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American folk music has served as a storytelling and history preserving mechanism for generation. Its subcategories, including bluegrass, wistfully conjure up memories of mountain ridges, shady brooks, and running through the forest with your friends.
Red Yarn (aka Andy Furgeson), the roots revivalist/puppeteer (look up that hyphenate on LinkedIn) returns with BORN IN THE DEEP WOODS, his fourth CD and the conclusion of his Deep Woods song cycle trilogy. The CD chronicles music recorded during the pregnancy of his wife, Jessie Eller-Isaacs, of the couple's second child. Thus the presence of "Little Baby Born Today" and "Old Black Dog," which ends with the lyrics:
Big boogerman come flying 'cross the meadow
Swallows the world in his deep dark shadow
"Go away man, go away, man"
He can't have my baby
Cuz mama loves you...
BORN IN THE DEEP WOODS mixes six original songs with six covers of traditional songs, all presented in new arrangements with a first-rate ensemble of musicians, including multi-instrumentalist Dean Jones (tho not the album's producer). The CD was helmed by Adam Selzer, whose credits are a laundry list that includes Peter Buck (R.E.M.), the Decemberists, and John Wesley Harding. I would urge getting a hardcopy of the CD, which comes with full artwork and illustrations by Ryan Bruce.
Red Yarn infuses BORN IN THE DEEP WOODS with a harder edged sound than his past releases. There's more of a southern rock influence and guitar sound on "Born Again" (Allman Brothers) and "Old Mother Goose" (Black Crowes). Perhaps Andy wanted some more modern dance numbers to play at his concerts. But they are a welcome diversion from the somber reverence attributed to "Birdies' Ball" and "Leatherwing Bat."
Inclusion is a familiar refrain around the world, and children's music is no exception. American folk music is part of this country's frontier history. Red Yarn is on a quest to make sure root revival music doesn't become mired in amber, permanently crystalized and never explored. He has invested much time and passion into a deep dive to bring the past present, to make music for the future, his own progeny first and foremost. Dare you come for a run through the forest, by the crook, in the shadow of the mountains? If you do, be sure to bring the kids.
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Judge told baby 'at risk of neglect' due to father's cannabis habit
Social workers told a family court judge that a baby would be "at risk of neglect" because her father was a regular cannabis user.
They said the man would not always be focused on his daughter - who is about nine months old - or responsive to her needs.
Their concern has emerged in a ruling by Judge Peter Greene following a private family court hearing in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, in April.
The girl's father was said to use cannabis regularly
Cambridgeshire County Council social services staff had listed the man's drug habit as one of a string of concerns they had about the girl's parents.
A barrister representing the council had explained: "The father uses cannabis on a regular basis which would put (his daughter) at risk of neglect as the father would not always be focused on (her) and responsive to her needs."
Social workers said the girl's mother suffered from epilepsy and had "cognitive limitations".
They said the couple neglected themselves and had "poor personal hygiene".
Council staff said both were vulnerable and would be unable to keep their daughter safe.
Judge Greene ruled that the girl should be placed for adoption.
The judge said if the girl stayed at home, she "would be very likely to suffer significant harm through neglect" because of her parents' "inability to recognise or meet her needs".
He did not make any specific finding in relation to social workers' concerns about the man's cannabis use.
The family was not identified.
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text: GLOBE, Ariz. -- Residents of one Arizona city are being warned about their tap water.City Manager Cynthia Seelhammer said one of Globe's wells tested positive for E. coli, but that doesn't necessarily mean the tap water is contaminated. The well water is chlorinated before it reaches homes for just this reason. However, residents are being asked to take precautions just in case.People are being encouraged to boil their water or use bottled water until further notice.Residents can pick up fresh water at the local fire station or from the county courthouse. People need to bring their own containers.According to Seelhammer, there have been no reports of anyone getting sick from the water.


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Hi All,
Anybody can suggest how to find spare parts to build a custom bar. Bar/leash typically consists of :
If I wanted to buy all those parts online. but not as already kitesurfing spare parts, but as original parts on a generic site. Where would I go?
And what do I search for?
If I search for QR release on Alibaba, it will not come up as the piece displayed below, is probably called something else and just adapted by kite companies to be a QR release.
Any ideas?
I am looking for:
QR release
stopper balls
Is there a place to buy all of that as raw parts?


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In the Radiology Department, x-rays will be taken of your abdomen. The exam lasts about an hour and a half. After the exam, you may resume your normal diet and activities. Your doctor will discuss the test results with you.
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"Serenade" the 2000 Model Dufour 45 Classic Sloop is new to the Southern California Market. This fully found offshore performance cruiser is ready to go to sea and has been upgraded extensively, including New Canvas, Electronics, lots of spares and extra gear. The boat is in excellent condition and is at our docks at Sun Harbor Marina
"Seranade" has moved to our Cabrillo Yacht Sales docks at Sun Harbor Marina. This vessel is in Top Notch condition with lots of upgrades, The owners want it sold Call for boarding instructions
JUST REDUCED $10,000 Just Reduced $10000
"Serenade" is a 3 stateroom vessel. The bow stateroom is the master. It has a large modified queen berth that has a custom mattress and a memory foam top pad, down covers and high quality 800 thread count bedding. (over the top) The stateroom has its own head with Jabsco pump toilet, sink and shower stall, hot and cold pressure water. Good head storage for the master. There is good ventilation with multiple port lights as well as overhead hatch for additional light. The room, as in the entire boat, is lined with solid natural teak. Good storage is supplied, in, lockers , drawers and under bunk space.
Step aft, through the cabin door, and one enters the Salon and Pullman galley with navigation station. There is a large settee with seating for at least 6 for sit down meals. The area is lined in teak and comfortable cushions and is a wonderful overall feature. The galley is to port with great counter space, twin stainless steel sinks, Force propane stove and oven, built in Microwave, top load Isotherm refrigeration and great storage . Dufour provides their own trademark dishes, glasses and cups. Just aft to starboard, is the Nav station with a great seat, chart table (charts) Port lights and hatches ad to the light and ventilation in the main salon. One step aft to port is the guest second head with built in shower, sink , cabinets and hatch with toilet and door.
Center aft of the salon is the companionway to the cockpit, engine access hatch and on either side of this area are twin staterooms. Each stateroom has a modified berth with the same custom mattresses top foam and down cover and high end bedding as the master, There is good storage with shelves and lockers
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Tanisha Jones attributes her journey from homeless child to school principal to her teachers, her own determination, and the Children's Defense Fund.
In her early years, her crack-addicted mother kept moving Tanisha and her brother around to various apartments in Washington, D.C. Their most frequent "home" became homeless shelters that often ran out of food. "The line was long and if they ran out, you didn't get to eat."
Her mother made an effort to see that they didn't have to change schools often, and school became Tanisha's true home—and sometimes the only place she had a meal. When Tanisha was seven, her grandmother came to the school and took her and her brother home, providing stability and predictable meals for the first time in her life.
She missed her mother, though, and couldn't understand why she never came to see them, "I would sit and wait for her. I just couldn't believe she would abandon us." Her father kept contact with her brother but not with her, for reasons she still doesn't get. "For a while, I was thinking I wasn't a good kid." She later learned her grandmother had forbidden her mother to come by the house until she had gotten off drugs, which her mother eventually was able to do.
Tanisha put all her efforts into school. "I wasn't the smartest kid around but I worked hard and teachers encouraged me. I went to school at 7:30 in the morning. I joined whatever clubs I could join and put myself into situations where I would be exposed to positive things. I'd stay at school until 6 or 7 at night. I couldn't outsmart anyone but I progressed through sheer will." She was there so much that some of her teachers became surrogate parents.
"When I got into high school, they started helping me find a way to go to college." That's how she came to know about CDF and the Beat the Odds Award. "That was a big day for me. Maya Angelou introduced me. I couldn't believe she was telling my story."
The following summer, CDF asked Tanisha to share her story in front of thousands of people at the "Stand For Children" rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial. "People came up to me afterwards and asked if they could share my story with others. It was mind-blowing to realize that I was making an impact on others." Ever since then, "when I get a call from CDF, I jump on the opportunity."
Tanisha graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in communications and began working in human resources in corporate America. "I started feeling, well, not very fulfilled." She went back to school to get a master's degree in education from American University. She became a founding teacher at the E.L. Haynes public charter school in Washington. She taught third grade, became a lead teacher and this fall, is the assistant principal. Tanisha is married and has a son and daughter.
"I know life can deal harsh blows sometimes but you should hold all children to high expectations because they can achieve."


text: Full of contrasting textures and flavours, this is one of those recipes that the whole family will love – it works really well with cooked chicken too. This recipe is a mouthwatering leftovers idea from our morroccan-style shoulder of lamb dish. The leftover meat needs to be thoroughly reheated until piping hot and should never be reheated more than once.Cook the microwave basmati rice according to the pack instructions. Toast the almonds in a small, heavy-based pan, over a medium heat, until golden, moving them around in the pan often, so they brown evenly. Set aside. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the onion over a medium to high heat for 5 minutes until coloured. Stir though the garlic, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and balti paste and cook for 1 minute before adding the lamb and tossing well to coat. Add the rice, stock and peas and cook over a medium to high heat until the rice is hot and the stock has been absorbed. Stir through the coriander and scatter with the flaked almonds to serve.See more Lamb recipes Please note that 300g (10oz) of lamb is not included in the shop ingredients list as this is a leftover, so you will need to enter the product in your shopping basket if making this recipe from scratch.For top tips on protecting you and your family when preparing raw meat and poultry, visit Food Safety in the Home.


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Dec. 7, 2011
BOSTON — At the African Meeting House, it's 1855 all over again. Politicians and civic leaders gathered in Boston on Tuesday to rededicate the national landmark after a 10-year, $9.5 million restoration.
Boston's African American community began organizing during the American Revolution, executive director Beverly Morgan-Welch said at the event, opening the African Lodge in 1775 and then a benevolent society and a school. The meeting house opened in 1806. Community members called it "Abolition Church" and the "Black Faneuil Hall." It now commemorates the history of African Americans during slavery and in the abolitionist movement.
Learn more about the building's history on WGBH's "Basic Black."
Parts of the structure have been restored in the past, Morgan-Welch said, but this is the first complete restoration.
The building was closed for 6 years as everything from the chandelier to the wall sconces to the walls themselves were restored or replicated to their 1855 appearance. When "Greater Boston" took a tour this summer, the pews were being put in place, including two of the Meeting House's original pews. The outside of the building got a facelift as well: the brick has been repointed, the windows restored and the colors repainted.
There's just one touch you wouldn't see in 1855: a new elevator tower.
At the Dec. 6 rededication ceremony, professor Lois Brown shared the significance of the building.
"This church and its community played a defining role in the American Civil War — that unforgettable chapter in our history that was shaped indelibly by the formation and heroism of African American regiments. The very first soldiers to enlist, in the very first African American regiments in the North, were recruited here," Brown said.
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Alexander is Still GREAT!
Budapest's spring this year was really busting out all over, with the completion and opening of Metro 4 (after only 20 years in construction, it opened March 28 with two free days of travel; naturally, I was out of town; still have that great timing), the opening of Castle Hill's refurbished Old Bazaar, the opening of Parliament Square again after more construction and the appearance on the scene of the new bubis – city bicycles which can be rented for a minimal amount of money and left at locked stands all over town. Budapest – the International City, voted Best Tourist Destination in the world by Conde Nast travelers and Most Welcoming City in Europe by those tourists who, I suppose, were welcomed nicely to the city.
The weather was unseasonably warm for March and we all reveled in it.
And then it was Off to Skopje, Macedonia, for the long weekend of March 27-31. I survived my Very Early Flight – had to be at the airport at 6 AM! - Yucchh!! A brief stopover in Vienna, then a 90 minute flight to arrive in Skopje around noon. My prearranged hotel taxi found me at the airport and delivered me safely and quickly to the Hotel City Central International around 2 PM, right in the center of town and located on the top (2nd) floor of the main shopping center, just off the main square. Great location.
As I was checking into my eight-room hotel, a tall young man was also at the front desk. I realized I had seen him at the Vienna airport, boarding the same flight as mine. He also recognized me and started chatting. Turned out he was Serbian, living in Austria, and also traveling on his own. Anyway, as always, I chatted briefly with Irina, one of the three young Macedonian receptionists I would meet, then checked into my small but clean room and headed out for my standard orientation walk around the main part of Skopje.
I strolled through the main square and crossed the famous Stone Bridge to the left bank of the river. I kept on walking to the entrance of the Old Bazaar, where who should I encounter but Milos, my Serbian buddy from the hotel. He joined me on my exploratory walk and, from that point until he left on Sunday, he seemed to adopt me as a surrogate father and traveling companion. He joined me for lunch in the Old Bazaar at Destan, a well-known local restaurant that serves only three dishes: the tasty local salad, Shopska (sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, covered with shredded cheese), the local version of kebabs (a plate of five or ten finger-sized meat rolls with side dishes of onions, peppers and wonderful local bread), and a hearty bean soup. Keep it simple and they will come. Topped off with a Skopsko Macedonian beer, it was yummy.
Milos surprised me by paying for my lunch, but he was insistent and, what the heck, it made him happy, so why not? Lunch with beer for both of us was only around 5 euro, so it was a great bargain. We continued exploring the Old Bazaar for another hour or so, checking out the main streets and veering off into the little side alleys and narrow streets as the spirit moved us. We checked out the places we would like to revisit during a more in-depth exploration the following day or two, then headed back across the river and walked along the restaurant- and bar-studded riverfront area off the main square. Lo and behold, we found St. Pat's Irish pub, which occasioned a stop for a Guinness – I paid for this one, even though Milos seemed slightly upset that I wouldn't let him keep on paying. Fair is fair, after all.
After a brief nap, I was ready to wander out again and, when I did so, found Milos in the hotel's miniscule lobby, chatting up yet another attractive young receptionist. He suggested we go for pizza in the shopping center, so what the heck, why not? Again, he insisted on paying for the slices of pizza we got, and I let him, figuring I'd pay him back at another time. We had another Guinness or two at the Irish pub, on me.
I was a touch tired from the long day, and it was still raining off and on, so decided to call it a night. In my room again, I checked to see if there were any English-language channels on TV and it turned out there were! Several, in fact, one of which was The History Channel. Damn! I could easily have stayed in my room all weekend just to watch the History Channel. I watched it till late Thursday night, then finally fell into the waiting arms of Morpheus.
Friday dawned bright and sunny and warm. After a continental breakfast at the hotel, I picked up some postcard stamps at a nearby post office branch and decided I was ready to climb the hill to see the Kale Fortress which dominates the northern skyline of Skopje. I huffed and I puffed and I rested and I climbed and I finally reached the entrance to the fortress, where I found a hand-printed sign that read, "Fortress is closed for visitors." Well, wasn't I the happy traveler? Scheisse! I rested for a few minutes and enjoyed the view from the hilltop. Then I slashed the tires of all of the cars in the parking lot and wended my way back down to the bazaar.
I spent the rest of the morning just meandering again, checking out places I'd found on the Internet and wanted to visit again later, like the Old Town Brewery and the Daut Pasha Hammam, now a local museum. Lunch was another yummy kebab plate at another Destan restaurant located just off the main square; the Balkans are definitely a meat-eater's delight.
Around 6 pm, happy hour time, I tried to creep quietly past Milos's room, but there he was again in the lobby, munching on some nuts he'd bought and hitting on the third lovely young receptionist. The guy was definitely a hound. So we ambled back across the Stone Bridge, through the Old Bazaar and I retraced my earlier steps to the Old Town Brewery, where we had a couple of beers and sat next to the warmth of an open fire inside the covered area. The nights were still chilly and the fire was a welcome friend. Unfortunately, as usual I had started out too early and the place was pretty empty of other patrons, so we decided to head back to St. Pat's and have a beer or two while waiting for the music to start.
We sat at a table next to a middle-aged English couple from Belfast and had a nice conversation with them. I had to be careful when describing my trips around Ireland; for instance, when I told them I'd been to Derry, they immediately corrected me to "Londonderry." When the woman told me she was from the Shankill Road area of Belfast, I decided not to tell her it was one of the scariest places I'd walked on the Emerald Isle. But they were nice enough for all that and Milos and I spent a pleasant time in the cozy pub, chatting and drinking our Guinness.
I soon found myself alone again, as Milos was eager to find a place to eat some plieviscka and then resume his chat-up with at least one of the receptionists. I had a light snack at the bar and sat through the first set of music by a young guitar-playing woman singing popular songs. It was Friday night and even around 11 PM the pub was still pretty quiet, so I wandered away for a stroll and another early night. When I got back to the hotel, sure enough, there was Milos hitting on Monika! Gotta give him points for perseverance.
Saturday started out slow, but turned into a fun day with a late-night ending (and about damn time, too!). As I was starting my morning walk to find a nearby (I thought) massage sanctuary, I once again found Milos hanging around the lobby waiting for me, so we trudged off together.
Back to the Macedonian Gate for lunch of plieviscka, which is really just a large hamburger with tomato, lettuce and onions in a large bun. The difference between this and a regular old American hamburger, however, is that the plieviscka is served in a large paper cone, then topped with a heap of French fries (chips for my English friends) slathered with catsup; since the entire package comes in that paper cone, it cannot be set down on a plate (or table) – you just have to hold it with one hand while eating with the other. When the fries are gone, you can then eat the burger, using the cone as a holder. It sounds awkward and uncomfortable, which it is, but I managed to get through everything and must say it was tasty and definitely a unique dining experience. But I would have preferred to intermix my burger and fries instead of eating all the fires first and then the burger. Ah, well, then it wouldn't be a plieskavica.
Back to the hotel to rest up for the evening's entertainment – Irish music at St. Pat's – I was surprised when the receptionist gave me back the postcards I had asked her to mail for me earlier. It seems she was unable to perform such a simple task, since the post office apparently separated their mail into registered and non-registered and the poor girl couldn't determine which I wanted. I'd have to go back to the post office on Monday morning before I left and physically hand my postcards to one of the post office employees for mailing. Interesting place, Macedonia.
Alright, Saturday Night and ready to rock and roll. Milos and I (Mutt and Jeff, by this time, as he was at least 6'1") made our way back to the Irish pub around 7 PM and found seats at the bar to await the singer. As is my wont in Irish bars, I got into a conversation with Marty, a Canadian gent nearby, who was in Skopje on business. He was then joined by Tim, a very large and friendly Englishman who owns a winery in the area (Tim fit in really well with all of the other large statues and buildings in Skopje). A few other locals came and went during the evening and the singing started after several beers. The Irish singer, Joe, finished his gig and joined us, at which point the Jameson's started to flow rather freely. Milos headed out around 10 PM, as he had to get ready for his 11 PM pickup to go to the airport. Too bad, as he missed it when Tim gave Marty and me a bottle of his very own hand-grown wine from his vineyard. I can't wait to taste it. I floated into the hotel around 2 AM – which was suddenly 3 AM, as it was time for the clocks to change for Daylight Saving Time. A good night in downtown Skopje.
Sunday was surprisingly quiet and a touch lonely without my buddy Milos. Although I am used to traveling alone, it was kind of nice to have a companion for those few days. I missed him and hope he gets in touch someday. Anyway, the sun was even brighter on Sunday, and I took a final day's walk around the Old Bazaar again, picking up a few gifts for family and friends, having a chocolate crepe at a small French bistro and just enjoying relaxing in the sun on the main square. After a late afternoon snack of a hot dog buttie (hot dog on a large bun covered with the inevitable French fries) and a short nap. I headed back to the riverfront restaurants for dinner. Ran into Marty along the way, and found Tim and Joe at St. Pat's, but was in the mood for a steak that night and found it at the Bella Vista restaurant overlooking the river and huge buildings on the other side. Good steak, veggies and potatoes, a fitting final dinner for my visit.


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DRAMA CLUB: Roommate Episode 38 Recap
Comedian guest stars, and an impromptu g.o.d. fan-meet reunion are what we have in store for Roommate this week. Also, a food truck joins the cast in the roomies' own backyard, and Joon Hyung is a party pooper. Who'd have thought!
Lore: We start the episode off with a flashback to one month ago. The roommates are having dinner and Se Ho has a favor to ask of them. His friend, comedian Nam Hee Suk, has a daughter who wants to interview Se Ho as part of a school project and he is hoping his roomies can help with the interview. The roomies are shocked to learn Hee Suk's daughter, Bo Ryung, is now in 6th grade.
Like clockwork (is that the magic of editing?) Bo Ryung and her school friends show up for the interview. The roomies are happy to meet her, and tell her she looks like her Dad. Hint to the roomies- telling a 6th grade girl she looks like her Dad might make her feel a bit self-conscious (and it does, but we all know they mean well).
After a short phone conversation with Hee Suk (in which he asks them to treat his daughter well and gets the low down on her reaction to be told she looks like him) the kids and Se Ho start the interview. The first question is why Se Ho wanted to be a comedian- and through flashbacks we see that Bo Ryung's Dad was Se Ho's inspiration. D'aww. We are teased with the fact Hee Suk will visit later in the episode, before cutting out of this one month ago interview segment.
Next, we take a peek into room 2 where Jackson, Sunny, and Joon Hyung have gathered. Joon Hyung has decided he wants to school the youngin's in what his early days were like and what better way than paying a visit to the dingy old dormitory where G.O.D. got their start.
To make things more exciting Joon Hyung posts a picture of Jackson, Sunny, and himself on his SNS, asking fans to meet them at the old dorm at 4:30 PM. They don't think many fans will show because it is a workday and the old dorms are out of the way.
Once on the road Joon Hyung calls Danny Ahn (who was in G.O.D. alongside Joon Hyung) and asks him to meet them at the dorms. Danny declines (he is going to work) so Jackson suggest they invite JYP. Joon Hyung tells Jackson there is no way JYP would visit, he broke out in hives the last time he was at the place. Ha.
As the car ride continues we are treated to Joon Hyung's awesome reactions at how the neighborhood around the old dorms have changed (I just love seeing people "go back home"). Finally they arrive at the old dorms to find out it is now a restaurant. On top of that Danny is there (you liar!) and so are some fans (which surprises Joon Hyung since it was such short notice).
The tour of the old dorms commences, and to be honest the place is a basement. Danny and Joon Hyung point out where all of the furniture was, mention the time the place flooded, and even claim the mold growing on the ceiling ("that is our mold!").
After the inside tour is over, an outside tour starts- including the grave that sits next to the store, which was their only view while using the restroom. Can I get a collective eek! Joon Hyung greets the fans, telling Jackson he should pick one of them because they have money. Haha, nice Joon Hyung, nice. Concerned about how cold it is, Joon Hyung asks the fans to wait inside while he takes Sunny and Jackson around the neighborhood for some more sightseeing.
So what are the stops on this tour of G.O.D.'s neighborhood? Well, a hotel for starters. The members used to wash up here when they didn't have hot water at their place. And when the hotel was unavailable to them they made their way to the neighborhood hospital, where they incognito snuck in and out of the bathroom to wash up. After a hilarious apology for their past behavior is made to hospital staff the party heads back to the old dorms.
So, how many fans showed up for the 4:30 get together? 200 some, and they have sky blue balloons (G.O.D.'s fan club color). Joon Hyung is shocked, since the place is so out of the way and it is a workday. The fans call out that they left work early or called in sick (haha, that is fan dedication right there) to make it. The fans start singing "Sky Blue Balloon" and Joon Hyung joins right in (is it just me or did Danny seem a little out of it at first)?
Joon Hyung reveals it is G.O.D.s 16th anniversary soon, and being the awesome fans they are two cakes are quickly brought out to celebrate the event. Joon Hyung gets a bit teary eyed, leading to alternating shouts of "Cry!" and "Don't Cry!"
After blowing out the candles Danny announces that Joon Hyung will buy all of the gathered fans dinner. Since the restaurant they are going to eat at is so far away, Danny and Joon Hyung volunteer to drive all of the fans in mini-vans. Wow, I guess that was well worth calling in sick for. Well, unless your boss watches Roommate that is.
After a group selca, and then some clips from the drive and at the restaurant, the G.O.D. tour down memory lane comes to a close. Seriously, what a sweet segment. You can tell Joon Hyung really appreciates his fans and where he came from.
Rosie: I'll admit, I cried watching this segment. Will this be us in ten years? Haha!
Qisti: So many people! I also have to give my congratulations to g.o.d. and their fans for sticking together this long. 16 years. Amazing!
Now to find out what's going on at home. We find Se Ho and Young Ji in the kitchen busily preparing some food for their special guest, veteran MC Nam Hee Suk (the dad of the girl who interviewed Se Ho at the beginning of the episode). They go on to "taste" the food just like the court maids did before giving the food to the king. That sounds like my kind of job, minus the fact that you could die if the food was actually poisoned. Before he arrives, the roomies who are home since and chat about Nam Hee Suk and his past. We even get a recreation of Hee Suk's infamous scenes thanks to Se Ho and Ryohei (who played the girl) calling him oppa.
Our special guest arrives and immediately has the whole house laughing right from the get go. You can just tell that this is going to be a good night. They start talking about how they first met each other. Nam Hee Suk mentions that when he first saw Se Ho, he thought he looked like broccoli and gave him his nickname, cabbage. He even gives Kang Jun a nickname, goat (if you put his last name with the korean word for goat you get Seo Yeom Suh, sounds a lot better right? lol). He also tells the roomies more about Joon Hyung and how he was the one he wanted to see the most.
Which then segways us back to g.o.d.'s dorm, where the four of them are eating and Joon Hyung tells them more stories. He recalls this one time that Yoon Kye Sang was practicing but because he was super stressed and tense he passed out. Ever since then, whenever they went to go and record JYP was always nice to him. Jackson asks if that's what he should do, but Danny advises him that it won't work again, haha!
Back at the house, they eat the food that Se Ho and Young Ji prepared. Nam Hee Suk jokes that he was born in Cuba and used to play music with Castro. Nana seems to believe it, while Young Ji is having a harder time. Then Se Ho and Nam Hee Suk go into a who is better looking battle. They decide to call Nam Hee Suk's daughter and ask her who's better looking, and instantly she says her dad. They decide to call Se Ho's older sister who says Se Ho is better looking. As tie breaker, Young Ji calls fellow Kara group member Hara who struggles, but ultimately picks Nam Hee Suk.
Rosie: This whole segment was so unfair, but so hilarious! I guess this is just what happens when you put so many comedians and their celebrity friends on a variety show.
Soon after this, Joon Hyung, Sunny and Jackson return home from their adventures, and it's time to… eat again?
They have the production team actually park a food truck in the Roommates' backyard! Now that's my kind of fast food. The setting is so they can recreate one of Se Ho and Hee Suk's first meetings which happened to take place at a food stall. Gook Ju and Sunny do all the cooking (or at least the part that we see) and Gook Ju does a perfect impression of a food cart ahjumma, soju and all.
For having so many comedians though (plus Joon Hyung who I swear counts as one most days), the gathering turns heartfelt. Hee Suk recounts that Se Ho could have and should have taken a contract from other companies, because Hee Suk felt like he couldn't do enough for him as a career. Se Ho hotly denies that he would have ever left, or that he ever will. It's more than loyalty. It's family plus loyalty and Hee Suk was prouder than ever when Se Ho finally made his name almost completely by himself.
Hee Suk also had praise for Joon Hyung, especially for his successful return to the celebrity spotlight via this show and with g.o.d. in general. To Gook Ju he gave her encouragement and actually told her not to lose weight. The implication is, it's a part of her charm and who she is, and to not stress over what people tell her.
His words to Ryohei though were interesting, and are probably things the Japanese foreigner doesn't hear very often.
Even on Roommate it is oftentimes very evident that Ryohei has a hard time, not only with the language and cultural barriers, but also because of who he is, a Japanese entertainer in a sometimes extremely biased Korean culture. For this reason, even seeing Hee Suk encourage him through all of this was touching, and probably a little brave. I've officially decided I like this man!
Somewhere during all of this touching stuff though, this happens:
Joon Hyung… you've had a long, long day my friend. Sleep well.
Apparently everyone goes to sleep extremely late, because even Jong Ok comes sneaking home in the middle of the night and half of them aren't in bed yet. We're treated to the actress's nightly ablutions including toenail care - always good to see people taking proper care of their toes - and then the passed out images of basically all the females on this show.
As I always suspected!
The real news of the episode though is the person who comes creeping in early in the morning! Super sneaky of him. Or perhaps the roomies should've gone to bed earlier, but it's nice to know they can party hard and have 2pm's Taekyeon come in and make them breakfast for the next day.
I look forward to next week.
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Company news: Apotex and inVentiv Health
The FDA lifted its import ban on a generic drug facility run by Canadian company Apotex. The decision means the firm can resume shipments of oral solid dose products from the Toronto facility, its largest manufacturing facility supplying those products to the US, the company said. Apotex said it will manufacturing and shipping will resume immediately. The agency had placed a restriction on Apotex US exports last spring, after finding "significant violations" of Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations, and contamination in equipment at the Toronto plant.
InVentiv Health is buying contract research organization (CRO) PharmaNet Development Group. With the acquisition – the firm's second CRO investment since January – inVentiv hopes to bolster its communications and consulting offerings to drug and device companies. Financial information on the transaction, which is expected to close by the second quarter, was not disclosed. Estimated to be worth $21 billion globally, the CRO market is projected to grow annually by 7% through 2014, with scale expected to remain a key factor in winning new business. The add-on extends inVentiv's global reach to nearly 40 countries and bolsters its early- and late-stage clinical development capabilities, the company said.


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America's first commercial power plant was designed by Thomas Edison in 1882. It was built in New York, and it was a cogeneration power plant. Cogeneration has been around for over 100 years, but what is it exactly?
Cogeneration is also known as Combined Heat and Power or CHP. It is the process of producing electricity and heat from the same energy source, and can save homeowners up to 40% on energy costs. All Climate is proud to be the leader in cogeneration adaptation and products for the greater Seattle area. Below are photos of a couple installations, with additional information about the equipment.
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The hydronic Freewatt plus system used the hydronic HI module and control module to integrate the Honda MCHP power module with a super-efficient residential boiler. This modulating condensing boiler captures 95% of the available energy. The advanced microprocessor control continuously adjusts the system's output to match the home's heating load.
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I've been meaning to mention, and I don't know if it has been already- when I double click on a AM file in the Finder it sometimes opens with the Audio Mulch Help application! (or tries to)
It seems to be random when it does this too.
I'm on Mac and I've done the usual 'open with' repair but it does not fix this.
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National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce; Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Notice of application and availability for public comment.
This notice advises other agencies and the public that I.P. Pacific has submitted applications to the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, the Services) for Incidental Take Permits (Permits) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). As required by the Act, I.P. Pacific has also prepared a draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) intended to minimize and mitigate any such take of endangered or threatened species. The Permit applications are related to forest land management and timber harvest on 28,388 acres of I.P. Pacific's lands within the Yakama Indian Reservation, located in Yakima and Klickitat Counties, WA.
The Permit applications include the draft HCP and the draft Implementing Agreement. The Services also announce the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Permit applications. The draft EA and HCP have been combined in a single document with the HCP as the Proposed Action Alternative, Alternative B, termed the Multi-species HCP Alternative.
This notice is provided pursuant to the Act and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. The Services are furnishing this notice in order to allow other agencies and the public an opportunity to review and comment on these documents. All comments received will become part of the public record and will be available for review pursuant to the Act.
Written comments on the permit applications, draft EA, HCP, and Implementing Agreement must be received no later than November 20, 2000.
Requests for documents on CD ROM should be made by calling the Fish and Wildlife Service at (360) 534-9330. Hardbound copies are also available for viewing, and partial or complete duplication (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, under the heading Libraries).
The documents may also be viewed electronically on the World Wide Web at the Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 HCP Home Page: http://pacific.fws.gov/hcp.
Comments and requests for information should be directed to Tim McCracken, Project Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801, telephone: (509) 665-3505, facsimile: (509)665-3509, or Matt Longenbaugh, Project Biologist, Start Printed Page 56536National Marine Fisheries Service, 510 Desmond Drive, S.E., Suite 103, Lacey, WA 98503-1263, telephone: (360)753-7761; facsimile: (360)753-9517. Comments and materials received will also be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours by calling (360) 534-9330.End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
Section 9 of the Act and Federal regulations prohibit the "taking" of a species listed as endangered or threatened. The term "take" is defined under the Act to mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. Harm is defined to include significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, spawning, rearing, migrating, feeding, or sheltering.
The proposed Permits would authorize take of the following endangered or threatened species incidental to otherwise lawful activities: northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), gray wolf (Canis lupus), Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus), and the mid-Columbia River Evolutionarily Significant Unit of steelhead (Onchorhyncus mykiss). The proposed Permits would also authorize future incidental take for 30 currently unlisted species, should they become listed in the future, such as coho salmon (Onchorhyncus kisutch), Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa).
The Services may issue permits, under limited circumstances, to take listed species incidental to, and not the purpose of, otherwise lawful activities. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations governing permits for endangered species are promulgated in 50 CFR 17.22 and, regulations governing permits for threatened species are promulgated in 50 CFR 17.32. National Marine Fisheries Service regulations governing permits for threatened and endangered species are promulgated in 50 CFR 222.307.
I.P. Pacific owns and manages scattered parcels throughout the upper Klickitat River Basin. The portion of these lands located within the Yakama Indian Reservation are being considered by the Services for coverage under section 10(a) of the Act. I.P. Pacific's ownership proposed for coverage totals 28,388 acres, located near the southwest corner of Yakima County near the town of Glenwood, WA. Proposed management activities include timber harvest and general forest management. Some timber harvest and forest management activities have the potential to affect species subject to protection under the Act. Section 10 of the Act contains provisions for the issuance of permits to non-federal land owners for the take of endangered and threatened species, provided the take is incidental to otherwise lawful activities, and will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival and recovery of the species in the wild. In addition, the applicant must prepare and submit to the Services for approval an HCP containing a strategy for minimizing and mitigating all take associated with the proposed activities to the maximum extent practicable. The applicant must also ensure that adequate funding for the HCP will be provided.
I.P. Pacific has developed the draft HCP with technical assistance from the Services to obtain the Permits for their activities on land under their ownership within the boundaries of the Yakama Indian Reservation. Activities proposed for Permit coverage include the following: harvest of trees; silvicultural treatments; site preparation; tree planting; timberland inventory and monitoring; construction, maintenance, and use of logging roads and landings; quarrying stone and gravel; fire prevention and suppression; habitat restoration; use of low-flying aircraft; tribal access; and, aerial spraying of the biological pesticide Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) to control spruce budworm. Clear-cutting of timber will be minimized and used only where necessary to restore sustainable stands. The Permits also propose to cover certain monitoring activities and fish and wildlife surveys within the Plan area.
Federal guidelines regarding tribal trust responsibilities and government-to-government relations with the Yakama Tribe are being closely followed by the Services. The Yakama Tribal Council, Timber Program, and Resources Offices have been consulted throughout the Plan development process to the greatest extent possible. The following three alternatives are currently analyzed in detail in the draft EA: (A) the No Action Alternative; (B) the Proposed Plan Alternative, titled the Multi-species HCP Alternative; and, (C) the Spotted Owl Only Alternative. Under Alternative A, the No Action Alternative, no permit would be issued, take would be avoided for all threatened and endangered species on the property, and Yakama Indian Nation guidelines for protection of riparian areas would be followed. Alternative B, the Multi-species HCP Alternative, involves issuing a Permit authorizing take of seven threatened and endangered species on the property, with provisions for authorizing take for 30 unlisted species in the future should they be listed during the term of the Permits. The Plan details minimization and mitigation measures for these threatened, endangered, and unlisted species. Alternative C, the Spotted Owl Only Alternative, involves the Fish and Wildlife Service issuing a permit for the northern spotted owl only, and I.P. Pacific would continue to follow the Yakama Indian Nation guidelines for protection of riparian areas, as in the No Action Alternative.
Alternatives considered during scoping but which were not analyzed in detail include a Historical Forest Restoration Alternative, a Washington State Forest and Fish Agreement Alternative, an Expanded Covered Species Alternative, and a Northwest Forest Plan Alternative. These four alternatives were not analyzed in detail because they did not meet the stated purpose and needs of the proposed action, which are to provide protection and conservation to listed and proposed species and their habitats to the extent intended under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act, while allowing I.P. Pacific to fulfill its forest management and timber harvest planning in a practical manner.
This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(a) of the Act and NEPA regulations. The Services will evaluate the applications, associated documents, and comments submitted thereon to determine whether the application meets the requirements of the Act and NEPA. If it is determined that the requirements are met, a permit will be issued for the incidental take of all covered species. The final permit decisions will be made no sooner than November 20, 2000.
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Dated: June 27, 2000.
Don Weathers,
Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, Portland, Oregon
Dated: September 14, 2000.
Wanda Cain,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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1. Kenneth L. Morrison, Hastings, Nebraska; to acquire control of Doniphan Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire control of Bank of Doniphan, both of Doniphan, Nebraska.Start Signature
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Monday, October 3, 2005, 5 p.m.
City Hall Assembly Chambers
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
• August 29, 2005 Committee of the Whole meeting
III. Ordinance 2005-32: An Ordinance Relating to the Airport Board, the Hospital Board, the Eaglecrest Board, and the Docks and Harbors Board.
Ordinance 2005-32
Letter from Airport Board dated 9/29/2005
Letter from Docks and Harbors board dated 9/30/2005
IV. Adjourn
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Höfði is a house in northern Reykjavík, the capital city of Iceland, built in 1909. Höfði is located at Félagstún. Initially, it was built for the French consul Jean-Paul Brillouin in Iceland and was the exclusive residence of poet and businessman Einar Benediktsson (1864-1940) for many years.[1] It is best known as the location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit meeting of presidents Ronald Reagan of the United States and Mikhail Gorbachev of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. That effectively was a step to the end of the Cold War. Within the building, the flags of the United States and the Soviet Union are cross-hung to commemorate the meeting.
In the 1940s and 1950s, it was home to the British Embassy in Reykjavík.[2] The city of Reykjavík purchased the house in 1958, restored it to its former glory. From then on it has been used for formal receptions and festive occasions.
On 25 September 2009, on the building's 100th birthday, Höfði was damaged in a fire.[3] All irreplaceable artifacts were saved.
In 2015, Einar Benediktsson's statue, by Ásmundur Sveinsson, was moved to a spot near Höfði house.
Telecommunications history[edit]
The building was used to make the first radio communications between Iceland and the outside world on 26 June 1905, when contact was made with Poldhu in Cornwall, UK.
Local legend[edit]
The memoirs of one of the earliest occupants of Höfði state that the house is inhabited by the spirit of a young woman. Accounts vary on who she is but most commonly she is either a suicide or drowning victim.[4] John Greenway, who inhabited the house in 1952, insisted that it be sold and the British consulate moved elsewhere, because of what he called 'bumps in the night'.[5] He even applied for special permission from the Foreign Office to do so.[6] That same year the house was sold back to the Icelandic government.[5]
Popular local legends differ from the accounts of the house's inhabitants; the most popular of which is that the house is a Viking burial site.[6] For this reason locals say the liquor cabinet of the house is frequently raided by spirits.[6]
The legend has even gained recognition by the Foreign Ministry who have officially stated that; "We do not confirm or deny that the Hofdi has a ghost."[4]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Höfði.
- ^ Iceland. Insight Guides, Discovery Channel, APA Publications. 2009. p. 155.
- ^ "Embassy History". Internet Archive. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Eldur í þaki Höfða" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ a b McCartney, Robert J. (October 5, 1986). "A Supernatural Summit; More Stories Emerge That Potential Site For Superpower Talks Is a Haunted House". The Washington Post. pp. A33.
- ^ a b McCartney, Robert J. (October 4, 1986). "In the Spirit of Diplomacy; Reputedly Haunted House Is Likely Site for Talks". The Washington Post. pp. A1.
- ^ a b c Quinn, Matthew C. (October 10, 1986). "Historic 'haunted' house hosts summit". United Press International.
Coordinates: 64°08′47″N 21°54′24″W / 64.14639°N 21.90667°W


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Family Cabin (Sleeps 7)
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- Pets Not Allowed
Estimating your equipment size
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Caravans, Motorhomes, Camper Vans, Camper Trailers
Please include your tow/draw bar in the estimate.
Widths are generally around 4 – 5 metres (13.12 – 16.4 feet).
Note: Include annexes of pullouts in width.
|Average Lengths:
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|2 person
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|3 person
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|4 person
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Please be advised that Site sizes vary from park to park and within each park. Sites will be allocated based on the measurements provided during the booking process and it is the responsibility of the guest to ensure estimates are as close to accurate as possible.
If you are unsure, we would prefer you to overestimate or give us a call on 1300 738 044
Spacious Family Cabin with 2 separate bedrooms with double bed in 1 bedroom, DB bunk in 2nd bedroom + fold out couch in living. Separate toilet & bathroom, separate living room with TV and dining area. Kitchen facilities include cooking utensils, crockery, cutlery, full size fridge, hotplate and microwave.
Cabin sleeps up to 7
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- Bedrooms separate from living area
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Kitchen & Dining
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Plus enjoy all the park facilities and fun activities on offer at Bicheno Cabin Park, as well as the many things to see and do around Bicheno.
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If you are arriving outside these times you must contact park reception during reception hours to make alternate arrangements. Guests who fail to arrive on the designated day will forfeit the 1st night. A credit card must be produced when checking in. Any damage caused may be charged against that card. A minimum stay during times of high occupancy, Easter, weekends, school and public holidays may apply. Adult's rates apply to persons above 15 years. Children rates apply to guests aged 2 to 15 years. There is no charge under 2 years. With the exception of medically certified guide dogs, dogs are not permitted.
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When the first reports based on the Snowden leaks were published last year, the layperson could be forgiven for not knowing exactly what to make of the surveillance programs they revealed. Words like "metadata" and "upstream collection" made the whole affair seem impersonal, quarantined off from our real lives by some trick of technical language. The sheer scale of data collection should have been alarming, but it also blurred the implications.
The ways in which the NSA's surveillance programs touch individual lives has come sharply in focus in the past week. On Saturday, The Washington Post reported that nearly half of conversations in a cache intercepted and stored by the NSA involved US citizens. Some of those digital files reportedly contained medical records, résumés, exchanges about religion and politics, photos of women in their underwear and children on swings.
A report published Wednesday by the Intercept tightened the focus still further, to the faces of five US citizens: Hooshang Amirahmadi, Nihad Awad, Asim Ghafoor, Faisal Gill and Agha Saeed. According to the report, e-mail addresses belonging to those five individuals appear on a spreadsheet of surveillance targets that the NSA monitored between 2002 and 2008, under a program intended to target foreigners and terrorism suspects. Among the five is a former Homeland Security official in the Bush administration with a top-secret security clearance; the executive director of a prominent Muslim civil rights organization; and a defense lawyer who handled terrorism cases.
None has been charged with a crime. Though the report cautioned that "it is impossible to know why their emails were monitored, or the extent of the surveillance," what links the five men is their Muslim heritage and their civil liberties work. Several told The Intercept they believed they were targets because of their faith and their activism, which are protected under the First Amendment.
Muslim Advocates, a law firm, said the report "confirms the worst fears of American Muslims: the federal government has targeted Americans, even those who have served their country in the military and government, simply because of their faith or religious heritage." The Center for Constitutional Rights likened the surveillance of one target, Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, to the FBI's spying on Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders.


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He's a little too sober to be wandering the streets right now. Hopefully one of these good samaritans will pull over and give him a nice strong alcoholic beverage to consume, and then send him on his way.
He's not drunk. He's disoriented from listening to Bieber for 300 hours.
vodka ,help russians fall down since 1786
*fucking letter theif is back go ahead and neg the fuck outta that^^^
jay the sun glasses arnt fooling any one!
He is not drunk just doing the two stepper.
Too much ballast on the left side, put the bag in the other hand!
Looks just like me the 3rd time i broke my nose! (except i told a tough guy story about it of course )
Russian ` Strictly come drinking`
I told you zombies were real
lol douche.
something tells me dubstep is playing in his head
Benji, put your boyfriend's cock back in your mouth and STFU.
Vodka and walking don't mix to well.
poor cunt got home 3 days later
you have to admire that he is not just going to hit the ground, that's some badass balance
damn he's all over the road but he's walking
That is how I walk when i'm stone sober.
Man I was positive he was gonna bust ass at the end of the video what a disappointment
Why do they keep moving the sidewalk on this guy?
benji if ya wanna suck my cock wait in line and thats not assmasterson ahead of you its your daddy.
Getting from Point A to Point B via Points: C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z. However, no "P" because his pants are still dry.
Mother Rossiya werd up!!!!!
Re-elect my husband Barrack and we can turn America in one of cool smart European countries all us smart liberal people like to visit and brag about.


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Child and Youth Protection Training Series
This update is brought to you by The Foursquare Church.
Who it's for
Student Pastors, NextGen Pastors, Kids Leaders, Foursquare Churches
- Price: $0
- Format: Video, PDFs
How to get it
The Foursquare Church created this training series to prevent the maltreatment of children and youth so they can mature in personal faith in Christ without the wounds of abuse in their lives. Watch the four-part series here and download additional study materials.
Developed by The Foursquare Church to accompany the Child and Youth Protection Manual.
"...may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." -- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
God intends for our children and youth to meet and accept Jesus Christ early in life and to realize their full potential in the Holy Spirit without the wounds of abuse to slow down their spiritual growth and development. These video sessions focus on biblical principles applying how to help children and youth mature with little or no impact from abuse or maltreatment.
- Overview
- Child and Youth Protection Manual (PDF)
- Watch Online
- Opportunities for Personal Ministry
- Optional Discussion Groups / Case Studies
- Additional Resources
El Manual de Protección de Jóvenes y Niños y las series de capacitación también están disponibles en español.
Four 20-minute training videos, hosted by Foursquare leaders, personalizes the concern of The Foursquare Church for our children and youth, bringing into focus the need for awareness and prevention of abuse and maltreatment in our ministries.
The Foursquare Church created this four-session video training series and the accompanying resources for use in our congregations and ministries with one hope: to prevent the maltreatment of children and youth so they can mature in personal faith in Christ without the wounds of abuse in their lives.
Watch Online
Watch the full video online in the following four segments.
Session 1: Preserving God's Call in the Life of a Child
Covered topics:
- Describe the effects of child abuse
- Commit to safe ministries for children and youth
- Understand how molesters operate
- Discover steps to protect staff and volunteers from false accusations
Session 2: Protection and Purity
Covered topics:
- Commit to effective abuse prevention in our churches
- Identify and take action on warning signs of abuse
- Understand and implement proactive and redemptive steps for responding to allegations of abuse
Session 3: Boundaries, Behavior and Barriers (attitudes and reactions)
Covered topics:
- Boundaries for volunteers who work with children and youth
- Behavior management for church volunteers
- Barriers to adults reporting their concerns about other adults
Session 4: Self-Protection with Godly Confidence
Covered topics:
- Ten ways to protect children and youth from abuse
- Warning signs that a child feels uncomfortable
- How to respond if someone tells you they have been abused
- Youth to youth abuse - what it is and how to prevent it
Background Checks
Access information from Foursquare Insurance regarding how Foursquare congregations can conduct worker screening (background checks) through the central offices.
If you have specific questions regarding implementation of the Child and Youth Protection process, please contact your District Office.
Opportunities for Personal Ministry
As you prepare to offer this training to adult staff and volunteers, it may be helpful to be reminded of the following opportunities for personal ministry.
- Be aware that the subject of child abuse is a sensitive subject for many people, even people in the church.
- Plan to minister to overt reactions from people before, during and even after you offer this training series. People may be resistant, resentful or offended because you are even discussing such a topic in the church. Discuss this possibility with your church leadership and determine beforehand how you will handle such reaction with the love of Christ and God's grace.
- Some people in your training sessions may welcome the training and be supportive of its implementation in the church but still react strongly to certain aspects of the discussion. In some cases, this reaction may be due to the affects of abuse either on the person him or herself or on someone he or she knows and cares about.
- As people react to the subject of child abuse, Christ-like sensitivity is called for and you may want to involve other ministry leaders (your senior pastor, for instance) in further discussion and possible follow up ministry with the person who expresses such a reaction.
Optional Discussion Groups / Case Studies
In addition to personal ministry opportunities that might arise from this training series, you may find it advisable to add the following discussion groups/case studies to one of the training sessions. The discussion might help bring specific application of one or more of the training outcomes for people in your ministry.
Activity Option A - What would you do?
Break into small groups and spend 3-4 minutes discussing responses to one of these case studies (copy one of the case studies for each group):
- You attend your child's soccer games regularly and know most every one of the parents and coaches, the kids on team and their siblings. At one particular game, you notice that one of the dads is spending quite a bit of time with a little girl he is not related to. The girl's parents are not around and no one else seems to notice that the man and little girl are walking toward the man's car. How should you respond?
- One of the helpers in your church's children's ministry has been going through some difficult circumstances lately. You are teaching in a nearby classroom and can hear this helper lose her temper with a group of kids outside. As you listen more carefully, you can tell she is especially verbally angry at one particular boy, yelling and berating him for his misbehavior. The helper in your class also noticed the incident and looks to you for guidance about what to do. How should you respond?
Activity Option B - What does the Bible say? One of the key Bible verses for this training series is 1 Thessalonians 5:23, "May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ." Spend a few minutes reflecting on the meaning of this verse and ask for specific points of application from the verse as they relate to this training series.
Additional Resources
Leader's Guides for the Video Training Series
- Session 1 - Preserving God's Call in the Life of a Child
- Session 2 - Protection and Purity
- Session 3 - Boundaries, Behavior, and Barriers (attitudes and reactions)
- Session 4 - Self-Protection with Godly Confidence
Download Sessions 1-4 (PDF, 2.48 MB)
Download Sessions 1-4 (Spanish) (PDF, 2.46 MB)
Participant Handouts
- Session 1 - Preserving God's Call in the Life of a Child
- Session 2 - Protection and Purity
- Session 3 - Boundaries, Behavior, and Barriers (attitudes and reactions)
- Session 4 - Self-Protection with Godly Confidence
Download Sessions 1-4 (PDF, 2.51 MB)
Download Sessions 1-4 (Spanish) (PDF, 2.5 MB)
Leader's Packs (Answer Key for Handouts)
- Session 1 - Preserving God's Call in the Life of a Child
- Session 2 - Protection and Purity
- Session 3 - Boundaries, Behavior, and Barriers (attitudes and reactions)
- Session 4 - Self-Protection with Godly Confidence
Download Sessions 1-4 (PDF, 2.52 MB)
Download Sessions 1-4 (Spanish) (PDF, 2.51 MB)


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