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Scientists have discovered huge reserves of freshwater beneath the oceans kilometres out to sea, providing new opportunities to stave off a looming global water crisis.
… "The volume of this water resource is a hundred times greater than the amount we've extracted from the Earth's sub-surface in the past century since 1900," says lead author Dr Vincent Post (pictured) of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) and the School of the Environment at Flinders University. _SD
Have you ever wondered where underground water goes when it reaches the seashore? So have scientists, who have begun to map out the vast reserves of freshwater which lie beneath continental shelf seabeds.
The flow of terrestrial groundwater to the sea is an important natural component of the hydrological cycle. This process, however, does not explain the large volumes of low-salinity groundwater that are found below continental shelves. There is mounting evidence for the global occurrence of offshore fresh and brackish groundwater reserves. The potential use of these non-renewable reserves as a freshwater resource provides a clear incentive for future research. But the scope for continental shelf hydrogeology is broader and we envisage that it can contribute to the advancement of other scientific disciplines, in particular sedimentology and marine geochemistry. _Nature
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Faux environmentalist doomers constantly obsess about various types of resource scarcity which later turn out not to be so scarce. Global eco-doom was fashionable in the late 1960s, throughout the 1970s, up until US President Reagan was elected and reversed the widespread tide of malaise that dominated the Nixon, Ford, and Carter landscape.
But doomers never learn, and go back to their vomit like dogs. So it is up to scientists and more rational beings to make observations, study the evidence, and repeatedly correct the perennial errors of the dieoff.orgy lefty-Luddite resource scarcity doomers.
Like air, water is almost infinitely re-usable, with proper techniques and technologies.
Humans are suffering under tangible shortages, however. These are shortages of competence, wisdom, skills, intelligence, good economic policies, and good government overall. Those shortages will take longer to solve than the simple scientific reassurances needed to salve worries over resource scarcity.


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Many people don't understand how in-depth a maintenance appointment is, which is one of the reasons why scheduling a maintenance appointment can be overlooked. Annual heater maintenance involves a lot more than a quick visual inspection of your system. There are multiple steps involved, as well as thorough inspection and cleaning. To help you understand better what happens during a routine maintenance appointment, our Russell's Heating and Air Conditioning technicians have put together an overview outlining what happens during a routine maintenance appointment.
What Happens During a Heating Maintenance Appointment?
- Thorough inspection of entire system
- Small repairs as needed (corroded/frayed wiring, worn fan belts, etc.)
- Cleaning of components, including burner assembly
- Adjustments and lubrication of components
- Inspection of components for cracks or holes
- Checking and cleaning blower
- Check of refrigerant levels (for heat pumps only)
- Safety checks, including for carbon monoxide
- Testing of system performance
What Are the Benefits of Heating Maintenance?
There are several important benefits to performing heating maintenance:
- Increased energy efficiency – your heating system was made to perform at a certain energy efficiency level. When the components are dirty and worn, your system can't achieve this level of energy efficiency. The cleaning, adjusting and lubricating that happens during a routine maintenance appointment allows the components to operate as they should, which helps increase energy efficiency.
- Helps prevent premature aging – a system that operates with dirty, worn components is a system that operates under stress. Running a system under stress for long periods of time can result in premature aging, which may lead to early replacement. Maintenance keeps your system in optimal shape, which helps prevent premature aging.
- Prevents repairs – the thorough inspection that your system undergoes during a routine maintenance appointment allows the technician to locate and identify any existing or developing problems with your heating system. Small issues, like worn fan belts or frayed wiring, will be taken care of during the appointment. Should a larger problem be detected, your technician will make you aware of the situation. Being able to get ahead of repairs helps to prevent them from developing into large problems.
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Avengers #23 is in stores next week, from the creative team of Jason Aaron and Stefano Caselli, as Marvel multitasks in setting up both a Daimon Hellstrom and Ghost Rider television series. We've got a preview of the issue below…
…as the recap page catches us up on the follies of last issue, as the Avengers enlisted Hellstrom to perform an exorcism on Ghost Rider's car.
That turned out to be a bad idea.
But Hellstrom is acting like all is going according to plan.
But was it part of the plan for a demon to take over the Avengers armory?
If we were the Avengers, we'd ask Hellstrom for our money back. Well, if they survive, maybe they will.
Meanwhile, Ghost Rider gets a history lesson in Ghost Riding…
For more, check out Avengers #23, in stores next Wednesday.
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AVENGERS MOUNTAIN: POSSESSED as CHALLENGE OF THE GHOST RIDERS continues!
It's Ghost Rider vs. Ghost Rider in a wild race through hell, while the Avengers have to fight for their lives against their own Celestial headquarters, which is now possessed by a rather shocking, rather murderous hell-damned soul!
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REVIEW: The Schemer by Avery Flynn
Tyler Jacobson has a plan for everything—except how to handle his completely annoying, utterly frustrating, and totally sexy upstairs neighbor. He couldn't care less if Everly Ribinski thinks he's equally irritating—until he discovers she's the only one who can help him land a business deal that will finally make him feel like he's more than just a guy from the wrong side of the tracks.
Color him shocked when Everly refuses to help, insisting she should have run him over in the parking garage when she had the chance. Harsh. But possibly deserved. Tyler may have spent the last few months reveling in annoying the fiery gallery owner with a dark past, but he's got secret leverage she can't refuse.
If only they could stop trying to one-up each other long enough to realize the pranks are nothing more than foreplay. Of course, he figures it out quicker. He's smart like that. Too bad Everly wants nothing to do with him. Or does she? Wait. What is she up to now?
For a man who's always scheming, the best-laid plans never felt so good falling apart…
Dear Ms, Flynn,
I kind of requested this one on a whim and after reading the blurb for The Charmer (A Hot Romantic Comedy) (Harbor City) the book in the series before this. Even though this book doesn't feature her, I kind of liked the idea of a world with an myrmecologist in it. Anyway, I decided that a hero and heroine who one-up each other sounded good too.
Tyler has worked hard to put his working class/abusive family roots behind him. Everly keeps hers firmly with her despite now moving in the same chic circles of Harbor City. Tyler puts his foot in his mouth when they first meet, then sticks the other one in then seems to take one out and stick it back in … their first encounter is not a meet cute due to some serious jet lag on his part. Their next few meetings aren't much better as Tyler is one of the few human beings who can't boil water without a disaster ensuing. That "can't fail food" pasta is beyond him and his idea of using ketchup as pasta sauce is cringe worthy to me much less Everly. She's not impressed by his food failures which have caused the fire department to be called out numerous times.
But there is serious sizzling going on between the two of them and Tyler is not one to turn his back on sizzle especially when the other half of the reaction lives above him. Everly has some impressive "take no shit" creds and makes Tyler work for anything he can get from her which causes him to need to employ his coin flipping skills whenever he needs to get an advantage in their situations. Still Everly resists though Tyler won't acknowledge the lengths to which he goes to impress her – even with their verbal sparing – are extreme.
But Everly is Tyler's key to getting an "in" to try and work a business deal that has most businessmen salivating while thinking of the potential profits. If Tyler has to bring a secret weapon in the person of uber rich society doyenne Helene Carlyle to help him, he will. The Carlyles have been friends since his childhood when he met Helene's son in school and she loves to match make. She isn't so sure of Everly's dear friend, the Italian multimillionaire art collector/hotel owner whom Tyler needs to schmooze. Alberto spots love too and not just between Everly and Tyler. Will widow Helene keep shooting him down? And can Tyler pull his head out of his ass long enough to realize that he's been sabotaging his own life in an effort to outrun his past? If he doesn't, it might cost him the woman whom all his friends agree is perfect to bust his chops and keep him straight.
This story is sexy with great verbal contests between two characters who aren't afraid to say what they think. Their conversations have some intelligence to go with the feisty and are fairly evenly matched. There's a lot of internal thoughts from both Everly and Tyler that are fun to listen too. Tyler can be a bit macho at times. I liked that Everly adores her sky high heels but never uses her femininity to win an argument. The secondary romance between Helene and Alberto isn't played for "silver-haired folks" laughs.
There is a secondary bitch character who spreads venom with a broad brush and though she gets a spectacular comeuppance, I was mystified at how she buffaloed so many intelligent people. Oh well, plot needs must. The final conflict between Tyler and Everly is pertinent and packs a punch. Tyler's change of heart was a bit fast and his first attempt at winning Everly back couldn't have been more of a gut punch to her if he'd tried. After what she had told him about her past, I was astonished that he could botch it so badly. His next try was of course much more on the mark but it felt more like Everly's hormones forgave him first rather than her heart. B
This is a series and has many recurring characters. There is more background on bitch character in previous books. I enjoyed reading all three in a row. If you have time, you might try that. Interesting female characters.
Her website says they are next to get books. I am reading the backlist of her books. Harbor City seems to be the hub of several small communities.


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This program is designed for those who wish to earn licensure and teach children with special education needs in a K-12 classroom setting. Three credit hours in human growth and development are required for licensure in addition to the graduate program requirements.
The M.Ed. in special education: general curriculum is available at Marymount's main campus. The program is also available through Marymount's Professional Development Schools (PDS) partnership with Fairfax county public schools in the format of a one year full-time internship. .
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If you stay at the Chilcoot Lodge you'll be at the centre of the action – enjoy the winter wonderland at Silverstar. Ski-in, ski-out is how it's done here – in the lodge, in pubs, in the Shops.
Silver Star, Canada – Where the main street becomes a piste
You don't get this anywhere else, cars have to give way and the resort's main street becomes a powder piste. Silver Star is an insider tip for winter sport enthusiasts who love tranquillity and charm.
In the Chilcoot Lodge you can spend your days relaxing in one of the whirlpools for example. Free of charge parking is available. An additional storeroom for ski equipment saves space.
The small, yet fine lodge totals 34 rooms. Each room is equipped with a television, DVD player, refrigerator as well as coffee making facilities and a fireplace. Free Wi-Fi is of course also accessible.
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Moore Stephens: Confidence in Shipping on the Rise
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose in the three months ended August 2015 to their highest level this year, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.
Respondents to the survey were concerned predominantly about low freight rates and overtonnaging, with continuing doubts also expressed about private equity funding.
In August 2015, the average confidence level expressed by respondents in the markets in which they operate was 5.9 on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high). This compares to the 5.3 recorded in May 2015, which equalled the lowest figure recorded in the life of the survey, launched in May 2008 with a confidence rating of 6.8.
According to the survey, all main categories of respondent recorded an increase in confidence this time, most notably charterers (up from 4.2 to 6.5) and owners (up from 5.1 to 5.8). The confidence of brokers, meanwhile, was up from 4.8 to 5.2, and that of managers from 6.1 to 6.4.
Geographically, confidence was up in Asia from 4.9 to 5.8, in Europe from 5.3 to 5.9, and in North America from 6.0 to 6.3.
While some respondents were confident that the shipping markets would improve in line with economic developments, others were more cautious.
One said, "The shipping markets have been over-stocked, and there has been far too much interest from non-traditional shipping sources with no real clue how these intricate markets work. Once built, the ships are there! The low oil cost means the drive for alternative fuels and cheaper propulsion is not being followed as diligently as one might have expected."
Increased regulation was another recurring topic, with one respondent complaining, "Regulations are going to kill us!"
The likelihood of respondents making a major investment or significant development over the next 12 months was up on the previous survey, on a scale of 1 to 10, from 5.0 to 5.3, equalling the highest figure over the past 12 months. All main categories of respondent were more confident in this regard than they were three months ago, most notably charterers (up from 4.5 to 6.1).
One respondent noted, "There is concern about over-investment in tonnage in the wet trades by private equity houses, which has the potential to create a significant drop in rates and a further long run of below-opex returns for owners."
The number of respondents who expected finance costs to increase over the next 12 months was up by eight percentage points, from 40% to 48%. The shift in sentiment in this regard was most notable in the case of owners (up from 35% to 53%) and charterers (up from 33% to 50%).
Competition, demand trends and finance costs featured as the top three factors cited by respondents as those likely to influence performance most significantly over the coming 12 months.
Average confidence level of respondents in the markets in which they operate was 5.9
The numbers for competition were up 5 percentage points on last time to 25%. There was a one percentage-point drop (to 23%) in the numbers citing demand trends in this regard, and an increase of 4 percentage points (to 18%) for finance costs. Operating costs, unchanged at 11 %, featured in fourth place, ahead of tonnage supply, down 8 percentage points to 7%. Fuel costs, crew supply, regulation and port congestion occupied the remaining places.
" Perversely, the main reason for the improved level of confidence revealed by our latest survey may be the same as that which saw the industry's perceived fortunes equalling a seven-year low in May of this year. Volatility works both ways," Richard Greiner, Moore Stephens Partner, Shipping Industry Group says.
"One respondent highlighted a perceived trend towards the so-called bureaucratisation of shipping, with smaller players losing out to their bigger competitors. Few would argue that there has ever been a tougher time for the smaller operator than in today's industry. Yet such businesses can, and do, survive. To do so, they need to identify a niche role in the market, one in which they can add value and provide a level of service superior to that offered by their competitors. Moreover, in common with even the biggest players, they need a sound business plan."
"Another observation concerned the way in which some traditional trades are in danger of disappearing as the EU increasingly becomes a destination for imports from the Far East and India, rather than a producer of goods. This is not a new phenomenon, but it does underline how important it is for shipping businesses to keep pace with and adapt to change, or even anticipate it where possible. Information, and the ability to disseminate it, together with the timely identification of risk, has never been more important.
According to Greiner, as world GDP growth is predicted to climb to almost 4.0% by 2020, this is good news for shipping.
"The World Trade Organisation forecasts that growth in the volume of world trade will rise from 2.8% in 2014 to 4.0% in 2016. Again, that is good news for shipping. World trade carried by sea is also on the increase and, despite the current difficult economic climate, the longer-term outlook for the industry remains positive as emerging economies continue to increase their requirements for seaborne goods and raw materials.
"So the long-term outlook for shipping offers encouragement to existing and new investors alike. Those who are not attracted by the longer-term prospects, meanwhile, will doubtless exit the industry, and in the process may help solve some of its problems."
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A robot vacuum cleaner for $8.52!
Another busy work day has come to an end. With a sense of relief, you head home, looking forward to a few nice hours of… cleaning!? Aw, shucks, that is so not how the story was supposed to go… Perhaps the time has come to delegate some of the housekeeping chores to a robot? This isn't science...Read More


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Meet two filmmakers who got their hands on a pre-production model of the new Canon EOS C300 and decided to shoot a short narrative film with it instead of the usual camera test and side by side comparisons with other cameras. There is no better way of revealing a cameras strengths and weaknesses than a real life production full of pressures and time constraints.
Read this extensive blog and watch the short film that was shot over a weekend in the beautiful city of Vienna.
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When a condition is diagnosed there is a protocol to follow, implementation is important; that's why we #SayDyslexia
Cassidy Announces Dyslexia Screening Provision Included in New Criminal Justice Reform Bill
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), a member of the Senate health and education committee, today announced that his provision providing for the screening of inmates for dyslexia is included in the new version of the First Step Act(S. 3649), legislation endorsed by President Trump to reform America's criminal justice system. Cassidy announced his support for the legislation two weeks ago.
"Having treated patients in prisons, I learned that illiteracy often leads someone to turn to a life of crime. Dyslexia is a leading cause of illiteracy, so to address illiteracy and incarceration, we must better address dyslexia," said Dr. Cassidy. "I'm pleased Chairman Grassley, Jared Kushner and the White House agreed to incorporate my proposal for screening inmates for dyslexia into this bill. It makes sense that if someone learns to read, they're less likely to end up in prison and more likely to be a productive member of society. And if someone ends up in prison, they're more likely to get a job and keep it once they are released. In the end, I think this will save some people from the prison system, make our streets safer, and save taxpayers money."
A study found that 80 percent of prison inmates at the state prison in Huntsville, Texas, were functionally illiterate and 48 percent were dyslexic.
The First Step Act will formally define dyslexia as "an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused by a difficulty in the phonological processing (the appreciation of the individual sounds of spoken language), which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, and spell." The bill requires the U.S. attorney general to incorporate an evidence-based, low-cost, readily available dyslexia screening program into the new risk and needs assessment system, including by screening for dyslexia during the prisoner intake process and each periodic risk reassessment of a prisoner. It also requires the U.S. attorney general to incorporate dyslexia treatment programs into recidivism reduction programs.
In October, Cassidy and his wife, Dr. Laura Cassidy, coauthored an column about their family's personal struggle to overcome dyslexia.
In June, Cassidy met with Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushnerabout prison reform, and Cassidy stressed the need to identify and address dyslexia in early education in order to prevent students from being consigned to a path of illiteracy, crime, and incarceration.
In May 2016, Cassidy chaired a HELP Committee hearing on understanding dyslexia. The hearing featured actor Ameer Baraka, a New Orleans native who struggled with dyslexia as a student and turned to selling drugs. Barak discussed how he taught himself to read in prison on Fox News in April 2017.
In February 2016, Cassidy's READ Act was signed into law by President Obama. The legislation requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to devote at least $2.5 million to dyslexia research every year.
In 2015, Cassidy hosted world experts on dyslexia for a discussion at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, and chaired HELP Committee field hearings on dyslexia and education in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
Each year, Cassidy introduces a resolution in the Senate designating October as National Dyslexia Awareness Month.
The hotly debated topic of Literacy was discussed on December 17, 2018, on Understood by Lindsay Jones JD CEO NCLD National Center Learning Disabilities. Referencing Phonics VS WHole Language with Dyslexic students.
BRING THIS LETTER TO YOUR SCHOOL SHARE THE FEDERAL GUIDANCE STATING IT IS OKAY TO "SAY DYSLEXIA": U.S. Department of Education issued guidance on October 23, 2015, wherein it clarifies that "that there is nothing in the IDEA that would prohibit the use of the terms dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia in IDEA evaluation, eligibility determinations, or IEP documents." Find full guidance document HERE.
NO child should be denied or delayed evaluation if a learning difference is suspected see the guidance letter from 2011 here:
Wisconsin has two members of Congress serving on the Bipartisan Dyslexia Caucus, Congressmen Mark Pocan Congressional District 2 and Mike Gallagher Congressional District 8.
President Obama, on February 18, 2016, signed HR 3033, the Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia (READ) Act! This act supports important research to further our understanding of dyslexia, including better methods for early detection and teacher training. See text HERE.
September 26th and 27th 2017 the STEM Education, Learning Disabilities and the science of Dyslexia Instructional research group presented its findings from the first year of funded research. The link to the presentations is found here there are many videotaped lectures, power points and documents all presented in easy to understand terms: https://www.inresg.org/stemld
Learn more about the cutting edge research to be implemented/applied by schools. Reading is essential to success.
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Panel testifies on Dyslexia with members of Congress:
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination"
Albert Einstein Theoretical Physicist, Nobel Prize Winner, Teacher, and Dyslexic.


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Born on 26 May 1927 in Killikkurussimangalam village, Kerala, Shri P.K. Narayanan Nambiar
trained in Koothu and Kutiyattam under his father Shri Mani Madhava Chakyar and acquired
mastery over the Mizhavu — the percussion instrument for Kutiyattam — as a student of Shri
Kochampilli Raman Nambiar and Shri Meledath Govindan Nambiar. He learnt Sanskrit from Shri
Panisseri Sankaran Namboodiripad and Shri Kizhiyapati Sankaran.
Since the age of 11, Shri Narayanan Nambiar has performed in the major temples of Kerala and in important cities in the country and abroad. Though equally proficient in Koothu, Kutiyattam and Pathakam, he is regarded as the foremost guru in the Mizhavu. From 1966 to 1988, Shri Nambiar taught at Kerala Kalamandalam, where he developed a system of training in the Mizhavu and a playing style which is now widely followed. Almost all Mizhavu artists of the younger generation are his disciples. He is the author of important works on Kutiyattam and Nangiar Koothu including a treatise on Kutiyattam talas and a book on Manthrankam — an act from Bhasa's Pratigya Yougandharayana.
Shri Narayanan Nambiar was honoured with the Kerala Kalamandalam Award in 1985, the Guruvayurappan Award in 1993, the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 1994, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1994, and the Padma Shri in 2008 from the Government of India. Shri P.K. Narayanan Nambiar is elected Tagore Fellow of Sangeet Natak Akademi for his contribution to Indian dance.


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Branford rolls over Shelton Post 16
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The Shelton American Legion baseball team earned a single victory this week, a 2-0 win over West Haven, before suffering a trio of defeats over the weekend at the hands of Zone II powerhouse Branford Post 83.
Post 16 began the week with a Wednesday night win over West Haven at Shelton High.
Hudson Boles took the mound for Shelton, throwing a complete-game shutout and allowing just three hits over seven innings. He faced more than the minimum three batters in only the sixth and seventh innings.
Shelton (3-5) got its offense going with a two-out rally in the bottom of the first.
With two down and nobody on, Marcello Ursini knocked a double to left field. He scored on a double to right by C.J. Rizzo.
Boles, the number five hitter, singled to right and moved Rizzo to third, but Post 16 couldn't muster any more runs in the first frame.
Boles continued to dominate on the mound, and Shelton added its second run on another two-out rally, this one in the bottom of the fourth.
Reminiscent of Ursini's hit, third baseman Vinny Backert doubled to left with two outs to give Post 16 a base runner.
Brett Scanlon singled to left to score a hustling Backert and take the score to 2-0.
Scanlon advanced to third on a single by Jeremy Soderholm, but once again, Post 16 was held to a single run in the inning.
Backert and Soderholm would single in the bottom of the sixth to no avail.
The two-run lead was more than enough for Boles, who kept West Haven off the board.
Post 16 ran into some trouble over the weekend, however, when they faced Branford for a doubleheader on Saturday and a Sunday morning matinee.
After losing the first game 5-0, Shelton managed to produce a pair of runs in the second game, despite ultimately falling 4-2.
Both of Shelton's runs came in the third inning on singles by Soderholm and Pat Murphy and an error during Scanlon's at-bat.
Despite these runs, Branford was able to edge Post 16 by a score of 4-2.
Post 16 met a similar fate on Sunday morning, when it fell to Branford a third time, this time by a score of 7-0.
Soderholm and Backert were responsible for Shelton's only two hits.
"We're still very much in a rebuilding phase, but we are becoming much more competitive," Shelton coach Steve Boles said of his squad.
"We have a lot of kids who are working very hard, and slowly but surely it's beginning to pay off.
"We played a very good Branford (8-0) team this weekend, and they got the best of us, but we are seeing improvements and we are continuing to work hard."


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i had a conversation yesterday with a friend that really shook my world. without going into detail, let's just say that there was a certain situation that led to a lot of confusion within a group of girlfriends - and yes, it involved a guy. there were lots of misunderstandings and communication breakdowns and basically, my own experience was that i THOUGHT i knew exactly what was going on. not being personally involved in the situation myself, i even prided myself on being fairly objective about it.
but the conclusion of our conversation was that those whom i assumed to be villains were not completely villainous, and those whom i thought were innocent parties were not entirely innocent. the victims were not the ones i thought they were, and in the end i felt rather enlightened, and these realisations (not new but fresh again) came to mind:
1. people will always self-protect. they will tell you (and themselves) only what they want to believe. often they will actually convince themselves in such a way that is less painful to deal with their own flaws. and so the rest of us will only hear half the story, and will be convinced because when they tell us the story, they will themselves be convinced that they're telling us the truth, even though it's only a portion of it.
2. i need to give my friends more benefit of the doubt - even beyond what seems reasonable. i have to say that all the conclusions i am came to from this situation were very reasonable and just - i was an eye-witness to a lot of these events, so i thought i had the whole thing right. however, there were missing bits and pieces that i hadn't considered, which when discovered, changed the WHOLE STORY. so even when i think i know everything, i should still believe the best in my friends and realise that there's a reason for almost everything.
3. sometimes things don't just go away. i think after the whole stinking episode happened, we all thought 'just give it time and it'll disappear' but it didn't and still hasn't. and i really don't think that the adage 'time heals all wounds' is necessarily true. i think truth begins the healing process and time continues it. until truth is brough to light in all of this, i think we'll continue to feel the ramifications of this issue in our slowly waning friendships.
hmmm, i'm sure there's more to it than this, but i'll stop here for now. lots of food for thought.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
When villains are not really villains
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Snowfall totals for southwestern Connecticut
The first measurable snow of the season fell quickly and heavily Thursday, leaving commuters and first responders to deal with the mess.
As the storm neared, predictions for snowfall totals ranged from a dusting to 6 inches or more for places farther away from the coast. When the storm arrived, at around 4 p.m., the pace of snowfall was quicker than many anticipated.
Commuters trapped in the ensuing traffic jams and highway gridlocks led to widespread speculation among many. Some claimed the Department of Transportation failed to pretreat critical roads; others pointed at reductions to DOT staffing as the reason for dangerous driving conditions.
DOT spokesman Kevin Nursick disputed these theories, stating that the state stuck to its pretreatment plan targeting problematic locations and supplemented any staff deficiencies with independent contractors.
Instead, the biggest factor in the Thursday night congestions, Nursick contended, was instead the timing of the storm.
"Chief among our (the DOT's) concerns was the fact that this storm was going to hit during rush hour traffic," Nursick said. "The timing of day for these winter weather events is the most critical factor of whether the DOT looks like heroes or something else."
Nursick said the high-density, rush hour traffic was exacerbated by the rapid snowfall, which, in turn, prevented state plows from clearing critical roads and highways.
"All it takes is a spin-out here and a disabled vehicle there, and all of the sudden you have these gridlocks that make the plows jobs that much harder," Nursick said.
As drivers sat in traffic, the snow built up around them at a rate much greater than what was originally anticipated by meteorologists. In some parts of Connecticut, trained spotters measured snowfalls up to around nine inches.
Towns like Greenwich and Stamford hovered around the 4-inch mark, while further east towns like Darien, Danbury and New Canaan saw totals closer to 6 inches. Further upstate, snowfall totals varied — trained spotters in Waterbury reported around 9.3 inches, while New Haven, North Haven and Hamden reported totals between 4.5 and 6.5 inches.
The snow caused slippery roads, delays and slow-downs on every highway west of Hartford by 6 p.m., with top speeds hovering around 25 mph.
In total, state police responded to 1,341 snow-related calls for service, two of which were accidents with serious injuries. Of those calls, 230 were for accidents, ten of which involved minor injuries.
In Stamford, at peak rush hour, around 5:15 p.m., the Merritt Parkway north was closed between Exits 35 and 36 because of, "many motor vehicle accidents and disabled vehicles," according to the state Department of Transportation. That closure was still in effect more than an hour later.
Snowfall totals
Fairfield County
New Fairfield: 10. 9 inches
Newtown: 8.2 inches
Monroe: 8 inches
Bethel: 8 inches
Danbury: 7.9 inches
Shelton: 7.1 inches
Weston: 7.1 inches
Brookfield: 7 inches
Ridgefield: 7 inches
Old Greenwich: 6.8 inches
Darien: 6.8 inches
Easton: 6.5 inches
New Canaan: 6.4 inches
Norwalk: 6 inches
Stratford: 4.5 inches
Greenwich: 4 inches
Stamford: 3.8 inches
New Haven County
Waterbury: 9.3 inches
Cheshire: 7.7 inches
Wallingford: 7.5 inches
Middlebury: 7.5 inches
Wolcott: 7.5 inches
Woodbridge: 7 inches
Seymour: 6.8 inches
Hamden: 6.5 inches
Branford: 6.5 inches
Guilford: 6.5 inches
Naugatuck: 5 inches
North Haven: 5 inches
New Haven: 4.6 inches
Stony Creek: 4.5 inches
Madison: 4 inches
Local law enforcement agencies were seeing crashes, including in Norwalk, where police reported an uptick in collisions around 5:30 p.m.
In smaller towns like Wilton, police responded to about 21 disabled vehicles during the duration of the storm. Due to the conditions, some of the vehicles had to be abandoned.
"We are still currently working on removing some of those vehicles from the road," said police spokesman Capt. Robert Cipolla around 7 a.m.
In Greenwich, the town came to a halt soon after the heavy, wet snow began falling as drivers, struggling to see, slowed to a crawl.
"The downtown area is in complete gridlock," Greenwich Emergency Management Director Dan Warzoha said, adding the state had failed to pretreat the Post Road, for which it is responsible, making it treacherous to drive on.
"This is the first storm of the season so maybe people didn't take it seriously enough," Warzoha said.
Along the coast in Bridgeport, where forecasts called for 1 to 3 inches of snow before a changeover to rain, there were accidents galore.
"As soon as the snow started, we started to get these accidents starting to pop up," said Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of director of emergency management and homeland security.
By late Thursday night, the snow transitioned into rain later, as predicted by the NWS.
"Temperatures are hovering around freezing or below, so road conditions will be hazardous," the weather service said.


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Wanda Morgan, 73, of Trout, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at the LaSalle Nursing Home of Jena. She was born July 17, 1944 in Shreveport. Wanda was a minister's wife and they pastored Faith Temple Church of Trout and Joyce Assembly of God of Joyce. She enjoyed working faithfully in church ministry. Wanda enjoyed spending time with her friends and family and was always laughing and loved to sew, quilt, and crochet. She loved to sing her favorite song, "Mansion over the Hilltop" and was known for her "Cathead" biscuits. Services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 11, at the Goldonna Assembly of God Church. Interment followed in the Evergreen Cemetery in Goldonna, under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Morgan, Sr.; son-in-law, Bill Thornton; grandson, Micheal Wilson; and brother, Michael Aldy. Those left to cherish in her memory include her sons, John Morgan, Jr. and wife Sheila of Jena, Mark Morgan and wife Shelia of Jonesville, and James Morgan of Jena; daughter, Teresa Morgan of Jena; brother, Leon Aldy and wife Brenda of Jonesboro; sister, Robin Rippy and husband Darrell of Gallatin, TN; grandchildren, Mike Morgan, Steven Morgan, Drake Morgan, and Kelsey Swim; great grandchildren, Hadley Morgan, Gabriella Swim, Elijah Swim and Asher Taylor. Pallbearers were Michael Morgan, Alex Stewart, Steven Morgan, Andrew Morgan, Todd Hughes and Larry Easterling. Honorary pallbearers were Jimbo Davis, Trip Davidson, Kevin Aldy and Jimmy Gates.


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Priced at $15,890 MSRP (for 6MT models),* the 2016 Honda Fit LX is one of the most spacious and well-equipped hatchbacks available to Albany drivers. With three different trims available and claiming awards like U.S. News & World Report's Best Cars for the Money 2015** and a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Safety Rating from the NHTSA,*** we're confident the Fit is one of the best small cars on the road.
Standard Features: As one of the leaders in standard features, Honda has equipped the Fit with Bluetooth HandsFreeLink, a multi-angle rearview camera, daytime running lights, an Eco Assist feature, cruise control, and more.
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Interior Space: The cabin of the Fit has up to 95.7 cubic feet of passenger space, but if you need to expand the 16.6 cubic feet of cargo room, just fold down part or all of the second-row Honda Magic Seat to maximize cargo space.
Kicking off the 10th generation of the car, the 2016 Honda Civic Sedan brings with it a long list of updates set to keep it at the head of the pack in the small car world, priced at just $18,640 MSRP (for models with 6MT).* We've compared the Civic to some of its top competitors—see our 2016 Toyota Corolla review—and now we want you to have an overview of all of the features that make it stand out on its own.
Standard Features: Each 2016 Civic Sedan comes with Bluetooth for phone and audio, a multi-angle rearview camera system with guidelines, a 5-inch in-dash LCD screen display, LED daytime running lights, and more.
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Safety: The Civic Sedan has one of the best suites of safety features in its class, with models equipped with the Honda Sensing package earning a 2016 Top Safety Pick+ from the IIHS.***** Standard safety features like a multi-angle rearview camera, stability and traction control, and a suite of airbags are found on every model as well.
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The Roastery Coffee Kitchen opens flagship location attached to San Felipe H-E-B
The Roastery Coffee Kitchen continued its expansion in the Houston market with the grand opening of its third location, attached to the H-E-B at 5895 San Felipe St. on Monday, April 8.
The concept, which was launched last year by Jason Giagrande, who is part of the esteemed FOUR J team along with chefs Jonathan Waxman, Jimmy Bradley and Joey Campanaro, who have been working with H-E-B developing products over the last six years.
The flagship location is approximately 7,600 square feet, seven times the size of sister locations in Bellaire and The Heights, including a large covered patio. As the brand's flagship location and local coffee roasting facility, it offers a broader menu including coffee, breakfast, lunch and dinner items with a full bar featuring craft and coffee-centric cocktails.
A chic and modern design showcases marble coffee counters, chevron wood accents and stained concrete floors. Guests can gather at high top tables, conversation vignettes made cozy with plush chairs in shades of the Roastery's signature cool blue, community tables or intimate dining areas. The outdoor patio is dog-friendly with flat screen TVs and a dedicated play area with games for kids and adults. A custom music-centric mural is in the works by local artist Anat Ronen, enhancing the outdoor space and setting the mood for an outdoor stage that will feature live music.
Master roaster and licensed quality grader Jennifer Stone ensures the highest standards when it comes to texture, taste, context and the complete sensorial experience associated with Four J coffee. Exclusively utilizing specialty coffee grown with sustainable harvesting practices, beans are sourced from Indonesia, Colombia, Honduras, Kenya and Brazil from the top 1% percent of all global production. Stone and the Four J team are developing a special blend roasted at this location coined "H-Town Roast" that pays homage to the diversity of the city.
The Roastery Coffee Kitchen is the only restaurant concept in Houston which houses a Giesen coffee roaster and it is on full display for guests to enjoy. A "roaster circle" offers prime seating to take in views of the Giesen and the Roast Masters at work.
The Roastery Coffee Kitchen goes well beyond coffee, tea and pastries. Giagrande's Culinary Director Matt Johnson and Executive Chef Kent Domas, most recently from Alice Blue, have developed the menu to include small plates, sandwiches, large plates, pasta, brick-oven pizzas, seasonal sides, desserts and a kid's menu. The team also recently added Pastry Chef Sarah Schnitzer, formerly of Pax Americana and The Pass & Provisions to create adventurous pastry & dessert options.
The menu is designed to be refined but fun — some highlights from the menu are the confit duck wings, seasonal vegetable salads, summer squash fritters, a whimsical spin on a lobster roll using crawfish, gulf shrimp and grits, short rib baked rotolo pasta, a full assortment of gourmet brick oven pizzas and more.
The bar is made up of custom shelving showcasing spirits and liqueurs with eight local beers on tap. The cocktail program consists of classic and craft cocktails along with a section dedicated to craft coffee cocktails both hot and cold.
The Roastery Coffee Kitchen will act as host to various events, including live music concerts and latte art competitions, among other happenings. The Roastery's next location will be at the future Buffalo Heights H-E-B.
The San Felipe location will be open seven days a week from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday; and 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday.
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Impact of Mentoring
Looking at the Mentoring Scheme and its impact on participants.
By Susannah Campbell, Student Engagement and Events Coordinator, RREF.
As RREF celebrated it's 8th annual RREF Mentoring Reception on Wednesday 23 March, kindly hosted by U+I Group plc, nearly 200 mentors and their mentees had the opportunity to meet and connect with their peers.
Following this celebration it seems appropriate to reflect on the success of the scheme and the importance of mentors as we launch the awards for the Mentor & Mentee of the Year 2016.
Set up in 2008 with the aim of offering as many undergraduates and postgraduates as possible the opportunity to have a one to one connection with a real estate professional in the industry the scheme has now offered 1,200 students this invaluable chance to prepare them for the industry.
For students such as Phil Walker, BSc 2010, (Asset Manager, Avignon Capital) from a non-property background the scheme was vital;
'Having a mentor at University provided an invaluable contact in the industry. They gave advice on CV's, job applications, work experience and are still giving me advice today as we regularly keep in touch. I also arranged 1 day of shadowing with my mentor and he did not just place me into his firms internship programme but instead gave selfless advice on numerous occasions that helped me make my own way.'
Understanding the importance of his mentor in helping his journey into the industry Phil also acts as a current mentor to help other students, 'It was for this reason that I wanted to give back. Personally I try not to hand my mentee answers on a plate but nudge them in the right direction so they can form their own views like I did. All in all, a fantastic programme which I will continue to support.'
The mentoring programme has proved incredibly successful over the years, and for one student participant 'the time my mentor set aside for me and the effort he has gone too has helped me understand the property sector much better and will forever be appreciated.'
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
Photo Hunt: Male
Hope you are all having a wonderful Saturday! xoxo, Raymond
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You are a very manly man my friend!ReplyDelete
oh how very cute. And very MALE of course!ReplyDelete
OMC, what a precious baby boy you were! Oh, very manly of course! The mom is squeeing like crazy here!ReplyDelete
OMG Ray, my mum is going GAGA over that photo!ReplyDelete
very serious man!ReplyDelete
You look like a very tough guy.ReplyDelete
You are a very handsome male and quite the ManCat!ReplyDelete
You're ready to take on the WORLD!ReplyDelete
Say, could you guys hiss at the clouds and send them back to sea? We need some sunbeams here!
Yeah, Raymond, you look like a downright hoodlum, LOL!!!!ReplyDelete
Adorable! Oh, and very male and manly, too!ReplyDelete
Very macho, Ray! You look like you wanna put the bitey on something or someone!ReplyDelete
You look extremely tough and MALE in that photo, Ray!ReplyDelete
You sure were a handsome and very male looking mini ManCat!!ReplyDelete
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OH Ray you are such an adorable sweet baby male mancat.ReplyDelete
Yeah, quite a tough guy image you had 'way back when. You still do, even though the hoo-ha went bye-bye!ReplyDelete
Tom (who doesn't even remember what his hoo-ha looked like)
FEROCIOUS I'd say!! Tommy melted cuz she says you're a cute little babyboycat...I still say FEROCIOUS!ReplyDelete
I think you are an ADORABLE guy!!ReplyDelete
You are were - and still are - too cute for words! You cats - perfection!ReplyDelete
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The police were alerted to a case of attempted suicide at 6.07am today (Sep 19) near the junction of Upper Thomson Road and Sin Ming Avenue, where a woman was found lying on a grass patch, with blood on her abdomen and wrist.
Stomp understands that the woman was believed to have stabbed herself.
A Stomper, who lives in the area, was on a morning jog when he saw her.
He said: "There was blood on her abdomen and wrist, from what I could see. There was blood on the grass as well.
"She was holding onto a kitchen knife in her right hand.
"She was conscious but she wasn't groaning in pain, she was just lying there.
"I did not see her wounds because I didn't lift her shirt or touch her. I just spoke to her, asked her what happened, but she had no response. She just took a few deep breaths."
After about a minute or two, the Stomper made his way to a neighbour's home to borrow a phone to call the police and the ambulance.
"We came back to check on her after that and we stayed with her till the authorities arrived," he said.
In response to Stomp's queries, the police said that an 87-year-old woman was unconscious when conveyed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Police investigations are ongoing.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force told Stomp that it received a call for medical assistance at about 6.10am.
A woman was conveyed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.


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Sheikh Zayed's environmental legacy lives on in Abu Dhabi energy awards
The UAE's long-term approach to sustainability is on show again as delegates celebrate environmental trailblazers
When the Zayed Future Energy Prize was launched at the inaugural World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi in 2008, the landscape of the UAE looked very different. Oil had reached an all-time peak of $140 a barrel and the country's development was in full swing before the global recession had bitten. Yet rather than simply reaping the profits, the wheels had already been set in motion for a long-term sustainability plan. Today it is a core tenet of the national agenda and one of the key objectives forming the UAE Vision 2021 plan. Great strides have been made in energy diversification, with forays into wind, solar and nuclear energy. Those plans culminated this month in the annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the biggest event of its kind in the region. These initiatives are driving the UAE's long-term progress and facilitating its transition to a post-oil knowledge economy.
Ultimately, we have the Zayed Future Energy Prize to thank for much of that fervour. The UAE's Founding Father Sheikh Zayed had a lifelong passion for nature and the environment and often spoke of greening the desert. Today the UAE boasts more than 100 million trees, dozens of forests and some 160,000 hectares of arable land. As we celebrate the centenary of his birth in the Year of Zayed, his legacy of environmental stewardship lives on. At the Zayed Future Energy Prize ceremony, held today in Abu Dhabi, awards of $4 million were bestowed on pioneers of sustainability in recognition of work around the planet to protect it for future generations. This year's awards build on a 10-year legacy of the prize, which was ahead of its time in recognising the importance of sustainability and rewarding its trailblazers. Distinguished previous winners include former US vice president and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Al Gore, who scooped the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.
Indeed, since its inception, winners have positively influenced the lives of an estimated 307 million people across the globe, with about 157 million people gaining access to renewable energy. The high school winners alone have saved more than 2,300 tonnes of carbon dioxide since 2013. This year's recipients are equally inspiring. Today Japanese engineer Shuji Nakamura won the Lifetime Achievement Award for his invention of the energy-saving blue LED. Other corporate and individual winners included French solar streetlight maker Sunna Design and the Selco Foundation, a non-profit sustainable energy collaborative. But it is the school awards – given this year to institutions in Paraguay, Croatia, Morocco, Tuvalu and Bahrain – that best encapsulate the vision of the country's founder. These are the environmental leaders and pioneers of the future, in whose hands the protection of the planet rests. Awarding them is vital recognition of their role in perpetuating the vision of the awards' namesake.
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Visualizing Average Home Prices By State – Guess Who's Paying The Most
If we were to ask you which state was 'home' to the nation's most expensive dwellings we assume you might guess the subprime capital of California or the financial mecca of New York where hedge fund billionaires shell out millions for apartments the size of middle America's living room. But you would be wrong.
No, outside of Hawaii, the 'swamp dwellers' of Washington D.C. are paying more for housing than any other state in the country according to the following chart from Overflow Data.
Of course, it's not exactly 'fair' to compare home prices in the urban, city center of Washington D.C. to much larger states like California that have both densely populated urban areas and far less expensive rural areas. That said, it is somewhat telling that America's 'public servants' and their handlers can afford to spend so much on housing.


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Fear not. The arrival of HMAS Canberra, the 27,000-tonne helicopter landing dock, is part of an Indo-Pacific Endeavour which will see Australian and Thai personnel working together in training exercises and community activities over three days.
Australian military personnel will work with the Royal Thai Navy, police and disaster-prevention agencies in a number of training activities, including a tabletop exercise on maritime security in which they'll team up to solve a simulated search-and-rescue.
The Australian Ambassador to Thailand, Allan McKinnon, said the visit is an important opportunity to cooperate in security and stability for the region.
"Thailand is a very important security partner for Australia," he said.
"Our cooperation spans defence, counter-terrorism, border protection, combatting transnational crime and preventing human trafficking and people smuggling."
On land, personnel will assist with the clean-up on Koh Siray on Apr 29. As I've mentioned in my previous articles – Trash Talk and Stirrings of Change – Koh Siray is the poorest area of Phuket, home to around 10,000 people, including a village of 1,000 sea gypsies, Myanmar fishing workers and disadvantaged families with very poor housing.
It's also home to a monumental amount of plastic waste (photo above) that produces high levels of toxins in the water. Floating beneath the residents' homes, the waste is directly impacting the health of the community, especially that of the children.
On Apr 29, 40 Australian military personnel will join local schools, villagers, community groups, the Rassada Council and other volunteers to undertake a clean-up, with a particular focus on plastic waste.
Royal Australian Navy Defence Attaché Capt Chris Smith said, "It will be excellent to see military personnel roll up their sleeves alongside the Koh Siray community. Clean beaches and waterways help build stronger communities and Australia is glad to offer assistance to the Koh Siray community through the Indo-Pacific Endeavour deployment.
"This exercise builds on previous Australian Direct Aid investment on Koh Siray including water sanitation, hygiene and wastewater utilisation.
"Many hands make light work, and our servicemen and servicewomen will be more than happy to take on volunteers at the clean-up in a few weeks."
The clean-up will be coordinated by Dan Evelsizer, an experienced diver and engineer who has served four years in the US Marine Corp. Based in Phuket, Dan also runs Subs Thailand, a company that sells flip-flops made of plastic sourced from beach clean-ups and recycling.
Dan's values are in perfect alignment with the Koh Siray clean-up which aims to not only reduce plastic on the island but to use it to generate income; for example, by creating products to sell in local markets.
The clean-up will begin with a welcome reception led by Rassada Deputy Mayor Pawat Supasuwan and Village Chief Khun Dont. Local schools have been invited to wave Australian and Thai flags and a school band will play the national anthems of both countries.
The kind volunteers will be broken up into groups of 10, spread across the area and tasked with an hour's clean-up collecting rubbish, particularly plastic. Afterwards, at the sea gypsy kindergarten, each bag of waste will be weighed and the winning group will be declared and awarded a prize.
Military personnel will also present hundreds of pieces of lifesaving equipment to the Phuket Lifeguard Club as well as gardening and compost equipment to Koh Siray school students for their organic garden. The garden is made up of individual rubber tyres stacked together and filled with soil and compost, into which various local vegetables will grow and be managed by individual members of the school community, with the aim of using this experience to establish an organic garden in their own gardens.
Military personnel are also supporting the establishment of the sea gypsy kindergarten as a sustainable centre which will be a model for environmental practice, quality water provision, health and hygiene and for teaching how to process the waste materials to make products for sale.
The day will finish up with a lunch for all volunteers.
The Asia Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) welcomes anyone to join the Koh Siray clean-up on Apr 29. For more information, and to confirm attendance, contact Jane Varley on 083-6343833 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or Dr Peter W Harris on 062-6940415 or email@example.com
Donations for playground equipment and water systems are also welcome. Contact Sean Scott on 062-0741001 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or Dan Evelsizer on 094-9400962 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Keep an eye on the coming issues of The Phuket News as it follows APEN and the Koh Siray journey.


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Photos from Pastor Danquah's visit
My friend Julie took some photos during the worship service with Pastor Danquah and forwarded them to me. Thought you would like to see them.
Tommy Playing his saxophone.
Joanne drumming with praise team behind her.
Joanne's drumming teacher – he was teaching us an African worship song about Jesus.
Pastor Danquah singing.
I wish you could have heard the joy in the worship.
In Africa, Pastor Don told us people, when they worship, wave white handkerchiefs. Someone handed out white kleenex, and we started waving the kleenex and then dancing around the sanctuary. Contrary to my usual behavior, even I was dancing.
Linda singing and praising God.
Pastor Don's wife, Cynthia, and Pastor Don playing his guitar standing behind her.
Cheri worshipping.
Pastor Danquah worshipping
Barry the worship leader for God's Word Worship Band
Hope you enjoy these photos. There are more pictures in the previous two posts of Pastor Danquah's teaching. Have a blessed day!
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Busy weekend for Penarth's RNLI crew
Penarth's RNLI crews had a busy weekend, with two call-outs, one Sea Sunday service and a training exercise all taking place.
This weekend proved to be a busy one for the Penarth's volunteer lifeboat crews. On Saturday 2 July 2016, just after 3pm, crews were paged to reports of people trapped on Sully Island by the incoming tide. Allowing the weather conditions and sea-state our larger Atlantic class lifeboat attended and rescued three people from the island.
On Sunday 3 July crew members and RNLI supporters took part in the annual Sea Service on Penarth's seafront, and within ten minutes of the service finishing we were once again called to Sully Island. On this occasion eight people were rescued from the island.
Despite the earlier call-out, Sunday evening saw the crews of both lifeboats take part in a planned exercise at Sully and Flatholm Islands, which included both navigation tasks and the evacuation of a casualty. By training frequently in this way, the volunteers are able to maintain and develop their skills, ensuring that they are prepared when the next 'shout' is received.
RNLI media contact
For more information contact Andy Berry, Penrath Lifeboat Press Officer on 07951 051128.
Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates over 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and, in a normal year, more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.
Learn more about the RNLI
For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.
Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries
Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.


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Berkeley Landmarks in the Running for Grant Funding
Berkeley's City Club and the First Church of Christ, Scientist are among 25 Bay Area architectural and historic treasures competing this fall for one million dollars in grant funding from the American Express Foundation through the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Anyone can enroll online to vote for his or her favorite project. Individuals can vote over and over—up to once a day—through Oct. 31.
It may not be "American Idol", but the project winning the popular vote is guaranteed at least a portion of the million dollars.
Voters can log on at www.partnersinpreservation.com, complete a simple registration page and, once registered, return regularly to cast ballots (e-mail address and selection of a "nickname" and password are needed, but real name, address or phone number are not required).
Voting is also possible through electronic kiosks at some Peet's Coffee locations.
Supporters of both Berkeley buildings are hoping for a decisive voting turnout from their admirers.
The Berkeley City Club—sometimes called architect Julia Morgan's "Little Castle" in contrast to her Hearst Castle mansion for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst at San Simeon—is looking to the program to continue a series of renovation and restoration projects at the seven-story Durant Avenue building.
The building was constructed in the late 1920s as a central meeting and activity location for a coalition of Berkeley's women's clubs.
Membership is now open to both sexes and much of the ornate structure is used for event rentals, meetings, dramatic and musical performances, weddings, and other ceremonies. Guestrooms are available in the tower.
Upstairs in a cramped third floor bedroom converted to an office, the non-profit Landmark Heritage Foundation, led by energetic President Mary Breunig, marshals volunteers, prepares grant applications and organizes fundraising for the building project.
Tables and desks are covered with piles of papers, newsletters, flyers, City Club historic paraphernalia, and renovation project documents.
An extensive and expensive project to repair and refurbish many of the ornate leaded glass windows in the building has largely been completed.
If the American Express grant money comes through, Breunig says, attention can turn to a façade restoration project.
The money would "spruce up the front, which needs it terribly," she says. "The decorative features are deteriorating; there are a lot of windows that need to be tended to."
The south-facing Durant Avenue façade is embellished with windows, terraces, and ornaments in a synthesis of Moorish and Gothic styles.
The American Express money requires no exhausting effort to raise matching funds. "That's what's so darned wonderful about this", Breunig says.
"If the Landmark Heritage Foundation receives this grant, that will take us even closer to becoming a National Trust historic hotel," she adds. Historic hotel status would yield increased publicity for the building and, Breunig hopes, bring more travelers and "heritage tourists" to Berkeley.
Over at Dwight and Bowditch in Berkeley's 96-year-old First Church of Christ, Scientist building—one of only two National Historic Landmarks in the city—there's also evidence of repairs and renovations underway.
Construction fencing has just gone up along Bowditch Street in preparation for a combined seismic strengthening and re-roofing project planned by Architectural Resources Group and Degenkolb Engineers.
Fred Porta from the non-profit Friends of First Church is, like Breunig, hopeful and thankful about the grant opportunity. "We are excited … Hip, Hip, Hooray!" he exclaims. "I think the National Trust and American Express really get a gold star."
The roof repairs and seismic work on the main, original, building—which includes the structure's primary auditorium—are partially supported with a $550,000 grant through the Save America's Treasures program. The Friends are still raising matching funds. "We're charging ahead", Porta says.
Meanwhile, seismic and other work remains to be done on a lesser known, but equally interesting, portion of the building.
The Sunday School wing of the Church is tucked along Dwight Way. Added in 1929, it was a collaboration between an aging Bernard Maybeck and Henry Gutterson. "The floorplan and elevations were from Maybeck's hand," Porta notes, while Gutterson was the architect of record.
Within the tranquil, narrow, high-roofed structure that looks a bit like an ancient monastic chapel and is complete with its own Oliver Organ, manufactured in Berkeley, the main weakness is the end wall on the south, currently without the "shear strength" required to resist a major earthquake.
Engineering plans call for the replacement of the wood-frame wall with solid concrete, and replication of the original surface finishes. That's where the Friends of First Church would direct any American Express grant money from the contest, Porta says.
Although they yearn for local residents to vote their projects to the top of the list, both Breunig and Porta are also quick to encourage voters to consider the other Berkeley-area project competing for the funding, restoration of the venerable 1911 Carousel in Tilden Park.
There are also Richmond, Oakland, San Francisco and other Bay Area projects in the running.
The grant program is a "win, win, win", for the whole range of preservation efforts in the Bay Area, Porta adds. Regardless of the primary winner, a million dollars will flow into local restoration work.
An interactive map on the website provides photos and vignettes of all 25 projects.
For more information on the grant program and to vote, see www.partnersinpreservation.com. Voting ends Oct. 31; you may vote once a day.
For information on the City Club, see www.berkeleycityclub.com or contact the Landmark Heritage Foundation at 883-9710, or email@example.com
There are free tours of the building at 2315 Durant Ave. on the fourth Sunday of each month (except December), on the half-hour from 1-4p.m.
For information on the First Church of Christ, Scientist, see www.friendsoffirstchurch.org or write to firstname.lastname@example.com
Free tours of the Church interior are offered at 12:15 p.m. on the first Sunday of every month. Gather at the church entrance on Dwight, just east of Bowditch.
Photo courtesy of Friends of First Church:
The interior of the modestly named Sunday School room at the First Church of Christ, Scientist is in need of earthquake reinforcement, which could be undertaken with the American Express funding.


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Christopher K. Ralston
Committee Chair
Building on the success of last year's delegation to the Republic of Panama, we will return this year in late September to the Waldorf Astoria Panama. NOBA's exotic Panama Connection, led by Chris Ralston, Chair, Study Group on Panama, will partner with our Latin America colleagues on topics such as economic development, trade, banking, transportation, and maritime issues.
2018 Delegation to Panamá
Total Fees
Deposit Due Friday, August 23, 2018
Balance Due Thursday, September 13, 2018
Regular Registration Fee
Registration Fee with Upgrade for Suite
Guest Fee (non-lawyer staying in room with attending lawyer)
CLE & Airfare Only (no hotel)
To Guarantee Your Reservation with Payment:
Payments can be made online, by credit card* over the phone, or by mailing a check to the NOBA office.
Call NOBA at (504)525-7453 for more information.
* Credit cards will be charged a 3% fee. American Express is not accepted.
The New Orleans Bar Association is pleased to offer its members an opportunity to join President Chis Ralston on a CLE and economic development trip to Panama from October 5-8, 2017
The trip will begin on a Thursday morning with a nonstop flight on COPA Airlines from New Orleans International Airport. We will then spend the next several days at the Waldorf Astoria returning to New Orleans Sunday evening. NOBA has negotiated steep discounts on flight and hotel pricing. This opportunity should not be missed. The New York Times recently named Panama as the #1 city to visit in the world. Panama boasts a booming economy and is the economic hub for work throughout Latin American.
Our morning programs will be dedicated to providing attendees with the tools necessary to support their clients who are doing business in Latin America. Courses will include explorations into trade and project financing in Latin America, strategies for negotiating commercial agreements, and using international arbitration for dispute resolution with Latin American companies. We also are planning luncheons and meetings with local commercial leaders and government officials and cultural excursions for those wanting to learn more about Panama's rich history and shared traditions with New Orleans. A formal invitation with further information will be sent to NOBA members next week.
If you are interested in more information concerning the Panama trip including pricing, accommodations, CLE programs and more, please visit our Panama website.