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WETA Kids is excited to announce the Peg + Cat + Holidays one-hour special! Read on for air
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Airs on WETA KidsDecember 21 at 10amDecember 24 at 8:30am, 3:30pm, 8:30pmDecember 25 at 1pm, 6pm, 11:30pm
Airs on WETA TV26December 24 at 7am, 10:30amDecember 25 at 6am
Episode Descriptions:"The Hanukkah Problem" - When Albert Einstein has Peg and Cat over on Hanukkah, he shows them how to make a 2D piece of paper into a 3D dreidel. Later, they need to use this process to bring peace to Al's home and save his Hanukkah.
"The Christmas Problem" - When Santa Claus is in trouble, Peg and Cat have to solve their biggest problem ever: how to make and wrap presents for all the children of the world, and then deliver them using 100 sleighs.
"The Penguin Problem" - Peg and Cat coach a team of skiing penguins, who would have a shot at the Olympic gold medal if only they knew "over," "under," and "in between."
This brand new show features two young agents, Olive and Otto, who are part of Odd Squad, an
agency whose mission is to save the day whenever something unusual happens in their town. A math concept is embedded in each of their cases as Olive and Otto work together to problem-solve and set things right. Hear more about the show from Olive actor Dalila Bela.
The program is aimed at kids ages 5-8 and premieres on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 with a special one-hour broadcast of two back-to-back episodes: "Zero Effect/Bad Luck Bears" and "Soundcheck/Double Trouble." Watch on WETA Kids at 10am or WETA TV26 at 9am. Watch a preview here!
After the Odd Squad premiere on November 26...
Watch Odd Squad on the WETA Kids channel Mondays-Fridays 8am & 8:30pm.
Watch Odd Squad on WETA TV26 Mondays-Fridays at 7am.
A whole new season of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood begins Monday August 18 on WETA Kids! Kick off the new season with a very special one-hour show and an adorable brand-new addition to the Tiger Family, Daniel Tiger's little sister, Margaret! In the upcoming special and in two additional engaging episodes, viewers will get to meet the baby as Daniel and his family explore key themes of welcoming a new sibling such as being excited, feeling left out, and adjusting to changes in routines, among other important topics for families in neighborhoods everywhere.
Monday August 18 at 12pm & Saturday August 23 at 12:30pmThe Tiger Family Grows: The Tiger Family is expanding and Daniel finds out that he is going to be a big brother! At first, he isn't sure what to expect, but as his
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family prepares for the arrival of the new baby, Daniel learns about what it means to be a big brother…and a big helper, too.Daniel Learns about Being a Big Brother: The new baby is almost here and the Tiger Family is getting ready for the new arrival. Daniel is eager to pitch in as Mom and Dad prepare the baby's room, but struggles with the idea of giving up his old baby things for his new sibling. He soon realizes that being a big brother means letting go of things you no longer need, and that's a big help for the whole family.The Baby is Here: The baby is about to arrive and everyone is so excited! Mom and Dad head to the hospital while Daniel and Grandpere spend time at home going through some of Daniel's old things. In this half-hour musical episode everyone welcomes the new addition to the Neighborhood as Margaret comes home!
Tuesday August 19 at 12pm & Thursday August 21 at 12:30pmTime for Daniel: Daniel is playing "adventure tiger" at
home with Dad, but things are not quite the same, now that Margaret is around. Daniel is upset that Dad keeps having to take care of his little sister, but Daniel learns that there's time for the baby and time for Daniel, too.There's Time for Daniel and Baby Too: Daniel is still getting used to having the new baby around. When Prince Wednesday comes over to play, Daniel gets frustrated because his friend wants to play with the baby instead of him, until he finds that there's time for the baby and time for Daniel as well. And what's even better is when they all play together!
Wednesday August 20 at 12pm, Friday August 22 at 12:30pm, & Saturday August 23 at 1:30pmPlaytime is Different: Daniel is having fun playing "restaurant" with O and Katerina, but they keep getting interrupted by a very curious Margaret who wants to be part of the action. She also can't seem to keep her hands off of Daniel's beloved Tigey! Daniel eventually learns that although having a new baby sister around is very different…it can also be really fun.The Playground is Different with Baby: Daniel is playing "circus" at the playground with his friends, but Margaret keeps making things different. Mom and Dad encourage Daniel to find a way to include Margaret, and Daniel discovers that playing with her can actually be even more fun! Let the circus parade go on!
Next week on WETA Kids, catch the premiere of Wild Kratts: Swamp Things!, FIVE brand-new
swamp-tastic episodes set in Flordia's Everglades and Cypress Swamp. Continue reading for descriptions, air dates, and sneak peeks of the episodes!
"Slider, the Otter" premieres Tuesday July 22 at 8amAlso airs Tuesday July 22 at 6pm, Thursday July 24 at 8:30am & 6:30pm, Saturday July 26 at 7:30pmThe Wild Kratts discover a lost otter cub. Assuming he is lost, the bros attempt to find his family, while introducing him to life in the Cypress Swamp of Florida.
"Search for the Florida Panther" premieres Wednesday July 23 at 8amAlso airs Wednesday July 23 at 6pm, Saturday July 26 at 6:30pm, Monday July 28 at 8am & 6pmWhen the Wild Kratts Team gets an alert from a Wild Kratts kid that an injured endangered
Florida Panther was just spotted off the Alligator Alley highway, the team springs into rescue mode.
"Opossum in My Pocket" premieres Thursday July 24 at 8amAlso airs Thursday July 24 at 6pm, Saturday July 26 at 7pm, Tuesday July 29 at 8am & 6pmWhile on a mission to find Chris' night vision goggles lost in the Cypress swamp, the brothers discover a marsupial opossum with a similar problem.
"Mosquito Dragon" Premieres Friday July 25 at 8amAlso airs Friday July 25 at 6pm, Saturday July 26 at 6pmWhen Koki and Jimmy get walloped by mosquitoes in the Cypress Swamp, Aviva, Martin and
Chris go on a fact-finding adventure to find out exactly why mosquitoes try to steal our blood in the first place!
"Crocogator Contest" Premieres Friday July 25 at 8:30amAlso airs Friday July 25 at 6:30pm, Saturday July 26 at 5:30pmA pop Creature Quiz challenge question about what the differences are between a crocodile and an alligator turns into a full-blown Crocogator contest to find out why these two very similar creatures are different at all.
It's double the fun this summer with a new WETA Kids summer schedule! Beginning Monday June 2, 2014 Wild Kratts, Curious George, Daniel Tiger's Neighorhood, Arthur, and Dinosaur Train will be "doubled" with back-to-back time slots throughout the day!
The new schedule applies to WETA Kids 7am-7pm. The 7pm-7am and weekend line-up remain the same. The new WETA Kids schedule also applies to the WETA TV26 morning kids block from 6am-noon. Check today's WETA Kids schedule or find when your favorite programs air on WETA.org!
Brand new Peg + Cat episodes premiere next week on WETA Kids! Read descriptions of these episodes below and tune in Mondays-Fridays at 9:30am & 3pm, plus Sundays from
10am-12:30pm for Peg + Cat! In this animated series, a little girl and her feline pal embark on adventures that teach them math concepts and skills.
"The Arch Villain Problem/The Straight and Narrow Problem"Monday May 5, 3pmWednesday May 7, 9:30amFriday May 9, 3pmSunday May 11, 10am & 12pmThe Arch Villain Problem: When the Arch Villain wreaks havoc on the city of Mathtropolis by turning everything into arches, Super Peg and Cat Guy come
to the rescue. Primary Content: Arches, finding arches in other shapes; Secondary Content: Counting backwards from 9, counting by threes.The Straight and Narrow Problem: Super Peg and Cat Guy trail the Arch Villain, who has given up his arch ways and gone on a rampage with straight and narrow shapes instead. Primary Content: Understanding straight, narrow, curved; Secondary Content: Counting sides to determine shapes (rectangles, triangles, squares), counting by tens to 100.
"The Play Date Problem/The Blabberwocky Problem"Tuesday May 6, 3pmThursday May 8, 9:30amSunday May 11, 10:30amThe Play Date Problem: Peg and Cat must use the power of music, and patterns, to help their friends Beethoven and the Three Bears play together - and make incredible music together. Primary Content: Patterns Secondary Content: Seeing squares as special rectangles.The Blabberwocky Problem: Peg and Cat are back as the Knights of the
Round Table to reclaim their friends' missing shapes - and their own Round Table! - from the mysterious 100-headed creature, The Blabberwocky. Primary Content: Making a drawing as a step in problem solving Secondary Content: 3D shapes, 2D shapes.
"The Perfect Ten Problem/The Long Line Problem"Wednesday May 7, 3pmFriday May 9, 9:30amSunday May 11, 11amThe Perfect Ten Problem: Peg and Cat are judging a singing competition in which all performers must get a rating
of exactly ten stars. Primary Content: Adding to 10; Secondary Content: The number 0.The Long Line Problem: While waiting in a long line, Peg and Cat try to help Richard realize his dream of being first in line for the first time. Primary Content: Ordinal numbers, using a number line; Secondary Content: Positional relationships (in front of/behind), counting to 20.
Arthur and his friends explore the outdoors in a week of fun, outdoor-themed episodes called "Outdoor Week". This is a part of the PBS Explore the Outdoors campaign which encourages families to celebrate nature and the outdoors this spring. "Outdoor Week" includes the premieres of two all-new Arthur episodes, "Pets and Pests/Go Fly a Kite" which airs on April 29 and "Speak Up Francine/Waiting for Snow" which airs on April 30. These episodes focus on teaching important values, such as speaking up for what you believe in, patience, sharing and teamwork. Other episodes include "War of the Worms/I Owe You One", "Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain/Thanks a Lot, Binky", and "Buster's Garden of Grief/Through the Looking Glasses". Read on for episode descriptions and air dates/times.
"War of the Worms/I Owe You One"April 28 at 7:30am & 4:30pm"War of the Worms": Fern tells a story about an explorer in a forest and Brain is taking the fun out of it by correcting her facts.
"I Owe You One": Buster always asks Arthur for favors and fears that one day he'll have to repay the favors all at once.
"Pets and Pests/Go Fly a Kite" *NEW*April 29 at 7:30am & 4:30pmMay 28 at 4:30pmMay 29 at 7:30am"Pets and Pests": There's a mouse loose in the Read home!"Go Fly a Kite": While playing in the park, Binky, Muffy, and Ladonna stumble upon an abandoned kite.
"Speak Up Francine/Waiting for Snow" *NEW*April 30 at 7:30am & 4:30pmMay 1 at 7:30am
May 23 at 4:30pmMay 26 at 7:30am"Speak Up Francine": The local creek is polluted and Francine is determined to get the word out at the annual Earth Day rally."Waiting for Snow": Ladonna can't wait to experience her first blizzard but there are no signs of snow.
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"Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain/Thanks a Lot, Binky"May 1 at 7:30am & 4:30pm"Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain": Fern can't wait to climb Moose Mountain but she and Francine end up fighting all the way up the trail."Thanks a Lot, Binky": Binky saves Rattles but when Rattles doesn't seem to appreciate it, Binky swears off good deeds.
"Buster's Garden of Grief/Through the Looking Glasses"May 2 at 7:30am & 4:30pm"Buster's Garden of Grief": Buster is in charge of the community garden, but it proves to be too much for just one person."Through the Looking Glasses": Arthur can't find his glasses and has to get new ones, but all the attention he is getting from these new hipper glasses has gone straight to his head.
On Rechov Sumsum (Sesame Street), Grover is excited to celebrate Passover at his first Seder,
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or Passover meal. Shoshana, Avigail, Anneliese, and Grover prepare for the Seder but realize they don't have any maror (bitter herbs) for the Seder plate! The gang visits their friends to try and find maror to begin the Seder. Shalom Sesame: It's Passover, Grover! demonstrates the Passover story, holiday preparations, and Hebrew words and phrases related to Passover. In this special Shalom Sesame episode, viewers meet families whose holiday traditions originate in Ethiopia and Morocco, providing a glimpse into the diversity of the Jewish people. Check ou
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Shalom Sesame: It's Passover Grover airs on WETA Kids:Friday April 11 at 10:00-10:30amFriday April 11 at 5:00-5:30pmSaturday April 12 at 8:00-8:30amSaturday April 12 at 12:00-12:30pmSunday April 13 at 8:00-8:30amMonday April 14 at 6:00-6:30amMonday April 14 at 6:00-6:30pmTuesday April 15 at 11:30am-12:00pmWednesday April 16 at 7:00-7:30pm
WETA Kids premieres Wild Kratts season 3 and all new episodes April 7-11, 2014! Wild Kratts features Chris and Martin Kratt as they encounter wild animals while combining
science education with fun and adventure. Each episode explores a science concept central to an animal's life and showcases a unique wildlife experience. This new season kicks off PBS' "Explore the Outdoors" initiative and Earth Month which encourage families to celebrate nature and the outdoors this spring. Tune in next week to explore animals from across the globe, including bison, black-footed ferrets, flying fish as well as learning science concepts such as adaptation and habitats.
Watch Wild Kratts on WETA Kids Mondays-Fridays at 8am and 5:30pm then catch every weekday episode back-to-back Saturdays from 5:30pm-8pm
Wild Kratts: Hermit Crab Shell Exchange - NEW!Monday April 7, 2014 at 8am & 5:30pm & Saturday April 12, 2014 at 5:30pm
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New episodes of Thomas & Friends begin Monday March 17, 2014 on WETA Kids to kick off "To The Rescue Week"! All week watch Thomas the Tank Engine and his group of friends go on rescue missions at 12:30pm on WETA Kids! Read on for descriptions of the shows.
Monday March 17 at 12:30pm "Taking Turns"
Thomas and Duck learn to work together while transporting Harold the helicopter to the Sodor Search and Rescue for repair.
Tuesday March 18 at 12:30pm "Tricks and Tales"Bill and Ben play a trick on a new engine that nearly causes an accident; an engine known for telling jokes can't get anyone to take him seriously when he claims an elephant is blocking the tracks.
Wednesday March 19 at 12:30pm "Out and About"Thomas tries to catch a runaway kite all by himself. Later, he totes new bee hives to Farmer Trotter, but makes a mistake when he takes them by way of a flowery field instead of the shady woodland that Hiro suggested.
Thursday March 20 at 12:30pm "Fire and Water"Belle thinks he's not needed after inspectors question the need for two fire engines and Flynn beats him to two fires in a row; the proud Gordon doesn't want to stop to be checked out after a stone hits his boiler.
Friday March 21 at 12:30pm "Just Be Yourself"Scruff wants to quit collecting rubbish trucks after he's repainted; Winston, Sir Topham Hatt's track inspection vehicle, accidentally goes for a roll on his own.
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October 5, 2010
The New MissionaryMobile?
Fell in love with this vehicle at the PumkinFest in downtown Cortland, NY last week. We are thinking about selling the van and traveling to the remainder of our furlough meetings "old skool".
Any thoughts?
PS. We aren't REALLY thinking about selling the van...especially with winter quickly approaching!
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Inmate accused of hitting slain guard during riot
Guard killed during 2012 riot
Federal court records say an inmate charged with participating in a prison riot in Mississippi has been identified as the first person to attack a guard who was beaten to death.
Correction Officer Catlin Carithers was killed and 20 people were injured in the May 20, 2012 riot at the privately-run Adams County Correctional Facility in Natchez, which holds illegal immigrants.
Marco Perez-Serrano, also known as Jesus Fernando Ochoa, was indicted Wednesday.
An FBI affidavit says inmates stacked food carts from the kitchen and climbed to a roof where Carithers was stationed with another guard.
The affidavit says Perez-Serrano was the first person seen attacking Carithers when he hit him with a food tray before other inmates attacked.
Perez-Serrano is charged with rioting. Court records did not list an attorney.
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Secondly, the RBI which micro-monitors so many details of bank performance, and mandates so many micro issues on customer care, can and must do better on this - how about mandating prominently displayed posters advertising no frills account in every bank branch?
Potential customers will demand the rest and force banks to deliver. For example, one of them handed me a paper cutting from Yashobhoomi, which explains all this. He has been handing it to his friends to show it to banks who have denied them an account. Further, monitoring how many "no frills" accounts are opened at the aggregate bank level is not good enough. Some banks show numbers from few select geographic locations. This isn't good enough - they have to be monitored by branch, especially in big urban locations.


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TOKYO August 1, 2014: The JAL Group today announced international and domestic passenger traffic forecast for the Japanese summer vacation that stretches ten days from August 8 to August 17 this year.
On international routes, with the expansion of network to/from Tokyo (Haneda), there are currently 257,418 passenger bookings on international JAL Group flights during this period, up 0.7% compared to the same period in previous year, while capacity increased by 2.9%.
Reservations on Transpacific, Oceania, Hawaii and Guam routes are in good shape. JAL SKY SUITE with new seats has been introduced on Europe and North America routes, and its average booking factor is more than 90% which helps the total booking factor go up.
On domestic routes, passenger bookings now stand at 954,896, 1.5% higher than the same period last year, while capacity down by 1.9%. The overall booking factor for domestic JAL Group flights at present is 67.2% that is 2.2 percentage points higher than last year.
During this peak season, JAL will operate 22 chartered flights to destinations in Europe, Cebu, Hawaii and Palau, 6 extra flights to Hawaii and 56 extra flights between Haneda and Okayama, Okinawa as well as Sapporo.
(JEX=JAL Express; JAIR=J Air; JTA=Japan Transocean Air; RAC=Ryukyu Air Commuter; JAC=Japan Air Commuter)


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BiologyActive during the day, the desert monitor emerges from its burrow in the early morning, and basks in the sun at the entrance in order to raise its body temperature (2). When sufficiently warmed, it begins to forage, using its long forked tongue to detect chemical cues in the air that help it to track down prey (2) (4). Once its quarry has been sighted, the desert monitor either rushes at it directly, or stalks it to within a few metres, before sprinting forwards. Prey is dispatched by biting the neck, which disrupts breathing, and also by violently shaking the animal in its jaws, after which it is swallowed whole (2). The desert monitor is an opportunistic predator, and employs an impressive range of skills in the pursuit of food, including tree-climbing, swimming and digging (2) (3). Its diet includes small mammals, birds, eggs and insects, and it will even tackle challenging prey such as hedgehogs, tortoises and venomous snakes. During a single day, the desert monitor ranges over large distances, usually between five and six kilometres, returning to its burrow before sunset (2). Although the desert monitor is a solitary species, individuals may occur in relatively high densities over a small area, which is described as a "settlement". Within settlements, the individuals tolerate each other's presence, although ritualised combat may occur to assert dominance. Desert monitor mating occurs over a 15 to 20 day period during the first two-thirds of June. Males typically locate a mate by following tracks in the sand, but while tracking may occur over days, and can range over many kilometres, it is frequently unsuccessful. If the male does catch up with the female, he may follow her closely for some time before copulation occurs (2). Egg-laying generally occurs from late June to early July, and is preceded by the female digging a burrow with two shafts, one leading to a chamber which the female inhabits, and the other to a chamber in which a clutch of between 10 and 20 eggs is laid. After depositing the clutch, the female tightly packs the shaft leading to the eggs with sand, and then remains in the vicinity of the burrow to defend it from other desert monitors. In early October, after an incubation period of around 110 days, the eggs hatch, but the young do not yet attempt to dig to the surface. Like adult desert monitors, they hibernate through the winter, emerging from the subterranean chamber in the following spring (2).


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Ok, I was browsing craft blogs this morning and I came across a couple of things that might work for a crafty writer and/or illustrator. We can be pretty crafty, right?
First: You can make your own cookie cutters (instructions are here).
"What? What does a cookie cutter have to do with kid lit?" You say.
"Book launch." I say. Stay with me.
What's your book about? Squirrels on motorcycles take a cross country trip and fight an evil blob?Okey dokey. You are baking cookies to give your book launch that personal touch, right? And sending some to your editor? And your favorite librarian? Great. Now, are you going the chocolate chip route, or the custom-squirrels-on-motorcycles-kick-ass-sugar-cookie route? Alright, then. Thank you, Craft blog.
They also posted a lovely photo of a knitted up tree by Carol Hummel.
Ok, one more. Do you carry big piles of manuscripts to the post office in a multiple submission bonanza? Do they slip out of your hands and land in the scummy gutter? Do you think muddy manila sends the right message to the editors and/or agents you wish to woo? Whip up this handy dandy Post Office Bag (via Sew Mama Sew).
"This post is totally random!" You're muttering. Yes! Let's keep it going, shall we? Are you writing a story with a scene about a small child seeing a live lobster for the first time? You've probably been wondering how such an interaction would go. Here is the answer.
If you don't read Fuse #8, you should. That Betsy Bird is always posting great information and I think about linking it here, but then I assume that you already know because you read Fuse #8. Right? Like today, she pointed out that Bowen Press has a blog.
Last but not least, I'm going to make this TWO POSTS IN A ROW relating to kid lit, philanthropy, and hair. I'm guessing this will be the last time that ever happens.
Adam Rex (Author, Illustrator, Nice Guy, & Keynote Speaker at the upcoming conference) is growing a mustache to help underfunded students in Philadelphia, but he needs pledges! Go support Adam's commitment to cultivate face whiskers.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
by Thomas Hardy
The Mayor of Casterbridge Friendship Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Now what would you do – I want your advice?"
"I think I'd run the risk, and tell her the truth. She'll forgive ye both."
"Never!" said Henchard. "I am not going to let her know the truth." (12.31-33)
Henchard asks for Farfrae's advice, but when Farfrae doesn't tell him what he wants to hear, he rejects the advice instantly: "Never!"
Quote #5
Her quiet eye discerned that Henchard's tigerish affection for the younger man, his constant liking to have Farfrae near him, now and then resulted in a tendency to domineer, which, however, was checked in a moment when Donald exhibited marks of real offence. (14.27)
Henchard's fierce affection for Farfrae is now described as "tigerish." Sounds like he could become dangerous.
Quote #6
"'Od d--n it," cried Henchard, "what's all the world! I like a fellow to talk to. Now come along and hae some supper, and don't take too much thought about things, or ye'll drive me crazy." (14.27)
If you're confused about the beginning of Henchard's speech here, don't worry – you're not alone. "'Od" is just Henchard's dialect: it's his way of saying "God" when he's going to swear. D--n is the way writers and publishers wrote the word "damn" to avoid censorship. Henchard invites Farfrae to supper because he wants the company – he "like[s] a fellow to talk to." Henchard was lonely for a long time before Farfrae showed up.


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'Man of Steel' Tests Mettle With Slew of Tie-Ins
Chrysler may hope to sell more trucks thanks to a tie-in with the Warner Bros. film "Man of Steel." But even the company's big Ram pickup could get lost in the movie's traffic jam of product placements.
The car maker released a Ram commercial based in part on the coming action film. The 30-second spot is part of a partnership with the studio that includes vintage Dodge trucks appearing in the movie and a custom-built one-off Man of Steel edition of the current Ram that will go on a promotional tour this summer.
For Chrysler, the film is an opportunity to keep its trucks on the radar screens of potential customers and preserve a wave of publicity that began earlier this year when the Ram 1500 won the high-profile Truck of the Year award from Motor Trend magazine and a number of other top-truck titles.
Despite past accolades, though, the Ram will have to work hard to get noticed among the reported record-breaking number of product tie-ins in "Man of Steel." Critics have knocked the picture hawking everything from phones, razors, eyeglasses and hamburgers to Sears department stores.
In the Ram ad, called "Action," scenes from the movie are tied to footage of the Ram truck while the voiceover says, "Everyone has the ability to do something amazing … Some just do it on a more regular basis."
The idea is that Ram owners typically work so hard and with such skill that they are "superheroes in their own right," Chrysler said. The campaign includes print ads promoting the truck and film though the July 4 weekend.
"With film alignment we have a fresh consumer engagement opportunity, connecting the heroic character traits of Superman with Ram's DNA," said Olivier Francois, chief marketing officer of Chrysler Group. "Our custom creative and marketing program is squarely aimed at building advocacy among passionate fans outside traditional marketing channels," he said.
The television ad will run on network and cable channels during news and sports programming. The Dallas-based agency the Richards Group created the ads.


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Unable to find an entry point named 'glCreateShader' in DLL 'opengl32.dll'.Posted Monday, 11 October, 2010 - 17:19 by tomster1996 in
When i try to create a shader it seems that a function is missing from the opengl dll file.
When i compile this code:
class Shader { static string vertexSource = System.IO.File.ReadAllText("Resources/Shader/dirLightAmbDiffSpecPix.vert"); static string fragSource = System.IO.File.ReadAllText("Resources/Shader/dirLightAmbDiffSpecPix.frag"); public static void start() { int vert = GL.CreateShader(ShaderType.VertexShader); int frag = GL.CreateShader(ShaderType.FragmentShader); GL.CompileShader(vert); GL.CompileShader(frag); int prog = GL.CreateProgram(); GL.AttachShader(prog, vert); GL.AttachShader(prog, frag); GL.UseProgram(prog); } }
I get this error message:
"Unable to find an entry point named 'glCreateShader' in DLL 'opengl32.dll'."
Whats going on here and how can i fix it?
I'm pretty sure Spore uses DirectX on Windows. Your card supports OpenGL 2.1, so there's a good chance that you are just missing an OpenGL driver.
What does the following code return?
Console.WriteLine(GL.GetString(StringName.Vendor)); Console.WriteLine(GL.GetString(StringName.Renderer)); Console.WriteLine(GL.GetString(StringName.Version));
(If vendor contains "Microsoft Corporation" then you don't have an OpenGL driver. Vista/Win7 emulate OpenGL over DirectX if you don't install a driver - yes, this is bad.)
Try running Intel's driver update utility. Alternatively, you can download the latest driver for your OS manually (Windows Update is not enough!)
Which OS are you using?
I get :
Intel Cantiga
1.5.0 - Build 220.127.116.111
But I cant find any new drivers anywhere.
Im using Windows Vista 32 bit home premium.
Its manufacturer is Sony VAIO but i cant find anything on their site either.
This is the driver version.
and the date.
I literally cant find anywhere to update the drivers.
Latest driver I could find was for windows xp from feb 2009, you should really try the Intel driver update utility linked in the above post.
IIRC even the worst Intel chips support ARB_vertex_program and ARB_fragment_program, Shader Model 1.0. But before you head towards opengl.org and read the specs, you'll probably want to take a look at Nvidia's Cg first and then Tao's Cg bindings. (It's similar level like GLSL)
I did try the Intel driver update utility i get this:
"A customized computer manufacturer driver is installed on your computer. The Intel Driver Update Utility is not able to update the driver. Installing a generic Intel driver instead of the customized computer manufacturer driver may cause technical issues. Contact your computer manufacturer for the latest driver for your computer. "
When i go to the vaio update website. This is the only graphics related update I get.
Graphics Driver (DisplayLink) 4.5 - 4.5.13507.0
I installed it but still no difference.
If i try installing any driver updates from Intel it tells me that the driver is not validated for my computer.
Ask Sony and Intel.
Nevermind, I downloaded the zip form of the drivers and went into control panel to install the drivers.
It works now! :D
Thanks everyone.
It would be helpful if you could (at least) clarify what GLSL capabilities the Intel Cantiga really has with those new drivers. If you obtained the drivers from a different source than http://downloadcenter.intel.com/ it would be nice if you post the URL here, so other users (who experience the same problem) can follow the link and we can add that address to the troubleshooting pages. Thanks!
Ok, well i got the new drivers from http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily... but the specular shading doesnt appear how it does with MESA 3D but im not sure why.
Intel's GLSL compiler is somewhat picky. Check its logs for compiler/linker warnings and make sure your uniform values are getting transfered correctly (I've had lots of issues with uniform arrays and structs on Intel).


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Top federal highway chief, a native El Pasoan, urges Texas to pass texting while driving ban
Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez, a native Texan, urged his home state on Friday to adopt a complete ban on texting while driving, saying that the dangerous activity "ought to have some level of consequence."
"As somebody who grew up in Texas, I hope someday Texas will in fact pass the laws to restrict texting and while driving," said Mendez, who grew up in El Paso. "I know it's controversial, but from a safety standpoint, it's very, very crucial to our efforts nationwide."
Mendez called for action as he and other officials gathered in Grand Prairie to celebrate the success of the President George Bush Turnpike's western extension. The 11.5-mile North Texas Tollway Authority stretch opened in October.
Mendez highlighted the distracted driving issue — a frequent talking point of his boss, outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood — as he made broader push for safety on the nation's highways.
Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia have a complete ban on texting while driving. Texas prohibits drivers younger than 18 from using handheld devices and bans all drivers from using cell phones and other devices in school zones.
But a complete texting while driving ban has proved harder to enact. Such a measure passed both the House and Senate two years ago, but the proposed ban was vetoed by Gov. Rick Perry.
State lawmakers — such as Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland — are once again pushing the texting and driving ban. And while Mendez declined to offer a personal appeal to Perry, he said he hoped this year is a success.
"Having those laws in place will help think through, 'Do I really want to do this?'" Mendez said.
As for the Bush Turnpike western extension, Mendez echoed NTTA chairman Kenneth Barr, Texas Department of Transportation director Phil Wilson and others in praising the project as a model of cooperation between several different agencies.
The $535 million project benefited from a $20 million federal grant and a $418 million federal low interest loan through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. And without that, Mendez said, "we may not be here today."
"That shows the partnership that's so important when it comes not just to the execution, but the really funding that is necessary to create these kinds of big projects," Mendez said.
Grand Prairie Mayor Charles England and others also said the road was an example of how infrastructure improvements can fuel the economy. England detailed how the extension was already spurring major development along the corridor, and it was a point not lost on Mendez.
"When you invest in transportation — and in infrastructure overall — you create a lot of jobs," Mendez said.


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LIVERMORE -- Ticket sales for the upcoming "LVPAC Presents" season at the Bankhead Theater have more than doubled over the same point last year, the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center announced Wednesday.
According to the center, advance ticket purchases in the first five days after the season launched on June 26 were up 133 percent over the first five days last year. Single-performance tickets, which went on sale to the public on Aug. 5, have also received an "unusually high" response, center officials said.
"Our goal was to offer a broad range of events that would appeal to the equally broad tastes of audiences across the Tri-Valley and we believe we have delivered on that," said LVPAC theater Manager Ed Estrada in a news release.
The center is attempting to reach its 2014 fundraising goal of $4 million to pay a portion of its debt on the Bankhead Theater, part of a joint buyout proposal reached in June with the Bank of New York Mellon, the city of Livermore and Alameda County.
The center has raised about 75 percent of this year's goal, but must secure $323,000 by early September and the remainder of the $4 million by year's end to continue operations through 2014.
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So, my latest hijinks were inspired by the Dynamic Duo of Josh and Jeremy Gremillion. At MonCon I had the wonderful fortune of being shown by Josh during our battle just how easy it is to enrich some of the more bland figures in the Monsterpocalypse world – the Sewage Plant and, um, the green amplify truck thing that I don't own. I mean, the colors are just so boring and flat on those – what's the big deal, Privateer Press? At least the Series 1 Oil Refinery was made of shiny stuff, this one's not only green, but has no shading at all! SO, according to the Gremillions, there is an incredibly easy way of rectifying this. Introducing… Quickshade!
Thanks again, guys – I've had tons of fun playing around with this stuff! First, to get my feet wet, I tried it out with something I knew would work, (the sewage and civilian unit) and also with an extra publishing house. For the record, it works AWESOME on figures with texture – the more, the better. While on smooth buildings with little, like the publishing house/apartment building what have you, it gives it a nice smoky coat, you don't really get the cool settling effect.
And thusly, I had much fun that afternoon dunking all sorts of things into that primordial goo of wonder. But a few nights down the week, as I was deeply admiring the beautiful greenness of my recently acquired Martian force, my mind started to wander to the clouds (as it often does) "Hrmn, I wonder what would happen if I dipped one of these bad boys in here? Because surely, a Martian, though beautiful and green, is made of the same plastic as a building." I was slightly reluctant to risk a figure, in case it didn't turn out as I thought (and of course, who would want to risk tarnishing the beauty of the God of War? The sculpts in this game are among the best I've seen; ever) (even if the paint jobs sometimes leave much to be desired) (I'm lookin' at you, Ubercorp) But then I realized that I had a handful of extra despoilers that I had gotten randomly through All Your Base boosters, and at about 4 bits a pop on the TC store, I figured "What's the worst that could happen?"
And when I finally did conjure up the gumption, I was taken aback by its majesty. Instead of obscuring the green and tarnishing the silver as I had feared, as is it's magical nature the grey goo only served to enhance the ferocity of the mighty menace.
The first thing I thought of when I saw it was "Whoa, Mega!!" after the lone Martian Mega I own, Phobos – 7. Like in the official model, the metal is a lot darker and the green is.. dirtier? I don't know exactly how to describe it, but the green is definitely a different shade (disclaimer: I am not an artist and therefore claim no responsibility over the misuse of the term "shade") which I think looks wonderful. I always did find the bright green of the menace appealing, but the darker tone fits the invader theme so well!
The difference between my dippings and the mega, however, is a positive one – they just have that warm, unique, homemade feeling, like the knit sweater gramma gits ye for Christmas or an apple pie that doesn't come from McDonald's. The way I see it, no matter what you do to a figure, as long as you do anything at all, it makes it all special and yours! How neat.
And my most favorite part of the dip is that it fills in the unseen cracks that the Martian figures are riddled with so splendidly. It's basically the principle that Clay and William tried to get across during their painter's panel at MonCon when they were talking about a wash – it flows over the high parts and lightly enhances it, while collecting in the grooves to really make them pop.
It is simply breathtaking to behold the amount of effort that went into sculpting these Martian figures. It's enough to make me wonder why the painters did absolutely nothing to enhance it in the first place! I never would have known just how cool and intricate the runes really were unless I did this; the Martians are absolutely riddled with them. If you're a fan of the Martian Menace, or of the game in general, or even of cool stuff and art, you definitely owe it to yourself to grab up a model, if even a seldom-used one, and splash it, dunk it, or even shine some light on it to witness the glorious beauty shading brings to these figurines.
And as you've no doubt noticed by now (unless you're colorblind, and for good reason as I've heard it's easiest to mix up red and green) I've added a bit of flavor to the otherwise bland bases of my units. Don't get me wrong, I like the classy black (it's the new black, after all) but the Martian faction is just so full of flavor, how could I resist such a simple sprucing-up?
I figured as far as bases go, the Martians' would be the most obvious. The dusty red rock of Mars! I achieved the effect by applying some very fine ballast (basically a plastic tube of rocks you can buy for use building model train scenery) with some Elmer's glue. I basically just painted the glue onto the base with an old paintbrush, put the figure on a piece of paper, and dumped the rocks all over it. Leave it to dry for a while (I just let it sit for a few hours while I ate and played a video game to be sure it had dried completely) and shake off the excess!
Now, after the glue is dried you want to seal the rocks so that they don't loosen up and fall out (there aren't any bare patches between the red rocks on Mars, after all!) and I have this special pre-mixed stuff I got (also at a train terrain hobby type store) that is basically the same Elmer's glue and water mixed together so it is very fluid and runny to flow between the cracks of the rocks. It's got enough glue to hold them together, but is thin enough that it doesn't take away from the sandpaper texture (which is important when it comes to painting it) If you don't have any or can't find any, you can mix the glue + water yourself; I'd go for about a 50/50 mix. It should be watery enough that you can dip a paintbrush in it and it collects in a little dewdrop on the bristles, then you just have to touch the drop to the gravel and it will just run in automatically. Surface tension or something, dawg.
As far as the painting goes, for all my model needs I use Citadel Miniatures brand paints. If it matters, in this particular case I used Red Gore, and drybrushed over the top with Blood Red. Basically, I created a 50/50 mixture with a dark red color and water, then did the same thing I did with the sealant – daubed it on so that the red soaked in all over. Once all the figures dried, I took the lighter red color and drybrushed over the other coat – you can probably look up how to do that online if you don't know how, but it's basically dipping your brush and paint and then wiping it off on something like a paper towel (I wipe it off on the rim of the lid so that it drips back in because I'm crazy conservative of my paint) and then brush over your textured area with the almost dry brush – since there's not that much liquid, it won't get down in the cracks, and only on the raised areas. The way I did it with the rocks is very subtle as it's almost the same color and I did such a light coat, but it really breaks up the color tedium and makes it pop! For instance, if I had drybrushed it with white it would probably made it look even more 3d, or perhaps like a light dusting of snow had fallen depending on how I did it.
Welp, this blog has gone on long enough! I hope you've enjoyed it as I know I've enjoyed working on the project. It's very satisfying fielding this army, and I urge you all to be creative and do the same! By the way, it's probably worth mentioning that it only took about 20 minutes to apply the rocks to the bases of the minis with Elmer's. You could probably base your units in that time too – and you wouldn't even have to paint them if you used flocking instead of ballast, which is basically like grass! Far-out.


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CanMEDS is a framework for medical education that sets clear and high standards for essential competencies expected of physician specialists in Canada.
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The CanMEDS initiative got started in the early 90's. Forces such as patient consumerism, Government regulation and the explosion of medical knowledge led the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) to explore a new framework for competency-based education. Work started in earnest on building the framework in 1993. Pilot projects began in 1996 leading into the implementation phase from 1997-2002. We are currently in the faculty development phase which began in 2002. The framework was recently revised in 2005 to clarify the definitions and provide "key" and "enabling" competencies for each role.
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The University of Toronto residency programs will be reviewed by the RCPSC in April of 2007. At that time is is expected that our residents and faculty will be familiar with the CanMEDS framework and that each of our programs will be formally teaching each of the roles. In addition, it is expected that we will be in the process of developing tools to evaluate each of the roles. The RCPSC is not expecting perfection, but concrete steps should have been taken to address each of the roles.
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The medical expert role is the most time-consuming role to teach and evaluate and so we expect that much of your efforts will be directed to teaching the expert content of your specialty. We do hope that each teacher will spend some time with their students addressing non-expert roles. This does not have to be highly formal; involving residents in the day to day aspects of your practice that involve communication, collaboration, advocacy, management, scholarship or professionalism can often be more useful than formal didactic sessions. We are not expecting every teacher to become an expert in teaching each of the non-medical expert roles. Try picking one non-expert role and incorporate some of the techniques into your teaching on the wards or in the clinic (or come up with your own).
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Generation of hair cells by stepwise differentiation of embryonic stem cells.
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The increase in life expectancy is accompanied by the growing burden of chronic diseases. Hearing loss is perhaps the most prevalent of all chronic diseases. In addition to age-related hearing loss, a substantial number of cases of audiological impairment are either congenital in nature or acquired during childhood. The permanence of hearing loss is mainly due to the inability of the cochlear sensory epithelium to replace lost mechanoreceptor cells, or hair cells. Generation of hair cells from a renewable source of progenitors that can be transplanted into damaged inner ears is a principal requirement for potential cell replacement therapy in this organ. Here, we present an experimental protocol that enables us to routinely create inner ear progenitors from murine embryonic stem cells in vitro. These progenitors express a comprehensive set of marker genes that define the developing inner ear, in particular the organ's developing sensory patches. We further demonstrate that cells that express markers characteristic of hair cells differentiate from embryonic stem cell-derived progenitors. Finally, we show that these progenitors integrate into the developing inner ear at sites of epithelial injury and that integrated cells start expressing hair cell markers and display hair bundles when situated in cochlear or vestibular sensory epithelia in vivo.
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News12 at 6 o'clock/ Monday, March 31, 2014
AUGUSTA, Ga (WRDW) -- March 31 was supposed to be the last day for storm debris pickup in Augusta Richmond County, but that may not be the case.
City leaders estimate the area to be about 90 to 95 percent clear. It could end up costing the city thousands more to be completely clean by Masters Week.
Eric Cole loves Augusta National and has the pictures to prove it.
"You can't get past the gate and your only choice to get a picture would be across the street," Augusta National Eric Cole said.
Now Magnolia Lane is almost ready for Masters Week. The iconic drive looks ready but in the beginning of February things were different.
"The crews here I understand are pretty fantastic. They spare no expense to make sure everything is dialed in for the tournament," Cole said.
Most of Washington road leading up to Augusta National is clean and so is most of Walton Way. Commissioner Mary Davis says her district was one of the worst hit, but it doesn't look that way now.
"First of all I think the city has done a phenomenal job as far as the debris clean up. We've already reached our limit again as far as what we approved in the contract," Commissioner Mary Davis said.
City leaders say at some point the homeowners will have to start footing some of the bill. We're told once they've passed an area they will not be back and it'll be up to the homeowner to have it removed.
"I would appreciate if a homeowner could take their own responsibility to get piles like that off the street. I can't guarantee the city will come back for a third time," Commissioner Davis said.
If your home has been missed for storm debris pickup call 311. City leaders say any debris left over after an area is cleared will be picked up on your trash day. Call 311 for more information about yard debris measurements.


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AVON PARK - Lacey Hills residents and property owners sought answers at Monday's city council meeting about the ramifications their subdivision would face if it was annexed into the city. The city council, by unanimous vote, approved the first reading of an ordinance that would put the annexation issue up for a vote by Lacey Hills residents on Sept. 17. A public hearing on the issue was held prior to the council's vote. Sam Collins said he was not against being annexed into the city, but he was concerned that many of the citizens in the area are poor and it would be an expense for them to be hooked up to the city sewer system.Is there any help that the citizens could get in that area, he asked. City Manager Julian Deleon said he believes there is an ordinance that requires the connection, but there might be some flexibility since the residences are "existing" homes. That is something that could be looked at. City Attorney Gerald Buhr said there is a mandatory connection policy, however it requires a 365-day notice and cities have given extensions for circumstances such as hardship cases. Buhr noted, and Deleon concurred, that not all areas of Lacey Hills currently have sanitary sewer service available. South Side Community Redevelopment Agency Chairman Gerald Snell said facade grants and other CRA benefits would be available to Lacey Hills property owners if it was annexed and brought into the Southside CRA district. "A lot of citizens have voiced that they are willing and would like to be part of the city," he said. After the council meeting, City Services Director Maria Sutherland explained to residents and property owners how the CRA could help the Lacey Hills subdivision. Patrick Phillips said he wanted to get more information about how the residences would be hooked up to the city's sewer system and get a better understanding about who is benefiting from annexation. He also got information about the possibility of the CRA helping to remodel the houses, Phillips said. "It sounds pretty good to me," he said. Lacey Hills property owner Paulette Daley said she attended the council meeting to hear any concerns or comments about the proposed annexation. The area considered for annexation is located south of Earnest E. Sims Street, north of Garrett Road, east of South Lake Avenue and west of Cummings Avenue. The approximately 43 acres has 161 parcels of land, including 92 improved properties. The proposed ordinance notes that voter registration books will remain open until Aug. 19. Only the registered voters who live in the Lacey Hills subdivision would be eligible to vote on the annexation referendum. A second public hearing on the referendum ordinance is scheduled for Aug. 12. firstname.lastname@example.com 863-386-5826


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MUMBAI: The Mumbai police categorically denied having received specific intelligence inputs about the 26/11 terror attack or Mumbai's vulnerability to terror attacks from the sea. The city police commissioner Hasan Gafoor stated on Tuesday that the intelligence inputs were general in nature and dated a year back.
The statement by Mumbai's top cop assumes significance in the wake of information revealed by central intelligence agencies such as IB and RAW that specific inputs were passed on to the Maharashtra home department as recently as the first fortnight of November.


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Tourists avoid sweep
Published: Monday, August 1, 2005 at 4:30 a.m.
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v BASEBALL Led by two home runs from Joe Koshansky, the Asheville Tourists came from behind to defeat the Lexington Legends 10-9 on Sunday afternoon at McCormick Field.
Lexington had a chance at earning a 4-0 sweep of the Tourists after winning Friday and sweeping a Saturday doubleheader in Asheville.
Trailing 9-8 in the bottom of the eighth, Matt Miller put the Tourists on top for good with a two-run double. He now leads the South Atlantic League in RBIs with 86.
Asheville takes today off and then will travel to West Virginia on Tuesday to begin a four-game series. The Tourists will return to McCormick Field on Saturday to host Lakewood.
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Rumors abounded of HBO preparing something very special, something that tied into the final link for the Maester's Path, which had up to now covered four of the five senses. The last left? Taste.
According to HBO, Top Chef host and award-winning chef Tom Colicchio prepared special foods for five different regions covered in the series. Food trucks in NYC and L.A. would be going out, serving 300 portions of each dish over the course of two weeks, from the 28th to the 1st in NYC and the 4th to the 8th in L.A.. And how do you find them? You have to follow the Twitter or Facebook official pages to learn where the trucks will be each day.
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Award for Greenwich Gardens in Derby
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Jonathan Mullins, Sanctuary's Head of Development – Midlands with the LABC Building Excellence Award for Greenwich Gardens
Sanctuary Group is celebrating after its Greenwich Gardens extra care scheme in Mackworth, Derby was declared a winner at a prestigious regional awards ceremony.
Greenwich Gardens was shortlisted at this year's LABC Building Excellence Awards in the East Midlands and was selected as the regional winner in the Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development category.
The £12 million extra care scheme was developed by Sanctuary Group with part-funding from Derby City Council and the Homes and Communities Agency. It was designed by Brewster Bye Architects and built by contractors Mansell Construction (now Balfour Beatty), and opened last summer, offering its residents superb accommodation, outstanding on-site facilities and a wide range of care options.
The LABC Building Excellence Awards 2014 celebrate the best construction in the region and recognise the difference strong partnership arrangements can make in achieving high standards.
This was certainly true with Sanctuary Group's Greenwich Gardens scheme.
The development includes 98 one and two bedroom apartments for over 55s, an on-site restaurant, coffee bar, lounge, health suite and cinema room, as well as 24-hour on site care and a 24 hour emergency response service, all helping to provide the highest standard of independent living to each resident.
The architectural design of the building also plays a part in making Greenwich Gardens a great place for people to call home, with its distinctive atrium ceiling as its central feature, and solar panels on the roof offering maximum energy efficiency. The development also achieved a BREEAM Very Good rating, reflecting its sustainable design.
Andrew White, Sanctuary's Commercial & Sales Director, said: "We are delighted that our Greenwich Gardens scheme has won this award and would like to thank all those involved in the development for their commitment and hard work throughout the project. Each element of the building has been designed with the end user in mind, and ensures the highest standard of living for residents coupled with the peace of mind that on-site care can provide."
Sanctuary Group's Malvern Crescent development in Ashby-de-la-Zouch was also short-listed in the same category.
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According to UNICEF more than 760 million people live daily without access to clean water.
The organization has kicked off a campaign running through March 31st, which allows you to help provide clean water.
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No damn resolutions
The end of our Gregorian charted year always brings about promises of reform for the following twelve months. Unfortunately most of the promises we make to ourselves ring hollow after a short period of time. We tell ourselves lies, possibly … Continue reading
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A Christmas list (my style)
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Cruising the mall
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Harness your Lust
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BLOOMFIELD - Raymond D. Wilson, 77, died Oct. 28, 2001, at the Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomfield.
Born Aug. 1, 1924, at Chaffee, he was the son of the late Ezra and Rosa Griffin Wilson.
One brother, Leslie Wilson, survives of Dexter.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Eugene Wilson.
A memorial service was conducted Monday at the Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomfield with the Rev. Cotus James officiating.
Rainey Funeral Home of Dexter was in charge of arrangements.


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by Tammy Kennington
My glazed expression and tousled appearance were telltale proof I was suffering from "family disconnect." With my husband deployed and the rest of my family living thousands of miles away, I lacked assistance and support as I cared for my newborn and busy toddler.
Nighttime feedings, a flooded family room and a broken bedroom window were all my responsibility. I wondered, How can I keep running this marathon alone? In answer to my question, God provided support and strength through the power of another's prayers.
My grandmother, who had raised four children of her own, began calling and writing me weekly. "Been there, done that," she'd say with a laugh when I shared my latest solo-parenting challenge. Every conversation and letter ended with her encouraging words, "I'm praying for you."
Knowing my grandmother was supporting me in prayer made all the difference. Despite the miles between us, her constant prayers drew us closer and gave me assurance that I wasn't alone.
Through her example, I discovered the power of prayer to strengthen family connections. Some extended families are separated by geography; others drift apart in the busyness of everyday life. But family members can bridge the distance by simply praying for one another. Regular lunch dates and lengthy conversations might be uncommon, but care and concern are easily conveyed through prayer.
A number of years ago, a friend gave me a handmade prayer journal. It consisted of a small three-ring binder filled with notebook paper and had cardstock inserts labeled with names of my family members. An invaluable resource, this simple journal continues to provide a way to bless those I love — both near and far. I easily make note of any needs within the family, pray for people specifically and take pleasure in checking off answered prayers.
After seeing the journal's significance in my life, many of my extended family members have started their own prayer journals. Through time spent on our knees, relationships have been enriched, and like Grandma, we can now end our conversations with the words, "I'm praying for you."
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Mississippi officials say they have relented on a ban on same-sex commitment ceremonies at a state-owned museum and are processing a permit for two women.
The Southern Poverty Law Center sent a letter to the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in July, threatening to sue if officials didn't allow Ceara Sturgis, 20, and her partner, Emily Key, 19, to hold a ceremony.
Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith said in a statement Thursday that same-sex ceremonies are against her religion, but nothing in state law prevents them from taking place.
The museum had blocked the ceremonies based on a 2009 opinion by Attorney General Jim Hood that said it could because gay marriage is illegal here. Hyde-Smith says a new letter from Hood says the ceremonies can't be refused.


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For the wildlife inhabiting its sheer inclines and gentle slopes, Mount Diablo is home. For Bay Area residents and visitors, it's a place of wonder and adventure. Scientists, environmentalists and students consider it an outdoor lab, packed with potential discoveries. And almost everyone recognizes Mount Diablo as a symbol of open space preservation and an example of California's distinctive landscape.
On Nov. 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Mount Diablo will move west, to the Lesher Center for the Arts in downtown Walnut Creek, where the beloved icon will be the onstage star of Save Mount Diablo's "Diablo 3D and Symphony: A One-of-a-Kind Diablo Wilderness Experience."
The work of photographer Stephen Joseph will bring the mountain indoors, with 250 images created and projected in 3D. Those images will be accompanied by the Contra Costa Wind Symphony performing a 22-minute original score by Northern California composer Ron Paquette.
In addition to a preshow reception and a VIP after-party, the evening will include a special presentation of this year's Mountain Star Awards recipients -- longtime, hands-on supporters Dave and Dana Dornsife and the Contra Costa Battalion of Cal Fire, whose heroic efforts saved Mount Diablo during the Morgan Fire.
"There's a certain warm spot for our firefighters," SMD Executive Director Ron Brown said in an interview. "They worked in rugged circumstances and dramatically, put their lives on the line. There was no question they deserved our immediate attention."
Brown said the fire's aftermath offers opportunities beyond awards. Already, the organization is having discussions with scientists interested in tracking the mountain's regeneration. SMD will apply and learn valuable lessons while protecting the vulnerable landscape from erosion during possible heavy spring rains.
"The 3D show is another opportunity to look at what is important. It reminds us we need to work to preserve those things that add quality to life," Brown said. "We'll also be making a major announcement that evening, regarding a significant land acquisition on the Eastern side of Mount Diablo."
For Joseph, whose 2011 book, "Mount Diablo, The Extraordinary Life and Landscapes of a California Treasure," revealed 20 years of glorious images taken on and of the mountain, the East Bay "treasure" has long meant work.
"I started shooting for this show a year and a half ago," he said. "I shot thousands of images. Then I edited to 500, then cut that in half. I don't think I've ever worked so hard on a project that will last only 22 minutes."
Paquette composed the four-movement score with Joseph's book in his lap.
"He had hundreds of pages marked. He was using my images and his experience as a biker on the mountain. We worked side-by-side and he helped me select the images and meld them together," Joseph said.
The technical component of the project was enormously complicated, Joseph said. The images were shot with paired Nikon D300 cameras, a GoPro video camera, a Fuji 3D camera and a Panasonic 3D camera only sold in Japan. That camera's manual was in Japanese, and Joseph had to figure out how it operated by trial and error. ("Lots of error," he laughed.)
Lining the pictures up in Photoshop ate up months, and setting the window, deciding if the image would advance or retreat, he said was "intense."
If a horizon line conflicted with the frame or if the projection wasn't perfect, Joseph said "the brain will fight with the screen."
After hearing the music, Joseph returned to the mountain to take more pictures, like the image of a Manzanita tree whose bold trunk resembles a blood-engorged artery, viewed up close. Another, taken after the fire, displays the mountain's glory -- but a longer look shows hazy smoke from within the mountain is decorating the sky with what at first appear to be clouds.
"I've been photographing Mount Diablo for 30 years, so there was nothing new, until the fire. These places I know so well, now look like the moon," he said. "What's amazing is that green grass is already coming up, amid black devastation."
Joseph and Brown are thankful that no lives were lost in the fire, but also admit they're grateful that it happened. For Joseph, he's found revelation in something he has loved for three decades. For Brown, battling the fire was about more than just saving a mountain. It was a powerful example of a community responding and rescuing a place of solitude and tranquillity.


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Go Ahead: Make Everyone Take Off Their Shoes at Your Door
One of the easiest things we can do to make our homes, and ourselves, healthier is to remove our shoes. This simple 'step' helps keep all that nasty stuff (dirt, pesticides, you name it) out of our indoor environments, helping to keep toxins and pollutants out of our homes.
Going beyond green, it also connects us to our space in a physical, grounding sense. We all know heavy walkers, (which has nothing to do with a person's weight) and being conscious of how our feet greet the earth is a wonderful walking meditation. My inspiration is from Thich Nhat Hanh.
My apartment has worn oak floors and beautiful tribal rugs that I not only love the look of, but love feeling under my feet. My high-heeled girlfriends refer to me as the shoe Nazi but are (not so secretly) delighted to remove their crippling status symbols.
In summer I am often barefoot. Studies have shown that going shoeless supports optimum foot development, and in yoga we intentionally spread those toes! But in winter I look at my no-shoes house rule as an opportunity to express my true hippy nature and wear some funky eco felt slippers. A couple I dig are Eco-Felt Slippers from Les Indiennes, Eco-Friendly Slippers from Emilianas.
I encourage all of my clients to try it — and once they do, there is no going back. Betsy adores her recycled rubber shoes. Even my boyfriend, (whose nickname is Bear), is addicted to his manly buffalo slippers.
Our feet are a symbol for "under-standing." By the simple act of removing our shoes, we humbly connect to our earth, our home and ourselves.


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The Proud Gardener
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Photo and caption by Penny Campbell
This is my Dad, my Hero. At the time I took this picture my Dad was battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer. This was taken in July, 2011. My Dad passed away October 1, 2011. He never gave up on life. He continued to work in his garden. It was his pride and joy. I had gotten the pleasure to work right beside him. He taught me how to plant the seeds, work on irrigation lines, harvest the vegetables. We also had a family canning day. My Dad even dug his own Baptismal pool with a backhoe and lined it with plastic. I have pictures of that also. That was a wonderful day! I miss my Dad!
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