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After-School All-Stars (ASAS) and the New York Life Foundation are proud to be hosting two formal chapter launch events in Philadelphia today. Philadelphia is the second new ASAS chapter to be launched with the help of a $4 million, four-year grant from the New York Life Foundation. The grant supports expanding after-school programs focused on middle school students to six more cities, beginning with Newark and Philadelphia. This multi-year grant is the largest in ASAS's 20-year history. The Newark chapter held its launch event in late 2014.
Today's Philadelphia launch day begins with a service project in which ASAS students from the William D. Kelley school team up with New York Life volunteers to create care packages for homeless Philadelphians. Following the service project is a VIP reception at Northern Liberties art gallery Bahdeebahdu. At the reception, Deputy Mayor Rich Negrin will present a citation from Mayor Michael Nutter lauding the importance of ASAS' arrival in Philadelphia. The Kelley School in Brewerytown is one of two inaugural schools receiving programming from ASAS' Philadelphia chapter; the other is the Theodore Roosevelt School in Germantown.
Despite a dramatic increase in participation over the last decade, a recent household survey of 30,000 families conducted by the Afterschool Alliance found that for every child enrolled in a program, there are two more who are not, but whose parents would enroll them if a program were available. According to the same survey, more than 321,000 Pennsylvania children, or 17 percent, participate in an after-school program, up from nine percent in 2004. But the demand for afterschool activities – as measured by the number of children whose parents would enroll them in a program if one were available -- increased to over 811,000 children, an increase of 50 percent. [1] Demand is especially high among low-income, African-American and Hispanic families in urban centers like Philadelphia.
"We recognize that the Philadelphia School District has faced some difficult times lately," said Ben Paul, president of After-School All-Stars. "There are a lot of good people doing wonderful things for the city's children, but it's just impossible to keep up with the demand. That's why we're so pleased to add another resource to help address some of the unmet need."
Notable guests during the afternoon school service project include State Representative Michelle Brownlee, as well as U.S. Senator Pat Toomey's field representative, Imani Johnson, who is presenting a citation honoring the program. Heather Nesle, president of the New York Life Foundation, is also speaking, along with New York Life Managing Partner Rob Recine, who was recently appointed to the ASAS Philadelphia Board. The evening VIP reception will include remarks from National Board Member, and former World Series of Poker winner, Annie Duke. Human Resources consultant company Insperity is partially sponsoring the event.
"Research indicates that boys and girls who are properly prepared for ninth grade are more likely to graduate high school and go on to college. We see After-School All-Stars as a model program that not only reinforces, but augments middle school curricula after regular school hours and during summer months," said Heather Nesle, president of the New York Life Foundation. "Investing in After-School All-Stars' programming was a natural fit because it directly aligns with our priority of helping middle school students get the most out of those critical education years."
Founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Los Angeles in 1992, ASAS provides comprehensive school-based out-of-school time programs to nearly 90,000 participants at more than 360 schools throughout the United States. Free for all students, ASAS programs only take place at Title I schools where more than 50% of students qualify for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program. ASAS focuses primarily on middle school children, helping to prepare them for high school, college, and beyond.
After-School All-Stars recently named Reynelle Staley as founding Executive Director of After-School All-Stars Philadelphia. Prior to joining ASAS Philadelphia, Staley managed efforts to promote equal rights and opportunities within Philadelphia as Deputy Director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations. A native of Harlem, she knows firsthand the impact that high-quality academic opportunities can have for students in the poorest of neighborhoods.
"I am passionate about building more educational and enrichment opportunities to improve the lives of Philadelphia's children," explained Staley. "Thirty-three percent of the children here live below the poverty line, and every school in the district meets the federal definition of 'low income.' But ASAS has found in cities across the country that by adding high-quality after-school programs, we can increase school attendance and raise graduation rates, while reducing juvenile crime and obesity."
"After-school is a wise investment but, unfortunately, we're not investing nearly enough," said former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, founder of After-School All-Stars. "These programs help kids with homework, teach them teamwork, engage them in community service, pair them with mentors, help them to be physically fit, involve them in activities like rocketry and robotics, and much more."


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It's been widely noted since Hayden's nomination was announced on May 8 that Kappes might return. But a public filing of the British security firm where Kappes has worked since April of last year, obtained by TIME, reveals that he indeed plans to rejoin the agency. A London filing by ArmorGroup International said flatly that "Steve Kappes, the Group's Chief Operating Officer since November 2005, will be leaving the Group in early June 2006 to accept the position of Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)." For his part ArmorGroup CEO Dave Seaton said in a statement. "Steve has been offered an excellent, senior position in the United States Government and so we wish him well in his new role."
Kappes' move could cost him close to a quarter of a million dollars in stock options, according to the company's annual report. That is because he would be forced to give up options on some 190,000 shares of stock in the company that that he appears to have earned, according to ArmorGroup's 2005 annual report; at today's prices those options would be worth some $240,000. But their real value for Kappes would depend on their strike pricethe report indicates they're currently trading below this leveland their value when they would become exercisable beginning in 2008 and 2009. ArmorGroup chief administrative officer Christopher Beese declined to discuss how Kappes and ArmorGroup might dispose of his options, though it appears likely he will forfeit them. Kappes also received $50,000 in salary and benefits in the last two months of 2005, though his annual salary could not be learned.
The company disclosed Kappes' acceptance of the job in a London Stock Exchange regulatory filing Thursday, a day after Hayden was sworn in at the CIA. Beese said he believed Kappes was taken by surprise by Negroponte's announcement at the White House that he was recruiting Kappes to return to the CIA. The CIA did not confirm that Kappes' return has been finalized. "Director Hayden mentioned his intent to bring Steve Kappes back during his address to the workforce on Tuesday," says CIA spokeswoman Jennifer Millerwise Dyck. But Kappes would still have to clear the normal CIA and federal government employment processing and paperwork before actually starting the post.
Kappes, who served in the Marines before spending nearly 25 years in the CIA, is fluent in Russian and Farsi and served in the Agency's Frankfurt station running operations against Iran. He rose to become deputy director for operations just before George Tenet stepped down as CIA director in the summer of 2004. But Kappes resigned in November of that year in solidarity with his then-deputy, Michael Sulick, after Kappes refused a request to reassign Sulick several days after an angry run-in with Goss' chief of staff, Patrick Murray.
When Hayden's nomination was announced early last month, Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte said that he hoped to bring Kappes back as Hayden's deputy. Officials said this was a signal to CIA employees that the White House, DNI and a military general were not planning to impose their will randomly on the CIA but aim to continue reforming the Agency with the guidance of a respected veteran spook. At his confirmation hearing in mid-May, CIA Director Hayden praised Kappes, calling him "a guy who knows the business."


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A clash of titanic egos between Formula 1 racing drivers, beautiful women and stunningly fast cars. Sums up director Ron Howard's new movie,Rush, right? Well, not so fast.
Mr Howard's film, which opens on 27 September in the US, depicts the battle between the McLaren team's James Hunt and Ferrari's Niki Lauda during the 1976 racing season. It is a theme that repeated during the late 1980s, with a clash of wills between Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna (pictured below) and Frenchman Alain Prost. That stormy relationship is the subject of the fine 2010 documentary, Senna.
Rush sketches the rivalry between Hunt, portrayed by Marvel-movie hunk Chris Hemsworth, and Lauda, played by Daniel Brühl, in cars boasting newfound speed courtesy of more powerful engines, wider tires and massive wings pressing them down onto the track. The trouble was that Formula 1's mostly European tracks were little changed from their pre-World War II days, when skinny-tired contraptions chugged around them at a much slower pace.
Determined men in incredibly fast cars on hazard-ridden circuits led to numerous deaths during this era, until the old tracks were improved or abandoned. The north loop of Germany's famed Nürburgring circuit, first opened in 1927, is no longer used in Formula 1 because its whoop-de-dos launched cars in the air, something that is vividly depicted in Rush.
The incendiary drama that resulted in 1976 propelled the excitement in the racing season (when the championship came down to the very last race) and in Rush.
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A decade later, a young Brazilian driver arrived in Formula 1 was so fixated on the task of lapping at maximum speed that his rival drivers were seen as no more than distracting annoyances to be swatted aside.
When, in 1989, Aryton Senna was paired as a teammate with the veteran Alain Prost at the powerhouse McLaren team, the expectation was for dominance. That did happen, but at the cost of a titanic collision, both figuratively and literally, between the drivers.
Unlike Rush, in which scenes were reenacted and reinterpreted by Ron Howard, the documentary Senna uses only real period race footage. Senna's director, Asif Kapadia, obtained access to never-before-seen films shot at the time, and the result is a a documentary that watches like a Hollywood action film.
Reviewers agreed, giving Senna an 8.5 score on IMDb.com and a 92% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes.com, plus the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary and the 2011 LA Film Festival Audience Award for Best International Feature. For all of Rush's gorgeous photography and comely actors, Senna may well be the more lasting viewing experience, providing a glimpse of its charismatic title character close-up and in person, rather than through the interpretation of an actor best known for depicting a hammer-wielding Norse god.


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Occasionally guests who stay at Omuro Kaikan Hall are surprised to discover that the meals are not shōjin ryōri, Buddhist vegetarian cuisine. Although by staying at Omuro Kaikan Hall guests are staying on the temple grounds, because at Ninna-ji the goal is to offer guests the same comforts and atmosphere as that of a Japanese-style inn we offer traditional Japanese food instead of Buddhist cuisine.
If you stay at Omuro Kaikan Hall, or even if you just decide to eat at the restaurant for lunch during the day, you will be treated to delicious Kyoto cuisine, which includes fish and meat.
Here are some photographs of the types of meals served at Omuro Kaikan Hall, you can see a some other examples here and here.
Above: Breakfast (left) featuring boiled tofu and grilled salmon and dinner (right) that includes sashimi as well as famous Kyoto foods such as pickles and yuba (a tofu product).
Below: Another example of dinner, the exact items served vary depending on the time of year. No matter when you visit you can enjoy fresh ingredients and appreciate the Japanese sensitivity to the seasons at Omuro Kaikan Hall.
The restaurant in Omuro Kaikan Hall serves lunch from 11am to 1pm, so even guests who are not staying the night can enjoy traditional Kyoto cuisine during their visit to Ninna-ji!
For more information about staying overnight at the temple, please see this page.


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Is the Worst of the Recession Over for America's Cities?
Gathered in Orlando for their annual conference, the country's mayors believe their cities are on the road to recovery, despite enduring high underemployment and unemployment. Promising signs include stable or rising revenues, shrinking deficits, increasing property values, and improving quality-of-life, notes Alvarez.
"And yet, the mayors - Democrats and Republicans - wanted to be clear about one thing: this ever so slight upswing in their cities has zero to do with Congress. They say progress was made despite Washington's profound inaction."
"The word frustrated is too mild; it's more like disgusted," said Antonio R. Villaraigosa, a Democrat and the fiery mayor of Los Angeles who is also the departing president of the United States Conference of Mayors.
"'Mayors have realized we can't wait for Congress,' said Jim Brainard, a Republican and the mayor of Carmel, Ind., who along with tackling brass tacks economic issues has focused on quality-of-life concerns in his small city outside of Indianapolis, including the arts, bike trails and roundabouts as a lure to residents. 'There are things that need to be done, and can be done now.'"


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Clue: Circusgoers' sounds
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Migration To Blogger Beta - The Final Chapter?
In my previous series Migration To Blogger Beta - Evaluation, and previously, I've discussed the practical issues surrounding the migration.
Today, in Blogger Help Group: Publishing Trouble When will all Blogger accounts be switched to Blogger beta?, we see the third statement by Jordan, aka Blogger Employee
Yes, a few months, max.
One week ago, in Google Blogger Help: An Open Question to "Blogger Employee"
We're looking forward to migrating all users to beta in the next few months, so, as there's limited time left with regular Blogger,
I just hope that there's some window of opportunity provided to all blog owners, so nobody goes from
Sorry, we can't allow you to migrate.
You have to migrate this week.
in the same week.
Common courtesy would require that those with larger, and maybe more complex, blogs, be given an appropriate amount of time to decide when to migrate. I would hate to interfere with some blogger employees coffee break time, but maybe it would be right to think of the unpaid employees slightly, and cut the breaks just a bit shorter.


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GCC Workshop: Writing Graduate School Applications
- Location: Hunt Library, IDeATE Studio A
- Date: October 18, 2017, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
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The graduate school application essay requires you to pitch your candidacy to a small number of faculty members who read through hundreds of other essays. This workshop will provide writing strategies on how to craft an effective application essay. You will gain insight into your audience and learn how to show these busy readers that you are a good fit for the program and can contribute meaningfully to the their department. Learn more about the GCC.


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Apartments in Farmhouse, chianni, pisa, toscana
" Superbe semaine au calme et près de tous les trésors de la Toscane "1 Reviews
Chianni 1193
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The farm Chianni 1193 is situated in a hilly position of the Valdera in Tuscany, outside of the medieval village of Chianni, and about 30 km from Volterra away.
Lorenzo and Donatella, the owners do also live on the spot and after over two years of careful restoration works they have created 4 charming apartments, offering space for 2 up to 5...
The farm Chianni 1193 is situated in a hilly position of the Valdera in Tuscany, outside of the medieval village of Chianni, and about 30 km from Volterra away.
Lorenzo and Donatella, the owners do also live on the spot and after over two years of careful restoration works they have created 4 charming apartments, offering space for 2 up to 5 people.
The stone house has been restored according to the Tuscan tradition, leaving untouched the antique wooden beams and furnishing them with the latest comfort such as underfloor heating, satellite TV and the latest solar technology.
In fact, they have paid great importance for the use of alternative energy sources in order to safe energy.
Solar energy is used to produce hot water for the apartments, for the underfloor heating and to heat the pool.
In a panoramic position underneath the house is situated the swimmingpool with whirlpool, viewing the farm's olive groves and the green valley below.
The swimming pool water is softened through a modern purification plant, working with salt and diatoms (without using any chlorine, absolutely safe for hygiene and skin).
Around the pool a sun terrace, equipped during the warmer months with sund beds and sunshades.
Next to the pool is sitauted a small house, used as laboratory for the olive oil production and for the product tasting.
The farm produces besides olive oil also wine, jams etc.
In front of the laboratory a pergola and a barbecue with pizza oven that are at the guest's complete disposal.
Chianni 1193 furthermore has perfectly equipped stables, thus it is possible to bring your on horse with you on holiday.
During the months of October, November and December, it is possible to take part in the olive harvest, assisting afterwards at the olive pressing.
Olives are pressed according to traditional methods with low temperature and speed.
Separation takes place through natural decantation.
Thanks to these methods is obtained our extravergin olive oil, of very low acidity, intensive taste and intense colour.
Guests will find on their arrival information of the best restaurants, wine bars, wine-growing estates, sport opportunities, supermarkets, etc.
in the area.
Furthermore, Lorenzo and Donatella will hold you up-to-date about the events of the charming places in the Valdera.
It is possible to start from the farm for hiking, to make excursions in the countryside by mountain bike or on horseback.
From the farm is it possible to reach the near art towns of Volterra (ca.
30 km), San Gimignano (45 km), Pisa (45 km), Florence (80 km), Siena (80 km) and Lucca (45 km).
The seaside can be reached in approximately 40 minutes by car, whereas the spas of Casciana Terme can be reached in about 10 minutes.
There is also the possibility of cosmetic treatments.
Chianni 1193 is situated in a peaceful position in the Valdera Tuscany, halfway Pisa and Volterra.
The farm is composed of 4 charming and well equipped holiday apartments that are furnished with the latest technical comfort (underfloor heating, satellite Tv, solar energy).
Inside of the apartments that fitted out in every single detail with antique wooden beam ceilings, pieces of antique furniture that were combined with modern and well-equipped kitchenettes (4-flame gas hob, electric oven, fridge with freezer).
Each apartment has an own outside space furnished with table and chairs, that is or in front or on the back of the house.
Guests can make use of the laundry.
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General services:Owner presentSwimming PoolParkingSatellite TVChildren's play areaOutdoor lightingBarbecueHeated swimming poolReceptionFinal cleaningDaily cleaningHeatingBikes availableAir conditioning
Wellness services:Fitness facilities
Sports Services:TennisHikingTable tennis
Other services:Wine tours
Outdoor services:Bike rentalBus - TramTrain stationHospitalChemistTown centreBar - CafeSupermarketShopping mallClothes shopsRestaurant-PizzeriaFood
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- Arrival time: from 16:00 - to 19:00
- Departure time: The accommodation must be left by 10:00
- In case of arrival out of the estimated time of arrival we kindly ask you to let know as soon as possible.
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Backpacking is one helluva adventure! As well as checking out new cultures, museums, and landscapes, a big part of that adventure is getting the opportunity to taste local and regional dishes in whichever country you're passing through. Tapas in Barcelona, street food in Thailand, real Korean BBQ in Seoul…there are so many amazing dishes to try!
But the reality of backpacking (and prolonging the adventure for as long as possible!) means sticking to a daily or weekly budget, and one of the areas you can often save a few bucks on is food. When you're exploring places you've never been, it can be a challenge to make sure you have a balanced diet. Often you're eating out a lot and the quality of food can vary enormously. It can be too easy to max out on carbs and sugar. But you can make conscious food choices to eat more healthily wherever you are. Make your Mum proud and don't forget to eat your greens!
When you're booking accommodation, look for hostels or hotels where breakfast is included. Make sure you check out the reviews from other travelers because not all breakfasts-included are the same! Some are minimal white bread and jam affairs, while others put out a huge spread complete with cereals, pastries, fruit and hot dishes. Either way, if breakfast is included in your accommodation price that's one less meal you have to worry about.
I went to Barcelona last year with a friend and we found the cheapest and healthiest lunches we had were care of the Supermercado (supermarket). Before heading off to the Gaudi Park (Park Güell), we made a beeline for the supermarket to grab a baguette, some cheese, tomatoes, olives, lettuce, maybe some smoked meat, a couple of apples or peaches, and a couple of bottles of water. All for under ten Euros. In addition to getting some lunch supplies from the supermarket, you can also stock up on healthy snacks like packets of nuts and raisins, and fresh fruit.
In Barcelona we also went to the massive fruit and vegetable market (La Boqueria), where in addition to stands selling empanadas, tapas and all sorts of delicious Spanish dishes, we also stumbled upon a really great vegetarian-organic stand that made set meals. The servings were generous for the price and the salads were a welcome change from cheese and baguettes. If you do buy fresh fruit from the markets, don't forget to wash or peel it before you eat it.
Another good tip is to take advantage of lunchtime specials at cafes and restaurants. When you're on the go sight-seeing, you often walk a lot more than you usually do in your home city and by the time lunch comes around, you're suffering from museum-fatigue and really need to re-fuel. If you make your main-meal in the middle of the day, you'll have more energy for the afternoon's activities and can just grab a snack for dinner. Avoid the over-priced tourist-trap restaurants and make sure you choose meals with salads some of the time (don't always go for the deep-fried option!).
Airport food is usually over-priced and often the options aren't so healthy. If you have time, try and squeeze in a proper meal before you get to the airport (especially taking into account the hours that you'll be sitting around waiting), or bring your lunch and some snacks with you.
Ordering a hamburger or Western meal in Japan will cost you a lot more than a bowl of Ramen noodles (and it probably won't taste as good!). Find out what the locals eat and where and order what they're having.
If you feel like staying in for an evening, grab a couple of drinks at the supermarket or liquor store on the way back to your hotel. This will be significantly cheaper than draining the mini-bar and also cheaper than partying every night at a bar.
Yes, it is possible to order takeaway to be delivered to the hostel or hotel where you're staying. Just ask the delivery person to call your room number and meet them in the foyer. That way if you're exhausted after a day of sightseeing, you can rest up with a DVD, blog about your adventures in the comfort of your room, or just hit the sack and catch up on sleep before you head to your next adventure.
One of my best friends who has traveled all over the world says that even if you are on a budget, make sure you have one nice meal in each city so that you get to try good quality, local cuisine. Do a bit of research beforehand to find a couple of good places, or ask at your hotel or hostel for tips when you get to your destination. By treating yourself to a good quality meal now and again, you'll make the most of your traveling experience and not feel like you're always watching your budget.
Great tips – I've been traveling around Europe recently and all of this is gold! Although, I have to admit, I can't say no to the mini-bar:)
I love your writing Louisa!
have to say my favorite breakfast in the world:
wild and fresh peeled Mangoes!
I make my mom really proud 😉
Excellent post! I'll keep it in mind for my next trip! Thanks!
Very good tips. Fruits for breakfast is good for weight loss too, especially while travelling when we binge.


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North East Stars head coach Derek King will have available Trinidad and Tobago defender Yohance Marshall for Tuesday's trip against Defence Force from 6pm at Ato Boldon Stadium.
Marshall, a 31-year-old with experience on three foreign continents, received his international transfer certificate (ITC) this week, after joining North East Stars in pre-season.
"It's great to get the legs going again," said Marshall, who returned to Trinidad last May following stints on the South American continent, first with El Salvador's Juventud Independiente then Mexico's second division side Murciélagos, where he was a teammate of fellow Soca Warriors Shahdon Winchester and Jomal Williams.
"I have been keeping fit and ready for anything, including the national team and even options abroad," continued Marshall. "North East Stars presented the perfect opportunity for me to train and continue playing for the moment because I live in Arima."
Marshall, a Diego Martin-born former St. Anthony's College and University of South Florida player, added that although he is committed giving his best for his adopted community of Arima and his new club North East Stars, including sharing his experience with new teammates, his ambition is to return abroad and continues to work on possible moves through his agent.
"The plan is to stay active, get some games in and return to the top of my game because I haven't had a full game in a couple of months," he said. "The mind-set is also that I'm also at a place where I can share my knowledge with my teammates. But the plan will ultimately be to return to playing abroad once the opportunity right."
The former Los Angeles Galaxy and Rochester Rhinos – both North American clubs – defender's career also took him to East Asia, where he represented Thailand's Chainat Hornbill and Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw before joining Central FC in 2014 for his first professional stint in Trinidad.
"Experiencing different styles of football in different countries made me into a well-rounded player," Marshall said. "My experience gives me the added edge to adapt quickly to various styles of play and systems."
Marshall last represented Trinidad and Tobago on April 29 in a 2-2 friendly away to Grenada. He played the full 90 minutes against the Grenadians but was not re-called by T&T head coach Dennis Lawrence for FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers against the United States (0-2) and Costa Rica (1-2) on June 9 and 13 respectively.
"The focus for me as it relates to the national team, is to get back to playing at club level and put myself in the national coaches' plans," explained Marshall.
For now though, King, a former Trinidad and Tobago assistant coach, is happy to have the talented defender available for selection at North East Stars.
"We are happy to have him (Marshall) available in our mix of experience and youth," said the North East Stars coach.
King said Marshall is "a leader" who can complement defender Daneil Cyrus and others such as Elton John, who can occupy defence or central midfield positions.
Marshall's current teammates include experienced players Kerry Baptiste, Cyrus, Kevon Villaroel, Leston Paul, Elton John and another well-travelled player, Kordell Samuel.
Other teammates include younger talents such as Kishun Seecharan, Rundell Winchester, Jomoul Francois, Seon Thomas, Jameel Neptune, Adrian Noel, Dwight Quintero, Kyle Bartholomew, Jelani Felix and Akeem Garcia.
King also hopes give valuable top flight exposure to the club's Under-17 talents Jean-Paul Rochford, brothers Darnell and Devon Charles, and Keon Boney, who already made his top flight debut at the start of the season.
King, a former T&T international defender and 2009 Pro League-winning coach, has one competitive match under his belt this term, defeating Point Fortin Civic 1-0 on his debut as North East Stars coach on June 10 at the Arima Velodrome.
His side were set to face three-time defending champions Central FC at the same venue a week later on June 16, but concerns over ground conditions led to the aborting of the game and the debuts of T&T internationals Cyrus and Leston Paul, who joined from W Connection and Central respectively.
But already, he says things are looking up for his club.
"The club is now based in Arima. The people are coming out to see us like the days of Memphis and Arima United. We have Garcia, Jomoul, Bartholomew, Elton and others who are from Arima, representing the club of their community, and coached by me, who is also from Arima," said King.
King, on his next assignment, predicts a tough outing against the Defence Force on Tuesday, adding that while he expects the Army/Coast Guard outfit to be their regular rugged and well-rounded team, he is also aware that all teams will be coming to give their best against his side.
"They all head plenty of us leading up to the start of the season and we expect all teams to be coming hard against us. It's a challenge we accept this year."
Pro League action resumes on Friday 23 June with a double-header at the Ato Boldon Stadium with Central FC against Point Fortin Civic from 6pm followed by W Connection taking on Club Sando from 8pm.
On Saturday 24 June, Police FC and MIC-IT St. Ann's Rangers will lock horns at the Larry Gomes Stadium from 4pm.
And on Tuesday 27 June the Ato Boldon Stadium will host Morvant Caledonia United against San Juan Jabloteh from 8pm following the Defence Force-North East Stars clash two hours earlier.
Upcoming Fixtures
(Friday 23 June 2017)
Central FC vs Point Fortin Civic—6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium
W Connection vs Club Sando—8pm, Ato Boldon Stadium
(Saturday 24 June 2017)
Police FC vs MIC-IT St. Ann's Rangers—4pm, Larry Gomes Stadium
(Tuesday 27 June 2017)
Defence Force vs North East Stars—6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium
Morvant Caledonia United vs San Juan Jabloteh—8pm, Ato Boldon Stadium


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Posted By: Dr. Frugal in Budget on 08/21/2007 at 08:03:01
How long should your emergency fund cover you· Probably three or four months. You'll have to decide what number is right for you. Depending on the area, it can take three or four months to find a new job if you lose yours and you don't want to be without income AND unable to find ANY job. That's really the worst-case scenario.
There are financial advisers who say you should not do any investing until you have completely built up your emergency fund. That is certainyl sound financial advice, but a bit conservative for some people. It is prudent to urge people tht their emergency fund has priority over investing when it comes to your savings dollars.
You should work hard to get at least one-half of your emergency fund in place before diverting any money to investments and even then, only a portion. Keep saving for your emergency fund until it is where you want it to be. The reason you may want to consider beginning an investment program before your emergency fund is complete is that stock and bond investments offer better potential returns than your bank savings program. If you had at least 1/2 your funds in cash and were continuing to add to the emergency fund, and had an emergency, you could tap your investment accounts if needed later in the emergency.
Never fail to put money in your emergency fund until you reach the level you have decided is appropriate for your family. Emergencies, by definition, are unexpected and you need to have this protection in place for your family.
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I can hear the echo of the footsteps, coming down the corridor,
I know just where they're going... and who they're coming for.
The pace that slowed to a crawl, then stopped at my cell door,
my 8-by-10 caves in on me when I think of what's in store.
See, I shot my older brother, while he slept one noon away,
placed the barrel to his ear and hollowed out his brain.
I called the Sheriff to let him know of what I'd done that day,
then fired up a Newport Light while the cops were on their way.
I admitted that I did it, and I looked them in the eye,
told them I had no regrets and did not tell a lie.
I left the jury no cause for guilt when they sentenced me to die,
although it may have made a difference if I'd told them why.
I felt a hatred toward him, and I could not gain control,
if I had not, witnessed it... I never would have known.
He should have never touched her, that sickness in his soul,
he was her trusted uncle - she was only ten years old.
My daughter went to hell-and-back, by the evil of her kin,
I would not put her through the trial just to save my skin.
So I kept my silence - and accepted - that murder was my sin,
at least I know damned good-and-well he'll not touch her again.
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Girl You Look Expensive: Taueret
Femme cannot be bought. Period. But the process of putting together a style that makes you feel comfortable in your skin does sometimes take some scrappiness and bargain shopping. I love bargain shopping--I call it Femme Hunting. Half the time the process of getting together an outfit is fun in and of itself.
So it is in this spirit of opening dialogue about Femme Hunting that I present my new blog series: Girl You Look Expensive****. I'll find a fierce fat femme, interview her about her outfit and post it here. The idea is how you can look fierce and fashionable without spending a lot of money.


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As the play, Nothing on stumbles rapidly towards its, Broadway opening, actors and characters, text and subtext, drama backstage and comedy onstage become indistinguishable. Will it be a massive success or colossal failure? The stakes get higher, the actors sink lower and the Director has a nervous break down as hilarity ultimately ensues and Nothing on becomes Noises off.
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The action sets off in NY as the play, Nothing On is about to premiere. The director, Lloyd Fellows, played by the brilliant Michael Caine, cant bear to watch and races frantically out of the theatre lobby. His voiceover sends us back to the night before opening night in Des Moines where the final tech/dress does not go overly well. It is a play within a play, as the actors own agendas interfere with the rehearsal. Carol Burnett is Dotty Ottley, an aging comic actress who has put her life savings into this run. She is having an affair with much younger co-star, Garry Lejeune (John Ritter), who just happens to have a strong jealous streak. This affair is blabbed to fellow cast members by the gossip of the group, Belinda Blair (Marilu Henner) who also accidentally unveils fellow actor Frederick Dallas (Christopher Reeve) impending divorce, and Lloyds own two timing affairs with stage manager Poppy Taylor (Julie Hagerty) and fresh out of drama school ingÈnue Brooke Ashton (Nicollette Sheridan). The deaf, bumbling alcoholic Selsdon Mowbray (Denholm Elliott) keeps getting lost when he needs to be onstage and comes onstage before his cues, and lone backstage crew member Tim (Mark Linn-Baker), nearly collapses from exhaustion as he frantically tries to cater to everybody elses every command.
The tumultuous relationship between Dotty and Garry, marred by a clueless nosebleed fraught Freddy, defines the central conflict of Noises off. In the world of Nothing On, Dotty plays the housekeeper for a couple who is living in Spain in a bid not to pay tax. All the action occurs in their home, a two-story house in the country. The couple, played by Belinda and Freddy, return to their home in secret while Garrys character, one of the letting agents, is using this supposedly vacant home to conduct an affair with Brookes character. Dottys character should be on her day off but has chosen to stay in the house to watch TV, and Selsdon plays a burglar who catches them all out.
This is a slapstick comedy written for the London stage. The first act is the dress rehearsal. The second act is a performance a few weeks later shown entirely from backstage, written nearly all as stage directions without a single word of dialogue other than what is overheard from the action on stage, and the third act is a performance quite a few months later shown just from the front. The progression of the play, Nothing On, deteriorates from act to act as the backstage drama largely takes over. Shoelaces are tied between props, plates of sardines go everywhere, violence rears its ugly head, and Brooke spends most of the time in her underwear. All the while, the desperate Poppy and Tim try and keep it together almost in spite of Lloyds help and the play descends into catastrophe and chaos.
Surprisingly, the film takes the extra step of creating a successful final moment where the Broadway audience loves it and the onstage tableau of Nothing on depicts a new and happy set of endings for the Noises off audience. This, along with some other elements of the film that have been created purely for the cinema, do feel a bit forced. Another example of this is the accent choiceor lack of it. There are onstage attempts at humorous British accents, which I think are meant to help define what is part of Nothing on verses what is not. At first this works and the accents come and go at precise moments. However, as the action descends into chaos, the accents go away completely. They dont add much to any element of the film and seem almost gratuitous.
Anyone who has ever done any theatre, even if that is just being in a school play, knows that things dont always go smoothly. Even with its faults, this film has managed to capture the ultimate directors nightmare, and make us love it. I dare anyone to watch Noises off and not burst into laughter throughout the film. It is not the most brilliant piece of cinematic legend in the world, but it is a highly entertaining comedy which promises to put a smile on your face and which I would recommend to anyone who just wants to laugh.


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News about storage of thermal energy"Researchers at the UPV / EHU develop a compact prototype for heat storage, easily integrated in buildings." We recommend the reading of the article that you can find on the website of the University of the Basque Country. There you can find new ways of research to develop a better use of renewable energies to the supply of energy in buildings.Photo: prototype for the storage of thermic energy developed by the researchers at UPV / EHU.
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Monachyle Mhor Hotel: A little slice of Scottish heaven
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Chances are that when you rock up at an unassuming boutique hotel on the edge of a Scottish loch far from civilization and there's a helicopter sat on the lawn, you've probably found somewhere worth the journey.
Loch Voil is just an hour away from both Glasgow and Edinburgh airports in the less visited part of the Trossachs National Park. It's a stunning landscape of glens, babbling rivers and forests, and is steeped in the history of Rob Roy McGregor, made famous by Daniel Dafoe and Sir Walter Scott, who lived, fought and died here.
Far down a single track road, which is barely marked on the map, the Monachyle Mohr estate has been owned by the Lewis family since 1983. It's a real family run business that has been built up with hard graft over the intervening years to bring it to where it is today – a lovely boutique hotel, a working farm producing quality meat and veg, an award winning restaurant, and owner of a host of other business in the area including Mohr Bread (a bakery), Mohr Fish (a fishmongers and restaurant), and Mohr Tea (a tearoom).
On our visit, we stayed in one of the feature rooms in the old granary on the ground floor across the courtyard from the main, rather startlingly pink house. It was a spacious and warm, wooden-floored bedroom with a homely gas fire, a steam-room, and a very comfortable bed. It didn't have much of a view, but that was hardly a deal breaker as it was the only bedroom available when we booked just the day before.
When we arrived, lunch had already finished but we were offered door-step sandwiches and huge mugs of tea in the cosy lounge in the main house instead. Just what we needed after a long, wet drive from Grantown-on-Spey way up north in The Highlands.
What we had really come for though was the promise of a great evening meal, as it was the award winning restaurant that attracted us in the first place when it had appeared in Mr H's internet search for "best Scottish restaurant". The subsequent discoveries that the hotel itself was rather wonderful and the location so stunning were purely bonuses.
Using local game, the farm's own grass-fed, dry-aged angus beef and lamb, and vegetables grown in the garden, Tom Lewis prepares wonderful food from the ingredients available on the estate, and from the best fish and seafood Scotland has to offer.
I can understand why people fly in from the city by seaplane or helicopter for lunch to enjoy the likes of Perthshire spring lamb, mustard celeriac remoulade, chantenay carrots with juniper jus, or crispy hen's egg, new season's white and green asparagus, with lemon sorrel – we certainly weren't disappointed with what we were fed.
As ours was a bit of a whirlwind tour around Scotland we only had one night to stay in the Mohr, so we left wanting more. You could spend days wandering the countryside, fishing the loch or birdwatching, and the estate manager Alan will take you on safari to tell you the history of Rob Roy and to spot the local wildlife – well worth the money for a morning of exploring.
Sent on our way at noon the next day we were given a hearty packed lunch of sandwiches, fruit, local cheese with homemade oatcakes, and even a butter knife each from the restaurant. As we drove away and came to the end of the loch we spied a for-sale sign on a piece of land, so promptly took down the details for further investigation. One way or another we'll definitely be back to Loch Voil and The Mohr to experience this little slice of Scottish heaven again.
Price: Rooms start from US$312 per night.
Location: Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Perthshire, FK19 8PQ. Tel: 01877 384622.
Website: http://mhor.net


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How do we make moral judgments?
How do humans make moral judgments? This has been an ongoing and unresolved debate in psychology, and with good reason. Moral judgments aren't just opinions. They are the decisions with which we condemn others to social exclusion, jail, and even violent retaliation. Given their weight, moral judgments are often assumed to be rational, though recent psychological research has suggested that they may be more like gut feelings. While debates about whether moral judgments are deliberate, conscious attributions, or automatic intuitions have been fruitful both theoretically and practically, the next direction in moral research needs to take a pragmatic turn. Rather than continue to ask whether morals are deliberate or affective, it's time to ask when moral judgments are deliberate and when they are affective, and how these different types of reasoning both inform judgment.
Evidence for deliberate moral judgment, such as research by Cushman and Young, argue for a model of moral judgment in which people utilize rational cognitive processes to assess the cause of the potential moral wrong and that wrong's effects. Their research presented situations to participants in which one person acted in a way that affected another person. The researchers manipulated information about who caused a wrong, whether they intended to cause the wrong, and what harm has been caused. These facts were shown to change the moral judgment of the participants, suggesting deliberate moral judgment. This theory emphasizes the 'correct' assessment of moral facts, in which the goals of minimizing harm and maximizing well-being serve as the two aims of morality. It is ultimately a theory of rational decision making; people observe the world, determine if their facts match their overall moral code, then make moral judgments. This model probably matches how many people think about their own moral stances; reasonable, fact based, and most importantly, correct.
Intuitionist theorists such as Jonathan Haidt, however, have demonstrated that our moral reasoning is sometimes quite unreasonable. Haidt argued that affective responses, such as feelings of disgust, serve as the primary motivator for moral judgment (Haidt, 2001). In this theory, there are natural or socially learned intuitions of what is right or wrong that prompt snap judgments of a given moral situation. Rather than deliberating over the causes, intent, and effects of harmful actions, Haidt argues that situations that provoke prohibitive moral judgment often come from harmless, hard to justify situations. For example, a scenario in which a man has sex with a dead chicken and then cooks and eats it provokes negative moral judgments despite no clear harm being caused. Participants, when faced with such an evocative but harmless scenario, couldn't come up with a rational justification beyond "it's wrong". This moral dumbfounding is used as evidence to suggest that affect is primary in moral judgment, and that the rational justifications are just post-hoc reasoning.
If this debate sounds philosophical, that's not a coincidence. In some ways, these two theoretical camps mirror the philosophical traditions of deontology and consequentialism. Deontology is the philosophical view that morality comes from a central tenet or rule, which is then applied invariably to an observed moral situation to create judgment. A deontological view of morality would hold that lying is always wrong, even if it means lying in a way to protect someone. This contrasts with consequentialism, which argues that moral assessment comes after events, in which the causes, effects, and other circumstances are evaluated together to form a judgment. In a consequentialist view of morality, a lie is only bad if the person lying hurts someone else. If the lie would protect someone's feelings or safety, then the positive consequences of the act make the act acceptable or even compulsory. For Cushman and Young, the logical assessment of intent, cause, and effect are all part of the harm calculation that consequentialist morality is based upon. By contrast, Haidt's moral dumbfounding is meant to demonstrate that people have emotional probations that act even when harm is explicitly made absent. A moral prohibition that keeps its moral valance despite circumstance has the hallmarks of deontological moral reasoning, the rules of which Haidt argues comes from cultural history and emotional reactions based in human evolutionary history. So while this debate is contemporary and relevant to our day to day lives, it has a long history. No surprise it's still unresolved!
While it may seem like we're doomed to debate these points into eternity, there may be another way. Ditto and Liu complicate this theoretical dichotomy with work which focuses on moral conflict and the relation of moral convictions with moral facts. While agreeing with the premise that affect plays a strong role in moral judgment, Ditto and Liu argue that consequentialist moral judgments, like the kind studied by Cushman and Young, do require factual assessment in order to justify themselves. Further, failure to do so can create cognitive dissonance within an individual, which in turn can alter moral affect. One way in which this is resolved is a disputation of facts, in which people with strong moral convictions (such as being anti-death penalty) tend to also be highly invested in discounting or ignoring evidence that may undermine their view that their position is morally superior. An example they give is people who advocate for or against the death penalty. A person with a vested interest in ending the death penalty does so not just because they believe it is the right thing to do (i.e. killing is wrong), but because it is the best thing to do (the death penalty does not deter crime). Ditto and Liu call situations in which deontological intuition and consequentialist fact clash moral conflict. In their view, morality may indeed be the product of deontological intuitions, but humans do not perceive or assess their morals as simple rules that they have chosen but as reflections of the factually best way to live. In this way, moral rules move from simple prohibitions to a collection of prudential, logical ways of living and not living.
This accounts for how we may anecdotally experience our moral beliefs. It also suggests that the facts we consider central to our moral judgments might be subject to motivated reasoning, or the biased consumption of facts. Further research has shown the process by which this moral realism can be manipulated, providing some evidence for a moral system based on deontological rules that are rationalized in a post-hoc manner. By manipulating the deontological rules on which the affective moral judgments are hypothesized to be based (i.e killing a person as punishment is wrong), participants would temporarily alter or soften their position. Specifically, participants were randomly assigned to conditions in which they read essays that argued for or against capital punishment, but did so by arguing in ways that did not deal with facts about capital punishment. For example, a pro-capital punishment essay would be about the importance of justice, casting people guilty of premeditated murder as subhuman monsters and stating that the death penalty was the only closure that was good enough for families. Participants later were asked their views on capital punishment, in which those exposed to the pro-essay were more favorable to the practice than those assigned to the against-essay. More importantly, these participants would then discount evidence that contradicted the position they were manipulated into supporting. For example, people in the pro-death penalty condition expressed that the death penalty was a good deterrent of crime, and downplayed the harm. This suggests we're quite deliberate in our moral reasoning, but only when the facts make us look right.
If we believe that this model of deontological fact-seekers is a fitting one, what then? Are deontological judgments just affective feelings? While Ditto and Lui's work suggests that they may be, that question is still somewhat open. One clue to answering this question may lay in the impact of moral wrong on emotional expression, as studied by Paul Rozin and colleagues. Rozin et al. found evidence to suggest that specific types of moral violations, such as harming someone or lying, provoked predicable emotional responses in participants such as anger. Rozin and colleagues argue that these findings suggest the importance of affect in moral reasoning. If moral emotions are linked to moral violations, and moral judgments are based off of intuitive deontological stances, then is it the case that manipulating the emotional state of a participant could manipulate their moral judgment? Would this manipulation also alter the way in which individuals make attributional assessments about relevant facts and how those facts contribute to the moral justification of their judgment? Research into this question would not only contribute to the debate about how deliberate and intuitive reasoning initiate moral judgment, but also suggest a new way for assessing moral decision making. If being angry can alter the assessment of facts about an important moral issue, are those judgments really as informed and rational as we would like to hope? If a lawmaker has a bad flight, might they be more likely to disregard new facts about a contraception bill? Better understanding how affect influences moral decision making and relevant factual assessment can help better understand how much our day to day context alters moral decisions we treat as core to religious, civic, and personal identity.
Joseph Tennant is a PhD student in Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on the cultural psychology of religion and its effects on morality, learning, and theories of causality. His upcoming dissertation is a comparative study of Evangelical Christians and Atheists, and the differences in their moral reasoning.
Cushman, F., & Young, L. (2011). Patterns of moral judgment derive from nonmoral psychological representations. Cognitive Science, 35(6), 1052-1075.
Ditto, P., & Liu, B. (2012) Deontological Dissonance and the Consequentialist Crutch. In Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. (Eds.), The Social Psychology of Morality: Exploring the Causes of Good and Evil (pp. 51-71). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association
Ditto, P. H., & Lopez, D. F. (1992). Motivated skepticism: Use of differential decision criteria for preferred and nonpreferred conclusions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63(4), 568.
Haidt, J. (2001). The emotional dog and its rational tail: a social intuitionist approach to moral judgment. Psychological review, 108(4), 814.
Rozin, P., Lowery, L., Imada, S., & Haidt, J. (1999). The CAD triad hypothesis: a mapping between three moral emotions (contempt, anger, disgust) and three moral codes (community, autonomy, divinity). Journal of personality and social psychology, 76(4), 574.
Shweder, R. A., & Haidt, J. (1993). The Future of Moral Psychology: Truth, Intuition, and the Pluralist Way. Psychological Science, 4(6), 360-365.


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Sam is a chartered clinical psychologist. With a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from University College London, she is a specialist CBT practitioner, accredited with the British Association of Behavourial and Cognitive Psychotherapists. She also practices Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy.
In addition to her private practice, she has seven years experience working in the NHS. She currently works in a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder clinic.
Sam has experience in working with a wide range of traumatic experiences.
Prior to becoming a clinical psychologist, Sam studied Classics at Wadham College, Oxford and then went to onto a television career, working on programmes for the BBC and Channel 4 such as Panorama and Dispatches.


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Current and Long Range Planning
Staff provides background and professional recommendations regarding current and long range land use matters and other planning review agency policy comments to the Planning Board and Board of Commission to help them make informed recommendations and decisions.
Determine the relationships between planned developments, growth and mitigating the impact on the environment around us. Of primary consideration in planned development are environmental concerns such as Flood Hazards and Watershed Areas, as well other factors such as land cover and land use.
In March of 2009, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the Carolina Threads Trail Master Plan for Gaston County. The Threads Trail is a proposed regional network of greenways and trails extending through 15 counties and reaching some 2.3 million people. As a regional system the Carolina Threads Trail will link many areas of Gaston County, but not all. The Planning Department in conjunction with Parks and Recreation is working to plan a system of smaller local trails and greenways to not only connect with the Threads Trail and other trail and greenway systems, but to also link together neighborhoods and other points of interest within the County. Initial planning efforts also include the study a potential trail link between the County Park in Dallas, Rankin Lake Park (in Gastonia) and Gaston College.
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Whew! Another family picture day come and gone.
Every year we shoot a family photo for the upcoming catalog, and as some of the kids have moved farther away, it's become more complicated—we have to set the date months in advance to make sure everyone can make it. This year we worked it around Jon's spring break, so the Browns have been in town for the whole week.
And as our numbers have grown, it's become quite a production as well. The photographers who shoot the cover of the Idea Book & Catalog also shoot the family photo, so we go to their studio in Salt Lake City. They've been working on the set for weeks, and we (mostly Shalae) have been working on our wardrobe. Everyone gets a new shirt or blouse, and they bring their own jeans, pants, or skirts.
The women without children (just me and Shanna this year) head to the studio first for make-up, with everyone else scheduled at different times. Those with the youngest children arrive last, for obvious reasons. All the girls get make-up, and everyone (men and children too) get powdered.
Our focus is, of course, keeping the kids entertained and happy while we're getting ready. Grandpa brings a supply of mints (small and white, so they don't stain clothes), healthy snacks abound, handheld electronics are welcome, and a play-zone is stocked with all the kid-friendly props from the studio gathered in one place to keep little hands occupied.
Once make-up and powder is applied, the grown-ups and older grandchildren get in their places. Lights are adjusted, props are moved, and people are arranged. We absolutely couldn't do it without the behind-the-scenes professionals—they're incredible!
At the last possible minute, we place the younger children. This year Phoebe (age 1) and Stella (age 2) were little stinkers (the rest of the kids were fabulous!), but we still managed to shoot plenty of photos in about 20 minutes.
People sometimes ask me how we got everyone to look so great in one shot, and here's our secret—we don't! PhotoShop is our best friend! We pick the one shot that has the most number of people looking good, and then we steal head shots from other photos and PhotoShop them in. And you thought we just had kids who were darling all the time, huh?
After it's all over, we head back to Grandma and Grandpa's (we order lunch and pick it up on the way home), eat, and then everyone (sometimes even adults) go home for a well-deserved nap!
It takes a lot of effort, but as I look back at the family photos we've taken through the years, it's worth every minute! I'm so grateful for the wonderful memories and tangible history we have of the Gardner family. I think Sidney captured my feelings best: "I love family picture days," she said several times, "because we're all together as a family!"


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Update on Gerardo, will expound more later. For the past three days his blood pressure has stabilized and his heart rate. Only high when in extreme pain, which has lessened. Yesterday he had a rough test, but made it fine. He had to be transported to another hospital for the test, and that is a journal in itself. We are awaiting more results to know when the next dialysis will be. He has chronic kidney failure and we are working to locate those that could be possible donors, ie. family members. Gerardo has never known his family, but his mother and 4 children are in our town, so contact was made today. Antonio, Jose's brother, and huge help here, is staying with him since I came back. We are working on a plan for staying with him round the clock. I will update more when we have time, just getting home, but understand that people care. Thank you, Paula
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I do not wish to upset any of My Christian friends,brothers or sisters ,but this must be said. It is sad that people are sending false teachers on these phony Christian networks, their tithes and offerings and financial support, when there are so many regular folks in America that are hurting.
Here in our own country people are supporting these False T.V.millionaire preachers, who by the way, DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU,JUST YOUR MONEY, instead of supporting local church programs to feed the hungry and homeless. Now, this goes to all You preachers/pastors out there who refuse to help other churches that do not share the same name as Yours, SHAME On YOU. Can You imagine if the Church of Christ, Baptist, Church of God ,Methodist, and all the non Denomination's that Claim Christ, would work together as Christians instead of worrying about how one another worships inside the confines of their 4 walls what We could accomplish? SHAME on All of Us.
We have so many churches in this valley that claim to have the heart of Jesus, and His blood running through our veins, and some can't come off Your spiritual high horse long enough to do His work. Sometimes I can only imagine how God the Father, and Son think about Us spoiled little Children.
If each Christian would just give a little, in this Valley, so many could have more. It isn't the Governments place to give ,it is Ours .
I put Myself in the same boat too,because I know can do more. Can You ?Sammy Smith.


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Monday, 31 August 2009
Harlequins gig in Chiswick
I have been preparing my harlequins for a gig at a Recycling event organised by Breathing Spaces UK Chiswick Business Park. Among the happenings an attempt will be made on the record for recycling a bag of rubbish for the Guinness Book of Records. The harlequin on the left has been exhibited before but it is a debut for the one on the right. To make that one stable I added a pet curling round its feet; its head is a flint. The armatures of the harlequins are made from odds and ends. The moustache came from a vacuum cleaner. The covering of the sculptures is recycled glass and chopped up CD's used for permeable paving, applied with silicone.
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Saturday, 29 August 2009
Imber the derelict village on Salisbury Plain
I went to Imber today on Salisbury Plain as the church was open and I wanted in particular to see the rare mediaeval wall paintings. They were hidden behind scaffolding as the church is being restored. Imber in the 1930's was a village totally owned by the War Department, except the property of the churches and the pub, and the surrounding vast area used for military exercises which co-existed with farming. In 1943 the village was evacuated at 47 days notice to allow street fighting exercises and it has remained uninhabited ever since. In 1961 an unsuccessful campaign was launched to try and prevent the permanent closure of the roads and to get the village restored. (As a child I went on a 25 mile car demonstration on the subject.) As a concession the Army allows access to the village at certain times of the year. The photos show the old manor house, Imber Court and the church behind a fence - the Out of Bounds sign is an order to the army.
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Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Dante's Inferno
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Monday, 24 August 2009
Olaudah Equiano
I have long been fascinated by the story of Olaudah Equiano who was taken as a slave a the age of eleven in West Africa to become a freeman in England campaiging against the slave trade and a best selling author. This is a sculpture by Christy Symington and it was on display at a book launch yesterday of "Equiano's Epigrams" by John Agard which tells Equiano's life in poetry. The book was launched at the Museum of London Dockland West India Dock. There are not many book launches where all those present are made to dance to instructions by an athletic Ghanaian dancer (the Nyanome Group). The sculpture has broken chains on the side (not visible in this image).
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Labels: Christy Symington, Nyanome, Olaudah Equiano
Saturday, 22 August 2009
Igbo Inspiration
I have been searching for an idea for a sculpture for a potential project in 2010 on the theme of biodiversity so I went to the British Museum, one of the world's most inspiring places. I want to reflect the idea of the interdependence of humans and the natural world. In many cultural traditions gods and humans become animals and vice versa. Sex was on themind of Zeus, the Greek super god when doing that sort of change - into an eagle or a bull or whatever - rather than biodiversity but there is in classical mythology the idea of the closeness of humans to nature, something often lost in the modern urbanised world. I thought maybe a totem pole with different creatures and humans joined in one might work. However, a totem pole does present logistical problems. In the African Galleries is this Igbo sculpture in which there is a melange of humans and animals. It stands on four legs which solves the stability problem. A starting point for my piece.
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Thursday, 20 August 2009
Driftwood Bedford Square
I came across this wonderful installation by chance in Bedford Square near the British Museum. Driftwood is the work of students of the Architectural Association and incorporates plywood slats provided by the Finns. It is there for a while (one website suggests that it should have gone by now ). Catch it if you can.
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Sunday, 16 August 2009
Cockatrice to go to Singapore?
I got a sales enquiry from Singapore for my Cockatrice, my Golden Raccoon and some other pieces. I will miss them if they go but it will make space to create some more. These were constructed from pieces of wood found in Wiltshire woodlands. The cockatrice was a monster with a cockerel's head in mythology. With three bits of wood I have created a sculpture of a cockatrice grappling with a multi limbed monster. Or maybe it is an amorous encounter.
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Labels: cockatrice, ecoart, raccoon, recycledsculpture, sculpturemad
Thursday, 13 August 2009
High Density CD horse unveiled at Horseworld Bristol
Yesterday exciting as Dean Williams' horse sculpture made with 3000 recycled CD's arrived at the Horsepower exhibition at Horseworld animal sanctuary near Bristol which I have been curating. The arrival was courtesy of DGT Transport of Lecicester who lent an enormous lorry and drivers free of charge for the day. High Density the horse rears up ten and a half feet. The BBC filmed its unveiling for the local news bulletin and showed some of the other sculptures.
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Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Roadside Kill
There are some people who feed themselves on roadside kill, animals found by the road. I might if I knew what I was doing. However, I do collect odds and ends. I found the bit on the left beside the car park at Fleet Service Station on the M3 Motorway. It is anthropomorphic. I will mount it on the column on the right which was a chicken feeding trough. The column will be painted black. Black against green will look good in a garden. I will probably show it in the group sculpture show at the Bradford on Avon Festival in Wiltshire from September 18th to 27th 2009
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Labels: ecoart, junkart, recycledsculpture, sculpturegarden, sculpturemad
Monday, 3 August 2009
The Last Tommy
I have been working on this sculpture for a while. The helmet was found decades ago in my garden which was the site of a camp in the First World War. It has a long crack (not visible in this image). Whether that was due to damage in war one can only speculate. For a long time the helmet hung in the porch and provided a nesting site for sparrows who carried on oblivous of people entering the house or sitting in the porch. But the sparrows have disappeared.
I wanted to create a memorial to those many men lying in graves in nearby Salisbury Plain who died of their wounds,dysentry and the flu pandemic having returned from France. I was not sure what to call this piece but the recent death of Harry Patch, the last surviving soldier to have fought in the First World War trenches, decided it.
I wanted to create a memorial to those many men lying in graves in nearby Salisbury Plain who died of their wounds,dysentry and the flu pandemic having returned from France. I was not sure what to call this piece but the recent death of Harry Patch, the last surviving soldier to have fought in the First World War trenches, decided it.
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Bad Moms
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you can occasionally judge a
movie by its title. Bad Santa,
Bad Teacher, Bad Grandpa,
Bad Bosses — bad movies.
Hence, my expectations for
Bad Moms were rather low.
Directed and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, Bad Moms drops its first gratuitous F-bomb in near-record time — approximately eight seconds following the opening credits. And so it begins.
The bad news for Bad Moms is that the movie is almost great. The all-star cast that includes Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate and Jada Pinkett-Smith certainly offers considerable "curb appeal." However, buying into the premise that any of their characters are actually mothers is a kinda tough sell. Now, Kunis cast as a super-hot, meth-addicted stripper with daddy issues — THAT'S believable!
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While Bad Moms does succeed in presenting side-splitting and extremely spot-on glimpses into the stressed-out day-to-day lives of "typical" hard-working mothers, the story is often compromised by ridiculous scenarios and lowbrow toilet humor. Filth ain't funny, necessarily — it's just filth. Hence, hearing the ever-elegant, award-winning Pinkett-Smith reciting dialog regarding "taking it in the butt" isn't compelling — it's actually kinda creepy. Heck, it isn't even shocking — it's just jarring.
But in the spirit of full disclosure, I will confess that Bad Moms had me laughing (out loud) more than I have in a very long time. The basic storyline is engaging, a few of the characters are rather likable, and there is some genuine payoff along the way. In sum, despite its often misguided world messages, trash-type overload and anti-climatic ending, the news for Bad Moms ain't all bad.
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Civil Service exams
New Changes in UPSC Exams Opposed by Taminadu CM
New Changes in UPSC Exams Opposed by Taminadu CM
against civil service aspirants frThe recent changes in the UPSC Civil services examination widely received criticism.
Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday, said The new terms in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Examination as "retrograde" and "highly discriminatory"it appeared to be a calculated move to bias the system
against civil service aspirants from non-Hindi speaking regions of the country.
"I apprehend that these retrograde changes brought in by the UPSC without adequate consultation with State governments are undemocratic and unilateral and will have the effect of denying the youth of Tamil Nadu their fair chance of representation in the civil services, and ultimately, hamper the governance of the country," the letter to the Prime Minister read.
The letter states that there are four major changes that would affect the chances of Rural Aspirants adversely who haven't enough exposure to English.
First of all, she said, aspirants who completed their schooling in Tamil but shifted to the English medium for their graduation, used to have the option of taking the examination in Tamil.
This option has now been dropped. Only those with a graduation in Tamil medium would be allowed to write the paper in that medium.
However, there is no such stipulation for candidates who wish to appear in the Hindi medium.
This, the Chief Minister said, discriminated against not just Tamil-speaking candidates but also against all candidates from non-Hindi speaking states and in particular against rural students from marginalised sections who would have had their mother tongue as medium of instruction till school level.
The second objectionable change, the letter said, was that candidates could opt for literature of a particular language only if they had studied it at the graduation level as the main subject.
This was discriminatory and illogical since such a stipulation has not been made for any other optional subject, she pointed out.
Also, unless there was a minimum of 25 candidates opting for a particular language medium, those candidates will have to write the examination in English or Hindi only.
This, the Chief Minister said, "was inexplicable, discriminatory and violative of the Constitutional right to equality."
The fourth change was to remove the compulsory qualifying paper in an Indian language and the inclusion of an English composition and précis writing section as an evaluated portion of the essay paper instead of the qualifying English paper.
"This change also clearly favours urban, English educated candidates and acts against rural students belonging to disadvantaged sections," the Chief Minister added.
Jayalalithaa observed that the changes made by the Union Public Service Commission was violative of the Right to Equality in Public Employment enshrined in Article 16 of Constitution.
All regional languages should be accorded equal status in a federal structure.
"Aspirants to the country's civil services should have the option to take the examination in any language, particularly their mother tongue, listed in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution," Jayalalithaa said.
Therefore, the Chief Minister sought the immediate intervention of the Prime Minister to urge the Union Public Service Commission to reconsider these invidious, unfair and discriminatory changes made in the scheme of the civil services examination.


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First quarter exports from Latin American and Caribbean fall: IDB report
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 - 17:31
The value of exports from Latin American and the Caribbean fell by 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease was caused by lower export volumes and falling commodity prices.
IDB launches Superheroes of Development contest to recognize executing agencies
Monday, March 4, 2019 - 18:41
In its second edition, the call for proposals will be open from March 4th to May 17th, 2019. The Superheroes of Development Award will recognize executing agencies of IDB-financed projects that have successfully addressed challenges during its implementation. The contest will identify eight finalists from across Latin America and the Caribbean who will travel to IDB's Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to present their solutions.
Latin America & Caribbean will need 23 million health and education professionals by 2040
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 12:53
A new IDB study from the series The future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean estimates that the region will need 12 million teachers, 3 million doctors and 8 million nurses by the year 2040. The study also highlights that jobs in education and health are good
Latin American and Caribbean exports rise but at a slower rate
Thursday, January 10, 2019 - 12:13
Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean hit their highest level in six years thanks to a 9.9 percent increase in 2018, albeit amid growing downside risks in the future, according to a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank. The region exported $1.08 trillion last year. While this is the highest level since record exports in 2012, the rise fell short of the 12.2 percent growth rate for 2017. The region's performance also lagged a worldwide trade increase of 11.6 percent for the Jan-Sept period (compared to the same period the previous year).
Declining Export Competitiveness: Latin America Urgently Needs a Quality Leap
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 15:28
BUENOS AIRES—In the first quarter of 2018, the value of exports from Latin America and the Caribbean grew at a year-on-year rate of 9.7 percent in comparison with the same period in 2017, according to a new report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). However, this growth has come amid signs that the region is becoming less competitive amid rising economic risks and global trade tensions.
Artificial intelligence to boost Latin American and Caribbean economies: IDB study
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - 11:43
Study also urges governments to anticipate consequences of artificial intelligence in labor markets BUENOS AIRES – Artificial intelligence can facilitate trade negotiations and add one additional percentage point of growth to Latin American and the Caribbean economies, according to a study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Suriname to improve health services' delivery with IDB support
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - 10:45
$20 million loan will help Suriname's health sector to deal with challenges posed by non-communicable and communicable diseases The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today approved a $20 million loan which will improve access to high-quality, well-integrated primary care services as well as enhance the effectiveness of Suriname's health sector to address priority epidemiological challenges throughout the country.
Business Forum brings together private and public sector leaders to promote infrastructure investment and integration
Friday, March 23, 2018 - 10:41
Argentine ministers and Mendoza governor take part in event held ahead of IDB Annual Meeting MENDOZA, Argentina – The III Business Forum opened today with the participation of nearly 900 business leaders and government officials from 30 countries, who convened to discuss an ambitious agenda focused on boosting investments in infrastructure, promoting regional economies, and speeding up regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Better governance and greater integration to determine fate of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2030
Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 03:00
New Atlantic Council report commissioned by IDB offers contrasting scenarios for crime, democracy, trade and economic growth The Atlantic Council today released "Latin America and the Caribbean 2030: Future Scenarios," a report commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that looks at how the region's countries could evolve over the next 14 years, underscoring how more integration and better governance hold the key to greater prosperity.
Many hospitalizations due to chronic disease preventable, IDB study shows
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 03:00
Seminar in Bahia addresses epidemic of chronic disease in Latin America and the Caribbean Early interventions and improved primary care could prevent more than six million annual hospitalizations in Latin America and the Caribbean due to chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes, a new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) shows.