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Adirondack chairs, [Smith and Hawken](http://www.smithandhawken.com); candles, [Creative Candles](http://www.creativecandles.com)*.\\n__Monogrammed Motif__\\n\\nDecorated with the couple's monogram, these personalized programs echo the house's clean, streamlined colors.\\n\\n* Programs, [Zoë Inc](http://www.zoeink.com).*\\n__Aisle Style__\\n\\nDecide on where to have an aisle; it should lead to a focal point, such as a gazebo or terrace suitable for the ceremony. Here, an alley of oaks leads to the \\"I do's\\" near the pool. Got a plain lawn? Line up flowerpots or large stones to create an aisle that takes guests to the vows.\\n\\n* Votive candle lanterns, [Campo de Fiori](http://www.campodefiori.com).*\\n__Casual Dinning__\\n\\nKeep things cozy. The linear look of this long feasting table works nicely under an oblong tent. Bistro-style chairs (here, every other one was tied with ribbon) keep the look casual. 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Cyber Safety Course Increases Kids' Knowledge by 28 Percent, Survey Finds
Clearwater, Fla. (June 26, 2018) – After a 30-minute cyber safety course with Garfield, nearly 500 second to sixth grade students improved their cyber safety knowledge by 28 percent, the nonprofit Center for Cyber Safety and Education recently found. The Center, which offers cyber safety education for children, parents and senior citizens, surveyed the students before and after the students participated in three Garfield's Cyber Safety Adventures lessons. The lessons consist of cartoons and comic books featuring Garfield and friends tackling the issues of privacy, the dangers of posting online, online etiquette, cyberbullying and more. The surveyed children improved their knowledge in all areas.
The Center's Children's Internet Usage Study revealed that 90 percent of kids surveyed in fourth to eighth grades own a mobile device, and 53 percent of those access the internet for things other than schoolwork seven days a week.
To combat these statistics, the Center has partnered with Garfield creator Jim Davis to create cartoons, comic books, posters, trading cards, and stickers to guide children on how to handle the most common cyber safety issues.
Patrick Craven, Center director, commented, "Since we launched the Garfield program just over a year ago, we have received nothing but positive feedback from educators and parents. Now we know for a fact that our lessons have a measurable impact. For just a small investment of time, we can improve a child's cyber safety consciousness, which they will carry with them throughout their lives. Cyber safety education is not only essential to a child's well-being; it is critical to creating an overall safer home and school environment and a positive online educational experience for all children."
Tobias Allansan, teacher at Legacy Christian Academy, remarked, "I have never had a group of students this age be so engaged in an extra-curricular program the way they were in this one. Thanks to the Center for Cyber Safety and Education and Jim Davis for the effort you have made to keep our children safe."
Dr. Lee Binder, day school principal at The Gordon School of Beth David Congregation in Miami, commented, "The students were engaged and asked many questions. They all had stories of situations they've encountered and how this program has provided them with answers on how to handle themselves in the future."
"This experience has exceeded my expectations in every way," said Regina Seguin, Valencia College librarian who is leading a community volunteer program for Orlando, Florida elementary schools.
"Bullying is a serious public health concern," adds Craven. "If just 30 minutes can effect change in our kids, imagine the mountains we could move if we instilled widespread cyber safety education."
The study was able to be conducted thanks to a grant from the Friendship Fund.
To bring Garfield's Cyber Safety Adventures to your school, family or community group, please visit www.IAmCyberSafe.org or contact us at email@example.com or +1.727.339.6508.
About Center for Cyber Safety and Education
The Center for Cyber Safety and Education (Center), is a non-profit charitable trust committed to making the cyber world a safer place for everyone. The Center works to ensure that people across the globe have a positive and safe experience online through their educational programs, scholarships, and research. Visit www.IAmCyberSafe.org.
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Watch: Sebastian "De-Lor" Mikael performs "Gonna Be Real" (acoustic)November 29th, 2012 by Siegz | Music Video |
Swedish-born Sebastian "De-Lor" Mikael performs "Gonna Be Real". The artist formerly known as De-Lor is now known as Sebastian Mikael and what a talent he is. We featured him on our Best You Never Heard 5 mixtape back in December 2011 and since then, he's been in the studio working on new music.
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Castel Plage,Quai des États-Unis, Nice, France
Very chic private beach, bar & restaurant, located at the eastern end of Promenade des Anglais, near the Chateau on the hill.
Castel Plage has a relatively sheltered beach, with private decking down to the waters edge. Always popular with the gay crowd.
Expect to pay for sun beds, shades and everything to want to eat and drink, but the service is fast and prices are reasonable. Recommended.
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Nice place, beautiful view, but $€£!
"Very beautiful. But don't expect some posh gay beach. Tons of kids and €30 bottles of wine. Truly beautiful though... wait staff is nice but slow..."
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
How To Live, Part One: "Honor To Those Who In The Life They Lead Define And Guard A Thermopylae"
However, over the centuries, poets have seen fit to offer us advice on how best to negotiate the perils that await us. This advice is worth considering, especially in light of the oftentimes harrowing prospects offered up by our "Life Explained" poets. Let's begin with C. P. Cavafy (1863-1933):
Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion;
generous when they are rich, and when they are poor,
still generous in small ways,
still helping as much as they can;
always speaking the truth,
yet without hating those who lie.
And even more honor is due to them
when they foresee (as many do foresee)
that in the end Ephialtis will make his appearance,
that the Medes will break through after all.
C. P. Cavafy, Collected Poems (translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard) (Princeton University Press 1992).
Ephialtis (an alternate spelling is "Ephialtes") was the Greek traitor who showed the Persians (i.e., "the Medes") a path through the mountains that led to the rear of the Greek position at Thermopylae. Herodotus writes:
Now, as the [Persian] King was in a great strait, and knew not how he should deal with the emergency, Ephialtes, the son of Eurydemus, a man of Malis, came to him and was admitted to a conference. Stirred by the hope of receiving a rich reward at the King's hands, he had come to tell him of the pathway which led across the mountain to Thermopylae; by which disclosure he brought destruction on the band of Greeks who had there withstood the barbarians. This Ephialtes afterwards, from fear of the Lacedaemonians, fled into Thessaly; and during his exile, in an assembly of the Amphictyons held at Pylae, a price was set upon his head by the Pylagorae.
Herodotus, The Histories, Book VII, Chapter 213 (translated by George Rawlinson) (1862).
6 comments:
- Fred said...
The last stanza reminds me of something I read about the Norse tradition: the highest places in Valhalla are reserved for those who fight on and die, even though they know the battle is already lost.
"And even more honor is due to them
when they foresee (as many do foresee)
that in the end Ephialtis will make his appearance,
that the Medes will break through after all."
- August 10, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Dwight said...
Thanks for the post. I was going to use that poem when I made it to a Book 7 discussion of The Histories. You beat me to the punch! (well, it doesn't help that I'm going so slow)
Another of Cavafy's poems I see echoed in Herodotus is "Waiting for the Barbarians", in part a lament on not pulling together until the threat is at the doorstep (if even then) and having the threat bring out the best in men. Herodotus seems to have an underlying theme of that lament.
- August 10, 2010 at 9:38 AM
- Stephen Pentz said...
Fred: Thank you very much for visiting, and for your comment. I was unaware of the Norse tradition of which you speak (yet another large gap in my education), so I appreciate your pointing it out. It makes sense that the Spartans and the Vikings might think about these things in the same way, doesn't it?
Again, thank you.
- August 10, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- Stephen Pentz said...
Dwight: Thank you for visiting and commenting again. Your series of posts on Herodotus is wonderful. I also enjoyed your discussion of Kapuscinski's "Travels with Herodotus": I have been meaning to read that book, and you have inspired me to pick up a copy.
I agree that "Waiting for the Barbarians" is another poem that has echoes of Herodotus. It has been a while since I've dived into Cavafy's poetry -- I wouldn't be surprised if there are other poems by him that explore this territory.
Thanks again, Dwight.
- August 10, 2010 at 8:11 PM
- Fred said...
Yes, that does give them a psychological advantage if potential attackers know that surrender is unlikely and that their own fighters will die even if the battle has been decided.
- August 12, 2010 at 5:29 PM
- Stephen Pentz said...
Fred: Yes, that would have an intimidating effect! Thanks for visiting again.
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Of course it is a combination of all these and more. The bike lets us transcend and elevate our outdoor experience in ways far beyond a simple walk, hike or run. It merges skills learned in the past with the incentive to push beyond what has been done before. It extends the range far past the bounds of our natural body allowing us to escape further into the wild. It elevates us into a higher dimension where fluid movement forces space and time to be connected. A rider can find that place where focus on the trail and body awareness combine to create the highest state of clarity. Words cannot describe the sense that is felt deep inside when riding a bike down a trail with perfect surface, pitch, and flow. The soul yearns to laugh out loud, causing that unceasing - unmistakable grin at the end of the trail.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
The Soul Ride
There are elements to riding a bike on a trail through unspoiled nature that cannot escape notice or possibly, at a deeper level, a feeling. Could it be the realization of accomplishment when the trail becomes a little bit easier, a little faster, a bit smoother and more effortless than ever before? Could it be the stress relieving effect of being immersed in nature that our genes cry out for when too much time is spent in a human clad world? Could it be the satisfaction of knowing that muscle, organs, joints, and blood are growing more resilient with every pedal stroke, every great breath that we take propelling ourselves through the pristine environment?
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Designers to Watch: Michelle Adams of Rubie Green
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She has a very impressive story. To me, it illustrates the importance of networking - which can only take you so far. Once your foot is in the door, it's up to you to excel on your own ability, which is what she has clearly done. Congrats to her and others like her.ReplyDelete
WOW! I'm SO flattered that you wrote such a kind post!! Thank you so much Alaina! Pat and I are holding our eyes open with toothpicks at the moment (zzz) as we're working around the clock to bring you Lonny next week! Can't wait to hear your feedback, and thanks again for your support :)ReplyDelete
Xo Michelle.
I am so thrilled you made it to my blog! And I am happy you like the post. If only I could give all your accomplishments justice... I am definitely sensing many follow-ups once Lonny is up and running. Thanks again! And you might be receiving a bedding order from me in the near future. I'm in want of a pink bed and East Village might just do the trick.


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These flowers were purchased from Babies R Us and are the soft cuddly variety. They cost 2.99 per flower and are available in a selection of colours. Olivia received them as a present from her Daddy on Valentine's Day. Now whenever I receive flowers she gets hers out too! They are a great distraction for when she is waiting for dinner to be served and they also brighten up the room! What a pretty display.
So Daddies if you would like to give your daughter her first bunch of flowers then I totally recommend these.


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Name history: Cinderella, Viking Cinderella
Built 1989, Wärtsilä Marine Turku, Finland
Tonnage 46 398 GT
Length 191,00 m
Width 29,00 m
Draught 6,74 m
2560 passengers
2500 berths
480 cars or 60 trucks (in cruise service parking space for 100 cars)
760 lanemeters
4 Sulzer diesels, combined 28 800 kW
2 propellers
2 bow thrusters
Speed 22 knots
Ah, the Viking Cinderella. While it will sound like hyperbole, she is, in my opinion, the perfect ferry from the passenger's point of view. There is a delightful combination of pleasant public rooms, multi-deck spanningwow factor spaces, and fenestration that offers outside views from essentially all public spaces.No other ship pulls it off quite like the Cinderella. Alas, since her 2003 move to Stockholm-Mariehamn 22-hour cruises, her livery hasn't quite matched the interior - a white hull simply does not suit the ship as well as the traditional Viking Line red in my opinion.
But enough my personal opinions. Those interested in the history of the ship can catch up here. The photos below, meanwhile, show the Viking Cinderella on the outskirts of the Stockholm archipelago (outside Kapellskär to be precise) inbound towards Stockholm on the morning of 30 October 2015, photographed from onboard the passing fleetmate Viking Grace. As per the usual, click on the images to see them in larger size.
|The overcast weather wasn't too nice, but the dark clouds created an impressive backdrop.
|I had to fiddle with the colour levels a bit, but it doesn't show too much.
|One thing I would have done if I had participated in the design of the ship is add a faux three-deck window to this side of the ship, so it would look more like the 'parade side' (which you can see for example in this set).


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I am excited to announce that I have collaborated with the amazing jewelry company, Stella & Dot, to host an Online Trunk Show AND a giveaway! Just in case you don't know about Stella & Dot, they've been seen on many celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry and they've been featured in multiple magazines like Vogue, Lucky and Woman's World. In addition to their fabulous jewelry, they also have bags, scarves and tech cases. Before I get into the trunk show and giveaway details, check out some of my favorite pieces from their line!
On the Mark Necklace
Renegade Cluster Bracelet
Lily Chandelier Earrings
Pyramid Stud Bracelet
Stackable Gem Rings
Initial Charms
Maya Pendant
Moraley Flower Stackable Bands
They seriously have the best pieces and offer a wide range of styles for everyone!
Here's how it works:
I've got a personalized site for my Trunk Show where you can shop for all of your Stella & Dot jewelry. The site will be up for 3 weeks! If you purchase something, you will be entered for a chance to win this super cute S&D Lucky Charm necklace!
- You must be following my blog via Google Friend Connect.
- Visit and purchase a piece from my online trunk show and leave a comment below letting me and other readers know the piece(s) of jewelry that were purchased.
- Leave an additional comment(s) for each piece you purchase, there are no limits on entries, to increase your chance of winning.
The giveaway & online trunk show are open until April 17th!
What are some of your favorite S&D pieces?
Happy shopping and good luck loves!
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An implant is a titanium screw that can replace the rootof a tooth when it fails. Just like a tooth root, it is placed into the jawbone to hold a replacement tooth, bridge or denture. Dental implants may be an option for people who have lost a tooth or teeth due to periodontal disease, an injury, or some other reason.
Dental Implants rely on the fact that titanium has the ability to integrate with bone without rejection.
Once a dental implant has integrated, which normally take 3-6 months, the final crown or denture can be fitted.
Implants are a safe, well-established, tried-and-tested treatment. It's probably true to say that implants, much like natural teeth, will last for as long as you care for them.
How well you look after your implants - and whether you go for your regular maintenance appointments - will have the biggest impact on how long they will last.
Most people are suitable patients for dental implants provided they are in good health, and have adequate bone. Even in levels where there inadequate bone levels, grafting procedures using bone or bone substitutes can be utilized to provide suitable support for dental implants
Dr. Raj Patel is our visiting oral surgeon, periodontal and restorative specialist providing implants and other advanced and specialist treatments.
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text: This gorgeous 55 Ford Fairlane "Victoria" belongs to Lindsay MacDonald from Sonoma. We gave it a complete upgrade by completely rebuilding her original 292 "Y-block" engine, rebuilding the carb, overhauling her Ford-O-Matic tranny, installing new bearings in the rear-end and converting the tired, old drum brakes over to power disc. We also improved the original cooling system with a better fan and custom built 3 row radiator. Now this daily driver (rain or shine) purrs like it did the day it came off the showroom floor... only better! Lindsay drives this car on a daily basis. Watch for this cutie at Hot August Nights.


text: Seller: naissus-treasures (443) 100%, Location: Nis, default, Ships to: Worldwide, Item: 123756135455 Celtic AX , made of iron - used as tool and if its need for battle - Dating from circa 500 BC. Dimensions : 9.4 cm / 4 cm Weight : 31.5 gr. NOTE - As experts where years experience in ancient Numismatics and Archeology , we guarantee the authenticity of all our items.(Be careful, E Bay is full with fake antique items and coins) Authenticity Guaranteed 100% +++In our team, there are experts in the field of numismatics, archeology as well as experts in cleaning and conservation.For all our antique items we sell, you can get the Certificate of Authenticity. The price of the certificate is not included in the price of the item you are buying.Certificate Price varies for each item individually. For more information about the price and date of the Certificate, please send us a message.Photos and Description Images were taken in daylight, without a scanner, Photoshop ...to provide you with the best insight into the subject that you are buying.You buy only item that was in the picture, in a state that is in the picture.In almost all cases our items look better in person than in pictures (especially coins that are extremely difficult to shooting)All of our items are Metal detector discoveries from the Balkan peninsula . Because the items are antiques most of them have traces of use or lying in the groundShipping Item will be shipped out in next 3 working days after clear payment We are combine shipping to save yours money, costs depend of weight of every additional item .( usually for every extra coin,pendants,rings its : 1/2 $ , for brooches,bracelets ... 3/4 $)We do not combine shipping of Lots with other Lots of items because of weight Payments I accept paypal.Winning bidder must make arrangement for payment within 3 days of auction close.Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. - If you are not happy with your purchase, let me know BEFORE leaving feedback. I will resolve any issue!!!- If You have any questions -please contact me before bidding and you will receive clear answers I accept paypal.Winning bidder must make arrangement for payment within 7 days of auction close.Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges.


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Tokyo Memorial to President Quirino Unveiled
Tokyo, Japan – A memorial to Philippine President Elpidio Quirino was unveiled in Tokyo's prestigious Hibiya Park last June 18, in the presence of ranking Philippine and Japanese officials, as well as representatives of the Quirino family and various organizations.
The memorial, the first in Japan in honor of a former Philippine Head of State, pays homage to the President Quirino's role in paving the way for the normalization of post-war Philippine-Japan relations, in particular his momentous decision in 1953 to grant executive clemency to all 105 convicted Japanese war criminals then serving sentence in Muntinlupa prison.
The Presidential clemency defied expectations and the prevailing anti-Japanese sentiment at that time. President Quirino suffered devastating personal loss during the war, with his wife and three children being felled by Japanese bullets as they fled their home during the 1945 Battle of Manila. President Quirino's grant of executive clemency was also seen as an act of conviction and courage, coming a mere eight years after the war's end, with Filipino resentment and anger against the Japanese remaining deep-seated.
The ceremony was graced by around 130 guests, including Japanese lawmakers headed by Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Vice President Masahiko Komura and Japan-Philippines Parliamentarians' Friendship League Chair Kenji Kosaka, and Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Miki Yamada. The Philippines, meanwhile, was represented by Senate President Franklin M. Drilon, former Senator Edgardo J. Angara, and Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel M. Lopez. A delegation of descendants of the late President and officers of the President Elpidio Quirino Foundation (PEQF) also flew into Tokyo specially for the event, headed by granddaughters Ms. Ruby Quirino Gonzalez-Meyer and Ms. Cory Quirino, and niece Atty. Aleli G. Quirino.
In remarks delivered during the unveiling rites, LDP Vice President Komura, the driving force behind the project, recalled being moved by Filipino statesman's "merciful nobleness and generosity to 'forgive the unforgivable'" when he visited Manila to accompany H.M. Emperor Akihito and H.M. Empress Michiko last January. He said the memorial would ensure that "the Japanese people will never forget that historic act and the debt of gratitude we owe."
Senate President Drilon, for his part, memorialized President Quirino as "an extraordinary leader who first sowed the seeds of friendship, goodwill, compassion and forgiveness."
Citing the excellent state of Philippine-Japan relations on the ongoing celebration of 60 years of normalized ties, Ambassador Lopez said the close bilateral friendship confirms President Quirino's words before visiting Japanese in 1953 that "when friendship is formed, the effect is even greater than a formal treaty."
The Quirino memorial is located on the grounds of the Hibiya Public Hall, the venue of an equally historic 1953 "Appreciation Event" in honor of President Quirino's act of magnanimity. With its unveiling, President Quirino becomes the second Filipino to be honored with a memorial on Hibiya Park's grounds, the other being Dr. José Rizal whose memorial was erected on the centenary of his birth on June 19, 1961.
The construction and installation of the marker was supported by the Japan-Philippines Parliamentarians' Friendship League (JPPFL), the Philippine Society of Japan (PSJ), the Japan-Philippines Economic Cooperation Committee (JPECC), the Kano Public Interest Incorporated Foundation in Shimane Prefecture and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (PCCIJ), with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the Embassy of the Philippines in Tokyo.
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956) was President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. END
Reference: Inscriptions on the Quirino Memorial
Statement of President QUIRINO
Baltimore, U.S.A., July 6,1953.
"I have extended executive clemency to Japanese war prisoners serving terms in the Philippines not as an amnesty which requires concurrence of the Philippine Congress.
"I should be the last one to pardon them as the Japanese killed my wife and three children and five other members of the family. I am doing this because I do not want my children and my people to inherit from me hate for people who might yet be our friends for the permanent interest of the country. After all, destiny has made us neighbors.
"I am happy to have been able to make this spontaneous decision as the head of a Christian nation. My fervent hope is that the benevolent feeling which has inspired me will strike a responsive chord in others as an act of faith to humanity. Love of fellow creatures will always be the supreme law among men and nations and the basis of world peace."
"His Excellency ELPIDIO QUIRINO (1890-1956), President of the Republic of the Philippines (1948-1953), granted pardon in June 1953 to all of the 105 Japanese War Criminals who were detained in Muntinlupa prison, despite the loss of his own wife and children during World War Ⅱ. The National Appreciation Event was held at this site in gratitude for his decision, in July 1953.
"On the 60th anniversary of the normalization of Japan-Philippines diplomatic relations, and in this same year of the State Visit of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress to the Philippines, this monument is erected at this site as a testament to the Japanese people's appreciation and respect for President Quirino, and as a renewal of their commitment to the friendship between Japan and the Philippines, and to World Peace."
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Commissioners waive zoning to attract JV facility
PECOS, October 2, 1997 - Reeves County Commissioners, meeting in
emergency session this morning, passed a resolution waving the distance
requirement of a 1,000 feet between location of a proposed juvenile
corrections facility and a residential area.
County and city officials, along with local civic leaders, are working
to get the Texas Youth Commission to locate a juvenile facility here,
one that could eventually create 300 new jobs.
A 120-acre site for the facility has been proposed on Highway 17 near
the old sanitary landfill, across the highway from Green Acres (Lindsey
In order for such a site to be approved, the governing body that has
jurisdiction must waive the 1,000 feet distance requirement. Deadline
for the proposal to locate the facility here is tomorrow, making the
emergency session necessary.
Reward offered on assault suspect
PECOS, October 2, 1997 - A reward is being offered and the FBI has been
called in to help Pecos Police with an aggravated sexual assault case,
according to Pecos Investigator Kelly Davis.
Crimestoppers is offering a reward for any information on the
whereabouts of Felix Ornelas, Jr., also known as "Nunie."
Ornelas is wanted on an outstanding warrant on aggravated sexual assault
and the FBI, out of El Paso, has been called in to help with the
Ornelas is accused of assaulting a female minor June 22 and since then
has disappeared, according to Davis.
Aggravated sexual assault is a first degree felony.
"This is a very serious matter and we are working hard to solve it and
bring this person in," said Davis.
Carlsbad selected as preferred radioactive dump
By The Associated Press
CARLSBAD, N.M., October 2, 1997 - The U.S. Department of Energy has made
it official - its unopened nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad is the
agency's preferred alternative for storing its radioactive waste.
The selection of a preferred alternative came in the DOE's final
supplemental environmental impact statement on the Waste Isolation Pilot
Plant, designed to bury plutonium-contaminated waste from the nation's
defense industry 2,150 feet underground in ancient salt beds 26 miles
east of Carlsbad.
Energy Secretary Federico Pena still must approve the selection, but
that's expected to be a formality. He will issue a "record of decision"
next month. The selection was criticized by repository opponents.
Don Hancock of the Southwest Research and Information Center in
Albuquerque said the Energy Department refuses to choose what is really
the safest alternative: leaving waste slated for WIPP where it is
currently stored at DOE facilities.
"Once again DOE is not choosing the safest and environmentally best and
cheapest alternative," he said.
Plans call for WIPP to open next year pending approval from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA is expected to issue a
proposed decision this month, then make a final decision next May. The
state Environment Department also must approve. Its decision could come
in the next few months.
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You've seen Stylin' Joe Wagner's badass Dodge Dakota before. We did a bio article on Joe a few years back, and an update article last summer. Plus, you've seen him and his truck in the Herculiner Bed Liner product video. Now get ready to see some actual work being performed on this pavement dragging ride.
Joe wanted to have some suicide door hinges installed, so we took his 2000 Dodge Dakota down to our friends at Ohio Technical College, an automotive trade school in Cleveland, Ohio. They beat out every major automotive school to become the 2009 National Automotive Trade School of the year. Very nice guys!
In part one of this article, the instructor and his students get most of the fabrication and installation work completed on the passenger side. Check back soon for part two, where you'll see them smoothing and finishing the welds, painting all the exposed metal surfaces, and putting the doors back together.
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The Heart of Billy Graham
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In the late 1920s. my mother told me, my grandfather, her daddy, Henry Price took his oldest daughter, Katherine, to the hospital. The doctor said that she had diphtheria and if he didn't take her to the hospital she would die. Having no health insurance, Grandpa had to sell every chicken, cow and piece of equipment he had, as well as his his land and his house to pay the hospital bill.
With few other options, he moved his young family down to Charlotte and got a job with a local dairy farmer delivering milk. He would go out to the farm every day and pick up his deliveries and do his route.
Their daughter survived, and when she was 6 she would go with him and knew the farmer's son, who was about 12 years old. She said he would pick on her. She would later say, "He was mean to me sometimes." But that boy went to a revival and was converted to faith in Christ, and she would have never guessed that the farmer's son was Billy Graham, would go on to preach to 215 million people in the world and whose body lies in state in the Capitol as I write.
Most of us around Concord and Charlotte watched his rise to fame and came to love and respect his preaching Ministry. My mother says that when I was a baby, she and dad went out to the Charlotte airport to pick up someone for his work, and there came Billy and a couple of his fellow ministers, walking up the terminal hallway. My dad walked over with me in his arms, and according to family lore, Billy rubbed my head and pronounced me a cute child. I did not notice at the time.
My grandmother sent him money all of her years to support the work that he did to tell others about Jesus Christ. As he grew older zeal gave way to wisdom and Read the rest of this entry →
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Before Europeans arrived, the Noongar people managed our south-west dry forests and woodlands very well without fire trucks, water bombers, helicopters, television journalists, concerned politicians, the Conservation Council, hundreds of firefighters, or the Salvation Army to give them all breakfast. They did this by burning frequently, in most places as often as it would carry a mild, creeping fire.
Even where there were no Noongars, most of the bush would have burnt frequently by unimpeded lightning fires, trickling on for months. Such large lightning fires continued up to the 1920s, before there were any Bush Fire Brigades (BFBs). They could travel a hundred kilometres before autumn rain doused them. Most of the landscape would have burnt as often as it could carry a fire. Fire suppression and exclusion are unnatural, newfangled notions.
Frequent fire made the bush safe, and promoted grass for yonka (kangaroo), and a host of bush tucker plants. It produced byoo, the red fruit of the djiridji, or zamia. Frequent light smoke germinated seeds, and provoked flowering of kangaroo paws and balga grass trees.
Ecomythologists claim that, left alone, the litter will all rot down to enrich the soil. The truth, as any Perth Hills resident will testify, is that there is some decay in winter; but the summer blizzard of dead leaves, bark and capsules is far greater, so litter builds up. After 20 years or so, there is a mulching effect and build up ceases.Kangaroo paws and byoo are increasingly rare, under a muddle-headed advocacy which claims that we should exclude fire from large bush areas for long periods. This phoney idea makes the bush very dangerous, as we have recently seen. Fire cannot be excluded indefinitely, and the longer it has been absent, the fiercer, and more damaging it will be.
However, by then most wildflowers are smothered and straggly, and most of the nutrient is locked up in dead matter. Frequent, mild fire releases the nutrients, sweetens the soil and prunes the plants. Gardeners will appreciate that.
In the 1840s, the early West Australian botanist James Drummond wrote, "When I was a sojourner in England, I never remember to have seen Australian plants in a good state after the second or third years and that, I think, is in a great degree owing to their not being cut down close to the ground when they begin to get ragged; how for the pruning knife and a mixture of wood ashes in the soil would answer as a substitute to the triennial or quaternal burnings they undergo in their native land, I am unable to say, some of our plants never flower in perfection but the season after the ground is burned over…."
There are many historical references to frequent, widespread burning by south-west Noongars. In 1837, Lieutenant Henry Bunbury mentioned "…the periodical extensive bush fires which, by destroying every two to three years the dead leaves, plants, sticks, fallen timber, etc., prevent most effectually the accumulation of any decayed vegetable deposit…. Being the last month of summer… the Natives have burnt with fire much of the country…".
In 1975, Mr Frank Thompson was interviewed about his memories of fire near the south coast, before the First World War.
He said: "You see, the natives … they used to burn the country every three or four years…. When it was burnt, the grass grew and it was nice and fresh and the possums had something to live on and the kangaroos had something to live on and the wallabies and the tamars and boodie rat.…
"It didn't burn very fast because it was only grass and a few leaves here and there and it would burn ahead and … sometimes there'd be a little isolated patch of other stuff that wasn't good enough to burn the time before, but as it burnt along perhaps there might be some wallabies or tamers.
"Those animals didn't run away from fire, they'd run up to it and you'd see them hopping along the edge of the fire until they saw a place where the fire wasn't burning very fierce…".
It is hard to imagine wallabies hopping along the flame front of the [December 2004] Karragullen fire, looking for a way through. Long fire exclusion is causing fires of unprecedented ferocity, and many avoidable wildlife deaths. The longer fire has been excluded, the longer the bush takes to recover when it is eventually, and inevitably, burnt.
Over the last decade, research in south-western Australia by the Department of Conservation & Land Management (CALM) and Curtin University into fire marks on hundreds of balga grasstrees has confirmed traditional two-to-four-year fire in dry eucalypt areas. Ridges with pure jarrah were burnt every three to four years, slopes with some marri every two to three years, and clay valleys with wandoo every two years.
There would have been thousands of small refuges, in rocks or near creeks, which would have burnt less often, perhaps never. Recent fierce fires destroy these, and the fire-sensitive plants they protect. The ecomythology of long fire exclusion over large areas is destroying the very plants and animals it claims to care for. Equally guilty are those "talking heads" in politics and the news media who unthinkingly promote ecomythology.
The oldest balga records go back to 1750, and show traditional frequent, mild fire until measles epidemics killed many Noongars in 1860, and 1883. In some places two-to-four-year burning continued until the First World War. In others, it continued up to the 1930s, and even the 1950s. Some old Perth Hills families remember when any fire could be put out with wet bags or green branches. This is only possible when fires are in litter no more than four years old, with flames less than a metre high.
Far from destroying diversity, this frequent burning enhanced it, by creating a rich mosaic of different aged patches. Animals had both food and shelter, and wildflowers flourished. Today's muddle-headed blanket fire exclusion leads to an eventual single, blanket, fierce fire, which simplifies the ecosystem down to a single age.
By insisting, through our political representatives, that CALM burn the bush more often, and more patchily, we will make it safer, see more wildflowers, avoid most animal deaths, and avoid dense, choking smoke from fierce wildfires. We will have to live with occasional light smoke from prescribed burns. If most litter were less than five years old, smoke would be minimal, and arson would be futile. All it could cause would be a mild, creeping fire, which would benefit the bush.
Think of the savings and benefits by working with nature, instead of fighting it. No more squadrons of aircraft, anxious home-owners, and choking smoke for a week or more. The police could get on with catching burglars. More young Noongar people should be employed by CALM to help manage the bush with fire, restoring their culture and healing their self-esteem.
David Ward has a PhD in landscape ecology, especially bushfire ecology and history. He also has practical experience as a firefighter, with the old West Australian Forests Department, followed by the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) and his local Bush Fire Brigade (BFB). He was a senior research scientist in CALM, and a senior visiting research fellow at Curtin University. This essay was written nine years ago and reproduced recently by Australian biologist Dr Jennifer Marohasy on her blog at: URL: http://jennifermarohasy.com/
COMMENTARY by Jennifer Marohasy
So much of Australia is needlessly and brutally incinerated every summer. News reports focus on homes and lives and the brave fire crews. But what about the native fauna and flora? It wasn't always this way, and it shouldn't be so.
Since David Ward made the above article available in April 2005, historian Bill Gammage has published his book, The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia.
Jennifer Marohasy.
In his book he explains in more detail how the south-west of Western Australia was managed intensively and systematically through fire-stick farming and that a similar philosophy once extended to the management of the entire Australian continent.
According to Mr Gammage, the aboriginal religious philosophy of totems basically meant that all things were responsible for others of its totem and their habitat. So, emu people must care for emus and emu habitat, and emus must care for them. The entire continent was managed under the same aboriginal law for similar biodiversity purposes — hence the idea of Australia being essentially managed as one big estate.
Indeed, for indigenous Australians, the wilderness offered no cause for fond nostalgia; it represented a tract of land without custodians.
Dr Jennifer Marohasy is an Australian biologist. She has a Bachelor of Science and a PhD from the University of Queensland, and worked for 12 years as a scientist for the Queensland government, then six years as environmental manager for the Queensland sugar industry, then six years as a researcher at the Melbourne-based Institute of Public Affairs. She is currently a research fellow in the Centre for Plant and Water Science at Central Queensland University. She blogs at: URL: http://jennifermarohasy.com/
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Concerns have been raised regarding the state of a very busy road in Portadown near Craigavon Hospital.
A local resident contacted the Portadown Times about Lisnisky Lane claiming it is in a dangerous state and not fit to handle the large volume of traffic which now uses it.
The resident said this road has been very bad for a long time and it's "particularly bad now because there's more and more houses going up there."
They also called on Transport NI to take steps to repair the road, warning there are numerous potholes, some two feet wide.
The Portadown Times contacted the department to put forward concerns raised about the state of the road, a spokesperson said: "The Department is aware of the current problem with potholes and all available resources have been mobilised to address this issue as quickly as possible with resources being targeted towards the more heavily trafficked roads in the first instance.
"As always, we would encourage road users to be mindful of road conditions and adjust the way they drive, ride or cycle to ensure it is appropriate for the conditions."
Local councillors recently expressed their real concerns that the road infrastructure around the hospital is already at capacity yet with some substantial developments already in construction this will only get worse.
Transport NI confirmed it is assisting the Health Trust to deliver a new access to Craigavon Hospital from Lisnisky Lane which will include the upgrade and realignment of that road.
However, delivery of this work is subject to the planning process and the availability of funding.
Councillor Julie Flaherty called on Transport NI to carry out repairs on the road regardless of the plans to eventually realign Lisnisky Lane.
She said: "They are holding off because they don't want to resurface it before this new road is approved, we have said this could be years. From our point of view, myself and Alderman Arnold Hatch, as local councillors would be pushing very strongly for that road to be fixed in anticipation of that new development. It is going to be a couple of years before they're going to be at that stage and this road is hazardous at the minute.
"It's been in a dreadful state for a long time, we have lobbied and have had meetings about Lisnisky Lane over the years. It is a hazard, that is a busy wee through road. There's a part that is just atrocious, it is an absolute disgrace."
A spokesperson said: "The Department has been operating in a challenging budgetary position for some time and this has been having an impact on all road maintenance activities and the condition of the road network.
"In addition, the recent winter weather has had an impact on the road network, with water ingress and freeze thaw action after heavy rainfall and cold snaps leading to the formation of more potholes.
"Public safety remains a key priority for the Department and despite the budgetary situation, the Department has in this financial year delivered a significant programme of resurfacing and surface dressing and continues to carry out a programme of routine maintenance, including pothole repairs to meet all essential public safety requirements."


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Francis Ida Smith
June 16, 1876 - February 17, 1947
Francis Ida Smith was one of twelve children of John Leonard Smith (August 16, 1849 - January 14, 1917). She was the fourth child by his first marriage to Irena Gribble (About 1849 - September 9, 1880). Of all the children of John and Irena, and John and his second wife Martha Lane, only the girls, most of them, survived into adulthood. All the boys died young, as did one daughter.
Francis Ida was born in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee on June 16, 1876. Her full siblings were Lucy, John B. (died young), Mary (aka Mollie), Euphemia, and Herman (died young). Her half siblings, by her father's marriage to Martha Lane after the death of his first wife, were: Olive, Octavia, Eunice Irene (died young), Loveless (died young), Osie (my grandmother), and Clara (I guess they ran out of O names).
Sometime in the 1890s, John Leonard and Martha, along with their children/step-children, moved to Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee where Ida met John Wesley Bridwell. They married on December 7, 1898 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. They had one son, Leonard Herman Bridwell, who was born October 24, 1899 in Nashville, Ward 2, Davidson County, Tennessee. He died November 29, 1976.
In 1900, Ida and her son were listed on the Census Record with her father, step-mother, and half siblings Olive, Octa, Osie, and Clara. Her husband is not listed on the Census Record. In 1910, she and Leonard Herman are living by themselves. Again, no husband. In 1930, Ida is living with her son Leonard Herman, his wife Ruth, and their children Ruth and Leonard.
Francis Ida Smith-Bridwell, a widow by this time, died on February 17, 1947 at the home of her sister Molly Smith-Clark in Forest, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
But, her story doesn't end there with a peaceful death in her sleep. This is dancing with the ancestors after all, which is often a quite complicated dance with dips and spins and, sometimes, a fall or two.
Francis Ida's life doesn't end with a graceful pirouette and bow, but rather a stunning fall brought about by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
On February 17, 1947 - about 5:15 or so in the evening, at Mollie's farm, an intruder broke into the home of Mollie Smith-Clark. She was alone. Her sister Francis Ida Smith-Bridwell had come for a vist from Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, for a visit. At approximately 5:20 PM, the intruder struck Francis Ida in the head with a heavy piece of timber and fractured her skull. She died ten minutes later at 5:30 PM.
Thus, at almost 71 years of age, the life of Francis Ida Smith-Bridwell ended because she happened to go visit her sister Mollie. She was in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
The family story about Aunt Ida's death was a little bit different, and varied on the telling. The story I remember is my aunt telling me that two, if not three, of the half-sisters lived together in Louisiana. I swear she told me New Orleans, but . . . and that one night someone broke into their house and attacked them, killing one of the sisters. A few years later, the other sister, still living in Louisiana was murdered as well.
Aunt Mollie died eight years later of a heart attack.
The different version I had heard from a cousin was similar except . . . the sisters ran a boarding house in Louisiana. An intruder broke in one evening, attacked them, and killed Aunt Ida. Aunt Mollie survived, crawled out of the house and under the front porch where she . . . lived, and lived, and lived, and lived.
The actual order of events is how I imagined them happening based on information found on the death certificate which provided the following information: time of death, how it happened, how long Ida had been in Louisiana, and her normal place of residence. So, from that, I learned she was just visiting Mollie, and she still lived in Pennsylvania. I also figured out - could be right, could be wrong - that Mollie might or might not have been as severely injured as the one version of the story claims since . . .
. . . on February 18, 1947 she was the informant for the death certificate and signed the appropriate section. I don't think, if she was severely injured, she would have been able to provide so much information or sign the death certificate. I think, as time went by, the story gained some fiction.
But, here and now, the best version of the truth is set down in writing, on this blog, to remember Aunt Ida!


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PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 22: Otto Porter Jr. #22 of the Georgetown Hoyas dunks in the second hal fagainst Chase Fieler #20 of the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Center on March 22, 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)Georgetown forward Otto Porter, Jr. / (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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This week we have had rolling blackouts. I got home from work this week and discovered I had no electricity so I had to go to a friends house to spend the night. This has disrupted everything including blogging this week. But hopefully better weather is on the way. I will tell you we are not used to this kind of weather here in Central Texas. I have never seen it this cold before. So today I'm just enjoying the simple pleasure of my fire in the fireplace and my cup of coffee on my first day off from work. What is your simple pleasure this week ? You can share it on A Collection Of This And That blog. I found this lovely blog today while searching for other Texas bloggers and I find it a very interesting read.
So glad to find your blog through Simple Pleasures! We are snowed in, too, but haven't lost electricity. We have been remembering though, several years ago, when our side of the street lost power and the other side didn't. We camped out at our neighbors across the street, in front of their fire place, for the night. It was really a lot of fun!
Well this Texan is in the middle of this also..we have never lost our power, but it has been cold and we are having cabin fever…so different from our 70plus weather last weekend…so I love your simple pleasure
How wonderful it is to have a woodfire to give some light and keep you warm!
It's real blessing in a blackout – I know from experience 🙂
joy in Christ..Trish
ps glad you found Dayle's Simple Pleasures!
We're pretty much doing the same thing here in Southest Texas… enjoying a very cold day, hanging out around the fireplace. I'm so glad you were able to join the party. Great simple pleasure.
Although it is inconvient, I love how not having any electricity simplifies life a bit. Being in Seattle I haven't had the weather problem throughout the rest of the nation, which is good, but I miss just having an excuse to do nothing but enjoy a fire in the fireplace. Enjoy!


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I get it, I really do. When I first started going to the gym regularly I stayed far, far away from the area in the back of the gym with the free weight and sweaty grunting men. The area is more of a separate "room" in the back of the gym, it is secluded, therefore it seems as if you need permission to enter. There are men in there with huge muscles throwing around heavy weights and giving you side eyes, daring you to get in their way. The free weight room is intimidating, there really isn't any way around it.
Now though, looking back, I almost laugh at myself for being so silly. The weight room is open to anyone, I don't need permission to go in there. And those guys? They never gave me a second thought (well there was one guy but that's another story). It definitely took a few weeks of consistantly using the weight room by myself before my self-conciousness went away. If you just joined a gym, or have been a member for a while but are a little unsure about venturing into the weight room, here are some things you can do to make the transition:
Have a plan
I cannot stress the importance of this one point enough. With anything we do, we always feel more confident when we know what we're doing, right? The same goes for in the gym. You're going to have a much better time (and better workout) if you go in there with an agenda instead of wondering around trying to figure out what to do next. You can write it down, save it on your phone, or (if you're good enough) commit it to memory.
Along with having a plan, you need to know the layout of your gym and the weight room itself. You need to know which end the lighter weights are on versus the heavier weights. You need to know where the leg press machine is, or if there's more than one. Having a plan isn't going to help you any if you aren't able to find your way around.
Go with a friend
Working out next to a bunch of guys is intimidating, and when you're doing it alone you feel like EVERYONE is staring at you (they really aren't). But it helps to have a partner, whether it is your boyfriend or another girl, to chat with between sets and to spot you so you won't have to ask a stranger!
Wear headphones
Personally, I don't work out with headphones. They get in my way and I don't have one of those cool arm band things and stuffing my phone in my bra isn't that much fun. BUT I think more people work out with music than without. Not only will the music help pump you up, but wearing headphones is the easiest way to convey the message that you aren't here for chit chat.
Get in the zone (aka ignore everyone)
Not saying you have to be rude and not speak when spoken to, but the less you watch other people, the less you'll think about them. When I am working out the last thing I'm worried about is anyone else. I'm usually staring off in to space or at myself in the mirror, and guess what? So are all of those sweaty, grunting men. Unless you are dressed scandalously or doing some thing really crazy awesome, they aren't giving you a second thought. I am continuously repeating myself to guys in the weight room ("Excuse me, are you using this bench?") because they aren't paying any attention to me at all.
Just remember that everyone is at the gym for the same reason, to work on their personal fitness. If you've never stepped foot into the free weight room then I challenge you to give it a try the next time you're at the gym instead of spending that hour on the elliptical machine.


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Garden Club Coffee Hour - 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 28 at the Rose Garden in Larned. It's through the Larned Area Chamber of Commerce.
Reno County Farmer's Market - 115 W. Second Ave. every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. until Oct. 29. The market sells fruits, vegetables, meats, pasta, herbs, baked goods, salsa, jams and jellies, honey, crafts and flowers.
Apron Strings demonstrations - 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, making butter cookies. Other dates and times include 2 p.m. Sept. 20 making fried green tomatoes, instructor is Patsy Terrell. 10:30 a.m. Sept. 26 making Chocolate wonder cookies, instructor is Deb Nikkel. 3 p.m. Oct. 4 is chocolate truffles. Instructor is Marisa Swartzentruber, a chocolatier.
Bark in the Park - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It's an outdoor pet festival at Lakeside Park in McPherson. All proceeds will benefit the McPherson County Humane Society. For more information, call (620) 241-3682.
Lil' Swedes Cheer and Dance Clinic - 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 12, 3 p.m. until the half-time performance at the 7 p.m. game on Sept. 13 at the Stroble-Gibson Gymnasium on the Bethany College campus. Girls ages 6-14 will work with members of the Bethany spirit squads to learn stunt techniques and cheer and dance routines. They will perform with the squads on the sideline and during halftime of the game on Saturday. To register, call (785) 227-3380 ext. 8270.
5K or 10K fun walk in Lindsborg - The walk, sponsored by Bethany College, will begin at 8 a.m. Sept. 13 at the Levin Room in the Pihlblad Memorial Union. To register, call (785) 227-3380 ext. 8270.
Bethany College Family and Alumni sports weekend - Festivities at the Sept. 13 event include Frisbee golf, youth basketball competition, alumni scrimmages, balloon artists, cartoonist, tailgate dinner hosted by Student Life and more. For more information, call (785) 227-3380 ext. 8270 or e-mail email@example.com.
Annual McPherson Life Chain - 2 p.m. Oct. 5 at Linnea Park, 301 E. Kansas. For more information, call (620) 241-6868.
Children's Water Festival - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at McPherson College. The program is for all fourth graders in the county. For more information, call (620) 245-2535.
Biscuits and Gravy breakfast - Windom Senior Citizens will serve a biscuits and gravy breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sept. 13. Admission is a free-will offering, proceeds are used for a window project through the Windom Senior Center.
AARP Driver Safety Education Class for Senior Citizens - 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Sept. 15 and Tuesday, Sept. 16 at the Memorial Home Wellness Center in Moundridge. Class fee is $10, payable to AARP. Citizens must attend both sessions to receive certification, and the class is specific for older adults, but is open to all ages. Certification typically qualifies drivers for auto insurance discounts. Roger Pfaff, from Hesston, will teach.
AARP Drivers Safety Program - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 16 and 18 at the Keller Leisure Arts Center, 17 E. First St. Participants must have a valid driver's license and attend both days to be eligible for an auto insurance discount. There will be a $10 charge for materials, payable by cash or check to AARP. For more information or to register, call George Ross at (620) 663-2759 or Dale Fessenden at (620) 663-8532.
Delos V. Smith Senior Center 101 W. First Ave.
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Monday: Potato beads, advanced bridge, Tai Chi exercise, chair exercise, Pitch (cards), Birthday luncheon
Tuesday: Yoga, free blood pressure, free bingo
Wednesday: Woodcarving, chair exercise, line dancing, open bridge, hand and foot (card game)
Thursday: Tai Chi exercise, stained glass, twilling, quilting, Y.A.H. ministry, scratch art, pinochle, drawing, plastic calendars, Show Time: "Ma and Pa Kettle at Home"
Friday: Yoga, beading, chair exercise, bridge
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Monday: 10 a.m. dominoes, 12:15 p.m. lunch, 1 p.m. bunco, 7 p.m. dance;
Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. bridge, 1 p.m. creative cards, 1:30 p.m. line dance
Wednesday: 10 a.m. dominoes, 12:15 p.m. lunch, 1 p.m. card bingo, 1:30 p.m. line dancing, 1:30 p.m. stitch and chat
Thursday: 1:30 p.m. hand-and-foot (cards), 7 p.m. pitch, 7:30 p.m. dance ($5 featuring Melody and Alan);
Friday: 10 a.m. dominoes, 12:15 p.m. lunch, 1:15 p.m. bingo
Dillon Nature Center - 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays and holidays. Louise Hutchison's paintings will be featured in the visitor center, 3002 E. 30th St., from now until the end of September. For more on the work, contact the Dillon Nature Center at (620) 663-7411.
Hutchinson Art Center - The center's hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; call (620) 663-1081.
Hutchinson Public Library - 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday; 901 N. Main St. The exhibit "Native Threads," with Native American quilts will begin Aug. 18. It includes 12 full-size and one small quilt. The opening program will begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 21 in the library auditorium. For more information, contact Annette Smith at the library at (620) 663-5441 ext. 132 or Mark Rassette at the Hutchinson/Reno Arts and Humanities Council (620) 662-1280.
Hesston College Gallery -The gallery, which is in the Smith Center, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Grassroots Art Center - "The Art of Miniatures" is an exhibit that features miniature reproductions and sculptures.
Baker Arts Center - Community art exhibit: A "show and tell" of a variety of artwork on loan from members of the community and surrounding area, through Saturday. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 2-5 on Saturday.
Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery - Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, 401 N. First, Lindsborg. Free admission; contributions welcome. Visit www.sandzen.org, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call (785) 227-2220. The exhibit, "Paper and Paint, New Works by Anne Horton," will run through Aug. 24.
Bethel College's Fine Arts Center Gallery - Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. There is no admission charge.
Mead Street Gallery - 121 N. Mead St., Wichita. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Visit www.meadstreetgallary.com or call (316) 262-5192. Meet the Artist - Final Friday Reception will be from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Aug. 29.
Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art - 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, Fort Hays State University, 102 Rarick Hall, 600 Park, Hays; call (785) 628-4247. Free admission.
Mingenback Art Center - Cody Suhre has opened an exhibit at this center on the Bethany College campus. Suhre is majoring in studio art, with a concentration in ceramics.
Reno County Museum - "Hope and the Human Spirit: Overcoming Polio," a study of polio in Reno County; collector's prints highlighting the Lewis & Clark expedition; "Off the Wall", original artwork from the Reno County Museum collection; "The Sewing Room," sewing & quilting artifacts; "Hat's Off," an exploration of hats. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed Sundays and Mondays. 100 S. Walnut. Admission free, donations appreciated. (620) 662-1184.
Courtyard Gallery - Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays.
Shafer Memorial Art Gallery - Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, on the Barton County Community College campus. Call (620) 792-9342 or access www.bartoncc.edu/gallery.
L.E. "Gus" and Eva Shafer Memorial Art Gallery Advisory Committee Exhibit, part II, through Aug. 17.
Stauth Memorial Museum - Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.; closed on Mondays. Free admission; donations accepted. Tours/groups are welcome by appointment. Call (620) 846-2527 or access www.stauthmemorialmuseum.org. "Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace" is the featured exhibit from now until to Aug. 17.
Sternberg Museum - "T. Rex cetra: Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Monsters." The exhibit features Stan, the second-most complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton ever found. Open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $6 for adults; $4 for youth (ages 4 to 12) and seniors 60 and over; $3 for Fort Hays State University students; free for museum members. The museum is at 3000 Sternberg Drive, Hays. Call 1 (877) 332-1165 or 1 (785) 628-4286.
Tried and True - 4 S. Main in Hutchinson will display work by area artists during June, July and August. Work of all types will include beadwork, pottery and painting. For more information or to inquire about displaying your work, call Pat Hood at (620) 615-0541.
InterACTIVE, a special project that combines art and physical activity, runs through the end of this year. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for adults; discounts available. The museum is at 1400 W. Museum Blvd., Wichita; call (316) 268-4921 or visit www.wichitaartmuseum.org.
The Silver Screen Cowboy Museum - The museum, located 2 miles west of Newton on U.S. 50, has collection that spans from the silent era to action cowboys. It includes Tom Mix, John Wayne, Lash LaRue, Hoot Gibson and more. Reservations are now being taken and seating is limited. Contact Diane at (316) 835-3360 for more information or to make reservations.
Health and safety
Victory in the Valley meeting - 7 p.m. Saturdayat the Eastwood Church of Christ, 2500 N. Plum. Susan Blocker will be the chairwoman this month. Teresa Robinson will be the speaker. The lunch meeting will be at noon on Sept. 1 at Sirloin Stockade. The meetings are for anyone whose life has been touched by cancer.
Community first aid and safety - 6 to 10:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and Sept. 25. This is a 9-hour course. Fee is $40, which includes a manual. For more information or to register, visit www.renoredcross.org or call the local chapter of the American Red Cross at (620) 662-3336.
Community CPR review - 6 to 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21. Fee is $20, which does not include a manual. Pre-enrollment is required by calling (620) 662-3336.
Health & Wellness Expo - 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Meadowlark and Sunflower buildings at the State Fair grounds. Information about health and wellness will be available at the free expo. It is presented by the Hutchinson Hospital. For more information, call (620) 275-0259 or e-mail Glenda Owens at email@example.com.
Parenting classes
Parenting Plus: A class for the whole family - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the McPherson Free Methodist Church, 1010 S. Maple. Childcare will be provided. The topic of the class is "Parenting Goals and Styles and Giving Choices." For more information or to register, call (620) 241-6603 or (800) 536-6613 or visit www.macfamilylife.org. A session on Sept. 29 will be about "Mutual Respect and Active Communication." It will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Single Parent Support Group - From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 19, Nov. 17 and Dec. 22 at the McPherson First Methodist Church. Parents can recharge, refresh and relax. They will also be able to discuss issues single parents face andd exhange ideas, as well as enjoying adult converstaion. Childcare will be provided, and the group is sponsored by the McPherson Family Life Center, Outreach McPherson and United Way. To sign up or for more information, call (620) 241-6603 or (800) 536-6613.


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KENILWORTH, NJ — Teachers are often underappreciated, overworked and underpaid, but every once in awhile they get the praise they deserve. Janice Marsili aced her work as lead teacher of fine and performing arts at David Brearley High School in Kenilworth, where she has taught for the past 19 years. She was named Union County's Teacher of the Year for 2015-2016.
Marsili began her teaching career at Bishop George Ahr High School in Edison. Prior to teaching, she worked in a department store in the visual merchandising and store planning department. Although she's been teaching for many years, she's still a student herself.
"I am now in my second year of doctoral studies at Montclair State University, where I will receive my Ph.D. in teacher education/teacher development," said Marsili. "Before that I received my undergraduate degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia and my master's degree from Kean University."
Marsili has combined her passion for teaching and art to become successful in her career. She believes it was for this reason that she received such a prestigious award. In addition to all her dedication and education, she also contributed to the appearance of David Brearley Middle and High School, which are located on the same campus.
"I think that I was chosen as the County Teacher of the Year for the interdisciplinary work I have done throughout my career, but most recently since 2007 when I was awarded the first of eight Artist Residency Grants from the NJ State Council on the Arts," she said. "These grants provide schools with a resident artist for 20 visits to help to carry out some sort of special project. Our grants have combined art with English, history, science and business to create various projects. Since 2010 our projects have revolved around large-scale mosaic installations within the school building and on the school grounds," said Marsili.
Three indoor mosaics were added to the school, in addition to a 14-foot tall mosaic tree in the school courtyard with a diversity theme. A student-designed bench and tabletops dedicated to the students' grandparents were also created. A pond with a 15-foot mosaic with a tolerance theme also spreads a positive message. A mosaiced greenhouse and butterfly garden, where students can learn to hybridize plants and then plant them in the garden, also add to the aesthetics of the school.
"These projects have been partially financed by sales projects carried out by the students," says Marsili. "These students are from the business department, and they learned about running a business in the process."
As the 2015-2016 Union County teacher of the year, Marsili has enjoyed the opportunity to work with other teachers throughout the state. Under the leadership of the State Teacher of the Year, Chelsea Collins, she and other teachers have traveled to schools to deliver School Teacher Professional Development presentations in each of their areas of expertise. Marsili's presentations included topics such as grant writing and cross-curricular projects.
"I also served as a grant reader for the Department of Education and was on the selection committee for the 2017 Teacher of the Year," she added.
After Marsili finishes her doctorate degree, she hopes to use her education and experience to make even more of a difference in her field. She looks forward to working with all the people she's met after being recognized in her profession. Although she will only be named Teacher of the Year for one year, she will always be involved with the group.
"I didn't realize when I was named County Teacher of the Year that this was more than a one year position. Once you're involved with this group, you are always involved," she said. "Teachers have a voice and I hope I can help them be heard."


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BRIEF ENCOUNTER 8/10. I think the lead actor and actress were decent, nothing special (though the supporting cast, none of whom had a very large role, was very solid). Still, this was a well-made movie.... SPOILERS... do you think the husband knew what was going on, when he says that cryptic last line, You've been so far away but thanks for coming back to me?
I think he just means that she's been emotionally distant. He doesn't know why she's been that way, but now that she seems to be her old self again it's good to have her back.
actually, I don't think there was ever any indication from him that he realized his wife has been distant over the past few weeks (and if he did, how would he know from the mere fact that her daydream just ended that she has now emotionally returned to him?)IMO it's just supposed to be a double meaning that the husband doesn't realize. Ie., he sees that she has been lost in a daydream for the past few hours a very deep daydream and not paying any attention to him; now, he is simply glad that her daydream is over and that she has come back to him. So he says that statement on a very basic, simple level; and doesn't realize that his words actually have a much deeper meaning.Now, here's an ethical question: Although the wife and the doctor never had sex, do you consider it that she cheated on her husband? An specifically, would you say that the proper and honest thing to do would be for her to come clean and tell her husband what happened? Or would you say that as long as they never had sex, she has no obligation to tell her husband, or perhaps it's even better that she doesn't tell her husband, because after hearing this story he definitely wouldn't leave her, so all that coming clean would accomplish is to make him sad and bring tension into the marriage?
Which is worse: falling in love with another man or woman or having sex with them? Are we responsible for our emotions or only for our actions? I think the questions are more interesting than the answers - because there are no definite answers. I think it's a great, great film partly because it doesn't try to give you the answer.
IMO the whole idea of "well you can't help your emotions," or "you can't help falling in love with someone," like it's some power beyond your control, is BS. Nobody falls in love with anyone overnight. Sure, you can be instantly attracted to someone, or instantly drawn to them; you can see a hot babe and wanna bang her, but falling in love takes time. You have to spend time with the person and over time you can fall in love with them. But despite the cliche' "love at first sight" nobody ever falls in love instantly.
Crawford is a bit too old to play a carny "dancer" and in reality she would be a carnival sideshow stripper a notch lower than burlesque but still at 45 that would still be pushing the envelope, my only complaint, if a younger star would have replaced Crawford say Audrey Totter (31), Gloria Grahame (26), or Liz Scott (27), and (if the Hayes Code was non existent) more time and emphasis spent on sex and more blatant innuendos used, this film would have really sizzled, too bad. 7/10
If I understand you right, you're complaining about the world you were born into; you would have preferred an Alternative Earth. Er, OK, not really my department . . .


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Wick Elementary held a special luncheon to recognize their parent volunteers. Throughout the school year, the volunteers perform many jobs to make the school operate smoother. In addition to having lunch, they were entertained by the Middle School Jazz Band.
What a great way to end Reading Month at Wick! The students and teachers were very excited to have both boys and girls from the Romulus High Basketball Teams read to their classes this afternoon.
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