text:
Just announced on 1/28/14 that Gamesa is closing its turbine blade facility in Ebensburg – and that is a shame for the 62 employees who will lose their job. Gamesa has decided to move its operations further west, but other companies are still working hard to build wind projects in PA. (See information at the bottom for more on Gamesa.) For once, I applaud Gamesa's decision to leave our forested mountain tops alone….but when will other companies make the same decision?
All of the wind projects listed below are on the FAA website, except E.ON's Jacks Mtn. project (E.ON says it is too early to apply to the FAA) and Volkswind's project in Dauphin Co.
These are all serious possibilities, and there are even more on the PJM grid, too.
In Mifflin Co.:
1. Belleville: Jacks Mtn.: Volkswind's 20 turbines (436 ft. tall)
2. Lewistown: Jacks Mtn.: E.ON's 30 – 70 turbines
In Somerset Co.:
1. Addison, PA: 15 turbines just south of Mt. Davis on Negro Mountain (499 ft. tall) (OWN Energy – which builds and then sells to EverPower)
2. Somerset, PA: 27 turbines NW of Berlin (493 ft. tall)
3. Callimont, PA: 27 turbines just west of Little Savage Mtn. (493 ft. tall)
In Centre Co.:
Snowshoe, PA: just south of Snowshoe and Rt. 80 on the Allegheny Front: 36 turbines – E.ON (491 ft. tall)
In Cambria Co.:
Krayn, PA: 20 turbines (493 ft. tall)
In Potter Co.:
Ulysses, PA: 35 turbines in Hector and Harrison Twps. – Eolian Renewable Energy from Portsmouth, NH (492 ft. tall)
In Schuylkill Co.:
1. Nuremberg: 30 turbines – also in Columbia and Luzerne Counties – Buck Mountain Wind Energy, LLC of Pattern Energy (492 ft. tall)
2. Tower City: 57 turbines (557 feet tall!!)
In Dauphin Co.:
Volkswind is in the early planning stages for a project near Elizabethville, in Washington Twp. and Upper Paxton Twp.
January 28, 2014: Gamesa pulls out:
Gamesa is leaving Cambria County and concentrating on wind development in the midwest and southwest. The blade manufacturing plant began operation in the summer of 2006, and 8 years later it is closing. 62 employees will be out of work.
Read More at: http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/gamesa-close-ebensburg-facility-1491.shtml


text:
Serving all people by providing personalized health and wellness through exemplary care, education and research.
Our Services
Explore health content from A to Z.
I need information about...
Maps and Directions
Sign up for our Community Connection Newsletter to receive updates from Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Garland by email.
Take a Risk Assessment
Read Her Blog
Start Virtual Tour
Warning Signs
Learn More About Stroke
Find Out More
Create Your Own Website Now
At Baylor, we strive to make finding health care information as simple as possible. From how-tos to FAQs, you're in the right place for help.
Go to Patients & Visitors Guide
Freedom from Hip and Knee Pain: If you or someone you know has knee or hip pain, experienced a recent injury or is struggling with a chronic condition, attend our free seminar Sept. 8.
Surviving Menopause 101: Join us Sept. 22 to discover more about menopause symptoms,
available treatments and how Baylor Scott & White – Garland can help.
Hip & Knee Pain Seminar: Learn More and Register
Menopause Seminar: Learn More and Register
Though he had no family history of cancer, at age 52 a routine colonoscopy at Baylor Scott & White – Garland showed that Keith Reimer had stage 1 colon cancer. After surgery, he now only needs annual follow-up screenings.
With more than 40 specialties, Baylor Scott & White - Garland provides you and your family with advanced medical care in a healing, supportive environment.
See Them All
For more than 50 years, Baylor Scott & White – Garland has offered the technology and wide range of medical specialties that
you expect close to home.
Read More About Us
Copyright © 2017 Baylor Scott & White Health. All Rights Reserved. |
3500 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246-2017 | 1.800.4BAYLOR
Privacy and Patient Rights |
Terms of Use |
Notice of Non-Discrimination |
Site Map | Contact Us

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Akomplice x Nature Conservancy Protect Species Collection
Akomplice has recently partnered with the Nature Conservancy, a leading environmental conservation organization that protects land and water, to create a new T-shirt line called the Protect Species collection. The collection includes images of animals like the cheetah, flamingo, and lion to remind us that our planet's resources are finite and native habitats are meant to be shared with all other living beings on the Earth. Akomplice will generously donate 10 percent of the Protect Species collection's profits to wildlife conservation efforts. Check out the collection in our gallery and pick up the collection at Akomplice's online store.


text:
Report to Stockholders - Peter Robertson 2007
Peter J. Robertson, Vice Chairman
Chevron Corporation
Opening Remarks and Corporate Overview
San Ramon, California, April 25, 2007
Good morning and welcome to this meeting of Chevron stockholders.
We're pleased you could join us today to hear about our performance in 2006, how our company is building for the future and how we are committed to creating value for you, our stockholders.
Title Slide
First, let me introduce our nominees for the Board of Directors. Would you please stand as I call your name and remain standing until all have been introduced.
- Sam Armacost, chairman of SRI International.
- Linnet Deily, former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and retired vice chairman of Charles Schwab Corporation.
- Bob Denham, partner in the law firm of Munger, Tolles and Olson.
- Bob Eaton, retired chairman of the board of management of DaimlerChrysler.
- Sam Ginn, retired chairman of Vodafone AirTouch.
- Frank Jenifer, president emeritus of The University of Texas at Dallas.
- Don Rice, chairman and CEO of Agensys, Inc.
- Kevin Sharer, a director nominee. Kevin is CEO and president of Amgen Inc.
- Ron Sugar, chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation.
- Carl Ware, retired executive vice president of The Coca-Cola Company.
- And finally, Dave O'Reilly, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Chevron Corporation.
I would like to acknowledge Sam Nunn, former senator from Georgia, and Dick Shoemate, retired chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Bestfoods, who are unable to be here today.
Thanks to all of you for your willingness to serve as directors of our great company.
Chairman O'Reilly will be joining me in today's presentation, along with George Kirkland, executive vice president of Upstream and Natural Gas, and Mike Wirth, executive vice president of Downstream.
We have several corporate officers here today. Would you please stand and be recognized.
Thank you.
Now I'd like to introduce:
- Alan Page and Chuck Chang, partners from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- And Douglas Czarnecki, the Inspector of Election.
Thanks to all of you.
Let's take a look at a short video highlighting some of our milestones and accomplishments in 2006.
I think you will agree, as this video illustrates, 2006 was another strong year for Chevron. Let's take a closer look.
Slide: Delivering Results
We achieved a third consecutive year of record earnings with reported net income of $17.1 billion.
We achieved a strong return on capital employed of about 23 percent.
We ended 2006 with a debt-to-total-debt-plus-equity ratio of 12.5 percent, down from 17 percent from year-end 2005.
And I am very proud to say that in 2006 we set another new record for safety performance. With an unrelenting focus on safety, we are closing in on our goal to be the industry leader in safety performance.
Slide: Delivering Results - Annual Cash Dividends
Our strong earnings and cash flows are enabling us to return cash to our stockholders and, at the same time, fund a robust capital program.
In 2006, we increased our quarterly dividend by 15.6 percent. It was the 19th consecutive increase in as many years.
We also completed a $5 billion stock buyback in one year, bringing our buybacks to a total of $10 billion in the last three years.
Slide: Delivering Results - 2006 TSR
Total stockholder return is the ultimate measure of our performance, and our goal is to continue to be a top performer over the long term.
Last year our stock was up nearly $17 per share, which combined with dividends, resulted in a total stockholder return of nearly 34 percent — an excellent one-year performance that outperformed the broad market indicator of the S&P 500 by 18 percent.
And year-to-date for 2007, we are No. 1 in total stockholder return among our peer group.
Now a quick look at our capital and exploratory expenditures.
Slide: Capital & Exploratory Program
In 2007, we expect to invest approximately $19.6 billion, roughly 18 percent or $3 billion higher than our 2006 spending level.
Roughly 75 percent is planned for oil and gas exploration and production projects worldwide. Another 20 percent is dedicated to the company's global refining, marketing and transportation businesses.
Slide: Strategies to Grow Value
For several years now, our strategies have remained largely unchanged. They are the right strategies for Chevron, ones that leverage the strength of our assets, our competencies and our access to growth markets.
Our overarching aim is to develop leading integrated positions in growth areas. To accomplish this, we maintain a sharp focus on our major business strategies:
- In the upstream, our strategy is to grow profitably in our core areas and build new legacy positions.
- Our natural gas strategy is to commercialize our large equity resource base while growing a high-impact global business.
- Our downstream strategy is to improve base business returns and selectively grow with a focus on integrated value creation.
- And we have a renewable energy strategy — to invest in renewable technologies and capture profitable positions in renewable sources of energy.
Now we'll hear about how we are advancing our key strategies across our major business units. At this time, I would like to introduce George Kirkland who will highlight our upstream and natural gas activities.
Read the Overview of Upstream and Gas by George L. Kirkland
Cautionary Statement
Cautionary Statement Relevant to Forward-Looking Information for the Purpose of "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
This presentation of Chevron Corporation contains forward-looking statements relating to Chevron's operations that are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections about the petroleum, chemicals and other energy-related industries. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects," "believes," "seeks," "schedules," "estimates," "budgets" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this presentation. Unless legally required, Chevron undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are crude oil and natural gas prices; refining margins and marketing margins; chemicals prices and competitive conditions affecting supply and demand for aromatics, olefins and additives products; actions of competitors; the competitiveness of alternate energy sources or product substitutes; technological developments; the results of operations and financial condition of equity affiliates; the inability or failure of the company's joint-venture partners to fund their share of operations and development activities; the potential failure to achieve expected net production from existing and future crude oil and natural gas development projects; potential delays in the development, construction or start-up of planned projects; the potential disruption or interruption of the company's net production or manufacturing facilities or delivery/transportation networks due to war, accidents, political events, civil unrest, severe weather or crude-oil production quotas that might be imposed by OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries); the potential liability for remedial actions under existing or future environmental regulations and litigation; significant investment or product changes under existing or future environmental statutes, regulations and litigation; the potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation; the company's acquisition or disposition of assets; government-mandated sales, divestitures, recapitalizations, changes in fiscal terms or restrictions on scope of company operations; the effects of changed accounting rules under generally accepted accounting principles promulgated by rule-setting bodies; and the factors set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" beginning on page 31 of the company's 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, such statements could be affected by general domestic and international economic and political conditions. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in this presentation could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules permit oil and gas companies to disclose only proved reserves in their filings with the SEC. Certain terms, such as "resources," "oil-equivalent resources," "oil in place," "recoverable reserves," and "recoverable resources," among others, may be used in this press release to describe certain oil and gas properties that are not permitted to be used in filings with the SEC.
Published: April 2007


text:
Creative Web DesignA digital studio approach to growing your brand online
Designs That Attract
We specialize in creative web design and digital marketing that effectively conveys your image and goals. Each project or website we create turns words and concepts into designs that reflect the spirit of a company, the purity of a brand, the aim of an organization, or the passions of an individual.
What our clients say about us
B3 Multimedia are great to work with, they produce a great finished product and guide you through your project all the way until it's perfect. I find B3 really easy to communicate with and they always work hard to make my vision come to life.Donald Thomas
Thank you B3 for giving my new business a fantastic, professional logo along with posters and business cards. Your work is truly amazing! I recommend B3 to everyone. I have been 100% happy with all the work they have done for us.Ivana Aligrudic
We were working with B3 on the revamp of our website and logo. Very good and speedy delivery and refreshing to work with a company that really understands and listens to what the client wants and then delivers something above their expectations.Darren Bayliss


text:
JB (JLS) – One Love Official Music.wmv
Mindi on Music Video Rating: five / 5
Mindi on Music Video Rating: five / 5
The popular English songwriter, singer, television presenter and actress, Lily Allen is definitely on cloud nine after bagging a nomination in the British Female Solo artist category, in the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards to be held on the 25th of February, 2015. Besides her nomination, it is her intense passion for nail art that is keeping her highly delighted.
After being nominated this week, the mother of two daughters flaunted her elegant and fascinating bejeweled nail art. In the photo of her sitting inside the car showing off her nails she gave an interesting caption stating that she was keeping it low key. Her nails painted golden and green were adorned with jewels and gems of different size and shape. This elaborate nail getup matched brilliantly with her elegant looking rings. Read more »
It finally seems right to presume that the English singer Lily Allen has parted her earlier party-loving ways.
Recently Allen revealed that she has to go a long way in the bid of becoming more responsible. According to reports, the pop star has claimed that she has developed abstinence from alcohol. The 29-year-old has told Grazia that she's become sober and given up alcohol to "grow up". She revealed her choice of giving up addiction and told Grazia at British Fashion Awards that she would be sober and she haven't drank for months.
Immediately after these reports surfaced, the singer vociferated on Twitter. Several years ago, Allen had stated that she had problems with alcohol abuse. Now the singer is annoyed with the reports that have been published on December 8, claiming she has become sober to grow up. The singer claimed that the reports were all false and she blasted the allegations on Twitter. The British singer tweeted by saying that she wants to give up Mail Online as well as social media. She also added that people are not evolved enough for handling the Internet expressively. She prefers real newspapers and records that contain news in them.
Allen says that she has become a comical character that is always drunk. Now, she doesn't have any plan of taking drugs. However, she has said that she'll certainly consume alcohol in the future. The 29-year-old singer made a terrific comeback last year and told a publication that she wants to devote her energy and time to her craft. She has informed that she'll work on composed songs with Harry Styles.
Mindi on Songs Video clip Score: four / five
Mindi on Songs Online video Score: four / five
Mindi on Music Movie Score: 4 / 5


text:
$ 5.49 Sold Out - On Order
Spur Gear 42 Tooth
Sold Out - On Order $ 449.99
Based on a long wheelbase incarnation of the Recon G6 Certified SCA-1E, Carisma has taken the success of that first rig and produced an RTR with many additional features and...
$ 99.99 $ 129.99
Upgrade your stock SCA-1E wheels to full precision CNC alloy units. Easy to build and fine tune with internal stick on wheel weights (not included). They allow the end user...
Sold Out - On Order $ 69.99
*Body comes clear.
Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more …


text:
Chef Chloe - Vegan Chef (Chloe Coscarelli) made her first TV appearance on Food Network's Cupcake Wars and now has her first cookbook due out this spring, we already have it on hold . We are obviously big fans of Chloe and would love for her to have her own show on the Food Network, we think it's about time to create a vegetarian/vegan show for the fans, we know it would be a hit!
Now on to the burgers! Since we didn't have salsa to make the guacamole, we just added a bit of hot sauce. Bean Burgers, Spicy Mango Sauce and Guacamole topping, what a combo!


text:
Our Wildlife Services Include:
- Wildlife Mitigation/Monitor Plans
- Habitat Restoration Planning
- Wildlife Surveys and Inventories
- Wildlife Habitat Assessments
- Waterfowl Nesting Surveys
- Terrestrial Invertebrate Studies
- Species at Risk Surveys
- Ungulate Winter Range Studies
- Breeding Bird Surveys
- Nest Clearance Surveys
- Furbearer & Mammal Inventories
- Grizzly & Black Bear Inventories
- Caribou Management Plans
- Agency Consultation and Regulatory Permitting
ECOFOR's biology department has extensive experience in designing and performing baseline wildlife surveys, identifying habitats, conducting impact analysis and developing wildlife management plans. We specialize in providing wildlife management services for the forest sector, mining, oil and gas, private landowners, ranchers and aboriginal groups. Our team of over 40 biologists and technicians works closely with clients to report on and explain the concepts of basic biology, population biology, forest ecology and ecosystem processes. Our commitment is to provide our clients with the tools they need to properly assess development impacts on wildlife and their habitats. Our goal is to ensure that harvesting and other resource development is conducted in a manner that minimizes impacts to wildlife resources. This goal is achieved through the development of detailed conservation measures that are also sensitive to the logistical constraints of development.
Download the wildlife services information sheet (pdf)
We pride ourselves on efficiency and innovation, we invite you to contact us to discuss your project needs.


text:
"A computer beat me once at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing." Glen Oscko is chock full of these kinds of equal parts hilarious and true -isms for local government folks. As the founder of WeLoveLocalGovernment.com and a private consultant for public sector digital solutions in the United Kingdom, he knows what he's talking about.
To keep in the loop on future GovLove episodes, subscribe below!
GovLove is hosted and produced by SeeClickFix and Engaging Local Government Leaders. ELGL is a network of local government folks with a passion for connecting, communicating and educating. Learn more about ELGL atwww.elgl.organd SeeClickFix atgov.seeclickfix.com.


text:
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
The Washington Redskins had to play all out in their final game and the Giants chose to play that way. Their opponents, Seattle and Tampa Bay, eased their way into the playoffs.
So the wild-card round in the NFC this weekend may be a test of whether it's better to have momentum or be rested.
In the AFC, Jacksonville will be at Pittsburgh coming off losses in which each team played less than its best. Tennessee's 16-10 win in Indianapolis last night, where the Colts rested most of their stars for much of the game, sent them to San Diego as the second wild-card team instead of Cleveland.
The four top-seeded teams will be off until the second week of the playoffs: New England (16-0) and Indianapolis (13-2) in the AFC; Dallas (13-3) and Green Bay (13-3) in the NFC.
A look at this weekend's round.
Redskins (9-7) at Seahawks (10-6), 4:30 p.m. Saturday
The first case of momentum vs. rest.
The Seahawks, the NFC West champions, were already locked into the third seed in the NFC when they went to Atlanta yesterday. So they rested offensive starters, played a bland defense and lost 44-41 to the Falcons.
Now the Seahawks face a team that needed a win yesterday to get in and got it by beating top-seeded Dallas 27-6.
Washington, the sixth seed, has won four straight and seems inspired since the shooting death of safety Sean Taylor. One surprise has been the play of 36-year-old quarterback Todd Collins, who took over when Jason Campbell was hurt against Chicago and led the team to wins over the Bears, Giants and Cowboys after sitting for most of the past 10 seasons.
That momentum goes against Seattle's late lethargy: two losses in its last three games after clinching the division three weeks ago.
"We wanted to win the football game, but we got health out of it and that was a big plus," coach Mike Holmgren said after yesterday's loss.
Giants (10-6) at Bucs (9-7), 1 p.m. Sunday
The Giants played one of their best games of the season Saturday night in losing 38-35 to the unbeaten Patriots. But cornerback Sam Madison, center Shaun O'Hara and linebacker Kawika Mitchell were hurt and the status of all three for this game is unclear.
Coach Tom Coughlin said yesterday he wouldn't have done it any other way, even though the Giants already had clinched a spot.
If the fifth-seeded Giants have momentum, the Bucs, NFC South champions, are healthier. They rested a lot of starters against Carolina yesterday and lost 31-23.
Bucs coach Jon Gruden, questioned whether that was the correct approach, alluded to the Patriots-Giants game in fending off suggestions his team had lost momentum.
"If we were playing New England on a national televised game, we might have taken a different approach," Gruden said. "... I've seen teams walk into the playoffs and win the Super Bowl that were the wild card. And I've seen teams win three games on the road in the playoffs."
Jaguars (11-5) at Steelers (10-6), 8 p.m. Saturday
Neither team played hard in its finale.
The fifth-seeded Jaguars are the team the higher-seeded teams don't want to play. They beat the Steelers 29-22 in Pittsburgh on Dec. 16, part of a run of six wins in seven games that ended yesterday when they played backups and lost in Houston. Backup QB Quinn Gray threw four TD passes as David Garrard sat and six starters were inactive, including running back Fred Taylor.
"Bottom line is our approach today was to be smart," coach Jack Del Rio said. "We earned that right. We earned the ability to be able to do that. We hope to be as fresh as possible going forward next week."
The Steelers, the North champions, also sat starters, notably injured QB Ben Roethlisberger in Baltimore, where they lost 27-21 to the Ravens, who broke a nine-game losing streak. They lost their star running back, Willie Parker, with a broken leg against St. Louis on Dec. 20.
Titans (10-6) at Chargers (11-5), 4:30 p.m. Sunday
The Chargers, who started 1-3, won their last five and six of their last seven as they finally took to new coach Norv Turner's system. With LaDainian Tomlinson getting the ball more often, San Diego finally began to look like the team that was 14-2 in the regular season last year.
One of the Chargers' late wins was a 23-17 OT victory over the Titans in Nashville in which Tennessee blew a 17-3 fourth-quarter lead.
Despite that close game, this isn't a good matchup for the Titans, whose 301 points scored was the lowest of any of the playoff teams as Vince Young struggled in his second season and went out of last night's game with a leg injury.


text:
If you are that kind of person that wants your phone to have something extra in terms of looks and functions then the LG u8138 is the phone for you. The phone is a clamshell type flip phone. The phone is ultra light as it weighs a mere 124 grams. Accessories that come with the phone and they are optional are data kit with CD, hands free kit, stereo headphones and travel adapter. The two screens that the phone has compliment each other well, same type and same number of colors. The internal screen is larger ands the advantage with the internal screen being large is that you get to browse the internet with a big screen. The internet browser is WAP 2, 0. The phone enables the user who browses the internet to download all the files and data that they may want. Some of the data that you may download include latest news and games and stock reports. The memory of the phone is very big and you can be assured of listening and watching for hours on end. The endless hours of the phone makes sure that when you are delayed at the airport or you are on a long trip to another state your are never bored. The polyphonic ringer at the phone has makes sure that the sound quality coming from the phone is of the highest quality.
All this entertainment that one has on his phone would be worthless if it did not come with a battery tat allows you to listen and watch all of the files. The phone if it was compared to people some would say it is blonde meaning it is good looking and nothing of substance hat t has to offer then that is further from the truth. The camera has a rotating lens, a camera for both pictures and videos. The phone has a feature that makes sure that your photos come out okay as it continues shooting up to six times. The phone also has internal picture frames that the pictures that have been taken can be put into. The frames you may realize are not for you and if that is the case then you can have your pictures as wall paper for the internal screen
The phone I would say is fro young people has it has a large memory which many young people look for in a phone. This does not mean that age groups will not buy it


text:
Remove stems and seeds from pepper pods and boil chile peppers in water for approximately 1 hour, until pulp separates from skin. Scrape pulp from skin, mash into a paste. Use 1 cup of this paste in recipe.
Place 1 cup of water in a small saucepan and add the oregano. Bring to a boil, remove from the heat and steep like tea. Strain, and add the strained liquid to the chili pot.
In a saute pan, brown the beef, a small batch at a time, in hot oil adding onions and black pepper to each batch. Remove meat to chili pot as it browns. Add remaining ingredients and blend well. Cover and simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally.


text:
Browse through our traditional ultra-lightweight shorts.
We've been designing and manufacturing innovative running apparel for over 20 years. Our LD shorts feature patented mesh pockets to hold almost anything on long runs.
The LD simply means "long distance". RaceReady has become the most trusted brand in pocketed shorts.
Our shorts offer CoolMax liners, draw cord, and a total of seven great pockets! (Five mesh pocket compartment, plus two velcro-closure pockets on the sides)
We have styles longer and shorter, find a pair that is right for you!SHOP NOW
From longer, looser shorts to mid-length or even shorter split-cut versions. Comfort is our biggest priority.


text:
I picked up these Chanel beauties in NYC and I love them! They are so classic and pretty. I've wanted these for a while now and used my trip as an excuse to pick them up.
I picked up this Zipped Fantasy Blazer in Black. It's actually a lot cuter in person than it looks in the photo.
And I bought this cute striped T-shirt for Kingsley at Zara


text:
To continue my exploration of gender parity in astronomy, I have called on my friend and fellow astronomer Annika Peter to guest blog for me. Annika and I have had several illuminating discussions over coffee about academia in general and women in science in particular. Here's the first in a series of posts from Annika.
My name is Annika Peter. I am a dark-matter and gravitational-dynamics junkie, currently finishing up a postdoctoral position at UC Irvine, and moving to a faculty position in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy at The Ohio State University. My husband is also an astrophysicist, currently a professor of astrophysics at Caltech. He is taking a professorship at OSU, too, so we have successfully found an excellent solution to our two-body problem! My two favorite aspects of my job are thinking deeply about and trying to solve some of the major mysteries of the universe, and working with undergraduate and graduate students. I am also a practical problem solver, which means I spend some time scheming about how to improve the scientific enterprise and university education.
John asked me to say a few words about women in (astro)physics. I convinced him to let me actually do a series of guest posts, as I have more than a few words to say on the subject!
Before jumping into a discussion of women in science, I thought it would be useful to provide some references and numbers. Not only do I think that these data are good for anyone in our field to be familiar with, but it will be a good jumping off point for some of my future posts.
Participation of women in physics and astronomy in an academic setting: We all know that there are few women in physics and astronomy, but what does "few" mean? There are several good databases with numbers on this subject. The first place I would recommend looking is the NSF, which maintains a set of tables on graduates and employment by field, sex, disability, race and ethnicity, citizenship, and year. The American Astronomical Association's Committee on the Status of Women maintains an extensive set of links to various studies and informational resources. The American Physical Society has some useful information on its website.
Here I will describe some of the findings from a 2005 report by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) on women academics in physics and astronomy in the United States. Note that the AIP also maintains statistics and links to demographics in other countries, which you can find here.
Now, onto the 2005 AIP report (PDF):
- The proportion of women in physics and astronomy has been increasing with time at all levels (undergrad through full professor). As of 2003, 46% of bachelor's degrees in astronomy and 22% in physics were going to women. At the PhD level, the numbers were 26% and 18% respectively. By contrast, in the year I was born (1982), the numbers were 20%, 10%, 15%, and 5%, respectively. Even in my lifetime, the proportion of women getting degrees in physics and astronomy has more than doubled. We have come a long way!
- In astronomy, 10% of full, and 23% of associate and assistant professors were women in 2003. In physics, 5% of full, 11% of associate, and 16% of assistant professors were women in 2002.
- The AIP estimated how many women one would expect at each career level given the time at which the typical person at that career stage would have finished college or graduate school. The numbers suggest that the proportion of women one would expect at a given career stage roughly matches what one would have expected given the gender split of their undergraduate and graduate cohorts, although there are some nuances to the data.
- This implies that one of the main reasons that physics and astronomy faculty have so few women is because those departments are OLD. Only ~5-10% of full professors in physics and astronomy are women today because only a few women were granted PhDs in these fields thirty or forty years ago. An interesting exercise is to count how many faculty members in your department are AARP eligible. As older generations retire and more recently minted PhDs get hired, the proportion of women in the faculty should creep up if departments hire women at the same proportion as they are obtaining PhDs. However, we will not achieve gender parity among the faculty until we achieve gender parity in the graduate student population, and even then there is likely to be a lag time unless future women graduates are significantly more awesome than the men.
- The participation of women in the faculty of physics and astronomy departments is proportionally lower at institutions that grant PhDs than institutions that grant only bachelor's or master's degrees. Unfortunately, the AIP report does not parse the numbers by faculty rank (lecturer, assistant, associate, full), which I think would have been illuminating. Without these data, it is difficult to tell if the PhD-granting institutions (the institutions that we often view as most prestigious) select against women or if their departments are simply much older.
- In my opinion, the most depressing thing about this report is its findings about the severe underrepresentation of women from ethnic and racial minorities in physics and astronomy. One statistic that particularly stands out in my mind is that only 35 PhDs in physics went to African-American women between 1976 and 2003.
Leaky pipeline: If you take the AIP study at face value, the major leak in the pipeline of women into academic physics and astronomy careers occurs at the undergraduate level. The AIP finds that almost half of the students who take high-school physics are women, yet women are only one in five of bachelor's degree holders in physics. They also find that a far lower proportion of girls take the AP physics tests than they take physics classes in high school. This indicates the potential importance of interventions with high-school girls and undergraduate women.
If you look at the AIP numbers as well as some other studies, some other leaks (or selection pressures) begin to appear. First, it appears there is gap between college graduates and PhD holders in physics and astronomy among American women. The AIP suggests that the reason there appears not to be a leak between undergraduate studies and graduate school is the influx of women from other countries into American graduate programs.
Second, there appear to be bigger leaks in the astronomy pipeline at later stages for women than in physics, although this is largely going from undergraduates to graduate students.
Third, at the faculty level there appears to be a strong selection pressure for childless and/or single women in the natural sciences. Thus, even if the pipeline for women is not as so leaky going from graduate school to full professor, the women who stay in academia have very different family structures than men, with one study finding that women who have children as postdocs are far less likely to end up in tenured faculty positions than women or men with any other family structure.
Here is the link to that particular study.
Unfortunately, that study does not parse their findings by field, so it is unclear how much the family structures of women in physics and astronomy differ from women in the natural sciences as a whole. There are also studies on tenure rates as a function of family structure (see, e.g., this document [PDF]), but I have not seen studies from the past couple of years, after policies have been instituted at many top-tier universities to recruit and retain more women faculty, such as to slow the tenure clock for both men and women who become parents as junior faculty.
A study by the National Academies indicates that the structure of leaks in the pipeline varies significantly by field of study. For example, in biology, more than half of all undergraduate degrees go to women, but women only make up 35% of assistant professors. The life sciences pipeline is leaky after the undergraduate stage, in contrast to physics where the leaks largely occur very early.
In the second part of this post I'll examine some additional leaks in the pipeline, and thereafter I'll delve into the roles of women in science and solutions to fixing the pipeline in order to achieve gender parity in (astro)physics.


text:
Since I began my original #projectultra journey I've been eagerly seeking out information, advice and guidance from many sources. The Twitter running community has been an invaluable source of support and I've made some great friends on my ultra journey. I've devoured books like Chi Running, Relentless Forward Progress and Brain Training For Runners in search of tips for running style/form, training plans, mental strength and conditioning. I've also found listening to podcasts such as these – often during the long runs – really helpful as well as entertaining:
The features I most enjoy are the interviews with experts and ultra runners from a variety of backgrounds. If you are training toward your first ultra I can strongly recommend the stories of Richard Hunter and Ryan Triffit. For sheer entertainment and old school guts and passion you should also check out the interview with Errol "The Rocket" Jones.
A few weeks ago I listened to the Trail Runner Nation interview with Phil Maffetone. I'd never heard of him but found his ideas intriguing. So much so that I have started using my heart rate monitor again for the first time in over a year…
In essence, Maffetone argues that endurance athletes – whether swimmers, runners, cyclists or triathletes – need to focus on building their aerobic fitness and time is wasted on anaerobic workouts such as speed training sessions. To go further and faster you need to go slower. Now this is music to my ears, as a relative plodder.
However, I'm confused. Reading Brain Training For Runners I discovered that heart rate training is a waste of time and we need to run on perceived effort. Matt Fitzgerald makes the case very well and there is a lot of useful information on running form, mental strength and training plans which I have found useful. After reading this book I wrote my own training plan for the next race – Clarendon Marathon – and included one speed session per week. These have been either pyramid intervals, 400m repeats or cruise intervals.
Do I need to be doing any speed work?
I have definitely seen the benefits of uninterrupted training in the last 18 months. Since I began training for my marathon debut (London in April 2012) I have been running consistently, whereas prior to that my running regime was to train for 6 months before running the Great South Run 10 miler in October and then take a break for 6 months. Having run regularly for 18 months my steady run speed has increased gradually. In the past I have found speed training sessions made me faster in the Great South Run but I didn't do any for the marathon or the North Downs Way 50 (well, not on a sustained basis anyway).
I ran my first parkrun in late December 2012 as a recovery run after the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon. On 1 January 2013 I ran a parkrun PB of 28m18s. Returning to parkrun for the first time last Saturday I knocked over 3 minutes off this to register a new PB of 25m15s. Is this due to regular running, longer runs or speed work?
Who knows?
I do know that I have bought Maffetone's book and am currently reading up on his training ideas and methods. Given that his methods helped Mark Allen to win Hawaii Ironman 6 times I think they are worth looking into further.
I'm keen to explore his methods and plan to report back over the coming weeks and months on how I get on. Why not?


text:
Argos owner and Canadian senator David Braley earned as much as $10 million in profit as the host of the 100thGrey Cup, two people familiar with the event told the Star.
Typically, the host team generates a profit of $3 million to $4 million, as the game sells out each year. What made this year's game different is that the Argos and the CFL received $9.5 million from the federal and provincial governments to celebrate the game. The Ministry of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages gave $5 million while Tourism Ontario spent $4.5 million.
Some sports industry executives say the governments' outlay on the Grey Cup was well spent because of the increased tax revenue from the visitors who poured into Toronto.
"The Grey Cup draws more viewers than a Stanley Cup Game 7," said Ted Hellard, the former owner of the Calgary Stampeders. "This is about promoting Canadian unity. The governments will get back more money in sales tax and corporate tax than they ever put into it."
Not everyone agrees that it was money well spent. The government investment has attracted criticism from some who say that the Argos could have held all of the same events with support from corporate sponsors and still made millions.
That the money was given at all was a surprise to former Argos owner David Cynamon.
"I would have bet everything I have that they would not get $9.5 million," Cynamon said, the owner of the team in 2007, the last time Toronto hosted the Grey Cup. "I don't think we had the chutzpah to ask for that much public money in 2007. It's unheard of. It's a bit like Maple Leafs getting government money to promote the Stanley Cup finals.
"It just doesn't make sense. I'm a bit offended. What have they done? I don't see the big wow or sizzle. I see a train and a new Canadian stamp in an era where no one mails anything anymore."
The Argos received $200,000 from the province in 2007, and nothing from the federal government.
Argos spokesperson Beth Waldman said that Braley would not comment on this story. In a statement, she said that the government money went toward free events for the public during the week-long festival leading up to the game. "Any public funds the festival has received via the CFL have been used to finance free-to-the-public activities and zones which would not otherwise have been staged."
The CFL received the money from the government agencies and channelled a portion to the Argos. How much went to the team is not clear and neither the league nor the Argos would say how the split worked. The league said it would explain how the money was spent to the government agencies who gave it to the league.
"I can't go through the accounting on it," said CFL director of communications Matt Maychak. "We have a commitment to give the government a full accounting when everything is done."
Maychak said the team — which loses about $3 million a year — would make a substantial amount from the Grey Cup.
"The Argos will make significant money from this game," Maychak said. "They sold out, they keep the revenue from the tickets, and they will make a big profit."
The players earn a payout for making the game as well. In 2010, players from the winning side received $16,000, while the losers got $8,000 each.
Braley, who became a senator in 2010, owns two of the league's eight teams, the B.C. Lions and the Argos. He bought the Argos two years ago from Cynamon and his partner Howard Sokolowski.
Government spending should not be used to prop up professional sports teams, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
"Both the Ontario and Canadian governments have large and growing deficits. Both are laying people off and cutting spending," said Gregory Thomas, president of the interest group. "Inappropriate is such a cliché but we have better things to spend public dollars on than the Grey Cup. We strongly oppose government spending public money in pro hockey arenas and we would say they same thing about football games."
It can be difficult to decipher the profits and losses from a Grey Cup. The league historically keeps the revenue from television rights and sponsorships for the game, and covers expenses such as stadium rent and paying the winning and losing teams. The host team — the Argos in this case — keep the money from tickets and sponsorships sold for the festival.
The CFL each year signs a so-called host agreement with one of its eight franchises.
The host team agrees to pay a rights fee to the league, which in recent years has eclipsed $2 million, said Greg Albrecht, who was president of the 2009 Grey Cup festival in Calgary and has helped organize eight Grey Cup events.
Once such an agreement is signed, the club is obligated to host several events before the Grey Cup, including a gala dinner, player awards and, in conjunction with the CFL's sponsorship agreement with Molson, a beer garden.
A host team is not obligated to hold any other events, although doing so generally helps it widen its profit.
Besides earning revenue from ticket sales and sponsorships to the Grey Cup festival, the Argos also generated money through ticket sales to a gala dinner, the league's player awards, and several beer gardens, Albrecht said.
The Argos' Grey Cup organizing committee sold roughly $14 million worth of tickets to the game, including 100 luxury suites that sold for $20,000 apiece, a source told the Star. The committee also sold at least $3 million worth of corporate sponsorships for the accompanying Grey Cup festival. As many as 30 companies such as Nissan, Telus and Scotiabank paid as much as $500,000 apiece to build buzz about their brands through ties to the Grey Cup festival.
All told, the Grey Cup organizing committee generated revenue of more than $17 million.
In 2007, the Argos' expenses for the game and festival were about $8 million, said Brad Watters, who headed the Grey Cup organizing committee. He estimated expenses this year would be about the same.
Both the federal and provincial governments were satisfied as to how their share of the money was spent. Charlene Millett, a spokesperson for Tourism Ontario, said provincial funding for the Grey Cup would be used for expenses such as marketing, reducing the event's carbon footprint, and renting venues.
"Government support helps large events like the Grey Cup succeed as powerful economic drivers and draw tourists to our communities, create jobs and boost local economies," Millett said.
The federal government also stood behind its financial support for the event.
"One of the mandates of the Department of Canadian Heritage is to foster a sense of belonging and feeling of pride in Canadians by supporting initiatives of national significance that commemorate important aspects of the history of Canada, such as the 100th anniversary of the Grey Cup," said Geneviève Myre, a spokesperson with the Department of Canadian Heritage.
One of the new elements to this year's Grey Cup was a train that travelled 4,100 kilometres across the country, displaying artifacts such as game-worn cleats and jerseys which highlighted memorable moments from previous years.
Sports business executives said an estimated $3 million of the $9.5 million in public-sector money was spent helping to pay for the special CFL-themed train tour. Train cars and access to track were provided by CP Rail and Via, said Chris Lang, a Toronto sports marketer who helped broker the deal.
In 2009, Albrecht asked for an estimate for hiring a football-themed train to run from Montreal to Calgary. He was told the expense would be just over $1 million. This year's train trip is much more extensive than Albrecht considered. The Grey Cup toured the country on the train and was also flown to destinations as remote as Iqaluit.
"I think $3 million sounds about right," he said.
Watters and others said this year's Grey Cup festival is longer than it was in 2007, and has a larger footprint in the city. In both cases, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre was used as a hub for events.
The main differences this year were new festival-related spaces at Nathan Phillips Square and Yonge and Dundas Square, although a sports industry executive said the expenses of both venues would be offset by sponsorship revenue.
"I'd like to know that government money that has come into the game is being spent properly, is being invested in a way that will make the event memorable in an incremental way over 2007, and take its marketing message beyond Toronto," said Albrecht, president of the 2009 Grey Cup festival in Calgary.
Maychak said there were other stark differences.
"In 2007, if you weren't at the convention centre, you didn't know the festival was going on," he said. "Maybe you saw some Riders fans with melons on their heads but they were on their way to the centre."
Some events have been free at the Grey Cup festival, such as a 220-metre zipline ride at Nathan Phillips Square. Other events have charged for entry. General admission tickets, for instance, for a concert featuring the Sam Roberts Band, Matthew Good and Treble Charger cost $55 apiece.
This year, there have been free concerts on Front St. and other events accessible to low-income families, Maychak said. "If someone tells you we are doing less or the same as last time, they are not telling you the truth," Maychak said. "We have a lot more free, non-ticketed events."


text: Chiang Mai Night Bazaar or just Night Bazaar is located in the heart of the city, on the Chan Klan road, between Tha Pae and Sri Donchai roads. It is famous for its handicrafts and portrait paintings. There are also jewelry, toys, clothing and high tech items such as, CDs and DVDs. The market is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Chiang Mai.[1] At first, the market was owned by Chinese merchants, but since it grew in size as more commercial buildings were built, it was no longer owned by a


text: By 1946, MGM's musical output was in the hands of two men: the incisive, progressive Arthur Freed, and the sentimental, old-fashioned Joe Pasternak. It was Pasternak who held the reins on Two Sisters from Boston, a period piece set in New York. June Allyson and Kathryn Grayson arrive fresh from prim 'n' proper Boston, only to secure work as entertainers in a rowdy Bowery saloon. Since the saloon owner is lovable old Jimmy Durante, the girls have nothing to fear so far as physical outrages are concerned, though they just barely withstand the assault to their eardrums when Schnozzola sings "G'wan Home, Your Mother's Calling." The cultural portion of the program is handled by Metropolitan Opera star Lauritz Melchior, who though in excellent voice isn't as much fun to watch as Durante. The efficacy of Joe Paternak's candy-box approach was proven by the excellent boxoffice response to Two Sisters From Boston. Hal Erickson, Rovi


text:
Log Out
Our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy have changed. We think you'll like them better this way.
186th Show, with your host Baron Craze. Returns with full reporting of horror films, latest news.
Special Guest at 7p Director/ Writer Loren W. Lepre of The Dark Military
Also discussing Horror History. The Horror Icon (#123 of Week is ???) Mentioning where to access Free Horror; The Fan Favorite Spirit of the Week! Information on Horror Conventions! Shout Outs - Did you make the list?
Latest in Horror News and More ... ODD NEWS!
Horror Comics!
Convention News!
Collectors' Attic!
Call in to discuss horror films!
Remembrance of the Horror Stars who past away!
Updates on Film Reviews on Rogue Cinema and The Horror Syndicate
Sorry we couldn't complete your registration. Please try again.
You must accept the Terms and conditions to register


text:
Share the Word
Your Season of Creation event will have a bigger impact if the community is engaged and inspired. We invite you to use these resources to share the word with your church, invite the bishop or other regional authority to join the celebration, and even take the word to audiences outside your church by reaching local newspapers.
Please feel free to use and adapt these materials any way that suits you
- Social media posts and tweets
- Flyers
- Bulletin announcement
- Letter inviting your bishop to join the Season of Creation


text:
"Walk on, little Charlie
Walk on through the snow.
Heading down the railway line,
Trying to make it home.
Well, he's made it 40 miles,
Six hundred left to go.
It's a long old lonesome journey,
Shufflin' through the snow."
"Charlie Wenjack," by Willie Dunn (1972)
Fifty years ago, a 12-year-old Ojibwa boy named Chanie Wenjack ran away from a residential school near Kenora, Ont., in an attempt to reunite with his family. It wasn't uncommon for Indigenous children, forced to attend residential schools far from their families, to run away. In fact, nine others ran away from Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School that same day, all caught within 24 hours.
But Wenjack, whose father lived in Ogoki Post approximately 600 kilometres away, made it farther than the other children. His lifeless body was found, face up, beside the railway tracks on Oct. 22, 1966, a week after fleeing. He had succumbed to starvation and exposure. In his pocket was nothing but a little glass jar with seven wooden matches.
Chanie Wenjack, mispronounced as Charlie by his teachers, is the inspiration behind Gord Downie's new multimedia project, Secret Path, which includes an album, a graphic novel by Jeff Lemire and an animated film. Downie, who sings in first-person on the album, from the perspective of Wenjack, was inspired, in part, by a Maclean's magazine story his brother shared with him about Wenjack's final moments, "The Lonely Death of Charlie Wenjack," published in 1967.
But in the 50 years since his death — and the 20 years since the last residential school was closed down — Wenjack's tragedy has taken on a bigger meaning and inspired generations of Indigenous artists. This year alone, author Joseph Boyden has released a novella, Wenjack, told from the point of view of Wenjack, with a full-length novel, Seven Matches, to follow next year. He also wrote the Heritage Minute that told Wenjack's story and was released this summer. A Tribe Called Red also included interludes on the group's recent album, We Are the HalluciNation, which feature a narrator (also Boyden) addressing his lost brother, Charlie. But it all began with folk singer and politician Willie Dunn, who recorded the song "Charlie Wenjack" on his debut self-titled album in 1972.
"I feel like I've always known this story, " says ShoShona Kish, from the folk-rock group Digging Roots. "It's probably because of the song that Willie Dunn wrote about him. I grew up with his music. The stories he told were part of my education, musically, socially, culturally. It really came back into my consciousness when I spoke to Joseph Boyden about the project he was working on."
Dunn was a close family friend of Kish's partner and bandmate, Raven Kanetakta, even teaching the aspiring musician to play guitar. When the imagineNative Festival asked Digging Roots to perform the song as part of its Oct. 22 event in Toronto commemorating Wenjack, A Night for Chanie, they didn't hesitate. "Raven knew it already," says Kish. "He knew it intimately."
For Kish, the timing couldn't be better for Wenjack's story to swell up to the surface, as Canada still struggles to reconcile with generations of Indigenous families whose lives were ruined in an attempt at forced assimilation — a reconciliation that, you could argue, began with the inquest into Wenjack's death.
A family photo of Chanie "Charlie" Wenjack.
"It's wonderful to have this story being told again," Kish says. "It seems to be a really poignant moment to be talking about this moving and tragic story that distills the feelings we have around residential schools and the pain of that in our communities and the pain of those children. It's really personal. It's not just a statistic, he was just a little boy. His story tells so many stories. And this seems to be the moment that people are listening, which is a huge shift. I think it's beautiful."
Boyden and his novella, from which he will be reading as part of the Night for Chanie event, sits at the centre of this surge of creativity around Wenjack, a surge that still has several surprises to be released, aside from what's already been announced. (Or so we've been told. Everyone interviewed for this piece was reluctant to reveal anything else).
"Indigenous children over seven generations were removed from their families in an attempted cultural genocide," writes Boyden in the author's note to Wenjack. "Chanie, for me and a number of others, has become a symbol not just of this tragedy but of the resilience of our First Nations, Inuit and Métis people — which is why I use the word 'attempted.' Our cultures were forced underground for a long time, but they have re-emerged despite the odds. And they are thriving once more."
For A Tribe Called Red, it was exactly the piece the group needed on what was already turning into a very politically charged album. Working with Boyden, a friend of the band, also connected the members to Downie's Secret Path, which in turn only added to the scope and magnitude of both projects.
"The connection was intentional, the joining factor there being Joseph," says Ian "DJ NDN" Campeau, one-third of A Tribe Called Red. "He had pieces he wrote and was like, 'Hey I have this idea, Gord is doing this thing, is it cool if I wrote it like this?'"
"For Chanie Wenjack specifically, it comes at a time that we're discussing reconciliation for residential schools, and when Chanie was found in the '60s, that was the first time when Canadians were like, 'Wait a second, what's going on?'" adds Bear Witness, another third of ATCR. "It was the first big story. This kid died on the train tracks of exposure on his way trying to get home, so what's going on that's so bad that a kid would go do that? People started looking into it. It took 30 years before they were all shut down, but I think that's why a lot of the conversation is coming about him specifically right now."
It's taken 50 years, but the story of Wenjack has finally elevated from the "family circle," as Digging Roots' Kish describes it, and into the consciousness of the millions of Canadians who heard Downie's pleas during the moments of the Tragically Hip's farewell show in Kingston to look North, to the people "we were trained our entire lives to ignore," and to do something about it.
"It's become something bigger," says Kish. "It's bigger than Chanie. This swell of creativity rising up to tell the story, it's on account of the swell of people willing to hear it, to come up and meet them. We're opening our hearts."
For Downie, who performed his first Secret Path show in Ottawa on Tuesday night, Wenjack's story is "filling him up," his brother told CBC.
Chanie's sister, Pearl, and dozens of her family members even took the flight to Ottawa to attend the concert, the second of which takes place in Toronto on Oct. 21. The family has joined with Downie in an attempt at reconciliation, forming the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, which focuses on creating relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. As part of that, Downie's concert ended with him onstage, holding Pearl's hand as she performed a traditional Anishinaabe healing song.
"My father died in 1987 without ever knowing why his son had to die," she told the crowd. "My mother still waits. To this day no one has told her why her son had to go." After a moment that was filled only with Pearl's sobs, Downie stepped to the mic for a final word. "It's just time to get started. It's time to get going, OK?"
Proceeds from Secret Path, the album and illustrated book, will be donated to the Gord Downie Secret Path Fund for Truth and Reconciliation via the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba.
Follow Jesse Kinos-Goodin on Twitter: @JesseKG
Explore more
A history of residential schools in Canada
CBC Arts: Gord Downie's The Secret Path
5 things we learned from Gord Downie's interview with Peter Mansbridge
Enter a Tribe Called Red's HalluciNation
A Tribe Called Red have never been louder
23 indigenous musicians who are finally getting some long overdue recognition


text:
Mrs. Jessie Burr (Alexander) Jackson, 67, of Murfreesboro died March 4, 2010. She was a native of Cannon County, born in Readyville on April 23, 1942. Her parents were the late Jesse Clyde "Jake" Alexander and Eunice Mildred (Finley) Alexander. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Curtis Ray Little and sister, Marlene Taylor.
Survivors include her husband, J T Jackson of Murfreesboro; son and daughter-in-law, Ricky Joe & Pat Alexander of LaVergne; daughter, Jana Faye Smith of LaVergne; step-sons, Curtis Little, Jr. of Murfreesboro, Ron & Peggy Jackson, David & Sheryl Jackson; step-daughter, Cindy McCormick all of Murfreesboro; brothers, Robert Wiley "Buddy" & Eldra Alexander of Woodbury, Gerry Alexander of Hillsboro; sisters, Lillian & Richmond Alexander of Woodbury, Elaine Martin of Woodbury; Mary Dale & Buddy Clark of LaVergne; one granddaughter, Joanna Wilkes of LaVergne; step-grandchildren, Calvin McCormick, Blake McCormick, Chris Jackson, Brett Jackson, Olivia Jackson, Alyse Jackson, Madeline Jackson, Danielle Jackson, Shannon Hipp, Joey Hipp and Scotty Hipp; step-great grandchildren, Bradley Jackson, Bethany Jackson and Ali Grace Jackson; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Mrs. Jackson was a member of the Woodbury Church of Christ. She was co-owner of Curtis Little & Associates Insurance. She also worked for many years at Genesco and General Electric.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, Mar. 6, 2010 from 4-8 PM at Smith Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010 at 2 PM in the Smith Funeral Home chapel. Tim Alexander will officiate and interment will be in Riverside Cemetery. Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. www.smithfuneralhomewoodbury.net (615)563-5337.


text:
Email article link to friend(s) -
Facebook -
Website Applauding Moral Decline Laments Loss Of Foo Foo Manners
A Huffington Post story listed a number of polite things people don't do anymore.
One was giving up your seat for an elderly person, pregnant woman, or someone with disabilities.
For starters, if these demographic categories make a fuss about wanting to be treated like everybody else, that should also include the expectation that they should also wait for a seat like everybody else.
Another principle included taking off your hat indoors.
Does that also include those belonging to a certain religion with a penchant for flying jetliners into skyscrapers that not only cover their heads but at times even their entire faces?
If multiculturalism holds that all people are to be treated equally and these people are not obligated to remove their cranial apparel, why should the rest of us be expected to comply with such a decree?
Another principle on the list was about making small talk in the checkout line.
I am there to acquire a desired or needed item.
Beyond a nod or cursory verbalized greeting, I am not there to talk to people.
Given the outright destruction of property that often takes place these days as a result of either athletic victories or unpopular jury verdicts, one would think a little good natured benign detachment would be applauded as a form of serene civility.
By Frederick Meekins
Frederick Meekins
Issachar Bible Church & Apologetics Research Institute
Send email feedback to Frederick Meekins
Biography - Frederick Meekins
Frederick Meekins is an independent theologian and social critic. He holds a BS in Political Science/History. Frederick earned a MA in Apologetics & Christian Philosophy from Trinity Theological Seminary. Frederick holds a Doctor of Practical Theology through the Master's Graduate School Of Divinity in Evansville, Indiana. Dr. Meekins earned a Ph.D. in Apologetics through Newburgh Theological Seminary. His books are available in print and electronic formats through Amazon.com. His ministry site, Issachar Bible Church & Apologetics Research Institute, can be found at http://issacharbiblechurch.blogspot.com/. The Twitter page of Dr. Meekins can be found at
http://twitter.com/epistolizer .
Visit Frederick Meekins's website at Issachar Bible Church & Apologetics Research Institute
Copyright © 2015 by Frederick MeekinsAll Rights Reserved.
[ Back ]
© 2004-2019 by WEBCommentary(tm), All Rights Reserved


text:
Well, that looks like the Atlantic Ocean behind Carol and me, so that means--we made it! What a great experience!
We rode 58 miles to the beach this morning, and all riders took a little time to enjoy the ride. Howie and I missed two turns in a row, so we got extra mileage again. It was the only time we were not riding with several other people, and we just weren't paying attention to our "Clue" sheets.
As you can see the weather was lovely. The top photo was taken just after I dipped my front tire into the Atlantic Ocean at Rye Beach, just south of Portsmouth, NH. The middle photo was taken at a school in Rye, and shows the 24 cross country riders who finished the ride, the 4 AbB staff members, and a few other riders who joined (or , in Jay's case) rejoined us fro the final leg from Erie, PA to the ocean.
After that photo was taken, we rode as a group to the beach, with a police escort in front. Septuagenarians Herb, Robert, and Cliff, as well as 67 year old Arlene were given the honor of riding up front, just behind the police car, while the AbB staff rode at the back. As a second police car was not available to trail us, Carol drove our minivan at the rear of the peleton, with her flashers on.
The funniest part was hearing the AbB staffers who rode with us (Andy, Michelle, Gerard, and Christine) talking. Whenever they drove by during the cross country ride, they would admonish any rider who was riding too far out in the road to "move over to the right". But during the police escort, they yelled "Get back in the middle of the road. Why are you riding on the side of the road?"
I had two major goals during this ride, apart from raising money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. They were as follows.
First, enjoy every day! That turned out to be easier than I had imagined. We had a great group of riders, a great AbB support staff, and rode a great route. Sure, we had some rain, and plenty of headwinds, as well as snow in the Sierras. But we never had the unbearably hot weather we had anticipated, and most road conditions were good to excellent (with several notable exceptions). There was never a day I didn't feel like riding--though there were certainly times where we had 20 miles to go and I wished the hotel were around the next corner! We all had to "dig deep" at different times, but people were very supportive of one another.
Since I love riding my bike, it was easy to wake up every morning and get on the bicycle. I was lucky enough (and experienced enough) to avoid any major soreness during the long ride. And that leads to may second major goal for the trip, which was to ride EFI.
EFI stands, of course, for "Every Fantastic Inch", or something like that. Early in the ride, I learned this term. It meant that a rider rode the entire route under his/her own power. Sure, we carried our bikes over the sand to dip our wheels, and we occasionally carried our bikes around obstacles (missing bridges, roads so thick with hot tar and stones that the wheels wouldn't turn), but we did every fantastic inch by ourselves, without riding in the SAG van.
About 16 riders (~60% of the cross country riders) rode EFI, and we were very proud of it. Almost half of the EFI riders are posing at the beach in the lower picture. It took luck, as well as lots of effort, to ride EFI. Avoiding illness, injury, and bicycle problems were always in the back of my mind. Our oldest (Herb) and youngest (Erin) riders each rode EFI, and I know they both had some really tough days--pretty amazing. Several riders had to SAG at one or more times due to illness, fatigue, injury, or a bike that was beyond the considerable ability of Gerard, our mechanic, to do roadside repairs on. (Remember that old bit about never ending a sentence with a preposition? I hope that's become passe, because ending sentences with prepositions is something I'm very comfortable with.)
I'll post some final thoughts on A "Wrap Up" page soon. Of course, it's time to get back to work in "the real world". It's been a great ride!


text:
What I'd wear everyday this Fall if I could. Cooler days crept in last week with lots and lots of rain and clouds but this week- all sunshine and warm weather! That's the thing about Fall around here, it can be pretty inconsistent. But I don't mind as long as the sun keeps shining!
sweater / jeans / hat / glasses / boots / shirt


text: Satellites and Aerials are satellite installation experts, able to provide digital satellite systems for UK Television (Sky, Sky HD, Sky Q) and European Satellite TV such as Eutelsat, Astra, Hellas Sat, Arabsat and more. Our installation engineers have a minimum of 5 years experience and are fully insured for all services. We also can supply and install television and radio aerials for UK viewing, and can wall mount any flat screen television for your viewing pleasure.


text:
British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce
Phone: +386 30 646 149
Fax: +386 1 320 62 00
Email: email@example.com
Website: http://www.bscc.si
The British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) is officially registered as Britansko-slovenska gospodarska zbornica. It is the officially recognised bi-lateral Chamber of Commerce between the UK and Slovenia and was established in 2008.
The aims and objectives of the BSCC are: to assist and represent British business interests between the UK and Slovenia; to positively and actively contribute to the business and social community in Slovenia; to remain politically neutral – business lobbying, not political lobbying and finally to provide a place for all people from all countries to "do more business" regardless of country of origin.
BSCC is open to everyone interested in doing business and especially for those interested in doing business in the UK / Europe. We aim to fill the gaps that other organisations cannot fulfill due to political, strategic or other restrictions.


text:
My roommate happens to be a makeup artist and so I'm always in her room/bathroom stalking the products she has (with her present of course!). I stopped birth control back in March for many reasons after being on it for over 10 years. Growing up, I never had acne, however after stopping birth control… I now break out quite often. I've been trying to find different things to help my acne, whether it's a new cleanser or a mask and I haven't found anything that has truly helped until now.
My roommate let me use her Mario Badescu Drying Lotion and it helped so much that I went and bought one for myself. It's not cheap but it's not super pricey either. It costs around $17 for 1oz but I can see this stuff lasting for a long time as it's just a spot treatment and not something you apply all over your face.
The Drying Lotion is a fast acting, effective acne spot treatment. Formulated with salicylic acid, calamine and other quick-drying ingredients, this product will shrink ugly whiteheads virtually overnight while you sleep.
How To Use It & Does It Work?
To use it, you apply a dab of it directly on the whitehead. Do not rub in. Let it dry and rinse off in the morning. It's important to also not shake the bottle. Looking at it, you get the urge to but don't! Literally, I woke up the next morning and the whitehead was gone. I even used it on my fiancé and it worked for him as well. One of my favorite things is that it is cruelty free as well.
If you suffer from whiteheads, I definitely recommend the Mario Badescu Drying Lotion!
Have you heard of this before? Have you tried it? If so, what did you think? If not, would you try it?
The post may contain affiliate links.


text:
Subscribe To Hilary Duff Hid Baby's Umbilical Cord In Her Makeup Drawer Updates
I've already subscribed
Hilary Duff has spent a lot of time with her 4 week-old son, Luca, tending to his every need and taking the night shift so her hockey player husband can get some good rest and relaxation. This doesn't mean daddy Mike Comrie does not get his share of time with the new addition, it simply means there is a bond between the actress and her baby, one that may involve a harmless secret or two.
Duff's baby is growing super quickly, and because of this Luca hits frequent landmarks in his growth and abilities. The new mom recently spoke with People, about her favorite landmark moment, one that was wholly outside of Luca's control.
"You know what was a big milestone? The belly button falling off. That was a huge one. And then I wanted to keep it my husband was like, 'No, that's gross, you can't keep it!' I'm like, 'I'm totally keeping it,' and I secretly kept it."
As weird as that may seem, I doubt keeping the leftovers from the umbilical cord stub is any stranger than keeping a child's tooth. However, what is a little weirder is what Duff did with the belly button afterward.
"It's in a Ziploc bag in the back of my makeup drawer. Luca's going to think I'm a freak!"
I wonder if that was the first place Duff thought of, or the last place she assumed Comrie would look. Maybe a little of both. Give her six years and I bet she starts hiding teeth in the underwear drawer.


text:
This website is a way to communicate with potential and accepted participants on my Global Village teams.
As a team leader for Habitat for Humanity's Global Village program, I strive to give my trip participants a meaningful volunteer experience that will both challenge and inspire them.
Upcoming builds:
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, Feb 18-26, 2017.
Please note: this is a closed team, only open to participants from the Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity Affiliate.
Please see the links in the sidebar for more info!
Chile, May 2017
This is an open team- anyone can join. More info will be available later on this year- stay tuned!
Want to go now? Check out the list of all available Global Village trips on the Habitat for Humanity website: http://www.habitat.org/cd/gv/schedule.aspx
A few photos from past trips:
El Salvador, Feb 2015:
Group photo in front of Geovanny and Yessenia's house- they are now moved in and enjoying their new home!
Check out the sidebar for more details on our build with Habitat for Humanity in El Salvador! Also, one of my team members blogged about her experience building- you can read about it here: https://kimandgaryelsalvador.wordpress.com/
Ethiopia Update: Check out this wonderful compilation of our 2014 build in Bisidimo, Ethiopia, put together by team member Don Aoki:


text:
We build up, over, around,
Seeking structure, form,
Order from chaos,
Time from manufactured light.
We erect steel girders
Around faith,
Locking God in,
Pouring the Word into
Concrete slabs
Of order and predictability,
Painting the holy shut,
Nailing it down,
Bolting it tight…
Out of fear.
Beam by beam
Stature and prominence rise
Stretching shadows in an
Ever-widening eclipse of
Manufactured light.
How soon we forget Babel –
Humanity's futile attempt to rise up
And usurp the gates of Heaven,
Man's microscopic slice of power
Extinguished by a breath.
Spirit breath. Vigilant,
Watchful, waiting…
For the appointed hour
To rend earth's ceiling
With the brilliance of Light,
Exposing vast imperfections,
Fissures and fatal cracks
In our careful plans,
Our brick and mortar forms,
Illusions of predictability,
Of time gained by
Manufactured light.
With a Word
Heaven gluts our
Human attempts to insure
Structure, stem fear,
Climb out of chaos
On man-made ladders of success,
Torrents sweep wide,
Toppling, crumbling,
Destroying pattern, structure,
Order, manufactured light.
And we stand
And alone
And afraid.
And He is there
In the chaos,
Arms open,
"Come, Child.
Just as you are.
Instantly, chaos trembles,
Order cushioning His Feet,
Pattern raining from His Hands,
Love radiating brilliant,
Saturating His world in form
And peace and pure and
Holy Light.
*Linking up with The High Calling for our final discussion of Luci Shaw's book, Breath for the Bones: Art, Imagination and Spirit: A Reflection on Creativity and Faith, chapters 11 and 12. It has been an honor and privilege to be part of this dynamic discussion brilliantly led by Laura Boggess.


text:
Customized shoe sole material sheets
Junior Member
Posts: 10
Joined: May 2018
Reputation: 0
07.05.2018, 01:54
Our History
Guangdong Liyu-Yibao Shoes Material Co. Ltd., was formerly known as Dongguan Liyu Rubber Sheets Co., Ltd., a famous enterprise with high integrity, good service and cost effective products. It is the wholly owned subsidiary of Liyu Group, which was founded in 2000.
In DEC., 2011, Liyu and the excellent Taiwanese-funded enterprises- i. e. Yibao company merged, and Dongguan Liyu Rubber Products Co., Ltd was changed to Guangdong Liyu-Yibao Shoes Material Co., Ltd.
Our Factory
Guangdong Liyu-Yibao Shoes Material Co. Ltd., located in Chang'an Town, Dongguan with an area of 30 thousand square meters, owns a number of producing lines of rubber sole, which has the capability of producing rubber sheet up to 200 thousand square meters per month.
In the principle of customer-oriented, the company introduces advanced technologies, equipment and raw materials from Spain, Germany and Taiwan Area etc., to research and develop technologies by its own staff as well as making management innovations. In the high-end shoe materials market, our products, such as rubber sole, crepe sole and microcellular foam sole, accumulate excellent achievements in respect of technology.
We wish to make both domestic and foreign friends from various industries to step forward and hand in hand to create win-win jointly.
Our Product
Shoes Accessories
Rubber Sheet & Mat
Floor Tile
High Foam sheet , Neolite Rubber Sheet, Crepe Rubber Sheet
Product Application
Ladies'shoes outsoles, Men's shoes outsoles, Fashion shoes outsole and insole, slipper outsole, Kid's shoes outsoles, Welt, Stacks, All rubber outsoles for shoes.
Our Certificate
Audited supplier by MADE-IN-CHINA by SGS.
Production Equipment
3production line, 15sets mixing machine, 6 sets embossing machine, 20sets printing machine, 3sets Germany Roughing Machine
Production Market
Domestic Market, Southeast Asia, Africa, Oceania, Eastern Asia
Our service
Guangdong Liyu-Yibao Shoes Material Co.,Ltd has more than 20 years experiences in the business line. We cooperate with many top brands, Just like ALDO, ZARA, Clarks, CK, GUCCI, etc for many years. We wish to make both domestic and foreign friends from various industries to step forward and hand in hand and to create win-win jointly.Customized shoe sole material sheets
|Possibly Related Threads...
|Last Post
|Customized Electrical Luxury Delivery Bed
14.06.2018, 01:54
Last Post: jhsdhydjs8
|Customized sports artificial turf
07.05.2018, 01:52
Last Post: hjthjt123
Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)


text:
Celebrating the beginning of a new era and a fresh relationship between Hummel and the Danish Football Association, the brand have released a limited edition all white kit that is premium crisp from top to bottom. A serving from the finest table, it's not one you'll want to wear eating pasta.
Very much a relationship between brand and football federation, this all over special kit treatment is a sign of how Hummel plan to work together with the Danish National Team. The best threads forward from the very beginning, it's certainly a delivery to savour. So pure and honest, it also offers the team a clean slate as they embark on the quest of qualification for World Cup 2018.
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-30155" src="/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Hummel-Limited-White-Jersey2 .jpg" alt="Hummel-Limited-White-Jersey2″ width="1171″ height="665″ srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Hummel-Limited-White-Jersey2.jpg 1171w, /wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Hummel-Limited-White-Jersey2-300×170.jpg 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Hummel-Limited-White-Jersey2-768×436.jpg 768w, /wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Hummel-Limited-White-Jersey2-1024×582.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1171px) 100vw, 1171px" />
The kit, to be worn one time only in a friendly against Liechtenstein tonight will champion the start of the Hummel/DBU era, kicking off with tonal traditions. Elements such as the sponsor and the DBU badge are held in the highest of esteem in a white on white fashion. The only part of the shirt to be graced in colour will be the numbers on the back of the shirt. Uber limited edition too, there will only be 99 shirts available for retail and the match worn kits from the friendly fixture will be auctioned off for a very worthy cause. FC Granatchok is the cause in question – a football club for injured Danish soldiers fighting their way back – another symbol of this relationship that see's the brand and federation re-united, with the aim of strong performances very much in the line of sight.


text:
For Companies wishing to pay by a Purchase Order Labtam invoice on Nett 30
day terms.
Payment can be made the following ways:
1. By Check/Cheque/International Money Order made payable to Labtam Inc.
2. By Bank to Bank Wire.
Our invoices will contain our banking information.
Purchase Orders can be faxed or e-mailed to the following contacts:
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Fax: +1 213 261 3731
If your Purchase Order is for over 100 licenses please contact us first so
we can offer you the best possible price.
Our Web Site only calculates discount pricing up to 100 users.
Please feel free to use e-mail, fax or the telephone to ask us the pricing
for the quantity you are interested in.
You may also use the Request and Sales Quote form to get this information.
We will reply promptly to your requests.
We will e-mail out license files once we have received your purchase order.
Invoices are sent out by either post mail, e-mail or by fax.
Please be sure that your Purchase Order includes the following information:
1. Company Name
2. Company Address
3. Contact Person
4. Purchase Order Number
5. Telephone Number
6. Fax Number
7. E-mail address
8. What product it is that you wish to buy
9. What quantity you wish to purchase
10. An e-mail address where to send the license files to.
11. How you will be paying for the order (check or bank to bank).
Purchase Orders once received generally take about 2-3 hours to be
Labtam works 24 hours 7 days a week so you will receive your license files
quickly and efficiently.
Our Company details are as follows:
Labtam Inc.
9903 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 423
Beverly Hills
Orders can be marked: Attention Sales Department.
Please feel free to contact us if you require any additional information.
We are here for you all year round.
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel: +1 310 410 0368
Fax: +1 310 410 0369
Internet: http://www.labtam-inc.com


text: Here's my latest endeavor, these ladder-yarn scarves I'm weaving on my 3-ft triangle loom (see blog below if you're wondering what the heck THAT is...). Iridescent and incredibly pliable. You like? Should be great for summer, to dress up plain T-shirts just like my plain old white one here -- about as dressy as I get these days....Oh, you DO like?? Great! I'm so busy promoting other Zibbeters and Fiber folk in my Fiber Cybershop that I have to remember to promote myself, ya know? To see more can click on title link above.


text:
The new Red News Podcast 40 before and after the defeat at Arsenal, Paris memories and then gets quite deep - adults only!
Apologies for usual sound, edit and drivel quality.
The independent, satirical Manchester United supporters' fanzine - for adults only, contains expletives - returns with waffle and bad sound. This edition talks all things MUFC before and after the 2-0 defeat at Arsenal as well as memories of the incredible win in Paris. Apologies if it gets a bit deep at the end. #mufc
On itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/...655778894?mt=2
On spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/3rTKJP0ftpl15D5tGUhlAV
On radiorepublic at https://radiopublic.com/red-news-8g5L2n
On tunein (you can listen on Alexa via the App) http://tun.in/pjibU


text:
Vegas Red online casino celebrates Oktoberfest this year in typical Vegas party style. The popular online casino is running a special promotion throughout the Oktoberfest period. A must for anyone who enjoys a cool refreshing beer First prize is free beer for a year! This highly anticipated promotion is running following the overwhelming response to last year's Oktoberfest competition, which, much to the great enjoyment of Vegas Red players, was the first online casino to launch a free beer promotion.
To enter, Vegas Red members simply need to make a deposit at the casino. Next, they just need to start playing any of their favorite games. The player who wagers (bets) the most throughout the promotional period will win first prize. Throughout the entire tournament, members can track their position on the standings table, which is updated live every 30 minutes. In addition to this knockout of a first prize, twelve lucky players will win runner up prizes of between $500 and $25 in free bonuses.
Casino Manager Sarah Banks commented, After the runaway success of last years promotion, we didnt hesitate in offering the same prizes this year. Vegas Red is all about fun. Our typical member is someone who not only wants to enjoy the comfort and security of a leading Playtech casino, but have some real fun at the same time to feel that Vegas spirit and party a bit. Here at Vegas Red, its that Vegas party spirit that we endeavor to offer.
With a fantastic selection of cutting edge games, including a huge choice of online slots, video poker, roulette and blackjack games, it is up to members how they choose to play their deposited money. The possibility of winning the free beer, on top of the huge winning payouts made by Vegas Red, mean that members are enjoying an extra thrilling and rewarding month at the casino. This promotion is open to all new and existing players that make a of deposit at Vegas Red within the promotional period (September 25th to October 5th).


text:
Harris Regional Hospital's five new ambulances arrive
February 21, 2017
SYLVA, N.C. – Harris Regional Hospital has received five new ambulances to serve county Emergency Medical Services (EMS) which have been operated by the hospital as Harris EMS in partnership with Jackson County for more than 20 years. The ambulances replace older trucks in the hospital's fleet which have been taken out of service.
Harris EMS has a total of seven ambulances stationed at three bases located throughout the county on Old Settlement Road, on Hampton Road in the Qualla Community, and at the hospital. With the purchase, a truck will be stationed at the Qualla base for 12 hours per day to improve response times. Harris EMS has a mutual aid agreement with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and tribal EMS to provide response in the Qualla community. The Qualla base will be staffed with a crew from Harris EMS.
"Our paramedics and EMTs are dedicated to saving lives in Jackson County and working with other emergency services professionals in the surrounding area," said Stephen Plemmons, Director of Harris EMS and Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital Emergency Departments. Matthew Burrell serves as EMS Operations Manager for Harris EMS.
Harris Regional Hospital began operating the ambulance service for the county through a contract agreement that began January 1, 1996 providing stability for the community, well-trained paramedics and emergency medical technicians, and a continuous focus on response times. In 2015, Harris EMS answered 5,610 calls from all across the county representing a 15% increase over four years.
"We're excited to provide our region with these five new ambulances," said Steve Heatherly, CEO of Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital. "Our longstanding partnership with Jackson County, through our management of EMS, demonstrates our mutual commitment to saving the lives of those who live in the communities we are privileged to serve."Harris Regional Hospital is building a new emergency department scheduled to be complete this fall. Both Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital recently attained national accreditation as chest pain centers by the Society for Cardiovascular Patient Care.


text:
Sony Playstation VR
The Sony Playstation VR is available for hire from GEMS NFX and having put quite a few units through their paces it is fair to say we have become very fond of this Virtual Reality system and will happily guide clients through the Pros and Cons and available software and experiences which will best suit your needs when you make your enquiries to rent these headsets.
We also have the Playstation 4 Pro console to compliment this excellent VR headset for the ultimate experience and highest frame rates and resolutions.
We also have stock of the excellent Turtle Beach Stealth 350VR Headphones for the ultimate partnership
We have a good selection of all the latest games available for the Playstation VR system and we will always install and patch the games on the hard drive and have available additional controllers and accessories.
The advantage of being a show production company means we have available all the latest smart screens and a variety of sizes and rigging options that any gamer could only dream of.
Special packages and discounts are available and we are more than happy to offer advice which is free!
Please click here to return to the gaming consoles Home Page and gallery for more information


text:
Posted by Simon Parke, 05 October 2017, 5.55am
Grace arrives but not at our bidding.
So it's no use fixing time and place and saying 'Meet me there!'
She won't be fixed, and won't be told.
She just arrives, unannounced, at times one couldn't imagine.
Like when you realise your marriage is falling apart, there on the station platform, and the terror of all that that means, and the sadness for all things lost… becomes an inexplicable peace and strength.
Or when you're having a shit time at the airport – delays, exhaustion, baggage handlers – and you have placed in your hand the most wonderful tasting coffee (when it shouldn't be wonderful, not here, not in this dive) and you know such pleasure and delight that you are alive, here, now.
Or you're sitting in church, appalled by the sermon and wondering what you believe, and nothing makes sense anymore, when you kneel frustrated and judging at the altar rail and start to cry, tears of utter joy, for its like a waterfall of love is crashing down around you.
Grace doesn't stick around, she arrives and departs; it may only be seconds, which could be reckoned hasty.
And in some ways, she changes nothing, her critics say this, leaving you just where she found you.
Though not how she found you, this is the deep magic; the textures of life forever stained.
An altering moment, small or large, one often remembered many years hence.
She just won't be tied by our plans.
I have waited ten years for something given me in seconds.
I stop and I breathe at the memory; but cannot explain.
And I'm not privy to her plans for today; though she knows where I am, she has found me before.
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
Contact Simon
Get Simon's newsletter
A brief life