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"Hannah's heart looks perfect! … Well, not as perfect as if she had 2 functioning ventricles … But perfect for her!" I do enjoy Hannah's cardiology appointments – especially when they're as positive as our most recent one!
Hannah's cardiologist is a gentle, kind man who also happens to have a daughter named Hannah. He is able to explain things in a way that we can easily understand, and as we found out last time, knows all the words to Peppa Pig: Grampy's Dinosaur Park (though he said he's never actually watched it, just listened as parents played it to distract their kids during their scans!).
But do you know what I like even better than her cardiology appointments? Not having them for 6 months! As Hannah's recovery has gone so smoothly and the shunt is doing its job well, we don't have to see him again before the middle of next year. And between now and then we'll only have one hospital check up to track her growth and development. Music to our ears!
So Hannah is able to get on with the job of being a baby. She's got a few more teeth poking through, is making lots of comical noises, and can pretty much roll over consistently. She's been trying to pull herself up on things too and enjoys standing, with only minimal support from us. Very soon she'll be on the move I think. It's such a joy to see her really interacting with us and our world.
Preparing for Hannah's first Christmas has also helped me reflect on God's faithfulness to us this year. He has indeed been so faithful, in so many graciously answered prayers.
But what if Hannah's surgeries, recoveries and medical stuff hadn't gone so well? What if we didn't have our little one around to celebrate more of her milestones? Would God have still been faithful to us and to Hannah then?
Christmas reminds me that yes, God is with us, he has been faithful, so wonderfully faithful. Our saviour Christ Jesus came as baby, he walked on earth as a man, and he died and rose to give us life with God.
We thank God for how we are finishing the year with Hannah, happy, smiley and healthy. But more than that we thank him for sending Jesus.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Love from us xx
Please give thanks for…
- Hannah's continued good health and development
- Time to celebrate Jesus' birth at Christmas with our friends and family
- God's many answered prayers this year
Please pray for…
- Our trust to continue to be in Jesus and not ourselves
- A safe and enjoyable holiday season
- Those children and families at Westmead Kids who won't be home for Christmas
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6
10 And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. – Luke 2:10-11


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Follow me as I move beyond parenthood into childfree infertility resolution -- things may not have worked out how we'd hoped, but "success" is redefine-able!
Friday, June 30, 2017
Telling People Is Exhausting
I did make it pretty darn explicit about what would be helpful to say. One of my smartass friends who I love basically made her comment all of them, and then personalized. (It made me chuckle.)
Here it is, different in some ways from the school one, and longer, but with some things the same. I think mentioning the donation of our nursery really helps too with the assvice, because it makes it clear that this is irreversible, not a fluke, not a phase, but definitively: we are DONE.
I have always prided myself on putting everything out there on Facebook, of having an authentic presence that speaks to the joys and painful parts of life alike. I must confess though that when faced with one of the most difficult years of my life, I simply wasn't in a place to share my reality here. I continued being honest and raw on my blog, but filled my Facebook persona with flowers, family birthdays, teaching stuff, octopus pillows, and at times, absences.
I am ready to share our reality publicly now, despite fears of judgment or comments that are often meant well but frankly hurt (which thankfully have been very few and far between in private sharing.) If you're searching for something to say, "I'm so sorry," "This sucks," "I'm here for you," and "I don't understand why these things happen" are all good options.
We are no longer pursuing adoption. After nearly 8 years of trying for a baby, first medically and then through adoption, we hit our point of ENOUGH at great personal cost. After tremendous thought, conversation, and consideration we are resolving our journey childfree. We never imagined that our quest for parenthood would end without a child, but that is how this crappy cookie crumbled.
We have so appreciated your love & support, and we ask you to abide with us as we venture out as a family of two -- our future different than we originally envisioned but so full of possibility, love, and happiness -- which helps us face this huge loss that we grieve deeply.
Thank you to all who contributed to our nursery -- it was such a special, beautiful place of hope while it lasted. We donated everything to an organization that helps women who don't have support for unintended pregnancies -- our loss will be someone else's blessing and help another new family get a head start.
Thank you so much and much love to you all.
There. Done. Explicit, but not too explain-y. I stole words from you and your amazing advice. I am exhausted from living in this space so completely for a couple of days. Band-aids are ripped, I am oozy, but maybe getting this out there to almost everyone (may the grapevine do the rest until our holiday card comes out... heh heh heh what do with this one...) will start the turn from traumatized and raw to the beginnings of some scabbing over, the formulation of some wings in my gooey little chrysalis.
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So much admiration for you! That's a lovely message - honest and not over-share-y.ReplyDelete
Both your messages are beautiful, and I'm glad the responses were kind. I can understand the exhaustion though: hopefully with this task complete you can relax into summer and more quiet kinds of healing.ReplyDelete
I also think it was a lovely message. I'm so glad you are feeling the love and support right now. But responding is exhausting. It's okay not to respond straight away, or to write a blanket response to all, then follow up individually if you want to when you have the energy and strength. Sending hugs.ReplyDelete
Jess, you nailed this one too. Short, sweet and cut off any potential innocent assvice (and so grateful you didn't have to take anyone to task). I'm so glad you've gotten this outpouring of love and support. Even though it's overwhelming now, it's something to be able to look back on. Bravo again lady. And continuing to send lots of love.ReplyDelete
Here's to the end of ooziness, the life cycle of a scab, and of healing in the raw places.ReplyDelete
Well done, Jess.
- AnonymousJuly 4, 2017 at 12:49 PM
Beautifully said. Glad that people were supportive and helpful. Hopefully that will continue as you move forward. Wishing you some restfulness (that kind of band-aid ripping is definitely exhausting) and healing.ReplyDelete
We never made any public announcements about our status (and Facebook wasn't around back then anyway -- thank goodness!!), but I can imagine it would be horribly exhausting. Of course, fending off well-meaning enquiries & hints would also be exhausting, so there is something to be said for ripping off the bandaid, as you put it. i think your FB post was perfect (belongs in a textbook, actually...!), and I am so glad that the response to date has been supportive. (((hugs)))ReplyDelete
Great job on your FB post and I'm SO HAPPY that you haven't had any stupid comments from people. I agree with Mali that you don't have to necessarily respond to every single comment (which you may have done already anyway).ReplyDelete

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Candice studied General Arts and Science at Lambton College and then History at Kings University College in London before attending Fanshawe College to receive her diploma for Office Administration for a Medical Office.
She became a member of the Family Physiotherapy team in 2013 becoming our Office administrator at our clinic on South Wenige Drive. In her spare time Candice enjoys spending time with her family, watching movies and baking.


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Today I had my mostly all day day at the new job. It was easy. I got to read and listen to music and ... help people. Yeah. Easy.
I'm getting tired since I missed my nap today so I'll cut right to the books.
Book #59 - Strange Angels (Strange Angels #1) by Lilith Saintcrow - This is a book with zombies, vampires, werewolves and a girl who has a lot of untapped potential. I ended up liking it despite how long it took me to get into it.
On My Wishlist (week 20) - Some of the early release books I've reviewed recently and loved.
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The first time I could never really get to grips with it and it really left me feeling SUCH a nobody but it's a pretty good source of info and way of publicising le blog so thought I may give it another whirl!
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 27, 2012 — /BackupReview.info/ — VMworld 2012 – Acronis, a leading provider of disaster recovery and data protection solutions for physical, virtual and cloud environments, today announced at VMworld 2012 that an upcoming feature in the next release of its flagship Acronis Backup & Recovery® platform will give IT organizations a new edge in data protection by allowing them to better leverage the cloud for backup and recovery. The ability to remotely recover files from a cloud backup through a web-based interface offers the "anywhere-access" benefits of a cloud-based backup strategy to enterprises of all sizes. In addition, Acronis has reduced the time and effort required for using the cloud as a backup target by introducing disk to disk to cloud staging into the Unified Platform.
Acronis is demonstrating the cloud capabilities of the latest Acronis Backup & Recovery beta build at booth #1701, opposite the Solutions Theatre in the VMworld 2012 exhibition hall. The new version release is expected to be available by the end of Q3 2012.
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We offer to volunteers (who volunteer 5 or more hours per week) the opportunity to ride in a lesson at a greatly reduced fee.
Sign-up sheets are posted on the Therapeutic barn wall.
Volunteers are required to put in a minimum of 5 hours prior to each lesson they are signed up for in order to ride at this reduced fee.
Presently, the volunteer riding lessons are Sundays at 5:00 pm.
Your instructor, Johnny, will assign you which horse to ride.
We suggest arriving at least 45 mins prior to the time of the lesson in order to properly groom and tack your horse in time for your lesson.
There is a 24 cancellation policy. If you can't be on site to cross your name off the list, please call Johnny directly and let him know (in advance).
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I was definitely a lil' naughty at Bluewater but to be fair I hadn't been shopping there since before Ireland which was way back in May so y'know, was well overdue. And for once in my life I actually love everything I got which is a rarity, ain't taking none of it back! I know I keep promising to do a post on the things I've bought the past couple of months but next week I WILL DELIVER so keep an eye out for that.
I also popped into Hobbycraft since now is definitely the time to get started on my Christmas stock for my shop, if possible I'd like to raise more money than before for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust (raised £220 last year, thank you to everyone who bought cards and those who helped spread the word!) Sorry to mention the 'C' word already but I'm super excited to get started on them and can I just say well done me on only buying the two things I needed in Hobbycraft and not going crazy like I usually do.
Actually no that's a lie, I did get a couple of other bits which I now need to buy more things for in order to use them but they were only cheap and if my little DIY goes well I shall show you them soon!
Before I go I just wondered if you guys could do a simple favour? Katie is a young girl with Cystic Fibrosis who received a double lung transplant two years ago. Unfortunately her body is now rejecting these new lungs and Katie is going through a really tough time with all that this brings, it really is so unfair. Due to her being so unwell she's now unable to go and meet Zoella next week which was one of her dreams on her bucket list. So the hope is if we all get tweeting Zoella will hopefully be able to go and visit Katie instead! She's just such an inspiration to everyone in the CF community, such a fighter and so positive - she's going through things most people couldn't even comprehend so it would be amazing for her to be able to tick something off her list.Please, please, please RT this tweet here , it takes two seconds and doesn't cost you a penny to do something kind :) Thank you! You can keep up to date with Katie's progress here if you're interested, she's also a fellow blogger!
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Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor, who will be next seen in dance movie "ABCD 2", says she is inspired by her father, actor Shakti Kapoor.
The 26-year-old "Ek Villian" actress will star alongside Varun Dhawan and Prabhudheva in director-choreographer Remo D'Souza's upcoming film.
"Apart from dance trainers, I thought of my dad (Shakti Kapoor) while dancing in 'ABCD 2'. My dad always says that when you dance you have to have a lot of energy. It has to be in your bones. You have to literally break ground," Shraddha told PTI.
The actress said she got to learn a lot from D'Souza's dancers. "We got to learn from Remo sir's dancers who are such amazing teachers and all comes from his philosophy. It was amazing; it was outstanding."
Did she get any tips from Prabhudheva, India's 'dancing king?' "Prabhudheva is amazing. He did not give as such, but we got to learn from him while shooting the film. Also he plays our guru in 'ABCD 2'. Dancing with him is a lifetime dream come true."
Shraddha is very excited about the release of "ABCD 2" as it was her dream to play a dancer's role in films. "I am so excited I can't tell you. It is the first time I am doing a film of dancing," she said.
"I have waited for a very long time to play this role. Finally it is happening. A lot of rehearsals and sweat have gone into it," Shraddha added.
Shraddha, apart from hogging the limelight for her performances in 'Ek Villian' and 'Haider', has grabbed headlines for her singing capabilities. The actress had stolen many hearts by crooning the unplugged version of "Teri Galiyan ..." from Mohit Suri directed 'Ek Villian.'
The actress said she is taking vocal lessons from Samantha Edwards. "I am taking vocal lessons from musician and trainer Samantha Edwards. She is amazing, outstanding... such a beautiful voice," she said.
Samantha is Priyanka Chopra's music trainer. "I am playing a singer's role in 'Rock On 2', therefore I needed some guidance from an expert. Samantha is good at voice modulation," she said.
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Wow, it's hard to believe it has been over six months since my last post. Work and life have certainly gotten in the way of me posting on this blog as often as I'd like. Even so,, I was watching the news last night and saw this. What is it they say? "and the children shall lead us."
Don't get me wrong, I'm in this chair for a reason and would not change it. But if this young man can open people's eyes to her struggles. So be it. Maybe then people will not think about treating us any differently because we are disabled
Brother carries younger brother 40 miles to support cerebral palsy
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Welcome to LoCoPOGS!
Loudoun County Parents of Gifted Students is an independent nonprofit organization that serves families with gifted* children who attend private, public or home schools in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Our Mission: To support the next generation of innovators and problem-solvers by educating parents on how best to address the special needs of their children.
Our organization hosts parent education meetings which include expert presentations, panel discussions and parent information sharing. We also have an active parents-only Facebook group "LoCoPOGS" and we produce webcasts and research reports which help educators and parents gain a greater understanding of the unique needs of gifted children.
We occasionally host children's club activities. All LoCoPOGS meetings are free and open to all.
*We use the following definition of gifted: "Giftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm. This asynchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity. The uniqueness of the gifted renders them particularly vulnerable and requires modifications in parenting, teaching and counseling in order for them to develop optimally." (The Columbus Group, 1991)


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Monday Briefing: Bunnell Candidate Forum, Early Primary Voting, Louis CK and Beck On Heil Trump
FlaglerLive | March 7, 2016
Today: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Details here.
Today's fire danger is moderate. Flagler County's Drought Index is at 107.
Today's tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Today's document from the National Archives.
The OED's Word of the Day: nephology, n..
The Live Community Calendar
Today's jail bookings.
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- In Flagler and Palm Coast
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- In State Government
- In Coming Days in Flagler and Palm Coast
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- In the Press, In the News
- Fact-Checking the Knaves
- Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports
- Local Road and Interstate Construction
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Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Many can be heard or seen live through each agency's website.
Early Voting is on in Flagler for the presidential primary election in Florida. Only Democrats and Republicans may cast ballots in their respective parties' primaries. Independents and minor-party voters may not vote, Florida being a closed-primary state. Early voting runs through March 12 at the Supervisor of Elections' office in Bunnell (at the Government Services Building), the Flagler County Public Library on Palm Coast Parkway, and at the Palm Coast Community Center. Every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Click here for early voting details.
The Flagler County Commission meets at 9 a.m. at the Government Services Building. The commission is expected to approve an ordinance opposing fracking, though this year's attempt in the Legislature to ease the way for fracking failed. Health Department administrator Robert Snyder will give an update. Pam Walker and Ryan Crabb look to be re-appointed to the Tourist Development Board for four-year terms. The commission is expected to ratify another slew of TDC taxpayer subsidies for various events, including $5,000 for the Florida Flag Football League State Championships June 9-11 and $5,000 for WNZF's parent company, Flagler Broadcasting, to subsidize Rock'n RibFest April 7-10, 2016.
Bunnell Candidate Forum and Town Hall Meeting, 6:30 p.m.: The Flagler County Chamber of Commerce, the Flagler County Association of Realtors and the Flagler Home Builders Association are partnering to host a voter education opportunity prior to the Bunnell City Commission election. The Flagler Votes Bunnell Candidate Forum and Town Hall Meeting will take place Monday, March 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Bunnell's Old City Hall, 200 S. Church Street. The purpose of the forum is to bring the three city commission candidates together — Bill Baxley, Jan Reeger and Elbert Tucker — so residents and business owners can hear from them before the election and learn where they stand on local issues. Unlike the Bunnell forum the group hosted in 2014, the evening's format will include some questions submitted by Bunnell area businesses before opening it up to audience questions. The event is free and open to the public.In court: Circuit Judge Mathhew Foxman hears a possible plea in the case of Duane Weeks, the son of ex-Supervisor of Elections Kimberle Weeks, who faces a third-degree felomny battery charge dating back to June 2015, when his then-25-year-old live-in girlfriend told police that they'd been at Bimini bar and got into an argument in the car as they were idling outside the Country Store. According to the victim, Weeks "physically grabbed her by her neck with one hand and demanded for her to go buy cigarettes," his arrest report states. Weeks then told the woman to drive him to Hollar and Green. Once there, the arrest report states, Weeks "was grabbing her against her will and smashing her head into the wall several times." (9 a.m., Courtroom 401)
Caution: It's Bike Week. Look both ways three times.
Updated jail bookings and day and night shift incident summary reports are available here.
SWAT Team Serves Search Warrant at House of Man at Center of Puppy-Shooting Controversy: A day after the completion of a necropsy of the puppy found dead with apparent bullet wounds in Palm Coast's W Section last week, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office this afternoon served a search warrant at the house of Miles Smith, at 31 Lago Vista Place.
Flagler's Athletic Directors Concerned By Proposed Law Facilitating Student-Athletes' Transfers: The bill, SB 684, is sponsored by Senators Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and Senator Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, and in addition to allowing smaller private schools to join the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) on a per-sport basis, as opposed to the current method of having to pay for membership for all sports, the bill would ease the path for student-athletes looking to transfer.
Troubled Florida Department of Corrections Asks for 734 More Positions for Security. Lawmakers Say No.: A deal on the state's public-safety budget that lawmakers reached late Friday would not give the Department of Corrections the 734 additional positions that the agency says are necessary to make Florida's prisons more secure.
Florida House Overwhelmingly Approves Use of Full-Strength Pot for Terminally Ill, 99-16: The plan (HB 307 and HB 1313) also would revamp the 2014 law, which has been bogged down in legal challenges over the selection of nurseries to get potentially lucrative contracts. Many House members pointed during a debate Thursday to how medical marijuana could help suffering patients.
Note: Most proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel.
The House is scheduled to hold a floor session at 10 a.m.
Uber: The app-based transportation service Uber, which has been locked in a battle about legislation dealing with the ride-sharing industry, will hold an event with the Florida Police Chiefs Association to discuss DUI reduction efforts. (8 a.m., Governor's Club, 202 South Adams St., Tallahassee.)
PSC and Food Bank: Florida Public Service Commission Chairwoman Julie Brown will join local officials and America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend to discuss information related to food and telephone services for low-income people. (10:30 a.m.)
Solar amendment: The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments about a proposed constitutional amendment backed by a group known as "Consumers for Smart Solar." Justices will determine whether the proposed ballot wording meets legal tests to go before voters in November. (11 a.m.)
–Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive
In Coming Days in Palm Coast and Flagler:
Click on the links for more details:
- March 9: Flagler Reads Together program: Graham Swamp Preserve Trail Walk, starting at 10 a.m.. Meet at the Colbert Lane trail head for approximately a two-mile hike.
- Flagler Reads Together Program: Walking the Appalachian Trail with Denise Bevan. The Palm Coast city government administration coordinator will share her own experience of walking the trail, 2 p.m. at the Palm Coast City Hall Community Room, in Town Center.
- March 11: Flagler County Job Fair, at the Palm Coast campus of Daytona State College, 3000 Palm Coast Pkwy, SE Bldg 3. The job fair will offer businesses and job seekers opportunities to connect on March 11, 2016 from noon to 6 p.m.
- March 15: Presidential Primary Election in Flagler and all of Florida, and Bunnell city election.
- March 15: The Flagler County Historical Society resumes its bus trips to historic and interesting county sites with Bill Ryan as your guide on Tuesday, March 15. The bus leaves from the Holden House, 204 East Moody Boulevard in Bunnell, at 10 a.m. and returns at 2:30 p.m. The cost is $15 per person and does not include lunch at the Bull Creek Fish Camp. To make reservations or for information call 386-439-5003.
- March 30-April 2: Florida Future Problem Solvers State Competition, to be attended by four to five Flagler County schools, at Doubletree Orlando Seaworld, 10100 International Drive, Orlando.
- March 5: Christian Women's Conference: "Unexpected Detours," Featuring Carol Kent, an inspiring Christian speaker and best-selling author. First Baptist Church of Bunnell, 2301 Commerce Parkway, Bunnell. $25 to attend. Price includes lunch. Contact Marge Ankrom for information, 386-931-2784
- April 2: Cheer at the Pier, a fund-raiser for the Flagler Beach Historical Museum, from 3 to 6 p.m. Call Virginia Giaramita for information at 386/299-8892.
- April 12: Anjali Anabel Tomerlin, a third grader at Imagine School at Town Center in Palm Coast who's written and illustrated her first book, will hold a book-signing at the Flagler Beach Public library from 4 to 6 p.m.
- April 15: The Florida Ethics Commission will take up an administrative law judge's recommendation in the ethics case against Flagler County Sheriff Jim Manfre. 9 a.m.
Click on the link for more details.
- Elks Name Palm Coast Fire Chief Mike Beadle Citizen of the Year
- Native American Festival Takes Princess Place
- Sheriff's Office's Communications Section Accredited.
- Bee Gees Tribute Band Stayin' Alive Returns to Flagler Auditorium March 4
- Jon Moscowitz Named Sons of the American Revolution's Firefighter of the Year
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Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports
The following is an update of ongoing construction and development projects in Palm Coast, through Feb. 17:
Seminole Woods Multi Use Path design, 75 percent done: Survey continues, shot horizontal and vertical features for path design.
Holland Park, 54 percent done: Grading and installation of sidewalks continues. Restroom block cells poured and trusses installed. Installation of street and pathway light poles and fixtures.
County's I-95 Interchange Matanzas Woods Reclaim Water, 83 percent done: Approximately 1,600 ft. of 16″ HDPE piping was air tested February 11, 2016. On February 12, 2016 the 16″ HDPE reuse main was installed under the southbound ramp.
Palm Harbor Parkway Roadway Extension, 50 percent done: Work continues on the stormwater structure at the intersection of Palm Harbor Parkway and Forest Grove.
Colechester Bridge, 94 percent done: Sea walls have been completed and forming of the western abutment almost complete.
North Old Kings Road Extension to Matanzas Woods Parkway, 19 percent done: Asphalt was installed on the new section of roadway adjacent to the old roadway at the intersection of Old Kings Road and Forest Grove. (Not in the Dec. 4 update.)
Old Kings Road Force Main 96 percent done:: February 11, 2016 night work with lane closure and tank trucking for the south end force main tie-in to the 12″ pipe from the South and the 12″ pipe from Town Center. The new
16″ force main and the 8″ old main were connected to the old Pump Station north of Lehigh Canal.
Island Walk Shopping Center Phase 2, 26 percent done: February 15, 2016 a 10″ core was made into the existing manhole for the sewer lateral for the 2 lots facing Palm Coast Parkway. (GoToby has a construction permitting progress report here.)
Road and Interstate Construction:
Forest Grove Drive connection to Palm Harbor Parkway to be closed starting Dec. 18: Effective Friday, Dec. 18, the City of Palm Coast will be closing the Forest Grove Drive connection to Palm Harbor Parkway. This road closure is required as part of construction operations for the Palm Harbor Parkway extension, which is currently under construction. Palm Harbor is being realigned and extended to connect directly with Matanzas Woods Parkway where it intersects with Old Kings Road. Message boards will be placed to advise motorists and other travelers of the upcoming change, and a public meeting has already been held for residents living in that area. Both the Palm Harbor extension and a separate extension of Old Kings Road are being built in preparation for the new Interstate 95 interchange to open next June at Matanzas Woods Parkway. As part of the projects, traffic patterns around Matanzas High School will be changing. One goal is to turn Forest Grove Drive back into a residential street as it was originally intended to be. The upcoming road closure of the Forest Grove Drive connection to Palm Harbor Parkway is part of that project. Forest Grove will be turned into a cul de sac on that end. Once the separate Old Kings Road extension is completed, in June 2016, the Forest Grove Drive access to the high school will be closed because it will no longer be needed. Instead, motorists and other travelers will get to Matanzas High School via the new signalized intersection at Matanzas Woods, Palm Harbor and Old Kings. For more information, please contact Palm Coast Communications Manager Cindi Lane at 386-986-3708 or email@example.com.
Giovanni Allevi: Back to Life
Previous Codas:
- Leonard Bernstein Conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra: Mozart's Symphony Nr. 40 in G Minor, K550
- Sheng Cai Performs Triana by Albeniz
- Haydn's String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, "Emperor," Performed by the St. Lawrence String Quartet
- Dvorak's 9th Symphony, "New World," Performed by the Berlin Philharmonic, Conducted by Sergiu Celibidache (1991)
- The Great Jacques Brel Sings "Amsterdam," Live, With Subtitles
- Emmanuel Pahud Performs Mozart Flute Concerto No 1 in G Major, K 313
- Wynton Marsalis Performs Haydn's Trumpet Concerto
- Evgeny Kissin Performs Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2, from Paris
- Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No.6, Performed by Martha Argerich (1966)
- Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1, Hélène Grimaud, piano
- Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, Rudolph Serkin, piano
- Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832): Sonatine No.1 in C Major, Op. 20, Mitsuru Nagai, Piano
- Roland Hanna at the Village Vanguard
- H. J. Baermann (1784-1847): Adagio D flat major for Clarinet and Strings
- Mily Balakirev's Islamey, Op. 18, Performed by Valentina Lisitsa
- Saint-Saëns's Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 33
- The Danza Final from Alberto Ginastera's Estancia
- John Coltrane: Alabama
- W.F. Bach: Sinfonia in D minor, F 65
- Robert Schumann's Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61, Leonard Bernstein Conducting
- Daniel Barenboim Performs Mozart Sonata in C Major, K,330
- Mieczysław Karłowicz: Violin Concerto in A Major Op 8
- Bach's Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
- Bach's Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060
- Glenn Gould on Bach
- Bach's Harpsichord Works on Historical Instruments
- Mstistalv Rostropovich Performs the Complete Bach Cello Suites, BWV 1007-1012
- The Six Brandenburgs Performed by the Munich Bach Orchestra, Conducted by Karl Richter
- Andras Schiff Plays Bach's French Suites
- Andras Schiff Plays Bach's English Suites


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My daughter helped name this one. She said "Butter"! I said "No, 'Butter' is a better cow name." She said "...because of that buttery color melting on her head." I said "Yea, but I might want to use 'Butter' on a cow some day. Look at her - she needs some kind of 'Fluff' name!"
So Butter Fluff it is!
Even better, Butter Fluff has progress shots!


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Starting with a new 2015 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI, H&R installed their Sport Spring kit to lower the vehicle 1.00" front & rear and H&R Sport Sway Bars (27mm front and 25mm rear) to reduce body roll. Then they installed a set of 19x8.5 Forgeline one piece forged monoblock GT1 5-Lug wheels finished in our Transparent Red powdercoat and Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (235/35ZR19).
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The French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau has become legendary for his spectacular cinematography of natural marine life. The reader may be familiar with the magnificent underwater documentaries produced by the Jacques Cousteau Foundation or those of the National Geographic Society.
We have implemented an animation system that enables an animator to produce intriguing ``nature documentaries'' of an artificial undersea world, not by conventional means, but by assuming the role of a marine cinematographer analogous to that played by Cousteau. Unlike Cousteau, however, who must deal with a physical camera in a physical world, our animator uses a virtual camera to explore and record artificial life inhabiting a virtual marine world. To demonstrate this new gender of computer animation, we have created a mini animated parody of a National Geographic underwater documentary.
Our ``National Geo-Graphics'' documentary explores ``The Undersea World of Jack Cousto''. Jack's cinematography reveals a mysterious world of colorful artificial fishes. We observe mating rituals and other elaborate behaviors. Dangerous predators stalk in the deceptively peaceful habitat. The following images show stills from the animation, which was rendered using the photorealistic RenderMan package.
``The Undersea World of Jack Cousto'' runs for two minutes and thirty seconds and was produced by the author along with her colleague Radek Grzeszczuk and Professor Demetri Terzoupoulos.
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|January 1996


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Are There Really Only 5 Americans in NOCO?
Granted I didn't drive all of NOCO this morning, but I was around a bit and I can't believe that not counting mine, I only saw 4 of these. Hello, today is June 14, 2013.
JUNE 14 IS FLAG DAY! (From the National Flag Day Foundation)
Our mission is to carry on the tradition of the first flag day observance. On June 14th, 1885, Bernard J. Cigrand, a 19 year old teacher at Stony Hill School, placed a 10 inch, 38- star flag in a bottle on his desk then assigned essays on the flag and its significance. This observance, commemorated Congresses adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777. This observance was also the beginning of Cigrand's long years of fervent and devoted effort to bring about national recognition and observance of Flag Day. The crowning achievement of his life came at age fifty when President Wilson, on May 30, 1916, issued a proclamation calling for a nation wide observance of Flag Day. Then in 1949, President Truman signed an Act Of Congress designating the 14th day of June every year as National Flag Day. On June 14th, 2004, the 108th U.S. Congress voted unanimously on H.R. 662 that Flag Day originated in Ozaukee County, Waubeka Wisconsin.
On my travels this morning, I saw three (3) houses with American flags waving in the wind and two, (2) motorcycles... that's it, that's all. I told my Digital manager this and he said, "What's today"? REALLY????? Oh, but don't think that he is alone, the front office guy, the one that gives you your prizes when you come to our studios, Josh, he said "What's the big deal"? I looked at him, the way I can sometimes look and said, "REALLY"???????
There are a few podiums that I will stand on and rant and rave till I've talked myself blue in the face, they are Stupid Drivers, Fate and American Pride. It doesn't matter which animal you are... donkey, elephant or a crossbreed of the two, we are ALL Americans and should feel privileged to show our Pride. This country may at times seem to have let you down and you may not understand the rules to the rules to the question with no answers, but it IS the best place on Earth.
When I see the flag waving in the wind, I get goosebumps. This morning when I pulled old Glory out and walked to the flag post on our porch I was as proud as an Eagle soaring high above this great land. I think less of the politicians than I do of soldiers that keep us free. We are able to do so many things that we take for granted everyday. We don't always mean to, but we do. It's hard to imagine not being able to own a home, go to the farmers market or drink feces free water. We are allowed to have our own children whether that be 1 or 19 and we are free to raise them fearing God and worshiping the land. Without our soldiers this would not be possible, if you think that I am exaggerating try living somewhere else. God Bless our soldiers... God Bless our Flag...
"And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. -National Anthem


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Bar Rescue host and executive producer Jon Taffer joined us live to talk about Season 4 of Bar Rescue and his new book "Raise the Bar."
Jon Taffer is a top-rated television personality known as the hard-nosed, "turnaround guy" and no-nonsense host of SPIKE TV's highest rated program "Bar Rescue," (Sunday's @ 9/8C).
Season 4 kicks off October 6th and Taffer's new book "Raise the Bar" is in stores October 8th.
Jon Taffer is Founder and Chairman of Taffer Dynamics, a world-renowned hospitality consulting and business services firm, Taffer concurrently serves as president of Nightclub and Bar Media Group, which operates the Nightclub & Bar Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas.
Jon was also instrumental in the creation of NFL Sunday Ticket.
For more information on "Bar Rescue," click HERE.


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Traveling Luck for Columbus Country Club Mississippi, United States
The timezone in Columbus Country Club is America/Rankin_Inlet
Morning Sunrise at 04:46 and Evening Sunset at 18:54. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 33.5217°, Longitude. -88.4056° , Elevation. 57m
Morning Sunrise at 04:46 and Evening Sunset at 18:54. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 33.5217°, Longitude. -88.4056° , Elevation. 57m
Weather near Columbus Country Club Last report from Columbus Air Force Base, MS 17.9km away
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Satellite map of Columbus Country Club and it's surroudings...
Geographic features & Photographs around Columbus Country Club in Mississippi, United States
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Harvest Bible Church (1.4km)
- Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church (1.6km)
- Our Savior Lutheran Church (1.9km)
- Pleasant Ridge Church (2km)
- Bethel Church (2.1km)
- First Assembly of God Church (2.5km)
- Jerusalem Temple Apostolic Church (2.7km)
- Northside Baptist Church (2.7km)
- Stephens Chapel Baptist Church (2.8km)
- Saint James United Methodist Church (3.2km)
- Immanuel Church (3.3km)
- Immanuel Baptist Church (3.3km)
- Broadacres United Methodist Church (3.4km)
- Missionary Union Baptist Church (3.4km)
- First Freewill Baptist Church (3.6km)
- First Christian Church (3.7km)
- East End Baptist Church (3.7km)
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Hughes Elementary School (1km)
- Lee High School (1.8km)
- Cook Junior High School (2.1km)
- Warden-Carden School (2.2km)
- Heritage Academy (2.2km)
- Hunt High School (2.3km)
- Union Academy (2.6km)
- Stokes-Beard Elementary School (3km)
- Caldwell High School (3.4km)
- Brandon Elementary School (3.5km)
section of populated place a neighborhood or part of a larger town or city.
- Cady Hills (subdivision) (1.5km)
- Briarwood (subdivision) (1.8km)
- Rolling Fork Estates (subdivision) (2.1km)
- Arrington Park (subdivision) (3km)
- Bluecutt Estates (subdivision) (3.3km)
- Greenacres (subdivision) (3.4km)
- Penningtons Lake Subdivision (subdivision) (3.6km)
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Columbus Country Club (0km)
- Maranatha Faith Center (1.7km)
- Church of Christ of Columbus (1.9km)
- Faith Temple Church of God in Christ (2.6km)
- Sanders Chapel (3.2km)
- Leigh Mall Shopping Center (3.4km)
Accommodation around Columbus Country Club
Wingate by Wyndham Columbus 129 Brickerton St, Columbus
RIVERCHASE HOTEL 2015 MILITARY RD, Columbus
Courtyard Columbus 1995 6th Street North, Columbus
tower a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- WACR-AM (Columbus) (1.9km)
- WACR-FM (Columbus) (1.9km)
- WCBI-AM (Columbus) (3km)
- WCBI-TV (Columbus) (3.3km)
dam a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Pennington Lake Dam (2.8km)
- Pennington Lake Dam (2.8km)
- Pennington Lake Dam (3.2km)
- Pennington Lake Dam (3.7km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Bonny Slough (2.3km)
- Magby Creek (2.5km)
- Black Creek (3.5km)
building(s) a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
- Magnolia Hill (2.8km)
- Hickory Sticks (3km)
hospital a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.
- Golden Triangle Regional Medical Center (2.5km)
- Columbus Hospital (2.6km)
park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Lee Park (2.7km)
- Propst Park (3.4km)
airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Phillips International Airport (0.4km)
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Sandfield Cemetery (3.5km)
reservoir(s) an artificial pond or lake.
- Pennington Lakes (3.6km)
second-order administrative division a subdivision of a first-order administrative division.
- Lowndes County (0.8km)
Wikipedia entries close to Columbus Country Club
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- John C. Stennis Lock and Dam dam
- Wells, Mississippi city o
- Plymouth, Mississippi
- Steens, Mississippi city o
- Whitebury, Mississippi city o
- New Hope, Mississippi city o city
- Columbus Air Force Base city o city
- McCrary, Mississippi city o
- Lake Lowndes State Park park
- Woodlawn, Mississippi city o
- Kolola Springs, Mississippi city o
- Bent Oak, Mississippi city o
- Golden Triangle Regional Airport airport airport
- Caledonia, Mississippi city o city
- Billups, Mississippi city o
Airports close to Columbus Country ClubColumbus afb(CBM), Colombus, Usa (17.9km)
Meridian nas(NMM), Meridian, Usa (139.4km)
Birmingham international(BHM), Birmingham, Usa (196.4km)
Greenwood leflore(GWO), Greenwood, Usa (199.7km)
Craig fld(SEM), Selma, Usa (239.5km)


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From the Office of the President
To the Dartmouth community,
We are writing today to let you know that tomorrow, Wednesday, April 24, 2013,
all undergraduate and graduate classes in the Arts & Sciences will not be held.
They will, however, be replaced by alternative programming designed to bring
students, faculty, and staff together to discuss Dartmouth's commitment to
fostering debate that promotes respect for individuals, civil and engaged
discourse, and the value of diverse opinions.
This unusual action is being taken by the President and the Dean of the Faculty
of Arts & Sciences and is strongly supported by the Dean of the College, other
divisions, and many students and staff. This has been prompted by a series of
threatening and abusive online posts used to target particular students in the
wake of the protest that disrupted the Dimensions Welcome Show on Friday
evening. We feel it is necessary for the community as a whole to have the
opportunity to learn about all that has transpired and to discuss further
action that will help us live up to our mission.
Tomorrow's programming will include:
-9:30–11 a.m.: Faculty of Arts & Sciences (tenured and tenure-track)
participation in a meeting of the Faculty Coordinating Committee, in the Black
Family Visual Arts Center's Loew Auditorium
-10–11 a.m.: Jessica Pettitt, a social justice and diversity consultant and
facilitator, will speak in Dartmouth Hall 105
-11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.: Community gathering on the lawn in front of Dartmouth
-12:15–1:15 p.m.: Complimentary lunch for the Dartmouth community at Class of
1953 Commons
-1:30–3 p.m.: "Teach-in" small discussions facilitated by faculty and
staff in rooms across campus, locations to be announced
Additional details regarding locations will be published by 9 a.m. tomorrow on
the Dean of the College website: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~deancoll/
The decision to replace classes for a day with alternative programming is not
taken lightly. The faculty will decide how best to make up tomorrow's class
Together, we will make this day an important step toward realizing a better
We hope to see you tomorrow,
Carol Folt, Interim President
Michael Mastanduno, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Charlotte Johnson, Dean of the College
Joseph Helble, Dean of Thayer School of Engineering
Lindsay Whaley, Interim Vice Provost
Maria Laskaris, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Harry Sheehy, Director of Athletics
Harry Kinne, Director of Safety & Security


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The Idaho Statesman's Dan Popkey reports that top executives of K12, which operates the Idaho Virtual Academy, have been slapped with a class-action lawsuit, alleging the company used deceptive recruiting practices and stretched the truth when boasting about student performance.
Popkey refers to a Washington Post report that said K12 CEO Ron Packard and CFO Harry Hawks were named in the suit, filed in federal court on Monday by a shareholder, raising questions about the effectiveness of virtual schools.
Idaho Virtual Academy boasts 2,930 Gem State students, receiving $12.8 million in state funds in FY 2010. Additionally, Packard, Hawks and K12 employees made campaign donations to Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna's 2010 election campaign.
A New York Times investigation, published Dec. 12, revealed inconsistencies when reconciling K12 student achievement and statements made by Packard.
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EU digital competence and entrepreneurship competence frameworks meeting
The main topics of the meeting were: progress on the two EU frameworks on digital competences and on entrepreneurship competences, link with upcoming Skills Agenda and future plans, as well as governance and dissemination of the frameworks and related assessment tools.
The meeting was attended by representatives of all key departments i.e. Directorate-Generals (DGs) of European Commission and other relevant EU organizations related to the topic.
The South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (SEECEL) was represented at the meeting by Maja Ljubić, Assistant Director.


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Ingrid Littré, age 21 from Fort-de-France is Beauty Queen Miss Martinique World 2009. She will complete at the Miss World 2009. The 59th Miss World pageant, will be held on December 12, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia will crown her successor at the end of this event. About 110 contestants are expected to attend the event.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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Lord of Misrule
By Jaimy Gordon
Publisher: McPherson & Company
Katie McDonough writes:
Whenever I come across a book that centers on the world of horseracing, I feel a twinge of recognition, of longing. I grew up cleaning rooms at Starting Gate Cottages, my family's once charming, now decaying cabin-court motel ten miles south of Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York. Some of our guests traveled to the area for short-term construction work or for concerts at SPAC, but the majority came to stay with us for one reason and one reason alone: to go to the races.
Some had spent time in the business. Others were inveterate gamblers. Many were just grown kids whose dads had once boosted them up for a better view of the backstretch. I made their beds and cleaned their toilets every summer until I was eighteen, but I never understood what all the fuss was about. During the racing season, my parents, my younger brother, and I were chained to the motel, working almost around the clock some days to keep up with arriving and departing guests. We went to the track a few times over the years, but I always felt like there was a curtain between me and the action, a secret I wasn't being told.
Jaimy Gordon's Lord of Misrule is that secret, that peek behind the scenes that I never got as a kid. I stood under the red-and-white-striped awnings and squinted to see the bright white-and-green starting gate at Saratoga, but I never got the chance to go deeper—to be on the other side of the long, white fence of the paddock, to smell the air inside of a hay-filled stall. This is where the real story of horseracing plays out, in hushed conversations and hastily made deals. This is where horseracing lives.
Gordon's novel is set at the fictional Indian Mound Downs, a rundown West Virginia racetrack that feels like the anti-Saratoga, a place run by monsters and haunted by ghosts, a place where humans are slaves and horses are kings, but only as long as they're worth something. Its devil-red dust and darkened shedrows bear little resemblance to the sunny Saratoga of my memory, but from what I can tell their guts are the same: money and competition, hope and luck.
[Luck] came to you because you called to it, whistled for it, because it saw you wouldn't take no for an answer. Luck was the world leaping into your arms across a deep ditch and long odds. It was love, which is never deserved; all the rest is drudgery.
The lives of characters like the toothless, black groom, Medicine Ed, and the "dilapidated hull of a woman," Deucey Gifford, could only be described as drudgery. They sleep on haystacks and wake in the dark to muck stalls and rub horses that they love like people and could lose in an instant—a claiming race ends with cash in someone else's hand. But the ones who hold the cash aren't immune to suffering. Men like Gus Zeno and Joe Dale Bigg are just as lost as the rest, just as needy—the type of people the racetrack calls.
Without a doubt, this is Medicine Ed's book. It's his voice that speaks to us, his eyes we use to see. "Medicine Ed, like the boll weevil in the song, was looking for a home." And everyone here is, and the racetrack is a sort of home. Ed has spent his life at the track; at seventy-two, he's hoping to get out. But as much as the reader wants that for him, it's hard to imagine him anyplace else.
This is Medicine Ed's book, but it's Maggie and Tommy's story. The novel opens with their arrival from Charles Town—all eyes on her, a "frizzly hair girl" of twenty-five, and him, her lover/captor with the wild laugh. She is the phantom twin he's spent his life looking for, the one his mother swore he consumed in the womb. Tommy needs Maggie, and she crumbles at his touch. Theirs is a story we already know.
Each of Gordon's characters is both good and bad, fair and cruel; try as you might, you can't completely love or completely hate any of them. And the same goes for horseracing itself. With language like a poem and images like a dream, the novel is a gorgeous, uncensored tribute to the sport, a book like a racehorse that deservedly beat the odds.
As for my question, it's Medicine Ed who answers:
I tell you a secret, horse racing is not no science. Some of em tries to make it a science, with the drugs and the chemicals and that, but ma' fact it's more like a religion. It's a clouded thing. You can't see through it. It comes down to a person's beliefs.
Katie McDonough is Marketing Media Manager at the National Book Foundation. She received her MFA in Creative Nonfiction from The New School in 2010, and her work has appeared in Used Furniture Review, Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, and elsewhere. She lives in Brooklyn.
Fiction Finalists That Year:
- Peter Carey for Parrot and Olivier in America
- Nicole Krauss for Great House
- Lionel Shriver for So Much for That
- Karen Tei Yamashita for I Hotel
Fiction Judges That Year: Andrei Codrescu, Samuel R. Delany, Sabina Murray, Joanna Scott, Carolyn See
The Year in Literature:
- Tinkers by Paul Harding won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
- Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Prize for literature.
More Information:
Lord of Misrule is an expansion of Gordon's short story, "A Night's Work," which was selected for The Best American Short Stories 1995.
Suggested Links: Jaimy Gordon's 2010 NBA Page
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"Signature Collection"
By Meredith Baxter
Is A Benefit to Women
By Kathy DeSantis, CMP
You've seen Meredith Baxter on TV as the perfect mom on the TV series, Family Ties, and on other TV shows and movies, where she has tackled serious roles in controversial subjects, and comedic roles as well, always with a social consciousness towards women's issues and well-being.
Meredith developed confidence and appeal as an actress because she grew up in a show business family. Her mother was an actress and her stepfather an agent. Those who have seen her work know she is not only a consummate performer, but a dynamic force whose career is more than the sum of acting parts. Her signature roles are living proof that she invites courageous and controversial characters and always meets them head-on.
As a single mother of five children, including 16-year-old twins, she is often working and out of town, and has learned to balance career and family. Her notable roles as a wife and mother include A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story, for which she won an Emmy nomination, followed by Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, The Last Chapter. She won a second Emmy nomination for her work in the Other Mothers, portraying a teenager's lesbian mother.
In keeping with her championing of women's struggles, she breathed life into Winnie, a story about a retarded woman who carves a place for herself in the world. In Darkness before Dawn, she played a nurse who worked in a methadone clinic struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.
Meredith's work continues to resonate and influence audiences. Her film on bulimia, Kate's Secret, is still shown in school health classes all over the country. She was equally indelible in My Breast, a true story about journalist Joyce Wadler's triumph over breast cancer. Such portrayals awakened her to the seriousness of that impinging illness and moved her to action in this arena. She received a special award for public awareness from the National Breast Cancer Coalition.
Equally at ease on the stage, Meredith's credits include Spine, Butterflies Are Free, Guys and Dolls, Talley's Folly and numerous performances of Love Letters. As artist-in-residence at Dartmouth College, she starred in The Country Wife and appeared in and co-produced The Diaries of Adam and Eve.
After completing the independent feature, Elevator Seeking, and two movies, Wednesday Woman, and Miracle on the 17th Green, she went to Toronto to film Crash Course, based on a true story of a 19-year-old boy who suffered brain damage after being hit by a drunk driver. As the mother, she helps him to heal and move out of the victim role, enabling him to return to college. She has also filmed Aftermath, depicting the impact on a family after incest has been discovered.
Now this industrious actress has ventured into another avenue to help women: Quality skin care products that really work and are reasonably priced! She has developed a line of personal skin care products called "Signature Collection," being launched nationwide for dry-skin sufferers like herself. I have always liked and admired her on TV, so I was curious about the products and what motivated her to launch into this field!
I have tried many skin care products in the quest for relief from dry skin on my hands. A sample of the "Signature Collection" Hand Cream convinced me that it really does work! As I put it on I noticed how clean and smooth it felt, and how quickly it was absorbed. All day my hands felt great, even after I washed them. It is excellent! Meredith recommends using the hand cream up to five times a day for maximum healing. The prices are kept reasonable so that the products can be used for their maximum effectiveness.
In talking to Meredith early one morning, I was caught up in her enthusiastic description of the products and how they came about. She said she was desperate for a solution to her own dry skin and ambitiously decided to create the perfect remedy herself. With the help of friends in the business, and the knowledge of two simple ingredients that make all the difference, glycerin, the premier moisturizer, and aloe vera, the ultimate conditioner, as well as 14 botanical extracts and vitamins that ease dryness and irritation, she seems to have a successful combination.
Indeed, she has surpassed her goal — the ingredients not only soften and heal dryness, but also reportedly improve severe skin conditions such as burns, cuts, psoriasis and eczema. In fact, women undergoing radiation therapy have used them to soften and heal, as well as those with major scars after surgery. There is even a fragrance-free formula.
While we talked, Meredith read several testimonials that were sent to her website from people who had suffered serious skin conditions. One, a dermatologist who was very impressed, and an ObGyn in Atlanta who used the product to counteract side effects of medicine to his skin, and then started recommending the product to his patients. In fact, Meredith says that lots of hospital gift shops carry her products, popular gift items for patients and also with the nurses who must repeatedly wash their hands with chemicals. She recounted several stories of people who purchased the products from the Home Shopping Network and at trade shows, seeing visible results.
What a great accomplishment — to combine a superior product with a noble cause? As a reflection of her values and commitment to women's health issues Baxter formed the Meredith Baxter Foundation for Breast Cancer Research to which a portion of the proceeds from her skin care line is donated. (SPF 15 Facial Moisturizer, SPF 15 Hand Therapy, Foot Cream, Bath/Shower Gel, Body Lotion, Eye Cream, Anti-Aging Eye Cream and "Meredith" Night Therapy") Funds will go toward prevention and research and provide free mammograms for all women. She is actively working with the community to help fund projects that promote a cure for this non-discriminating disease.
"The breast cancer research foundation is very important to me. There are still so many inroads that need to be explored, and this is one way I can give back from my success. When someone buys my product for themselves, or as a gift, they can be pleased to know that part of the purchase is given back to the community," Meredith said.
For the men there is also a "very sexy" line of products called "Rogue," although the hand cream and other products are popular with men as well.
Meredith Baxter deserves applause once again — this time for her efforts toward a practical solution to a common irritation for women, as well as furthering the cause for important research in breast cancer.
To find a retailer where the products can be purchased, call Meredith Baxter Products at (800) 626-6272. I recommend a review of the products online, as well as the pretty gift packages with her radiant picture on them, and that you order directly from her website www.meredithbaxterproducts.com .
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Steelhead are like salmon in that they spend most of their life at sea (or the Great Lakes). They roam the sea for thousands of miles and share the same diet (krill). This gives them the same general taste and pink color as salmon. Since steelhead return to sea after spawning they can grow very large.
Since steelhead is a large rainbow trout you may find some farm-raised large rainbows labeled as steelhead in the store. Not a big problem, but store-bought fish may give you slightly different results with these steelhead trout recipes. You may not even notice unless you have had fresh sea run steelhead. There is just nothing like fresh steelhead.
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Steelhead Trout Bake with Dijon Mustard from allrecipes.com
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Broiled Steelhead Trout with Rosemary, Lemon and Garlic from food.com
This is a very easy and flavorful recipe. If you bake the steelhead at a lower temperature for ten minutes, then broil for five, you will give the spices more time to be absorbed. The spices may cook off if you only broil it.
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This steelhead recipe is simple and is perfect for a busy weekday meal. The teriyaki sauce adds a new twist.
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I was trying to figure out how to sum up the last two days, Christmas eve and Christmas day, and quite frankly, as I was loading my photos onto my laptop, it was staring me square in the face:
simply put, Christmas is for children and this photo sums up the holiday perfectly.
Christmas was filled with happiness, love, giving and receiving, surprise guests, good food, great company, laughs, a few tears, a few firsts (for Will) and just a feeling of overall holiday spirit.
And, as the day is coming to an exhausting end and the kids are winding down, I think of the brilliant words of Ralphie from A Christmas Story that so perfectly embody the spirit of my kids captured in this moment:
"We plunged into the cornucopia quivering with desire and the ecstasy of unbridled avarice. "
I am in love with the fact that whatever life seems to throw my kids' way, it doesn't stop them from fully living their lives to the absolute fullest and being thankful for all of the gifts they are given, no matter how big or small.
My gift this Christmas was simply being able to see the holiday through their thankful hearts.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Coming at the end of a decade-long fight to achieve equality in the treatment of Navy Chaplains, attorneys for The Rutherford Institute have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the U.S. Navy's practice of discriminating against evangelical chaplains within its Chaplain corps. In coming to the defense of numerous current and former U.S. Navy chaplains who allege that the Navy has procedures allowing discrimination against evangelical chaplains in regard to promotions and assignments, Institute attorneys point to ample statistical evidence that Navy boards are biased against chaplains of certain "disfavored" denominations. As such, Institute attorneys are asking that the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the Navy is in violation of the First Amendment's Establishment Clause and the Fifth Amendment's guarantee to equal protection of the law.
"The most fundamental guarantee of the First Amendment is that the government must remain neutral when it comes to religion. As a result, religious denomination must not be a factor in the allocation of government benefits. Unfortunately, it is clear that evangelical chaplains in the Navy tend to be discriminated against when it comes to promotions and job assignments," said John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute and author of A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State. "It is our hope that the Navy will cease practices that clearly result in discrimination against evangelical chaplains who have answered the call to serve our country by ministering to the religious needs of servicemen and women."
In 2001, attorneys for The Rutherford Institute filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of 34 U.S. Navy chaplains who alleged that the Navy established and maintained an unconstitutional religious quota system and discriminated against evangelical chaplains in regard to promotions, assignments and job retention. In 2011, citing irreparable injuries to the chaplains' First Amendment rights as a result of secret voting by the members of Navy chaplain promotion boards and the Navy's Chief of Chaplains (or his deputy serving as president of such boards), an injunction was filed challenging the practices and asking that they be halted while the case was underway.
Supporting the injunction request, Institute attorneys cited statistical studies showing that these practices resulted in discrimination against non-liturgical chaplains because the chaplains on the boards tended to favor candidates of their own denomination and disfavor candidates from other denominations. However, when presented with the evidence, the trial court declared that the statistical evidence did not demonstrate intentional discrimination by the Navy, and so refused the request for an injunction, a ruling that was subsequently affirmed by the court of appeals. In its petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, Institute attorneys argue that the rulings ignore clear precedent under the Establishment Clause holding that practices suggesting a denominational preference should be treated as presumptively unconstitutional.
Affiliate attorney Arthur A. Schulcz, Sr., is assisting The Rutherford Institute in prosecuting the lawsuit on behalf of the chaplains.


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For the past few years, the Reading & Writing Project's staff developers have joined with districts and schools to plan and lead institutes across the country, in sites as diverse as Los Angeles, CA, Palm Beach, FL, Seattle, WA and Chicago, IL, and in far flung places in other nations, including Dubai, Singapore, Israel, and Jordan. These institutes serve as many as 10,000 teachers, and our numbers continue to grow.
Home Grown Institutes are one of the most effective ways to galvanize the Reading & Writing Project's work across a school or district. These 4-5 day on-site institutes are tailored to a district or school's needs, assessments, prior knowledge, and hopes. That is, they are designed to help educators in a particular community invigorate their own unique professional learning culture. The course of study created for a Home Grown Institute will vary, too, depending on a school's involvement with the Project and its experience with Reading and Writing Workshop teaching.
Typically, home grown institutes include large group sections coupled with small, interactive sections. Some institutes are staffed exclusively by Project leaders and some are also staffed by local educators who have worked closely with the Project.
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- The central role of curriculum development and planning in the teaching of writing;
- Units of study across the year in the writing workshop;
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- Assessing and planning for work with individuals and small groups;
- Using literature to help students craft their writing;
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David Zalik is best known as the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of GreenSky LLC. Mr. Zalik has an incredibly bright mind, so truly bright that he dropped out of high school at just 13 years of age – and by "dropped out," I mean he immediately graduated high school by passing secondary school exit exams in the state of Alabama and used his near-perfect SAT scores to end up on Auburn University's campus, one of the brightest in terms of academics in the state.
GreenSky Credit is another common name for GreenSky – the company essentially acts as a broker between lenders with tens upon hundreds of millions of dollars in capital and tens of thousands of loan applicants hoping to become approved customers. However, unlike true brokers who simply act as middlemen or third-party marketing services that attract customers and initialize transactions before shipping them onto their creditor or debtor destinations.
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Zalik, a billionaire known for his entrepreneurial skill, was even able to take GreenSky LLC public to raise even more capital for its operations. Less than two years ago, GreenSky LLC reeled in some $50 million on an independent valuation of $3.6 billion in total assets. This happens quite frequently at the Atlanta, Georgia-based business; it's known as one of hottest investment raisers in the Southeast.
Since David Zalik has such a high personal wealth, he's able to solicit hefty investments in his co-founded corporate creation of GreenSky Credit from long-term business partners that often invest in GreenSky Credit, newbies who quickly find out they can trust Mr. Zalik with whatever they desire.
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All too often, we see this little sight on the cover of a package for a "bowl kit" at a pet store or in the bedroom of a child: a small goldfish, or group of goldfish, swimming around in circles in a little gallon or half gallon bowl. Many of us who have never kept fish before assume that the fish is fine and will live out its full life in this container… maybe a bit cramped as far as living space goes, but otherwise a healthy environment for a fish at a good price for the owner.
However, ask any experienced breeder of goldfish or expert on the species, and you will hear a vastly different story. You may be surprised that ALL goldfish (including the fancy varieties) will grow to a minimum of half a foot long (with comet and "common" varieties reaching close to a foot), and have life expectancies that rival many decades long. Some of the longest documented cases have been recorded by Chinese emperors, who have owned prized goldfish that lived over 40 years (sometimes outliving them!). The average lifespan, according to the Encyclopedia Brittanica, is 25 years in the wild, and I have seen firsthand or personally raised goldfish that exceeded 15 years easily in captivity. However, most goldfish lives are sadly shortened by well-meaning but misinformed owners, who kept them in bowls and believed they died of "natural causes" after a few short years.


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Never Summer turned up the stoke last week for Woodward at Copper summer campers. Tons of swag was given away including snowboards and long boards and campers were tearing it up on the Never Summer feature in the Green Acres Park.
Benji Farrow also came by to shred with campers in the Woodward at Copper summer parks. After losing a bet with a camper over the Stanley Cup finals, he had to take a lap in the park in just his shorts.
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All three Operation IMPACT cities in the region have seen drops in major crime this year, according to statistics just released by the state.
All three Operation IMPACT cities in the region have seen drops in major crime this year, according to statistics just released by the state.
The City of Newburgh saw an almost 15 percent drop in tracked "index crimes," from 836 reported in the first six months of 2012 to 713 so far this year.
The number of index crimes fell from 374 to 347 in Kingston, and, most sharply, from 617 to 461 in Middletown — a 25 percent drop.
Operation IMPACT tracks crime rates and provides grant money to fight crime in 20 jurisdictions — mostly cities in upstate New York — that account for most of the state's crime outside of New York City. Violent crimes and nonviolent property crimes are tracked as "index crimes."
Almost all crime categories were down in Middletown, both compared with 2012 and five-year averages.
The drop in robberies and aggravated assaults, which spiked last year, is particularly noticeable — 20 robberies and 27 aggravated assaults so far in 2013, compared with 45 robberies and 60 aggravated assaults at this point in 2012.
Newburgh saw drops in most categories; violent crime was down 13.5 percent compared with 2012 and 3.4 percent compared with the five-year average.
Kingston saw drops in property crime and rises in violent crime compared with 2012, although the number of violent crimes there is smaller than either Newburgh or Middletown — 32 in the first six months of 2012, compared with 39 in 2013.
Middletown Mayor Joe DeStefano said he was happy with the numbers, but stressed not to read too much into short-term drops or increases. He said he views crime enforcement as a "long-term game," where aggressive policing, code enforcement, citizen involvement and overall development all work together.
"We're working on all eight cylinders right now in Middletown," he said. "It's a good feeling. We've got to keep up the momentum."
There have been five homicides in Newburgh so far this year, including a triple homicide in May. There was one in Kingston, and one in Middletown that was recorded in 2013 — a man who died in January of injuries suffered in a fight in August 2012.
According to per-capita statistical calculations, Newburgh has the third-highest overall rate of index crimes in New York state this year, behind Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Newburgh had the highest violent crime rate — 186.4 crimes per 10,000 people, compared with 128.8 crimes for Buffalo.


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