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Christmas Parties!
Parties sponsored by SOAR Ventura County
Our Lady of Armenia Annie Bezikian Youth Center Christmas Party
Warm Hearth Christmas Party
Nansen Boarding School Christmas Party
Stepanakert Boarding School No.1 Christmas Party sponsored by Chuck Lachin of SOAR Ventura County
Parties sponsored by SOAR La Cañada
SO Kach Orphanage Christmas Party
Zadik Christmas Party
Vanadzor Christmas Party
Nubarashen Christmas Party
Parties sponsored by SOAR Wisconsin
Javakh Christmas Party
Mari Izmirlyan Christmas Party
Orran Christmas Party
Children's Home Gyumri Christmas Party
Gavar Orphanage Christmas Party
Dzorak Care Center Christmas Party
Gyumri Social Childcare Center Christmas Party
SOS Village - Idjevan Christmas Party
Mer Doon Christmas Party
Community Development and Social Support Center Christmas Party
Kharberd Christmas Party sponsored by Ann Lousin of SOAR Wisconsin
Parties Sponsored by Talar Herculian Coursey, SOAR Salt Lake City Chapter President
Armenian Evangelical Boarding School Christmas Party
Birds' Nest Orphanage Christmas Party
Cardinal Aghajanian Orphanage Christmas Party
Parties sponsored by SOAR's Executive Board
Vardashen Christmas Party
Shengavit Kindergarten Christmas Party
SOS Village-Kotayk Christmas Party
Our Lady of Armenia Educational Center-Tashir Christmas Party Sponsored by Margaret Yacoubian
Terchoonian Home Christmas Party Sponsored by SOAR New Jersey Juniors
Mer Hooys Christmas Party sponsored by Dick Simonian
Nork Orphanage Christmas Party Sponsored by Dick Simonian
Our Lady of Armenia Center Christmas Party Sponsored by Garo and Annette Megerian
Christmas Party at Dalma Mall
New blankets and bed covers for Mari Izmirlyan Orphanage with funds from the Albert Tamberchi Foundation
Dear George,
Many thanks for providing funds for our students Christmas gifts. Today, Friday, before my travel to Lebanon we had a party and we gave the students sweets and eggs to enjoy with their parents and I gave the teachers also a monetary gift.
On behalf of all of them I thank you and wish you Merry Christmas and Happy 2017 New Year. May the Infant Jesus grant all you desires and gives you perfect health, success and prosperity in all you do for the benefit of the less fortunate ones.
Give my greetings to all who ask about me especially your lovely family and children. Batchigner.... Again, Thanks and God be with you always.
Sister Louisa
New equipment for Mari Izmirlyan Orphanage
Zvartnotz Varjaran was hit by a missile on June 2, 2016 at 8:15 p.m. Damages were devastating and heart breaking, almost one third of the school and convent were in ruins. With help from the Hilton Foundation and SOAR Wisconsin, the needed repairs were done, books and uniforms for the children, and assistance for families.
A shipment to Children's Home Gyumri
Pajamas for the children at Nubarashen and a gratitude letter
December diapers for Nork Orphanage and a gratitude letter
New beds and mattresses for Rainbow House (transitional home of Zadik), funded by Wisconsin
New bedding and sports wear for Mari Izmirlyan Orphanage
Thanksgiving celebration at OLA
Vocational training continues...view more on this project HERE
Shoes for the children at OLA Tashir
A thank you note from Nork Orphanage for the diapers received thanks to the SOAR Diaper Fund
A new bus for Shengavit Kindergarten thanks to SOAR and The Albert Tamberchi Foundation
Exciting news: On October 27, 2016, SOAR La Cañada shipped a 44 ft container of essential goods and humanitarian relief items to OLA orphanage in Gyumri.
The shipment is valued at $140,000!
New office space for the Community Development and Social Support Center (CDSSC) funded by the Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund
Sport boots were provided for the children at Gyumri Social Childcare Center. Included is a gratitude letter.
A new ceramics program will be started at Warm Hearth thanks to SOAR Wisconsin! Videos to come.
A reunification cottage at Dzorak funded by the Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund, SOAR Wisconsin, and SOAR Seattle
Construction under way!
Construction continues
More work...December 1st progress
The family of Svetlana received funds from SOAR Fresno. Svetlana and a sibling both have health problems and Svetlana is just out of the hospital, at home and needing treatments/medication. Their father was in a car accident, and the mother is working the night shift, but struggling to provide for her family.
A second family was also helped with the donation from SOAR Fresno. The family moved to Gyumri from a nearby village to be close to the medical center and hospital. They live on a state benefit and pay rent for the apartment. Two of the children and the mother have serious health problems. The mother was in tears while telling the story of their family how the father had left for outgoing work and was killed accidentally.
Renovations of bedrooms at Birds Nest Orphange which started in June
Karen and Erik with bikes provided by Areg Chobanian
Construction at Vanadzor Orphanage Learning Center thanks to SOAR Los Angeles and IceLink
More work...
Work completed!
A Salt Cave is being constructed at Mari Izmirlyan Orphanage in cooperation with the Albert Tamberchi Foundation
Find out HERE about the benefits of a Salt Cave
Almost done!
Kohar Mardirossian Pelter announced that SOAR received and distributed a large shipment of medical equipment, supplies and rehab equipment including very specialized handicap wheelchairs, special needs beds and mattresses to 4 orphanages (Kharpert, Nork, OLA, and Mari Izmirlyan) in Armenia and Gyumri. It also distributed over 130 pairs of clogs to the Syrian Armenian Center in Yerevan. The entire shipment is valued at $300,000!
SOAR is expecting to ship another large shipment of medical and humanitarian aid early next year.
Denise Sisian (SOAR Executive Board secretary) and Susan Harootunian (SOAR East Regional Director) and her husband, Paul, with children Paulie & Anna, just returned from a visit to Armenia. They went to visit the orphanage at Kharberd and had a wonderful time with the children also donating diapers and taking cookies for the children. After spending time with them outside in the gazebo the children sang for them. They all went inside to celebrate with music and volleyball. The children loved having their photo taken and all the attention given to them with plenty of hugs and play time. The group was able to visit the new SOAR hippo therapy arena and horses. One boy, Movses gave Denise a book as a gift which is like a journal in which he wrote a beautiful touching letter to his mom that made them all cry. He said how much he loves his mom and is waiting for the day she will come to visit and he wants to hug her and kiss her and is waiting for her hug.
SOAR La Cañada is thrilled to announce that it has received 2 large donations to be included in the upcoming shipment to Armenia, benefitting the orphans.
Aren Aghamanoukian and the Boy Scout Troop 127 launched "Clothes for Change" project to benefit Armenia's orphanages. They collected clothing, hygiene and other essential items valued at $40, 000! They worked diligently and very hard for over 3 months to collect, organize and pack the boxes! We congratulate and thank Aren for his leadership in fulfilling this project with the support of his troop and troop leaders. We also thank SOAR La Cañada juniors: Arek Aghamanoukian, Alec and Aren Demirdjian for their help. In addition, SOAR La Cañada received its second large donation from Valentina Aemelian Papazyan, a 5 year old from LA, who wanted to help Armenian orphans and asked her mother, Helen to donate over 3,000 cotton shirts valued at $50,000 to SOAR La Cañada's shipment. Valentina worked hard all weekend to help her mother load the boxes and bags to be picked up. We could not be more proud of Valentina (and thank Helen Papazyan) for her amazing spirit of charity and generosity towards the destitute in Armenia, specially the orphans.
Sister Louisa in Syria has been able to work on much needed renovations and also assist families in need because of a large donation from SOAR Wisconsin!
A second $10,000 emergency grant was given to the Syrian Armenian Disaster Relief Fund from the Hilton Foundation for Sisters!
August diapers for Nork Orphanage
The second year for the Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund summer retreat
Security cameras for Birds' Nest Orphanage
Students from Hrant Dink in Istanbul were able to attend TUMO thanks to SOAR funding
Gratitude letters for medicines purchased for Goharik from Kharberd, and Sasha and Satenik from Mari Izmirlyan
Five new computers and computer tables for the newly renovated computer lab at Vardashen and a gratitude letter from the director
July diapers for Nork Orphanage with a gratitude letter
New computers for Javakh
Yelena Suslovich from SOAR Providence visited the orphanages in Armenia. During her visit, she gave the gift of a tablet to a very talented young orphan she met, Aram Arakelian from the SOS Children Villages - Kotayk.
New furniture for Warm Hearth
Renovations for a computer lab at Vardashen
Renovations for a dance room at Vardashen
Completion of the dance room
New "Graduate Rooms" at Mer Hooys thanks to SOAR Philadelphia
Completion of Graduate Room. This gift was huge for the older girls. They are very excited about transitioning to a new level of safe independence!
Defense Day celebration and Sport Games for Gyumri Social Childcare Center
Needed medications for Arman Baloyan at Children's Home Gyumri
Printers/copiers for Warm Hearth
June diapers for Nork Orphanage and a gratitude letter
Defense Day celebration at Kharberd
Items donated by Line and Julieta of SOAR-Copenhagen Chapter
New dressers for the children at Cardinal Aghajanian Orphanage
Pre-renovation pictures of Birds' Nest bedrooms
Defense Day and graduation celebrations at Vanadzor
Defense Day at Mari Izmirlyan
A visit and medicines delivered to Mari Izmirlyan Orphanage, incuding a visit to Lilit, our girl who came to New York earlier this year for surgery to repair her severe scoliosis.
Vardashen Defense Day and graduates farewell dinner
An exceptional event took place on the International Day of Children's Protection in The courtyard of the Holy Cross Church in Akhalkalak, with the blessing and support of Samtskhe-Javakheti and Tsalka vicar general Father Supreme Master Salbiyan. The event was unprecedented not only for its size but also with its ideas. Anti-computer June 1st was organized by the Vicar-General of Javakhk and Tsalka Vicariate. The idea of the event was in line with the headline: "Yard games against computers". The festivities began at Holy Cross Church of Akhalkalak. Pastors of Akhalkalaki and nearby villages: Father Yeghishe Harutyunyan and Dignified senior priest Priest Tatev Marukyan, together with the children, said a prayer to God, asking for a peaceful childhood for all children in the world. Afterwards, Fathers have carried out a blessing ceremony of the children. Then Decent Priest Tatev Maruqyan delivered a speech, congratulating children on their holiday. He wished them a happy and peaceful childhood, a great life, together with parents and teachers, with the greatest virtue of Christ next to them. After the ceremony, the children came out to the church yard. It looked like a big beehive, which gathered several hundred children, where they had a lot of surprises waiting for them. Great joy came upon Holy Cross Church in Akhalkalak. The event was accompanied by children songing and danceing. Throughout the event, the children's group "Naslet Keyan" performed for the attendees. Anti-computer advertising signs and yard games were places at the church yard. Outdoor games and competitions were organized, and the winners received gifts from Samtskhe-Javakheti and Tsalka General Vicariate. The surprise was even greater when the children were visited by the fairy tale characters with balloons. During the event, the teachers of Akhalkalaki municipality the "Future House" and artist Haykazun Karagulyan painted children's faces. "Future House" also organized an exhibition, moreover, teaching kids how to make paper butterflies and flowers. The holiday ended with a peace march from Akhalkalaki Youth Center. Children had hand made posters of world peace, doves and balloons. They walked to the Holy Cross Church in Akhalkalaki and received blessing by Priest Tatev Marukyan Decent.
Renovations of computer lab at Birds' Nest Orphanage funded by SOAR Montabello and Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund
A new computer lab for Javakh
Art supplies for the girls at Mer Hooys
Diapers for Kharberd with funds donated by Mario Viggiani, SOAR-Phoenix chapter
SOAR-Providence provided funds for a wheelchair for Hamlet at Mari Izmirlyan
A new horse in training for the Hippotherapy Arena at Kharberd Orphanage
Diapers for Nork Orphanage
Vocational training provided to the participants from the Gyumri facilities (OLA, Terchoonian Home, Nansen Boarding School and Gyumri Childcare Center). The courses offered are: hairdressing, table design, cooking, and computer. They are provided by FES House Educational Center in Gyumri.
The project is financed by the GIZ Organization within the framework of the grant applied by SOAR Brussels Chapter.
SOAR provided the funds for a new washing machine for Nubarashen Orphanage, whose only machine was not working.
Eduard is a child with special needs and received furniture thanks to SOAR. He did not have his own bed and he now says, "Now I have a soft bed to sleep in and to have soft dreams."
Azat from Community Development and Social Support Center, a boy with special needs and a single mother received new furniture.
A new security system for Nubarashen Boarding School
A visit to Shengavit Kindergarten which coincided with a concert. Afterwards the children received presents.
A new water heater for Nubarashen
Diapers for Nork Orphanage. A plaque was presented and a gratitude letter.
Renovations at Kalfayan Orphanage in Istanbul
See slideshow of the progress of the dental suite from the very beginning here!
SOAR Ventura received and distributed an earmarked generous donation of $10,000 to benefit the children attending Tasghgadzor Summer Camp.
New beds and mattresses for Our Lady of Armenia from Armen Gharabegian and Ethos Design
Easter distribution for Hrant Dink School
A distribution of soap boxes to Nansen
Orphaned children throughout Armenia were transported to Echmiadzin for a special Palm Sunday celebration! Easter gifts compliments of
SOAR-La Cañada, SOAR-Phoenix, SOAR-Wisconsin, and SOAR-Detroit.
Diapers for Kharberd with the
gratitude letter on behalf of the director H. Balasanyan for 40(1280)
packages of diapers.
A shipment of soap for Community Development and Social Support Center (CDSSC)
Grand Opening of Dental Suite in Gyumri!!
To view progression from beginning to grand opening, and to see video of grand opening, GO HERE.
A $10,000 emergency grant was given to the Syrian Armenian Disaster Relief Fund from the Hilton Foundation for Sisters!
Renovations of four rooms for the food storage area at Nork Orphanage funded by SOAR-Brussels with the funds received from Femme d'Europe Association.
Baby floor sitters donated by SOAR to the Children's Home of Gyumri.
February diapers for Nork Orphanage and a gratitude letter
Money that was donated from Beeline company in Armenia was used for purchase of audio players and mobile phones.
Anahit Arabyan diagnosed with 1st stage diabetes received her needed medications
Bathroom water line renovations at Warm Hearth funded by SOAR-Baltimore
January diapers for Nork Orphanage, supplemented by SOAR-Phoenix


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Hours: 8:30am - 5pm, Monday - Friday
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We are a cardiology subspecialty clinic for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the heart and vascular systems. We take care to get a proper diagnosis and develop a personalized treatment plan to ensure the best outcome and quality of life for each patient.
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Diagnostic Services
General Diagnostic Cardiology - Consultation, Electrocardiogram (ECG), Exercise Stress Test, 24 Hour Holter Monitor, Event Monitoring
Nuclear Testing - Exercise Stress Test, Pharmacological Stress Test
Computed Tomography - Cardiac CT, Calcium Scoring
Vascular Testing - Carotid Doppler, Upper/Lower Extremity Studies, Abdominal Aorta Ultrasound, Ankle Brachial Index (ABI), Venous Doppler
Echocardiography- Echocardiogram
Stress Echocardiogram
SPECIALITY CLINICS- Pacemaker/ICD, EECP Service, Lipid Management, Anticoagulation Management, Cardiac Rehab
Abdel Al Emam, MD (Electrophysiology)
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Charles Clogston, MD (Invasive)
Debasis Das, MD (Interventional)
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Advocates are pushing to turn the disused Tappan Zee Bridge in New York into another sprawling elevated park - much like the super popular High Line. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced that the proposal is an exciting option, and designers have already submitted plans to turn the bridge into a green getaway for leisure, sports, and sustainable transportation.
The Tappan Bridge Park Alliance, lead by Paul Feiner, the supervisor of the Town of Greenburgh, and Councilwoman Milagros Lecuona, is working toward making this park a reality. Lecuona is coordinating an international design competition, while schools like Cooper Union are challenging their own students to re-imagine the bridge.
The High Line is not just a model to follow, but also an inspiration as the idea of turning a bridge into a park was once thought of as unrealistic. The High Line proves this isn't so — and that residents will not only use it, but flock to it for events, activities, and general meeting.
The early proposals for the Tappan Zee have already begun rolling in. One plan calls for walls to line the edges, holding in a rich forest inside. Another creates two bridges, by removing the central truss of the current bridge. Lecuona's own sketch imagines a pedestrian walkway, complete with ornate street lamps, flower beds, and fountains, that stretches from one shore to another in a continuous park. Other class groups from Cooper Union see the park as being a green space for events, with a central area for dining, concerts and other activities.
Lecuona concludes that the project could be completed in phases, to offset costs. Transformation of the space into a park could be considerably less expensive than the actual costs of demolishing and removing the bridge after the new one is built.


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Archive for December, 2017
From our hearts to yoursPosted in Blog on December 21st, 2017
Our hearts are filled with gratitude this Christmas! We're thankful for our students and families, our teachers and friends. Most of all we're thankful for our Savior, Jesus! Please take a minute to watch this video wishing… Continue Reading
All is wellPosted in Blog on December 14th, 2017
"All is well all is well Lift up your voices and sing Born is now Emmanuel Born is our Lord and Savior" (All is Well by Wayne Kirkpatrick / Michael W. Smith; All Is Well lyrics ©… Continue Reading
Year-End Gift Match AnnouncedPosted in News on December 13th, 2017
We have exciting news to share as the year is drawing to a close. A friend of Trinity has offered to match year-end and Mortgage Elimination Challenge gifts dollar for dollar (up to $50,000) between now and… Continue Reading
Tip-offPosted in Blog on December 7th, 2017
You can tell by the sounds that it's that time of year. The squeak of the shoes pivoting on the hardwood floors. The harshness of the buzzer signaling time has passed. The bounce of the… Continue Reading


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Five BuroHappold projects feature in National RIBA Awards 2016
Five projects engineered by BuroHappold feature on this years National RIBA Awards list, we take a look at our part in making these award winning visions viable.
Home, Manchester, UK
HOME is a flagship arts centre incorporating five cinemas, gallery space, two theatres and expansive café, bar and restaurant areas, offers its audience a cultural experience in the heart of an inner city location. The RIBA judges citation says of HOME; "The deceptively simple form and enclosure masks a complexity of interconnected and overlapping spaces and functions that are a lesson in being just right. There's a lack of pretension within the building that reflects the client brief perfectly. Its position (adjacent to a very busy rail line) posed serious technical problems, which appear to have been handled extremely well, and the building gives back more to the public sphere than its neighbours."
BuroHappold provided integrated engineering design expertise and this was key to addressing and mitigating the numerous risks associated with this difficult site including vibration, due to the proximity of the rail line. Our specialist engineering teams ensured the client's vision for this former brownfield area was brought to life, creating a vibrant, innovative space that is cleverly realised, while offering exceptional sustainability.
Stanbrook Abbey, North Yorkshire, UK
The judges cited this new monastery for an enclosed order of Benedictine Nuns, set in the North York Moors National Park as a truly extraordinary piece of architecture. Sitting majestically within the woodland, rising out of the ground it aims to foster contemplation through its simplicity, beauty, sense of space and tranquility, taking advantage of natural light and views over the Vale of York. The Abbey's remote location was a key challenge for our team and careful consideration to simplify the construction process was essential.
We selected materials for the structure that were simple and lightweight, allowing them to be manually handled. We also used materials for the curved roof that could be shaped on site, while the roof was designed to be self-restraining, removing the need for further restraint at its top. As well as selecting materials that worked successfully with the location, the building fabric was also chosen to achieve a striking architectural design that is both effective and environmentally sensitive. A straightforward palette of materials demonstrates a thorough ethos carried through from the sisters' brief.
Gloucester Services, Gloucester, UK
Gloucester Gateway is an innovative service station on the M5 motorway. The service station takes a very different approach with no franchises and serving homemade food and locally sourced produce plus a Farm Shop stocking a large amount of locally sourced produce. The project involves four buildings, a motorway service area and a petrol filling station on both the northbound and southbound sides both sitting within an extensively landscaped parkland in order to create unique service station that minimises visual impact from the development and shield the services from motorway noise. Judges remarked:
"Not since the glorious infancy of the British motorway network, when motorists would travel to the perceived sophistication of motorway services, has a new example of the type itself been worthy of the journey."
BuroHappold provided the structural, civil and geotechnical engineering services up to RIBA stage E for the building elements of this development. We worked closely with the architect, client and wider design team to develop designs for the building that were organic in form in order to fit more naturally into the landscape. Each building was covered with a heavy fully planted roof to further hide the buildings from the surrounding hills. This integrated with earth bunds in the landscape which were carefully developed to balance cut and fill hence minimising the need to take material off site.
Trafalgar Place, London
Trafalgar Place is the flagship housing project in Lend Lease's regeneration of Elephant and Castle. Comprising 235 high-quality homes, including 25% affordable housing, integrated within a vibrant landscape and mature trees, the project transforms the built environment whilst referencing the historic fabric of the neighbourhood. The judges cited the scheme as an example of an "outstanding site plan which connects the development to the surrounding context and local community. The quality achieved should be an example for future housing developments."
"The quality achieved should be an example for future housing developments."
RIBA Judging Panel
BuroHappold provided bespoke fire engineering solutions to a number of key challenges. Working closely with all stakeholders to enable the project to meet standards through robust research of the safety implications of chosen construction materials – including Cross Laminated Timber – and sourcing flame retardant treatment methods. Solving the restricted fire brigade access to the site was imperative. We were also provided strategies to reduce the number of stair cores required for escape from the code recommendations
Regent High School, London, UK
Regent High School is a secondary school for 1,300 pupils. It is a non-selective, co-educational comprehensive serving an inner-city community in the deprived area of Somers Town in the London Borough of Camden. RIBA judges recognised this "impressively ambitious scheme which is both thoughtful and bold; a successful project set to change the lives of the children attending the school. Impressive site planning reorganises a disparate and piecemeal collection of buildings that was the original school. Selective demolition of existing buildings creates a landscaped court at the site's centre."
BuroHappold provided integrated engineering design expertise including; civil engineering, structural engineering, environmental consultancy, ground engineering, building services engineering, computational simulation and analysis, project management, fire engineering, acoustics, risk assessment and inclusive design.


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On the South-Eastern tip of Sri Lanka, the Galle District awaits you for an amazing holiday. The nature lovers will jump on the occasion to explore the Sinharaja Forest Reserve, a beautiful tropical forest home to a great number of endemic species. Though the most impressive site remains the old city of Galle. This ancient colonial city, registered in the UNESCO World Heritage, will immerse you in a magical setting made of fortifications and greeneries favourable to serenity.
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The question isn't if it will happen, only when… High-profile cyberattacks like the recent WannaCry ransomware attack are becoming hard for businesses to ignore. It's clear that ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated and difficult to detect. Today, even seasoned users can slip up and click on an infected link. For example, an employee might … Read More


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By choosing Integrated Automation Design, you will be choosing your one stop shop for integration of all of our available services. We make the process of your project easy and understandable, while developing the system to meet your needs. A tremendous asset of our system development is it's scalability. That is, there is no need to use all of the available services that we provide up front because various services can be added at any time as needed.
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MAGE SOLAR to showcase at PV America in Philadelphia, PA
Launch of U.S. production and solar academy highlight MAGE SOLAR's participation at East Coast's largest photovoltaic trade show from April 3-5.
Dublin (Georgia), March 30, 2011. � For the first time since establishing its North American Headquarters in the U.S. in 2010, MAGE SOLAR, part of the globally operating MAGE GROUP, is participating at the PV America trade show in Philadelphia, PA.
In addition to MAGE SOLAR's product exhibit, the company's focus will be twofold: The highly anticipated launch of the MAGE SOLAR ACADEMY, a state-of-the-art training facility for professionals which opened its doors in January of 2011, and the start of the U.S. PV modules production at the company's large manufacturing facility in Dublin, GA, early this summer.
"We are extremely pleased about the successful launch of MAGE SOLAR USA, and all the tremendous developments that have followed in its path, like the inauguration of MAGE SOLAR ACADEMY and the imminent production of our own ARRA-compliant modules right here in the USA," says MAGE SOLAR President and COO Joe Thomas. "Exhibiting at PV America is an ideal opportunity for us to connect on another level with the many integrators we are working with along the East Coast and to reach out to new ones in one of the strongest PV-markets nationwide."
PV America is jointly presented by SEIA (Solar Energy Industry Association) and SEPA (Solar Electric Power Association) and features over 150 exhibitors at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Parallel to the trade show, there will be two general and 25 educational sessions on a variety of solar market topics. All proceeds are going to fund the organizations' research, educational opportunities, and advocacy effort.
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MAGE SOLAR ACADEMY, located at the corporate campus of MAGE SOLAR USA in Dublin, GA, is a premier educational arena for professionals of all levels and occupations in the expanding PV-market. A subsidiary of the international MAGE GROUP, the academy boosts over 10,000 sqf of state-of-the-art educational technology, indoor and outdoor training and simulation areas.
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Two plainclothes detectives were driving a white unmarked pickup truck through a heavily forested road in Polk County on an overcast day in March 2012.
A woman had called the sheriff's office in December. Her identity had been stolen, she said, and new credit cards were being sent to an address in Polk County.
The detectives couldn't find the home in the rural area 45 miles north of Springfield, so instead they stopped at the next closest address — the home of Charles Frederick White.
The investigation into the identity theft was dropped. The investigation of one of the largest marijuana-growing operations in Polk County history had begun.
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The blistering sound of Sister Sin's "Chaos Royale" hits over the arena's loudspeakers as staggering out from behind the curtains is the unstable frame of Alice, her head down and her long stringy hair sticking to her face. She quickly rushes to the ring without any acknowledgement towards the crowd, acting as if they don't even exist to her.
She rolls underneath the bottom rope and curls up in the corner, bringing her knees to her chest as she hugs them tightly against her body. Seemingly in a conversation with an unseen partner, she whispers something indiscernible for a few seconds before she pulls herself up to her feet, her head still down and not looking at anyone else in the ring. She nods her head a few times and then finally turns around, bringing her large fists up and getting into a fighting stance.
- Grace Under Fire [A two handed chokeslam]
- Decapitator [A running lariat to the back of the head]
Very little is known about Alice's past, other than that she grew up in a very troubled home in Brooklyn, New York. While she has hinted at severe abuse and neglect during her childhood, possibly at the hands of her alcoholic father, none of this can be verfified by any indepedent sources. What is known is that some time during her teenage years she began to develop signs of having a dissociative identity disorder, otherwise known as multiple personality syndrome. She would claim that her family did not believe this was happening to her which only furthered her isolation and caused more "multiples" (what Alice refers to her personalities as) to develop.
Each multiple is tasked with controlling a portion of Alice's life in order to allow her to function in daily life. While she has claimed in the past that up to 10 multiples exist, the only ones that have been confirmed are the following personalities:
Stu – The organizer and planner, he comes out when Alice needs guidance.
Katie – Athletic and determined, she comes out when Alice needs to be active or working out at the gym.
Patricia – Nurturing and motherly, she comes out when Alice is hurt either physically or emotionally.
Jedd – A multiple of anger and paranoia, he comes out when Alice is frustrated.
Tammy – Childlike and innocent, she comes out when Alice is scared.
Due to having these multiples "steal time" from Alice and take over at various times, the truth about Alice's past seems to fluctuate depending on which multiple is telling the story. What seems to be a genuine fact however is that when Alice turned 18 she was turned over to the State of New York and placed in adult psychiatric facilities. After several years of good behavior and adjustment, she was granted an off-site apartment and began working out at the local gym as means of a distraction.
This was the worst decision of her life.
It was at this gym that she first met Grace Goeren, the self-proclaimed God Queen of the EWA and delusional megalomaniac. Grace, intrigued by Alice's brute strength and intimidating presence, began to manipulate the poor troubled woman into believing that Grace would be able to make a better life for her and quiet the voices inside her head. Putting her trust in Grace, Alice up and left New York without notifying anyone and followed her down to Florida where she began training at The Shelter, Grace's training school.
It was here that Grace began to further twist Alice's mind and take advantage of her trusting nature, indoctrinating Alice into the belief that Grace is beyond reproach. Alice soon began to accompany Grace down to the ring in the EWA and involve herself in the matches, doing anything she could to win Grace's continued favor and help Grace win matches. It was here that a new multiple known only as "Divine" began to develop, one that was blindly devoted to Grace Goeren and would steadfastly enforce Grace's will without question.
After The Fallout's implosion, Alice stands alone at the side of Grace as her most ardent and dangerous follower.
* denotes a guest appearance in someone else's RP
*Standing On Your Own [w/ Grace Goeren] (1.9.18)
*The Wrath of Saint Grace [w/ Grace Goeren] (12.7.17)
On the Water's Edge [w/ Grace Goeren] (10.26.17)
Damage Control [w/ Grace Goeren] (10.24.17)
Born Free (10.3.17)
*Girls Night Out [w/ Grace Goeren] (8.29.17)
Alice's Looking Glass [w/ Grace Goeren] (8.24.17)
Multiple Subtractions [w/ Grace Goeren] (8.23.17)
*Ten Little Indians [w/ Grace Goeren] (7.28.17)
*The New Testament [w/ Grace Goeren] (7.11.17)
Alice's Own Invention (6.21.17)
*The Whole Truth [w/ Grace Goeren] (5.10.17)
*The Shelter [w/ Grace Goeren] (5.3.17)
*The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street [w/ Grace Goeren] (4.14.17)
*Growing a Garden [w/ Grace Goeren] (2.28.17)
*Alters and Altars [w/ Grace Goeren] (2.8.17)


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Necessary background Info: For being a Christian college Calvin is pretty much an oddball. No dress code, no required chapel attendance, no pledge that we will abstain from such sins as dancing, holding hands or watching movies…heck, we don't even have a curfew! This causes quite a bit of consternation with our neighbors. Many over at Cornerstone feel that we are all backslidden and such because you can visit a person of the opposite sex in their one-campus apartment all day everyday (we are heathens for expecting some self control, I guess).
How do we define our boundaries in our everyday lives then? In an overused phrase overheard at Calvin: Responsible Freedom. Some take this to mean the responsibility to let someone else dictate how they ought to live (and the usually end up transferring to a stricter college) and others take this to mean the freedom to poke fun at anything they damn well please.
If you don't know by now (and if you don't then you can be sure that we have never met in person), I am of the latter group.
The Demerit Wall of Shame's beginnings: One night I stumbled upon a list of rules from Pensacola Christian College. I found them hilarious and read them to my roommate who thought that they were hilarious also. We found whoever else was up at 2 AM (I told you we were heathens with no curfews) on our floor and read the list to them. We then took bets on how long it would take each of us to get kicked out. My roommate, we figured, would survive the longest: 2 weeks and I would last the shortest amount of time: 10 minutes (though some postulated that it might be quicker if they tried to take away my metal music sooner rather than later).
We then organized a contest.
The rules: None of us (or any of our floormates who were obliviously slumbering away) would radically change our behaviors during the upcoming week and we would post the list of rules I had found in the hallway. Each person could give another a demerit if they saw fit, but only after reading them the rule which they had broken. And we decided that it was rather unfair (and an invasion of personal space) to go into other's rooms, but narcing on your roommate was fine. The one with the most demerits at the end of the week won.
Printing that list killed my printing quota for that semester.
How it went: We got each other most often for wearing pants in the dorm, breaking lights out, not wearing socks with shoes and going barefoot (with my cussing getting an honorable mention for being the greatest individual sin). Our RA was seriously worried about leaving her room when we were in the hall and many of our floormates were either confused by it or used their responsible freedom to ignore us.
The Winner: I was in the lead (thanks to my navy-ready vocabulary) up until I went to a weekend long horseshow. Jo, I believe, was declared the winner.


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UYO — Arrange-ments for the hosting of the fourth Akwa Ibom State Economic Summit has been concluded, the Commissioner for Economic Development, Mr. Goddy Umoh, has said.
Umoh, who said this in an interview with Vanguard yesterday, added that the summit, billed for the first quarter of the year, is to showcase the rich economic potentials of the state.
He said the state had also provided 50 per cent of the N1.6 billion Conditional Grant Scheme, CGS, a component of the Millenium Development Goals projects, with a target to provide 285 primary health centres and motorised or solar-driven borehole water projects in all council areas of the state.
The commissioner said the state would partner with the European Union to undertake close to 133 micro projects under the MPP9 projects in rural communities.
Umoh, who said the state's 2010 budget was based on Akwa Ibom State Economic Empowerment Development Strategies (AKSEEDS), noted that the AKSEEDS had one of the best benchmark as scored by an international agency, FITCH.


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I was pleased Camilla Cavendish shined an important light on the debate over fossil fuel extraction from the Arctic ("We merely stand and shrug while 30 protesters battle to save the Arctic," last week, 6 October).
However, she needs to expand her evidence base in respect of whether anyone is concerned about this beyond her immediate family and friends ("Not a single colleague or relative has raised this issue with me except my nine year old son").
But she is right to point out that Ministers have rejected calls by the all-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs for a moratorium on drilling for oil in the Arctic.
The MPs said they were "disappointed with the Government's response ..it failed to grasp the urgency of action needed, or set out an enhanced role for the UK in arctic matters."
In oral evidence in January commenting on the Government response, Ruth Davis, chief policy advisor for Greenpeace emphasized "the areas that we particularly want to draw attention to are a concern that they specifically do not address the growing body of evidence that suggests it would not be possible to respond to an oil spill in lots of Arctic conditions."
In July Green Party MP Dr Caroline Lucas, who has raised Arctic protection several times in Parliament over the past few years, asked the energy department if it would make it their policy to support the creation of a global sanctuary in the Arctic off limits to new oil and gas exploitation?
She was told by energy minister Michael Fallon that the Government is "pressing for a new Implementing Agreement under the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea for the regulation of the protection of marine biodiversity in areas beyond National Jurisdiction. In the event that this becomes a reality, the Government will work with the Arctic Council, Arctic states and the UN to establish whether there is a scientific basis for an internationally recognised marine protected area in the Arctic. (Hansard, 16 July 2013 : Column 580W)
Greenpeace's brave direct action in the Arctic Ocean to highlight the potential catastrophe from such oil exploration as is being carried out by Russian energy company Gazprom, shows a greater sense of urgency than our energy ministers.


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You've harvested your summer vegetables—now what? Replace them with cool-season vegetables, of course! Try digging up your plants as soon as their main production is over and replace them with seedlings from a different crop. As the weather cools, warm-season crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers are completing their production. Have young lettuce, kale, and broccoli take their place. A planting area that is never idle produces an immense amount of food!
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It's the most…wonderful..time…of the year! Yes, yes it is! Hurrah! December 1st always comes upon me much quicker than I thought it would and it usually means the year goes into overdrive until it ends in a cloud of fireworks on the 31st. There are the holidays of course, but nearly everyone in my family has a birthday this month, and typically, because of my day job, it's nuts at work as it's our busiest time of the year there as well. This year, that I don't have that last component to tend with as my maternity leave comes to a close, and since we're at home with a full house of rotating visitors, there's just as much commotion (in a good way!) to be had.
I'm not going to lie, I wanted to go to Vienna for Christmas. I mean, in my heart, Vienna is just about as Christmas as it gets and I was thrilled to have it there last year. But when I floated the idea to the diplo-tot, she broke down in tears and "wanted to stay home". So home it is – as far as the run up to Christmas goes, Copenhagen comes an extremely close second to Vienna, especially now that we've been here awhile and know our own way around more. There's a beautiful sentiment about advent here and truly "waiting" for Christmas to arrive.
In order to help instill that feeling of waiting and preparation, the diplo-tot and I have drawn up our own 12 Dates of Christmas list. I haven't done one of these in a couple of years (but see here and here for past ones) but thought it would be a good way to make sure we don't forget to incorporate the spirit of the holidays in all our preparations. Some "dates" are calmer, some more festive, some are traditions that we seem to do every year, and some things that are local to here, especially as it's our last Copenhagen Christmas.
Here is to our best Christmas in Copenhagen yet! What's on your list of preparations ?
Pick out an Advent Wreath
And and a December candle…and advent greenery…People get very serious here about creating displays for the season. The lighting of candles is a big thing and if you take a walk in the early morning or evening around this time, I dare say you'll see one in every window in Denmark. Plus, windows and mantles are full of greenery and nature items. Diplo-tot has been collecting them in school for a week or so now, bringing back her forest school backpack full of pine cones and tree branches.
Image via I Rosens Navn, the most gorgeous florist in Copenhagen and they are right here in our neighborhood – I have been saving up for one of these ever since I missed buying them the first year!
Make a Gingerbread House
I'm not that great of a baker – I could probably wrangle a B+ for effort, but if a recipe is not that forgiving, I probably won't be forgiven. But I love the notion of gingerbread houses so when I saw these kits at Emmery's, I figured we could give this a go. Plus, seems like something that could take up any one of these infernally dark, rainy afternoons.
Image via Emmery's – they even have a you tube video on how not to botch these up (note to self, watch at least twice).
Take Holiday Family Photos at Kastellet
I realized last year that there were maybe all of two photos of us all together with me in the frame, and that's because I'm usually the one behind the camera when it comes to documenting the family. Fast forward to this fall, and I realized I should make more effort. We had some great family photos taken this summer with ValentinaandJack, and I just signed us up for a mini-session with Twig & Turtle. For all you holiday photo procrastinators, she's offering 30 minute sessions at the Kastellet park, which is pretty iconic as far as Copenhagen locations go. As a bonus, my in-laws are visiting the same weekend so this session is actually less about me, but more about making sure that there are a few really great shots of my children with their grandparents. Time with grandparents is something we so often take for granted, and I want my children to remember their time together with their grandparents in those magical split seconds of photo frames. Twig & Turtle still has a couple of slots left, so if you need a holiday photo, a Copenhagen photo, or just want to remember our hazy shade of CPH winter here, call her up!
Buy (or chop!) a Christmas Tree
Last year, because of the Vienna trip for the baby, we only had a small, faux tree – it was completely lovely with gingerbread ornaments and tinsel and actually has been one of my favorite trees because it was such a special time for our family. But this year we want it BIG and we want it real, complete with the smell of pine (and probably all the clean up that goes with it). Shopping for trees in Denmark starts now with the bulb-lit lots, often times with open flame lanterns burning out front (you have to love that, kerosene lanterns and a lot of chopped trees…he he he…only in Denmark). You can also chop your own tree and I just heard of this place – I foresee a field trip! But trees (like most things) are an expensive business here in Copenhagen, so the earlier you get it, the more the softens the pricing blow. Note, most people don't decorate the actual tree until Christmas Eve so maybe we'll try that as a new tradition this year.
Pick a Christmas market, any Christmas market
Christmas markets are really picking up here in Copenhagen and there's more and more variety in them. While they're much calmer than those in Austria, I've noticed the products getting better, and the glogg becoming easier to find over these past couple of years. Many of the structures are imported kit and caboodle from Austria of Germany so no wonder they look familiar (in a good way!). We've already knocked a couple and planning on doing many more! And we might even steal away on an overnight to Hamburg to get a little gluwein in too! (Image via Kongens Nytorv JulMarked)
A Bowl of Peber Nodders…
Or maybe a bucket…both the diplo-tot and I can eat these things with an industrial shovel. And while we try them at all sorts of bakeries, inevitably our favorites are always the ones from the grocery store. Small, mildly spicy and best eaten in large quantities with a mug of something warm…And if you don't have them around your neck of the woods, this recipe (and image) from Traveling Mama will set you up for some lovely holiday success.
This has to be one of my favorite Danish Christmas traditions. I'm lukewarm on some of the foods, but high on love for the spectacle. Julfrokost is the tradition of "Christmas lunches", but really they take place any time of day. The evening ones are definitely the most entertaining. First of all, if you're invited to one you absolutely have to go, since invitations to outsiders aren't that plentiful. And second of all, if you're not invited, don't worry. Cobble together a group on your own, or you can do like us and find a good buddy and book a table for two and just watch the evening unfold for others. You'll get the experience of the food (a parade of smoked and cured fishes, meat products, topped off with the classic "ris a la mande" – yum on the last one for sure ) but moreso, you'll get to watch genuinely festive Danes. As the evening progresses, the snaps (the hard stuff) rolls out harder and faster with each dish, and the evening ventures deep into "let me tell you what I really think" territory and all sorts of pairings at the table. It's good stuff, and a big part of the holiday tradition here – don't miss this one. (Image via Meyers – they'll cater yours if you can't be bothered to do all this people watching.)
Pick out Christmas Pajamas
This year for Christmas we have my brother, his wife, and their two girls coming who are right at diplo-tots age. It's been a few years since we did Christmas together so the cousins will be reunited! Last time, we had matching pajamas for them and so how could we not for this year, especially since now there is also diplo-baby in the mix. Plus, waiting to wear the pajamas helps to build some of that anticipation for Christmas in a way that's more tangible for this younger set.
Take a boat tour of Nyhavn
We're not strangers to the boat tours here – love them. We have been on time probably two dozen times – nothing special, just the ones on the harbor that all the tourists take, maybe the occasional go boat there and there. But for all our outings, we've been only once in the winter on a very dreary day in January. It's cold, that's for sure, but everyone keeps talking about seeing "the holiday lights" from the boat. We're always down for holiday lights here at our house, so holiday lights by boat it will be! We'll probably just take the tourist boat again, but I have to say that the SALT private boat tour after dinner is looking rather enticing as well.
Make a Christmas Room
We have House of Valentina to thank for this one… Apparently she moonlights as super-mom in her spare time, since she's already knocked out not one but two "Christmas rooms" for her extremely lucky kids. We were over there this weekend, and of course it took my daughter all of five minutes to march right back down and ask when her Christmas room is coming. Um…coming right up? She even helpfully informed me, "And mommy, you can even paint your own wallpaper!". Ahem. I don't know if I have the skills to paint my own wall paper, but in thinking about it, why not make her room a little more festive too this year? I'm no super-mom but I can do this. I think? Right? Check out House of Valentina's tips for making your own Christmas Room here (and her living room is looking pretty awesome too).
See the Nutcracker
The classic. If they have it, I need to see it. Diplo-tot has always been a good companion for the theater but since she's started to take ballet, she's been asking to see more of it. I managed to get tickets for the night of my birthday, and that's exactly how we spent my birthday in Vienna a few times before, so I'm feeling rather sentimental about it. And if we can get out the door in time, we'll stop for a little pre-theater hot chocolate (and glogg) at the Hotel d'Angleterre, which is all decked out for the holidays and serving all sorts of Christmas treats for young and old alike in the bar. (Image via Det Konglige Teater)
Tivoli! Tivoli! And More Tivoli!
I mean, it's the heart and soul of Christmas in Copenhagen. The lights, the trees, the decorations, the rides… of all the things that will make us sentimental for Copenhagen, this will be highest on the list. We'll be putting that annual card to use and soaking up as much holiday as we can here. If you'll be visiting for the holidays, don't miss our Tips for Visiting Tivoli at Christmas! It's everything magic about Christmas, and then some.
PS – Remember our first holiday season in Denmark?
PPS – If you're not around Copenhagen this year but want a bit of that scandi spirit under your tree, check out our Scandinavian Christmas Gift Guide for this year!


text: What I know about people is basically all I know about myself. If I am smart & kind & generous & good then I can only imagine what others are like. The people who are far, far greater than I am or ever will be. When I do something nice for someone or have a brilliant thought, I feel good. I feel so good. I overwhelm myself with great feeling. And just the fact that there are people who are and will be doing the things I do a lot more greater than I ever have or will is astounding to me. It makes the world that surrounds me far more vast and interesting than I can comprehend.


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ASCAP grant applications are made available by invitation only, so organizations must first submit a cover letter before attempting to apply for a grant. Grants are given to 501(c)(3) organizations that are engaged in educational programs for aspiring songwriters and composers and with missions in line with the foundation's stated goals.
The foundation does not consider grant requests for "general operating or administrative support or annual giving campaigns, capital purposes, endowments, deficit operations, recordings, purchase of instruments, marketing efforts or performance and production funding, nor do we purchase advertisements, sponsor events or donate equipment."
Past recipients of ASCAP funds include $4,000 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra "to provide local college-age music students with a variety of learning opportunities in the areas of new music and composition," $3,000 to the Operation Song songwriting program, and $5,000 to the Harlem School of the Arts.
Once an organization submits a cover letter, it will be reviewed and the foundation will decide whether to extend an application for a grant. Grantseekers who make the cut will be asked to submit a proposal. If an organization is ultimately selected for a grant, the renewal process is much easier and funds may be easier to come by the next time around.
ASCAP also has a large number of awards and scholarships; however, most of these are decided internally or available only to students at specific schools. But a few of them are open competitions:
SCI/ASCAP Student Composition Commission Competition - Two awards are given out annually, one to a high school or college student ($1,000), and another to a graduate student ($1,500). In addition to the prize money, winners have their works premiered at a Society of Composers, Inc. conference and recorded for an SCI CD series. The graduate winner also may have his or her score published in the SCI Journal of Musical Scores.
ASCAP/SEAMUS Commission and Recording Prize for Student Composers - Two awards of $1,250 (first place) and $750 (second place) are given to student members of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States who are enrolled in academic programs (high school through doctoral). The winners have their work performed at the SEAMUS National Conference, and the first place winner has his or her work recorded on a SEAMUS CD series.
ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize - This award recognizes "talented young composers who write for concert band" who are between the ages of 18 and 30. The winner receives $5,000 and is guaranteed a live performance of his or her composition by a prominent college band.
ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards - These awards recognize "books, articles and recording liner notes on the subject of music selected for their excellence." Seven awards are given annually: two for books on the Pop Music Genre ($500 each), two for books on the Concert Music Genre ($500 each), one for an article on the Pop Music Genre ($250), one for an article on the Concert Music Genre ($250), and one for linear notes ($500).
Morton Gould Young Composer Awards - "Open to composers of original, classical concert music, the Award encourages developing music creators during the earliest stages of their careers," i.e., those under the age of 30. The prize amount is not fixed.
Rudolf Nissim Prize - This $5,000 prize honors composers of concert music. Applicants must be members in good standing of ASCAP.
Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards - These awards support "talented young jazz composers during the earliest stages of their careers," i.e., who are under the age of 30. The prize amount is not fixed.
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I haven't played with 1:50,000 topographical maps for a while so it took a bit to get my eye into distance judgement and interpreting the contour lines - reading the gradients of slopes and adjusting to what hills are and aren't represented. The 20-metre contour interval is quite a height.
My companion for this outing was Wayde, an old AR friend. A most suitable adventure companion - strong on foot. On Monday we approached the first section and were instructed to find a route from where we were to a pick-up point on a road - some distance away. We were also to consider water-drop options, that could be accessible by vehicle.
|We started from here - where the photo is taken from. And heading for about the point on ridge where the down-arrow is pointing - and then along the ridge.
|Wayde at a river crossing.
|A little baby dung beetle with a little baby dung ball.
|Loads of horses out here. Baby season too. This foal is all legs.
|Lookin'back. That purple X... that's where the landscape photo above was taken from. Our start point.
|We found these really cool rocks. Table top-like and just standing there on top of a mountain surrounded by grass.
For Day 2 we had a shorter outing - with no maps. We were essentially on part of a hiking trail. I was itching for maps because in terms of a race route Wayde and I think that there's a much better route option. The hiking trail is beautiful and sometimes a little difficult to follow - so it made for a nice little 'sans maps' adventure.
|Nice start to the section - rock art.
|Cattle country. Also lots of sheep and goats.
|Mr Froggy
A good two days of play (and a day of travel either side to get there). A wonderful treat to visit a part of South Africa that I've never been to and to navigate new routes. I do get a kick out of route planning.


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One of Chicago's hottest fashion showcases took place at the UIC Forum Stage when students from The International Academy of Design & Technology hosted IMAGINE '12. Emceed by Jane Monzures of Loop FM's morning show and host of Living Healthy on WGN, this student-produced exhibition showcased the multitude of design talent and production of IADT's students, in addition to highlighting unique programs at the school. Featuring an impressive array of garments by 44 student designers. This year's entertainment featured a musical performance by K.Rose, a nineteen year old phenomenal singer/dancer managed by Queen Latifah and signed to Interscope Records and Epidemic Music. She is the newest face on the music scene who's preparing for stardom.
IMAGINE '12 honored and featured a fashion installation from IADT graduate and locally acclaimed designer Horacio Nieto. Since graduating in 2004, Nieto has worked in the Chicago fashion industry and recently opened his own showroom in Pilsen. "Fashion is a great way to be creative and show yourself, but we all have to remember that it is a business as well," says Nieto. "This is not an industry for someone that does not want to work for their success." Known for his remarkable bridal and evening gowns, Nieto also specializes in women's ready to wear and men's casualwear such as trench coats and wind breakers.
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Crew Chief Kane Fitzgerald
Postgame – Miami at Cleveland – November 28, 2017
NBA Crew Chief Kane Fitzgerald met with pool reporter Dave McMenamin of ESPN after the game between the Heat and Cavaliers in Cleveland tonight. Here is the transcript of that interview:
Question 1: Why did you throw [LeBron James] out?
Fitzgerald: "It was a culmination of a couple different acts. Immediately after the no-call, he turned and threw an air punch directly at me and then he aggressively charged at me and then he used vulgarity in my ear a few times."
Question 2: Did you consider only assessing one technical foul?
Fitzgerald: "I actually only did assess one technical foul. He was ejected on one technical."
Question 3: Was there anything prior to the communication in the 3rd quarter that fed into the ejection?
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03 March 2018
Therapy dogs waiting for Parkland students
Photo cropped for size from the original at the Aww subreddit
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- Cathy MMarch 3, 2018 at 2:54 PM
There have also been therapy ponies. I saw one newscast in which a student told a reporter that the only smile she had that day was when she petted one of the dogs. They are much appreciated by all.ReplyDelete
I'm so glad the dogs were there for them.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2018 at 4:44 AM
So sweet and so sad at the same time.ReplyDelete
Nice. But I wish they would have some hypoallergenic dogs, too. A lot of kids have allergies.ReplyDelete
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Update on the Mortgage Rates
Weak retail sales have scared the market making mortgage rates fall. This means the first interest rate hike is still a few months away. The mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed rate fell to a 3.91 percent; which is actually down 4 points from this time last week.
They dipped a bit early in the week and then hung out around 3.89 until settling on 3.91. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate is at 3.03 percent, and the 5/1 ARMS is at 2.89 percent.
Another mortgage rate update will come sometime next week. It's still a good time to buy if you are teetering on the fence.


text: In an earlier comment, Dagon called for mass conversion to ethanol as a way of ending our dependence on oil. I mentioned that he hadn't said where all that ethanol would come from. Little did I know that it turns out we are barely started on using ethanol in this country and there is already an ethanol shortage! Sure we can grow more corn, but at the expense of what? Wheat? Soy beans? Do we really want to be forced to choose between energy and . . . food? Somehow I doubt that this is the long term solution we've been looking for.


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What Makes Something Wrong?
So this morning I wrote about the need to focus more on God than on ourselves as a way to enrich and improve our lives. And then reading the news I came across one of the most stunning things I have ever read. From USAToday this past Wednesday:
A New York-based advocacy group called Parity is asking Christians who favor LGBT equality — "queer positive Christians," in their parlance — to show support by wearing "glitter ash" on their foreheads to mark Ash Wednesday on March 1.
"This is a way for queer Christians and queer-positive persons of faith to say 'We are here,'" said Marian Edmonds-Allen, Parity's executive director. "It is also a way for other people to be a witness to that and be in solidarity with them."
I want to be very clear about something – this is vastly and hugely wrong – but not because the particulars involved anything to do with sexuality. This is wrong because to co-opt Ash Wednesday for any purpose, including worthwhile advocacy, is to cheapen and rob Ash Wednesday services of what they are really about. This would be true if it were Cleveland Browns fans trying to tell us "We are here" just as much as it is for the particular community involved to do this. This is focusing on the self instead of on God.
For the uninitiated, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Lent is the season in which Christians prepare themselves for Holy Week – the time when they celebrate the primal acts of Christ's earthly ministry, His arrest, trial, crucifixion, and most importantly resurrection. We prepare ourselves to remember Christ's sacrifice by making our own sacrifices mirroring Christ's preparation for ministry in the deserts of ancient Israel. Our ritualistic efforts are to identify with Christ, not somehow establish our own identity. What is sacrificial about establishing our identity, regardless of what that identity is?
One of the bigger reasons Christianity struggles so with modernity is that modernity is all about "finding our identity" and Christianity is all about taking our identity from Christ – and nothing or no one else. The sacrilege in this effort has nothing whatsoever to do with those wishing to make a statement and everything to do with the idea of making a statement- when we are supposed to be listening to God. Is there nothing holy enough that we will just leave it alone?
I need to take my own advice and focus on God, not this. He'll figure it out, because I sure can't.


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The Ethics of Protestantism and the Spirit of Capitalism
Prof. Robert H. Nelson, University of Maryland, author of Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy, Aarhus Universitetsforlag 2017, visits the Saxo-Institute.
We would like to invite you to a workshop on Max Weber's The Ethics of Protestantism and the Spirit of Capitalism in relation to modern Nordic history and historiography.
Introduction and chair – Ass. Prof. Charlotte Appel
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AOC and ASICS team up for the journey to Tokyo
28 April 2018
AOC: Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates AC has announced today that ASICS will be the official Team competition and sportwear apparel partner for future Olympic Teams up until the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games.
Announcing the partnership at this morning's Annual General Meeting, John Coates welcomed the multinational corporation to the Olympic family for the first time. "
'I am very pleased to announce and welcome ASICS as our new Olympic Sponsor in the competition, training and Village apparel and footwear category for our teams for the Youth Olympic Games later this year and the 2020 Olympics," Coates said.
"This followed an approach I made while in Tokyo last December and will see the host team, Japan, Australia and Uruguay as the only teams outfitted in this prestigious brand in Tokyo."
ASICS will provide sports competition and training apparel as well as casual leisure wear and related footwear to a Team of 800 athletes and officials at the Tokyo 2020 Games, as well as outfitting our team at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
"The AOC is excited to welcome ASICS on board as an official Team partner for the first time in Australian Olympic history," said AOC CEO, Matt Carroll.
"ASICS will play an important role in providing uniforms for our future Olympic Teams and it seems even more fitting that Australia will represent a brand that was founded by the host nation, Japan.
"I am sure our athletes will be proud to wear ASICS as they represent Australian on the Olympic stage."
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- Youth Olympic Games - October 2018 (Buenos Aires, Argentina);
- Summer Olympic Games – August 2020 (Tokyo, Japan).
Managing Director of ASICS Oceania Mark Brunton has welcomed the new partnership.
"We are excited and honoured to join the AOC family as the new footwear and apparel partner. The ASICS philosophy of achieving a sound mind in a sound body through sport is a natural extension of the Olympic ideal that participation is more important than winning.
"As a brand founded in Japan, we are immensely proud that the Australian team will be competing in ASICS uniform in the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo."
About ASICs: Since its founding in 1949, ASICS Group has been committed to nurturing the world's youth through sports in order to contribute to society. Our vision has been to "Create Quality Lifestyle through Intelligent Sport Technology" and our mission to provide goods and services that promote healthy and fulfilling lifestyles throughout the world.


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(Originally published 7/29/09 in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Does the color of a cat's fur say anything about its temperament? Is an orange cat calmer than cats of other colors?
Some people believe that you can predict a cat's temperament by the color of its fur, but just as many others are quick to dismiss the notion. The fur/temperament issue is probably like the stereotypes we apply to people based their hair color — blondes have more fun, redheads have hot tempers, brunettes are even-tempered — in that sometimes they're valid, but more often they're not.
Animal scientist Temple Grandin would seem to be among the believers that fur color is significant. The Colorado State University professor says in her 2009 book, Animals Make Us Human (Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt), that people looking to adopt a cat with a "friendly, bold temperament" should consider one with black fur.
"Shelter workers in England call black cats 'laid-back blacks," Grandin says, noting that conversely the workers describe tortoiseshell cats as "naughty torties." The description of black cats "is supported by a handful of studies showing a relationship between fur color and behavior. Black cats especially are friendlier than other cats, more able to deal with crowding and urban life, and have greater aggregative tendencies, which means they're more inclined to live in groups of cats."
She also mentions orange male cats, saying that they are more aggressive than black male cats. "That's logical because orange cats are shyer than black cats and you would expect fearful cats to have more fear aggression. I've noticed that neutered orange males and females can be very affectionate," Grandin says. "Some orange cats will rub on you all day. However, orange cats can startle and scare easily."
After making these statements, Grandin backpedals: "Fur color isn't a guarantee that a cat will have one kind of personality or another. When you choose a kitten, you have to go by the individual personalities of the kittens regardless of color."
Sarah Hartwell of UK's Cats Protection writes on petpeoplesplace.com that she's one of those shelter workers who refers to black cats as laid-back and torties as naughty. She also says that "ginger cats" (orange cats) are "said to be spirited and fiery (and sometimes mean-spirited and sly) — very apt considering their fiery color."
There are other stereotypes, she says: White cats are "dim" or "a little timid," black-and-white cats like to wander, and "blotched tabbies" are homebodies or curl-up-by-the-fireplace cats.
"Most color/personality 'information' is anecdotal," Hartwell explains, "but there have been studies where owners or veterinarians were asked to associate particular colors with particular personality traits. Profiles are only available on two particular breeds and these ignored the breed-specific traits and concentrated on traits associated' with the color/pattern."
Other sources offer similar explanations about possible or imagined links people make about fur color and temperament, but they also note that genetics and, perhaps more significantly, early socialization of kittens play more of a role in shaping a cat's personality.
I've had neutered and spayed cats of different colors and most conformed to no stereotypes. I've had two black cats: the female was skittish, the male never met a stranger. Both of my male tabbies (one orange and one gray) were aggressive and tried to dominate the other cats in the household. My blue-eyed female Siamese mix was a love, as was my female tortoiseshell. The black-and-white male was spirited and extremely sociable.
The skittish black cat was dumped on a busy street when she was about 6 weeks old, so I assume she didn't come from a friendly and loving environment. The same goes for my gray tabby. The other cats, however, all came from shelters or homes and had lived the first couple months of their lives with littermates, and had been handled gently and often by many people. So my vote for what affects a cat's personality and temperament goes to early socialization rather than fur color.
Is it OK to walk my dog on pavement in the summer or will the heat hurt his paws?
Arkansas summers can be brutal, so it's recommended that dogs be walked only in the evening or early morning when temperatures or cooler. Walking on hot pavement can burn their paws, the same way it can burn your feet, so the general rule is: If it's too hot for you to walk barefoot on the sidewalk or street, then it's too hot for your dog.
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