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The dining room, decor, service and food are excellent. An air conditioned space during a heat wave where we all enjoyed the breakfast buffet, menu items for lunch & dinner and drinks at any time of day. We never felt rushed and always felt welcome. I was lucky enough to have a fan in my room during the heat wave, but other guests needed fans. The option to have a mini-fridge in the room would be welcome.
The hotel has an excellent location, was very comfortable. Breakfast was quite good and enabled a wonderful stay in Tartu.
New building and equipment It was rather cold in the room
No air conditioning
Professional and pleasant staff, restaurant was very good and spacious, and the rooms were large with good views of the city and the facilities provided were excellent i.e. free wired internet and the bathroom had heated floor tiles, nice)) My only recommendation would be to include tea/coffee service in the rooms and this was the only thing missing but the restaurant provided such a good service that this was not an issue or an inconvenience.
Clean room, good breakfest, good internet connection - overall satisfaction
New Cold design Breakfast - no omlette fried for you!
TV: BBC or CNN are much better internatioal newscan I culd´n see any Internetservice The Room was very warm at night an d no posibility to lower the warmth
It is very good hotel especially regarding to the prize. Very godd situeted, near the old town and bus station. Very nice and competent personel. I recommend the SPA (salt chamber and chocolate massage).
Wonderfull breakfast, firendly and helpfull staff, nice room. Very nice hotel.
I really liked the hotel! Location and its service. If I go into the city then stop right here.
a very beautiful place - the center of town, near the town hall, in a historic building
The central location and the breakfast. Slow Internet Connection
cozy, clean noisy
Convenient for centre of Tartu city Initially difficult to find by car GPS Lat & Long co-ordinates were not accurate enough
The hotel was very clean and had nice amenities (sauna, air conditioning that works very well). The beds were soft and the location was a quick walk to main town Tartu.
Price + Location
The central location and cleanliness of the room and bathroom. The breakfast was poor.
Central location Room very basic and not much space, beds very narrow. Although good location no air conditioning so the windows had to be open and it was therefore very noisy. Our room was above the main entrance and on one night several men, apparently drunk were speaking loudly out side the main entrance from approx. 2.00 A.M. to 4.00 A.M.
comfortable place in the town and acceptable price A liittle noisi on the street
We started very early and we could not have breakfast, but have priparato very good breakfast in a bag for travel, very good
i liked the hotel it was calm and cozy ,i wish staff will always stay as friendly as what they are, and i would recommend this hotel for my friends.
Excellent location, rught opposite the coach station
Very friendlier stuff It was too cold at the room
Location is central - yet peaceful although the hotel is directly opposite the bus station and next to the market place. Our room was rather hot (air-conditioning only available in singles and family rooms...), also the beds were a bit squeaky.
Internet connection was somewhat unreliable. Bedsheets were not changed every day.
Staff is helpful, the hotel is clean and perfectly located. Free parking and WiFi. This is very basic hotel with minimum comfort and minimalistic design of the rooms. Poor breakfast.
Great location.
nice hotel located in the center of the city very bad light in the bathroom, all towels looked in it grey and dirty ( and in reality not all of them were clean). It was quite laud in the evening/at night
The hotel was very well situated to reach the city's main attractions. The room was normal but comfortable and quiet.
the staff at the reception desk I rate as excellent and the breakfast content and venue I rated highly The room we were allocated was very small however we requested a change and the new room was fine
Everything as expected for a business trip, wireless internet, minibar, room was decent, clean, comfortable, good shower, staff helpful.
location, very nice big room
One of the largest bedrooms I have seen outside a Hollywood film. Excellent location. Staff with a sense of humour. I was slightly disconcerted (but only slightly) vwhen a leg fell off the easy chair I was sitting on in the bedroom.
Location Conditioned Air, breakfast, room beds
the view, interior, Its just my taste the streetnoise
Big Ben Pub
Location, friendly staff, and tasty breakfast. moderatte price Not applicable
It is a convenient hotel for a short stay when you are in Tartu, it is more 'un hotel de passage'. Breakfast could have been better.
We always enjoy the art themes in the various rooms. And it is in a good location for walking to the main interesting points and shopping. The breakfast is adequate, but completely bland and tasteless.
Location - close to Bus station, shopping centers and Old town Breakfast is quite simple. The room is big but in general is quite shabby.
Its location Breakfast in the pub
Big room, clean
location, view, value for money
Location, friendly staff Upholstery and sheets needed to be renewed
The place,where Antonius Hotel was situated,was awesome! We had a room in front of Tartu University and just 1 one minute from Old Town. We were also very pleased,when we came to our room and noticed champagne and fresh fruits. Most of the furniture was beautiful,but cupboards looked like taken straight from the hospital. Also,when we came from city tour,in the evening,there was no hot water,so we couldn`t take a bath. I also think,that staff should improve their English.
The service was outstanding, all staff really keen to please and make you welcome. Unexpectedly, we were invited by the hotel for dinner on our first night. They invite all guests of the hotel for a communal 3 course + alcohol private dining experience (the cost of which is included in their hotel rates, we didn't pay that much so I think its a very generous offer). no
Brilliant hotel , very luxurious, fantastic decor, excellent staff, great breakfast, very good location
The hotel was excellent and very well located. The staff was very polite and friendly. I was first given a single room in the fourth floor with no window, but the next day I could move to another room which was excellent and had very nice views to the University. As I stayed for five days the breakfast buffet (especially the music!) started to seem a bit monotonous, although the quality of food was usually very good.
This is an excellent and charming hotel, which I can certainly recommend to any travellers to Tartu. Very friendly staff, soothing decor and comfortable rooms. The open shower was annoying - water sprays all over the bathroom floor. It would be better to have a curtain on the open side of the shower. Not really a complaint - but the bed was so large it was hard to find one another!
the location. the architecture. the receptionist. our suite.the service
This is an excellent small hotel. The staff could not be better; the rooms are first class. It is perfectly located for sight-seeing and the price is very reasonable.
Friendliness of all staff. Location of the hotel in the middle of Tartu. Nice breakfast in the morning. Dinner was excellent!
The best in Tartu.
Great staff, great service, attention to the details. Professional people. Stayed in room 101, the shower drainaged system did not drained properly, the floor got flooded
The room was clean and comfortable. The staff at the reception was helpful an friendly. The location was not as central as I expected but still good. The staff at the restaurant/bar needs to learn how to say "hello" and "goodbye".
interrior, location, food
Helpful and friendly staff. Reliable wi-fi. Decent complimentary breakfast.
rooms a little noisy
the room and staff was excelent. there was no lift :(
Very friendly staff, cool interiors; I guess it is a very pleasant place in summer. It was simply too cold in the rooms on the bottom floor; too dark and rather cold in the shower room; impossible to shut the windows properly (winter time!)
bad walls! you can hear everything in the hotel.
Clean room, nice stuff, secured parking place for car and quiet location. Great value for money.
The room was quite big and the furnitures were pretty. A nice and clean bathroom. The bed was really comfortable! Free internet in the lobby. Maybe the breakfast... not that good. And the hotel was located a bit far our from the city center, about a 15-20 minutes walk.
Everything, very beautiful, facilities and breakfast excellent, cannot fault it at all!!! No
Staff was helpful. Breakfast was good. Location was close to old town (at most 10 minute walk). Hotel was clean. Price was very good, There was no air conditioning and only a small room at the ceiling, which we could not keep completely open due to mosquitos. Bathroom was small with almost no space between shower, sink and WC. Because the shower was so close to everything else, the entire bathroom floor was wet after we took shower.
Nice hotel, good interior, friendly staff, good parking place, not far from centrum, easy to book in internet. Good idea to put ventilator in the room during very warm days. Lack of air condition.
Free wireless internet connection. Ridiculous bathroom (2 square metres) - shower and hand basin all together! Very little and not nice room. 15-20' walk to the city centre.
Room, cleanliness andbreakfast. Good hotel for family trip. LOcation. a little bit far from center of city.
parking facilities, friendly staff at the reception toilet and shower very close to each other, we always got wet feet when entereing the "bathroom", no insect shield in front of the window, a lot of insects were there already
Good staff. Good location and rates.Close to superb restaurant No
The location and especially all the athmospere of old-time surroundings fascinated us. We certainly will choose Villa Margaretha again, when we revisit Tartu. :) Jouko & Marjatta Ahola Rather a long walk to shopping center, but I take it more as healthy excercise than a burden. Next time I´d prefer a ground floor room.
Its a hotel with a friendly staff providing exellent service. The rooms are kept in the original jugendstyle, but modernised to a comfortable standard. The location is quiet, but still close to the citycenter.
The hotel is decorated in Art Nouveau style, which was a real pleasure. The staff were helpful and friendly. A very relaxing and beautiful place, without the aggression of American-style service.
Free parking place. Nice apartment. Very nice staff
Quite location; charming, pleasant rooms; comfortable bed and pillows; friendly and helpful staff. Restaurant food was good and reasonably priced. Good breakfast and free WiFi included. Not really a bad point, but unlike modern hotels this one is not optimized for working in your room. Not as many plugs as you'd expect, and no desk. The Inn is a little off the beaten path (I.E. not in the heart of downtown), but its a ten-minute walk, and that's on reason it's so quiet.
Very charming old wooden house. Spacious room, good food. The bath tub was dangerous. It is very slippery and there is nothing to hold on. Also no holder for the shower, you have to keep it in your hand, which makes it even more difficult.
Private parking. Beautiful buildings of the hotel. The room was nice and comfortable. Breakfast is a little poor for those who likes sweats (croissant, biscuits, cakes...).
Good location, friendly staff, nice, rather big rooms.
i liked almost everything about this hotel: the location, the friendliness of the staff, their breakfasts, etc. I was not very fond of the two-floor arrangement (junior suite), going back and forth up and downstairs for little things, not remembering where I left them. although the hotel is a bit away from the center it takes only 10 minutes walk to get there but it's in a quiet and nice location.
A nice and cosy hotel with a very polite service. Few minutes by walk from city center but the parking is a good value. Rooms upstairs are not suitable for babycars or older people.
The hotel was easy to reach by car or by city bus. It was very spacious for a budget hotel, very clean, and had free parking on site. I was happy with the place and would stay there again.
Cheap and easy. Great to spend a nights in the little town of Tartu.
hotel localisation This is absolutely not a 4 stars hotel, not more than 2 stars. The bathroom was dirty (not acceptable) and very bad equiped, the room was very small and you couldn't' stand up everywhere, the decoration and the furniture were too old
friendly staff, nice interior, location - excellent historical edifices around very poor breakfast
Location in the center, we got junior suite for the price of a double room. The breakfast was very ordinary, and the hotel in general quite worn.
The reception desk was always manned even when I arrived at 1.30 am. The room was very comfortable. I liked it all but perhaps I could have a small kettle and tea/coffee making facilities in my room.
good location Staff didn't smile Couldn't use Sauna
The quiet atmosphere Well some windows were open to the yard and smoke cigarette smoke came in. I hate that.
Nice location, but no more. Very poor breakfast (at 8:30 I didn't find any hot dish at all). There are only 3 or 4 places in the "private parking" and my car was blocked when I had wanted to take it out. Very poor sound-insulation (you will hear everything from corridor). Uncomfortable electric outlets and switches layout. Not fine shower (you will have large puddle in all over the bathroom/toilet).
location parking
Good situation Advice on how to get to it would have been useful as so many one-way streets and prdestrianised streets made it very difficult to find.
great location Bathroom is - no comments. For this price the hotel should at least have the tiles on the floor and the normal shower place, instead of just linoleum on the floor an the curtain....The room was also very cold (it was a kind of a new part of the building)
Departure day. This place is some kind of cheaply renovated wooden building, with many rooms without sound proofing. Everything was dirty, from glasses (whose we change on the reception), sheets (with holes), carpet, bathroom... Toilet and bathroom are in one room (without any barrier), and after showering whole floor is full of water and slippery. Flooring of one bed was broken. Chambermaid leaved ("forgot" as receptionist said) garbage in the middle of our room. Not to mention that towels wasn't changed. To many things to be accidental, and all that for almost 50 EUR per day. By far the worst "hotel" we were ever been (OK, there was one /for the 15EUR per day/ few years ago in Krakow, and in a meantime was fortunately closed).
Free iInternet, easy find, pleasant atmosphere Bathroom shower
Good personal, pet friendly. Breakfast may be better.
Very good room, pet-friendly, large bathroom, clean. no extra bed possibility
Breakfast Yogurt Dirty iron and rickety ironing-board, I had have burn on my hand because this ironning board swaying and then fall with iron on my hand!!!! - Now I have big red spot now and it was very painfully!
The location on the lakeside,ideal for nature watchers.Food was available for the evening if booked in advance.
Tremendous care and service, spacious room, quiet and away from city center room was a little cool
owner, comfort
The staff were very helpful also it's location was excellent for bird watching. The interior of the motel was fine.......... Don't be put off by firist impressions downstairs is an old closed down shop, with the motel entrance at the top of the stairs. The exterior of the building looks a mess but the inside is fine and the food etc excellent.
A quiet, comfortable hotel in an attractive location; very friendly and helpful staff who can provide an enjoyable evening meal at a most reasonable price; the hotel's own website gives details of the excellent opportunities for bird-watching nearby - actually it's even better than they say it is!
Personnel was very friendly and the service was flexible according our wishes.


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The Bordley Randall House is an 18th century home on a 11/4-acre lot, nestled in a city block adjacent to the State Circle in the historic center of Annapolis. The project included pouring a pervious concrete driveway for the historic home. The contractor's biggest challenge was the historic nature of the site, which meant meeting the historical society's strict aesthetic standards. Physical access was also a significant challenge, limited to a small alley leading to a narrow city street. Contractors protected the structural integrity of the full depth basements on either side of the alley with large steel plates distributing the weight of the trucks. After extensive research, the landscape architect recommended pervious concrete. The concrete contractor made suggestions that would streamline the work and incorporate architectural elements to satisfy permitting authorities. The final driveway design was 6 inches of pervious over 6 inches of #57 stone. The driveway apron and garage entrances were finished in colored concrete with an exposed aggregate. This project marks a turning point in the use of green construction in historic projects. Receiving permission to install a pervious concrete driveway in a historic city center was a feat that sets the standard for future projects.
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We all know amazing women.
The amazing woman in your life could be a co-worker, a teacher, a community volunteer, your spouse, or, as my columnist sidekick Tim Grobaty would say, an all-around amazing person.
What we would like you to do is to tell us about the amazing woman you know.
Once all of the nominations are in by the July 9 deadline, our judges will select finalists to be recognized at the Press-Telegram's third annual Amazing Women celebration at the Sycamore Center in Lakewood on Sept.12.
The Greater Long Beach Area is blessed with many remarkable women who set examples for us.
"This gives the community a chance to nominate the unsung heroes among us," said Julie Corlette, events manager for the Los Angeles News Group, which includes the Press-Telegram. "We look forward to having another magical night on Sept.12."
Julie is right about the magic. At our first two galas, you could feel the electricity in the air as the finalists were introduced and the winner was announced.
"I have no words to describe how I feel," said one winner last year. "This is an amazing feeling."
The rules to nominate someone are fairly simple. First, you should select one of six categories for your nominee: Arts & Culture, Business, Community Service/Volunteer/Youth, Education, Health & Wellness and Sports.
To be eligible, the Amazing Woman nominee must reside, work, volunteer or have made significant contributions through work, study, research, volunteer or philanthropic endeavors in the Greater Long Beach Area.
You can nominate online or by mail. For online, send your nomination via email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Mailed nominations should be sent to: Press-Telegram/Daily Breeze, Attention: Debbie Suyenaga, 21250 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 170, Torrance, CA 90503.
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Write 400-800 words about your nominee, telling us what she has done and is doing to make a difference in the community. Be specific about results she has achieved.
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Include any supporting materials you feel would help the judges in reviewing your nominee's story.
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We had a huge turn out this month to the popular topic of Waterbirth. It was fantastic to see so many women, partners and midwives. We were blessed with having Genine Hill there to offer her wonderful massage services. We have a great discussion on waterbirth including: Why choose a waterbirth, how to organise a waterbirth, setting up birth pools, options on birth pools, women's experiences of waterbirth and waterbirth stories. I thought I'd share a few photographs.
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Art Nouveau design manifests itself in a 14k yellow gold pendant. Nature was the dominant motif used throughout Art Nouveau whether veiled in themes of a femme fatale or in a complex range of symbols.
Here we have a treasure of a pendant with textured yellow gold crafted with right angled curves akin to the work of Scottish jewelers such as Knox. A trio of briolette* citrine dangles harkening back to 18th century classicism is balanced by the centering of a half natural freshwater pearl. Please note the unique form as bale. The pendant is accompanied by a modern 14k yellow gold chain.
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WATCH: Rihanna gets tattooed with a chisel and mallet
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A video of Rihanna getting some traditional New Zealand ink is making the Internet rounds.
A local musician and tattoo artist named Tiki Taane uploaded the video to YouTube. It shows Rihanna getting tattooed in the style of the country's aboriginal people - with a chisel and mallet.
The artist in the video is seen dipping a chisel in ink, putting it to the star's skin and hammering it into her right hand. The tattoo itself appears to cover the front of her right hand and wrist, and is rumored to be traditional arrow markings used by the native people and a remembrance of her visit.
The 25-year-old, who already has over a dozen pieces of ink, appears to be in serious pain and turning her face away from the needle for most of the two-minute video.
Rihanna had stopped in New Zealand as a part of her "Diamonds" tour, and will next touch down to perform in South Africa.


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Pupils on the field, teachers in school
By Ashley Marshall / MiLB.com | February 12, 2014 10:00 AM ET
The road to The Show might start in the Minor Leagues, but the journey to becoming a successful professional athlete starts much earlier.
For Nationals infielder Mike McQuillan and relief pitchers Bryan Harper and Greg Holt, the offseason represents a chance to go back to school.
Though the Major League minimum salary for 2014 is set at a cool 00,000, the Minor League equivalent is 8,250, if a player is on the 40-man roster, and as little as ,500 per season if not. And players on Minor League contracts do not get paid during the offseason, which lasts almost six months.
Finding a full-time job for a six-month commitment is not easy, but the offseason offers two things that many other careers do not: flexibility and availability. That's where substitute teaching comes in.
"I was at a football game on the sidelines talking with one of the baseball coache, and he was asking what I was doing for money in the offseason," said McQuillan, who is working at Brother Rice High School, an all-boys Catholic school on Chicago's South Side, where he grew up. "I said I was giving lessons but that I was still looking to pick up one more gig and make a few more extra bucks, and he suggested substitute teaching might be a good idea."
Earning a pre-tax paycheck of around 10 a day, the Hagerstown Suns third baseman has been filling in for teachers since late September, handling classes that range from calculus to theology.
"I'm on call every day. If I do get called, I get a call about 6:30 a.m.," said McQuillan, who majored in management at the University of Iowa. "I keep my phone on, and they'll call if they need me.
"It helps out a lot. I'm paying student loans and people don't realize that a baseball scholarship to college isn't a full ride like it is in basketball or football. It's a percentage scholarship and you have to find a way to pay the rest of the tuition. And that usually comes via loans, which I'm paying off every month right now."
Holt, a 24-year-old right-hander who went 9-0 for the Potomac Nationals last season, doesn't have the same level of day-to-day uncertainty with his job. He started as an on-call substitute before taking on a long-term position teaching 10th grade civics and economics at North Forsyth High School, a couple miles north of Winston-Salem, N.C.
The workload has decreased since the Christmas break, but before the New Year he was working every day for almost 10 weeks.
"Both of my parents have been teachers their entire lives. They've been doing it for 28 and 29 years, respectively, so I grew up in an education household," Holt said.
"This offseason, I decided to start getting into it. Once the season ends, your paycheck stops and you have to find ways to make money and keep yourself busy, and I found it natural to go toward substitute teaching. Some students ask why I'm working here when I make hundreds of thousands of dollars, but that's not the case."
Holt, a sports administration major at the University of North Carolina, was earning 3 a day before taxes as an on-call teacher. In the long-term position, he's making a full-time teacher's salary, excluding retirement, health care and insurance benefits.
"I really do understand now why when my parents come home, they eat dinner, then it's bedtime," said Holt, who got engaged this winter. "But it's definitely gratifying to see the kids enjoy me teaching. That's what really keeps me going. I don't want the kids to look at me just as an athlete; I want them to see me as a teacher first, not just a guy filling in who plays professional baseball on the side.
"I enjoy doing it now, but I don't think I could do it long-term. I could see myself going more toward business or marketing, trying to stay in the college athletics department or things like that."
Though it's the first year in the classroom for McQuillan and Holt, Harper is no rookie when it comes to lesson plans and chalkboards. The 24-year-old Las Vegas native has been working across the Clark County school district for three years.
"Vegas is split up into four areas -- you have the outlying areas and then the city is cut up into three equal parts," Harper explained. "Then you have the high school, middle school and elementary schools districts within those three. I'm signed up for my area for high schools and middle schools, and then there are a select few high schools outside that I have on my preferred list. I stay between Las Vegas High School, East Career and Technical Academy and Thurman White Middle School."
Harper uses an app on his cellphone to communicate his availability. He signs up for days he can work, then receives an automated service call between 5-9 p.m. for openings the following morning if a school needs coverage.
Harper, the older brother of Nationals All-Star Bryce Harper, earns between 0-00 a day, depending on where he teaches.
"Las Vegas High School is in what the school district considers a 'hazard area,'" he said. "It has Section 8 housing and projects in the zoning area, so that's why the pay is a bit more. But it is a good area and I love going there. They have some of the nicest kids in the area."
A sociology major at the University of South Carolina, Harper has taught math, physical education, English and weight training this winter and has spent time working with youngsters with special needs.
"It was awesome for me to have the opportunity to work with the special-ed kids," he said. "It reminds me how blessed I am personally. Seeing these kids that are less fortunate, it gives me the chance to give back to my high school and also to the kids in the area I grew up."
Working in and around their former neighborhoods is a common theme with all three Nationals farmhands. The feeling of giving back to their communities distinguishes the substitute teaching gig from another part-time job.
"[You] see the kids learn and you feel like you're able to help them," Holt said. "I didn't go to school to be a teacher, but growing up in a household with teachers, I really understand how to get a message across to the kids. It's a challenge and it's something I enjoy. ... It's gratifying to see them learn. That's what it's all about."
Added McQuillan: "You get to see things from the coach's side or from the teacher's side and you learn to be a little more patient with the kids. Things don't always come easily to them; they didn't for me, either. You find a way for something to click that works for them."
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|Collaborating with your teammates ensures more success than working against your team.
That's one of the lessons that three School of Business seniors took away from this year's Winter Student Leadership Forum of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International.
"We engaged in group exercises where we could choose to either collaborate or work on our own against the other players," said Jesse Held '13. "In every instance, the groups who collaborated performed far and above the groups who did not."
Held, Katie Oertel '13 and Maia Root '13 attended the three-day event in Jacksonville, Fla., on scholarships provided by the Ithaca College chapter of BGS and travel funds from the School of Business Dean's Office.
After taking the Myers-Briggs personality test, attendees spent the weekend in groups of the same personality types. They worked in smaller groups one day, larger groups the next.
Teams of about 25 members competed in the Rug Club activity, said Oertel, a business management student with minors in environmental studies and Spanish.
"We realized we could look to outsiders for help. There weren't many rules to the game, so we figured out that just because a certain person wasn't designated to be on your team, there's no reason why they can't help you," she continued. "It was an eye-opening experience and taught me that strong cohesive teams truly are much more effective than working independently."
Oertel wants to work in a career in corporate sustainability. She's co-president of IC's Net Impact chapter and the senior coordinator of the Resource and Environmental Management Program's Eco-Rep program.
Students also learned to express and share personal concerns and then support what others shared. This exercise started with the challenge to draw your future by using only symbols.
"I was skeptical that I would be able to create anything coherent. I lack drawing skills above stick figures," said Held, a business administration major concentrating in finance. "Surprisingly, once I started drawing, I couldn't stop."
"Just being able to pour some frustrations about your challenges and obstacles onto a piece of paper, and then being able to share that with a group of 100 of our peers was pretty special. Everyone at the forum was so welcoming and open that I felt 100 percent secure sharing my frustrations and experiences, and the support that we all had for each other was something special."
Held is one of this year's winners of the Peggy R. Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership, which recognizes students who excel academically and perform service to the College community and nation. He's performance manager for Real Time Portfolio Management, a first-year academic coach and tutor for Academic Enrichment Services and has been an MBA and finance teaching assistant.
The self-reflection and sharing with others stuck out for Root, an accounting major. Leaders, she said, should lead in spite of their personal issues.
"The main thing I took away is that we all struggle and question certain things, but what sets us apart in BGS is that we can overcome those obstacles and actually incorporate them into our success stories. I think somehow we all inherently know that we are leaders and we have to provide leadership to others no matter what we are going through."
Root serves Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting and finance honor society, as vice president of finance and acting vice president of Programming. Co-chair of School's Peer Advisors and a tutor for business statistics and financial accounting, she plans on attending the School's MBA program in professional accountancy next year.
She's enthusiastic about her Ithaca experience, saying, "I have grown into an intelligent, independent leader because of all of the opportunities – classes, organizations, studying abroad, tutoring – Ithaca has offered me." And BGS recognized her enthusiasm for its winter leadership forum. Her comments are featured prominently on its website (http://www.betagammasigma.org/slfphotosw13.htm)
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Maycie Herrington, and other Tuskegee Airmen widows, joined veterans of the courageous all-black flying unit of the Army Air Corps, to walk proudly into the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., four years ago.
They were greeted by then-President George Bush, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Secretary of State Colin Powell, who presented each with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress can give to civilians.
It was an honor long overdue for the all-black Army Air Corps fighting force that distinguished itself fighting the Nazis in Europe during World War II.
"I think it was great that they were finally being recognized at the highest level of our government," Herrington told me from her apartment in Bixby Knolls Tower last week.
The tribute in Washington ended a long journey for Herrington. Born in Raleigh, N.C., 93 years ago, she graduated from St. Augustine College, fell in love with Aaron Herrington and moved with him to Tuskegee, Ala. He began flight training at the Tuskegee Airfield in 1943 and graduated as a second lieutenant.
Three weeks into his training for overseas duty, Aaron unfortunately suffered a severe concussion in a plane crash and was not able to fly because he would pass out at high altitudes. When he was finally cleared to fly again and was preparing for further training, the war ended.
Maycie remembers fondly many of the Tuskegee airmen and others connected with the program, but she does not have such fond memories of the town of Tuskegee, which was 11 miles from the airbase.
She said the town practiced rigid racial segregation, and she avoided going there.
"I did my grocery shopping at the base and stayed there most of the time," she said. "I didn't use the public buses because of segregation. If I traveled anywhere, I would go in cars."
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Maycie worked as a secretary for the director of the American Red Cross Hospital Unit at the airbase. She said she was one of the few wives at Tuskegee because wives had to be self-supporting for their husbands to join the pilot program and there weren't many jobs available. Her first daughter, Ann, was born in Tuskegee.
Asked what motivated the airmen, Maycie said: "Their attitude was that they were just as good as anybody else and they proved it. There were many people who wanted black pilots to fail. Those people were proven wrong."
Maycie said she has seen "Red Tails," the recent movie about the Tuskegee airmen. The pilots painted the tails of their planes red to distinguish them in battle.
Maycie said 996 single- engine pilots graduated from the training program at Tuskegee Airfield. Of these, 450 were sent overseas and served during World War II. Fifty-five were killed and a few were taken as prisoners of war.
Maycie said the movie was "pretty good, but I wish they had had more about what was happening at Tuskegee."
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After the war, the Herringtons moved to Long Beach to be near one of her brothers. Maycie started working as a social worker for Los Angeles County for 32 years before retiring in 1981. Her husband, who died in 1995, was a longtime probation officer with the county.
Maycie said she loved working with young people and kept preaching the gospel of education to them. "I told them they had to stay in school and get an education if they wanted to succeed," she said.
She also got deeply involved in volunteer work in Long Beach, serving on various boards ranging from the Long Beach Area Child Trauma Council to the United Way Advisory Council. She has played a leading role with the Altrusa Club of Long Beach, an international service club for business and professional men and women.
A legacy honored
After her husband died, Maycie got even more involved in preserving the legacy of the Tuskegee airmen.
She became secretary of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. in 1998 and put together an extensive collection of photographs, writings and other material documenting Tuskegee Airmen history. She even created a set of Tuskegee Airmen trading cards that include a photo and biography of airmen. Her material is now in a permanent archive established at the University of California, Riverside.
In her Bixby Knolls apartment, Maycie is surrounded by photos of her husband wearing his aviator jacket and goggles and other airmen. She lovingly holds a photo of her husband from those days long ago in Tuskegee.
Maycie has been slowed a little by a stroke, but she continues to stay active in Bixby Knolls Towers activities. When she attends community events, like last Sunday when she was honored by the NAACP as part of Black History Month, she is driven by her second daughter, Kay Marie Anthony, a nurse practitioner.
As you see Maycie walking around Bixby Knolls Towers with the aid of a cane, she greets everyone with an infectious smile and a beaming hello.
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Post subject: What do you LOVE about geocaching?
For me it's discovering new parks and trails that I've never been to. Among the places that geocaching lead me to this weekend are:
Sand Dunes State Forest
Staring Lake Park
South West Regional LRT Trail
All are places I plan to return to and explore further.
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I agree with Moe. We've visited so many places, around the world and in our own backyard, that we never would have visited before.
We took a trip to Scotland this spring and were able to view the regular tourist stuff, but we also did lots of caching which brought us to areas that we'd never find otherwise, and taught us about the local history. Two highlights were a
day-long hike
up a mountain on Mull Island off of Scotland, and a scary
multi-part virtual cache
that told the story and retraced the footsteps of a pair of serial murders in Edinburgh.
Finally, we both really like spending time outside in all seasons of the year, exploring, and hiking. Geocaching is a very good excuse to do just that.
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I'll have to second Moe on this one--I've found lots of great parks in this area through Geocaching. Also, I grew up an hour away from Yellowstone Park, but when I was out there last summer going from one virtual cache to another, I saw places in "my" National Park that I've never seen before. I love the excuse to get out of the house and do something when there's no snow for skiing and it's too cold to do anything else. I also love meeting people from various backgrounds and walks of life with a common interest--whether you're a banker, lawyer, baker, IT person, manufacturer, assistive technology specialist, etc. you're right there with everyone else crawling through sticker bushes, swatting mosquitoes, slipping on ice, trying to keep your GPS warm enough to read while still maintaining a satellite lock to find a tupperware container hidden in a log.
There comes a time in every young boy's life when he gets an irresistible urge to seek buried treasure.--Mark Twain
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For me its the fun of trying to find it. Also its for the time to get outdoors. It is also fun to see the new parks and trails.
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For me I like the hunt! The friend who introduced me to this used to have a annual Halloween treasure hunt. I waited all year for her hunt. Now I can hunt everyday! The treasure to me is the satisfaction in the find and also in the wonderful places I get to hike through to find the caches. I also have been amazed at all the places I have driven by in the past and never knew were there.
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I like the hiking and the discovering new places too. I also really enjoy the challenge of actually having to find something, of unknown size and shape, in a piece of woods 50 feet by 50 feet. I HATE getting skunked. I get so frustrated. But if I never got skunked, why go hunting? Maybe more importantly, it's a great cheap way to pass the time when you're laid off of work, like me. Don't tell my wife how much I spend on gas though! She'd kill me!!!
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I agree with you there. It is one of the few hobbies you can get into almost obsessively and it is still practically free - once you have your GPS. It's a very cheap hobby, and a great way to get outside, experience the seasons, and get in shape.
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What I love--coming to home to see two finds on a cache I just placed this morning after writing the cache page last night--almost the first time I got burned by my technique of finding a hiding spot, marking the coordinates, going home and writing my cache page and gathering my cache together, and placing the cache the next day while double checking my coordinates.
There comes a time in every young boy's life when he gets an irresistible urge to seek buried treasure.--Mark Twain
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What I love--coming to home to see two finds on a cache I just placed this morning after writing the cache page last night--
You *are* lucky. If my plans wouldn't have changed last night (ended up going with a friend to hit two v-caches in Stillwater at 2:30-3:00am)... I would have been there early to beat AZG to the cache. Great location for it - thanks.
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SCETV's popular show, "Making It Grow," will feature University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides and First Lady Patricia Moore-Pastides Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m.
Additionally, President's House gardener Fred Drafts will be featured on a program next month.
Both shows will give an up-close look at the garden behind the President's House.
On the Oct. 13 program, the Pastides will discuss the benefits of a healthy diet and exercise, and Mrs. Pastides will share healthy recipes for some of her favorite Greek dishes.
On the Nov. 17 program, Drafts will discuss garden design.
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Community colleges provide the first two years of
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A number of artists had already signed on to participate and more are coming on board. Garth Brooks, Kid Rock and Charlie Daniels are in. So are Travis Tritt, the Oak Ridge Boys, Montgomery Gentry, Sam Moore, Jamey Johnson, among others.
The show is scheduled for November 22nd at the Bridgestone Arena. Tickets are already sold out but Nancy recommends that fans keep checking Ticketmaster for ticket availability.
George Jones died last month at the age of 81. Several stars took part in an emotional memorial for the singer last week in Nashville. Alongside Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Vince Gill, Kenny Chesney and others, the gathering also included remarks from former First Lady Laura Bush and CBS correspondent Bob Schieffer.
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The iROC series continues next week when Dr. Maria Minickiello
of the Mount's Office of Online and Adult Learning presents her
doctoral research on Women Environmental Artists:
Unearthing Connections and Context.
Using a feminist lens, historical and contemporary art history,
ecological study, and personal interviews, Maria will explore the
work of contemporary women environmental artists. Her presentation
will include information on ecological frameworks, feminism, and
art history, and will demonstrate how contemporary art, society,
and economics inform, inspire, and influence the work of these
artists. Through profiles and images of women environmental
artists, Maria will provide an opportunity to better understand the
contemporary contexts and challenges influencing this marginalized
group of visual artists.
Maria Minickiello is the Executive Director of Curriculum and
Instruction for Online and Adult Degree Completion Programs at the
Mount. Her presentation will take place on Thursday, October 3, at
4 pm on the main floor of Curtin Memorial Library. Refreshments
will be served. All are welcome.
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What I do
Yesterday started out in uncharacteristically annoying fashion and, to be honest, I was counting on it to make a thrilling comeback to become a typically normal day sometime before mid-afternoon.
No such luck.
One of the several things that made it a day to shake one's head at and try to forget as soon as it's over is a form letter I got from the Linux Foundation rejecting my request to attend the Collaboration Summit. "If you would like us to reconsider our decision, please email us at and provide more specific details about your job function and why you would like to attend."
Email? Oh, I'll do one better, Linux Foundation.
In reality, Linux Foundation, if you think that there are others more worthy than me to attend the Collaboration Summit, I'm completely OK with that. Additionally, not going to the Collaboration Summit — as much as I'd like to attend — allows me to rearrange time that I can put toward attending another Linux event elsewhere in the country.
But here's why I think I should be allowed to attend the Collaboration Summit, and I'd be grateful if you'd keep this in mind for future applications for other Linux Foundation events.
I started using Linux in 2006 — the PowerPC version of Debian on an Indigo iMac G3 — while campaigning for Insurance Commissioner in California as the Green Party candidate. You can blame Cameron Spitzer, then the Greens' IT guy, for showing me Linux and the Free/Open Source Software paradigm.
Since the end of that campaign where I just missed being elected by a paltry 47 percent of the electorate, I have been an advocate for Linux and FOSS. I formed the Cabrillo College GNU/Linux Users Group in 2007 while attending school there. In 2008, I organized an event called Lindependence in Felton, California, where the town had three opportunities in July of that year to try out Linux. We gave away 300 live CDs of various distros in the course of the month and we estimate that we could have converted between 30-40 people to the ranks of the Linux users.
The offshoot of Lindependence — the Felton Linux Users Group — thrives in our area, and is a regular attendee at farmers markets in the Santa Cruz County area, providing "organic software" free of proprietary additives and preservatives.
In 2009, I formed a partnership that became Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy providing Linux and FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment. Our client roster is small — an asbestos abatement company, two restaurants, an electrical contractor and a grocery store — so we don't pull in Gatesian or Jobsian numbers on our ledger. But we do OK.
There are other things I do on behalf of Linux: I'm the publicity co-chair for the Southern California Linux Expo, the largest community-run Linux show in the country. I held what others (not me) describe as a "leadership position" in the Fedora Project, including serving as an Ambassador mentor. These days, I primarily work with a distro called CrunchBang, a Debian derivative, which I find provides the best Linux experience for any user choosing to try it.
I also write this blog, "Larry the Free Software Guy," and its distro-specific sibling, "Larry the CrunchBang Guy." The former is commentary on FOSS issues of the day, written with what I hope is always a high degree of insight and humor.
That may not be enough, but that will have to do. I also have a family — my daughter, now 14, has been giving Linux presentations for two years as well — and a full-time job, so I make no apologies if this does not clear the proverbial high bar set for Collaboration Summit admission.
Again, I don't mind if you want to give the pass to the summit to someone you think is more deserving — and there are thousands of folks out there in the FOSS world who are more deserving than me. I get that, and I would completely agree. But you should know that I'm not your standard-issue casual Linux user, either.
Oh, and one more thing, Linux Foundation: Thanks for all the great work you do.
[EPILOGUE: The address firstname.lastname@example.com — which is included in the email sent with the rejection as a link at which to appeal the Linux Foundation's decision — does not work, and I have the bounced e-mails to prove it. Is it firstname.lastname@example.com maybe? Maybe.]
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
February 23, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Nice response FSG. After yesterday I expected a more acerbic tone.
I some times wonder about these "groups" or entities that are supposed to
represent Linux/FOSS. Are they becoming self serving?
I think we need someone to serve the whole Community.
I guess you could always pull out your press pass, eh?
February 25, 2012 at 10:56 pm
I'm shocked. I didn't know they actually rejected anyone, although I guess folks who are rejected are usually too embarassed to speak up. Kudos to you for calling them out.


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Global Cardboard Challenge
Young Chicago Computer Artists + Engineers and The Imagination Foundation
Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (CDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
The Global Cardboard Challenge is a celebration of children's creativity and the role communities can take fostering it. Our day of building will feature piles of cardboard, dozens of adult coaches (from professional art and science careers during the week) and opportunities to integrate further technology with electrical components, robotics or sculpting.
Youth need to print out the permission slip and bring it with them!
(You just click on it to get it. If for some reason, you can't print it, just send us an email at email@example.com and we'll send the file back to you. Parents or guardians can also sign the permission slip at the event.)
Participating youth will come from all over Chicago- both the suburbs and the neighborhoods and we'll all work together, in the spirit of building.
Our inspiration is a pretty great story and The Imagination Foundation can tell you all about it at www.cardboardchallenge.com. About two year ago, a young man sat in his father's auto parts store in East Los Angeles, along a cracked laminate counter and among shelves of car parts. Caine, like many other nine year old boys, loved arcades with whizzing and whooping games: the store, however, seemed to offer little of that...
Cain began to eye the cardboard boxes – hundreds of them towering over him – in which his father shipped and received parts. Cain thought of a tiny, throw-away, plastic basketball hoop he'd won but couldn't really do anything with; he could use the hoop, he figured, if it was mounted in a court.
So, he got to work.
That game led to others and soon this nine year old had an entire arcade made out of cardboard boxes in the front of his father's auto parts store.
Times were tough, however, and most of his father's business had shifted to ebay. Cain diligently swept up and maintained his cardboard arcade but he rarely had any customers.
When local filmmaker Nirvan Mullick needed a new door handle for his 96' Corolla, he encountered the "elaborate cardboard arcade." Nirvan played a few games in the arcade, but knew he had to do more; so, Nirvan organized dozens of customers to come to Cain's Arcade – more than the young man had ever seen in the years he'd been operating the games – and, he made a movie about it.
That movie -- Caine's Arcade -- is at http://cardboardchallenge.com/about/, the Imagination Foundation's website or on YouTube!
This is just for kids, right? Any age limit?
All are welcome! While 8 to 12 year olds will probably enjoy this the most, everyone can join us from age two to ninety two (and anyone over ninety two as well)! Parents are encouraged to accompany kids but not every kid will have a parent there.
So, do I need a ticket? Eventbrite says this is free...
It is free! Everyone must register, however, and all youth need to bring a print out of the permission slip to us. (If you can't print it, email us and we'll get a paper copy to you.) This event is supported entirely by donations, so we encourage you to click on the donation button on the bottom of this page and help us out!
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
The Civic Lab is in downtown Chicago, right behind Harpo Studios in the West Loop at 114 North Aberdeen. It's in the Fulton Market area and is a block from Publican restaurant. It's less than two blocks from the Morgan stop on the Green and the Pink Lines (only two stops from the center of the loop). It's pretty easy to drive there too. The Civic Lab is only a block from Randolph street: right off the Kennedy Expressway at exit 51. There's a fair amount of space to park around there and it should be pretty easy on a Saturday.
Groups traveling from the North, West or South sides of Chicago can contact YCCAE to receive CTA passes for their group. Supplies are limited. A young person from one of these areas is also welcome to ride with one of these groups. Write email@example.com with those requests.
We want to do this, but, we've got something that day during part of the event. Can we come for part of it?
Yes! It's really an open house, but introductions to the story and the coaches will be around one in the afternoon, workshops on integrating more technology (either robotics or sculpting) will be around three in the afternoon and a parade to show the projects will be around three thirty.
Are there any requirements as far as what my kid (or I or anyone) is supposed to build?
Nope- the sky's the limit! Our coaches will help with ideas for those that don't have them, but, we can't wait to see what the kids come up with!
What can/can't I bring to the event?
We'll provide cardboard and tape; the most important things for participants to bring are their creativity and ideas, though participants may also want to bring sketches or art supplies that are the size an airline carry-on or smaller. Of course, all the others things that would be wrong to bring to a public place are wrong here too.
Is the space accessible to anyone?
Yep! The Civic Lab is on the first floor of an old Chicago Fire Station. Anyone -- of any ability -- can get into the space and we will make attempts to have coaches that speak at least a few common languages (at least English and Spanish). (The bathroom however is in the back of the old building and is not ADA compliant.)
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please write me, Jeff Sweeton, at email@example.com!
When & Where
The Civic Lab
114 N Aberdeen St
Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (CDT)
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Young Chicago Computer Artists + Engineers and The Imagination Foundation
Young Chicago Computer Artists + Engineers (YCCAE) brings together youth workers, artists and engineers from across Chicago to mentor youth in consequential explorations of science, technology, engineering and art. The mission of the Imagination Foundation is to find and foster creativity and entrepreneurship in children around the world to raise a new generation of innovators and problem solvers. The Imagination Foundation envisions a world in which creativity is a core social value and critical skills are nurtured and developed in every child.


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The public is being invited to comment on a "draft decision document" related to the June 2010 oil spill into Red Butte Creek that concludes no further cleanup by Chevron Pipe Line Co. is needed.
The Utah Division of Water Quality will accept comments Friday through Dec. 10.
An open house is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Nov. 28 at the Pingree School Gymnasium, 780 S. Guardsman Way. Representatives from the division, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City and Salt Lake Valley Health Department will be present.
"The Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments" found that traces of contamination remaining in the creek are not a threat to human health or the environment, according to John Whitehead, assistant division director. Continued monitoring of the creek water, sediment and insects to confirm these conclusions would be required to continue through 2015.
"Chevron is not completely off the hook," Whitehead said. "The risk assessments show that the water quality of Red Butte Creek is similar to that of other urban Salt Lake-area creeks unaffected by the oil spill. However, if additional contamination from the spilled oil is found in the future, Chevron can be required to do additional cleanup."
Written comments on the draft decision document and related compliance order can be emailed to Chris Bittner at firstname.lastname@example.com before 5 p.m. Dec. 10.
More information on the proposed "Draft Decision Document" and proposed compliance order, and all other related documents, can be found at http://1.usa.gov/LRbbY2.
An earlier November 2011 settlement required Chevron to pay a $3.5 million penalty; $3 million of that to be used on restoration projects that enhance or protect the waterways harmed by the spill and a civil penalty of $500,000 to the state of Utah. Chevron also paid $1 million to Salt Lake City.
Comments sought on Red Butte oil spill
O The public comment period on the "draft decision document," which concludes no further cleanup by Chevron Pipe Line Co. is needed, begins Friday and runs through Dec. 10. Comments can be emailed to Chris Bittner at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information, http://1.usa.gov/LRbbY2.


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^ you sellin that smug
And so kiddies...
'Send you to heaven, ask god about pac, ask about big, motherfucker ask about pun. Gangsta rappers cant fight so they rap about guns.'
Jus tooted this one out for sir.
And so kiddies...
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Sonny that ish is class.
And so kiddies...
That Serius is dope. I like your work alot. Always on point.
I just got back from a trip to the Ohio area. I did sketches of the cities I went to.
Pittsburgh with some unneccesary extensions.haha
Cleveland - an E and + a bad fill.
Youngstown... I made it gangster cuzz it was the murder capitol of the US in 02/03 and they're very proud of that fact...
Okizoo... no it ain't a city... But I luvs my crew.
Craze- Cuzz I owed him a sketch.
Fight And Win Klique/Word Trafficking Nightly/ThrillSeekers
stiker paper
thats sum serius stuff going on there,,,props serius
I think your shit would look better without the dots, C3ZR. But, looking good.
Nice page.
thats so dope.
this was supposed to be like half throw/half piece-ish. tell me what you think
its cool. Not Totally Original (the Idea) But its nice to see an effort at creativity. Keep it up
BIC the Buff Isn't a Concern BIC
Sticker for the homie Hoarrrr
And so kiddies...
oh shit, i love your stuff. awesome style
do me please (artistically or sexually, you decide)
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Chapel Gathering - "Searching for God through Art"
When Tuesday January 15, 2013 @ 11:00 AM (1651 days ago)
Where Seminary, 215, Martin Chapel
Duration 45 minutes
"Searching for God through Art" – Kathryn Fenton, Eastern Mennonite Seminary Student and Artist
The entire campus community is invited to every chapel worship service on campus.
Eastern Mennonite Seminary hosts chapel gatherings in Martin Chapel every Tuesday
and Thursday; EMU Campus Ministries hosts chapel gatherings every Wednesday and
Friday in Lehman Auditorium.
Intended Audience General Public
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George Strait achieves '60 For 60' milestone
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The George Strait "60 For 60" campaign was a success, and gives the singer an unprecedented musical milestone. The country star's most recent single, "Give It All We Got Tonight" has topped the Mediabase chart to become Strait's 60th number one hit. That's more chart-toppers than any other artist in any musical genre. And Strait did so while he was still 60.
The song went to number one on the chart for the week of May 12th through the 18th. Strait's 61st birthday was on the 18th. George says he's thankful to his fans and country radio for all their support, because "they are the ones who made this happen" - both with this song and all his other hits.
He adds that when he released "Give It All We Got Tonight" he just hoped he was putting out music his fans would enjoy, and didn't realize he was "making history."
A host of country stars are helping George celebrate the milestone in a special birthday video. Lady Antebellum, Eric Church, Trace Adkins, Scotty McCreery, Darius Rucker, and Vince Gill contribute to the clip, along with Gary Allan, Billy Currington, Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels, and many, many others. Montgomery Gentry's Eddie Montgomery calls the feat "awesome," and suggests a new goal, asking "what about going 80 for 80?"
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When Robbi Savage's 10-year-old grandson Seth saw a car battery submerged in the Rivanna River near Charlottesville, Virginia, he knew enough not to pick it up. Instead, he asked his dad for help, and with more frustration than curiosity, exclaimed to Robbi, "What are these people thinking, grandma?!"
"Even a 10-year-old knows that throwing car parts into the river is dangerous," says Robbi, executive director of the Rivanna Conservation Society (RCS), a non-profit watershed group based out of Charlottesville. "And yet some folks still think of a river as a trash dump."
(Image courtesy Rivanna Conservation Society)
Robbi and RCS's volunteers are dedicated to cleaning up the Rivanna, a 42-mile-long James River tributary that flows from the Blue Ridge Mountains through the foothills and Piedmont region of central Virginia. It was the first river in Virginia to be designated a "Scenic River." Although the Rivanna may be "scenic," RCS understands that maintaining its beauty and enhancing its degrading health requires citizen participation, education and local government involvement.
"One would think that being at the headwaters, we would have close to pristine waterways, but such is not the case," Robbi explains. "We certainly have our challenges."
One of the Rivanna's biggest problems is stream bank erosion, which pollutes the water with too much sediment. Bacteria from pet waste and agricultural manure also threaten swimming areas and drinking water resources; this occurs when residents don't pick up after their pets, or when farmers allow cattle to enter streams.
RCS's education and outreach programs have been building awareness of these issues since the group was founded in 1990. But RCS doesn't forget to have some fun along the way. River paddles, survival workshops and geocaching are just a few outdoor activities the group sponsors.
(Image courtesy Rivanna Conservation Society)
When Robbi moved from Washington to central Virginia in 2006, she brought with her an environmental initiative she conceived while working on national water policy in Washington. The international citizen-led water quality monitoring effort World Water Monitoring Day involved 340,000 people in 77 countries in 2011. When Robbi left the Hill to become RCS's executive director, she created a local version of the program, "Water Health for the Commonwealth."
The program allows middle and high schools along the Rivanna and James Rivers to monitor their local water quality and connect with one another to share their results. RCS is in the process of extending this hands-on-learning opportunity to all schools along the James, from the Rivanna watershed to the Chesapeake Bay.
This "in the river" approach not only educates, but creates an appreciation for the "River Anna," named after Queen Anne of England.
In addition to education initiatives, recreational opportunities such as river paddles and geocaching (a treasure hunt-like activity) allow area residents of all ages to get outside and appreciate the scenic Rivanna.
"Recreation is an important part of what this river is used for," explains Robbi. "But the more people you bring to the river, which is of course part of our mission, the more attention needs to be paid to keeping it clean. We have a beautiful river here, so people want to paddle, and they want to be on the water."
For Robbi, RCS represents community collaboration.
Robbi gained experience in environmental issues at the national and international level in her 35 years of working for EPA Office of Water, the League of Women Voters, and the State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (now Association of Clean Water Administrators).
But when she moved to central Virginia and became involved with RCS, she experienced the challenges and successes of converting Washington's laws and regulations into local action.
"When you work in Washington, you may come to believe that it is the center of the universe," explains Robbi. "But when you move to a location like Charlottesville and see what it takes in terms of voter support, local government coordination, and funding decisions, it's eye-opening. We all know that water quality is important and essential to all living things, but when you actually see the demands for scarce community resources to play out, especially in this zero-based budget economy, you understand that tough choices are being made."
Although coordinating community leaders, landowners, citizen volunteers, lawmakers and environmentalists is no easy task, Robbi describes it as rewarding. "I would never have said this as a young pup in DC, but I think the real action is at the local level. We are turning words into action."
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LAS VEGAS -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association will host its first-ever Women of the Industry networking event at this week's OneShow in Las Vegas. It will take place on Thursday, April 26, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. (after the exhibit closes) at the FIRST Food and Bar in The Palazzo resort and casino.
The vending association is extending an invitation to the hundreds of women leaders of the vending, coffee service and foodservice industry.
"This is a great opportunity to share ideas and connect during the OneShow," said Carla Filer of the Cuyahoga Group, a full-line vending and OCS company based in Maple Heights, OH. "We look forward to seeing so many women who have a significant role in this industry."
Cocktails and appetizers will be available for purchase.
NAMA's OneShow takes place April 25-27 at the Venetian Hotel and adjacent Sands Expo and Convention Center.


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