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Big South Fork Airpark
Big South Fork Airpark, a residential fly in community, intertwines lifestyle and beautiful living for aviators. In a casual, rustic setting aviation enthusiasts have the exclusive opportunity to live in a high-quality home only seconds away from their plane and runway.
This residential airpark is a unique neighborhood equipped with convenient access to a 5,500 ft. runway with 4 instrument approaches and an on-site maintenance facility. All neighbors share a common interest - flying - and this provides a neighborhood setting with an original personality. There is no property tax on planes in Scott County Tennessee!
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Carolina Contractors has been involved in every aspect of the development, and are well versed in all building codes and restrictions set by the Home Owners Association. They are able to run all Big South Fork construction jobs effortlessly and are responsible for the infrastructure and construction seen on our grounds.
Carolina Contractors is Big South Fork's sister company, and a licensed Tennessee Contractor. They have been involved in diverse projects ranging from restaurants and commercial structures to residential projects since their inception in 1983.
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Island House
If you are looking for a one-of-a-kind property, you've found it.
The only way to truly enjoy a private sunset is from your own private island! Old House Cay Island is a 3+ acre, "off the grid" island situated in Intracoastal Waterways of Calibogue Sound, off the coast of Hilton Head Island, SC. Located only 45 minutes from Savannah, GA, and less than 2 hours from Charleston, SC, Hilton Head Island is a charming community of approximately 35,000 people with easy access by vehicle, or by air via Hilton Head Regional Airport (HHH).
Old House Cay Island is a convenient, five minute boat ride from Windmill Harbour, which boasts one of the few locked harbours on the entire east coast. Upon arrival to the island, you'll tie off at your floating dock with a 500 square foot, covered pier head connected to a 600 foot pier. Enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of the 1800 square foot home complete with 1000sf of wrap-around porch with marsh, sound, and tidal creek views. Inside, you'll find all the amenities of modern life powered by a 6 KW solar power system with 5500 amp hour batteries and a backup generator. Enjoy the endless views of the Intracoastal Waterway from the 2nd floor, 360 degree, observation area.
As you venture out, a short walk down the 2nd pier connects you to the westernmost portion of the island. There you'll find the 3 stories of 20X20 covered decks at the observation tower, featuring solar and wind power for lighting and refrigeration. The easily navigable waters surrounding Old House Cay Island allow for smooth boating, sailing, and exploration of Hilton Head Island, Daufuskie Island, and other surrounding communities.
A second building site, with infrastructure already in place, would allow for construction of another residence, should you so desire. Various options for partial ownership of Old House Cay Island are available.
Tidal Bluff
Set within the unrivaled character of old growth trees, a wonderful new condominium community is bringing excitement to Port Royal Sound. Maintenance free living in a peaceful yet convenient setting, combined with beauty and value make Tidal Bluff the easy choice.
"Today's buyers desire the solid construction and feel that only an established community can provide, with newly updated appointments. Tidal Bluff makes that desire a reality" says Clifford Adams, Manager of Sales at Tidal Bluff. This intimate community of affordable condominium homes is located within a stones throw of breathtaking Port Royal Sound. All of the thirty homes share a Lowcountry style and beautiful landscaping, with a select group overlooking a serene marsh area. Tidal Bluff's spacious three bedroom, two bath homes have new kitchens and flooring, with updated baths that sparkle, plus the charm of your own covered porch.
With plenty of room for your beach loving guests, you're only minutes from the islands best beaches, shopping and dining. Or just relax at the communities own covered pavilion overlooking the wonderful marsh area. Conveniently located off Dillon Road on the Northeast side of the Island, there is plenty of fun nearby. Area attractions include Fish Haul Creek Park, Hilton Head Islands most pristine park, and Mitchelville Beach Park, Hilton Head Islands best kept secret. Both are only minutes from Tidal Bluff and offer unique opportunities for recreation. Fine dining, shopping, and all other benefits of city life are at your fingertips too.


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I went to my fav beauty supply shop for the first time in a very long time yesterday. I ended up getting gelish soak off polish gel and a UV lamp because my nails just constantly break (as you can see with my little pointer nubbin). I've tried and tried to keep it totally real, but this was the only way to keep my natural nail and hopefully create a strengthened barrier so that I can grow them long and keep them long. We shall see.
I brought some magnetic polish (china glaze) and created a design. Hopefully, you like it. I'm also posting the concept nail that I did previous to trying it on my nails. Here is the you tube tutorial.
Monday, February 20, 2012
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Since the foundation of our company in 1982, Sherry FitzGerald has grown from a single office on Merrion Row, Dublin 2, to becoming Ireland's largest property advisory firm employing over 650 people across an unrivalled 95 offices nationwide, providing a full suite of property related services across residential sales, new homes, commercial, lettings and financial services.
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Our dedicated and highly respected Research Team has unique insight into the Irish property market, providing a quarterly National Property Index since 1999. This insight provides our clients with the best possible advice at every step of the way.
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Lower Corner Canyon Road is a 4.3 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Draper, Utah that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
dogs on leash
mountain biking
nature trips
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Draper City Parks & Trails 1020 E. Pioneer Rd. (12400 S.), Bottom Floor Draper City, UT 84020 801 576-6571
Satoshi J.
Sunday, July 30, 2017
No big rocks, good for hikes, trail run and biking. Saw lot's of Mountain Bike path.
Start from bottom tunnel, make a loop with ghost falls, round trip about 2.5 hrs.
Start 14:00 and back by 16:30.
Very hot, nice view, drink about 2.5L of water during trip.


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Written by CARMEN CHAN | Photographs by Yudai Maruyama
Living in a city is a mix of love and hate. At some points, the crowd blends you in, if you know what I meant. It is suffocating in the way that it is so hard to stand out from the norm and be your true self. I used to be like everybody – finishing grad school, working in a big corporate, getting off work and waiting for the weekends. It seems like this is what the city expects you to do to be part of it. But at some points, the city is a gem itself that sparkles with wonders and surprises. When you truly learn to discover the beauty of it – and I meant truly open your mind and spend your time to go to the places you've never been to and get to know the people there, you will then be carried away. Living in my city, Hong Kong, for over twenty years, I am still falling in love with it. Sometimes, it pisses me off but just like your other relationships, the bitter-sweetness makes it even more… fabulous.
As much as I enjoy living in my city, I discovered a lot of great talents, designs, and places in Hong Kong. No matter you're a new lover or long-term partner with Hong Kong, you should check these out and you might be carried away like I did.
1. Hong Kong fashion brand, TwS
I met the designer & founder of TwS, Maria Mak, at the Hong Kong Fashion Blogger party and by then discovered her brand. Her design reflects who she is – happy, easy-going, goofily adorable, and just someone whom you feel comfortable to be with. I was wearing the two shocking pink pieces for this shoot. It is a show-stopper and most importantly (at least to me) comfortable.
Phoeba Modal Bodysuit, USD139; Pamela Modal Asymmetrical Skirt, USD155 here
2. Hong Kong handbag brand, Mischa
Reinventing the vintage Japanese textiles and fine embroidery, the designer, Michelle Lai, transforms precious textiles into modern accessories. I especially love this silk Envelope clutch. I like the treatment of using traditional Japanese obi & kimono fabric but in a simple and modern envelope design. While everyone is carrying a typical clutch for a cocktail, hello I am carrying a gold kimono clutch. Such a boss.
Silk Envelope Clutch – Gold & Green, USD333 233 here
3. Hong Kong jewelry brand, Carmen Chan Jewelry
Yes, this is ME! It will be awkward if I do not mention myself when I introduce Hong Kong designers. My jewelry is like me – explicit and sometimes a bit over-the-top. I designed the Messenger collection to remind wearers to live life and feel love everyday. To me, ring is something so personal that it should be more than just pretty but meaningful.
Feel Love | 18K Yellow Gold Plated Sterling Silver Ring, USD152 here
4. Hong Kong lingerie brand, Bubies
I am never a big fan of crazy lingerie but this is something impressive. Bubies is founded by a team of young Hong Kong designers in 2010, and supported by a factory that has over three decades experience in manufacturing European lingerie. To me, a nice lingerie should be provokingly sexy but not sexual. This one-piece with lace embroidery is just at the right fine line of sexiness.
B52 Embroidery 1-Pierce, USD97 here
5. Hong Kong getaway, Tai Long Sai Wan
I know what you're thinking. This is Hong Kong? Yes! The lovely part of Hong Kong is that it has both the urban busy side but also the quiet natural side. Tai Long Sai Wan is a little getaway from the hectic city life. The sand and water are rarely clean (relatively) and there are only few people at the beach even in a sunny weekend! But of course there is a payoff for such a gorgeous beach – you will have to hike for 40 minutes to get there.
How to get there here (My recommendation is to take the the minibus (method D) in front of the McDonald in Sai Kung to get to Sai Wan Pavillion then walk for 40 mins to Tai Long Sai Wan. And you can return back to Sai Kung from the beach by speed boat, which you can reserve seat at the restaurant near the beach.)
6. Hong Kong café, Common Ground
Located in Central Soho, Common Ground is another getaway from the hectic city if you don't want to hike 40 minutes to find your quiet corner. The café is very cozy with friendly staff. It is a perfect place to read a book alone or chitchat with friends. My favorite drink there is the iced lemon grass water, which is absolutely refreshing in a sweating hot summer in Hong Kong.
G/F, 19 Shing Wong Street, Central, Hong Kong
See more here
7. Hong Kong salon, Salon Nova
Finding a right hair stylist can sometimes be as hard as finding the right guy. It could take years and the process can be a nightmare. I met the founder and hairstylist, Ringo Cheung, the other day. Unlike many salons, Salon Nova aims to bring the character and beauty inside-out to be reflected in your hairstyle, as if crafting a sculpture from your inner art. They are also launching nail art service soon. Exciting!
1002-04 Century Square, 1-13 D'Aguilar Street, Central, Hong Kong
See more here
8. Hong Kong art gallery, Spring Workshop
With a much bigger space than galleries in Central and Sheung Wan, Spring Workshop is definitely one of my favorite galleries I recently love. Located in the emerging art neighborhood at Wong Chuk Hang Industrial area, Spring Workshop is a non-profit arts space with different types of art and cultural events from exhibition to book launch. If you like art and want to check out more emerging artists, you should definitely take a good look.
3/F Remex Centre, 42 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong here
The beautiful photos were taken by Yudai Maruyama of UDAWG Production. I post my column here and www.shopdescreateurs.wordpress.com every Wednesday. If you like what you see, make sure you give a LIKE at my page at www.facebook.com/carmenchanjewelry
Many love – CARMENX
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New Loopt Bag from Flip & Tumble: A Really Reusable Bag
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Bringing your own bag to the grocery store/bodega/retailer/wherever is pretty much a must these days—Whole Foods has even stopped giving out bags. And well they should--bringing your own reusable bag or tote is too easy and waste-preventative not to. Flip & Tumble knows this, and they've come out with a bag that's not only uber functional, but stylish to boot.The biggest difference between Flip & Tumble and typical totes or reusable bags comes down to a single factor: size. Flip & Tumble's bags can be rolled up into a tiny wad that'll fit anywhere for easy transportation—purse, messenger bag, coat pocket, etc. And that goes for the new Loopt bag, too.
Flip & Tumble make a great product (these bags are definitely TreeHugger approved) that we hope continue to catch on. Totes are nice, but you can't beat the compact size and mobility of Flip & Tumble. As the company website states, the whole 'reusable bag' concept only works if they're actually being reused. Flip & Tumble goes a long way towards making sure that happens.
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I can remember wanting Fruity Pebbles for breakfast as a child. The Flintstone family, from the 60's-era cartoon, were my frequent TV friends, and they loved Fruity Pebbles. So of course, I loved them too. On the rare occasion that my Mom bought them, I devoured bowl after bowl. As a kid, I never connected how yucky I felt an hour or two after eating sugary cereal. I just knew I wanted those tasty Pebbles, and that's all that mattered.
Why did I want that cereal? Was it because it was good for me? Certainly not. (There is no fruit in Fruity Pebbles—it's debatable whether it's even food.) Would it give me the ability to meet my 7-year-old goals of being able to run faster or play longer? Not in my experience.
I think I wanted Pebbles for two reasons: my favorite TV characters loved them, and professionals intentionally engineered the ingredients to attract me. In fact, we now know the addictive properties of sugar makes us want more of something that is actually enslaving us.
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A vacation, holiday, honeymoon, or anniversary trip at Villa Grand Piton will make lifetime memories for you, just like it did for so many of our past guests. We are fortunate they have shared their experiences in their reviews. For more reviews of Villa Grand Piton, please go to our listing on VRBO
Stop researching–this is it!
We are seasoned travelers that work hard and seek only the finest for our getaways. We splurge for memories. First time to St. Lucia and Villa Grand Piton WILL NOT DISAPPOINT. First, everywhere on St. Lucia requires a walk to the beach–why not first enjoy a private pool with THE MOST AMAZING view of the pitons AND cocktails and snacks from your well appointed kitchen, gaze for a bit out at the ships criss-crossing the sea before strolling down the hill to the THE BEST SNORKELING BEACH (anse chastenet) on the island. Sure, we could have booked a Jade room with a splash pool, BUT why not get a villa for less than half the price in the same location? This is a no-brainer. But–if I say more it will seem like I'm writing a paid advertisement–so let me suggest this–look at the all the photos, compare photos from the other villas, compare size, staff and amenities from Ladera, Jade and Sugar Beach,…. then decide. Bravo Loretta–well done! Thanks for helping to make this trip one for the memory books!
—- Cheryl —– Date of stay: January 2016
A little slice of HEAVEN here!
We absolutely LOVED Villa Grand Piton – although the hiking, restaurants, snorkeling and zip lines all sounded fun – we've done it all before … and in the end, we chose not to tear ourselves away from the perfect villa, the perfect pool and the most heavenly view ever! THE most relaxing vacation my husband and I have ever taken. It was beautiful every day despite saying it might rain. And everything was top notch – Doxie, John and Paul were all so helpful. We did go down to Anse Chastenet to go snorkeling one day and it was lovely (gear is all there at the villa, along with suntan lotion and literally everything else you'd ever need!) – but after a few hours, we decided it was a lot nicer up at the villa, so back we went and never left again except to pick up food or drinks! Fabulous place and though I know there's lots to do all over St. Lucia – this place is the perfect place to completely relax and do nothing too. Can't wait to go back!
—- Jodi —– Date of stay: November 2015
Our amazing trip to Villa Grand Piton!
We could not have chosen a more magical island, setting or villa! We fell in love with it all, and your beautiful villa was such a spectacular place for us to stay. We simply couldn't believe how beautiful it all was, and those views, I don't honestly think you could find anything more beautiful, and ever changing. We were mesmerized by everything from the fisherman first thing, cloud formation over the Pitons, boats, Frigate birds to the sunset and evening sky beyond…..
We spent a lot of time at the villa, especially in the floating sun loungers! What a way to stay cool! We only tore ourselves away when we ran out of provisions, or fancied the beach, snorkeling or a meal out, tough life!!!!
We loved all the beaches for different reasons, the burgers and snorkeling at Anse Mamin are amazing, and what a spot to sit and have a cold Piton and huge burger! We hired a couple of loungers a few times (11$US each) and made a day of it, and once we had eaten lunch they were very happy to bring us drinks etc. Sugar beach was great for snorkeling too, and the fruit man made the most wonderful fresh fruit salad, I don't think we have ever eaten so many different fruits before, and I had no idea half of them existed!!! He also fed the fish bananas!! We stood with literally hundreds of Sergeant Majors swimming around us taking bananas from our hands! Whilst the food at the beach bar was ok, it was very expensive (I know you had put that very subtly in your notes!) and we got grumpy at 30$US for 2 bottles of water!!! But what a beautiful place!
The villa is situated in an amazing location, not only for its views, but its proximity to all the resorts and restaurants, it's incredible how many different places there are nearby. It was our downfall! We simply ended up eating out too much! We tried lots of places Apsara (loved it), Sugar beach, beach bar, Hummingbird (lovely food but just no atmosphere..) Mango Tree (tapas night, lovely atmosphere, food was ok) The Beacon (fab & cheap!), Orlandos (incredible food & he was just a legend!) and last but not least Dasheene….(our favourite! Expensive dinner, but just delicious, totally amazing). So as you can see, we did eat out too much, but it had been a long time since we had a family vacation!
Our only struggle was the food shop! I so wanted to eat in more, but we struggled to find stuff! We did try to 'eat like a local' but my DH is spectacularly fussy & I didn't know what half the fruit and vegetables were!!! Doxie was lovely and brought different things up to the villa, but the first day we thought we had purchased a tonne of bananas (my dear "A"..) but they were plantain!!! So I would love an idiots guide to fruit & vegetables in St Lucia!!!! We did take your advice and headed off to Rodney bay, but only made it to Marigot Bay! "L" was turning greener by the minute on the winding roads! We had a lovely boat tour & brunch and headed back!!!
Your staff also deserves a huge mention, they are just lovely. Warm, friendly helpful, discreet and reassuring, you are so lucky to have them all and they were all so special in their own ways and it was such a luxury to have clean bedding and towels every 3 days! Paul keeps your gardens, grounds, BBQ and pool looking spotless and it was always comforting to know John was keeping watch. We had so many great chats with them all, and learnt so much more about St Lucia straight from the experts! You must feel so reassured they are all there, you couldn't find nicer, kinder people.
"A" and my DH went scuba diving for the first time out there and loved it so much they did it again just before we left. Scott at Scuba St Lucia was just lovely….."A" is now looking to qualify in her gap year next year…..!!!
Honestly what a holiday, what a place! You are so lucky!!! It is quite simply paradise! We already want to come back, well to be honest we never wanted to leave….! We even grew to love the crazy road! If you are going to get views like that, you need to climb a few hills don't you?!!! We hired a sailing boat for the afternoon, it was really special, saw literally hundreds of dolphins and snorkeled at Anse Cochon….what a way to spend an afternoon…..but the most incredible of all was to see your beautiful villa from the water. We knew the villa was high up, but it was only at sea that you get a full perspective of how high up it really is. Until that day we had no idea there were several villas beneath, or that the villas we thought were down by the sea level, were also so high up! Finally we understood why you get those panoramic 180 degree views! Villa Grand Piton soars in amongst the top of the hill, creating that spectacular view of ocean, sky and those glorious Pitons! It is worth every second of the drive to get to that setting! It also explained to us why it is so serenely peaceful at the villa, being the second to last villa on the road, no one ever goes past!
One of our favourite times was late, just before bed listening to all those beautiful sounds….total tranquility, and those amazing tiny little tree frogs…how does something so small, make such a beautiful sound?
I just need to brush up on those local fruit and vegetables and a few recipes and there will be no stopping us eating in more next time!!!Thank you for being so brilliantly helpful and for being so informative. I still can't believe I asked about a hair dryer……
We wouldn't change a thing, it was magic! We are so grateful that you have chosen to let other people come and experience your slice of heaven! We can't wait to come back for a second helping in the future!
Paradise found!
—– Carolina —– Date of stay: October 2015
Fantastic villa with a spectacular view!
We had a wonderful time at the villa, our home away from home. There were hummingbirds visiting the huge bougainvillea every day, beautiful ships sailing by, beautiful sunsets, and a rainbow one morning. There are even more abundant amenities than listed, including binoculars and a Gorilla pod to hold/balance the camera almost anywhere. The stargazing was incredible. We saw many shooting stars and several fireballs. We watched a couple of movies at nighttime in the media room. It was very nice equipment and selection, and nice to have available. The road is challenging, but not so bad once you get used to it. Definitely take the provided taxi from the airport, and if you're renting a car, have it delivered to the villa. We loved the botanical gardens, but we're avid gardeners, so if gardening isn't your thing, you may not be as impressed. The drive to Castries was beautiful. We took a boat trip with Joy, and it was great even though it poured for at least a half an hour of our 5 hour trip. Our favorite restaurants were Masala Bay (in Marigot Bay) and Martha's tables (on the road to Sugar Beach). One thing we found was that several places were not as credit card friendly as on other islands. They seemed to have a difficult time running cards at the supermarkets and some restaurants. Doxie and the staff were fantastic, always available for anything we needed.
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I have been wanting to see this movie for a long time, mostly because of what I have heard about the deplorable opening scene. The film opens with a vile and shocking rape scene. It is mildly exploitative but what makes this scene disturbing is the rapist itself himself, for he is part-man, part-monster. (Think of Seth Brundle from The Fly.) Oh, the shock and awe!! But not really. In reality, the scene is quite a letdown. Now, I know this was filmed in 1982, so some credit should be given for this kind of subject matter at this point in time, but there really isn't anything risqué about this scene. I mean, The Last House on the Left (1972) and I Spit on Your Grave (1978) were far more disturbing and were created way before The Beast Within. I'd like to say that the rest of the film makes up for the disappointing introduction to the story, but it only gets worse from here. Far, far worse.
Seventeen years later, the rape victim, Caroline, has a son- a product of that horrific and unforgettable night. She is married to Eli and leads a normal existence, except that now her son, Michael, is exhibiting strange medical symptoms and inhuman behavior. Caroline and Eli must do some investigative digging into who harmed her years ago in order to figure out what is wrong with their ill son. It seems that the whole town is in on the secret and don't want Caroline and Eli nosing around for information. When Michael flees the hospital, he begins a rampage in search of sex, with an urge to continue the work that his "father" began.
I am a fan of "B-horror" movies, but this is "C" quality at best. The acting is pitiable, especially by afflicted Michael, which is unfortunate since he is the character that is supposed to be carrying this whole film. All I could think of is that he reminded me of an even sadder version of Meat Loaf in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Needless to say, he is NOT scary.
Hearing stories of the opening scene always had me intrigued to watch this film, but the disappointing opening scene really is the best part and the rest that follows clings to scraps of a story that just aren't enough to make an interesting film. I could barely make it to the end of this boring film, but I did so you don't have to. You're welcome.
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WSD student delegates had a rare opportunity to meet storied primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, sharing their own work to create a world where animals, people and the environment can thrive.
Dr. Goodall and the students met at the Delta Hotel on Sept. 28 as part of her recent Canadian tour.
"Jane and the students are going to have a sharing circle, ask each other questions and learn more about each other," said WSD Education for Sustainable Development Consultant Chantelle Cotton.
Students learned that it was Dr. Goodall's love of books, in particular Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes, that pointed her in the direction of a 55-year career studying chimpanzees.
"I had a tree in the garden…and I used to take my books up this tree, because I felt close to the birds. And I read (the book) from cover to cover," she said. "That was when I fell in love with Tarzan…and so I decided I'm going to grow up, I'm going to go to Africa, I'm going to live with wild animals and I'm going to write books about them.
"Girls couldn't be scientists in those days. Everybody laughed at me. 'Jane, what a stupid dream.'"
It was the first of many misconceptions she would help erase in her career. Another was that animals had no distinct personalities.
"When I first got to college, I was told I couldn't talk about chimpanzees having personalities, because only humans did. I couldn't talk about them having emotions like happiness, sadness, fear…that was only humans. I couldn't talk about them having minds capable of solving problems," she said, adding that she was told to give the chimpanzees she studied numbers instead of names. "But fortunately, I had a wonderful teacher when I was a child, who taught me that for all their knowledge, the professors were wrong. And that teacher was my dog, Rusty. You can't share your life with an animal and not know. Of course they have personalities and feelings."
With the Roots & Shoots program, Dr. Goodall is encouraging young people to make a difference and build a better future for people, animals and the environment. There are currently five WSD schools involved in the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada's Roots & Shoots program. Pilot schools Lord Selkirk, Meadows West and Robert H. Smith schools have been joined by King Edward and Greenway schools this fall.
The program engages school communities to take on action-based projects. For example, Lord Selkirk school did a project on access to healthy food in their community, as well as looking help the stray cat population.
"There are lots of bad things going on in the world today…at times it seems overwhelming," Dr. Goodall said.
"To know there are young people like you, who care, who love animals, who love nature, who want to help…and knowing that you are doing it through Roots and Shoots, meeting people, spreading the word and making a difference every single day…that's what gives me the energy to go on."
Robert H. Smith student Mahinder Singh said students were proud to share their work with Dr. Goodall.
"We told her about all the things we are doing to help the environment at our school," he said. "And we learned a lot about Dr. Goodall, it was amazing to get to meet her. It's a big privilege."
Students presented Dr. Goodall with a number of gifts, including a shirt to help her mark Orange Shirt Day, a day to encourage unity and reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians.


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Real-Time Informatics for a "New Soft City"
Posted in Research by Kate Archdeacon on June 21st, 2010
Source: The City Fix
Image from New Soft City – Keynote presentation by Dan Hill
From "Real-Time Informatics for a "New Soft City" " by Erica Schlaikjer
What if cities could talk? Or transit systems could tell you how they're feeling? Sounds crazy, but it's not that far-fetched. "Urban informatics" could change the way people understand and interact with cities, says Dan Hill, a designer, urbanist and senior consultant at Arup in Sydney. He explains the idea of projecting real-time data onto the physical environment of a city, such as a lamppost or observation tower, in order to enliven public space, improve the mass transit experience, and transform the way citizens relate to their urban surroundings. Data, which exist all around us, would be accessible to everyone, rather than contained on a mobile device, such as an iPhone or laptop.
Just imagine if you could use light projections, e-ink, or LEDs to display a "smart meter" of energy consumption on the outside of your home. What would change? Research shows that friendly neighborhood competition can actually breed energy-saving behavior.
Likewise, imagine if cities provided free wireless Internet connectivity outdoors and in other civic spaces, like atriums, libraries and shopping malls, to encourage people to spend time socializing outside of their personal bubble at work or at home. They would literally interact with the city. Public spaces could become friendlier, safer, cleaner and more attractive. It could improve people's health and well-being.
Sensing movement
MIT's SENSEable City Lab aggregated data from cell phones, buses and taxis in Rome – the Real Time Rome project – to better understand urban dynamics in real time, and ultimately, reveal ways to reduce inefficiencies and lead to a more sustainable urban future. Similarly, the University of Technology Sydney's Smart Light Fields tracks the Bluetooth signals of pedestrians to understand movement in a city.
In Helsinki, Finland, GPS data from trams and buses is laid over Google Maps to show travelers where to locate their mode of transport. Hill says it makes people feel more in control of the transit network, and as a result, makes them more likely to use public transport.
Hill is working on a project to visualize data about Sydney's metro system on the station walls themselves. He says it would be "half public art and half utility…giving a pulsing sense of the city."
The project is slated for 2015. Even though it's a modern high-tech concept, it's inspired by old technology from the Paris Metro in the 1920s that allowed people to press a button to show the route and destinations of their preferred station on an interactive map, lit up by tiny lamps embedded underneath glass.
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The Dr. N. Gordon Carper Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 1999 to honor individuals for meritorious services in sustaining and enriching collegiate academic competitions. Former Georgia Tech luminary Al Whited modeled the Carper on the Fermi Award. The award is presented annually to a member of the quizbowl community who exhibits the kind of dedication to and long-term support of academic competitions as exemplified by career of Dr. Carper. The Carper Award, while sponsored by the Academic Competition Federation, is not limited to individuals with ACF affiliations.
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2000: Dr. Carol Guthrie, Tennessee coach and ACF co-founder
2001: Dr. Robert Meredith, Georgia Tech coach
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2003: Eric Hillemann, Carleton coach
2004: Don Windham, Tennessee
2004: Gaius Stern, UC – Berkeley
2005: Charlie Steinhice, Tennessee – Chattanooga coach
2006: R. Robert Hentzel, Iowa State player and NAQT founder
2007: Andrew Yaphe, Virginia, Chicago, and Stanford player, ACF and NAQT editor
2008: Chris Sewell, Texas A&M and Stanford, inventor of SQBS statistics program
2009: Ezequiel Berdichevsky, Michigan and Maryland player and ACF editor
2010: Subash Maddipoti, Chicago player and ACF editor
2011: Dr. Seth Teitler, Berkeley and Chicago player, ACF and NAQT editor
2012: Jeff Hoppes, Berkeley player, ACF and NAQT editor
2013: Matt Weiner, VCU player and coach, hsquizbowl.org founder, ACF editor
2014: Dr. Susan Ferrari, Chicago player, ACF Editor and Communications Director
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Exhibition and Conference organizer, Medco Bio Medical College president Dr. Mekonen Hagos said several medical equipment and medicines would be on display during the exhibition.
The exhibition would also introduce telemedicine, a solution to bridge gap of health care services.
Telemedicine which plays a vital role in bridging the rift of providing clinical health care in developing countries would be staged before the public, he added.
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The Obama administration, trying to dig itself out of a hole with American Jews, just inadvertently dug itself in even deeper. Today, Mitt Romney spoke in Jerusalem, where he attributed Palestinian economic stagnation to cultural issues:
Culture makes all the difference. And as I come here and I look out over this city and consider the accomplishments of the people of this nation, I recognize the power of at least culture and a few other things. As you come here and you see the GDP per capita, for instance, in Israel which is about $21,000, and compare that with GDP per capita just across the areas managed by the Palestinian Authority, which is more like $10,000 per capita, you notice such a dramatically stark difference in economic vitality.
In point of fact, as of 2009, Israel had a per capita GDP of just under $30,000, while the Palestinians were below $3,000.
But that wasn't the bone the Obama administration had to pick with Romney. Instead, the Obama administration said that Romney's comments wouldn't allow America to be "seen as an honest broker … Romney fell off the tightrope pretty dramatically." Those were the words of Colin Kahl, an Obama campaign foreign policy advisor direct from the Pentagon – the same Pentagon that has routinely leaked Israeli national security information that would allow the Jewish State to strike Iranian nuclear facilities. The Israeli-Palestinian issue, said Kahl, was "extraordinarily complicated and delicate issues and is not something you can just wing it on and expect not to make some mistakes, and Governor Romney made a big one."
There is only one problem with this, of course: America is not supposed to be an honest broker between Israel, an American ally, and the Palestinians, a terrorist-supporting population led by Hamas and the deeply corrupt Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian culture does prevent economic growth – teaching hatred for Israelis and the west, and preventing education of women will do that.
The Obama administration may be trying to score political points at Mitt Romney's expense, but all they've succeeded in doing is underscoring their own tepid support for the State of Israel.
That doesn't stop the New York Times from labeling Romney's statements a gaffe, and stating that this was "the second time that Mr. Romney has unwittingly offended a group of people in a part of the world he was visiting." But Romney was right – culture matters. And the Obama administration and New York Times are going to have a rough go of convincing American Jews that they should vote for Obama when he wants to pretend that culture isn't a significant differentiator between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs.


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Self-terminating phone plug and method of manufacture
Self-terminating phone plug and method of manufacture
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August 24, 1993
March 23, 1992
Scherer; John
(Richmond, CA)
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Pirlot; David
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Brucker; H. Michael
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A self terminating phone plug having a switch armature disposed between the inner signal carrying shaft and the outer ground shaft wherein the armature is biased to electrically ground the inner shaft except when an actuator carried by the armature and protruding through the outer shaft is urged inward toward the inner shaft, as when the plug is inserted into a jack, in which case the armature disconnects from the outer shaft and ungrounds the inner shaft.
I claim:
1. In a closed-ended male connector plug of the type having an outer tubular shaft member and a coaxial inner shaft member, with an enclosed open space between the shaft members alongtheir lengths, the improvement comprising:
switch means disposed in the open space between the two shaft members and selectively electrically connecting the inner and outer shaft members.
2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said switch means includes a resistive element through which the shaft members are selectively electrically connected.
3. The invention of claim 1 wherein said switch means is further described as being disposed between the shaft members at a location where the shaft members are coextensive.
4. The invention of claim 3 further comprising
switch actuator means protruding through the outer shaft member.
5. The invention of claim 4 wherein said switch means is operable to electrically connect the shaft members when said actuator means is in a first position and electrically disconnect the shaft members when in a second position, wherein saidactuator means is biased only toward the outer shaft member in its first position and biased toward the inner shaft member in its second position.
6. The invention of claim 4, wherein said switch means comprises an electrically conductive armature having a first end secured to the inner shaft member and a second end biased toward the outer member.
7. The invention of claim 6 wherein said switch actuator means is affixed to said armature near its second end.
8. The invention of claim 6 wherein said armature has a resistance value greater than zero.
9. The invention of claim 6 wherein said armature is further described as a narrow spring metal strip with a contact point secured to its second end.
10. The invention of claim 6 wherein said switch actuator means is further described as being formed of nonconductive material affixed to said spring metal strip near its second end.
11. The invention of claim 6 wherein the outer shaft member has a hole formed therein wherein said hole is aligned with said switch actuator means whereby said actuator can protrude through the outer shaft member.
12. The invention of claim 11 wherein said armature is positioned out of contact with the outer shaft member when said actuator is urged toward the interior of the outer shaft member.
The present invention is an improvement in an electrical device which, since its introduction many years ago, has become an industry standard while remaining essentially unchanged from its original design. In particular, the invention relates toan electrical connecting device commonly known as a "phone plug" which terminates an electrical cable and permits the cable to be readily connected and disconnected to electrical apparatus. One of the characteristics of the phone plug that has elevatedit to a standard piece of equipment for terminating an electrical cable, is the elegant simplicity of its design. The phone plug, which has no moving parts, is sturdy and sure in performing its function permitting it to be connected and disconnectedcountless times without failure.
In addition to its many other applications, the phone plug has become the standard device by which electrically amplified musical instruments are connected to their amplifiers. And while the phone plug fully performs its function of easilyconnecting and disconnecting a cable to a musical instrument, it does so with a most undesirable side effect--a high pitched squeal or screech if the amplifier is on at the time, which it frequently is. Although a number of devices have been proposedfor eliminating these nerve wracking screeches, no device prior to the present invention has been effective in doing so without at the same time compromising the integrity of the plug as an electrical connecting device. For that reason, phone plugs inuse today remain essentially unchanged from their initial design.
The phone plug is characterized by an outer, tubular, cylindrical shaft terminated at one end by a tip member which is connected to a cylindrical shaft which is co-axially aligned within the outer shaft, but electrically insulated therefrom, asis the tip. A cable terminated by a phone plug has its signal carrying conductor electrically connected to the inner shaft member (and thereby the tip), while the outer shaft is connected to the cable ground conductor. When the phone plug is insertedinto a mating jack, the tip engages and is held in place by a contactor electrically connected to the instrument's signal generating circuit, while the outer shaft is grounded. These mechanical and electrical features of phone plugs and jacks are wellknown in the art and have, as mentioned above, become standard, universally used components.
What is also universal, however, is the highly undesirable noise that occurs when a phone plug is connected or disconnected from an instrument while the instrument's amplifier is on. Under those circumstances, it is virtually impossible toeither insert or withdraw the phone plug from its jack without the tip, which carries a voltage, from contacting some signal generating element, whether it be part of the jack, the person handling the equipment, or some other nearby object. When the tipmakes such contact, the result is amost annoying screeching sound emanating from the speakers being driven by the amplifier to which the cable is connected.
Ever since phone plugs and musical instruments have been used together, the screeching that occurs when the instruments are connected to or disconnected from a "live" amplifier has been a common occurrence, and yet, prior to the presentinvention, all attempts to solve this problem have been unsatisfactory as either too complicated, too costly or too compromising of the plug as a connector, or some combination thereof. Two such solutions are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,275,946 and4,275,947. Both of these patents recognize that the solution to the problem is to ground the tip, except when it is engaged in the jack and thereby prevent any cacophonous amplified signal from being delivered to and broadcast from the speakers. Thedevices taught by these two patents are, however, so complex compared to the simplicity of the phone plug that they compromise the integrity of the phone plug as a reliable means for easily connecting and disconnecting cables to equipment. In both ofthe aforementioned patents, for example, the outer, tubular shaft of the phone plug which is grounded, and the inner coaxially disposed shaft, which carries a voltage are slidably disposed with respect to one another where, in the standard phone plug,these two elements are not movable at all. These moving members in the aforementioned prior art patents, as well as the springs and other components not found in a standard phone plug render the plug expensive to manufacture and unreliable in operation. For these reasons alone, these prior art devices, as well as others of the same general description, have never enjoyed any commercial success.
The present invention, by contrast, provides a solution to the problem which is as elegant as the simplicity of the phone plug itself and which in no way compromises the effectiveness of the phone plug as an electrical connecting device.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a means for eliminating the screeching sound that occurs when a phone plug is connected to or disconnected from a musical instrument.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a means for grounding the end of a phone plug at all times other than when it is seated in a phone plug jack.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a switch which can be disposed between the outer and inner shafts of a phone plug so as to ground the tip of the plug except when it is seated in a plug jack.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a simple and reliable method of securing a switch between the outer and inner shafts of a phone plug in perfect alignment with a hole in the plug's outer shaft.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be made apparent from the summary of the invention and the detailed description of the invention which follows.
The present invention solves the screeching problem outlined above by grounding the tip of the phone plug except when the plug tip is seated in its jack. The present invention achieves this result by disposing a switch between the phone plug'sinner shaft member, which characteristically carries voltage, and the phone plug's outer tubular shaft member, which is commonly grounded. The switch automatically electrically connects the two shafts and thereby grounds the inner shaft, except when theplug tip engages its phone plug jack.
The switch between the two coaxial elements is a simple conducting armature in the form of a narrow strip attached at one end to the inner shaft and biased so that its other end is urged against the inner wall of the outer tubular shaft. Thisarmature carries an actuator near the end which is biased against the outer tubular shaft and this actuator protrudes through a hole formed in wall of the outer shaft. The actuator is made of a durable non-conductive material (such as nylon) and has theeffect when pushed inwardly toward the interior of the phone plug shaft to disconnect the end contact of the armature from the outer shaft member and thereby unground the tip. The hole in the outer tubular member of the phone plug, and thus, theprotruding actuator carried by the armature, is located at a distance from the tip which assures that the actuator does not enter the phone plug jack until the tip is in, or nearly in, contact with its jack contact. When the portion of the phone plugouter cylinder through which the actuator protrudes enters the jack, the actuator is depressed toward the center of the phone plug, automatically disconnecting the armature and thereby ungrounding the tip.
Unlike prior art devices, the only modification to the standard phone plug that is required by the present invention is that a small hole be formed at a specified location in the outer tubular shaft. The rest of the invention comprises a singleunified member attached to the tip connecting (inner) shaft.
The simplicity of the present invention is commensurate with the simplicity of the phone plug itself, thus assuring that the reliability of the phone plug to perform its task is in no way compromised by the addition of the present invention andits operation of automatically terminating (grounding) the tip.
The invention also includes a particular design of armature which can be readily secured within the phone plug during its assembly without requiring any significant additional labor to do so, thereby making it possible for the advantages of thepresent invention to be enjoyed without significantly increasing the cost of the device which it enhances.
The novel features which are characteristic of the invention, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objectives and advantages thereof, will be better understood from the following description considered inconnection with the accompanying drawings in which presently preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of examples. It is to be expressly understood, however, that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration and descriptiononly, and are not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of a phone plug and jack including the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the phone plug of FIG. 1 inserted into the jack;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the armature of the switch which forms part of the invention;
FIG. 4 is a side view of the armature of FIG. 3; and
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5--5 of FIG. 1.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a phone plug 10 has a cylindrical, tubular outer shaft member 14 which is terminated at one of its ends by a tip 13 and at its other end by an enlarged threaded flange 17 onto which is threaded a handle 15. The tip 13is insulated from shaft 14 by an annular insulator 16 and connected to a cylindrical inner shaft 19 that is coaxial within the outer shaft 14. The inner shaft 19 extends through (without contacting) flange 17 and is secured at the rear of the flange toan electrical connector 21 which is insulated from flange 17 by an insulator plug 22. A second electrical connector 18 is affixed to flange 17 and thereby electrically connected to outer shaft 14.
Thus, connector 21 is electrically connected to tip 13 through shaft 19 and insulated from outer shaft 14, flange 17, and lead 18. In its well known use, phone plug 10 connects to a cable (not shown) by connecting the cable ground conductor toconnector 18 and the cable signal carrying conductor to connector 21. In this way, the tip 13 carries a voltage when the other end of the cable is connected to an operating amplifier, while the shaft member 14 is grounded. It is the presence of the tip13 carrying a voltage which gives rise to the problems set forth above in terms of screeching and possible damage to amplifiers and speakers. In order to avoid component damage and screeching, the present invention provides a grounding switch 11 betweenthe inner shaft member 19 and the outer tubular shaft member 14.
Referring also to FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, switch 11 comprises an armature 23 electrically and physically secured at its end 24 to inner shaft 19. A contact point 26 is affixed adjacent to the end 27 of armature 23, and an actuator 28 is mounted nearthe contact point 26.
Armature 23 is advantageously formed from a narrow strip of conducting material, such as spring steel, formed to bias the end 27 and thus, the contact point 26, against the inner wall 31 of the cylindrical shaft member 14. The armature spans thespace between the shafts, making electrical contact between the inner shaft 19 and the grounded outer shaft 14. The actuator 28 is formed from a durable, non-conductive material, such as nylon or the like, which is located to protrude through a hole 12in the outer tubular shaft member 14.
When there is no force applied to actuator 28 urging it inwardly toward the center of tubular shaft member 14, the spring bias of the armature 23 causes the contact point 26 to engage the inner wall 31 of outer shaft 14 (the switch 11 is closed)whereby tip 13 is grounded through shaft 19, switch 11 and shaft member 14. In this way, whenever the phone plug is not in use (not plugged in to a jack) the tip 13 is terminated (grounded) and thus, not a potential for generating a noise signal to befed into the amplifier and broadcast through the speakers.
Referring to FIG. 2, in particular, in operation the plug 10 is inserted into a jack 33 which includes a cylindrical receiving sleeve 34 having an inner diameter just slightly larger than the outer diameter of shaft member 14, and a tip contactand securing member 36. The location of hole 12 in the outer shaft member 14 determines the distance between the actuator 28 and the tip 13. By adjusting that distance a given plug can be either a make-before-break plug or a break-before-make plug. When the distance between the tip 13 and the actuator 28 is such that the actuator is depressed by the jack wall 34 before the tip 13 contacts the securing member 36, the switch 11 will "break" before the tip "makes" connection with the securing member. When on the other hand, the distance between the tip 13 and the actuator 28 is such that the actuator is depressed by the jack wall 34 after the tip 13 contacts the securing member 36, the tip 13 "makes" contact with the jack tip connector 36 before theswitch 11 "breaks" (while the tip is still grounded). Whether a plug is designed to be a make-before-break or a break-before-make depends on the application and the electrical devices involved. The present invention is capable of providing either withonly a slight change in the location of the actuator hole 12. No other modification is required.
The armature 23 can be attached to the shaft 19 by any conventional means such as a fastener or bonding material. Where, however, the armature is attached to the shaft at a fixed location by bonding or a fastener, it must be precisely located onthe shaft at the time of fixation so that the actuator 28 properly aligns with the hole 12 in the outer shaft 14. If that alignment is not perfect, the actuator 28 will not freely pass through the hole 12 and the switch 11 will never close (contactpoint 26 will not engage outer shaft 14). The present invention provides a means and method for attaching the armature 23 to the shaft 14 in a way that automatically aligns the hole 12 and the actuator 28.
Referring also to FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, the armature 23 has formed at its end 24 a split ring securing member 41 having an inner diameter smaller than the diameter of the tip connecting shaft 19. The opposing legs 42 of the split ring securingmember 41 can, however, be spread to accommodate and slidably grasp shaft 19 and thereby affix the armature 23 to the shaft 19 both mechanically and electrically. The securing member 41 grips the shaft 19 so as to keep the armature in place but at thesame time permits the armature 23 to slide along the length of the shaft 19 to the precise location where actuator 28 and hole 12 are aligned. Thus, during assembly of the plug, the tip 13 is joined to its shaft 19 and the annular insulating member 16located around the shaft 19 and urged up against the tip 13. The split ring connector 42 is placed around the shaft 19 at the general, but not specific location where it will ultimately be located in order to position the actuator 28 within the hole 12. As shaft 14 is passed over shaft 19, the actuator 28 will align with and protrude through hole 12. Preferably that alignment occurs before shaft 14 is fully engaged against the insulator 16. As the outer shaft 14 is thereafter pushed toward abutmentwith the insulator 16, the actuator will transfer the pushing force from the shaft 14 to the armature 23 which will simply slide along with shaft 19, until shaft 14 abuts the insulator 16. In this way, the armature is self-aligning and does not requireany precise location or matching parts during the manufacturing process.
Where the armature 23 is of a unmodified spring metal, it will have a resistance value of essentially zero ohms which is perfectly acceptable for the use described above. There are, however, uses of phone plugs (such as connecting speakers toamplifiers) where the termination (grounding) of the tip could cause damage to the devices connected by the cables to which the plug is joined. To avoid this, the armature 23 can be doped to include a material which will give the armature a resistancevalue greater than zero, for example 50 ohms or more, so the switch will not create a "dead" short, but will rather terminate the tip through some resistance. While the armature has been described as made of a metal, it can also be formed of aconducting plastic material whether designed to terminate in a dead short or a resistance.
The invention having been fully described, it is understood it is not to be limited to the details herein set forth, but is of the full scope of the appended claims.
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Greg Ames wrote: > Jeff Trawick wrote: > >> problem not seen in 2.0.43, but seen in HEAD > > >> I think the 22 is EINVAL inside the include filter from the attempt to >> read a bogus mmap bucket. > > > My recent changes to core_output_filter can drive cleanups sooner than > they were before. I suspect that has something to do with the bogus > mmap bucket. > I'll see if I can recreate this. Recreated but not fully understood. mmap_bucket_setaside creates a dup of the mmap bucket in my new deferred write pool. forking/execing the script adds a FLUSH bucket somewhere behind the mmap bucket. This causes a socket write and then my new code clears the pool, driving mmap_bucket_cleanup, which zeros out the pointer to the apr_mmap_t. Later this zeroed out pointer causes mmap_bucket_read to return APR_EINVAL. That seems to imply that mod_include is getting a pointer to the dup'ed + cleaned up mmap bucket somehow, which I don't understand. Any words of wisdom from mod_include and/or bucket experts would be appreciated. In the mean time, I'm thinking of hacking core_output_filter to wait to clear the deferred write pool until it sees an EOS, or just restoring it to the 2.0.43 level until we can figure out why this scenario doesn't work properly. Greg
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ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Todd Pletcher nominated two promising 3-year-olds, Bishop Court Hill and Strong Hope, to Saturday's $200,000 Riva Ridge Breeders' Cup on the Belmont Stakes undercard, but probably will run only one of the colts.
Pletcher has tabbed Bishop Court Hill for the Grade 2 Riva Ridge at seven furlongs and is leaning toward running Strong Hope in a second-level allowance race at one mile the same day, so he can keep the horses, who are both owned by Eugene and Laura Melnyk, separated.
Neither Bishop Court Hill, who was bought at auction for $350,000 as a yearling, nor Strong Hope, purchased for $1.7 million as a yearling, raced at 2. They arrived in Pletcher's barn last December after spending time at the Melnyk's Winding Oaks Farm in Ocala, Fla.
"Both trained very well from the beginning," Pletcher said Friday. "Bishop Court Hill is slender and more of a feminine-type colt. Strong Hope is very big, about 1,300 pounds."
Bishop Court Hill, a son of Holy Bull, will make his stakes debut in the Riva Ridge. After destroying his rivals in a maiden sprint race at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 22, Bishop Court Hill ran around two turns at Keeneland as a prep for the Lexington Stakes. Bishop Court Hill finished seventh and Pletcher decided against the Lexington. Following a second-place finish at seven furlongs at Keeneland, Bishop Court Hill easily beat older horses in a 6 1/2-furlong race at Belmont on May 17.
"Right now it looks like a mile or less will be good for him," Pletcher said. "Possibly we'll try him on the grass because he is out of a Cormorant mare."
Strong Hope, a son of Grand Slam, finished fourth in his career debut at Gulfstream on March 8 in a six-furlong race that was run in a quick 1:08.66. Next out, he won a seven-furlong maiden race by 2 1/4 lengths in the slop at Aqueduct April 12. In his last start, May 14 at Belmont, Strong Hope held on to win a first-level allowance at a mile by a nose.
"We missed a little training for his last start," Pletcher said. "He got a little tired, and part of that was conditioning."
Pletcher, who won the 2000 Riva Ridge with Trippi, has a few other stakes candidates for Belmont week. Chapel Royal, a 9 1/4-length winner of a maiden race here May 15, will run in Friday's $100,000 Flash Stakes. Pletcher said if the turf is soft for Saturday's $200,000 Just a Game Breeders' Cup, he might run Carib Lady, who won the Gallorette Handicap at Pimlico on May 17 over a soft course.
Speightstown, second to Garnered in the off-the-turf Jaipur last weekend, will not run in Saturday's $250,000 True North Breeders' Cup. Pletcher wants to give Speightstown more time between starts and will point him to the $150,000 Tom Fool at Belmont July 4.
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Bobby Frankel worked several of his stakes horses over Belmont's main track Friday.
Peace Rules, fourth in the Preakness, worked a half-mile in 48.01 seconds under Edgar Prado. Peace Rules is being pointed to the $500,000 Virginia Derby, a 1 1/4-mile grass race at Colonial Downs on July 12. You, who worked a half-mile in 48.63, is being considered for the $200,000 Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup at Monmouth Park June 28. Shuvee winner Wild Spirit, who covered four furlongs in 48.92, is a candidate for the $300,000 Ogden Phipps here June 21.
Region of Merit's next is up in the air
Region of Merit, a nominee to the Riva Ridge, worked a half-mile in 48.12 on the main track Friday. Christophe Clement, who trains Region of Merit, said his mid-summer goal for Region of Merit is the $150,000 Dwyer July 6. Region of Merit won the Tampa Bay Derby in March.
"I'll look at the Riva Ridge, but I don't know," Clement said. "He's one work away from a race. I would like to go two turns around two weeks from now."
Clement, who will run Dynever in the Belmont Stakes, said another possibility for Region of Merit is the $250,000 Leonard Richards Stakes at Delaware Park, a 1 1/16-mile race on June 14.
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Shake You Down, a winner of his last three starts, worked a half-mile in 48.01 Friday on the main track in preparation for the True North. In his last start, Shake You Down won the Grade 3 Bold Ruler for trainer Scott Lake and owner Robert Cole Jr.
Another of Lake's stakes-winning sprinters, My Cousin Matt, had his first work since finishing fifth in the Dubai Golden Shaheen at Nad al Sheba on March 29. Working on Belmont's training track, My Cousin Matt covered a half-mile in a bullet 47.03.
"We've been going really light with him," Lake said. "One of his stifles was bothering him and we got that taken care of. I'm not sure yet when he'll run, but I'm thinking about a three-week time frame."
* A large field is taking shape for Thursday's $100,000 Meadow Brook steeplechase. Among the expected runners are Trebizond, Naughty Prince, and Fighting Star, the first three finishers from the Grade 1 Hard Scuffle at Churchill Downs on May 1. The Hard Scuffle was the first leg of the steeplechase triple crown. The second leg, the Joe Aitcheson at Pimlico, was canceled this year because of inclement weather. The 2 1/2-mile Meadow Brook is the final race in the series.
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The Rev. Mary Carson is a southwestern Ohio native who returned "home" in December 2016 when she was appointed as Priest-in-Charge of St. James. She was ordained deacon and priest in 1992 and has served in a variety of settings. Between 1992 and 1999, she was assistant at Trinity Church, Newport, RI; St. Christopher's Church, Gladwyne, PA; and Grace Church, Sandusky, OH. She then worked for almost 8 years on the staff of the Bishop of the Diocese of Ohio as Assistant to the Bishop for Ministry Development overseeing the ordination process and transition ministry.
Having grown up as a "priest's kid" and being on the inside of the Church for over 40 years, she decided to try something different and became Associate Executive Director and then Interim Executive Director of Lutheran Chaplaincy Service in Cleveland. A growing desire to assist church communities to grow spiritually while also connecting more with the people in their surrounding neighborhoods led her back to parish ministry in 2010 with the people of the Church of the Redeemer in Lorain where she served until her move to Cincinnati.
Mary is a graduate of Kenyon College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts with an interdisciplinary major in religion and music. She holds both a Master of Arts in Theology with an emphasis on liturgy and a Masters of Divinity from Bexley Hall, now Bexley Seabury Seminary on whose board she proudly serves.
When she's not at St. James, you might find Mary swimming at the Gamble-Nippert Y across from St. James or at a yoga class at Four Directions Yoga Studio. Cycling and walking are other favorite forms of stress relief. Someday she hopes to become a proficient kayaker and knitter. Her love for music continues to feed her through choral singing, playing piano and very occasionally organ, and enjoying the variety of musical offerings in greater Cincinnati.
Mike Smith was born while his parents lived in Westwood on Urweiler. The family moved to Western Hills and attend Mother of Mercy kindergarten and then Our Lady of Lourdes school until the family Delhi where he completed the 8th grade at Our Lady of Victory School. He attended high school for two years at Elder and in his junior year entered St. Gregory Seminary in Cincinnati. He completed his studies for priesthood in 1973 and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on June 2, 1973. He taught for two years at LaSalle and then 5 years at Mother of Mercy High School. He served at St. John the Baptist RC Church in Harrison, St. Catharine in Westwood, and St. Bernard's in Winton Place.
Mike worked as a consultant to churches and other organizations through his own consulting practice, Pastoral Coaching and Consulting Associates, for twenty years. He did a major research project for the National Church and served as the process consultant for several bishop elections. He also worked with over 250 parishes to assist them in rector searches, long range planning, and conflict resolution.
In 2004 Mike decided that he wanted to get back into education and began teaching at Cincinnati State where he taught ethics, psychology, and critical thinking. In 2006 he was invited to join the faculty of the newly created Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences. There he taught psychology, ethics, and world religions. He was appoint as Dean of Arts and Sciences in 2006 and then Provost and Chief Academic Officer. He retired by the College in 2014. He received his doctorate degree in education in 2012.
Mike's Roman Catholic ordination was received into the Episcopal Church in 2013 and then was made the Priest-in-Charge through 2915.
Mike is married to Mike Newman. They have been together for 38 years and legally married for 8 years.
He is now very happy to be part of the St. James Community.
Joe, a native of Cincinnati, is the Director of Music at St. James Episcopal Church. In addition, he is a graduate student at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati pursuing a Master's of Music Education degree.
In May of 2015, Joe completed his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education – Voice from Morehead State University. At Morehead, he was a member of the George M. Luckey Jr. Academic Honors Program and received the highly competitive full-cost of attendance Honors Scholarship.
While at Morehead State, he participated in several tours and competitions. He competed with the MSU Chamber Singers and won the Mixed Chamber Choirs Open Division at the 7th World Choir Games in Cincinnati, OH in 2012. In May of 2014, he competed with the MSU Chamber Singers once again and won the title of Grand Champions of the Mayo International Choral Festival in Westport, Ireland. In October 2014, Joe won first place in the Senior Men's Division of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition at Murray State University.
Joe is a very active solo and choral singer, conductor, and educator. As a performing artist, he has performed with the Morehead State University Choirs and MSU Opera. In addition, he has sung with various groups from Morehead, KY; Lexington, KY; Portsmouth, OH; and Cincinnati, OH.
As an educator, Joe has worked with all ages ranging from five to sixty-five in various settings including: Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Marjorie Book Continuing Education, Melodic Connections Music Therapy, and the Haldeman After School Program. He will rely upon his unique work experience in order to continue the well-known excellence of St. James' music ministry.
As a conductor, Joe has worked with many schools and students. While the Music Director of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia's Theta Pi Chapter he directed the 40 member men's chorus where they performed at local nursing homes, athletic events, and music department events. Joe was also given the opportunity to conduct Morehead State University's Concert Choir for the Fall 2014 semester and work with Rodney Eichenberger, former Professor of Music at Florida State University, in a conducting master class.
Before arriving to St. James, Joe was a church musician at the First Baptist Church of Morehead, KY. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the Kentucky Music Education Association (KMEA), and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Gayle Linkletter joined the St. James staff as administrator in January 2013. She has extensive experience in corporate communications, and previously held several positions in communications management for locally based corporations.
Raised in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, Gayle joined the Peace Corps after college and served for four years on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, where she taught French to junior secondary students. Following her Peace Corps stint, she was the editorial director at AFS Intercultural Programs in New York City, where she lived for ten years.
A job change and a desire for new horizons brought her to Cincinnati, and she settled in Clifton, where she still lives today. Gayle is passionate about nurturing connections with others, and brings that passion to St. James. In her spare time, she enjoys swimming, reading and travel.
The administration of any church, including St. James, often takes place behind the scenes. And that's the way it should be. It is our desire that the church run smoothly in all areas, from Sunday morning worship service to special mailings on church activities.
If you're wondering why you might need to contact Gayle, here's an overview of reasons. The St. James administrator handles the following:
Whether you have an announcement you'd like to add to the weekly bulletin, wonder when the next church supper is, or need details about an upcoming church event, Gayle can answer your question or point you in the right direction.