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We'll be taking a break from posting blogs over the holidays, but the museum will still be open on select days! Come in from winter fun to warm up and enjoy art!
Los Días de Los Muertos
Los Días de Los Muertos, the Days of the Dead, are celebrated around the world. In this post, Collections Information Specialist Suzanne Slick tells the history of the celebrations and how you, and FWMoA, take part in remembering our dead.
Reality Check: Judgement Calls
On August 24 Amanda Shepard, FWMoA COO, was privileged to judge the purchase prizes for the Kekionga Plein Air Paint Out. Though we all make private judgements of art, the stakes go up when we in the art world must select public winners from a group of highly competent artists. But who is Amanda to judge? Find out why she picked what she did, and the methods she taps into for coming to her conclusions in this "Reality Check".
Art Term Tuesday: I Madonnari
Kaitlin Binkley, Marketing Coordinator With Chalk Walk just around the corner, I decided to delve deeper into the art of street painting and its long history around the world, beginning in Italy with the I Madonnari! Street painters at work. Photo by Kevin R. Mullett Street painters at work. Photo by Kevin R. Mullett. In …
Meet Me @ FWMoA!
Elizabeth Goings, Exhibition Content Manager I wear a lot of different hats at FWMoA. I write and edit text for almost all of our exhibitions, lead our adult tour groups, and keep our exhibition calendar in order, just to name a few. But one of my favorite parts of my job is our "Meet Me …
Confession: I'm a Chalk Walk Wimp
As sure as the sun will rise and turn Main Street into a frying pan at the peak of an Indiana summer, FWMoA will, every July, organize the area's largest community art project—Chalk Walk. In 2007, as a first-time and unpaid intern at FWMoA, I had the privilege of stepping in at the last minute to create the artwork for the square of the event's lead sponsor. I was markedly more flexible, heat tolerant, and responsibility-free then, making me the ideal candidate to spend 14 hours on the baking pavement rubbing my fingertips away in the name of art. I haven't participated since.


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Football tournament at Ayrshire College kicked off National Care Experience Week 2018
A football tournament organised to start the National Care Experience Week (24-31 October) celebrations took place at Ayrshire College.
The Corporate Parent Football Tournament 2018 at the Kilmarnock Campus brought together teams from all over Scotland, with over 100 people taking part in the tournament.
East Ayrshire Deputy Provost Claire Leitch was in attendance to open the tournament supported by Jodie McEwan, a former Scotland player at the Homeless World Cup, and coach.
Kilmarnock Ladies star and Scottish Building Society SWPL Player of the Month for September 2018 Lisa Swanson - a former Ayrshire College student - was in attendance to present the trophy to the eventual winners.
Sport & Fitness students from Ayrshire College were on hand to assist the smooth running of the matches, while representatives from external agencies including Kilmarnock Football Club, Vibrant Communities, Who Cares Scotland, Skills Development Scotland, Police Scotland, NHS Ayrshire & Arran and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service provided support and information at the event.
Event organiser Jamie Turnbull, Family Support Practitioner at East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership, said "The event was a chance for young people and professionals to work together in achieving their goals whilst celebrating National Care Experience Week 2018.
"We had over 110 players signed up to the competitive tournament which was contested to a high level. Thanks to Ayrshire College, in particular John McTaggart [Curriculum Manager for Sport & Fitness] and Alan Johnston [Lecturer for Sport & Fitness] for their 'what can we do to help' attitude and support over the past two years.
"This is a fantastic venue for our young people and professionals to showcase their talents working together. We would also like to thank the four students who supported the tournament and wider staff within the Kilmarnock Campus for their hospitality."
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Quechee Community
Located off of Exit 1 on I-89 right over the Vermont border, the Quechee Community is a short drive away. Quechee Lakes is Vermont premier lifestyle destination for people ready to embrace a Vermont lifestyle. It is a one-of-a-kind place where you can relax, rejuvenate, play hard, socialize, get-involved in the community and spend quality time with your children, grandchildren, friends and family. Homeowners and visitors alike say they feel more alive here because of the four-season outdoor activities, the friendly people, the peaceful surroundings, the breathtaking natural beauty, and the sophisticated lifestyle.
Live and Play at Quechee Lakes. In addition to its private amenities, fine dining, theater and shopping are nearby in the historic villages of Woodstock, VT. and Hanover, N.H. Within an easy two-hour drive of Boston and a short flight from New York's LaGuardia International Airport, Quechee Lakes is synonymous with clean air and good living in the heart of New England
QLLA Charities & Volunteering
In 1984, Ginny and Tom Lane, with their friends and neighbors, established the Quechee Lakes Landowners' Association Charities (QLLA Charities) as a way to direct proceeds from the existing New England Open Pro-Am Golf Tournament to support local causes. Pediatric services at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center became the charity's primary beneficiary. QLLA Charities is the volunteer arm of Quechee Lakes. To see what QLLA Charities has coming up, please visit their page here.
Throughout the Upper Valley non-profit organizations are seeking volunteers, donations and monetary support. Please visit the websites of the following organizations for further information on how you can get involved.
An Upper Valley alliance for the visual arts.
The Children's Hospital and Dartmouth is ranked among the nation's top children's hospitals and research facilities.
The area's only year-round professional chamber music organization, is dedicated to the performance and teaching of high quality chamber music in New Hampshire, Vermont and the Eastern seaboard.
To identify and protect Hartford's natural resources, to educate our community about natural heritage, and to foster local environmental stewardship.
To engage community members in responding to the needs of crime victims, the community, and those who violated the law, holding the latter accountable in a way that promotes responsible behavior.
Volunteer to help or run for charities.
Working with homeowners and volunteers COVER provides house repairs as well as a weatherization program to help reduce fuel and energy usage. Their ReCover store sells used appliances, furniture, building materials and other household items. Proceeds from sales are used to fund COVER and their programs.
A wide variety of volunteer opportunities are offered that support our goal of providing patient - and family - centered care that is coordinated, effective, efficient, compassionate and safe.
Provides a place where children and their families can stay when a child is receiving treatment at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
This organization's mission is reconciling prisoners with society and society with prisoners. They work locally to serve former prisoners in their difficult transition from prison to the community, assuring harmony in their lives and greater public safety.
An organization created by veterans dedicated to helping fellow veterans and their families avoid homelessness.
Meets right at the Quechee Club and takes care of all the flowers/plantings throughout Quechee as well as having regular monthly meetings
Is a free health care facility, which offers accessible, primary medical and dental care to residents in the Upper Valley who are in need, and are without the means to pay.
Is committed to preserving and protecting the Long Trail System for future generations.
Usually the first Saturday in May (and includes the week before)
Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity is the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, an inclusive, ecumenical ministry with the goal of providing simple, decent, affordable home ownership for deserving families in our community who could not otherwise afford to buy a home.
Provides a 24-hour crisis hotline that responds to calls from Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine for individuals in addiction recovery.
Provides housing, a food pantry, heating help, a teen life skills center, summer camp scholarships and holiday baskets.
Provides a shelter and care for homeless pets and educates people about the care and training of animals.
A hands-on museum located in Norwich, Vermont, offers exhibits relating to the natural and physical sciences, ecology, and technology. The museum is part of 110-acres, which includes a two-acre Science Park, and easy-to-moderate walking trails.
A free home-visitor program that relies on trained volunteers to provide support to families with a new baby.
A not-for-profit organization with artistic, educational and community programs.
Founded in 1982 and based in Lebanon, NH, it is the only full-time professional opera company serving the tri-state region of New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
Call the main school office for info on volunteering.
A community church, under the Christ Redeemer Church.
Located at 1957 Quechee Main Street in the town of Hartford, Vermont, Quechee Public Library is a community center serving residents and visitors.
Mentoring for small businesses
Promotes energy conservation, efficiency and renewable through the formation of town energy committees to help residents, businesses and the municipalities reduce energy consumption, save money, increase the sustainable use of renewables, strengthen the local economy and improve the environment.
Provides resources and information to parents of children ages birth to six to support their positive growth and development by offering services that encourage families to build on their strength.
Provides a shelter for homeless families, food and other services, such as education for adults and children, a food shelf, and a clothing room.
A sixteen single bed hostel providing home-like overnight accommodations for adults receiving out-patient treatment at area medical centers, and also serves family members of hospitalized patients.
http://www.maynardhouse.org/UPPER VALLEY LAND TRUST
Over the past 28 years, we've protected over 460 parcels of land and more than 45,000 acres.
Through education, outreach and stewardship UVTA promotes active lifestyles through trail use in all seasons, connects people and places through a regional trail network, and leads a coalition of local trail groups and advocates. Friends of the Ottauquechee Trails (F.O.O.T) is part of this alliance.
The Council fosters classical, traditional, and emerging forms of artistic expression. It advocates for and supports the arts as a central part of education for all people.
Offers environmental education programs for adults, families, and school children; partner with leading conservation organizations to promote environmental science field research; and operates New England's premier avian wildlife rehabilitation clinic at the VINS Nature Center.
Vermont State Parks welcomes people of all interests and abilities. People with diverse backgrounds and experiences fill roles in all areas of our operation. Volunteering may include visitor registration, fee collection, customer service, leading interpretive programs, cleaning restrooms, cleaning campsites, lawn mowing, landscaping and beautification, park clean up at opening or closing or staffing special events.
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra is the nation's oldest state-supported orchestra, and gives 45 annual performances statewide in concert halls, natural settings, and historic and community buildings. The VSO serves year round with outreach programs, children's concerts, and composer residencies, as well as choral and chamber music concerts.
Works to engage citizens, organizations, and communities in creating solutions to our region's challenges. Initiatives include: Valley Food and Farm, Valley Quest, Leadership Upper Valley, Local First Alliance, Upper Valley Transportation Management, Corporate Council, Municipal Network, and Vital Communities Energy Initiative.
Provides a variety of services to individuals over 60, in the communities of Hartford, Hartland, Norwich and Thetford, Vermont to enable them to remain independent and involved members of the community.
White River Indie Films is an educational non-profit dedicated to engaging the public in the political and social issues of our time and to supporting the visual arts through film.
Collects and distributes fresh produce from area farms/orchards – volunteers pick the food at different locations, drive the van on Sundays, grown food for the organization.
Guides Windsor County youth to realize their potential as healthy, responsible decision-makers through mentoring.
Provides crisis intervention and support services for victims of domestic and sexual violence. WISE advocates for social justice through community education, training, and public policy.
Zack's place provides a setting Monday through Friday for pre and post graduates with special needs to explore culture, education, business and fitness while developing bonds of friendship. Our approach engages participants with the material, their instructors, and one another. Through these programs ZP Participants contribute and benefit from the community.
Quechee Public Library
Located at 1957 Quechee Main Street in the town of Hartford, Vermont, Quechee Public Library is a community center serving residents and visitors. It also administers library services at the Wilder Club and Library in Wilder village, and members are encouraged to take advantage of the coordinated services, collections, programs and meeting areas in the newer, larger Quechee Library and the historical Wilder Clubhouse.
All individuals are welcome to become Quechee Library members at no charge, and are also welcome to participate in programs and to use its resources. Children under the age of 16 are required to have a parental signature to become a member. The library subscribes to the American Library Association Bill of Rights and offers all individuals full access to available resources and materials. Parents and caregivers, not library staff, are responsible for the safety and actions of children.The Library's operating budget is supported largely by Hartford tax dollars, but generous contributions fund remaining operating expenses and all capital expenses. A general appeal is mailed out each fall, and the Friends of Quechee Library solicit memberships each spring. Throughout the year various fundraising events are held and different products are developed for sale. Various grants, including the federal Library Services and Construction Act grant in 1995 and the Freeman Foundation grants in 2001-2004, supported the building construction projects. The continued support of the Byrne Foundation, the SunUp Foundation, the Mascoma Savings Bank Foundation, and other organizations are key to the Library's growth and vitality.
Collections at the Quechee Library and the Wilder Library include Books, CDs, DVDs, Videos, Cassettes, Periodicals & Newspapers..
- Downloadable Audio Books from the Green Mountain Consortium: Listen Up! Vermont. Log in using your Quechee Library patron card number + 1957 (the library PIN number).
- Interlibrary Loan. Through the Vermont Automated Library System (VALS) items are usually available quickly. There is no charge; postage donations are appreciated. Contact librarian with requests.
- Wireless Access and High Speed Public Computers
- Fax, Copier, Tax forms
- Programs for adults and children: see Programs and Kids' Page
- Daycare story times and book deliveries. Call or e-mail for information.
- Outreach book deliveries to shut-ins. Call or e-mail to request.
- Deliveries to the Bugbee Senior Centers, special requests and rotating items.
- Electronic resources and data-bases: see Ready Reference
- Changing Nature of Art and Place, photographs by Collamer Abbott of Hartford in the 1950s are on exhibit as part of the permanent collection. Several photographs are available for travel. Partially funded through the Vermont Arts Council and the NEA.
Town of Hartford
Home to four unchartered villages which are so named Hartford, White River Junction, Wilder, West Hartford and Quechee, Hartford, Vermont has a population of just under 10,000 people. Hartford is in Windsor, County and is located in the heart of the Upper Valley, just across the river from the New Hampshire towns of Hanover and Lebanon. Two major interstates run through the region, I-89 and I-91, this makes commuting to and from the area quick and easy for residents and visitors.
The Town of Hartford, Vermont
The place where the railroad station once played a vital roll in the community and the two rivers joined together, the White River and the Connecticut River, is known as White River Junction. Many people think this, and the other three villages are separate towns – but they are officially unincorporated villages of the town of Hartford, Vermont. Nevertheless, these villages all have something special to contribute to the town and the way of life in the Upper Valley.
Villages of Hartford, VT
White River Junction
Being the largest community within Hartford, White River Junction (WRJ) is home to more than 2,600 residents. Well known for its historic district containing of 29 buildings such as the Coolidge Hotel, US Post Office building, the WRJ Fire House and the First National Bank building. These architectural buildings are from the 19th and 20th centuries and are examples of Colonial architecture, Greek Revival architecture and more.
Home to what was once the most important railroad junction in the State of Vermont, many people came to White River Junction via the passenger trains. There was an 8 track railroad crossing that catered to more than 50 passenger trains full of riders each day. Now the site of Coolidge Hotel, the first hotel in WRJ was the Junction Hotel, a building that was moved from Enfield, New Hampshire to the banks of the Connecticut River by a farmer named Samuel Nutt.
White River Junction's downtown district is home to many locally owned shops, restaurants and businesses. You'll find everything from a place to grab a cocktail or a bite to eat, to dance studios, theater houses and everything in between. WRJ is a lovely arts district with plenty of things to see, places to browse and activities to participate in.
White River Junction is still a popular hub for travel, playing host to both a bus station and an Amtrak Station, travel to and from White River Junction is made easy. Whether you're taking the bus or Amtrak for a short distance to reach an airport, or going across country, you can easily do so right out of White River Junction.
If you're looking for an interesting way to spend your afternoon, check out The Main Street Museum – it's a museum of curiosities and artifacts, things you wouldn't normally think to be in a museum. It's interesting and entertaining.
The village of West Hartford was originally called White River Village. Early in its day, Hartford was the original hub of activity which included being home to several industries such as a chair factory, a woolen mill and a grain mill. This of course was only survived until the village of White River Junction moved into the limelight, featuring its extensive railroad system. Hartford's industry faded and it became the quiet village it is today.
Showing its rich history, Hartford, VT is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, boasting 80 contributing buildings that make up the historic district, including many 19th century homes.
West Hartford
Filled with more farmland, meadows and forest area than residential areas, West Hartford is the most rural of all the villages in Hartford. Also an unincorporated village in Hartford, VT, the West Hartford village is resting peacefully on the banks of the White River.
There are few amenities in the village, but you will find a country store and post office among other things. The town park located on the White River is a popular fishing destination. The white river offers a great place to fly fish. If you decide to drop a line in and have some good luck, you'll likely catch a brook or rainbow trout, as the river is well populated with those species of fish.
Home to the Wilder Dam and Salmon Ladder, located in the Connecticut River, Wilder is a village of Hartford, Vermont. Across from the Wilder dam on Route 10, the New Hampshire side of the Connecticut River, there is a parking area and hiking trails which lead to the Boston Lot Lake. It's a moderate hike and the trail system around the lake is unique and worth exploring.
Having a population of about 1,600 residents, Wilder is a quiet area of town located to the south of Norwich, VT and a wonderful place to live. The village of Wilder is a historic district and holds a spot on the National Register.
A popular tourist destination, Quechee, Vermont offers tourists and residents adventure year round. Especially during the summer months, Quechee Gorge, VINS Nature Center, Quechee State Park and the Quechee Gorge Village all attract tourists from every corner of the globe.
The Gorge is a natural wonder that is 165 feet deep. People are encouraged to take in the view from the bridge that spans over Quechee Gorge on Route 4. There are also hiking trails that run along side the gorge that double as a nice easy snowshoe hike in the winter. The trails are fairly level and one side (near the gift shop) is smooth enough to for use of a baby stroller, provided it has sturdy wheels.
The Quechee Gorge Village is a place to stop and shop for Vermont made gifts and other goods made by local artists. You'll be able to find everything from Vermont made cheese and wines to crafts like pewter works, toys, artwork, pottery and more. There is usually a craft show in mid-October as well that features wonderful local crafts from all over the Upper Valley.
Another big event in the Upper Valley is the Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival! Every year people flock to Quechee to watch and ride hot air balloons. The balloon festival takes place every year on Father's Day Weekend and is one of the best annual family events in the region!
The festival isn't just launching a bunch of hot air balloons, there are a lot of vendors and it makes for a weekend of fun. There is a food court and vendor area, entertainment for children, and you can schedule to ride in a hot air balloon by visiting the link above. There are also tethered balloon rides available during the festival as well.
Living in Hartford
The town of Hartford, Vermont offers a wide variety of living options. The region offers many different styles of homes, you can find single family homes, multi-family homes, condos, town homes, large estates and of course plenty of land ready for your dream home to be built.
The village of Wilder offers several modern neighborhoods with beautiful homes. Some of the neighborhoods include amenities such as pools, landscaping and other offerings that make life easy and enjoyable.
The White River Junction village area offers earlier constructed neighborhoods, mult-family living and of course some single family homes on acreage.
Moving over to the village of West Hartford, there are several farms and farmland, single family homes and plenty of space to stretch your arms when you walk out the front door. The area of West Hartford is mostly undeveloped, land is available and ready for your new home.
While the village of White River Junction is the most populate area, Quechee offers the most amenities within the Quechee Lakes community. Homes, condos and town homes in the Quechee Lakes development are reasonably prices and offer amenities that you won't find elsewhere in the Upper Valley.
The Quechee Lakes community is only comparable to Eastman when speaking of amenities. If you have a golfer in the family, you'll want to take notice – Quechee offers two courses, one of which has been rated as a top 10 course in Vermont by Golf Digest. There are a lot of programs through the Quechee Club. Activities and programs available to both children and adults include things like summer camps, sports clinics, fitness training, swim lessons and a whole lot more.
Aside from all the living withing the Quechee Lakes community, there are also plenty of options outside the community as well. There is plenty of undeveloped land awaiting your design, single family homes, beautiful farms and estates scattered throughout town. You'll find exactly what you're looking for in Quechee.
The median home value in Hartford is about $220,000. Although this is a modest median price, there are farms and estates the make appearances on the market from time to time, so be on the lookout if that's what you're in the market for.
Although there are many higher valued properties, even the most modest budget will find something perfect in Hartford, whether it be a lake side or mountain view home, Hartford has the real estate you're looking for.
Hartford, Vermont Town Website
Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce
Join us for the 40th Annual Quechee Hot ir Balloon Craft and Music Festival
Father's Day Weekend-June 14th, 15th, 16th, 2019
Click here for more information.
The Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce Mission:
Creating and enhancing an economic climate, where area businesses and the community thrive.
Serving the 5 villages of Hartford: Quechee, White River Junction, Hartford, West Hartford and Wilder
Visit Us at the Quechee Gorge Visitor Center 7 days a week from 9 am to 5 pm
Chamber office: (802) 295-7900 Visitor Center: (802) 295-6852
Green-Up Hartford
Green-Up Day, always the first Saturday in May!
Help clean up roadside trash in Hartford. Beginning in late April, Green-Up bags will be available at the Hartford Town Hall (171 Bridge St., White River Junction) Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Green-Up bags also will be available at the Quechee Library (1957 Quechee Main Street) during library hours and The Quechee Club-Membership Services. Interested in being part of a group, join the Conservation Commission at the Town Hall at 9:00 a.m. on the first Saturday in May.
If you can't make it on Green-Up Day, sign up for a section of road or a park and get out when you can. Roadside trash in Green-up bags will be accepted at the Hartford Recycling Center from Saturday 4/28 to Saturday, 5/12. Dumpsters for Green-Up Day trash will be available at the Hartford Town Hall & the Quechee Green from 5/2 – 5/7. The Town encourages schools, civic groups and businesses to participate in Green-Up Day.
For more information, contact Hartford Green-Up Day Coordinator Matt Osborn 295-3075 firstname.lastname@example.com
About Green-Up Day Vermont
WHAT is it? and HOW did it get started? A special day when thousands of volunteers come out in their communities for a massive spring clean up of litter. It is the largest statewide volunteer event in Vermont with over 22,000 taking part.
Launched in 1970 by Governor Deane Davis, four days before the first Earth Day, with the idea to "marshal an army of thousands of volunteers to clean up litter from roadsides." There was a lot of roadside litter back then. The Interstate was closed from nine to noon and the clean up drew national media coverage.
HOW has it CHANGED? It is no longer organized by a state agency. Instead, Green Up Vermont is a non-profit organization responsible for carrying on this great annual tradition. They are now providing over 50,000 Green Up bags every year!
WHERE does it take place? Every community in Vermont has a Green Up Day. Roadsides, natural and public spaces, and waterways throughout the entire state are the focus for the litter clean up.
WHO takes part? Everyone can take part – people of all ages and all walks of life. Lots of families go out together to involve young children in learning about negative effects of littering. Local community groups can help organize food and festivities for volunteers – some towns have a breakfast, many have a barbeque lunch.
HOW can people get involved? Visit the How to Participate page to find your Town Coordinator, where to get Green Up bags, and what to do with them afterwards. Also all seven Vermont Subaru dealers are official sites for bag pick up and drop off.
Green Up's mission is to promote the stewardship of our state's natural landscape and waterways and the livability of our communities by involving people in Green Up Day and raising public awareness about the benefits of a litter-free environment.
For the official Green Up Day Vermont website, go to http://www.greenupvermont.org/


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Miko Marks, Singer-Songwriter
Miko Marks, named Best New Country Artist at the 2006 New Music Weekly Awards and awarded Country Album of the Year at the 2007 Independent Music Awards, will perform an acoustic country music set followed by a Q&A session.
Miko Marks is a multi-award winning singer songwriter who has blazed an unprecedented trail in Country Music. Her journey and shining talents have been well documented throughout the course of her historic career. As a native of Flint, Michigan, Miko was highly influenced by an array of soulful music. It's these influences that have contributed to her depth and musical adaptability, ultimately shaping Marks into a skilled performer, with the rare power and awesome ability to navigate a myriad of alternative genres with poise, style, and grace.


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E2 - Cybersecurity Insights and Risk Management: 2017 Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference
Gain a deeper understanding of cybersecurity threats and risks, and practical considerations for how any organization can adopt and deploy an effective and sustainable cyber security risk management program
Session Information
Session Date:
September 27, 2017
Georgia Society of CPAs
Accounting & Auditing (A&A): 1.00
You must be logged in to use your Free CPE Token.
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GSCPA Member Price:$39.00
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A day of solidarity with Native Americans
"In the absence of the sacred, nothing is sacred -- everything is for sale."
--Oren Lyons, ONONDAGA
The Elders often say that when something is sacred it has spiritual value.
You'll hear, on the Earth there are sacred spots.
You'll hear, our ceremonies are sacred, our children are sacred, marriage is sacred.
When something is sacred it means it's so holy you can't attach a value to it.
Therefore, it's not for sale.
It's an insult to suggest buying something sacred.
On the other hand, if we look at it differently, as there is no sacred land, ceremonies are not sacred, our children are not sacred, etc., then everything is for sale.
Sacredness creates spiritual space. Sacredness makes things holy. Sacredness shows respect for God.
Great Spirit, let me honor things that are sacred.
On the Ihsan Podcast, you can listen to Ward Churchill describe the FBI-COINTELPRO assault on the American Indian Movement - and what we all can learn from this history. Click here for web streaming.
A group of Native Americans in the area now called "New England" is observing a National Day of Mourning today (11/24) -
And in the San Francisco Bay Area, The International Indian Treaty Council invites indigenous peoples and friends to gather for a sunrise ceremony at Alcatraz Island: You Are On Indian Land.
For some beautiful Native music check out Native Radio.


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A couple of good pieces yesterday touching on the current folly in Afghanistan. First in The New Republic, Joshua Hammer's Hard Lessons in Korengal is an excellent, brief overview of the problems facing the U.S. mission there. Key passage: "The tragic pattern of the Korengal now appears to be playing itself out across the eastern Pashtun belt. And the irrational exuberance—and subsequent disappointments—of McKnight and his men should weigh on Gen. David Petraeus as he confronts a widening war, a skeptical population, and a well dug-in enemy."
Then in Human Events, Ann Coulter has a typically acerbic piece taking Bill Kristol to task for his comments about Michael Steele and Kristol's own ideas on the conflict, while she defends Steele's comments. Coulter: "I thought the irreducible requirements of Republicanism were being for life, small government and a strong national defense, but I guess permanent war is on the platter now, too."


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One of the most magical places in the world that endured horrific mudslides on January 9, 2018. My heart is broken for this beautiful place and the people who live here. This is a map of Incomplete Preliminary Damage Inspections 1/13/18.
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Oceana Santa Barbara #santabarbara
Many years ago, when my husband and I were dating, we stayed at the Ambassador By The Sea Motel in Santa Barbara, California. I just came across these matches that I took from the hotel as a souvenir. Since then, of course, they have remodeled and it's now called Oceana Santa Barbara. It's across the street from the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara. It's on prime Santa Barbara land and in a very touristy area. On Sundays there is the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Festival, which has fabulous items, all handmade in Santa Barbara. The hotel still looks like a cute place to stay.
I would like to be in Santa Barbara right now! Don't tell me you are going there! But please tell me if you have been there!
Oceana Santa Barbara
202 W. Cabrillo Boulevard Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: 805.965.4577
The content of this post was not generated to make money. I am not being paid for this content.
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Malibu Clouds #malibu
Food Mart in Agoura Hills, California #agourahills
Mission Burrito in Canoga Park, California #missionburrito
I am very sad to tell you that a couple of my favorite Mexican restaurants in Canoga Park (Los Angeles), Mission Burrito and it's sister restaurant Sierra's is closing down…today. That sucks! Here is the article.
Luckily I went there a couple times during my recent visit to Los Angeles. I ordered a bean and cheese burrito and put lots of salsa on it, not that it needed it.
The Mission Burrito in West Hills is going to stay open, so I can go there for my Mission Burrito fix.
Mission Burrito West Hills
22744 Roscoe Blvd.
West Hills, Ca 91304
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Our cookbook of the week is Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food by acclaimed writer and photographer Nik Sharma. Over the next two days, we'll feature another recipe from the book and an interview with its author.
To try another recipe from the book, check out: rainbow root raita and sweet potato bebinca.
Nik Sharma recommends serving these succulent kebabs with pickled red onions (recipe follows), hot green chutney or raita. The coriander-scented pickle is his "go-to" for kebabs, he says, because it brings such welcome contrast to fiery dishes.
Rather than opting for skewers in this recipe, Sharma forms the spiced beef mixture into patties. He was inspired by the shami kebabs of his Mumbai youth, which were cooked in oversized, flat-bottomed woks and eaten with flatbread and fresh chutney.
"(The Mughals) essentially brought kebabs to India (and the) shami kebab is basically ground meat (beef, chicken or lamb) that's seasoned well and they add lentils to bind it together," he says. "This was my take on it and it's so easy. All you do is season, mould things together and cook it."
Makes: 7 servings
1 lb (455 g) ground beef (15 per cent fat)
1 cup (250 mL) finely diced onion
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup (125 mL) chickpea flour
2 Thai chilies, seeded, if desired, and minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
One 1 in (2.5 cm) piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh lime juice
1 tsp (5 mL) cayenne pepper
1 tsp (5 mL) coriander seeds, coarsely ground
1 tsp (5 mL) dried mint
1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried sage
1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried dill
1/2 tsp (2 mL) fine sea salt
1/2 cup (120 mL) neutral-tasting vegetable oil
2 tbsp (30 mL) fresh cilantro leaves
Red Onions with Coriander (recipe follows)
Step 1
In a large bowl, mix the beef, onion, egg, chickpea flour, chilies, garlic, ginger, lime juice, cayenne, coriander, mint, cinnamon, sage, dill and salt. Divide into 14 equal parts and shape into 1 in (2.5 cm) disks.
Step 2
Heat about 2 tablespoons (30 mL) of the oil in a large cast-iron or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the kebabs in batches, adding more oil as needed, until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Transfer the kebabs to a serving plate, garnish with the cilantro and serve with the pickled red onions.
Note: When making kebabs (or even burgers, for that matter), I often prefer dried herbs because they contain very little to no water and are more potent in flavour than their fresh counterparts. Here the coriander enhances the heat of the chili peppers.
Makes: 1 cup (250 mL)
1 cup (250 mL) thinly sliced red onion
1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh cilantro leaves
1 tsp (5 mL) coriander seeds
1/2 cup (120 mL) apple cider vinegar
1/4 tsp (1 mL) sugar
1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) fine sea salt
Step 1
Put the onions and cilantro in a clean 16 ounce (480 mL) canning jar with a tight-fitting lid.
Step 2
In a small, dry cast-iron or stainless-steel skillet, toast the coriander seeds over medium-high heat, until fragrant, swirling the seeds occasionally so they toast evenly, 30 to 45 seconds. Toss the seeds into the jar with the onions. Add the vinegar, sugar and salt. Seal the jar and shake a few times. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reprinted from Season by Nik Sharma with permission by Chronicle Books, 2018


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Bristol band Idles, known for their incendiary live performances, have topped a list of 2018's best albums, compiled by BBC 6 Music presenters.
The group's second album Joy as an Act of Resistance is "a really powerful record but it's still quite sly," said DJ Steve Lamacq.
"It's witty, it's got fury and it's got frustration," he added.
US trio Khruangbin came second on the list with jazz artist Kamasi Washington in third place.
Idles, whose songs address social issues like mental health, employment and immigration, released their debut album Brutalism in 2017.
It was inspired by the death of singer Joe Talbot's mother Christine, following a long illness.
On its follow-up, the singer tries to come to terms with the loss of his daughter and touches on themes of toxic masculinity and class inequality.
The band said their inclusion on the list was "obviously humbling".
They added they were honoured by "the recognition from an institution that represents a huge portion of what we love in music: hard work and vibrancy towards new ideas and creative thinking".
"Thank you to all at BBC 6 Music for helping us build our careers and our faith in the music industry," they said.
Con Todo El Mundo, the album released in January by second-placed band Khruangbin, is described by presenter and film-maker Don Letts as "a beautifully executed collection of what are essentially soulful and somewhat funky psychedelic instrumentals."
He added: "This album is one of those rare things in the 21st Century, in that it really is a complete body of work and best enjoyed that way."
Kamasi Washington is a jazz saxophonist who has collaborated with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Lauryn Hill and rappers Nas and Snoop Dogg.
His second album, Heaven and Earth, was released in June and DJ Mary Anne Hobbs credits him as "the man who led the way in terms of turning a whole new generation onto jazz."
The album is, she said, "a wild journey into the modern spiritual jazz sound, made with virtuoso band members that Kamasi has been playing with in Los Angeles since he was born."
She continued: "Once you've been 'Kamasi'd', you'll never be the same again."
The Top 10 6 Music Recommends: Albums of the Year 2018 are:
- Idles – Joy as an Act of Resistance
- Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo
- Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
- Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
- Low – Double Negative
- Gabe Gurnsey – Physical
- Beak> – >>>
- Sons Of Kemet – Your Queen is a Reptile
- The Orielles – Silver Dollar Moment
- She Drew The Gun – Revolution of Mind
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Masauti (Kenyan Boy) Music Career Story
The now 21 years old Mswazzi Masauti oka (otherwise known as) Kenyan Boy is a Kenyan Swahili-RnB recording artist from Mombasa. Especially putting most of his efforts in Contemporary, Urban and Versatile position.
At a young, He was always perplexed by instruments. For one thing, they gave him a sensation that nothing else did. And equally too, completed him in a way that only nature can comprehend.
He took it to his task to be following his elderly friends who were in a band to the studio. He was always a bother to them until when they'd let him tag along in the whole process.
Being in the studio just gave him goosebumps and a sense of completion.
When did Masauti start his music?
In the first place, Mswazzi Masauti has been writing music since the age of 13. While living in the ghettos of Mombasa (a coastal city in Kenya).
He, unfortunately, he dropped out of school due to financial constraints. And had been working on all types of odd jobs. Such as a bricklayer and dishwasher earning 40 cents (Euro) a day. Generally speaking, to feed himself and his brothers and sisters.
Secondly, he started to take a liking for music while escorting his friends. Particularly to record music in their local studios. However, after a few recordings in Mombasa, he ventured out to the Capital City of Kenya (Nairobi).
Where he did a few recordings before meeting up with Tedd Josiah. Whom is a music producer known for introducing new artists into the Kenyan market since 1996.
Does Masauti have a music record studio?
Mr. Ian who was his first producer saw what no one else saw in him. Of course, which was the love and obsession for music and took close note of his drive.
Notably, he ignited Masauti's spark & taught him how to walk, stand and run with music.
"I have gone through a lot of turbulence in my life. In regards to music but God has seen me through everything. For example, coming to Nairobi was an eye-opener.
As a matter of fact, I had an opportunity to work with the likes of Mr. Ted Josiah, Mr. J Blessing, and even Melwood Studios. Whereby, I learned a lot in regards to the music business and I'm grateful" – Masauti Testifies.
At the moment he is working with Dream Nation which is a lethal combination of talent and skill set. As he puts it, "We might not change the world but we will spark something that will change the world."
As of today, Masauti is signed at Melwood Studio. Not forgetting, he scooped The 2015 Nzumari Awards in the Best Upcoming Artist. Under the Genre/Afropop/Zouk.
How do you connect with Masauti?
There are various ways you can connect and get in touch with this Music bender and Swahili Rnb and Ipepete hitmaker. This means, through his official social media profiles, you can share your love and hate equally.
But most important, support his music career and give him a leap of benefit through some words of encouragement.
After all, since the eruption of hashtag #PlayKenyanMusic, the Kenyan Music creators and songwriters have been on a wake-up call.
Especially in providing both quantity and quality music to their various thirsty listeners. Be that as it may, Masauti is proof that all is not lost.
And that is why, apart from reading about his music career journey herein, it is equally important that you pay a visit on his social media profiles. Including,
- Facebook Page (@Officialmasauti) or Facebook Fans Page
- Twitter Page (@OfficialMasauti)
- Instagram Profile (@Officialmasauti_)
- Official Masauti on YouTube Music Channel
- For Bookings, use: firstname.lastname@example.com or Call: +254 737 839010.
Is Masauti taken?
No! The 'Ipepete' hitmaker is not single. While celebrating International women's day, he shared a photo of his queen wishing her happiness in her heart.
" Happy women's day queen. On this beautiful Jummah, I ask Allah to grant you nothing but pure happiness. To say nothing of, in your heart and life good health always. And to keep you under his protection at all times. Inshallah" He wrote.
Equally, Masauti had also shared a photo of the lady while announcing his collabo with the Kenyan rapper, Khaligraph Jones. The song graced as 'Kiboko' remix by Masauti and Khaligraph Jones now available on YouTube.
His all-time Music Collection Include;
- Nurulain
- Mahabuba
- Gaga
- Mayonli lova
- Usikate Tamaa
- Kiboko
- Siwezi
- Ipepete
- Sare
- Nairobian lover
- Anisamehe
- Sawa
- And much more!
How do you download Masauti Mp3 music?
In addition, you can stream live, listen or even download some of his most recent music through various platforms. Such as;
Below is Masauti or Kenyan Boy's most recently released music videos. Click the video player to watch till the end.
Be that as it may, don't forget to share, subscribe and even leave your comments on his music profiles.
In reality, one person that fell in Love with Masauti and even predicted that 2019 was his year of greatness is Milele FM's radio presenter —Jalango.
Kenyan Artist has clarified on his relationship with Jalango. In particular, after the petty claims that the Radio Presenter was pushing his songs for a suspicious reason.
Be that as it may, Masauti is an artist whose music has become popular over time. Not forgetting that he is equally very talented in what he does.
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Gun Stamps: Just like Food Stamps, only for guns.
This is a program just like Food Stamps, where low income folks will have federal subsidies for access to quality firearms and ammunition. It is time to end the discrimination against low income Americans, from the alienation of their natural rights of self defense, and their Civil Rights, simply because they can not afford access to quality firearms, ammunition, and training. It is time for all Americans, not just wealthy Americans, to feel safe in their homes, safe in their community, safe in their stores and places of business, safe on the streets, in the parks, with their families, safe wherever they want to freely travel, and safe because they made themselves safe, all because of the federal "Gun Stamps" program.
The model for this is the Food Stamp program. They changed the name, and now call it the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S.N.A.P.). Let's call our program: "Permitting Educating Arming and Crime Eradication." (P.E.A.C.E.). Or for short, just call it the PEACE Program. Guidance would come from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, on how they implement their Food Stamp program. People who are eligible for Food Stamps would also be eligible for Gun Stamps, so the programs should run in parallel in the Department of Agriculture.
The Food Stamp program is simply a money distribution program that has nothing to do with actual agriculture, and the Gun Stamp program is also a money distribution program, so the Department of Agriculture is the place for it. Since being armed is a constitutional right, it is a government responsibility to fund the Gun Stamp program for those so far disenfranchised from it, making it more imperative than the Food Stamp program, which is not a constitutional right. It would be easy to automatically register everyone in the Food Stamp program over 18 for rifles and shot guns, and over 21 for pistols and revolvers, into the Gun Stamp program.
The current Food Stamp program serves over 41 million people, 22 million households, and costs about $70 billion dollars. The maximum benefit per month in 2013 for a household of one was $200, and for a family of seven it was $1,052. In the interest of "fairness" the Gun Stamp PEACE program would be equally funded and would reach the same people by grandfathering them in, their eligibility having been already background checked. Granted children get the benefits of Food Stamps, and they can't own guns. However children get the protection of those guns from their parents, so no reduction of benefits would be justified on that basis. After all, the protection of firearms afforded parents, is "for the children."
A good quality, easy to maintain, police approved, handgun is the Glock 17. Its standard 17 round magazines have the capacity to adequately defend poor and minority participants in the PEACE program. With standard magazines, they shouldn't have the added burden and stress of having to reload in most critical situations and emergencies they are likely to face, when family comes first. Therefore no "below standard," anti-working family magazines would be acceptable. A Glock 17 is a strong and reliable firearm, it is easy to operate, easy to train how to use, and with basic care will last many years. This reduces the need for government replacement firearms, which lowers the overall cost of the program. The cost of the Glock is about $500. That means a household of one with a $200 a month benefit would be able to afford a Glock in 10 weeks. A family of seven could buy two Glock 17's their first month with their over $1,000 Gun Stamp benefit. No longer would low income Americans live in fear in their homes, just because they are low income, even if they are in public housing, which would become "Full Access Self Defense Zones" (FASDZ) in order to fully utilize the program. This would be incorporated into the new "Public Housing Project PEACE Protection Program," also known as PHPPPP.
The EBT card used for Food Stamps would be cross funded for Gun Stamps under the PEACE program, except that EBT would stand for Eligible Ballistic and Training (EBT). This card would also remove the stigma previously attached to Food Stamps, so that there would be no such humiliation when families go to gun stores to select appropriate firearms, ammunition, and accessories such as holsters, magazines, cleaning equipment, and other essentials. Families would not have to produce government printed coupons, but instead would pay like everyone else with their Eligible Ballistics and Training, EBT cards, at the local gun store where they would feel the most comfortable. Such cards would also cover the background check requirement and could serve as a national concealed and open carry permit as well. Since federal law is supreme, the Gun Stamp program could be used to harmonize local, state, and federal law such that no one's rights will be violated by all the unconstitutional permit restrictions on May Issue, Shall Issue, and Open Carry, making them all Constitutional Carry under PEACE, and then nationally all self defense discrimination should end. To complete the process, all businesses and facilities that have previously oppressed the civil gun rights of Americans, would also be in violation of the discrimination and civil rights protections of the government PEACE Program, which would be enforced through the Second Amendment Department in the PEACE Program Office.
From the USDA website, the people who are eligible to apply for SNAP, who should also be eligible for PEACE include:
Working for low wages or working part-time;
Receiving welfare or other public assistance payments;
Elderly or disabled and are low-income; or
This will be true, equal opportunity, civil self defense. Like the SNAP program, people would be able to apply on paper, online, and by phone. Counselors would be available for assistance, and to make the best recommendations for armed self defense. This is where all questions of which firearm is appropriate, what various features mean, what is the right ammunition for various situations, and other questions essential for PEACE could be directed, as such information would be readily available. This is where the NRA could be a Partner for PEACE, with the USDA, and would save the USDA from having to develop the same level of firearms expertise for low income and minority Americans already available from the NRA. All the other eligibility criteria, rules, and resources available for SNAP would have their counterpart rules etc., in PEACE.
Also, with the expertise developed in so many government agencies currently stockpiling weapons and ammunition, and developing SWAT Teams and other armed security, this expertise would be invaluable in distributing arms and ammunition to the poor and disadvantaged who are participating in the government Gun Stamp PEACE Program. Also in training low income people new to the PEACE Program. Since nothing in the Constitution allows any agency or department of the Federal Government except the Department of Defense, all the government arms in every other department shall serve as the source for redistribution of small arms to the citizenry under the Gun Stamps PEACE Program. Many more such inter-agency cooperative initiatives are possible. This would be a great opportunity for public relations by talking to the public about "Defense Equality" between civilians and government departments. Defense Equality is where the citizenry is equally, or better, armed, than the government to whom the people are supreme.
Lastly, regarding the Eligible Ballistic and Training EBT card. Just as nutrition and other educational programs are available through the Food Stamp program, so the equivalent arms, legal, and operational training and education programs must be available in the Gun Stamp program. Designated instructors and facilities would be listed for participants in PEACE. Shooting ranges, police ranges, in fact a variety of existing private and government facilities could be easily incorporated into the program nationwide.
Further Considerations:
Rather than redistribute the unconstitutional arms currently maintained by a variety of Federal Government agencies, or after such arsenals have been given back to the citizenry, there should be a government contract to make a unique, inexpensive, but safe and workable firearm, which clearly is marked with a bright orange strip or other distinguishing characteristic. Such a gun might resemble the Glock 17 or 19, or other similar polymer, semi-automatic firearm. These guns will not be available commercially. They are only available to those in the Gun Stamp program. People in the program shall qualify quarterly on their firearm with their local police department, where their guns, magazines, and ammunition will all be accounted for. Selling or losing any component of a Gun Stamp award means being banned from the program and most likely criminal prosecution will result. It shall be a felony to sell, buy, or possess a government subsidized gun under this program, if you are not a documented, current participant in the program.


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As president of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1563, I represent over 800 professional firefighters serving Anne Arundel County and am duty bound to set the record straight on County Executive Steve Schuh's claims that he is a steward of public safety in our county.
Schuh claims he's brought "real change in public safety to Anne Arundel County." This is false. He has put petty politics ahead of public safety by returning the Federal SAFER Grant of over $7 million for 52 desperately needed firefighters after he lost at arbitration.
Schuh says county public safety professionals are no longer underpaid compared to surrounding jurisdictions. This is also untrue. For the first 12 years of employment with the county, Anne Arundel Firefighters are the lowest paid of any surrounding jurisdiction and they don't hit the area average until 17 years of service which encourages trained, seasoned firefighters, to seek employment opportunities outside of the county to gain pay parity.
Schuh takes credit for funding six firehouse projects, but these were all placed in the budget pipeline by County Executive Laura Neuman well before he was elected.
Schuh goes as far as taking credit for a public safety property tax credit which he vehemently opposed! You'll remember that Gov. Larry Hogan paved the way for the tax credit, which is one of the reasons Hogan won our endorsement unanimously, only to have Schuh fight against it.
Schuh further claims he "funded positions to put more public safety professionals on our streets." This is also false. He has only added four 24-hour positions during his administration which does nothing when compared to staffing losses from attrition to surrounding jurisdictions or retirement.
This leads us to the No. 1 reason we cannot support Schuh — his genuine lack of interest for our public safety staffing.
Several neighborhoods in our county do not have access to adequate public safety staffing resulting in two or fewer firefighters riding out on the fire engine or ladder truck to protect your family and property in an emergency.
We assume our tax dollars provide us with a strong safety net protecting our family, our home, and our property. In exchange for our tax dollars, investment of personal resources to protect our homes, and having a family emergency plan, we expect that a call to 911 will result in an adequately staffed team of first responders imminently arriving to protect our family and home.
And we most certainly expect our firefighters are staffed at a level to mitigate risk and protect their health and safety.
South county and some north county area (Ferndale, Glen Burnie, and Pasadena) taxpayers are much more likely to have half of the recommended number of professional firefighters responding to your call.
In south county, all stations have only two firefighters guaranteed on duty at any given time to be dispatched to a fire emergency. Ferndale in North County has zero professional firefighters to dispatch in the event of a fire emergency and Schuh has eliminated ladder truck staffing at both Severna Park and Glen Burnie.
If you live in Deale and call 911 to report a house fire, you will have two firefighters arriving. Once they arrive, they can assess the situation and call in other available resources to help.
This means the two-person crew from the neighboring station must be dispatched to the Deale area.
I urge you to consider our county's public safety, and that of your family, when you vote in the upcoming election.


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Mixed Canadian economic data on Wednesday alongside an upbeat outlook for H2 2019 from Bank of Canada Governor Poloz were taken as positives for the Canadian Dollar.
Furthermore, this week has seen a broad, corrective weakening for the US Dollar against most major currencies, possibly driven by month-end moves but also easing concerns of a global slowdown.
These factors have encouraged a notable USDCAD selloff over the past 24 hours, and although the intermediate-term outlook stays bullish (for now), the short-term risks is lower.
See the full article here: https://www.fxexplained.co.uk/forex-articles/current-market-analysis/usdcad-weakness-in-intermediate-term-bull-trend/


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Fleeing from an arranged marriage she doesn't want to partake in, the should-have-been Alpha Wolf, Lana, strikes a deal with a vampire, but escaping the unwanted wolf mateship soon becomes the least of her worries when the vampire declares his intentions to claim her as his own for all time.
An ocean away from home Lana must decide who she wants to be and what's most important to her. Aubin's sexy aura draws her in time and again, but can she really leave behind the life she's always known for a new one? Will Aubin's love win her over and stop a centuries-old feud to bring about a new peace?


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Always Bet On Black
Only the GOP could look at Barack Obama's outstanding political achievements and his inspiring speech at the Democratic convention, and come to the conclusion: 'Obama is leading because he's black. We need a candidate who's more black. Start the auditions!'
The GOP narrowed down their search to two black candidates, and finally chose one from out of state. The GOP has asked Maryland resident Alan Keyes to move to Illinois and run against Barack Obama for Senator.


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Upper Holloway closure threat: 'Post Office have no interest in people they serve'
Public consultations labelled a 'sham' amid claims decision to axe branch is 'already made'
08 February, 2019 — By Emily Finch
Protesters demonstrating last week outside Archway post office which has been earmarked for closure
JUST three out of 10 Crown Post Offices remain unchanged following a public consultation leading critics to say the whole process is a "sham".
Upper Holloway post office, by Archway tube station, has been earmarked for closure by Post Offices Ltd with the public consultation document distributed to customers admitting a "decision to proceed will have already been made".
Crown Post Offices in Holloway, Finsbury Park, Crouch End, Swiss Cottage, East Finchley and Harringay have all closed in recent years despite huge pressure from residents to keep them open.
A Freedom of Information request made to Post Office Ltd by the Islington Tribune revealed that there have been 208 public consultations over the future of post offices throughout the country in the past five years.
But just 61 remained unchanged following the consultation – a conversion rate of 70 per cent. These post offices were either closed, franchised, merged or relocated.
The "public consultation" document circulated to post office customers ahead of a closure have been labelled "farcical" by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU).
Steve Jones, national executive member for the CWU, said: "The consultation is an utter sham. People are conned into believing there's an opportunity to change the decision but it's already been made on board level. If a post office isn't franchised after a public consultation it's not because of residents opposing it, it's usually because the contract with a potential franchisee has fallen through. Post Office Ltd isn't listening to what the public want."
Mr Jones added: "The fact that the public have only been given six weeks' notice of the Upper Holloway Crown Office closure is an utter disgrace. Clearly the Post Office have no interest in the people and community they serve – we will continue to fight these closures until the bitter end."
The CWU say that if the franchise shop fails there will be no post office in the area. Workers also have fewer rights in a franchised store than they would have in a post office. The Tribune previously reported how the franchise owner of the Seven Sisters Road shop admitted that he would pay his staff the minimum wage.
Post Office Ltd has suffered huge cuts from central government in recent years. The government provided £210million of financial support to the Post Office in 2012 but this figure was slashed to just £50million this year.
There are plans to move services in Archway to a franchised store in a nearby newsagent in Junction Road which will have fewer counters but longer working hours.
A protest outside the Upper Holloway Post Office last Saturday saw hundreds of people sign a petition calling for the decision to move the shop to be reversed.
A Post Office spokeswoman said: "All of the feedback we collect is carefully considered and will absolutely shape our final decision when it comes to the plans to move the branch.
"It is true that we are not consulting on the principle of franchising the branch, as this is a commercial decision – and we believe it is the right one in order to sustain post office services in the local community for the long term. However, that does not mean that any final decisions have been made."


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Just a quick post tonight before I retire for the day. Here are a few more links on blog posts concerning The Shack.
John Stackhouse has posted some essays about the book. His first deals with the 'defense of ideological fiction'. In the second essay he begins to tackle the 'theological issues' in the book. He writes:
As I say, these are important theological matters in themselves, but not crucial to The Shack. I would like to see them either corrected or dropped from later editions of the book. But even if they aren't, I don't see them as fatal to the book's main purpose and helpfulness. In my next post, I'll consider a couple more that some think doom the book entirely.
In the third essay, he deal with a few more 'issues' bringing the total to six. I think the professor provides a well balanced review and analysis of the book and if I read correctly he has promised at least one more. They are worth the time it takes to read (which isn't long at all).
HT: Jason Goroncy
At this next link you can find tons of links to reviews, comments, criticism and the like also concerning The Shack. Finally, one last reviewer wrote,
This quibble aside, this book is a profound reflection on the nature of God, the struggle and significance of personal suffering, and the need for deep healing in the deepest parts of the soul. I recommend this to all people – believer and unbeliever alike! Like the best of spiritual writings, this book holds the potential to radically transform its reader.
I realize that there are some perceived issues with the book. What is needed is honest evaluation, close reading, and an understanding of the significant point the author is making about the nature of suffering that is, can be, and should be redemptive. The ministry of suffering is not one talked of much in this world of the health and wealth, prosperity, name it and claim it gospelism. I think The Shack points us forward to a place where suffering can rightly resume its office within the theology and practice of the church. I am still thankful the book was written and I am still recommending that you read it.


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Shifting from ITU to long-course racing? Here are the short steps you need to take
By Kaye Lopez | Photo by Tony Pham/Unsplash
Be patient
Long-course racing is a test of patience. Make a plan based on your performance in training and B-priority races as well as the course profile of the actual race. If your recon rides and runs start out easy, don't be tempted to hang with the faster guys when they come past. Reign in your horses and stick to your pacing plan. If you're feeling good, that probably means you're going too fast. Slow and steady wins the race because it allows you to tap into your fat storage for fuel instead of your limited supply of carbs. Save those carbs when the end is near so you can tap into that last surge of energy for a strong finish.
Be on time
The best time to top up on carbs, fluids, and electrolytes is on the bike. Stick to your tried-and-tested eating plan and set an alarm on your watch or smartphone if you have to. Your digestive system can tolerate more food while riding than when running so take advantage of the more or less three hours you spend on the bike to refuel properly. Continue refueling during the run leg according to what you practiced in training.
If your legs start to feel heavy and it's becoming increasingly difficult to hold on to your pace, don't lose hope. If you stuck to a realistic pacing plan, you may just be going low on fuel. Just ease off the pace a bit and take in some calories
Be conservative
Divide the run leg into three or four parts and be sure to start at a relaxed pace. You should be able to speak in straight sentences if someone were to talk to you; you should be in control of your breathing during the first third or quarter of the run. There's no need to make it tougher than it will eventually be later on.
Be prudent
Take advantage of each and every aid station on the run course especially on a hot day. Whether it's water, sports drink, gel, or banana, you need to constantly replenish your nutrition and hydration needs. You'll be losing a lot of electrolytes through sweat when racing in humid weather. As early as the day before the race, lightly salt your food and sip on sports drinks throughout the day. Include some salt sticks in your race-day nutrition and special needs bag so you have enough in your stash in case you need it.
Be proactive
If your legs start to feel heavy and it's becoming increasingly difficult to hold on to your pace, don't lose hope. If you stuck to a realistic pacing plan, you may just be going low on fuel. Just ease off the pace a bit and take in some calories. As long as you didn't go out too fast for too long, you can definitely find your legs again. While riding, if aches and pains start to creep in, especially on your neck, shoulders, back, butt, and crotch, get out of the saddle to stretch and shift your saddle position often. You can delay or lessen the onset of soreness if you remember to do this early in the ride, even before any pain sets in.
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While it is common to say Happy Memorial Day, the members of the Watch Hill Fire Department actually refer to the day in a much more respectful and somber tone.
Memorial Day honors the more than one million soldiers who died while serving our country.
The holiday is a day of mourning, specifically meant to honor and pay tribute to the military personnel who died in the line of duty.
The holiday began three years after the Civil War ended and was originally known as Decoration Day and was a time to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers. It became an official federal holiday in 1971.
According to the United States Veterans Administration, the combined total military deaths from all of America's Wars beginning with the Revolutionary war, is more than one million soldiers who died serving our country.
They are the brave men and women who we must honor every Memorial Day. They are the ones we must pay tribute to on this solemn day. They are the reason we are free!
May we walk in the memory of those who forever hold the burdens of our freedom.


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By now you've heard that Google's agreed to acquire Motorola Mobility for around $12.5 billion. Google says it plans to run Motorola Mobility as a separate business, and is committed to keeping Android an open platform for other licensees. Android licensees such as Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and HTC are lightly praising the deal.
As the patent wars really heat up between Apple, Google, and Microsoft, this is perhaps a very smart move by Google to hedge its bets even more. But Google and Motorola Mobility have very different cultures, so integration or even directing at a distance, will be very interesting.
This also places Google firmly in the smartphone hardware business, no longer just a dabbler with its Nexus program that will remain in place. It's a dramatic shift in the Android landscape for other licensees who will now have to compete with Google, through Motorola Mobility for market share. Something that Nokia doesn't have to do with Microsoft. Not just yet, that is.
But Google didn't have a choice because Android is under siege and it's all about the patents. Long term, I'd expect the smartphone brands supporting Android to shift their weight towards Windows Phone if they begin to wary of Motorola having one leg up on the race.
Expect to see Google push Google Search as the primary mobile search engine on Motorola devices, but it would be wise for them to allow Android licensees to offer other search solutions. But Android is clearly optimized for Google Search. The FTC is currently investigating Google to see if it's restricting Android licensees from supporting other search solutions.
Back when I was in Boston, Skyhook Wireless went after Google claiming that it was using its weight to unfairly push Google Maps over Skyhook's own solutions, granting faster access to Android OS revs to those device brands using Google Maps. Google's also being sued by Oracle that claims that a third of Android APIs are derived from Java, which Oracle gained when it bought Sun Microsystems.
It seems like everyone is suing everyone. Microsoft went after Motorola and Barnes & Noble, and Apple's attacked Samsung in Australia and in the EU to establish a patent war beachhead, blocking Samsung from selling its Galaxy phones.
This deal is clearly about 17,000 current patents and 7,500 applications sitting in Motorola Mobility's coffers. It comes on the heels of Google SVP and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond's public outcries about Apple and Microsoft "strangling" Android. Microsoft holds patents on Android and is currently extracting contractual royalties from HTC, while putting pressure on other device brands. It's high stakes poker that's effectively taxing others on Android until Windows Phone devices roll out later this year.
The loss of Nortel's portfolio of 6,000 patents and applications to a coalition of Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, RIM and Sony was also another shot across Google's bow. Platform providers are clearly seeking to fight through litigation rather than via innovation. Although you could easily argue that there is less room for innovation outside the core Android stack, one reason why Nokia went with Windows Phone. I expect Motorola to drop MOTOBLUR.
In most of the Android smartphone concepts and initial marketing messages we've tested in the past year, scores were really low for uniqueness and believability. This is a clear sign that consumers aren't seeing differentiation or innovation from any of the brands.
Google had no choice, and probably knew this action might alienate its Android licensees down the road. But just as Android becomes the dominant platform, it's attacked by Microsoft and Apple, who take litigation to the next level.
For those who understand the technology business, IP is everything. Now if all three platforms could show some real innovation and differentiation instead of copying each other, consumers might be more interested.


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The previous entry on "Waiting" was written for the Lenten blog carnival begun by ePiscoSours here, continued on Word of Mike here, and will be on Episcopali-fem here next Wednesday. You still have time to submit your blurb and link to your offering to her at beezerama32 at yahoo dot com. Join in this Lenten discipline with us!
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The Russian president has re-awakened a 65 year old diplomatic row with Japan by visiting an island that is claimed by both Moscow and Tokyo.
Dmitry Medvedev became the first Russian leader to set foot on the disputed island chain, less than two weeks before a major Asia-Pacific leaders' summit hosted by Japan.
It is a new headache for the Japanese prime minister, whose popularity has plummeted since taking office in June.
Naoto Kan said: "We have been consistent in our stance that these four northern islands are Japanese territory. I think that it is very regrettable that the president decided to visit that area."
The islands were occupied by Soviet troops at the end of the Second World War. In Russia they are known as the Southern Kuriles. In Japan they are called the Northern Territories.
The dispute has prevented the signing of a formal peace treaty between the two countries.
Stretching from Hokkaido in Japan to Russia's Kamchatka peninsula, the islands occupy rich fishing grounds and are close to abundant supplies of oil and gas.


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I ran the Shamrock Shuffle today. All of it. No stopping. No whining. No crying.
I believe in setting goals and achieving them.
Running a longer race (5mi) was on my 2012 bucket list.
So what a perfect day to share another I Believe post.
I believe…
- in wearing camisoles to prevent common wardrobe malfunctions.
- in donating old clothes, even if that means buying them again in 10 years when they come back in style. (what are the chances of being the same size or having the same taste in 10 years anyway?)
- in appreciating the small things and making note of them so you don't forget!
What do you believe?


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For Dylan Faaland, arriving to school safely is important.
The 14-year-old rides her bike to Inglewood Middle School every morning. Faaland has a headlight, tail light and wheel lights to make herself visible to cars, other bicyclists and people. Faaland said it can be frightening — especially on the darker mornings — when she can't see other people or bicyclists coming her way.
To promote bike safety, Faaland will be hosting an educational workshop on April 25 at her middle school. Her workshop, Light it Up!, will encourage student bicyclists at her school to use their lights. The goal is to make bicycle riding to school safer for her peers and for everyone else. On the day of her workshop, Faaland will give away 22 bicycle lights to students who register and attend the workshop.
"I'm hoping it will inspire others to turn their lights on more often so they don't get into an accident," Faaland said about her workshop. "There are a lot more accidents that actually happen (and) hopefully (this) impacts them for the future."
"It [directly] affects me," Faaland said. "I've almost run into people before and I don't want to hurt anybody… It's frightening."
Faaland's Light it Up! project is part of her pursuit toward a Silver Award from Girl Scouts of Western Washington. The Silver Award is the second highest award of the Girl Scouts of the USA, and the highest award a Girl Scout cadette can earn, according to the Girl Scouts website.
Girl Scout cadettes must identify an issue they care about, develop their project, make a plan and put it into motion. And that is what Faaland is doing.
Faaland has done her research, developed a plan, talked to her school principal, filmed and edited an informational Youtube video, made personalized flyers and even contacted the company that makes her bike lights, who donated 20 bike lights.
According to Falaand's mother and Girl Scouts troop leader, Faaland began her project more than two years ago. The suggested time for a girl to put in for her Silver Award is 50 hours, and Faaland will most likely be over the required hours once her project is complete.
"I'm very proud of Dylan, and I'm impressed," Elizabeth Faaland told the Reporter. " One of the things I love about Girl Scouts is when I guide my girls and then take a step back as they 'do' — every single time since first grade, I find myself saying, 'Wow!'"
Elizabeth Faaland added that when children feel like they've made a difference, it boosts their self-esteem and self-trust. When they get older, the amount of change they can make "radiates further."
"I believe she now has the ability to take on any project," Elizabeth Faaland said about her daughter. "The best part is, she thinks that too."
For more information about the project, go online to the Light it Up! Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Light.It.Up.GSWW/.
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TV channels broadcast many American detective crime sagas like 'CSI', 'Law and Order', 'Bones' and 'The Mentalist'.
They usually begin with a murder, followed by the hero and his staff solving the crime and then order is restored to society.
However, very few people know that this sequence of events in story form dates back to 1841 and involves an orang-utan.
The first crime short story was 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' by the American horror writer Edgar Alan Poe, whose tales still send chills up the spine. He is acknowledged as the first to write the modern detective story.
The story is set in Paris where the unnamed narrator meets a bankrupt member of the upper class, C Auguste Dupin. He has been reduced to poverty but doesn't really care as his only desire is to read books.
The narrator, also in similar financial circumstances, befriends Dupin and together they stay at a "time eaten, grotesque mansion, long deserted through superstitions".
They leave the mansion and are walking down the street when they hear shrieks from a four-storey home. Thirty people arrive and break down the door.
They search the house and find the body of a young woman shoved up a chimney head down. The second corpse is found in the back garden nearly beheaded. All of the windows and doors are locked.
Dupin and the narrator draw the conclusion that the attacker is not human from the evidence collected by the witnesses' statements. The victim has orangey-red hair clasped in her fist, plus the finger pods are not human.
A description of the orang-utan of the time describes "the ourang-outang (sic) of the East Indian Islands as of gigantic stature, prodigious strength and activity, the wild ferocity, and the imitative propensities of these mammalia are known to all".
Dupin hands this description to the narrator and both agree the killer is an ape. An orang-utan is labelled as the murderer and the hunt is on to identify it.
Through an advertisement, a sailor recently arrived from Borneo said he had taken possession of an orang-utan from a hunter who had passed away. However, the orang-utan had escaped.
The ape had been hidden in a closest. The sailor surmises that the orang-utan had learned the human behaviour of shaving through observation and had tried to shave the girl, inadvertently cutting her throat.
Remembering the whip for past misdeeds, the ape then flies into a rage and kills the younger girl. To hide this hideous act, he stuffs the girl up the chimney and hurls the remains of the older one into the back garden.
The sailor is turned over to the police. The fate of the murderous orang-utan is a mystery.
A film (available on YouTube) loosely based on the 'Murders in the Rue Morgue', was shot in 1932 staring Bela Lugosi (star of the first 'Dracula' film) as a lunatic scientist who extracts blood from an ill-tempered orang-utan and injects it into virgin abducted women.
Continue reading (Incl. Pics) at: Orang-utans in the movies.