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Date Joined: January 31, 2008
Last Online: January 15, 2018
Birthday: February 17, 1974
Country: Germany
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Hi there, I'm Mello!
I'm an Occupational Therapist, working mum of a 12 year old Boy and wife to a selfemployed Taxadvisor. We live in a 1890 built house we bought some Years ago and we are still renovating. As far as it is nothing risky like electricity or work on the roof, I try to do as much as possible on my own. My Husband is really a sweety, but he isn't really good with his hands :o) As OT I love everything I can get my fingers dirty with, so that fits!
I'm very open minded and a strong believer of equal rights for everyone. I don't like people telling me what is right or what I have to believe - I want to draw my own picture and decide for myself. I'm a protester and speak up when I face injustice. I burned my fingers more than once, but I feel that I have to show my little boy that it is necessary to take a stance.
I love sewing and I'm knitting Socks (sometimes Hats or Gloves, but nothing bigger). I'm totally mad about Fabric and craft magazines, I'm so glad we have a big Attic I can store all that stuff! I love anything about Color: Pencil, Crayons, Watercolor, Brushes, no matter what. I like to doodle but I don't do scrapbooking or stuff like that, so I have no use for that kind of supplies.
I couldn't crochet if it meant my life! Whenever I try, it just turns out as brick - good enough as a rough potholder, but that's it. So nothing crocheting for me pretty please.....
SciFi - I love Star Trek, from the original Series to the newest Enterprise Movie. Firefly to bad it never made it to another season..... Star Wars here I'm more for the classic 70s Trilogy though. Hitchhikers guide through the galaxy, Stargate Atlantis, Torchwood - Series 1 & 2 are my favorite. And Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant will always be my favorite Doctors!
Canada, esp. Toronto and anything Canadian
Snowflakes and Snowmen
Calvin & Hobbes
Krtek the mole
Pippi Langstrumpf
Heather Ross
Tone Finanger
Kaffee Fassett
Andy Goldsworthy
Pirates, Robots and Rockets
Chocolate - milk chocolate is my favourite.
Handmade/crafty things
anthroposophic Crafts
Fabric - from japanese kids design over retro to novelty, anythings for me, I prefer cotton and cottonjersey.
Scents: everything green and natural, like lemon, orange, green tea, fresh cut grass......
Flavours: chocolate, orange, mango, pineapple, lemon.....
I like warm, bright and earthy colors -my favourites are the range from dark red to warm yellow, moss green, olive, chocolate brown and really dark blues. When it comes to clothing I prefer the dark colors - greens, blues, browns, greys and black.
Craft Magazines
T-Shirts with cool prints - I bring at least one T-Shirt from every Trip. I prefer the ones with room to move - XL mens is fine - but not those tight girly-Shirts!
Did I mention the 80s? I like all stuff with Magnum P.I., The Fall Guy, A-Team, M°A°S°H°, Fraggle Rock, Muppets, Ghostbusters, Goonies, Gremlins, Indiana Jones, The dark Crystal, Star Trek, Star Wars, Back to the future,....
Jim Henson - simply everything he made!
handmade with love
Vintage is okay for me - just another form of recycling!
Red Tea, Chai Tea, Yogi Tea
dark chocolate, Marzipan or Licorize
Marshmallows and Macaroons (I know I'm weird....)
I have no use for Scrapbookingsupplies like Brads, Scrapbook Stickers, etc.
Crocheting stuff
Cinnamon-, Cherry- and Grapeflavoured things. I love the real stuff, but not the fake flavour that's found in candy etc.
Butterscotch flavour - yuck!
Acrylic Fabric or Yarn, such as in those fuzzy Socks - I can't even touch this Material without shuddering.....profoundly!
Flowery heavy scents, patchouli, opium, vanilla, Lavender, etc. oh, and though I love anything chocolate, chocolate scented stuff mostly doesn't work for me.
Hot Spices - I'm really a sissy here.
Neon Colours and anything in the range of Pink/Purple
Any kind of Jewelry
sparkly/shiny/glittery things
Alcohol - I occasionally drink a Beer, but most time Alcohol free. I just don't like it.
I'm not a girly girl so I don't have any taste for Make-Up, "Barbie" pink style, puppies, kittens, dolphins, bows and stuff like that.
I'm not really fond of Dotee Dolls or sewed ATC's.
Blythe Dolls are creepy.....
It's not really that I don't like them, but after just a few swaps I have a biiiig stash of Stickers, so no more Stickers for me please....
My tastes are all over the place, just about everything except Horror.
- J.R.R. Tolkien - Douglas Adams - Robert Asprin - Dieter Kreutzkamp - Ellis Peters - Maurice Sendak - Eric Malpass - Oliver Sacks - Henry David Thoreau - A. A. Milne - John Seymour - Leo Hickman - Diana Gabaldon - J.K. Rowling :o) - Astrid Lindgren - Sven Nordqvist - Janosch
And of course anything Crafty....
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns - The Dark Crystal - Major League - The 70's Star Wars Trilogy - Brother of Sleep - Blues Brothers - Star Trek - Dances with wolves - Threesome - Le Dernier Trappeur - Seven Years in Tibet - Pollock - Avengers-Series - Loving Vincent
Torchwood - Doctor Who - Cadfael - Firefly - Queer as Folk - Enterprise - Stargate Atlantis -
Hundertwasser - van Gogh - Monet - Gaudi - Larsson - Goldsworthy - Magrite - Klimt - Rizzi
In case you want to send something for my little son, here is what he likes at the time:
Disney Infinity 3
Lego Dimensions
anything The Hobbit I read him the book twice, he has the Audiobook on loop and we took him to see the first film on the big cinemascreen. (I know it is rated for twelve and up, but we went to see it first without him and then decided that he can handle it - and since he knew the story well he had no problems at all, unlike some teenagers sitting next to us....)
Comicbook Heroes - he loves Thor, Ironman, Spiderman, Batman, Hulk, Captain America, Silver Surfer, Guardians of the Galaxy....
Star Trek anything TOS, esp. Spok or Kirk, or anything Klingon or Borg from TNG on - why yes, I raise my own little geek! :o)
Indiana Jones it startet with a Lego-Set.....
Harry Potter I read him the first book, as it isn't as scary as the follow-up books.
Doctor Who Character Building Micro Figures - we've been to Scotland and he bought himself a package. He hoped it would be a Dalek, but it turned out to be Cyberman (wich I think is pretty cool, too!)......
Star Wars
Lego as for themes: Nexo Knights, Ninjago, Chima, Hobbit, Avengers, Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Cars and Pirates, but any Lego is cool really! We even like the Legos your kid has grown out of :o)
Astronauts, Rockets, Spaceshuttles and Space
Firefighters and Emergency Medical Service
anything his Mum sews for him in boyish fabrics, such as with Monsters, Aliens, Rockets and so on.
T-Shirts with one of the above-mentioned. He is skinny and short for his age, in German Sizes it's 134 by the time, probably 7/8 would work out well.
He doesn't like Sponge Bob - he refers of him as "The weird guy"....
My husband Johannes loves Baseball (Toronto Blue Jays & Mainz Athletics). Here in Germany Baseball is quite an exotic sport, so anything related to it (Magazines etc.) will be highly appreciated! Also he likes anything native american/canadian. Canada is his favorite destination - likes anything Toronto and Algonquin Park esp.. He's quite a history geek (esp. WW I and II) and is passionate about genealogy. He is a TV Addict, can stay up all night to watch - has all the DVD Boxes of CSI (Grissom is his fave) , CSI Miami, NCIS, ER, Without a trace.....he likes SciFi as well, but anything Fantasy scares the crap out of him. (Nearly broke my hand while watching Harry Potter :o) He collects Baseballcaps and is loosing them constantly - so there can never be enough of them.
Oh, just to mention: he's a vegetarian! He is more for the salty/spicy side of food and he loves to cook. Soups are his favorite dish to make and he gets quite fancy with them. He loves Indian/Asian Cuisine as well as TexMex. He loves exotic and hot spices and is always the first to handle the Barbecue. He loves to cook over open fire - one of his faves is Pizza Calzone on the grid. He gets excited about new gadgets for his cooking - he even goes to a Mens-Cooking-Club and assembled himself a Hardware Toolbox with all his Gadgets to take with him. He cooks the field-kitchen of our local red cross section and always looks for new inspiration there. (last time he "cooked" Cake in Glassjars in the fieldkitchen, ha!) He has huge piles of cookbooks and -magazines.
He is a selfemployed Tax consultant, but also volunteers as Paramedic and collects Patches and T-Shirts (he is a 2XL) from Emergency Medical Services around the world! We can set up a private Swap on that any time!
By the way, my little brother is a police-officer and a volunteer firefighter, he loves patches and T-Shirts (L), too. :o)
From the UK/Ireland:
Cadbury Fudge Chocolate Bars
Seeds of change organic chocolate (I had dark with orange and figs - delicious!)
Anything Torchwood - I have the DVD Box, but anything about it, like Magazines or else, will be highly appreciated! I'm a Jack/Ianto shipper - don't like Gwen.....
Anything Doctor Who
Doctor Who Character Building Micro Figures
McVities Hobnobs
Handmade Living Magazines
From France:
From the Netherlands:
Chocolate Covered Kruidnoten
Tony's Chocolonely Chocolate
Chocolate Letters "J" & "M"
FLOW Magazine
Fred & Ed melk vlokkies
From the US or Canada:
Purity Peppermint nobs
Hersheys Cookies'n Cream Bars
Celestial Seasoning Tea: Country Peach Passion, Lemon Zinger, Sleepytime, Canadian Vanilla Maple Decaf
York Peppermint Patties
Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavour
Wonka Candy - Kazoozles!
Twizzlers - plain red ones, the rainbow version, Sourz or the filled ones - any of them! Twizzlers Twerps! oh my!
Nasa T-Shirts - I had a dark blue one wich I bought Years ago in Houston, Johnson Space Centre, but it is totally worn out now....:o(
Clover Flower Head Pins
Living Crafts Magazines
Uppercase Magazine
Cloth Paper Scissors Magazines
Cloth Paper Scissors STUDIOS Magazines
Martha Stewart Kids Magazines
Martha Stewart Magazine Holiday Issues
ReadyMade Magazines
Stitch Magazines
Sesame Street Deco Tape
Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Morsels (Milk-chocolate, semisweet, white and of course chunks!)
brown sugar, firmly packed (you can't get it here in Germany, just like them Morsels..)
From Asia:
Bento supplies
Cotton Time Magazine
Any of the Paumes Books, esp. the "Family Style" Editions!
Japanese Kids Fabric (something like the ones on superbuzzy.com :o)
Pocky (we only have the plain chocolate ones)
I can always and easily get anything Diddl, german candy, german gummibears, Kindereggs, Kinder Happy Hippos, german or swiss chocolate (e.g. Milka, Lindt, Toblerone, Ritter Sport), any german souvenir, german Diddl and Hello Kitty magazines,...... So, if you're interested in a private Swap, just send me a mail!
I recycle envelopes and boxes to protect the environment. You can do this too when you send to me. :-)
I also don't wrap the swaps I send in nice papers. It may look nice, but I think, it is not necessary. Another way to protect the environment. That doesn't mean, that I don't wrap them up carefully if necessary!
I collect used stamps for Charity. They are payed per Kilo, so I would really appreciate it, if you put loooots of real stamps on the envies and boxes you send to me! Thanx!
BeccaBecca - Forums Tag: Profile Surprise and BentoBox Senddate February 2008- @Weeatcrayons angeled this one, as it was for my son! Thanx again!
lunagodesswithin - Suns, Moons and Stars Swap II
fii - ♥♥♥♥My Big Fat European Stuffed Envelope
ElizabethRollins - Boys Christmas Present swap @vidalia68 angeled this one - Thank you so much!
hjshort72 - Amazon Wishlist or Etsy Favorites + a postcard #7
Pinkfootballs - Something for a rainy day @kittenred angeled this one and added wonderful stuff for my little boy - Thank you so much!
Treksek - Big Fat Envie:Winter Wonderland Intl The wonderful @suessstoff angeled this one. Thank you so much!
giramondo - Cakes addict #2 @vidalia68 angeled this one, too! Thank you so much!
lilpuddin - Private Space themed Swap for our kids @Batmamma and @Morwesong angeled for my little boy - Thank you so much!
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Thank you for the generous Christmas surprise package! It arrived just in time for Christmas. :-) The awesome towel is my favorite thing and is already being put to good use in my kitchen! The kids are quite happy with the sweet goodies. I am working on a package to send your way. Let me know if there's anything in particular you'd like from here? Hugs from Texas! :-)
You are so welcome for the Nasa goodies! I loved you star swap package so much, I wanted to treat you. That little rocket stamp will forever be my favorite stamp! :-)
Thank you so very much for the lovely postcard from Bavaria! Your vacation sounds magical, even with the rain!
Thank you SO much for the surprise fruit soup (LOVE it!) and the postcard from your vacation (beautiful!). I recently bought something fall-ish I'm planning to send your way soon. Take care! :-)
So glad to hear that the postcard made it to you safely! I was hoping the old address I had for you was still current :)
Thank you so much for the great package again!!! It's all so exciting! I love the German cloth bags you sent, and they will always remind me of you when I'm shopping. The kids and I are in heaven with all the gummies and other treats. Thank you!
Torchwood in a Bag Profile Check. Be careful of the rift!
Package 1 has arrived. Thank you for the calendar and gummy mix. The kids and I are finding it difficult to resist! My parents will love looking through the calendar. Germany is beautiful! Hope you don't have to wait much longer for my package to arrive. :-)
Middle Earth in a Bag profile check! Begin your journey...


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London Theatre & Music Venues'
Expert Seat Reviewer and
Discount Deal Hunter.
The Trusted Independent Insider Listings
Guide since 2000.
This venue runs a mixed programme of concerts and other events.
is their website, with the latest details.
Varies by event, see www.barbican.org.uk
for details.
Varies by event, see www.barbican.org.uk
for details.
Other Box Office Information
A reader notes, though, that you can't buy concessionary priced tickets
online - you need to telephone for those.
Booking fees per ticket for
online bookings:
Online is cheaper than booking by phone. A mere £3 per transaction, not per
ticket, fee applies.
Other Online Choices (with
S.T.A.R. genuine ticket
Independent S.T.A.R. ticket agencies
may also offer an alternative choice of seats.
A reader notes that you can't buy concessionary priced tickets
online - you need to telephone for those.
Booking fees per ticket for telephone bookings:
Online is cheaper than booking by phone. By telephone, a £4 administration fee is added to the total
TRANSACTION cost for telephone bookings.
For personal callers or by post: Box Office, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London. EC2Y 8DS
No booking fee for personal callers. Note that
the box office accepts debit and credit cards only. It does not
accept cash.
Postal applicants pay a per transaction for use of
a Barbican envelope, or can include their own, with stamp and pay
Special Access Needs Customers:
Wheelchair users and other registered disabled theatregoers can book
their seats and enquire about concessionary prices that may be available to them
on a dedicated phone line. See Notes.
is the
official venue website.
Seating Plan
The rest of the stalls is
divided into a central and two side blocks on raised steps. The central block
faces the stage, the side blocks are at shallow angles to the centre block,
focussed on the stage.
Good in all seats, best in row G with nothing in front of it.
Choosing Seats in General:
Row C at a lower price than the rest of the stalls offer best value,
followed by rows D and E felt the monkey, but you do have to look up.
In the rest of the stalls, you pay for the angle you view the stage from. Frankly, the cheapest seats are best value here
though paying for central row G does give you a super view and legroom.
Those seats with a restricted view are a bargain when at orchestral concerts,
as it matters not a jot - take these seats as a
bargain. For soloist performances, these seats are a bargain if seeing the
performer all the time is unimportant.
Wheelchair spaces are at the rear of the two side blocks. The view and sound
are excellent.
General Hazard Notes:
The view of the stage is restricted in row G seats 4 to 7 and 71 to 74,
H 3 to 6 and 72 to 75, J 2 to 5 and 73 to 76, and K 2 to 5 and 73 to 76.
This is due to the angle of the seats preventing viewing of one third of the
recessed stage.
There can be underlying noise of wood vibrating during loud passages of
Reader Comments:
"Rows B and C:
"Rows B and C: tend to be lower priced as they are too close to the stage
and so the view is not as good. From Row D backwards the view is much better and
they are better in value."
"G 31: "Music Of Bond Concert" (December 2018). If you have long legs
then row G is the one for you. It is the sixth row of floor
seating(after which the rows start to rake), but between rows F and G
there is a walkway. You can therefore stretch your legs out as far as
you like as the seats in front are a few feet away. I did wonder if,
being next to a walkway, the view would be constantly obscured due to
people popping out, but no-one did; although with the concert I attended
being in two halves of just under an hour each, it was easier for
patrons to keep their bladders in check during the performance.
Seat 31 was fairly central and offered a very good view of the stage.
The fact that the row in front is further away also reduces the risk of
the dreaded 'stuck behind a really tall person and obscured view'
Called the CIRCLE in this auditorium
This is split into central and two side sections by aisles. Central
section faces the stage, the other two are angled towards centre stage.
Good in all seats.
Choosing Seats in General:
The centre block offers the best views, the side blocks better value for
money. Allow your pocket to decide.
General Hazard Notes:
Reader Comments:
Called the BALCONY in this auditorium
This is split into central and two side sections by aisles. Central
section faces the stage, the other two are angled towards centre stage.
Choosing Seats in General:
In the centre section, Theatremonkey likes row D. This row has a wide ledge
behind it which is handy for storing stuff not stowed in the cloakrooms. The
view is clear, if distant from the stage, and sound is good too. Normally these
seats are well priced offering great value for money. Choose these if the front
stalls are more expensive or unavailable.
The side blocks offer good bottom price value in rows A to D seats 13 to 25
and 60 to 72.
Beyond these seats the viewing angle is poorer for the same money
though sound is not affected. Just take the named seats first.
General Hazard Notes:
Safety rails in front of the aisles affect views from aisle seats.
Wide front wall may mean having to lean over to see the front of the
stage from row A.
Reader Comments:
"Row A: will always be a restricted view unless you lean forward to look
over the edge. The seats adjacent to the two aisles are likely to have
safety bars partly obstructing view."
"Row D: We tried seats in the balcony in the middle of row D on
Theatremonkey's recommendation but I would disagree they are good value. They
are too far away from the stage and also the brass section of the LSO sounded
almost tinny from up there. There are baffles on the ceiling which felt a bit
low; this may account for the poor sound quality. Not a good experience for my
very musical partner or for me." (The monkey notes that it recommends these
because they are cheap, and feels price is in proportion to sound)."
Total 2026 seats.
Air-conditioned auditorium.
Infra red headsets available. Dogsitting facility. Adapted toilets available.
Easy access through centre for wheelchairs from car park. Wheelchair users get
free parking in centre.
Wheelchair users and other registered disabled theatregoers can book
their seats on 020 7638 8891 and enquire about concessionary prices that
may be available to them. The wheelchair users line connects directly to
the venue box office in London. Wheelchair hire bookings on 020 7382
has comprehensive details. A "venue access guide" from the team who created book "Theatremonkey: A Guide to London's West End," is available to download in PDF format
by clicking here.
Bar, Restaurant, Café and Toilet facilities shared with the rest of the
complex. Note that a comedian designed the basin taps in the toilets. It looks
like they are "break beam for water" types. HOWEVER: a sign on the water spout
indicates you should tread on something nasty. It actually means you need to
tread on the black rubber pads on the floor below the basin to get water out of
the spout. The monkey felt like it had "won a crystal in the Crystal Maze" for
figuring that one out...
From Barbican, follow the yellow line to the centre along walkways.
From Moorgate the walk is shorter, at street level, for the adventurous. This
monkey's route is to exit the station on Moorfields. It prefers the "West
Side" exit. If you can use this one too (take the left hand exit), you will
emerge facing a road, with a building opposite to the right. This building
houses the British Red Cross Society. Turn to your right and cross the road to
it....pause a moment.
If you came out of the "East Side" exit of Moorgate Underground Station, you
too will have a road in front of you, with shops on the far side of the road.
Ignore them and look to your left, and keep going until you come to the building
houses the British Red Cross Society. Meet your friends here, and continue
together to the Barbican Centre by one of two routes:
Continuing along past the building houses the British Red Cross Society until you come to the end
of the street. There are no signs telling you, but you have come to
"Ropemaker Street". Turn left into it, and walk along. You pass a
pedestrian area on the left containing strange metal pyramids. Wonder at them as
you pass. Keep going until you see ahead of you on a wall (across a roadway) a
"Corporation Of London" Crest and signage. To the right of that is a
tiny "Moor Lane" sign. Good news, you are in the right area!
Cross the road to this set of signs. Turn to your left and walk on passing a
loading bay area. Just past this, is the turning into Silk Street. This is on
your right. Take it and cross to the other side of the road.
Instead of going along past the building houses the British Red Cross
Society, take the walking area slope between it and "Tenter House."
Follow the walkway forwards and bear left, passing through an open
piazza then a narrower space with restaurants on either side. At the end
of it, you will be on Moor Lane. Look to the right, where there is a
small roundabout. Cross the road and turn right to walk to that. Then
turn to your left into Silk Street.
Continue down it, passing blank walls with car park vents in them, to the
Barbican Centre main entrance at the end of the road where it curves round. The
centre is on the right, under the canopy with the statues on it. Careful the adjacent stage door
and car park access ramps!
Ignore the curved entrance. Instead turn down the
slope to the left immediately in front of it. Keep going, and the entrance to
the centre is through the set of doors on the left at the bottom of the slope.
Worth booking in advance. Hail one if you can by walking to Moorgate -
chances are low.
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text: As a kid I'd lie awake at night and convince myself that a meteor was about to hit the Earth. It's my fatalistic streak, which I've inherited from my mum. I firmly believe something cataclysmic is going to happen in my lifetime and I have to be prepared to run for my life when the time comes.


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Kinross Gold Corp. is the latest miner to be hit by changing policies in Africa as governments seem increasingly willing to upend historic deals with foreign companies in their quest for more mining revenue.
Mauritania's rejection of a key permit to expand a Kinross project, and a proposed mining code review in Ghana, dealt a double blow to the Toronto-based miner, sending its shares down the most intraday since 2014.
Ghana and Mauritania join a string of African countries — from Tanzania to Zambia to the Democratic Republic of Congo — that are trying to reap greater economic benefits from their natural resources.
Ghana is benefitting little from its mineral wealth and needs to review its mining code and tax policies, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia said Tuesday at a conference in the capital, Accra. Meanwhile, Mauritania's rejection of the permit could impact Kinross's Phase Two expansion of its Tasiast mine, Kinross said in its first-quarter earnings statement — and implied the country's concerns go much further.
Its subsidiary received a letter from the Mauritanian government asking for discussions about "all of the company's activities in Mauritania," Kinross said, with the aim of creating greater overall economic benefits for the nation. "Kinross is currently assessing the situation, including the potential impact of the request on the Phase Two expansion."
"It is very early days and I don't want to speculate on outcomes in Mauritania, or hypotheticals regarding Ghana," Louie Diaz, a spokesman for Kinross, said by email. The company expects to move forward on discussions with the Mauritanian government. It is "continuing to monitor the situation closely" in Ghana, he said.
The Canadian miner is being affected by policies outside Africa as well. U.S. sanctions against Russian billionaires sent Kinross shares tumbling last month. About 20 per cent of Kinross' production this year will come from Russia, according to the company website.
Russia and West Africa accounted for 41 per cent of Kinross' revenue in 2017, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Kinross dropped 13 per cent to $4.66 at 11:35 a.m. in Toronto, after plunging as much as 15 per cent. The shares have declined 14 per cent this year.


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Article written by David Elwell of the Decatur Daily on December 19, 2017
Bob Shuttleworth had 421 victories in his 26 years at Calhoun as men's basketball coach.
To those who knew him, the lives he touched way surpassed that number.
Shuttleworth died Sunday after a lengthy illness. He was 88. His funeral will be noon Friday at Shelton Funeral Home, with visitation starting at 10 a.m.
"It's a sad day for all of us associated with Calhoun," said Nancy Keenum, Calhoun's athletic director/softball coach. "I learned a lot about coaching basketball from him and I learned a lot about how to deal with people."
Shuttleworth's first season at Calhoun was in 1966. Keenum coached the women's basketball team at Calhoun after she returned to her alma mater in 1983. Shuttleworth retired after the 1994-95 season. The basketball program was discontinued after the 2002-03 season.
"He was a tall man and gave off this gruff appearance, but he was a sweet person and friend to everyone," Keenum said. "He was always about being a teacher first and then a coach."
After growing up in Columbus, Ohio, Shuttleworth played basketball at Muskingum College in Ohio. After coaching in high school, he got a job as an assistant coach at Lambuth College in Jackson, Tennessee. When the Alabama junior college program was growing in the 1960s, he landed the head coaching position at Calhoun. The Warhawks went 16-9 and won a division championship in his first season.
After three winning seasons, Shuttleworth moved into administration, but three seasons later he was back on the basketball floor coaching again. For the next 10 years, the Warhawks enjoyed success with division championships and one trip to the national tournament in Kansas.
Along the way for most of that success was Mickey Sutton, who served as Calhoun's sports information director. Sutton kept stats at every Calhoun sporting event and supplied information to the media. He also used his connections to help recruit talent to the program.
"I could not have worked for a better person," Sutton said. "Whenever a recruit visited Calhoun and got to visit with Bob, we usually got them. He just had a way to communicate with kids."
Junior college basketball in Alabama during the 1970s and '80 was super competitive. Every school had a team. The talent level was high, with many players advancing to schools in major Division I conferences. Calhoun was always in the mix for the conference championship.
"Once I made a computer disk with information about his practice routines and the offenses and defenses he used. I still have copies that I give to coaches."
John Douglas was one of Shuttleworth's most celebrated players. The Leighton native played at Calhoun from 1974-76. He played two seasons at Kansas and two seasons in the NBA. He succeeded Shuttleworth as Calhoun's coach in 1995. Today, he's an assistant coach at Miles College in Birmingham.
"He meant everything to me," Douglas said. "Coming out of high school and being away from home for the first time, I needed a place that offered a good family atmosphere. Calhoun was the perfect place for me.
"In the two years I was at Calhoun, Coach Shuttleworth prepared me for the professional part of life. That was important to my success at Kansas, in the NBA and in coaching."
Also on the staff at Miles is Earl Taylor, who played at Calhoun in 1979-80.
"He was a mentor, but he was really much more than a mentor," Taylor said. "After my parents, he was the most important person in my life. The lessons I learned from him I still follow today. I know it's that way for a lot of us who had the honor of playing for him."


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Mubarak Wakaso says he is seeking a contract termination with Greek giants Panathinaikos.The midfielder only joined the side in summer during 2016 from Russia's Rubin Kazan for three years.
He claims the club neglected their contractual obligations a few months after he signed for them.
"Before I joined them [Panathinaikos], I spoke to Mike [Michael Essien] who told me the club was having some financial problems," Wakaso is quoted by FMG.
"But the club officials assured me I will have all what is due me paid and that is why I signed for them.
"Initially things were okay until they started skipping payment of my salary and then I had to start paying my own rent when it was the club that was supposed to pay.
According to the 26-year-old, the unbearable situation made him push for a loan move which saw him return to Spain with Granada in La Liga during the January transfer window.
"It was becoming too much and that is why I had to leave on loan and I don't think I will go back.
"The contract will be terminated and I will be joining a new club soon," Wakaso mentioned.
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Well I got this question from Facebook! This is my first question so enjoy!
How do I get the header of my blog be in the center?
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Well, to answer your question. When you choose your header before you choose a photo, don't forget to look at the options before you choose a file to put as your header. There is an option called "Shrink to fit" this will make your photo fit your blog, I had this issue before with my blog- I think most do remember the Forest lord photo taking up 99% of my blog! Kidding! Anyways, make sure you click that before you choose a file for your header. Good luck!
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I have realized working for yourself and working from home needs a lot of self motivation and organisation. And I was struggling with it for quite some time and now I have put down a process that works for me.
Hope it works for you too. And it's better to be organized and planned no matter whom you work for and where. So read on...
#1 Set monthly goals and then plan your weeks depending on them.
Jot down everything that you need to achieve in that particular month, meeting you want to do and tasks you want to cover.
Then spread them out over a period of month.
This gives you a clear weekly plan to achieve your monthly goals without overwhelming yourself.
Also, keep space for the unexpected or impromptu tasks that might crop up.
#2 Plan your week on Sunday night.
I started planning my week on Sunday nights and it took off a lot of pressure from my Mondays.
There is something satisfying and relaxing to having worked out how your coming week is going to look like.
Could snooze off peacefully on a Sunday night.
#3 Divide your Day in 3 slots.
Now when you are planning your day, divide it in 3 slots.
Morning, day and night. That way you know in which part of the day what things you are going to get done.
Also, I avoid putting tasks in exact time slots because let's be real most of the things are not going to happen right on that time. And when that doesn't happen I feel discouraged and I have this crazy pressure to keep up, which does not help.
The planner I use by Nirmala Franklin, helps me with this a lot.
Check out the review at the end of this post.
#4 Check your plans in the morning & Set reminders on phone.
This doesn't need much explanation. Best to check how your day looks like fist thing in the morning, it warms your brain up! :P Also, you can set reminders for a couple of important tasks for the day.
#5 Write down all that you have accomplished in the previous week.
Congratulate yourself on completing the tasks of previous week. Reflect on what you did right. Also, if something didn't go as planned, take it as a lesson and figure out how you could have done it better.
This year I have been using the amazing planner/organizer from Nirmala Franklin as I mentioned before, it literally has everything I need in a planner.
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The 'Twelve 12s' series is back with our 40th instalment and as it's 12.12.12. today (and this aint gonna happen again any time soon)- we went in and released 3 x 'Twelve 12″s for your listening pleasure – with the emphasis on some crew-love from the early 90s! Starting with one of our favourite groups of all time The Geto Boys, and their off-shoot solo careers courtesy of DJ Superix!
"Starting with one of the hardest records of all time and the proper introduction to the most famous Geto Boys line-up of all – 'Do It Like A G.O.' Superix sets the tone for this mix, and then continues on with Willie D's classically controversial 'Fuck Rodney King'! Throughout the rest of the mix we're treated to gems from all eras of the Geto Boys – including their mid 2000s killer records like 'G-Code' and a cut from Scarface's own late career classic 'The Fix'. Even Big Mike (the most celebrated other member) gets on with his most classic of Texan jams 'Playa Playa' and fittingly the mix ends with Bushwick Bill's hyper-reality ode that is 'Ever So Clear'. One of the greatest groups of all time, without question, with some of the greatest rap songs of all time (as afforded to 'Mind Playing Tricks On Me' in Rolling Stone recently) and a crew who outlasted most by doing exactly their own thing all these years. Enjoy!"
So there you have it, and in case you missed the first thirty eight instalments from Rob, Superix, James Lebens, DJ Ayres, DJ Dub, DJ Hudson, Matt Evans, Spin Doctor, Matthew Africa, Cosmo Baker, DJ Eleven, Big Jacks, Drew Huge, Donsta. J-Squared, Superix, 7L, Rookie, DJ Co-Op, Superix, Matt Evans, Y.O.K.O., Rob, Akuma, Superix, Spin Doctor, Dee Rock, Jimmy Plates & DJ Detail – you can still catch them here and watch out for another 'Twelve 12s coming very soon… For track listing and running order – see the cover


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Sometimes I start crying, the simplest of things set me off. We spent so long confined to the house that routines where built to get through the day. The routines changed as my mum's health and dementia took their toll but it was always routines of each day and trying to keep pace, get through and survive in many ways.
The other without thinking I looked at the clock and thought I better get dinner on, as this was part of our routine dinner, medication and bath for mum but only for a second then I realized there is no routine and that's when the tears started. My mum is gone, a mum who was always my friend then became my best friend and this started a process of tears and questions, we were so busy trying to keep pace that we never asked enough questions.
The biggest question of all is what happened? one day I was care free probably to care free and certainly not planning for the future and mum was home in Glasgow, then a visit home to a tragedy was waiting, a diagnosis of dementia; with no guidance, no understanding and there began a 5 year journey.
Always a step behind even at the end not quite sure what happened, yes there where mutterings of end of life care but as with the diagnosis, no real guidance support or advice and as I try to figure out what happened to us over the last 5 years the only answer I can come up with is we never really stood a chance. We were never really informed of much the whole way through and were lost as were many people involved in mum`s care and that's what has to change in this dementia journey. The journey needs more planning, more information, more understanding and the support from people who know more than we do.
It's hard to figure out what happened over the last 5 years as we never quite knew what was happening at the time and the crying that happened all along the journey happened so many nights like tonight as I cry myself to sleep but at least I know why, A mum like mine is worth crying for. I wish it was only tears because I missed her but it's mixed with tears for a mum who was in many ways let down by the lack of understanding of her illness and what she and I were going through.


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You say you're the biggest Harry Styles fan there is, but are you really? Because according to this new app, there can only be one and you'll have to fight to prove it.
Famous.AF is an addictive new app where you compete to be the biggest fan of your idols and friends. Whether that be a hunky boyband member or just your best mate, spend your points to prove that you are their biggest fan and fight to win the top spot with other people who think that they are more worthy of the title "number one fan".
If you're wondering how many points you need to win your fave, Harry currently costs over 3,900,000 points, Taylor Swift over 2,900,000, Kylie Jenner over 2,550,000 and Michael Clifford a whopping 4,135,000. Better get earning those points then.
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How to Design a Detached Garage
A garage is a necessity in parts of the country with high snowfall, and yet some homes have no garage or they have an elderly detached garage too small to address the needs of most homeowners. When you decide to design a garage it is important to consider access, function, appearance and budget. A garage should match the style of the home, it should be easily accessible through a finished driveway if possible, it should be large enough to handle the functional needs of the homeowner and it should fit the projected budget.
Designing A Detached Garage
Using your plot plan, calculate how much land you have available to build on, and using tracing paper lightly sketch in the outline of your home in relation to your lot. If you have lots of land this step may be less critical except that your garage will have a relationship with your home and this positioning for access should be considered in your design.
Using your list of city, county and neighborhood restrictions or guidelines, mark on your tracing paper any setbacks, easements or other restrictions that will affect the placement and potentially the size of your garage. Some locales have size limits and shape or style limits. Check first. Most locales have height limits.
Review your budget for this project early. If you are required to match siding (such as brick) this may limit the size you can reasonably afford. A garage should not be remarkable. It shouldn't be too large for your size of home in your neighborhood. It shouldn't be too small to fit a reasonable sized car. It should be proportioned to fit with your house and neighborhood.
Invite a Realtor who regularly sells homes in your neighborhood to your home and ask them his opinion for the size and design of garage that will be a good investment. Take notes.
Determine the size of your garage. Most garages should be oversized so that a normal car can pull in easily and all of the doors can be opened without touching any walls. In addition, because you are custom building you should include room for workbenches, possibly a freezer, an exterior door other than your garage doors and room for storage. The extra square footage is inexpensive when built in initially.
Sketch your garage size on your tracing paper to show its relationship with your house. With many older homes the garage is in the backyard. Often there are decks or patios as well as grass areas. Plan your garage so that it fits the landscape and can be blended into the property. Plan on sidewalks to the garage from the house and deck. Plan on adequate lighting and clear pathways for carrying groceries to the house.
Develop and design your front elevation based on the style of your home. If your house is a colonial then your garage should be a complementary colonial. If your house is brick, your garage may be vinyl siding but it should be in trim colors that match the house. Plan on a paved or concrete pad and driveway when possible. Once you have your finished elevation, review your plan with your Realtor and determine the added value your design will contribute to your property. This figure is likely to be less than what building the garage will actually cost.
Things You Will Need
- Notebook and pencil Approximate budget for the project List of features you want Ruler Straight edge ¼-inch graph paper Tracing paper Plot plan of your property List of city, county or neighborhood restrictions, setbacks, and easements Realtor for your neighborhood
- Include some natural light entering your garage through high windows or a half-glass entry door. This is helpful during daylight hours when the doors are closed. Include utilities in your design such as pre-plumbing for a sink and pre-wiring for good lighting inside and out.
- Making personal choices in size and finish of your garage without taking into account your neighborhood or the future value of your home may negatively impact your resale value.


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When putting together one of my favorite finds today, I realized that, in fact, I have quite a few that all hail from my darling husband's home state of Vermont.
American Flatbread (think pizza cooked with lots o' love)
You can't get much closer to wood-fired flavor from a frozen pizza than this. The cheese and herbs is great as is the Revolution, which is topped with mushrooms and caramelized onions. Available from Whole Foods Stores $10 each
Jasper Hill Farms Cheeses
Another set of product that benefits greatly from handcrafting are the cheeses from Jasper Hill Farm. My personal favorite is the Constant Bliss. Just like it's name, each bite is so perfectly creamy and pungent that you feel as though you've entered a state of nirvana.
Green Mountain Granola
With no corn syrup and no Red #40, this granola is a grass roots as it gets. Containing almonds, sunflower seeds, pecans and dried blueberries, this granola is a great way to start each day. A 22oz bag is $14 and that includes all taxes and shipping charges.
Long Trail Blackberry Wheat
This is one of my favorites (forget the Magic Hat)! Long Trail's Blackberry Wheat beer is crafted in the traditional wheat style with a few blackberries thrown in there, giving it a slight hint of sweetness and complex flavor. The brewery also has a tour and tasting bar.


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Gioia Bruno, one-third of the Italian 80's girl group Exposé, went into solo dance music after her success with the pop band, sang with the rock band Wet, and opened a performing arts academy. She also came out of the closet after the height of the band's success, telling AfterEllen that as an Italian Catholic woman who "always loved men," coming to terms with her sexuality took time.
This is the best song I know of with Gioia, "Slave" from her time with Wet.


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I have had friends from around the country reach out to me and say they want to publish something but they want to do so anonymously. Here on my own platform of brown recluse, I will be posting features every once in a while from a friend somewhere out in the world. Enjoy!
January 5, 2018
I can feel your pulse on my lips. Not
In a sexual way, but resting.
In a
We're both half awake half asleep kind of way.
In a
Breathing deeply kind of way.
In a
We're wrapped so tightly around each other
I have to breathe deep or
I'll suffocate.
I am already suffocating in your skin.
I can feel you living.
I will not kiss you with my lips in this moment.
I don't want it to be anything but what it is.
It's supposed to be winter when we wake up.


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Today I'm introducing you to Rectangu-robin (who you may have met before), and Rectangu-penguin! They are my Christmas greeting to you, and I'm going to show you how to make them.
This is also my first time including a video tutorial here on emuse!
You can download the templates here. They are best printed on thin card. Or, if you've received a Christmas card from me, you have the template already!
So here's the video! And there's a summary of the instructions below too.
1. Cut out the pieces (you should end up with one large piece, which has white flaps around the edges, and two wings, and two feet).
2. Score along the dotted lines (I've done this bit already on the Christmas cards!).
3. Fold along the score lines.
4. Stick together (it's neatest to do this with glue, but sellotape will do if it's what you have).
5. Stick a wing to each side, and the feet to the bottom.
Now he's ready to go on some adventures! And I want to see what he gets up to - add your photos to the emuse facebook page!


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Monday, September 19, 2005
House update
Together we installed the under shelf lighting on Sunday and sanded and stained the finishing pieces of trim to hide the lights from view. We didn't get to install them though. Maybe during the week. I am going to wait on the photos until the trim is in though.
I went over all the boards/trim for the entry again and then stained them all. Here they are drying in the backyard.
Thanks everyone for your support on the teardown I posted about yesterday. I emailed my neighborhood pals, the Alderman's office, and Preservation Chicago. Now I just have to follow up with phone calls.
Tonight we went to the CAPs meeting and I got more signatures for my petition . Being a good neighbor sure is hard work.
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- Greg said...
Being a good neighbor is hard work. I'll be the first to jump up on my soapbox, but not always the first to rally the troops. About three years ago a group of us were successful in stopping an incongruous apartment building being sandwiched in to a lot containing a beautiful Craftsman Home. Three years later they did build a duplex on the lot but it was much scaled back (originally 4 units) and it is a very nice looking Craftsman Duplex. If you didn't know any better you would think it was from the 1920s along with the original house on the lot.
The lot was a double lot and the new owner, a developer, had to get a lot line adjustment to put in the cracker box style 4-plex he wanted. This required a variance, which meant neighbors were notified. It turned out, though, the neighbors - me included - were notified AFTER the variance was given by the planning commission. The Good Ol' Boys network was in full swing on this one.
About 30 of us packed the City Council Chambers and complained. The City Council eventually over turned the planning commission and rescinded the lot line adjustment. We Won! The developer sold the property and new owners built the Craftsman Style Duplex. Yea!
I was basically along for the ride but I did speak before the Council. Others in the group really took the fore front. It was fun, though, to be a part of it.
- alicia said...
Your trim looks great! We're about to start stripping our l.r. and d.r. baseboards and I would be ecstatic if they came out looking like yours. Cheers!
- Scott in Washington said...
Looks like you guys are chugging away, doing good work. Thanks for the update.


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Not even our land of 10,000 lakes is untouched by opioid abuse and addiction — whether you are a prince or a pauper. Here and nationally, drug-induced deaths have tripled since 1990 and now outnumber motor vehicle deaths. Opioid overdose deaths outnumber those from cocaine and methamphetamine combined.
This epidemic is fueled by the non-medical use of prescription painkillers and a seemingly unending supply of high-purity, low-cost heroin. Heroin and prescription painkillers (opioids) have high abuse, addictive and overdose potential.
In addition to pain relief, prescription opioids can produce respiratory depression, mental clouding, nausea, constipation, physical tolerance and dependence. And with all opioids, just a little too much can kill you.
Some patients who exceed the prescribed dose develop opioid addiction — even some with no prior addiction history who were otherwise healthy individuals. Many opioid addicts, in turn, switch to heroin use because it's easy to get, equally potent and cheaper than pills.
The resultant opioid epidemic is measured by hospitalizations, addiction, broken promises, overdoses and funerals. The residual damage lingers over families and communities like a dense fog that won't lift.
Addiction is the compulsive use of a drug in spite of the harm it creates in physical health, work or school performance, and personal relationships. Addiction is a chronic disease with behavioral components. The behaviors that accompany addiction are glaringly apparent to the trained eye: secretive, defensive, withdrawn and isolating behavior; erratic, distracted, unusual changes in affect; irritability, craving, restlessness or depression; loss of interest in usual pastimes; changes in personal hygiene or physical appearance.
As it turns out, most doctors receive scant training on addiction, and as a result it goes largely undetected within the health care system, except in cases of acute overdose.
So let us train ourselves to spot addiction while it's happening. Let us learn how to distinguish it from eccentric, artistic brilliance. Let us not dismiss it as a normal adolescent rite of passage.
We are Minnesotans. Most of us pause to offer assistance at the scene of an emergency, or when confronted with a physically handicapped person caught in a bind. Most of us believe in a safety net for the truly needy and otherwise destitute. Most of us share the belief that when people get the help they need they can turn their lives around — the addicts, the mentally ill, the traumatized, downtrodden and the hopeless.
Yet when we encounter addiction in its early or full-blown late stages, we often prefer not to get involved. We turn a blind eye and hope we won't see it again, that it will simply go away. We attribute the behavior to something else, to anything else. We fail to see addiction, call it what it is, much less get involved in helping those who have it. We do this with our loved ones, coworkers and heroes alike.
We rationalize this because many active addicts can be difficult, belligerent, non-compliant, aggressive and secretly struggling on multiple fronts. So we watch active addiction in process, and when it hits close to us, calmly step away instead of stepping up to the plate.
In the throes of a substance use disorder, addicts are impaired and blinded by their illness. They can barely get along day to day, much less figure out what to do about it and how to interrupt it. Yet, there is a part of every addict that just wants to be "normal" again.
Addiction is a treatable disease. Minnesota has more addiction treatment services available than many other states. Yet, here and nationally, it's estimated that only 15 percent of those who need addiction treatment receive it in a given year. Therefore untreated addiction is rampant and exacts enormous personal and economic tolls.
And just as a person with high blood pressure or diabetes does not instantly change their behavior to reverse their chronic illness, so it is with addiction. Change is not immediate. It has fits and starts. Realistically it can be a lifelong struggle. But helping people connect with that first break, or shot at a better life, is something we can all learn more about.
So think of that friend, family member or neighbor sitting next to you at work every day or chatting with you across the fence. If you know they are struggling with the disease of addiction, getting help can start with you. It can start with a conversation.
We all have a role to play in reversing this epidemic.
A person struggling with addiction who has health insurance can contact their health care provider about treatment options.
To find addiction treatment programs near you, check this website: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov
People without health insurance can go to their county human services agency to receive a Rule 25 assessment to access public funding through the Consolidated Chemical Dependency Treatment Fund. To find the county human services agency near you, check this website: https://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Public/DHS-5685-ENG
Suboxone is a medication used in the treatment of opioid addiction that is prescribed by doctors. To find a doctor near you who can prescribe it: http://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/physician-program-data/treatment-physician-locator
The total cost of addiction treatment can be covered by a person's health insurance, the Consolidated Chemical Dependency Treatment Fund, out-of-pocket private pay and combinations of these. Ask individual treatment providers what options they offer.
There are many available treatment options in Minnesota.
Carol Falkowski is CEO of Drug Abuse Dialogues, former drug abuse strategy officer of the Minnesota Department of Human Services and author of the reference book "Dangerous Drugs."


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The Texas Rangers haven't seen anything like the rash of injuries that hit them in 2014, when it seemed guys were dropping like flies and there were more and more players you'd never heard of playing everyday roles for the team that had to battle to avoid 100 losses.
This year hasn't been anything like that, thankfully, but there have still been some pretty big injuries. On the pitching staff alone, the team lost Yu Darvish for the year and Derek Holland for months in the spring, and Adrian Beltre just returned from a month-long stay on the DL earlier this week.
It looked like there was a pretty good chance Mitch Moreland and Shin-Soo Choo were on track to join the injury train, which currently has Josh Hamilton and Delino DeShields currently rehabbing injuries and set to return soon.
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On Thursday, both players eased concerns that they were possibly ready to hit the DL themselves, specifically Moreland.
The big lefty, who has been great this year when healthy, had a big game after a couple of rough ones. He went 3-for-4 with a homer and an RBI single. Choo went 1-for-4 with a walk, but Moreland was the really encouraging one to see. It had been hard for him to drive the ball with what was termed "general soreness" in his back and legs, but he looked like he had plenty of drive on Thursday and the Rangers really need that to continue moving forward.


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Founder's Note
What started out as a dream of overflowing orchards in 1991 has blossomed into a ministry that has touched the lives of thousands of orphans, volunteers, staff, and supporters. Livada is the Romanian word for orchard and serves as a symbol of what we want our ministry to continue to do- bear fruit that will last. Today Livada is focused on fulfilling our original mission to share the Good News of Jesus Christ in five main ways:
- Residential Care through a full-time, family style approach in group homes, mentor apartments, and private foster care
- Cradle Care of abandoned infants and toddlers in hospital wards and domestic foster to adopt program
- Orphan Outreach to abandoned kids in state care facilities
- Prevention of Abandonment efforts in Gypsy villages
- Romania Without Orphans Alliance to mobilize the Church and State in Romania to care for the vulnerable around them.
Together with our staff of over 35 Romanians, our western missionaries, and volunteers from Romania, America, Northern Ireland, Holland, and all over the European Union, we remain steadfastly devoted to our calling to build God's kingdom through this platform of orphan care. Please come and experience the life-change this livada has to offer for yourself. It could change your life. It has certainly changed ours.
For Fruit That Will Last,
Bruce Thomas
There are an estimated 100,000 abandoned children and 400,000 highly at-risk vulnerable Gypsy children in Romania today. UNICEF reports that the abandonment rate has remained unchanged in the past 30 years.
Livada's holistic approach begins by nurturing orphans in the cradle and ends with them becoming faithful, interdependent, contributing members of society. The platform of all programs is a discipleship process leading to life change and personal responsibility.
Today there are four major departments of our local ministry:
- Full-time, Family-Style Residential care. This is made up of private group homes, mentor apartments, and foster care.
- Cradle Care to abandoned infants and toddlers in hospital wards, foster care and adoption.
- Orphan Outreach to orphans in state care. This involves highly relational weekly Christian clubs, humanitarian aid, dental care, evangelistic summer camps, and discipleship groups.
- Prevention of Abandonment to at-risk Roma (Gypsy) kids and poor families. This ministry offers weekly Christian clubs, humanitarian aid, and crisis intervention.
And one minor aspect of ministry that allows us to multiply our experience nationally:
- Co-founders of the ACCEDE network (now Romania Without Orphans) of orphan care providers which helps to multiply efforts between like-hearted ministries throughout Romania in educating and aiding one another.
Results to Date
- Today Livada weekly impacts 76 orphans and at-risk kids.
- We host an average of 150 mission trip participants per year.
- We have built three group homes and a Christian camp and currently operate one group home.
- We have established private foster care and Christian mentor apartments.
- Since our inception in 2001, Livada has raised over 11 million dollars.
Funding Plan
- Entity Funding sources: 89% Individuals, 3% Businesses, and 8% Churches
- Child Sponsorship, Corporate Matching, Church mission budgetary support, Fundraising Events, and monthly/annual donations from individuals are the main income venues
- Mission trip administration fees and minor investments are the other sources of income
- An active database of 2500 donors is communicated with monthly by email/quarterly letters
- A capital campaign for a Gypsy Day Center is underway


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I have always loved horses. As a child, I always wanted one (I had no idea how much work one would be) and grew even fonder after covering the Kentucky Derby when I was a journalist in Louisville. But I must confess, I had never ridden a horse until a recent visit to Natural Valley Ranch in Brownsburg, Indiana. My 5-year-old daughter has ridden a pony at a zoo before and loved it, so she was excited to join me. We arrived at Natural Valley about 30 minutes before our ride. We were greeted as soon as we stepped out of the car and were taken to the barn to get fitted for helmets. Since we had time before our ride, we were shown some of the horses, including a miniature horse. We were then given a horse to ride. I opted for a 30-minute ride, since we are inexperienced. We even have a 30-minute ride for up to four people to give away to one of our readers. I will have more information on that in a minute. My daughter set behind me in a buddy seat. We were the only ones on the trail, besides the two girls guiding us. They were really good about making sure my daughter was sitting properly and giving me instructions on riding. We had a horse in front of us and behind us. The girl behind us kept an eye out on my daughter to make sure she was safe. We even stopped a couple of times to readjust her in the saddle. The trail took us on an enjoyable ride through the woods and along White Lick Creek. This Hendricks County horse farm is a great place to spend time with the family. Besides horse back riding, Natural Valley also hosts Family Fun Nights. The next one is 6-9 p.m. Sept. 8. If you can't make that one, you can take part in one from 5-8 p.m., Oct. 6 to benefit the B&O Trail and another one from 5-8 p.m., Oct. 27 (wear your costume for Halloween fun!). Family Nights are $35 per family(up to 6 people) and $5 for each additional person. The evenings include a bonfire (bring your own food and beverages), hay ride, petting zoo, pony rides and fishing (catch and release only with your own bait and tackle). Natural Valley is open every day, but closed most holidays. Horses are available for 30-, 60- and 90-minute guided trail rides by reservation only. Half-hour trail rides are available at 4 p.m. every Saturday. One-hour trail rides depart at 10 a.m., noon and 6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturdays and 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sundays. 90-minute trail rides are available at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturdays. Other ride times may be available upon request. For reservations, call (317) 852-4815. For a chance to win a free 30-minute trail ride at Natural Valley Ranch for up to four people, simply submit your first and last name and tell us why you would like a free guided tour at Natural Valley Ranch in the comment section below by 5 p.m. Aug. 31. We will contact the winner next week. Good luck! Even if you don't win our giveaway, you need to check out this family-friendly Hendricks County attraction that is perfect for the fall and caters to any riding level. Natural Valley Ranch
- Location: 6310 E. County Road 350 North, Brownsburg.
- Reservations: (317) 852-4815.
- Rates: 30-minute trail rides — $15 per person; 60-minute trail rides — $30 per person; 90-minute trail rides — $40 per person. Group rates available for parties of 6 or more, discount rates do not apply to 30-minute trail rides.


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A friend of mine spent nearly $1000 for an extremely exclusive limited-run SIG/Sauer P226 Mk.25. It was only sold to Navy SEALs, and came in a custom carrying case with a matching 'custom' knife, which was sadly made in China of mystery metal. WTF?
Not all gun-branded knives are so uninspired. Upper-end Browning 'Black Label' knives join some of Benchmade's H&K-brand lineup, as American-made gun knives you can trust.
The 'Arbitrator' fighting knife shown above bucks the trend of mediocre gunmaker knives: it's made in the USA from super-hardened 154 CM stainless and G-10. Like the rest of the Black Label lineup, it's designed by legend Russ Kommer. At a street price of about $140, it's a pretty impressive blade at a competitive price.
These knives are worth a look-see if you want a US-made knife with solid design and premium materials. Be sure to check the product description as well as the price, however: other Browning Black Labels are foreign-made of 440 and 440C steels. They're almost certainly decent knives, but they'll probably appeal to a completely different type of customer who will buy them for completely different reasons.


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Encompass360 (from Ellie Mae) is a loan origination platform for lenders. Here is the official description.
"Encompass360 was designed to help mortgage lenders manage their origination business and comply with a variety of federal and state regulations. It includes the latest GFE and HUD-1 forms. And alerts and automated disclosure tracking help keep you compliant with RESPA.
"Encompass360 lets you manage sales and marketing more effectively and originate and close loans faster. It also includes enterprise and branch management capabilities, secondary marketing and trading functions, as well as tools to help you organize your work, your pipeline and your time more productively."
Out-of -the-box it is a very powerful program. But, like many programs, it doesn't contain all of the functionality you and your business may need. That is where G-Net Consulting comes in.
With our experience, we can build you a plug-in (or add-on) to add functionality that you may need that Encompass360 doesn't offer initially. This could include interface tie-ins via the "Services" tab, custom plug-in development, and more.
If you use Ellie Mae's Encompass360, and would like to discuss what we can do for you, please call us at (410) 749-4638 and see what G-Net Consulting can offer you!


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The concept of service used to be viewed as a liability for manufacturers, who regarded it simply as a function for keeping customers up and running. Now, value-added service models and bundled service-with-product solutions can become a recurring revenue stream.
New, more-complex service models are also emerging, and manufacturers are looking to provide services beyond the products they produce to include complementary and competitive products. Some of these new services include extended warranties and performance-based contracts, which guarantee maintenance and uptime for a fixed fee. Also included are built-in upgrades, online customer service, and spare parts. Along with providing extra revenue, these types of services create customer satisfaction and loyalty.
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The Macka Democracy Park situated in Kadırgalar Valley in Istanbul is arranged between Dolmabahce, Macka, Nisantası and Harbiye in its area and spread over a wide territory. On the off chance that you don't have the arrangement to go out for the end of the week and you are excessively tired of sitting at home, you can unwind in the different shades of green in the Macka Democracy Park. You can likewise investigate the Llama Kasrı expounding on it.
Maçka Park General Information
It is additionally conceivable to see an assortment of trees in the recreation center. Some of those; Linden, chestnut, hornbeam, poplar, plane, boxwood, acacia, oak, walnut and birch. Macka Park, which is extremely rich regarding plant cover, does not disregard to offer any sort of chance to catch one of a kind postures for beginner picture takers. It is conceivable to get glorious stances in all seasons. In some cases when you take each ton of green, now and again you can defy the fall of leaves in pre-winter. Hele will be more wonderful than the photographs you will shoot when you have a white cover in the winter season. There are additionally essential structures, for example, Hilton Hotel, Lütfi Kırdar Convention Center, Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall, ITU Macka Campus and Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theater.
The ranges in the recreation center are:
Two unique games hardware stop
Two distinct kids' play ranges
Two cafés and eateries
Fake island
There are absolutely 9 fake pools.
Macka Democracy Park History
The primary data about the zone in which the recreation center is found will be found in the mid-nineteenth century. There are little clubs among the successive trees, and at this time there are chasing trips in the region, individuals in their extra time come to the excursion. Once more, kayak rides were orchestrated on the waterway that streams into the district. Since the 1970s, vagrants have begun to live in this locale, and undesirable unsettling influences have been seen. Particularly after the fall of the air, going around here has constantly required bravery. After protests from nationals who are irritated by the circumstance, a huge scale administrative work started in the region and the little clubs in the recreation center were evacuated. "Democracy" was added to the recreation center, which was reestablished in 1993, and it has arrived at the end with a few changes until the day. There are link auto lines over the Maçka Democracy Park which is a standout amongst the most went by parks of the general population of Istanbul. Give me a chance to give you some data about this cableway line.
Maçka – Taşkışla Cable Car Line General Information
The link auto benefit that has been working since April 11, 1993, makes transportation amongst Taksim and Maçka very simple. Particularly by interfacing two grounds of Istanbul Technical University, it encourages the transportation of understudies and college understudies. When you utilize the cableway, you are going to the Macka Democracy Park and you have the opportunity to watch the recreation center 10,000 foot see.
There are 2 takeoffs and return lodges of 6 individuals limit in the link auto line. The overhead line between the two stations is 333 meters in length and there is no immediate association between them. In the event that there is a power interference amid the voyage, the generator is exchanged on and the corners give energy to the station until it achieves the station.
In the event that we specify other data about the link auto;
It has an aggregate length of 347 meters.
There are 2 stations.
There are 4 lodges.
Every excursion endures a normal of 3.5 minutes.
It serves between 00 – 20.00 hours.
It conveys a normal of 1,000 travelers for each day.
It is sorted out 90 times each day.
It is accessible at regular intervals.
The most astounding point is 42 meters.


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Men want 'My Brother's Keeper' expanded to include black females
More than 200 send letter to White House
George E. Curry | 5/29/2014, 9:42 a.m.
WASHINGTON (NNPA) More than 200 African American men, ranging from a taxi driver to university professors, sent a letter to President Obama on Tuesday urging him to expand his Black male initiative to include Black girls and women, saying they were "surprised and disappointed" that the president had sought to include only half of the race to tackle community-wide issues.
A copy of the letter to Obama was obtained by the NNPA News Service.
After praising the president for saying that addressing the needs of those left behind is as important as anything else he is undertaking, authors of the letter wrote, "So we were surprised and disappointed that your commitments express empathy to only half of our community – men and boys of color. Simply put, as Black men we cannot afford to turn away from the very sense of a shared fate that has been vital to our quest for racial equality across the course of American history."
The letter continued, "As African Americans, and as a nation, we have to be as concerned about the experiences of single Black women who raise their kids on sub-poverty wages as we are about the disproportionate number of Black men who are incarcerated. We must care as much about Black women who are the victims of gender violence as we do about Black boys caught up in the drug trade."
The 893-word letter maintained a respectful, dignified tone throughout, but was consistently firm in asserting that President Obama had erred in limiting his initiative to Black males.
"We write as African American men who have supported your presidency, stood behind you when the inevitable racist challenges to your authority have emerged, and have understood that our hopes would be tempered by the political realities that you would encounter," the letter stated. "While we continue to support your presidency, we write both out of a sense of mutual respect and personal responsibility to address what we believe to be the unfortunate missteps in the My Brothers Keeper initiative (MBK). In short, in lifting up only the challenges that face males of color, MBK – in the absence of any comparable initiative for females – forces us to ask where the complex lives of Black women and Black girls fit into the White House's vision of racial justice?"
On Feb. 27, President Obama announced his "My Brother's Keeper Initiative, a program to assist young Black males. With the parents of slain Florida teenagers Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis looking on, Obama said: "After months of conversation with a wide range of people, we've pulled together private philanthropies and businesses, mayors, state and local leaders, faith leaders, nonprofits, all who are committed to creating more pathways to success. And we're committed to building on what works. And we call it 'My Brother's Keeper.'"
Among those signing the letter to Obama were Luke C. Harris, associate professor of American politics and constitutional law at Vassar College; Robin D.G. Kelly, professor of history at UCLA; Michael Hanchard, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University; James Turner, founder of the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University; Robert Hill, professor of history and editor-in-chief of the Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers Project at UCLA; Houston Baker, professor of English at Vanderbilt University; Charles Steele, president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); poet Saeed Jones; David Melton, a taxicab driver; writer Robert Jones, Jr.; psychiatrist Adisa Ajamu; filmmaker Byron Hurt; and former NFL player Wade Davis Jr., executive director of the You Can Play Project, an organization dedicated to ending discrimination and homophobia in sports.


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As Strategic Initiatives Coordinator for the Management Division, my role is to implement a range of projects across student education and research which help us work towards our goals as a division.
Working closely with the Engagement Manager, I support the Leaders in Residence programme and other corporate engagement activities. Leaders in Residence brings together experienced professionals to share their top tips, expertise and diverse experiences of the corporate environment with our students. We ask our Leaders to be open, honest and challenging in their discussions.
The network consists of 90 chief executives, partners, managing directors, entrepreneurs and early career professionals, many of whom are alumni.
We connect the theory we teach with real world practice; our Leaders interact with students through conference days which are held as part of compulsory core modules across UG and PG teaching. Much of the activity centres on mini mentoring round table discussions which help the students improve their commercial awareness, understand leadership and management (and the differences) and support personal development.


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Exploring Jewish Chicago, one neighborhood at a timePermanent link
Want to know more about Chicago's Jews before Oy? Here's a history lesson of the past 150 years: Irving Cutler, a professor emeritus at Chicago State University has published an updated edition of his "The Jews of Chicago: From Shtetl to Suburb." The update adds another 13 years worth of Jewish Chicago history to the opus, first published in 1996. Cutler uses his expertise on Chicago-area neighborhood demographics and Jewish institutions as he explores the movement of Chicago's Jews from the city to the suburbs. He also published a photo compilation, "Jewish Chicago: a Pictorial History."
The Jerusalem Post reviews the book, noting that Cutler also presents brief biographical sketches of the people who contributed to the vitality of the Chicago Jewish community. So if you'd like to keep up on your Jewish geography – literally – here's your chance.


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Friday, January 23, 2009
NIE AUCTION ITEM #6 - Oil on Canvas: "The Ideal Breakfast"
16 x 22 inches
From the artist: "I painted this from a still life while I was living in Lawrence, Kansas, with my husband and new (first) baby girl 4 years ago. I remember it being cold and dreary outside, and I wanted to paint something that reminded me of summer. So, I set up a little still life and got to work. I think that I like it because it reminds me to make the best of life, whatever it gives you. So, to me, it is more about the sentiment that motivated the painting than the actual painting itself (although I like that, too). It reminds me of Stephanie, as well. Her blog is brimming with real life, day to day examples of how she found the joy in life no matter what. Even when she had to change diaper after diaper, or do loads and loads of laundry, or didn't have a free minute for herself. And now, of course, after the tragic accident, she and her family are still trudging forward, painting summer while it is the dead of winter. I have gained so much strength and hope from following her story that I can only hope to pay it forward a little with the auction of these paintings."
From: Beth Ann Allen
Value: $50
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- 25 January, 2009 19:10
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The online portion of the auction is now CLOSED.
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