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Trump, Kim in Singapore for historic summit
With the nuclear future of North Korea and the security of the entire region at stake, the encounter will be the first ever between a U.S. president and a North Korean leader.
Just over two weeks ago, it seemed that the summit meeting was not going to happen. A few months ago, the two countries even seemed close to the brink of war.
But on Sunday, Trump arrived just after 8:20 p.m. local time at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore aboard Air Force One, a few hours after Kim landed at Changi Airport on a commercial Air China plane.
Trump, who has declared that he did not need to prepare for the two-day meeting, will pit his negotiating skills against the leader of one of the world's most isolated countries. Some analysts fear it will be a meeting of mismatched expectations, with Trump expecting denuclearization from North Korea in return for helping the impoverished nation improve its economy.
Trump has questioned the need for a strong U.S. military presence in Northeast Asia. Most analysts do not believe that Kim is prepared to give up his weapons.
But as part of his trust-building steps to get the United States to the table, Kim appeared to blow up his country's nuclear test site, in Punggye-ri in northeastern North Korea, in May, and said he would put a moratorium on long-range missile tests.
Trump flew straight from the Group of 7 meeting in Canada, where he had cut short his attendance and then refused to join a joint statement with the allies.
This is the farthest Kim has traveled since taking power in 2011.
The North Korean leader and Trump are scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Kim landed a little after 2:30 p.m. and was greeted at the airport by Singapore's foreign minister, Vivian Balakrishnan.
According to Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam, Singapore's minister for home affairs, about 5,000 police officers and emergency responders are on duty throughout the events.
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Brexit means there is "every chance" farm subsidies will quickly be reduced by the Government, said former National Farmers' Union president Peter Kendall.
Mr Kendall believes British agriculture now needs to maximise its opportunities if it is to flourish without European Union support.
The Bedfordshire farmer and current chairman of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has been announced as a keynote speaker at next month's Northern Farming Conference.
Taking place for the seventh year, the industry event will see a panel of speakers address the risks and opportunities for agriculture posed by Britain's decision to leave the EU.
The conference takes place at Hexham Auction Mart in Northumberland on Wednesday, November 9 and is expected to attract farmers and rural professionals from around the country.
Speaking ahead of the event, Mr Kendall said: "We are entering one of the most defining moments for the future of British agriculture - as the terms of Brexit are both proposed by government and finally agreed. We've always realised that support would be reduced over time, but there is now every chance that this will happen more quickly than it once might have. We also face more competition in domestic and overseas markets.
"The challenge for British agriculture will be to minimise the risks and to maximise the opportunities this presents us."
While Mr Kendall fears farm support will be cut in the future, there was a welcome reassurance on Tuesday, when Chancellor Philip Hammond ended the uncertainty over the future of Countryside Stewardship payments.
Mr Hammond announced that the Treasury will continue to fund new agri-environment agreements that are started before the point at which the UK departs the EU.
The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers welcomed the decision.
The association's secretary Jeremy Moody said: "This is extremely welcome news to farmers. It's been a difficult summer for anyone trying to plan for Rural Development investment, faced with the choice of rushing in the hope of securing an agreement for 2017 by the autumn statement (on November 23) or simply putting all projects on hold."
At the Northern Farming Conference, guests will also hear from Ross Murray, president of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), Cumbria dairy farmer Robert Craig, precision farming specialist David Blacker, Anthony Carroll of Heritage Potatoes and Wagyu beef producer James Thornton.
For more details about the conference, visit www.northernfarmingconference.org.uk or call CLA North on 01748 907070.


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TAUNTON � A Superior Court jury has convicted a Fall River man of raping a mentally disabled man on multiple occasions between May and October of 2006.
Judge Barbara Dortch-Okara sentenced William Senay, 53, of Fall River to six to 10 years in state prison following his conviction in Taunton Superior Court on charges of indecent assault and battery of a mentally retarded person and rape, according to Gregg Miliote, spokesman for Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter.
Second Assistant District Attorney Silvia Rudman prosecuted the case for the commonwealth. The trial lasted three days and the jury deliberated for approximately four hours.
Prosecutors said Senay, as well as his nephew, stalked, kidnapped and raped the mentally retarded man more than a dozen times from 2004 to 2007. Senay and the others also engaged in a campaign of threats and intimidation to keep the Tiverton, R.I., man from reporting the crimes, prosecutors said.
Senay�s nephew, Buddy Smith, 23, also of Fall River, was convicted of raping the mentally retarded man on multiple occasions between January of 2004 and October of 2006. In January, he was sentenced to serve 7 to 10 years in state prison, to be followed by 10 years of probation.
Following his prison sentence, Senay will be placed on probation for 10 years. He must stay away from the victim and the victim�s family, he cannot work or volunteer with disabled individuals, he must register as a sex offender and he must attend counseling for sex crime perpetrators. He will be required to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet for the duration of his probation.
Sutter recognized Rudman�s �indispensable� work on the case and credited the family of the victim for their perseverance in pursuing justice.
Second Fall River man convicted in rape of mentally disabled man
TAUNTON � A Superior Court jury has convicted a Fall River man of raping a mentally disabled man on multiple occasions between May and October of 2006.


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Jolly Mon and For Farina Take First and Second with Ryan Genn in High Amateur-Owner Jumpers
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Katy TX - April 9, 2011 - Today was another great day of showing in the sunshine for competitors at the Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show held at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center. Jumper riders competed for the top spot in the High Amateur-Owner Jumpers, the High Junior Jumpers, the Low Amateur-Owner Jumpers, and the Low Junior Jumpers. Ryan Genn was successful in the High Amateur-Owner Jumpers, taking the win aboard Jolly Mon and placing second with For Farina. Earlier in the day, Jennifer Scholl and Electric Avenue prevailed in the Low Amateur-Owner Jumper class.
Richard Jeffrey of Bomemouth, England designed today's courses, which did an excellent job testing the horses and riders. The High Jumper classes followed the Table II format with 13 jumping efforts and a time allowed of 74 seconds. The Low Jumper classes followed the Table 2b format and the first round included 12 jumping efforts with a time allowed of 71 seconds. The short course consisted of seven jumping efforts and a time allowed of 38 seconds.
Ryan Genn and Jolly Mon were the first to enter the arena in today's High Amateur-Owner Jumper class. The pair set a blazing fast pace without fault, which couldn't be beat and earned them the win.
"Jolly Mon is a horse we just got in trade. I have been riding him for about six weeks. He is really big and really strong and he tries to run; that is why we were so fast! I didn't try to go fast he just is always like that," noted Genn. "Going clear was my main focus. I wasn't really focusing on the speed I was just trying to be efficient and make nice turns and focus on going clean. The course was nice. I have liked the courses all week and liked today's course as well. "
Genn returned a couple of rounds later with his second mount For Farina and had another flawless round. Genn and For Farina stopped the clock in 69.612 seconds, earning them second place.
"For Farina was amazing. I have been riding her since late December. Today she jumped great as always. I think I am really starting to get a feel for her now as a team. We are starting to get better and she was awesome. She spooked a little at the water and zigzagged a little, but other than that she was great," Genn commented.
The Genn family has been successful throughout this week's competition and they are looking forward to Sunday's $25,000 Seashore Acres Grand Prix. Ryan Genn has made the decision not to ride his chosen mount in Sunday's Grand Prix, but will compete in the High Amateur-Owner Classic, however Ryan Genn's father Wilhelm will be competing. The Genn family tries to maintain a system that creates success. Ryan Genn's father Wilhelm Genn noted, "It is not easy to teach your own family. I don't stand there and train them all the time. From day one I told them get on the horse watch what I am doing and when you have questions come and ask. That has been working really well. We basically split up the horses so everyone has their own group of horses. Sometimes we switch if it is needed. Ryan rides a little different style and has a little different personality then Theo and not every horse fits every rider. Everybody knows what to do and everybody tries hard."
The last to enter the arena today was Maggie Hines and Rafa 10. The duo galloped around the course trying to beat Genn's time, but fell just short. Hines and Rafa 10 stopped the clock at 71.016 seconds, earning them third place honors.
Carson Gibson and Free Bird were the first on course in the High Junior Jumpers and with a fault free round they put the pressure on those to follow. Their time of 72.416 seconds would only hold up for the second place ribbon. Taylor Sutton and MTM Summit were next on course. They were faster then Gibson in just 71.344 seconds, but it cost them eight faults. Sutton and MTM Summit landed in fifth place for their efforts. Margaux Wheeler and Livius were the next pair to try their luck. Wheeler and Livius finished with eight faults and a time of 71.275 seconds putting them in fourth place. Lindsay Moss and Cantera stopped the clock in 68.612 seconds without fault to become the new leader just before Wheeler's round. Moss and Cantera couldn't be beat and they took home the win. Margaux Wheeler was the last to enter the arena aboard her second mount Vantos V. Wheeler and Vantos V stopped the clock in 74.557 and finished with four faults, which was good enough for third place.
Jennifer Scholl and Electric Avenue won the Low Amateur-Owner Jumper class. Scholl and Electric Avenue had a fault free round and advanced to the short course. They stopped the clock in 33.287 seconds, fault free securing the win.
"Electric Avenue has been jumping great. He is a great horse and is really fast. He is thirteen years old. I thought the courses were good. I think they have done a good job of keeping it different and challenging. It was his type of course so it worked out well," said Scholl. "My other horse was really good as well. He had a rail in the jump off, but was still great."
The Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show, held at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center will wrap up tomorrow afternoon. Riders and spectator alike are looking forward to an exciting of competition during the $25,000 Seashore Acres Grand Prix highlight event.
Photo Credit: Ryan Genn and Jolly Mon topped the leader board in the High Amateur-Owner 1.35m jumper class at the Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show. Photo By: Heather Bellock/PMG.


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Noose Tightened Further on Patented Tax Strategies
The Treasury this week issued proposed regulations that would add patented transactions to the list of reportable transactions. As noted in our July 20, 2007 post, Congress is moving towards making tax planning techniques unpatentable. While classifying a transaction as a reportable transaction does not make it incorrect or illegal, the fact that a taxpayer must report a transaction has a chilling effect on taxpayers entering into such transactions. After all, who wants to face the resources of the government to prove they have properly reported a transaction, no mater how defensible their reporting might be?
Under Code Sec. 6011 and its regulations, taxpayers must disclose their participation in reportable, tax-shelter-type transactions by attaching an information statement to their income tax returns. And, just in case the taxpayer fails to report the transaction, Code Sec. 6111 requires material advisors who are involved to disclose reportable transactions to the IRS.
The government explains its adding of patented transactions to those that must be disclosed by claiming concern for taxpayers who might interpret a patent for tax advice or a tax strategy as IRS approval for the transaction. That, in turn, could somehow impede the IRS' efforts to obtain information on tax avoidance transactions and impact the IRS' effective tax administration. Thus, it has proposed adding patented transactions as a new category of reportable transactions.
As proposed, a "patented transaction" would be a transaction for which a taxpayer pays (directly or indirectly) a fee in any amount to a patent holder or the patent holder's agent for the legal right to use a tax planning method that the taxpayer knows or has reason to know is the subject of the patent. A patented transaction also would include a transaction for which a taxpayer (the patent holder or the patent holder's agent) has the right to payment for another person's use of a tax planning method that is the subject of the patent. [Excluded from the definition are patents for mathematical calculations or mechanical assistance in the preparation of tax returns, which would exclude patent-protected tax preparation software or other tools used to perform or model mathematical calculations or to provide mechanical assistance in the preparation of tax or information returns.] For this purpose, a patent includes not only a patent that has been issued, but also pending patents.
A taxpayer would be considered to have participated in a patented transaction if his return reflects a tax benefit from the transaction (including a deduction for fees paid in any amount to the patent holder or patent holder's agent). A taxpayer also would be considered to have participated in a patented transaction if he is the patent holder or the patent holder's agent and the taxpayer's tax return reflects a tax benefit in relation to obtaining a patent for a tax planning method (including any deduction for amounts paid to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as required by title 35 of the United States Code and attorney's fees) or reflects income from a payment received from another person for the use of the tax planning method that is the subject of the patent.
The proposed regulations also describe when a person is a material advisor regarding a patented transaction under Code Sec. 6111. Because of the nature of patented transactions and how they are marketed, the threshold amount as described in Code Sec. 6111(b) would be reduced from $50,000 to $250 and from $250,000 to $500.
Once the proposed regulations become final, they would apply transactions entered into after Sept. 25, 2007. The material advisor reporting requirements would apply to transactions for which a material advisor makes a tax statement after that same date.
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Dr. Alicia Abella, VP of Advanced Technology Realization at AT&T Services, Inc., will be the keynote speaker at luncheon on Tuesday.
Dr. Alicia Abella is Vice President of Advanced Technology Realization at AT&T Services, Inc. where she drives the overall execution of the end-to-end planning, architecture, design, development and deployment of advanced network technologies across AT&T, including Domain 2.0 AT&T Integrated Cloud, ECOMP, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Software Define Networking (SDN), 5G, and Edge Computing. Prior to her current role, Dr. Abella spent over twenty years conducting research and leading multiple highly technical staff members.
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Airfield Pavement Systemsby E. Lile Murphree, Jr., (M.ASCE), Acting Chf.; Project Systems Branch, U.S. Army Constr. Engrg. Res. Lab., Champaign, IL,
Ronald W. Woodhead, (M.ASCE), Prof. of Civ. Engrg.; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL,
Robert H. Wortman, (M.ASCE), Asst. Prof. of Transp. Engrg.; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL,
Serial Information: Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE, 1971, Vol. 97, Issue 3, Pg. 389-399
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The concepts on which are based the most popular of the current pavement design procedures were introduced nearly 30 years ago. At that time, structural support problems had a dominant effect on design procedures. While other requirements are considered in the design process, they have been treated in an ad-hoc manner as difficulties arose. With the arrival of the jumbo jets, the importance of the pavement to the air transport system is becoming apparent. The aerospace industry predicts five times the passenger miles and 10 to 20 times the cargo tonnage by 1985 as today. Airplanes are expected to be twice the size and weight of those currently flying. The demands of these large, heavy, high performance aircraft will be more rigorous than those of today and a new and comprehensive look at the pavement's role is needed. The systems approach holds the key to an integrated plan for design, construction, operation, and maintenance of airfield pavements.
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Opening any Stephanie Perkins novel is like opening a ray of sunshine. They are the perfect feel good read and I can't stop smiling the whole time I am reading them.
Isla and the Happily Ever After is the perfect conclusion the Anna and the French Kiss series. If you haven't read the first two books in the series you can still read Isla and the Happily Ever After however it may include some spoilers for the first two books.
This book is very different from the other instalments of the series as the majority of the book is following the actual relationship between Isla and Josh rather than the build towards the relationship; because of this book is so much cuter but also so much more aggravating than the other two instalments. Though the story can be aggravating I love it because it shows the real trials and tests within a relationship.
My favourite thing about this book was it wasn't purely about Isla and Josh's relationship it was about how their relationship helped them grow as people and helped them discover who they really are.
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House On The Hill Twining Vine Springerle Rolling Pin
House On The Hill Twining Vine Springerle Rolling Pin
House On The Hill cookie molds and rolling pins are made of a resin and wood composite. Each is individually hand cast and carefully hand finished. Most of the designs are replicas of antique carvings that are now in museums and private collections. Since the original carvings have imperfections such as surface cracks and worm holes, our replicas mimic these characteristics. This adds a sense of authenticity and charm and makes them beautiful enough for display.
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A deeply cut vine twines artfully back and forth, with leaves and motifs such as pomegranate, tulip, grapes, a pod, and flowers filling each space. The original antique design was likely created to imprint Marzipan for the sides of a cake.
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A 25-year-old mother who was once crowned Mrs. Orange County pleaded not guilty Friday to making child pornography using a 4-year-old family member.
However, investigators say she confessed during an interview to selling the footage to a Marine in exchange for money and gifts.
Meghan Breanna Alt of Irvine, California, was reportedly arrested on October 8 in San Diego during a traffic stop by officers with a multi-agency task force on child exploitation and released from custody on $100,00 bail on Oct. 21. She was reportedly with her husband at the time of her arrest.
Former OC beauty queen accused of producing, selling child porn using 4-year-old relative http://t.co/ruVudx2M5T pic.twitter.com/TBjuivyFlk
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According to the Daily Mail, it is unclear whether the "family member" involved is one of her children, and police say say Alt's husband was unaware of his wife's behavior.
In addition to creating footage of her underage relative and selling it to a California-based Marine, it is also alleged that Alt had advertised herself on Craigslist, posting ads that resulted in sex for money. The Orange County Register notes that her children may have also been present during one of the exchanges.
Alt reportedly volunteered at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in San Clemente before moving with her family to Irvine earlier this year. The church said she had no contact with children while she was there.
Her next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 15. The investigation is ongoing. Investigators reportedly believe there could be more victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the O.C. Sheriff's Department's Special Victim's Unit at 714-647-7418.
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Celia Walker's career path, like many, has taken intricate twists and turns. Following a PhD in art history and a career as a museum professional, she has recently taken on the role of pest-free coordinator for the Restoring Takarunga Hauraki project. This is an ambitious project that aims for the Devonport peninsula, and in particular Ngataringa and Shoal Bay, to be a safe haven for native birds and plants.
Once you meet Celia, it's clear that her move from museums to a small office on the top of Maungaika North Head is not without logic, and allows her to combine her artistic and ecological passions. Her interest in art history centred on landscape and travel, and as a practising artist her printmaking has exhibited (literally and figuratively) cartographic imagery. In her profile as a member of the Studio Printmakers' Collective she describes her printmaking as "following interests in landscape and mapping".
"I am passionate about environment and ecology," she adds, "and these elements feature strongly in my work."
Until she took up her role at Restoring Takarunga Hauraki (RTH), that passion had been followed through "lots of volunteer work", including with Forest and Bird in its work in the Tuff Crater restoration project in Northcote, and with a private kiwi sanctuary in Northland. Her volunteer work and increasing interest in environmental issues led to her doing a graduate diploma in Environmental Science "in the hope of turning my passion for conservation and landscape management into a career".
Celia had also attended meetings of the Devonport Environmental Network taking place over the last couple of years. These meetings identified the need for a paid coordinator to pull together the strands of activity happening among environmental groups and individuals, and to create stronger links with those working in biodiversity in Auckland Council, DoC and other commercial and recreational organisations. Members of the group also developed a comprehensive strategy designed to guide the multifarious pest management and restoration activities in the Devonport, Ngataringa and Shoal Bay areas.organisations.
The Local Board has provided funding for the role until the middle of next year. Not long, in the context of a project with a 50-year time frame, but Celia is confident her work will continue. "And DoC [Department of Conservation] kindly provided office space, and that's great, because we're here and can work with DoC which is doing a pest-free project on North Head."
Before Celia started, work was already under way. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei had donated 1500 rat traps for to anyone living on the Hauraki to Devonport peninsula, an informational website (www.norats.org) was been set up, and, says Celia, "there is also a website that has been set up by a Devonport local for individuals to record their rat catches, www.ratproject.org, and some stats for our project can be found there". Celia also posts regularly on the Facebook group, Restoring Takarunga Hauraki.
Part of Celia's role has been to ensure distribution of the 350-400 remaining traps. She's concentrating her efforts around Hauraki, where there are bait lines (set and checked by volunteers) around the Shoal Bay foreshore and a need to support this activity with rat trapping on land.
"We're aiming to be predator-free by 2050," she says. While rats are far from the only predators, the RTH emphasis for now is on rats. "For it to really work we would have to cover more than the peninsula, but if we get rats below 5% of what they are now, we would see better insect and bird life around the area."
The RTH vision is that "Devonport, including Ngataringa and Shoal Bay, is recognised as a unique ecological treasure, a healthy marine and terrestrial environment where shore birds and marine birds thrive, migratory species find refuge and native birds are abundant….". RTH aims to engage the community so that community members "respect and value the natural environment and people of all ages actively and collectively participate in pest management and restoration activities in our forests, gardens and green spaces, protecting and enhancing the local landscape and abundant wild life".
The peninsula is significant in this respect because it is part of Auckland's Wildlink connection, an ecological corridor between the gulf islands (many already predator-free) and the Hunua and Waitākere Ranges. It is also home to a number of "vulnerable", "at risk" or "recovering" species, including northern New Zealand dotterel and banded dotterel, red-billed gulls, banded rail, reef heron and three species of shag, to name just a few.
"It's exciting," says Celia. "It's amazing how people are getting on board and realising that if you do your bit in your back yard, it impacts on the whole area."
Once the rat traps are all distributed and more people are motivated to record their rat catches, the next step is to encourage people to plant natives in their gardens – and she'd love to get stuck into weed pests, which she is "particularly agitated" about.
"That's what got me into this," she says, reeling off a long list of distressingly common garden plants that simply smother New Zealand natives once they seed in parks and bush areas. But that's perhaps for another story.
In the meantime, Celia's planning Arbour Day activities and a plant giveaway next year as well as getting community members and schools involved in planting projects. Already some schools have taken the project on board – Devonport Primary has just completed a series of activities around rats on Mount Victoria, Bayswater School is actively involved with Paddy's Bush and work on shore birds, while many of the peninsula schools have been engaged through beach clean-ups this year.
Celia suggests rengarenga instead of agapanthus, and planting other natives to attract kereru, tui, bellbirds, and even kaka: kowhai, flax, puriri (if you have space), and kakabeak (ngutukākā) for nectar feeding birds, though we laugh about the kakabeak's susceptibility to snails, and the amount of snail bait that might be needed for kakabeak to thrive.
Once these and other natives are established in sufficient numbers it's entirely possible that birds now abundant on the Hauraki Gulf islands will naturally cross the harbour to Devonport and beyond, and thrive in a predator-free environment.
"We're aiming to get there bit by bit," she says. She works part-time, and is realistic about what can be achieved. But she's confident that once all the traps are given away, she can shift her focus to other activities and that much can be done. "Our main concern is to keep people interested. We want to make sure people don't just put a rat trap out for a week and then forget about it. It is a long-term thing."
Auckland Council has a "best-practice" approach to rat trapping in parks, that involves pulsing – baiting traps one month in three. Celia's aiming to emulate that by implementing events every three months or so to keep people interested.
She wants to make pest control part of "what people do, like putting out the recycling". She also hopes to "create more community networks so people take charge of their own area". To that end, she is looking at alignments with Community Support networks. And she'd like to encourage individuals with a passion for a particular environmental project or area to get in touch so that their work becomes part of a coordinated whole that encompasses and impacts on the entire peninsula. "I can help people work in with other people and projects. And if people have neighbourhood networks it would be great if they'd start thinking about the environment in that context."
For more information about Restoring Takarunga Hauraki join the Facebook group or visit www.norats.org


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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
I couldnt lay my hands on a suitable photo so here is an old relic from about 1975
Greetings fellow denizens (denizens? Ah well Microsoft seems to have heard of it) of the interweb. I are back.
After my extended and rather damp summer break I feel refreshed and ready to tackle the challenges of what for me represents the new year. As a teacher I regard the onset of September as the start of my cycle through the seasons.
Before that though there are a few challenges to be mopped up along with the August monsoon.
The secret vegetable garden has Pigmies stalking game. The artichokes loom over the whole like razor fanged triffids. Caterpillars will need chemical warfare. She of the townhouse is looking up pickle recipes.
My junk room needs dejunking. Thinks have got to the stage where I need to have a large throw away bonfire on which the top spot will go to the vanities of last years clothing. Some of it last decades indeed. And really I am never going to fit in to 'those jeans' again ladies. Honestly I am not, and if I ever show signs that I might wel hell, I will buy a new pair.
Ah yes, then there is the mystery of the medium sized saucepan. If it doesn't manifest soon I shall be calling upon Ramsay of the yard.
And I need a new school uniform.
The car needs to be certified.
And the Doctor has asked me to help transplant a donated organ.
Then next week I start my first new job in a quarter of a century.
Bloomin heck I don't know what on earth I am doing talking to you lot!
Must fly, fish to fry…..
7 comments:
- john.g. said...
Very 'cool' Meredic! Nice hair, and sandals!
- 4:16 pm
Your blog comments seem as cryptic as ever. Pigmies in the veg? Transplanting an organ?
Nice to see you the other day, sorry it wasn't for more than just a quick cuppa. I hope we can manage a gap of less than 2.5 years before we meet up again.
Good luck with the new job!
- 10:41 pm
- startare said...
Nice to find you back. Can't wait to read about the new hospital job.
- 12:54 pm
- DaveM said...
Do those sandals still fit???
- 5:02 pm
- sablonneuse said...
New term, new school! Best of luck. OOOh it's lovely being retired. . . . . .
- 7:21 pm
- RAT GiRL! said...
Giggle is a tart over at my place!
Ya might wanna bring a bucket because you'll probably puke!!!
- 7:44 am
- headless chicken said...
Great pic Meredic! I had sandals very similar to those....I'll bet they're fashionable again by now just like the good old bell-bottom jeans!
Look forward to hearing about your new job, hope all goes well. x
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Local police are warning Lisburn residents to be extra vigilant against burglars and ensure their properties are secured.
The warning came following the arrests of three men on suspicion of creeper burglaries in the area.
Chief Inspector Lorraine Dobson asked residents of Lisburn and Castlereagh City to work with police to help beat the Burglar.
She stressed the importance of taking simple crime prevention measures asking residents to, she said: "Please make sure that windows and doors are properly locked and valuables, including car keys are kept out of sight. If putting vehicles in a garage is an option I would encourage residents to use it.
"During this period last year we saw a rise in the number of households which fell victim to burglaries so I would also encourage residents to be a 'good Neighbour'; stay alert to suspicious activity around their own and their neighbours' homes, particularly elderly neighbours, and to report anything suspicious to police by calling 101.
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Tall and athletic, Aribert Heim was the camp doctor for only two months and the 27-year-old enjoyed his time in the Austrian town.
On one occasion, he picked out a prisoner passing his office. After checking his teeth, Heim persuaded him to take part in a medical experiment with the vague promise of release.
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Injections to the heart -- with petrol, water or poison -- were a favorite experiment of Heim's, who timed patients' deaths with a stopwatch.
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Heim was arrested after World War Two but he was later released and was soon practicing as a doctor again. He moved to Baden Baden, a small town in western Germany.
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Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to check out a pre-screening of Divergent with Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, & Theo James just to highlight a few of the favorites starring in this film. While Divergent is based on the book series by Veronica Roth, I went into this with a blind eye having never read any of the books.
I had seen previews and I was picturing a series "Hunger Games" style, but I will tell you… I was so pleasantly surprised. I love a good movie series based off of books. I always find myself sucked in, but 9 times out of 10, I either wasn't a huge fan of the book or the movie didn't exactly mimic the book in ways I would have preferred. I will tell you… as soon as I got home from this pre-screening, I bought the first book in the series and am already halfway done!
While I can't fully compare the book to the movie as of yet, from what I'm reading so far, I am finding myself really happy with how the movie was portrayed based off the books and it's making me even more excited for what's to come!
Divergent is set in the future where the world is in turmoil after war destroyed the nation. The world is divided into factions to help keep the peace and when Tris discovers she's Divergent, life as she knew it has changed forever.
When Tris (played by Shailene Woodley) realizes one of the factions has planned a conspiracy to kill those of her type, she forms an alliance with the incredibly handsome Four (played by Theo James) to stop the Erudite faction from destroying any and all Divergent's and to discover what being Divergent truly means.
I'll be the first to admit I was a little skeptical of the casting. I have never been a huge Shailene Woodley fan, but I was pleasantly surprised to see Kate Winslet, Ashley Judd, Tony Goldwyn (of Scandal) and I of course developed the same love for Theo James as the movie went on as just about every other woman in the theater! And I will say, especially after starting the book, Woodley nails it! She really does a great job of portraying Tris in the way her character was written… which is rare of the Hollywood world when portraying a character from a book.
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I really feel like they did an amazing job portraying the book without going to "Hollywood." (And I say that having not read the entire series yet), but from what I can tell so far, it really is based on the story itself and not sexed up or materialized – the story really is that good they didn't have to, and I feel really good about how they brought the book onto the big screen.
Now I'm really just looking for excuses to fill up my blog with pictures of the mysterious, Four!
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By Kevin Rader, Eyewitness News Reporter, www.wthr.com/Channel 13 WTHR Indianapolis
Nycole Cowens can hardly believe her good fortune. Clad in her white sterilization gown, you could never tell that just a few years ago she was pregnant with child, without a high school degree and without direction in her life.
"It was pretty scary but here I am, 21-years-old," Cowens said. "I have to move out of my mom's house. I was pregnant with my second child so I have to do what a grownup is expected to do."
So she left Chicago for Indiana, where a help wanted ad caught her eye.
"I thought it was really wrong at first. I opened it up and read more about it and it said they would help you get your GED and get you back to school four days a week. I was like 'that sounds good'."
It was an ad for the Pathway Program at Cook Medical. It was not a handout but a hand up for the 5,000 Hoosiers without high school diplomas in Monroe County alone.
"So we came up with a program where they can come work part time at Cook in the morning then in the afternoon they go get their high school degree in a seven-week period and then they get to come back to a full-time job at Cook," said Cook president Peter Yonkman.
Nycole saw more than an ad. She saw an opportunity, so she took it.
"There was plenty of times I wanted to give up but my teacher was like 'Nycole you got this, don't beat yourself up, you got it. It's going to be ok. I believe you can pass it.' I've never had a teacher say things like that to me in high school. Those simple words kept me going."
She attended Monroe County Adult Education classes at Ivy Tech, just up the street from Cook.
"She has left quite a few messages on my phone saying how much I gave her confidence, that she would not have made it if not for me," said Adult Ed teacher Barbara Browning. She really touched my heart."
"I heard Bill say one time, the greatest thing you can do for somebody is give them a job," said Yonkman.
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"You balance your family, life and bills and you go back to school and you can see the change everyday in that persons life. What more can you ask for," said Yonkman.
Now she is set to graduate with her degree.
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The original article can be view at http://www.wthr.com/article/only-in-indiana-cook-offers-path-to-diploma-career-upon-completion
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From Black Flies to Fox Invaders
Hi! I've been quietly busy, building garden beds and filling greenhouses with seedlings, but I thought I should include a brief update and share some photos! I'm happy to report that I have assembled what is feeling like a top notch team – and for the first year ever, everyone commutes to work – […]Read More From Black Flies to Fox Invaders


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Biking Mt Buller
Last weekend Phil set out to tackle his third of the 7 Peaks, Mt Buller. After our very enjoyable recent trips to Lake Mountain and Mt Baw Baw we had high expectations for some beautiful scenery. We drove out through the Yarra Valley and continued for just over 3 hours along rolling golden hills. The scenery looked very similar to the Central Coast of California, minus the oak trees and with a few more gum trees.
I dropped the boys off in Mansfield and they started on their 42 km climb.
Meanwhile I strolled around the town looking for an adventure. Being a three-day weekend the cafes were packed with people, but the winery was nice and quiet and the gewürztraminer was decent. I walked around a little more, but the mass quantity of large SUVs with snorkels in the front and swags on the roof made me was to head out somewhere quieter.
I decided to head up the mountain and explore the peak next. Along the way I passed the Gnome Tree, it was a cute little stop. There were some very twisty turns along the way that must have been a challenge on the bike.
I reached the top and caught a glimpse of the chair lift and village. I drove around the village, taken by how bizarre this place was with no snow. Lots of multi-story condos perched on the face of cliffs with grassy ski runs down the middle of the central area.
Then I sat at a cafe and enjoyed a burger while I waited for the boys to arrive. They made it in good time - apparently it was a lot easier than Baw Baw the previous week. The boys enjoyed the ride back down the hill even better. They certainly beat me back down the hill.
Overall Buller was not my favourite place, and I was not impressed with Mansfield. Perhaps I'm just spoiled with so many great places around us. The other mountains were so beautiful and peaceful, and the craziness of this mountain in contrast was not as enjoyable. It was worth seeing though, because you never know if you'll like a place until you go there and try it.
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Your kids are reading and learning to read, right? It's not my business to criticize how that's happening!
Sadly, our school library is not nearly as flexible with scheduling and picking out new books.
I think the classroom Library is a great tool for reading. I think in order to solve the problem you're having you might want to consider putting a timer on each time a child has to pick a book maybe have a timer that dings. As soon as I can to the library to return a book they must turn the timer on and then when the timer Rings they know that their time is up.
Your kids are reading and learning to read, right? It's not my business to criticize how that's happening!
Sadly, our school library is not nearly as flexible with scheduling and picking out new books.
I have students visit the library as one of their daily five rotations or before school or during dismissal. They should have at least 2 books available to read so that if they finish one, they can start reading the other until it's their turn to check out other ones.
Or, this is my procedure on paper. I dropped D5 rotations a month or so ago because I couldn't get it to work with our schedule/curriculum, but when I did do them, the library visiting element worked great.
This may be a sacred cow kind of issue, but...
I quit providing a classroom library. For just the problem you are having. Our school library is full of books, and the librarian lets students choose five books each week at their class library time. Plus students are allowed to visit the school library to exchange books in the mornings before the bell rings and three afternoons a week. So I figure they have no real excuse to not have a book in their desks at any given moment.
That's one headache cured.
I appreciate your response.
I do let the children get two books at a time, and they actually aren't allowed to trade in unless they pass an AR test on the book.
I think I might have a few kids who spend a lot of time "shopping", so I will try adding that expectation that you go and quickly grab a book in under 30 seconds. Thanks for that!
You could let kids each get two books at a time.
I personally use the rule: the book you pick is the book you get. I didn't have this problem with the upper levels, but as second graders, they look at the pictures quickly then race to put it back and say they read more books...or they don't persevere and try to read books that might never harder than they've thought. We only read independently in about 15-20 minute stretches or as an early finisher activity. So I have them keep one book for the time we are reading.
Question: I have a classroom rule that only two students may be in my classroom library at a time. However, many students finish books at the same time and I end up with quite a line-up. I want students to be productive while waiting, so I don't allow a physical line for the library. Do any of you have a similar rule, and if so, how do you handle the line up so even the shy students have a chance to get books?


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Hybrid powertrain controller
United States Patent
|December 26, 2000
|View the Complete Patent at the US Patent & Trademark Office
|National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Visit the NREL Technology Transfer Website
|A hybrid powertrain for a vehicle comprising a diesel engine and an electric motor in a parallel arrangement with a multiple ratio transmission located on the torque output side of the diesel engine, final drive gearing connecting drivably the output shaft of transmission to traction wheels of the vehicle, and an electric motor drivably coupled to the final drive gearing. A powertrain controller schedules fuel delivered to the diesel engine and effects a split of the total power available, a portion of the power being delivered by the diesel and the balance of the power being delivered by the motor. A shifting schedule for the multiple ratio transmission makes it possible for establishing a proportional relationship between accelerator pedal movement and torque desired at the wheels. The control strategy for the powertrain maintains drivability of the vehicle that resembles drivability of a conventional spark ignition vehicle engine powertrain while achieving improved fuel efficiency and low exhaust gas emissions.
|Jankovic; Miroslava (Birmingham, MI), Powell; Barry Kay (Belleville, MI)
|Ford Global Technologies, Inc. (Dearborn, MI)
|09/ 095,374
|June 10, 1998
|STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with United States Government support under Prime Contract No. DE-AC-36-83CH10093, Subcontract No. ZCB-4-13032-02, awarded by the Department of Energy. The Government has certain rights in this invention.


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Today, the Lenovo-owned Motorola opted to unveil a pair of brand new Android-based smartphones, adding the Moto E4 and the Moto E4 Plus to the lineup of refreshed handsets.
The Moto E4, as one might expect, is a smaller variant of the E4 Plus, but both handsets are positioned with an aggressive price tag. As far as specifications go, the E4 boasts a 5-inch 720p display, either a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 or 427 processor, and has 2GB of RAM. It has 16GB of built-in storage, an 8-megapixel camera on the back, and the battery is measured in at 2800mAh. It's running Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box as well, and will ship at a price of $129. It will also be cheaper by way of the Amazon Prime Exclusive route, which means it'll have ads on it. Amazon will reveal details on that at a later date.
Meanwhile, the E4 Plus offers a 5.5-inch Full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 processor, and a 13-megapixel camera on the back. It has a fully metal body as well. Motorola managed to fit a 5000mAh battery under the hood, which should be great news for anyone who's main focus is battery life. It supports Motorola's 10W rapid charging as well, and the phone's running Android 7.1 Nougat.
The Moto E4 Plus is pried at $179. Both handsets will be launching this month in a variety of different countries.
Which one are you picking up?


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Aardman make the world's smallest stop-motion animation character!
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Introducing Dot. The world's smallest stop-motion animation character.
Created by Aardman Studios (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run), this tiny animated short was made to demo the impressiveness of the Nokia N8's 12 Megapixel camera. The entire Dot sequence was shot by attaching the Nokia N8 to cellscope microscopic lens.
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Life Caffeinated.
The smiles are a little wider, the air is a little lighter, eyes shine a little brighter.The magic you can see and feel on a birthday sets it apart from other days in a special, distinguishable way. As I have gotten older, other people's birthday's have become more special to me than my own. When you're a kid, you just want to know what the heck could possibly be inside of those colorfully wrapped boxes??!? When you're 22, the occasion of celebrating someone's life, because it's someone you care for, is way more exciting because your life would not be the same without them in it.
Today is Doc's 67th birthday! Incase you don't remember from "Week Two: Meet The Crew", Doc is the professor accompanying us this semester in Costa Rica. I was not kidding when I wrote that this man will set you one fire with inspiration in just one conversation. If you are able to love something as much as Doc loves biology or the people around him, than you are blessed. If you have had the chance to meet him at one point during his 67 years of life on this earth, then you are blessed. I cannot think of a person who deserves a more special 67th birthday than Doc.
Yeah, so we're pretty slick. Earlier in the week, Doc excitedly told us that he might be going on a trip with his host family during our first excursion-free weekend. We knew that Friday was his birthday, and we had been planning a surprise day trip to take him to Café Britt, a coffee tour in Heredia. Shina and I were like, "UM. But Doc. We were going to ask if you could tutor us on Friday." Smooth. "Because Friday we know that Friday is a really good day." That didn't make sense. "Do you think Friday is going to be a really good day for any reason?" Wink, Wink. "Okay whatever. We know it's your birthday, man. We have a surprised planned!" It all worked out because his family isn't able to leave until Saturday morning anyways. So this morning we met up, hopped on the autobus to downtown where our shuttle would pick us up (because we're really good at public transportation now), and away we went.
Doc has never been away from home on his birthday. Since you only turn 67 once AND Doc had never been away from home on his birthday, we had no choice but to do something awesome. Y'all probably think I'm weird for saying that there is no drink I have found to be more pleasurable to ingest than coffee. (SIKE "I love coffee" is the most overstated declarative sentence on social media and I want to delete/defriend/unfollow everyone who says it but I don't because I'm trying to work on my patience.) Okay so we all love coffee yada yada. This tour was awesome because we could drink all the coffee we wanted (heavens rivers flow with Costa Rican coffee, btw); we learned how it was discovered, how its grown, and how its best made; the guides were hilarious and motivatingly bilingual; and we got to spend the day together celebrating the life of a special professor who has impacted all of our lives for the better. OH YEAH and I won the freaking raffle at the end meaning I got to pick out a freaking bag of Café Britt coffee and a freaking bag of Café Britt chocolate covered-somethingwhateverIwant for free. COFFEE. CHOCOLATE. FREE. I also bought the mug I was holding in my hand when they called my name because it probably has good luck and its super cute.
Life Caffeinated. Sometimes (all the time) we rely on coffee to get our day started or for a pick-me-up. Sometimes our days "aren't good until we've had our coffee". Why is that? WHY IS COFFEE SO GOOD. Okay but yes yes I'm guilty of this, too. I think my host family is scared of me as I round the corners in the morning until I've sat down at that breakfast table and taken that first, beautiful sip. (Either that or Jose is still being dramatic about that time I accidentally clotheslined him rounding a corner and he was parallel to the floor in .2 seconds. That boy needs some meat on him… his pants are tiny. (Sorry so many tangents.)) There are also situations that work as caffeine for a mid-day pick-me-up… Like a nice text message from a friend, good news, a retweet (personal favorite), looking in the mirror and noticing your cute hair day, a genuine compliment. We also have those people in our lives that work as caffeine because seeing them just gives you a burst of energy… Maybe its your spouse or significant other, maybe its a friend that always brings you joy, maybe its the security guard, maybe its the bus driver (public trans probs), or MAYBE its your professor. Happy Birthday, Doc.
How can you 'caffeinate' someone's day today?
Look at this lucky man. Waiting downtown for our shuttle to Café Britt.
My Favorite Subject. Let's get this in the curriculums, school boards.
Lol because he paused to smile for my pic. Told ya, goofball.
Dang girl, our pretty picture collection is just piling up. "Green, purple, pink- our best one yet, I think"
AND. After the tour we deboarded the bus at my home and surprised Doc with a cake… (singing "Feliz Cumpleaños")
… Please. Can we all just take a moment to look at this Carrot Lime cake mama tica made last night? Truly caffeinated by how wonderful that was of her.


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Deafness in High School:
When he explained the binomial theorem
I couldn't heorem.
Murder on Everest:
The perpetrator
Was a sherpetrator.
When they admitted me to the inner sanctum
I politely thanctum.
An Emergency Bris:
We couldn't find a mohel
So we had to use Father Dohel.
You seldom meet a Mormon
But in Utah they're simply Swormon.
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Star Tier is run by Ady Coles where he talks about things that excite him. This usually involves computers, programming languages, software development methodologies and social networking / media, but watch out for the occasional poem and stuff about music.
For his day job, Ady works as a Senior Consultant Delivery Manager for Valtech. in Brighton, UK, where eGov, eParticipation, social media and democracy play a large part in his working day.
You can contact me through any of the various links afforded by my about.me profile.
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text: Jeremy Lin was 'open' to Knicks return, team wasn't, he says Posted by: in Sports October 18, 2015 0 804 Views JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images Jeremy Lin, now with noticably higher hair, says he would have returned to the Knicks after his success in New York, but the team was not interested in bringing him back. CHARLOTTE – Three years after Linsanity left New York and subsequently fizzled in the Western Conference, Jeremy Lin's agent reached out to the Knicks to gauge their interest in a reunion. The answer, according to Lin, was a conclusive no. "There was no conversation other than them telling me they weren't interested," the Hornets point guard told the Daily News before sitting out Saturday's 97-93 preseason victory over the Knicks with an illness. Lin, a free agent over the summer, instead inked a two-year, $ 4.3 million contract with Charlotte. It was a hefty pay cut from the $ 25 million deal he signed with Houston back in 2012, which the Knicks controversially decided against matching. Among the reported reasons, besides the obvious financial: James Dolan felt deceived and under-appreciated by the Harvard product. Despite the acrimonious separation, Lin never ruled out a return to the Garden. But the 27-year-old believes those feelings aren't reciprocated by the Knicks. "I've always been open to it, ever since I, you know, I don't want to say I necessarily left, ever since (they decided they didn't want to re-sign me)," Lin said. "But I've always been open to it. But I don't think they're as open to it." As for Dolan, who has never publicly addressed the decision not to re-sign his former undrafted phenomenon, Lin said they barely spoke when he was in New York. They have not talked since Lin left for Houston. Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Enlarge Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Enlarge Three years after Linsanity dominates at the Garden – and the headlines – Jeremy Lin is now on his third team. It's the Charlotte Hornets (l.) in 2015. "Honestly, I haven't really had much communication with him. So I don't really have much of an impression of him." "(There's no animosity) from my perspective," Lin added. "I understand. And I understand why it happened. But no animosity. To be honest, I'm very much past it." Coach Derek Fisher passed the Lin question to team president Phil Jackson, who did not travel with the team to Charlotte. "If his agent did call, he didn't call my phone. He called Phil's or (GM) Steve (Mills') phone. So they can better answer to that," Fisher said. "Jeremy's obviously a really good player and coming into this league as a guy who people really didn't know if he could even make it in the league. I think he's proven that he belongs here and seems like this opportunity is working out in Charlotte for him and I'm happy for him." Owner Michael Jordan, speaking to the Chinese media, also labeled Lin, "our biggest acquisition." A starting spot opened up when swingman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist tore his labrum earlier this month. "I can play (shooting guard)," Lin said. "I played it in college. So I've always said my bread-and-butter would be the point guard but I have no problem playing the two as well. I consider myself a combo guard. And honestly in this system it's at times interchangeable." After Lin took New York by storm as an undrafted free agent in the second half of the 2011-12 season, his career stalled with the Rockets and Lakers. He spent most of the last two seasons coming off the bench. "It was very difficult for various reasons. In Houston, they kind of brought me in and didn't know they were going to get James (Harden). Me and James are both ball-dominant pick-and-roll players," he said. "And L.A. was just a different system and they were going in a different direction in general." PORZINGIS BACK Kristaps Porzingis returned from a two-game absence and struggled, missing eight of his 11 shots while finishing with six points in 17 minutes. He also had a dunk blocked by Hornets forward Cody Zeller. Porzingis had missed time because of a strained quad, his third injury since the start of the draft process. Carmelo Anthony, Robin Lopez, Jose Calderon and Kyle O'Quinn all rested, as the Knicks lost for the first time in five preseason games. Tags: jeremy lin This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. Daily News – Sports 'open' Jeremy Knicks return says team wasn't 2015-10-18


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All roads now seem to be leading to the Ofuobi Africa Centre, Independence Layout, Enugu, venue of the 30th anniversary of the Catholic Institute for Development, Justice and Peace, and the 60th birthday celebration of an outstanding Roman Catholic Priest in Enugu Diocese, Monsignor Professor Obiora Francis Ike, who incidentally founded the Institute (CIDJAP) 30 years ago.
CIDJAP, Enugu, which was established in line with the proclamation of Pope John Paul the sixth in 1968-that Catholic Dioceses across the world should establish commissions of Peace and Justice in continuation of the message of Christ, has, since 1986 when it was established, touched and positively transformed the lives of the needy in the society, in numerous marvelous ways, under the very able leadership of its founder and Director, Msgr Prof Obiora Ike-providing wonderful services in human right protection, prisoners welfare, entrepreneurial leadership, research, orphanages, children's education sponsorship, vocational skill acquisition, healthcare, agriculture, housing and environment, funding of small projects, information technology and management, micro finance banking, caritas generally, among many others.
In his address at a mini conference held November last year to herald these major events of this week, the Director, Monsignor Ike, had informed the audience that "the key mission of CIDJAP was to transform people to be self-reliant", adding that over 990 transformational or humanitarian projects have been undertaken by CIDJAP since her inception in 1986, top among which is the micro-financing efforts through the then Umuchinemere Community Bank – now Umuchinemere Pro credit Micro Finance Bank, which started with only N5,000, but is now worth over N3bn in cash and asset base.
Also spectacular during the week, at the same venue (Ofuobi African Centre; one of the good projects of Msgr Ike) will be the celebration of his (Msgr Ike's) life at 60. Msgr Professor Ike is a multi-talented creature of God, who, as contained in his biography is "a chip of the old block-with many leading traits and characteristics of his father, late Pa Richard Ike, who was known for achieving so many 'firsts' at his young age."
He will be celebrating his 60 years of birth, 35 years a priest, 30 years as founder/director of CIDJAP, 40 years as a teacher, 20 years founding member of Umuchinemere Bank, 10 years as President of Club of Rome Nigeria, amongst others.
A peep into the life history of this legendary Catholic Priest and renowned academic scholar, Msgr Prof. Obiora Ike, reveals how he had, in his childhood days, resolved to strive to give dignity to the poor, hope to the marginalized, freedom to the oppressed, and make the society a better place.
There will also hold, an International Conference marking these two major events with programmes spread between tomorrow, 5th and 11th April, with a major theme: "Witnessing Christian Action Towards Integral Development, Inter-Religious Dialogue And Human Promotion" and several other sub-themes/lecture notes to be delivered by eminent scholars, notable among which are Msgr Theophilus Okere, Dr Jake Otonko of Nassarawa State University, Dr. Felix Ugwuozor, Prof. Bath. Okolo (former VC, UNN), Prof. Onyema Ocheoha and Msgr Prof Obiora Ike himself.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Rainy Days
On the positive side of things, there are only three more weeks of school left and summer weather is in my future for June and July. I'm getting excited about going back to the States and seeing all my dear family and friends, but also having mixed feelings about it (for various reasons). I'm so busy right now with ending the school year well and spending time with friends here that I haven't really had time to think about transitioning back to life in the States. Even if it is just a holiday (or "vacation" in American lingo), I haven't been to the States in almost eleven months. It will be strange.
My American family and friends, no worries... "Summer Kim" will arrive on June 4. My dear Kenyan family and friends, I'm planning on "Summer Kim" arriving on May 22, as I push for all my work to be done, so I'll be ready to play! In the meantime, sorry if I seem melancholy. I'm missing my sunshine!
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- AnonymousMay 8, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Cannot wait to see you and hear even more about your time in Africa.
Again, thanks for being so faithful on your blog.
See you soon,
You're fine Kim ~ No worries. And you'll adjust just right over here. Just bring your sweatshirts. :) We have had beautiful weather the last couple of weeks though, so who knows, maybe AK will surprise you. It's a different kind of heat up here anyway - right? :) And all this LIGHT is wonderful. Can't wait to see you. Take care, and enjoy your time. (It goes quick.)ReplyDelete
So... I told Spencer we are overdue for a roadtrip this summer. And just maybe we'll head up your way. It'd be so fun to see you again. But for sure let's chat when you're back in the states. Hope your rainy days don't get you too down! :)ReplyDelete
we like Winter Kim too! plus, Winter Kim is easier to tease in her pink zip up boots, fleece pants, and sweatshirts (not that it's cold enough in Kenya to wear all of those layers). hahaha... you're on the home stretch! Enjoy your time with friends and students these last few weeks.ReplyDelete
love ya.