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Man Rescues 'Stray' Kitten — Then Realizes She's Not What She Seems
She kept making a noise that was "not like a normal 'meow'" ...
Jared Allen Yost works for a landscaping company in Minnesota — but he's first and foremost an animal lover. So, when he heard what sounded like a creature in distress while on a job recently, he didn't hesitate to take a closer look.
"I went over to help whatever was making those noises," Yost told The Dodo. "Then I found a kitten."
With no mother in sight, and the weather about to turn sour, Yost decided to rescue the seemingly stray kitten. He brought her home, fed her and introduced her to his family.
What Yost didn't realize, of course, was this was no house cat.
Yost made arrangements to have the kitten get a checkup with a vet. In the meantime, however, he began to notice that there was something a little off about this cat.
She kept making a loud sound — "Not like a normal 'meow,'" Yost said.
Acting on a hunch, Yost decided to search the internet for images of baby bobcats. And sure enough, his new kitten had many things in common with those wild cats: "White triangles on back of ears, giant paws, markings on nose, etc.," Yost said.
She also had an unusually short tail.
Yost then sent photos of his kitten to the Minnesota Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Staffers there agreed:
The "stray kitten" was actually a bobcat.
After learning the kitten's true identity, Yost brought her to the rehab center to get the help she needed.
It's unclear how the baby bobcat lost her mother, but under expert care, she is being raised to retain her wild instincts in hopes that she'll one day be set free. Yost has been receiving updates on her progress, and is optimistic she'll have a normal life.
"She's doing great!" Yost said. "It sounds like she will be released in early fall."
Though Yost's time with the little bobcat was brief, he's happy to have had the chance to help her — and thankful for those folks dedicated to helping wildlife every day.
"It was an awesome experience and I would do it over and over again," he said. "I'm glad we have awesome vet doctors and rehabilitation centers for animals in the wild to get care so they can be be released again."


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As we're coming to the end of this year's season of ordinary time, I wanted to write a second installment. If you missed the first, read it here.
This past Sunday was the last one (for a bit) where we had the green cloth covering the communion table. Green: growth + life + cultivation + flourishing, all themes of ordinary time. On the northern hemisphere, ordinary time begins with Spring and ends a few weeks into Winter. It's easy for us to think of metaphors of new life and growth when we've got SPRING in our gardens! This year on the southern hemisphere, it's the opposite! We are ending ordinary time just a few days into Summer. Instead of starting out green, we're ending it green. All the Spring blossoms have gone and given way to bold summer hues and a hot hot sun. This gives me a whole new set of metaphors as I think about growth. Do we grow more/stronger/faster/significantly at the beginning of our endeavors or at the end? Is it better to start out strong or finish strong? Hmmm… I'll be rolling those around in my head for a wee while…
Ordinary time is a green growing time, and nothing about it has been "ordinary" for us per say, but we've seen growth in a variety of ways. This second half of ordinary time has found us settling into our home in a new country, a new city, and learning a new culture by jumping in head first. Part of the idea of "growth", they say ordinary time is a season of discerning your vocation and shaping your ministry. That part is true. We are discerning what our role is as pastors in Christchurch, and shaping what the ministry of our church will look like. (Although we will be doing that for years! Constantly reevaluating what our role looks like.) One thing we've noticed is that people are longing for community.
How can our role at the church foster a connected community? How can we show people what a loving community of faith looks like? What does it mean to be part of an intimate community that spurs each other on in faith and love? And how can we guide our church congregation to do the same? These are all questions we've been asking ourselves these last four months as we seek to grow our community.
We are establishing rhythms and routines and getting a better feel for our city. We are making friends, joining various community groups, and putting ourselves out there every day (hard work for this introvert!). We are cultivating something new. We're being "grown", you could say 🙂
So, ordinary time, we'll see you again. But now we continue our journey through the liturgical year. Next stop: Advent (my favorite)!!

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The setting: a frenetic daily life is offset against the Mediterranean beaches, where everything seems closer to the African continent. The old tribal voices almost audible from afar. The red line of the track begins and ends with the search of those sounds. Half an hour in one enters a harder atmosphere where not all is foregone. The supporting pillar is the tribal aspect with an explosion of sounds that are never mundane nor trivial.


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aword from oneworld: February 200525 February 2005
oneworld's route network grows 5 per cent to 602 airports: The route network served by the oneworldTM alliance has grown by 5 per cent in the past year, with more than 30 destinations added to the alliance's map or coming on line soon, taking the number of airports the group serves to 602 in 136 territories.
Five airports have been added in the USA and four in Peru. In the States, AA is now serving Anchorage (Alaska), Bakersfield (California), Lexington (Kentucky), Pensacola (Florida) and Savannah (Georgia), while in Peru, LAN has launched services to Iquitos, Piura, Tacna and Tarapoto.
Other new additions in Latin America include Argentina's Salta, on a seasonal basis, and Ushuaia, and Chile's Pucon, also on a seasonal basis, served now by LAN, while, in Mexico, American Eagle has inaugurated services to San Luis Potosi and Torreon, with Chihuahua to follow from 1 May.
Twelve airports have been added in Europe. British Airways and its affilites have opened flights to Croatia's Dubrovnik, France's Bastia, Georgia's Tbilisi, Greece's Heraklion, Italy's Bari, Cagliari and Catania and Russia's Yekaterinburg. Other oneworld carriers have added Norway's Bergen (Iberia), Russia's Murmansk (Finnair), Spain's Albacete (Iberia) and Germany's Berlin Schonefeld (Aer Lingus). Another three European points are to follow - Croatia's Split and Greece's Salonika, both to be served by BA from April, and Estonia's Kuresaare, by Finnair from 19 May.
In Asia, BA will also add Bangalore (India) to the alliance's network later this year, while Cathay Pacific will inaugurate oneworld flights to Xiamen (China) from the end of this month and Finnair will start services to Guangzhou, also in China, From September.
Elsewhere in the world, other additions include Canada's Halifax (AA), Morocco's Fez (BA) and New Zealand's Rotorua (Qantas).
American to launch Shanghai service next year: American Airlines is set to be the fourth oneworld partner to serve Shanghai. It will launch non-stops between the Chinese commercial centre and its Chicago O'Hare hub from 2 April 2006, subject to final government approval.
oneworld partner Finnair already serves Shanghai from its Helsinki home, with Qantas joining it there in December 2004, with three Airbus A330-300s a week to and from its Sydney base. British Airways will start services to the Chinese city from its London Heathrow hub in the next few months, with five Boeing 777s a week. Cathay Pacific is also seeking rights to serve the city, while the Hong Kong carrier started serving it with daily freighters from the end of January.
Shanghai will become the 21st international destination served by American from ORD, where it and its American Eagle regional affiliate currently operate a total of more than 510 daily flights to more than 110 destinations.
AA to increase departures from main DFW hub by 119 departures a day: American Airlines and its American Eagle regional affiliate are adding more flights at their main Dallas/Fort Worth hub. They already announced in September that they would offer 70 more departures a day from DFW from late March. Now, they have increased that by a further 49 services a day. Of the combined 119 extra operations, 45 will be flown by the mainline carrier and the other 74 by its regional affiliate. It will take their total daily departures from DFW in July to 839. The extra mainline departures will be on 61 established routes. AA said the latest increase responded to "a steading increase in demand".
More frequencies and facilities to Vancouver: British Airways is adding three frequencies to Vancouver, giving a total of ten Boeing 747-400 services a week to and from its London Heathrow hub from May to September. News of the increase came as the destination became the airline's latest to enable passengers to print their own boarding passes from their homes or offices, via ba.com. Also, its lounge at the airport is now the airline's first in Canada to offer wireless internet connection.
Meantime, Cathay Pacific has opened a new lounge at Vancouver, which is claims "raises the bar on standards of style and comfort in North America". It is the first airport on the continent to benefit from the airline's new-style lounges, reflecting the theme of its award-winning The Wing and The Pier facilities at its Hong Kong hub. At 500 square metres, it is twice the size of the facility it replaces and one of the largest at Vancouver. With facilities for First and Business Class passengers, it offers panoramic views over the airport's runway and aprons. Cathay links Vancouver twice daily with Hong Kong and daily with New York JFK.
American Eagle to provide Nashville skyline to Washington National: American Eagle, the oneworld and American Airlines regional affiliate, is to launch services between Nashville and Washington National from 1 May, with three non-stops a day, using 37-seat Embraer regional jets.
BA upgrades Club World to help passengers sleep even better: British Airways is upgrading the flat beds in its Club World longhaul business cabins as part of an overall package of improvements designed to help customers sleep even better in-flight. The seat beds will incorporate "the latest cushioning technology", similar to that used in the newest premium household mattresses, to provide more comfort and ergonomic support. BA says this will be the first time this cushioning has been used in any airlines' seats. It will also provide larger pillows and higher quality, thicker blankets. Seat covers are being replaced with material in dark blue, and crockery and table linen given a new look.
Qantas and BA open new joint business lounge at Singapore: British Airways and Qantas have opened a new joint business lounge at Singapore. The US$7 million up-grade provides a facility three times bigger than the one it replaces, with seating increased from 233 to 400. New facilities include six fully equipped private work stations, 12 high speed internet PCs, printing, photocopying, phone and fax services. Twenty private shower suites and new luxury bathroom facilities have also been added. Other improvements include a new buffet and self-serve bar, a stylish new 18 metre long cocktail bar and a TV/entertainment zone.
AA guarantees its lowest fares will be on aa.com: American Airlines has launched a price guarantee - promising customers that they will always find on its AA.com website that the absolute lowest fares for travel on American and its American Eagle and AmericanConnection regional affiliates. If any customer finds a lower AA fare for the identical itinerary on another travel website, it pledges to refund them the difference and give them a US$50 AA travel voucher.
Iberia moves next door at New York JFK: Iberia moves its operations at New York JFK into British Airways' Terminal 7, from American Airlines' Terminal 8, next door. The BA facility is also shared by Cathay Pacific and Qantas, while Finnair remains alongside AA in Terminal 8. The other two oneworld carriers serving JFK, Aer Lingus and LAN, use its International Arrivals Building, Terminal 4. Iberia serves JFK nine times a week from its own Madrid hub.
AA and LAN named best for Latin America: American airlines and LAN both emerged with honours in a survey by Latin Trade magazine to find the "Best of Latin America". AA was named best airline overall and best frequent flyer programme for the third year running, also taking the new title this year of best business class. LAN was judged to serve the best airline food for the third year running, and its Neruda lounge at Santiago selected as Latin America's best airport lounge for the second year time. The results are based on the views of more than 100 000 executives from across the region.
oneworld in brief: oneworld brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business - American Airlines, British Airways, Qantas, Iberia, Cathay Pacific, LAN, Finnair and Aer Lingus - enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. These include a broader route network, opportunities to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles and points across the combined oneworld network and more airport lounges. Together, its members serve 602 destinations in 136 countries. oneworld was voted the world's best airline alliance by readers of Business Traveller magazine in its 2004 poll and the World's Leading Airline Alliance for the second year running in the latest World Travel Awards, based on votes cast by80,000 travel agency professionalsfrom more than 200 countries. Note: LAN affiliate LAN ECUADOR is not a member of oneworld.


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Fishs Eddy have already revamped the bar. Now they've got designs on your storage too, with these patterned flower storage bowls.
It's a set of five glass bowls, each decorated with a different pretty pattern. The floral motifs running around each bowl and the range of colours adds a charming vintage flavour – they're definitely a lot nicer on the eye than your average tupperware.
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Dorothy Mae Schneider, 76
Dorothy +Mae Schneider
of Huntsville, AL
Oct. 3, 1932
to July 3, 2009
Dorothy Mae (Williams) Schneider passed away July 3, 2009, of COPD in Huntsville, Alabama.
She was born in Bremerton, Washington on October 3, 1932 to Clifford H. Williams, Sr., and Gladys H. Williams. She was raised by her mother and stepfather, Robert O. Davis along with her six brothers and sisters. They are Margie, Bill, Gladys (G.G.) Tillie, Clifford Williams, and Roberta Davis.
Dorothy graduated from Bremerton High School in 1950, and graduated from San Diego State University with a BA in psychology.
She married Max P. Schneider in 1952. They had three daughters, Mona Lee Keaton,Gloria Morrison, and daughter Suzette Marie Para who preceded her in death. She has four grandchildren and six great grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews.
Dot was a delightful woman and well known for her generous spirit and loving nature. She will be so missed by all her extended family and friends.


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From the Desk of Olivia Pope
Scandal Costume Designer Lyn Paolo on working with Kerry Washington, Prada and what's next this season.
While we may have tried desperately to avoid being sucked in by your dramatic entrances and exits, whiplash-inducing plots twists and maintain a steady side-eye in the general direction of your near-fanatical following on Twitter, we've fallen for you. Hard. So much so that we've pretty much unreasonably taken to boycotting the Olympics for the sole purpose that we point our fingers in its general direction for your mid-season hiatus. And while we like to think we may have gotten proverbially hooked while managing to avoid falling down the rabbithole that is Olitz fanfic blogs (because, yeah, those are a thing, you guys); we still have some difficultly articulating our ardent excitement for tonight's mid-season return.
And while this 30-second trailer may reveal precisely nothing about what we should expect, we figured if there's one woman who can perhaps shed a little light on what we can actually anticipate in the latter-half of the season, its the shows Costume Designer, Lyn Paolo. After all, any real Scandal fan (and we believe we're more than qualified to speak on the matter) knows that the show's wardrobe is often more laden with meaning and metaphor and shrouded with symbolism than the words coming out of the characters mouths, right? And so we quizzed (well, more like harassed) Paolo with our questions on everything from Kerry Washington's input on her character, why all the white, and why things may (gulp) get worse before they get better.
...On what we can expect for the season ahead:
"In the second half of this season, Olivia will often be in darker clothes as the story line darkens. There is a lot of intrigue and behind the scenes scheming going on between the characters and both Kerry and I have worked rather hard to be true to Olivia's palette but sometimes some of the things that have happened in the story have made us want to use darker tones.
...On Olivia's favorite designers:
"I felt that the first season was all about the Tory Burch trench, the second season became about coats in general: Escada, Armani, and Dior. This season it has been about the Prada purses, Burberry and Dior coats, and lots and lots of gloves by Gaspar, our local, custom-made glove company."
...On the meaning behind all that white:
"The idea of white being used in the show came from the pilot script, which the amazing Shonda Rhimes wrote, [and] she discussed being a 'gladiator' and 'wearing the white hat'. These lines had a huge impact on my design process, and the whole idea came from those fantastic lines that she wrote. However, the use of color to tell the story had grown over these three seasons, and we try to tell the story throughout the use of color. How does a character feel? What is happening in a particular moment? So when Mellie is jealous, she wears green, [and] et cetera."
...On crossing over to the dark side:
"The themes of the second half of the season are darker than ever before, the relationships are becoming more and more complicated and difficult, and to express this darkness we have been using a lot more dark: grey, navy blue, and YES—even black."
...On Olivia Pope then versus now:
"From the very beginning, Kerry and I decided that the Olivia Pope from the present, who has her own company and her band of gladiators, had to wear pants. So that meant that in flashbacks, Olivia would be a skirt lady, and even dresses. The only time we have broken this rule is when Olivia attended the Christening, as we felt that as she was to be Godparent to the baby, she would dress up to go to the church. Additionally, to help the audience understand quickly that we are in a different time, we do not use Prada purses in flashbacks, as she usually carries a Goyard or Ralph Lauren purse."


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text: Marc Jacobs Isn't Impressed by Young Designers 5:08 PM PST 2/25/2015 by Sam Reed FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME REX USA Marc Jacobs - P 2015 The legendary designer says they have "style with no substance." You know the whole grunge, street style-inspired look that has dominated the runways over the past few years? Well, Marc Jacobs is so over it. The 51-year-old designer told Suzy Menkes of British Vogue that young designers in particular are lacking original ideas, stating that they have "style with no substance." Jacobs continued, "I look at young fashion and it seems like it's all the same — the idea of what is edgy or cool. It's style with no substance. It doesn't really seem born of anything. I don't see the rebellion or edge in it. It just looks like a cliche: salad oil in the hair, Frankenstein shoes, and the trappings of punk and all these other things." Read more Zendaya Responds to Giuliana Rancic's Apology Though some of his own collections surely fit the "punk," street-inspired mold (particularly his androgynous, militaristic spring 2015 collection), it's the ability to constantly uncover something new and fresh or do "an about face from one season to the next," that Jacobs considers important for the new crop of designers. "I just hope that somebody — like a younger person — will have that energy and power," he said. "Or maybe there is nothing going on that has inspired that. But it doesn't seem like 'the street' or that idea of cool is new." Also on the list of things of which Jacobs disapproves of is social media, laptops, even — gasp — the Internet. "I am so appalled by the whole social media thing," he told Menkes. "I don't get it, it doesn't appeal to me. Neither does a computer, or working on a laptop." See more Oscars 2015: The Top 10 Best-Dressed Next thing you know, the designer, who turns 52 on April 9, will be asking kids to turn down the music and reminiscing about the good old days. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Sam Reed firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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This particular black and white photography challenge is topic related. For a list of upcoming topics, please see the list at below. Be creative and challenge yourself. Look for contrast or highly textured subjects to shoot.
Thank you everyone for your overwhelming enthusiasm for this challenge. I'm proud to announce our featured bloggers from my Patterns. Please check out their posts, they are worthy of a second look. ENJOY!
Featured Bloggers
Mittened Hands – This photograph has so many different patterns on the buildings. It is crazy, but awesome.
Pursuit of Happiness – I adore all the textures and patterns in this photo from the bricks in the buildings to the leaves.
Wandering Iris – Iris has such a great variety of everyday items that have patterns. I adore her photograph of the corn on the cob.
Conversations Around the Tree – Three very different photographs and the patterns are all so wonderful. I really enjoyed the middle photo.
wtf Am I on About Now? – A gorgeous vase with some real beautiful designs in sepia tones.
Whisperings – Has a small gallery of some very wonderful shapes. I really like the first and last photos.
This week's topic is Walk 100 Steps and Take New Photos.
You don't literally have to take 100 steps. This challenge is all about taking a new photo. It can be as simple as picking up your camera and capturing your immediate area. If you want to get to a specific destination first, then take your steps you are allowed to do that. Use your imagination and creativity with this topic. I hope you have a lot of fun with the topic.
Upcoming Topics
- Lines and Angles
- Glass: Anything from a shot glass to a stained glass window
- Lights
- Open Topic
- Fences
- Shoes or Feet
This challenge accepts the following types of photography:
- Black and white photography
- Sepia tones (browns)
- Selective color with the majority of the photo being in black and white.
Hopefully you will have a lot of fun with this challenge and find your creative eye will be expanded. Here are a couple tips and tricks posts I have done specifically for black and white photography.
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I just took a walk in back yard and in my house. I tried to get something different than I usually take. I hope you enjoy.
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Shore, Diane and Illustrated by Rankin, Laura How to drive your sister crazy 48 pgs. Harper Collins, 2012. $3.99. (Rating: G)
Bradley plays a series of well-planned out pranks on his older sister Abby. Including going into bathroom while she is showering, scalding her in the shower, and stealing her towel so she has to run through the house naked. It gets worse from there.
I love nothing more than a good prank, but I felt seriously bad for this older sister. She was being tortured. Not cool and not really that funny. The artwork has a dated feel as well. Students may snicker, but parents won't be thanking you should these ideas be put into action.
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This would drive those in my house nuts!
Number one song in a karaoke shower would be…"Shake it off" ❤
-blinks- i'd be more inclined to give them in the dining room. Political speeches that is.
I would never leave the shower. Ever. But I would be the cleanest person on the planet, mmm hmmm.
I wish I knew who made them….but sure.
Hi razorback! Thanks for the follow. And id love one of these things, except id be terrified of somehow electrocuting myself :P.
Have a great day! 🙂
Imagine singing "Rain" in that shower though…


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Body language can tell you a lot about what a person thinks about you - frowns or crossed arms tell you that someone is angry or upset while smiles and laughter mean the complete opposite – but when you're out of a date, it's even more important (and even harder) to interpret what your date is trying to tell you.
The thing is, reading body language is not the most exact science. What you think someone is saying with their crossed arms and hunched shoulders – anger or distrust – might be totally wrong – the woman is sitting under an AC vent and is just cold. You have to take what you're reading with a grain of salt and wait for verbal clues to help confirm your suspicions.
Here are a few signs to look for on your next date:
Relaxed posture –Credit: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/526641
Does she look relaxed while standing or sitting next to you? That means she's calm and open to you. If she's fidgeting, especially on a first date, she may just be nervous. If she feels as closed off as a military base during the Cold War, watch out!
Eye Contact –
Is she looking you in the eye? Then she's interested in what you're saying. If she's looking elsewhere when you're talking she's either not interested in you or distracted.
Leaning forward -
Any time a woman moves closer to you, it means that she feels comfortable being with you – the walls are coming down! If she's making it a point to keep her distance or move away from you, she's got issues with you or personal space.
Head Nodding –
If she's nodding periodically as you speak, that's a good sign that she's on the same wavelength. If she looks like one of those bobble head toys, you've lost her – you'll want to take a step back and reevaluate your approach
Touching –Credit: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/479608
Yes, some men and women get "touchy" when you're on a first date. A soft caress of your arm or hand means that they're making contact. A touch of your thigh means something totally different.
Watch the Hands –
Hands can be a window to your date's soul too. Palms up means that they are friendly towards you, where arms crossed could mean that she's closed off towards you. Also, hands held up behind the head could mean that he or she is trying to gain dominance over you.
Mirroring -
Mirroring is when the person you're talking to is so into you, they unconsciously do whatever you do. You shift a bit to the right and they shift to the right, you lean forward and they lean forward. This means that they are really into you and that this relationship has so good potential.
Speed of Conversation –
If your conversation is going at a decent speed and you banter back and forth, that's a good sign. But if your date has his or her mouth open a lot or seems to be trying to break into the conversation often, you might be talking too much or talking about stuff she's not interested in.


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Trelawny, Jamaica:
With a heart of gold, Nicole Nugent, having witnessed the stifling conditions of the children in the community who were physically or mentally challenged, opened her arms, stretched her resources and has added each child to her family - providing them with an education and life-long skills to aid in their overall development.
Nugent who operates between Trelawny and Mandeville, Manchester, got the inspiration to begin a school for those physically and otherwise challenged after having her own daughter diagnosed with Downs Syndrome.
"The school is called Hope and Divine Centre, and it has been in existence for about one year and five months. My daughter, who has Downs Syndrome, was my main motivation, and then looking at children with disabilities in the community who sat at home, locked away, doing nothing, I decided to do something for them."
Nugent told Family & Religion that the school functions like a regular school system but has opened its doors to those even as old as 50.
"On April 13, 2015, we opened the doors of the school free of charge. The building is actually a three-bedroom house that we have rented. One room is for the office, the other two are for classrooms and the dining and living room is the auditorium. There's a bathroom, but our kitchen is on the outside."
She added: "School begins at 9:30 and ends at 2:30 from Mondays to Fridays, and we do every subject like a regular primary school. On Fridays we focus on skills set: we have two trained teachers who are paid and they facilitate the 19 students we have enrolled."
Nugent explained that a lot of the students have never been into a formal education system because the schools they were referred to could not fit into the budget of the parents, as several are from poor backgrounds and rely on farming to earn a small income.
"Our students range from age eight to age 52 and all of them have a disability, but they all have potential and that was evidenced by the Olympic Games we recently took part in Kingston. The Special Olympics was introduced to us by Cislyn Shirley, who is the parish coordinator."
She continued: "It was only two weeks prior to the event that we heard about it and the fact that they did so well warms my heart: all we had was the verandah at the school to practise and Codian Melbourne and Pauline Hylton to help with training. "
The team of 21 copped 17 medals: 9 gold, 4 silver 4 bronze and 12 fourth place ribbons, granting them the third placement of all the 14 parishes that entered.
"Saturday, I had an appreciation ceremony for them and I must mention Norman Duvall who has been very instrumental in the operation of the school and the Olympics. It can be very difficult to manage my time as I have a funeral services business, my own family, an empowerment initiative show called 'Speak Out' and I am involved in politics. But these kids mean the world to me."
"Parents in the community who don't want their kids, I tell them: send them to me. I have never asked for a donation and through God's grace we are still in existence."
Nugent expressed that she wants the best for her children and hopes that in the future she will be able to get them some toys, a proper school building and other resources.
"I would love to get a building for them, so if I die the school remains for them. I would greatly appreciate the assistance in that regard."
Student and now adopted daughter of Nugent, Andrene Lewis, says the school has done a lot for her in wanting to embrace her full potential
"It is a good school: I am getting the chance to further my education. I want to be a chef because I like to cook and bake. I believe I can do it."
To contact Nicole Nugent, call (876) 581-5821 or email firstname.lastname@example.com [2].
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Brian Keating.NET
Tonight I'm going to follow up on my previous post where I promised to show you how to react on somone/something uploading a Blob.
Please read http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/06/18/announcing-the-0-3-0-beta-preview-of-microsoft-azure-webjobs-sdk/ as there is a lot of old information lying about on the web regarding v0-2-0 which will not work in v0-3-0, I'm not ashamed to say it's now the early hours of the morning before I've finally managed to get this working as most of the documentation I was reading was v0-2-0.
Let's get started by creating a console application.
In this code you can see that I'm just appending worked… to the input file, the important parts to consider are the BlobTrigger and Blob attributes, the trigger is the item that will start to process when a blobupdates on the reuters-input container, the BlobAttribute is the output and the reuters-gdmx is the identified container for same.
There are a few options with the job, schedule/on demand/continuous..
For the automatic trigger I'm setting the job to be On Demand, however I know in the current version of webjobs, that ondemand for blobs are polled every 10 minutes (I hope can be more real-time once WebJobs exit preview).
You need to add two connections string to your blob storage account (get the connection string with visual studio Azure explorer), I've set both to the same storage account. The last two are from v0-3-0.
I'm going to use the AzureStorage explorer to upload a file, once this file gets uploaded the WebJob will run and create the associated blob in reuters-gdmx
Here you can see the result of the WebJob (appending worked….)


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As Gold Price Holds at $1,300, Scientists Witness the Origins of the Precious Metal
The gold price this morning saw the yellow metal holding above $1,300 before dipping a bit below. Given the strength of the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of late—as it's been breaking its own records—this level of success for what is widely considered a "hedge" investment is worth noting. But simply because gold has held on to the approximate level of $1,300 for the moment doesn't mean that the precious metal will continue to hold.
Looking at the Past: Gold in the Cosmos
Perhaps the most interesting headlines made by gold in the recent weeks was not due to economic factors, but cosmological curiosities. A recent crash of neutron stars made headlines as the first recorded event of its type. It's called a "kilonova," a sort of rare version of a supernova.
On the surface, this story has absolutely nothing to do with precious metals here on earth. But in studying the gamma rays and light spectrum emitted by this type of explosion, scientists have been able to trace the existence of heavy metals—including gold—to the death of stars. It's a scientific reminder of the rarity of elements of gold across the universe, especially when compared to other elements.
What Gold Futures Are Saying
Now we go from the extreme ancient past of gold to the short-term future. Or, more accurately—"futures." MarketWatch noted that gold saw a steep dip in futures trading as of late thanks to a "pickup of inflation in the United Kingdom," which in turn put downward pressure on the price of gold. Why would that push gold down when the metal is seen as a hedge? Because some believe that a rise in inflation could lead to harsher interest rates, which in turn will put downward pressure on prices.
If you find that confusing, you're not alone. People in the stock market have been wondering what to do with the ever-increasing prices of stocks, especially with a pessimistic outlook from those such as Morgan Stanley. They see even a well-balanced portfolio returning only something in the range of 4-5% annually over the next ten years, which is well below targets for even conservative investment strategies.
Where Will Gold End Up?
Though the recent revelations about a recorded kilanova put gold back in the headlines, gold investors would like to see gold's price making headlines soon. And if the predictions by Morgan Stanley for the stock market are true, then investors will likely look for other ways to make better returns. Typically, gold does not offer these returns. But it does offer a hedge from uncertainty—and Morgan Stanley's uncertainty about the next 10 years in the stock market is worth noting.
The Dow Jones is now well over $23,000, a point that was almost unthinkable only years ago. But that won't necessarily last. What investors know does last is a metal that's been around since stars have been exploding—the only question is whether or not that value will serve as a hedge for the rest of 2017.


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There's No Place Like Home
"Economic pressures, an increase in telecommuting options, and a desire for greater sense of community are causing increasing numbers of Americans to forgo the mobile lifestyle and stay put. This new brand of localism has positive consequences that are helping communities everywhere - more people know their neighbors and get involved in communities, extended families have more opportunities to interact, and decreased travel means energy savings across the board."
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From The Crow's Nest- Keeping Perspective
As I begin this column today, I am looking down upon one of the most beautiful scenes you could imagine. The snow-capped Rocky Mountains are glittering in the sun, making me wish I had a parachute so I could really enjoy them. Breckenridge ski resort is clearly visible with Winter Park in the distance. I am awestruck as I try to comprehend the might, power and creativity of Almighty God, Who, with but a spoken word, created this marvelous scene.
I am reminded that God's word tells us that we also are His creation. In fact, in Ephesians 2:10, Paul writes that "we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works". Ever stop to think of yourself as Christ's handiwork?
When people stop to take a good look at you, what do they see?
Some will just see the "sound tech". You know; the guy or gal who accidentally pushes the microphones a little too hard and makes the room sound "ringy". (Only once a year, right?)
Being identified by what you do is hard to handle sometimes. I know I've monologued with myself from time to time attempting to convince myself that my identity isn't found in my job description, it's found in my relationship with Jesus Christ.
However, humanity seems obsessed with the need to label and categorize us by our function, not our relationship with Christ. Occasionally, even church leadership can fail to recognize staff and members as real people with real lives and real problems. It seems the larger a church grows, the more demanding it becomes to plug bodies into positions, perhaps temporarily solving our functional needs, but perhaps ignoring the creation God has placed within our trust. Maybe you feel like you're one of those people just "plugged in" so your church can function. Well, take heart, because Christ will work in your life in spite of where you are and what you may be doing.
As the Rocky Mountains go behind in the distance, another part of God's hand is seen to the south called the Grand Canyon. Wow! I'm reminded that God didn't make the whole earth look like the Rocky Mountains. He's placed such diversity into this world that rarely do two places look alike. And He's done the same with our lives. The body of Christ is also diverse. Each person is unique and carries within an imprint of God's handiwork. Each of us has a different mix of spiritual gifts as well as natural gifts and abilities. And, if we honestly believe Christ is the head of the church, isn't it logical to think that He expects the church to unleash His created people for the purpose in which He intended?
As all of God's people say, "Amen", I'm sure you are thinking of several people in your ministries who seem "out of place". I've discovered over the past twenty years of ministry, there are few churches who have an enabling mentality. It is more likely that church leadership becomes concerned with management and control than with unleashing God's created people for which the purpose they were designed. If you're stuck in one of these places, pray hard my friend, for it's not the will of God that the church should limit people's roles to man's vision, but rather to capture God's vision by letting go of the control so His handiwork can be seen. After all, isn't God much more capable of knowing what is best for the church than our finite minds could envision?
So I write this as an encouragement to those of you who may be feeling stuck in the mundane routines of technical jargon, amplifiers, wattage and people. Ask God to create something new in your life! He's pretty great at it, you know.
It's very easy to get lost in the daily and mundane when our vision is limited to our own little world. But, if we could only see our ministries as God sees them, with all of the potential of His power and grace to reach into lives, well, perhaps our work will become an adventure instead of a routine.


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The Wired for Health Study is a randomized clinical study that will evaluate the impact of remote wireless monitoring for patients with diabetes, hypertension, and arrhythmias.
This study will test whether wireless monitoring can reduce health care costs and increase health self-management for patients with chronic health conditions.
A total of 100 individuals in the Monitoring Group will be provided with iPhones and the wireless device(s) most appropriate for monitoring their particular medical diagnosis. Patients will use the devices for a period of six months. The study will look at the patients' health care insurance claims and compare them to the insurance claims of the 100-person Control Group.
For the study, HealthComp is working with these companies:


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From contributor Don: "Do you ever notice that when an email forward doesn't catch on initially the email doesn't die, it just gets stronger/weirder/crazier?
Check the email below which apparently started out as 'FW: COMING SOON' and is now 'Letter by a Florida teacher'. There's quite a pre-amble in the beginning -- new paragraphs added to make you sympathize with a Florida teacher who knows better than the rest of us about the evils of illegal immigration.
I removed my right wing dad's email, name, all that, but I kept his intro, which was rich in and of itself..."
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Talk about real BS from our give-a-way democrats and the stinking republicans that go along with them!!!! We have to do something to stop this kind of run-a-way spending and encouraging more of the illegals to come into our country. Isn't this absolutely the truth????
Letter by a Florida teacher................ A teacher speaks
This is a subject close to my heart. Do you know that we have adult students at the school where I
teach who are not US citizens and who get the PELL grant, which is a federal grant (no pay back
required) plus other federal grants to go to school?
One student from the Dominican Republic told me that she didn't want me to find a job for her after
she finished my program, because she was getting housing from our housing department and she was
getting a PELL grant which paid for her total tuition and books, plus money left over. She was looking
into WAIT which gives students a CREDIT CARD for gas to come to school, and into CARIBE which
is a special program (check it out – I did) for immigrants and it pays for child care and all sorts of needs,
while they go to school or training.
The one student I just mentioned told me she was not going to be a US citizen because she plans to return to the Dominican Republic someday and that she "loves HER country." I asked her if she felt guilty taking what the US is giving her and then not even bothering to become a citizen and she told me that it doesn't bother her, because that is what the money is there for!
I asked the CARIBE administration about their program and if you ARE a US citizen, you don't qualify for their program. And all the while, I am working a full day, my son-in-law works more than 60 hours a week and everyone in my family works and pays for our education. Something is wrong here. I am sorry but after hearing hey want to sing the National Anthem in Spanish - enough is enough.
Nowhere did they sing it in Italian, Polish, Irish (Celtic), German or any other language because of
immigration. It was written by Francis Scott Key and should be sung word for word the way it was
written. The news broadcasts even gave the translation -- not even close. Sorry if this offends
anyone but this is MY COUNTRY
IF IT IS YOUR COUNTRY SPEAK UP -- please pass this along.
I am not against immigration -- just come through like everyone else. Get a sponsor; have a place to lay your
head; have a job; pay your taxes, live by the rules AND LEARN THE LANGUAGE as all other
immigrants have in the past -- GOD BLESS AMERICA!
PART OF THE PROBLEM ….Think about this: If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone –
It is Time for true Americans to Speak up!!!


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Jen and Justin meet up for his special day
Jennifer Aniston, 43, has been reunited with boyfriend Justin Theroux, 40, in North Carolina, where she's filming We're The Millers.
Justin, who's been traveling between New York and Los Angeles, turns 41 today so the couple will be celebrating.
But Jen, 43, has banned her lover from going on his annual boys' weekend in Hawaii – prompting his friends to say he's 'under the thumb'.
A source reveals: 'Jen's inisiting that he wait until the end of summer when she can join him on the trip.
'Justin isn't happy about it all, but he's agreed to stay in NYC 'til then.
'Now his pals are teasing him.'
Read more Hollywood gossip in Now Magazine dated 13 August 2012- out now!
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Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) has been uplifting lives and promoting mental wellness for all since 1968.
How we think, feel and act is influenced by our mental health. Cultivating mental wellbeing is key to a fulfilling and meaningful life.
We provide a broad range of services across our 9 centres. These include counselling, creative services, outreach activities, rehabilitation, skills training and job opportunities.
Let's celebrate individuals who have overcome the odds, as well as those who have touched the minds and hearts of others. Be inspired by their stories.
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Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) has been uplifting lives and promoting mental wellness for all since 1968.
How we think, feel and act is influenced by our mental health. Cultivating mental wellbeing is key to a fulfilling and meaningful life.
We provide a broad range of services across our 9 centres. These include counselling, creative services, outreach activities, rehabilitation, skills training and job opportunities.
Let's celebrate individuals who have overcome the odds, as well as those who have touched the minds and hearts of others. Be inspired by their stories.
Get our latest news and periodicals here. Feel free to contact us directly if you cannot find the information that you're looking for.
Francis Yeoh is presently Professorial Fellow at the NUS School of Computing, teaching entrepreneurship and mentoring startup companies. In a career spanning over 30 years, he has been involved in various aspects of research and technology management, innovation and entrepreneurship. He had been a research scientist, research institute director, tech company CEO, investor, professor and government policy maker.
He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering, from Loughborough University (UK) and a Masters degree from the MIT Sloan Fellows programme for innovation and global leadership.
Assoc Prof Lee Cheng has been a member of the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) since 1997. He has held many appointments within SAMH and is currently the Vice President since 2016. He is also a board member of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) since 2014 for which he serves in the Services Committee and Advocacy and Research Committee to help to enhance service delivery and advocacy in the area of mental health. He was also the President of Silver Ribbon Singapore from 2011 to 2017.
Assoc Prof Lee is the Vice Chairman Medical Board (Clinical) at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) since March 2012. He was also appointed the Programme Director for the National Addictions Management Service in IMH in May 2017.
He has been the President of the Singapore Psychiatric Association since 2013. He is also a member of the Singapore Medical Council's Complaints Panel since 1 December 2012 as well as a member of the Specialist Advisory Board to the Singapore Armed Forces in Psychiatry since 1 January 2014. He has received many awards over the years including the Healthcare Humanity Award in 2008, the Public Service Star Service Award in 2010, the National Healthcare Group Distinguished Achievement Award in 2014 as well as the Friends of MSF (Ministry of Social and Family Development) Award in 2017.
He will receive his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for a term of 5 years with effect from 24 April 2018.
Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore
Head of Project Evaluation & Communications, Global South Initiative, OM International
Ms Saw Seang Pin is a lawyer. Most of her legal career was spent in investment banking, most notably ten years with Deutsche Bank as senior legal counsel for DB's Asia-Pacific derivatives and structured products business.
After 15 years in law, Seang Pin changed direction and joined the non-profit sector. She spent ten years in the Singapore international headquarters of OMF International, a faith-based NGO operating in Asia-Pacific, in a variety of roles including leadership development, corporate structuring, and recruitment. She is now with another NGO (Operational Mobilization) where she is working on a project to enhance the financial sustainability of Global South workers.
Head Clinical Trials, Dept. of Haematology – Oncology, National University Health System
Ms Joanne Chio currently heads the Haematology- Oncology Research Group ( HORG), which is the research arm of NCIS , National University Cancer Institute of Singapore, NUH. She led a team responsible for conducting Phase I to III clinical trials in cancer. HORG has conducted a number of first-in-man and first-inclass early drug studies. Through continuous research, her team has demonstrated that different individuals respond differently to the same drug. This has formed the basis of personalized cancer treatment.
Joanne also oversees the Cancer Therapeutics Research Group (CTRG), which is a joint research group that comprises of Directors from top oncology hospitals in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Taiwan, and Korea. Their objective is to develop new therapeutic strategies for cancers common to Asia- Pacific. CTRG has a long-standing partnership with the U.S National Cancer Institute (NCI) and U.S. Mayo Phase II Consortium (P2C). Collaborating with NCI and Mayo P2C, CTRG performs clinical trials on new anti-cancer drugs in tumor types endemic to Asia.
Being a member of the Human Research Protection ( HRP) workgroup , she oversees the research activities of NUH. This committee works to ensure the safety, well-being and the rights of the patients are not compromised in research.
She is also an advisory board member of the Food & Life Sciences Advisory Committee of Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Chemical and Life Sciences.
Currently the Honorary Treasurer of Singapore Association for Mental Health (2017-18), she had held several other positions and has been a board member since 2007.
My interest in psychiatry stemmed from interest in the study of emotions and behaviour. Fully aware that psychiatry is a highly stigmatized profession, I nevertheless chose to embark upon this specialty to help alleviate the suffering of those marginalized by their illness and treatment. It was a difficult decision as I had to leave behind my interest in Internal Medicine. I also had to forsake 3 overseas music scholarships to take up undergraduate training in the faculty of Medicine. I trained in Psychiatry at St George's Hospital Medical School Psychiatry training programme in London. I was President of SAMH for 12 years.
Dr Ong is a senior consultant child psychiatrist and Chief of the Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in IMH. He obtained his Masters in Medicine (Psychiatry) in 1999 and Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy in 2001 from the National University of Singapore. Since his return from a fellowship in New York in 2005, he has been deeply engaged in outpatient services for children and adolescents with psychological problems and has conducted research work in mood disorders, schizophrenia and ADHD. In Child Guidance Clinic, he uses art and other creative-expressive therapies to help children and young teenagers who suffer from anxiety, depression and trauma. In his free time, Dr Ong enjoys appreciating art in all its forms in art galleries, museums, live performances and pop-up art events. He is a frequent speaker in public forums and media interviews on child mental health issues. His authorship also spans various relevant topics on children and adolescent mental health.
Qualified as an attorney for over 25 years, Jasmine manages legal and compliance risks and provides legal solutions as the Asia Pacific head counsel in US multinationals for SE Asia, Australia, Japan, China and other countries to achieve business objectives. She has over 15 years' experience in APAC legal leadership and support in diverse industries such as McDonald's Corporation, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and Solectron Corporation, where annual company revenues range from US$6 billion to US$24 billion. She has managed commercial transactions in China and emerging markets since 1999 to support fast growing revenues.
Jasmine has a Bachelor of Laws from National University of Singapore; a Master of Laws in Transnational Business Practice from McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California; and a Global Executive MBA from INSEAD (Paris).
Dr Joseph Leong is a trained psychiatrist with focus on Rehabilitation and Recovery. He is passionate in helping persons integrate back to their family, to work and to the community as contributing members of society. He is the incoming President for Association for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Singapore. He also volunteers his experience as Expert Advisor for Club HEAL, Caregiver Alliance, Hougang Care Center and St Andrew Nursing Home. He was recognised with the Distinguished Public Service Star Award in 2013.
Appointed a Non-Executive Director of HLA since 22 February 2016, Ms Kwong was last re-elected on 22 April 2016. She is also a member of the ARC and NC of HLA.
Ms Kwong is currently the Managing Director of The Global Value Investment Portfolio Management Pte Ltd, an investment management company based in Singapore. Her investment focus is on commercialization of leading edge technology beneficial to a clean environment and sustainable living.
Ms Kwong has extensive experience in fund raising, corporate finance, capital markets and debt restructuring arising from her senior management positions previously held at Laurel Capital Kingsway LLP, United Kingdom; HL Bank (which is the Singapore branch of Hong Leong Bank Berhad); Mycom Berhad (now Dutaland) and Olympia Industries Berhad Group, Malaysia; PrimeEast Capital Ltd (now BNP Paribas Hong Kong), Hong Kong; and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (Asia) Ltd (now Deutsche Bank), Singapore and Hong Kong.
Ms Kwong holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Major in Finance and Human Resources Management, and Minor in French, from the California State University, Sacramento, and a Master of Science in Finance and Accounting from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Dr. Derrick Yeo is a specialist in Psychiatry who currently works a Consultant in the Department of Forensic Psychiatry at the Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. He attained his basic medical degree, his Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine and the Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Under the Ministry of Health's Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) Fellowship, Dr. Yeo underwent one year of training with the renowed Institute of Psychiatry in 2016 and received a Master's Degree in Clinical Forensic Psychiatry (with Distinction) from King's College London. Grateful for all the opportunities given to him in his career, Dr. Yeo hopes to pass it forward by promoting good mental health in the community.
Lim Cheng Pier currently holds the position of Regional Director for South East Asia & Pacific at Cambridge Assessment English, University of Cambridge.
She has extensive experience at growing emerging and untapped markets. Her monetisation capabilities is demonstrated by her achievements at LEGO, National Instruments and Apple.
Her leadership acumen is driven from her diverse exposure of cultures across Asia Pacific coupled with senior management discipline in her rich career with Multi National Corporations.
Her beliefs in creating sustainable growth through cultural diversity is anchored by her active engaged driven platform proven by her constant participation as advisory committee at SAMH, Tech Whye Primary School and other non-profit organisations.
Cheng Pier enjoys reading and music. Her passion in arts forms the basis of her inspiration to drive diversity and change.
Dr Lee was the Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Institute of Management Holdings Pte Ltd from Aug 2005 to June 2019 and its Senior Advisor from July to December 2019. Prior to that, he was CEO of NCS Pte Ltd from 1996 to 2005. Dr Lee is also an Adjunct Professor at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) since March 2010. He was previously an Adjunct Associate Professor at NTU Business School.
Dr Lee has served on many boards and national committees in education, manpower and IT areas. He was a Member of the Future Economy Council's Essential Domestic Services (EDS) Sub-Committee, which steers industry transformation in healthcare, early childhood education and adult education. Currently, he is an Independent Director of Nera Telecommunications Ltd; Board Member of ILA Vietnam Ltd. Co., Worldwide Education and Training Limited, Singapore Pools (Pte) Ltd as well as the TENG Company. Dr Lee also chairs the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) R&D Tax Technical Advisory Panel.
Dr Lee graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California at Berkeley. He attended the INSEAD Avira Program and Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Dr Lee received Singapore's Public Service Medal (PBM) in 2010 and Public Service Star (BBM) in 2016. He was awarded a Doctor of Business honoris causa by the RMIT University in 2014; Doctor of Science honoris causa by the University of London in 2016 and an Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University of Stirling in 2018.
Dr Lee had a 27-year successful career in IT consulting and services before moving to education in 2005.
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1966 Epiphone Casino - Sunburst w/Bigsby
1966 Epiphone Casino - Sunburst w/Bigsby
Very sought after guitar because of its famous appearances with the Beatles. Excellent, near mint condition and all original. We´ve purchased this guitar from 1st owner, who bought it new in 1966. We´ve never seen a cleaner one, original frets(!), even the case looks like never been used. All paperwork including Bill of Sale from 1966!
Techn. details:
- 16" Thinline Hollowbody (335-Style) - Doublecutaway,
- Bound mapleneck with rosewood fretboard, 22 frets, Single Paraleogram-Inlays,
- 2x AlNiCo V P-90 Pickups w/Chromecovers,
- 2-Volume and 2-Toneregler,
- 3-ply pickguard with beveled edges
- Factory Bigsby-Tailpiece,
- orig. Gibson ABR-1 Bridge,
- Chrom-Hardware,
- incl. original grey Epiphone Hardshellcase.
Art.Nr.: Vi66EpiCasinoBigsby


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Further reading
Australian wine is well known globally as being of exceptional quality, with wineries such as Treasury Wine Estate, Constellation Wines Australia, Pernot Ricard, Cassella and McGuigan being our top exporters according to Australia Top.
Australia's Wine Export Market at a glance:
Our Top 5 export markets for Wine as at December 2017 were:
- Mainland China (33%)
- United States of America (18%)
- United Kingdom (14%)
- Canada (7%)
- Hong Kong (5%)
Wine exports grew by 15% to $2.56 Billion in 2017 with 811 million litres exported.
This trend is set to continue as China continues to develop its wine market and India is an emerging wine export market – (source Wine Australia)
Export Price of Australian Wine – How much does the best wine in the world cost?
We constantly gest asked to supply Australian wine for $1 or $1.50 USD ($1.30 – $2.00 AUD) per bottle.
Our experience is that these are not realistic expectations for prices.
This may have been achievable years ago when there was a glut or oversupply of wine and grapes, but today, with a healthy Domestic market and a growing Export market, wine prices will continue to increase.
Low prices wine is available in Australia with major retailers such as Aldi and Dan Murphys selling Cleanskins and Own Brand wines for low prices and we export many wines at Entry Level prices, however, these wines generally have cheaper bottles with thinner glass and flat bottom (no Punt or Kick Up)
According to the Wine Australia report , wine priced from $2.50 AUD to $4.99 AUD per litre is the largest segment $830 million AUD (+5%), wine priced under $2.50 per litre grew by 18% ($511 million AUD) with higher priced wines $20 – $200+ AUD experiencing the biggest percentage growth, driven by Chinas developing wine drinkers moving up from Entry Level wines.
Australian Wine – All wines are not created equal
The old saying is "You get what you pay for" and this is particularly true with wines.
Whilst there have been some examples of Entry Level wines winning awards, the reality is that most Australians pay $15 – $20 for decent wine at a bottle shop.
As evidenced in the graphs above, while entry level wines are greatest in terms of Litres exported, the highest growth in sales percentage has come from Mid-level and Premium wine segments.
Wine Exports
This is due to the evolving tastes of consumers who are appreciating higher quality wines as they experiment and improve their wine tastes.
That's not to say that Entry-level wines are inferior, but they likely wont taste as good as wines that you can import at a slightly higher price.
We offer Entry-level, Mid-level and Premium wines for export, and we find that the greatest demand is for Entry-level and Mid-priced wines.
Exporting Wine from Australia – What are the rules?
To export wine from Australia, you must have a Wine Export Licence (which we have) and follow the processes set out by Australian Government.
Brand owners can export their wines, in fact, any licensed wine exporter is also able to export other brand owners wines (Parallel Import), as long as they are genuine and legitimately purchased.
Importers, however, have to check with their own countries import laws relating to Parallel Importing of famous brands. Hong Kong and Singapore for example, are countries where we export famous brands.
Other countries such as China and South Korea, require the permission of brand owners to allow for import. We export our own wine brands to these markets.
Supply Chain and Logistics – They don't call it The Wide Brown Land for no reason
Australia is massive!
On a 9-hour flight to China, half the time is taken flying over Australia and there are wine growing regions in every state. The famous wine growing regions are in South Australia (Barossa Valley and McLarenvale) Western Australia (Margaret River), New South Wales (Hunter Valley) and Victoria (Yarra Valley), however, there are many more fantastic wine growing areas including Tasmania, Queensland and Norther Territory.
Sending Full Container Loads (FCL) is no problems, with China only 18-21 days by ship and sending LCL is no problems also.
Australia does have limits however on sending Premium Wines (Corked wine) in smaller quantities as there is currently no Refrigerated Container service that can do LCL.
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This means that Premium/High Value wines must travel either by Air or in their own RFD container.
Sourcing Wine from Australia – not as easy as you may think
We will declare an interest here – we hope you choose us to source your wines to export to your country.
We have a Wine Export Licence, experience in exporting wine and the ability to source all wines including brands that we own and other famous brands.
There are many options to sourcing wine from Australia, including:
- Direct from Winery – sounds easy, but large wineries have distribution agreements in place, either with their own operation, or distributors and agents. Smaller Boutique wineries often have wines that are above the $5.00 AUD price point that importers seek.
- Australian Buying Agents – wine exporters who source wines either from distributors/wholesalers or direct from Wineries.
- Brand Owners – companies (like us) that have our own labels produced at Wineries
- Overseas Agents – Famous Australian wines are often exported in bulk to Europe and other markets, this stock often is traded around the world.
Yellowtail for example has been cheaper to buy from Europe than from Australia.
Importing Requirements – you bought your Top Drop; now how do you get it into your country?
Once you have purchased your Australian Wine, you will have to ensure that you have the required Licences and Certificates for your country of Import.
Some countries require a Wine or Alcohol Licence to import, or the Wine has to be stored in a Customs approved Bonded Warehouse.
You must also ensure that you have the correct documents from Australia and you should consult with your Freight Agent as these vary by country.
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Which audience is more fawning: the White House press corps at an Obama presser or teenaged girls at a Justin Bieber concert?
Dennis Miller responds:
DENNIS MILLER: Listen, I didn't watch the press conference because I wanted to see a crowd that was less fawning. So I watched the Justin Bieber concert over on Nick Tunes, okay?
BILL O'REILLY, HOST: They were pretty accommodating to the President today. The only guy was our guy Ed Henry. He's the best. Henry gave him a little jazz, but that was it. Everybody else was, look how well turned out they are, Miller. Look how well scrubbed they are.
MILLER: Well, the ones who aren't wearing red are red-faced from embarrassment about how they rolled for this guy. Ed Henry is about to be gang-audited. And I get it. I'm sort of shrugging too. I feel like Deep Throat in the parking garage talking about Obama. You'll get nothing from me on Haldeman.


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Phillip4 KETCHAM (John3, John2, Edward1);
Philip Ketcham is first of record 25 Apr.1701 when at the age of 16 he was a whitness to the will of Jonathan Jarvis of Huntington. His father John Ketcham deeded him property 16 January 1715/6, the whitness being John Rogers ans thomas Ketcham. He had then beeen married but for a short time.
He was elected collector on 1 May 1716 at Huntington, Suffolk Co., New York. On 18 Dec.1716 he reported 38 pounds, 18s 8d to the Treasurer at New York City, and foreswore further responsibility of this task. Nevertheless the town of Huntington chose him as assesssor at its meeting of 2 may 1721 and renewed his appointment 5 may 1724 when he was also chosen as town surveyor. He was apparently capable in these assignments, for he held these two offices consecutively until 7 may 1733 when he was not rechosen. He was elected trustee 4 may 1731 and again the next year and on 1 may 1733 was president of the trustees for the year following. Then for eleven years he dissappears from civic life completely; one suspectsthat political factions were responsible, as therewas quite a turnover in the town offices.
The "Account Books of HHenry Lloyd show that on 27 Jan.1730/1 he paid the account of his mother Elizaneth Ketcham; and in further transactions under his account he paid for materials bought by Keziah Smith and Tabitha Chichester of Huntington. The wife of Philip Ketcham (Phoebe) paid also on the account of Keziaah Smith. These transactions took place during 1731., ["Colonial Families of Long Island, NY and CT" by Herbert Ferman Seversmith, p.1692:]
He was elected collector on 3 May 1726 Huntington, Suffolk Co., New York. [Hunt. Tn. Rec. p.356]
He witnessed the death of Phoebe SMITH on 10 Feb 1737/38.
He signed the oath of loyalty in 1778. He was listed in census, 1 freeholder, 2 males, 6 females in 1790.
See bio: "Ancestors of Jacob Shaffer and his wife Cordelia Hunt"
Page 251.--"Know all men by these Presents that I, PHILIP KETCHAM, of Hunttington, in Suffolk County, being this 21 day of April, 1769, pretty well in health." My executors are to pay all debts before any general division. I leave to my wife Elizabeth the use of my west dwelling house, with the cellar and chambers and kitchen, while she remains my widow, and no longer. I also leave her one good chair horse and a riding chair that I now use; Also a bed and furniture, a negro girl, 4 sheep, and 1/2 of household goods, and two cows. I leave to my sons, Solomon and Isaac, all my wearing apparell. I leave to my son Solomon my negro boy "Cesar," and to my son Isaac my negro man Jack. I leave to my wife all provisions of meat and bread corn, and two swine. I leave to my daughter, Phebe Youngs, the remainder of movable estate, and if she dies before me, then to her three children [not named]; To my two sons all farming utensils. I leave to my son Solomon the homestead where I now live, and all the Hill lots which I bought of Jonathan Titus and Philip Titus,
and for which I have already given him deeds; "Also the land which I have lying to the south side of Stephen Ketchams old field, so called, and from thence running south by Hempsted Old road, and by the east side of Philip and Cornelius Conklins land to the most westerly piece of their land to the first plowing field where the old fence stood, and so east to Nathaniel Ketchams and Stephen Ketchams land, be the same more or less"; Also my land, both cleared and wood land, lying on the north side of the road that leads to George Youngs mills, and which I formerly bought of Richard Davis; Also 1/2 of all my lands lying towards or near Ichabod Smiths; Also my lot of land at South where my house stands, being about 49 rods wide, and which I bought of my brother, John Ketcham; "Also all my upland and meadow lying southward of a certain ditch that runs on the north side of an Island called the Walnut Island, westerly to Lattens [Lattings] neck creek, which land and meadow is bounded east by Col. Conkling and by a ditch called Long Ditch, south by the Bay, west by a creek between West Neck and Lattens Neck creek, north by said ditch north of Walnut Island, and running east to Col. Conklings land"; Also 1/2 of all my undivided lands in West neck; Also a field of land I had of Joseph Whitman, joining a field that did belong to Cornelius Conkling; Also 1/2 of my rights of Commonage in Hunttington and the Baiting Place Purchase; "Also the south part of the tract of land called Perks Lot, from the partition fence, and running to Hubbard Conklings lot, and so joining to Nathaniel Williams land." I leave to my son Isaac the north part of Perks Lot, and the south field I had of Joseph Whitman, joining Thomas Conkling, And all my Plains fields and wood land lying west between the Plains fields and Hempsted road, and south of Cornelius Conklings, all lying in one tract; Also 1/2 of all my land lying near Jehiel Smiths, deceased; Also a lot on West Neck at South, And the land and meadow I bought of John Conkling at the east end of said lot; Also a piece of land and meadow I bought of Israel Conkling, bounded south by a ditch, east by a highway; Also 1/2 of my Commonage. I make my loving friends, Jeremiah Wood and Joshua Wood, executors. Witnesses, Nathaniel Willis, Israel Ketcham, Henry Scudder, Samuel Willis. Proved, February 5, 1770.
or Phoebe,
7 children: (3 mentioned in father's will, Soloman, Isaac and Phebe)
1. Philip, b.21 Feb.1716 all b. Huntington, NY,
2. Uriah, b.11 Oct.1719 Huntington, NY, prob d. young
3.+Phebe Ketcham, b.9 Oct.1721 H. (Mrs. Phebe Youngs) m. George YOUNGS,
4.+Solomon, b.8 June 1724 H., m. Hannah CONKLIN,
5. Sarah, b.29 Jan.1726 H.,
6. Mary, b.20 Jan.1729 H., d.11May 1750 Huntington, ae 21.
7. Isaac, b.14 Feb.1734 H., m.28 Apr.1760 Hempstead, NY, Freelove CARIL, IL,


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The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) both ended today's trading session firmly in the red: They lost 1% to kick off the new trading week:
In economic news, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) this morning released a report that described a "sharp downturn" in emerging market economies that is hurting global growth. The OECD projected a rebound starting next year, but also said that weaker growth, trade and investment trends, particularly in China, add uncertainty to that forecast .
Meanwhile, notable stock moves today included a large drop by online travel giant, Priceline Group (NASDAQ:BKNG), which posted its third quarter earnings report before the opening bell. And Disney (NYSE:DIS) shares moved in the opposite direction as investors grew more optimistic about its deep portfolio of new business opportunities.
Priceline's outlook disappoints
Priceline's 9% drop was enough to make it one of the worst performers in the S&P 500 today. Yet the stock remains up 15% in 2015 — and 230% higher over the last five years:
The reason behind today's pullback was a third-quarter earnings report that failed to live up to Wall Street's high expectations. But the headline numbers weren't disappointing at all: Priceline's 9% sales improvement and 13% earnings jump both beat consensus estimates. The online travel giant's 22% bookings growth even surpassed the high end of management's prior forecast (in August they projected gross bookings growth of between 13% and 20%). Meanwhile, profit increased at a higher rate than revenue growth, leading to a gross profit margin expansion from 92% of sales to 95% of sales .
But the stock still dropped due to fourth-quarter guidance that called for a decline in gross bookings of as much as 10% in the U.S. market. Management's revenue and profit forecasts were also below Wall Street consensus targets.
That soft outlook contrasts sharply with the one issued back in August, which included CEO Darren Huston predicting "the largest quarter in our company's history." Priceline executives aren't sounding the same optimistic tone about the coming quarter.
Disney works back toward a new high
Disney bucked the market downtrend today and instead inched back toward its all-time high of $121 per share. Shares have now almost completely recovered the 20% they lost in the weeks following Disney's August second-quarter release, when worries over a shrinking ESPN subscriber base spooked investors.
The stock continued rising today in the wake of last week's third-quarter earnings results that included a 35% spike in profits. And contrary to those worries, the ESPN business didn't show signs of weakness. In fact, its improving affiliate fees and advertising revenue helped Disney post 27% higher earnings at its media networks division. "Thanks to the largest array of sports properties in the industry and ESPN's well-earned reputation among sports fans for consistently over-delivering," Chief Operating Officer Thomas Staggs said in a conference call, "the brand is stronger than ever ."
Looking ahead, Disney is sitting on the deepest pipeline of new business opportunities in its history. The company's movie release calendar includes three Star Wars films between now and the end of 2017, along with likely hits from the Pixar, Marvel, Disney, and Disney Animation studios. Add in a consumer products division that's set to benefit from massive licensing sales tied to the Star Wars Episode VII release next month. And don't forget a new theme park ready to open in the most populous city in the most populous country in the world: Shanghai Disney.
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13. Aachener Tagung Wassertechnologie – 13th Aachen's Conference on Water TechnologyCopyright: AVT
The 13th Aachen's Conference on Water Technology (13. ATW) took place with more than 400 registered participants on October 29-30, 2019. Scientists, engineers, plant manufacturers, representatives of (waste) water boards and of regulatory authorities meet here biannually in order to discuss technical solutions for water purification and waste water treatment.
As in the past, we were able to attract well-renowned scientists and authority spokesman like Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Wintgens (FHNW Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Swiss) and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Paetzel (president DWA Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e.V., Germany). All the speakers presented their latest technological developments and operational experiences from full-scale plants at the conference. The discusses processes including membranes, adsorption, oxidation and their combinations represent the solutions tackling current challenges of water and wastewater treatment: resource recovery, industrial and local circular water economy, as well as the elimination of micro pollutants and microplastics. A trade exhibition with leading companies of the water sector framed the conference and enabled inspiring discussion. With more than 400 participants from 10 nations the Aachener Tagung is the largest German-speaking, process engineering conference in the water sector.
The Aachener Verfahrenstechnik, Chair of Chemical Process Engineering (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wessling) and the Institute of Sanitary Environmental Engineering (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Pinnekamp) at the RWTH Aachen University co-organized the 13th Aachen's Conference on Water Technology. Therewith, we can now look back on a successful 20 year history of Aachener Tagung.
The 14th Aachen's Conference on Water Technology will take place in Eurogress Aachen on October 12-13, 2021. We are looking forward to your active participation.