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Date of Stay: October, 2015
The site we had was extremely slanted. We could hardly level with our level up system. I would suggest a retainer wall to level the sites in that area. Very few full hookups. The overall appearance of this campground is average. The cable did not work at all. Some bathrooms need updating. I feel the price is unreasonable for what you are getting.
Date of Stay: May, 2014
This park was extremely noisy. Quiet time was 10 PM. However, the nearby motor speedway ran until midnight. Our sites were really tight. Our neighbors sewer line was right next to our table and there was nowhere to move it to. I think this park was set up when trailers were a lot smaller. Staff was pretty friendly and grounds were clean. Nice to be able to fish in the nearby creek. If you don't mind engine noise half the night, it is a nice place.
Date of Stay: October, 2012
This was our first stay at this campground. I have to say, the staff and owners were just wonderful, so pleasant. It was Halloween weekend; there was so much to do. Lots of activities and amenities. Everyone made us feel like family, both the staff and the other campers. We can't wait to return to this campground.
Date of Stay: July, 2010
This is an old campgrounds. Lots of old RV's. Could use some sprucing up. Bathrooms were very clean. We stopped here for an overnight stop. Got discount on the caverns. Owners couldn't be nicer. Very friendly and helpful. Great for overnight. Nothing for children to do other than the caverns. They have a gift shop but no camp store. All in all it was pleasant, but would not stay for any length of time.
Date of Stay: April, 2009
This is a new campground, however, I do not feel there was enough planning or thought put into it. While it was very clean (everything is new), the layout could be much better. There are no trees big enough to supply shade. It looks as though they went in and leveled everything and marked off campsites. The bath house was across a field about 100 feet or more. We were the closest campers to the bath house. I am glad we were not in the back of the grounds! In all fairness, they are putting in another bath house which is located on one side of the campgrounds, about thirty feet from what looks like another campgrounds with permanents who appear to live in their campers year round. There is no fence separating the two and it would be very easy for them to just walk into Cedar Creek Landing Campground. There was lots of noise from the other campground, motors reeving, people shouting. It was not very unpleasant, but they were quiet at night. The game room consisted of four machines in the poorly stocked camp store and the playground was on the other side of the bathhouse (outside of the security gate) with no visibility from the campers and only separated from the road by an open rail fence. The pavilion was not used as it was right next to the playground and too far to have to carry food, etc. I did ask if they were going to put in a mini-golf or horseshoes or something to do on the field which had no purpose and was told "No. They have too much money tied up in this place already" by the manager. They are more than the 15 min. they say it is from Rehoboth Beach(with the traffic and it was only April). The staff were polite but not friendly. They have an 11 am check out. When I asked why so early, I was told "To clean the sites before the next campers come in." But our fire ring was full of plastic, paper and foam debris when we got there, which we had to clean out before we could use it. In my opinion, There just isn't anything to do here to make me want to come back and pay $65.00 a night.
Date of Stay: July, 2008
We camped here with two other families. When we made our reservations we were not put together as a group. Our campsite flooded our first night there. We moved to another site, however this meant we were even further from our group. We were at one end of the campgrounds and they were on the other end. It made it difficult since we shared food. The bathrooms were, for the most part, acceptable but not the greatest. Lots of gulf carts running around. Kids were oblivious to traffic. Very busy campgrounds. We will not stay there again.
Date of Stay: July, 2008
The campgrounds is out of the way, which we loved. There was lots to do at the campgrounds, however, everything closed up much too early. We wanted to play mini-golf and it was closed at 5:00pm. The office/store closed early as well. A great campground, just make sure you take your own entertainment. Campsites were not level at the bottom of the hill. They definitely cater more to the seasonal campers. Cell phones don't get out and even the air card for the computer doesn't work in this area.
Date of Stay: June, 2008
One of the nicest campgrounds we have been to. We have several other campers and we like to camp as a group. The staff did whatever they could to accommodate us. Good facilities, nice staff, large sites w/trees. We were very happy there and we will go back. We camped in travel trailers.


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I own three guns and have the original manuals. None of the manuals provide any information on cleaning beyond removing the slide, barrel, main spring.
I have sprayed the heck out of each with a commercial gun cleaner, brushed with a tooth brush, and put them back together with a light lube on the slide.
Where can I find instructions/directions, for tearing them down further. It seems clear the manufacturers are not encouraging that and perhaps for good reason. Yet, there are obviously plenty of places where grit exists that I can't get to.
So, any thoughts, and in particular instructions or url to instructions for thorough cleaning of the following three weapons:
a) Walther P22
b)S&W Model 99 .40 Compact
c) Colt Mustang .380

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If you are seeking a world-class educational experience within a vibrant, Christ-centered learning community, Cedarville is the place for you. Step up to the challenge of our arts, sciences, professional and graduate programs, and achieve more than you ever imagined. Be challenged and transformed by professors who are experts in their fields and invest their lives at Cedarville to mentor and guide students like you.
"My life has been greatly blessed through the time I spend in Springfield at Changing Lives Now. I pray that God continues His work in the community through SGA's ministry partnership." Christina Kinch '12, West Palm Beach, Florida
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May 4, 2011
Cedarville University students have been involved in missions and service in dozens of countries, from Illinois to Togo, from Louisiana to Indonesia. But sometimes the most influential missions field can be right in your own backyard.
This was the Student Government Association's (SGA) thinking this past fall when it came time to choose a ministry for the student body to be involved in. This year SGA found someone to help right next door in Springfield, Ohio.
Changing Lives Now is an organization that restores people in Springfield through activities like discipling ex-convicts, recovering addicts and prostitutes; serving daily meals to the inner city community; running kids' programs; and holding evangelistic outreach opportunities, Bible studies and church services.
SGA wanted to find a ministry where students could serve practically and know where their financial contributions were being used. SGA held four days intended to actively involve students in the ministry. Anywhere from four to 23 students ministered each of those days, many of whom want to be involved consistently more long-term.
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SGA spent the year preparing for this final chapel and days of ministry by praying for the student body and the ministry itself. They wanted the people who got involved to be excited and be called to give and care. This ministry would really force people to look outside of themselves and into the surrounding community.
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Theme developer brunolee has released a tool that will package themes to be used for multiMAN. The tool/executable, called multiMAN Theme Control, will create a PKG of a selected theme or a multi-theme package containing multiple themes. Also worth a mention is some minor updates to his previously released themes. These themes are edited versions of The Media Cabinet originally created by Shagratt. You can check those out via the source below.
multiMAN Theme Control:
It is an executable multiOptions to facilitate packaging themes for multiMAN
- Create IQR theme – From folder theme, will reduce 10% Quality on some images and create other theme folder IQR (After if you want, THM and PKG)
- Create THM theme – It will create .thm from folder theme (After if you want, PKG)
- Create PKG theme – It will create .pkg from folder theme
- Create PKG multiThemes – It will create one .pkg from with all THMs in executable directory
This executable uses:
"mmTM_GUI.exe" from aldostools
"make_package_npdrm.exe" from Sony
"PhotoResize.exe" from Vlastimil Milér
and batch code written by brunolee
Download: multiMAN Theme Control
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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- There is a 90-percent possibility that Taipei mayor hopeful Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) will participate in the election as a non-party candidate, a personal staffer for Ko said yesterday after rumors surfaced that Ko revealed his intentions at a private meeting.
It was reported that Ko revealed his decision to participate in the mayoral election as a non-party candidate to former President Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) when Ko visited Lee to ask for advice. According to the report, Lee passed Ko's decision on to other Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members who also intend to run for Taipei mayor a few days after he talked to Ko.
In response, Ko's personal staff said no one knows about the reported decision, since there were no other people in the meeting between Ko and Lee. In addition, Ko did not mention anything related to this issue to anyone. However, the staffer pointed out that it is very likely that Ko does intend to participate in the mayoral election as a non-party candidate.
Besides Ko, there is one other political amateur interested in the upcoming mayoral election. Feng Guang-yuan (馮光遠), a famous journalist as well as writer, announced that he will run for Taipei City Mayor yesterday morning.
Responding to Feng's announcement, Ko said his candidacy may bring about positive effects to society and he will not worry about whether his votes will be split by Feng.
"It is important to see what effect an election can bring to society. We are living in a democratic society, so we should let different voices be heard. The different voices may bring some effects and change our society. This is how democracy works," said Ko.
It is thought that Feng's participation will make the mayoral race more complicated, especially as Feng's participation may directly affect Ko's votes.
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Feng said that he did not make the decision to run for Taipei mayor suddenly. Instead, he had been making efforts to fulfill this aspiration over the past two years.
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Feng also encouraged younger people to run for village chief and local administration positions. Feng discussed the civil rights movements in Taiwan last year, saying that he believes that this year will be the year for citizens to actually participate in political issues.
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in the wide world but the life just saved to her. That minute did more for Polly than many
sermons, or the wisest books, for it brought her face to face with bitter truths, showed
her the dark side of life, and seemed to blow away her little vanities, her frivolous
desires, like a wintry wind, that left a wholesome atmosphere behind. Sitting on the
bedside, Polly listened while Jane told the story, which was so new to her listener, that
every word sank deep into her heart, and never was forgotten.
"Now you must go to sleep. Don't cry nor think, nor do anything but rest. That will please
Miss Mills best. I 'll leave the doors open, and play you a lullaby that you can't resist.
Good night, dear." And with another kiss, Polly went away to sit in the darkness of her
own room, playing her softest airs till the tired eyes below were shut, and little Jane
seemed to float away on a sea of pleasant sounds, into the happier life which had just
dawned for her.
Polly had fully intended to be very miserable, and cry herself to sleep; but when she lay
down at last, her pillow seemed very soft, her little room very lovely, with the fire-light
flickering on all the home-like objects, and her new-blown roses breathing her a sweet
good-night. She no longer felt an injured, hard-working, unhappy Polly, but as if quite
burdened with blessings, for which she was n't half grateful enough. She had heard of
poverty and suffering, in the vague, far-off way, which is all that many girls, safe in
happy homes, ever know of it; but now she had seen it, in a shape which she could feel
and understand, and life grew more earnest to her from that minute. So much to do in
the great, busy world, and she had done so little. Where should she begin? Then, like
an answer came little Jenny's words, now taking a,'new significance' to Polly's mind, "To
be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time." Yes, she could do
that; and with a very earnest prayer, Polly asked for the strength of an upright soul, the
beauty of a tender heart, the power to make her life a sweet and stirring song, helpful
while it lasted, remembered when it died.
Little Jane's last thought had been to wish with all her might, that "God would bless the
dear, kind girl up there, and give her all she asked." I think both prayers, although too
humble to be put in words, went up together, for in the fulness of time they were
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Born in Bangalore, Eric served for two years in the Indian merchant navy before joining the Morning Standard as a trainee journalist in 1944. He quickly moved on to the Times of India, then joined the Deccan Herald for its launch on June 16 1948. At that time the paper broke new ground as it was a daily morning tabloid, produced in English, using the latest technology. Eric was very proud of the fact that he had "single-handedly launched a newspaper".
Despite this success, he was ready for a new challenge and, in 1953, he sailed for England. On his arrival, aged 33, he began looking for work and, despite some abrupt rebuttals, eventually landed a position as a journalist on the Hampstead and Highgate Express in February 1954. In doing so, he became one of the first non-white journalists in England.
Eric's combination of talent, humour, knowledge and humanity - coupled with an impish sense of humour - meant he soon settled in. Six years later, with a growing family, he moved to Hertfordshire and joined the Hertfordshire Express. Then, in 1966, he made his final career move to the Countryside Magazine Group, which comprised Hertfordshire Countryside, Essex Countryside and Bucks and Berks Countryside. He became editor in 1972 and remained there until he retired 13 years later. He succeeded in changing the whole tone of these magazines from popular history to contemporaneous culture. His love of the arts, music, food and wine were put to good use and he wrote much material under thinly disguised pseudonyms!
While working for Countryside Magazines he founded County Guide Publications, which later became Egon Publishers. In 1996, as a retirement project, he founded Fourems Publications. A keen sportsman, Eric adored cricket and tennis and played badminton well into his 70s. He continued to travel, returning to his native Bangalore, well into his 80s. His wife predeceased him. He leaves a son, two daughters and four grandchildren.


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Calcutta: The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Thursday, announced that the ICC Women's World Cup 2013 will be staged in two India cities ' with Mumbai still hosting the majority of games and some group and Super Six Stage matches being relocated to Cuttack.
On the announcement of the full schedule of matches on Friday, ICC chief executive David Richardson said: "I am grateful for all the support ICC has received from the BCCI during a difficult situation, which was not of cricket's making.
"We are also indebted to the Odisha Cricket Association for making excellent grounds available at such short notice." Pakistan's matches will be held at the Barabati. The final remains scheduled for the Brabourne Stadium on February 17.
The Women's World Cup has been running for longer than the men's version and was first staged in England in 1973, when it was won by the hosts, which beat Australia by 118 runs in the final at Edgbaston.


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A couple of weeks ago I was shopping with one of my couples to find the groom's outfit… yes, I do that too…besides, who the heck does not like shopping? In the process of picking out his suit, tie, shirt, pocket square, and almost suggesting he get new eye glasses to finish the look, of course we shopped for shoes. Are you kidding? I am a true lover of shoes…for kids, mens, grandmas, etc. shoes are shoes my friend and I love them!
Anyway, this isn't the pair we selected for my groom, however, this is a pair that stole my heart and must find a reason to get for my sweet husband… although, he'll likely need an outfit for them since his wardrobe is all uniforms and camos with the occasional shorts & t-shirt… but that's another blog post altogether…
Reasons I love this shoe: The color, cognac is beautiful and timeless. Wingtips are incredibly sexy… as in Jude Law in 'Enemy At the Gates' (2001) sexy. Lastly, the round nose of these don't make me fear I am going to be bruised to death if we play footsie under the dinner table while on a date. I mean have you seen some of noses on men's shoes? The are shaped like weapons or paddles or something incredibly annoying yet somehow I am sure practical incase you fall in a river… But I digress, these could be paired up with a casual outfit and I venture to say, even with a suit. What man does not love versatility?
The BOSS Hankie Wingtip Oxford can be found at Nordstrom (surprise!). LOL.


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Eric Holder says he's disturbed by what he's read about the New York Police Department conducting surveillance of mosques and Islamic student organizations in New Jersey.
Holder says the Justice Department is reviewing the matter.
(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...
Anyone who doesn't believe Obama is a Muslim is a fool!
If we can't surveil Muslim who can we surveil.
If it was up to me they would be in Roosevely's internment camps awaiting deportation.
Obama's Aunt and drunken Uncle would be in line right behind the HMFIC himself.
"If we cant surveil Muslim who can we surveil."
How about Catholic confessional booths. / sarc
If the department of "justice" actually had any interest in justice, the AG would be a convicted felon.
I know. Always p's off my east coast friends when I refer to their team as the, "New Jersey Giants".
holder...is gonna take on KELLY? Really?
Eric, why are you NOT surveiling the folks responsible for multipe attacks on American interests, over the last 20 years?
NYPD should tell him he can go to hell too.
Kelly should tell eric he is joining Joe's investigation on zero's background.....maybe a Grand Jury investigation into voter fraud, gun walking and treason......that would be a good start!
I am wondering now if they haven't already tried to subdue Kelly by instigating a false rape charge against his son.
Somebody has to do the job Holder's either too inept or too corrupt to do.
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Steamboat Springs Middle School science teachers Matt Tredway and Matt Anderson watched from the periphery Wednesday as their sixth-graders poured out of several cabins on the Perry-Mansfield campus into an open field.
The students formed a large circle before dispersing into four groups, with which they would spend the remainder of the afternoon studying soil, water, plants and animals in a living, wall-less classroom -- Mother Nature herself.
"We could be teaching this stuff in a classroom or out here in the real deal," Tredway said. "But there's no comparison. This is full immersion, hands-on."
In fact, Tredway and Anderson didn't really have to teach at all last week, when the sixth-graders spent four days and three nights at Perry-Mansfield as part of the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps' Yampa Valley Science School.
Nor will they have to reteach any of the lessons taught during the school, Tredway said.
"We won't teach it in class," Tredway said. "This is it. It's taught so well here."
Run like an overnight camp, the science school will host about 200 Routt County sixth-graders this fall on the sprawling Perry-Mansfield campus, where a network of hiking and horse trails leads students and program leaders from one learning activity to the next.
Seated next to gurgling Soda Creek on river rocks shaped by millions of years of weathering, the group of 20 students spent part of Wednesday discussing photosynthesis, oxygen, water and how all three affect nature's life cycle.
Tucked among shady creekside trees, the group lesson was led by five volunteers -- two AmeriCorps-trained senior leaders and three Steamboat Springs High School students. Hypotheses written by each student in his or her journal foreshadowed water-quality tests the students would perform on water from the creek and from a nearby stagnant pond.
Across the creek and seated in an open meadow, another group of students discussed the fall foliage and the scientific processes behind the change in leaf color.
"This is such a great opportunity for these kids," Anderson said.
And science isn't the school's only focus, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Program Director Avrom Feinberg said.
With the help of a 45-page journal, students must complete six primary academic blocks: observation, soils, water, plants, animals and reflection. In addition, duties such as cabin cleaning and meal preparation teach and reinforce important life skills and responsibilities, Feinberg said. Journal work also incorporates reading, writing and math.
The students, who are under the constant supervision of the AmeriCorps and high school leaders, stay in unheated cabins, dine on food prepared by a local caterer and are entertained nightly by campfire sing-alongs and stories.
"It is fun," Feinberg said of the school, "but it's a serious academic program."
Each academic block is nearly three hours long and invariably involves experiments and hands-on activities.
All three Routt County school districts have embraced the program since it began five years ago under the vision of Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Executive Director Gretchen Van De Carr. Van De Carr used the platform of a Eugene, Ore., science school for sixth-graders as a starting point for the Yampa Valley Science School.
The academic work meets state content standards, and the Yampa Valley Science School continually updates and revises its program with input from teachers, parents and students, Feinberg said.
"It's now accepted as part of the sixth-grade experience at all three school districts," Feinberg said.
The school is funded largely by a $110 student fee, which covers all aspects of the program. Organizations such as Routt County United Way, AmeriCorps and Yampa Valley Community Foundation also have provided funding over the years. The school similarly has been boosted by help from partnering agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, Colorado State Parks and The Nature Conservancy.
A scholarship program is offered to families who can't afford to send their sixth-grader to the science school, and many parents volunteer to pay additional money to help pay the tuition for other kids, Feinberg said.
And the school's setting is hard to beat, he said.
"Perry-Mansfield has been awesome to work with," Feinberg said. "The campus works well for us, and the schedule works well for them. It's a collaborative effort."
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Everything important in my life, like naps, I learned from my dog.
hello,everyone i love the sp package that i got.i will use everything and the pincushions that i got
i love owls and the button quilt thank again havplenty
THE bow tuck tote is fabulous MARY... Love the fabric too! I am On the bench waiting.... Patiently! Mail man hailed me over to our mailroom today, and i got all excited.... all he wanted was to ask if a neighbor has moved because their mail has really stacked up! Bummer... But I bet he has a pkg. for me SOON :-) I just know its coming.....
Update on my daughter, Jamie: She was diagnosed with Toxic Shock Syndrome. We are awaiting test results to know if she also has Whooping cough. She has been a VERY sick young lady. But, we were able to bring her home tonight!! We are so thankful for all the prayers and good wishes. Thank you all, so much.
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The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) will recognize the winners of its 2006 Excellence Awards at WasteCon 2006, Sept. 21, Charlotte, N.C. The awards honor management facilities, operations, and programs. Here are some of the first-place (gold) winners:
- Alliance Landfill, Pa.
- City of Hamilton Waste Management Division, Ontario
- Denver Solid Waste Management/ Denver Recycles
- Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority Resource Recovery Facility, Bainbridge, Pa.
- North Shore Recycling Program—Garden Smart, British Columbia
- Onyx Cranberry Creek Landfill LLC, Wis.
- Puget Sound Recycling Agencies/ Department of Ecology, Wash.
- Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, Calif.—Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility.
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Discussion in 'Member Introductions' started by Robinhood54, Nov 26, 2010.
Hello from the coast of Virginia
Welcome to the club!
Welcome to the club, Robin. You folks wake up early on the coast of Virginia, huh? Of course, it is Friday. I guess if I wasn't off today, I'd be up that early too. Haha. Anyway, welcome aboard!
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I'm looking for a good CD burner that is compatible with vista. It would be nice if it could burn FLAC files but it's not necessary. What are your favorite CD burning tools?
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Personally I use linux for all of that type of thing... I have dual desktops, one with Vista and one running Kubuntu 64bit.
I've usually used Nero in Vista, however. I just only install the cd burning components, not Nero Showtime, which has compatibility problems.
I use just the burning portion of Nero aswell, but for ISO,IMG,etc I use a freeware called ImageBurn.
Any chance you could direct me to where you got these components? All I can find is trial versions and bloatware.
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SoCal spot: Big Bear Lake
Lay out your blanket: Hit up Grizzly Manor Café for chocolate chip pancakes the size of tree trunks. Afterward, stroll over to the lakefront where the view is a stunning setting for an afternoon picnic on the sand. Nearby Meadow Park provides shaded picnic areas, barbecues, horseshoe pits, playground equiptment and more so you can burn off some calories from those pancakes.
Family time: Kids are sure to love a tour on Time Bandit, a 1/3-scale replica of a Spanish galleon pirate ship. There's also the Alpine water slide, with unexpected twists and turns, and the zoo, Moonridge Animal Park. For older visitors, challenge yourself with one of the park's hiking trails. They range in difficulty and anywhere from 1 mile to 15 miles.
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The officers were in a convoy escorting Governor Ali Roba, when their vehicle exploded after running over an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Fino.
The officers were selfless and dedicated in their service to H.E Captain Ali Roba and the County Government of Mandera.
H.E Nanok, who is also the Governor of County Government of Turkana was elected Chairman at the Full Council Meeting at Hilton Hotel. He takes over from H.E Peter Munya whose two-year term ended on Monday, May 22, 2017.
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The Kenya-Sweden urban planning benchmarking experience
The Council of Governors and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) started a programme on sustainable urban development in Kenya to transform towns in County Governments into model cities.
The Council of Governors team led by Director Programmes Ms Sharon Makena and SymbioCity Project Manager Nicodemus Mbwika were in Sweden on a learning mission where they experienced first-hand the urban planning system in the country.
SymbioCity Programme is implemented by the Urban Development Secretariat of the Council of Governors. It is composed of staff from Council of Governors as well as technical assistance staff provided by SKL International.
According to the Council of Governors team, Sweden is a spectacle in urban planning as statistics indicate that Sweden is experiencing the fastest urban growth and thus social patterns and geographic patterns are the most affected.
Despite this, the country has succeeded in managing the challenges that come...
Press Statement by Council of Governors, Chairman H.E Josphat Nanok on attempted assassination of Mandera Governor, H.E Captain Ali Roba on 24th May 2017
The Council of Governors is concerned by attempted assassination of Mandera Governor, H.E Ali Roba, resulting in the murder of his five bodyguards today. This is the seventh attempt on H.E Roba's life in a span of three years.
The Council of Governors affirm that Security is a function of the National Government and the security of H.E Roba and the residents of the County Government of Mandera falls within its purview.
The Council of Governors is shocked that the Department of Interior and National Coordination has in the past handled this matter in a negligent manner despite having all the instruments of security including the intelligence.
The Council calls on the Department of Interior and National Coordination to take the attempted assassination of H.E Captain Ali Roba and the ceaseless murders of residents of Mandera seriously and stop offering lame justifications for insecurity of in the County.
Like the rest of the Country, residents of the County Government...
Remarks by H.E Josphat Nanok, the new Chairman of the Council of Governors 22nd May 2017
The Honourable Chief Justice,
The Speaker of the Senate,
Cabinet Secretaries,
Excellency Governors,
Heads of Missions,
Chairpersons of Constitutional Commissions,
Development Partners,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Allow me, first of all, to express my sincere, heartfelt gratitude to the members of the Council for putting their trust in me by electing me as Chairman of the Council of Governors. I am truly honoured by this appointment.
CoG began its work in 2013 with a note of uncertainty. Devolution was an entirely new concept in Kenya. Our new Constitution was highly ambitious because it introduced a drastic departure from the previous norm. So beginning the process of putting in place a new governance structure and setting up hundreds of institutions was a scary prospect. Getting through the transition period without a clear organizational structure was always going to be a daunting task for the Council.
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Remarks By H.E John Mruttu, Vice chairman Council of Governors and during the change over luncheon of the Council of Governors, Held at the Hilton Hotel On Monday 22nd May 2017
The Chief Guest,
Governors present,
Representatives from the National Assembly,
Development partners,
Members of the private sector,
CEO's and or their representatives,
Invited guests,
Members of the fourth estate,
Ladies and gentlemen. •Let me take this opportunity to appreciate you all for attending this important event in the calendar of the Devolution Conference. It has been four years since we began the walk of Devolution and we have since seen the transformation Devolution has brought to the counties and citizens of Kenya as whole.
•It has been a productive season where we have seen the various sectors grow from one level to another in Agriculture, Roads, Education, gender, Water, Forestry and Mining, Cooperatives and the list goes on and on. County Governments have tried to ensure that the devolved functions were well attended to and got their due diligence so that the life of every Kenyan is improved.
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- Remarks by H.E Josphat Nanok, the new Chairman of the Council of Governors 22nd May 2017
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Mombasa County opens an Ultra-Modern (ICU) and (HDU)
Mombasa County opens an Ultra-Modern (ICU) and (HDU)
Coast General hospital has opened its ultra-modern 12 bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a three bed High Dependency Unit (HDU) for its patients.
Makueni County Family Planning Costed Strategic Plan
The Government of Makueni County, through the department of health services, has unveiled a progressive four-year Family Planning Costed Strategic Plan 2016-2020. The major goal of the strategic plan, already under implementation, is to improve the Socio-economic wellbeing of the people of Makueni County by expanding access to family planning information and services, without coercion, to attain a contraceptive prevalence rate of 72 percent by 2020. Family planning has proven to be the most cost-effective...Read More...
Ahero Town Embraces Clean Up Exercise
The hustle and bustle that is characteristic of growing towns such as Ahero came to a temporal halt on December 02, 2016 when community members came together to clear filth from the streets, drains and gutters, during the town's clean-up day exercise. The architect of this event was the Assistant Director of Department of Environment, Sospeter Onunga for Kisumu County. The event, also saw H.E Jack Ranguma, Kisumu Governor and other influential personalities, coming out of their various homes...Read More...
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Shutter/door color for red brick house
I need help! I bought my first house about a year ago, and now I'm starting to make improvements. Next on my list is repainting the shutters/front door and installing a storm door. So I'm looking for any and all suggestions for the colors of the shutter and door and storm door. I was thinking black storm door (full glass) with black front door with some glass inlays. Eventually i'd like to side the house with a dark gray color. But maybe a white screen door with some neutral color for the shutters and door? I really have no idea. Thank you. I have pictures of my house, but when I try to upload them it keeps failing. Thanks in advance...
i would go with black for the door and shutters. White for the window sash. And I wouldn't side it with something else...
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Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort, El Jadida
- Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Main amenities
- 492 guestrooms
- On a private beach
- Golf course
- Casino
- 13 restaurants and 6 bars/lounges
- Full-service spa
- Outdoor pool
- Nightclub
- Free children's club
- Free airport shuttle
- 1 indoor and 4 outdoor tennis courts
- Conference center
For families
- Children's pool
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Private bathroom
What's around
- El Jadida Beach (7.6 mi / 12.3 km)
- El Jadida Municipal Theater (8.1 mi / 13.1 km)
- El Jadida Citadel (8.4 mi / 13.5 km)
- Sidi Bouzid Beach (13.4 mi / 21.6 km)
Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort, El Jadida
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $169
- Deluxe Room, Pool View
- Royal Suite
- Executive Suite
- Deluxe Room, Ocean View
- Mazagan Villa
- Prime Ocean Mazagan Suite
- Ocean View Mazagan Suite
- Partial Ocean View Room
- Ambassador Suite
- Prime Ocean View Room
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At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 492 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 4 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Local laws may restrict unmarried guests from sharing a room
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Up to 2 children (12 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Free children's club
- 1 per room (up to 7 kg)
- Pets allowed *
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Free airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Free self parking
- Free area shuttle within 7 km
- Free shopping center shuttle
In the hotel
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Free buffet breakfast
- 13 restaurants
- 6 bars/lounges
- Coffee shop/café
- Snack bar/deli
- Beach bar
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Barbecue grills
- On private beach
- Beach towels
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Golf course on site
- Indoor tennis court
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Fitness classes on site
- Free bicycles on site
- Golfing on site
- Horse riding/rental on site
- Casino
- Nightclub
- Pool umbrellas
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Outdoor tennis courts - 4
- Spa tub
- Tennis on site
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 18
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms 18
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Year Built 2009
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Designated smoking areas
- Garden
- Accessible bathroom
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Hair dryer
- Pay movies
- Premium TV channels
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
Also popular with travelers from the USA
Special features
Mazagan Spa has 3 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include hot stone massages, massages, facials, and body wraps. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, a steam room, and Turkish bath/hammam.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
DiningOlives - Overlooking the pool, this buffet restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
Sel de Mer - This seafood restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Chiringuito Beach Club - This beachfront restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Morjana - This seafood restaurant specializes in Moroccan cuisine and serves dinner only.
Jockey Club - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
On Site
- Fitness facilities
- Golf course on site
- Indoor tennis court
- Outdoor tennis courts - 4
- Sauna
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Tennis on site
- Fitness classes on site
- Free bicycles on site
- Golfing on site
- Horse riding/rental on site
Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort, El Jadida's small print
Also known as
- Mazagan
- Mazagan Beach
- Mazagan Beach El Jadida
- Mazagan Beach Resort
- Mazagan Beach Resort El Jadida
- Mazagan Resort
- Mazagan Beach Hotel El Jadida
Buffet breakfast included with rate plans is served at Olive or Marketplace Restaurant. Details at check-in.
Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 4.50 per person, per night
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 25 per night
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 25 per pet, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Recent reviews
Excellent 4.3 /5 from 160 reviews
Definitely significantly overpriced restaurants.
I was constantly harassed by security guards who were profiling and didn't get the relaxation I was looking for
unbelievable place
I haven't interested my stay because of some matters: Room carpet,bed blanket and cups were having a bad smell. I guess clean items were not good. The bathroom door was not working as on of the pair.
Beautiful Hotel. Very good service all over the resort beside the casino. The SPA is a must try with the massage beach front. Food is amazing in all restaurant especially the buffet. I definetly recommend it for a quick fun escape away from Casablanca.
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From time to time, I have focused on the healthful benefits of fruits and vegetables. I have written columns titled "Eat the rainbow" and encouraged readers to grow their own "The three sisters garden."
But truth be known, I haven't always had the time (or discipline) to practice what I preach. And I'm not alone.
Let's face it — it's hard to eat the recommended 7-13 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. I don't think we even have that much room in our refrigerator, which is always 35 percent stocked with local beer. But, (as usual) I digress.
Did you know? There is a simple way to get the nutritional benefits of seven carefully selected fruits and 10 healthful vegetables and grains in such a convenient form that it's easy even for me to swallow.
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Here's one picture for now, the uploading isn't working from my phone and I'm having a hell of the time with the image hosting service. I'll edit and add more later.
Also, the exhaust is now installed, so I'll snap pics of that tonight.
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Santa-tracking began as a way to right a wrong
Peterson Air Force Base, CO (AP) --For kids who can't wait for Santa to arrive, NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has a Christmas treat. Visions of sugar plums can be augmented by a check on the fat man's progress around the globe on Christmas Eve.
Here are five things to know about the holiday tradition called NORAD Tracks Santa:
1. How do you follow Santa's path?
NORAD provides updates by phone, Facebook, Twitter and email.
-If you call 877-HI-NORAD, a live person will give you an update.
-Online: noradsanta.org.
-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noradsanta.
-Twitter: @noradsanta.
-email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Smartphone apps are also available at app stores.
NORAD's Santa Operations Center opens at 6 a.m. ET on Dec. 24. NORAD says Santa usually starts in the South Pacific and hits New Zealand and Australia before heading to Japan and Asia. Africa and Europe are next, followed by North America and South America. "Santa calls the shots," NORAD says on its website. "We just track him!"
2. How many people follow Santa?
Last year, volunteers answered 114,000 phone calls from around the world. The website had 22.3 million unique visitors. NORAD Tracks Santa had 1.2 million followers on Facebook and 129,000 on Twitter.
3. Why does NORAD do it?
In 1955, a local newspaper advertisement invited children to call Santa but mistakenly listed the hotline for NORAD's predecessor. Rather than disappoint the kids, commanders told them they indeed knew where Santa was. NORAD, a U.S.-Canadian operation based at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., continues the tradition every Christmas Eve.
4. Why was there controversy this year?
A children's advocacy group complained that an animated video on the NORAD Tracks Santa website injected militarism into Christmas by showing fighter jets escorting Santa's sleigh on a 39-second video promoting the event. NORAD says the fighter escort is nothing new. NORAD began depicting jets accompanying Santa and his reindeer in the 1960s.
5. What do kids ask when they call?
Among the questions kids have had on their minds when they called in previous years:
- "Am I on the nice list or the naughty list?"
- "Can you put my brother on the naughty list?"
- "Are you an elf?"
- "How much to adopt one of Santa's reindeer?"


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Watch: Cute Kid Sings Brantley Gilbert's "Kick It In The Sticks"
Brantley Gilbert's song Kick it in the Sticks was his first single from his 2010 album Halfway to Heaven. But, it did not really catch on with country fans until it was re-released following the smash success of his two No. 1 singles, Country Must Be Country Wide and You Don't Know Her Like I Do.
Jagger is a kid with a love of music. He has numerous videos on YouTube that feature him playing drums and singing. In one video, he rocks Gilbert's Kick it in the Sticks. Check it out and enjoy the adorable air guitar.
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A 17-year-old Port Chalmers youth was saved from what was described as certain death after his fall off a cliff was broken by a fortuitously placed tree stump yesterday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to Lady Thorn Rhododendron Dell, Port Chalmers, following reports a youth plunged 10m before wrapping his legs around a tree stump 25m off the ground.
Youths at the scene told the Otago Daily Times they were going to climb in the area, when the 17-year-old decided to try his luck without any ropes.
One of the group, who declined to be named, said he heard his mate scream and fall over the edge.
"I thought he was gone."
His friends watched in shock as the Port Chalmers youth appeared to almost pass out after landing on the stump.
"If it hadn't been for that stump he would have been in the death notices," Willowbank station officer Howard Weir said.
The area was a popular place for local teens, but "really was not a place for kids with no skills or equipment".
Mr Weir said a helicopter rescue was considered, and it was fortunate for the youth that senior firefighter Dave Palmer, a Fire Service rescue instructor, was working.
Mr Palmer said the youth was upset he had put so many people to so much trouble, including Port Chalmers volunteer firefighters, police and ambulance personnel.
However, Mr Palmer could not believe the youth had been climbing in an area used by rock climbers for practising, with no equipment.
"He was just millimetres away from a fatality. It is almost a vertical cliff."
The youth was placed in a rescue sling, attached to the firefighter's rope system and taken 25m to safety. He was visibly shocked and had large rips in his jeans. The youth was taken to Dunedin Hospital as a precaution.


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We put so much time, energy and research into finding the safest carseats for our babies. But oftentimes when it comes to the purchase of a booster, we don't do as much homework on the subject. I know that I am guilty of grabbing one on sale, instead of taking the time to be sure I'm making the best purchase for my child.
Clek, a company who makes some of the safest carseats on the market, also sells great seats for kids who are ready to graduate to the backless booster. For parents, the Olli is an award-winning booster that meets all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. And for your big kid, it's proof that booster seats are still cool.
The Olli is intended for use by children who fall in the height range of 40-57 inches and weigh 40-120 pounds, approximately ages four and up. It raises your child up 4 inches in their seat which gives a safe and proper fit when using the shoulder belt.
With safety in mind, the Olli booster uses the rigid latch system that anchors the booster seat to your car's seat. It took me all of five seconds to snap the booster seat into the latch points on my car. The whole process was so quick, it almost shocked me. You mean I don't have to work up a sweat to install it? I don't have to climb into the seat with my knee in the back and my hand wedged into the tiny space in the crevice of my car's seat to find the clips? Two quick clicks and it's over. My seat, and my child, safe and sound.
But while safety is first and foremost at the top of Olli's list of great features, it also stands out in style. The seat is extremely lightweight, but doesn't skimp on comfort. Olli's "comfort cube" technology provides extra stability, and an extra layer of foam padding means no "numb bums" in the back seat. The seat comes in great colors and fabric that is stain resistant and easily wipes clean. And don't forget the accessories. Each Olli seat now includes a Drink Thingy which attaches to the side of the seat and comes off for easy dishwasher cleaning.
If you want to get really fancy-pants, Olli also comes in the newly released, limited-edition Cooper. A beautiful booster seat with all of Olli's great safety standards and features, but in a luxury car-inspired, automotive-grade, black leather with cream-colored stitching. Who knew booster seats could be so sleek and stylish?
For more information on the Clek Olli booster seats and the newest Cooper, be sure to check out Clek's website. And be watching for news of the release of the Clek Foonf next month!
Disclaimer: I received a Clek Olli to test out for this review. And yes, it really did install in five seconds. My opinions expressed in this post are honest. Honest!
When I'm not geeking out over baby gear, you can find me on my personal blog, MommyCoddle, talking about life with four girls in our fixer-upper farmhouse in rural Maryland. On twitter @MommyCoddle and on Pinterest.


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Nov. 29, 2013
Box Score | Notes | Photo Gallery
Site: Brooklyn, N.Y. (Barclays Center)
Event: Barclays Invitational (Semifinals)
Score: Michigan 82, Texas Tech 71
Records: U-M (5-2), Texas Tech (3-2)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Nov. 30 -- vs. Rutgers or LSU (Brooklyn, N.Y.), 7:30 or 9:30 p.m.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The University of Michigan women's basketball team used four double-figure scorers and hit 10 three-pointers to knock off Texas Tech, 82-71, in the first game of the Barclays Invitational on Saturday morning (Nov. 29) at the Barclays Center.
Freshman guard Siera Thompson (Gardena, Calif./Serra) paced the Michigan offense with a career-best 24 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the floor, including a 4-for-5 performance from beyond the arc. Junior guard Shannon Smith (Gastonia, N.C./Forestview [Trinity Valley CC]) went for 15 points, junior forward Cyesha Goree (Grand Rapids, Mich./Wyoming Park) scored 14, and junior guard Nicole Elmblad (St. Ignace, Mich./LaSalle) netted 12 points.
Michigan shot a season-best 59.3 percent (32-for-54) from the floor and managed a 62.5 percent showing (10-for-16) from beyond the arc. U-M won the rebounding battle, 31-25, and totaled 17 fastbreak points.
The teams were tied at 17 with 12:32 remaining in the first half before Michigan went on a 22-7 run over the next 8:50, staking the Wolverines to a 39-24 lead off a trey from freshman guard Paige Rakers (Carlyle, Ill./Carlyle) with 3:42 remaining. Texas Tech cut the lead to 10 points twice before the half, but Michigan answered both times with free throws.
Thompson hit four straight free throws to account for Michigan's final four points before the half, sending Michigan to the break with a 43-31 lead. Thompson led U-M in the opening period with 13 points and Smith chipped in 11, as the Wolverines shot 59.3 percent (16-for-27) from the floor. Texas Tech countered with a 39.3 percent (11-for-28) clip, and Michigan outrebounded the Lady Raiders, 16-13, in the first frame.
U-M scored the first four points of the second half and never looked back, eventually taking a 20-point lead when sophomore guard Madison Ristovski (Sterling Heights, Mich./Liggett) knocked in a triple with an even 12 minutes remaining. U-M did not let up after that, pushing its advantage to 23 (82-59) with 3:49 left off a Goree fastbreak layup. The Lady Raiders scored the game's final 12 points to provide the 11-point margin.
Michigan will face either Rutgers or LSU tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 29) at the Barclays Center. Tip will be at either 7:30 or 9:30 p.m.
Contact: Sarah VanMetre (734) 763-4423
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The college offers a wide range of services and accommodations to students with disabilities. The Disabilities Services Coordinator works with students to individualize the type and level of accommodations provided to them. Accommodations, services, and equipment may be provided on an as-needed basis. All services are individualized to meet the needs of each student served.
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Milana Lang is only 5 years old, but she didn't let 6.8km of busy roads get in the way of an epic solo scooter journey.
Milana's intrepid outing began when mum Kamilla Lang took her and two friends, plus Kamilla's 19-year-old niece Danielle, to watch a movie at the Auckland waterfront on a recent busy Sunday.
"We'd been at the Lantern Festival and I'd heard there was a kid's movie in Wynyard Quarter. So I decided to take the children to see it."
With the three children and Danielle, Kamilla went to an information centre on the waterfront to ask about the film.
"They were only about a metre behind me. I thought Milana was just an arm's reach away."
Setting out for Princes Wharf, Kamilla realised Milana was missing.
"I asked the others if they knew where she was; but they didn't. So we started frantically looking."
But Milana was nowhere to be seen.
Security staff reviewed CCTV footage, which revealed Milana had looked away at the moment the others went into the centre.
"And it showed her looking around, confused, and scootering off in the direction of the restaurants."
Kamilla called the rest of Milana's family from South Auckland and they came immediately to join the search.
After about an hour, the police were called.
One of the officers asked if there was any chance of Milana having gone home. Kamilla thought it unlikely but went with an officer to their home in Pt Chevalier.
"I left the other children with my friend, and drove home in the car. The officer said it was time for us to alert the media and get a helicopter out. That really hit me hard."
They arrived at the family home, but Milana was nowhere to be seen.
As they were driving back to Wynyard Quarter a policewoman saw a small child four doors from the home, sitting on a footpath.
"She asked me 'is that her'," said Kamilla. "And it was. She was very tired and quiet, but calm. The first thing she said to be was 'you lost me Mum'!"
Milana explained she'd lost sight of the group and thought they must have headed home.
"So she decided to scooter home to find us. She had to cross some of Auckland's busiest streets all by herself."
Milana's journey is all the more remarkable as she has been to Wynyard Quarter only two or three times this summer.
Asked if she was scared or sad during her epic journey, Milana responded: "I cried, but just a little."


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''Gold'' is a go. Two months after a settlement in a knotty lawsuit regarding its fate, the long-awaited Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical is scheduled for a full production at the Goodman Theater in Chicago in June 2003.
The musical, originally titled ''Wise Guys,'' tells the story of the Mizner Brothers, a pair of rakish 1900-era con men. The show had a mightily unsuccessful workshop starring Nathan Lane and Victor Garber in New York in 1999, and was later considered dead.
Last year, however, Mr. Sondheim and Mr. Weidman began to work with the director Hal Prince, Mr. Sondheim's longtime collaborator, and a new production at the Goodman was planned for this season.
That plan, however, raised the hackles of the producer Scott Rudin, who had backed the New York workshop with three partners -- to the tune of some $700,000 -- and who claimed rights to the show. Cease-and-desist letters were fired off to all involved, and the Goodman canceled.Continue reading the main story
That move led to a lawsuit by Mr. Sondheim and Mr. Weidman, contending that Mr. Rudin had interfered with their show's development. They won an early battle in December when a New York State Supreme Court justice ruled in their favor and issued a preliminary injunction against Mr. Rudin. That led to a countersuit. Then, finally, in February, there was a settlement, clearing the way for the show to go on, with Mr. Prince directing.
If it works, it could come to Broadway, in which case Mr. Rudin would be paid for his initial investment.
Another note for the Goodman-going public: the theater is planning the world premiere of a new August Wilson play, ''Gem of the Ocean,'' next April. Marion McClinton, Mr. Wilson's new favorite director, will be at the helm.
Horizons' New Home
Playwrights Horizons, displaced this season by the construction of a new theater, is planning an ambitious 2002-3 schedule, including two new musicals, two productions by emerging playwrights and an unveiling of its new digs.
This nonprofit troupe, with a venerable history, will inaugurate its new building on West 42nd Street in February with ''My Life With Albertine,'' a new musical by the composer Ricky Ian Gordon (''Dream True'') and Richard Nelson, who won a Tony for the book for ''James Joyce's 'The Dead.' '' This time, Mr. Nelson's inspiration is hefty literary fare more Gallic than Gaelic: ''Remembrance of Things Past,'' that little multivolume tale by Marcel Proust. The company's second musical, ''Wilder,'' is also set in the foggy past, at a house of ill repute in Depression-era America. It will play the smaller studio space.
The rest of the schedule is new plays, including main-stage productions by Keith Bunin, 30, who has written a picaresque work called ''The World Over,'' and by Christopher Shinn, 26, who will present ''What Didn't Happen,'' about a young writer. (See Proust, above.)
Finally, there's ''I Am My Own Wife,'' a one-man play by the usually mischievous Doug Wright (''Quills''). To be directed by Moisés Kaufman (''The Laramie Project''), ''Wife'' tells the true story of an East German transvestite under the Nazi and Communist regimes. The actor Jefferson Mays will dress the part.
Glittering Prizes
It's awards season again, and the biggest garland of the year comes on Monday, when Columbia University gives out the Pulitzer Prize for drama, which has some significant competition this year.
Though, of course, no one on the five-member selection committee is talking, several Broadway productions are in the running, including ''Topdog/Underdog'' and ''Metamorphoses.'' Off Broadway also has some strong contenders, including Tony Kushner's uncannily topical ''Homebody/Kabul,'' Rebecca Gilman's ''Glory of Living'' and Horton Foote's ''Carbetbagger's Children.''
The betting money? ''Topdog/Underdog'' by Suzan-Lori Parks, who has never won the prize.
Downtown, Lucille Lortel nominations for achievement Off Broadway were announced on Tuesday: ''Urinetown'' led with eight nominations, followed by ''Metamorphoses,'' which originally played at Second Stage, with six. And tomorrow, the American Theater Critics Association will give out its big prize, the Steinberg New Play Award, to ''The Carpetbagger's Children.''
Happy Tartan Day
In tune with this weekend's planned Scottish pride activities -- 10,000 bagpipers piping on Avenue of the Americas, highlands of haggis (the Scottish entrail entree) and millions of potential fashion disasters -- tomorrow, Tartan Day, is the first chance to see ''Kilt,'' a gay romantic comedy by the Canadian playwright Jonathan Wilson. The play, at the Directors Company, 311 West 43rd Street, Clinton, has had success in Toronto and elsewhere in Canada.
And while the Directors Company seats only 96, two New York producers have a wee-bit-bigger plan for the show. Chase Mishkin (''Dance of Death'') and Leonard Soloway (''The Syringa Tree'') hold the commercial rights to ''Kilt'' and have told the cast they would like to move it -- perhaps even to Broadway -- if the reviews be agreeable.
Along the Way
*There's a last-minute addition to the spring schedule, and it's a dandy: ''Smelling a Rat,''' the 1988 play by Mike Leigh, the British film director and playwright whose brow ranges from low (''Ecstasy,'' ''Naked'') to high (''Topsy-Turvy''). The New Group is producing; the eclectic cast includes Brian F. O'Byrne, Terence Rigby, Cara Seymour and Michelle Williams. It's coming in May to the newly renovated Samuel Beckett on West 42nd Street.
*The Actors Fund of America, the theater charity organization, is bringing out a brace of Brices for its fall benefit. The organization will present a starry assortment of divas playing Fanny Brice in a concert production of ''Funny Girl,'' the ur-Barbra Streisand vehicle, on Sept. 23 at the New Amsterdam Theater. The roster is still coming together, but Megan Mullally and Audra McDonald have been mentioned.Continue reading the main story


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H.R.5300 - A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, as enacted by the Postal Reorganization Act, to facilitate direct communication between officers and employees of the U. S. Postal Service and Members of Congress, and for other purposes.93rd Congress (1973-1974)
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Prohibits interference with the right of any officer or employee of the Postal Service to have direct oral or written communication with a Member of Congress or with any committee of Congress on an unofficial and informal basis in connection with the employment of such officer or employee or pertaining to the Postal Service
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It's not posted anywhere 'officially' yet but I was given permission this afternoon to announce that Amanda & Mark WILL be competing again this coming season. I'll post any official news if and when it becomes available but trust me, they will be competing again and I think it's awesome news. I now need to figure out a way to get to San Jose because I haven't made a single plan yet for US Nats (which is very unlike me), LOL
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Quantifying Employee Performance Management — It's Tougher Than You Think
Posted by Zach Thomas on March 4, 2009
By Zach Thomas
As you may, or may not, know Forrester has one of the most rigorous Total Economic Impact (TEI) – or ROI methodologies out there. "The ROI Of Packaged Apps Instance Consolidation" and "The ROI Of Interactive Chat" are a couple of completed TEI reports (you need client access to view these reports) and below is a graphical representation from the second report, to give you a flavor.
So, I decided to create a TEI model for employee performance management. I thought it would be pretty straightforward and valuable to clients who are looking to better manage performance, identify top and bottom performers, implement pay-for-performance, etc. — especially in this economy.
Over the last couple of months we have been speaking with numerous software vendors, consultancies, and organizations about this very issue. Sure, it was easy to quantify efficiency-based cost savings like easier reporting, time savings for managers and employees, etc. But how about these? (And remember, you have to show verifiable, measurable dollar savings directly linked to employee performance management):
Increased retention
Increased employee engagement
Increased productivity due to competency alignment with job requirements
Reduced time to productivity in new roles/projects
Visibility into your bench strengths
Visibility into goal attainment
Competencies aligned with job requirements
These are just a few examples of the benefits that neither vendors, clients, nor consultancies could quantify to my satisfaction. Anyone have suggestions on how to quantify these?
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Comment from Don Larson (not verified) on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 09:23
Zach, you certainly have asked a tough one!When assessing the performance of any process or the impact of changes to that process, I always use 3 buckets: Cost, Quality and Cycle Time. The efficiency-based savings you mention are usually pretty easy to quantify through reduced cost and/or reduced cycle times. The Quality improvements may or may not be able to be linked to directly to measurable dollar savings, but are just as important.Let me give some thoughts on each item on your list:Increased retention - obviously there are many things that impact retention. Perhaps the only way to quantify EPM's impact is by surveying employees with different tenure and asking them how much the way their performance is managed contributes to them staying with the company. Averages and trends over time can validate EPM's impact on retention and determine its share of any retention gains... or declines.Increased employee engagement - I'm not an expert, but I think it is still difficult to tie employee engagement to specific results and equally difficult to determine the impact of EPM on employee engagement. I put this in the "leap of faith" category... certainly an EPM process with clear understanding of impact on company results, performance measures and expectations, along with frequent performance discussions contributes to employee engagement.Increased productivity due to competency alignment with job requirements, Reduced time to productivity in new roles/projects, Competencies aligned with job requirements - assuming that there are current metrics on how long it takes employees to reach average productivity levels, say in a call center environment for example, and then the impact of competency alignment could be measured. Pre-employment competency screening results or evaluation of competencies of individual employees could be correlated with their times to reach average productivity levels. Hopefully those employees who tested higher or were evaluated higher on key competencies achieved average productivity levels quicker than those who scored lower. Also, perhaps they end up with higher productivity levels.Visibility into your bench strengths - another tough one... perhaps this impacts cycle time to fill open positions?Visibility into goal attainment - good visibility into goal attainment can impact the accuracy of each employee's performance rating directly impacting compensation. More poor performers could save dollars in the form of reduced merit increases or bonuses, but increase costs due to lower productivity. More above average performers could cost more merit and bonus dollars, but reduce overall costs due to higher productivity. Visibility into goal attainment ensures that the right decisions can be made.Just some initial thoughts... I'm certainly interested in other views
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Hi Edmund, I received your travel blog through a friend of Katrina, your former work buddy. I read about your travels and it looks like you are having an awesome experience. My husband and I are planning a similar escape from the 9to5 world. We want to leave in September for 6 months to travel parts of Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. I hope you don't mind if I continue to read about your adventure with your wife. I can live vicariously through the two of you until we depart for our 'round the world adventure. Have fun!
Take Care, Lisa & Paul, Brampton, ON.
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but what we really wanted to see were 'The Big 5' - lion, leopard, elephant, black rhino, and buffalo. These are the animals that were traditionally most sought after by trophy hunters as they were the hardest and most dangerous to hunt. While we are looking to shoot the Big 5, it will only be with our cameras.
Etosha National Park in northern Namibia did not disappoint us.
While there were plenty of springbok, we also saw some more traditional African animals such as zebras, ostriches, giraffes, wildebeest, warthogs, spotted hyenas, and lots of different types of antelopes.
Of the 'Big 5' we are happy to say we have seen lions, a rhino, and a small breeding group of elephants. Rhinos are the most endangered animal in Africa due to widespread poaching, so it's funny that it was the first of the Big 5 that we spotted. You would think elephants would be easy to spot since they're so big, but often they blend in with the trees. The easiest animals to spot turned out to be the giraffes as we just had to look over the trees to see their heads popping out.
Our highlights:
- Seeing 3 of the Big 5!
- The lions: we came across a male and female lion on a road in the park, and they separated to opposite sides of the road. We followed the male for awhile and even waited while he hid behind a bush. The male was incredibly beautiful to look at because of its soft-looking mane, but it was a young lion so it wasn't as big as we expected to see. After about 5 minutes he emerged from behind the bush and crossed the road to be with the female. We kept following it though, and eventually the lion gave a loud roar that was amazing to hear, but at the same time, we knew that the lion was really angry at us, so we left!
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Toast the exciting partnership between Wayne State University Press and The Meijer Foundation in an evening with the authors at the Grand Rapids Public Museum – Meijer Theater and Lobby. The evening will include keynote readings by Made in Michigan Writers Series authors Bonnie Jo Campbell (National Book Award finalist, American Salvage) and Gloria Whelan (National Book Award winner, Homeless Bird). Also featuring complimentary passed hors d'oeuvres and cash bar and book sales and signing.
This is the culminating stop on the historic Made in Michigan Writers Bus Tour.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Grand Rapids Public Museum – Meijer Theater and Lobby
272 Pearl St NW
Grand Rapids MI