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What's happening and when?
Below is the 2018 event schedule for The Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon presented by Qantas Assure:
|Friday, May 18
|8:00am - 7:00pm
|Race Bib Collection at The SMH Half Marathon Expo - Hall 2 (Level 1) ICC Darling Harbour
|Saturday, May 19
|9:00am - 5:00pm
|Race Bib Collection at The SMH Half Marathon Expo - Hall 2 (Level 1) ICC Darling Harbour
| Sunday, May 20
|Race HQ opens for race information and bib replacements
|Gear drop opens at Hyde Park
|The SMH Half Marathon Elite Wheelchair Sprint event starts
|The SMH Half Marathon event starts
|Presentations to commence
We encourage participants to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to their race start time.
*Start times and schedule are subject to change.
+ Registrations
Can I enter multiple people during the registration process?
Yes, when you arrive at the cart contents page of the registration process, click "Register Another". You can now commence the registration for additional entrant(s). Please note that all registrations will be paid for in one transaction.
Can I enter on the day?
Event entries will close at 5pm the day before each event if not sold out prior; no entries will be taken after this time.
+ Postage & Race Bib Collection
Is there postage available?
Postage is available as an optional extra for participants to select during their registration at a cost of $7.95 including GST. Please note, this option is available for participants with a valid Australian postal address who register on or before midnight on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Participants who registered on or after Friday, March 9. 2018 will need to collect their race bib from the Expo.
If you have registered with an overseas address you will need to collect your race bib from The Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon Expo. Postage of race bibs will commence approximately 3-4 weeks prior to race day.
To check if you have selected postage, please visit your participant Dashboard - go to "My Registrations", select "Details" and view "Cart Items".
Where do I collect my Race Bib?
Race bibs will be available for collection from The Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon Expo, details are below.
|Friday, May 18
|8:00am - 7:00pm
|Hall 2 (Level 1) ICC Darling Harbour
|Saturday, May 19
|9:00am - 5:00pm
|Hall 2 (Level 1) ICC Darling Harbour
+ Teams
How do I enter a team?
If your workplace or friends have registered a team for the 2018 event, you can join their team when registering. You just need to use our registration form and select your registration type, click 'Join a Team' on the pop-up box and search for your team name.
If you have already registered and wish to join a team, please email us at email@example.com and include your full name, bib number, team name and team password (if applicable) in your email.
How do I create a team?
Creating a team is a great way to bring together family, friends or colleagues as part of your participation in the 2018 Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon presented by Qantas Assure. To create a team, visit our registration form and;
Select your preferred registration type
Click 'Create a Team' on the pop-up box
Fill out your teams details and click 'Create my Team'
From here, you will be taken to the team managers Dashboard where it will then direct you to register yourself for the event. The Dashboard is also where you can manage your team details.
Share your team name, and password if applicable, with your team members so they can select to 'Join a Team' when registering.
Are there team packages available?
It doesn't matter how large or small your team is, there are two team registration packages available which are designed to provide varying levels of support to team managers. These packages aim to make the registration process and the lead up to the event as smooth as possible for you and your fellow team mates. For more information on team packages click here.
+ General Event Information
What do I do if I have lost my eTicket?
If you have deleted your eTicket, please log in to your participant Dashboard to retrieve a copy. If your bank account has not been charged, you are not entered into the event.
Where can I purchase an iTaB or Event Day SMS?
The iTaB finisher's medal insert allows you to create a lasting memento of the race for only $12. The iTaB is a customised, engraved insert which fits perfectly into the back of your finisher's medal. Your iTaB will be manufactured after the event and sent to you in the post. Worldwide postage is included in the price. You can also receive your results shortly after crossing the finish line with an SMS sent directly to your mobile phone. Simply log into your Dashboard, select 'My Registrations' and 'Make Changes' to add extra items.
Where can I buy Event Day Photos?
The Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon presented by Qantas Assure will be captured by official photography partners, Marathon Photos. Videos and photos of finishers will be available online for viewing and ordering 2-3 days after event day.
To make sure you are captured in the event make sure your bib number is clearly visible – and always remember to smile!
What happens if I have lost my race bib?
If you have lost your race bib or damaged your timing chip you can buy a replacement from Race Bib Collection for $20.
What happens if I start in the wrong group?
Your race bib number, including your timing bib tag, is assigned to a particular start group as selected during registration. Your bib tag will be activated as you cross the starting mats. If you begin the race prior to your designated start group time, you will NOT receive an official time and you will be disqualified.
Where can I leave my gear?
A gear drop service will be available on race day, please see below for further details regarding this service. See-through bags can be collected at the Expo if you wish to pre-pack your gear prior to event day, this is a bag pick up. Please see below for Relay gear drop information.
|Drop-off location
|Opening Time
|Closing Time
|Pick-up location
|Hyde Park North
|Hyde Park North
How does gear drop work?
- You will be given a see-through bag at the gear drop area
- Write your bib number on the outside of the bag with the markers provided
- Only individual items may be placed within the bag, such as a change of clothes, lightweight jacket, water bottle, post-race snacks
- No personal bags of any description (backpacks, purses, handbags) will be accepted
- Show your bib when leaving your bag with the gear drop volunteers
- After your run you will be asked again to show your bib to collect your bag
Do not leave any valuables such as wallets, keys or phones with the gear drop service. Event staff will take care of your belongings, but no responsibility will be taken for lost or damaged items.
Clothing and bags left anywhere but at the gear drop location will NOT be available for collection upon finishing the race.
Relay Gear Information
A designated gear holding area will be available at relay transition for Runner 2 to drop their gear until Runner 1 arrives. Please note, gear will not be returned to the finish from this transition point. Alternatively Runner 2 can give their belongings to Runner 1 for them to drop at the Gear Drop/Collection point prior to race start. Runner 2 can then collect it from the Gear Drop/Collection point upon completion of the race.
How is the event timed?
Your timing device for The Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon is a single-use bib tag. In order to receive an accurate time, please make sure your bib is:
- Clearly visible on the front of the torso
- Unaltered and unmodified – please do not bend or fold your bib
- Not covered (eg. by a jumper)
Are there pacers for the event?
The Sydney Striders will be providing the pacers for The Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon presented by Qantas Assure. Set yourself a goal and jump on board a pace bus! Our pace times are:
- 80 minutes
- 85 minutes
- 90 minutes
- 95 minutes
- 100 minutes
- 110 minutes
- 120 minutes
- 130 minutes
- 140 minutes
- Sweepers
Are there prizes on offer?
All finishers will receive a finisher's medal and downloadable finisher's certificate. Prizes will be awarded to place-getters in the The Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon presented by Qantas Assure.
+ Refunds and Terms and Conditions
Can I refund my entry?
When entering the SMH Half Marathon the terms and conditions must be accepted by each individual entrant. The refund policy for 2018 is listed below. There are no exceptions to this rule and no refunds will be given for change of mind.
25. I acknowledge that refunds will only be given for the race entry fee paid where a request for refund is lodged with Fairfax before 5:00pm (AEDT) on Thursday, April 19, 2018 and where participation in the Event is not appropriate due to a medical reason that is supported by a current medical certificate outlining the condition. I understand that a 50% administration fee will be deducted from the race entry fee paid and if a race bib has been sent out, I must return the race bib to Fairfax at my own expense, prior to the processing of any refund and by no later than 5:00pm (AEST) on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Refunds will not be made for any additional items purchased, such as event merchandise and charitable donations.
To view the full terms and conditions of the SMH Half Marathon, please click here.
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There is nearly a lake in the center of the parking lot that my daughter insists I drive through. Why do we have a big truck, she asks, if we can't drive through big puddles? It is a fair question. The splash spreads over the rest of the parking lot, and the children scream. Heavy iron work and fencing prevents rickety shopping carts from being taken into the streets of Camden. Automatic doors do not open automatically, making them too heavy for the littles, I turn my back push into them. Sunday and Monday, everything with a purple tag is fifty percent off, and the ladies won't sell you anything without a tag.
They speak to me in Spanish, because nearly everyone in there is Puerto Rican or Mexican, and the music blares with hits from Lionel Ritchie and Spandau Ballet. They wrap all the little trucks in plastic baggies and staple them shut, mark them with .60 and a yellow card. The clothes organized by size then color, and I find it an Organization Mecca. So much stuff all in their exact right place. I stand in awe of the cleanliness and preciseness of the racks of thrift shop clothes.
I always look for the same things--wooden boxes and interesting dishes and sometimes large wool sweaters that I can wrap myself in, fold my legs under me, and sip herbal tea. An old woman walks past me and my children, and stares at me. She says much too loudly to her daughter, "Who are these people in here today? I never seen people like these in here." And I know she means people with money, searching for petty extravaganzas. People like me.
I find a beautiful bright, almost fluorescent, muumuu, or rather a caftan. I want to be the woman in a caftan, floating through the rooms of my house with a turban and expensive floral arrangements, but I wear moccasins and wool socks, and drink muddy coffee out of hand thrown pottery. That muumuu-ed woman is an elder statesman version of me, and I'm not there yet. I shop at thrift shops on half-off day, and feel utterly alone in a group of poor people and Latina people, even though I was once poor and Latina. I weigh these things in my mind--alone vs. loneliness; happy vs. contented; sober vs. not drunk; vulnerable vs. unsafe. I have always wrestled with identity--half this, half that, half off, half on. I can't quite figure if I am sad or depressed or happy or fine or lonely or just alone. I keep putting myself in groups that seem like me, but aren't. Someone tells me it is my disease, but I think it is more of the human predicament of always being alone in your head while you are surrounded by people.
We spend Easter outside. In the grass, we take the trimmed grapevines, and twist them around each other, through themselves, over and under and over again, tuck them under another vine with its curls, strategically placed for maximum grape-iocity. We make wreaths for no one in particular, and crowns for fairy princesses eventually. Beezus runs off and picks purple flowers to wind into the crowns.
Maybe I will be wild one day, Mama.
You are wild now, my love.
I don't know what to write anymore. It all sounds ridiculous, and besides I'm so broken. My insides feel like they are dying the slow death of too many grey days in a row. The grapevines notwithstanding, I haven't been outside in a dog's day. I just don't have the energy for all that, and therein lies my existential contradiction--I need outside, but I can't muster the energy for outside. I want to drift away, but I am too rooted. I have wrestled with wondering if this is depression, or dry drunkenness, or what. In the worst of my moments, I wonder if I am even a drunk, or if I was just being a tad dramatic when I couldn't stop drinking those years ago. Then I wonder if I am just justifying a drink.
As we turn the grapevines of grapes that will never be made into wine, breaking off the brittle edges, a hawk chased by three crows flies overhead, and I remember that last year my last baby died in me, and in the moments before the bleeding started and the cramping, I saw a raven chasing a hawk in the sky above me. We were camping. And it was the beginning of the end. We have been through so much. How does any family survive the death of a child, another miscarriage, sickness and grief and sobriety and recovery and staying up to late and getting up too early and someone working twenty too many hours with someone who stays in their home 90% of their day? I run inside for some water. I grab Super Hit and a jar of spray roses in my kitchen. Then I go around my house and collect the martenitsa that arrived weeks before. They came from a beautiful mother in Bulgaria, a call for spring and renewal and remembrance. I wore mine around my neck, my children on their wrists, but they are ready to serve the trees. I hung the martenitsa on Lucia's blossoming cherry tree, not yet blossoming, while my children play near my. I hung them for spring and for my babies and for the hawk and the crows. I jab the lit incense into the soil near our jizo and stepping stones that bear the names of our babies, under one a placenta and dark tissue was buried only a year ago.
My life is so completely different from then, even though it looks much the same. This year, my chakras opened, grew receptive yet protective from those whose sharpness and dark judgment, even in their genius, wounds the way I see myself. I can no longer open to them. Yet I do want their approval, and therein lies another contradiction of confidence. It is why I cannot write, and need to write. "You must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on." Thank you, Beckett.
Weeks ago, I went to a convention for people in recovery, and we were each given a rock. The workshop leader told us to write a character defect we would like to get rid of on the rock. I sat next to my friend, and we stared at each other. "I don't know what to write. If I start, I won't stop writing. This rock is too small for all I have to release." He nodded. The workshop leader tells us to write only one thing, and when we write it, we have to act as if it has been released already. Don't overthink it, she warns, but be specific and make in manageable. "Don't just write FEAR on the rock," she warns. "You can never release all fear." The friend on my right groans, and we all laugh. He scratches off the word Fear from his rock. She warns us, jokingly, but in all seriousness, not to photograph our rocks then put the picture on Facebook. We are releasing, she says, that is holding on. The friend on my left says, "I have something, but I don't know if I am ready to release it. I'm still so angry." It was the first thing that came to his mind. I tell him to just write it. I thought of many things, but the one that screamed to me was the Need For Validation, so I write it down. Jokingly, I say to my other friend, "What do you think of my defect?" And he laughs as we walk to the tidal river that runs to the Atlantic Ocean, and she instructs us to pray, then throw the rock. And I throw the rock as far and long as I can.
The three of us, me and my three friends, make a pact to call each other on our defects if we see each other using them as a crutch. Last night, one of those guys reminded me that I was using my crutch. Then he hugged me and whispered, "Progress not perfection." And as I write this, I wonder if my whole blog isn't a need for validation. Validation for my tremendous grief in the early days, and later validation that I can write or have insights or that I'm an okay artist, or decent person, or a good parent. And as the comments left my blog, that validation left. And I wondered what I was doing here, opening my heart and being so brutally honest for all the internet to read without the words of comfort that served as a validation that I must go on, though I can't go on, but I will go on.
Dirt under my fingernails comforts my broken soul. I reach through the soil, pull out stones and rocks and hard knotty roots of plants that have long been upended. As we turn the earth in our side bed, we heard a squeaking, loud and persistent, and my daughter declared a MOUSE in the HOUSE! We searched through the dark loamy bed, and saw a furry thing, curled into a fetal position, crying. A MOLE! A VOLE! A MOUSE! EL RATON! But no, it was a teeny tiny baby rabbit, waiting for its mama. His eye sealed shut with early spring, and his nest disturbed in our vehemence to make a place to plant veggies. The children screeched in excitement. A BABY BUNNY! I search the area for more babies, but it was just this one. Fur from his mama lay bundled next to our shovel. We didn't notice before. So we took him to another spot, not too far, and dug him another hole, put the fur in there, cover it with grass and lay the baby in there. I place her in the womb of the earth, the hole that mamas dig for their babies. And I say the prayers that I myself need to hear myself:
May your mama find you before the hawks, baby.
May you stay in your hole only long enough until the danger passes.
May your vulnerability be your greatest strength.
May your fear make you alive and calm.
May you nourish yourself in earth and warm yourself the Spring sun until you are strong again.


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Regular column by the Harrogate Advertiser's Graham Chalmers
I whipped off my slightly festive chunky knitwear jumper to reveal a David Bowie T-shirt which was probably a bit skinny for me.
It was the best moment of my Bowie tribute set at Ten Devonshire Place's vinyl-only night in Harrogate.
Overall, the performance was my most amateurish yet. I didn't see the point of trying to compete with the event's host, the effortlessly professional DJ Trev.
One of my fellow vinyl aficiandos somehow got away with playing some James Last but it was good to share the decks with old friends like Rachel Gregory and Renee Dickinson.
In a break between DJs, the latter told me all about her days as a young journalist in the music press in London in the 1970s.
Lucky thing, she seems to have met everyone, even David Bowie, if I remember correctly. Maybe not.
Nowadays Renee Dickinson is the chair of Parkinson's UK Harrogate and District Branch.
Perhaps the rock n roll generation was the giving generation?
Along the winding, rolling roads in wild and woolly Nidderdale I went on the way to an interview.
Past Mackenzies Smokehouse in Blubberhouses, grey mist clinging to the desolate moors, over Greenhow Hill and onwards to Grassington.
Water streamed across the tarmac but at least the back road to the B6265 was open, unlike the A59 which was closed at Kex Gill after the recent flooding.
How on earth was I meant to reach Dan Turner to talk about river management and flood risks?
But the end result was well worth the journey. A senior projects officer with the Yorkshire Dales River Trust, this impressive young man was full of practical ideas, as you can see for yourself in the feature inside this issue.
His sheer enthusiasm lightened the dismal day.
What a difference from our initial meeting last July in bright sunshine by the tranquil waters of the Nidd.


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Oscar Isaac Wishes George Lucas Had Left Original 'Star Wars' Alone
Oscar Isaac appears to feel the same way that a lot of other fans do about George Lucas' recent Star Wars tweaks.
Isaac, who recently starred in Inside Llewyn Davis and has a role in Star Wars: Episode VII, told the Huffington Post that Lucas should have left the original Star Wars alone instead of going back and updating it.
"To go back and kind of tweak it with new stuff, it doesn't make it more interesting for me as a watcher," Isaac said, adding that the changes even made the film "less interesting."
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Isaac said he'd "much rather go back and watch the old thing, because it's a product of the time." He said that "what made that movie so amazing" is the fact that Lucas made it with the technology of that era.
That said, Isaac acknowledges he "can't fault" Lucas for the updates: "As an artist, like, he made the shit, so why can't he do whatever the heck he wants with it."
Star Wars VII, directed by J.J. Abrams, his theaters Dec. 18, 2015.
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Kit MyFlow - Single Wheeled Gate Automation Kit
Kit Contents
|1 x
|MyFlow Wheeled Operator
|2 x
|Wired Safety Photocells
|1 x
|Electronic Control Unit (with in-built 30m aerial)
|1 x
|Vertical Electrolock & keep plate
|1 x
|Remote Keyfob Controller
|2 x
|Brackets & fittings
|1 x
|Instruction Sheet
|Black version kits also include :
|1 x
|Flashing blinker light
|1 x
|Key switch
Purchase options for Kit MyFlow - Single Wheeled Gate Automation Kit
Optional additional accessories for Kit MyFlow - Single Wheeled Gate Automation Kit
Emergency Stop Button - Twist Release
|This is an essential item for all gate automation systems and should be installed in a place visible to all users to allow the gates to be stopped in an emergency. When required the emergency stop must be accessible, recognisable and must work, reliably and safely.
2.0m - 25mm gate safety edge
|2.0m Length of 25mm profile gate safety edge.
All automatic gates & door systems installed in the UK should comply to BS-EN13241-1 & EN-138491-1 safety standards.
Profile & length options:- Safety Edges Options
Safety edge guide:- Download
Single Gate Stop Set
|1 x Back Stop and 1 x Mid Stop in a black powder coated finish for single gates. This gate system requires external resistance.
MyGate Grey Key Fob
|Additional Grey Remote Control Key Fob/Transmitter/Remote/. This gate system requires external resistance.
Digicode Keypad
|Standard surface mounted digipad/keypad. Allows users to get in or out of the gate without a key fob.
Wireless Photocell Kit Upgrade
|Upgrade to wireless photocells with any of the above kits. (Only available in combination to a Gate Motors single gate kit).
|Safety+ Wireless Upgrade
|This wireless upgrade includes 2x Wireless Photocells and 1x Emergency Stop Button.
TPSL03 Outdoor Single Gang Bell Push
|Timeguard powerseal IP54 gate bell button push switch. Allows users to get in or out of the gate without a key fob.
EMIS120 GSM/Wifi Switch
|Smartphone (GSM) and Internet compatible gate opener switch (2-Outputs/Channels)
This kit has 3 year limited warranty, the first year being with GateMotors, the remaining years being direct with the manufacturer. The motors themselves have a 3 year limited warranty all other electrical items have a 1 year warranty, see the warranty FAQ page for more details.
Looking for the double gate Kit MyFlow, then view our range of double swing gate openers.
The Kit MyFlow electromechanical wheel operator kits are cost effective method of gate automation and are ideal where long light gates are in place and will swing as far as 270° but is only suitable for inward opening gates.
This system is designed for large gates and also works well on gates with a sloping drive. It also opens far faster than traditional systems. The way the gate is hung also normally makes no difference to this kit.
Our operators are designed for intensive use; they are constructed of quality die-cast aluminium with stainless steel, bronze and steel parts.
The fluid-grease lubrication system, polyester powder-paint coating, self-lubricating worm gear and built-in thermal protection system ensure quiet operation and a long working life in all weather conditions, without the need for periodic maintenance.
The aerial within the kit is pre-installed and has a range of approx 30m.
The physical dimensions of the motor can be found on page 3 of the Installation guide which is available from the Downloads section in the right hand corner of this page.
Please note: the remotes that you receive with this kit may be a different colour to what's shown in the image.
How Do I tell if I need a left Hand kit or right hand kit?
Example shown is a Left Hand gate arrangement.
Left and and Right hand gates are denoted by the type of bracket. The way to tell which handed kit you need is by looking from the back of the gates from the inside of the driveway with the property to your back – if the gate is hinged on the left, it's a left handed gate. If the gate is hinged to the right, it is a right handed gate.
Installation Hint:
The illustration show the gates closed and the operators fixed to the internal (property side) of the gate
If you only have a single gate and you are not sure if you need a right-hand or left-hand kit?
The motor is usually mounted on the inside of the property for security; so view the gates from inside the property looking outwards (the gates will normally, but not always, swing toward you).
If the hinge appears on the left, you need a left-hand kit; if it's on the right you need a right-hand kit.
For more information on the electrical cabling requirements for this system please see our electric gate cabling guide.
Kit MyFlow optional upgrades and accessories include:
* gate stops (all of our gate motors require some form of resistance at the end of the opening & closing phase.)
* underground exit loop (detects the presence of a vehicle and automatically opens the gate)
* extra photocells
* additional key fobs
* intercom kit
* extended range (external) aerial
Please Note: It is solely the responsibility of the recipient or the client / specifier – to ensure that the products described are suitable for purpose (see fitting guide under downloads) & comply with the relevant building regulations.
View gallery images of this item in typical Kit MyFlow - Single Wheeled Gate Automation Kit gate automation installations.
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I taught a self defense class for children during a summer safety camp. Fun times, most were great kids eager to learn and please. They were fairly smart and had some good questions and comments. The first part of the class was theory. I know, not really thrilling but so very necessary. We discussed how to keep ourselves safe so we don't need to use self defense skills. We talked about how adults, mostly the ones with bad intentions, think and act.
The most popular question I had, and we are talking 12-15 kids out of 40 asking me this with very eager faces, was…. "So what would you do if you were surrounded by 4-6 guys that want to hurt/kill you?" I brushed off the first few but after a while I had to ask them
"How old are you?"
"9-11 years old….. (their age range)"
"And exactly where do you hang out that you are worried about this kind of attack?"
This was a good time to review "How to stay away from dangerous places, The Buddy system, Let your parents/an adult know where you are at all time"… because apparently they weren't listening very close to that part of the lesson.
The problem is that a lot of those kids had martial arts training, TKD or Karate mostly. They already knew everything, why pay attention. I am not knocking either one of those arts. Martial arts training for kids are a great idea. But one part that is a bad idea is when they train for unrealistic things. We need to train our kids for things that will most likely happen to them. According to some of those kids, they could take down a guy that would shove a gun in their face, they could fight off a herd of ninjas, but not very many knew why it's a bad idea to go help a person they don't know to go look for his/hers "lost dog". Yes make believe is fun and all kids (and a lot of adults) do it. But training to save your life should be based in reality.
"Train for what happens the most and you will be prepared for most of what happens"- Marc MacYoung NoNonsense Self Defense
Another bad part of their training is that they are sent home with a sense of false confidence. They think they can carry a real fight with a 250 lbs highly trained operator and win. What they learn in their class is mostly sport applications that is performed with people in their own weight class or even larger opponents that is taking it very easy on them. They never had to "test" their skills. When your skills are never tested, they either never achieve their intended results or they rust. You start doing things half ass since it really doesn't matter. You know you are getting out of it anyway. They have illusions that things will work just like they do in the movies. You kick the gun out of the bad guy's hand with a spinning round house kick, you take him down with one punch to the chest and you ride away in the sunset with the pretty girl. That is fiction. This is not even close to reality.
We are doing our kids a HUGE disservice when we train them in such a way that they go home thinking they are Captain America.
Another point is we all talk to our kids about "stranger danger"… at least I hope we all do. But how many trains to actually role play those scenes that are so much more likely to happen to them then being surrounded by a roving band of mercenaries.
Taking care of your kids is not just about providing for them. It's also about teaching them to be able to take care of themselves.
Be smart, stay safe and teach your kids to do the same!


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By Dr. Mercola
In the realm of food coloring, caramel color sounds rather innocuous, natural even. Unlike artificial colors like FD&C Blue No. 1 or FD& C Yellow 5, which conjure up images of being created by a mad scientist in a lab, caramel color sounds like it comes from the age-old process of heating sugars to form dark-brown caramel.
But it doesn't. Furthermore, far from being innocuous, caramel color, which is widely used in brown soft drinks, may cause cancer due to 4-methylimidazole (4-MeI), a chemical byproduct formed when certain types of caramel coloring are manufactured.
New research from Consumer Reports has also revealed that levels of 4-MeI may exist in sodas at levels above certain state limits, potentially posing a risk to soda drinkers.
How Much Cancer-Causing 4-MeI May Be in Your Soda?
There's no way to tell for certain whether 4-MeI is in soda, as it is listed on labels simply as caramel coloring or artificial coloring. While only two of the four types of caramel coloring contain the potentially carcinogenic chemical, caramel color is actually the single most used food coloring in the world,1 especially in brown-colored soft drinks.
The chemical 4-MeI was found to cause cancer in mice by a 2007 U.S. government study, and in 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared it to be "possibly carcinogenic to humans."
While there are still no federal limits, the state of California requires products to be labeled with a cancer warning if it exposes consumers to more than 29 micrograms of 4-MeI per day (the amount that poses a one in 100,000 risk of cancer).
Consumer Reports tested 81 samples of soft drinks from five manufacturers and found certain samples from Pepsi and Malta Goya exceeded the permitted levels without carrying a warning label. According to Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D., toxicologist and executive director of Consumer Reports' Food Safety & Sustainability Center:2
"'It's possible to get more than 29 micrograms of 4-MeI in one can of some of the drinks we tested. And even if your choice of soft drink contains half that amount, many people have more than one can per day.
'Given that coloring is deliberately added to foods, the amount of 4-MeI in them should pose a negligible risk, which is defined as no more than one excess cancer case in 1 million people.' To meet that risk level, Consumer Reports' experts say a soft drink would need to contain about 3 micrograms or less per can."
Pepsi Says 4-MeI Levels Meet Standards Based on One-Third Can a Day Consumption
When Consumer Reports notified PepsiCo of the test results, including findings that some cans of their soda may contain 32-174 micrograms of 4-MeI, they noted that California's warning label applies to a per day exposure, not per can. They then claimed that government data shows most people consume less than a third of a can of diet soda a day, which would make their products in-line with state regulations even if one can exceeds 29 micrograms.
Consumer Reports' researchers fired back, stating that their data show much higher consumption levels. According to Rangan, as ABC News reported:3
"PepsiCo arrived at their conclusion by including people with low-consumption rates, such as children under the age of 2, in their averages. 'We looked at the same data of regular soft drink users who can drink up to two and half servings a day… They were all over 20.'"
PepsiCo did, however, state that "reformulated" products that contain lower levels of 4-MeI would be available across the US by February 2014. As for Malta Goya, which had even higher levels of 4-MeI in its products, they provided no response to Consumer Reports as of this writing.
FDA Is Reviewing the Safety of Caramel Coloring
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to state that they have "no reason to believe" there is any immediate or short-term danger presented by 4-MeI in foods with caramel coloring.
However, they are currently reviewing "all available data" on the safety of 4-MeI to "determine what, if any, regulatory action needs to be taken."4 This could include federal limits set on the amount of 4-MeI that may be present in caramel coloring.
Consumer Reports is calling on the FDA to require more specific labeling that would alert consumers to what type of caramel coloring is in foods and beverages.
Only Class III and Class IV caramel color, which are made with ammonia compounds, contain 4-Mel; class I and II do not. In Europe, the specific types of coloring (class III or IV) are listed on food labels, but in the US only "caramel color" or "artificial color" must be listed. Consumer Reports has also asked the FDA to not allow a product to be called "natural" if it contains artificial colors, including caramel color.
One Year Later, Are Coke and Pepsi Removing 4-MeI as Promised?
It's been more than a year since Coke and Pepsi originally declared they would be reformulating their products to remove 4-MeI in their caramel coloring. The move initially came after the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) tested samples of Coke and Pepsi products from California and other states for 4-MeI, and found marked discrepancies in the Pepsi products:
"If you live in California, Coke and Pepsi products are made without 4-MeI, a chemical known to cause cancer. But in testing of cola products from 10 states, CEH found high levels of 4-MeI in ALL Pepsi cola products, while 9 out of ten Coke products were found without 4-MeI problems."5
It does appear that some strides have been made, as the latest Consumer Reports study found that levels of 4-MeI in soda samples purchased in New York had come down significantly by the time of their second testing. They noted:6
" …regular Pepsi from the New York area averaged 174 micrograms in the first test and 32 micrograms in the second. 'The fact that we found lower amounts of 4-MeI in our last round of tests suggests that some manufacturers may be taking steps to reduce levels, which would be a step in the right direction,' says Dr. Rangan."
For those who are wondering, it is possible to create brown soda without the use of potentially toxic caramel coloring. This artificial brown color is made by reacting corn sugar with ammonia and sulfites under high pressures and at high temperatures. This produces the chemicals 2-methylimidazole and 4-methylimidazole, which have been found to cause lung, liver, and thyroid cancer in lab rats and mice. But there are actually four kinds of caramel coloring used in the food industry, and while all four start out with some form of sugar, only the last two contain the potentially carcinogenic chemical 4-MeI:
- Plain caramel (caramel I)
- A reaction between sugar and sulfites (caramel II)
- A reaction between sugar and ammonium compounds (caramel III)
- A reaction between sugar and both sulfites and ammonium compounds (caramel IV)
Caramel coloring can be found in a wide variety of other common products beyond soda, too, including:
Fast-food beef Cat food and dog food Beer Chocolate Potato chips Soy sauce Sauce mixes, gravies, and batters Dark breads
Diet Soda Drinkers Consume More Calories
There are many reasons to give up your daily soda habit even if you drink soda without caramel coloring. This includes diet soda, which in many ways is even worse than regular soda. People who drink diet soft drinks daily may be 43 percent more likely to suffer from a vascular event, including a stroke or heart attack, for instance.7
Diet soda has also been linked to weight gain. In one study, diet soda drinkers' waists grew 70 percent larger than the waists of non-diet soda drinkers. Furthermore, those who drank two or more diet sodas a day had a 500 percent greater increase in waist size!8 A recent study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health also revealed that people who drank diet sodas ate more calories at meals and snacks than those who drank sugar-filled sodas.9
So simply cutting calories by switching from regular soda to diet is not likely to be an effective weight-loss solution. The researchers believed that the artificial sweeteners in the diet soda activate reward centers in the brain, driving diet soda drinkers to consume even more food because they're not getting the "reward" their bodies expect from a sweet-tasting beverage.
Artificial sweeteners tend to trigger enhanced activity within your brain's pleasure centers, yet at the same time provide less actual satisfaction. This separation of the taste of sweetness from caloric content means that when you consume artificial sweeteners, your brain actually craves more of it because your body receives no satisfaction on a cellular level by the sugar imposter. This can actually contribute to not only overeating and weight gain, but also an addiction to artificial sweeteners, along with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke—even if your weight is normal.
Ditching Soda Is a Key to Better Health
If your soda doesn't contain artificial sweeteners, then it probably contains sugar, including high fructose corn syrup. The average 12-ounce can of soda contains 40 grams of sugar, at least half of which is fructose, so one can of soda alone would exceed your daily allotment.
Excess sugar consumption has been clearly linked to health problems like diabetes, heart attack, and much more, so it's likely that the less sugar you eat, the better. In order to break free, be sure you address the emotional component of your food cravings using tools such as the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). More than any traditional or alternative method I have used or researched, EFT works to overcome food cravings and helps you reach dietary success. Be sure to check out Turbo Tapping in particular, which is an extremely effective and simple tool to get rid of your soda addiction in a short amount of time.
If you still have cravings after trying EFT or Turbo Tapping, you may need to make some changes to your diet. My free nutrition plan can help you do this in a step-by-step fashion. Remember, nothing beats pure water when it comes to serving your body's needs. If you really feel the urge for a carbonated beverage, try sparkling mineral water with a squirt of lime or lemon juice, or sweetened with stevia or Lo Han, both of which are safe natural sweeteners. Remember, if you struggle with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or extra weight, then you have insulin sensitivity issues and would likely benefit from avoiding ALL sweeteners.
Sweetened beverages, whether it's sweetened with sugar, HFCS, naturally occurring fructose, or artificial sweeteners like aspartame, are among the worst culprits in the fight against obesity and related health problems, including diabetes and heart and liver disease, just to name a few. Ditching ALL of these types of beverages can go a long way toward reducing your risk for chronic health problems and weight gain, not to mention your exposure to potentially cancer-causing additives like caramel coloring.


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Urban Sprawl: It's the American Way. For Now.
Photo via Berlin Washington
Sad but true. For decade upon decade, the uS government incentivized the development of urban sprawl -- funding highways and subsidizing suburban homes and so on and so forth. Not exactly a news flash. But yesterday, when I posted on Slate's great reader-curated video on the top 5 solutions to traffic congestion, it got me thinking about the issue all over again. And, once more, I was reminded of how deeply ingrained our inclination towards sprawl really is -- did you know many cities' sprawl-inducing zoning codes still mandate that bars provide 20 parking spaces per 1,000 sq ft of establishment? -- and what a steep climb we face if we hope to address it. The issue is thoughtfully detailed in a newish American Prospect article, the Reverse Commute. At the focus of the piece is the Obama administration's newly overhauled Dept. Housing and Urban Development, and its partnership with the Department of Transportation and the EPA. These organizations are now working together to (slowly and incrementally) change the very culture of sprawl that has run rampant for so long.
At the center of the effort is funding for local-level projects that steer communities towards being pedestrian or mass-transit friendly. This funding, the Prospect points out, is still absolutely dwarfed by the sums once directed towards projects like highway development. But by giving local governments an incentive to draft plans for light rail or speedy commuter buses -- and to develop housing accordingly -- the HUD is making progress, and "nudging" private investment in the right direction. From the Prospect:
the administration is moving to do things for which it doesn't have to ask Congress to pay, such as influencing consumer choices through devices like the location-efficient mortgage, which gives homebuyers who settle near mass transit more borrowing power. The Obama administration is betting that such gestures can influence individual decision-making on a large scale by tilting economics to favor certain geographic choices over others.But we've got a long ways to go. This work seeks to change the very culture that allows for sprawl -- and only then things like zoning codes that promote unsustainable development may finally fall.
Like, for instance, that code I mentioned earlier that requires bars in American cities to have a certain amount of parking. Why should a bar -- where people consume alcohol, making subsequent driving dangerous -- be forced to provide parking? Because that's the way we think, and have thought, for nearly 70 years. There's got to be parking, because everyone drives. Which is why an entire paradigm shift still must take place before we can speed truly sustainable development on a large scale -- people need to value living close to that bar (or better yet, other establishments like markets and restaurants), or to mass transit that can get them there and back safely.
And that shift is what the triumvirate of the EPA/DOT/HUD is trying to instigate, through "nudges" and incentives. Here's to hoping the effort picks up steam.
More on Sprawl
Chicken vs Egg: Does Suburban Sprawl Represent the Free Market or State Control
Uncovering an Ancient City Felled by Urban Sprawl


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'Songs can be incredibly prophetic . . . like a kind of useless magic.'
Fig Tree, an imprint of Penguin Books, will publish Florence Welch's first book on Thursday, 5th July 2018. USELESS MAGIC, consisting of collected lyrics and poetry, will be a full colour hardback with art derived from Florence's own sketchbooks and will feature some of the things that have inspired her writing, providing readers with a unique insight into her creative process. Florence Welch is one of the most successful singer/songwriters of her generation. Her albums have reached number one across the world, including in the UK and the US, as well as being nominated for, and winning, multiple awards.
Juliet Annan bought World Rights and said "I have long wanted to persuade Florence to write a book, and this will be a beautiful record of her songs, a glimpse of the ideas that have inspired them, and a first look at her poetry."
Florence Welch said "I am so thrilled to be collaborating with Penguin on my first ever book release. It is such an honour."
Fig Tree | Thursday 5th July 2018 | 9780241347935 | Hardback | £20.00
Purchase here
'Songs can be incredibly prophetic . . . like a kind of useless magic.'


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Better late then never I guess. Below are a few or our Easter
Crafts from last week.
The first are stick crosses. The kids practiced tying
knots with ribbon onto their crosses. Each was tied with a
silent prayer. Then we went to the yard to place them in the flower
beds. This was a solemn moment and we will do this again next year.
My little gal loved making these toilet tube bunnies. We used
sturdy card stock for the ears and I hot glued them to make sure
They would stay with the added weight of the cotton. We used
tacky glue for the whiskers and noses.
Last we tried our hand as some standing sheep. They didn't
turn out like I thought they would. I thought the kids would
enjoy making them fluffy but they barely wrapped the yarn.
You just never know what they will like to do. Sometimes the
best laid plans just don't work.
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Blog Hop has created a pinterest board of our Art. So now you
can go and see all of our past art projects. Yeah...
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The Troubling Reticence over U.S. "Terrorism" Cases
H, Richard, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
The Troubling Reticence Over U.S. "Terrorism" Cases
"There is certainly a legitimate public curiosity to the question of was there a great force behind this, and if there was, who was it?" -- Federal prosecutor Henry J. DePippo, who tried the World Trade Center bombing case in 1993 and 1994, quoted in The New York Times, Aug. 4, 1997
Such peculiar things are happening in two entirely separate "Middle East terrorism" cases in New York that it's time for all involved to stop, take a deep breath, and ask -- what's really going on here?
First the facts in the latest case: On the night of July 30 a newly arrived Egyptian, Abdul Rahman Mossabah, flagged down a New York transit police car and said that two young Palestinians with whom he was sharing a Brooklyn house were making bombs. After telling his story to metropolitan police, he went back to the house and went to sleep. Then, early the next morning, after evacuating nearby buildings, the police raided the house, shooting each of the Palestinians several times after one allegedly reached for a bomb, and the other allegedly reached for a policeman's gun.
Miraculously both Palestinians survived, but have been held incommunicado ever since while police exhibited one device apparently ready for use as a suicide bomb, and the makings of three other bombs. Police also said they found a rambling unsigned message that seemed to be threatening a series of bomb attacks. It also demanded the release of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind Egyptian cleric serving a life sentence in New York for a plot to blow up New York city landmarks; Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the Hamas leader jailed by Israel; Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, who went on trial in New York Aug. 4 on charges he masterminded the World Trade Center bombing, and other militants.
"I think we were close to a disaster," said James Kallstrom, head of the FBI New York office. Later, however, as things got progressively murkier, another investigator said, "The more we look at these two guys, the less they look like suicide bombers." Then Kallstrom made another statement that "it is totally wrong to say that these individuals are connected to Hamas."
"They're not exactly living the religious life, looking to die for Allah," a federal investigator told staff writer John Kifner of The New York Times. In fact, Kifner wrote in the Aug. 5 issue, "The picture that is emerging of the two suspects, Ghazi Ibrahim Abu Maizar and Lafi Khalil, suggests a pair of drifters and street hustlers, living hand-to-mouth on short-term jobs and hanging out in neighborhood stores."
Abu Maizar had arrived in the U.S. from Canada, where he had been convicted of assault and for using a stolen credit card. Canadian authorities said he had used 10 different aliases there. U.S. authorities caught him three times trying to cross the border into Washington state. The third time, in January of this year, he claimed political asylum and was allowed to stay for a hearing. He said the Israelis had charged him with being a member of Hamas and twice had tried to turn him into an informer against his fellow Palestinians.
On June 23, Abu Maizer withdrew his request for asylum and was ordered to leave the U.S. by Aug. 23. Meanwhile he purportedly supported himself in New York and in North Carolina with grocery store jobs, none of which lasted for long, while he and Khalil looked for Americans wives who would make them eligible for the green cards granted to permanent residents.
In his home town of Hebron, members of his middle-class family laughed at his asylum request, saying he was a political and "exaggerates a lot." They said he had been arrested once and held between 5 and 10 days with other rock-throwers during the intifada -- little more than a rite of passage for Hebron teenagers. A former Hebron neighbor described him as a petty thief who had broken into cars to steal stereos.
Twenty-two-year-old Lafi Khalil, who apparently met Abu Maizar for the first time in the U. …


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Complete 2014/2015 Serie A fixtures schedule for Sampdoria.
U.C. Sampdoria
Sampdoria finished in 12th place in Serie A last season. The team's leading scorer was Citadin Eder, with 12 goals. Manolo Gabbiadini was close behind with eight goals.
This offseason, the team was sold to film producer Massimo Ferrero, ending a 12-year run of ownership by the Garrone family. The sale was completed for 12 million Euros. The club added Argentina international goalkeeper Sergio Romero and two English Premier League players in Alfred Duncan (on loan from Internazionale) and Jose Campana, but lost Germany international Shkodran Mustafi to Valencia.
Serie A Fixtures 2014/15
08/31/14: Palermo (A)
09/14/14: Torino (H)
09/21/14: Sassuolo (A)
09/24/14: Chievo Verona (H)
09/28/14: Genoa (A)
10/05/14: Atalanta (H)
10/19/14: Cagliari (A)
10/26/14: AS Roma (H)
10/29/14: Internazionale (A)
11/02/14: Fiorentina (H)
11/09/14: AC Milan (H)
11/23/14: Cesena (A)
11/30/14: Napoli (H)
12/07/14: Hellas Verona (A)
12/14/14: Juventus (A)
12/21/14: Udinese (H)
01/06/15: Lazio (A)
01/11/15: Empoli (H)
01/18/15: Parma (A)
01/25/15: Palermo (H)
02/01/15: Torino (A)
02/08/15: Sassuolo (H)
02/15/15: Chievo Verona (A)
02/22/15: Genoa (H)
03/01/15: Atalanta (A)
03/08/15: Cagliari (H)
03/15/15: AS Roma (A)
03/22/15: Internazionale (H)
04/04/15: Fiorentina (A)
04/12/15: AC Milan (A)
04/19/15: Cesena (H)
04/26/15: Napoli (A)
04/29/15: Hellas Verona (H)
05/03/15: Juventus (H)
05/10/15: Udinese (A)
05/17/15: Lazio (H)
05/24/15: Empoli (A)
05/31/15: Parma (H)
Note: Serie A fixture dates are subject to change.
- Josh Sanchez


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The 2018 UK X Series will now launch from just outside East Knoyle, North Dorset on Friday 21st September but there's still time to put your propellors in the ring. Sign up here.
If you have any doubts about whether you're ready for the X Series, we have the answer. Simon Walker took part as a freshly minted just out of the Skyschool oven rookie sky-warrior. And he nailed it, making him the perfect person to compile a blog on the 8 reasons a newbie should do the Icarus X.
Meet the 2018 UK X Series Racecourse
The new racecourse for August 2018 now boasts a new start and finish line at Holden Farm, East Knoyle, North Dorset. Two compulsory checkpoints form the triangular racecourse that brings together the unsupported Race Division and the open-to-all Adventure Division on the same route.
Checkpoint 1 is up in the north west corner of Exmoor guaranteeing a stunning first run. The second checkpoint is down south at Middle Pyemore air strip near Bridport, setting up a short(ish) and sharp sprint back to the finish.
All in it's about 160 miles. That does somewhat depend on the will of the adventure gods. It'll depend on the weather, unplanned detours, fuel stops, breakdowns, campouts, extracurricular adventures, sneaking to the pub (after flying) and the general unpredictable nature of a proper adventure that invariably extends the mileage.
Launch: Friday 21st September 16:00
Finish Prizegiving: Saturday 22nd September 20:00 *If all pilots returned
Contingency flying day: Sunday 23rd September
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Well, once the whole lot was put together we had to turn to the colour scheme.
Once we knew we were going to use the green on the daleks we knew the emperor had to follow suit. The green was always intended to be like the blue - ie a colour you wouldn't work out under the intended bleak lighting for the first part of the play, and you'd only realise it was green when enough lighting was shown on stage when the gold supreme and emperor guards came on. They had to have the green domes as the green was our "colour" version of the black!
The original intention was to use copper both on the emperor and even some dalek detail. From early on we kept the silver but the copper or brass or something was still intended for the emperor. Once Ashley had painted the balls in copper and the some of the lower black zigzag panels in the same he took one look at it and promptly ditched the copper. It would have shouted red yellow and green if we had kept the gold as intended and looked more like a traffic light.
The gold was always the intention - and the emperor was very nearly going to be just gold and black - ie gold being our version of the original white. But with the supreme dalek being gold we needed to tie that one to the colours of the silver daleks and guards and so it had to have the green balls (it nearly had gold skirt balls). Consequently to give the feeling that the Supreme weas representing the emperor or was tied to it we thought we'd bring the green through to the emperor as well - hence the green balls!
Oh yes and we went through hoops trying to get the gold right. The silver daleks were originally Japlac silver and now Hammerite silver, and so the colour we ended up with was Hammerite gold as according to Ashley "was as gold a gold as the silver was silver". Yeah right. Well he knew what he meant. Initially Ashley wanted the gold to be a brilliant almost blinding metallic gold which would have been much more expensive and doubtless shwon all the surface flaws for which Ashley is always touchy anyway! (He always maintains that his daleks are built for stage or screen and not designed to be viewed up close - we saw him a bit edgy when some of the Dalek Builders Club (which he is awe of by the way) took a look on stage after one performance. Ashley always says that to get that museum-finish all is needed is loads more sanding, smoothing, filling, better moulds and loads more hours - but then he has a young family and a life to lead).
Still we digress as always. The final gold was fine on stage as we thought. With great lighting from Dave and Lee it looked great. Without great lighting on an overcast day on Ashley's patio the gold tended to merge with the green and look sour, like a muddy Norwich City football kit stretched over a frame.
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Record Demand for U.K. Bond Despite Negative Yield
Tuesday's Deal Marks First Negative Yield at a U.K. Syndication
A sale of a U.K. inflation-linked bond fetched record demand Tuesday, despite the negative yield on offer.
The launch of the new £5 billion ($8.49 billion) bond maturing in 2058 attracted more than £14 billion of orders, the U.K.'s debt agency said.
The bond priced at a "real yield" of -0.053% meaning investors were prepared to lock...


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A 17-year-old Hagerstown boy charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting Monday at Elgin Station Community Center remained at large Tuesday night, the Hagerstown Police Department said.
Travon Rocky "Rock" Brown, of 404 N. Prospect St., allegedly shot a 21-year-old man several times after the two argued. Officers responded to the scene at about 8 p.m., according to a press release.
Quinton Randall Robinson and an unnamed 17-year-old are identified as the victims of the incident, the release states. Robinson was treated at Washington County Hospital and transferred to a hospital in Baltimore for treatment of nonlife-threatening injuries, police said.
Brown is charged as an adult with two counts each of attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree assault and one count each of reckless endangerment, wearing and carrying a handgun, use of a handgun in commission of a crime of violence and minor in possession of a regulated firearm.


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Within you, there's somewhere between your heart and gut area (some say it's in heart or gut area, depending upon the person), there is a voice. Many refer it as intuition. Some say it's the voice of your higher self. Some say it's the voice of higher power. Whatever you want to name it, what you feel most comfortable with, and I just don't want you feeling stuck here.
I've been completely deaf since when I was one year old. I came from a Christian background and I still live in a state that is known as "Bible Belt State". I have begged God to talk to me, to help me. I waited for a thundering voice from on high and when it didn't come, I felt abandoned. I even took it a step further and decided God wasn't there for me. Sometimes I couldn't make a decision because of the fear that I will make a mistake again and that I am not hearing anything from God on this. I also learned to look up to others such as my family, and didn't trust myself because since my family are strong christians and I thought that they could hear God and have answers for me. So I learned not to trust myself and my own sense of truth, my own inner authority. I desperately want God to shout to me from the Heavens or put the writing on the wall when I am hurting. It's easy to feel abandoned when we are upset, but truthfully, we aren't. Then one day, I was told by a wonderful friend: "God doesn't shout. God whispers. Our job when faced with a crisis is to calm ourselves, go within, and listen for the gentle voice inside". Somehow it doesn't seem fair that when we are all riled up and upset, we have to calm ourselves in order to hear this voice, but the truth is we need to do that.
This shook me to the core when my friend told me that. Why? Because I was never taught how to hear this voice within me. It wasn't clear in the Bible, or the church doesn't teach or talk about it. My family didn't say anything about it, either. Instead of empowering us at an early age to develop our personal relationship with God, we were taught that God is removed from us, distant from us and the image hasn't been very loving for some of us. For the whole time, I was completely clueless.... My entire life, I didn't know about this. Have you been there in that place before? If yes, please know that you are not alone, and you are in a safe place to share your heart with us because I have been there, too..... My heart goes out to you.
I also know that we may have this fear of what our intuition might tell us to do if we asked for guidance and we wanted to live fulfilled, spiritual lives, we worried about what course our lives might take if we really did follow the guidance of our intuition. We may looking at our intuition in a religious way, fearing what God might ask us to do. This common fear about life that would be saying like, "no more fun, just a lot more hard work". What became clear to me was that if someone wanted to live by his or her intuition, and if his/her relationship with God was based on religion, he or she would first need to heal that old image of God because it was getting in the way of trusting his/her inner voice. This old-time notion of God couldn't be further from the truth. Even though, it may be challenging and difficult, each of us needs to set aside the information we've received or learned through our religious training and find out for ourselves the truth about our creator.
Remember your goal in doing this is to have an open line of communication between you and your higher self, and in order to get that communication as clear as possible, you have to clear the doorway of old rubble so the door can open wide. I can assure you that once you can get rid of the garbage, or old rubble and find the voice inside and begin developing a real relationship with it, you will discover how completely loving and supportive it is. It will always bring you ease and lightness but first the old pain has to be healed.
If you are someone who has issues with God, I would like you to take some time to write out everything that comes to your mind when you think of the word God. Right now, if you can, get out a journal or notebook and just write all the thoughts, feelings, memories, resentments and so on that come to mind when you think of God. Now I want you to visualize giving this list to God, and ask for the healing of all this pain. If you would feel better taking the list to a clergy person and sharing it with him or her, do that instead.
Your objective here is to forgive God for all the pain you believe He has caused you and to move forward with your relationship with the divine within you. Continue to pray for healing daily until you feel a shift internally. You will know when you've forgiven God and can open that door. It may not happen over night but, believe me, it will happen. Whenever we pray for healing, our prayers are answered. The guidance available to us through our intuition can help in every area of our lives.
There are so many reasons why it's important to learn to hear your intuition.
1. It helps you live your life so much more easily. It cuts out half the legwork because when you ask daily for guidance, you will be given it.
2. You no longer feel alone or abandoned by higher power. When you hear that voice inside, you feel loved and supported. It loves you unconditionally.
3. Your relationships with other people change, your parenting changes, and even your relationships with animals change, because you feel connections that are impossible to feel when you live only in your head.
and the list goes on!
I will write more on this later. To be continued....
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East Park Baptist Church occupies a plot on
the southern side of Holderness Road, midway between Southcoates Avenue
and Lodge Street in the Summergang district to the east of central Hull.
Its date of foundation is not known. Elsewhere on the long Holderness Road
there was also Hedon Road Seamen's Bethel, registered by the Mariners'
Friend Society in 1895-1903, when it was replaced by Holderness Road
Seamen's Bethel (1903 to at least 1939).
Also on Holderness Road was the Pentecostal Mission
in 1908-10, replaced by the Gospel Mission Room in 1910-11, renamed
Hull City Mission Room in 1911-20. The Jehovah's Witnesses had
halls in 1916-19, 1940-41, 1941-46, and 1958. The Christian Assembly Hall
was used in 1926-30. The Spiritualist Temple of Truth was used in
1933-39 and 1947. The Holiness Meeting Room was used in 1936-54.
The Salvation Army Holderness Road was used in 1942-54.
Portobello Methodist Church is a modest red brick
building on the southern side of Holderness Road, opposite Hurley Close in the
Sutton Ings district of eastern Hull, moving in the direction of the River
Humber from Summergang. The church was built by the Primitive Methodists in
1906, with 610 sittings. It was designed by Gelder and Kitchen, and was built
at a cost of £4,500. Unlike a great many Primitive Methodist churches, it
survived the Methodist union in 1932.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
is on the northern side of Holderness Road, just east of Hurley Close in
Sutton Ings. After meeting in existing premises, certainly by 1870-1872
when they were noted by the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, the
Latter-Day Saints built their own church here in 1934. This building was
subsequently replaced by the present well-regarded one in 1956. By 2010
there was another meeting on Springfield Way.
Kingston Wesley Methodist Church & Community
Centre is on the southern side of Holderness Road, opposite Ellesmere
Avenue in Sutton Ings. The first Kingston Chapel was in Witham, on
the eastern edge of central Hull. Founded in 1841, it was the largest
Methodist chapel in the town. It was demolished about 1912 and some of the
fittings were moved to the present chapel in Sutton Ings, which was
registered in 1913 and renamed Kingston Wesley after the lost chapel.
St Michael & All Angels Sutton Ings is
at the south-west corner of Holderness Road and Marfleet Lane. A
temporary church was dedicated in 1913. The present church was
consecrated and gained a district from the parishes of Sutton and
Drypool. Also in the district was St Saviour Stoneferry Road.
A temporary building was dedicated in 1898 and the permanent church
consecrated in 1903. The parish was combined with St Mark in 1957 and
the church demolished in 1981.
St Bede's Catholic Church Bilton Grange
stands inside the junction of Staveley Road and Hopewell Road. The
church was registered in 1953. Recusancy seems to have been weak in
Hull in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, apparently
confined to a handful of merchant families, but following the opening
of St Charles Borromeo in 1829 three more churches were subsequently
built in the late nineteenth century, and a further ten in the
twentieth century.
St George Marfleet stands well back from the
eastern side of Marfleet Lane, just below the junction with Staverley Road
in Marfleet, part of the Sutton Trust Estate of Carden Avenue. This is
on the northern bank of the Humber. The dual-purpose church was dedicated
in 1938 as a chapel of ease to Marfleet's parish church of St Giles, one of
three such chapels. By 2010 the church had been closed down, although Sunday
services were being held in an adjoining building.
Preston Road Methodist Church stands at the
north-east corner of Preston Road and Bilton Grove in Marfleet. A church
was registered for this site in 1934, but it seems that may have been a
temporary building. The present church was registered in 1937 and offered
300 sittings. It was designed by Gelder and Kitchen, and was built at a
cost of £5,500. By 2008 it appeared to have been closed down, although
nothing official regarding its fate can be found.
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US Congressional Democrat leaders are looking desperate to save Obama's healthcare plan. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi even seems to have worked out a way to pass the measure without bothering with the inconvenience of a vote (and the threat of a Republican filibuster in the Senate.
Under this cunning plan, the House simply 'deems' the Senate version of Obamacare to have been passed by the House. Representatives would simply be voting for a procedural motion – so they can't be pinned down as voting one way or the other on the Obamacare measure itself.
Much easier all round. Indeed, the Congressional Record would not even have to show who voted which way. All very convenient, especially to those who want to support Obamacare without admitting it to their electors. Citizens can hardly get annoyed at how you voted, if you didn't actually get to vote.
Of course, the Republicans are not shy of using procedural tricks themselves, and used precisely this tactic in order to raise America's debt limit. The Democrats then took them to court for subverting the legislative process. (But no doubt they think it's different this time.) Alas, the court action was unsuccessful, so now the Republicans can hardly take the moral high ground.
The result is that, without anyone in the House of Representatives voting for it, Obamacare will be signed into law with great flourish and fanfare, and about a sixth of the US national income will be diverted into socialised medicine – exactly the sort of bureaucratic monopoly that we in the UK are trying to unravel.
Is this sleight-of-hand all a betrayal of the constitution by a self-obsessed political class that is estranged from life beyond the Beltway? Interesting question: let's take a vote on it.
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Interns gaining experiencePosted 12-2-2011 by Barrie Hill
Department of Communication students with at least 60 hours of credit or more are encouraged to complete an internship in their major to gain valuable work experience prior to graduation.
Communication students intern with a wide variety of businesses, organizations, and non-profits. The internships not only provide an opportunity for students to apply what they have learned, but many lead to job offers following graduation, reminds Department Chair Dr. Charla Markham Shaw.
"We are proud of the relationships we foster through our internship program, and we encourage students to take advantage of the numerous internship opportunies available through our department," Dr. Markham Shaw said. "The experience and knowledge gained through an internship are invaluable and often set students apart from other applicants when it's time to apply for that first professional position."
This semester, Department of Communication students are interning all over the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with several studnets packing their bags for out of state positions.
Journalism major J. C. Derrick is spending the semester in Washington, D.C. as an Archer Fellow where he is interning with The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. His article, "What Joe Paterno taught me: It's time to stop keeping secrets,†was published in The Washington Post Nov. 11.
"My internship has been extremely valuable to me. It has definitely met and exceeded my expectations," Derrick said. " Due to my background in journalism and my interest in law, I chose The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to merge those two fields."
"I've been challenged as I covered and learned a lot about media law issues," Derrick added. "The internship has been very useful for teaching me new journalism skills, while also imparting a plethora of knowledge about the legal system. I can now make a much more informed decision about law school."
Like Derrick, many Communication students are finding internship positions equally beneficial.
Ahsan "Ali†Kahn, who will graduate this month with a Public Relations degree, was hired for an internship with Fleishman-Hillard, a leading international communication agency with 80 offices around the world. Kahn will be training in Washington D.C. before working on the firm's Best Buy account in preparation for a new store opening in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Public Relations students are landing internships with a variety of companies. Public Relations major Kaitlin Hennessy is now Community Relations and Giving Intern at Southwest Airlines, while Ashley Montgomery is serving as a PR intern for MD3 Holdings in Garland. Katy Kiger has accepted a spring Public Relations internship position with Richards Partners, affiliated with The Richards Group.
Breanna Standifer, Spring 2009 PR grad, and Rebecca Strong, Spring 2010 PR grad, served as interns for Open Channels Group, one of the largest minority-owned public relations firms in Texas.
Journalism students often intern with local media outlets. Journalism major Megan Falconer spent the fall semester interning at D Magazine in Dallas.
Organizational Communication major Sandy Kurtzman is an intern for ARC of Greater Tarrant Country in Fort Worth.
The department's broadcast students are also gaining hands-on experience through internships. Broadcast major Aubree McFadden works with Irving-based Salem Communications as a producer for the Nightlife show. Alanna Quillen and Christine Nicholson, broadcast journalism majors, worked in the newsroom of KXAS NBC 5 this semester, shadowing reporters and assisting producers.
Candace Brown and Jared Mayers landed internships with FSN-SW (Fox Sports Southwest) for the Fall 2011 semester.
In addition to the experience and exposure an internship provides, completing an approved internship through the Department of Communication also earns the student three hours of credit. A student must have a departmental GPA of 3.0 to apply and must have completed appropriate coursework related to the internship.
Internship forms are available in the Department of Communication office in Room 118.
"I would absolutely encourage people to find an internship - even if it's not paid," Derrick advised. "The experience gained will at least make you a better graduate and more attractive to potential employers, but it also might end up changing your life."


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SpainExpat's website has greatly helped my husband and I this year while going through the process of getting married in Spain and applying for a residence permit. I'm a US citizen married to a Spanish citizen. While almost everything was accurate that we read here, there have been a few recent changes to Spain's immigration laws as well as changes in timing and I thought other couples might find our experience helpful. So I wanted to share what we learned….
The law in Spain changed in July (although retroactive to April!) that all couples applying for a residence card for their EU spouse need to show documentation of sufficient funds and health insurance valid in Spain.
Because this law is recently changed and because the people in the immigration office are required to revisit all applications back through April 2012, they are way behind. Before this all applications were processed within 3 months. Now I am told that it will be more likely 6months.
For us, the timing of everything was a bit different than posted in this article:
Application for our civil union (from the time we asked for the appointment until the actual appointment was two months.)
After the appointment it took 3 and a half weeks for the judge to approve our civil union application.
Once we had the approval we hand delivered it to the ayuntamiento in the town we wanted to be married in and asked for a wedding date. They were able to give us a date for the following week.
After the marriage we applied for an appointment for a residence card. The earliest available appointment was 5 months later. In retrospect, we could have made the appointment even before we were married (I was told you couldn't do this, but it turns out you can….especially because the wait for a residence permit appointment is so long.)
In the meantime I applied for a social security card and empadronamiento. These were both very quick and I recieved the papers on the spot.
Finally the date for my residence card appointment came around and we went with all the papers and copies of everything. This was important. Including copies of every page of my passport. The man informed me that because we're married it's a sure bet - gave me an NIE number and said congrats and told me to wait in the mail for info about getting my fingerprints made at the police station.
Two months went by and I didn't hear anything. I went to the office and they said just to wait, everything is fine. A week later I got a letter stating I need to submit my health insurance information (and proof it is valid here in Spain) As well as proof of my husband's financial assets. They give you ten days to submit everything and if you don't make the deadline your entire application is void.
We faxed everything and waited. We called to make sure they recieved the fax. Supposedly yes. We went to the office a few weeks later and asked in person. Oh, no there was a confusion with their fax machine. So we gave them copies of everything again. At this point they informed us about the change in law and that no one was going to have their permits approved before the original 3 month waiting period. (Even though it says in print that they are required to process all requests within 3 months) So anyone applying now is going to be stuck in this process. Everything is backlogged. So plan for extra time.
All in all, I started gathering the paperwork needed for marriage last August (2011). We were married in January, and am still waiting for approval of my residence permit (and it's august 2012)We have followed all the steps, have a very simple and straight forward case. So if you're entering this process plan atleast 1.5 years of dealing with everything. If you have a more complicated situation, plan for even more time. And know that things change all the time, especially in times like these. You might be following one set of rules and regulations only to find out that politicians have changed the game (and made it retroactive to boot.)
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Palmer Township supervisors last night decided to reject all bids for the proposed new township branch of the Easton Area Public Library and will seek new bids in March because prices came in "unexpectedly high."
Township Solicitor Donald S. Himmelreich said library architect G. Edwin Pidcock Co. has agreed to revise plans for the branch to be located on the Weller tract at Route 248 and Newburg Road for no additional professional fees. Costs for the rebidding process will have to be paid by the township, however.


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Breaking all the Rules - Book Review Monica Robinson
I had mixed emotions when I purchased this love story, as the summary seemed simple, uneventful, and basic. The only reason that I went for it was the cheap price offered for the Kindle edition. I was also hoping to be pleasantly surprised.
I was accurate on my first assumptions that the story would be basic and uneventful. Yes, Monica Robinson offered a decent plot, but there was a lot missing, as though when writing the book, she skimmed the basics.
There were parts where Robinson took into account details, but then there were other parts where she merely summarized the idea that she was hoping to portray.
I enjoyed the aspect of a man willing to do what the woman of his desires wants in order to get that next date, but it's a simple concept that is nothing more than mere truths that men do in real life- LIE.
When I read a romance novel, I like to have some truths or reality basis, but at the same time, I want something a little different. I prefer men with realistic qualities, but at the same time qualities that are so perfect that they nearly never exist in 'real' men. This story tells a realistic tale of a woman so hurt by a man that she never wants a real relationship again, and a tale of a man who just doesn't ever plan on having a serious relationship.
Allie McAllister is a published writer who has a wild side. After getting badly hurt by her last serious boyfriend, she decides to create rules for future relationships that will prevent her from having her heart broken.
Adam Carlton is a successful defense lawyer who comes from a very prominent family- father is a lawyer and mother is an author.
Adam went with his friend to celebrate having his first book bought, and his friend wanted to go to the bar where Allie works, as Allie was his writing tutor. After seeing her, Adam must have her. Of course, throughout the book Allie starts to fall for Adam, and Adam is stuck in a lie that he told her about the possibilities of writing his own novel.
Another relationship based off of a lie, but how is either party supposed to tell the other that there are real feelings involved, not just a 'no strings attached' relationship? That's pretty simple when Erica (Adam's ex and coworker) spills the beans about Adam's lie.
Will Adam get Allie back? How?
It's a really simple concept, but the overall storyline just wasn't my thing. I guess the storyline is too true to home, as I've considered a more carefree and uncomplicated relationship so as not to get hurt again.
I did enjoy the book, but there wasn't anything that surprised me. There needed to be more conflict.


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If you're in Canada, your micro climate could be completely different to your neighbors down the road. Only a few kilometers can make all the difference to your success with a garden, so give yourself an edge; buy local.
Locally sourced seeds and products are not that easy to find. Even the sources that claim to have a certain hardiness for the seeds they sell may not give you good success when you go to grow the plants; provenance is everything (that means, where the seeds are actually sourced and grown).
Several companies that I routinely buy my seeds from are well established, and have a good reputation for selling only the types of seeds that will do well for you.
I've had a few bad years, and although I think that some of it was my own fault for not giving the seeds a fair shake and planting and caring for them properly, some of it was definitely the seeds.
Be aware that not all batches of seed are created equal, and make sure you have options to fill the gap.
One thing I like is to get mixes of seeds; one Canadian company that does this really well is Veseys. They have the individual seeds, but then they have either mixes, or collections, with the same packets of seeds sold at a discount when you buy several different ones together.
Although most of the larger seed companies make it easy to order seeds online, it's great to have access to the catalogue, just for the pictures. Often, there are good tips for growing the plants in your area too.
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