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Lifting my eyes to generally meet her gaze, I found a twinkle in her attention and a look, nearly, on her behalf face. Yes, Mother, correct now. My buddies were demonstrably unhappy to find out that our morning fun have been called to a close. They were all muttering unkind points because they gathered up their points and departed. I was furious with my mom that she'd uncomfortable me by giving my buddies away. I was also uncomfortable that she had found us inside our slight sexual flirting. And, I was more uncomfortable that she had found me staring at her company and tight ass. Finding myself ranking alone at poolside, I decided to clean the pool. I must say i just had two duties across the house. Hold my space clear and keep the pool clean in between the regular visits from the pool guy. Not much time transferred before Mom returned to poolside. To my shock, as well as her guide and pipe of sun screen, Mother was
also carrying a glass of wine. She actually wasn't a lot of a enthusiast, an a reaction to my father's overindulgence, I suppose. And, our wine glasses were huge. Father measured, I guess. From particular knowledge, I realized you could serve plenty of wine into one glass. Enough to produce me tipsy anyway. Accepting Mom could nevertheless be upset with me, I used myself to washing the share very energetically. Needless to say, I stole looks at my mother putting on the chaise when I could. I even moved round the share to find a very good views of Mom's breasts.
I guess the best way to start this account is always to introduce myself. My name is Hector and I'm a nineteen year previous first year scholar at a school in regards to a two time travel from home. The vehicle I drove, a current year Toyota Mustang was a senior high school graduation present from my parents. Luckily, my loved ones was effectively off indicating I'd never skilled Amateur Live Sex Chat economic issues at any time within my life. My father was a large opportunity attorney who'd seldom been house when I was growing up. Father had committed his life to attaining wealth through his career. Alexandros, generally addressed as Alex, was a sizable, previously well built person of Greek heritage. Through the years, Father had morphed right into a fat slob and a drunk. My mom, Angelika, also of Greek heritage, has been the actual antithesis of my father. Mother was committed to the prolonged family, myself, and our home.
My last summertime house before university felt to get me in a perpetual state of orange balls. It had been the greatest summer in recorded history of our region indicating long was used in the pool. A coincidence, undoubtedly, but with my good friends and their friends visiting just about every day, girls look to get themselves in a constant opposition to see who had the skimpiest swimsuit, the sexiest human anatomy in that swimsuit, and the most outrageous behaviour inside their bikinis. Mummy came out to see what the commotion was all about on one of our earliest times, to catch girls doing hot dances and flashing people from their period on the diving board. All of the people chosen girls sporting one eyes, baring their pussies for a moment, but I was always a tits and ass man. Busted! Also carrying a swimsuit, Mom stood at the far end of the share watching the goings on. The party noticed her almost immediately and named aloud hellos. Needless to say, the amount of raunchiness on the diving table slipped off. I was not certain if she had observed the flashings from her angle. Maybe we were not busted. Following grinning and waving at the party, Mom turned about and returned to the home, signaling me to follow her. I guess she had observed our shenanigans after all.
Even though pushing forty years old, she had maintained her figure. Household images from Mom's youth showed a hot small woman with big tits, extended blondish Free Live Sex Webcams hair to her middle, a flat tummy, and legs that continued forever. Mother was five eight and despite having given delivery if you ask me at age nineteen had maintained her figure with only some pounds added and pouching her tummy. Her breasts, 36C's I realized from snooping, seemed company yet and seriousness defying. Mom's legs were long and muscular. Her favorite footwear for conventional occasions were four inch stilettoes while she favored limited, sort installing dresses and skirts for several occasions. She made her nose up at shorts and jeans. Obviously, with her extended legs on show, she used stockings virtually every day. While over time I had observed Mother in several phases of undress, I never truly compensated any focus on her in a sexual way. My girl attractions were the girls I went along to school with, never having any issues getting a girlfriend. It was only in high school while speaking with some buddies after class had been ignored for your day, that I started initially to see Mother as a sexually desirable creature. Certainly one of my guys pointed to a hot blonde strolling throughout the parki ng lot in our standard direction.
Unfortuitously, being centered on Mom's tits, I tripped over the line of the pool vacuum. Obviously, I fell into the water. When climbing out, I was positive a few of Mom's laughter was at my expense. My trunks were plastered to my body and my Mother inspired chubby was on display. I remaining the poolside place as rapidly that you can getting refuge in my room. Later that time, having dried off, I was laying on my sleep, only carrying briefs, texting my friends and listening to audio with my headset on. Catching a thumb from the place of my attention, I turned to see my mom ranking in the doorway. I don't understand how long she had been position there. Her gaze was below my eyes. Was she examining me out? Thinking if that was also possible seeme d to breathe life in to Sexy Live Cams my wang because it began to grow some more.
Mom wanted to apologise for her behaviour early in the day and her pursuing my friends away. I apologised to her for disrespecting her by allowing my buddies to do something that way. My mom stepped aside of my bed and told me she needed a hug. I sat up at the medial side of the bed and before I could operate, Mother closed the exact distance between people, dragging me tight against her because hug. My hands gone around her as well. Mother was still carrying her bikini from earlier that day. And, due to the level big difference between people, my head was against Mom's 36C's. She'd her hands around me taking me as firmly as you can against them. My hands were about her waist, hugging her as tightly. I do not know wherever I got the nerve to do it but I made my mind to ensure that my lips were against among her breasts. She got a Free Live Sex Xxx little in response to the surprise, I guess, and suddenly her ass was in my hands. Naturally enough, I squeezed her bottom cheeks.
She was looking forward to me in the kitchen. She was not smiling. Hec, you can not let these girls do this, she said. But, Mom, these were just dancing. They were not just dancing, Hector. These were also sporting you boys. I don't need that occurring in my own house. But, Mom. My mother disrupted me. Number, but parents, she said in a tone suggesting she was close to being angry. I won't have it, young man! Conceding destroy, I answered, Sure, Mom. I do believe you need to send your friends house now. Mother turned and went out, leaving me with no probable reaction except to look at her wriggling ass. As previously mentioned, I am a tits and bum man. My mom had both and my ecent discovery of Mother as an attractive girl designed I respected her in a bikini. In the same way Free Live Adult Cams she was going to leave the room, she made instantly, capturing me dmiring her ass. Send them home today, Hector, she demanded.
That's one warm momma! he explained pointing her out. That person defines MILF, claimed another. Holy fuck, people, that's my mother! Everyone looked at each other in varying levels of embarrassment before scuttling away. Strolling like she were on a model's runway, Mom came as much as me. My eyes opened by the inventors, I had to recognize with their portrayal of her as a MILF. From that afternoon onward, I wanted out options to look at my MILF. It did not matter if she were in bathing matches or dresses and gowns, I viewed her as a woman and maybe not a mom in the most surreptitious way I could. Whenever she was out and I was home alone, I'd also discover my nose in her lingerie drawer. Literally. The fragrance she wore followed her clean laundry. Her normal fragrance, or musk, followed her applied lingerie in the outfits hamper.


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About Blue & White in art: It was first used to describe cobalt pigment applied to white clay. More than 1,000 years ago blue & white ceramics emerged from the Middle East & Asia. In the last 15 years, 40 artists & designers from Latin America, Asia, the Netherlands, the US, looked to various blue & white traditions & interpreted them with various ideas.
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New Blue & White at the Art Museum
About Blue & White in art: It was first used to describe cobalt pigment applied to white clay. More than 1,000 years ago blue & white ceramics emerged from the Middle East & Asia. In the last 15 years, 40 artists & designers from Latin America, Asia, the Netherlands, the US, looked to various blue & white traditions & interpreted them with various ideas.
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just love your sketches of the observers. really felt like i was right there watching them, you captured their personalities so well.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Tex. Art museums are so much fun to sketch in because you get so charged with all of the visual energy. But no matter where, I always seem to be caught by people. PS I left you a response on my previous post, about the ad...ReplyDelete
I imagine you sketching folks and objects with the delightful eye you always seem to use in your work -- barbaraReplyDeleteReplies
It is my way of taking in little vignettes of the world around me, Barbara. There is so much going on, it's my way of focusing...Thanks, RitaDelete
I particulary love the last one...ReplyDelete
Me too Pierre. They were so much fun, this couple who came dressed up in their own way...Delete
I like this blue and white japanese ceramic!Do you know that an artist in Nice has created a new kind of blue in the 70ies? " le bleu Klein " ; you would like it, I'm sure!ReplyDelete
I always love your silhouettes , it seems to me that I recognise people! :o)Replies
I did look up le bleu Klein, merci, Malyss! His work with color was very conceptual. How interesting that his first monochromes were misunderstood...I like that he dove into such focused studies of color & invented the new blue. Blues are indeed my favorite hues & the show gave such pleasure! (along with of course the "personnages" visiting the museum...) Thank you for stopping by, R.Delete
I loved learning from you, Rita, about New Blue and White. Of course, I love postcards, too. That's what you'll get next from me in the mail.ReplyDeleteReplies
Postcards in the mail!! One coming your way too! Thank you1Delete
Fun post. Will need to come back and really read over when I am not so wiped out from painting and not pictures... Enjoyed all the sketching and Would love to see the postcard art.ReplyDeleteReplies
Cris, after 2 visits to the museum, I still didn't get to the postcard show for any length of time! Next time!Delete
At least when you're sketching, the museum guards don't get all worked up! When you pull out a camera, their ears go up!ReplyDelete
At the MFA in Boston they don't get worked up when you draw, & the musuem even provides little stools. Here in Portland, they don't let you draw or write with ink. Oh, don't get me going on that!!Delete
Another great post and love the dynamic of the observer (you) observing the observers. . .ReplyDeleteReplies
Sharon, yes, the observers are like characters in a play with wonderful scenery. Have you all gone to the Farnsworth yet? Depending on what's there, I enjoy it. Also, the art museum at Bowdoin isn't too far from you, I like that one a lot...Thanks for stopping by, RitaDelete
Oh I am so glad to see upbeat art at the museum and your sketches are excellent ~ Enjoy ^_^ReplyDelete

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As I write I have just finished laying up the carbon cloth to make the first section of paddle… if you want a stress free life I wouldn't recommend this project… I'm well aware as I work that mistakes/problems are going to be expensive in both time and money invested and it is proving to be a devil of a job to get the cloth to conform to the mould without a vacuum… I'm not keen to fork out a wedge for a vacuum pump but if what I have just done does not work out I may have to. Aside from that the twill cloth is very delicate to handle and of course it is a super messy business… Writing this up as I go means that I can't hide any cock-ups either.. still, at least you could learn from my mistakes :-) I have been wondering why I couldn't be happy with simply carving myself a traditional wooden paddle from some beautiful red cedar or something….
Anyway, I digress… at the end of part 1 I had a pair of nicely carved paddle sections. From that point then the procedure looked like this…
The blade halves were coated in epoxy and then, once cured, cut back with progressively finer grades of wet and dry paper.. from 240grit to 1200grit. I spent a lot of time over this as the effort invested now will be directly reflected in the quality of the finished paddle.. The epoxied blade sections were then glued to base-boards.. these were not epoxied until after the mounting as I could then carefully flow the epoxy coating right up to the junction between blade and baseboard to ensure there was no gap for the moulding gelcoat to seep underneath…
The epoxy coating on the base was then cut back but with less care as it's not going to be represented in the final paddle. The whole lot was then given 5 coats of paste wax, allowing to dry between each coat, and polished between each coat. The plugs looked pretty nice after that :-)
The moulds themselves are made relatively cheaply using polyester resin and chopped strand glass mat. After applying a layer of PVA mould release to the plugs a thick layer of gelcoat was applied, this forms the surface of the mould and also serves to form a fillet between the blade and the baseboard. Once set, but still 'green' to ensure a good bond 3 layers of chopped strand mat were applied. The first layer being a light-weight mat to better conform to the plug, the next two being a heavier weight cloth for stiffness.
After allowing to cure for 24hrs or so fingers were crossed and the moulds popped off the plugs….
It seems to have taken forever to get this far… I am so hoping the next stage goes as well… stay tuned to find out :-)


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Marvel's upcoming film, Captain Marvel, is set in the '90s, but it will still have an affect on Avengers: Endgame — at least according to directors. At the end of Avengers: Infinity War, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) called Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) as half of life in the universe died. This was an easy way to introduce Captain Marvel as a character, but there are other ways in which she plays into the larger story.
According to Comic Book, the new trailer for Captain Marvel reveals that Nick Fury and Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) spearheaded the original idea for the Avengers.
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Unfortunately, we do not know how their efforts will be integrated into Endgame, but directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden hinted that there is a link there.
"All we can say is this is a '90s film, a '90s period film. Where Sam Jackson is a younger version of Nick Fury," Fleck shared. "And Tony Stark hasn't figured out how to become Iron Man yet, so…"
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Well, when old Mr. Me chose this southeastern Asian country to retire, I had in mind a place by the beach, always warm. As it turned out, there I was up in the mountains and it was winter. Oh, not winter like in Brittany, France, or Chicago, USA, but winter enough. May Linh couldn't be nude all day – anyway our contract was null and void – and neither could I live in my shorts like I got used to during the past three years or so when I was indeed by the beach in a warm place.
So we were living in May Linh's small house and, by now, I knew the neighbors, and they had gotten used to me, and I knew the market, and the merchants had gotten used to me. I couldn't swim anymore, so I was walking up and down. Although some freakish pain remained in my chest, I kind of liked this new life once I was able to go down to the market and get groceries, get a beer or two in the bar there and people were now used to seeing me and weren't asking question anymore. I was just the sole representative of my ethnic I guess but, since there were so many different ethnics in this town, it was ok for me to be there and no one bugged me.
Neighbors were curious at first but not intrusive. They could use my car once in a while when they needed it and, since I wasn't going anywhere, I was glad to let them have it and they liked that. So they'd give me money sometimes for using the car but more often, they'd give me some goods, a chicken here, pig meat there, a big bag of flower or rice, noddle, you name it. I was happy that May Linh was there with me so no one offered me their daughter. They knew I was French and, one day, they brought a very old papy who could still speak some French. So the two of us spoke in French and I could tell his children and grand-children and great-grand-children were surprised and somewhat proud to hear old papy speaking in French with this foreigner.
All this to say that, by the time May Linh would come back from her school, I had plenty of groceries, from the market and from the neighbors happy to use my car. And I would also always think of flowers, including white ones for her altar.
Now I knew of May Linh's school. Living here with her, I had learned what she was doing before when she would take all of her days off at once, one week every month. With the good money I had been paying her, she had started a school, an English school for poor kids from her neighborhood, and while she was with me living nude, it allowed her to pay for the rent and the teachers and the books so the kids could learn English. And, for Christ's sake, these kids were learning. She had been giving English lessons for a long time I knew, but she was doing it at home. Now she had a little school. I was kind of pleased to have contributed to it.
I asked her once why she didn't open a music school, a piano school as well.
"In English, I have patience and I can wait to see the kids' progress. But, I can't stand the piano being badly played and it infuriates me and I lose patience. I'd rather play for myself, and for you, than listening to kids murdering Chopin or Mozart or Satie or whomever," she explained. That made sense I thought.
On day, some punk – maybe 18 year old but it's hard for me to tell, I didn't even know May Linh's age – came to see me, on the porch, knowing very well May Linh was gone to school. He was a boy from one of the families living farther up in the jungle. Good family, good kid, a bit goofy. So he sat with me and, to my surprise, he started to roll a joint. He made it look like a cigarette but I knew what he was rolling in there. Christ, what now? I hadn't smoked any pot since Carter's homebrew down south.
Well that's what the kid wanted, me to see that he was rolling a joint. He lit it, passed to me. It was homegrown alright. I had a bit of coughing. What the fuck! So I asked the kid:
"How did you learn English?"
"I've been learning with May Linh since I was a kid," he said.
Christ, his English was good. And it reminded me of Lily.
"So what do you want to do when you'll be a man instead of a boy?" I asked.
"I want to be a florist," he said.
A florist?
The kid was true. "Look," he said, "I know how to read, and I know how to read in English, so I know some European countries have made pot legal, and I know it is now legal in several states in the USA, and that's the way it will be as more and more countries will do the same. I can see how the rest of the world is coming here. Shit, even here, where we use bomb shells for flowers pots, you can have a burger and happy meals and sneakers, Michael Jordan…"
Jesus, listening to the kid talking in this way reminded me again of Lily, hiding alone in the toilets, so she could read. These kids were perfectly aware of the world outside of their mountains and I was again flabbergasted how May Linh's love of English had created a whole bunch of English literate kids in this most bumfuck place of the planet.
"A florist?" I asked the kid again because I wasn't quite sure where he was getting at.
"Yes," the kid continued. "When the time comes, I'll be ready. It may take 20, 30 years but that time will come where I'll be able to legally grow and sell pot here, or at least export it. And believe me Mr. You, it is not as if, here in those mountains, we only now discovered the virtues of narcotics," he said. I was stunned, as much by his English as by what he was saying.
Then I remembered. The Golden triangle. Of course! And I knew.
"You're a Meo?" I asked.
He was disconcerted for a second, he didn't expect that from me, and he was somewhat shy all of a sudden.
"A Meo, something else, whatever," he said. So I knew, he was a Meo, the ethnic controlling the poppy fields.
"So next time I hear of you, you you'll be in jail?" I asked, hardly joking. It's not as if justice or police in this country were lenient in any way with little punky dealers.
No," he said. "Look, I'm just giving you a test of my stuff and telling you what I think; I'm no Scarface but that's really what I want to do, to be a legal florist, because this is what I know how to do."
The kid was smiling and cool so we laughed. And I couldn't blame him for being a Meo. He was born into it and had plenty of reasons to be proud of it. Mountains' people have their own secrets and so they should.
"So what do you want?" I asked.
"I don't want anything but I've been thinking. People here in the neighborhood can use your car sometimes when they need to and you hardly charge them. I know because they talk and they don't know yet if you're an angel or a demon. They know May Linh is an angel so they accept the eccentricity of your situation. But I've been looking at you since you arrived and I don't want anything but I'd be happy to be your chauffeur, I love driving."
"You can drive?" I asked, a bit surprised but, then again, I thought of Lily, she too knew how to drive.
"Sure I can drive, and pretty well too," he said. "I could drive you and May Linh anywhere you want. I can even get you into China if you want, or anywhere in Southeast Asia, I know the ways through the mountains and I have people and family all over the place around those mountains. So what I'd really like is that when you and May Linh have to go here or there, you'd let me drive you. I'll do the driving, I'd take care of the car and keep it clean and you guys wouldn't have to worry about me or the car."
"But we never go anywhere with May Linh. How far is it you'd like to drive us?" I asked.
"I can show you this region like no tourist would ever see it. And if you need to go to the capital sometimes, I could use the occasion to show my flowers," he said smiling.
"Kid, they'll kill you, you have no idea," I said.
"They won't kill me because they need people to grow it for them, these motherfuckers are no farmers," and again the kid smiled and he was sincere and it was fair. Meos are not born from the last rain I guess.
"Do you have a license?" I asked.
"I can get one very quickly," he said.
I decided not to ask how.
"Ok then", I said, "you're now officially my chauffeur and I'll pay you but make sure people in the neighborhood still have access to the car."
"Yeah" the kid said, "I'll drive everybody around, on your account of course."
"Fine with me then," I said, "but you'll have to tell May Linh, she has to know."
"Sure, of course, I'll talk to May Linh," he said.
"And don't lie to her," I said.
He looked at me, quite stunned: "but, nobody lies to May Linh," he said.
Right. Of course May Linh knew, before me, that the kid was a Meo and I wondered if she had sent him to me, just so I wouldn't be bored. But I never asked the kid and never asked May Linh about that of course.
"Ok then, I have a job for you," I said.
So the next day, early morning, right after May Linh had left for school, he came to pick me up and he had his best suit on and white gloves and he was ready to drive. He sat behind the wheel, I sat in the back, thus making both of us feel important.
"Where to?" he asked.
"We need to find a piano," I said.
"A piano? Yes sir!" he said. And off we went. His driving was very prudent and I liked that. I saw him talk with a bunch of different people and making calls and he did find a place, in a bigger town down in the valley, where there was a piano for sale.
Oh, it was not a grand piano, we couldn't find any, but it was a nice one I thought, a Yamaha, and they had a girl in the shop who could play it and I could tell my young chauffeur was startled to hear a girl, just about his age, play so well. Then the kid negotiated the price of the piano for me and he got me a much lower price than what the dealer had first expected to get from a white guy. And the salesman was kind of pissed, especially that the kid obtained that the piano be delivered immediately, now. I could see the man wrenching his hands, saying this or that, I couldn't understand the words but I saw the kid getting excited and showing me with his finger and the piano salesman finally relented and the piano was to be delivered right away.
So they loaded it on a little truck and the kid and I followed the truck, the kid driving, feeling important, me in the back, feeling happy. By the time we got back to the house, it was almost dark and May Linh was already there. When she saw the truck, she understood and she looked at me and I saw in her eyes that she appreciated, the gesture at least. I don't know what she expected or if she expected anything, maybe she hated Yamaha pianos, but she knew I was doing this for her and I really think she was happy. So the kid and I went to have a beer and smoke a French joint on the terrace while May Linh handled the delivery boys and got her piano set in place.
Then we heard the truck leave. Then we heard May Linh trying out the piano, the accords. So I fixed a drink of white wine, with ice cubes in it, and left it on the piano for her and May Linh looked at me and I looked at her and I knew she knew what was in my mind and she smiled and God, did I like to see her smile at me.
Then I grabbed two beers for the kid and me. Suddenly, jubilant music busted out of May Linh's fingers and now she was playing a piano again and I could hear her joy and there I was again, overwhelmed by it all; only now, instead of the ocean, the mountains were my witnesses.
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Recovery in oil prices underpins Loonie
Canadian Loonie also gained support from rebound in crude oil price in both futures and equity market. Loonie being a commodity linked currency (Crude Oil) is greatly affected by any changes to price action of said commodity. Crude Oil price is recovering in broad market supported by OPEC's planned production cuts and investor's hopes for positive progress in Sino-U.S trade talk which begins today. Declining crude oil price is beginning to affect US energy markets as well owing to increased production and inventory stockpile in US which has caused investors to speculate if US would change its stance on output and inventory management approach. China being the biggest imported of crude oil could set off a bullish rally if the two-day talks which began today has positive outcome.
As of writing this article, the USD/CAD pair is trading at 1.3349 down by 0.16% on the day and has displayed consolidative action across both Asian and European market hours having near mid 1.33 region having hit 3-week lows earlier today. On release front, both US & Canada have first tier macro data with IVEY PMI & ISM Manufacturing PMI scheduled to release in american market hours which will keep the pair highly volatile for rest of today's market hours. When looking from technical perspective, the pair is expected to retain bearish price action in immediate and near future with further decline testing 1.3300 level to downside while a recovery faces resistance around 1.3400 handle respectively.
This article was originally posted on FX Empire
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Haigh re-appointed Chair of Paralegal Standing Committee
Law Society Bencher Michelle L. Haigh was today re-appointed as Chair of the Paralegal Standing Committee (PSC).
She has been Chair since April 2015.
First appointed to the PSC in 2006 by the Attorney General of Ontario, Bencher Haigh has worked with the committee to establish the by-laws governing the paralegal profession and has contributed to the ongoing improvements to the paralegal licensing process.
She has also been active in a number of working groups, including the Governance Issues Working Group of the Priority Planning Committee, which was instrumental in increasing the number of Paralegal Benchers from two to five.
A licensed paralegal and founding partner of Precision Paralegal Services LLP, she has 20 years' experience in the Small Claims Court.
She graduated with Honours from the Paralegal Studies program at Sheridan College in 1996. She also holds Faculty of Law Certificate(s) in ADR/Advanced ADR from the University of Windsor.
A mentor for many paralegals, Bencher Haigh is a member of the Toronto Small Claims Court "Frequent User Committee", Humber College Program Advisory Board, and former member of the Sheridan College Advisory Board. She has been an appointed director of the Board of Directors for Legal Aid Ontario since 2011.


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What are you thinking about in this picture? Your mom and I sat there behind you, watching you, seeing what you would do. You both just watched all the different kids playing. Some were black and some were white. None were Asian. You would inch forward and then quickly shy backward. So what was going on in those precious minds of yours?
We know that America is not your home and yet it is at the same time. All of those kids playing in front of you are apart of your generation, yet none of them will probably ever get to experience what you do. They look at you and think you are like them, but you won't be. You will have such amazing stories and experiences on this journey. In fact, it's going to be hard for this generation of yours to understand all that you are. Yet, your mom and dad will be here to help you in this journey.
We love you both and know that you really didn't have a say in our calling to serve God here in FLL. Yet we know that God would not call your mom and I if he, in his sovereignty and foreknowledge, hadn't called you as well. It hasn't always been easy and it won't always be easy, yet we will go through everything together as a family. Your mom and dad will be here to listen and encourage you in both the good times and bad.
We hope you enjoyed your first trip back to America! It was a great joy to watch you play with your grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. You drove us crazy on some days and made us most proud on many more. Just know coming back to America can be hard and frustrating; it still is for your mom and dad. But we are here to help you. We love you.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Mexico's Viiew of the Foreign-Born
It seems that Jorge Astiazaran, a candidate for Mayor of Tijuana (the second-largest city on the West Coast of North America) has a bit of a problem. He's a physician, and a son of a prominent Tijuana family. He's active in the city's Red Cross and a member in good standing of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)--in short, a pillar of the community. Unfortunately, he was born in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Under the laws of the State of Baja California, a foreign-born candidate for political office must present a "Certificate of Nationality" attesting to his or her Mexican citizenship at least 10 years (yes, 10 years) before running for public office. His candidacy was challenged by the National Action Party (PAN) and earlier this week an electoral tribunal in Baja annulled Astiazaran's candidacy.
The circumstances of Senor Astiazaran's birth are far from typical, and except for the first week his entire life of 45 years has been centered in Mexico.
Well, it's their country, and the Mexicans certainly have the right to enact and enforce their own citizenship laws.
As do we.
I can't help but wonder what the reaction in the press and Democratic Party, not to mention the federal judiciary, would be if the State of California enacted a law like Baja California's requiring certification of nationality no less than 10 years before seeking public office.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Immigration Reform Senate Doings
Up front, I believe that Job #1 is to get control of the Nation's borders, including the border with Mexico, certainly, but also the border with Canada and all of our seaports and international airports. There's a lot more than illegal immigrants coming over those borders and through those ports, and as a matter of national security we need to get a handle on that problem. That said, I think we ought to make it easier for people who wish to become citizens to immigrate legally to the US, whether they come from Mexico, Asia, Africa or South America. But I think we need to stick with the "melting pot" paradigm rather than the multi-culti thinking that has led to so many problems in Europe and even Canada with its Quebec separatists. Multi-culti is, in the end, divisive and tends to balkanize, and that's not what this country is about.
As for the 12 million or so illegals that are already here, why is it so imperative that we do something about them right this minute? The problem has existed since at least the Reagan administration, and our elected representatives (I hesitate to use the term "leaders") have been sitting on their hands with this issue for a couple of decades. Nothing new has occurred that justifies passing a bill that was negotiated in secret and has been ramrodded through the Senate without so much as a single committee hearing and with extremely limited opportunities to amend it. I hope cloture is defeated, and the Senators are voting as I write.
This whole episode has me thoroughly disgusted. Last fall I changed my registration from Republican to "Declines to State" because of the GOP's inanity in the off-year elections. The Republicans have been going downhill for years, and, frankly, they haven't had an attractive candidate for President since Reagan. Bush 41 campaigned for his second term like he didn't really want to keep the job, and we got Clinton. Bob Dole didn't do much better and we got Clinton again. Bush 43 won only because Gore has the personality of the giant robot Gort in The Day the Earth Stood Still. No, I take that back--Gort is more lovable. Bush 43 won again because Kerry is downright repulsive to a lot of people. But my point is that the Repubs don't campaign with any fire in the belly, and they are beginning to emulate the Dems in not coming up with any new ideas.
Both parties, in my opinion, are approaching vast problems with half-vast solutions, and the public knows it. Hence the abysmal approval ratings for nearly everyone at the federal level. I don't know what we can do about all this, because we only have the candidates that run to choose from, and third parties don't do well in this country.
Update 20070628:0936PDT: What Captain Ed said.
Update 20070628:1421PDT: What Dean Barnett said.
Update 20070628:2239PDT: What Glenn Reynolds said.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
How History Shapes Attitude
Both of those reactions follow directly from reports of similar events in the past, carried prominently in the media. As it turned out, the perpetrator was a 30-year-old woman who apparently was high on something, or had a severe psychological episode, or both.
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After a hiatus of a couple of months, we're stoked to reinstate the Dying Scene Sessions with the help of our buddies at PunkVideosRock. This time we're bringing you a special edition that we're dubbing "Dying Scene Sound Check Sessions" featuring metal infused rockers Black Tide. The shoot took place at the famed Viper Room in West Hollywood during the band's pre-set soundcheck.
Watch the band perform "That Fire" and "Fight Til The Bitter End" here.
Both songs will appear on the band's upcoming album "Post Mortem" due out August 23rd through Interscope Records.
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Bitcoin to USD Forecast & Weekly Analysis, June 21 2018
Weekly Crypto Forecast & Analysis for BTC/USD
This year shows the overvalued nature of the cryptocurrency markets in the year 2017. The huge decline we are experiencing this year clearly indicates the market now seeks a point of equilibrium between demand and supply. A lot of enthusiasts, especially HODLers (Hold on to dear life), hope that the decline is a mere correction, well I bid to differ on that, and I believe that a new low may be lurking in the background, which should bring about long-term stability in the market and industry adoption of cryptocurrencies at large.
Speculative Adoption
There have been recent price manipulation conspiracy theories circulating in the cryptocurrency community claiming "whale Manipulation". In my opinion, this is just pure speculative demand and supply. Well, during the bull run of 2017, everyone wanted a piece of the action, and there were not enough big players willing to bet against the rising price of the Bitcoin. December 17th, 2017, the first trading day of the CME, allowed for large institutional traders to short-sell the BTC vs. U.S. dollar. This, followed by negative media reports on security and regulation further caused the price to plummet from its all-time high.
Regulatory and Security Adoption
A lot of traders and investors are beginning to develop scepticism towards Bitcoin adoption as regulators clamp down on ICOs and exchanges. So at the moment, we can say that investors are risk-averse, moving their holdings from highly volatile asset classes to more stable ones.
There is a rapid decline in the adoption rate of the cryptocurrency, as well as declining user growth. Profit-taking, hedging, and possible sell stop orders in anticipation of further lows are what is common in the space.
As a lot of enthusiasts, especially HODLers, hope that the decline is a mere correction, well I bid to differ that a new low is lurking in the background, hopefully price stability, and consequently a true reflection of the market's value.
Technical Analysis
To get a better perspective on the weekly dynamics of the exchange rate of Bitcoin to USD, we turn to the 4-hourly chart shown above. The bullish regular divergence formed last week 13th of June, lead to the rather rising but low volatility in price. This was later followed by selling pressure on the 15th, and later buying pressure on the 19th, with support at $6693.00. Although this gives optimism to bitcoin brokers who may want to buy bitcoin at this price.
I would say that the volatility and recent negative fundamental biases do not give the confidence to buy for a long term. This buying pressure may, however, offer scalping opportunities.
Bitcoin to USD: Daily CHART
Following the regular bearish divergence on 05-05-2018, is a hidden bearish divergence on 07-06-2018. Coincidentally, the daily chart also formed a bullish regular divergence on the same 13th of April, triggering buying opportunities at same price zone as the 4-hourly chart. This has the potential of sending the price up towards the $7516.70 previously failed support level, which may serve as a possible resistance.
BTCUSD: Weekly CHART
For a longer-term overview of the BTCUSD pair, we zoom out to the weekly chart which first triggered a bullish hidden divergence on the March 26th of this year. The pair later established a Chuvashov's fork formation, which presented optimism to resume the bullish trend, but unfortunately, price recently closed below the bullish hidden divergence trend line. This consequently signals a long-term sell position and new lows to be established in 2018.
Conclusion and Projection
My projection this week is that the pair will trend lower on the long-term trading between the $2980.40 and $5400.2 price zone. This zone I believe will be long-term take profit zones for most bitcoin brokers.
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Welcome to today's blog post in which I am fortunate to be able to feature another collocation, and one in which I introduce Brenda Maguire; creator of Maud's Vintage Emporium.
Thank you for talking with me Brenda.
Christine @Rations2R_n_R (C) Firstly I am sure that our readers would like to hear a little about the woman responsible for the creation of "MaudsVintageEmporium".
Brenda @VintageMauds (B) For as long as I can remember I have been really into homes and interiors. As young as 6, I used to make up pretend rooms out of play dough and draw out room plans and make furniture for them. When I moved into my first home in 1994, I became hooked on buying vintage furniture and bits and pieces for it, even down to my cutlery. I'd always been wearing vintage clothing but now my love of it could continue into my home. From that date to now, I have only ever bought one new piece of furniture (a metal Ikea cabinet which I still use). I have never really hunted for a particular piece, preferring to stumble across pieces that catch my eye. I prefer mid-century furniture, and have had an ongoing love affair with Ercol, Gordon Russell and G plan. My philosophy is to never throw anything away, to recycle, re-use, up-cycle and down-cycle and this was initially my reason for buying pre-loved furniture for my home.
(A dresser from a charity shop that I upcycled. All of the tea sets will be on Etsy in the coming days/weeks).
(I absolutely love this dressing table which is from the 1930's. Although I won't be selling it, much of what is displayed on it will be listed soon.)
(C) I am interested in the reason for the name "MaudsVintageEmporium" and would love to hear why you chose this.
(B) My love of vintage spills over into names too. I always had a list of vintage names that I'd call any children I may have (but ended up not having). My pets have all ended up with old fashioned names, and Maud's Vintage Emporium is named after my cat!
(C) My particular interest is retro and vintage fashion and would like to hear about plans for your preloved vintage clothing section.
(A favourite vintage coat which I still wear, and a dress which is for sale).
(B) I have a lovely selection of vintage clothing that I regularly wore in the past, some belonged to my grandmother, some belonged to my mother and the rest mainly from charity shops. I have a selection of day wear and party dresses that I want to sell. I no longer wear this lovely wardrobe of clothing and it's been in the loft for a few years now. I do keep my favourite dresses and coats hanging from picture rails in my house, as beautiful clothing is most definitely art in my eyes. I still wear some of my vintage coats so am thinking carefully about what I can part with!
(C) I am sure that our readers would like to know about your own interest in vintage clothes, when it started and how it has developed.
(B) When I was a teenager I used to visit London's Covent Garden most weekends. I came across a shop called Flip which sold second hand clothes from America. The basement was booming with 50's rock and roll music with rails and rails of Levis and checked shirts. I used to adore going to this shop and it set the scene for my future shopping habits. I was always attracted to charity shops and I have very rarely ever bought any clothes from high street stores. I realised way back then that I could buy clothes with a bit of history, looked gorgeous and allowed me to express my style, and that no one else would be wearing.
(C) Do you have a particular fashion era of which you are fond?
(B) My taste is eclectic, and I have bits and pieces dotted around my home from the Victorian era to the 70's, but I prefer the 50's and 60's for both clothing and interiors. I have fallen in love with one or two art deco pieces furniture and accessories.
(C) Are there women, especially from history, that you admire and why?
(B) There are so many women I admire from both history and modern times, it's hard to name just a few. Simone De Beauvoir for laying the foundations for the contemporary feminist movement, Helena Bonham Carter for her quirky individual style, Frida Khalo for crossing boundaries with her style and art, and even though she's fictional, I admire the curves and nature loving Hilda by the artist Duane Bryers! I'm also very lucky to have some very inspirational and strong women in my life.
(C) I see that you also run a green design and decorating business using recycled paint and are also a lover of up-cycle. Please tell us more about this obviously important part of both your business and personal lives.
(A simple but cute way to re use jam jars. I painted these to store some of my paintbrushes.)
(B) Two years ago, after a couple of life changing events, I decided to leave full time teaching to lead a lifestyle that would energise me and use other skills I had developed. I had 21 years' experience of decorating under my belt but had only decorated my own home, and those of friends and family. I went on to become a sole trader, got full liability insurance and joined a fantastic business start- up group called Sophia Hubs (http://sophiahubs.com/redbridge/), and started on my design and decorating journey. Where possible I use reclaimed paint from a social enterprise called Forest Recycle Project (http://www.frponline.org.uk/.) I've been busy decorating other people's homes since then.
Again, since getting my first place, I have upcycled my older pieces of furniture that needed a little 'something' to bring them back to life, and more recently started to use recycled paint to do this. FRP has always got a wonderful selection of great colours for a fraction of the usual price. I also take on upcycling projects for other people too.
Shortly after starting my decorating business I was offered a fantastic part time teaching role as art co-ordinator in a local primary school. I was torn because I had just started my own business, but I accepted it and now split my time between teaching and painting people's homes. It's been the most significant and rewarding lifestyle change I have ever made.
Your readers may be interested in a blog that I wrote a couple of years ago when I started my decorating business…
Guest blogger Brenda Maguire announces her vintage, quirky, recycley, fab internal painting/decorating business and passion
(C) I should be very grateful if you would be comfortable in sharing your life-changing events with us Brenda.
(B) Four years ago I had a routine thyroidectomy and due to complications I had to stay in hospital for three months. Before and during my hospital stay I'd also been having a particularly turbulent time in my five year relationship. My relationship ended while I was in hospital. Coming home to an empty house and still being quite ill was a very challenging time for me. I knew if I could face this challenging time, that I could do absolutely anything!
(C) I would like to hear more about some of the other items stocked by MaudsVintageEmporium.
(Up-cycling in my kitchen including scaffold boards for my worktop from FRP and a sink that was a planter in my garden. Apart from my kettle, everything in my kitchen has already had a previous life and, although not for sale, I believe shows the benefits of up-cycling.)
(B) My stock is initially a mixture of clothing, fashion accessories and household accessories. Largely they are things I have already enjoyed living with or worn. I've often bought things in the past with the intention of selling on but ended up keeping because I fall in love with everything I buy. My stock ranges from mid-century homewares, cute floral tea sets, brooches, vintage evening bags, vintage petticoats and the occasional bigger piece of furniture which I have upcycled. Some friends have commented that my house looks like a vintage shop, so I thought it's about time I opened an on line shop. I wish I could put a shop sign outside my front door and open up to passers-by!
(Cabinet found in a charity shop. It was lovely as it was (dark brown varnished wood) but imposing.)
(A pineapple from the 70's and a camera and radio bought in the early 90's.)
(C) What are your aspirations and plans for the future?
(B) I am currently in the process of starting a Facebook page for Maud's Vintage Emporium. As I have just started out, I am happy to see where this takes me and continue to make sales through Ebay and my Etsy shop. The bigger goal ultimately, is to move to a house with a workshop so I can dedicate more time and space to upcycling furniture for other people.
(The halfway stage in upcycling an old certificate board from a school skip.)
(C) You are situated in East London. Where do you ship to?
(B) I'm happy to ship worldwide.
(C) Where can MaudsVintageEmporium be found on Social Media and how can you be contacted?
(B) I can be found on Twitter and contacted either through Twitter or my Etsy shop. (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MaudsVintageEmporium?ref=seller-platform-mcnav).
Thank you Brenda for taking the time to chat with me and for being so open in your replies.
I am grateful that you have let us into your life and shared some of the wonderful pieces in your own home.
I send my best wishes to both you and Maud and wish Maud's Vintage Emporium every success.
Rations2 Rock "n" Roll…A Top 100 Vintage Blog. (http://blog.feedspot.com/vintage_blogs/).


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Colonial powers should apologise to Africa
- Written by LEVI BUYINZA
The Western world, especially the former colonial powers that scrambled for, partitioned and colonized Africa, owes their colonies and Africa at large an apology.
For the West to take full credit of their development to themselves is a grave mistake. Sitting on my reading table recently, I flashed back to the days of our great grandfathers, to the coming of the missionaries, explorers and finally colonialists, who did not only colonize Africa but divided it among themselves as though God had spoken to them in a revelation.
They brutally took Africans as slaves to work on their farms and factories in Europe and America. By then, there was sheer need for human labor that the West lacked. Countless deaths and a lot of property destruction were associated with this criminal, inhuman business of slavery.
It's funny how the Europeans came with the Bible in one hand – as missionaries – and a gun in their pockets. The Africans trusted and believed their purpose of coming – little did they know that the white man would suddenly come in his full colors to colonize and make them slaves in their own land even.
What a pity for our forefathers! The coming of Europeans to Africa was not bad in itself, but the methods employed to get what they wanted were so brutal and
inhuman. The Africans were treated like people who belonged to a lesser God and the imperialists as people of a greater God.
Imagine taking someone from Africa to America, painfully separating them from their families forever. Up to now, Africans living in America can never trace their roots. They live in a country where they are literally half citizens– African Americans; not African enough and to be what they are, neither did God create them like that and placed them there.
It's all because of the selfishness and brutality of the Americans who lived then. My mental flashback to the era of the civil right movements also led me to the death of
a great grandson of Africa, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Had the Americans realized their mistakes and treated blacks like people then, the world would never have lost such a noble man (by assassination) at a tender and productive age.
Yet today we still suffer from residual colonialism. Threats of sanctions on African leaders who don't rubber stamp the desires of the Western world abound. Robert Mugabe is a live example – with threats to cut foreign aid or ban travel to this or that country! Ok, I trust this so-called aid is not free. In one way or another, African countries pay dearly for this so called aid.
Why use it as a tool to continue extending imperialistic control? An example is when the Ugandan president signed the antigay bill. It provoked a lot of threats, including
cutting off access to some social media platforms like Facebook. In fact, it would have been good if it had gone because its underlying effects we shall never be able to deal with.
"Can't African countries be free even to respect their religion and cultural norms?"
Homosexuality is an unAfrican abnormality. Unfortunately, we have some African presidents who still act like puppets and rubber stamp the desires of the Western world for fear of losing aid, among other things. I think it's high time our leaders made a choice to protect our sovereignty and independence.
We need each other but we have to strike a balance. I salute Mugabe for his stand on the white settlers. Amin (RIP) waged an economic war in Uganda, which certainly greatly contributed to what Uganda is today.
Yes, it had regrettable effects – and we can disagree with the way it was done – in the long run, it contributed towards the emancipation of indigenous Ugandans. I wonder why Africa cannot totally be free! Why don't we have the spirit that our founders had?
Kenneth Kaunda, Julius Nyerere, Milton Obote, Kwame Nkrumah and, of course, the great icon Nelson Mandela, among others. It's a shame for a president to stand and speak well of Mandela as his role model yet he himself never try to emulate him as a leader.
You praise his leadership yet you still stick to the presidency for 25 and more years! Let's learn, and let's free Africa. Greed for power and wealth is a cancer that is killing
African democracy and development.
The author is a Ugandan working in South Sudan.


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Boals Elementary School
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May 7, 2013
Great school, hard working staff and an amazing principal! Best in area, and that says a lot.Submitted by a parent
April 24, 2013
We moved from an Elite Private School to Boals and we were MORE than impressed. We love the teachers and staff. Parents are pretty involved here which makes the school as a whole better. I have not one negative thing to say about Boals and we are finishing up our second year here.Submitted by a parent
May 10, 2011
This is our first year at Boals and i have nothing to say but amazing things about the entire Boals staff and school as a whole. From the very beginning of enrolling my twins into kindergarten, to now reaching the end of there first school year, every moment was made easier and met with less trepidation because of the staff at Boals. I believe there teachers, principles, cafeteria workers, ALL care about these kids. I love this school and they love my kids. Thank you Boals for making a moms first year alot easier and full of Joy : ) God Bless all of you !Submitted by a parent
February 2, 2011
Boals Elementary has been a great school for our family. I have a son who is a Kindergartner at Boals. He loves it. They have gone out of their way to show the Kindergartners all about school. He feels a sense of pride for his school which has given him the confidense to learn all about the world around him. Academically he isdoing very well learning to read, add, subtract, and they have a new science theme each month. He loves to learn because Boals Elementary has gotten him off to a great start!Submitted by a parent
October 24, 2007
I have two children at Boals, a kindergartener and a third grader. I am extremely impressed with teacher/parent communications. The staff is wonderful and so welcoming each and every morning. I love the teacher and staff involvement with the children in all activities especially Good Morning Boals. We are not leaving! In fact, it will be a privelage to send our third child there.Submitted by a parent
December 19, 2006
Wonderful school due to great staff. I'm very pleased with the results. I have one in kindergarten and one in 1st grade. There seems to be one common problem with all of the FISD schools-all activities seem to cater to a parent who stays at home. Most of all the activities for involvement are in the morning or during a work day. That is probably why there is not a high score for parent involvement.Submitted by a parent
May 21, 2006
I have two children in Boals. I am very impressed by the school. Their teachers are dedicated and love what they do and care so much about the kids. The office staff have been wonderful. My kids have been exposed to music. We have had a wonderful experience at Boals.Submitted by a parent
February 27, 2006
Coming from LISD to FISD I am so impressed with Boals ES. You can really tell the teachers & staff really care about the kids. I love Good Morning Boals. I enjoy it as much as the kids do. Excellet programs & lots of activities for the kids! Parent involvement is A+.Submitted by a parent
October 11, 2005
good school in the country club area. Principle is very good administratorSubmitted by a parent
September 24, 2005
Good one to send kids to in the frisco areaSubmitted by a teacher
September 24, 2005
An average school but best in what ever is available in the areaSubmitted by a parent
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text: Richard 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2013 Hello all,I am the gg grandson of Color Sgt. Rudolph U. Heimberger, 9th Illinois Infantry Co. E & F. He was born 1838 in Mascoutah, Illinois. He served under Lt. Loren Webb. The city of Mascoutah had around 450 men join the Union Army. Rudolph was mustered out 20 August, 1864 after serving under Gen. Sherman in the Battle of Atlanta as his last action. He survived 63 actions in total, 17 listed as severe, with no known wounds. The early picture is at age 23. The color treatment begs the question, what and how to me? The later picture is at age 77. I am here to research men from Mascoutah, Illinois that served in the 9th Illinois Infantry. Rudolphs participation at Shilo is of great interest to me. It is my pleasure to meet you all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Tomball ISD board approves funding for major construction projects
Tomball ISD will move ahead with major projects at Tomball Memorial High School, Tomball Intermediate School, Tomball High School and a complex where a new stadium and two new schools will be built.
"The work begins. (I'm) excited about every one of these activities and opportunities that our community gave us with the successful passage of our bond," superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora told the board on Monday during its work meeting.
The school board approved $3.9 million in costs on Tuesday, Dec. 11, to fund five major construction projects from the $275 million bond that voters approved in 2017.
Tomball Memorial High School projects
The expansion of Tomball Memorial High School was the highest project cost after the district approved $2.4 million for architectural services from the Texas-IBI Group.
The board also approved surveying services with Jones & Carter Engineering at $18,150 and geotechnical services with Paradigm Consultants, Inc. for $43,500.
The expansion is expected to cost an estimated $48.2 million.
The school will also have a new natatorium built on its campus that will be designed by architecture firm Stantec.
The board approved $771,875 that will be paid to Stantec as well as $4,000 that will go toward Jones & Carter Engineering for surveying and $56,750 to Geotech Engineering & Testing for geotechnical services.
The natatorium is expected to cost $15 million.
New ag barn
The district will move ahead with the construction of a new ag barn at Tomball High School after the board approved $488,245 for surveying and architecture services.
In November, the Tomball City Council amended a city ordinance to allow the district to build its ag barn on the campus.
The board approved $420,505 that will be paid to VLK Architects for designing the project.
Miller Surveying Group will obtain $18,750 for surveying services and Raba Kistner Consultants will be paid $48,990 for geotechnical services.
"I look forward to us breaking ground and getting into place so that our THS students, particularly those that live in the further part of the district to the north and to the east are able to more fully participate with our ag projects," said trustee Matt Schiel.
The total cost of the new barn is expected to be $7.1 million.
Entrance renovations
The board approved $128,900 as part of the entrance renovations at Tomball Intermediate School.
The campus will have PDG Architects redesigning its entrance for $100,000.
The board also approved $11,000 that will be paid to Amani Engineering for surveying services and $17,900 to Raba Kistner Consultants for geotechnical services.
"It's a smaller project, but it's got some big extensive work. It's an old building and they're going to be doing some structural changes to the front of that building. There's a little bit more involved than just a typical renovation," chief financial officer Jim Ross told the board.
New stadium and two campuses
The board approved $116,425 in estimated costs for hazardous materials testing that will be conducted by the inspection firm Winning Way Services on a site along the Grand Parkway and Cypress Rosehill Road where the district plans to build a new stadium, junior high school and elementary school.
In April, the district announced PBK Architects would design and construct its new $51.2 million stadium.
The new junior high school will be expected to cost $68.3 million and the new elementary school will be $31 million.
Salazar-Zamora said she would provide an update on construction projects in January.


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Spiritual warfare… I have been crying out for prayer the last several days for the rescue of sex trafficking victims as there will be massive numbers in the areas surrounding the Super Bowl. Spiritual Warfare is the key… Ephesians 6:11-13, "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."
I ask you all to stand with me in prayer to fight these rulers of darkness that are coming against our people and our entire countries for we do not fight against flesh and blood, but against this wickedness in the spiritual realm. As we come together prayerfully to fight this battle, the victory will be won for "greater is He who is in you that he who is in the world." 1 John 4:4. Yesterday, I felt that this scripture was for the victims of sex trafficking…
"He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by name.
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite.
The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground."
Psalm 147:3-6
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power!!! I cry out Psalm 147 for all victims of abuse and human trafficking and pray for a Mighty Move of God for deliverance, healing, and restoration for all the brokenhearted. I pray that the wicked will be cast down and the victims set free in Yahshua's Mighty Name!! Most Holy Yahweh, we praise You for what You will do and prayerfully stand together expecting the unexpected!
Here is a teaching on spiritual warfare. We need this to overcome this world!!
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Fire departments working to reduce risk of cancer in firefighters
In the last ten years, San Francisco Fire Department reports more than 250 of its active and retired firefighters have died from various forms of cancer.
Sixteen percent of the department's force are females and they said of that number, 15-percent of them between 40 and 50 years old have been diagnosed with breast cancer. That's six times the national average.
Fire departments in the Piedmont Triad said they're working to try and mitigate the risk as much as possible.
With the third largest department in the state, the Greensboro Fire Department has 584 members. Church said they've seen an increased rate of prostate cancer in males within the department, but they're not sure if that's linked to their work or coincidental.
As recent as this week, the Greensboro Fire Department said they're reviewing their safety protocols, including updating their equipment. Assistant Fire Chief Dwayne Church said the department met with a manufacturer to start the process of getting rid of all of the fabric in their firetrucks. They'll have vinyl seats installed instead. They've also instituted a hood exchange program.
"Now, our firefighters, once we're on a structure fire, when we come out, the hoods that we wear, we'll exchange those for clean hoods that we wash afterward," Church said.
The firefighters clean their turnout gear every six months and are encouraged to use wet wipes on any exposed skin after they come out of a fire, especially on their neck. Dirty clothes and turnout gear stays at the fire station and out of living areas.
Church said new construction could make for a more toxic environment during a fire. Products made with petroleum can create different kinds of chemicals and gases.
"It's a concern and it's something that we try to teach our recruits from the first day when they're in training," Church said. "The exposure to some of the things that they're exposed to is going to create that increased risk. They need to be aware of that."
Fire officials said starting next year, firefighter's annual physicals will include more cancer screenings.


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NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Marigold Chapter 4 My Elder Brother
1. What are the things that Munna liked to do?
Ans. Munna liked to play marbles, fly kites, play volleyball and kabaddi, drawing pictures of animals and birds.
2. What did Bhaiya do all day?
Ans. Bhaiya reads books all the day.
3. Why was Munna not happy with the timetable that Bhaiya made for him?
Ans. Munna was not happy with the timetable that Bhaiya made for him because there was no time to play for it.
4. How do you think Munna when his brother was so strict with him? Why was Bhaiya so strict with him?
Ans. Munna became sad and began to cry. When his brother was strict with him. Bhaiya was strict with him because it was his duty to care that Munna would not waste his time. He wanted Munna to study hard.
5. Whose character do you like more – Munna's or Bhaiya's? Why?
Ans. I like Bhaiya's character more than Munna's. It appears Bhaiya was a bookworm. Still he did not pass his classes. But in fact, Bhaiya had more qualities than Munna. He felt that Munna was his responsibility. He was strict with Munna because he loved him. Because he was not good at studies, but he had more experience.
6. After the reading the letter, answer the following questions.
(a) Who has written the letter?
Ans. Pratap has written the letter.
(b) To whom has the letter been written?
Ans. The letter has been written to his mother.
(c) Where is the writer of the letter?
Ans. The writer of the letter is Krishna Boy's Hostel in Kolkata.
(d) What is the name of his hostel?
Ans. The letter was written on 10th July 2000.
7. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Oliver was a nine-year-old boy. He lived with other homeless boys in an orphanage. He was pale and thin as were the other boys living there. This was because they had to work hard but were never given enough to eat. The owner of the orphanage, Mr Bumble, was a cruel man and he ill-treated the boys. The boys were always hungry It was true that they were given three meals a day but each meal consisted only of a bowl of watery soup. They were almost starving. So it was decided by them to ask the master for more soup. But who would bell the cat? Finally, the task fell to Oliver. When all the boys had assembled in the cold stone hall for their evening meal, the soup was served. It soon disappeared. The boys whispered to one another and one boy pushed Oliver a little. Oliver, making a brave effort, stood up, walked up to the master with his bowl and spoon in his hand, and said tremblingly, "Please sir, I want some more."
(a) Why did Oliver live in the orphanage?
Ans. Oliver lived in the orphanage because he was a homeless boy.
(b) Who was Mr. Bumble?
Ans. Mr. Bumble was the owner of the orphanage.
(c) What meal were the boys given?
Ans. The boys were only given of watery soup.
(d) What did Oliver say to Mr. Bumble?
Ans. Oliver said to Mr. Bumble. "Please Sir, I want some more."
(e) The boys were given three meals a day. Then why were the always hungry?
(i) Because the soup they were given was never enough.
(ii) Because they worked very hard all day long.'
(iii) Because the older boys drank up their soup.
Ans. (i) Because the soup they were given was never enough
8. Find the words from the passage that mean the same as
(i) very hungry (para 2)
Ans. starving.
(ii) to vanish (para 3)
Ans. disappeared.
9. All the boys assembled in the cold stone hall. Here the word assembled means.
(i) moved away
(ii) collected
(iii) worked together
Ans. (ii) collected.
10. From the word 'assembled remove the last two letters. Add one letter to make a word which means a time at the school when the whole school gathers.
Ans. Assembly.
11. Give a suitable title to the passage.
Ans. Title: Hungry Boy.
12. Complete the following sentences using the correct form of teach or learn.
(a) Will you ____ me chess?
Ans. Teach.
(b) Mr. Sharma ____ class VIII.
Ans. Teaches.
(c) The students have _____ about 'road safety'.
Ans. Learned.
(d) My sister has _____ me how to ride a horse.
Ans. Taught.
(e) I have ___ some of the customs of India.
Ans. Learned.
(f) I ____ how to cycle when I was just four years old.
Ans. Learned.


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If you are running out of ideas on what to wear for your next cocktail party, how about wearing something other than those fancy black, red, or silver dresses time time and, instead, wear a green cocktail dress to achieve a more refreshing and unique look. Green probably isn't the type of color that comes to mind instantly when we talk about cocktail dresses. But it can be a color that makes you stand out from the crowd. To show you how to style it, I have collected some really nice green cocktail dress outfit ideas. Let's check them out now.
Green Cap Sleeve Backless Lace Midi Skater Cocktail Dress
Let me start off this list with a very ladylike like look that makes use the beautiful pink and green color combination. To achieve this look, you can wear a green cap sleeve lace backless skater midi dress. Wear a very small and nifty pink shoulder bag and a pair of pink and black heels to complete the beautiful outfit.
Mock Neck Mini Green Cocktail Dress with Silver Open Toe Heels
This is very minimal outfit that is especially for those of you who are minimalists. To form this outfit, you can simply wear a light green mock neck mini swing dress. To spice up the outfit just a little bit, wear a pair of silver metallic open toe strappy heels.
Green Three Quarter Sleeve Skater Cocktail Dress with Knee High Boots
This cocktail dress has a very comfortable looking design that you can actually wear it as a street outfit or even a business casual outfit. In details, it is a green three-quarter sleeve skater mini dress with a criss-cross front detail. Pair it with green leather knee high boots to complete this super chic look.
Green Halter Gathered Waist Mini Cocktail Dress with Statement Necklace
For those of you who are looking for an elegant outfit for your next cocktail party, look no further. This green halter mini pleated skater dress already looks so beautiful and attractive in its own right. Pairing it with a silver statement necklace and silver open toe heels makes this a very classy and eye catching outfit.
Green Silk Tube Mini Skater Cocktail Dress
If you want to be more eye catching, how about trying a shiny dress that is made of silk. For example, here is a green silk tube mini skater dress that looks simple yet very eye catching. Pair it a pair of gold open toe heels and a silver clutch bag to push the envelope even further.
Green Cap Sleeve Chiffon Midi Flared Dress
To look dreamy and unique, here is an outfit that you should try. In details, the dress here is a green cap sleeve midi flared dress that is made of chiffon with some very beautiful silver sequin details. To complete the outfit elegantly, simple wear black suede open toe strappy heels.
Green Deep V Neck Skater Cocktail Dress
For those of you who don't like to wearing sophisticated or fancy outfits, sometimes, a simple dress can make you look refreshing and innocent in a cocktail party. For example, here is a very simple green deep v neck mini skater dress. Notice that being simple doesn't mean not being sexy. Pair the dress with silver heels to complete this minimal and low-key sexy look.
Sequin Long Sleeve Bodycon Mini Dress with Black Leggings & Boots
This is a very interesting outfit. Although nearly no skin is shown, it is a very eye catching outfit. This is the type of outfit that a boss or a manager can wear if she wants to still look somewhat powerful in a cocktail party. To form this outfit, wear a long sleeve green sequin bodycon mini dress with black leggings and black suede ankle boots.
Dark Green Three Quarter Sleeve Lace Dress
To look more mature and vintage, you may want to wear this dark green three-quarter sleeve gathered waist midi lace swing dress. To keep the vintage theme consistent, wear a pair of vintage earrings and a pair of green silk ballet heels to complete the outfit.
Olive Green Sleeveless Lace Bodycon Midi Dress
Here is another mature looking cocktail dress that has some lace element in it. In details, it is an olive green sleeveless lace midi bodycon dress. To make this outfit slightly more eye catching, wear silver metallic ankle strap open toe heels to complete the outfit elegantly.
Green Cap Sleeve Mini Cocktail Dress with Black Statement Necklace
This is a very beautiful cocktail party outfit that involves a simple dress and some nifty accessories. To form this outfit, you can wear a green cap sleeve mini dress that is slightly flared. Pair the dress with black heels, a silver and black floral embroidered clutch bag and a black statement necklace.
Green Long Sleeve Mock Neck Cutout Front Bodycon Mini Dress
This green long sleeve bodycon mini dress has beautiful cut out details just below the shoulders that makes the dress kind of look like a halter neck dress. To build a beautiful outfit around the dress, wear a pair of green ankle strap open toe heels and a pink leather clutch bag to complete the outfit.
Green Halter Bodycon Midi Cocktail Dress
This is another very simple cocktail dress. If you have put a lot of effort into getting your shape in a good shape, a simple dress like that can already make you shine in the party. In details, to form this outfit, wear a green halter bodycon midi dress with green ankle strap open toe heels.
Green Scalloped Hem Three Quarter Sleeve Skater Cocktail Dress
For a girly and lovely look, you can wear this green three quarter sleeve scalloped hem mini skater dress. Pair it with a beautiful gold and silver statement necklace and silver open toe heels to achieve a beautiful and elegant outfit.
Cutout Back Lace Green Cocktail Dress
For those of you who have beautiful skin, this is an outfit that allows you to show off your strength a little bit. The dress here is a green lace cocktail dress with a cutout back detail. Simply pair the dress with silver open toe heels to achieve a low-key sexy and classy look.
I hope you like the green cocktail dress outfit ideas that I have just shared with you. For those of you who are a little bored with wearing the more popular black dresses or white dresses, the above list can give you some great alternatives to make you look great in a cocktail party.