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Previously, we've covered the topic of relocation and the best neighbourhoods for expats to stay in Singapore, but when it comes to relocation, there is one important factor that affects expat parents' property selection: Their new house's proximity to a good school, or rather, THE school that they want to send their children to. In Singapore, your area of residence plays a huge role in determining your children's chances of getting into a particular school, as priority is given to those living nearby—within 1KM of your preferred school, in fact. According to Strait Times, research shows that if a school relocates, there is a significant price decline of 2.9% for private non-landed houses nearby. So is it well worth the price (and hassle) of securing a house in a good school district?
Before we proceed, it's important for you to consider the type of education you want for your kids, which we have covered in the article Local Education: Is It The Right Fit For Your Expat Kids?, because it will affect where you want to stay, and of course, the prices. Once you've made your decision, let's look at the three reasons we've listed in favour of paying a premium to live in a good school district, in no particular order.
Reason #1: You pay a premium for your house, but you get to save on other expenses
Purchasing a residency in a good school district may cost a fortune, but it is well worth it in the long run, when you realise that you don't have to drive far to drop your children off at school before heading to work, and areas near schools are likely to have other amenities nearby to cater to the crowd, such as shopping malls, supermarkets, or restaurants. By paying a premium for a prime location, you also ensure that your kids receive a premium in education—provided your children get into the school you're going for, not to mention that your children will have a harder time playing truant when school is nearby!
Reason #2: Placement in schools is determined by home-school distance
When it comes to enrolling your kids into the best schools in Singapore, things can get a little competitive. There are a few ways to increase your children's chances of being accepted into a school:
- You have an older child who is already studying in that school or you have been a member of the alumni association for over a year;
- You have joined the school as a parent volunteer for over a year and given at least 40 hours of service;
- You live within 1KM of the school.
As an expat, the first two is likely out of the equation unless you have been living in Singapore for a while and have thoroughly planned for your children's future by volunteering at your school of choice, which leaves you the third option: to relocate physically. There is no way around this, and forging an address like this lawyer, is liable to jail time.
For more information, check out the Ministry of Education (MoE), Singapore website.
Reason #3: Living in a good school district contributes towards good test scores
Granted, this is not a guaranteed causality, but think about it: Rich families can afford to buy houses near good schools, which also means that they have enough money to invest in their children, and potentially provide them with the capabilities and resources to achieve good test scores (tuition classes, revision books). Additionally, living in a good school district would put you and your family in a community that shares the same thoughts on education as opposed to living in a more rural area, as wealthier families would also choose to move into the area for the school. According to Strait Times, researchers have found that this prioritisation rule is more relevant in the private housing market than public housing market, due to the elitism associated with these schools, not to mention that in high-density public housing areas, families are more likely to be affected by noise pollution and traffic congestion.
Has this article helped you put the premium prices of houses in a good school district into perspective? If you are in the market for a house now and need more advice, feel free to consult our resident relocation expert or leave your questions in the comments below.
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The power supply and hard disk are to be attached to the upper piece of metal.
Basically placed the pieces, seeing if the theoretical layout was OK. Then used the metal brake to bend the pieces up. Attached using rivets.
The power supply slides into the brakets - and secured with a single screw to stop it from sliding out. The power supply slides easily on the iron.
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Member-volunteers from the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, in a multi-year effort, have compiled the Conservation Farm Guide Book that details the flora, fauna, habitats, and environments on our 623-acre conservation farm.
Below, the sections of the book are listed in the order that they appear in the printed book.
To order a hardcopy from the chapter, please forward your request HERE.
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TAB - Habitat Cover Page
Wildlife Habitat (pp 1-5)
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Woodlands (pp 7-31)
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Open Spaces and Fields (pp 40-47)
TAB - Wildlife Cover Page
Whitetail Deer (pp 1-8)
Eastern Wild Turkey (pp 9-13)
Cottontail Rabbit (p 14)
Squirrels (pp 15-18)
Mourning Dove (pp 19-20)
TAB - Predators
Predators (pp 1-11)
TAB - Amphibians
Amphibians (pp 1-4)
TAB - Birds
Birds (pp 1-19)
TAB - Wildflowers Cover Page
Common Wildflowers (pp 1-7)
Uncommon Wildflowers (pp 8-11)
Rare and Endangered Plants List (p 12)
Farm Plants List (pp 13-16)
TAB - Invasive Plants
Invasive Alien Plants (pp 1-8)
TAB - Appendices
B-CC IWLA Organization (pp 1-5)
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The most important aspect that you need to master in order to thrive through your BreakUp is mastering your own Mindset. Let's face it – the only change you have any control over is you. Your thoughts, your beliefs, your behaviors and actions, and, your results.
As long as you believe that you are a victim of someone else's bad behavior, persecution, lack of love, narcissism, etc., you WILL be a victim. As long as you believe you are weak, out of control, unable to cope, unable to thrive, it WILL be so.
Mindset is the first place I start in my Divorce Bootcamp course, Thriving Through Divorce. It's that important. And it's complex and there are a lot of layers. If you read My Story, you know that there was a moment when my Mindset changed from devastation and disbelief to empowerment.
I was sitting in my truck across the street from HER darkened house looking at my husband's car parked in HER driveway. The crossroads had come and I had a choice as to which path I wanted to take. I haven't always been able to stay on that path, but I've done damn well if I do say so myself. It's only been 3 months for me. Yep. I'm doing damn well thriving!
I decided in that instant that I was going to thrive. I didn't know how. I didn't know who would be there to support me. I didn't know what my future held. But not knowing any of that wasn't important. The only thing that was important was that I decided and set my intention.
And that's what Mindset is all about. Consciously deciding and embarking on the path that YOU choose to follow. It won't be easy. Nothing about this pain is easy. But you have to begin to craft the rest of your life the way YOU want it to be. And you have to start today.
Mindset is about developing empowering thoughts, beliefs and habits. It's as simple and as complicated as that. And that's where good coaching comes in. You can't get that from friends and family. Everyone you know has their own vested interest in your future. They will have their own agendas that you may not see.
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I've been sitting on this USA Today article, Americans freely change, or drop, their religions, for a couple days now. I'm not really sure what to make of this survey. Part of me sees the statistic that atheist/agnostics make up about 4% of the U.S. population and see that in a pessimistic light. Just to put that number in perspective if you take the total population of the city of Fort Wayne, IN (where I am located) with a population of about 215,000 (500,000 if you include the Metro Fort Wayne area). This means about 8,600 of my fellow Fort Wayners are atheist/agnostic, about 19,000 if you inclulde the whole Metro area.
One of the statistics for Indiana particularly is the number of unaffiliated people. And of course the number of unaffiliated people is the whole point of the article. I wonder how many of them would simply declare atheist/agnostic if the social pressure to believe in God were removed. I think all these things in the hopes of understanding what percentage of those people would participate in an atheist group, like Freethought Fort Wayne. I don't really have any stats on what is the likely percentage of any group to actively participate in a group of some kind. For example, let's say that any given grouping of people will have 20% of its members actually participating in groups. Let's say there are 1,000 people in a given area who self-identify that they are Bird enthusiasts so it's reasonable to assume that the most members of an organized, self-identified group of Bird enthusiasts would be 200 members. Your job as the the Bird Enthusiast evangelist is to get your group to that magic 200 number. If for example you advertise or whatever and you can only ever get 75 people to join then you know that you are doing something wrong or missing a whole target group of about 125 people. But without that 20% number how could you ever know that 75 people isn't supposed to be the max number.
It's easy to say there are 8,000-20,000 potential members of an atheist/agnostic group in the Greater Fort Wayne Area and let's be honest if you state that you are "unaffiliated" and not simply agnostic then you are very, very unlikely to join a group that self-identifies with atheism since you can't even fill out an anonymous survey and say you are atheist. What percentage of those group members would be willing to actively participate in a group, 1%? 2%? 10%?
Part of me holds out hope because even with a 1%-2% participation rate that creates a pool of 80-400 members. Can you imagine that 80-400 possible members in Fort Wayne, imagine the potential pool of candidates in Indianapolis with 4 times the population. Actually I could probably find out the membership of CFI- Indiana and reverse calculate and estimate of what Fort Wayne could draw, I'll re-edit when I get that information.
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Days after he announced his political plunge, actor and chief of Makkal Needhi Maiam Kamal Haasan is all set to begin the shoot of Indian 2, which in all sense might be his last venture on screen.
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Hurricane Irma – Sept 2017 – The British Virgin Islands
This is a recount of our experience of Hurricane Irma. Friends and family, near and far are asking me questions and so, I thought it would be more practical to put the tale down in one place, rather than have to talk about it over and over, which quite honestly, I don't think I could bear.
This is only our experience, I know others, have gone through a much more terrible ordeal than Del and I., but as I say, I am writing this down for family and friends and to whomever else might be interested. These are my notes from my diary.
All I know is one day, Tuesday, Sept 5th, we were happy, and the next day, Sept 6th, we were shocked, devastated, lost and terribly sad., along with I'm sure, everyone else on the island.
Tuesday, at Happy Hour, drinking wine with our new English friend, David. Talking about the upcoming hurricane, laughing about, yet warily, how does one prepare for 180 mph winds? (turned out they were gusts over 230 mph) I made fish and chips, comfort food. We are all boarded up, cats indoors and we wait. I will never make a joke about Emergency Wine supply again.
Only just a few days ago, my friend, Lynne and I went for a walk around Little Mountain, then made our way across Long Bay. I had a wonderful swim and used my underwater camera, taking photos of silver and yellow striped fish, I was happy! Lynne was happy, how did we know this would be our last walk together this year. We were carefree, but that's all changed now.
Wednesday, Sept. 6th. - Irma arrives.
5:30 a.m.
The wind and rain have started. Making coffee before the power goes off. The BVI Electricity Corporation will switch off the power when the winds begin to hit 60 mph (I think) as a precaution in case of live downed power lines.
8:15 a.m.
I'm beginning to feel afraid, my stomach is topsy-turvy. we've experienced hurricanes before, without too much damage. The valley of Josiah's Bay is a natural shelter from high winds and they usually pass overhead. Yet someone mentioned this one would be different, coming at us from the north, not the south as per usual and of course, the 180 mph winds.
There's continuous sharp knocks on the roof as debris falls from the hillside, the gusts are rattling the sliding glass doors, from inside. I pray they won't shatter. I wish big bad Irma would calm down and go to sleep.
Everyone is praying today, even me, praying, respecting Mother Nature. It's going to be the longest day.
The sudden explosive winds, almost like a tornado (later, we heard, there were tornadoes) are the most alarming and the wind really does howl; howl like a wild, crazed animal.
Kitties, Scrappy and Indie are curled up together in one bedroom, Mama Ilsa in the other. I'm envious, I wish I could do that, but I'm too much on edge. I'm holding my breath, and keep reminding myself to breathe.
Thank goodness for my husband, he's so practical, capable and a steady thinker. One of those guys who if he's got a swiss army knife and a sling shot, you know you'll be safe. He begins to madly apply his Dewalt drill and board up some of the interior windows with plywood.
The storm has just begun, the worst is yet to come. I remember the local saying, "Get ready for the worst, hope for the best, accept what God sends."
10:20 a.m.
Never known time to go so slow. Irma has cranked up several notches, we're holed up in our side bedroom. So afraid of the glass shattering. The house beside us, we see the tiles are ripping off, as we peek through the slats of wood that are screwed onto our window. Trees are snapping all around us. Wow! Our ears are popping, pressure in our heads, never had that happen before. My head is in a vacuum, throbbing at the temples.
10:45 a.m.
Can't see anything outside now, its a whizzing white roaring blur.
Sweet Jesus.
11:00 a.m.
We hear our shingles ripping off, and god, maybe something else. The sound is like a monster licking the roof.
11:20 a.m.
Del has locked the bedroom door as the wind is pushing it from the living room. And has again applied wood and the screws with the Dewalt drill.
Pacing can't sit still.
It was here that we lost all track of time.
5:15 p.m.
I cannot begin to describe the past 6 hours. We've never been so terrified in our entire lives.
It's a War Zone, looks like an atomic bomb went off.
Now we are huddled in my tiny car, in the carport which is under the house. Our roof is gone, I don't know how the kitties are. And its still going on, Afraid, afraid.
Sunday, Sept 10th (a few days after Irma)
4:40 am
Drinking coffee in our roofless living room, moon above. Candles flicker in the breeze, it's peaceful, beautiful, until I turn my gaze to the valley, to the view, the view I used to love and admire.
Our beautiful, green, lush valley is gone, obliterated. Not a tree, bush, flower or blade of grass. Only brown, bare hillsides. Everywhere is devastation, and the whole island is like this.
Been sweeping glass and dirt up for days, trying to salvage what we can, to try and function with some kind of normalcy. Do we want to stay? Everything has changed.
Irma changed everyone's world. A state of emergency has been declared, UK sending aid. Looting has begun.
The morning after the hurricane, we were literally in shock. Every building is exposed in some way to the elements.
Charlie's place, roof, beams, shutters and windows gone, Michael H's the same. Bob & Roberta's beautiful house, gone entirely, as well as the 2nd A-frame House, the house next to us. Thank God they were not here. Serendipity and house next to it, not too bad, just some roof tiles, and a wall, probably cause they are a bit more sheltered.
We did not realize there were so many buildings in the valley, as there's no more privacy anymore, all natural covering foliage gone.
They say electricity may take a year to be fixed as they can't repair what's not there.
Ants are now trying to move into the fridge, we've eaten most things from it. We'll be moving onto the tinned food soon.
Oh, great. Now it's raining which is a cruel thing when you don't have a roof.
Recollection of the Wed when Irma struck(as I lost awareness of the days)
I recited the Lord's prayer, over and over trying to remember the words, while I huddled in the shower, as the storm raged over head. I don't know why, it just happened and it was comforting somehow.
Del stood in the bathroom doorway, chucking pillows at me, telling me to cover my head.
He later told me he was watching the roof beams suck up and down, getting ready to huddle in the shower with me.
Then it began to rain, howling, growling, I don't know how to explain the sounds and the water is spilling, pouring above us. Indie starts to cry, a meowing fear that she's never made before. They both emerge from under the bed, Indie goes behind the toilet and Scrappy into the closet.
Then one of the hurricane shutters blew, it was terrifying. Would the main one hold? The one that covered the sliding glass door? It was sucking in and out, Irma's huge forceful fingers were trying to fucking rip it off!!! I felt sick, I wanted to vomit. She was like Ursula, huge, and ugly wanting to kill us, trying to find us and wrench us from our hiding place. And she kept on and on. I shouted, "please Stop! Go Away!" Del and I locked eyes in fear, wondering if we were going to die.
When all of a sudden, like someone flicked a light switch, she stopped dead.
Like a curtain had been raised, the sun peeped out and there wasn't even a breeze.
Very tentatively, Del unscrewed the barrier of our bedroom door, glass and debris all over the living room, the cats stay hidden as we closed the door. Stepping onto the balcony, the devastation lay before us like a nightmare.
All people in the valley could be seen surveying the land in shock. Everything was broken, is broken. A miracle that so many survived. Irma had devoured everything.
My head was pounding, again I felt nauseous. I stood stunned and couldn't move, studying the kill of the landscape, while Del was running around checking things out. He went down below looking in the carport and checking on the vehicles.
Amongst the white haze, it was so silent and eery. No one moved or spoke, the earth stood still.
Then someone shouted, "IT'S THE EYE!! GET BACK IN, SHE'S COMING BACK!"
Del grabbed my hand as I sobbed, he said, "we're getting in the car, nothing's touched in the carport, even the rake is still standing."
We scrambled over fallen tree branches, glass and wood to get inside as the wind began to pick up again. Del ran back into the house grabbing pillows which he pushed inside the car to pad all around the windows. Then Irma continued her rage as the car rocked and bounced for what seemed like an eternity.
We did not emerge until the next morning. Whatever had been left before the eye was certainly gone now. Before the eye, our furniture was inside tumbled against one wall, after the eye the furniture was all outside.
Monday, Sept. 11Th - Day 5
My fingernails are filthy, we drink from dirty cups, cleanliness has gone out the window with that bitch, Irma. I hate her. Our Caribbean retirement dream, she sucked up and spat it out with a heartless fury all over the valley, grinding and squeezing everything to a pulp, pounding out every bit of colour.
Del is going to try and patch the roof today, so we don't have rain indoors.
On Thursday, the morning after, it was heart-warming to see Lynne and Lash emerge calling our names from behind the rubble of the ruins of the house next door, they walked from over a mile away as all roads are impassible.
Everyday, there's more dirt, more insects, every creature is displaced, even grasshoppers, cause there's no grass, no bush. And because we now have no windows, no screens they all are moving in. Ants are everywhere, mosquitoes too.
1:15 p.m.
Trying to dry what books are left in the sun. Most of them are garbage. Brand new Queen size mattress is soaked, stained, hauled it onto the balcony to try and dry in the sun too.
There's a night time curfew because of the looting.
Del, David and I will try to go to Riteway supermarket tomorrow, someone told us they were open again. Not sure we can get there though.
Every photo and item of meaning that I chose to bring here, I'm either trying to preserve or throw away. Crying again.
Del came back from town today, totally depressed. The island is fucked! He said. Every person is out of work, there's garbage, debris, smashed vehicles and flipped boats everywhere. The yachting industry is screwed, which is where most people work.
No building material shops open, banks are closed, our bank is gone, a huge line up for petrol and grocery store, a living nightmare, only accepting cash.
We want to board everything up, go to Martha's Vineyard, (Charlie's offer) Toronto, the UK.
In one day, your whole life can change. I'm so sad, can't stop crying.
Helicopters flying overhead, I almost wish I was one of them, a woman with a mission, not a woman whose a victim.
Later, Fuck, Del gone with Horacio after 5 wines, to go and help him on his roof. Shit Man!!
I told him not to go, told Horacio, BUT he's had 5 wines, he can't do that!! Of course, no one listens to me, anyway he's fine, Whew!
Tuesday, Sept. 12th
7:00 am.
A week ago at this time, Lynne and I were on a walk round Little Mountain and then a glorious swim at Long Bay, I wonder if we'll ever get the opportunity again.
Del removing yurt deck, cause our yurt is gone, using the timber to board up the roof.
Troops being deployed, UK even sending policemen, cause of the looting. I'm glad we're in the country and not in town.
Wed. Sept 13
Will try to make it through today without tears. Still finding belongings that have been destroyed, still sweeping up glass in hidden places.
It's one week since Irma. David and Del left this morning 9:20 a.m to line up at Riteway for supplies. I'm still cleaning, cleaning, I don't know if cleaning is the right word, cause nothing will clean, it's more like trying to make things less soiled. I'm wondering, can I ship the cats to Bob & Roberta?
There's a luxury yacht parked in the Bay, how effing annoying! (later we found out it was Sky News, talking to the Tamarind Club)
Please no, it feels like I'm getting a bladder infection.
cleaned floor again, fridge again, as fridge was full of debris, leaves etc and stove.
Going to try and get to the washing machine, but the path is thick with lumber, galvanize, even someone's mattress. No I cannot budge anything back there, it's a tangled mess, weighs a ton.
1:00 p.m.
They've returned with petrol, for the generator and other supplies, beer, wine veg, eggs OJ etc. They were both handed a free coffee travel mug, and told, "thank-you for shopping at Riteway!" ha ha, Where else are we going to shop!! Everywhere is Gone or CLOSED.
The days seem so long, the nights are hot, hot, with no fan.
F*, Del had to drive me to town to find a pharmacy, bladder infection getting painful, the ride in was surreal, soldiers carrying rifles everywhere like a war like zone. Grid lock traffic, why are so many people out in their vehicles? Everyone is affected, there's not one building left untouched by damage. Boats on the road, vehicles flipped etc. Etc. It's so depressing.
The first pharmacy was closed, the 2nd one open with an armed guard. The pharmacist gave me pain killers only, but please no, I need the antibiotic! But you need a Dr.'s prescription, he replied. But I can't see a Dr., there's nothing open, Please !!! Anyway, he gave me the drugs, and it was only $7. Thank Christ.
It's now evening, people are driving around all over, past curfew. We can see lights on the ridge road, down the valley, all over WTF? There's no privacy now. We sleep fitfully, without any proper security, no doors to close, except our bedroom door.
Thurs. Sept. 14, - DAY 8
Had a bad night, raining, water in our bed and rooms again. Shopvacing this morning, Thank God for the generator, although it's making weird, unhealthy noises.
Everything we dried out is wet again.
Trying to get a weather update on the radio and they're playing Christmas songs in Sept., during an emergency.
FLOW, the service provider (and ha ha we don't have service from them!) but they are sending us text messages to remember to wash our hands so we don't contract diarrhea. Wouldn't it be more sensible to send a weather report??? Today is our lowest day.
Sadly, some people we know have raided Bob's tool shed. He has some very expensive tools and they said they needed them, but we knew they didn't. WTF!! Bob and his wife have lost everything! According to another neighbour, they made several trips to his tool shed. Sadly, this neighbour isn't much better, he's begun going through sites and picking out furniture, and this is a man whose house is intact, he doesn't need anything.
6:30 p.m.
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR....can't take much more.
A well meaning friend, texted me from the safety of Canada and said to me, try to remain positive, there's only 1 mm rain forecast. (texting doesn't happen often at all, only every couple of days and only for about an hour, all cell phones do not function)
HA HA! Don't know what forecast she was looking at but it certainly wasn't accurate.
Hard to stay positive, when you have no glass, no doors, a tarp for a roof and torrential rain is coming after surviving a Cat 5 hurricane, the most terrifying experience of your life. We later heard that IRMA was the most powerful hurricane ever recorded. No disrespect to my friend, but she has no BLOODY IDEA!
We have no phone service, just the occasional wifi signal from next door.
Dear Bob & his wife are coming to our rescue, as we can't buy any roofing materials anywhere, they are sending up some wind & water, which is a sticky roof tile, now Del just has to find T1-11 or something similar to patch the roof.
As soon as it stops raining, then Del can nail timbers up on the roof.
Friday, Sept. 15 – Day 9
Dogs have taken over Charlie's place, afraid to walk up there as they've taken on a pack mentality, they bark at me on my own balcony. Dogs barking, howling all night constantly. Pre-Irma, of course, dogs barked but within their small domain, their immediate surroundings, their treed in seclusion. But now, with the shrubbery, trees stripped bare, the boundaries are gone, they see everything, everyone. There's no privacy, they bark at anything, hard to sleep through all the howling. Thank God, Del found the mosquito net. A huge blessing as the mosquitoes have tripled in population with all this rain
It's raining again, which delays the construction of our temporary roof. Can't leave until our place is secure from the elements and possible looters which we are witnessing everyday. The cats don't care and are comfortably sleeping soundly on top of my suitcase.
Del's beloved Fry cowboy boots are no longer a pair, one is missing in action.
Our son's keyboard, ruined, my Canon printer ruined, Epson scanner, ruined, fax machine, Del's ipad, our CD player. Belongings scattered everywhere. Even though they were all covered up with a large tarp that was weighted down, Irma crashed through that spare room and threw all the contents all over the place, there was even glass inside the printer which weighs over 60 lbs. Glass in the fridge, kitchen cabinets, glass everywhere.
My stomach constantly upset, either from the anxiety or antibiotic, really don't know.
We turn on the Jenny (generator)for an hour here and there to keep our fridge cold, but things still go off quickly.
Our once beautiful view is now ugly and ravaged. Will it ever be the same? Did I mention the yurt is gone.
Later, rain still hammering down on the tarp, it's so loud. It seeps slowly, dripping into many buckets and pots on the floor. I now hate the rain, it dampens our spirits and slows our work.
I've tried to dry out our books, but they're dirty, wet, pages glued together. I think of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, the temperature of which books burn. As we've begun burning debris, (when not raining) burning wood, and surrounding crap around us, including ruined books (makes me cry)
Horacio has turned on his Jenny, hopefully his wifi will work.
Sweet Jesus – such hard rain, it's scary, leaks everywhere, it's roaring on the tarps, please, please hold.
It is only 10:15 a.m.
Del trying to nail up roof shingles in spare room, as water is now pouring in and the floor is flooded, coming through to the living room now.
1:15 p.m. SUN FINALLY
Del is slotting wood panels, cut from yurt deck, under the tarp and hammering to beams which he salvaged from the destroyed house next door.
Sat, Sept 16 – Day 10
Our propane bottle ran out, luckily Del found another one up at Charlie's destroyed place.
Hardly slept at all last night, dogs howling and it was so hot without a fan. Getting used to living rough, raw, washing laundry in the sink with same water as after washing dishes, that we bucket from the cistern.
Del managed to find and put up the yurt's doors at the entrance to the living room and utilized the yurt deck beams to create the frame for new glass windows, glass from sliding doors from another abandoned house. Also, managed to put up a few more panels on the roof. So grateful, that we can now shut the doors to the outside.
People ask us, what we're going to do, we really don't know.
Sunday Sept 17 – Day 11
The cats bring me joy in an awful situation, yet at the same time I know I have to find homes for them, breaks my heart.
Lots of rain in the night. David is a very good friend, he's helped out our morale and brings us news both good and bad. The latest bad news is that there could be another hurricane here on Tuesday. What a sick circumstance! Are you kidding me? NO!!!!!!
I don't know what we're doing today, more clean up, that's all. So tired and fed up. Dogs growling on our balcony last night, so I don't want to let the cats out. Del has the place all sealed up now, he's amazing. But isn't waterproof until the Wind & water arrive. Took the only unbroken sliding door from next door to fit onto our spare room.
Still sweeping glass. Trying to get creative with cooking from tinned goods.
Birds, bees, insects are all lost. There's nothing for them to eat. Except the Ants, they're everywhere, thriving!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, Sept. 18 – Day 12
If it weren't for the bombed out landscape it would be a beautiful morning. The sky is pink and blue with fluffy white clouds.
A Hurricane warning has been issued, DEAR GOD! Hurricane Maria is due to hit Tuesday or Wednesday. If it weren't for the cats, I'd say to Del, lets leave today. But he's also planning on purchasing T1-11 today to finish patching the roof. The line ups at the only building supply store will be diabolical as today will be their first day opening after Irma. And also the day before another hurricane.
I forgot to mention that Day 2 or 3, finding other people's photos in my kitchen, sodden and dirty, didn't recognize them. Someone's mattress lies against the back of our house, broken furniture strewn across the hillside. There's even a freezer and some vehicles. So lucky we had the carport, under the house where Irma did not touch.
Jocelyn's house across the valley, looks like a colourful display of pic up stix, the children's game.
This morning is the first time I've heard a peacock, I haven't heard them since Irma. And there was an Emu walking up Bob's driveway, don't know where the emu came from.
Staring at the ants, I'm in a trance, a daze, can't stand the idea of another Hurricane.
Del repaired some of our furniture, place was starting to look somewhat ok, I don't know what's going to happen with Maria.
Del has been gone now for 4 hours, trying not to worry.
He came back with plywood, no T1-11 anywhere. He's screwed it over every window, every door and has bolted another part of our roof down. David came for dinner, felt eery as he was here for dinner the night before Irma as well.
In bed by 7:30 p.m. As it gets dark so early, they predict there will be no electricity for a year.
Tues Sept. 19 – Day 13
This diary is so dreary, days are filled with waiting, either for building materials or good weather.
Hardly slept was awake since 3 a.m. Worrying, having nightmares, I'm exhausted and its only 9a.m.
Everyone in the valley is working hard, preparing for Maria in between heavy showers. Del gone to help Horacio with cutting up galvanize to create new shutters as his blew away in Irma. The valley is ringing with the sounds of hammering, electric saws, drills and droning Jennys.
So many mosquitoes, it's crazy.
Jesus, we've just had news that Maria is also a Cat 5.
Wed. Sept 20 – Day 14
We've been in my car in the carport for 12 hrs now. It's 6:30 a.m and we're both so god damned exhausted and the storm is still in a mad rage all around us. I fear the worst upstairs. All Del's attempts to make the house secure have most probably been destroyed. I'm so so sad and tired. What's the point anymore? What are we going to do?
12:15 p.m.
It's a miracle, even the tarp is still up. It's still frightening, its still blowing a gale and the flapping and snapping of the plastic is threatening, sinister..the cats are freaked by it, so am I. We tried to nap, but its so noisy, too startling. The spare room is flooded again.
Thurs Sept 21 – Day 15
3 a.m.
Making tea by candlelight. Feels like the weather is trying to kill us.
The wind and rain hammering is giving me anxiety attacks. Can't sleep, all i want is sleep. We haven't had a good sleep since before all this started.
I don't like to share with Del or my family about my anxiety each time it rains heavily and the strong winds, they're the worst, I'm having heart palpitations.
A positive is, that its good not to be in the car trying to sleep, the mattress is comfy, even though its still wet.
The pattering and hum of about 15 or so different pots, cans, plastic containers, flower pots to catch rain indoors, rings rhythmically as Scraps is affectionately sitting beside me while I sip my tea. The kitties make me smile, they're lovely therapy.
7:45 a.m.
Went back to bed at about 4 am , finally an unbroken sleep til now.
I just realized today is Mum's 90th birthday.
Trying to remain positive,......but the landscape is too depressing and now mold is growing everywhere, on the ceiling, the walls, and our clothing, cause I can't get anything to dry. We walked to the beach to get away for a spell, but that was even more depressing...argh. A barren wasteland on a beach with muddy water.
Friday, Sept 22 – Day 16
Yesterday was our lowest day. Today we're trying to clean up AGAIN! It's all such a drudgery, waiting for roofing materials, everyone is waiting.
Sat. Sept 23 – Day 17
Didn't sleep a lot again. It was so hot.
Many people have left the island as they no longer have a job. Neighbour above us has gone, left everything behind. He let David take his washing machine and told us we can take anything that is useful. Many landlords are losing their tenants as people leave because of this. Today I'll go up to see if there is anything useful.
Oh Shit! It's starting to rain.
It's so difficult not to feel sad all the time, I'm trying hard. I wish we were leaving soon, but we must get a roof on. If we still had property in Canada it would be so much easier but we don't, we chose to emigrate. Who could have predicted something like this would happen? Even Naomi, a local lady in her 80's said, there's never been anything like this before.
Bob and Roberta still intend to arrive as usual October 30th, I don't think they realize how bad it is. I am so sad about their beautiful house which they loved so much.
I believe Richard Branson may be right in thinking, these super storms may become the norm because of climate change. If that's the case then we definitely do not want to be here again during hurricane season.
Apparently, for the 1st time in over 300 years, the island of Barbuda is uninhabited. Everyone gone as there wasn't one building left standing.
What will we do?
We're living in squalor, now a drone is flying overhead, staring down at us. Del just saluted.
Feeling grumpy as hell. Trying to air out all the sheets and towels again as they are growing moldy. Then I'll seal in plastic bags. Don't know if this will help or not, but I'm now sealing almost everything we're not using in plastic, so very much want to leave. The jenny broke down, lots of swearing but Del fixed after about 3 hours.
Sunday, Sept 24 – Day 18
6:15 a.m.
The positives of this situation are:
I found a bottle of Canadian Maple syrup, so I made pancakes this morning, yummy!
Also, 2 very large candles, so I have those, also a bottle of Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio.
I've now counted 32 flamingos and the binoculars seem to be working properly again, they were fogged up inside before.
When you stand on the shore of Josiah's Bay and look out to sea, it's still very beautiful, just don't look behind. xo


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Phoenix-based Pendergast Elementary School District said it will use funds from a recent bond renewal for new buses, safety upgrades at schools and several construction projects.
"We are thrilled with the election results and thank our community for its incredible support," Superintendent Lily Matos DeBlieux said. "We see this as a vote of confidence for the work our staff is doing and the importance of upgrading safety, technology, classrooms and transportation. The bottom line is that students and staff will benefit from the services offered. We will be able to make their educational experience the very best. We know that so many people believe in Pendergast and our voters have shown us that they value the wonderful education we are providing daily for our students and families. We will continuously update the community on the positive impact of the Bond and we invite everyone to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and through our website. We also encourage everyone to attend our numerous community events to see firsthand how outstanding our education is in the Pendergast Elementary School District."
Schools and district buildings will undergo safety upgrades and refurbishment, while improvements will be made to the learning environments at every school.
New classroom additions will be built for Amberlea, Pendergast and Sunset Ridge elementary schools.
"With the significant cuts to educational funding in the past six years, districts such as Pendergast have had to rely on voter support to provide for student and staff needs," Pendergast Governing Board President Jose Arenas said. "We are grateful to our voters for their continuous support and confidence."


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As a total eclipse casts its shadow across the globe, a genetics professor in India is led by his father's disappearance to uncover a secret theory -- there are people with super powers living among us. A young dreamer tries to convince his politician brother that he can fly. A high school cheerleader learns that she is totally indestructible. A single mother struggles to make ends meet to support her young son, discovers that her mirror image has a secret. A gifted artist, whose drug addiction is destroying his life and relationship with his girlfriend, can paint the future. And in Japan, a young man develops a way to stop time through sheer will power. Yet, unbeknownst to them all, their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world...
Outside a bizarre, gruesome crime scene, Los Angeles beat cop Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) is the only one who can hear the cries of a missing little girl. Claire (Hayden Panettiere) almost reveals her secret ability to the entire school after learning that her injury attempt tape has disappeared. Thinking she's going crazy, Niki (Ali Larter) loses another block of time after waking to find some brutally murdered thugs in her garage, only to be confronted by Social Services about son Micah (Noah Gray-Cabey). While office drone Hiro (Masi Oka) investigates New York, Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) confronts Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) following his plunge off a building.
As the "Heroes" continue to test their newfound extraordinary abilities, Claire (Hayden Panettiere) tries to maintain a normal social life when a romance with the football quarterback takes a tragic turn. While Hiro (Masi Oka) convinces his friend that they are destined to travel to America to save the world, a frightened Niki (Ali Larter) follows instructions from a mysterious, unknown source that directs her to the middle of the desert. Meanwhile, Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) uses Peter's (Milo Ventimiglia) accident to propel his political campaign. The elusive Sylar is being hunted by both Matt (Greg Grunberg) and the FBI, as well as Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy), whose father's journal leads to potential clues.
Suresh finds one of the heroes. Hiro's plan backfires in Las Vegas. Niki's got more trouble with the mafia. Nathan goes to Vegas to raise money for the campaign. Isaac foresees more peril for Claire. Matt meets a couple of men who seem to know too much about him.
Matt uses his abilities to help his marriage. Niki loses another lapse of time. D.L. has escaped from prison. Claire tells her father about some of the things she's been through lately. Vegas has more consequences for Hiro. Peter recieves a message.
Hiro and Ando try to continue their journey to New York, when they are stopped by the Vegas high-roller who gave them trouble before. He offers them a deal they can't refuse. Then, after failing to act like a "superhero" when faced with danger, Hiro questions his heroism. As Mr. Bennet sets up a meeting for his daughter Claire with her biological parents, she hopes that questions about her newfound abilities can be answered. Meanwhile, Isaac receives another confusing call from Hiro, but Peter is there this time to pick up the phone and relay a life-saving message. Mohinder bids farewell to Eden as he heads back to India to bury his father. D.L. Hawkins shows up at Niki's home. Mr. Bennet is disturbed by news from one of his associates.
Facing a crisis involving her son, Micah, a distraught Niki reveals her recent personal struggles to a friend. Pushing aside his own issues at home, Matt assists Audrey's investigation into another bizarre murder, but their pursuit of mysterious serial killer Sylar takes an unexpected turn. A new character is introduced. Hiro is given yet another opportunity to save someone. Nathan and his wife, Heidi (guest star Rena Sofer), strategize how to win the congressional election. Claire is shocked to learn where her missing tape wound up. Determined to see one of Isaac's paintings that Simone recently sold, Peter asks Nathan for help in finding a key to the future.
Back in India to mourn the passing of his father, Mohinder encounters mysterious dreams of the past that force him to question what path to take next. Continuing their journey to New York, Hiro and Ando stop at a diner and meet someone interesting. Intent on getting back to her normal life, Claire focuses on Homecoming preparations, unaware of what's to come. Meanwhile, Mr. Bennet and a surprising associate focus their attentions on another "hero."
As Mr. Bennet tries to protect his daughter by any means, Claire's high school homecoming turns into a frightening night. Meanwhile, Nathan and Simone work together to find Isaac's painting for Peter. But could this key to the future lead to tragedy? Elsewhere, Hiro travels back in time to right an upsetting wrong. As Niki puts a goal in sight, Micah spends time with his dad. Still experiencing strange dreams while in India, Mohinder learns of a boy that might pull him back into his father's research.
As the clock turns back six months for all of the "Heroes," Mohinder's father, Chandra Suresh (guest star Erick Avari), arrives in New York to begin his quest to find individuals with extraordinary abilities, and meets someone all too eager to be special. Peter celebrates his graduation from nursing school and learns that Nathan plans to prosecute a case that could mean trouble for the entire Petrelli family. A surprise visit from her father brings out the worst in Niki. Hiro attempts to be a hero and change the future for someone important. Claire joins the cheerleading squad and makes a curious discovery. Mr. Bennet and the Haitian meet someone special.
The tragic events in Texas have sad, serious repercussions for many of the "heroes," their families and friends. Meanwhile, shocking details about the moments leading up to Issac's predicted New York City nuclear bombing are revealed. Later, Issac's newest painting has fascinating future implications for a hero in crisis. Mohinder takes the first steps along his new path. Matt and F.B.I. Agent Audrey Hanson pursue a break in the Sylar case. Horrified by Jessica's recent actions, Niki makes a tough decision to protect her family.
Matt reveals himself to his wife. HRG confers with Mohinder. Now that she knows the truth, Claire tries to make sense of her life. Hiro seeks the sword that he is destined to own. Niki must face the consequences of her decision to turn herself in to the police. Simone and Nathan are worried about Peter, who has been in a coma for two weeks. Peter meets a new hero. Micah visits his mother.
Hiro continues to search for a sword while being chased by mysterious figures when his father appears. Isaac, now clean from drugs, commits to preventing the New York bombing and Peter. An invisible man named Claude has something to teach one of the heroes. D.L. takes on new family responsibilities, and Matt opens up to his wife. H.R.G. continues to focus on the captive Sylar. Claire seeks out the Haitian and then her birth parents. Mohinder looks for those on the list, and receives a strange visitor.
Hiro deals with explaining his new heroic path in life to his ambitious sister and tycoon father. Niki has the chance to reunite with D.L and Micah. Claude's mentoring of Peter leads Peter to question those closest to him. Claire goes to a trailer park looking for her birth mother. Sylar wears a disguise and makes a move against HRG.
Matt starts to bodyguard for an objectionable client. Suresh finds another person on the list. Claire learns a lot more about her birth parents. Hiro and Ando get sidetracked in Vegas again while searching for the sword. Simone and Nathan go to great lengths to find Peter. Niki and Nathan meet again.
Peter learns that he and Claude may have been betrayed. Matt's reunited with the radioactive Ted Sprague and Hana Gitelman a woman with "wireless" mental abilities. Hiro makes a tough choice about his mission. Claire can no longer hold back her anger towards HRG.
Matt Parkman and Ted Sprague arrive in Texas in search of answers and take H.R.G. and his family hostage. More is revealed about H.R.G. and the agency for which he works.
As the election and destruction of New York approach, Nathan meets up with Linderman. Hiro attempts to steal the sword heading him in a new path. Suresh and Sylar make progress with the list at great cost. D.L. begins to suspect problems at home. Isaac paints an even more terrible painting. A new hero, Candice Wilmer, appears.
Sylar and Peter face off. We will meet a computer savvy geek and a competent security guard who works in the Corinthian Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.
This episode takes us five years into the future with Hiro and Ando. We meet a brunette Claire Bennet, a "very different" Matt Parkman, and a Niki/Jessica that have combined into one individual.
Jessica and D.L. discover some of the stuff that Linderman wants from them and Micah. Sylar questions his path when he realizes what he is predestined to do and reunites with his mother to seek validation. Hiro and Ando follow him, and Hiro's resolve is tested when he realizes the enormity of killing another human being. Meanwhile, Angela Petrelli tries to convince Nathan to go along with Linderman's plan. And Peter tries to prove to Claire that they are both destined to save New York. Also there is a new hero who is supposed to be holding the key to stopping Sylar.
Angela Petrelli is forced to play a bigger role in Nathan, Peter, and Claire's life. The truth about the death of Nathan and Peter's father is finally revealed along with his true identity. When Nathan finds out that he may have a chance to become more than a Congressman, he is confronted with a decision that he must make. As election day nears some try to leave NYC. HRG and Matt learn another surprising secret. Also, Sylar is eating another hero's brain. Hiro's dad returns.
With all the horrible predictions unfolding before them the heroes face moments of pain and peril in Kirby Plaza.
Four months after the events of the showdown between Sylar and Peter, new Heroes emerge. These include brother and sister Alejandro and Maya. Hiro remains in the past, but what will come of this? Someone dies and someone isn't dead. Claire and her father and the rest of their family get a new life.
Matt seeks allies against the new Hero killer. Claire encounters a student with powers. Maya and Alejandro enter Mexico and find their powers more of a hindrance then a help. Suresh tries to locate the Haitian. Hiro works to contain the damage caused by his journey into the past. Peter falls in with Irish gansters who taunt him with a box which contains his past. Kensei's power will be revealed.
Suresh finds an undiscovered Issac Mendez painting that shows someone's death; Maya frees Alejandro from a Mexican jail; in the past Hiro discovers something new about Kensei; and Niki and Micah leave Las Vegas to get away from their past.
Monica starts to exhibit new abilities while working with Micah and Nana. Nana is related to Micah and Monica. They reside in New Orleans. Matt asks Molly to locate the newest threat to the Heroes. Claire and her new boyfriend take a little trip. Maya and Alejandro continue their trek to the U.S.
A woman named Elle is searching for Peter. Ando looks for Hiro in the past. Matt looks for the man in Molly's dreams. HRG takes another step in hopes of protecting his family and himself.
Peter goes on a search. West convinces Claire to stand up to someone. Hiro struggles with his feelings for Yaeko. Suresh has more problems with the Company. HRG tries to locate more of Isaac's paintings. Alejandro doesn't trust Sylar.
Peter and Caitlin learn about the endstage effects of the Heroes virus. Many of the Heroes work together to fight the Nightmare Man. West meets HRG. Hiro and Kensei's journey comes to a head.
The events of the "missing four months" are explored. Mr. Bennet moves his family to California, while Maya and Alejandro discover they must make their way to the U.S. Meanwhile, a mysterious killer stalks the previous generation's Heroes.
Convinced that the Company is close to finding them, H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) prepares the family to run -- but Claire (Hayden Panettiere) has other ideas. Hiro (Masi Oka) returns from the past and learns of his father's death. Grief-stricken, he flings himself into past and makes a stunning personal discovery. After a charged first encounter with Elle (Kristen Bell), Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) makes a decision that could change lives. Meanwhile, Matt (Greg Grunberg) struggles with his expanding mental abilities. Maya (Dania Ramirez) and Alejandro's (Shalim Ortiz) relationship is tested as they travel with Sylar (Zachary Quinto). Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) meets someone who could unlock his past.
Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) travels to Primatech Paper in Texas with his new friend to destroy the virus, which will kill 93% of the world's population in the future -- or so he believes. Niki (Ali Larter) returns to Micah (Noah Gray-Cabey) with bad news. To right a wrong, Monica (Dana Davis) puts her abilities to the test. Hiro (Masi Oka) goes after his father's killer. Meanwhile, Matt (Greg Grunberg) uses his mental abilities to track down the last person in the Company photo. Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) learns his brother is alive. Outside of New York, Maya (Dania Ramirez) must choose between Alejandro (Shalim Ortiz) and Sylar (Zachary Quinto).
Deep below Primatech Paper in Odessa, TX, Peter's (Milo Ventimiglia) reunion with Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) turns violent when the brothers, Matt (Greg Grunberg) and Hiro (Masi Oka) all clash thanks to Adam (David Anders) and his pursuit of the deadly Shanti Virus. After watching his heroic cousin captured by a street gang, Micah (Noah Gray-Cabey) turns to the one person who can help him save Monica (Dana Davis) -- his mom (Ali Larter). Meanwhile, Maya (Dania Ramirez) tragically learns how much of a monster Sylar (Zachary Quinto) really is during his kidnapping of Molly (Adair Tishler) and Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy). Meanwhile, Elle (Kristen Bell) decides to play hero to get back into her father's (Stephen Tobolowsky) good graces.
After a look into the future, Nathan's shooter is revealed. Matt chases him and winds up in a desert. Hiro receives an important message from his father. Sylar visits Claire. Maya gives Mohinder an idea for his research. Nathan recovers and gets a visit from Linderman.
Sylar goes to the Company and inadvertently releases 12 super-powered criminals in a fight with Elle. Future Peter tries to fix his mistake. Angela takes over the company. Claire learns more about her powers. Hiro and Ando travel to Paris to track down the speedster who robbed them. Maya discovers that Mohinder's injection has changed him. Matt meats Usutu, an African with a familiar power.
HRG and his new partner go to a local bank heist with four villains; including Peter being trapped in one of them. Hiro and Ando track Daphne to Germany, and meet the Haitian. Tracy Strauss goes to New Orleans to find out more information about Nikki. Meredith teaches Claire a lesson about fighting. Usutu shows Matt a series of paintings about him.
Peter travels to the future and adopts a dangerous ability in order to try to save the world. Meanwhile, Mohinder struggles with his continuing evolution from the formula, and Hiro and Ando re-unite with an old enemy.
Claire decides to take on one of the villains herself, but she may not be as invulnerable as she believes. Nathan and Tracy search for the truth about their origins. Maya makes a shocking discovery. Hiro and Ando look for help in the most unlikely places.
Villains Knox and Daphne are on a quest to recruit Hiro and others to the Pinehearst fold. Angela and the Company are paralyzed from recent events. Peter goes to Pinehearst searching for answers but is stunned to learn who the founder is. Claire and Sandra go on a mission to save Meredith from the clutches of Doyle, a villain with abilities to control people mentally and physically. Nathan and Tracy try to trace their origins with Mohinder's help.
Tracy and Nathan try to save themselves from a dangerous Mohinder who is no longer in control of himself. Sylar is given the task to save Peter from a rival company. Daphne is ordered to kill or be killed. Hiro is still searching for answers.
Hiro attempts to delve into Arthur Petrelli's past to uncover the mystery behind him creating a rival company Pinehearst and his hatred towards Angela. Sylar stricken by guilt tries to stop his murderous ways with HRG and Elle vying for his blood. Meredith's training goes up in smoke with the arrival of her brother.
Nathan learns of his father's plans, while Flint and Knox launch attacks on Hiro, Ando, Peter, and Claire. Meanwhile, Matt tries to revive Angela, Sylar meets with Elle, and Mohinder begins testing of his newest superpower formula
The eclipse plays havoc with the heroes' powers. Arthur orders Elle and Sylar to bring in Claire. Hiro, Ando, and Matt follow Daphne to her hometown to learn what hold Arthur has on her, and Peter and Nathan travel to the Haitian's hometown to recruit him for the war with Pinehearst.
The eclipse continues to create chaos. Sylar and Elle face HRG's wrath. Peter, Nathan and the Haitian go up against Baron Samedi. Ando, Sam, and Frack try to help Hiro with his memory loss.
Hiro and Claire unite in their bid to stop Arthur by traveling back in time. Peter and the Haitian must face Sylar in order to get to Arthur. Ando, Daphne and Matt search for the last 9th Wonders! story.
Nathan and Peter face off, and Nathan makes a move with far reaching consequences. Sylar takes desperate measures at Primatech and the fates of several heroes hang in the balance. Ando, Matt, and Daphne continue their quest to save Hiro.
After the battle between Pinehearst and Primatech, Pete, Claire, Matt, and Daphne try to live normal lives, while a powerless Hiro tries to teach Ando how to use his new special ability and become a superhero. However, Claire discovers Nathan's plan to track down those with abilities.
Our heroes truly become fugitives, and they are on the run from one of their own. Sylar begins the search for his father, and Matt's paintings reveal a dark fate.
As the President sends a representative to investigate Nathan's activities, Sylar continues his quest to find his father. Hiro and Ando travel to India to fulfill the destiny shown by Matt's drawing, and Claire risks her father's wrath to protect a new friend.
HRG and Matt are thrust into a series of mind games to uncover the truth about Nathan's plans. Peter gets to meet The Hunter in person.
After a tip from "Rebel", Matt and Peter hurry to rescue Daphne and find evidence that may expose the government's plans to capture those with powers. Sylar uncovers the truth about his mother from past memories on his father, while the Hunter hatches an explosive plan of his own.
Sylar finds his father at last, Claire must decide whether to help a sworn enemy, Danko digs into the secrets of the Petrelli family, and Matt must find a way out of an explosive situation.
The identity of "Rebel" is revealed. Noah wants Danko to let Tracy go in the hope that she will lead them to Rebel. Hiro and Ando continue with the mission that Rebel entrusted to them, to keep the new hero safe.
The heroes try to mend their broken relationships as Nathan and Claire seek refuge in Mexico and Peter and Angela hide out in a church. Danko's bid to wipe out the superpowered population intensifies as he unites with a surprising new ally.
Someone close to Danko is put in the line of fire as he spearheads the anti-superhuman operation. Meanwhile, Noah's marriage continues to crumble while Hiro and Ando continue their journey to save Matt. Angela faces some demons from her past.
Angela uncovers the dark secrets of her past, while Mohinder learns of his father's involvement in a forgotten government operation.
Sylar, still engaged in an unlikely alliance, faces an identity crisis as his newest power begins to affect him in strange ways. Hiro and Ando try to bring down Building 26 as Matt grapples with fatherhood. Nathan begins to unfold a plan to to set things right.
Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) faces off against Sylar (Zachary Quinto) to keep him from meeting the President (guest star Michael Dorn). Sylar has his own plans for his new partner. Meanwhile, Hiro (Masi Oka) learns that there are repercussions to regaining his ability. Elsewhere, Matt (Greg Grunberg) is forced to go to extraordinary lengths to protect his future with his family.
Our heroes are trying to find ways to cope with recent events. Some (Claire, Matt) trying to find normality and others (Hiro, Ando, Peter) trying to use their abilities to do good. Angela worries about Sylar, and a new threat arrives in the form of a mysterious carnival.
Claire discovers her roommate has been killed. HRG asks Peter to help him and ends up in a difficult situation. Hiro tries to undo his wrongdoing from the past and Matt finally decides to use his powers again.
Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) faces unexpected consequences for his heroic acts and encounters a reluctant new hero (guest star Deanne Bray). As Claire (Hayden Panettiere) continues to adjust to college life, she must figure out how to deal with her ability having been revealed. Meanwhile, Samuel (Robert Knepper) moves heaven and earth to recapture the memories of his late brother Joseph. Elsewhere, Matt (Greg Grunberg) struggles with his internal demons as Sylar (Zachary Quinto) mysteriously resurfaces.
As Hiro's (Masi Oka) life continues to hang in the balance, he distracts himself with saving the lives of others. Meanwhile, Angela (Cristine Rose) tries to help the new "Nathan" (Adrian Pasdar) remember his past, at the risk of his remembering too much. Elsewhere, Tracy (Ali Larter) is determined to get her old job back, but soon realizes that she needs to make more of an impact.
Samuel (Robert Knepper) prepares for new additions to his family, while Lydia (guest star Dawn Olivieri) warns him of the consequences. Claire (Hayden Panettiere) discovers that her roommate Gretchen (guest star Madeline Zima) may have a hidden agenda. Meanwhile, Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) finds an unexpected way to connect with Emma (guest star Deanne Bray), who would prefer to stay distant. Elsewhere, a different side of Sylar (Zachary Quinto) emerges as he desperately tries to remember the person he used to be.


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Transformed Life
Using Ephesians 1-3, Transformed Life explores questions of our identity, purpose and belonging, which are foundational to our whole existence.
Transformed LivingTransformed Living is an invitation to explore how to live out the Christian life through Ephesians 4–6. This seven-week church programme helps you and your church discover what it looks like to live life 'in Christ'.
Every Day with Jesus Bible – NIV Edition
A great way for your whole church to read the Bible in a year and apply it in daily life. Includes life-related devotions written by Selwyn Hughes.
Paraclesis: Journeying Together
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|Twilight Thorn
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Twilight Thorns are very large, very rare forms of Lesser Nobodies.
Appearance Edit
Twilight Thorns are massive in stature. It is unknown exactly how huge they are, but they easily breach the 50 foot mark. They are silver or white in color, mostly human in shape, though contorted so that parts of their bodies resemble the Nobody insignia. It appears they wear light blue scarves around their necks, that branch off into four ends that wave behind them. A large zipper goes up the middle of their jumpsuit, as well as two others on the breast of it. Unlike most other Lesser-forms, none of its actual skin can be seen beneath its uniform, although it is unknown if its head is covered in the body suit, or if it is just the same color. Either way, its head appears to be very rubbering, bouncing around and stretching if knocked. This is their only weak point.
Despite their size and their difference in shape, Twilight Thorns in fact appear to be very similar to Dusks. Both wear silvery jumpsuits that cover their entire bodies, and both move in the same strange way. They can even stretch and contort their own shape, and seem perfectly capable of functioning upside-down. This, along with its complete covering, may imply that the Twilight Thorn is actually a rather underdeveloped Lesser-form, being almost entirely Nothing like its Dusk and Creeper companions.
It has about the same size and stature as a Darkside Heartless, possibly implying they are two parts of the same Whole.
Abilities Edit
Twilight Thorns host a range of interesting abilities, which strangely, they seem to share with Xemnas, the leader of Organization XIII and the most powerful Nobody there was.
They are able to hold an enemy in place, suspended in the air, by creating orbs of Nothingness Energy around their target's limbs, from which they cannot easily escape (though they are able to move). This does no damage and just gives the Thorn time to prepare an easy attack.
They are also able to summon and fire Nothingness Thorns, a favored attack of Xemnas'. They can also call Dusks and Creepers into battle with them.
Possibly their most powerful and certainly their most dramatic ability is the summoning of a massive orb of pure Nothingness Energy, powerful enough to alter the direction of gravity. This not only disorients their target, but draws them into it.
Despite their massive size, considerable strength, and many unique and powerful abilities, Twilight Thorns are in fact rather weak. Though they only have one weak point, their head, this can be easily reached by using the thorns of Nothingness they use to attack, and occasionally, they will appear upside down with their head right beside their target. It has low defense, and is very easy to destroy, possibly due to it being composed almost entirely of Nothingness (as stated above). It's average attacks do little damage. However, it is somewhat stronger against magic attacks. It is debatable whether it should be regarded as a high or low-leveled Nobody.


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I really think this weather is some kind of cosmic joke. Remember how yesterday I said I was going to work on chopping down the backyard wilderness like Daniel Boone (did Daniel Boone chop stuff down?)? I donned my coon skin cap and I got the trimmer to work on the first try, nonsense levers and all (I am smarter than I look!). I worked for over an hour and then I thought that maybe since it was raining and thundering and lightning, and I had grass all caught up in that fancy piece of machinery, I should stop. All that being said, I made my way through about half of my yard.
But seriously. There is no reason why it should be raining in August. My grass should be good and dead by now, but NOOOOOO, it has to rain every other day. I am outraged.
And when I got finished, I had an e-mail from my ex-boyfriend saying that he just couldn't stand to see me working that hard and that I just need to leave the gate open so he can come weed eat it for me while I'm at work. (Did I mention he's my neighbor and that he was watching the whole spectacle through the fence?) I told him no and he said he was going to throw me some work gloves over the fence (because I have blisters on my hands now) and I told him no because Butter will eat them. I should throw Butter over HIS fence, seeing as how he's the reason I have her. But that's a story for a different time.
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We recently published a paper on the link between Notes migration and the New Era of Work available with Exchange 2013 and Office 365.
The paper starts with a discussion of factors and considerations impacting the value organizations are able to derive from the migration project. It covers specific decision points in the planning process and how they affect the end result for the organization. The topics include conversion options, address translation, data preservation, and planning the migration to optimize value for the organization.
Beyond the migration, the white paper outlines some of the key factors and technological drivers of the New Era of Work. It is interesting to consider the role migration plays in preparing organizations for the social, mobile, and data analytic features available in the latest versions of Microsoft's platform. This paper discusses how the migration process can be leveraged to drive value for organizations in these important areas.
It is available for download at https://www.quest.com/documents/.


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Berry Sleepy is an effective, all-natural incredibly fruit-based sleep aid. Berry Sleepy had its beginning in Kansas City with two sleep-deprived parents looking for a natural means to obtain some much- required sleep.
Adrienne and also Greg Doring had tried a lot of the nonprescription synthetic sleep aids, however, were significantly avoided by the unpleasant negative effects. The young pair chose they would certainly strive to make a better sleep help, natural without side effects.
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From there James Lacey and his group at Healthy Ventures have broadened the Berry Sleepy line of product to consist of a 60-count (SRP 24.99), a 24-count veg cap (SRP $9.99) and Berry Sleepy Sleep Picture in 2 excellent sampling tastes, Strawberry and Mixed Berry (SRP $3.99).
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Mothering Sunday: A Romance by Graham Swift
This delicious short novel is in many ways a Mother's Day dream. It is a novel short enough to be read in a long, lazy afternoon; it is a novel for mature audiences, weathered in relationships and outcomes, who bring a kind of life knowledge to one remarkable spring day in 1924 when sunlight poured over yellow and green fields and not a smudge marred the bright blue of the sky. In March a day like June, warm and golden, pregnant with potential and possibility. The strange undercurrent of foreboding that springs unbidden feels like something we bring as we recall in some remembered way the lovemaking in the big house empty in the afternoon with the windows opened wide to streaming sunlight and perhaps a breeze: "the sunlight applauded their nakedness." A young scion and the maid…
He says they were "friends." He did treat her as a friend—exactly as a friend. Their lovemaking was like a sport. He did not talk of the future…there was no need. He needn't say goodbye, since it wasn't goodbye was it? He would marry, but perhaps they would continue their "friendship" long after. One doesn't lose one's friends when one gets married. Not necessarily. Our judgement makes us uncomfortable, but we'd be wrong. The foreboding won't point to that at all. The lovemaking was the maid's liberation, not her downfall. She learned to be comfortable in herself there.
Swift shows his mastery of the form in this novel, telling us pieces of backstory interspersed with conversation and movement…a phone call bidding the maid, fragrant air filled with light and birdsong, a bike ride past still-leafless trees casting skeleton shade on new green and buds ready to open. We will never forget the day, so rare and so precious. Mothering Day. The staff are off to visit their own parents and the scion is preparing for his wedding in a fortnight to the daughter of a wealthy family. His own parents lost two sons in the last war and he is the last of the brood. This is usually a day of remembrance, but it is such an unusual day, coming as it does a fortnight before a wedding…
The beauty of the day suffuses the story and works its magic on us, despite our reservations. We are unprepared, then, for the foreboding to manifest when it does, finally. And we are unprepared also for the "long course of history" that plays out from the maid's point of view—how this day will remain in her memory forever and what it meant to her life's work. It raises questions about the nature and role of fiction and how one gets to the place where fiction can be truth. True things can be imagined, just as fiction can spring from truth. Sometimes fiction might even get closer to truth than real life, getting as it does "to the quick, the heart, the nub, the pith." That is the trade of fiction, the "trade of truth-telling…It was about being true to the very stuff of life, it was about trying to capture, though you never could, the very feel of being alive." And that is what what this book does. It feels lived.
I hope it is not too late for everyone to buy this gem of a novel before Mother's Day. It is a real gift. And if anyone knows what body part is pictured on the dust jacket of the American edition, please let me know. I have meditated on it for days, and am still unable to make a guess.
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Sorry, don't think so. Don't know if you can get a close-up of the picture online, but there is no hip curve, the bump on the right has no nipple and is not the texture of a breast, and the quality of the skin doesn't resemble that area of the body. It's quite an enigma.Delete
Last guess (promise) but back of leg with muscular calf!?ReplyDelete
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Life in the Savannah
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The leopard occupies a wide range of habitats and has the most extensive distribution of any of the wild species of the cat family, occurring throughout much of Africa and Asia. The name leopard is also given to other species resembling the true leopard. The clouded leopard of southeastern Asia, with cloudlike markings on its grayish to yellowish coat, and the snow leopard of Central Asia, most similar to the leopard. The cheetah is recognized as the wildest animal similar to the leopard. The leopard is often confused with the jaguar, but the leopard is less stocky and does not have any spots inside its
markings, unlike the jaguar.
The leopard is a swift climber and will often stalk monkeys in the trees. It hunts mainly at night. When game is scarce, a leopard will eat field mice, fruit, porcupines, baboons, or arthropods. After a catch is made, the leopard will carry it up a tree, even if the prey is three times its weight, showing tremendous strength and agility. In woodland areas common prey includes small monkeys, duiker, and various rodents such as rats, porcupines, and squirrels.
The female bears one to six young per litter. Breeding usually takes place in January or February, all though there is no breeding season. After the mating is over, the male and female will separate. After a
period of about 95 days, 2 or 3 cubs are born blind and helpless, weighing under two pounds. They are weaned by three months and begin to join their mother in hunts where they will learn how to survive. By their second year, the young leopards will leave their mother to establish their own territory.
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Times indicated below do not include travel time between the fellow's home and functions or attendance at ALA conferences in addition to program events.
The ARL LCDP will provide each participant with up to $500 per event for travel expenses to attend the March 2013 and April 2014 LCDP Institutes. Fellows may use the allotment for air and/or ground transportation and for incidentals associated with attending the events.
The ARL LCDP will also support up to four nights lodging (double occupancy*) and most meals for each of the LCDP Institutes II and III. N.B. LCDP fellows are expected to attend the LCDP Orientation and Final Institute and Closing Ceremony and Poster Session—both held during ALA conferences—but no travel support is provided by ARL for those events.
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