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Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting
June 27, 2018 – 6:15 PM
Parks & Recreation Main Office
- Call to Order
- Acceptance of minutes from the April 26, 2018 Commission Meeting
- Correspondence Received:
- Alex Morse, Mayor, correspondence sent to the City Council requesting the appointment of Mr. Israel Rivera as a Parks & Recreation Commissioner. Pending approval, Mr. Rivera would replace Commissioner Terence Murphy. The three-year term would expire in June 2021.
- Alicia Zoeller, Administrator, Office of Community Development FY 2019 Awards. Valley Arena Park, $150,000
Dean Tech Scoreboard Installation $15,000
- Alicia Zoeller, May 25, 2018 – The following activities will be funded with prior year CDBG Funds
Springdale Park Phase I Design $50,000
Springdale Park Baseball Field Improvements $16,500
Office of City Clerk, Brenna McGee – Ordinance Committee will be holding a public hearing to review a zone change application, submitted by Walter Sykulski, Jr. for the properties located on Russell Terrace and South Street. City Hall Annex, June 12, 2018
- Office of Planning & Economic Development – Public Hearing Notice: Special Permit to Exceed Fence Height, submitted by Javier Gonzales for JGL Truck Sales, 6430 South Bridge Street. Tuesday, June 12, 2018, City Hall Annex
- Office of Planning & Economic Development – Public Hearing Notice: Holyoke Zoning Ordinance, a Site Plan Review for the properties located at 87 Farnum Drive. May 22,2018, City Hall Annex.
- Department of Environmental Protection. Correspondence dated June 7, 2018 regarding Valley Arena Park at 560 South Bridge Street RTN1-20559, the Asbestos Release was received.
- Office of Planning & Development: Special permit to exceed Fence Height in a Front Yard, 640 South Bridge Street.
- Office of Planning & Economic Development: A Public Hearing will be held on July 10, 2018 for a Special Permit for an increase in sign size for Blessed Sacrament Parish.
- Office of Planning & Economic Development:
Notice of Decision Site Plan Review Modification, Holyoke Farms, Case #112-A – Approved With Conditions
- City Council Orders Received:
Introduced by Councilors, David K. Bartley, James Leahy, Peter Tallman, Linda Vacon and Diosdado Lopez
Ordered, that an Ordinance be created or current ordinances be amended to address the placement of memorials, dedications, naming rights and related matters on public property in the City of Holyoke.
In City Council, August 1, 2017. Received and referred to the Ordinance Committee. In City Council on June 19, 2018, the report of Committee received and the Ordinance passed its first reading.
The Ordinance passed on its second reading.
The Ordinance was passed to be enrolled.
The Committee has considered the same and find that it is truly and properly enrolled.
Report of Enrollment was received.
The Ordinance was passed to be Ordained and Adopted on a call of the roll of the yeas and nays. Yeas 12 Nays 0 Abesent 1 (Anderson-Burgos)
- Pioneer Valley Blue Sox
Finalize contract for 2018 Season
- Community Preservation Committee Update
- Budget Status for Fiscal Year 2019
City Council Budget Hearing was held on Thursday, June 21, 2018
- New Business
- Status of Fiscal Year 2019 PARC Grant Application for the demolition and reconstruction of Pouliot Pool.
- At the request of the Cultural Committee, the Parks & Recreation Commission will have a discussion regarding their interest in extending an agreement with Peter Dellert for the temporary art installation on the Parks Department parcel located at the corner of Northampton & Lincoln Streets.
- Volunteer Community Field Dog Park Cleanup on 6/23/18
- A coordinator for the "Friends of the Dog Park" at Community Field has been hired. Pending submission of the necessary paperwork, Ms. Danielle Pikul will start work in July.
- Dean Technical High School 60' – Discussion regarding proposed improvements
- McNulty Park will host a press conference with Mayor Alex B. Morse on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 to announce the Community Development Fiscal Year 2019 allotments.
- Old Business
- Review and approval of final re-design of Valley Arena Park as submitted by Berkshire Design
- Parks & Recreation Facility Update- Department of Public Works
- Pouliot Pool – PARC Grant Update
- Tennis Courts Reconstruction-Update
- Mackenzie Field Restrooms & Concession Building
- Ely Basketball Court Update
- Pulaski Park – Adult Fitness Center
- Recreation Report
- A Red Cross Lifeguard Training Course was completed at the Holyoke Boys & Girls Club, on Sunday June 10th & 17th.
- A Red Cross CPR Course was administered to 10 part-time seasonal employees on Monday, June 18th, at the War Memorial Building.
A Red Cross 1st Aid Course will be offered to part-time seasonal employees on Monday, July 2nd at the War Memorial Building
- Fireworks update – Friday June 29th Rain date of 6/30/18
- The Swim/Gym Program: Monday – Friday, July 2nd – August 17th.
The Swimming Program Schedule at Holyoke High School Pool is as follows:
8:00 – 9:00 Senior Swim
12:00 – 1:00 Camp Swim (Basketball Camps & Field Hockey Camps)
1:00 – 5:00 Open Swim
- The Open Gym Program will take place at Dean this summer, Monday – Fridays from 12:00 – 4:00
- Basketball Summer Program – Holyoke High School
June 25th – June 9th & Week #2 July 9th – July 13th
- Field Hockey Program at Roberts Field, July 16th – July 20th
- Activity Leaders will work at Community Field, Carlos Vega, Pulaski and Springdale Parks beginning on Monday, July 2, 2018. The program will run between the hours of 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.
- New Hires/Seasonal, Part-Time Staff
Alex Tejada, Maintenance, Lydia Marion, Program Specialist
Danielle Pikul, Community Field, Program Specialist
Lifeguards: Amas Haider, Kenneth Heisler, Nicholas Robert, Johnathan Riopelli, Carmen Santiago, Rachael Roque and Kellen Powers
- Other Business
- Next Meeting Date
- Adjournment
Posted on June 25, 2018 by Mayor's Admin


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Hate to be another one of those Red Sox and Beards people but found this poster funny and with Game 5 tonight of the World Series I figured it was somewhat appropriate. My personal favorite is "The Tease" (David Ortiz) in real life and "The Buck" (Clay Buchholz) in terms of beard style, what about you?
How Does Koji Uhera Celebrate the Red Sox Winning the AL East?
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Top Pics in Boston Sports History
Stealing this idea from a Facebook post I saw earlier today and a Top 5 List that I totally did not agree with so here is my list of Top 10 Sports Images in Recent Boston Sports History. Dave Roberts Steal Adam Vinateri Kick in Snow Game against Raiders Tom Brady Tuck Rule Play/Vinateri Kick… Continue reading Top Pics in Boston Sports History
Aaron Hernandez Carrying Gun Used To Kill Odin Llyod After Shooting
Photo of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez carrying a gun outside his house moments after murdering Odin Llyod. As though there is any doubt, this is believed to be the murder weapon.
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Aaron Hernandez a Bristol Blood and His Reason For Killing Odin Lyod
While there has been much speculation as to whether or not Aaron Hernandez does in fact have any gang affilitations, the picture above along with the "Blood" tattoo on his hand in the picture of him handcuffed below seem to confirm those suspicions. Apparently there is a gang called the Bristol Bloods that he is… Continue reading Aaron Hernandez a Bristol Blood and His Reason For Killing Odin Lyod
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Jake Bugg – On My One
Coming from Nottingham, I've always felt an obligation to like Jake Bugg, and his first two albums lived up to that. However, I was a bit sceptical going into his latest LP On My One, after hearing the first three songs 'On My One', 'Gimme The Love' and 'Love, Hope and Misery', prior to the album's release.
"I'm just a poor boy, from Nottingham, I had my dreams, but in this world they're gone" – the title track opens in this steady, acoustic and notably lonely start to the album. However, his claim that his dreams are gone is a rather confusing one, given the fact he's now had three top five albums out of three. 'Gimme The Love' sees Bugg break new ground with a faster, electric number which, given its frequent use on sports programmes recently, is obviously high quality. The song is an enjoyable listen – if you can get past his voice reaching a whole new level of weird. 'Love, Hope and Misery' showcases Bugg's great potential and natural progression from his previous work with the excellent use of strings on this album introduced, as well as a mixture of electric and acoustics. This is a definite high point.
The rest of the album follows the theme that is set out in the opening songs, in that there doesn't seem to be one, it feels like a journey through different musical influences that are done well but feel somewhat lacking. 'The Love We're Hoping For' shows an unsurprising acoustic step to the country, yet again showcasing his faux-Dylan accent, 'Put Out The Fire' has a clear sound of Johnny Cash with a relentless pace and more of that voice and 'Never Wanna Dance' starts off sounding like Dido and eases into calm, horned number, pleasing to the ear.
The next portion of On My One has an electric feel with 'Bitter Salt' and 'Ain't No Rhyme', and although they share their electricity and incredibly repetitive choruses, they couldn't be more different. 'Bitter Salt' has a pounding beat throughout with growls of electric guitar and an insistence that he won't do what he's told. 'Ain't No Rhyme', however, is perhaps the most confused I've been musically in a long time. It seems like a Rat Boy impression and a mixture of American and Notts' accents, along with what appears to be his attempt at a political statement (yet the chorus just repeats the title).
The final three songs are 'Livin' Up Country', 'All That' and 'Hold On You', which head back to the calm country acoustics before refreshingly finishing with a 50s feel.
Overall, this is clearly a touring album with different sounds, talks of loneliness and mentions of different US cities. If it weren't for his distinctive voice, it would seem like a playlist rather than an album. While it can feel like an unoriginal album due to how heavy the influences are, it is musically fantastic. This is seen especially in 'Gimme The Love', 'Bitter Salt', 'Ain't No Rhyme' and 'Hold On You'. However, lyrically there is a lot to be desired and if you can't cope with Bugg's distinctive voice, then it isn't the album for you.
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FC: Chameleon Academy Collection | 2011-2012
1: The mission of Chameleon Charter Academy is to ensure that each student performs at his/her highest academic level through a creative, rigorous and diverse curriculum, and that each student develops and showcases his/her unique artistic talent and ability. | Mission Statement: | The mission of the Chameleon Charter Academy Media Center is to inspire a life-long passion for reading, learning and creating. We believe that the media center is the hub of our school, where students, staff, and families find resources, tools and support to ensure high academic achievement, to instill a thirst for knowledge, to promote innovation and creativity, and to develop personal growth.
2: Media Center Objectives
3: Provide open and equitable access to resources. Provide resources and instruction that foster creativity, and that support and develop our learners' strengths, gifts and interests, with a strong emphasis on music and art. Provide state of the art technology to enhance, broaden and create excitement about the creative process. Provide professional resources for teachers so that they may meet student needs and inspire students to further develop their talents.
5: Some Correlating Georgia Performance Standards in Art / Music VA8MC.1 Engages in the creative process to generate and visalize ideas VA8MC.2 Identifies and works to solves problems through authentic engagement (thinking, planning, and experimenting) with art methods and materials, exploring the nature of creativity. VA8MC.3 Demonstrates how artists create and communicate meaning in artworks. VA8MC.4 Participates in aesthetic dialogue about his or her artwork and artwork of others VA8CU.1 Discovers how the creative process relates to art history. M8GM.2 - Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music: students will learn to perform an instrument in as a solo, or in duets, ensembles, band or orchestra. M8GM.3 - Reading and notating music: students will learn to read and annotate music.
6: Social Studies Standards | ABC-CLIO Databases | S8H10 The student will evaluate key post-World War II developments of Georgia from 1945 to 1970. SS8H11 The student will evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement. SS8H12 The student will explain the importance of significant social, economic, and political developments in Georgia since 1970. Geographic Understandings SS8G1 The student will describe Georgia with regard to physical features and location.
7: Science Standards: | S8P1. Students will examine the scientific view of the nature of matter. S8P2. Students will be familiar with the forms and transformations of energy. S8P4. Students will explore the wave nature of sound and electromagnetic radiation. S8P5. Students will recognize characteristics of gravity, electricity, and magnetism as major kinds of forces acting in nature.
8: Selection Policies | Selection Objectives: The media center will obtain resources that correlate to state and national standards such as the Georgia Performance Standards, AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner and the Common Core Standards. In addition, we will provide resources that meet the needs and interests of our unique student population. | Responsibility for Selection: The District Board of Education is responsible for the collection. The media specialist, guided by district and school philosophy and mission statements, and the media committee, will select resources that align with these philosophies, standards, and our students' unique needs and interests. Textbook materials will manage by the assistant principal, while media program materials will be managed by the media specialist.
9: Selection Criteria | Materials are selected by: Content: do they correlate with standards or meet the needs and interests of our students? Scope: Does the material offer depth of coverage needed on a topic? Date: Is the material current? Philosophy: Does the material align with our mission and goals? Quality, durability and popularity: Is the material well reviewed? Will it last? Is it popular among students and does it have an educational purpose? Format: Do we have a variety of print, nonprint and electronic resources, in order to present information in a variety of ways? Value to the Collection: does the material add value to the collection?
10: Gifts Gifts are welcome, and will be included in the media collection if they are in good shape, and meet the goals of the collection and the school's philosophy. Controversial Materials If a patron formally questions the inclusion of a specific library material, he/she must fill out a request for reconsideration, which will be reviewed by the media committee. Request for Reconsideration See the Request for Consideration Form in our media center handbook.
11: Our Current Collection | Our current collection has a wealth of materials, but is becoming dated. Our historical fiction collection is dated, and we do not have enough materials featuring African American protagonists, or by African American authors. Also, we need updated materials in art history, music history and physical science (the focus of 8th grade GPS). We have an abundance of material on Georgia History through Galileo, and many Georgia authors are featured in our collection. However, further information linking Georgia history to United States history is needed. ABC-CLIO databases will fill this gap. Our students have a keen interest in graphic novels, and we are in short supply. Finally, while our students are creatively gifted, many students are behind in their reading ability. Supplementing our collection with high interest/low reading level materials should help students develop their reading skills. | See the attached spreadsheet for the new selected items for Chameleon Media Center.


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Not infrequently, one encounters the protest that God is unworthily pictured as entertaining these same two conflicting wills about the salvation of the world. That God "desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (1 Tim. 2:4; cf. 2 Pet. 3:9) is understood to preclude a call from God that discriminates, and discriminates effectually, for any purpose. The objection, however, does not square with common experience. Good parents who are not willing that their children should suffer injuries prefer a world in which their children do suffer some scrapes and falls in order to learn sturdiness and responsibility as they explore the limits of their abilities, to a world in which their children never experience the discipline of a misstep. An important official charged with law enforcement might be similarly of two minds if a close relative were taken hostage: she might be willing for personal reasons to pay any ransom or negotiate any concessions in order to obtain the loved one's freedom; at the same time she understands that her obligations to the public trust demand of her a steadfast will to refuse any concessions to the captors, lest their success encourage others to seek advantages by means of kidnapping.Donald J. Westblade, "Divine Election in the Pauline Literature," in Still Sovereign, ed. Thomas Schreiner and Bruce Ware (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000), 69–70.
To attribute two wills in a similar manner to God is no less consistent, no more an affront to his character, and no more anthropomorphic than to attribute one will to him. Even those who displace the point of effectuality from God's call to an alleged free will in the human agree (unless they are prepared to affirm an eventual universalism) that God elevates a will that the world should include people who in their freedom do perish over his will that not any should perish. This they can do only by assuming that Paul's view of God's overriding concern makes human freedom paramount. Yet Paul consistently awards pride of place instead to God's purpose to glorify himself.
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SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education said Saturday it will gradually remove foreign words from elementary school textbooks to help young pupils better acquire the Korean language.
In the first phase, a total of 322 foreign words in textbooks for third and fourth graders will be replaced with Korean ones in their 2018 editions, the ministry said.
Most of the foreign words are Korean pronunciations of English, Chinese and Japanese words, it noted.
On the 30th page of the moral education textbook for third graders, for instance, the Korean pronunciation of knife, or "na-if," appears to explain a tool to spread jam on bread.
But a team of textbook researchers have proposed replacing na-if with kal, a Korean word for knife, of jugeok-kal (spatula knife), according to the ministry.
Other English words chosen for replacement include Korean pronunciations of guest, greenbelt, balance, campfire, camping, handsome and helmet, it noted.
A number of Japanese-style expressions, such as maejang (store), ji-bul-ha-da (pay) and sa-ryo (feed), will also be replaced with purely Korean words, it said.
"The list of foreign words to be removed from textbooks has been compiled based on opinions of Korean language researchers and other education experts to better express Korean language in new textbooks," said a ministry official.
"Efforts will also be made to remedy Chinese-style expressions in consideration of elementary students' progress in learning and growth."
The ministry said foreign words in textbooks for fifth and sixth graders will also be subject to changes in their 2019 editions.


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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un hails accord with South as landmark
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called this week's accord between the rival Koreas "a landmark occasion" paving the way for defused military tension and improved ties, but said it was the strength of its armed forces that made the deal possible.
North and South Korea on Tuesday agreed to end a military standoff that sparked an exchange of artillery fire and had ratcheted up tension on one of the world's most heavily-fortified borders.
The two sides also agreed to open a new channel of dialogue to discuss a range of issues with the aim of improving ties, raising hopes for a fresh push to restore talks and exchanges that had been cut off since 2010.
"The joint press release published at the contact provided a crucial landmark occasion of defusing the acute military tension and putting the catastrophic inter-Korean relations on the track of reconciliation and trust," the North's KCNA news agency on Friday quoted Kim as saying in a meeting with military aides.
Kim said the accord was reached "thanks to the tremendous military muscle with the nuclear deterrent for self-defence built by the great party as a pivot and matchless ranks single-mindedly united around the party," KCNA said.
The comments were made at a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, the same forum led by Kim last week that warned of military action unless Seoul stopped its propaganda broadcasts.
On Friday, the South's Unification Ministry said South Korea's Red Cross had proposed, in a message sent to the North, to hold working-level talks in the border village of Panmunjom on Sept. 7 to discuss reunions of separated families.
Tuesday's accord included a pact to hold the reunions of families split during the 1950-53 Korean War, many of whom are ageing and hoping to see lost family members for the last time. -Reuters


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As soon as they finished reading Well Read, Then Dead, cozy readers began bombarding me with one question. "Now that the story is over, you're not going to send Aunt Ophie back to Pinetta, are you?" Yeah right, as if I, or anyone else, could make Ophie do anything she doesn't want to do. I mean, really?
So I wasn't the least bit surprised when in the very first paragraph of Caught Read-Handed there was Ophie tapping her well-manicured fingernails and making demands. I may not have invited her back to the Read 'Em and Eat Café and Bookstore in idyllic Fort Myers Beach Florida, but I surely didn't have the nerve to tell her she had to leave.
In this second book of the Read 'Em and Eat series, Miguel Guerra is back in the kitchen whipping up tasty treats like Green Eggs and Ham, Harper Lee Hush Puppies and Miss Marple's Orange Iced Scones. (The scone recipe was developed by Karen Owen and can be found in the back of Caught Read-Handed. To whet your appetite the finished product is pictured here.). And the food is still served on tables named for favorite authors, with bits and pieces of the authors work and a picture or two laminated on the table top. Care to have a seat at Robert Louis Stevenson, or is Dashiell Hammett more to your liking?
Ophie, complete with her trademark strappy high heeled sandals, has become a full time resident of the island community with a thriving consignment shop and a small bungalow of her own.
Sassy and Bridgy were thrilled to have their routine slip back to normal. But on a trip to the local library to donate books for a fundraiser, Sassy witnesses an argument between a loud, flashy woman and an uncommunicative man. He pushes his way out the door and right past Sassy to avoid confrontation. What was that about? She might have forgotten the entire episode, except that the man reminded her of an old friend. Within the next day or so, the woman is found murdered in her own hot tub and Sassy discovers that the wary man at the library is the brother of her old friend and has become the prime suspect in the murder. Seems to me the Read 'Em and Eat crowd is going to have to wait a while longer for normal.
If that is not enough chaos, Miguel is having difficulty focusing on his meticulous and delicious kitchen creations because he fears that his beloved Maine Coon cat, Bow, is in danger from the giant Anaconda snake that has made its way north from the Everglades and has been spotted swimming in Estero Bay. The community is of two minds as to what to do about the Anaconda. Some want it killed, others want it captured. It is a big clash for such a tiny island community.
So before I say goodbye, here are a couple of fun hints about what you can expect in Caught Read-Handed: 1. get ready for a change of Ophie's foot gear when you least expect. 2. After this adventure, Sassy and Bridgy could easily call themselves the High in the Sky Detectives, still they prefer to remain the proprietors of the Read 'Em and Eat Café and Bookstore.
It is so great to talk to you all for a while. Now I am off to find a glass of sweet tea and a Miss Marple Orange Iced Scone. Happy reading.
About Terrie
Short-listed twice for The Best American Mystery Stories, Terrie Farley Moran is delighted to introduce mystery fans to the Read 'Em and Eat café and bookstore, which debuted with Well Read, Then Dead. The only thing Terrie enjoys more than wrangling mystery plots into submission is playing games and reading stories with any or all of her grandchildren.
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Caught Read-Handed
(Read Em and Eat Mystery)
2nd in Series
Cozy Mystery
Setting – Florida
A Berkley Prime Crime Mystery
The Berkley Publishing Group (July 7, 2015)
Published by The Penguin Group
Cover Illustration by S. Miroque
Cover Design by Rita Frangie
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
E-Book ASIN: B00Q5DLWXA
From the national bestselling author of Well Read, Then Dead comes the second mystery featuring Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield, who bring Fort Myers Beach, Florida, residents plenty of sinful treats and killer reads at their bookstore café, Read 'Em and Eat.
Happy to help her fellow bibliophiles, Sassy visits the local library with book donations for their annual fundraising sale. Unfortunately, the welcoming readers' haven is in turmoil as an argument erupts between an ornery patron and new staff member, Tanya Lipscombe—also known as "Tanya Trouble." She may lack people skills, but everyone is shocked when she's later found murdered in her own hot tub.
The man last seen arguing with Tanya is soon arrested. But Alan Mersky, a veteran with PTSD, happens to be the brother of Sassy's former boss—and he's no murderer. Now it's up to Sassy and Bridgy to clear Alan's name and make sure the real killer gets booked.
Includes a recipe for Miss Marple scones!
Dollycas's Thoughts
So excited to return to the Read 'Em and Eat Café! Sassy, Bridgy, Ophie and Miguel are back! This time a library volunteer is killed and we quickly see she was not a very nice person so there should be plenty of suspects but the police quickly hone in on a homeless veteran with PTSD, a man that looks very much like Sassy's old boss, George Mersky. Sassy contacts the man and finds out his brother, Alan is living in Florida. Sassy agrees to help the vet until his brother can get there to help. She enlists Bridgy to help her prove his innocence and find out who really killed "Tanya Trouble".
Being back in Fort Myers Beach is like visiting old friends. Mary Sassafrass ("Sassy") Cabot and Bridget (Bridgy) Mayfield are fabulous characters. They are girls after my own heart who love to read and eat and solve a mystery or two. Ophie is a hoot and now has her own consignment shop. Miguel is back where he belongs, in the kitchen creating such wonderful delights. Jocelyn Randall is the pastor's wife is always putting her foot in her mouth and only on her best behavior when the dear pastor is nearby. Through Pastor John we meet a fantastic group of veterans that rally to help their friend who has been wrongly accused. There is also a huge character that truly gave me pause. It seems there is an anaconda on the loose and poor Miguel is terrified his beautiful cat Bow will become its lunch.
Terrie Farley Moran has written a fantastic story. The characters are engaging. I especially like the wide variety of interesting people from the vets, to the ones that make up the book groups to tourists and residents that just stop by for a book or a meal. She a created a wonderful place for them to gather and enveloped them in a mystery that is very entertaining and just pure fun to read.
As I stated in my review of Well Read, Then Dead, the Read 'Em and Eat sounds like a perfect escape if you ask me. If it were a real place I would pack my bags and leave today!
Thanks to the people at Penguin I have 2 copies to give away!
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36 Responses to "Cozy Wednesday with Terrie Farley Moran – Author of Caught Read-Handed – Giveaway too!"
Thanks for the review of Caught Read Handed.
I like to read books with library settings. Count me in. Judy D.
Congrats on this next book.
Sounds fun! Thanks for the review, I am going to have to try the scone recipe!
This was a great interview and review.
I really enjoyed the first one in this series and looking forward to this new one. Thank you for the chance to win.
Looks great, thanks for the chance to win 🙂
Cozies with recipes…what could be better?
Caught Read-Handed sounds like a great book. Thank you for the review and giveaway.
This book Caught Read Handed looks like a great read, would love a chance to win, thanks for this amazing Giveaway.
Love the cover.
Can't wait to read this one.
Thanks, Lori and Terrie. I'm looking forward to reading Caught Read-Handed!
Loved Well Read, Then Dead, so I am certain to enjoy this one, too.
Can't wait for this next book. Love this series!
I love Terrie Farley Moran and her entertaining books. Her covers are so inviting that you can't help but open them and start reading.
Thanks so much for inviting me to Escape with Dollycas on Cozy Wednesday. I hope everyone has a chance to make the Miss Marple's Orange Iced Scones. They are even more delicious than they look in the photo.
I love scones and the name is great. Would love to read the story – must be very creative!
I am reading the first, Well Read then Dead, right now! What fun to continue with the gang at that wonderful book cafe! I used to live about 2 hours north of Ft. Myers and have been there; it is truly beautiful. Thanks for the chance.
A character is going to do what a character is going to do. The author is often just along for the ride!
Thanks for this great feature and wonderful giveaway.
Sounds like a great read.
Enjoyed the first one…can't wait to read this one. Thanks for the giveaway.
I loved the first book and can't wait to revisit. Thanks for the chance to win.
Love the interview and I already have the book! Loved Well Read, Then Dead.
Looking forward to reading this one.
Sounds like a good story to read and the Scone looks delicious.
Looking forward to this one!
Can't wait to go to Ft. Myers! And the scones sound heavenly!
Games are a great mental break which is probably why you're such a good writer.
Such catchy titles and fun covers. I'd love to read this series:)
This sounds like such a fun series! Thank you for the giveaway!!
This book sounds like something I should pick up.
Thanks so much everyone for stopping by. I love to see so much interest in cozy books.
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- A deposit of 25% is payable on booking with the remainder 8 weeks before departure
- Preferred changeover days are Wednesdays or Saturdays. Other days of the week possible dependent on time of year
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- Under 25's group bookings not accepted
- £250 security bond - this is held by us and returned to you immediately after your holiday providing no damage has occurred.
- Luxury M&S Egyptian cotton bed linen & towels provided
- Arrival time: After 4pm. Villa must be vacated by 10am day of departure
- Villa fully cleaned prior to guest arrival. Interim cleaning available on request for a small charge, please liaise with our friendly villa management team
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As with any villa holiday we strongly recommend hiring a car. The villa is a 10 minute drive from a large supermarket where the prices are much more favourable than the smaller, more "touristy" supermarkets in Lindos. With a car you of course also have the flexibility to explore what Rhodes has to offer at your own pace! To date we've never had guests who haven't hired a car!
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Royal Oak Schools
With a strong reputation for academic excellence, the District is committed to the success of all students. A Community of Excellence
The Royal Oak School District is a Pre-K12 school district with approximately 5,200 students attending eight schools. The District also has early childhood programs and alternative programs at the secondary level. Preparing children to compete on a global stage takes a concentrated effort. Every department, school, teacher, staff member and family works to support student learning. Everyone works together to prepare each student for the future.
Our district is governed by an elected Board of Education with seven members. The board meets once a month on the second Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. Additional meetings are scheduled as needed. The Board Office , Office of the Superintendent and District Administration are located at 800 Devillen, Royal Oak, Michigan.
With a strong reputation for academic excellence, the District is committed to the success of all students.
A Community of Excellence
Royal Oak Schools will create a world-class system for learning by building active partnerships among students, educators, families, and community to prepare all students to participate in an ever-changing world as responsible lifelong learners.
What We Offer
- A comprehensive curriculum, aligned with the common core standards
- Advanced placement offerings and accelerated learning programs
- Unique academic enrichment opportunities
- International baccalaureate primary years programme, middle years programme and diploma programme
- An exceptional fine arts program
- Programs in career and technical education
- A full range of award-winning clubs, athletics and activities for student participation
Facts about royal oak schools
- The school district and all of its schools are accredited by AdvancED.
- Average daily attendance rate of 96.30%
- Nationally recognized: A BusinessWeek Magazine named Royal Oak one of the "Best Places in America to Raise Kids"
- All schools are officially designated as Green Schools. Two schools captured Oakland County's top environmentally responsible Green School Excellence Award.
- The Royal Oak High School Graphic Arts Program was awarded the 2010 Frederick D. Kagy Education Award of Excellence.
- Awarding winning High School Model United Nations Team.
- District awarded Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting 24 consecutive years.
- $122,000 in Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp scholarships awarded to High School and Middle School students.
- 2011 High School graduate awards included, 46 Phi Beta Kappa, 2 National Merit Commendations, 18 Sum ma Cum Laude, 9 Magna Cum Laude, 12 Cum Laude, 41 graduating with distinction, and 45 National Honor Society members. The 2011 monetary award accepted totaled $1,279,514 (scholarships, grants & financial aid).
Assessment& Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is a cornerstone of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001. In Michigan, it measures year-to-year student achievement on the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) for elementary and middle schools, or the Michigan Merit Examination (MME) for high schools. Other indicators, such as the number of students who participate in the assessments and graduation rate for high schools, are also considered in the calculation. Michigan provides a wealth of data measuring and comparing the performance of students, school and districts. Visit the Michigan School Data website, www.mischooldata.org , for more information. A link to this website is available from the district homepage, www.royaloakschools.org.
Royal Oak Schools recognizes that maintaining an open dialog with our community is a vital component of district operations. It is further understood that as the district continually defines and redefines how to best utilize its resources, a constant effort must be made to understand the educational and organizational expectations of our community stakeholders while regularly informing community stakeholders of the performance of our schools and challenges facing the district.
Communication Tools
- District website
- Social media networks (e.g., Facebook, Twitter )
- Teacher blogs/emails
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- On line district activity and events calendars
- School Messenger (ENS) email and text messages (for critical news)
- District informational materials (hard copy and on line)
- Direct mail
- Welcome Nights & Open Houses
- Meetings with auxiliary and advocacy organizations (e.g., PTA, Boosters, Outdoor School, etc.)
- Volunteering programs
Parent Notification System, School Messenger
On line portal used by parents to maintain their contact information that is used by the district to communicate information such as, school delays, early dismissals, and emergency information.
Parents will be able to receive important messages directly from their school through the lines of communication that are easiest for them, including home phones, cell phones and other mobile devices and e-mail.
Parent Connect (MISTAR)
Parent Connect is an informational resource made available to every family. This resource provides real-time information about your child's grades and attendance, class schedule, immunization records, and includes the balance on his/her nutrition services account. Parent Connect provides a safe, secure and easy access to your child's school record.
Be sure your information is up-to-date by visiting from the link on the district homepage www.royaloakschools.org/parent-portal .
If you have questions please contact Angela Smith
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What's Being Said About Royal Oak Schools (ROS)
"Royal Oak Schools has been a great learning environment for my children" - Joanne, parent
"The sense of community we felt the first day we visited ROS has only increased over the past four years. It is important for us to establish a certain level of trust among the individuals that are partnering with us to shape and influence our children. We believe that the ROS team of administrators, teachers, and staff provide an optimal education in a challenging environment where our children can grow academically and socially, while expanding their opportunities to serve others." - Tom & Sue, parents
"Although I have faced many obstacles, through ROHS and its wonderful teachers, who did whatever it took to see me succeed, I learned that people really care about me. I have confidence in myself. My dreams won't always be just dreams forever." - Frank, student
"As an alumni of Dondero (class of '86), I am so proud and excited to have my children attend Royal Oak Schools." - Michelle, parent of 7th grader and preschooler
"ROHS has helped me prepare by not only getting me thinking about college but helping me with all the steps along the way to getting there." - Perry, student
"Years ago when we were offered a choice of schools, my husband and I were impressed with ROS's program and what the possibilities were for our three children. ROS offered accelerated instruction, dual enrollment at our local college, Spanish, music, etc. We are so thankful that we made ROS our choice. Our children have excelled over the years; we now have one graduate who was very prepared for university-level education. I have recently asked (her), 'If we could go back in time, should we have made the same choice (in schools) that we made years ago?' She said, 'Yes, definitely!' - Nancy, daughter awarded 4 yr scholarship, Central Michigan University
Visit www.royaloakschools.org or call (248) 435-8400.


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Studying at Richardsons
The majority of our trainees attend residential study courses at Reed Business School near Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswolds. The business school is based in a 17th Century manor house, which is set in ten acres of parkland and has a swimming pool, tennis court, croquet lawn and football pitch. Students stay in rooms either in the manor itself or in one of the surrounding cottages, and all meals are provided.
Classes are small, and students can take advantage of one-to-one support from tutors, together with regular feedback on their progress. Studying at Reed is also a great opportunity to meet trainees from other firms. To find out more, visit http://www.reedbusinessschool.co.uk/ and follow the link to Reed Business School near the top right-hand corner of the screen.
Students preferring non-residential study courses have the option of attending courses run locally by one of the other national training organisations, such as FTC.
As well as attending classes, preparing for the exams also requires home study. You will need to spend time reviewing topics studied on the course, and practising exam-style questions. Regular home-study exams are submitted to tutors, who will mark the papers and return them to you with guidance as to how you can improve on your exam technique. It can be difficult studying at home when you have been in the office all day, but you will soon find that you settle into a work/study routine that suits your own lifestyle.
We also have an in-house training programme to supplement your studies. For example, regular training sessions on technical and IT subjects are run by the directors and accounting staff, and some are presented by outside speakers.
There is a strong sense of community among trainees at Richardsons, and people are especially supportive of one another at exam (and results!) time. Whilst training at Richardsons means early responsibility and the opportunity to develop your own way of working, we hope that it is also a friendly place to work, where students feel that they are valued members of the team.
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That's short for International Hermit & Stitch Weekend. The idea is to hermit and stitch for the weekend, every 3rd weekend of the month and that's the weekend coming up. So, I'm going to join in. Should be a lot of fun. The idea is to pick a project and concentrate on it as much as you can - March 16 - 18. I will post a "before" picture on Friday and an "after" picture hopefully on Monday. Thanks Bonnie for introducing me to this.
Got lost chasing green leaves again yesterday. Pretty much have the Dufty side of the family done and got started on the Lapp side. Have to figure out some way of organizing all these ancestors I'm finding.
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Just for fun I thought we could travel to arenas run by players. Kat Burger is first on my list, and the event is listed officially HERE. Join us at 2 pm on the 15th of December!
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Silence Is Broken by Yvonne Mikell
I cannot see. I have been straining my eyes, trying to dissect the darkness in the hopes of discovering a slither of light. I have not found any. I cannot move, not even shift my posterior in this hard rock chair. I am covered in rope from my neck down to my feet. I am not simply tied down, I am hog-tied! My neck and feet seem to be connected by a single rope. Every time I move the line tightens and digs into my skin, burning like the dickens. My neck feels as if it is going to snap. My knees feel as if they are about to pop out of their sockets. Screaming for help only brings about more pain, my tongue lies against the driest of cloths.
I guess I should be thankful for what I do get, two meals and two glasses of water a day. Let me stop lying to myself, I am not thankful. I am in this chair all day long. I am forced to relieve myself right where I sit, downright embarrassing. They have not told me what this is about. They don't say anything. They just shove spoonful after spoonful of food in my mouth. I have no idea of the time or the day, the last day I remember was October 10th.
The door opens. With it comes the coolest of breezes, the temperature must be in the 40s. Winter will be here soon. I am cold because they have taken all of my clothes. They have stripped me bare including my shoes and socks. I do not smell any food, what I do smell is cologne, very loud and pungent cologne. Do not know anyone who wears that fragrance. Not sure of who they are, they are not one of the regulars. It is someone new. New can be a good thing, maybe I can get some answers. Who am I kidding, new is not good at all. New means a change has arrived or is on the way real soon.
"What do you want with me?"
"Personally I don't want anything from you. The people who hired me, they want something."
"They want what? Why am I here?"
"You are here because they want to remind you of all the dirty deeds you have done."
"This does not sound good at all."
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The story of Kiera Smith-- http://youtu.be/p43wiDL3XAo
Character Name: Xavier Davidson
Character Bio: Antagonist, Khloe's boyfriend, also a young professional in his mid 20s, President of Aidltaim Entertainment, African American-French European descent.
Describe yourself what is your worst and best quality?
I am not sure what my best quality is, before Khloe I had no good qualities. I guess you could say I have good business sense. My worst qualities is purposely making others leery of me. You do not want to make an enemy of me.
What is the one thing you wish other people knew about you?
That I hate being my father's ambassador.
What is your biggest secret something no one knows about?
That I kill people.
What are you most afraid of?
That Khloe will leave me.
What do you want more than anything?
To have Khloe love me despite my faults.
What is your relationship status?
Single, but soon to be tied to the ball and chain.
How would you describe your sense of fashion?
I must have the best, top of the line if I am to represent Julius Davidson.
How much of a rebel are you?
Rebellion was my middle name.
What do you considered to be your greatest achievement?
Making it on my own without Julius' help.
What is your idea of happiness?
Having someone love me for me.
What is your current state of mind?
I am under pressure. I am on the verge of turning over a new leaf but someone is pushing my buttons. I can't let them slide either, the urge to expose their secret is quite overwhelming.
What is your most treasured possession?
Khloe. I have quite a few toys, but none of them make me happy as much as she does.
What is your most marked characteristic?
What is it that you, most dislike?
People who covet what others have.
Which living person do you, most despise?
Julius Davidson, Kiera comes a close second followed by Madame Marie Colette.
What is your greatest regret?
Introducing Kiera to my father.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Being a man of your word.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
I like a woman who conducts herself like a lady at all times.
Who is your favorite hero in fiction?
I don't have time to read a book.
Which living person do you most admire?
God, he has not failed me yet.
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
I wish I did not look for my father's approval.
What is your motto?
Do as I say and you will have no problems.
I began my writing career five years ago by accident. My young son was sick and I could no longer work full-time as a nurse. He needed me. It was during this time that God sat me down and showed me the path that was destiny. I was destined to be a writer. In five years I wrote five novels.
Two have already been published, Getting Roosevelt–a homeowner's nightmare and Silence Is Broken.
My son is much better now, Praise God, and I have a new career. When I am not spending time with him I like to crochet and sketch, and trying new recipes.
My stories focus on life in Philadelphia. They are fiction based loosely on fact. Philadelphia is a major city with a suburban feel. However, the lifestyle of its citizens can rival New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Intrigue and suspense coupled with mystery are the genres I write.
In addition to writing fiction, I write for the online magazine Examiner.com. My focal point is Autism/ Special Needs Children, Frugal Living, and the Philadelphia Family. I also host the book review site called Olivia's Cup of Tea as well as the opinion paper Expression of Views.


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Haynsworth Sinker Boyd shareholder Kathy McKinney has been selected to serve on the University of North Carolina School of Law 2019 Banking Institute Advisory Committee.
The Banking Institute is hosted by the UNC School of Law's Center for Banking and Finance. 2019 will mark the 23rd year of the conference. In her role, Kathy will help plan the upcoming conference along with other banking law professionals.
Kathy focuses her practice on public and nonprofit finance, governmental organizations, corporate governance and economic development. She serves as immediate past chair of the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees, on the Leadership South Carolina Advisory Committee, as a past chair of the National Associations of Bond Lawyers, on the Federal Home Loan Banks Office of Finance Board of Directors and is a founding member of the Upstate SC Alliance.


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Find evidence of early Christianity in Britain in these carved stones dating back 1,500 years.
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Hop on a boat to make the memorable journey to the 'Castle in the Sea', seat of the chief of Clan Macneil.
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Discover a pair of lonely standing stones marking a route over a desolate moor.
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Sunset Peak Climber's Log
AlanH - Aug 8, 2009 12:23 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2008Weekly Summit
I climb this peak every Wednesday and some weeks I manage twice a week. It really never gets old. It takes about 45-50 minutes to get up from the Catherine's Pass trailhead. I will usually trail run down which only takes 30 minutes. I always recommend it to people. Great peak!
ericwillhite - Jul 23, 2009 4:47 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2009Tourist Peak
Seems like a good one to recommend for hiker friends in town. Pictures and map at http://www.willhiteweb.com/alta_ski_area/mount_wolverine/sunset_peak_200.htm
pbogen - Aug 26, 2008 5:17 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2008Via Brighton
Great easy peak if you don't have a lot of time.
Travis Atwood - Aug 3, 2008 12:42 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008Brighton Ridge
8/2/08 - Climbed as part of the Brighton Ridge Run.
ZeeJay - May 28, 2008 5:48 pm Date Climbed: May 28, 2008Brighton Ridge Run
Parked at the gate on the Guardsman Pass Road. Hiked up the west ridge of 10420. Hit 10420, Clayton, Preston/10315, 10321, Pioneer Peak, and Sunset Peak. Descended to Brighton via Lake Catherine. Great snow conditions. We didn't need either snowshoes or crampons. With Anne Perry. My 17th time up here.
vanman798 - Apr 5, 2008 9:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008From Brighton
Walked up from Brighton Ski Resort passed Mary Lake, Martha Lake, and Lake Catherine. The views from this peak are great.
From Alta: Apr 5, 2008
I skied to the Catherines pass area of Alta, and then skinned up to the Peak of Sunset, and then skied down to Catherines Lake. It only took an hour from the time I sat down on the Supreme chair lift, skied over, skinned up, and skied down.
Nice views over to Brighton, as well as of Tuscarora, and Pioneer Peaks. Also liked the views of Mt. Timpanogos.
hatchmt - Feb 26, 2008 11:24 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2007Route Climbed: Catherine Pass via Alta
First summit in a long time. Easy hike. Felt good to be up on top again. Went up with Ammon Hatch.
GroundControl - Jan 13, 2008 10:36 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2007Solo trip via Catherine Pass
Beautiful dayhike from Catherine Pass TH; came out to Salt Lake for a conference a day early to hike.
seanpeckham - Oct 14, 2007 11:58 pm Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2007Brighton Ridge with autumn snow
Spent the whole day enjoying the clouds and sun come and go with fall colors and some knee-deep+ snow in some places. Came from Brighton, moved on to Tuscarora, Wolverine, and Millicent. Amazing day.
Update: In December 2010, skied two laps on the north face (only summitted for the first one) at the end of a ridge walk from Grizzly Gulch.
spengy - Oct 5, 2007 2:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007Fun Little Hike
I decided to go during the late afternoon. Hiked up fairly fast (probably twenty or thirty minutes at most) because I wanted to take pictures and wanted good light. Enjoyed the view from the top. (The Brighton Lakes are beautiful) On the climb down I ran into a Moose. He was eating and getting ready for bed ;)
Moogie737 - Sep 4, 2007 7:26 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2019Part of Brighton Ridge Run
This ridge run is very nice for views and for a good workout. We began at the Bear Trap Fork TH and came from north to south and to west to Catherine Pass before heading down. Eight hours of fun. 7-22-08 a partial ridge run including Twin Lakes pass from Silver Lake, Wolverine, Tuscarora and Pioneer Peak. R/T from Nordic Center bldg was 4.5 hours. Came down to Brighton from the top of the Crest Express lift. Wowed by the wild flowers all along the route. Again on 4-21-09 Part of Brighton Bowl ridge snow run - see write up on Mt. Wolverine summit log. #7 (at least) 4-20-10 Part of Brighton Ridge run on snow like last April. With Dave, Brent and Walt. #8 12-27-11 Part of solo Brighton Bowl ridge run-very hairy ascent from Pioneer/Sunset saddle. #9 9-18-15 W/ Yz for rehab. From Brighton via Mary's Lake trail. #10 09-02-19 W/ Yz. Part of Brighton Ridge Run from Clayton to Patsy Marley. Very warm Labor Day and 20 hikers on top of Sunset including two infants!
renogurt - Sep 4, 2007 1:00 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2006From Catherine's
Started from Alta and did a few peaks in Brighton ski resort.
Kessler - Jul 23, 2007 12:13 pm Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007With Dad and Grandpa
Climbed the peak at five years old. From Brighton, we went up to Cathrine Pass and over the top of Sunset Peak, Pioneer Peak, and the Pioneer Ridge, returning back to Brighton.
kris247 - Jul 22, 2007 4:10 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2007Brighton to Alta Traverse
Hit Sunset Peak with my Dad as we completed an early morning hike from Brighton to Alta.
J Anderson - Jul 17, 2007 12:09 pm Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2007Sunset before Sunrise
Asher and I made it to the peaks of Sunset and Pioneer before sunrise and then dropped into the Brighton area before heading back to Catherine Pass.
Matthew Van Horn - Jul 17, 2007 11:18 am Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2007early summer morning
Continuing our early morning series of peakbagging, Justin A. (Gutloaf) and I went up to Sunset & Pioneer peaks via Catherine Pass.
marauders - Dec 26, 2006 11:46 pm Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2006Brighton Ridge 5-Peak Traverse
Hiked the Brighton Ridge to Millicent, Woverine, Tuscarora, Sunset Peak, and Pioneer Peak. Tremendous fun! Millicent's NE ridge is easy snow hiking. Wolverine/Tuscarora is easy snow hiking as well. Sunset is a bit harder because there is a Class 3/4 rock spine in the middle of the ridge. I chose to bypass the rock spine onto a 38 degree, north facing slope which brought me back onto the ridge. Only use that bypass under total stable snow conditions. Pioneer Peak was a beast. 3' snow drifts on the ridge about every 20 feet. Hiking down off of Pioneer was 2' of soft powder all the way to Brighton. Good workout! Views are oustanding. Highly recommended.
Bassoon - Dec 18, 2006 3:14 amWonderful views
Best way to get away from the crowds on the Catherine Pass trail, though why people tend to avoid the steep bits, I'll never understand!


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Why Verizon and Sprint Might Not Get the HTC One Series Smartphones
BARCELONA—What makes a phone "the one," and why can't Verizon and Sprint have it? I sat down with Kouji Kodera, HTC's chief product officer to get more details on the new HTC One family.
Last night HTC announced the HTC One X for AT&T, HTC One S for T-Mobile and HTC One V for MetroPCS, Virgin and U.S. Cellular. You can check out my hands-on here.
HTC is simplifying its lineup, but not as much as it seems. There will probably be more HTC Ones throughout the year, as well as other phones that don't get the One branding, Kodera said.
"We'll have three products to start with, and later on we may have some additions. We're not going to put HTC One on every product," he said.
To get the One branding, a phone needs the right combination of hardware and software. One phones will all have Beats Audio and HTC's new image processing chip, which allows for tricks like fast, high-quality HDR pictures and intelligent flash levels.
HTC CEO Peter Chou also said all One phones will come with 25GB of Dropbox online storage, the new HTC Sense 4 software overlay which adds things like Facebook integration to Android 4.0, and a new music sync client that enables Wi-Fi music syncing from any Mac or PC.
The Beats Audio in the One phones will expand through the whole audio experience, not just in the music player, Kodera said. That means games and videos will get Beats enhancements as long as you're using Beats headphones. Those special headphones may be sold separately, though.
"We want consumers to choose a preferred Beats Audio headset in the store," Kodera said.
One phones don't have to be Android, but Windows Phones will only get the One branding if Microsoft expands its platform to let HTC introduce those features, HTC reps said. That's not possible with the current Windows Phone OS, but it may be possible in the future.
The U.S. won't initially see one of One's announced innovations, the Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor. That's because "Nvidia doesn't have very solid LTE which is ready for the market yet," Kodera said. (AT&T's model of the One X is getting Qualcomm's new S4 processor instead, which we benchmarked recently.) But HTC's partnership with Nvidia is "a long term partnership," so we may see Nvidia-powered phones in the future here.
So why not only release One phones? HTC still wants to build cheaper phones which wouldn't be eligible for the One branding, Kodera said. And some wireless carrier customers are more demanding than others, apparently.
"There's a lot of operator franchise markets, and in those cases branding and those discussions will come from the [operator] customers," Kodera said.
That's why it looks like One may not come to Verizon or Sprint yet. Kodera was very cagey about HTC's relationship with those two carriers, which are notorious for rebranding phones and demanding custom versions.
"We have some franchise business outside of this [One line]," Kodera said.


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CHI searching for Associate Director/Historian
The Center will search for two permanent positions this year, one in the History department, one associated more directly with the University Libraries. The advertisement for the History/Associate Director position has been posted, and can be read here.
Update: the History/AD search was canceled in January 2015, and will be re-run in Fall 2016. the Library/AD position will be filled in Fall 2015.


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No Need to Suffer in Silence
June 2, 2009
by Lisa Neal Gualtieri, PhD, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
With 74% of Americans online and 80-84% of online American using the Web for health information (Pew Internet and American Life and Harris Polls), many pain sufferers are online. But far more people "lurk" than participate actively in health Web sites. Hence I was interested in a blog post that included a slide from Josh Bernoff of Forrester Research from HealthCamp Boston, which shows that people with chronic pain conditions are in the "misery loves company" quadrant and may be "most likely to benefit from and to participate in online social networks".
What are the implications of this for the design of health Web sites? And can pain itself ever be an impediment to full participation?
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1. Alexandra Carmichael | June 2nd, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Interesting questions, Lisa! We have found that the chronic pain patients tend to want to protect their privacy and anonymity, so designing websites that allow patients to control access to their data is important. And yes, pain is definitely an impediment at times – a common trigger for migraine patients is looking at the computer screen. On the other hand, for other chronic pain or mood disorders, being online is a great way to connect, not feel so isolated, and often just pass the time until the pain is gone.
Thanks for raising this issue, on behalf of myself and the millions of others (mostly women) who live with chronic pain conditions.
Alexandra Carmichael
Co-Founder, CureTogether.org
2. Nickie | June 3rd, 2009 at 8:44 PM
You raise some interesting questions. I'm coming at this from the perspective of living with chronic pain for six years and also studying social work currently. I have personally found that online participation in some forum, either a forum designed specifically for people with pain or just through public blog entries which often attract other pain sufferers. I think the benefits come from the writing, the information and support and the ability to be distracted.
I do find that the pain can be a barrier to participation. I think this depends on the person and how pain affects them. For me, it's hard to focus when I'm in a lot of pain. I find that pain impacts my language abilities.
One other barrier I come across is that many pain related sites are not always desiggned with web site accessibility in mind. I know this barrier can affect anyone who needs to access the web differently (using screen reading software, alternative input devices or voice activation software). Since chronic pain can be a part of other disabilities or be a disability in itself, I wonder if patients would benefit from increased accessibility of these sites through increased participation.
3. Gluten Allergy | August 12th, 2009 at 4:25 PM
It's amazing how a small problem in the spine can cause joint and bone inflammation in the fingers and toes. Has anyone ever compared the peripheral nervous system to the Internet? Like the Internet, the nervous system exists all over the place: It conveys body-wide messages, but watch out, it can also cause body-wide pain.
4. kara | January 17th, 2011 at 7:30 PM
I think the only issue with that kind of model is two fold.
1. For every piece of sound medical advice/knowledge etc shared, you have to filter thru a mountain of terrible and often irrelevant information. If your desperate and in pain it is going to be difficult not to want to dry everything you read about, let alone filter what your reading.
2. People have a tendency to fore-go actual good medical advice in favor of a miracle offered up by some anonymous IP in the cyber world.
I'm not sure sitting behind a screen for hours on end is a great way to manage pain any how, need something to help take your mind off of pain and sitting hunched over a keyboard ain't it.
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Temporarily Disabling WebSphere Cluster Members
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It seems that in our current configuration the WebSphere plugin does not reliably stop sending requests to a Cluster member when it's been taken down. Or sometimes it seems to take an inordinate amount of time for it to do so, or sometimes it starts sending requests before a restarting member is fully operational.
A quick workaround is to manually edit the plugin's configuration file on each web server to comment-out the unwanted servers. The plugin will automatically detect and apply the changes within a minute or so and stop routing requests to those servers until you manually uncomment them.
Plugin Configuration File Location
On our AIX systems, the plugin configuration file is in a location like:
(If you're ever uncertain you're looking in the correct location, look for the WebS
Plugin Configuration File Contents
Within that file are many configuration items, most should never be manually edited, but the ones we care about for this purpose are the <PrimaryServers> elements within each <ServerCluster> element.
The ServerCluster's "Name" attribute will tell you which element to edit.
Then the PrimaryServers element in that ServerCluster will list each of the individual <Server> Cluster members which are also defined within ServerCluster.
<ServerCluster ... Name="TestCluster" ...>
Removing a specific server from Plugin dispatching
The only change we have to make is to comment-out the specific Server which we want to cease receiving requests. So to disable the TestApp-B server on serverB:
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After attending a webcast on the WebSphere Application Server 6.1 Plug-in, I thought I'd summarize the content I found helpful.
The plugin is a native module (DLL or .so) that is installed into the Web Server and is offered each HTTP request to determine whether WAS should handle it. It makes this determination based on the contents of the plugin-cfg.xml file which is normally auto-generated by WAS.
I say, "normally", because it can be manually edited, but doesn't need to be for most operating scenarios. Note that many of these customizations can now be configured within the Administrative Console as well, which significantly reduces the need for manual file editing. This configuration is located under Servers -> Web Servers -> <Server Instance> -> Plug-in Properties. (Visiting this location in the Console is also a useful way to to locate the active plugin configuration file.)
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The configuration file specifies virtual hosts (IP names/addresses and ports) and URL paths which are serviced by WAS applications, enabling the plugin to determine which requests it can route to WAS and which it must leave for the HTTP server to handle.
The file also contains values governing performance, maintenance, and failover, such as logging configuration and network timeouts.
Finally, it contains the "transport" information used to forward matched requests to the appropriate Web Containers in WAS. That is, the IP name and port combinations of the different Cluster members' Web Container "Transport Chains".
"Affinity" is the notion of sending a user to the same Cluster member (application server JVM) for each subsequent request after the initial one, if the application uses HTTP Sessions. This behavior is required by the JEE specification, and in WebSphere is the responsibility of the Web Server plugin. WebSphere maintains this affinity by appending a "Clone ID" or "Partition ID" to the "Session ID", which the plugin then compares against its configuration to correctly route subsequent requests.
For further detail on the Session ID mechanics, see this post.
New users, those without an existing Session, are distributed to Cluster members in either a weighted round-robin fashion or a random fashion. Round-robin is the default, and it will decrement each cluster member's "weight" each time it sends it a new request, until all members are less than zero, then they will all be reset to their starting values.
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I avoid blogging about readings out of respect for client's privacy.
So the following information will be necessarily vague.
I saw and communicated with a man (deceased) for someone I was reading for. When I "see" and "hear" and receive concepts these flash in a fraction of a second (approximately a 16th of a second)
When speaking to the person he had appeared for; I said "He is just projecting his image!" Immediately this deceased person "told me off" saying "I am really here!"
I was then impressed to explain something, to the client, that I read in the 70's about how all realities exist in the same place but they are out of phase because the electrons are moving at a different speed around the protons and neutrons.
This episode caused me to question my concepts about clairvoyance and life and death etc.
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Spartak Moscow star punished for road rage attack on pedestrian
Spartak Moscow midfielder Ayaz Guliyev has apologised after he was accused of hitting a pedestrian with his car before getting out and attacking him.
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Chevrolet continues to redefine modern performance with the all-new Corvette Stingray convertible. And only a Corvette with the perfect balance of technology, design and performance can wear the iconic Stingray designation.The 2014 Corvette Stingray is the most powerful standard model ever, with an estimated 450 horsepower (335 kW) and 450 lb.-ft. of torque (610 Nm). It is also the most capable standard model ever, able to accelerate from 0-60 in less than four seconds and achieve more than 1g in cornering grip. It is expected to be the most fuel-efficient Corvette, exceeding the EPA-estimated 26 mpg of the current model.
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