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Title: Sir, I can't actually read my Status
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Author: Ora-sama
Status. That was the magic display in which you would understand with a single glance, the talents bestowed upon you by god. Your skills and stats.
In such a world which heavily values such a display, our protagonist Raigh, is the only one with a display, that not even he, nor anyone else was able to understand.
Raigh, unknown to the skills and stats that he holds, was scorned by his surroundings at a young age, unable to find an honest job, and was living out his hopeless days as a bottom-of-the-barrel adventurer. Nevertheless, he was trying his utmost in order to fulfill his dreams, and had gotten his hands on a ridiculous power without even noticing it.
(TL:Aw… why do I never read the synopsis properly. He's gonna be op? rip. Oh wells. Already translated it, so might as well post it. I still feel like turning this into an actual project though.)
That was when I was still 8 years old. Something that happened when I was in a certain class at school.
To Raigh Olgas, it was the beginning of everything.
In the country of Hurens, the second year of school, was the first time you would be taught "Status Magic", which allows you to be able to see your own stats. I've heard that if you belonged to a royal lineage, then some parents would try to secretly teach their children, but in accordance to the country's law, you would come to learn it at least by the age of 8.
Learning Status Magic was exceedingly simple, and there was no one, even among those who didn't possess mana, that couldn't use this.
In the first place, if one was somehow unable to view their own status then, they would most likely face various problems in their lives.
Status. That was one's <Level> and <Experience>, and above all, a magic display that would allow you to confirm with a single glance, the <Talent> that God had bestowed upon humans.
People were able to look at it and determine what job they are suited towards, also they would be able to check how much more they would have to work in order to raise their levels to become even stronger, or in order to raise their familiarity with their skill. Even when one looks for a job, you would naturally have your status be checked by your employers. Something that has a heavy focus in various aspects of life, and attached to everyone. That was what a status is.
Which is why, everyone was looking forward to the day that they would be taught this Status magic.
I was the same. 'I wonder what skills I would have. Maybe one of my stats would actually be really high.' Was what I was thinking last night, and I was so excited that I couldn't sleep at all, making the sister at the orphanage angry at me.
And right now, I was learning the Status magic from the teacher, trying to chant the incantation, albeit nervously.
Open — Everything would be known with that one word.
"Please let it be a skill related to combat. If not, please let it be one related to magic."
I voiced my thoughts out loud as I spoke out the word, Open.
After which, a bright light shines in front of me, and a half-transparent display shows up,
"I think Nild got the Swordsman Skill, rank A!"
"Eh? A rank. Isn't that the highest rank!?"
And my classmates at the front of the class shouted out excitedly.
The one who was acting all proud in the middle of all that, was the biggest, and most selfish person, Nild.
He was showing off his status to the class as if he couldn't get enough, and everyone was looking at that skill in the row reading, <Swordsman: A>, before raising their voices.
To be honest, I'm jealous. People who were capable of obtaining of a rank A skill, I heard that that's 1 in a thousand. Furthermore, if it was the swordsman skill then, in the future, it was the same as being promised to enter into the Royal Knight Order.
"That's amazing, Nild. To actually get Swordsman Skill A."
I forgot to even check my own status, and as I was looking over at Nild in jealousy, a brilliant looking girl with fluffy golden hair, called out to me.
It was my childhood friend Sisteena.
Although Sisteena was raised in the same orphanage as me, she was different from me, who had lost my parents in the previous war, and was the actual daughter of the sister who was sent here to be the Principal of the Orphanage by the church. Nevertheless, she was just someone like a little sister to me, the same as all the other kiddies. Though, to Sisteena, it might be me, who was the little brother.
"Hey, what about your status Raigh?"
"That's right. I… was trying to look at my status."
Being told by Sisteena, I finally remembered what my original goal was.
As I was avoiding Sisteena's gaze, which was trying to sneak a peek, I once again looked at my own status display.
"Say, Sisteena. What language is the status display written in again?"
"The Holy Haleya language. Weren't they teaching us about it this past year? Don't tell me you forgot?"
"There's no way I would. Even that idiot Nild was able to read it, you know?"
"Then why did you ask?"
After the insistent Sisteena made an unsatisfied expression, she went 'Ah', as if she had realised something and turned away awkwardly.
"E-even if you don't have a combat related skill, don't be upset. I've heard stories where people with production skills, used them well and matured as a knight."
Sisteena knew that my dream was to become a knight, and become rich. And that it was undeniably necessary for one to possess a skill related to combat or magic in order to become a knight. Maybe she thought that my attitude came because I didn't want to believe my own status, and so was trying to cheer me up.
"Besides, being a knight isn't the only possible path. There's no one who isn't bestowed a skill, and so no matter what skill that was, if you raise the familiarity, you would definitely be able to become rich through that path."
"Even a rank E Farming skill?"
"There's no way right? For a rank E farmer. I've heard that they can only make the crops in the fields a little bit better."
"They can! If you can't then, I'll support you for the rest of my life!"
She was angry for some reason, and Sisteena chanted, "Open".
"See! I've got the same Priest skill as my mother! In addition to that, I have the Healing magic skill as well. Both are B ranked so, with this I should be able to get to a fairly well off position within the church! And then, I can support you Raigh, or rather, um, uh, get ma, mar, marr, marr…..d, to you or something…"
Sisteena who came over to take a look at my status, went completely red. I couldn't hear the last part though. What did she say?
"I-in any case, even if you only have a E ranked Farming skill, remain positive!"
We looked at each other. That's when I finally realised Sisteena's misunderstanding.
"It's, not like I have the Farming skill, you know?"
"Wh-what!? It's because you say it like that, which is why I thought that!"
"Besides, I don't think the Farming skill, even exists. Probably."
"What do you mean by probably? Geez. Stop hiding it already and let me see your Status!"
"Oi! It's not good to just look at someone's status as you please! Pervert!"
"You're so noisy! Aren't we close, Raigh!"
Sisteena climbed over my back, and forcefully tried to look at my Status.
Our classmates looking at us making a fuss, were looking on with warm eyes. The two of us who were sticking to each other by the cheeks, talking to each other, probably looked like a sister and brother who were very close. The only one who didn't seem pleased was probably only Nild. That guy, seems to like Sisteena after all.
"Let's see."
Since I had my attention diverted a little by something else, Sisteena ended up seeing my status.
…It's a little late, but maybe it would be better to just close my status display by saying 'Close'.
"What the?"
Sisteena looks at my status, and then proceeded to incline her head just as I was previously.
"I knew it. My status is weird huh."
"Rather than weird, I mean, it is weird."
We decided to line up our displays for a comparison.
First, on Sisteena's normal display, the following was written in Holy Haleya language.
Sisteena Rengobard
Level: 3
Experience: 32 Until next level: 19
Health: 56
Mana: 56
Strength: 7
Endurance: 7
Dexterity: 13
Wisdom: 55
Priest: B Familiarity: 13
The talent to guide people onto the correct path. Increases the effect of Holy, and Healing magic.
Healing Magic: B Familiarity: 1
Can use magic which allows for the recovery of strength, and healing wounds.
Healing – Heals light wounds, and recovers strength. Costs 25 mana.
On the other hand, my status was….
fagga;aeg ;aakd;a
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rga;aga;ka5ega ea;gaeo
o;gkalaae eeega
agajle e
a l eyukiae
oiuy ,ae
There were lines after lines of characters which looked nothing like the Holy Haleya language.
Furthermore, the characters would change from time to time, and wasn't set into stone.
At this close distance, I exchange a look with Sisteena, and we both turned towards each other with the exact same timing. I've never seen nor heard of a status like this.
"I wonder, if this is normal? It's not some kind of illness, is it?"
"Don't say someting so scary. It'll go back to normal soon…. probably."
"Sh-should I try casting Healing on you?"
"I said it's fine."
"At least try to talk about it with the teacher."
Since Sisteena looked like she was about to cry, I raised my hand, and decided to tell this to the person I could depend on the most.
"Sir, I can't actually read my status."
Without knowing, that this one sentence would lead me onto a tough, and dangerous path….


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Robert never felt like he was at a disadvantage. No matter how people treated him or what they said, he shrugged it off. How was he supposed to know what he was missing if he never had the opportunity to see it? Being blind was something that affected about 39 million people in the world. If they could get by, so could he.
Growing up wasn't so hard. He did almost the same things as other kids, besides of course being physically active in the sports field. His favorite activity though, was flying kites. It didn't matter what it looked like or if it had a design. It could have been made for a girl and it would have meant nothing to him.
It was a spring day and at 10 years old, he was sitting outside reading and enjoying the breeze when his dad came out to ask if he wanted to fly a kite. Being limited to a lot of other things, Robert said yes to whatever was presented to him, especially if it was something he had never done before.
In the middle of the park, he could feel the open space, smell the fresh cut grass, feel the breeze through his hair, over his skin and in his hands he could feel the pulling of the kite. "What color is it, dad?" The kite was a bright orange, "so people all over the neighborhood can see it and know we're here. Maybe they'll come join us."
It was those simple pleasures in life he enjoyed. He didn't ask for much because of his ability to withstand being alone and revere in those moments. Sometimes, though, he wished he was Daredevil because even blind kids had superhero idols. He read the comic books in braille using his imagination for all of it. He was convinced that his version of the superhero was 10 times better than what the rest of the kids saw.
At 12, he got a seeing eye dog, Charlie. He loved Charlie with all he had. They did everything together, even flew the bright orange kite. With Charlie, he was able to be a little more independent– allowed to go to the park alone to fly the kite with a few friends. Charlie went everywhere with Robert and he talked to her all the time, as if she were a person.
When Charlie turned 12, she started to lose her hearing. Robert's parents thought that he would be devastated. "It is what it is," said Robert. "I'm not going to stop loving her or even talking to her. She knows me. She feels me. She's my girl."
Robert was now 23 and looking for a job. Charlie was now fully deaf, but still lead him where he needed to go. Instead of talking to her, he always placed his hands on her. He felt closer to her that way.
Recently, he had itched to travel. Maybe it was his procrastination from looking for an actual 9-5.
"Where are you going to go?" said his best friend Jaime. "What are you going to do? You know, you are blind, so it's not like you can go see the Wonders of the World or anything." Jaime chugged the coke he was drinking with his Jimmy John's Gargantuan. He had a way with words.
"You're funny," said Robert, petting Charlie who was leaning between his legs. "I don't know where I want to go, but it has to be some place I feel."
Jaime laughed. "You can feel everything, anywhere. You have to go someplace that has good food! Like China or Tokyo." Jaime also liked to eat.
"What if I went someplace like the Saharan Desert? I mean, if I wanted to visit even a piece of it, I could go to Egypt, Algeria, Libya. Those countries would be amazing to visit," said Robert.
"Really? Egypt? Isn't it like, falling apart?"
"Don't be ignorant, Jaime. That was like 10 years ago."
The thought of traveling seemed even more adventurous for obvious reasons, but the fact that he had never been out of the country irked him quite a bit. Nothing else had ever limited his ability to do things, not even his blindness and it wasn't going to get in his way now.
Later in the week, Robert decided to do a little research on flights and countries. For some reason, the desert countries called out to him and he decided to scout those out first. Charlie was also getting old and taking her on a trip to a foreign country that didn't chow down on pups was ideal for him.
That night, he called his mom. "I'm going on a trip overseas, mom. I've decided."
"Oh yeah, Rob? Where are you going to go?" She never limited his abilities even in theory.
"Well, I'm looking that up right now and am checking out the best places I'd be able to take Charlie…"


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Re BREAST CANCER, MISCARRIAGE, PREMATURE BIRTH, HYPO or HYPERTHYROIDISM.
Menstruating females should know that their menstruation period should have regular number of days. They should also regularly check their BARNES BASAL TEMPERATURE TEST for HYPO/HYPER THYROIDISM.
If the period becomes irregular ( more or less than 26-30 days), either shorter or more than 30 days, it may mean hormonal imbalance. One should check their BARNES BASAL TEMPERATURE TEST for possible problems of HYPO / HYPER THYROIDISM. As per Dr. Broda Barnes, blood test (T3, T4 or TSH) is inaccurate. She develop the BARNES BASAL TEMP. TEST which is a better way to check the thyroid condition.
Menstruation is the shedding of the uterine lining (endometrium ). It occurs on a regular basis in reproductive-age females of certain mammal species.
What happens if the menstruation period becomes irregular?
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Why does menstruation become irregular?
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Why would the thyroid malfunction?
It will malfunction, become hypo or hyperthyroid, due to iodine deficiency. This maybe cause by eating refined flour based products like bread laced with preservative bromine, hormonized chicken, pork and rbgh (recombinant bovine growth hormones) contaminated milk or too much brassica species (brocolli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts) or junk foods. Or not eating seaweeds (WAKAME, KELP) or supplementing with iodine as IODORAL, LUGOL's SOLUTION, NASCENT IODINE or SEA KELP.
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Bo-Hye Nam1†, Woori Kwak2,3†, Young-Ok Kim1, Dong-Gyun Kim1, Hee Jeong Kong1, Woo-Jin Kim1, Jeong-Ha Kang1, Jung Youn Park1, Cheul Min An1, Ji-Young Moon1, Choul Ji Park4, Jae Woong Yu3, Joon Yoon2, Minseok Seo3, Kwondo Kim2,3, Duk Kyung Kim3, SaetByeol Lee3, Samsun Sung3, Chul Lee2,3, Younhee Shin5, Myunghee Jung5, Byeong-Chul Kang5, Ga-hee Shin5, Sojeong Ka6, Kelsey Caetano-Anolles6, Seoae Cho3* and Heebal Kim7*1Biotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Haean-ro 216, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan 619-705, Korea; 2Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea; 3C&K Genomics, Main Bldg. #514, SNU Research Park, Seoul 151-919, Republic of Korea; 4Genetics and Breeding Research Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do 656-842, Republic of Korea; 5Research and Development Center, Insilicogen Inc., Yongin-si 16954, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; 6Animal Science and Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Republic of Korea; 7Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea†These authors equally contributed and should be regarded as co-first authors.*Corresponding authors
Background Abalones are large marine snails in the family Haliotidae and the genus Haliotis belonging to the class Gastropoda of the phylum Mollusca. The family Haliotidae contains only one genus, Haliotis, and this single genus is known to contain several species of abalone. With 18 additional subspecies, the most comprehensive treatment of Haliotidae considers 56 species valid [1]. Abalone is an economically important fishery and aquaculture animal which is considered a highly-prized seafood delicacy. The total global supply of abalone has increased fivefold since 1970's and farm productions increased explosively from 50 mt to 103,464 mt in the past forty years. Additionally, researchers have recently focused on Abalone given their reported tumor suppression effect. However, despite the valuable features of this marine animal, no genomic information is available for Haliotidae family and related research is still limited.
Findings In order to construct the H.discus hannai genome, a total of 580G base pairs using Illumina and Pacbio platforms were generated with 322-fold coverage based on the 1.8Gb estimated genome size of H.discus hannai using flow cytometry. The final genome assembly consisted of 1.86Gb with 35,450 scaffolds (>2kb). GC content level was 40.51%, and the N50 length of assembled scaffolds was 211kb. We identified 29,449 genes using Evidence Modeler based on the gene information from ab initio prediction, protein homology with known genes and transcriptome evidence of RNA-seq.
Conclusions Here we present the first Haliotidae genome, Haliotis discus hannai, with sequencing data, assembly, and gene annotation information. This will be helpful for resolving the lack of genomic information in the Haliotidae family as well as providing more opportunities for understanding gastropod evolution.
Keywords: Abalone genome, Halotidae, Haliotis discus hannai


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The Food Code is a summary of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) best advice for uniform systems and practices that address the safety of food sold in food service and certain retail establishments. The 2013 Food Code includes provisions designed to improve how restaurants address the needs of customers with food allergy and a call for restaurant and retail food service managers to be aware of the serious nature of food allergy.
According to Section 2-102.11 of the Code, food establishments should have a person in charge during all hours of operation who is knowledgeable about major food allergens, , the symptoms of an allergic reaction, and proper cleaning procedures to prevent cross-contact. In addition, the person in charge (according to Section 2-103.11 of the Code) should ensure that employees are properly trained in food safety issues, including food allergy awareness, as it is related to their assigned duties.
The FDA updates the Food Code approximately every four years. The Code is used by state, city, county, tribal, and territorial agencies to help regulate restaurants, retail food stores, and vending and food service operations in institutions such as schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and child care centers. The 2013 edition of the Code is the eighth edition published by the FDA. The previous version of the Code was released in 2009, and was amended in 2007. Individual states, however, must adopt the Food Code and the status of adoption by state can vary. The next Food Code revision will be in 2017.
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Bird Cherry - Prunus padus
Tree or shrub to 17 metres, bark foetid, brown and peeling. Leaves elliptical, pointed and toothed. Flowers white, 10 to 16 mm, in long slender pendent racemes, heavily scented. Fruit small, shiny, black 6 to 8 mm, globose and bitter tasting.
Identification difficulty
Many trees are naturalised from planting, or garden escapes, usually seen on roadside verges.
When to see it
May to June.
Life History
UK Status
Occasional throughout Britain, but rare in the south of England.
VC55 Status
Infrequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 4 of the 617 tetrads.
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Meet March's Educator of the Month: Jeremy Young
This March, Startup Weekend Education recognizes Jeremy Young as the "Educator of the Month!" Jeremy is one of Startup Weekend Education's most active members, having already participated in four different events in just this past year alone! He's pitched a variety of ideas, collaborated with people from around the country, and has continued to grow as an educator and entrepreneur. Jeremy knows that a lot can get done in 54-hours, and him and his teammates have continued to create great innovations at Startup Weekend Education.
Science Superhero is a website for parents to find fun and safe science labs to do with their children.
"Next Gen Schools" Edition, San Francisco, June 2013
UberSpace is where I want to send my (hypothetical) kid to high school! The school emphasizes how you work (effectively and joyfully) not what you work on.
GroupUp is a mobile app that allows educators to create seating charts and student groupings on the fly; the first in a set of apps replacing the teacher clipboard. GroupUp won the Clever prize for allowing teachers to import their rosters seamlessly!
DesignED is a professional development series and online curriculum promoting creative confidence in K-12. DesignEd won 3rd Place!
So what does Jeremy do in his day job?
"This is my fifth year teaching high school! I have taught the gamut of sciences from Biology to Chemistry to Physics to AP Computer Science with a few life lessons sprinkled in here and there. I am drawn to entrepreneurship because at its core, it's about solving problems. As an educator, I often find myself asking questions like: 'Why have I spent 20 hours this week creating curriculum, when a rockstar teacher down the street must have phenomenal lessons on stoichiometry?' or 'How do I choose what is important to teach?' I am taking next year off to reflect on these questions through an entrepreneurial lens!"
Why does Jeremy keep coming back to Startup Weekend Education?
"I came to Startup Weekend Education to start a company. I stayed for the community. I have met people whom I am proud to call my friends and whom I would be honored to call my co-founders. Startup Weekend Education has loads positive energy. It is inspirational to be part of a group of bright individuals dedicated to solving a problem."
How has Startup Weekend Education changed Jeremy?
"The first Startup Weekend Education Friday night was a blur. I entered a foreign world of technology and entrepreneurship. New vocabulary included wireframes, bootcamps, and MVPs. By the fourth Startup Weekend Education, I was happy to find several familiar faces. The language felt familiar. I even found myself hacking together a website on Sunday, something I was mesmerized by a year before."
What People Are Saying About Jeremy?
"I love Jeremy's infectious sense of humor that permeates any Startup Weekend event in which he participates." – Brian Greenberg, CEO of Silicon Schools Fund
"Jeremy is a caring educator with a constant focus on incorporating innovative pedagogy and technology into his classrooms in Physics and AP Computer Science. He frequently participates in Startup Weekend Education and other events to work with people in the technology and education community to develop ideas to improve the educational experience for teachers and students alike. We also often have long lunch and dinner conversations about the topic and you can just sense that he is totally into it. I'm honor to have a friend like Jeremy and I'm super excited to continue to watch him pursue his life's work – education innovation." – Li Jiang, Investor at GSV
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Have you ever wondered what exists in the space after the hero saves the day and the screen fades to black? When he and his trusty steed shrink to but a tiny speck against a setting sun and finally disappear? In Cleveland, it turns out, the hero is heading to his driveway to eat a Cinnabon and drink some rosé while filming himself try to rap along with his stereo.
Cleveland currently resides somewhere over the rainbow, where blue birds sing, championship banners fly, and dreams really do come true. It's a strange and foreign place for most fans, who weathered years1 of losing seasons washing over them like waves crashing on the shores of Lake Erie. The Cavaliers, riding the prime of maybe the best basketball player of all time, have been to two straight NBA Finals and are on their way to a third after winning it all last year. When we had time to finally come up and breathe from the Cavaliers' title run, the Indians were in the midst of a 14-game win streak. The Tribe rode that momentum all the way to Game 7 of the World Series. Already sporting one of the most exciting players in baseball in Francisco Lindor, they also signed one of the most coveted sluggers on the market in Edwin Encarnacion. The Browns were in position to draft a generational talent at defensive-end as well as a treasure trove of other picks that were widely applauded. If you believe the scarlet and gray of the Ohio State Buckeyes bleeds two hours north to Cleveland, they have also enjoyed the best four-year stretch in their football program's history, losing only six games.
As LeBron James said when raising the championship banner, "At this point, if you're not from here, live here, play here, dedicate yourself to Cleveland, then it makes no sense for you to live at this point." And no one would argue Cleveland fans failed to live it up.
But the continued success has left Cleveland fans in a bit of a strange place. For so long it was about winning a championship. ANY championship. When your entire sports life is dedicated to just getting that one ring, can you still ride the highs and sink to the lows that come with sports fandom? It's difficult not to let some apathy creep in. Sure, it would be nice for the Cavs to win again, and they certainly have a chance, but if not, it's fine. Yeah, we'd like to see the Tribe win the World Series, but it's May and they've been pretty mediocre so far. The Browns added some talent, but I've fallen for this before, I want to see it on the field.
This is likely the greatest era of Cleveland sports of your lifetime. Your closet has a 2016 NBA Champions shirt next to an ALCS Champion shirt. And both of those teams could easily repeat that level of success. The Browns are adding an elite defensive talent and tantalizing quarterback prospect. This city should be living and breathing these Cavs playoff games. We should be huddled around the water cooler every morning talking about Francisco Lindor's latest feat. When you tuck your kid in at night, the bedtime stories should be about a swarming Browns defense.
This is what we live for. It'll likely never be this fun again.
And we don't have to look far back to understand just how fleeting these windows can be. It was 10 years ago that LeBron Superman'd the Cavs to the NBA Finals, the Tribe watched Fausto Carmona turn into a star on their way to the ALCS, and the Browns shot to 10 wins on the rocket arm of Derek Anderson. The following year the Celtics found the Cavs' kryptonite, Fausto turned into Roberto, and Derek Anderson came back to Earth. When you're at the peak, it's easy to see it going on forever. But one championship does not a lifetime of sports misery erase. These moments are fleeting, and we of all people should realize that.
So go nuts. Obsess over the day-to-day. Scream until your throat is sore and shed tears when your team does something truly amazing. This is as good as it'll ever be, and finally winning last year doesn't mean we're so spoiled as to not enjoy what is happening now. There'll be more 26-game losing streaks, 1-15 seasons, and press conferences where the team's heart and soul is crying over news he's been traded.
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On Monday Judy was watching Landon while I ran to MH to do a few things-also day 5 of potty training. As soon as I got home Judy told me to come to the bathroom. She directed me to the toilet and in there was a little ball of poo (sorry for the gross subject). She then said she saved it for me so I could see it since Landon brought it to her and said here is a meatball. She said she took it-not knowing what it was exactly-but quickly realized what it was. She told Landon it was not a meatball but a terd and how he needed to go on the potty. Later that day I asked Landon if he had meatballs and he looked at me with a grin and said "No mommy it was a terd." I wonder if we'll ever eat meatballs again?
Ok another cute Landon story-the other night we had spaghetti and salad. Landon will not eat the salad-only the croutons. He was messing with my plate and I think I asked him if he was done with his food. He told me "No I have to eat my coupons". Now if that isn't an extreme couponers kid. :)
I love my little Landon!!!


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The Jubilee! Singers is a talented group of choral artists. We provide the gift of song for our Sunday Celebrations throughout the year (except June–August). This is a joyful and welcoming group that offers an opportunity for Jubilants to creatively express their faith through song.
The Singers participate in an annual retreat and usually provide a yearly concert in addition to performing at Celebrations. Other activities sometimes include a traditional caroling party during the winter holidays, singing for special services, etc. Social gatherings and post-rehearsal dessert potlucks are held throughout the year.
The Singers have recorded a CD of some beloved songs sung throughout the years here at Jubilee, titled "Simple Gifts."
We strive to be a focused group that fulfills our commitment to Sunday Celebration music, to our concerts, as well as to being a small community within the greater Jubilee! Community.
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Managed to win a $2,500 package (cant be bothered to go into details) so i will be playing in the £1,050 live event which runs from Oct 16th - Oct 21st in London Victoria Grosvenor casino. Its got 3 x day 1 due to demand (tues-thurs). Hopefully i will get one of the latter ones in case i make day 2, but i wont know this for a few days yet. Itching to play some live poker again and hopefully i can have a good enjoyable run in it , result or not. I know i could have and maybe should have played more of these GUKPT events (after Cardiff) but i havent fancied the rebuy subs, often the only subs available but what the heck 2 of them aint bad anyway.
In response to the amatay question re: aussie and CPC, i have qualified for the aussie trip. The cpc at the moment is just me paying for it as a holiday/business trip cos its a damn good trip to go on ( and ive booked a week extra before the poker starts to make sure i fully chill out ! ) .
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Well with Christmas over and the holidays winding down I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the wonderful events that Erin and I have gotten to be a part of over the past few weeks.
Later that week, Erin's sister Amy was in town to receive her PhD in Atmospheric Science from CSU. The whole family was very proud of her and there were some good speeches at the graduation ceremony. It was also nice to see Fort Collins and have dinner up there.
On Tuesday, last week, Erin and I made our way to Littleton for dinner with my aunt and uncle. They served us a delicious chili meal before we did our gift exchange. They gave us several wine-related gifts as they knew we both appreciated wine, including at very nice picnic wine case. I can see us getting a lot of use out of it. Erin and I also had a lot of fun designing some ceramic salt and pepper shakers for them with activities that my aunt and uncle enjoy.
On Christmas eve Erin and I went to spend time with Erin's family. We started by all meeting up at the movie theater to watch "Up in the Air" with George Clooney. It was an interesting movie about a life of permanent travel and the lack of personal relationships that usually entails. After the movie we went out for a delicious lunch. The rest of the evening was spent preparing and eating dinner, playing a rivoting game of darts, and just enjoying each-others company.
Christmas day found us opening presents and stockings. Erin now has several books to read for the rest of her Winter break this upcoming week and I have a gift certificate to get some new clothes. Erin and I spent much of the rest of the day putting together a puzzle, but we took breaks to play games such as one Amy's husband Kevin came up with which involves writing a phrase at the top of a piece of paper and passing it to the person on your left. The fun in the game comes from having to draw a picture of the phrase, folding the paper so the next person can't see the original phrase, passing it to the next person, and writing a description of the picture you've been handed. As this continues the phrases and the pictures start to look nothing like the original phrase and once the paper is full, it's fun to look back at how things changed.
On the day after Christmas some of Erin's parents' friends came by for breakfast and there was a lot of catching up. Then Amy and Kevin came back by before Amy had to head back to the airport. We enjoyed lunch and a walk at the Streets of Southglen before packing up and heading back home. All in all it's been a very nice Christmas and Erin and I are very grateful for the wonderful friends and family that we've had a chance to spend it with.


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why you shouldn't coin buzzwords in trippy op-eds
Computer scientist David Gelernter wants you to know that the age of search engines and most of the web as we know it is coming to an end. Soon, we'll be able to filter out search results with custom settings, look at what happened in the news or to our friends in the past, and have new updates ready on demand, forming a constant stream of relevant, indexed data for our use. It's probably just me, but why do these predictions sound so familiar? Oh yeah, because Gelernter just described Google advanced search and Facebook's Timeline and called it "timestream" in a transparent or downright naive effort to make it sound as if he wasn't ripping off Facbook's now two year old concept. Not only that, but his entire op-ed is so trippy, larded with buzzwords, and dense with jargon he invents at the spur of the moment, complete with a photo of a very esoteric schematic on the back of a napkin, that it takes two or three passes through the whole thing for you to understand what he's actually saying. The whole effort just comes off as ridiculous.
Gelernter's primary claim to fame is that he contributed to an obscure part of parallel computing which deals with how objects are accessed when you're… oh forget it. Unless you're doing chip architecture or writing compilers, it probably won't matter much to you. His second claim to fame is that he survived an attack by the Unabomber. From there on in, his list of accomplishments is more tenuous He claims to have foreseen the world wide web, but considering that some ideas of it have been around since ARPANET went public, that's not really that huge of a feat. His day to day work today consists of writing partisan op-eds in neoconservative publications, declaring all higher education to be a failure because Obama was elected and advocating homeschooling as the only viable education option, decrying that liberal intellectuals are destroying America with zero elaboration as to how, and advising the Lifeboat Foundation, a group of transhumanists in search of a way to save the Earth through technology. In the interests of full disclosure I should mention that I was once offered a spot on their advisory board. I declined.
Ok, so Gelernter is now a pundit. Why is he trying to repackage Timeline as his brainchild? You see, he's trying to launch a venture based around "lifestreaming" which, again, is basically very much like jamming your favorite RSS feeds into Timeline. And for that, he's taking to a new trend in tech circles. Much like non-fiction authors write articles summarizing the thesis of their books, aspiring techies are writing op-eds about the Next Big Thing, hinting that they're ahead of those trying to do the same thing, ideally summarizing their approach into a strained new buzzword like "long data" or "timestreaming" with the hope that they'll be noticed by someone who would want to fund their efforts or at least introduce them to someone who might be interested. It's a rather common marketing technique for many tech savvy companies and it does attract eyeballs, but if you really dig under 99% of these op-eds, you see nothing new or exciting. Just your standard issue buzzword salad. Though in Gelernter's case, it's trippy enough to be entertaining, despite the sad fact that it's being written by someone who should really know better.


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A captivating culinary project was born when a friend gave Outside magazine correspondent Rinella a copy of Le Guide Culinaire.
Published by master chef Auguste Escoffier in 1903, the guide featured exotic recipes for bird's-nest soup, pigeon giblets in puff pastry and selle de chevreuil Briand (saddle of antelope with bear fat and poached pears in red wine). Rinella became obsessed with Escoffier's cookbook because of its assumption that any chef worth his salt kills his own antelope, catches his own trout and digs for his own oysters. Rinella, you see, is an avid hunter. He eats everything he kills and prefers to limit his diet as much as possible to food he procures himself. So he decided to devote one year to gathering the ingredients for a 45-course, three-day Escoffier feast. Readers follow him to Iowa, where he collected sparrows; to San Juan Island, where he fished ling cod; and to a place in Montana where he hunted elk. (He won't divulge the exact spot, lest a horde of eager readers encroach on his hunting ground.) All the while, he tried to convert vegetarian girlfriend Diana to a meat-eater. The final, hilarious scenes of this mouth-watering memoir depict Rinella and his friends preparing, savoring and occasionally being revolted by the Escoffier fête. Even Diana adored the oysters and caviar, but the crayfish mousse didn't go over well. The author never indulges in ideological ranting, but readers will inevitably find themselves thinking about how radically removed most of us are from the sources of the food we eat. A vivid description of foie gras production may put you off the stuff forever.
The manly response to Julie Powell's Julie & Julia (2005).


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Recent flight: Easyjet flight U2 4673 from Berlin SXF to Milan MXP.
My next big Asia flying trip was supposed to start in Milan, Italy. So I booked a Laudamotion flight from Berlin TXL to Milan MXP and a hotel to spend the night. The next flight on Saudia Airlines was supposed to leave at 11:00 a.m. the next morning. So, how did I end up flying on Easyjet?
Well, sadly the evening Laudamotion flight from Berlin to Milan got delayed by 2,5 hours and later canceled. The only alternative which could bring me to Milan in time was the Easyjet flight U2 4673 leaving Berlin SXF at 06:20 a.m. the next morning – leaving me with only 3 hours to collect my luggage, changing terminals and checking in for my Saudia Business Class flight from Milan to Jakarta via Jeddah. Luckily the Easyjet was on-time and I managed to make my connection in Milan.
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I did something rad this morning – I washed my hair without shampoo. That's right, I was 'poo-less'. I read that a solution of bicarbonate of soda (1 tablespoon in 1 cup of water) would work well and be kinder to the hair and even though it sounds dodgy, I reasoned that we do know that sodium bicarbonate has a reputation for dissolving grease and grime and neutralising odours. So, purely in the interests of science, I gave it a go.
I wet my hair then gently rubbed the solution into my scalp (because that's the bit that gets the most dirty – well, obviously)! There is, of course no lather so I was a bit skeptical. (Here's an interesting, but relevant aside: Did you know that manufacturers actually put a bubble-making agent into washing-up liquid? It's pretty much unnecessary but market research has shown that we consumers didn't trust the liquid to work without those bubbles. Humans …such simple creatures).
Anyhoo, I left the bicarb solution in my hair for a few minutes whilst I got on with washing my bod and then I rinsed my hair. I was genuinely surprised at how much styling gunk came out – impressive. I finished by conditioning the ends with a solution of 1 tablespoon of cider vinegar to 1 cup of water. Leave for a minute, then rinse.
All very New Age. All very Hippy Dippy Mother Earth and importantly, good for the body and good for the environment. No sodium lauryl sulphate [SLS] – which makes those highly desired bubbles. (Whether or not you believe the links between SLS and cancer, this substance does seem to commonly cause scalp irritation so may actually be causing or contributing to your dandruff, if you have it).
So what's the verdict on today's experiment?
Surprisingly, my hair doesn't look half bad. It appears pretty clean and is less fly-away than usual. I'm not converted yet however because the poo gives a nice smell and there is, of course, no perfume in this simple bicarb mix. BUT, maybe I can remedy that with a herbal rinse – rosemary water is good for red/brunette hair.
As my hair is less fly-away, this suggests that some oil still remains. In all fairness that makes for a healthier scalp, but will it mean that my hair needs washing more often than the every 2-3 days it gets now? If that's the case, I'd be using the curling tongs more often – bad news for luscious locks and more time-consuming in the styling department. (Make no mistake, styling my hair is a given if I want to avoid looking like I've just been connected up to the electrical supply).
So there we are – an interesting experiment. We'll see how it pans out over the next few days.
Anyone had any experience with this poo-less life? How did you get on?
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The reason the Ocala National Forest exists is the Big Scrub. This particular section of the Florida Trail does a great job of immersing you in the ebb and flow of this immense sand pine forest.
You'll encounter sand pine stands of various ages, including one long segment with a dense understory of Florida rosemary.
Where elevation changes the surrounding habitats, there are prairies, ponds, and islands of longleaf pine within the scrub.
Connecting a first-magnitude spring with one of the more beautiful lakes in the Ocala National Forest, it's a delightful day hike.
Length: 8.6 miles linear
Trailhead: 29.078871, -81.577816
Fees / Permits: $5 parking fee at Farles. $6 per person fee at Alexander Springs.
Restroom: Vault toilet at Farles. Flush toilet at Alexander Springs.
Land Manager: U.S. Forest Service
Phone: 352-669-3153
Open 24 hours. Leashed pets welcome.
Camping is available at Alexander Springs. Backpackers are welcome to random camp along the Florida Trail except during fall General Gun (deer hunting) Season.
Bears are frequently seen in this area. The National Forest requires you to bear bag or use a bear canister.
To drop a car at the end point: From the intersection of SR 40 and SR 19, drive south 4.6 miles to where you see the sign for Farles Lake. Turn right on FR 535. The road jogs after a half mile and becomes FR 595C. After another 0.9 mile, turn right on FR 595-2 and continue 0.9 mile. The road becomes FR 595. Drive another 1.2 miles – following signs all the while – to get to the parking area. Pay your day use fee at the iron ranger.
For the starting point: Return to SR 19 and drive north to the Y intersection with CR 445A. When it reaches CR 445 in Astor, turn right. Follow CR 445 south for for 5.7 miles to the recreation area entrance on the right, just after the bridge over Alexander Run.
If you choose to park along CR 445 to access the trail, be cautious of soft sand on the shoulders. Do not leave your car overnight along this highway.
Start your hike by following the blue blazes from the campground at Alexander Springs Recreation Area.
You'll cross CR 445 en route as you walk through sandhills habitat for a half mile to the trail junction with the Florida Trail. Turn right at the orange-blazed junction.
The trail crosses a dirt road and climbs up a hill. Longleaf pines tower overhead as you continue through the forest to cross CR 445 again at 1.4 miles.
The trail rises up into longleaf pine flatwoods and then into the open scrub, a desert-like place with diminutive trees. Listen for the swoosh of wings and a blur of blue as Florida scrub-jays settle into the branches.
The next paved road you encounter is SR 19, at 3.8 miles. Use particular caution crossing here, as traffic moves at high speed.
Just beyond is a short blue-blazed side trail leading to an official trailhead parking area along SR 19. This is an alternate starting point where there is no fee to park, shortening your hike to 4.8 miles.
Framed by rusty lyonia, myrtle oaks, and Chapman oaks, the trail settles into a tunnel of scrub, with some undulations that remind you these are ancient sand dunes.
You pass a sinkhole mostly hidden by the scrub before emerging into a clearing at an old Jeep track. Several Florida rosemary bushes, distinctly rounded, thrive in the open spots under the pines.
After emerging from the forest again to cross a Jeep track in soft sand under a powerline, the trail reaches FR 57 – an old railroad line and graded road – at 4.8 miles.
Tunneling back into the scrub, you'll notice notable changes in elevation as the trail dips and curves through the scrub forest, slipping past prairie views en route to Dora Pond.
This is a pretty place to camp and a reliable water source at 5.6 miles. Just beyond it is the first junction with a blue-blazed side trail, the Buck Lake Loop.
The loop circles a major lake with a recreation area and group campground on the far side. The recreation area has a pitcher pump and vault toilets at the picnic area.
Passing the second junction for the Buck Lake Loop at 6.7 miles, the trail is flanked by Florida rosemary and short oaks in a dense understory beneath tall sand pines that clatter together when the wind blows.
This is where you immerse deeply in the sand pine scrub for most of the next two miles.
You glimpse a grassy prairie off to the left before the trail comes around to its edge. It usually has a small pond in it.
A few minutes later, the trail emerges onto the road that passes through Farles Prairie Recreation Area, reaching the trailhead with its sweeping view of Farles Lake. This completes the 8.6-mile hike.
NORTHBOUND: Florida Trail, Juniper Springs to Farles Lake
SOUTHBOUND: Florida Trail, Clearwater Lake to Alexander Springs
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Our slides from hiking this segment of the Florida Trail
Nearby Trails
Other trails and destinations along this route
Timucuan Trail
While less than a mile long, the Timucuan Trail at Alexander Springs Recreation Area is the best place to sample the Big Scrub habitats of the Ocala National Forest.
Alexander Springs
Surrounding one of Florida's most picturesque first magnitude springs, Alexander Springs Recreation Area provides visitors with many options to enjoy the spring and the woodlands around the spring basin.
Florida Trail, Clearwater Lake to Alexander Springs
The oldest section of the Florida Trail runs 11 miles between between Clearwater Lake and Alexander Springs in the Ocala National Forest, showcasing longleaf pine forests and scrub
Florida Trail, Juniper Springs to Farles
Winding along and around a mosaic of both dry and wet prairies that make up the Farles Prairie complex, this 8.5 mile segment of the Florida Trail provides a deep immersion into the Big Scrub
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Week Seven of the "Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament" from Newburgh NY- Highlights and results
By: Daxx Khan – RingSide – March 24, 2017
On Wednesday night March 22nd, week seven of the "New York Daily News Golden Gloves" took place at upstate New York's "Newburgh Free Academy". Through the efforts of Leonard Lee, head of "Newburgh Hook Elite Boxing" and matchmaker Diana Rodriguez, it would be the first time a tournament bracket would be held at the location.
Throughout its ninety years of existence, "New York Daily News Golden Gloves" has given boxing fans their first glimpse at dozens of future world champions. Even the sports, all time "Pound for Pound" King, "Sugar" Ray Robinson began his journey winning the gloves. When you mention "East Coast Amateur Boxing Tournament's", nothing holds prestige in the hearts of fans and fighters like "New York Daily News Golden Gloves".
In attendance to lend their support, were former world champions, Iran "The Blade" Barkley, Alicia "Slick" Ashley and "Downtown" Leona Brown". Also in attendance, was former multi-time New York Daily News Golden Gloves winner and director Brian Adams.
Opening the event, would be a series of 165lb Female, Semi-Final Bouts.
Rachele Beckley out of the "Main Street Boxing Club", used her combination punching to score a decision over hard hitting Leah Cooper of "Gold Folk Boxing".
Krystal Dixon scored the first of two wins, for "Champs Boxing Club", outpointing Marine Beauchamp of "Worldwide Boxing".
114lb Male Novice semi-final bracket.
Gerardo Vazquez of "Rustams Boxing Club", defeated Basel Baker of "John's Gym".
Matthew Sanchez of "Worldwide Boxing Club", scored the only stoppage of the event, halting Joseph Roman in the second round.
132lb Male Novice semi-final bracket.
Ricardo Rodriguez scored the first of two wins for "Gleason's Gym", claiming a decision over Taqee McDaniel of "Eastern Queens Boxing".
In a bout between two fighters, out of the same boxing club, Ronny Reyes defeated Musa Cham, both boxers represented "Morris Park Boxing".
James Lluveres of "Champs Boxing Club", scored the gyms second win of the event, winning a decision over James Belizaire of "Eye of the Tiger Boxing".
Female 125lb Semi-Final
Andrea Tosto, scored the evenings second win for "Gleason's Gym", with a close decision over Samantha Mang of "Work Train Fight".
In my opinion, the most complete fighter on card in terms of all-around boxing ability, was Trudy Li out of the "Sweatbox Boxing Club". Over three rounds, En-route to winning a decision over Elise Seignolle out of "NYAC", Li demonstrated ring generalship and an overall boxing IQ far beyond any other fighter of the night.
Male 201+ Open semi-finals.
Boris Zarate of "Freeport PAL" and Nicolas Rubens of "Starrett City Boxing Club", provided the cards most action-packed bout. It was all about, landing power punches from the start. In the end, Boris Zarate was awarded a close decision, the contest could have gone in either direction, with no argument from observers.
The events final contest, took place between local Newburgh resident, Marquise Williams out of "Newburgh Hook Elite" and Matthew Tinker of "NYAC". The judges scored it for Williams, who will have his hands full should he face Boris Zarate in the next round.
After a quality show and turnout from local fans, hopefully more events will take place for young fighters in and around the Newburgh Area. The efforts of Leonard Lee and team from "Newburgh Hook Elite Boxing", in my opinion proved they are serious about bringing boxing to their local area on a regular basis.
There is already an event scheduled in April, when Lee and his team from "Newburgh Hook Elite", take on a visiting team from "Ireland". It will be billed as "USA vs. Ireland", taking place as part of an ever growing "Put down the guns and pick up the gloves" campaign.


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Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
Ada Lovelace Day is an international blogging event instituted to draw attention to women who excel in the area of technology. Who is Ada Lovelace? From here:
Ada Lovelace was one of the world's first computer programmers, and one of the first people to see computers as more than just a machine for doing sums. She wrote programmes for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, a general-purpose computing machine, despite the fact that it was never built. She also wrote the very first description of a computer and of software.
See also the Wikipedia entry, where I discovered Lovelace was also, oddly, the only legitimate child of the poet Byron. On Ada Lovelace Day, bloggers are asked to write about a present-day female figure in technology. As in other technical fields, woman have excelled in architecture and design but have had a very tough time gaining recognition thanks to the fact that these fields have been extremely male-dominated. When Charlotte Perriand asked Corbusier for a job, he said "We don't embroider cushions here." Perriand convinced him to hire her anyway, and went on to become an important figure in design whose star is now rising long after her death. (By the way there is nothing inferior about embroidering cushions, and the textile arts ought to be furious about that remark.) Recent evidence shows that women need female role models much more than men need male role models. Please also see previous posts on Eileen Gray, Charlotte Perriand, Nanna Ditzel, and many other women designers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Charlotte Perriand:
Eileen Gray:
And finally, I love this recent Annie Liebowitz photo of SANAA architect Kazuyo Sejima holding a model of her New Museum design:


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|Kauffman Museum hosted this exhibit in 2010 as a part the NEH on the Road tour. The National Buffalo Foundation was able to aquire the exhibit system, graphics and other exhibit components at the end of this tour in 2015. The NBF in collaboration with Kauffman Museum and the National Buffalo Museum is now touring an updated and expanded version of this exhibit. To learn more go to BisonExhibit.org
The Bison: American Icon
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Few animals conjure the power and symbolic presence of the North American bison. Whether painted on a tipi or an artist's canvas, minted on a nickel, or seen grazing in Yellowstone National Park, the image of the bison stirs in us deep loyalties to the North American landscape. Wild and fundamental, the bison is a familiar part of our shared heritage.
The Bison: American Icon explores the meaning and significance of this iconic creature from the Plains Indian culture of the 1800s through the era of commercial exploitation and the emergence of the bison as a national symbol today. Along the way, The Bison charts the dramatic changes that occurred to the creature and its habitat, and to the people who depended on it for their daily existence.
Plan Your Visit
The Bison exhibition is open during regular museum hours:
Tuesday-Friday 9:30-4:30, Saturday-Sunday 1:30-4:30, closed Labor Day
Special exhibition admission is included in regular museum prices:
$4.00 adults, $2.00 children 6-16, members free
Guided tours and special information:
Contact Andi Schmidt Andres 316.283.1612 or email@example.com
Public Programs
Sept. 12, 3:30 pm "To the Brink of Extinction: Telling the Bison Story at the C.M. Russell Museum" by exhibit curator Anne Morand, Curator of Art, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK. Free Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum.
Sept. 21 Bison and the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway bus tour. A visit to Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, Coronado Heights near Lindsborg, Kanapolis State Park and Mushroom Rock State Park to see bison up close and glimpse what the prairie was like when bison roamed freely, Native Americans waited for the huge herds and European explorers first ventured to the middle of the continent. A campfire buffalo meal at noon and supper at the Main Street Deli in McPherson are included in the fee: $85 for museum members and $100 for non-members. For more information contact Andi Schmidt Andres at email@example.com or 316-283-1612.
Sept. 25, 2:00-4:00 pm "Bison Bash"a free community day with bison activities for all ages, guided gallery walk at 3:00 pm.
Sept. 30 Bison and the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway bus tour (repeat of Sept. 21 tour)
Oct. 3, 3:30 pm "Four Men and a Bison: Design and Fabrication of a Traveling Exhibit" by Chuck Regier, Kauffman Museum, and Joel Gaeddert, Flint Hills Design. Free Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum.
Oct. 9, 11:00 am "Buffalo Bill and the Wildest Town in the West (Newton!?)" by Steve Friesen, Director, Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, Golden, CO.
Oct. 9, 5:00-6:30 pm Bison Barbecue, Bethel College Centennial Plaza. Limited seating. Advance tickets available from BC Thresher Bookstore.
The Bison: American Icon has been made possible by NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The exhibit was originally developed by the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana, and co-curated by Anne Morand and Dr. Lynne Spriggs. This exhibit is toured by Mid-America Arts Alliance through NEH on the Road. The Bison was designed and fabricated by Kauffman Museum and Flint Hills Design, North Newton, Kansas.
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Boyne Island & Tannum Sands
The twin towns of Boyne Island and Tannum Sands are located approximately 22 kms south of Gladstone, which is around 580kms north of Brisbane just off the Bruce Highway.
Boyne/Tannum is a nice little coastal town of around 12,000 residents. The twin-towns are only divided by the Boyne River. There are two caravan parks, 6 motels, one hotel, three shopping centers, four boat ramps, two service stations, a 13-hole golf course (Soon to be 18 Holes) and a whole host of other things to see and do while you are here.
Tannum Sands also has a surf beach with a surf club along the main beach. If your desire is to do a spot of 4wd along a beach then the Lillies beach is the place. Simply pickup a permit from the council chambers, or the Boyne Island tackle shop. They have yearly permits as well as daily permits.
From the John Oxley Bridge you can walk all the way around to the Main Beach at Tannum, going via Canoe Point. Also there is a walking path along the Boyne Island side of the river called Turtle Way. This goes from Mangrove Jacks Takeaway right through to Boyne Smelters. On both paths you will be sharing with cyclists so please watch out.
The mouth of the Boyne River is well located as a starting platform for your reef trip. The River mouth has undergone maintenance dredging to provide a larger tidal window for access. From there it's across the harbour and shipping channel and then onto the reef; which lies around 30 miles offshore.
This is a very beautiful part of the world so what ever you take to our Scenic place please bring back with you and we'll all be able to enjoy it for years to come.
The Gladstone Region
From the majestic heights of Kroombit Tops in the west through to the deep coral lagoons of the Barrier Reef, the Gladstone Region provides the population of 50,000 people with an enviable lifestyle within a strong and dynamic economy.
With two of the world's largest alumina refineries, Queensland's largest multi commodity port and a number of other major industrial giants sited locally, the Gladstone region is known for its employment opportunities and skilled workforce.
The Gladstone State Development Area continues to attract large industry to the region, including the fledgling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry.
A strong retail and service sector within the modern urbanised city of Gladstone together with tourism and primary production (particularly beef cattle and timber) provide abundant choice for workers and opportunities for business people.
Balanced with large areas of green open space, including several national parks, historical sites, bush walks and marine activities, including fishing and crabbing, residents have a wide choice to explore and experience the great outdoors. A strong sense of community with a "can do" attitude and a relaxed and friendly atmosphere permeates throughout the region.
Well developed infrastructure and services, including a regional airport, continues to support the localised identity of the communities across the region, providing choice in lifestyle.
These communities include the urban centres of Gladstone and Tannum Sands/Boyne Island, plus the smaller towns of Agnes Water, Ambrose, Baffle Creek, Benaraby, Bororen, Builyan, Calliope, Lowmead, Miriam Vale, Mount Larcom, Many Peaks, Nagoorin, Raglan, Rosedale, Seventeen Seventy, Turkey Beach, Ubobo and Yarwun.
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