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Harraseeket River
Tidal Harraseeket River creates a splendid, well-protected harbor at the north corner of Casco Bay, in the small village of South Freeport. This major yachting center has almost every facility, yet it remains simple and attractive. The fabled L.L.Bean store and an abundance of outlet shopping is close by in Freeport.
This area has a long shipbuilding history, one that parallels the history of the whole coast of Maine. Boats have been built on the Harraseeket River for two-and-a-half centuries, ever since the first settlers cut pine in the virgin forests to build England's Royal Navy. One of the most famous, the Dash, built at the Porter Yard in 1813 at the beginning of the war of 1812, was immortalized in Whittier's poem, The Dead Ship of Harpswell. Ships of 300 to 400 tons were built at what is now Brewer's South Freeport Marine, and forty percent of the men in Freeport were employed by the yard. Since then, this location has seen boatyards come and go, but some of the pilings and stone abutments at Brewer's South Freeport Marine still date from the mid-19th century.
The papers which separated the State of Maine from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and admitted Maine to the Union were signed in 1820 at the Jameson Tavern, which still stands next to L.L.Bean.
The entrance to the Harraseeket River is narrow. It bends sharply right, the current is usually strong, and the inadequate scale of the chart doesn't inspire much confidence. In thick weather, this can be a tricky entrance for a stranger.
Starts at Little Bustins Island, pick up can "1," and steer between Crab Island and nun "2" off Googins Ledge. Note the line of mudflats on the left, from Moshier Island to the entrance. Crab Island is almost on the edge of these flats, so leave it well to port.
There are two good landmarks for the entrance itself—tiny Pound of Tea Island with its single house and a few trees (yes, that was the original purchase price from the Indians), and The Castle, which stands high on the shore in South Freeport and shows as a tower on the chart. Leave flashing red buoy "4" to starboard and hug the left side of the channel, particularly at can "7." The rocks making out southward from Pound of Tea are covered with bottom paint. After leaving can "7" close aboard to port, curve gradually to starboard around Pound of Tea, leaving can "9" also to port. Local boats take great joy in passing inside Pound of Tea Island, especially at high tide. Resist the temptation.
A deep and fairly narrow channel leads through several more town-maintained nun-and-can pairs to the marinas. Do not stray from this channel, and do not go where there are no moored boats. At high tide, the Harraseeket River looks like an enormous quiet lake; at low, it looks like clam flats.
Anchorages, Moorings
The first dock on the left belongs to the Harraseeket Yacht Club. There is a gap after the yacht club, and then the remaining facilities and docks are all cheek-by-jowl. First are the floats and fuel dock of Strouts Point Wharf. The town docks and public landing are next, recognizable by the red buildings of Harraseeket Lunch and Lobster nearby. The slips and fuel docks of Brewer's South Freeport Marine are the farthest to the north.
The yacht club has one guest mooring for boats to 40 feet from reciprocal clubs. Both Strouts Point and Brewer's South Freeport Marine have rental moorings in this crowded harbor, or they can put you on their docks. There is no room to anchor.
It doesn't really matter where you are in the harbor, and when it is busy, you probably won't have much choice. The protection is best and there is the least wake north of the docks, but on a mooring near the entrance you'll have a good view of The Castle, hear the cows mooing on Wolf Neck, and see a constant and ever-changing parade of interesting boats, splashing fish, and occasional seals.
Getting Ashore Dinghy ashore to any of the floats, or hail the Brewer's launch.
For the Boat
Harraseeket Yacht Club (207-865-4949; hyc.cc). This is an informal and friendly place whose burgee carries a drawing of The Castle. To assist visiting yachtsmen, members who are off cruising post notices on the bulletin board giving the locations of their moorings. There is no launch and no one visibly in charge, so ask a sailing instructor or a member for help or advice. Water, but not fuel, is available at the floats, with 10 feet alongside.
Strouts Point Wharf Company (Ch. 09, 16; 207-865-3899; stroutspoint.com). This boat yard and marina has moorings and slips with 8 feet alongside at low. Gas, diesel, water, electricity, and holding tank pump-outs are available as well as ice and showers ashore. Their marine store is in the wonderfully-designed little building by the docks. Specializing in classic boat restoration and repair, they haul with a 25-ton boatlift and can perform repairs of all kinds.
Town Landing (Harbormaster Jay Pinkham: Ch. 09; 207-865-4546). Thirty-minute docking is allowed on the town floats, next to the harbormaster's office.
Brewer's South Freeport Marine (Ch. 09, 16; 207-865-3181; byy.com/bsf). Transient slips and moorings are available by reservation. Brewer's pumps gas, diesel, and water and provides launch service, pump-outs, electricity, ice, showers, and a laundry machine and dryer. They can handle boat repairs of all kinds.
North Sails Maine (207-865-2100). This loft is located at Brewer's. They can fit you with a new suit or keep your old set pulling.
Falls Point Marine (207-865-4567; fallspoint.com) is located upriver at Porters Landing. Carter Becker is an ace rigger with a boat-based mast crane that can come to your boat. He also offers dive services, custom fabrications, and can help you ground out your boat at the town pier for quick bottom repairs.
For the Crew
Harraseeket Lunch and Lobster (865-4888) provides takeout, restaurant service, and live lobsters in the red building across the street from Brewer's, but you'll need to BYOB.
For groceries and liquor, you might be able to get a ride to the Bow Street Market (865-6631) or Shaw's (865-0094) about three miles away in Freeport. The Freeport Taxi is at 865-9494.
Things to Do
If you have been repressing your consumer urges all this time on the boat, don't miss L.L.Bean, open 24 hours a day in Freeport. Attracted by the store's popularity, more than 80 other stores, factory outlets, and boutiques now cluster in the town.
Casco Castle was a large Victorian hotel built around the turn of the century by Amos Gerald, the "Electric Railway King." The Castle is now private, with a new house built on the property, but wonderful photos of The Castle and early South Freeport can be seen at the small post office. Gerald had built an electric trolley which ran from Brunswick to Yarmouth and brought guests to the hotel. The trolley was completed in 1904, but the hotel burned in 1914, leaving only the stone tower. The trolley was discontinued in 1927.
Within 2 or 3 hours of high tide when water covers the mud, take your dinghy up the estuary at the northeast end of the harbor to Mast Landing, named for the enormous pines felled and shipped to England for masts. Just beyond is Mast Landing Sanctuary, operated by Maine Audubon, with trails and nature exhibits.
Or explore the trails of Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park on the eastern side of the river. To get there, take your dinghy ashore at one of the two little indentations shown on the chart to the right of the word "Harraseeket." Be sure to leave before the tide strands you on the mudflats.

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So I recently started collecting Wii consoles and Guitar Hero/Rock Band stuff to be able to play.
So I got Band Hero hooked up, with an older used Guitar. As soon as the game puts out the first long note (whether I hit it or not), the game stops accepting input. For example, there is a long Green note on Bring Me to Life. Hit or miss, once that note comes up, the game stops accepting any input.
At first I chalked it up to the Guitar.
I bought a brand new Guitar Hero 3, Legends of Rock set.
Hooked up the brand new Guitar, same issue. So I figured maybe it was just Band Hero that was broken.
Loaded up Guitar Hero 3. First song in the career mode is Foghat's slow ride. There, the very first notes are long notes, and again, they break the game, and the game doesn't accept any input at all.(because the first note is a long note)
Please note, everything works fine up until a long note is hit. For example, in Bring Me To Life, every note registers perfectly and I have a perfect score up until the Long Green note breaks the game.
This is very frustrating. I've spent close to $500 on Wii stuff just to be able to play Guitar Hero, and can't even play a single song to completion because of this problem.
The setup is very simple. Large open area. TV is on a table. The Wii sensor bar is within 4-5 feet of the guitars. The Wii works perfectly, no connectivity issues with the remotes.
Any help in resolving this would be appreciated!
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RICHMOND, Indiana – The Earlham College baseball team hosts Bluffton University for a single Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) contest at Randal R. Sadler Stadium on Tuesday. First pitch is slated for 4:15 p.m.
The Teams: Earlham and Bluffton. The Quakers are 7-5 this season and 2-1 in conference play after winning a three-game series at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology this past weekend. The Beavers are 9-4 overall and 2-1 in the HCAC after winning a series over Anderson University.
The Coaches: Steve Sakosits is in his seventh season leading the Earlham baseball program. A coach of 38 All-HCAC honorees, Sakosits is the program's all-time leader in career victories and has led the Quakers to the HCAC Tournament the past two seasons. James Grandey is in his 14th season leading the Bluffton baseball program.
Hitters to Watch: Senior Eric Elkus leads the team in home runs (four) and RBIs (28) while also holding a .392 batting average. Freshman Danny Dopp leads the squad with a .460 batting average to go along with 21 RBIs. Seniors Nate Lynch and Brennan Laird have combined for 29 stolen bases. Blake Fox and Luke Hickey both boast over .400 averages and have each driven in at least ten runs.
Pitchers to Watch: Sophomore Walter Talcott, who started his first game of the season against Wilmington on March 18, has a perfect ERA in 5.2 innings pitched to go along with nine strikeouts. Senior Howie Smith and freshman Jordan Christian, who both earned wins at Rose-Hulman, have ERAs of 4.81 and 450 respectively. Freshman Spencer Owen has a 2.25 ERA in four innings pitch out of the Quakers' bullpen. Dyson Bowman is the lone Beaver to have two wins this season, doing so in 17.2 innings pitched and a team-high 29 strikeouts.
Recent History: Earlham is 5-8 against Bluffton since joining the HCAC prior to the 2011 season. The Quakers have won the last five meetings, however.
Leading the HCAC: Eric Elkus and Danny Dopp are first and second respectively in the HCAC in RBIs while Nate Lynch leads the conference in stolen bases.
Chasing Program Records: Eric Elkus has 107 career RBIs and 20 career home runs. The Edgewood, Kentucky, native is six RBIs and six home runs away from setting career program bests in each category. Additionally, Nate Lynch has 59 stolen bases and is five away from setting the program's career mark.
Coverage: Live statistics and live video of the game will be available – visit the links above.
Up Next: Earlham continues HCAC play by hosting Franklin College for a three-game series at Sadler Stadium this weekend.


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My first encounter with the wonders of what Dr. Dale provides in weight loss and healthy living came from seeing 2 acquaintances of mine. I had not seen either of these women in a while and was amazed at what I saw. Not only had they lost weight, but they had such a healthy glow about them. These women are not acquainted with each other; it was just coincidence that they both were seeing Dr. Dale.
I had quit smoking and quickly put on 25+ pounds. On top of the weight gain I was also experiencing high incidences of fatigue, loss of sleep, very bad PMS symptoms and overall not feeling good. I attempted to exercise but seriously had a hard time even getting out of bed some days. This was crazy, as I thought quitting smoking was supposed to make me feel better.
I went to see Dr. Dale and was so impressed with what he had to say. His promises of losing weight AND feeling better. I was a little skeptical but after trying to diet and seeing my regular physician, getting blood tests to finding nothing clinically wrong with me I figured why not?
I started my program with Dr. Dale in August of 2002. I'm 5 feet, 4 inches tall, I weighed 167 lbs and was a size 14. I chose my personal goal weight at 140 lbs. Dr. Dale suggested I could reach 130-135 if I wanted to. I thought there was no way! Today I am a size 2 and at my ideal weight of 123 lbs! I have more energy than I know what to do with! I play tennis 5 days a week, run 4 miles 3 times a week, mountain bike and swim, and still have energy to burn! I now get by with 7 hours of UNINTERRUPTED sleep and wake up feeling refreshed, instead of sleeping 9 or 10 hours and waking up exhausted.
I have been at my current weight for over 18 months and have had no trouble staying there. I eat a lot, but very healthy. Rarely do I have cravings for sweets or carbohydrates. I do not get the hunger jitters anymore and actually crave vegetables!
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Thursday, 25 December 2008
Elite Ayrshire Business Circle starts 2009 with brand new website
THE Elite Ayrshire Business Circle has launched its brand new website, which will feature regularly updated news stories about the business activities of its members.
The new website at www.eliteayrshire.com will run alongside Elite Ayrshire Business Circle's existing online business news magazine Ayrshire Scotland Business News, which will continue to feature news of all companies in Ayrshire, providing an invaluable publicity platform to boost the Ayrshire economy as a whole.
[Pictured: Paligap managing director Stephen Cosh invites Elite Ayrshire Business Circle executive chairman Norman Geddes to switch on the Circle's new website. CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW / DOWNLOAD FULL-SIZE VERSION.]
The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle's new website was designed by leading Ayrshire-based creative marketing agency Paligap, one of the Founder Members of the Circle.
Paligap managing director Stephen Cosh said: "All of us at Paligap are enthusiastic supporters of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle. We are delighted to have been able to provide the Circle with this new website, which will significantly add to its publicity armoury."
Norman Geddes is senior partner of Ayrshire-based law firm Frazer Coogans Solicitors, and executive chairman of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle. He said: "We are very grateful to Stephen and his team at Paligap for providing our Circle with this magnificent new website.
"For the past 18 months, Murdoch MacDonald of Fame Publicity Services has been attracting visitors from all corners of the world to Ayrshire Scotland Business News, and he has already started work posting news stories about member companies on the new website.
"The launch of the new website and the recent accession to Circle membership of South Ayrshire Council means that the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle starts the new year 2009 in fine fettle, and we look forward to significantly increasing our membership in the next twelve months."
The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle is an association formed last year of some of the top companies in Ayrshire.
Its purpose is to publicise its members, and to celebrate and promote the rich diversity of industry, commerce and business services available within the county boundaries of Ayrshire here in south-west Scotland.
Members include the Clydesdale Bank, Ayr Racecourse and the Western House Hotel, and member company activities include building and construction, architectural practice, estate agency and land management, chartered accountancy, insurance broking, legal services, golf club management, marketing services and brand creation, web design and public relations consultancy.
For further information about The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle and to apply for membership, e-mail email@example.com
Website: www.eliteayrshire.com
Founder members of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle:
Clydesdale Bank
Ayr Racecourse
Western House Hotel
CKD Galbraith Property Consultants
Frazer Coogans Solicitors
Accident & Injury Claims Centre
MacKay Corporate Insurance Brokers
Donald Ross Estate Agents
William Skinner & Son Building Contractors
Sinclair Scott Chartered Accountants
Paligap Creative Marketing Agency
ARP Lorimer & Associates Architects
Brunston Castle Golf Club
Fouters Restaurant
Christie Financial Planning Ltd
Allison Lightbody Waddell Chartered Surveyors
Kestrel Press
Fame Publicity Services Public Relations Consultancy
Easton Property
Easton Kitchens & Bathrooms
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Wednesday, 24 December 2008
New management structure at South Ayrshire Council
South Ayrshire Council has announced the appointment of six new Heads of Service and the vacancies of a further six posts, as the Council carries out changes in the way its services are delivered.
Councillor Hugh Hunter, the Leader of the Council (pictured above) said: "The efficient delivery of our services to South Ayrshire's residents and visitors is at the core of what we do, and it is important that we have the right team in place to achieve this.
"The new Corporate Management Team have a great vision for the future, and the whole Council is fully committed to supporting necessary changes."
South Ayrshire Council chief executive David Anderson (pictured above) said: "I am delighted to make these appointments, and we will now be seeking to fill six additional posts. Our Heads of Service posts are very important senior positions in the Council, and we have been able to find extremely talented individuals to take on these challenging jobs."
David Anderson is continually striving to improve the services delivered to residents in South Ayrshire. As part of this ongoing commitment the Heads of Service posts have been reconfigured and the remits for each one modernised.
The following Heads of Service have been appointed:
Roddy MacDonald : Head of Community Development
Brian McInroy : Head of Service and School Management
Dan Russell : Head of Legal and Administration
Margo Williamson : Head of Curriculum and Service Improvement
Angela Wilson : Head of HR and Organisational Development
Ian Woodburn : Head of Customer and Community Services
David Anderson, who was appointed as chief executive in May last year is leading a programme of efficiency and modernisation within all departments of the Council.
Commenting on the changes David Anderson said: "I would like to congratulate each of the successful Heads of Service on their appointment.
"These employees are all highly skilled, established enthusiastic, energetic and committed to following the vision that the Council has. They will be invaluable in helping the Corporate Management Team to drive forward changes within the Council that will see it develop as a more innovative and creative organisation.
"Each of the new Heads of Service will be crucial in leading other employees, and in driving forward, directing and supporting the strategic delivery of services to people in South Ayrshire."
The new operational structure within the Council now has six vacant Heads of Service posts, which are as follows:
Head of Corporate Resources.
Head of Planning and Enterprise.
Head of Property and Neighbourhood Services.
Head of Community Care and Housing.
Head of Children's Services.
Head of Policy, Performance and Communication.
Speaking about the vacancies David Anderson said: "A recruitment process will now be carried out, with these vacant posts being advertised internally and externally. This process will be carried out as quickly as possible, so that the Council has a full compliment of Heads of Service.
"I am confident that applicants for these posts will come forward who have the appropriate skills, enthusiasm and commitment to be valuable Heads of Service.
"As part of my commitment to modernising the Council, I told all existing employees that I would keep them fully updated about operational changes. I have done this, and will continue to do so.
"I would like to thank all the Council employees for their continued commitment and co-operation, and for the way in which they work on behalf of the people of South Ayrshire.
In due course the Heads of Service vacancies will be advertised internally and externally and will be able to be viewed by logging on to https://south-ayrshire.myjobscotland.gov.uk
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Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Townhouse offices available to lease in Ayr town centre
J&E Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has been appointed to lease an end-terraced B-listed townhouse office building recently refurbished throughout to a modern standard in Ayr.
Located at 6 Miller Road, the offices occupy the ground floor of the building and include two car parking spaces. The property comprises four office rooms together with staff kitchen and WC.
Markus Kroner, surveyor at Shepherd's, said: "This townhouse property is situated within an established office area to the immediate south of Ayr Town Centre, close to Ayr railway station and various bus routes. Providing over 1000 sq ft of floor space, the passing rental for the property is £15,000 per annum."
Established 125 years ago in Scotland, J&E Shepherd delivers a valuation service throughout the UK, from a network of 32 offices throughout Scotland and over 75 locations in England, Wales and the Channel Islands. It offers a multi-disciplinary property service to include valuation, commercial agency, building surveying, rent reviews, development and investment consultancy, rating and property management. J&E Shepherd is now one of the largest independent firms of chartered surveyors in the UK.
For further information please contact Markus Kroner tel 01292 267987.
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Monday, 22 December 2008
Ayr chooses Best Dressed Christmas Shop Window Award winners
THE 'X-mas Factor' came to Ayr this week as judges for the Best Dressed Christmas Window Awards 2008 made their way around town, where they deliberated, discussed and decided marks.
[Pictured above: The winner of the Best Dressed Window for 2008 award in the Multiple Retailer category was Accessorize in Ayr High Street. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO VIEW / DOWNLOAD FULL-SIZE VERSION.]
Entrants were assessed on a number of criteria, ranging from artistic merit to originality and, with awards available to the 'Best Multiple Retailer 'and 'Best Independent Retailer' the competition was fierce, but fun!
In the end, the Accessorize on Ayr's High Street was chosen as the Best Dressed Window for 2008 in the Multiple Retailer category, with Henderson's (pictured immediately above) as runner-up.
In the Independent Retailer category, the Best Dressed window was won by the Pillar Box in the Sandgate (pictured above) with William Bell Menswear (pictured below) the runner-up.
South Ayrshire Council Provost Winifred Sloan who led the judging party through the town said: "Once again choosing the winner was a difficult but enjoyable task. This year we were impressed by the effort, enthusiasm and commitment of the entrants. I would like to congratulate all those who took part this year and especially the Pillar Box and Accessorize for their award-winning displays."
The competition was supported by Ayr and Prestwick Lions, Ayr Retailers Committee, Ayr Rotary Club, Ayr Chamber of Commerce, Ayr Guildry and Ayr Flower Show.
The winners and runners-up were each presented with a beautiful crystal award by Jim Young, President Ayr & Prestwick Lions Club; John Walker, Chairman Ayr Flower Show and Vice Dean Ayr Guildry; Provost Winifred Sloan; and Johnnie Kean of Ayr Rotary Club.
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Spencer is a London based illustrator and co-founder of the illustration, design and animation company Peepshow. He has been working on commissions since 1998 in a world of neat piles of mess, coffee cups and ordered chaos. His work follows this theme with the creation of sketchy ideas and twisted thoughts, carried through into clean vectored, balanced images placed in dynamic flat color compositions with the occasional introduction of texture. He's also a father to 2 fantastic girls who never cease to inspire him.
Examples of his work can be seen gracing the advertising billboards in London and across Europe, animated on screen (Blur's video "Ong Ong!'), popping up on the web, adding a dash of humor to the weekend / daily newspaper supplements, monthly glossies and very rarely hanging in neat white spaces in frames.
He also is the illustrator of books including "H is for Hummus: A Modern Parent's ABC" (or the US version, "Q is for Quinoa: A Modern Parent's ABC) and the forthcoming "The Modern MAMIL - A Cyclists A - Z." (MAMIL = Middle Aged Men In Lycra).
Client Includes: BBH, Design Week, The Guardian, Honda Dream Magazine, Iris London, Jenius, The Martin Agency, M&C Saatchi, Men's Health Magazine, Oreo, Orange, Partners Aldridge, Penguin Books, Random House, Real Simple, Redbrick Road, Redstone Design, Rogers Communications, Starbucks, TBWA, The Telegraph, Unilever, Unreal, Weiden and Kennedy, Woolley Pau and Zanussi.
Spencer has also been a New York Times 'Artist-in-Residence.'
Spencer's website: http://www.spencerwilson.co.uk/
Spencer's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spencerwilson8/


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History of Pets – Bengal Cat
The Bengal stands out among cats for its lush, dense, and remarkably soft coat with its distinctive leopard-like spots, reminiscent of its larger ancestors living in the wild. These intelligent, curious cats are highly active, love climbing to high places, going for walks on a leash and are generally a ball (of yarn) to live with.
The Beginning of the Bengal
The Bengal cat breed is the only successful pairing of a wild cat with a domestic cat registered with the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy. There is some anecdotal evidence that pairings of the Asian leopard cat with domestic cats had been attempted prior to the 1960's. But, it was only when amateur breeder Jean S. Mill began the Bengal breeding program in 1963, that later resulted in the Bengal breed we know today. Interestingly, most Bengals today descend from cats bred by her in the early 1980s.
The story began when Jean crossed a domestic cat with a beautifully spotted, shy wild cat species from Asia, an Asian leopard cat. The Californian had acquired the leopard cat and allowed her to befriend a black tom so she wouldn't be lonely. Since the breeds were so different, Jean wasn't expecting the two to become mates, and was surprised when a litter of kittens was born. She kept a spotted female, breeding her back to her father, which produced a litter of spotted and solid kittens, which though delightful had not quite met the idea she had for the perfect Bengal.At about the same time, Dr. Willard Centerwall was crossing Asian leopard cats with domestic cats at Loyola University for research. It turns out that the leopard cats were resistant to the feline leukemia virus, so researchers were interested in finding out if the trait could be passed on to hybrid offspring.
Jean then acquired some of Dr. Centerwall's hybrids and sought out suitable males to breed with them. One was an orange domestic shorthair that she found in India, and the other was a brown spotted tabby acquired from a shelter, these kittens fulfilled Jean's goal of creating a docile, civilised house cat sporting the striking, patterned coat of wild jungle cats like Leopards, Ocelots and Jaguars.
The Bengal cat was officially named in 1974 by Bill Engler, as a reference to the scientific name of their forefathers, the Asian Leopard Cat – Prionailurus bengalensis. In a fun bit of irony, Bengal serves as a homonym to Mr.Engler's Initial and surname, B.Engle. The International Cat Association recognised Bengals in 1991.
About the Bengal
The Bengal cat is a long, muscular, medium to large sized cat, with a broad head and muzzle, high cheekbones, and pronounced whisker pads. Their eyes are round and wide, with dark markings around the eyes called mascara markings, and the ears are small and rounded at the tips. Their back legs are slightly longer than the front legs, emphasising the Bengal's wild-cat appearance. The Bengal's distinct coat often possess a trait called glittering, which makes the coat appear to have been dusted with gold or pearl.
These cats are known to be confident, talkative, friendly and always alert. They enjoy playing games like fetch, and have been known to learn a few little tricks. In addition, they have the unusual cat-quality of being keen on water, so it's not unlike a Bengal to jump into the tub or sneak into the shower with you.
A Bengal can be trained fairly easily and have fun, attention-loving, affectionate personalities. Though this breed is not a lap cat, these loyal felines love human company and will often stay close to family members. Bengals especially enjoy the company of children, since their energetic nature makes them very fond of games.
Living with a Bengal
You'll need to give your Bengal plenty of play time, as intelligent and savvy creatures they need lots of challenging, action-filled interactions to keep them out boredom and trouble. These energetic felines love to jump and climb to high-up locations, so you might want to consider keeping breakable objects out of harm's way and off of open shelves and acquiring tall cat trees and window perches.
While every cat is an individual, most Bengals get along with other pets, including dogs. And as for grooming, they have short coats that are easy to care for with weekly brushing and as a bonus, your Bengal will love the attention!
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Sketch with a Twist # 111
Challenge: Sketch (the twist) Tree or Trees
MFP Stamp Set: All is Calm (trees & sentiment)
Silver Sequins, black ink, speckled strip
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A's bats quieted for 2nd straight day by M's
SEATTLE (AP) — Facing two of baseball's best pitchers on back-to-back days was more than the struggling Oakland Athletics' offense could deal with.
After Seattle's Felix Hernandez stumped the A's on Friday, Hisashi Iwakuma quieted Oakland's bats in the Mariners' 6-2 victory on Saturday night.
Iwakuma pitched a career-high 8 2-3 innings and fanned five of the first six batters he retired en route to eight strikeouts overall. The right-hander allowed five hits and faced the minimum in all but three innings.
"Obviously, you hate getting beat by those guys. We get beat by them quite a bit," Oakland's Brandon Moss said. "They're a really good one-two. They're a tough at-bat, for sure. They get you thinking about things that you probably shouldn't be thinking about because you're thinking about what their ball is going to do.
"You're trying to map it out in your head where you want it to start, and it's like they're always one pitch ahead of you."
The A's got only one man to second in the first eight innings and were held scoreless until Moss' two-out, two-run home run off Iwakuma in the ninth, which snapped his 20-inning scoreless streak.
"Our offense, we've not been as good as we certainly have for the better part of the half," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "Coco (Crisp) is out, (Josh) Reddick is out, (Alberto) Callaspo is out now ... and struggling some in the middle of the order.
"It has been a bit of a fight to score a bunch of runs. And on top of that, two well-pitched games against us."
In his last three starts, Iwakuma is 3-0 with a 0.42 ERA (3 earned runs in 21 2-3 innings), 25 strikeouts and no walks. Despite falling an out shy of his first career complete game, the right-hander got plenty of run support in the form of a pair of home runs.
Kyle Seager's fifth-inning home run — a two-run shot — was his 15th of the season, and 13th at Safeco Field. His 42 RBIs in 47 home games lead the American League. Robinson Cano added an eighth-inning, three-run home run — his seventh of the season — to give the Mariners a 6-0 lead.
Oakland starter Jesse Chavez allowed three runs and a career-high 10 hits. He walked two and struck out six in 5 2-3 innings.
"He battled," Melvin said. "He gave up some hits, but really just the Seager home run was the big blow."
Dustin Ackley gave the Mariners a 1-0 lead in the second with a single that scored Corey Hart from second. Hart came within feet of hitting a home run, but the ball caromed off the top of the wall in left-center field, and the Seattle designated hitter settled for a double.
A's left fielder Yoenis Cespedes threw out Willie Bloomquist trying to score from second in the eighth. It was Cespedes' major league-leading 11th outfield assist this year, and his 30th since 2012.
NOTES: Oakland's Stephen Vogt extended his career-high hitting streak to 12 games with a single in the sixth. ... Oakland OF Josh Reddick (strained right knee) is scheduled to start playing rehab games in the next couple days. ... Oakland LHP Drew Pomeranz (broken right hand) allowed a run and one hit, and struck out seven in four innings during a rehab start for Triple-A Sacramento. ... Seattle LHP James Paxton (shoulder soreness) threw a three-inning simulated game and is expected to start for Single-A Everett on Thursday. ... Seattle's Chris Young and Oakland's Sonny Gray will face off Sunday in the series finale.


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Why do your clients value their PMI policy?
Published: 02 Jun 2015
Some facts, figures, and statistics get glossed over because they feel like "I knew that", pieces of information. But, it can be useful to bear them in mind if you're trying to increase your PMI sales. For example…
People have one thing on their minds
And it's not price. As you're promoting PMI, you'll know price is a big factor. For you, it may feel like a challenge; for your clients it can turn into the stall-tactic. But as it turns out, the price of private healthcare may not be what tips the balance.
Facts International research, conducted with Aviva customers confirms that in December 2014, around half the people they canvassed said that 'speed of treatment' was the primary reason for buying Private Medical Insurance.
Across the board, this is what counts
From young clients to older individuals, the feeling was the same: over half the audience said speed of treatment was key. When you're ill, you don't want to be put onto a waiting list. You want to be seen and get a diagnosis as quickly as possible.
Using statistics like this can help to demonstrate some of the benefits of PMI to your clients.
If you ask your clients questions like "would you like to get treatment quickly if you're ill?" When the answer is "yes" (why would it be no?), then it's natural to say, "the majority of people agree with you, and that's a fact that you can consider when making a decision about PMI".
- Remember, 59% of clients aged 35-54 with Aviva PMI said speed of treatment was their main reason for buying private healthcare policies
When people aren't in good health, they want to recover quickly, and we've found that there are multiple reasons why our customers value having a PMI policy:
- Private rooms and better facilities
- Convenient appointment times
- Better access to drugs
- Quick return to work
Our Healthier Solutions product for your clients comes in handy when considering these values. Just some of the benefits are prompt appointments and flexibility and choice over Specialists, as well as access to 24 hour GP and stress counselling helplines.
Here's how to increase your own momentum
Why not emphasise that a PMI policy means seeing a Specialist who can help find a diagnosis promptly? It means you could receive the medicine and care that's vital to get back to work, as soon as possible. And – especially if you're talking to growing families (clients under 34 years or so) – it means getting the personal care to make sure they're able to look after their children. Facts International research supports the fact that these are the things people will respond to, positively.
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What's more, the same research showed that 18% of our customers aged 65+, and 12% of our customers aged 55-64 pro-actively thought about continuing their employer's cover, and consider ways to pay for the same benefit themselves.
And not surprisingly perhaps, older clients (those who may have had some experience of care for illness or injury already), tend to identify privacy and a good choice of hospital locations as being amongst the deciding factor in choosing PMI.
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With P-PAS paddy payments are on time in Odisha
Biswajit Padhi, Bhubaneswar
Almost 90 per cent of Odisha's farm produce is paddy. But paddy procurement has always been a sticky problem for successive governments. Every year farmers would block roads and shout slogans because their paddy hadn't been picked up. Politicians joined them and together they would bring all traffic to a grinding halt.
Many times farmers slept on their sacks of paddy in the mandi (market yard), waiting for the elusive miller or agricultural cooperative society representative to turn up and at least weigh their produce. "Every year payment to farmers for their paddy would be inordinately delayed," says Birendra Pradhan, a local leader of farmers.
The Odisha government's Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Welfare (FSCW) department has now put in place an efficient system of procuring paddy and paying farmers through P-PAS (Paddy Procurement Automation System), an e-governance process. P-PAS has digitised all transactions in the mandi. There is an offline version as well for mandis that don't have net connectivity.
P-PAS received the much coveted national e-governance award for citizen-centric delivery for 2015-16. For a change, both officials and farmers are smiling.
"This is thanks to teamwork," said Madhu Sudan Padhi, Principal Secretary of Odisha's FSCW department. "The award will motivate me to constantly improve systems for citizen-centric services so that we have more transparency and accountability. P-PAS was piloted in one mandi initially and I am happy that today we cover 90 per cent of Odisha's farmers."
The programme, which is still at an evolving stage, now procures 90 per cent of the paddy produced in the state from 750,000 farmers. In 2014-15, the department picked up 3.6 million metric tonnes of paddy in the kharif season and 1.1 million metric tonnes in the rabi season. The transactions work out to `7,000 crore.
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Arroyo order for retake of nursing exam stays -- Dante Ang
By Juliet Labog-Javellana
Last updated 06:56pm (Mla time) 09/30/2006
DANTE Ang, chairman of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, said Saturday that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's decision to require a retake of the leakage-affected portions of the June 2006 nursing licensure examination stays and would prevail despite a pending case in the Court of Appeals.
"As of this moment, the President has not changed her mind. The President's stand is for a retake of Tests III and V,'' Ang said in a phone interview.
Ang made the statement after Malacañang appeared to be backpedaling on the President's earlier order for a retake of the nursing exam.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Malacañang will not take any action on the issue until the Court of Appeals resolves petitions seeking the retake and invalidation of the oath administered by the Professional Regulation Commission on the successful examinees.
Ang said it was "within the powers of the executive to come up with its own decision" on the resolution of the nursing exam leakage controversy to restore the integrity of the nursing profession and the licensure exams in the country.
Ang also heads the Task Force on the United States National Council Licensure Examinations (NCLEX) which investigated the leakage. Ang confirmed he was one of the Cabinet officials who recommended the retake of Tests III and V during a Cabinet meeting last Tuesday.
Ang has been lobbying to make the Philippines an NCLEX examination site due to the sheer number of Filipino nurses entering the United States.
He said a retake of only the portions affected by the leakage would be enough to restore the integrity of the nursing profession and licensure exams.
"My position is if the system is flawed, anybody who comes out of it is questionable and under a cloud of doubt," Ang said.
But Senators Richard Gordon and Rodolfo Biazon said Malacañang should await the decision of the CA.
"Out of respect to the court they should not make a decision ahead of the ruling because that would be contemptuous behavior," said Gordon, author of the resolution which prompted the Senate civil service committee to investigate the leakage.
Gordon said his position was for the retake to be required only for students of the review centers who availed themselves of the leaked test questions in Baguio City and Metro Manila.
Biazon, head of the Senate civil service committee, criticized Malacañang for its flip-flopping, noting that the President first said there should be no retake, then said there should be a retake, and now appears to be holding it off.


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Fort Benning lists holiday events starting Dec. 3
Fort Benning has a variety of holiday events beginning 6-8 p.m. Dec. 3 when Santa claus shows up at Riverside, the commanding general's quarters.
The Infantry Band's annual holiday concerts are at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Bill Heard Theatre, RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, 900 Broadway. It's free, but you must have a ticket. The RiverCenter box office will have tickets starting Nov. 17. Call 706-545-5313 for more information about the concert; 706-256-3612 for the RiverCenter box office.
Free Christmas trees will be given to active duty soldiers and their families beginning at 10 a.m. Dec. 8. Trees for Troops will be in the main post car wash parking lot. The trees are donated by Christmas tree growers through the Christmas Spirit Foundation and FedEx Corp.
The annual Christmas tree and menorah lighting ceremony is at 6 p.m. Dec. 8 on the Field of the Four Chaplains. The Infantry Band will provide a selection of holiday music before the ceremony. Following the tree and menorah lighting, Fort Benning military police will escort Santa Claus to "Santa's Workshop," where he will hear holiday wishes from the children.
Live reindeer and Santa Claus' sleigh will visit the Villages at Benning Welcome Center at 5-8 p.m. Dec. 9. Some of Santa's helpers will be on hand with treats and serving refreshments. Parents are encouraged to bring their cameras and photograph their children in Santa's sleigh.
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Ben Neiburger
Generation Law
New times bring up new questions to ponder. Twenty years ago, few would have wondered how to clean up our social media footprint after death. But that was then and this is now.
Today most Americans have digital lives ranging from Facebook to Twitter. And few loved ones are prepared to deal with removing those accounts from the internet. Some do have passwords saved for their loved ones to access. But given how often we get prompted to change them, it shouldn't be a surprise if they are outdated by the time we actually go to use them!
If a loved one passes, there are various ways social media accounts can be shut down without passwords.
There are two options. The account can be closed.
Alternately, you can 'memorialize' the account: keep it online but with clear information that the account holder has passed away.
Given that there are over 30 million memorialized accounts on Facebook, it's become a popular way to remember a loved one after their death. And given there are over a billion people on Facebook, and everyone of them will at die at some point, finding out how our loved ones want to go forward is a good idea.
For either option, click here to learn more.
After filling out the form found here, Twitter will ask for information about the deceased, a copy of your ID, and a copy of the deceased's death certificate before closing the account.
Twitter will also remove images of the deceased if they were taken "from when critical injury occurs to the moments before or after death". I would presume this has to do with images taken of a loved one at an accident scene or a similar situation. To read more about that, click here.
Twitter also allows for the removal of accounts of incapacitated individuals as well. Click here to see the form.
Like Facebook, Instagram offers the option of memorializing or closing an account for the deceased. Click here to read more about the process.
As with Facebook, they require one of the following: The deceased person's birth certificate, the deceased person's death certificate or proof of authority under local law that you are the lawful representative of the deceased person, or his/her estate.
Google has a rather good process in place. By setting up your Inactive Account Manager in advance, you can set the account to either close after a period of inactivity (your call as to how long) or send notice to a party of your choosing that your account is going to be closed. That person can download all of your content before it is closed.
If your loved one hasn't set up the Inactive Account Manager, there are other ways of closing the account. Click here for details on that.
Yahoo has a far more cut-and-dried approach to closing the account of a loved one: close it or don't. They don't offer any options for accessing account information or emails. You can read their statement here.
There are more social media apps available and this only covers some of the best known ones.
It does seem however that social media and digital giants have now accepted and prepared for the digital deaths of its users appropriately.
Of course, having the password in place in advance is always a less complicated option, but it's good to know that there are now viable ways to handle a loved one's digital affairs.
© Ben Neiburger


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Hawaiian's stock, which had been slipping until the airline announced Thursday it was expanding its mainland routes, closed the week up 12 percent at $4.10.
Hawaiian is up nearly 3 percent year to date. Over the last 12 months it is down more than 23 percent.
Behind Hawaiian in the index this week was Central Pacific Financial Corp., parent company of Central Pacific Bank, up more than 3 percent to close at $39.18.


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Sticking to New Year's resolutions may be as easy as doing quantum physics, however it can be done––with a little help from your friends. While some New Year revelers may want to keep their resolutions private and confront them alone, others do better when they're motivated by their friends. If you've been asked to help a friend stick to his or her New Year's resolutions, how can you keep them on track without becoming a New Year's nuisance?
1Provide feedback upon request. Although your friend has asked you to keep him or her on track, don't nitpick or provide unsolicited advice at every turn. Being on your friend's resolution team means that you are supportive when your friend reaches certain goals and provide a shoulder to cry on when he or she misses the mark. It also means being ready with encouragement to get back on track, to help your friend see that erring is part of the overall progress toward the goal.
- Offer positive feedback when he or she least expects it. If the resolution was to lose weight and your friend looks extra good, tell him or her, especially if they don't ask.
- Be constructive with negative feedback. If you see your friend going off track, take a gentle approach to pulling him or her back from the edge. For example, instead of telling your friend that he or she is eating too much or smacking the food from his or her hand (if the resolution is to lose weight), ask your friend how many "points" or calories are in the food he or she is currently eating. Gently leading your friend to draw their own conclusions will be the most effective method for encouraging their commitment.
- Avoid making your friend's resolution the main topic of conversation. If your friend wants your support, provide it but don't make it the main attraction. Discuss the resolution when prompted by your friend, but don't bring it up on your own.
2Make your friend's resolution your resolution. Put your money where your mouth is and join the crusade if it's applicable to your life. Studies have shown that we influence our friends just by being a certain way or through what we do.[1] In particular, our weight can influence the weight of our friends; if we're overweight, this provides "permission" or "social acceptance" for our friend to be the same way. The same might be said for working too hard, being slothful, cursing, drinking too much, taking drugs, etc.; we can imitate the company we keep. If you're doing something that your friend is trying to overcome, it may also be in your own interests to change too, thereby helping both of you. For example, if both you and your friend have wanted to quit smoking for years, bond together and make it a joint effort. Motivating each other has real power. Before making the resolution:
- Lay down the goals and rules for your resolution. Establish what you hope to achieve, when you want to achieve your goal and how you plan to get there––together.
- Agree to call each other out if you fall off the horse. Determine language you can use to alert one another that you've regressed on your resolution. For example, you could tell your friend, "I think we're going down the wrong path with this resolution" or "Did you smoke?" Also, identify times and places that are off limits to discuss resolution shortcomings. Events packed with mutual friends or family functions may be off limits.
- Avoid comparing progress, especially if you are sticking to your resolution and your friend is not. Don't regress on purpose to make your friend feel better, but find a private place to ask your friend if he or she is having trouble keeping the resolution and why. Seek a solution together that will help your friend get back on track.
3Consider trading resolution duty. One way to help each other and not just place all of the focus on one of you is to monitor each other's resolution. Each of you choose a resolution you want to achieve and share it with the other. Ask each other to be the mentor, support team, cheer squad, etc. for each other's resolution. This way, you both have stories to share, slippages on both sides to correct and joint celebrations when you reach your goals. Sharing the resolution can take off the pressure of one friend seeming to be overly scrutinizing the other; instead, both of you have a reason to be watching out for the other!
4Offer to provide educational resources to assist your friend with his or her resolution. In addition to your support, provide your friend with the tools and resources to help him or her succeed. Ideas include:
- Signing up for webinars or online classes that will aid in your friend's progress. For example, if it's weight loss or reducing spending habits, identify a comprehensive webinar or live seminar your friend could watch or participate in, in order to glean insightful information that will help with goal attainment.
- Research methods or techniques that have worked for other people. For instance some people respond to hypnosis to shape behavior. Offer to pay for your friend to visit a hypnotist or purchase hypnosis CDs.
- Find apps, videos and other resources that your friend can download to their phone or electronic device and carry with them to give them motivation.
- Seek friends or experts who can commiserate with your friend. If a mutual close friend achieved the goal that your friend is trying to reach, offer to arrange a meeting so your friend or expert can share insights and tips with your friend.
5Get support from loved ones and friends. With your friend's approval, invite other friends and family members to help keep your friend on track with resolutions. Never ask others to help without your friend's approval and also:
- Ask your friend which friends or family members he or she would trust to help keep track of resolution progress.
- What kind of support would be most helpful from additional friends and family. Some examples include asking friends and family to not sabotage your friend's efforts (like not eating fattening foods around a friend who is dieting or smoking around a friend who is trying to quit smoking), providing positive comments when witnessing progress and celebrating small victories with friends.
- Consider group support as another option. For example, if your friend is trying to exercise more regularly, suggest that your friend join a group that does exercise your friend likes. You might even join too if it's something that fits into your schedule and interest.
- Sometimes you may be called on to defend your friend's choices if someone picks on them. For example, another friend might be insistent that your weight-losing friend have another portion or some food your friend can't eat on the diet. Help your friend by voicing your own preference not to eat too much or to prefer the healthy food too. Keep it civil and don't stress the reason as being your friend's resolution.
6Continue being your friend's cheer squad. Notice the milestones and celebrate them with enthusiasm. Leave gentle reminders that you care about their well-being and that you're always there for your friend. Most of all, connect by listening unconditionally. When your friend gets the blues or feels worn out by the actions needed to achieve the goal, simply listen and show that you are aware of their difficulties and struggle. Knowing that they have a receptive listener any time will make a lot of difference to their willpower.Advertisement
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- Continue to be supportive, even if your friend falters and trips along the way. It's important not to assume that just because your friend gives in temporarily that this represents a resumption of the status quo. Cut your friend some slack, be there with the tissues and words of encouragement and tell them that you believe in their ability to get back with the program.
- Be prepared to change the game plan at any time––your friend may get halfway through the New Year's resolution and change his or her goal. You must roll with it in order to remain a good friend. It helps to understand that some flexibility needs to be built into goals to take account of changes in general. Obviously, this doesn't mean tossing the goal but tweaks are a normal part of achieving the desired end result.
- Remember that your friend has made a New Year's resolution and has not signed a formal peace treaty––if he or she blows it off, it's certainly not the end of the world.
- If you want to remain friends, never, ever nag or berate your friend if he or she does not reach the resolution goal.Thanks!
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Lynda Wrenn, candidate for District 4 Pittsburgh Public School board director, is a parent of four students: two PPS graduates now in college and two first year students at Pittsburgh Allderdice. She has been active in Pittsburgh schools for many years, serving as president of the Linden K-5 PTO, classroom volunteer, tutor, and as a member of the PSCC (Parent School Community Council). She has also been involved at the district level, serving on the Summer Dreamers Academy and the Gifted Education task forces.
She holds a Masters in Teaching from Chatham University and did her student teaching at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 on the Northside. Most recently, she worked in marketing and advertising as a project manager at Fireman Creative, giving her business, management and marketing experience. Her work as a research coordinator for the HEALTHY study took her into Pittsburgh's middle schools to study childhood obesity. After graduating from college with a degree in Economics, she worked as the Assistant to the Financial Vice President and Treasurer at Radcliffe College (Harvard University), where she was responsible for fiscal reporting.
Lynda is extremely engaged in the community, having served as a president of the Point Breeze community organization, and on committees for the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Chatham Baroque, The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, and the National Council of Jewish Women (where she recently completed a Leadership Development Program). She currently serves as an Allegheny County Democratic Committeewoman in the 14th Ward.


text: Ondrej Lewit graduated at State Conservatory of Music (BA) Prague and at the Academy of Performing Arts-HAMU (MA) in Prague. He has served as concertmaster in many European Orchestras and has served as a violin teacher and chamber music coach at Santa Cruz Conservatory. In Southern California he has performed with California Consort and California Chamber Orchstra, Hutchins Consort, and Encore Trio. He is a current member of Quartetto Sorrento.


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- Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle by Mark Edward Lender and Garry Wheeler Stone
The battle of Monmouth Court House does not inspire the American imagination in the way that Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown, and other Revolutionary War battles do. Mark Edward Lender and Garry Wheeler Stone attempt to add Monmouth to this pantheon in Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle. By providing detailed battlefield analysis and extensive discussion of Continental politics, Lender and Stone have done just that—if one accepts George Washington as the indispensable man in the early American nation.
Fatal Sunday suggests that the battle of Monmouth is an underappreciated event in the development of the United States. The battle has long been considered to be a glorified draw, but the authors argue that preexisting political competition made the outcome of the clash critical to Washington's future as commander of the Continental army, if not as president of the United States. [End Page 399] Outside of Boston, Trenton, and Princeton, the battlefield results of the early years of the Revolution had left some skeptical of Washington's fitness to lead the Continental army. Washington's failures created detractors, competitors, and, as the overblown Conway Cabal seemed to indicate, conspirators all bent on his removal from command. Fatal Sunday exposes the rift between Washington and a newly repatriated Charles Lee. While Washington favored a professionalized army, Lee proposed an irregular force to confront the British. Although Washington won the debate, the authors argue that Monmouth represented the first litmus test of Washington's preference. Set against the backdrop of Washington's opposition, Monmouth consequently assumes an importance transcending its battlefield results.
Lender and Stone do not refute previous assessments of the battle—it was a draw that allowed both sides to derive some satisfaction. The battle's significance, therefore, results from the performance of the Continental army and the public perception of both Washington and Lee after the engagement. Despite the inconclusive outcome, Continental soldiers demonstrated in-creased discipline and ability, while officers exhibited an improved capability to handle troops in the field. These improved performances reflected the training regimen installed by Washington during the previous winter at Valley Forge. Monmouth consequently suggested that the Continental army might, with time, realize the professional bearing envisioned by Washington. In addition, Lee's struggles during the early part of the battle, followed by Washington's arrival, provided the Washington camp with a narrative that solidified his command and undermined his critics. Throughout their coverage of these developments the authors maintain an even keel. Washington is not a demigod, devoid of reproach. Nor is Lee a bumbling idiot, deserving unmitigated condemnation. Instead the rich battlefield narrative assigns blame and awards praise evenly. Only after the battle, with Washington's young and enthusiastic supporters leading the way, was the general able to solidify his position as the undisputed and unassailable commander of the Continental army.
The authors' intimate knowledge of the battle has allowed them to take a single day in the Revolution and weave into it a broader narrative about the rise of Washington. Their interpretation is not entirely new; many Revolutionary War studies discuss the general's ascension above his political enemies. Lender and Stone, however, have tied this ascension to one singular event, and have done so with deep knowledge and extensive research. Fatal Sunday will consequently find its place as an accessible read for students and scholars of the American Revolution alike.


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The Apple Mountain Golf Resort has a very scenic and challenging 18 hole golf course. You're out in nature with towering pines and snowcapped mountain views. Located in the Apple Hill region, you'll love this golfing experience. Sierra Foothills Wine Tasting can easily be added after your round of golf. Rates at the Apple Mountain Golf Resort vary depending on the day and time. When you purchase the Golf in the Foothills package, we will book your tee time for you and assist in planning your Apple Hill golfing adventure.
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How long has Barnack been famous for wild flowers?
Barnack Hills and Holes National Nature Reserve is recognised today as one of the most important places in Europe for its wild flowers. The hummocky grassland of this abandoned limestone quarry supports over 300 species of plant, including eight species of orchid.
It is especially famous for the Pasque flower, a purple anemone that blooms in large numbers in spring. The site only became a Nature Reserve in 1976, so when did the area first attract notice for its wild flowers?
The answer might be further back than you think ...
In 1650 a book by William Howe entitled Phytologica Britannica (British Plant Life) was published. Apart from herbals, which described the medicinal and culinary uses of plants, this was probably the first book written in English about plants.
It includes three quotes from a Dr. Bowle (or Bowles), who described finding three interesting wild flower species in or near Barnack.
This botanist found a plant that he called "Gnaphalium odoratum flore albo elegans pusilla planta, Sweet-smelling white flowred Cud weed":
"On a goodly heath by Berneck".
This species is now known as Mountain Everlasting (Antennaria dioica). It is usually found on moors and mountains in the north and west of Britain, but a tiny isolated colony still survives on the Hills and Holes.
He also noted Early Spider Orchid (then named Orchis arachnitis) as:
A brave (colourful) plant, and flowers betimes (early in the year), I was much taken having never seen it before, it grows upon an old stone-pit ground, which is now green, hard by Walcot a mile from Barneck, as fine a place for variety of rare plants as ever I beheld.
This orchid (now called Ophrys sphegodes) has not been recorded in the Barnack area since 1650. It is now very rare in this country, and is found mainly on the south coast.
Dr. Bowle said of the Pasque Flower (which he called Pusatilla rubra, Red Passe-flower, rather than Pulsatilla vulgaris, as it is now known):
On a Heath towards Barneck, three miles from Stamford, where there are tenne thousand of these plants.
Sadly we know nothing of the life of Dr Bowle, but if he were to return to the Hills and Holes today, the wild flowers would be familiar and he would be pleased to find that Pasque flowers were as numerous as ever – in 2011 there were estimated to be 11,600 plants. Surely he would agree with us that it is still a fine place for its variety of rare plants.
Chris Gardiner (Senior Reserve Manager, Barnack Hills and Holes)


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English Language Development Program
Facts about District 6
- Colorado's thirteenth largest school district with a growing English Learner population
- Over 32% of students come from a home where a language other than English is spoken
- 23% of students are considered English Language Learners
District 6 Vision for English Learners
Greeley-Evans School District 6 will empower its students who are learning English as a second language to access their unique cultural and linguistic assets in challenging, supportive learning environments, so they meet and exceed readiness goals for college, career, and civic life, thus graduating and becoming successful Members of the global community.
This vision articulates ambitious goals for English Language Learners. In it, the District envisions a future where all students entering D6 as ELLs graduate as college and career ready, productive and global-minded citizens.
Theory of Action
Greeley-Evans School District 6 is committed to improving outcomes for all students who are learning English as a second language and attaining the vision for English Language Learners. The Theory of Action lays out an explicitly stated, causal chain of expectations and outcomes to guide how District 6 will improve education outcomes for these students.
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"Working in payments and fintech is often challenging because ultimately. user adoption boils down to trust and security."
- Liu Tianwei, CEO of Xfers
Frustrated with the hassle of collecting payments and the high fees of using existing payment platforms, five enterprising NUS alumni came together to provide a solution.
Founded in 2012, Xfers enables casual sellers, start-ups and small-and-medium sized enterprises to optimise and automate their payment systems. By leveraging the latest encryption and cloud technologies, Xfers created an automated banking network that allows users to conduct transactions in a secure and low-cost manner.
The founders developed a prototype with initial seed funding from the NUS Enterprise Innovation and Entrepreneurship Practicum Grant. An additional SG$50,000 iJAM Grant from the Media Development Authority further enabled them to develop their product. In 2015, Xfers became one of the first Singapore-based start-ups to be incubated by Y Combinator. They successfully raised US$2.5 million in seed funding from Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures, BWB Ventures, GMO Venture Partners, Partech Ventures, Convergence Ventures and Eduardo Saverin.
"Working in payments and fintech is often challenging because ultimately, user adoption boils down to trust and security. One of the key challenges is trying to persuade users that Xfers is a trustworthy payment platform. We build trust by offering consistent customer support service and listening to their feedback," quipped Xfers CEO, and NUS Overseas College (Silicon Valley) alumnus, Liu Tianwei.
As of 2016, Xfers has processed over SG$25 million for its Singapore-based clients. In addition to growing its customer base in Singapore, the team has officially launched Xfers' services in Indonesia.


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Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Nothing talks to me more at Christmas than gingerbread. I make these cookies every year as my tradition; I always give a batch to the neighbours with their Christmas card. Now I can promise you that tackling treacle and getting your hands smothered in mixture is so, so worth it. Not only are the spices perfectly balanced, but the soft middle will make you want to eat one after another. So grab an apron and an appetite and be prepared to fill your house with the sweetest smell imaginable.


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Edie Steed & the Roadrunners @ the Silver City Blues Fest 2016
Today my great friend Edie Steed performs at the Blues Fest in Silver City, NM. Joining her are the Roadrunners, which includes Kas Nelson on lead guitar, Rodney Henderson – guitar, Martyn Pearson – drums, and Roger Metcalf – bass.
Edie sounds super fabulous as always! She wrote a few of the songs, Rodney penned a song, and the repertoire included a few tunes that aren't heard often.
here I am with a couple of reprobates!
Upcoming gigs:
Edie and I have a gig in Santa Fe on June 11, 2016 at the Devargas Mall to celebrate the grand opening of several new shops there. We are sponsored by Cafe Roha, the first café in Santa Fe serving Ethiopian cuisine! Cafe Roha is owned by our lovely friend Rahel. We are so happy to celebrate her cafe and the wonderful cuisine she serves there. If you haven't had Ethiopian food, you're in for a treat!
More info and possible musical collaborators added to the list as the time gets closer!
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This luxury hotel features 166 suites, with custom contemporary furnishings, three original artworks and 500 giclee prints of Fantauzzo's most recognised works.
A seamless combination of art, design and functionality, the hotel will be a powerful representation of contemporary creativity, with connected and inspiring spaces for guests to discover.
Featuring Art Series Signature King Size Bed or two Single Beds, Smart television, Foxtel, workspace, art library, art channel, mini-bar and private ensuite bathroom.
The fully furnished open plan suite is the perfect choice for your next Brisbane getaway. Featuring Art Series Signature King Size Bed, Smart television, Foxtel, workspace, art library, art channel, mini-bar and private ensuite bathroom.
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Nation & World
Senate Minority Leader McConnell holding a small lead
Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is clinging to a four-point lead over Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford, although less than half of Kentucky voters say they have a favorable opinion of McConnell, a Herald-Leader/WKYT Kentucky Poll shows.
McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, would receive 47 percent of the vote compared to 43 percent for Lunsford if the election were held today.
The telephone survey of 600 likely voters was conducted between Oct. 19 and 21 by Research 2000 of Olney, Md. It has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
While the race has clearly tightened over the last five months, McConnell's level of support has remained relatively unchanged. Forty-eight percent of likely voters said they had a favorable or very favorable view of him — the same percentage as a Herald-Leader/WKYT Kentucky Poll conducted in May.
In the new poll, 48 percent of people said they had a negative view of McConnell, which was slightly higher than the 45 percent of respondents who reported having an unfavorable view of Lunsford, a Louisville businessman.
That's a high number for a challenger and could be the biggest reason for Lunsford's inability to pull ahead of McConnell in any public polls so far, said Del Ali, president of Research 2000.
Read the full story at Kentucky.com.


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- Identify and analyze sources of credit (e.g., financial institutions, private lenders, and retail businesses) and credit products (e.g., student loans, credit cards, and car loans).
- Identify standard loan practices, predatory lending practices (e.g., rapid tax return, rapid access loans, and payday loans), and legal debt collection practices.
- Explain the importance of establishing a positive credit history (e.g., maintaining a reasonable debt to income ratio), describe information contained in a credit report, and explain the factors that affect a credit score (e.g., the relationship between interest rates and credit scores).
- Explain how the terms of a loan (e.g., interest rates, fees, and repayment schedules) affect the cost of credit.
Online Curriculum and Lesson Plans
Making $en$e: Financial Success for Oklahoma Students | view now
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- Module 7.2 – It is in Your Interest | view now
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- Lesson 27 – Major Purchases: Buying a Car | view now
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Council for Economic Education Lessons
Financial Fitness for Life, Bringing Home the Gold, (9-12) Teacher Guide
- Theme 4: Spending and Credit Are Serious Business
- Lesson 11 – What Is Credit?
- Lesson 12 – Making Credit Choices
- Lesson 13 – Applying for Credit
- Lesson 14 – All About Interest
- Lesson 15 – Shopping for a Credit Card
- Lesson 16 – Shopping for a Mortgage
- Lesson 17 – Shopping for an Auto Loan
Financial Fitness for Life, Shaping Up Your Financial Future, (6-8), Teacher Guide
- Theme 4: Spending and Using Credit
- Lesson 12 – Cash or Credit?
- Lesson 13 – Establishing Credit
- Lesson 14 – Comparison Shopping
Contact OCEE to request a copy of the Financial Fitness for Life curriculum.
Middle School Economics
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essence du sérail (essence of the harem) - a floral oriental ambery scent.
Based on the original recipe of a love potion from the 19th century in France, the perfumer Nathalie Feisthauer dressed it with bergamot oil, ylang ylang oil, jasmine, lily of the valley, orange blossom, rose, plum, heliotrope, peach, sandalwood, ambrette, and vanilla.
Additional information:
Atlas by sculptor Aimé Millet. Caryatid by sculptor André-Joseph Allar.
Ingredients: Alcohol, Parfum (Fragrance), Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Cinnamate, Cinnamal, Citral, Citronellol, Limonene, Linalool, Coumarine, Hydroxycitronellal, Isoeugenol, Geraniol, Eugenol, Farnesol
Caution: Flammable, do not use near fire, flame, or heat. Keep out of the reach of children.


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My science fiction novel SIGNAL, originally published by Audible, is now available in ebook and paperback on Amazon!
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Alex Salmond branded 'bare-faced liar' over EU legal advice
Scottish Labour MSP Paul Martin refused to withdraw allegation made over EU legal advice.
Scottish Labour MSP Paul Martin refused to retract his claim that First Minister Alex Salmond told "bare-faced lies" over whether or not his Government had taken legal advice on an indepenedent Scotland joining the European Union.
Following an announcement by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday in which she admitted the Government is only now seeking legal opinion on the matter, Scottish Labour MSP Paul Martin said her statement had revealed the First Minister to be a liar.
Opposition parties have been highly critical about the SNP's attempts to keep information surrounding the legal advice given to the government under wraps.
Ms Sturgeon made a statement to clarify the position at the Scottish Parliament just over a week after Prime Minister David Cameron visited Edinburgh to sign off a deal ensuring a legal and decisive referendum in 2014.
She said: "In light of the Edinburgh agreement, by which both governments have agreed the process for Scotland to achieve independence, I can confirm that the [Scottish] Government has now commissioned specific legal advice from our law officers on the position of Scotland within the European Union if independence is achieved through this process.
"The Scottish Government has previously cited opinions from a number of eminent legal authorities, past and present, in support of its view that an independent Scotland will continue in membership of the European Union but has not sought specific legal advice.
"However, as the Edinburgh agreement provides the exact context of the process of obtaining independence, we now have the basis on which specific legal advice can be sought."
Responding to Ms Sturgeon's statement, Scottish Labour MSP Paul Martin said: "It appears the First Minister is a liar and used taxpayers' money to try to cover up his lies.
"When asked about whether he had sought legal advice on Scotland joining the EU he said he had. He even went to court to prevent that advice from being published and he told the Scottish Parliament that he couldn't reveal it because the rules wouldn't let him.
"Now Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that Alex Salmond never had any advice to keep secret in the first place. That means the Deputy First Minister has revealed the First Minister to be a liar.
"This government cannot be straight with the Scottish people. Alex Salmond has started the debate on Scotland's future within the UK with barefaced lies that even embarrass his deputy."
Making a point of order in the parliament on Tuesday evening Mr Salmond responded to the allegation.
The First Minister read out a full transcript of an interview he had given Andrew Neill on March 4 2012, which he said was the source of Mr Martin's insinuation.
Mr Salmond then read out a Labour Party press statement which paraphrased the interview, omitting some 27 words.
The press release said: "When asked by Andrew Neil on 4 March 2012, 'Have you sought advice from your own Scottish law officers on this [EU membership] matter?' In response, Alex Salmond said: 'We have, yes … You know I can't release the legal advice of law officers, Andrew.'
The First Minister argued his comments across three separate questions had been deliberately omitted so Mr Martin could support his allegation. He said that he hoped, upon reflection, the Labour politician would see fit to withdraw his claim.
The MSP then addressed the chamber and said he would not withdraw his comments.
Speaking to STV after the debate, Mr Martin said: "The First Minister is in a muddle here, clearly, over different versions of the advice he has received.
"I think it is for the people of Scotland to look at all the evidence before them and to decide whether he is a bare-faced liar.
"I am making it clear that the First Minister is not telling the truth."
No confusion over what I was asking Alex Salmond: what official legal advice he'd been given re Scotland's EU status if it left the UK?— Andrew Neil(@afneil) October 23, 2012
Tweeting afterwards, Mr Neill, who interviewed the First Minister in March on his Sunday Politics for the BBC said: "No confusion over what I was asking Alex Salmond: what official legal advice he'd been given re Scotland's EU status if it left the UK?"
Ms Sturgeon's announcement effectively ended a potentially expensive legal challenge against a ruling by Information Commissioner Rosemary Agnew who ordered the Government to reveal whether advice was sought.
The Deputy First Minister said the views of those eminent authorities, which the Scottish Government has so far relied on, will continue to be "highly relevant".
She told parliament: "Given that my statement today answers the ruling of the Information Commissioner on the existence of legal advice, there is now no need for the Government to pursue an appeal against this ruling in this specific case and I have asked our lawyers to advise the court accordingly and to ask that the appeal be dismissed."
Tory leader Ruth Davidson turned on the Government after it was yet to seek legal advice on EU membership.
"We find out today, despite desperate claims of knowing the answer, despite thousands of pounds in taxpayers' money spent in courtrooms to keep information from the Scottish people, the SNP have never taken advice on a separate Scotland's place in the European Union.
"They don't know whether we would be spending pounds or euros. The Deputy First Minister doesn't know.
"Monetary policy, EU membership: when will she stop trying to hoodwink the public on the big issues. Scotland needs to know."
She demanded that the Government publishes the "actual advice" it receives so that "Scotland has the information it needs to make this historic decision".
Labour's Jackie Baillie demanded to know how much cash was spent pursuing the court case against the Information Commissioner.
"Can I ask how much taxpayers' money the Government has spent on a court case to hide information on legal advice on the European Union; legal advice which wasn't even commissioned, legal advice which doesn't exist."
Ms Sturgeon said expenses so far totalled £3960, although this is not "an absolutely final figure" and pledged to update parliament on the final cost as soon as it is available.
Meanwhile Labour MSP Richard Baker demanded to know how the Deputy First Minister could reveal the "existence or non-existence of legal advice" under the ministerial code, which normally precludes this.
Ms Sturgeon said she received specific permission from Scotland's top law officer, Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland on the matter.
"I have sought and received the specific permission of the Lord Advocate to share this information with Parliament today. That means I am giving Parliament this information entirely consistently with the ministerial code," she said.
Ms Sturgeon asked to make the statement at Holyrood on the first day back from recess.
It was the first available opportunity to update MSPs on the agreement struck between the British and Scottish governments on the staging of the referendum.
The deal paves the way for both parliaments to agree a technical section 30 order giving the Scottish Parliament power to legislate for the date of the referendum, whether to reduce the voting age to 16, the wording of the question, campaign finance rules and the conduct of the referendum.
The statement coincided with delayed publication of the results of the Scottish public consultation on the staging of the ballot.
The consultation ran from January 5 to May 11, leading to complaints that the deal in Edinburgh was made without full transparency.
Issues put to the public included the proposed timetable, whether there should be weekend voting, who should oversee the running of the referendum and what the spending limits should be.
Commenting as the revelation that the public consultation found that a majority of the public did not support a two-question referendum, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie MSP said: "Despite all of their best efforts to rig support for a two-question referendum in their favour, the SNP has finally admitted it did not even have the public backing it boasted about at every turn.
"The SNP government has wiped out its credibility in one fell swoop.
"The Scottish Liberal Democrats want to see an open and honest debate about Scotland's future. It is gravely worrying that the SNP leadership has been so willing to mislead the public to suit its own narrow nationalist goals."
Mr Rennie also raised the European issue, telling Ms Sturgeon that he can "feel her embarrassment".
The Lib Dem recalled: "The First Minister said his White Paper would be consistent with the legal advice. She's had to tell us he hasn't got any, it was all imaginary."
The SNP insists that Scotland will automatically be accepted into the EU, while opponents say it would have to reapply and lose the UK's existing rights and opt-outs.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Best Buy Co. Inc., the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, said Tuesday that second-quarter earnings rose 22 percent on a 13 percent increase in revenue.
The latest results beat Wall Street expectations, but Best Buy left its full-year guidance unchanged.
Richfield-based Best Buy said it earned $230 million, or 47 cents per share, for the three months ended Aug. 26 compared with $188 million, or 37 cents a share a year ago.
Revenue rose to $7.6 billion from $6.7 billion a year ago.
Analysts polled by Thomson Financial were expecting 44 cents per share on revenue of almost $7.54 billion.
Best Buy said it expects to earn $2.65 to $2.80 per share for the full year. Analysts are expecting $2.80 per share on revenue of $35 billion.
Its shares rose in midday trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
One key measure was a little weaker than analysts may have been looking for. Sales at stores open at least 14 months rose 3.7 percent from the same period a year ago, with a 9.3 percent gain at Canadian stores offsetting a 3 percent gain at U.S. stores. Credit Suisse analyst Gary Balter wrote on Monday that Wall Street expected comparable-store sales of 4 percent to 4.5 percent.
Best Buy said its comparable-store sales gains were driven by high-end televisions, notebook computers, gaming and computer services. Sales declined for older televisions, music and desktop computers. It said it expects comparable-store sales to rise 3 percent to 5 percent for the year.
Investors have been watching retailers closely for comments about whether consumers are worrying about the economy and trimming their purchases.
Jim Muehlbauer, Best Buy's vice president for finance, told analysts on a conference call that it's impossible to predict the impact that gas prices and higher interest rates will have on Best Buy customers. Best Buy's outlook for the rest of the year assumes no dramatic changes in consumer spending, he said.
While concerns about the broader economy persist, Balter wrote that falling prices should spur customers to buy high-end televisions, with extra motivation coming from new game systems from Nintendo and Sony Corp. later this year. And Microsoft Corp.'s new Vista computer operating system may catch the end of Best Buy's fourth quarter in early 2007, boosting computer sales.
"The product cycle is about as good as (Best Buy) could ask for," he wrote.
Best Buy bought Jiangsu Five Star Appliance Co. in China in June, but Best Buy said it does not expect those stores to add to profits during this fiscal year.
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