text: 2018 Ohio Fishing Calendar Dan Armitage - February 06, 2018 Click To Enlarge The Buckeye State is blessed with a variety of waters for wetting lines, a diverse number of fish species to target and a four-season fishery to enjoy it all from big water to small ponds. Here are some of the best fisheries to sample and enjoy through winter, spring, summer and fall. Photo By Ron Sinfelt JANUARY - SAUGER: OHIO RIVERThe Ohio River is known as the most productive sauger fishery in the nation. The action continues through the winter months, peaking in late winter when low water temperatures trigger the fish to go into pre-spawn mode and start feeding heavily. There are nine lock and dam complexes connected to the Ohio shoreline that concentrate the sauger and provide access to the fishery from the shore, where anglers cast jigs and retrieve baits right along the riprap and concrete walls. Other Options: When ice cover is adequate, the walleye fishing in the Western Basin of Lake Erie can be spectacular for ice anglers. The fish school-up off the river mouths and around the islands and reefs from Toledo east to the Bass Islands where they will spawn in early spring. In the meanwhile, the concentrated walleyes are hungry and are pushovers for jigs, spoons and live bait. Ice cover also offers vertical fishing action in inland farm ponds for panfish and bass. [caption id="attachment_94138" align="alignleft" width="181"] Click To Enlarge[/caption] FEBRUARY - BLUE CATFISH: OHIO RIVER Big blue cats are active and on the prowl in the Ohio River during the winter months. Anglers anchor their boats near the river's deeper holes and the pilings where grain barges pickup their loads and spill enough while doing so to attract the oversized cats. Chunks of fresh or thawed skipjack held near the bottom with a heavy sinker is the most popular method for hooking up with big blues in every river pool along Ohio's border. Other Options: Inland reservoirs that are stocked with saugeyes provide winter action in the spillways for the popular sauger/walleye hybrids. The fish are drawn to current and move upstream until they reach a barrier, where they feed, offering anglers who cast jigs and live baits productive open-water action. Inland ice anglers fish in the upground reservoirs in Wildlife District 2 that are stocked with yellow perch. The panfish can be caught through the ice when conditions permit or by casting from shore. MARCH - WALLEYES: MAUMEE RIVER The annual spring spawning runs begin in the Maumee River in Northwest Ohio in mid- to late March and peak late in the month or in early April. The fish stack up in the lower portions of the rivers and are popular targets of wading anglers and boaters alike, who cast jig and twister tails or Carolina-rigged floating jig heads to catch the migrating walleyes. Special fishing regulations are in effect during the spawning period, details of which can be found at wildohio.gov. A favorite fishing access to the Maumee River is Toledo's Side Cut Metro Park in Maumee.Other Options: White bass begin making spawning runs up streams that feed most inland impoundments that hold populations of the early spawning fish. March is also a good time to hook-up with sauger at the locks and dams along the Ohio River, where the fish are still active and accessible from the fishing platforms found at many of the flood control facilities. APRIL - WHITE BASS: SANDUSKY RIVER Following the walleye runs that peak early each April, white bass begin migrating up Lake Erie tributaries such as the Sandusky River. The bass concentrate in the lower reaches of the rivers and are easily caught by shore anglers casting small lures into the flow. Popular fishing access areas along the Sandusky include the stretch between the State Street Bridge in Fremont upstream to the Ballville Dam, which is undergoing removal and should open up additional miles of the Sandusky to migrating white bass and walleye.Other Options: Crappies will cooperate with anglers' efforts in any waters they frequent, as they move into shallow, brushy areas to spawn. Minnows or small jigs fished vertically a couple feet under a bobber with do the trick. Rainbow trout are stocked in urban waters statewide in March and April and provide excellent fishing action from shore. A list of the waters being stocked with trout this spring is available at wildohio.gov. MAY - BROWN TROUT: MAD RIVERBrown trout are active in Ohio's most popular trout stream and offer anglers good chances to catch big fish this month on baits ranging from flies and crankbaits to spinners and live bait, including at night. The Mad River runs for some 70 miles through west-central Ohio from West Liberty through Springfield to the Great Miami River. Other Options: Bluegills and other sunfish are spawning in shallows wherever the species are found. Muskie action can be excellent at Clear Fork Reservoir near Mansfield, Alum Creek Reservoir north of Columbus and in Ohio's other muskie lakes, where trolling is the preferred method before weedbeds become established, after which casting becomes popular. JUNE - SUNFISH: LAKE LA SU AN WILDLIFE AREAFishing for sunfish on the Lake La Su An Wildlife Area ponds in extreme northwest Ohio's Williams County peaks each June. Managed as a trophy fishery for bluegills and redear sunfish, largemouth bass and channel cats are also caught. The lakes on the area are only open from May until August with limited hours and size regulations enforced. Other Options: The AEP ReCreation Lands in southeastern Ohio offer hundreds of ponds that contain bass, panfish and catfish. The area is open to anglers who have a free permit available at aep.com. The Hocking River in Southeast Ohio and the Scioto River above and below Columbus are two popular waters for summer smallmouth action.Click here to read more about Ohio FishingJULY - WALLEYE: CENTRAL BASIN LAKE ERIEBig walleyes that migrated east from the Western Basin offer excellent action to trollers dragging crankbaits, spoons and crawler harnesses in the cooler, deeper water east of Vermillion to Geneva-on-the-Lake. The walleye follow migrating baitfish seeking cooler water.Other Options: July is prime time for night fishing for catfish in the Muskingum River in eastern Ohio. Anglers catch big channel cats and flatheads near the locks and dams between Zanesville and Marietta. Yellow perch fishing in the western basin waters of Lake Erie is underway.[caption id="attachment_94139" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Click To Enlarge[/caption] AUGUST - SMALLMOUTH BASS: INLAND STREAMSMany anglers don't realize that when water temperatures increase, so does the stream and river action on smallmouth bass. The Scioto, Maumee, Hocking, Muskingum, Grand, Kokosing and other flows famous for holding good populations of smallmouth bass should all produce this month, as will smaller streams. Don't shy away from throwing larger crankbaits, surface plugs and hand-sized flies to fool bronzebacks that occupy most of the major flows in Ohio. Target deep pockets, pools and seam waters between fast and slower flows, especially where boulders or woody cover are present.Other Options: Shovelhead catfish feed in the deep holes or backwaters along the length of the Ohio River, where flathead seekers fish at night using small live bluegills near the bottom as bait. At inland reservoirs, white bass feed on the surface, chasing shad during low-light periods. Spoons, jigs, bladebaits and crankbaits cast near the commotion will draw strikes.SEPTEMBER - YELLOW PERCH: LAKE ERIEPerch fishing can be good as early as June on Ohio's Great Lake, but serous perch-jerkers wait for the fish to school-up so they can concentrate their attention on areas where they mark pods of perch with electronics — or join a raft of anchored anglers who have already located an active school. Live emerald shiners are the bait of choice, but when green shiners get tough to find, golden shiners will work, as will fathead minnows. Just fish the live bait vertically and drop it to the bottom and crank up a few turns of the reel handle to keep it in the strike zone. Other Options: Muskies start feeding in Clear Fork, Caesar Creek, Leesville and Alum Creek reservoirs after a summer slump and can be caught by trolling large crankbaits at speeds of 2 mph or more. Steelhead begin to stage along the beaches and harbors off the tributaries where they will make their spawning runs starting next month. Cast off breakwalls or troll the protected harbor areas at Fairport, Ashtabula and Conneaut with crankbaits and spoons to catch them.OCTOBER - STEELHEAD: LAKE ERIE TRIBUTARIESSix Lake Erie tributaries in northeast Ohio are stocked with steelhead annually and the lake-run rainbow trout grow large feeding in the "Big Lake" before returning to their "home" rivers each season about this time. The fish will swim back and forth from Lake Erie at the river-mouths to upstream areas following the urge to migrate, and wading anglers drift spawn sacs, jig-and-maggot combos, and live minnows under bobbers, or cast crankbaits and spoons. Fly anglers tempt them with beads, nymphs and streamers. Popular rivers including the Chagrin, Grand, Ashtabula and Rocky and Conneaut Creek. Other Options: Crappies return to near-shore areas and feed around the first drop-offs adjacent to the shallows where they spawned last spring. Any inland impoundment with a population of crappies will be offering good action on the fish this month. Largemouth bass put on the feedbag in the weedy harbors and bays of Lake Erie where they have been thriving in recent years. [caption id="attachment_94140" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Click To Enlarge[/caption] NOVEMBER - SAUGEYES: INLAND RESERVIORSReservoirs such as Alum Creek, Deer Creek, Paint Creek, Attwood, Hoover, Indian, and Buckeye that receive annual saugeye stockings are popular with shore casters and trollers who know that the fish push into shallows at twilight to feed on baitfish. The night bite starts at dusk and may continue through dawn as anglers present large, minnow-imitating crankbaits to the fish.Other Options: Using similar tactics, huge walleyes are caught off the Huron Pier each November. The walleye are migrating back west after summering in the cooler central basin and follow and feed on baitfish stacked-up along the Ohio shoreline. Steelhead are active in the tributaries in Northeast Ohio that are stocked with the lake-run rainbow trout, which will provide action all winter whenever the rivers are free of ice and allow anglers access.DECEMBER - Brown Trout: Clear Fork RiverBrown trout remain active in the cold weather and offer action along the Clear Fork of the Mohican River at a time of year when you may have the stream to yourself and can camp within steps of the water. Consider using worms, minnows, small spinners, prepared baits or flies, and target any hole, undercut bank, bend or seam water. Other Options: The shore bite for Lake Erie walleye continues until ice-up and can be very good at Marblehead Peninsula and Mazurik launch ramp as well as the Huron Pier. Saugeye fishing in spillways is also good in the below-dam areas of reservoirs that hold the hybrids, including Deer Creek, Paint Creek, Alum Creek, Atwood and Pleasant Hill lakes. Click here to Subscribe to Game&Fish Magazine Get Your Fish On. Plan your next fishing and boating adventure here.


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The election this year is yet again based on our current party political "line" system. The election to some extent is interesting to say the least. I personally tend to have strong opinions on politics. I am more than willing to debate issues, especially during an election. This year for the first time in my short history on this floating rock no one is actually willing to debate. I guess when you are in a lose/lose situation there isn't much to talk about.
The conversations I have personally been a part of, usually start like this. Well they both suck so I'm not sure what to say. When you consider how polarizer politics can be that two strongly opinionated people can actually agree there is nothing to debate. I think you have to ask yourself, how often does that happen?
The dominant two party politics system has worked to some degree for the last century or so. The system has been able to placate the vast majority of society. You were either red or blue and that was sufficient enough to get things done. The problem we have today is the vast majority of society doesn't tend to bleed red or blue through and through. The old politics and the party lines are on the way out.
Opinions have been changing over the last 50 years or so. People have different ideas especially as it relates to politics. Mostly it seems they have even gravitating to be centered towards the middle. The line between ideologies is becoming more and more blurred. Our grandparents were pretty set in their ways. They would inherit the views of their parents and that was the end of a family's political debate. I actually remember my parents saying to me, we vote Democrat end of discussion. Today, the up and coming generations are a lot more tolerant. They are more than willing to leave some room for everyone.
I personally can't believe it actually has taken so long to consider a viable alternative to the dominance of politics today. Honestly, I thought people would have woken up a long time ago. We need a viable third political party with someone who can provide a different but honest opinion of the serious issues today. We can no longer try and placate just enough people to get elected. There is just too much at stake for everyone.
Religious morality concepts have for the most part been the domineering dogma in the political landscape. I personally would love to have a candidate that is more concerned about what is best for the people of our great society. We no longer need candidates in my opinion that tow the religious line. The old saying times change people don't no longer holds true. People are changing but our political system isn't.
People today are changing as we evolve. We are embarking on the new age. With it is coming an entirely new generation of tolerance. People today are more akin to be accepting of different ways of life. It's been a long time coming. Whatever the new generation is called these days they are not interested in debating the old ways, they want to consider the new ways.
I think a viable third party candidate would be a great addition to the political landscape. Sometimes a good shake up of the system is a good thing. Think of it like an O negative blood infusion. A universal candidate that can bring a little unity to the system would be great.
I know there are things about both candidates that I like and there are things about both candidates that I don't agree with. I don't know why we as voters always have to take the good with the bad. It would be great to vote with whom I agree with, not the person I disagree with more.
The Deviant View on Politics
We can all agree it is time for change. Change will not happen until we have multiple viable political candidates who are more representative of a diverse country like ours. That's how everyone gets a voice and a stake in the system. When you know you are being wholly represented not just partly. How do we get there, I don't know. I think in the age of information anything is possible. Money can only affect so much in politics when you have an informed society.
We should all keep our eyes and ears open so that in the future we can add another dimension to the system. A dimension that would and could represent all of our voices in the hope we can affect real change. That is the way our great republic was set up and designed to work.
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Today I'm signing the contract for my forthcoming paranormal romance novel, Destiny Undying! Well–I'm going to give it a good read-through first, and then sign it, but it's the most fun you can have with a legal, binding agreement. I also don't think I've ever been so happy to fill out a tax form.
I'm a dork, so I had to take a picture of it (complete with my pineapple tiki cup in the background):
This is the first step in a long but wonderful process. Or at least, I'll feel that way until I get my edits.


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How Lunar New Year is Celebrated in Various Asian Countries
Lunar New Year 2017 is officially starting… This Saturday!
Most people recognize this special celebration as "Chinese New Year." However, other countries such as Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia take part in this wonderful celebration. The festivities also take place in other countries such as America, Canada and Australia. The United States has been celebrating Lunar New Year for over a century and for those residing in San Francisco or New York City, Saturday, January 28th will be a school holiday.
Today we're going to discuss how some Asian countries celebrate their Lunar New Year.
Chinese New Year is celebrated for 16 days—from New Year's Eve to Lantern Festival. Here are some highlights of this wide celebration:
- Pre-New Year's Eve: They clean the house. This represents putting away old things, bidding farewell to the old year, and welcoming the New Year. Then they shop and spend a generous amount of money.
- New Year's Eve: In the morning, they put up bright decorations. Red lanterns, Chinese couplets as well as paintings of flowers and birds are common. At night, there is an extravagant dinner consisting of dumplings (more popular in northern China), rice cake, congee, etc. After dinner, parents usually give their children red envelopes that include money in order to wish them health and good studies in the new year.
- New Year's Day: They set off fireworks and firecrackers! Although firecrackers are banned in main cities such as Beijing and Shanghai due to danger, fireworks are allowed. The younger generation visits the elders as well as pay respect to their ancestors.
- New Year's Day 2: Married daughters visit their parents.
- New Year's Days 3-7: They visit friends and relatives. They also sweep the house as cleaning the house on the first two days represents sweeping away good luck.
- New Year's Day 8: Eight is a lucky number in China, so most businesses reopen on this day and people start returning back to work.
- New Year's Day 15: This is when the Lantern Festival happens—people lift glowing lanterns into the sky while some let it float over the sea or let them roam in lakes.
Taiwan celebrates New Year similarly to how China celebrates. However, a couple outstanding Taiwanese festivities exist such as Bombarding Master Handan Festival (Taitung) and Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival (Tainan). At the Bombarding Master Handan Festival, a man will perform in the role of the Master Han Dan, a god of wealth. He will wear a red short pant, hold a bamboo fan to cover his face, stand on a chair, and be carried around by four people. Then, because people believed that this god cannot tolerate the cold, they will throw firecrackers at the man and pray for wealth. At the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival, people would visit Yanshui Wu Temple in Tainan City with firecrackers inside.
In Vietnam, "Tet"—aka their Lunar New Year—is considered to be one of their most widely celebrated holidays. It is an occasion for family gatherings and practicing ancestor worship, as well as giving money to children and the elderly. Vietnamese people are known to eat similar foods everyday consisting of rice and meat or a bowl of soup—which matches their thrifty spending habits. However, during Tet, Vietnamese people tend to eat more of a wide variety of foods, such as Banh Chung, a steamed square cake made of rice, mung bean and pork. They are covered by green banana leaves, which represents the Earth. They also prepare Thit Ga, which is a boiled whole chicken as a tribute to their ancestors.
Lunar New Year is one of the most celebrated holidays in Korea. Referred to as "Seollal" (설날), most Koreans observe the day before New Year, the day of New Year as well as the day after New Year. Koreans eat tteokguk (rice cake soup) as the first meal of the day in celebration of a new beginning and with hopes of good health and luck. After a filling meal, Koreans pay respects to their ancestors, but it is also an opportunity to catch up with family members. During Seollal, Koreans usually wear hanbok—traditional clothes. They also gather around to play folk games and eat more food, which can be a variety of dishes ranging from gal-bi (ribs), japchae (glass noodles) and of course, side dishes such as kimchi!
Of course, like we mentioned earlier, there are other Asian countries that celebrate Lunar New Year. Some even have an entirely different date to celebrate. This year, Tibet and Mongolia New Year's Days will be celebrated on February 27. Nepal, Myanmar/Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Thailand's New Year's Days will be celebrated in April.
If we missed your country, please let us know down below what you do to celebrate Lunar New Year!
Have fun!
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As one of the transformative goals of UNFPA, eliminating Sexual & Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) remains a priority. November 25-December 10 always gives impetus to this goal, since during the period, the world observes the 16 Days of Activism Against SGBV. Ever since its initiation, it has been of great interest to UNFPA.
This year, the Ghana Country office of UNFPA took its activism efforts a step further when its Youth Leaders--the YoLe Fellows, put together a night vigil on the last day of observance of the 16 Days of Activism Against SGBV.
From the premises of the Ghana Country Office, they went on a procession to Danquah Circle in Osu--a notable landmark in Accra, where they held a vigil. It was both a solemn and reflective night. But it was also filled with enthusiasm and glee that is characteristic of young people.
The evening was a spectacle to behold; seeing the fellows and other youth groups all clad in orange; with some holding lanterns and others placards which had words artistically and boldly written on them. Some of the displayed messages included: "End gender-based violence NOW!", "I am human, not a punching bag", "Marrying me off when I'm not 18 is a violation of my human rights" and "Believe victims when they speak up", amongst others.
The statue in the middle of the Danquah Circle roundabout was no exception, it was lit up in orange colours, which is represents 'Gender Equality' the 16 Days of Activism across the world.
The YoLe Fellows were joined by staff of UNFPA Ghana and other young people from youth-led organizations; Curious Minds-Ghana and the Youth Action Movement (YAM) of Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana.


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Write Ch. 6 of Heart Song Nope; didn't even open it
Lose 5 pounds (242...I'm going the wrong way!) Lost one pound, so yay me! This after packing on 5 more, so mission SORT of accomplished, ha ha!
Watch SE7 Game of Thrones Tried; disc wouldn't load.
Watch SE2 Stranger Things on NetFlix Watched Ep 2.
Convince family to pay for 2019 trip to Washington DC (need to sign up by end of month) Child decided 'no'. Damn it.....
Buy inventory of Arbor U 1-6 Proof copies, check:)
Good sales at Kentucky Author's Fair Sold 4:)
Good sales at Dale signing Sold 1:)
Finish cleaning out magazines and back room of brown house Temporarily halted while we empty our storage unit. DID finally haul 3 boxes of mags to the recycle place!
Finish cleaning out green house Nope
Dispose of junked appliances Nope
Contact Helping His Hands or Habitat Restore about doors/windows/carpet HHH, check:)
Health: Finally went to Orthopedic Dr about pain in my right thigh and back. Diagnosis: Possible bursitis and pinched nerve. MRI was scheduled then cancelled, due to insurance only paying for MRI if I'd been injured in an accident. Guess standing for 9 hours didn't qualify. Hoping one week of steroids helps the hip. At least I can still function....pain is more of a nuisance anyway.
Books Read: 10
Print: 7
E-book: 3
DNF: 2, but moved farther down the pile to try again.
Karaoke Songs Added: 8 (had a couple re-sings and was only home the 2nd half of month)
Thurs: 2
Sat: 6
May Goals:
-Put food in house and try riced cauliflower Riced cauliflower is GOOD! Mashed, bleh.
-Enjoy anniversary and Mother's Day Anniversary...check:)
-Set up at 1st Friday Check:) Sold 8!
-Empty storage unit, putting $80 back in budget 5/11: Nearly done! 5/15: Check:) All done!
-Lose 5 pounds (5/4: 241) 5/12: 238! 5/25: 241, ugh.
-Dispose of junked appliances
-Continue getting rid of mags in Brown house
-Find 'home' for sinks, windows, and doors in both Green and Brown houses
-Get Green House On City List For Demolition!!!
-Begin buying AU inventory Ordered one copy of each....
-Start Ch. 6 of Heart Song
-Continue work on new short story swirling around in head Check:) 5/15: Added 2202 words:)
-Watch SE 2 Stranger Things Check:) Now for 'Beyond Stranger Things'!
-Do well at Farmer's Market Sold 6:)
-Enjoy Indy 500 Check:) Will Power won, with Ed Carpenter in 2nd:)
-Survive the month with various kids' activities/appointments Check:)
May Reading Schedule:
Born Into Trouble-Maralisa DeMora Found this tedious. I get it; addicts relapse. But every other chapter?
Drifting Sands-C.J. Baty Is it bad when you know who the killer is by Chapter 5? Skimmed to the end.
Rebirth-Amy Brock McNew DNF. Just wasn't holding my attention.
Loving Marie- L.A. Remenicky Cute short!
Rebound Baby, Too-Tobi Doyle Enjoyable:)
Rebound Babies-Tobi Doyle/Rebecca Barray Really loved Mel and Mike's relationship!
The Cradle Maker-Sandra Sookoo Enjoyed this:)
Cowboy Dreamin'-Sandy Sullivan-Make Mine A Cowboy Very enjoyable!
-Healing A Cowboy's Heart Very good!
Karaoke Songs:
Whole Lotta Trouble-Stevie Nicks DNH
Modern Girl-Sheena Easton Slightly screechy in places, but not too bad.
Angel Of The Morning-Juice Newton Something weird was going on with my voice, but nailed it.
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On-Jerry Lee Lewis Bleh...
Nasty-Janet Jackson Bleh....only part I got right was at the end! 'Who's that thinkin' nasty thoughts?'
Who'll Stop The Rain-CCR I thought it sounded crackly, but Peppers said it was good; will see what the vid says!
Amazed-Lonestar Same thing; thought it sounded crackly.
Who's Crying Now-Journey Nailed it!
Photograph-Ed Sheeran Warbled my way through it....
Piano Man-Billy Joel Little low at the beginning, but the rest went well:)
Picture-Kid Rock/Sheryl Crowe Sang this with Chewie; we nailed it!
Pilot of the Airwaves-Charlie Dore SO happy Mark had this! Love it, and did well:)
Pinball Wizard-The Who Fairly good:)
Pink Cadillac-Bruce Springsteen Was told it was good:)
Pink Houses-John Cougar Did well:)
Play That Funky Music-Wild Cherry Proved to be the most enjoyable song of the night!
Play Me-Neil Diamond Thought it was too low, but others liked it, so will re-sing and record:)
Play The Game Tonight-Kansas Did very well! Will re-sing and record:)
Please Come To Boston-David Loggins Ugh....waaaay too low.


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Educate parents and caregivers about proper use of car seats and reward parents and/or children for correct use
Policies & Programs
Policies and programs that can improve health
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Car seat incentive & education programs
Community-wide physical activity campaigns
Engage a variety of partners in a highly visible, multi-component effort to increase physical activity, often with efforts to address cardiovascular disease risk factors
Fruit & vegetable taste testing
Offer samples of fresh fruits and vegetables in cafeterias, nutrition classes, school gardens, or workplace well-being meetings, often as part of a multi-faceted nutrition intervention
Healthy vending machine options
Increase healthy options in vending machines by reducing the price of healthy choices, increasing the number of healthy choices compared to unhealthy choices, etc.
Multi-component community interventions against alcohol-impaired driving
Work to reduce alcohol-impaired driving via sobriety checkpoints, responsible beverage service training, education and awareness activities, and other efforts
Point-of-decision prompts for physical activity
Place motivational signs on or near stairwells, elevators, and escalators that encourage individuals to use stairs
Water availability & promotion interventions
Make water readily available in various settings via regular placement of drinking fountains, water coolers, bottled water in vending machines, etc.
Worksite obesity prevention interventions
Use educational, environmental, and behavioral strategies to improve food choices and physical activity opportunities in worksite settings, also called workplace health programs


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Go to the Edge of the Earth
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Be Inspired by our Nature Conservation
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Experience the Stunning Beauty
Travel Like a Local
Go to the Edge of the Earth
Connect with Nature
Be Inspired by our Nature Conservation
Make a Deep Connection
We spent a month touring Australia and New Zealand, hiring private tours periodically throughout our trip (as part of the trip was via cruise and we did not have transportation). Of all our tours, this was the best.
It was a day with wind and rain, but we still wanted to spend the day hiking. So, Marie figured out a way to revise our original plans and arrange a great day of hiking in one of the more wind-sheltered spots in the area. Not only was the weather better than in town, but the hike was absolutely gorgeous.
And Marie was a perfect guide. She was knowledgeable and shared great local information. Yet, she allowed us periods of quiet to just hike with her along the gorgeous outdoor space.
Thank you Marie for taking one of the worst weather days of our trip and making it one of our best experiences.
I contacted Marie via email and she was responsive and fun to communicate with.
We arrived Akaroa on cruise ship Azamara Quest on a wild weather day. Our tender barely made it in. We had invited 4 other guests, Marie was waiting on the Wharf for us. Since we couldn't visit the park she had arranged a surprise Lighthouse tour where we had tea and scones (Marie is a great baker also), this was a very welcome substitution. It seems her family has lived in Akaroa for Seven Generations and she knows a few people!
We found Marie to be very professional, a true historian, a delightful storyteller, and a dedicated conservationist. She is also an awesome driver, is very sweet and has a great since of humor. This was one of the highlights of our trip. We feel we have a new friend, and everyone in our group felt that way.
I recommend her highly, great value for money, a sure thing and for the discerning traveler. When we went back on the ship and told everyone what we had done, their mouth pretty much dropped open. Marie made several excellent recommendations for wildlife conservation excursions in other ports, which we followed and were equally delighted. I recommend Seventh Generation highly.
Marie is a local historian and passionate ecologist who is proud to share her family links with visitors to the beautiful little town of Akoroa. She weaves stories and local Maori history into the three hour guided tour as well as taking you to see stunning landscapes and forest that is regenerating. I highly recommend this tour. It is fast becoming one of the highlights from our trip to NZ.
We visited on Sunday, December 16 while on a cruise and wanted something other than to walk the crowded main street and the overpriced ship's shore excursions. Marie has actual seventh generation credentials and provided a cultural and historic overview of the community and its context in this part of New Zealand. She met us at the dock, showed us the important local sights and even set our a mobile tea and snack platter at the French cemetery. Well worth it.


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Every second, Norse collects and analyzes live threat intelligence from darknets in hundreds of locations in over 40 countries. The attacks shown are based on a small subset of live flows against the Norse honeypot infrastructure, representing actual worldwide cyber attacks by bad actors. At a glance, one can see which countries are aggressors or targets at the moment, using which type of attacks (services-ports).
Hovering over the ATTACK ORIGINS, ATTACK TARGETS, or ATTACK TYPES will highlight just the attacks emanating from that country or over that service-port respectively. Hovering over any bubble on the map, will highlight only the attacks from that location and type. Press S to toggle table sizes.
Norse exposes its threat intelligence via high-performance, machine-readable APIs in a variety of forms. Norse also provides products and solutions that assist organizations in protecting and mitigating cyber attacks.
This is really neat! I'm thinking about using this idea on the SSHfail2KML project.
Link: Norse – IPViking Live.
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DDR3 has reached its lowest price point in 26 months, according to PCGamer. This information stems from a report published by the DRAMeXchange. The prices of RAM have been decreasing as PCs and tablets have grown in popularity. Over the second quarter of this year, prices have fallen about 9 percent. The full price of a 4GB DDR3 SO-DIMM is around $27.50.
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Eat, Sleep, Swim, and Play - the best way to spend a day.
We decided to spend a weekend on a beach resort to celebrate my youngest's 2nd birthday. We went to a place called Kabayan Beach Resort in Bgy. Laiya Aplaya, San Juan, Batangas, Philippines. The place was referred to me by my colleagues Cocoy and PJ. It's around 1 to 2 kilometers nearer than Blue Choral Beach Resort.
'Twas indeed relaxing to have fun under the sun. Me and my family spent the whole day in the beach, then let the hours fly by at night in the pool.
The place is nice and the ambience is very cozy at night. Plus, rates are good without compromising quality of overall stay. We spent Php 7,200 on room named Rosal- this, with a 10% discount for non-peak season. The room has a maximum capacity of 12 and a sleeping capacity of 9. But of course, you can request for extra matresses. What's nice about this resort is that you can bring in food to cook. The room is equipped with refrigerator, water dispenser to include 5 gallons of distilled water, cable TV, cooking and dining utensils. It's a great fit if you're budget conscious. :)
Check their website: http://www.kabayanresort.com.ph/
My personal rating: 7 out of 10.
Some of our pics. Enjoy!
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Kabayan Beach Resort
Eat, Sleep, Swim, and Play - the best way to spend a day.
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Counter Terrorism Update, Desert Shepherd Warrior, Reconnaissance
(IAF F16i formation flying overhead during Israel's independence day)
Greetings to you from the Land of Israel! There is tons of terror activity from the underworld that has been keeping us busy to stomp out lately (per Rom. 16:19-20) here in the so called "Arab Spring", which really has become the "jihadists winter". We have been in full battle mode as we wrestle not with flesh and blood, but the terrorizing demons layered in the waves of the phobia of death, as this whole region accelerates towards an upcoming Ezekiel war!
In Part 1 of this new series, I wrote that the latest prophetic word I have received from Heaven is that we all are no longer in Joel 2 but Joel chapter 3 of war preparations! All resources are to be turned towards the great Valley of Jehoshaphat battle for Jerusalem that is rapidly approaching. Therefore this morning I want to exhort you'all on Joel 3:10.
"Beat your plowshares into swords
And your pruning hooks into spears;
Let the weak say, "I am a mighty man."
Notice the prophetic oracle here exhorts us to turn the tools of daily food for survival (farming equipment) into weapons of war! And that the weak are to say they are mighty! Let me expound on the weakness we must turn into mighty strength in this late hour.
Last week I was in a training exercise with my CT unit in the area of Northern Jerusalem and the ancient Benjamin tribal area plateau. The discussions that dominated my time with the other IDF officers was not only the Boston Marathon terrorists, but rather their modus of operation that is the base of all terror strikes worldwide. The terrorists of islamic deception know very well how to profile us in the West. Though they may not be the most organized units and have breathtaking intel or stratagems, what they do and do very well is knowing how to IDENTIFY OUR WEAKNESSES! They go to great lengths on studying not our strengths, but where and when we are weak and vulnerable. Like the demons that inhabit them, they go about like a roaring lion seeking whom they may devour (I Peter 5:8). Therefore we must be sober in this hour and not drunken in the cares/pleasures of this world system and continue to offer them soft targets of massacre! (When is the West going to wake up?)!
This soberness is not to be rooted in a defensive posture waiting for them to suddenly attack. This only breeds fear/phobia and stressed out waste of productive time . Instead this soberness to be ready against these packs of hunting predators (i.e. sleeper cells of terror) needs to be offensive in nature! And this is what we must shore-up in this late hour! Our job as NT Judges in the Romans 13 anointing is to get real time intel from the Holy Ghost, and then strike suddenly and ruthlessly to intercept these terror packs of the enemy! Isn't this the modus of operation that God throughout the annals of Biblical history used to destroy and scatter the foreign terror armies arrayed against His people!? Of course! But we must be operating out of a mindset of not the fear of self preservation but rather the offensive adventure of pure justice against evil!!!
(Last week CT training near Jerusalem in battle mode for Zion's sake! See Psalms 144!)
Here is some ways to shore up your weaknesses in this hour and become mighty in offensive operations for Abba.
2) Do a ruthless self audit and identify any areas of character weakness that has its roots in fear. Where you find these roots of fear, you will also find the weakness and cowardliness to fight the enemy. I usually identify these areas as directly tied to the carnal tunnel vision of self preservation that I may have not have bled out on the rock of Gethsemane (Luke 22).
3) Cancel out friendships with people who are gluttonous, lazy, fearful, and refuse to rise up out of their self imposed bunker mentality. You will be amazed how fast you can run when you are with those of like precious faith and are offensive arrows for Abba and not bench warmers not wanting to get in the game (2 Peter 2:22).
4) Turn up your alert level to red in this hour! Practice profiling people and places you go as potential carriers or sinkholes of the underworld. This is good practice and this is what we due here in Israel all the time in our CT units. Always paying attention to small details and never letting our guard down!
5) Just like you would prepare for an upcoming hurricane if you lived in the Eastern seaboard of the USA in September, likewise have a plan of evacuation/action if surprised by terror of any form. God always provides the way of escape from underworld activity…you just have to be focused to see it!
6) Be on the alert to dreams, visions, and prophetic inclinations the Holy Spirit maybe signaling to you right now. Move in offensive wisdom and not paralyzing fear. Know how to follow the green light or red light mysterious witness of the Holy Spirit. This will make you metamorphosize from a weak believer into a strong warrior for God in this late hour!
7) Stop feeding your mind with current fictional Hollywood entertainment movie addiction! It will dull your prophetic discernment and evaporate your walk of faith in moving in the power works of signs and wonders per the "energia" of God found in I Cor. 12:1-11! Want to know why there is not much Holy Ghost signs and wonders against terrorism in the fellowships today? It's because they enjoy their movie addiction more than the move of the alien works of God (see Isaiah 28:21-22)!
We love you'all and don't be afraid of the terror coming on the world in these last days! Perfect love drives out all fear (I John 4) and marinate in His secret place for offensive exploits against terror in these last days!
In His service for your faith,
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The university will host its inaugural Veterans Alumni Gala on Friday night as a part of the larger celebration of Warrior Week.
The keynote speaker at the gala will be Will Jimeno, a former police officer at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Jimeno and some of his fellow officers were trapped beneath rubble of the World Trade Center for 13 hours after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Jimeno said it is an honor to be able to visit Oxford for the first time and speak at an event that honors military veterans.
"I am very excited to be speaking at this great event as we honor our fellow Americans and heroes who ensure our freedoms are protected," Jimeno said.
Jimeno was born in Colombia, but he moved to the United States at a young age. Jimeno said that, along with speaking on his experiences during the 9/11 attacks, he will discuss his experiences as an immigrant and the influence his parents had on him.
"I talk about my experience on 9/11 but also how I came to this country from Colombia … and how my parents instilled in me the American values such as serving my country," Jimeno said.
Warrior Week, an event put on by the university's Veteran and Military Services to connect veteran students and alumni, will conclude Saturday at the Ole Miss football game against South Carolina. Veteran and Military Services Assistant Director Andrew Newby said Warrior Week was his idea to positively affect the lives of Ole Miss veterans.
"Warrior Week was an idea I had to highlight our student veterans on campus who would otherwise go unnoticed," Newby said. "I wanted to show the Ole Miss family exactly who we have on our campus, and this was a great way to ensure they aren't forgotten."
Newby said the Veterans Alumni Gala fits perfectly into the Warrior Week vision and can help connect current veteran students to their futures.
"(The Veterans Alumni Gala) was created to connect student veterans to our successful alumni," Newby said. "The purpose of the entire evening is to connect students to their futures."
Newby said his role as assistant director of Veteran and Military Services requires that he care about the lives and futures of his students, a focus reflected in this week's gala.
"I want to make meaningful impacts in (veterans') lives, and by connecting them with someone from their new career fields, I hope the alums can find new talent who are able to make meaningful, positive impacts in any of the fields they pursue," Newby said.
Besides speaking at the gala, Jimeno will get to experience tailgating at The Grove and an Ole Miss football game for the first time.
"I have never been to Oxford, but everyone I have spoken to about Ole Miss cannot stop telling me of its beauty, but most of all the wonderful people there," Jimeno said. "My wife Allison and I are looking forward to seeing another part of the U.S.A and seeing The Grove and spending time with the Ole Miss people and environment."


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After a long day on the road, it was already late in the afternoon by the time we arrived at the Ouanila valley in Ouarzazate. Although the skies were grey, it blended well with the earthy tone of the impressive Ait-Ben-Haddou in the distance. I was filled with awe the moment I saw it. So... Continue Reading →
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Sequences of kite aerial photographs were projected onto the master mesh to create photo-textures. There were a number of reasons for gathering the colour information separately from the three-dimensional data. Firstly, the pole-mounted camera sequences used for SFM were taken over a long period of time and contained changes in lighting conditions as well as different grass colour between the two phases of fieldwork. In addition, generating a texture that evenly covered the entire site would not have suited the demands of the animated outcome. Such a texture would have to be lit artificially for each stage of the narrative and would not allow the texture detail to be specific to the position of the camera.
Instead, a number of different photo-textures were generated by projecting distinct sequences of kite aerial photographs onto the mesh. These sequences did not cover the entire site evenly but rather emulated the camera angles that were planned for the animated outcome. This approach meant that detail could be contained in each photo-texture which was specific to the angle and proximity of the camera. While each texture was only viewable from an area close to where the kite aerial photographs were originally taken, a number of these textures covered all of the shots required in the film.
Another advantage of this method was that using kite aerial photography meant that these textures could be gathered over a very short period of time (Figure 13). This meant that specific lighting conditions such as the late afternoon light could be included in the photo-textures (Figure 14). It was felt that gathering (as opposed to simulating) the way in which the detail and surfaces of the site were illuminated added a fidelity to the end aesthetic that would be difficult to recreate otherwise. Figure 14 shows a kite aerial photograph that was later projected onto the master mesh to create a photo-texture. In this case no computer-generated lighting effects were used and the colour information seen in the animated sequence is very close to the original photographs. Other parts of the animated outcome include a combination of gathered lighting conditions and simulated lighting effects.
To prepare the kite aerial photographs for projection onto the mesh the images were first corrected for lens distortion using a batch process in Adobe Photoshop. The mesh was divided into seven sections for the purpose of texturing and the UV co-ordinates unwrapped using Autodesk Maya's automatic tool. In order to reduce unnecessary processing and rendering time, the texture resolution of these sections could be varied depending on the proximity of the animated camera in each sequence. The textures were then generated using the Projection Painting tool in Autodesk Mudbox. This allowed the photographs to be overlaid on top of the mesh from the calculated camera positions. The photographs were than be painted onto the mesh, allowing manual control over which camera was used to determine the texture of which surface.


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Are you looking for some new and interesting snacks that are healthy? Taking care of what you eat is really important, but often finding a quick snack which fits into your diet can be a little tough and sometimes, just plain boring. So I have compiled a list of some of the weirdest healthy snacks out there. You can prepare all of these at home yourself and you might even find some you really enjoy!
Fish Crackling Snacks
Ok, this is a really weird one. Fish crackling is essentially the bones of white fish, seasoned and dehydrated into a really gross looking spiny thing which, when sprinkled with lemon infused sea salt and a fresh twist of lime, can taste unbelievably cool. They aren't going to hit the spot like pork crackling and they do leave a somewhat gritty taste in your mouth but they are an excellent way of getting vital fish oils into your body and are very low in calories. All you need is a dehydrator and you are on your way. Check out these food dehydrator reviews and remember, you don't have to make this weird recipe, you could just create some dried fruit snacks! They are healthy too.
Cockle Popcorn Snacks
This is not your usual popcorn and chances are you are not going to be seeing this in any movie theaters in the near future. While you do need to deep fry these little treats, they are packed with zinc and vitamin A, and the actual cockle itself is very low in calories. If you deep fry them in a coat of polenta and serve them up with either a mayo dip or better still, some apple cider vinegar, you'll have found your new snacking best friend! And, in case you were wondering, cockles are small, edible, saltwater clams.
Macho Pea Snacks
This recipe is stolen from a well-known food outlet, however, it is so delicious that I just had to share it. While sitting in front of the TV nibbling a bowl of peas may sound weird, don't knock it until you have tried it. Best made with Petit Pois or the smaller, sweeter variety of pea, you cook this vegetable in a rich chicken stock. Once drained you add chili infused butter (you can use coconut oil to make it healthier) and add a healthy bunch of freshly chopped mint and a twist of lemon. Then, dig in! The chili and lemon zing up your taste buds and can actually help to improve your mood. This snack will also give your metabolism a quick boost. Perfect for burning a few extra calories.
There are all kinds of weird snacks with added health benefits if you look a little further. From deep fried crabs to fermented fish and even nibbling on maggots and grubs. While I don't think these sound very appealing, it just goes to show that if you are a bit more adventurous, you can find a variety of nibbles that you might just enjoy!
Alternatively, stick to sweet potato fries and vegetable crisps, or increase your supply of high cocoa content chocolate.
Bon Appetit!


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At Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, students may choose from a variety of Bachelor and Master degree programmes in the field of business studies, informatics and engineering. There are four campuses: Heilbronn – Sontheim, Heilbronn – Bildungscampus, Künzelsau and Schwäbisch Hall
For a list of all degree programmes, click here.
Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences offers some degree programmes that are entirely taught in English. For these programmes, no German language skills are required:
M.Sc. Software Engineering and Management (MSEM)
M.A. International Tourism Management (MITM)
M.A. International Business / Intercultural Management (MIBIM)
International applicants need to have their university entrance qualification confirmed by Studienkolleg - Center for International Students in Konstanz.
In addition, you will need proof of your German/English language skills depending on the requirements of your selected degree programme. You can find more information here.
All students have to pay a semester fee of 142.50€ per semester. In addition to that, international students from Non-EU/EEA countries are generally charged a tuition fee of 1,500€/semester. You can find further information and a list with exceptions here.
Prospective students from Non-EU countries will have to apply for a visa before coming to Germany. Please contact the German Embassy or German Consulate in your home country. To apply for a visa, you will need a "letter of admission" from Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences.
You can find the addresses of German embassies and consulates and information concerning visa at the following website: www.auswaertiges-amt.de
Once you have arrived in Germany, please promptly visit the Aliens Department ("Ausländerbehörde") in your city of residence and apply for a residence permit ("Aufenthaltsgenehmigung").
If you live in Heilbronn, contact the Aliens Department ("Ausländerbehörde") of the city of Heilbronn, located in the city hall.
If you live in the administrative district of Heilbronn, contact the Aliens Department of the District Office ("Landratsamt Heilbronn").
The HHN Welcome Event takes place at the beginning of every semester. Here, you have the opportunity to receive important information about studying at HHN, to ask all the questions you might have as well as to get to know some of the other international students. You will also be introduced to university facilities and services as well as the respective contact person.
The Welcome Brochure contains important information for international students when getting started with studying at HHN.
The intercultural mentoring programme matches new international degree seeking students with experienced students of Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences. The programme takes places during the course of one semester and is also open to international prospective students already living in Germany (e.g. refugees).
Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences has a mailing list for students from Non-EU countries. Sign up and receive information regarding jobs, information events etc. .
The name of the mailing list is non-eu-students. Sign up here.
Do you have any questions regarding your studies, how to organise your studies or any other questions about studying at HHN? Feel free to contact the team of the Central Student Advisory Office by email or phone or come by during our walk-in hours.
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|Ramsey, K.W., Leathers, D.J., Wells, D.V., Talley, J.H.
|OFR37 Summary Report: The Coastal Storm of December 10-14, 1992, Delaware and Maryland
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Jan 20, 2012
UC Students 'Serve Beyond Cincinnati' to Make World a Better Place
Since 2007, UC's Serve Beyond Cincinnati (SBC) organization has sent students around the world to improve the lives of others while enriching their own undergraduate experiences. Over December break, nearly 70 students paid it forward in Haiti, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and two U.S. locations – Americus, Ga. and Webster Parish, La.
When it comes to serving others, fourth-year Information Systems and Finance major at the Linder College of Business and Co-President of SBC, Lane Hart, said: "Paying it forward through volunteerism is one of the most rewarding and humbling experiences. I truly believe that by empowering others to help themselves, they will recognize the need to help others and the positive effect in our world will continue to multiply."
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Behind Closed Doors - Cheltenham Art Gallery
This is the first in a series of site-specific exhibitions and events to look behind the scenes of a wide variety of normally private settings. This exhibition featured drawings by Jacqui Rodger, and was on display in the Museum windows.
Encantas – Gloucestershire Arts Advisory Group
A series of six dynamic site-specific exhibitions across Gloucestershire in September – October 2005, curated, managed and video-documented by Creative Solutions. This was the first event of its nature in the region, and involved six artists of international repute mentoring another twelve local artists. The multi media events took place in a wide range of unusual sites, ranging from a playing field to a lake, a council house to a Gothic mansion. The impact on the communities was fantastic and ongoing, with the potential of at least two new sites sourced by Creative Solutions being developed as centres for the visual arts. A symposium sharing the outcomes of the programme was held at the University of Gloucestershire June 2006.
Insomnia - Bargehouse, OXO Tower, London, June 2005
David Grange & Jacqui Rodger were commissioned to create a film and installation. The exhibition was funded through the Red Cross to commemorate refugee week. The film 'Waiting' was extremely well received, described as 'powerful, sad yet inspirational'. It was shown again as part of the Encantas events, and has been requested by several festivals.
Ultimate Questions – Foxford School Coventry
Public Art Commission for Foxford School. Commissioned by the Humanities department, this public artwork has been described as a 'living' artwork, as being both a beautiful artwork in its own right, and a learning tool utilised by the whole department. A full consultation with the teachers, pupils, maintenance staff and parents was delivered by Year 8 pupils, which decided on both form and content for the artwork(s). These include a series of small works on glass by the pupils and teachers themselves in addition to a large scale sandblasted artwork-incorporating lens behind which the 'answers' to the questions can be found. The project has attracted considerable interest and is considered by QCA as an example of good practice.
Private Commissions
Creative Solutions undertake a range of commissions and gift ideas, including: hand drawn, photographic, comic and digital portraits; illustrations and watercolours; bespoke games; and photographic books. We can also cater for larger painting, glass and sculpture commissions, and have a wide range of associate artists including wood carvers and stonemasons.
Alsopp Architects/Bovis/Birmingham City Council
Jacqui has been working with pupils at Holte, Lozells and Mayfield school to create ten ground based public artworks in perspex and metal. Jacqui has also been selected as one of only ten artists who will form a 'Community of Practice' to advise and implement cultural activity in Birmingham's ongoing BSF programme.
Learning Spaces Living Places - Birmingham City Council
Phase 1, underway since March 2005, has meant working with pupils and teachers to investigate the potential for creative learning environments and social spaces and making recommendations to the developers for Building Schools for the Future. Jacqui Rodger has also represented the project through workshops for Architecture week in the Mailbox, Birmingham, and at the Bidders Fair. The second phase of the project is to include commissions.
A Creative Welcome – Solihull MBC, Phase 1
Creative Solutions worked with four schools and eight artists to deliver a package of workshop led creative consultation projects with pupils, parents and teachers for the Building Schools for the Future programme. The project culminated in the creation of a DVD Package that includes research findings, documentation of the project, and the artists proposals for public art commissions for the new schools. As an indication of the success of the project, Solihull MBC created a new clause in the developers contract to ensure that they work with Creative Solutions to develop the public art content of the new schools. An initial presentation to the developers was highly successful, and we expect a number of the public art commissions to be developed in Phase 2 over the next three years.
The Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum2012
Design and photography for 35m of laser printed hoardings, working with local schools.
Holte, Mayfield & Lozells
Alsop Architects/Bovis/ Birmingham City Council, 2011
Design work with pupils from all 3 schools to create 10 floor based public artworks in metal and resin.
Design work with pupils from all 3 schools to create 10 floor based public artworks in metal and resin.
The Story Chair
David Grange worked with woodcarver Natasha Houseago to create this interactive artwork for Hesters Way Library. Over 40 stories from local people are captured.
Sandford Park Lido
As part of the Revive programme, Creative Solutions commissioned and supported students from the University of Gloucester to make their first public artworks, as well as creating our own permanent screen based installation 'The Living Archive'
Fit for Life
Laser cut panels as part of Fit for Life project


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Wednesday 19 September
Its not everyday that you get friends ringing to say that they are calling to visit especially when you are on the road. But that is indeed what happened when Barry rang to say that he was flying in to catch up with us whilst we were in Takaka. By lunch time we had driven out to Takaka airport and picked up Barry and his brother-in-law Gary. The rest of the day was spent catching up before we delivered them back to the airport for the 75minute flight back to Taupo.
Gary & Barry Departing
dusk at Pohara on our last night.
Thursday 20 September
Another glorious day in the Bay, so after a quick phone call to Mike & Bernadette we decided to pack up and head straight up to where they were staying at Pakawau. We arrived by lunch time and quickly settled into a lovely spot at Pakawau Old School Cafe.
All parked up Dawn from Pakawau over to Farewell Spit
After a quick bite to eat we headed up to the Farewell Spit Lookout and Information Centre and through Puponga.
Along the way we came across a flock? of Spoonbills….is there a collective noun specific for Spoonbills?
The remains of a wharf at Puponga, this wharf used to have a train running out along it carrying coal from the nearby coalmines to the waiting ships.
View from the lookout at the start of the spit,
skeleton remains of a pilot whale near the lookout. Note the 5 "fingers" in the fins.
Back to the van and a night of playing Sequence with Mike & Bernadette and emptying a few more bottles from the cellar!
Friday 21st September
We decided to take a drive out to Wharariki Beach which is on the western side of the top of the South Island, just below the start of the Spit. There is a walk over the hills, through farmland and a bit of bush to the sand dunes and beach.
A walking we will go!
Looking back to Wharariki camp, from the start of the walk.
and yes, there are triplets here fighting for a feed.
finally made it onto the beautiful beach after walking over the sand dunes.
"duck" island off the beach This island covered in flax
Seal basking in the sun on the banks of the river flowing out in to the bay.
Bernice went on ahead on the return journey and along the way came across this beetle struggling upside down in the sand. Deciding to leave the beetle well alone (it was around 3cm in length), she drew a large circle around it in the sand to alert those following to its plight. Roy turned the beetle over, administered mouth to mouth and CPR but to no avail, the beetle was beyond resuscitation! RIP beetle.
Whitebaiters are out in force at every wee stream and river along the way however none have reached our pans as yet.


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The UN has called for an urgent investigation into persistent human rights abuses in Cameroon, including a video shared on social media showing the alleged execution of a woman, child and baby by government forces.
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UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called for the investigation on Wednesday against a backdrop of protests in the English-speaking northwest and southwest regions of the West African country that escalated in late 2017 into clashes between state military forces and armed groups.
Cameroon's English-speaking minority has long claimed marginalisation at the hands of the francophone government, but a harsh crackdown on separatist protests by government security forces has exacerbated tensions.
To date, the violence has forced more than 21 000 people to flee to neighbouring countries, according to UN humanitarian staff, while 160 000 have been internally displaced, many reportedly hiding in forests to protect themselves.
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Southern Huskies coach Anthony Stewart confirmed there would only one player to feature in the inaugural campaign in New Zealand's Sal's NBL.
The Southern Huskies announced the Burnie-raised former Hobart Chargers coach Anthony Stewart as the team's coach and Burnie's Mason Bragg as one of two players signing on Wednesday.
Stewart said although he did approach other players from the Thunder to join the Huskies' system, only Bragg took up the offer.
"Bragg will be it for the first year, we did have our eye on Lachie Barker who has gone to Frankston to give himself a chance with the Phoenix side," Stewart said.
"It was not that we didn't want more from up there (North-West), Joe Chilcott is building a house and I didn't go there and the other one was Tre Armstrong, who is going to college."
The coach stated that the Huskies were hopeful of signing Western Australia State Basketball League MVP Jalen Billups and Chargers trio premiership Craig Moller, Mathiang Muo and Tre Nichols to add to Harry Froling and Bragg.
Stewart said a connection from his own playing days was helpful in securing the services of Froling.
"Harry Froling is potentially Australia's next NBA and there is a lot of talk of him going to the NBA in 18 months to two years time.
"Because I played with his dad in the past, it was great that we were able to pull it off and get him signed."


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|Quiet storm
|Stylistic origins
|Cultural origins
|1976 in Washington, D.C., U.S.
|Typical instruments
|Other topics
|List of quiet storm songs
Quiet storm is a radio format and genre of contemporary R&B, performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz-influenced style.[1] It was named after the title song on Smokey Robinson's 1975 album A Quiet Storm.[2]
The radio format was pioneered in 1976 by Melvin Lindsey, while he was an intern at the Washington, D.C. radio station WHUR-FM. It eventually became regarded as an identifiable subgenre of R&B.[3] Quiet storm was marketed to upscale mature audiences during the 1980s, while falling out of favor with young African-American listeners in the age of hip hop.[4]
Melvin Lindsey, a student at Howard University, with his classmate Jack Shuler, began as disc jockeys for WHUR in June 1976, performing as stand-ins for an absentee employee. Lindsey's on-air voice was silky smooth, and the music selections were initially old, slow romantic songs from black artists of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, a form of easy listening which Lindsey called "beautiful black music" for African Americans.[5] The response from listeners was positive, and WHUR station manager Cathy Hughes soon gave Lindsey and Shuler their own show. The name of the show came from the Smokey Robinson song "Quiet Storm", from his 1975 album A Quiet Storm. The song developed into Lindsey's theme music which introduced his time slot every night. "The Quiet Storm" was four hours of melodically soulful music that provided an intimate, laid-back mood for late-night listening, and that was the key to its tremendous appeal among adult audiences. The format was an immediate success, becoming so popular that within a few years, virtually every station in the U.S. with a core black, urban listenership adopted a similar format for its graveyard slot.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, KBLX-FM expanded the night-time concept into a 24-hour quiet storm format in 1979. In the New York tri-state late night market, Vaughn Harper deejayed the quiet storm graveyard program for WBLS-FM which he developed with co-host Champaine in mid-1983. In 1993, Harper took ill and Champaine continued the program as Quiet Storm II.[6][7] Following in the footsteps of KBLX, Lawrence Tanter of KUTE in Greater Los Angeles changed his station to an all-day quiet storm format from January 1984 until September 1987, playing "a hybrid that incorporates pop, jazz, fusion, international, and urban music". Addressing the misconception that quiet storm was only for blacks, Tanter said his listenership was 40% black, 40% white, and 20% other races.[8] WLNR-FM in Chicago also changed in August 1985 to a 24-hour quiet storm program called "The Soft Touch", featuring more instrumental music and even straight-ahead jazz, a mix which sales manager Gregory Brown described as "not so laid-back" as other quiet storm shows. A notable feature of WLNR was that the four regular deejays were women.[8]
Because of the popularity of his show, Lindsey saw his annual salary increase from $12,000 in 1977 to more than $100,000 in 1985.[9] After signing a million-dollar, five-year contract with rival Washington DC station WKYS, he left WHUR at the end of August 1985,[10] continuing the quiet storm format on WKYS for five years starting in November with a show called "Melvin's Melodies".[8] Part of Lindsey's original style was to mix different decades of music together, for instance playing a Sarah Vaughan ballad in between more modern numbers.[11] Lindsey died of AIDS in 1992 at the age of 36, but the quiet storm format he originated remains a staple in American radio programming. WHUR radio still has a quiet storm show, and many urban, black radio stations still reserve their late-night programming slots for quiet storm music. WHUR operator Howard University has registered "Quiet Storm" as a trademark for "entertainment services, namely, a continuing series of radio programs featuring music".[12]
Hughes later built on the success of WHUR's quiet storm format to found Radio One, a broadcasting company aimed at African Americans.[13]
Quiet storm was most popular as a programming niche with baby boomers from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s. During this era, it promoted a noticeable shift in the sound of R&B of the time. Quiet Storm songs were in most cases devoid of any significant political commentary and maintained a strict aesthetic and narrative distance from issues relating to black urban life.[14] Quiet Storm appropriates R&B and soul "slow jams" and recontextualizes them into rotations with their peers and predecessors.[15] Artists such as Anita Baker, Luther Vandross, and Sade became the faces of R&B without the traditional "grit" and a shift in the focus to sexual activities. Some, such as Mark Anthony Neal, believe that this shift represents a cultural appropriation to make R&B more marketable to white audience. Others argue that it is simply representing the growing affluence of middle-class African Americans.
Music journalist Jason King wrote, "Sensuous and pensive, quiet storm is seductive R&B, marked by jazz flourishes, 'smooth grooves,' and tasteful lyrics about intimate subjects. As disco gave way to the 'urban contemporary' format at the outset of the 1980s, quiet storm expanded beyond radio to emerge as a broad catchall super-genre."[4]
Ben Fong-Torres of Rolling Stone called quiet storm a "blend of pop, jazz fusion, and R&B ballads—all elegant and easy-flowing, like a flute of Veuve Clicquot champagne."[16]
In the 1990s, Canadian adult contemporary station CFQR-FM in Montreal aired a Quiet Storm program featuring new-age music. At least two non-commercial FM stations, the community-based WGDR in Plainfield, Vermont, and its sister station, WGDH in Hardwick, Vermont (both owned by Goddard College), have been broadcasting a weekly, two-hour "Quiet Storm" program since 1998—a 50-50 mix of smooth jazz and soft R&B, presented in "Triple-A" (Album Adult Alternative) style, with a strong emphasis on "B" and "C" album tracks that most commercial stations often ignore.
Most recently, in 2007, Premiere Radio Networks launched a nationally syndicated nightly radio program based upon the quiet storm format, known as The Keith Sweat Hotel. That program, in edited form, broadcasts under the Quiet Storm name (as The Quiet Storm with Keith Sweat) on WBLS in New York City.[17]
- ^ Anon. (November 2017). "Quiet Storm Brewing". In Tune Monthly. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ King 2007, p. 180.
- ^ Ripani 2006, p. 132.
- ^ a b King 2007, p. 181.
- ^ Todd Beamon (February 10, 1987). "Durable Radio Format Survives Shift in Tastes". The New York Times.
- ^ Rich Schapiro (July 9, 2016). "'Quiet Storm' DJ Vaughn Harper, longtime WBLS staple, dies at 71". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ David Hinckley (May 20, 2008). "Radio: Milestone for a vintage Champaine". New York Daily News.
- ^ a b c Nelson George (October 4, 1986). "Quiet Storm Sweeps Black Radio". Billboard. Vol. 98 no. 40. pp. 1, 90. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Ruben Castaneda (March 27, 1992). "Quiet Storm Radio Host Melvin Lindsey Dies at 36". Washington Post.
- ^ Jacqueline Trescott (September 5, 1985). "The Voice of the Evening". Washington Post.
- ^ Nelson George (December 20, 1986). "The Rhythm & Blues". Billboard. Vol. 98 no. 51. p. 25.
- ^ "Trademark Status & Document Retrieval". tarr.uspto.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21.
- ^ Lynn Norment (May 2000). "Ms. Radio". Ebony. Vol. 55 no. 7. p. 100. ISSN 0012-9011.
- ^ Harvey "The Quiet Storm" pg. 9
- ^ Harvey "The Quiet Storm" pg.8
- ^ King 2007, pp. 180-81.
- ^ "Keith Sweat Joins WBLS as Host of The Quiet Storm" Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, Premiere Networks, December 28, 2009.
- King, Jason (2007). "The Sound of Velvet Melting". In Weisbard, Eric (ed.). Listen Again: A Momentary History of Pop Music. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822390558. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- Ripani, Richard J. (2006). The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm & Blues, 1950-1999. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 1578068614.
Further reading
- Smith, Da'Shan (July 12, 2018). "From Sade to Drake: The game-changers of the Quiet Storm genre". Revolt. Retrieved August 26, 2018.


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