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College Farm Focus: Llysfasi
The spring like weather in early February this year has helped enormously with the start of our lambing season.
In order to make the best use of the lambing facilities and staff availability, we lamb for a period of 4 months in the year (mid January to mid May).
This also gives a range of months when we sell lambs, in fact there are by now relatively few months of the year when we aren't selling lambs.
The older Welsh Half bred and Mule ewes lamb first, having been sponged the previous August and whilst they won't be ready for the early Easter lamb trade, they do produce lambs for sale quite early on.
Students are fully involved with the lambing process and collectively take charge of the night time lambing duties with the early lambing flock of up to 300 ewes.
If the weather is decent, as it has been so far this year, the couples are turned out within a week in order to keep indoor disease build up to a minimum.
If the weather is poor, we have no option but to extend the housing for these early born lambs.
Lime is used to help control the environment and all lambs are navel dipped and administered a tablet at birth to combat any disease pick up.
Also, suckling of colostrum early on is deemed an essential aid to lamb survival.
As all the ewes are scanned, any empty ewes are identified and therefore do not take up valuable housing space, labour and straw etc.
We also identify and mark late lambing ewes, as over the years, we have moved to a system where groups of ewes are housed as close to their lambing date as possible.
This again helps control housing costs and allows us to concentrate on smaller numbers at any one time.
The downside is that the pasture only gets a short break between housing groups of ewes and their return to pasture.
The ewes are fed a complete diet based on grass silage and a home mix of whole wheat, soya, rape meal, sugar beet and minerals fed via a feed mixer wagon.
As they are housed close to lambing, pure glucose is available for the ewes from buckets for the first few days as they get used to their new diet.
This may appear to be an expensive option but on the back of it we get very few ewes with twin lamb disease and the associated welfare, time and financial losses that incurs.
We have also found that with this system, we seem to get very few prolapsed ewes.
Main lambing takes place from early March with the main Welsh Mule flock lambing indoors first followed by the Welsh Mountain ewes.
If the weather is good, we prefer to lamb the hill ewes outdoors, as we did in 2007, but a cold, wet April leads to the housing option being more beneficial.
In terms of lambing percentages, we look for 140-160% as a target for the hill ewes and 170% plus for the Half bred and Mule ewes.
Our results vary with the year and we have over the years both exceeded, been on and below the targets.
The key for us is not just the overall lambing percentage but also the make up of that crop as we wish to avoid too many empties and triplets.
Beef prices have strengthened with the turn of the year and this has been welcome. We have avoided the temptation of reducing either the intensity or the length of the finishing period on the back of higher grain prices as we are not prepared to send poorer cattle onto the market.
It must be remembered that better feeding leading to a positive change in conformation grade or a better level of finish will normally yield a better price per kilo that applies across the entire weight of the animal.
Even though the finishing period is itself inefficient when considering the cost per kilo of gain, if a better finished is achieved in this period, the price benefit comes in its wake.
This sounds simple but meeting what the market needs when input costs are going up exponentially will challenge us all.
Finally, in late January and early February we held two very successful taster courses for learners interested in following a career in the countryside.
The enthusiasm of these youngsters and their desire to live and work in the countryside was great to see.
We in turn have a strong will and determination to see them succeed educationally, we can but hope that there is the political will to support them and to recognise their value as the food producers and countryside managers of the future.


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Gerardo Garcia, referred to as "Jerry" by family and friends, was riding his skateboard to his girlfriend's home Saturday evening when he was struck on Lake Shore Drive and Avenue 6.
The 19 year old was declared brain dead at Inland Valley Medical Center.
"The hospital is keeping him alive at this point until family members arrive and make decisions regarding organ donation," said Capt. Dave Fontneau of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Investigators said the lack of skid marks on the pavement indicate the driver did not attempt to brake.
Witnesses told investigators the driver of a light-colored Honda drove away, leaving Garcia by the side of the road. Investigators said the Honda may have a modified muffler and front-end damage.
The victim's family is pleading for the public's help finding the driver.
"My son is dead and as a mother I need help so justice can be done," said Garcia's mother, Rosario Hernandez.
Garcia and his sister, Cynthia Aguilar, had planned to ring in the new year together.
"We are all going to miss him," Aguilar said. "He was everything to us. It is going to take a while to even think in my head that he is gone. To me he is still here."
Investigators are also hoping the driver of the Honda will come forward.
"It is terribly tragic," Fontneau said. "The first thing I'd like to tell them is to turn themselves in. Come forward, it may not even be their fault. At this point, the investigation is ongoing."
Aguilar also asked for the driver to turn themselves in.
"He can run away, hide from us, but he can't hide from God," she said. "God is going to make justice. He is going to find him soon and all we want is for him to take responsibility for his actions."
Anyone with information is asked to call investigators at (951) 776-1099.

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At the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Perth we hold a number of annual retreats of varying lengths and on various topics. Some retreats will be suitable for students of all levels, whilst some have pre-requisites.
Please see below for the a basic description of each of our annual retreats. Please note that dates and retreat topics are subject to change. Once dates and topcs are confirmed, retreat applications and further details will be available.
8 Days (Residential retreat) - Commencing on the first Saturday in January
Each year we hold an eight day Mahamudra retreat. This retreat comprises teachings and meditations on understadning and experiencing the conventional nature of mind, as well as the ultimate nature of mind, self and phenomena.
This retreat is suitable for both new students and advanced students. New students should have a basic understanding of Buddhism and some experience with Path to Enlightenment teachings such as attending our Sunday afternoon classes.
2019 Mahamudra Retreat - Commencing Saturday January 6th
Retreat applications will be available in term 4
3 days (Residential retreat) - Commencing Good Friday 2019
Previous subjects of our Easter retreat have included the practice and development of Calm Abiding (Single Pointed Concentration), the development of Bodhichitta - Great Love & Great Compassion and the practice of Lama Tsong Khapa Guru Yoga.
This retreat is generally suitable for both new students and advanced students. Any specific pre-requisities will be advised when the topic is announced.
2019 Easter Retreat - Commencing Good Friday
Full details and retreat applications will be available in term 4
2 or 3 Weeks (Residential retreat)
On alternate years, we hold either a two week Yamantaka retreat or a three week Vajrayogini retreat. These retreats include teaching and meditation sessions and students will complete a mantra commitment. The retreat will conclude with a traditional fire puja. To be able to attend these retreats you must have received the appropriate Highest Yoga Tantra initiation and have some experience with the practice.
Full details and dates for thsi reterat will be confirmed later this year.
Please email our office if you are interested in attending
3 days (Non- residential) - Commencing on the Saturday of the WA Queen's Birthday long weekend
Over the WA Queen's Birthday long weekend we hold a three day, non-residential retreat. This retreat comprises four sessions each day starting at 9.00am and concluding at 5.00pm. Lunch and refreshments are provided. Previous subjects of this retreat have included the practice of Green Tara, Medicine Buddha, White Tara and the 21 Taras.
This retreat is generally suitable for both new students and advanced students. Any specific pre-requisities will be advised when the topic is announced.
Please note that our 2018 Queen's Birthday retreat has been cancelled as our resident teacher will be leading a retreat at the Melbourne centre of the Tibetan Buddhist Society


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I. In Focus This Week
Surveying the situation
Orange County, Calif. uses series of surveys to assess the process
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose — Zora Neale Hurston
Orange County, California Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley was used to hearing lots of great anecdotal evidence about the elections process in his county, but he was always curious about the hard facts of the process so in 2009 he decided to formalize that curiosity with a series of elections surveys.
"…[E]verything we were hearing from poll workers and/or voters was anecdotal – so I wanted some concrete ways to measure results and provide a solid base to capture some ways to monitor metrics," said Kelley.
The county has been conducting Election Day surveys for more than five years now and runs the program for all elections — including special elections. The county released its 120-page report on the June 3, 2014 primary in September and the November 2014 report will be available shortly.
"When we first started we quickly identified areas where we could improve immediately and were able to pivot pretty quickly between the first two elections where we began conducting the surveys," Kelley said.
Kelley said the early results did surprise him a bit. There were areas where he felt his office was doing well — poll worker training, poll worker materials, voter phone wait times, etc. but the survey results told him otherwise.
"It would be easy to sit back and say nothing surprised me but that's not true – we all need to be self effacing and prepared to confront areas where we can improve – and we have done that as we move forward, the survey results show this," Kelley said.
The office also monitors the data during weekly planning meetings and management meetings to make adjustments on the fly – not just post election. That, Kelley said, is where the real time data becomes so valuable.
Currently there are 11 different surveys that are distributed:
- Poll Worker Survey asks poll workers to assess the various components of their volunteer experience;
- Training Survey is distributed at the end of election night and pertains to how well the office prepared poll workers for Election Day;
- Delivery Survey asks polling place hosts to assess the delivery company that was tasked with delivering election supplies and equipment to their location;
- Polling Place Survey asks polling place hosts about their experiences receiving, storing and returning equipment and supplies;
- Election Supply Distribution Survey is provided to inspectors when they picked up their precinct-specific supplies for Election Day;
- Phone Bank Survey is taken by members of the public who call the Public Phone Bank and poll workers who call the Poll Worker Phone Bank;
- Coordinator Survey is distributed to the coordinators in order to rate their experiences lead up to and on Election Day;
- A-Team Member Survey is provided to A-Team members (back-up poll workers) as they are deployed to a polling place on the morning of the election;
- Recruitment Survey was developed and implemented in 2010 as a means to measure the level of customer service provided by staff members who actively recruit volunteers;
- Collection Center Survey was utilized for the first time in June 2014 and asks Collection Center Workers for their feedback on the quality of training and preparation; and
- Candidate Filing Survey is provided to candidates who completed filing in the registrar's office or online.
Kelley said they didn't have target number of surveys, 11 was the number of areas his office felt that needed to be measured.
Since 2009, using the data from the surveys the county has retooled its polling place manual from start to finish, completely redesigned the provisional process and envelopes, adjusted resources on phone banks, improved training materials and changed the way it packages elections supplies, to name a few.
"I could go on – the survey program has made us a much better operation," Kelley said.
The office also surveys voters by capturing data on any voter that interfaces with the office in the last 120 days prior to an election, including Election Day. What they don't have at the moment is a polling place survey for voters, but Kelley said they are working on that.
Kelley said he hopes to have the polling place survey as well as a survey for vote-by-mail voters in place by 2016.
The surveys are a team effort among the divisions in the department, Kelley explained.
"Each was tasked with identifying the questions that would be needed to monitor the key metrics — customer service, equipment delivery, service times, etc.," Kelley said. "We have not worked with consultants – we have some very bright folks on staff who have statistics backgrounds, which has certainly helped."
The cost of conducting and producing the survey is built into the office's budget. Internal staff members are used to prepare, publish, collect and monitor the data. The county auditor is occasionally used to verify the data since it is an internal program.
Kelley said he believes conducting election surveys is something every government organization can afford and benefit from no matter the size of the agency because of the importance of listening to stakeholders.
"…[E]ven basic survey collection tools can help," Kelley said. "And there are so many free data collection tools that can be used online. We offer printed and online options, but simple online tools are available – they don't have to be coded from the ground up."
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Autism Society of Colorado | Latino Connections
The mission of the Autism Society of Colorado (ASC) is to improve the lives of all affected by autism. This includes families, providers, educators and members of the community. Currently one out of every 45 children is diagnosed with autism. ASC works to advocate, inform and share the autism journey with thousands of Coloradans. The Get Grounded Foundation grant will help launch the ASC's new "Latino Connections" program, an educational initiative that will provide additional education and access to Latinos, Hispanics and Spanish-speaking families with children who have been diagnosed with autism in the Denver area.
"I'm excited to officially launch the Latino Connections initiative because it will create a safe and inclusive environment for Latino families to share their autism journey." - Dana Meeker, Programs Director
Mount Saint Vincent | Foster Care Program
Mount Saint Vincent is a Denver-based treatment center for children ages 5 to 12 who face severe behavioral and emotional challenges due to trauma, mental illness, abuse or neglect. It specializes in delivering behavioral health services to children and their families, helping children reach their full potential within their homes, schools and communities. The foundation grant will help Mount Saint Vincent launch its new foster care program.
"The decision to offer foster care services aligns with our longstanding mission to serve the needs of children. As a child-focused agency, we are uniquely positioned to provide foster caregivers support and instruction based on the principles of trauma-informed care. We are deeply honored and thankful to have earned the support of the Get Grounded Foundation, who are helping us realize our goal of keeping children where they belong – in safe, loving and supportive homes." - Kirk Ward, LCSW, Executive Director and Clinical Director
Zuma's Rescue Ranch | Equine Therapy Program
Zuma's Rescue Ranch serves as a sanctuary and place of healing for both humans and animals in the Denver area. The Get Grounded Foundation grant will fund Zuma's ZEAL program, which will provide the opportunity for children living at group homes to participate in Zuma's therapeutic summer camp.
"Getting a $5,000 grant for our children's ZEAL program will provide the opportunity for kids living at group homes to join us in a therapeutic summer camp. Kids without homes feel less left behind and lost, as Zuma's herd of horses that were also once homeless and lost are kindred spirits to these kids. Pairing the homeless children and once homeless horses in a safe setting opens the stage for recovery of one's lost identity. Mentors, counselors and therapists have developed programs that help these kids find purpose, develop self-esteem and learn to cope with the hand life has dealt them." - Jodi Messenich, Founder and Executive Director


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Carbon Credit Capital is a leader in global carbon mitigation projects and has been an active participant in the carbon markets since 2006. It has been helping organizations reduce their carbon footprint and achieve sustainability goals through the use of carbon offsets for many years. It has partnered with carbon offset developers from around the globe that adhere to the highest standards in the industry. "We are committed to offering best in class carbon management services for businesses to help reduce their environmental footprint in the most cost effective manner. This recognition gives us extra motivation and will allow us to go an extra mile in achieving our goals", said Olivia Fussell, Managing Director Carbon Credit Capital.
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NIH researchers have prompted animals to develop broadly neutralizing antibodies against the virus; an early human trial is in the works.
Nope. According to this video of Bill Gates.
Promising news on the prevention front
In the past, he was accused of misusing data, showing religious bias and discriminating against gay men and people with HIV.
The study of a vaccine that is designed to prevent multiple strains of the virus will include 2,600 women in sub-Saharan Africa.
The experimental vaccine was first given in a series of three shots.
Researchers added more power to the vaccine that showed modest protection against humans in Thailand in 2009.
Why an even partially effective HIV vaccine could be key to beating the global pandemic
Nearly all those vaccinated had CD4 immune-cell responses, and the majority had CD8 immune-cell responses.
With a major new HIV vaccine trial under way, cautious optimism is stirring that the vaccine will prove effective enough for a rollout.
The discovery raises the chance of assembling an effective combination of antibodies that could be used in a vaccine or as treatment.
Immunotherapy and an HIV vaccine are among the first round of grants from Fred Hutch's Evergreen Fund.
A cure and a vaccine are topics of research supported by the 2016 Mathilde Krim Fellowships.
IAVI researchers will explore about a dozen promising vaccine candidates, thanks to funding from the Gates Foundation.
Scientists succeed with new methods of spurring the immune system to manufacture broadly neutralizing antibodies against the virus.
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GoCorps exists to connect Christian young adults with ways they can use their degree overseas along side strategic long-term projects. We mobilize Goers to those beyond the current reach of the gospel by recruiting young adults from all career interests to serve globally using their marketplace skills for two years among the least reached and those in extreme poverty through ten tracks of service.
Goers serve in the hardest places where culture, history and economics have converged to leave generations without access to a culturally relevant understanding of the gospel. Goers are often the first to tell those in the city that they are placed in about the good news of life in Jesus Christ.
Today, the greatest need and opportunity globally is for those with marketplace skills to use their degrees to make a difference. GoCorps placements are for two years as this is long enough to learn culture and become conversational in the local language, both key factors to making a significant contribution to the longer term projects that Goers are joining. Beyond two years of service globally, our hope is for Goers to bring strong leadership and influence to the church and the market place, instilling a commitment to lifelong involvement in advocating for and addressing the special challenges in bearing the message of Jesus Christ to the least reached globally.


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Aleigha Myrlene Hayes, daughter of Rosa and Jonathan Hayes, born Sept. 21; weight: 8 lbs., 1 oz.
Tyson Creed Baker, son of Kyla and Rodney Baker, born Sept. 21; weight: 7 lbs., 1 oz.
Sophia Grace Yates, daughter of Bridgett Yates, born Sept. 21; weight: 8 lbs., 1 oz.
Caroline Elizabeth Salyer, daughter of Lauren and Lucas Salyer, born Sept. 20; weight: 8 lbs., 12 oz.
Auron Gray Light, son of Sarah Tester and Travis Jonathan Light, born Sept. 20; weight: 7 lbs., 6 oz.
Charles Ryker Buckston Hicks, son of Ashley and Charles Hicks, born Sept. 20; weight: 7 lbs., 5 oz.
Tyleigh Marie Aldridge, daughter of Brittni Griffith and Tyler Aldridge, born Sept. 18; weight: 6 lbs., 3 oz.
Payton Rylie Bentley, son of Kayla Bowling and Jonathan Bentley, born Sept. 17; weight: 6 lbs., 8 oz.
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Rylee Grace Stewart, daughter of Amber and Tommy Stewart, born Sept. 12; weight: 6 lbs., 4 oz.
Jonathon Kaine Daniels, son of Destiney Hale and Charles Daniels, born Sept. 12; weight: 6 lbs., 9 oz.
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Ellington Marie Lowe, daughter of Ashley and Ryan Lowe, born Sept. 12; weight: 6 lbs., 12 oz.
Bennett Cade Russell, son of Brittany and Cory Russell, born Sept. 11; weight: 7 lbs., 8.6 oz.
Madisyn Marie Watkins, daughter of Kristian Robinson and Christopher Watkins, born Sept. 11; weight: 7 lbs., 8 oz.
Christopher Blake Leeper, son of Natasha Hunt and Christopher Leeper, born Sept. 11; weight: 10 lbs., 3 oz.
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Delainey Renee Dotson, daughter of Gina and Ronnie Dotson, born Sept. 8; weight: 7 lbs., 14 oz.
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Kendall Briana Vaughn, daughter of Joannie and Adam Vaughn, born Sept. 7; weight: 9 lbs., 10 oz.
Hadlee Annelise Claire Meade, daughter of Kateland McDonald and Trenton Meade, born Sept. 7; weight: 8 lbs., 11 oz.
Paisleigh Grace Thompson, daughter of Brittni and Isaic Thompson, born Sept. 7; weight: 8 lbs., 1 oz.
Memphis Dean Irick, son of Megan and Brandon Irick, born Sept. 7; weight: 8 lbs., 8 oz.
Anistyn Skye Ball, daughter of Chelsea Horton and Calib Ball, born Sept. 7; weight: 7 lbs., 3.3 oz.
Brantley Liam Cook, son of Caitlin and Jordan Cook, born Sept. 6; weight: 7 lbs., 6.7 oz.
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Latitude: 51.3206 / 51°19'14"N
Longitude: -2.2088 / 2°12'31"W
OS Eastings: 385543
OS Northings: 157968
OS Grid: ST855579
Mapcode National: GBR 1ST.0DV
Mapcode Global: VH972.N2MF
Entry Name: Home Mills Main Block
Listing Date: 26 November 1976
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1021558
English Heritage Legacy ID: 313950
Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Trowbridge
Built-Up Area: Trowbridge
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Church of England Parish: Trowbridge St James
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
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Home Mills Main Block
Circa 1862-3. Designed by Charles Underwood of Clifton. 4 storey mill block.
8+3 bays on boasted stone plinth. Ground floor ashlar, upper floors brick with
brick-size Bath stone quoins and alternate voussoirs to 1st and 2nd floor windows.
Stone cill bands, returned as stone courses over corner piers and dividing piers,
stone courses just below impost level and below coping. Segmental headed windows
with flat hipped voussoir arches. Cast iron casement grids with knop joints.
Ground floor windows in recessed reveals; 3rd floor and some 2nd floor windows
with concrete lintels (result of 1931 fire). Doorway in 4th bay from left. 3
bay block at east end projects 1 bay; same general design. Originally 5 storeys
with each range of windows set in giant arched recess; reduced after 1931 fire
leaving wall strips. Pediments on projecting wings at east end and decorated top
of stair tower (on north side) removed at that time.
The listed Mills in Court Street form an industrial group with Home Mill Buildings,
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Last month, I was honoured to be an antendee at TEDx in Bangkok, a gathering of big thinkers, artists, entrepreneurs, grass roots changers, musicians, and amazing minds. This one day event featured some fantastic speakers and this is my round up of my four favorite presentations that moved me in big ways.
*these videos are just over 15minutes each so if you are in a rush, you may want to bookmark this page and watch them later when you have the time to enjoy them fully. Definately worth a look, you will be amazed, inspired and most probably make you think differently about the world today and how you see things .
Raising One Million Dollars for Honduras
Shin Fujiyama was born in a fishing town in Japan in 1983 and immigrated to the US shortly after with his family. During his third year at the University of Mary Washington, Fujiyama decided to volunteer for a week in Honduras at a girls' shelter without giving it much thought. He had no idea that the short trip would ignite his passion to help vulnerable children so much. A few months later, he launched Students Helping Honduras in his dorm room with his classmates and younger sister, Cosmo. Since then, Fujiyama's organization has taken more than 1,000 volunteers to Honduras and has raised more than one million dollars to help vulnerable children raise themselves out of poverty. His goal is to create a chapter of SHH in every single university in the US. Find out more at StudentsHelpingHonduras.org
Handmade in a Digital World
Elizabeth Briel is an artist who explores Asia with her camera, notebook, and paintbrushes. She prints 19th-century photos of disappearing places in distinctive blue tones, paints pictures of sharp-witted women from around the world, and writes about the arts of Asia. While living in Cambodia she taught photography to street children; in Hong Kong she founded a community gallery; and she now works from a Bangkok studio. ThingsAsian Press has published her illustrations and photos in books, and in 2011 will release her book Sensual Papers: a Quest Through the Back Roads and Rivers of Thailand, Laos and Vietnam about her search for handmade papers and the people who make them. She continually experiments with ways to connect artists to communities, and building bridges of understanding between West, East and places in between — we all have more in common than it may seem at first glance. Elizabeth is based in Bangkok and Sydney. Find out more at her website: ebriel.com
Community Trumps Content
Jeff Utecht is an international educator and educational technology consultant. Currently Jeff is working as a Technology and Learning Coordinator for International School Bangkok. He has consulted with and presented at international schools around the world. Jeff has been teaching online graduate classes for different American Universities since 2007. Jeff regularly shares his thoughts on education and technology on his blog, thethinkingstick.com. Jeff has recently been mentioned in the books 'Reinventing Project-Based Learning' and 'Web 2.0, New Tools, New Schools'. Jeff recently wrote a chapter for the book 'Wired For Learning: An Educator's Guide to Web 2.0'. To learn more about Jeff visit: JeffUtecht.com
Cultivating Alternative Agriculture in Thailand
Bennett Haynes works for an organic farmers' organization in northeast Thailand called the Alternative Agriculture Network — Esan (AAN). During his first year with the AAN, Bennett organized an organic farming curriculum with a local organization called Surin Farmers Support in Surin province. Since then, Bennett has been working on "food ways" research with villagers in Yasothon province. He also coordinates consumer awareness campaigns with the Yasothon Green Market and supports high quality standards for the market.
As northeast Thailand grows, what are the implications for food security and food culture? How can organic farming of rice, vegetables, fruits and local herbal plants provide a safe alternative for farmers and consumers? These are the challenges that the AAN approaches through farmer-to-farmer exchange, community-based research, technical training and alternative markets. The AAN also collaborates with key government offices to access more farmers and develop community food security policy. Find out more at AANesan.wordpress.com
See all of the speakers presentations from this years Thailand TEDx, TEDxKrungthep.
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September 21, 2008
Jennifer will be teaching a 2 hour workshop including:
~ Barre exercises and center floor excercises focusing on proper posture, proper arm and hand positioning and proper foot placement;
~ Core and lower body strengthening and conditioning;
~Traveling movements, including turns and spins
If you attended the first Ballet for Bellydancers workshop, you are of course welcome to come again! Jennifer will be doing some of the same exercises, as well as working on new things, so it will be a great experience for new and old students alike!
Registration begins at 12:30
Class begins at 1:00
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Throughout Scripture and church history, women have been central to the mission of God. But all too often women have lacked opportunities to minister fully. Many churches lack visible examples of women in ministry and leadership.
Pastor Tara Beth Leach issues a stirring call for a new generation of women in ministry: to teach, to preach, to shepherd, and to lead. God not only permits women to minister—he emboldens, empowers, and unleashes women to lead out of the fullness of who they are. The church cannot reach its full potential without women using their God-given gifts. Leach provides practical expertise for how women can find their place at the table, escape impostor syndrome, face opposition, mentor others, and much more.
When women teach, preach, lead, evangelize, pastor, and disciple, and when men partner to embolden the women in their lives, the church's imagination expands to better reflect God's story and hope for the world.
"With grace and honesty, Tara Beth Leach unpacks her journey of becoming a woman senior pastor in a prominent evangelical church. In doing so, she blazes a trail for us all, both men and women, in empowering women for ministry. Robust in its theology, practical in its wisdom, Emboldened tells us why God's mission demands nothing less of us in these times: women and men together leading God's church."
"A double shot of spiritual espresso to awaken, encourage, and embolden every woman in the kingdom of God."
"It's time for the church to expand its imagination to include the strengths that women bring to the table as senior leaders, and Tara Beth Leach helps us do just that in this engaging book. Finally we have a primer for women in pastoral ministry that is both practical and theological. Emboldened is unflinching in naming the challenges that keep women sidelined in the church while at the same time inspiring those willing to brave those challenges. This will be the first book I recommend to women considering vocational ministry."
"One day, Lord willing, the American church will look back in disbelief at our failure to see the emboldening of women as essential to living faithfully under the rule and reign of God. This book, however, presents the opportunity to bring us much nearer to that day. I commend it strongly to all, but especially to my fellow brothers in Christ; may we heed this vision as a fresh, kingdom-oriented call to 'biblical manhood.'"
"Pastor Tara Beth Leach has produced an inspiring writing to embolden those who are called for ministry. For women called to vocational ministry the pathway is not easy, but Leach reminds us that the call cannot be ignored. This is the mission of God, and in the words of Pastor Tara Beth, 'I get to do this.' This book is a vital new resource for the church. It's for all women who are called to ministry and for those who will embolden others who have been called."
"Emboldened is a clarion call of instruction and inspiration to not settle for fifty percent participation, but for the church to engage one hundred percent of its people in the mission. My friend Tara Beth Leach is an important young voice that offers the church of Jesus a much better vision of the future. If you want to be challenged, inspired, or catch a glimpse of the church's tomorrow, read Emboldened."
"Tara Beth has chosen the right word to describe not only women who have gone before us, what God is doing among women today, but also what especially church leaders need to be doing today: embolden the woman as a way of letting the gifts of God be given to the people of God."
"We both believe that if we are to be the transformational movement that Jesus intended us to be, we are going to have to activate the God-given agency of women in the organized church and beyond. Until that happens, the body of Christ will continue to limp along. Tara Beth's new book is a loving invitation for the church to take women seriously enough to empower them for the frontline of leadership and mission. Viva!"
"Tara Beth Leach perfectly articulates the ache I feel for the day when the church will embolden men and women to serve God in all spheres of ministry without gender qualifiers. It's a passionate call for revolutionary change in our churches, but it's also a warmly written guide, full of very practical advice, useful steps, and stories to sustain you in that journey. Please read this book. Please."
"Over the years, I've heard the keepers of patriarchy shriek and howl over the imagined ills of what they deem the 'feminization of the church.' But if the 'feminization of the church' means more pastors like Tara Beth Leach, I'm all for it! I fervently hope that Emboldened will help pave the way for many more women in pastoral ministry."
"Women who are called to ministry need a pastor—to tell them they're not alone, that they can do this. They need a voice to speak truth over their calling and identity. In Tara Beth Leach they find such a voice. Her warm, pastoral authority twice blesses her readers, both as recipients of her care and as they watch her model what ministry can be."
"Emboldened is the book you need to give to every woman who is called into ministry. Thorough, hopeful, pragmatic, and bold, I hope it becomes required reading for every student of Scripture and discipleship because this is equal parts roadmap and encouragement. Tara Beth has given us the missing piece of the puzzle for churches who want to empower women to lead and step out in faithfulness to their calling and giftedness for the sake of the gospel."
"It's easy for a church to say they affirm women in ministry. It's much harder, as gifted and called women know all too well, to be a church that actually equips and empowers women to be who God created and called them to be. With pastoral wisdom, Tara Beth Leach encourages women who have been sidelined by churches who made promises that remain unkept. With prophetic vision, she illustrates a path forward for these churches that we might practice what we preach. And she does it all by weaving her own story—told with raw vulnerability—into the story of Scripture and the story of the church, which has from the beginning been shaped by the voices of our spiritual mothers as much as our spiritual fathers. She offers this as a precious gift to all of us, men and women, that the church of Jesus might more perfectly show the world what it looks like when God's kingdom comes here on earth as it is in heaven."
"Very few issues are as potentially divisive and hurtful as the gender issue for leaders, teachers, and pastors in the local church. The pathway for many has been lonely and discouraging. Tara Beth Leach steps into this hard place with a strong, wise, and gracious voice. This book is an enormous gift to men and women trying to figure out how to honor God and one another in the ways we guide, shape, and care for the bride of Christ. I can't wait to share this book to embolden the leaders I'm coaching!"
"With grace and honesty, Tara Beth Leach unpacks her journey of becoming a woman senior pastor in a prominent evangelical church. In doing so, she blazes a trail for us all, both men and women, in empowering women for ministry. Robust in its theology, practical in its wisdom, Emboldened tells us why God's mission demands nothing less of us in these times: women and men together leading God's church."
Foreword by Scot McKnight
Introduction: A Burden for the Church
Part I: Emboldened Women
1. This Is Our Story
2. Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
3. Breaking Stereotypes
4. Overcoming Opposition
5. An Emboldened Sisterhood
6. Marriage, Family, and Singleness in Ministry
Part II: A Vision for an Emboldened Church
7. An Emboldened Mission
8. An Emboldened Imagination
9. Emboldened Colaborers
10. An Emboldened Church
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"A girl is a girl, is a girl"!
Which you mean, those of the South in Egyptia, where many little girls got circumcised, or you mean such of the North, f.e. Alexandria, a town who has the lifestyle of other mediteranean countries?
And don`t forget Egyptia is changing nowadays al lot, so we will find new ways of life. It`s just now to early for a judge.1
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Speculating about the future is fundamental to Central Saint Martins' art and design practices.
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Every day 8 am-8pm, weather permitting. Call (646) 379-0454 to paddle anytime.
Paddle Your Harbor is a kayak and paddle board rental facility located right on Lake Michigan at the beautiful Inn at Bay Harbor. We offer up to 7 day rentals on our single and double kayaks as well as paddle boards. We also ret out a pedal boat, boogie boards and lake floats. Come visit us today!
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Global News (April 25, 2014) – Reported by Amy Judd
A story is emerging of a terrible family tragedy in Prince Rupert that underlines the extraordinary stress that can face the parents of children with autism and the lack of resources.
Angie Robinson's 16-year-old son Robbie had autism, and had become violent and uncontrollable.
Respite care provided by the government wasn't working, so Angie asked for a residential placement for Robbie, but was told nothing was available.
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Recommendations here are based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. It is important to note, however, that individual instructors and institutions or departments may vary from these recommendations somewhat and that it is always wise to consult with your instructor before formatting and submitting your work.
Paper: Use white, twenty-pound, 81/2- by 11-inch paper. Erasable paper tends to smudge and should be avoided for a final draft. If you prefer to use erasable paper in the preparation of your paper, submit a good photocopy to your instructor.
Margins: Except for page numbers (see below), leave one-inch margins all around the text of your paper -- left side, right side, and top and bottom. Paragraphs should be indented half an inch; set-off quotations should be indented an inch from the left margin (five spaces and ten spaces, respectively, on standard typewriters).
Spacing: The MLA Guide says that "the research paper must be double-spaced," including quotations, notes, and the list of works cited.
Heading and Title: Your research paper does not need a title page. At the top of the first page, at the left-hand margin, type your name, your instructor's name, the course name and number, and the date -- all on separate, double-spaced lines. Then double-space again and center the title above your text. (If your title requires more than one line, double-space between the lines.) Double-space again before beginning your text. The title should be neither underlined nor written in all capital letters. Capitalize only the first, last, and principal words of the title. Titles might end with a question mark or an exclamation mark if that is appropriate, but not in a period. Titles written in other languages are capitalized and punctuated according to different rules, and writers should consult the MLA Guide or their instructors.
Page Numbers: Number your pages consecutively throughout the manuscript (including the first page) in the upper right-hand corner of each page, one-half inch from the top. Type your last name before the page number. Most word processing programs provide for a "running head," which you can set up as you create the format for the paper, at the same time you are establishing things like the one-inch margins and the double-spacing. This feature makes the appearance and consistency of the page numbering a great convenience. Make sure the page-number is always an inch from the right-hand edge of the paper (flush with the right-hand margin of your text) and that there is a double-space between the page number and the top line of text. Do not use the abbreviation p. or any other mark before the page number.
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Binders: Generally, the simpler the better. Why spend money on gimmicky, unwieldy binders, when instructors prefer nice, flat stacks of papers they can stuff into their briefcases and backpacks? A simple staple in the upper left-hand corner of your paper should suffice, although the MLA Guide suggests that a paper clip can be removed and this facilitates reading. Your instructors or their departments may have their own rules about binders, and you should consult with them about this matter.
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Article 26 reflects a pro-disarmament sentiment:In order to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace (THE LATEST SCENARIO MEANS THAT GAZA CONFLICT DONT COME UNDER INTERNATIONAL PEACE ) and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world's human and economic resources, the Security Council shall be responsible for formulating, with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee (WHERE IS THIS COMMITTEE ,ARE THE BOSS OF UNITED NATIONS ARE SLEEPING ?)referred to in Article 47, plans to be submitted to the Members of the United Nations for the establishment of a system for the regulation of armaments.
Nonetheless, the language employed here is considerably softer than that of Article 8 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, which stated:The Members of the League agree that the manufacture by private enterprise of munitions and implements of war is open to grave objections. The Council shall advise how the evil effects attendant upon such manufacture can be prevented, due regard being had to the necessities of those Members of the League which are not able to manufacture the munitions and implements of war necessary for their safety.
The Security Council made its first real effort on disarmament in June 1968 when it adopted Resolution 255, which contained assurances for non-nuclear weapon states. Some observers believe that today, the UNSC is not fulfilling its mandate under Article 26.
"It [UNITED NATIONS ]will only result in failure and the longer that failure is postponed the more certain it is that these countries will have been lulled to sleep. It will put a very strong lever into the hands of the well-meaning idealists who are to be found in almost every Government, who deprecate expenditure on armaments, and, in the course of time, it will almost certainly result in these countries being caught at a disadvantage"Benito Mussolini stated that "The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out." "Sparrow" was "Iraq" (gulf crisis, 1991-92) and "Tiger" is Israel (but it is not the thing to praise Israel in the context of conflict but because not to accepting the decision of UNSC (Gaza conflict 2009) and United Nations Replaced League of Nations on 24th October 1945.So this is the same like League of Nations failure in 1940s. "Generally it appears to me that any such scheme is dangerous to us, because it will create a sense of security which is wholly fictitious".


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Saturday 8th February 2014
21 Days of Prayer
South Congregation - Boyd Ratnaraja
Isaiah 35:5-7 (NIV) Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs.
2013 was an overwhelmingly miraculous year for Elim Christian Centre. The site purchased for our South campus is testimony to the abundant provision and faithfulness of God. On the day we moved from our old site to take up residence in our new site one of our elders shared a powerful thought. Under the previous ownership the new site was a lot like the desert described in the above passage; it was a spiritual wilderness, burning sand, a dead and dying place. It seemed destined only for decay and destruction. But our God is a God of the turnaround. In 2014 it is our hope that water will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will appear in the desert. That burning sand that once spoke of death will become pools which testify of the life found only in Jesus Christ. It is our prayer that Elim Christian Centre South will be a beacon
of hope to South Auckland and the pulse of our community.
Prayer Points
• We will find better ways to serve our community.
• Increasing numbers of people and salvations.
• Weekly Soup Kitchen, Op Shop, CAP and other ministries.
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It is common knowledge that a cloud backup goes a long way toward maintaining the security of any business operations, but the question often becomes what to back up. Should companies back up everything? Or are there only certain records that absolutely need to be stored in the cloud? According to FierceMobileIT, there is one element of contemporary business operations that should not be overlooked during an online data backup: bring-your-own-device information.
BYOD presents new information that must be saved
The widespread business trend of adopting BYOD has gained significant traction in recent years, and now companies across industrial divisions are realizing the benefits of allowing their employees to work from certified mobile devices. But just as this trend is helping to enhance business, BYOD outputs also create an influx of new business information that must be kept track of and tracked.
As the FierceMobile article pointed out, BYOD-connected devices are often involved in business processes that are as important as comparable workflows happening in-house. What this means is that BYOD information has to be guarded just as stringently, if not more so. After all, it is not hard to imagine a scenario where an employee's mobile device is either misplaced or stolen. Since the probability of theft or misplacement is much higher among mobile devices than in-house equipment, it makes them all the more important to back up.
"Backup administrators must adopt modern data protection mechanisms that can cope with these next-generation challenges," tech writer Brien Posey was quoted as saying in the article.
As BGR reported, a good company BYOD backup plan can also be helpful if an employee is terminated or otherwise leaves. In that case, the employee's mobile device can be wiped clean of company-specific information without the business having to worry about losing that data itself.


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A new Band Aid single featuring stars One Direction, Bono and Chris Martin stormed to the top of the UK singles chart on Sunday after its release.
Recorded to raise money for anti-Ebola charities, the Band Aid 30 track "Do They Know It's Christmas?" became the fastest-selling single in 2014 as it sold over 312,000 copies, according to the Official Charts Company.
Organiser Bob Geldof said he was proud of the single's success.
It was the fourth time a version of the song had reached the number one spot in the charts.
The new release marks the 30th anniversary version of the original charity single, and features artists including Bastille, Ellie Goulding and Emeli Sande.
The first single, recorded in 1984, raised money for famine victims in Ethiopia.
The new version features altered lyrics that refer to the Ebola outbreak, which has claimed over 5,000 lives since last December, according to the World Health Organization.
The single's success comes amid controversy over its lyrics, which have been criticised as condescending towards Africa.
Sande announced on Twitter that she had tried to change the lyrics when she sang for the recording, and believed a new song was needed.
A spokesman for the Official Charts Company said it was possible that the new single could be this year's Christmas number one after a physical version of the track is released in December.


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I have mostly been a linear hitter and always hit for high average, shooting the ball up the middle and to the opposite field.
Let me tell you that I play slow pitch softball and have been for over 15yrs. I don't want that to scare you away because there are a lot of similarities.
I have messed with my swing, different approaches and my mechanics a lot. I try to stay on top of the ball and hit line drives. We are only allowed so many homeruns. Teams always picked me up because I hit for high average and hit behind the runner.
Well, the problem I'm having is i really can't pull the ball that well and i don't feel like i hit with a lot of pop. Feel like i just don't hit as good as i use to. Yeah i know i hit with mostly my upper body(linear) and i want to change that.
So, i'm asking for your help with maybe some drills or mechanical issues i'm having. I've got the next 4-wks to try and change this before we start back.
Thanks! adam fowler
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I can feel your frustration Adam, and believe me, I've tried the linear "thing," and it left me more frustrated than anything.
I'm also more than aware of the slow pitch rules about the limit to home-runs by a team in a game, so I can see you don't want to lose consistency, and gain too much power which would hurt your team.
The quick answer for pulling the ball is to catch the ball about a foot ahead of your stride foot, out in front. The way that'll help you get there is as follows...
One of my kids who I've been teaching Down & Through to for over 3 years came to me and said, "Coach needs me to hit for more power." Unfortunately, Down & Through wasn't cutting it for him, he wasn't having fun, and coach thought this BIG strong young man was a "slap" hitter.
Now, he's having a blast (pardon the pun) putting dents in the outfield wooden wall even with the new BB Core bats, consistently.
What did I teach him differently?
Mainly coming from Jaime Cevallos's theory on Positional Hitting. Two main ideas really struck a cord with my High School Senior:


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🎭Caroline Blakiston -- is 85 in the year 2018 and 86 in the year 2019; b.2/13/1933
Actress, English
TV Shows: Brass (satirical series as Lady Patience Hardacre)
Movie Titles: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
🎭Hugh Dennis -- is 56 in the year 2018 and 57 in the year 2019; b.2/13/1962 N.S.
Actor, Comedian, English
TV Shows: Mock the Week, The Now Show, Outnumbered
🎭🎮Carolyn Lawrence -- is 51 in the year 2018 and 52 in the year 2019; b.2/13/1967 N.S.
Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress, Video Game Voice Actress
TV Shows: SpongeBob SquarePants (as Sandy Cheeks and other voices), The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (as Cindy Vortex), Moral Orel (as Orel Puppington)
Video Games: Nicktoons (series), SpongeBob SquarePants (series)
🎭🎮Brina Palencia -- is 34 in the year 2018 and 35 in the year 2019; b.2/13/1984 N.S.
Cartoon Voice Actress, Video Game Voice Actress
Misc: Japanese Anime TV shows
Video Games: Guitar Hero (series), Dragon Ball (series), Borderlands (series), Donkey Kong Country Returns, Duke Nukem Forever, The Walking Dead: Survival Island, Kinect Star Wars
🎭Matt Salinger -- is 58 in the year 2018 and 59 in the year 2019; b.2/13/1960
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Producer
Movie Titles: Captain America, Revenge of the Nerds, What Dreams May Come, Under the Tuscan Sun
⛪🎭🎵George Segal -- is 84 in the year 2018 and 85 in the year 2019; b.2/13/1934
Jewish, TV/Movie Actor, Banjoist
Names/Places: b. in New York City
TV Shows: Burke's Law, The Goldbergs (as Albert "Pops" Solomon), Retired at 35
Movie Titles: Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?, Carbon Copy, Fun with Dick & Jane, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Cable Guy, Look Who's Talking
🎭Jerry Springer -- is 74 in the year 2018 and 75 in the year 2019; b.2/13/1944
Actor, TV Talk Show Host, English
Misc: "Weird Al" sang a song about him
TV Shows: The Jerry Springer Show (host)
🎭🎵🎸Peter Tork -- is 74 in the year 2018 and 75 in the year 2019; b.2/13/1944
Hall of Famer, TV Actor, Bassist, Keyboardist, Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: b. in Washington, D.C.; RLN:Halston Thorkelson
TV Shows: The Monkees (as Peter)
✍🎭Frank Buxton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/13/1930 N.S. d.1/2/2018 N.S. (87)
Author, Scriptwriter, Actor, TV Host, Cartoon Voice Actor, TV Director
Book Titles: The Big Broadcast
Group Names: The Edge (improv comedy group)
Album Titles: Silly Record
TV Shows: Discovery (host and producer), Hot Dog, Batfink (as Batfink and Hugo A-Go-Go)
Movie Titles: "What's Up, Tiger Lily?", Overboard
🎭🎵Tennessee Ernie Ford -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/13/1919 d.10/17/1991 (72)
Hall of Famer, Variety Show Host, Songwriter, Radio Disc Jock, Gospel Singer, Pop Singer, Country Singer
Names/Places: b. in Bristol, TN; aka The Ol' peapicker and Ol' Ern; RFMN:Ernest Jennings
Misc: made 80+ albums
Song Titles: Mule Train, Shotgun Boogie, Mr. and Mississippi, Sixteen Tons, The Ballad of Davy Crockett
Album Titles: Hymns, Spirituals, Nearer The Cross, Star Carol
TV Shows: The Ford Show
🎭Susan Oliver -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/13/1937 d.5/10/1990 (53)
Actress, TV Director
Misc: a supporting player in 100s of 1950-70s series
TV Shows: Star Trek: The Cage (episode), Peyton Place (as Ann Howard)
🎨🎭Aaaaa Aames -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/7/1987 N.S. or 11/21/1988 O.S. or 12/31/1989 N.S. d.2/14/2011 (2) or 2/13/2012
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🎭Scott Beach -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/13/1931 d.2/13/1996 (65)
Song Titles: Religion and Politics
Movie Titles: American Graffiti, Star Wars (as voice of Stormtrooper), Mrs. Doubtfire
🎭Paul Gilbert -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/27/1918 d.2/13/1976 (57)
Comedian, Dancer
Misc: The Duke: London
⛪🎵Waylon Jennings -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/15/1937 d.2/13/2002 (64)
Hall of Famer, Protestant, Songwriter, Radio Disc Jock, Bassist, Country Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: MN: Arnold; b. in Littlefield, TX; Jessi Colter's hubby
Group Names: The Crickets, The Highwaymen, soloist
Song Titles: Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line, The Days of Sand and Shovels, Brown Eyed Handsome Man, Good Hearted Woman, This Time, Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way, Can't You See, Luckenbach Texas (Back to the Basics of Love), the Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You), I've Always Been Crazy, Amanda, Come With Me, I Ain't Living Long Like This, Clyde, Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys), Shine, Women Do Know How to Carry On, Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will), Rose in Paradise
Album Titles: Dreaming My Dreams, Are You Ready for the Country, Ol' Waylon, I've Always Been Crazy, What Goes Around Comes Around, Music Man, Waylon Live
TV Shows: The Dukes of Hazzard (balladeer)
🎭Bruce Lansbury -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/12/1930 N.S. d.2/13/2017 N.S. (87)
Producer, English
TV Shows: Knight Rider, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, "Murder, She Wrote", The Wild Wild West, Mission: Impossible, Wonder Woman (1970s)
🎭🎵Gary Owens -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/10/1934 N.S. d.2/13/2015 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Variety Show Host, Cartoon Voice Actor, Panelist, Announcer, Radio Disc Jock
Misc: his birth year range from 1934 to 1939.
TV Shows: Space Ghost (voice and star), Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (announcer), The Gong Show (host/panelist), The Banana Splits, Yogi Bear, Space Ghost, Green Hornet, Roger Ramjet, Garfield and Friends, Eek! The Cat, Dynomutt Dog Wonder (as Blue Falcon)
Movie Titles: The Love Bug
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In 1933, Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead wed.
In 1941, "Buck Privates" were Bud Abbott and Lou Costelloʹs first starring roles and it opened at Loewʹs.
In 1965, Gilliganʹs Island episode #20. "St. Gilligan and the Dragon". Angry because the men havenʹt kept their promise to build them private houses, the women decide to move to the other side of the island in protest. Gilligan and the Skipper dress as a monster, in an attempt to frighten the girls and cause them to come running back.
In 1965, R.C., "I Want My Baby Back" by Jimmy Cross peaked at #92 on the pop singles chart.
In 1965, The animated short film, "Freewayphobia No. 1" is released.
In 1965, Motown group Jr. Walker and the All Stars enter both the pop and R&B charts for the first time with "Shotgun," which establishes the groupʹs trademark hard-driving "roadhouse" R&B sound. The song makes it to Number One on the R&B charts and #4 on the pop chart.
In 1970, in a Brady Bunch episode called "Brace Yourself", Marciaʹs world is destroyed when braces are put on her teeth; Marcia thinks she looks ugly in them in spite of the familyʹs assurances. Then, when the boy who was to take her to a dance drops by to tell her he canʹt go, she is convinced.
In 1971, on the cover of TV Guide: "Goldie Hawn". Other Articles: Stan Freberg, The Immortal; GOLDIE HAWN (with a special on NBC airing that week)
In 1978, "The Honeymooners Valentine Special" aired.
In 1981, the Longest sentence was published by the N.Y. Times with 1286 words.
In 1985, Mickey Mouse, accompanied by Disneylandʹs Ambassador, Melissa Taylor, begins a 30-day flight around the world, celebrating Disneylandʹs 30th anniversary.
In 1988, R.C., "Hot Hot Hot" by Buster Poindexter peaked at #45 on the pop singles chart. Itʹs now a party classic, despite never being a top 40 hit.
In 1988, R.C., "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by The California Raisins peaks at No. 84 on Billboardʹs Hot 100. The song is recorded by studio musicians based on Claymation characters featured in a TV ad.
In 1988, Michael Jackson buys a ranch in Santa Ynez, California that he dubs "Neverland".
In 1991, Julia Roberts in the film, "Pretty Woman" is nominated for an Academy Award (Actress). Al Pacino in the film, "Dick Tracy" is nominated for an Academy Award (Supporting Actor). The film, "Green Card" is nominated for an Academy Award (Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen). The film, "Dick Tracy" is nominated for an Academy Award (Cinematography). The film, "Dick Tracy" is nominated for an Academy Award (Art Direction — Set Decoration). The film, "Dick Tracy" is nominated for an Academy Award (Sound). The song, "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" from the film, "Dick Tracy" is nominated for an Academy Award (Music, Original Song). The film, "Dick Tracy" is nominated for an Academy Award (Costume Design). The film, "Dick Tracy" is nominated for an Academy Award (Make-up).
In 1991, "The Simpsons Sing The Blues" album by The Simpsons was certified Gold, Platinum, and Multi Platinum 2.00 by the RIAA
In 1993, on "Saturday Night Live," Adam Sandler performs a love song to his "Red Hooded Sweatshirt" with help from musical guests Paul and Linda McCartney. Earlier in the show, Chris Farley interviewed McCartney, in an episode of "The Chris Farley Show."
In 1993, R.C., Whitney Houstonʹs "I Will Always Love You" from the soundtrack to "The Bodyguard" tops Billboardʹs Hot 100 singles chart for the 13th week. That ties "End of the Road" from Boyz II Men as the longest-running No. 1 song of the rock era. The song holds the top spot one additional week before being displaced by "A Whole New World" from the movie "Aladdin." In 1995, Boyz II Men ties Houstonʹs 14-week record with "Iʹll Make Love to You." Whimsical Will tried to dismember the record on his Demented News segment without any luck.
In 1993, R.C., "Speed" by Alpha Team peaked at #74 on the pop singles chart.
In 1995, Howard Sternʹs morning radio show debuts in Tijuana-San Diego on XETRA-FM (not KIOZ 105.3 according to another source, however, Stern did move to KIOZ in 1997 after Jacor bought the station, and moved Howard over there due to the Mexican Governmentʹs intolerance of Howardʹs honest opinions about the "corrupt country" he was referring to Mexico as.)
In 1996, Howard Stern announced he will be making the film "Private Parts".
In 1996, "What The Hell Happened To Me?" album by Adam Sandler (of Saturday Night Live fame) was released, which included the song "Ode to My Car" or as people call it "Piece of --it Car"
In 2000, Charles Schulzʹs final "Peanuts" strip ran in Sunday newspapers, the day after the cartoonist died in his sleep at his California home at age 77.
In 2001, Captain Kirk has beamed up a new bride! William Shatner trekked down the aisle for the fourth time marrying the former Elizabeth Martin in a private ceremony in rural Indiana, the brideʹs sister tells the Indianapolis Star News.
In 2005, on the cover of TV Guide: Johnny Carson
In 2026, 02 x 13 = 26
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation that will make utility bills more affordable for senior citizens and low-income Illinois residents.
Quinn signed the bill Friday at a community center on Chicago's West Side. Under the new law, utilities would participate in making a payment plan available for eligible residents. It also caps utility costs and expands energy efficiency efforts.
The governor says it's unfortunate "people have suffered the fear of losing their electricity."
Quinn's office says the law will benefit tens of thousands of low-income Illinois households, allowing them to make affordable gas and electricity monthly payments.
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text: Passed away at Haldimand War Memorial Hospital on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at the age of 86. Predeceased by his dear wife and best friend June (Wren, 2014). Loving father of Barbara (Tom) Pridmore, and Sharon (Cliff) Knoll. Cherished grandfather of Tom (Charlene), Todd (Larissa), Jacob; and great-grandchildren Logan, Brianna, Cooper and Rya. Sadly missed by sisters Mildred Richert and Ruby Nelson; and sisters-in-law Helen Hare, Diane (late Art) Brownell, brother-in-law Rick Wren (Don Upper) and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Darcy and Percie Hare, and siblings Marion (Lloyd) Booker, Lloyd Hare, Ross (Ila) Hare, Omar (Edith) Hare, Lloyd Richert, Alfred Nelson, Claude, Willis and Henry Hare. Special thanks to the staff on the 3rd floor and Emergency Room at Haldimand War Memorial Hospital for many months of care and kindness. Cremation has taken place. Friends will be received at BALLARD MINOR FUNERAL HOME, 315 Broad St. E., Dunnville on Monday from 5-8 p.m. A memorial service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 11 a.m. If desired, donations to Dunnville Hospital & Healthcare Foundation would be sincerely appreciated.


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British super lightweight contender Ashley Theophane is on the brink of securing a high-profile clash with Adrien Broner as promoter Floyd Mayweather continues to negotiate the forthcoming encounter.
Theophane, who has been a member of Floyd's 'Money Team' since 2012, had been promised a shot at Broner's WBA title even before his most recent win over Steve Upsher on the Mayweather v Berto undercard and now hopes to hear confirmation of his first shot at a recognised belt.
"I've been in London for the last month so I haven't spoken to none of my team about the fight yet. Enjoying my time off and when it's fight time they'll tell me," Theophane told World Boxing News.
"Floyd wants the fight. Adrien said he wanted to fight me next and I told the media after my 39th victory on Floyd's undercard that I wanted AB next. So all parties involved want the fight and the rest I leave for Mayweather Promotions to deal with.
"I hear that if the fight happens it will be at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and also Broner's coach said that he'd be back out in January."
Broner, 26, is back on form following victory over Khabib Allakhverdiev to claim a fourth weight world championship, although Theophane admitted to WBN that his still yet to watch the October 3 triumph.
"I haven't watched the fight, but I heard he put in a very good performance. His best in years," said Theophane.
"Name-wise, Adrien Broner maybe the biggest in the 140lbs division. It's the fight I want and I believe 100% I will win and shock the boxing world.
"Terence Crawford is the best at 140lbs and Postol is very good, but Broner has the name. This division has been talent packed going back to the Floyd, Hatton, Cotto days and there's always new talent coming through.
"Winning the world title is the top of the mountain, so to do what some of those great names did would be great as I've done most of what I've set out to accomplish and I just want big fights."
The 35 year-old is currently riding a six-fight winning streak having only lost a split decision to Pablo Cesar Cano since linking up with Mayweather in Nevada, whilst Theophane stressed that he has still plenty left in the tank moving forward.
"I believe I have five more years in this sport. I'm performing the best I ever have. I'm yet to see decline, and I feel like I'm getting better with age. I'm experienced and there's nothing a fighter can bring to the table that I haven't seen. It's all about performing on the night.
"I've lost three fights in America, two of which were split decisions to a future world champion in Danny Garcia and former interim WBA world champion Pablo Cesar Cano, so I've proved I can hang with the very best.
"The target is to retire with 50 wins and with money in the bank," added Theophane.


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A dark, possibly black SUV with tinted windows was responsible for the death of 6-year-old Kemberly Arrue last night. The most sickening part: After striking the small girl as she ran out onto the street to retrieve her ball, the SUV sped off in a selfish panic.
The hit-and-run accident took place at 9:45 p.m. in the 600 block of West 49th Place, just west of Figueroa Street in South L.A. -- right beside the 110 freeway. ABC7 reports that Arrue was playing in her front yard before the devastating collision.
LAPD Officer Karen Rayner told City News Service that the 6-year-old was quickly transported to a hospital, but was declared dead upon arrival.
Police are currently hunting down driver of the SUV, which is expected to have front-end damage from the impact of killing the South L.A. girl., and may have headlight damage as well.
"She went to go get the ball across the street and a car just popped out of nowhere and just hit her," witness Jonathan Antepara told ABC7. "He never stopped and just kept on going."
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So I spent most of the day porting the BetterVideo Player to be able to handle HTML5 video. Only to find out it doesn't work. What the heck? When trying to set the src attribute or call play method, I would get errors:
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SCRIPT5007: Unable to get value of the property 'play': object is null or undefined. A Google search didn't reveal anything. Then I loaded up the IE9 video codec support demo… and it didn't work either.
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IE9 HTML5 Video Doesn't Work… in VMWareMonday, April 4th, 2011
So I spent most of the day porting the BetterVideo Player to be able to handle HTML5 video. Only to find out it doesn't work. What the heck? When trying to set the src attribute or call play method, I would get errors:
Video: How to Build Web AppsMonday, January 10th, 2011
A new video is posted from the January 4th 2011 Club AJAX meeting. Basic and advanced code for Ajax apps. The main subjects covered were CSS organizing, and OO-CSS concepts, and an HTML5 Video Player with custom JavaScript.
HTML5 Video Mysteries ExplainedWednesday, October 6th, 2010
There can be a cloud of mystery surrounding new technologies. HTML5 Video is especially problematic since it is not just one technology, there are multiple codecs and file formats. When is a good time to adopt? Is it possible that you can adopt too late or too soon?
In this IBM developerWorks article, I show the progression of the early days of the Internet and choppy, "cross your fingers and hope it works" digital video to its current state of the browser vendors attempting to reclaim native video from the Adobe Flash plugin.
The idea behind HTML5 Video was simplicity… but the current result is not so simple. This article defines some of the difficult video terminology to make it easier to understand how it works, so that you can look at today's fragmented situation and still make the best decisions for you or your company.
I'm also quite honored to have had my blog voted as best article of the week, and displayed prominently on the Web Development front page.
Article: Introduction to HTML5 Video
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Positivity Quote of the Day! Given A Cape and A Tiara…
Today's Positivity Quote: "I am fairly certain that given a cape and a nice tiara, I could save the world." ~Leigh Standley
Would a cape and a tiara help you to feel empowered? Put on your invisible cape and you invisible tiara and set out to save the world – whatever that might mean to you! This quote is from Leigh Standley, the creator of Curly Girl, a young woman who knows what she wants out of life and how she wants it gift wrapped….with flare and panache! Her sweet quotes atop a cute journal, mug, calendar or wall hanging are always inspiring and empowering.
Did you know that Linguists say that in the English language approximately 1/3 are considered "positive" and the rest, "negative." Yikes! Words are powerful! Since there are indeed fewer positive words, they are, even more powerful. There have been special positive words uttered by many and countless times those words have impacted us. We call them "Positivity Quotes" and you can find oodles of them here at Positively Beautiful and on our "sister" site, Positivity Toolbox. If you love positive words, click here for lots more, just like the quote above: Positivity Quotes.


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St. Anselm's Abbey School Facebook
Ireland Trip, June 2018
Jay Mathews of The Washington Post publishes "America's Most Challenging High Schools" list. Taking the #1 spot in the Washington, DC Metro area is St. Anselm's Abbey School.
Fr. Michael presented with the "Manifesting the Kingdom Award"
Students in Mechanical Engineering Class build Hovercraft
Dr. Herb Wood's Intro to Civil Engineering class design a solar powered vehicle


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The mother of two men once accused in a murder case in which several witnesses later were killed was ordered to spend two years in prison Thursday for trying to bribe a shooting victim in another case to not press charges against one of her sons.
Dangelique Duheart Russ, who pleaded guilty in May to public bribery, was handcuffed by East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies and led from the courtroom after state District Judge Tony Marabella sentenced her.
Marabella, who noted that Russ had several felony theft convictions in the mid-1990s and another in 2003, said she showed no remorse for her latest criminal actions, denied any culpability and only pleaded guilty because she thought she would be put on probation.
The judge actually sentenced Russ to five years in prison but suspended all but two years of the sentence and ordered her to be placed on active supervised probation for five years after her release from prison.
Russ, 43, is the mother of Denako, Dearius and Denard Duheart.
Denako "Mutt'' Duheart, 25, was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month in the Nov. 21, 2009, shooting of Julius Carter on Chippewa Street near Interstate 110. Duheart was convicted of attempted second-degree murder in November.
It was in that case that Russ was accused of public bribery. Police said she approached Carter between Dec. 1, 2009, and Dec. 3, 2009, and offered him $1,000 in exchange for dropping charges against her son.
Carter contacted police, and Russ was arrested Dec. 10, 2009.
Her arrest came about two months after charges against Denako and Dearius Duheart, 22, and Andrea Williams were dropped in the 2007 beating and burning death of Jason Fourmy, 39.
Fourmy's remains were found in a wooded area in the 1400 block of Gayosa Street on Oct. 31, 2007. An autopsy showed he was alive when he was taken to the woods and set on fire.
Denako and Dearius Duheart and Williams initially were charged with first-degree murder in Fourmy's killing, but the charges were reduced several times and eventually dropped in September 2009 after three witnesses were shot to death — two in late 2007 and one in mid-2009.
No arrests have been made in the slayings of the witnesses.
Dearius Duheart remains in custody pending trial on alleged weapons violations.
Denard Duheart, 28, was arrested in April on drug charges after authorities conducted a search of his home and found about 3 pounds of marijuana, 532 doses of ecstasy, six doses of prescription acetaminophen, a dose of hydrocodone and a digital scale, sheriff's officials said.


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With Halloween creeping around the corner, the atmosphere is once again abuzz with the anticipation of the festive occasion.
Looking for some Halloween inspiration but clueless on where to start?
Fear not – we got your backs covered with these Top 5 Halloween Party Ideas that are guaranteed to amp up the spooky atmosphere anywhere!
Planning to recreate those boo-tiful Halloween Make Up Looks? How about using face paint instead?
Non-toxic, easily removable and gentle on children's skin, swap your makeup kit with a face painting kit for your spooky transformations.
Suitable for use on both the young and old, Halloween Face & Arm Paintings guarantee spooktastic fun at any party!
Check out our halloween face painting post for more ghoulist makeup inspirations!
And if you have a completely new design that you'd like our talented face painters to recreate, consider your challenge accepted!
Looking to bring your Face & Arm Paintings to even darker depths?
How about plunging into the Dark side (literally) with Halloween Glow in the Dark UV Face & Body Paintings?
These eerie illuminations will redefine what it means to be truly creepy!
Decked in spooktastic attire but somehow missing that extra oomph?
Customised Balloon Sculptures may do just the trick! From balloon princess gowns to lightsabers and even spooky balloon hats, balloon sculptures will make a great prop to complement your awesome costume!
Not spooky enough? Glow in the Dark UV Balloons will definitely impress any ghoulish guest!
If you need any live entertainers at your upcoming Halloween Party? How about balloon twisting? We have a talented team of balloon sculptors who will twist anything your heart desires!
Balloon Decorations provides an unforgettable Halloween experience for your party guests!
Be it a Jack-O-Lantern balloon arch as your entrance gateway, or fat venomous spiders draping off your ceiling, make your party the perfect spot for taking selfies and wefies!
Warning: This is definitely not for the faint hearted.
Need some extra help to deliver that element of fear for the party?
How about inviting scary characters such BOO, the killer Clown, to send chills down everyone's spine? Or even to provide a first hand spooktastic horror experience?
And I assure you, only BOO, the killer Clown will have the last laugh at these parties.
Frightfully Yours,
Balloon twisting has been just as exciting a journey for me as face painting. Slightly more than a year back, I didn't even know the technical name of balloon twisting was called balloon sculpting, hence the name of this blog.
I won't deny it's tough to twist balloons. Balloon sculpting definitely helps you work out a sweat compared to face painting. So far, a year of being a wannabe balloon sculptor who is really a face painter in disguise has been pretty fun too. I must say that the other experienced balloon sculptors in the team are way better.
The balloon sculptures below are my baby steps towards injecting a bit more creativity. Mom says I'm insane because I dare to try something I've never done before. I secretly know she is excited to tag along or have a hand in the balloons too. Guess we both love novelties. When we get home from a balloon decoration gig, Mom always has twice the energy to narrate to Dad on her adventure in full animation. If you read far down enough, you'll find out I launched Happier Singapore on 3 April 2013, to celebrate my mom's birthday and parents' anniversary.
On Valentine's, we received a special order for a despicably cute surprise. We found a way to sculpt the balloons in a way you can easily tell who each balloon sculpture was. And the client's friend ended up adding a Kitty Inspired Princess balloon sculpture as well. We ninja-ed our way into their girl friends' offices and planted the Valentine balloons on their desks over lunch hour.
Then we had another fun request for animal balloon decorations to tie in with our client's River Safari promotion. So we decked the tables with a lion, zebra, pink bird and elephant balloon sculpture…
Twisted some slithery balloon snakes on the chairs…
And left the cheeky balloon giraffe and monkey to lure the kids in from the doorway.
Donovan's mommy asked us for ideas on for his baby 1st month party. She booked a couple of other services with us, so to thank her for that, we put in extra effort for her balloon decorations. Here's our balloon twisting ideation process. From paper to reality. There wasn't much space indoors so we settled for a miniature sesame street inspired balloon arch with the cute characters sitting in carriages.
And here's a customized balloon arch we setup for Cold Storage Kids Run 2014 fun pack collection. Did you know Cold Storage has a mascot? Here's how we turned Appleton into a giant balloon arch. Photo credits of the original Appleton mascot to mommy blogger, Delphine.
Then Easter arrived in April and we twisted some Easter bunny balloon decorations. Have you ever wondered why bunnies came out of Easter eggs and not chicks? We decked the place with chubby balloon bunnies and polka dot balloon easter egg baskets in happy rainbow colors.
And the next Mother's Day balloon sculptures, we dedicate to all the mommies reading our little blog. Balloon sculptures of a mother carrying her baby, MOM in 3D balloon alphabets, balloon roses and a super huge puffy balloon heart.
Not forgetting to all the daddies reading this too, you're a rarity of sorts to be planning your child's party! Hope you had an awesome Father's Day this June. We dedicate this Father's Day balloon sculpture to you. A vintage Volkswagen combi car balloon sculpture with a twist. We weaved in our client's corporate colors and their balloon decorations doubled up as a pretty interesting photobooth prop for their retro-themed roadshow.
I think you would have already guessed by now which is the one design we've got the most requests for.
And I just wanna share a happy piece of personal news to end off our first blog post on balloon twisting, JS and I are getting married this 18 October 2014. Nonetheless, you'll be glad to know the rest of the happier team will still be around to celebrate your parties and special occasions while I'm caught up with the preparations.
Hope our balloon decorations put a smile on your face today. We're looking forward to paint and twist something fun at your next party.
Yours Playfully,


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Municipalities urged to spend on MIGs
LOCAL government MEC Fenny Gaolaolwe said only a paltry 8% had been spent on municipal infrastructure grants (MIGs) in the province for the 2017-18 financial year.
Out of the R1.8bn allocation, only a combined R147m had so far been spent.
Addressing mayors and municipal managers at a meeting in Rustenburg, Gaolaolwe said council leadership should double efforts to ensure MIGs were spent.
Gaolaolwe said at the centre of the poor expenditure of MIG allocations by municipalities were late appointments of contractors, re-prioritisation of projects, late submissions of project registration, non-compliance on submission of contractual documentation and poor planning by municipalities.
She further called on mayors to ensure the MIG was spent in line with the provisions of the MIG formula and framework as guided by the policy.
The policy provides that 75% of allocation must be spent on water services, roads and storm water, 15% of allocation must be on community facilities, multipurpose halls, fencing, libraries and that 5% of the allocation must be on new, rehabilitated and municipal bulk, connector and internal municipal infrastructure.
"In order to nip this in the bud, I will be signing performance contracts with mayors. It is worrying that municipalities are unable to spend on infrastructure and as the provincial government, we cannot allow the situation to continue. Water is a basic need and municipalities should at least prioritise water and sanitation projects," Gaolaolwe said.