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Limud (Hebrew School)
Youth Groups
Kiki's Kadima
Mommy & Me
Young Family Program
Wolpert Scholarship
CTI Library
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limud-a different kind of Hebrew school
Limud is not your grandparent's Hebrew school. It's a Hebrew school that children are actually excited to attend. Limud focuses, above all, on "values" and "experiential learning."
On Sunday mornings, the Rabbi, Cantor, Principal and teachers begin the day by gathering with students and parents to catch up on the week just passed. This Kehillah - a half hour assembly of song, story-telling and stressing values, such as Kindness (Chesed), Respect (Kavod) and Healing the World (Tikkun Olam), sets the stage for formal learning with hand-picked teachers selected for their teaching skills and ability to reach students of all ages, family background and Hebrew levels.
At Limud, we seek to develop and nurture learners of all ages. We believe that this vision can only be realized through "whole person learning," which is acquired not only through books, but also- and perhaps more so- through doing and experiencing. This includes special projects and a vigorous social action program.
We are supremely proud of our post-Bar/Bat Mitzvah students. Many of them remain closely connected to Limud as counselors and tutors (madrichim) for our younger students. Limud High students meet on Sunday mornings to learn about topics that interest them, and we take their feedback and input very seriously. They are our most trusted advisers.
These are but a few of the qualities that make CTI's Limud exceptional, beloved by both parents and students, and a source of great pride to the entire congregation.
Please click here for the 2017-2018 Limud Schedule.
Youth Groups (grade 8-12)
These gatherings focus on age-appropriate social and spiritual interests.
kiki's kadima
Kiki's Kadima Youth Group at CTI is for children in grades 5-7. Kadima will take place on specific Sunday afternoons from 12:30pm-2:00pm, so be sure to check the calendar! Kiki's Kadima will have joint programs with Midway Jewish Center and Merrick Jewish Center, and there will be additional programs with Active Kidz in Syosset (Date TBA in December), and a Winter Pool Party TBA.
You can join Kiki's Kadima for $20.00 for the year! Additional cost for special programs.
To register for Kiki's Kadima for the 2016-2017 year, please click here
For more information, please contact Lisa Aamodt, our Education Director at [email protected]
Mommy & Me
These tender sessions for mothers and young children foster early childhood development in a nurturing environment.
Sunday Morning Young Family Program
Families with children ages 2-5 come together in intimate gatherings to focus on Jewish holidays, prayers and songs.
Wolpert Scholarships
The Wolpert College Scholarships were initiated to provide financial assistantance for CTI members and children of CTI members through a gift endowment. Scholarships are available to those who meet requirements set by the Wolpert Committee guidelines. Applications are distributed at a meeting each December or January.
CTI Library
A professional librarian oversees an outstanding collection of Jewish-themed books for adults and children, creating a stimulating learning environment.
PJ Library
This international program provides free Jewish children's books to families every month to encourage parents to read Jewish stories with their children and talk together about important values, traditions and cultures. PJ Library meets on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am for story time and crafts! Check our calendar for upcoming dates and programs. If you wish to sign up to receieve PJ Library books for your family, please click here.
Tallit Making Workshop for Grades 6 & 7: CTI's Limud Hebrew School offers a series of tallit-making workshops for upcoming B'nai Mitzvah students so they can create their own tallit to wear at their Bar and Bat Mitzvah and for years to come. The students design, sew and wrap the tzi tzi (strings that hang from the garment.


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Lessons are typically done in 1-hour blocks, however flexibility is key and lesson length can be adjusted based on your needs.
Starting 9 Baseball Training does hitting and fielding lessons for all positions, except pitching.
Lessons can be tailored to work the skills you want to focus on most. Typically, lessons are split half-and-half between fielding skills and hitting instruction.
All you need is your glove, your bat, and appropriate athletic attire (i.e. shorts, baseball pants, sweatpants, t-shirt, cleats and/or tennis shoes, etc.). Starting 9 will provide a bucket of balls and a tee for hitting practice.
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Welcome to the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #76 Department of Illinois.
The National Organization of the Auxiliary was organized in 1919 and is chartered by the Congress of the United States. Not only do we assist The American Legion, but we have achieved our own unique identity as well. Patriotism is a personal commitment for the American Legion Auxiliary and we place great importance on community involvement and responsible citizenship.
Our Unit meets on the 1st Monday of each month, September through June at 7:00 pm. We begin with "Social " when we have refreshments and friendship. The actual meeting begins at 7:30 when we take care of the business of the Unit for that month and discuss plans for the months to come. One of the programs we support is Illini Girl State, which began in 1937, and gives hands on experience in local and state government. Our Unit, like many others in our state and across the country, sends girls for 1 week each summer to Illini Girl State. As a result of this valuable program many young women take responsible positions in business and government. This is just one small example of the Auxiliary's contribution to life in the community and the nation.
The Poppy Program is another reason we are so dedicated. Each year, during the entire month of May, we encourage everyone to wear a Poppy in memory of our veterans. In the spring of 1919, poppies bloomed in abundance on the battlefields of France, where many men and women had fallen in battle. The poppy was adopted as the Memorial Flower of the American Legion Auxiliary in October 1921. At that time we pledged that 100% of the profits from the poppy distribution to welfare relief for servicemen and servicewomen and their families. We make contributions, for example, to Veterans at DuPage Convalescent Center and Elgin Mental Health.
The education of our youth is of the utmost importance as well. The Auxiliary takes care of all the food service at the Legion Turkey Shoots in the fall and Ham Shoots in the spring of each year. All proceeds raised by the Kitchen are distributed as Scholarships to as many applicants as funds will allow.
Eligibility for membership is all mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and grandmothers of members of the American Legion, or those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during certain eligibility dates determined by Congress. For more information please call Post #76 at 630-682-0076. Leave your name and phone number saying you have questions about membership and we will be happy to return your call.


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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Oldies but Goodies
Here are some location designs and layouts I dug up from some older material I worked on in the 90's. The image quality here is the best I can do, they are scans of xeroxes of the original drawings on paper. The first group are location designs from script for the animated TV series Disney's "The Mighty Ducks". Following are layouts and designs from the animated short film "The Champ" and the animated feature film "Beavis and Butthead Do America".
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DEER RIVER, Minn.—A 6-year-old who woke up to find her pillow smoldering alerted her family and helped them escape a fire that destroyed their rural Deer River home.
The Duluth News Tribune reports ( http://bit.ly/P5YDtZ) Kelly Nason and her three children, ages 5, 6 and 7, were asleep when the fire broke out around 1 a.m. Saturday.
Neighbor Courtney Schultz tells the newspaper the Nason family's middle child, 6-year-old Paige, discovered the fire when she woke up to find her pillow smoking. She awakened the rest of the family, and Kelly Nason got them out.
Deer River Fire Chief Steve Jurvelin says the fire was reported at 1:15 a.m. By the time firefighters arrived, the rear of the home was in flames but the family was out.
The cause has not been determined.
Information from: Duluth News Tribune, http://www.duluthsuperior.com


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Sam and Kristine were married at Sun Spot in Highlands Ranch, CO. This couple and their families were an absolute JOY to get to know, design and create for! Gorgeous images by the amazing Laura Murray Photography.
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Mr. Kelley's practice focuses on litigation and trial work arising from real estate, business and employment disputes. He has been lead counsel in more than 40 matters tried to conclusion as jury trials, bench trials, and binding arbitrations. In addition he has successfully prepared and argued appellate cases in the California Court of Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Over more than 30 years of practice he has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a disputes involving claims based in contracts, tort and a wide variety of statutory violations.
Mr. Kelley has been involved in almost every type of dispute that can arise from a real estate transaction, including buyer/seller disputes; commission disputes; commercial/ industrial lease disputes; and easement disputes. He advises clients on how to resolve disputes short of litigation, whether in direct talks between the parties or professional mediations. If and when necessary, Mr. Kelley advocates for his clients in litigation in federal court, state court and arbitration. Representative cases include:
Mr. Kelley has represented clients in a wide variety of disputes including those involving the operation and formation of business entities (particularly law partnerships); anti-competitive business practices (including advice concerning the rights and obligations of departing employees); and disputes involving the purchase and sale of businesses. Representative cases include
Mr. Kelley has extensive experience in the area of labor and employment. He was the primary outside labor and employment counsel for a national food manufacturing group and for a furniture manufacturing company. In connection with that work, he advised the companies on labor and employment matters, and successfully defended, through trial, many statutory and common law employment claims. In addition, he was the primary company negotiator for a national labor contract, and advised the companies on WARN act implementation.
Mr. Kelley graduated from Trinity College, and earned his J.D. cum laude from McGeorge College of Law, University of the Pacific . At McGeorge, Mr. Kelley served as Staff Writer and Associate Comment Editor of the Pacific Law Journal, and was admitted to the honorary Traynor Society. Mr. Kelley is a member of the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, as well as the Real Estate and Business Law Sections of the State Bar of California.


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Instrumented model testing and sea trials for performance definition of marine systems.
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Seaspeed Marine Consulting is a fully independent technical consultancy specialising in the technology and safety of advanced marine systems covering the energy, transport and defence sectors.
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Find where to buy the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator in a variety of bold, fun colors.
Download free 90-day trial versions of the most popular TI software and handheld emulators.
Any TI graphing calculator can be programmed using a language called TI-Basic. In this blog post, learn how to get started coding with your TI calculator.
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Students discover the Central Limit Theorem by simulating rolls of two, four, and seven number cubes via the random number generator.
In problem 1, students are grouped by threes. The first person simulates rolling two number cubes 10 times, saying the results of each roll aloud. The second person will calculate the means of the two numbers on the Home screen. The third person will record the means, both in the List Editor.
Students will then perform a simulation of rolling four and seven number cubes, finding the means, and recording them in the spreadsheet and on the worksheet. After each simulation, students will create a histogram.
The groups finish, they discuss the answers to the questions. They will see that in the Central Limit Theorem (CLT) the distribution of sample means becomes normal as n increases, regardless of the shape of the distribution of the population. It could also be normal, skewed, bimodal, or have no pattern. At the end of this activity, students will be able to state the Central Limit Theorem.
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I've been tracking my cycle since July 1st. My cycles have been 26 days each cycle with ovulation occurring between CD13 and CD15. My period was due on Sunday (November 8th) but on Thursday I started having this weird spotting. It was ewcm type texture but was almost a brick red color and I'd only see it when I wiped and there would be gobs of it. The next day I had a moderate bleed but then on Saturday I woke up to a teeny bit of brown cm on my tampon and was completely dry the rest of the day. Sunday I woke up to a very light bleed that lasted all day. Monday I had nothing almost all day until the end of the day I had some more of the ewcm type texture blood but not as much as on Thursday and it continued into today but it even lighter than yesterday. (and again, only when I wipe)
So basically my period came 3-4 days early and has been all funky.. My temp dropped the day of the moderate bleed but has been slowly rising each day after. Any ideas of what could be causing this? Anyone ever experience anything similar? Usually my period starts heavy and it really heavy for 2-3 days and then gets lighter.


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Christoph Mueller is a self-taught photographer based in Sydney, Australia.
Christoph grew up in Austria then migrated to Australia after completing a business degree in Vienna. His interest in photography began when he was given a camera as a teenager. Soon he set up his own darkroom and developed black and white prints. He never lost his interest in photography while pursuing a career in IT.
Christoph joined the Northside Creative Photography club 2009 and the Nebuli Arts group of photographers 2014. He was encouraged to explore photographic possibilities further. Positive feedback and awards from the club, at photo competitions and on photographic internet sites have encouraged him to take the next step and mount his first public exhibition in late 2012.
2012 – Group exhibition at Firefly Gallery
2014 – Solo exhibition 'Reality Check' at Salerno Gallery – HeadOn Photo Festival
2015 – Group exhibition ' Unseen Sense' by Nebuli Arts at the Incinerator – HeadOn Photo Festival
2015 – Group Exhibition 'A Bit Blue 3' at GkJE Gallery 1
2016 – Solo Exhibition 'Collaroy – At the Edge' at GkJE Gallery 2
2016 – Group Exhibition 'Opertus' by Nebuli Arts at Gallery Lane Cove – Head On Photo Festival
2017 – Group Exhibition 'Monochrome Diaries' by Nebuli Arts at The Concourse, Chatswood
2015 – Represented in Photo Compendium II
2016 – Article in North Shore Times
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thats on of my main fantasies - Finding this at a salvation army! Total score!
PS I'll trade you a painting for it...
Is this my birthday present?
trade for a painting! trade for a painting!
congrats on finding a complete set!
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My Money Manager is a financial management tool that has been added to online banking. In addition to the ease and convenience of 24/7 access to your account information and bill pay, we're now offering the online budgeting and cash management tool, My$Manager.
My$Manager can provide a complete overview of all your finances and account information. You can even view financial information from other banks and brokerage firms. Now you have the ability to manage all of your assets and loans in one place. The product supports checking and savings accounts, credit cards, loans and investment accounts (401k, IRA and other stock accounts).
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BrandsHere are HAYGEN we have carefully curated a list of our absolutely favourite brands - so you don't have to. We have some of the most stylish and on trend Scandinavian brands around, with the likes of House Doctor & Hubsch, that will help revitalise your home and add a touch of minimalist elegance. For those into their fashion (and who isn't), we have some incredible brands - including Anna + Nina, Rachel Jackson, and Rosefield. And that's just the tip of the iceberg: keep exploring to see what treats lie in store for you.
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Civil War
Muammar Gaddafi Defends Sirte Against Libyan Rebels
Muammar Gaddafi's forces have so far held on to his hometown of Sirte in what Der Spiegel is calling the fiercest battle yet of the rebels' recent offensive. It's the first real fight Gaddafi has put up since rebels began advancing westward on Friday, capturing key oil towns along the way. The battle is taking place 100 kilometers east of the city; rebels say they are hampered by low and outdated munitions.


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In this video, John Grinder, one of the co-founders of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), talks about the lack of precision and even of reality of the "unconscious mind" as a single, specific entity, and how it's more like a number of loosely connected processes, all different. We really start firing on all cylinders when the conscious mind and all these loosely connected unconscious processes are working together, which can only happen when communication between them is fostered — both the feelings and other signals that are used by the unconscious to alert the conscious mind, and the reverse path, where the conscious mind talks to the unconscious.
People go to a hypnotherapist when they want to move their unconscious mind in a particular direction, such as replacing fears or other bad feelings with better ones, or replacing bad habits with good ones, and I'm not sure if they're aware that it's almost inevitable that this will lead to improved two-way communication, and all the benefits that this implies.
Grinder is more scholarly and precise than most people in the hypnosis realm, and he knows how to get results, too. More on that in another post


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Jewish World Review Feb. 9, 2011 / 5 Adar I, 5771
Brave New World
By Paul Greenberg
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com |
Their faces are a mirror of hope, pride, exhilaration ... in short, youth! Direct from
More power to 'em. They might be young Americans jostling each other as they pour into the stadium for the Super Bowl -- wholesome, hopeful, confident, determined. Oh, there has never been a moment like this, a future as shining, an uprising as spontaneous and democratic and all-embracing. At least since the last failed revolution in the
As they gush en masse, there appear the ubiquitous American correspondents -- photogenic as ever, sporting the desert explorer's khaki jacket that has been de rigueur since
Think of how
Lawrence of Arabia may have been the model our well-dressed correspondents had in mind, but something atrocious happened to the style on the way to 2011, and instead of a simple robe and keffiyeh, we get these get-ups with more pockets and liners and zippers than anyone but a currency exchanger might ever need. Not to mention those useless epaulets.
As another sirocco comes in, swirling sand and twirling our stars' wavy locks, what we get is a matinee idol's
As news, much of the television coverage makes a great B-movie. Blondish American TV personalities nod their cute heads knowingly and sympathetically, admiring and applauding the wisdom and spirit of Young Egypt. Just as a different generation of Americans went to the a-borning
If these crack correspondents all over
This revolution, we're assured, is going to be different. Aren't they all? Even if they've all been bloody well the same since 1789, when the French cut the pattern.
This revolution is going to succeed! We have it on the authority of the bien-pensant punditry at our leading journals, experts that they've suddenly become on all things Cairene.
So we are assured by the kind of experts pecking out their oh-so-deep thoughts from comfortable offices at some think tank or foreign-policy quarterly. They might do better to interview some of the casualties of "peaceful" demonstrations in
Never fear. Mohammed ElBaradei has arrived on the scene. Just what
Never mind that the harried Mr. ElBaradei looks just like a patsy, and one who's arrived a little late at the party at that. Do you think he's given up his apartment in
Our dashing correspondents in fatigue jackets may have no idea how fatigued their own ideas are as they report on the latest mirage in the
He may strike those of us reduced to relying only on mere history, another word for experience, differently. Less a
But let us not burden our hearts with sad remembrances. Or notice the Calibans behind every sterling character in what is supposed to be an entirely new production out of the
O, wonder!
How many goodly creatures
are there here!
How beauteous mankind is!
O brave new world,
That has such people in't!
Only some spoilsport like old Prospero might reply:
'Tis new to thee.
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UPDATE: I took down the fireflies today to send home. But before putting them in the mailboxes, I attached a mini flashlight from Oriental Trading. I used a glue dot and stuck it on the back.
Fun Fact: Male fireflies fly in the air when flashing (their way of communicating to find a mate) and females stay in bushes and grass. Each species has its own specific flashing pattern. The male seems to say, "Hey, don't you think I'm cute?" And the female will say, "Sure, come down for a date!" However, some species of female fireflies will play a nasty trick on the males. They will flash a signal so a male comes down and then eat him up!


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This year you have an opportunity to do something different on Halloween. Free the Children have an activity called Halloween for Hunger.
It is really easy to do. Imagine if we all participated, brought in 10 food items each.... how many items would that be for Winnipeg Harvest? (Think 140 x 10) !!
Here is a link that takes you to the top 10 items needed by Winnipeg Harvest.


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I am running Afternight at www.yg2d.com. I am trying to get a thumbnail image to display as the meta image that shows up when I link to my site on Facebook, rather than the logo image. How can I do this?
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This is what I call my Aphrodite dress. The bright blue ombre and the floaty drape of the material make me feel like a Greek goddess, even though I'm fairly certain they wouldn't have shopped in Primark, where I picked this up for £13. I managed not to pack the gold belt that goes with this dress, but improvised with the string of beads from my hat, and I think it looks pretty good!
I wore these sandals with everything on holiday – they're also from Primark (£8), but they're so comfy and cute!
This is the last of my holiday outfits, and my favourite – four outfits is not too bad for a week in the sun, hey? Which do you like the best?


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The USS Columbus Veterans Assn. is searching for Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 between 1944 and 1976 or anytime on the USS Columbus (SSN-762).A reunion will be held Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 at the Holiday Inn Select in Nashville, Tenn. The Columbus Veterans Association is a group that shares memories and camaraderie and new members are always welcome. For more information, contact Allan Hope at (260) 486-2221 or e-mail email@example.com.
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The oversize style continues to hold the leading position in the fashion top. These bulky clothes are popular among fashionistas. Also impressive is that such clothes fit perfectly both skinny ladies and those with more curvy shapes because the XXL size perfectly hides the body imperfections. Admirers of large sizes proved to be Whistles, Victor Alfaro, Vera Wang, DKNY, Ryan Roche, Valentino, Vetements, Tibi.
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Ohio boasts budget surplus
By Marc Kovac
Republican Gov. John Kasich's administration reported a fourth budget surplus in four years Tuesday, the second day of the new state fiscal year.
The state Office of Budget and Management placed the latest surplus at nearly $800 million. The surplus was $2.1 billion in fiscal 2013, $235 million in fiscal 2012 and $292 million in fiscal 2011.
Tim Keen, state budget director, attributed the latest total to higher-than-expected tax collections and lower-than-expected Medicaid and other spending.
"Ohio's finances are sound, we're in good financial position, and I am confident that they will continue to remain so through [fiscal 2015]," Keen said.
The budget surplus was expected, and plans for spending a portion of it were set in mid-biennium budget legislation passed by lawmakers and signed into law by Kasich last month.
A portion will be used for a package of tax cuts for individual and business filers. That total includes $229 million for an increase in tax cuts for small businesses, $91 million for an acceleration of an earlier-announced personal income-tax cut, and $76 million for increases in personal exemptions and earned-income tax credits for certain filers, Keen said.
An additional $300 million will be deposited into the state's Medicaid Reserve Fund to cover "unexpected costs arising from federal health-care reform."
"For the fourth year in a row, the state of Ohio has balanced its budget and produced a significant budget surplus, with tax revenues exceeding estimates and state spending kept below projections," Keen said in a released statement. "Gov. Kasich and his partners in the general assembly are providing Ohio strong leadership, and it's helping generate economic growth. Together with careful stewardship of taxpayers' resources, Ohio's jobs-friendly policies are producing good results for the budget, for job creation and are helping get Ohio back on track."
One liberal think tank has a different take on the surplus, however.
Policy Matters Ohio says new tax cuts outlined in the mid-biennium budget will benefit the wealthy, and the state should be directing more dollars toward local governments.
"The mid-biennium review also continues an unfortunate Ohio tradition of permitting or enlarging tax benefits to special, narrow groups of taxpayers," research director Zach Schiller said in a released statement. "We should review the tax breaks we have now."
He added, "Instead of more tax cuts, we should restore and expand funding to local governments, public schools, health and human services and post-secondary education."
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Pakistan. A young believer wears a cross despite the danger.
I used to think persecution was feeling embarrassed in restaurants because I thought people were staring at me when I prayed before a meal. In my thinking, persecution was when Hollywood made preachers look stupid in movies, always the buffoon or forever the bad guy. I have been encouraged by the Christians of Pakistan that remain faithful and joyful, forever hopeful in the midst of real persecution.
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"Are you living life the way you were meant to, or how you have been led to think you are supposed to?"
1989 Yamaha FZR 400 Racebike (r.i.p.), 2009 Suzuki Hayabusa (sold), 1983 custom naked Honda Goldwing (sold), 2015 San Marino Blue BMW R1200RT
I was a student at Appalachian State University. I owned a purple Triumph Trophy 500. As some of you know, the Parkway weather can be very different than the surrounding country. I encountered a rain/sleet/snow storm and decided to stop until it passed. A woman stopped to see if I had a problem. I told her I was waiting out the storm. She invited me to ride home with her and have lunch. I am not shy; so off we went. Her husband and kids were not surprised she had brought a wet motorcyclist home for lunch. After lunch, her husband said the storm was not isolated and that he would take me and my bike into Boone in the back of his truck. It turned into a lasting relationship and he allowed me to come hunt on his farm whenever I wished.
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2009 R 1200 RT,1996 R1100RT, 1985 K100RS...too fast to believe.
I had an older gentlemen ask what kind of Harley is that, looking at my K75.
Another time a couple of young guys pointed at my K75 and found something hilarious. I don't think it was me, they seemed to be looking at the BMW roundel on the gas tank.
At a poker run, there was a bike show afterwards. My K75 won "best Japanese bike."
My fleet: 2015 R1200GS, 2017 Toyota Prius Prime (plug-in hybrid)
About 12 years ago, I was getting off my 1974 R90/6 when an old gentleman with a European accent approached me. He proceeded to tell me he used to have a bike like mine, I said great. Then he told me, his had had a sidecar and a machinegun, I proceeded to laugh and asked him why didn't he keep it after the war, Well the US Army took it away when he surrendered.
His last comment was that his job was to find the enemy and then to put the motorcycle on reverse, his gunner would lay down machine gun fire and they would get out of there. The thing that struck me the most when he said this last comment, that old man had the biggest grin in his face.
Cal Garcia
Suches, GA
We weren't on the bike, but my son and I stopped at a red light near the beach while on vacation. We pulled up next to a young lady, maybe in her early 30s, who was talking on a cell phone and very animated with her hands. We took off from the light and it was obvious she had no clue what was going on around her - tailgating the car in front, drifting into our lane, etc.
My son (who was about ten y/o at the time) just stared out the window at her to see if she would notice. This went on for several red lights. When she finally looked over at him staring, she quickly gave him the finger, again in a very animated fashion.
We both started laughing hysterically and without warning, Grayson put both hands to his ears, stuck out his tongue and gave the universal nanny-nanny-boo-boo to her. She changed hands with the phone and gave him the other finger. We laughed for several traffic lights and went on about our day. Good times!
Now that he is driving, I try not to encourage the fixed gaze into other cars and certainly no hands to the ears.
Ted Moyer
'12 DL650, '06 R1200RT, '78 R100RS Motosport, '72 XL250, '83 RZ350, '94 KLX650, '80 GS850G
The 1973 Labor day week end. The heat was climbing as we were headed N on the Inter state. Riding side by side, he on the out side and I next to the other N bound lane. Going about 75mph.
I looked to my left and a sedan pulls up, girl in back, guys up front. They look at us and wave. The she holds up BOTTLE JACK DANIELS. I nod to my buddy, He gives a thumbs up. The car starts to pull away. Then slow till we catch up.
T he lady next to rolled down the window and hold up a large cup, as offering me a sip. I nodded OK. she hold the cup out the window. I move over and take the cup. After a couple of sips, I hand it to my buddy who finished the drink. handing the cup back the driver floored the car an speeded off.
At the next fuel stop we talked how we would have explained it to a police office if we were stopped.
On another trip we went into town for supper. The road was down hill, with a hard crown. e were walking to the dinner, when this sidecar rig pulled into the curb. Rider, wife and 3 kid get off and go inside.
Then some other riders park so the rider would need help to push the rig out. Most did not know it had reverse.
When the rider and his family came out , they all climbed on the rig. Looking around he waved to the crowd, then started the bike, reached down with his right an did something no one could see what. Then he back out and drove..
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I've had a couple funny ones....
1. Not commuting, but I had just pulled into the Target parking lot for the weekly Target run. I was parked next to an SUV and a mom was unloading her kiddo. They watched me get off my F650GS and as I pulled of my lid, the mom exclaimed "Whoa...Lady rider! Rock and Roooooool!' and gave me a big thumbs up. I started laughing because it was the complete opposite reaction from what I was expecting. Her kid just stared ad me and my bike, and as they walked off to the store, he said, all shy, 'Rock and Roll rider!' I still grin when I remember that.
2. I wear a grey 'stich two piece and have pretty short hair, so I don't look too much like a female while I'm on the bike. I pulled into the gas station on my way to work (here in Oregon, all gas stations are full serve by law, but bikes usually get a pass and get to pump their own), and before I pulled off my lid, the attendant said 'Hey sonny, you got it ok?' I pulled off my lid and said yep, thanks. The look on his face was priceless when he realized I wasn't a sonny. I stop pretty regularly at that station, and he usually comes over to say hi ever since, and occasionally tells his other regular customers how cool he thinks my bike (he usually sees me F800GT) is.
A couple of years ago, it was afternoon commute time, and I was on my way home on my RT. As I approached a red light, I checked my mirrors as I was taught in MSF school, and noted a white Gold Wing closing in on my right side. As I stopped, he pulled alongside on my right - a little uncomfortably close - and motioned for me to raise my visor. I did.
"Where WERE you this morning?" he asked, seemingly indignant.
"Excuse me please?" (I've never seen the guy or his bike before.)
"We could'a both called in sick and gone RIDING!"
Marty in Spokane Valley, WA
'79 R65 - the rolling running project bike
'08 R12RT - "new scoot"


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The Inquiry came in at a cost of $14 million, and it essentially found that multiple opportunities were "missed" to save Phoenix Sinclair. It was noted that "files were opened and closed, often without a social worker ever laying eyes on Phoenix."
It was noted time and again that there was nothing unusual about the case. Nothing to distinguish it from among any of the others pouring in. "A number of witnesses testified that at the time, there was nothing extraordinary about this file," wrote Hon. Ted Hughes.
Central to the inquiry was one question: "How could this have happened?" The report notes that in her opening statement on the first day of the hearings, Commission Counsel said that one of the questions this Inquiry needed to answer was:
How was it that Phoenix could become so invisible to a community that included social service agencies, schools, hospitals, family, and friends, as to literally disappear?
All told, the Inquiry tallied 13 opportunities to have potentially rescued Phoenix from her fate – a figure cited by some as the number of opportunities lost in the case of Elisa Izquierdo.1
A great deal was made of "Structured Decision Making," a risk assessment device put out by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency Children's Research Center.2
This tool will enable caseworkers to make better decisions. It has recently been adopted, and it needs three to five years of time be proven a success in the field, you see.
Regarding the utility of the SDM, Jay Rodgers, former CEO of Winnipeg CFS and current CEO of the General Authority, testified that, "One of the real values of using the SDM approach is that, because of the research that's behind it, it has really crystallized the information that is needed to make particular decisions in the life of a case. And so it helps focus workers on the information that really matters to each decision."
The Inquiry heard from Dr. Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, and a recognized expert in the field of First Nations child welfare issues, who countered with a somewhat differing view:
She expressed concern about possible cultural bias in the SDM assessment tools. She cautioned about the wholesale application of tools that were developed for another population, without accounting for the different context of First Nations children.
Issues such as poverty are often conflated with neglect, she said. Most structured decision-making tools she has reviewed have codified structural issues such as poverty, and treated them as parental deficits. And answers to other questions will often disadvantage First Nations families, she said. For example, many of these tools ask about previous history of abuse: many First Nations families will tick that box because of residential school experiences, which are no fault of their own. It is important that those who use the tool are aware of its limitations and are given proper training, she said, because misapplication could result in the removal of a child from a parent.
Rogers in turn countered that assertion, as the report explains:
Rodgers testified that if there is cultural bias built into the SDM it will be corrected when the General Authority asks the Children's Resource Center to do a validation study, which can be done only after three to five years' experience with the tools in the jurisdiction. The study will help determine whether there is any cultural bias built into the SDM tools as they are being used in Manitoba. He said that in Minnesota a validation study suggested an anomaly with regard to Native Americans in that state and correction was made.
The Institute of Applied Research undertook an examination of the SDM for the Minnesota Department of Human Services in 2004, finding that while differences among items on the checklist "evened out" over minority subpopulations, there were two exceptions to the rule:
The exceptions to this rule were Southeast Asian families that received overall lower risk scores and American Indian families that received overall higher risk scores. These findings held when the analysis was limited to comparison of minority and majority populations in counties with substantial minority representation.
Regarding the instrument's predictive validity overall, researchers concluded that it "was more accurate with Southeast Asian families and less accurate with American Indian families."
The question of whether or not SDM is to blame for the "disproportionality rate" of Native American children in Minnesota's child welfare system aside, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges issued Disproportionality Rates for Children of Color in Foster Care 2013 noting that while some states have managed to reduce their disproportionality rates, "some states have shown increases in their Native American disproportionality; Minnesota, for example, rose 48% since 2000, increasing from 8.1 to 12."
As a general proposition, in a report published by the Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare, researchers concluded that their analysis of risk assessment added to the "mounting body of evidence that clinical judgment using a structured risk assessment tool is an unreliable foundation on which to base critical child protection decisions."
Central to the problem of effectively rescuing children are two primary issues: cultural bias and poor decision-making. "The over-representation of Aboriginal children in Canadian child welfare systems is a serious national problem for which a solution must be found for the benefit of Aboriginal children, and all Canadians," the report explains.
That stands as a stunning indictment of the system, and of its remarkable ability to sweep far-too-many of the wrong children into care, while overlooking the right ones. Time and again, this has been identified as among the central failures of the system.
Until such time as society abandons the cruel hoax that is child protection, and establishes a system that is truly supportive of families and children, such failures will continue to occur – and with alarming frequency.
1. See for example Joe Sexton, "Report Finds Many Errors in Handling Abuse Cases," New York Times (October 9, 1996) (state investigation reveals that "roughly a dozen caseworkers, supervisors and managers had knowledge of the family's involvement with the agency at one time or another, cites a litany of squandered chances to intervene"); Russ Buettner, "Staffers to Face Ouster, Censure," Daily News, (January 2, 1997)(Elisa Izquierdo case described as one "in which the child welfare agency squandered repeated chances to intervene and save the child").
2. According to the Center's web site, "CRC has collaborated with child welfare agencies in 40 U.S. states, 3 Australian states and a territory, 4 Canadian provinces, Taiwan, and Bermuda, to construct actuarial risk assessment instruments, design and implement decision-support and data analysis systems, conduct workload studies, and evaluate agency service-delivery programs." Structured Decision Making is a registered trademark of the Children's Research Center.


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Niekerk Christian Reformed Church
Rev. Martin Bolt, Rev. J. Beebe, Rev. Ouwinga, Rev. J. Scholten,
Rev. B. Van Der Heide, and more
By Judy Stoel
On September 25, 2016, the Niekerk Christian Reformed Church celebrated 150 years of service to God and to the community.
Small Beginnings
After much discussion in 1866, a number of parishioners from the Graafschaap Christian Reformed Church, who lived further inland, decided to establish a church of their own. Many Sundays during the winter and spring months, the church members found it difficult to travel the five miles on the muddy or snow covered roads with their horses and buggies.
The early church was full of struggle and adjustment. The membership was small and most members were poor causing misunderstanding and tension. The need for a pastor was immediate, but the funds weren't available. Niekerk decided to join the congregation of the Central Avenue Christian Reformed Church which had been established one year earlier. The two churches placed a call to Rev. J. De Beer of Emden, Oostvriesland, Netherlands which he accepted.
The Central Avenue church had to provide a parsonage and Niekerk had to provide the transportation for the minister to come and preach on his biweekly Sunday. Only a year later
this agreement was rescinded and each church called its own pastor.
Growth and Development
During the 1880s, church membership rapidly increased due to the influx of Dutch immigrants from the Netherlands. Many Dutch communities were established, each named after a province or city in the Netherlands, and each established their own church. When Rev. Welandt arrived in January 1890, the congregation gave him a horse and promised he could keep it if he stayed at the church for five years. Rev De Vries was the first to own an automobile, and during his tenure, Niekerk started a biweekly English service. In 1926, electric lights were installed in the auditorium along with a new floor.
The Great Fire of Holland occurred from October 8 – 11 in 1871. Because so many buildings were constructed of wood, the fire spread rapidly, causing great destruction. While the Niekerk church and parsonage were spared, the congregation felt obligated to give relief to those in need. Money, clothing, and other materials were gathered and financial assistance also arrived from Illinois and New Jersey.
The salary of a pastor in the 1880s was $500.00 per year, plus gifts from the congregation in
the form of chickens and vegetables. In 1890, a janitor was hired for $39 to clean the church and keep the church warm with the wood burning furnace. Wood was provided by the parishioners.
In 1897, a parsonage was built at a cost of $700.00, which included some materials from the old parsonage. The last horse barns were constructed for $300.00 in 1915 and were rented to church parishioners. A few years later, a more comfortable means of transportation took over.
The depression followed closing banks and forced the church to conserve their finances. Rev. Bolt voluntarily reduced his salary.
In the mid-1950s, the organ began to function poorly, so the consistory decided to buy an electric organ. Installed, the "Conn Electric Organ" cost $4,195.00 with a $700 allowance for the old organ. Several delays in delivery proved to be providential; on March 17, 1957, the church caught fire after the evening Young People's meeting, reducing it to ashes though the safe along with the books of minutes were recovered. The cause of the fire was an overheated furnace. A new church was built, dedicated on May 27-28, 1958, and the new organ was installed. Additions have been added to this structure through the years.
Though many times the church had to struggle, they always felt a need to support missionaries. The first offering for Home Missions was $5.78 and the Young People donated $9.00 for Foreign Missions.
The first bulletin was written by Rev Heyen on July 24, 1938. A mimeograph machine was purchased to reproduce the information so it could be shared with everyone.
After the Vietnam War, the church sponsored a Laotian family. We provided them with housing, jobs and religious instruction. Today, though we worship independently, we still have contact with one another.
Niekerk CRC Today
On September 25, 2016, the church celebrated 150 years of God's love and grace. Former pastors returned to preach, and the church held an old-fashioned picnic with hot dogs, cake and ice cream, along with good music from extended families to celebrate the abundant goodness of God to us his people.
The current pastor, John Douma, is the 20th minister to faithfully serve at Niekerk CRC. The location is the same, with adapted building changes, but the worship style is different. However, our love and devotion to the Lord is unchanged. Though many things have changed since the organization of the church, the church remains strongly devoted to the Lord.


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Report card shows states have a lot of infrastructure work to do
With grades like these, America's infrastructure may never get a diploma.
Bridges in Kansas: D-plus. Dams in Missouri: D-minus. Overall infrastructure across both states: Does C-minus earn anyone a star?
Civil engineers are tough graders. A few gathered in Kansas City on Wednesday to deliver a report card that pretty much stank.
Back in March, when the American Society of Civil Engineers issued an infrastructure report card for the entire country, its very best grade — a B-minus — went to solid-waste disposal. Thanks to our decent progress in recycling, the United States' overall grade-point average in subjects ranging from aviation to water systems actually ticked up from the previous GPA.
To a pitiful 1.30, that is, on a 4.00 scale.
In 15 years of issuing report cards, the society has never awarded the nation's infrastructure an overall grade above D-plus. So when regional engineers called the news conference Wednesday to dole out the first-ever grades specific to Kansas and Missouri, well, nobody expected spots on the Dean's List.
"Is C-minus good enough? I hope not," said Alex Darby, a project engineer for Professional Engineering Consultants P.A. in Topeka, commenting on the two states' overall scores. "A C-minus means that businesses cannot reliably and effectively move goods in an ever-changing global marketplace."
Skeptics might note that civil engineers win contracts when governments roll out projects for new roadways or upgraded sewers. Take, for example, the D-plus given Missouri's energy infrastructure. The assessment was arrived at with an assist from local engineers with a major energy contractor –– just the kind of business that might benefit if the state truly got serious about converting coal-based power systems to alternative energies.
But the society says it hears little argument from public agencies regarding its estimates that $3.6 trillion in national repairs are needed by 2020.
That's about $2 trillion greater than current funding levels, said Clark Barrineau of the American Society of Civil Engineers' government affairs office in Washington.
The point of issuing the report cards is "to condense complicated data into easy-to-understand analysis," said Thomas A. Jacobs, a stormwater engineer for the city of Lenexa.
Similar intent was cited by a social-welfare advocacy group called Wider Opportunities for Women, or WOW, when issuing its first Economic Security Scorecard earlier this week. By WOW's grading, Missouri flunked "Medical/Pregnancy Disability Leave Expansions" but rated an A-minus in "Number of Unemployed Served via Training."
Said WOW'S Marissa Miller: "Basically, the point is to make people aware."
In the engineers' report card, Kansas earned its highest grade, C-plus, for roads and school buildings. But the report noted that only five states outpace Kansas in the number of structurally deficient bridges, that number being almost 3,000.
No explanation was offered on how the Sunflower State and its bridges swung the "plus" in D-plus.
Dams were damned in both Kansas and Missouri, earning D-minus scores. Don't be alarmed, however, by the Missouri report card's reference to "1,588 high hazard dams" statewide.
"It has nothing to do with the condition of the dams," said Doug Crum, dam safety program manager for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "Practically all of federal flood control falls into the high hazard category. It refers to the potential consequences if something failed.
"We're not panicking yet. But we're concerned" about having enough money to keep dams safe, Crum said. "In this day of sequestration, it's very competitive (to secure) adequate funding."
Kansas City civil engineer Larry W. Frevert, who spoke at the news conference, faulted elected officials for not pushing for improvements despite consistently terrible report cards on national infrastructure.
"They're either not hearing the story or aren't listening" to engineers, said Frevert, a senior consultant at TREKK Design Group. "You always run the risk of running around saying the sky is falling. We're not saying those things."
It's simply a fact that time will erode, he said, and stuff –– buildings, highway bridges, power grids –– can get dangerously old: "We do have an ongoing, deteriorating problem."


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"The City of Ember"
The first book in the series introduces Ember, a strange city lit by electric lights. No light comes from the sky, because there is no sky above Ember. The people of Ember don't realize it, but they are living in an underground city designed to preserve human life through the nuclear war. The only problem is that now the city has become trap. The people no longer no how to get out and the city is slowly dying.
"The People of Sparks"
Teenage heroes Lina and Doon finally found the way out of Ember. But when the Emberites emerge into the above ground world they find it to be more difficult and more dangerous than they thought.
Soon conflict develops between the people of Ember and the people of a nearby farming community called Sparks.
"The Prophet of Yonwood"
Jeanne Duprau takes readers back in time to before the nuclear apocolypse, showing the events that led to the event itself and more importantly the creation of Ember to preserve human life.
This book is about how religion can be misused for personal purposes.
"The Diamond of Darkhold"
The people of Ember and Sparks have made peace and are now living as one community. However, conditions are very bad and it seems that there will not be enough food to go around.
Then Lina and Doon discover traces that the Builders of Ember also left them a fantastic device designed to make life above ground easier. There is only one problem: they must travel back to Ember to recover it.
"The Books of Ember" are the best science fiction novels I have ever read. As a collection they are simply amazing. Not only does Jeanne Duprau teach important lessons, but she also provides fascinating and exciting plots that will keep any reader satisfied. I highly recommend that you read each "Book of Ember."
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We have considerable experience in Pakistan having analysed wells and outcrop sections from the Lower and Middle Indus Basin and Makran region. Studied sections have ranged in age from Permian to Quaternary. We have particular expertise in the Makran area, including analysis of Neogene outcrops and shallow boreholes.


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I moved house last week, although I'm glad to be back as I need a rest from all the packing, unpacking and trips to IKEA.
During the last few weeks I've been trying to get some jobs done on the new house and they need the touch of a professional; medium sized tasks like built in bookcases and large tasks like transforming a building into my new studio.
This exercise has reminded me how the simple things can make all the difference when it comes to try and make money from your Pro Tools rig - here are 3 ways your studio may be losing clients and here's how to fix it;
Not Returning Enquiries
You hear a lot how hard it is to make money as a small business owner, so if that's the case why do so few small business owners not immediately respond to enquiries offering them work? Granted the person may be busy... but the simple courtesy of a returned email or phone call may be the difference between the client taking you seriously when you need some new work.
Courtesy costs little time but it's the small things that put you ahead of the many other people offering the same services as you. You may have lost work in your studio simply because you did not respond to enquiries. Now you might be thinking that means loosing one job, but if a client is happy with work then they keep on returning for more, you may not only be loosing jobs but clients, if you want to put that into perspective one client I have, gave me a job 18 months ago for £350 - they have since spent over £30,000 with me.
Not Sending Quotes In A Timely Manner
Last Wednesday we had a carpenter and joiner come over to the house to quote for 3 separate jobs, I also showed him the space where the studio would be constructed and he indicated he had the men to be able to build it once I had the design and plans. My wife and I had looked at his website and like the look of his work, we also liked him, we felt he was the kind of person we would like to have working on our projects. Since visiting we've heard nothing since, in fact on Saturday I texted him to give him a gentle nudge about sending over the estimates, he replied "Unfortunately I haven't had a chance I will get them done early this coming week and get back to you. Cheers." (sic) Yesterday morning I posted a separate job online and within 10 minutes one guy had contacted me and said he would call me today to discuss the quote. He is likely to get some work from me. The moral of this story is you can have the best gear in the world, the best website and even a really great personality, but if you fail to follow up on work offered to you in a timely manner then don't expect to win new clients.
Not Caring About Quality
As a welcome respite from all the house moving stuff I drove to my local hand car wash to get my car cleaned. You know the kind I mean? A pile of guys that descend on your car like locust and three minutes later it looks like it just left the showroom. We have a lot around us and they charge very little for the job, around £5. Selling a service at this price requires fast turnaround of a lot of cars, my math thinks they need to clear a couple of hundred cars a day to really make a business from it. As my car was washed it was passed from one guy to another; one to prep, one to clean, one to rinse and one to dry. As I was reaching the end of the process and the guy had dried my car the boss came over to take my money. When he opened my door he saw some dirt on the door (a tiny amount) but on seeing it immediately called over the guy who had dried it, what ensued was (in Eastern European) him taking the guy around my car to check and clean it all again... for £5. He then took my £5 and asked if I had one of their loyalty cards, as I was new I didn't even know they had them, I said no and he handed me a card that meant after 9 washes I got the 10th one free. The card is an easy way to keep customer's loyalty, but I had already decided to come back after seeing how much care he took over getting my £5 wash right. We spend our lives in this industry seeing people boasting on forums or blogs about how much they know, but here's the real thing customers want to know how much you care not just how much you know.
Making Money From A Pro Tools Studio
You may have the best Pro Tools equipped studio in your area, but if you fail to take care of the fundamentals when trying to win and keep clients then you are wasting your time and theirs too.


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ACLP has funding for a limited number of scholarships to help support students of diverse backgrounds and experiences during their internships. Applications are being accepted now.
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Act as a delegate (Project Server 2010)
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When the start date for a delegation arrives, the user who will be substituting for the absent user must choose to become a delegate in order to start to work in Microsoft Project Web App as the absent user.
On the Quick Launch, click Personal Settings.
Click Act as a Delegate.
In the table, click the delegation that you want to act on, and then click Start Delegate Session on the Delegations tab of the ribbon.
When you have completed the work that you needed to do as a delegate for the absent user, click the link in the yellow status bar to return to the Act as a Delegate page.
Click Stop Delegate Session on the Delegations tab of the ribbon to return to your own account.


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Canadian Solar's newest product, the Dymond CS6X-P-FG module, is a 72 cell double-glass module. By replacing the traditional polymer backsheet with heat-strengthened glass, the Dymond module has a lower annual power degradation than a traditional module and better protection against the elements, making it more reliable and durable during its lifetime.
Trina Solar is a leading global provider of solar solutions and has installed over 11 GW worldwide. Their solar panels are designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. Trina Solar's products have proven themselves on the field and in third party testing against other leading manufacturers.
First Solar is a leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions that are truly Taking Energy Forward. With over 10 gigawatts (GW) installed worldwide, their proven solar solutions diversify the energy portfolio and reduce the risk of fuel-price volatility while delivering a levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) that is cost competitive with fossil fuels today.
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the church
In a literal sense, we are an independent Christian church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Though in a common sense, we would be called Southern Baptist.
The government of this church is vested in its members. It is subject to the control of no other organization, but it recognizes and sustains mutual cooperation common among Baptist churches. Insofar as is practical, this church cooperates with and supports the Southeastern Indiana Baptist Association and the State Convention of Baptists of Indiana, and is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
You'll find quite a bit about our church under the "About Us" menu above, or by visiting this link. If you'd like to get even more information, you can contact us using one of the ways listed here. However your best bet is to come visit us. You'll find helpful people ready to answer all your questions.
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Using website features
The easiest method is to use the menu above (the dark bar below the header). If you click on the entries with the arrows, you'll see additional areas of interest appear (similar to most computer programs).
You can also use the search feature in the upper right corner. You'll also find a map of the entire web site here.
There is a plethora of information available on this site. Much of the more immediate information is readily available to the side of most web pages, such as upcoming events, news, etc... If you hold your cursor over the link/title like here, you'll see additional information appear without having to visit that page.
Q3. Is there a way to receive updated events, news, and other information without going to the web site?
The site currently publishes events/schedules, news, recorded messages, articles, monthly scripture, and other items which can be pulled to your computer (or phone, etc...) as an RSS feed or Podcast, and events/schedules are also available as an iCalendar feed. There are many e-mail apps (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc...) which can add an RSS feed which will appear as an e-mail. There are many scheduling apps (Outlook, Thunderbird, Google Calendar, etc...) which can add an iCalendar feed as a remote calendar, which in many cases can be overlayed on your personal calendar.


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Engagement Photography
Engaged? Awesome. Your engagement photography session comes complimentary with your wedding photography. Your engagement pictures complete your wedding photography experience with unique images aside from your wedding. This ensures your home will feature a diversity of artwork.
Your engagement session is a unique opportunity to create something special for the walls in your home. Through a shared vision and state-of-the-art visualization software, we will create the perfect artwork for your home.
How we do this:
1. Pre-session Consultation. We make a gameplan for your pictures to capture who you are; not just what you look like. This involves full planning for wardrobe, location, and mood.
2. Engagement Photography Session. We'll make a ton of amazing pictures during your engagement session. For outdoor sessions, we suggest beginning 90 minutes before sunset for the best light and the opportunity to capture a stunning sunset as your backdrop.
3. View & Order Appointment. As a full service studio, you are offered nothing but finished, professional products. We want you to enjoy your artwork on your walls. Digital files are not included, but are available as part of print collections. Web size copies to share come complementary with all printed artwork. We'll design your custom Save the Date cards at this time, too.
Bring Your Engagement Pictures to Life
Complete your engagement photography experience by taking home stylish collections of custom artwork for your home. Most couples invest between $500-$1500 in their engagement photography with wall art and any combination of gift size prints, custom Save the Date cards, acrylic blocks, and guest signature books.
- Save the Dates, custom designed and printed on thick linen paper, with envelopes
- Gift size prints for your parents and grandparents
- Wall art (signature wall portraits to decorate your home)
- Acrylic portrait blocks
- Guest signature books (perfect for guests to sign in at your wedding)
Reach out today for a conversation to get started. Call the studio at 207.441.3341 or email chris [at] chriskeeleyphotography.com.


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This research report provides information on the use of dental services by children and adolescents in Australia. Data were collected for the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey in 1994-96 and in 1999. Since the 1970s school dental services have provided dental care for large numbers of Australian children. Since 1994-96 variations to the provision of school dental services have occurred with the introduction of fees in some States.
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Chvostek's sign[khvos´teks)] (Chvostek-Weiss sign [khvos´tek-vīs´)]) a spasm of the facial muscles elicited by tapping the facial nerve in the region of the parotid gland; seen in tetany.
Chvostek's sign, Chvostek-Weiss sign
Etymology: Franz Chvostek, Austrian surgeon, 1835-1884
an abnormal spasm of the facial muscles elicited by light taps on the cheek to stimulate the facial nerve in patients who are hypocalcemic. It is a sign of tetany. Checking for this sign is especially important after thyroid or parathyroid surgery.


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Heating Load Calculations Knowing the 'heating load', the quantity of heat per unit time that must be supplied to maintain the optimum temperature within a building or portion of a building at a given level, is an invaluable calculation when estimating the kind of...read more
Heating a Swimming Pool
Swimming pool heating can be very expensive, but much can be done to reduce running costs. Gas powered heating is more economical than any other means of heating and is best installed if you live in a gas supplied area. Electricity and oil fired heating have swapped...read more
Church Heating, School Heating and Other Community Buildings
Some buildings present us with difficult heating issues, though correct evaluation of its structure and its needs can generate huge savings over time. Of course, the original use and age of a building will dictate how energy efficient the building structure is or can...read more
Heating Installation Legal Requirements
No employer shall allow any of his employees to carry out any work in relation to a gas fitting or service pipework and no self-employed person shall carry out any such work, unless the employer or self-employed person, as the case may be, is a member...read more
Enhanced Capital Allowance
The Governments Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme; for energy saving technologies, allows profit, or loss-making businesses, to benefit from tax breaks when investing in eligible, energy-saving, equipment. The scheme permits businesses to write off the whole cost of...read more
Heat Recovery – Industrial Heating Information
Industrial Heating Information - Heat Recovery The collection and re-cycling of what would be wasted or lost heat requires a lower temperature heat sink, where heat is captured and re-utilised. Recovered heat can be used in a variety of ways: pre-heating of combustion...read more
Asbestos in Cabinet Heaters
There continues to be a great many older cabinet heaters, in daily use, that still contain internal asbestos panels and potentially dangerous fibres that can be released into the atmosphere. Asbestos lagging, sprayed asbestos and asbestos insulating boards can easily...read more
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2015 VISA SPRING ACADEMY MEETING MARCH 15, AT THE OLD HOUSE FROM 6 PM – 7:30 PM (2001-2004 Born) and 7:30 PM – 9 PM (2000-1998 Born)
We are pleased to announced the second meeting for the 2015 VISA Spring Soccer Academy. The response was favorable at the first meeting on February 15th, with a load of new faces. Online registration is currently open and the list is growing daily!
The first meeting on Sunday, March 15th will be for the players born 2001-2004 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm and the second meeting will be for players born 2000-1998 from 7:30 pm – 9pm. The purpose of these individual meetings based on age groups is to discuss and finalize the following
- All players must be registered and provide payment
- All players must be sized in the academy samples provided at the meeting
- Initiate discussion on the travel concept regarding a tour to Northern California at the conclusion of the 2015 VISA Spring Academy for a select group of players
The location for the meetings will be at the Old House Resort and Spa in the Denman & Hornby Rooms:
Sunday, March 15th, 2015
Old House Village Hotel & Spa
1730 Riverside Lane (250) 703-0202
*Please note, all interested players 2005-2006 born are also welcome to attend the first session
The VIPL Teams advancing in cup play will gain from the combination of VISA Academy Training and VIPL Riptide Training for the duration of the 2015 VISA Spring Academy and/or the duration of the particular team's cup run. Case in point, the 2014 U14 BCSA Provincial Cup A Champions from the VIPL Riptide Boys Program had the entire team participate in the spring academy to supplement their training and preparation for the provincial championships. This can and will be discussed with the respective VIPL Coaches on a team by team basis. Importantly, the VIPL Riptide and Vancouver Island Soccer Academy are working to make a seamless entry from the Fall-Winter Riptide Season into the Spring Academy for the 2015-2016 VIPL Riptide Soccer Season (which can and will continue to provide tremendous benefit to all of the players and coaches within the Comox Valley Soccer Community).
The entire VISA Spring Soccer Academy Staff will be on hand to answer your questions and make themselves available for discussion on any soccer related matters
- Shel Brodsgaard (Program Director)
- Ken Garraway (Program Director)
- Bruno CH Munger (Male Youth Trainer)
- Steph Dean (Female Youth Trainer)
- Geoff Hackett (GK coach)
- Darrin McLeod (Video)
Plus our mentor coaches will be in attendance
- Alex the Goalie
- Danielle Robertson
- Jared Pares
- Jared Jones
- Mackenzie McLeod
- Olivia Sellentin
We pride ourselves by developing the next generation of youth soccer coaches with the players directly from the VISA Academy. If you would like further information regarding the 2015 Spring Soccer Academy please email email@example.com.


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1926 Ford Model T Truck Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: Kokomo Automotive Heritage Museum, Kokomo, Indiana
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1931 Ford Model A Mail Truck
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1931 Ford Model A Mail Truck Auction Sale Price: $22,000 Barrett-Jackson Car Auction, Scottsdale, AZ, January, 2010, Lot Number: 1614 This rare classic is in exceptional condition. This 1931 Ford was completely restored, paying attention to every detail. This classic is powered by a 4 cylinder engine and 3-speed transmission and has been completely rebuilt. The rare side curtains were a necessity for the peddlers to transport the mail from neighborhoods around the city and towns.
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1931 Ford Model-A Mail Truck For Sale
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1931 Ford Model-A Mail Truck For Sale $44,900 Model Model-A Mail Truck Mileage 729 Engine 200.5 CID Cylinders 4 Cylinder Transmission 3 spd. Manual Color Green/Black Interior Color Black The Post Office Department developed a complete set of plans and specifications for the mail trucks. Ford was awarded the contract for the building the chassis. The body was procured separately by the Post Office and mounted to the Ford chassis in several regional Post Office garages.This was the origin of the Ford Mail Trucks. This truck was built by Ford in late 1931 and is mounted on a standard 103 ½" wheelbase Model-A chassis. There were 550 of these 100-cubic foot capacity bodies made for the U.S. Government in 1931 and 1932. The body was constructed of wood with steel bracing. The 1931 Mail Truck has a body and cowl finished in special Post Office Department olive green. The hood and radiator shell are black. The truck was sent to the Dallas, Texas Post Office where it was issued the Post Office Number of 11649. It was used by the Dallas Post Office until some time in 1954, when all Model-A trucks were replaced with new International trucks. At that time it was sold at auction. It was used by an independent rural postal delivery for two years, and then it sat unused until 1991. It was in the process of restoration from 1991 to 1994. The restoration included a complete mechanical rebuild as a complete new wood body made to the original post office drawings. The truck has been to one show where the judges were sanctioned by the Model-A Ford Club of America and won a first place. At the high country tour in Colorado, the truck drove over Freemont Pass (11,541 feet), Loveland Pass (11,992 feet) and Hoosier Pass (11,381 feet). It is a fun vehicle to drive and goes very well. St. Louis Car Museum Website: www.stlouiscarmuseum.com Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Financing Is Available--Trades Are Accepted! Please call 1-800-957-5707 or 314-993-7104 with any questions or to discuss financing or transportation arrangements.
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Ford Model T Delivery Truck
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1930 Ford Model A Pickup Truck
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1930 Ford Model A Pickup Truck Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: Kokomo Automotive Heritage Museum, Kokomo, Indiana
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1941 Ford Pickup Truck For Sale
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1941 Ford Pickup Truck For Sale $42,900 VIN 1GC10911 Mileage Exempt Engine 85 HP Flat Head Cylinders V-8 Transmission Three Speed Manual Color Black Interior Color Green With its 85 horsepower legendary flathead motor and three-speed manual transmission, this 1941 Ford Pickup is ready to go anywhere. The full restoration which was undertaken not long ago has justifiably left this truck in its stock configuration. Although exercised via motor parade use, it has not been driven regularly and presents in fantastic condition today with no mechanical ailments that would prevent it use by the new owner. All components have been fully restored including the wooden bed and engine compartment which re in show-ready condition. The engine and transmission were fully rebuilt as well as the accessory spotlight. All bright work has been re-plated. A bed cover in included, and this example rides smoothly on full wide white walls accented by the original baby moon hubcaps and beauty rings. The paint and body work are impeccable with excellent line and even gaps. The truck is among the most desirable examples to be found. Many people consider the 1941 Ford V-8 Pickup to be one of the best looking trucks ever made. This is your opportunity to own a high quality eye-catching example of America's best selling truck. St. Louis Car Museum Website: www.stlouiscarmuseum.com Email: email@example.com Financing Is Available--Trades Are Accepted! Please call 1-800-957-5707 or 314-993-7104 with any questions or to discuss financing or transportation arrangements.
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Antique Model T Ford Fire Truck
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