text: Brant Geese Hunting East and West Gary Kramer - May 05, 2011 Tidewater hunting traditions remain strong on both coasts for Brant geese. By Gary Kramer As the tide reached its peak and the sun rose into a cloudy sky, I spotted the first birds in the distance. Minutes later, a pair rounded the point. Before we could shoulder our shotguns, they landed just outside of the decoys. We left them alone, certain the next birds would offer closer shots. // Within minutes, Fritz Reid pointed excitedly to a dozen birds heading in from the open bay. They came in low, their distinct black-and-white plumage flashing like a neon sign. I cupped my hand and mouth-called softly "Turr-r turr-r, turr-r," as wings turned into the wind. This time, we were ready. When they were over the decoys, we came up shooting. When the smoke cleared, four brant stayed behind. Reid and Gary Stewart were quick to retrieve the birds -- Stewart's first brant ever! Brant are pursued by a small, but dedicated group of sportsmen. Since the market hunting days, brant shooting has been practiced by individuals who religiously keep track of the tides, learn the habits of the birds, endure wet, cold coastal weather, and own and maintain boats, motors and decoys for the singular purpose of pursuing these small tidewater geese. Brant are waterfowl many hunters have heard about, but have not seen. These unique geese are intimately tied to saltwater environments. Two races of brant inhabit North America: the Pacific or black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) that winter along the Pacific Coast, and the Atlantic or light-bellied brant (Branta bernicla hrota) that winter on the Eastern Seaboard. The most notable identification marks are a small patch of white on the upper neck and the striking white ventral region on the otherwise dark body. The undersides of the Atlantic race are lighter than those of the Pacific. Brant are among the smallest geese species, averaging slightly more than three pounds. RELATED READ: Black Brant Hunting in Baja California, Mexico Recently, I hunted brant on the West Coast and East Coast during the same season. The first leg took us to San Quintin Bay on the Pacific Coast of Baja California, in Mexico, 190 miles south of the border. Mexican law requires all visiting hunters to be accompanied by a registered guide. While black brant are hunted from Alaska to Mexico, San Quintin Bay is the most important brant harvest area on the Pacific Coast. Hunting brant has been popular there for 70 years.A few weeks later, I stepped off an airplane in Baltimore, Md., with Atlantic brant in mind. Soon, I was heading east on Highway 50 bound for Chincoteague Bay on the eastern shore. Chincoteague lies both in Maryland and Virginia, and boasts a long history of waterfowling. During the market hunting days, many of the brant and diving ducks served in the restaurants of Baltimore and Richmond were shot here. Today, it is a wintering area for Atlantic brant -- a species for which the season was closed in the 1970s, but reopened in the early 1980s.I have hunted brant from Alaska to Mexico and Canada to the Carolinas for more than 30 years, yet each fall when I see my first flock of brant, I am captivated by their elegant but simple coloration, diminutive size and long-distance migrations. Brant hunting is steeped in tradition and held in high esteem by a small group of hunters. They know a day spent on tidewater for brant -- whether East or West -- is among the finest waterfowling experiences anywhere.Gary Kramer is an accomplished wildlife photographer from Willows, Calif. For information about brant hunts at San Quintin, go to www.bajahunting.com. For hunts on Chincoteague Bay, go to www.pitbosswaterfowl.com.


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Mushroom Gastronomic Skate TripJust before the Go-Goats Freeride in September, Pierre Hardillier, Mathieu Zeder, Thib Mordacq and me, Alban Pernet, found ourselves on a three-day long skate trip around Morzine in France.
Just before the Go-Goats Freeride (France) in September, Pierre "le Laboureur de Talus" Hardillier, Mathieu Zeder, Thib "la Roulette" Mordacq and me, Alban Pernet, found ourselves on a three-day long skate trip around Morzine. We filled our days with big rides down the small roads, filming, picking mushrooms and preparing delicious dishes on a "Campingaz". Adoring fresh vegetables, mushroom sauces and good food, it really was a real gastronomic skate trip…
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Pierre "Le Laboureur de Talus" Hardillier (Blackkross, Sabre Trucks, UD Mag, Fastboa)
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Thib "La Roulette" Mordacq (Madrid Skateboards, Venom, Trojan, Trapstarnation, CHWAG)
Alban Pernet Photography
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On January 1, 2016, I started a yearlong project. On each day of that year I made a little watercolor square or an ink drawing. This book features 100 of these little watercolors inspired by the poetry of nature: color and light in the landscape, seasons, and the passing of time. Each watercolor was made as a kind of meditation and as a love letter to life and painting.
This is a pdf. If you would prefer e-pub or Kindle format, please email me and I will send you one. This system doesn't allow me to offer them as downloads.


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|Welcome to MISAO Health Clinic
|MISAO Health Clinic, established in 1978 (formerly, MISAO Medical Clinic established in 1948),
is a health care provider with the primary mission of offering high quality,
primary and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in
or visit Gifu and its surrounding areas.
The clinic is specialized in internal medicine, especially cardiology, gastroenterology and respirology, radiology and preventive medicine with a wide variety of sophisticated equipments.
MISAO Health Clinic is a regional pioneer in the clinical area of preventive medicine through "Human Dry Dock". Also, the clinic puts a great importance on health care for travelers through immunizations and education of vaccine-preventable diseases.
|MISAO Health Clinic offers a variety of primary treatment and diagnostic services with state-of-the-art
The following services are available.
Gastroenterology (with Gastrointestinal Screening Center)
Preventive Medicine and General Check-Up "Human Dry Dock※" Center
Screening Service for Sexually-Transmitted Diseases, including HIV, Syphilis & Hepatitis B
|What is "Human Dry Dock"?
|So-called "Human Dry Dock (Ningen Dock )" is a general check-up system,
developed in Japan in the 1940s. Various evaluations and tests are used
at once to determine prevention methods, care and treatment for any progressive,
but preventable diseases including various kinds of cancer and lifestyle-related
disease like obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Early
detection of potential risk factors is recommended to help aid in the prevention
of many diseases.
Standard examinations of the "Human Dry Dock" care system include: a physical profile, visual and auditory acuity including fundoscope, blood pressure, ECG, respiratory function, blood check, urinalysis, radiographs of chest and upper gastrointestinum (or optionally, gastrointestinal endoscope), and abdominal ultrasound for liver, gall bladder, kidney, pancreas, spleen and other abdominal organs. Additional optional examinations include brain check using MRI, cardiovascular evaluation, lung cancer screening by CT scan, a women's check with MRI, mammography, cytology of the uterus, and so on.
To receive detailed brochures and pricing information on the "Human Dry Dock " care system", please contact us with your mailing address.
|All clinical services at MISAO Health Clinic (MHC) is available Monday through Saturday. We are closed on Sunday and
festival days. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
to 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
In principle, a reservation is required for all medical services of MHC.
Screening test of "sexually transmitted diseases", including HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and so on, is available. The result of tests is to be provided in 30-45 minutes.
|MISAO Health Clinic is engaged in preventive medicine to protect travelers from infectious
diseases, mountain sickness, and miscellaneous diseases in high-risk areas.
The clinic provides various kinds of medication which you require, including
chemoprophylactic regimens (e.g. malaria, mountain sickness), emergency (stand-by) presumptive self-treatment regimen (e.g. traveler's
diarrhea), and self-injectable epinephrine (EpiPen®) for first aid management of food allergy and anaphylaxis due to bee sting,
medicine and so on.
Also, the following Immunizations for vaccine-preventable diseases are available in MHC. Reservation is required for the service.
|Hepatitis A
|Hepatitis B
|Inactivated Influenza
|Diphtheria/Pertussis/Tetanus (DPT)
|Diphtheria/Tetanus (DT)
|Chickenpox (Varicella)
|Japanese encephalitis
|Haemophilus Influenzae type b (Hib)
|Human Papilloma Virus (HPV: Carvical Cancer-causing Virus)
|Current price
|Inactivated Polio Imovax PolioTM
|Current price
|Neiseria Meningitis MencevaxTM
|Current price
|Typhoid Typhim TyphimTM
|Current price
|Tickborne Encephalitis
|Current price
|Oral Cholera DukoralTM
|Current price
|Vaccines for measles, rubella, mumps, and varicella are produced with attenuated
viruses, and the other vaccines, available in Japan, are with inactivated
antigens. In principles, approximately one-week interval is required after
a shot of inactivated vaccine. After an immunization with attenuated vaccines,
an interval of one month is required. However, in some cases the doctor
can try to adjust the immunization schedule based on the traveler's schedule
before they leave, such as offering multiple shots at once to reduce your
visits. Please be aware that some vaccines (e.g, hepatitis A, hepatitis
B, Japanese encephalitis, and tetanus) require 2 to 3 shots to complete
the series. In any case, it is recommended that travelers should start
the series as soon as their trips are scheduled to allow sufficient time
to administer all pertinent vaccines. Please call 058-274-0330 (Ext. 383
or 408) or e-mail to discuss your vaccination needs and make a reservation
with one of our medical professionals.
(Case 1)
If you need an immunization for hepatitis A for your short trip in high-risk area, you should take 2 shots before you go. The second shot should be done 2 weeks after the first one. The 3rd shot is recommended 4-6 months after the 1st shot for long-term immunity, effective for around several years.
(Case 2)
When you need vaccinations for tetanus, hepatitis A and Japanese encephalitis, which are all with inactivated vaccines, two shots for each are required. You can take the 1st shots for all of them at your first visit, and the 2nd shots for all will be done 2-4 weeks later. Again, the 3rd shot for hepatitis A is recommended 4-6 months after the 1st shot for long-term immunity
(Case 3)
If you apply for hepatitis A vaccine and measles vaccine, which is an attenuated one, at least one-month interval between the first visit and the 2nd one is required.
|CT Scan (Computed Tomography)
|A CT scan (also known as a "CAT scan") is a diagnostic test that combines the use of X-rays with computer technology. A series of X-ray beams from many different angles create cross-sectional images of the body. MISAO Health Clinic offers 16-row multi-slice CT, which is greatly effective in diagnosing cancers and vascular diseases. Contrast material is sometimes injected intravenously to allow the radiologist to see certain disease processes more clearly and create the 3rd dimension images, for instance, of vascular images.
|MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
|Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses magnetism, radio waves, and a powerful computer to produce diagnostic images of body organs and structures. MISAO health Clinic offers Open MRI.
|MISAO Health Clinic's Department of Examination performs ultrasound of the abdomen, breast, thyroid and cardiovascular imaging.
|MISAO Health Clinic's endoscopy service, also known GI (Gastrointestinal) Screening Center, offers screening procedures of the digestive tract, described collectively as "endoscopes." These endoscopies acquire diagnostic images for ulcers, tumors and irregularities in the digestive system. Tissues obtained by endoscopic procedures are applicable for convincing diagnosis. Non-complicated tumors in large intestines, also known as colonorectal polyps, which can possibly progress to colonorectal cancer, can be resected by endoscopic procedures immediately.
|Women's Imaging
|MISAO Health Clinic also provides women's imaging. Services include mammography,
breast ultrasound, and pelvic MRI. The breast ultrasound is installed with
an elastographic imaging system to assist differential diagnosis of malignant
tumors from non-malignant tumor.
|MISAO Health Clinic is located along Route 21, northeast of the Gifu Prefectural
Office, where it is conveniently accessible from Central Gifu and the surrounding
areas including Ogaki, Hashima, Kagamigahara, and Ichinomiya in Aichi Prefecture.
The nearest JR train station is Nishi-Gifu. From the station, it is about
a 10-minute walk to the clinic, or you may take a taxi (about 850 yen),
or come by bus. Nearby Gifu City bus stops include Ezoe and Gifu Arena.
The clinic is located next to "L. Arrivo", a wedding planning company.
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|If you need further information about MISAO Health Clinic, please feel free to contact us. Your email inquiry will be replied to within 72 hours.
MISAO Health Clinic
1-4-20 Yabuta-minami, Gifu 500-8384
PHONE 058-274-0330 (Extension) 383 or 408
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – On Tuesday (Mar. 26) morning, the Franklin College baseball team continued their spring break trip with a showdown against the Tommies of St. Thomas College (Minn.).
The Grizzlies (9-6) fell behind early but kept the game close as the teams entered the late innings. But three big St. Thomas (7-3) innings to close out the game proved too much to overcome in a 14-4 Franklin loss.
The Tommies grabbed the lead thanks to a four-run second inning, but Franklin would cut the lead in half in the bottom of the third inning. With two outs and Ryan Bixler on first, Nick Wright laced a double into the left center field gap, bringing Bixler all the way around for the Grizzlies' first run of the game. One batter later, Wright would come in to score on Drew Naumovich's single to left, making it a 4-2 game.
Chances were sparse for both teams over the next two innings before the sixth inning started a four-frame stretch that saw the Tommies score 10 unanswered runs. Blake Fisher collected his first career RBIs in the bottom of the ninth, singling in Adam Hedinger and Grant Druckemiller to cap the scoring for the Grizzlies.
Nate Stonebraker (1-2) made his first career start for the Grizzlies, allowing five earned runs on eight hits with two walks and five strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings of work. Quenton Wellington finished the day with a pair of hits and was one of three Grizzlies with an extra-base knock on Tuesday along with Wright and Jordan Crouse.
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Send articleHow dare God disagree with Richard Dawkins
John Henry Newman wrote the greatest spiritual autobiography in English, his Apologia. In it, he recalls that, when young, he lived under the ''detestable doctrine'' of predestination. He believed he was saved, which made him ignore everyone else and ''rest in the thought of two and two only absolute and luminously self-evident beings, myself and my Creator''.


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Save time, empower your teams and effectively upgrade your processes with access to this practical Vocational rehabilitation Toolkit and guide. Address common challenges with best-practice templates, step-by-step work plans and maturity diagnostics for any Vocational rehabilitation related project.
Download the Toolkit and in Three Steps you will be guided from idea to implementation results.
The Toolkit contains the following practical and powerful enablers with new and updated Vocational rehabilitation specific requirements:
STEP 1: Get your bearings
Start with…
- The latest quick edition of the Vocational rehabilitation Self Assessment book in PDF containing 49 requirements to perform a quickscan, get an overview and share with stakeholders.
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- Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation
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Featuring 888 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Vocational rehabilitation improvements can be made.
Examples; 10 of the 888 standard requirements:
- What is the veterans employment background before the military and since leaving the military?
- Has the veteran had his or her military experience evaluated for possible college credit?
- What new services of functionality will be implemented next with Vocational rehabilitation ?
- When and where did the veteran join the military?
- Where is the data coming from to measure compliance?
- How will the group know that the solution worked?
- What are my customers expectations and measures?
- How is Knowledge Management Measured?
- Why is change control necessary?
Complete the self assessment, on your own or with a team in a workshop setting. Use the workbook together with the self assessment requirements spreadsheet:
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The outcomes of STEP 2, the self assessment, are the inputs for STEP 3; Start and manage Vocational rehabilitation projects with the 62 implementation resources:
- 62 step-by-step Vocational rehabilitation Project Management Form Templates covering over 6000 Vocational rehabilitation project requirements and success criteria:
Examples; 10 of the check box criteria:
- Stakeholder Management Plan: Will all outputs delivered by the Vocational rehabilitation project follow the same process?
- Stakeholder Management Plan: Are milestone deliverables effectively tracked and compared to Vocational rehabilitation project plan?
- Procurement Audit: Were the documents received scrutinised for completion and adherence to stated conditions before the tenders were evaluated?
- Cost Management Plan: Contingency – How will cost contingency be administered?
- Schedule Management Plan: Are all activities captured and do they address all approved work scope in the Vocational rehabilitation project baseline?
- Procurement Audit: Do buyers obtain price quotations or bids from two or more suppliers on significant purchases if catalog or advertised prices are not available?
- Scope Management Plan: Who is responsible for monitoring the Vocational rehabilitation project scope to ensure the Vocational rehabilitation project remains within the scope baseline?
- Quality Management Plan: What are your key performance measures/indicators for tracking progress relative to your action plans?
- Probability and Impact Matrix: What are the channels available for distribution to the customer?
- Team Operating Agreement: Do you listen for voice tone and word choice to understand the meaning behind words?
Step-by-step and complete Vocational rehabilitation Project Management Forms and Templates including check box criteria and templates.
1.0 Initiating Process Group:
- 1.1 Vocational rehabilitation project Charter
- 1.2 Stakeholder Register
- 1.3 Stakeholder Analysis Matrix
2.0 Planning Process Group:
- 2.1 Vocational rehabilitation project Management Plan
- 2.2 Scope Management Plan
- 2.3 Requirements Management Plan
- 2.4 Requirements Documentation
- 2.5 Requirements Traceability Matrix
- 2.6 Vocational rehabilitation project Scope Statement
- 2.7 Assumption and Constraint Log
- 2.8 Work Breakdown Structure
- 2.9 WBS Dictionary
- 2.10 Schedule Management Plan
- 2.11 Activity List
- 2.12 Activity Attributes
- 2.13 Milestone List
- 2.14 Network Diagram
- 2.15 Activity Resource Requirements
- 2.16 Resource Breakdown Structure
- 2.17 Activity Duration Estimates
- 2.18 Duration Estimating Worksheet
- 2.19 Vocational rehabilitation project Schedule
- 2.20 Cost Management Plan
- 2.21 Activity Cost Estimates
- 2.22 Cost Estimating Worksheet
- 2.23 Cost Baseline
- 2.24 Quality Management Plan
- 2.25 Quality Metrics
- 2.26 Process Improvement Plan
- 2.27 Responsibility Assignment Matrix
- 2.28 Roles and Responsibilities
- 2.29 Human Resource Management Plan
- 2.30 Communications Management Plan
- 2.31 Risk Management Plan
- 2.32 Risk Register
- 2.33 Probability and Impact Assessment
- 2.34 Probability and Impact Matrix
- 2.35 Risk Data Sheet
- 2.36 Procurement Management Plan
- 2.37 Source Selection Criteria
- 2.38 Stakeholder Management Plan
- 2.39 Change Management Plan
3.0 Executing Process Group:
- 3.1 Team Member Status Report
- 3.2 Change Request
- 3.3 Change Log
- 3.4 Decision Log
- 3.5 Quality Audit
- 3.6 Team Directory
- 3.7 Team Operating Agreement
- 3.8 Team Performance Assessment
- 3.9 Team Member Performance Assessment
- 3.10 Issue Log
4.0 Monitoring and Controlling Process Group:
- 4.1 Vocational rehabilitation project Performance Report
- 4.2 Variance Analysis
- 4.3 Earned Value Status
- 4.4 Risk Audit
- 4.5 Contractor Status Report
- 4.6 Formal Acceptance
5.0 Closing Process Group:
- 5.1 Procurement Audit
- 5.2 Contract Close-Out
- 5.3 Vocational rehabilitation project or Phase Close-Out
- 5.4 Lessons Learned
With this Three Step process you will have all the tools you need for any Vocational rehabilitation project with this in-depth Vocational rehabilitation Toolkit.
In using the Toolkit you will be better able to:
- Diagnose Vocational rehabilitation projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices
- Implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals
- Integrate recent advances in Vocational rehabilitation and put process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines
Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role; In EVERY company, organization and department.
Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?'
This Toolkit empowers people to do just that – whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc… – they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Vocational rehabilitation investments work better.
This Vocational rehabilitation All-Inclusive Toolkit enables You to be that person:
Includes lifetime updates
Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.


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Books and Cards - What animal am I
Is a fantastic child's guide to alpacas by Barb Game an alpaca breeder.
This hard covered children's book has real photo's all the way through it. Just lovely. Great present from the grand parents to grand children
What a delightful book! With its endearing front cover photograph and bright green cover with it's background of pasture, this is going to be a real winner with children in the lower primary school grades. A variety of huacaya alpacas are compared with a range of familiar animals and children are asked to identify the animal step by step through their distinct features - the ears, long neck, soft, curly wool, big eyes, four legs, grass diet and their habit of sunbathing. We are then treated to some additional facts about alpacas and some extremely cute photographs of them.
The cover and binding is extremely sturdy and is sure to last through the many times it will be read. The font used throughout is easy on the eyes - it would make a fantastic read-aloud book or one for parents to read to their emerging readers. Alternatively, beginning independent readers would also be bound to find it entertaining and informative.
Highly recommended for inclusion in all primary school libraries.


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Featuring UC Davis alumnus Anthony Soohoo, B.A. 92
Anthony will share what it takes to build strong relationships, create a professional brand, and use digital assets to launch a career in the 21st century.
Wednesday, March 15
Networking: 6 – 7:00 p.m.
Program: 7 – 8:00 p.m.
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The Day I Didn't Die
As a teen it was my only safe place.
The only place I felt like I could say what I wanted to say, think what I wanted to think, be open, be vulnerable... be ME.
This is an excerpt from the entry I wrote in the Mental Hospital after I had attempted suicide:
"I'm in the nuthouse. I tried to overdose on Friday and I'm in the pshyc ward in our community hospital. I don't know why I did really... Nicole was crying because the guy she likes- likes me. Cody and Jon are fighting because of me. My parents are upset and disappointed in me. I just got tired of being the problem.
I gained some weight and Liz and Becky are so thin. Even here, there's an anorexic who weighs 87 pounds. I wish I was thinner. I wished I could disappear. I still do. I just needed a break. I should have done it another way.... taken a vacation- I don't know what I could have done, but I should have known better. These people haven't helped me. There has only been one orderly named Greg who has spoken to me like I'm a human being also.
My parents are pretty angry at me. I think they are pretty embarrassed. I guess that I am too."
After I was released from the hospital I began a strange calm and chaos in my life. People were different around me. They knew I was slightly crazy.
Cody's sister, Misha showed up at my house and told me to pack my things and I was moving into her house.
She let me stay there for free. Every few days she wrote me a letter and left it on my door. The letters told me to have a good day. Told me the things she saw in me that were good and that she loved me.
I still have those letters. 17 years later.
She let me take down the closet doors and paint them. I painted and painted and sketched and sketched. On anything and everything.
My creations made me feel less alone.
I remember staying up through the night sketching this with a bic pen on a piece of cardboard:
I remember looking at it for a long time....
I had been feeling like I had no place in the world, I had nothing to offer the world and that it was no better for having me in it... if not worse.
I remember thinking I could die and no one would notice or care... that there was nothing I contributed to the world and I would disappear as if I had never existed....
But, This sketch was a turning point for me. I looked at it and thought "Well, I guess there's that. If I wasn't here in the world this wouldn't be either."
Not that it was perfect or artistically sound... but it was mine. It was something I made and I liked. I realized it didn't have to be "Perfect" to be something that mattered. I still have this piece of cardboard.
The road SELF-ACCEPTANCE didn't end there... but perhaps began there. I've had a rollercoaster of a path since then as many of you know; but most importantly, I know that the reason I am so committed and passionate to serve others to see SOMETHING- anything about themselves that is wonderful... that we see each other as what we TRULY are---- not what the 3rd dimensional world tells us we are... is because I have lived the life I have.
I was the misfit, the outcast, the blacksheep, the one to be ashamed of.....
I create drum circles to teach and to learn and to share time and space with others looking for somewhere to be free and selfless and loving. A safe place for people to unify and dance and come from the heart.... I don't curse the pain I've walked through- it's the fire that fuels my passion to alleviate suffering of those I see.
Misha, saved my life by seeing good in me that I didn't see.
I have taken a stand to do the same.
That is why I have THE I AM MESSAGE. That is why it matters.


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At 19 years old, climber Margo Hayes has already made history. On February 26, she brought her laser-like focus to climb La Rambla, a legendary route in Spain with a difficulty rating of 5.15a, meaning it is among the most challenging sport climbs in the world. No woman had ever climbed 5.15 before. Margo went on to achieve another 5.15a route, Biographie, also known as Realization, in France. Margo's ascent of 5.15a opened the door for more women to push the limits, as shown in the Reel Rock tour film "Break on Through," playing now. In September, 21-year-old Anak Verhoeven made the first ascent of Sweet Neuf, a 5.15a, in France. And in October, 31-year-old Angy Eiter completed La Planta de Shiva, the first 5.15b climbed by a woman, in Spain. Who will be next to raise the bar? We can't wait to see!?
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Times Square
From the Times Square ball drop to Elton John's Barclays Center concert, there are plenty of cool spots to celebrate New Year's Eve.
At the 1,300-square-foot store, visitors can shop a full range of watches from Citizen Eco-Drive, DRIVE from Citizen Eco-Drive, the Citizen Signature Collections and more.
New York City is home to some of the world's most noteworthy attractions. No matter what's on the agenda, the Big Apple has it. Here are a five faves.
Nothing beats Times Square—it's a must-visit destination for visitors, and with larger-than-life establishments and illuminated billboards, die-hard New Yorkers are still drawn to its energy. Of course, being in the middle of the hustle and bustle is a great experience, but there are a few high-perched places to take in a scenic view of The Crossroads of the World.
A trip inside Times Square's Row NYC might leave you feeling as if you've taken a tour of New York's trendy downtown neighborhoods without ever leaving Midtown.
This Valentine's Day, the busy Midtown streets will be buzzing with romance at LOVE in Times Square. Grab your Valentine and head to the Crossroads of the World for love-inspired attractions, deals and artwork.
Looking for something fun to do while you count down to the big game? There are tons of Super Bowl themed activities to check out in New York. Here are some of our favorites.
There are toy stores and then there's the Times Square location of Toys "R" Us. In a league of its own, Toys "R" Us Times Square features multiple floors full of toys separated into featured shops for specific brands like Barbie and LEGO.
This past week, I headed to the heart of Times Square to check out Uptown Swirl—a new frozen yogurt and creperie shop in the bustling area. The real estate market in Manhattan is pretty competitive, so I half expected to walk into a tiny, cramped space. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find a two-floor establishment bathed in hues of mint green, purple and silver.


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Budmaster LED
What are led grow lights and who invented them?
LED's (Light Emitting Diodes) have been around for a very long time and are a well-established source of light for applications that are looking for a compact footprint and a low energy high output product. Unlike normal light sources the colours of led's can be tailored to the specific wavelength that is required for the application.
Now there are many poor deluded souls out there that are convinced they have invented the led grow light but in reality led's were first used for horticultural applications by NASA who investigated using led's for plant growth to produce food whilst in space using a minimal amount of energy. Now until recently led's were not advanced enough to grow larger or denser crops and that is when it all started to change for us growers.
The cluster type design we use for our Budmaster led grow lights is nothing new and similar style lights have been used by the military and entertainment industry for decades, for example the popular TV show 'Top Gear' in the UK use 'Halogen Grid Lights' to light their set and if you look you will see that they are a 3x3 cluster mould in a square case much like our Budmaster xx-9 range.
So to sum it all up no one really invented led grow lights as they are today, rather they have evolved alongside industrial lighting fixtures and more powerful modern led's to make them what they are today.
Why are led's better for plant growth?
Led's are better for plant growth in all stages for many reasons, but lets start with what the main problems are with traditional lighting.
With a traditional HID / HPS type of lighting fixture your plants are not making use of most of light output, this is of course highly inefficient and undesirable. Add this to the fact that you are generally consuming 600w of energy (considerably more if you have an old ballast) and only using 60w - 90w of that energy for your plants and it all starts to seem a bit insane.
Now with led's we can tailor the colour and bandwidth of each led to ensure that all the chlorophyll absorption peaks are being targeted efficiently thus promoting healthier growth whilst using less energy and with zero waste.
And of course as our led grow lights are not emitting huge amounts of heat it also makes it much easier to control the environment in your grow room to ensure healthier, higher yielding plants. As a general rule of thumb it is always easier to warm something than to cool something and this includes your grow room.
Is there any change to the way I grow using led's?
We get asked this question a lot from people all over the world and in short the answer is 'Yes' and 'No', it is all very dependent on how you have your environment at the moment.
For example if you are growing with HPS and have a perfectly dialled in room using controller units to distribute and disperse heat and air then you will have to make no change at all.
But if you are growing in your garage or in your roof space there may be considerable changes you have to make to allow you to control the environment more effectively and efficiently.
For example if growing in a garage with HPS there will be a build-up of the excess heat generated from the light into the surrounding building and substrates. This additional heat will then come in very useful when your plants enter their dark period so that they are not thrown into immediate temperature variations but rather move slowly down to their night time temperature. When growing with led you do not have this excess heat build up to be used later on so an obvious change to combat this is to ensure your plants night period is during our daytime so they have additional warmth.
Remember you plants night time temperature should ideally not go below 3 - 5 degrees that of their daytime temperature to provide optimum results and less inter-nodal stretching. For more tips on how to grow with leds please visit our help section here.
Is the end product and yield of the same quality and size?
This is of course the most important question we get asked about growing with our led grow lights.
First the yield, yes we can proudly and confidently say that yields under our Budmasters regularly exceed that of HPS with most customers exceeding the 1gpw target, some of our expert growers have had yields of 1.7 - 2.2 gpw using our new G.O.D range. This is possible as our spectrum and lens give extreme penetration through to the lower canopy and ensures that every single leaf is providing the plant with energy, you rarely see a dead leaf on the bottom of a plant grown with our lights. Also the flowers and fruits produced are significantly denser than normal hps grown.
Now the taste and the aroma is that any different, no not at all is exactly the same as you would normally get using traditional hps, now there may be some people that would argue led produce tastes better but lets face it we would have to test one huge amount of produce to make that claim.
What about the oil production? After 3 years of refining what we like to think of as the perfect ratio with the available technology today we can shout out loud that yes our lights do encourage considerably more oil production, see some of our online diaries and prepare to be amazed.


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UCCA is proud to present "New Directions: Yang Luzi," running from June 9 to August 12 in the New Gallery. The exhibition includes two bodies of work: "A Great Empire Needs Great Colors," a series of black-and-white films comprising The Oracle is the Mouthpiece, Le Yeti, and Spirit Away Temple, all produced in 2016; and the color film What Miracles Took Place When You Were Born, shot in 2018. These works deal with perennial themes—the vicissitudes of time, the cycles of history, and the rise of civilizations—yet seek out new possibilities therein, creating a space charged with tension, balanced between past and future.
Yang Luzi studied philosophy and comparative poetics; her linguistic and formal concerns endow her films with a rich prosody. Using the language of prayer, she transforms her private experiences into visual and linguistic cues. Words, scattered among the images, are given a life of their own. They do not merely supplement these images, but run parallel to them, sometimes even challenging their veracity. Numbers seem to suggest important historical dates, yet it is never clear whether they are keys to understanding the films, or merely bait, luring us deeper into a labyrinth of history. Here, facticity and imagination, memory and futurity, blur together.
Yang Luzi's filmic practice often blends scenes of personal significance into larger historical contexts, creating a landscape in which the psychological is overlaid with the geographical. In The Oracle is the Mouthpiece, a fragment of a face appears on a small mirror above a lake, its lips silently uttering a string of bizarre words: "red yellow green blue, iron copper bronze zinc, a great empire needs great colors." This prophet's eyes are never seen—they are cut off by a mountain range, rising from the water, as if the speaker's sight merges into the land itself. The image evokes that of the blind prophet, one who could see divine will beyond the fog of appearances—giving up physical sight, and gaining supernatural vision. In Le Yeti, a traveler retraces the storied steps of early twentieth century Swedish explorer Sven Hedin, surveying the area supposedly inhabited by the mythical Yeti. Desert and debris are juxtaposed with the sound of running water, suggesting the artist's home in southern China, and forming an imagined landscape at once familiar and foreign. In Spirit Away Temple, Hangzhou's Fei Lai Feng (literally "The Peak that Flew Hither") is recalled as the artist has always known it in her memory, as "The Peak that Flew Away." In one shot, two deities within the thirteenth century Moya Cliff Reliefs seem as if they have just descended and, simultaneously, as if they are about to take flight. Another scene cuts between a pair of sculptures kneeling in a shrine and two human bodies crouched in darkness, like figures punished for some age-old crime. In Yang's films, the borders of ancient empires are coextensive with the ruins found in modern civilization; past adventurers share itineraries with today's travelers, using scraps of Morse code; people carved into cliffs exchange looks with twenty-first century viewers; and motifs, dense with history and culture, lead us into a kingdom of images. These images do not themselves point to any specific historical event, but to the hardships—then and now, real and imagined—faced by individuals and nations.
What Miracles Took Place When You Were Born, shot in 2018, represents Yang's search for vitality in new continent. The mass of this land is constantly increasing due to volcanic activity, a kind of geographic autopoiesis which affords her the rare chance to unburden herself from history. She picks bright, lively images, like potatoes grown on native soil, or newly introduced species, and searches for the "miracles of birth" that connect them. Both serious and irreverent, the film uses the structure of Psalms to retell or "annotate" several stories of miracles. After repeated iterations, the "miracles" begin to sound like jokes. Their supernatural aspect is diluted, and the structures at their core, cemented over thousands of years, are destabilized, becoming fluid and free. A newly discovered, individual consciousness reveals itself, a pre-religious understanding of the world and nature. Delving past layers of abstraction and returning to the moment of birth, it finds the miraculous.
Through their citations of history, geography, and poetry, Yang Luzi's films explore the limits and secrets of perceptible language. Her work hovers in a space between sensory experience and the indescribable. From the discovery of a jouissance unspoiled by ideology, to the communion between the human world and the world of nature, this exhibition completes a protracted journey, a movement of dialectical self-consciousness, and a political investigation subtly connected to reality.
About the Exhibition
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About the Artist
Yang Luzi (b. 1987, Hangzhou, lives and works in Beijing and Los Angeles) graduated from Harvard with a degree in comparative literature and a specialization in philosophy in 2011. In that year, she was awarded a DAAD scholarship to study comparative poetics in Bonn and Berlin for two years. In 2016, she obtained her M.F.A. in film from the California Institute of the Arts. Her work was included in the group exhibition "Toward the Emergence of Resistance" (Taikang Space, Beijing, 2016-2017).
About "New Directions"
Initiated in 2015, the "New Directions" series offers some of China's most promising young artists a platform to realize their first institutional solo exhibition and monographic publication. Deepening UCCA's ongoing commitment to emerging practices pioneered by shows including "The New Normal" (2017), "ON|OFF" (2013), "Breaking Forecast" (2009), and the "Curated By…" series (2010-2012), New Directions aims to present, through a constellation of singular positions, an overall sense of the richness and complexity of new art in China today.
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Baked Artichoke Hearts Au Gratin (Video)
Baked Artichoke Hearts Au Gratin with Green Onion, Parmesan, and Romano are a delicious side dish for Thanksgiving or any special meal. Check out Thanksgiving Recipes for more ideas like this one.
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There's just a little over a week until you have to settle on the side dishes you're cooking for Thanksgiving dinner, and to make it even harder, here's another option I'm adding to our list of Carb-Conscious Thanksgiving Recipes! I tested several versions of this Baked Artichoke Hearts Au Gratin with Green Onion, Parmesan, and Romano on my favorite contractors who are working on the new shed, and they agreed that this version was the one that's a keeper.
I used a combination of Parmesan and Pecorino-Romano cheese, but even if you only had Parmesan, I'm sure this would be delicious. And if you want to make this lower-carb and gluten-free, just substitute almond meal for the breadcrumbs in the topping.
I had to look at several stores to find frozen artichoke hearts, but these 12 oz. packages I found at Smith's Marketplace in Salt Lake were just right for four servings. Thaw artichokes and then drain them well before you assemble the dish. Grease the gratin dishes with olive oil, then arrange artichoke hearts in a single layer. I loved this in these two 7″ round gratin dishes, but I made one of my test versions in an 8.5 x 8.5 inch baking dish which also was fine. Chop up the green part of 3-4 green onions and sprinkle over the artichoke hearts. If you have finely grated Parmesan and Romano, just mix it with the bread crumbs (or almond meal), dried thyme, and dried oregano. I only had the coarsely grated kind, so I buzzed it in my mini-processor to make a more finely ground mixture.
Whisk together the mayo, lemon juice, lemon zest, and garlic puree. Then mix in 1/2 cup of the cheese mixture. (Set aside the other 1/2 cup of cheese mixture.) Spread that mixture over the top of the artichoke heart, using a rubber scraper. Cover with foil and bake at 325F/170C for about 30 minutes.
Sprinkle the reserved cheese mixture over the top and bake about 25 minutes more. The Baked Artichoke Hearts Au Gratin are done when the top is lightly browned and mixture is hot clear through.
More Recipes with Artichoke Hearts:
Roasted Artichoke Hearts from Sarah's Cucina Bella
Warm or Cold Salad with Artichoke Hearts, Red Peppers, Capers, and Basil Dressing from Kalyn's Kitchen
Oil-Poached Artichoke Heart Salad from Simply Recipes
Arugula Salad with Marinated Artichokes and More from Kalyn's Kitchen
Baby Spinach Salad with Artichoke Hearts from Kirsten's Recipes
Baked Artichoke Hearts Au Gratin
This Baked Artichoke Hearts Au Gratin with Green Onion, Parmesan, and Romano are a delicious side dish for any special meal.
- 1 pkg. (12 oz.) frozen artichoke hearts, thawed, drained, and larger ones cut in half
- 3-4 green onions, green part only, very thinly sliced
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup whole wheat bread crumbs (or use almond meal for gluten-free and lower-carb option, see notes)
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup grated Pecorino-Romano cheese
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/3 cup mayo or light mayo (do not use fat free)
- juice and zest of 1 lemon (about 1 tsp. zest and 2 T juice)
- 1/2 tsp. garlic puree
- Preheat oven to 325F/170C.
- Thaw artichoke hearts in the microwave if they're still frozen, then drain well.
- Cut larger artichoke hearts in half lengthwise so they're all the same size.
- Use olive oil to grease 2 small gratin dishes or 1 medium sized baking dish. (I made this in an 8.5 x 8.5 inch square baking dish and also in the 2 small 7 inch round gratin dishes in the photos.)
- Arrange artichoke hearts in a single layer in the oiled dish.
- Then sprinkle finely sliced green onions over the artichokes and season with salt and fresh ground black pepper.
- Mix together bread crumbs (or almond meal), grated Parmesan cheese, grated Pecorino-Romano cheese, and dried herbs. (If the cheese isn't finely grated you might want to buzz it in a mini-processor for a minute or two like I did.)
- Whisk together the mayo, lemon juice, lemon zest, and garlic puree; then mix in 1/2 cup of the cheese mixture.
- Use a rubber scraper to spread this over the top of the artichoke hearts, setting aside the rest of the bread crumb/cheese mixture.
- Cover the dishes with foil and bake in 325F/170C oven for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and increase temperature to 375F/190C.
- Remove foil and sprinkle the remaining cheese mixture over the top of each dish.
- Put back into oven and bake about 25 minutes more, or until the topping is lightly browned, and the dish is hot clear through.
- Serve hot or warm and wait for compliments!
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This recipe adapted from Rose's Baked Artichoke Hearts in Martha Stewart Living, November 2008.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Artichokes are a great choice for the South Beach Diet or other low-glycemic diets, but using bread crumbs makes Baked Artichoke Hearts Au Gratin limited to phase 2 or 3 of the diet. You can replace the bread crumbs with almond meal for a gluten-free and lower-carb option if you prefer. This is probably best as a "once in a while treat" if you're actively trying to lose weight, due to the fat content.
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Has anyone looked at poster cases at railway stations lately? If so one will see several different designs erected at various times. Careful inspection will reveal that different tools are required to open and update the contents.
This apparently minor detail can give hints about how passenger information is delivered to the platform and the extent to which this represents conscious design or a 'grafting on'. And what is regarded as standard practice for the architect or design engineer might not be favoured by administrators, and vice versa.
Different styles of poster case at stations
An engineer required to design passenger information at stations would likely specify just one design of poster case. All would be a common size so that savings can be made with bulk purchase of materials. And the same basic design would be reproducable in the future if needed for new or upgraded station. Standardisation implies inflexibililty in one area (unimportant to passengers) but permits flexibility elsewhere (to optimise the sequence of information presented to passengers) as posters can be swapped between cases if needed.
As an example, a government-funded station car park extension may have been finished long ago so promotion is no longer needed (the blank case pictured previously advertised this). Or the Myki ticketing system will eventually be as established as Metcard is today, so promotion space for it is no longer necessary. Meanwhile a rail occupation may require numerous additional posters. This is especially if it coincides with public holidays and special events. In such instances, all poster cases at a station are needed to fully inform passengers, and there is a risk that (say) a ticketing poster may occupy space needed for (more important) service information. Having standard poster cases should also cheapen maintenance as the range of replacement parts needed would be less.
The engineer would likely also specify one standard opening tool for all cases at the station. He would know that this assists the railway staff member whose job it is to replace posters as they would only need to carry one tool and not three. Needing only one tool reduces the chance of a tool being forgotten or lost and thus the chance of a poster or timetable not being able to be updated. Hence a simpler system based on one type of poster case accessible with one key should also be reliable than where there is a variety.
Other professionals would also agree, though for different reasons. The architect would want some unity of design, rather than the tacked-on look of many additions to stations. And the chance that non-standardisation causes some cases to be empty would worry the merchant or marketer who sees blank shelves or cases as selling opportunities lost. The passengers, most of whom are not in the above professions, would likely prefer whatever provides the most reliable information when they want it.
A differing perspective may be offered by the manager or bureaucrat. Managers might favour speed and short-run budgets compared to the engineer's standardisation or the architect's design coherence. Well defined goals such as an individual project's delivery may trump broader issues such as the passenger experience or sequence of information received. Those ordering new poster cases may work outside the railways (eg in ticketing) and could even want 'their' posters to have a different style and key. Manufacturing a short run just to continue an existing design may prove expensive, given there are no railway workshops anymore. Thus it could be more rational for managers to order poster cases off the shelf, even if they are a different size or uses different opening methods to cases already on the platform (photos below).
Standard type (used by train operator)
Promotional (used by Department of Transport)
Myki (used to promote new ticketing system)
The photos show that the manager or bureaucrat perspective has generally prevailed over that of the design engineer's. It also indicates that information may be delivered in seperate 'channels' or 'silos' (marked 'railways/existing ticketing', 'transport projects' and 'new ticketing') through different styles of poster cases for each.
This is mostly not too much of a problem. However instances can arise where one area (eg new transport projects today, rail occupations tomorrow) requires more information than poster cases reserved for it. In addition poster placement may not perfectly align with passenger information needs at different locations around the station, and the use of different poster cases may limit flexibility. Also as noted before, having a variety of poster cases and opening tools may have implications for overall system simplicity and thus information reliability.


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PHILADELPHIA, February 20, 2013 -- The American Medical
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'Gremlins' Animated Series Coming To WarnerMedia Streaming Service
The Gremlins are coming back, be sure not to feed them after midnight. While there have been reports of a possible Gremlins live-action movie, the franchise looks to be returning first as an animated series on the upcoming WarnerMedia streaming service. Yes, one more subscription network to shell out for, and nope this isn't the same as their DC Universe service.
Variety reports that a Gremlins animated series is in the works, and it will be a period piece following Mr. Wing. Fans of Joe Dante's 1984 classic will remember Mr. Wing as the old Chinese man who had Mogwai named Gizmo sold right out from under him. The show will center on a much-younger Mr. Wing as he and Gizmo go on adventures together.
The Gremlins series will be headed up by Tze Chun, a writer on Gotham and director of the 2013 Bryan Cranston movie Cold Comes the Night.
If I'm honest this sounds like nothing I'd be interested in watching, and I love Gremlins, especially its sequel, The New Batch. Fortunately, WarnerMedia will include the classic films as part of its extensive library, with original programming arriving sometime in 2020.


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Interstate 11
Interstate 11 is the designation adopted for the U.S. 93 corridor between Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Future I-11 corridor signs were posted along U.S. 93 south along the Hoover Dam Bypass freeway, and beyond its split with Interstate 40 east by 2014.
The initial portion of Interstate 11 built is the Hoover Dam Bypass, a four mile stretch of freeway traversing the El Dorado Mountains and Colorado River Canyon east of Boulder. Signed currently as U.S, 93, the four lane freeway shifted through traffic away from Hoover Dam onto the nearby Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. The twin-rib concrete arch span opened to traffic on October 19, 2010.
The succeeding section of Interstate 11 under construction is the Boulder City Bypass. Split into two phases, Phase 2 involves a new terrain route looping 12.5 miles southwest from the interchange with Nevada 172 to Boulder City Municipal Airport (BVU) and the U.S. 95 expressway leading south toward Laughlin. Under the direction of the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada, the $235 million design-build contract for work here was awarded in January 2015, and is scheduled for completion in October 2018.6
Phase 1 of the Boulder City Bypass project extends the RTC portion of the bypass north from U.S. 95 to Railroad Pass, and upgraded a portion of U.S. 93 & 95 northwest to Interstate 515. Costing $83 million, work on the 2.5 mile section broke ground in May 2015 and was completed on January 27, 2018.6 It included a new parclo interchange for Railroad Pass Hotel & Casino, and a south side frontage road leading back to Dawson Avenue in Henderson.
With opening of the southbound lanes of the Boulder City Bypass phase 1 through Railroad Pass, sign changes were made in September 2017 redesignating I-515 south from from Interstate 215 (Bruce Woodbury Beltway) as Interstate 11.5 U.S. 93 and 95 were also realigned onto I-11 following the January 27, 2018 completion of the northbound roadway from the interchange with U.S. 95 to Foothills Drive in Henderson.6 AASHTO approved this on May 29, 2014.
Discussion continues from Nevada politicians for the concept of extending the Interstate 11 corridor beyond Las Vegas, and to at least Reno. Benefits to improved freight travel and trade with Mexico are cited as potential benefits.
Route Information
North End – Henderson, NV
South End – Hoover Dam / AZ state line
Branch Routes – 0
Total Mileage – 22.845 (22.60*)
Arizona – to be determined
Cities – Phoenix, Wickenburg, Kingman
- Junctions –
Nevada – 14.04
Cities – Boulder, Henderson, Las Vegas
- Junctions –
Source: Nevada DOT 2019 State Maintained Highways of Nevada, Descriptions and Maps
* – December 31, 2018 Interstate Route Log and Finders List
The proposal to convert U.S. 93 into an Interstate corridor comes with the combination of multiple highway projects that extend from Phoenix to Las Vegas, including:
- Hassayampa Freeway – from Interstate 10 north to Wickenburg west of the Phoenix metropolitan area. According to the Las Vegas Sun, "The Hassayampa Freeway is just lines on a piece of paper so far — a planning document for the towns along the corridor to use in their development agreements for the master-planned communities that have permission to build there" (Maricopa Association of Governments).1
- U.S. 93 Expressway, Wickenburg to Interstate 40 – upgrade and four-laning of U.S. 93 from Wickenburg to I-40; expansion includes the twinning of the Burro Creek Arch Bridge to four lanes and a bypass of Wikieup. This effort began in 1998 and continues today.1
- Interstate 40 Overlap to Kingman – a new freeway to freeway connection to U.S. 93 north would have to be built to link with the expressway en route to Hoover Dam.
- U.S. 93 Expressway, Interstate 40 to Hoover Dam – upgrade and four-laning of U.S. 93 from Interstate 40 to Hoover Dam. With efforts starting in 1998, portions near Arizona 68 are already up to Interstate standards.1
- Hoover Dam Bypass (Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge) – freeway bypass south of Hoover Dam over the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada near Boulder City. The bridge was under construction in January 2005 and was completed in October 2010.
- Boulder City Bypass – Phase 1 (through Railroad Pass to U.S. 95) and Phase 2 (U.S. 95 to Hoover Dam Bypass). Phase 1 will be completed in January 2018. Lack of funding initially delayed Phase 2 until 20252, but work was underway in spring 2015, and continues through June 2018. The overall bypass project was initially estimated to cost over $600 million.3
As various freeway proposals took shape across the region, local leaders and businesses realized the absence of complete freeway connection between Phoenix and Las Vegas. Efforts coalesced into a new Interstate highway corridor, which ultimately became Interstate 11.1 This route is also part of High Priority Corridor 26, the larger CANAMEX trade corridor.
Governors Jan Brewer of Arizona, Brian Sandoval of Nevada and Rep. Steven Horsford from Nevada gathered to unveil a sign at the Hoover Dam Bypass proclaiming the route as part of the Future Interstate 11 Corridor on March 21, 2014. The 290-mile route was thought to cost anywhere between $4 billion and $10 billion to build.4
North End – Henderson, Nevada
Interstate 11 will replace I-515 north from Railroad Pass to the exchange with Interstate 215 (Las Vegas Beltway) in Henderson. See the guide for Interstate 215 for photos.
South End – Phoenix, Arizona
The corridor for Interstate 11 through the Phoenix area is not yet finalized.
- Las Vegas-to-Phoenix interstate plan in the works, Las Vegas Sun, by Jean Reid Norman, July 11, 2009
- Meeting planned to discuss changes to Boulder City Bypass, Las Vegas Sun, by Jean Reid Norman, July 6, 2009
- "Asbestos delays work on Boulder City bypass." Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 10, 2014.
- "Signs mark proposed freeway linking Vegas, Phoenix." AZFAMILY.COM, March 21, 2014.
- More Interstate 11 signs on the way, Las Vegas Sun, by Mick Akers, September 9, 2017
- "New segment of northbound Interstate 11 set to open." Las Vegas Sun, January 24, 2018.
- "Southbound I-11 Lanes Opening in Henderson." KXNT (Las Vegas, NV), August 9, 2017.
Page updated February 16, 2018.


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Britain's favourite new car colours in 2017
The colour of our new car is, for many of us, one of the single most important decisions to be made when buying a new motor. Henry Ford made it easy by dictating buyers can have any colour they like so long as it's black. Today, things are not quite so simple.
To tell us which new car colours are hot and which are not, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has released its announced rundown of UK car sale by colour for 2017. The colour of every single new car registered last year has been analysed to draw up a top 10 list of the most popular car colours.
10: Yellow (10,301 cars)
In 10th place is yellow – but only just. Brits' preference for bright and cheerful yellow cars was down dramatically in 2017; it only just made the top 10. Demand was actually down 17.1 percent on 2016, suggesting we're really not in the mood for bright and cheerful cars at the moment…
9: Bronze (12,421 cars)
Bronze unexpectedly overtook yellow to slot in ninth in the 2017 new car colour popularity charts. 0.5 percent of all new cars were painted bronze: its appearance in the top 10 popularity chart is perhaps one of the surprises of 2017.
8: Orange (19,054 cars)
Yellow may be out, but we Brits still like a bit of bold and brash with our new cars. Orange came in eighth, with more than 19,000 new car buyers choosing it for their new car. Its popularity last year grew slightly over 2016.
7: Green (26,834 cars)
Green consistently hovers in and around a 1 percent market share, and so it proved in 2017. Sales were up fractionally, with just over 27,000 car buyers picking it for their new motor.
And then we have quite the jump in sales to the top six…
6: Red (251,104 cars)
From just under 27,000 sales, right up to well over 250,000 sales: in Britain, you have the top six most popular car colours, and then you have the rest.
But although red is sixth, it seems we're really falling out of love with it. Sales were down a hefty 1.4 percent in 2017, with its market share now down below 10 percent. Remember, there was a time when red was the most popular new car colour of all in Britain.
5: Silver (254,192 cars)
We still love a good old-fashioned silver car in the UK. It popped out ahead of red, just, in the sales charts, despite its own marginal 0.1 percent fall in volumes. The favourite hue of car designers the world over is the pick of 1 in 10 new car buyers in the UK.
4: Blue (405,758 cars)
Another big jump up to more than 400,000 cars gives blue a 16 percent market share in the UK. Registrations were up half a percent last year as it edges up the market share tables.
3: White (482,099 cars)
The trend for picking white cars seems to be slipping. Although white cars took a 19 percent share of the new car market in 2017, registrations slipped a stiff 1.5 percent, taking it below half a million new cars.
For four years, white has been the most popular new car colour in Britain. Not any longer…
2: Grey (500,714 cars)
More grey cars than ever before were registered in 2017 – more than half a million of them. This colour has never commanded such a large share of the new car market, growing 2.4 percent in 2017 to claim a 19.7 percent market share. It's one of the car colour stories of 2017. And the other?
1: Black (515,970 cars)
Yes, our favourite new car colour is black. Registrations grew in 2017 and it's now the favoured colour of 1 in 5 new car buyers. It's the first time in half a decade that black has topped the charts. And the colour it toppled to take top spot? Why, white.
When it comes to new car colour choice it really is black and white for a lot of Brits.
The national mood is… colourless
SMMT figures show that 6 in 10 new cars registered last year were either black, grey or white. The only primary colour to make the top five was blue, at the expense of red. Right now, Brits are in love with monochrome colours.
As they say our choice in car colour often reflects the national mood, what does this say about Britain today?
In: Gold
The fastest-growing new car colour in 2017 was, surprisingly, gold. It's rising fast, with demand up over 19 percent, although it's still currently very much a niche colour, making up a tiny 0.2 percent of the market.
If the upward trend continues, though, it won't stay so niche for long.
Out: Brown
Brown was, for a short time, the 'in' colour. Not anymore. It's now firmly 'out', with a sales decline of 33 percent in 2017. Ah, the vagaries of fashion…
In: Orange
Orange is now more popular than it's ever been, with sales growth of 9.4 percent in 2017. If the upward trend carries on, it won't be long before orange new cars are more popular than green ones.
Out: Pink
Pink is always a bold and brave choice for a new car, but 2017's figures illustrated just how bold and brake: just 1,327 new car buyers, out of a total market of over 2.5 million, picked a pink new car…


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The Community Music School has always been committed to making music accessible to the Springfield community. We know that arts education has been proven to make a tremendous impact on the developmental growth of every child who has been exposed to it, and that quality arts education helps students strengthen problem-solving skills, develop a positive work ethic and pride in a job well done.
That's why we began Community Partnership Programs in the Springfield Public Schools, in support of music education in Springfield's elementary, middle and high schools. The programs have grown substantially since last year after measuring the positive outcomes of music education for public school students.
The elementary school program, called 1st and 2nd Grade String Village, was offered at Zanetti Montessori, Freedman and St. Michael's Academy, where a total of 70 students received weekly instruction in Suzuki violin.
Erik Holmgren, Ed.D., of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, was at the center of the expansion of the String Village program, which he says is about more than music, "It's a holistic academic intervention that relates directly to the development of students' academic performance and also develops executive functioning skills that allow young people to learn, grow, work and persevere throughout their lives."
The middle school program, Sonido Musica, focused on students in grades 6 through 8 with 220 students receiving free violin, viola or cello instruction twice a week. The 2014-15 program expanded the variety of musical instruments offerings to include band instruments.
During the 2013-14 school year (1st year of the program), Zanetti, Forest Park and STEM Academy participated in the program. The results were significant, revealing that student engagement and behavior were positively impacted. School suspensions were down 10.9% for Sonido Musica participants versus a 6.1% increase in suspensions for non-participants. Likewise, there was a 17.4% decrease in disciplinary incidents among the music participants and a 5.7% increase for non-participants.
The state of Massachusetts acknowledges the importance of music education, and in 2014 became the first state to publicly support ensemble music making as a vehicle for youth development and social change.
In only its second year, the Community Partnership Program between the Community Music School and the Springfield Public Schools received a Yale Distinguished Music Education Partnership Award from Yale University—one of 38 given nationally—for its Sonida Musica middle school program.
The Community Partnership Programs with the Springfield Public Schools receive funding from grants, as well as support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council's STARS program, MassMutual Financial Group and Berkshire Bank. The programs are designed in partnership with SPS's Director of Visual and Performing Arts and administrators. We thank these community organizations and the Springfield Public Schools for exposing hundreds of Springfield students to the world of music.


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1. An especially despicable example of airbrushing history. It's done. Yawkey Way, the street bordering Boston's iconic Fenway Park that was renamed in honor of the owner of the Red Sox and the park following his death in 1977, has been returned to its old name of Jersey Street. The team petitioned for the change, an example of ingratitude and willful betrayal seldom seen in a public institution. A rough equivalent would be the University of Virginia banning the name of Thomas Jefferson. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Boston Red Sox franchise owes it esteemed (and profitable) status in Boston's culture to Tom Yawkey, who owned the team for almost half a century. He has a plaque in baseball's Hall of Fame, too. But Yawkey, who was born in the 19th Century was a man of his time, and was late accepting the need to integrate baseball, like every other baseball team owner until 1947, when the Dodgers broke the color line. By the final decade of Yawkee's ownership, he had certainly learned his lesson: his team had the longest stretch of excellence since Babe Ruth was sold, led by such black stars as George Scott, Reggie Smith, Jim Rice, Cecil Cooper, and Luis Tiant.
Never mind. Last year, Orioles centerfielder Adam Jones triggered a public relations crisis for the team when he claimed that he had heard racial slurs from some fans in the centerfield bleachers. (I don't doubt him.) The easy solution was to throw Tom Yawkey's memory under the metaphorical bus, since purging his name (his wife, Jean Yawkey, also owned the team after her husband's death) from the franchise he built. It proves that John Henry is "woke," you see.How cynical and cowardly.
(My previous posts on this topic are here.)
2. Another one bites the dust. Good. Representative Patrick Meehan (R-PA) had already announced that he wouldn't be running again after it was revealed that he had paid taxpayer funds to a sexual harassment victim on his staff, abruptly resigned yesterday to avoid a House ethics investigation. "While I do believe I would be exonerated of any wrongdoing, I also did not want to put my staff through the rigors of an Ethics Committee investigation and believed it was best for them to have a head start on new employment rather than being caught up in an inquiry," Meehan said in his disingenuous statement, insulting anyone who read it,"And since I have chosen to resign, the inquiry will not become a burden to taxpayers and committee staff."
Meehan also said he would payback $39,000 to the Treasury to reimburse the cost of what he described as a "severance payment," as in "negotiated damages for workplace misconduct that he didn't want to have made public."
Say what you will about #MeToo, it has chased a lot of public trust-abusing creeps out of Congress. Continue reading


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A new calendar year provides us with the opportunity to reflect on the previous year and the chance to prepare for new beginnings, growth, and change. We have had a very successful start to our school year and are excited about the possibilities that exist for us in the spring of the year! Our students are learning, growing, and shining in many ways!
Goochland County Public Schools is a proud and successful school division that has proven itself as a recognized leader in public education by providing students with innovative, engaging, and authentic learning experiences that will allow them to experience a true depth of understanding of our instructional content. As we reflect on our past successes, we think about what our school division will need in order to maintain this success, while also identifying opportunities for us to continually grow and improve. This process will guide us through the upcoming weeks as we work to develop a budget for the next school year that is aligned with our vision, mission, and core values.
Our budget development process began this past fall as we sought input from our principals and other division leaders regarding their identified programmatic, personnel, and other resource needs. In addition, we asked our leadership team to critically analyze our current processes to determine whether or not there were opportunities to abandon past practices in an effort to re-allocate funding to newly identified needs. We also sought input from our community regarding their perspective on our future budget needs, which has provided us with valuable feedback. The results of that survey can be found here.
Over the course of the past two weeks, our School Board has conducted work sessions aimed at identifying the many different personnel, programmatic, and resource needs of our school division. Information related to these work sessions can be found at these sites (January 10, 2017 & January 17, 2017). As we make financial decisions in the coming weeks, it will be important that we provide a total compensation package for our employees that is competitive in our region so that we can retain the incredibly talented professionals we have and attract exceptional candidates when vacancies occur. Additional needs that have been identified include the technology and personnel resources that will enable us to maximize each student's academic potential as we prepare our students for the challenges of learning and working in the modern global economy.
As we work to develop a spending plan that will enable us to make progress toward accomplishing our strategic goals, it is important to us that we are recognized as a leader in fiscal efficiency, transparency, and effectiveness. I hope that you are able to join us tomorrow (January 24) at 6:30 p.m. as I present my proposed budget for next year to the School Board. If you are not able to attend, you can join us via live streaming video. Please also join us at the many other upcoming public meetings on our budget.
- January 31 – Budget Workshop – Goochland Administration Building, Room 250 – 7 p.m.
- February 7- Public Hearing on School Board Budget – Goochland High School Auditorium – 6:30 p.m.
- February 14 – School Board Budget Approval – Goochland Administration Building, Room 250 – 6:30 p.m.
- February 21 – Presentation of School Board Budget to Board of Supervisors – Goochland Administration Building, Room 250 – 3:00 p.m.
- March 21 – District 2 & 3 Town Hall Meeting – Central High School – 2748 Dogtown Road – 7 p.m.
- March 23 – District 4 & 5 Town Hall Meeting – Hermitage Country Club – 7 p.m.
- March 30 – District 1 Town Hall – New Fire Station on Hadensville Fife Road – 7 p.m.
- April 4 – Board of Supervisors Public Hearing – Goochland Administration Building, Room 250 – 7 p.m.
- April 18 – Board of Supervisors Adoption of County Budget – Goochland Administration Building, Room 250, 3 p.m.
Thank you for the time, effort, and energy that you dedicate to supporting our students in their academic journey!
Jeremy J. Raley, Ed.D.