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Clowns Without Borders returns to the Omega Institute this summer to host our professional development workshop, "Find Your Funny." Four professional Clowns Without Borders artists will provide an array of clown and physical theatre training from July 2-7, 2017, on site at the gorgeous Omega Institute campus in Rhinebeck, NY. Helpful for teachers, social workers, medical professionals, community leaders, artists, and performers, this workshop helps you find the funny that's already inside you—and inspires you to spread your joy to benefit others.
Clown is more than the nose, more than the costumes and much deeper than the make-up. We are here to work with you, as you are, to explore YOUR funny. No costumes, no noses, no make-up needed.
Experience? Not needed! We will present you with eight playful sessions that span from storytelling and the history of CWB-USA to exploring playfulness in your own body and within a group of people. We will study traditional forms like slapstick and physical comedy and also experience ways to find fun with common objects and the often intimidating unknown.
Instructors: Hilary Chaplain, Kali Quinn, Kolleen Kintz and Tim Cunningham
Tuition: $430 plus accommodations
Session 1: "A Home with CWB: Stories"
Facilitator: Tim Cunningham
Tim will welcome the group with verbal and physical introductions. A few games that share the essence of clown will be included. The whole team of teachers will spend the session intertwining stories and experiences of working with CWB so as to lay a foundation of understanding about the richness of this work.
Session 2: "Jump into Clown"
Facilitator: Kolleen Kintz
Why clown? This work helps you become more present, authentic, and open, through embracing the power of play. This workshop is a "flash in the pan," a vigorous and exciting introduction. We will warm-up and play games in groups of various sizes and solo to work towards finding your inner clown.
Session 3: "Creating Character through Movement"
Facilitator: Kali Quinn
This session will play with and give new vocabulary to how we can use the architecture of our body, breath, gesture, and space to create an expansive range of characters and contexts. Enjoy learning about how the physical affects the metaphysical and discovering what access points work best for you.
Session 4: "Slapstick and Physical Comedy"
Facilitator: Hilary Chaplain
Here you will learn how to create funny moments from a place of honesty and vulnerability that give your audience permission to laugh at your sense of play. Working solo, in duos and groups, we will learn the techniques of traditional slapstick that make us laugh.
Session 5: "Embracing the Unknown"
Facilitator: Kali Quinn
Based in physical exploration and mindfulness, this session will encourage you to recognize your relationship to fear and uncertainty, expand your sense of humor and awareness, and with the compassionate and creativity of clown, connect to others and play with abandon.
Session 6: "Musicality in Comedy"
Facilitator: Kolleen Kintz
Rhythm and musicality are a big part of comedy. Finding the music can help you develop comedic timing. By exploring through group and solo exercises, we will look at punctuation in movement and the "rhythms of funny."
Session 7: "Playing with Objects"
Facilitator: Hilary Chaplain
Everyday objects can become great sources of fun! Using puppetry techniques combined with the world of the clown, we'll create stories and find the humor in the world of objects.
Session 8: "Closing Circle"
Facilitators: The group
This session will wrap up the work we've created during the week. Time to reflect on how to move forward in our funny will be key in our discussion and play.


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Wall Street has made a mountain of money available to house flippers, and selling move-in-ready rehabs has rarely been easier. The challenge is finding beat-up and out-of-date properties that can be renovated and resold for a profit.
"Investors like me, we're like ants on a sugar hill all fighting for the same projects," said Ed Stock, who started fixing and flipping houses on New York's Long Island after the 2008 mortgage meltdown. "It's the greatest time to be in this market; it's just hard to find the inventory."
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We're not quite ready to hold classes again yet, but the pottery studio is open for Open Studio Members. In an effort to maintain a safe environment for everyone, Open Studio is now a by-appointment process. Please just call or email the gallery to schedule a time and we'll book you in the studio calendar. You may feel more comfortable working in solitude, or maybe you'll want to coordinate with a friend who is also a studio member. Either way is up to you, but by booking studio appointments, we're hoping everyone will be able to get their creative fix while still working safely within their own personal comfort levels.
As a store wide policy, we are asking everyone to wear a mask at all times in the building, and to sanitize their hands upon entry. We'll continue to sanitize frequently touched surfaces (counters, doorknobs, handrails, etc) but ask that you please wash your hands with soap and water before and after using the studio to help keep our community safe.
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Our latest project, "Mockey Grable Finds A New Home," is a children's book. In it, our characters Robin And The Giant, go to the park to fly their paisley kite. While their kite flying is not successful, they meet a new friend. Their new friend is a dog named "Mockey" from the Grable Pet Adoption Agency. The children read the identification tag on the dog's collar and mistakenly think her name is Mockey Grable and, from that moment on, the name sticks.


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The shape of the Oakley Sideways shades is classic with good coverage and feels snug on the skull, it is meant mostly for the streets however it looks to be sport worthy as sell. Who says you can't throw frisbees with these on or play volleyball.
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Cole Goco makes me feel like a slacker. At 13, I was sleeping whenever I got the chance, not writing and drawing a comic strip every other day. Cole's surrealist web comic, Billy the Pop, features a boy named Harley, a talking ice pop named Billy, and Pete, a pet turtle. Last year, Goco won a Washington Post art contest and a national Scholastic Art & Writing silver medal in comic art.
Some of the questions we typically ask adult cartoonists don't really apply to Goco, but his answers aren't all that different from some established professionals.
Arts Desk: What type of comic work do you do?
Goco: I draw a web comic called Billy the Pop, which I post every other day. I don't even know where the idea of a popsicle came from. I suppose that I was just trying to make an original character, but the more I try to remember how that idea happened, the weirder it seems in my head.
How do you do it? Traditional pen and ink, computer or a combination?
I draw with normal pens on paper, and then the drawings are scanned onto the computer to be posted. I color some of the strips, which is done using a digital art program. It's a really simple way to do it, but it looks nice.
When and where were you born?
I was born in 2001 in Washington, D.C., and I've always lived in Arlington, Va. I'm 13 now.
What is your training or education in cartooning?
I've mostly taught myself. I've been drawing since I was really little, but I realized cartooning was for me when I was about 7. I've basically gotten better because I stuck to it. I did learn some good techniques from a cartooning summer camp at the Smithsonian and one at the Art League in Alexandria.
Who are your influences?
Practically every comic book or newspaper comic that I've read has influenced me in some way. I love comics like Pearls Before Swine, Lio, Zits, and Sherman's Lagoon. But mostly Calvin and Hobbes. Every time I read my own strips, I notice how similar they are to Bill Watterson's. Calvin is my biggest inspiration.
If you could, what in your career would you do-over or change?
I dunno; everything's been going fine so far. I guess there's a few things. The main character in my web comic is a popsicle. This can be annoying, because when I'm trying to convey a strong gesture or emotion, I only have his face to work with. I should have used something that at least had arms or something as my main protagonist.
What work are you best-known for?
Not much, really. Last year I won the KidsPost wrapping-paper contest, though. It felt really good to get some attention like that.
What work are you most proud of?
Actually, it's one I haven't finished yet! I've been working on a six-page comic story called The Island Adventure for a while now. It's about two kids exploring an island and having fun, and it's based off my family's trips to Maine every summer. Now I'm in the phase of watercoloring it, so I'll be done soon. It really is one of my favorite comics of mine yet.
What would you like to do or work on in the future?
Comics. Definitely.
What do you do when you're in a rut or have writer's block?
Sometimes that's hard. When that sort of thing happens, I usually just ponder about it for a while. After some time, something funny will pop up, and then you can work with it and make a nice joke with it.
What do you think will be the future of your field?
I hope to be a newspaper cartoonist when I grow up. It'll be great to do what I love professionally.
What local cons do you attend? The Small Press Expo, Intervention, or others? Any comments about attending them?
I've been lucky enough to be a part of the Smudge Comic Arts Expo. It was a totally new experience for me to actually sell my stuff. It's great to talk to people and hear their feedback. It made me want to do it again.
What's your favorite thing about D.C.?
I like how there's a lot of people around where I live, but not too many. It's not super crowded but not empty, either. I have a lot of great friends here, too.
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The BCIT Return to the Moon symposium held as far back as in April 2008 at the University of British Columbia, has posted videos of three presentations made at the event. The presentations are made by Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, founder and CEO of Odyssey Moon Robert D. Richards, and Astronaut Tome Jones.
Harrison H. Schmitt hold a very interesiting talk about challenges we have on earth and how resources from the moon can help us solve these problems, Tome Jones talks about his personal experience in space, including being on the space shuttle and the role of space fligh in todays society, and Robert D. Richards wraps up with an excellent and very motivating talk about the role of private industry and participatory exploration.
[Odyssey Moon Press Release - 31.10.2008]
[NASA Press Release - 31.10.2008]
NASA Ames Research Center is collaborating with a commercial partner to develop a lunar lander for future low-cost missions to the moon.
[Odyssey Moon Press Release - 23.07.2008]
Dr. Paul D. Spudis has been named Chief Scientist of Odyssey Moon Limited, the first official contender for the $30M Google Lunar X PRIZE. Dr. Spudis is a prominent scientist in the international lunar community and served as deputy science team leader for the highly successful Clementine lunar mission and is the Principal Investigator of the Mini-SAR imaging radar experiment on the forthcoming Chandrayaan-1 mission to the Moon. Dr. Spudis is an outspoken advocate of the Moon as a focus of scientific exploration and human settlement and has served on numerous advisory committees, including the US Presidential Commission on the Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy. The announcement was made during a NASA Lunar Science Institute conference at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.
[Odyssey Moon Press Release - 22.08.2008]
[Odyssey Moon Press Release - 26.03.2008]
Odyssey Moon Limited, a commercial provider of lunar transportation products and services, announced today that it has reached a commercial launch services agreement with Celestis, Inc., the pioneer and global leader in Memorial Spaceflight. The agreement provides for payload capacity aboard Odyssey Moon's lunar missions for placing memorial flight capsules and modules in lunar orbit or on the Moon.
[Odyssey Moon Request for Information - 11.03.2008]
Background / Overview
Odyssey Moon Limited (OML) is a private commercial lunar enterprise offering lunar services and products for humanity's permanent return to the Moon.
Odyssey Moon is planning a series of small robotic missions to the Moon in support of science, exploration and commerce in the coming decade. In December 2007, the company was unveiled as the first official competitor for the Google Lunar X PRIZE. It was also announced that mission design work had begun by the company's prime contractor, MDA Space Missions of Canada.
[X Prize Press Release - 22.02.2008]
[Odyssey Moon Press Release - 06.12.2007]
The first team to complete registration for the $30M Google Lunar X PRIZE unveiled its plans today at the Space Investment Summit in San Jose, California. Representatives of Odyssey Moon announced their plans to make history with the first private robotic mission to the surface of the Moon and their intent to win the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition. Odyssey Moon's inaugural mission will involve a unique small robotic lander designed to deliver scientific, exploration and commercial payloads to the surface of the Moon.


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Wise County emergency responders working rollover crash on 287; highway closed
Multiple emergency responders from Wise County including East Wise FD, Wise County EMS, and law enforcement agencies are working a major accident involving a vehicle rollover on southbound 287 between Decatur and Rhome. Reported to be near County Road 4421.
Southbound lanes are blocked while responders work the scene.
EMS has requested a medical helicopter to the scene. Some are declining response due to weather.
Avoid this area and take another route if your travels include this part of the freeway.
Update – PHI Med 10 helicopter has been launched to the scene.
Update – PHI Med 10 airlifted one person to JPS.
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Your event is scheduled for 12/3/22 at 5PM. This is a Private Workshop for your group. Your activity will be the Slanted Tree in a 4" decorative seasonal pot. We will be working with fresh cedar, wire, cutters, fairy lights, and ornaments for the tree. This piece should last throughout the holiday season. We will give you care tips for your piece before you leave.
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Groups are welcome to bring food and beverages to share amongst themselves. Our design space is the designated social gathering area. We usually begin the activity about 30 minutes into your time slot. This activity should take about 45 minutes to complete.
Your event is booked for 2 hours. If you choose to shop our gifts, all participants receive a 10% discount off of your total while you are here! So…enjoy seeing friends or family, make something unique, and get some shopping done too!
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The Early Childhood Program focuses on developmentally appropriate practice and individualized instruction. As educators, the early childhood teachers recognize the fact that the school plays a major role in both the social and the academic development of the child. Children in the Early Childhood Program are encouraged to internalize and embrace those concepts and beliefs, which will foster better relationships with others in the school as well as within the community.
Teachers provide many opportunities for children to engage in activities where they learn to work together cooperatively in large and small groups, to respect individual strengths and differences, to problem solve in more meaningful ways, to help establish and understand rules and logical consequences, and to appreciate, practice, and see the value in using common courtesies when working with others.
Through the implementation of the Responsive Classroom approach, children continually practice those social skills, which will insure their social and personal growth as contributing members of the school and society as a whole.
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The goal of the Intermediate program is to provide support to all students as they learn and grow through the intermediate level. The students should become independent learners who take pride in their accomplishments and show high levels of effort through group projects, collaborative problem solving, and respect for others. Ultimately, students recognize the merit of others as well as themselves.


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Boaz Council approves employments
Kerry Yencer Times Correspondent
Several employments were approved at Monday's meeting of the Boaz City Council.
They included Kyle Williams as a grounds supervisor and Lance Morgan as a laborer, both for parks and recreation; Ian Rains as a laborer for the street department; Luis Gutierree as a police officer; and Michael Simmons as a jailer/dispatcher
A public hearing will be held Sept. 25 to discuss a proposed formal amendment to the city's 2016 Community Development Block Grant.
Rodney Frix was re-appointed to the Zoning Board of Adjustments for a term expiring Dec. 1, 2018.
Justin Davis has been appointed to the Boaz Planning Commission as the mayor's designee for the mayor's term.


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(AbsoluteNews.com) – The mainstream media and Democratic Party are trying hard to ignore the Hunter Biden scandal. However, Republican lawmakers aren't willing to let it go. One senator is suggesting the DOJ should do more.
During an October 28 interview with Fox Business' "Morning with Maria," Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) discussed the Hunter Biden scandal. He said he believes if Joe Biden wins the presidency, a special counsel will need to investigate the allegations against him and his son.
Johnson said he thinks "all this evidence is going to be buried" if this doesn't happen. That wasn't the first time the senator commented on the scandal. He's also commented on the fact that the press isn't asking Joe Biden enough questions.
I've always said that media bias is revealed far more by what is NOT reported than what is reported. Thank you Racine Journal Times for covering this story. https://t.co/56r8ftwzQs
— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) October 28, 2020
The senator's concerns are valid. If Joe Biden wins the election next week, his administration would almost certainly bury this story. The Democratic nominee isn't answering questions about it now; he'd have zero incentive to be honest if he wins. A special counsel may be the only person who can get to the bottom of the scandal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pharmaceutical Grade Supplement Facts
What you should know about supplements to enhance – not harm – your health.
Nearly 80% of the U.S population takes some type of supplement each day. There are literally thousands of brands and millions of products to choose from. How is the consumer to know what's what?
Pharmaceutical Grade: What does it mean?
- Pharmaceutical Grade – meets pharmaceutical standards – same as "drugs".
- Food Grade – meets standards set for human consumption.
- Feed Grade – meets standards set for animal consumption.
The difference between each grade type is one of quality and purity. In technical terms, no substance is 100% pure. There are always other substances added to various products. The difference between the grades is one of how much of these other substances are present in the product.
There are several criteria by which pharmaceutical grade are judged. The product must be in excess of 99% purity with no binders, fillers, excipients, dyes, or unknown substances.
The FDA allows questionable fillers and binders such as cork by products, chemical FD&C dyes, sodium benzoate, dextrose, ethyl-cellulose, and propylene glycol to name only a few. Although these ingredients may be legal, what are the nutritional benefits? Reports have indicated that some of these ingredients can be toxic at certain levels with prolong use.
How does FDA regulate dietary supplements?
In addition to regulating label claims, FDA regulates dietary supplements in other ways. Supplement ingredients sold in the United States before October 15, 1994, are not required to be reviewed by FDA for their safety before they are marketed because they are presumed to be safe based on their history of use by humans.
For a new dietary ingredient (one not sold as a dietary supplement before 1994) the manufacturer must notify FDA of its intent to market a dietary supplement containing the new dietary ingredient and provide information on how it determined that reasonable evidence exists for safe human use of the product. FDA can either refuse to allow new ingredients into or remove existing ingredients from the marketplace for safety reasons.
Unlike drug products, there are no provisions in the law for FDA to "approve" dietary supplements for safety or effectiveness before they reach the consumer. Once a dietary supplement is marketed, FDA has to prove that the product is not safe in order to
restrict its use or remove it from the market. In contrast, before being allowed to market a drug product, manufacturers must obtain FDA approval by providing convincing evidence that it is both safe and effective.
The label of a dietary supplement product is required to be truthful and not misleading. If the label does not meet this requirement, FDA may remove the product from the marketplace or take other appropriate actions.
What is a GMP sticker?
Is this a reliable way to determine pharmaceutical grade?
A report in the New York Times revealed testing by the N.Y. State's Attorney General's office found severe flaws in supplements sold at GNC, Walmart, Target and Walgreens. Please DO read the details-I want you to "get" that buying OTC supplements is risky-really risky. Contaminants, toxins and NOT what is on the label are common. The same thing has also occurred with the popular Life Extension brand as well. Note that the Life Extension brand is "established" and claims to be pharmaceutical grade.
So seriously, what is a consumer to do here?
The bottom line is, if the product is not manufactured properly it may not work or could cause side effects. If you're not sure what you are buying, ask for the facts. The USP allows manufacturers to voluntarily submit to pharmaceutical grade (higher than GMP) standards and if a manufacturer "passes" they can receive the rare and coveted NSF safety/quality/purity sticker which is issued to very high quality products such as SitoPharma™. This sticker assures the consumer that the USP and the National Formulary standards are being upheld.
So if you are not sure if something is pharmaceutical grade or not, what does purity actually mean?
Impure ingredients are used by many companies. The FDA does not require manufacturers to list these ingredients (on the nutritional labels) if they are not added when making the final dosage form.
Many times the raw materials may contain only 90% or less of the listed ingredients along with 10% or more corn starch and lactose. Lactose and corn are known allergens for some people. Corn is, for the most part GMO and so is corn starch, naturally. These items have been known to cause digestive disturbances and weaken the immune system. A conscientious company will not compromise the integrity of a product with such raw materials. A conscientious company will use non-GMO ingredients and label their products thusly.
Supplements do not only work because of the ingredients. They work because of the way they are manufactured. Be brand specific when taking supplements. You bought them to enhance your health – not impair it.
- PDR for Nutritional Supplements, 2nd Edition, Hendler, Rorvik, 2008, Thomson Reuters
- Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements, Michael Murray, 1996, Prima Health
- User's Guide to Nutritional Supplements, Jack Chalem, 2003, Basic Health Publications
- Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
- National Institute of Health, http://nccam.nih.gov/health/supplements
- Council for Responsible Nutrition, http://www.crnusa.org
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Daddy's Home 2 American, comedy, 98 min, 2017
Premiere date: 07 December 2017
If a family comedy becomes so successful that sooner or later the studios decide to make a sequel, we can be almost sure that the characters' problematic parents will turn up in the movie somehow. That's what happened a few weeks ago in 'Bad Moms Christmas', and that's exactly what happens in the brand new, Christmas time adjusted sequel of Daddy's Home.
Darkest Hour British, biographical drama, 125 min, 2017
Premiere date: 18 January 2018
There are those biographical dramas where you can see at once that they were made for the Academy Awards. That doesn't mean necessarily that they are bad, but you can tell what the makers' intention was from the first minute to the last. Director Joe Wright's new biopic about Winston Churchill and the Second World War entitled 'Darkest Hour' is one of these films.
Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back British, action comedy, 90 min, 2018
Premiere date: 01 November 2018
Harvey, the disillusioned young writer feels like he has had enough of life. Unfortunately his attempts at suicide result in major failures, so he tries the surest method: he hires a professional hitman to do the job for him. He doesn't know yet that the circumstances of his life will change soon, and he won't be so keen on dying any more.
Deadpool 2 American, action, 118 min, 2018
Premiere date: 17 May 2018
The huge success of Deadpool was a real surprise in 2016 and it was beyond question that a sequel would be coming. In Deadpool 2 our (anti)hero is toying with the idea of settling down and creating a family.
Death Wish American thriller, 107 minutes, 2017
Premiere date: 08 March 2018
Chicago is a dangerous place, armed violence is a phenomenon one must get used to quickly while living there. Dr. Paul Kersey has always worked hard as an experienced trauma surgeon, he dedicated his life to saving that of others'. After an attack on his family, Paul embarks on his own mission for justice.
Despicable Me 3 2017, American animation, 96 minutes
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After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League, Gru is facing a difficult phase in his life. The minions had abandoned him, and in spite of having the girls and his bride Lucy, he feels that this family idyll is lacking flavour.
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Lindsey and Frank have nothing in common. Except that they both feel miserable. No wonder, as they have to attend a wedding in spite of their dislike towards the groom, the bride, the guests and each other. Soon the unlikely duo starts to find amusement in cynically berating the people around them, and their mutual disgust slowly gives way to a strange kind of camaraderie. Two well-beloved Hollywood stars join forces in this entertaining comedy.
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Premiere date: 24 January 2019
Through the years Nicole Kidman has become a truly fearless actress: no role can be too challenging for her. In 'Destroyer' she plays a depressive and alcoholic police detective. During the two-hours film there are at least two such scenes that the mayor part of current Hollywood actresses would have found unacceptable.
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As you probably already know. Valve's PC-powered handheld "Steamdeck" is slated for release in December of this year.
Steam Deck has just released a playable demo of Street Fighter V as an M.Bison player pulls off a combo, canceling into Ultra.
We saw Valve release this image (above) earlier this year— suggesting that plugging your fightstick directly into your portable Steam Deck is a lightweight option for doing battle just about anywhere.
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I have a PSvita (released in 2011- discontinued in 2019) and while I don't play it often, it is one of my favorite devices in my collection. It's awesome to know you have a super-powerful handheld computer that is perfect for playing just about any old-school game (or PSP game) you can think of (+ Bluetooth, wifi, web browser, dedicated community etc etc.) It's nice to just chill out on the sofa sometimes and play a couple of minutes of Megaman X4.
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UTICA - Maddi Lusk was the offensive calm amidst the defensive storm that dominated Friday's Licking County League Cardinal Division showdown.
With both Johnstown and Utica playing stellar defense on the perimeter, the senior guard muscled her way to the basket for 20 points as the visiting Johnnies took over the Cardinal lead with a 35-23 revenge win. Johnstown (15-5, 9-3) and the Redskins (10-8, 7-3) are still tied in the loss column, but the Johnnies have played two more league games.
Utica buried 10 3-pointers in the earlier 63-48 win at Johnstown, but the Johnnies allowed them to make only two this time around. They held the Redskins to just 17-percent shooting (7-of-42), including 20 percent on 3s. Cheyenne Crawford held Catherine Garven, who made four 3s in the first meeting, to just one and three points.
Coach Carl Dufford called Crawford an unsung hero for Johnstown.
"I love guarding the other team's best player," Crawford said. "It really gets me focused and into the game. They hurt us on 3s the last game, and they weren't going to get them tonight."
Lusk also did her part defensively, holding Tatum Minton scoreless in the second half after the sophomore scored seven in the first.
"We worked really hard in practice, on getting out on their 3-point shooters," Lusk said. "Even guarding them beyond the 3-point line. We wanted to make their shooters dribble and try to score from the paint. A lot of it was desire. We really wanted this."
The Redskins' defense was also tenacious, limiting the Johnnies to just 31-percent shooting (11-of-35) and no 3-pointers. Lusk proved to be the difference.
She scored on a pair of first-quarter drives as Johnstown forged ahead 9-2. With Minton scoring all seven of her points including a 3, Utica clawed its way back within 13-12 at half and was down just 17-16 late in the third quarter on Garven's 3 from the baseline. But the Redskins could never seize the lead.
Lusk scored 14 second-half points, eight in the fourth quarter as the Johnnies finally pulled away. She fed Courtney Moore for a layup, and later sank two technical foul shots for a 23-16 lead. Lindsay Burnett tried to keep Utica close, scoring all seven of her points down the stretch.
But Lusk scored on yet another drive, and added a steal and breakaway for a commanding 31-20 lead with just 1:43 left. The Johnnies made an excellent 13-of-16 foul shots (81 percent), 8-of-10 by Lusk.
"I love to drive, but I also love to dish and create shots for my teammates," Lusk said. "I try to keep my composure, because I see a lot of double teams, but I know my teammates will be there."
Lusk is one of the few Johnnies with varsity experience, and it shows, Dufford said. That, and her work in the weightroom.
"She really kept her poise at the end, keeps people calm, and has been doing it all year," he said. "She's such a strong kid, and a lot of it comes from lifting and conditioning for softball. These teams are such rivals. A lot of these girls have been competing against each other since middle school. It's great competition, but at the end, they still walk off as friends."
It was a rare off night for Utica, but coach Terry Logue was quick to credit the Johnnies.
"We didn't do a lot of the things we've been doing all year, and they had a lot to do with it," he said. "They defensed us real well. We played really hard defensively, but we couldn't get anything to drop. We have to bounce back though. We still have an opportunity to win the league."
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Johnstown 9-4-6-16 — 35
Utica 2-10-4-7 — 23
Johnstown: 11-35 FG, 13-16 FT, 0 3 pt., 25 rebounds (Henson 4, Edwards 4), 10 turnovers, 2 Assists, 4 Steals (Moore 2). Scoring: Lusk 6 8-10, 20, Boso 0 2-2 2, Moore 1 0-0 2, Crawford 0 2-2 2, Edwards 1 1-2 3, Henson 3 0-0 6.
Utica: 7-42 FG, 7-14 FT, 2 3 pt. (Minton, Garven), 30 rebounds (Conard 11, Burnett 10), 8 turnovers, 3 Assists (Keener 2), 3 Steals (Conard 2). Scoring: Garven 1 0-0 3, Minton 3 0-0 7, Conard 1 4-8 6, Burnett 2 3-4 7, Keener 0 0-2 0.


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Road closures: What to expect Friday in Poughkeepsie with 2 street events
With two events scheduled in the city of Poughkeepsie on Friday, motorists are advised there will be road closures in the area of Market and Main streets from 1:15 to 9 p.m.
Both First Friday Poughkeepsie — a monthly cultural celebration — and the third annual ThinkDIFFERENTLY Dash are scheduled to take place Friday in partnership with each other, according to the city. The dash is a 1-mile run and walk for people of all abilities.
Although First Friday is set to begin at 5 p.m. and the ThinkDIFFERENTLY Dash is scheduled to kick off 30 minutes later, road closures will begin before then.
- At 1:15 p.m., the east-side lanes of Market Street will close from Church Street to Main Street, according to the city. Only one west-side lane will remain open to traffic.
- At 4:15 p.m., all of Market Street will close and remain that way until the events come to a close around 9 p.m.
- At 5 p.m., Market Street will be closed from Church Street — also known as the eastbound Arterial — to the Dutchess County Courthouse on Main Street.
- Between 5:15 and 6:30 p.m., additional road closures will occur on Main, Academy and Cannon Streets to accommodate the ThinkDIFFERENTLY Dash route.
The city wants race participants to know that packet pick-up will take place across from the state Department of Motor Vehicles building at 22 Market St. The race route starts in front of 22 Market St., goes right onto Main Street to Academy Street and then right on Academy to Cannon Street, takes another right on Cannon back to Market, and then a right onto Market until the finish.
In addition to the ThinkDIFFERENTLY Dash, there will also be the Queen City Mile, which is two loops of the race route.
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Aug 16, 2021—Ambasciata d'Italia Kabul—The possibility to host a Catholic Chaplain within the Italian "legation" was provided by "The Agreement between Italy and Afghanistan to exchange permanent diplomatic missions" in 1921. King "Amanullah", [who was] grateful to Italy for being the first western country to recognize formally the independence of Afghanistan, [and who] showed himself sensitive to the demand of the Catholics that were then present in the country and [who] were asking for the spiritual assistance of a priest.
Father Caspani
Since the Arab conquest of Persia and Central Asia in the seventh century A.D. , it was the first time that a Muslim government authorized the official establishment of a Catholic presence in Afghanistan, although prohibiting proselytism.
For this delicate task, Pope Pius XI chose the Barnabite Father Egidio Caspani, a historian and a language scholar.
After a month-long adventurous journey, Father Caspani arrived in Kabul on Christmas afternoon in 1932 being able to finally celebrate the first Mass on January 1st, 1933.
The Chapel
The present chapel was built in 1960: works officially started on 15 August, during the mandate of the Ambassador Folco Trabalza; the inauguration was held on the following 18 December, with the participation of Archbishop Vittore Ugo Righi, Apostolic Nuncio in Teheran.
None of the various regimes or political-military upheavals that characterized the Afghan History (the monarchy in its diverse aspects, the republic established by Daoud, the communist regime, the soviet invasion, the Mujahideen's reconquest, the civil war, the Islamic Emirate of the Taliban) has ever led to the expulsion of the Catholic Mission, which, furthermore, was praised by the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its constant and tenacious presence during those difficult years.
Saint Pope John Paul II
In 2002, Pope John Paul II established the Independent Mission of Afghanistan (Missio sui iuris Afghanistaniensis), naming the chaplain of the Italian Embassy as Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission with the function of local Ordinary for Catholics temporarily residing in the country.
The missionaries of Kabul were Father Caspani (1933-1947), Father Giovanni Bernasconi (1947-1957), Father Raffaele Nannetti (1957-1965), Father Angelo Panigati (1965-1990) and Father Guiseppe Moretti (1990-2015).
Currently, the Mission is led by Father Giovanni Scalese.
Additional Reference
- F. Papa, G. Villa, G. Rizzi, "Ottanta anni in Afghanistan", Curia generalizia dei Padri Barnabiti, Roma, 2014
- G. Rizzi (a cura di), "I parroci di Kabul: dal re ai talebani", Il Pozzo di Giacobbe, Trapani, 2016


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For small businesses, a money management or business mistake could mean the end of the company. You might be surprised to find out: managing money isn't something that comes naturally to many business owners. Instead, they rely on outsourced professionals, take finance classes or seminars––or in some cases, they have to learn from their mistakes.
Unlike daily blunders such as sending an email to the wrong person or forgetting a meeting, money management mistakes are not always immediately obvious. By the time you realize the mistake, it's often too late to fix. Suddenly your business has to cover an overlooked $50,000 in expenses all because of mismanaged finances. To say this puts your business in a bind is an understatement!
Here are 10 common business mistakes that may be costing your company money:
1.) Not having enough reserve cash
There was a reason your mom made you create a savings account in high school. The same concept of having "back-up cash" rings true for your growing company. Accidents happen. If your company doesn't have any reserve funds to cover a business casualty, you are putting your company at risk. A small cushion can grow into a nice reserve if you make the effort to put a little away each month.
2.) Mixing business and personal finances
As an entrepreneur, there's no separation between your work-self and your home-self. Your business is your life, so it's tempting to mix the two in your finances as well. Don't do it! Make sure your personal and business finances are entirely separate. This will ensure your budgeting, accounting and bookkeeping are correct for your business, and will keep you out of trouble down the line!
3.) Not invoicing on time
For many small businesses, a steady cash flow depends on a system that guarantees payment for services rendered. If you have no system for invoicing on a schedule and making sure collections are followed up on, chances are some client work has slipped through the cracks and you may be eating the cost.
4.) A poor pricing strategy
If you are unaware of how much it costs to produce your product/service – INCLUDING time costs in hours, you are likely losing money. It's critical to understand your profit margins on all things you sell or you will undermine your growth potential.
5.) Not tracking employee hours for client work
Just because you don't have hourly employees doesn't mean time spent on client worked shouldn't be tracked. Employee hours spent on client work is time spent on client work – which is typically billable. (Refer back to #4 on pricing). If you are guessing your price covers the amount of work your employees put in – plus all costs associated with the product/service you are producing, but you aren't tracking the time it actually takes the employee to do the work, you are likely losing money.
6.) Not adequately paying yourself
Do your employees or contractors work for free? Of course not! So, why are you? Although in the initial stages of your business, it might have been necessary to dock your compensation, do not make this a habit. Not paying yourself is the fastest way to burn yourself out. When your workers are paid and you are not, your struggle becomes more about making payroll to cover their expenses instead of building the company you set out to grow.
7.) Not investing in your people
Just because you're willing to work for little to no pay does not mean your employees will do the same. Making time and spending money on adequately training employees pays big dividends in the long run. Your employees are an investment in your business so it is not an area where you can skimp.
8.) Doing too many things yourself
There are some things you do better than anyone else, which is why you're a business owner. But you can't build a business around your specific skill set, or you are a consultant, not a business. The beautiful part of small business ownership is that there are a lot of other owners out there who have started companies based on their own skill sets so many of the things you struggle with can be outsourced to them!
9.) Working 24/7
Work hard and you'll reap the rewards, right? Not always. While good work ethic is necessary, never taking a break stagnates your creativity and eventually leads to burnout. An often overlooked consequence of the owner working non stop is that employees tend to feel guilty for not working as many hours and they also end up burned out! If everyone is burned out, clients will eventually feel it and they may stop referring you – or worse, stop doing business with you altogether.
10.) Taking too many risks
You're an entrepreneur. Taking risks is part of your nature, right? Yes, but now you have employees to think about and their incomes are on the line every time you take a risk. If you don't have the capital to cover an expense, don't assume that you'll make it up later. You never know what may happen next month!
Are you guilty of any of these business mistakes? If so, it may be time for a change. Instead of waiting for a financial crisis to occur, take action today to cut these mistakes out of your business process!
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There are many Coast Salish First Nations who have long and continuous ties to the Gulf Islands. The Coast Salish people have special ties to the environment—a spiritual connection to the land, the earth and the water.
The cultural heritage of the Gulf Islands ranges through the on-going relationship of the Coast Salish First Nations to these islands and the sea, to European exploration and settlement, and now to the more recent decades of migration to the islands by those seeking a more relaxed and simple lifestyle.


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One of the first choices you will make as a brand new dad or mum, is what sort of nappies you're going to use along with your child. Your baby might be in nappies across the clock for as much as two years. One of these nappy has been round since the sixties. The popularity has grown over time, and they have seen many modifications. The frequent reasons to use them are as follows:
Biker manufacturers are all a couple of life less unusual, out of the mainstream. So it's somewhat ironic that it is the web that's bringing biker fashions into the hands of the masses. Main manufacturers in BMX and mountain bike attire, in addition to snowboarding, surfing and wakeboarding, are actually large enterprise as extreme sports activities followers look for protective gear and those who align themselves with the spirit of utmost sport, search for excessive vogue.
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Mettle Property and JMH Development Group
Since the beloved Brooklyn Heights Cinema at 70 Henry Street shut down, the highly anticipated apartments that have taken its place have finally hit the market, and several photos have been revealed of the new development.
Developers Mettle Property teamed up with JMH Development, to purchase the site for $7.5 million in 2014. The four-story development, dubbed 70 Henry, has a brick exterior with several large windows and fits nicely into the Brooklyn neighborhood.
The building holds five condominiums total, one of which has its own private entrance. The three-bedroom apartment that is 1,539 square feet starts at $2.85 million, while the four-bedroom measures 2,700 square feet and starts at $4.95 million. Each home has high ceilings, custom kitchen cabinetry, floors lined with oak, and more. The base of the building is expected to hold retail state.
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One of my favorite and most popular wine accessory items is on special this month!
Here's why people love it:
- It chills wine fast – If you come home and had a hard day at work or someone pops over unexpectedly, just remove your bottle of wine from your wine rack, take the chiller out of the freezer {it lays flat, so you just keep it in there} and slide it on the bottle. In less than ten minutes, your wine will be chilled.
- It'll keep your wine chilled for up to 3 hours –Who takes that long to finish a bottle?! 😉 It's great when you are out on the deck in the summer, out on the boat or camping. No need to mess with an ice bucket!
- It's perfect for both red and white wine drinkers – There's a misconception that red wine should be served room temperature or warm. WRONG! It should be more like cellar temperature – the temperature of a cool basement. If you've got a red wine at room temp, put on the wine chiller for just a couple of minutes to bring it down a bit.
- It's a great gift – It's perfect for someone who you know loves wine, but you aren't quite sure what kind of wine they like.
- There are other uses – You'll want to get more than one! Someone will steal one as a ice pack for their lunch. {One husband did when he went hunting!} You might use it you hurt your back. Kids love them for to soothe their owies. You can even use it for your head the next day if you had a little too much wine the night before.
The Tasting Special in June:
This wine chiller is normally $15.98. However, guests at June tastings can get it for only $5 when they purchase any six bottles of wine from The Traveling Vineyard.
This is one of the most popular accessory items at my Wine Tasting events, even when it's not on special!
If you are in the Twin Cities metro area, visit my website to book a June tasting.
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Theres nothing like a belated Halloween post.
After having some friends round me and Josh were so tired that the thought of uploading photos was just a step too far! So here are a few photos of our night where we watched halloween films, ate far too much and fell in love with my best friend Becky's ghost cakes, over and over and over again!


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"We are not animals but people. We have gifts no one else has, yet we are human nonetheless. We will use our powers to benefit mankind."
Sunset Way: Land of the Rare
At first glance, Sunset Way is an elegant, beautiful town of graceful sculptures and sparkling fountains situated all across the smoothly paved streets. Modest but comfortable inns and taverns featuring national artwork decorate the town with temple-like buildings used as housings. The only obvious feature is the dawn and dusk, where the sun and earth seems to merge in oscillating gradients of gold and red hues.
In actuality. Sunset Way is home to the strangest magic in Genesaris. Mageside City trains mages in the elemental arts and magic circle, but Sunset Way's pride is its community of Seers, Va'Elar, Sensers, and rarer forms of magic requiring special training and protection from those who wish only to exploit their invaluable skills. A strong belief about fate and destiny for these people are upheld, worshipping Ratharo, the God of Prophecy and guarding with a fierce devotion the legendary Cavern of Blades.
Flag: A blue eye surrounded in white flame, against a lighter blue flag.
The lord of Sunset Way is a powerful seer of the Lajai'Elas breed. Most call him Lajailas, a play on this word. He has studied the rare magic through his entire life and oversaw the gradual transition of Sunset Way into the sanctuary for rare magic it is now. It is said he knows more of magic than any other in the world, rivaling even the greatest archmages in power and knowledge.
Prime Military: Ratharo's Eyes
Sunset Way has petitioned for neutrality in war. The appeal was denied by the Southern authorities but amended to state that Sunset Way's forces shall not be called upon until no other option is available, stating that the rarity of its unique magic population among the rest of Genesaris should be protected at all costs. Some take offense to this, saying the government treats them like endangered animals.
The solitary military, taking its name from the God of Prophecy, is theoretically a dangerous enemy to have. Its variety of magic and power unseen anywhere else renders normal defenses inert, and the amount of seers who can see their enemy's next move renders strategy nearly useless.
Citywide Landmarks
Existing for generations, the Cavern of Blades is a legendary cave storing the weapons of equally legendary heroes and fulfillers of prophecy. Scrolls and tablets describing the history and use of the stranger weapons are scattered on the walls and kiosks, and very rarely are outsiders allowed to enter. Occasionally a weapon may be given to one who is believed to have a great destiny to fulfill.
School of the Rising Sun
The single best college on magic for experiences mages, seers, and other rare magic users. The school is small, with a relatively low acceptance rate, low teacher to student ratio, and high tuition, making it a highly revered place of learning.The entrance is marked by a flight of steps leading to a dais supported by great pillars, placing an imposing first impression on newcomers.
The Fountain of Seeing
The only one of its kind, the Fountain of Seeing is a destination for those and their guardians who have magic they cannot identify. A magnificent circular fountain of twenty feet and a wyvern rising twenty-five into the air, spewing magically-altered and enchanted water from its mouth and wings, when the subject looks into the water, the water identifies the basis of the magic and changes color according to the magic the user has. Click here for a full list of known magic users.
Clear blue (normal water): Mages, Sorcerers
Silver: Healers, Healists
Red: Sensers
Gold: Va'Elar
Black: Lajai'Elas
Green: Augmenters, Fortifiers
White: Karmatic Forces (These are usually escorted from the premises fairly quickly)
Multicolored: water that contains two colors or more denotes breeds who are more than one type, with the colors above specifying which.
Rainbow: Unknown. This hasn't been seen for years. Those who get this reaction get have a special meeting with Lord Lajailas and are likely to recieve quite a bit of fame as well.
Other Information
Sunset Way is located on the border of the Cold South and the Midlands, and therefore receives marginally warmer weather than it's Capital, Shrine City, but it is still considered chilly by Genesar standards. The summers are mild. In the winter it is cold enough to begin freezing the lake and river it is nestled beside, however it is rarely cold enough to freeze solid.
Typical fauna include wolves, foxes, and hares. Due to their proximity to the lake they also have a population of ducks, swans, and otters, as well as many varieties of fish. It is not uncommon for a fisherman to pull in an odd catch, and many say that the magic in and around Sunset Way has effected the water, citing the Fountain of Seeing as an example of this. Whether or not it is true, it's clear that the Lake still has mysteries that even the prophetic mages of Ratharo have not seen, encouraging myth and legend or a great beast inhabiting its waters.
While technically Sunset Way's borders are open to anyone it is much more welcoming to thus who study or practice magic. As such elves, fairies, human mages, and other races prone to magic are much more common than their more practical counterparts such as dwarves or orcs.
Like many things in Sunset Way, it's economy depends largely on magic. Often it's blacksmiths are known for forging magical blades that cannot be found elsewhere. Jewelry sold in the city is known to have unheard of effects on its wearer, the food is said to be more replenishing, and one can buy scrolls teaching new spells. Most importantly, however, many make pilgrimages to Sunset Way to learn their fate. There are many buildings solely devoted to prophecy, of which a querent can take their pick: tea-reading, tarot, palmistry, or many of the other newfound methods being researched and discovered.
Furthermore, Sunset Way often has political power with other cities by predicting catastrophes before they happen and use this as a bargaining chip to get supplies they need.
Sunset Way collects valuable art from all over Genesaris, specifically paintings. (although sculpture and poetry is also revered) Some claim that one with the right eye can see through the very strokes on canvas and learn about the painter, or even learn knowledge the painter knows by proxy. It is a subject of skepticism but also fascination. Some tout the ability to look at a painting and from it tell the future. Others simply admire from afar, for these paintings are not kept to the secrecy of homes but instead shared with the general public. After all, the future is in the eye of the beholder.
Sunset Way once attempted to start a sport of Magefights, but it quickly died because too many people could tell how it would end.
Portals are widely used throughout Sunset Way. Unlike other cities their portals are not heavily guarded. Only a couple of seers guard the entrance. If they foretell any dark threat approaching, the gate is closed. This makes for a simple way for people to travel about freely within the town. However the city's lax policy to entry is not without repercussions; the seers cannot see everything. Therefore illicit materials or dark magic has been known to pass through their gates.
Crime and Punishment
Sunset Way has recently adapted it's laws from it's capital, Shrine City, with special clauses for magic use and stricter laws if magic is used improperly.