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My Clarke lineage and Ancestors
0) Thomas Donald Clarke (born May 8, 1972 in Abilene, TX).
1) Donald George Clarke (born October 1, 1935 in Jacksonville, FL; died December 27, 1995 at Hillhaven Nursing Home in Memphis, TN)
married to Patricia Marie Faith (born June 12, 1942 in Chambersburg, PA; died November 5, 1991 at the now-closed Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN)
2) George Francis Clarke (born May 17, 1908 in Pinconning, MI; died June 23, 1981 at the VA Hospital in Memphis, TN)
married to Hazel K. Stokes (born August 26, 1911 in Toronto, Ontario; died August 29, 1995 in Memphis, TN)
George and Hazel were married April 4, 1929 in Detroit, MI. They adopted an infant whom they named Debbie Frances Clarke (born July 10, 1952 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN). Debbie is still alive and alternates her time (working and volunteering) between Colorado, Arkansas, and Missouri.
3) Edgar Allison Clarke (born June 2, 1883 in Ionia, MI; died August 1, 1960 in Indianapolis, IN
My great-grandmother (and George's mother) was Jeanette Maude Porter (born January 25, 1875 in Attica, MI; died March 22, 1933 in Jacksonville, FL), to whom he was married about 20 years from 1906 to 1926?. Edgar was also married to a Cecelia Clarke (born 1880 in Wisconsin; died 1936? in Indianapolis, IN). His third wife was Audrey Castle (born September 1908 in Mississippi; died February 1986 in Jackson, MS), to whom he was married from 1940-60. Edgar helped raise 2 stepsons who died young, my grandfather's half brother Milton Stocum (1896-1912) and Charles Castle (1935?-1950s?)
4) Edgar Almeron Clarke (born August 31, 1850 in Hammond Hill, NY?; died December 25, 1929 in Grand Rapids, MI)
Edgar was married to Lucina E. Cadwell (born July 7, 1847 in Tioga Co, PA; died Septmber 6, 1910 in Grand Rapids, MI) on May 8, 1873 at First Methodist Episcopal Church in Ionia, MI.
Edgar and Lucina's other children were Sarah "Sadie" Clarke Hill (born January 1, 1878 in Ionia, MI; died January 4, 1940 in Kalamazoo, MI), Ina "Inez" Clarke Blanchard (born March 1, 1881 in Grand Rapids, MI; died January 8, 1941 in Toledo, OH), and
George Stillman Clarke
(born April 14, 1888 in Ionia, MI; died July 29, 1956 in Grand Rapids, MI)
5) Stillman Clarke (born February 28, 1806 in Sullivan, NH; died before 1867 in Michigan)
Stillman was married to Sarah M. Allen (born January 1, 1817 in Newfane, VT; died September 22, 1897 in Albion, MI).
Stillman and Sarah's other children were Helen Clarke (born 1843 in NY; died after 1912 in Michigan) and Frances Clarke Chase (born January 9, 1848 in NY; died April 20, 1911, in Grand Rapids, MI). Stillman and Sarah left Upstate NY for Michigan around 1850.. so there is great dispute as to where their son Edgar was born.
6)Abraham Clarke (born August 17, 1776 in Townsend, MA; died January 26, 1867 in Wadhams Mills, NY)
Abraham was married to Edith Taylor on January 3, 1804, in Springfield, VT (born April 14, 1782 in Windsor, VT; died September 11, 1866 in Wadhams Mills, NY).
They had 6 other children: Tryphena Clarke (born December 16, 1804 in Sullivan, NH; died March 28, 1811 in Sullivan, NH); Almon Clarke (born April 10, 1808 in Sullivan, NH; died November 1, 1885 in Andover, MA);
Nahum Madison Clarke
(born August 29, 1812 in Springfield, VT; died December 30, 1898 in Wadhams Mills, NY); Almena Tryphena Clarke Hathorne (born April 1822 in Crown Point, NY; died March 13, 1899 in New Haven, VT); Zilpah Clarke (born November 3, 1818 in Crown Point, NY; died May 3, 1830 in Crown Point, NY) and Franklin Clarke (b-d unknown). Almon's daughter Lucia Fidelia Clarke (born October 14, 1835 in Crown Point, NY; died 1911 in Andover, MA) is notable for being a Latin instructor at Wellesley College and for probably being the first Clarke to attend a post-secondary educational institution in any capacity, years before her cousin Almon Taylor Clarke (1840-1929).
7)Abraham Clarke (born 1736 in MA; died June 22, 1817 in Crown Point, NY)
Abraham was married to Olive Taylor (born September 4, 1744 in Dunstable, MA; died August 12, 1782 in Townsend, MA).
Their other children included Isaac Clarke (b-d. unknown); Olive Clarke Field (born April 20, 1770 in Townsend, MA; died February 4, 1838 in NH); Samuel Clarke (born February 14, 1772 in Townsend, MA); Lucy Clarke (born April 21, 1774 in Townsend, MA); and Asa Clarke (born October 25, 1778 in Townsend, MA).
before I continue on, I should note here that there is no existing record of Abraham Clarke's birth or parentage. The only reason I'm sure he was born in 1736 is because of the age listed on his tombstone. However, the Sullivan, NH, records that gave me the information on Abraham Clarke Sr. and Jr. also mentioned a Lydia Clarke (born December 4, 1770 in Townsend, MA; died April 22, 1865 in Sullivan, NH) who was a relative of Abraham Clarke Sr. Since Lydia's parents and family are well documented (and since records on her parents confirmed that Abraham was not their child), I did some investigating. This individual was Lydia's uncle, and the Townsend records that confirm a lot of the other Clarkes have his death record, his daughter's marriage record, but are missing any birth records of his children. So now I continue on with the potential ancestral lineage below..
8) Samuel Clarke (born June 17, 1706 in Concord, MA; died May 17, 1783 in Townsend, MA)
Samuel's wife was Sarah Clarke (born 1710 in MA; died February 12, 1787 in Townsend, MA)
The only confirmed child I could find of Samuel and Sarah was Rebeckah Clarke Whitney (born 1735? in Townsend, MA; died April 11, 1779 in Townsend, MA), and that is only because of Rebecca's 1764 marriage certificate to Levi Whitney (1739-1809) that mentions her father Samuel Clarke.
9) William Clarke (born December 30, 1679 in Boston, MA; died May 1, 1756 in Townsend, MA)
William's wife was Eunice Taylor (born October 22, 1678 in Concord, MA; died April 13, 1761 in Townsend, MA)
William and Eunice's other children were Mary Clarke (born December 11, 1708 in Concord, MA); Rebeckah Clarke (born October 8, 1711 in Concord, MA); and Lydia's father William Clarke (born June 9, 1717 in Concord, MA; died March 29, 1776 in Townsend, MA).
10) Samuel Clarke (born October 26, 1646 in Boston, MA; died January 30, 1730 in Concord, MA)
Samuel's wife was Rachel Nichols (born July 19, 1654 in Charlestown/Boston, MA; died October 19, 1722 in Concord, MA)
Samuel and Sarah's children in Savage's New England Settlers list are :
SAMUEL, Concord, s. of Arthur, m. Rachel Nichols, had Samuel, b. 26 Oct. 1676; William, 30 Dec. 1679; Sarah, 4 July 1681 (d. 7/25/1720 in Concord, MA); Rachel, 17 Apr. 1683; Susanna, 26 Apr. 1689; Hannah, 11 Apr. 1691; Benjamin, 13 Oct. 1693; and Arthur, 30 Jan. 1696 (d. 4/2/1789 in Sherborn, MA). The children born before 1685 were born in Boston according to their town records. The children born after 1685 were born in Concord.
11) Arthur Clarke. This is far back as I have been able to trace the Clarkes, and there are a lot of questions I still have on him. His birth date and birthplace are unknown, although he was probably born well before 1620 and could have been of Irish, Dutch,or Scandinavian ancestry (which will require a much more expensive Y-DNA test to confirm). He was firmly established as an indentured servant in Hampton, NH, from 1637-1640. After being certified as a freeman according to colonial Massachusetts laws in 1640, Arthur sold his acquired property in Hampton and settled in Salem, MA, where he married his wife Sarah. In 1643, Arthur and Sarah Clarke were "removed" from Salem to Boston (that's what the records say, I can only speculate what caused the fundamentalists that ruled Salem in the 17th Century to force my ancestors out of town). Their other child besides Samuel Clarke was Sarah Clarke Benjamin (born March 10, 1644 in Boston, MA; died 1717? in New London, CT). Arthur died in October 1665 in Boston. On October 31, 1665, His wife Sarah and son Samuel executed Arthur's will. Most familysearch.org records on Arthur Clarke are highly suspect, as there is no proof he was born in 1620 (he was almost certainly born 5-10 years earlier than that), there is no legitimate document that lists his parents, and many listings that show an Arthur Clarke born in England also show that Arthur Clarke to be in England at the same time my ancestor was in Hampton and Salem. He was certainly not born in Ipswich, MA, because that community did not exist when he was born.
One thing I have noticed about my ancestors- with the exception of George Stillman Clarke and my grandfather George Francis Clarke, most were NOT well off financially. They tended to move around a lot (although I may have outdid all of them in calling 8 states home in my first 43 years). Outside of the Clarkes who died as infants or before 18; most Clarkes did not spend their entire lives in one community. Most Clarkes were non-religious or Protestant- my mother and I are probably the only ones on this list who were baptized Catholic. Many Clarkes were in the military- my father Donald G. Clarke was in the Air Force and served in Vietnam; George F. Clarke was an Army MP at a POW camp during World War 2; and William Clarke and his nephew Abraham Clarke served in the Massachusetts militia during the Revolutionary War. For the most part, the Clarkes of the 18th and 19th Centuries had very long (for the time) lives. Lydia Clarke lived to 94, her sister Rebecca Clarke Belknap lived to be 102, and Abraham Clarke Jr lived to be 90. However, the life expectancy for certain Clarkes has gone down since the beginning of the 20th Century: while Edgar Clarke Sr lived be 79 and his son Edgar Allison Clarke lived to be 77, Edgar's brother George died at 68, Edgar's sisters died at 62 and 60, Edgar's only child George Francis Clarke died at 73, and Edgar's only grandchild Donald G. Clarke died at 60.
Sources for the Grand Rapids and Ionia Clarkes include the
Western Michigan Genealogical Society
and the
Ionia County clerk
's office.
Sources for the Essex County and Sullivan, NH Clarkes include
Essex County Genweb
, the New Hampshire state library in Concord, NH,
A History of the Town of Sullivan, NH
, and
Cheshire County Genweb.
Sources for Clarkes earlier than 1700 include
James Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England
(which lumps both Clarkes and Clarks together under the heading of Clark),
Massachusetts Vital records
, and the Lane Memorial Library's
Hampton (NH) Genealogy Page
for the Clarke and related families index I put up on Ancestry and Rootsweb.
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Questions to Ask Your Wedding Photographer
Tips for Planning: Questions to Ask Your Prospective Wedding Photographer
By a Wedding Photographer! (Me)
I created this list to try and help put some perspective out there for those of you going through the stress of planning a wedding. Your photographer is a very important vendor who is giving you something that you will take away and have forever from your wedding day. The following questions are things that I try to instill in my own business to make my clients feel comfortable and confident in their choice, and I believe they are questions that you should ask any wedding photographer you are looking into for your wedding.
Do you have a full wedding gallery (or several) that you can share with me?
Check out a full gallery before hiring your wedding photographer. A full gallery may be a lot to look at, but here's the deal – most of the photos you're going to see in a photographer's portfolio and blog posts are the BEST shots (rightfully so, nothing wrong with that) but a full gallery is going to show you if the rest of their imagery is consistent in quality and style. I also personally feel that it can be helpful to see what the photographer shoots throughout the day, to understand how we work and what to expect, especially since there may be certain shots you REALLY want to see. Not every photographer shoots the same way.
Can I share my Pinterest board with you? Can we copy some of the poses?
Pinterest is an awesome planning tool, and I love it and use it myself for all kinds of things. I personally welcome sharing some of these ideas, but the one thing I want you to know is that your day is YOUR unique day, and you are hiring a photographer to use their vision and their talent. Picking out a few wish list poses or ideas is okay – but remember that those photos were taken with many different variables; locations, time of day, lighting, color schemes, individuals, and more. From an honest perspective of a photographer, it will hinder the flow and creative process to try and re-create a list of poses from a Pinterest board at the wedding.
Do you have a contract that I can read?
Contract is an intimidating word, but I promise that having one doesn't just protect your photographer- it protects you too and ensures you understand the terms under a variety of situations and how your photographer runs their business and handles things like payments, cancellations, image handling, rights, when and how you will get your images, what you are purchasing, and more. Read and understand the contract before you hand over money for a retainer and ask your photographer if a clause or wording is confusing so that you feel you understand it.
Do you bring your own lighting?
Gear will vary from photographer to photographer, but as a general rule they should have and know how to utilize an external flash, or multiple. Many venues, though beautiful and ambient to the eye, will greatly benefit from adding extra light to photograph better. This could be in the form of an external flash on the camera, or one or more set up on a stand, often for the reception portion of the wedding. Know when and where extra lighting may be prohibited by your venue or you may not want it to be used, particularly for the ceremony. This tip is from my personal experience and will vary amongst photographers and how they work. Ultimately, viewing a full gallery from a venue with mixed lighting situations will tell you how well your photographer tackles them with or without additional lighting.
How should I prepare my wedding day itinerary with photos in mind?
Your photographer likely has questions they will ask you to help prepare your itinerary with you or add commentary to one already made, to allow ample time for the formal photographs (your couple photos, wedding party, and family). Ask your photographer how much time they want to allow the best results for the different photos needed so that it can be worked into the schedule. Keep in good communication with your photographer to ensure your coverage will adequately allow them to capture everything you want, without being too crunched. Time buffers are your best friend.
Should I do a first look?
Think about whether or not you want to do a pre-ceremony 'first look' – an intimate moment amongst the two of you to see each other before the ceremony for the first time. There are a few benefits to having a first look that you can weigh; it can allow you to roll right into photos before the ceremony, to allow everyone involved in formal photos to get to the reception quicker, and it can also ease some of your jitters. It also allows you to take your photos when your hair and makeup is still at its best! However, the bottom line is, don't feel pressured to do a first look if it is not what you envision.
How can I be sure I will look natural in my photos?
Trust your photographer to capture your moments and relax. Don't focus on the camera being there, just focus on each other and your guests as your photographer documents the day. Your photographer will help you with flattering poses. Always communicate with your photographer if you like a certain pose better than others or something is uncomfortable. When you choose your photographer, make sure it is someone who you get along with starting with the first meeting. They are one vendor that is going to be with you most of your day and if you are comfortable with them and click, it will help you relax.
How many weddings have you shot?
Depending on where in their career your photographer is, I don't feel that this question is as important as seeing a full gallery, having open communication, having adequate time for photos and providing your photographer a list for family photos and wedding party photos you want, so that you know you will get all of the images you need. Less likely than poor photos from a new wedding photographer, is simply that without experience in planning for and executing wedding day photos, things can get missed that they simply may not know to be normal - go over your expectations with your photographer, their previous work, and make sure they are comfortable shooting in the venue you have chosen. It is VERY different photographing a fast paced, one-chance wedding day than taking beautiful landscape photos, just like it's also very different taking photos in a dim lit venue than golden hour!
What do I get with my wedding package?
Every photographer prices out their packages differently - sometimes you will find you pay for coverage only, then add what you want, whether it be an album, prints, digital files, the option to print yourself or to print through the photographer, what packages include a second photographer and so forth. Sometimes you pay a premium, but you're getting everything you'd want within that. Get a clear, concise answer on what the package you are eyeing includes so there aren't any surprises later and you know exactly what you'll come out with.
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WICK rose to international prominence in the 19th century by becoming Europe's largest herring fishing port. At its peak, well over 1,000 fishing boats would set sail during the summer months to net the "silver darlings" that provided the backbone of the town's prosperity.
The glory days of the fishing industry are recalled at the award-winning Wick Heritage Centre, which has a vast collection of fascinating exhibits.
The centre is home to the unique Johnston Collection, comprising the work of three generations and four photographers from the same local family who captured Caithness life on camera. There's also a re-creation of the Johnston darkroom with a display of photographic equipment.
Another of the centre's main attractions is a lighthouse dating back to the mid-1800s, boasting an intricate assortment of mirrors, lenses and prisms... all of it in perfect working order.
The seafaring theme continues with a traditional yawl from the island of Stroma as well as model boats, gear used by the coastguard and lifeboat services, and reconstructions of a cooperage, a fishcurer's office and a kipper kiln.
Visitors to Wick can find out about the famous local whisky, Old Pulteney – the "maritime malt" – at the Pulteney Distillery visitor centre, which has its own gift shop.
The origins of the royal burgh go back to the days of the Vikings and, indeed, the name of the town – pronounced locally as "Week" – comes from the Norse for "Bay".
The only lasting memorial of those early times is the Castle of Old Wick, a gaunt ruin on the cliff-tops immediately to the south of the town. The coastal walk to the castle – which is known locally as the Old Man of Wick – offers some breathtaking views.
The Wick River footpath is another pleasant walking route.
A few miles north of Wick, overlooking Sinclair's Bay, is the spectacular ruin of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe. For many years the site was thought to comprise two separate castles, but recent research has indicated that it was always one coherently planned fortress occupying the whole of the narrow peninsula.
The Sinclair family, later to become the earls of Caithness, occupied the site from at least the latter part of the 14th century. Work is being done to preserve the castle and improve access to the site.
Wick is an ideal base from which to explore the far north, with a wide range of hotels and guest houses. Visitors have a varied choice of leisure activities in and around the town, with putting, bowling, golf, tennis and swimming available.
There are shopping opportunities both in the centre of Wick and at retail parks on the edge of town.


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WASHINGTON – A Democratic lawmaker stepped off the idea of nationalizing oil refineries, telling FOX News on Thursday he only means to put "national pressure" on oil companies — a day after he endorsed the idea of government refinery ownership.
Following President Bush's call on Wednesday for the re-opening of the Outer Continental Shelf to oil exploration after a 27-year moratorium, Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., endorsed the idea of national ownership of at least some U.S. oil refineries.
But on Thursday, Hinchey wouldn't repeat his call for nationalization, only saying he thought it was important to put pressure on oil companies to bring prices down, and that there should be a greater push for alternative energy sources.
On Wednesday, Hinchey criticized Republicans for what he said was a hypocritical approach to energy prices: "Our Republican friends also talk about the need to set up ways in which the material can be refined, refineries. Well, do we own refineries? No. The oil companies own refineries. Should the people of the United States own refineries? Maybe so.
"Frankly, I think that's a good idea."
Hinchey said that would allow the federal government to better "control the amount of refined product much more capably" than the oil companies.
"Right now the oil companies that own all of these leases, that control the production of this material, that control the price at the pump, the price of home heating oil, they're the one who control the refineries," he said.
But on Thursday, Hinchey avoided questions over his support for U.S. ownership of refineries in an interview with FOX News. He conceded, however, that the idea was unlikely.
Asked if he advocated the government taking over the oil business, he said: "Let's be serious. The government is not going to be taking over these refineries. ... But I do think we need to be putting national pressure on these oil companies ... to let them know that we're prepared to do whatever is in the national interest of the people of this country. That's our job — do what is in the public interest."


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Best of Show:Todd Reed
Todd Reed, Inc. Palladium cuff bracelet featuring a 22.40 ct. Aquamarine accented with grey Diamonds (6.90 ctw.) and white Diamonds (2.20 ctw.).
Evening Wear – Honorable Mention, Erica Courtney
Erica Courtney: 18K yellow gold earrings featuring Tanzanites (77.99 ctw.) and Diamonds (3.38 ctw.).
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K. Brunini Jewels 18K rose gold and silver ring featuring white Opal accented with blue Sapphires (3.26 ctw.), Diamonds (.13 ctw.) and Rubies (.06 ctw.).
The annual AGTA Spectrum Awards Media Day was held October 25 and featured all of the jewelry and gemstone submissions.
Attendees included top fashion/accessory editors from the trade and consumer press, stylists, and bloggers. Publications represented included Vogue, W, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, InStyle, Women's Wear Daily, Marie Claire, Essence, Smart Money, and many more.
It was fun to see so many Couture member's jewels amongst this outstanding collection and of course, how great to see these three winners!


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The genre of Japanese pop culture that is known as manga (pronounced man-gah) and anime has become increasingly popular over the past few decades. These comics and animated shows have an undeniable appeal for kids of all ages. Having so many popular characters out there makes one wonder if certain creative minds who are into these things would think of creating characters of their own.
As part of our After-school Creative-ities, Manga Drawing with Copics will provide kids with a great start to drawing their own characters in this well-known style. In a series of sessions, each young artist will learn how to draw the very basics: eyes, hair, faces, and bodies in a series of sessions. They will also learn how to color with Copic markers, a brand of markers used by all sorts of creative professionals. Even kids who already have some experience with drawing can benefit from the lessons in the intermediate and advanced levels.


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Today my guest is Toni Griffin. Toni comes from right up the top of Australia in Darwin, so I think she experiences one of the hottest Christmas' of anyone I know!
Toni is giving away a $20 Amazon gift card so don't forget to leave a comment on the post for your chance to win.
I love Christmas and always look forward to it. What's your favourite holiday of the year and what makes it so special?
Christmas would have to be my favourite holiday of the year. Spending time with my family, exchanging gifts and eating more than you possibly could imagine. LOL. Unfortunately things change as you get older, my parents retired to QLD, my brother and SIL moved to Perth and since my Ex moved to Canberra he gets our daughter on School holidays, which means Christmas. So our large family get-togethers have dwindled down to just me and my older brother's family. At least because there's only five of us, and one of those isn't even 1 yet we don't have to spend all day cooking. 😉
I like that you can see the bright side ❤ Do you and your family/friends have any special holiday traditions?
Living our whole lives in the Territory it's too bloody hot up here to have a full roast meal. Marinated Chicken wings and champagne has been our Christmas breakfast for as long as I can remember. We follow that up with a glazed ham (Prepared the day before) and a Ingham's turkey roll with salad for a late lunch and then just pick at nibbles for the rest of the day. Very little cooking is actually required on Christmas day. The Boxing day test is a must in our households as well.
Your Christmas sounds a lot like ours! What's the worst present (Christmas or otherwise) you've ever received?
When I was nineteen I got a sheet set for valentine's day from my then fiancé. Needless to say, it was exchanged and I received a late bunch of flowers. If that was now, I'd really appreciate it, knowing how much a decent set quilt set is. But back then, I thought the world was ending.
What's your biggest gift giving disaster?
My brother was seeing a woman once (better left in the past) and she had a young boy from a previous relationship. We were all heading to my parent's place for Christmas. It wasn't until we were half way there that I realised we hadn't bought anything for her son. After a quick drive around, which confirmed nothing was open, we ended up re giving a set of Dr Seuss books my husband and I had bought for our daughter.
What inspired your current holiday story?
I don't have a current Holiday story, however, I have released three in the past, Wreath of Fire, A Very Holland Christmas and My Christmas Present. My Christmas Present, is currently being transferred to Audio. I've always loved the trope of a young man falling for his dad's best friend. I decided I really wanted to write this and set it around a couple of Aussie cowboys (Jackaroos).
Tell us a little about the favourite book you released this year?
My favourite release this year is Kieran. That story took me forever and a bloody day to finish. It felt like the story from hell for so long. My characters, Kieran and Damon are both Alpha type shifters who butt heads at every turn. They both think they're in the right and they both have everyone else's best interests at heart.
What does 2017 hold for you on the writing front? What can your readers expect to see from you?
I plan on re releasing an expanded version of Archie's Accidental Kidnapping, followed by Book 2 in the Hounds of Hell series. After that it's right back to The Atherton Pack with book 5, either Bradley or Samuel's story (I haven't decided who yet). I'm also hoping to release a story I've been sitting on for nearly a year now, As Fire Rains Down. I'm sure I'll throw some other things in the mix as well, but there's a little sneak peek.
Check out one of Toni's books…
Blurb: My Christmas Present
Finally home after graduating from uni, Lucas arrives in time for Christmas. The one present he wants more than anything is the one that's been forever out of his reach, his dad's best friend, Mitchell.
Mitchell has watched Lucas grow over the years into a smart, sexy young man. Falling in love with his best friend's son was never in his plans. The early Christmas present Mitchell receives will change his life forever.
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1st prize: $20 Amazon GC, 2nd Prize: $15 Amazon GC (courtesy of Meg Bawden), $10 ARe GC (courtesy of Beany Sparks), and 4th Prize is a bundle of 4 ebooks (1 back list title from Renae Kaye, Penny Brandon's "His Heart's Desire", LJ Harris' "The Haunting of Angus MacGregor", and a backlist title from N.J. Nielsen)
About the author
Toni Griffin lives in Darwin, the smallest of Australia's capital cities. Born and raised in the state, she's a Territorian through and through. Growing up Toni hated English with a passion (as her editors can probably attest to) and found her strength lies with numbers.
Now, though, she loves escaping to the worlds she creates and hopes to continue to do so for many years to come. She's a single mother of one and works full time. When she's not writing you can just about guarantee that she will be reading one of the many MM authors she loves.
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Gladys Knight is known for her tremendous singing career, as well as a successful acting career too. Nicknamed the 'Empress of Soul,' her career has been going strong for over 50 years! As well as performing as a solo artist, she was also known for her music with her group, Gladys Knight and the Pips, a group that actually featured her brother and cousins, true Jackson 5 family style! There is no denying that she is one of the most successful women of our time, and she was won many awards as recognition for her achievements.
However, it isn't just singing, music and acting that Gladys Knight has a skill for; gambling. Unfortunately, this isn't a skill Knight can put to good use anymore, as her love of the casino spiraled into an uncontrollable addiction that was difficult for her to get out of.
It's not uncommon for celebrities to spend their new found fame and riches on some form of addiction; drugs, drink, sex and gambling are some of the most common varieties. Sadly, it was the latter that sunk its claws into Gladys Knight.
Casinos and gambling weren't entirely unfamiliar to Knight, but they weren't a huge part of her life. One night she visited a casino with a friend, who asked her if she would be interested in a game of Blackjack, a game she hadn't played before. Accepting the offer, Knight realized how much she enjoyed the game and the feeling of wanting to win everything you could. From then on, Knight was playing whenever she could, as often as she could, and was seriously at the risk of losing it all.
She came to her senses when one morning she found herself sat in a casino after a long night of gambling when she should have been at home, waking up her youngest son and getting him ready for school. At that moment, something switched inside her, and she left the table to call Gamblers Anonymous, who went to great lengths for Knight; they drove to the casino she was at, picked her up and helped her on her journey to recovery.
While the love of all varieties of offline and online Blackjack is still installed in Knight, she hasn't looked back and has overcome her addiction amazingly. She refers to her wake-up call as 'divine intervention.'


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It is disingenuous of the Trudeau government to tout the implementation of a new Development Finance Institution (DFI) while at the same time announcing there is no plan to increase international assistance.
Foreign aid is the biggest source of international funding for the poorest countries in the world, including those in the grip of conflict or natural disaster.
Loans from DFIs, on the other hand, mainly benefit middle income countries — not surprising, since they have the capacity to take on debt. Depriving the poorest in order to help the less poor is hardly a matter of pride for a country that proclaims its humanism and aspires to be a world leader.
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Heal Like An Animal?
Why don't most animals suffer from heart disease & heal so much faster than we do?
As Dr Robert Cathcart explains:
"They make their own vitamin C, & when stressed, sick or injured, they make a lot of it!
The good news is by taking vitamin C in larger amounts than animals produce,
we can maintain our bodies and heal even better than they can." *
Why choose our ultra fine vitamin C from DSM?
We sell the same Ultra Fine sold by the Vitamin C Foundation but at less than half their price.
Doctor's Best uses a cheaper grade of DSM's Quali-C that can't get your plasma levels of vitamin C as high due to a much larger particle size and bowel tolerance limitations:
"I strongly recommend you sell ultrafine powder labeled as world finest. There is no problem in using DSM fine powder, but there is clear difference when you go mega dose with ultra-fine powder reaching more that 10 g a day. You can sell the fine powder or crystals, but they are second or third grade (larger) at least in terms of size of the granules of ascorbic acid. Those differences result in the difference in bowel tolerance doses, which Dr. Robert Cathcart, III, insisted as the ideal dose of oral megadose Vitamin C therapy to individuals." – Byeong Keun Ha, M.D., Ph.D.
Is 9 servings of fruits and vegetables truly enough?
Can you get the amount of vitamin C you need from food alone?
When you consider one orange has 30mg of vitamin C, you would need 33 of them for every gram.
Many experts recommend more than 2g a day. Some, much more: up to 18g a day. (See below.)*
Amount of Vitamin C in mg in 1 Orange
How Many Oranges You Need To Eat Daily To Ingest 2G Of Vitamin C
4 – 15g – Dr. Robert Cathcart – MD
3g – 18g Linus Pauling – Double Nobel Laureate
5g – Dr. Frederick Klenner – MD
3g – Steve Hickey – PhD
3g- Irwin Stone – PhD
Gimmick Or Good For You
Not all vitamins and dietary supplements are the same. Many popular supplement brands, in fact, contain artificial additives, synthetic flow agents, chemical colorings, and even imitation vitamin compounds that your body does not recognize and cannot fully process. So how can you know whether or not the vitamins and supplements you buy are safe and effective?*
What on Earth are GMOs ?
GMOs, (Genetically modified organisms) are plants (or animals) that have been genetically modified by splicing in DNA from viruses, bacteria, other plants or animals. These experimental combinations of genes from different species cannot occur in traditional crossbreeding nor in nature. *
Made in the USA? Not so much
Why are the origins of our competitors ingredients hidden? Most people don't realize but over 90% of the vitamin C on the market comes from China. That's because packaging the ingredients in the US is enough to claim "Made" in the USA. *
Why UK Manufacturing?
China doesn't have the strict quality control regulations and enforcement.
The 5 big U.S. manufacturers either use GMO corn to make their vitamin C, or repackage Chinese ingredients. *
- Made in the UK
- Non GMO
- Pharmaceutical Grade (better dissolution/ higher purity)
- 100% Pure Ascorbic Acid (no sorbitol or other unknown or undissolved crystals – Dr Robert Cathcart's recommended form of vitamin C)
- No other ingredients ( others use fillers and load with sugar) *
We opened this company in 2013 because the best vitamin C in the world was not being sold to the public.
DSM is the only manufacturer of high quality Vitamin C, made in the UK, exclusively from non-GMO corn grown in Great-Britain.
Not all their trademarked Quali-C products are made equally.
They include a range of vitamin C powder going from standard to their Ultra Fine Vitamin C powder.
We only sell their very best. *
What Our Clients Say
(These unsolicited testimonials are from actual Amazon customers who purchased our product. Links are provided to the review and the customer profiles. Their experiences and opinions are their own*)
This is the BEST vitamin c powder I have ever found! It's so fine and dissolves instantly! I have been using this supplement for years but recently started giving my kids 1-2 grams a day when school started. Three days into the school year my son came home with a bad sore throat. I gave him two grams of this C every few hours in orange juice and by morning he was feeling just fine. I will continue to use this brand and have the entire family taking it during the school year! Best brand for no GMO's, colors or added fillers! *CaliMomma10
This stuff is amazing!!
Helped my mom when she was having ovarian cancer & cysts and works best by far at kicking viral and bacterial infections, better than any other vitamin c I've tried and I have tried a ton! Hope the price stays down so it will be affordable to take on a daily basis! *Tab J Mar
Easy to take – made in UK not China. I feel more energy and confident that my immune system is improving. Friend knowledgable in natural medicine suggested this particular brand as it is 100% pure ascorbic acid, food grade, non GMO and made in the UK. Very pleased with this product! *
February 18, 2017
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Hands down the highest quality vitamin c on the market! This product has been a lifesaver for my family, and we are lucky to have found it. Nothing beats the Quali-C ultrafine powder. Considering this is DSM and the best quality vitamin c available, the price is more than fair, this product is a steal. *
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This is excellent… GMO free And the Taste is much better than other powdered form of vitamin C…. you can tell it's quality. My understanding is that Quali c used in this product is the best. I believe it.*
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Medical Encyclopedia - Vitamin C
Vitamin C -Fact Sheet for Health Professionals
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"Each year we have succeeded in gaining increased awareness, support and ultimately, results for the children; we look forward to raising the bar again at our next Polo Classic." - - Raphael Barragán
(PRWEB) September 15, 2016
Committed to community and growth, luxury lifestyle real estate brand, Engel & Völkers California, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica showed their devotion to improving the lives of disadvantaged children by sponsoring the 9th Annual Safety Harbor Kids (SHK) Polo Classic in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Founded by John Williams, who was left parentless at the age of nine, the Malibu based non-profit organization aims to enrich the lives of local orphans, foster, and homeless children through an array of educational and personal growth programs. Ranging from career development to music and arts education, the opportunities offered through Safety Harbor Kids teaches its children how to lead happy and successful lives.
"I am incredibly proud of the event that our teams at Engel & Völkers brought to life this weekend," says California President, Mathias Bode. "Our License Partners, Managers and Advisors from across California and even stretching out to Las Vegas, came together in support of our cause."
The event was held at the historic Will Rogers Polo Grounds. Beverly Hills Bentley, The British-American Business Council and Southern California Magazine were among the additional sponsors of the event. Dressed in white and boasting their best hats, guests enjoyed gourmet food and beverages, polo matches, test drives of the new Bentley Botega and live performances by Grammy Award winner, Albert Lee and pop artist Kiersten Collins.
"It is a true honor to continue our efforts with Safety Harbor Kids," says Engel & Völkers Beverly Hills License Partner, Raphael Barragán. "Each year we have succeeded in gaining increased awareness, support and ultimately, results for the children; we look forward to raising the bar again at our next Polo Classic."
About Engel & Völkers
Since its beginning in 1977 as a specialty boutique providing exclusive, high-end real estate services in Hamburg, Germany, Engel & Völkers has become one of the world's leading companies specializing in the sale and lease of premium residential and commercial property, yachts and private aviation. Engel & Völkers currently operates a global network of over 700 brokerages spanning 36 countries across five continents, offering both private and institutional clients a professionally tailored range of luxury services. It established its North America corporate headquarters in 2007 and opened its first brokerage in the same year. Committed to exceptional service, Engel & Völkers supports its advisors with an array of premium quality business services; marketing programs and tools; multiple platforms for mobile, social and web; as well as access to its global network of real estate professionals, property listings and market data. Engel & Völkers is an active supporter of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each brokerage is independently owned and operated.
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Columbus County Economic Development has identified several industry clusters that are able to excel in our community. Each of these industries, listed below, take advantage of our location, workforce, agricultural and manufacturing heritage, natural resources and proximity to fast growing markets. To learn more about these sectors, visit one of the following pages:
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After spending last season on the sidelines, Peyton Manning is back on the field. The four-time NFL MVP is practicing with the Denver Broncos. He's hitting his targets. He's getting familiar with his Broncos teammates. And he's even getting acquainted with the Denver media.
After the Broncos' first OTA on Monday, which was his first full practice in over a year, Manning had a little fun with a reporter who asked if it's "weird looking up to" a taller quarterback, referring to rookie Brock Osweiler who is listed at 6-7 (Manning is listed at 6-5).
Reporter: "That didn't happen too often did it?"
Manning: "It happens to you all your life, huh."
The rest of the reporters broke into laughter as Manning said that the relatively diminutive reporter set himself up for that joke. Manning then condescendingly patted him on the head. Perhaps this reporter should call Eli's "Little Brother" program.


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WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - November 10, 2016) - AFPM President Chet Thompson comments:
"We are pleased that EPA made the extraordinary decision to seek public comment on our point of obligation petition, which they would not have done unless they saw merit in our position. We are confident that after going through this process the agency will agree that moving the point of obligation will improve the program until such time that Congress either repeals or reforms this badly flawed law."
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HIV/AIDs and the sigma associated with it have remained as an enormous problem among the population of Chicago, Illinois. This break will be focused on working with Heartland Health Outreach, a non-profit organization that attends to the needs of individuals experiencing prolonged disease such as HIV/AIDs, addiction psychological illness and homelessness. Throughout the week we will be working side by side with people affected with HIV/AIDs and also learning accurate information to help eradicate the stigma.
Focus on: Health and Community Wellness
Community: Chicago, Illinois
Leaders: Rubana Hossain and Aimee Macagney
Cost: $300
What type of travel will this break use? Domestic Driving
What kind of break is this? Spring Break
Departure Date: 03-04-2017
Return Date: 03-11-2017
What community partner will you be working with? Heartland Health Outreach
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Entertainment to be provided by rouge 2 and over soul'd
From 4:00 – 6:00 pm, local band Over Soul'd will perform. Over Soul'd is shaped from the finest alumni musicians and 1st call subs from the band Funkiphino. Funkiphino Alumni vocalists lead the all-star lineup. With legendary vocal agility and signature stage presence, the group's vocal abilities are perfectly matched by the prodigious musicianship of the band. The members of the band incorporate Funkiphino philosophy in their performances and create once in a lifetime events for their clients.
From 2:00 - 4:00 pm, entertainment will be provided by the Rogue 2. Rogue 2 is an Erie, Colorado-based acoustic band known for adding banjo and mandolin in places they just shouldn't go. From the more traditional end of the spectrum (think Johnny Cash, Billy Idol, and Foo Fighters) to current tunes (think Mumford & Sons, Lumineers, and Lady Gaga), to some late night rabble-rousing (think Commodores, Bon Jovi, and Nine Inch Nails). Their energetic shows have been riling folks up all over the North Denver Metro. R2 is shameless. Want to hear that old Journey song? Absolutely, as long as they can add banjo!
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The biggest collection of modern Mexican retablos that I've been translating since December 2010.
Movie stills with newspapers, book covers, signs, cards, interfaces and other examples of graphic design.
The exact copy of my journal.
So boring.
All of my photos.
Photos from iPhone.
All my photos since 2015.
I also have a gibbon living at the website. If you've come to see him you can find this little fidget here.


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October 18, 2017
City of Design Slovenia, Dunajska cesta 13, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Trade show for technology, equipment and materials for the woodworking industry.
Latest trends and innovations for the woodworking industry.
Exhibiting programme
– Smaller woodworking machines and tools
– Colors, surface treatment
– Adhesives
– Fittings and mechanisms
– Wood-based materials and natural materials
– Services for carpenters
– Presentation of the offer of woodworkers


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Tag "2014"
Sam Blans & Nick Vathorst present the "Bad Intentions, The Mixtape" dropped last year. Featuring Eclectic Songs, Afrohouse, Remixes and more.
"Call Me Riddim" is a Dancehall Lokal Riddim produced by Dj Skunk from APK Family and dropped on November, 2014. Featuring Mad General with "Neva Give Mi", Rocki "Alcoolisé", Niko "Call Di Police", Meloman "No Wal" and The remix of Tommy Lee Song, "Pussy Mechanic". "Call Me Riddim" is available for free Download on Mediaz-Empire.Com ! @DjSkunkAPK
"Lights Out" is a Nu Roots Single by Tilibop and produced by Freeworld Entertainment. The song was released in October, 2014. The Official Music Video out in August, 2015.
"You A Di Star" is a New single by Rik Son, A young and Talented Martinican Singer and produced by War Money Productions.
MrSM Singles Pack
Mediaz-Empire Drops "MrSM" Singles Pack for all Fans, Djs and Radios. "2 MinutesKrazé Kay", Jiggle It", "No Game" produced by MrSM label, Trucha Gang and "Baboul" produced by G-Islands Music.
@MrSM_TruchaGang @gislandsteam
Yemi Alade – Pose feat. R2Bees – 2014
There seems to be no stopping Ms. Yemi Alade as she serves up the visuals to "Pose", one of the collaborative songs on her King of Queens album. The song features Mugeez, a member of Ghana's foremost pop group – R2Bees.
Dj L.Vee-One – We Love A Party Vol.2 (Mix)(2014)
Dj L.Vee-One presents "We Love A Party Vol.2" mix released in the end of 2014. Featuring Dancehall tunes, Azonto, Moombathon tunes and remixes.
4 Road presents the Remix Of "Hot The Line" by Major Lazer & Mr Lexx released last year.


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Today's post originally appeared on LinkedIn and was authored by Brian R. Bondy President / Owner at Huron Scuba, Snorkel and Adventure Travel Inc. We hope you enjoy it.
Owning a company with "Adventure Travel" as part of the name has generated a lot of questions about my obvious adrenaline addiction and the "crazy" things I've done to feed it. Skydiving — check; driven a NASCAR at full throttle — check; dove barefoot (and almost belly flopped) off a waterfall in Fiji — check, proposed marriage on national television (successfully!) — check, dove with great white sharks — check. After all my adventures, the two most common questions I'm asked are "How deep have you been diving?" and more importantly:
"What's the scariest monster you've ever had to deal with?"
I can answer that one easily — amazon.com.
Anyone who owns a retail-facing business in our current economy is battling online retailers every single day whether they realize it or not. I've seen three retail ventures within sight of my store go out of business in the past three years. Each of them ended up losing their own battles with the menacing amazon.com-like monsters in their marketplaces.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think that Amazon is the devil (most days), and I've heard they have a wonderful customer service department. But they can't offer what my retail business can — a personal touch and a real relationship with someone who will be there, in the flesh, each time you stop in or call.
Everyone who has been part of a corporate team-building exercise has probably been confronted with the question of the day — "How do you eat an elephant?" After numerous attempts at awkward humor from the self-appointed office comedian and a few decent guesses from the eager beavers, the simplest answer finally prevails: "one bite at a time."
My first real job was selling snacks in a bingo palace, which attracted plenty of interesting personalities, arriving in their lucky shirts, with their lucky trinkets to sit in their lucky spots. As you would expect, they always ordered the same snacks (probably lucky snacks), which is where I entered the game. I worked as hard as any teenager could and from that hard work came my first genuine sales management epiphany — get to know someone, call them by name, learn what they want, build a relationship and guess what? – they tip. This simple realization at the age of 14 led me to the answer of a question that the likes of Mark Cuban, the late Steve Jobs, The Donald, renowned rodent scientists Pinky and the Brain and so many others have asked themselves as they built their empires:
"How do I achieve world domination?"
The simplest answer, again, prevails: "one person at a time."
Fast forward with me 27 years, three businesses, four different careers and countless gray hairs into the current e-commerce, digital, multimedia, cyber-social, streamlined, automated, lean, optimized, bio-friendly, no-Eco-footprint-allowed, no-personal-contact-required age of today's business world and once again ask yourself "How do I achieve business world domination?" Even in today's marketplace, the simplest answer still prevails: "one person at a time."
I'm the owner, head janitor and everything in between for a brick-and-mortar scuba-diving facility and adventure-travel provider in Michigan. Along with the help of my outstanding team, we've increased our student counts four out of the past five years. With over 300 percent growth in some areas this year alone, we are continuing to dive deeper into our own quest for world domination.
If you haven't stopped to ask yourself the obvious questions yet, let me rewind and affirm — yes, there is scuba diving in Michigan, yes, we're in a land-locked state with no ocean access, and most notably:
YES! we're kicking asses and taking names.
Stay tuned for Episode II… Until then, identify your own marketplace monsters, pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees and have a great rest of your week.


text: NYSEARCA:VUG - Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors Sign in or create an account to add this stock to your watchlist. Get Started $155.4022 -0.41 (-0.26 %) (As of 08/17/2018 01:04 PM ET)Previous Close$155.81Today's Range$154.95 - $155.8452-Week Range$127.70 - $157.81Volume14,541 shsAverage Volume883,339 shsMarket Capitalization$33.96 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield1.07%BetaN/A Company ProfileChartDividend HistoryHeadlinesSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Vanguard Growth Index Fund, formerly Vanguard Growth ETF, is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of large United States companies. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market. The Fund attempts to replicate the target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index. The Fund may invest, to a limited extent, in stock futures and options contracts, warrants, convertible securities and swap agreements. Its investment advisor is Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group. Receive VUG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for VUG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Basic Details Issuer Vanguard Fund NameVanguard Growth ETF Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company SymbolNYSEARCA:VUG Inception Date1/26/2004 Fund ManagerWalter Nejman, Gerard C. O'Reilly Webwww.vanguard.com Phone+1-800-5231036 Fund Focus Asset ClassEquity BenchmarkMSCI US Prime Market Growth NR USD CategorySize and Style FocusLarge Cap Development LevelDeveloped Markets RegionNorth America Fund Statistics Assets Under Management$36.04 billion Average Daily Volume$677,251.00 Discount/Premium-0.39% ETF Expenses Management Fee0.04% Other Expenses0.01% Total Expenses0.05% Fee Waiver0.00% Net Expenses0.05%Administrator, Advisor and Custodian AdministratorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. AdvisorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. CustodianJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. DistributorVanguard Marketing Corporation Transfer AgentThe Vanguard Group, Inc. Trustee Lead Market MakerVirtu Financial Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Frequently Asked Questions What is Vanguard Growth ETF's stock symbol? Vanguard Growth ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "VUG." How often does Vanguard Growth ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vanguard Growth ETF? Vanguard Growth ETF announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.3594 per share on Tuesday, March 27th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 22nd. View Vanguard Growth ETF's Dividend History. Who are Vanguard Growth ETF's key executives? Vanguard Growth ETF's management team includes the folowing people: F. William McNabb III, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, (Age 61)Thomas J. Higgins, Chief Financial Officer (Age 56)Kathryn J. Hyatt, Treasurer (Age 58)Heidi Stam, Secretary (Age 57)Emerson U. Fullwood, Independent Trustee (Age 69)Rajiv L. Gupta, Independent Trustee (Age 71)Amy Gutmann, Independent Trustee (Age 64)JoAnn H Heisen, Independent Trustee (Age 63)Andre F. Perold Ph.D., Independent Trustee (Age 63) Has Vanguard Growth ETF been receiving favorable news coverage? Media headlines about VUG stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Vanguard Growth ETF earned a coverage optimism score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company an impact score of 46.62 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for Vanguard Growth ETF. Who are Vanguard Growth ETF's major shareholders? Vanguard Growth ETF's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of America Corp DE (13.16%), Edelman Financial Services LLC (7.75%), Jones Financial Companies Lllp (4.02%), Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC (3.60%), Morgan Stanley (3.33%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (2.47%). Which major investors are selling Vanguard Growth ETF stock? VUG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including IndexIQ Advisors LLC, Summit Financial Wealth Advisors LLC, Private Advisor Group LLC, Ruggie Capital Group, Global Financial Private Capital LLC, FMR LLC, Zeke Capital Advisors LLC and Capital Planning Advisors LLC. Which major investors are buying Vanguard Growth ETF stock? VUG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Jones Financial Companies Lllp, Truepoint Inc., TIAA FSB, Edelman Financial Services LLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. How do I buy shares of Vanguard Growth ETF? Shares of VUG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Vanguard Growth ETF's stock price today? One share of VUG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $155.4022. How big of a company is Vanguard Growth ETF? Vanguard Growth ETF has a market capitalization of $33.96 billion. How can I contact Vanguard Growth ETF? Vanguard Growth ETF's mailing address is P.O. Box 1110, Valley Forge, 19482, United States. The company can be reached via phone at +1-800-5231036. 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District 90's Special Education Advisory Committee will be hosting a panel discussion and resource fair on Wednesday, February 7 starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Roosevelt Multi-Purpose Room. The topic of the panel discussion is A Family's Perspective and features parents and siblings of children with special needs discussing some of the advantages and challenges of living with a special needs child.
A Resource Fair will follow the panel discussion and will feature representatives from local organizations including Aspire Coffee, Community Support Services, West Suburban Special Education Recreation Association, Opportunity Knocks, RF Library, RF Park District, Intuit Dance, Paper Hearts, Ovation, West Cook YMCA, Little Bits, and others.
Families of children with and without special needs are invited to attend. The event is free and open to the public.


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Golden Horn
Golden Horn overlooks Whitehorse and is located behind Mount Sima. It is located 20 minutes from downtown Whitehorse and grants you the privilege of being close to the city's perks while being surrounded by the best of the country side. Golden Horn has a great school system located central to the subdivision and copious amounts of woodlands and trails to explore right in your own backyard.
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- By Arianna Auber American-Statesman Staff
If drinking your favorite alcoholic beverage in the peace of the countryside surrounding Austin sounds ideal, you have a couple of new options.
A distillery in Blanco and a brewery in Liberty Hill have opened as destination tasting rooms, one west of the city, the other north. Andalusia Whiskey Co. and San Gabriel River Brewery are both about an hour's drive from Austin's core, but they're banking on the success of brands like Real Ale Brewing, Live Oak Brewing and Treaty Oak Distilling to draw the crowds. Each of those companies and others have built picturesque places we want to visit.
Though much smaller, the newer producers have cool spots of their own that they're hoping to grow and develop. But you might want to check them out on separate days — they're not exactly close to each other.
Distilling Hill Country charm into a whiskey business
When two Real Ale employees decided they wanted a crack at their own business, they didn't get into brewing.
Ty Phelps and Tommy Erwin had watched as Texas changed the laws in favor of distillers — allowing them to sell cocktails from their tasting rooms, as well as a limited number of bottles to go — and saw the potential for a "more in-depth tasting room experience," Phelps said.
They largely had everything they needed to make Andalusia Whiskey Co. happen. Phelps, in addition to brewing, had been helping Real Ale owner Brad Farbstein launch a distilling project, Real Spirits (which is still in the works). Plus, he and his wife, Ericka, live on ranch land not far from the 20-year-old Blanco brewery: the perfect place for a built-from-scratch distillery. Erwin, a microbiologist, ran Real Ale's quality assurance lab and has the science background.
Distilling is also not terribly different from brewing, Phelps said — or, rather, "it's brewing and then another step. We make malt whiskey here, which is similar to beer because they're both barley-based."
He and Erwin create a whiskey wash (essentially beer, sans hops) and double-distill it with a 250-gallon copper pot still. From there, the clear spirit is either added to barrels for aging or filtered and bottled as Andalusia Whiskey's White Pearl. It's a white whiskey, moonshine-like, that provides Phelps and Erwin the chance for income while they wait for the barrels to transform the maturing liquid within into single malt and other kinds of aged products.
Because of the aging process, visitors to the distillery can only buy bottles of the White Pearl for now. But the cocktails are made from both the White Pearl and from already produced Andalusia Single Malt, too small in quantity to be bottled.
The White Pearl — sweet and fruity, like a light white rum — isn't the only draw. Walk into Andalusia Whiskey Co. and you just might gasp, like many people laying eyes on the airy, wood-and-metal two-story space for the first time.
"We are one of the first distilleries to come out after the laws changed, so we really focused on this tasting room," Phelps said. "Really, what we've got is something more than just a tasting room. People can come and play darts or hang out in the library. We wanted to take advantage of the success that wineries have had."
Once a fence goes up around the property, he wants to bring his family's livestock back to the field in front of the distillery, where they used to graze before the building was erected. The farm animals will be one more element of Andalusia Whiskey Co. as a destination spot — and as a family-friendly place where kids can have just as much fun as their whiskey-drinking parents.
Distillery tours provide the chance to try much more than just the white whiskey, but Phelps and Erwin can't wait for their aged products to be fully ready on a wider scale.
"Maybe if the whiskey gods are good to us, we'll have something ready for spring next year," Erwin said.
Two brothers, eight beers and one very big pecan tree
Brothers John and Patrick Peck opened a tiny, 1 1/2 barrel brewpub on land that John already owned after hearing from friends and family that their homebrews were good.
"My first year down here three years ago, we went to Texas Craft Brewers Festival and were talking about it," Patrick Peck said. "We thought (opening a brewery) might be something we'd like to do, and the people we talked to said, 'Oh, it'll take you 8 to 10 years before you're able to do something. And three years later, here we are."
A few weeks after a grand opening party — which drew the largest crowd to the brewery yet — San Gabriel River Brewery debuted at this year's Texas Craft Brewers Festival with two of its best-sellers: the Texas Red and the Honey Porter, made with local honey.
San Gabriel River Brewery is licensed as a brewpub so that the Pecks can sell 22 oz. bottles to-go straight from the taproom. But they're also happy to have you in for a pint or a flight of four brews. They've opened with an impressive roster of eight beers (six mainstays and two seasonals) from their original homebrew recipes, tweaked with practice.
"We plan on getting bourbon barrels for aging, but that's next year's plan," Patrick Peck said. "This year, we are concentrating on just getting our beer out there and finding a fanbase so people want to come back. We've been really lucky with that. We've already got regulars."
One fan of theirs, he said, drives all the way from Dripping Springs because of how much he likes the beer.
Visitors to San Gabriel River Brewery can sit at one of the handful of bar stools in the tasting room or outside under a pergola where there's much more seating. The space isn't very large, but there's lots of land and a pretty cool piece of history behind the brewpub that is named for a nearby river.
"The tree in our logo is the pecan tree we have back there that is maybe one of the oldest in Williamson County," John Peck said, noting they opened the brewery so far north because "nothing is here yet."
The brothers have plans as big as the tree for their business, although they are growing it modestly. They plan to upgrade to a 5 barrel system next year and, eventually, quit their day jobs. In the meantime, they're just hoping to attract food trucks more regularly, as well as start offering live music. They're even trying their hand as gardeners.
"We've got these hop plants we're trying to grow for the beer," John Peck said. "So far, we've had one plant put up one hop."
Patrick Peck added, "And then, of course, the deer came in and ate them."


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University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies
Spring 2018: DIS Copenhagen
Program Dates
January 13, 2018 - May 12, 2018
This program is closed
Program Overview
Students interested in the DIS program should make an appointment with the program director to discuss the application process, preferably at least one semester before the application deadline. For comments on the DIS program from past UD participants, download the "What Students Say" sheet at the bottom of this page.
DIS Study Abroad (
) is a UD-affiliated study abroad program offered every fall and spring semester (or for a full year) that allows the opportunity to study with a geographically diverse group of students from across North America and other countries, attend a broad spectrum of courses taught in English, and experience continental European life in the clean, picturesque, and very livable city of Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1959 and loosely affiliated with the University of Copenhagen, DIS is located in the medieval heart of Denmark's capital, a city of one and half million. It occupies several restored historic buildings that contains administrative offices, a reference and study library, student lounges, computer labs (providing free email and Internet access), an academic advising center, and some classrooms.
DIS is organized along the lines of an American university, with course credits, semesters, and instruction in English. Faculty are mostly Danish, but many have spent time at North American universities. In addition, DIS boasts an extensive academic and student life staff to assist participants as needed. Students come from dozens of private and public universities across the United States.
Copenhagen is a vibrant city of thriving pedestrian streets, outdoor cafes, jazz clubs, ethnic restaurants, museums, historic cathedrals and castles. Danes are famous for their sense of design, gourmet combinations of food and drink, and humane politics. Denmark has a foot in many camps: it is part of Scandinavia yet occupies a central position on the mainland of continental Europe; it faces both the Baltic and the North Sea, straddling an East-West cultural axis. A small country of just over 5 million, it makes no pretense to dominate by military or economic means, but rather seeks to lead through the advancement of cultural values of tolerance and empathy for others. Danes have been major supporters of United Nations efforts to bring peace to warring countries and exceeds the United States in overseas development aid on a per capita basis. Lively debates about world affairs can be anticipated in coffee houses and around kitchen tables across the country.
General Program Information
The attraction of DIS as a study abroad opportunity is the wide diversity of programs and courses it offers that span the Sciences to the Humanities. Students begin by selecting a core program from the following list:
Child Development and Diversity
Computer Science
Environmental Science of the Arctic
European Politics
Furniture Design
Global Economics
Graphic Design
International Business
Justice & Human Rights
Medical Practice and Policy
Prostitution & the Sex Trade
Public Health
Urban Studies
Each core program has a required core course. Other courses to round out a student's academic program can be selected from the approximately 200 courses DIS offers each semester in all the above subject areas.
Because the DIS program has a strongly applied approach, each core program includes a week-long study tour to explore the program topic in another country outside Denmark, as well as a shorter study tour to a regional location.
During the mid-semester break, DIS also organizes a number of optional study tours to such locations as Poland, Germany, Paris, Vienna, Iceland, and Norway. Alternatively, outdoor adventure trips are also offered at an additional cost that include trips such as bike tours on a Danish island, skiing in the French Alps, exploring cuisine in Southern France, rock-climbing in the Czech Republic, and more.
A very well-organized orientation begins each semester, greeting students at the Copenhagen airport, introducing them to their housing of choice, providing a crash course on survival Danish, culture and customs, outlining the nature of the academic program and its opportunities, and offering an "Amazing Race"-style exploration of the city of Copenhagen.
Experiential Learning:
Semester-long study abroad programs may offer opportunities for more immersive experiences such as internships or community service engagement. Many such opportunities exist with DIS. To become more acquainted with the Danish people, DIS can provide resources for students to join local athletic leagues or help them get involved in the community as a volunteer.. A visiting family program can connect students through dinners and family excursions with a Danish family. Finally, DIS arranges social activities throughout the year, including arrival and farewell parties, a Danish Christmas luncheon, a picnic in the former royal hunting grounds, and a Danish-style Mardi Gras (Fastelavn).
DIS also offers a 3-credit
research opportunity
in which students collaborate with DIS faculty on projects in a variety of firleds including public health, gender studies, psychology, justice and human rights, and environmental science. Approval of the research course by UD is not guaranteed and must be approved by the appropriate UD department.
English is widely spoken by Danes throughout Copenhagen and you will have no difficulty interacting with people you meet or with your host family, if that is your choice. In addition, all DIS courses are taught in English. You may wish to take a Danish course as part of your program, but it is sometimes hard to practice on Danes because invariably they will reply in English.
Fall semester runs from mid-August through mid-December. Spring semester goes from mid-January through mid-May. See the
DIS web site
for exact dates.
Residency Permit and Passports:
Both are required. After arrival in Denmark, DIS will arrange for you to receive a Residency Permit that includes universal healthcare enjoyed by Danish citizens. The fee for the permit is $350.
Travel and Transportation:
As part of your housing fee, DIS will provide you with a monthly transit pass to use between your housing choice and DIS classes. Copenhagen, and Denmark as a whole, has a dense and highly efficient network of buses and trains that allow easy movement around the city. In addition, many Danes use bicycles along well-defined bike paths for short urban trips. Inexpensive used bikes can be purchased in Denmark and resold, often at no loss, upon departure. Copenhagen is also central to many other European destinations that can be reached via ferries and express trains.
Students are responsible for their own roundtrip airfare between the U.S. and Copenhagen; airport pick-up at the start of the program is included in the program fee.
Housing and Meals:
Students attending DIS have six different
housing options
and must select three, ranked in order of preference, on their DIS application. Many students stay with host families who often become life-long friends. Alternatively, students may stay in a Kollegium (a student cooperative similar to a residence hall, but with more individual autonomy), a Folkehojskole (a housing and academic community where Danish students spend a year before beginning formal University studies), a Living and Learning Community similar to small theme-focused housing, a DIS Residential Community with other DIS students, or living in an apartment with another DIS student (not recommended except for the second semester of a full-year program).
Students who choose a home stay with a Danish family can expect the kind of experience that is at the core of studying abroad. Being part of the daily life of a foreign family, learning its habits, sharing its daily concerns, household chores and festive moments, getting involved in dinner conversations and debates - in brief, experiencing a foreign culture from the inside instead of observing it from the outside - will give you incomparable personal and intercultural insights and skills. And, it's a two-way street. Families, very carefully chosen by DIS staff, sign-up to be host families because they believe in the kind of intercultural exchange that occurs when having a foreign student living with them.
All meals are covered when living in a homestay, and the Folkehojskole option includes breakfast and dinner during the week and all meals on weekends. For the other housing options, meals are not included in the housing fee. Instead, DIS provides a grocery store card with approximately $600 in credit. For more details regarding housing options, visit the DIS website which contains detailed descriptions and videos of life in each housing opportunity.
To read more about the DIS program from a student's perspective, check out the
UDAbroad blog posts
from past participants.
Participants with disabilities should know that accessibility and accommodation in some program locations may differ from the United States. Transit systems and legacy building construction practices may not meet U.S. accessibility standards, and alternative access to public transportation, buildings, or public sites cannot be guaranteed. But UD students with disabilities are welcome and encouraged to study abroad. Review
these questions
with the
Office of Disability Support Services
to determine whether this program can meet your accommodation needs. In addition, see informaton about DIS' diability services on their
All students must enroll in the 0-credit course UNIV 550 (placeholder for this travel study experience) and UNIV 372 (Discovery Learning marker). All DIS courses are taught in English (except for Danish language courses), and offerings can vary from semester to semester. Students must take a minimum of 12 credit hours and courses must be for credit, not pass-fail. As a UD program, all DIS courses completed with a grade of C or better will transfer back to UD and be placed on a student's UD transcript. The program director maintains a list of how courses previously taken by UD students have transferred. However, you are free to take any of the courses offered at DIS, whether or not they appear on the list.
(See the pdf document at the bottom of this web page for the most current list of DIS-UD course equivalencies.)
. It is the student's responsibility to secure the necessary UD transfer credit permissions prior to departure.
Program Costs:
Contact Information:
Lisa Chieffo
Associate Director
Clayton Hall, 100 David Hollowell Drive, Newark, DE, 19716
Peter Rees
Faculty Director
230 Pearson Hall
Submit Program Application by 5pm on September 10, 2017
Recommendation also due by 5pm on September 10, 2017
Interest Meetings:
04/10/2017, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, IGS conference room, 213 Clayton Hall
04/11/2017, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, IGS conference room, 213 Clayton Hall
Program information is subject to change at any time. Please check this web site periodically for updates.