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Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015
Time: Registration Start- 8 am
Flights- 9 am – 5 pm
Location: Aviation Heritage Park located at the corner of Three Springs Road and Smallhouse Road at Basil Griffin Park.
Track: Layout based on the National Corvette Museum's Motorsports Park "LeMans Circuit." It is a 1,000 foot course with tight turns, long straights, and over and under airgates. Click for Course Map.
Green Zone Course: Free flight area away from course for unlimited, fun flying. Part of registration.
Participants: First Person View (FPV) and Line of Sight (LOS) UAV pilots. Click for Participation Rules.
Fee Structure: Spectators – Free (Must remain clear of pilots and out of Green Zone); UAV Pilot Registration– $10 (One-time fee. Full day access to Green Zone); Track Use: $10 / 5-minute track session / pilot. Sessions can be solo or head-to-head with as many as four drones.
Prizes: Mall gift cards- FPV pilot with most lap completions in a single session- first and second place.
Other Park Events: Open Cockpits 10 am – 2 pm. Docents will be on hand to provide information. Food vendors- Rapid Rick, Chaney's Ice Cream and a Barbecue restaurant will also be on hand.
Park Prizes: Aviation Heritage Park will have four Park Hopper passes from Disney World in Orlando to raffle the day of the Drone Dash to participants and park visitors.
Drone Dash/Open Cockpits
Aviation Heritage Park continues to celebrate all things flying related with Bowling Green's first ever DRONE DASH to be held October 17, 2015 at the park on Three Springs Road.
The DASH will feature a 1,000-foot-long course with tight turns, long straights and over and under airgates for both First Person View (FPV) and Line of Sight (LOS) pilots. The layout is based on the National Corvette Museum's Motorsports Park "LeMans Circuit." Click the course thumbnail for a larger view. UAV pilots are encouraged to bring "anything with rotors" of any size to test their skills.
Registration will open at 8 am with racing to start at 9 am and will continue through the day until 5 pm. Anyone wishing to use a drone on Aviation Heritage Park property must register.
Track time will be set up in 5-minute sessions and can be can be run by pilots solo, or raced "Head-to-Head" with friends with as many as four drones at the same time. Pilots may register for multiple runs. Spotters are not required, but may be used at the pilot's discretion. Altitude restrictions will be enforced. For simplicity, we will keep flight at treetop level. Pre-registration forms are available for download by clicking this link. Participant rules are available here. Pre-registrants have first access to time slot assignments. After all time slots are filled, registration will be closed.
There will be a Green Zone, or free flight area away from the course for fun flying and acrobatic demonstrations while pilots wait their turn to challenge the course.
This event is free for spectators. For UAV operators, the registration fee is $10. Pilots can buy blocks of time on the track for $10 per block. All proceeds from the DASH will further AHP's restoration and education efforts.
During the DASH, Aviation Heritage Park will also feature a free "Open Cockpit Day" so visitors can have a rare opportunity to see the inside of the beautifully restored warbirds. The cockpits will be open from 10 am to 2 pm. Docents will be on hand to provide information.
There will be food, vendors, and lots of things to see and do! Make plans to be there!

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Rosie O'Donnell's Teenage Daughter Was Reported Missing
Chelsea O'Donnell was last seen August 11.
Rosie O'Donnell says her 17-year-old daughter Chelsea has been missing for a week, after disappearing from the New York City suburb of Nyack in Rockland County. According to a post on O'Donnell's website, Chelsea was last seen on August 11, wearing "a black sweatshirt hoodie, dark ripped blue jeans, women's grey converse sneakers and a black backpack." She reportedly left with her therapy dog and is thought to be off her medication. O'Donnell adopted Chelsea in 1997; in March, Chelsea's biological mother Deanna Micoley accused O'Donnell of "stealing" her daughter, saying the comedian was aware that Micoley's drug addiction left her unable to properly consent to the adoption. Today O'Donnell's representative said in a statement, "Chelsea, like millions of people, lives with mental illness. It has been a difficult road for Chelsea and her family and they just want her back safe."
CHELSEA O'DONNELL MISSING https://t.co/5DqsgQoeIB— Rosie (@Rosie) August 18, 2015
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Peg Magner and her family tumbled from a rotting ship onto the dock at Ellis Island, and thanked her lucky stars to be alive. It was a miracle they'd all survived the journey, while so many others bobbed in the waves between here and Ireland. That was until she spent two weeks in the hellhole that was called 'The Five Points', after which she thought a quick death at sea might have been an ease to them all. Two weeks was more than enough to convince Peg that her family needed to find someplace better to live.
Philadelphia was growing out of all proportion, in the year 1876, it was turning from a waterside town into a burgeoning metropolis. A constant flood of immigrants were streaming in from the harsh boroughs of New York. Sean, Peg's husband was worried they would starve on the roadside before the journey was complete. However, in the end, the ragged family didn't have to walk one mile, thanks to a deal Sean made with a steamer boat captain. Sean and the captain fell in with each other over a tankard of ale, and it proved to be a fortuitous day indeed. Sean agreed to load and unload cargo, as well as paying a small fee, for which four miserable Irish wretches could sleep on deck among the casks of whiskey. Even though the fee was small, it represented nearly half of the family's worldly wealth.
By the end of the loading, Sean's hands were the colour and texture of minced meat. The day was all but gone when the boat slipped its mooring, and the smokestack belched dirty coal-smoke into the night air, Sean staggered over to where Peg and the kids were huddled and dropped to the deck.
"Sweet Mary above, what have they done to you?" she said, seeing the blood spatter on the deck from the ends of his trembling fingers. Peg bandaged Sean's flayed hands with strips of cloth torn from her underskirts, and let him rest on her lap and sleep amid the warmth rising from her body.
Soon she felt the first small waves raise the nose of the boat, and a fine sheet of spray whipped across the deck. Peg gathered the children to her and wrapped her shawl around them all, like a mother hen taking her chicks under her wings. The journey took nearly two days. The passage was mercifully calm, which Peg took to be a great omen for their new home.
Peg and Sean were blessed with twin girls, now four years old. The girls loved the boat and delighted in playing chase between the stacks of barrels. Their names were Aishling and Aine, two cherubs with flaming red curls and a faces full of freckles.
On the afternoon of the second day, the ocean swell lessened dramatically as they entered the Delaware, but that was the only indication they were making their way inland, so huge was the waterway.
"Sean, is everything in this place so big? Rivers as wide as the sea, land you couldn't walk if you lived to be a hundred, and so many people," Peg pondered, shaking her head at the water after Sean had explained they were now steaming up a river. A few hours later the banks closed in on either side, and they could make out buildings beyond the growth of trees from time to time. Soon the buildings multiplied until there was no bank left to see. A fog of smoke hung over the docks as they moored in Philadelphia, dulling the strong October sunlight. Sean braced himself for the backbreaking task of unloading the boat. Peg had cut pads from her only jacket to cover his hands, to give him some little protection.
"Ah Peg, you've gone and destroyed your coat! Winter is coming, and you will need that more than I need these," he said when she presented him with the stitched woollen pads.
"I'll need a husband with hands able to work, to bring in a living for the four of us," she said, pressing the cloth pads into his hands and shoving him gently toward the gangway.
While Sean toiled, Peg and the girls went in search of lodgings. Wherever she looked there were signs which said, "No Dogs, No Blacks, No Irish." It was a mantra that she'd encountered often in New York. At first she'd been shocked, but now it washed off her like rain from a goose. Her wanderings brought her further and further into the city. Soon she came across a section of clapboard houses, thrown up so shoddily they leaned over the narrow lanes, blocking all view of the smog-stained sky above. This teeter-totter of buildings housed dozens, if not hundreds of people, all thrown together by poverty. Whole families living in one tiny room shared a privy if they were lucky, they slopped out piss buckets into the street if they were not. Here, the mud clung to Peg's boots in foul smelling lumps, but she did her best to clean them before climbing the steps of one house after the other.
At last, she agreed a lease on a room. She paid in advance for a month with what was left of the family's savings. The Magners would be one of the few white famlies living in this part of Philly, which sat in a no-man's land between Seventh and Lombard Street. When Sean had finished unloading the steamer, they carried all they owned on their backs and moved in one go to their new home.
It took a while but Sean found work at a Tannery on the docks, moving stinking hides covered in lie and tallow. Every night he washed in the freezing water of the Delaware before making his way home. Even so, the smell of rotting animals could not be shifted from his skin. It wasn't all bad in their new home. Peg even found what she thought of as a little bit of Ireland in the shape of a small park, aptly named 'Star Garden Park.' The paths were lined with majestic ash, oak, and maple trees. Someone had even hung a rope swing from a low-hanging bough which the girls loved to play on. Aine was a right whelp and was always giving her mother the most terrible frights by hiding, and refusing to come out until she was found.
On the last day of October, Peg and the girls were in the park as always. Aishling and Aine were taking turns on the swing, while Peg sat on a nearby bench and fretted over the looming rent. It could have been a minute, or it could have been five, before Peg noticed the chatter of little girl voices had stopped. She looked up and Aishling was alone on the swing, gently swaying over and back.
Peg got to her feet and walked over, calling for Aine to come out of where she was hiding, but she didn't. Peg checked all the bushes and trees, but her little Aine wasn't hiding behind any of them like she normally would. Dread filled Peg's whole body. She grabbed Aishling from the swing, dragging her along as she searched every inch of the park, yelling herself raw. As a last resort, she ran back to the tenement, hoping against hope that Aine had come home by herself, but the tiny room was empty. Her unnatural cries of agony ringing through the house were frightening, and soon drew a crowd of black faces to her open door.
"My baby is gone. My baby is taken," Peg wailed at the gathering crowd. One slim young woman broke a hole in the crowd and ran away down the stairs. It was only minutes before she reappeared, shadowed by a huge breasted woman the colour of a starless night. The crowd parted before this woman like the Red Sea had done for Moses. Her face was a patchwork of long healed welts, raised by an expertly laid whip. Her eyes were brown, with yellowed whites, they looked neither left nor right, but took in everything. Her substantial lips were pursed and the flesh of her neck wobbled as she walked. The crowd fell back, respectfully bowing their heads.
"Lady, Lady," said the thin girl, shaking Peg by the shoulder in an attempt to break through her hysterical crying. "Diss be Mama Tess, she is come to help, Lady."
The elderly woman squatted low on creaking knees. She roughly grabbed Peg's face between two paddle-like hands. When Peg continued bawling, one hand lifted an inch, then landed a thunderous slap. The sound caught in Peg's chest and her eyes finally registered the dark face floating inches from her own. Holding Peg's chin, the woman drilled into Peg's mind with ageless eyes. After a second, the woman looked away, fixing her gaze on the tiny red-haired girl cowering in the corner. At last, the huge woman spoke, her voice deep and melodic, the words exotic. The thin girl translated the strange dialect for Peg's benefit.
"Mama says it is not too late, the bond between such girls is strong. Your daughter can be found, but you must take us now to where she and the little one were last together," the young woman said. Mama dragged Peg to her feet with one beefy hand, while lifting Aishling in the other. Peg was shoved into the still growing crowd. To begin with, her legs walked, while her mind struggled to cope with what was happening, then they ran, when she realized this was her last hope of finding Aine alive.
Peg reached the swing well ahead of anyone else. Collapsing to the ground, she threw her arms around the plank of wood her daughter sat on not an hour past. She was then roughly pushed to one side by Mama, who placed a shocked Aishling onto the seat. Mama kneeled, getting face to face with the child, then she began rocking over and back. From her huge chest a low hum of noises gathered strength, soon the air was filled with wild sounding words which made Peg's head spin. The crowd following the hysterical woman had swelled to nearly fifty, but none approached the Mama Tess, who they clearly held in awe. As the huge woman stroked Ashling's cheeks, her words grew in volume, and speed. Aishling's eyes glazed over, Mama was now nose to nose with the child, peering deep into her hypnotised eyes. A second grew into two, two into an age. Peg and the crowd held their collective breaths. It was Mama who broke the spell by bounding to her feet and dashing off towards the far end of the park without even a word. The crowd sprinted after her, like a pack of hounds on the scent of a fox. For an old woman, she was unbelievably fast. Even Peg, who was driven on by terror, found it hard to keep up. Mama Tess dashed out of the small park, heading for the river. Down streets and lanes she led the still growing gang, Peg at the head of them all, with Aishling crushed to her chest as she ran.
Without warning, Mama Tess stopped at the door of a back alley tavern. She flung it open with such force she split one of the planks in half. Inside sat a group of rough looking mountain men. They wore wild beards and their clothes were made from animal pelts. Mama approached the group and pulled the one sitting nearest her to his feet. She grappled with the man pulling him close as if he were as light as a feather. The man struggled in her grasp, lashing out and landing a succession of blows. He may as well have been beating his fists against the trunk of an oak for the effect it was having on Mama Tess. Suddenly, her deep voice erupted in a fountain of blood curdling words. Her clawed hand carved symbol in the air, and the wild man she held in one hand shuddered. Mama's voice grew louder. White foam appeared on the man's lips, his eyes bulged and filled with blood. With a tremendous scream, Mama grabbed the air above the man's chest, grasping something only she could see before yanking it away from the man with an audible pop. The man gurgled, then crumpled to the table, dead. The rest of the mountain men stood rooted to the spot with shock, as vomit, blood and beer ran from the table onto the floor. Mama Tess reached out and grabbed another man. This time her words were nearly English as she said, "Girl chille!"
Mama Tess dropped the man from her grasp and watched him scurry around to the far side of the tavern. He shoved a bench away from the wall. Beneath it was a tiny trap door. Mama Tess strode over and hooked the door with one meaty finger. She threw it open and revealed a head of bright red curls. Peg screamed with joy as she rushed forward and plucked her precious girl from the dank hole, bedraggled, but alive.


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The murk of a day before sunrise, hot tea. I let The Talking Heads finish singing this must be the place before I hop out of my car. Across the street, I meet a man who is standing outside. "I knew it had to be another masochist," he says as I approach.
"It's a beautiful day," I shrug.
Slowly more people begin to arrive. The dojo is filled with tired and clumsy, four days of the early morning push wears away at a body who is not used to it. Today is laughter, work with the Jo, light randori.
Twenty minutes after sunrise, I am standing in a half full strip mall parking lot, holding a pair of hiking poles and hoping for the best. Half a minute later, a car pulls up next to me and a woman, somewhere near middle age calls out, "You're here for west tiger mountain?"
I nod, we introduce ourselves. "I'll drive" she says. We learn that we grew up in the same place 2,900 miles away, and have shared some other towns. There's one more stop to pick up another stranger.
One hour later we're at the beginning of a 9 mile hike, up into the frosty hills of clear cut and 25 year old forest. Small mushrooms poke out from the mud and snow, and we marvel over their forms-one woman with some hesitance. "The oyster mushroom," I say, "not only feeds off of these logs, but snares ants in it's hyphae and absorbs the nitrogen from their bodies." A glorious feeling it is, with the cold air wrapping around my body and the snow cascading off of trees above in ascent.
As we descend from the mountain, through a white world of nucleated water droplets, the three of us strangers drink in the beauty of the pure white snow, while recounting strange near death experiences of others. Horror stories of the news, apoptosis, and what the most and least painful forms of suicide might be.
Returning home, I spend the rest of the day trying not to fall asleep as I revel in the company of friends. The seams of the world gently ripping open.


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Where does the UK Parliament sit?Correct
The UK is governed by the parliament sitting in Westminster.
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When did King Edward I of England introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan by which Wales annexed to the Crown of England?Correct
In 1284 King Edward I of England introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan, which annexed Wales to the Crown of England.
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Which of the following public services can be controlled by the devolved administrations?Correct
Some public services, such as education, are controlled by the devolved administrations.
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The Welsh Assembly has been suspended on a few occasions:Correct
The Northern Ireland Assembly has been suspended on a few occasions.
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The settlements of Scottish and English Protestants in Ulster (the northern province of Ireland) during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I, who took over the land from Catholic landholders is known as:Correct
These settlements were known as plantations.
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Which of the following jobs is usually unpaid in England, Wales and Scotland?Correct
In England, Wales and Scotland, Magistrates and Justices of the Peace (JPs) are members of the local community and they usually work unpaid and do not need legal qualifications.
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Which of the following is a traditional character of the pantomimes?Correct
One of the traditional characters of the pantomimes is the Dame, a woman played by a man.
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In the UK, most people live in towns and cities and very small parts of Britain are countryside:Correct
Most people live in towns and cities but much of Britain is still countryside.
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What was the symbol of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses?Correct
During the Wars of the Roses, the symbol of Lancaster was a red rose.
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After King Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings, many of the Viking invaders stayed in Britain, especially in the east and north of England in an area called:Correct
Many of the Viking invaders stayed in Britain – especially in the east and north of England in an area known as the Danelaw.
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The Reform Act of 1832 increased the number of people with the right to vote:Correct
The Reform Act of 1832 had greatly increased the number of people with the right to vote.
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York Minster is a famous example of stained glass used on the windows of some cathedrals during the middle ages.
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Who is the head of the Church of England?Correct
The monarch is the head of the Church of England.
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Who is responsible for managing relationships with foreign countries?Correct
The Foreign Secretary is responsible for managing relationships with foreign countries.
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Which TWO of the following poems are from the Middle Ages?Correct
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Any man who forces a woman to have sex, including a woman's husband, can be charged with rape.
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Who defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314?Correct
In 1314 the Scottish, led by Robert the Bruce, defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn.
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This statement is true.
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Gordon Brown took over as Prime Minister from Tony Blair in 2007.
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The Life in the UK test is usually taken is English, although special arrangements can be made if you wish to take it in French.Correct
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Where in England was one of the Anglo-Saxon kings buried with treasure and armour?Correct
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Which British writer wrote satirical novels including Brideshead Revisited?Correct
Evelyn Waugh wrote satirical novels, including Decline and Fall and Scoop. He is perhaps best known for Brideshead Revisited.
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Where is the best preserved prehistoric village in northern Europe located?Correct
Skara Brae on Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland, is the best preserved prehistoric village in northern Europe.
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I stamped the Longing Tilda Magnolia stamp and coloured her with my Copic Markers. I used a new digital stamp from Make it Crafty and also coloured with my Copics.
The Tilda card was photographed by Tamara amongst the renovations at the Retreat. The next time I visit the extensions will be finished. It is a great spot to get away with your group.
Unfortunately, have to head off and get some housework done now. Thanks for looking and happy crafting


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January 7, 2013 — This week on For Your Benefit hosts Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan welcome Greg Long, executive director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Kim Weaver, the TSP's director of external affairs, and Laurissa Stokes, assistant general counsel, to talk about the TSP in 2013.
One of the topics discussed is the Roth TSP, which was introduced in 2012. The Roth option will allow federal plan participants to withdraw their funds tax-free in retirement. That does, however, mean that you pay taxes on the monies you contribute to your Roth TSP now.
The introduction of the Roth option into the Thrift Savings Plan has generated much discussion as to who might most benefit from such a provision. Long says that he finds that the Roth TSP is particularly popular among younger federal employees, who also earn less than their older counterparts and are therefore in a lower tax bracket at this point in their careers.
The TSP director notes that participation in the Roth plan increased greatly with its being made available to those in the military service. He says this makes sense because many younger members of the military, while they are not highly paid, do have a high degree of disposable income inasmuch as their daily needs are already provided for (the proverbial "three hots and a cot").
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Matt Damon has bared his butt as part of a prank on TV personality Jimmy Kimmel.
The movie star tweeted a photo of a fax of his bare buttocks to Kimmel and longtime pal Ben Affleck after they poked fun at his lack of Twitter presence.
He accompanied the picture with the caption: "Dear Ben & Jimmy, Here's my fax. Love, MD. Faxtag: KimmelHasManBoobs."
The comedian posted the image on his own Twitter.com page on Friday (14Feb14), adding, "@BenAffleck - did you see what your 'friend' Matt faxed to us?" prompting Affleck to write, "Looks like u from here, Jimmy."
Kimmel has made Damon the butt of his jokes on his late-night show for years and earlier this month (Feb14) he ignored the Bourne Identity star during an interview with the cast of The Monuments Men.
Damon famously took over Kimmel's show in January, 2013 and tied the host to a chair as he conducted interviews with all-star guests like Demi Moore, Gary Oldman and Nicole Kidman, who all took aim at the comic as he sat behind them.
The latest 'tiff' began last week when Affleck took to Twitter to thank Kimmel for retweeting a link promoting his "win a date with..." charity contest, benefitting the Eastern Congo Initiative and Damon's favorite cause Water.org.
Affleck wrote, "I thank you buddy. And @easterncongo & @water thank you. Matt on the other hand? Matt you there? Right. We will fax you."
Kimmel responded by joking, "Matt is probably too scared to get on twitter because no one likes him."


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Spookley the Square Pumpkin, based on a story by Joe Toriano, concerns a pumpkin named Spookley who suffers serious abuse at the hands of other pumpkins because of his unusual shape. Although he finds a few friends to help him out, all of the pumpkins learn how good a pumpkin Spookley is after bad weather makes all the round pumpkins unable to keep themselves upright. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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This weekend I sat down in the Flyfishmagazine.com screening room to take a look at Sporting Fly Productions new DVD on fishing Alaska's Kenai River. The film could be best described as a "view from inside the boat" of host Dave Long's guided trip down the Kenai in search of big rainbow trout. In this DVD you go along for the ride as two anglers (Dave and Rob) and their guide (Josh Hayes) fish the often crowded river and fish filled river. Along the way they catch some nice trout and are pestered by big Dolly Varden, and "Humpies".
Let's be frank here, this DVD has nothing to do with dry flies fished upstream. It wasn't supposed to be for the tweed knicker set at all. To the contrary, these guys are fishing painted beads (egg patterns) under strike indicators, in what can best be described as a dead drift windshield wiper style. The purists may cringe at the mere thought but I have no problem with that at all. These guys are doing the same thing I would be doing if I get the chance to fish the Kenai. Fishing in a way that might possibly allow them to catch the fish of a lifetime on giant water.
Then there is the guide, Josh Hayes. At first I didn't know what to make of him as he barked orders at his customers, was secretive about his fishing techniques, and even yelled at them for missing fish. However, as the film went on I came to realize that this is a guide who is committed to getting his anglers on fish. He knows what it takes to do this and won't let anything get in the way of providing his client with the chance for a big payoff. By the end of the film I actually started liking the guy. The conversations in the boat even started to remind me of some of the ones I've had with my fishing buddies during our (mis-) adventures. We always say that big boys play rough.
Like all good movies there has to be a big finish and this one should win an piscatorial "Oscar" as the host reels in a 31 inch, 14.5 pound rainbow trout. The mere sight of this beast made me want to hock the Isuzu Trooper and buy a plane ticket to Alaska.
The DVD has great scenery and information about a part of the world every angler should visit during their lifetime. It also has some excellent special features with one of the best being the Host and Directory Commentary. Be sure to watch the film a second time with this feature turned on and you will get even more insight into what the host and director were thinking as they took part in the trip of a lifetime. I am looking forward to more films from the folks at Sporting Fly.
The Sporting Fly Productions film Alaska Kenai River Vol. I is available from the Sporting Fly website for $29.95 with free shipping. The widescreen DVD was filmed in high definition and Dolby surround sound and both looked and sounded great on the 106" screen in the Flyfishmagazine.com screening room. It runs approximately 45 minutes and the extras include Host / Director commentary and a Dave Long mini segment on how to prepare for a trip to Alaska.
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TANNER, Georgina
April 13, 1946 - February 2, 2017 of Magnetawan and formerly of Madawaska Suddenly and peacefully at her home in Magnetawan on Thursday, February 2, 2017 in her 71st year. Georgina Tanner (nee Mervyn), beloved wife of David Tanner. Dear mother of Barry Tanner (Paul Rogers), Lisa Tanner (Justin McGivern) and Sandra Melanson (Jerry). Loving grandma of John, Zoe and Deidre. Cherished sister of Corrine Lewis and Mae Mervyn. Predeceased by her parents George and Edith Mervyn, parents-in-law Grace and Wilbert Tanner and sister-in-law Valerie Carswell (Bruce). Fondly remembered by her nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Arrangements for the late Mrs. Georgina Tanner are being handled privately with the family and have been entrusted to the Opatovsky Funeral Home - Dempster Chapel, 210 Ontario Street in Burk's Falls. If desired, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be sincerely appreciated by the family. Online condolences may be made at www.opatovskyfuneralhome.com.


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But it is actually worse. Back then the Lions won the first Test with a scintillating display and were in command in leading 11-6 at half-time in the second Test. There was then a significant shift in momentum, with the Test lost 35-14, but at least there had been huge tracts of ascendancy before it.
The Lions do not have such a cushion now. It would not be churlish to state that Australia have been considerably superior in both matches so far. The Lions got lucky in Brisbane. They had no such luck on Saturday.
Warren Gatland's side could stem the tide for so long but in the end the waves of Australian attack were just too much. Defensive mindsets over a long period of time are usually punished in all sports. The Lions were trying desperately to cling to a lead that was too slender.
The faces afterwards told the story. It was almost as if they had convinced themselves that they had to win in Melbourne in order to win the series. Those were the looks.
The Lions are struggling with injury, not least after the horrible sight of their captain Sam Warburton hobbling off. There are echoes of 2001 in that respect, even if head coach Gatland on Saturday night reported no further new injuries. They have had quite enough already, and bodies battered after a long season took another huge battering here.
As the former Ireland hooker Keith Wood has said about the third Test in 2001: "So it's 1-1 and we get to the third Test and I remember the stats well – I was one of six players who trained on the Monday who played on the Saturday. We were falling apart. We really needed to get the series won in the first two weeks. We were hanging."
And, of course, the Lions lost that third Test in 2001. How hanging these Lions are now will only be fully discovered in the coming days. Or maybe nearer the Test, as the Lions have already quite shrewdly decided to fly from Melbourne to Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
They are going to stay out of the way. They are going to shun the limelight. Presumably they will keep as much information in-house for as long as possible.
Of course, they will hope fervently for the return to fitness of players like Jamie Roberts, Mike Phillips and Alex Corbisiero. Mako Vunipola did extremely well to recover from his early scrummage travails here, but Corbisiero, a revelation in Brisbane, must start if fit.
So too Phillips. Ben Youngs was decent, and Conor Murray immediately impressive here, but Phillips's raging big-match intensity cannot be ignored, even if he will require more protection than in the first Test. Dan Lydiate should provide that, while I would consider Ian Evans at lock in place of Geoff Parling for even more ballast.
Roberts must also play, but what about his partner? Brian O'Driscoll made a bucketload of errors here and a cogent case could be made for Jonathan Davies's inclusion ahead of him. But experience will probably prevail, especially as O'Driscoll could be captain should Warburton not pass muster with his hamstring. It did not look good.
There is the not inconsiderable factor that it is O'Driscoll's fourth and last Lions tour. He will hardly be lacking for motivation. Nor will anyone else. It will be a source of brutal dissatisfaction should the series not be won.
For it must be argued, with incontrovertible conviction, that Australia is still the easiest Lions tour. The Lions have only actually lost the one series there, in 2001. We can discount the single Test loss in 1930 as only being an addendum to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of New Zealand.
That is how Tests against Australia used to be – prologues or epilogues to tours of New Zealand. When the Lions toured in 1989 – and, of course, won the series 2-1 after losing the first Test – it was the first time for 90 years that Australia had been granted a tour of their own. In 22 Tests against Australia, even after this defeat on Saturday, the Lions have still won 16.
This will be a huge opportunity missed if the deal cannot be done in Sydney where, incidentally, the Lions have won eight of their 12 matches, nine of them at the Sydney Cricket Ground, two at the Sydney Football Stadium in 1989, and then the Test in 2001 at Stadium Australia, where they will now head next Saturday.
Hope will come in the shape of a possible ban for James Horwill, but the Lions will need to step up.
There was much talk about history-making before the match this week. Maybe that infused the mindset too much. Who knows?
What we do know is that there is still one shot left – one shot at rugby immortality.


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BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo – Republic of Congo's interior minister says that four people have been killed in clashes between police and demonstrators against a constitutional reform that could see the country's longtime president eligible for a new term.
Raymond Zephirin Mboulou said Wednesday that three people were killed in Brazzaville and another in Pointe-Noire Tuesday. He said seven people were injured and police arrested 16.
Demonstrators attacked police stations and burned tires. Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters.
Politicians campaigning against the Oct. 25 referendum had called for a campaign of "civil disobedience" to begin Tuesday.
Under current laws 71-year-old President Denis Sassou N'Guesso is barred from seeking re-election when his second term expires next year. The referendum calls for scrapping a two-term limit and 70-year-old age limit for candidates.


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MSI Computer GE62 APACHE-082;9S7-16J212-082 Review: Verdict
So that brings us to the end of this review. This is a very good gaming laptop for the price. The specs and performance justify it. If you are in the market for an affordable gaming notebook, then this is a go-to option.


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Dr. Eduardo Arellano is an Associate Professor in Higher Education at the University of Texas at El Paso.
For eight years, he has taught a wide breadth of higher education courses including higher education law, policy analysis, evaluation and assessment, among others. Dr. Arellano has taught face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses at the master and doctoral levels. He has also advised several master and doctoral students to completion.
The central theme of Dr. Arellano's research is that of bridging borders between students of different races and ethnicities, between university preparation programs and the world of practice, between universities across the U.S.-Mexico border, and between educational institutions and their communities.
He earned a Ph.D. in Educational Administration with an emphasis in higher education from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He also earned a Master's in Public Administration and a Bachelor's in Political Science from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Dr. Brian D. Burnett of Colorado Springs, has been at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) since July 1, 2003.
As the Vice Chancellor for Administration & Finance, Burnett oversees the university's $171 million all-funds operating budget as well as the campus' capital funds budget of $35 million in FY 12-13.
The Vice Chancellor oversees the Human Resources department, Public Safety and Parking enterprise, Facilities Services, new construction, Physical Plant, the Campus Bookstore, Resource Management, Institutional Research, Campus Housing, the University Center, Recreation Center, Family Development Center, the NCAA Division II Mountain Lion Intercollegiate Athletic Program, the office of sustainability, real estate, property acquisitions, and mailing services.
Since 2006, Burnett also holds a concurrent appointment as Associate Vice President for Administration for Foundation Relations for the University of Colorado System. In this role, Burnett assists in managing the Development Services Agreement between the University and the CU Foundation that supports fund raising activities at all of the CU campuses.
A second generation native of Colorado Springs, Burnett earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Colorado Boulder, a Master's Degree in Finance from the University of Colorado Denver, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership from UCCS.
In October 2000, he was named a Marshall
Memorial Fellow by the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. As a Marshall Fellow,
Burnett was one of 14 young leaders selected from the U.S. to visit NATO, the
European Union, European government officials, non-profits and businesses
throughout Europe to build transatlantic ties. Burnett is a member of the
National Association of College and University Business Officers.
Dr. Burnett came to UCCS after serving as the Chief Financial Officer for the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. Prior to his positions in higher education, he held the positions of Acting Executive Director, Deputy Director for Administration, Director of Finance and Legislative Liaison for the Colorado Department of Corrections, owned a small business, and served as a budget analyst for the Joint Budget Committee of the Colorado General Assembly.
Dr. Michael Chavez has over a decade of experience in higher education as faculty member and administrator. Dr. Chavez is the Dean of Enrollment Management at Midland College, in Midland, Texas.
His previous experiences in higher education span from Pennsylvania to Arizona. The positions he held were Advisor, Professor of Psychology, Director of Upward Bound, Coordinator of Edinboro Success Program, Associate Dean of the Institute of Teaching, Learning, and Academic Leadership, and, Dean of Educational Support Service. In addition, Dr. Chavez has taught as an adjunct faculty member at 4 institutions of higher education.
Dr. Chavez graduated from New Mexico Junior College with an Associate's degree and transferred to the University of the Southwest where he completed a Baccalaureate's degree in psychology and a Master's degree in Counseling. In 2005, he completed a Doctor's degree Educational Administration from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
His dissertation topic was the perceptions of students transferring from a community college to a baccalaureate granting institution.
Dr. Melissa L. Freeman teaches courses on higher education, public administration and nonprofit management, survey/marketing research and public opinion, and public policy.
She specializes in quantitative applications for policy and research drawing upon her experience as a researcher with the Center for Higher Education at Ohio University and her experience working with national datasets at the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Her research interests include access issues to higher education, particularly for rural and first generation students.
In 2000 she was awarded the Department of Political Science, Outstanding Public Administration Scholar Award. In 2006, she received a national fellowship for dissertation study from the National Center for Education Statistics/Association for Institutional Research (NCES/AIR), one of only two awarded that year.
Before coming to Adams State University, Freeman spent 22 years working for the State of Ohio, 18 of which were at Ohio University. There she served in several capacities including, research administration, legislative liaison, special projects, grant and budget management, research associate, and adjunct instructor.
Ms. Marsha Shook Lewis is currently an Assistant Professor at Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs.
She currently manages applied research projects related to education and public sector strategy development. She also serves as a senior data analyst for research and evaluation projects.
Marsha helped develop the Ohio University Executive Leadership Institute and served as the Institute's managing director for five years. Marsha holds a Bachelor's degree in social science from the University of Rio Grande and a Master of Public Administration degree from Ohio University. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in educational research and evaluation with concentrations in statistical analysis and psychometrics. Before joining the Voinovich School, Marsha taught high school social studies.
Dr. Chris Linder brings over 10 years professional experience in student affairs administration, including work in Greek Life and Women's Centers. In addition to her work as a student affairs educator, Chris's pedagogy also draws on several years' experience teaching women's studies, ethnic studies, higher education, and qualitative research methods.
Her research interests include exploring the dynamics of power and privilege in education and social justice movements. Mostly recently, Chris is exploring the racialized experiences of Students of Color in student affairs and higher education programs. Her previous work explores the development processes of anti-racist White feminist college women and ways Women of Color activists experience exclusion and marginalization in mainstream feminist movements.
Based on her research about racialized experiences of Students of Color in predominantly White classrooms, Chris has also developed workshops to assist faculty in developing inclusive classroom climates. This demonstrates Chris's commitment to the practical aspects of conducting research that is applicable and helpful to those engaged in practice.
Chris received her PhD in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership from the University of Northern Colorado, her MA in Educational Administration, Higher Education, from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln; and a BSBA in Human Resource Management at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Dr. Ed Lyell is currently a Professor of Business at Adams State University. He consults for government and business on innovative ways to design, operate and fund learning systems for children and adults.
Dr. Lyell has his doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Colorado in Boulder where he studied with Kenneth E. Boulding. Dr. Lyell was a Senior Fellow at the Center for the New West, a 20-state think-tank headquartered in Denver. He is designing school systems based on using Just in Time Learning based on the integration of High Touch and High Tech techniques.
He has designed budgeting systems for the Colorado Higher Education system, and other organizations. His consulting with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture changed the way information is reported throughout management by using microcomputers and led to 9,000 jobs being reduced or changed.
Dr. Lyell is unique in having developed extensive analysis of the politics, methods, financing and governance of both K-12 education and higher education from a skill base developed in Business and governmental consulting.
Dr. Magdalena Martinez is Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the Nevada System of Higher Education. In her role she provides support and leadership for monitoring statewide higher education issues relating to academic programs and policy, including transfer, student programs and policy, P-16 educational partnerships, and equity, access and success for underrepresented populations.
Prior to joining the Nevada System of Higher Education, Dr. Martinez worked at the National Forum of Higher Education for the Public Good at the University of Michigan. This initiative looks at the role of higher education and the public good by examining the intersection of leadership, policy, and cultural practices. In her role she was responsible for contributing to the research, planning and implementation of multiple national dialogues which focused on issues related to post-secondary access, equity and student success.
In addition, she served as a program evaluator for a three-year, W.K. Kellogg Foundation funded leadership program to prepare individuals for the presidency at Minority Serving Institutions (HBCUs, HSIs, TCUs). The program was spearheaded by the Alliance for Equity in Higher Education (an Institute for Higher Education Policy initiative in collaboration with NAFEO, HACU, and AIHEC).
Other previous professional experience includes serving as a community college administrator at the College of Southern Nevada and policy and management analyst at the City of Las Vegas.
Dr. Martinez's research interests encompass three interconnected areas focused on underrepresented students' educational experiences, the role of community colleges and persistence, and leadership and public policy to increase postsecondary access and success.
Dr. Martinez holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Michigan, Master of Education from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Dr. Martinez lives in Las Vegas, Nevada where she and her husband, Jose Luis Melendrez, are raising their two children, Eva Magdalena and Alejandro Luis.
Dr. Mario Martinez has been a professor of higher education for fifteen years and currently teaches at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
He has written books and articles in the areas of higher education policy, strategy making and innovation, and competency modeling. Mario has consulted with Gates, Lumina and the Ford Foundations on issues of state level policy and innovation in postsecondary systems.
Mario's higher education policy work operates from the perspective of examining states as organizations and systems, which are influenced not only by post-secondary institutions but also by the political, demographic, geographic and economic realities that surround them.
His teaching at UNLV encompasses organizational theory, management communications, policy, and research design courses. Mario advised a seminar and teaching company for seven years and has worked as a management consultant and speaker for over ten years.
Dr. Katrina Rodriguez serves as an Assistant Professor for the program in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership at the University of Northern Colorado.
Prior to joining the UNC Faculty in 2004, she served the Student Affairs profession as a practitioner in residence life, women's resources and programming, and as director of a grant-funded project creating leadership development programs for women of color returning to college.
Dr. Rodriguez enjoys expertise in the areas of transformative research methods, leadership, intersectionality and multiple identity development, and transformational learning strategies.
Dr. Rodriguez grew up in Arizona attending the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University. She appreciates the support and encouragement her family provided as the first in her family to graduate from college and to earn graduate degrees. She is committed to paying forward this support to the students with whom she gets to interact.
Dr. Robert Vela, LPC-S, NCC is the current Vice President of Student Affairs at San Antonio College, one of the Alamo Colleges.
His educational background consists of a B.A. in psychology and sociology with a minor in Spanish and a M.S. degree in counseling and guidance from Texas A&M University – Kingsville. He earned his doctoral degree in a joint doctoral program in Educational Leadership from Texas A&M University - Kingsville and Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
Dr. Vela also serves as a part-time professor at Capella University. Furthermore, he is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a National Certified Counselor. Dr. Vela has served as a higher education administrator and educator for the last fifteen years in various capacities at various institutions of higher education.
He is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Board of Directors (Executive Committee) for the National Community College Hispanic Council, National Council on Student Development, the Texas Public Policy Committee Representative for NASPA Region III, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, American College Counseling Association, Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development, American Counseling Association, National Association of Developmental Education, and Texas Community College Teachers Association.
His honors include the 2008 National Community College Hispanic Council – Leadership Fellows at North Carolina State University, and the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Award in Teaching, Leadership and Learning 2007.
Dr. Michael A. Williford has over 30 years of experience in higher education. His current position is Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Assessment and Associate Professor of Counseling and Higher Education at Ohio University.
In addition, he serves as Consultant-Evaluator and Accreditation Review Council member, Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
He has served as principal methodologist on over 25 doctoral dissertations and master's theses in three academic colleges at Ohio University, has taught graduate courses in educational measurement, research methods, educational statistics, assessment and evaluation.
He has over 50 book chapters, journal articles, and professional presentations on student outcomes assessment, student success, and other topics related to higher education administration.


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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- FOX8 is proud to partner with Wake Forest Athletics for the fourth consecutive year to bring their Gifts for Kids initiative to the Joel Coliseum for the Demon Deacons' game against Richmond on Saturday, Dec. 7th.
Fans are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the game. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
Fans will receive a free ticket to the game with the donation of a new toy with a retail value of $10 or greater.
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China joins world's elite offshore energy clubJanuary 5th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jan 5 (ANI): China has become a part of the world's elite club of offshore oil producers following China National Offshore Oil Corporation's (CNOOC) announcement that its oil and natural gas output surpassed 60 million metric tons in 2010.
The China Daily quoted CNOOC President Fu Chengyu as saying that the country's largest offshore oil explorer's oil and gas production last year totalled 64.13 million metric tons of oil equivalent, of which 50 million was produced domestically.
"It marks a milestone that China has become one of the world's largest offshore oil producers after the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway … And the marine petrochemical industry will boost the country's energy supply," Fu said.
China's growing energy demand has led the nation's foreign oil dependence ratio to reach a new high of 55 percent in 2010.
According to Wang Jiacheng, a researcher at the Academy of Macroeconomic Research under the National Development and Reform Commission, 60 percent of China's oil consumption will be imported by 2020.
Meanwhile, Fu also said that the country's gas and oil output is expected to exceed 200 million metric tons of oil equivalent by 2020, including 50 million tons of LNG (liquefied natural gas).
The world's offshore oil detection rate is 73 percent on average, while in China the rate is only 12.3 percent.
Zhou Shouwei, Vice President of CNOOC, said: "We'll speed up technology innovation to develop more homegrown equipment to meet a need for deepwater exploration," adding that the company has also focused on deepwater drilling safety. (ANI)
- China's to drill in South China Sea - May 07, 2012
- Canada's Nexen oil company shareholders approve Chinese takeover for $15.1 billion - Sep 22, 2012
- China's transport authorities step up efforts to reduce emission - Nov 27, 2011
- Chinese firm to buy Canadian energy company - Oct 10, 2011
- China begins drilling in South China Sea - May 09, 2012
- Russia may increase oil output in 2012 - Jan 22, 2012
- BP to sell two Gulf of Mexico assets - Nov 19, 2011
- Wind to account for 15 percent of Mexico's electricity mix - Feb 16, 2012
- India to step up oil, gas imports from Africa - Dec 09, 2011
- Oil spills pose threat to China's oceans, says think tank - Nov 12, 2010
- Petrobras finds oil signs during deepwater exploration - Oct 28, 2010
- Petronet's Kochi LNG terminal to start in two months - Aug 23, 2012
- China to promote shale gas - Feb 13, 2012
- Government gives nod for Reliance Industries-BP deal - Jul 22, 2011
- Cuba estimates 2011 oil, gas output at four mn tonnes - Dec 22, 2011
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Margaret Atwood Is Writing a Superhero Comic; We Pinch You, You Find Out You're Not Dreaming
Predicting the hottest new name for cats will be Angel Catbird.
Dark Horse Comics has announced that badass poet and novelist Margaret Atwood is writing her first-ever graphic novel. It's called Angel Catbird, about a superhero who is exactly that. Because when you've done literally everything (written novels, poetry collections, and operas, invented inventions, founded the Writers' Trust of Canada, and become honorary president of the Rare Bird Club), you might as well write a superhero comic. Atwood will pen the trio of comics with art from Johnnie Christmas. Atwood describes the comic:
"I have concocted a superhero who is part cat, part bird. Due to some spilled genetic Super-Splicer, our hero got tangled up with both a cat and an owl; hence his fur and feathers, and his identity problems."
At $11 a piece, I think it's safe to say we'll each be buying 200 copies.


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Thirteen year-old Harry Potter has reluctantly spent yet another summer
with the Dursleys, his dismal relatives, "behaving himself" and not
practicing any magic. That is, until Uncle Vernon's bullying sister,
Aunt Marge, comes to visit. Aunt Marge has always been particularly
horrible to Harry and this time pushes him so far that he "accidentally"
causes her to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift away! Fearing
punishment from his Aunt and Uncle--and repercussions from Hogwarts and
the Ministry of Magic, which strictly forbids students from using magic
in the non-magic world--Harry escapes into the night. Along the way,
Harry will try to make sense of Hermione's puzzling appearances and
disappearances, with the help of Ron and the giant Hagrid, who has taken
on a new position at Hogwarts as the Care of Magical Creatures teacher.
A confrontation between Harry and the menacing Sirius Black seems
inevitable, but what exactly is Professor Lupin's relationship with
Black? What is the dark secret that Professor Snape is so eager to
reveal? And just why is Ron's pet rat Scabbers so frantic to escape his
grasp? Harry will need all of the courage, magic and support he can
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1. Yah! It's you,
we met yesterday?
isn't it so
you childhood friend
got Alzheimer's
2. Dementia,
you remember me,
until the death
of you or me
3. The unknown love
would you like
to marry a nuclear plant?
it will never end
merely with a divorce
4. With the help of a cane
chasing the setting sun
in the twilight of one's life,
driving motorbike recklessly
chased you yesterday
5. In recent days,
one has gone
another went away too
having perceived this world
I am going to set off on my journey too
6. Winter night,
sleeping on the screen
are the characters I am viewing
me nodded off
in my seat too
7. Death to be a patriot
be alive to be a politician
the way of the world,
born to this world
only have to live
8. Seasons are out of order
cherry and plum flowers
blossom side by side
behind the bright-color
hiding a piece of loneliness
9. The love is true
yet, it may disappear,
the sensual feeling
is true certainly
but go away leaving not a trace
10. Though the gift of
the nature
learn the morality
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Anyway I can remove this listing from the system restore list?
Hi everyone, can you help me?
I have a ghost backup showing in my system restore list. It is the one selected in the attached picture. All the associated files for this back up were on an external file and were manually deleted by accident. Is there anyway I can remove this listing from the system restore list? any help will be greatly appreciated.
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64-bit Windows 10 Pro
Hello Kilgin, and welcome to Seven Forums.
You may be able to use the free CCleaner program in OPTION THREE of the tutorial below to delete that system restore point entry.
System Protection Restore Points - Delete
Hope this helps,
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Hey thanks, I'll give it a try and post back with the results
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Retail Banking is the one where banking institutions conduct all transactions with customers themselves and not other corporations. Some of the services provided under this umbrella are- checking accounts, savings accounts, debit cards, credit cards and mortgages.
Due to the large variety of services offered by these companies, it gets compelling enough to bring in a 'performance measurement and management tool' into picture. This is often a BSC (Balanced Scorecard) that emphasizes the usage of quantitative methodology in the monitoring process. It was devised by Norton and Kaplan in 1990s.
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TM: These are the things you do when you're a small producer. At a ten-thousand-case winery, you can afford a single vineyard manager [whereas we can't]. But all those things layer on our ability to succeed; it really is about Ariel's connections.
PR: Ariel used to be the chairperson of the Mount Veeder Appellation Council. At [the Napa Valley with Altitude] event where you first met us and we met you, that was the latest generation of events that we're trying to do with the appellation. And it was a brilliant idea proposed by one of the wineries up in Spring Mountain, to do that. Back in the day, I remember that when Ariel was chairperson of the council, during the Wine Spectator California Wine Experience, there was a Mount Veeder dinner hosted by Donald Hess in San Francisco. And I think because of that, and all the work she did to help launch the appellation, (and because there's a lot of family wineries here, even from back then) Ariel still gets the respect and the residual goodwill of the mountain.
AR: However, I have noticed the change. I've noticed there's a new group of farmers on this mountain who've bought in, and who are much more private and competitive. I'm not complaining; I think it's a classic way that people start businesses. There's much more of, 'I'm not sharing my secrets!' Whereas in the old days we were all new to it and learning on the job and experimenting on the mountain, so there was more [sharing and dialogue] like, 'Well, what grows best on Mount Veeder? Tell me about that clone!' etc.
TM: That's always been bizarre to me. Because there are no secrets in this business â that's absurd â yet some people make what they do seem more mysterious and important. People who are confident in the quality of their work and the land that they farm don't have secrets.
AR: I believe in 'paying it forward.' You get out what you put in.
PR: We learned that from our dad; dad was very collegial. He and Tony Sargent were PhDs, brainy guys from UC Berkeley, guys who loved to sit around and talk about ideasâĶ
AR: 'Rootstocks! Phylloxera!'
PR: ... and what's the best of those ideas, what's going to work best. One thing I was thinking, listening to both of you guys, is that I think our greatest teacher here has been the vineyard. All through the years that we've had this, through the school of hard knocks and farming, which is a tough thing to do anywhere, this vineyard is constantly teaching us how to make the best wine. I really mean that physically; in a harsh reality every year, the results that we harvest tell us what we have or haven't done right. During the time of Tony Sargent as the winemaker, we were all figuring it out ourselves. We're a fairly intelligent group of people, but we had really good advisors â AndrÃĐ Tchelistcheff was our original mentorâĶ I remember my first day meeting him. It was during the time I managed the vineyard and we were building all the systems: irrigation, trellis, drainage and such. I was pretty nervous. He drove up in his bright, lime-green Nissan 240Z, with the license plate frame that read 'Things Go Better With Wine,' and out gets this very sexy guy in his late 60s. He's a rather small guy, but with a massive personality you know, he was very self confident: "Oh, Peter, what a beautiful place you have here; it's going to make some great Chardonnay!" Um... little did he know our plans were to plant Merlot and Cabernet and maybe Sauvignon Blanc. But my dad - I was pretty young at that point â coached me to not prompt AndrÃĐ in any way about what our real plans were. All I knew was that I had a meeting with a celebrated wine consultant and that we wanted to see what AndrÃĐ thought about this land and what we should plant here. And that was the first thing he said: "Oh! Incredible place for Chardonnay!" Again, when we went over the hill: "Great Chardonnay! Maybe some Pinot over here!" Then I told him of my father's plans to plant the classic Bordeaux red and white varietals. {long pause} By the end of the meeting, he assured me, "You're going to make the best Merlot in Napa Valley, you'll see!" Once he heard our plan, or my bumbling version of it, I think he really got it. And through the years Andre became a close family friend of my father's. He really helped us learn from our land and pay attention to what it is teaching us...