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Girish Chowdhary - HILx Simulations & Flight Testing
Girish Chowdhary received his PhD and MS degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology. He has postdoctoral research experience at the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and prior research experience at the German Aerospace Center's (DLR's) Institute of Flight Systems. He is currently an assistant professor at Oklahoma State University's School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Girish's ongoing research interest is in creating provable algorithms to enable intelligent adaptive autonomy for large-scale and long-duration UAS operation. He has authored over 90 peer reviewed papers and made several key contributions to adaptive control, aircraft system identification, fault tolerant control, distributed sensing and inference, Bayesian nonparametric learning and control, autonomous UAS operation over long durations, vision aided navigation and control, and UAS avionics systems. His work has been applied and flight-tested on several research UASs and he has been deeply involved in the development and automation of over 10 UAS. Girish is the PI on several federally funded projects, including those by AFOSR, NASA, NSF, and DOE.Girish received the Ward Memorial Lecture award from the Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems committee for outstanding contributions to plug-and-adapt UAS autonomy in 2015. He also received the AFOSR Young Investigator Award in 2015.
Selected Publications
Book Chapters
Ure, N. K., Chowdhary G., How J. P., Vian J., Multi-Agent Planning for Persistent Surveillance, in Planning Under Uncertainty, Chapt. 12, Feb 2014.
How J., Frazzoli E., Chowdhary G., Linear Flight Control Techniques for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, to appear in the Springer handbook of UAVs, January 2014.
Chowdhary G., Frazzoli E., How J., Lui H., Nonlinear Flight Control Techniques for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, to appear in the Springer handbook of UAVs, January2014.
Kannan S., Chowdhary G., Johnson E., Adaptive Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – Theory and Flight Test Results, to appear in the Springer handbook of UAVs, January 2014.
Chowdhary G., Muhlegg M., How J. P., Holzapfel F., Concurrent Learning Adaptive Model Predictive Control, pp. 29-47, in Advances in Aerospace Guidance, Navigation, and Control, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
Journal Publications (appeared or Accepted)
Ure N. K., Chowdhary G., How J. P., Vian J., Health-Aware Planning Under Uncertainty for Collaborative Heterogeneous Teams of Mobile Agents, Unmanned Systems, Vol 3, No. 2, pp 89-107, April 2015.
Chowdhary G., Liu M., Grande R., Walsh T., How J. P., Carrin L., Off-Policy Reinforcement Learning with Gaussian Processes, IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica special issue on advances in reinforcement learning and adaptive control, Vol 1, No. 3, pp 227-238, Jan 2015.
Chowdhary G., Kingravi H., How J. P, Patricio V., Bayesian Nonparametric Adaptive Control using Gaussian Processes, IEEE Transactions in Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Vol 26, No. 3, pp. 537-550, March 2015.
Mu B., Chowdhary G., How J. P., Efficient Distributed Sensing using Adaptive Censoring Based Inference, Automatica, Vol 50, No 6, pp 1590-1602, June 2014.
Grande R., Chowdhary G., How J. P., Experimental Validation of Bayesian Nonparametric Adaptive Control using Gaussian Processes, AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, special issue on applications of reinforcement learning and learning based adaptive control to mechanical and aerospace systems, Vol 11, pp 565-578, July 2014
Ure N. K., Chowdhary G., Toksoz T., How J. P., Vavrina M., Vian J., An Automated Battery Management System to Enable Persistent Missions with Multiple Aerial Vehicles, IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 275-286, Jan 2014.
Ure N. K., Chowdhary G., Chen Y. F., How J. P., Distributed Learning for Planning Under Uncertainty Problems with Heterogeneous Teams, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Vol 74, No. 1-2, pp 529-544, April 2014.
Geramifard A., Walsh T. J., Tellex S., Chowdhary G., Roy N., How J. P., A Tutorial on Linear Function Approximators for Dynamic Programming and Reinforcement Learning, Foundations and Trends in Machine Learning, vol. 6, No. 4, December 2013.
Wu D., Johnson E., Dallaert F., Kaess M., Chowdhary G., Autonomous Flight in GPS-Denied Environments Using Monocular Vision and Inertial Sensors, AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, Vol 10., No. 4, pp. 172-186, April 2013.
Chowdhary G., Johnson E., Magree D., Wu D., Shein A., GPS-Denied Indoor and Outdoor Monocular Vision Aided Navigation and Control of Unmanned Aircraft, Journal of Field Robotics, Vol 30, No. 3, pp 415-438, March 2013.
Chowdhary G., Sobers M., Salün E., Ottander J., Fully Autonomous Indoor Flight Relying on Five Very Low-Cost Range Sensors, AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, Vol 10, No. 1, pp 21-31, January 2013.
Chowdhary G., Johnson E., Chandramohan R., Kimbrell M. S., Calise A., Guidance and Control of Airplanes Under Actuator Failures and Severe Structural Damage, AIAA Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, vol 36, No. 4, pp. 1093-1104, 2013.
Chowdhary G., Mühlegg M., Johnson E., Exponential Stability Guarantees for Adaptive Systems using Online Recorded Data, Internatinal Jounral of Control, Vol 87, No. 8,pp 1583-1603, Dec 2013.
Chowdhary G., Yucelen T., Mühlegg M, Johnson E, Concurrent Learning Adaptive Control of Linear Systems with Exponentially Convergent bounds, Wiley International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Vol 27, No. 4, pp 280-301, April 2013.
Chowdhary G., Sobers D. M., Pravitra C., Christmann C., Wu A., Hashimoto H., Ong C., Kalghatgi R., Johnson E., Self-Contained Ranging Sensor Aided Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Autonomous Indoor Flight, AIAA Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 1843-1854, Nov-Dec 2012.
Kingravi H., Chowdhary G., Vela P., Johnson E., A Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space Approach for the Online Update of Radial Bases in Neuro-Adaptive Control, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Vol 23, no. 7, pp 1130-1141, July 2012.
Chowdhary G., Johnson E., Theory and Flight Test Validation of a Concurrent Learning Adaptive Controller, AIAA Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 592-607, March-April 2011.
Chowdhary G., Srinivasan S., Johnson E., Frequency Domain Method for Real-Time Detection of Oscillations, AIAA Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication, Vol. 8, No.2, pp. 42-52, February 2011.
Chowdhary G., Jategaonkar R.., Parameter Estimation from Flight Data Applying Extended and Unscented Kalman Filter, Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 106-117, March 2010.
Anderson R., Chowdhary G., Johnson E., Comparison of RBF and SHL Neural Network Based Adaptive Control, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Springer, vol. 54, no. 1-3, pp. 183-199, Sept 2008.


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After the college boy delivered the pizza to Bud's trailer house, Bud asked, "What is the usual tip?"
"Well," replied the youth, "this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quarter out of you, I'll be doing great."
"Is that so?" snorted Bud. "Well, just to show them how wrong they are, here's five dollars."
"Thanks," replied the youth, "I'll put this in my school fund."
"What are you studying?" asked Bud.
The lad smiled and said, "Applied psychology."
A kid called up his mom from his college and asked her for some money, because he ran out of it. His mom said, "Sure, sweetie. I'll will send you some money. You also left your calculus book here when you visited 2 weeks ago. Do you want me to send that up too?"
"Uhh, oh yeah, okay," responded the kid.
So his mom wrapped the book along with the checks up in a package and went to the post office to mail the money and the book.
When she gets back, her husband asked, "Well how much did you give the boy his time?"
She said, "Oh, I wrote 2 checks, one for $20 and the other for $1000 out to him."
"That's $1020!" yelled her husband. Are you crazy?"
"Don't worry, Hon," she said. "I taped the $20 check to the cover of his book, but I put the $1000 one somewhere between the pages in chapter 19!"

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Some banks still approve housing loans even when mortgage applicants are considered to be high risk due to a poor credit score. Lenders will give borrowers with bad credit a subprime mortgage. The only minor setback regarding a subprime mortgage is that they may offer a slightly higher interest rates. The subprime mortgages offered in Arizona are more flexible however. These types of subprime mortgages in Arizona are known as Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARM). These loans can be available to homebuyers starting with a lower interest rate. Additionally there is also a lock-in period ranging from 1 to 7 years. Hence, the interest rate increases after the given term.
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Happy Sunday crafty friends. I saw the latest CAS(E) this sketch and immediately thought of the sun die cuts I had somewhere in my drawer of scraps from ages ago... after a bit of digging, I'm happy to say I found it! I used some PTI clouds, Sugar Pea Designs sentiment, coffee and die cuts and personally I'm loving all the white. Thinking of snow, rain and coffee...
Sunday, January 31, 2016
life's too short for bad espresso
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- Karen B. said...
I recognized the sketch! Awesome job on the card.
- January 31, 2016 at 6:09 PM
- Lisa Petrella said...
Fun card! I love how you paired up the coffee mug and espresso die-cut (what a fabulous font) with the sun and clouds! We're in the midst of a winter storm advisory here in CO!!! Bring on the snow!!! YAY!!!
- January 31, 2016 at 6:09 PM
- Jen Mitchell said...
LOL! Truer words were never spoken! Great take on the sketch this week. I love how you've evoked images of morning and good coffee! Thanks for playing along with us at CAS(E) This Sketch!
- January 31, 2016 at 7:36 PM
- Vikki Ryan said...
Great card Erin!
- January 31, 2016 at 10:39 PM
- Lynn said...
You nailed it! Love your card!
- February 1, 2016 at 2:56 AM
- Leigh Penner said...
I love everything about this, Erin! Fabulous take on the sketch!
- February 1, 2016 at 12:31 PM
- donna mikasa said...
Fun take on the sketch! Love that little cup o' coffee!
- February 2, 2016 at 2:11 PM
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
This one is dedicated to Julie, a writer from a great part of old England. Dr A has got connected again and on the look-out for talent among Ordinary People. Come back my friends I have neglected you horribly and have lots of stuff to share and make your life just that little bit more rewarding in these troubled times.
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196+/- Acres
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Rapides Parish, Louisiana
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196 +/- acres that borders the Chatlin Lake Canal. Located on the property are 2 water wells. One well provides water to the 2 bedroom metal camp, and a 6" water well provides water to the pond for crawfish/duck pond and fishing lake. Food plots and feeders in place. Some deer stands will remain. Young timber on the acreage. Deeded access from parish road. All behind locked gates. Separate storage building. Great duck and deer hunting. Also comes with 1 acre open near the front of the property to park vehichles. Almost borders new wildlife refuge. This tract is a great place to hunt, or just relax


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I am AWESOME.
I saw that tweet pop up last night from my good friend Jessica. She followed it up with "I'm embracing my awesome this week, and making a habit of it."
Intrigued, I just had to click. This is what I saw. Which led me to this.
Claim Your Awesome. It's a movement that's catching on. And why wouldn't it? Who doesn't love being awesome? I certainly love it.
But a movement like this is also meeting resistance. People think claiming your awesome is conceited. At first glance, I thought that was downright ridiculous. And then I started to think about my own awesome. And the more I thought, the more I felt like I was being too boastful with my I'm-Awesome thoughts.
I flat-out admit in my About section that I'm a self-deprecator. In my loony little brain, it makes perfect sense to hit myself in the gut before anyone else can hit me because, then, I win. I beat them to it, and I win.
What do I win?
::cue the crickets::
Andbutso I read Jessica's tweets, then Karen's LiveJournal entries, and I've been thinking about all since then. I should claim my awesome.
But what awesome should I claim? I can claim __________ but that's nothing special. I can claim ________ but I hate that I'm doing that.
And this, folks, is what the movement is trying to defeat within ourselves. Even after reading, after feeling the movement, I still sit here knocking myself down.
This. Should. Not. Be. Difficult.
I read a friend's blog today about how much life sucks, but her daughter makes all the suck go away. I nodded along with the feeling of the suck, but then I kicked my injured self by thinking I don't have children to make the suck go away.
I have myself. I have Rob. I have my friends. I have my family. I have my pets. I have my books.
No "but I don't have __________."
There is enough suck in this world – my little world and the big, giant one I only hear/read about – without me adding to it.
I am AWESOME.
I am fiercely loyal.
I am hysterical.
I am smart.
I am good at telling stories.
I am good at writing stories.
I have never broken a bone.
I am using my Infertility Suck to help others feel less alone and to educate people who just don't know.
I am honest.
I am confident.
I am making a difference in people's lives.
I encourage people to read.
I deserve compliments.
I deserve smiles.
I deserve hugs.
I deserve respect.
I deserve to respect myself.
How are you awesome? Spread the movement. Leave a comment and tell me about it. Write about it on your own blogs. Tweet about it. You are awesome. I am awesome. We? Are. Awesome.
Full disclosure: The self-deprecator in me tried to argue with each point I wrote, but I knocked that bitch down on her ass.
May 4, 2010 7:48 pm
Thank you for knocking that bitch down on her ass where she belongs. I haven't been following you that long and I can clearly see that yes, you in fact are AWESOME! Rock on witchya head scarf girlllll. xo
Speed permalinkMay 4, 2010 7:57 pm
You RULE!
Sarah permalinkMay 4, 2010 8:38 pm
you ARE awesome!!
Speed permalinkMay 4, 2010 8:52 pm
I'm awesome because I'm friends with Jenny 😛
May 4, 2010 8:55 pm
You are awesome for writing this. I can understand how tricky it must have been. I have a hard time saying nice things about myself. I think many people do. Thanks for reminding me that I need to remind myself of what's awesome about me every once in awhile. 🙂
Sarah permalinkMay 4, 2010 9:16 pm
I am awesome because I got off my ass tonight and went for a walk!
thenextmartha permalinkMay 5, 2010 9:40 am
STAND STRONG. You, me, and many other women are awesome. Everyday.
May 5, 2010 9:41 am
You are totally awesome.
And you rock.
What a great movement to spread around.
I am awesome because I have infinite patience, can keep a secret to the death and always give the benefit of the doubt.
Vivian permalinkMay 5, 2010 10:06 am
YAY Jenny!! You are amazing and awesome!!
I'm awesome because I'm a kick ass wife and mom.
May 5, 2010 10:08 am
You ARE awesome because you have the balls to dye your hair pink. i'd dye mine orange if i had the courage. but i don't.
now…why am i awesome?? i'm awesome because i'm staying positive in the face of stupid IF. Each month, I swear it's "going to work this time."
I'm awesome because I can make my husband laugh even when he's in a funk.
I'm awesome because I can burp louder than any man I know.
I'm awesome because I'm very compassionate.
that's all….for now.
May 5, 2010 6:59 pm
My name is Jennifer and I am awesome because I have the courage to take chances and embrace changes. I rise to the challenges that face me and I overcome. I am awesome because I have no regrets in my life and I work hard to make things happen for me and my family. I am awesome because I excel with my artistic abilities and strive to express myself through my photography and writing. I am awesome because of the awesome women who made me the woman I am today.
May 7, 2010 10:17 am
First time reader and very likely to return. I just wanted to touch on one thing that I could relate to… the I don't have one of those (kids) and Infertility. It took me nearly 6 years and more science and money then I ever imagined to conceive our DD. One of the many lessons I picked up along the way was that she didn't make me awesome simply from the day of her birth, I was awesome the moment I decided to be open and willing to persevere and go the extra mile for her. Although back then I didn't realize it was going to be like 100 miles and not just one.
So as Mother's Day quickly approaches and you have a moment of feeling a little less awesome, remember that your little angel is right there with you and he/she knows just how awesome you are and how much you love them already because you didn't give up.
Best of luck to you and thank you for being awesome.
Danielle & Elly
May 8, 2010 8:41 am
You ARE awesome. Made of it, in fact.
This is why I'm awesome.


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Thursday, December 23, 2010
FREE Movie code from Rebox
Want to rent a movie tonite for FREE from Redbox?? Here is a free code: CHANCEMONOP . Click HERE to see all that Redbox has to offer.
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Online iPad Resource
I received an email this afternoon about an online udemy course that Sami Rahman, co-founder of BridgingApps.org, has created to demonstrate all the accessible features of the iPad. BridgingApps.org is also another resource I regularly consult for information about online and iPad applications to support students with disabilities. The information is broken into mini-lessons totalling a mere 1.5 hours of content. If you need a refresher on some of the material I have presented at SST meetings or if you would like to learn some additional accessibility options, I highly recommend viewing some of these videos. You can view these mini demonstrations here.
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My to sew and to knit ideas are really starting to stack up in my head I need to really start to clear them out. I have several sewing projects in varying levels of doneness (yes that's a word in my world!) on my sewing table as well as several ideas I'm considering for new products for Stitch Silly. So much to do so little time!
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The dream hockey match-up - Canada vs. Russia - will be a quarter-final affair instead of the much hoped final on Sunday. Canada downed Germany 8-2 last night and while it was good to see the offence show up, can't take big comfort in Roberto Luongo flopping about in giving up a pair. Word from Damien Cox of the Toronto Star (via Twitter) is that not some players were not impressed that Mike Babcock passed over Rick Nash to let Sidney Crosby take the penalty shot after Nash was hauled down.
The puck drops at 7:30 and the roads around Canada will be mostly deserted at what should be another record viewing audience. Prediction? Russia has hardly brought the offensive lumber they were projected to and have struggled to score the last two games, and have been getting some shaky goaltending, all of which should sound familiar. I'm going to say Canada wins a thriller 5-3.
Alex Ovechkin will surely get plenty of attention tonight. S.L. Price - and who the hell goes by S.L.? - at SI.com says Ovechkin haunts Canada's gold dreams.
Champions League action continues today and the matchup's don't get any juicier than Chelsea visiting Inter Milan in what should be a fantastic game. I'm sure former Chelsea manager Jose Morinho has more than a few quotes at the ready for post-game. That one kicks off at 2:45 on CITY-TV.
PTI host Tony Kornheiser has been suspended from work for two weeks for commenting on his radio show that Hannah Storm was sporting a less than flattering outfit. Didn't know you could be suspended for stating your opinion on someone's outfit. Way to go, ESPN, how very freedom of speech of you.
Best line of the spring so far: Chicago White Sock Andrew Jones showed up in great shape and about 25 pounds lighter than last year. And he proclaimed to all who'd listen "I am the best centre fielder you guys have in camp." To which Joey Cora replied, "You should be. Only pitchers and catchers have reported." That's the hardest hit of Cora's career.
Check out the 20 Funniest Figure Skating Faces. Awesome stuff.
There is a school of thought that exists that because the NHL didn't get coverage on NBC of the U.S. vs. Canada on Sunday, they may jump ship on future Olympic involvement. Now, if Gary Bettman's logic is that lack of support means you ought to change plans, then he should be looking to move a few teams out of markets that clearly don't care.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Two Old Rivals Renew Hostilities
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- BigHeadedJerk said...
Hey thanks for following my new blog, we'll see how long I keep it up.
Have to work tonight so won't be able to focus solely on the game but should be awesome.
- February 24, 2010 at 1:44 PM
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In late 2003 Al Carlson, President of Equilox, learned that he urgently needed DOT Hazmat training for his staff, he contacted CHEMTREC who placed a call to the Responder.
Al is in the farrier (horse shoe) supply business. They ship horse hoof adhesive all over the world via air-freight Al wasn't initially aware that his staff was required to be trained under the DOT regulation. The Responder, Manny Ehrlich provided the required training on very short notice. After the completion of the DOT training, and late in the day, while Manny was still at Equilox, he had an opportunity to review general safety and OSHA issues with the Equilox staff. Manny's service did not stop there. He provided Al with a letter to give to the FAA indicating that he had provided the training and detailing the content. .
When he was asked about Manny and his service, Al could not hold back the compliments. Al proudly said, "Manny is the best and gives superior service". He also added, "the training is so thorough, and at a good price". Manny gives his customers more than just basic training. He follows up with his customers after their training has been completed. Manny said. "The bottom line is that many companies know that they need to do some regulatory training so I help them figure out exactly what it is that they need to know'.
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The zoning hearing board last night denied the application for a variance and special exception which would have allowed the rectory and convent at the former St. Peter's Church on South Street to be converted into board houses.
I could be mean.
I could make you troll all the way down to the bottom of the Tweets to the last one, made around 10:15 p.m., to find out what happened at last night's Zoning Hearing Board meeting.
But, as the headline and photo caption have already told you, the board unanimously denied Higher Ground International's application for a special exception to open a boarding house for veterans and church members at the South Street property once occupied by St. Peter's Catholic Church.
And that's mostly what you came here to find out didn't you?
Maybe you're here to listen to what former Sixth Ward Councilman and Mayor Edmund Skarbek said:
Or maybe you are interested in what the current Sixth Ward Councilman, Travis Gery, had to say.
Or perhaps you are interested in how it progressed and who showed up. If so, by all means read on.
But I think we both know that now that you now what you wanted to know, you're going to get on with your day.
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I was eligible to set up a Roth IRA this year and so a few weeks ago I set up a new account with the $2K max contribution.I'm still trying to decide how to invest the $2K rather than letting it sit in a Money Market fund. Since the $2K seems like a paltry amount to buy stocks with - without incurring an excess contribution penalty -and considering that my 1999 status is not likely to change with respect to my Roth eligibility - does it stand to reason that in a few days when 1999 rolls around - I'll be eligible to add another $2K to the account for 1999? The bottom line here is that at least with a $4K balance I might be able to actually do something with the money.Also, if I did this, then I could not add another $2K (assuming eligibility status remains the same) until 1/1/2000?Thanks!PS/as an aside - one of the more popular financial gurus has said that he is not in favor of Roth IRAs - he doesn't think that over the long run - the Govermment will be able to keep its promise not to tax the distributions. Any thoughts or prognostications?
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Charity to move home
The KM Charity Team will be moving offices over the summer following the decision of KM Media Group to move the bulk of its east Kent operations to Ashford.
With the majority of the educational charity's staff living in the Canterbury district the decision has been made to remain locally with negotiations complete and the lease now signed to secure a suite in the adjoining building at 10 Estuary View, Whitstable.
The move will put financial strain on the charity as it has never had to fund accommodation costs before. For the last decade it has enjoyed free office accommodation within the KM building in Whitstable and for the first 10 years of its existence the charity received free office space at Kent County Council's Beer Cart Lane building in Canterbury.
Simon Dolby, Chief Executive of the KM Charity Team, said: "The coming two years will see major change for our charity with us finding a new home, the change of ownership of KM Media Group and the approval of the Charity Commission for our organisation to go national.
"This is an exciting time for the charity but also one fraught with risk due to increased costs associated with accommodation and our roll-out of services to Sussex and London."
He added: "We have a fantastic team of staff backed-up by an experienced Trustee board. I'm confident we will be able to make the most of the opportunities available to us."


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Over Spring break, I went with my mom to her regular Sabbath School group, since we're recently lacking a collegiate group at our church. The topic for the week was "giving."
Two things struck me as we were talking:
1.) What is true generosity? And
2.) What does the Bible really say about giving to those in need?
I find myself always "giving back." I'm constantly pushing myself to give, but not for the right reasons. Even the slightest things trigger an impulse, "give back" my mind tells my body, and immediately that person and their gift are ingrained in my head, until I can repay them with my own gift. But then is that really a gift? More like one more thing I need to check off my to-do list.
1.)something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
2.)something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned:
I have this friend who just LOVES giving, and she inspires me everyday. She keeps giving and giving of herself. Time, objects, money, I can hardly keep up! I always feel the need to repay her. Sometimes, I even try to beat her to the punch line and give her something before she can give ME something, because I know she will. It's almost become a game, and I feel that generosity has nothing to do with it. Is this guilt driven action even considered giving? Or is it more a chore? Can it even be considered generosity? It's not from the goodness of my heart, so maybe it doesn't mean anything at all? But I really do love my friend, and I value our friendship more than any gift could say. That is the gift, our raw friendship. But maybe "giving" is the wrong way of showing this.
One of the ladies in the group made the comment that the Bible says, "if you can't work, you can't eat." This really threw me for a loop. What?! The Bible actually SAYS that?! But what about the verse that talks about serving others? What happened to "anything you've done unto the least of these, you've done also to me" and our responsibility to take care of those in need? Why would the Bible say (in other words) "get off your lazy bums and earn your share!" This made me curious. So I looked it up. Sure enough, in 2 Thessalonians 3:10 it says, "If a man will not work, he shall not eat." But reading this verse with a bit more context, verses 10-13:
"Don't you remember the rule we had when we lived with you? 'If you don't work, you don't eat.' And now we're getting reports that a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings are taking advantage of you. This must not be tolerated. We command them to get to work immediately—no excuses, no arguments—and earn their own keep. Friends, don't slack off in doing your duty."
I don't think the Bible is literally saying if you don't work you can't eat. What about those stay at home mom's? What about those beggars on the side of the road in the towns Jesus walked through? He showed compassion for them, and we are to also. I DO think the Bible is encouraging people to be diligent, consistent, energetic, hard workers.
"Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth." -Proverbs 10:4
"How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest -- and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man." -Proverbs 6:9-11
A man came and talked at our school for Chapel last week about his experience as a homeless man. He took a year out of college and choose to live on the streets and go hungry for the experience. I actually really want to do this, but being a girl, I feel it would be impossible to be safe. He told about how one day he went into this sandwich shop, smelly, dirty, and hungry, and sat in the corner. 3 different Bible study groups walked in the door not long after he'd been there, one after another. These people bought sandwiches and opened their Bibles for discussions. Each group eventually saw the others and their Bibles wide open, and decided to make a joint study group. Not once did these groups of christians even acknowledge the presence of this hungry man. His story broke my heart. How often I find myself doing the same thing. Avoiding eye contact and walking swiftly past the beggars on the street to avoid confrontation. This speaker told us that after his experience of being homeless, every week he would go out on the streets and find homeless people, give them a hug and talk with them. One homeless guy told the speaker that their conversation had been the first he'd had in a week. He was the first guy that gave him the time of day. Sad. Wrong. Selfish. And yet, I am to blame. How do I fix this problem? How do I love those I've grown to deem as "unlovable"??? Where do I start? What can I do NOW? What can I give to make the difference? And how do I give as a gift?


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A long time ago I found myself alone with five children as Thor went off in search of a dinosaur to whack over the head and throw into our cave. I was out numbered and the offspring got restless. I couldn't blame them or Thor, it was my fault. I was inconsistent and it frustrated everyone.
One particular day I found the very ugly side of myself and thought I was the worst mother in the world. I grew up in a spanking world. I was taught to spank. Spanking solved everything. If I got into trouble I was to go outside, pull down a slim branch, spend a few minutes bending it back and forth until it broke off the tree, and then hand it over to my mother who disciplined me with said twig. Although I never went that far, I did spank and I regret each and every one of those spankings.
I remember them and what is worse, my children remember them. Do we remember what caused them to be spanked? Nope, just the punishment that came from anger and left its emotional mark on my kids. My kids are grown now, and have forgiven their dolt of a mother. I have not.
We have been admonished by a prophet of God, now, recently, to give up the spanking. I wish I had heard that speech when my little ones were little. My spanking was encouraged, even praised, and I had well behaved children to prove the method. However one day I broke. I couldn't do it anymore. So I prayed. Hard.
What I came up with was marvelous. It worked! It was HARD. Especially on me, because I had to change. The training was more for me than the kids. But change I did, and they followed; and after one heck of a week things began to turn very well. I still had the best behaved kids I knew, just without the spanking, arguing and other messes that led to all of our frustrations. My kids were happy and content; and so was I.
So here you go. I have been asked by a few people to finally get this out there in hopes that the masses (read: the 5 people who read this blog) can find it as useful as I did. Please read through all the posts and feel free to adapt it to your particular circumstances and family.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Are you frustrated as a parent? So was I.
A long time ago I found myself alone with five children as Thor went off in search of a dinosaur to whack over the head and throw into our cave. I was out numbered and the offspring got restless. I couldn't blame them or Thor, it was my fault. I was inconsistent and it frustrated everyone.
Posted by S'mee at 4:02 PM
Labels: charts, children, daddies, discipline, family, FHE, friends, important jobs, making a serious point, mothering, parenting, religion, teaching, toddlers
6 comments:
- The Pea said...
I am so ready for this!!! Thank you ahead of time I am seriously looking ofrward to it!
- chronicler said...
I only spanked the oldest and only about three times. I figured out early on that it was not effective at all. We went to time out and success was found. Each of them now has chosen to follow the example of the parental unit and time out reigns throughout the kingdom!
- Rynell said...
Thank you for these words. I, too, find that often the training is more for me than for my kids.
- s'mee said...
Thanks everyone, it means a lot that you are finding any of this useful!
- Lisa M. said...
Yup, I totally agree, So not worth it.
The charts are great.
We use charts.
Charts rock.
I would never have survived parenting with out charts.
We still use them-
- s'mee said...
Lisa, in most cases I am anti-chart unless it is extremely personal or very non competitve in terms of siblings or peers. I'm a wuss that way. Too many variables between kids and personalities, competition -but for the wrong goal, blah blah blah. (humming Kum by Yah)But in this case it totally worked for me.
I am glad that you are liking this. That means a lot.


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I had to read Ann Patchett's The Patron Saint of Liars for school and I loved it so much, I immediately went to the library and got as many books of hers that I could find. And I have to say, I think Bel Canto is actually my favorite.
So, various fancy diplomats and businessman are attending the birthday party of a Japanese businessman that is being held at the house of the Vice-President of an unspecified South American country. Then terrorists storm in and try to capture the president of said country, except that he is at home watching his soaps. So then they just take everyone at the party hostage for what turns out to be about three months.
And where some books would have the confined hostages start sharing personal secrets and the worst of human nature coming out, Bel Canto just has people being awkward and then making friends and playing chess and practicing opera and having sex with fellow hostages and, sometimes, captors. It is all very polite and genteel. I don't know if that's very realistic, but then again I have never been a hostage in an unspecified South American country.
I don't make it sound very exciting but it's full of funny little moments and revelations and sweet characters moments and then it ENDS HORRIBLY. I don't want to give any spoilers but if it starts with terrorist taking hostages, then you know it's not going to end well. So there's that.
And Ann Patchett is such a good writer that she makes everything really quiet and subtle but imbued with lots of meaning. I wish I could describe it better. But it's a beautiful book and sometimes I like to read books that aren't all in your face with INTENSITY.


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We will be beginning with music classes for first and fifth grade next week. In the meantime recorder and Orff ensemble began this week. As before the schedule is:
Recorders: Wednesday, 7:20-8
Orff: Thursday, 7:20-8
For this week Recorder Ensemble is working on Ah Ree Rang, which I will repost and learning to play high E.
Orff Ensemble is working the Keetman Canon. I will repost the recording I made before the holiday for you to listen to. Next week we will begin to develop our own accompanying melodies using A as a home note (this is also known as la Pentatonic on C)
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Why Kill Nature Why?
I am very upset right now as the next door neighbors decided to cut down their tree this tree was there for at least thirty or many more years and provided shade and oxygen to their yard and home as well as mine it was an evergreen tree beautiful and filled with life why did the new owners feel the need to cut down this great tree?
It was healthy full of life had it been dying I could understand that I would have still been saddened by it, but nature dies just as we do. This is different they just cut it down because for whatever reason they did not like it. Is it because it was a Christmas Pine Tree? Do they not want to be reminded of Christmas?
I have no idea. I do confess however, I wish the now deceased former owner's spirit could come back and haunt the new owner for doing this do the new owners matter? Sure to someone and even to me, but I am PISSED OFF! We humans kill off nature and take from this planet as if we are the darn dictators of earth and we do see affects of our destruction we have climate change even if people want to claim otherwise.
We see bad weather where none used to be colder winters and even in places where it did not usually happen.
Some people get confused as to climate change affecting their cities and nations because they have colder winters they ask how can the earth have global warming? They forget or don't know that jet streams and other weather patterns are affected by these changes as such we end up with polar vortexes and the like where they did not used to be. In other places it gets warmer than ever and each year the global temperatures rise if you don't believe me, research it yourself.
This goes back to treating all nature, resources like oil, gas, and more like our slaves! We treat animals so bad that we kill them in very inhumane ways and eat them or wear them we treat all nature as if they or it is only for us.
WE MUST STOP THIS! There was no reason at all to take away that tree and though most of you will think me odd I hope the spirit of that tree makes it to paradise.
I bet there will be people saying nature, plants, trees and animals have no spirit how arrogant of humanity to believe in such a cruel way of thinking I know most books on religion claims only humans have spirits or souls, but it seems to me that The Lord God would loves all that was created by The Lord God and have a place in paradise for all. I for one believe animals as well as plants have a spirit maybe everyone and everything in the universe has a spirit that is radical thinking I suppose for some humans I for one believe it to be so. And yes I love The Lord God I also love nature and will grieve for the tree that graced my house since the day I moved in and even before then.
Life here will never be the same again it will be a bit less joyful to go outside now, less oxygen and almost no more shade.
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On Tuesday night NBC 24 wanted my thoughts on gas prices and the economy. I spoke about Advent and Immanuel and how God is always with us, in good times and bad, just as He was with Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20:10-11 when God miraculously healed him and proved it by sending the sundial backwards ten steps. Unfortunately, much of that was edited out. Here's what wasn't:
David Custer [DC], NBC 24 11pm News Anchor: "Well, just a few months ago gas prices were topping off at over four bucks a gallon. They've fallen dramatically and some Toledoans are thanking a higher power. NBC 24's Arielle Berlin [AB] explains."
AB: 'We'll have lower gas prices...' That was the call to prayer just six months ago.
Me: We asked God not to allow gas prices to go any higher.
AB: And since that prayer at the pump vigil in June, gas prices have fallen. A lot.
Me: We think God did that. That He lowered them and they stayed low for quite a while now.
AB: The Toledo First Seventh-day Adventist Church is taking partial responsibility for the drop in prices at the pump. But issue the reminder that we're all in this together.
Me: We have to pray for God's wisdom and that our government's leaders will make wise decisions and that the church will not drop the ball.
AB: There is of course speculation. Why would God let us get into this mess in the first place? Did God abandon us?
Me: Why on earth would we come to the conclusion that He's not with us now? That's insane.
AB: This past weekend a church in Detroit prayed for help for the big three [automakers]. Churches in California, Florida, and right here in Ohio have prayed for the economy to turn around.
Me: Prayer is a normal thing. This is not a last resort. This is something ordinary Christians do constantly all the time.
AB: Back in June the Adventists had faith their prayers would be answered. And today, they say they were. Now after seeing the church in Detroit pray fro the big three, the Toledo First Seventh-day Adventist Church say that may be their next move. With the industry effecting so many people in Toledo they say it couldn't hurt to ask God for a little holy help.
DC: I guess this means you should never under estimate the power of prayer.
AB: That's true.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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My first idea was an infinity symbol, to represent power as being cyclical. Further inspection led to the realisation that this did not effectively tie in the two women I have chosen (Miranda Kerr and Helen Keller), and could be re-worked to better represent the relationship between their power.
My core idea is that the power that both of these women hold is related to their physical bodies; Helen Keller's body limits her, but she finds power within herself to overcome those limitations. Miranda Kerr, on the other hand, uses her body directly as power- seen in my article mash up about posing nude to save the koalas.
With Fruszy's help, my infinity symbol progressed to a loop- a sort of diagrammatic view of how each of the women rise and fall through power over their lives. The first thought was to have the meeting place in Hyde Park, but I think that it would be difficult to find two points to 'bridge' over Hyde Park, so I instead intend to use Martin Place. The two paths of the loops will cross at the fountain in the middle, which has a stage above it that would be ideal for a meeting place. The fountain symbolises youth, and how important a time it was for both women to discover their power.
At the moment, I am developing my model of Sydney (a daunting task!) to include the Martin Place area. I hope it will all come together effectively.
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Alexandra Burke
As you know I love music, especially great singers. Recently, I stumbled across a singer of extraordinary talent...
Alexandra Burke - Overcome
I love music, especially great singers. Thus, I'm a huge fan of tv music shows: Sing Off, The Voice sounds promising (still got to check it out), and American Idol - until 2009, when the fantabulous Adam Lambert came in at 2nd place (second place! WTF? - excuse the profane acronym, but I'm emotional about it). Even after what I thought was an obviously stupid result, I've contined to watch American Idol; or so I've tried. I didn't make it halfway through the 2010 season and the current 2011 series completely lost me by the 3rd week. But there's a ray of sunlight on the horizen.
Alexandra Burke - X Factor
Nearly 2 weeks ago, I wrote a post about Leona Lewis - who I was surprised to learn was the 2005 winner of X Factor (the British version of American Idol). Since I'd never heard of the show, I logged on to my trusty YouTube to take a look at this X Factor. It didn't take me long to discover Alexandra Burke - the 2010 winner of the X Factor. Now I know that I primarily post about things Parisian, but after hearing this young lady blow there was no helping it; I have to give a British SistahDiva her due. I don't want to give any spoilers, you've got to listen to her for yourself - you've GOT to. You won't be sorry ! What do you think?
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((A.N.: This is a very short teaser/prologue to a story that was largely inspired by a talk with KitsHiwatari. Stay tuned, first chapter should be up shortly~))
"Oi, Yata-san, are you sure you wanna do this? I mean... Take a bit more time to think it over?" A tall figure straightened himself from bending over a table, adjusting the metal instrument in his hand. It buzzed as he pushed against the trigger and, satisfied, the man wiped it off with a piece of tissue. He slowly turned back to the short brunette sitting in his studio.
Yata pulled his top off, brashly tossing it aside where his sweater and cap were sitting. "Tsk... Stop talking, just shut up and do it."
The man shrugged, gesturing to a chair for Yata to sit down. "Well, if you're sure... Oh but, I will tell you, this is going to hurt more than what you guys got last time from Mikoto-san." He murmured, lifting a piece of tracing paper against the light to check the design.
"It's fine." Yata sighed, briefly lifting his fingers to brush against his collarbone, eyes lidded in thought. "It can't hurt more than forgetting."


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Still working with Scrapbook Circle's August offering and as I have said before I was gonzo for this kit. Most of the pages created were of scenic photos... which are usually problematic for me.
But what I really wanted to talk about a little bit was how to actually work with your monthly kit club offering to get the most out of it. I was able to make seven pages from this particular kit. I got nine pages from the one Gossamer Blue kit I experimented with. How does this happen?
Gotta slice those papers up. Just. Have. To. Cut. Them. Up.
And this is what it looks like.
Often there is a print on BOTH sides of the paper that I particularly like and that I want to use. So why choose between them? Slice it up and use a bit of both...on the same page even.
That wonderful Native American type print on the dark woodgrain background is simply gorgeous, but I also liked the gray hash mark print on the opposite side. And I felt that as much as I loved the white and dark wood grain native print, it would be just too, too much if used as a full background. By slicing it and flipping the larger middle piece over I got to use both sides.
I did the same thing with the small triangle/mixed color stripe paper; loved both sides, so just slicing them into strips and flipping them over allowed me to see and use both sides. Then I re-assembled the strips and glued them onto a 12x12 background piece that I am not likely to use at all. That piece came out of a pad of paper and I knew I wouldn't miss it.
Add photos, title and just a bit of embellishment and here you go.
The photos are (kind of) a panoramic out over the canyon, so I just trimmed them up and put them side by side. They really aren't on full layering pieces of paper; it's just little leftover strips and pieces tucked in to appear as if there is a larger piece behind the photo.
As I said I mostly attacked photos of a canyon park that we did a little side trip to on our trip along Route 66. Palo Duro was very pretty, but it wasn't easy for me to scrap. Not until I got this kit. I have more photos of the canyon, but I think those will go into a Project Life type photo page and then I will mix that right into the travel album alongside regular 12x12 pages.
And, as much as I have loved working with this kit, I am (as they say) over it now. Ready to move on. Also, I think the sign of a good kit--- that you burn right through it--exhaust it really and then you are ready for something else. Which is exactly what will be coming in my next kit!
I will have a couple more pages to post from this particular kit, whilst I await the arrival of the September kit(s).
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Review written by Brian Lowen & read live on the bookshow 14th May 2015
One of the series of books featuring Captain Ramage during the Napoleonic wars in the glorious days of fighting sail.
An enjoyable story centred on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean which at this time was owned by France.
Ramage is now the Captain of a ship of the line, a 74 gun man of war in the Royal Navy who has been ordered by the Admiral in Barbados to blockade the port on Martinique to prevent the French getting out to greet and protect an expected convoy from France, desperately needed to supply the island with the essential materials of warfare.
Dudley Pope goes to great lengths to explain the sailing terms and ship details in what seemed to me to be an unrealistic way, by his wife asking Ramage lots of questions when he is commissioning the ship in Portsmouth before setting out for the West Indies. He has been a Captain for several years and I thought that his wife would have known all these details by now!
To me Captain Ramage is really too good to be true in that everything he does turns out to be a great success and this does not strike true with me. I have been following the stories of Julian Stockwin and his hero Captain Kydd which I find much more realistic and enjoyable.
But maybe I am being a bit too harsh as this is an enjoyable story but to me it lacks that cutting edge so necessary in stories of this type.


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Posted by: Process Matters Blogger on Feb 20, 2012
Inefficient processes can make or break your organization's ability to succeed. Each year organizations dish out hundreds, even millions of dollars leveraging the wrong resources to try and improve ineffective business processes.
According to Forrester Research, many organizations who have achieved significant success have shifted their BPM priorities from reducing costs to improving the customer experience and increasing value innovation. These companies see a tremendous return on investment in the form of increased competitiveness, customer growth, accelerated time to market and improved operating model flexibility.
My Thoughts…
I have heard many thought leaders talk about the importance of the 'customer experience' – it is nice to see that Forrester has uncovered companies that are focusing on improving their customer experience.
For me – a good example would be Amazon. I have learned that they have access to most things that I might want to purchase. It is easy to find the items, read reviews and do a single click to purchase. And if that is not enough, for a small annual fee I get free 2 day shipping. They make it so easy for me to do business with them that I seldom look elsewhere.
I have read that they have installed BPM software. From my experience, it seems they are doing it right.
If your company hasn't considered improving their business processes, what's holding you up? I'm sure you know that the status quo is costing your company real money.
Your Thoughts…
What are you waiting for?


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I was also trying out new flight pillow that I head read about online and decided to try instead of the inflatable neck pillows that I have been using in recent years. The TravelRest pillow worked very well for me!)
We had a three-and-a-half hour layover at Narita; the flight to Bangkok was not nearly so pleasant: we were jammed into ordinary cattle-class seats whose pitch was so small that I could barely fit in. ANA is certainly a worthy code-share partner for United Airlines, where the cattle-class seats on domestic flights are similarly uncomfortable for me. We reached Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport late, and by the time we got through immigration and customs at was 1 AM. I was glad that we had booked an overnight room at the Suvarnabhumi Airport Novotel, which was located inside the airport a couple minutes van ride away. We tumbled into the largest bed I think I have ever seen and we were fast asleep quickly and slept fairly well for several hours, despite the time change.
On Friday morning, we had an excellent breakfast buffet and enjoyed looking around the lobby of the hotel. The lobby was adorned with photo tributes to the recently deceased king (note also this photo display at the entrance to the airport);
there was this nice superstructure about the check-in desk.
We caught the bus back to the airport: this statuary adorned the lobby
and it was on to Siem Reap on Bangkok Airways – seats were not terrific but it was a flight of less than an hour so have no complaint. You don't need to get a visa in advance of arrival at Siem Reap, and although the line for "visa-on-arrival" was long, it moved quickly. The visa itself was lovely.
Our hotel, the Neth Socheata, includes airport pickup in the price so we were at our room before 3 PM.
With not much remaining of the day, we decided to spend the afternoon at the Angkor National Museum: despite the fairly steep price of $12 per person, it was a good introduction to the area: a large number of artifacts from the Khmer from about the sixth century to the fourteen century, as well as films about the period and the various temples that we will be visiting for the next three days. Highlights include a detailed model of Angkor Wat itself and a worth-the-price audio tour for $5 additional that provides detailed descriptions of roughly forty of the artworks as well as rich detail about Hindu and Buddhist cosmology. One thing I would put on the must-miss list: the four minute film on display at the beginning of the tour in the "Briefing Hall," which is little more than an advertisement for the museum itself. No cameras allowed inside the museum (and no bags!), so I have no photos from inside, but this is what the museum looked like when we left just before its 6:30 closing time.
We got back from the museum tired and hungry, Happily, the Khmer Kitchen was just down Hospital Street a block from our hotel: a huge restaurant where we decided to eat upstairs for better refuge from the noise of the street. The menu had a large selection of Khmer dishes, along with a small amount of Thai dishes as well. We enjoyed an appetizer of Khmer dumplings, mango salad, a Khmer curry (the beef was a tad tough), and fried pumpkin. Then back to the hotel for a quick shower and into bed. I was just falling asleep when Sam, Nafisa and Abraham arrived from their evening flight. It was good to see them, but I was tired and after a brief greeting I was back in bed and pleasantly surprised to be able to sleep almost through the entire night. I was encouraged to think that I am adjusting easily to the time change.


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The JV Lady Caps soccer team left Millbrook with a tough 1-0 loss. Millbrook completely dominated play until they finally scored with 16 minutes remaining in the half. That goal served as a wake up call to the Caps, who dominated the play the remainder of the game. Although dominating play with many of corners and shots on goal, the Caps could not get the ball in to the net.
The Caps defense, led by goal keeper Kendall Stephenson, did a great job of shutting down the Wildcats after the lone goal. The loss drops the Caps to (7-2-1) and the Millbrook rematch will come soon at Broughton. Thursday afternoon the Caps travel to Garner for a 4:30pm match.


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The Perfect Devil
Chapter 1
It wasn?t expected to find Malcolm ? science whizz and DnD player dead, at his dorm of all places. People gave him a lot of flack, but from his aptitude tests in the University it was obvious he was heading places.
There he was though, body burnt to a cinder outside the doused remains of his dorm.
It hadn?t even seemed possible; the fire was only in his room. It hadn?t spread any further, but there were chemicals on the ground.
So the explanation was accidental death, due to chemical explosion.
And we all thought that it was the end of it, we moved on, and forget the nerds death. We?re not cruel, we just saw it as tragic, but honestly who would miss him? He hadn?t socialized with any of us, he?d been to be honest a little creepy. To say the University did anything except hold a funeral at the chapel is true.
The famous tune played, and we listened to the Mother and Father, tearfully exclaiming how much they would miss Malcolm.
Some of the girls cried, but it was only a facade, we all lied.
And then that was end of it.
My name is Graham, I?m what you would call cynical, I prefer realistic. A funeral is just a big display for us, not for them. Malcolm, didn?t get two damns what we did, the boy was charcoal in a coffin. Yet we were meant to act like we had even known the kids name.
I?m a Wrestler and ironically enough my favourite movie is Fightclub, I hate lies or displays of false emotions/actions. I take wrestling seriously, not like WWF.
So perhaps I?m cynical, it?s perhaps this that made the truth escape me for so long.
Or perhaps we knew this wasn?t the end, but all pretended it was.
Waking up, it had been a week since the squirt?s death, and strangely enough I?d thought of him, tossing and turning one thing kept burling through my mind at an indefinite pace, like the kid was smart, he knew how to work chemicals, so his death didn?t add up, and why didn?t the fire escape out his room? Movie logic showed that chemical explosions are huge and often dangerous.
Grumbling he stood up just as his mobile rang, ?...Hello...?
?Graham, you sound awful.?
?I feel it Mark, so what?s up??
Sitting back on the bed, I slowly lay down, beginning to stare boredly at the ceiling.
?To be honest, I don?t know, but Malcolm said something to me, before his death, it?s nothing I?m sure, but it was like he knew he was going to die. Premeditation perhaps??
My heart stopped for a second, but just as it stopped common sense kicked back in, so I resumed my ceiling watching half listening.
?Mark, I think you?re right, suicide it has to be, the kid wasn?t dim.?
Of course it was suicide it made sense, complete sense. Then why was I still doubting that.
?So... you seen the new twins, Almo and her brother Oscar??
Yep seen her, fantasized about her, and many a Kleenex could tell you what I thought of her. Sitting up on the pillow I laughed a little and thought of that beauty, she was stunning, ?That?s between me and my bed Mark.?
?Graham, I know you been thinking of Malcolm, don?t lie to me you liked him.?
That totally came out of nowhere, sitting up, I figured maybe just coincidence.
?Don?t deny it Graham.? He continued.
I blushed, it was true, I found the attraction of both girls and guys indescribable and knowledge was a turn on for me, ?I say at best a crush Mark, but honestly, kid?s dead, lets move on, I?m not ?that? into him.?
Mark laughed over the phone and I just groaned, ?Anyway, don?t avoid the point idiot. You want Almo, don?t you??
?A little less than you wanted Malcolm.?
Sighing I replied, ?Okay drop it. Do you plan on bringing up anything else or just plan to remind me of my inability to talk to the same sex a certain way??
?Calm down dude, I was only messing... This murd--- I mean death has you really wound up.?
?I know... but so many things don?t add up.?
?Maybe, just forget it mate, you wanna know--- oh shit my parents are up, have to talk later!?
Hearing the dial tone, I fell on bed.
Great. My bestfriend had seen my attraction to Malcolm, perhaps it been a mistake going to his funeral, not like I?d really wanted to. Instead, I?d cried at home and was sure that be the end of it. Move on, forget it, but I couldn?t forget seeing him the day before, the face untarnished as of yet but his eyes so very tired.
Growling in frustration I put my mind to Almo, slipping back into bed and letting my imagination be my partner for tonight: wonderful brown haired goddess, with a smile that could excite and dark green eyes that grabbed the heart.
I then remember only fire, and a shape, a shape I?d come to know in due course. I knew at this point this wasn?t a fire of chemicals; it was malevolent dark and twisted. It spoke with guttural shiek, in melodies that hurt the ears. I remember the eyes. I remember the eyes.
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Decided: March 31, 1965.
ANTHONY MARINI, PLAINTIFF,v.WILLIAM HOLSTER AND CITY OF CLIFTON, DEFENDANTS
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The complaint filed by plaintiff against defendant Holster charged that the offices of City Manager, Director of Public Works and City Engineer of the City of Clifton held by him are incompatible. It sought a judgment requiring defendant to file a written statement as to which one of the three offices he elects to retain and declaring that the other offices are vacant; or alternatively if the defendant fails to file such statement, that the court declare two of the offices to be vacant. Before the pretrial conference, cross motions for summary judgment were made by plaintiff and defendant Holster. Both motions were denied and the court ordered that the City of Clifton be joined as a party to the action.
A pretrial conference was held on September 24, 1964, attended by the attorneys for the plaintiff, defendant Holster and the City of Clifton. There being comparatively little dispute as to the basic facts in the case, the pretrial order embodied, in effect, a stipulation of facts. On the basis of the stipulations in the pretrial order, plaintiff and defendant Holster each moved for summary judgment. Argument on those motions took place on December 18, 1964, and following the argument, the court dictated its conclusions into the record. Holster's motion was granted and plaintiff's motion denied.
An order for judgment, consented to as to form by all the parties, was signed on January 15, 1965. Thereafter, Clifton's attorney moved to modify the form of judgment which he said had been consented to by a member of his staff while he was absent from the city. He contended that the order, in directing that "judgment be entered in favor of the defendant William Holster" not only against the plaintiff Anthony Marini but also against defendant City of Clifton, will prejudice it in a dispute which has arisen as to whether the city is obligated to pay for the legal services rendered by Holster's attorneys. Of course, that issue was not involved in the above litigation. It will have to be dealt with in such proceedings as Holster may bring to enforce that alleged obligation.
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In the pretrial order, the City of Clifton contended that the dispute was one between the plaintiff and Holster and that it would abide by whatever the judicial determination of that controversy might be. In view thereof, the concern which the city expresses can be obviated without affecting the determination which I made as to the complaint filed herein by revising the decretal portion of the judgment so that it reads as follows:
"ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for summary judgment be and the same hereby is denied; that defendant Holster's motion for summary judgment be and the same hereby is granted and that the complaint filed herein be dismissed."
An order so providing should be submitted.
A transcript of the court's oral conclusions on the motions for summary judgment was for the first time submitted to the court when it heard argument on the motion to modify the form of the judgment. The transcript leaves much to be desired as far as accuracy is concerned. In view thereof and since the plaintiff, while the motion to modify the form of the order for judgment was pending, filed a notice of appeal, I deem it advisable to file this memorandum so that the following may serve as my opinion in lieu of the confused transcript.
The matter is before the court on cross motions for summary judgment based on the facts set out in the pretrial order.
One of the contentions made by defendant Holster is that he should be permitted to introduce, in addition to the minutes of the meeting, oral testimony as to what transpired at the City Council meeting of December 4, 1956, when the City Council appointed Holster as City Manager. Plaintiff contends that under Campbell v. City of Hackensack, 115 N.J.L. 209 (E. & A. 1935), such oral testimony will not be
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admissible. While this is true, this does not mean that the court cannot take into consideration the actual situation which then existed in the municipality. The court must interpret any resolution which was adopted at that meeting on the background of the situation which is revealed by the record in this case.
Paragraph 2 of the pretrial order gives a detailed recital of the facts. I need refer to but some of them. In 1934 the City of Clifton adopted, and since then has been governed by the provisions of, the "municipal manager form of government law," R.S. 40:79-1, et seq. The first City Manager appointed was one William Miller, who was then the City Clerk. On March 4, 1946 he appointed defendant Holster as "Post War Assistant Engineer." Miller continued as City Manager and City Clerk until January 1, 1952, receiving an annual salary of $2,981 per year as City Manager and $8,152.93 as City Clerk.
When he retired in 1951, effective as of January 1, 1952, the City Council appointed as City Manager John Fitzgerald, who was then City Engineer. Fitzgerald's annual salary as City Manager was fixed at $2,981 per year. While serving as City Manager he continued to act as ...
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After many years as an educator, a farmer, a baker and cafe owner, I live in a tiny five hundred square foot pentagon shaped cabin over looking a trout pond and get up at four each morning and write my poetry, stories and novels.
I have a collection of poems titled, Morning Songs, a book of poems written at dawn over a two year period. I've written a book of poetry based on my travels on a Norwegian freighter titled, Journey Homeward. For many years I wrote poems based on the Sisyphus myth and now have a book poems titled, Sisyphus based on the myth. Most recently, I've been writing poems about the pond where I live called, Ponderings. In addition to the Atlantis trilogy, I also have three novels. Revolution and the Journal of Joshua Johnson—A Ghost Story is about a Quaker boy during the Revolutionary War. Spam tells the story of Peter, an older man, who, with a younger woman, turns his suburban property into a small farm and angers his lawn loving neighbors. My most recent novel, Chaordia—A Novel of Transformation is still in its first draft. It takes place on an abandoned farm in Vermont where the central character wants to transform his grandfather's old farm into its own country because of his concern about climate change and the corporate greed that is causing it. Chaordia is a combination of the words chaos and order and suggests the Phoenix rising out of the ashes. All of these books are written under my real name, Arnold Greenberg.
A new chapter in my writing life has been J.E. Wiseman. For the past three years, I have been writing sensuous romance novellas under that name and now have thirteen books published by Sweet Cravings Publishing and Lush Publishing. I love this genre because it allows me to write about relationships and explore intimate passions in a way that is different than my other books. I like writing about yearnings and people finding each other and overcoming obstacles in their quests for love. I like to think my J.E.Wiseman books are much more than love stories, but are about life and showing people growing and learning about each other.
For instance, my most recent books are Max and Rosie and The Blue Guitar. Max is taking care of his wife of thirty seven years who is dying of Alzheimer's. When he can no longer do all that is necessary, he hires Robin, a live in nurse, who is beautiful and sexy. He becomes torn between his attraction to Robin and his not wanting to betray his marriage, even though Rosie no longer knows who he is.
The Blue Guitar is based on the Orpheus-Eurydice legend and tells how a shy, janitor, who is an amazing musician and hopes to win the heart of Emily, a woman who works as a personal assistant to a lawyer and is the daughter of wealthy parents. The story tells how his magical music wins her love, but, just as in the legend, a tragic event takes her from him. The story describes how he copes and how his love for her inspires him to compose beautiful music with the hope that someone like Emily will again come into his life.
I'm happy to have my J.E. Wiseman books published by Sweet Cravings Publishing and to have the opportunity to work with my editor, ELF, who really enhances my writing. I've learned that all writers need an editor.
All of my books are available on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Max-Rosie-J-E-Wiseman-ebook/dp/B00KQ8E95S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408568030&sr=8-1&keywords=Max+and+Rosie+++J.E.+Wiseman (Hit J.E. Wiseman on that page and my other books come up.)
My Arnold Greenberg books are available at Clayfield Books http://clayfieldbooks.com and on Amazon under the various titles. I can be reached at email@example.com "
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