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I edited some things on this that I saw were wrong and added an additional part of their organization.
The article originally stated that it was made up of Weequay, Jawas and BITH. Unless someone can tell me were these Bith in the episodes are, I'm assuming they mistook a Nikto in the gang for a Bith. You can see it near the beginning of the Weequay "Banquet" scene and the near the beginning of the torture scene.
I also added a part on the droids of the pirates. Two R5s can be scene as the "chain gang" attempt to pole vault. They also have blasters on their head. Is the way I mentioned that acceptable or should it just not be mentioned at all?--Darth Frayd 05:41, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- Not mentioned at all, because you don't know they were modified R5 units. No source states what they are. Hence why I removed them. - JMAS Hey, it's me! 23:14, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Fair enough. I did jump the gun on that one.--Darth Frayd 05:41, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
Okay. I don't know how to create pages but if one is made for the two droids that look like R5s units,( a page should be made as the droid destroyed in Hostage Crisis got a page and was identified as an R5 though it had no source,) would there be a procedure for pointing out weapons on their heads? I realize the word "modify" is likely what drove the crap I put in out, but then what would you put if you did the page? State they appear to have had guns in an awkward position on their heads? I'm trying to learn procedure for the making of articles before I can familiarize myself with how to make them. If this seems a dumb thing to harp on, lay off. This site appears, to me any way, to want to identify any aspect of Star Wars possible. I saw two Astromechs with guns on their heads in an episode I like, possibly utilized by a pirate gang I enjoyed. I want to see them represented the best way they can be. Again, since I can't make the article myself yet,( and with good reason may never be allowed to), I want to stir up some action if I can and get at least a ball rolling.--Darth Frayd 05:55, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- All you have to do to create an article is type the url in and create the page, i.e. typing in [1] and then hitting the "create" button. (Articles can also be created by following a redlink, i.e. a link to an article that doesn't yet exist.) And please calm down; no one's accusing you of "harping on" anything. —CC7567 talk 06:28, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- Sorry. I'm a technodunce and all of this stuff easily befuddles me.(Just to give another example: this parentheses comment here is to add that this whole comment was erased accidentally, then somehow I pushed "undo" by mistake that got rid of my attempt to retype this comment, and then I tried undo again to see if it would bring back my sentences. Honestly, I don't know how I get by as "well" as I do on the interweb.) Just getting these talk pages down took me a few tries to understand. I'm also paranoid about flaming. I get too angry when I receive it so I try hard to give not give anyone a good reason to say anything rude unnecessarily.--Darth Frayd 07:18, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
Hondo Ohnaka's pirate gang / Ohnaka GangEdit
First of all, the new name "Ohnaka Gang" sucks, but that's my opinion. My question is: the Official Episode Guide for Season 1, states the gang is named "Ohnaka Gang", true? I don't own it, so. But does it clearly state that the gang is named this way or is it still kind of conjecture? --Jawaman No, I did NOT steal your droid! 15:16, December 29, 2009 (UTC)
- It's clearly stated as "Ohnaka Gang"; I wouldn't have moved it to that exact capitalization if it said otherwise. Page 110, if you ever do need to check. CC7567 (talk) 18:27, December 29, 2009 (UTC)
- Oke, thanks for the info, CC7567. --Jawaman No, I did NOT steal your droid! 20:00, December 29, 2009 (UTC)
Fragmentation Edit
Can we say that Ohnaka Gang's date of fragmentation was c. 20 BBY because Grievous conquered Florrum and Hondo's base is destroyed?--126.96.36.199 08:10, November 25, 2012 (UTC)


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cool and I would say as a Cali rep. my wife and I never bought the hype, we were for Mclintock and did what we could contribution wise to help him, we saw Arnold for what he was to start with.....hes a Rino, period...and always was in his heart.
Ajax you're locked in a arguement thats really going no where, arnold was a rep. for about a year IF that.....he went to his true colors....so bashing reps for his excesses is silly...
Petitioning the general government of the Union to pay the Debts of any State in poverty could be considered a form of ensuring a republican form of government via Statism; by abolishing a poverty of Statism within our republic.
The several States are prohibited in emitting "bills of credit" by section 10 of our federal Constitution. Fiat money and IOUs are forms of bills of credit.
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California is going broke. How long do you think it will be until the State government has to actually admit it is bankrupt? Will they? What will be the consequence of a major state of the United States actually declaring bankruptcy?
The really strange thing about all of this is that California is a very rich state and has the means to pay their bills if only they would use it.
......but I am laughing my ass off at their troubles. couldn't happen to a greater bunch of fools.
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Let me ask you this.
Don't you think that its totally fucked up that California needs MORE MONEY all because the liberals in the state of California cant stop spending on entitlements for those who contribute NOTHING????
^^ Do you realize that spending on the lazy decreases the value of our dollar because those people contribute NOTHING to the economic process?
You might as well flush all that money down the toilet.
Hell print more money because your getting nothing out of if and in the end the consequence will be the same.
Seriously, you cant spend money on people who don't contribute to society, it is absolutely TOXIC to our economy not to mention a total waste of money.
At least put those who are on entitlements to work so you dont have to PAY somoene else to do that job.
Make them dig ditches for fucks sake, that would at least help the problem a little.
Hmmm, CA is a Republican governor with a dem legislature. It has huge deficits.
MT is a Democratic governor with a balanced house and Republican senate. Montana has no budget deficit.
Further noting what happened during the Reagan years (huge deficits - dem congress), Clinton years (massive shrinking of the rate at which the deficit was growing - republican congress), bush years (huge deficits, repub congress then dem congress), I think the solution is obvious.
Dems should always be elected to the executive role, and republicans should be elected to the congress. California recalled the wrong player with Davis. They should have recalled their legislature.
I think you may be resorting to a fallacy of false cause with your line of reasoning. We were running massive surpluses until republicans were elected.
How do you solve for a natural unemployment rate without socialism?
So we agree that the left is absolutely horrible with money and they are also out of control spenders?
Republicans need to be the "accountants" Liberals should NOT be allowed to spend ANY tax money. They should have to clear it first with republicans because this spending liberals do is absolutely atrocious.
You CANT spend money and get nothing in return for it, thats why there's a deficit.
Its accounting 101 EVERYTHING must balance out. When it doesn't, you have a fucking problem that needs to be immediately assessed, investigated and corrected. Entitlement spending is a liability thats only going to get worse and worse as time goes on.
The only way to justify entitlement spending is to put those who receive entitlements who pay nothing in taxes to work...
Thats the only way you can balance the spending liberals do.
It is republicans who have given us our wars on abstractions.
You put people to work....
I'm not against government entitlements AS LONG as those entitlements are earned.
You have to GET SOMETHING for the money you spend to make it worth while because otherwise its going to be a liability and a deficit.
Handing out free money is just as good as flushing it down the toilet.
How would you "put people to work" without sufficient socialism? Consider that no one has a Right to Work, even in republican right to work States.
Capitalism would still exist obviously as would the free market.
You just take those who are able bodied on welfare now or recieving some form of entitlements and put them to work. If they dont want to work then they get nothing.
They have a choice, work or get nothing.
It wouldn't really be socialism, nor Marxism.
My whole point is the government has to to get something of value for all this taxpayer money they're spending on entitlements. IF THEY DON'T then IT is and always will be a deficit.
Government employment ISN'T socialism nor communism. It only is when thats the ONLY option available.
When you have options you always have a choice, I'm against the government being the ONLY choice available.
You can have these people dig ditches. If they dig ditches that means the government DOESN'T have to issue a contract to have those ditches dug., hence the entitlements balance out on the accounting ledger.... The government actually gets something of value for the money they're spending.
Its a win-win for everyone.
Only problem is........ YEP the fucking unions. The unions would go ape shit over an idea like this.... Actually they have already.
My idea is nothing new..
The right is just as bad. The left spend more, but the right cut taxes while spending, leading to similar deficits.
It appears to work well when Dems hold the executive branch and republicans hold the legislature, because presumably the republicans don't want to spend any money on the executive's liberal policies.


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It's a lot more than Big Bird, or even Sesame Street, folks.
Another Romney gaffe.
Yes, he certainly is a #%*@! And a $#&% too! And a liar.
I felt the same way when I heard that!!
Of course that kid is part of the 47% Mitt DOESNT need to pander to.
Not much more. Take away the kids programming the ship sinks.
@Ms. Ima By successful businessman you mean a combination of inherited wealth and no morals? By proven leader, you mean ruthless, repetitive liar? Yep, it sounds like a successful republican leader, all right.
Let's just analyze that properly.
He is a "businessman" in the sense that he started with money, used connections, and found a way to take NO risks at all and use other people's money to make his money, while leaving wreckage behind him. He is not an entrepreneur, he is not someone who knows how to build a business without help from other people, nor does he understand the basic business ethic that you have enduring business when everyone involved benefits. He enriched himself. That's all.
A "proven leader"? Where? I live in Massachusetts and did when he was governor. He totally alienated the legislature. He didn't run for a second term because he KNEW he couldn't win, and his plan was to leverage this into the Presidency. He "saved" the Olympics by begging for money — including money from the government, incidentally.
The only thing Mitt Romney has demonstrated leadership in is lying. He lied over and over again in the debates. If you say he is just "shifting to the center," then he lied over and over again on the campaign trail. -
..I think Mitt meant PMS…
Romney is a bully. He has always been a bully.
Stahler is saying PBS promotes swearing? Is anti Mitt? Whatever he intends, his dissiing PBS shows he is an idiot.
One of the major news networks pointed out that PBS gets about $450 million in total federal aid. That's about what the Pentagon spends in SIX HOURS! It also represents a piddling 0.01% of the federal budget. So,cutting PBS funding it's a petty and stupid way to save money. His rationale is political, not economic (as though we should replace Masterpiece Theater, Sesame Street and American Masters with more idiotic "reality" programs).
i believe he's counting unhatched ducks. gotta be potus, first, mitt. and WHO names their kid after an oven glove???
Well said. There are accountants who have the abilities of Mitt.
"Not much more. Take away the kids programming the ship sinks."
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Subject: Re: [DEV] Thomas BROWN's will
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I just loved reading this will, and am mind bogged to think one would
bequeath half a garden or Malt house, and to leave just a room in a house is
simply amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this with us Trevor. It really
gives you room for thought.
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> Many thanks to all those who responded to my request for help with
> transcribing my great*4 grandfather's will.
> I am greatly indebted to you, I now know much more about their lives
> than just the BMD records.
> Below is the updated transcription.
> Regards Trevor Brown
> 1. This is the last Will and Testament of me Thomas Brown of
> 2. the parish of Lifton Devon Blacksmith. First I assign my soul to
> Almighty God
> 3. my Creator I give to my son Thomas the smiths shop with every
> thing thereto
> 4. belonging Also the house he now lives in and the two chambers over
> only his brother
> 5. John to have room for a bed over the Coopers shop also one of the
> lower chamber Beds
> 6. and all my Wearing Apparel my great coat excepted and half the
> Garden and
> 7. Malt house. I give to my son Christopher the kitchen and the
> Chamber over with
> 8. the use of the Stairs and Wash house and dairy half the malt house
> and the Great
> 9. John
> 9. Coat I give to my son ^ the Coopers shop the half great tester
> bed and beding and the
> 10. small chamber in the malt house Also I give him ten pounds lawful
> money to be
> 11. paid as the rest. I give to my son Richard a half tester green
> bed and bedding.
> 12. I give to my sons Peter Brown, Henry Brown, Henry, Richard,
> Charles and
> 13. Christopher Brown ten pounds to each lawful money to be paid
> within twelve
> 14. months after my decease Also I give to my daughter Elizabeth
> Palmer ten pounds
> 15. And to the children of my late son William ten pounds to be paid
> within twelve
> 16. months after my decease to be divided equally. All the rest
> residue and
> 17. remainder of my goods and chattels of what kind or wheresoever I
> give and
> 18. bequeath to my daughter Thomasin Arscott Brown after paying any
> just debts or
> 19. whatever expence may be And I do nominate and appoint my said
> daughter
> 20. Thomasin Arscott Brown whole and sole Executrix of this my last
> Will and
> 21. Testament As Witness hereto I place my hand and seal this twenty
> third
> 22. day of October One thousand eight hundred twenty and four
> 23. Signed sealed and delivered by the above testator )
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> 26. subscribed our names as witnesses thereto )
> 27. Gregory Gurney
> 28. Hannah Beard
> 29. This sheet contains a true Copy of the Original Will of
> 30. Thomas Brown late of Lifton Devon Blacksmith dec'ed the
> 31. same having been carefully examined therewith by us
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We sat together in the music room, Tavi having called me in here to look at something.
While I stood there for some reason I could feel a heavy draft on my flank even tho we were inside and the only breeze was coming from the air conditioning unit which I was not close to at the time. Deciding not to worry about it I instead focused my attention on the mare in front of me tapping my hooves impatiently.
"So what is it Tavi, What boring thing did you call me in here to look at."
"Vinyl it's not boring in fact I think you'll rather like it." She said with a bit of nervousness in her voice and eyes locked somewhere behind me. Though I didn't notice, still waiting impatiently for her to show me what it was that was so interesting.
"Um well now that I think about it maybe you won't like it."
"Oh come on Tavi you drag me all the way in here and now you won't show me what it is you brought me in here for just hurry already!" Impatience getting the better of me.
"O-ok Vinyl." Octavia said opening the cello case next to her and extracting her boring old bowstring except that was the problem it wasn't her boring old bowstring something was different about it. The string, it was blue, not just any blue though neon blue just like my mane, it was awesome to say the least. I wondered where Tavi could have gotten such an awesome bowstring.
"Wow!" I said looking at the bowstring "A neon blue bowstring. Where did you get it Tavi?" I asked while turning to look at Octavia who had been sitting quietly beside me the entire time.
"Tavi? Hey why do you have that look on your face come on tell where did you get that bowstring?"
"Eh he he N- nowhere important Scratchy..." Octavia said eyes darting to and fro but where she was looking at I couldn't tell.
"Why do you sound so nervous and, why did you call me Scratchy? You only do that when your trying to calm me down." I was beginning to figure out where she kept looking, I think it was somewhere behind me but I still wasn't sure.
"N-n-no reason Scratchy." Octavia clearly had some secrete she was hiding and I was going to find out what it was.
"Alright Tavi what's going on?" I asked with a hint of worry in my voice.
P- promise me you won't get mad Scratchy!" Octavia exclaimed grabbing a hold of my withers.
"Oh Tavi you know I couldn't get mad at you."
"I know but still just promise me" she asked a look of worry on her face.
I knew the only way I was going to get an answer was if I promised her and, with her being in my face I could definitely tell it was behind me whatever had her so bothered.
"Ok ok I promise" I said with a sigh turning to look behind me to see what had my marefriend so worried but as I did she grabbed a hold of my head and yanked it back!
"No!" she practically yelled in my face. Now I was definitely curious and a slight bit worried myself.
"It was such a wonderful idea and I couldn't resist please believe me when I say I'm sorry Scratchy"
"Sorry for what?" I asked still trying to look back but my head was firmly locked in place by her hooves.
"The string for the bow... it's from your tail" she trailed off at that point, looking away.
"HA is that why you were worried Tavi? I think it looks awesome why would you think I would get mad at you for that?
"Well I didn't at first which is why I did it but when I sniped a piece of your tail you twitched and I ended up taking more then a piece off" all this was said while she still looked away eyes shut tight her hooves finally reluctantly letting go to allow me to look back.
I wish I hadn't.
Nothing, their was nothing, just a little stubble protruding from the top of my flank if my face hadn't already been white it would have been now I stared in shock for a few more moments before a wave of anger overcame me.
"Tavi!" I yelled turning back to Octavia. Again I wish I hadn't for she was laying on the floor eyes shut tears rolling down her face I felt horrible yelling at her. All of my anger had left just as fast as it had come.
"Tavi" I said again this time in a much gentler tone.
Slowly she turned her head and opened her eyes tears still streaming down her face.
"I'm so sorry Scratchy if I had known what was going to happen I would never have done it" She said her voice shaky.
"Shh it's ok Tavi I forgive you." I laid beside her resting my head against hers her tears soaking the side of my face but I didn't care.
"You're not mad at me?" she asked her crying slowing down and a confused look on her face.
"Of course not Tavi! I told you I could never get mad at you, besides it'll grow back." I laughed and so did she.
"Thank you Scratchy for forgiving me I worried you would hate me forever."
"I could never hate you and there is nothing you could do to make me hate you Tavi" I said. A kind loving look on my face.
"I'm so lucky to have you Scratchy, I love you so much." Octavia said nuzzling me while crying again but for a different reason.
"I love you too Tavi." I nuzzled her back.
We sat there for awhile laying against each other before my stomach made a loud rumble.
"Heh what do you say we get something to eat Tavi I'm starving" I said hopping up and walking towards the kitchen. Tavi tagging behind a smile on her face.


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Money Magazine rated West Norriton 59th in the top 100 best places to live in the United States for 2011. If you check online, you can see the listing, with a photo of the eighth hole at the Jeffersonville Golf Club. What is interesting is that a golf course is considered an attraction for a town, and makes it more desirable to people living there.
Now West Norriton seems poised to dismiss the value of open space and the beautiful environment of a golf course because developers want to pave over the Westover Country Club � the only other golf course in West Norriton � for a gigantic, noisy, ugly, treeless sports complex that isn�t even designed to benefit the citizens of West Norriton. Obviously, the plan for the Westover land is to bring in outside groups to use the facilities for tournaments, while subjecting the Westover area residents to increased traffic, pollution, noise, environmental degradation, reduced home values, and a lower quality of life.
A Google Earth survey (enclosed) of 18 sports complexes near West Norriton shows that not one is located within a residential area. All have easy access from a main road, and wherever houses are nearby, there is a thick buffer of trees. The Westover plans call for playing fields, a skate park, and bleachers within 25 feet of Brandon Road property lines. There are no trees as a buffer in the plans. In fact, no trees at all are indicated in the proposal.
Who is in charge of this decision? Do the developers intend to use the township if their plans are rejected? How can people be so short-sighted that they cannot understand that once the golf course is ruined by destroying the environment, it won�t recover, even if the developers� plans don�t give them the financial reward they�re expecting. Is the long-range goal to build a housing complex on the land once it has been degraded? The township commissioners need to remember they were elected to do the will of the people, not the will of businesses who would attempt to make a profit at the expense of others.
Let�s suppose the recreational complex isn�t profitable. Would the owners then claim that since they can�t restore the golf course, the only logical use for the land is housing? Is that the end game � change the zoning from recreational to residential and build condos or a townhouse complex? As you can see from the enclosed aerial view of the golf course, the Westover neighborhood is already much too congested and overbuilt, with condos, apartments, townhouses, and single-family homes in a small area.
This is the last beautiful open space in West Norriton south of Egypt Road, and it�s the main reason people moved to the Westover area. Everyone needs to remember that the land in West Norriton belongs not just to this generation � those of us over age 50 will be dead in 40 or 50 years. But the damage we do to West Norriton will affect coming generations, and they won�t be able to repair the degradation.
Why not build a facility that would be beneficial to West Norriton, to be used by residents of this township and those nearby? The golf course could remain, with the addition of perhaps a swim club and a gym. A nicer restaurant and up-graded facilities for meetings and weddings would draw people to the area. Then West Norriton might rank even higher on another year�s top-100 list of best places to live.
If the golf course with improved facilities stays, then property values would remain high. If a sports complex is installed, property values around Westover would decline, people would have their homes reappraised for tax purposes, and tax revenues would diminish. Many people would want to move away, and most would probably have to take a substantial loss on their homes, which have already declined in value, somewhat because of the recession.
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The Khan el Khalili is fine. Don't let your guides tell you not to shop there. They often say this because they don't make commissions off the purchases in the Khan. Of course not everyone in the Khan is honest and above board, but you can find some that are. If you can find *Gouzlan Gold, go in there and ask for a map of the Khan. This map has several stores listed that are above board, have good value for the money you spend and will treat you with respect.
Gouzlan Gold can be found directly across the street (sidewalk/walkway) from the Naguib Mafouz Restaurant - VERY well known restaurant. Beware that the restaurant is closed right now and under restoration, so don't let people tell you it is closed and not tell you where it is. All you need to do is find the location, then you can find Gouzlan.
For meals, you can spend as little as LE1.50 for a falafel or foul sandwich or you can go to a restaurant like Chilies (family style) and spend closer to LE70-100 for a meal. If you go somewhere and want to add alcohol (wine-beer-other) to your meal, the price will go up substantially. Beers are going to cost a miinimum of LE30 each usually unless you find special bars with lower prices. They exist but most tourists don't find them without help.
As far as "area of town is a good place to shop in"? That depends on what you are shopping for. Giza and the pyramids is generally NOT a good area. It's safe enough, but everyone over charges for everything out there. Zamalek is a good place where things will be marked and sold for the listed price. If you want to go to a mall, try City Stars, Mall of Arabia, or Sun City. They are all upscale malls. Comment has been removed by Fodor's moderators
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He didn't break any rules, and that made Marcel Jensen proud.
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"It's kind of flattering, kind of exciting," Jensen said of meeting with agents. "Everyone wants to play in the NFL. These guys could help you get there. I know what I can and can't do around these guys.
"But I know where my focus needs to be. Because if I go out there and don't perform, the phone's going to stop ringing, no one's going to want to talk to me."
Despite the perception that agents and amateur athletes shouldn't mix, NCAA rules don't prohibit the two sides from meeting before a player exhausts his eligibility. They do bar student-athletes and their families from accepting any type of benefits.
Some schools and conferences have policies that limit contact. But for the most part, it's up to each player to choose how the interactions take place.
Jensen is considered the eighth-best tight end prospect in next year's draft by NFLDraftScout.com. And he is one of the few Fresno State players who have taken an active approach to getting to know agents.
Having spoken to about 10 since the summer (some through his father), Jensen said they all pretty much say the same things. What Jensen was most excited to share with his father about this one meeting, though, was not how it went — but how it ended.
"I paid for myself," Jensen said.
Under NCAA rules, even having a dinner bought by an agent could jeopardize a player's eligibility.
Mark Jensen warned his son several times to be careful. Don't accept gifts; don't let things get too personal; but be respectful and listen.
After hearing from his son about this meeting, Mark Jensen offered something else Marcel took to heart.
"Going out to eat in public with an agent, just isn't a good look," Mark Jensen said. "People might notice, think things, take things the wrong way. Maybe they think the agent paid for you. That wasn't the case at all. But you don't want any of that (junk) following you.
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The difficulty of keeping up with NCAA rules on what is and isn't allowed is among the reasons most players simply avoid contact until their college careers are over.
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Submitted by St. George in New Kensington, PA
St. George Orthodox Church would like to extend its church school program to include improved communications to church school families, and to incorporate family programs that better connect the parish and the home. Programs would include opportunities for worship, education, witness, service, and fellowship.
To establish an effective program connecting the church parish life and church school program to families in the home.
1 Year: Improve family communications and begin adding quarterly family programs, and one or two off-site retreats, with the goal of assisting families in improved appreciation for the Orthodox faith, and increased participation in church worship, service and fellowship activities.
5 Years: Conduct surveys and receive feedback from families with the goal to continually improve family communications, and increase from quarterly to monthly family programs, and increase to two to four off-site retreats, with the goals of assisting families in improved appreciation for the Orthodox faith, increased participation in church worship, service and fellowship activities, and increased membership in our church school and family programs.
- Encourage 15+ active church school families, their friends, and additional families in the community to participate in the following opportunities for worship, education, service, witness and fellowship:
- Develop a quarterly family newsletter
- Distribute ongoing relevant materials to families via Internet, zines, and/or other published materials.
Timeline for Implementation:
The planning process would start after Pascha 2011 to begin a Family Program with the 2011-2012 church school year. Additionally, it would be ideal to put a Vacation Church School Program in place in late summer to kick off the church school year. The anticipated timeline would include:
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The next stop was a newly-opened shop called Dubié only a few blocks away, which offered a range of good-quality classics that could be combined in multiple ways. The following shop, Panorama, provided the perfect counterpoint to the first two stops. Opened only a month ago, it is a mini emporium, with a varied selection of the coolest emerging talent. For Vanessa, this is the perfect one-stop spot that contains all of her favourite designers under one roof. My eye was immediately drawn to the outlandish fringed leather jacket, which, Vanessa informs me, is one of the owner's designs from her brand "House of Matching Colours".
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