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Good morning, Lord!
Thank you for cheering my heart this morning, letting me wake up in a good mood, with hope and expectation. Thank you for my husband's prayer for my peace this morning as he was leaving, and please honor my prayer for him, keeping him warm and not getting too chilled today. I am very glad there is no wind today — that helps! When my daughter and I volunteered at the horse place 2 mornings ago, the wind was the worst part. Cold and wind do not mix! Thank you, Lord, for teaching me so long ago that you see all environments the same, as you made each one special and individual, and you know about every rock and every feather on every bird. You can love every desert, arctic, and ocean habitat — because you "need nothing of it". If we could only ever see that it is YOU who meets our every need, regardless of our what is surrounding us at any given moment, we could rest in peace and love and have no worries. I pray that you build that freedom into myself, my husband, and my four children, Lord. Grow each one of us in the intimate knowledge of you and your mighty power and faithful care! Thank you, Lord!
2 John 1:1,3-4 ERV
Greetings from the Elder. To the lady chosen by God and to her children. I truly love all of you. And I am not the only one. All those who know the truth love you in the same way.
Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from his Son, Jesus Christ, as we live in truth and love.
I was very happy to learn about some of your children. I am happy that they are following the way of truth, just as the Father commanded us.
This is one of my cling-to verses. This clearly shows me that this woman's children are blessed because of her faith, because SHE is chosen by God. Later it says SOME of her children are following truth — but yet it is ALL of her children who are blessed, it seems. And how are the blessed? They have peace, grace, and mercy. And they can live in truth and love. These things are part of these children's heritage from their mother and her blessing from God. And why not? Doesn't God in the Old Testament punish the sins of the father down to his children and grandchildren?
Exodus 34:7 ERV
He shows his faithful love to thousands of people. He forgives people for the wrong things they do, but he does not forget to punish guilty people. Not only will he punish the guilty people, but their children, their grandchildren, and their great-grandchildren will also suffer for the bad things these people do.
Exodus 34:7 KJV
Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation
So if God is merciful and faithful and righteous and He punishes down through generations, why would He NOT bless and reward and give favor to the children of the faithful? I love it! 😀
- Thank you, Faithful One, for giving to me AND each one of my children:
- GRACE – charis – good will, favor, merciful kindness
- MERCY – eleos – compassion, tenderness
- PEACE – eirene – quietness, rest, prosperity
And I have actually seen this working in other people's lives as well. My neighbor across the street does some things that would get him kicked out of any church, and he loses his temper with his children at times, yet I can feel God's favor working in his life — he seems "protected" and even singled out as somewhat of a leader amongst his local people. One evening, as I was on the front porch praying, I felt God showed me that the blessing upon this man comes from his grandmother. I got a little vision of a cheerful, loving elder lady who truly loves God and shines with His love and favor. I could see the reflection of this on my neighbor. It was cool. Ever since, I have prayed the verses in 2 John for my own children, knowing in faith that they, too, are shown mercy and will have God's grace and peace in their lives. Thank you, Lord!


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WEST POINT, N.Y. - Redshirt freshman quarterback Sean Renfree came off the bench to throw two touchdowns and senior cornerback Leon Wright returned a pair of interceptions for scores as Duke rallied from a 10-7 halftime deficit to defeat Army, 35-19, on Saturday afternoon in front of 25,698 fans at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y.
Seeing his first action in a Duke uniform, Renfree completed seven-of-eight passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns on the afternoon.
"It was a must win just like all our games," Renfree said. "It was a great opportunity to go out and show people how we can really play."
Army scored on its first possession of the game, marching 79 yards on five plays for a two-yard touchdown run by quarterback Trent Steelman. The drive was highlighted by Patrick Mealy's 55-yard scamper on the opening snap. Following a Duke turnover, the Black Knights pushed the lead to 10-0 at the 13:38 mark of the second quarter when Alex Carlton booted a 43-yard field goal.
The Blue Devils missed a chance to get on the scoreboard when Will Snyderwine misfired on a 28-yard field goal attempt less than five minutes into the second quarter. The opportunity was set up by a Leon Wright fumble recovery in Army territory.
On the strength of quarterback Thaddeus Lewis's 50th career touchdown pass, Duke pulled within 10-7 at the 5:52 mark of the second period. Lewis capped a seven-play, 53-yard drive with a 14-yard scoring toss to wideout Conner Vernon. Army responded by driving the length of the field, but Carlton missed a short field goal at the end of the half.
Duke claimed its first lead of the game at the 7:44 mark of the third period after defensive tackle John Drew recovered a fumble to give the Blue Devils possession at the 19 yard line. Throwing the first pass of his collegiate career, backup quarterback Sean Renfree hooked up with tight end Brett Huffman for a 17-yard touchdown pass.
After a Black Knight field goal made the score 14-13, the Blue Devils drove 78 yards in nine plays for a 31-yard scoring strike from Renfree to wide receiver Donovan Varner. Snyderwine's extra point gave Duke a 21-13 advantage less than one minute into the fourth period. The drive was keyed by a 10-yard pass from Renfree to Johnny Williams to convert a third down-and-three snap from the Duke 48 yard line.
Wright secured Duke's first win of the year with a school single-game record two interception returns for touchdowns just 16 seconds apart late in the game. His 51-yarder - the 15th-longest interception return for a touchdown in Duke history - came at the 1:48 mark and made the score 28-13 before his 33-yard effort increased the advantage to 35-13. Army accounted for the final margin with a touchdown on the game's final snap.
Senior linebacker Vincent Rey and senior defensive end Ayanga Okpokowuruk led the Blue Devils with 10 tackles apiece.
At halftime of the contest, Duke head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski was honored on the field as a member of Army's Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2009.
The Blue Devils travel to face Kansas next Saturday. Kickoff in Lawrence, Kan., is set for 12 noon (ET) and the game will be televised live by the VERSUS network.

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On Sunday I did a little Shooting with my friends Loopy and Evangeline! We wanted to take some pictures for a book about japanese fashion, but the weather was so bad that ALL pictures of me turned out ugly :( Okay a few were acceptable, and my friend Loopy was so nice to edit them for me <3
I wore my new Lady Rose and new blouse and new hat and new shoes xD But I lost a pearl from the shoes, what a stupid day now I have to find a new damn pearl >_<
Loopy wore a 50's inspired outfit:
And Evangeline wore her Toy Fantasy. She was so lucky all her pictures were perfect >_< (or maybe I'm just a really bad model and she is a good one xD)
Yeah currently in Germany we have something like winter instead of spring but I recognized it is also in other parts of the world? So at least we are not alone *hehehe*


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Wedding season is upon us! We love this time of year, wedding photos on canvas is one of our specialities. If you're in the midst of planning a wedding this summer, we bet you're looking for a little inspiration to help you get started. We always find that Instagram is the perfect place to look for unique ideas, and there are tons of accounts specifically dedicated to wedding eye candy — dresses, themes, photography ideas. So we've decided to list the top 5 Instagram wedding accounts to follow for inspiration. Check them out below:
You may have heard of Style Me Pretty, which is the site to go to for wedding photography, DIY, and décor ideas. Well, their Instagram account is no different. Scope out their feed for some great visuals on everything from table settings, to floral arrangements.
If you're more of an alternative bride looking to have a less traditional kind of wedding, then we definitely suggest checking out this account. A spin off from the blog of the same name, it features alternative ideas for wedding cakes, dresses, hair, and much more.
For the glamour girl (or boy!) we suggest checking out Ceci Johnson, of Ceci New York and her glitzy image filled account. Beautiful photos, and beautiful ideas a plenty!
Never underestimate the importance of your wedding invitation, it's the first glance your guests will have of your big day! If you're stuck on ideas, we highly suggest taking a peek at The Story of Us on Instagram. Unique ideas, for some great looking invites. Their photography quality, and image compositions are also very note-worthy.
Another go to site for all things wedding, The Knot is another must follow for wedding inspiration. Their photography is beautiful, and their great ideas are endless!


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All-levels group lessons on Thursdays will be exploring a different theme each month. November's theme is TBA! (More info)
*7:00 pm - 8:00 Beginner Series Taught by Aaron and Tera ($8 drop in)
*8:00 pm - 9:00 "Beyond Beginner" Lesson Taught by Tommy and Christian (some tango experience required)
*9:00 pm - 11:00 Practilonga with DJ Christian A.
Member: $8 "Beyond" Lesson and Practica, $6 Practica only
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It's not what you think…I not talking about commercial pet food. This is home cooking for your pet. A video about the health benefits of bone broth.
Dr. Cathy Alinovi, DVM – friend and fellow pet food safety advocate – sent me a link to a video furthering our belief in the health benefits of bone broth. I've written about bone broth in the past – providing the recipe for pet parents to make broth for their pets.
My pets have broth added to their food (home prepared food) daily. It is easier to make than you think, freezes well, and now we have more evidence of the health benefits of bone broth.
I can't embed the video here, so here's the link: http://www.tuesdayminute.net/bone-soup_11.html
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Cook broth for your pet! It is worth the effort!
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Police say shots have been fired at vehicles in several Michigan communities.
WIXOM, Mich. (AP) ? Police say shots have been fired at vehicles in several Michigan communities.
In Wixom, authorities say someone shot at five vehicles traveling through a main road. No one was hurt during the shootings Thursday afternoon in the Detroit suburb.
The shootings occurred within a span of two to three minutes.
Meanwhile, the Ingham County sheriff's office said Friday that five vehicles had been targeted by a gunman in Webberville.
A witness told deputies a man driving a black four-door car fired at several cars as they drove on M-52.
The sheriff's department says "similar reports and descriptions" have been reported to authorities in Wixom as well as in Livingston County and Oakland County's Commerce Township.
No injuries were reported in Webberville, where authorities say one bullet was recovered as evidence.


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The Latest from the Rev. Mark B. Pendleton, Rector of Christ Church in Exeter, New Hampshire
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
In Partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean
|Group photo of the Conference participants in Panama City, Panama
Two days after the Presidential election, I left the country. It would only be for a week, but I knew there was no escaping the impact and reaction of many around the world.
I was invited to travel to Panama City, Panama to attend the Latin American and Caribbean Partners' Gathering by the staff of Trinity Church Wall Street.
Trinity Church on Wall Street in New York City is a famed historic and resourced congregation that has a large footprint far beyond lower Manhattan. With its vast financial wealth that dates back to pre-U.S.A. and the land grant given to them by Queen Anne of Great Britain when Trinity was still a Church of England congregation, Trinity has been a leader in making grants that empower ministries around the world. Having worked deeply throughout Africa in the last two decades, Trinity is exploring new partners in Latin America and Asia.
|Trinity rector Bill Lupfer (second from the left) presented Trinity's goals and values
Convening is something Trinity does very well and often. Those that Trinity gathered in Panama from November 10-15, 2016 were bishops, clergy and laity from South and Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the West Indies and Spain and Portugal. This was the second gathering for this emerging group, which had first met in Brazil last year. Archbishop Tutu once said that the core identity of Anglicans is that they meet. So, this group, in that tradition, met to discuss what it means to be Anglican in their cultural context and how it shapes the mission agenda.
What fascinated me as a North American observer was to see how the mix of peoples and histories and cultures was and is still impacted by the colonial roots of each of the regions. Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, and the United States were all colonial powers. As one presenter noted, Anglicanism is a 'heritage carried in colonial vessels.' Gathered in one room was a Jamaican, a Brazilian, a Mexican, and a Cuban all brought together because of the legacy of the Anglican and Episcopal mission in the America's.
Language. We used three to communicate: Spanish, Portuguese and English. Trinity provided professional translators and equipment to ensure that all plenary and small groups had simultaneous translators to that people could speak and listen in their native tongue.
|Breakout conversations with translators in booths behind the table. Bishop of Cuba second to the left
There were common threads of concern and interest among the participants and we had time for presentations and small group conversation on various topics: migration, the environment, economic inequality, indigenous rights, theological education, leadership development, and long-term ministry sustainability. A bishop from Jamaica spoke about socials ills of crime, drugs and the delinquency of many young men on the island and how the church is challenged to respond. There was time for sharing from each participant diocese about their history and current ministries -- a way to share the Good News and best practises of mission.
|Presentation on Indigenous peoples and the church's mission
One of my lasting impressions was on the issue of migration. In the U.S. the immigration issue was a hot point of the political campaign: to build a wall or not to build a wall on our southern border with Mexico and whether or not to deport millions of people. The rector of Trinity Church Bill Lupfer reminded us that the original settlers to the island of Manhattan were afraid of the local Native Americans in the 1600's, so they built a wall. That wall ran along a street, which became known as Wall Street -- the iconic name of all things financial in New York and beyond. A wall does not end fear; it only divides.
Presenters shared the impact of the presence of migrants and refugees on their local dioceses and what they were doing to respond. Immigration is not 'just' a U.S. issue (note the obvious tone of this statement). Almost every diocese that participated spoke about the plight of migrants in their countries: Latin Americans in Spain, Cubans in Costa Rica passing through to Mexico and the U.S., Haitians and Senegalese in Brazil, Venezuelans in Colombia, Dominicans in Puerto Rico, Haitians in the D.R., Guyanese in Barbados, and Nicaraguans in Costa Rica. Nearly all of the churches were using ministry resources to respond to the universal Christian call to care for the stranger and foreigner, even in contexts were resources are limited. I was struck again how the movement of peoples across borders is a growing global phenomenon and will require many to dig deep into a Christ-based compassion to learn and respond. The impulse to build walls will certainly grow.
A gift of a conference such as the one Trinity organized was that we did not gather to legislate or resolve conflict. With many of the official Anglican meetings centered on finding the least common denominator to hold this vast and complex Communion together in a post-colonial age, participants in Panama were invited to build friendships, deepen ties and imagine a network that goes beyond institutional provinces and jurisdictions.
|I was assigned note taker for one small group on migration
As the conference concluded after Sunday preaching engagements in some of Panama's Episcopal churches and a tour of the world famous Canal, there was a shared commitment to stay in communication with one another. To share what is energizing them in their ministries and contexts. To draw inspiration from the Gospel to stand up for and walk with the marginalized of the world. As Trinity Church hopes to go deeper in the areas they are defining that they do well, I imagine that future gatherings of this group will also want to go deeper as they continue to build trust and friendships.
|After preaching at the Cathedral of St. Luke in Panama City
I conclude with some of the questions that guided our daily Bible studies:
What are we looking for as a Church?
What does it mean to follow Jesus today?
Here do we identify the presence and need of Jesus in our ministry?
What is our mission today?
Where do we find the Holy Spirit in our mission?
How are we imitating the mission of Jesus to bring good news to the poor?
How we empty ourselves to become like Christ?
What does leadership mean in our church today?
Where do we see the crucifixion of Christ today?
Who are the crucified people?
Where do we need healing in our church and world?
How is Jesus calling us to new ministries and new places?
Where are we looking for Jesus and where will be find him?
How are we called to preach today?
|My Bible study group in Spanish and Portuguese
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Moving forward in hope
November 9, 2016
Dear Christ Church Family,
As we settle into the day after a very long, contentious and often divisive election, many of us knew that regardless of which candidates would prevail that our nation would be in need of healing and reconciliation. Today some of our friends and family are despondent and afraid. Some of our friends and co-workers are exuberant and confident. Where does this leave us? It should leave us with the message of Christ that endures: love, welcome, acceptance, justice and compassion.
As hard as it is to interpret large lessons in the fog of late-night election returns, brokenness and fear are not new realities in our world. As Christians, I hope that we work together to listen more deeply, reach out and act where we can and protect and empower the most vulnerable among us. We in the Episcopal Church have a long tradition of praying for our political leaders and pray we will.
Today a few of us gathered in the Chapel to talk, listen, and pray. We settled on the following well-known prayer which I offer to you.
A Prayer attributed to St. Francis
Lord, make us instruments of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let us sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is discord, union;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
In God's peace,
The Rev. Mark B. Pendleton
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Penrhyn Lodge
Penmachno, Snowdonia National Park, North Wales
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One of the finest Snowdonia holiday cottages for a family with an impeccably finished interior and a real mountain-feel location. Near Betws-y-Coed and all the Snowdonia holiday locations you'll love!
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'Set in the heart of Snowdonia National Park, this recently restored traditional Welsh gamekeeper's cottage makes an ideal base for active families. Go zipwiring or join the mountain bike trail that starts on your doorstep.' Liz Bird for The Times travel section
A traditional C18th Welsh gamekeeper's cottage once belonging to Lord Penrhyn and later owned by the National Trust, Penrhyn Lodge is idyllically situated in a clearing in Gwydir Forest at the heart of the Snowdonia National Park. The cottage is high above the small Welsh village of Penmachno offering unlimited walking opportunities and sits at the crossroads of the renowned Penmachno Mountain Bike Trail.
Penrhyn Lodge has been restored by Snowdonia based craftsmen using local, reclaimed and sustainable materials wherever possible. The walls have been plastered with an insulating lime and hemp mix, and interior paints, in relaxing neutral shades, are both natural and breathable. Slate from the last working quarries in Blaenau Ffestiniog has been used creatively throughout and solid oak gates were made in nearby Llanrwst. The cottage is furnished with a sympathetic eye to its history and surroundings and makes luxurious use of simple wrought iron, waxed and painted wood and traditional wool from local mills.
What strikes you immediately when you arrive at Penrhyn Lodge is a tangible sense of calm – deep in the woods you have reached a still point in the turning world. By day, the light is filtered through the trees of the garden and the forest beyond, and at night the stars shine out of the darkest of dark skies. Penrhyn Lodge offers a simple but indulgent woodland retreat which you won't want to leave.
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- Llanrwst - historic market town - 9.5 miles (19 mins)
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Maria Gallucci
Energy Journalism Fellow
Maria Gallucci, an energy and environment reporter based in New York, was awarded the 2017-18 UT Energy Journalism Fellowship in May 2017. Her term as Energy Journalism Fellow runs from Sept. 1, 2017 to Aug. 31, 2018.
Gallucci succeeds Lorne Matalon, a journalist reporting for National Public Radio in West Texas, and Russell Gold, senior energy reporter at The Wall Street Journal.
During her year on campus, Gallucci will research and write a non-fiction book on the clean energy transformation in the cargo shipping sector. From mainstream shipping companies developing biofuels and hybrid engines, to environmentalist sailors reviving wind-powered schooners, Gallucci will meet the entrepreneurs, innovators, and engineers who are working to tackle this final frontier in the low-carbon economy.
Gallucci is currently a science reporter at Mashable and was previously a reporter at InsideClimate News, International Business Times, and the independent magazine Makeshift. Prior to that, she worked as a journalist in Mexico City and Honduras.
Her work has appeared in a variety of global publications, including the Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg, El País, Deutsche Welle, and Yale Environment 360. She also received the SPJ Deadline Club's 2013 Reporting by Independent Digital Media Award for co-authoring the e-book "Bloomberg's Hidden Legacy."
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Walk with us and #RockTheWish for local keiki!
Join Make-A-Wish® Hawaii for Jingle Rock Run 2018
Walk with us and local keiki facing critical illnesses that need your support this holiday season.
There is still a chance for you to register! Come to the State Capitol Lawn beginning at 1:00pm and register for the wonderful, fun 6th annual Jingle Rock Run TODAY!
WHAT: Our 6th Annual Jingle Rock Run! Come see the Honolulu City Lights through this family-friendly festive holiday walk.
WHO: FUN FOR ALL! Walkers, joggers, runners, strollers, pets (especially reindeer!) invited.
WHERE: Downtown/Kakaako, beginning at the State Capitol Building
WHEN: Sunday, December 16, 2018
WHY: To support local keiki throughout our state battling critical illnesses, and helping to transform their lives...one wish at a time.
MORE: This signature holiday event features a Keiki Sprint for the young revelers, ages 12 and under, free keiki activities, food trucks, and more!
(ages 13+) ** For teams of 25 or more, please email email@example.com BEFORE registering to receive $5 off each entry
Discount with valid military ID, please bring with you to packet pick-up.
(ages 4-12) Children can participate in both the sprint & 5K. Children ages 3 and under that do not wish to participate in the keiki sprint do not need to register.
We invite everyone to join us, including your pets! If you wish to participate with a pet, you must enter in this division.
Check out our 2018 race shirts!
Pre-Race Day Packet Pick-up
When: Friday, December 14 from 10a-6p and Saturday, December 15 from 10a-3p
Where: Boca Hawaii - 330 Cooke Street
Parking: Street parking or 744 Ala Moana Blvd lot
Race Day Packet Pick-up
When: Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 1:00PM
Where: Hawaii State Capitol Lawn
Race Day Registration
*Online registration will be open through 12:00 p.m. Sunday.*
When: Sunday, December 16, 2018 beginning at 1:00PM
Where: Richards Street
Step One!
Join a team, register as an individual, or create a team made up of your friends, family and colleagues. Can't make it to the event, but still want to help? Donate or create a fundraising page by registering as a Virtual Participant for free.
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Personalize your page by logging in and viewing your participant dashboard.
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Reach your fundraising goal by using the tools available through your participant dashboard and fundraising page.
Finally...Rain or shine we will see you at the Hawaii State Capitol Building on December 16th!
Below are some available parking options in the area for Sunday evening:
Ali'i Place - $3 flat fee
Aston at the Executive Centre Hotel - $4 flat fee
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Hi everyone -
As a reminder, when you post, here is what it should include:
- Title of the film, year it appeared
- One or two images - a movie poster, a film still, or whatever else is most relevant
- Your three paragraphs that summarize the presentation, including sources
One group member should do the posting, so that it appears as a unified whole.
Please sign the post with all three of your names, though, so that if people have questions, they know who to ask.
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|Oh my gosh...it's HOT outside!!!
What I'm Wearing:
Dress: Victoria's Secret (thrifted) | Tank Top: Angel City, local boutique | Sandals: Easy Spirit, DSW | Earrings: TLC Creations | Necklace: Gift from friend | Sunglasses: Gucci knock-offs
I do enjoy sleeveless dresses...but I do NOT enjoy the perils that go with wearing sleeveless dresses, as a lady with...erm, shall we say, NOT much going for her "up there." So to make myself feel better (as well as to avoid any unfortunate wardrobe malfunctions), I like to pair sleeveless dresses with cute tank tops. That way I'm not constantly worried about giving everyone a free show (if you know what I mean)! Although it may not be the MOST fashionable, comfort is my number one priority.
Tomorrow I'm headed up north to spend the week with my family and to attend my cousin's wedding. Unlike this past week, in which I had copious amounts of time to update, I probably won't be posting much. Hopefully I'll get some good shots of my dress at the wedding - I am still super excited about the dress I am wearing, which I found ON SALE at Marshall's!
And of course, the kitties will be coming with me. Luckily, they're actually pretty good in the car...
Now if only they'd behave so well at home! :)
Thursday, August 2, 2012
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As a person with the opposite problem, strapless dresses are a hazard! I never thought a tank top would look good underneath, but I might have to try this! I looks super cute! Have a good time at the wedding!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Andi! I guess strapless dresses can be a hazard for everyone... Give the tank top look a try! I think it can be pretty cute, and super practical.Delete
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Love the look of the tank underneath. Those colors go well together!ReplyDelete
I like this look! I'd do the same thing if I had a strapless dress. The colors are so fun! Love it!ReplyDelete
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So cute! I would never have thought of wearing a tank underneath a strapless dress, but it looks great!ReplyDelete
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From A Simple Clothing Ministry To Feeding Hundreds Of Thousands
In 1989 Samaritan House, an outreach of Fellowship Bible Church of NWA, was started in Rogers to provide clothing to the poor in the community. The founders were quickly inundated with donated clothing that exceeded the capacity of the initial space and a decision was made to transition to a food pantry instead. Over the next 10 years, the ministry outgrew two additional locations until it located in a small commercial shopping center on Hudson Road where it served 50-60 families each week.
A core group of volunteers/supporters soon began to dream about the possibility of expanding beyond a food pantry to become a ministry focusing on the whole person – body, mind, spirit. A strategic plan was developed and in June 2002, with the blessing of our founding church, the name was changed from Samaritan House to Samaritan Community Center, and we became an independent, 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization.
As a show of support for SCC, Fellowship purchased the former Hudson Foods hatchery complex on Hudson Road in Rogers, remodeled it and gifted the facility to us in 2003. That same year Debbie Rambo, who had been volunteering at "Samaritan House" alongside her husband for many years, was hired as the first Executive Director of Samaritan Community Center, a position she still holds today.
Program Growth And Management Philosophy
Over the last 16 years, our organization has grown to include multiple programs and locations, including a Springdale operations center opened in 2004, and two Samaritan Shop resale stores, located in Rogers and Springdale, that provide financial support to our overall center operations.
The Samaritan Community Center operates using a team management philosophy. In addition to the Senior Leadership Team of Debbie Rambo (Executive Director), Maxie Carpenter (Director of Operations), and Mary Mann (Director of Generosity & Community Engagement), each program is operated utilizing a paid staff coordinator to oversee program operations and coordination of our more than 400 regularly scheduled volunteers. Our governing board consists of 10 members from across Northwest Arkansas including pastors, business leaders and civic-minded individuals.
How We Are Funded
Organizational funding is diverse and includes individual donors, church financial support, corporate/foundation grants, in-kind donations, and proceeds from our resale store sales. Financial information is audited annually by an outside CPA firm. The Samaritan Community Center is also a member organization of the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability.
"It has been such a blessing to watch how God has worked over the last 16 years," says Executive Director Debbie Rambo. "His timing has been perfect as we have seen amazing things happen from exponential growth in financial support, volunteer support, and programs we have been able to offer the public. When I think of how we have grown from serving those initial 50-60 families each week in Rogers to serving that many families each day in both Rogers and Springdale, I am humbled at how HE has guided and grown this ministry."
"Our ultimate goal is to live out those core values of doing justly and loving mercy while walking humbly with Him. We want our client families to know love and feel love when they come to the Samaritan Community Center. Nothing warms my heart more than to have someone tell me that this place is SO different!"


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Stepwell, Gujarati vav, Hindi baoli or baori, subterranean edifice and water source, an architectural form that was long popular throughout India but particularly in arid regions of the Indian subcontinent. For centuries, stepwells—which incorporated a cylinder well that extended down to the water table—provided water for drinking, washing, bathing, and the irrigation of crops. They also served as cool sanctuaries for caravans, pilgrims, and other travelers during the heat of day or overnight. Commissioned by royal, wealthy, or powerful patrons, they were complex engineering feats and stunning examples of both Hindu and Islamic architecture.
Stepwells were excavated several stories underground in order to reach the water table, the level at which the soil or rock is always saturated with water. Stylistically varied, they incorporated flights of stairs leading from the ground level down to the water, and many in what is now the western state of Gujarat also functioned as Hindu temples that featured column-supported shade pavilions and elaborate stone carvings. Islamic versions had more-sedate adornment and often incorporated arched side-niches. Both architectural types had cylinder wells where water-gathering pulley systems were sometimes employed.
Of the thousands of stepwells that proliferated throughout India, most were abandoned as a result of modernization and falling water tables. Local communities neglected their upkeep, thus allowing them to silt up, fill with garbage, or generally crumble into ruin. During the period of British rule (1858–1947), many stepwells were destroyed after they had been deemed unhygienic breeding grounds for disease. Present-day India's water crisis, however, has renewed interest in stepwells, and the government has begun to preserve some of them.
Origins and major sites
Rudimentary stepwells first appeared in India in the 3rd century ce, born of necessity in a capricious monsoonal climate zone that is bone-dry for much of the year yet drenched by torrential rains for many weeks. It was essential to guarantee a year-round water supply for human needs, particularly in the arid regions of northwestern India where the water table could be inconveniently buried 10 stories underground. Over the centuries, stepwell design evolved into astoundingly complex structures.
Construction of a stepwell typically involved not just boring a deep hole from which water could be drawn but the careful placement of a wide, stone-lined, sloping excavation that, once a long staircase and side ledges had been embedded, allowed access to the ever-fluctuating level of the water, which flowed through an opening in the well cylinder. In dry seasons the steps—which could number more than a hundred—had to be negotiated to reach the bottom story. During the rainy season, however, a parallel function kicked in, and the trench was transformed into a large cistern that filled to capacity and submerged the steps sometimes to the surface of the land. That ingenious system for water preservation continued for a millennium.
In many wells—particularly those in what is now Gujarat—each successive level was punctuated by covered pavilions, which were accessed by ledges as the water level rose and which provided vital shade while buttressing the walls against intense pressure. Many stepwells gradually narrowed from the surface to the lowest tier underground, where the temperature was refreshingly cool. By building underground rather than above, a sort of reverse architecture was created, and, since many stepwells have little presence above the surface other than a low masonry wall, a sudden encounter with one of those vertiginous man-made chasms could generate a sense of both surprise and total dislocation once inside, where the telescoping views, towering pavilions, and powerful play of light and shadow could be equally disorienting.
Scholars have estimated that by the 19th century several thousand stepwells in varying degrees of grandeur had been built throughout India—in cities, villages, and eventually in private gardens, where they were known as "retreat wells." Stepwells also proliferated along crucial remote trade routes, where travelers and pilgrims could park their animals and take shelter in covered arcades. They were the ultimate public monuments, available to both genders and every religion—seemingly anyone at all but for the lowest-caste Hindu. It was considered extremely meritorious to commission a stepwell, an earthbound bastion against eternity, and it is believed that one-fourth of those wealthy or powerful philanthropists were female. Considering that fetching water was (and still is) a task assigned to women, the stepwells would have provided a reprieve in otherwise regimented lives, and gathering down in the village stepwell was surely an important social activity.
Stepwells are categorized by their scale, layout, materials, and shape: they can be rectangular, circular, or even L-shaped; they can be built from masonry, rubble, or brick; and they can have as many as four separate entrances. No two stepwells are identical, and each—whether it is simple and utilitarian or complex and ornamented—has a unique character. Much depends on where, when, and by whom they were commissioned.
Hindu structures functioned as bona fide subterranean temples, replete with carved images of the male and female deities to whom the stepwells were dedicated. Those sculptures formed a spiritual backdrop for ritual bathing, prayers, and offerings that played an important role in many Hindu stepwells, and, despite a lack of accessible groundwater, a number continue today as active temples—e.g., the 11th-century Mata Bhavani Vav in Ahmadabad (Ahmedabad; east-central Gujarat).
Nowhere was there a more-elaborate backdrop for worship planned than at India's best-known stepwell, the Rani ki Vav ("Queen's Stepwell") in Patan (northern Gujarat), commissioned by Queen Udayamati about 1060 to commemorate her deceased spouse. Its enormous scale—210 feet (64 metres) long and 65 feet (20 metres) wide—probably contributed to the disastrous flooding that buried the almost-finished stepwell for nearly a thousand years under sand and mud. The builders of the structure realized that they were attempting something risky and added extra buttressing and massive support walls but to no avail. In the 1980s the excavation and restoration of the Rani ki Vav were completed, but by then the long-exposed columns on the first tier had been hauled off to build the nearby18th-century Bahadur Singh ki Vav (now completely surrounded by homes). The Rani ki Vav was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014.
Once Muslim rulers began to dominate in India, starting about the late 12th century, stepwells shifted in their design both structurally and decoratively. Whereas Hindu builders used trabeated (post-and-lintel) construction with corbel domes, Muslims introduced the arch and the "true" dome. Hindu artists carved sculptures and friezes packed with deities, humans, and animals, but Islam forbade depictions of any creatures at all. When the two traditions collided for a brief period in Gujarat about 1500, a pair of brilliant offspring resulted close to the new capital of Ahmadabad—the Rudabai Vav and the Dada Harir Vav. Both are five stories deep with octagonal subterranean pools, each commissioned by a female patron. Although the Rudabai Vav boasts three separate entrances (a rarity), it and the Dada Harir Vav are conceptual cousins, built virtually simultaneously just 12 miles (19 km) from one another and commissioned under Islamic authority using Hindu artisans. Each is elaborately decorated but with a notable absence of deities and human figures. Compared with other, more-sombre Islamic-commissioned stepwells, those two examples are flamboyant.
Current state and future
By the early 21st century, only a handful of stepwells had remained in relatively decent condition, particularly those where tourists were likely to visit. For most structures, however, the prevailing condition was deplorable for a host of reasons. For one, the stepwells that had been deemed unhygienic havens for parasites and disease by the British rulers of India consequently were barricaded, filled in, or otherwise destroyed. Also, modern substitutes, such as village taps, plumbing, and water tanks, eliminated the physical need for stepwells, if not the social and spiritual aspects. As obsolescence set in, stepwells were ignored by their communities, often becoming garbage dumps and latrines, or were repurposed as storage areas, mined for their stone, or just left to decay. Depletion of groundwater from unregulated pumping caused many of the wells to dry up, and, when water was present, it generally was fouled by garbage or was overgrown with vegetation from lack of attention, even when temple wells were still being actively used. Stagnant water was the least of it. Anyone with phobias involving fear of snakes, bats, bugs, heights, depths, darkness, or filth would find many stepwells challenging. The unusual 16th-century Bhamaria retreat well near Mehmadabad (Mahemdavad) housed a colony of extremely vocal bats. The extraordinary 13th-century Vikia Vav on a former caravan route near Ghumli was on the verge of total collapse. Stairs were unstable and treacherous.
Grim as the deteriorating stepwells may seem, the growing urgency for water conservation has spearheaded some present-day efforts to de-silt and reactivate a few wells in Delhi and Gujarat in the hopes that they might once again serve to collect and store water. Meanwhile, a number of contemporary architects, in particular Charles Correa, have taken inspiration from stepwells—along with other stepped water structures (e.g., ponds and tanks that are frequently mistaken for stepwells)—and may help ignite more interest in and appreciation for those remarkable but disappearing structures.
Learn More in these related Britannica articles:
India: ArchitectureAlso notable are stepwells, such as the Rani ki Vav ("Queen's Stepwell") in Patan (northern Gujarat), now a UNESCO World Heritage site.…
India, country that occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is a constitutional republic consisting of 29 states, each with a substantial degree of control over its own affairs; 6 less fully empowered union territories; and the Delhi national capital territory, which includes New Delhi, India's capital. With roughly…
Hinduism, major world religion originating on the Indian subcontinent and comprising several and varied systems of philosophy, belief, and ritual. Although the name Hinduism is relatively new, having been coined by British writers in the first decades of the 19th century, it refers to a rich cumulative tradition of texts…
Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture, building traditions of Muslim populations of the Middle East and elsewhere from the 7th century on. Islamic architecture finds its highest expression in religious buildings such as the mosque and madrasah. Early Islamic religious architecture, exemplified by Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock ( ad691) and the Great Mosque…
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Varsity Basketball
Points precious as Haven beats Hesston
AUGUSTA — In his 14 years at Haven, Dwight Roper has built his girls basketball team's foundation on defense.
After instilling that attitude for so many years, it prepared the Wildcats for their 29-22 victory over Hesston in a Class 4A sub-state championship at Augusta.
When the offense disappeared, Haven kept steady by standing strong with its defense.
"You can never have an off-game on defense," Haven senior Sage Ezell said, one of Roper's rules to live by. "You just have to just out there and work hard. It's all about heart and wanting to."
Haven advanced to its first state tournament since 1997 — Roper's first year coaching at the school.
"When you get there, you don't realize how hard it is to get back," Roper said. "This is pretty special."
The offense in the game never flowed, a testament to each team's defense and all also the fact it was the third meeting of the season. The teams combined to make 14 of 65 in the game.
"I jokingly told them we had them right where wanted them," Roper said after his team led 3-2 after the first quarter.
Haven essentially won the game with a 10-2 run stretching the third and fourth quarter to take a 25-14 lead with four minutes remaining.
"Neither of us could get points on the board to save our lives," said Haven sophomore Ashley Rogers, who scored a game-high 11 points. "We really got in a groove during that run."
It's tough to explain how a team that made 24 percent of its shots (6 of 25) and turned the ball over 14 times can earn a berth to state. Haven had a simple answer — its defense.
"If we play great defense, then we know that our offense will come," said Ezell.
Hesston (16-7) 2 2 8 10 -- 22 Haven (20-3) 3 6 8 12 -- 29
HESSTON: McCartney 8, Short 8, Spencer 4, Weaver 2. Totals 8 (1) 5-11 22.
HAVEN: Rogers 11, Miller 8, Davis 6, Preisser 4. Totals 6 (1) 16-21 29.


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|Reform Holds Hope for Foreign Investors in China
SOEs account for 43 percent of China's total industrial and business profit. However, that impressive performance does not come cheaply. The SOEs enjoy a lot of favorable treatment, including direct subsidies, concessionary financing, state-backed guarantees, preferential regulatory treatment, and exemptions from antitrust enforcement and bankruptcy rules. In addition, they are the beneficiaries of more than 80 percent of bank loans and have a relatively easy path to being listed on the stock exchange, even as questions about their efficiency swirl around them.
The average return on assets of the 334 central SOEs listed on the Chinese stock market is a meager 2.2 percent, compared with privately listed companies' 5.2 percent and foreign companies' 6 percent. Yet these 334 central SOEs, in a field of 2,780 companies, control more than 80 percent of all the total assets.
SOEs have increasingly found the going tough in trying to pull in revenue and turn a profit in recent years. Their revenue totaled 48.06 trillion yuan ($7.5 trillion) last year, 4 percent higher than the year before, and their total profit was 2.48 trillion yuan, 3.4 percent higher than the year before. Both those figures are far lower than the growth in GDP.
The new guidelines say reform is aimed at introducing mixed ownership by bringing in private investment. Reform also sets out to improve the competence of SOEs and turn them into fully independent market entities. These measures may finally give more room for other kinds of enterprises to grow.
China has essentially liberalized foreign direct investment, providing channels such as QFII (qualified foreign institutional investor) and RQFII (renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor) schemes, and is constantly simplifying investment procedures, giving foreign companies national treatment. Foreign companies and private companies can share in these opportunities, too.
Since reform encourages private capital, including foreign investment, in state-owned enterprises, the non-state firms including foreign companies are encouraged to join the process by various means, including buying stakes and convertible bonds or through share rights swaps with SOEs.
Because reform divides the SOEs into two categories, for-profit entities and those dedicated to public welfare - the former to be market-based and sticking to commercial operations - the foreign companies may have more opportunities in the for-profit entities. But they can also take advantage of the latter categories in that reform encourages non-state firms to provide public goods and services through public-private partnerships and in other ways.
Since reform will change the way SOEs are managed, with roles more like those of fund managers, boards of directors will have greater decision-making powers, and government agencies will be forbidden from intervening. Thus it will be safer for foreign investors acting as financial investors or strategic investors to play special roles in improving corporate governance.
The new guidelines can be expected to provide opportunities for foreign companies and for them to have a special role in helping China through its economic transition.
The opinions expressed do not constitute investment advice and specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
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Economic Development
Economic Development
Red Cloud's economic development strategy centers on its core strengths of agriculture, government, and health care. Accordingly, Gottsch Feedyards, CPi, the Webster County Courthouse, Heritage Care Center, and The Webster County Community Hospital are some of our largest employers and provide the community with stability and strength. However, we also recognize that developing our Heritage Tourism assets is vital to diversifying our economy and building out the sort of allied businesses that will provide the sort of amenities that tourists and locals alike will enjoy. Beginning in 2003, Red Cloud set itself on the path to develop in a way that is unique for a rural community by restoring the Red Cloud Opera House into a performance space, an art gallery, and headquarters for the Willa Cather Foundation. Cherry Corner Estates, an assisted living facility, was created in 2011. Most recently, the community has created the Heritage Tourism Development Office to foster economic development based on the assets it already has. A number of businesses have sprung to life in 2016-17, with groundbreaking ceremonies and grand openings have occurred for South Central State Bank, On the Brix Tasting Room, Lizzy's, Fat Fox's, The Valley Child Development Center, and The National Willa Cather Center. The Cather Center is a potential game changer as it has retail space, loft apartments, a museum, an expanded bookstore, office space, and more. All of these developments and more led to Red Cloud being named an Honorable Mention Showcase Community in 2016 by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
With an active Economic Development Advisory Board and a Heritage Tourism Development Office, Red Cloud is primed to build off its current successes and truly become a destination spot for tourists, young families and entrepreneurs looking for opportunities for their families and themselves, and retirees looking for a safe, affordable place to spend their golden years. Heritage Tourism and Economic Development in Red Cloud exists due to a collaboration between The Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund, The City of Red Cloud, The Red Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce, and The Willa Cather Foundation. Accordingly, we take a blended approach to development but will be focusing on further improving the lodging and retail spaces in downtown Red Cloud, improving the housing stock in town, and making Red Cloud a center for culture and arts in the region by supporting events at The Red Cloud Opera House but also by bringing events like Hear Nebraska's Good Living Tour to town and making Red Cloud a a great space for artists.
Contact Jarrod McCartney at the Heritage Tourism Development Office at 402-746-2653 for more information about how you can make Red Cloud your destination or call Justin Armstrong, President of the Red Cloud Chamber of Commerce, at 402-746-3238.


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VentureGSO: All heart but lost the way
Sue pointed out that VentureGSO is on its way, today. I have known about this Action Greensboro, Greensboro Public Library and RF Micro Devices partnership for a while now. And it won't work. Why? The heart is there, but everything seems to be going forward for the wrong reasons.
Now first a disclaimer. I am part of Action Greensboro, SynerG, and all of the other initiatives and I love what they do. Why am I against this venture? Because this isn't how to create more jobs although this is what people say it's all about.
When you first go to the VentureGSO site and go to the students section you see Jerry Neal's book. This seems to me a publicity stunt to sell his book more than help the city.
- The competitions include writing assignments based on the book Fire In The Belly: Building A World-Leading High-Tech Company From Scratch In Tumultuous Times by one of RF Micro Devices' founders, Jerry Neal and co-authored by Jerry Bledsoe,…
You don't find anything wrong with this? RF Micro is a engineering firm that happens to be in business with my employer. Yet, the written competition isn't based on entrepeneurship or how to market a product. It's based on Jerry's book. No offense to you Jerry, but look at it from a third party and tell me it doesn't look like a book signing rather than job improvement. Okay, moving on.
- …and performance of entrepreneurial tasks, much like those seen in the popular TV show, The Apprentice.
Of all the shows to copy, Trump's is not one of them. Entrepeneurship might be about taking risks, but it's not about taking the type that Trump takes. What about doing an engineering competition with a budget and how to build useful things? How about doing things such as RoboCup to push people to think outside the box about robotics, or even how to achieve biotech through artificial skin made from a hacked textile machine? This isn't about the show, it's about how to get people jobs. Does "The Apprentice" actually help create jobs in a region? Not especially.
But here's the straw that broke the camel's back.
2 grand prize winners will receive paid summer internships with RF Mirco Devices. One will be awarded to the winning high school student and one to the winning college student.
mispelling of RF Micro is on part of the website here at the time of this post.
First I went ooo… then I went ahhh… then I thought.. great. I had average grades in college and I landed two paid internships my freshman year (the hardest year to get internships). Corporations that tried to woo me to their doorstep included Netscape, Sun Microsystems, the CIA, and many more. All it took was filling out applications online, and persistence in chasing after my dreams.
The problem with this is that as an engineering firm, RF Micro should be offering paid internships anyways. This isn't something special like getting to work for Trump or having a six figure salary for a year. PAID INTERNSHIPS SHOULD BE A GIVEN when applied to technical firms. I can't speak for non-technical firms since I have never worked for one, but training an intern is a lot cheaper than training a full-time employee for three to six months.
So if this VentureGSO project isn't the way to get young people to stay in the Triad, what is? I'll tell you what I said when I first graduated. "Show me the JOBS." None of the jobs here are lit up with bright green NEON signs that scream, "TAKE ME TAKE ME!" Through friends and colleagues, I hear of technical jobs popping up here and there every so often, but as a recent graduate, there is no way to know without having the social networks in place already. The jobs must be publicized, just as Google has chased even the users in the Greensboro Linux User Group down with offerings.
There is only one single thing to do: Show those young people the jobs. Sell it to them. Make them want to stay in the area, or even come here because of this opportunity or that opportunity. Wave a signing bonus here, or a corporate facilitated living complex there (like the corporate dormitories in Japan). Show them you want them, just as much as they want you.
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CDC Now Releasing Flu Infection Numbers In Real-TimeAs CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reported, we're not even into the peak of the flu season and millions of people have already come down with the virus.
CDC Issues New Concussion Guidelines As Kids Head Back To SchoolKids are back to school and that means young athletes are back on the field again. And while fall sports are a good time, they do come with a risk.
CDC Issues Warning On Bug-Borne Diseases In Wake Of New ReportWeather brings people outside to enjoy it. It also brings bugs, bug bites, and an increased risk of being infected with one of the diseases they can carry.
This Flu Season Could Be Much Worse Than Others, Health Officials WarnThe Centers for Disease Control says confirmed cases are at just over 7,000. That's more than double what they were at this time last year.
Ticks Pose Risk For Lyme Disease Even As Weather Cools, Experts SayJust because the calendar says September doesn't mean you can stop worrying about ticks.
Experts: It's Crucial To Talk To Kids About Bullying Before They Head Off To CampAs you pack and plan for the perfect summer, there's a conversation you may want to have about bullying.
Deadly Superbug Fungus Hits Tri-State Hospitals, CDC SaysIt's an infection that can easily be misidentified and become fatal, and now health officials are on high alert.
CDC Issues New Warning On Potential Impact Of Zika VirusThe new report summarizes the number of Zika related infections last year in all U.S. states and territories with the exception of Puerto Rico, which has a separate registry due to its large number of cases.
Seen At 11: Loss Of Sense Of Smell Could Carry Dangerous ConsequencesNot only can it deny people one of life's greatest pleasures, it can also be dangerous -- even life threatening.
Seen At 11: New Report Says Red Eyes At Pool Caused By Urine, Not ChlorineEven if you ever noticed a strong smell of chlorine at your local pool, that's not actually a sign the pool is extra clean.
NYC To Require Flu Shots For Children 6 Months To 5 Years OldThe New York City Department of Health has announced new measures to fight this year's outbreak of the flu.
115 Students Kept Out Of One Long Island School Amid Flu OutbreakMore than one third of students in a single Long Island elementary school stayed home on Tuesday, with many of them suffering from flu systems.
New York, New Jersey Set Up Mandatory Quarantine Requirement Amid Ebola ThreatIn the wake of the first confirmed Ebola virus case in New York City, the states of New York and New Jersey have set up a new screening system that goes above and beyond the guidelines already set up by federal officials.
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Hi Bruce;
A question – I think sometime in the past you, or another sage shotgun philosopher opined that a skeet choke(.005) would suffice for 90% of the shots offered on US sporting clays courses. Given the influence of the many ex-pat Brit instructors in the country, and their target setting preferences i.e. long crossers, do you still support that statement? If you don't, what single choke constriction would you now suggest?
Thank You,
Dear Shep,
It might have been some other pundit who recommended .005″ Skeet for 90% of the shots on an American course, but I don't think it was me. I've pretty much always recommended three chokes for near, normal and far shots. .000″ Cylinder to .005″ skeet for the near stuff. .015″ Light Modified or there abouts for the normal 25~35 yard shot that we see the most of and .030″ Imp Mod or .035″ Full for the shots over 35 yards. I 'd also recommend using #9s at skeet distance, #8s for the middling shots and #7-1/2s for the long stuff. In short, just do what trap and skeet shooters have been doing for 75 years. They have it all figured out by now. Then use #8s and Lt. Mod in between. Naturally, you have to modify these recommendations by the type, size and presentation of the particular target. An edge-on going away rabbit usually requires max choke and pellet size, even when it's inside 30 yards. But you knew that.
Single choke constriction for SC? For fairly long shots, so I'd use a .015″ Light Mod and a selection of shells if there was some kind of law that I wasn't allowed to change chokes. But there isn't so I don't.
The problem of the "one choke" stuff is that courses can vary so very much. I recently did OK shooting an entire woods course with Cylinder Bore and 1-1/8 oz of #8s. Other times, I've shot an entire course without ever using that choke. Courses just vary too much to make blanket statements.
Trap and skeet shooters know exactly what chokes and shot sizes work for their disciplines because their games never change. SC shooters usually don't have a clue because no one ever sees enough of exactly the same bird to shoot it a million billion times and know for sure what is optimal. You can absolutely, positively break a 50 yard crosser with skeet choke and #9s if you get it dead in the center. That certainly doesn't mean that's the ideal choke for that presentation. A bucket full of #7-1/2s and all the choke you own is the way to handle that bird. The fact that less choke and pellet will break it some of the time merely means that the shooter hasn't gone to school on that particular target long enough to know what is optimal. So many sporting clays misses are due to improper shooting and so few due to improper choke/shell that a lot of urban legends have arisen about what works. The fun thing is that we don't shoot enough of any particular sporting clays target to be able to absolutely positively prove that any of these theories are wrong. It all makes for great clubhouse discussions.
Best regards,
Bruce Buck
The Technoid writing for Shotgun Report, LLC
(Often in error. Never in doubt.)


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Done that: After school I went straight to work as I couldn't afford to study full time. Despite working full day and raising 2 children (and a husband!), I spent the first 15 years of my career taking night classes, weekend classes, short courses, and correspondence studies. I completed a couple of diplomas and leadership development programs, and graduated summa cum laude in both ICSA and MBA degrees. There is always time to improve yourself, it just takes commitment and prioritization.
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• Anthony James is an internationally known vector biologist and is responsible for a number of significant advances on genetic approaches to interrupt malaria parasite and dengue virus transmission by mosquitoes. Recently, it was announced that James was part of a team of researchers from Colorado State University and UCI that successfully created a genetically engineered mosquito that shows a high level of resistance against the most prevalent type of dengue fever virus, providing a powerful weapon against a disease that infects 50 million people each year. A professor in the departments of microbiology and molecular genetics, School of Medicine, and molecular biology and biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, James has received a number of honors for his research and in 1994 was named a fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2005, he received a $19.7 million grant from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health to lead an international effort to develop new methods to control the transmission of dengue fever. In 2004 James also was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of UCI's School of Biological Sciences.
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January 15, 2010 by Jenna Q.
Filed under Random Thoughts, SRG's Blog
I live in earthquake country, but fortunately, I am blessed to be in a place that has the infrastructure in place to avoid such a catastrophe. While we would definitely suffer some severe damage, it would be no where near the wreckage caused in Haiti, a third world country where their buildings and roadways are below earthquake standards.
The devastation caused by the earthquake is massive, and it's now time for the global community to provide relief in any way possible. That means YOU can help contribute, too. Here are some extremely easy and fast ways to help, and I mean, SUPER FAST AND EASY.
Text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 via the American Red Cross.
Text "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 toward earthquake relief. Yele is Wyclef Jean's grassroots campaign, who is a Haitian native.
Please be careful when figuring out who you're donating to. Unfortunately, there are some scumbags out there who try to capitalize on this tragedy by scamming people out of their money. (The "flying free doctors and nurses to Haiti" is FALSE. Please PASS ON!) Fox News has listed LEGIT organizations on their website. You can visit that here.
I understand it's tough times economically, and you may not feel like $5 or $10 is going to do anything. But think about it this way, a majority of the country lives on less than $1 a day, and while your money may not be able to rebuild a house or pay for hospital visits, that $5 dollars you donate may allow a lost son or daughter to call their family back home. Your $10 dollars may help pay for a hungry family to eat for the day. And if just one person's life is affected by your generous donation, then you have made a difference. So please, I encourage everyone to help in anyway possible.


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WHAT IS A GENIUS? written by Sylvia Marina
Imagine if your conscious knowing and your subconscious worked seamlessly together!
What would you be able to achieve?
From early school day learning you may recall that most decisions are made utilising only the conscious mind. This usage represents about ten percent of what your brain is really capable of! Scary thought! So what's happening to the rest of our brain and memory function?
When we grasp the reality of truth that there is undiscovered potential inside our brain and cellular memory; approximately ninety percent of our brain is controlled by our subconscious so to use more of your brain, it is necessary to learn to use more of your conscious and subconscious levels.
Remember, when the two sides of the brain learn how to function as one, you can skilfully direct and transform what previously seemed like impossible. (That's what people experienced at our Self Mastery program last week). They learnt how to break through negative conditioning and when that happens, the way opens empowering you to create a life of health and harmony, success and wealth.
What would it mean to you to have harmony in your life, your relationships, your business?
The people who create statistics tell us that in a day we think around sixty thousand thoughts. Ninety percent of that thinking is repetitive thoughts primarily focused on challenges and problems, poor performance and sickness. When a thought is created, it exists in more than just the brain, on entering the body it becomes emotion. If the thought isn't harmonious, positive or peaceful, the body automatically begins to create hormones and life-depleting energies in the body which leads to burdens, sickness and disease.
Rather than have stress 'alarm bells' ringing... picture what it would be like to fully harness the power of your brain to reduce sickness and disease, pain and suffering; get rid of unproductive habits and behaviour traits.
Everyone has a brain and each brain produces brainwave patterns that's natural. Few grown-ups have learnt how to consciously engage the key energies of the theta and delta brain patterns. Those who do are often referred to as genius.
So why isn't everyone a genius? Maybe because many don't think they can be a genius.
A. Einstein is purported to have said, "if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live it's whole life believing it is stupid." Consider whose ideals or what expectations you are comparing yourself too. You are the best person at being you... if deep within yourself there is a knowing that you could 'be more' then it is the genius within that is waiting to be discovered.
What is a genius?
A genius is someone who is creative and spiritual and intellectual and kind to their self.
A person who doesn't beat themselves up with negative thoughts and has an 'I can' belief in their abilities! It's a person who has the courage to learn, change, and spiritually transform. Spiritually transform... the key is held in the remembering, purpose and ultimate concern of who you truly are. This key is accessed through the Delta brain pattern energy.
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AP Teachers Transfers Web Counselling Procedure is only expected AP Teachers Transfers Web Counselling
The process of admission involves two stages in web counselling.
AP Teachers Web Based Transfers Schedule and counselling process will be start from 15th June.
Allotment of Place and download of Provisional Transfer Order.
To begin with, All Teachers (SGTs, School Assistants, Language Pandits, Head Masters) have to download the list of clear vacancies that are available Mandal wise, district wise, category wise and post wise from the school education official website for AP Teachers Transfers Web Counselling
1.Teachers have to log in to the official AP School Education transfers website and have to click on the link 'Submission of Preferences for Transfers'.
2.The list of district wise vacancies will be displayed on the screen. Select the districts into which you wish to seek transfer. The list of clear vacancies of all schools primary, upper primary, and high schools in this districts will be displayed.
3.Follow the 'On Screen' instructions and messages that are given during the course of selection of your preferences for vacancies.
4.Before pressing the 'Submit' button please check thoroughly the preferences you have submitted. It is said the one teacher can submit 99 preference through web based counselling, but it not yet finalized.
5. After submission of preferences of vacancies download the PDF of submitted preferences and read the Declaration and Disclaimers.
6. Every Teacher will likely be allowed to edit the preferences submitted by him/her for two times on the given schedule. This is only expectation and not finalized yet. Updated information will only be known after the official Transfers guidelines are released.
7. Submission of preferences through Web Based Selection is not the end of transfer procedure. It is only registration for transfers. Transfers will be made exclusively in the sequence of availability of vacancies.
8. There is no limit to the number of preferences to be given. The chances of transfer will be more if the number of preferences submitted is more. But allotment of place will be made as per points that the teacher can get from his seniority, number of years served Extra. All the Teachers who have submitted preferences may not be transferred.
9. If a teacher is provisionally allotted a vacancy, then he/she will be sent SMS on their mobile number. They have to Download the Provisional Transfer Order from the website.
10. Final Transfer Order will be issued after verification of vacancies at the mandal level office which the candidate allotted for transfer on the dates given on the Provisional Transfer Letter.
The above AP Teachers Transfers Web Counselling Procedure is only expected, but it is not finalized or approved by any official sources. This is only for primary information about AP Teachers Transfers Web Counselling Procedure. Complete details will be released with in few days
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9 October 1967 – Che Guevara
But what a man.
It's not often we get to write about personal heroes, but today's post is one such occasion, for these are purported to be some of the final words of Che Guevara, El Che or just Che to his mates.
Of course the words may be little more than an urban myth, but the man who uttered them was so much more. He has become a legend.
Che Lives!
Che Guevara has changed the course of history for several countries, freeing them from the shackles of Fascism and dictatorship with his brand of egalitarian democracy, albeit via bloody methods.
But hey, you're here to read about his death, so we'll stop waxing lyrical about his left-wing crusades. You can get those elsewhere.
Che was a wanted man. He'd helped lead Cuba to freedom from the iron grip of Fulgencio Batista. It was now safely in the left-hand palm of his comrade-in-arms Fidel Castro.
The Argentine was then to head deep into the bowels of Bolivia (via The Congo), where he started stirring up just as much trouble.
The fear
Stunningly, it wasn't just the Bolivians who feared his unique style of revolution. He had opposers further north of the border too – the Americans quaked in their Louboutins1 at the very thought that infectious Communism was edging ever closer to their Capitalist shores.
After all, it would never do to have such a successful advocate so close in proximity to them, extolling the virtues of a leftie paradise. Moreover, it wouldn't do to have one so seductive and one who was unafraid of employing such bloody methods.
So the question is, who ultimately got there first? The Bolivians? Or the Americans? The answer is both, thanks inadvertently to one of Che's Russian mates.
Up to that point, he'd been the scourge of the beleaguered Bolivians' efforts to keep the country revolution-free. Instead, he had become ensconced in establishing the National Liberation Army of Bolivia and he was already well-known for his stop-at-nothing guerrilla tactics.
As a result both camps deemed he must die, helped not least by Haydée Tamara Bunke Bider 'better known by her nom de guerre "Tania", who had been installed as his primary agent in La Paz, was reportedly also 'working for the KGB and is widely inferred to have unwittingly served Soviet interests by leading Bolivian authorities to Guevara's trail'. At least that's the story according to Wikipedia.
The CIA teamed up with the Bolivian Army and hunted him down like a dog. Of course, that's not how the Bolivians saw it. Indeed the BBC tracked down one of the Cuban-born CIA agents who made the historic coup.
'Most people don't know the real Che Guevara – the Che Guevara who wrote that he was thirsty for blood, the Che who assassinated thousands of people without any regard for legal process' said Felix Rodriguez who actually took a photo of the man on capture.
'Legal process' eh? Where was the legal process when Rodriguez took the order from on high to execute without trial?
Che dies
The soldier tasked with carrying out the job was instructed to make it look like he'd been killed in battle.
That didn't stop the execution party lopping off his hands and pickling them in formaldehyde as a way of preserving them. Why? This was carried out in case Castro asserted that Che was still alive and kicking arse. You can't argue with fingerprints after all.
Che was then laid out on a slab, Christ-like and more photos taken as proof that the commandante was dead.
And so the legend was born. With that solitary action, 39-year-old Che morphed from prolific guerrilla and freedom fighter to immortal icon.
1 Anachronistic we know, but a great example of capitalism at its best.
Also on this day…and it's another big name!
9 October 2002 – Aileen Wuornos
The US-born highway hooker and serial man-killer was put to death for a nine-month killing spree spanning north and central Florida.
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