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Volunteers are always needed and appreciated!
We always need volunteers at the Humane Society Adoption Center and our Thrift Stores in Mount Shasta and Yreka for:
- Dog Socialization & Training
- Office / Administration Assistant
- Kitten Fostering
- Cat Socialization & Training
- Pet Health Care
- Grounds Maintenance
- Daily Animal Care
- Feral Cat Program
- Thrift Stores
To become a Thrift Store volunteer contact:
- Paws and Shop Thrift Store in Mount Shasta: Please call 530-926-8878.
- The Humane Society Thrift Store in Yreka: Please call 530-842-4324.
To become a volunteer for the Siskiyou Animal Shelter in Mount Shasta contact:
- Adoption Center: Please call 530-926-4052.
How You Can Make a Difference as an Adoption Center Volunteer
- Increasing Adoptions
- Decreasing Surrenders
- Enriching the Lives of the Animals
The Goal of the Volunteer Program
- Animals in the Shelter receive on-going training, education and enrichment which results in them being happier, better behaved, healthier and more adoptable.
- SHS Staff has more time, which allows them to improve animal care, improve customer services, and work on special projects in education, out-reach and promotion.
- SHS Clients are impressed with our services, so that they adopt our animals, make full use of our programs, and speak well of us in the community.
- SHS Volunteers are safe, effective teachers of both shelter animals and their own pets, experience satisfaction and empowerment in their efforts, and feel appreciated for the work that they do. The Volunteer Program expands as current volunteers advance to higher levels and new volunteers join.
- Through our volunteers and programs, pets owners in the community have access to the education and support they'll need to be successful with their pets.
- As you work with us as a volunteer, we ask you to always keep these questions in mind:
- Is what I'm doing now advancing the Purposes of the Program?
- Is what I'm doing now helping us reach the Goals of the Program
What Qualifications Do I Need to Volunteer?
Willingness, reliability and a cheerful attitude come first! After that, all volunteers, regardless of program or level, need to:
- Understand and support the SHS Mission Statement and the purposes and goals of the Volunteer Program
- Show respect, sensitivity and kindness toward the animals at all times
- Have a strong desire to learn
- Be able to follow instructions, both written and verbal
- Be able to work safely at all times when working with the animals
- Follow our established health, safety and training protocols completely and exactly
- Read assigned materials, such as this handbook
- Communicate effectively with Staff and others
- Be courteous, professional and friendly to Staff, public and other volunteers
- Show up reliably at chosen times and complete assignments in a timely fashion
- Attend scheduled volunteer meetings and training sessions
- Work without supervision
How Old Do I Have To Be?
We encourage and welcome volunteers of all ages–but all volunteers must be able to do their jobs! For young people under 18 years of age, rather than set exact age limits, we prefer to evaluate each volunteer based on their maturity, reliability and commitment. For reasons of legal liability, all volunteers under 18 must have the written consent of their parents before working at the Shelter, and volunteers younger than 14 must be accompanied by a guardian or adult.
What Will I Be Doing As A Volunteer?
What you do will depend on your interests, how hard you want to work and what you want to achieve. Training and socializing dogs and cats, helping Staff with cleaning, feeding and treating animals, learning to work with the public in our office, or helping us at off-site adoptions or fund-raisers are all jobs that need doing!
What Should I Wear At the Shelter?
Suggested: Comfortable, easy-to-move in clothes you don't mind getting dirty, stained or bleach-spotted. If you are working with cats, loose-knit sweaters are usually a bad idea–cat's claws catch in them easily–and avoid anything that is a magnet to hair or fur.
Required: Close-toed shoes with good traction and long pants. Dog nails can be painful if they jump up to say Hi! and even a tiny kitten can cause damage if it decides to use your leg as a scratching post.
What's the Most Risky Thing I Can Do At the Shelter?
Not pay attention. People not paying attention cause more accidents and mishaps than anything the animals might do. Slipping in puppy piddle, closing a cage door on a cat's tail, forgetting to latch a kennel gate, opening a door when an animal is loose, putting the wrong kitten in the wrong litter, mixing up black cats, tripping over a mop… the possibilities are endless.
It is vital to your safety, the safety of the animals, and the safety of everyone around you that you pay close attention to what you are doing when you volunteer at the Shelter. If you are tired, sick, on medications or other substances which might impair your reaction or judgment, or simply having a bad day, please reschedule your volunteer visit for another day.
What's the Second Most Risky Thing I Can Do At the Shelter?
Make assumptions about the animals. Assumptions like: he won't hurt me, I love animals or I've worked with her before, she trusts me or Animals just know that I like them.
We know you love animals. And we know that you're an exceptional person, or you wouldn't be considering volunteering. Because you are an exceptional person, we ask you to please, please respect and believe that the behavior animals display is an honest report of their feelings. A cat who looks frightened, or a dog who is showing threat displays, means what they tell you: they are frightened, possibly dangerous, and don't in the moment care whether you love them or not.
Sometimes what shelter animals need most isn't cuddles, petting or kisses. Sometimes what they need most is to have their personal space respected. So we ask you to please, put their feelings ahead of your own, be sensitive and respect what they tell you.


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Exclusive pics/comments: horror short "THE CABIN"Movies/TV,News Michael Gingold
We told you a little while back that indie horror filmmaker Tommy Faircloth is issuing his late-'90s/early-'00s slasher satires CRINOLINE HEAD and GENERATION AX on DVD; now we've got a few comments and exclusive photos from his new short THE CABIN, along with words on his future features.
Faircloth is currently in the midst of shooting THE CABIN in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park. "It's about Laura, a girl who, after only a few dates, agrees to go away for the weekend with a guy named John to his mountain cabin. Her best friend warns her that it's too soon to go away with a guy she met on the Internet, but Laura tries to look past that and sees the weekend as a way to get to know John even better. Once they arrive at the cabin, and the more she learns about John, strange things begin to happen: Laura keeps having premonitions and dreams about the crawlspace under the house. Is it all in her head, from what her friends have said, or is it real? Does she want someone in her life so badly that she is willing to overlook what she's feeling, or is there something else trying to warn her about secrets buried under the cabin?" The cast includes Jason Vail, recently seen in GUT, Morgan Monnig and Shelby Washburn (pictured below, left to right); the FX (progressive photos below) are created by Michael R. Smith of Dismembers Only.
"After seeing so many stories in the news about Internet connections gone wrong—from people having their life savings stolen to guys having multiple wives, people being catfished, kidnapped or even murdered—I thought it would be interesting to do a horror short about the subject," Faircloth continues. "I think almost everyone has met a friend or in some cases a spouse on-line, and this was something I wanted to explore. It's something everyone can identify with. And with all these stories out there, you almost always have these doubts in your mind about someone you meet on-line before you meet them in person. In this case, Laura is not sure if John is actually a bad person. You can't trust anyone."
Faircloth decided to tackle THE CABIN because "I wanted to do a short to get my name back out there, along with the DVD releases of CRINOLINE and AX. I plan to enter it in horror film festivals around the world, and hopefully will get some good response. I hope to use that as a launching pad for a campaign to raise the funds to shoot a new feature called FAMILY POSSESSIONS, as well as CRINOLINE HEAD 2. There's a lot of backstory regarding the creation of the original movie's Dorchester character, and I've wanted to show that in either a sequel or prequel. I can accomplish this with flashbacks to his childhood at the cabin with his mother and her death, so this is something I'm really excited about. I even shot a teaser for CRINOLINE HEAD 2 that looks great, and has gotten people excited about the possibility of the sequel." You can watch that teaser below, and see the official website of Faircloth's Horse Creek Productions here.

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Get Involved
Membership & Membership Renewal
Benefits of Membership ~ Join us today!
~ Monthly DHS Newsletter
~ Discount of 10% at the museum gift shops
~ Advanced notice of new publications
~ Reduced admission to DHS programs
~ Invitation to special members receptions
Two Easy Ways to Join or Renew
Annual Membership Options: Individual - $20, Family - $30, Supporting - $50, Contributing - $100, Patron - $250
|By mail:
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Mail your membership form and your check, payable to:
Dennis Historical Society
P.O. Box 607
South Dennis, MA 20664
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We Need Your Skills And Help
Join one of our operational committees for something interesting and another source of camaraderie. These are usually limited duration activities where your help will be of great value and help us achieve our goals.
Interested? Drop a quick e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com with the Committee name in the subject block and how we can contact you in the body of the e-mail.
Book Marketing Committee – We need ideas, plans and thoughts on how to market the DHS Books locally and nationally. What makes sense? What are the benefits and costs of each way? All suggestions are very valuable.
Jericho Barn Committee – A new planning committee is starting to begin an upgrade of the wonderful Barn at Jericho -- to include such things as new/revised displays, lighting etc. Great opportunities to contribute and to see your ideas become fulfilled!
Library – DHS has a large and growing library on the second floor of the West Dennis Library. We are continually receiving new material that must be catalogued, digitized, some transcribed, prepared for display etc. It's a great way to become more familiar with the history of Dennis while helping us maintain our leadership in preserving local history!
The Rose Victorian - The house & gift shop always welcomes new volunteers
Programs – Oh boy! There are so many ways here that you can help – even for just ONE program! Here's a few – come up with new ideas for DHS programs; identify/listen to/find out the cost & recommend potential speakers and/or events; join our "historical reenactors" for our cemetery walks, a planned show next fall, etc.; help brainstorm ideas on what/when/where for activities in our three museums as well as for DHS.
Interpretive Guides – All of the three museums, the 1736 Josiah Dennis Manse Museum, the Jericho Historical Center and the 1867 West Dennis Graded School House have committees that see to their operation and well-being. These committees are seeking men and women to become interpretive guides to host visitors in the summer and during special occasions. You set your schedule! As the Town of Dennis owns these three museums, joining one of these committees supports the Town, the individual museum and the Dennis Historical Society that owns most of the artifacts on display.
Have an idea you would like to share? CONTACT US!!
Financial Contributions
Dues and donations solely fund the Dennis Historical Society. Book sales replenish our Publishing Fund.
There are three ways that you can be of great help:
Annual Appeal (Please read the 2018 Annual Appeal Message. You can download a printable Annual Appeal form.)
The Dennis Historical Society was founded 52 years ago to preserve and teach the history of Dennis. Through our collections, our historic buildings including the Josiah Dennis Manse, Jericho House and Barn, West Dennis Graded School House and Rose Victorian, as well as our diverse programming, exhibits and publications, we protect our town's rich history. Sea captains, salt works, antique homes, digitized archival records, beautiful coverlets... there are many stories to tell our visitors.
The Society operates on a modest budget with revenues derived primarily from membership dues, grants and donations. We do not have an endowment fund. We are conducting our annual appeal this year with the general goal of raising funds to enhance and expand our programming and help support and protect our historic collections. In addition, we have identified a project in need of funding at each of our four historic buildings.
We ask you to give either to our general fund or if you would prefer, to one of our specific projects.
We thank you, in advance, for considering our request.
Your tax free contribution will enable us to continue to fulfill our mission.
If you are donating online, please read the 2017 Annual Appeal Message, make your wish list choice, and after donating, email us to let us know it. email@example.com
Two Easy Ways to Contribute to the Annual Appeal
Here is my / our gift to support the ongoing efforts of
The Dennis Historical Society:
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2018 Annual Appeal
By mail:
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Mail your Annual Appeal form and your check, payable to:
Dennis Historical Society
P.O. Box 607
South Dennis, MA 20660
Paying by check? 100% of your donation goes to DHS.
|Pay Online:
Click the button, then fill in the amount you wish to give
A heartfelt thank you from the Dennis Historical Society to all who contributed to our 2015 Annual Appeal. In addition, we would like to thank the following local businesses for their contributions to the continued success of our Society!
|Aquacultural Research Corp.
|Cape Cod 5 Cent Savings Bank
|Mid-Cape Home Centers
|Aunties' Ice Cream
|Chapin's Restaurant
|Nordy's Construction
|Barbo's Furniture
|Hart Farm Nursery
|O'Reilly & Associates
|Baskin's True Value
|Kate Byron, CRS, Realtor
|Singer & Singer, LLC
|Bass River Marina
|McPhee Associates of Cape Cod
|Steele Associates
|Bryden & Sullivan Insurance
Cash Contributions - Tax-deductible cash contributions may be made by check made out to DHS and directed to any of the funds that are listed below.
Bequests - A great way to make sure that your love of history is remembered by future generations is to remember The Dennis Historical Society, Inc. in your will.
Dennis Historical Society Funds
General Fund - used for general operating expenses of the Society.
History/Publishing Fund - Used to publish relevant histories and articles relating to the Town of Dennis.
Maritime Fund - Established in memory of Robert Eldred Sr. Used for maritime acquisitions (paintings etc.).
Chase Fund - Established in his honor Daniel Chase by his wife. Used to acquire books and ephemera.
Howes Family Fund - Established for donations to DHS for programs, events and projects specifically involving or dedicated to the Howes Family.
Ickes Fund - Funded by the estate of Ms. Marguerite Ickes. For programs and lectures to be originated or conducted at the Josiah Dennis Manse and West Dennis Schoolhouse and land surrounding these buildings or renovations and improvements on said buildings and grounds. These funds can be used for acquisitions to enhance programs.
Friends of West Dennis Graded School House - Used with the approval of the said committee.
Jericho Fund - Used for Jericho with the approval of the said committee.
Scholarship Fund - Established to assist a Dennis resident and graduating senior of Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School who has been accepted and is planning to attend a four year college or university majoring in education or history.
Van Inderstine Fund - Established to honor Raymond and Mildred Van Inderstine by son Harry, his wife Pamela and their daughter Megan, the fund is used for the storage, protection and preservation of environmentally sensitive artifacts when they are not on display.
Rose Victorian Fund – As we strive to improve the only DHS owned building, contributions are welcomed for replacing our Fence and Paint Fund.
Memorial Funds - Funded through donations in honor of family and friends, in memory of loved ones, endowments, and for those deceased whose instructions indicated that donations be made to DHS. These funds shall be used for purposes decided and voted upon by the Executive Board.
Artifact Contributions
Please see "Donating Items" on the Archives page.


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It is not reasonable to consider "what if" until we establish a clear understanding of "what is."
We have long assumed that the Federal Reserve has been targeting housing above all else with its seemingly endless series of stimulus measures. Housing has been squarely in the eye of the storm since the financial crisis began, and it would be housing, we surmised, that would finally get us back on the road to sustainable recovery.
(Read More: Fed Pulls Trigger, to Buy Mortgages in effort to Lower Rates)
At least that's what we assumed Mr. Bernanke was thinking in the days and weeks leading to either another rate cut or the announcement of QE1, QE2, Operation Twist, and QE3.
Whatever was going through the brilliant minds at the Fed, recent evidence does indeed suggest that housing may finally be showing the signs of life we have so desperately been seeking. (Read More: After Brisk Summer, Pending Home Sales Drop in August)
True, the improvement we are seeing is off of very low levels, but it is improvement nonetheless. Moreover, the stabilization we are now seeing comes despite significant macroeconomic concerns, including the looming fiscal cliff, the situation in Europe, the slowdown in China, and weak employment growth. (Read More: Corporate America Sweats as US Nears 'Fiscal Cliff')
So what are these "green shoots" we are seeing in housing. Consider the following:
- The S&P Case/Shiller 20-City Home Price Index rose for the sixth straight month in July (on a seasonally adjusted basis) and now stands 4 percent above the low reported in January of this year.
- Existing home sales were up 8 percent in August compared to July, representing the highest monthly volume in over two years. New home sales came in at 2+ year highs as well for the second month in a row in August.
- Housing starts and building permits continue to increase steadily, with the August readings representing close to 4-year highs for each metric.
- The for-sale supply of listed homes would last just over six months at the current sales pace, representing the lowest level of supply since the prior to the housing crisis.
- Thanks to super-low mortgage rates and falling prices, housing affordability is the strongest its been in decades.
Of course, it is still far too early to crack the bubbly, especially if you are Ben Bernanke or one of the millions of "homeowners" stuck with an underwater mortgage.
The remaining areas of concern, which stubbornly won't go away, are the backlog of delinquent and foreclosed homes, and the huge amount of negative equity. At some point, all those damaged mortgages, which according to the Mortgage Banker's Association still represent nearly 12 percent of total mortgage loans outstanding, will have to work their way through the sales process. This will create an overhang of supply for many months to come, and the increased supply may offset the price increases we have been experiencing as of late.
The problem of negative equity has especially negative ramifications for the economy at large. Many of these homeowners will not be able to take advantage of record-low mortgage rates to refinance their existing mortgages. Therefore, all of the Fed's work to free up disposable income will be lost on these borrowers. In addition, these homeowners create problems in the labor market because they have limited mobility to move to where the jobs are. And finally, there is a risk that these borrowers, frustrated with their lack of options, start to walk away from their mortgages en masse. Obviously, widespread "strategic mortgage defaults" could negative effect home prices, if that were to occur. For all these reasons, we think it is imperative that the next administration do a more effective job of addressing this serious issue.
So, for my part, I still have trouble getting too giddy about the "less bad" housing data we have received in recent weeks. My overarching concern is the fact that it has taken 3.5 percent mortgage rates in order to get this market to stabilize. On top of that, banks are still not retaining the loans they make. The lion's share of new mortgage origination's continues to be underwritten via FHA standards or sold to Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.
In other words, the federal government is still assuming most of the credit risk for new mortgage loans. Until the government is out of the game, we will not have a fully recovered housing market. Unfortunately, if the government hadn't been so involved, we wouldn't be as anemically well-off as we are.
Worries about "what if" aside, it is clear that "what is" is improving. My grandmother (now 104 years old) advises us to "take the tarts when passed." The improvement in data, however wrought, is positive, and we should be heartened that the fury of Federal Reserve activity has moved the needle in a positive direction. Nana would suggest we take a moment and enjoy some tarts.
Michael K. Farr is President and majority owner of Farr, Miller & Washington, LLC. He is Chairman of the Investment Committee and is responsible for overseeing the day to day activities of the firm. Prior to starting FM&W, he was a Principal with Alex Brown & Sons.
Mr. Farr is a paid Contributor for CNBC television and has appeared on numerous broadcasts and has been quoted in global publications. He is a member of the Economic Club of Washington, DC, National Association for Business Economics, The World Presidents' Organization, and The Washington Association of Money Managers. He is the author of "A Million Is Not Enough," and "The Arrogance Cycle."
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This is an axle, front (stamped zly, replaces zcy, zgy, zhy) (gt5), for General Motors automobiles. It fits for General Motors vehicles which were sold in the U.S., Europe, and UK. It's a genuine General Motors part with an OEM part number 26036559. Please keep in mind that this axle was replaced with 26043588 for the U.S. market on July 1, 1996.
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How to naturally stay awake?!
Question: How to naturally stay awake?
well I would try organic ginseng tincture as this gives energy and clarity and organic ginseng tinctures which help one do better on tests too and helps the brain/memory and clarity. Drink ginseng and ginkgo teas (organic is best use with distilled water for best results) through the day or in lunch bottle.
Many on a diet at least 85% raw and vegan report needing only 3 hours to sleep so maybe a diet change and lots of raw foods (here is a list of raw foods)
http://www.hacres.com/hallelujah-diet/ex… scroll down to 85% raw and then add more of these to the diet
Maybe you could try diet mountain dew. I used to use mountain dew to stay awake as I also detested coffee.
When I am falling asleep or at risk of doing so when driving I keep ice water nearby and slash it liberally on my face and arms. I then put my arms/face out the window to get cold and you could do this then get in front of a fan to revive you a bit. Putting the radio/music really loud especially music you don't normally listen to help wake you up a bit. Use earphones to not disturb the family if needed. Have parents come in to check on you every 30-45 minutes and make you wake up or set alarm.
Try to do some of your homework in study halls, lunch, and breaks in things there. do it in the car while getting to the dance class. In college I remember going to a big festival I went to yearly and since overwhelmed with homework, I took the things I had to memorize and did so while walking or took it on long walks or did while driving (not recommended the last one) Use little breaks while at class or at the store or somethign to organize in your mind how to best arrange your homework and get hardest stuff requiring the most concentration done first. Read on the school bus if applicable.
Maybe go to bed a little sooner and wake up early to do that last bit in the morning. Take a spped reading course to save time also.
If you take your ginseng with cayenne it will work several times better.
If you do want to try caffeine use instread caffeine herbs like kola nut or green tea which have other health properties and not not bad like soft drinks here are some of those
use a slant board once a day to enhance circulation to the head and help with functioning and take brain herbs like rosemary and as I said ginkgo. Herbdoc.com sells a brain formula. the better and faster your brain works and the better memory you have the quicker you will do with homework as well as help in school in general. Studies show those taking ginkgo did better on tests. Also a group of people with senility tested taking ginkgo had about a 43% improvement but when they added cayenne to it, it had a 97% improvement and cayenne works like that with all herbs as it is a catalyst herb making all herbs work better and get to where it needs to go.
Learn to use mnemonics to help remember things. Do some research on this.
Also people with high iqss tend to group things naturally to help remember more. For instance we had to do a test in psychology where we were given a long list of items to memorize in a short time. Myself and a small group of students noticed patterns in the list of words like there were. for instance several produce items, emotions, colors, animals etc in the list and thus we tended to group these subsets together and memorize the small groups thus we got most of them memorized.
The people who memorized them as they were read off the list and did not group them by category only remembered a small number of the words. try things like these to do better and save time. Some mnemonic techiqures are like one visualizes doing thigns with them. for instance you are trying to remembver a grocery list of milk, apples, peanut butter and oil.
While in a classroom you see yourself doing things like spilling milk over a classmate;s head, putting apples on the teacher's desk, smearing peanut butter on the clock. putting oil on the floor, and lining walnuts along the window ledge then remember what the room looks like. When it comes time to remember you see yourself entering the room and putting an apple on the teacher;s desk, walking to the window to look out and seeing the walnuts, taking a deep breath and slipping the milk on that guy you don't like in class, smearing peanut butter on the clock and pouring oil on the floor seeing people trying to catch you slipping on the oil and falling as you exit the room. this will help you remember your grocery list a long time.
Use this technique when trying to memorize things and use other mnemonic strategies will help you to remember things ..with the ginkgo added and other things I mentioned, you will be all set.
also pray about it and ask for help from God
Trying several of the things I mentioned should help a lot not only to do your homework but do better in school in general. Remember only use organic herbs as these are several times stronger than conventional herbs and no capsule tinctures (best) and teas made with distilled water.
former teacher/classes I took and 30 years study of alternative health, herbs and nutrition.
Don't let yourself get too warm. Get up and walk around every once in a while. Play some intense music on headphones. I hear apples can help keep you awake. Also, staring at a electronic screen (computer, ipod, phone) stimulates your brain and makes it hard to sleep. Exercise, if possible, will keep you awake for a while if you can keep doing it.
It all depends on how long you're looking to stay up, but if you just want to stay up about two hours than you usually do, just drink sodas or juice. At a young age coffee and enrgy drinks aren't good for you anyway, (my parents kept me away from it too). Hope this helped a little.
orange juice always gets me peppy or a piece of apple pie with whip cream. or do a workout late at night to wake up.


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With the gathering of producers from the territory of Model Forest "River Mirna Basin" in the educational – gastronomic centre of the Agency for the Rural Development of Istria, another project of the Croatian Forest Research Institute (CFRI) has finished. The project lasted for one year, and it was developed in the cooperation of Centre for Forest Ecosystem Goods and Services "Josip Ressel" of the Croatian Forest Research Institute, CESEFOR Institute from Spain and Model Forest "River Mirna Basin".
The 5th International AMF Meeting will be held in Region of Korca, Voskopoje (Albania) from 16th – 18th of december 2014 in the organization of Agricultural University – Faculty of forest science from Tirana.
The meeting will be constisted of AMF meeting, Steering comitee, Field trip and Workshop with lokal stakeholders from Voskopoje.
You can find more information's about the project by clicking here.
The annual meeting of the Mediterranean Model Forest Network (MMFN) was organized collectively by the Institute for Adriatic cultures and karst melioration (IAC), the Šibenik-Knin County and the MMFN Secretariat; it took place in Skradin from the 14th to 16th October, 2014 and its working title was "MedForum 2014: Monitoring and Evaluation of Results and their Reporting to the Wider Public".
MMFN General Assembly/ Field trip/ AMF technical workshop
MedForum is the annual meeting of the Mediterranean Model Forest Network. In addition to our General Assembly, the program includes training and networking activities, workshops and a field trip.
This year, in the framework of the IPA ADRIATIC "Adriatic Model Forest" project - Institute for Adriatic Crops (IAC) of Split, the Sibenik-Knin County and the MMFN Secretariat are pleased to invite you to participate in the:
Pursuant to Article 23 of the Statute of the Model Forest River Mirna basin, associations President Slobodan Vugrinec convenes the General Assembly meeting which will be held on the 7th October, 2014 (Tuesday) at 12:00 hours in the premises of the agrotourism "Stara štala" in Sandalji, Cerovlje.
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Amazon has had quite a bit of success introducing its Kindle e-readers and tablets into the education field. Thier advantages over normal books are obvious after all. Tests previously conducted in a number of Florida schools have shown that the Kindles make students more enthusiastic about studying and reading in general. Now, the online retail giant has taken it a step further with Whispercast.
Whispercast is a piece of software that lets multiple devices be remotely managed from one location. That means teachers can remotely access their student's devices and modify course content as necessary. This would definitely help the education system on the logistics end of things.
Amazon, of course, has an ulterior motive. They sell their tablets and e-readers at a loss, hoping to make up for it in digital content sales. Obviously, having thousands of schools across the nation as their regular customers should be a great thing for business.
Whispercast has a lot of potential. The ability to remotely distribute documents to multiple employees at a time no matter where they are would be pretty useful in the corporate world.
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Dear Lawyers,
I've been having a bit of difficulty with several of the judges in Ardon Municipal Court and wonder if anyone can assist me.
The judges, who shall remain unnamed, are possibly the most obstinate, foul tempered group of old arses that I have had the misfortune to meet in all 200 years of my demonic life- and keep in mind that I've been summoned before the Archdemons themselves (long story).
It seems that these judges are incapable of allowing me to finish a sentence without interjecting with their own opinion about what the law should be; how they think the rules about questioning witnesses should be followed; or why I am not observing correct court etiquette. Bearing in mind that I've been out of the legal game for a while now, I don't ever recall judges being so bloody pernickety about these matters. When I last practised law, the common procedure was to let the lawyers have turns applying the thumbscrews and hot pokers for as long as was necessary. Yes, I know there are more rules to courts now, and some consider the methods I'm used to as 'outdated', but I think there's something to be said for just letting us lawyers get on with our jobs.
Anyway, now that I've gotten that off my chest, I'm holding a coffee morning at my office on Monday of next week with a view to starting a committee to replace the 'witness stand' - which has become commonplace in most courts - with the more traditional torture-rack or iron-maiden, which in my view are court traditions that were cast aside too easily. In my opinion, back when these were the norm, judges could be much more assured that witness testimony was accurate.
I hope to meet some like-minded people at the coffee morning. Although for the sake of clarity, this is a coffee morning, so no vampires.
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Last Exit Before A Dead End
Even in your fantasies while you're pumpin' your pole, they weren't the kind of women that would be caught dead in 'Last Chance.' I knew they had to be mirages, leanin' on the side of the BMW Z4 Roadster they'd driven up to my gas pumps. Too many things wrong with the picture.
They were drivin' a car that cost more than this whole town, lookin' like they'd just stepped out from between the pages of a stroke book, with some clothes thrown on for modesty's sake ... and they weren't feelin' too modest. Early twenties, tan and lean like some god somewhere had built 'em for just two things, speed and sex. They were smilin' at me like I was a long lost runnin' buddy come to buy 'em another gram o' coke instead of a gas jockey in the middle o' nowhere. And the biggest thing wrong with the picture ... they were here.
There's no reason on God's green Earth to be in Last Chance, Texas unless you're lost or on the run.
Round about 1967 a film company came out here, built a whole town for a movie called "Last Chance For Sienna." Man who owned the land made it part of the deal that they left the sets, had some fool idea about makin' it a tourist attraction.
Movie sucked and the town never attracted anythin' but the lost, the runnin' and more buzzards than I ever seen before in one place.
As I walked towards the two of them I was already shakin' my head in sorrow and sympathy.
"Sorry ladies, no gas ... ain't had none in a week. Supposed to get a truck in tomorrow or the next day." Figured the Roadster had GPS... yup, I was right. Weren't lost, so they were runnin'.
"You're kidding, right? No gas? How the fuck are we supposed to get out of here?"
She was blond, a neck that pulled your eyes to her tits and her voice was 'gimme' nails on an 'I-want-it-now' chalkboard. Her feet stomped the ground like a bull announcin' it was runnin' time.
"Allie, if there's no gas, there's no gas." Brunette, walking forward to shake my hand, movin' smooth, remindin' me of a sidewinder slitherin' across a dune, indirect but deadly. "I'm Renee. Please tell me there are rooms to rent around here at least?"
"Ray Hoskins, pleasure to meet ya. Sure, I got a couple of tourist cabins in back, lemme clean 'em up a bit for ya." I got close to the Roadster and smelled meat goin' bad.
They were runnin' alright.
"You don't even have satellite TV?" Allie whinin' again, made me want to puncture my eardrums with an ice pick.
"Excuse her, Mr. Hoskins, her social graces stopped developing before pre-school." Renee's voice was like aloe on a burn, cool an' soothin'. "We really appreciate you cleaning up these two cabins for us. What'll we owe you?"
"Call me Ray. Don't figure you'll owe me anythin' for the cabins." I turned, felt her eyes on me like a coyote's, starin' from outta the dark. Felt 'em wanderin' over my shoulders, down to my hips, my ass, checkin' me out. Turned around and let her have a gander at the other side. "'Course supper tonight, that's a whole different question."
"So ... you ... ah ... grow ... this all locally?" Renee was eyein' her plate of strip steak and beans like it might rise up and bite her.
"Nope. Drive into Lamesa once a month, buy groceries. You can eat it, it's all store-bought." Allie'd already left in a huff, gone back to her cabin resigned to starvation. I popped the top on a cold one, handed it to Renee.
"You live all the way out here, alone, and you don't keep a reserve of gas for yourself?"
I had to be careful. It was plain that Renee was 'thought,' Allie 'impulse.' First impressions can save your life. Sidewinder ... sounds like rattlin'.
"Normally do, had to make a run in the tow-truck for some damn fool, thought he had enough to make it to Big Spring. Took him enough to get him there, had just enough to get back."
"Must be lonely, living out here by yourself."
That rattlin' was growin' fainter.
"Sometimes ... sometimes groceries ain't all I buy in Lamesa."
She took a swig from the bottle, ran it over her face, around her neck, beads of water flowin' towards Paradise. "How'd you end up out here, all alone in an empty town?"
I told her Last Chance's history, then "I got stuck here, same as you. Old man who owned it didn't have nobody, needed the help. I was on the way from nothin' to nowhere. Here seemed as good a place as any. He died, no will, no family, nobody cared ... ain't really mine, not sure whose it is, but it makes me enough to live.
"What brought y'all out here?"
"Oh, just got lost on the road to L.A." I heard the rattlin' before I looked up from my plate to see her eyes.
Played it dumb. "Well, happens to the best of us." Her eyes went back to her supper an' I think she figgered I'd miss that little smile. She was good.
But I wasn't born yesterday and I ain't no slouch neither.
Bam bam bam! "Mr. Hoskins!" Time for the next act.
I open my door and there's Allie, dressed like an extra from Sorority Slut Sleepover 5: Singapore Slinging. T-shirt cut so short barely hides her nipples, panties that might remember what they was made to do, but ain't got enough o' nothin' to do it with.
"That fan in my room stopped and it's way too hot to sleep!"
"Lemme get my toolbox, I'll be right there." Bull ... direct ... not too bright ... impulse.
A few minutes and an obvious sabotage repair later, "Well, it'll work just fine now, can't imagine how that wire got loose."
"Maybe I can."
I turn and there she sits, pattin' the bed, naked as the day she popped out an' started screamin' for what she wanted, holdin' a quarter-empty bottle of tequila.
Ain't a trap if you know it's there.
I walk to the bed, put my toolbox down beside it and clothes start landin' round my feet. It's been a long time since my last overnight stay in Lamesa, I believe in 'get it while you can.'
She reminds me of a candy store, every good thing waitin' to be taken and so I take it, lickin' the sweat from her neck down to those perfect breasts. I can smell her cunt from there and it's a sheer act o' will not to pin her to the bed, but there's only room for one bull in this act an' it ain't me. Sure enough, my tongue on her nipples, the tang of her sweat addin' spice, my hands strokin' her ass an' thighs, the bull makes its move an' I let her throw me back, exposin' the hard-on she could call forth from a dead man.
"Ray, where have you been hiding this monster?"
Nice honey, but I ain't vain, I know I'm pretty regular, but I'll play as long as you want.
"Never seen it so big before, must be your doin'."
And then there ain't no words as we're kissin' and she drops herself on me and it's all animal now, she smells like sin and her fingernails on my back feel like they're writin' a confession for every man she's fucked before while her cunt tells me I'm the only one from now till Hell freezes over, Amen and while I'm not a fool enough to believe it, my body ain't so smart. She breaks the kiss and takes a swig and now she's kissin' me again, pourin' fiery liquor down my throat, mixin' with her sweetness an' I've never tasted finer.
She leaves me no choice. We move as one an' her insides demand that I hold back. The feel of her in my arms makes me happy to agree to anything her cunt demands o' me. It's another swig o' tequila an' she murmurs "Come with us, Ray" an' I say "I will" an' she's buckin' an' moanin' an' it sure sounds and feels real and the throbbin' inside her tells me it's time and I join her. She bites my shoulder, hard and for real, and I bite her back the same. We're locked like snappin' turtles till finally the shakin' stops. The fan can't keep up so we lie together, pantin' like dogs an' God help me even her sweat smells like honeydew to me.
Dangerous, dancin' with a bull.
She's lyin' on my shoulder, and we're so hot where we touch it's like fever. She whispers to me, "Let's get out of this place. Surely you've got some gas somewhere?" as she's tippin' the tequila bottle to my lips.
I realize that bull has a horn right at my throat an' I almost forgot it was there.
"Nope, no gas ... for another day or two."
She pouts and I want to kiss her to make her stop, kiss her to make her smile, hell, I'm about ready to do anything to make her smile and fuck me one more time.
Instead I bait the bull.
"Have you eaten anythin' yet, Allie?"
"Where would I get food, other than that slop you tried to feed me?"
"Thought I smelled meat, like maybe some luncheon meat gone bad when I was near your car ... thought maybe y'all had some snacks with ya."
I feel it before I see it or hear it, she shifts, mattress raises and there's a glint, just a glint, in my eye an' ten years o' doin' everythin' that needs doin' in Last Chance pays off as I reach up, grab that beautiful head, a quick twist an' it's over. The knife in her hand falls to the floor an' I know that bull come close to gorin' me.
It's a long walk with a heavy load to an arroyo off aways from the town, but a couple o' months and the desert won't leave nothin' to find.
Next mornin' I'm wastin' time searchin' for what'll never be found, steerin' Renee away from where her partner lies, food for all them damn buzzards.
"I just can't believe she'd walk off in the middle of the night like that!"
"Seen some crazy shit since I been out here, this wouldn't be the craziest." She's near enough for me to touch, near enough to have me forgettin' that she's the dangerous one.
"Ray, I'm scared. What if something's happened to her?"
I don't tell her that a woman out in the desert by herself, well, if she wasn't already dead, somethin' woulda happened to her by now for sure.
She turns to me in her fear and I put my arms around her. Skin so soft it's like cotton sheets that're good an' worn in, the kind that caress you like your first lover did, every time you move. I'm lost in thinkin' about her skin, forgettin' to listen for the rattle of her tail when the cold metal end of her little .25 automatic kisses my head. Not much of a gun, but a bullet bouncin' around inside your skull don't have to be big.
"I'm wondering if maybe you did something to her."
We spend the afternoon searchin' every building in town an' I manage to keep her away from one in particular till the very end, thinkin' I'm getting' away with it.
"Time for that crappy warehouse-looking one over there, Ray, the one we've been dancing around all afternoon."
I flick on the lights just inside the door and the air conditioner kicks on. Place is so well-insulated it's still cool from my last visit.
"My goodness, Ray, looks like you got yourself a little Shangri-la here!"
She sits down on a couch in front of the plasma-screen TV, grabs the remote and fires up my sound system. Oingo Boingo's 'Dead Man's Party' blasts out and she dials back the volume.
"Prophetic song, I'd say."
"You wanna drink?" I walk to the bar, prayin' she's intrigued enough to want answers. Listen first, shoot later.
But she's in love with the oasis so she ain't worryin' about what else might be behind the bar. I'm almost there as she says, "What's your game, Ray? Where'd all this come from?"
"Renee, only two reasons to be here. You're runnin', or you're lost. People who are lost, I take 'em to the cleaners for some gas, accommodations, home cookin'. Whaddaya want to drink?"
"Whiskey, Crown Royal if you've got it ... neat."
"Comin' up." I carry her drink to her along with a little surprise in the back o' my pants.
"Here ya go."
Her gun is on me as I hand her the drink, but all of a sudden she's tryin' to see through a glass o' whiskey in her eyes an' the gun in my hand damn near breaks her fingers knockin' hers to the floor. I kick it under the bed.
"Here's a towel." She's cursin' like a sailor findin' out a good time wasn't all he got on shore leave as she cleans up an' I make her another drink.
I put this one on the table in front of her. She glares at me through red eyes. A pair of Flexi-cuffs later an' I feel safe to dig her popgun out from under the bed.
"As I was sayin', those that are runnin' probably don't get no further than here."
"What are you, some kind of frontier vigilante?" The scorn is thick in her voice an' I laugh.
"No ... maybe ... I come out here runnin' myself. If they're really innocent, a couple o' days here an' I'll know. They move on down the road. The truly guilty assholes? I just figger it's safer to rob an' dispose of 'em ... they're already tryin' to hide."
"You fuckin' bushwhacker ... "
"Guilty as charged. Now, if you wanna finish your drink, I'll take you out to join your friend. For what it's worth, I'm sorry. I wish she hadn't tried to kill me."
She looks at me, flicks that tongue out to lick her lips an' I think maybe my heart has stopped beatin'.
"Don't you want to know what we're running from?"
"Don't matter, I'll figger it out or I won't once we're finished an' I'm cleanin' out your car."
Gotta admire her, she's in there swingin'.
"Allie had a drug-running boyfriend. He made a run, he got paid, and she wanted the money more than she wanted him. He got dead and we got out of town, heading for L.A. We figured to get as far from Dallas as we could and dump him before he started stinking too badly. We ran low on gas here first."
She stretches her arms above her head, stretches her legs all the way down to her crossed ankles, rubbin' her thighs together and she smiles at me.
"You got another set of these cuffs for my ankles, Ray? Make ya feel safer."
It means I'll have to carry her, but it gives me a reason to get close to her. I have lots more Flexi-cuffs but it's two sets o' shackles I took off a murderin' freak an' his girlfriend that she ends up wearin'.
"Now that I'm all helpless, Ray, what are you going to do with me?"
It's that voice again, caressing the base o' my cock like a lover's tongue.
"Anythin' I want to, I reckon."
"That's right Ray, anything you want."
I've cut off her clothes and got her laid out on the bed faster than lightning. My eyes feast on her like a starvin' man at a buffet.
"Are you gonna look at me, or do me?"
"Both, but one thing I've wanted to know since I first saw you ... "
I'm right. Her lips taste like cinnamon honey with a touch o' cayenne. The tastin' goes on a long time, 'cause I'm tastin' everythin', every square inch, an' some places more than once. I spend so much time between her thighs, nose deep in her, kissin' and lickin' her, that my tongue's sore.
"Ray ... you eat pussy ... like a man possessed ... what's going on?"
"It ain't nothin' to slip a rubber on an' fuck a whore, but try findin' a lady o' the evenin' with a pussy good enough to eat, if such is your pleasure."
"Their loss, my gain Ray ... even if you take the shackles off ... I'm not walking anywhere for a while."
We rest an' I'm lickin' the sweat from the small of her back, admirin' her tattoo, when she says, "Ray, you in the market for a partner?"
I think about it while she sucks my cock, my pistol at her kneecap the entire time. It's how she and I develop trust. But soon I ain't thinkin' anymore, just feelin' her tongue dance around my pole like a lizard on speed and she nips at me, lightly, and it's good enough to prime the pump, but she feels it and my cock's out of her mouth in a flash.
"Ray ... eating me is all well and good ... but you need to do the rest."
Neither of us notice the pistol's slipped outta my hand while she was blowin' me. Neither of us care. I dunno who is whose prisoner.
The shackle chains are over my neck, holdin' her legs up to my shoulders when I hear the gun hit the floor. I couldn't break stride if I wanted to, she draws me in and pushes me out like my whole body's just a tool for her to use. I look down into her eyes, glazed with lust and see myself starin' back.
The feel of her slappin' up against me, hangin' from my shoulders is as close to heaven as I figger I'm likely to get and there's a a tinglin' charge o' electricity that runs through my whole body when she says 'I figure hiding here is just as good as hiding in L.A." All the cracklin' lines of it end up in my fingertips as I hold her around the waist, and her eyes open wide as she feels it too, an' I'm liftin' her and slowly slidin' off the bed with her, endin' up on the floor on my back.
I take off the ankle cuffs and she shifts, gettin' comfortable, before we go again, her rakin' those wrist cuffs across my chest like she's plowin' a field, snaggin' my hairs an' I'm okay with it 'cause from her even a kick in the balls is better than any other woman's kiss.
I take off those cuffs too and then it's fingernails and flesh, long scratches an' sweat that stings, lightin' 'em up like lines o' fire. I'm burnin' under her an' she seems to like the flames just fine.
I stop for a moment, my breath fightin' my lust all the while an' finally the breathin' wins. I have to catch some air or I'll die here an' while most o' me's fine with the idea, self-survival's immune to female charms. In her eyes I see understandin' an' impatience, equal parts, an' I wonder which is gonna come out on top.
My eyes follow the lines of her arm, strong and smooth, to her hand and find my .38 in it.
"We gonna have a problem, Renee?"
"Not today ... as long as you ... finish what you've started."
I finish, we finish, it's like she belongs here, like maybe I put all this together just waitin' for her. I look up at her, tits shiftin' right an' left as we start to clutch at each other like we're drownin'. I'm lost in her, not hidin' no more. I'll give her anythin' she wants. Hell, I reckon if she said 'Let's do a burro and a midget' I'd be off lookin' for a circus an' a pettin' zoo.
We know each other, we're hypnotized, two of a kind, both sidewinders. At least life ain't never gonna be borin' for either of us, dancin' with a snake.
The two of 'em pull up to the gas pumps in their Viper. I know their type, used to be one myself.
"Let me go honey, you're better with the rifle." She saunters out, bold and brassy, dressed to attract these ol' boys full an' undivided attention, halter barely holdin' her in, shorts barely there at all.
"Sorry I can't help you boys, but we're out of gas, won't have any until tomorrow, maybe the next day."
"Seein' you honey, I don't give a fuck about leaving here anytime soon." He's pullin' a pistol from the back o' his pants, his intent plain on his face.
My rifle cracks twice. The buzzards get fed today.
Copyright © 2006 by Jim Reader. All rights reserved.
I'm a Central Texas native, a 46 year-old househusband who lives with his wife and four goofy dogs near Austin. I started writing again in 2005 after an absence of almost twenty years due to the inspiration and encouragement of another erotica author whom I owe more thanks than I can ever express. My stories are posted at http://www.storiesonline.net and http://www.literotica.com. I love communicating with my readers.
The story itself was the first idea that came to me when I read the contest requirements, and although I tried to come up with a more 'urban' story, I kept coming back to Last Chance.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
A True Home
On April 11th, my husband's grandmother (Memaw) passed away which was 4 months to the day that my grandfather (Papa) passed away on December 11th. Needless to say it has been a rough few months at our house. This past week I have thought many times about how I don't know how much more we can handle, but I remembered a magnet my mom had on our refrigerator when I was growing up. The magnet stated something to the effect of "God does not give you more than you can handle". These are definitely the words we are living by right now! As we were cleaning out Memaw's home that she had for over 50 years, I began thinking about the wonderful home that Papa and Memaw now reside. Papa and Memaw were both very strong believers and desired for everyone they met to know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Even though Papa and Memaw are no longer with us on earth, I am comforted with the knowledge that they have gone to a better home than any of us on earth have. I know without a doubt that Papa and Memaw are worshipping our Lord in Heaven. I know that there truly is "No Place Like Home" in Heaven!
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That was the first funeral I've attended since I accepted the Lord as my Savior. And such a crazy ride of emotions, it was! All the emotions were of joy, sorrow, thankfulness, regret (that I didn't get to know her better), and discomfort(I'm so not good at funerals).ReplyDelete
I love you, Amber! Great post! I'm so thankful that we have a better place waiting for us!
I think the same things about my Grandparents, Amber. I miss both of them so much, even after Mimmie has been gone 25 years, and Granddaddy has been gone for 14. I would have loved for my Granddaddy to know Kiddo. I know they'll meet in heaven one day!ReplyDelete
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Yes there as an optimum bipolar diet: a healthy one.
Children and Teens and the Bipolar Diet
I am constantly amazed by what parents feed their children. I often find fast food wrappers in my waiting room, or see six and seven year olds with cans of coke, candy bars or bags of chips. The truth is, sometimes I am the one giving kids these snacks!
Common sense tells us that this is unhealthy for any child, and even more so for a child with a medical condition like bipolar disorder. Parents are responsible for regulating the food that their children eat, and healthy eating habits are shaped at an early age. Meal time can also be a peaceful time to communicate and de-stress, and doesn't have to be done on the run.
Unfortunately life can be hectic and it is hard to make a commitment to a healthy eating style, but especially worth it with children who have mood disorders. Also, it can be especially challenging. Carb and sugar cravings during mood swings make it hard to resist giving in to their demands, and sometimes you have to pat yourself on the back for not letting them have an entire bag of cookies for breakfast.
Sugar, Caffeine, and The Crash
When children become teens they adopt any unhealthy eating habits they have been taught from an early age and take it to the extreme.
My bipolar teens do not seem to understand the connection between a healthy diet and their mood stability. It doesn't matter how many times I tell them if they want to manage their illness, then they need to eat healthy foods, at regular intervals, on a schedule. I always think this will motivate them because they feel so powerless and communicate to me constantly how they wish they had more control.
Instead of following this advice, they do everything they can to abuse their bodies. It is not uncommon for some of these kids to ingest massive amounts of caffeine, sugar and unrefined carbohydrates. Many of my young adults or teens with bipolar disorder drink those energy drinks which are loaded with sugar and caffeine. Caffeine and sugar both cause you to crash and that will exacerbate mood swings.
At a minimum the bipolar diet should consist of :
Special Issues in the Bipolar Diet
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Carbohydrate Cravings
Unfortunately one of the things that exacerbate mood swings in EVERYONE are cravings for carbohydrates and sugar. Indulging in these cravings, as any dieter can tell you, will result in an addictive pattern.
Children who are bipolar have a certain brain chemistry that causes them to crave carbohydrates and sugar. If a child is unstable then a parent can be on shaky ground when they deny a child a food they are craving. I have known families that have indulged their child in any craving they have had at any time of day for fear of the child escalating into an uncontrollable rage.
The best advice to parents is to limit the amount of carbohydrates you child has access to. If this is impossible because your child is unstable and dangerous, do the best you can. Determining whether your child is stable enough to handle no, and then beginning to build on their ability to abstain from what they want at any given moment is important in their long term emotional growth and ability to manage their illness. You don't, however, want to risk a suicide attempt or trip to the hospital in developing this skill.
Learn to use your good judgment when limiting food by reading the signs of your child's illness.
Food Allergies
Anything that makes a child who is bipolar uncomfortable, physically or emotionally has the potential to effect their mood and in turn their energy attention and ability to function. Statistics say 5- 8 percent of kids have food allergies and certainly food allergies could cause symptoms of discomfort. Although I don't know of any researched evidence of this, I know several families I work with have sworn that by altering their child's on the basis of common food allergies, such as gluten or red dye, their bipolar kids have improved dramatically. If you are interested in learning if your child has food allergies, just ask your doctor to check your child .
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Back to work today after a brief relapse. I don't know what's worse, the illness or the antibiotics. Today has been a promising day.
To continue my new series ArtistZ - I picked Edgar Degas. There's a lot to admire about Degas works, ranging from oils, chalk studies, pastels, pen & ink studies and sculptures. Exquisite studies of figures.
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, a woman admires Degas' 'Dancers Practicing at the Barre' with his bronze 'The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer' in the foreground.


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THREE teenagers were today locked up for life for murdering a young dad who had the courage to walk outside his home and ask them to be quiet.
Kevin Johnson was stabbed with a knife after being asked "would you like to meet Mr Stanley?"
At Newcastle Crown Court Judge David Hodson spoke of his concern at Britain's knife culture, and branded the carrying of such weapons the "mark of a coward".
Mr Johnson was getting ready for bed on May 18 when he heard a fracas and went to the window of his house in Partick Road, in the Pennywell area of Sunderland, to investigate.
Newcastle Crown Court heard how the 22-year-old was enticed out of the safety of his home where he was attacked and stabbed through the heart.
He was pronounced dead despite efforts of medics at Sunderland Royal Hospital to save him.
Newcastle Crown Court heard how one of his attackers had taunted him with "would you like to meet my mate Mr Stanley" before producing the deadly blade which killed him.
As Mr Johnson lay dying and his frantic fiancee called for an ambulance his attackers went on and stabbed another innocent victim, Jamie Thompson, 22, in their "triumphant" state.
Dean Curtis, 19, Tony Hawkes, 17, and Jordan Towers, 16, were all found guilty of murder and wounding with intent after a three week trial.
The judge told them: "All three of you were carrying knives and it is that which is such a disturbing feature of this case.
"You were each in possession of a knife of some description or other.
"That, it seems to me was something routinely done by you and indeed so many others as well.
"THe feeble excuse often given is they are carried in case of attack and can be used in self defence.
"This case illustrates yet again, if any illustration is necessary, the sheer stupidity and the obvious danger of young men carrying knives.
"It is all too easy, particularly when fuelled up with drink, to use them.
"All too often the consequences are fatal.
"The whole country is painfully aware of the frequency of which knives are carried and used.
"Often, as in this case, there are terrible consequences for the innocent victims and their families.
"The sooner people in general, boys and young men in particular, realise the risk they are running and stop carrying such weapons the better.
"There is nothing macho in carrying a knife, quite the contrary, it is the mark of a coward."
The judge said those who chose to carry a knife risk "ruination of their own lives, followed by long periods of custody".
Curtis, of Forest Road, Sunderland, Hawkes, of Mortimer Street, Sunderland, and Towers, of Fell Road, Sunderland, all denied murder during a three week trial but were found guilty of all charges by a jury.
The court heard how the all have a string of previous convictions and have frequently breached court orders imposed by the courts.
Mr Johnson was described as a hard working, popular character who had recently proposed to his fiancee Adele Brett.
The couple had a one-year-old son together.
Judge Hodson paid tribute yesterday to the dignity shown by his grieving relatives and friends during the court proceedings and said the statements made by them on the impact of the loss of Kevin were "very moving".
Defence barristers said the trio had shown remorse for what happened that night, although they all still deny direct involvement in the stabbing of Mr Johnson.
Judge Hodson said he was satisfied it was not Towers who inflicted the fatal injury.
The judge sentenced Curtis to life imprisonment and ordered he must serve at least 17 years before he can apply for parole.
Hawkes and Towers were ordered to by detained at Her Majesty's pleasure.
Hawkes cannot apply for parole for 16 years and Towers for 13.
The court had heard how the trio had been roaming the streets of Sunderland downing vodka and wine in the hours leading up to the attack.
After the attacks Curtis is said to have told a friend he asked one of the victims if he 'wanted to meet Mr Stanley' - refering to the deadly blade - before he was stabbed.
Prosecutor Robert Woodcock told the court how on the night of the killing Mr Johnson had been out for a drink with his partner Adele Brett, with whom he had a six month old baby son Chaise.
The couple had a babysitter for the night and had enjoyed a few drinks before going to bed.
Their neighbour Marsha Newby was able to see the attack from her window after hearing raised voices.
Mr Woodcock told the court: "All three were closing in on Kevin.
"One of them was moving his arms across his chest and Kevin was dodging out of the way.
"Two got closer to Kevin as he backed away then he appeared to stumble and fall.
"He got back up and one of the males, the one furthest away, threw a rock or a brick at him.
"It missed in fact and fell on the road.
"Kevin shouted 'you couldn't fight with your hands, you've stabbed me', and collapsed against a low wall, struggling for breath."
Mr Johnson's fiance Adele Brett telephoned the police when she realised he was being attacked.
A transcript of the 999 call was read to jurors.
She had told police: "I think my boyfriend has just been stabbed, I think he's just been stabbed, he's collapsed over the wall.
"Three boys just came running around the corner causing trouble and he went to try and stop them, he's been stabbed, he's been stabbed.
"Quick please, I need an ambulance.
"He's not breathing, difficulty breathing, please he's really struggling, is the ambulance coming?"
The court heard after the attack on Mr Johnson the youths were "triumphant" as they went on to damage two cars and stab Mr Thomspon.
Scientific evidence indicates it was the same knife used on both victims.
Adele Johnson said her partner Kevin's death had left her struggling to go on.
His parents John and Katy said they "hated" the killers for what they'd done.
And the officer who led the police investigation said it was "sheer luck" he was not dealing with a double murder.
Adele, who is a full-time-Mum to one-year-old Chaise, said: "The events of May 19 has had a major effect on me and my children's lives.
"I can't eat or sleep properly and I keep turning over to cuddle Kev then realise he's not there.
"I have dreams this is all a big nightmare then wake up back to this horrible reality.
"These three people have taken away my life, my future children and my wedding day.
"We never even had the chance to have a family holiday.
"Kev only got to see his son's first seven months.
"He will never see his son's first tooth, his first haircut or his first day of school.
"He'll never be able to play football with him or take him to a match.
"Chaise will never have his own memories of his dad, just other people's.
"People keep telling me it will get easier over time but they are wrong - it gets harder.
"You just learn to put a public face on it better.
"I'm counting the weeks since I saw him last I miss him so much.
I hope these three people realise what pain and suffering they have caused."
Kevin's parents Katy, 57, and John Johnson, 56, said: "When we first heard the news we were distraught.
"Why could this happen to us? Why could a young life be wiped out in such a callous and senseless way? What a waste of a life.
"Over the weeks that followed, the worst weeks of our lives, we went through a turmoil of emotions and it was our lowest time.
We have lost a son and with that loss went a part of us that would never be regained.
"Up to the time of the funeral we were still expecting Kevin to walk into the room.
"Part of us couldn't or wouldn't accept he had gone.
"But the funeral brought the harsh reality home - it was now we felt hatred and anger.
"We are here today to prevent another parent's loss, a loss that is instantly felt by all and sundry but only remembered by a few. We are here for justice."
Detective Chief Inspector Roger Ford said it was a "brutal and cowardly killing," committed by three teenagers who showed "a complete lack of remorse for what they'd done.
He said: "This was a brutal and cowardly murder.
"These teenagers, who had been drinking beforehand before carrying out a sustained and vicious attack.
"They then showed a complete lack of remorse for what they did, although they were happy to boast to their friends and family about their activities that night.
"The fact these defendants can leave a man lying dying in the street and then go and attack someone else moments later shows their total lack of control and speaks volumes about their attitude to others."


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Hail Muttiah Muralitharan, the humble hero who changed game
There are those who will tell you Muttiah Muralitharan's gains have been ill-gotten. You know the types: the sneerers, the cynics, those who see a dark lining in every silver cloud. Do not listen to such people.
Today, Muralitharan becomes a former Test cricketer. He finished his penultimate day in Test cricket yesterday with 798 wickets as India closed on 181 for five in Galle, 63 away from making Sri Lanka bat again.
He has been a great player; by any estimation he has been one of the greatest players ever. You don't agree? You think he's chucked his way to nearly 800 wickets? Well, here's a challenge: next time you are down at the nets, run up and chuck an off spinner — bend that…


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Dagenham failed to build on their impressive victory last weekend as they slumped to a second consecutive away reverse with promotion rivals Barrow completing the double to win 2-1 at Holker Street. In their longest away trip of the season, the Daggers started the better and took the lead when Corey Whitely's corner sailed all the way in, but Barrow responded before the break when Hughes converted a dubious penalty and, after taking control in the second half, won the match through Diarras's measured far-post finish.
The Daggers were unchanged from the team that has so impressively overcome Forest Green last weekend and they began this one looking to gain another victory over a promotion rival.
After two minutes they won a free-kick on the edge of the box, which was taken by Maguire-Drew but ended up drifting over the bar. Barrow gave a first indication of their set-piece prowess when Bennett nodded narrowly wide of the right-hand post following a corner.
However, it was Dagenham who then took the lead after ten minutes when Whitely bizarrely scored from an improbable angle as his corner from the left spiralled all the way into the top-right corner. It came from nothing, but Dagenham had a valuable lead which they could protect.
Not disheartened by the setback, Barrow continued to test the visiting defence in what has still an evenly-matched half. An excellent move put Turnbull through directly infront of goal but a combination of Scott Doe on the line and keeper Justham deflected the effort wide.
At the other end, Whitely tried to replicate his fantastic opener with a curling strike from a similar position which bent just wide a few minutes later, before the Bluebirds resumed their pressure and Anderton played in Bennett, whose resulting effort from distance failed to hit the target. But after 39 minutes, the hosts broke and the ball was worked to Bennett, who while shielding the ball tamely fell under the challenge of Robson.
The referee pointed to the spot to award a questionable penalty and Barrow graciously accepted the gift with Hughes squeezing his effort home to score his first goal since opening the scoring with another disputable goal at Dagenham in November.
The teams went in at half-time level but the Bluebirds, perhaps buoyed on by the penalty decision, mainly dominated the second half. Diarra headed just wide again then, in the 57th minute, Hughes' deflected strike was blocked for Livesey, who crossed for Diarra to find the opposite corner with a looping shot from a tight angle to give his side the lead.
Not content with just a 2-1 advantage, they continued to control the match and Hughes saw his powerful drive kept out by Justham, who then kept out Meikle from a corner. The east Londoners then made their first substitution as Romain came on for his debut, replacing Maguire-Drew.
It was a thrilling last ten minutes at Holker Street with both sides attacking; at the Barrow end, Hughes' testing header was held before Bennett's shot was blocked and Harvey went close with a shot from distance.
In between this, Dagenham were trying in vain to salvage a point. In the 91st minute, they thought they had got it when Romain's header could've crossed the line in a packed box but despite all his side's appeals, the referee didn't agree.
Instead, Barrow continued to frustrate the Daggers by making their substitutions with just seconds remaining. Effiong replaced Bennett, Tuton made way for Wright and Thomas came on for Hughes as the visitors struggled for fluency, with the best they could muster being a Romain header which went agonisingly over the bar.
The match then entered it's seventh minute of injury time and Robson conceded a needless foul before the whistle blew. Tensions then boiled over and scuffles ensued with a Barrow player allegedly gesturing to the away fans and this continued in the tunnel.
John Still's side will be looking to atone for this reverse instantly as they head to fellow promotion contenders Aldershot Town on Tuesday in what will be a stern test. They will come up against former players Matt McClure and Shamir Fenelon, searching for three points which are crucial at this point in the campaign.


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Thursday, September 29 / 8pm / $5
Andrew Ellis (Americana/Folk/Blues)
Fifth & Main (Folk rock)
Andrew Ellis plugs away in Toledo bars night after night, which has honed his chops to a fine degree. His brand of Americana on this set of songs is rough and tender, smart and streetwise, and IS a testament to Toledo's fertile music scene. — R.L.
Fifth & Main: Inspired by folk, rock and country, the Detroit-based "Fifth & Main" feature brothers Jack, Brady and Beau Stablein. Fifth & Main has bonded over their shared love of rootsy music, and have become quickly recognized in the Detroit music scene. Their soulful and heartfelt lyrics have placed them on stages across the Midwest with National touring acts, along with up and coming local acts in the metro area. Fifth & Main creates music that moves while having a good time all the time; an experience they are so eager to share with anyone they can.


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This includes the full portfolio of studies according to Annex VII-X of the REACH directive. Due to a large variety of chemicals tested for the REACH deadlines in 2010 and 2013 we are well prepared to effectively support you also for your phase 3 substances as well as for registrations outside the EU.
We meet the needs of our clients with the highest flexibility and will provide you with the most reliable and timely result possible.
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Where does great learning happen?
10% outside the comfort zone
When does the best learning take place? The most concise answer I have heard to this question over the years is that students learn best when they are 10% outside their comfort zone. It makes sense. If they remain comfortably inside the zone and are doing "busy work" that does not challenge them; by definition they are not learning. If they are too far away from their zone and asked to do something for which they are not ready because the required skills and prior knowledge are not in place, they can panic, despair or give up. In Martin Skelton's words, this feels like "drowning" and learning fails.
Sir John Jones speaks of something very similar when he says that "true learning and living exists in the world of development and risk, at the edge of your comfort zone"[1].
It is the teacher's great skill to keep every student in their classes 10% outside of their individual comfort zones. When I see this in the classroom I know that the lesson has been pitched correctly and therefore great learning is going on for each individual. Let's take it a step further. Comfort zones have a social and emotional dimension as well. Some children can be pushed. Some need to be pushed. Others need to be coaxed. All need to be understood and motivated as individuals. Effective differentiation therefore depends as much on the strength of the student – teacher relationship as on the measurement and tracking of academic progress. For Peter Hudson (See the Listening Bench), the key fact here is the teacher's ability to listen to a student – no wonder he calls this skill "motivational listening".
[1] Sir John Jones The Magic Weaving Business, Leannta Publishing, London, 2009, p. 106


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How the CFPB's Data Keeps Getting Better and Better
America's watchdog for financial consumers is turning 4 next Tuesday! Here's the CFPB's own blog post:
In a lead up to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's birthday, we released our in the CFPB's . Some highlights from our report include:
- Mortgages are the most complained about financial product in the database
- Bank of America is the most complained about mortgage company.
You can check out more from the report .
The Consumer Complaint Database is one of the powerful tools the CFPB uses to make financial markets work better for consumers. It allows consumers to submit complaints and receive responses back from financial companies they feel they were wronged by.
Yesterday, Ed Mierzwinski and I were psyched to present a copy of our report to CFPB Director Richard Cordray at an CFPB birthday event, Dodd Frank at 5, The Consumer Bureau at 4. In , Director Cordray discussed the power of the database (and gave us a shout out!):
"If we can help spur competition based on consumer satisfaction, this has the potential to improve the functioning, transparency, and efficiency of the financial marketplace. We have seen how PIRG and others are already beginning to "scorecard" companies based on this data, and we want to encourage more of that."
At this event, Director Cordray and Darian Dorsey, Chief of Staff for the CFPB's Office of Consumer Response, also of their own summarizing the number of complaints and the worst companies in the database.
Ms. Dorsey's (at left) announcement was the second big improvement this year by the CFPB based on our recommendations. In June, the CFPB began publishing the written descriptions of consumer complaints in the database. Having access to these stories will make future analysis of the data more robust, as explained further in our news release last month.
Following the presentations by Director Cordray and Darian Dorsey, an expert panel of AFR members discussed the work of the CFPB. It included Nancy Zirkin of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Lauren Saunders of the National Consumer Law Center, Mike Calhoun of the Center for Responsible Lending, Pam Banks of Consumers Union and Ruth Susswein of Consumer Action. A video of the "CFPB at 4" event should be posted soon.
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This Week's SmackDown Live Draws Lowest Viewership of 2018 So FarPosted By: Caylon Knox on Jun 07, 2018
This week's episode of WWE SmackDown Live drew an average of 2,138,000 viewers, which is a decrease from last week's 2,195,000. This is the lowest viewership they've gotten in 2018 so far.
At this time last year, they drew 2,349,000 viewers.
Despite the low viewership, SD Live was still #1 on cable for Tuesday night in the 18-49 demographic.


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18 DicToday's Phrase - 'A Whole New Ball Game'
'A whole new ball game' is a situation which is different from anything that has happened before.
I thought I was good at speaking English in terms of day-to-day conversation. But working as a professional translator is a whole new ball game; I have to be much more accurate.
Tom says working as a manager for the first time is a whole new ball game.
I used to go jogging every weekend, but running marathons is a whole new ball game.


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Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless took an early lead in the sixth round of voting in the Capital Region Gives promotion and held on for the win, receiving about 37 percent of the 1,500 votes cast in the Housing category.
The promotion, which ran through the summer and comes to an end next week, will award $15,000 in prizes to two local nonprofits: $5,000 in cash plus $5,000 in-kind advertising in the Times Union to the first-place winner, and $5,000 in-kind advertising to the second-place finisher.
Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless advances to the final vote along with The American Heart Association, Capital District Community Gardens, A Different Way in Reading Center, Dance Flurry and the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.
The finalists in the Human Services category are St. John's St. Anne's Outreach Center, Troy Area United Ministries, Saratoga Bridges, Equinox Inc. and Catholic Charities. Voting begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday and runs through 5 p.m. Friday.
Cast your vote below.
The following excerpts are from a few of the hundreds of nominations received and give some background about the nonprofits in the Human Services category:
Colleen DeMichele writes of St. John's St. Anne's Outreach Center: I have seen first hand as a volunteer for St. John's St. Anne's Outreach Center just how much the Capital Region gives, but more importantly how much the people who come to St. John's need. From the tiniest child, the homeless, the addicted, the elderly — the center is there for all. Feeding them a hot meal, or just providing somewhere to get out of the (elements)…seems so small and simple, but I have learned from these neighbors that simple things mean oh so much.
Terri Kersch writes of Troy Area United Ministries: TAUM is an umbrella under which more than 2,000 people annually benefit. Through TAUM programs, people are fed, children are taught, families supported, furniture and basic needs provided, Martin Luther King Scholarships awarded, and people (are) empowered. I have witnessed over the past three years that every service of TAUM is offered in an environment of care. All barriers are dissolved over a common meal…At TAUM everyone is treated with dignity and grace.
Jon Cross writes of Saratoga Bridges: The mental institutions of 50 years ago held hostage a population of people with individual thoughts, feelings and artistic ability. Advocating to enrich the lives of over 800 people with disabilities, (Saratoga Bridges) have given a voice and a hope for individual expression with no thought to severity of disability. From total care, to the integration of individuals into mainstream society through volunteerism and real jobs, "Bridges" has had a heart, and a single minded mission. They have made dreams come true for individuals as well as their families.
Nancy Virkler writes of Equinox Inc.: (It) began in 1969 as a small, all-volunteer organization as part of a caring community. Now a multi-faceted social services agency, Equinox serves homeless and disconnected youth, victims of domestic violence, adults dealing with mental illness and people struggling with chemical dependency. For all of its 43-year history, Equinox has hosted a Thanksgiving dinner…(which) not only serves meals, it serves as an introduction to this fabulous charity for many Capital Region residents. I personally find my volunteer work for this organization amazingly rewarding.
Sister Mary Ann LoGiudice writes of Catholic Charities: Community Maternity Services, an agency of Catholic Charities, has been helping pregnant teens and parenting adolescents for over 41 years. A young woman who was placed with CMS for adoption many years ago recently sent a generous gift and wrote: "Please accept the enclosed donation as a symbol of my gratitude. Nineteen years ago, I needed a home and my adoptive parents needed a child to love…I hope my donation helps you give children like me a chance." Catholic Charities — providing help, creating hope and strengthening the communities we live in.
Human services is the last category to be decided in the Capital Region Gives promotion. Readers will determine the top two finishers among the seven finalists in the final round of voting beginning Oct. 2. The winners will be announced Nov. 4 in a Capital Region Gives special section, a comprehensive Times Union project to help the community connect with local nonprofits in need of volunteers and donations. The new publication will provide an overview of local human service organizations, what they provide and how the community can get involved.
For a full list of promotion rules, click here.