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This is part of a series by Pharmacist George, a Connect site advocate. George will be suggesting small actions toward a healthy lifestyle and sharing experts from his book.
Can anyone really "defeat" chronic diseases such as diabetes, pre diabetes, high cholesterol and blood pressure? Continued…
You can reverse type 2 diabetes, pre diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol and some forms of heart disease if the underlying conditions that caused these diseases are addressed effectively. This fact is evidence based.
Not everyone can expect to reverse their disease condition and be off of their medications, but almost everyone can expect to manage and regain control of their chronic disease.
The media, academic institutions and all health organization have documented countless actual people who were able to reverse pre diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes when they lost weight and continued to be physically active. During my pharmacy career, I've helped people do just that.
Not long ago on "Fit Nation," a program hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN, an executive of a large corporation was interviewed because the whole company was implementing a wellness program. As a result, he lost some 65 pounds in a about six months and he was able to reverse type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, and his doctor got him off of all his medications.
He was very moved while telling his compelling story of how good it feels to be free of all those life threatening conditions and how he did it all by learning how to make favorable lifestyle choices. He pledged to continue the same road and to not look back.
I advise you not to make any changes to your prescribed medications without consulting with your doctor otherwise your condition may worsen and you can be in danger.
All you need to know is that you can "defeat" disease by taking small steps at a time. So don't wait any longer take action your time to defeat your disease condition is NOW.
Small Action of The Week
Drink five to six glasses of water and a couple low calorie or sugar free beverages if desired. The easiest way to consume a lot of sugar and calorie is through sugary soft drinks, other "sweetened" beverages like tea, cream and dairy-filled coffee choices.
Remember: Small actions get you priceless health benefits
What actions did you take today? Are you keeping up with the previous Small Action of The Week tips? Share a thought or ask me a question. I want you to hear from you.
"Lifestyle Makeover For All Couch Potatoes"
Here's an excerpt from "Lifestyle Makeover For All Couch Potatoes," by George F. Tohme, Pharmacist
Lose weight permanently by making balanced food and activity choices. Never ever diet again.
Your Health is the Sum of Choices You Make Every Day
Millions of Americans tune in each week to witness extreme makeovers that focus on the body's exterior, but what of the overweight and obese 180 million (according to the CDC) adults and kids alike whose interior vital organs are literally festering and falling apart from chronic deadly diseases that are preventable?
And worse: According to the CDC a staggering 1.7 million die every year from three preventable factors: Obesity, physical inactivity and smoking (Quitting tobacco use in powerful but simple 3 Action steps is addressed in the e-book "Lifestyle Makeover for Smokers and All Tobacco Users").
If you are overweight and leading a couch potato lifestyle and don't have or don't know if you have diabetes, pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or heart disease first you MUST get checked by your doctor to find out. Hiding your head in the sand will only make the situation worse.
The choices that you have been making EVERY DAY to the quality and quantity of meals, snacks, beverages, tobacco use and the amount of walking or lack of it is causing your demise without you knowing it.
However, the GOOD NEWS is that with a lifestyle makeover and a couple balanced food and activity choices per day you can literally prevent, manage, or even reverse deadly diseases and their complications. You will also lose weight permanently while enjoying a balance of nutritious food and without ever dieting again.
What matters most in life is our quality of life. When the enjoyment of life is impeded or when life ends prematurely by such deadly predators that are preventable, then you can see why a Lifestyle Makeover is urgently needed by almost all Americans.
This e-book will show, in a very simplified manner, how ANYONE can turn their life around by improving their decisions to only 5 choices per day: 1) Meal quality and portion sizes, 2) Snack choices, 3) Beverage choices, 4) Activity choices and 5) Stress management (Covered in the e-book titled "The Lifestyle Makeover: Sex, Stress and Alcohol").
That's what this e-book is all about. You can do it. It is much simpler than you think.
Our lives and health are precious miracles, and we must take an active and leading role in preserving these divine and physical gifts. Adults are role models to kids. Informed adults who make wiser meal and snack choices, who also shift gradually to a more active lifestyle and involve all the family in these choices, will reap the rewards; not only for themselves, but those rewards will reach to all family members, including any overweight children who will learn from these parents' actions. The plusses of parents who make conscious favorable food and activity choices are endless. It's a priceless reward for the adults and their children.
The Rewards to You If You Start and Continue the process of a Lifestyle Makeover by persistently making Favorable Lifestyle Choices:
- Your body will respond optimally to the effects of medications if you have high blood pressure, cholesterol and heart disease.
- If you are diabetic or pre-diabetic, your blood sugar levels and blood pressure will be "under control".
- Your bad cholesterol and triglycerides will decline, and your good cholesterol will increase.
- Your doctor may want to cut back your medications by up to a half or more as your health improves and become more active. That's substantial savings to your pocket book but the benefits to your overall health and quality of life are priceless.
- If you are not diagnosed with a chronic disease yet then your risk for heart disease and the chronic deadly ailments, mentioned above, will be drastically reduced and prevented.
- If you are a smoker and in process of quitting learning how to build new favorable food, snacks, beverage and activity habits will be paramount to your quitting effort and to remain tobacco free permanently.
- You will be able to lose weight, in control of your weight and maintain that loss permanently. By doing so, you will minimize or eliminate any chances of ever having chronic diseases.
- You will enjoy a more zealous quality of life and expect to achieve a natural lifespan.
- Your sexual health will improve dramatically.
- You will have positively influenced those around you and those who look up to you, such as your children.
- You will save money in the short and long run, because the risk of treating complications is reduced. If all possible complications are reduced or eliminated, you will need fewer medications, and even your current medications/dosages may be reduced. You will be spending more time enjoying your life with your loved ones instead of spending that time in the hospital recovering from avoidable complications.
Starting the change towards a healthier lifestyle is going to be at the heart of your quest to achieve and maintain good health and to be able to avert all the debilitating and life-threatening diabetes and chronic disease complications; you will consequently be able to enjoy the ultimate quality of life. By Lifestyle Makeover process, I mean establishing and maintaining new and favorable habits of choosing to:
- Consume balanced meals in a balanced daily distribution
- Consume favorable snack, beverage and dessert choices
- Increase your daily activity levels
- Manage and reduce your stress levels
And if you are a smoker, consider quitting smoking or using any tobacco products as soon as possible by referring to my guide, " Lifestyle Makeover for Smokers."
But you say, "It's easier said than done." And you might ask:
- "What are the components of a balanced meal for me, as somebody who has diabetes and other problems like high cholesterol and blood pressure?"
- "Will I be deprived of desserts for the rest of my life?"
- Does balanced food choices means that no food is off limit as long as we consume it in balanced amounts, frequency and portions?
- What snacks and beverages are getting us in trouble?
© Copyright Tohme 2011
All rights reserved. Except where indicated, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher and/or the author.


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Floodplain Manager: F. Robert Carr, Jr. P.E.
Floodplain Information: Chris Robinson
Floodplain Development: Jim Beach
Phone: (918) 299-5883
Email: Jenks Stormwater
Green Country Stormwater Alliance (GCSA)
History of the Stormwater Management Program: ln 1990, EPA began the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit process to address non-point sources of pollution. Phase I covered industrial sites and construction sites over 5 acres and municipalities over 100,000 (Tulsa and Oklahoma City).
ln 2003, EPA issued Phase ll regulations that require NPDES permits for stormwater discharges from certain small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) and construction activity generally disturbing between one and five acres (Jenks).
The MS4 permit for small communities became effective on February 8, 2005. All storm water general permits require the permittee to complete, implement and maintain a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). The SWPPP has to meet the requirements set forth in the general permit and must be tailored to meet the specific site's specifications and requirements.
The initial Storm Water Management Plan for the City of Jenks was developed, and Authorization for Stormwater Discharge from Phase II Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) was granted, effective December 8, 2005. In accordance with ODEQ General Permit OKR04 (November 1, 2015), the City's Authorization to Discharge was re-issued January 6, 2017 with an expiration date of October 31, 2020.
City of Jenks Stormwater Ordinance No. 1206
City of Jenks Outfall Locations
GCSA / Brochures & Fact Sheets
Community Car Wash Events
Homeowner's Guide to Protecting our Water
Homeowner's Guide to Recycling and Reuse
Pet Owner's Guide to Protecting Our Water
Low Impact Development
Using Vegetation for Erosion Control on Construction Sites
Low Impact Development
Brochures & Fact Sheets
Greenscaping Your Lawn and Garden
Household Hazardous Waste
Protecting Water Quality from Urban Runoff
GETTING A STORM WATER PERMIT: For information regarding the storm water program, visit Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
DRUG TAKE-BACK PROGRAM: A drug disposal box is located in the Jenks Police Department lobby for residents to dispose of unwanted medications. The Drug Take Back Program provides residents the opportunity to dispose of old, unwanted prescriptions and over-the-counter items safely, rather than flushing down the toilet or drain where they could possibly contaminate water supplies and endanger animal life.


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Top 50 Educational & Historical Facilities
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y., May 22 2009 - With the summer camping season quickly approaching, ReserveAmerica, the United States' leading recreation reservation service, compile the nation's seventh annual "Top 100 Family Campgrounds," a guide to help campers and their families plan camping trips at locations across America's great outdoors.
To determine the top campgrounds and locations, over 4,000 parks were reviewed and evaluated on criteria including educational programs, overall beauty and scenery, family beaches, visitor centers and camping amenities such as hot showers and laundry facilities. The featured locations were also selected based on testimonials, campground ratings and feedback provided by park rangers, regional park management and campers throughout the year.
In addition to the top Family Campgrounds ReserveAmerica also compiled a list of campground that offered something extra or special nearby to campers.
Top 50 Educational & Historical Facilities
- Anasazi State Park Museum-Boulder, UT
- Applegate Lake Recreation Area-Squaw Lakes-Siskiyou National Forest-OR
- Big Bone Lick State Park-Union, KY
- Borderland State Park-Easton/Sharon, MA
- Bulltown Historical Area-Burnsville Lake-Burnsville, WV
- Camp Floyd/Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum-Fairfield, UT
- Canning Creek Cover Park & Campground-Council Grove Lake-Council Grove, KS
- Casey KOA-Casey, IL
- Castle Island-South Boston, MA
- Chippokes Plantation State Park-Surry, VA
- Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park-Tulare, CA
- Columbus-Belmont State Park-Columbus, KY
- Douthat State Park-Millboro, VA
- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historical Site-Hyde Park, NY
- Fall River Heritage State Park-Fall River, MA
- False Cape State Park-Virginia Beach, VA
- Fort Boonesborough State Park-Richmond, KY
- Fort Robinson State Park-Crawford, NE
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site-Washington, D.C.
- Fredericksburg/Washington DC KOA-Fredericksburg, MD
- Fremont Indian State Park and Museum-Sevier, UT
- Gasparilla Island State Park-Boca Grande, FL
- Highlands Hammock State Park-Sterling, FL
- Holliday Lake State Park-Lynchburg, VA
- Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historical Site-Hyde Park, NY
- John Wingate Weeks Historic Site-Lancaster, NH
- Koreshan State Historic Site-Sebring, FL
- Myakka River State Park-Sarasota, FL
- Natural Tunnel State Park-Duffield, VA
- Norway Beach-Chippewa National Forest-MN
- Orman House State Park-Apalachicola, FL
- Oscar Scherer State Park-Osprey, FL
- Percy Quin State Park-McComb, MS
- Ponca State Park-Ponca, NE
- R. Shaefer Heard-West Point Project-West Point, GA
- Santa Fe Trail Park & Campground-Council Grove Lake-Council Grove, KS
- Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park-Big Stone Gap, VA
- St. Andrews State Park- Panama City, FL
- Staunton River Battlefield State Park-Randolph, VA
- Tishomingo State Park-Tishomingo, MS
- Trinidad Lake State Park-Trinidad, CO
- Utah Field House of Natural History State Park and Museum-Vernal, UT
- Vanderbilt Mansion National Historical Site-Hyde Park, NY
- Walden Pond State Reservation-Concord, MA
- Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion Historic Site-Portsmouth, NH
- Westmoreland State Park-Montross, VA
- Wilderness Road State Park-Ewing, VA
- Williamsburg KOA-Williamsburg, VA
- Willow Grove Campground-Dale Hollow Lake-Allons, TN
- York River State Park-Williamsburg, VA
ReserveAmerica is North America's leading camping reservation and campground management solutions provider. ReserveAmerica specializes in complete reservations solutions, stand-alone call center/database management tools, online reservations solutions and park software solutions. The Company manages the largest reservable campsite inventory with partnerships throughout North America.


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The Versatile Blogger Award
I want to thank Dipsy Donz so so so so much for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger Award! It means a lot so I can not thank you enough! This blog post is a little different to most, because I have been nominated for this award. There are five rules I must obey to complete this blog.
The Rules
♥ Nominate 15 fellow bloggers.
♥ Inform the bloggers of their nomination.
♥ Share 7 random facts about yourself.
♥ Thank the blogger who nominated you.
♥ Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your blog post.
Fifteen Blogger I have Nominated
♥ Zoella
Seven Random Facts About 'monicaalicee'
♥ When I have an item of clothing that almost everyone wears, I tend to stop wearing it because I do not feel unique.
♥ I have quite a large collection of jewellery.
♥ I go through a phase when I wear, eat, drink, and listen to the same thing.
♥ My favourite part of winter is Christmas.
♥ I am bored with my hair colour, and I am thinking of dying it purple.
♥ My favourite subject in school is art.
♥ When I am in a good mood, I constantly smile.


text: Maybe it's the "beachy" weather. But something about this month's Cosmo blew out our enthusiasm clutches, making it suddenly difficult to type exclamation points or read anything in the magazine without hearing it in the voice of Daria. It's all Tracie's fault, for clipping the episode where Daria takes down the fictional Val magazine. You try watching it, only to sit down and read advice like "Invent a holiday that gives you an excuse to chow down on your favorite guilty pleasures, like First Friday Cookiefest, Cinco de Nachos, or Ice cream Brownie Sundays." (What, no pun with that?) Or how about: "Keep a set of beer mugs in your freezer. Never underestimate the amount of love and appreciation that an icy, frothed brew on a hot summer day inspires." Now, usually we'd be thinking "damn right I could use a beer right now!" But not today, probably because Daria was straightedge. After the jump, our inner Daria tries her hand at Cover Lies, and probably fails. To be honest, she doesn't particularly care.


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- post #84
I missed the chance to do anything particularly special for '76 or '77 (the latter was My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, ?) which is a bit of a shame considering what kind of a blog this is.
Of course, '84 as in 1984 has its significance in a literal sense (Orwell) and I could work in the awesomeness of the eponymous Californian montage artist Winston Smith, and post some Dead Kennedys or Green Day's Insomniac. (Hey, that sounds like a pretty good idea - unfortunately, it's not on the schedule) However, 84 is quite significant in music terms as - to pick one example -the year of Husker Du's double album Zen Arcade. This isn't anywhere near as good as that, but it's pretty good nonetheless, and it is Bob Mould.
To borrow a non sequitur from the Clash:
eighty four... four... four...
"There were trails of fallen trees,
deciduous and [?]
the lowland birds and crickets roared, the final sounds of fall
along the banks of the river we approached the footbridge
entering the wilderness, following my footsteps..."
I really like this stage-quiet pastoral intro to 'The Silence Between Us'; and then, it's the point at which - pretty much - the big Sugar guitars kick in. It's a good, short and loud pop song although at least one person thinks we should be asking for more:
"If this track came from any other artist, people would dismiss it as the hacky, watered-down Foo Fighters bite it really is. Quicker than you can say Candy Apple Grey. But because it is "Bob Mould," critics and fans seem to be hailing this twaddle as the Hüsker Düde's comeback to his guitar-rock roots. In truth, "The Silence Between Us" hardly holds a votive to anything Mould has accomplished in his 20-odd-year career. Perhaps this tragic turn into Daughtry-esque tribal tattoo rock is the residual fallout of from hearing ring-entrance music during his tenure as a WCW scriptwriter a few years back. Hey, at the very least, this tune could make a great theme for the Batista montage!"
(Paper Thin Walls: Single Review; with a response from I Rock Cleveland)
Bob Mould - 'The Silence Between Us' (vinyl rip)
The b-side is a live version of 'If I Can't Change Your Mind'.


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Mobile World Congress
What were the key trends this year?
Mobile World Congress spans the full spectrum of untethered gadgetry, from the next generation of mobile phone networks to wireless charging technology.
Follow CNN staff at #MWC14
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Is big data the next 'big oil?'
Big data, big business, big brother?
Mobile World Congress 2014 kicks off!
Mobile phones take a back seat
About Mobile World Congress
Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, Spain, is the world's largest mobile phone trade show. It aims to celebrate the current state of mobile and offer a glimpse into where mobile tech might go next. CNN will be at the event, bringing you all the latest news on the ground. Plus, follow the buzz on Twitter at #MWC14 and keep up with the latest with our liveblog and Mobile World Congress twitter list.
Read more about CNN's special reports policy.
Facebook mobile future
Check your Facebook mail lately?
Zuckerberg: WhatsApp worth over $19B
Facebook's WhatsApp adding voice calls
Digital divide
The hottest gadgets at MWC
5 ways mobile tech will shake up your financial future
Facebook reveals new education app
Smartphone revolution
Mozilla unveils plans for cheap smartphones
Mark Zuckerberg dominates day one of MWC
Google: How not to be a 'Glasshole'
Video: At the show
World's first 'hacker-proof' smartphone?
BlackBerry goes back to basics
New CEO vows to turn Blackberry around
Can Facebook really 'connect the world'?
Mozilla unveil plans for cheap smartphones
Does Samsung's S5 deliver?
Future tech
10 ways mobile tech will save your life
Sony partners with Jacko estate
7 surprising new phone features
Diversity in ICT
Where are the women in tech?
Samsung launches Galaxy S5 smartphone
Latest bizarre tech trends to watch


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Celebrating 10 Years!
Forward Theater Company's 10th Anniversary 2018-2019 Season
Forward Theater Company's 10th Anniversary 2018-2019 Season
Welcome to our 10th anniversary season celebration! With each production, we'll pay tribute to our history of presenting diverse kinds of storytelling in plays that are socially meaningful, that use theater to get to the heart of challenging issues, and that showcase artists at the peak of their craft. Each play this season will continue those traditions in grand fashion. As we launch our 10th season, we are filled with gratitude for the artists that create the work, the audiences that create the conversation, and the community that creates the support it takes to provide a sustainable home for professional theater in Wisconsin. This season is our gift to you!
Our 2018-19 Season Sponsors: Madison Community Foundation, CUNA Mutual Group, The Shubert Foundation, The Evjue Foundation, The Madison Concourse Hotel, ARTIS Reit, Dane Arts, Distillery Design, Wisconsin Arts Board, Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television


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I dare say it's been a little busy that we haven't updated Manca's Cafe in a few months. Do not worry! We have been capturing lots of Milo moments at every step. Our challenge has been that downloading from the camera, organizing in LightRoom and storing on the external harddrive make the task of just creating photo albums a bit cumbersome. Then, we have to upload to Manca's Cafe AND write a post or change an existing page layout to make sure the links work the way we want. Since we're very mobile in the house, these things - power cords, harddrive and camera aren't necessarily all in the same place. Not good excuses, but valid points as to why it takes so long. Sigh.
The management, owners, thinkers and doers here at Manca's Cafe feel really bad about letting everyone fast long months before new photos are posted. We don't believe in posting photos to Facebook (evil privacy rights and all), so we will work harder to better serve our dedicated and loyal audience.
In the meantime, here's a snapshot from last week of Milo and Mom with his big boy rain jacket on.


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O'Neil's ESPN page here.
O'Neil made the ESPN All-State Prep Team.
This article features O'Neil. It says his father was Chris ONeil, who played for UMass 1978-1981. His father wore #70 and was a 6-3 270 OT for UMass.
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Van Allen's Rivals page here.
Van Allen has been gaining FBS interest early.
As well as UMass, Van Allen has attended Junior Days at UConn, Duke and Maryland.
Van Allen's Junior highlights above.


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Katy Perry's 'The One that Got Away' reworked by Jon Brion
I have to be honest, I would have never talked about this, not even known that the song existed if I hadn't seen Jon Brion's name associated with it.
Brion has just produced an acoustic version of Katy Perry's 'The One that Got Away',a title she probably can experience more than ever since her recent divorce.
Anyway, Jon Brion can bring all the delicate acoustic guitar she wants, strip down the song as much as he can (the guy can do miracle), I still find Perry's bluesy and crying voice forced and annoying. Poor girl, it must be her firework-firing boobs, her deer-in-the-headlights-wide-eyed sight, her false Christian modesty disguised under her pin-up's retro bathing suits, she actually bores me very fast.
The song, off her 2010 'Teenage Dream' album, was already released as a single before, and was the 7th song of the album to reach the charts, so how long is she going to milk this one?


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All items > Knives > Custom Knives > Sniper Bladeworks (Custom)
- Overall Length:8.75"
- Blade Length:3.75"
- Cutting Edge:3.125"
- Blade Thickness:0.20"
- Blade Material:CPM-154
- Blade Style:Clip Point
- Blade Grind:Hollow
- Finish:Bead Blast
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:5.00"
- Handle Thickness:0.60"
- Handle Material:Carbon Fiber
- Color:Black
- Frame/Liner:Titanium
- Weight:7.67 oz.
- User:Right Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Up
- Knife Type:Manual
- Opener:Thumb Stud
- Lock Type:Frame Lock
- Brand:Sniper Bladeworks
- Model:LPC
- Country of Origin:USA
- Best Use:Everyday Carry
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The LPC (Lance Personal Carry) is a combat oriented tool. The clip point hollow ground blade without a swedge features a bead blast finished CPM-154 steel with large gold finished thumb stud for opening. Features a stonewash finished titanium frame lock handle with a textured carbon fiber front slab and stonewash pocket clip.


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Welcome to The Joe Namath Show guide at TV Tome.Less than nine months after Super Bowl III, Joe Namath showed his celebrity status with this off-beat talk show which ran only one season. He and Dick Schaap (who collaborated on a book during the summer of 1969) invited only people whom they knew, mostly to have a relaxed conversation.All season long, Joe and Dick reflected on the developing AFL season, in which the Jets would defend their championship bravely, then lose in the playoffs to the Chiefs. Mostly, though, Joe and Dick wanted to bring the best out of their guests.
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It's the start of another challenge week at Drunken Stampers! This week the Challenge is Person: Party Planner (Any Celebration) Head over to Drunken Stampers (just don't drink and drive) and check out all the Designated Designers creations. Then enter to become our Life of the Party this week! We love to see all the fantastic creations you submit!
Well, my person is a touch too thin and pale. He seems to be enjoying his birthday celebration although he is a little stiff. ;=)
The Birthday Skeleton stamp is from Crackerbox Palace Rubber Stamps. He was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on X-Press paper and colored with Copics . The other cardstock is from Club Scrap. I embossed the silver paper with a Tim Holtz Riveted Metal Texture Fade. I added Firefly Stickles on the hat and tie. Also, the card was embellished with Card Candi and a Wish Adage Ticket from Tim Holtz.
I added this close-up of the Wish Adage Ticket since you cannot see the sparkle in the photo of the card. It has been distressed with Pumice Stone and edged with Black Soot Distress Ink. Then it was covered with Distress Stickles: Dry Glitter-Clear Rock Candy


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You can do anything, but you can't do everything!
A few months back, my mom asked if I would do some research on a few members of her family. Specifically, her grandmother and grandfather. I said sure, thinking it would be a piece of cake. Little did I know!
Putting a family tree together can be a lot of fun, especially these days with so many resources available online! Obviously, I started with myself and worked my way back through the generations.
My mom's maternal grandparents easily fell into place. Both sets of my dad's grandparents easily fell into place. I knew their history anyway. I've been hearing it since I was little and it all laid out pretty much as I had been told.
My father in laws family went as planned too. I've mentioned this a few times here but in case you didn't know, my husband is related to the Kellogg's of Battle Creek. W.K. Kellogg (who invented cornflakes) is my husband's 4th great uncle. Pretty cool huh? Yep, that part of my tree laid out just as I was told. Piece of cake!
And then there are my mom's paternal grandparents. The ones she wanted information on. OMG! I had no idea what I was getting myself into! The research, the mysteries, the questions, the elusive information due to name changes, multiple marriages, the missing 1890 census...the list goes on. All I can say at the moment is SOAP OPERA!
Although I'm little by little putting the pieces together (with quite a few surprises along the way), it's been a slow process. I've been working between several different genealogy sites and thank goodness for newspaper archives! I've run into quite a few brick walls but I've been breaking them down, one by one.
So why am I telling you all this? First, because I haven't been around much lately, 2nd because I haven't had a lot of stitching to share lately and 3rd, because I've decided, with all the work I've put into this, that I'm going to put together a book about my great grandparents.
Okay, so you're probably thinking "boring"!!! No, no, no!!! There is nothing boring about these 2 people. I had no idea and neither did my mom!
I think putting a book together on my great grandparents will be a really fun project and I'll share more information as I go along. They both lived quite the interesting life!
Between doing the family research, working on the magazine and taking care of my house and cats, I haven't done too much stitching. I did a few simple little cross stitch ornaments. I like to stitch in the morning while I watch the news and drink coffee.
And I did get a couple of projects completely finished up:
And while I'm here, if I have any readers from the Newark/Licking Ohio area who might be interested in answering a few questions for me, could I ask you to email me please?
Okay, I'm off to break down another brick wall!
Friday, December 04, 2015
Posted by Pamela Kellogg at 10:46 AM
Labels: crazy quilting, genealogy
3 comments:
- Magpie's Mumblings said...
Oh the fun to be had once you start researching a family tree! It can become almost an obsession to find that one tiny piece of information that will open up a whole new branch. You know how I often say that being on Pinterest is like falling down a rabbit hole - well, being on Ancestry is just as bad!!
- Quilting Tangent said...
Good luck with the research. I just broke a brick wall of about 20 something years. so much more information is online now.
- Lin said...
Sounds fascinating - i'm hooked already!!
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USA Network today announced the hit drama series GRACELAND and LAW & ORDER: Special Victims Unit teams are joining forces to help raise awareness of and stop human trafficking. The effort kicks off on Sunday, August 17, at 1pm ET, with a ten-hour "End Human Trafficking" marathon of LAW & ORDER: SVU, hosted by GRACELAND cast members Daniel Sunjata and Serinda Swan.
USA is partnering with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Polaris — a leader in the global fight to eradicate modern slavery — to provide viewers with information about human trafficking and resources to help victims during the full day marathon. In addition, USA also will use social media platforms to encourage conversation and inspire greater action.
The ten-episode marathon is the first of two nights during the week that the network will shine a light on this modern-day slavery, impacting more than 20 million people worldwide. Children, women and men are coerced and deceived into working in prostitution or forced labor against their will. The second night features a powerful episode of the series GRACELAND. This season, the show delved into a seven-episode story arc investigating a human trafficking operation, which comes to a head on Wednesday, August 20 at 10pm ET. The episode also will feature a new PSA from Sunjata and Swan encouraging viewers to donate to the UNODC's Trust Fund for victims of human trafficking.
Sunjata and Swan recently helped announce the first ever United Nations World Day against Human Trafficking in an exclusive social media video. During the July 30 event, the UNODC generated a massive social media initiative using #IGiveHope. Other USA stars who took part in the initiative included Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs), Sarah Rafferty (Suits), Kari Matchett (Covert Affairs) and Erik Valdez (GRACELAND).
1:00 PM ACCEPTABLE LOSS – With Captain Cragen back in the precinct, the SVU squad is in full force and working to expose a sex trafficking operation that enslaves young women. The detectives are on the verge of cracking the case when their efforts are halted by Lieutenant Alexandra Eames, forcing Detective Benson to get creative with the investigation.
2:00 PM SLAVES – After a shopkeeper brings a note for help to the squad, the detectives begin trying to locate a young Romanian woman named Ilena (Layla Alexander), who hasn't been seen in months. The squad eventually finds her working as a nanny at the home of the Morrows (Andrew McCarthy and Susan Floyd), a successful yuppie couple who harbor a terrible secret.
3:00 PM ANGELS – The body of a battered young boy found in a luggage compartment of an airport shuttle bus sends the detectives to his guardian who was discovered to be a pedophile only to find his corpse in bed with his genitals removed. The subsequent investigation leads them to a travel agency specializing in exotic trips for sexual predators.
4:00 PM PANDORA – Stabler, with the help of a homicide detective (William McNamara), hunts for a missing fourteen-year-old girl (Alexis Dziena) who may have been abducted by a foreign child pornographer. The hunt takes him across the Atlantic to where Interpol is investigating the sex trade in Europe.
5:00 PM PARTS – After a woman's head is found in a car junkyard, SVU detectives track it down to the black market. This journey exposes them to the tragic lives of people who die waiting for kidney transplants. Through the organ dealer, Stabler and Munch learn that the parents of a dying boy broke the law to get him on the fast track to receiving a kidney.
6:00 PM DEBT – A child abandonment incident prompts Benson and Stabler to investigate the disappearance of a mother. They learn from her sister that she made a deal with human traffickers to have her teenage daughter smuggled to New York from China. It is revealed that the teenage immigrant has been forced into prostitution and that her life is being used as a bargaining chip by the gangsters to avoid prosecution.
7:00 PM RITUAL – A young boy is killed in a ritualistic manner which Fin identifies as that of Santeria and the detectives question the leader of a local chapter. Their attention turns elsewhere, however when they learn that the victim was one of many slave children smuggled form Nigeria.
8:00 PM UNDERBELLY – After a third young teen found dead, a paw print tattoo on her lower back, Stabler and Beck investigate the tattoo, which leads them to Broder House, a foster home for young girls. They learn that Chantal was one of a number of girls who had ended up working the streets for a man named Victor.
9:00 PM HOTHOUSE – Stabler and Benson investigate the murder of a 14-year-old girl found in The River. There are signs of torture on the young body and Warner tells them that she doesn't know her identity, but can tell them she's been in the United States less than four months and before that was in the Ukraine. Both Stabler and Benson realize the victim was probably part of a sex trafficking ring.
10:00 PM MERCHANDISE – Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate the death of a teenaged girl involved in a hit-and-run accident after Dr. Warner rules her death was a homicide, based on signs of malnutrition and a recent delivery. When the evidence leads them to a human trafficking operation, however, they contact an old colleague whose promotion has given her some influence.


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Title: Blade Dance
Author: D.L. McDermott
Series: Cold Iron, book 4
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Fae
Publisher: Pocket Star
Source: Review copy from publisher
Format: E-book
Boston schoolteacher Ann Phillips knows better than to trust the Fae, but when one of her second graders turns up to class with both arms covered in magical tattoos, she has no choice but to turn to Finn MacUmhaill, the dangerous and charismatic Fae crime lord who controls Charlestown, for help.
Finn MacUmhaill, leader of the Fianna, has had his eye on Ann Phillips for months, but a recent showdown with an old enemy has left his house broken. Between the crippling blow dealt to the Fianna and his son's recent defection, he hasn't had time to woo the pretty redhead. When she turns up on his doorstep asking for his help, he thinks he's found the way to win her, but before he can act, the child goes missing, kidnapped by a rogue Druid who has discovered the key to destroying the wall between worlds.
Now, Finn and Ann must ally themselves with an old adversary—the treacherous Prince Consort—to save the boy, or risk the destruction of the wall that keeps the corrupt Fae Queen and her Court at bay…
Finn and Ann meet in Stone Song (previous book), since that first encounter Finn hasn't been able to stop thinking about her. It's the same case with Ann, but she knows the last thing she needs is to get involve with a crime lord; that holds until one of her students comes to class with fresh tattoos on his arms. Ann knows the child's father works for Finn, she also knows if somebody can help her stop this madness is him.
The last thing Finn was expecting was finding Ann at his home asking for his help. He offers to help her, not only because he likes her, but also because a rogue druid made the child's tattoos. That's something that him, as the fae leader of the Fianna cannot permit.
The search for the druid leads them to discover some secrets about Ann that will change her life. It also forces them to accept the Prince Consort's help.
In previous books Finn is portrayed as a dislikable character, almost an enemy to the main characters from previous books. In Blade Dance McDermott redeems him by showing him in a different light. We learn about his difficult past and about his reasoning for his behavior. In this installment he realizes he needs to change with the times and he also realizes he needs the help of old friends to succeed in his endeavors.
I liked this new version of Finn. I think McDermott made a good job redeeming him.
Ann is a character that is very easy to like. She's straightforward and wants what is right and just. She's a protector at heart and will do anything to help/protect those in need. I liked how well she took the news relating to her and her smart thinking in difficult situations.
The romance between Finn and Ann was somehow lacking. They go from attraction to instalove. The only time instalove works for me is when a supernatural being finds his/her mate and this was not one of those cases. Their chemistry was off the charts, but I would have liked to see them falling in love.
In Blade Dance we see characters from previous books. We see how their relationships are going and how things are moving along in the search of a way to keep the wall -that keeps the corrupt Fae court at bay- up.
In Blade Dance McDermott not only redeems Finn, she also shows us a different facet of the Prince Consort. A side I didn't know he posses. Now I'm wondering if after all he has done will he be redeemable as well?
As in previous installments in Blade Dance we are introduced to the couple for next book, the Penitent and Diana Seater. The Penitent is a very intriguing character and for that reason alone I can't wait to read his story.
Blade Dance is a nice addition to a great series. I recommend reading it as part of the series. I don't think Blade Dance works well as a stand-alone. If you like paranormal romance with sexy and strong Fae you need to read Blade Dance and the Cold Iron series in general.
My Verdict: 3 ½ Paws
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Havoline is Texaco's brand name for its oil and products.
The sign says Texaco, not Havoline.
[The Havoline sign is at top right. - Dave]
It could be this was a demo of the device. The words on the gasometer seem to be announcing its purpose a bit too loudly for normal garage use.
That's a honey locust in the foreground (note the seed pods). Memories of cleaning the pods off the driveway and yard as a kid. The tree also has huge thorns.
The device is a chassis dynamometer.
The dyno operator has his hand on the brake lever (Prony brake). He's either measuring horsepower and trying to relate it to engine condition or using the dyno to load the motor and collect/measure blowby somehow for the same purpose.
I wonder if this was a "special occasion" or if there was some other reason the dyno operator had so many helpers?
Looks like they lock down the automobile and then the drive wheels power a pump. The pressure is measured on the gauge on the "gasometer" in the background.


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Dear Debbie,
I keep seeing on round pen websites the caveat that round pens that they should not be for permanent use, only temporary. I would like to know why. If it is a safety issue, can I make it safer with different kinds of fasteners or any other means? What fasteners would you recommend? I have two metal round-pen type portable panel pens with sheep goat mesh that I have been using both for horses and for my sheep and goats - as permanent pens, as herding practice arenas for the dog and sheep, and as temporary containment for horses that have visited here over the past couple of summers. I don't really have much choice, as my land has so much ledge that it is impossible to put in ordinary fence posts almost anywhere. I plan to use one of my pens to keep my new horse and the goats and sheep apart until they are used to each other - by putting it up around the opening to the horse's stall so she can have a small exercise area to go in and out at will and visit with the goats and sheep through the fence. I don't know how long it will be necessary; I acquired my previous horse and my first two goats at the same time, so they had more room to get used to each other because there were a lot fewer of them then. What would you recommend?
Hi Bonnie,
Thank you for your good question Bonnie. There is no 'one answer' but I will try to give you some reasons why round pens should be considered as a temporary containment. First, round pens were designed to contain a horse and the person that would work with them. As round pens became more popular, horse owners found more purposes for the round pen including hay storage, containment during camping, shows, and etc. Heavy-duty pens cost more, so to meet the demands of the industry, light duty pens that were very easy to set up and transport came into the market. Unfortunately, separate panels also have been used on the farm for other purposes than round penning. For example, as an expert witness I have been involved in large law suites have occurred from misuse of panels for fence repair, stall containment, etc. The repercussion of an accident from improper use can be devastating, as with any misuse of products with horses or animals. There is a place for many of these lightweight products. When it comes to horses, themselves or others, I don't believe owners should compromise safety. I have always said, "never say never" when it comes to horses. They have their own will and instinct that we cannot control at all times. Because of this, we say to be as safe as you possibly can with your horses. Use the products, as they are intended and don't use a lightweight round pen (to save on the cost), when a heavy-duty one is needed. This should be a very important consideration for any horse owner. From my experiences of seeing what can happen, any horse owner is wise to use the strongest product that you can, with horses. There is no amount of money that can reverse the damage from an accident. So that is why we always talk to horse owners about getting a solid, strong, long lasting product. I would like to talk to you about options such as electric to help to make the containment for your horses the best that you can. Your posts do not have to be in the ground as far as some fence systems. If you're opposed to electric, there may be some other solutions that we can help you with. I would also like to find out where you live, if you live in a 'frost' area and what kind of round pen your have (light-duty or heavy-duty). Please know Bonnie that you have asked an excellent question. I'm so glad that you would question 'temporary round pen containment.' If we help even one person to have safer containment, we are thrilled!
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For more than 22 years, Rice Gallery has been the only university gallery in the nation devoted to commissioning site-specific installation art. In its final exhibition, the gallery comes full circle by bringing to life for a second time one of its earliest installations, "Glossy and Flat Black Squares (Wall Drawing #813)" by conceptual art pioneer Sol LeWitt. Unveiled to the public Feb. 9, the installation will be on view at the gallery, located on the first floor of Sewall Hall, until May 14. The tradition of installation art on campus will carry on at the new 50,000-square-foot Moody Center for the Arts, which opens Feb. 24. For more information, visit http://ricegallery.org. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)
Sol LeWitt's 'Glossy and Flat Black Squares' caps Rice Gallery's 22-year run
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BURROUGHS HIGH — The Burroughs High boys' tennis team has been paced by its trio of talented singles players all season.
Things have been exactly the opposite cross town at Burbank, as the Bulldogs have won their share of matches on the strength of their doubles corps.
It was the Indians singles that took center stage Wednesday in a Pacific League regular-season finale between the two rivals. Burroughs swept all nine singles sets — surrendering just one game in the process — to claim a 12-6 victory at home.


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Good Morning! I hope you are having a great start to your weekend. We have an early hockey game this morning and I hope to hit a Science Fair in the afternoon.
Today my Project Life week 13 is on the Chic Tags blog.
Here is a little glimpse of my week, but stop by the Chic Tags blog to see the whole thing.
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This is a closer look at Angus' details. I colored him with red prismacolor pencil, then added my Pebbles metallic paste to his body and on the rotor wash. Kinda hard to see in this picture, but he sparkles like a freshly painted plane IRL.
I used Gina K's pure luxury heavy base red and black paper, Gina K's ribbon and brads, my SU! scalloped circle and label punches, and my scor-bug. Angus' image was printed in laser toner on my trusty old printer, and the sentiment (from Unity's Unity in America set) was stamped in Memento tuxedo black.
Again....HUGE Congrats to Sunshine Stamps! Stop by and see all the fabulous projects made with this image. You'll be blown away!
Ta for now! ~ky


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Isuzu Announces Production of 40,000 Isuzu N-Series Gas Truck
Charlotte, Michigan Production Milestone Comes Just One Year After 30,000th Gas-Powered, Low-Cab-Forward Truck Assembled
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., distributor of America's best-selling low-cab-forward trucks, announced today that the 40,000th gasoline-powered Isuzu N-Series truck has been produced at the Spartan Motors, Inc. facility in Charlotte, Michigan. The truck rolled off the line Thursday, June 8, 2017.
"From April 2015 to June 2016—a span of 15 months—we went from 20,000 to 30,000 gas-powered Isuzu trucks produced in Charlotte," said Shaun Skinner, president of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America. "Now, only twelve months later, another 10,000 N-Series gas trucks have been built. That's a testament to the increasing popularity and growing reputation of our gasoline engine, low-cab-forward trucks."
Assembly of Isuzu N-Series gas trucks began at Spartan in April 2011.
Isuzu N-Series gas trucks are powered by a Vortec 6.0-liter small-block V8 engine that produces 297 horsepower at 4,300 rpm and generates 372 lbs.-ft. of torque at 4,000 rpm. The powerplant is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with double overdrive and lock-up torque converter for enhanced fuel economy and performance.
An optional version of the engine is capable of being converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG, or propane).
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Isuzu also markets diesel-powered N-Series trucks, the Reach Van powered by Isuzu and the all-new Class 6 FTR, launched last month. Reach and FTR are also assembled by Spartan Motors.
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(A wonderful painting of Granada--wish I could remember the artist's name)
I have always been drawn to folk art, collecting it when I can and photographing it when I can't.
To me "folk art" embraces a whole lot of categories—everything from Haitian voodoo flags to textiles woven and embroidered by Mexican women to wooden statues and furniture carved in fanciful ways by Greek carpenters.
(These are 2 of the sinks in our hotel - La Gran Francia)
I even count architectural elements and graffiti on public walls as folk art and photograph them wherever I travel (if I like it.)
Because, for the month of May, I'm laboring on a long writing project with an impending deadline, I'm going to turn my blog posts for the duration into "stories without words". (It' s a real challenge for me to say anything briefly—but I have to learn!)
Some will be photo essays about folk art that I've encountered in countries where I've traveled.
Much folk art is inspired by religious beliefs. Often the icons, milagros, statues, paintings and textiles are created for semi-magical properties they are believed to have. These objects are meant to serve as intermediaries between a petitioner and a saint or deity in hopes of obtaining a favor.
Today I'm showing examples of folk art I found in Nicaragua—especially in the beautiful colonial city of Granada.
Pre-Columbian art has a special place in my heart because it's mystical, magical, amusing and sinister all at the same time. These fantastical vessels for example.
The crèche scenes that come out at Christmas (naciementos) also count as folk art, I think. Below is a little girl looking at the one in the main square in Granada, and a smaller creche scene in our hotel.
And here is a small collection of santos in someone's home.
What do you consider to be folk art? And what do you collect?


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The UK very, very rarely prosecutes women for lying about rape, but the few women who are prosecuted shouldn't be, say rape victims' advocates. They have launched a new campaign to urge the government to stop pursuing false rape claims so "aggressively." In fact, they seem to want the government to stop pursuing any false rape claims -- see their petition here. The most prominent advocate associated with the group that sponsored the petition once said: "Such prosecutions [of false accusers] must be stopped." She called such prosecutions "a concerted witchhunt."
The advocates' concerns are without merit. Over a recent 17 month period in the UK, only 159 women were charged with perverting the course of justice or wasting police time, and of that number, only 44 were prosecuted. The Crown Prosecution Service says that cases of perverting the course of justice for false rape allegations are "rare" since they are only brought where the prosecution can prove that the original rape allegation was false, and the decision to charge is "extremely carefully considered and not taken lightly." See here.
In other words, it's not an issue. But that's not good enough for some people. A law professor thinks that holding women responsible for false rape claims the way the UK does "violates human rights."
We think that allowing the lives of men and boys to be destroyed over rape lies that aren't punished violates human rights. To tell a victim of a serious crime that he is not entitled to justice because it was the "wrong" kind of crime is morally grotesque, but that's what these rape victims' advocates would do. Do we need to remind our readers what a rape lie can do? See here -- but don't read it on an empty stomach.
Beyond that, coddling rape liars does no favor for rape victims. Every rape lie diminishes the perceived integrity of every rape victim. Every unpunished rape lie undermines the public's confidence in the way rape is handled and makes juries all the more reluctant to convict even those who ought to be convicted.
Rape victims' advocates claim that prosecuting the few liars who are prosecuted somehow puts off victims from reporting. There is no evidence to support this, any more than prosecuting arsonists deters people from reporting fires. In 2010, the U.S. Senate held rape hearings, and a feminist writer live-blogged the testimony of Scott Berkowitz, President and Founder of the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). Mr. Berkowitz's testimony underscores the hysteria at work in the current petition:"On reporting [of rape]: More victims may not be reporting their rapes, but the reasoning has changed over the past few decades. 'A generation ago,' the reasons were things like, 'fear of not being believed; fear of being interrogated about and blamed for their own behavior, and what they were wearing. In short, they feared that they would be the one on trial.' Today, 'the perception of many victims has evolved.' Now they don't report for these reasons: 'they don't want their loved ones to know what happened; they're ashamed themselves; they just want to put it all behind them.' Today, 'fear and shame of how the police wil [sic] treat them' has moved down on the list of reasons victims provide for not officially reporting the crime. As much as we need to educate police to take reports seriously, Berkowitz says, we also must 'educate victims on the importance of reporting.'"
The police aren't putting off women from reporting, but hysterical rape victims' advocates might be. The Stern Review, at page 45, chided rape victims' advocates because they make it appear that law enforcement is terribly, and uniquely, ineffective when it comes to rape when that is not the case. It is rape victims' advocates' hysterics, the Stern Review scolded, that could discourage women from reporting their ordeals.
The other-worldly notion that police are conspirators enabling men to rape, and that we can only wage the "war on rape" by elevating the victimization of our daughters over that of our sons, are as puerile as they are blatantly unjust. Holding criminals accountable for their crimes is not a zero sum game, and a just society prosecutes both rapists and rape liars.
But are we really interested in a just society? Or are we more interested in playing group identity politics?
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Prosecuting rape liars 'violates human rights,' and rape victims' advocates want it to stop
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Five one-tank road trips to satisfy your wanderlust.
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As the ground defrosts and the days grow longer, the desire to hit the open road grows stronger. Lucky for you, we've compiled travel guides to five close-to-home cities: Hermann, Missouri; Arrow Rock, Missouri; St. Louis; Eureka Springs, Arkansas; and Bentonville, Arkansas. From quaint, historic towns at the foot of the Ozark Mountains and Missouri wine country, to a locals' guide to big-city living, we've found something to suit anyone's tastes for escape. All that's left to do is pick a weekend getaway, pack a bag and let Google Maps do the rest.
Hermann, Missouri
Distance: 188 miles; 3 hours
Population: 2,378
Stretch your legs in Columbia, Missouri, where you can grab a scoop of uniquely flavored homemade ice cream from Sparky's (gas station slushie or lavender honey, anyone?) or a slice from staple Shakespeare's Pizza.
Captain Wohlt Inn | Photo courtesy of the Captain Wohlt Inn
It's believed that Hermann's resemblance to the Rhine Valley is why scouts from the German Settlement Society of Philadelphia chose it as the site for its colony. Now, though it's known as part of Missouri wine country, the city still has a soft spot for its culture and history. Plan to spend a few days taking in attractions like the Deutschheim State Historic Site and Katy Trail, and browse shops like Saleigh Mountain Leather Co., Hermann's Attic Antique Mall and Type Styles.
Stone Hill Winery, Hermann | Photo courtesy of visit MO
Tasteful travels await you on the Hermann Wine Trail, which journeys to seven of the area's family-owned wineries, including Stone Hill. For those looking to swig instead of swirl, Hermann is also home to Tin Mill Brewing Company and Pinckney Bend Distillery. Make a day of family-friendly adventures with forest canopy tours by Eco Zipline Tours or a walking tour that tells more of Hermann's story.
Located downtown, the Black Walnut Bistro is worth a visit for a romantic evening or casual dinner of handmade pastas, specialty mac 'n' cheese and center-cut steaks. For those looking to dine on German fare, Hermann Wurst Haus is the premier meat, sausage and deli shop that carries 47 varieties of award-winning bratwurst and German sausage as well as grand champion house-smoked bacons and more. Before hitting the road, satisfy your sweet tooth with the nostalgic candy and homemade pies at Sugar Momma's.
Built in the 1860s, the Alpenhorn Gasthaus is a "true old-style" brick B&B that made Midwest Living's list of "50 Romantic Midwest Getaways" for its private accommodations and hot tub under the stars. The Food Channel for its gourmet meals, multi-course fine dining, cooking classes and candlelit wine cellar, which tops off a romantic weekend away. The Captain Wohlt Inn comprises four residences — three of which are on the National Historic Registry — and can accommodate any need, be it a small business meeting, family trip, friendly reunion or romantic getaway. Among the manifest of amenities are fresh gourmet breakfast, a butterfly and bird garden, lawn games, a barbecue grill and a pergola.
Adam Puchta Bistro, hermann | Photo Courtesy of Adam Puchta Winery
May 20-21: Enhance your experience of the city's rich German roots through Maifest, an old-fashioned celebration of spring that features German music, dancing, food, parades, Maypole dancers, children's games and beer gardens.
June 17: The quickest way to a Midwesterner's heart — live music, good food and brews — can be found at Tin Mill Brewery's annual Rhythm & Brews festival.


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Mick Thomas performs some of the songs from the musical Dust that opens in Sale tonight.
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Dust is a musical theatre show about asbestos, and brings to the stage the stories of people who have been affected by asbestos-related diseases.
Mick Thomas will lead a choir of community voices for the Gippsland shows and he joined us in the studio to give our audience a preview of what to expect.
Mick was joined by the show's writer and director Donna Jackson, with the pair chatting to Gippsland Mornings presenter Celine Foenander.
Dust will be performed at Sale's Memorial Hall on Friday October 23rd and Saturday October 24.


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How are you doing your inserts? I draw a clear line between 1) bootstrapping a cluster with data and 2) simulating expected/projected read/write behavior. If you are bootstrapping then I would look into the batch_mutate APIs. They allow you to improve your performance on writes dramatically. If you are read/write testing on a populated cluster, insert and batch_insert (for super columns) are the way to go. As Ben has pointed to me in numerous threads ... think carefully about your replication factor. Do you want the data on all nodes? Or sufficiently replicated so that you can recover? Do you want consistency at the time of write? Or eventually? Cassandra has a bunch of knobs that you can turn ... but that flexibility requires that you think about your expected usage patterns and operational policies. -phil On Jun 15, 2010, at 4:40 PM, Julie wrote: > Benjamin Black <b <at> b3k.us> writes: > >> >> You are likely exhausting your heap space (probably still at the very >> small 1G default?), and maximizing the amount of resource consumption >> by using CL.ALL. Why are you using ALL? >> >> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Julie <julie.sugar <at> nextcentury.com> > wrote: > ... >>> Coinciding with my write timeouts, all 10 of my cassandra servers are > getting >>> the following exception written to system.log: >>> >>> >>> INFO [FLUSH-WRITER-POOL:1] 2010-06-15 13:13:54,411 Memtable.java (line 162) >>> Completed flushing /var/lib/cassandra/data/Keyspace1/Standard1-359-Data.db >>> ERROR [MESSAGE-STREAMING-POOL:1] 2010-06-15 13:13:59,145 >>> DebuggableThreadPoolExecutor.java (line 101) Error in ThreadPoolExecutor >>> java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.IOException: Value too large for defined >>> data type >>> at >>> org.apache.cassandra.utils.WrappedRunnable.run(WrappedRunnable.java:34) >>> at >>> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask >>> (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) >>> at >>> java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run > (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) >>> at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) >>> Caused by: java.io.IOException: Value too large for defined data type >>> at sun.nio.ch.FileChannelImpl.transferTo0(Native Method) >>> at >>> sun.nio.ch.FileChannelImpl.transferToDirectly(FileChannelImpl.java:415) >>> at sun.nio.ch.FileChannelImpl.transferTo(FileChannelImpl.java:516) >>> at >>> org.apache.cassandra.net.FileStreamTask.stream(FileStreamTask.java:95) >>> at >>> org.apache.cassandra.net.FileStreamTask.runMayThrow(FileStreamTask.java:63) >>> at >>> org.apache.cassandra.utils.WrappedRunnable.run(WrappedRunnable.java:30) >>> ... 3 more > ... > > > Thanks for your reply. Yes, my heap space is 1G. My vms have only 1.7G of > memory so I hesitate to use more. I am using ALL because I was crashing > cassandra when I used ZERO (posting from a few days ago) with a heap space > error so it was recommended that I use ALL instead. I also tried using ONE but > got even more write timeouts so I thought it would be safer to just wait for > ALL replications to be written before trying to write more rows. > > Thank you for your help. > > >
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Hello and welcome to the Easter Inspiration Blog Hop by The Inspiration Crew. This hop is just for fun. We're posting projects we made using products we like and hopefully they will give you some inspiration for your own Easter craft projects.
To create my card I used the beautiful, and perfect for Spring/Easter stamp set by Papertrey Ink Garden Grace. I used the frame from the PTI set Simply Jane as my focal point. The lace background was stamped using an old CHF background stamp I will never let go of! I used the following Stampin' Up! ink colors to stamp my card: Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, and Perfect Plum. I used the same shade for the inside and outline of each flower, I just stamped off on a scrap of paper before stamping the flowers. This is a great way to get more use out of your ink pads!
You will find links to all the other participating bloggers below. If you want to see some fantastic projects you should definitely visit each blog participant. I am happy to belong to such a talented group!


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Detailing the fascinating long-range pattern that Mercury Retrograde makes in its cycles. Mercury goes Retrograde 3 times every 13 months. In Erin's book Retrograde Planets, there is a list of Mercury Rx cycles, which show that every time Mercury goes retrograde, it will do so in the same element, e.g. water, from four to six times over an 18 month to 2 year period! This is important to understand for "using" Mercury Rx cycles properly - psychologically and practically. In this full day Seminar, Erin explains, delineates, and shows her remarkable 'discovery' of the patterns in your own horoscope that the cycle creates. (Retrograde Planets: Traversing the Inner Landscape is available for purchase under "Books" on this site). 3 hours 15 min. MP3 Format.
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I live not far from the 280 highway on Potrero Hill. The closest park is 3 blocks away, and the nice streets with trees, flowers and commerces are one block away.
But all we get in my street is the highway, and a small neglected space where people walk their dogs without pickup behind. Well, until now. Some neighbors apparently decided to reclaim this space from poop machines and cars. I found a note in my building asking for help in the adventure. There is even a blog.
I'm not a garden-type of guy, so maybe I missed it, but I've never seen such a thing in France, and I find it awesome. I really like the fact that people here are owning their neighborhood, helping cleaning and planting it among other things.
In France, as far as I remember you have your garden and you take care of it (or you pay some company to do it for large properties), or it's a public space and you don't touch it, the city manages that using your taxes.
That way I learned about Guerilla Gardening apparently going as far as taking action during the night. Well, no such thing in the preseng case, the dedicated neighbor that took the lead of this "subversive" operation contacted cityhall about the issue and got some kind of "permission".
There is a global website for sharing information and forums, interestingly you would notice that the section dedicated to France is not very active. UK appears to be the most active.


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Designing the Shape of Space & Time
Human social and technological transformations are forming on a tectonic scale creating new advancements and opportunity. New ideas and tools are being created, to help understand and raise the standard of living for the undeveloped and developed world around us. Whether from social, economic, informational, manufacturing, distribution processes and consumer behavior, there increasingly determined by the intricate dynamics of these evolving networks or simply said, the coming ' Internet of Things'. Allow me to attempt to connect a few dots Bruce Sterling, Author and Futurist of,"Shaping Things", best describes the phenomena of 'Spimes'. Sterling coined the name 'Spime' by contracting the words 'space' and 'time'. Spimes have the ability to be aware of their environment, they know where they are, and when they are, and keep track of some parameter around them. Sensing, memory, and ubiquitous communication enable Spimes to accurately map the physical world around them. He describes that we have come from the making of artifacts from hand to complex machines and the recent era of 'gizmos'. Those methods of using finite materials and energy have reached beyond unreasonable levels becoming economically unsustainable and toxic on many levels. FlickrWatch this very interesting Bruce Sterling interview Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. The 'Spime' represents the new form of object that can be formed. They are here already in their most primitive form on our phones and laptops. Future objects or Spimes will be so informational rich and extensive they will be regarded as a new form of material in an immaterial system. Spimes basically rely on improvements in distribution chain management technology (such as computationally active - not passive - RFID chips with GPS positioning and time-binding capability) to monitor their own progress, order supplies and maintenance work, notify their owner when action is required, and, at the end of their life, arrange for their own collection and dispatch to a suitable recycling point.This past Spring David Orban Chief Evangelist at Widetag.com The OpenSpime Technology Company, spoke about their project the world of OpenSpime at ETech He asked,"Do we really know our planet? Because it talks to us but it talks to us in a manner we can not comprehend quickly enough because our societies change the planet more quickly than we can listen". He believes that OpenSpime will give us the tools to listen and monitor our planet; further more giving us the ability to have pier to pier Science to collectively explore new ideas and creativity. More recently this month at Shift 08 he goes beyond the surface and describes not why but how you can manage to filter and aggregate critical data as it's generated from tens of millions of sensor devices. FlickrEteh Watch here Shift 08 Watch hereLater on this past summer the OpenSpime Developer Network and OpenSpime.org were launched. The architecture of the OpenSpime protocols, based on an extension to XMPP, formally known as Jabber, is available for anyone to explore, and improve. Anybody can run his or her own OpenSpime servers, and implement OpenSpime compliant applications using the Pyopenspime libraries which were released simultaneously.Technical explanation watch here.Tagging to Fabbing The wisdom of crowd sourcing is already at work with a cool mashup using OpenSpime and Google Maps to detect CO2 gases. Watch here.Mashup Google Maps on Second Life from Daden.co.ukWatch here.To follow on idea above imagine holding a secure mixed reality company meeting, music fest, sporting event or business conference on something like this? Push a little more to stream live broadcast from YouTube or Flickr galleries, Twitter feeds, sub-group match making for breakouts and background statistics in 3D graphics from different points around the world playing along the surrounding walls? The clouds in the sky, time of day, ambient lighting, music and audio translation could all be altered live individually per screen. The effective reduction in the size of the combined carbon foot print not only achieving significant cost savings but is extremely information rich experience accelerates the connected network effect. Ultimately shaping the design of such experiences would reflect positively on the entities brand perception. Current efforts by EOLUS in Second Life have brought together several companies to collaborate on creative solutions that demonstrate mixing real and virtual life ecommerce integrated with real world supply chain and CRM. Spimes are the logical output of a logistics infrastructure based on now affordable fabbers such as the Mcor Matrix, The only 3D printer in the world that can use ordinary/used A4 paper to make 3D objects at costs up to 50 times less expensive than its competitors' current technologies. Ponoko.com allows you to design a product and get it made in your own personal factory. You can also edit and mashup the product plans you download from Ponoko to create something completely original. If that isn't enough you can produce and sell real homemade toys right from Second Life by creating plastic versions of avatars with Fabjectory.com Designing the Shape of Things has a profound effect on our quality of life. The motivation for companies to pay greater attention how they effect the 'human experience' in part can be viewed from areas of technological stagnation. A current example is with auto manufacturers who have been up against competition using better technology who have the upper hand on quality and price. Introducing Spimes could help the former change their thinking of designing for categories of products into experiences designed for an intended purpose. The more aware of experiences that your customers having or not with objects the better you can fine tune your offering. Designing for the 'Shape of Things', presents a robust offering of technologies to inspire marketers and provoke innovators into rethinking their market offerings' essential qualities.I hope to expand on this more next time-Until then. : ) Dennis
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If you're interested in following the news on 3D Printing and digital fabrication, you might consider reading our blog at Fabbaloo or http://fabbaloo.com"
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Great article, but I think you missed one of the initiatives that has made big strides in this area: UK-based www.pachube.comThere's already quite a big community around the world of people using Pachube to build the internet of things"" from the bottom up, with projects monitoring energy usage, connecting buildings and Second Life, tracking ships in the ocean, satellites, smart phones, home automation prototypes etc.You might also be interested in this recent article in the New York Times about how issues of privacy affect us in this situation: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/business/30privacy.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all"


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I have completed the first draft of my thesis Short Goliath, which is an examination in the textual discrepency between the Hebrew Masoretic Text and the Old Greek (a.k.a. Septuagint) accounts of the story of David and Goliath. This feels really good, because it has been a long time coming, including a break from working on it for most of last semester. Now I will start the revision process, which will be fairly involved. The final draft is due the first week of April. Once I have the paper in a form I like, I will be posting it here under a Creative Commons license. Here are some gory details:
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- Total edit time: over 45 hours (just on this one document - doesn't even come close to total time committed)
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The children need exercise books to write their sums in and practice their English skills. You can help us buy these useful items so the children can improve their education. The exercise books will be bought by a local shopkeeper so you'll be helping their income too!
What you'll get in return: You will get a picture of the children using the exercise books & a thank you letter written by one of the children. Your will also get your name* painted on the school on our 'Wall Of Generosity'.
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100% of this donation will go towards buying exercise books for the students and also help to build the school.


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Only 150 meters away from the main tourist harbour of the island , from Vivara and the Chiaiolella beach, famous for its beautiful sunsets , the hotel complex is spread over three levels surrounded by several courtyards , terraces and lemon all equipped to allow all guest relax with the complicity of the warm Mediterranean sun and pure air coming from the hills surrounding the structure evoking magical play of light, color and fragrances that only nature can create.
The color that gives the name is not accidental . The Hotel Celeste reflects the color of the same name in every corner and in every shade of light blue that can be seen painted on the walls , the tiles , the furnishings of the rooms , such as the panoramic terraces that harmoniously unite with the colors of the sky .


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Just a reminder since Father's Day is right around the corner that we have a great card for all of you crafty types to send your dad this year. It even has an inner wheel that when turned, changes the banner to read one of three different messages. Simply fill in the blanks! You can find this free printable on our goodies page here!
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Free Father's Day Card
Posted by farouche at 3:00 PM
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This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
- June 14, 2012 at 10:29 PM
Really neat idea! I will have to try this next year since I already got him a card.
- June 15, 2012 at 9:19 AM
My Dad will love this! Great grass green color too!
- June 15, 2012 at 10:55 AM
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A studio in Hampshire
This landscape ,where we walk most days, is under threat of becoming a golf course. I won't bore you with all the reasons why I and others think this is a terrible idea. For now we can roam freely and each time we do is such pleasure.


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Sunday, May 21, 2017
Light Sings as ONE- 528HZ - A Healing Video by Ron Shields
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Thanks for sharing - really liked this.
I especially liked the triangular patterns in the beginning - it was like for a millisecond an awareness in my mind popped up of a place I have almost forgotten, a place far away of extreme awareness, alertness, curiosity, mystery and joy! For a second I almost felt that eager and enthusiatic feeling you can see in the eyes of a little child when everything was a mystery and adventure.
Very pleasant! :)
- May 21, 2017 at 10:40 PM
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Galway Bay Swim
Doolin Coast Guard were present at the Galway Bay Swim in aid of Cancer Care West . 40 swimmers completed the 13km swim across the bay from Aughinish, Co Clare to Black Rock, Galway, in difficult conditions – well done to all
Collapse at Doolin Pier
Doolin Coast Guard assisted when a member of the public collapsed at Doolin Pier. Team members stabilised the casualty until the arrival of the HSE Ambulance. The casualty was then transferred to hospital
Incident 21/12
Response to MAYDAY call
Doolin Coast Guard Unit was tasked today in response to a MAYDAY call from a 37 foot Yacht, with 4 persons on board, in difficulty between Inis Oirr and the Cliffs of Moher . The team prepared the Delta boat for launch and proceeded to the pier for launch. The team was stood down when it was confirmed that the Aran Islands Lifeboat would take the boat on tow. The yacht was towed to safety. Other boats in the area had responded to the MAYDAY call also.
Incident 20/12
White Strand
Doolin Coast Guard Unit was tasked by MRSC , Valentia to White Strand , where a swimmer was reported to be in difficulty. The Shannon Coast Guard helicopter was also tasked. Team members went immediately to the scene ,and the D-Class was taken by road. The Life Guard had taken the casualty from the water and the HSE Advanced Paramedic also assisted at the scene. Coast Guard members cleared a landing area and the casualty was airlifted to hospital.
Sadly, the casualty did not survive.
Incident 19/12
Volvo Race Boats arrive in Galway
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Doolin Coast Guard boats launched last night to meet the first of the Volvo Ocean Race boats off Earagh , Aran North , as they made their way to Galway Harbour. The Doolin Coast Guard boats along with the two Costelloe Bay Coast Guard boats remained close to the race boats for the final hours of their journey to Galway . Huge numbers of boats of all kinds came together to welcome their arrival . The Coast Guard boats assisted in keeping boats a safe distance from the competitors . Camper was the first to cross the finish line , while Groupama won the overall race. Galway RNLI had several boats in the bay and assisted a small boat with a tow in during the course of the night.There were several Garda boats and Customs boats present while the LE Niamh coordinated vessel control close to the Docks.
Leading Volvo Ocean Race Boat
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The leading boat in the Volvo Ocean Race is 55 miles south of Doolin, doing 15 knots.Doolin Coast Guard boats will be ready to launch later this evening to meet them.
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Freeway honors Nick Joaquin and Cesar Legaspi
June 2017
The back-to-back collection launch was held on May 31, 2017 at the Bulwagang Juan Luna Main Gallery of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Pasay City as part of Nick Joaquina��s and Cesar Legaspia��s Birth Centennial Celebration. The night served as an intimate celebration of art, fashion, and literature as it was attended by art enthusiasts, critics, media, and the families and friends of both National Artists.
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June 2017
This year's chosen winner for the Freeway Art Bag Design Contest is John Bermejo. For his beautiful artwork entitled "Harana", John was awarded at the launching event of the Freeway x Legaspi and Joaquin National Artist Collectors' Series.


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Thursday, August 25th 2016:
Dispute potential which is given by the constellation of Mars and Saturn is still working. The influences of the moon are even not benevolent for today. The diplomatic method would work the best possible way.
Daily aspects
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Moon (Gemini) Opposition Saturn (Sagittarius)
This opposition reflects suspicious, reserve and melancholy. Regarding love affairs there could be made no good choice. Estrangement or even separation of female structures are shown. Solitude standing – tranquillity and abandonment are negative characteristics while this constellation has its effect.
Moon (Gemini) Opposition Mars (Sagittarius)
This opposition could cause irritation, quarrelsomeness and hastiness. It might be expected some trouble between the genders… It appears reserved behaviour towards female structures like mother and spouse. Tendency to wastefulness and expenditure. This day has characteristics like being capricious, uneasy, daydreamed and maybe passionate.
Moon (Gemini) Square Neptune (Pisces)
This period reveals dreamy tendencies, passivity, illusions and emotional disturbance - Maybe you feel lost in thoughts and amazing imaginations.
Birthday on August 25th 2016:
Sean Connery (*1930), Gene Simmons (* 1949), Anne Archer (*1947), Salif Keïta (*1949)


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On Monday, Cirque du Soleil created 'Michael Jackson – The Immortal World Tour' in Ottawa before parting to 60 other North American cities. Their world premiere was at the Bell Centre, Sunday night. The show sold $40 million worth of tickets in a day. The show was incredibly remarkable and very different from what Cirque has been doing before.
Michael Jackson – The Immortal World Tour includes circus acts yet does not fall in the category of a circus. It is not even a rock concert or dance show. This is a stunning, fast-paced show for the audience with short attention spans, fluttering from one song to the next, hardly ever settling down with one for a complete number.
Apparently, there are no intentions of depicting Jackson's biography, but it all starts with a five-clown band, stirring up the Jackson Five. It's big to hear the J5 songs and see Michael on the screen as a child. The show offers a quite wide-ranging variety of Jackson's famous songs.
Michael Jackson – The Immortal World Tour will return to the Bell Centre March 20, 21 and 22 and July 6-7, 2012. The prices of tickets vary from $50 to $250.
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