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RICHMOND, CA --A shooting at a UPS facility in Richmond this morning injured two men, one of whom was arrested in connection with the incident, a police sergeant said.
Shortly after 9 a.m., police responded to a report of shots fired at the facility, located on Atlas Road, Richmond police Sgt. Bisa French said.
Arriving officers found a victim in the parking lot suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to French. A firearm was also found at the facility, she said.
The shooting suspect was found shortly afterward in the backyard of a home on Oakmont Drive. The suspect was also suffering from a gunshot wound, French said.
Both the suspect and the victim in the shooting are expected to survive, she said.
Both men appeared to be UPS employees, according to French. She said investigators are interviewing a third man who may be connected to the shooting.


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The Yellow 1 (Y1) group maintains an emphasis on stroke technique while incorporating more aerobic endurance, dryland exercises (seasonally) and racing skills. Y1 group swimmers must show competency in all of the above skills as well as demonstrate a respectful and positive attitude at practices and swim meets to all team members. We encourage and teach a lifelong love and appreciation of the sport as we introduce this group to more rigorous training, preparing them to compete regularly. Typical age range: 8-10 years old.
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Workout Intervals
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Swim Meet Requirements: One meet per month or compliance with group schedule
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Inter city trips
It is not just your daily commute to office that you can share with others. There are also trips to other cities, say from Chennai to Bangalore, which could be quite hefty on your pocket when done over bus or flight. Yet, the same will work out cheaper and more comfortable when you share the ride with fellow commuters in the route.


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As we continue to wait for a resolution of the US debt ceiling and budget situation, it's worth trying to make sense of the Aussie. It's a question worth asking because it's not behaved in the way many had expected, in other words falling as we approached a 'risk-off' event.
We've done a lot to try to move the debate forward from risk-on/risk-off. During that period of high asset class correlations, it would have been very remarkable to have a situation when the yen was outperforming on the majors (on safe haven status) with the Aussie also doing nearly equally as well, as was the case around the turn of the month. There are three main reasons for this.
Firstly, carry strategies, which naturally are highly correlated to risk appetite, are a far less dominant force for the Aussie. Official rates are nearly half what they were two years ago (2.50% vs. 4.75%), so the pick-up is much reduced and even when rates were higher, the returns were substantially lower vs. the pre-crisis period and risk-adjusted, returns were lower still.
Secondly, if we're in a phase where we are focusing on sovereign risk again (as was the case in the depths of the Eurozone crisis), then Australia continues to stack-up relatively well. It was relatively unscathed by the global financial crisis and was running a comfortable budget surplus ahead of it. Gross government debt (as proportion of GDP) is around one-fifth that of the US, based on IMF statistics.
Finally, there's momentum and positioning. After the sell-off seen up to June, RSI has only just turned back to neutral (50 on 14 period measure) having been in over-sold territory in the middle part of the year. Furthermore, CFTC data (admittedly, a small proportion of sentiment) continues to show net short positioning for the Aussie, even though we've seen around half of this corrected in recent weeks.
So even if the US does take things down to the wire this week and investors begin to take fright, the underlying dynamics suggest that the Aussie should hold up relatively well.


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New APDM minus Nawaz Sharif formedDecember 10th, 2007 - 10:42 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Dec 10 (ANI): A day after the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) failed to achieve a consensus on boycotting the January 8 general elections, a new faction of the conglomerate was formed without Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Awami National Party (ANP).
Mehmood Khan Achakzai has been named as the convener of the new APDM. This was announced at a press conference here today where Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaaf chief Imran Khan and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussian Ahmed were present.
Both PML (N) and ANP were opposed to the idea of boycotting the polls.
Meanwhile, an election tribunal has cleared the way for Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto to contest the January.
The tribunal dismissed a petition to bar her contesting, The News reported. (ANI)
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Business success is dependent on the ability to recognize change and adapt
Staten Island, NY (PRWEB) November 23, 2016
Boulevard Books is pleased to announce that Syosset-Woodbury, Long Island based entrepreneur just published a new business book which made the Amazon "Hot New Books" list.
"Are You Sure About That? - Grow Your Business by Challenging Conventional Wisdom" by Zev Asch a Woodbury Resident and President of LEDAZA INC.
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….is (always) do just one thing at the gym.
Sure, sometimes we need to focus. Just arms today. I'm not talking about focusing on individual muscle groups in a strategic and planned way. No, I am talking about the habit of only doing the bench press or only doing curls or, like the little cartoon lady, only using the calf machine all the time, because that is all you like or know (or are comfortable with, because you've pretty much grown accustomed to it).
Get to Know the Body
For your information, there are many critical muscle groups that you may be overlooking right now. In my article on how to create your summer fitness plan I gave a list of muscle groups that guys should work at, and a similar list for females. For your own health and appearance, you need to be balanced-looking.
To get to the next level, you may need to learn new things. I suggest you start with the lingo – get to know the names of the different muscles you have, for yourself.
Getting to Great
Your mission to make the most of your body will require you to
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2) know what exercises are necessary to build each area of the body; and to
3) know how best to execute those exercises.
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Finally, to ensure you always strike hard at a wide array of muscle groups consistently, again, you will need to plan. Go get it.
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She loves to mountain bike. She loves kids. She cares about the environment. How did Marilyn Price meld her favorite things? She started Trips for Kids in 1988 to share her passions for mountain biking and the environment with urban kids who may never get the chance to get out into nature. Trips for Kids chapters are now found all over the U.S. and internationally. Maybe you would like to start a chapter.
Founder and Director of Trips for Kids, Marilyn Price, found her inspiration for Trips for Kids® (TFK) in 1986, when she was pedaling up Mount Tamalpais, gazing at San Francisco. As a frequent volunteer at St. Anthony's Dining Room in the heart of the inner city, she thought how wonderful it would be if these kids could join her. Most had never seen their city from that perspective. Most had never challenged themselves physically. All spent their days surrounded by cement as well as constant exposure to drugs, violence and gang involvement. It was then that Marilyn's vision for Trips for Kids began to take shape.
Marilyn volunteered her time during the two-year pilot program. Trips for Kids became incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1988. Since then, with the help of hundreds of volunteers, many thousands of disadvantaged kids from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area have experienced the natural world from the seat of a mountain bike.
The program expanded dramatically in 1994 with the establishment of the Re-Cyclery bicycle thrift shop, and an Earn-A-Bike program. In addition to providing great deals on bikes and parts and affordable transportation for Bay Area residents, the shop funds a majority of TFK program costs. Meanwhile, the Earn-A-Bike program teaches youngsters valuable life skills in a safe environment.
Encouraged by the TFK success in San Francisco and by others interested in starting similar programs, in 1999, TFK began supporting the development of Trips for Kids chapters around the United States and around the world. There are now 70 TFK chapters in the world. If you want to start a Trips for Kids chapter in your own community, TFK is happy to help.
Marilyn Price: I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri; we were out in the suburbs. In all honesty, my family did not have a connection to nature. I had to develop that on my own.
Marilyn Price: I started Trips for Kids because, one, I was concerned about our environment: two, I thought I was going to be a social worker, but instead I went to work for Huey [Johnson]; and three, because I love biking.
Marilyn Price: My connection with the environment actually started when I was in college. I would think of myself as an urban environmentalist. You know, I wanted to protect the planet from us destroying it, but I still was not into nature. The thing that got me into nature was my mountain bike, I worked at a bike shop in the early '80s and the kids around here were riding mountain bikes. I started mountain biking, and that took me out into nature. The first ride I took, we went out actually to Colorado to Crested Butte and because you're going slowly — I was never a hiker but I loved to bike — you're going slowly and it was like every turn it would open up. It really opened my eyes to the beauty of nature until you got to 12,000 feet and — wow, this is incredible. So those things were the spark that got me into Trips for Kids.
We are a youth mountain biking program. We take kids who could not otherwise afford it on mountain bike rides. We also have earn-a-bike programs where they can come after school, they learn how to work on bikes, they earn points for bikes of their own. We also have a bike thrift shop that helps to fund… it funds about 50% of our expenses. I had collected so many parts for repair of our bikes. Literally my house in Mill Valley was overrun– boxes in every room, a hundred bikes in the back yard–and we're now a national/international program. We have 70 Trips for Kids chapters, kind of around the world because we have one in Israel and one in Sierra Leone. The rest are in the United States and five are in Canada; so the idea has spread.
Peggy Lauer: How did you see the benefits for the children? And what have you gotten out of it?
Marilyn Price: You know we talk about the environment with the kids. Of course many of them are now getting it in school, which I did not but we throw it in. We have to be very careful not to be pedantic. The kids are out there to ride the bikes. They want to have fun. I used to say of our trips; it's kind of like osmosis. I would just compare it to myself, you know, Pearl Pass [in Crested Butte] what it did for me. I just imagine we've done that for a lot of kids.
Peggy: How many rides and how many kids have been served through Trips for Kids?
Marilyn Price: The number of rides here in the San Francisco Bay Area through the years since we started in 1988–it's been over 30,000 kids, individual kids, who have participated. When you take our chapters, it's about 140,000. We're not very bureaucratic, you know. I have not made it like: "You have to do this. You have to do that." I look…the people that started – some of them are into bike skills, some of them are psychologists– they're into more of the social work, personal development–some are into environmental education, and we use the bicycle as a tool. So I feel that these chapters, if they have a passion that's on bike skills or a passion that's on personal development, you know, they shouldn't be forced to just concentrate on environment, because it'll fall flat. You need a good environmental educator with a lot of passion to do that. So that's kind of how our trips have been, but they are all exposing kids to the great outdoors. They are all off the street. Some of them might be on toe paths or bike paths, most of them are out into nature though.
Marilyn Price: When I first thought of the idea of doing it when I was up on Mount Tam, I was not a very confident person and I thought, "I can't do this." Two weeks later, I read in Bicycling magazine that a psychologist with a Hollywood YMCA was running a similar program. His name was Kevin Fox. I wrote him, you know: I'm not a psychologist, what do you think? He said, just start small, you can do it. You do not need to be a psychologist. That gave me the encouragement to do it. So we did. Years later I'm running it. We're getting all this press and I'm starting to get people from around the country, you know: "Oh yeah, I thought of it. Great idea." And we decided we would start chapters to help them get started. And I dare say you wouldn't have 140,000 kids out there doing what we did if they hadn't had the inspiration. So I kind of got a little side tracked with Trips for Kids, because the environment really was my main concern. And so in my volunteer time now I want to do more that is directly connected with solving our environmental problems. And what I have learned and what I would say to any young person today, or anybody young or old, is that if you have an idea of something that to you is important, I would say just go for it. And what I found was that every step led to the next step. I didn't really have to think about it. In our case, it was such a popular thing taking kids on mountain bike rides that we just kept attracting people. But whether – if you believe in it — whether it's that popular or not, you just go for it. You just work hard. You believe in it. You don't stop and you keep at it and it will just grow and grow.


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Frustrated drivers in Cardiff complained of traffic "chaos" this weekend, as major roads across the city closed for re-surfacing works, causing delays and disruption.
Highway surfacing works on Newport Road, City Road and Cathedral Road caused traffic to back up, as the carriageways were filled with traffic cones, diggers and diversion signs.
'Complete chaos'
Walking down City Road on Sunday morning, local resident Frederick Mabbs said: "It is complete chaos – there have been huge traffic jams over the past couple of days."
He added: "These are some of the biggest and busiest roads in the city, of course it's going to cause havoc. There are traffic cones and barriers everywhere."
Related: Traffic builds as two major Cardiff roads are closed for 'improvement works'
Parts of Newport Road and City Road closed from 6.30pm on Friday and traffic immediately began to build up.
Local business owners have expressed concern about the impact of the road closures on trade.
'Bad for business'
Speaking on Sunday morning, Ridwan Mutalib, owner of Easy Buyer grocery store on City Road, said: "These road closures are bad news for us.
"Usually, I would have had about 20 customers in here during the first couple of hours, but today, I have had five. It is completely dead."
He added: "Every time I look out of the window, there are cars are queuing right back up the road.
"It is a real concern for us. Our business is suffering, but we still have to pay our rates. The council sent me a letter, but only a couple of days before the work started."
'Nightmare for disabled customers'
Mohammed Rafiq, owner of the nearby Shop Rite, said: "Business is definitely quieter than normal and it has proved difficult to get our stock delivered.
"It is a real problem, because we are not getting the passing trade. Drivers are trying to avoid the delays, so they are steering clear of the whole area."
He added: "It is a nightmare for our disabled customers, because they are having to go the long way round to avoid the road works."
Related: Were you stuck in the Barry Island traffic chaos over Easter?
Cardiff council unveiled the plans on Wednesday – three days before the work started.
'Minimise disruption'
A spokesman warned the road closures "may cause delays to travel", but said they had been planned to "minimise disruption".
From 6.30pm on Friday, Newport Road closed outbound between East Grove junction and Wordsworth Avenue junction.
Traffic is currently operating in contraflow on the inbound carriageway, meaning that traffic can flow in both directions, but is only allowed one lane, instead of two.
Newport Road will re-open at 6am on Monday, but sections of City Road will remain closed for five more nights.
There are further plans for closures to Newport Road between April 17 and April 20 – the weekend of the RHS Flower Show, which attracts more than 20,000 visitors to the city.
Travel advice
A spokesman for the council said: "Advanced warning signs for the overall scheme have been on site since October 2014.
"The press release for the re-surfacing work was issued closer to the date so it remains fresh in the minds of motorists."
The council has advised people to use the Park and Ride.
Meanwhile at Barry Island, new measures to beat traffic congestion seem to have done the trick, after chaos last week overshadowed a triumphant Easter weekend for traders.
The Vale of Glamorgan council was forced to bring in the temporary measures, following massive congestion.
A new road layout was put in place from Saturday at the Ship Hill Junction, which gives priority to traffic leaving Barry Island, with the existing roundabout replaced by cross roads and new road markings put in place.
A spokesman for the Vale of Glamorgan council said "roads were flowing freely" and there was "plenty of room in the car park".


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Jazz rally from 25 down to stun Blazers
Carlos Boozer scored on a putback at the end of regulation to force overtime, then gave visiting Utah its first lead since the opening minutes, and the Jazz rallied from 25 down in the third quarter to stun the Portland Trail Blazers 93-89 in overtime Sunday night.
Down 64-39 with seven minutes left in the third quarter, Utah staged a shocking rally by outscoring the Blazers 44-19 over the final 19 minutes to send what seemed like a sure Portland win into overtime. Boozer then scored underneath with 3:05 left in OT to give Utah a 87-86 lead and its first lead since it was 9-8.
Boozer had 22 points and a career-best 23 rebounds. Brandon Roy led Portland with 23 points.
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Jason Richardson scored 26 points, Amare Stoudemire had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Steve Nash had 17 assists as host Phoenix completed a season sweep of Sacramento. ... Newly acquired Carl Landry led the Kings with 18 points. Beno Udrih had 17 and Donte Greene and rookie Tyreke Evans each scored 16.
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What I think about the future of bitcoin
Today on reddit, someone posted a very interesting chart about periodic tendency for bitcoin to rise every other year or so. Chart is attached below:
I'll tell you two interesting stories about predictions like this. This is also the reason I don't believe in buy and hold mentality in hopes of hitting jackpots like apple or tesla stocks. I know there are HODLers here, but hear me out.
Exhibit A: Shortly after the nasdaq bubble, google came to be. At one point, google was short on money and had no chance but to sell it for less than 1 million dollars; rejected by excite.com. How can we predict a company when Larry Page and Sergey Brin didn't even believe it.
Exhibit B: Fed-ex had its lows. At one point, they couldn't afford next day's fuel for their jets. With company's $5k usd at hand. The owner took that money and gambled blackjack at the casino. With a shit load of luck, he managed to make 13k or something to pay for next day's fuel. Then luckily, he got financing within that day. The moral of the story is that the founder obviously pushed his luck and succeeded. Thus, we get to hear this survivorship biased tale. Sadly, he himself wasn't sure if the company would survive at one point.
TDLR: We cannot predict events that are unpredictable. I believe this is also true with bitcoin. We can feel lucky, but that is gambling.


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Also Eden is a well known band from England from the festival circuits. They are doing the music business the old and only way: By building up a dedicated fan-base through gigging the world........... OK, Europe then.
I got in touch with Steve for an update.
Let's start from the beginning: Also Eden were formed in 2005 as a recording project. Various festival then beckoned where you built up a solid reputation and fan-base.
Let's rather start with your (long or brief) thoughts and concepts on your two albums starting with....
About Time from 2006
About time written largely by Huw and Ian, with some of the instrumental section such as For Bumble developed by Si and Ian. It was really an album project, with some of the material written in the preceding years. Various members joined to create the overall band sound, and the eventual final recordings. Lyrically quite auto-biographical/biographical, but with other more general themes covering street children and chat rooms! Quite a dark album in places.
It's Kind Of You To Ask from 2008
IKOYA Having gigged quite a bit the previous year, we managed to write some new material. Much of it was part of the set, but in a slightly different format (e.g. parts of Star were merged with the end of Skimming Stones). Tracks like Photographs and Widows Eyes had already been played live quite a few times, so didnt change significantly. Widows Eyes almost made an appearance on About Time (Its an old song of Huw and Ians). A couple of the tracks started out as acoustic tracks from Si (Skimming Stones/Artificial Light/Together Alone), and morphed, more or less, into band tracks, Star is a good example of complete band collaboration - we had developed a good band sound by this point, playing a few festivals in Europe. Again, very strong lyrical themes covering war, loneliness and consumerism. Some pretty dark sections, with strong emotional overtones.
All the albums have been released by yourselves. Which is a pretty big commitment. Please give us the pro and cons of going it alone.
Doing the albums by ourselves means we keep the costs down. It gives us freedom to do things the way we want, when we want. Its very rewarding to see the whole thing through from start to finish. The downside is you need to factor in all the non-musical stuff, which can be time consuming. Also, you lose out a little on the marketing and promotion. That said, in todays world of digital downloading, on-line purchasing etc, we never seem to be short of sales. We find we sell a lot at gigs as this is where we have a captive audience. We are currently working with promoters to help us market our products better.
Is it fair to first and foremost regard Also Eden a live band ?
Its a balance between the 2. We certainly are a very good live band, but also pay massive attention to detail in the studio. They are 2 different disciplines which we cope with very well. We have a very big live sound. We love playing live.
You have done some festivals around England and Europe. Please tell us more about them.
Our former singer Huw Lloyd Jones is co organiser of the Summersend Festival, so weve managed to play this one 4 times. Also Progfarm in Holland twice (first time as a 3 piece acoustic Almost Eden), second time as full band. Also Prockfest with good friends Abarax from Germany, Highlight was last years Loreley Festival. Have played many times in Europe (Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Holland). We hope to do more European gigs later in the year. We seem to have a great rapport with Dutch and Germans in particular. That said, Dave (Deef) our drummer is Dutch, and Rich has been a Dutch resident in the past!
Also Eden have recently had a line-up change and also have a new EP coming out before the summer called Differences As Light. It is said to be a new direction for your band. Please enlighten us !
If you listen to the first 2 albums you will hear a dramatic improvement in our playing. This is certainly true with DAL too as we now have a rock solid rhythm section, and we are much more advanced from the recording side of things. Its fair to say we are also a lot braver these days, drawing from our past experiences and mistakes. We are now more willing to push the boundaries a little more, and experiment with different styles. We are musically a lot better. Most importantly is the change in vocal delivery. Rich has a very big vocal range, so this has pushed the music into directions which we werent able to before. The lyrical themes are still very important, but they are very different this time, more political/reflective of society in content.
I guess it is fair to say that you belong to the British Neo-Prog tradition together with the likes of IQ, Magenta, Pendragon & Co. But there is also a lot of references to the likes of Genesis and Yes here too. But never mind my opinions, how would you describe your music ?
Yes, we have often been described as neo-prog, sometimes Symphonic Prog. There are certainly similarities with the bands you mentioned, and we are fans of their music too, and are friends with some of them. I think if you were to ask the guys you mentioned the same question, the answers would largely be the same. We have very early 70s prog influences, with a more contemporary feel. We all like music which is not just prog, so there are wider influences there too (rock, folk, classical, pop, blues, alternative). Genesis and Yes is definitely there, but you will also get other influences if you listen closely. Si is also working on an early Genesis project too, so some of this might have infiltrated our stuff! Some of us have other outside projects, which are not necessarily what you would consider neo-prog.
I guess this year will be filled with gigs too. What is your other plans for this year and where do you want to take Also Eden ?
Yes more gigs with the new line-up. We will also work on new material for inclusion in the set and album 3 late 10/early 11. We have an EP for release in May 2010, which is really meant as a taster for things to come, and as a bridge between IKOYTA and the new album. The themes from the EP will spill over into the new album. All part of the same concept! We really hope we can reach a wider and newer audience, particularly with Rich in the fold. The new stuff is very strong.
Just to wrap this interview up; I guess Also Eden is not your fulltime jobs. Can I ask what your respective full time occupations are?
Si - Regional Managing Consultant.
Steve Guitar Teacher/Information Officer
Ian BBC sound engineer
Rich Computer Programmer/Consultant
Dave Building Trade/Student
What is your five alltime favourite albums ?
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (Si)
Marillion Brave (Rich)
Jimi Hendrix Band Of Gypsies (Steve)
Genesis Seconds Out (Ian)
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Live at The Quick (Dave)
Anything you want to add to this interview ?
Look out for the new material and gigs in 2010. We are looking forward to getting back out there and seeing a few friendly and familiar faces. Its all good!!
Thank you to Steve & Also Eden for this interview.
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Thanks for allowing us to say a few things!
Just to let interested prog fans know, our new EP Differences As Light is now available from our website on www.alsoeden.com/shop.php.
It's 3 tracks (25 minutes) of new music and features our new singer Rich Harding, and also allows us to show off our wonderful drummer Dave (Deff) Roelofs. There are teaser tracks on the website, and we hope you'll like the new direction we're going.
We're now working on a 3rd album of new material (working title is "Think of the Children" which we expect to have completed by the end of 2010.
Thanks again, progarchives - an excellent forum!
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It's summer (or, more accurately, "a weekend from March through October"), so everyone and their brother is getting married. If you're 19-35, you likely have at least three scheduled throughout the season. If you're 19-35 and a Southerner, you're…well, you're probably not reading a blog because you're at a wedding right now.
I'm not going to write a post about how to be a wedding guest, because if you DON'T know how to do that, you're probably also the person writing the insane comments about how Obama is a reptilian alien sent to destroy us at the bottom of Slate articles.
If you're actually a monster, here's how you do it: you RSVP according to their wishes and on time. You bring a date or your children if your written invitation specifically says that your others (significant or otherwise) are invited but you don't ask if you can otherwise, and you certainly do just wing it. You send them a gift from their registry or to the charity they've named or you give them cash to avoid anything like this. You show up on time to their wedding and you do not make a spectacle of yourself or complain at any time. THAT IS IT. You just arrive, act polite, send a gift, and then go home. If your girlfriend has to stay home, you can dance with available flower girls and aunties and everyone will think you're sweet and you'll have fun anyway. If you can't afford to get a sitter, you can't afford to go to the wedding. If you think everything on the registry is tacky, maybe reevaluate who your friends are because maybe they're gonna stay tacky.
But I digress.
As a Southerner, an event designer, and a person aged 19-35, I've borne witness to a lot of weddings. Oddly, the thing that seems to cause the most strife (after the mothers of the bride and groom) is the wedding party. Across class, race, gender, religion: the people who stand up for the happy couple create so much drama. Please do not be a strife-giver.
The thing is, being a good bridesmaid or groomsman isn't hard to do. It's expensive for sure, but it's also exceptionally easy to get out of, and you're allowed to say no. Once you've committed, though, you're in it to win it. I'm sorry. That's just how it is.
How do you get out of it? Simple: "I am so honored that you would even consider asking me, but I don't think I can afford to right now." Done. You're done. It's what Kristen Wiig should've said in Bridesmaids, and it's what you should say if you feel like your friend is going to become insane while planning, if you genuinely cannot afford it, or if you would rather see the bride marry Nick Nolte circa 2002. If you've signed on to the Good Ship Blush and Bashful, you're voluntold to do all the things listed below, and have thus officially surrendered the right to complain about how you're gluten-free, hate cummerbunds, or really want to have the boy you've been dating three weeks in the wedding pictures.
With the caveat that weddings are changing and I often see bridesmales and best gals, for the most part, being a bridesmaid is mostly still the domain of women, and being a groomsman is still largely in the purview of men. If you're in a less traditional wedding and have an etiquette question, please feel free to email me and I'll do my best to help you do the right thing. On the whole, though, this is a pretty good list of things to bear in mind for the wedding parties for: straight weddings, gay weddings, expensive weddings, weddings just one step up from an elopement, Jewish weddings, Catholic weddings, second weddings, weddings where both parties are 19, military weddings, pagan handfasting weddings, Americanized Indian weddings, weddings between the children of heads of state, weddings between the children of schoolteachers, etc., etc., etc. If your particular cultural subgroup has some customs I don't know about, obviously adhere to those rather than whatever I've told you to do. DUH.
For both male and female attendants, I'd like to put in a request that you avoid getting completely canned at the wedding itself; you don't want to be the woman remembered for hitting on someone's 15-year-old cousin,* the guy who vomited on Aunt Pearl,* or any variant therein. Not to be a killjoy, but they're taking a ton of photos of this particular day, and the kissy face/glassy eye/red cheeked thing isn't the look anyone is aiming for. Have a great time, but don't embarrass yourself or, uh, your nice, newly-married friends. You are a kind of wedding co-host, so be a good host. I promise you're going to have fun.
Let's start with the ladies. Gentlemen, you can skip to the bottom, or read on to discover why your girlfriend is crying over nosegays. File this away under "reasons I'm glad to be a dude" along with stuff like "peeing standing up" and "making a whole dollar for every 88 cents Kirsten makes."
Bride's Side
Okay, great. So you love your college roommate/best friend since 4th grade/sorority sister/drug dealer/Junior League buddy/co-stripper/work wife Rachel. She's engaged and she wants you to be a bridesmaid! This is very sweet and probably means that she cares about you very much. While you are still on the phone with her/having lunch with her, it is perfectly okay to have a frank talk about how much this is going to cost. A word to the wise: you're probably not going to get out of there for less than $1,000, but the bride can't make different choices if she doesn't know people are struggling to keep up with the Jones'. If she's imagining this bridesmaid dress and you're imagining this one, or Rachel's wanting this bachelorette weekend and you can afford this, better to know now.
You're going to be responsible for throwing Rachel a shower, doing the bachelorette party, and being at the wedding. Where I'm from, a bridesmaids' tea isn't unheard of, but is usually low-key and not a massive consideration. Other than that, your only obligation is to occasionally listen to the bride yammer on about cocktail napkins or that her uncle is going to drunkenly pants someone.* That's it. You don't have to help do crafts,* you don't have to go to every fitting,* you don't have to fly back and forth to Richmond a bunch of times.* If you want to, great, but that's not what you signed on for.
First things first, the dress.
Rachel tells you what to wear and you say, "I love it. It's beautiful." My own mother, one of the world's most lovely and tasteful people, once wore a butter yellow matte jersey dress with spaghetti straps and a sheer capelet. You know what she said? "I love it. It's beautiful." My best friend, an exceptionally reasonable and generally low-maintenance woman, wore a pink-on-pink sateen and satin tube dress. You know what she said? "It's beautiful, I love it." You can reverse the order of the statements, but that's all. Look, there is only one woman at this shindig whose outfit is Page 1 news, and it ain't yours. No one is looking at you and saying, "oh my god, Akrithi is wearing this hideous strapless satin column dress and she must be mortified that eight other girls are wearing it too."* Everyone knows Rachel put you up to this. Buy it, and if it's truly horrible, donate it or trade it for something more useful.
Be self-sufficient, and get the alterations done without bothering her. Show up to the church/vineyard/temple/park with your hair and nails done (if you don't do them together), and look appropriate. There is no need to consult with much of anyone to get these things done.
Second things second, the shower.
The maid of honor is usually the point-person for this, but this is where planning and playing to your personal strengths comes in very handy. Real Simple has a good week-by-week checklist for how to handle this stuff, but remember to show up on time, look nice, act nice, and help keep things on track. It's about this time I'd suggest you all get a good, old-fashioned Google doc and update it regularly with who has paid, who is doing what thing, etc. Someone needs to find a place, someone needs to decorate, someone needs to record gifts, someone needs to wrangle the discarded wrapping paper. Divvy up tasks and get to it.
Even though you're throwing the party, you do need to send a gift for this, but you can spend about $20-50 on it and it can come off the registry. It definitely needs to be very tame and tasteful since Rachel's grandma will be there. There's really no reason you can't get out of a bridal shower for under $200 all told since, for some reason, you eat virtually nothing and drink not at all and you split the costs among the group.
I'd like also to politely ask that you not make me play a bunch of weird games because no one likes those.
Third things third: the Bachelorette Party.
This, unlike bridal showers, has the potential to actually be something closer to how one may traditionally define "fun." If you stay away from boring cliches, it can be great. The idea is that this is supposed to be about stuff you maybe couldn't do after you get married (which I think is insane, but that's another story for another time), so consider this a great excuse to have a really good night/weekend with Rachel and other ladies you like a lot. Bachelorette parties feel like birthdays on steroids: everyone is celebrating the lady of the hour, and everyone has a blast. If you want to bring a gift, now's the time for sex toys, trashy lingerie, or anything else that is porny.
Plan to do this particular thing about six weeks before the wedding, maybe closest-in a month before. That way, it doesn't feel anticlimactic but does feel like a break from planning. Do not, I REPEAT, DO NOT do this the night before the wedding. The night before is a time to have like, two bourbons, watch Snapped and go to bed at a reasonable hour.
This should be about relaxing and having fun, so the sky is the limit. If Rachel loves to eat penis cake and go to strip clubs with her bra outside her clothes, uh, have fun? Don't fee like you have to do all that, though. Go to a spa, go paintballing, loll around on the beach aimlessly, camp out, wine taste, go to Vegas. I don't care! I don't. Unless you're going hot air ballooning, in which case, invite me! Anyway, plan carefully, use your Google doc, and have a good time. Make sure that you don't overschedule, that you DO get a cab, that you find something kind of fun and unexpected to do, and that you have some stuff to do that doesn't involve drinking (there's going to be someone underage, pregnant, or in recovery, so make sure they feel included). The only DO NOT is "do not let Rachel do anything that is going to adversely affect her relationship with her fiance in the long run."
Last but not least, the day of.
Plan to arrive ten minutes early to the place you've been asked to meet in your butter yellow matte jersey dress having brushed your teeth with the appointed toothpaste.* Do your hairs as a group, put on the official coral lipstick, and get thee to the appointed locale. Make sure the bride has everything she needs, hold whatever you're asked to hold, and bustle her dress or whatever. Make sure she eats, and that she doesn't have anything in her teeth. Rachel should never know that the caterers are late or that the dahlias are actually chrysanthemums.* Run whatever interference is deemed necessary. Give a toast if asked (my go to: "Congratulations and best wishes. May the best of your past be the worst of your future." AND SCENE.) and eat the provided snacks and drink the provided drinks.
You. Are. Finished.
Groom's Side
Full disclosure: I have never actually been a groomsman. Fortunately, I have planned and executed a lot of these wedding thingies, and I know some stuff about this.
So Rachel's fiance, Andrew, wants you to be a groomsman. You were on the football team with him/in the service/fraternity brothers/actual brothers/in jail together, and now he wants you to stand up for him at his wedding. This is a big honor and you should act like it. Fortunately for you, the financial burden for a groomsman is almost always substantially lower, so this is probably less of a consideration. Generalizing wildly, grooms have likely not given a ton of thought to what their weddings should be like, and thus are easier to talk out of extremely expensive options in this regard. Nevertheless, if he's wanting to go to Bangkok for the bachelor party, it'd be super to know that at the outset.
As a groomsman, you are responsible for showing up on time to the wedding in the appointed outfit, making sure the groom does the same, and taking him out for his bachelor party. It's not unheard of for there to be a "tool shower" or a "couple's shower", but that's a directive that is likely to come from the bridal end of things and is pretty uncommon all told. You are also obligated to listen to Andrew worry about his aunt saying something racist to Rachel's biracial niece or about reception entrees if he would like to discuss that with you.*
Like I said at the beginning: lucky you, your to-do list is much shorter.
First things first: the appointed outfit.
It's probably a suit. You just rent the suit and then show up. If it's a kilt, then you wear the kilt and do not complain. If it's a military wedding, you likely already own your outfit! How handy! Make sure you shave, get a haircut, and generally look as presentable as is possible on the day in question. Good news! You don't at any point have to say, "Oh, it's beautiful, I love it!" It's my impression that men generally do not discuss their suits like this in large groups, but feel free to if that's what you and your friends like to do.
Usually here is where I say "second things second" but since this list has only two components, I guess I can say, "now you do the bachelor party." God, this is making me wish I were a boy.
So on to the bachelor party. Can I say this as a ladyperson? You do not have to go the the strip clubs or buy the dude a hooker's time. This is completely unnecessary, unless, you know, everyone likes going to strip clubs and Rachel says it's cool if Andrew pays a hooker a visit a few weeks before his wedding. Rachel's friends were responsible for making sure she didn't do anything that would result in her wedding being cancelled, and you owe it to Andrew to ensure the same.
What should you do? Oh, kinda whatever you want. I'm now going to copy and paste from above with a few modifiers:
Plan to do this particular thing about six weeks before the wedding, maybe closest-in a month before. That way, it doesn't feel anticlimactic but does feel like a break from planning. Do not, I REPEAT, DO NOT do this the night before the wedding. The night before is a time to have like, two beers, play XBox, and go to bed at a reasonable hour.
Go to a spa, go paintballing, loll around on the beach aimlessly, camp out, wine taste, go to Vegas. I don't care! I don't. Unless you're going hot air ballooning, in which case, invite me! Anyway, plan carefully, use your Google doc, and have a good time. Make sure that you don't overschedule, that you DO get a cab, that you find something kind of fun and unexpected to do, and that you have some stuff to do that doesn't involve drinking (there's going to be someone underage,
pregnant, or in recovery, so make sure they feel included). The only DO NOT is "do not let Andrew do anything that is going to adversely affect his relationship with his fiancee in the long run." Other than that, have a great time.
On the day of, you've got some tasks. They are as follows:
- Fetch out-of-towners from the train station or the airport.
- Decorate the getaway car if that's something you're doing.
- Lint roll your outfit (which is also pressed and fits nicely and is on your body at all times). Bring extra lint rollers because someone will forget this.
- Assist the ushers in getting everyone to their seats.
- Be generally supportive of the other attendants by helping to make sure they have things they need, then willingly fetching said things. Remember: your outfit is likely less cumbersome than any woman in attendance's outfit.
- Flirt tastefully with the groom's mother and dance with single ladies who express an interest in dancing. Chat meaningfully with the flower girls about their coloring projects at kindergarten next week.
- Get the groom there sober, shaven, clothed, and with the wedding band.
- Offer a sincere toast at the reception if asked.
Your overall duties are light. Just be glad you aren't having your hair molded into a hairdo last seen at the 1984 Miss Staten Island pageant.*
So that's it. You're now totally prepared to be a good groomsperson or bridesfriend. Any questions? Happy to help.
Want to share your worst-case-scenario wedding stories in the comments?
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This 2017 Spring issue of TexTESOL IV's Fourth Estate is a brilliant success showcasing action research and discussions for ESOL Reading and Writing Skill development in the K-12 classrooms as well as University, Intensive English Programs, and Adult Ed programs. Herein you will find research grounded discussions on using music, poetry, and authentic materials to develop better writers in all areas including STEM as well as discussion on teacher perception of reading strategies and those perceptions effect on their instructional habits, and the use of reading strategies to increase better reading skills as well as to increase language skills fundamentally. You are sure to enjoy this issue.
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|We juat moved from FLA to PA and we are looking for a vine that bloom all summer and that grow fast for our trellis. Can you help us? I was thinking the Wisteria maybe? Thank you in advance...Stella
|You are in USDA zone 6 and the following vines will be hardy in your area:
Clematis, Trumpet Creeper (Campsis), Honeysuckle (Lonicera), Bittersweet (Celastrus), Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia), Climbing Hydrangea (H. petiolaris), Wisteria ('Aunt Dee' is the hardiest). Or you might try perennial Sweet Pea (Lathyrus). It dies back to the ground in winter but resprouts in the spring.
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Druid City Baseball Umpires Association: For those interested in umpiring high school baseball for the 2012 season, the Druid City Baseball Umpires Association will meet at Northridge High School each Sunday until the start of the baseball season. Contact Steve Foster at 205-535-5838 or email email@example.com.
Tuscaloosa Patriots Baseball Tryouts: The Tuscaloosa Patriots 9U travel baseball team will hold tryouts today at 2 p.m. at Duncanville Middle School. Players must have birthday after April 30, 2002. Contact Darrel Williams at 205-454-7380 or Gil Brown at 205-310-5729.
Annual Grand Slam Dinner: The University of West Alabama baseball team will hold its 12th annual Grand Slam Dinner on Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. in the Bell Conference Center.
Baseball Country Coaches Conference: Partnering with Score International, Baseball Country will host a coaches conference Feb. 10-11. Speakers will include former University of Kentucky coach Keith Madison and former major-leaguer Don Gordon. Hour are 6-9 p.m. Feb. 10 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 11, with a skills clinic from 1-3 p.m. The clinic will be run by former big-leaguers Lee Evans and Brett Taft. Cost is $25 for both days, $15 for Saturday only and $10 for Friday only. Coaches from little league to college levels are welcome and meals will be included. Send name and payment to Baseball Country, P.O. Box 1306, Northport, AL, 35476.
PARA Adult Basketball: PARA's adult basketball league will play an eight-game season with a double-elimination postseason tournament. Games will be played on Mondays and Thursdays between 6-9 p.m. at the Belk, McAbee and Phelps centers. The season runs Jan. 17 through March 13. Cost is $400 per team. To register, call 205-562-3220.
YMCA Independent Adult Basketball League: Registration is under way for the YMCA's basketball league for ages 18 and older. Maximum of 10 players per team. Cost is $350 per team. There will be a total of seven games. Games will be played Tuesday nights, 5:30-9:30 p.m. For information or to register, contact James Cunningham at 205-759-4284.
Druid City Bicycle Club: The Druid City Bicycle Club offers road and mountain bicycle rides. Road rides start from Capitol Park at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. A leisure ride is also offered at 2 p.m. Sundays, also leaving from Capitol Park. Visit www.druidcity.org for other event/ride information.
Senior Open at TCC: The Country Club of Tuscaloosa holds a Senior Open tournament the first Thursday of every month. Cost is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Contact Andrew Kniphfer at 205-759-5535 for more information.
Senior Open at WFCC: Woodland Forrest Country Club hosts a Senior Open tournament the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Play starts at 9 a.m. Entry fee is $30. Call 205-556-1232 for more information.
The First Tee of Tuscaloosa: PARA and Ol' Colony Golf are holding a golf season for junior players ages 6-18. Applications and registration are available only at Ol' Colony Golf Club.
Alabama Fastpitch Softball Clinics: The University of Alabama will hold a clinic for high school softball coaches Feb. 4 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Aquatics for Adults: PARA offers aquatics for adults, including Arthritis AquaFlex Classes, water aerobics and personal hydrotherapy lessons. Call Mark Harrison at 205-758-0419.
Lessons at Bowers Park: PARA offers private and semiprivate tennis lessons at the Jack Evans Tennis Complex at Bowers Park. Lessons are offered Saturdays from 8 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m., Sundays from 1-6 p.m., or weekday evenings from 6-8 p.m., weather permitting. Cost is $30 per session for private lessons or $40 per hour for semiprivate lessons. Call 205-562-3230.
PARA Therapeutic Recreation: PARA offers Therapeutic Recreation in bowling at AMF Bama Bowl on Wednesdays from 2:30-5 p.m. for $4 per person per game; swimming on Wednesday from 4:30-6 p.m. at the Miller Center for $20 per person per month; water aerobics on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for $30 per person per month, twice per week or $20 per person per month once a week. Call Keith Jenkins at 205-562-3200.
PARA Adult Co-ed Volleyball: This co-ed league for ages 16 and older will play on Mondays and Thursdays with an eight-game regular season and a double-elimination postseason tournament. The season runs Jan. 23 through March 13. Cost is $350 per team, but a $25 late fee will be added because the deadline has passed. Call Wendy Harris at 205-562-3200.
Water exercise classes: The Miller Center pool hosts several swimming classes for adults. Small group sessions are $60 a month. One-on-one swim lessons are $65 per person for four 30-minute sessions. Aqua Flex classes, designed for participants with arthritis, are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10-11 a.m. at the McAbee Center Dockery Pool. Cost is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers per person per month. Aqua Flex Plus classes are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8-9 a.m. at the Dockery Pool. Cost is $30 for members or $35 for nonmembers per person per month. Aqua Power and Flex classes are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9-10 a.m. at the Dockery Pool. Cost is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers per person per month. Call 205-562-3235.


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Tarot Card Reading's
A ancient technique that is best used for questions pertaining to the near and distant future.
Crystal Readings's
Crystals are a natual source of energy, using these help provide a more accurate analysis of your spirit and all other energies surrounding you.
Aura Reading's
All living things emanate an Aura, each one is unique and is represented by a different color. Using this method can help introduce you to your inner self, and can also help release superfluous energy that could be causing things like restlessness, over active thoughts, etc.
Meditation Sessions
Meditation is a key component to a happy life. Putting aside a specific amount of you-time can change your mood dramatically. Learning to release negative energy, and bring in positive energy can and will make you a better you.
Chakra Balancing
Balancing your Chakra is a great way to enssure your physical and spiritual body are at their very best. This technique has been proven to help with sleep dissorders, headaches, body aches, and much more. It is also the most effective way to help communicate with your spirit.
Past Life Regression
By using this modern techniue we will be able to unlock the door to your mind and see what lies in your past. After all, you'll never know where you're going until you know where you've been.
Pet Communicating
Pet communicating is very effective in assisting with problems such as; Execess energy, Stuborness, Accidents in the home, Moodiness, etc. If your furry (or scaley) friend seems to be acting "out of character", or if you've recently addopted a new companion and want to better understand them, then this method would be highly recommended.


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A young, inexperienced band asked the Guards of May page about how to support bigger bands and I saw this in their outbox. Jimmy took the time to write a really helpful set of rules for that band. He didn't have to – and that's why Jimmy is a legend. These rules really ARE the 101's of booking yourself and he nails it here. It sounds basic, but there are those who haven't found this out yet. So without further ado, a guest blog by Jimmy Harden of Guards of May (Check out their amazing new song Annotata here at Soundcloud).
"Every band is a little different when it comes to bookings, and there's a lot of little factors that go into picking up a support slot. All of the slots that we've got so far have come from different opportunities, different people we've been in contact with and so on. Some have come directly to us via people we know, some have come via our booking agent.
So I guess rather than telling you step-by-step what to do to get a support slot (which likely won't work for everyone) – here's a bunch of things to think about and consider:
1. Professional press kit? Yes. Absolutely. Do this. Spend the time (and money) on making sure you have a well written bio (spellcheck and proof!), up to date, good lookin' photos of the band (and make sure you have different versions for websites and printing! Print version are much higher quality) reviews of your live show or recorded music etc. And remember when talking to press – give them a story. Give them an angle to talk about you, whether its a new track, new tour/shows, new haircut (jokes – but you get the point), whatever.
2. If you want to get the attention of people who put on gigs, put on a show that people talk about. Rehearse often. Often = more than once every two weeks. Keep your gear well looked after. Make your shows a performance, rather than a gig. If you're not sure what I mean, think about the difference between seeing an opera at the Sydney Opera House verses seeing a covers band at your local pub.
3. Furthermore, if you want to get the attention of people who put on gigs, put bums on seats. It's the hardest and shittest part of being in a band and harassing your mates, but you need to get people through the door. Regularly. See point 2 above for how you might be able to more easily get people through the door.
4. Research who books who. Get each of your band members to make a list of 5 local acts they like, 5 national acts they like and 5 international acts they like. Then, go and research and find out as much as you can about the team behind each of those acts – who books them, who manages them, who sponsors them for gear, who their TM is etc. Then find their contact details and email them *when you have something to show them (see point 1)*. Keep it to the point. And if they're local, ask if you can buy them a coffee and get some advice. There's a difference between asking for advice and spruiking your band. You'd be surprised how approachable many of them are.
5. Go to shows when you're not playing them. Be a part of the community. Meeting people is important. And fuck, if all else fails you have more friends to get drunk with.
6. Be prepared to do this stuff for yourselves. For a while. A good booking agent will be ready to take you on *generally* when you can prove to them that you have enough of a snowball rolling that you need outside help.
7. Be professional. This goes for each band member, everywhere. At shows, in emails to promoters, techs etc etc. Just don't be a dick, basically. Playing music is meant to be fun after all, right?
8. Did I mention "have a kickass show"? Yeah. That.
Hope that helps


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By Todd Starnes
A teacher at Wyoming's Jackson Hole High School on Thursday gave her students a multiple choice quiz that referenced shooting President Trump.
The online quiz was based on George Orwell's novel, "Animal Farm," according to the Jackson Hole News & Guide.
The full question read:
"Napoleon has the gun fired for a new occasion. What is the new occasion?"
* He was shooting at Trump
* His birthday
*For completion of the windmill
*To scare off the attackers of Animal Farm.
Parent Jim McCollum told me he was furious about the question -- especially since the quiz was administered four days after the Las Vegas massacre.
"This is not right. You don't do that to a sitting president -- you respect the office," McCollum told me in a telephone interview. "They used Trump's name -- insinuating gun violence and shooting the president."
"As torn apart as the country is right now, I could not tolerate that and let that go without saying something," he said.
The Teton County School District posted a statement on its website announcing they were investigating the incident.
They admitted the quiz contained an inappropriate answer.
"TCSD #1 takes seriously threats of any kind, regardless of intent," the district wrote. "We apologize to the students, families and community for this incident and will be addressing the issue with personnel."
McCollum told me his 16-year-old son is a big Trump supporter.
"He admires the man," he said. "He thinks the president is a cross between John Wayne and Clint Eastwood -- swagger and grit."
His son is considering enlisting in the Marines after high school -- and Trump's position on the military was a key factor.
"He loves the president's position - to have the biggest, baddest military on the planet," McCollum told me. "That inspired him. He wants to be a part of that."
Here's a thought for teachers across the fruited plain - instead of indoctrinating the kids with your far-left political ideology, how about teach them how to parse participles and do long-form division?
And you educators who share your Trump assassination
dreams with your students, might want put on a pot of coffee and open a
package of Pepperidge cookies. You're about to get a visit from the
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Monday, January 9, 2017
This is Going to End Disastrously
As you all know we had a problem in 2008 because of too much debt. Now the debt is much, much, much higher everywhere in the world. A lot of people have discussed austerity but nobody has lower debt this year than last year, much less than in 2008 and the debts are going higher every ay, every week, every month. So this is going to end disastrously.
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Please list in the box what event you are submitting payment. For example if you are coming to our Girls Retreat you could put Girls Retreat or Brave. Summer Camp you can just put Summer Camp.
If you are a rental group then please list your group name and date you are attending. For example a Girl Scout Troop would list as GST 70333, 5.8.15
There will be a 3% convenience fee charged to all credit card payments outside of summer camp payments.
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Rassmussen college launched a new program is giving students who want to work in hospital operating rooms a hands-on experience.
Students in the program will be able to learn how to work with doctors during a surgery using the college's state-of-the-art suite. The college says this 21-month program will allow students to keep up with the growing need for medical professionals in Rockford.
There were over 1,000 job openings this year alone for surgical technologists in this area. And so we want to be able to open this program and provide those job openings to people.
The program begins in October and enrollment is now open. There are eleven spots left for this year.
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August 10-11, 2013 at Founders Field in Pittsburgh, PA
Hosted by Pittsburgh Harlequins Rugby
Kickoff 9 AM to 5 PM, Saturday and Sunday
The Championship will feature the best qualifying men's and women's 7's rugby teams in the USA competing over two days for the title of 2013 USA National 7s Champions. Pool play begins on Saturday and concludes with play-offs on Sunday.
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Bits from the Branches
Ziggy Rogoff reports: "I have been meeting with Henry, age 91, for the last six months. His main objection to faith is the issue of suffering. Recently he showed me a school photo of Hugo Gryn's brother and his class, taken before World War II. (Hugo Gryn was a Reform rabbi who came from Czechoslovakia. His entire family was sent to Auschwitz—only he and his mother survived.) All thirty children in the photo had perished in the camps, and Henry asked me, 'Where was your Jesus? Where was God?' I looked at the photo and said that we didn't know their names, but God did. If we feel grieved about their deaths, how much more grieved is God? If we are angry, how much more is God? After all, He created each of those children and loved each one. God does not prevent the sins of humanity, but He offers forgiveness and reconciliation to those who receive His offer. I challenged Henry to call out to God and ask Him if Jesus is really the Messiah. Please pray that he will."
Dina Markova reports, "When I asked Anna, 'Who do you think Jesus is?' she replied that Jews don't believe in Jesus. We were chatting after Tisha B'Av (a day commemorating the tragic loss of the Temple) and before Rosh Hashanah. I pointed out that the rabbis have designated the Saturdays between the two dates as the Sabbaths of Consolation; in the synagogues, the "comfort" chapters are read from the prophet Isaiah. But Isaiah 53 is omitted. So when Anna said that Jews don't believe in Jesus, I replied, 'Many don't believe. Many do believe. And many pass over in silence the passages from the Scriptures that speak about Messiah. About Jesus.' I opened the Bible to Isaiah 53, and we read together. 'Who do you think these words could be about?' I asked. Anna said, 'Actually, one could think that it's about Jesus. But I need to understand that better.' I'm going to bring her a book And The Scriptures Are Fulfilled. Please pray for Anna to find in Jesus the one of whom Isaiah spoke: 'I, even I, am he who comforts you…'"
Vlad Mitnitsky reports: "Jeff Millenson got in touch with me from our headquarters in San Francisco to say that he and his wife, Amy, were coming to Israel for a vacation and hoped to visit Leonid, the father of a Jewish believer they know in San Francisco. Leonid wanted the Millensons to bring some things back to his daughter and did not object to meeting people from Jews for Jesus. He speaks Russian and some Hebrew, but no English. Jeff asked me to join them for this visit, since I speak Russian.
"The only books I had to offer Leonid in Russian were the Bible and the book Betrayed! by Stan Telchin (this book describes a story about a successful, 50-year old Jewish businessman and his 21-year old daughter who tells him she believes in Jesus). So I brought these books to Leonid. During the visit I realized that Leonid is 50 years old and his believing daughter is 21 years old! God knew perfectly what books to give this man.
"I met Leonid in the mall and began to get acquainted with him. Once Jeff and Amy arrived, I shared my story and we explained the gospel to Leonid. He seemed touched by what we said, but when I asked if he might be interested in meeting and studying the Bible with me he said not for now. He did promise to read the Bible and the Betrayed! book, adding that he has a lot of free time and loves reading. He also said that he would be in touch with me. Of course, I will follow up to see if he has read the Bible.
"Please pray for Leonid to come to God and receive Yeshua in his heart. Please also pray for his 85-year-old father who lives with him."


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Hello, everyone! I am low key excited about this post, because Unif is one of my all time favorite designers. Recently Unif has released a really unique line of knit wear. I have never seen tie dye knit wear that did not look incredibly tacky until today. This is my long over do UNIF TIE DYE POST!!! Now, Unif has been selling tie dye clothing for a long time now; pieces here and there. But, there is now an overwhelming amount to choose from. It was hard just selecting which clothing to post. I'll admit that I am not a fan of tie dye, but I bought my boyfriend a tie dye kit for his birthday (shhhhhh!). And, we all know how popular indie fashion is becoming, so I figured this was appropriate. Also, I have been looking into DIY tie dye tips, because of a terrible washing machine incident that involved a vintage crop top and my now spotted Victoria's Secret Pink sweater. When I figure out how to rearrange my priorities, and dye my sweater, I will update my blog with pictures (and advice from the numerous mistakes I will make).
Thanks for reading, and have a great Independence Eve Americans! Please don't blow off your fingers...
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Carinity Communities – Illoura, provides much more than general counselling services to the community of Beaudesert and surrounds. The family friendly centre also offers a community-inclusive approach to people's wellbeing by running activities such as arts and craft classes, parenting courses, family fun days, ladies' time-out nights and community barbecues.
Counselling and therapeutic support services are available for all ages experiencing all types of circumstances, including:
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Tanning Salon
Sun Tanning or Tanning in a Salon
During the summer, all of us wish to be tan. There is absolutely nothing better than being able to stroll outside and show off your bronze skin. Once the summer season hits, everybody goes to the indoor tanning salons while some of us choose to lie on their deck and tan with the help of the sun. With indoor tanning and outdoor tanning both choices give us that bronze skin we all are looking for, but which one is better?
Just recently, the benefits that indoor tanning provides vs. the ones that outdoor tanning offers have actually been commonly debated and gone over repeatedly, generally in the health and cosmetic industries. In the end, it depends on you to pick which one you like better. Make your decision based on which one is most convenient and the healthiest for you.
If you choose to tan indoors at a tanning parlor, your skin has the ability to tan the exact same way it happens in the sun. Basically, your skin takes in ultraviolet light that is released by the sun, or by the UV lights in your favorite tanning salon.
One of the most significant risks of tanning outdoors is that sometimes you can expose your skin to too much ultraviolet light. When tanning outdoors, it is crucial to utilize sun block before lying in the sun to catch some rays.
On the other hand, indoor tanning is advantageous as you have the ability to regulate the amount of UV rays that your body is exposed to while tanning. Lots of tanners never ever have to get sunburn, and numerous tanning parlors provide tanning lotions that have included sun screen additives that are strong enough to prevent burning.
When compared to indoor tanning, outdoor tanning is not as trusted, particularly if you are looking to get the best summertime tan. Sunburn is about the only thing you can rely on getting when tanning outdoors.
Indoor tanning salons provide tanning beds that use UVA rays and UVC rays, both of which are sent out from the sun when outdoor tanning. The best part about tanning shops is the fact that they are regulated by the government. Tanning indoors is nothing but just a safer way of getting a great tan.
When going to an indoor tanning salon, the staff working there are usually able to determine just how much exposure your skin can safely put up with. This really helps to safeguard you against any kind of skin damage that is really common with people who choose to tan outdoors.
If you are still deciding whether to tan indoors our outdoors, select the one that is most hassle-free for you. With outdoor tanning, you have to be mindful of the weather, the UV index, in addition to the temperature outdoors. Outdoor tanning has no regulations, and there are no limitations to the quantity of UV rays that reach your body.
With indoor tanning, you never ever have to fret about the weather conditions. You likewise do not have to bother with your body being exposed to a damaging quantity of UV rays. Tanning beds are managed to fit your skin type.