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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Interpublic Group has agreed to acquire True North Communications in a $2.1 billion stock deal that will make the combined firm the world's largest advertising company in terms of revenues, according to a published report.
The boards of both companies have approved the deal and an announcement is expected Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Interpublic is offering 1.14 shares for every True North share, valuing each True North TNO, -2.27% share at $40.24, up 2.36 percent from the Friday closing price of $39.31. The premium appears deceiving as shares of True North have been running up recently in anticipation of a deal as it has been in talks with a variety of suitors, including France's Havas Advertising (012188) and Britain's WPP Group.
Interpublic IPG, -4.35% shares lost 70 cents, or 1.94 percent, to $35.30 on Friday.
The deal makes Interpublic -- the parent to big New York agencies McCann-Erickson WorldGroup and Lowe Group -- the world's largest advertising group with revenues of $7.2 billion based on 2000 results. WPP (WPP) is currently the largest with $6.6 billion in revenues.
Interpublic is expected to achieve significant cost savings of as much as $25 million a year, the report said.
Moreover, Interpublic gets the "crown jewel" of the ad business -- FCB WorldWide -- which is one of the industry's oldest and best-known names with a string of hits including "Raid Kills Bugs Dead" for S.C Johnson and "Good Vibrations" for Sunkist.


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They have known each other since Memorial Day weekend of 2008 at the river and have been inseparable ever since.
On a getaway weekend to his family cabin in Minor Hill, TN, he told her this "story" of how him and his friend had a bet to see who could make the sweetest gift for their girlfriend. I think it would be safe to say Matt won: He comes in with a scrapbook of pictures of them, ticket stubs, cards and notes...and on the very last page he had typed lyrics to That's What You Get by Brooks and Dunn and taped her ring to the bottom of the page..Can you say creative? I give big ammends to Matt for his creativity and special love for his soon-to-be wife!
You can tell they deeply admire one another.
Matt tells us that it is her patience that draws him in.
While Ashley says "I know that I can trust him with anything...secrets, my heart and my life.
I know that he would do anything to protect me."
Thank you both for letting us document this special time in your lives.
We can't wait to shoot your wedding!

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Coyotes Announce New Affiliation Agreement with Rapid City of ECHLby Staff Writer / Arizona Coyotes
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – Arizona Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have signed a one-year affiliation agreement with the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL.
"We are excited to partner with the Rapid City Rush as our new ECHL affiliate," said Maloney. "The Rush are a first class organization with a very passionate fan base. We look forward to a great partnership."
"This is a very important day for the Rapid City Rush organization," said Joe Ferras, General Manager/Head Coach of the Rapid City Rush. "We are thrilled to be entering into an affiliation agreement with two first-class organizations in the Arizona Coyotes and Springfield Falcons. The ECHL is a very important part in the development of players for both NHL and AHL teams. Our fans will see a younger team with (NHL) prospects that will graduate to the American Hockey League and hopefully play at the NHL level."
Rapid City is entering its second season in the ECHL and plays its home games at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, S.D. The Rush is one of 28 teams that compete in the ECHL and play in the West Division of the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 2008 and won the CHL Championship in 2009-10.
Joe Ferras enters his eighth season as head coach of the Rush and has posted a record of 231-158-39. Rapid City opens the 2015-16 at the Colorado Eagles on October 9.


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The new transportation bill, currently working its way through Congress, will provide more than $52 billion for mass transit. Mass transit is a wonderful thing, all right-thinking people agree. It stops pollution "in its tracks" (a little ecology-conscious light-rail advocacy joke). Mass transit doesn't burn climate-warming, Iraq-war-causing hydrocarbons. Mass transit can operate with nonpolluting sustainable energy sources such as electricity. Electricity can be produced by solar panels, and geothermal generators. Electricity can be produced by right-thinking people themselves, if they talk about it enough near wind farms.
There are just two problems with mass transit. Nobody uses it, and it costs like hell. Only 4% of Americans take public transportation to work. Even in cities they don't do it. Less than 25% of commuters in the New York metropolitan area use public transportation. Elsewhere it's far less--9.5% in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, 1.8% in Dallas-Fort Worth. As for total travel in urban parts of America--all the comings and goings for work, school, shopping, etc.--1.7 % of those trips are made on mass transit.
Then there is the cost, which is--obviously--$52 billion. Less obviously, there's all the money spent locally keeping local mass transit systems operating. The Heritage Foundation says, "There isn't a single light rail transit system in America in which fares paid by the passengers cover the cost of their own rides." Heritage cites the Minneapolis "Hiawatha" light rail line, soon to be completed with $107 million from the transportation bill. Heritage estimates that the total expense for each ride on the Hiawatha will be $19. Commuting to work will cost $8,550 a year. If the commuter is earning minimum wage, this leaves about $1,000 a year for food, shelter and clothing. Or, if the city picks up the tab, it could have leased a BMW X-5 SUV for the commuter at about the same price.
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|Right Brain (36%) The right hemisphere is the visual, figurative, artistic, and intuitive side of the brain.
Left Brain (50%) The left hemisphere is the logical, articulate, assertive, and practical side of the brain
I married the rarest of creatures, a genuine redneck who was born and raised in the liberal San Francisco Bay Area. I'm a technophile married to a technophobe.


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Skip to comments.US troops on Syria border as Obama arms rebels
Posted on 06/14/2013 4:31:30 PM PDT by mykroar
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The well being of our country is more important than their career. It seems that they have become cowards and intimidated by what they perceive as peer pressure to not make waves. Only their going along with the admin is creating a tidal wave of chaos in our country.
Well, !qué casualidad! (What a coincidence!)
That is a very, very powerful portrait...it has one hell of a message.
ping me up Mesta
They more or less now have to set the world on fire to cover up their ineptness. And that is simply due to the fact that big government progressives will never ever admit their policy failures.
I'm not in favor of Assad (backed by Russia), and I am DEFINITELY not in favor of the Al-Queda rebels that are backed by 0dumb0sh_t! All things being considered however , I hope the Assad troops stomp & beat the living sh_t out of the Al-Queda rebels back by 0dumb0sh_t. The enemy of 0dumb0 is the friend of mine!
There is nothing "O" wants more than to spill as much American blood as he can get away with.
There is nothing O wants more than to spill as much American blood as he can get away with.
He proves that everyday. He's not a president, he's an enemy combatant.
Barry's gotten us involved in more wars than any other President I can think of in my lifetime. He's been a wartime President since day one.
I just think more pow to the Muslim countries is going to hurt us long term. Guess we'll see.
...these the same rebels with ties to al Queda?
No replies? Didn't think you would get any. Plus Reagan did nothing afterwards although the one who planned the attack on the Marines is supposedly dead.
According to PBS, Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said, "The Assad regime has used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, on a small scale, against the opposition multiple times in the last year." http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/jan-june13/syria_06-13.html
The report goes on to say, "The U.S. found no evidence that rebels have used chemical weapons."
This is the same Ben Rhodes that deleted references to the Al Qaeda attack at Benghazi.
So how credible is the WMD claim? The claim is coming from the same guy who altered the reports of the Al Qaeda attack at Benghazi.
It seems Al Qaeda can do no wrong and must be aided and protected every step of the way.
This is what happens when nations in the Middle-East are played by other nations outside the Middle-East in order to move an agenda forward which does not have that nations interests in mind....rather a broader agenda that entails deposing of leaders in countries which stand in it's way.
I am almost convinced that the reason "0" comes in thru the rear/last,...and does not lead....is because it's our military might and our men who are now being used when all other avenues are exhausted....by the same powerful men and woman that are moving this agenda...'O' is simply playing the role assigned him...and happy to do so.
Remember Michelle said we'd have to be dragged kicking and screaming?
I am praying for our troops.
1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 This I declare about the Lord:
He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
he is my God, and I trust him.
3 For he will rescue you from every trap
and protect you from deadly disease.
4 He will cover you with his feathers.
He will shelter you with his wings.
His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
5 Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,
nor the arrow that flies in the day.
6 Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness,
nor the disaster that strikes at midday.
7 Though a thousand fall at your side,
though ten thousand are dying around you,
these evils will not touch you.
8 Just open your eyes,
and see how the wicked are punished.
9 If you make the Lord your refuge,
if you make the Most High your shelter,
10 no evil will conquer you;
no plague will come near your home.
11 For he will order his angels
to protect you wherever you go.
12 They will hold you up with their hands
so you wont even hurt your foot on a stone.
13 You will trample upon lions and cobras;
you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!
14 The Lord says, I will rescue those who love me.
I will protect those who trust in my name.
15 When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue and honor them.
16 I will reward them with a long life
and give them my salvation.
What you said, with this change:
He's been a [radical Sunni] wartime President since day one.
What does that picture mean? Is it a shopped likeness, or what?
You are rooting for Putin and sad to see our troops made fodder. I would like to meat you.
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In memory of Chibi
1995 - Nov. 30/2000
Chibi (small in Japanese)
Oct.13/00 : I got a call from the humane society in Bellingham, WA , a ST needed assistance, I went and took one look and of course knew he was coming home with me.
Oct.14..I saw very soon that his breathing was not normal, I made an appointment immediately with my vet for Monday.
Oct. 15...I left this sweet tiny boy at the vet for extensive testing, aftter x-rays etc. it was discovered that he had a herniated diaphram. A hernia left unattended had pushed his intestines into his lungs, making it difficult to breath. Either I opt for surgery or he will die.
Oct.16...Surgery is performed, it is very possible Chibi will not survive the surgery. Evening , he has survived, he is doing much better than expected, but very critical.
Oct. 17, 18 he is still holding his own. He has been vomiting blood, but is still responsive.
Oct. 19, he is walking, responsive, and vomiting has quit, if there is no vomiting by morning, he will be put on water, if the water stays down, next step is food, and than the next step is HOME...pray for this boy please...he is still critical he needs our love!!!!!
Oct.20.. Vet called, he said he just about took his finger off to gobble food down:-), he is EATING, and wanting more. Excellent news, now if the food stays down tonight, he will be coming home TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct. 21...CHIBI IS HOME
he is so much thinner, he is eating well, I can only give him a couple of tablespoons every couple of hours, to go easy on his tummy. He is tired and quiet, understandable. He will get his stitches out on Nov.1, and if everything looks good at that time, his thyroid will be checked again (as this was on the low side) and he needs some meds for his eyes, but the vet does not want to give any additional meds at this time, because they all play havoc on the liver, and he needs to recoup first, and than we proceed to fix his other issues...
Oct 22..yesterday was a good day for Chibi, he ate well etc. but today, he has been sick, much more lethargic, vomiting, seems better by early evening, I feel so sorry for this tiny boy..
Oct.23-24...He has kept everything down, he is getting one tablespoon of food and water every three hours, had to cut the amount down more, to aid his tummy..it hardly seems enough to keep him going. He is still very quiet, mostly sleeps except to go potty...but has a spirit, he snarled at my dogs:-) when they came close as he is having his tiny meal...hope he continues and gets strong....
Oct.25-26..Chibi does not seem to be improving, I have added other supplements to aid in getting his strength back, he is very listless, he does continue to eat sometimes and does drink, I just do not know:-( I talked to my vet again, and he told me, that it may be a long time till I do see improvement, his surgery was so major, just take a day at a time...
Oct.30..Still not seeing improvement and got quite ill Sunday night. Took him to the vet, and they did more x-rays in case he had herniated again. He had not, was given different food to try, and this afternoon, he has been a different dog, he has been responsive, alert, almost playful...he started walking around the house, wagging his tail, greeted my husband when he came home, he almost did a 180...here is hoping we have reached a turning point!!!!
Nov2....He is still vomiting occasionally, but has continued to be alert and wanting to be near us. He has now been put on thyroid meds, and meds for his eyes. Sometimes he seems improved and other times not doing so well. Just taking one day at a time.
Nov.6...Baby Boy is doing really well, more and more alert, wanting to be involved, able to eat a bit more, I am starting to feel very confident this lil boy is on the road to recovery...
Nov.11...Chibi is still improving, very very slowly, I have put him on Wysong "duck au jus" a high nutrient for sick babies, and added PDG a nutrional enhancement. He will be going back to the vet for a checkup next week and I hope to hear there has been some weight gain.
Nov.15...Chibi visited the vet again this am, he is better, but vet noticed his liver was swollen, he did a blood workup and his liver function is fine but discovered high white blood count, which means an infection. He has been put back on antibiotics. Also to give him yogurt to aid his tummy, and lactose for his hard stool, and recheck in 12 days, this poor baby, just when he seemed better, he did a bit of a backslide...
Nov.22...Chibi is going back for further testing, he is continuing to vomit, there is a possible obstruction or adhesions, so I have opted for more x-rays and whatever course the vet decides, keep this boy in your prayers, fortunately I do not believe he is in any pain, perhaps uncomfortable from time to time...
Nov.29..Several more x-rays and testing were done, he has an opening in his stomach that does not close. He has been vomiting more and more, he became dehydrated and today he is in the hospital on IV. One suggestion was putting a tube in and feeding him this way, which could be for live, this option I declined as this is no live. Another option was a test for his immune system, and if tested positive he would be on meds for live. But it may not help. I will be talking to the vet in the am further updates as I know them There is a strong possibility that Chibi will not make it. I am so heartsick!!!! Please think and pray for this baby
Dec.1..My sweet baby boy left this world to join Precious and all the other wonderful babies that deserved a better life. He went to the bridge at 4 pm Nov. 30, he gave me and hubby his last kiss, we held and rocked him while he left us. Chibi had an incredible charm that captured your heart, so many of us will never forget you, and I am sorry that someone did not care for you as they should have, so that you would not have endured all of this pain. I want to say a special thanks to Dona and Denny who were to be his new parents if this fantastic boy had lived. They gave constant support and love. And so many other people that keep up with his updates, and gave me such incredible emotional support.
Someday Chibi I will remember you with a smile, without the tears and heartache...but for now my grieve is overwhelming...
saw you getting tired
When a cure was not to be
So He closed His arms around you
And whispered, "Come to Me."
You didn't deserve what you went through
and so He gave you rest,
God's garden must be beautiful
He only takes the best.
And when we saw you sleeping
So peaceful and free from pain,
We could not wish you back
To suffer that again.
-Author unknown
Thomas M. Mohr
Copyright 1992
When all is failing and you don't know what to do
Just keep on doing something, something's bound to break through
Through the trauma of the moment and the unfailing loss
Though the moments seem despairing, like you're carrying your Cross.
If noone else cares to enter and give a helping hand,
Just grit your teeth tighter and firmly make your stand
Because people love to see a tragedy unfold
It's a shame to mention, and I know this comment's bold.
Like a never ending soap opera or perhaps the lions den
Animals have suffered while others enjoyed the scene
Oh, they protest sometimes in earnest, but this is all for naught
As they spread the grizzly horrors in the rumors that are sought.
There are some who cause the misery, the trauma that you feel
There are others just as guilty as they turn the other way
Because if you can't prove you're able to alone overcome this Crap
People feel that you're a failure and there is no welcome back.
Therefore, you alone must bear the brunt, regardless who's to blame
To overlook the anguish and search through all the shame
The shame of society that can destroy innocent pets
And find a reason for living beyond their hellious jokes.
These people have no guilt and that you know is true
Someday they'll receive theirs when all this is through
So live like you're a living wonder and overcome the pain
And be that blessed person who lives without the shame.
Thomas Mohr, the author for this poem and the poem on Precious page, follows my stories and when in time of despair, sends me his wonderful poetry to help me through, I thank him so much..
God Bless you Tom, your poems have been an inspiration to me!
Donations are GRATEFULLY accepted, I realize I cannot afford all these furbabies medical. Never will it stop me from helping them though..
Please make out
donation to Kulshan Vet. Hospital
re: rescue account 3325560A
Send checks to me, to insure they are credited properly
E.J. Naslund
9718 Allan ST
Blaine, WA 98230
Please bookmark our pages and
stop by often.
There will be more furbabies needing forever homes.
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Three trips to Ashford hospital today; taking in, visitig after operation, and bringing home. After the middle visit I called in at Bedfont Lakes.
|An adult Great Crested Grebe shakes himself...
|... and settles back in the water.
|His offspring looks suspiciously at me...
|... and they both swim away as fast as possible.
A little later, the Grebes somehow got involved in a Coot fight. The adult flew/ran away along the surface of the lake. The juvenile watched until the adult was back on the surface, wondering what to do. Then after a couple of half-hearted attempts, he stood up, flapped his wings, and imitated his mentor.
|The juvenile G C Grebe tries out his wings.
The Common Terns were in good form. The warden told me later that they have counted 42 Tern chicks this year.
|A Commin Tern in flight
|A Tern picks up a piece of bread at speed.


text: My mathematician dad would be proud that I'm celebrating Pi Day today and have been for the past few years. Last year, I found Pi Day cartoons which I found hilarious. I looked that the relationship between Pi and The Golden Rule and how Pi tells stories. I even celebrated Tau Day which is 2x Pi….


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Important Things Necessary for Any Office
If you are a person who owns your own business, you are certainly very much likely to have your own office, as your office is the place from which you run the different aspects of your business. One might know that the office is actually something which plays a very great role in the success of the company being considered. If one understands this, then, he or she might want to know how to improve the office so that it plays a big role in the successful running of the company, both today and in the future. Here, then, are just a few things that one can do for his or her office that will certainly work towards its improvement, that will work towards the benefit of everyone working there, therefore for the whole business itself.
The first thing that business owners can do for their offices if they want them to have positive effects on those who work there is to ensure proper temperature control in these offices. Temperature which is either too hot or too cold can have negative effects on employees, and this can make them work less efficiently than before, as their mood can affect their performance in a serious way. One who wishes employees to work with more energy and efficiency, then, should certainly purchase a good HVAC system so that the temperature will always be comfortable inside the office.
Something else that one can do for a better and more improved office is to purchase and to use a modern security system for the office. If you are a person who owns your own office, you might know that you have many duties and many responsibilities that you need to take care of, and one of the most important of these is the duty of making sure that everyone and everything in the office is safe. You will be glad to know that when you purchase and install the best security system in the market, you can be sure that you will be able to perform this duty in the best way possible.
When one wishes to improve his or her office, one should also invest in hiring the services of professionals who offer security system maintenance. If you hire security system maintenance, you can be sure that your security system will not be prone to damage, and that it can live out its lifespan, which will give you both security and the chance to save money in the future.
One who takes these three steps, then, will certainly be able to improve his or her office in a very wonderful way.
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Welcome back Empire Quilters.
During our November meeting we collected 14 quilts, 7 quilt tops, and 13 quilts that need to be bound. The organizations that received quilts this month are as follows:
Peggy Sonsino 3 quilts Jan Hus Church
2019 Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 30, April 27, May 18, June 22, July 27 and August 24.
and 7 Ave).
We have good news for Empire Quilt guild members. Candy's quilt shop is offering Empire guild members an all day 15% discount in the shop on the dates of the charity nights.
Now that we have dates for the FIT quilt show we have re-scheduled our March charity night for March 30 instead of March 23.
The updated list of Charity Sewing Nights at Candy's Quilters 140 W 22nd Street:
If you are thinking of adding a charity to our list we need a couple of items. The first is a letter with the 501 (c)(3) number in the letter as proof of the charity's non profit status. The second item is a letter on the organization's letterhead stating the size of quilts needed and a description of the ages of the population that the charity serves.
As we get ready for the holiday season we will be having a holiday workshop on Nov. 9 from 1 PM until 5 PM at the Gotham quilts shop in Manhattan. Please join us as we create bags, animals and stockings. The address is as follows:
Charity Sewing Nights at Candy's Quilters 140 W 22nd Street.
2018 - September 22, Oct. 27, and Nov. 17.2019- Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 30, April 27, May 18, June 22, July 27 and August 24.
The service committee would like to thank all of the members and guests who worked on Charity Day 2018 to make the event a great success. The approximate count that we have come up with is 66 quilts finished. That does not include the ones the people took home to finish. We look forward to getting those quilts back in the following weeks.
Please remember that the list of the charities that we donate to is long and includes homeless shelters, hospitals, as well asnursing homes so all sizes of quilts are needed. Therefore any effort you make is truly appreciated, whether it is participating in Charity Day in March, Charity Nights, or creating a quilt top for someone else to make into a quilt.
Charity Coach and Chat
Charity Coach and Chat is now headed by Claire Surovell.
We meet at 11 am to plan and produce simple quilts for summer camps. Our aim with this group is to develop confidence and encourage camaraderie - and of course have some quilts for charity at the end of the year. All members are welcome.
We hope you join us while we work on the Scrappy Mountain Block You can find the pdf instructions by clicking HERE
The Service Committee is looking for members willing to demonstrate basic and intermediate techniques for making quilts, stuffed animals, or other items we donate to the many charitable organizations we support.
Long-standing members: Please email the Service Committee at firstname.lastname@example.com and let her know if you would like to help by attending one or more of these Charity Coach and Chat sessions or to answer questions from newer quilters. The sessions will be held from 11:00am to 1:00pm, before our regular meetings.
Newer quilters: Make your charity quilts with us! By coming to these Charity Coach and Chat sessions, you'll learn all you need to know about making beautiful, useful charity quilts. During these sessions, you'll learn how to plan, cut, sew, and finish your charity quilt. And we'll also talk about making other items — like the holiday stockings and teddy bears.
The members who attended our monthly sessions this year not only learned how to make charity quilts, they picked up techniques they now use to make their own beautiful quilts.
This is open for all members and guests. We look forward to having a lively time with many people.
Updates coming soon.
Thank you Notes we received in late 2013/early 2014
Our Annual Charity Work Day: March 9, 2019
Do you want to help, but you're not sure how? Here are suggestions to get you started, and some great ideas of projects you can do over the summer.
Use these shortcuts to go directly to a specific section:
• Quilt Patterns • Stuffed Animal Patterns • Wheelchair Bags • Preemie Caps • Drawstring Bags •
• Organizations We Support • Other Charitable Opportunities •
Suggested Quilt Sizes (Approximate)
- Preemie Quilts — 16" x 24" quilted by hand or machine and washed in Ivory or Dreft. Absolutely NO tied quilts, no buttons, no pompoms.
- Crib Size — 36" x 36" – no larger than 45" x 45"
- Nursing Home (Wheelchair) — 36" x 36" No larger, please, as we do not want our beautiful quilts to get caught in the wheels.
- Summer Camp-minimum 60" wide, 80" long.
- Blankies, for pedriatic patients: 42" x 42" or larger, for ages newborn to 21 years.
- NICU Isolet Covers: 30" x 36" in light colored fabrics. Must be quilted, not tied.
Files in .pdf format require Adobe Acrobat Reader — a free program from Adobe. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it by clicking the Adobe Reader icon:
Easy Assembly Suggestions — Option A
Thank you to member Marge Geary for these easy assembly instructions:
On a large flat surface, layer (top to bottom): Batting, Top Fabric (right side down), Bottom Fabric (right side up). The right sides of your top and bottom fabric will be together. Sew around the border of three sides, and 3/4 of the way around the fourth side. Leave an opening and turn the quilt inside out. Your top layer will be in place, with the batting in the middle and the bottom layer on the bottom — just where they all belong! You are now ready to quilt or tie!
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Easy Assembly Suggestions — Option B
This is another way to finish off quilts rather than doing the pillow turn method or making separate binding and sewing on. This works up very fast for charity quilts.
This should be done with a machine with walking/even feed foot.
The top and batting should be the same size with the backing about 3" larger.
Lay the backing face down with the top and batting centered on it, face up.
Quilt as desired.
Trim the backing to 1" all around.
Turn the backing in ½" to meet the top/batting.
Turn in again ½ to cover the edge of the top/batting.
Sew down on machine.
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Sample Quilt Patterns
Charity Quilt Pattern #1
Finishd block size is 7" and there are 30 blocks total, five rows of six each. Each row is the same, with rows 2 & 4 upside down.
Start with a 6" square of a print fabric – 30 needed.
Cut 30 2" x 6" pieces of assorted solid or small prints.
Cut 30 2" x 7½" pieces of assorted solid or small prints.
Sew the smaller 2"x 6" border to the squares. PRESS to border.
Sew the 2"x 7½" to the square. PRESS to border.
Sew in rows of six alternating the side border right then left, border always on bottom. There are five rows. PRESS.
Sew rows together. PRESS.
To assemble, lay batting down smooth, lay backing on top, face up. Put top face down and pin baste around edges. Sew ¼" from edge of top all around leaving a 6" opening. Turn right side out and quilt by machine or tie. Close opening.
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Charity Quilt — Giant Log Cabin
Start with a panel or large focal print measuring between 16"-22" x 22"-26" or two smaller panels with sashing in between.
You will want your finished quilt between 36-40" wide and 40-44" long. If your panel is 16"x24" you will need 10" each side to make 36" x 44"
36" – 16 = 20" / 2 = 10" 44" – 24" = 20" / 2 = 10"
This 10" border for each side can be two 5" borders or three 3-4" borders. All strips can be different or same, 1 long or pieced.
This is like a giant log cabin block with the center the focal fabric.
If you have a serger, this is a good place to use it, as ¼" seam allowances do not have to be accurate.
Sew strips to each side, then top and bottom. Repeat. When finished, PRESS. It is just nine or 13 pieces and very fast.
To assemble, lay batting down smooth, lay backing on top, face up. Put top face down and pin baste around edgges. Sew ¼" from edge of top all around leaving a 6" opening. Turn right side out and quilt by machine or tie. Close opening.
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Rag Quilt
These instructions are compliments of Elaine Jansen of Sewright in Bayside.
Thank you, Elaine!
- Sewing Machine
- Walking Foot
- Machine quilting needle size 90
- Thread: 40wt. Cotton (Mettler / YLI var.)
- Rotary cutter / ruler / mat
- Batting: cotton or thin poly
- Scissor (Fiskars softouch micro-tip recommended)
FABRICS: Yarn dyed woven cottons or cotton flannels work best (homespun, flannel, madras). WASH or NOT? If there is any question of color running — WASH!
- Baby Quilt: 30" x 36" (5 x 6); 30 pair (60 total) 7" squares = 3 yards
- Lap Quilt: 42" x 54" (7 x 9); 63 pair (126 total) 7" squares = 5½ yards
To calculate the amount of different fabrics needed, divide the total yardage by the number of fabrics — i.e. baby quilt: 3 divided 6 = ½ yard of 6 different fabrics.
- Baby: cut 30 6" squares
- Lap: cut 63 6" squares
- Cut fabric into 7" squares
- Cut batting into 6" squares
- Sandwich batting between fabric
- Sew an "X" from corner to corner. This completes the block.
- Sew blocks together using a zig-zag stitch and a ½" seam, to desired size.
- When size is reached, in place of a binding, sew a zig-zag stitch ½" from raw edge around the entire quilt.
- Snip raw edges on seams and border 1/8" to ¼" apart.
- Take the completed quilt to the laundromat and wash and dry. It may take two washings to completely the edges to your sasisfaction.
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Easy Lee's Quickie Quilts
Just sew strips of fabric either horizontally or vertically to desired size. Add borders if desired. Complete as in option "A" above.
Stuffed Animal Toys
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The finished size of the bag is 18" wide and 15" deep. A pocket on the outside is also a good idea. Use ½" seam allowance and double reinforcement. The handles finish to 6" (cut 12½"). Sew handles to the very edge of each side to hook onto the wheelchair handles. Any type of material can be used for this project. Material that is a little heavier would wear better. By doubling the length of the material, you will not have an extra seam.
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Day #353
Scripture Reading: I Peter 1 - 3 …
In his first letter "to God's elect, strangers in the world" (1:1), Peter begins by reminding them who they are and why God has chosen THEM, and then proceeds to explain how living life as one who has been "redeemed" looks different than living for yourself.
In Chapter 1, verses 3-10, Peter explains the place of trials in the life of believers by putting them in the context of what we know we HAVE that can't be lost: "new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead" (1:3). We have an inheritance in heaven and we are being shielded by God's power as we await the end of the age. He states boldly, "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials" (1:6). God had given to Peter and other believers an understanding that through suffering and trials He was refining them and using their testimony to bring glory to Himself. Peter assures his readers that they will receive the goal of their faith: the salvation of their souls (1:9).
Those who have gone before us looked forward to the day when God would fulfill His promises, even as we look forward to the return of Jesus Christ. Peter says, "even angels long to look into these things" (1:12). Spiritual matters are of FIRST importance and those who are chosen by God and born again by His Spirit understand this truth. "THEREFORE …" (1:13) … Truth always calls for a response. Whenever you and I read truth in God's Word we should always ask ourselves, "So what? What does this truth have to do with me and what difference does it make in my life?"
In the remainder of Chapter 1, Peter reminds the believers that they have been called to "be holy" because God is holy (1:16). He reminds them that they were redeemed "with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect" (1:18). Having been born again through the living Word of God, he calls them and us to "crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may GROW UP in your salvation!" (2:2). Then he gives this beautiful picture of the true Church, made up of those who are born again by the Spirit:
"As you come to Him, the living Stone - rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to Him - you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. … you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light!!" (I Peter 2:4-5, 9). There's an identity that transforms you and your life. We who believe have been made alive by the Spirit of God so that we will LIVE as God's people, as light in the world.
Peter goes on to call believers to a way of life that is counter-cultural, that is focused on others instead of ourselves and that displays our trust in the God who saved us. He begins with submission to those in authority over us. Many Christians spend a significant amount of time demanding their "rights," but Peter writes, "It is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. Show proper respect to everyone ..." (2:15-17). Even if you have to suffer for doing good, he says "this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for YOU, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His steps" (2:20-21).
Everything we are called to do as believers is based on our relationship with Christ and His work on the cross. When called to suffer for doing good, Peter points us to Jesus: "He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by HIS wounds you have been healed, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls" (2:24-25). Submitting to authority is really submitting to Christ! It is knowing that He paid your debt and set you free so that you could now live with hope and peace in this world, no matter what your circumstances, knowing that you have eternal life!!
In his instructions to husbands and wives Peter says much the same thing Paul does in Ephesians 5: mutual submission, mutual respect, mutual caring for one another flows from submission to Christ. It is only when you know that you are here to live for God that you are willing and able to accept your role in your family, in the church and in the world. We are here FOR GOD!! So he concludes: "Live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing" (3:8-9). Here is the REAL "good life" ... the life that has the blessing of God.
The rest of the chapter calls us to follow Jesus' example of being willing to suffer for doing good by setting our hearts on Him and seeking to be His witnesses: "But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. ... It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil" (3:15,17). It takes the knowledge of God's love in Christ and the power of His Spirit to give you strength and courage to endure, to persevere, to submit, to testify to the hope that is within you through faith in Jesus Christ.
Are you one of God's elect ... chosen, redeemed, called and empowered to be a "living stone," a part of the Body of Christ who will receive Jesus from heaven when He returns? Whatever trials or suffering may come into your life, remember that you have inheritance in heaven that can never perish, spoil or fade away. Be ready to share the reason for the hope you have, live your life as a servant of God, and discover life as a living stone, chosen by God ... forever!
"My Father and my God, only in knowing You do I find hope and strength to live in this world, to endure trials and sufferings as part of Your plan to make me more like Jesus. I thank You for Your promises and for Your love for me and I submit to You, my God. Help me to live in obedience to You in all things and to pursue righteousness in order to glorify You! In Jesus' name, Amen"


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|24 Oct 2013
I have found that my scrolling has stopped working since complete install...when I click on the mouse icon in control panel this is what pops up.
I have tried enabling scroll but it does not seem to tick...it just flashes when I tick the box but does not apply it.....I don't want to uninstall as it suggests in the screen capture as I wont be able to use laptop then! Any ideas at solving this would be fabulous
|My System Specs
|24 Oct 2013
You did not do a Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7.
You did Samsung Recovery which just reinstalls all of the bloatware and useless duplicate utilities which interfere with better versions built into WIn7.
This is the worst possible install of WIn7 one can have, the opposite of a Clean Reinstall. You will never even experience perfect Win7 native performance with this install.
Obviously you also need to reinstall the Synaptics pointing device driver. So follow the prompt to do that, then reboot and it should reinstall.
|My System Specs
|25 Oct 2013
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
[quote[didn't solve the problem so in end took everything off that's personal to me via safe mode and did a complete install again via the Samsungs recovery.
[/quote] she did a restore to factory defaults as far as I can see
|My System Specs
|25 Oct 2013
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
I have found that my scrolling has stopped working since complete install...when I click on the mouse icon in control panel this is what pops up.
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I have tried enabling scroll but it does not seem to tick...it just flashes when I tick the box but does not apply it.....I don't want to uninstall as it suggests in the screen capture as I wont be able to use laptop then! Any ideas at solving this would be fabulous
To prevent more problems in further instructions: Do you have another external usb mouse and do that work?
|My System Specs
|25 Oct 2013
Gregrocker...I don't have any disks so had no choice but to do it via Samsung Recovery but yes it did a complete re-install back to factory setting hence me having to find a couple of drivers!.....my mouse/touchpad does not show up as having anything wrong with it and it says its up to date....but obviously isn't!
Good thinking about the external usb mouse cos yes I do have and yes it doe's work :)
|My System Specs
|25 Oct 2013
Angie had you read Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 you'd have seen that in Step 1 it provides the installer for your licensed version to do the install.
|My System Specs
|25 Oct 2013
oh...missed that bit
Uninstalled it and rebooted and its has reinstalled another mouse but I carn't find where to enable the scrolling on it!
|My System Specs
|26 Oct 2013
Just to let you know I managed to sort out the scrolling....I uninstalled first and rebooted but it installed a 'compatibility mouse' which is not what I wanted so I went onto Samsungs 'download drivers' for my R519 machine and found a 2010 touchpad.
Downloaded it, extracted files and then I clicked to update the compatibiltiy mouse but clicked for it to look on my machine rather than online (cos online it just kept saying..upto date driver installed) so by making it look on my computer for an updated mouse device I got it too look in my downloads file and clicked the touchpad extract folder and hey presto it updated it too that one (which was the one I wanted to have).
So rebooted again and then I checked and the Synaptics device was back which it was and so I clicked on it and set up scrolling very happy that it is done....So hopefully now I have it all sorted out and up and running fine....Thanks once again for all help given.
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Extraordinary event in Minnesota when an owl swooped out of the darkness to grab a domestic cat. The poor creature was seized and then dropped repeatedly in an attempted stunning. It is unknown if the attack was a success! Not exactly the Owl and The Pussy going to sea in a beautiful pea green boat.
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Hi, SDC (Vepacitta, PeterB), -SDC wrote:In varying degrees most people have characteristics that would be considered unwholesome according to the dhamma. If they have one unwholesome characteristic are they an unwholesome person, and vise versa? Once again as I said earlier, people have a wide variety of characteristics and tendencies, not all which are going to be just good or just bad. To develop compassion and wisdom for others we need not judge them as a whole, because as I just said there is no "whole" because there is no "self".
Also because people change. They can grow to display much more wholesome qualities or become degraded and display more unwholesome qualities. So each encounter we must be patient and see the situation for how it is and accept that our current impression of someone may change with this very encounter.
Please don't let semantics become a hindrance to a good discussion between us. Let's agree to stay with the conventional language throughout this discussion. [No smoke screen, please.]
I agree that, in conventional terms, we say he is unwholesome simply because his behavior (characteristic) is not meritorious. Also, I agree that we should not let a person's unwholesome behavior (in the past or present) obstruct our good-will and compassion towards him. This is the same as being able to see dhamma the way it really is with letting go such that aversion will not have a chance to enter the mind.


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WASB superintendent replacement could be announced in June
WAYNESBORO, Pa. The Waynesboro Area School Board has tentative plans to announce the newly selected superintendent of schools on June 3.
The board has been accepting interview questions submitted by the public. Those questions are to be posed to candidates during the process of hiring someone to replace former superintendent Barry L. Dallara, who retired at the end of last week.
Board President Stanley Barkdoll said he was unsure the number of questions provided to date.
"I assure you that any question submitted, once approved by our attorney, will be included in the list of suggested questions to be used by the board during interviews," Barkdoll wrote in an e-mail.
According to a preliminary schedule, the board was to begin interviewing candidates this week.
WASHS reclaims math from career center
WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Waynesboro Area School Board on April 15 voted unanimously to bring math back from the Franklin County (Pa.) Career and Technology Center and teach it at Waynesboro Area Senior High School.


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Sean Hampton neither flinched, delayed, nor thought twice.
The Glendale College football team had just defeated Ventura, 28-14, in its season finale last weekend and the cathartic impact of the victory was immediate and surprisingly immense.
"We finally came together as a team," Hampton, a sophomore running back, said when asked why the Vaqueros needed a whole season to put together a solid game. "It felt like last year."
Ah, yes. Last year. Or the year before. Or all the years before that going all the way back to 1980--the last time a Vaquero team finished below .500.


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It's darn hard to write these intros. You sit and stare at your computer screen for a few hours trying to think of something either witty or profound. You think you might mention the fact that Sacrifice looks really amazing. But that's been done. Then you imagine that you could talk about the way that Sacrifice will reorient the RTS genre by taking the ideas of Battlezone and expanding them to the nth degree. But you've already said that too. You might want to mention that the whole game seems to be some sort of Nyquil induced hallucination experienced after reading some of your old Vaughan Bode comics. But even as mild a drug abuse reference as that will get you banned from Yahoo in a heartbeat. Then you give up and just post the pictures.
Be sure to check out the first, second and third installments of this increasingly disturbing feature. And check out our complete coverage of Sacrifice
Wealthier than God Himself, Andrew had decided to make a break into his seventh world tour and come to work with us. He still has a few external signs of his formal life, such as the "phatest" car in the lot, the most expensive chair and the fanciest hair cut. Since he could pick whichever job he wanted, because everybody respects his...wealth, and because everyone sympathizes with his lack of physical skills (though he would probably argue with that), he was given the role of designing levels for Sacrifice. That's where he discovered his real calling and has been extremely productive and creative ever since. Nice story, huh? What do you mean "not likely"?
Oh, something else...Andrew, who goes by "drizzle" and "drizzlestick", has another reason to put a halt to his fast-lane living. The police has a warrant for his arrest. The charges are too sordid to describe here, but beware if you see a blue porsche (and a dent in the back...thanks Joby) with a neat looking dude inside it, offering candy around.
Former journalist for computer and console publications in France, I came to Shiny three years ago to do character influencing for Messiah. Spending nights and weekends learning bits and pieces of what my fellow co-workers were working on and with, I taught myself how to get around with software like 3D Studio 4, 3D Studio Max and Photoshop. Then, I proceeded to exasperate the programming team of Messiah by asking too many questions and ended up scripting levels for the game so I "will leave them alone, goddammit!" (or so I overheard them say). At the end of the project, with large bags under my eyes, I was transferred onto the Sacrifice team to help build up the single-player campaign under the supervision of Eric Flannum. This was seven months ago...
My role on Sacrifice as a level designer was to lay out, setup, design and script scenarios that would be incorporated into the main campaign. The general design, the dialogs and story-related events taking place in the mission, were already designed by Eric Flannum and James Phinney. The character, object, villages, mana fountain and everything that appears in the level, along with other scripted events were up to me to decide. We were given a substantial amount of freedom, which turned into productive design discussions where everybody was doing his best to make the game better. It was an extremely rewarding experience !
Stuart Roch - Executive Producer
Stuart Roch, pronounced "rock", began working for Virgin Interactive in 1996 as a quality assurance analyst. The same year he moved up to the position of supervisor in his department. In 1997, he became an assistant game designer for Virgin and in 1998 joined Shiny Entertainment as a level designer and assistant producer on the PlayStation title Wild 9. After serving as a producer on Messiah, he was later promoted to the position of executive producer where he his responsible for leading and coordinating the teams at the company.
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Fay Jacobs, 88, of New Franklin passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at Markland-Yager Funeral Home in New Franklin. Burial will follow at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in New Franklin. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Survivors include a brother, Joe Zeller and wife Margaret of Independence; and a sister, Jeanie Speck of Macon.


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4 Perfect Colors for Your Bedroom
Choosing the best paint color for your bedroom
The bedroom is such an important part of your home. Choosing the right paint colors for bedrooms can determine the mood of the room and how rested you feel.
Perfect Pistachio
Of all the bedroom colors you can choose, a very inviting color is pale green. It's a refreshing color that goes well with cottage decor. If you have a smaller room to decorate, a pale green like Pistachio Ice Cream is the perfect choice to maximize your space. It's a pretty color that draws the eye along the wall and makes an amazing backdrop for classic bedroom accessories. Sheer curtains and accent pieces in a matching color turns your bedroom into a personal oasis where you can escape the stress of the outside world.
Dark Blue
When you choose a color for your bedroom, you want a shade that will instantly relax you as soon as you step into the room. When it comes to colors for bedrooms, there is nothing as relaxing as a deep shade of blue. It is the color of the sky at dusk and the shade of the ocean. It is instantly soothing when you step into a room that is reminiscent of a starry night sky. In addition to being calming, a dark shade of blue like Krimson Lake Blue makes any room appear larger, because it is hard for the eye to define the outline of the walls.
One of the trendiest paint colors for bedrooms at the moment is purple. This is a color for those with a more adventurous taste in decor. When done right, this color, traditionally reserved for royals, looks very luxurious. There are many shades of purple that make your bedroom feel like it belongs in a palace, like Lavender Cloud. You can dip your toes into this purple shade by using it as an accent wall in your bedroom, or you can go all the way by painting every wall in this sumptuous color. The only downside to having a purple bedroom is that you will want to stay in bed all day and bask in this lavish color.
White is a bedroom color that instantly brightens a room and makes it appear modern and clean. It is a versatile choice that seamlessly melds with whatever bedroom decor you choose. During the day, a white bedroom appears fresh and inviting. While at night the color blends into the shadows to become the ultimate neutral. When compared to other colors for bedrooms, none appears as bright and elegant as a classic white like Crystal Clear White.
When deciding on colors for bedrooms, you only have to decide the atmosphere you would like in your most intimate space. Whether you choose a modern look or go for a luxe, soothing atmosphere, the paint color you choose will be the important foundation on which your decor is built. To find the right color for your bedroom please click the link below.


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J Givens Talks Humble Beast, New Music, and Shares His Testimony w/ DJ Wade-O
DJ Wade-O chops it up with Humble Beast MC, J Givens. We get into how he found out that he's related to John Givez, how the deal with Humble Beast came about, upcoming music with the label, and in a true heart to heart moment, J Givens shares his desires regarding his music and how people receive it, as well as his story of how he came to know Christ.
Part 1: J Givens Reveals How His Humble Beast Deal Came To Be
Part 2: J Givens Talks New Music
Part 3: J Givens Shares His Vision for His Music & His Testimony
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Executive Produced by DJ Wade-O and JBTZ XCLSV
Footage Shot By JBTZ XCLSV
Video Edited by Craig Walkaine
Audio Edited by JBTZ XCLSV
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text: Mary Alice Ryan, 70, of Somerset, died Oct. 31, 2011, at Somerset Hospital. Born July 16, 1941, in Somerset, she is the daughter of the late James H. and Ethel M. (Walker) Ryan. Also preceded in death by sisters, Linda K. Ryan and Karen Bingman. Survived by brothers, Doran Walker of Berlin, James H. Ryan of Dewey, Ariz., and Terry Ryan of Altoona. Member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ and the Red Hat Society. Retired operator for General Telephone and as a guard at the Somerset County Jail. She was a 1959 graduate of Somerset High School. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Arrangements under the direction of the Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home. Condolences may be made at www.halversonfuneralhome.com.


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(Twenty years)
(Six children)
Firefighter - Ladder 25
New York Fire Department
(Scheduled to retire in February 2002)
(From his wife, Lynne)
Paul Ruback, Ladder 25, West 77th Street, lost his life on 9-11-01 while answering the call to the World Trade Center.
He was called, "Paulie, the Gentle Giant" by many of his peers.
He had six children total. Two step-children, Danny Marino, Denyse Betcher, and four children David 19, Gina 18, Shannon 12, and a child from another relationship, Paul Christopher 3.
Paul and I were married for 20 years.
He was a wonderful father to his children. We took in over 30 foster children over the years. David, Gina, and Shannon joined us from birth and we adopted all three.
Paul loved soccer and basketball. He loved the mountains. We went to Caterskill Falls, in the Catskills, every year.. He loved to hike and camp. He picked up playing a guitar and enjoyed music of all kinds.
And He loved his fellow firefighters. They all loved him very much, also.
He never raised his voice, he had a Calm about him that made every one around him feel the same. Paul was raised by his mother, a widow, and his three sisters. Pat, Kathy, and his twin sister Jane... for this reason he loved being around the fire house and hanging around "the guys"...
Paul always had an ear for anyone who needed to talk. He knew how to listen. And just the right thing to say to make you feel better.
Paul was never too tired for his children. He could come from a day's work and if David wanted to play ball he would say "sure" and out he would go.
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6 The tramp on the wall
A tramp on a
neighbour's wall spooks Jack because he is staring at his house.
When Jack realises no one else can see him, he starts to get worried.
more like a hippy than a tramp
Art: Gloria Dexter
Curious, Jack went to the window to see if he was right. Old Gibson was nowhere to be seen, but the tramp was still on the wall. And he was staring straight at Jack's house. Unable to shake off a creepy feeling, Jack hastily ducked behind the curtains, like Mum when nosing.
The tramp was old, about twenty or thirty; a strange looking man with pasty white skin and thick eyebrows hooding glaring black eyes, dead as buttons. His clothes were like something from a jumble sale: a funny old jacket with piping down the front; stripy flared trousers; muddy heavy boots, and a woolly hat over filthy uncombed hair. He seemed more like a hippy than a tramp. But regardless, he was certainly not somebody old Gibson would want hanging about his property.
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This module focuses on the acquisition of essential evidence based knowledge and its application to neonatal specialist practice, over a three month's period.
This is a Nursing Studies top-up degree programme module. If you wish to complete a top-up degree, please apply directly on the Nursing Studies programme webpage. If you would still like to complete this module as a CPPD student but would like to complete a top-up degree at a later date, please note that you will only be able to transfer a maximum of 30 credits which have been awarded within 5 years prior to the start date of the programme (top-up degree). For any further information regarding top-up degrees please contact email@example.com
Term 1:
SEP: Tuesday 25 September, 26 September 2018
OCT: Tuesday 9 October, 10 October 2018
NOV: Tuesdsay 6 November 2018
DEC: Tuesday 4 December 2018
Module Submission Date: 7 January 2019
Term 2:
JAN: Tuesday 15 January, 16 January, 29 January and 30 January 2019
FEB: Tuesday 27 February 2019
MAR: 20 March 2019
Module Submission Date: 15 April 2019
Non EEA students can only apply as part of a programme, not as a stand-alone module.
The module requires you to be:
A qualified nurse or midwife either in the UK or overseas.
Working in a suitable practice area
In a clinical placement
A clinical mentor.Pre-requisite Modules
NM3290 Neonatal Care Specialist core skills (module 1)
For those students whose first language is not English, the following qualification is also required:
Please note that due to changes in the UKVI's list of SELTs we are no longer able to accept TOEFL as evidence of English language for students who require a CAS as of April 2014.
After completing her degree in nursing Betty has worked in various places such as India and Middle East and gained expertise in Paediatric cardiac Intensive care unit.
After completing her degree in nursing Betty has worked in various places such as India and Middle East and gained expertise in ...
Rosemary Lanlehin joined City University London in December 2001. Neonatal Lecturer, Programme Director for MSc Advance Practice in Health and Social care Route Leader for BSC Nursing (Neonatal Route).
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Maverick Artist Victor-Hugo Vaca II
"My birth name is Victor-Hugo Vaca Jr. On stage, when I am performing with the Modern Art Music Movement, I am known as, The Maverick Artist Victor-Hugo. When I am manifesting creations in the multi-universe as a modern-art-gonzo-journalist, my job is not to be politically correct, it is to witness, observe, analyze and document so as to colorfully communicate the wisdom of ages, for seven generations forward. The point of my artwork, my Diary-Of-The-World-On-Canvas, is really, to make everyone think outside the box."
– Maverick Artist Victor-Hugo Vaca II


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These are some car sharing websites where you can find people going the same way or offer lifts of your own:
Use these networks to register your journeys and search for a match. Find matches for one off trips, and split the cost!
Register your regular journeys (work/ business/ study), and use the options to narrow your search. Share with your match when it suits you.
The more your share the more you save – see up to £1000 a year in savings.
You find flyers and leaflets with more information related to car sharing on the downloads section of the resources page.


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[via http://www.vraweb.org/jobopps.html]
Requisition #: 38683
Classified Title: ASSISTANT CURATOR
Role : ATP
Level : 3
Range: PB
Status: Full Time
Hours Worked: 8:30-5
Work Week: Monday-Friday
Contact: Homewood Human Resources (410) 516-8048
Personnel Area: Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Org Unit: Visual Resource Collection
Location: 3400 N. Charles Street
Approximate Starting Salary: mid $30Ks to low $40Ks
General Description: This position is in the Visual Resources Collection (VRC) in the History of Art Department of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. The VRC is a collection of 350,000 slides; 60,000 photographs, and 49,000 digital images; it is in the process of conversion to an all-
digital environment by the summer of 2010. The VRC slide collection was formed to support teaching in the History of Art Department; the
digital collection supports teaching in a wide range of disciplines.
All applications must be submitted through the University employment website, https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs/
For duties and required qualifications, see http://www.vraweb.org/jobs/02.02.09_JohnsHopkins.pdf


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Amanda x
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Scavenger Hunt for January
Amanda x
9 comments:
Great photos, Amanda. Love those enormous teacups and a stunning landscape. At first I thought you'd bought all that wine - but it's still on the supermarket stand isn't it??? Those cards are really pretty - I think I could make an embroidery out of them. xReplyDelete
Great set of photos! Suzy xReplyDelete
Thanks for taking part in this months scavenger hunt. I always like how different you photos are now from this time last year. Great photos of landscape up high, words and hidden. GreenthumbReplyDelete
Great finds! I love the different threads, how beautiful! xxReplyDelete
I love how you fill your photos with vibrant color, Amanda! As I look at the snowy playground, I can't help wondering if you miss Kinabalu. The greeting cards are gorgeous! Have a great week!ReplyDelete
Hi Amanda! Fabulous photos my dear. What a good idea for the bottles in the fridge- I struggled with that one as all my photos looked bad!! Your pinafore is beautiful!xxReplyDelete
Hi Amanda, lovely set of photos, just love the greeting cards..colour and birds two of my favourite things.ReplyDelete
Amanda xx
Crikey, it must be a while since I played as you were living in the South Seas then...not so more I see.ReplyDelete
Love your Welsh tapestry pinnie...... v. envious! Up high is great, I do love a vintage shop and the pic of the threads is so vibrant and cheerful.
A cheery set of photos, mixed with a bit of chilly weather just to balance out the season. Many lovely items to look at :)ReplyDelete


text: If you have played Wordfeud or Words with friends, then you are going to love this. This is a social dice game. Yatzymate is the third game I created for the iPhone / iPad, but it's the first game that is turn based. It uses Game Center's new turn-based feature. Yatzymate is a game similar to Yahtzee/Yatzy, you can play with your friends around the world. Would you rather play against a random player, the IOS's Game Center will find a randomly chosen player. There can be up to 4 players in each game, and you can have 16 games going at once. Yatzymate have multiple leaderboards, and many achievements. There is a leaderboard that takes care of the high score, a leaderboard that takes care of the number of times you have won, and a final leaderboard that takes care of the number of times you've given up. There, you will not want be highly ranked. The game is free, so I hope you will download it. Doing so you are guaranteed lots of fun. Once you have tested it so please write us here at the forum if there are things you miss, or if you simply like the game. Link: Yatzymate Follow us Twitter: @steinovehelset Facebook: facebook.com/areliogames Website: arelio.tk


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Blossoms of Light: See our ticketing calendar for sold out dates and times.
Santa's Village: See our ticketing calendar for sold out dates.
In line with Denver Botanic Gardens' mission of connecting people with plants, The Clinton Family Fund Go2Gardens free shuttle program is committed to engaging varied audiences in meaningful and sustained ways, while at the same time introducing arts and culture through programs both onsite and in surrounding communities.
Through a grant from The Clinton Family Fund, Denver Botanic Gardens Go2Gardens community shuttle provides free admission and transportation between various Denver metro area cultural organizations, community centers and residences to Denver Botanic Gardens York Street and Chatfield Farms.
Program includes:
- Free shuttle service to/from your location and Denver Botanic Gardens
- Free general admission for 15 to 54 people
- Activities and events (on select days), including but not limited to:
- Family activities
- Guided tours
- Yoga classes
- Therapeutic horticulture
This program is for groups comprised of families (adults accompanied by children) and/or adults. For school groups/children's groups, please contact our children's education department.
Schedule Your Visit
We are no longer accepting shuttle reservations for 2018. The Clinton Family Fund Go2Gardens shuttle will resume reservations spring 2019.
For more information regarding The Clinton Family Fund Go2Gardens free shuttle program, please contact Yvonne Garcia-Bardwell at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Participating Organizations
Since November 2015, the following organizations have participated:
- Asia Pacific Development Center (Adams county)
- BuCu West Development Assoc. (Westwood neighborhood, Denver county)
- RE:Vision (Westwood neighborhood, Denver county)
- Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple (Denver county)
- Aurora Xeriscape Demonstration Garden(Arapahoe county)
- Northglenn Senior Center (Adams county)
- Adams County Housing Authority (Adams county)
- Access Gallery (Denver county)
- Bayaud Enterprises (Denver county)
- Brighton Village & Libretto Apartments (Adams county)
- Eagle View Adult Center (Adams county)
- Autism Society of Colorado (Jefferson county)
- ECDC's African Community Center (Denver county)
- Ricardo Flores Magón Academy (Denver county)
- Peak to Peak Charter School (Denver county)
- Grupo Comunidad Unidad y Apoyo (Growing Home) (Adams county)
- Aurora Community Connection (Adams county)
- Mental Health Center of Denver, Dahlia Campus for Health and Well-Being (Denver county)
- Warren Village (Denver county)
- Girls Inc. of Metro Denver (Denver county)
Who is eligible for a shuttle?
All Denver metro area nonprofit and cultural organizations, community centers and residential care facilities can participate. This program is for groups of 15-54 people comprised of families (adults accompanied by children) and/or adults. For schools groups/children's groups, please contact our children's education department.
What is the shuttle capacity?
Shuttles can accommodate up to 54 people per group.
Are ADA shuttles available?
Yes. Please inquire in advance so we may accommodate your request.
Are the Gardens ADA accessible?
Most of the Gardens is ADA accessible. Wheelchairs are available for use free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. We do not have motorized scooters.
How long does a visit typically last?
Groups have up to three hours to explore the Gardens, with a total trip time of 4-5 hours to include shuttle transport to and from the Gardens. A shuttle arrives at your location up to an hour before your scheduled Gardens' arrival time.
What can my group do while at the Gardens?
Groups can enjoy self-guided or guided tours throughout the grounds and participate in various educational programs.
Do you offer tours in Spanish?
The guided tour is in English, however, Spanish interpretation is available upon request. To guarantee services by a specific date, requests need to be submitted at least 10 business days prior to date of visit.
Do you offer any other programs in Spanish?
All programs are taught in English. The Gardens' wayfinding signs, maps & guides and exhibit interpretation are bilingual (Spanish/English).
What if it rains during my activity?
In the event of inclement weather, outdoor activities may be canceled.
When is The Clinton Family Fund Go2Gardens free shuttle program offered?
From May to December.
What food options are available?
Food is available for purchase at Offshoots Café or The Hive (season-dependent). Visitors can also bring their own food/beverages, however we ask that outside food is not consumed at the restaurant tables. There are many tables and benches throughout the grounds for picnic opportunities.
Is there an ATM at the Gardens?
There is no ATM onsite.
Is Wi-Fi available?
Yes, and it's FREE! Wi-Fi Name: DBG-Pub-Wifi
How large is the Gardens?
The York Street location is 24 acres, including Mordecai Children's Garden, which is located on the third floor of the parking garage between Josephine Street and York Street. Chatfield Farms is 700 acres.
Can we take pictures at the Gardens?
Yes, photography for personal use is permitted and we encourage you to share photos from your visit on Facebook and Instagram and tag the Gardens. Professional photography requires advance reservations and a permit fee. Commercial videography is not allowed at the Gardens.


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Ray Davis
Ray Davis is a CIS International Advisor. Ray was formerly the Director of CIS School Support & Evaluation. A Londoner by birth, Ray worked in public education in the United Kingdom and was Head of a large school situated near Heathrow Airport. In 1992, his desire to further his educational and leadership experiences took him to South East Asia where he took up a Headship in a British international school in Singapore. His first foray into Malaysia was as the founding Director of Education of an international school in Johor Bahru. In 1999 Ray, joined The Taylor's Education Group as Principal/ Chief Operating Officer of Garden International School, Kuala Lumpur. He held this post until August 2007, when he took up a new appointment as Regional Accreditation Officer with CIS and in January 2008 was appointed as an Associate Director. In this role Ray shares a global responsibility for supporting CIS member schools based in 109 countries and has a particular role in supporting CIS member schools in Australia, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
Ray has held the positions of Chairman of The Federation of British International Schools in South and East Asia (FOBISSEA) and Secretary of the Association of Malaysian International Schools. He has a passionate interest in international education, intercultural learning and the future development of educational trends. He holds a Master's Degree in International Education Management from the University of Bath.


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Daniel Levitin on Music and the Brain
November 18, 2012
Daniel Levitin is a neuroscientist with a twist; he's also a musician and record producer. He says brain imaging is showing how our brains listen to and make music.
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The United States has threatened a nuclear strike on the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Government of Iran has responded to this threat by publicly humiliating the United States. Iran has declared that it has officially joined the Nuclear Club. Though Iran does not yet have a nuclear weapon, its announcement that it is now capable of enriching uranium puts the United States, and the international community, on notice that Iran is rapidly becoming the newest nuclear power in the world.
In his latest column in The Washington Post, David Ignatius compares the current impasse with the Cuban Missile Crisis. He writes about the choices President Bush is presented with:
[Professor Graham] Allison argues that Bush's dilemma is similar to the one that confronted Kennedy in 1962. His advisers are telling him that he may face a stark choice — either to acquiesce in the acquisition of nuclear weapons by a dangerous adversary, or risk war to stop that nuclear fait accompli . Hard-liners warned JFK that alternative courses of action would only delay the inevitable day of reckoning, and Bush is probably hearing similar advice now.
He argues that an attack on Iran will undermine America's pre-eminent position in the world. He cites Zbigniew Brzezinski to drive home the point:
Zbigniew Brzezinski, a former national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter, makes a similar argument about Iran. "I think of war with Iran as the ending of America's present role in the world," he told me this week. "Iraq may have been a preview of that, but it's still redeemable if we get out fast. In a war with Iran, we'll get dragged down for 20 or 30 years. The world will condemn us. We will lose our position in the world."
While I agree with Mr. Ignatius and Mr. Brzezinski that an attack on Iran will further undermine America's relevance in the world, I disagree with the suggestion that we are not already there. I think it is a direct consequence of the war in Iraq that Iran and to a similar extent North Korea are able to throw dirt in America's face with impunity. By threatening war we have rendered impotent our ability to wage war. Our adversaries know this and know that the vast diplomatic playing field between war and peace belongs to them.
While Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis realized that the goal of war is to achieve your will and not war itself, the Bush administration considers war as an end by itself. Kennedy deftly employed the tools of war, gunboat diplomacy, and the art of political communication in combination to achieve the primary goal – to avoid a nuclear Cuba. His genius, as Mr. Ignatius points out, was to realize that the other side does not necessarily want war. Kennedy cultivated this notion and pounced on it in one brilliant act in high stakes diplomacy: he received two contradictory messages from the Soviet Union, one belligerent one conciliatory, he chose to ignore the belligerent and act on the conciliatory. That single act shifted the dynamics of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The detente that followed can be traced back directly to this triumph of uncommon common sense alone.
The Bush Administration, by contrast, has played the diplomatic game with the subtlety of a jackhammer. It may work well in movies, where you draw a line in the sand and your opponent quickly crumbles and grovels at your feet, but in the real world a show of force is underpinned by multiple of acts of mutual compromise. The Administration however, due to its misadventure in Iraq, has lost the ability to make a credible show of force. When the United States says that we will strike you militarily if condition A is not met, the opposing party knows that this is not a starting point of diplomacy but an inflexible ultimatum. The choices for the adversary now are either capitulate or wage war. From anyone else's perspective except perhaps that of the United States, the sounder choice is to prepare for war. It is better to fight a war under these circumstances with the final political outcome in doubt than to capitulate with its assured outcome of defeat. This is not to say that the United States cannot win militarily against Iran, it certainly can. But war is not about military victories. War is a political act and its final outcome must be measured with a political yardstick. By that yardstick, a prospect of an American victory in Iran is remote.
President Ahmadinejad of Iran has in recent days struck both a conciliatory and a belligerent tone in his public remarks. This is not a sign of an unstable personality, as many in the Administration appear to believe. It is, on the contrary, a sign that Iran is practiced in the art of diplomacy. The Bush Administration should now be at a moment of decision. Past experience suggests that the Administration perhaps does not realize this and may already have made the decision to go to war. That is a shame. This crisis offers the United States the opportunity to truly remake the Middle East – but perhaps not in the way they had originally envisioned. Iran is destined to be, with an assist from the United States in Iraq, a major power in the Middle East. The United States has an opportunity here to get ahead of this development and broker a new status quo in the Middle East that can usher in an era of regional and global stability. This development is in our National Interest, far more so than a full-scale war in the Middle East.
It is now time to move the conversation to the achievement of this new order in the Middle East.


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Some companies are obviously great investments -- in hindsight. Yet for every stock out there screaming "buy me," others simply give us a nudge and a nod. How can we tell tomorrow's obviously great investments from the thousands of pretenders?
The stars' walk of fame
In its first 20 months, stocks achieving five-star ratings on Motley Fool CAPS outperformed the market by 12 percentage points. Newly minted five-star stocks represent your best opportunity to capture those returns. So let's sift through the proprietary ratings system and find those stocks heading toward five-star superstardom. Here are a handful of four-star firms approaching greatness:
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers
Legg Mason
TeleCommunication Systems
Some of these names might surprise you. Until a recent string of underperformance, legendary investor Bill Miller has guided Motley Fool Inside Value recommendation Legg Mason to 15 straight years of beating the market. Almost great? Even familiar names can still offer some of the best opportunities. Perhaps we've just forgotten the potential they still hold. However, the 115,000-plus CAPS investors chose these companies as less obvious sources for tomorrow's great buys; let's see why they might merit your attention.
Welcome to the future
A series of government contract wins for TeleCommunication Systems has the potential to launch the secure wireless communications provider into the stratosphere. While the bulk of its revenue comes from providing services like Enhanced 911 to dozens of wireless carriers -- Verizon
That contract is just the latest in a series of wins for TCS, which has strung together four straight quarters of positive earnings -- a first since it went public. By jettisoning two unprofitable lines of business, which respectively sold BlackBerry services and provided real-time financial market data to wireless-device users, TCS could have clear skies to soar toward further profitability.
Investors are beginning to take notice. Top-rated All-Star CAPS member EnigmaDude thinks the military contracts validate a higher valuation, arguing that TeleCommunication Systems is "on a tear with new $240m Army contract, insider buying, not much analyst coverage yet."
A take on a classic
Trends in men's fashion change at a glacial pace. That bodes well for nattily dressed Jos. A. Bank; though it's been suffering lately from the recession, job interviewees still know they need to dress for success. That may explain why sales for the latest quarter bounded 12% higher, while profits also rose 18%, well ahead of analyst expectations.
While shares peaked in June following the earnings report, they dropped more than 25% over the next month or so, as short interest in Jos. A. Bank shares soared to 84% of shares outstanding. Rival Men's Wearhouse
As a result, Jos. A. Bank may have a short squeeze in the making. Shares have bounced almost 20% higher in just the past few trading days. CAPS member uncch08 thinks this stock is a hidden jewel among the discount racks:
At a $400M market cap, Jos. A Bank trades at roughly 1.5x tangible book value. Back that out of present value and you're looking at a company that trades at 2x operating cash flow. That's cheap and provides a nice safety cushion. This company is often billed as being highly discretionary, but they've become a "Perma-Sale" company. High end prices, always on sale. When buying work clothes, men typically won't scrape the bottom of the barrel and [Jos. A. Bank] could actually see an increase as some high end consumers scale down from higher luxury brands. It's simply not that discretionary.
To top it all off, [Jos. A. Bank] isn't widely covered by Wall Street analysts. That can be a key indicator of something that The Street is missing. This company has also produced consistent ROE of over 21% and double digit revenue growth in each of the past 5 years.
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Last night, Nigerian international pop star Wizkid sold out the Royal Albert Hall in London, making him the first African artist to achieve this feat.
The Royal Albert Hall is one of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, recognizable the world over. The hall is located on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. It has a capacity of up to 5,272 seats.
Following the Starboy's accomplishment, an excited Twitter user asserted that 'Wizkid has surpassed Fela to become the greatest on the continent'.
He has surpassed fela and tuface as the greatest on the continent . Hands down ! https://t.co/n6qAFUD5mK
— Deacon 'Dolapo (@dollycent) September 30, 2017
As it is with every other conversation, everyone is taking sides with some supporting the notion and others opposing it.
Been activist or personal interest in politics or Nigeria situation apart, but musically, Wizkid is on the same level with Fela
— OG Kinging 👑 (@Iamabbeywonder) September 30, 2017
In love both artist, if you judge my my current music library you'd think I love fela more, wiz made me want fela more. Simple
— Oba👑 (@Mozaay) September 30, 2017
Its disrespectful for anyone to compare wizkid to Fela, abeg Wizkid is doing well & We Are Proud of Him but STOP disrespecting Baba Fela 🙏
— Osas Cruz (@OsasCruz) September 30, 2017
Comparing Wizkid and Fela is intellectual bankruptcy.
Don't do it.
There are other topics you can engage in for mental stimulation.
— ⚡DaddyMo ⚡ (@officialdaddymo) September 30, 2017
Until Wizkid creates a genre of music that would be sampled by musicians around the world for the next 20 years, don't compare him to Fela.
— JIMI HENDRIX (@Seunstoner) September 30, 2017
I love Wizkid to death but don't ever compare him to Fela…even Wizkid will tell you to stop that shit
— Imoh Umoren (@ImohUmoren) September 30, 2017
Yes, Fela inspired & made this path available for Wizkid. But, today and right now, Wizkid is greater & more accepted.
Success is a ladder
— David Emmanuel (@UcheTheAfrican) September 30, 2017
Fela had an international record deal in the 70s o
Talking Universal and Co.
No one is undermining Wizkid but abeg dont compare him to fela
— Cinderella Man (@Osi_Suave) September 30, 2017
Until Wizkid's mum is thrown out of d window to her death, cos he was fighting for a better Nigeria u have no right 2 compare him wit fela.
— JIMI HENDRIX (@Seunstoner) September 30, 2017
You guy argue with emotions and not facts or realities
Fela started a music genre.
His consciousness was on another level.
— Cinderella Man (@Osi_Suave) September 30, 2017
Fela was way more than a musician.
Fela was culture
Fela was activism.
— Cinderella Man (@Osi_Suave) September 30, 2017
What thoughts do you hold? Do you support the notion or do you think it is tad early to start comparing Wizkid to Fela?
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I am consistently hearing parents say they don't want their kids to learn Martial Arts because they don't want them to learn to fight. And I am constantly hearing from kids, that their parents won't let them do Martial Arts for this same reason. But these same kids do baseball, football, and soccer. I am very confused why Martial Arts teaches more aggressive behavior than these other sports.
I though Martial Arts taught you how to defend yourself so that you don't have to fight.
I know I have had students stand-up to their peers when they have been bullied.
I know I have had students stand-up for a friend that was being picked on physically.
I know I have had students improve their listening and focus in the academic classroom.
I know I have had students come to me or my coaches and ask tips for dealing with early bullying and teasing. And I am happy to say these students have come back to class proud that the tips helped and the bullying and teasing diminished.
I know we have strict rules for our students about fighting and using their Martial Arts for anything other than defending themselves.
So, where is this stigma coming from? Why are parents so hesitant to put their kids in martial arts and especially self-defense focused classes?
Would you like to learn more about us and our philosophy?
Please visit, like, follow and share:
My Martial Arts Community Facebook Page - Flying Tiger Self Defense
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My Blogs – Kid Wisdom & The Tale of the Flying Tiger
Facebook – Kid Wisdom
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Pinterest – Sunny Jones - Education
My Store: Also, for additional learning resources – lesson plans and curriculum please visit my store on Facebook @sunny.jones.MEd


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Best Portable Solar Charger – Anker 21W 2-Port USB Solar Panels
Great reviews on this one if you are looking for the best portable solar charger. The Anker 21W 2-Port USB Solar Panels let your charge your electronic devices with the power of the sun. Millions of happy customers are enjoying this great product from Anker, America's leading USB charging brand. Have power on the go


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|The Absorber chiller operation HVAC
|The Absorber chiller operation HVAC The steam driven Absorber is a very cost effective type of chiller which is used in plants or building where steam is available. 15lbs of steam or so can be use to run a 100 or more ton chiller saving tremendously on electricity.
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|Green Data Centre News Flash
|Newsflash report describing how Fujitsu Services is tackling a shortage of data centre space in London.
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|Hacker fights extradition to America
|A British computer hacker at the centre of the biggest data breach in US government history will take his fight against extradition to the High Court. Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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|High Performance Buildings (18 minute abbreviated version)
|Rocky Mountain Institute's High Performance Buildings video.
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|Oracle Heat Containment ASHRAE Case Study
|Presented by ASHRAE TC9.9 Chairman Roger Schmidt at 7x24, the Oracle ASHRAE case study demonstrates the effectiveness of heat containment and dynamic fan operation to maintain zero static pressure
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|Sarbanes-Oxley Goes to Supreme Court
|On May 18, 2009 the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear a constitutional challenge to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a law that mandated costly accounting procedures of questionable effectiveness in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom scandals. Attorneys from the Competitive Enterprise Institute are serving as co-counsel in the case, representing pro bono a small accounting firm in Nevada burdened by the Sarbox mandates. CEI's John Berlau, writer of the popular Youtube public policy video "Sarbanes-Oxley and Tattoos," explains the nuts and bolts of Sarbox in this video, and why Sarbox overhaul is now needed more than ever to bring growth to this sluggish economy. Berlau explains how issuing stock has traditionally helped smaller companies during a debt shortage, but how Sarbox means a brick wall -- through the tripling of audit costs -- for companies that try to go public now. Berlau shows how Sarbanes-Oxley did not catch the current scandals and harms honest entrepreneurs, and shows why repealing it could be one of the best economic stimulus packages we could have.
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|Network Security: Current and Future Visions
|Steve Hanna's "Got the NAC" video podcast. In this episode, Steve Hanna talks with the J-Net Team's Tawnee about current and future visions of network security. For more information visit Steve's blog at http://nacblog.juniper.net or visit Juniper's technical community at http://forums.juniper.net
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|CFD Modeling
|For years Technology Connection has stressed the importance of data center maintenance. Each time you have a layout change to your data center, you need to know the effects that it will make to the lifecycle of air.
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|Geek Brief TV #495 - Inside the Data Center
|Geek Brief TV #495 - Inside the Data Center John P. takes us on a tour inside one of the World's most secure data centers.
|Date: 2009-06-08 12:29:43 - Added by: andrea
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