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Though we are based at the largest worksite in western Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, we also provide workplace and community education programs throughout the Commonwealth. Our off-campus programs and services include a diverse array of classes, workshops, workplace needs assessments, grant writing and research services to employers, unions, communities, organizations and institutions who are interested in upgrading the skills of their employees or members. Here is information and links to some of our current off-campus programs:
Southern Hilltowns Adult Education Center (SHAEC)
The Southern Hilltowns Adult Education Center (SHAEC) has been offering quality adult education programming in the Southern Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts for the past thirteen years. Students can study math, science, reading, writing, social studies, computers and other subjects that enhance workplace skills and encourage leadership. Most of our GED, Adult basic education, and computer classes are held at our computer lab, consisting of nine computers, housed in room 152, in the Gateway Regional High School Complex. Our computer lab is open to the public, and available for use by appointment, arrangement, or during regularly scheduled class times. Our core classes focus on work readiness, employment, job training, basic and intermediate computer skills, and are always free. Contact Michele Kenney for more information or visit our website at: www.shaec.org
Early Education Workforce Project
The Early Education Workforce Project provides promising educational approaches geared to the unique needs of pre-college, state-licensed early childhood educators. We recognize that licensed early childhood educators who hold a high school diploma are far more prepared to enter and succeed in post-secondary education if they are provided with education that integrates work-based adult basic education and English for Speakers of Other Languages with college-level occupational classes in the field.
In addition to providing classes for early childhood educators, we are currently seeking funding for a cutting edge Higher Education/Professional Development Model for the U.S. Pre-College Early Education Workforce that will raise the bar on U.S. early childhood educator teacher quality AND maintain vital early education workforce diversity. Click here for more details on this exciting project!
Since 2010, with funding and support from the Massachusetts Commonwealth Corporation's Learn at Work Initiative, our team has developed, implemented and evaluated contextualized early childhood education models that capitalize on the considerable workplace skills of the workforce. Our models integrate basic skills education with workplace education training and college coursework. We support the educator to more effectively meet state and national early education professional development and credentialing standards while moving them to college entrance and beyond. To date we have developed and offered a contextualized Child Development Associate (CDA) course, contextualized Quality Rating Information System (QRIS) trainings and contextualized 100-level (Pre-Accuplacer) early education college coursework.
We have a special interest in serving dual language, Spanish speaking and under-prepared native English speaking early childhood educators. We've produced significant and positive adult learning outcomes for these populations. We baseline test the adult literacy and or English language competence of all learners. Test scores are used to place the individual learner in an appropriate level of coursework/training to meet their needs. Basic skills training is comprehensively integrated with contextualized early education and care professional development training and or college coursework curriculum. Instruction targets meeting state and national early education and care standards/competencies and common core state standards in English and in math.
The Early Education Workforce Project has received state and national recognition. Below are two articles written by Dr. Gilbert and published by The Washington Post.
Dr. Gilbert's Famous Word Gap article was picked up and featured in Education Week,
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2015/02/word_gap_exists_among_early_educators_too.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS3 and on Harvard University's Saguaro Seminar Strategies for Children: www.strategiesforchildren.org/.
Strategies for Children journalist, Alyssa Haywood, wrote a feature article about the Early Childhood Education Project. http://eyeonearlyeducation.com/2015/02/25/meeting-the-educational-needs-of-early-educators/.
The Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation (www.davisfdn.org/matriarch/default.asp) has actively supported the LMWE Early Childhood Education Porject over the past six years.
Hillary Clinton's Too Small to Fail Initiative (toosmall.org/) and Next Generation (thenextgeneration.org/children-families) have commended our work, as has the Teach Stone Training Group LLC. (teachstone.com/).
The New York Times Magazine is in the process of writing a piece about the plight of America's under-educated diverse early educator workforce and this article will include information about the work of LMWE's Early Childhood Project.
For more information on the Early Childhood Educator Program at Labor/Management Workplace Education, please contact the Early Education Program Director, Dr. Elizabeth A. Gilbert: email@example.com or at 413-687-1213.
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Community Works is a 6‐week adult workforce training program offered in Springfield and Holyoke to prepare qualified applicants for an apprenticeship in the building trades ‐ the pathway to a rewarding career in construction. Through Career Readiness and Occupational Skills Training, with classroom and hands‐on learning experiences, Community Works will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to apply for and enter into a state‐registered Building Trades apprenticeship program You will also receive coordinated case management and placement services to help you achieve your career goals. Learn more about Community Works.
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The sponsor of Tool Time was Binford Tools, a device manufacturing firm that exists in actual life. The present hosted by Tim Taylor within the shooting script for Home Improvement was still referred to as Hammer Time when the primary pilot with Frances Fisher was filmed in April 1991. Magicians Penn and Teller additionally appeared in one of many episodes of the final season, opening for Tool Time by performing tricks with Tim. Pamela Anderson crammed in at the final second and stayed on the show for two years.
If you binge by means of this assortment in no time in any respect, try her different HGTV assortment, Genevieve's Renovation (also on Netflix ), by which you watch Genevieve makeover her own, huge NYC condo. Whenever there's a dying in the family, Tim is probably essentially the most helpful person, in no small part as a consequence of coping with his father's loss of life early in his life. The collection often touches on extra-serious subjects like divorce or a member of the family's demise. Richardson was provided $25 million to do a ninth season; Allen was offered double that The two declined, and Home Improvement ended after eight seasons and 203 episodes. Karn discovered he knew sufficient people involved with the present to safe an audition.
Shot in the Ass : In one episode, Tim accidentally shoots his outdated shop trainer Mr. Leonard (who's making a guest appearance on Tim's show Tool Time) in the butt with a nail gun. Tool lady: Ashley Judd was forged as Lisa the Tool Girl but she pulled out simply earlier than the show's pilot episode was filmed so that she could pursue a movie career. They do consistently have snow on the bottom for all episodes set during winter. Did he want to go to high school?" The rift was so dangerous that JTT refused to appear in the show's last episode which upset his TV mum, Patricia Richardson (who performed Jill Taylor).
Though Thomas didn't seem in the collection finale, in 2013 he guest starred on Tim Allen's new present , Last Man Standing. She was nominated four instances for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Home Improvement. If you're going to nod at a former TV show, I'm all for doing it in a method that's goofy rather than gimmicky. Ego justified, and also useful as studies show that people with more confidence are higher at selling product. He was despatched to traffic school as a result, the place he met an agent who advised him about Home Improvement.
When Al took on a gig as a visitor host for a cooking show and Tim took up the gig as his devoted assistant, Al ended up being conceited and refused the sensible advice Tim would give. The Taylors stay in suburban Detroit, and have a neighbor named Wilson Wilson (Earl Hindman) who is commonly the go-to guy for fixing the Taylors' issues. This show contains the character of Mr. Bean, played by Rowan Atkinson, who is seemingly a small youngster in the body of a full-grown man. Prior to filming the pilot, Tim's present was re-named Tool Time" to keep away from confusion with M.C. Hammer.

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I forget about it a lot, and I really hate bothering with html, so as much as I hate to say it, I've moved. BUT! If you use tumblr, I have an account on that. Much easier to use, quicker, and no damned "upload it here, write out html for there" crap. So follow me @ http://taraquinntattoos.tumblr.com/
See ya there!
This Is How My Brain Explodes... A Tattoo Blog
A tattoo blog by xevious. Tattoo Art, Tattoo Designs, and random humor :)
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Finished Daisy!
She was one fun broad to do.
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Puking Monkey Robots?
Heck yes! This is a healed picture of a truly fun tattoo.
Tibetan Skull Tattoos
They are fun to do.
Sugar Skull Girl
This is on a fellow goon.
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I did this on a good buddy, and coworker, Hoss.
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Polar bear!
A good client came in from out of town, and since she couldn't decide what SHE wanted, she decided that she was going to get her sister something that she had been wanting to get for about ten years.....a polar bear tattoo on her calf.
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Star Trek!
I have been on a serious drawing kicks recently, with about ten drawings in about three days.
I present to you, Worf, being chased by the bane of all Klingons, Tribbles.
I present to you, Worf, being chased by the bane of all Klingons, Tribbles.
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Lions, and tigers...no, just lions.
I got to start this on a girl from Del Rio, TX. He's a royal chap all right. She wanted him wearing a Native American headdress, for her son, but it just wouldn't work, so we came up with this guy instead.
Also, meet Daisy.
My client got his inspiration from here. Sounds like fun to me.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Sharks, With Laser Beams, You Say?
Fuck, yes.
So, shit's been crazy lately. Been getting quite a bit busier than ever before, and it feels great. I have to say that the change of shops was definitely the most positive work-related thing that could've happened. Awesome co-workers, Awesome customers. I get to do way more fun shit, like this:
and this:
So, I should be updating this more soon. More fun stuff is ahead.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
So, Yeah.
So I moved shops a month ago. My run at Freak Show Tattoos was pretty fun, but things move on, and things change, whether you want them to or not. So now, I'm at Dandyland Tattoos, one of the best shops in San Antonio, TX. The guys I work with are amzing artists, and fucking fun as hell to work with. That, and I'm getting to work on new tattoos, and finish ones I thought I'd NEVER get to finish. Good times are definitely being had. better hours, better pay, and a little bit more privacy when it needs to be had. So, now that my mouth flaps are done moving (well, my fingers, I guess), heres some new artwork.
Zombie picnic? Fuck yes, please.
Cardinals are fat and awesome.
Did you say you wanted gay trees? Okay then.
Zombie picnic? Fuck yes, please.
Cardinals are fat and awesome.
Did you say you wanted gay trees? Okay then.
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Saturday, May 01, 2010
Broken Birdy
This guy hopped a plane from Colorado to come get this. It's probably the most fun I've had on a tattoo in a long time. Happy birthday Ryan!
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Victoria Day, 9:53pm
I'm sitting at the computer trying out my new headphones (a pair of tasteful Urbanears, white), I like to swim in my music so to speak. I spent forty minutes deciding on a pair, which is longer than I like to be near any store, let alone a mall. I wouldn't say it is a crucial but I do tend to enjoy clunky, some would say obese headphones. I tend to distrust sleek technology.
Earlier I was pawing through some old newspapers looking at the Personal ads, do you think people who met through these ads stayed together? I can imagine they might, maybe more than on places like POF and eHarmony. There's still something personal about a newspaper, maybe I'm wrong.


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Well, this is the culmination of my Apple Adventure Trilogy (Part 1, Part 2). Obviously we're ending with the best part.
The Pie.
The Pie.
I have never made a pie completely from scratch. Usually, I buy the pre-made crust, which I love. This time, however, I had added the culinary endeavor to my Bucket List, so I was really left with no other option.
I was nervous. There was a lot on the line. First Homemade Pie Ever.
My husband knew what I was planning on doing and he thoroughly encouraged my creative efforts. The thing is, Andrew will eat just about anything, so I did have some confidence going into this.
I started by perusing Pinterest. I really should get the family recipes from my Great-Aunt Nancé because her pies at Thanksgiving are seriously the best. The Best. Anyway, onto my own pie adventure.
I ended up using this recipe for the crust, and it was super easy. It turned out AMAZING. Flakey, shortbready, and delicious.
I used this recipe for the filling. I "doctored" it up a bit - adding a little more cinnamon and nutmeg.
It turned out great! I'd say my first homemade pie completely from scratch was a success. And so would my hubby. Thankful for the great crust and filling recipe from Gimme Some Oven!
This pie would be a delicious addition to your holiday parties!
This pie would be a delicious addition to your holiday parties!
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The charming actress has been a willing proponent on the topic of unnecessary plastic surgery, discussing her dismay for unwarranted cosmetic procedures, also sharing her thoughts on the wonderful event, that is aging.
For me, I think what will be sexy in 50 years' time will be wrinkles. Plastic surgery not only removes the signs of age, but also exposes people's insecurity. Look at a man or a woman in their 50s and all I see when they have brushed their years away with surgery is self-obsession and fear. That's not particularly attractive.
I see someone's face, someone's body who'd had children and I think they're the song lines of your experience, and why would you want to eradicate that?Ms. Blanchett is undoubtedly aging gracefully herself, perhaps directly attributed to passion for SK-II skin care products, which she became the global ambassador of a few years back.
Candice Bergen before and after plastic surgery
Cate however will soon be venturing into the inevitable neighborhood of fifty, so it'll be interesting to see if she sticks to her guns and rejects plastic surgery. Or will she give-in to the temptations of a facelift, eye lift, brow lift and so on... I suppose only time will tell.


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Ford Bronco, Ranger Spend Less Than Jeep Wrangler
Within 2 years from now, two popular nameplates from Ford will look to make a return in the US market. They are the Bronco and the Ranger.
While details on the next-gen Bronco and Ranger are not out yet, we can already confirm that Ford is spending less than what Jeep is spending on the Wrangler-based pickup truck.
Ford announced earlier today that they are investing $850 million dollars on the production facilities located in Michigan. The Michigan plants will be re-tooled with the invested money and this is so that they can produce the Bronco and the Ranger.
The amount of money spent by Ford also suggests that Jeep is not shrewd with its spending. The 4×4-focussed company needed $700 million to re-tool the Toledo plant so that they can develop the Wrangler-based pickup truck.
This may sound cheaper than what Ford is spending but you should note that Ford is working on two major vehicles whereas Jeep is only working on one.


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Dont get me wrong I do love the daytime but I seem to function much better at night. Or maybe I function less well and am under the misguided impression that it is well.....hmmm
So I am anxiously NOT staring at the phone waiting for a text message....I am NOT anxiously waiting for the arrival of the iPhone. I am NOT a little bit worried about going out for dinner tonight with group of friends within which there are tensions. So if I am NOT doing all of these things what am I doing? Well I'm actually not a) Working when I should be b) Writing a job application c) Preparing for a telephone interview - any of the above would be beneficial to me.
Ho hum.
Current annoyances:
- Someone deleting something off my memory stick which granted I may have accidently said to do and granted I probably do have saved elsewhere but regardless an apology would not kill you!
- Someone complaining and moaning and generally being a bit "Kevin the teenager-esque" when I try and do soemthing nice for them
- The continual knowledge that I am completly un-appreicated and un-trusted in my job
Current happinesses (yeah its a word....)
"My friend got caught trying to smuggle dope into Amsterdam"
- It's only 15 days until Christmas! I love Christmas!
- I am yet to get stressed about all the things I am NOT doing today. Lets see if that still holds true around 8pm tonight...


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Dallas Mavericks Team Report – November 14
=== Dallas Mavericks Team Report – November 14 ===
(Sports Network) – Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points to lead Dallas to a 97-86
win over Houston at American Airlines Center.
Antoine Walker added 17 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the
Mavericks, who have won three straight games.
Steve Nash contributed 16 points and seven assists, while Michael Finley
netted 14 points and Antawn Jamison scored 13 for the Mavericks, who had five
players in double figures.
Dallas led 69-63 midway through the third period and then used a 10-0 run,
highlighted by six points from Nash, to seize a commanding 79-63 edge. The
Rockets cut into the deficit and trailed 81-71 after three quarters.
The Mavericks quickly stretched the gap to 88-73 on two Nowitzki free throws
with 9:24 left in the game and Houston never threatened again. Dallas led by
as many as 18 points in the final frame.
Dallas has won five straight overall against Houston and have captured nine of
the last 11 meetings between the clubs.
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Luxembourg woos Chinese investors
Luxembourg, the second-largest financial hub of the European Union, welcomes Chinese investors and expects China to open up its markets further and carry out more economic reforms, its finance minister said.
"We're looking forward to seeing how the financial market is going to open up more in China in the near future, and very eager to hear what decisions are going to be announced after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China," said Pierre Gramegna in an exclusive interview.
"Europe and China are really today on the same line as they together promote bilateral trade and investment, which will strengthen the relationship between the two sides," he said.
With the UK leaving the round table of the EU, Luxembourg, which holds the second place after London as a financial center in Europe, is attracting more Chinese financial institutions to conduct their business, and establish branches or subsidiaries in its territory. "We should not over-dramatize the impact of Brexit-(but) many Chinese banks have also found solutions in Luxembourg (which they see) as another entrance to the EU single market," Gramegna said.
Seven Chinese banks have opened subsidiaries or branches in Luxembourg. They include Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Construction Bank.
"Luxembourg now has 50 billion yuan ($7.62 billion) of RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (RQFII)," Gramegna said. "This will continue to promote the renminbi's internationalization by increasing its usage in trade and investment in Luxembourg."
So far, Luxembourg has been the second-largest global destination for investment funds investing in China. About 65 percent of all European investment funds investing in the Chinese mainland are domiciled in Luxembourg, according to data from Luxembourg for Finance, a public-private partnership between the Luxembourg government and the Luxembourg Financial Industry Federation.
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier or CSSF, the country's financial service regulator, has also paved the way for European funds to access the Chinese interbank bond market and the A-share market.
Funds domiciled in the country invested 1.42 trillion euros ($1.67 trillion) in euroarea corporations and governments in 2016, with a further 358 billion euros invested in other EU member-states, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
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Type: Airsoft Blowback AEG.
Manufacturer:Bolt Airsoft.
Model: M16A4 with Heavy BRRS (Bolt Recoil Shock System).
Materials: Metal & Nylon.
Weight: 7.7 pounds (3500 grams).
Length: 43 inches (1100mm).
Propulsion: AEG with Heavy BRSS
Action: Semi/full auto, single action.
Ammunition Type: 6mm Plastic Airsoft BB (recommend using undersized BB's).
Ammunition Capacity: 300+ round magazine.
Trigger Pull: The trigger pull on the BOLT Airsoft M16A4 is fairly short and light as it is essentially just an on off switch for the internal electronic components. You can shoot this gun very quickly in semi auto mode, and of course in full auto when full auto position is selected. As is with all AEG rifles there is a bit of a delay while the spring is retracted and released, this is not as noticeable in full auto mode and also when using higher voltage 11.1 volt batteries.
Accuracy: I tested the BOLT M16A4 BRSS Airsoft rifle first on my Chronograph to see what kind of real world fps I would get from it using .20 gram Airsfot BB's. The BOLT M16A4 produced consistent 350 fps shots which is perfect for indoor or outdoor Airsoft events. I then stepped back roughly 30 feet and place 10 rounds on my paper target using a semi rested position and was able to get a nice tight 2 inch grouping. When switching up to full auto mode the grouping pretty much stayed exactly the same, right in that 2 inch pocket.
Build Quality: The Bolt M16A4 AEG Blowback Airsoft Rifle is very well made with a full Metal upper and lower receiver, along with metal and polymer parts exactly where they would be on the real steel version of an actual M16 or AR styled riffle. The only rubber or nylon components are the stock and the grips and perhaps some internal parts. I really could not find anything to complain about other than making sure to use the right sized ammo as the barrel is a true 6mm barrel and so when using actual 6mm BB's they can get jammed up. I had great results when I used 5.95mm Airsfot BB's.
Realism: As with many Airsoft guns, there is great attention to realism and the Bolt Airsoft BRSS M16A4 AEG is another great example of an Airsoft rifle based on the Colt M4 platform. It is an AEG but because of the Heavy BRSS (Bolt Recoil Shock System) you get a very nice compromise between a conventional AEG and a GBB (Gas Blow Back Airsoft) gun. In other words, like a standard AEG I get that endless stream of consistent BB's flying down range on target but unlike a true Gas Blow Back Airsoft gun, I don't get that drop off in power and limitation to about 30 usable rounds per magazine. What I do get similar to a GBB is that recoil action that helps make the shooting experience so much more believable! Even the sound from the Bolt M16A4 is much snapper than a standard AEG and more like a GBB. I also like the fact that the charging handle and forward assist work similarly to a real AR and also the dust cover cleverly exposes the bolt and internal hop-up for easy adjustment along with the bolt cycling just like a GBB rifle would cycle which is similar to a real steel AR.
- AEG Performance with GBB like Recoil.
- Very high quality materials and workmanship throughout.
- Lots of forward rails to place accessories on and just looks cool in general.
- The fixed classic M16 stock is very comfortable and grows on you over time.
- Can shorten the gun by removing the barrel extension if you like.
- Can use 11.1V Li-Po or 9.6V Ni-mh or Ni-Cd batteries.
- Fully Adjustable Hop-up.
- Semi and Full Auto.
- BRSS system will drain the batteries faster than a standard AEG.
- Can not switch out the stock as the BRSS system extends back into it.
- Need to use undersized 6mm Airsoft BB's because of the tight barrel.
The BOLT M16A4 AEG Blowback Airsoft Rifle with BRSS Recoil is a great compromise for the avid Airsofter looking for a practical skirmish weapon, but also craving the realistic experience of having blowback with recoil similar to a Gas Blow Back systems. I really like this concept and find it great fun to shoot even if its just for plinking in the yard. The overall quality is very excellent and you just have to love the AR platform it's based on. If you're into customizing you can mix and match many external and internal parts with other existing Airsoft mechanical parts and I would imagine real steel accessories. It's great to be able to use an Airsoft rifle in virtually any weather condition and still get that Gas Blowback Feel but with AEG performance and consistency.
My YouTube Video Review for the Bolt M16A4 AEG Blowback Airsoft Rifle with BRSS Recoil:


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Friday also called for a meeting about a new entertainment venue that we are working in conjunction with to bring to Youngstown, that looks like it's heading in the right direction and should be announced soon. I relaxed in the evening with a casual outside dining experience in the area, a little music and for dessert, ribs at the burn-off, (hey chubby people have weird dessert cravings, lol.) Saturday morning featured a trip to the Farmers Market in the Northside, and was another round of bringing people to the Rib burn off at the Chevy Centre, but alas, they would not let me stay to hear "Dust in the Wind", by Kansas. Sunday had me stopping in for a meeting about publicity for conducting a Pride week for our area GLBT community, and a loud and crazy stop at the Vexfest in downtown, (are we really supposed to fit that many people into one block?' Let's go up to Wood street next year huh?). Maybe Forbes will fill in for me a bit here at Accent, so I can get some nap time after all the stuff going on in this dying city..............Scott
P.S. I forgot to talk about the extra long light I waited through on my way to McD's for my sweet tea to get me through the morning(thank you mr. traffic cop), for the nice people to cross 5th street over to YSU for Summer Graduation. Congrats to former Intern Daniel Mamoun in his graduation. Yup, yup, lots going on in this here dying city. Balderdash I say!!


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If your summer holidays include fireworks celebrations of the largest magnitude and you've gone out of your way to stand with the crowds to see these huge firework displays on shore, consider a different tact. Instead, try watching smaller firework displays, but not from land — rather from a craft out on the water. You're guaranteed to be a completely different experience, but one that is still exciting and unique.
Real Stars and Stripes
If you look forward to summertime fireworks displays for holidays and celebrations, you may have waited patiently to see the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks in New York City, or stood impressed while watching the nighttime spectacular put on at Disney's Magic Kingdom night after night.
But consider opting for a new experience by leaving town and heading to a lake area where you are able to gain access to the water by boat or other watercraft.
Check in with locals to find out where they typically go to see the best, but not necessarily the largest displays. Then, via your watercraft of choice (don't worry about having a motorized boat as kayaks, canoes, and paddle boats serve just the same and are easier to maneuver at night), get out on the water while it's still dusk. And get ready for some real stars in the sky.
A Call and Answer
We were fortunate enough to be able to see fireworks from Maine's Lake St. George this year. But in a state like Maine, there are ample lakes to choose from, with plenty of locals and vacationers who want to indulge in the fun. We took our small crafts (two kayaks and a canoe) about a third of the way out in one of the lake's inlets known as "Small Pond", and watched and waited for things to begin. As they did, a varying display of fireworks shot up from the right side of the lake.
With four or five to start with, it was quickly answered by others shooting off a responsive display from the left side of the lake. Whoops and hollers followed each call and response, with increasing fervor and competition. Boat horns blasted, an occasional car horn honked, and there was someone on the shoreline jingling a loud cowbell. (More cowbell!)
As it continued getting dark, the fireworks came from other spots on the lake and we could see them over the trees. Stars began showing up for us to study and discover in between the mini-shows.
The Booms and the Birds
While seeing fireworks in the longer running, more mainstream displays such as Disney's allows you to become accustomed to the loud booms that follow the sparks and lights, seeing fireworks on a forest lake can mean amazing echoes of the explosions that reverberate across the lake and back again. The lake we were on is known for its birdlife, in particular its loons, who have their own distinct yells, and they joined in occasionally for the festivities as well.
Be Safe or Be Sorry
While you take it all in, don't forget your life preserver! These festivities are just the places where you'll find officials and rangers looking to make sure that you're not violating local rules, such as the improper amount of life preservers per passengers in the craft or making sure you're not operating the craft while intoxicated. If you don't follow the local laws, don't be surprised if you end up being fined.
We didn't bother taking night time photos, as they simply can't capture the true experience. While the amount of fireworks on display may not be as impressive as what you'd see during the Boston Pops show, or at Washington's National Mall, the amazing contrast of bright lights against the dark lake, actual stars, the smell of nature and the serenity of the water around you make for an unforgettable fireworks experience.


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Hello! So much for my week of perfect pre-scheduled posts. Life doesn't fit into such a neat and tidy package. I must have forgotten. Life can be messy. Recognizing that is helping me through a week of unexpected challenges, amidst the inner turmoil of witnessing REAL challenges across the sea. Oh my, March has been a doozy of a month. My calendar of photographs hangs in my studio and is tacked to our family bulletin board. March is one of my favorites and is entitled: A Bowl of Promises. These colorful gathered eggs represent so much more than the coming of spring, they symbolize potential and new beginnings... and they speak of the fragility of life. As a small contribution to Japan's recovery and relief I will be donating 100% of all sales of this print to AmeriCares.You can find several in my shop.
Some very nice odds and ends to enjoy with you (because we all need a little nice):
- I am a Wish Mama today over at Wish Studio and share my latest idea: The Art box.
- The editors of Craft Hope have adjusted the Baby Kimono pattern back to my original templates and all at 100% sizing. Yay! Go here for the link.
- Babble's Top 50 Mom Craft blogs of 2011 was just announced and maya*made is right in there. How wonderful!


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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Hardship withdrawals from 401(k) retirement saving plans rose to the highest level in 10 years during the second quarter, Fidelity Investments said on Friday, in the latest sign of a dismal economy.
Fidelity reported that, as of the second quarter, 2.2% of all 401(k) participants had made a hardship withdrawal at some point over the preceding 12 months. That's up from 2% in the prior year, and was the highest level in 10 years.
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Crisp breezes in golden fall and muddy rivers and wild flowers in new spring. Through these scenes we move in search of stone. Crossing rivers, fighting through brush, and hiking up hills come before climbing and that's how we like it. New challenges lurk around each corner and every monkey has a project. Leavenworth rewards a patient, creative approach. Amazing lines exist, but don't reveal themselves readily. Like many, I am passionate about it's domes, boulders, and walls.
This past spring, the psyche was nudged higher with the release of Viktor Kramer's newest edition of Leavenworth Rock. Viktor loves the canyons and it shows; Leavenworth Rock is awesome and inspiring.
Nice job Viktor!
So, if the unseasonable wet spring is getting you down, come out to the canyons and chase the rainshadow. For a little psyche I've uploaded a video shot and made by Max Hasson. Rat Creek Dome is a shady hang on the south side of the Icicle. Last season I led a fun top rope there called Codpiece Crack. Small fiddely gear and sizeable runouts made for some fun sports action. Nice work on the video Max!
Codpiece Crack from Jens Holsten on Vimeo.


text: As You Like It TwitterFacebookemail Sunday, October 14, 20182:00 pm Veterans Memorial Theater 203 E. 14th St. $15-$30 The 2018 Davis Shakespeare Festival's fall production brings us to the forest of Arden, where Rosalind has fled to escape persecution by the Duke. Joined by her best friend Celia and their favorite fool, Touchstone, the disguised trio uncover many secrets hidden in the woods: family, lovers, poets, thieves, and music. Explore the many wonders of Arden, in one of Shakespeare's most beloved and musical comedies. $30 gen/$25 sen/$20 st/$15 kids.http://www.shakespearedavis.org/2018dsf/ CategoriesTheater