPyramid may need to be revised with the release of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines. However, the other information and activities should continue to be accurate.
D. Overall Summary
Teachers and caregivers will find the resource a useful manual in developing programs aimed at empowering youth ages 11 to 18 years to make healthful food and physical activity choices. The manual is complete with in-depth tools that are ready to use.
Reviewer Rating
Any opinions expressed about any resource in this web site (either expressly or implied) are solely and completely the responsibility of the reviewer and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.


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When you dismiss an incoming call on your Droid Bionic, you may see a pop-up menu similar to the one shown. That's the Text Message Reply feature in action: Choose an option to send the caller a quick text message, explaining why you didn't answer.
If the Text Message Reply feature isn't activated on your Droid Bionic, you can follow these steps to turn it on:
At the Home screen, press the Menu soft button.
Choose Settings.
Choose Call Settings and then choose Text Message Reply.
Ensure that a green check mark appears by the option Text Message Reply.
You have to scroll down a bit to find the Text Message Reply option.
You can choose the Edit Messages option to remove existing text message replies or to create your own.
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After the feature is activated on your phone, you see the Text Message Reply menu whenever you dismiss or ignore an incoming call.


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- And The Curtain Rises
- A Play For Every Year
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- Back Again After 20 Years: The Yellowjackets
- 40 Writers, 40 Neighborhoods, 40 Books
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- Autumn Strolls
- Elif Bebek, Turkey's Doll
- Seoul
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- Turkish Airlines In Isparta
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Osman Hamdi Bey
Founder of archaeology and museology in Turkey, Osman Hamdi Bey is also the leading representative of Turkish painting in the period of Westernization and one of the most prominent names in Turkish art.
Went to Paris to study law in 1860, Osman Hamdi's interest in painting soon took precedence and for a while he tried to learn both subjects. It wasn't long however before he decided to devote himself entirely to painting and enrolled in the Paris École des Beaux Arts as well as frequenting the private studios, most notably of Jean Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) and Gustave Boulanger, (1824-1888), both prominent artists of the period. In 1869 he returned to Istanbul and entered government service, serving at various levels until he left that position by choice in 1878 with the idea of devoting more time to his painting. Having earned the appreciation of high ranking officials during the period that he was employed, Osman Hamdi succeeded in getting himself reinstated and in 1881 was appointed director of the Imperial Museum (the Istanbul Archaeological Museums) and in 1882 director of the School of Fine Arts (Mimar Sinan University of the Fine Arts), positions he held until his death in 1910.
Rather than limiting himself to museum management, Osman Hamdi preferred to be actively involved in the field, undertaking the first excavation ever mounted by Turks. The Nemrut Dağı, Sidon (today's Lebanon) and Lagina excavations were all personally directed by him. Before being appointed director of the museum, he is known to have made historical and archaeological studies in the Baghdad region, where he was sent on his first official mission and to have sent some artifacts back to Istanbul.
First discovered by Germans in 1881, the Nemrut Mound also attracted the attention of high ranking Ottoman officials. Osman Hamdi Bey and the sculptur Osgan Efendi, a faculty member at the School of Fine Arts, were appointed in 1883 to investigate the area. The finds of the partial excavation they carried out there were published in the form of a book in the light of the results of the earlier research. This publication in French, a very significant book for 1883, included not only inscriptions but also scale drawings of reliefs and photographs taken that year.
Osman Hamdi Bey carried out the Sidon excavation in 1887, uncovering close to twenty extremely valuable sarcophagi in the process. The most famous ones, the Alexander, the Weeping Women, the Satrap and the Lycian Sarcophagi, are part of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums collection today.
Led by Prof. Dr. Ahmet Tırpan of Selçuk University today, the Lagina excavations were initially undertaken by Osman Hamdi Bey in 1891-92. Once again, he added the sculptures and reliefs he personally found there over the course of two years to the Istanbul Archaeological Museums collection.
When the number of artifacts brought to light in the excavations carried out by Osman Hamdi Bey and his associates proliferated significantly, the need arose for a larger and more substantial museum building. Finding the requisite backing, Osman Hamdi Bey opened the first section of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums to visitors in 1899, the second section in 1903 and the third section in 1907.
Beginning in 1840, foreigners were granted permission to engage in excavations on the Ottoman lands. However, in the absence of a clear regulation governing ancient artifacts, the finds uncovered rapidly disappeared out of the country. Osman Hamdi Bey's most notable contribution therefore after being brought to the museum directorship was to have new provisions added to the 1874 'Regulation Governing Ancient Artifacts' strictly prohibiting their removal outside the country.
A year after Osman Hamdi Bey was appointed head of the Imperial Museum in 1881, he was also appointed Director of the School of Fine Arts in 1882. While dealing with excavations and museum affairs on the one hand, on the other he set up the Imperial School of the Fine Arts and selected the teachers to give instruction there. Designing the building that serves today as the Istanbul Archaeological Museum's 'Ancient Oriental Monuments Building' together with the architect Vallaury, another Fine Arts School teacher, he opened it for instruction in 1883.
Continuing to paint at every opportunity, Osman Hamdi Bey never neglected his painting, either while dealing with government affairs or while carrying out his archaeological and museological studies. Regarded as one of the most successful painters, in view especially of the conditions of Turkish painting at the time, Osman Hamdi produced close to 200 canvases that still survive today, among them The Coffee Hearth, The Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II, Veiled Women at the Door of the Mosque, Prayer at the Green Tomb, After the Breaking the Fast, The Sultan Leaving the Mosque, Women on an Excursion, The Green Mosque at Bursa, The Prayer Niche, The Water of Life Fountain, In Front of the Rüstem Pasha Mosque, The Tortoise Trainer, Woman with Mimosa.
Together with Şeker Ahmed Pasha and Süleyman Seyyid, who were also trained with him in Paris during the same period, Osman Hamdi Bey is included in the group known as the 'classics' of the Art of Turkish Painting. But Osman Hamdi's style and working technique differ from that of his contemporaries. The influence of the teachers, of Gérôme in particular, who produced works in the Orientalist style is clearly evident in Osman Hamdi's paintings, which stylistically have a lot in common with the Orientalists.
Compositions involving human figures, especially large-scale figures, are observed in Turkish painting for the first time in Osman Hamdi Bey. There are always one or more figures in the architectural scenes he depicts. Having acquired documentary value today for their successful depiction of the monuments of Turkish art, Osman Hamdi's paintings, even though they are occasionally criticized for their use of figures, occupy a very important place in the history of Turkish painting.


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Swimmers' accomplishments limited only by the size of their pool
This summer was one of the most successful summers in Park City Swimming history and these kids and their coaches deserve some recognition. The long-course season came to an end a month ago at the Junior Olympics where Park City swimmers not only broke some state records but had personal best times in their races.
The 13-14 yr old girls relay team consisting of Milava Shumilova, Elise Beller, Siena Senn and Katie Hale broke the state record in the 200 free, 400 free and 400 medley. That's 3 new state records! Individual event winners were also incredible. Audrey McDonald won the 200 free, 100 free, 50 free and the 400 free. Milava Shumilova won the 100 free, Cole Peterson won the 100 back and Sasha Shumilov won the 100 back. Over all Sasha Shumilov and Audrey McDonald came in third in their age groups for overall points!
Eight Park City swimmers were named to the 2014 UT Age Group Zones Championship: Elise Beller, Alec Chournos, Helena Djunic, Katie Hale, Lucas Hess, Audrey McDonald, Siena Senn and Milava Shumilova. Let's give a big round of applause for these athletes and their coaches, Mike and Dan, for an exceptional season. Imagine what Park City swimmers could do with a 50-meter pool?? The possibilities are endless.
Jennifer McDonald
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Admonition to Vail: back off
Enough is enough of this bull from Vail Resorts .
Vail, please stop bullying Park City Mountain Resort into submission. Yes, we know they screwed up. Yes, we know (in my opinion) that lack of competition has allowed the base area, operations, and facilities at Park City to become outdated from years of under-investment from Pwdr Corp & the Cummings family. You can probably do a better job - we get it...
However, it's August. People are, or need to be booking their vacations. They have no idea if there will be a ski season and this won't be resolved until when? Millions of dollars and thousands of jobs may be at stake.
As far as I can tell, Vail Resorts appears to be showing itself for who they appear to be: a soulless corporation that cares only about the bottom line and will defend that aggressively. This signals that they don't [care] about history, tradition, or what appears to be the local community.
Vail, if you take over PCMR, it will take us years or possibly even decades to forget how you acquired PCMR, and how you behaved during this skirmish. The skirmish is now national news. Please, enough is enough.
Andre Shoumatoff
Park City
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Thanks for the kindness of strangers
Keeping Park City Park City is more about people than buildings.
Several weeks ago while on a motorcycle test ride the second worst thing that can happen on a bike occurred at the bottom of Brown's Canyon. The motor stopped running. Great. No cell service. With nothing else to do I began some preliminary diagnostics. Turns over - check. Oil pressure? - check. In my backyard mechanic days I learned to never overlook the obvious. Out of gas? As I sat in what felt like 100 degree sun pondering what to do next 2 Summit County moto cops pulled up, Sgt. Eric Redd and Deputy Andy Crnich. They asked what was up and what could they do to help. When I told them my out of gas theory they quickly offered to go to a friend's house to have him bring some gas. They rode off and a few minutes later one of them came back to inform me "mission accomplished". Gas was on the way. All too often our law enforcement officers are vilified for a variety of things. For me, Sergeant Redd and Deputy Crnich epitomize how our police "Protect and Serve" our community.
Recently, rider (me) poor judgment resulted in a mountain bike endo in Round Valley. I walked to the trail head while a friend went to get his car. Sitting there in shoulder pain a stranger pulled up and asked if and how he could help. He had seen my crash from his deck, saw me sitting there, got in his car and drove down to offer assistance.
THIS is what keeps Park City Park City.
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TC TO MARGARET A. CARLYLE; 29 March 1850; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18500329-TC-MAC-01; CL 25: 56-58
Chelsea, 29 March, 1850
My dear Mother,
Nobody can well be busier than I at present: but here is a little message for you. I am just about fairly thro' my No 4 (which comes out on the 15th of April); and I mean to have one silent day, walking out among the heaths, before I begin No 5. This is fine sunny weather (tho' with frost still), and most agreeably silent, today being what they call "Good Friday,"—an old festival of the Church, now chiefly employed by the mass of the English population in taking jaunts into the country, comforting their souls with beer, and eating a kind of puffy butter-scons called "cross-buns," cookies with a cross stamped on them,—sacred to this good day! Not sleeping well, I went out for a walk this morning; all was grey, dim, and snell as winter: but at the "Original Chelsea Bunhouse"1 (for we pique ourselves on our fame for buns), there was a gathering as of people about the drawing a lottery; I stept near, it was poor souls crowding forward for their buns, and Baker and Wife serving them eagerly out of door and window: all silent too,—an affair of real business, and no mistake. At richer doors, as I walked along, Baker's men were delivering the same sacred very edible article; at one particular door, it seemed to me as if the maid were taking about five dozen or so;—many children, and their bits of appetites good! "Got your buns, old boy?" the workmen said to one another as they hurriedly saluted. A fine well-living people this,—after all!
The noise about these Pamphlets is very great, and not very musical,—but indeed I take care not to hear it, so don't care. Chapman is about printing the 4th thousand of No 1, which he thinks naturally is good work. What he means to give me, I do not yet ascertain; but have decided that he shall let me know accurately in black on white within a week,—while I have the hank in my own hand!— — Meanwhile, dear Mother, here is a little fraction of actual money come to me for them from America! A certain second Chapman2 here (John knows him) called the other morning with an offer of £4"10 for a copy of each No "one steamer before it was published." I instantly said, "Done!" He has got the first accordingly, and paid me for it; the second he will get in about a week, and pay me for it;—and I decide to give these two American first windfalls, one of them to Jane, and the other to my good old Mother by way of gratification to myself. Jane has got hers; and here is yours dear Mother,—buy yourself something you may like with it, or make some loved soul a gift out of it,—in short do yourself a little fraction of good with it, let me have that little pleasure to myself in secret! I have marked the Draught in John's name, who will give you cash for it on the spot (if he can), or easily get it for you.— — And so take care of the weather, dear Mother, and keep yourself snug till the April flowers come;—and let me now go and finish my sad burble of a job, and then get away out from these paper-clippings into the free air.
My affectionate regards to Jamie and Isabella: will somebody tell me if the Boys are at school, and how they are doing?— Poor Jane has caught a kind of real cold at last; but it seems fast going again, tho' she is still a prisoner.
Adieu dear Mother. Ever your affectionate /
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CHICAGO — As I listen to our industry's experts, I become more amazed every day by the continued absence of management-support and fiscal-accountability systems that tell you not what you want to hear but where you are headed.
It's pretty easy to manipulate all types of systems by either having too much definition or not enough, i.e. those suffering from the I'm-not-sure-I-really-want-to-know-the-truth syndrome.
Systems will become more broken as the financial crisis continues to take hold of our economy. It's a shortage of good systems, not resources, that leads to imprecise outcomes. They fail to provide the actual pounds or pieces produced and real processing cost; detailed information on energy usage; labor cost, including fringe benefits; and precise sales data. In short, they lack the reliable data that can supply you a profit-and-loss scenario.
These systems have always been flawed but current economic stresses are making things worse. Our recession cycle is not normal, and if systems are not designed to capture and analyze all data, the next four years will lead to more major bankruptcy claims than we can ever imagine.
There are simply no signs that our industry's dim revenue picture will brighten drastically in the years to come. The time for those oft-used budget tricks has passed. Reserves are being drained from just about every facet—operators, suppliers, professional groups, trade shows, etc.—and we are simply operating outside the bounds of historical experience.
This is why systems must be designed to realistically depict the fiscal facts; if you are going to survive, you will need systems available to tell you everything you need to know to keep your financial head above water.
With a revenue plunge on the way, corporate managers must awaken to the reality that our economic conditions are dramatically draining resources; I predict that top-heavy organizations will fall first.
It may be too late for many organizations to jigger their financial status, thus creating corporate grief that floats somewhere between denial and bargaining. Every organization, if it is going to survive the next five years, must rethink its spending. The analogy that you have to spend money to make money no longer applies during these economic times.
Systems that are able to fully depict the cost of doing business, including everything from labor and manufacturing to marketing and travel, must be developed immediately.
When resources are scarce—and they truly are for most—the way to make an impact is not just to cut but to direct said cuts in such a way that there is some kind of prioritization. As a result of these decisions, hopefully we can keep morale up and maintain our legacy. We all must play a vital role in our organizations to manage the economic meltdown surrounding us.
If you are confident that the fiscal-management systems supporting you are not dysfunctional, you are mistaken. No system is truly factual at all levels, and no systems are available that will tell you what you need to know—everything.
It has been management's desire to stay status quo, maybe improve a little here and a little there, but are you able to gather the information you need on a day-to-day basis? Or has anyone asked you what you need? Think about it.
Times are becoming more and more financially critical. Smart systems design and management will be needed to survive.


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Scrabble word: CANDLE
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Definitions of CANDLE in dictionaries:
- noun - stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- noun - the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- verb - examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
- A solid, usually cylindrical mass of tallow, wax, or other fatty substance with an axially embedded wick that is burned to provide light.
- Something resembling this object in shape or use.
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- An obsolete unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a wax candle with standard composition and equal to 1.
- See candela.
- verb - to examine eggs in front of a light
There are 6 letters in CANDLE: A C D E L N
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(AP Photo/Stew Milne)Central Falls, R.I., teachers union president Jane Sessums
One of the first high-profile examples of President Obama's public education reforms comes from Rhode Island, a participant in Race to the Top (RttT).
Does RttT deal with teacher unions effectively?
President Obama spoke up about the controversial mass firings at the Rhode Island high school:
So if a school is struggling, we have to work with the principal and the teachers to find a solution. We've got to give them a chance to make meaningful improvements. But if a school continues to fail its students year after year after year, if it doesn't show signs of improvement, then there's got to be a sense of accountability. And that's what happened in Rhode Island last week at a chronically troubled school, when just 7 percent of 11th graders passed state math tests -- 7 percent. When a school board wasn't able to deliver change by other means, they voted to lay off the faculty and the staff. As my Education Secretary Arne Duncan, says, our kids get only one chance at an education, and we need to get it right.
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A "Dating Naked" contestant is suing Viacom, Lighthearted Entertainment and Firelight Entertainment for $10 million. It seems that Jessie Nizewitz is furious that one shot from filming aired without being blurred, so there was a moment in the July 31 episode that showed off all of her private business to the world. Despite signing up for the show and agreeing to be naked throughout, Nizewitz says she was "shocked, horrified, and outraged to observe this intrusion into her privacy for all to see."
Deadline shares that the "Dating Naked" contestant is suing because she was assured that all of her naughty bits would be kept private via either strategic shooting or digital blurring. She also says that before the wrestling beach scene in question, she was again assured that things would be blurred. For whatever reason, that's not how things ended up in this one particular scene.
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Bastila and Fem Revan, the untold Love Story
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OMG this is an old thread, I hope someone actually reads this question I have, instead of me talking to thin air.
I have a couple of questions regarding this mod.
the questions are as follows:
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when I first played KOTOR, I did it as male revan, and on the torture scene, kaul tortures bastila to get revan to give him anwsers, and when I played the game again as female revan he instead tortured carth.
so question 1 is: if I use this mod, and manage to romance bastila with a female revan, and manage to get it as far as it could get, would kaul torture bastila? or he would torture carth?
When I played KOTOR for the third time, I did it as a DarkSide male revan, and there, when I reached the top of the rakata temple, and bastila showed up, she made the offer to become revan's apprentice AND lover, on a very twisted evil and cool way.
But on my fourth playtrough as DarkSide Female Revan, when I reached the same spot, she only made the offer with her as an aprentice and nothing more.
so, question Number 2: if I use this mod with a darkside female revan, and manage to complete bastila's romance quest, by the time I reach rakata temple she makes the same offer to be revan's aprentice and lover? (on the same way she did with male revan?)
Final Question, playing as female revan makes carth's romance posible, but I'm assuming that I can't romance both carth and bastila, to get the bastila romance I must avoid all flirts with carth completely? or can I add some small tiny flirts with carth but leave incomplete his romance side-quest to complete bastila's?
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As parents in Ontario are forced once again to deal with labour unrest in public schools, perhaps it is time to re-open the discussion on expanding educational choice by allowing those who send their children to private schools to direct their education taxes to the institutions they select.
Such a debate would undoubtedly evoke memories of John Tory's ill-fated promise in 2007 that, if elected Premier, he would extend public financing to religious schools in the province. That announcement is widely viewed as the reason why the Conservatives lost the general election that year, ultimately leading to Tory's own downfall as party leader. Be that as it may, the proposal represented a refreshing, if modest, departure from the kind of stale thinking that has come to dominate discussion about education and education funding, not just in Ontario, but across Canada.
There are those who say that extending funding to private schools - especially faith-based schools – is a matter of fairness, since Catholics have access to public funds to support their institutions. This is true as far as it goes, but as an argument in favour of extending funding, it's weak.
The real issue is not equality, but choice.
The obligation to educate children is, first and foremost, a parental obligation. It may make sense to use the authority of the government to raise funds for education through taxes, but this does not change the fundamental nature and source of the obligation, nor does it alter the proper role of government as facilitator – not dictator – of education. When it comes to education, parents are consumers. They ought to be permitted to decide for themselves where to purchase that service.
Ontario's children are being poorly served by Soviet-style central control over education. Despite having one of the best funded education systems in the world, the average academic performance of the province's students is mediocre at best when ranked against that of students from other developed countries. As academic standards have declined moreover, so too have behavioural standards. Not only are common-sense values and the responsible behaviour that they inspire not taught, more often than not they are denigrated as a matter of principle.
Who's responsible?
In truth, nobody is responsible, because nobody is accountable in any meaningful way. Basic policy decisions are made – often after a lengthy, complicated and mind-numbing process of evaluation – by faceless technocrats who are isolated by several layers of bureaucracy from the consequences of their decisions, not to mention the judgment of those who must live with them, namely the teachers and parents.
This is what makes private schools so attractive. Like the original public schools, these institutions are essentially joint ventures by parents who pool their resources to provide education for their children. Private schools are run by either parents or administrators hired by parents, they are funded by parents, and they are accountable to parents.
Freed from the constraints of central planning, private schools – like the original public schools – are able to adjust quickly and efficiently to the changing needs of their students. They are free to adopt new practices and new technologies that improve education, and to drop those that don't, all without waiting for the official approval of the Ministry of Education.
Ironically, the principle flaw in the Tory plan may have been that it did not go far enough. To be truly effective it would have to be extended to all private schools in the province, not just faith-based schools. Parents who choose to educate their children at home would have to be taken into consideration too. Extending funding - either directly, or through some sort of a voucher program – would not just accommodate the children of those parents who opt out of the state-run system, it would also benefit those children who remain in the system. In almost every jurisdiction that's been studied, more parental choice in education has led to better average performances for all students, including those in the public system.
Having written all of this, it must be acknowledged that there are also dangers inherent in what Tory was proposing, not the least of which is the possibility that funds might be used to finance the indoctrination of children into hateful and potentially violent ideologies.
Admittedly, this is a serious issue, but is it an education issue?
Surely it's the job of our domestic intelligence and law enforcement agencies, not the Ministry of Education, to ensure that schools – or any other organization for that matter – do not become centres of subversion and sedition. If there are schools today that are teaching such things it's not because of public funding (which doesn't exist yet) but because the government is failing to take action and close them down. Continuing to hold the parents of the almost 60,000 children currently enrolled in private denominational schools hostage won't make Ontario any safer.
Many of Ontario's private schools, including those that are faith-based, are older than the very education system that is attacking them. For generations these schools have partnered with parents to raise responsible and productive members of society. Indeed, many of Ontario's preeminent citizens over the years, including Dalton McGuinty himself, have been products of private, faith-based education.
Hundreds of thousands of Ontario's parents from all walks of life and from all socio-economic backgrounds, have, over the years, recognized the benefit of educating their children in these schools – benefit for both the children and for society at large.
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In the recent medical ethics literature, several authors have recommended terminal sedation and refusal of hydration and nutrition as important, morally acceptable, and relatively uncontroversial treatment options for end-of-life suffering. However, not all authors use these terms to refer to the same practices. This paper examines the various ways that the terms terminal sedation and refusal of hydration and nutrition have been used in the medical literature. Although some of these practices are ethically appropriate responses to end-of-life suffering, others (at least as they are currently described in the medical ethics literature) are not. This paper identifies and discusses the principles that morally distinguish these practices from one another and specifically describes different features of medical practices and moral principles that affect the moral acceptability of various medical treatments. These distinctions reveal the complexity of the issues surrounding terminal sedation and refusal of hydration and nutrition, a complexity that has not been adequately addressed in recent discussions.
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Approval of the Minutes of August 7, 2002: Mr. Grosso noted that the last paragraph on page 2 should read "Mr. Harp agreed to pursue this with Mr. Pellegrino".
Mr. Davis moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Mrs. Sutton seconded and the motion passed 7-0.
The Newtown Township Park and Recreation Board met on Wednesday, August 7, 2002 in the Newtown Township Building. In attendance and voting were Bernard Bires, Chairman; Andrew Levine, Vice-Chairman; John Davis, Joel Grosso, Kathy Kelly, Buck O'Neill, Russell G. Strover, Susan Sutton, and Anne Marie Zambriscki, members. Also in attendance were Scott Harp, Supervisor; Bill Wert, Park and Recreation Director and Susan Beasley, Planning Commission Liaison.
Call to Order
Mr. Bires called the meeting to Order at 7:00 PM.
Public Comment
Mrs. Nancy Crescenzo, a resident, said that she was in attendance because the Skate Park is on the agenda, and she was eager to see the park built. She expressed concern that the High School would be using the playing fields behind Staples for emergency parking until the new school opens, and that this would delay the project. She also expressed interest in the Hidden Lake sub-committee report.
Mr. Bires said that he would like to address Mrs. Crescenzo's concerns as they came up on the agenda.
Approval of Minutes
Mr. Strover noted that on Page 2, the Shade Tree Commission grant is for $3,000.
Mr. Grosso moved to approve the minutes of June 5, 2002, as corrected. Mr. Strover seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
Old Business
Playground Sub-Committee Report
Mr. Wert reported that a gravel path had been placed from the Roberts Ridge playground to the Newtown Trail, and that he was pricing asphalt for the path. The bid for installation of the playground had been awarded to Buzz Burger, Inc. Work would begin next Monday and would take a few weeks.
Mr. Bires reported that an opening ceremony is planned for September 15, 2002. (changed to Sept. 22) There will be a ribbon cutting at 5:00 PM and a concert by Monday's Blues Big Band would take place at 6:00 PM. The Bucks County Parks Department bandstand will be rented. The total cost for the band and bandstand is $1500.00. The Musicians Union will donate a portion of their fee, and Mr. Harp is working to find a sponsor for the remainder of the fees. Mr. Wert will handle publicity for the opening.
Mr. Bires said that he thought this concert would give the Park and Recreation Board a chance to measure the response to Township sponsored concerts and give an indication in the community's interest in a permanent band shell/gazebo in the park.
Shade Tree Commission
Mr. Strover reported that he is still waiting on paperwork for the tree grant. He would like the Board to consider planting more along Frost Lane. Six trees did not survive the summer, three of which will be replaced by "Tree the Streets". He said that he had heard that Yardley had gotten a $40,000 grant for materials for parks, and he wanted to look into applying for a similar grant.
Hidden Lake Sub –Committee
Mr. Grosso reported that the Hidden lake Sub-Committee had met on July 23, 2002. Chief Duffy and some concerned residents also attended. Mr. Grosso said that Chief Duffy felt that there is no safe parking available, and that exiting onto Washington Crossing Road could be dangerous. He said that currently the police do not regularly patrol at Hidden Lake, and that they do not have the manpower to begin regular patrols. The area cannot be patrolled with a car or bicycle, only on foot. The chief felt that there are some dangerous conditions at the lake and that it should not be made more accessible.
Mr. Grosso said that during the discussion at the Sub-Committee meeting, residents expressed concern about the lack of Township owned land for parking. They were also concerned about trespassing on their private property to access the lake. Many asked about their own and the Township's liability in the event of an accident. He presented a written report with recommendations to the Park and Recreation Board for consideration in making its recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
In reviewing the written report, Mr. Davis asked if the committee had discussed the property owners installing fences to delineate their property lines. He questioned whether the property could be posted as "no trespassing" if fishing and boating are allowed by the County.
Mrs. Beasley suggested that the Board might want to ask the Planning Commission to research whether parking is allowed on the small area of Township owned property at the entrance to Hidden Lake, or if it can be posted as "No Parking".
Mr. Harp said that the Board could prepare a list of questions for the Township Solicitor. Matters such as posting "no parking" and "no trespassing" signs and clarification of the easements on the property could be researched by the Solicitor. Mr. Grosso agreed to pursue this with Mr. Pellegrino.
Mr. Grosso said that the Sub-Committee had considered the report of Bill Mitchell of the Bucks County Park and Recreation Board, the concerns of the Police Chief, the original intent in the creation of the lake, and the Comprehensive Recreation Plan, and felt that the property should remain as it is now. The Sub-Committee felt that this property is not viable for further development. Mr. Grosso also said that the Sub-Committee felt that leaving the property as it is now did not address the safety and liability issues that currently exist, and recommend the forming of a task force to address these specific concerns.
Mr. Levine moved to recommend to the Board of Supervisors that the open space at Hidden Lake be left in its natural environment; only routine maintenance should be performed on the property; that a task force be formed consisting of members of the Board of Supervisors, area residents and Chief Duffy for the purpose of addressing the safety concerns and other issues associated with the lake; and that the original intent of the lake supports the notion that Hidden Lake is open space and cannot nor should not be considered a park. Mr. Grosso seconded the motion.
Mr. Davis said that he thought that the "original intent" should not be part of the motion, as the Comprehensive plan says that Hidden Lake "may not" be suitable for further development.
Mr. Levine amended his motion to recommend to the Board of Supervisors that the open space at Hidden Lake be left in its natural environment; only routine maintenance should be performed on the property; that a task force be formed consisting of members of the Board of Supervisors, area residents and Chief Duffy for the purpose of addressing safety concerns and other issues associated with the lake. Mrs. Sutton seconded the motion.
Mr. Jeff Marshall, a resident said that the lake is currently being used and that the Park and Recreation Board cannot just leave it the way it is. They must address the safety and liability issues, either restrict access or make it safe.
Mr. Levine asked if the lake is accessible through Lakeview Estates.
Mrs. Beasley said that because Lakeview Estates has only one entrance, an easement was created through the Marshall property for emergency vehicles only. This is not a public easement. When people enter the lake area through Lakeview Estates they are trespassing.
Mr. Bires asked the Board to vote on Mr. Levine's motion.
Mr. Levine's motion, seconded by Mrs. Sutton passed unanimously.
Clark Property
Mr. Wert reported that he had toured the property with Don Gephardt, the regional representative of the DCNR. He and Mr. Gephardt discussed possibilities for future grants, particularly for renovating the barn as a nature center or environmental center. Mr. Gephardt said that he would have to research the impact on existing facilities outside the township if the barn is used for educational purposes.
Mr. Levine said that he had worked with the DCNR on County projects at Silver Lake, and they had been given Keystone Grants.
Mrs. Beasley said that she thought that there are seminars given on applying for Keystone Grants.
Mr. Strover reported that the parking area should be completed very soon.
Skate Park
Mr. Harp said that at this time no sketch plans had been completed for a skate park. Council Rock School District had been in touch with the Township about using the property behind Staples for temporary parking during the split sessions in the fall. The Township is willing to work with the School District on this.
Mrs. Crescenzo said that she thought that the Staples land should not be used for student parking, but as a staging area for CR North Construction or staff parking.
Mr. Levine asked if the $75,000.00 allocated for the skate park could be used for other purposes if the skate park is put on hold.
Mr. Harp explained that the money is specifically allocated for a skate park, and a change would have to be presented to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
Mrs. Crescenzo asked if the opening of the Middletown Skate Park, and a proposed skate park in Northampton would diminish interest in a park for Newtown.
Mr. O'Neill showed the Board a recent USA Today article that stated that skate boarding is now more popular than Little League Baseball, with 7.5 million skate boarders and 6.9 million Little League Ball Players. Newtown and all the surrounding towns have ball fields, so if the children are this interested, we should offer skate parks as well. He said that his development, Eagle Ridge, and Headley Trace have banned skateboard use, and he thinks this is true in other developments also. He said that he did not think there would be less interest if nearby towns were offering skate parks. He asked if any land in Helen Randle Park could be used for a park if the Staples site cannot be used.
Mr. Bires said that the land available at Helen Randle Park could not accommodate a regulation size skate park, and that the men's softball field was very close and fly balls would be a danger to the skate boarders.
Mr. Wert said that he was concerned about the operation of a skate park if there is diminished interest. He said that an employee must always be on site during operations to collect admission and supervise for safety. He said that he does not know if the skate park could be financially self-sufficient.
Mr. Bires said that before construction is begun, it might be a good idea to do a survey for community interest.
Mr. O'Neill volunteered to chair a Sub-Committee to begin planning a skate park, including investigating alternate sites, and conducting a survey of community interest.
Mr. Harp said that he thought that Mr. Weaver might have a lot of information of skate parks.
Mrs. Crescenzo said that she had saved all the paperwork form a previous skate park committee and that she would make this available to Mr. O'Neill.
Silver Lake Park
Mr. Bires said that this is an addition to the agenda. He asked if a Sub-Committee could be formed to investigate and make recommendations for improvements to Silver Lake Park.
Mrs. Kelly volunteered to chair a Sub Committee. She suggested that anyone interested get together to walk through the park before a meeting is held.
Mrs. Sutton volunteered to be on this committee.
Liaison Reports
Capital Planning – No Report
Planning Commission
Mrs. Beasley reported that Szarko Builders had presented a plan for a Minor Sub-Division, but had been advised that the plan would need to be resubmitted as either a Major Sub-Division or a flag lot with zoning variances.
Wiltshire Walk had presented a Conditional Use application for removal of 40,000 cubic yards of topsoil. The Commission is recommending that the Board of Supervisors grant the Conditional Use with the condition that an effort be made to remove the topsoil to another location within the Township, School District or County.
Maple Leaf Learning Center had applied for Conditional Use for a daycare/nursery school at the Assembly of God Church. They were advised that the Church lot size is too small for a nursery school and that a variance would be needed. The Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors grant the Conditional Use with the condition that at zoning variance for lot size be applied for.
Tudor Square reviewed its plan to build a third office building on Newtown Yardley Road.
Board of Supervisors – no report
Park and Recreation Directors Report
Mr. Wert provided a written report to the Park and Recreation Board, showing an overall 10% increase in revenue and a 14% increase in participation for the Summer programs.
All camps have been successfully completed. There was a 3% decrease in revenue and 13% decrease in participation, however the young teen camp was a tremendous success and Mr. Wert expects an increased enrollment next year.
There were 48 applicants for the NFL Flag Football program. The Lower Bucks Athletic Association contacted Park and Rec about joining their league, which sponsors teams in Lower Makefield, Bensalem and Levittown. Newtown teams would have home games at Helen Randle Park and travel to these teams for away games. Games are on Sunday afternoons. Newtown can field 2 teams of 6-8 year olds, 3 teams of 10 to 12 year olds and 1 team of 12 to 14 year olds. He said that Lower Bucks encouraged Newtown to sponsor Spring League teams also.
Northampton Township had contacted Mr. Wert about co-sponsoring computer classes at their new computer room. Newtown would advertise in our brochure and do our own enrollments and collection of fees. Mr. Wert said that he was not sure if he wanted to send our residents outside of the Township.
Mrs. Sutton said that she thought that unless this program would be competing with one in Newtown she thought it would be a good idea. She said that Northampton programs are open to non-residents anyway.
Member Comments
Mr. Harp noted that the Walk America flag walk would pass through Newtown on September 4th. They will be at Carl Sedia Park at 10:00 AM carrying flags that have been carried across the country and will be presented at ceremonies at Ground Zero on September 11, 2002.
Mr. Bires moved to adjourn at 9:15PM. Mr. Levine seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted
Mary Donaldson, Recording Secretary


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Roger Dale Carr
Position: WR
Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: July 1, 1952 in Seminole, OK
High School: Enid, Cotton Valley
College: Louisiana Tech (school history)
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1st round (24th overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 50 (1463rd overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Kenneth King was born in Texas, but reared and educated in Denver Public Schools. King graduated from Northwestern in Chicago and founded Columbia Savings and Loan Association in Colorado in 1929. Kenneth King died at an age of 90 in 1992.
From childhood his motto was "To do the common thing in an uncommon way."
King established the Foundation in 1990 with full funding occurring after his death in 1992. The Foundation was started to carry on his belief to help people, especially the less fortunate. He served on the Board of many charitable organizations and was very active with Goodwill Industries.
He believed in giving people the opportunity to work and to prosper under the American free enterprise system.
During his years in the home loan industry he found ways to assist people whom otherwise couldn't have obtained home loans. Losing his father early in life young King learned how to take care of himself which gave him the strength and character to take care of others.
T.E. Welker, Board Chair
Matthew R. Banner, III
John Love, Treasurer
Janice Fritsch, President
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The winter's heaviest metal tour kicked off on Friday night with Skeletonwitch, Enslaved, and Viking heroes Amon Amarth, and this New York Examiner was in Sin City to witness the brutality firsthand.
The House of Blues venue is inside the Mandalay Bay casino, making the entry process a bit surreal for those not used to the nonstop clamor and action of a casino floor. It also offers enough room for well over 1,000 fans and virtually every inch of space was needed for the near-sellout crowd on Friday night.
I actually missed the first few songs of Skeletonwitch's opening set thanks to my NYC mentality that "a few blocks" was a reasonable walk from one casino to the next (a single Vegas avenue is actually more like walking from 2nd Ave to 8th), but as soon as I stepped foot onto the floor, I was blasted by the band's face-melting stageshow.
If they wanted, Skeltonwitch could be the next metal-radio gods, with blistering riffs and hypnotic guitar solos that don't let their inherent catchiness get in the way of crushing, tractor trailer-weight heaviness. But radio doesn't care much for singer Chance Garnette's style of unholy screaming, and Skeletonwitch doesn't care much for being radio friendly. That worked out perfectly for those of us at House of Blues Friday night, where a small but fierce mosh pit stayed active all night long while the rest of the floor screamed along with the band.
Chance exhorted the crowd to "smoke weed" and "eat pussy" in between songs, and while venue security was pretty strict, the former definitely was noticeable in the crowd and it's entirely possible the latter was too. (What happens in Vegas...) It's a shame that Skeletonwitch only had 40 minutes to play, but those of us in New York will be getting two more nights with them at Irving Plaza and The Paramount in early February, and Friday night's show proved that the band's live show is at absolute peak perfection.
Enslaved had the night's middle slot, and the audience swelled to near-capacity by the end of their set. Like many bands whose singer is also the bassist, Enslaved played with a thick groove that practically demanded fullblown devil horn worship. Highlights of their set included clean vocals beautifully sung by keyboardist Herbrand Larsen that stood out against the mix while the rest of the band thrashed their way through breakdowns.
I won't pretend to be familiar with most of Enslaved's songs, but the band did a spectacular job keeping heads banging and the mosh pit swirling. Fans off to the side on raised platforms rocked out just as hard as those front and center on the floor, and easily matched the enthusiasm you'd see in an arena-sized venue.
But the night belonged to Amon Amarth, the Viking metal gods on the very first US headlining tour of their 20 year career. They won over the crowd during their main stage set at last summer's Mayhem Festival (read all about Mayhem '13 right here) and the front row fans in Vegas screamed for the band while waving handmade banners. Frontman Johan Hegg has a natural chemistry with the crowd, drinking from his battlehorn flask and joking around between roaring through songs, beard and long hair forming one massive mass of wildness.
While the Viking ship set from Mayhem was too big to fit onto the stages for this tour, even without their extravagant prop Amon Amarth absolutely crushed from start to finish. Knocking out a staggering 17 songs over the course of their 90 minute set, the band opened with new song Father Of The Wolf and debuted the brand new music video for it at the end of the concert too.
Johan kept the crowd energized by stacking the setlist with fan favorites like Death In Fire and Runes To My Memory, punctuated with blasts of colored smoke that made the stage feel like a battlefield. War Of The Gods and encores Twilight Of The Thunder God and The Pursuit Of Vikings closed out the show close to midnight, and those of us sidestage could even spot a group of suit-clad businessmen watching from a casino balcony above, drunkenly rocking out from their VIP vantage point while the crowd below went nuts.
It's always fun to visit the metal scene in other cities, and like last year's Down concert at the Hard Rock Cafe (my review here), the Vegas crowd did not disappoint. From leather-clad old school metalheads to excited teens trying to sneak beers, the House of Blues literally shook with the overdriven power of Amon Amarth and their shred-happy openers.
New Yorkers should get excited and strongly considering hitting up both local dates next month, whether the tiny, sure-to-be-sweaty Irving Plaza or the much larger, much nicer Paramount in Long Island. And if you have to pick one or the other... I still say go to both.
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Useful links for the ADF developer
By Dmitry Nefedkin on Sep 15, 2011
Each time someone from our team delivers ADF workshops for the beginners, we are asked to provide the links to the useful resources to dive deeper into the ADF framework. I decided to create this post to share my collection of such links.
Links to the resources inside oracle.com:
- Oracle ADF Documentation
- Oracle ADF Insider Videos
- ADF Code Corner
- ADF Code Corner Oracle JDeveloper OTN Harvest
- Oracle JDeveloper and ADF 11g Release 2 (220.127.116.11.0) Tutorials
- Oracle JDeveloper and ADF 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.X) Tutorials
- Oracle JDeveloper 11g — Code Samples (Fusion Order Demo, Summit ADF Project, etc.)
- Oracle Application Development Framework Best Practices
- OTN Forum for JDeveloper and ADF
- Books for Oracle JDeveloper 11g and Oracle ADF 11g
- ADF Production Deployment Guide
ADF Enterprise Methodology Group:
Blogs of the Oracle ADF Product Managers and the top ADF gurus:
- Grant Ronald
- Shay Shmeltzer
- Andrejus Baranovskis
- Chris Muir
- Steven Davelaar
- Steve Muench
- Duncan Mills
- ADF posts by AMIS Technology


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Senior Andrew Garner had five RBI and Tulane's first home run of the season on Friday at Louisiana Tech
Feb. 21, 2014
RUSTON, La. - Tulane baseball's offense had one of their better nights in recent memory, thanks in large part to back-to-back home runs off the bats of Andrew Garner and Garrett Deschamp, and sophomore pitcher Emerson Gibbs pitched masterfully in relief as Tulane rallied from behind for a 12-8 victory in their last Conference USA opener against Louisiana Tech at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park in Ruston, La., on Friday night.
Tulane (5-0) took an early lead after the first inning when they put up two runs on the board, but fell behind as LA Tech (1-3) swung the bats well in the early part of the game. However, the Green Wave scored six times in the top of the fifth to put them ahead once and for all against their new C-USA foe.
With Tulane down 6-4 heading into the fifth inning, the Green Wave bats were able to get to former Freshman All-American Phil Maton when freshman catcher Jake Rogers reached on an error and sophomore left fielder Richard Carthon walked on four-straight pitches. Both runners moved over on a balk by Maton (0-1) before freshman shortstop Stephen Alemais reached on an error that scored both Rogers and Carthon. It was then that Garner blasted his first home run of the season over the left-center wall to score both he and Alemais, followed by the first home run by Deschamp in a Tulane uniform during the next at-bat. The third error of the frame allowed freshman center fielder Lex Kaplan to reach base, and after senior first baseman Bowen Woodson singled to move Kaplan to third, he came home on an RBI-double from freshman third baseman Hunter Hope.
"We had some really good two-strike at-bats, and we stretched the lead," said Tulane baseball head coach Rick Jones. "It's just one game, but it's good to see us battle back. In this ballpark, I don't think a lead is safe."
In addition to the offense in the fifth inning, Gibbs (1-0) came on in the bottom of the frame, and he pitched his best game as a member of the Tulane pitching staff. Gibbs went 5.0 innings in relief while striking out four for the first victory of his career, just one week after earning his first career save.
"Emerson came in and gave us one of the greatest performances," added Jones. "It's not easy to pitch in this ballpark. The ball jumps out of here. Emerson kept the ball down and mixed his pitches and then started playing really well defensively."
The win allowed the Green Wave to move to 5-0 to start a season for the first time since the 2008 campaign, the last year Tulane made an NCAA Regional.
Tulane starter J.P. France looked to follow last week's magical performance with another, but the first inning for the freshman from Marrero, La., was tough, as his defense committed two errors behind him while four runs crossed the plate after Tulane went up to begin the contest. France then allowed another two runs in the bottom of the second before settling down and pitching through the next two frames relatively unscathed.
France struck out three while allowing five earned runs and issuing no walks in 4.0 innings of work on the night.
The Green Wave battled back to cut LA Tech's in the top of the third. Rogers and Carthon reached base on back-to-back singles before Garner brought both of them home on a single down the right field line.
Fortunately for the Green Wave, they added insurance runs in the eighth and ninth inning after exploding for the aforementioned six runs in the top of the fifth. Garner added a sacrifice fly to his resume, scoring Carthon in the eighth before Woodson hit an RBI-single in the ninth that scored Deschamp.
In the ninth inning, Gibbs hit his first bump in the road on the evening as he gave up three hits, including a two-run home run to LA Tech's Tyler Ervine. However, Gibbs was able to strikeout the final batter of the game for the victory.
Tulane's first four hitters in Carthon, Alemais, Garner and Deschamp all collected two hits apiece, as well as Woodson. Garner totaled five RBI, while Deschamp (three) and Woodson (two) had multi-RBI games of their own.
Carthon scored four times on the evening, making him the first Tulane player to score four runs in one contest since Brandon Boudreaux did so at UAB on April 15, 2012.
The Green Wave will return to J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park for game two in the series against Louisiana Tech on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled to be at 3pm CT, and Tulane will rely on redshirt junior Randy LeBlanc to make the start. He will be pitted against senior southpaw Luke Giddens of LA Tech.
The game will be broadcast only on the All-Access pass at TulaneGreenWave.com due to the Green Wave women's basketball game at 2pm CT.
Fans can follow the Tulane baseball program on Twitter (@GreenWaveBSB) or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GreenWaveBaseball.