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The cover with very bold colors and much specified objects in it, made it look all the more appealing to the readers. The title Even God Doesn't Know! By Rajeev Pundir adding to the glam factor of the book. The cover, according to me does its best in conveying to the readers what the book is all about. The triangle between the protagonists, the different states of mind of them also is clearly visible in the cover and that makes it perfect for the book.
According to the blurb- Amar and Akbar are bosom friends Rekha is their classmate while studying in an engineering college. Where Akbar and Rekha fall in love, Amar also has a crush for Rekha which changes into a one-sided love affair and gradually into an obsession. He continues to endure his feelings for Rekha for years together, silently. A sudden mishappening in Akbar's family changes the lives of all the three overnight. Will Akbar be able to marry Rekha? What role Amar's obsession for Rekha plays in their lives? The novel unfolds the story of the threesome lead by infatuation, possessiveness, obsession, love, hate, doubt and greed against the backdrop of premonitions.
It's tough to describe my first feelings about the book cause after reading the blurb and the cover when I turned to the first page of the book; I didn't know what to expect from the book. With a fresh mind when I was prepared for it, I started flipping the pages. And what I saw, I have no words to describe.
The way the characters have been introduced and the scenes have been narrated was nice and the narration was something that kept me interested and hooked to the book till the last of the book. The book had very precise characters- Amar, Akbar and Rekha. And the characters had very precise and to-the-point roles in the book.
The book had all the things needed to be a perfect family book. It has friendship, love, jealousy, possessiveness, infatuation, fights and even family drama in it. The story goes on in a very smooth way in a very balanced speed which gives the readers time to flow with the story.
If I am to note the flaws, I might say that I had found many. According to me, the story was a bit old and seemed to be already told. There were grammatical errors in the book and printing errors were also there. I also believe that somewhere the story was a bit loose in its base. A bit shortened version of the story with interesting twists and turns could've made this book just it.
I felt that maybe the story has been unnecessarily dragged at parts. Even though, I liked the end which made me uncertain of my reaction. Keeping all the things in mind, I want to give this book 3.25 out of 5. Waiting for more to come from the author and moreover, wanting to read a more improvised version of this book.


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Washington, Feb 20: General John Allen, who till recently was the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, has decided to retire instead of accepting NATO's top job citing health issues within the family, President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday.
Obama himself made this announcement after he met Gen Allen at the White House this morning.
For the past days, the US media had been reporting that Gen Allen has been asked by the White House to retire following the allegation of his links and voluminous emails with a socialite from Florida.
But there was no reference to this in the statement issued by the US President, who had earlier nominated him for the post of the NATO commander.
"Today, I met with General John Allen and accepted his request to retire from the military so that he can address health issues within his family," Obama said in his statement.
Obama told the General that he has deep, personal appreciation for Allen's extraordinary service over the last 19 months in Afghanistan, as well as his decades of service in the United States Marine Corps.
"General Allen presided over the significant growth in the size and capability of Afghan National Security Forces, the further degradation of al-Qaeda and their extremist allies, and the ongoing transition to Afghan security responsibility across the country," Obama said, as he praised Allen's work in Afghanistan.
"He worked tirelessly to strengthen our coalition through his leadership of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and to improve our relations with the Afghan government," Obama said of the General's contribution.
"Above all, he cares deeply for the men and women in uniform who serve our nation, as well as their families, and I am grateful for the sacrifices made by his family in supporting him during his service," Obama said.
"John Allen is one of America's finest military leaders, a true patriot, and a man I have come to respect greatly. I wish him and his family the very best as they begin this new chapter, and we will carry forward the extraordinary work that General Allen led in Afghanistan," the US President said.

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Saturday, July 31, 2010
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We served the greater Portland area since October 2006. Sadly, due to health reasons, we have decided to discontinue our business. We will miss interacting with the community and participating in the special events of your lives. There are many qualified bakers who have arrived in the Portland area since we opened shop. They should be a great resource to you. One in particular is Artisan Cake Company whose business model most closely mirrors that of Karren's Specialty Cakes. Once again, thank you for all the business and loyalty!
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Yesterday I found a new web site that I am really excited about: The Ocean Portal. The Ocean Portal is a brand new web site that has lesson plans for teachers, blogs, photo essay's, fossils, pictures, and videos. View images taken by award winning photographers. Sign up for their newsletter. Learn about Ocean and Ecosystems, Ocean Science, and The Ocean Over Time.
How can you use this for education? First you would click on the link "For Educators". There are lesson plans available for teachers to use in their classroom. Some of those lesson plans come from another of my favorite sites, Thinkfinity. I have written several times on Thinkfinity and their partner sites. Some of the lessons come from other web sites. One that I looked at "Be A Scientist" takes you to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California and to the lesson plan (by clicking on Be A Scientist). This lesson plan has the national standards for science that it covers, an overview of what the lesson covers, objectives of the lesson, and vocabulary. Pretty much anything you would need to teach that lesson.
Want to talk with your students about why they should recycle and how to save the oceans? Show them this music video "Blue Planet". Show in full screen on an IWB. Awesome! I hope this site will become a favorite of yours. It has become one of mine!


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Recently, I was asked to give a talk in sacrament meeting. I was assigned the topic of a Broken Heart and Contrite Spirit. I delivered this talk on May 25, 2008.
My wife and I met in Spanish class. She came running down the hallway to introduce herself to me. I reciprocated by offering to help her with her paper (I felt she needed some help and I had some ulterior motives). Our teacher's name was Bruce Lee. We were married in 1998, had our first, Emma in 2000, then Ben in 2002, Erick in 2004 and Camille in 2006.
In the summer of 1998, I picked up an extra job working in the Laundromat as a "mangler." I sacrificed my time to earn the money to buy an engagement ring for Jill. I'm glad I sacrificed for her … she was and is worth it.
In ancient times, the Lord commanded that Adam and his posterity offer sacrifices. Moses 5:5-8 teaches us about this. (Read the scripture and commentate)
I'm sure for them, it was indeed a sacrifice to offer up the fruits of their labors to the Lord much like it is for us as we pay our tithing today.
Joseph Smith taught us about sacrifice too. He said, "a religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things never has the power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation" (see Guide to the Scriptures Sacrifice).
The scriptures are full of examples of sacrifice, both of the Savior's great sacrifice and of others'. We read of Abraham offering his son as a sacrifice and of the saints crossing the plains and building up the kingdom of God on the earth. One of my personal favorite examples is that of the brazen serpent that Moses raised in the wilderness for the children of Israel. They were bitten by fiery serpents. Moses provided a means for them to be healed. They had to get off their beds and looked up the brazen serpent. Those who made that small sacrifice were healed while those who did not died.
What Christ Taught of Sacrifice
Christ taught us what we are to sacrifice. He did away with burnt offerings and instructed us to sacrifice something different.
3 Nephi 9:20 teaches us what we are to offer as a sacrifice (broken heart and contrite spirit … read the scripture and commentate).
The Guide to the Scriptures defines Broken Heart: "To have a broken heart is to be humble, contrite, repentant, and meek - that is, receptive to the will of God."
To me, the idea of a broken heart is easy to understand. We all have had our hearts broken or we know someone whose heart has been broken. When we see others suffering, it breaks our heart. We are humbled and we have pain in our hearts.
Contrite is a little more subtle. I have never really known what contrite means. So I looked up the definition.
1. caused by or showing sincere remorse
2. filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent
3. filling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent
4. contritus, literally "worn out, ground to pieces"5. thoroughly bruised or broken
6. broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God
7. to rub down, to wear out, used until so common as to have lost novelty or interest, hackneyed, stale.
In this light, we understand that our spirits are to be worn out or ground to pieces.
We have all heard the story of the sculptor who after having finished his work of art saw that it had a crack in it. Knowing that it wasn't perfect, he decided to start over. He broke it to pieces, grounded those to smaller pieces and the added water. Once he did that, the sculpture became clay again and he was able to re-make the work of art.
The gospel application is obvious. We are to break our hearts as he broke the sculpture. We are to have contrite or ground or worn out spirits as the sculpture is ground down. We are to be baptized as the hardened clay is softened by water.
How do we break our hearts and become contrite?
I see two ways in which our hearts are broken and our spirits become contrite.
One, we can lead a life of sin to the point that we are lost. We ended up having no where to turn but to God. Our hearts are truly broken and as a lost child, we submit to anyone who will help us find our way home.
The second way is to humble ourselves by striving to break our own hearts and being contrite.
The way to do this is to same list found on our list of Sunday School answers. We pray, we read the scriptures and meditate on them. We have gratitude in our hearts and express that gratitude in prayer. We serve others. As we do these basic things, we become more humble and willing to serve God. We begin to yield our hearts to God.
As Elder Maxwell taught us of discipleship, there really is only one thing that we truly posses that we can give to God and that is our will, our heart. (see Neal A. Maxwell, "Insights from My Life," Ensign, Aug 2000, 7 where he says, "I am going to preach a hard doctrine to you now. The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. It is a hard doctrine, but it is true. The many other things we give to God, however nice that may be of us, are actually things He has already given us, and He has loaned them to us. But when we begin to submit ourselves by letting our wills be swallowed up in God's will, then we are really giving something to Him. And that hard doctrine lies at the center of discipleship. There is a part of us that is ultimately sovereign, the mind and heart, where we really do decide which way to go and what to do. And when we submit to His will, then we've really given Him the one final thing He asks of us. And the other things are not very, very important. It is the only possession we have that we can give, and there is no lessening of our agency as a result. Instead, what we see is a flowering of our talents and more and more surges of joy. Submission to Him is the only form of submission that is completely safe.")
As we become more willing to give ourselves and our hearts to God, the more we become sanctified.
Helaman 3:35 describes this process as it happened to the Nephites and Lamanites (read and commentate).
End with your testimony.
D&C 56:17-18Wo unto you poor men, whose hearts are not broken, whose spirits are not contrite, and whose bellies are not satisfied, and whose hands are not stayed from laying hold upon other men's goods, whose eyes are full of greediness, and who will not labor with your own hands!
But blessed are the poor who are pure in heart, whose hearts are broken, and whose spirits are contrite, for they shall see the kingdom of God coming in power and great glory unto their deliverance; for the fatness of the dearth shall be theirs.
3 Nephi 9:20And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in me at the time of their conversion, were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and they knew it not.
Psalms 34:18
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Psalms 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
2 Nephi 2:7Behold, he offereth himself a sacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the law, unto all those who have a broken heart and a contrite spirit; and unto none else can the ends of the law be answered.
2 Nephi 4:32May the gates of hell be shut continually before me, because my heart is broken and my spirit is contrite!
Helaman 8:15And as many as should look upon that serpent should alive, even so as many as should look upon the Son of God with faith, having a contrite spirit, might live, even unto that life which is eternal.
3 Nephi 12:19And behold, I have given you the law and the commandments of my Father, that ye shall believe in me, and that ye shall repent of your sins, and come unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. Behold, ye have the commandments before you, and the law is fulfilled.
D&C 20:37And again, by way of commandment to the church concerning the manner of baptism—All those who humble themselves before God, and desire to be baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits, and witness before the church that they have truly repented of all their sins, and are willing to take upon them the name of Jesus Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his church.
Guide to the Scriptures
Broken heart - To have a broken heart is to be humble, contrite, repentant, and meek - that is, receptive to the will of God.
1. caused by or showing sincere remorse
2. filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent
3. filling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent
4. contritus, literally "worn out, ground to pieces"
5. thoroughly bruised or broken
6. broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God
7. to rub down, to wear out, used until so common as to have lost novelty or interest, hackneyed, stale.
Bruce D. Porter, "A Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit," Ensign, Nov 2007, 31–32
"When our hearts are broken, we are completely open to the Spirit of God and recognize our dependence on Him for all that we have and all that we are. The sacrifice so entailed is a sacrifice of pride in all its forms. Like malleable clay in the hands of a skilled potter, the brokenhearted can be molded and shaped in the hands of the Master."
"When we yield our hearts to the Lord, the attractions of the world simply lose their luster."
Object lesson: take come "soft" clay and some "hard" clay. Can hard clay be broken, ground down, added to some water and made malleable?
Gerald N. Lund, "Opening Our Hearts," Ensign, May 2008, 32–34


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Thursday, April 16, 2009
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Dengue Fever Outbreak
"This Warden Message, a follow-up to our message of March 27, 2009, is to
alert U.S. citizens in and traveling to Argentina that the Argentine
Ministry of Health reported 10,594 confirmed cases of dengue fever in
Argentina as of April 12, 2009. Up until recently, cases had been
restricted to the northern Argentine provinces of Chaco, Salta,
Catamarca, Tucuman, Corrientes and Jujuy, however 107 cases have now
been confirmed in the capital and in Buenos Aires Province. The Health
Ministry reported that all suspected and confirmed cases in Buenos Aires
had been imported from the most affected provinces, but media reports
said that at least five infected people had not traveled outside of the
capital region. Dengue fever is a mosquito-transmitted illness, for
which there is no vaccine, and no specific treatment. Dengue
hemorrhagic fever is a rare, more severe and sometimes fatal form of the
disease. For the latest information, you may visit the ministry's
website at http://www.msal.gov.ar/htm/site/default.asp
The Ministry of Health recommends eliminating sources of standing water,
which form breeding grounds for mosquitoes. To further reduce the risk
of contracting dengue, Argentine officials and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend wearing clothing that exposes as
little skin as possible and applying a repellent containing the
insecticide DEET (concentration 30 to 35 percent) or Picaridin
(concentration 20 percent or greater for tropical travelers). Because
of the increased risk of Dengue fever and the ongoing risk, practicing
preventative measures is recommended by the CDC. For further
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
First Day of Class
Raul Alfonsin, 82, Former Argentine Leader, Dies
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Raul Alfonsin, who guided Argentina's return to democracy in the 1980s after seven years of brutal military rule but failed to stave off a deep economic crisis, died Tuesday of lung cancer. He was 82.
Alfonsin died at his home in Buenos Aires, said Dr. Alberto Sadler, who had been treating the former president.
Alfonsin was president from 1983 to 1989 and won international admiration for putting on trial and jailing the former military leaders who tortured and killed thousands of suspected leftists in a vicious "dirty war."
He had been a prominent opponent of the junta that took power in 1976 and his presidency restored respectability to a country regarded as a pariah after decades of coups and often thuggish rule.
"Whether you like it or not, you are a symbol of the return of democracy," President Cristina Fernandez said last year when she unveiled a bust of Alfonsin in the government palace.
Alfonsin won the 1983 presidential election after the military dictatorship collapsed, and six years later he completed Argentina's first transfer of power from one elected president to another in decades.
He survived three military uprisings against his rule, but his term ended ignominiously when his centrist Radical Party, discredited for its handling of an economic crisis, was crushed at the ballot box by Peronist leader Carlos Menem. Alfonsin stepped down six months early with the economy in tatters.
"No president has the right to endlessly demand sacrifices from his people," a devastated Alfonsin told Argentines by television as he stepped down.
In the last part of his presidency, inflation hit a record 200 percent per month, sparking supermarket lootings and angry strikes by Peronist-controlled labor unions.
The poverty rate more than doubled under his rule to above 25 percent, and the currency lost 95 percent of its value in four months.
Alfonsin's government struggled to pay a huge foreign debt partly accumulated by the military juntas and debt-ridden state enterprises. Economists blamed the chaos on his reluctance to impose harsh measures to close a huge public deficit.
Born on March 12, 1927, in Chascomus, a town 75 miles south of Buenos Aires, Alfonsin was the son of an affluent Spanish immigrant shopkeeper and his British wife. He went to military academy but then chose to study law.
An eloquent orator, he rose through the ranks of the Radical Party -- the traditional opposition to the powerful Peronists -- and was elected to the lower house of Congress in 1963.
A political activist from his teens, he was jailed three times, first by the government of President Juan Peron and later twice for protesting against the military government that ruled Argentina in the late 1960s.
Married and with six children, he was an influential human rights leader during the 1970s and under military rule he risked his life offering free legal services to present writs of habeas corpus for leftists abducted by security forces.
After taking office he made a bold step unprecedented in Latin America, ordering the trial of former military leaders.
Five were convicted and imprisoned for human rights crimes, and an official report estimated 11,000 people disappeared and died under the regime.
However, Alfonsin later signed a controversial decree to halt trials, under constant pressure from the military.
"I was convinced that we couldn't build democracy based on total immunity, but it was impossible to put 2,000 members of the military on trial. We didn't have any weapons," Alfonsin told Reuters in a 2006 interview.
Alfonsin remained influential during the 1990s, helping to forge an alliance between the Radicals and dissenting Peronists that led to a Radical winning the presidency in 1999.
But when the Radicals were disgraced during the 2000-2001 economic meltdown, Alfonsin distanced himself from the party he had belonged to for decades.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Santiago Debrief
To be honest it was particularly hard to leave Santiago. I love being in a city with all of the excitement and places to explore. I also love being able to get on a bus or the metro to go do things. I am a very independent person and I think cities afford me that independence. After three weeks of hanging out with other exchange students and Chileans I developed a picture of what my life would have been like in Santiago had I been placed there. Of course I have no regrets and am grateful for all the opportunities and amazing things I have experienced this year. I have learned a lot about myself.
Now on to the Radiohead concert. I can't remember the last time I had so much fun in a four-hour period. Kraftwerk , an electronic music band from the 70s, opened for Radiohead. I think it was a really good pairing of bands though it seems a little weird that a band that has been around so long and that achieved fame earlier would open for Radiohead. Kraftwerk played their hits (Autobahn, Computer World, Radioaktivität, Trans Europe Express, Musik Nonstop, Boing Boom Tschak). Radiohead then opened with 15 Step from In Rainbows. I can't describe how excited I was to see Radiohead in concert, it's something I've wanted to do since I was a freshman in high school. I sang along with almost all of the songs. I went crazy when they played Paranoid Android, Idioteque, and 2+2=5. I started to lose my voice towards the end. I thnk it was me trying to do the Thom Yorke falsetto. I think I'm going to be one of the parents that shows their kids the records of their favorite band (in my case I'll be showing my ipod) and tells stories about going to the concerts.
I should note that the concert was held at Estadio Nacional (National Stadium) where dissidents were killed during the military coup d'état of President Allende in 1973. I just watched The Black Pimpernel, a movie about the Swedish ambassador to Chile and they filmed a number of scenes at the gate where I entered the concert. The people running to get into the concert before everyone else looked eerily like the footage of the Chileans running to avoid the police brutality.
I'll leave you with the opening to the Radiohead Concert:
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Chile 101: Intro to Democracy
My friend's host parents had this book in their house. "Chile: Yesterday and Today" is a coffee table book/anti-communist pro military government propaganda. On each spread there is a photo with a caption describing life "yesterday" under communism (usually death and destruction) and life "today" under the military (usually happy people strolling down the street).


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Hey Thursday, How you doin'?
Today is Pay Day so although Jimmies are on their way in an hour (ready yours) I'm still pretty chipper.
I had tea with a pal this week and she was just saying that she LOVES the Following, says I 'Isn't it as good as the first series', says she 'THERE'S A SECOND SERIES?!'
Tell us, what are LOVING on the tellybox these days - between you & I, I'm on episode 4 of True Detective with Woody Harrelson & Matthew McConaughey - it's creepy as all hell but Sweet Baby J, they're great together.
Before that it was Broadchurch (LOVED it) and this Friday it'll be Season 2 of House of Cards on Netflix so tell us - what's floating your televisual goat of late? Hmmmm?
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Using LDSLV designs
There are two alternative ways of using SKF wear sleeves for heavy industrial applications (fig 1):
- The sleeve is positioned on the shaft until it covers the damaged part and a new seal, designed for a 4,78 mm (0.188 in.) larger shaft diameter, is used.
- The shaft is machined down by 4,78 mm (0.188 in.) in diameter, the sleeve is installed and the original seal size is used.
The reworked shaft surface for the sleeve should have a surface roughness between Ra 2,5 and 3,2 µm (100 to 125 µin.).
The shaft tolerances for LDSLV designs, due to their heated slip-fit installation, are different from those for radial shaft seals. Contact SKF for assistance if the sleeves are to be used in systems with sustained temperatures higher than 75 °C (165 °F) and surface speeds in excess of 20 m/s (3 900 ft/min).


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Campana (Handbells)
January 31, 2018 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm for Campana. Campana is a handbell choir for teens and adults with some ringing experience. We provide music for worship services approximately once a month and on special holidays.


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Mowglis campers age 10 and up choose 100% their activities, which we call "Industries." Campers ages 7 to 9 in the Cub Program rotate through (almost) all of our activities, experiencing each as a group.
Instruction and Skills Development
Each Industry has a particular series of skills or ribbon requirements that a camper must master to earn that Industry's ribbon. The ribbons are valued for the skills and accomplishments they represent. Campers who earn four or more ribbons are invited to sit in the Inner Circle at the campfire in an end-of-summer ceremony that is both moving and memorable.
During each of the daily industry periods, campers work with experienced counselors to have fun, learn new skills, and progress toward mastering those skills. Our highly skilled and enthusiastic instructors, and the ribbon requirement structure of each Industry encourages Mowglis campers to become experienced and proficient in their chosen Industries… all the while having a ton of fun!
The Mowglis archery program offers an instructional opportunity for boys from novice to expert. Campers begin with the fundamentals of equipment safety and proper shooting technique. The Golden Arrow Husky Mark is awarded after displaying skill and safety and scoring a requisite number of qualifying targets.
The Mowglis Craft Shop buzzes with activity all summer, with a whole range of opportunities available, including leatherwork, drawing, painting, and pottery. The Black Ribbon is earned after a series of self-chosen projects are completed.
One of the more difficult and prestigious ribbons is the Orange Ribbon, awarded for proficiency in axemanship. Many years ago, Colonel Elwell developed a technique for safely teaching this skill, and Mowglis is one of the few camps that do it. Boys learn to use a knife, a hatchet, and then ax. The Orange Ribbon is available to campers ages 12 and older, with permission from home. They learn to split, chop, and finally to fell and to use their tree for a project to benefit the camp.
A basic foundation in camping skills is a requirement of all Mowglis Graduates. The Green Ribbon provides instruction in camping, backpacking, Leave No Trace principles, wilderness first-aid, trip-planning, basic orienteering and much more. Every Mowglis alumnus remembers completing his "fire-in-the-rain" requirement.
Mowglis has a long tradition of teaching boys the skills needed to paddle canoes safely in flat-water and rapids. The Canoe Safety, which covers basic flat-water boat handling, is a requirement for all Mowglis Graduates. Campers seeking the Red Ribbon will develop the skills needed to go on an exciting whitewater trip at the end of the summer. Mowglis Alumnus and Trustee Charles Walbridge, a nationally known whitewater expert, returns to camp each summer to pass on his skills. Charlie is a pioneer of American whitewater, and you can learn more about him by going HERE.
One of the defining aspects of the Mowglis program is rowing or crew. All boys ages 10 and up learn to row in our unique Mowglis crew boats. These boats are custom built and differ from traditional shells in that they are more stable and better suited for learning. For more information on our crew program click here. Those who are particularly interested in crew pursue the Maroon Ribbon and also learn to row in our 4-man shells and single-man sculling vessels.
Every summer, several skits, and plays are learned, created, and directed by the boys and are performed for parents and alumni on visiting weekends.
Hiking and camping trips are integral parts of the Camp Mowglis experience. Thursday is hiking day, and every hiking day, each age group goes on a different hike. The youngest campers start with easier day hikes; the older campers go on challenging multi-day hiking and camping trips. Being located in the White Mountains of NH means there are hundreds of hiking trailheads within 45 minutes drive of Camp Mowglis.
As the summer progresses, each hiking trip is slightly more challenging than the week before. This allows campers to increase their hiking stamina and camping skills. The Brown Ribbon is acquired by campers once they gain skills in orienteering, accumulate trail miles, and climb a number of White Mountain peaks over the course of their Mowglis career. Nature, The Purple Ribbon, is awarded to those boys who have learned a good deal about the plant and animal life around them, and have an understanding of human interactions within the ecosystem.
Respect for firearms, knowledge of safety precautions, and real skill at target shooting has been a part of the Mowglis program for generations. Mowglis boys earn medals as their skill improves. The Red, White and Blue Ribbon requires campers to achieve all the riflery medals, including the coveted Expert Rifleman.
We are very fortunate to be located only minutes away from a world-class rock climbing area in Rumney, NH. In addition to being a fantastic climbing area, Rumney is also an excellent teaching area as the cliffs are not very tall, and there are excellent anchors to set the climbs on.
Our climbing instructors are American Mountain Guides Association trained and certified climbing guides who live and breath rock climbing. While scaling a rock wall may seem very risky, if it is properly instructed and supervised, it is fun, safe, and exhilarating!
The Silver Ribbon includes the skills needed to handle traditional wooden rowboats. Campers who pass the Rowboat Safety Test can take a boat out on their own, or with a friend.
Mowglis has several different sailboats for recreation and instruction. Recently, three 420′s were added to the program. All the parts of the boats, safety, and sailing ability are taught. Newfound Lake provides a great place to learn how to sail. The Skipper's Test qualifies a camper to take out a boat alone, and the Golden Anchor provides all the skills needed for a committed small-boat sailor.
The Mowglis waterfront is a true gem, and campers of all ages learn to become strong swimmers. The White Ribbon follows the American Red Cross progression, which is a major part of the Mowglis program. All boys are encouraged to advance their swimming skills. Safety awareness and a certified staff make the waterfront a safe and fun place to be each day.
The Black & White Ribbon teaches campers the basics of photography. They learn how to take photos, and develop an understanding of the equipment and the development process.
Mowglis has two clay tennis courts for recreation and instruction. The Yellow Ribbon is a popular one, and many boys dream of the clay courts of the French Open.
Woodworking is the Gold Ribbon. Boys learn how to use hand tools properly and receive basic instruction in power tools by highly qualified counselors. Projects such as tool boxes and bookshelves are constructed in the wood shop.
How a Regular Mowglis Day is structured:
There are three, one hour-long industry periods each day. Two of these periods last for 2-weeks and allow campers to build solid skills in their chosen pursuits. The third daily activity period is a daily sign-up, where campers select from our wide variety of land and water activities for just that period.
Campers are encouraged to try all the Industries and then choose where they want to specialize. As campers become proficient, they help teach younger campers. These experiences, new skills, and achievements often turn into lifelong interests and hobbies. To view the Mowglis daily schedule, please go here.


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I just got our "date night" tickets to see this movie.
It is only in theaters for one night.
It is about stuff that I have been teaching the kids about this year. The fact that our history lessons in public school, shoot for me when I was in private school as well, tend to forget how our country actually began. We tend to look at the pilgrims just as people in funny outfits that sailed the ocean blue in 1642. There is so much more to the story. There is so much more to the Revolutionary war. There is so much more to our founding fathers….so much history that we skim over but is vitally important to our nation. If we forget that God helped us to found this great nation we are bound to fail. So many things have been forgotten, misquoted, turned around and adjusted to fit with the noisy maladjusted who wanted to have a say…its terrible. We are learning history from old documents. The original documents. We even have a copy of the Declaration of Independence up in our house.
I know I have already heard, its just old information. Why am I wasting my time teaching the kids about old stuff when our country has changed so much?
Our country was based on certain principals that have been lost over time. I do not see them being lost for the better. Do you know that only one president has ever run this country without us being in debt? Do you know who he was? It was Andrew Jackson, our 7th president. Did you know he never even went to college? How much did you actually learn about the leaders of our country from the past? Did you even care back when you were in school?
You know why? We were not taught to be true Americans and to be so over the top proud of this amazing country we live in that was based on God. Treating each other as equals and doing what is right. If you really think about it, we were just given the basic facts and not all of them true. George Washington and the cherry tree is false but most Americans believe it to be fact. See???
I am glad Kirk Cameron made this movie. I hope it makes people think and get out there, get to the original documents, learn about our true past and use that information to help make this country even better for our kids! Maybe it will get people into politics and this next election will be about the facts not about who can twitter and facebook!!


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I hope you've had the opportunity to visit the beautiful and informative blog, NJ Epicurean. Several days ago, Jen, its creator, featured a strawberry cake that was originally developed by Martha Stewart. Martha's recipe and reviews of it can be found here. Strawberry yields are still high in our community, and abundant and inexpensive berries gave me the incentive I needed to try this very simple cake. We've just finished dessert and I'm happy to report the recipe produces a great snack cake. It can be quickly assembled and works well as a stand-in for strawberry short cake. The only drawback, if there is one, is that cake is very sweet and may be off-putting to those who favor European-style cakes and pastries. The cake is best served warm with a dollop of cream or a scoop of ice cream. Everyone who has reviewed the recipe also reports it is slow to stale. If properly wrapped, it will keep for several days in or out of the refrigerator. The cake takes about 10 minutes to make and that ease of assembly puts it squarely into my recipe files. I hope you will try this. Here's the recipe.
Strawberry Cake
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pie plate
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved
2 tablespoons pearl sugar
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-inch pie plate.
2) Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a medium bowl.
3) Place butter and 1 cup sugar in bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low; mix in egg, milk, orange zest and vanilla and almond extracts.
4) Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture. Transfer batter to buttered pie plate. Arrange strawberries on top of batter, cut sides down and as close together as possible. Sprinkle pearl sugar over all.
5) Bake cake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Bake until cake is golden brown and firm to the touch, about 1 hour. Let cool in pie plate on a wire rack. Cut into wedges. Cake can be stored at room temperature, loosely covered, up to 2 days. Yield: 8 servings.


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Friday, 15 January 2016
Fasting Social Media for 21 days "BEFORE" post!
Yes, I jest! But it will be hard. The whole idea is to spend more time with the Lord. More time in His word. Put Him first over social media because we all know how easy it is for social media to take over a fat chunk of our time. And seriously, how productive is it most times? I know that I get a lot of encouragement when scrolling through facebook. Partly because of who I choose to be "friends" with. I am selective! I do not want continual garbage and negativity running through my feed. But, there is NO doubt in my mind that I spend way too much time on social media!
So, I am going to fast social media, alongside my sister over the sea! If you want to join us I will not have a facebook group to which you can join, because well, that would mean being on social media! But you can leave a message here and I will pray for you and we can pray for each other as we put the Lord above social media for 21 days!
I will continue to blog but only my automated post will pull through to facebook so I won't post it physically myself. I am stepping away from facebook, pinterest, instagram and twitter! I am adding Candy Crush (woe is me) to this list so I do not replace one with the other. If there is enough interest I will start a group on my Whatsapp (its like BBM but broader) so inbox me and we can swap mobile numbers to get that right!
This is my "before" post and after the 21 days I will post an "after" post as to what I have learnt, how the Lord has spoken to me in this time as I show Him He IS more important!
Mark 12 v 29-30: Jesus answered, "The first and most important one is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord; (30) and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul (life), and with all your mind (thought, understanding), and with all your strength.'
I would love for you to join myself and Stacey from She Stands as we put the Lord before social media for 21 days!
God bless
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Yayyyyyyyyy!!! This is a time for growth and understanding in the Lord. I can not wait to hear what all He has to say to us both ( and all who join us) Our whatsApp may blow up from all our prayers together lol What an amazing way to start our new year!! 21 days of fasting here we come!! xoxoxoReplyDelete
Oops, 21 days... that's long... and maybe it is short when spent with the Lord :)ReplyDelete
I do not have any social media contacts - just my blog. Most days I'm kinda grateful for that! But, I wonder what God might be calling ME to give up to spend more time with Him? Hmmm...ReplyDelete
I'm always amazed at the fresh revelation and insight I get from God when fasting from something God has called me to put down for awhile. Praying for you! Visiting from Sharing His BeautyReplyDelete
We are challenged by Paul to "make the most of our time because the days are evil." Our enemy is a subtle deceiver who steals our moments and occupies our mind with things that arent necessarily bad, but certainly are not wise. I think it is very important to frequently take a careful look at what we give our time to and ask some penetrating questions... Like does this glorify God, does it bring others or myself to deeper faith, and would I like to hear "well done, my good and faithful servant" if I presented this time as an offering to Jesus. doesn't mean we can't have fun and relax at times, but how much of our leisure time is invested in the kingdom is a valid question to ask ourselves too. if there is disparity, then we definitely need to fast... or outright make a sacrifice... and prioritize the Lord in all our activities. Thanks for this postReplyDeleteReplies
HI Karen, thank you for visiting. Your comments are exactly the mind mulling I have been doing. I believe one must be balanced in all things. The enemy is great at encouraging us to be out of sync in all areas of our life. This area I feel the Lord is just subtly reminding me not to let it get out of wack! Great seeing you hereDelete
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The upcoming update is nearing completion and I just wanted to share some details with everyone.
- First up is the new Medal system. The update will include 8 different unlockable medals to mark your achievements in the wasteland. Each will come in a bronze, silver, and gold level for a total of 24 achievements. See if you've got the skill and dedication to earn gold on all 8.
- Next we have the 3 new vehicles on the scene. If you're tired of the old Rusty Rover, save up your collected salvage to buy the sporty new Blazing Buggy, or the imposing Steel Sabre. Premium players can also buy the exclusive and mysterious Dark Daylight, a classic automobile for the most selective of post apocalyptic nomads.
- Finally, we have the most exciting new developments in surviving the mechanized hordes, the 3 new weapon upgrades. Save your salvage and purchase the Mine Deployment upgrade; leave a trail of explosives buried in the sand, waiting to obliterate any machines that wander across the killing field. Or render every machine in the wastes helpless with the EMP upgrade, leaving you free to destroy them at your leisure and collect the salvage. Premium players can also earn access to the ultimate weapon in the desert arsenal, the Artillery Mode upgrade. Establish an impenetrable emplacement, complete with magnetized salvage collectors, while you rain hell-fire down on the battlefield with this rapid fire artillery battery.
All these upgrades and unlockables will be available in the coming weeks, so keep watch for this vastly expanded Salvage experience. And remember, you can purchase the premium version of Salvage for only $0.99 and get exclusive access to the Dark Daylight vehicle, Artillery Mode upgrade, and of course, no more ads.


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The first life curator Cristina García-Lasuén owner of the OPEN THIS END SL group and also known as Aino Baar in Second Life, approached Spanish officials for the World Expo several months ago with the purpose of bringing Second Life machinima to the attention of a greater audience. She was successful as they granted her several hours per week to display machinima simultaneously over five four metre wide HD screens which are attached to a structure called the "Air Tree" built specifically for the Expo at the Madrid Pavilion.
Wikipedia gives this info for the Expo..
"More than 190 countries and more than 50 international organizations have registered to participate in the Shanghai World Expo, the largest ever. China expects to receive almost 100 foreign leaders and millions of people from across the world to come and visit the World Expo. More than 70-100 million visitors are expected to visit the expo, the largest in history."
Whats even better is that the Madrid Pavilion is right beside the Shanghai Pavilion so we should be right in the hub of it all. Even if a mere 1% of the 70-100 million guests pay attention then we are doing ok.
I approached Linden Lab with a proposal to build content specifically for this event and they graciously gave me five sims with which to do this. Pathfinder Linden was instrumental in helping me get these regions. There is a loose theme over the five islands where each land is missing something. Island one has no love, island two no energy and so on. Over the course of the Expo I will be highlighting each sim and the builders involved.
What we are doing for this event is to allow machinimatographers to make a film in the range of 3-6 min showcasing the narrative of one of the islands.. or all five if they choose. The machinima must be HD and widecreen. I will be showing those machinima on this blog and those of the highest quality can be added to those shown in the Madrid Pavilion at the World Expo. If you do wish to make a machinima or help promote this event in other ways then please contact me and I will give you a press kit with more info on those involved as well as machinima details.
I generally work alone and over the course of this event I began to recognize the difficulty with projects of this scale. There was an enormous amount of drama with people stomping off in anger and general unreliability. But there were those who stepped up and provided brilliant work in a variety of areas. I would like to thank Glyph Graves, Marcus Inkpen, Aino Baar, ColeMarie Soleil, Mallory Destiny, Kazuhiro Aridian, Soror Nishi and Desdemona Enfield here first and then in greater detail over the course of the Expo. ColeMarie was also able to contact and get permission to use music from the great talents Justin Lassen and KatieJane Garside
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Island one - Bryn Oh - no love At the location you arrive is a picture with sky setting info inside.
Island two - Glyph Graves -no energy/Entropy Clicking the tree will start into motion events.
Island three - Bryn Oh - no colour By typing in chat "tree" you will see the shopping carts change to wonderful trees by Soror Nishi. By typing "vendor" they will switch back to the carts. They are also on a timer to change every 8 min. This scripting was done by Desdemona Enfield. It is fairly essential to put in the sky setting for this one. You can also download both sky settings in xml files which may be easier. you can get them here... ftp://brynoh:email@example.com
Island four - Marcus Inkpen - no sound sky setting in the notecard on island one
Island five - Bryn Oh - no light by typing "bryn" in chat will open the lightbulb seeds.


text: EDWARDSBURG -- Edwardsburg residents with gardens that produce plump, juicy tomatoes and those with lush, green lawns will pay more this summer for the water that feeds those products. The flat fee of $35 a month from May through September for as much water as the grass and garden can swallow has ended in the Village of Edwardsburg. Faced with a 57 percent increase in electric bills for the well field over the past several months, the village council will implement a different summer schedule this year that at least will have each customer paying for the amount of water used. The flat rate business has been a thorn in Village President Jim Robinson's side, and he made it known again on Monday. His logic: It isn't fair for people to pay a summer rate across the board and then have some residents pump water day and night. The council approved a schedule that will lower the monthly water rates per cubic meter 30 percent across the board for the summer so at least there will be some relief during the growing season. Edwardsburg residents regularly pay $10.18 for using up to 15 cubic meters of water (about 4,000 gallons) per month. Water usage over 15 cubic meters is divided into four categories. Under the new summer system, the basic rate will remain the same. Above that, residents will pay 30 percent less in each of four categories, but they will pay nonetheless. Last year, 103 customers took advantage of the $35-per-month summer rate charge. The village has 520 billed customers, including those in the Edwardsburg Industrial Park and Edwardsburg Estates Mobile Home Park. New demand charges implemented by Midwest Energy Cooperative, combined with Edwardsburg's change in status to a large power user, have resulted in the village taking a major hit in electrical charges for the well field. The latest bill came in higher than expected. Robinson said that Midwest Energy read one of the meters incorrectly. The meter then was re-read and the bill reduced. He also said that the cooperative changed one of the meters. Jacque Tighe, the village's water commissioner, has said that the cooperative did check out all of its equipment, including transformers, following a visit to the well field last month and reported that everything was working properly. Meanwhile, the water department is investigating the use of a utility saver on the well field pumps. The device is used to control a motor's ramp up time, thus having an effect on electrical demand charges.


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I went to Cheshire for Christmas. You can tell how hard the recession is biting in Knutsford, one of the two Rolls Royce garages has closed. In the posh little shops shoes are in the sale at a hundred pounds and most places were closed for four days, something unheard of where I live in Durham.
I can remember walking down Oxford Street years ago and being astonished that nothing was open on a Sunday. In Durham we live to shop. Conspicuous consumption is everything. Not that you don't get that in Knutsford. As you wander up the two main streets, King Street and Princess Street, the narrow road is full of enormous black cars which would look okay in a funeral procession, four by fours which have never seen a muddy country track and sports cars which would give my old Mazda a serious self confidence trauma if I had taken it with me.
No, no, I went on cross country trains. Pause here for horror and shock.
The Monday before Christmas I ventured forth. I'm a nervous traveller, I don't like other people driving, I don't care that it's an aeroplane or a train, I don't trust anybody else, I'm not in control.
I dropped and momentarily lost my ticket, I dropped two of my three suitcases before I got on the train, the ticket guy looked sympathetically at me, obviously recognising that I was already a wreck and let me through the barrier. The suitcases were not full of gorgeous clothes, they were filled with the blessed Christmas presents which seem to get bigger and heavier every year.
The standard class was crowded and of course there were three first class carriages almost empty. I could moan on about this but it's enough to state it. That and my frustration.
Everywhere I go enormous people sit next to me. I'm the woman who attracts men of eighteen stone with backpacks. You could be killed when somebody turns around in the tiny space of a standard carriage. There was no food of course, just before I got off two hours later in Manchester Piccadilly a trolley reached me. It doesn't really matter, I don't eat any more on trains I sit there and worry my way across country.
The tickets, which you had to go through a barrier with before you got on were checked twice more on the train. There was nowhere to put one suitcase, never mind three. The only good thing about my suitcases is that they are a rather delicate shade of pink,can be seen at half a mile and I can't see why anybody would want to steal one.I did see a woman once getting off with what looked like my suitcase and I panicked but the poor soul just had the same awful taste as me.
The change at Manchester wasn't too bad, only fifteen minutes wait. It was bitterly cold but I got to Knutsford on time only to discover that my daughter who was picking me up from the station was caught in a traffic jam on the M6 and would be at least an hour. I struggled over the blasted bridge, stairs at both sides and eventually reached the ticket office and begged the man for a warm waiting room or a hot drink. Alas, there was neither but he must have caught the look in my eyes because he provided hot tea and biscuits and the heater from his office for me and another woman who had spent two hours in an unheated train getting the few miles from Chester.
So this week's Hero Award goes to the station master at Knutsford whose name I do not know. I hope he had a good Christmas.
Knutsford has a Booth's. Booth's is like a better Waitrose, a small family company based in the north west and almost a good enough reason to move. Booth's is just that little bit posh, in a sort of apologetic way, as though it means to be down to earth but can't quite help being slightly up its own backside. One of its joys is that the staff are proper north western people and call a spade a spade, not quite like in Durham where we usually call it a bloody shovel.
The streets are filled with old ladies who wear Barbour clothes and expensive walking boots and gentlemen who wear brogues, and the park, actually its called the Moor for some reason, is filled with lots of other old people walking recognisable dogs like spaniels and Scotties.
In the bank some man thought I was from Workington. I'm not sure whether it's a compliment or not but different than usual where people think I'm Irish. The girls in the bank were dead chuffed as Barclays had awarded them four days off. Almost a holiday. The library was closed as well and while I don't begrudge the librarians time off I did miss the library being open. I feel rather lost without it as here it's open on Sundays.
My daughter works in retail so she didn't get much time off for Christmas. Up to Christmas Eve she was selling turkeys, sprouts and lots of chocolate desserts. Two days after Christmas she went into sale so that people who had been buying presents for their loved ones were now trampling such like underfoot. I thought nobody had any money. It doesn't show. Me, I'm worried about my gas bill since the heating has been on constantly for six weeks. My first letter on coming home was from the electric people to tell me that they are putting up the bills by over 5%. Happy New Year to you too, you greedy bastards.
This time next year, not being able to afford heat or light, I will be sitting by a candle eating my gruel. I can see where Scrooge got it from now, so many people with their hands outstretched towards my meagre income. I won't be able to afford Christmas, so there.


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by Dr. Carolyn Barber, director of Bands
Although I've been procrastinating just a bit in writing this article, I'm pleased to report that the state of the bands is strong. The reason for the delay is purely internal. We've been busy imagining, designing, and carefully laying the groundwork for an amazing initiative with the Cornhusker Marching Band. I think we can let you guys in on it even though it will take at least another season to complete. For several years, we've been dreaming up a plan to outfit the entire marching band with iPad Minis. Having worked through multiple scenarios, we're confident that we'll be able to use a broad spectrum of ready-made apps to enhance the ensemble's work. Sheet music will be pushed out as arrangements are ready, students will be able to read their drill charts and see the designs animated on the screen, Smart Music will help with memorizing and accuracy, and of course basic tools like metronomes and tuners are readily available. The next phase of our thinking moved to more specialized apps and tools like iBeacon to expedite attendance, Coach's Eye (or similar) to assist with precision in marching fundamentals, and a high camera live video stream to enable students to see themselves on the field during rehearsal from the perspective of the press box. Doug, Tony, and a wide variety of students completed a video shoot last month to create the raw materials for the CMB's new eBook handbook. This will allow students to see marching fundamentals in real time, hear accurate renditions of the fight songs, review the intricacies of the uniform policy, learn how to maintain their instrument properly, and a host of other essential items.
Several obstacles are in our path at the moment. Nothing insurmountable, but significant enough to slow us down. For example, Westbrook doesn't have enough wifi capacity to enable all 300 band members to log on at the same time in a rehearsal. We're also trying to figure out if there might be some sort of super lyre that could hold an iPad Mini. It brings to mind that scene in Meredith Wilson's The Music Man where Tommy is trying to invent a piccolo lyre that doesn't cut off circulation in your arm. Then there are the logistics of software licenses, not to mention figuring out a way to check out 300 iPads to the students and train them how to use them. I also know what you're thinking and we're way ahead of you: they'll have LifeProof cases that are water proof, shock proof, dirt proof, and snow proof. Making them 18-22 year old proof isn't possible, but we have a team of experts including Brian Moore and the whole Hixson-Lied tech squad giving it their best shot. The hope is to have the whole system up and running by August 2016, pending funding. Wish us luck!
Thanks to our fantastic partners in the Athletic Department, we're ahead of the game with regard to scheduling. The CMB is excited for you all to join us for the reunion game on September 5, and the band will be headed to Champaign-Urbana for the October 3 game. We also just got word that Tuba Day with the CMB will be September 12. A select group of high school tubists from around the state will have the opportunity to perform with the CMB for the South Alabama game – stay tuned for details. And speaking of fantastic, I had the chance to meet Coach Riley last month and he proclaimed himself to be the band's "biggest fan." He saw the CMB in action at out in San Diego last December and immediately developed a rapport with the students and staff. Having several hundred band alumni on hand on opening day will be a great way to strengthen the bond.
In other news, the Big Red Express had another strong season. If you missed it, we increased the roster to 120 members last fall in order to provide better and more flexible coverage for all the sports that BRE supports. Always a challenge are the games that fall during holiday breaks and the bowl trip, and the seemingly endless array of post-season basketball events. With four 30-piece bands now in the rotation, that burden is alleviated somewhat. The band has also been shaking things up a bit with events like Tubapalooza. Who knew the arena could withstand such sonic bombardment? Actually, the sound engineering team at PBA has done great work making sure the band's work can be heard well throughout the space. If you haven't experienced it, plan to get to a game next fall.
The Campus Bands have been on a steady upward trajectory for the last several years. You may recall the infamous live-Tweeting concert of 2014 (Dr. Richmond still owes us all bacon, by the way). 2015 brought an outstanding recruiting campaign that increased enrollment and instrumental diversity, all highlighted in a family friendly webcast concert last month. If you missed it, you can see the archived version on GKSOM's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/UNLSoMusic If you browse around, you'll also see other fun features like Drumline videos and concerts by the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. Thanks to a new hard-wired system of cameras in Kimball Hall, live webcasting is rapidly become routine for all of the School's ensembles. Keep your eye on the GKSOM website for the schedule, and tune in.
Webcasting, Skype, and other electronic resources have been powerful tools in connecting the bands not only to friends and family, but to composers. The Symphonic Band's March 12 concert webcast garnered positive commentary from Anthony O'Toole, and students acted in partnership online with Ben Hjertman as he composed the piece the SB premiered in April. The Wind Ensemble enjoyed correspondence with both James Syler and Gernot Wolfgang surrounding their April 25 webcast as well. The WE is currently involved in seven commissioning consortia which should come to fruition in the next academic year.
And speaking of next year, members of the Wind Ensemble will be joining me in Chicago in December to serve as a demo group for a session at the Midwest Clinic. Our session is called Ensembleship in Practice: Techniques to Evoke Creativity in Rehearsal and Performance. For those who are unfamiliar with Midwest, it is the single largest international conference of band and orchestra conductors, administrators, and pedagogues in the world. Annual attendance includes well over 15,000 musicians and educators representing all 50 U.S. states and more than 30 countries. In addition to clinics and concerts, all of the major associations of instrumental music educators hold meetings in conjunction with the conference. This will be the first time student musicians from UNL will be heard at this important event, and the perfect opportunity for us to highlight the ensemble games, creative and informative assessment strategies, and cutting edge rehearsal techniques we've been developing in the Band Department. To put it simply, folks want to know what we're up to here in Lincoln.
Last but not least, our outreach activities have been growing and evolving steadily. The Winter Festival debuted a new schedule that included ensemble demonstrations by the faculty chamber ensembles, a special music education informational session, and a new interactive workshop format for the student chamber performances. You'll be seeing a great promotional video for the festival popping up on UNL's pages in the fall. For a preview, check out the UNL Media Hub at http://mediahub.unl.edu/media/4232 The summer camps are also morphing a bit with a new off-set schedule. The High School Marching Band Camp will start first and finish up just as the Middle School Band Camp is getting underway. This will give us more room to maneuver in Westbrook which, frankly, we need when wrangling 100 middle schoolers. Also new this year with the high school camp: our own Dave Hall will be joining the instructional staff. If you know any percussion students out there, this is something they won't want to miss. After a year's hiatus, Chris Werner will be back on the team for the middle school camp working on a special project involving Nolan Schmidt's new piece Steampunk.
As you can see, the bands have been busy and there is no sign of slowing down. You can be proud of your alma mater, proud of the students who are following in your footsteps, and proud of the faculty and staff who are setting the foundations for the next chapter – a chapter we hope you'll all be a part of. Your BAA board is working tirelessly on your behalf. Help them out by staying in touch and pitching in when you can. That team effort is why there is no place like Nebraska!


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Cagnes sur Mer
In Cagnes sur Mer this garden is more urban, linking 3 properties for the main family and more senior relatives. The garden is irrigation free (other than the lawn area) and gravel mulch keeps weeds to a minimum. Of particular note is the pool barrier which is a collection of different height steel bars that are not linked but create sculptural interest and movement in the garden.


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Using the seven principles of xeriscape.
Is your water bill too high? Are you concerned about conserving our precious water and other natural resources? Don't want to mow a lawn? Installing or transitioning your existing landscape to a xeriscape-style (not zeroscape) landscape may provide you with an attractive, lowermaintenance and waterefficient yard.
What is xeriscape? In short, it is a way to design and maintain an attractive landscape that is more in tune with the arid desert environment and helps to conserve natural resources. According to the "Xeriscape Handbook" by Gayle Weinstein, the entire xeriscape concept is made up of seven principles that take you through the entire process.
1: The first principle is developing a landscape plan that acknowledges water conservation and natural ecological processes, while meeting needs of the specific site, weather, soil and environmental conditions. The design can be formal, informal or anything in between. This also includes properly grouping plants with similar soil, exposure and water requirements.
2: The second principle is to reduce turf and high-water use areas. Some suggestions include converting some of these areas into decks, porous paving, mulching, or low-water-use plantings. If a lawn is absolutely necessary, limit the area to as little as possible and use warm-season grasses such as Bermuda, Zoysia, or buffalo grasses instead of cool-season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass, fescue or perennial rye.
If you are looking to remove lawn from your landscape, check with the Mojave Water Agency ( www.mojavewater.org? ) or your local water company to see if you qualify for their "Cash for Grass" program. There are specific rules that need to be followed so it is best to check with them before you get started.
3: The third principle is to improve the soil with aeration or by adding organic amendments such as compost so the soil has good water-holding capability yet provides proper drainage.
4: The fourth principle is to select appropriate plants. It is best to select plants that are from environments similar to those they will be planted in. Desert natives or desert adaptive plantings work well in this situation. They tend to prefer the soil types, climate conditions and elevations that the area provides, making the use of fertilizers and more not as necessary. The plants do not have to be all cactus and succulents. There are numerous other choices available.
To receive help with choosing suitable water-conserving plants, check the Alliance for Water Awareness and Conservation. It is a collaborative group of more than 20 agencies promoting water conservation within the service area of the Mojave Water Agency. Check the desert landscaping page at www.mojavewater.org/? desert-landscaping.html ? for some great information and desertfriendly plant choices.
5: The fifth principle is to use mulch to reduce evaporative water loss and protect against erosion. Mulches can be a number of materials from bark chips to rocks to recycled rubber products. Select mulch that complements the design and style of your landscape. Mulches are available at garden centers, nurseries, rock and sand businesses, and sometimes from local recycling agencies. You can also make your own much by chipping and shredding tree and shrub materials after they have been pruned from the plants.
6: The sixth principle is efficient irrigation and sound watering practices. Keep plants that need a lot of water to a minimum and closest to the house. Eliminate plants that need irrigation in places that are not seen or used. Avoid odd-shaped planting beds that are difficult to irrigate. Eliminate irrigation overflow onto pavement or sidewalks. Use drip or bubbler emitters in non-turf areas. Only water when the plants actually need it, then focus on deepwatering the root zone only. 7: The final principle is setting up a maintenance program that preserves the design while conserving natural resources. Obviously, I was just touching on the basics of xeriscaping. For more complete information, there are many xeriscape books available. A trio of such books that I especially enjoy are "Xeriscape Plant Guide," "Xeriscape Handbook" and "Xeriscape Color Guide," which all work together to give a comprehensive approach to xeriscape designing, maintenance and plant selections for an effective and resource-efficient landscape. AWAC, the Mojave Water Agency and associated links also can be very helpful.
High Desert resident Micki Brown is a drought-tolerant plant specialist with a master's degree in Plant Science. Send questions to be answered in the column to email@example.com


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If robots have tear ducts, they'll be giving them a good workout this week. Dick Tufeld, the voice of one of television's most famous robots, has died at the age of 85.
In case you don't remember, the TV robot in question was the mildly helpful, low-grade artificial-intelligence-on-wheels in the 1960s series Lost in Space. More loquacious than R2-D2 but less worldly than C-3P0, the robot was best known for his trademark alarm "Danger, Will Robinson!" Apparently, and despite his obviously limited abilities to walk or change expression, this mechanical sidekick was possessed of some kind of sixth sense for imminent threat. He could have snared a job at a convenience store.
I didn't know Tufeld. But I did meet Bob May, the actor who was actually stuffed into the robot's metal carcass. I encountered May 10 years ago, when I was a contestant on a popular TV quiz show, To Tell the Truth.
The conceit of this quiz was that May and another contestant pretended to be me. Their task was to fool a panel of semi-celebrities into thinking that one of them -- and not I -- was the scientist who uses radio telescopes to search for intelligent life in space. Panel members posed questions to each of us in an effort to sniff out the real Seth. I had to answer these queries truthfully, but the two impersonators were free to make stuff up. The more panelists we fooled, the more money we won.
The producer picked May as one of the "Seth impersonators" since he had notoriety, but was unrecognizable to panelists (after all, he was the guy inside the robot). In addition, May was assumed to know a great deal about outer space, having been lost in same for 85 episodes.
That assumption was wrong, as I found out shortly. Before the cameras rolled, the producer asked me to grill May on some elementary astronomy to make sure he couldn't be quickly spotted as a phony. I cornered him in the hallway.
"What's the planet with the most spectacular ring system?" I asked. "Jupiter," was May's response.
"About how big is the Milky Way?" I queried. "Oh, about a light-year," he replied.
He fumbled most of my questions. But May was able to project such confidence in his answers that listeners wouldn't question their accuracy.
An hour later, the taping was over, and we had fooled every single one of the panelists. Not one of them believed that I might be an actual astronomer. Neither my answers nor my appearance (according to one panel member) were consonant with a science background. The player garnering the overwhelming majority of votes as likely to be "Seth" was... Bob May.
This was good news and bad. The good news was that we contestants were paid enough winnings to buy a week's worth of decent dinners. The bad news -- at least from my point of view -- was that a panel of educated adults could not ferret out the factual from the phony. Not even a little bit. And, I'm told, astronomy is one of the two sciences that the general public actually finds interesting (the other is biology).
Of course, this was only a quiz show. It was merely entertainment; not a reliable gauge of science literacy. But we all know what the reliable gauges show. A report of the federal National Assessment of Educational Progress released last week indicated that only 60 percent of American high school seniors have mastered a "basic" understanding of science.
There's endless hand-wringing over these dismal results, especially in light of two things: (1) the large number of major challenges faced by America that, at root, depend on understanding science (e.g., climate change; high-end health care), and (2) the far better showing of dozens of other countries' kids, suggesting that we might soon lose the hi-tech high ground.
In his recent book Fool Me Twice, Shawn Lawrence Otto laments the fact that the presidential candidates won't even talk about science, if they can possibly avoid it. There are too many third rail issues that could cost them votes.
We've been here before. Fifty-five years ago, when the Soviets put Sputnik 200 miles above our heads, the nation was spurred to push science education at a level never previously experienced.
We could do that again. Or we could continue to argue about tax returns and marital history, and just assume that the five decades of American science and technology leadership that followed Sputnik were some sort of national entitlement, talent that gets automatically wired into the genes of anyone living in the mid-latitudes of North America. But to that I say, "Danger, Will Robinson!


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Volume 5
Volume 5, edited by Martin Limbert. Published 1998. Pp.(two)[i]-viii,1-65(five); eight figures and two drawings. Monochrome photographic cover and frontispiece (Wm Bunting, Adders). Price £2.50 + p&p £1.25
The Natural Harvest of Thorne Moors – Martin Limbert
In parallel with the direct exploitation of Thorne Moors peat, there has been a long history of garnering the moorland's 'natural' harvest. This has involved taking and using the plants and animals living on the peat and associated wetlands, and locating and removing the preserved timber beneath. Published references, folk memory and modern experience collectively provide enough data to give some understanding of past attitudes to this elemental wealth. Most of the located information quoted here pertains to the 19th and 20th centuries. Details from the 18th century and earlier are included where available, but these references are added only for the contexts that they offer.
The main divisions of the paper are as follows:
i. The paludified timber
ii. Exploiting the living flora
iii. The invertebrate legion
iv. Cold-blooded vertebrates
v. Game
vi. Vermin
vii. Birds' eggs
viii. Duck decoying
ix. The Thorne moors decoys
x. Casson's garden


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March 26, 2015: Daily Bible Reading with Commentary for Job 25-26
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Context:Bilad's speech in chapter 25 is a praise to God, a hymn. He also questions why Job considers himself worthy of standing trial before God. The beginning of Job's reply in chapter 26 is part of a six chapter response. In chapter 26, Job rejects the advice of Bildad, rather harshly, and marvels at the awesome power of God.


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Beginning in July, the Chemung County Sheriff's Office will offer unrestricted pistol permits to applicants who complete a three-hour training course, and current holders of restricted licenses will have the opportunity to upgrade by taking the same class.
Beginning in July, the Chemung County Sheriff's Office will offer unrestricted pistol permits to applicants who complete a three-hour training course, and current holders of restricted licenses will have the opportunity to upgrade by taking the same class.
Currently, the sheriff's office offers both restricted and unrestricted permits, but both require the same background checks, so the transition to a one-tier system makes sense, Sheriff Chris Moss said.
Moss said his office has been working for years with the county court, the permit-issuing body in Chemung County, to upgrade to an unrestricted-only system. Moss said the district attorney and other local law enforcement agencies agree with the move.
"There's really no reason to have a two-tier system," Moss said.
Unrestricted permits, also known as carry permits, allow licensed gun owners to carry firearms on their person, either open or concealed. There are limits, such as being prohibited from carrying a weapon on school grounds.
Restricted permits place conditions on the licensee, such as prohibiting activities outside hunting or target shooting.
The move to the single-tier system had nothing to do with the state's implementation of a new gun law earlier this year, Moss said. The Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act is considered one of the toughest gun laws in the country, and its opponents say it infringes upon citizens' Second Amendment rights.
"I think with everything going on … this is really awesome news," Moss said.
According to Moss, about half of New York's counties have a one-tier system. He said the move will reduce the workload of the pistol permit office.
Three three-hour courses have already been set. They will be June 29 and July 13 and 20 at the Human Resources Center on Pennsylvania Avenue in Elmira. The cost is $20, and the proceeds will be used to offset expenditures of the course.
The course will offer information pertaining to the application process, safety issues, current laws, the use of force and other firearms-related topics.
Moss said each three-hour course can accommodate between 200-250 people. Additional courses will be added as necessary. Moss said he didn't know how many county residents hold pistol permits, but it's likely several thousand people.
Registration for the classes begins Monday. Those interested can call 737-2987 or visit www.chemungsheriff.net.
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Carlos Bacca Interested In Liverpool Move Admits Agent
Carlos Bacca is available to joining Liverpool but no offers have yet occurred for that Sevilla star, based on the player's agent.
Colombia worldwide Bacca is apparently searching to depart the UEFA Europa League winners and it is regarded as drawing interest from the 3 clubs, getting plundered 34 league goals in the last two seasons.
Premier League side Liverpool are some of the favourites for his signature, with Brendan Rodgers stated to become keen to include more firepower to his ranks following the appearance of Roberto Firmino from Hoffenheim now.
Bacca's representative, Sergio Barila, mentioned that his client has identified several potential destinations along with a proceed to Merseyside would tempt him.
"Sevilla make the perfect team who'll participate in the Champions League pick up therefore it would not be a tragedy to remain,Inch Barila told The Protector. "Carlos has other available choices to earn lots of money in places like China or even the Uae however that wouldn't participate in what he's searching for.
"We're really searching at three things – number 1 is to possess a happy family situation for his wife and boy while he were built with a bad experience of Belgium [with Club Brugge].
The 2nd is to locate a good team with a decent project. Before he visited Chile [for that Copa America], we authored lower a summary of clubs that suit that description and Liverpool was with that list.
"The 3rd real question is anything. He's a great salary in Sevilla but we all know just how much clubs in England will pay.
"We've had plenty of interest but to date there's been no official approach. I spoken with Carlos on Wednesday night so we agreed we want a genuine solution.
"Clubs are telling him to not sign anything until they've made a deal but we're still waiting. Liverpool and the other British club are among individuals which have proven a pursuit but there's also clubs in Italia.
"What's obvious is they must satisfy the release clause but at this time nobody has."


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