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Curvy Crochet: How to fit crochet sweaters with Marly BirdHave you ever spent time and yarn money to crochet a sweater that you never wear because it stretched, feels funny, or makes you look massive?
In Curvy Crochet learn how to make adjustments to armholes, the neckline, and other trouble spots that will help your finished garments look wonderful. Learn how to use crochet charts to help shape a garment, calculate the shape of a cap sleeve, and alter necklines. This is a fast-paced class with a lot of information but you will not be disappointed. Leave this class with more tools in your crocheter's tool box to make better fitting sweaters.
Note: Must have crocheted at least one sweater and know how to increase, decrease and read a pattern.
Supplies#2 pencil and eraser, colored pencils, new tape measure, graph paper, ruler, calculator, and favorite sweater (we will measure this).
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HomeworkBring to class your most recent body measurements and an example of a past project if you have it.


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history personal
High Point students step out of the classroom to
search for history in their own backyards
history personal
High Point students step out of the classroom to
search for history in their own backyards
history personal
High Point students step out of the classroom to
search for history in their own backyards
Jeff Joiner
Still soggy after
recent rains, the trail through the woods quickly turns muddy as a group
of junior high students and their teacher hike through thick brush and
Occasionally someone
calls out that they've found an interesting
rock or an old tin can that could be a clue to what they're searching
for in the woods near the small town of High Point. But, so far, the
evidence is scarce as Terre Chambers trails her students on their quest
to find the cemetery of the John James family, who settled in what
would later become Moniteau County before the town of High Point was
founded in the 1840s.
The kids are hoping
to find tombstones or the remnants of a stone wall that once surrounded
the James Cemetery, but all they've come up
with is ticks and chiggers.
Suddenly Chambers
stops. "Hey,
guys, here's a clue," she says.
Chambers stands in
the midst of a large mass of iris plants, seemingly out of place
in the middle of a forest. "Iris is not a plant native
to Missouri so these shouldn't be here," she says
as the kids look at her confused. "Settlers
used to plant these around their houses so this could be the site of
the James family home."
After scrambling
over downed trees and kicking back thick briars, one of the students
stumbles across what looks like the remains of a stone foundation.
Though they haven't found the cemetery, the students and Chambers
are confident they're on the right path.
The students are
part of a community history research project begun by teachers at High
Point R-III School. The project, involving the school's 41 sixth,
seventh and eighth graders, encourages kids to not only get out of
the classroom and search for pieces of the town's past, but also
to use the technology to help them create maps pinpointing that history.
in the woods, Seth Fulks takes pictures of the scene using a digital
camera while Adam Distler pulls out a notebook and an electronic device
that looks a little like a large cell phone.
Using the global
positioning satellite, or GPS, receiver, Distler pushes a button on
the device, which marks the location of the James family home site
in degrees latitude and longitude. The location will be downloaded
into a computer back at the school and then entered into mapping software
to show where it is located in relation to the town, a mile or so to
the south.
The High Point history
project was developed by science and math teacher Carl Gatlin who wants
his students to gain a greater appreciation for where they are in the
"You don't know where to go if you don't know
where you are and where you've come from," Gatlin says. "The
objective is to study exploration, migration and settlement of
the area. Part of that is personal contact and family history.
And part of it is knowledge of world geography and knowing what's
going on in the rest of the world."
As part of the project
groups of students visited the Moniteau County emergency dispatching
center in California to see a hi-tech, computer-based mapping
system where dispatchers can call up any address in the county
on a map. After the hi-tech demonstration the students went
low tech when they visited the Moniteau County Historical Society.
There they looked at some of the county's original
plat books and even found the names of family members who owned
land there in the 1800s.
Like many of the
activities going on at the school, the history project has become a
community-wide effort. High Point is a tiny town fiercely proud and
supportive of its school. When Gatlin and the school sought money for
the technology to make the project possible, the community
came through.
The High Point Parent-Teacher
Organization bought the school 10 handheld GPS units and computer software.
The High Point Community Renewal Association, the High Point version
of a chamber of commerce, bought the school a computer and the
mapping software for the project and donated community history
books to the students.
The project is designed
to create a series of maps of the High Point area with significant
historic spots marked, along with information and even digital photographs
of the location. The kids learn to use the technology while the community
ends up with a computer database of its past, says Gatlin.
just a great thing for kids to know about the history of the community
they live in," says Marlene Snyder, president of the Renewal
Association and author of High Point's 1995 sesquicentennial
history book. "There's
a long tradition here of interest in the community's
history that's
been carried on for generations. There are families
here that have roots that go very deep."
says nearly everyone in the town has a connection
to the school.
"A school is a focal point of a community. In High Point the school ties
the community together and without it you don't
really have a core community," she
The culmination of
the project was a series of history reports each student did on either
their own family or another in the community. The reports,
with displays of maps, photographs and memorabilia,
were presented to the community in a program in
the gymnasium just before the school year ended.
For many of the kids
it was a chance to learn new things about grandparents they may not
have ever known. Eighth-grader Megan Koerner discovered her
great-great-grandfather came to the United States
alone from Saxony, Germany.
"He was a stowaway
on a ship," she says. "When
they found him they made him work on the ship to pay for the trip. That's
really interesting and the fact he came all that way by himself."
Lietzke discovered her great-grandmother was a poet and her family even
had the word "poet" engraved on her tombstone.
wrote poetry and typed them up in books and gave them to every member
of her family," says Lietzke, who
has a copy of one of the books.
Adam Distler
researched the Medlen family and discovered
an interesting fact about the size of
the family through succeeding generations.
"His great-grandfather
(Charles Medlen) had 15 children and if you keep going into present
time the families get smaller," says Distler. "He
had eight children and most of them
had five children. I have just one brother.
"Life is easier
now than back then because we have cars and all the electronic
gizmos and gadgets. Their children had to work on their farms, but
now you can raise just two kids and they don't have to work on
a farm."
Probably the most
exciting point during the project was the day teachers Gatlin
and Chambers went back to the James family
home site and found the cemetery. "We
knew from descriptions of it where
it should have been, but we just couldn't
find it," says Gatlin.
two teachers crisscrossed the
area and finally stumbled over the old
cemetery, only a few feet from
where several groups of students
had walked.
"Eureka, we
found it," Gatlin is reported to have said.
Even with aerial
photographs, modern maps and GPS units, it still took old-fashioned
footwork to finally pinpoint the cemetery. High Point student James
Carson and his fellow students are learning that today's world
is driven by technology, but it's still rewarding to get out
and get your hands dirty.
"The best part —digging stuff
up," Carson says.


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EXCLUSIVE INFORMATION! Bret Michaels: Brain Hemorrhage Explained — What It Is And How Serious
Bret Michaels has been rushed to an LA hospital with a massive subarachnoid hemorrhage — which is bleeding in the brain and apparently Michaels' publicist has confirmed to ABC News.com that there is bleeding at the base of his brain stem.
HollywoodLife.com consulted Dr. Dexter Sun, a neurologist at New York Presbyterian Cornell-Weill Medical College, to find out what this type of brain hemorrhage is, and what the prognosis can be.
"If this is massive and especially if the brain stem is involved, this is usually very serious," says Dr. Sun. "If the hemorrhage was minor, usually it would resolve on it's own. However, if it's massive, the most common cause would be a cerebral aneurysm."
Dr. Sun explained that if Michaels' hemorrhage was caused by an aneurysm, he would need a very skillful brain surgeon to operate and "clip" the aneurysm to stop it.
If the hemorrhage is not caused by an aneurysm, it could be caused by a brain injury or by a blood clotting factor defect . If caused by a blood clotting factor defect, Michaels would be transfused with blood clotting factor to stop the bleeding.
It is very important to control the severe headache pain and to decrease pressure in the brain, according to Dr. Sun.
Severe headache pain can increase pressure in the brain ,which can then increase the hemorrhage and if the brain swells, it can be very dangerous if it pushes down on the brain stem, explains Dr. Sun."The brain stem truly is the center of life — it's the center of breathing." Severe pressure on the brain stem can cause "'brain herniation' which could cause a a coma." A brain herniation occurs when brain tissue, blood vessels and cerebrospinal fluid are pressed away from their usual position in the head.
To prevent that, doctors would make a hole in Michaels' skull , put a catheter into the ventricles of his brain and would also give him medication to reduce the pressure.
Michaels' doctors will also be on watch for another complication — a blood vessel spasm, which can cause a stroke. They will likely give him medication to prevent that.
Dr. Sun doesn't believe that either Michaels diabetes or his recent emergency appendectomy are a factor in this cerebral hemorrhage unless there was a very rare and massive infection following his appendectomy. "The infection would have had to reach his brain, but that's unlikely," says Dr. Sun.
As for Michaels' outcome, Dr. Suns says — "If he's alert and talkative, that's a good sign. If he's talkative, the outcome is usually good."
Let's all hope that's the case and that Bret is soon on his way to recovery!
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A's Reinstate Reddick from the DL; Place Blanks on the 15-day DL
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland A's reinstated outfielder Josh Reddick from the disabled list and placed first baseman Kyle Blanks on the 15-day DL retroactive to June 23 with a strained left calf, the club announced today.
Reddick was placed on the 15-day disabled list June 3 retroactive to June 1 with a hyperextended right knee. He began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento last Wednesday and went 7 for 16 (.438) with three doubles in four games, including a four-hit game Saturday at New Orleans. Reddick was batting .214 with four home runs and 22 RBI in 50 games at the time of his injury.
Blanks was batting .378 with a .500 on-base percentage over his last 18 games and is hitting .333 with two home runs, seven RBI and a .446 on-base percentage in 21 games overall with the A's. He began the season at Triple-A El Paso in the San Diego farm system and went 2 for 10 (.200) in five games with the Padres before he was traded to the A's May 15 for minor leaguers Jake Goebbert and Ronald Herrera. Blanks is eligible to be reinstated July 8.
The complete 2014 rehab statistics for Reddick follows:


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Defenders of Wildlife
This gray wolf is part of a pack near Ketchum, Idaho, that might have been the intended targets of poison-laced meat.
Fearing that someone is trying to kill gray wolves in central Idaho, an environmental group and a sheep ranch this week put up a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever laced meat with poison that instead killed one dog and sickened another.
That the poisoning happened wasn't so much a surprise. The resurgence of gray wolves across the Pacific Northwest is controversial, including this area of central Idaho known as the "sheep superhighway."
But Defenders of Wildlife and the Flat Top Ranch hope their reward will galvanize locals and showcase the value of using non-lethal tools to try to minimize wolf conflicts.
"It would be a real shame for incidents like this to undermine all our hard work," Suzanne Stone, the Defender of Wildlife's Northern Rockies representative, said in a statement announcing the reward. "We hope the community will use this as a rallying cry to continue promoting greater tolerance for all native wildlife."
John Peavey, owner of Flat Top Ranch, acknowledged that the resurgence of wolves has meant "many challenges," but he added that "we must meet them within the framework of our laws. Those responsible need to be brought to justice."
The poisonings happened in mid-August, when two dogs fell sick after eating chunks of meat while on separate hikes with their owners outside Ketchum, a town that also is home to the world-famous Sun Valley Lodge and ski resort.
One dog died a few days later, while the other recovered.
The meat was poisoned with Xylitol, an artificial sweetener used in human food but which can be lethal to animals by causing a surge in insulin and becoming toxic to its liver.
Xylitol first surfaced in connection with wolves in 2010 when anti-wolf activist Toby Bridges blogged that many hunters were packing "a healthy dose of the sweetener whenever they head out for big game."
He also warned hunters to make sure their dogs didn't get near poisoned carcasses.
Washington state completes a sharpshooter cull of a wolf pack that had been feeding on livestock. KING's Gary Chittim reports.
Stone told NBC News she didn't know of any confirmed cases of wolves being poisoned with Xylitol, but added that federal and state officials with whom she met suspected the batch eaten by the dogs was meant for wolves.
Gray wolves used to be abundant across the Northwest, but settlers a century ago nearly wiped them out.
In the 1990s, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began an effort to return them to the northern Rockies, bringing 66 wolves into Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho from Canada.
The wolves eventually went beyond the park's borders and into other parts of Wyoming and neighboring states. About 1,400 are in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, where wolves were taken off the federal endangered list due to their rising numbers.
The poisoning incident comes after several years of progress with local sheep ranchers in minimizing wolf attacks, she added.
Defenders of Wildlife
A hidden camera used to track wolves captures the alpha female of a pack near Ketchum, Idaho, in mid-August along with her pups.
Part of what's known as the Wood River Wolf Project, those non-lethal tools include:
- Using more sheepdogs during parts of the year;
- Tracking the local wolf packs with motion sensitive cameras;
- Firing starter guns or air horns to scare wolves;
- Deploying portable strobe light/alarm systems to alert herders that wolves are near;
- Electrified barriers made with small flags to keep wolves out;
- Keeping humans with bands of sheep at night.
Lava Lake Lamb
A herder with Lava Lake Lamb sets up a fence made with flags to deter gray wolves as part of the Wood River Wolf Project in Idaho.
"Our field crew has spent more than 70 nights camping with the sheep bands this summer," Stone said. "The deterrents are working very well despite the almost constant presence of wolves near sheep."
Out of more than 10,000 sheep in the area, she added, just four were lost this summer.
Those four sheep belonged to a project partner who initially wanted the wolves killed but then backed off when it was realized the pack was a new one that hadn't been tracked, Stone said.
"As a result of his support," she said, "no wolves were killed and our nonlethal deterrents kept wolves from killing more sheep since that event in early July."
Related: Killing of wolf pack draws anger of key lawmaker
This week and next, field crews will sleep with a band of sheep as it makes its way down the "sheep superhighway" and then through Ketchum on Oct. 13 for the annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival, Stone said.
"We have wolves right where the sheep are now," she told the Idaho Mountain Express. "We've had our field crew intercept wolves coming in to howl and bark at the dogs. So far, the deterrents have been holding."
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"Housing demand remained strong in the first half of July. Sales growth occurred in the regions surrounding the City of Toronto. In the City of Toronto, where sales were down, the relatively higher cost of home ownership likely prompted some buyers to purchase elsewhere in the GTA. Higher costs in the City of Toronto include the upfront payment of the additional land transfer tax," said Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) President Ann Hannah.
The average selling price in the first half of July was $473,466 – up by 2.3 per cent compared to last year. On average, homes sold for 98 per cent of the asking price in 25 days – in line with July 2011. Price growth was strongest in the City of Toronto, climbing by 3.5 per cent to $496,645.
"A better supplied market contributed to a slower annual rate of price growth in July relative to the first half of 2012," said Jason Mercer, TREB's Senior Manager of Market Analysis. "As buyers benefit from more choice in the second half of this year, expect price growth to slow to a more sustainable pace."
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State Representative Tyrone Brooks will not be removed from office. A review commission appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal unanimously decided to allow Brooks to remain in his position.
According to a statement released by the Office of the Governor today, the "commission unanimously determined that the indictment against Brooks does not relate to his duties as a state representative."
Brooks was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he misappropriated almost $1 million in charitable funds from Universal Humanities, a charity he founded in 1990, and the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials (GABEO), in May. But the commission determined it was not sufficient to justify removing Brooks from the Georgia House of Representatives.
Gov. Nathan Deal appointed state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D-Atlanta) and state Senate Minority Leader Steve Henson (D-Tucker) to join Attorney General Sam Olens on a panel that would determine whether or not to suspend state Brooks (D-Atlanta) from office on June 14, giving them 14 days to complete their assessment.
Charges filed against Brooks by the U.S. Attorney's Office triggered a provision in the state constitution that required a panel of the state attorney general and a gubernatorial appointment of one House and one Senate member to rule on an indicted legislator's fitness to serve in office.
Deal received the indictment against Brooks on May 31 from Georgia Attorney General Olens.
From the beginning, Brooks professed his innocence.
"Everyone knows that civil rights activists don't take," Brooks told the Daily World earlier in June. "We give. I've given everything but my life to make this a better world."
Leaders from religious and civic organizations rallied behind Brooks, touting his lifelong commitment to civil rights and the impact he has had in the more than 50 years he was active in the Atlanta area. He is considered one of the most popular and hardest working legislators in state government.
Former Governor Roy Barnes who is representing Brooks for free against the federal indictment, said at a recent press conference, "His life is about service, not amassing great wealth. If his life had been about wealth, he could afford to pay me."
While he is allowed to remain in his Congressional post, Brooks will still face charges in a 30-count indictment handed down by the U.S. Attorney's Office for mail fraud, wire fraud and filing false tax returns.


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Civil War Blog Addition and British History Online
I've made some additional adds to my blogroll and links. First a belated welcome to Jim Beeghley whose blog, "Teaching the Civil War with Technology" has not only a strong premise but some terrific posts.
Welcome Jim! http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com
And thanks to Alex Rose over at The History Man blog for a lead to British History Online. This is an impressive site with some great information including primary sources. I've added it under a new category titled History Sites of Merit.


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Modern-day PG-13 movies like "The Hunger Games" and "The Avengers" are more violent than 1980s-era R-rated movies like "The Untouchables," according to a new study.
NBC News reports that the study, published Sunday in the journal Pediatrics, found that movies that got "R" ratings in the 1980s could probably garner a PG-13 rating today. The same study also found that gun violence in PG-13 movies has tripled since the rating was first introduced by the Motion Picture Rating Association of America in 1985.
The study examined two action movie series -- "Terminator" and "Die Hard" -- whose originals were rated "R" in the 1980s. In both cases, movies in the series released in the last decade received "PG-13" ratings, but had more violence than previous sequels.
The study also found that since 2009, PG-13 movies had as much or more violence than R-rated movies released the same year. In 2012, PG-13 movies actually featured more gun violence than the R-rated counterparts released that year.
Researchers arrived at the finding by analyzing 945 films released from 1985 to 2012. They had undergraduate students watch every movie and count every violent act, defined as any scene that includes "physical acts where the aggressor makes or attempts to make some physical contact with the intention of causing injury or death," NBC News reports. The study found that movie violence has nearly quadrupled since the 1950s.


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Celine Choi quit her job a year and a half and now pursues a line of work she says she truly enjoys.
"It's a labor of love," she said of her company, Celine's Dolls.
Living in Brooklyn, Choi is in the business of creating hand made, one of a kind dolls.
"I never make two that are alike," Choi said. "They are as unique as we are."
Some of Choi's unique clients include Kourtney Kardashian. The doll maker created a stuffed version of the celebrity's family, Scott Disick included.
As her orders have started flooding in, the variety is endless as she sews princesses, rock stars, superheroes and even hipster dolls for her fans.
Choi will often match accessories when she sews her objet d'art. The doll's hair will often match the heart shaped lips, and that color scheme might go along with the rest of the doll's clothing.
"I'm very French that way," said the French native now living in Brooklyn. "I need to match everything."
Aside from the color, Choi rarely plans out a doll, making the result almost a complete surprise.
Each doll can take up to six hours to create.
"I cut everything, and they just come alive," she said.
Choi's inspiration comes from the people and world around her. For instance, the hipster dolls resemble her neighbors in Williamsburg, with big square glasses, while the rock stars might have purple hair.
"I love to sit at a café and watch people," Choi said. "Sometimes I look at people and say, 'Ah, they would make a great doll,' because they have such great personality."
Most dolls are custom orders, modeled after the people she is creating for. According to Choi, many people send pictures of their kids and she puts them in doll form.
"I make a mini version of them," Choi explained.
Each one comes with a heart and the initial of the first name of the person it was made after. Choi even hand writes the tag.
She uses merino wool felt, French and Japanese cotton fabrics, sparkly thread and hypoallergenic fiberfill. She also adorns the dolls with antique beads crystals, ribbons and buttons that sometimes even come from her own wardrobe.
The materials are chosen to be conscious of kid's allergies and everything is securely sewn, so the dolls are completely 'baby proof,' however they are not just for children.
According to Choi, many dolls get passed on as a family heirloom and many adults even buy one for themselves.
She too will admit that she sometimes finds it hard to say goodbye to her creations, however she sends warm wishes as they are sent off to their new homes.
"They are packed with a lot of positive energy and lots of love," Choi said.
Her favorite part of making dolls is getting the chance to deliver her toys in person.
"I do that to inspire kids, to create and explore," Choi said.
Choi's passion has inspired me. She has even generous enough to create me a mini me. Safe to say I am obsessed.
Celine's Dolls can be bought directly through her, on Etsy or in stores like Smoochie Baby at 110 Berry St. and Frolic! Play Space at 34 N 6th St. and at Yoya in Manhattan


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Lauren Winner is an American historian, author and lecturer. Her interests are in Christian practice and Jewish-Christian relations. She was born and raised Jewish and then later converted and became an Episcopal priest. She is presently Assistant Professor at Duke Divinity School.
Winner's writing, which I have encountered in various books and publications, is academic and approachable at the same time. She is honest about difficult issues in her own life while she speaks of relationship with God. Life and faith are messy, and our journeys are not perfect. Spirituality can suffer slumps and desolation and Winner offers unique insights into how to reconnect with God in ordinary everyday ways.
Here are the books, most of which I have read:
Girl Meets God is about Winner's journey from Judaism to Christianity. The child of a Jewish father and a lapsed Southern Baptist mother, Winner chose to become an Orthodox Jew. But even as she was observing Sabbath rituals and studying Jewish law, Lauren was drawn to Christianity. The twists and turns of Winner's journey make her the perfect guide to exploring faith in today's complicated world.
Still: Notes on a Mid-faith Crisis is a second memoir where she talks about the period following the breakup of her marriage and her mother's death, during which she experienced doubt and despair. Elegantly written and profound, Still offers reflections on how murky and gray the spiritual life can be while, at the same time, shows us how to see the light we do encounter more clearly.
Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity will be especially valuable to unmarried Christians struggling with the sexual mania of today's culture. In a culture of "everybody's doing it," Winner speaks candidly, with honesty and wit, about the difficulty and importance of sexual chastity outside of a committed relationship. She confronts cultural lies about sex and challenges how we talk (or don't talk) about sex in church.
Wearing God: Clothing, Laughter, Fire, and Other Overlooked Ways of Meeting God is about little known (or used) metaphors for God. Is God more like a cardigan sweater or a fire that burns but does not consume? Going through overlooked images of God, she offers a unique sensory exploration of relationship with God that is new and refreshing.
Mudhouse Sabbath is an invitation to spiritual discipline. In this slim volume she highlights how Jewish practices can inform Christian discipline and outlines eleven spiritual lessons that Judaism taught her. Winner feels that Christian practices would be enriched, would be thicker and more vibrant, if some lessons were taken from Judaism. Spiritual disciplines do not save us, but they are as important as piano etudes are to a concert pianist or muscle strengthening to the athlete.


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In a statement on Sunday, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat confirmed "the release of veteran prisoners will be in four batches as Israel refused to release them all at once."
The Israeli cabinet approved the release of a total of 104 prisoners last week. Israeli officials have said prisoners will be released every six to eight weeks according to the progress made during the negotiations.
All of the 104 Palestinian prisoners were incarcerated prior to the implementation of the Oslo accords, most serving life sentences in one of the ten Israeli military Prisons.
The "goodwill gesture" by Israel has done little to quell widespread skepticism around the chances of success in the renewed peace talks. In Palestine every major political faction, outside of ruling Fatah, have come out against the negotiations.
In an inteview with Al-Monitor, Rabah Mhanna, senior memeber of the Popular Front for Liberation Of Palestine (PFLP) party said the peace talks were "political suicide" that resuming negotiations "will only lend Isreal more legitimacy and give it free hands to commit more crimes while providing a cover for its ongoing atrocious policies in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank."
Talks between Isreali and Palestinian negotiators will resume next week in Jerusalem. The last round of negotiations collapsed in 2010 in the midst of continued Israeli settlment expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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The work of international seafarers, river mariners and Gulf Coast offshore workforce sometimes goes unnoticed, but their efforts make a big difference in our world. Hardworking men and women deliver the goods that make our modern way of life possible, spending extended periods away from their homes and families.
SCI provides pastoral care, continuing maritime education, legal advocacy and other indispensable services to the maritime community.
We do not act alone. As an extension of outreach in their neighborhoods and beyond, Mariner Friendly Churches around the country partner with SCI in its ministry. SCI relies on and deeply values the support of faith-based communities who make our mission possible.
SCI offers opportunities to share God's love with folks from all over the world. As an extension of outreach in their neighborhoods and the world, faith communities around the country partner with SCI in this ministry to mariners. SCI relies on and deeply values the support of faith-based communities who make our mission possible.
Many congregations choose to become Mariner Friendly Churches. Based on their location and capability, they commit to helping SCI through prayer, service, gift collection and distribution and financial support. They minister to real needs of fellow human beings.
SCI provides worship resources for faith communities of all denominations to share in maritime ministry, and SCI Chaplains are available to speak to churches, youth groups and other organizations. Without the support of churches, SCI could not accomplish its unique and valuable work.
Email us for information on becoming a Mariner Friendly Church.
A Mariner Friendly Church (MFC) enters into mission partnership with SCI, sharing a covenant to serve mariners.
For its MFC community, SCI promises to
- Send a chaplain or other representative at least once a year to preach or talk about SCI's ministry
- Provide materials for Mariners' Sunday, Sunday School/small group classes, volunteer opportunities and areas of interest
- List your name on our website as an MFC
- Present you with an MFC certificate
- Invite you to join our ministry hands-on at our hospitality centers or work sites
As a committed partner of SCI, an MFC promises to
- Receive a chaplain or other SCI representative once a year to visit OR come visit an SCI site at least once a year (time/location allowing)
- Include mariners and SCI in your Prayers of Intercession regularly, especially around Maritime Day (May 22) or on a designated Mariners' Sunday
- Hyperlink to SCI on your website (under the Mission or Outreach heading)
- Provide volunteer, in-kind and financial support as possible (e.g., Christmas at Sea knitting or collecting, volunteering at a hospitality center or making an outreach grant)
Our mission is possible only with your support.
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With three quarterbacks very much in position to start for Oklahoma State this fall, it was sort of assumed one would eventually transfer as the odd man out. Late last week, former starter Wes Lunt announced he would be the one moving on.
Per ESPN's Joe Schad, Lunt is looking to transfer to one of five schools: Southern Miss, Illinois, Louisville, Tennessee or Vanderbilt. Lunt's former high school coach, Derek Leonard, tells the Tulsa World that Lunt will request a release to those five schools rather than ask for a blanket release to all schools. Lunt's search is not expected to expand past those five, with Leonard telling the paper he doesn't see the search going past the end of this month.
Former Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Todd Monken, who recruited Lunt, is currently the head coach of Southern Miss. Lunt is from the state of Illinois, so transferring to the Illini would put him closer to home. Charlie Strong (Louisville), Butch Jones (Tennessee) and James Franklin (Vanderbilt) all have previous recruiting ties to Lunt out of high school.
Lunt started five games for Oklahoma State last year, but was hampered with head and knee injuries. He finished his freshman season with 1,108 yards passing, six touchdowns and seven interceptions. Where Lunt goes from here remains to be seen. If he decides to transfer to another Division 1-A program, he would have to sit out a year to satisfy NCAA transfer rules.
Which will work out fine, as those schools all have, or will have in the not-too-distant future, quarterback needs.


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About a week ago, I published Was the Westford Knight also on Oak Island? at http://bit.ly/2Eq2c11. The article, and an earlier article from several years ago, describe what was then a future television program that introduced the topic of possible visits by medieval Knights Templar to North America in the 1300s, possibly even earlier. I also gave information about the date and time the program was to be broadcast.
This episode of The Curse of Oak Island has now been broadcast. However, if you missed it and if you would like to view the program, you can view it free of charge on The History Channel's web site at: https://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island/season-5/episode-14. However, you will be asked to log in by using your user name and password used to access your cable provider's web site. If you do not have such a user name and password, you will not be able to view the video.
And, yes, if you watched closely, you may have seen my face appear on the screen as one of the "guest experts" for about two seconds. If you blinked, you probably missed my entire appearance. So much for my chance for fame!
However, I must say that it is a facinating story that I have been following for years.
Previous episodes of The Curse of Oak Island may be found at: http://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island.


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Hi everyone, it's me Tom. In the past, I've often written to you with little anecdotes about faith, history and family. I wanted to share with you my take on the church and how that meshes with life, love and community. With that in mind, I was somewhat challenged to write this article. I knew it had to be good. It had to be insightful yet upbeat. Obviously, it needs to address the world wide pandemic with a focus on each other with a hopeful, optimistic bent.
So here it goes. . .
As you know this is an unprecedented worldwide event. Hundreds of thousands of people are infected with the virus resulting in tens of thousands of deaths. We all have been following the news daily, even hourly. Much of the news is not good. There are few things to be happy about these days. Self-isolation can take a physical and psychological toll on us. We are social beings. We do better in groups than alone. Being cooped up in a confined space is not a healthy, both for the body and mind.
As we see the virus travel the globe, we see scenes of hospitals with doctors and nurses working frantically to save lives. We see countries fall to their knees struggling to beat this plague. Healthcare workers are doing all they can to get things under control. I personally, have been called up to attend informational webinars online to familiarize myself to the new protocols when dealing with the deceased. It's all very scary, but let's stop worrying about the present for a bit. Let's turn our attention to the future. This could be the horrific start of something wonderful. This could be the beginning of a new era for humankind.
With the exceptions of some unnamed countries, most of the world is on the same page. We know that this is without exception the world's most important issue, but it could also be an opportunity to rebalance humankind. It could be the earth's second chance. Perhaps, this is what we need to get our priorities back in place. Maybe the world now can see that we, all of humankind are in this together. Perhaps the "everyman for himself" mentality can finally be relegated to the history books as a short aberration on our development.
Imagine a world that comes together as one. All the countries of the world with the same priority of looking after each other and especially our most vulnerable and reaching the epiphany that we have no use for weapons. Imagine air craft carriers, missiles and tanks being destroyed or modified for peace and wellness. Now we understand the use of hospital ships and armies of doctors and nurses. They are the true heroes. These brave souls are fighting to save lives as they risk their own. We also now understand our governments, having, when pushed to the wall, money for the needy. Not just a small (but ever growing) segment of society but all of society, every man, woman and child. That is what Canada is doing and that is what most countries in the world are undertaking, because they have no choice.
This is why I am hopeful. I think God has a plan. Don't get me wrong. This was not His doing or idea. He is suffering with us. I just think he's given us the capacity to question the status quo. To dare question the way things are. To look at a society and world that can cooperate rather than compete. Now the world is scrambling to acquire personal protective equipment and ventilators. We just don't have enough. We do have plenty of guns, bullets and other tools to help with death. It's the equipment that promotes health and life that are in short supply. It would be advantageous to rethink our priorities.
I've been hearing about the coming pandemic since I was a child. I've watched scores of documentaries and read many books on the subject and yet I get an overwhelming urge to throw my shoe at the TV when I'm told that "we just didn't see this coming". Well it's here, and it looks like it's here until we produce a vaccine. So why not use this time to start focusing on life instead of death.
The obscene hunger of money cannot ever Trump life (pun intended). While most countries fight the virus, others are considering letting the older and immune compromised 'take one for the team'. This cannot stand. We cannot let anyone be subject to a potentially fatal disease in order to continue to prop up an inherently evil and corrupt system. This is a wakeup call. This is a second chance. We have the chance to reevaluate what is important and what is not.
In the meantime, there is much to do. Reach out and call friends, family and neighbors, especially the elderly. Don't hoard products and food. Turn on Salt and Light to get re-energized. Watch Mass, read the missal, engage in prayer by yourself or with friends and family. During these uncertain and foreboding times, reintroducing routine prayers during dinner could be very therapeutic and beneficial. Why not restart saying Grace before Meals, before meals? Whether you like it or not, it's family time. Hold your kids and reassure them it's going to get better. Realize your work and career is a means to an end, it's not life. What we are experiencing now is.
Keep in mind our church is still there. Father Gigi still serves Mass every day privately @ 7:30 am. He still has adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 6:00 to 7:00pm. He also wants to receive prayer intentions from our parishioners. He has asked to join him from wherever you are spiritually, staying wherever you are in silence with your personal prayer, Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet or Bible reading, especially Psalm 51.
We will get through this. We will be wiser and hopefully more compassionate, loving and respectful. Personally, I don't think we have a choice.


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This WORLD is represented by the Alpaca, one of the smallest in the Camel family
and closely related to other South American Camelids the Vicuna, Llama and
Common Name: Alpaca
Genus/Species: Vicuna pacos
Andes of central Peru to western Bolivia.
Natural Habitat:
Alpine grassland, meadows and marshes.
Physical Appearance:
Physical appearance may slightly vary depending on geographic area. The Alpaca is basically a Vicuna with hair.
Domesticated, but too small to carry heavy loads, alpacas are raised for
their heavy coats of long fine wool and in South America for their meat.
Alpacas are seasonal breeders and mate lying down on their chests, copulation
lasting 10 ‑ 20 minutes. They are induced ovulators, give birth to only a single
offspring in a standing position and neither lick the newborn nor eat the
afterbirth. The newborn is mobile and following its mother within 15 ‑ 30
minutes. The female comes into heat
again 24 hours after birth, but usually does not mate for two weeks.
STATUS in Natural Habitat:
Stable. There are some wild herds.
Cool Fact:
Alpacas are most closely related to the vicuna. They are the smallest
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Victory for 2013 Formula SAE Race Car
Formula SAE wins Acceleration Event
SJSU's Formula SAE team recently completed student competitions in Michigan, in mid May, and Nebraska, in late June. Here is a recap of the events from assistant team manager, Kevin Krakauer:
"SR-5 is the fifth consecutive vehicle in our continuing development here at SJSU.
This car and the team behind it proved to be the most competitive yet, increasing
performance in almost every category over our previous designs. The Spartan Racing
team won the acceleration event in Nebraska by a long shot, setting a track and team
record of 3.950 seconds--SR-5 was the only car to break the four second mark. The
data showed a 0-60mph acceleration time of under 2.9 seconds (whereas the event is
measured from 0 to 75 meters). This got us another trophy to put in the case back
home. The student built electropneumatic shift system that allowed us to achieve that
acceleration time was noted to be one of the fastest seen at an FSAE competition,
and generated more attention from design judges and recruiters than we are familiar
with. We also received top ten placement in several other events, including business
presentation in Michigan (8th), design (7th) and autocross (10th) in Lincoln. Component
failures led to DNF (did not finish) marks in the endurance events, which reduced
our overall scores. The next iteration will focus heavily on robustness and testing
to prevent this in the future.
This sixth build is currently in the design phase, with a focus on better management to finish manufacturing early. This will allow us more time to test and analyze data to ensure success in 2014 by meeting all of our self-imposed technical goals. We have some very exciting developments that will be new to the next design, and we're looking forward to sharing it here at SJSU and hitting a home run at competition next May."
More information can be found through the following links:
- Formula SAE webpage
- Formula SAE newsletter (pdf)
- Video of Acceleration Event victory
- Video of unveiling
- Official Formula SAE Competition webpage
The faculty advisor for SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) is Dr. Buff Furman.
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I posted about a pair of shoes that I was absolutely in love with, but was afraid I couldn't wear b/c they were too narrow for my feet. ENTER COBBLER who stretched them overnight and they were perfect the next day 🙂
So yes, I DID WEAR THESE to the Christmas party last month 🙂 They fit perfectly fine and looked FANTABULOUS! Of course, I'm not used to walking in heels anymore, so after a couple of hours of standing/running around after Shrimpie, I was patting myself on the back for bringing my ballet flats 🙂
Let's take a look again, shall we? Sole Society's Margie T-strap Studded Beauties that are close to the Valentino's seen around, but for a wee fraction of the price! Now, if Sole Society no longer carries your size, try Nordstrom as they carry Sole Society as well 🙂 You're welcome 🙂


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Sheep's Milk Ricotta Is Cannoli Perfection
Say cheese! We recommend, review, and eat a lot of cheese.
This past weekend I drove about 2 hours down to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to see a good friend from college get married in the backyard of his parents' beautiful historic farmhouse. The food in general was better than average, but was topped off by an incredible dessert spread of Italian pastries and cakes all baked by the groom's sister, an Italian-trained pastry chef.
During the cocktail hour, I was given insider information from the groom's other sister not to miss the mini-cannoli (also called cannulicchi), which were the real deal--made with sheep's milk ricotta rather than mascarpone or, heaven forbid, custard. Adding to their value was their relative scarcity: there were only 30 of them for a wedding party of more than 100.
As the crunch of the fried pastry dough shell gave way to the soft cheese of the interior, I came to realize why sheep's milk ricotta is the really the only proper filling for this classic dessert. Ricotta is traditionally made from the whey that's left over in the production of pecorino cheeses, sheep's milk cheeses prevalent throughout the south of Italy and in Sardinia and Sicily. Real sheep's milk ricotta exhibits an intriguing balance of tang and sweetness not found in cow's milk ricotta or other ersatz alternatives. It also has a fantastic mouth feel, owing to the higher fat content of sheep's milk compared to other animals.
Sheep's milk ricotta is also the traditional filling for cannoli in Sicily. In America, on the other hand, sheep's milk ricotta has not always been readily available, so most American cannoli use mascarpone or custard instead. But you can't beat the original, which, combined with some cinnamon, orange flower water, and confectioner's sugar, yields a dessert filling that is perfect in its simplicity. In fact, I could be very happy eating just that as a dessert; who needs the pastry dough?
So my advice is to steer clear of any cannolo made with anything other than sheep's milk ricotta; okay, it may not be all that bad otherwise (what could be bad about fried dough and sweet cheese?) but it won't come near the taste of the real thing.


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MYRIDE- Scott Jones: 2001 Freightliner FL70
Driving a beer truck has a big upside, says Scott Jones, who's been driving for local distributor Blue Ridge Beverage for the past five months.
"The best thing is everyone loves the beer guy," laughs Jones, 25, who worked for Circuit City before getting behind the wheel for Blue Ridge. "You get in good with a lot of bars and restaurants, so that's a big perk."
Jones, who delivers an assortment of beers to drinking establishments on the Downtown Mall and the Corner, also enjoys his (very sober) time behind the wheel.
"When you're in a small car, you have to stop for big vehicles," he says. "When you're in a big truck, you don't have to stop– they'll stop for you."
Any downsides?
"Sometimes backing down small alleys is hard," he admits. And a lack of passenger space means there's no space for any of those scantily clad "beer girls."
"The Miller Lite girls come out at night," he says, "but they don't ride in the truck."
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I want to start recording professional quality screencasts on my Mac and I've narrowed it down to two apps (that I know of): Camtasia Studio and Screenflow. I considered Camstudio, but since I will be doing this professionally and frequently, I would much rather pay a premium for a well-designed and fully-featured app. Which brings me to my question:
Is there a clear winner between Camtasia and Screenflow, or perhaps a third, better app, that I haven't listed?
As an additional and partly related question:
For post-production video / audio editing, an example of the editing I would be doing is: adding small tweaks and transitions, adding basic graphics like captions/dialog boxes, and possibly doing video inside a video (a scaled down video of me talking, synced with and placed somewhere on top of the screencast video). This brings me to my second question:
Will either of the screencast apps be able to handle these post-production edits, or will I have to invest in additional software that specializes in video/audio editing like Soundbooth or Final Cut?


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A fascinating story by Shelley Murphy, published in the Boston Globe, seems to b almost too strange to be true. Sadly, it is not only true, but pieces of the whole story are still missing. Dozens of law enforcement officers around the country, social workers, investigators from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, genealogists, and others have worked together to find as much information about a serial killer as possible. There may be even more information waiting to be found. Law enforcement officials feel there may be even more victims than are known so far.
A man of many aliases seems to have murdered a number of wives, girlfriends, and children. At various times, he lived in New Hamshire, Texas, California, Idaho, and probably in other states as well.
Genealogists became involved when there was a need to identify the ancestry of one little girl who was abandoned, but not murdered, by the serial killer. Working with DNA and with public records, the volunteers spent thousands of hours building her family tree of some 19,000 people, just on her maternal side. The list of people who descended from just one ancestor, the one with 18 children, filled a line of letter-size sheets that, taped together, extended 11 feet.
The serial killer eventually died in prison (for other crimes) and yet little is known about him. He was smart, fluent in French, and, according to one witness interviewed by police, also spoke Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic. Investigators suspect he may have served in the military, but they have been unable to identify him. They don't know where he was born and raised, or where he was before he surfaced in New Hampshire in the late 1970s, when he appeared to be in his late 20s or early 30s. Perhaps you can use your genealogy skills to help the investigation.
You can read this fascinating story at http://bit.ly/2pyKPni.
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Although the spanish unions claimed that close to 80% of all the working population joined the strike, I am absolutely convinced that this was not the case! Most people in fact chose to not follow the strike. Maybe because the Unions have lost all credibility with their cheating and fraud on public subsidies, their leaders […]


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Sony UK has confirmed the pricing for its P-series netbook, and you'll be expected to pay out £849 for the 8-inch device when it arrives in February.
Sony has already grabbed the headlines at CES with its 8-inch mini-notebook, which cuts back on size but not features.
Now some people may baulk at paying over £100 an inch, especially in the current financial climate, but to be fair this is no ordinary netbook.
Although it weighs in at just 638g, it is 3G enabled, has 2GB of RAM, up to a 128GB SSD and it runs Windows Vista or, interestingly, can boot to the Xross Media Bar (XMB) that you have seen on PS3s, PSPs and other Vaios.
GPS, 3G and webcam
The P-Series also has a GPS chip, webcam, microphone, in-built 3G and Vaio 'Everywair' WWAN.
Sony will also offer an exclusive model, the VGN-p19VN/Q, for pre-orders, that weighs in at just 618g, has a 1.6GHz CPU and an 128GB SSD.
The netbooks will be available from February on www.sonystyle.co.uk along with accessories like carry cases and Bluetooth mice.
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Chuck Close (b. 1940, Monroe, WA) is renowned for his highly inventive techniques of painting the human face, and is best known for his large-scale, photo-based portrait paintings. In 1988, Close was paralyzed following a rare spinal artery collapse; he continues to paint using a brush-holding device strapped to his wrist and forearm. His practice extends beyond painting to encompass printmaking, photography, and, most recently, tapestries based on Polaroids.
In 2000, President Clinton presented Close with the prestigious National Medal of Arts. Close is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, has served on the board of many arts organizations, and was recently appointed by President Obama to serve on The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.


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Oil near $100. Thanks a lot, Fed!August 23, 2012: 12:36 PM ET
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Paul R. La Monica. Other than Time Warner, the parent of CNNMoney, and Abbott Laboratories, La Monica does not own positions in any individual stocks.
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke may or may not give the market more hints about a possible third round of bond purchases at his speech in Jackson Hole next week. But investors are clearly betting on more quantitative easing or other forms of stimulus. Just look at what's going on in the commodity and currency markets.
The price of crude oil is getting dangerously close to $100 a barrel again. It hasn't been above that level since May. The euro has strengthened against the dollar as of late, partly due to hopes that the European Central Bank will step in and buy more Spanish bonds and also because of rising expectations for QE3. If the Fed turns on the printing presses so that Bernanke can take yet another helicopter ride, that could further weaken the dollar and push the prices of oil and other commodities higher.
Needless to say, that would not be good news for the U.S. economy. Many consumers are already growing increasingly nervous about the fact that gas prices are once again nearing $4 a gallon nationwide.
Rising energy prices are likely to be a hot topic of debate during the presidential campaign as well. Republican challenger Mitt Romney issued an energy plan Thursday that calls for more offshore drilling. Meanwhile, rumors that President Obama may tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in order to boost supplies and alleviate some gas price pressures just won't die.
But oil prices may keep climbing even if the White House steps in. That's because releasing oil from the SPR won't be enough to counteract the likely moves from the Fed.
Analysts for KilduffReport.com, an independent energy research firm, noted in a report Thursday morning that "the monetary easing from the Federal Reserve is coming" and that "regardless of your view on the effectiveness or necessity of further easing, the markets are highly reactive to the prospects for it." The upshot is that "inflation sensitive commodities" like oil and gold, which has also been on the rise lately, should continue to head higher.>
That may make some traders happy. But it would be terrible news for consumers. Despite some encouraging signs of life in the housing market, consumer spending is still relatively sluggish and economic growth is expected to be modest at best for the rest of the year.
Throw in worries that Congress is going to close its eyes and take a flying leap off the fiscal cliff following the elections in November and you have yet one more reason why higher gas and oil prices are the last things consumers need right now.
Of course, we can't blame the spike in oil entirely on Bernanke and the Fed. There are legitimate worries about global oil supply due to the turmoil in Syria and Iran. Increased chatter of a possible Iranian-Israeli military conflict could lead to higher prices in the near-term.
Related: Investors can't ignore Iran. Next Black Swan?
Still, the Fed clearly seems to think that the economy needs more stimulus in the form of low long-term interest rates. And it's true that real inflation in the classic textbook sense is not a problem yet. But the Fed can't keep easing indefinitely. QE ∞ will eventually lead to inflation.
What's more, if the Fed really wants to try and solve the chronic problem of high unemployment, it may be shooting itself in the foot with more bond purchases. If companies are wary of hiring now, how are they going to feel if their energy costs keep climbing?
Make no mistake. A painful side effect of easing could very well be a return to $100 oil and $4 gas ... and that's just going to make the Fed's job even more difficult.


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This is a film documenting the opening of St. Margaret's Hall in 1954 at the Ripon Training College for Girls.
This film was taken at Ripon Training College, a women's teaching college, in the mid 1950s. The film includes footage of pupils as well as staff and documents some of the activities that take place during a typical school day including art and physical education classes.
This film documents some of the sights around York on a sunny, winter day. The film mainly concentrates on the York Minster, but also includes scenes of Micklegate, High Petergate, and St. William's College.
A film featuring Kathleen Cole as a small child, and a family christening, made by Kathleen's father.
This film features a wedding in Doncaster and also includes scenes of parks and people at play.
This film is a compilation of Christmas footage taken from two different collections: The Meredith Collection and The Chislett Collection. The film provides a good example Christmas celebrations at home as well as documents how families spent their leisure time during the winter holiday.
An amateur film shot by Sir Fred Moore, this film includes footage of Mowbray House, Kirkby Malzeard during a winter and summer seasons of the Second World War. The film shows the soldiers who were billeted at Mowbray House taking part in training exercises, sports and other events as well as village activities. The film is shot on both black and white and colour film stocks.
On the night of 9th July, 1984, a fire broke out at the York Minster. This film includes images of the devastating blaze as well as scenes from the morning after as workmen begin to clear the debris.
Made by Ernest Symmons of Debenham & Co, local filmmakers from Beverley, this is a film of a religious ceremony that takes place in York.
Made by Noel Beardsell, this film provides a humorous look at a prosperous middle class family and their home over the course of a year.
This reel includes two films, the first featuring Historic Scottish Abbeys, and the second scenic sites of Wharfedale. It films include extensive intertitles identifying each place the filmmaker visits.
Made by amateur filmmaker Charles Chislett, this film documents the process of steel production at the Parkgate Iron and Steel Works in Rotherham. The film was made for the Church Pastoral Aid Society and uses intertitles throughout to explain the production process.
In 1963 Ripon Training College celebrated its centenary year. This film documents some of those celebrations including the opening of new college buildings and a performance put on by the students.
This film is a compilation of local events around the town of Scissett during the 1930s. Included are garden parities, 1937 Coronation celebrations, swimming and diving, and an excursion by the Dearne Valley Wheelers to Stamford Bridge.
This film documents the wedding of Miss Mary Margaret Newsholme of Oakworth to Mr. Roland Oswald Inman of Heaton at Keighley Parish Church, July 8th, 1939. The film includes footage of the guests and the bridal party arriving at the church as well as footage of the reception at The Withens following the ceremony.
On June 18th, 1942, a Founder's Day ceremony took place at Beverley Minster. It was attended by the Lord Mayor, members of the clergy, army cadets and scouts. Members of the local community were also in attendance. The film was made by Ernest Symmons who owned the Beverley Playhouse Cinema. He filmed local events for newsreels which he would show before a main feature.
This is a film made by Thornton of three family weddings, with several years between them, and of relatives with a newborn baby.
A film of a wedding made by Albert Cole.
This is a film by Charles Chislett of a Whit Procession in Rotherham and probably a charity fund raising event, possibly at the Chislett house. The procession incorporates many elements of Empire Day.
This is the second part of a documentary film of the London University College of Divinity at Ford Manor, Lingfield. It was made by Charles Chislett and commissioned by the Church Pastoral Aid Society. It shows the life, work and ethos of the College.
Made by Charles Chislett and commissioned by the Church Pastoral Aid Society, this is a film about a CPAS boy's camp in Pooley Bridge, Westmorland for disadvantaged city children.
Made by Charles Chislett for the Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS), this film documents a trip to the Yorkshire Dales organized for underprivileged children who lived in urban areas. During their trip, the boys stay at a amp just outside the village of Kettlewell. The film includes footage of the village as well as the boys' walks around the countryside.
Made by Charles Chislett and commissioned by the Church Pastoral Aid Society, this is a film of the activities of forty boys at a C.P.A.S. summer camp at Burstow in Surrey.
This is a film made by Charles Chislett chronicling a group of city girls having a week holiday in Slaidburn, Lancashire.
This film was made by Charles Chislett as a commission from the Church Pastoral Aid Society. It aims to promote the work of the CPAS by focusing on the relevance of Christianity in the modern world.


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3/28/2014 | By Sarah Borchersen-Keto
REIT magazine: March/April 2014
SINCE THE PURCHASE of a single hotel in Harrisburg, Pa., in 1984, a guiding notion has led Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE: HT) to where it is today—that upscale hotel accommodations don't need to include a full range of services.
The "select-service" model—providing services above the motel level but below those of a luxury hotel—was championed by Hersha founder Hasu P. Shah and his equity partners, who found that the model had little representation in most markets. The concept was taken a step further when current CEO Jay H. Shah and brother Neil H. Shah, Hersha's president and COO, joined the business. The brothers, coming from backgrounds in law and business, decided to steer the select-service model toward urban gateway markets where they believed they could generate stronger rates and revenues.
Today, Hersha owns hotels operated under some of the most famous hotel brands in the world— Marriott, Hilton, Intercontinental and Hyatt—as well as a small but growing number of independent hotels. After an active year for acquisitions and asset repositioning in 2013, Hersha plans to spend 2014 aggressively managing its portfolio to drive peak performance.
"We're at a point where we've done a lot to transform the portfolio over the last couple of years, and now is the time for us to really show and realize the EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) potential of the portfolio. That's what we're really going to focus on," Jay Shah says.
Busy Year for Portfolio Expansion
Hersha had a particularly busy year in 2013. Assets brought into the portfolio include the Hyatt Union Square in New York, the Residence Inn Coconut Grove in Miami, the Courtyard San Diego Downtown, and two independent hotels that are part of the Autograph Collection in Miami Beach. In addition to selling 16 non- core assets for $217 million last year, Hersha also completed the construction of a 93-room tower at the Courtyard Cadillac Miami Beach.
This year the company also is scheduled to close on the purchase of the Hotel Oceana in Santa Barbara, Calif., in the first quarter, while two new hotels in New York, a Hilton Garden Inn and a Hampton Inn, are under construction and will open in 2014.
"We've had a lot of moving parts to date. All, I think, are going to be great value creators, and I think this is going to be a great year for us to just drive performance at this newly tailored, transformed portfolio," Jay Shah says.
How does Shah describe his company's portfolio? He stresses that Hersha is not a "niche play," but a "disciplined play" instead.
"The work we have done has really allowed us to create a pure play, urban, transient portfolio with exposure to the major gateway markets in the United States," says Shah, referring to New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, San Diego and San Francisco.
Urban Transient Model Delivering
Urban transient hotels are generally very strong economic performers from an EBITDA-per-room standpoint, according to Jay Shah. Hersha generates about $20,000 per room, per year from its existing core portfolio, and the top 50 percent of its portfolio generates $30,000 per room, per year.
"It's an extremely efficient, high cash-flowing portfolio," Shah says.
David Loeb, senior research analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co., says Hersha has a clear sense of what it wants to be.
"Their vision today of what Hersha is and should be is an owner of urban, select-service (hotels) in high-barrier-to-entry coastal markets," Loeb says.
Hersha's success with the select-service model has not gone unnoticed, according to Shah, who says growing competition is starting to influence the economics of the segment.
"A lot of other institutions, both public and private, are realizing what an attractive investment opportunity it is," he observes. "It has made pricing for these assets, particularly in the markets in which we operate, more competitive."
In San Francisco's central business district, for instance, Shah says Hersha pursued several deals before walking away: "We felt that the pricing had gotten too rich for us."
Growing Role for Independent Hotels
Meanwhile, Jay Shah sees a growing role for independent hotels within the Hersha portfolio. He notes that by the time Hersha closes on the Hotel Oceana in Santa Barbara, Hersha will have at least one independent property in each of the gateway markets where it operates.
"What we're finding is that in today's travel markets, independent hotels that are in high-demand markets… situated in very desirable neighborhoods, have the ability to perform extremely well," Shah says.
Their performance has been boosted in part by the Internet, which has allowed independent hotels to attract demand similar to that achieved by the global distribution systems of Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt. Shah describes the change as a "significant paradigm shift."
Independent hotels are also benefitting from a shift in travelers' tastes and preferences. According to Shah, people are now starting to see both corporate and leisure travel as something that can incorporate a "lifestyle experience." Meanwhile, a shift in demographics away from baby boomers towards the millennial generation is also likely to benefit the independent sector.
Shah says that as longtime hotel investors and operators, "we also now realize that there are times that are extremely well-suited for an independent execution, and oftentimes the independent execution, from an investment standpoint, might be very similar to that of a branded investment from an economic standpoint." An independent purchase, he observes, might actually be able to drive stronger average daily rates (ADRs) and occupancy.
"You have to look at in on a case-by-case basis and a location-by-location basis," he says.
According to a recent Hersha investor presentation, its independent hotels produce ADRs that are approximately 11 percent greater than at Hersha's branded properties and revenue per available room (RevPAR) that is approximately 13 percent higher.
"There's room for both in the marketplace, but I think the space for the independent hotels is growing, and it's relatively new, so it's a very exciting segment in the marketplace," Shah states.
If You Build It, They Will Come
It's no secret that Hersha's portfolio has attracted its fair share of suitors.
"We're always for sale," Shah acknowledges. "It's just a matter of being able to speak to people about it who will understand the full value of the portfolio." Loeb says Hersha's management team is "pretty realistic" when it comes to a potential sale of the portfolio.
"They don't want to run it forever," he says. "I think they'll be open about the fact that they think they've created a platform and a portfolio that's highly desirable for private equity and some other kinds of investors. At the right price, if someone's willing to value this portfolio, I think they'd be receptive to selling."
Loeb notes that while consolidation has occurred in other real estate sectors, it has not been seen recently in the hotel sector. However, he points out that private capital sources are showing interest in hotels, particularly in high-return, high-growth investment opportunities.
Nikhil Bhalla, vice president for equity research at FBR Capital Markets & Co., says an attractive aspect of the Hersha portfolio is its size. "It's not a very big portfolio… and what you're getting is the highest-margin portfolio in the lodging space and a very seasoned management team," he says.
He stresses, however, that timing is essential for Hersha's owners: "If you sell too early, you will miss the upside from all you've done with your portfolio."
Looking forward, Shah expresses confidence that despite a somewhat bumpy economic recovery, Hersha is well positioned to outperform its competitors.
"With all of the changes that we've made and some of the assets that are coming on line or are going to be delivering the first full year of earnings, I think, as we look across 2014 and 2015, we'll have some real opportunities for outsized growth," Shah says.
Name: Hersha Hospitality Trust
Address: 510 Walnut Street 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-238-1046
Jay H. Shah
Neil H. ShahPresident & COOAshish R. ParikhChief Financial OfficerMichael R. GillespieChief Accounting Officer
Sarah Borchersen-Keto is REIT magazine's associate editor.


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Barrett Brown sentenced to 63 months for 'merely linking to hacked material'
The journalist and former Anonymous member says of prison term and fine in statement: 'They're sending me to investigate the prison-industrial complex'
From The Guardian
In a rebuke to a legion of online supporters and what the journalist and one-time member of Anonymous called a "dangerous precedent", Barrett Brown was sentenced to 63 months in prison by a federal judge in Dallas on Thursday.
Brown's backers from across the web had hoped he would be able to walk free with his 31 months of time served for what they insist was "merely linking to hacked material". But the 33-year-old, who was once considered something of a spokesman for the Anonymous movement, will face more than twice that sentence. The judge also ordered him to pay more than $890,000 in restitution and fines.
In a statement released after his sentencing, Brown was sarcastically upbeat: "Good news!" he wrote. "The US government decided today that because I did such a good job investigating the cyber-industrial complex, they're now going to send me to investigate the prison-industrial complex." (more…)


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Chicago's defense outscored Arizona all by itself on a day when the Bears had to win to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Charles Tillman returned an interception 10 yards for a score and Zack Bowman returned a fumble 1 yard for another TD in the Bears' 28-13 victory over the punchless Cardinals.
It was the third pick Tillman has brought back for a touchdown this season and the eighth overall by Chicago, one shy of the NFL record.
Brandon Marshall caught six passes for 68 yards and a TD, breaking the Bears franchise record for yards receiving in a season in the process.
Chicago (9-6) snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in seven tries. The Cardinals (5-10) lost for the 10th time in 11 games.
To make the playoffs as a wild card, the Bears must win at Detroit in their regular-season finale next Sunday, then have Minnesota lose to Green Bay or have Seattle lose its final two games. The Seahawks were home against San Francisco Sunday night.
Matt Forte gained 88 yards in 12 carries, including a 4-yard TD run, for Chicago before leaving with an ankle injury early in the second half.
Jay Cutler completed just one of his first 11 passes, then went 5 of 5 on a touchdown drive in the final minutes of the first half. He finished 12 of 26 for 146 yards and a touchdown.
It was the defense's dominance of Arizona's NFL-worst offense that determined the outcome.
The Cardinals continued to search for someone to move the ball.
After he threw the interception to Tillman put Chicago up 28-6 on Arizona's first offensive series after halftime, rookie Ryan Lindley was benched in favor of Brian Hoyer, claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh 13 days earlier.
Kelvin Hayden picked off Hoyer's pass late in the game and returned it 39 yards to the Arizona 10.
But Adrian Wilson blocked Olindo Mare's 20-yard field goal try and Justin Bethel returned it 82 yards with 1:46 to play for the Cardinals' lone TD of the day.
Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald caught eight passes for 111 yards, just his second 100-yard receiving game of the season. The first was in Week 3 against Philadelphia when the Cardinals were off to a 4-0 start.
Marshall made a diving grab of Cutler's long pass at the Arizona 14 early in the game, but Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt threw the challenge flag before the Bears could get the next play off. After the review, the pass was ruled incomplete.
No matter, the Bears scored a moment later anyway.
Chicago pinned the Cardinals deep and, on second-and-11 from the 3, Beanie Wells' right knee gave way and he dropped the ball as he went backside first to the ground. Bowman grabbed it and skidded over the goal line for the first touchdown for the Bears defense since Nov. 4.
Fitzgerald's leaping grab of Lindley's 18-yard pass helped set up Jay Feely's 49-yard field goal that cut it to 7-3.
But Forte rambled 36 yards on the final play of the first quarter and Cutler threw 30 yards to Marshall to the Arizona 4 — the Bears quarterback's first completion of the game in seven throws. Forte carried it in from there and Chicago led 14-3.
Arizona's defense forced a Bears punt from their 6, and the Cardinals took over at the Chicago 32. But Lindley threw three errant passes, and a fake field goal of what would have been a 50-yard attempt went nowhere.
Chicago soon gave Arizona another chance when Dave Zastudil's punt careened off the Bears' D.J. Moore and bounced into the hands of the Cardinals' Michael Adams. Adams raced to the end zone but, as a muffed punt, it was brought back to the Chicago 36. Arizona advanced to the 18 before Feely's 35-yard field goal cut the lead to 14-6 with 2:18 left in the half.
That was plenty of time for Cutler, who after completing one of his first 11 passes, went 5-for-5, capped by an 11-yarder to a wide open Marshall, to put the Bears up 21-6 with 19 seconds left in the half. The highlight of the drive was a diving grab of Cutler's 35-yard pass by Alshon Jeffery.
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staggered hanger DIY
Earlier this week I was looking at this great hanger from Skagerak designed by Christina Liljenberg Halstrøm and tried without much success to source one for myself. And it occured to me I could make something similar (albeit not as nice) for the baby's corner. Here's what I came up with, I thought you might enjoy this little spin off.
I used 1 1/4" dowel, though something a bit thinner would be ideal, and cut them to about 9" wide. I drilled a hole big enough to fit rope through the middle. The I thread about 60" of parachute rope though, knotting the ends to keep the dowels up. I used one continuous piece of rope and knotted it at the top, you can stagger or hang it any way you want.
Other than a little sanding I didn't finish the wood with anything. This could easily be made in an array of colors both in wood & rope.
Hope you enjoy & happy weekend!
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