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Selected energy and planning legislation from the first session (2009) of the 161st General Court.
HB055 – relative to energy facility siting construction and operation
Chapter Law 65
Effective August 8, 2009
This bill removes references to bulk power facilities from the energy facilities to be considered by the site evaluation committee and made some minor housekeeping changes to the procedures. The membership of the committee now includes the commissioner of the Department of Cultural Resources or Director of the Division of Historical Resources, or designee.
HB061 – relative to the definition of "sustainable energy"
Chapter Law 171
Effective September 11, 2009
This bill establishes a definition of "sustainable energy" for purposes of the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy board. The definition of sustainable energy "means energy that supplies present energy needs without permanently depleting resources, while considering environmental impacts, and without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own energy needs."
HB117 – repealing the gas utility restructuring oversight committee
Chapter Law 71
Effective August 8, 2009
This bill repeals the gas utility restructuring oversight committee.
HB120 – relative to the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in single and multi-family dwellings
Chapter Law 46
Effective January 1, 2010
This bill adds carbon monoxide detectors to the laws pertaining to the automatic fire warning devices requirements. Now all dwelling units, multi-family and single family, that are new construction or substantially rehabilitated will be required to have both devices.
HB189 – enabling municipalities to establish energy commissions
Chapter Law 275
Effective September 27, 2009
This bill enables municipalities to form Energy Commissions. The purpose of these commissions is to study and plan the utilization of energy resources for municipal buildings and built resources of the municipality. While municipalities have been able to form ad-hoc energy committees, this legislation takes it a step farther to allow energy commissions to create an Energy Commission Fund and permits them to accept and spend funds that total less than $500. Amounts over $500 will require approval from the governing body.
HB229 – clarifying the eligibility requirements for class IV renewable energy generating facilities and relative to renewable energy certificates
Chapter Law 86
Effective June 10, 2009
This bill accomplished two objectives. First it clarified the requirements for class IV renewable energy generating facilities to have both upstream and downstream fish ladders. Second it struck the requirement for the Public Utilities Commission to not exceed 10% of the Renewable Energy Fund for rebates on residential renewable energy systems that generate electricity. Instead, the PUC now has the authority to determine the appropriate funding levels for all programs under the Renewable Energy Fund. This will allow the PUC to allocate more money to the residential renewable energy system rebates.
HB395 – requiring electric utilities to offer renewable energy source options, allowing the public utilities commission to make contingent grants and loans from the greenhouse gas emissions reduction fund, and relative to using the electricity distribution charge to fund conservation and load management
Chapter Law 236
Section 1 Effective November 13, 20009
Remainder Effective July 16, 2009
Three objectives were accomplished with this bill. First, it requires the electric utilities to offer ratepayers the option to purchase electricity from a renewable energy source on their electric bill. Prior to this bill, it was up to the discretion of the utility whether to offer the option to purchase renewable energy. Second, the bill allows the Public Utilities Commission to enter into agreements that will use future allowance proceeds from the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Fund within 12 months of signing the agreement. Finally, the bill allows the electric utilities to use both distribution charges and now system benefits charges for energy conservation and load management improvements that are for a geographically targeted area.
HB515 – establishing a commission to study alternate fuel vehicles
Chapter Law 189
Effective July 13, 2009
This bill creates a legislative commission to explore means for the state to get reimbursed for the highway usage of vehicles fueled by alternative sources, such as electricity or hybrid technology. Specifically the commission will look into taxation of the alternative fuel sources and evaluate the desirability of establishing operating restrictions and methods to receive funds for use of highways. The commission must file a report on or before November, 1 2009.
HB585 – relative to the state purchase of outdoor lighting systems
Chapter Law 212
Effective September 13, 2009
With the passage of this bill, a policy is put in place for the state to comply with the National Dark Sky Initiative. The goal of the initiative is to reduce light pollution and improve the energy efficiency of outdoor lighting systems. The bill requires the state to encourage municipalities to enact ordinances in support of the dark sky initiative. It also requires that all state and municipal purchases of outdoor lighting systems be fully shielded systems, minimize glare and light trespassing if the systems are rated above 1,800 lumens. The bill also requires the Public Utilities Commission to create a new electricity rate for street lights that are connect to timers. These timers allow for the street lights to be shut off during the middle of the night when there are less vehicles on the road.
SB068 – relative to the use of state vehicles
Chapter Law 134
Effective June 29, 2009
The bill aims to improve the fuel efficiency of state vehicle fleet. The goal of the bill is not just to purchase more fuel efficient vehicles, but to make the state policies around departments use of vehicles more conducive to using less fuel. For example, rather than requiring a minimum number of miles be driven on a vehicle annually, a department can take the average vehicle miles traveled for its fleet and apply it to all its vehicles. This allows departments to have discretion to use vehicles for its purpose without the burden to meet the minimum quota of miles traveled for each vehicle every year.
SB085 – relative to the commission to develop a plan for the expansion of transmission capacity in the north country
Chapter Law 248
Effective July 16, 2009
With this bill, the deadline for the transmission commission has been extended. Now an interim report is due on December 1st, 2009 and the full report is due on December 1st, 2010. The goal of the commission remains to develop a detailed plan of actions to accomplish an upgrade of the electric transmission lines in Coos County to allow for the increased transmission of electricity generated from renewable energy sources in New Hampshire to the electrical power market.
SB097 – establishing a committee to study the standards and procedures by which certain information should be provided to electrical service customers
Chapter Law 94
Effective June 12, 2009
This bill establishes a committee to study the standards and procedures by which information should be provided to electrical service customers, the legislature, state agencies involved in energy and environmental policy, and other interested parties regarding energy sources and environmental characteristics of electric service. The goal of such data is to allow consumers and policymakers the ability to make more informed decisions regarding selecting electrical service.
SB098 – establishing a committee to study state regulations governing installation of boilers, pressure vessels, and related high performance HVAC equipment
Chapter Law 251
Effective July 16, 2009
This bill establishes a legislative committee to study state regulations governing installation of boilers, pressure vessels, and related high performance heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The importance of this committee is to review European certification requirements on biomass boiler systems and compare them to the domestically used ASME certification requirements. Furthermore the committee will explore whether the NH Boiler Review Board would allow biomass boilers be installed in New Hampshire if they were constructed to European standards. The committee must report its findings by November 1st, 2009.
SB117 – establishing a committee to study the feasibility of establishing a program to provide low-cost firewood from state lands to low-income individuals
Chapter Law 97
Effective June 12, 2009
This bill establishes a legislative committee to study the feasibility of establishing a program to provide low-cost firewood from state lands to low-income individuals. The committee must report its findings by November 1st, 2010.
SB127 – making renewable energy facilities eligible for certain bonds issued by municipalities and business and industrial development authorities
Chapter Law 56
Effective July 21, 2009
This bill adds renewable energy facilities to the definition of business and industrial facilities for purposes of the issuance of bonds by municipalities and industrial development authorities under RSA 162-G.
SB182 – establishing a committee to study business tax credits
Chapter Law 223
Effective July 15, 2009
This bill establishes a committee to study business tax credits, the revenues attributable to business tax credits and their effectiveness. When the bill was initially proposed, its goal was to offer a business enterprise tax credit to businesses who produced ENERGYSTAR rated products. During the legislative process, this bill grew into forming a committee to study the broader topic of business tax credits. The committee is required to file a report on or before December 1, 2009.
HB043 – relative to subdivision and site plan regulation waivers
Chapter Law 292
Effective September 29, 2009
Planning Boards have always been permitted to waive the provisions of subdivision and site plan regulations for reasons other than just hardship. The board may now grant a waiver for hardship or where the "specific circumstances relative to the [application], or conditions of the land…, indicate that the waiver will properly carry out the spirit and intent of the regulations." The basis of the boards decision must be recorded within its minutes.
HB044 – relative to the use of alternates by local land use boards
Chapter Law 114
Effective August 21, 2009
Where the statutes had previously been silent, a new paragraph in RSA 673:12 now states that the chairperson of the local land use board may designate one of the board's alternate members to fill a vacancy within the board, temporarily, until the vacancy may be permanently filled.
HB096 – correcting certain references relating to municipal growth management, and allowing certain replacement structures to qualify for the community revitalization tax relief incentive
Chapter Law 200
Section 1-2 Effective September 13, 2009
Remainder Effective July 15, 2009
The first two sections of this bill essentially are housekeeping items that bring various sections of state statute in line with the changes made to the growth management statutes in 2008 (2008, HB1260, Chapter Law 360, relative to RSA 674:22 and 23).
The remaining sections of the bill expand upon the existing provisions of RSA 79-E, the Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive, to allow replacement structures to also qualify under the existing tax relief provisions. These new provisions would apply to those instances where the qualifying structure is determined to possess no significant historical, cultural, or architectural value and where rehabilitation would not achieve one or more of the public benefits required. Only under these circumstances would the replacement of an underutilized structure be allowed to qualify for tax relief.
HB106 – relative to penalties for land use violations
Chapter Law 173
Effective September 11, 2009
This bill amends RSA 676:17,I to clarify that each day a land use violation exists it constitute a separate offense. Violations continue to be "subject to a civil penalty of $275 for the first offense, and $550 for subsequent offenses, for each day that such violation is found to continue after the conviction date or after the date on which the violator receives written notice from the municipality that the violator is in violation, whichever is earlier."
HB156 – relative to the procedures of planning boards in third party review and inspection
Chapter Law 73
Effective August 8, 2009
Planning boards already have the authority (RSA 676:4(g)) to charge "Reasonable fees… to cover its administrative expenses and the cost of special investigative studies, review of documents…" The new provisions add specificity and transparency to the board's authority to both require third party review and inspection and to require applicants to obtain or pay for third party review.
To do so the bill directly states the board may require the applicant to reimburse the board for "expenses reasonably incurred by obtaining third party review and consultation during the review process" and "…during the construction process." To ensure transparency the board is charge with obtaining detailed invoices from the third party reviewer with descriptions of the services rendered. If requested by the applicant, the board must provide a "reasonably detailed accounting of expenses, or corresponding escrow deductions, with copies of supporting documentation."
Additional safeguards, to protect against unreasonable costs being incurred by the applicant during construction, were also established. As of this bill's effective date, any third party inspector during the construction process must "promptly" report, to the planning board, any perceived construction defect or deviation from the terms of the approval or approved project plans. Additionally, while not creating anything that was not previously permissible, the bill further elaborated that any person that is aware of a third party reviewers failure to provide such notice may report the reviewer to the joint board for possible peer review or disciplinary action.
HB206 – relative to retention of governmental records under the right-to-know law
Chapter Law 299
Effective September 29, 2009
This bill follows up on significant revisions to RSA 91-A that occurred during the 2008 legislative session (HB1408 relative to the right-to-know law) and simply cleans up the language relative to the required retention period for electronic governmental records. The one new provision created states that "Governmental records in electronic form kept and maintained beyond the applicable retention or archival period shall remain accessible and available in accordance with RSA 91-A:4,III."
HB210 – relative to public access to minutes of local land use boards
Chapter Law 49
Effective January 1, 2010
This bill follows up on significant revisions to RSA 91-A that occurred during the 2008 legislative session (HB1408 relative to the right-to-know law) and applies the requirement that minutes be available to the public not more than 5 business days after the meeting rather than within 144 hours of the meeting. This change was carried through and applied to RSA 36:57,II and RSA 676:3,II.
HB290 – authorizing fluvial erosion hazard ordinances
Chapter Law 181
Effective July 13, 2009
While in theory a municipality could have developed a fluvial erosion hazard ordinance under the innovative land use provisions of RSA 674:21 prior to this bill, this new legislation clearly grants such authority and delineates the procedures for doing so. The newly created RSA 674:56, II states that such ordinances can be adopted under the zoning enabling statues (RSA 674:16 and 17) utilizing the existing zoning adoption procedures (RSA 675). Fluvial erosion hazard ordinances may be adopted as part of an existing zoning ordinance or as a stand alone ordinance, so long as it is administered in the same fashion as the zoning ordinance.
These new provisions were established in conjunction with the creation of a new fluvial erosion program at the Department of Environmental Services (DES) in response to the recent and frequently severe riverine flood events in New Hampshire. Communities that adopt a fluvial erosion hazard zoning ordinance are required to utilize protocols established through DES and seek DES review of the community's fluvial erosion hazard map.
HB321 – delaying the effective date of 2008 SB 342-FN-LOCAL, relative to workforce housing
Chapter Law 157
Effective July 8, 2009
Simply put, this bill extends the effective date of 2008's workforce housing legislation from July 1, 2009 to January 1, 2010. What this means is communities that needed additional time to develop ordinances and regulations to be in compliance with RSAs 674:58 to 61 will be afforded one more town meeting cycle to do so. While town meetings will occur after the new effective date, the posting of new articles must occur before January 1st having the effect of compliance.
OSI has collected a variety of resources and links to additional sources of information regarding affordable and workforce housing.
HB384 – relative to forest management permitting in and near prime wetlands, waivers for work near prime wetlands, and utility maintenance work in any wetland
Chapter Law 185
Effective September 11, 2009
This bill amends the statutes relative to prime wetlands to facilitate utility maintenance and forest management and to allow waivers for work near prime wetlands. Utility maintenance can be exempted from the permit process provided that the proposed work it to maintain and repair existing utility services within existing rights of way using Best Management Practices and notice is provided to DES. So long as there is no significant loss of net wetland values, forestry management is eligible to request a permit waiver for projects in the forested portion of a prime wetland or its 100-foot buffer.
HB534 – relative to the selection of members of zoning boards of adjustment
Chapter Law 286
Effective January 1, 2010
Communities have the choice as to whether to create an elected or appointed zoning board of adjustment. Previously, the statutes included provisions for how to establish a board using either organizational structure, but only included provisions for how to switch from a previously established and elected board to an appointed board. New language was drafted through this bill that permits, and sets the process, of switching from an appointed board to elected board.
SB029 – relative to review of developments of regional impact
Chapter Law 194
Effective September 11, 2009
This bill formalizes the regional planning commissions authority to work with their member communities to develop guidelines to assist the local land use boards within the region to determine what may constitute a development of regional impact. Additionally, it sets forth process requirements for creating such guidelines. By not setting definitive statewide thresholds, the legislated language recognizes that what may be of regional impact in one part of the state may differ in another.
SB093 – relative to the exemption from subsequent local land use regulation where substantial development has begun on an approved plan
Chapter Law 93
Effective June 12, 2009
Giving credence to the economic downturn, SB 93 temporarily extends the time limits for vesting and exemption from subsequent land use regulation. For subdivisions and site plans approved between January 1, 2007 and July 1, 2009, applicants will be allowed 36 months from approval to achieve "active and substantial development" rather than one year specified for all others in RSA 674:39, I(a). Additionally, subdivisions and site plans approved between July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2009 will be granted an extra two years of exemption from subsequent land use regulation to achieve "substantial completion," giving applicants six years rather than four as required in RSA 674:39, I.
SB107 – relative to the leasing of state-owned real estate on public waters
Chapter Law 254
Effective January 1, 2010
While not applicable to planning and zoning in New Hampshire, the Office of Strategic Initiatives chairs the Council on Resources and Development (CORD), for whom reviewing surplus land proposals is one of their responsibilities, and thus a bill of interest. SB 107 was introduced to implement the recommendations of the Commission to Study Issues Relative to the Practice of Leasing State-Owned Real Estate on the Shores of Public Waters. The goal of the Commission was to establish a leasing policy for state owned lands on the shores of public waters that provided sound riparian and lacustrine environmental protection in balance with ensuring access to the waters by adjacent residential property owners.
As of the bill's effective date, leasing land along the shores of public waters is limited only to adjacent residentially developed property owners. Additionally, the adjacent property must have been residentially developed as of January 1, 2011 thus limiting the amount of land that is eligible as surplus in the future. One exception to this limitation was built into this legislation so as to not prohibit potential lease requests that intend to provide a public use or benefit by utilizing the state land. Leases are allowed to be renewed for a five-year term contingent upon full compliance with the lease terms and state and federal permits. The final legislative change was an increase in the lease price of state railroad lands.
SB134 – relative to the comprehensive shoreland protection act
Chapter Law 218
Effective September 13, 2009
While predominantly a house keeping bill to amend the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act based upon lessons learned since the comprehensive overhaul made to the act in 2007 (Chapter Laws 267 and 269) and 2008 (Chapter Law 171), there are a few provisions worth noting. The definition of "Urbanization," the primary delimiter of determining eligibility for the Urbanized Shoreland Exemption was revised to clarify that the exemption is targeted at the central urbanized core of a community, be it the community's downtown, village center, or central business district. All areas within an urbanized exemption area are to have a minimum of 50 percent impervious cover and the vegetated buffers completely depleted. Also, the definition now permits exclusively residential areas to be included in an exemption request, provided they are of at least 10 dwelling units per acre. Additional evidence is now required as part of the application to demonstrate that the requested exemption area is indeed the community center.
Additionally, the density requirements of RSA 483-B:9,V(e)(2), relative to minimum lots and residential development have been repealed. The rational was that the impervious surface limits already set density based on a scientifically established unit measure. Maintaining limits on the number of dwelling units permitted per lot or frontage requirements would not grant any additional environmental benefits and could instead frustrate individual landowners.
SB147 – relative to the data collection practices of health care providers, relative to the development of an uninsured health care database, and defining "unnecessary hardship" for purposes of zoning variances
Chapter Law 307
Effective January 1, 2010
This amendment to RSA 674:33,I(b) eliminates the separate "unnecessary hardship" standard for "area" variances, that was established by the New Hampshire supreme court in the case of Boccia v. City of Portsmouth, 155 NH 84 (2004), and provides that the unnecessary hardship standard shall be deemed satisfied, in both use and area variance cases, if the applicant meets the standards established in Simplex Technologies v. Town of Newington, 145 NH 727 (2001), as those standards have been interpreted by subsequent decisions of the supreme court. If the applicant fails to meet those standards, an unnecessary hardship shall be deemed to exist only if the applicant meets the standards prevailing prior to the Simplex decision, as exemplified by cases such as Governor's Island Club, Inc. v. Town of Gilford, 124 NH 126 (1983).
Now when ZBA's are considering the hardship criterion for a variance, Literal enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance would result in an unnecessary hardship, they will consider the language used in the following two paragraphs:
A. For purposes of this subparagraph, "unnecessary hardship" means that, owing to special conditions of the property that distinguish it from other properties in the area:
(i) No fair and substantial relationship exists between the general public purposes of the ordinance provision and the specific application of that provision to the property; and
(ii) The proposed use is a reasonable one.
B. If the criteria in subparagraph (A) are not established, an unnecessary hardship will be deemed to exist if, and only if, owing to special conditions of the property that distinguish it from other properties in the area, the property cannot be reasonably used in strict conformance with the ordinance, and a variance is therefore necessary to enable a reasonable use of it.
SB168 – establishing the Southeast Watershed Alliance
Chapter Law 220
Effective July 15, 2009
This bill repeals the estuary alliance for sewage treatment and replaces it with the Southeast Watershed Alliance. The Alliance's goal is to create better municipal, inter-municipal, and regional planning and coordination relative to wastewater and stormwater management, water quality and water supply planning, and land use in New Hampshire's coastal region. It will establish a regional framework for coastal watershed communities, regional planning commissions, the state, and other stakeholders to collaborate on planning and implementation measures to improve and protect water quality and more effectively address the challenges of meeting clean water standards, particularly with respect to nutrients pollution. Coastal watershed municipalities, the state, and other stakeholders, individually and in collaboration with one another, are encouraged to plan, implement, and invest in wastewater, stormwater, and land use planning and management approaches that protect the water quality, natural hydrology, and habitats of the state's coastal resources and associated waters and that advance the state's economic growth, resource protection, and planning policy, established in RSA 9-B. Lastly, the Alliance is to seek innovative solutions to reducing pollution and enhancing water quality.
SB189 – relative to decisions of local land use boards
Chapter Law 266
Effective September 14, 2009
While this may not have a significant impact on most board's existing procedures, it now formalizes what has traditionally been considered good practice. New provisions are added to RSA 676:3 to clarify that local land use boards are to make copies of their written decisions available to applicants and detail any conditions that may have been placed upon an approval. Written decisions and all conditions are now required to be filed with or on plats.
Additionally, further timing requirements are amended to be consistent with the 2008 changes to RSA 91-A; rather than minutes being available within 144 hours, the revised time frame is corrected to within 5 business days. This change has been made within RSA's 677:2; 677:4; and 677:15,I.


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Offering up a well balanced blend of comedy and drama, A NIGHT AT THE MART played to a full house, not just once but for four nights in the community center. Drawing from a well of local talent, it's written by Joe McManus and directed by Brian Reilly. Plans are underway for future stagings at different venues around the county, so watch this space.......
Cemetery Sunday
Drumlane on Sunday 24 July 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
Staghall on Sunday 04 September 2011 at 12:00 p.m.
Confirmation St. Mary's Church, Staghall
Sunday 8 May 2011
First Holy Communion
St. Patrick's Church, Milltown on Sunday 15 May at 10:00 a.m.
St. Mary's Church, Staghall on Sunday 22 May at 11:30 a.m.
Barbara Stewart and Thomas Small are collecting memories of the Robinson Brothers. It is a splendid and well deserved tribute to an exceptional family. Barbara and Thomas respectfully ask that you contact them with your individual stores, anecdotes, special memories etc. before they are lost and gone forever.
Please contact either of them; Barbara - 087 929 2609, Thomas 087 690 4338 and they will be glad to discuss the project with you. Success depends on your kind contributions.
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The first meeting of the YourTime Club happened on Saturday, 11th April. We had Indu, Sunil, Harsh, Sony, Nisha, Ajay, Ritwick, Tarun and Saritha at the meeting.
Minutes of some the discussions which happened in the meeting:
- introduction of the concept, the motivations, the members and the possibilities
- understanding the situation
- being laid-off and others being over-employed as a result
- the pressures
- the support-groups
- some stories by the members [the stories will appear at this blog in different forms soon]
- ideas for activities
- work with the land – grow food there, involve the children in the neighbourhood, build a trash-compost-good-children-water eco-system
- start an after-school for the children in the neighbourhood
- start a library with books contributed by the members
- use cow-dung to flatten the floor of the incomplete building and develop a skating-rink there!
- skill-based workshops (photography, urban farming, temporary structures)
- bringing projects to the group and involve the members in the research and brainstorming (Harsh and Sonny later accompanied Saritha on a research trip around the temples near the Halsur Lake)
- ideas for next time
- walking in the neighbourhood
- discussing the details for some of the ideas and starting to do things
- Prayas (I) will introduce some processes and methods for the club members to work together
We have a google group for discussions and an SMS group now to receive updates and news,
- Email discussion list (google group): Visit the group's page or send an email to email@example.com.
- SMS group: Join this group by sending an SMS with the content, "ON yourtimeclub" to 09870807070 or visit this page.
Some photographs of the meeting are below. I also did a few audio recordings, I'll be able to edit and add the audio clips later this week.
The meeting happened inside (was it really inside?) a temporary structure created by Nisha Nair from Mumbai. More details and photographs of Nisha's work at CitySpinning in the next post.


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An American university student has been sentenced to 15 years hard labour by North Korean authorities for stealing a sign.
Otto Warmbier, a 21 year old undergraduate at the University of Virginia (UVA), was first detained by the rogue state on January 2 of this year.
He'd been visiting the country with Young Pioneer Tours, a travel agency based in China which specialises in taking foreign tourists on visits round the notoriously isolated country, the Associated Press reports.
On February 29th, Warmbier confessed on live television to removing a sign with a political slogan from a staff area the Yanggakdo International Hotel. Foreigners in North Korea are regularly forced to make false televised confessions for relatively minor crimes.
Warmier was near tears during his incredibly emotional 'confession', and the situation he describes seems very unlikely.
In the rather fantastical confession he claims his his actions were backed by the Friendship United Methodist Church, as well as a UVA-affiliated philanthropic organization known as the Z Society, and had 'the connivance of the United States Administration'.
Warmbier said:
The aim of this crime was to harm the work ethic and motivation of the Korean people. This was a very foolish aim.
Warmbier explained that he was encouraged to steal the sign as a 'trophy' by the Z Society and the CIA, before claiming that his family would be paid $200,000 by the church if he was caught committing the crime. The church has not commented except to say the congregation is praying for his return.
North Korea often punishes foreign detainees with extremely long sentences for non-violent crimes, because they're valuable as diplomatic bargaining chips for the sanction-hit country to use as leverage in negotiations with other governments.
Foreign prisoners have reported a range of experiences while detained in the country. The Canadian journalist Laura Ling, who was detained for 5 months in North Korea, after being sentenced to 12 years of hard labour, and spent most of her stay in a guest house with little power or running water, before Bill Clinton arranged her release.
Meanwhile Robert Park, a Christian missionary who was detained for 43 days, claimed he had been tortured and sexually abused.
Warmbier is one of three North Americans currently detained in North Korea. Last December, pastor and businessman Hyeon Soo Lim was sentenced to hard labour for life.
The Canadian citizen had made 'more than 100 trips' to North Korea throughout his career and had worked on several investments and humanitarian initiatives there.
In October, authorities also detained Kim Dong Chul, a naturalized American citizen from Korea who had been living in China. The 62-year-old had been conducting business across the China-North Korea border.
More of a concept than a journalist, Tom Percival was forged in the bowels of Salford University from which he emerged grasping a Masters in journalism.
Since then his rise has been described by himself as 'meteoric' rising to the esteemed rank of Social Editor at UNILAD as well as working at the BBC, Manchester Evening News, and ITV.
He credits his success to three core techniques, name repetition, personality mirroring, and never breaking off a handshake.


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Flathead Valley Community College is proud to present the President's Report. The report, "Collaboration Builds Community," showcases the successful collaborative partnerships that have contributed to the continued growth and success of the college and the communities of Northwest Montana. The report also highlights FVCC's achievements, advancements, community impact, outreach, service, support and scholarships. We invite you to join us as we reflect on a year of extraordinary achievement.
View the 2018 President's Report
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The Sunken Island Adventure Map If you are a Minecraft player, you probably know what are the different tactics and techniques used in order to make the game more thrilling and exciting. Most of the players go through the different worlds and other locations. It is impossible for players to go through the game without using someone's own map or ... Read More »
GoldRush Map for Minecraft (1.8.9/1.8/1.7.10)
Do you have skills in hiding gold from the police? The only thing that will enter to your mind as the leader of your thief group is to hide the gold and take your moves slowly to avoid policemen and bring you to jail. As one of the famous criminals and masterminds, you already have countless achievements of entering bank ... Read More »


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- Entry requirements for undergraduate courses
- Entry requirements for postgraduate programmes
- Scholarship information
- British Council in Lebanon
- Our representatives in Lebanon
- Meet current students online
Entry requirements for undergraduate courses
You can apply for undergraduate programmes either through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) or the Common Application. Please use only one method of applying. If you are using UCAS to apply for other UK universities, please also make your University of Bristol application through UCAS and do not use the Common Application.
The UCAS code name and number for this University is BRISL B78.
- Applicants with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma or A-Levels will be considered for direct admission to our undergraduate degree programmes. Entry requirements are listed in our Undergraduate Prospectus.
- If you have studied the American curriculum, entry requirements are listed on our USA country page.
- Applicants with the Baccalauréat General will normally require a foundation course for entry onto undergraduate degree programmes at the University. Generally, an overall average of 80% or 16/20 is required.
- Applicants with the Diplôme de Technicien Supérieur with a minimum of 80% or 16/20 will be considered for undergraduate degree programmes.
- Applicants with the French Baccalaureate with good grades will be considered for entry to the first year of our undergraduate degree programmes. Please see our France Country Page for more information on the required grades.
Please note that this information is guidance only. Competition for places at Bristol is very strong and every application to the University is considered on its individual merits. We aim to get you a response as quickly as possible to help you plan your studies.
Entry requirements for postgraduate programmes
You can apply online for all our postgraduate programmes.
The standard requirement for entry to a taught masters programme at Bristol is an undergraduate (Bachelor) degree that is equivalent to a UK Upper Second Class degree (also known as a 2:1).
- Applicants with the Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures or a Maîtrise with an overall final grade of 16 (or 80%/B or a GPA of 3.2) can be considered for entry to a Masters programme.
- For entry to a PhD programme we would require applicants to hold a Masters degree from the American University of Beirut or the Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies from a recognised university in Lebanon.
Scholarship information
Säid Foundation Scholarships aims to provide exceptional students with educational oppurtunities that will help with their career development. Applicants must hold the equivalent of an UK undergraduate 2:1 degree or higher.
Think Big scholarships - New for 2018, the University of Bristol is delighted to launch the new Think Big scholarship scheme. 52 scholarships are available to international applicants for undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes at the University of Bristol. Information on eligibility and how to apply can be found at bristol.ac.uk/international-scholarships. If you have any specific queries, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our Scholarships & Sponsors team at email@example.com.
Further information about scholarships is available from the University's Student Funding Office.
British Council in Lebanon
The British Council has offices in more than 100 countries. There are two offices in Lebanon one in Beruit and the other in Tripoli. Many of them are able to give guidance and information regarding Higher Education in the UK. Please visit their website to find out what services may be available.
Our representatives in Lebanon
The University has agreements with a number of education representatives (also known as agents) around the world, who can assist you with your application. Please note that using a representative does not put your application at any advantage or disadvantage when the academic decisions are made within the department. Independent applications will be considered on an equal basis.
Please use the services of only one representative to avoid administrative complications. We also strongly advise you to work only with a representative listed on our website.
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Unfortunately, blogging this series would not be continued. While I have certainly enjoyed the anime, I was a bit disappointed with the direction that the show went in the end. Not to say that this anime is bad. It was good especially for the standards of TCG anime. But, I wholeheartedly believe that it could have been a lot more.
In the end, it was a nice enough anime. But, one that ended up as something that I don't want to analyze piece by piece.
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We're officially more than half way through the year, basking now in the glow of a sweltering summer and a look back at a surprising long trail of games we never reviewed.
We're taking this little break in the constant onslaught of new games, great games to look back over the previous six months for titles we should have reviewed but didn't.
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February's sophomore long player was described across the board as spartan and spare, and it was with this titular album opener that Alison and Jamie (sorry, VV* and *Hotel) set out their stall. Ostensibly about being unimpressed, you can easily imagine it forming the soundtrack as something nasty stalks you down dark alleyways.
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Zack Dylan's family was mostly supportive when he announced he would be auditioning for Fifteen Minutes, a singing reality show. It was only his Grandpa Dan, and his girlfriend, Reese, who voiced their concerns about the process changing who he is. Before leaving, Zack promises his family, Reese and God that fame would not change him. He was auditioning because he knew it was what God wanted for him, not because he wanted to be famous.
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This was hands down the best book I have read all year. Kingsbury draws you in to the lives of her characters. You will celebrate their triumphs and feel defeat in their failures. This novel shows how God is able to guide everyone, even those in doubt of their religion.
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YYI are an improv duo from the north of England and features Shaun Blezzard, responsible for the stunning 19 minute remix on the Ambience3: Tiny Vipers CD.
Think of this epic release as the louder twin of the Ambience series; featuring a huge 2 track 7″ and a 74 minute 1 track CD. This is 3 tracks of controlled live manipulated found sound, cosmic drones, rhythms, pulses, echos and much more..it really is a dark, beautiful astral trip.
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One group of "Black Lives Matter" protesters in the San Francisco Bay area has summarily dismissed efforts by three regional police unions to initiate "constructive dialogue."
Responding to Wednesday's call from the Oakland Police Officers Association and police unions in San Francisco and San Jose for "constructive dialogue that calls for a common sense approach to very complex issues," Mike Wilson, a member of Occupy Oakland's Demilitarize the Police Working Group, said Thursday, "Let's get police officers' unions and other spokespeople to acknowledge there's a problem, and maybe we can have a constructive dialogue."
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Wilson explained that there was a "a real culture of racism among police officers." He added that suspects who had died at the hands of police in Ferguson, Mo.; Staten Island, N.Y., Cleveland, and Oakland–and where police were not indicted–"all have been people of color."
The police union leaders' statement earlier in the week confronted the "Black Lives Matter" protesters and their supporters, acknowledging that the protests had been "a legitimate expression of our First Amendment traditions," but adding that "the vilification of front-line public servants by some politicians and media pundits has been demoralizing and unjust … too often the legitimate expression of views has devolved into vilification and violence against this nation's front-line public safety servants."
The union leaders pointed out that some protesters in New York have chanted for police to be killed.
Wilson had earlier claimed that the statement was an attempt by police to use the shooting of two New York policemen to invalidate what the protesters were doing. The San Jose Mercury News reported Wilson that said, "The fact that one person who was very unstable and had a criminal background a mile long killed two police officers doesn't mean the protest movement has devolved into anything other than it was a few weeks ago: A demand for accountability for police officers."


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The short story market is tough. You're going to get beat up, bounced around, unpaid, under paid and rejected. But if you take your licks, get back up and keep on swinging, you just might get published and people across the world you'll never met will read what you wrote. And that's pretty frickin' awesome.
On Saturday, April 20th, I'll be discussion the lessons I've learned running the short story market with the Brainerd Writers Alliance. Can't make it into town? Follow the link to the BWA's website and my blog post.
Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! 2018 has come and is now on its way out the door. Time flies when you're hustling! Regardless of the insanity in the real world, I built some great fictional insanity to tide you over. More published short stories, another novel in progress, more connections and friends. Here's the breakdown of everything Joe Prosit for 2018:
"Pizza Face," my first published short story of the year came from Dark Fire Fiction, which published the sordid tale of dead bodies, old pizza, and a whole house full of cats. As is to be expected, when the pizza runs out, the cat's entire society beings to break down. Can their queen Snoots find a way to stay in power and save the pride? Read it at "http://darkfire.epizy.com/fiction_Prosit0818.html?i=1"
Also in August, "The Flea Circus" was published in Minnesota's Emerging Writers anthology from Z Publishing. This is a tale of one man who must do what it takes to run his circus and elevate his show beyond the petty tricks of his childhood flea circus. The ringleader shows us all how desperation and depravity can lead to greatness. Get your copy at "https://www.zpublishinghouse.com/?rfsn=1560622.8d65f2"
My favorite story this year was brought to our ears by The No Sleep Podcast. The story, "Welcome to Mister Smiley's Happy World Theme Park and Fun Land," was produced by Phil Michalski and brought to life by the voice talents of Mike DelGaudio, Corinne Sanders, and David Ault. Hear from Mister Smiley on Season 11, Episode 15. "https://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s11/11x15"
But it does stop there. Not for us. In October came two more tales of horror and wonder. Submitted to the Brainerd Writer's Alliance contest, my Sci-Fi story "At the Core" won third place. Look for this story to get published soon.
And last but not least is "Mana for the Great Machine" from Aphotic Realm magazine. Enter a strange world where machines as seen as stone-faced silent gods ruling over humans. How much are we willing to sacrifice to appease them? Find out at "http://aphoticrealm.com/manna-for-the-great-machine/"
Short stories aside, I spent most of 2018 working on my two novels in progress: "99 Town," and its sequel, "7 Androids." 99 Town is a cyberpunk murder mystery featuring Federal Agent Chuck Alawode, whose stripped of all his twenty-second century hi-tech tools, and must close a murder case using only the technology available in 1999. But it's only after he's unplugged from the network and working in 99 Town does he start to see the truth of the modern technocratic society.
7 Androids finds Chuck plugged into the mind of an insane android named Seven. Chuck must survive the demented brain of this robot-assassin in order to uncover what led to the terrible day that nearly ended humankind, "the Event."
In their steady march towards publication, 99 Town is looking for an awesome agent to represent and bring this book to publishers. 7 Androids will soon needs some tough and honest beta readers to polish it up and help me make it the best it can be.
2018 was a big year, and I couldn't have accomplished what I have without the help of my fellow writers. Whether it was the colossus effort of beta reading 99 Town, or helping me polish up the short stories in workshops, or even just swapping writing memes on Twitter, my gratitude goes out to the following: Repo Kempt, Kelly Weiss, Krista Soukup, Erin Hart, Sebastian Hetman, Kedzie, my ever-supportive and lovely wife Sarah, and of course, you, the readers. Without you all of this would be pretty pointless. Thanks, everyone!
Have a great holiday season and I'll see you in 2019 with more Sci-Fi, horror, and psycho fiction!
Several drafts later, a millions edits later, a few whole re-writes and 99 Town is getting closer to completion. Between drafts of 99 Town, I already started working on the sequel. That things is somewhat formless and very much in the first draft stage. More news on that later.
Progress continues. Slow. Steady. Deliberate. It takes time to pry the normal volume knob off the Marshall stack and install the new volume knob that goes up to 11. But it will be worth it!
2017 has been a big year! I'm happy to say that more Joe Prosit short stories were published in 2017 than any previous year. But it didn't happen in a vacuum. I've met a lot of cool people this year and made some awesome writing friends. Plus, I finished the first and second draft of my work in progress, the science fiction novel, "99 Town." So before diving into the future, lets take a moment to celebrate the highlights of the last twelve months.
My first publication of the year came from the good people at Freedom Fiction. "Slaves to the Grind" is a sordid tale of how bad things can get when the wrong man doesn't get his morning cup of joe. You can read it for free at www.freedomfiction.com/2017/03/slaves-to-the-grind-by-joe-prosit/.
In April, I made my first trip to the bizarre town of Dead Oaks. And I brought a monster with me. "Monster Mike Goes to the Dentist" hit the podcast airwaves and was a big hit! If you thought getting a filling was bad, just listen to this: www.deadoakspodcast.com/2017/04/dead-oaks-monster-mike-goes-to-dentist.html.
In November, Chantwood Magazine, Issue 11, featured the SciFi tale "The Thin Man," the story of a man you sacrifices everything to see the future, and doesn't like what he sees. That is available here: chantwoodmagazine.com/issues/.
November also saw my return to Dead Oaks with more monsters! Feel that churning in your stomach? It feels you too! "Vomit Monsters" crawl into your ears at soundcloud.com/deadoakspodcast/vomit-monsters.
And December brought us one more blast of audio anguish, check out "The Hum" from No Sleep Podcast. This is worth a listen. But beware! Once you hear The Hum, you might never not hear it again. www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s10/10x05
If that's not enough short fiction for you, don't worry. My next publication comes at the strike of midnight on New Years. Start 2018 off right by checking out "Versions of You" in the Channillo short story collection at channillo.com/series/2017-short-story-contest-finalists/.
But 2017 wasn't only about short stories. My big project this year was my upcoming SciFi novel, "99 Town." This is still in 2nd draft phase and won't be ready for publication for sometime. But it was a blast to write, and I learned and grew each morning I sat down and added to the word count. I have no idea when or if it will ever be good enough to get picked up, but the journey of "99 Town" started here.
Speaking of learning and growing, that surely doesn't happen alone. I spent a lot of time over in the Litreactor.com workshop. Some great friends and peers helped me hone my rough drafts into something good and sometimes publishable. Also, Twitter, Reddit, Scribophile... I can't say enough about the support and encouragement I've received from my fellow writers. If you're an aspiring writing, I highly recommend getting involved in some of these online communities, as well as any local writing group you can find!
Who are some of these great people I've met over the year? Well, I recommend you check out that "7 Questions With..." tab in the upper right hand corner of your screen. There you'll hear from awesome writers Bill McStowe, Repo Kempt, Sonya Craig, and Christopher Waltz! In October, the awesome Kelly Weiss interviewed yours truly. You can read that interview at
www.kellyfumikoweiss.com/my-writing-experience/writersquick5-meet-sci-fi-horror-psycho-fiction-writer-joe-prosit. Thanks Kelly!
As we close out 2017, I'm all the more excited for the year to come! I can feel the momentum and excitement growing around me. The pump is primed and you can expect more SciFi, Horror and Psycho Fiction coming your way. I'm just getting started, peeps. See you in 2018!
The first and second drafts of my novel-in-progress is complete. Now its out in the hands of beta readers, hopefully being torn to shreds, but also enjoyed in at least some redeemable way.
In the meantime, it's back to the short story racket. Watch for more fiction coming your way!
I've taken a break from short story writing for most of this summer to focus on a novel-length sci-fi noir story of 99 Town: a city that in 2054 that rejects modern technology in favor of living like its 1999.
All is fine until the daughter of two Chicago elites is murdered in 99 Town and Federal Agent Chuz Abdullah must leave the modern world behind to enter 99 Town and find the killer.
I've finished the 1st and 2nd Draft. Pretty excited with what I've got on my hands. More to follow as this moves through the editing and re-writing process!
Guys! This story I wrote? It's out there, published, just waiting for you to pick it up. Go to https://www.fictionmagazines.com/shop/u-t-b/under-the-bed-vol-04-no-11/ and pick it up. My story is in it, along with three other awesome, scary, terrifying horror stories. Do it. Do it now! It's worth the $3.99.
I'm excited about this release. Excited because it's in a respectable magazine. Excited to be listed with other talented writers. Excited because it pays money. Excited because I really liked writing the story. Excited by the idea that others will read it and like it too!
I have no delusions about making a ton of money by selling short stories. I'm not trying to live off this compulsion. If I was in it for the money, well, I'd find another line of work. But payment is validation. It's proof that what I'm doing has worth, regardless of how little or big the payment might be. Getting paid to write also means I'm a "professional," and that sounds fantastic!
So if I'm not motivated by the almighty dollar, and I'm satisfied with whatever amount comes in, why bother to promote? Isn't that the publisher's job? I'm a writer for crying out loud! Not a salesman!
There may have been a time when that was the case. Writers wrote. Publishers published. Salesman sold. Everyone stayed in their lane and when a writer finished and shipped their work off to the publish, there was nothing more to do than to return to the dingy poorly-lit attic and typewriter to start hammering out the next piece. I think some writers still believe this to be the case. They think that they can be the stereotypical reclusive author and book sales will take care of themselves. That book sales are none of their business.
I'm here to tell you, those days are gone. Get that idea out of your head. Forget about it. Writing is a business and publishers need writers who can sell books. With that said, I am by no means a professional salesmen or best-selling author. But I'm doing my best. Here's how I promoted what I've written.
My first rule is: Be Accessible. Always have an easy way for readers to find my writing. My primary way of doing that is this website right here. If anyone asks me how they can read something I've written, I can verbally tell them, "Go to JoeProsit.com and everything is linked right there." The newest stuff is linked right at the top. You may have noticed that I also have some stories right here on this site, for free. Again, accessibility and availability.
Here's another unfortunate reality about the market today: people don't like to pay for things on the internet. Especially sight unseen. If I'm going to buy a music album, I guarantee you I've already heard a song or two on Spotify, Pandora, Youtube, the radio, etc. I get a free sample before I go ahead and pay money. I suspect my readers behave the same way. So, I include "free samples" on my website: a few select short stories that I don't send out to publishers, that I reserve just for you, dear reader. Now many will buy the issue of Under the Bed Volume 4 featuring Joe Prosit's short story "A Voice Exhumed" because they've read and were entertained by previous issues of Under the Bed. That's the benefit of getting published. So yes, the publisher does some of the marketing work for you. But publishers are expecting writers to bring that value-added for additional readership. The publishers bring their audience. Writers bring their audience and together more issues are sold. It's reciprocal. It's team work.
My second rule is Be Approachable. This is where social media kicks in. I live up in the woods of Minnesota, so I've done VERY few public appearances, readings, etc. I'm not against them. I just haven't had too many opportunities for public appearances. So, social media. Mostly Twitter. I do use Facebook and Google+. Also, this website and blog, message boards, workshops, etc. Now, I see a lot of other writers on these sites, and the biggest mistake I see is for writers not to be human. What I mean by this is the constant and repeated urgings to "Buy my book!" and nothing else. Or the dreaded auto-DM saying the same thing. Do I tweet links so people can buy the latest issue of Under the Bed Volume 4 featuring Joe Prosit's short story "A Voice Exhumed"? Of course! But I also engage in conversations, make stupid jokes, retweet other writer's stupid jokes and all in all give my followers a reason to follow me. I blog and try to give other readers something to write. I try to be helpful in writer's groups. I be a good sport in writing contests. I write blogs to start conversations about how I work my way through the writing process. In short, I try to be human and engaging and interesting and interested.
There's a balance between being a robot salesman and a human people can interact with. Sure I'll be accessible and embed links to my work every chance I get. But at the same time, I know I'm selling myself as much as I'm selling a story.
Agree? Disagree? Got some tips and tricks of your own? I'm still new at this so let me know how you promote. Dump your thoughts in the comments below!
Before my story can move from acceptance to published, it needs to be edited, by actual editors.
On the off hand chance I type out the random thoughts that wander through my brain.
April 2019


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A vet tech discovered Papillo after he'd been hit by a motorcycle in Costa Rica. She took a liking to the dog's positive attitude and sweet nature and had him flown to Portland, Ore., for medical care. Unfortunately, the dog's spinal cord was severed, meaning he'd never walk again, but veterinarian Rochelle Low set him up in a wheelchair, which Papilo took to immediately. The playful, 30-pound pup loves to run in the park and curl up next to a friend, and he's currently looking for a new home. If you're interested in adopting him, you can find Rochelle Low's contact information here.
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Each suite will have a makeover of the main living area, with new sofa, lounge chairs and desk chairs as well as fresh carpet and wall coverings. They will also benefit from new draperies, bed skirts and headboards. Quartz stone tops on the tables and other surfaces will add some elegance, along with vanity lighting. Bathrooms will get new tiles, fittings, mirrors and lighting.
It's not all cosmetic - the HAL suites will also receive a touch of upgraded technology. USB outlets in the headboards, bedside LED reading lights, better electrical outlets and a lighted closet rod will all make life a little easier for guests, and the entertainment is set to improve also with a fully new interactive television system which shows complimentary movies on demand and provides access to daily programming, ship and restaurant information and more.
Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line, was happy to release the details of the upgrade program: "Our suites are the epitome of luxury and pampering, and the new amenities and upgrades will ensure that our suite guests will continue to enjoy the finest in cruise accommodations. We have an ongoing program in place to keep our ships looking fresh, but dry-docking gives us an opportunity to take enhancements to the next level to ensure we deliver the elements that make up the Holland America Line cruise experience."
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More amenities are also on the menu for suite guests on all HAL ships starting in January 2016. Already included in a suite booking is priority embarkation, disembarkation and tender service, exclusive use of the Neptune Lounge for Neptune and Pinnacle suite guests, private breakfast service in the Pinnacle Grill and complimentary laundry and dry cleaning. From next year, this already-impressive list of amenities will expand to include fun extras like bathrobes and slippers, a Bose docking station for music, binoculars to use during the cruise, complimentary mimosas with an in-suite breakfast and an espresso machine. These will feature not only in the specific classes mentioned above, but across the entire fleet.
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Several of the ships which sail in and from Australia and the South Pacific will take part in the upgrade program as it rolls out over the next few years. The MS Noordam will be the first of these to go into drydock and receive the new suites. The MS Amsterdam and MS Volendam will get them during their scheduled drydocks in the future - so you have plenty of time to plan and save for a luxurious Holland America suite experience!


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Sarah Kim, Violin
Sarah Kim began her musical studies at the age of three, and has performed extensively in Europe and the United States. She has been a soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Guildhall String Ensemble, and the Samara Philharmonic in Russia. As a chamber musician, she performs with Camerata New England, ande has performed at the Wigmore Hall in London, and in numerous festivals, including the Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Taos School of Music, and the Takacs String Quartet Seminar. She has received degrees from Indiana University and the Yale School of Music. Her principal teachers have included Josef Gingold, Miriam Fried, Peter Oundjian, and David Takeno. She began her association with Apple Hill as a summer faculty coach in 2003, is now second violinist of the Apple Hill String Quartet, and has been an Artist in Residence at Apple Hill since 2007. She is the music director and instructor for the Nelson Strings program, a collaborative educational program between Apple Hill and the Nelson School.


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Town Hall Update
Lease signed at last
Wiveliscombe Town Hall
The Wiveliscombe Town Hall Trust (WTHT), a registered charity, has finally completed the process of signing a lease with the Co-op to take on and manage the Town Hall to make use of this as an asset for the town in the future. The lease requires funding to be obtained to allow the repair and refurbishment of the fabric and decorations of the building.
The journey to this stage has been somewhat tortuous and time consuming but the Co-op has been generally supportive. The local representatives have also given advice as how to proceed to a satisfactory conclusion.
Next steps for the Trust will be to identify exactly what needs to be done, to raise the necessary funds and to implement the plans. Wiveliscombe Area Partnership will be working with WTHT and providing initial funds for the project.
Trust Vice Chairman Dave Lusk said, "The Trustees are delighted to have signed the lease after so many years of discussion. Now the work begins! ".
Note: From the North Devon Journal, 2 June 1864
WIVELISCOMBE. The Band. —Through the exertions of Mr. Peagam, solicitor, subscriptions have been collected and a supply of modern instruments procured for a town band. It is intended that a uniform hat with a scarlet band shall be worn by each member of the band when on duty. The band is under the direction of Mr. S. Richards and diligently attending to practice. When proficient they will discourse sweet sounds from the balcony of the Town Hall, for the gratification of the inhabitants.
Wiveliscombe Town Hall Update - January 2018
The Wiveliscombe Town Hall Trust (WTHT), a registered charity, is just a mere £3k away from hitting their £25k target, which will finally take the hall to the much anticipated planning stage – i.e. the building will be turned back into a venue at the heart of the community. This means the architectural plans can be drawn up and surveys in place for the project to go through planning, as well as the bid writing and business planning work which would be needed to secure the capital funding for the total refurbishment of the Town Hall, which is estimated to be just over £350K.
We have been able to restore one of the hall's 'eyes'! One of the window's to the right hand side of the hall has been fully restored and lit up the beautiful interior for the first time in over 70 years. Over the festive season we held carols and drank mulled wine in the old hall, as a sneak peak of what is to come.
Town Hall Chair, Emma Bettridge, says 'It feels like we are just about to tip over the top of the rollercoaster! We are so close to achieving that total, which will properly set in motion the plans to return the hall back to Wivey. Support for all our efforts in 2017 has been overwhelming, from dance reviews, to mufti days at the schools, to a huge Bristol Old Vic theatre fundraiser and carol singing over Christmas. It's clear that we as a community want this space to be used again, so continued support to get there is vital.'
Wiveliscombe Town Hall, known during the 19th century as The Assembly Rooms, was home to the Magistrates Court and was the focus for social and public life with regular cinema shows until well into the 1950's. It has been owned by the Co-op since just after the First World War but was closed to public use in 1958 since when it has been empty.
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Messy house - getting uptight
Everyone else has known for years - what did you just find out?
There's a rose for every garden, so wide is the choice. It may seem strange talking about this as we move into the autumn and winter seasons, but if you want a rose garden full of gorgeously scented blooms this summer, you're going to have to put in the work now. And early spring is perfect for starting, so here's how to grow roses...
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If you like sitting on your patio at the end of a long day (or even the beginning of one) you could consider planting some very fragrant roses. 'Fragrant Cloud', with its warm reddish-pink colour and old-fashioned-tea-rose scent, is a fantastic choice. 'Gertrude Jekyll', ever popular for its fabulous fragrance, also has beautiful clear pink spiralling buds, which flower for a long time.
Look out for 'repeat flowerers', which burst into bud more than once a year. Perfect for those who love a garden full of colour and life. Rose care might sound complicated, but with good watering, sunlight and appropriate pruning it is possible to maintain a beautiful rose garden.
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If you've got the space, 'Kiftsgate', with its white puffs, can be found in lots of amazing National Trust properties. This rose is perfect if you have a large building you want to hide. On a more domestic scale, many shrub roses have a climbing form such as the 'Climbing Cecile Brunner'. With its pretty, pale pink flowers, smooth stems and masses of hips its a true garden charmer.
If you have a smaller garden, or just a doorstep pot, patio flowers are lovely and plentiful. Dinky little patio roses often have single flowers, with a yellow eye – looking quite unrose-like, and a little cheeky. They don't grow very high, which makes them excellent ground cover.
The zingy bright pink 'Zephirine Drouhin' is a century-old fragrant rose with remarkably smooth stems. Very versatile, it can grow as a shrub, over an arch, or up a wall. Another thornless rose is the Banksiae 'Lutea' with its masses of primrose yellow flowers.
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Messy house - getting uptight
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Volarope is a dancing, playing and fitness rope.
Volarope's spirit of joy is to inspire health, fitness and happiness.Thanks!
Volarope is a participant in the innovation of the health, fitness and happiness ideology.
Promote health, fitness and happiness in a fun way;
Promouvoir la santé, le conditionnement physique et le bonheur d'une façon amusante;
Promover la salud, el condicionamiento físico y la felicidad de manera divertida.
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How to activate SMS alert on Google plus
Here in this article I have given the way, how you can activate your SMS alert from Google plus on your mobile. You can send as well as receive messages to and from Google plus. This feature helps you to remain updated always and anywhere. You don't even require GPRS or net connection for this feature.
How to activate SMS alert on Google plus
SMS alert on Google+, is a new feature recently updated on Google plus. Google plus has now launched this feature only for two countries. Now it's providing SMS alert feature to U.S.A & India. SMS alert feature is mostly popular among the rural regions users, who find it difficult to log in every time. And this is also popular among the professionals who lack time in checking their mails or notifications, so they keep tracking their online status through their SMS'es.
How to activate SMS alert on Google plus?
I am here writing the procedures step by step:-
1. First type the URL Google.com, press enter and then click on Log In/SignIn.
2. Now Sign In with your Gmail account which is associated with your Google plus account.
3. You will see your name on the Right top corner, just left to the settings, click on it.
4. After clicking you will get a menu drop down list, click on the settings link in the drop down menu list.
5. You will get a setting page of Google, go for the Google+ setting just two tabs below the tab which is opened.
6. Here you will see the option to put your mobile number. First select the country of your mobile number. USA/India, which is now available.
7. You will see a submit button right to the mobile number input box, click on it after you have provided the number in the box.
8. You within 2 to 5 minutes will receive a message (SMS) from Google, containing the verification code.
9. Put that verification code below the submit button which has just created for you to place the verification code.
10. With this your verification is complete and you are now eligible to receive the messages and send messages to Google+.
Just for a check you can send a message to 91-9222222222 and the message will be set as your shared content. The post will be public by default.
And hence onward you can always send messages to set as your status of Google plus.
The charges will be the standard SMS rate set by your network. The normal rate with which you send messages will be deducted. If you have free messages, network provider won't charge you money for this message.
You will also receive messages if anyone comments on your post or tag your photo/images, or replied to the post you had posted your response.
You can always check for the boxes to set, on which cases you want the SMS alert, by going to the same page anytime.


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XL Middleton - G-Funk Vibes Vol. 2 (Cassette)
Often written off as a forgettable chapter in hip hop's past, g-funk was an undeniable factor in cementing rap as a musical force to be reckoned with. It borrowed from Bernie Worrell's synth lines and 70's funk breaks as much as it did from sleeker 80's boogie productions from Mtume, One Way, Zapp, and many others. XL Middleton aims to bridge the gap between this and today's modern funk with G-Funk Vibes Vol. 2. The aim is to give you that same feeling you get from modern funk - sunshine and synthesizers via selections culled from XL's personal vinyl stash. The tracks range from overlooked major label remixes to obscure private pressings. It's the perfect soundtrack for a sunny Sunday afternoon and a cold brew - or just imagining you have both.