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- GoFundMe set up for St. Louis Society of Blind in honor of NHL ref
- Westbound lanes on I-255 JB bridge to reopen for Friday morning rush
- Missouri 8-week abortion ban one step from going to governor
- Missouri Senate joins GOP anti-abortion wave with 8-week ban
- Historic precedent for STL getting 'toasted' with bad sports calls
- 'Heartbeat' abortion ban to be debated in Missouri Senate
- The package is finished, now it's just negotiating with General Motors
- Study: Illinois sometimes brushes aside abuse allegations
- What's the best deal for tax payers?
- Filibustering the Missouri Senate over GM incentives
- Temple memorial to Florida shooting victims is set ablaze
- Hundreds protest Alabama abortion ban: 'My body, my choice!'
- Koepka survives Bethpage Black to win PGA Championship
- AP Exclusive: Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are engaged
- Alaska's fledgling commercial seaweed industry grows
- Speaker stuns 2019 Morehouse grads, to pay off student debt
- James Gunn says he's a better person after being fired
- Tribes, environmentalists battle copper mine in Arizona
- Trayvon Martin's mom announces run for office in Miami
- Virginia town remembers the high price paid on D-Day
- Barr jokes with Pelosi about contempt and handcuffs
- Trump is looking for examples of censorship towards conservatives
- Social media censorship; Missouri "heartbeat bill"; Congrats to producer Frank!
- We need to be making parenting a primary subject
- AFS 5-17: Investigating the investigators,Who can we trust?
- Check out the weekend kickoff with Marc and the gang!
- Schnucks presents Folds of Honor Gala Event
- Iranian regime made the American people their enemy when they took power… that's not Trump's fault
- GoFundMe set up for St. Louis Society of Blind in honor of NHL ref
- Beto O'Rourke would make a world apology tour 2.0
Congresswomen Ann Wagner 2-18-19
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No Rehearsal - Happy Thanksgiving!
Back to All Events
Earlier Event: November 22CYC "Past, Present, Future" Performance
Later Event: December 2CYC Rehearsal
Celebrating the Diversity of Song
Capriccio Columbus is an adult chorus of 75 accomplished vocalists, delighting audiences with a vast array of music sung in beautiful, acoustically rich venues. Whether your taste runs toward classics, jazz, sacred works or the Great American Songbook, a Capriccio Columbus concert will remind you why you love music. In addition to the primary chorus, Capriccio includes the Capriccio Youth Choir and Molto Capriccio, a jazz and pop ensemble available to provide music for special occasions.
No Rehearsal - Happy Thanksgiving!

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Holiday Homes
Church Farm has three well equipped holiday homes situated at the top of our caravan park. Each holiday home can sleep up to 6 people and comes with all electric and gas supplied. Well behaved pets are welcome on the site but must be kept on a lead at all times. The homes are available on a weekly let but also available for short breaks (minimum 3 nights).
Site rules
- Dogs to be kept on short leads
- No noise after 11pm
- Awnings to be taken down if not in use
- Only breathable ground sheets permitted
- All children using the shower block must be accompanied by a responsible adult
- No play area on site. There are two childrens' play areas within a short walking distance
- No single gender parties
Minimum stay is 2 nights at a cost of £150.00 per van


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Ronald McDonald Family Room
The Ronald McDonald House Family Room is provided by and funded by the Ronald McDonald House Auckland Trust. It is located within Starship on Level Three. It is a large day room with a stunning view over the harbour.
The Family Room on-site crisis accommodation is offered to parents whose children are in intensive care and high dependency units, when it is important to stay close by.
Light snacks and tea and coffee are available during the day. Light meals can be provided for families staying in the Family Room accommodation.
The Family Room is also a place for a quiet break from the wards for parents, caregivers and siblings of patients. Children have a dedicated space to play quietly with activities and toys.
The charge nurse on your ward will give you a referral card to the Family Room day lounge which is open from 8:00am to 7:00pm each day, seven days a week.
If you need an overnight stay as respite from the ward or even for a nap and hot shower during the day, ask your charge nurse for a referral. We may be able to arrange this service depending on our availabilities on the day.
More From Starship
Diabetes teaching resources for children, young people and their families
Information, videos and factsheets on managing diabetes from the Starship Diabetes Team
Immunisation and Pregnancy
The best care for you and your baby begins long before birth


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Respectfully to a seeker who stumbled upon my blog through the search string: "Is Javed Ahmed Ghamdi a true Islamic scholar".
It has been narrated that Awzai (the Syrian jurist), who was a contemporary of Abu Hanifa, once asked Abdullah Ibn Mubarak, "Have you heard about the innovator from Kufa whose kunyah is Abu Hanifa".
Ibn Mubarak ignored his question and started narrating complicated jurisprudential issues, the juridic opinions regarding those and the fine deductive reasoning leading to those opinions.
"Whose fatawa are these?," Awzai asked, after hearing him with interest .
"I met him in Iraq" Ibn Mubarak replied.
"He is surely a great scholar. I would some day meet him and learn from him," Awzai said.
"He is Abu Hanifa," Ibn Mubarak told him.
We have come a long way since those pre-modern times and like everything else, grapevine has been evolved considerably and transformed into a pseudo-conventional medium of attaining knowledge. It has now become customary in the cyber world to do cursory homework on scholars and jump upon the task of writing and discussing. But even though surfing can give you a lot to chew over, it cannot be an alternative for traditional methods of judging veracity and credibility of scholars.
As I suggested in the past, it is better to spend time in reading the scholars themselves, rather than gathering all the meat from those who have criticized them; sometimes derisively and in harshest of the ways. And I am not overreacting, as one of the search parameters in question, besides pointing to my rambles, retrieves links where Javed Ahmad Ghamidi is called a liar, cheat, fitna and even shaitan (the devil).
There is nothing more heartrending than ignorance.
I do not intend presently to do an extended entry on Ghamidi's works or methodology and feel it enough to assert that his life and work represents a deeply rooted quest of knowledge. Even if one disagrees completely with whatever he has produced, his truthfulness and purity of intent is extremely hard to miss and these traits are very well embedded in the tradition of thought that he cherishes, carries and channels forward. The wikipedia entry, though helpful in directing towards many important resources, cannot obviously point towards this valuable tradition. Ghamidi himself calls it Dabistaan-e-Shibli (the school of Shibli) in one of his essays. I just aim to limn this tradition for those who don't know.
Two distinct and usually rival currents of Islamic thought, i.e. traditionalist and modernist, can be identified in the Muslim Subcontinent since its exposure to western civilisation in the 19th Century.
Those who identified themselves with the traditionalist stream primarily contended that religion cannot be re-interpreted and reformed beyond the canons of their respective traditions and any enquiry into religious sources, i.e. Quran and Sunnah, must not remain independent of tradition. A logical byproduct was an attitude that willfully disregarded all the western methods of education, the categories of education itself and ultimately shaped a weltanschauung that was completely ignorant of modern socio-political philosophies. Great scholars like Qasim Nanotwi, Rashid Ahmed Gangohi, Mahmood ul Hasan Deobandi, Anwar Shah Kashmiri and Ashraf Ali Thanwi were torchbearers of this school of thought. A religious seminary in Deoband was established to uphold this tradition and disseminate its contents to next generations.
The Modernist School, as opposed to the traditionalist one, virtually set aside most of the tradition – at least in theory – and went about reforming Islam from scratch. Syed Ahmad Khan, who is arguably the pioneer of Modernist Movement in Subcontinent, established a school in Aligarh in order to introduce modern fields of study and impart education on a relatively progressive curriculum, never adopted previously in Muslim India. Aligarh movement was successful to a great extent and produced few notable scholars, for instance Syed Ameer Ali.
Shibli Nomani (1857 – 1914) brought forth a third current of religious thought in contrast to the above two. This third dimension, though progressive and revivalistic, claimed to carry the burden of tradition as well. Those who associated themselves with it, felt the need to go back to original sources and interact directly with Quran, as it was revealed in history, while trying not to be anachronic. Shibli was undoubtedly the first voice in Subcontinent asserting the need for modernisation of speculative theology (Jadeed ilm al-kalam). It can arguably be contended that Sulayman Nadwi, Abul Kalam Azad, Mawdudi, Muhammad Iqbal and Abdul Majid Daryabadi remained associated with this school of thought in one way or the other.
However, Hameedudin Farahi (a comparatively less known scholar from Azamgarh) can be called the ideal manifestation of this doctrine and the only one dedicating his life in establishing and articulating the canons of this new methodology which was supposed to be rooted firmly in the language of Quran. His student Ameen Ahsan Islahi carried forward the project of his mentor and climaxed it in the form of Tadabbur-i-Quran. Javed Ahmad Ghamdi remained under the tutelage of Islahi for a large part of his life and worked with him on various intellectual projects.
Islahi is no more, but Dabistan-e-Shibli still continue to live in the form of Javed Ahmad Ghamdi and others who have been learning directly and indirectly from him. It is only after drinking from the fountain of this tradition that you can judge about the veracity or mendacity of those who belong to it. No amount of googling can do it for you.


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A Brazilian judge on 19 May called for a criminal investigation into how Brazil's military-based air navigation service provider runs that country's air traffic control system.
The action comes at the conclusion of the sentencing phase of pilots and controllers involved in the 2006 midair collision of a Gol 737-800 and an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet over the Amazon. The damaged Legacy was able to land nearby with no injuries to passengers or crew, however all 154 passengers and crew on the 737 were killed.
The two Legacy pilots were sentenced by the judge on 16 May to 4 years and 4 months of community service, a result the men are appealing.
On 19 May, the same judge convicted the air traffic controller on console duty at the time of the accident of criminal negligence for mismanaging communications, sentencing him to 3 years and 4 months of community service, says Joel Weiss, the US-based attorney for the Legacy pilots.
However a second controller, who Weiss says was handling the flight earlier and was viewed by the Brazilian prosecutors as the "dominant cause of the accident", was acquitted by the judge because he could not find him reckless according to the standards to which he was trained.
"The judge pointed out that [the controller] was wildly unqualified to serve as an air traffic controller and didn't belong in the vicinity of a console," says Weiss. "He had failed the controller's exam four times and was seemingly pushed through because they needed to fill a seat."
The judge instead called on a federal prosecutor to launch a criminal investigation into the air navigation services provider DECEA, the government organization under the ministry of defence and the Brazilian air force, for putting the controller in charge.
"It's a stinging indictment of Brazil's air traffic control system," says Weiss. "We're hoping the federal prosecutors take the judge seriously, to finally focus blame where it should be focused."


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Wesley's Tailgate Menu
For a parking lot picnic, you must have those tacky lawn chairs (tacky but
convenient) and a card table. Dishes should be paper and serving containers
must be Tupperware. I'm not a big fan of bringing a grill because you have to
take it home all yucky. Therefore this menu is designed to be done in advance.
Bake the ham sandwiches just before and keep them wrapped in the foil. The rest
can be done ahead.
This menu serves 6 to 8
Wesley's Parking Lot Picnic
Wesley's Bloody Marys
Molded Cheese Ring
Ham and Cheese Pickups
Beef Piroshki
Green Bean and Cheese Salad
Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Roll Ups
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pie
Molded Cheese Ring:
1 lb sharp cheddar cheese, grated then allowed to soften
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup mayonnaise
1 small onion, grated
Black pepper to taste
1 jar strawberry preserves
Ritz crackers
Combine all ingredients except the preserves. Place in ring mold greased
with a little mayonnaise. Chill. When ready to serve, unmold and fill the center
with preserves. Serve with crackers. Unusual but delicious.
Ham and Cheese Pickups:
7-1/2 ounce packages party rolls in aluminum trays (Pepperidge farm are
1 cup butter or margerine, melted
3 tablespoons yellow mustard
tablespoons poppy seeds
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 lb boiled ham, shaved (get in deli section)
About 1 lb grated Swiss cheese
Combine butter, mustard, poppy seeds, onion and Worcestershire. Slice rolls
in half horizontally without separating them. Spread both sides of the rolls
with butter mixture. Layer ham and cheese; replace top of rolls. Wrap in foil.
Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Keep warm in foil.
Beef Piroshki:
1 lb ground round
2 medium onions, chopped
2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 teaspoon dried dill (or 1 tablespoon fresh)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
(71/2- ounce) cans buttermilk biscuits
1 egg, well beaten
In a large skillet, cook ground round, onions, and garlic over medium-high
heat, stirring often to break up lumps of meat, until beef has lost its pink
color, about 5 minutes. Drain off excess fat. Off heat, stir in hard boiled
egg, sour cream, dill, salt, and pepper; let filling cool completely.
Preheat oven to 400. One can at a time, separate biscuits. On a lightly
floured surface roll out each biscuit to a 3 1/2 -inch circle. Place about 1
tablespoon filling in the center of each circle. Fold in half to enclose filling.
Press edges with a fork to seal closed. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Brush
tops with beaten egg. Bake piroshki 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown. Keep
unbaked piroshki batches covered with clean kitchen towels. Serve warm or at
room temperature. Baked piroshki can be frozen and kept for up to one month.
Thaw and bake as instructed.
Green Bean and Cheese Salad:
14 ounces green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
8 large shallots, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon grainy Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Blanch the green beans in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Drain and
run under cold water to stop the cooking. Drain well then combine with cheese
in a large mixing bowl. Whisk together all the remaining ingredients and combine
with beans and cheese.
Asparagus and Smoked Salmon Roll Ups:
1 lb thick asparagus
Smoked Salmon
Container of spreadable cream cheese with chives
Blanch the asparagus in boiling salted water for 1 to 2 minutes. Spread
slices of salmon with the cheese and roll it up around an asparagus leaving
the tip exposed. This is an easy elegant part to a buffet.
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pie:
3 eggs, beaten to blend
1 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup salted peanuts
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell, chilled
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Using an electric mixer beat the first 5 ingredients
until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in peanuts. Sprinkle pie shell with chocolate
chips. Pour filling over. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 and
continue baking until tester inserted in center of pie comes out clean, 30 to
35 minutes. Cool. Cover with plastic and refrigerate over night. Serve at room


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State Auditor Suzanne Bump's scathing report on the tragic failings and missteps by the Department of Children and Families serves as an indictment of a dysfunctional agency in need of immediate attention.
Sadly, it is old news and leaves out vital changes that have been made by Gov. Charlie Baker's administration, which took office in 2105 when chaos was already engulfing DCF.
Baker almost immediately increased the DCF's budget by more than $100 million, hired nearly 400 additional social workers and managers, and updated and implemented new management policies.
Unfortunately, the more appropriate recipient of Bump's damning audit no longer occupies the corner office. The audit covers 2014 -- the final full year of Gov. Deval Patrick's administration through Baker's first year, when the extent of DCF's problems were in the process of being identified and addressed.
But since Patrick's no longer around to answer for the ineptitude of DCF under his watch, the auditor opted to lay it at the feet of those who are part of the solution, not the problem.
Bump admitted that her audit based its findings on data that's three years old, and that her office didn't evaluate the effect of the corrective steps taken by the Baker administration.
Also, the timing and the attendant media coverage of this dated report seems troubling, especially in its lack of context by not recognizing the positive changes made at DCF over the last two years.
It comes off as a Republican governor's guilt by association, courtesy of Bump, who is a former Democratic state representative and state Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.
Certainly, not all of DCF's deficiencies have been rectified. The agency is charged with keeping track of 50,000 children, including thousands who have been removed from their homes to prevent further abuse or neglect. So, in that sense, DCF will always be a work in progress.
The audit did expose a potential flaw in DCF procedures by showing the agency has no record of 260 instances of apparent serious injury that Bump's office identified by analyzing MassHealth claims data. DCF officials say they will look into the feasibility of using MassHealth claims to identify instances of abuse or neglect that should have been reported, though it indicated the lag time in accessing that information compromises its usefulness.
However, we feel confident that under current DCF leadership, we'll never again hear heartbreaking stories like that of Jeremiah Oliver. The 5-year-old Fitchburg boy went missing in 2013 for months undetected by social workers assigned to his case. His body was eventually found along a highway in Sterling in 2014.
Or 2 1/2-year-old Bella Bond, who received DCF services, but whose body was found wrapped in a garbage bag on Boston's Deer Island in 2015.
We look forward to the next DCF audit, which should provide a clearer picture of how the Baker administration's efforts had put an agency riddled by poor morale and performance back on its feet.
Hopefully, Bump will have the information prior to the 2018 election when, we believe, citizens will be tuned into the real-time results of substantial reform at DCF.


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The GIZ project on nature conservation and resource management in Hin Nam No National Protected Area supports the local authorities in developing revenue for local communities from sustainable use of non-timber forest products. Such an income would give a strong incentive for local communities to engage in nature conservation.
The Maktao sugar palm is an excellent example for such product. The fruits of the Maktao palm are a popular ingredient in sweets and deserts throughout Southeast-Asia. Lao PDR already exports over 1,000 tons per year to Thailand. Maktao can take up to 16 years of age before the plant starts flowering. Once the tree starts bearing fruits, it dies within 1-2 years. Sustainable production can only be achieved by maintaining wild populations with plenty of younger trees that constantly replace the older trees.
Large amounts of Maktao trees can be found in the mountains bordering the Hin Nam No area. None of these trees are harvested commercially, due to the remoteness of the area. To evaluate the sustainability of harvesting Maktao in the Hin Nam No area, a resource survey was conducted in Junewith the help of seven villagers from the neighbouring province Bolikhamxay who are experts in Maktao production and management.
Now the results are ready. They show that the area surrounding Hin Nam No park is truly suitable for producing and cultivating Maktao in a sustainable and environmental friendly way. The production potential of the treesnow fruitingcan be estimated to be 508 tons for 2015. The distribution over the age classes is fairly equal, indicating a robust population where the mature trees that die every year will be replaced by an equal number of younger trees. But the densities of trees estimated to be aged between 7 and 15 years old are lower than those of the very young and very old trees. This means that over the next three years, there is likely to be a decline in the number of harvestable trees, but that number will recover within 10 years when the trees that are now 10-12 years old will start to bear fruit.
As Maktao is highly demanded in the domestic market as well as in Thailand and Vietnam, the income potential is high. The harvesting season for Maktao is from January to March. One household could work during this period and harvest around 2070 kg of Maktao, resulting in an income of 6.1 million kip (610 EUR). This compares quite favourably to the baseline cash income in the three villages surrounding Hin Nam Na of 2013, which ranges from 0.34 million LAK in Nam Chala villageto 10 million LAK annual income per household in Nyavet village. Therefore, an additional income of 6.1 million LAK would increase household cash income significantly.
Further Information
Project description on GIZ website
Publications on sustainable resources management GIZ Laos website


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John McCain has essentially abandoned a slew of states to concentrate on the slim hope of turning Pennsylvania around. Because he can't afford much ad time, he's been glutting personal appearances. But the poor guy keeps undermining himself with mind-boggling verbal slips. At least the gaffes keep him in the news. With no serious GOTV operation and no momentum, he'd otherwise slip our minds entirely.
Meanwhile, Obama is turning red states to blue as he surfs around the country on a massive wave of cash. His big ad buys and superior ground game stun the voters, then he swoops in to reprogram them en masse. Go ahead, say it: "Must. Vote. Obama!" Expect this trend to continue, as he picks up the shallow undecideds who like to vote for whomever looks poised to win.
We must all keep an eye on electoral misconduct, mishaps and mischief. The folks at Brad Blog are doing an excellent job keeping track of problems with touch-button voting. Few people have been paying attention, but just wait 'til they occur in major toss-up states and voters start grumbling about mis-recorded votes and long lines, as we're starting to see in early voting.
Hey, Ben and Jerry's is offering free ice cream for voters on election day. Ice cream in November? Hmmm. You guys don't sell coffee, do you? However this race is going to turn out, there is sure to be a new Obama flavor soon. Baracky Road?
With Conservatives needing something (anything, really) to latch onto, the prospect of beating John Murtha has suddenly become the silver chalice for the next two weeks, after the senior congressman's gaffes about the racists and "rednecks" in his district. Hey, you take what you can get, right? His opponent William Russell has been barnstorming the blogosphere and right wing media. Even if Russell doesn't come out on top, he'll have a higher profile in conservative circles for a long while.
On November 14, Lame Duck Bush will host a 20-nation summit to address the financial crisis. Will the President-Elect have to live with the decisions Bush makes at the summit? Watch for a steady news drip regarding this new G-20 event in the coming weeks.
Proposition 8, the ballot initiative to rescind marriage rights for same-sex couples in California, has been winning support in a state largely divided on gay marriage. We suspect it's because the proponents of the bill have been running ads with young people claiming to protect civil liberties through a strange stew of hipster-Nixonian-doublespeak. The scary part? So far, it's working. This might be the finest use of new media by conservatives in quite some time, and it's gonna heat up real fast.
As for the World Series, Phillies in 6!
The Week That Was
PEW's Project for Excellence in Journalism says Obama DIDN'T win the media war -- McCain just lost, badly. According to PEW's newly released study of media coverage of the 2008 campaign from September 8 through October 16, the heavy bleeding began with the economic downturn and didn't stop. No doubt Colin Powell's wounding endorsement of Obama this past Sunday just made it worse. The lesson of the day is clear: Declare war on the "elite" media at your peril.
No matter how much the wingnuts dug Rep. Michelle Bachmann's McCarthyite screed on Hardball, the blowback for her rant on anti-American activities was severe. Almost overnight, her opponent in Minnesota, the delightfully named Elwyn Tinklenberg, was flooded with donations while the RNC picked up stakes and left town. Way to go, Rep. Bachmann!
What's the best way to show your solidarity with struggling moms? Um, spend $150k on your wardrobe? (GONG!) It's all going to charity after the election, but do struggling families really need womanly-yet-assertive jacket and skirt combos to get them through a bitter winter?
Right-wing pundits haven't been much help to the Republican effort. Some say Matt Drudge has been rendered virtually irrelevant to the media narrative (citing Nickelodeon Kids Choice polls as evidence of a McCain comeback). Limbaugh isn't even skirting his racism anymore. And Michelle Malkin thinks that Joe Biden has "imploded," even though the man has to practically beg to get on p.15 of Arts and Leisure. Is this the best they can do?
Talk about turning on the heat. The far right now insists Obama not only consorts with terrorists but with Satan-lovers. Check out Fox News Political Contributor James P. Pinkerton's latest posting in the Fox Forum Report. Just in time for Halloween!
The RNC's been insisting for months that the media is biased for Obama, and now that includes Nick at Night and TV Land. Seems Opie and the Fonz want you to pull the lever (or push the button, or touch the screen, or stand in line, or whatever) for Obama. Even Al Bundy is in the tank!
See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die
We anticipated some shake-ups in the newspaper endorsement game, and, boy, were we right. Many publications that backed Bush in '04 are now on the Obama bandwagon, including the Chicago Trib, which has never ever endorsed a democratic presidential dandidate. Glad to see everyone got the memo!
See you next week.


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A press release is a written communication that reports specific but brief information about an event, circumstance or other happening. It's typically tied to a business or organization and is provided to media through a variety of means.
In today's SEO world, press releases will provide more indirect value than direct value. Direct value comes when the press release URL itself is ranking in search engine results pages (SERPs), which is possible, albeit rare. For example, a press releases that appears in the "News" section of a Google search can drive organic traffic to your website, generating buzz and brand awareness.
The real gold of a press release lies in the indirect value. If your press release is unique, eloquent, valuable, and attention-grabbing, a newspaper, media outlet, or other blog is more likely to pick it up and champion it. When they do so, your company gets that golden link, mention, citation, buzz, referral traffic.
Other SEO benefits that comefrom a press release include:
Natural links from outside sources — builds back links and site authority
Brand / Name recognition
Referral traffic


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In this post I'm going to present you all the work that me and Axel Rodriguez were doing during this semester in our class of INF 1034, hope you like it and learn a lot. Our work is based on the dark web, we present information of how to access it, how it works, it's dangers and also the benefits of technology.
Informe Escrito – Dark Web
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De Liming Spot Mailing List
This is the sign up page for joining "De Liming Spot Mailing List", the main tool "De Liming Spot" will use to link all the Trinidadians and Tobagonians, local and foreign. Please send the url(address) of this site to as many people as you can.
The list works fairly simple, you sign up at Listbot by clicking on the "Listbot button" below. After joining, you can start to send e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com and that e-mail will be sent to all those on "De Liming Spot Mailing List". You will recieve e-mail from us and from other list members, as well as links to exciting new sites and programs.
Join De Liming Spot Mailing List Now!
Just move your cursor to the "Join List" button and click away. This will take you to a sign up page, fill out whatever information is required and you will now become a member of "De Liming Spot Mailing List". Please send the url(address) of this site to all who you think might be interested.For any questions or comments please e-mail to: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Travel Tips
Accessible Travel: How To Navigate New York City in a Wheelchair
New York draws crowds for the New Year's Eve, but how accessible is the environment? Accessible travel experts Barbara and Jim Twardowski, RN, explore New York City to determine whether wheelchair users can comfortably navigate the hotels and attractions.
Getting There
Arriving at the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, we retrieved our bags and followed the signs to the AirTrain–each AirTrain vehicle has two designated seating areas for wheelchair users. We hopped off at the NJ Transit/Amtrak station and bought tickets to NYC Penn Station. The $12.50 ticket must be shown to the train conductor. Once there, our first hazard was the Penn Station platform, which was not level with the train–creating a drop of several inches. Luckily, our first hotel was less than two short blocks from Penn Station, so we walked.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has 89 ADA stations. Many of the stations located in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn are equipped with AutoGate, an automatic entry/exit gate that allows customers who have ambulatory disabilities, service animals, or use wheelchairs to enter and exit the subway system. You will need a Reduced-Fare AutoGate MetroCard to use the AutoGate.
A Temporary Reduced-Fare AutoGate MetroCard for visitors is valid for 90 days from the date of issue. The card can be obtained locally or by mail (several weeks before your visit). More information is available online.
The downside to using the subway is that every station is not accessible, elevators may not be operating, and you don't see any of the city while traveling underground.
All of New York City's public buses are wheelchair accessible. Lifts accommodate customers with wheelchairs or scooters weighing no more than a combine 600 pounds. The device and the passenger must fit into a space 30 inches wide and 48 inches long. Check the MTA websitefor details on how to board the bus and where to sit. The wait time for a bus is typically five to 15 minutes. When traffic is heavy, buses can be extremely slow.
Currently, less than 2 percent of New York City taxis are wheelchair accessible. A small wheelchair symbol is on the side of cabs and sometimes on the hood. It takes a keen eye to spot an accessible taxi whizzing by. During our week-long visit, we were unable to hail an accessible cab when we needed it. Unfortunately, the city does not have any type of dispatch system enabling customers to call for an accessible cab. A few times, we rode in a taxi–choosing a traditional car and avoiding the SUV taxis because the seats are so high. Some cabbies store a spare tire in the trunk, requiring creative positioning of the wheelchair and disassembly of footrests. In addition, there is very little space for luggage.
The easiest method of getting around New York is to walk–20 north-south blocks equals a mile. Our family averaged 7 miles each day. This is a wonderful way to see the city, but maneuvering a wheelchair through the crowds can be difficult. Intersections can be maddening with people blocking the ramp, pot holes in the streets, and ramps that are steep, in poor condition or occasionally nonexistent. Also, some streets east of Park Avenue slope down toward the river making the uphill return challenging when pushing a passenger in a wheelchair.
What to See and Do
One of the reasons we love New York is there is so much to do. A few of our favorite wheelchair-accessible outings include: Ellis Island, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met), American Museum of Natural History, Macy's, and Museum of Modern Art (MoMa). There is also the Empire State Building, Central Park, Rockefeller Plaza, and Broadway.
For theater or concerts buy tickets from home–wheelchair seating is extremely limited and not available through TKTS.
When planning your itinerary, always consult an attraction's website for valuable information regarding access. To save money, consider buying a NewYork CityPass. The discount voucher is good for six major attractions.
Where to Stay
The Radisson Martinique on Broadway in Midtown is around the corner from the Empire State Building and a short walk to Macy's Flagship Herald Square. Built at the turn of the century, the hotel underwent major renovations in 2010.
Our accessible room on the 17th floor had double beds, a bathroom with several grab bars, a hand-held shower head, and generous turning radius for a wheelchair. Many guests, such as the airline personnel, who stay at the hotel receive breakfast vouchers to dine on the mezzanine level of the Martinique Cafe. Wheelchair users need to use extreme caution when entering the cafe. A sharp right turn is required when rolling down the ramped entrance–otherwise the wheelchair and passenger could easily fall down a flight of stairs. The busy, buffet breakfast overlooks Greeley Square–go early to get a seat closer to the view.
Affinia 50
Finding a wheelchair-accessible room with a roll-in shower and two beds is the hotel equivalent to a needle in a haystack–especially in New York City where guest rooms are typically smaller. Our 15th floor one bedroom suite at the Affinia 50 was larger than many New York apartments. The corner suite included a fully stocked kitchen with a dishwasher, microwave, dishwasher, and coffee maker. The sink was designed with open space to accommodate a wheelchair. A large living room had a sofa sleeper, flat screen television, dining table for four, and a desk. The open closet/storage area was modern and saved valuable floor space. The large bathroom included a small, dark roll-in shower. Call Housekeeping to request a chair bench. During our stay, the hotel's second floor Club Lounge was filled with kids eating complimentary snacks and watching Hugo on a big screen television over a fireplace. Every guest has access to the Club which has computers available for a fee, magazines and board games. The hotel does not have a restaurant, but does serve a Continental breakfast priced at $14.99 for adults and $6.99 for children age 12 and under.
New hotels are usually a great choice for wheelchair users which is why we booked the TRYP New York City Times Square South. TRYP is a new brand for Wyndham and the property is their first US hotel to be unveiled. The company plans to introduce more hotels in major cities throughout the Americas. The first floor of the hotel is the hub of the property and known as Plaza Central. The high tech gathering place with a small check-in desk featured a collection of televisions attached to poles, a bank of computers, and The Gastro Bar serving a European breakfast and tapas for lunch and dinner. Computers are placed on a high counter with bar stools–the space is tight and does not work well for someone in a wheelchair. The hotel does provide free Wi-Fi throughout the property and in guest rooms.
Our second floor room had a loft-like feel with higher than average ceilings, wood floors (which are great for wheelchairs) and two comfy queen beds. Like many hotels, the designers choose to elevate the beds. Our bed was 11 inches higher than Barbra's wheelchair making transferring much more challenging. The stacked closet may have been installed incorrectly. The hanging rods were placed approximately six and a half feet high and impossible to reach from a sitting position. A long, open desk with a reading lamp works quite well for a wheelchair user. A second phone on the desk, would be a nice addition. Our room had a single serve coffee maker and a mini fridge–amenities we always appreciate. The brightly lit, huge bathroom had a large roll-in shower (contact Housekeeping for a chair bench). The hotel is located within walking distance of shopping and theaters. The modern decor was especially appealing to our college-age son.
Getting Home
A few days before our departure, we contacted Super Shuttle and arranged for them to drive us to the airport in a wheelchair accessible van. The company calculates the pick up time based on your flight, potential traffic, and stops for other passengers. Ten minutes before our driver arrived, we received a call that he would be at our hotel shortly. The ride to the airport took about an hour and cost $20 per person plus tip. We had more than two hours to pass through airport security and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast before boarding our plane.
If you can make it here…
It would be impossible for Barbara to visit New York as a solo traveler, but with her family; she can navigate one of the greatest cities in the world. For more information on accessibility, visit www.nycgo.com and download the Official Accessibility Guide. If you have questions, drop by the NYC information Center at 810 Seventh Ave. or call (212) 484-1222.
And for more information on accessible travel, check out:
- Wheelchair Accessible Lodgings-London
- Wheelchair-Accessible Gulf Coast Travel
- Accessible Travel: The Basics Of Wheelchair Travel
- Accessible Travel section
By Barbara and Jim Twardowski, RN for PeterGreenberg.com. Barbara and Jim Twardowski are freelance writers based in Louisiana. Together, they contribute to publications such as AAA Home & Away, Global Traveler, and Disaboom.com. Photo Credit: Jim Twardowski and Weston Twardowski.


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An LDS Haggadah for Passover
I wrote this Passover haggadah for use in my Seminary class. You can read about how we performed the service here. I'm not a scholar, and not pretending to be. This is just provided for your information and enjoyment. You are welcome to make any changes you need for your activity.


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Our startup community is located at the heart of Turku Science Park in ElectroCity and offers almost 800 m², 9 offices for teams, a big event space, cafeteria, and 3 meeting rooms – plus a free open office space and two open meeting rooms which do not require booking (first come, first served!) at the second floor. Our doors are open from 8.30–16.30 every workday and we also host evening events.
The following premises can be booked free of charge for activities, meetings and events associated with entrepreneurship and startups:
Event Arena
The event space is perfect for workshops, keynotes, lectures, demos, hackathons and for other similar events. The space is equipped with screen and audio system among all the other equipment great event space needs. The maximum capacity of the venue is 100 people.
Meeting room Silo is located at the second floor of SparkUp. The space is optimal for meetings, lectures and negotiations for groups of up to 25 people. The room is equipped with projector, projector screen and audio system.
Trikoo & Sulo
Meeting room Trikoo is located at the first floor of SparkUp and suits best for smaller meetings and negotiations for up to groups of six. Trikoo is equipped with television and a whiteboard.
Sulo is located at the first floor of SparkUp and is equipped with an tv and a whiteboard. The meeting room accommodates up to four people.
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UVA's Graduate Program in Comparative Scripture, Interpretation, and Practice prepares students for advanced research and teaching about the phenomena of scriptural study, textual interpretation, and religious practice in all three of the Abrahamic traditions. The first goal of the Program is to examine the Bible, the Qur'an, and other scriptures as literatures that generate communities of religious practice: practices of study, of interpretation and philosophy, of ritual, and of social life. The PhD prepares students for teaching positions in departments of Religious Studies, where they will be able to offer advanced courses in their primary tradition of study and more general courses in Abrahamic and other traditions.
Coursework in SIP focuses primarily on the three Abrahamic traditions. There are foundational courses in the languages, texts, and histories of the Tanakh, the New Testament, and the Qur'an; and in the interpretive traditions of rabbinic Judaism, of early and Patristic Christianity, and of classical Qur'anic exegesis and interpretation. There are ethnographic and comparative courses in the religious practices of individual traditions, from reading practices to ritual and prayer practices, in the past and today. There are courses on interpretation theory, on ritual theory, and in philosophical hermeneutics, pertinent to each of the traditions and to broader, comparative studies. And there are courses on the practice and theory of "scriptural reasoning": our term for modes of study, fellowship, and analysis that bring Abrahamic and other text-traditions into sustained dialogue.
The COMP SIP unit also offers specialized terminal MA programs. There are two such programs: MA Concentration in Religion, Politics, and Conflict; MA Concentration in World Religions/World Literatures
COMP SIP Faculty
- Ahmed H. al-Rahim: Islamic Studies, Islamic intellectual history
- Elizabeth Alexander: Rabbinic literature and hermeneutics
- Jessica Andruss: Jewish intellectual history in the Islamic world, Judeo-Arabic literature, Biblical exegesis, Historical thought in medieval Judaism and Islam
- Asher Biemann: Modern Jewish thought, German-Jewish intellectual history
- Larry Bouchard: Religious and Ethical Studies of Imaginative Literature; Interpretation theory
- Mehr Farooqi: (Dept. of MESALC) Urdu literatures
- Zvi Gilboa, Transnational literatures
- Greg Schmidt Goering: Classical Hebrew language; Jewish wisdom literature
- Shankar Nair: Sufism and Islamic philosophy; Qur'anic exegesis; Hindu philosophy and theology; Muslim-Hindu interaction in South Asia; Arabic, Persian, and Sanskrit literatures; South Asian religions
- Peter Ochs (convener): Philosophy, Semiotics and scripture, Abrahamic Scriptural Reasoning
- Vanessa Ochs: Jewish ritual studies; material culture, ethnography, Abrahamic feminisms
Associate Faculty:
- Janet Spittler, Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity
Students may also take courses with other members of the Department of Religious Studies and, with approval, other members the Arts and Sciences Graduate Faculty.
Degree Requirements:
Scriptural Tradition: Upon matriculation, students declare their primary and secondary traditions of study. Currently, most students in the program specialize in Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.
Course Requirements:
Students should engage one member of the Core Faculty in the Study of Judaism as graduate advisor. Individual courses of study must be approved by the advisor, in consultation with the Core Faculty.
All Doctor of Philosophy candidates in Comparative SIP who do not hold a graduate degree are required to pass a minimum of 45 credits in courses at the 5000 level and above, plus 27 credits in other courses (may be non-topical research) for a total of 72 credits.
Students admitted directly to the PhD program (i.e., who already hold a graduate degree in religious studies, such as the MA, MDiv, or some equivalent) may petition the Graduate Committee for advanced standing no later than the end of their first year of residence and may be allowed to transfer up to 15 credits toward the course work.
PhD students should complete required coursework by the end of their fourth semester. All doctoral students must take RELG 7360: The Study of Religion, normally during their first semester. All SIP area students in coursework must take the Proseminar (1 credit, each semester).
All Ph.D. candidates in SIP must fulfill the following distribution requirements:
- Scriptural Tradition: At least four courses in their primary tradition of study and two courses in their secondary tradition.
- Pillars of SIP:
1. Scripture: "What is Scripture"' (RELG 5960) or an alternate course as designated by the faculty.
2. Interpretation: "Interpretation Theory" (RELG 5070), "Pragmatism and Semiotics," or an alternate course as designated by the faculty.
3. Practice: "Ethnography and the Study of Religion" (RELG 5835) or an alternate practice-based course as designated by the Faculty.
At the end of their first semester, in consultation with their advisors, students are expected to file a plan for language acquisition. Students must demonstrate by examination a reading knowledge of at least one modern research language, usually French or German. Candidates must also demonstrate by examination a reading competency in the scriptural languages in their areas of specialization as well as supplemental languages that their advisor requires. Language competencies must be certified before a student may proceed to comprehensive examinations.
Comprehensive Exams and Doctoral Candidacy:
Students must successfully complete comprehensive examinations no later than the end of the semester following completion of coursework. Some exams may be taken during coursework at the discretion of the faculty. When all comprehensive exams are completed and languages are certified according to the student's Language Plan, the student is admitted to doctoral candidacy.
Students must pass five comprehensive exams taken in the following areas:
1) Primary scriptural tradition: A six-hour exam in either Hebrew Bible and Rabbinic Interpretation; or Old/New Testament and Patristics; or Qur'an and classical/medieval interpretation.
2) Secondary scriptural traditions: A four-hour exam in a second Abrahamic tradition of scriptural reading and interpretation, or in another tradition if approved by the SIP faculty.
3) Practice: A four-hour exam or equivalent research paper, as approved by the SIP faculty, on religious practices in the scriptural traditions (such as ritual practice, liturgical or other), and/or on religious material culture, and on how best to study these practices (for example, through ethnography and/or ritual theory as applied to any one of the scriptural traditions).
4) Interpretation: A six-hour exam or equivalent research paper in methods of interpretive reasoning appropriate to SIP: for example, scriptural and textual hermeneutics or semiotics; theories of scriptural interpretation (commentarial, legal, literary, theological, or philosophic).
5) Special Topics: A three-hour exam or an equivalent research paper, as approved by the SIP faculty, in a sub-discipline appropriate to a student's research and teaching.
Candidacy Deadline:
All pre-dissertation requirements, including coursework, language examinations and comprehensive examinations, are expected to be completed by the sixth term of study.
Dissertation proposal:
Upon successful completion of the comprehensive examinations, a PhD candidate will be invited to choose a dissertation advisor from the SIP Faculty and, with the advisor's guidance, to gather a dissertation committee including two other members of the Religious Study Faculty and at least one faculty member outside of Religious Studies (in any other Area of the Graduate School). The candidate will then prepare a dissertation proposal and submit it to the committee for approval.
With the approval of the dissertation proposal, students proceed to the writing of a dissertation that demonstrates a high level of research skills, sophistication of method, originality of insight, and specialized knowledge. The candidate is strongly advised to complete the dissertation within two years—and no longer than three years—after completing the comprehensive exams.
Dissertations must be defended in oral examination before the student's dissertation committee and a University of Virginia Arts and Sciences graduate faculty member from outside the department.
Scriptural Tradition:
On matriculation, students declare their primary tradition of study (Judaism, Christianity, or Islam). MA students specialize in one Abrahamic tradition and take courses in the other two traditions as well.
Course Requirements:
The MA in Comp SIP has the following general requirements. Either: a) the successful completion of 24 credit hours (eight courses) of course work and the preparation and successful defense of a thesis that exhibits competence in the area of specialization, skill in a given method of study, and an ability to employ resources in the relevant foreign language(s); OR b) the successful completion of 30 credit hours (ten courses) of course work and the satisfactory performance in a comprehensive examination based upon a reading list approved by the relevant field committee; (The choice between these options is determined in consultation between the student and faculty advisors, and with a view to the student's objectives in graduate study.)
Course Distribution Requirements:
MA candidates in SIP must fulfill the following distribution requirements:
• Scriptural Tradition: At least one course in two of the three Abrahamic traditions, and at least three courses in the primary tradition of study.
• SIP Proseminar: All students in coursework are required to enroll in the one credit SIP colloquium offered each semester.
A reading knowledge of either French or German and must to be demonstrated by examination (although another language may be substituted under appropriate circumstances and with the approval of the Committee on Graduate Studies). Students are expected, as well, to pass an examination in at least one scriptural language.


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World Class Boxing in Kingston, Pennsylvania has become known as THE gym to learn boxing and martial arts in North Eastern Pennsylvania. It is owned and operated by Sean & Cheryl Diggs. I have assisted them in the past and can assure you that you will get top quality boxing instruction.
1) How did you get involved in boxing?
Sean: Got into it as a supplement for staying in shape for basketball when I played for East Stroudsburg University. I ended up competing and winning a Semi-Pro Toughman title. We got paid for it so we could not compete in USA Boxing. Back in the early 90's, professional boxers participated in them as well because of the money involved. I remember seeing guys drive in from New York and New Jersey to fight.
Cheryl: I was introduced by Sean in college in 1997. I have been training ever since.
2) World Class Boxing used to be located inside a fitness gym in Plains, Pennsylvania. When and why did you leave that location?
Sean: We decided to leave because we wanted our own identity separate from a fitness center. Most programs don't usually survive in that atmosphere. Most fitness people are intimidated by it. So we decided to branch out and form a solid boxing club in NEPA (North East Pennsylvania) where people can train to compete or train to stay in shape. A boxing club in a fitness center just didn't feel right. I wanted something that mirrored the gym that I trained at in Washington, D.C.. Finley's was an awesome place. it is now closed , but you trained side-by-side world champions! No glamour, no glits, just sweat! We had 2 heavy bags and a homemade ring.
Cheryl: I agree I wanted the same. Hearing about the gyms my husband has trained in; I wanted to experience that.
3) What made you decide to teach martial arts at your gym?
Sean: I also have a martial arts background from Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial arts, and Muay Thai. I am an instructor in Jeet Kune Do and the Filipino Martial arts under JKD Veteran Paul Vunak. I am a Kru in Muay Thai under Master Toddy and a coach under Master Ace Ramirez. I started back in 1993. Boxing was my base art, but I eventually moved on to study other arts and add them to my boxing. The Filipino Martial art of Panantukan has influenced boxing tremendously. The hot bed in the early 1900's was Hawaii. The English fighters would almost always lose to the Filipino practitioners. They had more of a sophisticated style of boxing. As time went on the English serviceman and boxers that visited adapted the techniques to their own causing boxing to evolve over time. The other piece is that in Panantukan the weapon or tool (a punch) is looked at as the target to be neutralized through limb destructuctions, trapping, and followed up with elbows , head butts, etc. This is illegal in boxing however. The Filipino martial arts were also based on the knife. This was the primary choice for defense and the most common weapon used in the Philippines. The self defense applications were the same when it came to empty hand fighting except the knife was not used. Weapons training like this has a tremendous effect on sensitivity and attribute development. As a result, I wanted to teach these arts in the gym. It makes the curriculum complete. We have also added Brazilian Jujitsu.
Cheryl: I also have a background in those arts. I am a coach in Muay Thai under Master Ace Ramirez, level 1 Jeet Kune do and Filipino martial arts instructor under Kru Sean Diggs and an apprentice instructor under Kru Sean in Muay Thai. I enjoy training them, but I also enjoy the fact that they are great for female empowerment.
4) Fitness seems to be the goal at World Class Boxing. For people who aren't into combat sports like mixed-martial-arts and boxing, what could you offer them?
Sean: We have our fitness program which is non contact. I pretty much take the same training approach I use with the fighters I train with fitness enthusiasts except there is no contact. They learn REAL BOXING. This is not Tae-Bo or a watered-down boxing program. We bring them along progressively and develop their boxing skills.
Cheryl: The ladies love it! I push them and put them through a routine that a professional fighter would go through.
5) Do you have any fighters actively competing in boxing or MMA? If so, tell us about them.
Sean: Yes we do. I have been coaching since 2003. In that time until now I have had the honor of coaching guys and gals that have won over 20 titles in boxing and mma on the amateur and professional levels. I have been blessed to have them all have winning records. One of our guys, Rex Harris, is the only athlete currently in NEPA to have an amateur boxing title and amateur mma title. He was undefeated in mma, boxing, kickboxing, and muay thai as an amateur. He is the only athlete in NEPA to accomplish this feat. Here are some of the athletes we work with now. I am primarily the boxing, Muay Thai, or striking coach for these athletes.
1. Jimy Hettes: 10 -1 UFC fighter , PA Cage fight Featherweight Champion & MASS Featherweight Champion.
2. Rex Harris: 2010 PA Golden Gloves Champ, 2010 Summer Golden Gloves Champ, ECC light heavyweight amateur mma champ, 4-1 as a pro mma fighter. making pro debut as boxer soon.
3. Ritch Patishnock: 5-1 ( Just defeated Igor Gracie in World Series of Fighting 2).
4. Robert Sockwell: 5-2 as a pro boxer ( mulyiple Pa golden gloves champ).
5. Joe Fye: 3-0 as a pro mma fighter ( all wins by TKO/ or KO).
6. Jim Jordan: 4-0 – (3 wins via submission).
7. Ritchie Gates: 4-1 amateur ( warrior challenge champion).
8. Lauren Williams: 2-1 amateur kick-boxer.
6) Are there any plans in your future to put on your own boxing or MMA events?
Sean: No way. I see what the promoters go through. I will just stay a trainer.
7) Is there anything we haven't covered that you would like our readers to know?
Sean: Yes. Many people think that since we offer a fitness program that we don't have fighters and they also think that we are not a complete training facility. We have a program for all. It doesn't matter if you want to get in shape or fight, or just want to do one of our martial arts. We can meet your needs on any level. Thank you for the interview my friend. We definitely miss you in the gym.
Cheryl: Our program is very safe for women to train as well. It is very empowering and one of the fastest ways to get in the best shape of your life. I am very proud of the fact that I am the only female boxing and muay thai coach in NEPA. Come on down ladies and get a great workout!
For directions and a map to World Class Boxing: http://binged.it/ZBB92
Visit World Class Boxing on the internet to learn more about their programs.


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Our regional community colleges and universities are working to increase the capacity for sustainability in Western North Carolina through meaningful education. In addition, there are many conferences and workshops held in WNC by economic development organizations.
There are no current classes being offered in WNC. Check back for upcoming classes soon!


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Long time no see guys! How you been? No, no, shut up, enough small talk, because you have to listen to this band. The RBN has done it again.
The thing is, I buy a LOT of songs on RB. To be completely honest, often times, especially with the RBN songs, I'll buy them, play them, enjoy them, and then kind of forget about them for a while. This is definitely not one of those cases. This band completely amazed me with the two songs available right now (Marker of Change and Bamburg, the first two videos above respectively) as well as the one that's on it's currently in the pipeline (Seestrasse, the last video above). I'm normally more of a metal guy, hence why a lot of my posts are of lesser known metal bands, but lately I've really been getting into more indie-post-rocky type stuff as well. If you're into that kind of stuff (and if you're on this site, then there's a good chance you are), then definitely don't let the fact that this band is on Rock Band throw you off.


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Housewives in the City is a website featuring 12 cities across the US. The main goal was to build hyper-local blogs, supportive online communities of women, and hosted monthly Girls Night Out Networking Socials. The events are fun, the outreach is admirable and the lives it touches is awesome. We loved working with the Housewives to create a stand out website header and secondary headers for all the major cities that they company represents. Our goal was to provide a lively look that enticed women of any age to join in on the fun that the Housewives advertises. Their constantly expanding brand allows for more key elements within their stationery suite to come.
Housewives in the City
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We'd heard rumors that LEGO was going to have som fun announcements at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Our expectations were happily exceeded when this handsome rendering of Bilbo's Bag End was unveiled yesterday. And yes, it comes with the dwarves.
Details of the set are still scarce, but it is being widely reported to come with all the minifigs you see here. For those of us not up on their Tolkien, that's Gandalf, Bilbo, Dwalin, Bombur, Bofur, and Balin.
Of course, the real highlight is Bag End itself, which is stunningly designed. There even appear to be some furniture and what not within, suggesting that the model has an open back. What really got my attention were the windows, some of which appear to be made out of cleverly repurposed swivel plates. And then there's that hammer — golly!
Assuredly tied in with the release of The Hobbit later this year, the set sets a high mark for newLotR LEGO sets. I can't wait to see what they do with Smaug.


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Finding the right SEO services
When you are working on the Internet you need to know there are multiple ways to get traffic to your website. One of the newest and most popular is social media marketing. However, it remains to be seen if this is a method that is going to hold up or if it will die off if some of the major social media websites start to fade. To avoid this, you should know some tips to help you in locating the best SEO services. By using these tips it will be easy for you to find the best company and know they are going to provide you with the right help to get your website ranking in Google and the other search engines.
Using white hat methods is going to be one of the main things you will want to look for. Sometimes a service will guarantee you rankings overnight, which can happen. However, you need to realize these rankings usually disappear almost as quickly as they showed up. That is because the company is using techniques that are considered black hat or gray hat. These methods work for a short gain, which is what they want you to see, but then fade. By using a white hat technique it will take time, but the long term benefits are well worth the cost over time. The best return on your investment is to find an agency that knows how to do things right.
The types of link building the SEO agency is going to do is something else to consider. While reading any article on the topic you will find forty different opinions from forty different experts. Companies must realize they need to get relevant, quality links to their site. The more relevant the link, the better it will be in the search engine's eyes. For example, getting a link from a camping website that is going to a website covering toddlers clothing will not help. However, if the link was from a camping website going to a camping gear website is relevant and related. So these links are extremely valuable for people to get.
As much as social media plays a role in the ranking of websites some companies ignore this. Since this is the case, people need to find a digital marketing agency that is well rounded and will keep this in mind while working on your marketing campaign. Businesses need to make sure they hire an SEO company that is going to work on diversification of the links between social media, digital media, and even just simply getting the links out on the various syndicated media as well.
When people are looking at their website they may notice it is not performing like they would expect it to. When this is the case, people often think it is because of what they are not doing. This is when a business needs to use some of these tips to help them in locating the best SEO services to assist them in ranking their website for the targeted search terms. Without these, a small business may struggle to get the website to rank highly (or at all) in the search engines.


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'I come before you empty-handed.'
Even for a hardened preacher and speaker like me it's always tempting to prepare what you plan to say to death and then stand at a lectern clutching your notes like a comfort blanket. But when I stood up to speak at Changing Attitude's Unadulterated Love event in Manchester on Saturday 08th February 2014, my opening words 'I come before you empty-handed' were true in more ways than one. I had no script, no notes and – lacking a pulpit or lectern – nowhere to hide. And, in hindsight, this was precise how it should be at an event like Unadulterated Love.
The fact that I stood before the people at Unadulterated Love empty-handed was – in the nicest possible way - all Colin Coward's fault. When he asked me to speak I said, 'Great. But what would you like me to do?' His answer – essentially – was, 'Speak from the heart.'
One of the temptations anyone faces – whether we are liberal or conservative, queer or straight, and so on – is to try and control situations. At every level of life this happens. Sometimes it feels like the church is obsessed with stage-managing 'God' and 'faith' for its own questionable purposes. In taking Colin's invitation seriously and standing up in front of the audience/congregation basically 'empty-handed' I wanted to offer space for concepts, ideas and words to emerge from my unconscious. I've often talked about how God is 'spacious' and I wanted – insofar as a control freak like me ever can – to let the Spirit speak into the silence.
The only 'prop' I had was a list of three dates – 1946, 1865 and 1918. It was probably not a promising place to start for a group of people looking to challenge the church to properly welcome and respect LGBTI people in the here and now. But sometimes you have to go back to go forward. And all these dates link into moments of hope, challenge and possibility.
I'm not going to bore you with a precise re-run of how I linked these dates together primarily because I was so caught up in the moment that I cannot reconstruct the precise details of what I said. In outline however: 1946 was the year the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty published 'The War Has Taken Place'; 1865 the year America managed finally and irrevocably to outlaw slavery and 1918 was the year a group of Swiss Quakers went out to post-Great War Poland to help in the reconstruction of that shattered land and died serving others.
My reasons for bringing together these seemingly unconnected events is more interesting I think. For I wanted to emphasize that in so many ways – in ways which both we in the progressive LBGTI community and the wider, often backward-looking church community sometimes fail to appreciate – the 'war' or 'battle' for equality has already taken place. I know it doesn't often feel like it, but there is hope in the truth that our society is radically changing. There has been a revolution in society's attitudes towards LGBTI people in the past two decades. We are here now and we are not going away.
But we should not be children. That is what 1865 reminds us of. If slavery was abolished in the U.S. in 1865 – if 'slavery', in Lincoln's words, 'was done' - then it is important to remember that segregation lasted another hundred years and even now equality and respect is a live issue. If for LGBTI people like us certain battles are 'done', then the call to live out God's hope is predicated on how very far we still have to go to transform prejudice and hate. And I sense the church – as institution – has got a lot of repenting to do before we get anywhere near the inclusion and equality we all dream of.
And what might this dream of inclusion look like? Well maybe the parable I told from 1918 might help. The Swiss Quakers served the sick and the dying in a Polish village. They served patiently and lovingly and, inevitably, they too succumbed to cholera and Spanish flu. But the villagers they'd served recognized love when they saw it. And though the Quakers were not Roman Catholics they petitioned the parish priest to have them buried on holy ground. But, with regret, the priest turned them down. They were not Roman Catholics and, therefore, not of the church. And so the Quakers were buried in a plot just outside the graveyard. However, the following day, as people got up they witnessed a quiet miracle – over night the fence of the graveyard had been moved to bring the Quakers inside.
I don't know if this actually happened. Does it matter? The important thing is that is captures a hopeful truth. It invites all of us whether we are LGBTI or not to be attentive to the way boundaries can both be policed and moved, for good or ill. So often we have been like people kept outside and rightly we are angry when those who have the power to 'move the fence' (or sit on them!) actively exclude us. But perhaps because we have been kept out we are precisely the ones who can expose these arbitrary borders and barriers for the traps they are.
We are impatient and hungry for change. We know that there are gatekeepers who will work hard to keep us out. Some of us, quite understandably, will walk away and only a fool would not be tempted to do so. But the Spirit is impatient for change too. And if she will not be stage-managed into second-rate roles or being less than she is, nor should we. The fences will fall. And God will help us tear them up.


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Beginner's Travel Guide to Ladakh
Beginner's Travel Guide to Ladakh
Ladakh, as soon as the place enters my mind I am filled with joy, thrill and adventure. Feels like to push start my car, push the pedal and drive through the mesmerizing valleys and beautiful snow covered mountains and roads that covers world's highest motor-able passes including Tanglang La and Khardung La. Here we are going to discuss the things to prepare before you start the your Lifetime Trip to Ladakh, The Route Maps, Travel Itinerary, places to take a stay while on your trip, reaching Leh & acclimatize in the weather and finally a list of places to visit in Leh and Ladakh.
Here is the little Beginner's Travel Guide to Ladakh which will help you plan your trip and enjoy each and every moment during the journey. To start with let's discuss about the things that need to keep in mind before you pack your bags. Most of the times plan arises out of no where, leaving no time for packing the luggage and we forget one or more essential things to carry while going on a trip. The very first is the list of things that you will need while on the trip, as on the way the Leh we will have very limited sources available and have to carry a few things accordingly.
Things to carry:
Leather Jackets: These will help secure from the unfavorable cold winds while on the way and will protect your skin from direct interaction that can make your skin go dry. Also temperature in Leh & Ladakh use to drop much low in the evening and night so the Jackets will help you keep yourself warm & cozy.
Windcheaters: If you are planning to ride on a bike than please do remember to keep windcheaters as the weather on higher altitude is much tough and harsh.
Sweaters/Pullovers/Warmers: The weather is quite colder as we discussed earlier as well and at high places as Khardung La, temperature will drop as low as you will have to wear both the Sweater and a Leather Jacket as well. So it will be wiser to keep the woolens handy so you can easily slip in those while in need.
Sunscreen/Lip Balm/Lotion: Both sun & wind is very harsh and dry, you may get some skin burns if you do not wear sunscreen while out in the day. Make sure to keep a higher SPF sunscreen, say SPF 30.
First Aid Kit: Please make sure to keep proper medication as its very familiar to get sick due to changing climate and oxygen levels. A list could include a few antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs like Disprin, Band-Aid and especially a few medicines for altitude sickness (you may ask your doctor for the same according to your health conditions). Make sure to keep all the medicines in a pouch or a box so in case you will find those really quick and all the one place. Foods such as garlic, ginger, onions and fennel also possess blood thinning compounds so you can also use these if you are feeling heavy and sick while on the trip.
Identity Proofs: Make sure to keep your ID proof, such as driving license or Passport handy as these will help you while you are in the city. To visit a fewer places like Pangong Lake you may sometimes need to take the inland passes/permissions and will have to show the ID proof.
Car/Bike Spares: First of all, try to take a car/bike with high ground clearance in order to keep yourself away from any issues that can come in trip due to bad roads. Take a few packing ropes/towing rope, a jerrycan to keep extra fuel as we will have only one petrol pump in between the way from Manali to Leh. Mobile Charger, Flash Light/Torch, Swiss Knife, Hand Sanitizer, Match Box, Candles Plastic/Zip Bags, Itinerary Printout and Travel Guides are a few other things that you need to carry on the way.


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By Dave Jolivet, Anchor Editor
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. — Young men and women leaving the relatively secure environment of high school and setting off on a yet unknown college experience will encounter several major changes in their lives. On Catholic campuses, one can easily find assistance, guidance and comfort. On a secular campus young Catholic students are bombarded with sights and sounds from every direction, and can easily miss the Catholic element that is there for them on campus.
Father David C. Frederici, diocesan director of Campus Ministry and a chaplain at UMass Dartmouth told The Anchor, "Protestant and Catholic studies have shown that 94 percent of high school seniors active in parishes prior to college become inactive in the first year of college."
It's this staggering statistic and the desire to help young women and men entering college experience an easier transition that led Father Frederici and Deacon Frank Lucca, also a chaplain at UMD, to establish a new program, Embark, to assist this September's crop of freshman at the North Dartmouth campus.
As the name suggests, Embark is an effort to gather students and help them on a journey — a journey that is daunting, initially mysterious, yet challenging and exciting. But the men know the journey needs Christ at the helm, and the Embark mission is to let students know that and to make them aware there are others on campus who have been in their shoes and have maintained a relationship with the Lord.
"While many things have changed in the last 20 years," said Father Frederici, "college students remain pretty much the same. In the first few weeks of college, a student will get a good feel of whether or not it is for them. One of the greatest assets in helping with this major life transition is the presence of peers in their lives. Students who have gone through what they are going through and are willing to lend an ear, a hand, a shoulder. We have 12 young men and women, trained peer minsters, who will assist Frank and I this summer and fall. These fellow classmates can give them the knowledge and experience they won't necessarily get at freshman orientation."
The Embark program is a four-step procedure that is already underway. Step one is to reach out to high school campus ministers and administration to let them know the UMD Campus Ministry exists and the many things it has to offer UMD students. "We present them with a brochure and information and get a feel from them who from their school is heading to UMD," Lucca told The Anchor. "We've contacted the five Catholic high schools in the diocese and we've reached out to the Worcester Diocese and the Boston Archdiocese as well, and we plan on contacting the Providence, R.I. Diocese."
From the student information gathered during the step-one process, the second step can begin.
During the summer months Father Frederici and Deacon Lucca make regional visits to each of the deaneries to meet with incoming freshman. "We hope to be able to bring some peer ministers along as well," said Lucca.
"These evening gatherings are an opportunity for incoming freshman to meet the campus ministry team and other students who will be attending UMass Dartmouth in the fall," explained Father Frederici. "We invite incoming freshman to join us for pizza, tips on how to survive their freshman year and to meet fellow UMD students."
All of this preparation work will lead up to Novus 2014.
"Novus was just accepted by the UMD administration, and we're very grateful for their cooperation," said Lucca. "The Novus aspect will allow incoming freshman who experienced the Embark session and made a commitment to take part in the Freshman 5 program early in the first semester to move into the dorms on Friday and not Sunday. This is important, because it can be a madhouse when all the freshman move into the dorms on the same day. Moving in early will allow them to become acclimated to campus life a little bit more easily."
The peer ministers will move onto campus on Thursday. There will be a dinner and Mass for the students and their parents on Friday. "From Friday to Saturday evening, the campus ministry and peer ministers will inform the students about the campus, what it has to offer and all the things the campus ministry has to offer," said Father Frederici. "In the past, I've had students come up to me well into the year and say, 'I just found out there's a Mass on campus every Sunday.' By meeting with the freshman, we can let them know there's Mass and much more for them on campus."
As part of the agreement with UMD, after the Novus retreat experience, the freshmen who took part will then help the rest of the incoming freshmen move in on Sunday. "That's another way for the students to get to know each other and make the transition easier," added Father Frederici.
All of the students will experience freshmen orientation on the first Monday and Tuesday of the semester, and the campus ministry will be present there as well.
The final step of the Embark program is the Freshman 5 program. "This is a five-week faith sharing program for the freshmen," said Father Frederici. "The students are divided into small groups of five individuals, and they will meet once a week with peer ministers for about a half hour for a spiritual connection," said Lucca. "It's like a safe haven for them."
The sessions begin about a week after classes begin. "After the five weeks are up, the groups can continue to meet if the students choose to do so. Our hope is that the freshmen will find these meetings valuable," said Father Frederici.
The goal of the Embark program is to make the freshmen feel welcome and comfortable, and then the hope is that they will invite some of their friends and the Catholic presence on campus will continue to grow and assist everyone.
"All are welcome here," said Father Frederici, "regardless of personal history, background, race, age or orientation. All are welcomed, accepted, loved and respected at the UMD Campus Ministry."
Besides the proactive approach the campus ministry is taking this summer with the incoming freshmen, there are a plethora of fun activities and spiritual aids for all UMD students.
The Charis Retreat program, which had a very successful launching last semester at UMass Dartmouth will be offered again this year. The Seekers' Retreat will be offered in the fall, and the "Jesus — Who Do You Say That I Am?" Retreat will be offered in the spring. Both are three-day retreat experiences. In addition to these campus ministry offers one-day retreats twice annually, and a Bible Students' Retreat.
There are also Bible sharing groups; reVerb, a Catholic young adult ministry for college students who want to experience Christ and the Church through adoration and fellowship; Catholic 101, designed for students who want to enrich their understanding of the fullness and beauty of the Catholic faith, held via a virtual online webinar system; Jeremiah's Journey, a monthly spiritual direction along with three-four afternoon sessions offered throughout the semester; a Peer Ministry Leadership Institute, a five-session training program (held in the spring and early fall) designed to prepare student leaders to work with their peers; Corsairs Community Outreach, that allows students to get involved with the community in ways such as working with a soup kitchen, My Brother's Keeper; and campus can and clothing drives.
Other activities include Theology on Tap, the Relay for Life, Alternative Spring Break, and the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Also available from the campus ministry is the Newman House, a near-campus center available for student use from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The house features a chapel, office space, high speed Internet, cable TV, a full kitchen, dining room, living room, and patio.
"We're here to provide students at UMass Dartmouth the opportunity to be supported, educated and to grow in the Catholic faith," said Father Frederici. "We aim to live out our call to be true disciples of Christ in our everyday lives."
For more information about the UMass Dartmouth Campus Ministry and all it has to offer, visit umassdcatholics.com.


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Hospitals getting smart about smart phones
Outdated hospital communications systems -- based on blaring PAs and multiple, often incompatible mobile devices -- are causing confusion, reducing efficiency, wasting money, and helping contribute to serious staffing shortages.
So say the findings of a white paper published today by Voalté, a Sarasota, Fla.-based developer of point-of-care communications software for iPhones and BlackBerry devices. "Smart Hospitals – Embracing Smartphones at the Point of Care" highlights communication inefficiencies within hospitals that cause confusion and reduce effectiveness. It concludes that smartphones offer a comprehensive and easy-to-adopt solution.
Researchers have found that ineffective communication wastes as much as $12 billion nationwide each year, and that frustrations with outmoded systems can lead to nurse dissatisfaction and, ultimately, exacerbate the hospital staffing shortage.
But "smartphones offer a solution to many of today's healthcare communication issues," the study finds. "With PC-like functionality and advanced capabilities, smartphones provide a single interface to make calls, send texts, manage schedules, organize tasks, view online literature, and receive alerts. Most clinicians are already familiar with smartphones and the devices easily integrate with hospital networks, providing a solid platform for application developers. Mobile healthcare applications allow physicians and nurses easy access to medical information, bringing faster, more informed decision-making to the point of care."
For a typical, 500 bed, acute-care hospital, communication problems between physicians and nurses create an annual $4 million economic burden, the white paper reports, and often needlessly increase the length of hospital stays.
Worse, poor communications can adversely impact care. Noisy overhead paging systems can cause nurses to miss calls – particularly when working within patients' rooms. In addition, most point-of-care staff are saddled with multiple devices – a nurse may carry a pager, PDA and a mobile phone, with each device providing specific functionality and generating its own alarms. The nurse can't prioritize alarms according to criticality, so a pager buzzes the same tone when a patient wants ice or for a code blue alert.
Although some nurses use legacy wireless VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phones for voice communication, these devices offer limited texting and few additional capabilities. However, voice communications require the availability of both parties – a rarity in healthcare settings where clinicians are always busy.


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The Cinematography of "Citizen Kane" (1941)
- At October 26, 2012
- By evanerichards
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The Cinematography of "Citizen Kane" (1941)
Cinematographer: Gregg Toland
Nominated for the 1942 Academy Award for Best Black-and-White Cinematography
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Thanks Evan.November 17, 2012
The cinematography in this film was just too good for its time.April 27, 2013


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We can embed the complete 2-graph with labelled vertices in a 1-dimensional world
and if the two "ends" of that 1-dimensional world are distinct, the above 2 embeddings are different.
We can embed the complete 3-graph with labelled vertices in a 2-dimensional world
and if the two "sides" of the plane are distinct, so are the 2 embeddings.
Similarly —and this will be our last example— the completed 4-graph can be embedded in 2 ways in directed 3-space —i.e. a 3-dimensional world that is distinct from its mirror image—
The first question to be raised and answered is: how do we distinguish, for each number of dimensions, between the 2 embeddings? Moreover we would like to do so in a manner that does not destroy the symmetry between the vertices.
Here the theory of inversions —i.e. (the number of) pairs of elements out of order— gives the answer. For any k, k ≥ 2, the k! permutation of k elements can be partitioned into 2 classes of equal size such that a single swap transforms any permutation of the one class into a permutation of the other class. For elements A, B, the classes are {AB} and {BA}, for elements A, B, C, the classes are {ABC, BCA, CAB} and {ACB, BAC, CBA}, for elements A, B, C, D, the one class is {ABCD, ACDB, ADBC, BADC, BCAD, BDCA, CABD, CBDA, CDAB, DACB, DBAC, DCBA} and the construction of the other class is left to the reader. I would like to stress that the existence and "shape" of these classes have nothing to do with the labels A,B,C,… or their alphabetic order: they are intrinsically generated by the process of permuting. The two classes provide the answer to our first question: for any k, we associate the one class with the one embedding, and the other class with the other embedding.
The "oriented" (n+1)-graph has n+1 "faces", one opposite to each vertex. The way to give those faces an orientation in a systematic manner is, for instance, as follows: choose from the representative class for the (n+1)-graph a permutation that starts with the opposite vertex and select the rest of that permutation. So the oriented 3-graph with class {ABC, BCA, CAB} has face BC opposite to A, face CA opposite to B and face AB opposite to C; the 4-graph corresponding to ABCD has the 4 oriented faces corresponding to BCD, ADC, ABD, and ACB respectively, and any 2 of them contain the subface they share in opposite orientation: e.g. BCD and ADC contain CD and DC respectively, the one having been obtained by truncating a leading AB (from ABCD, as a matter of fact), the other by truncating a leading BA (from BADC). Generalization to more dimensions is left to the reader.


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We are down to our last Friday Heels. Today is my last Friday working this side of 2016. Next week is Christmas Day and the Friday in two weeks is New Year's Day and I don't plan to be at work on either of those days. So, out with a bang it is with our last heels. And I've saved a good pair for you.
In honor of Christmas here are a pair of red pumps, a pair never worn before (except in the shoe shop where I bought them, I have no idea who might have tried them on before me). They are much redder than I remembered and a great pair of heels for Christmas. I also actually think the might be more comfortable than the other two pairs I have in different colors. That might be because these are the twelfth pair of heels this fall so I have gotten good practise.
Now, why do I have three pairs of the same shoe in different colors, you ask. Well, the first two pairs where an impulse purchase just before Easter a year or so ago. I went into the shoe store, saw the blue pair, it's shinyness mesmerized me, and I had to have it. But there was also a green shoe there and I just couldn't decide which ones to get so I got both. Then, six months later, the shoe store had a sale and I was looking for some good shoes for fall and I saw these red pairs and I had to have them too (I also got shoes for fall). I guess you just can't have too many shoes.
They are bright and shiny and pretty. A friend of mine always says that red shoes makes you happy and that is very, very true. The heel is pretty, it's like a 50's ad where you wear a pretty dress and brightly colored lips and you are leaning a little backwards and lifting a foot so that you can hold on to your heel. I don't recommend doing that unless you have removed the price tag though (which I haven't, something I might have discovered while doing that, or I might not). As I said, I was surprised of the brightness and how red they were and I am seriously thinking of wearing them on Christmas. So definitely a good last pair in Friday Heels. It's been fun. We'll see what we come up with for next year.


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If you are on the lookout for a perfect summer book, one that you can take to the beach, the mountains, or anywhere in between, I have it for you!! One Perfect Spring by Irene Hannon is a great summer read.
From the first couple pages I connected with the characters and was quickly pulled in to their story! When 11 year old Haley writes to a philanthropist for help to find her neighbor's son, more than just a lost son is found. Take a little mystery, some romance, Christians at different stages of life – mix it all up and you get another great book by Irene Hannon.
I cannot say who my favorite character is, because there is work-a-holic Keith who has supper with his mom every Sunday while repairing her condo. Then there is fun-loving Haley who thinks there is a happy ending most days! Claire is a damaged divorcee trying to figure out what the future holds for her and Haley. Then there is the neighbor Maureen, the philanthropist David – oh my! Needless to say there are a few hearts that need to find each other.
I read this book rather quickly – which makes for a perfect, quick, summer read!! I enjoyed it and it was a great message on many levels.
I recommend this book!!
NOTE : I was offered a copy of One Perfect Spring in exchange for an honest review by Revell.


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General Code (Contains Borough Ordinances) (Please note amendments which supersede sections of the General Code listed below)
NOTE: The Snow Emergency Routes shown in Section 205-66 of the online ordinances were changed in Ordinance 642 adopted in 2014. Click here >> Snow Emergency Map for the Snow Emergency Route Map.
Click HERE for Zoning and Codes page, which includes forms, applications and other information.
Temporary sign information, including signs placed in Market Square
Manheim Borough Zoning Map
LERTA – Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance.
Manheim Borough, Manheim Central School District, and Lancaster County have adopted ordinances and resolutions that provide for tax exemption for new construction and improvements to existing properties within the Borough. The exemptions for the Borough and School District apply to residential, industrial, commercial and other business properties – the exemptions for the County do not include residential properties, and also requires a minimum of $25,000 in improvements. While there are some differences, properties that meet the eligibility requirements set forth in the ordinances and resolutions will have a portion of their real estate taxes exempted over a period of time. The exemptions will be applied to the INCREASE in assessed value due to the new construction and improvements. Application for the exemptions must be made at the time of building permit application.
For example, if you own a commercial property currently assessed at $250,000, and you propose improvements that will increase your assessment by $100,000, you will continue to pay full real estate taxes on the existing $250,000 assessed value, but you will only be required to pay new real estate taxes on $10,000 of the $100,000 increase after the first year, and then on $20,000 of the $100,000 increase after the second year, and so on until after the 10th year when you would be paying real estate taxes on the full $100,000 increase in assessed value. The details of the eligibility requirements and other provisions for each taxing body (i.e. Borough, School District, and County) are provided below within the applicable ordinance or resolution.
Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Borough Manager.
Borough Ordinance 651 LERTA and Application
Manheim Central LERTA resolution – passed 12-5-2016
County LERTA Ordinance – Passed 12-28-16
Ordinance 659 – Rental Ordinance Amendment – supercedes the provision found in the online, General Code version.
Ordinance 653 Solid Waste (Supersedes Chapter 184 in the General Code)
Ordinance 649 Flood Ordinance – Flood Ordinance adopted at the 3/29/16 Borough Council Meeting. This update has been mandated in all Lancaster County (and other) municipalities to assure that our ordinance meets FEMA requirements. This is necessary in order to allow property owners to obtain flood insurance, and ensure that the Borough will be eligible for Federal and State assistance should a severe flooding event occurs. (Note this supersedes the Flood Damage Protection Ordinance Currently Shown in the General Code Chapter 124)
Ordinance 648 SALDO – Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO) adopted at the 3/29/16 Borough Council Meeting.
Ordinance 647 Noise (Note this supersedes the Noise Ordinance Currently Shown in the General Code Chapter 145)
Ordinance 646 Parking Restriction Hershey Drive
SECTION F Open Burning – Open burning of waste materials is prohibited in the Borough.


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Oct 9, 2016 – DSS Raid: APC Condemns Governor Fayose For Inciting Ekiti People Against DSS
DSS Raid: Fayose Afraid of his own shadow, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has berated Governor Ayodele Fayose for inciting Ekiti people against DSS over the weekend search operations on the houses of some judges suspected of bribery in election matters across the country.
It said Fayose's attack on the secret police followed the same pattern of his criticism of other anti-graft agencies anytime the governor feel threatened by the activities of these agencies.
The party also criticised the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) for condemning DSS, explaining that NBA's action is condemnable against the backdrop of its silence when the judiciary faced a more daring and contemptuous challenge to the authority of the courts by private individuals, notably Fayose when he allegedly led thugs to attack the court in Ado-Ekiti.
The party also accused Governor Nyesom Wike of obstructing DSS from carrying out their search duty, saying it is clear a case of obstructing the course of justice.
DSS had at the weekend obtained a Magistrate Court search warrant to conduct sting operations on some judges suspected of corruption in the discharge of their duties in election matters.
Fayose scoffed by taking to radio and television life broadcast to accuse the secret police of illegality and witch-hunt while NBA also accused DSS of disrespecting the judges and attempting to discredit the judiciary.
But reacting in a statement in Ado-Ekiti by APC Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, the party explained that contrary to Fayose posturing as fighting for the rule of law, the governor is actually fighting for his own survival "as it is most likely he has something he is hiding that we do not know".
Olatunbosun noted that Fayose is always edgy when issues of corruption and how to deal with them by the agencies of government are on the table.
"Fayose's attempt to set Ekiti people against DSS through inflammatory statements in a live broadcast on the state media to again instigate the people against security agencies will not save him from facing justice in his numerous brushes against the law.
"He is always agitated whenever there is any move against corruption, which can be seen in his latest condemnation of the DSS raid on Judges' residences, and this follows his pattern of crying wolf where there is none," he said.
He added: "The same man talking about the rule of law once invaded the State High Court in Ado-Ekiti with thugs to beat up a judge, break courtroom windows, tear court records and beat the Chief Judge's secretary.
"It is an irony for a serial law breaker to suddenly become a defender and protector of the law after he once caused the courts in Ekiti State to be put under lock and key for months so that his eligibility matter could not be heard.
"We wish to ask the NBA why they didn't condemn that invasion of the courts and beating up of a judge in Ekiti in September 2014 but suddenly found its voice now that the judiciary is in the process of being sanitised.
"We are disappointed in the NBA for not condemning Governor Nyesom Wike for obstructing the cause of justice by preventing law enforcement agents from carrying out their duty. "We also wonder why the affected judge didn't call his brother judge instead of calling Governor Wike?
"NBA should tell us this judge's business with Governor Wike and why he didn't allow DSS access to his house if he has nothing to hide or does immunity also cover Wike to obstruct justice?"
Praising the anti-corruption stance of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration, Olatunbosun said APC welcomes "any process that will lead to the cleansing of the judiciary, which is the last hope of the common man just like other sectors of the polity being sanitised".
Taiwo Olatunbosun
Publicity Secretary
October 9, 2016