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Shihan Duncan Stewart, 15th Dan, is a senior student of Bujinkan Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi. He started training in 1988, and moved to Japan in 2004 to study weekly with Hatsumi Soke, Nagato Shihan, Noguchi Shihan, and Someya Shihan. He is well respected in the Bujinkan and is often called-upon to demonstrate at classes.
Duncan was Nagato Shihan's sole uke at the Bujinkan Hombu for two years when studying direct from the Gyokko Ryu and Kukishinden Ryu Densho. Duncan has also studied Nihon Buyo (Traditional Japanese Dance) under the direction of Noguichi Sensei.
Duncan conducts seminars worldwide for those wishing to gain more exposure to current training in Japan. And, back in Japan, he runs his own training at the Hombu dojo and Kashiwa.
Duncan successfully co-coordinated the 2007 Australian Bujinkan Taikai and participated in many Japanese Bujinkan Embu for which he has received the Gold Medal and Certification from Hatsumi Soke.
In addition to his exceptional skill and understanding of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, Duncan is an excellent teacher. He is highly sought-after and do seminars all over the world.
To Learn more about Duncan, visit his web site: http://tazziedevil.wordpress.com/
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Artificial light at night is a major contributor in causing light pollution, both in quantity and luminosity influencing places all over the world. Some sections have showcased a balanced development in light pollution affiliated with economic development, but more progressive countries that seem to get dark by interchanging to energy-saving LEDs showed no obvious decrease in their rates of light pollution.
Worldwide there has been thrust towards more power- and cost-effective lighting such as LEDs, but this has instantly bestowed to a shocking expansion in light pollution, the researchers presume. Utilizing the first fine-tuned satellite radiometer for night lights, which can decipher brightness, a team of scientists discovered a 2.2% raise in the Earth's exterior artificial lighting each year between 2012 and 2016.
Christopher Kyba of the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, lead author of the study said that it is a very startling fact about the rich well lit countries like the US. When we change from sodium lamp to a white LED, it's interesting to note that there is decrease in aggregate lighting that the satellite can observe. But the observation in the US was quite surprising. The persistent amount of light was emitted and new lights were being appended in other places.
Kyba added that many other progressive countries are already very bright. There is an overall increase in the total amount of light even if many cities are switching to LEDs and are going dark. Some wealthy nations like Spain, Italy and Netherland depicted rationality in the elevation of outdoor light over this time frame.

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About Michael & Michelle LaLonde
"We have taken the traditional handbag to the next level, so it becomes ornamentation, like a favorite piece of jewelry-- a valued piece destined to be enjoyed and cherished for years to come. Collectors purchase our handbags for something truly unique to add to their daytime and evening wardrobes."
The one-of-a-kind and limited-edition handbags crafted by Michael and Michelle LaLonde are a rare combination of sculpture and contemporary fashion. With sophisticated colors, the shapes are sometimes bold and angular, other times soft and curvy.
Michelle was previously a professor of handbag design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Michael learned to make leather accessories alongside his father during the 1970s. Working together for the past 34 years, the duo has redefined wearable art handbags, with an emphasis on quality craftsmanship.
The artists create their handbags one at a time from only the finest leathers and fabrics, using traditional fiber methods such as silk-screening, quilting, trapunto, appliqué, beading, pleating, weaving, and embroidery.


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Monday, November 21, 2011
Yesss! After much torture and twisting of arms, Blogspot has allowed me to post this.
Beginning at the beginning, last weekend I was at the reading rehearsal with the Musik-Kollegium Winterthur. It's the thing were the orchestra gets to see your music for the first time and basically has to muddle through no matter what.
This particular reading rehearsal was for a huge kiddy/musical/play/opera/thingy that's premiering next spring, and consists of 800 children running around on-stage dressed as foxes and wolves and chickens. They fight and learn French and nearly die of thirst, and one chicken-child gets eaten by a wolf-child. It'll be bone-crunchingly graphic, I'm sure.
Since the directors wanted children - or at least young-ish folk - to do the music too, they called upon the composing class at the Zürich Conservatory. Confetteeeeh. We get to write for a symphony orchestra, and use timpani drum rolls until the poor flutists go deaf, and basically feel like a total rockstar film composers for about five minutes.
Because hearing one's music played by someone who is not one's self - or in this case 100 someones who are not one's self - is exciting. And scary. But mostly exciting. Comparable to having someone else read your stories for the first time.
I pasted a sampling below. It's the music for the oh-so-tragic romance between two of the main characters. Not very flashy, but the wilder pieces I wrote were too glitchy to be disseminated right now. I wrote stupidly high notes for the brass section, see. And for the harp. The harpist actually came over afterwards and gave me talking-to. "Don't make me play stupidly high notes!" Ok. Sorry.
I think the orchestra did really well on this piece, though. It was their first try, so I am in awe. :) I just wish the kid in the front row would stop coughing.
Written and orchestrated by moi:
Stefan Bachmann - Liebesmusik by glassfingers
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Oooooo, I remember you playing this piece on the pianooo! ah luv eht. X)ReplyDelete
And you fell off the top of the piano. Hahahaha...ReplyDelete
Lovely! I want to hear wolf-eats-chicken music, too.ReplyDelete
Thank you! Somone else in my class got to write the wolf-eats-chicken music. I just got the French-learning and the dying-of-thirst music. :)ReplyDelete
- BeckettNovember 25, 2011 at 2:11 PM
wait why would the harpist care if the notes are high?ReplyDelete
Because she thought they were too sharp. I think it's a nice effect, like fake bells, but whatever. I nodded. *nod nod*ReplyDelete
That is spectacular! I can only imagine the thrill you must feel at hearing a full orchestra play your composition and arrangement! So you wrote two pieces for this production's score?ReplyDelete
Thank you! :) I wrote about twenty cues for this project, but the reading rehearsal was only for a few of them. Can't *wait* to hear the rest.ReplyDelete


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Press Archive
Edinburgh Private Tenants have had a fair amount of press coverage since 2011, here is a small selection of stories featuring EPTAG
Landlord banned for threatening to shoot tenants 7.2.13
This story in the Scotsman features quotes from 2 of EPTAG's founder members, in response to our successful campaign against one criminal landlord.
Some Tenants Deposits Unprotected despite scheme 30.6.13
Article in the Scotsman featuring a quote from EPTAG, about the failure of landlords to comply with the tenant deposit scheme.
Private Tenants Group Launches Campaign Against Criminal Landlords 9.3.12
Edinburgh Councillor backs calls for better regulation of landlords 10.3.12
Two related features from STV on the launch of our campaign against criminal landlords, which eventually saw one notorious Edinburgh landlord banned.
Landlords and letting agents watch out! Your tenants are angry and mobilising! 11.7.13
Two articles about how private tenants are increasingly forming groups to fight for their rights which feature Edinburgh Private Tenants Action Group.


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The alarming precision of nuns singing chromatically descending chants.
The hollow, circular depression of earth on the grounds of the convent where a life-size statue of Jesus stands, and where Ida paces restlessly.
The hermetic insularity of these images and sounds are what give "Ida" its incisive narrative force. Despite its circular and deceptively simple storytelling, the film conveys an awesome transformation within its main character Ida, (or Anna, her Christian name), a young novitiate about to take her vows who discovers she is Jewish.
Ida's story is one of many, a single thread in a web woven from the aftermath of the Holocaust. Despite its historical context, Richard Brody, in his controversial review in The New Yorker, asserts that "Ida" is fraudulent, vague, and distasteful. Mr. Brody argues that because "Ida" is non-specific to any particular event related to Jews and the Holocaust, it sacrifices truth in favor of director Pawel Pawlikowski's own version of history: "It filters out all supposedly extraneous context to stick not merely to the story but to Pawlikowski historical point…..nothing in the film is a solid thing or an action; everything is an example." Mr. Brody goes on to call the film "a history lesson in editorial form." But "Ida's" vagueness does not make the movie shallow or false; in fact, its ambiguity is what gives the film its haunting demarcations.
Mr. Brody states that many definitive actions are never seen, nor is specific historical context provided. But Pawlikowski conveys the devastating results of those actions. The farmer is not shown digging up the bones of the family he has murdered – Ida's family. What is shown is Ida's aunt Wanda kneeling next to the grave while clutching the small skull of her child, before wrapping it absentmindedly in a shawl. Later in the film, Wanda commits suicide by leaping from a window. Pawlikowski does not show her descent, nor the impact – this would be crude. But the sound of her body hitting the ground can be heard, even as the camera remains fixated on the open window.
Ida remains still and poised as she undergoes a series of discoveries and revelations. Often, after a shocking truth is revealed, the camera will linger on the unexpressive planes of her face. Ida's stoicism is not shallow, but emotionally transparent. Her emotional restraint allows the viewer to use her as a vessel for their own thoughts and reactions. An example of this character-to-viewer transference is a scene late in the film where Ida is eating a meal at the convent. Like most activities, the meal is shrouded in reverent silence; the only sound that is heard is the scrape of utensils against dishes. Suddenly, a choked, almost inaudible giggle escapes Ida's throat. The origins of her laughter could be a number of things, ranging from sensual excitement to a cynical reaction to the horror and absurdity of her recent discoveries. It is an exhilarating moment, and the viewer empathizes with the possibilities of Ida's array of emotions: pleasure, gallows humor, shame. The cause of this outburst remains unknown; the viewer can only try to imagine the thoughts running through her head.
Because Pawlikowski does not disclose the details of Ida's family history, and because the film isn't overridden with overt references to the Holocaust or explanatory flashbacks, (I don't recall the words "concentration camp" and "Nazi" ever being uttered) the viewer is left to construct their own lessons from Ida's terrible circumstance. And of course the task is difficult – impossible, even. So instead of feeding us the simple logic of cause and effect, problem and resolution, we are left – forced, even– to ruminate. And the thoughts that materialize in our own heads can be more vivid and disturbing than anything a movie screen, or perhaps even history, can show us.
"Ida" / Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski / Starring Agata Trzebuchowska, Agata Kulesza / 1 hour, 20 minutes / Rated PG-13


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Chapter ThreeAngel was right. She shouldn't be driving. But, as Jess watched the Honda's red tail lights disappear into the night, she realized that she shouldn't be THERE either. The vicodin she had taken at the hospital was starting to kick in, taking the edge off the pain in her right wrist, as well as draping a calming lull over Jessie's world. But even with the artificially induced calm she couldn't bring herself to go inside the high rise.
Their apartment was on the penthouse floor, offering a spectacular view of Fort Lauderdale Beach to the south, downtown to the north. Yet Jessie couldn't have been prepared for what could be witnessed inside the actual apartment. How many nights had they fought amid amidst the expensive furnishing? Zach didn't care who heard, or what he broke, even Jessie's heart. How would she even get in? Jessie thought quickly, realizing that her keys were tucked in her camera bag back at the bar. Howard the doorman could get her into the apartment, but did she really wanna have to explain to him, as well as anyone else she happened to run into in the elevator, what had happened to her wrist?
Jess walked over to the pool, taking a seat on one of the loungers at the waters edge. I'll think of something, she thought, adjusting the back of the chair, so that she was reclined, and looking up at the night sky. What a night, Jess thought, leaning back against the fence surrounding the high rises property, and closing her eyes. Even with the effects of the pain killers, Jesss mind kept going back to the one moment that she couldn't forget. The kiss she and Mitch had shared sizzled. From the way he had answered her back, Jessie was sure Mitch had felt it too.
"Jess? Is that you?" came a voice from the darkness. It was Cassie, one of the other residents of the apartment tower, who Jess had befriended during one of her many workout at the building's high tech gym. They were all so busy that none of them even realized they even lived on the same floor.
"Hi...just getting some fresh night air," Jess answered quickly, watching Cassie and her husband Ted approach from the marina, carrying a cooler and other assorted fishing paraphernalia.
"I know what you mean," Cassie smiled, taking a seat by Jess, as she waited for her hubby to catch up. "It's cooling down nicely at night, but with no breeze. We night as well have been floating on glass." Cassie stopped, noticing the bandages on Jessie's wrist. "Jess? You okay? What happened to your wrist?"
Jessie debated on whether she should tell Cassie the truth. What the hell, they were gonna find out soon enough. "Let's just say the evening didn't go as smoothly for me.."
"Where's Zach? I'll kill him!"
"Kill who?" Ted asked, setting down the cooler.
"It's okay.. it's just a sprain. Besides, whatever they gave me back at the hospital has me feeling no pain," Jess giggled, laying back once again. "There's only one problem, I dunno if jerk for brains is back from his 'meeting,' and I left my keys back at the Dusk to Dawn.."
Cassie seemed to instantly perk up. "Oh please," she beamed, "let me. I'll sweet talk Howard for the master key, and head on up to your apartment. Zach better not be there, that's all I'm saying. Meet me around back."
"She just loves this kinda stuff," Ted teased, watching his wife head for the lobby of the building. "If there's something Cassie can't stand is a bully. I pity Zach if he answers the door."
Within ten minutes, Jess was up in her apartment, and getting some of her stuff together. She and Cassie chatted, as she gathered some of her stuff into her old college duffel bag.
"So where's the schmuck anyway?" Cassie asked, handing Jess her makeup bag.
"Probably in some secluded little restaurant wining and dining the latest of his floozy crushes.." Jess stopped, walking over to the bureau, and pulling the calendar she had found in Zach's top drawer. "Candi Daniels," Jess groaned, tossing it on the bed by Cassie.
Cassie chuckled, reading the little tidbits of information on Candi. "Candi's favorite color is pink, loves kids, and her favorite hobby is.."
"I know EXACTLY what Candi's favorite hobby is. Why do you think she and Zach get along so well?" stated Jess, stuffing the last of her clothes in the bag.
"I'm sorry, Jess. There's nothing funny about any of this." Cassie stopped, her mind coming across her next bright idea. "Hey, how about this. You come and stay with us for a while."
"That's very sweet Cassie, really.."
"No, I mean it. We can take the day off tomorrow, and go shopping. Run up some bills on his credit cards."
Cassie and Ted were one of the few couples her own age that were actually happy. A self-made millionaire, Ted ran a successful yacht manufacturing business. Financially not needing to work, Cassie kept herself busy organizing fund raisers for local charities. Somehow they had found a happy medium, balancing work and play and married life.
"Thanks for the offer, but I need to get farther away than across the hall for a while."
"What are you going to do Jess?" Cassie asked, getting serious for a moment.
"That is the sixty four thousand dollar question of the night," Jess sighed, zipping up her duffel. "My mind's a blur, and Im feeling no pain, but my head is spinning.."
"Well get this into that thick head of yours. You'll always have a place to stay with us. Anything you need, just call me, okay? You have our numbers.. cell, pager, home, work.."
"Yup," Jess smiled, "all jotted neatly into my agenda book that's back with the rest of my stuff at the Dusk to Dawn." Jessie grabbed onto the handles of the duffel with her good hand, as the memory of what had happened in Mitch's office weaved into her drug numbed mind. First things first, she thought. "Okay, how about you drop me off at the bar? I can't drive right now, doctor's orders."
"You got it, as long as you promise to call me, and let me know where, and more importantly HOW you are.."
"Deal," Jess smiled.
Thanking her friends once again, Jessie waved, and turned towards the bar. She could see only a few people left inside through the plate glass window, only a couple of hangers on lingering at the bar nursing the last of their drinks. She couldn't see Angel or Mitch, and could only hope that her luck would hold for the first time that evening, and she'd be able to sneak in and get her stuff unnoticed.
Pushing the door open with her left shoulder, she slipped into the eerily quiet bar. Most of the chairs were already upturned on the table tops, even the juke was silent, the only bright light emanating from the large screen TV in the corner beside the bar. I may just make a clean getaway yet, Jessie thought. Resting her bag on a couple of stools, she slipped under the hatch counter to get to her stuff.
Mitch was headed for the register to tally the night's take when he saw movement behind the bar, and froze. "Is there something I can help you with?" he called out, tentatively.
Jessie stood slowly, not wanting to startle him any further. She smiled softly, seeing Mitch visibly relax. "It's just me," she said, breaking the awkward silence. "I forgot my stuff earlier.."
For once, Mitch was at a loss for words. She stood there in front of him, looking frail, her bandaged hand making the retrieval of her stuff from under the bar rather tricky. "I know what you're after," he smiled, "no wonder the jar's half empty," Mitch teased.
"I'll be out of your way in just a sec.." Jess said, fumbling, as she tried to grab her laptop, camera and purse in her one free hand.
Mitch felt a tug at his heart, as he realized that Jess was pulling away from him. The calm ease that had always existed between them was gone now, replaced by a tentative, unsettled gap. You're never in my way, he wanted to say, but he couldn't. "Here, lemme help you with that," Mitch said, gently easing her stuff out of her already overburdened hand. "Now why don't you come over here and have something to eat, and relax."
His words sounded good, better than anything Jess had heard all night, Mitch's soothing tone setting her at ease. "Okay," was all her tangled brain could muster. "Okay."
Mitch met back with her at the booth, with a plate laden with an assortment of the night's offerings, including pasta, barbecue chicken, a little of everything for her to nibble on. "Dive on in," he chuckled.
"You're gonna make me fat," she mumbled, as she started to take a little forkful here, another there..
Mitch sat quietly, watching her eat, taking advantage of the silence to gather his own thoughts. Sooner or later (most likely sooner) the kiss would come up. Looking over Jess's shoulder he caught sight of the duffel bad he had missed before. Things were worse than he thought. The munchies had succeeded in bringing some of the color back into her cheeks, yet from her body language, Mitch could see that Jess was still out of it.
"Any Oreo ice cream left?" Jess asked, setting down her fork.
"Damn woman!" Mitch laughed, looking down to find an empty plate. "Sure, lemme go get you some."
Angel appeared just as Mitch disappeared with her plate into the kitchen. "Hey sugar," he smiled, leaning up against the back of the booth. "Didn't think I'd see you again tonight. How ya feelin'?"
"Like my head's full of cotton balls," Jess smiled, "but pain free.. well, til the la la pills wear off."
"Seen Zach?" Angel asked.
"No.. I was at the apartment just long enough to get some of my things together. Guess he's still at his 'meeting..' don't think I coulda handled another encounter with him anyway.."
Mitch walked up, catching the tail end of the conversation. "Here's your ice cream, extra cookies and all," he said, setting it down before her.
Jess took the long sundae spoon awkwardly in her left hand. "It had to be my right hand, didn't it," she sighed, shoveling some ice cream into her mouth to choke back the emotions threatening to rise again. From the corner of her eye she caught the looks Mitch and Angel had exchanged. "No need to worry, you two big mother hens. You know me, I always land on my feet."
Angel was starting to get annoyed, noticing his two friends tip-toeing around the issue at hand. "Oh? And where do you plan to plant those pretty little cowboy booted feet of yours, hmm?"
Mitch glared at Angel, knowing full well what he was up to. Up your butt, his mind screamed.
Jessie picked at the ice cream, digging out the chunks of cookie, pensively. "Haven't really given it much thought," she said, matter-of-factly. "All I sorted out in my head thus far was coming back here to.. err... get my stuff.."
"Have you forgotten you can't
drive?" Angel asked.
"No," Jessie pouted, hating the fact that she couldn't get into her Jeep and just drive and drive and drive..
"I got an idea.."
Oh here it comes, Mitch cringed.
"Why don't you just stay with us for a while? Upstairs.."
"US?!" Mitch exclaimed, dreading the word as it slipped through his lips. Now Jess would surely think he didn't want her there. But that wasn't it. Or did he? Experiencing his own sense of 'blender brain', Mitch just gaped as Angel took the bull very firmly by the horns. Thoughts of the mess that would great them upstairs making him cringe all the more.
"Sure.. God knows WE have plenty
of room," Angel said, widening his eyes at Mitch.
Before she had time to reply, Angel had carried her, bags and all, up the stairs to Mitch's loft. Directly above the bar, it was huge, no walls to encumber the wide expanse of the room. Jessie smiled, spying Mitch's big old couch at one end of the room, in front of the entertainment center. How many times had they crammed for exams on the soft, overstuffed couch? In another corner was Mitch's computer desk, surrounded by shelves stuffed with books and paperwork. Other than that, the only other major piece of furniture was Mitch's bed.
"This is gonna be great," Angel beamed, "just one big happy family," he continued, dropping Jess's stuff on the couch.
"Umm.. Angel? You can put me down now," Jess laughed.
"Oh.. yeah.. sorry," he smiled, setting her down next to her stuff. Big guy that he was, his next concern was the kitchen. "You better have decent stuff in here Mitchell," he growled, opening the fridge "'cuz I'm real cranky without a proper breakfast."
Jess curled her legs under her, feeling kinda insignificant in the huge loft, not to mention out of place. Alone for the first time with Mitch, after being highjacked by Angel, she forced herself to look up at him and say the words tickling at the back of her throat. "I'm really sorry about this.. he just made up his mind, and I kinda went along for the ride."
"Yeah, I noticed," Mitch said, taking a seat next to her on the sofa.
"I know how awkward this all must be for you, going from one unannounced guest, to two. I'll just wait til Angel falls asleep, and grab a cab to a hotel."
Jessie had to fight to get the words out. It was late, and her whole body ached with fatigue. She could barely keep her eyes open, but forced herself to watch Mitch's expression, and accurately gage his reaction to her words..
Mitch got up from the couch and took a few steps out, and turned his back to Angel and Jessie, his hands on his hips and eyes tightly closed, teetering on the back of his heels. God he hated how people could stare right at him when he was making decisions, like Angel or Jessie could, and always make him change his mind, mid thought, with just a look, or disapproving glance.
Angel just shook his head and sighed, as Jessie leaned over from the couch to pick up her bags. "I can go right now.."
"Out of the question," Mitch said, interrupting her in a matter-of-fact tone, as he turned around, and gave a small, warm smile to Angel. Jessie just sat there in confusion, as Mitch picked up her bags and carried them over to a closet off to the side of his bed. Jessie's eyes followed Mitch, still unable to believe his reaction.
Jessie looked at Angel. "He doesn't want me to stay," she whispered to Angel, watching Mitch, trying to make sense of his actions.
"Sounds like he wants you to stay to me," Angel whispered.
"He's just being nice," she sighed, "with both of us here, it would be too crowded."
Angel shook his head. "Plenty of room here angel. For all three of us."
"I don't want to make things harder on you Angel."
"How so?"
"Mitch will complain, and complain.."
"I have plenty of hangers here for you Jess," Mitch said, shoving all of his clothes on hangers off to one side of the closet, and looking back at his friends, noticing they were whispering.
"I don't think he wants me here," she sighed.
Mitch knelt down next to the couch and watched Jessie and Angel whisper back and forth a few seconds, before he leaned towards Jessie and whispered into her ear. "I want you here." Jessie looked over the couch's edge at him, smiling. "Please.. stay Jess."
"You got the bed sugar," Angel smiled.
The AC had the room nicely cool, but under the thick sleeping bag, Mitch was sweating. I can't stand any more of this, he thought, flipping the top layer off, letting the cool air rush over his chest. He looked up to the couch and saw Angel, feet hanging over the edge of the couch, his head laid against a pillow on the other end, the television screen was flashing in his eyeglasses, nothing but a white glow.
"You still up?" Mitch mumbled.
"Yeah, wrestling's on," he whispered.
"Figures," Mitch chuckled.
"You know me, I'm a night owl Mitch.."
Mitch nodded, groggily rubbing his eyes.
"Did I wake you?"
"Nah, it was too warm for me in this sleeping bag"
"Yeah, you were rolling around in there like a bowling ball," Angel said.
"Is Jessie up?"
Angel shook his head. "Nope."
Mitch put his hand down on the hardwood floor. It was cool to the touch and slightly grooved. Forcing himself to sit up, he groaned as he stood up and looked at Angel, who was bare-chested. "Better not clog my drains you bear," Mitch laughed.
"Yeah, well all I know is she better not use my razors on her legs!" Angel said with a smile.
"You been watching this all night with no volume?" Mitch said, pointing to the TV.
"Didn't wanna wake you guys up. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
Mitch looked over the couch to get a peek at Jessie, who was sleeping in his bed at the far end of the room. The windows were open, curtains drawn and gently swaying in the breeze. Soft moonlight was on Jessie's face, making her look like a princess, her back all shadowed.
"I'm worried about her."
"She'll be fine," Angel said, "she's a smart girl. I think she just needs some time to herself and a friend to look out for her."
"A friend," Mitch mumbled.
"Maybe more," Angel said, "she's here because you're a friend, Mitch. She could have left easily and not have been a burden on you.."
"That would have been wrong of me to let her do that," Mitch said, "to let her walk right out, without any help."
"That's why she's here Mitch. She could have gone to any of her other friends for help. But she's here," Angel said, pointing down to the floor for emphasize, "here."
"Angel, I like her being here, but.."
"I don't see a ring on her finger."
"But he's a friend."
"Excuses, Mitch. Are you saying he's as much as a friend to you as I am?"
Mitch shook his head. "No, not like you, but he considers me a friend."
"I'm sure Zach considers Jessie his girlfriend too."
Mitch looked at Angel. He had a point. Zach took a lot for granted, and took advantage of people a lot as well. Mitch was always kind and considerate. He looked at the couch Angel was laying on again and thought back to all the nights Jessie was sitting on that very same couch with him. All the times he looked at her, and just wanted to say something, do something, anything. But just never could. Shoulda, coulda, woulda, he thought.
"It's not what he considers you that should matter, but how he treats you." Mitch looked over at Jessie. "I'm your friend Mitch, because you treat me like one and Jessies your friend because you treat her like one." Angel heard Mitch sigh, as he continued. "And maybe she kissed you because you treated her like something more."
Jessie moaned, and rolled over in her bed. Angel and Mitch bobbed their heads over the couch and saw hers slowly start to sit up in bed.
"She's up!" Angel said, dropping his head back to the couch, and closing his eyes. He put his finger to his lips shushing Mitch.
Mitch slowly slid back down, and put his face to the floor, covering it with an arm, one eye peeking out. He watched as Jessie rolled over again in bed, and then brought herself fully upright for a few seconds, shaking her hair with her hands. Putting her legs over the side of the bed, she slowly got up.
Angel closed his eyes tight, as he heard Jessie approaching, hardwood floor creaking beneath her feet. "Shh," Angel whispered, as he watched Jessie cross over to the bathroom.
Mitch kept a watchful eye on Jessie, noticing the way her hand slid up and down the wall for a few seconds before she finally flicked on the light with a loud click. Angel's eyes closed once more, but Mitch kept watching her, his one open eye hidden. The bathroom light flooded into the rest of the loft. Stretching her arms above her head, her white nightshirt slipped up, just above her behind, pulling up to the small of her back as she stretched.
"Wow," Angel whispered, as his eyes widened to the sounds of her moans as she stretched.
Mitch nodded, his eyes still on Jessie. She was wearing modest undies - white, with what looked like a lace edging, nothing fancy or to sexy. Mitch was disappointed, or pleasantly surprised, he didn't know which. He'd always envisioned Jessie as a simple woman, and yet, always had imagined that she would wear something fancy, sexy, that Zach would buy her. Mitch's eyes wandered down her legs, closing for a second as he thought of just how muscular they were, long, slender, sleek, but muscular in a sporty way, like a cheerleader's. Her feet bounced back to the ground, her heels making a slight sound as they landed. Leaning over the sink to turn on the faucet, her curves were fully exposed.
"Oh man, I can't take this," Angel whispered, rolling over. "I swear," he mumbled, "sometimes I think they do this stuff because they KNOW we're watching."
Mitch ignored Angel, and just kept watching Jessie, never having seen this much of her before, in such a candid situation. He looked up her legs, in complete admiration at their beauty, a small grin crossing his lips, seeing her rear so prominently displayed. He shifted his gaze to her side, to see if he could see up her nightshirt - no dice, no flat stomach to sigh over, no breasts to look at. Mitch found himself feeling like a young boy, just discovering a Playboy in his dad's top drawer, and in a way felt kinda bad that he was watching Jessie. His mind went back to how often he had dreamed about her when they were in high school, and yet, during the last few years he had viewed Jessie strictly as a friend. Well, not really.. he still thought about her in that way, just not as often.
"Just friends," Angel whispered.
Mitch was lying to himself again. He always thought of her as more than a friend, he just had become better at lying to himself about it, disguising it.
Jessie turned around, and Mitch closed both eyes, just in case, as she turned off the lights. Walking past them, she headed downstairs to the bar. Mitch sat up and looked at Angel. "Where is she going?"
Angel shrugged. "Damned if I know."
Both Angel and Mitch looked towards the stairs. "You know Mitch," Angel said, "sometimes, just because a girl runs away, it doesn't mean she doesn't want to be followed."
"Whatever," Mitch mumbled.
The room suddenly started to hum, music coming from the bar below. Mitch sat for a second, as Angel stared at him. "I'm going to see if she's ok," he said, getting up.
Angel laughed as Mitch as he looked for a shirt to throw on before heading downstairs. "You do that Mitch!" he laughed, "you do that."
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House Speaker Michael Madigan today advanced legislation aimed at eliminating the lieutenant governor's office in 2015, a response to embattled Chicago pawnbroker Scott Lee Cohen's primary victory and quick resignation upon disclosure of his tawdry past.You know some comments at Mechanics when I posted over there about the future of the Lt. Governorship of Illinois suggested that my ideas made too much sense to be successful.
Under Madigan's proposed constitutional amendment, a lieutenant governor elected this November would serve four years before the office went away.
The House Executive Committee voted 8-0, with three voting present, to send the measure to the full House. But it still must be approved by the Senate and voters also would have to sign off this November.
A lot of the chatter I see about this issue reads as if people believe this proposal is only a power play by Speaker Michael Madigan to further help his daughter Lisa Madigan (who is the state Attorney General) move up as far as gubernatorial succession. The question may well be if this proposal is all about politics.
Well I brought up the idea, but I won't be able to tell you if that's what it is. I will say that I almost wonder if this is as much of a genius move as reducing the number of representatives in the state House. Before 1982 there were three state representatives for every one senator. There are currently 59 state senators, and you multiply that by 2 and that 118 state reps. Before 1982 there would have been 177 state reps.
I've written about how these state reps were elected, by utilizing cumulative voting. Our current Gov. Pat Quinn advocated for this cut back in state reps by placing them in single member districts. He capitalized on voter anger at state politicians and just like those who advocate for an abolition of the Lt. Governorship it was mentioned that reducing state reps would save money.
This time Pat Quinn is indicating his support for the office he once held. He hasn't said much about this issue recently, but he's just as easily scrambling as the state Democratic Party to determine who might replace Scott Lee Cohen on the ballot in November.


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50 was GREAT!
How did Villa Park CELEBRATE?
The City of Villa Park's 50th Anniversary was a fabulous year long celebration of memories of the past, the joys of today and the hopes for tomorrow. At the request of the VP City Council, the VPCS Foundation took the lead in early 2011 for event fundraising, planning and realization of a variety of special occasions with the assistance of a very dedicated Anniversary Committee chaired by Doug Bender. Strange, but true, with the on-going theme of 50 is Great! Let's Celebrate! created by Liz Marsh, the committee (Kay Rogers, Rich Ulmer, Jim & Karen Christensen, Jill Kuli, Jan VanEmon, Cookie Stubing and Sharon Nicola), met fifty times to realize this golden dream.
The Villa Park 50th Anniversary celebration began at the
601st City Council
on January 16, 2012 after the American and VP Golden Anniversary flags were raised with Mayor Reese, Mayor Pro Tem MacAloney, and Council members Fauteux, Pauly and Ulmer answering to roll call. Fifteen former Council members were recognized and other dignitaries introduced. Over a hundred members of the community were also in attendance and enjoyed the first choral performance of the 50th Anniversary song, Here's to Villa Park, written by resident Jim Christensen. Attendees were invited to enjoy an anniversary cake plus view memorabilia related to the City's incorporation that was on display in the Library. Following the meeting, there was an informal no-host dinner reception at Rockwell's for those that wished to stay and visit with neighbors and friends.
Mayor Brad Reese, Bob Fauteux
Mayor ProTem Bill MacAloney Deborah Pauly Rich Ulmer
WOW! Thanks to the major financial sponsors (Union Bank, Friends of the VP Library, Chapman University and VP Rotary), February 12th was definitely an affordable (and ˜sold out") evening that the many GALA guests will long remember. Everything from the tour of exhibits in the Nixon Library to the Historical VP Video produced by Nicole Jones to beautiful floral center pieces created by The Flowery to the unique cake designed by Rockwell's to visiting with Emcee and VPHS grad, Henry DiCarlo, to the cobalt blue wine goblets with the Anniversary logo to the amazing dinner catered by the White House to the song and dance routines performed by Carol Lawrence to the patriotic All American Boys Chorus performance to the incredible dance music of the Villa Park High Jazz Band. Kudos to the Gala Committee of Chair Kay Rogers, Denise Bittel, Birgit Miller and Pam Dunn for attending to all the special details for the perfect social segue into a year full of fun, prizes and surprises.
What a Night!
Thanks to Andie Mills and Holly von Ting, the summer of 2012 started off with a splash! The Dolphin Tale film was the first of a series of three outdoor
Free Family Movie Nights
featured up on the "Big Apple" on the Serrano School playground on June 22nd, "Toy Story" and "The Lorax" were enjoyed by many families in July and August. Prior to the dusk start of the films, kids enjoyed many activities including hula hoop contests and frisbee throws on the campus...and the sweet treat prizes that went along with them.
"Gold Vibrations!" resounded throughout the
Concert in the (Villa) Park
on August 19th as folks were imagining hangin' ten and doing some California dreaming as they got caught up in the many sixties tunes of the Beach Boys performed by Catch A Wave in the VP High School amphitheater. Earlier in the evening, "Here"s to Villa Park," a musical smash hit of the history of our city featuring many members of the community was performed in the VPHS Performing Arts Center. It was choreographed by Marilyn Magness and included some original music written by Jim Christensen.
Karen Christensen directed the chorals with fun costuming by Anne Frackelton for the performers including many VPWL past presidents. The future of Villa Park also came alive on this special evening with performances by many student groups as well as Celebration USA and the VPHS Jazz Band while enjoying the cuisine from the visiting food trucks. Our City of Villa staff really took the lead in putting this event all together. High fives especially go to Ryan Smoot, Taylor Garrett and Mike Knowles.
"The 60's Live on...forever" was the theme of the
VP Family and Friends Community Picnic at Irvine Lake
on May 27th chaired by Greg Mills. Everyone rocked out with Elvis and many searched for his missing blue suede shoe. Boat tours of Irvine Lake excited the adults as did the 60's twist contest won by Angela Fasbender. As part of picnic tradition, the kids especially enjoyed a Scavenger Hunt sponsored by the VP Women's League, the bounce houses, silly string shoots and carnival games. The pie eating, hula hoop, limbo and shoe walk contests along with sack races engaged the crowd as did the VPE vs. Serrano annual Tug-O-War, won again by the Bobcats. Occupied by all ages of "dignitaries," the dunk tank splashed non-stop all afternoon long. This fabulous family day ended with many folks taking home great prizes donated by local businesses.
A Salute to Veterans
and a never forget
Remembrance of 9-11
attacks on our nation was spearheaded by Councilmember Deborah Pauly. A motorcycle flag brigade led by OUSD Board Member Mark Wayland assisted in the dedication of a tall new city flag pole funded by Irvine Lake/Serrano Water District. An outdoor version of the city flag, originally designed by Marilyn English, was also added to the flag pole for the first time. Community veterans were recognized and their dedication to our country applauded. It made us all proud to be Americans.
The VP Towne Center was alive with spooktacular decorations and activities on October 30th as the 11th annual
became the true haunting ground for free raffle surprises (an iPod, digital camera, and a bike) in addition to costume prizes for our youth. Some were "Going for the Anniversary Gold" by dressing in traditional sixties themes. And, doggone it, even the Scraps Dog Contest brought out the best "˜woof-stock". Decorated pumpkins and colored graphics plus photo opts with Dean Thomas were enjoyed inside City Hall while on the street scene was the free hayride along with OCFA Fire Engines and OC Sheriff's vehicles to explore. Vendors lured the hungry with everything from Batwurst to Carmel Corn while treats with no tricks came from merchants. Our Ghostess with the Mostess, Julia Peterson, and her 'Boo Crew' of Nicol Jones, Francine Sawyer, Susan Powell, Holly Von Ting, Julie Krodel, and Susanna Shortall were the true VP bootiful 2012 superheroes of the night.
There is no doubt Virginia, Santa loves Villa Park. And, the community loves him, too. Once again, the old bearded guy left his elves working in the toy workshop back at the North Pole on December 8th so he could visit with all the families in our town. The annual
Santa Tour by Fire Truck
included all five of the City Council members as his special "VP Elf" helpers.
As they drove down the streets of town and made 28 stops, the elves handed out bushels of candy while Santa listened to promises of being nice plus holiday gift wishes and posing for special photos. It was truly a jolly day! Rumor has it that he spent the night with a VP family as he really looked forward to the annual wacky holiday cruise and celebration the next evening in the Towne Centre.
With the theme of "On Golden Seas," the 2012
Dry Land Yacht Parade
on December 9 was the perfect climax to the 50th Anniversary of the City of Villa Park, especially since Doug Bender, our Anniversary Chair, was chosen to be the Grand Marshal. A large number of Segway drivers in lighted Santa caps plus all forms decorated boats and wheeled transports made their way through Villa Park resulting in 50+ vessels to add to the holiday joy of those lining our asphalt harbor. As always, neighborhoods were party central for events such as VPWL's Simply Social group prior to the parade. A large crowd also waited at the docks in the Towne Centre to cheer on the arrival of their favorite nauty but nice entries and learn who won the trophies featuring a golden anniversary emblem handmade by event chair, Teri Brooks Elmendorf. Visiting with friends and neighbors while munching on fun food from vendors and enjoying the holiday music played by the Community Band under the direction of Major Chuck Jay of VPHS added to the sparkle of our hidden jewel community.
The success of the 50th Anniversary events initiated by the VPCSF committee depended upon a significant golden brigade of dedicated volunteers, including so many students in the community, our special event photographer, Mark Schmidt and the publicity through Brian Kalchman of "The Hidden Jewel Magazine." Our 24/7 Councilman, Bob Fauteux, who unexpectedly earned his angel wings in January will always be remembered for his amazing dedication to our city. Early in the planning stages, Bob engaged Jackie Steward to design our 50th Anniversary logo and was so pleased to assist flying our golden flags throughout the city, often referring to himself as "Mr. Betsy Ross." There is no doubt that his heavenly presence will continue to guide the city well beyond 2012.
The quality of the VPCSF sponsored events also depended upon additional funding to meet the goal of being affordable to everyone in the community. The personally engraved bricks placed in front of our renovated city hall were the vision of Denise Bittel and will enhance the walkway with years of memories. Thanks to Sue Kaiser, a new geranium named "The Hidden Jewel" will forever bloom and grow in our city. Many participated in the 50/50 opportunity drawing as well as purchased memorabilia of golden jewelry and flags presented by Jill Kuli. In addition to the City of Villa Park, utilities, banks, and businesses plus local organizations were extremely generous in their donations, as were the Foundation members. Check them all out here on the Foundation website and tell them


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Sept 24th, 2012:
A young man just a week past his 15th birthday, Donnie Rodanhisler's roofing career began in Jacksonville FL. Few people can make the claim of 19 yrs of roofing experience at the relatively young age of 34 yrs old!
Born and raised in Gator country, Donnie eventually followed roofing work and his family to the Tidewater area of Virginia. Donnie has pretty much "done it all" in the world of roofing. From his first job on a hot tar & gravel roof in FL, to humping shingles up a ladder, and eventually running his own crew, Donnie has gained the experience needed to make him one of the areas top roofing specialists.
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Donnie is the proud Dad of his beautiful 13 y/o daughter, Jamie. In his free time, Donnie is quite the outdoorsman. He enjoys fishing, kayaking, and just about any water activity. Donnie also enjoys DJing at local events!
We are fortunate to have such a stand up guy like Donnie Rodanhisler on the Pyramid Roofing Team!


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The part I like the best is right at the end - where the legal fees are SIX TIMES her lost wages for that time period. It's a good time to be a Christian lawyer, isn't it?


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50 year-old woman with bilateral mastectomies and radiation therapy on left side from treatment of previous lumpectomy.
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37 year-old woman with a radiated right mastectomy defect with partial resection of the chest muscle.
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35 year-old woman with bilateral mastectomies and radiation therapy to the left mastectomy defect.
She regenerated her right breast with 2 BRAVA + AFT small outpatient sessions while the radiated side required 2 more sessions. She is happy with her natural new breasts but would consider another session to get larger and fuller on both sides. Notice how we improved her saddlebags donor site.
55 year-old woman 3 years after her left mastectomy. She is in the medical field and was not interested in any invasive surgery, but BRAVA + AFT made sense to her.
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A 72 year-old woman who had bilateral mastectomies many years prior and was reluctant to undergo any invasive reconstruction procedure until she learned of the BRAVA + AFT alternative.
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Guntur: Diarrhoea death toll increases to 15
The first case was registered on March 5 and since then, there has been no respite. GUNTUR: Three more persons succumbed to diarrhoea in Guntur increasing the death toll to 15 on Thursday. Ninety others
The first case was registered on March 5 and since then, there has been no respite. GUNTUR: Three more persons succumbed to diarrhoea in Guntur increasing the death toll to 15 on Thursday. Ninety others
GUNTUR: In a bid to create awareness among the students about the importance of greenery and hygiene and to bring the pollution levels in the cities under control, Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) in
Guntur: In what could be called a grave threat to public health, it has come to light that Guntur city, with a population of over 8 lakh, has no functional slaughter house. The meat sold by retail vendors
Districts like- Anantapur, Guntur, Prakasam, Kurnool and East Godavari are performing in a fair way, according to the survey. Vijayawada: Krishna district would be anaemia and malnourishment free by

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of M/s.Subrahmanyeswara Swamy Rice Mill Vs Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 22/09/2017
The district industries promotion committee meeting was held in Guntur on Wednesday to review steps being taken to promote industries. Guntur: Guntur district collector K. Sasidhar warned officials
HYDERABAD: The groundwater table in Andhra Pradesh recorded a sharp increase thanks to the good monsoon rains thus far. The current spell of heavy rains has further stabilised the water table in the state.
The tourism department has decided to set up aerial ropeway at Kotappakonda hill shrine. The project will be developed under design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) mode via public private

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chenai) in the matter of CCL Products (India) Limited Vs Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board dated 16/08/2016 regarding pollution caused by
Capital region in the floodplains of Krishna river is subject of argument. Vijayawada: The extent of the floodplains of Krishna River and Kondaveeti Vagu is again going to be a subject of arguments


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Ole Miss Athletics Week in Review
Jan. 13-19, 2015
Men's Basketball
- Ole Miss thrashed No. 19 Arkansas 96-82 on Saturday. The Rebels picked up their first true road win over a ranked opponent since 2003 and scored the second-most points ever by an opponent in Bud Walton Arena.
- Ole Miss leads the nation in free throw percentage, hitting 79.6 percent of its attempts. The Rebels have hit 142 of their last 169 (.840) attempts from the line. Junior G Stefan Moody ranks third in the SEC and 22nd in the nation shooting 88.6 percent from the free throw line.
- Sophomore C Dwight Coleby posted his first career double-double with a career-high 12 points and 10 boards against the Razorbacks.
- Junior G Stefan Moody scored 18 points and knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in the Rebels' win at No. 19 Arkansas. Moody is averaging 18.3 ppg and shooting 50.0 percent from 3-point range in SEC play.
- Senior G Jarvis Summers dished out a season-high 7 assists in the win over the Razorbacks and passed Todd Abernethy and Jason Harrison for fourth in Ole Miss history with 432 career assist. Summers needs just 35 points to become only the 14th players in SEC history with 1,500 career points and 400 career assists.
Women's Basketball
- Ole Miss started the week with a win over Georgia that snapped a 24-game losing streak to AP ranked foes, giving Ole Miss its first win over ranked foe since Jan. 23, 2011. It marked the first win over a ranked opponent at Tad Smith Coliseum since upsetting No. 12 LSU in Oxford during the 2009-10 season
- Tia Faleru picked up her eighth double-double of the season and her 28th career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds against Texas A&M, her first double-double since having her streak of five consecutive snapped against Alabama on Jan. 11.
- Erika Sisk posted her 10th game in double figures with a team-best 15 points against Texas A&M. Sisk also extended her double-digit scoring streak to four straight and five of the last six games, while Shequila Joseph posted her third game of double figures with 10 points against Texas A&M and tied her season-high with six rebounds.
- Shandricka Sessom was back in the starting lineup after missing the last two games with concussion-like symptoms after getting injured at Florida (Jan. 8). She posted five points and five rebounds in her return.
Men's Tennis
- Ole Miss opened the Toby Hansson era with a 6-1 win at UCF.
- Junior Stefan Lindmark played his first match at No. 1 singles and won in convincing fashion 6-1, 6-1 against a player who earned all-conference honors last year.
- Senior William Kallberg and freshman Gustav Hansson improved to 9-2 overall with a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles.
Women's Tennis
- Ole Miss went 2-0 to start in the season, shutting out the University of Hawaii, 6-0, and downing Washington, 6-1.
- Senior Julia Jones went 3-0 on the weekend, winning both of her singles matches at No. 1 in straight sets and winning at No. 2 doubles against Washington. She improved to 12-3 on the year.
- Freshman Arianne Hartono also went 3-0 on the weekend with impressive straight-set wins in singles. She is now 11-4 on the year.
- Rifle faced a pair of ranked opponents this past weekend, falling to No. 6 Kentucky, 4688-4580, and dropping a close one to No. 16 NC State, 4606-4602.
- Against the Wildcats, freshman Jessica Haig equaled her career-best with a 588 in air rifle.
- Sophomore Sarah Emery shot a personal best 578 in air rifle against NC State.


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Bladerunner Oscar Pistorius has hired American forensics experts to help him defend himself during the Reeva Steenkamp murder trial.
Investigators have entered the Paralympian's home in Pretoria, South Africa, where 29-year-old Steenkamp was shot dead on Valentine's Day.
No details were available of the precise nature of the work they carried out inside the home, located on the luxury Silver Woods Estate.
"I can confirm that a team of forensic investigators from America will be working with the defence team," said defence spokesperson Anneliese Burgess.
"It's very standard practice to work with experts during the preparation of any trial."
Pistorius is set to stand trial in March for the murder of his model girlfriend, in a case which has captured the attention of the world.
Legal representatives for Pistorius, a five-time Paralympic gold medallist, claimed early in proceedings that no forensic evidence existed showing the South African murdered his girlfriend.
Pistorius, who shot Steenkamp from the other side of a door while she was in the bathroom, denies murder.
The defendant claims he thought she was an intruder. However prosecutors contend Steenkamp was shot following a row between the couple.


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Brennan loves to brush his teeth. One of the many things he observed us doing for the longest time, so when we started brushing his teeth, he jumped at the opportunity to be able to do another thing that Daddy and Papa do. Other activities falling into this category include washing hands, putting lotion on, putting chapstick on, and others.
It's now to the point where he doesn't want us to brush his teeth. He wants to do it himself. He's actually pretty good at it so this is mostly okay with us. And when he sees a toothbrush lying around, he wants to brush his teeth regardless of whether they've been recently brushed.
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Rye break is a buffet-style rye snack selection consisting of traditional and novel rye-based snacks and drinks.
Rye break consists of ten snacks and drinks with "Sangaste" rye among ingredients. The exact selection of snacks varies seasonally, but always include fresh house rye bread, rye cake "karask", rye kama drink, rye kama mousse, Rye House bread balls, and fermented rye drink "kali".
In addition to tasting rye snacks you will hear about the significance of rye in Estonian ethnic cuisine and culture, about the history and current state of "Sangaste" rye variety.
Rye break prices begin from 7 EUR / person, assuming groups of at least 8 persons. We'll be glad to customize the rye break selection to your group's preferences.
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New Member MLS Training
Date: August 21, 2018
Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Environmental Resiliency & Nonlinear Creative Research
An evening with Nina Elder and Lucy Lippard at 516 ARTS
Closing event at 516 ARTS for HABITAT: Exploring Climate Change Through the Arts
516 ARTS welcomed two treasures of the New Mexico art world — artist Nina Elder and writer Lucy Lippard — for a special talk at 516 ARTS for the close of the season-long project HABITAT: Exploring Climate Change Through the Arts. In Elder's work, she explores historic land use and questions the resiliency of a natural environment barraged with industrial voracity. As a participant in the Anchorage Museum's Polar Lab, she has made two research trips to remote parts of Alaska and will share stories of that experience. This presentation was part travel log and part poetic narrative, weaving together her father's secret military history, climate change, Native cultures and assumptions about the North. She was joined by acclaimed writer, activist and curator Lucy Lippard in exploring this nonlinear form of personal exploration and creative research.
Nina Elder is an artist, adventurer, and arts administrator. Her work examines the visual evidence of land use in the American West and its cycles of production, consumption and waste. Her work is exhibited and collected nationally, and has been featured in publications such as Art in America, VICE, and New American Paintings. After earning her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, she returned to northern New Mexico where she co-founded an off-the-grid artist residency program called PLAND: Practice Liberating Art through Necessary Dislocation. She currently serves as the Residency Director at the Santa Fe Art Institute.
Lucy R. Lippard is a writer, activist and curator. Since 1966, she has published twenty-four books on contemporary art and cultural studies, most recently Undermining: A Wild Ride through Land Use, Politics, and Art in the Changing West. She has co-founded various artists groups (including Ad Hoc Women Artists Committee, Heresies, Printed Matter, PADD, Artists Call Against US Intervention in Central America) and has curated some fifty exhibitions. She lives in Galisteo, New Mexico, where she has edited the monthly community newsletter for 19 years, serves on the Water Board and is active in community planning and land use issues.


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WASHINGTON (CBSDC) –– A conservative Bishop is strongly urging African-Americans to break ties from Democrats.
Bishop Earl Walker Jackson, Sr., a Republican primary candidate for Senate in Virginia who introduces himself as the chairman of Ministers Taking a Stand, urged "Christians in the black community" to distance themselves from the Democratic Party – a party he describes as "anti-Christian, anti-church, anti-Bible, anti-life, anti-family and anti-God."
"It is time to end the slavish devotion to the Democrat Party," he said at the beginning of his impassioned speech. "They have insulted us, used us and manipulated us."
He added, "They have saturated the black community with ridiculous lies … they think we are stupid"
He additionally accuses Democrats of attempting to use scare tactics on African-American voters, insinuating that some liberals have said blacks would have voting rights revoked, Martin Luther King Day would be abolished and the nation would return to slavery if they did not vote Democrat in the four-minute missive.
According to the official website for Staying True to America's National Destiny (STAND), the statement was made as part of a movement called "Exodus Now," which urges members of the black Christian community to leave behind the Democratic Party.
During his speech, Jackson also accused Planned Parenthood of "kill[ing] unborn black babies by the tens of millions" and "[being] far more lethal to black lives than the KKK ever was." He also referred to the non-profit reproductive health organization, the Democratic Party, and liberal civil rights leaders as "partners in … genocide."
Jackson additionally criticized those who equate the civil rights movement with the gay rights movement, criticizing in particular those who liken the struggle to legalize gay marriage with the push to legalize interracial marriage.
"[B]lack Christians remain in that party?" he rhetorically asked. "The civil rights establishment has embraced the lies and betrayed the black community and God Almighty for 30 pieces of silver from the Democrat Party."


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So Why DID Seth MacFarlane Kill Off Brian On 'Family Guy'?
Still pissed over Brian Griffin's (temporary) death on "Family Guy"?
Series creator Seth MacFarlane tells Entertainment Weekly that he was not prepared for the backlash from fans when he and his writers killed off the beloved pooch, saying, "We were all very surprised, in a good way, that people still cared enough about that character to be that angry. We thought it would create a little bit of a stir, but the rage wasn't something we counted on."
As to whether "rage" contributed to the decision to bring Brian back, MacFarlane wouldn't elaborate. But he does tell Entertainment Weekly that the stunt served its purpose well, saying "... It reminded people this is still a show where anything that can happen despite the fact it's been on for a while."
And he reassured fans that Brian is back, and back for good, telling EW, "Would I do it again? No. We already did it."


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"Salute To Sports" is the fortieth episode of House of Mouse. It originally aired on Toon Disney as part of the "Night of a Thousand Toons" marathon on September 2, 2002.
Donald tries to prove that he is a good sport by not losing his temper. Meanwhile, Goofy tries to sing the National Anthem, but keeps getting it wrong (until the episode ends for reason).
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Suppose a value x is chosen at random uniformly on the interval [0,1]. Next two numbers a and b are chosen at random uniformly on the interval [0,x]. You are then told the absolute value of the difference of a and b δ=|a-b|. Given δ, what is the expected value of x?
Here is a python program I wrote to run a bunch (10^7) of trials and plot for each δ the average of the x values that resulted in that δ:
Code: Select all
import random
steps = 1000
trials = 10000000
sd = []
cd = []
for i in range(steps):
for i in range(trials):
x = random.uniform(0,1)
a = random.uniform(0,x)
b = random.uniform(0,x)
d = abs(a-b)
pd = int(steps*d)
sd[pd] += x
cd[pd] += 1
for i in range(steps):
if cd[i] > 0:
print("> d = "+str(i/steps)+"\t("+str(cd[i])+")\tavg(x) = "+str(sd[i]/cd[i]))
print("> d = "+str(i/steps)+"\t(0)")
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Common Core Dispute Stalls Student Testing Plans
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Students head back to Louisiana's public schools in fewer than six weeks, with no decision made about what standardized tests third-graders through eighth-graders will take to measure their learning.
A dispute between Gov. Bobby Jindal and the state's top education leaders over the use of tests tied to the Common Core standards has left testing plans stalled.
The upheaval began when Jindal suspended a contract that Education Superintendent John White intended to use to buy testing material that goes with Common Core.
But lawmakers and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education have voted to maintain Common Core.
A special education board meeting didn't end the impasse. Jindal and White are supposed to sit down within two weeks for a meeting seeking compromise.
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GARLAND - The two-building Firewheel Distribution Center on Crist Rd. has been purchased by Dallas-based real estate fund Atlas CP.
Built in 2008, the project has more than 200,000 sf. It is fully leased to tenants including Atlas Copco Drilling, Milestone Electric, Accent Foods and The City of Garland.
Dalfen America Corp., which had owned the property since 2010, sold the buildings. They were unfinished and only 15 percent occupied when Dalfen bought the property four years ago.
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Our mission is to serve our customers with honesty, integrity and competence. Our goal is to provide home loans to our clients while providing them with the lowest interest rates and closing costs possible. Furthermore, we pledge to help borrowers overcome roadblocks that can arise while securing a loan.
Our main office is currently located in the City of Orange. We have two other branch offices which are located in Ranch Cucamonga and Cerritos.


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Lifelist: Go Scuba diving? Check.
Oh, I'm sorry. Is this air tank turning you on? As an open water–certified, international woman of mystery I find people have trouble controlling themselves when my fins are in play.
And if the mere sight of me in Heidi braids gets you hot and bothered, meet Lesta, the world's dreamiest Dive Master:
I know, right? Lesta, the Internet is ogling you. Do something Dive Master-y.
Yeah. That's working for us.
As I've mentioned, deciding to get certified was spur of the moment. Over the years, I've found there's never enough time to do the things on your Life List if you don't just shoe horn them in. So when an opportunity arises to check something off, I try to say yes, even if it seems inconvenient at first. (Like, say, you need to arrange child care for a week, buy an international plane ticket, and take several hours of classes in the next eight days, but you're also hosting a conference two weeks after your return. For example.)
The week before my flight, I studied for my written test.
Then I did a little time in the pool at Bamboo Reef in San Francisco.
When I arrived on the island, I had a universal referral form that let me complete my open water certification there, so Lesta took me and Geri-Ayn out diving where I ran some skill drills.
I practiced putting my equipment together.
I learned how to take my fins off in the water without knocking my teeth against the boat ladder.
And I filled my scuba mask with water over, and over, and over again until the inside of my nose was aflame, and my eyes stung with brine, and I could taste tin in my mouth from the panic. Then instead of lunging for the surface and screaming that Lesta was trying to drown me, I blew the water out of my mask, breathed deeply, and refrained from attacking him while adrenaline coursed through my veins.
Aside from mask clears, scuba diving is one of the most peaceful things I've ever done. People at the resort kept asking me what I saw on my dives, and the question still confuses me. I saw the ocean! From underneath! And I was breathing!
The thought of it still makes me feel little.
If you're ever diving in St. Lucia, I can't recommend Lesta's services more highly. He works at Ti Kaye resort and you don't have to stay there to dive with them, so just give a call and they'll help you.
More of my posts on Scuba diving:
More photos of my trip
Lifelist: Learning to Scuba Dive
On Fear and Scuba Diving
21 Responses to "Lifelist: Go Scuba diving? Check."
Jen B Says:
loves! hahha ya! so cool..
ONE LOVE, jah.
Brittany Says:
Yay!! I'm so excited for you that you learned to scuba! I learned in Hawaii several years ago, but I had a hot Swedish-Hawaiian instructor. Lesta is hooott, though! ;o)
Megan Says:
Bravo! Congratulations. The mask clearing, or under-water-could-be-drowning thing is exactly what I'll never be able to do. Way to grab the bill by the horns and get it done!
alison Says:
I love scuba diving so much. Even when a fish bit my ear, I still loved it.
Cindy Says:
Well, your nickname is Mighty for a reason, because you are Mighty Awesome!
AB Says:
Oh, LESTA.
That is all.
Leah Says:
Oh, man. I love hearing your story. I can't dive for medical reasons (hole in my eardrum that has resisted multiple surgical attempts to fix), and you are making me want to go out and find a doctor who can figure out how to help me dive. I love to swim, snorkling is great, but I have never been further than perhaps 5 or 10 feet down in the water because pressure hurts.
norm Says:
Cool! Next let's go abalone diving on the north coast. Um. You're gonna need a thicker wetsuit. ;)
Nora Says:
That is FANTASTIC.
Leigh Says:
Maggie, you are mighty awesome!
Amanda Says:
You. Are. Awesome!
margaux Says:
that is so awesome! bravo on getting that checked off :)
Karin Says:
Things that make you feel little are the most mighty experiences. It's such a lovely sensation to draw on when life seems overwhelming and your troubles seem huge … they CAN'T be that big if you are so tiny.
Roxanna Says:
Lesta is adorable, but nothing is sexier than a person living their dreams.
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Christine Says:
My husband scuba dives and he's been wanting me to take a course for YEARS. I mean… YEARS!! We have a scuba center near us and I continue to rationalize why I never have time to take the "tester" class. Well, after your post and hearing about your experience, I'm going to sign up for the next class so I can mark this off of my life list too. Thanks for the inspiration.
elizabeth@doievenlikethis Says:
I so enjoyed reading about your adventure, you are fearless. I have often contemplated getting my scuba certification. Your story has tipped the scale to sooner rather than later.
Desi Says:
So. Awesome. :D Hooray for YOU!
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Justin Says:
Diving is so breathtaking. Just knowing that you are seeing places that very few people have seen, always makes me feel like a explorer. Almost like Lewis and Clark. Glad to see you had a great experience.
Luke Says:
I tell everyone I know they need to scuba dive. Your experience proves why. Well done!


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In partnership with Shadin Avionics and App Orchard, ASIG has developed and is now demonstrating its flyTab iPad EFB driven by a Garmin GNS 430. The units are connected by the Avionics Interface Module, which seamlessly translates A-429 and/or Mil-Std-1553 (per end-user requirement) data.
Displaying a three-airport flight plan running on the 430, the flyTab demonstrates its growing number of features. Chart centering works not only on the full range of visual, instrument, and terminal charts but also on Google Maps, available through a wired direct connection interface.
The flyTab also displays threats and textual weather information. The graphic weather app development is nearing its beta test. With the interface module, users can tap into any ARINC A-429 data, including information from the air data computer such as airspeed and altitude as well as traffic, terrain and weather data.
Before any iPad can fly in commercial or military service, it must pass environmental tests, including rapid decompression. Apple set the 2012 iPad maximum operating altitude at 10,000 feet. The FAA requires every iPad to be tested to a higher standard, the aircraft's max operating altitude.
FL510, 51,000 feet, is the highest certification for civilian aircraft, but those serving the military and NASA often fly much higher. So ASIG has tested a specific lot of iPad EFB devices to FL800—80,000 feet—in support of these special customers truly unique mission and flight requirements.
Besides testing that ensures reliable operation and the translation of data for the iOS, flyTab has developed a full range of iPad mounts and a power conditioning unit that provides continuous power and charging and mitigates thermal runaway.
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Antique turkey platter with matching plates that feature cobalt flow blue rims. We see a larger turkey portrait in the center of the oval. The cobalt rim is decorated with coin gold transfers and raised enamel flowers. There are six side plates which are decorated with different turkey portraits; one portrait repeats on 4 of the plates. When turning them over, the blue shows through to back of the plate rims.
The hallmark on the back was used by Wheeling Pottery Co. and is the La Belle mark which dates this beautiful set to c. 1893. The La Belle Pottery Co. and Wheeling Pottery consolidated at this time. Wheeling was known for its flow blue dinnerware.
The platter measures 17.5" x 12.5" and the matching side plates are 10" in diameter. We do not find any damage such as cracks or flakes. We do see crazing from age which is typical of this semi-porcelain. A few spots of discoloration from age but nothing to be nervous about. This displays beautifully as you can see in our photos. A truly splendid and rare set.
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Attorney J.P. Gonzalez-Sirgo Represents Victims of Personal Injuries and Accidents That Have Suffered Serious Injuries or Wrongful Death In Miami and Throughout Florida. We Have Recovered Millions of Dollars For Our Clients. Let Us Help You Too.
Every year thousands of individuals are seriously injured and murdered due to criminal attacks and assaults while on someone else's property. Many of these attacks and assaults could have been entirely prevented if property owners would only take the time and money to provide reasonable security and safety measures in order to avoid foreseeable dangers.
Negligent security includes failure of property owners to properly monitor their premises, including the parking lot, elevators, stairwells, hallways, bathrooms, common areas, parking garage and the inside of their properties. Malfunctioning locks and latches, broken windows, doors and gates that don't close, alarm systems that don't work, poorly lit areas, and the hiring of inadequate or incompetent security can also lead to an increase of criminal attacks and assaults.
Besides the person responsible for the actual attack or assault, those that can be held liable for criminal attacks and assaults may include landlords, employers, business owners, universities, government entities and other property owners.
Property owners are required to provide a safe place for their customers, guests, employees, students or tenants. There is a direct link between negligent security and unsafe conditions which can lead to vicious criminal attacks such as physical assaults, robberies, kidnappings, sexual assaults, rape, molestation, workplace violence and other violent acts.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury due to a criminal attack or assault, the Law Firm of J.P. Gonzalez-Sirgo, P.A. will work hard to prosecute your claims. Our goal is to get you a full measure of justice.
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Coming in 2018.
Astrology Arts: Foundations
Level One: Vocabulary Lessons = $160.00/individual, 8 2-hour class meetings
Learning any new language takes practice, community, and commitment. This intro-level astrology course explores its foundational aspects through an exploration of language components: the sun signs, the planetary bodies, and the houses of the astrological chart. This course provides the structure for students to practice mastery of these entities before proceeding onto the highway of chart casting.
In the learning process, students will be reading, writing lyric essays, crafting poetry, and creating visual art representations of the material covered. Weeks will alternate between reading and assimilating new material and translating this information into a visual representation. This method melds intellectual and experiential learning practices to work with the vocabulary, integrating it into your reality. It also provides the reflective space to creatively explore aspects of your own astrological makeup.
Participation is required for all 8 sessions to honor the group container and to honor your own learning process. Each student is expected to complete the creative/reflective homework before each class meeting; all work will be peer reviewed and discussed in each class meeting, and written feedback from the instructor will follow. At the workshop's end, each student will conduct a brief presentation that interprets one active house of his or her birth chart, applying the skills used in class.
required textbook:
The Only Way to Learn Astrology, Volume 1, Second Edition 2nd Edition, by Marion D. March and Joan McEvers
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Course Syllabus:
week one: Introduction to the Course and Participants.
Week Two: Signs of the Zodiac I: reading discussion and personal essay
Week Three: Signs of the Zodiac II: creative integration assignment
Week Four: Planets of our Solar System I: reading discussion and personal essay
Week Five: Planets of our Solar System: creative integration assignment
Week Six: Houses of the Zodiac Chart: reading discussion and personal essay
Week Seven: Houses of the Zodiac Chart: creative integration assignment
Week Eight: Individual Presentations and Synthesis
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Bethlehem in the iconography
Representations of the Church of the Nativity in history
Already in ancient Christian times Bethlehem was represented in numerous mosaics and miniatures, both by artists who had visited the site and by those who did not have any real knowledge of the sanctuary.
Among the former we can provide a brief list of some of the representations that have given us a near-real image of the development of the sanctuary: The fourth-century wall mosaic in the Church of Santa Pudenziana in Rome, which to the right of the Redeemer has an octagonal building and to the left another that is generally identified as the Tomb. The sixth-century mosaic floor at Madaba, which includes a representation of the Justinian construction with its three trefoil apses that identify the structure.
The medieval miniature (13th century) preserved in Cambrai (France), which shows the façade of the church, with two bell towers, at the time of the Crusaders. The xylograph contained in Journey to the Holy Land (1483) by Bernhard von Breidenbach in which there are sketches of the church showing elements that today are no longer visible −including the enclosing wall, the buildings inhabited by the Greeks and Armenians, the arcuate form of the church's windows and the three crosses that indicated the indulgences – thus restoring for us the appearance of the ancient church.
Finally, note should be made of the numerous sketches of Fathers Bernardino Amico (16th century) and Ladislao Mayer (18th century), the latter of whom has provided us with many interesting details, notably of the cloister.


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David Villa believes this season is Liverpool's "last chance" to keep Fernando Torres and admits he is surprised his Spain team-mate has not joined Chelsea this summer.
Villa, who joined Barcelona from Valencia before the World Cup, expected Torres to move on after Liverpool finished a lowly seventh last season and failed to qualify for the Champions League. And he believes unless they turn things around in the coming campaign, Roy Hodgson's side will lose their star striker.
"I am actually a little surprised. It looks like Nando is staying," Villa is quoted as saying by the Daily Star Sunday.
"After I spoke with him at the World Cup I thought he would sign for Chelsea.
"I think it must only be that Chelsea did not meet Liverpool's valuation. Because, if they had, I am sure he would have made the move."
He added: "This is Liverpool's last chance to keep him. They have to prove they are capable of challenging on all fronts this season, otherwise he will be gone.
"If Liverpool fail to win anything I am sure he will be at Chelsea next summer."
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