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Click here for an adorable pattern by Carmen Rigby-Wilson. This is an acorn ornament, andit can be made in about an hour. Make a group of them as a quick display for fall and winter while still celebrating your crafty side. The photo comes courtesy of Ravelry. Make 'em and love 'em!
A knitting teacher who's fond of Buddhist philosophy. Free knitting patterns, knitting advice, knitting lessons, and anecdotes. My blog is where City Meets Suburbs in design, and where peace meets chaos in my daily knitting life.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Free Acorn Ornament Pattern
4 comments:
Beautiful! Thanks much for the free pattern(s). Your work is wonderful.
- January 25, 2011 at 10:41 PM
- JT said...
It looks like the free acorn ornament pattern is removed. Is there any way that I could receive one?
- December 1, 2012 at 8:02 PM
- Elisabeth Marino said...
The blog hosting the pattern was deactivated. I'll be sure to post it when I find the pattern again!
- December 2, 2012 at 9:07 AM
- Elisabeth Marino said...
It's now available only on Ravelry that I can find. Click here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/acorn-ornament
- December 2, 2012 at 9:09 AM
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Hi, folks!
After the glitch, the *whole* newsletter went away! Gah! So some bits are missing….
It was sunny when I was originally writing, but it came and went and right now it's "went". The chance of rain is going up as the day goes on. It's quite windy and only 57F, although a couple of hours ago as I was first writing it was nearly 65f!
Yesterday was very long for me, even if it started late. I spent the early part of the day on paperwork and getting the shopping list together and sorting foodstuffs into boxes. Late in the afternoon I actually got started cooking, making jams and butters and pickles and such and setting up stuff for the weekend. I'm trying to get thing in large boxes measured into small amounts so that I can just cook/bake on the weekend without having to fret over measuring and flinging the large boxes around.
>>>>> Nuker jam, blackberry! >>>>>
Tempus, who had been working on kitchen chores, took the shopping list and got the stuff after he did a friend's chores and then went out on his paper route. When he got in around 3, I had fallen asleep, but got startled awake (since I had left some pickle broth going on the stove) by what sounded like a pot lid slamming. My first thought was, "Why is it boiling over?!?!?!!!" and I flew out of bed to find Tempus picking up the large pots that were out in the dining room and were precariously balanced…
<<<<<< filbert marzipan <<<<<<
Today is more cooking. Tempus is going to sort out our freezer stuffs after he does some dishes and take a few things over to the feast site to put in the fridge and freezer there so I have more room to work here!
Today's Plant is Vanilla Leaf or Sweet-After-Death, Achlys triphylla, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achlys_%28plant%29 . It grows all up and down the West Coast of North America and there's another species in Japan. It was used as an insect repellent by the local peoples and has a strong vanilla scent if dried properly. It is used in Crossing the Bridge rituals along with rosemary and often placed in the hands of those who are Crossing or have just Crossed or in spells to ease their way.
Fornicalia is a feast from ancient Rome of bread and ovens and the goddess Fornax, the personification of the oven. It is the day that the spelt (wheat) for the mola salsa (sacred cakes) was toasted. We know that this day was the last of the festival which ran over several days, although either the beginning date danced around the calendar or kept changing. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fornax_%28mythology%29 (follow the links and other references) Today is another day sacred to the crocus, crocus susianus. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocus_angustifolius
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Waxing Moon Magick – The waxing moon is for constructive magick, such as love, wealth, success, courage, friendship, luck or healthy, protection, divination. Any working that needs extra power, such as help finding a new job or healings for serious conditions, can be done now. Also, love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money and dreams. Phase ends at the Tide Change on 2/22 at 10:20am. Waxing Gibbous Moon – From seven to fourteen days after the new moon. For spells that need concentrated work over a ¼ moon cycle this is the best time for constructive workings. Aim to do the last working on the day of the Full moon, before the turn. Keywords for the Gibbous phase are: analyze, prepare, trust. It is the time in a cycle to process the results of the actions taken during the First Quarter. During this phase you are gathering information. Give up making judgments; it will only lead to worry. Your knowledge is incomplete. Laugh. Analyze and filter. LOOK WITHIN. God/dess aspect: Maiden/Youth, but in the uncommitted phase, the Warriors – Associated God/desses: Dion, Dionysius, Venus, Thor. Phase ends at the Full on 2/20 at 10:20pm.
Goddess Month of of Bridhe, runs from 1/23 – 2/19
Goddess Month of of Moura, runs from 2/20-3/19
Celtic Tree Month of Luis/Rowan, Jan 21-Feb 17, Luis (LWEESH)/rowan
Celtic Tree Month of Nuin/Nion/Ash, Feb 18 – Mar 17, Nion (NEE-uhn)
Runic half-month of Sowulo/ Sigel, 2/12-26 It represents the power of the force of good throughout the world and is the harbinger of victory and ascendancy over darkness.
Sun in Aquarius
Moon in Gemini enters Cancer at 11:24am
Jupiter (5/9)Retrograde
Color: Topaz
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Celtic Tree Month of Luis/Rowan, Jan 21-Feb 17, Luis (LWEESH)/rowan – The rowan, or mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia L.) is related to servceberries. The red berries were historically used to lure birds into traps, and the specific epithet aucuparia comes from words meaning "to catch a bird". Birds are also responsible for dispersing the seeds. Rowans thrive in poor soils and colonize disturbed areas. In some parts of Europe they are most common around ancient settlements, either because of their weedy nature or because they were planted. Rowans flower in May. They grow to 15 m (50 feet) and are members of the Rose family (Rosaceae). They are cultivated in North America, especially in the northeast.
Luis – Rowan Ogam letter correspondences
Month: December
Color: Grey and Red
Class: Peasant
Letter: L
Meaning: Controlling your life; Protection against control by others.
Quert – Apple Ogam letter correspondences to study this month
Month: None
Color: Green
Class: Shrub
Letter: Q
Meaning: A choice must be made
Celtic Tree Month of Nuin/Nion/Ash, Feb 18 – Mar 17, Nion (NEE-uhn), ash – the common ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) is a major tree of lowland forests in much of Europe, along with oaks and beeches. It grows to 40 m (130 feet) in open sites, with a broad crown reminiscent of American elm trees. Ash was and still is an important timber tree, and is a traditional material for the handle of a besom. The common ash is occasionally cultivated in North America, and similar native ash species are widely grown as street trees. Ashes are members of the Olive family (Oleaceae).
Nuin – Ash Ogam letter correspondences
Month: March
Color: Glass Green
Class: Cheiftain
Letter: N
Meaning: Locked into a chain of events; Feeling bound.
Ogam letter correspondences to study this month Oir – Spindle Ogam letter correspondences
Month: None
Color: White
Class: Peasant
Letter: TH, OI
Meaning: Finish obligations and tasks or your life cannot move forward.
Tides for Alsea Bay
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
~ /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 17 Low 1:29 AM 3.1 7:13 AM Set 3:24 AM 66
~ 17 High 7:41 AM 8.0 5:47 PM Rise 1:17 PM
~ 17 Low 2:55 PM 0.4
~ 17 High 9:26 PM 6.1
Affirmation/Thought for the Day – Make this a progressive day! (Iow, make progress on something!)
Journal Prompt – I wish… – I wish I never……
~ When the heart weeps for what it has lost, the soul laughs for what it has found. – Sufi aphorism
~ Everything you buy, think, say and do is a statement of what you believe you are worth. – Alan Cohen
~ True strength is delicate. – Louise Nevelson (1889-1988) Russian artist
~ He who asks the question is a fool for a minute; he who does not is a fool forever. – Chinese Proverbs
When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks. – Natalie Clifford Barney (1876-1972) US writer
Ostara Magick – Lore
Ostara, the Feast for the Children (by Anja)
In the Wheel of the Year that comes from my lineage, Ostara is the time when both God and Goddess are children. The image that I will always have in my mind is from a celebration that we had up on top of Mt. Tabor in Portland, probably in 1984. After everyone had gathered, two little children dressed in white tunics came climbing up the steps toward the rest of the group. They were about 6 and 8 years old, one boy and one girl, and had wreaths on their heads made of spring greenery. One carried a huge basket of flowers (huge in comparison to his size!) and the other basket was covered. They came through the Circle to the altar, which was bare, and set the baskets on it. The little girl very solemnly took the cover off the basket which turned out to be filled with eggs, both colored real eggs and candy eggs. She held up the basket and said, "Behold the Spring" which reminded the little boy and he said the same thing. They carried the baskets around the Circle giving each person one flower and one egg. When they got back to the altar, they curled up with their baskets under the table and the ritual went on from there. As soon as the Great Rite was done the Priestess (who was the children's mother) looked under the altar and said "OK!" and then kids emerged and started pelting everyone in the Circle with flowers and candies! Folks started throwing them back and amid a lot of laughter, (especially when the Priest, ducking, stepped on the hem of his robe and sat down hard in what was left of the basket of flowers!) we had the most amazing free-for-all ending up gasping and giggling in the warm spring grass.
Ostara from Sandra Kynes Year of Ritual
Ostara is the Latin name for the Saxon spring goddess, Eostre. Her counterpart in ancient Greece was Eos, also called Aurora. The vernal equinox is a time of balance when day and night are equal. It is a day to celebrate both the earth and sun. Our ancestors included the symbolic sexual union of Goddess and God in their rituals and honored the balance of all things: female and male, spiritual and physical In Celtic Cornwall and Wales, Ostara was called Lady Day and celebrated the return of the Goddess after her winter hibernation.
In the maiden-mother-crone cycle of the Goddess and seasons, the maiden phase is now unfolding as the earth renews herself. Signs of reawakening life can be seen everywhere as snowdrops and crocuses emerge and trees come into bud. This season brings freshness into our lives and new perspectives as we shed heavy winter clothes and feel the warmth of the sun on our bodies.
One of the most well-known stories of the Maiden Goddess is that of Demeter and her daughter Persephone (also called Kore). Persephone felt that it was her calling to go to the underworld to comfort and guide the spirits of the dead to their rest. Even though Demeter knew her daughter would return, she put her life on hold and waited. During this time, grain and other plants didn't grow and the weather was cold. When Persephone returned bringing warmth and love for her mother, the entire earth came live again. Later (ancient Greek) versions of this story added violence with Persephone being kidnapped to the underworld by Hades and Zeus bargaining with Demeter to bring the plants back to life. Happily, this gentler version is gaining popularity.
Eggs, which symbolized sacred life to our ancestors, were decorated to honor the Goddess and given as gifts. In the Middle Ages decorated eggs were used as Easter tithes to parish priests. Present-day Wiccans and Pagans decorate eggs with symbols such as circles and spirals, the sun, and the Tree of Life.
Background for This Ritual
This ritual has been written for daytime to enjoy the warmth, light, and greening earth. Solo practitioners will want to read this just before beginning the ritual. A place has been indicated in the group ritual where this is most appropriate for the Priestess or Priest to read to everyone, or it can be read before beginning:
Ostara celebrates both the sun and the earth. It is a day to celebrate the balance of all things: female and male, the spiritual and the physical. The spiral you walked at winter solstice took you down inside yourself. Now is the time to follow that spiral of energy up into the light.
As Persephone reemerges from the underworld, animals return from their winter hibernation. One such creature is the snake, an ancient symbol of the Great Mother Goddess. Snakes dwell in both worlds: ours and the underworld. Because they Irvt underground, they carry the power of Mother Earth. Into the time of ancient Greece die snake was a symbol of earthly powers especially for healing. Even today it is included in the symbol of the medical profession.
- Seek balance and growth.
- Plant seeds of intention. ;
- Summon earth energy to manifest intention.
Silliness – Joining The Army
As the family gathered for a big dinner together, the youngest son announced that he had just signed up at an army recruiter's office.
There were audible gasps around the table, then some laughter, as his older brothers shared their disbelief that he could handle this new situation. "Oh, come on, quit joking," snickered one. "You didn't really do that, did you?"
"You would never get through basic training," scoffed another.
The new recruit looked to his mother for help, but she was just gazing at him. When she finally spoke, she simply asked, "Do you really plan to make your own bed every morning?"


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Ellison–Great American Team up for new fundraising opportunity
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Unique alliance allows schools to earn shape-cutting equipment at no cost
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (March 5, 2009) – Ellison, the world's leading manufacturer of award-winning hand-operated die-cutting equipment, has partnered with Great American Opportunities (GAO), one of the nation's oldest and most respected fundraising companies, to offer schools the opportunity to earn Ellison® shape-cutting equipment at no cost.
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June 25, 2018
Bush Hall, London
"I just love London more than anything, I'll be honest"
When Sam Palladio stepped onto the main stage at Black Deer festival, it was a welcome surprise to see Striking Matches' Sarah Zimmerman in his band shredding up a storm. He returned the favour by stepping up as support for the duo's sold out show at London's Bush Hall.
This was quite a coup for the fans crammed into the sumptuous old theatre, many of whom had recently seen him at the cavernous O2 arena as part of the Nashville farewell tour as well as at the sizeable festival.
It was noticeable that the crowd was more diverse in age and gender than at the average UK country/Americana show. That'll be the Nashville effect. Palladio made references to his TV character, Gunnar, which the crowd lapped up…until he accidentally dropped a huge spoiler!
Overall, though, the Bush Hall performance was a world away form the energetic festival and arena shows and, dare I say, better for it. Though his band was involved, the focus was very much on Palladio's voice.
He may have got his start as an actor but he's clearly loving returning to his homeland as a musician.
With this stripped back set of songs like Hello, Heartbreak Blues and Ghost (co-written with Biffy Clyro) it was clear he was taking his performance very seriously. Thankfully, there were still plenty of opportunities for Palladio to flash that beaming smile when interacting with Pope, the band and the dedicated fans.
Sam Palladio will be one of the highlights of Nashville Meets London on July 28 in Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf. He's due on at 7:15 and it's free!
"You insatiable music zombies!"
Striking Matches were surprised to discover just how many people had come from that weekend's Black Deer festival in Kent to their Monday night show in London.
Given their harmonies and Sarah Zimmerman's jaw-dropping guitar work during a songwriters' round with Sonia Leigh and Sarah Darling, the pair lending their skills to The Wandering Hearts' set, Zimmerman's memorable turn in Sam Palladio's band on the main stage and Striking Matches' own Friday night headlining slot, it wouldn't be surprising if *their* insatiable music zombie tendencies were responsible for as many ticket sales as the Nashville connection.
Having had nine songs featured on Nashville over four seasons, that connection was strong. The crowd went wild when any of them were played, even before Sam Palladio and Cassadee Pope stepped up for a four part version of I Ain't Leaving Without Your Love.
Striking Matches' new songs were greeted with glee too. It quickly became clear that whether playing a familiar song or a nursery rhyme, Zimmerman and Davis would slay it with stunning guitar work and harmonies for days.
Early on, Davis put his diplomatic skills to work to encourage more singing to Medicine: "that was really good and really…polite!"
It was the exception that proved the rule. As the show (and the room) heated up, the fans sang along relentlessly, even to Movies which had only be played once before, at Black Deer festival. To be fair, it was a hella catchy tune with a 50s retro vibe.
The laughter rang out as the pair discussed Zimmerman's epic catsuits. When she recalled "I was wearing less than this" at Black Deer, Davis piped in with "me too!"
Her outfit wasn't custom-made, but it may as well have been; sleeveless with a little cape to let fly when shredding on the guitar. When she dropped a pick she realised it had one drawback: "I can't really bend over in this one!"
Zimmerman's slide guitar parts were simply phenomenal – that much was clear.
With all the amps and equipment around, most of the crowd would have missed one impressive detail: she operated the pedals and kick drum in killer heels.
Don't get me wrong, what a woman wears on stage isn't particularly notable…unless she's proper badass with it!
Perhaps the Nashville crowd that aren't out seeing live music every night weren't aware quite just how good they had it to witness a guitar masterclass during *every* song. Take it from the number of professional musicians in the crowd, including Sarah Darling, Jenn Bostic, Tim from The Wandering Hearts and Ben Earle from The Shires. They knew this was something extraordinary.
It turned out that Davis and Zimmerman met in a guitar seminar. Can you imagine how tough that must have been for everyone else in the class: 'Ummm, I was really thinking about taking up the bass anyway…'
They paid forward a little bit of music education, explaining that Zimmerman's mandolin was not a mini guitar.
Then, as if to satisfy demand, they whipped out a tiny guitar in its place. Anyone familiar with Butch Walker's live show knows that "little guitar means party." It sure did mean that in Zimmerman's hands!
With the array of instruments in stage, it was easy to forget that there were just two people producing such a full sound. They switched effortlessly between electric licks, country rock, down-home blues and…90s pop.
Yes, they slipped in a delightfully distinctive cover of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up. I'm not sure whether to be disappointed with myself that I recognised it quite so quickly or with the majority of the crowd that couldn't place it until the chorus. Possibly both!
Throughout the show Davis and Zimmerman exchanged amazed looks and grins in response to the fans' reactions. It was clear that the pair were, in equal parts, thrilled by and humbled by the warm welcome they received half a world away from home: "This night is so indescribably special!" It was as if they thought *they* were the ones that were lucky to be there.
In a way, it's a shame we were spoiled by five appearances by one or both of them in four days. How are we supposed to come to terms with the fact that these guys aren't actually in every band? Come back soon, y'all!
Luckily, they took heed of the support they have in the UK, so when they came back for a set at SummerTyne festival, they added a couple of extra dates in t'North. Head to Manchester on July 23 or Liverpool on July 24 if you can! Details: strikingmatches.com/#/tour
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Some people think if a dog is born deaf or goes deaf they cannot be trained. This is absolutely not true. I have worked with several deaf dogs (even a deaf and blind dog) and they are very trainable. It takes a little bit of thought and a lot of repetition but it is very rewarding. I found this old article that gives you a lot of information on this subject and I would like to share it with you.
How to Communicate with a Deaf Dog
By Terrie Hayward on 10/02/2015
Challenge: a hearing-impaired dog
Do you own a deaf dog? Have you ever had the opportunity to work with a deaf dog? I had not—until Blanca.
In 2013, my friend Milena rescued a large, but skeletal, dog from an abandoned gas station and contacted me for some training help. The dog delivered 10 puppies the day after her rescue, and was big, strong, and exuberant. I agreed to help evaluate and do some training with the mom, as well as assist with puppy duty.
Although I had fostered, adopted, and cared for hundreds of dogs, I had yet to meet a deaf dog in my personal or professional life. With her all-white coat, the dog was named Blanca (meaning "white" in Spanish). Blanca responded eagerly to attention and appeared motivated to figure out how to earn small pieces of hotdog. Always armed with my treat pouch and clicker, I was ready to mark (with a click) and reinforce (with hotdog or something of equally high value) behavior that I liked. I ignored Blanca's jumping and reinforced with a click and then some cheese for her sit. We moved around and repeated the behavior.
My friend watched these first lessons, and then mentioned that she thought the dog might have trouble hearing. Was Blanca just responding to my body language? Milena became aware of a potential hearing problem in the early morning when she could come right up to Blanca without the dog stirring. Blanca also seemed to ignore the hungry cries of her puppies. We noted that when other dogs barked, or car horns honked, Blanca was seemingly unaware.
It was a few visits later that we determined, after various sound tests, that Blanca was deaf. Never having worked with a deaf dog before, I started to do some research on deafness in dogs. I was surprised to learn that in the past, and, sadly, perhaps even now, deafness would be a reason to put a dog to sleep. As I watched this intelligent and loving dog learn, I was shocked to think that her lack of hearing could have meant instant euthanasia.
Different strengths, different senses, different strategies
While Blanca's deafness was a training challenge and required some modifications, I believe that her other senses (smell, peripheral vision, body language) may actually be enhanced, as often happens when humans are deaf. Although all dogs are acutely aware of body language, deaf dogs are even more keenly observant of body language and gestures. This is certainly true in Blanca's case.
While training relies on verbal (often not entirely effectual) communication quite frequently, that method obviously does not suffice for a deaf dog. Deaf dogs require families to focus on training in a different way; a way that can certainly be used with all dogs, but is essential for those with hearing loss. But, how do you begin to work with a deaf dog when the default or "go to" form of communication is verbal?
What is most important is to be careful and deliberate with hand, face, and body movements.
Owners and trainers "speak" to dogs, teaching them to comprehend intent and meaning. With a deaf dog, the verbal avenue is not an option. Communication needs to focus on the visual sense instead. What is most important is to be careful and deliberate with hand, face, and body movements. Even with this change in emphasis from verbal to visual, if you have trained an animal with an auditory or verbal marker, the shift in training is not all that significant once you get the hang of it!
Bridging the communication gap
In Blanca's case, and with other deaf dogs I have trained, I used a "hand flash" as the visual marker. A hand flash is where all fingers start together in a fist, then the fist releases to an open palm hand with all fingers out straight, followed by a return to the original fisted position. Others choose to use a "thumbs up" gesture for a visual marker. As with any marker, we pair the marker with a reinforcer consistently so that it becomes a conditioned reinforcer.
Step one was teaching Blanca that this hand flash meant good things! Just as a trainer may choose to "load the clicker" a few times in order to create the association that the marker equals something reinforcing, I followed the same process with the visual marker. To start, a hand flash was immediately followed by a treat delivered with the other hand. This pattern was repeated a series of times until I was sure that Blanca realized that the hand flash communicated that she had earned access to something that she found reinforcing.
With a deaf dog, one of most helpful behaviors, and one to work on first, is to mark and reinforce heavily for eye contact.
The next step was to watch for something that Blanca did that I liked. For example, when she sat, I would mark that behavior with a visual hand flash marker and then reinforce the behavior. During this stage of training, I was grateful that I had attended Terry Ryan's chicken camp! Trainers will often work with chickens to improve the speed and precise delivery of reinforcers (among other skills), which helps in training other animals. I needed to be quick to catch Blanca looking at me in order to give my visual marker, and then reinforce it. With a deaf dog, one of most helpful behaviors, and one to work on first, is to mark and reinforce heavily for eye contact.
The next step was to watch for something that Blanca did that I liked. For example, when she sat, I would mark that behavior with a visual hand flash marker and then reinforce the behavior. During this stage of training, I was grateful that I had attended Terry Ryan's chicken camp! Trainers will often work with chickens to improve the speed and precise delivery of reinforcers (among other skills), which helps in training other animals. I needed to be quick to catch Blanca looking at me in order to give my visual marker, and then reinforce it. With a deaf dog, one of most helpful behaviors, and one to work on first, is to mark and reinforce heavily for eye contact.
Fostering a "check-in" behavior is essential.
Getting a deaf dog's attention is another consideration, as it is not possible to call out to your pup. Fostering a "check-in" behavior is essential. Each and every time that your dog looks at you, you should mark and reinforce this behavior. Sometimes you can get your deaf dog's attention via vibrations. Tapping or stomping on the floor may make create a vibration large enough to attract your dog's attention. Once your dog looks at you, mark and reinforce that attention. In addition, waving hands or arms at a distance can gain your dog's interest. Again, once your dog looks in your direction, mark and reinforce that attention.
Another option, if it's dark or at dusk, is to flick the lights off and on to draw your dog's focus back to you. Some people use a small flashlight, but remember never to shine the light directly into the dog's eyes. It is not advisable to use a laser pointer. Use the flashlight like a "clicker" or a special signal and turn it on/off quickly to mark a behavior. Remember that every time you mark you will want to follow up with something that your dog finds reinforcing. The marker is like a "promise" of access earned to something reinforcing, so be sure to keep your promise by providing that access after each marker.
Another helpful behavior to train with a deaf dog is a shoulder tap that means "look at me." Tap your dog on the shoulder and then pop something yummy (just a tiny piece) in his mouth. Repeat this pattern often, and in every room of your home, and then begin to practice outside as well. Your dog will come to understand that the tap equals good things for him, and he will begin to turn back to you anticipating the yummy treat. Continue to practice and "pay" for your dog turning to look at you. Eventually, after many, many, many repetitions, you may be able to replace your food reinforcer with attention and affection. In order to keep the behavior strong once it has been established (once you can rely on your dog turning to look at you when you tap him on the shoulder), continue to surprise your dog from time to time with something delicious as a reward.
When you start to train the shoulder tap, be mindful that deaf dogs often startle. As a deaf dog cannot hear an approach, and sometimes cannot feel vibrations of someone nearby, the dog may startle when you appear suddenly. Work on associating people's approach with positive things. You may have to hold a tiny bit of a yummy food each time you get near your deaf dog. Moving from room to room around your house let your deaf dog know that you have gone. Walking directly past the dog or offering a light touch on your way out may help your dog feel less anxious since he has seen you go. Your dog may choose to follow you or stay put; however, the anxiety of not knowing what happened to you has been eliminated.
Visual signals
The next step in training a deaf dog is to build more visual cues for communication. Some people choose to use American Sign Language (ASL) signs and/or single-hand adaptations of the ASL signs. You can also make up your own signals as long as they are distinct and consistent.
One time, Blanca and I were at a dog-health day doing a presentation on training. A woman and her husband approached us afterward. Via the husband's translation, the woman, who was deaf herself, asked if I was using sign language to speak to my dog. I explained that Blanca was deaf and responded to signs. The woman asked if she could try one of Blanca's cues, and then proceeded so sign "sit" using ASL. Blanca sat and the woman teared up. She exclaimed that this was the first time that she had ever been able to communicate with a dog!
The importance of recall
Another vital part of communicating with a deaf dog is teaching a recall. I always advocate in favor of safety first, so I recommend working on longer-distance recalls in fenced areas or with a long leash. However, as with any behavior, you will want to start training in close proximity and in a low-distraction environment. Move away, at first just an inch at a time, and then signal with a visual cue for your dog to come to you. Mark movement toward you and be sure to reinforce as the pup arrives where you are. As with any recall, slowly build distance and eventually build in distractions.
The regular "check-in" behavior that you trained earlier will be important now as you work on recall with a deaf dog. You need your deaf dog to look back at you for instruction. Behaviors that are reinforced are repeated, so be sure that your pup finds coming to you when "called" a highly reinforcing behavior! Remember, just like training a hearing dog, be sure to break any new behavior into small pieces and train in short training sessions with many opportunities to "get it right."
Expect —and handle—frustration
Sometimes an owner feels as though the animal understands what is being communicated, but simply chooses not to respond as desired. At other times, the human is frustrated with his/her difficulties communicating the desired outcome to the dog.
These are common frustrations training ANY dog, or ANY animal. However, with a deaf dog these feelings of exasperation may be intensified. Try to remember that even if you believe you have broken down the task into very small, manageable pieces and are communicating very clearly and efficiently, you are, in fact, communicating with a different species.
Imagine for a moment that you are training your dog to place a red toy on top of a blue one. Continue to pretend that after your dog has (seemingly) mastered the behavior, she performs that behavior correctly 100% of the time for two weeks straight. Then, one day, your dog places the blue toy on top of the red one. The issue is not stubbornness, nor defiance, but rather a problem of communication. Your dog may have thought all along that the correct behavior was to stack up the two toys. She may have stacked red on blue for two weeks coincidentally, thus leading you to believe that your training was clear. In fact, there was a lack of clarity in the communication and training.
Because humans are verbally oriented in our information exchanges, communicating in different ways with a deaf dog may be a struggle at first. Any time that you feel overwhelmed, stop and take a break. Revert back to something very simple, like making eye contact and marking and reinforcing this successful behavior. Celebrate tiny accomplishments; remember that this is a marathon and not a sprint. Your communication and training with your deaf dog, as with hearing dogs, will be a lifelong endeavor.
Deaf dogs: both students and teachers
Deaf dogs can make great ambassadors for positive reinforcement training.
Deaf dogs can make great ambassadors for positive reinforcement training. Frequently, Blanca and I offer demonstrations on training and humane education at school and community events. Blanca demonstrates quite easily that there is no need to shout the word "no" repeatedly, or use other harsh verbal "corrections." In fact, the word, and in the case of deaf dogs the signal or sign, for "no" is not something that I suggest you teach during your valuable training time. Telling an animal "no" does not provide much information. "No" is not a very clear communication tool, as it leaves the situation rather nebulous: "No what?" In its place, I strongly recommend working on incompatible behaviors and impulse-control training. In that way, you can offer your dog the choice to make good decisions about what you DO want the dog to do!
Learning is not an upward and linear journey; it is a journey prone to setbacks and confusion. To achieve success with your deaf dog, maintain a positive attitude, take pride in small milestones, and acknowledge that your relationship is becoming stronger. Deaf dogs can teach a great amount about care, compassion, and novel training methods. Blanca is joyful and eager to learn and respond now that someone has taken time to figure out how to communicate with her!
About the author
Terrie Hayward holds a Master's degree in Bilingual Special Education, is a Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) Certified Training Partner (CTP), and is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer through the Council of Professional Dog Trainers. She is also certified in Canine Separation Anxiety (CSAT) via the Malena DeMartini internship program and is an Associate Member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is a member of the Pet Professional Guild, and has written articles on training for Pet Business and Grooming Business magazines and is the author of the pocket guide to working with deaf dogs: A Deaf Dog Joins the Family.


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August 16, 2011
Sophia Think Tank, the Bible Society's Public Theology and Apologetics arm, believes that the Arts Driver is a powerful force in Australian society. When we meet a Christian heavily involved in that Driver we want to find out more about what it means for Arts and Christian faith to be so closely entwined.
Bruce Kuhn recently toured Australia with his one-man show, The Gospel of Luke, a compelling eyewitness look at the life of Christ. In every sense, he's a long way from Broadway, but Bruce wouldn't go back. Robert Drane, of the Australian Media Engagement Project and on behalf of Sophia Think Tank, reports.
We all have stories in common. When we're not reading or hearing them, we're creating them. To make sense of events, our mind searches for a context – some call it a narrative. A good story is one that makes an event "fit."
Bruce Kuhn's job is to make the Gospel fit. He can attest to the power of a story. He lives one, like the rest of us—it's just that he's acutely aware of it, all the time. And he lives it in more ways than one. Kuhn is an American actor who specialises in commanding solo performances.
Kuhn, whose resume includes Broadway hits such as Chess and Les Miserables, a brilliant performance of The Cotton Patch Gospel, and an interpretation of Eugene Peterson's The Message, has just toured Australia on behalf of the Bible Society with his theatrical creation, The Gospel of Luke, a bold and imaginative exploration of the life, death and significance of Jesus through the eyes of that disciple.
Bruce Kuhn is a product of the theatre. If you've ever seen him perform one of his "pure scripture presentations", you'd soon realise there is little distinction between his on-stage persona and his real personality. It's tempting to ask whether his theatrical guise is in fact the real Bruce, or whether his real personality has been altered by all those imaginative variations to his "self" that he refines endlessly on stage. But this would be the wrong question. During these one-man shows, Bruce Kuhn merely acts like Bruce Kuhn – with some dramatic license.
Bruce is unassuming, not unamusing. Emphasis is his trademark. Em-pha-sis! The italics, the exclamation marks, the question marks in this story are not mine. They're his—mostly. Only space prevents me rendering his frequent dramatic pauses and rhetorical repetitions. He is passionate, animated; a man of unaffected enthusiasm. Imagine his hands gesticulating industriously, his features—so agreeable when settled—contorting in ways that make Robin Williams look po-faced. He prefaces many answers with, "I'll tell you a story…"
His method of telling that story replicates his on-stage performance. It's exceptionally effective, as it needs to be. A theatre audience would be hard to crack for a man who is, in effect, conveying the Gospel. But theatre people? Actors and their ilk? His survival in that world as a committed Christian is his most remarkable achievement. He must be good.
Anyone with an intimate knowledge of the theatre is aware that it is traditionally secular, often staunchly so. Bruce himself admits it hasn't been easy, but his success at this "niche" genre (he believes there are about six practitioners in the world) has been relatively stellar, partly because he's fully connected to the power of storytelling and its role in the Great Commission.
He knows his enemies. Many of them are his friends. "In the theatre world I have lots of gay friends, and regularly I hear, 'I hate it when those Christians quote the Bible. It's like they're hitting me with something.'
"So, the alternative – instead of explaining it, I'll tell you a story: My wife is Dutch, we live in Holland. One of her friends is a TV presenter. Once she said to me, 'Bruce, if God really exists, why is there so much evil?' She's not one for philosophy, so I said, 'Alright, Jesus told this great story. This farmer went out and had his workers sow seed, and when the seeds started coming up, there were thorns. The workers blamed the farmer of course, and said, "Did you give us bad seed?" The farmer said, "No, the enemy came in the night and sowed thorns among the wheat." The workers said, "Do you want us to rip out the thorns?" The farmer said, "You'll only rip out the seedlings of the wheat. Let them grow together and when the harvest comes, we'll take the harvest into the barn, and we'll rip-out-the-thorns-and-burn-them!"
"Her reaction was, 'I got it!' And she did. She got the sense that God hates evil more than she does. He sees it every day. He's gonna take care of it. To not believe him, because he's patient? Because He doesn't want to rip out the wheat along with the thorns? That's no reason to not believe the farmer is there, or to believe the farmer gave us bad seed. She got it. There was no explanation needed. You do a paraphrase on one of Jesus' stories, and even in a post-Christian culture there's enough echo of remembrance."
On stage and off it, Kuhn does a pretty good job of getting the Gospel to resonate with ardent atheists, sceptics, agnostics, fervent believers or Laodiceans; Buddhists, Hindus or animists. He knows there are as many ways to convey the Gospel as there are defences against it. This is why an important part of his work is to impart his skills.
Theatre, as we know, is artifice. Its exponents don't need to be personally convinced by the story they tell. They merely need the thespian ingenuity to communicate it. But Kuhn is committed to his subject-matter, and this commitment garners praise from even the hardest-nosed critics. Some have been surprisingly laudatory. When a reviewer like Brian Morton of The Silhouette, a self-confessed agnostic, is moved to write, "The jury may still be out on the historical accuracy of the Bible, but I still found myself strangely drawn to this production.", then we know he's having the right effect.
If we believe God's word is truth, then its place is everywhere—even the theatrical world. Bruce knows he plays to a tough crowd. "Most drama critics have nothing to do with religion". Richard Inman, a professional critic whose hand is therefore never far from the scabbard, was captivated by his "message of hope and delight", and the complete wonderment that imbued his delivery. Inman reckons it beats the hell out of hell and damnation!
"This is a reviewer who's not going to put his neck on the line to sell religion", says Bruce, a sanguine spirit who believes this reaction, even from the most callous of critics, is natural. "After all, you have this Jesus character who spends a lot of time smiling, and offering the good news of the kingdom of God. Why wouldn't you change your ways and turn to God? What other choice is there? This is so incredible!"
Hang on! Now we're talking about pure Gospel, not a stage play. And we're not talking about mere audiences, but possible—dare we say it?—converts. Potential believers. If they can be so captivated by Kuhn's message—God's message!—this has enormous implications for the preaching of the Gospel in general. People love stories. God left us stories. God chose to tell us His story and left it to us in the form of a divinely-inspired book. How well, then, do we tell His story?
Vocal versatility, an eye for the nuances of the message, the ability to convey these nuances, a talent for characterisation, impressions—all these are gifts from the same God Kuhn glorifies in his performances. But he doesn't believe everyone needs his range of resources to tell God's story. It just has to be well-told.
For that purpose, he's philosophically opposed to "message theatre"—a secular form of sermonizing that, he believes, will never convince people of the Gospel's message. "The western idea of truth is all about concepts and ideas, and that the best way to get that across is explanation, and three-point sermons, and, 'I'm going to convince you of this because I'm the expert, you're not, so shut up and listen'.
"The Hebrew notion of truth is more about event. E-vent! God speaks, something happens, and in that event, there's so much truth packed in there! You can squeeze out concepts and ideas and theology, of course, but it's so much fuller than that, in terms of who this person is, rather than theological concepts: 'How does he react, and what does he say, and how does he treat people and who is he? Who is he? Where's he coming from?' And the best way to capture that event is story.
"It's called parabolic theatre. It tells a story, has multiple points of view, is not black and white and may include a large dose of ambiguity. It may not have neatly tied up corners or a happy ending. Or any ending. In TheTwo Prodigal Sons, we never hear the decision of the older son who stayed in the field, smoldering with resentment: will he welcome his younger brother, and honor his father by coming to the feast? Or will he continue to disgrace his father in front of the whole village by not even coming inside? Parable is an invitation to enter into the ambiguity, ask questions, identify with one character or the other. People can dialogue, are free to have their odd interpretations or misunderstandings."
Theatre based on parables could, nonetheless, be viewed as "subversive", because the one thing it doesn't question is that the event itself occurred. But its method also twangs postmodern sensibilities: today, people are happy to "pretend" a thing exists in order to talk about it.
"The way God chose to communicate with us was to make an event happen. He enfleshed his own word, His son! I can't even get my three-and-a-half pounds ofbrain around that one! But we don't have to! He only gave us that three-and-a-half pounds, and we don't have to get our heads around that one. All we have to know is, He showed up in human form, made things happen, didn't write a word down, didn't make any movies, nothing. God speaks, something happens, and truth explodes like a grenade, bits of it hitting different people different ways. Just made these events happen, and let the eyewitnesses tell the stories! And eventually, they were starting to die out, so they committed them to writing, even though eyewitnesses in that culture are much more reliable than written words, which can be altered. An eyewitness was actually there. You can look in their eyes and say, 'Is this true or not? Is he lying? Because if he's lying, I'll check with the other eyewitness.
"We tend to have experts and academics, and we institutionalize that event, and say 'I'm gonna tell you how this is', and some of that is needed. I'm just an actor, and I've taken a few seminary courses, but not much at all. But the beauty of this is that I can just present the event. People (Christians) ask me if I ever get persecuted for doing my show. Never. The Gospel of Luke is story. I tell it as if I saw it happen. I just relate the events, what He said and did. The viewer is free to believe it or not, to come up with their own notions, to enter into dialogue over the hard parts, or just walk away and think about it. Or not. Story is non-authoritative. I am no expert, explaining the 'facts' to the less intelligent. I just tell what happened. Make of it what you will."
In the theatre world, where a man like him would normally be deemed an antagonist at worst, and quaint at best—if he's nice to everyone—Bruce is in fact esteemed highly for his storytelling prowess.
But can anyone tell it as well as Bruce can? He believes so, and he has a dream for our churches. "I'm an actor. People pay to see a theatre performance. I have to hold an audience for an hour-and-a-half with the King James version, using my skills as an actor, doing funny voices and silly stuff, theatricalising it—to a point, even though I'm trying to create the experience of an eyewitness account. So there has to be an authenticity, and honesty.
"For a lot of this, I'm not playing a character. I'm playing myself, as if I actually saw a teenage corpse sit up and start talking, a week ago in the city of Nain. Now, if I actually did see that a week ago, my telling wouldn't be much different than the King James version. Everybody can tell stories. And they did! And the Pharisees, the peasants, the women, you can bet all of them told this story to their friends. They're no actors.
"This is my dream. I do these workshops, and normal people in the course of 2-3 hours, memorise one minute of a scripture story, The Woman of Nain, as if they saw it happen, and wecan do that. We do "as if" all the time. You know: 'If this person under these circumstances says this to you, then I'm gunna say this!' That's "as if". We project that into the future and use those muscles to tell it. It doesn't have to be brilliant theatre. It just has to be an eyewitness account."
He leans forward and whispers, almost subversively. "Can you imagine that as the Bible reading in church?"
He's not entirely serious when he says our pastors are "over-educated", but he sees enough of them to know that certain issues relating to the way the story is told are endemic. "They are head of an organization; running an institution. A lot of them say to me, 'I don't get to talk to regular people, because I'm too busy training my elders and preparing the sermon, running the institution, to deal with regular people any more'.
"The original eyewitnesses talked to people. In terms of transferring truth – truth as in this event, truth as in a real experience I've had, or heard about, or believed—then you don't want to read to somebody. If someone's gonna believe you, you've got to make eye-contact. I think we have built-in authenticity metres, where we are looking for truth, asking, 'Is this guy trying to sell me something? What's the agenda here? Is this an honest person? Is he going to make any money off this?' All that comes from human contact. God image speaking to God image, through the windows of the soul. The book of time is open. God sees all. Let's tell it! Telling is relationship. Technology distances people. I'm so grateful for Skype, I can see my kids every night. But technology has a cost. It's not the real thing."
How, then, did God speak to Bruce? Most callings are filled with God's delicious irony. Bruce's was no different. The way he became involved in these one-man shows was, initially, via a carnal idea: "I was working in a large repertory theatre. A famous British actor had memorized the Gospel of Mark. The artistic director of this company I was working at said, 'We can make money out of the Bible.' He knew I was religious, so he gave me the job. After the first night, he said, 'Very nice, Mr Kuhn. I want you to know that's the only way the Bible gets into this building.' But it worked. We got great reviews, extended the run, filled the house almost every night. It became a hit on Broadway, so it wasn't just running in the Bible belt."
Still, at first he retreated into conventional acting. "People would say, 'How are you going to use your talents for God?' and I'd say, you know, 'Plumbers don't seem to have to use their talents for God, why can't I just be an actor?' He certainly had little desire to be a teacher. However, after a decade of doing musicals like Les Miserables, Bruce found himself cast back onto the shores of his Nineveh.
He illustrates his epiphany with – well, I'll let him tell you the story, as Bruce does: "We'd open the stage door at Les Mis every night, and there's always this crowd of fans, and if they're young fans, they'd look at you a moment: 'You're not the good-looking young one, where is he?' But there was one kid came up to me and said, 'Oh I love Les Mis so much, I've seen it ten times!' At the time, tickets were 50 bucks apiece, so you've seen this show about homeless people ten times, that's hundreds of dollars. I said, 'don't see this show any more! Give some money to the homeless! Hasn't this changed you at all? Is this just some emotional roller-coaster ride for you?'
"I'm an idealist. I want to make some kind of difference. I want people's hearts to change, not just the wealthy people to come for an evening's entertainment. The reason I got into this is because I don't think it's just an ideal. It's a reality, and if you listen to these stories, you have the chance of taking them into your life, and changing your life, and it's not just some sort of self-improvement program. I wouldn't call dying to yourself and taking up your cross daily a self-improvement program!"
So he found himself wanting "more interesting, deeper theatre", and returned to that initial idea. "I did a complete turnaround and decided to put this show back on, this Gospel of Luke thing. I hooked up with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and after a six month run in local schools, they asked me to be on staff, as an actor, and go around to campuses, doing this theatre as outreach."
Since taking up his calling, Bruce has taught storytelling in nine countries. He doesn't teach students how to act. Rather, he shows them how to use their natural voice and manner. The rigour is not in the acting, but the memorisation of scripture. He has proved that to convey scripture in the manner in which it was meant to be conveyed, without mastery of acting technique, and to gently impel each individual audience member toward a revelation of a divine truth, is an achievable outcome.
"If successful, what we 'see' will spark honest emotion and rich, subtle communication. This is not 'pretending' in the way most people think of an actor playing a role." His students "play themselves as if they had witnessed the event." There is no pressure on them to be actors.
In the last few years, his career has shifted to church and theatres, which use him, he says, as a "fill-in slot." He loves it. The idea of a "finished show", a one-man operation which requires them to do very little, appeals to them, and serves Bruce's purposes as well – the word gets out there. "So I have a couple of different shows, The Cotton Patch Gospel, and the three scripture shows, Acts, Luke, and now the Gospel of Mark, but that's in Dutch."
He believes the "equality" of the act of storytelling will appeal to most modern audiences, regardless of their belief. "I'm not the expert. We don't respect authority enough these days. So here's a story! We are free to do with it what we will, because that's the freedom God gives us. He treats us like adults! If you're determined not to believe, you have an out."
Bruce has another significant message—to the converted. The worlds of art and Christianity are uneasy bedmates. To the art world, censorship in any form is a greater issue than moral discretion.
Bruce has an important story for aspiring Christian artists: "I met a young Christian who wanted to be an actor. She said her friends are all on her because she couldn't go to Bible studies. Another student said to me, 'I want to be a classical pianist, but if I'm gonna be good, it means seven hours of rehearsal every day. My Christian friends don't understand it. I said to them both, 'Don't expect support, from the church or your friends. To be the best you can be takes a certain amount of self-absorption. That's okay if it's part of what God gave you. Check your motivations. Madelaine Lingold, the children's author, said, 'I've never had an unmixed motive.' So I said, give it up! Yes, there's ego involved. Yes, you want fame. But don't let it take over! Acknowledge the fact. One of the reasons you can have the drive to do seven hours a day might be because you need some therapy! Don't get it yet! Become a great artist first, then get the therapy!
"On the other hand, secular waters are deep and you can get dragged under. I tell them stories of incredible Christian people who got sucked under, with the fame, or a good looking woman in one case– so, find friends who believe what you believe; who will be honest with you. The inner core, the ones you take advice from, have to be Christians. You're gonna have lots of friends who are not. I get advice from them like, 'You know Bruce, you should go out and get laid.' And I think, 'But then my life would look like yours! You know, I really like you, but look at your life!' So find people whose lives you admire. Get sustenance, spiritual nurture, say no to doing some things, even if they're at church, if you want to pursue a calling.
"Even Christians will enjoy your success in the secular world. Personally, I think it's one of the reasons God let me get on Broadway. I never imagined myself still doing Luke – but I married this incredible Dutch woman and moved from New York City to an island in Holland, where there's no work for an American actor, and people kept asking me to do Luke and the children came, and I kept doing Luke, and I love it! It wasn't my idea of a career, but I live in this beautiful place and have these great kids and a healthy marriage. Maybe it wouldn't have happened if I chose another way."
What Bruce Kuhn does is a powerful witness to God's presence. And there are only six people in the world doing it. There should be at least one in every church! Bruce's idea. My emphasis.
Robert Drane is a Journalist Associate with the Australian Media Engagement Project (AMEP). This interview was conducted at the request of Sophia Think Tank, a partner of AMEP.
Jan 10, 2011 Art and Faith
A friend of mine in Brisbane, Peter Breen, has a thought provoking post on Art and Faith. You can find it on his site www.urbaneyes.com.au then go to the 'out of this world' page and click on the 'Art and Faith' post. You can blog with Peter through this ST2 site if you like….


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State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on Monday announced a State Supreme Court shutdown order against Peter J. Battaglia Jr. and affiliated corporations operating an illegal concrete crushing and demolition processing facility in Buffalo's Seneca-Babcock neighborhood.
According to community residents, the company spread dust, debris and odor throughout Seneca-Babcock for more than a decade. Monday's court order follows a 2016 lawsuit filed by Schneiderman alleging that the company's actions created a public nuisance under state law, and that it facility illegally operated without the required state environmental permits.
State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Chimes determined that Battaglia had been operating the facility without a required Solid Waste Facility permit since Feb. 13, 2013, and operated a concrete crusher without applying for an air permit.
Monday's court order required that the facility immediately cease all concrete crushing and construction and demolition debris disposal operations. Battaglia also was held personally liable for any penalties that will be determined at an upcoming hearing.
"This court decision is a victory for the Seneca-Babcock residents who will no longer be forced to breathe in harmful dust and debris," Schneiderman said. "As we made clear in court, companies have a fundamental responsibility to comply with state law — and my office won't hesitate to act to keep New York communities clean, safe and healthy."
Until Monday, the Battaglia facility, located at 1037-1055 Seneca St., crushed concrete, as well as stockpiled and processed construction and demolition debris. The facility operated adjacent to homes on the northwest side of Peabody Street. The concrete crusher was about 250 feet from the backyards of homes on the street.
"I can't wait to sit on my porch this summer and breathe clean air, not silica dust and diesel fumes," said Seneca-Babcock resident Diane Lemanski . "This is what peace and quality of life means to me."
DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said the state has zero tolerance for those who put the public's health at risk.
"For too long, this facility was skirting the laws and negatively impacting the environment in the Seneca-Babcock neighborhood," Seggos said.
The attorney general's lawsuit included 30 affidavits from neighborhood residents, many of whom packed the courtroom Monday. Residents complained that they were literally driven indoors by "unbearable" dust and noise, "fear" over dangerous truck traffic, "sickening" odors and other noxious conditions created by facility operations.
"This decision will be felt by the residents of Peabody Street for generations," said Rebecca Newberry, executive director of the Clean Air Coalition of WNY. "We look forward to continuing to work with the Attorney General's office on more precedent-setting environmental justice victories."
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said he was thrilled that the ruling will force Battaglia to comply with clean air standards.
"With summer just around the corner, Seneca-Babcock residents will finally be able to enjoy sitting on their porches and watching their children play in the yard, without worrying about what they may be breathing in from Battaglia," Schumer said.
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How to differentiate Wayuu Bags Imitation from Original ones?
Wayuu Bags are COMFORTABLE, BEAUTIFUL and STYLISH. Therefore, it was just a matter of time until someone starts trying to create fake imitations of Wayúu bags.
This issue was directly reported by the Wayuu indigenous people. These reports came from Colombian factory based in Medellín, that is producing up to 500 mochilas in just one single day, selling these at a much lower price than the original ones.
Unfortunately, this is a catastrophe in the eyes of the indigenous. In an obvious way, this is an unfair competition where people are being "tricked" and the Wayúu people are losing little by little their identity and cultural heritage while mass factories are profiting from the Wayúu art which from indigenous people have lived off of for over years.
These companies take advantage of the Wayúu culture misunderstanding. Because it's rare when someone really knows about its richness and technique complexity. That's why a few weeks back we created a blog post to help you to understand a create a different connection with the Wayúu culture, here.
After talking with some of the tribe members we have decided to do intensive research online to understand whether or not these problems were just coming from Colombia. Unfortunately, we found out that Asian factories are also producing Wayúu bag imitations.
Knowing this, we have decided to write an article on how to differentiate imitations from the original Wayúu bags.
So how can you tell a real from a fake?
Price tag
Genuine Wayúu mochilas, due to the labor and history are not so expensive neither so economic. Although, the replica ones are super cheap (between 20$ to 50$).
As you may know, original Wayúu bags can stand on their own (as you can see on the pictures). The base of the bag is strong enough to hold the structure of the bag as you can see in the example.
The Weaves
Crochet is an art known by many, but not everybody can do so like the Wayuu tribes.
Pro tip: Look at the weaves, if they are loose, they are fake. If they are tight, it's a real Wayúu mochila.
Once again, this is an art that transitions from generation to generation and part of the Wayúu women. Las Wayuu is fighting to give the indigenous a better life, helping them pass the word in an online world about the Wayuu bags.
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Monday, February 4, 2008
Papal Mass of Bl. John XXIII (Pater Noster)
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In a country of vast wilderness stands a dormant volcano boasting the highest peak in Africa: Kilimanjaro. In this once-in-a-lifetime trip, you'll be embarking on an unforgettable climb up the Marangu route to Uhuru Peak in an epic 7 day adventure. But the true adventure lies in the experience along the way: the paths trodden, the wildlife spotted, and the friends made. Please note, this is a small group trip and won't have a Contiki Trip Manager. You'll be looked after by a Local Guide from the in-country team running the trip.
This is where the adventure begins. You'll be collected from Kilimanjaro airport and transferred to Springlands Hotel located in Moshi Town, close to the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro. This trip is run by a local operator rather than Contiki, so here you'll meet your Local Guide in place of a Contiki Trip Manager. You'll have a climb briefing, dinner, and time to prepare before bunking down for the night.
We'll set off from The National Park Gate (1,830 m.) at the edge of Marangu, a charming village with a swathe of small coffee and banana plantations. After completing the entrance formalities, we'll climb up through an leafy and unspoilt forest to reach the clearing containing Mandara Hut (2,700 m.).We've reached our accommodation for the night, a group of comfortable wooden huts in a forest clearing. They may be huts, but this isn't rough sleeping: the largest cabin has a downstairs dining area and an upstairs dormitory and mattresses, with each smaller hut sleeping eight people. We've powered through 3-4 hours of walking today so you're welcome to rest here: the taps gush fresh spring water, you can hear the birds singing, and you might be lucky enough to spot some monkeys. Or for an extra afternoon excursion, you can hike to the volcanic remains of nearby Maundi Crater.
The first part of the today's 4-6 hour walk is a steep ascent through the forest, but the path soon opens out into grassy moorland. If we're lucky, we'll get a good view of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks from here. We'll climb steadily through the moorlands, surrounded by giant heathers and occasional stands of groundsel, to reach Horombo (3,720 m.).We've arrived at our hut accommodation for the night at Horombo. Sunrises and sunsets are often spectacular, and we're close to the glaciated dome of Kibo. There is a real sense of being above the clouds here that can make you realise how far you've come already!
We climb very gradually towards the lunar desert of the Saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo. The terrain changes to scree and there is a palpable sense of high altitude wilderness. We usually reach Kibo Hut (4,700 m.) at the bottom of the crater wall by midday. Kibo is a stone-built block house with a small dining area and a number of dormitory rooms leading off a main corridor. There are bunk beds and mattresses for about sixty people. There is no water here so one has to bring an ample supply from the 'last water' supply above Horombo Hut. Platform toilets are behind the hut. The remainder of the day is spent resting and eating in preparation for the final climb before a very early night! (4-5 hours walking)
Rise and shine! We're starting our ascent this morning by torchlight at about 1AM, aiming to be up at Gillman's Point by sunrise. The initial climb is steep over loose volcanic scree, but there are some well-graded zig-zags and a slow but steady pace will have us up to Gillman's (5,685 m.) in about five or six hours.We rest here and spend some time taking in the beauty of the sunrise. For those who are still feeling strong, you can make the three hour round trip from here along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5,896 m.), passing close to the spectacular glaciers that still occupy most of the summit area. The descent is surprisingly fast and we return to Horombo via Kibo for the night.We descend back to the Kibo Huts, have lunch, rest, collect our things, and re-cross the saddle to the Horombo Huts. Time to eat dinner and get some well-deserved sleep: this was, by far, the most difficult part of the trek.
We retrace our steps with a relaxed 5-6 hour walk through moorlands to Mandara Hut then through the forest back to the National Park Gate. The greenness and lushness of the forest makes a striking contrast to our summit day yesterday, showing just how varied the scenery on Kilimanjaro is.Remember to say goodbye to your guides, cooks, and porters at the National Park Gates since you will be leaving them here. A vehicle will take you back to a hotel in Moshi, where it is definitely time for celebration!
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Le$ – Highway (Video)
Rapper Le$ who came up under Slim Thug and even Curren$y, releases the official video for his track Highway, from his debut album Olde English which released on iTunes back in November.
The SteakxShrimp rapper's new video was directed by Jorge Casanova for Jorge Films.
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This year, the traditional music awards Etnokulp were given out to the best Estonian ethno musicians for the eighth time already.
The awards gala took place on October 7 as part of the Harvest Festival and was broadcast on ETV2. The band Naised Köögis received the most awards by taking home two of the seven ladles which were chosen by popular vote.
The public decided that the award for both the best song and the best new folk artist would go to the women from the kitchen (direct translation of "Naised köögist"). The ladle for the best folk artist went to Trad.Attack! and Eeva Talsi, who plays in many different bands, received the title of the best musician. The winner of the exceptionally tight best album category was Maarja Nuut with her album "Une meeles" and the best newcomer award went to Voorand-Koikson-Sooäär-Daniel. For two years in a row, the best folk music DJ prize went to Harl:Etno.
The special Estonian Traditional Music Center ladle was given by the head of the Traditional Music Center, Tarmo Noormaa to the long-standing head of the University of Tartu Culture Academy, Anzori Barkalaja for his hard work on developing Estonian Traditional Music during the last 15 years. The Raadio 2 special ladle was bestowed on Pastacas.
The popular vote was open for nine days and attracted a record number of voters. More than 2500 folk music fans chose their favourites amongst the candidates or proposed their own nominees.
Etnokulp 2016 results
Best song: Naised Köögis "Naised, naised"
Best album: Maarja Nuut "Une meeles"
Best artist: Trad.Attack!
Best musician: Eeva Talsi
Best new folk artist: Naised Köögis
Newcomer on the folk music scene: Voorand-Koikson-Sooäär-Daniel
Best DJ: Harl:Etno
Estonian Traditional Music Center special ladle: Anzori Barkalaja
Raadio 2 special ladle: Pastacas


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post5956818805281731428..comments2019-11-30T16:28:11.429+00:00Comments on Joana Morais: Crime without punishmentJoana Moraishttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-25851148059753100612017-02-11T11:55:49.328+00:002017-02-11T11:55:49.328+00:00Does predictive text do it on purpose? "They&...Does predictive text do it on purpose? "They've taken her".Chrishttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-43851695499048315342017-02-11T11:15:58.916+00:002017-02-11T11:15:58.916+00:00Thanks for that Anonymous. You have reminded me...Thanks for that Anonymous.

You have reminded me of an American report where fathers have 'pimped out' their children and can charge by the hour for these 'services'. The children are drugged first. Is that why G.McCann said he wasn't here to enjoy himself ? Was this prearranged? And when Kate said, "They's taken her", who did 'they' refer to? Those who had participated?

I apologise that I haven't kept the reference but it may be possible to find it.Chrishttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-79264726596932883122017-02-11T10:55:56.634+00:002017-02-11T10:55:56.634+00:00I have to say that the same thing crossed my mind....I have to say that the same thing crossed my mind. Killed? Accidentally? However, Gerry is on video, in a grumpy mood and being told to cheer up. His response is interesting. "...I'm not here to enjoy myself." What was he there for?Chrishttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-20690169855723659792013-09-17T23:38:25.194+01:002013-09-17T23:38:25.194+01:00They are fooling no-one. Even people wanting to be...They are fooling no-one. Even people wanting to be sympathetic have a niggling doubt deep down. But it's too chilling for some people to email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-13101068214154885882010-03-11T09:31:51.078+00:002010-03-11T09:31:51.078+00:00Very interesting article. Thanks Astro for the tra...Very interesting article. Thanks Astro for the translation.
If the report of the McCanns enjoying their food and wine the day after is true, that's such a shame, but that doesnt surprise me about this evil pair.
PDL inhabitants want it to be solved. Portugal wants it to be sold.
Re Open the case for heaven's sake!!!!!!!!!
I am so sorry for the inhabitants and the people of Portugal. This pair has brought shame and without them being convinced, trialed, and detained, that's CERTAINLY a good go for ANY REAL abductor, any paedo of neglector.
THE CASE AND DEATH OF MADDIE CANNOT BE LEFT email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-39016096272445737802010-03-05T12:45:51.706+00:002010-03-05T12:45:51.706+00:00I'am still disgusted that the Macann's are...I'am still disgusted that the Macann's are no longer suspects in this case, i mean come on what sort of parents would just leave three little children alone in their apartment unattended for most of the evening, and lets not forget with the ( door unlocked ) why?

There is something seriously wrong with the Macann's supposedly abduction story, and also to many inconsistency with the Macann's story checking on the children before Madeleine went missing.

Lets not forget that when a sniffer dog was brought in to check the apartment were the Macann's were staying, there was good evidence that the dog had smelt a cadaver still left in two rooms of the apartment, and also with an hired car that was in the Macann's possession.

So that proves the whole abduction story could not of happened, please if there is any justice for Madeleine then the Macann's should still be on trial for this crime.katehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-83428954141953997812009-10-29T01:46:50.897+00:002009-10-29T01:46:50.897+00:00I have found out about a group called Common Purpo...I have found out about a group called Common Purpose who encourage paedos to be in positions of power and authority, in politics, the church, NHS, social services and so on, most notably in the Labour Party of the UK. Brian Gerrish has done a very interesting Youtube video about Common Purpose which I came across the other day. Also you could check out www.cpexposed.com. Everything would make sense and you could draw your own conclusions about Maddy's fate from firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-86739243021847044342009-04-29T23:50:00.000+01:002009-04-29T23:50:00.000+01:00'the station that broadcasts it will be sued by ou...'the station that broadcasts it will be sued by our lawyers.'

more and more people in UK are sick of this kind of sinister posturing. it's the type of thing one associates with tinpot dictatorships not Britain. But more and more people are waking up.

We know thst if the McCanns were truly innocent they, and their powerful legal team, would have challenged and silenced, people like Mr Amaral long ago. There would be no need for slimy Blairite spin-doctors.

It's the hackneyed gibberings of Mitchell that have helped convince
convince so many of us -who were once sympathetic- to realise we were plainly fooled. Thankyou, Mr email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-72781837647316047632009-04-29T23:06:00.000+01:002009-04-29T23:06:00.000+01:00Maria from Brazil, São crápulas, sem dúvida algum...Maria from Brazil,

São crápulas, sem dúvida alguma.
É um povo que não presta.
Casal bonito nada diz, está
a provado.
Acho que o Amaral não contou nem 20% do que sabe e suspeita.
Há pouco tempo, numa entrevista, o Amaral disse que há 3 suspeitos: os pais e o Payne.
Não chegou a dizer isto no livro.
Só os email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-85450817674933339582009-04-29T22:59:00.000+01:002009-04-29T22:59:00.000+01:00Maria from Brazil, I'm sure both McCanns know what...Maria from Brazil,
I'm sure both McCanns know what Maddie died of and that's why they had to hide the body.
If Maddie was abused by David, it must have happened between 6.30 and 7.00 pm and Kate was also at home, bathing her 3 children.And if she was abused, Gerry is a doctor and it would have been easy for him to find it out.Besides he is the one who knows his friend Payne best and maybe he did not care about eventual abuse of his daughter.
If he cared about it, he would have broken up with his friend already in Mallorca.
For some serious reason, the parents and Payne did not want an autopsy.That's why they did not call an ambulance, I think.
And did not repport the accident.
And this shows that it was more than an accident.
If it was sex abuse, it might have not been the first time for Maddie.
But it was the first(and last) time that it went terribly wrong.
Who knows Payne used to go to 5A every day, at bath time. We don't know. Just email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-47202813558117003012009-04-29T22:56:00.000+01:002009-04-29T22:56:00.000+01:00The first interview I saw of the McCann's outside ...The first interview I saw of the McCann's outside apt (5A) in Praia da Luz, I forget how many days after the disappearance, Gerry did all the talking and Kate looked guilty as sin, not sorrowful, or anguished, but guilty.
This is when I started to doubt these parents, right at the beginning.Josehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-47122009343343531812009-04-29T22:28:00.000+01:002009-04-29T22:28:00.000+01:00The way things are going these scumbags won't get ...The way things are going these scumbags won't get a fair trial if it ever gets that far.

Too many people around the world are learning the truth now. How could they ever get a jury together?

Which is what the McCanns want, of course.

If people know the truth of what happened then they should spit it out and not keep this circus alive for another two years.

This is way beyond pathetic now. These bastards have got away with murder and are very rich in the process.

The shop keeper is right, they should be beaten firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-4657204730328045112009-04-29T21:32:00.000+01:002009-04-29T21:32:00.000+01:00Hi there! Could be that David Payne abused and ki...Hi there!

Could be that David Payne abused and killed Madeleine in that night and Gerry doesn't know?

It is possible?

What you mean about it,my dear bloggers?
I ask you because I'm very confused about the thougths of Goncalo Amaral to link the role of Payne in this very sad and complicated case.

Thnks for your answers,

MariaMaria from Brazilhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-87397523630290710002009-04-29T21:11:00.000+01:002009-04-29T21:11:00.000+01:00..."an English doctor told the British authorities......"an English doctor told the British authorities that on another occasion, when she and her husband were on the beachside with the McCanns and their friends, that"...

It's little details like this, small mistakes or innacuracies that open the way for criticism and should be avoided...in fact the facts related by the Gaspar couple happened in a seaside resort, Mallorca, but not on the beachside! It was during a meal, in the patio of the holiday apartment. With all the information that goes around in blogs and websites, and with the DVD files one would expect journalists to be more accurate, to get things as simple as that one, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-44275503597855598782009-04-29T20:55:00.000+01:002009-04-29T20:55:00.000+01:00It's not just people from Praia da Luz.In Portugal...It's not just people from Praia da Luz.In Portugal, the vast majority believes Madeleine died two years ago and that her parents are responsible for her death .Others think they are, for some reason, helping the person who caused the death to cover up the crime.No one believes the abduction.People from Praia da Luz have been so patient.They searched for Madeleine, they helped her parents and their friends, they cried, they didn't go to work for several days because they wanted to help (while the Tapas 9 were sleeping or eating seafood).And what did they receive in return?Lies, insults, humiliation.

Gerry,didn't you say recently that people in Praia da Luz were never asked properly about what they saw or heard?
Well now they are finally starting to tell what they know.Isn't it great, Gerry?

Ai se arrependimento matasse....firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764407654282519905.post-5216313115549898152009-04-29T20:51:00.000+01:002009-04-29T20:51:00.000+01:00http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/mccann...http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/mccanns+campaign+wins+eu+handout/3116292

The so-called McCann project (not theirs at all!) has been given our email@example.com


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Backup Your Data
Posted On March 3, 2015
I recently had a few people call me after they were hit with the Cryptolocker virus. I discovered that they were not backing up and lost some data. You should be backing up your data at least weekly, if not daily. This backup should be to some device or service that is not always attached to your machine. This will help you if the cryptolocker virus decides to visit you and cause harm. You don't want to have sensitive or important files lost due to some malware. Don't be cheap or lazy, get a good backup solution. If you need some help, I can recommend a few.


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Help for Heroes
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The UK charity Help for Heroes was launched in 2007 with a mission to provide direct, practical support for servicemen and women injured in the line of duty. Prior to the launch of the charity we know today, founders Bryn and Emma Parry approached us to help them create a website as part of their efforts to raise £50,000 to install a swimming pool at the Headley Court Rehabilitation centre. The original target was surpassed, then an £8 million target smashed. Today, Help for Heroes has raised more than £200 million and continues to work to provide funds to support wounded service personnel.
We're proud to have worked with Help for Heroes along the way and have taken time to understand the charity's goals and infrastructure. The result is a collaborative relationship which consistently develops the charity's ideas with a proactive approach and visionary attitude.
Help for Heroes is one of the most recognisable charities in the UK and, thanks to its rapid growth and staggering amount of public support, its website and technical elements require agility, scalability and continuous development. The website receives more than 200,000 visitors each month and exists to encourage public donations to the charities fundraising efforts but also supports an online store. The ecommerce side turns over around £1 million per year, with supporters able to purchase branded merchandise and revenues helping to cover administration costs.
The site has its own events system, which handles around 500 events per week and its own social network, HeroNet, which acts as a community for supporters.
The Web Design Southampton team works with Help for Heroes to manage the site content, keeping visitors constantly updated with latest news and fundraising efforts. We redeveloped the original website in 2009 in order to accommodate the increasing content and new web technologies, incorporating several new features such as a static donation button, making it easier than ever for visitors to support the charity at any time on site.
Standout Features
We are very proud of the role we have played in supporting the digital development of Help for Heroes. Between 2007-2012, the charity raised a staggering £127 million in donations.
The ecommerce store now has an annual turnover of £1 million annually.


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Greencells, one of the largest independent European solution providers for solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants, has concluded a strategic investment with OMAS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Zahid Group, a diversified Saudi Arabian conglomerate. With the investment, OMAS has taken a 50% stake in Greencells.
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