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Children Extensive Supports Medicaid Waiver
The Children's Extensive Support Waiver helps children (under 18) and families by providing services and supports that will help children establish a long-term foundation for community inclusion as they grow into adulthood. This program is specifically for children demonstrating a medical or behavioral condition where constant line of supervision is regularly needed to keep the child and others safe. Services include: personal assistance with daily living, respite, community connector services, assistive technology, home modification, and professional services.

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Examine how Emma's surprising views on marriage reflect the limited opportunities for women in Regency England, in this excerpt from the 2009 MASTERPIECE adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. In this scene, Harriet is shocked to hear Emma proclaim, "...I have very little intention of marrying at all." For a woman in Regency England this is an almost radical proclamation. This resource is part of the MASTERPIECE Collection.
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''I'm just uncomfortable talking about myself,'' explains Rock*A*Teens singer/songwriter Chris Lopez of the fact that he can be a pretty tough interview. ''I'm not very good at it, it just makes me nervous and act foolish.''
Despite his reluctance to open up one-on-one, Lopez sure can belt it out once he gets behind a microphone. For more than seven years now, Lopez has fronted the R*A*Ts, an occasionally rotating lineup of musicians who have made a name for themselves as one of Atlanta's most celebrated underground rock acts.
Often classified as ''Southern Gothic Rock,'' the R*A*Ts sound is thick with reverb and punctuated by rolling cymbal crashes. Factor in Lopez's melodramatic wail and holler and it makes for a truly undefinable style of rock 'n' roll that is at once dark and uplifting, chaotic and narrative.
Lopez, who also plays guitar and piano in the band, is an accomplished drummer as well. Such multi-instrumental proficiency comes in handy when he's able to have a song pretty thoroughly hashed out before he even gets together with his band mates.
In fact, many songs are even pre-recorded on a four-track with a drum machine in the songwriter's own bedroom and then presented to the rest of the band to fumble over the details.
''That way I don't hafta use language to explain things,'' he says. ''There's rarely even singing, that's always the last thing to happen.''
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Such difficulty with words seems ironic when one actually reads the lyrics of a typical R*A*Ts song -- often poetic ballads and profound tales of beauty and heartbreak.
''I'm always writing things on little pieces of paper -- usually a note to self about a theme or an idea,'' Lopez explains. ''There have been times when I've sat there for hours staring off into space and I get nothing, and that's kind of depressing.''
A better fit for the mold of tortured-artist-as-musician rather than egocentric-wannabe-rock-star, Lopez is ''the real deal,'' as drummer Ballard Lesemann puts it.
''It drives him nuts to have to deal with a professional structure ... and he cringes at the music biz,'' says Lesemann -- a biz Lesemann himself spends most of his time wading through as music editor for Athens' Flagpole magazine.
The R*A*Ts sixth and most recent recording, ''Noon Under the Trees,'' is a succinct five-song EP follow-up to last year's 17-song, ''Sweet Bird of Youth.'' Originally meant to be seven songs long, ''Noon Under the Trees'' was cut short only after all of the recording and mixing sessions were over and done with. ''A couple of songs just weren't up to snuff,'' explains Lopez.
The record is loaded with familiar themes of loneliness and lost happiness and thick with images of Southern suburbia, but the sound is just a twist different.
''It's not drenched in reverb,'' Lopez says. ''I've tried to make them more forward rather than way in the back ... I don't think it was a conscious effort, it just kinda happened.''
''It was supposed to be a beautiful record, but it still has the Rock*A*Teens' clumsy awkwardness,'' offers Lesemann. ''We're playing on old gear and turning into old men, it might take people a few listens to really get it.''
Lesemann, who lives in Athens, has sat behind the skins for the R*A*Ts for three years, appearing on the last three records and touring all over the country with the band several times over. Despite the mythical glamour and glory behind such a lifestyle, any musician who's been at it for any length of time will tell you it's not always smooth sailing.
''No one's getting rich doing this, you have to want to do it,'' says Lesemann.
''Sometimes it's like a carrot dangling in front of your nose, because you'll have a really great show and then you're searching for the next great show,'' explains Lopez. ''It's kinda like a really great game of kick-the-can you had one summer night as a kid -- you keep going out and playing every night, but it's never the same.''
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Thursday, October 11, 2001.
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Mayer Brown is set to lose its head of real estate and head of debt capital markets in London in separate raids by US firms.
Peter Sugden, who has led the firm's London real estate group since 2009, is set to join US firm Katten Muchin Rosenman as its London managing partner.
The hire is part of Katten's efforts to build its core practices in London – real estate and financial services – and follows the February 2011 departure of previous managing partner Martin Cornish to K&L Gates (7 February 2011). Chicago-based Arthur Hahn has been managing the London office most recently.
Mayer Brown real estate partner Jeremy Clay will manage the London group while the firm searches for a permanent replacement for Sugden.
In a statement, Mayer Brown's London senior partner Sean Connolly said: "Mayer Brown's real estate group in London had a great 2011 and worked on some of the biggest real estate deals in the market. We're continuing to grow the practice and as part of that have promoted two real estate partners in 2012. Peter has decided on a change of direction, to manage Katten's London office. This does not affect our planning to grow the London real estate group which is consistent with our growth plans for the firm's global real estate group."
News of Sugden's departure emerges as Mayer Brown's head of debt capital markets Drew Salvest is also set to leave to join Jones Day's London office. Salvest headed up the firm's debt capital markets team within its finance group, which continues to be led by Dominic Griffiths.
A spokesperson for Mayer Brown said: "We can confirm Drew is leaving the firm and wish him all the best for the future."


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How to Make Study Time Work for You
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If you're enrolled in an online course or presently considering applying to an online school, effective study time can be an important factor in helping you reach academic goals. While everyone has study habits that are driven by different activities, there are a few basic study rules anyone can apply for best results.
1. Create a study plan around your habits and activities. Is your mind most alert during the morning, afternoon or evening? Do you plan ahead, or are your daily activities random and spontaneous? Do you have pressing social responsibilities with friends or family members that need to be organized better? Are you the kind of person that works best with a detailed study plan or one that's unstructured?
2. Choose a comfortable place to study. Comfort for one person may mean a totally different thing for another. Can you concentrate better in complete silence or do you prefer a little noise in the background? Are you comfortable with a corner in the living room or do you prefer a home office with the door closed? Does your space have adequate lighting?
3. Stock up with the right study materials. Does your computer have enough speed and storage space? Do you prefer a desktop or a laptop model? Is it time for a software upgrade?
4. Determine how long you will study. Can you study for long periods? Do you need an occasional break in between? Do you prefer focusing on one task or switching back and forth?
5. Establish study rules. Is everyone in your home on board with when, where and how you prefer to study? If not, communication can be the key to getting the results you want and keeping everyone happy and supportive.
Whether you are presently enrolled or pondering the best way to achieve your educational goals, pursuing an online degree in fields like accounting, business, computer information science, criminal justice, paralegal or homeland security can be a great way to advance a present or desired career on your own terms.
Contact Everest University Online, a division of Everest University, to learn more about how you can get the most from your online education or if enrolling in an online program is the right fit for you.


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27 August 2016
The ultimate Ultrabold
After ten eventful years, St Bride's house magazine is on pause
The news that St Bride Foundation intends to cease publication of Ultrabold in its present form for the forseeable future is an opportunity to look back on a fruitful ten years, writes Ben Weiner.*
17 August 2016
Image-making beyond style
In Copenhagen this week: POST Design Festival – 'a rallying cry for those who want design to serve society'
In October last year I met with illustrator Jody Barton over the coffee and pastries obligatory at any meeting here in Denmark, writes POST co-director Aideen McCole.
16 August 2016
Books received #21 (Type books)
Rian Hughes, Edward Johnston, Script Fonts, a lexicon of terms and the Triumph of Typography
Here are a few typographically themed books worth knowing about … each reviewed in no more than 140 characters.
12 August 2016
Reportage lives
Long reads, big pictures. Newspaper magazines rise to the challenge of telling real stories
This weekend two newspaper magazines step out of their usual structures and remind us what is possible with their formats when you think about content in a different way, writes Simon Esterson.
11 August 2016
Encore for Curtain Call
Ron Arad's Roundhouse installation is an immersive 360-degree cinema for artists' films
Ron Arad's Curtain Call is part art installation, part immersive cinema, writes Janet South.
7 August 2016
Broadsheet fiction
Sunday's New York Times included a section devised by the magazine team, an 'ink-and-paper' product not available in digital form
The New York Times published Sunday 7 August 2016 contained a monochrome newsprint section entirely devoted to a piece of fiction – Colson Whitehead's 'There was no other way'.
27 July 2016
Noted #76
Pureprint Works #4, Francesco Griffo, Beatrice Warde Scholarship winner Ania Wieluńska, London bus destination boards and Ghostbusters!
Here are a few things that caught our attention in recent weeks.
7 July 2016
Fileteado Porteño – past and present
A vernacular folk art has become synonymous with the visual identity of Buenos Aires. Gustavo Ferrari explains this extraordinary craft
Fileteado porteño is a traditional Argentinean artform, which began as simple decoration on the trade carts of bread, milk and vegetable sellers in the early twentieth century, writes Gustavo Ferrari.
30 June 2016
What design didn't do
As a designer I feel guilty, says Marina Willer. Could we have done more to stop Brexit?
Twenty years ago, I chose to move from Brazil to London because it is the most diverse and cosmopolitan city in the world, writes Marina Willer.
28 June 2016
Forging a new society
Children's picturebooks from Soviet Russia. Clare Walters reviews A New Childhood at the House of Illustration
Anyone interested in Russian graphic design and illustration of the early twentieth century, or in the history of children's picturebooks, will find the current exhibition at the House of Illustration fascinating, writes Clare Walters.


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Giveaway: Cardfight!! Vanguard TCG Starter Set (closed)
With International TableTop day coming up, we thought this this pack of Cardfight!! Vanguard cards would make a fun little giveaway!
Cardfight!! Vanguard is a TCG that came out of Japan in 2011. This pack includes "Stardrive" and "Crested" (2 decks of 25 cards each). It also has two play mats, and rulesheets. Everything you need to learn how to play, and have "Flash Fights" with your friends!
Cardfight!! Vanguard is also an anime you can check out on YouTube.
To enter you must be 18 years of age or older, and a U.S. resident. No purchase necessary to enter or win. The winner will be chosen randomly using rafflecopter. The contest starts on Monday March 17 2014, and ends on Friday March 21, 2014 at 12am.
One winner will be chosen by Saturday March 22, 2014, and will be notified via email. If there is no response in five days a new winner will be chosen.
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Are you ready for a multi-orgasmic life?
Introducing bestselling book, The Ultimate Guide to a Multi-Orgasmic Life. An award-winning handbook to elevate your mind, body and spirit to a new level of being.
The simple yet powerful techniques outlined in this book will help you tap into a potent energy fueling your creativity, keeping you centered, enriching your day, revitalizing you, and helping you get in the flow in dynamic ways.
Did you know that both men and women are capable of having full body orgasms? The Ultimate Guide to a Multi-Orgasmic Life will guide you to living your greatest pleasure potential. Through completing the exercises in this book, you'll discover that the rewards ripple out to enhance every area of your life. Not only are you more likely to experience multiple full body orgasms, you'll be expanding into a multi-orgasmic life!
While sex is a natural and innate part of being human, few of us were raised with the freedom to express this important and natural part of ourselves. Deep down many of us experience a vast discrepancy between what we're taught we should feel about sex and how we actually feel. Despite an intense sexual imagery reflected in our media and entertainment, mixed societal messages have created a divergence from our sexual nature and our freedom to express it.


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Circumpolar Map of Resources at Risk from Oil Spills in the Arctic
The Circumpolar Map synthesizes existing information on sources of spills and internationally important biological resources that could be at risk in the event of an oil spill. Thus, it can serve as a tool for considering special precautions when oil operations are being planned close to sensitive areas – such as those containing high priority species that may be experiencing population threats in one form or another. The maps also identify resources at risk that have special implications for the peoples of the Arctic. The maps serve as a first-order overview of risks posed by potential oil spills for governments, international organizations and the general public.
Maps of the Arctic by Country
EPPR member countries have provided information on Arctic mapping available for each of the countries, as indicated below.
|CANADA – Under Development
|DENMARK/GREENLAND – Under Development
|FINLAND – Under Development
|ICELAND – Under Development
|NORWAY – Under Development
|RUSSIA – Under Development
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.@GarySinise's "Lt. Dan Band" film airs at 8p on Documentary Channel. (Reairs at 11pm E/P). Don't miss. 267 on #DirecTV, 197 on #DISH.
"Lt. Dan Band: For The Common Good" with @GarySinise airs at tonight at 8e/p. bit.ly/NT2fO2
QUOTABLE: If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." - Albert Einstein
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RadiSys Launches Procelerant CEGM45 Module with Intel Core 2 Duo T9400
RadiSys Corporation (NASDAQ: RSYS), a provider of advanced embedded solutions, announced the introduction of a COM Express module that targets high-performance portable implementations in areas such as medical and machine imaging, test and measurement, and communications. The Procelerant® CEGM45 is early to market with the lower power and increased processing capability of the 2.53GHz Intel® Core[tm] 2 Duo processor T9400 and the Mobile Intel® GM45 Express chipset, on a compact 95mm x 125mm module.
Concurrent Technologies Debuts PP 512/06x CompactPCI Processor Board
Concurrent Technologies announces the release of one of the first critical embedded products based on Intel's 45nm process technology and the latest DDR3 memory devices. The PP 512/06x single slot 6U CompactPCI processor board uses the latest high performance mobile dual core processor from the Intel embedded roadmap, the 2.53 GHz Intel® Core[tm]2 Duo processor T9400. The board is ideal for CPU intensive processing applications.
congatec Introduces conga-BM45 COM Express Module with Intel T9400
congatec AG announced that it has extended its COM Express product family with its highest performance module, the conga-BM45. The new module features the latest Intel® Core[tm] 2 Duo processor, T9400, with a core speed of 2.53 GHz, 6 MByte L2 cache and up to 8 GByte fast, power-saving DDR3 memory. The conga-BM45 utilizes the powerful Mobile Intel® GM45 Express chipset with integrated Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel® GMA 4500MHD).
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Unveils VG6 Single Board Computer
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms VG6 features the MPC8640 and MPC8640D low power Power Architecture® processors launched by Freescale Semiconductor of Austin, Texas. Many demanding embedded computing applications are deployed in confined spaces where the heat generated by the computer can be hard to dissipate. As heat in the enclosure increases, maintaining reliable operation becomes increasingly challenging.
Freescale Announces Low Power, Low Cost MPC8640D Processor
Freescale Semiconductor introduces the MPC8640D – a lower cost, lower power version of the MPC8641D dual core processor. The device is available in single and dual core versions and is ideal for networking, telecom, pervasive computing, aerospace and defense applications. The MPC8640D enables customers to utilize high performance e600 Power Architecture® cores and AltiVec® 128-bit vector processing at lower price points and power requirements.
AdaCore GNAT Pro for RTX Powers Real-Time Ada Development on Windows
AdaCore announced the availability of GNAT Pro for RTX, an Ada Integrated Development Environment that enables programmers to produce real-time Ada applications on Microsoft Windows® platforms. GNAT Pro for RTX supports two different modes: a Windows executable with memory protection, and a real-time subsystem that executes in kernel mode with hard, real-time behavior. This enhanced control and scalability helps simplify development of critical applications.
Magma Rolls Out Latest Versions of Knights LogicMap, IntensityMap
Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design software, announced next-generation versions of its Knights LogicMap and IntensityMap software that enable faster, more accurate semiconductor device failure analysis and debug for logic devices. The enhanced products offer major improvements in how net failures can be correlated to inline defect data (random defects) and failed net frequency (systematic defects).
Magma Adds Bitmap Defect Analysis to Knights YieldManager
Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA) introduced significant enhancements to Knights YieldManager(r), a customizable yield-management software system for semiconductor fab manufacturers worldwide. The enhancements enable fab yield, defect, test and product engineers to collect, correlate, analyze and share inline metrology, test and fab data.
Magma Enhances Knights Camelot CAD Navigation
Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA) introduced significant enhancements to Knights Camelot(tm), the industry-standard CAD navigation system, including an option making Camelot the first CAD navigation tool that enables failure analysis engineers to perform design rule checking (DRC) in the fab. Camelot's new options tighten the link between design and manufacturing, and drastically decrease time to high-volume yield and manufacturing costs of advanced ICs.
Magma Knights Camelot CAD Navigation Links to Mentor Graphics YieldAssist
Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA) announced it has worked with Mentor Graphics(r) to create an interface that links Mentor's YieldAssist(tm) test failure diagnostic engine to Magma's Knights Camelot(tm) CAD navigation for failure analysis. The interface allows the set of defective nets and locations from YieldAssist to be directly read and displayed inside of Magma's Camelot Navigation system.
Magma, Zyvex Instruments Team on Failure Analysis for Sub-100-nm ICs
Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA) announced a new technology OEM partnership with Zyvex Instruments to provide faster, more accurate failure analysis for sub-100-nanometer (nm) ICs. Under the terms of the agreement, Zyvex will include Magma's Knights Camelot(tm) CAD navigation software as a standard option to its flagship nanoprobing system, the nProber(tm). Zyvex selected Camelot as its CAD navigation tool of choice because of its robust, feature-rich functionality and dominant market presence.
Actel Receives ISO/TS 16949:2002 Automotive Quality Certification
Actel Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTL) announced it has received ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification. When combined with AEC-Q100 Grade 1 and Grade 2 qualification of its ProASIC(R)3 devices and the company's Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation, the new certification ensures that customers can deploy the highest grade automotive low-power FPGA product on the market and confirms that the company's design, development and production procedures meet the standard's strict guidelines.
Pentek Receives ISO 9001:2000 QMS Certification
Pentek, Inc., a pioneer in embedded computing innovation, has achieved ISO 9001:2000 quality management system (QMS) certification by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), demonstrating Pentek's long-standing commitment to quality-of-service standards and customer satisfaction. ISO 9001:2000 certification measures a company's ability to meet and improve upon customer satisfaction and quality.


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Rick Franceshini, right, is among the first men in the country who've been invited to participate in this year's ''The Vagina Monologues.'' This is the third Athens production presented through the University of Georgia to benefit Project Safe.Dot Paul/Staff
There's certainly no concern they'll become ''The Penis Monologues,'' but this is the first year V-Day, the national fund-raising campaign for local productions of ''The Vagina Monologues,'' invited men to be involved - both in submitting a monologue to be performed alongside those written by ''Vagina Monologues'' author Eve Ensler, and in being members of the cast.
V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls, each year invites local volunteers and college students to present ''The Vagina Monologues'' to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities. During February and March of 2002, more than 800 productions of ''The Vagina Monologues'' took place around the country; this year, more than 1,000 productions are expected.
This is the third year the show has been presented in Athens through the University of Georgia to raise money for Project Safe, a local shelter for abused women and children. First-time director Katherine Alix-Gaudreau embraced the opportunity to include men in the production, and the experience ended up being a very personal one for her, as the male-scripted monologue chosen for the Athens show was written by her husband, Roger Alix-Gaudreau, a student at UGA.
Katherine says she and other members of the production agreed Roger's was the right one to be included.
''We liked the idea Roger put forward,'' Katherine notes ''... It's about the discovery of violence against women from the perspective of men - husbands and fathers - and the difficulty men have in dealing with the issue.''
Three men will be performing the piece, with each character addressing issues of violence against women, she adds.
Eve Ensler's 'The Vagina Monologues'
When: 7 p.m. today Feb. 27-Saturday March 1; 2 p.m. Sunday March 2 (Please note: the performance on Friday, Feb. 28, will be interpreted for the hearing impaired.)
Where: Seney-Stovall Chapel, 201 N. Milledge Ave.
Cost: Advance tickets are $10 for students, $12 for adults; At the door, $13 students, $15 adults
Call: (706) 549-0922
Tickets: Advance tickets are available at Junkman's Daughter's Brother, 458 E. Clayton St., (706) 543-4454.
''If there's going to be an end to violence against women, it's going to take men and women working together,'' notes Roger regarding his reason for submitting the monologue. ''Ninety-five percent of the violence against women is done by men ... and I think it's a very positive thing (Ensler) was willing to open the show up to men. I think some people feel differently or feel now isn't the right time, but I'm glad to be involved,'' he adds.
In addition to Roger's monologue, there are three other new monologues that will make their Athens premiere; one of those was written by an Athens writer, while Ensler herself submitted two new pieces to be performed with this year's national productions.
Yet another important addition to the Athens show is Athens-Clarke County Mayor Heidi Davison.
''(The 'Vagina Monologues') lend humor and understanding to a subject we don't talk about very much,'' Davison says, ''and at the same time they bring the violence that's happening to women to a social consciousness.
''... They also help us think about women in a more reverential way, to have a higher respect (for women) and what our bodies are capable of doing. ... And I'm very willing to (participate in) something that works in this way, and can bring light to an issue in a positive way,'' Davison adds.
Though Davison laments she was too busy to put the time into memorizing and acting out one of the monologues, she says she's grateful for the part she was given - reading the introduction and the narrative of facts interspersed throughout the different monologues.
And it's the facts that are an everyday issue for Project Safe director Joan Prittie.
''People always seem surprised by the amount (of violence cases) we deal with,'' Prittie says, noting in 2001 there were more than 62,000 crisis calls to Georgia shelters, and more than 60 women and children were killed in domestic violence assaults.
''Which gets back to the reason for this event,'' Prittie adds of ''The Vagina Monologues'' performance. She says Davison's appearance ''... sends out a signal to the community about how (important Davison considers) this issue to be. It's an incredible thing to have the support of a local official like this.''
Davison says she feels honored to be involved.
''I've been blown away by the students and women doing this show,'' she says, noting the cast is as good as that in the professional touring production which played at the Classic Center in September. Davison says she's been so caught up in the performances during rehearsal, she's had to maintain her composure during some of the especially heart-wrenching monologues so she can do the readings that follow. ''You get so emotionally connected to them,'' she says, ''but the great thing about them is the balance; there is so much humor in (the monologues) as well.''
And as for the men involved, Davison says she ''applauds them for their willingness to lend their voices to this. It's such an important show.''
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Thursday, February 27, 2003.
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Thomas' Trusty Friends / directed by Steve Asquith ... [and others] ; written by Paul Larson .. [and others]..
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- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (35 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Troy, MI : Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2007.
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| Based on the stories by Rev. Wilbert Awdry.
Features: 2 sing-along songs, DVD-ROM game Tic tac toe, coloring sheets.
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| Thomas' trusty friends -- Alfie has kittens -- A tale for Thomas -- Percy helps out -- The tortoise & the hare -- Thomas and the moles.
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Krystali enchantress Belle of the House of Arlyn stands accused of spying and has been banished from her community. The truth would exonerate her but she doesn't dare tell it. As a Kyrstali enchantress she can provide for herself except when it comes to defense. For that she needs a worthy warrior.
Zarronian warrior Ronin Hughson recognized Belle as his mate the moment he met her. Eager to bond, he approached her and was immediately turned away by her spoiled behavior. After consulting with the starship's doctor, he believes the planet of Krystali will produce a kinder mate for him. In the meantime, he feels drawn to protect Belle.
Belle makes sure he knows she doesn't want him anywhere near her while Ronin makes sure she knows no other warrior was willing to protect her. Resigned to traveling together they try to ignore each other but Ronin's mating fever and Belle's troubles set them up for a destiny they can't avoid.
I strongly suggest you read this whole series in order before you get to Ronin's story. While you will understand what is going on as a standalone, you will miss the emotional impact of Belle's truth when you read it. The author had my heart twisted and excited throughout this book. I have not been a huge fan of Belle in this series but Mardi Maxwell was able to make me see the real person beyond the deeds.
All along Belle has been seen as the betrayer, the enemy to the warriors and their mates. Spying for her mother, she has now come face to face with the "court" that is determined to make her confess and pay the punishment for her deception.
Ronin knew Belle was his mate but his honor refused to allow him to bond with a woman who would lie and put his people in danger. Being the warrior he is, he refused to allow them to send Belle out into the wilderness alone to take care of herself so he vowed to protect her.
With his feverish need and her life depending on being with someone who loves her to survive, we watch as they both give and take to keep the other alive without giving into the need to mate/bond. Mardi's books are usually full of suspense and emotions but I think this one could be the most heart tugging one so far.
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The importance of knowing and understanding connections.
I wrote a series of posts about the heartbreaking role disconnection plays in destructive cults. Such dogma in destructive cults, like Scientology, rips families and friendships apart. Disconnection is often done with an evil motive to control and avoid rather than for the well being of the member.
That being said, who you are connected to and the beliefs you might adopt from such a connection can make or break you. Environmental influence forms a cornerstone in modern psychology and Para-psychologies, like Scientology. The belief is that influence of one's parents, relatives, and intimates can affect you ever more.
Your belief system comprises what you do in any given situation. Thoughts and beliefs are the closest thing to a spirit; space-wise and also on the spiritual plane. Your ideas and beliefs define who you are. If the source of the knowledge is pure and well–intended, then the thoughts carried through to you enhance your life and those around you. On the other hand, if the person who you subscribe your beliefs to is destructive and vile then that person's views can infect you.
Example: Aleister Crowley and L. Ron Hubbard:
The core beliefs that L. Ron Hubbard had and how he lived his life is based on Crowley's ethic. What the Scientology organization did/does is built on Crowley, not what Hubbard wrote.
"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law" from Liber AL vel Legis (I:40)
"… thou hast no right but to do thy will. Do that, and no other shall say nay. For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect." [AL I:42–44]To hell with 'moral principle'; there is no such thing. In this sense, Thelema has shown there is no such thing as an absolute standard of right and wrong; there is only a relative standard of right and wrong in relation with each person's unique nature and circumstance – their unique Will"
Anything soever that binds the will, hinders it, or diverts it, is Sin. Here is a completely new view of ethics wherein the only "evil" is to divert from oneself, or more accurately, from one's will.
….to say a priori that a given action is 'wrong.' Each man has the right-and an absolute right-to accomplish his True Will. There are no 'standards of Right'. Ethics is balderdash.
"To us, then, "evil" is a relative term; it is "that which hinders one from fulfilling his true Will" (The Law is For All).
(Since) "There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt" (Liber AL vel Legis III:60), the only "right" action is that which fulfills that Will and the only "wrong" action is that which thwarts that Will." Liber AL vel Legis says (I:41),
If you study L. Ron Hubbard's actual life, not the official church myth, it is evident that his governing ethical beliefs came from Crowley, the self proclaimed "Anti-Christ." This is the ethic he lived, not what he wrote. He taught it to his successors who run the church the same way. Anyone who ever got in Hubbard's way, "hindered his true will" became an enemy and attempts were made to ruin the person. And the same is true for Miscavige. It didn't matter who; wives, family, friends, colleagues, rivals, critics, newspapers, politicians, or people who tried to audit them all became targets if they felt "counter intention." Astounding lies, attacks, slander, hounding by PIs, sabotage, break-ins, false reports to agencies are/were the order of the day. The written ethical and moral codes of Scientology are not in use. The biblical hybrid, "The Way to Happiness" was not Hubbard's true credo or today's Scientology leader, Miscavige's. What people do tells the picture, not what they say.
Dynamics Inverted
Do what thou wilt… self first, self concerns, self as the prime mover. In Scientology, self comes first; God is the last and forgotten thrust on their linear numerical list of dynamic pursuits. In truth, the Prime Mover, the Creator, or "Cause" is first. Creation is the start of things. Theologically and logically speaking, God is the center from which all the concentric circles of life emanate from, not self. God is center and yet surrounds all of the other circles in limitlessness and vastness. A linear image would be God being the sun and theindividual being the moon.
Christian/Judeo ethic stresses serving God first; God then commands serving others first before oneself. It is very important to understand that Scientology and other new age isms and ologies convolute ancient wisdom. Buddha believed that self is not primary; you serve others without expectations, conditions or needs then you will find great joy.
Destructive cults invert service and take advantage of the member's true desire to help. A planetary apocalyptic view is imbedded in the true believer's psyche to minimize the importance of the person, his/her family and country. Foregoing the member's needs to "save the planet" is a ploy of the greedy leader who lives the life of the super rich off of the dedicated work of the members. Also, the member often lies to a new recruit about the real beliefs of the cult and about the true cost of getting deeply involved. It is not service in the truest sense, without expectation and without motive, especially from the top on down.
If you put God's will first and learn how to communicate with the Creator with serving in mind, not self benefit, you may be surprised how your life will turn for the better. It may be foreign at first. Scientology, especially the sea org, drills in a godless compassionless viewpoint. It is worthwhile to make the effort to the change to a compassionate and giving heart.
No Compassion, No Pity, No Love for the "Downstat"
This viewpoint, so prevalent in Scientology, also comes from Crowley:
"My disciples are proud and beautiful; they are strong and swift; they rule their way like mighty conquerors. The weak, the timid, the imperfect, the cowardly, the poor, the tearful — these are mine enemies, and I am come to destroy them" (Liber Tzaddi, lines 24-25).
"Pity, sympathy and like emotions are fundamentally insults to the Godhead of the person exciting them, and therefore also to your own. The distress of another may be relieved; but always with the positive and noble idea of making manifest the perfection of the Universe. Pity is the source of every mean, ignoble, cowardly vice; and the essential blasphemy against Truth. "
"This also is compassion: an end to the sickness of earth. A rooting-out of the weeds: a watering of the flowers" (Liber Tzaddi, line 26). "We have nothing with the outcast and the unfit: let them die in their misery. For they feel not. Compassion is the vice of kings: stamp down the wretched & the weak: this is the law of the strong: this is our law and the joy of the world" (Liber AL vel Legis II:21).
When I start working with my clients to unwind their Scientology cult experience (especially ex-Sea Org members), one subject I talk about is compassion. They at once realize that the natural love and feeling for their fellow man has been driven out of them. Once restored, charity and love rekindles along with a sense that they also need to take care of themselves. True serving also includes taking care of yourself so that you are in good shape to help others. Overdoing self sacrifice and permitting abuse to oneself at behest of a destructive cult leader or group and its synthetic purpose serves no one.
How to overcome connections and their ill effects
I have had to live with the fact that I know by using some of Hubbard's works I am in turn, by proxy, connected to a truly evil man, Crowley. I have had to dissect the subject of Scientology so as to not use what is evil and occult. By eliminating and cutting off the ideologies inherent in the work from Crowley and similar occult ideology from Hubbard, I have separated from that evil connection. This is the main differences between me and the "Independent Scientologist." They still believe that all of Scientology tech is workable and Hubbard was more or less inerrant. They are not. The reasons they left the corporate church is proof in itself.
By choosing to be compassionate and help people without underhanded or greedy motives I can turn the tide of having lived a compassionless and Godless life as learned in the Sea Org. One who chooses to do so can begin to reverse the Crowley/Hubbard self-lust and its lacing into your soul.
Also due to research I know that in the main Scientology and Dianetics is derivative work. Dianetics is streamlined Freud along with the concept of prenatal incidents from Dr. Sadger's work in 1941. Past lives theory comes from eastern religions, like Hinduism, survival as the key drive comes from Schopenhauer, study tech was stolen from Charles Berner (a school teacher who attended St. Hill), the body thetan concept (where one's body is filled with other spirits) comes from the Gnostics and Tibetan Book of the Dead, and the key question in NOTs, "Who are you?" comes from Jesus who asked a demon, "What is your name?" Yes, Hubbard codified and systemized theories but for the purpose of this article which is about connections, the above names are who you are really connected to; Freud, Sadger, Schopenhauer, etc.
As a Scientologist, Independent Scientologist, religious affiliate, or a member of society it is crucial that you become critical, think for yourself rationally, and understand where and from whom your beliefs come from. It is imperative that you examine the major beliefs you live by. Is that belief something you want deeply set into your mind? Is the author's persona what you want to copy and emulate? If it isn't then, separation is in order. Connections in thought can make or break you.


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V4 Canelas- 4 Bedroom House W/ Pool, Snooker,table Tennis
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Holiday villa with 4 bedrooms, air conditioning , internet , alarm , pool, snooker , table tennis , table football , garden , garage . The property is fully fenced and has automatic entry.
2 Floors
4 Bedrooms: 3 with double bed and 1 with twin beds .
3 Bathrooms: 2 Full bath with double sink and whirlpool - one on the first floor and 1 on the ground floor , 1 Bathroom Service - ground floor .
Living room with fireplace, corner sofa, rocking chair, LCD TV with cable service and satellite service, dining area with extendable table and wooden chairs.
Fully equipped kitchen with ceramic hob, electric oven , dishwasher , refrigerator , coffee maker , toaster , toaster, electric kettle and other small appliances and kitchen utensils provided..
Pantry with bench support and washing machine. Iron and ironing board.
Covered patio with benches , barbecue and sink.
air conditioning
wireless Internet
Snooker table
Table Tennis
8x5 pool
Area surrounding the pool area with shade and outdoor furniture: chairs, bench, small coffee table, sun loungers and parasols .
Outdoor Shower
Parking in garage and outside on the property .
Pets not allowed
refundable damage deposit due, in cash, on the check in: 350€
Beach: 15 km
Praia da Rocha : 17 km
Golf : 7 km
River : 18 km
Marina Portimão : 18 km
Airport: 80 km - Faro
Highway: 15 km
Restaurant: 5 km
Shop: 5 km
Supermarket: 15 km
Hospital: 15 km
ATM: 15 km
Alcalar is located 15km east of the city of Portimão , in the Algarve region that serves as a refuge for holidays million Portuguese and foreign tourists . This fantastic area is marked by a coastline with long sandy beaches, adorned by cliffs , dunes and reefs or by a radiant sun that shines over 200 days a year.
In addition to the top quality beaches , sand dunes out of sight , almost deserted islands that mark the border between the Ria Formosa and the sea , bays or small , huddled on the rocks . The ocean in all shades of blue, almost always calm and warm , a long invites and water sports baths . There are still mountains , where people live in harmony with nature and maintain traditions that enjoy sharing . And the cities . Silves vestiges of Arab and Lagos last of the Discoveries . Most cosmopolitan , Portimão and Albufeira live day and night full of animation. Faro is the gateway to the region and Tavira a showcase of traditional architecture . For relaxation , many golf courses awarded internationally . Trails to follow on foot or by bike make known the region , such as Via Algarviana the interior or Route Vincentian one of the stretches of coast the best preserved in Europe. And the boat tours are another environmentally friendly way to observe the flora and fauna . At the table we highlight fresh fish and shellfish , grilled or in casseroles . And the sweet almond and fig ... or bitter almond liqueur and brandy arbutus
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Outside this villa in Alcalar, AlgarveThis villa is in the countryside and in a quiet area. It has a pool, a balcony, a barbecue, a garage and outside lighting. Car hire is necessary as the renter will need a car to get about for shopping, eating out and the beach; however parking is not available.
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2 bathrooms, 1 Separate WC
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DVD/Blu-ray player, Internet / WiFi, TV Languages in Local, Satellite / cable
Living area seats 8, Dining area seats 8, Air conditioning throughout property, Open fire, Iron / board, Towels / linen, Washing machine, Car hire essential
Cooker, Crockery, Cutlery, Dishwasher, Fridge, Freezer, Glassware, Kettle, Microwave, Oven, Pots / pans, Toaster
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First Annual Central Texas Paranormal Convention in Austin – October 8th/9th, 2011
March 15th, 2011
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Coming up later this year here in Austin, Texas:
October 8th and 9th, 2011.
The First Annual Central Tx Paranormal Convention will host guest speakers Fiona Broome, Dustin Pari, Brad and Barry Klinge, Andy Coppock, Jeff Belanger and ohters.
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Cyclocross riders ready to fly through park this weekend
Trek through miry mud. Climb steep hills. Climb over barriers and obstacles.
And do it all on a bike.
The second annual Le Mars Frosty Cross cyclocross race is set for this weekend, and bikers of all ages and experience levels are invited to the Le Mars Municipal Park to give it a try.
There will be two days of off-road bicycle endurance races: Saturday and Sunday.
Beginners and less-experienced cyclocross riders can try the Division B race at noon both days.
Experienced cyclocross racers will compete in the Division A race at 2 p.m.
And young people (6-12) can try a shorter youth race which will take place between the two.
In all races, males and females race together.
Cyclocross racing involves bicycling several laps around an off-road course that can include everything from mud and sand to obstacles that force the rider to get off his or her bike and carry it over.
Riders in the two Frost Cross adult races will race for about 45 minutes and compete for the highest number of laps, which are each a little longer than 1 mile.
"The winner will ride the most laps in the shortest amount of time," explained Mark Strub, of Bike Central bicycle shop in Le Mars, who is helping coordinate the race.
The youth race will be 20 minutes only and will likely be on a little shorter and easier course, Strub said.
"We want to let them get a taste of it and have fun with it," he said.
The race organizers prefer to host Frosty Cross the first weekend in December -- last year it snowed heavily, which added to the adventure -- but this year another race was slated for that weekend.
That's why they moved it to this weekend, Nov. 10-11.
"I don't think it will snow this year," Strub said with a laugh.
Last year about 30 people competed in the Le Mars cyclocross event, and plenty more came out to watch.
And that was with only about 2 1/2 weeks of planning time for the organizers. This time, they've been looking ahead all year to this event.
Having 100 riders, plus their support people, would be a great turnout, Strub said.
"We'd love to have more local people ride," he said. "This is a really cool change of pace to get off the road."
People don't need to have a special kind of bike or special equipment to race in Frosty Cross.
They just need to wear a helmet and should dress appropriately for the weather.
The event is free to watch.
All are invited to the Le Mars Municipal Park this weekend to enjoy seeing the racers compete.
"It's kind of intense and it's fun to watch," Strub said. "We'd love to see as many people come as possible."
Organizers are also looking for a few volunteers to stand around the course to help point racers in the right direction and pedestrians stay out of the way of oncoming bicycles.
New at this year's event, organizers are planning to have a wheel pit for cyclists to change a wheel if they need to and a wash bay to clean up, Strub said.
"We're still building the course, adding a few tweaks here and there," Strub said. "We're adding a few more 18-inch barriers, probably adding a couple of short, steep climbs to the parking lot, taking them through a portion of the trail around the south pond. Hopefully we'll be able to add a stretch of mud."
Strub said he's guessing with this year's dry weather, riders will have fast races on the Le Mars cyclocross course compared to others.
Prizes will be awarded to the Frosty Cross top finishers.
There is a fee to compete in the adult cyclocross races each day, but youth can compete in the youth race if they just bring a can of food, which will be donated to the Christian Needs Center, Strub said.
Also, people competing both Saturday and Sunday can get a discount, he said.
New this year -- Frosty Cross is a sanctioned race with USA Cycling.
"By sanctioning the event, it helped us market it to farther out," Strub said. "We marketed it in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin."
Because the event is sanctioned, riders have to have a one-day USA Cycling license and liability policy, which costs about $13 for the day, Strub said.
This may be the first sanctioned cyclocross races in western Iowa, he said.
"We're excited to be on the cutting edge," Strub said.
Officials will be on hand to manage the races, Strub said.
One of those officials will be Gehlen Catholic School alum Larry Martin, he added.
Frosty Cross has received a lot of community support, Strub said.
"Businesses have chipped in to help defray the costs," he said.
As Frosty Cross grows, it will bring more people to Le Mars for the two-day event, staying in hotels, eating at restaurants, watching movies at the theater and even bowling, Strub said.
"We're going to kind of showcase Le Mars," he said.
Plymouth County Cyclists have been instrumental as co-sponsors of the event, Strub noted.
The city of Le Mars also has been generous in allowing the use of the park grounds, he added.
Race registration will be at the indoor shelter house in the Le Mars Municipal Park, which can be accessed on Park Lane, off of either Highway 3 north or Fourth Avenue Northeast.
Same-day registration begins at 11 a.m. in the shelter, or people can register ahead of time online at USAcycling.org.
Results and hot chocolate will also be available at the park shelter this weekend, Strub said.
People who want more information about the event or want to volunteer to help can contact Strub or other organizers at 540-7076.
Volunteers can also show up the day of the race at the park at about 11 a.m.
Organizers are already looking ahead to next year's Frosty Cross, plotting an even crazier course.
"We're trying to grow it, make it bigger and better," Strub said. "The more challenging you can make it, the more people it will draw."
Organizers see Frosty Cross as a growing community event, he said.
"We're trying to make it something where people can see a little bit of what Le Mars is all about," Strub said. "It's a little bit of an off-season event, so hopefully people will have another reason to come to town at a different time of year."


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A tank top crocheted by soft cotton yarn, flattering and comfortable fit, more casual with wide shoulder strap. Cute and perfect for a workout xD
Click here to <3 this pattern on Ravelry
Materials: ( I used )
4mm crochet hook
Light weight/DK yarn: cotton ( 200 gr for the sample- size M )
Yarn needle
If you don't crochet, you can buy this top on my Etsy Shop 🙂
Note: I used chainless starting dc for every first dc of each round instead of ch 3. There's another good crochet technique to use is ch 2, dc into same stitch ( counted as 1st dc). In the pattern below you'll see I simply state dc for every first dc of each round, so just choose your best technique 🙂
Special stitch used: 3dc- V stitch ( 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc into same stitch )
Gauge: 10 double crochet stitches x 5 rows approximately 2 inches.
This crochet wide strap tank top pattern fits size M ( chest size: 32 to 34 inches )
Upper part:
Ch 144, sl into 1st ch to join.
R1: dc around, 144 sts, sl into 1st st to join.
R2 and 3: same as R1
R4: bpdc around, 144 sts, sl into 1st st to join.
R5 and 6: dc around, 144 sts, sl into 1st st to join.
Repeat from R4 to R6 3 times, 'till you reach R15
Lower part:
R16: ( dc, ch 1, skip 1 st, dc, skip 2 sts, 3dc-V st into next st, skip 2 sts ) x 18 times, sl into 1st st to join.
R17: ( fpdc, ch 1, skip 1 st, fpdc, 3dc-V st into the ch2 space of the 3dc-V st of last round) x 18 times, sl into 1st st to join.
R18 to 39: same as R17
R40: sc around the bottom border. (fasten off, weave in end)
Back part and shoulder straps:
Back part:
R1: From the 1st ch of 144 chain (upper part of the top), sc around, 144 sts, sl into 1st st to join (fasten off, weave in end)
R2: From the 1st of R1, skip 11 sts, make 50 sc across, turn
R3: 50 dc across, turn
R4 to 7: same as R3, turn
Shoulder straps:
R8: 15 dc across, turn
R9 to 27: same as R 8
R28: 15 dc across (fasten off)
Join the strap and front side with sc or sl stitch (fasten off, weave in end)
Repeat from R8 to R28 at other side to make the other shoulder strap.
Optional: playing with the ribbed texture xD (I used black glitter fingering yarn)
Simply crochet ( sc, ch 1 ) into every stitch around the ribbed lines. Dc around the last round ( fringe ).
- One of my lovely readers – Maribel made a translated version in Danish ( Thank you Maribel! ) You can check it here: Wide strap tank top
Ain't it easy? You don't need to be an experienced crocheter to make this crochet wide strap tank top 🙂
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Hi all!
I own Roland f-20 which have Ivory feel G mechanics, as on FA-08. I have problems with fast note repeating.
My demo on youtube:
I read somewhere that home upright piano also doesn't allow to to play fast repeatedly.
Is Feel G mechanics comparable to home pianos? I really like plaing fast solos.
Already ordered FA-06 and thinking about buying Roland A-88 as FA-06 companion for piano stuff.


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Paris - The French foreign ministry on Monday confirmed that a French citizen had been shot dead in the Libyan capital Tripoli, but provided no further details.
Security sources in Tripoli told AFP on Sunday that a former French serviceman had been found shot dead in his flat in the centre of the capital.
"We confirm a French citizen was shot dead in Tripoli on Saturday, January 7," the French foreign ministry said in a statement.
"We are in close contact with the Libyan authorities so that all light can be shed on the circumstances of this crime and so that those responsible can be brought to justice," it said.
Sources close to the investigation said the victim was named Hugues de Samie, was 60 and had a long military career.
French media reported that de Samie, a former Foreign Legionaire, left the military in the mid-2000s and had worked in Libya since 2008 for Construction Mecanique de Normandie (CMN), a French shipyard.
He had reportedly been involved in attempts to sell naval patrol boats to Muammar Gaddafi's regime and to win contracts to modernise Libyan frigates bought in the 1970s.
Libyan authorities have arrested a suspect in the killing of de Samie in Tripoli, the official LANA news agency reported
late on Monday, saying the murder had no political motives.
LANA, citing
the interior ministry, said Mohammed al-Kurdi, 28, had been arrested as
the "suspected killer" for the murder of Hugues de Samie by sources close to the investigation.
"The [arrested] criminal is a drug addict and his motive was theft. There are no political motives," said the news agency.
interior ministry said there were no political motives behind the
murder of the French citizen in Zawiet al-Dahmani neighbourhood of
Tripoli," it added.
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Two weeks ago I met with Bob Green, an Oswego County resident, to take photos of his handcrafted replica canoes and Adirondack guide boat. I assumed I would just be taking a few photos, learning a little bit about the craft, and I'd be on my way. Well it just shows you what happens when you assume! I ended up staying for over an hour and learning more about making replica canoes and boats than I imagined… but I was fascinated by every minute of it! The only thing I would change about my visit with Bob was my choice of footwear. I wore heels. (Just imagine wearing heels while you help move heavy canoes around… not the best idea) The best part about Bob's canoes is that they actually WORK. He takes his canoes and boats out in the water all of the time, making his projects even more worthwhile. If I even attempted to create my own canoe, it would fall apart before it made it in the water (that's because everything I make uses hot glue or duct tape).
In the 1950's Bob read an article in "Popular Mechanics" about how to build your own redwood strip canoe. Two months later his canoe was complete and what had started as a trial project became a lifetime hobby. Bob has finished five canoes and a replica Adirondack guide boat, which is his favorite. While he doesn't sell his replicas, he does share his craft with others. He often does demonstrations for area youth and senior camping programs.
Bob demonstrating how he shapes the canoes
A scanned photo of Bob giving a demonstration to local youth
Now I'm not much of a canoe builder, so talk of hulls, ribs and gunnels left me slightly confused. The best way to show Bob's masterpieces is through photos. I have posted a photo of each canoe/boat below with details. It is amazing to have somebody with such talent right in our backyard.
The Adirondack Guide Boat:
•Replica of 1905 Virginia Model
•16 ft. long, Cedar strip construction
•52 ribs – made from spruce strips that are steam bent and laminated
•Cherry seats, gunnels and decks
•Cedar hull
•Pine bottom board
•Seats made from woven synthetic cane
•Outside has fiberglass and 3 coats of epoxy & 3 coats of marine UV varnish
•Inside of boat has 4 coats of marine UV varnish
•Accent strips are made out of spruce and black walnut for color and design
•Handmade yoke on boat is for carrying the canoe
•Took ten months to complete
•Original Adirondack guide boat worth around $20,000.
•Replica boat worth around $10,000 - $15,000
Wabanakee Lake Canoe:
Photo of Bob and his grandson, Nate, taking the Wabanakee out on a Lake
•16 ft. long
•Ash trim/gunnels
•Cherry decks
•Took approx. 200 - 300 hours to complete
•Very stable on the water
•This canoe is the second Wabankee Lake Canoe he built, the first one was ruined because he left it out in the snow
Wee-vera canoes:
Details on the left Wee-vera canoe: made of cedar strips and the seats are ash and black walnut with woven synthetic cane
Details on the right Wee-vera canoe: made of cedar strips with cherry trim. Seats are cherry with woven rawhide
Bob taking one of his Wee-veras out on a lake.
•Variation of the "Wee-lassie" which originated in Canton, NY.
•Tough to build because hull has such a compound curve.
•Rides nicely in water.
•The decks were shorter in the original plans, he chose to make them longer.
•Left canoe is made of cedar strips and the seats are ash and black walnut with woven synthetic cane.
•Right canoe is made of cedar strips with cherry trim. Seats are cherry with woven rawhide.
Peterborough Cottage Canoe:
•Cedar strip
•Dark strips are from the heart of the trunk and light strips are from the outer wood of the trunk
•30" wide
•Gunnels and decks are made from black walnut
You may be thinking, "What the heck is Canoe Golf!?" Well that's what I thought when Bob first mentioned it. Then he showed me this following photo from one of his canoe books. Apparently it was a popular game a long time ago. I guess you stand in your canoe and attempt to hit the ball that is on a floating piece of wood. I'm very disappointed that this game is no longer played because it looks like a blast! So get ready, next summer I am going to round up some people and we are going to play Canoe golf... and you can bet it will be posted about on my blog (if you're lucky we may even dress up like the girls in the photo)!


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New Chamber board announced
Rockport — The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce announced its new Board of Directors at its meeting Jan. 16 in Rockport.
Front row, from left, are Joe Corrado, Mark Curtis, Sandy Cox, Ginny Savage, Susan Bryant and Staci Coomer, executive director; and back, Brad Galley, Nancy Schultz, vice president; Vera Roberts, treasurer; Erick Anderson; Rita West; Kathleen LaBree; Mike Hall, president-elect; and Peter Horch, president. Absent from the picture are Skip Bates, Daina Hill, and Joe Ryan.


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Concord Grape Jam
A small jar of homemade jam is a delicious and thoughtful wedding favor. We think concord grape jam would be quite the hit! But feel free to use whatever fruit is in season to preserve some of the flavors of your wedding.
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5 years of conflict, 5 statistics and 5 stories
The conflict in Syria has grown into the most complex humanitarian emergency of our time
The statistics are staggering.
In five years, the conflict in Syria has grown into the most complex humanitarian emergency of our time. The number of people in need of aid is equivalent to the entire population of the Los Angeles metro area.
By one estimate, half of all Syrians are in psychological distress — not surprising when one considers the parade of horrors they face: barrel bombs that kill indiscriminately, constantly shifting frontlines of conflict, besiegement, starvation as a battleground strategy and more.
Behind each of these statistics are real people. They are fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters. As the leader of USAID's Syria Disaster Assistance Response Team, I have seen the toll the conflict has taken on individual lives. It can be heartbreaking — but also a reminder that we have a commitment to help people during their most pressing time of need.
Almost 30 heads of state and hundreds of world leaders gathering in London this week for the fourth Syria Donors Conference will affirm their commitment to provide humanitarian assistance and economic development for Syria and its neighboring countries, efforts that are critical to ensure a new generation in the Middle East has prospects for a more peaceful and prosperous future.
As the world's focus turns to Syria again this week, I want to ensure that the individual stories of people suffering do not get lost behind the statistics. Here are five statistics, and the stories of five families behind those numbers.
13.5 million — Number of Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance
Akram and his family were at the dinner table when their house exploded.
"We were having dinner when a mortar hit our house and killed my mother and injured both my brother and my father," said the 14-year-old.
The house, where the family ran a small grocery shop, was ruined. The remaining seven members of the family fled. In addition to the new surroundings and loss of their main income source, the looming winter brought a new set of challenges.
They found refuge in a town 25 miles away that experiences some of the coldest weather in the country, with temperatures routinely dipping below freezing.
A USAID partner provided winter clothes, blankets and a hygiene kit to the family. The family remains displaced and their way of life is shattered, but at least now they can survive the frigid months.
Stories like Akram's are sadly too common. More than two-thirds of Syria's pre-war population — 17 million people — needs humanitarian assistance. Inside Syria alone, there are 13.5 million people needing humanitarian aid. The United States is the single-largest donor of humanitarian aid, providing more than $4.5 billion to date, in addition to development funding for Syria's neighbors.
12 million — Syrians without regular access to clean drinking water
The ongoing conflict has destroyed infrastructure, cutting off a supply of fresh water for much of the Syrian people. Many families now rely on water tankers or local wells — and the damages to water and hygiene facilities mean cholera and other waterborne diseases are beginning to spread.
Providing access to clean water and sanitation is an integral part of our approach to helping people in need inside Syria. To date, we have repaired water and sanitation facilities for 1.3 million people across the country.
One family in Rif Damascus relied on merchants selling water off the backs of trucks — and for a high markup — a common way for many displaced families to access clean water.
Soheir, her husband and their four children were driven from their home and now share one room. They previously had nowhere to store clean water, but we helped provide a large water tank.
"We had a water tank, but it was old and full of insects and worms, but we had to manage with what we had," said Soheir, 40. "The new tank that I received today will secure clean water for my children, and that is all what I wish for."
8.7 million — Syrians who are food insecure
Mohammed, his wife and their daughter have fled the fighting twice in recent years: First, they fled their home in Northern Syria to another village because of ongoing fighting and shelling. ISIL invaded eight months later, and the family fled to a camp for displaced people, where the three share a small tent.
The conditions are dire: The tent is falling apart, the family is malnourished and Mohammed has lost his sight, so he can't provide for his family. His wife found a job as a laborer on a farm, earning about $3 a day — not enough to cover the family's needs.
The family relies on food assistance to survive, which allows Mohammed's wife to spend the income she earns on household purchases.
The United States has provided as much funding for emergency food assistance for Syrians — $1.55 billion — as all other international donors combined. Our assistance helps feed more than 5 million Syrians inside Syria and in neighboring countries.
Life is tough for Mohammed and his family, but they are surviving. "I really thank all those who contributed to deliver us aid," he said.
11.5 million — Syrians in need of health care
Fighters took over Sally and Ahmad's hometown three years ago. Sally, then 18, witnessed the fighters kill their neighbors for refusing to help them; the couple fled in the middle of the night.
The couple found refuge in a rundown apartment that they can't afford — Ahmad has sporadic work, and they make ends meet by borrowing from relatives — and Sally became pregnant.
The couple was concerned because they couldn't afford prenatal care or a hospital birth, but as Sally's due date approached, a friend told her about a USAID partner that helps expectant mothers.
The timing was fortuitous: On the same day that Sally met with one of the partner's caseworkers, she was admitted to the hospital and gave birth to a healthy baby. The partner also arranged for follow-up appointments.
"The hospital was near and clean," she said. "The staff treated me in a nice and professional way. I felt safe and had [my baby] with peace of mind."
Sally is one of about 6 million people treated at one of 140 medical facilities across Syria that receive support from the American people. The new parents hope to eventually return to their old lives and raise their child in their hometown — but until that day, they say they are grateful for the assistance they received.
Up to 50 percent — Syrians who suffer from psychological distress
In 2014, Hend received news no parent wants to hear: There was an explosion at a nearby school, and her daughter was among 50 people who were killed.
"I used to be a mother of four children," she said. "But now they are three."
Her life, already not an easy one amid the ongoing crisis, became more than she could bear. She spent her days crying and eventually had a nervous breakdown. Her children lived in a constant state of sadness and grief.
Help came in the form of psychosocial counseling by one of our partners. Hend and a neighbor who also lost a child in the bombing — which also injured 170 people, mostly children — each enrolled in sessions that helped their families learn how to better cope with their losses and move forward.
Progress came slowly for Hend and her children, but she said the treatment has helped. She learned how to control her temper and how to speak with her husband and children when she's sad.
"During the program, I got to know specialists who helped me regain my composure," Hend said. "They were friendly with the sad participants, and we started to feel that we have known them for a long time."
Hend said the support has helped her family — but hers is one of millions affected by the conflict.
Without a political solution there will be no end in sight to the largest humanitarian emergency of our generation.
About the Author
Jack Myer is the leader of the Syria Regional Disaster Assistance Response Team for USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance.


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EVENT IN REVIEW: Daily Free Press on ASIABU New Year Celebration (02/26/2015)
On February 26, student organization ASIABU hosted a successful Asian New Year Celebration in Metcalf Ballroom in the George Sherman Union. Approximately 300 students attended the celebration to celebrate the Asian New Year and the vibrancy of Asian culture.
Along with a variety of entertainment, including performances from BU's miXx K-Pop Cover Dance Crew, the Gamelankemana Indonesian musical ensemble and from the BU Belly Dance Society, the celebration greeted guests with red envelopes, which were filled with a "Guide to Asia," and many many ethnic cuisines from Asia. Many student groups partnered with ASIABU to host the celebration, including the Taiwanese American Student Association, India Club, Japanese Student Association, Asian Student Union, Hong Kong Student Association, Indonesian Student Association, Chinese Student Association and the Singapore Collegiate Society.
The celebration has been featured in the BU Student paper The Daily Free Press. For the full article, please click here.
For video with highlights form the evening and interviews, please click here.
The event was also featured in BUToday here.


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RETOSA just announced a deal with the Africa Travel Association ahead of the 41st Annual Congress in Kigali / Rwanda, to extend cooperation and collaboration and promote the ATA event among RETOSA members.
The congress in Kigali will also see RETOSA's latest initiative explained which is an e-learning programme for member country professionals leading to a certification of competence.
Said Stephen Hayes, President and CEO of the Africa Travel Association:
'The Conference will bring together government leaders, international investors and travel professionals from the U.S., Europe and Africa to set the tone for how tourism can be utilized as an engine for economic growth and job creation. The 41st Tourism Conference will be the first time ATA's flagship conference is hosted under CCA leadership. CCA, the leading U.S. business association focused on African business and investment, acquired ATA in January 2016.
At this conference, we will officially launch a Council of Tourism Ministers, which will be chaired by Honorable Walter Mzembi, Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Chairperson of the UNWTO Commission for Africa. This will serve as a platform to discuss policies supporting tourism, and ways in which the sector can be leveraged to stimulate economic and social development on the continent. The Council will also serve as an influential advisory group to CCA's new tourism initiative.
I hope you will strongly consider joining us at the 41st Annual World Tourism Conference in Kigali. Further information and full details can be found on the conference website at www.atarwanda.com.
Please use the following promotional code to register with ATA's Special Partner rate which is 50% off of $400: ATAPTR. If you have any questions, please email us at conference.
See you all in Kigali in November for ATA's annual showcase event, promoting travel to Africa.


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I love these with the sports bra. It's comfortable, doesn't hinder my movements and it protects the "girls". I've thought about buying them for years, but held off due to cost. It's so worth it. The cheaper version is a harder plastic. Some of the other gals bought those and they say they hurt. The deluxe is soft enough around the edges that I don't feel them when in the sports bra.


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CARTER COUNTY, TN (WJHL) – An elementary school in Carter County was placed on lockdown Thursday after an unloaded gun was found near the school.
According to the Carter County Board of Education, Hampton Elementary School was placed on lockdown around 12:30 p.m. as a precaution after the gun was found.
Parents of students at the school were notified. No injuries were reported.
The Carter County Sheriff's Office has since cleared the scene and the lockdown was lifted.
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