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Rotary Club of Central Melbourne-Sunrise had a lot to do with six youngsters from Botswana and Malawi who came to Melbourne for the Global AIDS conference in July. All six, aged 16-21, acquired AIDS at birth.
Member Alan Seale took three to the zoo, and afterwards asked them what they liked best. One replied, "The kangaroos were nice but I liked your car best."
Alan: "Why?"
Youngster: "Because it's clean and there are no (he groped for the English word 'insects' but couldn't recall it) beetles in it."
Alan also took them to Healesville Sanctuary where they admired the open-for-viewing animal hospital there. "It's a much better hospital than we have," a youngster remarked.
Member George Mackey visited the group at the "Global Village" of about 100 AIDS display stalls at the Convention Centre. While there, he asked one lad, "What do you want to do in your life?" expecting to learn about their career goals.
The lad replied, "I want to live till I'm 40." The lad then looked at George appraisingly and added, "Maybe older." George, who's nearing 64, felt the lad was thinking, "But not as old as you, thanks!"
The club hosted the lads on request from Ed Pettitt, from Houston Skyline Rotary Club, Texas. Ed coordinates AIDS projects in Botswana. His club sponsored Global Scholar Michelle Heard to Melbourne, and RCCMS is hosting Michelle here. Ed was our guest speaker two weeks ago.


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It looks like casting for The Flash television series is in full-swing this week. Just a few days ago we got the announcement of Jesse L. Martin taking on the role of Detective West, and today we get to find out about a couple of villains that will be joining the show – Reverse-Flash and Killer Frost.
It looks like actor Rick Cosnett (The Vampire Diaries) will be taking on the role of Detective Eddie Thawne. Some will know that Reverse-Flash's proper name was Eobard Thawne in the comics, but it's just a bit too similar to be anything but the same character. According to the description, Thawne is "…a recent transfer to the Central City Police Department, whose past is a mystery and who harbors a dark secret."
Danielle Panabaker (Shark) is the actress that gets the honor of bringing her talents to the other role, that of Caitlin Snow. Also known (post-super-accident) as Killer Frost, her official description is as follows: "…a highly intelligent bioengineering expert who lost her fiancé during an explosion at S.T.A.R. Labs."
Personally, I've never seen anything either of these two have been in, but I never new who Grant Gustin was until he showed up on Arrow, and he did pretty well. We'll just have to keep our fingers crossed that we get the same level of super-goodness (or evilness, as the case may be) from these two.
So those looking forward to a more super-powered feel to The Flash can rejoice. It looks like we're going to get all the heroes and villains and crazy super abilities we could possibly want with the show.
Thanks to Screen Rant for the heads-up.

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By Bill Evans
Superintendent of Lopez Island School District
My heart is broken as I reflect upon the tragic events of Dec. 14, at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, Conn. That such innocent lives could so quickly and brutally be ripped from the tight fabric of that community and that school, is unimaginable to me.
Early in my career I taught kindergarten and other primary grades and was an elementary principal for many years. I feel a heightened sense of grief as I remember the close and loving relationship I shared with the young children and their teachers and staff in the schools in which I served. To imagine such an event happening in any of the schools in which I worked, literally drops me to my knees in horror.
It is tempting, and indeed was likely every administrator's first reaction, to want to build an impenetrable wall around our schools to seal our children and staff from any and all real or imagined threats to their safety and well being. Any of us would do anything to protect our students and staff.
Certainly we will all be looking carefully at our school security procedures and renewing our commitment to lock down drills and the like.
We will take a much needed look at enhancing our security systems, from communications to door locks, and everything in between, and for those of us planning new construction, architectural drawings, to best secure the safety of our students and staff.
However, if there is anything we can learn from the horror of that December day at Sandy Hook Elementary, it is that even the best security systems will not guarantee protection from danger.
Building thicker walls and higher fences, or arming the gatekeepers to the teeth, will not address the real issues and the real dangers that pervade our society and threaten the innocent.
It is in the embrace of strangers that we will find our greatest protection and deterrent to danger. Strangers are the disenfranchised among us – those who are intentionally or unintentionally disenfranchised from the embrace of others, be it community, school, family, social services, politics, or the family of man.
The stranger may look and be very much like us, and actually be daily among us, but anyone estranged by real or imagined differences imposed by self or others, may be a stranger to us. In address of Sandy Hook Elementary and other tragedies, I challenge us to find ways to embrace the strangers within our communities, our schools, our world. Let us reach out to the bully, the mentally ill, the disenfranchised immigrant alien, the poor, the victims, the abusers, the strangers within ourselves.
A look at recent tragic examples of horror involving shootings at schools and elsewhere, by and large reveals the transgressors to be strangers in their communities, estranged by illness, anger, frustration, bullying, loneliness, or other manifestations of exclusion.
At what point did our schools or other communities fail to embrace these strangers within? At what point did each of us fail to wrap our figurative or literal arms around the strangers among us? At what point did we fail to reach out to the disenfranchised with an offer of help, solace, welcome, or invitation? What more can/could we do to build communities of hope, care, and compassion, to take in the strangers among us?
Let us be as pro-active in our efforts to build caring communities as we are re-active in building walls and arming the gatekeepers.
As an educator, dedicated to creating a better world through the meaningful education of young people, I believe it starts at school. I urge our schools to become even better at developing caring and compassionate environments and educational programs for all students and create the skills in each of our students to recognize and embrace the strangers within. Let us renew our commitment to do what we do best – teach … for life, for compassion, for tolerance, for equity and justice. Let us spend as much time teaching social skills and community-building, as we do other basic skills.
Let us worry less about assessing basic academic performance levels and focus as much upon assessing caring, kindness, and community-building skills, to better inform our instruction. Let us include tolerance and inclusivity in our required common core curriculums, as we teach to the whole child. Let us strive to create a generation that will model for the rest of us, a true democracy of care and community.
It is the embrace of strangers, and the consequent conversion to membership of caring community, that will be our salvation from desperate acts of horror. Such embrace will be infinitely more powerful and protective than the strongest gates, highest walls, or most heavily armed fortresses we can ever create.
So, while we are reviewing our security measures and procedures, let us also review our curriculums and programs that promote care and compassion. Won't you join me?


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On Friday I launched my webshop, http//:www.thewebshop.jacquelineholmgren.com
I've started with about 45 stamp designs, all from birds, dogs, cats to children drawn in different styles. Some are realistic and sketchy and some are more cartoony. Here are a couple of bird cards I made before the Stockholm Hobby and Craft event we were at this past weekend. I taught 10 different workshops, almost non stop, and two of them were how to colour in my stamps with Polychromos pencils. My students let me take pictures – so here are a few:
I also had five workshops teaching how to do text for cards and signs working with a basic alphabet and then decorating the letters. Here are some photos from those classes:
The third kind of workshop was printing with gelliplates – my favourite technique at the moment. Most of my students had never tried it before so it was so rewarding to share the process and the "aha" moments. Here are a few pictures:
Now I'm going to start working on some online classes which will be available on my webshop. If you're interested in hearing from me when they are available, then contact me through my website www.jacquelineholmgren.com and I will add you to my mailing list!


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She-Crab Soup: the chowder of the South
Sterling Harris might well be called the father of the South Carolina crab industry. His company, the Blue Channel Corporation, offered many seafood products. It was established as a crabmeat processing plant in the mid-1930s was once located in Port Royal, and was successful in creating a market for its products and many industry jobs.
Prior to Harris coming on the scene in 1937, there were a few small plants producing a fresh, refrigerated product that had a short shelf life of about seven to 10 days. This limited the market and the amount that was produced.
Harris came from a family of men who made their living on the water and was interested in getting into the crab business. He knew if a way to can crabmeat could be developed -- one that retained the meat's flavor and appearance -- it would have a market all over the country and maybe the world. Harris worked to perfect the process. A patent eventually was earned and assigned to Blue Channel, which was incorporated in Centreville, Md.
At this time, the Chesapeake Bay crab population was in low supply. So Harris started south, stopping to sample the crab availability at each body of water until he reached Beaufort. Here he found not only great numbers of crabs but also the labor to harvest and process them. Harris rented a shed from the South Carolina Seafood Company on Lady's Island and set up canning equipment.
For years, Lowcountry cooks included crab stews and other dishes made from the crustacean. But South Carolina's She-Crab Soup, a counterpart to New England's clam chowder, did not come into being until 1909. The recipe in its present form was created by Robert Goodwyn Rhett's butler, William Deas. He was known for his culinary skills, and Rhett's wife asked Deas for a special item for a formal dinner she was hosting for President William Taft. She-Crab Soup was the result.
Real She-Crab Soup contains crab roe that is found in the crab before it is extruded as the sponge. Crab-picking houses sold the eggs separately from the meat to restaurants for use in the soup and to seafood markets for resale to their customers. Many list the requirements of the roe in the soup. But since the demise of the picking houses and factories, substitutes include crumbled egg yolk or even grated carrots, which supply an orange color to fool the diner into thinking crab roe is present.
Mary Harris prepared She-Crab Soup at Sea Pines Resort for 17 years. Her recipe is similar to William Deas' original.
She-Crab Soup
Mary Harris said the exact measurements and cooking time came from just knowing what it took.
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 pint milk
1 pint half and half
Meat from about a dozen crabs, along with eggs (roe)
Salt, pepper and mace
A little flour
Sherry wine
Cook the flour and butter together for a few minutes and then slowly add milk with crab meat and seasoning. Cook this for about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat; add the half and half and a little sherry. Serve.
Recipe from Mary Harris
Westendorff Crab Stew
4 dozen crabs, cleaned (shell removed and the body split in half)
2/3 cup oil
2/3 cup flour
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped celery
4 cloves garlic
Juice of one lemon
1/2 cup parsley
1/2 cup tops of green onions
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Salt and cayenne pepper, to taste
1 can tomato sauce
2 quarts hot water
In a large pot, mix flour and oil. Cook over medium heat until golden brown. Add all seasonings except green onions, parsley and lemon juice. Cook until done (about 5 minutes). Add tomato sauce, stir well. Add hot water. Bring to a rapid boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Add crabs, parsley, green onions and salt and pepper to taste.
Cook approximately one hour.
General Pate's Crab Soup
1 onion, minced
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 can (10.5-ounce) condensed tomato soup
1 quart half and half
12 ounces white crabmeat
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup sherry
Saute onion in butter, stir in flour and add tomato soup. Gradually stir in half and half and cook for 10 minutes, heating thoroughly, but do not boil. Add crabmeat, season to taste, add sherry and serve.


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Welcome to what I hope will be a regularly updated take on my war-gaming hobby. I hope to include many varied projects I'm currently working on, visits to places of relevance, AAR's & any other frippery that I consider worth prattling on about. It'll be mainly historical (WW2 being my passion), but don't rule out the odd lapse into the realms of sci-fi, zombies, pixies or even space-pixies as, like a great many other gamers of a certain age, that's where it all began......
Why Bullets, Bandages & Lard?
I had a spell in the army - hence the Bullets.
Followed that up with nearly 15 years as a paramedic - hence the Bandages.
A vast majority of my gaming is with the excellent ToofatLardies (http://toofatlardies.co.uk) rules sets in particular IABSM, CoC & Dux Britaniarum, hence the Lard.
So, strap yourself in, put the kettle on or do what ever you normally do & let me (try to) entertain you!


text: The below schedule includes Panels, Video Game Events, Tabletop Gaming Events, and more! All times are tentative, and the schedule will be updated as we get closer to the convention. Please download the Comic Con Honolulu app for up to the minute updates and to create your own personal schedule. To read the full description of each event and get more info, just click the title of the event you are interested in.


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Amnesty, which has actually been approved 7 times in the United States, is a questionable subject relating to prohibited migration laws. America has actually had an enduring issue with employees who cross its borders unlawfully to discover greater paying work than exactly what is readily available in their house nation.
There are lots of aspects accountable for the unlawful migration issue. The United States has a long border that is difficult to cops. In addition, there is high inspiration for employees to run the risk of the hazardous border crossing because of the fairly high prospective benefit for those who do make it throughout.
Exactly what do we suggest by amnesty as used to the issue of prohibited migration?
In 1986 a blanket amnesty expense was passed for the very first time ever in the United States of America throughout Ronald Reagan's term s president. The Immigration Reform and Control Act or IRCA was viewed as an option to the prohibited migration issue at that time. It was the very first of the unlawful migration laws to give amnesty to aliens, mainly Mexican employees who had actually been residing in the United States for numerous years.
The IRCA approved amnesty or legal forgiveness to countless prohibited employees who were then altered in status to legal immigrants. In the years considering that the IRCA, there have actually been numerous other small amnesties given or extended for undocumented employees.
The thinking behind this migration amnesty was that considering that the employees were currently inside the United States borders, it was much better to accept them into the system as routine taxpaying residents. Mass deportation would have cost billions and was not an efficient procedure to take.
Humanitarian factors and fairness, advocates state, ought to permit them the rights and responsibilities of legal employees particularly because much of them have actually remained in the United States for a variety of years and have actually been taken in into American culture. They specify that if employees have tasks, strive, speak English and do not devote criminal offenses (besides that of being an unlawful immigrant), they have actually made legal defense from the federal government.
Other nations, most especially Spain, have actually likewise approved amnesties to prohibited immigrants.Viewpoints are divided regarding the desirability and efficiency of amnesty in resolving the unlawful employee issue. Research studies have actually been made that recommend that approving amnesty enhances the economy.
In 2008 the Kauffman Foundation discovered that immigrants are more most likely to begin services than native-born people, representing that legislating aliens would result in more tasks and promote the economy.The dispute over prohibited migration laws raves on. Something is for sure though – amnesty is a hotly-debated subject and the furor is not most likely to wane at any time quickly.


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On Thursday night, President Trump announced on Twitter that he has called off a February visit to Great Britain, explaining the "reason I canceled my trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama Administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for 'peanuts,' only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars. Bad deal. Wanted me to cut ribbon-NO!" Trump had been widely expected to attend the U.S. embassy's opening as part of a state visit, but the White House had never "nailed down the details of the trip," BBC News reports, and Trump was reportedly concerned about massive protests. The visit may be rescheduled.
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"A Garden of Quilts" Quilt Show • Flat Rock • May 5-6
This judged quilt show presented by the Western North Carolina Quilters' Guild will feature more than 100 quilts on display, as well as several vendors.
Learn more: (828) 894-9502 or westernncquilters.org.
Mayfest • Rutherfordton • May 6
Sample local flavors, watch (or partake in) old-fashioned dunking booths, and shop from arts and crafts vendors at this downtown festival.
Learn more: (828) 287-2071 or rutherfordtown.com.
Timmy Belcher Memorial Rainbow Kidz Ride and Run • Statesville • May 6
Take part in a 5K, 10K, one-mile fun run, or cycling routes. All proceeds will go to Rainbow Kidz to support families dealing with a life-limiting illness or loss of a loved one.
Learn more: (704) 873-4719 or rainbowkidzriderun.itsyourrace.com.
Hickory Sticks: Jonathan Brilliant Installation • Hickory • May 6-September 9
North Carolina artist Jonathan Brilliant will create a sculpture on site at the Hickory Museum of Art. Walk under, into, and around an enormous installation created out of 50,000 wood coffee stirrers, coffee cup lids, and cardboard sleeves.
Learn more: (828) 327-8576 or hickoryart.org.
Trinity Artist Series: Wayne Henderson • Statesville • May 7
Critically acclaimed guitarist Wayne Henderson and friends will get to pickin' at Trinity Episcopal Church. Henderson has performed at Carnegie Hall and in three national tours of Master of the Steel-String Guitar.
Learn more: (704) 872-6314 or trinityartistseries.org.
Spring Wildflowers • Chimney Rock • May 13
This special hike takes attendees to the areas of Chimney Rock State Park where the most wildflowers are in bloom — the perfect pre-Mother's Day activity.
Learn more: (828) 625-9611 or chimneyrockpark.com.
Turkey Tail Wine Festival • Glen Alpine • May 13
Don't forget to bring a blanket or lawn chair to relax at this festival at The Inn at Glen Alpine. Enjoy tastings from various wineries, music, food, and arts and crafts vendors.
Learn more: (828) 584-9264 or facebook.com/turkeytailwinefestival.
Antique Power Show • Newton • May 19-20
See antique farm equipment and tractors on display, a truck and tractor pull, and more at this annual fund-raiser for the Foothills Antique Power Association.
Learn more: (828) 461-0637 or foothillsantique.com.
Yadkin Valley Wine Festival • Elkin • May 20
This festival in North Carolina wine country will feature more than two dozen local wineries, music, crafts, and food.
Learn more: (336) 526-1111 or yvwf.com.
Grovewood Gallery's Anniversary Celebration • Asheville • May 20
The Grovewood Gallery's 25th anniversary will feature an outdoor sculpture exhibition, artist demonstrations, live music by The Bad Penny Pleasuremakers, and more.
Learn more: (828) 253-7651 or grovewood.com.
Garden Show and Sale • Black Mountain • May 20
This 12th annual event will feature a large selection of plants from new and returning vendors, free garden-related workshops, and a fund-raiser for the Black Mountain Beautification Committee.
Learn more: (828) 772-5501 or blackmountainbeautification.org.
Art in the Park • Blowing Rock • May 20
This outdoor arts and crafts show downtown features works for sale by a variety of juried artists.
Learn more: (828) 295-7851 or blowingrock.com.
Lion Prowl Freedom Ride • Hickory • May 20
This motorcycle ride hosted by the Longview Lions Club will begin in Hickory and end in Sherrills Ford. The ride will help raise funds benefiting Camp Dogwood for the Blind and other charities.
Learn more: (828) 302-6407.
Arts Festival • Saluda • May 20
This annual festival celebrates the state's heritage and arts culture. Explore art exhibits; listen to live Americana, blues, and folk music; and watch artist demonstrations.
Learn more: (828) 817-2876 or saluda.com.
Cooking Up Stories: A Storytelling Workshop for Everybody • Tryon • May 20
Whether you're a writer or you just love a good tale, you're sure to enjoy this workshop led by nationally celebrated storyteller Connie Regan-Blake.
Learn more: (828) 258-1113 or storywindow.com.
Hot Works' Fine-Art Show • Asheville • May 20-21
Up to 150 juried artists will be selling paintings, sculptures, clay, glass, jewelry, photography, and more at this huge art show.
Learn more: (248) 684-2613 or hotworks.org.
Ole Time and Bluegrass Festival at Fiddler's Grove • Union Grove • May 26-28
This fiddlin' festival has been held annually for nearly 100 years. Musicians and music lovers alike will gather for competitions, workshops, barn dancing, and concerts.
Learn more: (785) 282-4753 or fiddlersgrove.com.
Garden Jubilee • Hendersonville • May 27-28 (Our State will be here!)
Learn gardening tips from regional experts, attend workshops led by specialists, and shop for everything from plants to wind chimes to birdhouses to lawn furniture. Don't forget to bring a wagon to cart your purchases down Main Street.
Learn more: (800) 828-4244 or visithendersonvillenc.org.
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, Jr. • Davidson • April 28-May 7
Based on the classic book by Roald Dahl, this family-friendly musical follows enigmatic candymaker Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his candy bars.
Learn more: (704) 892-7953 or davidsoncommunityplayers.org.
Legally Blonde • Sanford • April 27-May 14
In this musical, former Miss North Carolina Hailey Best stars as Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend.
Learn more: (919) 774-4155 or templeshows.com.
Zuill Bailey Plays Elgar • Greensboro • May 4, 6
Grammy Award-winning concert cellist Zuill Bailey will perform Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto and other works with the Greensboro Symphony.
Learn more: (336) 335-5456 or greensborosymphony.org.
Band of Oz • Mount Airy • May 4
Put on your dancing shoes for Band of Oz at Blackmon Amphitheatre. One of the most successful beach music groups in the Southeast, this eight-person ensemble recently added a full horn section.
Learn more: (336) 786-7998 or surryarts.org.
Midtown Beach Music Series • Raleigh • May 4, 11, 18, 25
On Thursday nights throughout the summer, North Hills Shopping Center is transformed for a concert series. Enjoy beach music and food and drink vendors.
Learn more: (919) 719-5442 or northhillsevents.com.
Shepherd's Center Used Book Sale • Winston-Salem • May 4-6
Free up some room on your shelf by bringing in your gently-used books, and then browse hundreds of others at this 30th annual sale.
Learn more: (336) 748-0217 or shepherdscenter.org.
Listen to Your Mother • Raleigh • May 5
In honor of Mother's Day, enjoy a night of stories about motherhood. Fifteen writers will read selections of their own work, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Women's Center of Wake County.
Learn more: (919) 368-7387 or listentoyourmothershow.com.
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Competition and Festival • Kannapolis • May 5-6
More than 70 teams from around the country will compete in the Kansas City Barbeque Society competition at this two-day festival, which also features more than 100 artisan vendors, a 5K, concerts, and "people's choice" tasting contests.
Learn more: (704) 920-4300 or kannapolisnc.gov.
Sleepover Meteor Party • Mount Gilead • May 6-7
Camp under the stars at one of the best dark-sky sites in the Piedmont. Telescopes will be available to observe Mars, Jupiter, and the moon. Stay up late to count shooting stars in the Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower.
Learn more: (910) 439-6802 or towncreekindianmound.com.
Music, Dance 'n Que Fest • Pineville • May 6
Bring a chair or snag a hay bale to lounge on while performers dance, sing, and play folk songs and bluegrass music. Barbecue meals and beer will also be available for purchase.
Learn more: (704) 889-7145 or jameskpolk.net.
Ham and Yam Festival • Smithfield • May 6
This 33rd annual event stays true to its name — it will be packed with ham biscuits, barbecue, sweet potatoes, and more, as well as kids' activities, live music, a cook-off, and piglet racing.
Learn more: (919) 643-0887 or hamandyam.com.
Spring Daze • Thomasville • May 6
This annual festival combines food and live music with vendors selling garden decor, plants, crafts, outdoor furniture, antiques, and more.
Learn more: (336) 472-4422 or tvillenc.com.
Meet in the Street Festival • Wake Forest • May 6
This 36th annual event in historic downtown will feature vendors selling handcrafted arts and crafts, as well as food, live entertainment, kids' activities, and a beer garden.
Learn more: (919) 229-4907 or wakeforestnc.gov.
Susan G. Komen Triangle Race for the Cure • Research Triangle Park • May 6
Take part in a 5K race, a one-mile fun run, and a survivor celebration to benefit the Susan G. Komen North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Foundation for breast cancer.
Learn more: (919) 493-2873 or komennctc.org.
Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival • Winston-Salem • May 6
This mountain dulcimer festival will feature workshop classes with talented instructors Jeff Furman, Jim Miller, Anne Lough, Carol Crocker, and Judy House, followed by a concert.
Learn more: (336) 775-7826 or winstonsalemdulcimerfestival.com.
Open Garden Day at Well House Gardens • Raleigh • May 7
Wander the Alvarino Norwood family's three acres of flower and vegetable gardens, or take part in a guided tour to learn more about the plants.
Learn more: wellhousegardens.com.
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Bluegrass Festival • Denton • May 11-13
Enjoy a talented lineup of bluegrass artists, meet the bands, and jam with fellow bluegrass lovers at this 37th annual festival. Food and camping will also be available.
Learn more: (336) 859-2755 or dentonfarmpark.com.
Pinehurst's Chef & Maker featuring Chef Clark Barlowe • Pinehurst • May 12-14
Go to a Sandhills pig pickin', tour a truffle farm, attend cooking workshops, and enjoy a demonstration and chef's dinner at this weekend-long event, which features Chef Clark Barlowe of Heirloom Restaurant in Charlotte.
Learn more: (888) 685-2438 or pinehurst.com/chefmaker.
Saint Mary's School 175th Anniversary Celebration • Raleigh • May 12
Saint Mary's School has stood the test of time as Raleigh's oldest continuously operating school. Since opening in 1842, it has remained true to its original mission of educating young women. To celebrate 175 years, the school will hold an evening gala on its historic campus with music, food, drinks, and more. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time.
Learn more: (919) 424-4034 or sms.edu.
Charlotte Folk Society Gathering: Concert and Jams Featuring Tellico • Charlotte • May 12
Known for their "Appalachia-cana" sound, Asheville band Tellico creates memorable music with their authentic lyrics, strong voices, and mastery of instruments, which include guitar, fiddle, bass, Dobro, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, and clawhammer banjo.
Learn more: (704) 563-7080 or folksociety.org.
Mad Hatter Tea and Garden/Art Tour • Wake Forest • May 13
The Wake Forest Garden Club hosts this tour of 10 local gardens featuring garden-themed artists. High tea will be served at the Wake Forest Museum.
Learn more: (919) 210-3487 or wfgardenclub.org.
North Carolina Quilt Symposium • Raleigh • May 18-20
This quilt extravaganza at William Peace University will feature quilt classes, a quilt show with more than 200 quilts on display, and a vendor mall.
Learn more: durhamorangequilters.org.
"The Trumpets Shall Sound!" • Fayetteville • May 19
In the last concert of their 25th season, the Cumberland Oratorio Singers combine their voices with brass, percussion, and organ, and perform a mix of material from 20th-century composers including works by Ritter, Vaughn Williams, and Wilberg.
Learn more: (910) 630-7153 or singwithcos.org.
Antique Motorcycle Club of America Southern National Meet • Denton • May 19-20
Hundreds of antique motorcycles will be on display at Denton FarmPark. Enjoy a parade, games, food, and more.
Learn more: (336) 859-2755 or amcasouthernnationalmeet.com.
National Teapot Show X • Creedmoor • May 19-September 5
More than 200 teapots created by some of the country's most accomplished craftspeople will be displayed at this show hosted by Cedar Creek Gallery. (The nursery rhyme may or may not get stuck in your head.)
Learn more: (919) 528-1041 or cedarcreekgallery.com.
Got to Be NC Festival • Raleigh • May 19-21
This annual festival showcases homegrown culinary creations, cattle and farm animals, lumberjack competitions, auto and truck shows, and barbecue.
Learn more: gottobencfestival.com.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof • Smithfield • May 19-21, 26-27
The Neuse Little Theatre presents the classic drama by Tennessee Williams. Set in a plantation house in the Mississippi Delta, it explores the relationships in a cotton tycoon's family, and examines themes like greed and desperation.
Learn more: (919) 934-1873 or neuselittletheatre.org.
Paperhand Puppet Intervention • Cary • May 20
Children and adults will be wowed by this veteran group's fantastical world that is created with giant puppets, stilt dancers, shadow puppets, and music.
Learn more: (919) 462-2055 or townofcary.org.
Triad Dog Games • Winston-Salem • May 20-21
Bring your family — human and canine — to this dog festival, which features competitions and events in dock jumping, Frisbee, agility runs, and dachshund races.
Learn more: triaddoggames.com.
Cheerwine's Centennial Celebration • Salisbury • May 20
Invented in Salisbury in 1917 after a sugar shortage during World War I led L.D. Peeler to experiment with cherry soda flavoring, Cheerwine has been a Tar Heel treasure ever since — even as its popularity has spread across the country. It's now available in 47 states, but to this day, Cheerwine remains a family-owned business, run by L.D.'s great-grandson and headquartered in its hometown. In celebration of 100 years, the company is hosting a free festival downtown on May 20, with live bands, a barbecue cook-off, and, of course, plenty of the beloved ruby-colored soda that tastes like home.
Learn more: facebook.com/cheerwine.
Carson Peters and Iron Mountain • Mount Airy • May 20
This bluegrass group features 12-year-old Carson Peters, who picked up his first fiddle at the ripe old age of 3, and who made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry in 2014.
Learn more: (336) 786-7998 or surryarts.org.
Last Fridays Art Walk • Hillsborough • May 26
Browse local art, see new art exhibits, and listen to live music at various galleries during this monthly event, which takes place along the streets of downtown.
Learn more: (919) 643-2500 or lastfridaysartwalk.org.
Memorial Day Remembrance • Cary • May 29
In honor of our nation's fallen military, a ceremony will be held at Veterans Freedom Park.
Learn more: (919) 319-4560 or townofcary.org.
Waterfront Market • Southport • May 3
More than 65 vendors gather on the Cape Fear riverfront to sell fresh produce; baked goods; and handcrafted decor, gifts, and jewelry. Live music will entertain shoppers.
Learn more: (910) 279-4616 or downtownsouthport.org.
BBQ Festival on the Neuse • May 5-6
Enjoy delicious barbecue, shopping, a wine garden, and more at this 36th annual festival. A "Southern sides" competition will be judged by Vivian Howard, head chef of acclaimed Kinston restaurant Chef & the Farmer.
Learn more: (252) 560-2693 or kinstonbbq.com.
Paddle for the Border • South Mills • May 6
Paddle nearly eight miles in a canoe or kayak along the historic Dismal Swamp Canal, from the canal bridge in South Mills to the Ballahack Road boat ramp in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Learn more: (252) 771-8333 or dismalswampwelcomecenter.com.
Wine and Food Festival • Wilmington • May 11-14
Satisfy your palate at a variety of tasting events: This festival brings together local chefs and notable wines, beers, and spirits from around the world.
Learn more: (910) 385-9463 or wilmingtonwineandfood.com.
Spring Garden Symposium • Tarboro • May 12-13
This symposium begins Friday with an art exhibit and book signing at Tarboro Brewing Company. On Saturday, enjoy lectures, vendors, garden tours, a luncheon, and afternoon tea.
Learn more: tarboro2017gardensymposium.eventbrite.com.
Enfield Fishing Creek Paddle • Enfield • May 13
Enjoy coffee and doughnuts at the Historic Bellamy Mill, then push off in a canoe or kayak for a five-and-a-half-mile paddle down Fishing Creek. Preregistration includes a T-shirt and lunch downtown.
Learn more: (252) 445-2234 or derpserves.org.
Best of British Car Show • Wilmington • May 13
Rev your engines: This annual car show features music, food, and more than 100 classic British sports cars.
Learn more: bmccf.org.
Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Tour • Wilmington • May 13
Tour nine rose gardens around the city at your leisure; homeowners and gardeners will be on site to answer questions.
Learn more: (910) 297-5538 or wcfrs.blogspot.com.
Crystal Coast Quilt Show • Morehead City • May 19-20
There will be quilts on display, a silent auction, awards, special exhibits, and more at this quilt show at the Crystal Coast Civic Center.
Learn more: (252) 808-7632 or crystalcoastquiltersguild.org.
Beaufort Music Festival • Beaufort • May 19-20
Bands like Big Sam's Funky Nation and Muddy Magnolias will perform in historic downtown at this music festival, held for nearly 30 years.
Learn more: (252) 732-0703 or beaufortmusicfestival.com.
North Carolina Potato Festival • Elizabeth City • May 19-21
This celebration of the spud will feature amusement rides, boat rides, live music, a potato peeling contest, fireworks, and plenty of food to fulfill starchy cravings.
Learn more: (252) 338-4104 or ncpotatofestival.com.
Mainstage Series: Glenn Miller Orchestra • Lumberton • May 19
The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater, which first opened in 1928, is the perfect setting for this swing band, which formed in 1938.
Learn more: (910) 738-4339 or carolinaciviccenter.com.
Pitt County Arboretum Plant Sale • Greenville • May 20
The plants sold at this event are pulled directly from the gardens of the Master Gardeners of Pitt County.
Learn more: (252) 902-1709 or pittcountyarboretum.blogspot.com.
Coastal Gardening Festival • Kitty Hawk • May 20
Highlighting the plants that attract pollinators, the theme of this annual festival is "Plant and They Will Come." Browse more than 50 vendors selling plants, garden art, and refreshments.
Learn more: (252) 473-4290.
Antique and Classic Boat Show • New Bern • May 20
Hear the roar of engines from a bygone era and admire the mirror finishes on the vintage vessels at this boat show at the Galley Store Marina. You might even be invited for a ride.
Learn more: (252) 514-8525 or vintageboat.org.
Roots of Love Yoga Festival • Surf City • May 20
Get in touch with your inner yogi: This festival features international yoga teachers, workshops, a vendor market, paddleboarding, and food. From sunrise yoga on the beach to a lantern release at sunset, it's sure to help you rest and recharge.
Learn more: (910) 508-6923 or rootsofloveyogafestival.com.
Under the Streetlamp • New Bern • May 21
This charismatic' four-man group will harmonize and dance their way through classic songs from the '50s, '60s, and '70s, including favorites from Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, the Beach Boys, and more.
Learn more: (252) 638-8558 or newbernhistorical.org.
The Lost Colony • Manteo • May 26-August 19
The country's longest-running symphonic outdoor drama is celebrating its 80th anniversary. More than 100 dancers, actors, and singers bring to life the mysterious 16th-century disappearance of the first English settlers in the New World.
Learn more: (252) 473-2127 or thelostcolony.org.
Island Art Show • Rodanthe • May 29
More than 20 local artists and crafters will sell their work at this art show, which will also feature live music. Browse fine art, woodworks, seaglass jewelry, handmade soap, and more.
Learn more: (443) 243-5870 or spinfinitedesigns.com.


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Get ready know the real Brazil! Fabio Schapiro presents "A Voz do Brasil", a show with the best and the worst of Brazilian Music. From the Funk of the Favelas to the Baião of Dry Lands of the NorthEastern Region. From the Rock of São Paulo to the Samba of Rio. From the Axé of Bahia to the Sertanejo of the Countryside. No rhythm is is missed from the diverse musical mix of Brazil.


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A number of new innovations introduced by staff at Southampton General Hospital are revolutionising the way patients with dementia are treated.
The team of nurses and doctors have created a 28-bed "dementia-friendly", ward which uses colours and images to create the most suitable environment for patients.
With the help of advisers including community nurses and national charity Dementia UK, the team came up with a range of ideas to provide the most suitable environment for patients, relatives and carers.
Doors in the ward have been painted in bright colours and bed numbers have been replaced with images such as umbrellas, lighthouses and to help patients remember which bay they are staying in.
The nurses' station has also been renamed "reception" and lowered to improve accessibility and make patients feel more comfortable when approaching it.
Cleaning stores and staff offices now blend in with surrounding walls, while paperwork is put away out of sight to create a clutter-free area. Visiting time restrictions have also been lifted, giving 24-hour access for carers and relatives.
In addition, they have also introduced the UK's first hospital-based Admiral specialist nurse. The post's first incumbent is Jeni Bell, a former clinical lead Admiral nurse in the community.
She will shadow clinical staff and oversee a training and development programme, which will look at understanding patients' body language and how to handle those who do not interact verbally.
"We know dementia patients can be extremely confused in a hospital environment, particularly when they require medical treatment, and relatives are often concerned their dementia needs are neglected in the absence of carers or family," said matron Jill Young, who led the work with her team in the hospital's medicine for older people unit.
"That's why we embarked on this project - it gives us a chance to show we are determined not just to improve care for these patients, but to give their families and friends the confidence that we understand the condition and can offer the right support."
Barbara Stephens, chief executive of Dementia UK, added: "This project, particularly the introduction of the first Admiral nurse specialist to be based in a large acute hospital, is a breakthrough moment in the care of dementia patients in hospital and a model of what we want – and need – to see across the country."
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Is it just me, or does it seem that many companies see the best response to something they disagree with is legal action?
Cease and desist, threatening lawsuits, etc.
For example, this story. Was suing because they didn't like what was implied by the ad the right choice?
I don't think so. I think it shows lack of imagination, lack of creativity and a lot of what is wrong with many businesses today.
Why not just say, "Well, they got us. Let's get them back." People are too sensitive and quick to have their feelings hurt these days and I think it prevents many from lots of opportunities.
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It's time for another round of Fast Fact Friday!!! (Though, since it's 9 pm, it should be Fast Fact Saturday, since it's Saturday for most of the world already…)
This time of year is a busy birthday time for my family…my birthday was 2 weeks ago, my son's was last week, his party was today, and then we have a niece and nephew coming up in the next week, so with birthdays on my mind I figured a Fast Fact Friday was perfect!
Here are your questions:
1. What was your favorite birthday ever?
2. Has anyone ever thrown you a surprise party? (And were you truly surprised?)
3. What is something you love about your birthday each year?
4. What don't you like about your birthday?
5. Do you have any birthday traditions?
Here's a quick look at my answers, if you care to know!
1. My 23rd birthday was probably my favorite. My mom surprised me at dinner by secretly inviting one of my favorite friends to dinner. I got a Discman (yes, you may be able to date me by that!), and a couple of cute sweaters that I really wanted!
2. Nope, but I've thrown quite a few…my favorite kind to throw!
3. All the well-wishes.
4. I always hated the fact that it was back to school time, and money in my family was tight (my dad was a school teacher and I'm the oldest of 6). I always got school clothes and supplies for my birthday while my siblings got cool things on their b-days AND school stuff. I was always jealous that I didn't get both. Plus, it was always such a busy time, most people forgot about my special day.
5. I don't really have any that I do with my family, but when I was a kid, my grandparents would take us out for lunch and let us pick our own present!


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Northamptonshire MP describes Parliament lockdown after 'serious incident'
Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough, has spoken of the security lockdown in Westminster after a serious incident this afternoon (Wednesday).
The House of Commons sitting has been suspended after two alleged incidents nearby, with reports of an armed man attacking police before being shot.
Mr Bone said: "There are lots of police here but we are all OK.
"We do not know what's happened but there seems to have been an incident on Westminster Bridge.
"Some MPs were apparently told to take cover.
"The sitting has been suspended.
"Offices have been locked and Parliament is in lockdown."
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Counter Strike Global Offensive
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CS GO) is a first-person shooter game currently in development by Valve Software and Hidden Path Entertainment, who also co-developed Counter strike Source. It is the fourth game in the Counter Strike franchise, excluding Counter-Strike Neo and Counter-Strike Online.
Global Offensive is targeted for release in early 2012, and will be available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network and Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade for the first time. Cross-platform multiplayer is confirmed between PC, Mac and PS3 players. The PS3 version will offer three control methods using the DualShock 3 controller, PlayStation Move or USB keyboard/mouse.
'CS GO' will launch with all seven maps, including updated versions of all the originals e.g. Dust, Dust2, Aztec, Nuke, Inferno, Italy and Office – along with many new maps and game modes. Players can call new weapons, e.g. decoy grenade, Molotov cocktail and more. The game is coming with new sharp graphics with more detailed, realistic look.
Counter-Strike Global Offensive is the most popular first-person shooter game. Valve Software has released its trailers revealing its updated look and gameplay.
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Did you guys know that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is leaked? I've got to say, it's one of the most amazing games I have ever played! It's even better than CS:S and CS 1.6!


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I'm being incredibly lazy today by simply copying into this blog an article I wrote about my new collection of short stories - this comes on top of the volume of poems I edged into my last blog. You might think this is bad planning on my part, two books out at once, but in fact the planning department in my head is always in chaos, much like our local council's, and there is no help for me. I don't need to say I love both the productions of my (and in the case of the poems, Rob's) work and applaud both publishers - great people.
Short stories are my favourite fiction, reading and writing. It is still, after 40 years as an author and several millions words in print, a great thrill to me when a fresh idea for a tale jumps into my head. The excitement following inspiration never fails to electrify me into looking forward to sitting down at my computer and getting into that white heat mode that produces a short story. I can still recall some of those moments of inspiration and why and how they came.
The title story hit me forcibly when I was reading an article in a magazine, I think it was Current Archaeology (my wife Annette's favourite pastime and her journal, not mine) which told the story of the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls in a cave containing sealed jars by a young Arab shepherd boy named Muhammad-the-Wolf. (What a great name for a start! I think I would have sold twice as many copies of my books with a name like that on the cover.) The article said the scrolls were not fashioned from paper or reeds but from animal hide. Immediately I had a picture of a strange creature in my head, a magical beast, which had been skinned and its hide used to record these holy, and otherwise, texts from so long ago. The rest of the story followed.
'Murders in the White Garden' came when I was visiting a friend in Dresden, who took me to the baroque garden of a German equivalent of a National Trust stately home, which was littered with statues of Greek gods and, this was the catalyst, a band of angels playing musical instruments. It was the latter which fired my enthusiasm for a story - silent music! I love the thought - yet in the end it was the Greek statues which formed the main characters in the story's plot.
'Spice'. Ah, I recall that moment vividly. Singapore has always been one of my favourite cities. I spent years there as a youth and more years there when my daughter's family were in residence. The Lion City. It has sparked more than one story. On this occasion Annette and I were visiting an old area of the city - much of it is now flash and modern - and we were walking down a certain street when I saw a sign which said that this was The Street of the Dead, the small crippled-looking dwellings dedicated to those who were dying and did not wish to bring bad luck on their family homes by ending their lives within, so they came to one of these houses in Sago Street to end their days. What? Who could ignore such a great lead-in to a tale of ghouls that sat in the rafters of those dwellings and waited for the unfortunate dying to yield up their dead flesh?
So, these are a few of the sparks that lit my fires. The Anglo-Saxon tales came from Sutton Hoo, where I am a volunteer steward and read a lot of literature in order to answer visitors' questions. 'The Human's Child' was written for Chester Zoo, to raise awareness for Asian elephants. 'Out Back' came while on a walk over the lonely marshes east of Iken village. 'Sacrificial Anode' (funnily enough) while on a tour of the local nuclear power station. (They use them to take the corrosive elements out of the coolant sea water). 'Moretta' on a walk on the cliffs above the sea-covered town of Dunwich. 'Stalking Moon' while pondering on a theme I love - reversals. You need to read the story to get my meaning. 'Atlantic Crossing', my favourite in the whole collection, while contemplating the waves off Felixstowe one day and wondering if that fellow who walked on the waters of Galilea had a trick we could all learn if we put our minds to it.


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The Public Eye
Auditor recommends raising fee for sidewalk repairs in Sacramento
An auditor who reviewed the city of Sacramento's sidewalk repair program says the city isn't charging property owners as much as it could for repair-related services and recommends the city consider raising its fee from $40 to as much as $210.
That fee doesn't include the cost of actually repairing a sidewalk, which can cost homeowners $1,000 or much more.
City Auditor Jorge Oseguera, in a report to be presented to the city this week, said raising the administrative fee would help the city cut into a two-year backlog of unsafe and unfixed sidewalks. The fee is imposed on property owners whose sidewalks have been designated for repair, and helps pay to run the city's sidewalk repair program, including the cost of sending inspectors to check sidewalks before and after repairs.
Oseguera, in his report, points out that more than 40 percent of sidewalks identified for repairs in the city of Sacramento are put on a waitlist for at least six months.
"If the city charged an administrative fee of $210 instead of $40, it would have more fully recovered the administrative and inspection costs of sidewalk repairs," the city's auditor said in his report. "We estimate this change in fees would have increased the reimbursement by more than $300,000 annually."
Speaking to The Sacramento Bee, Oseguera acknowledged such a fee increase could be unpopular among property owners. "I understand it is politically sensitive, but, given the backlog, everything should be on the table."
City Public Works chief Jerry Way, whose department oversees sidewalk repairs, said he will consider the recommendation but is wary. Way pointed out that the city's backlog is not unusual, and is shorter than many other cities and counties.
"Low administrative fees are a form of cost sharing with property owners," Way wrote in a formal response to the audit. "If, after analysis, it should be determined that fee adjustment would result in savings to the city without being unduly burdensome to property owners, then Public Works will consider the policy implications of making such modifications to the program."
City Councilman Allen Warren, who chairs the audit committee that will review Oseguera's report on Thursday, said he recently rode an electric wheelchair around North Sacramento, at a constituent's request, and it opened his eyes to the difficulties some people face when negotiating sidewalks that are broken or don't have curb ramps at corners. He said he doesn't have any specific proposal for improvements at the moment, but wants the auditor's report to prompt a bigger discussion on the usability of city sidewalks.
The sidewalk repair fee issue is not new. For more than three decades, the city maintained the fee at $20. In 2010, when the city was searching for ways to boost revenue in response to the recession, officials calculated that the administrative overhead costs to the city for its sidewalk repair program had increased to $185 per broken sidewalk.
Officials considered a series of stepped increases that would have brought the fee to $200, but ultimately backed off, and imposed the current $40 fee instead, saying they wanted to minimize the financial burden on property owners.
City Councilman Steve Cohn, who sits on the audit committee, said the city could consider increasing the fee in small increments, over time, to avoid "sticker shock."
The inspection fee is only a small part of the price property owners have to pay when the city deems their sidewalk substandard.
The city pays for repairs on curbs and gutters, but property owners must cover the cost of repairing the sidewalk in front of their property, a fact that comes as a shock to some. The average cost to property owners last year for a sidewalk repair at their property was $1,100, according to Oseguera's analysis, though costs vary greatly depending on the size of the repair. Most repairs cost property owners $500. But some cost $4,500 or more.
Cohn, who requested the audit, said he asked for it partly because some property owners questioned whether sidewalk repair workers were calling in complaints to increase their business. Others have complained about individuals, such as neighbors, who may report sidewalk problems out of spite. Auditor Oseguera said that the identity of callers who report problem sidewalks is not typically known, and that he is not aware of any abuse problems. "The reporting mechanism seems adequate."
Way, the Public Works chief, said he also is not concerned about who might be calling to report defective sidewalks. "I don't really care. Our mission is to fix the sidewalks, if they are defective, no matter who it comes from."
The city typically requires repairs of sidewalks that are displaced by three-quarters of an inch or more, but there may be other circumstances that cause the city to determine a sidewalk needs work, he said. When called to a site, inspectors are instructed to check the sidewalk for about 50 to 75 feet in both directions for other sidewalk deficiencies, and to report them for repairs, Way said.
Oseguera also conducted an analysis of repair policies in other cities and counties. Nine of 15 local governments surveyed require property owners to pay for sidewalk repairs, including Roseville, Elk Grove and West Sacramento. The county of Sacramento, however, pays for all repairs itself, albeit with tax revenue obtained from residents and others. The county has a several-year sidewalk repair backlog, according to Oseguera.
Rancho Cordova, Folsom and Citrus Heights governments also pay for sidewalk repairs. Rancho Cordova tried last year to require property owners to be individually responsible for repairs in front of their property but backed off when faced with vociferous opposition from residents.
Call The Bee's Tony Bizjak, (916) 321-1059.


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FAILSAFE – 2015 Whitney Awards Finalist
In the wide-open landscape of Pennsylvania, Charlotte Martin and her father live a peaceful life on their farm . . . or so it seems. In truth, the rural locale provides the perfect front for the father-daughter NSA operatives as they expertly carry out their mission: using a high-tech computer system, they protect a team of undercover agents. Some would kill to have access to this system, and it makes Charlotte and her father prime targets. It was only a matter of time before this nightmare unexpectedly crashed down on them, and only Charlotte escaped with her life. Before Dwight Martin died, though, he initiated the failsafe lockdown, and now Charlotte's the only one who can access the system.
Writer Jake Bradford left the serene Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia for the hustle and bustle of New York to pursue his dreams and never looked back.
Until now. Entrusted with his ailing grandmother's care, Jake knows he needs help—and he can't believe his luck when a lovely young woman providentially appears on his doorstep. Charlotte creates a new persona for herself and quickly develops a bond with Jake's grandmother. But it's the connection she feels with Jake that makes it almost too easy to lose sight of her reality: she is being hunted by men who will stop at nothing to access the intelligence she protects. With time running out, can the couple find a future together, or will Charlotte's secrets tear them apart?
Traci Hunter Abramson
. . . Traci Hunter Abramson was born in Arizona, where she lived until moving to Venezuela for a study-abroad program. After graduating from Brigham Young University, she worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for several years, eventually resigning in order to raise her family. She credits the CIA with giving her a wealth of ideas for suspense novels as well as the skills needed to survive her children's teenage years.
She has gone on to write a number of bestselling suspense novels that have consistently been nominated as Whitney Award finalists. She considers shoes an optional accessory which became evident when she won her first two Whitney Awards in 2013 and 2014 for her novels Code Word and Deep Cover. She currently lives in Virginia with her family where she enjoys sports, travel, writing, and coaching high school swimming.
You can find Traci's books HERE and HERE,
she tweets HERE,
and has a website HERE.


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2CD compilation from 2000 by the Go Jazz label featuring Ben Sidran, Phil Upchurch, Ricky Peterson, Bob Malach, Georgie Game, Di Anne Price, Minneapolis Allstars, Will Lee, Clementine and a few more, with guest appearances by Jeff Beck, Van Morrison, Carole King and Jon Hendricks. Cool selection of 29 jazz and blues tracks.
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The Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy is implementing a number of landmark projects to add to the oil and gas value chain and promote industrial sectors. As the sector faces persisting oil production declines from maturing offshore fields, the effort to explore for additional reserves continues. In 2014, 16 offshore blocks were awarded in the country's first open licensing round. A lot more exploration acreage is available for bidding.
Other projects include Bioko Oil Terminal, which will be the largest petroleum liquid storage facility in the region, serving as a midpoint between Europe and Asia for shipments of crude oil, LPG, and other productions. Projects that are part of the Petrochemicals Revolution will diversify the country's plentiful reserves of gas. The Industrial City of Mbini will become a world-class manufacturing and industry hub for Central Africa and the Luba Petroleum City will create a streamlined modern hub for oil and gas logistics locally and in the region. Lastly, the Ministry is working to promoting the domestic use of LPG by improving distribution networks and upgrading technology.
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Used Aircraft Guide
December 2014 Issue
Cessna 310
Cessna's first post-World War II twin has speed, payload and comfort, but can be complicated and pricey to maintain.
Few general aviation aircraft are as iconic as Cessnas 310. Whether because of its aggressive ramp presence, its supporting role in an old television adventure series or its suitability for a wide range of missions, the 310 is what many non-pilots recall when piston twins come up in conversation. Its arguably the first modern light twin and certainly a classic. While the 310 is all of those things, its also a complicated machine, production of which ended almost 30 years ago. The tall landing gear might be thought of as delicate and its systems demanding, both to maintain and operate. But it still offers substantial transportation value, and the many different variants that were built as the model evolved means it shouldnt be hard to find the right one for your mission.
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Good Charlotte reject Guetta collaboration
The stars of GOOD CHARLOTTE have passed up the opportunity to work with DAVID GUETTA - because they want to stay true to their rock roots.
The dance producer has been in talks with the I Just Wanna Live hitmakers about a collaboration, but they turned it down because they felt it wouldn't be their style.
Bandmember Benji Madden tells the Daily Record, "Names like David Guetta have been talked about... but we stuck to our guns as we are a rock band at the end of the day.
"I don't want to diss anybody but I definitely have respect for these guys and the time and energy they put in."
However, there's one musical collaboration Madden dreams of: "We are open to working with other people and we would love to do something with the Daft Punk guys because they are legit. All of the records they make are on another level than any of the current pop stars."


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RDV Hockey Academy & R Star Education
Hockey is a sport that continues to experience growth in the state of Florida. Throughout the United States, the Sports and Recreation industry as a whole has continued to experience exponential growth. Similarly, RDV Ice Den has experienced an increase in interest in youth hockey, particularly in the 10U and 12U age groups, but finding the time to access the ice can be difficult for many players, especially when combined with traditional education and family obligations.
RDV Hockey Academy, located on-site at the RDV Sportsplex in Orlando, FL, is now accepting applications for students in grades 5th-8th for a full-time, academic and athletic program. RDV Hockey Academy is the only full-time program in Florida to offer a combined hockey and academic experience that is designed to meet the unique academic and training needs of developing hockey players. RDV Hockey Academy doesn't just offer hockey as an extracurricular sport; hockey is a key component of the academic program, as well.
RDV Hockey Academy is what happens when an ice hockey facility and an innovative K-12 independent school share their ideas about meeting the needs of a unique group of students!
R STAR Education is designed to meet the unique needs of students who are passionate about extracurriculars.
RDV Hockey Academy students receive the benefits of a professional hockey training program, combined with a flexible and creative academic program, designed to meet the unique needs of the students.
"Education Designed to Meet You Where You Are!"
R Star Education is designed to meet the needs of students who participate in rigorous "extra-curricular" schedules. R School brings academics to the Ice Den to partner with parents, coaches, and students to design the ideal academic program for each student.


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Supermarket giant Tesco's brief venture into the consumer car market has hit a brick wall.
Just one year after its launch, the supermarket chain has decided to impound Tesco Cars, accepting the second-hand car business has reached a dead end and is no longer financially viable.
Bosses have blamed the decision on difficulties getting a decent supply of cars.A joint online enterprise with Carsite, Tesco Cars had aimed to advertise as many as 3,000 vehicles a week when it was launched last April, but reports suggest that at the end of last year it was shifting just 150 cars a month.
Last year, Tesco witnessed a £5 billion slump in its market value following the flop of its Big Price Drop campaign.
A message appeared on the company's website yesterday confirming the closure of the scheme and apologising to customers for any inconvenience caused.
The supermarket said that it started the business "in good faith" but could no longer offer a satisfactory range of vehicles.
Copyright Press Association 2012


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Poetry Pages
Welcome to our Poet's Corner. Here we are featuring poems by true Artists of America:
(new poems are added monthly, so check back often)
Are you a Poet?
Do you have a beloved poem you'd like to share?
Email your poem to: firstname.lastname@example.com
What is Love?
This girl was perfect, how could this be
I was once blind to true beauty but now I can see
And there is no such thing as perfect, I know most people have heard
But to me babe I swear you are the closest thing to the word
This girl I'm talking about I've known for a while
But yet she still makes me feel like a little kid every time I see her smile
I told her, "right now I know this might not make sense,
But if I had a nickel for every time I saw a girl as beautiful as you
I would have five cents"
And how much I really like her, she doesn't have a clue
A girl as smart and beautiful as the sky is blue
Without a doubt this girl is in a class of her own
As if everyone girl is a seed, while she is a flower full-grown
She is nothing I expect from a girl, she is more
It's like she is in front of my heart with the key to the door
When I seen her I thought she deserves nothing less
Than to be treated just like a beautiful princess
I would do anything just to put a smile on her face
Even if that means pulling down the very stars from space
She told me, "you never see it coming, you just get to see it go"
So I told her "Babe just focus on the moment, and watch love grow"
Girl I will be always be there for you and love you, that's the deal
And I told her "Babe what we got is better than a fairy tail, its real"
2011 @ Copy RightsAndrew Torres
Multiple first place awards for poetry & poetry slam
The Life That I Have
The life that I have,
Is all that I have,
And the life that I have,
Is yours.
The love that I have,
Of the life that I have,
Is yours and yours and yours.
A sleep I shall have,
A rest I shall have,
Yet death will be but a pause,
For the peace of my years,
In the long green grass,
Will be yours and yours and yours.
—by Leo Marks, the late British codebreaker
If I were a poem I'd give birth to a dream
Hanging my words in the sky
Above the lofty evergreen
Above a golden sunset
Watching the stars come out to play
Frolicking in the universe
In the land of the milky way
I'd hang my thoughts with Pleiades
Waiting for springtime to come
Thus, becoming a dreamer, indeed
If I were a poem
—Georgia Washington, AOA Poet Laureate
The circle of life
Is the manifestation of a soul
It's the beginning of a miracle
As energies unfold
Opening up like a flower
A gift from God above
An image, a likeness
A reflection of love
It's a journey through an eternity
A spirit caught up in a dream
It's the essence of reality
Though, not always what it seem
Yet, the journey must continue
A path of loneliness and strife
It's the end of the beginning
Within the circle of life
—Georgia Washington, AOA Poet Laureate
We did not make friends easily
It took us quite awhile
Our goals and ideas were different
Even more so, our lifestyle
You were for justice where law prevailed
Abiding by standard rules
I disagreed with your many tactics
Perhaps, some considered me a fool
Nevertheless, we shared a common interest
Our family ties were strong
We often talked of many things
And knew where loyalty belonged
The past few years brought many changes
We kept in touch, but spent no time
Though our friendship lasted through it all
We've now reached the end of the line
And today, I watch from a distance
As officers stand guard by your side
Through misty eyes, I still remember
The things we spoke of before you died
So, I march along with the crowd
To bid a final farewell
Old friend, why did you go so soon?
Again, the teardrops fell
—Georgia Washington, AOA Poet Laureate
Artists of America is very pleased to present this outstanding poem, Secret Sister by Jonathan Tanisaka, age 13.
Secret Sister
I remember holding her in my arms
as light as a feather yet as fragile as glass
she will never be forgotten
let her rest in peace at last
terrible diseases took her from us
but she will live on forever
her birthday is coming up
the only birthday that I celebrate in silence
her time has passed
and eventually so will mine
in the worst disease of all
the disease of time
—Jonathan Tanisaka
We are proud to introduce you to the work of
Georgia Washington, AOA'S POET LAUREATE:
Quiet Time
Walls of Silence
Ivory and Lace
Your Pastel Colors
Your Elegant Space
Like Rainbow Sherbet
Chocolate and Vanilla, too
Don't melt so fast
I'm just passing through.
About the Artist
Georgia Washington is a writer, poet & founding member of the famed Writer's Corner Poets (WCP) of Los Angeles, formed in 1995. The WCP have self-published five+ anthology books of poetry during their 15 years together as a group. Some anthology titles include:
History Pages
Pages from my childhood
Renaissance Pages
Tribute Pages
The group meets regularly to share, inspire, and encourage one another. Georgia's hobbies include: calligraphy, art, mountain climbing & bicycle riding.
She is proud to publish her first book of poetry entitled:
Noise of Rattling Wheels
These books are available by contacting:
Georgia currently resides in San Pedro, CA and is Artists of America's (AOA)
Poet Laureate.


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You can start by choosing a theme, adding a design, then customizing the text and colors that'll appear on the filter. Once you're done you can click "finish" to round it all out and finish your purchase. It's a much more streamlined process than before, and should be a lot simpler to create for birthdays, holidays and other various events you want to spruce up.
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Google's social network gets a redesign that might convince people to use it. All users will see the new interface by default.
The sanctions set against ITT Technical Institute have been described as a " death sentence ." In addition to preventing the company from taking federal aid for tuition, the US Department of Education is requiring that ITT increase its reserves from $94.4 million to $247.3 million. The reserves are meant to support students in case the company closes. Students who have already started taking classes can still use federal aid as long as the school remains open. Students that have enrolled in ITT but have not yet started taking classes cannot use federal aid to finance their tuition.
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To help journalists report on newsworthy scientific findings presented at the Fall Meeting, AGU provides a press room where reporters, press officers, bloggers and others can work and mingle. In the press room — and in an online Virtual Press Room to be launched in November — AGU will make available copies of press releases about developments in Earth and space science and other news presented at the meeting. During the meeting, registered members of the press will also be able to reserve either of two quiet rooms to conduct interviews.
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[NEW POST] You want IoT? You'll need a bigger network. http://bit.ly/2cpebyr
#IoT #Tech #Nexmo pic.twitter.com/CAi40NjU71
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#IoT #Tech #cybathlon pic.twitter.com/FIxLepKkej
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The key to being rich is to get out of the loop that would have you working for somebody else for an extended period of time. The best way to do this is to invest your money the first chance your get. While it may seem like a rash decision to make for people that are not used to investing as quickly as possible in their lives, even if you have a little bit of money down you should consider investing it in order to reap the benefits of your smart decision later on in life.
One of the best ways to invest your money is to buy real estate. There are a lot of houses for sale in London Ontario, all of which provide unique benefits that you should look into. The main benefits of investing in real estate are that you can watch the value of your home appreciate, to the point where selling it off would earn you some significant returns. Hence, even if you already own a home it would be a good idea to invest even more money in real estate in order to ensure that you do not have to worry about money in the future.
When it comes to investing in real estate, you might feel a little lost. Hence, it is important to get the advice of a professional. These professionals have in depth knowledge of how the market is going these days, and so they can help you to make the smartest decision possible. By enlisting the help of such professionals you would be able to ascertain whether the market shows favorable conditions for people looking to buy or if you should wait a little while before you actually decide to take the leap.


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Light Role Vehicle
The LRV's size and weight enables effective air portability, including tactical CH-47 internal loading. Whilst primarily fulfilling light force reconnaissance and strike concepts of operation, low-weight armour solutions can also be fitted as an option. A variety of communications and weapons systems can also be integrated depending on the customer's requirements. The LRV is the only vehicle that can be converted from 4×4 to 6×6 in this weight category, globally.


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**Kind of long post -- lots of pics!**
Starting off with exciting news: ♥Welcome♥ my 2 new princesses - Rena & gliteryeyesxx -- who by the way, is a sexy pharmacist in the making! Loves it. Best. career. ever. :D
Darkness lashes are seriously AWESOME -- if you like dramatic lashes, they are exactly that. No au naturale look here. You can find them if you have Korean stores around, but if not YAY for internet -- I buy mine from Daybeauty.com -- they sell Korean cosmetics and skincare and have a *HUGE* collection of false eyelashes to choose from. Also, their customer service is top notch -- once they mailed me the wrong pair of lashes, and sent me the correct one free of charge! (Got to keep the other pair!!!)
I have *just recently* gotten into wearing falsies again...it used to be such a hassle with the glue all up in my eye sockets and I was worried all the rubbing would = wrinkles. However, you have to do it the right way! It all comes down to the technique...everyone has their own way, but I will share mine with you because I ♥ the results.
Tip: Always put on eyeliner FIRST...it'll help blend the line of your real lashes with your fake lashes -- it is virtually impossible to do this easily once you have applied the falsies!
First you have to trim them down pretty substantially otherwise they don't blend well or look even somewhat believable.
I can't read Korean so my friend's Mom translated for me -- the yellow-capped tube is the SUPER STRONG glue and the white-capped tube is a weaker glue that does nada for me. If you want a good all-day hold, use the yellow-capped tube! Here is what my brand new spare set looks like -- goop free :D
Since the lashes are pretty stiff, bend them back and forth a few times so they'll sit more comfortably on your lids. Then spread a thin layer of glue on the back of the lashes. Let the glue sit for at least 20 seconds so it can get slightly tacky.
Then point falsies straight out at 90 degree angle from your open eye, slightly turning upwards to get extra 'lift'. Close your eyes slightly and gently press the lashes onto your eyelid, as close as you can get to your real lashes without actually touching your real lashes. Hold for a few seconds, then release!
Adjust lashes accordingly. Add glue at corners if necessary (I had to add my glue to inner corners) Excuse crazy eyebrows.
Before -- new haircut, no makeup, bald eyes :(
After: Voila! From zero lashes to va-va-voom flirt-with-me lashes!
So overall, these lashes might take some getting used to -- they are a bit heavier than a lot of standard lashes and they definitely aren't natural. I like the slightly spiky look since they come out nicely in pics :) They are about $5 for two pairs, are FDA approved (haha) and you can reuse them without having them lose their shape! However, you really have to use the special glue they come with -- my other lash glue (DUO) doesn't work at all. The band is a bit thicker and must be flexed a few times to sit on the eye comfortably. Definitely worth the money -- if you take care of them, they last quite awhile.
Also, just wanted to share my look of the day -- comfy cable-knit Abercrombie sweater from the local outlet ONLY $12!!! Also, skinny jeans by American Rag from Macy's.
My new Miss Sixty peacoat -- LOVE it. Do not underestimate the power of a nice coat -- makes you look put together somewhat, even if you aren't always dressed to the 9s.
Finally, I went to Red Robin for lunch today -- MAN, are their gourmet burgers tasty! I'll have to Yelp them later. I am a huge cheese fan, so I tried the delicious Bleu Ribbon Burger...mmmm onion straws!
Cute kitty on the wall wearing kitty-shaped sunglasses!
Can't decide what to get? Use their handy dandy food dice!
I always love the Hawaiian Heartthrob Smoothie - Not just because I ♥ Hawaii.
Workin' tomorrow -- good night... :)