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Welcome to the 'Villages Mission Community' North Devon.
We are a rural, coastal United Benefice in beautiful North Devon. There are three parishes within the Benefice, Heanton Punchardon, Marwood, and West Down.
Each of our churches are beautiful grade one listed buildings, each with its own character and atmosphere.
St Michael and All Angels church, Marwood and St Calixtus Church, West Down are deeply involved in their village communities, whilst St Augustine's Church, Heanton has a more eclectic congregation from the wider community but is still closely involved in parish life.
There are services every Sunday at each of the churches, please click on the tab of the individual church to find a helpful description of the services we provide. We aim to cover a broad spectrum of worship that is built on an open Evangelical churchmanship.
We pride ourselves on our welcome. Whether you are here on holiday, have recently moved into the area or are visiting friends or family, we would love to meet you and share Christian kinship with you.
There are always social and community events taking place in the three parishes, just click on calendar for details. We hope to see you soon.
Come along, be a blessing to us as we aim to be a blessing to you.


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Patti has been creative her entire life. Her father was a gifted artist and designer who inspired her to take art classes from a very early age.
After graduating with a degree in Fashion Design from The University of Texas, Patti began her professional career designing clothing, accessories and costumes for major apparel companies and prime time television series.
After relocating to Miami, she began painting and slowly transitioned into illustration and surface pattern design. Patti's background in design, retail and manufacturing provides her with a unique perspective on not only what informs a product's aesthetic, but also what makes it more marketable.
She has been published in the following magazines: Somerset Studio, Art Journaling, Where Women Create, and Where Women Create Business. She also appears in the book A World of Artist Journal Pages (230 Artists-30 Countries).

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im not sure u get it, it boots fine, asks me to press any key, then says loading blabla(no blue screen yet) then all i see is a black screen with nothing written on it for ever... also, im on a laptop(compal fl90) and yes all ym hardware is fine. im gonna try the solution with just text mode drivers, and its obviously something with the cd since it didnt work at all, then i switched the way the iso was recorded and now it loads in windows, now lets see if with textmode only it loads in dos.
did what u described and shuved everything up in the cd(all the drives) just to make sure, al all i got was a black screen after the press any key to start the setup... after 4 cd tries i got it to load in windows(using the mkisofs system at iso creation stage... great). it still gives me the black screen on dos, and doesnt solve anything. its curious how there are many people with this problem around teh forum, but no real post on it... any direction on this would be fine, i did exactly what u described and ONLY that, no nothing extra in the way. then i reboot, enable ahci and it loads the cd... pres key, etc.... the blakc screen! weird... also i know that everything in the pc is fine, actually the reason why ii want sata-mode on is because i can use it on gentoo(linux) so, instead of turning it off when i need to use windows, ti would be good if i could run windows with the sata enabled... thank for ANY response this really is becoming a dead end for me. edit: im using v1.4.5 beta 2 btw...


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Creative title, no? I'm a teenage girl who enjoys knitting. A lot. Even more than I love knitting, I love shopping online. Put those two together and you get my bank account laughing at me and lots of yarn and pretty knitting-related stuff. It's pretty great.. the majority of the time.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
I'm the luckiest girl alive.
In addition to food and fun and mayhem, there was a woman with animals for show-and-tell.
The had an alpaca *swoons*, she had baby deer (so much more adorable than words can explain), she had a miniature horse, and.. get this.. 2 lambs (they looked more like grown up sheep to me, but what do I know?). They were show lambs. There were well groomed, clean, and gorgeous.
My mother (who I love dearly because I was too smitten to say anything) asked the woman who owned them if she used to the wool to spin yarn. Nope. The owner jokingly asked if I wanted it and my head snapped up so fast I may have gotten a wee bit of a neck injury.
Of course I wanted this wool. It's FREE WOOL. How much better could it get? The kind lady asked me if I was aware I'd have to wash it and "stuff" before I could spin it. Well.. yes. I had no idea how to prepare wool for spinning, but I could definitely learn how. "Alrighty, I work (at a place I'm not naming on the internet because she is MY free wool lady and no one will steal her from me) and you can come by and I'll give it to you. Have fun."
I then came home and researched the processes that need to be done in order to have wool ready to spin. It needs to be washed and carded for sure. (There's more than that, and many methods of doing each, but I'll leave it at that.) My mom has fabric dye, which after more research, works on wool as well. YES. In my dreams I'm going to be getting free wool, working with it, maybe dying it, and then selling it on Etsy and making big bucks. (Granted, I feel sort of inclined to give this woman some of my profits after I eventually start making money, but for now it's free and all mine.)
I'm going to try techniques from here and here. I'm tempted to buy this, and I need to buy one of these. Maybe eventually I can get one of these (which, as of now, is so far out of my budget it's not visible).
I'm really, really excited. (Did I mention she had an alpaca too? An alpaca just covered in lovely chocolate brown alpaca wool that looks so gosh darn hot in this Iowa summer and I have a feeling that the poor alpaca is going to need a haircut soon. I might have to ask about that.)
Oh, and onto other news, I am only a few rows away from finishing my green shawl. Today's a good day.
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from experience, use the the Yarn Harlots way as if you do it in the washer not only will the lanolin be on the drum of the washer but worse even is that the hairs will eventually clog up the washer and many people had to replace washers because of this.ReplyDelete
the best way to learn to spin is by taking a class. i got a wheel for christmas and i was a little ok but when i took the class overnight i became a complete success in making my own yarn. there are things the books usually don't tell you. i got lucky and got in a class for $60.
acid dyes are great for wool and carders are wonderful too if the fibers of the wool are not too long as it can be a daunting task. i bought an entire sheeps fleece and the hairs were too long so i took it to the mill to be carded and rewashed as the lanolin was way too hard to get out. i have another type that came clean easy and has a short staple and i card that easy with no problems.
may i ask what type of fleece your getting?
and I just thought i'd help you out a bit :)
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Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. I made a haiku thread and it got moved to a "donators only" forum. Is that real or is the guy that told me about it trying to pull a fast one on me?
Welcome aboard! Great place to get a ton of great information! You will fit in greatly. Whooooo!
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Sorry about the crazy typing above, a local kid spilled some yak soup or something on my keyboard and it had to dry out. I just now noticed it, lol.
Dude, I'd be scared to hang out there in Cali with all those wildfires and stuff!!!
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I think that people sometimes don't understand how very large California really is. Stuff that happens in one part has little effect on the rest. And people don't think we have any weather at all, until we start talking about snowshoeing and so forth... or the tornado that touched down one time near Fresno... and I've never had a surfboard nor do I know anyone who surfs. The wildfires in SoCal don't have much to do with us up here, but the lightning strike fires in Yosemite and Kings Canyon have been giving us great sunsets for a while.
I've also hiked through fires before. It's a little weird but not terribly dangerous if it's in the late smoldering phase instead of the blazing tree-eating phase.
And welcome to the board. I'm going to try for a late spring Yosemite hang next year, see if we can't get the cenCal and the SoCal and the NorCal hangers all together, despite some of us having to drive all day to get there.
^^^ Cool stuff. So what are some major regional variations in set-ups from around the country? Is it commonsense stuff like where it's cold they use more insulation or is there more nuanced stuff?
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A Sampling of What's Happening at the Whitman County Library
for the week of November 14, 2013
Friday, November 15
Endicott, St. John & Uniontown � Storytime � Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Friday. Visit the online calendar for times.
Saturday, November 16
Rosalia � 1 to 2:30 p.m. � Scrapbooking, Card Making & More � Join Amy Gehring for a fun and informative afternoon.
Monday, November 18
Malden � 1 to 2:30 p.m. - Scrapbooking, Card Making & More � Join Amy Gehring for a fun and informative afternoon.
Colfax � 10 a.m. � Senior Sneakers with Karen Lindgren � For cost and registration, contact Karen at (509) 285-4673 or email@example.com.
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Tuesday, November 19
Colfax � 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. � Community Blood Drive � Help give the gift of life and enter to win a $500 Visa gift card.
Colfax � 6 to 7 p.m. � Catching Fire Movie Release Party � Tributes ages 12 and up will participate in Hunger Games trivia, a cornucopia challenge and even try their hand at archery. Enter to win movie tickets courtesy of Village Center Cinemas in Pullman.
Wednesday, November 20
Rosalia � 1 p.m. � Science Demonstration with Mobius Science Center � Kids are invited for a fun afternoon!
Uniontown � 3:30 p.m. � Children are invited to make trees out of recyclable material with Judi Gray.
Colfax � 4 to 7 p.m. � Individual Assistance with the Healthcare Exchange � Chelsea Fanara from Pullman Rural Resources will be available in helping you find your best option for health insurance.
Thursday, November 21
Colfax, Farmington & Tekoa � 3rd Thursday � Exciting after school program in three locations. Check the calendar for times and themes.
Albion � 4 to 6 p.m. � Individual Assistance with the Healthcare Exchange � Chelsea Fanara from Pullman Rural Resources will be available in helping you find your best option for health insurance.
This is just a sampling of the community programs for all ages in Whitman County Library�s 14 branches. Hundreds of community programs for preschoolers, children, teens and adults are schedules at Whitman County Library�s 14 branches. For a complete list and details, visit the library's events calendar, like the library on Facebook or call (509) 397-4366.
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'Star Wars' returning to the silver screen
A new "Star Wars" trilogy is destined for theaters after Disney announced Oct. 30, 2012, that it was buying Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. The first six films in the "Star Wars" franchise have raked in more than $4.3 billion worldwide. Here's a look at how each of the episodes fared at the box office. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opened in 2015, with Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy serving as executive producer. George Lucas won't write or direct the films, but will serve as creative consultant. Lucas said that he has story treatments for Episodes Seven, Eight and Nine in the space opera, and that he is handing over a "treasure trove" of intellectual property to Kennedy. "I'm doing this so that the films will have a longer life, so more people can enjoy them in the future," Lucas said. "I get to be a fan now. I sort of look forward to it."


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Cesare Prandelli admits he will wait until the last minute for Antonio Cassano when picking the Euro 2012 squad.
"We are waiting for Antonio to be given the all-clear by medical staff," explained the Italy Coach.
"In the moment when he gets that news, he will have a huge burst of energy and passion. We will wait for him."
The Milan striker has been out since suffering a mini-stroke and undergoing surgery for a congenital heart defect in October.
Despite the long injury list, the Rossoneri are still top of the table in a Scudetto duel with Juventus.
"It gets more and more fascinating. Both Milan and Juventus will fight to the very end for the title."
Prandelli also commented on the Lega Serie A's decision to reject his request for a mid-season get-together of Italy players.
"I am still waiting for official response, but over the last few days I received some very positive messages. I believe at the end of the day there will be a decision dictated by good common sense from everyone."
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A total solar eclipse passed over some of Earth's most densely populated regions on Wednesday (pictures of the July 22 total solar eclipse).
Just before daybreak the solar eclipse began over India and was widely visible across Asia before darkening southern Japan and finally ending over the Pacific Ocean.
Lasting as long as 6 minutes and 39 seconds in some areas, the solar eclipse boasted the longest period of totality—when the sun appears to be completely blotted out by the moon—of the entire 21st century.
Wednesday's record eclipse, though—if you include the periods where the sun was only partially covered—will be eclipsed by another total solar eclipse in 2132.
Solar Eclipse Science
At a remote hotel at an altitude of about 3,000 feet (900 meters) on Tianhuangping, a mountain outside the Chinese city of Hangzhou, solar eclipse scientist Jay Pasachoff witnessed the July 2009 solar eclipse with other scientists and enthusiasts from around the world.
"We saw it! The clouds kept getting thinner, and we even had a pretty good-sized hole in the clouds for the five minutes of totality, said Pasachoff," chair of the International Astronomical Union's Working Group on Solar Eclipses, in a blog entry.
The roughly five and a half minutes of total solar eclipse seen from Tianhuangping was the longest period of totality visible from the Asian mainland.
From a scientific perspective, "once you have five minutes-plus of totality, the extra minute that we could have [seen from the Pacific] is not significant," Pasachoff, of Williams College in Massachusetts, told National Geographic News earlier this month. Those few minutes should have provided enough data to keep his team busy for months, he said.
Solar Mystery
Pasachoff studies solar eclipses in part to figure out why the sun's corona—gas that extends millions of miles out from the sun—is millions of degrees hotter than the sun. The sun's temperature is just about 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit (3,300 degrees Celsius).
"Somehow energy has been put up into the corona from lower down, heating the gas, and we'd like to see how that happens," he said.
Scientists believe the coronal phenomenon has to do with the sun's magnetic field, and Pasachoff is looking to identify vibrating magnetic waves that move from the sun out into the corona.
(Related: "'Corkscrew' Waves Seen on Sun -- Keys to Solar Mystery?")
Scientists can't usually see the corona from Earth because its light is fainter than the blue sky created by our atmosphere.
Furthermore, instruments attached to space satellites can't isolate all areas of the corona because the sun and the light it scatters are too bright.
The only time certain observations are possible is during a solar eclipse, when the moon blocks out the sun, creating a darker sky, which highlights the coronal light around the sun.
(Find out some of the ways eclipse chasers have advanced science, from proving Einstein's theories to finding "other Earths" outside the solar system.)
Although the sun is about 400 times bigger than the moon, it's also about 400 times more distant. So from the ground, the moon appears to be just a little bigger than the sun—exactly what happened as the clouds parted over Tianhuangping early Wednesday
"Everyone saw all the coronal phenomena," said Pasachoff, a National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration grantee.
The distinct, jewel-like bursts of light just before and after the total solar eclipse were a highlight, he added. "The diamond rings were spectacular [picture of a solar eclipse diamond ring]. Just before totality, the clouds were just the right thickness that allowed us to see partial phases without filters."
"All our equipment seems to have worked, so now we still have an hour or so of partial eclipse to image, and then we will download photos and start looking at them," Pasachoff said by email from China, according to a statement.
(See some of Passachoff's pictures of the July 22 total solar eclipse.)
Eclipse Chasers
The sun's disappearing act attracts so-called eclipse tourists, who travel the world to watch solar eclipses, which happen between two and five times a year, though total solar eclipses are less frequent.
(See solar eclipse pictures.)
Rollie Anderson, a retired actuary from St. Louis, Missouri, is in China this week, on a trip planned around the solar eclipse, his 14th.
"The cosmic coincidence that the sun and moon both appear in the sky as the same size, and then, on top of that, they line up every now and again. Just the very idea of that is pretty mind-blowing," he told National Geographic News earlier this month.
"As you get to the last several minutes before totality, that's when your eyes actually start noticing things getting dark around you, and you can feel the air cooling," he said. "It gets really dark and totality appears, and that's when it gets most spectacular."
"You see a black hole in the sky where the sun used be, and if there are birds around, they may stop chirping, because they think it's night."
Chasing eclipses has also allowed Anderson and his wife to see the world.
"It's kind of an excuse to see whatever the part of the world the eclipse happens to be in."


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We are here to talk about how artists find inspiration. Sometimes we loose it and need help to refocus. This group is also for discussing ways to enhance our inspiration skills. Please note that this group is not limiting itself to metal related content. There are specific groups already covering thes topic. What I would like to see here is a place that we can share our deepest thoughts, emotions and visions which make us the creative people that we are.


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As PTs we know exercise comes in many shapes and forms. A good argument can be made that a functional activity is actually exercise. I progress to working in standing as soon as possible to strengthen core muscles and legs. I probably do forced use exercises with half of my patients on any given day. In each of those examples I'll get strengthening, but none of those exercises were done with the goal of strengthening. All were done with some function in mind.
This may be nitpicking. Everything in PT is function oriented. Does it really make that big of a difference what kind of strengthening exercises I do? Yes, I think it does. Muscles are very specific. They must be trained to perform their particular function. At the same time the muscle must have the strength to be strong enough to practice the functional activity. This is like the chicken and the egg question. Except in this case it doesn't matter which comes first. You have to have both to get the job done.
I tell my patients it doesn't matter how strong a muscle is if it can't do its job. This usually happens when I start forced use exercises. I use weight lifters as my example. As strong as they are, they can't do anything with that strength. I never have to explain strengthening exercises. All I have to say is we're going to do exercises to get stronger. Yet if I want someone to be strong enough to stand, I make him stand. Then I have to go back and work on weight shift, eccentric control and whatnot.
That simple statement made me realize I need to rethink some of the things I do. I need to get back to mat exercises. I have my patients for an hour and a half. Time is not a problem. I can do more facilitation techniques on a patient who is lying down. I can make patients bridge to strengthen hip extensors. Weak hip extensors are a bane of my existence. You can't move through stance properly if you can't extend your hip.
Memo to self, do more exercising. Facilitation of movement patterns is just as important as increasing strength. I must remember that.
Nice blog Toni!
simpler and more focused certainly has its place. Take it one step further and be sure you spend some time allowing your patients to "sense" deeply their bodies re: wt bearing, movement in relation to breath and you may be surprised at what "strength" they develop rather instantly as we give credence to the efferent half of the equation of movement....so often too full of do and not "be" aware.
...And if we slow down and feel our own experience, the patient entrains to a deeper awareness and movement gains ease.
Keep up the good work ....thanks for the idea.


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Enterprise Data Modelling in the world of Big Data
We are all familiar with the software development cycle. The six steps Planning, Defining, Designing, Building, Testing and Deployment are etched into our brains. We design before we start implementing. When we design a data model like this, it gives us an understanding of the main business areas. But in the world of Big Data, data scientists dive right in with discovery and analysis. A "schema on read" is created that loads the data more or less as-is, and the eventual schema evolves, gets designed when the data are pulled from the big data environment. For most data scientists a "schema on read" satisfies their needs, but where is the single version of the truth?
It has been shown that Big Data can benefit from several aspects that an Enterprise Data Model can offer. The data governance set-up, defined business areas, and exposing business rules are an extremely valuable foundation for your Big Data environment.
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just want to be sure I know how this works
There will be two cars in my party. A person(s) is/are going to arrive Thursday in their car. Their car will be used for the car camping.
I am going to arrive sometime Friday. Even though I am not arriving at the same time I will still be able to use the companion car parking pass right?
Then the person who brought the car used for camping is going to leave Saturday morning (using my car).


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Brokers' say
(Filed: 11/04/2007)
Brokers' updates are compiled by Hargreaves Lansdown. The stockbrokers' views summarised here are their own and not necessarily those of money.telegraph or Hargreaves Lansdown
Carphone Warehouse
Buy at 277p (this week's price 293p) notes SG Cross Asset Research.
With the group recently announcing additional investment costs (£10m to £15m), likely downgrades to profit forecasts are not welcomed but also not disastrous.
Despite lowering its own profit forecasts, SG believes that value still remains. The group's success is built on a strong retail chain, with earnings growth of 18 per cent per annum forecast over the next three years, notes SG.
Despite problems with broadband execution, Carphone has not struggled to recruit customers nor is the medium term profitability of the telecoms business in doubt. A further company update is scheduled for the 24th April
Morrison Supermarkets
Buy at 312p (this week's price 319p) notes Citigroup.
Reflecting on the group's recent results and meetings with the management, Citigroup has concluded that it remains positive on both recovery prospects and the potential for growth.
Morrsion is currently delivering sales, and more importantly profit growth, has a credible plan for further recovery and is improving its pricing position whilst also increasing profit margins. With the additional potential for up to £1 billion to be released from the group's property portfolio, the story also has asset backing. A target price of 350p has been formulated.
Severn Trent
Hold at 1445p (this week's price 1459p) notes Credit Suisse.
The group's recent trading update was taken positively by Credit Suisse, with full profits likely to prove in line with forecasts and management making strong steps in order to meet efficiency targets.
Staffing levels will be reduced by 600 posts and this should help the group retrieve an operating performance back in line with the regulator's targets. Credit Suisse concedes that there is still the potential for a penalty fine from the regulator in relation to past allegations of regulatory misreporting, although believes that the improved group performance should help limit any penalties. On balance, a hold rating currently looks appropriate.
Hold at 2249p (this week's price 2312p) suggests Charles Stanley. Recent full year results from the group were mixed, notes Charles Stanley.
Lower profit from the Retail division (stores) meant that growth was driven by the Directory catalogue business and its Ventura outsourced customer relationship business.
Whilst management initiatives to revive the poor Retail sales performance were announced, they include elements which are likely to increase fashion risk, highlights Charles Stanley. Recent takeover speculation is partially justified by strong cash generation, but property backing is limited. In conclusion, for the shares to make more progress, more evidence of a stores turnaround is required.
Hold at 1710p (this week's price 1707p) highlights Deutsche Bank.
With a strong track record of share price outperformance, a sizeable pipeline of development projects to drive future Net Asset Value and earning growth and a solid management team at the helm, Deutsche regards Hammerson as a core holding within the Pan-European property sector.
However, having significantly outperformed its UK peer group year to date and trading within less than 10 per cent of Deutsche's year end NAV estimate, the share price already reflects much of the future growth potential believes Deutsche.
Scottish & Newcastle
Sell at 617p (this week's price 607p) comments Dresdner Kleinwort.
On a takeover basis our sum-of-the-parts valuation is 675p, but Dresdner ascribes a low probability to a predator taking over Scottish & Newcastle.
Dresdner does not believe that Diageo or SABMiller would have any desire to increase their exposure to Western Europe, Heineken would face unacceptable regulatory hurdles and Carlsberg's management still has too much to prove.
Furthermore, with costs being cut and a recovery story already being achieved by current management over the last three years, Dresdner is also sceptical over the potential for a private equity buyer. A target price of 545p is currently in place.


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Photos: (1) The waterfall Sógafoss; (2) View from along the trail at Skógafoss; (3-5) The old swimming pool Seljavallalaug, once in a green lush valley, now blackened by the ash of two volcanic eruptions
Morning coffee with Sigrún. Light rain, not much wind. It's nice to be inside and just look out the window at the ocean. My friend Katja arrives at 10:30 and we make a big breakfast before heading out for the day. Katja wants to hike along Skógafoss, and I love doing anything in this area so that's fine with me. After the pleasant hike, we stop for coffee in the museum café and then head off for a swim to Seljavallalaug. It's raining quite hard, so the perfect thing to do is swim. The old pool at Seljavallalaug is only reachable on foot after a 15-minute walk. It's nestled deep in a valley that was heavily covered with ash from the last two volcanoes. A friend reported that the ash was removed from the pool just a few days ago. The whole valley is black with ash and the changing house this year is quite damaged and run down. It used to be kept in good shape, but the damage from two volcanoes in just a short period of time is taking its toll. The route up the mountain to the pool is also blocked, and now leads entirely along the river. A few people come and go at the pool but it's far from crowded. A couple of Icelandic girls are particularly chatty and pleasant. The water is warm and relaxing and the only problem is getting out again and drying off. Brrrrr.
In the evening we camp at the campsite in Vík. This is a bit unusual for me since I usually stay in this area at Sigrún's so I'm curious to see what the campsite is like. Unfortunately I have to complain about the facilities. Despite a girl working in the office most of the day, for some reason all the toilet stalls except one is locked and there is no toilet paper. The weather is dry as we make dinner but the rain starts coming at 9:30 and I crawl into my sleeping bag.


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It was 20 years ago this Sunday, Sept. 16, 1992. Black Wednesday proved the financial markets were an unstoppable beast that politicians and central bankers must run from — or so conventional wisdom has it. But haven't the last few months proved the reverse — that authorities have finally tamed the wild animal and turned it into a pussycat?
This reporter was working for a news agency back then, sending out headlines on the U.K. government's ultimately futile attempts to prevent the pound from crashing out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by buying up the huge volumes of pounds being sold, and promising to raise interest rates again, and again. And it was humbling to learn later that Prime Minister John Major and Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont were watching those headlines, no doubt praying they'd succeed in preventing the unthinkable.
They failed. It was dubbed Black Wednesday, and the images of victorious traders swigging champagne and tales of how the speculator George Soros had pocketed a billion dollars were seared into the British consciousness. But then, slowly, opinions changed. The U.K.'s independent economic policies ushered in a long period of strong growth, the country was saved from the convulsions of what later became the euro zone, and some even renamed it Golden Wednesday.
Which brings us to today. Many commentators still cling to the idea that the financial markets now dictate economic policy. Indeed, here's a current example from the conservative broadsheet U.K. newspaper, The Daily Telegraph. But think about the last few weeks. Haven't the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve proved between them that determined central bankers now have the firepower to slay the beast? The "big bazooka" as it's known.
Just imagine where U.S. Treasury, U.K. gilt or euro-zone government bond yields — and all the legions of assets priced off them — would be now if the various central banks weren't standing by to dictate where they'd like them to be with vast reserves of printed money. Just this week, the Fed decided that the prices of mortgage-backed securities couldn't be left to the markets either.
Not so long ago, we were reporting analyst after analyst telling us that Spain would be ejected from the euro zone, that Greece would be forced to default on its debts or that the U.S. was in terminal decline, about to be overtaken by China. Any of those events may yet happen, but they're now less likely. The central banks may have just bought time, but it's valuable time.
The politicians have yet to prove they can find permanent solutions, and they still seem to be armed with peashooters rather than the rocket-launchers needed to face down the markets. In Europe, especially, the markets' opinion of the unelected officials in charge of the euro project is at rock bottom, and they have little credibility.
What's more, many still believe the Greeks would be better off outside the euro zone, that they should leave, default and introduce exchange controls and their own currency. It's not what happened to the U.K. in 1992 but there are certainly parallels, and remember that the U.K. emerged then from recession stronger and far more vibrant.
This isn't to suggest that the markets are a spent force, nor that they're a force for either good or evil. But they should no longer be seen as immortal, invincible or unstoppable.


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My husband and I were invited along for a beer tasting/brewery tour at Sprecher Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this past weekend. The tour itself was just $5 (buy one get one free with any canned goods donation) and completely worth every penny! We were each given bracelets with four beer tickets for the after tasting which took place at their indoor beer garden… The tour began with a history of Sprecher Brewery followed by an overview of the beer making process and tour of their production facility.
I was completely amazed to hear that all of Sprecher's sales combined do not match their root beer sales… so of course we had to buy a 4-pack of root beer in addition to the 24 pack of mix-n-match beers my husband picked out. It's like Christmas for beer lovers! Visit their website here to learn more and book a tour of your own… would be perfect way to kick off a bachelorette or bachelor weekend in Wisconsin!
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'The Trust' is the newsletter for the Jaguar Heritage Trust and is normally published on a bi-monthly basis. Its aim is to keep enthusiasts and followers up to date with our news and the many activities and events that the Trust supports. As well as publishing 'The Trust' on our website, it is also sent to several of the major Clubs and enthusiast publications around the world in order to communicate our news to a wider audience.
The big news item in this issue concerns our recent move and the transfer of some of our vehicle collection into the new Collections Centre building at Gaydon. The main museum is now closed for a major refurbishment programme but will be reopening on February 13 when around 70 cars from the Trust's collection will be on display in the new building.
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The 2012 election is around the corner and I encourage all of you to learn about who will be our new members in Congress. This is probably the most important step towards a better future for all Floridians and our country.
The public needs to educate themselves about the candidates and their experienced ability to serve the people. Which candidates have already made any pledges to work for the people? Now is time to vote for new leaders who will be representing you and not special interest groups. Positive growth begins with the people and not the 2 percent. Aren't you tired of trickle down economics? Why is my food bill so high? Why are our medication bills going up? Why is our housing market not recovering? Why haven't we enacted laws to stop foreclosures in Florida which have been proven to boost economic growth? Many other states have already enacted bills to strengthen their housing market. Wasn't Florida hardest hit?
We need to look at these issues and direct this towards Congress which has been creating legislation for their own benefit without public knowledge. Have you seen the recent Bill Moyers program about A.L.E.C.? Where did the amendments on the 2012 ballot come from? Were they written for your benefit or theirs? Why did the Womens League of Voters denounce these amendments? Why have our votes been purged and isn't purging illegal? Do you think this is a clean race for humanity? Doesn't this underline our American constitutional rights? We deserve the right to be able to participate in the legislative process before new laws are enacted that do nothing to help the middle class or our current slow economic growth.
Has Congress forgotten the word honor or why they were elected by the people of Florida? Integrity and experience should be at the top of their standards but somehow I have reason to believe many in Congress have forgotten why they were elected or who elected them. This bitter battle is about destroying laws that were put in place for many decades including women's rights. The current Congress seems content to eliminate don't ask don't tell, medical care for everyone, little tax for corporations and the wealthy, and more deregulation of wall street, which in fact, caused the crash of 2007.
Are we becoming a plutocracy?
Vote for the right candidates who will represent the people, who will repeal Citizens United, and not favor A.L.E.C.
Your vote is about protecting you and not the corporations. Please reelect Mr. Sen. Bill Nelson. Elect Jim Roach and Will Bronson for our local congressional districts. Please vote for new congressional balance and a president who stands by these values for the people of this county, President Barack Obama.
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8 year old's homework is driving me mad - how much time do you spend helping?(8 Posts)
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I've just worked out that I probably spend 3 hours a week helping dd with homework. This includes maths, spellings, project work, reading and listening to musical instrument practice.
I only offer help and guidance - I never do the homework! But dd is moderately dyslexic so she needs things explaining more than once!
Just wondering how often everyone else spends helping (a year 4 child)? Would love to hear how much time others spend, and any words of wisdom.
Argh Homework! Every night it's suggested DD goes " oh I'll do that tomorrow!", if she doesn't mess around
ha ha it would take less than 30 minutes, however she usually drags it out. So it should normally be between 2 1/2 & 3 hours a week.
She only gets spelling words set each week, but has a list of suggested other tasks which she can do. I try to get her to practice the timetables she's working on, plus a quick run through the spelling, and then it's up to her what else she does.
Thanks GoingGoingGoth. Looks like our school is a bit over enthusiastic with the homework. Suspected so!
We have spelling (10-15/week) to be learnt for a test, and written into a sentence.
Reading-evidence of reading x3 in diary, though DD reads 3-4chapters a night anyway so don't count that.
Then either maths or literacy sheet out on a mon to be in thurs, and thurs to be in mon.
And don't get me started on the bleeding projects...! 5 so far this year! and these are the things she does need help with.
And I'm not counting instrument practice in that
Thanks WhereMyMilk. That sounds around the same amount as dd gets. I'm sure others in her class get through the homework a lot quicker, but dds dyslexia means that it takes longer and she is unable to work as independently. For example she would never take herself off to read more than a few pages of a chapter book - and I still have to be there to help her read difficult words and make sure even the easy ones are read the right way round.
As a Year 4 Teacher, homework is a constant headache for me and every other Teacher I know! It is always a common talking point at Parents Evening and no matter what homework we set, we always upset someone!
In my class, some of my parents do not feel there is enough, some feel there is too much, some parents dont push their children to do it at all so nothing is handed in. On top of that, some parents expect it to be differentiated when it is really meant to consolidate facts or introduce new learning.
Each school will have a homework policy which parents can ask to see and which teachers have to follow. As a guide, our policy states that a year 4 child should spend no-more than 30 minutes each on an English and a Maths homework per week. (This is all very well in theory but of course, you need to take into account children's ability level!)
I find homework is rarely a true reflection of the child's own ability. I know my pupils so well that is always obvious to me when a parent has been heavily involved! Therefore, there is an argument to say, is it worth all the stress?
I would rather my pupils be outdoors getting as much fresh air as possible when they are not at school, or playing board games or reading books. Perhaps a pupil could do little verbal bits of maths or English through conversations with their parents in the car or in the supermarket. That to me would be more valuable.
I know it is exceptionally difficult for busy families to complete homework, especially when the child resists it! I suggest speaking to the Teacher about it. Believe me they want to know your feelings on it and they are not mind readers!
Feel your pain. Have children with SEN so homework requires masses of support and input from me.
It does get better... My 12 year old now, through years of me structuring and teaching her how to approach tasks can now do 50% of homework without my help.
8yr old still needs full support to sit still, let alone do a task! Everything needs to be explained, broken down, read to them etc.
Never do it for them. But will need me to read it, scribe for them, highlight key points etc. Will need me to provide apparatus for maths (cubes, numicon) to help them grasp the concepts.
Always make it clear on work what they've done independently and what I've supported (e.g. They may attempt one sentence, then will dictate and I'll scribe the rest) Have great teachers that understand their ability and understand if it's beyond my child (work differentiated, but teacher understands that sometimes it is still too much) we do as much as we can.
It is timeconsuming , but I do my best to support them. Am lucky that school is not Ott with homework and they appreciate every little effort.
Just doing some reading everyday is a huge undertaking, but progress is being slowly made, so we keep plodding on!
Dd yr 4 gets learning log every couple of weeks, a maths sheet every week, spellings to learn every week and that's it
Occasionally she will ask for help with her maths but generally just gets on with it
I can understand if a child has additional needs then they may need more parental input but surely teachers need to know if children are struggling and if you helicopter it could mask a potential issue?
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The election results of last Tuesday set the tone for the evening. "Moral Values" was a greater concern of voters across the nation than any other issue, including Iraq and the war on terrorism. We voted our values, and elected candidates who spoke out for the sanctity of life and of marriage. Marriage was the big winner, as all 11 states that were asked to define marriage as between one man and one woman did so decisively. There is new hope for marriage and the family in America!
The vote was a clear backlash against the "Moral Meltdown" of America in recent years. Abortion has claimed the lives of 45 million unborn babies since Roe v. Wade in 1973. Fifty percent of marriages now end in divorce; 37% of babies are born out-of-wedlock; and 33% of our children are being raised in single family homes. They are paying the price with emotional trauma, lower academic achievement, and child abuse, all leading to higher rates of sexual promiscuity and crime.
Pastor John Sloop said the vote on Tuesday reflected the desire of Americans for a return to the Biblical values and time-honored principles of our founding fathers. He called for a new spirit that reaches across political, economic, and ethnic lines to rebuild the moral foundations of our nation.
The Family Foundation of Virginia, the state affiliate of Focus on the Family, then "Unveiled" its plans for General Assembly 2005. These included a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between only one man and one woman; relief from "fetal pain" for unborn babies in the deadly grip of the abortionist, and library filters to protect our children from internet pornography.
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HotStats MENA Chain Hotels Market Review – June 2014
The Abu Dhabi hotel market continued to grow from strength to strength, as strong top-line performance elevated profitability levels in the first six months of 2014, according to the latest HotStats survey of full service hotels in five MENA cities commented on by TRI Hospitality Consulting Middle East.
Increasing demand raised occupancy levels by 4.9 percentage points to 78.2%, drove revenue per available room (RevPAR) up by 6.8%, while average room rates (ARR) remained stable in the first half of 2014. In the month of June, ARR and occupancy increased by 4.8 percentage points and 3.7% respectively, prompting RevPAR to rise 11.4% to $85.25. Higher contribution of non-rooms revenues, particularly from conferencing activities, boosted total revenue per available room (TRevPAR) by 9.0% to $200.96 and pushed the bottom-line profits up 31.3% to $31.39 during the month.
"Occupancy growth allowed hoteliers to maintain steady average rates during the first six months of the year, as the market showed signs of stabilisation. ARR have increased for four consecutive months while occupancies have seen a consistent upward trend for nearly two years. Demand growth within the hotel market coincided with the strong performance of Etihad Airlines during the period, as the national carrier saw passengers rise by 22% from the previous year," commented Peter Goddard, Managing Director of TRI Hospitality Consulting in Dubai.
Corporate and conference demand drives TRevPAR growth in Jeddah
Jeddah hotels saw average room rates surge 15.5% to $305.92 in June, reaching the highest level amongst MENA hotels surveyed by HotStats. Despite occupancies declining 3.1 percentage points to 82.3%, ARR drove RevPAR growth of 11.3% to $251.71. High corporate and MICE demand caused double-digit growth in F&B and conferencing revenues, which elevated TRevPAR levels to $386.95. Payroll costs and operating expenses fell 1.6 percentage points and 2.0% respectively, further growing the bottom-line performance, as gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) rose by 18.0% to $204.44.
"Hotels in Jeddah historically record strong revenues in June, however, performance was particularly robust this year, as corporate and conferencing segments drove double-digit growth in average rates, with the two segments contributing to 56% of demand for the city's hotels. The hosting of regional events also generated higher dining and conferencing revenues, which helped to boost profits by 18.0%," commented Goddard.
Doha hotels record a 20.8% surge in RevPAR in June
Doha experienced an 11.4 percentage point growth in occupancy to 75.9% in the first six months of the year, pushing RevPAR up by 11.5% to $166.66 despite ARR declining 5.3%. F&B activities generated 45.8% of hotel revenues, which is a high contribution relative to other regional markets. The F&B operations benefitted from double-digit growth in revenues coupled with lower departmental expenses and payroll costs, leading TRevPAR to grow by 12.0% during the first semester. Elevated by the top-line performance, efficient operating cost control coupled with a 1.5 percentage point reduction in payroll expenses boosted GOPPAR by 19.1% to $166.74.
"Doha hotels are yet to show signs of stabilisation in average room rates during the first half of the year, although occupancy levels continue to grow on the back of increased demand from international and regional visitors, particularly, Saudi Nationals. Profit margins were boosted by strong F&B demand primarily driven by the local residential population which contributed over 45% of total hotel revenue," commented Peter Goddard.
Sharm El Sheikh hotels see profits fall 49.2% during the 6 months to June
Hotels in Sharm El Sheikh suffered from a decline across all performance metrics during the month of June. An 8.9 percentage point drop in occupancies to 59.7% coupled with ARR falling 8.7% to $41.07 caused RevPAR to plummet by 20.5%. The low demand resulted in a double-digit decrease in F&B and conferencing departments, pushing TRevPAR down by 17.6% from the previous year. Operating costs continued to rise substantially, while payroll costs surged 6.3 percentage points, resulting in bottom-line profits falling 50.5% to $9.56.
"June typically generates strong demand from leisure tourists and charters across the CIS region and Europe, however, the travel bans imposed by many European countries during the year diverted visitors to safer holiday destinations. Hoteliers were forced to lower the average rates for leisure visitors and tour groups by 18.1% and 15.0%, respectively, during the first half of the year. Since the two segments constitute the primary demand base for hotels in Sharm El Sheikh, substantial reductions in the top-line performance caused profits to plummet 50.5% in June, which drove GOPPAR down by 49.2% in the first half of the 2014," commented Peter Goddard.
Cairo hotels show signs of recovery as average room rates rise in June
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The year-to-date number of homicides in Los Angeles County is about 591. This number does not include a few cases in which the cause of death has been deferred.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office has confirmed the following recent deaths as homicides:
Stephanie Almanzan, a 21-year-old white woman, on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Almanzan was found burned in the 13100 block of Firestone Boulevard in Whittier.
Victor Rosales, a 25-year-old white man, on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Rosales was shot in the 3900 block of West 112th Street in Inglewood.
Esperanza Serrano, a 66-year-old Latina, on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Serrano was shot in the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Lynwood.
Joaquin Navarro, a 20-year-old Latino, on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Navarro was shot in the 14600 block of Blythe Street in Panorama.
Reginald Hendrix Jr., a 28-year-old black man, on Thursday, Oct. 8. Hendrix was shot in the 100 block of West 74th Street in Florence.
Diamond Hiloman, a female black infant, on Friday, Oct. 9. No other information was provided by the coroner.
Juan Guijarro-Ramirez, a 44-year-old Latino, on Sunday, Oct. 11. Guijarro-Ramirez was assaulted in the 11700 block of Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood.
Anthony Torres, a 33-year-old Latino, on Sunday, Oct. 11. Torres was shot in the 5900 block of East Northside Drive in East Los Angeles.
Marvin Nicholson, a 13-year-old black youth, on Monday, Oct. 12. Nicholson was shot in the 900 block of South Grandee Avenue in Compton.
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As much as you want to sit around and watch Youtube vids about conspiracies, the fact of the matter is ANY bill will be passed and enacted into law if it gets enough votes. The way it gets votes is by congressman voting yes or no depending on what their constituents want them too. How do they know what you want? You contact them. Write a letter, send an email, leave a phone message.
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I hope RP all the best and I support this.
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What You Need to Know About Ebola
By Lauren Ditzian
The 2014 Ebola epidemic was the largest outbreak in history, mostly affecting Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Approximately 11,000 people died in West Africa and of the four cases in the United States, one died. Thankfully, the outbreak is now under control and on its way to containment. However, at any moment Ebola virus disease (EVD) could potentially return. Needless to say, Ebola is a scary topic shrouded in misinformation and unknowns. Here are the facts about this harrowing disease.
What is Ebola?
Ebola is a rare and severe disease caused by a virus. Like all viruses, the Ebola virus cannot survive on its own, but must live inside other cells. Once it has entered a human cell, it furiously reproduces, and its many copies eventually break through the host cell membrane, destroying the host cell and quickly spreading throughout the body.
Ebola is one of the deadliest pathogens in the world, with fatality rates as high as 90 percent, although experts believe that with access to the enhanced medical care in the developed world, this rate would be substantially lower.
What Are the Symptoms of Ebola?
Symptoms typically appear between two and 21 days following exposure to the Ebola virus, with an average incubation period of nine to 11 days. If there is any possibility that you have been exposed to Ebola, watch for the following symptoms: severe headache, fever, muscle pain, diarrhea, vomiting and unexplained bleeding and/or bruising. The initial symptoms of Ebola are similar to other common diseases like malaria and typhoid, making it difficult to diagnose in its early stages. If you believe you may have been in contact with an infected person and you exhibit any of the above symptoms, immediately call 911 and the appropriate public health authorities. Make sure to tell them if you have been exposed to someone with Ebola.
How is Ebola Transmitted and Who is At Risk?
The current theory of transmission contends that fruit bats serve as reservoir hosts for the Ebola virus. Even when the disease is not present in humans, the virus continues to live harmlessly in bats. It is not entirely known how the virus transmits to humans, but it is likely through contact with an infected animal. Once one human becomes infected, they can transmit the virus to others through direct contact with bodily fluids. Thus, an outbreak begins. There are four primary modes of transmission:
1) Through washing or preparation of dead bodies during burial practices
2) Through caring for sick family or community members
3) Health care workers are at high risk, especially if the health facility does not have infection prevention and control (IPC) procedures
4) Through sexual contact with a contagious EVD patient or survivor with persistence of virus in sexual fluids
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found the presence of the Ebola virus for up to nine months in the semen.
How Did Ebola Spread in 2014?
Laura Miller, Ebola Technical Advisor for the International Rescue Committee (IRC), explains, "The largest Ebola outbreak in history resulted from what we could only call a perfect storm. An index case originated in a part of the world that connected three countries with extremely porous borders and a highly mobile population that were using newly paved roads that allowed travel out of a densely forested area. The three countries are some of the poorest in the world, geopolitically insignificant, and have weak health systems and endemic corruption. There were also three different colonial powers (British, American and French) and an international public health and humanitarian system that was not prepared for a communicable disease outbreak of this magnitude."
Changing behaviors to stop the chain of transmission is challenging. Burial practices in West Africa put people at extreme risk of contact with the fluids of an infected person. Common death rituals include touching and even kissing the body of the deceased. When a high-ranking official dies, hundreds of people might come into contact with their body as way of paying respects. During previous outbreaks, infrastructure in these countries was scarce. However, recent decades have brought much economic development. Now, many people still live in villages despite working in cities, leading to highly mobile populations, providing Ebola with the perfect opportunity to spread.
What is the Status of Ebola in 2015-2016?
On November 7, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Sierra Leone free of Ebola, following the passage of 42 days (which is two times the incubation period) since the last known Ebola patient had tested negative. At the start of 2016, the country underwent a 90-day period of "enhanced surveillance." Liberia, on the other hand, was declared Ebola-free in May 2015, but the tenacious virus re-emerged in September 2015.
All travelers leaving Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are currently subject to intensive screening to prevent the global spread of the disease. In addition, the United States has taken extra precautions to monitor people entering the country from high-risk locales. Be sure to check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website (CDC.gov) for the most up-to-date travel guidelines and screening protocols.
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Spires Media's award-winning campaign video to end the illegal trafficking of the endangered Javan Slow Loris was awarded first prize in the ZGAP Clip Award 2016.
The project featured West End star and author Carrie Hope Fletcher and highlighted the plight of these incredibly rare animals.
Filmed in the mountains of West Java at the beginning of 2016, Spires Media captured the nocturnal activities of the world's only known venomous primate as well as the human interaction with the indigenous farmers of Indonesia.
The leading German wildlife charity ZGAP were so impressed with the film's entry into their annual competition that they doubled the 1,000 euros prize money and awarded 2,000 euros to The Little Fireface Project, the charity that commissioned the film, to help it continue its vital work in Indonesia.


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The Department of Energy announced that only about 1/3 of the offered release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve sold. With companies' crude stocks above, well above, last years levels, this shouldn't be a big surprise. No doubt some would argue that the big reason for the release was psychological. (I'd argue that the psychological help needed by oil traders would require a release from the Strategic Thorazine Reserve.) Actually, in the final analysis it may just be that the SPR was literally in the right place at the right time and what was needed wasn't a huge amount nationally, but was important locally. With the SPR in Louisiana where production was hardest hit, it was in the right place logistically to help with those supply disruptions effectively. Of course, more might have sold if the refineries themselves hadn't been hard hit.
But what if the disruptions came from an earthquake in California or a Korean SCUD hitting the Alaskan pipeline? What would be the logistics of
supplying West Coast refineries from Louisiana and Texas. It would have to involve trains, trucks or, since I understand the canal that used to be ours is too small for supertankers, a trip around the tip of South America.
Plans are in the works to expand the SPR to a cool billion barrels. In fact, the money is already at least authorized by Congress, if not appropriated. If the expansion is really going to happen, we need to think about not having all billion eggs in the same basket.
The Globe and Mail: Bidders ignore two-thirds of emergency oil stockpile
The U.S. Energy Department said yesterday it accepted bids from energy companies to buy 11 million barrels of crude oil, only about one-third of the amount offered for sale from the government's emergency stockpile to help replace supplies cut by hurricane Katrina.


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Update on USG's Chancellor Search
Atlanta — September 8, 2005
The search for a new chancellor for Georgia's 34 public colleges and universities is progressing on target, according to Elridge W. McMillan, chair of the Board of Regents' Chancellor Search Advisory Committee. McMillan delivered that news in an update to the University System of Georgia's governing body at their meeting in Atlanta.
McMillan said the Search Advisory Committee met for its initial meeting on Tuesday, which he characterized as primarily organizational. Eleven of the 14 members on the committee participated in the meeting, either in person or via conference call, along with representatives from Baker-Parker Global Executive Search, the Atlanta-based firm retained by the regents.
During the meeting, the committee approved a set of qualifications for the new chancellor's position, along with a position paper that will be used to brief potential candidates on the University System's assets, achievements and challenges. Both documents also were approved by the full Board of Regents in their subsequent meeting. The Board's action clears the way for the advisory committee to begin formally advertising and accepting applications for the position.
"We are extremely pleased with the progress we are making," said McMillan. "The Board's action keeps us on schedule to have a new chancellor selected and named by the end of this calendar year."
McMillan said the qualifications developed by the committee and Baker-Parker call for an individual able to "exercise imaginative, innovative and persuasive leadership." In addition to the usual requirements for such a leadership post, McMillan said, "We are seeking someone who has a history of creative solutions to challenges and who exhibits a willingness and ability to confront difficult choices."
Over the next several months, the Board of Regents will receive monthly reports from McMillan on the progress of the advisory committee, leading up to the presentation of final candidates for the board's review.« News Releases


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Thread: Ex _unners? Share your stories!
9/09/2007 3:52am, #1
Ex _unners? Share your stories!
Any ex wingers, vingers or zingers want to share your experiences in the art?
Did you ask about groundfighting and were told that chi-sau prevents takedowns? Did you practice absurd techniques? (well if you did the _un the you must have) Were you led to believe in silly myths about the superiority of the _un's scientific principles because they have the centerline and use blocks and strikes at the same time? Were you told that you were learning to defend against larger, stronger attackers? Did you ask about sparring and were directed to wooden dummy in the corner?
Help celebrate _ing _un sucks month by giving us the dirt. Rep goes out to the funniest stories.
9/09/2007 4:42am, #2
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Been through practically all that. Hate my old school with a passion; wrote an article about it here before.
1) I asked my teacher what training was like "at his level" (yes, I believed he was a badass) - his reply was, I quote, "You get to train with grandmaster."
2) I asked him whether it'd be a good idea for me to cross train boxing, or hit bags etc. He warned me that this would make me rigid and I'd have to be careful as I could become tense.
3) We were told daily stories about how Grandmaster Kernspecht (yes, that widowmaking monster) won his fights in an instant.
4) I paid in total, about £250 over 6 months - we hit focus pads once in that time. We never sparred.
5) Sifu Richard Summers (egotistical man), apparently 2nd or 3rd highest ranked WTsunner in England, told us that, and I promise you I don't kid you, that he used to be WC, and then he got his ass kicked in a tournament, by a WTer, so he switched. This was in a seminar in Cambridge, England in February 2005 I think.
6) One of our teachers told us that he didn't do any groundfighting because he planned on finishing his fights standing.
7) We were simply TOLD that we ought to do a tan sau and then chain punch our way to victory. Never hit bags, pads, or sparred. MANY MANY students, at least half of them women, went away believing they could defend themselves.
8) Mount defense = chopping the mounter in the throat (honestly, its true).
Takedown defense = Elbow to the spine. I promise you its 100% true.
I have countless more stories, which are funny, but mainly scary in that these people actually believed this stuff. They nearly sucked me in too.
Now I do Muay Thai - none of my WT **** works at all. I get punched and kicked a lot, and it hurts my shins, my ribs, and my face. If it leads to some sort of long-term damage, I'lll be happier because the alternative was brain damage through LARPing.
9/09/2007 5:01am, #3
One response to a straight punch was a pak sau and straight punch to the face, followed by a ridge hand to the neck, followed by an instep and a 'tiger claw' to the throat, followed by an outside trip, followed by chain punches to death.
I was told during my $60p/hr private lesson that the best response to a double/single leg was to step into the takedown, because they would never expect that.
My sigung told me the reason he was fat, was because he had a 'keg' not a 'six-pack'.
You had to bow like 500,000,000 times during a lesson.
The most sweat I ever broke was when we were doing situps.
On one hand, we were told we were being trained as fierce, never back down fighters, and on the other we were told never to be involved in any form of altercation, or competition.
The elite-ism towards other styles was just pathetic.
I can't think of much else, except it cost me so much money, and taught me nothing. Passing wing chun off as a fighting art is completely ridiculous.
9/09/2007 6:04am, #4
Well, obviously you guys don't have the real _un. Real _un is awesome. Like MMA.
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I was told that every time they sparred, someone got seriously injured. So they don't spar anymore.
I am working on getting them to spar again, but if i cant, i'm definitely gonna quit.
Fortunately my trainer fell victim to GnP on the streets once, so he invites a local Jiu Jitsu trainer over once a week now for the ground work.
9/09/2007 6:22am, #6
I've never done wing chun/g myself but a freind of mine who is a clinical psychologist told me that there is this guy who does workshops/seminars with psychologists and or students in psychology, using the wc.
I begged him that if the guy is in town next time he takes me with him.
I believe it was an english guy.
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9/09/2007 6:44am, #10Originally Posted by Virus
next time i see him i'll ask if he remembers his name and or website whatever.


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The University Magazine
Colleagues recall Simone's energy, honesty and great passion for RIT
As RIT's president for 15 years, Albert Simone has worked with many members of the campus community as well as leaders from government and business. Below, some of those associates provide their insights into the characteristics that have made Simone successful.
Colby Chandler is former Kodak chairman and CEO, and RIT trustee emeritus. He chaired the 1992 presidential search committee.
|Colby Chandler
Among our questions that we asked all presidential candidates was Would you be willing to learn sign language?' All except Al equivocated. They said I will try.' Al said directly, without equivocation, Carolie and I will learn signing.'
Dane Gordon is professor emeritus, philosophy, and author of Rochester Institute of Technology: Industrial Development and Educational Innovation in an American City. A new edition will be published this year.
Dane Gordon
Bruce James '64 (printing management), former chair of the RIT Board of Trustees, recently retired as head of the United States Government Printing Office.
Bruce James '64
Charles Schumer is U.S. Senator from New York.
Charles Schumer
Slaughter is Congresswoman,
28th District, New York.
Louise Slaughter
Nicolás Rubio '99, '01 (international business, MBA), founded RIT's Global Union. He is business development manager, Caribbean region, H.J. Heinz Co., and lives in Caracas, Venezuela.
Nicolás Rubio '99, '01
Sandra Parker is president and CEO, Rochester Business Alliance, and an RIT trustee since 2002.
Sandra Parker
"A year later, he told me that he had been dead wrong about me, and shortly after he asked me to join the RIT Board of Trustees. I considered that a tremendous compliment."
Stanley McKenzie is RIT provost.
Stanley McKenzie
Deborah Stendardi is vice president, RIT Government and Community Relations division.
|Deborah Stendardi
"The trust level that he has engendered with our elected officials at all levels has been tremendous. And he has held our feet to the fire to make sure we deliver what we promise. We're very proud of the work we've done and comfortable with any scrutiny. He is the main voice of that message. He's extraordinarily good at representing RIT and what we have to offer."
Robert Snyder '56 (chemistry) is professor emeritus, mechanical engineering (34 years, retired 2001).
|Robert Snyder '56
"If someone had said 20 years ago that this is where RIT would be today, you would have said 'No way in God's green earth.' RIT has matured tremendously. Simone saw to it that a lot of things got done. He continues to be a real doer. Simone has been the genesis of a lot of the changes that have taken place."
Alfreda Brown is RIT interim chief diversity officer.
|Alfreda Brown
"I have spent countless hours with him over the past 15 years and I have learned so much about life; many examples that he used came from his own life – he is a transparent person – he has nothing to hide. That is what makes him so credible."
Lizzie Sorkin, Student Government president,is a fourth-year film and animation major.
|Lizzie Sorkin
"It helps when you work with administrators who put students first. It helps when they take the time to explain things to students that disagree with a decision. It helps when both parties have a positive relationship with each other. It's important for the students to voice their concerns and to be comfortable to approach the seventh floor of the Eastman Building (president's office) when a need arises."
Christopher Dahl is president, SUNY Geneseo and chair, Rochester Area
|Christopher Dahl
" His leadership has been pivotal, in terms of focusing public recognition on the role of higher education in the region. No one in the Rochester area has brought more energy to the task of civic leadership. Plus, he's a pleasure to work with. He's genuinely collegial and collaborative."


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That is why one then discovers a strange, gigantic rock which, upon closer inspection, represents a sleeping woman. Her head resting on a stone, her arms loosely stretched out alongside her body, her torso nearly constituted by the mountainside, Ariadne is there to explain:
"You who have passed the tests, you are entering the Kingdom of Dreams."
The Dream is a dangerous thing.
Cerberus and the Whale with its gaping maw stand guard.
These three guardians prevent one from lightheartedly adventuring further into the Kingdom of Dreams for, not much further on, an immense maw opens up: the entrance to the underground world.
Plato's lesson comes to mind: knowledge based solely on the senses resembles that which a prisoner could have, enchained at the bottom of a cavern, with his back turned to the light. He will only have knowledge of the shadows of objects, projected against the walls by the outside light. The true appearance of these objects, as they would appear in sunlight, cannot be grasped by a prisoner of the senses.
At the grotto's exit, which has offered one the possibility of being reborn by means of a return to the matrix, the visitor to Bomarzo will be dazzled both by the sun and the allegories of another reality.
The sleeping Ariadne had offered the thread of the Dream, and it is in dreams that the link between the visible and invisible worlds becomes apparent.
Another maw draws us. Beyond the terrifying entrance, the metamorphosis is complete.
The three worlds -- subterranean, terrestrial and spiritual -- are now one in the new man's vision.