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This is a book in two parts. The first part, consisting of the opening four chapters, considers the spirituality that governed the early military expeditions to the Holy Land, following Pope Urban II's call at Clermont in November 1095 but ending before the battle of Hattin and the Latin Christians' loss of Jerusalem to Saladin. The final two chapters do something different. They focus on how the spirituality Purkis discussed in the first part translated to Iberia and how a "foundation legend" for crusading there was created (11). On the whole, this book is a valuable contribution to our understanding of eleventh- and twelfth-century spirituality and the eruption of a particular strain of Christian Holy War in the period.
After a brief introduction, in which Purkis very clearly lays out his goals, Chapters 1 and 2 look at the origins of the First Crusade by, in a sense, working backwards. The author first examines the monastic response to Urban's call in order to ask why such an expedition might have seemed so desirable to them and why others reacted so strongly against monks abandoning their cloisters. Purkis, following mainstream thought within Crusade Studies, positions the First Crusade as both a form of Jerusalem pilgrimage and a version of Christian holy war that grew out of the reform papacy's dedication to (their ideal of) the
libertas of the Church (15-18). The First Crusade offered the laity an alternative to monasticism by arrogating to itself the ideal of imitatio Christi, which animated other aspects of religious reform throughout the same period. Positioning crusading spirituality like this is an important and convincing claim that helps position the study of the Crusade within a much wider field of contemporary social change. This idea of allowing access to the path of imitatio Christi was the genius of Pope Urban II. In Chapter 2, after spending some time on the rather fraught task of trying to reconstruct what Urban said at Clermont, Purkis follows through on the main idea he introduced in the previous chapter. At Clermont, the pope performed "a remarkable feat of pastoral instruction, for by instituting the sign of the cross as a badge of the crusade [he] successfully introduced into the secular world a concept that had previously only been applied to the monastic life" (32). This action of "carrying the cross" grounded contemporary understandings of the First Crusade on an imitatio Christi that was much less figurative than monasticism, allowing the laity to follow Christ, tangibly walk in His footsteps, and "worship in the place where his feet have stood" (Psalm 131:7, an oft-repeated citation in twelfth-century sources). In this way, Purkis continues, the First Crusade was conceptualized as a return to the vita apostolica and the ecclesia primitiva.
The book tries to pivot in Chapter 3, moving away from the First Crusade itself and towards its legacy. Initially, it tries to do way too much way too quickly. The section on the image of Jerusalem in the West compresses chronology in unhelpful ways, eliding rather superficial similarities in pilgrimage accounts without accounting for more substantial differences. It is questionable, for example, how much Jerome (ca. 404), Theodosius (ca. 518), and the Piacenza Pilgrim (ca. 570) can illuminate the singularity of eleventh-century Latin pilgrimage practice and devotion to Jerusalem. (I will return to this example later because, I think, it illustrates an endemic problem in the work.) The remainder of Chapter 3 is much better though, as it traces the impact that Latin possession of the Holy Land had on the Christian West. The period before 1147, a time of numerous large-scale military expeditions to the East but before the launch of the "Second Crusade," saw the West hammering out how crusading was to be conducted and how far this idea of a "secular" Christomimesis could be pushed. Slowly, thanks to the Cistercians and especially Bernard of Clairvaux, the idea of a tangible Christomimetic piety came to rest in the Templars.
Chapter 4 shows how this all happened. Purkis meticulously details how Cistercian spirituality turned crusading into something different from what it had been. By the time of Hattin and the Third Crusade, one had to join a military order to be a true heir to the First Crusade. Why did Eugenius III's
Quantum praedecessores fail to invoke the same themes that sources of the First Crusade did? For Purkis, the answer is that the Cistercians--including Bernard of Clairvaux and his former pupil, Eugenius himself--were "consciously trying to create a new vocabulary for crusading" (91). For Bernard, et al., the imitatio Christi was reserved for monks and, hence, only accessible by joining a religious order. If the impulse to crusade was too strong, then it would be best to join those who could wage "twofold warfare" against both flesh and spirit--the Templars. On this point, Purkis' sensitive reading of Bernard's De laude novae militiae, especially the oft-overlooked second part of the work on the Templars' devotional lives, is utterly convincing. So, Eugenius III and his successors refined their call, keeping crusading's focus on Jerusalem but turning to a new type of example for these crusaders to follow, away from Christ Himself and towards their own ancestors.
The final two chapters of the book consider the place of Iberia in the development of crusading spirituality. Rejecting the thesis that equated pre-1095 conflict between Christians and Muslims in Iberia with the spirituality of the First Crusade, Purkis instead chronicles the "struggle" that the twelfth-century papacy faced when trying to convince the Iberian aristocracy "that it was as rewarding to fight against the Muslims of al-Andalus as it was to engage with Islam in the Holy Land" (126). Another strand of penitential warfare--divorced from pilgrimage and/or Jerusalem--was at work on the peninsula though, and in the 1120s, the papacy, certain ecclesiastics, and certain secular rulers tried to combine crusading with this earlier form of warfare by advocating the
iter per Hispaniam. Here, the goal (Jerusalem) was the same as any "normal" crusade; only the route differed. It didn't really work.
Chapter 6 shows why. It begins with the
Liber sancti Jacobi (also known by the name of its original manuscript, the Codex Calixtinus), likely put together ca. 1140 to bolster devotion to St. James by "linking him with crusading ideology and establishing a mythical-historical context for crusading in Iberia" (143). The miracula in the Liber sancti Jacobi construct St. James as the particular patron of the arms-bearing class, especially in their struggles against Muslims, while the Historia Turpini attempted to create a legendary past for crusading by linking St. James to Charlemagne and the Roland tradition. But note that this move significantly divorced the experience of crusading in Iberia from the Jerusalem pilgrimage tradition and gave preeminence to more local, Iberian traditions--specifically pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella. This latter tradition dovetailed with contemporary Cistercian moves to emphasize the role of one's ancestors in going on crusade and gave twelfth-century Iberian Christians their own special place in the conflict between Christianity and Islam. Finally, a brief conclusion recaps Purkis' main points and offers some suggestions for further research.
Overall, William Purkis'
Crusading Spirituality in the Holy Land and Iberia, c.1095-c.1187 enhances our understanding of medieval holy war, pilgrimage practice, and Latin spirituality more generally. The book is also firmly rooted in the growing sub-field of Crusade Studies. And this last point is actually, I think, the book's single largest problem. There are moments throughout where I would challenge Purkis' reading of his sources (the discussion of the authenticity of Pope Sergius IV's encyclical comes immediately to mind (45-47)), but these are the meat of the scholarly meal, as it were, and can be hashed out elsewhere. I sense that Purkis has more to say on many of these topics and look forward to hearing him, especially--and perhaps paradoxically--in light of one major point of criticism I will discuss below.
Let me explain. I mentioned above that I thought Purkis dealt rather too quickly with eleventh-century Latin pilgrimage practice. As I noted, it is questionable how much a few examples from the fifth and sixth centuries (and one of them Byzantine) really tell us about the Latin West's devotion to Jerusalem several centuries later. Yet, another important point here is that Purkis' short discussion is almost entirely dependent on books by John Wilkinson and Jonathan Sumption. [1] Both are excellent scholarly works, but they are not the only voices. They are, however, cited far too often in Crusade Studies. Glancing through the book's footnotes and bibliography, you see a lot of, among others, Marcus Bull, Giles Constable, H.E.J. Cowdrey, Colin Morris, Jonathan Phillips, and (above all) Jonathan Riley-Smith. These are all exceptional scholars and they fully deserve to be in the bibliography of any book on crusading or eleventh- and twelfth-century European society generally. But there should be other names too. Why not Anatole Frolow or Rachel Fulton on the transformation of piety and devotion to Christ's humanity before 1100? [2] Why not also Bianca Kühnel or Ora Limor on early medieval Western pilgrimage to the Holy Land? [3] Why not Celia Chazelle or Bat-Sheva Albert, who deal with both of these subjects during the Carolingian age? [4] Finally, if Purkis is specifically concerned with the transformation of spirituality, why not anything on exegesis? [5] Reading outside the increasingly narrow sub-field of Crusade Studies would fundamentally recast some of Purkis' questions, including the changing devotion to the terrestrial Jerusalem in the West, the rhetoric he links to the
vita apostolica in his sources, and the novelty of the imitatio Christi in the late eleventh century.
These suggestions are particularly relevant here because, in the end, Purkis' is a big book. It breaks out of the box, rather than remaining contentedly within. Its roots are in Crusade Studies but its branches push far beyond. As he notes in his Introduction, he is working with sources not often consulted in Crusade Studies (specifically hagiography, an approach, as Purkis notes, first attempted by Marcus Bull, who is also breaking out of the box), and he is trying to draw on different historiographical approaches, using Caroline Bynum in order, I think, to allude to the work of Hayden White, Gabrielle Spiegel, and Barbara Rosenwein (9). [6] In the end, I may not agree with some of his conclusions and remain frustrated that he did not push his conclusions a bit further at times, but this book makes us rethink parts of how we understand the early crusades and how they were woven into the very fabric of twelfth-century European society. This, I think, is primarily what makes the book so provocative and well worth the time of anyone--especially those outside Crusade Studies--interested in some of the larger questions that Purkis begins to touch on.
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1. Specifically the sources translated in
Jerusalem Pilgrims before the Crusades, trans. John Wilkinson (Warminster, U.K., 1977); as well as Jonathan Sumption, Pilgrimage: An Image of Mediaeval Religion (Totowa, NJ, 1975).
2. Anatole Frolow,
La relique de la Vraie Croix: Recherches sur le développement dun culte (Paris, 1961); and Rachel Fulton, From Judgment to Passion: Devotion to Christ and the Virgin Mary, 800-1200 (New York, 2002).
3. Bianca Kühnel,
From the Earthly to the Heavenly Jerusalem: Representations of the Holy City in Christian Art of the First Millennium (Rome, 1987); Ora Limor, "The Place of the End of Days: Eschatological Geography in Jerusalem," in The Real and Ideal Jerusalem in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Art: Studies in Honor of Bezalel Narkiss on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday, ed. Bianca Kühnel (Jerusalem, 1998), 13-22; and Ora Limor, "'Holy Journey': Pilgrimage and Christian Sacred Landscape," in Christians and Christianity in the Holy Land: From the Origins to the Latin Kingdoms, eds. Ora Limor and Guy G. Strousma (Turnhout, 2006), 321-53.
4. Celia Martin Chazelle,
The Crucified God in the Carolingian Era: Theology and Art of Christ's Passion (Cambridge, 2001); and Bat-Sheva Albert, Le pèlerinage à lépoque carolingienne (Brussels, 1999).
5. Good starting places remain Henri de Lubac,
Exégèse médiévale: Les quatre sens de l'Écriture, 4 vols. (Paris, 1959-64); Gerard E. Caspary, Politics and Exegesis: Origen and the Two Swords (Berkeley, 1979); Beryl Smalley, The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages (Oxford, 1983); and Le Moyen Age et la Bible, eds. Pierre Riché and Guy Lobrichon (Paris, 1984).
6. I should note that White and Rosenwein do not appear in the notes or bibliography, as are the essays in Spiegel's
The Past as Text: The Theory and Practice of Medieval Historiography (Baltimore, MD, 1997).


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The law, passed in May 2009 but not fully implemented until last year, was aimed at protecting consumers by making the terms and conditions clearer and prohibiting card issuers from suddenly jacking up interest rates, changing terms of the cards or charging jaw-dropping fees and penalties.
The initial upshot of the law was a swift and significant amount of voluntary and involuntary credit-card attrition, according to Anuj Shahani, director of competitive tracking services for Synovate Research, which follows card issuers' solicitations. "Credit card issuers, at the time, increased APRs on accounts deemed risky and as a consequence we had many cardholders cancel their cards and in some cases issuers actively cancelled cards," he said. In other words, the subprime credit scorers were weeded out of the lot.
The J.D. Power results also are rebounding at a time when issuers are ramping up their solicitations after hitting a 17-year low in 2009, according to Synovate. Some 59% of households, mostly those with good to excellent credit, are now getting at least one credit-card solicitation mailing a month, still far below the 10-year peak of 75% and decade average of 65%.
Satisfaction among transactors, those who always or usually pay their balance off each month, rose in 2011 compared with last year, and also rose among revolvers, those who typically carry balances. J.D. Power also said noted that customer perceptions of card issuer brand image gained traction as did the overall reputation of brands in the industry.
At the same time, those with the lowest FICO scores, typically 400 to 619, saw the least amount of improved satisfaction, rising just eight points. Those with scores at 620 and above reported higher levels of satisfaction, up 20-plus points. Nearly 60% of those with the highest credit-rating scores told J.D. Power that they were satisfied with the issuers, making it about even with last year's results.
"We are still seeing the majority of the mailings being sent to households with good to excellent credit and these tend to be the households that already have multiple cards in the wallet," Synovate's Shahani said. "So by definition, we expect lower response rates for the current product mix.
"That said, the picture is certainly a lot prettier than what we had during the crisis," he added.


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It's a very tragic day for the people of Nigeria!
Take it back, a very tragic week. The killing of innocent people in Plateau state has been the talk of the week as Nigerians were mourning until today, 28th July 2018 when a Tanker exploded along Lagos-Ibadan road – Full Story Here
Few minutes after this shocking news, a voice recording of Pastor (yet to be known) has surfaced online and instantly, going viral!
In the "Prophecy", he gave dates and told members to write them down; these dates were to be dreaded as they will be deaths on them & so far, around 23rd of June – Plateau Massacre / 28th of June – Lagos Tanker Explosion. Phewww!
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Yoel Romero might be about to get very upset.
Last fall, Romero cemented himself as the presumptive No. 1 contender in the middleweight division by knocking out former champion Chris Weidman with a jumping knee at UFC 205. Before the bout, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was explicit in saying he wouldn't fight Romero even with a win due to Romero's previous issues with USADA. Then after Romero stopped Weidman and jumped on the microphone to call out Bisping, the champion changed his tune, saying he absolutely would take on Romero and was hoping for a spring title defense.
Now things may have changed again. Speaking with Champion.co recently, Bisping said he won't be returning to action until late spring and due to a nagging injury and some necessary surgery.
"First and foremost, I am still UFC middleweight champion of the world," Bisping said. "I have to defend that belt, simple as that. Dana actually- Dana White, UFC president- actually contacted me and spoke about a fight recently but I've been having a lot of issues with my knee so I've got to have a knee surgery. Maybe around end of April, May something like that, I'll take a fight."
Previously there had been some discussion of Bisping facing Romero at the upcoming UFC 208, and though that date obviously fell through, the general assumption was that Romero was still next on deck for the champion. After all, Romero is a former Olympic silver medalist wrestler that's currently on an eight-fight win streak in the UFC's middleweight division with three victories over top contenders. But Bisping says that may not be the case. After having his potential fight with Romero delayed, now Bisping says he wants this biggest money fight he can get, and if that's Romero, great. But if it's not, he wants whoever is going to bring him the biggest box office numbers.
"I want the biggest fight I can get. I don't mind facing No. 1 contenders but at this stage of my career I've fought the best guys forever. I want the biggest fight it can possibly be. By biggest, I mean the biggest money generating fight I can possibly have. I feel I deserve that. I've earned that. So whether that's Yoel Romero, then great. But if it ain't Yoel Romero, if it's Anderson Silva, great. I know he's piped up again lately. If it's GSP [Georges St-Pierre]- I don't care who the opponent is. I'm not bothered by any opponent. I am the champion of the world and I will take on all comers, but I want the biggest fight possible."
Bisping has been fighting in the UFC since 2006 and is currently tied with Tito Ortiz and Frank Mir for most fights in UFC history with 27. His record though is substantially better, winning 20 of those fights compared to 15 and 16 respectively. Since the UFC began using its own rankings, Bisping has fought nine times with eight of those bouts against ranked opponents.
But despite his consistently high level of opposition, Bisping has drawn the ire of many in the middleweight division for chasing after money fights. His most recent fight was a rematch with the 13th-ranked Dan Henderson at UFC 204 which ruffled the feathers of many middleweight contenders who were ranked much more highly than Henderson.
The specific confluence of events that led to that fight – Henderson's retirement, his status as a legend, the iconic knockout Bisping suffered in their first encounter, the lack of a clear cut contender among a group of deserving opponents – ended up making the fight more palatable to the other middleweights vying for a title shot but most expected the division to be returned to a meritocracy afterwards. But in the age of the "money fight," nothing is certain.
It will be interesting to see how the rest of the division reacts, especially Romero who has made it clear he will wait for a title shot.
Ratings. Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen drew the third highest ratings in Bellator history.
Fixed. Dan Hardy clarified his "choreographed" fight comments about Bellator 170.
Burn. Julianna Peña isn't impressed by Shevchenko's win over "Buster Douglas of MMA" Holly Holm.
Granny. Bethe Correia promises to send "granny" Marion Reneau to the nursing home.
Brian Ortega saying he'll fight Yair one day.
Daley and Ortiz backstage.
Ronda on TMZ.
Thug Diaries.
Not exactly MMA but some video of Idris Elba learning how to kickbox.
Fight Society.
MMA Evolution.
Ronda appears to be taking this loss better.
@RondaRousey met Maske' Linda @lindablackelk My HEART is doing cartwheels ❤ #StandWithStandingRock #NoDAPL #NoKXL pic.twitter.com/JnTFAD6S4d
— Jay R (@JRose_WB) January 24, 2017
Cody's coaches.
Team No Love! @cody_nolove @fabiopradobjj @lastcall155 @stingray_139
A photo posted by Urijah Faber (@urijahfaber) on Jan 24, 2017 at 10:03am PST
And Ludwig going after Faber.
I'd like to officially welcome back @urijahfaber to the Peanut Butter Gang! #IveBeenExpectingYou #ProdigalSonReturns #HavingFun
A photo posted by Duane Ludwig (@duanebangcom) on Jan 24, 2017 at 10:10pm PST
Lauren Murphy coming for Derrick Lewis and Teruto Ishihara's social media crowns.
Coach: When u weigh in, try to look tough AF. Intimidating
Bethe: I'll pull my pants halfway down &give a thumbs up
C: No, don't thats stup- pic.twitter.com/SL6oVxx0fw
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) January 24, 2017
And some beef while we're at it.
Shut your big mouth up. We contacted Sean , so hang tight clown face. I can't wait to give you a fresh scars https://t.co/s7cFULp3xO
— Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) January 24, 2017
Right. One of us has seven TKO finishes on their record, & one of us took Jennifer Scott & Angela Magana to decisions you ain't doing shit https://t.co/1iDd1Msptr
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) January 24, 2017
Big John don't play.
Because Chael was never in danger & Tito paid a price for holding on to long when I stuck my thumb into his Larynx. Trust me it hurt #AskBJM https://t.co/huNA8V8vxg
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) January 25, 2017
Woodley-Northcutt is making a run at Arlovski-Dodson for best buddy pairing in MMA.
Our guys @TWooodley and @sagenorthcutt are freezing in Milwaukee, but as T-Wood says, it keeps ya humble! ❄ pic.twitter.com/pIeXSCzVcR
— FOX Sports: PROcast (@PROcast) January 24, 2017
King Mo's has been going in on Instagram.
Throwback Tuesday!!! My boy found a pic from Quinton's audition for Big Momma's House. There is a picture of when he auditioned to play Rasputia in Norbit. My boy @iamwomack dug this one up.
A photo posted by Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (@kingmofh) on Jan 24, 2017 at 4:13pm PST
Pix from Quinton's audition as Rasputia for Norbit. #howyoudoin
A photo posted by Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (@kingmofh) on Jan 24, 2017 at 6:57pm PST
Throwback Tuesday!!! Quinton's first movie role in The Disorderlies!!!
A photo posted by Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (@kingmofh) on Jan 24, 2017 at 1:20pm PST
Throwback Tuesday!!!
A photo posted by Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (@kingmofh) on Jan 24, 2017 at 12:32pm PST
Don't call it a comeback.
The comeback tour has begun. https://t.co/D9UHGIYgE6
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) January 25, 2017
Mike Perry doing Mike Perry things.
⚠Deadlift Punching Challenge⚠ @platinummikeperry & I both rocking our @tlfapparel outfits Go checkout their page for awesome workout gear! This challenge was super fun #Platinum #PlatinumPrincess #Tlf #tlfapparel #tlflers #tlfCouple #trainlikeafreak #fitspiration #fitstagram #fitnessmodel #fitnessmotivation #fitness #punch #deadlift #deadliftchallenge #challenge #fitcouple #workout #workoutchallenge #workoutcouple #couplesofinstagram #couplegoals #weights #fitfam #strong #strongman #train
A video posted by Danielle Nickerson (@platinumprincessofficial) on Jan 24, 2017 at 3:56pm PST
I would pay to watch Thomson and Nurmy's gym rolls.
Great training today with great guys. После вольной борьбы. Как говорится, борьбы много не бывает. 39 days before fight. #ufc209
A photo posted by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on Jan 24, 2017 at 5:46pm PST
Rony Jason (14-6, 1 NC) vs. Jeremy Kennedy (9-0); UFC Fight Night: Fortaleza, March 11.
Makwan Amirkhani (13-2) vs. Arnold Allen (11-1); UFC Fight Night: London, March 18.
2007: Rashad Evans puts one on the highlight reel, knocking out Sean Salmon with a head kick at UFC Fight Night 8. This event also featured the debut of Pride veteran Heath Herring who lost to Jake O'Brien via unanimous decision.
2009: Jamie Varner defeated Donald Cerrone by technical split decision to retain the WEC lightweight championship. The result was odd in that Cerrone landed an illegal knee in the fifth round causing the bout to be stopped and sending it to the cards where two judges scored the fight 49-46 for Varner and the other judge scored the bout 48-47 for Cerrone.
2014: Ben Henderson defeated Josh Thomson via split decision at UFC on Fox 10. This event also saw the beginning of Nikita Krylov's winning ways in the UFC when he head kicked Walt Harris.
So it was brought to my attention yesterday that I've been had, posting tweets from a parody account of Tyron Woodley that's been getting retweeted by other people in the MMA Twitter bubble. It's a good replica. Dude's handle is the same but for the "L" in Woodley being a capital I instead. Shame because I thought it was Woodley making fun of the people telling him not to bring up race and thought it was hilarious. Now it's much less fun.
Anyway, just thought it should be noted that that's a thing and I'm wise to it now. You have my sincere apologies for presenting them to you, and I'll be much more vigilant going forward.
Take it easy y'all. Until tomorrow.
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Welcome To Wells Village School
Welcome to the Wells Village School!
I am honored to serve the school and community for a fourth year as the principal of the Wells Village School for the 2018-2019 school year. Many thanks to each of you for the incredible support that you show to our students and staff every day.
Please continue to visit this website for updated news and calendar items. Our school newsletter, the Chalkboard, will be posted on Wednesdays this year and remains available for a few weeks online. If you send me your email address on your contact form or in a separate note, I will also add you to a family email list I maintain to make it even easier for you to stay informed. Your information will be kept private unless you ask for it to be published in the family directory. We hope that you will be able to join us here at the school for one of the special events taking place in the near future or as a volunteer to help our students in many ways.
We are excited about our new partnership with the Middletown Springs Elementary School as part of the Wells Springs School District (WSUUSD). Our two schools have much in common and are already working together to find more ways that we can collaborate and expand opportunities for students or maximize our resources together.
We are also now part of the Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union (GRCSU). Being part of a larger group of schools has already added more resources and technical support for our school programs. We are excited to be moving toward a learner-centered instructional model through our work with our new partners.
If you would like more information about getting involved at the school or about any of our programs, please feel free to stop by the school or contact me at any time at email@example.com or 802-645-0386 x11.
Have a great year!
Lisa Mattison
Elizabeth Coltey
36 MWA Loop
Wells, VT 05774
Judith Pullinen
Greater Rutland County
Supervisory Union
16 Evelyn Street
Rutland, VT 05701
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GRCSU Vision: L.E.A.D.--Learn, Explore, Aspire, Discover
GRCSU Mission: The core mission of the Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union is to create an engaged learning community by empowering students to:
Learn independently and collaboratively.
Explore their own passions and choose their own pathways.
Aspire to achieve success.
Discover their own roles as contributing members of local and global communities.


text: Congratulations to the Open Australian Team members who placed second in the 5th ICTSF World English Sporting Championships in Ireland. Team members were Chris Brown, Blake Nankervis, Nicholas Guerra, Robert Hall and Mathew Wilesmith. Mathew was the youngest on the team and also took out second place in the juniors, well done.


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Gladstone Road Runners Father's Day Fun Run
Sunday, 2 September 2018
Gladstone Marina, Gladstone, QLD
Gladstone Road Runners in partnership with the Gladstone Multicultural Association present the 2018 Fathers Day Run at the Gladstone Marina.
Salt Power Yoga will also be there to warm the runners up, and cool them down post the run!
Do your run, come for a fresh drink at the Festival and enjoy the Multicultural Festival day with performances, food, entertainment all day long.


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Two posts in less than a week! It must be some sort of record. Don't worry, I'll probably disappear again for a while. I just couldn't let Pancake Tuesday pass again without sharing my recipe for these Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes.
Category: Breakfast & Brunch
Chorizo Potato Cakes
Peanut and Chocolate Breakfast Bars
Bacon and Egg Naan
Potato and Onion Rosti
Fried potatoes have always been synonymous with comfort food for me. That is probably obvious given my range of potato recipes already on the blog! I'm doing a great job fighting the Irish stereotype here. One of my favourite things to eat growing up was a big fried potato cake that my Mam used to […]


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We're far from CLEARING THE SMOKE over recreational marijuana use. A new federal policy announced this past week takes a tough line. It's a challenge to states that have legalized use, including, most recently, the biggest state of all. Our Cover Story is reported by Barry Petersen:
"I've never experienced the spectrum of talking to cops while high," laughed Alex. "So I'm like, 'This is gonna be pretty cool!'"
It's a sign of marijuana's growing acceptance. During the Drug Wars in the 1980s and '90s, stoners were afraid of cops. But at this workshop held in Sacramento, volunteers are showing law enforcement what it looks like when they're too high to drive.
It's illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana, but there is no definitive roadside test for impairment — no breathalyzer as for alcohol, so an arrest is often a cop's judgment call.
"Some of the things that I would look for [are] some of the things our test subjects showed, which is difficulty following my instructions as I gave them, short-term memory loss," said police officer Hal Larem. "Very consistent with marijuana."
Attorney Chris Halsor started this program in Colorado when pot for recreational use became legal. Now, what he learned in Colorado is being taught in other states, like California, where legal recreational pot went on sale last week.
"We don't want people who are lawfully doing something [to] be arrested when they aren't impaired," said Halsor.
"But we don't want 'em driving on the road, either," said Petersen.
Halsor laughed: "We don't want them driving on the road!"
A little over five years ago, Colorado voted for what was called the "Great Experiment": legal recreational pot. It was the first state where recreational pot went on sale, with long lines, in 2014.
Colorado's experience still drives the national debate.
Recreational pot is now legal in eight states plus the District of Columbia. Twenty-one additional states now allow sales of marijuana for medical use.
You might think by now the debate on pot good or bad would be diminishing. Not so … even as more states are allowing marijuana, opponents now think they have their best chance ever of shutting it all down.
This past week Attorney General Jeff Sessions told the nation's U.S. attorneys they are free to prosecute those selling pot in states even where it is legal — a reversal of the policy under President Obama.


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The food replacement slurry known as Soylent recently announced version 2.0 of the formula, but it's only available in limited quantities. A watchdog group is taking issue with the way Soylent's main v1.5 formula is packaged and marketed. Specifically, As You Sow claims that Soylent contains unsafe levels of heavy metals like lead and cadmium. Soylent is taking the accusation seriously, though, and has already responded.
According to As You Sow, two samples of Soylent were tested and found to have high levels of lead 12 to 25 times above California's Safe Harbor level for reproductive health. The levels of cadmium were found by the group to be four times higher than allowed. Soylent markets its product as a complete meal replacement that can provide all the necessary nutrients in a person's diet. So, that would be a big problem if it had unsafe levels of metals, but does it?
Soylent has responded forcefully to the press release from As You Sow in a blog post, calling the group's claims "false." This all goes back to California Proposition 65, also known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act. Soylent's blog post points out that the levels of lead and cadmium in its product are well within the limits set by the FDA. Prop 65, however, has much more stringent requirements, but it doesn't require companies to stop selling a product — it's a labeling requirement. That's pretty telling. This measure relies on public enforcement, meaning that anyone can bring a suit, and As You Sow has brought quite a few of them.
Proposition 65 lists hundreds of chemicals and metals that trigger the warning requirement when present in trace amounts. Businesses that operate in California often have to display the vague Prop 65 warning where such products are sold, and Soylent points out that it does have this warning on its site. This is less about whether or not Soylent is safe (it is, according to FDA data) than it is about whether it correctly follows labeling guidelines set out by the state of California.


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Entertainment News, Online Only, Section 4A
Sunday, July 30th, 2017
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Andrew Grey will be the first male author to receive the Romance Writers of America Centennial Award, an honor for publishing 100 romance novels, and the only M/M author to be recognized. Riverdale Avenue Books just published 's Grey's novella, The Photographer's Assistant.
In The Photographer's Assistant, Christian Coulliet is the premier gay erotic photographer in the country. His pictures are spectacular because he will go to whatever length is necessary to get the photographs he wants, including having sex with his models. His assistant, David Weatherby is attracted to Christian in a big way but has seen Christian brush off so many men, and he doesn't want to be another notch on Christian's photographic bedpost. What David doesn't realize is that Christian has noticed and watches, but stays away because David works for him, and because he feels that David deserves someone better.
"Andrew Grey is a unique talent in the M/M romance world and we are honored to be re-publishing this sexy novella as he receives his much-deserved Romance Writer's of America Centennial Award for being the only male author, and the only author of M/M romance, to publish 100 romance titles," said Publisher Lori Perkins.
"I had a ball writing this story. It's a secret fantasy of mine to have been able to be a model and I definitely would have taken a handsome photographer for a spin if I had gotten the chance, " said Author Andrew Grey.
Downloads of this book are available at RiverdaleAveBooks.com and also at Amazon, Barnes & Nobles Nook, iTunes, Kobo and where digital and print books are sold.
Short URL: http://lgbtweekly.com/?p=81569


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Slop Rock, not just a textural paradox but also one of the most exciting electronic acts in Australia. The rumors are true, there is an album coming! After 4 straight ARIA Club Chart top 50 singles with Velcro, the Brisbane duo have put together a body of work that secures their place amongst big kids of the Australian Club scene.
'No Other Way' is the next single; a high-rise recipe for rave with towering vocals from Daniel 'Livingston'.
The Remix package is what dreams are made of: A mighty post-bounce showing from Reece Low with clever complex electro tricks paired with a Melbourne back-beat. Dirt Cheap, with a straight up electro flogger set off the Fiyah-Alarm while making the joint sweat to the rhythm. Friendless chimes in with ghetto-box beats under a smooth sine bass merged with loungey house. Rogue provides us with the kind of classy deep house he's developing a reputation for, dance floor friendly and smooth.
No Other Way, will prove to be another epic showing for Slop Rock and marks the beginning of new chapter. With a national tour, music videos and of course album to come. their biggest days are still to come.
Out now on Velcro via Beatport


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Cruise Reviews
Fabulous Norwegian Adventures
This was our first Norwegian cruise. We have sailed with P&O before, on the Arcadia, in 2006. The cruise was booked one month before departure so our cabin and dining arrangements were allocated on arrival. We were given a 3.00 p.m. slot to join the ship. The embarkation was extremely efficient and we were quickly in our cabin on deck 8 aft. This was a standard inside cabin which we prefer and had plenty of wardrobe and drawer space. We were allocated to the Peninsular restaurant on Freedom dining. This was actually our preferred option. We thought we would be on first sitting having booked so late. This worked very well for us. We just walked in every night and shared a table with other guests. We had a table for two on a couple of occasions which meant a short wait of 10 minutes or so. The restaurant will give you a pager so you can either go off for a drink or just sit in a waiting area outside the restaurant. We found the restaurant to be a very slick operation compared to others we have experienced. Food in the restaurant was very good overall with some dishes comparable to very good restaurants shoreside. Dishes are aimed for the Brits with lots of steamed puddings, pies and curries and plenty for veggies who we have found to be overlooked on some other ships. My wife was particularly pleased to find a vegetarian full English breakfast available. We used the conservatory buffet a couple of times for lunch and found a good choice of food but I can't really argue with passengers who have compared it to a cafe. It is rather small and crowded at peak times ( aren't they all?) which is why we chose not to use it very often. Service in the restaurant, bars and cabin was efficient and unobtrusive. All the staff and officers we met work very hard and are approachable and friendly both around and off the ship. We enjoyed all the ports, preferring to do our own thing. We booked the scenic train ourselves in Flam and Andalsnes and the funicular in Bergen and saved ourselves a bit of money. The Lofoten Islands in the Arctic Circle and Geiranger were simply stunning and left you breathless. We had to laugh when we heard passengers complaining because they thought there were too many trees in Norway and that the scenery never changed- you can't please everyone. The sail away up the Fjord from Geiranger was amazing and the captain actually stopped the ship and rotated it 360 degrees so the whole ship could witness the Seven Sisters waterfall in full flow. The entertainment we saw was first class. The Highlights Theatre Company put on some excellent shows. The Oriana orchestra were superb as were the Entertainment staff led by Natalie. Stand out shows for us were Beverley and her violin, hilarious Cuban comedian/magician and the fabulous 4tunes. We have never witnessed "standing room only" for shows on any ship. We also did Zumba classes and sang in the 70 strong Oriana passenger choir on the last day. There were loads of other activities for passengers, but you can't do them all can you? So for us, a stand out cruise, one of the best ones we have done. We found the Oriana to be an extremely friendly and well run ship. A real ship that reminded me very much of the Canberra. I love the wide promenade deck with wooden floors that you can walk all the way round. I like the fact you can actually walk around the upper decks with the wind in your hair and not be surrounded by plastic walls you have to peer through. I don't mind that some of the ship is starting to look its age. We have been in far more elaborate theatres on cruise ships but they are only half full. My acid test for a ship is would I do a World Cruise on it. I certainly would on the Oriana.
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The City of Melbourne in Australia has recently started operating a
managed motorway network at a number of points that experience significant
traffic congestion. Consisting of an array of smart technologies such as
overhead gantries, road sensors, traffic monitoring cameras and
freeway-to-freeway ramp signals, the city's managed motorway network is
expected to improve traffic flow, reduce incident response times and provide an
enhance traffic management system.
as "the world's most sophisticated managed motorway network" in a press release
by the Victorian state government, Melbourne's managed motorway network has already contributed to a
number of successes: freeway-to-freeway ramp signals operating on the exit ramp
from Bolte Bridge heading to Burnley Tunnel has boosted traffic flow by
allowing an additional 500 cars per hour to transit through during peak times;
traffic queue lengths have also been reduced up to 2 kilometres, and
nose-to-tail crashes have fallen by nearly 80%.
According to VicRoads, which oversees the road transport system in
the state of Victoria, "50% of (all trips in Victoria's roads) will happen on
freeways", some of which are managed motorways. At present, managed motorway
features are present on the recently upgraded Tullamarine Freeway, Monash
Freeway and M80 Ring Road; additional
features, such as freeway to freeway ramp signals, variable speed signs and
entry ramp signals, will be added to various sections of these 3 locations
between June to August 2018.
"We're switching on Australia's largest managed motorway system to give
drivers safer, faster and less stressful journeys," said Australia's Minister
for Roads and Road Safety Luke Donellan. "Freeways are just seven percent of
our road network but they carry almost half of all traffic – around 13 million
trips each day – that's why we're investing in smart technology that will allow
us to move more people, per lane, per hour." As evidenced by smoother traffic
flow and reduced congestion, active management of Melbourne's motorways has
provided improved connectivity between routes and intersections, as well as
optimised their productivity.
The term "managed motorways" has no universal definition. In the
context of Victoria, managed motorways, or "smart motorways", typically possess
a mix of the following technologies: variable message signs that inform road users
of traffic conditions, lane use management systems, coordinated ramp metering,
traffic surveillance equipment such as CCTV cameras and variable speed limits;
other unique features of Melbourne's managed motorways include
freeway-to-freeway ramp signals, which hold and then release traffic onto the
city's freeways at consistent intervals.
Improvements in traffic flow and connectivity as a result of the
operation of Melbourne's managed motorway network represents a critical success
in VicRoads's decision to switch from constantly building new road
infrastructure to accommodate peak demand. As early as 2002, VicRoads had
already considered the possibility of a state-wide managed motorway network and
sought to implement it via a unique framework now known as the "Melbourne
Approach". According
to VicRoads's Managed Motorways Framework report published in March 2017, the "Melbourne
Approach" differs from conventional frameworks in that it focuses equally on 12
different elements that harmonise to produce the overall motorway productivity
outcome. With an emphasis on safety, efficiency and
connectivity, the managed motorway network promises road users "safer, smoother
and more reliable journeys on Melbourne's busiest freeways".
As Australia's fastest-growing city, Melbourne has been grappling
with a myriad of issues stemming from a burgeoning population. Transport
infrastructure has been struggling to accommodate the rapid increase in
commuter demand recently, with
the city's network of train stations and trains operating above capacity. While the managed motorway network represents a significant step
forward in improving road connectivity and traffic flow, the system does not
directly address the rise in the number of cars on Melbourne's roads.
"At this stage we're still seeing car
growth in similar numbers," said VicRoads chief executive officer John
Merritt. "All of that growth has been taken up on our freeway system where
we've been both expanding system and technology to make it work better and
absorb this huge growth Melbourne's going through."
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Criminal Conspiracy Questions
What is a Conspiracy?In criminal law, a conspiracy is a contract between two or more people to commit a crime or to accomplish a legal end by illegal actions. An example of this type of crime is planning a bank robbery (illegal act) to give money to a charity (a legal end). Not all conspiracies are planned in secret yet they are still a crime. An everyday transaction can be tainted by corruption. An example would be a car salesman selling a used car as new. They could be prosecuted for the crime of fraud and conspiracy, plus any purchaser of a vehicle would be able to sue for damages for the fraud and conspiracy.
Is there a civil remedy for conspiracy to kidnap? Are there guidelines? What is the statute of limitations to file?Yes, there is. False imprisonment is identified as the civil equivalent of kidnapping in Missouri. False imprisonment stands for restrained with no lawful justification. Hyatt v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 943 SW 2d 292 - Mo: Court of Appeals, Eastern Dist. 5th Div. 1997. The statute of limitations is normally two years under Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 516.
Can conspiracy to commit murder charges be brought up, on someone if the trial for the murderer has already finished?Seems like the individual is considering the circumstances where a single defendant is found guilty of killing someone and additional un-prosecuted defendants might be guilty as co-conspirators. The end of the trial of the killer will not prevent prosecution of the co-conspirators. Since the co-conspirators in the past have not been put on trial, there is no "double jeopardy" or any extra regulations of law that will prohibit them from being put on trial based on the guilty verdict of a different person.
If a felony conviction for a marijuana conspiracy charge did not carry a sentence of 1 year or over, can second amendments rights, be restored in the state of AL?Whether a year or not, given that this would be a federal felony, it is not possible to reinstate the individual's 2nd Amendment rights as the ATF's division that controls appeals for reinstatement has not been funded since the early 1990's. Short of a presidential pardon, the individual's rights could not be reinstated.
What is range of prison terms for conspiracy charge for distribution of ecstasy?The distribution or conspiracy to distribute under the US code is punishable by 0-20 years in prison with an average sentence being 18 months to 72 months depending on prior record.
Is there jail time with one count to conspiracy to commit robbery in the state of PA?Yes, the offense is punishable by jail/prison. Many factors are considered during sentencing, facts surrounding the charge, the person's involvement and any prior criminal record. A first time offender and if the facts are minor in nature, it's possible that a probationary sentence can be imposed.
There are times that you need answers to your tough questions — questions that may be too sensitive for you to consult a friend or co-worker. Sometimes, you may want to discuss your issues with a neutral party who is experienced in the legal area that you are dealing with. If you are having issues with criminal conspiracy or just need answers to your questions pertaining to a criminal conspiracy you can ask Experts. Experts answer many of the legal questions related to a criminal conspiracy in an efficient and knowledgeable manner.


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Director's Notes
Summer band 2013
I hope that all of you are having a great summer!! I know I am! I have lost track of how many times we have been to Hawaiian Falls!
I wanted to give you the schedule for our Summer Band for the summer of 2013. So, you can make your plans.
Here they are
Flute - 4:00 - 5:00
Oboe - 2:00 - 3:00
Bassoon - 4:00 - 5:00
Clarinet / Bass Clarinet - 1:00 - 2:00
Saxophones (All) - 3:00 - 4:00
Trumpets - 2:30 - 3:30
French Horns - 2:00 - 3:00
Trombones - 1:00 - 2:00
Baritones / Tubas - 3:00- 4:00
Percussion - 2:30 - 3:30
These practices will be from August 12 - August 15th. 4 days. Then on August 16, we will be going to Hawaiian Falls. Plan on it costing $25 or under. Right now, we are at $20, but I want to make sure that you have enough. That includes park entry and your lunch. So, all you will need to bring is yourself, your bathing suit, a towel, and payment. There will be much more information when August hits. But, make your plans now. We should be leaving around 10ish and then return around 7ish.
Parents, we will need chaperones for this trip. So, if you are interested, please click the link below and fill out the form.
Click Here to Volunteer
To be able to go to Hawaiian Falls, you must be at 3 of the 4 practices.
If you have any questions, please feel free to E-mail me
Mr. Major
8/10/2013 05:32:16 pm
What clothes can we wear on the summer band practices to go to Hawaiian falls. Sorry if this is a bad question.
Isabella Espinosa
8/11/2013 12:33:17 pm
What ! Dang , ya'll lucky we didnt have Summer Band lasted year .
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Industrial Output Down 1.5% Y/Y
Ljubljana, 09 August (STA) - Industrial output in Slovenia went up 1% in June over May, while a 1.5% drop was recorded on the yearly level, according to data released by the Statistics Office on Friday.
Industrial output increased month-on-month in June in electricity, gas and steam supply (6.6%) and in manufacturing (1.1%). A 2.8% drop was recorded in mining and quarrying.
Year-on-year, an slight increase of 0.7% was recorded only in electricity, gas and steam supply, while a drop was recorded in all other sectors: manufacturing was down 1.4% and mining and quarrying dropped 2.2%.
In the first half of the year, output in manufacturing contracted by 1.8% compared to the same period last year and by 0.5% in mining and quarrying. It rose 4.4% in supply of electricity, gas and steam.
Industrial revenue recorded an increase of 2.3% in June over May. A 15.4% hike was seen in mining and quarrying. However, on the yearly level revenue was down 1.1%.
In the first half of the year, revenue in industry decreased 2.3% compared to the first half of 2012, it dropped 3.4% in mining and quarrying and 2.3% in manufacturing.


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Saturday, May 8, 1993 — Sunday, July 18, 1993
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Intended as the beginning of a long-term commitment by the Exhibitions Program to present the Great Lakes region as an arts center, this group exhibition features G.A. Makin (Buffalo); Brian Manning (Rochester); Natalie Olanick (Toronto); Eldevin Endi Poskovic (Buffalo); Juan Valoy (Rochester); Kurt Von Voetsch (Buffalo); and Julie Voyce (Toronto). [CHECK for the "illustrated brochure" that the calander mentions for the names of pieces ]
Some publications related to this event:
April and May, 1993. - 1993
June, July and August, 1993 - 1993


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Imagine breathing through a straw. Try as you might, you can't get enough oxygen. For those with respiratory problems, this kind of struggle is all too real, but trained respiratory therapists can help.
They provide hands-on care and treatment to patients with respiratory problems, which are often made worse by winter pollution in the Salt Lake Valley. Consequently, respiratory therapists are in great demand in Utah.
Enter Salt Lake Community College, with its new respiratory therapy training. The School of Health Sciences with support from Intermountain Health Care, the University of Utah Health Care and Mountain Star's St. Mark's has designed an AAS degree in Respiratory Therapy. These partner facilities, as well as others, will serve as the locale for required clinical hours. The first students start in January. The program's creation was funded with $200,000 from the Utah State Board of Regents.
"The combination of the inversion and aging baby boomers created a perfect storm for Utah," says George Schwoegler, coordinator of the new program and Health Sciences Professor. "There is a huge demand for respiratory therapists in local hospitals."
Jordan Campus is hosting the program with classes held in the evenings and clinical work at night and on weekends. "We're looking for students who need to work Monday through Friday to take care of their families, but still want to continue their education," Schwoegler says.
"There are currently no respiratory programs within the state that do this." The student cost is $13,000, significantly less than comparable programs elsewhere, he says.
After completing the program and accomplishing 800 hours of hands on clinical training, students take a National Board of Respiratory Care exam for state and national certification, allowing them to work as respiratory therapists in hospitals or other clinical settings. "We are preparing all of our students to score high and to get the national certification," Schwoegler says.


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Keepsake Black Imagine Gown
Keepsake the Label Imagine Gown in Black is a feminine long sleeved gown crafted from a lightweight corded lace. Lined through the body and skirt, but sheer through the gently puffed sleeves, it features a slim fit through the waist and hips, leading into a soft mermaid bottom. A ruched bodice keeps this gown youthful, along with the knee high splits in the front of the skirt.


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The Summer Solstice of Spring
Spring weeps golden tears of sorrow as she knows her time is brief to wear the Summer Solstice by Chop Zuey. Available at the main store.
Deception, there are no exceptions…
Just because I am one of the Gorgon Sisters doesn't mean I don't want fabulous Jewelry! Even if staring at me turns you to stone, I am after all, still a woman! Don't you think I am even more babelicious wearing the wickedly fantastic Deception Diadem by Chop Zuey!
Reaching out from the grave, even dead women want Deception! Why don't you help her to get the other pieces so she can rest in peace! Deception by Chop Zuey, worth rising from the dead for! Available at the October's Round of the Sense Event until November 8th.
Something Wicked This Way comes…not! Featuring Chop Zuey
If you think I look pissed, you are right! What can you do when your boyfriend is Death??? I can't take him anywhere as my friends all drop dead when he comes along!
Chop Zuey Something Wicked Bat Tikka
Chop Zuey Something Wicked Men's Earrings
Chop Zuey Something Wicked Women's Choker
[ContraptioN] Ride of Delusion
Giz Seorn Graveyard Guard Bats
Wanna be Geisha
This weekend I have been binge watching anything and everything "Geisha" related in programs. It is interesting to see how the culture has evolved, over time, to what it is now. The profession has always been shrouded in much controversy, with some believing that the Geishas are little more than high-class prostitutes. The Geisha has always and still is revered by Japan. We too, have such a fascination, with them, because the Geisha is as mysterious as she is beautiful. The documentaries that I watched took me on a rare journey into a hidden world traditionally closed to the western eye, where the rich traditions of Geisha bloom in the ancient capital of Japan's Kyoto City.
The Geisha are part of a centuries old tradition that made them a vital part of that country's society and history. There are a lot of misconceptions as to what Geishas are. I learned that the modern Geishas are usually hired to attend to guests, who are predominantly and traditionally male, during banquets, meals, parties, and other occasions or events where she demonstrates her skills through various avenues, such as dancing to music played on the shamisen, initiating games, the art of conversation, (no social media there..lol), and more. There is nothing sexual about them, as a lot of people think. They are very cultured female entertainers.
I found their world very interesting and enlightening. So I dug around in my inventory and made this look. A real life Geisha, would never dress like this, but hey, I live in Second Life, so this is my fantasy and romanticized look! Also, for those interested, there is an entire community of Geishas, within Second Life, as well!
Chop Zuey MVW A Lotus for Rehana Headdress
[Ay] HadakeYukata Mini
With one look….
Can I stop you in your tracks?
With one look, will you fall at my feet?
With one look, can I cause you to burn with desire?
With one look, will you trust that I won't break your heart?
With one look….
Chop Zuey Sundas Septum
Bauhaus Movement Haruna Headpiece 1 Lootbox
Zibska Ceri Lelutka Applier
Zibska Deitra Lelutka Applier
Shiny Stuffs Wing It! Lelutka Applier Set
E.V.E {KOI} Glitter Face Makeup Gold
Color me happeeeeeeee…
Vibrant, bold, colorful, and gorgeous in Zibska's Sian Display with Cili and Ceri Makeup. I am also wearing the playful, face framing, top knot hairstyle, Kelsa, Fantasy Color Hud, by Firelight. You will definitely turn heads in this unforgettable and sexy look!
Both are available, exclusively, at the January Round of the 68 Main Event!
Zibska Sian Display
Zibska Cili Eye makeup
Zibska Ceri Lip Makeup
Firelight Kelsa
Take your ride to fabulousness..
The Other Snow Fairy….
I am desireme Fallen, elegantly attired, as you can see! I am the other Snow Fairy, sexy and crazy as can be! Well..what do you expect, when your ho ho ho mom has slept with a merry old faun! I spring from the side of naughty, not nice. I never could be bothered to earn my wings and all those other goody-two-shoes things. My best friend in this world of snow and ice, my dear, is a badass Dire Wolf called Ghost, and please hear, he does not cheer, so don't you get fresh, with me, and leer! I do it all my way, in Giz Seorn, Junbug, Astralia, Mossu, Fakeicon, Exile, and Jinx…a frosty eye winks! On that note, I won't gloat, but you can quote, that I wish you and yours, Happy Holidays, said the mesmerizing, white half goat!
This is a styling I did for The Nutcracker Ball, which featured avant garde stylings of the seasons' characters, those real and made up. The show was today, and it was a lot of fun and I enjoyed making this look for it!


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As you know or don't know that there are many offices, where flu can make everything deviate from the course. For that, the simple solution is to use the office cleaning service in Melbourne and disinfect the office as soon as possible.
Cleaning my own is not a sufficient way to make the workspace clean and disinfect but you have to go for the professional one, and then stop the spreading of influenza in the organisation.
Sniffles, Sneezing and cough are the most common sounds in the flu time, and if you can't stop them in a certain period you may face the danger results, like everyone be caught in the flu and most of the employees will not come office. At last, you may lose the productivity of your work. As per my view if you can do the proper disinfection that can kill 90% of the germs and flu may not spread. And with this measure, you can keep your employees happy and healthy.
That is why during the flu season, you should use commercial or office cleaning services.
Other than that the daily routine of the employee matters a lot,
You should promote the regular hand wash and provide the employees with the tissue box and trash bins to dispose of the germ killed papers. As per science, the simple handshake infects the person with the flu. Because the virus of the flu is very contagious. It is to take your hand to the face can make you affected by the flu.
If you keep your hands clean and away from the face, you may prevent your and other selves from the flu. There are many common areas from there you can get the flu germs.
- Windows
- Doors
- Tea-Coffee machines
- Pantry
- Chair
- Desk
- Washroom
- Cabin area
However, beyond to maintain the hygiene and routine cleaning here is the steps you may avail for preventing the Flu.
Additional Steps to follow for the office cleaning:
Give the flu shots to the employees
Flu shots or vaccines have been used to reduce flu, illness and medical visits so you don't have to face the lost work.
As you know that your employees are busy in their work then your management can work for their vaccination. Arrange the vaccination at your office and prevent the flu.
This is the easiest way to prevent the flu by spreading subsequently. You can maximise the employees' present in your office.
Professional cleaning
Another way is Professional office cleaning service in Melbourne. It is one of the fastest ways to reduce influenza. Besides regular cleaning, the disinfection is very important and if it is done by the professional then it will definitely help you to eliminate the flu from the office.
So it is very important to work with the commercial cleaning company to get the disinfect program, they can clean every surface and corner of the office.
Ending lines,
If you do not want the flu to spread in your office then, first of all, maintain the hygiene and cleanliness. Do not let spread in the office. You can encourage your employees if they already have the flu and give them permission to do the work from the home. But most importantly go for the professional cleaning once in a year.


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Men balancing work, dating and marriage, plus how to find your "love style," and a listener wants to exude confidence, not arrogance.
Donate a gift of any amount to Boundless and you'll receive "How We Love" by Milan & Kay Yerkovich.
Donate a gift of any amount to Boundless and you'll receive "How We Love" by Milan & Kay Yerkovich.
Guests: Logan Floyd, Tim Nester, M.T. Wilson, M.T. Wilson, Glenn Lutjens,
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Last week, a panel of women talked about work. Now it's the guys' turn. Lisa stepped out of the studio to let four guys talk candidly about the tendency men have to idolize their career, how to endure the "right now" job while waiting on the dream job, and how to know when you're financially ready to get married.
Guests: Kay Yerkovich, Milan Yerkovich,
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It sounds like magic, but it's legit. This couple can predict what your first fight with your future spouse will be about. Milan and Kay aren't psychics — they're psychologists. After counseling couples in crisis for years, they've discovered that almost all marital conflicts actually start in childhood. By tracing back to the hurts you experienced as a child, you can find your "love style" and put yourself in an awesome position to address marital conflict long before the conflict starts.
Focus on the Family Counseling Service
Guests: Joshua Rogers,
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He knows girls are attracted to authentic confidence. He'd like to be confident, but when he looks at his life, he doesn't feel competent or praiseworthy in any area. Is this affecting how women see him? What can he do to change this? The ever-frank Joshua Rogers gives some helpful tips.
Have a question about relationships, life or faith you'd like answered on the show? We'd love to hear from you!


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sol·id / ˈsälid/ • adj. (-id·er, -id·est) 1. firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid: the stream was frozen solid solid fuels. ∎ strongly built or made of strong materials; not flimsy or slender: a solid door with good, secure locks. ∎ having three dimensions: a solid figure with six plane faces. ∎ concerned with objects having three dimensions: solid geometry. 2. not hollow or containing spaces or gaps: a sculpture made out of solid rock a solid mass of flowers the stores were packed solid. ∎ consisting of the same substance throughout: solid silver cutlery. ∎ (of typesetting) without extra space between the lines of characters. ∎ (of a line or surface) without spaces; unbroken: the solid outline encloses the area within which we measured. ∎ (of time) uninterrupted; continuous: a solid day of meetings | it poured for two hours solid. 3. dependable; reliable: the defense is solid there is solid evidence of lower inflation. ∎ sound but without any special qualities or flair: the rest of the acting is solid. ∎ unanimous or undivided: they received solid support from their teammates. ∎ financially sound: the company is very solid and will come through the current recession. ∎ (solid with) inf. on good terms with: he thought he could put himself in solid with you by criticizing her. • n. a substance or object that is solid rather than liquid or fluid. ∎ (solids) food that is not liquid: she drinks only milk and rarely eats solids. ∎ Geom. a body or geometric figure having three dimensions. DERIVATIVES: sol·id·ly adv. sol·id·ness n.
Also sb. XV. So solidarity XIX. — F. solidarité. solidity XVI.


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We just got a new keyboard (because one of Hilde's friends spilled water and some of the keys on our old one stopped working). It's really rather strange though... Actually, it's extremely strange. It's curved, and not all the letters are the same size. O_o It seems mostly fine so far, except that I keep pressing , instead of . But I'm sure I'll get used to it eventually. Also, all the keys are exceptionally quiet, with the exception of the space bar, which is exceptionally loud. ;

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156 Bank St
|Historic Bank Street residence sited on a lovely .80 acre site with rolling green lawn and abutting 150 acres of conservation. This home has been beautifully updated and maintained offering 3,020 square feet of living space. 5 bedrooms 3 full bath and multiple family gathering spaces. Sunny living room with floor to ceiling windows, cozy den has sliders to the side deck and a family room out back. The eat in kitchen was renovated with granite counters and has an awesome pantry, the antique char
Status: Active
Area: Harwichport
Year Built: 1820
Waterfront: False
Basement: True
Taxes: $7,062.00
SqFt: 3,020
Lot Size: .80
Listing Courtesy of: Kinlin Grover Real Estate - MLS ID: 72203745
Questions about a particular property or home? Request More Information.
To schedule an appointment or showing, Call (617) 207-7304
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Tax season is in full swing, and it can bring some uneasy thoughts. "How much will I get back?" "How much will I owe?" "Am I forgetting anything?" "What can I expect next year?"
In a recent team meeting, one of our firm's partners shared a question from a client that's often not heard, "Why is my tax bill so low?!"
This client had been taking significant IRA distributions since the beginning of retirement as they had settled into a routine of travel and other retirement leisure. Of course, IRA distributions are generally going to be taxed as income, and the client became accustomed to paying a steady tax bill each year. In recent years, their travel slowed and their expenses correspondingly decreased, but their regular withdrawals had not.
What separates the ordinary from the extraordinary? I believe consistently doing the best with what you have with daily choices and actions. In a word: habits!
When you use the power of choice and habit, outside forces play a secondary role. It doesn't matter how educated you are, what occupation you choose, how much you earn or who you know. What does matter is what you do with what you have today.
Habits Make the Difference
For instance, take Gladys Holm who, as a secretary, earned no more than $15,000 a year throughout her life. Yet she left $18 million dollars to a hospital for heart disease research when she passed away! Gladys had the opportunity to invest in her employers' stock over her career and she did. She also had the opportunity to invest in other stocks (like all of us do) and she did. She had the opportunity to participate in her employer's stock option plan and did. Notice the trend… she had many opportunities and took advantage of each one to the degree she could with her modest salary. She became known for driving her fire-engine red Cadillac and delivering teddy bears to children at a local hospital in her Chicago neighborhood.


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An embroidered gauntlet glove, circa 1600 – 1620, of white leather stained buff, flesh side uppermost, with separately worked gauntlet of eight rounded deep tabs linked and lined with godets of blue silk, with pink silk ribbon ruffle at the wrist edged with gold thread, the ivory satin tabs variously worked with small perching birds, cornflowers, stylised roses in purl wire, seed pearls, coloured twisted couched silks, couched gold threads, edged in gold bobbin lace and spangles. Part of the Collection donated to the Livery in 1959 by the late Robert Spence. Conservation 1995 – 1999 sponsored by Zetters Pools Ltd.
A stylish shortie 1.25 BL glove, with brown contrast stitching on the points, turned back shaped cuff with contrast embroidery, 13 IMI pearls, palm vent, "hidden" press stud with "Aris".
One of several pairs belonging to Mr Wettern's mother, born in 1898.
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Friday, April 12, 2019 1:00 am
Experience makes McMichael choice
Municipal ballots in New Haven won'tĀhave Terry McDonald's name on them for the first time in two decades. The mayor, first elected as a Democrat in 1999 and reelectedĀfour times as a Republican, is retiring at the end of his term. The open seat has yet to draw a Democratic candidate, but three well-qualified Republicans are vying to replace McDonald.
Of the three, City Council President Steve McMichael stands out as bestĀequipped to succeed him.
McMichael is owner of Re/Max Imagine Real Estate in New Haven. He has served as chairman of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce and vice chairman of Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative. He also has served as president of the board of zoning appeals, the redevelopment commission, plan commission and economic development commission. He was a member of the police merit board.
McMichaelĀwas an early participant in efforts to make funding of bridge projects more equitable countywide.
"This is a great example of having relationships and working together," he said. "This is exactly how government should be –Āwhere we all get together around the table to find a solution that works for everybody. That's critical. We need to quit building fences around New Haven and Fort Wayne and Leo and think about how things impact everyone in Allen County, because we're all county residents."
McMichaelĀacknowledges New Haven's biggest challenges,ĀincludingĀsewage and water utility rates. New Haven contracts with Fort Wayne for those services and is under a consent decreeĀfrom the state to build a $12.5 million stormwater storage facility.Ā
"We need to have an adult discussion about what we're going to do moving forward," he said. "Our rates, when you compare them to Fort Wayne, are higher. There are some things that could be done to make it better. I don't think it's sustainable to continue doing what we're doing."
HeĀsaid he doesn't believe the $85 million to $100 million cost to buildĀa utility plant is "doable," but notesĀhis service on the electric co-op board will be helpful inĀseeking solutions.
McMichael wants changes in city government that would weaken the authority of the mayor's office, including a requirement for contracts exceeding $50,000 to be approved by city council instead of the board of works. He said he will introduce an ordinance later this year.
"I think it's important for the citizens of New Haven to know they've got elected officials making those decisions, not an appointed board."
McMichael's 20/20 Vision plan seeks to increase New Haven's population of about 15,000 residents to 20,000 by 2025.Ā
Bob Nelson, president of the East Allen County Schools board, also is a candidate. A marketing and public relations professional, he has a thoughtful planĀthat focuses on residents' views, supportĀfor all New Haven schools, encouraging pride in the community and enhancing public safety. He wants to reestablish a youth advisory committee and create a clergy committee.Ā
"I'm inclusive," Nelson said of his qualifications. "I'm a listener. I want to get city council more involvedĀ– I want to get them back to doing their job."
Steve Poiry, a 29-year New Haven police officer and former police chief, is the third candidate.Ā
"I oversaw the largest department budget of the cityĀ– the police department budget," he said. "I was very fiscally responsible with that budget. I understand the working relationships of the city and how they work together as a team to achieve a goal. With that insight, I believe I'm better qualified than the other two candidates."
Each of the candidates has a clear passion for improving the city, but McMichael also has the range of experience to make a difference there.
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April 7: Fort Wayne Council at large
April 9: Fort Wayne Council District 3
April 10: Fort Wayne Council District 4
April 11: Fort Wayne Council District 6
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Sunday: Fort Wayne mayor
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Martin Gonzalez
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