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That's How We Hear The Sounds From Space
NASA has published a compilation of 22 space sounds from across the Solar System..
Do not think the spaceships launched from the ground have onboard just a few photo lenses, sensors and so on.
They carry on board instruments capable of capturing radio broadcasts, which then are converted into sound waves by scientists.
Sounds like those emitted by Jupiter or Saturn, captured by Juno and Cassini, are posted by NASA in a compilation of "22 Sounds of Space". Here you can listen to the sound produced by Comet Tempel 1.
Soaring to the depths of our universe, gallant spacecraft roam the cosmos, snapping images of celestial wonders. Some spacecraft have instruments capable of capturing radio emissions. When scientists convert these to sound waves, the results are eerie to hear.
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Keeping Waverley beautiful
Council works hard to keep Waverley's beaches and public spaces clean and clear of rubbish and litter. This is particularly important over the summer months, when up to 80,000 visitors can pass through Bondi in one day!
Council would also like to recognise and thank the committed individuals and community groups that work hard to ensure the beaches are pristine. We're all in this together so keep up the good work!
What does Council do to keep Waverley beautiful?
Waverley Council has dedicated staff who work hard to keep our beaches and public places clean and to educate the community about litter prevention.
Each summer, Council implements a litter prevention program to target top litter items identified through our annual beach audits.
In the summer of 2016/17, Council won the Keep NSW Beautiful - Hey Tosser Litter Award for its Bondi Unwrapped Project that tackled take-away packaging as litter. See more about this project below.
Bondi Unwrapped - Tackling take away packaging
The Bondi Unwrapped Project is a litter prevention program implemented in the summer of 2016/17 and includes aspects education and awareness, infrastructure, enforcement, and evaluation and monitoring. The program resulted in an overall 50% reduction in take-away packaging!! And won Council the Keep NSW Beautiful Hey Tosser Litter Award for 2017. But the project doesn't stop there! Council is implanting the next phase of the project to tackle packaging at the source.
Council engaged businesses that sell take-away items and people who purchase take-away items. Council partnered with businesses to adopt sustainable packaging, while promoting product responsibility. Council also conducted packaging audits at 40 business to assist with advice for reducing packaging both internally and for take-away items. Top tips are found here. Take-away consumers were met face-to-face during peak commute times and beach visiting times to gauge the level of awareness of packaging as litter, discuss alternatives to take-away packaging and that it is an offence to litter.
New bin infrastructure was also installed to encourage the proper disposal of waste and recycling and dissuade litter behaviour. Bin wraps using the EPA's Hey Tosser messaging were affixed to bins at litter hotspots, while solar compacting bins were installed at Bondi Beach and Bondi Junction. A Ranger Program was established to patrol the litter hotspots, where rangers undertook 10 education blitzes where they spoke to people about littering offences, and a Public Cleansing Program was implemented that included sweeping, bin maintenance and litter removal at the hotspots. Additionally, the Council Events and Vendor Policy was reviewed with internal stakeholders and modified to include sustainable packaging components.
The overall result was a reduction in 46% reduction in litter items at the sites, 38% total reduction by volume!
- Cigarette butts – 51% reduction in litter items observed, 51% reduction by volume.
- Takeaway Packaging – 50% reduction in total litter items, 50% reduction by volume.
- Overflowing bins – 48% reduction in reports of overflowing bins.
- Awareness - In the final litter check, all survey respondents spoken to were aware of littering as an offense through the Hey Tosser campaign.
Ongoing Beautifying Programs
Council has a team of public place cleaning staff who pick up rubbish from the sand routinely, clean bins, remove graffiti, sweep the sand and clean public toilets at the beaches and along the surrounding streets. Council's beach rake operates every evening over summer to remove litter from our beaches.
Other litter prevention infrastructure at Bondi Beach and Bondi Junction where we receive the most visitors, includes the installation of cigarette butt receptacles, called Enviropoles. The cigarettes collected in these units are recycled into park benches and other items.
Every year, Council runs a litter prevention campaign during peak visitor times throughout the summer that involves education and engagement programs. A few of these campaigns over the years include targeted messages such as "Keep Bondi Beautiful", "Did you pick up today?" and 'Bin it so you don't swim in it'.
As smoking is banned on our beaches since 2004, rangers patrol the beaches to provide this message to the community and issue fines when necessary. Current fines for littering range from range from $250 for individuals to $500 for corporations.
Hey Tosser - Report Littering to the EPA
Council works in collaboration with the NSW EPA by supporting and promoting the 'Hey Tosser' Campaign, displayed at many bus stop sand train stations in Waverley throughout the year.
You can find out more about the state-wide litter prevention on the EPA site.
If you see someone littering from their vehicle, you can report a litterer directly to the EPA using the EPA's litter reporting link.
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How does the environment figure into your daily life? Marlene Broemer, a poet and a professor, has embraced nature in her daily life since she was a child in the far north of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She believes that our relationship with nature is an integral part of being human. Her travels to the arctic areas in Finland and Siberia impressed on her how communities living in these wilderness areas depend on nature to survive. This was a real wilderness existence, which she compares to her experience of living off the grid in the wilds of Northern California.
As one of the earliest staff members of the New Renaissance Center in 1988, Marlene Broemer helped develop projects for what became the Resource Renewal Institute (RRI). Her passion was the Water Heritage Trust, an ongoing RRI project, to acquire in-stream flows for fish. At that time Marlene was spending weekends in her off-the-grid house in the wilds of Northern California, and volunteered with various environmental protection groups to protect watersheds and community arts groups to promote local artists, writers and musicians.
After two years at RRI, she worked in the private sector, but went back to her roots as a poet and teacher. She has a master's degree from San Francisco State University, and a PhD from the University of Helsinki, in Finland, where she lived for ten years. Both degrees are in Comparative Literature, with a focus on Finnish, European, and Russian poets. Dr. Broemer lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon, and teaches at Portland Community College and Clackamas Community College.
Huey Johnson: Give me an example of one of your memories that relate to environment.
Marlene Broemer: I remember in school there, we had to go out and collect leaves from all the trees in the forest there. We had to know all of the trees that were around us. And I guess that was my first introduction to any kind of biology or environment, that it was immediately brought home to me from that and it stayed with me all these years. And then I was thinking about the fact that my father, who was a World War II, Purple Heart vet came home, and he was a hunter and a fisherman. He was always going out into the forest and into the woods. So the environment was very much a part of our regular daily life. You know, year round he was either going out ice fishing, or hunting in the fall, and so on. I did go away to the city to school, but then when I came to California, I ended up going to the wilderness and living with a group of people in an intentional community. And I remember my grandmother thought it was very funny that I was the only person with a college degree and I was back taking care of chickens again. And she thought that was maybe a little bit of a waste or something, but she was also very tickled.
So now when I think back on that time, I realize that it just gave me so much strength in my life, because I didn't think anything about walking five miles down a dirt road in the pitch dark at night, and without a flashlight, in the pouring rain. But during that time, I was really involved with a kind of grassroots environmentalism and then when I returned to the Bay Area, I came and worked for Resource Renewal. And I was there during the time when we worked on Water Heritage Trust, for example. Not just trying to save land somewhere, but trying to save the water for the animals that were on the land and trying to raise consciousness about the environment everywhere. I ended up going back to school and getting a Masters degree in comparative literature and that brought me to Europe, which was another step along my way and traveled to Russia and all of Scandinavia. I was looking for my Scandinavian roots there. And that kind of informed my master's work, which was basically on European modernist literature; so looking at people during the time of war.
Huey Johnson: You've seen a lot of diverse, wild landscape. Can you give me reflections on the meaning of wilderness to you? You mentioned you lived in the wilderness for 15 years.
Marlene Broemer: Oh, well, what I thought was wilderness here in America is not the same as some of the wilderness I've seen, say in Siberia or even in northern Finland. And I haven't been as far north in Norway, but I've been in the Arctic in Finland and that – it's another, it's a totally different landscape. It's totally dependent on…people are dependent on nature there and they have to live with nature or they don't survive. And they've always just have a respect for nature and nature is part of life. It's not something that's separate from life. And they have the national epic, the Kalevala that shows all the ways that people are part of life, how the swans in the lakes and the birds in the trees all live together. That's the way it should be.
Living here in Oregon, I have a little bit different perspective because the outdoors is so important here. It's the number one concern of everyone from children all the way up through retired people. But when I hear about things that are happening in other parts of the country, I'm a little bit more worried because maybe the environment is already so degraded that people don't know, you know, how to even restore it. And then I also think about the urban environment and the bankruptcy of Detroit and the decay of an urban resource like a great city like Detroit. It really concerns me. I think it's a lack of attention to our surroundings. We shouldn't lose cities and we shouldn't lose forests. We should be preserving or maintaining all of our habitats.


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Nate Young: "Blind Corner"
Fry up this cold cut from Bologna, Italy's Black Moss label. Wolf Eyes brooder, Nate Young, brings us his fifth Regression with Between Worlds. The twist, this time, is that instead of simply constructing dark, creepy synth music, Young overtly channels a dark, creepy synth music tradition. Basically "Blind Corner" has enough of a Fulci/Goblin vibe to merit logical release on an Italian label. Inquire within if you're looking for the perfect soundtrack to your shag-carpetted orgy/bloodbath this weekend.
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Nathaniel Abney Revolutionary War Records
I would like to find copies of the Revolutionary War records of Capt. Nathaniel Abney born 1734 and died 29 Jul 1806 in Edgefield Co., S.C. Wrote to National Archives and they could not locate the records. Does anyone have copy they will share or can tell me where to write to locate these records? Thank you. Sally Gill


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Join John Derry for an in-depth discussion in this video Importing the colorization workspace, part of Colorizing Black-and-White Photographs with Photoshop.
Before we get started, I'm going to install a works pace that I created that I use while I'm working in colorization. You don't have to install it. You can use whatever you're comfortable with. But if you do want to follow along, I'm going to go ahead and install that, and I'll show you how I do that. So, in order to get this, you're going to go up to the Edit menu and go down to Presets. And then say, Import/Export Presets. And we are going to import a preset. And it wants us now to select the import folder.
So, what I've done in the Chapter01 folder. If you go in here, you'll find a folder called Workspaces. And inside of that is Colorizing. So I'm going to double-click on that, and then what you need to do is, once it's in here just double-click on it. And that puts it over in the Presets to Import side of the dialogue. I'll go ahead and say Import Presets, and it's basically done that. Now in order to see it, we have to restart Photoshop, so I'll quit and we will go down here, Quit Photoshop. And then let's relaunch it.
And if we go up here, now, this sometimes throws people off. It doesn't look like anything's changed, but it's actually above it. So it's up here. So I'll just go to Colorizing, and that will set it. And you'll see it's not a hugely different workspace than say the Essentials workspace that was in place before that. But these are just the things that I know I'm going to be going to repeatedly, so I like to have them right at the top of the interface. And as I said, you're free to use whatever arrangement of palettes you'd like, but if you do want to follow along with the same settings I have, then you'll want to go ahead and install the colorizing workspace.
- Importing John's colorization workspace and actions
- Understanding resolution
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- Using layers to manage color
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Discussion in 'Wii - Hacking' started by mattpic, Jan 25, 2008.
Can somebody tell me how to install a Wiikey on my NTSC Wii, knowing that I am a complete beginner !
Force it in the dvd-rom slot until it works!
But seriously, did the place you bought it from include any installation instructions? If not there are bound to be some tutorials on here if you search a bit.
my only issue is: is it something that you buy ? what is it exactly ?
Read up.
thanks but this is for a modchip. Someone told me that a game I bought (PAL game, so stupid I am) might work using a Wiikey. But I don't know what it is.
The Wiikey is a modchip.
OK, thanks anyway. Don't you know a way to make my game work on my Wii, I am in Dubai and no way to find a modchip here....
a modchip is ALWAYS needed nowadays.
Ok, you are in dubai? Why dont you import from a site which can ship to there, if there is a site. Im not sure. You'll have to wait for someone else to answer that.
Ok i dunno if you fully understand. The wiikey is a modchip which you usually have to install inside your wii via soldering etc. You can import the wiikey i believe some stores can ship to dubai not sure. Then you'll have to either solder it in yourself or get somebody else to do it for you. After that happens the mod chip tricks the wii into thinking the game inserted is of the same region as the wii, thus allowing you to play pal games on your ntsc wii.
PS: Not all pal games will work on your NTSC wii, you'll have to check the Wii Pal compatibility list for that.
Fully understood. Thank you very much.
I have to find a modchip now.... I found some sites where I can find it.
Is heat very dangerous for a WiiKey?
No, not at all. (Unless you're talking about plastic-melting temperatures...)
Good Becurse i dont know if i maybe kinda killed it
wtf is this guy talking about
With your soldering iron?
The actual useful part (The microcontroller) can run perfectly well at 85 degrees Â
I did it!!!!
Took me only 1 minnute to solder it


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From founding new nursing organizations to creating new cardiac surgery programs, Patricia "Trish" C. Seifert, MSN, RN, CNOR, FAAN, a perioperative cardiac surgery consultant from Falls Church, Va., has used her nursing background in many different ways. We had the chance to talk to her about her career, leadership, mentorship, and asking the important questions.
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Miley Cyrus says that she has no more ill feelings about her ex-beau Nick Jonas, even though her hit song, "7 Things" was about that Jonas brother.
In a video she posted on her Miley World website, she tells fans, "I love Nicky. I do love him. I love Kevin. I love Joe. I love Frankie. I love all the boys and I love their family. So everyone should back off the feud 'cause we're over it."
The 16-year-old pop star has said earlier that she still dreams about the days when she used to hang with the Jonas Brothers and after the Kids Inaugural Concert last Monday, Miley Cyrus said she "enjoyed hanging out with the Jonas Brothers" again. She added, "That was really good and we are friends."
Cyrus is also rumored to have some feud with Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. She revealed that Lovato is one of her "bestest friends" that "she loves more than anything in the whole wide world." What about Selena Gomez, hmmm?
Miley ended the video by blowing a kiss and thanking her fans. Check it out below, with some pictures of Miley and her boyfriend Justin Gaston out for dinner in Koi the other night (Jan. 22).


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Much like the SC200, the SC300 is meant to provide a workout focused on the lower body that reduces stress on the hip and knee joints. The main difference between the two machines is the SC300's incline feature. Adding incline to the arc trainer design brings a more natural feel to your at-home workout. For outdoor enthusiasts, it brings a steep, challenging hike right into your living room. Allowing you to exercise in intervals ranging from high intense climbs to a lower, more moderate pace. This ergonomically designed stepper comes equipped with rubber-grip handlebars and corrosion resistant aluminum rails, which add to the durability and sustainability of the SC300. And the built-in levers ensure stability and safety on most surfaces. Weighing in at 165 lbs, and equipped with roll wheels, the SC300 is easy to move and store. Other features include powder-coated steel tubing, and a high weight capacity of 350 pounds, making this a great addition to any home gym.
There are 20 levels of resistance to choose from, using an ECB resistance system, and the console area allows you to make fast, efficient changes to your resistance, choose workout programs with the touch of a button, and track your workout progress. The console area provides the basics like a built-in cooling fan, speakers with an audio jack, and accessories tray, and a reading rack. To track your heart rate, there are contact grip sensors built into the stationary handlebars, and there are also heart rate based workout programs to choose from. In addition, there are multiple user profiles and other standard workout programs that include interval training, strength and calorie burn programs. Finally, view all of your data and select programs via the large and vibrant 9.0" white backlit display screen. The white display is softer on the eyes, making it easier to view your data as you pace yourself through your workouts.
The SC300 is backed by a lifetime warranty on the frame, 5 years coverage on parts and electronics, and 2 years coverage on labor.
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Easy to use electronic console with a white back lit LCD display. Includes a built-in cooling fan and water bottle holder. The console also has built in speakers which allow you to hook up any MP3 player (iPod, etc.) for easy listening.
· Adjustable Incline Settings - The 20 levels of incline allow users to adjust the steepness of their workout climb, giving them the freedom to control the intensity of their workouts. The design also allows for a variety of users to find their perfect comfort level which gives them the ability to devote full attention to achieving their workout goals.
· Articulating/Adjustable Foot Pedals - Not everyone walks the same; for this reason we have made the pedals articulating/adjustable to fit the way you walk.
· Hybrid Design - The SC300 combines features of an elliptical and arc trainer/stepper. Similar to a stair climber, the SC300 provides cardio workouts for weight loss, and a stepper design for toning the glutes and thighs. Which means less workout time, but just as effective a payout.
· Strong Frame - The SOLE SC300 uses a heavy steel frame, that's designed to support user weight capacity of up to 350 lbs. The up/down motion of the pedals is specifically designed to tone the glute and quad muscle groups of the legs.


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So I did what anyone with a needle and thread would do, I bought new buttons, and changed them out.
The buttons were on sale at hobby lobby, half off fun!
I liked that they sparkled without being rhinestones.
All sewed on, the new buttons look perfect.
And the after. It feels more dressy, less casual. I can wear it to church or to the grocery store. Do you ever redo some thing and it turns out just like you imagined? Isn't that just the best?!?! What have refashioned in your closet lately?


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In honor of our 35th Anniversary, Ethel M Chocolates has remodeled the Chocolate Factory and Shoppe Experience
The newly renovated chocolate experience opened October 20th, and chocolate viewing aisle and cactus garden remain free and open to the public.
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Upgrading your home from college crash pad shabby to grownup chic can be an exciting process. The cost of high quality furniture, however, can be rather intimidating. Here are a few suggestions on how to choose an oak dining room table that will compliment your home for decades to come.
The tables you select for your room can have major impact on the both the design, and the function. When making your selections, here are a few criteria to keep in mind which will ensure the room functions well, and looks great. An accent table is there for the sake of completing a seating arrangement, and to provide enough surface for setting a beverage during conversation, or perhaps your book or magazine. It is not intended to hold a lamp, and will often have a floor lamp situated behind it.
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PRESS RELEASE: Local & State Education Advocates Support Judicial Retention
OLATHE - 11/1/16 One week out from Election Day local and state education advocates gathered on the steps of the Johnson County, KS courthouse calling for the retention of the Kansas Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges. Representatives from parent advocate groups such as Game On and Stand Up Blue Valley and the organization Johnson County Educators were flanked by numerous, sign-carrying representatives of other pro-retention groups in their effort today to remind voters that the court has stood up for public education by upholding the Kansas Constitution.
"We have watched as Governor Brownback and his allies in the legislature complained bitterly about rulings to adequately fund education for nearly 500,000 children in Kansas public schools," said Judith Deedy, Executive Director of Game On. "As parents, we are grateful to have one branch of government that can't be bought or bullied and we will vote YES to retain our justices."
A Johnson County based parent group, Stand Up Blue Valley, reminded voters that the election is just one week from today and they urged voters to go to the polls to vote YES for each justice and judge because it matters for education. "We want justices who will make rulings based on the law, not on politics," said Erica Massman of Stand Up Blue Valley. "This court has protected the constitutional rights of our children to good public schools. Now we must protect the court by voting yes to retain them." See Stand Up Blue Valley Video here.
Susan Fitzgerald of the group Johnson County Educators urged voters to ignore the misleading mailers and robocalls criticizing the courts and focus on the facts. "Teachers have seen the impact of educational funding cuts in the classroom," she said. "Those are facts and the courts are our only line of defense to preserve school funding that is guaranteed by the constitution."
The education advocates emphasized that they want to keep politics out of the courts and maintain a court that has proven it rules fairly and impartially. "We want a Kansas Supreme Court, not a Brownback controlled supreme court," Deedy said.
Members of the Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals have been targeted for defeat by ultra-conservative groups in Kansas as well as out-of-state special interest groups. In Kansas, judges and justices are prevented from responding to or commenting on issues or cases that may come before them, leaving them unable to respond to these blatantly political attacks.
The education advocates also spoke on behalf of Kansans for Fair Courts. Launched in 2013, Kansans for Fair Courts is a nonpartisan coalition of thousands of Kansans who are working to ensure fair and impartial courts for all Kansans and advocate for the importance of the merit selection system. This year, KFFC is working to defend and retain the members of the Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals who have been targeted by political groups for defeat.
Kansans for Fair Courts is an initiative of the Kansas Values Institute. For more information, please visit: www.KansansForFairCourts.org.


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A Permanent Image (Paperback)
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Siblings Bo and Ally are back in thier childhood home in Idaho for the funeral of their father. Their mother Carol has painted the whole house white and is suspected to have been drinking since their father's death. What Ally and Bo come to find out is that their mother has a method to her madness as she pulls out some home videos of their father just before he died. Called a fusion between realism and the absurd, A Permanent Image is a tense exploration of the distance families put between themselves, and what it takes to bring them back together.
A Permanent Image premiered at Boise Contemporary Theatre in Boise, ID in November 2011 under the direction of Kip Fagan.
Praise For…
"...a thought-provoking, raw examination of human nature that will leave you pondering it for days." Boise Weekly
"A Permanent Image IS great theatre!" Broadwayworld.com
"...Hunter uses a wacky, bizarre circumstance to tickle your theatrical muscle, and then good old-fashioned empathy to make you think about how you would react in the same circumstance. Truly, the appeal of this play is all in that tension." - Chicago Tribune


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Canadian unions protest funding cuts
Guild chief warns against putting culture on 'back burner'TORONTO -- Canadian film and TV unions and producers on Wednesday staged countrywide protests over federal arts funding cuts just days before a national election.
"Culture is an economic engine that contributes 1.1 million (direct and indirect) jobs in this country," Richard Hardacre, national president of Canadian actors union ACTRA, said at a rally in Toronto. He added that actors must underline the value of Canadian culture to ordinary Canadians.
"This is not a time to put culture on the back burner," Writers Guild of Canada president Rebecca Schechter warned after Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently dismissed domestic artists as "elites" who attended red carpet galas.
Events also were held in Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax and elsewhere to protest CAN$45 million in recent cuts imposed by the ruling Conservatives to domestic film and TV production, and other cultural funding.
The cuts have hit taxpayer-funded programs that enable Canadian artists and producers to attend international festivals and markets to showcase and sell their wares.
Mark McKinney, at the Toronto rally, urged Harper of the governing Conservatives to follow the lead of California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and work to ensure that film and TV jobs don't leave the country.
"Now there's a conservative advocating for an industry," McKinney said of Schwarzenegger urging tax incentives to stop runaway production. He added that consistency in Ottawa would encourage and sustain Canadian creative talent here.
"We have the ability to get back lost talent that goes to London or Los Angeles because it's never sure what Ottawa will do," McKinney said.
Trevor Fencott, CEO of video game maker Bedlam Games, told a Toronto industry panel that he and fellow producers need to secure development financing and partners overseas, and are hard-pressed to travel without government subsidies.
"It's Los Angeles and Tokyo for our industry. If you don't go there, where will you get the money? They're not going to come to you," Fencott said.
Canadians go to the polls Tuesday.


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Sermon Title: Waiting for Figs, Part 4: Yet
Main Text: Habakkuk 3:17-19, Job 13:15, Daniel 3:18, 1 Thess. 5:18
- Habakkuk is in a tough season. Judah has turned from God and the whole society is in a dark place. The leaders are crooked, the king is evil, justice is perverted, and violence is everywhere. But what is ahead is even more bleak. What Habakkuk learns is that the Babylonians are coming to conquer Judah.
- Habakkuk describes this difficult place as having a tree with no figs.
- Then he writes the most important conjunction in the book: YET. Even while he is struggling he will rejoice in God.
- As Christians we can rejoice while in a trial. But Habakkuk shows us a healthy way of doing that.
- It is not pretending that our trials don't exist.
- It is also not pretending that we don't also have fear, grief, loss, etc. Remember what he wrote in Habakkuk 3:16 - he is trembling before God.
- Then how can we have joy? Notice what he says about God: He is the God of his salvation. Our salvation gives us so much to rejoice in.
- He loved us when we were His enemies. He loved us while we were sinners.
- Think of all He has done for us! He came and found us, while we were lost.
- He came down into our filth on a rescue mission.
- He took the brutal punishment we deserved. He took the torture out of His love for us.
- He promises Heaven for us when we die.
- All of that indescribable love He has for us, shows us that how could He do anything other than act out of love for us. In fact, He promises that all He does is out of His love for us. So even in this situation, He has a good plan of love for us.
- He promises that no matter how high the mountain is in our lives, He will give us the agility to walk safely on the heights! He will help you walk through your situation.
- Habakkuk ends the whole book saying, this is to be sung. He literally says, play this on my stringed instruments. He is saying this is his song. This truth that He will help us scale whatever mountain is in our path, is to be sung with all that we are.
Key Questions:
- Habakkuk is communicating to a society that relies on farming. What would be their reaction to verse 3:17?
- Read 3:16 and 18. How would you describe the mixture of emotions that Habakkuk is feeling?
- Sometimes we think rejoicing in the Lord means pretending like we don't have trials. How does Habakkuk give us a better way to respond?
- Sometimes we think rejoicing in the Lord means pretending like we aren't emotionally hurting. How does Habakkuk give us a better way to respond?
- Reflect on your story as to how God saved you. What impacts you the most about His love?
- When you think about all Jesus did to save you, what impacts you the most?
- the fact that He left heaven and came to earth like a man
- that He was rejected
- that He was tortured and killed
- Realizing the extent of His love, how does that help us trust Him in this season?
- Habakkuk compares tough times to a tree with no figs. What are some ways you are waiting for figs in your life?
- What would it look like to "tread on" the top of this mountainous trial before you right now?
- What can you do to inspire rejoicing in your life, even while you are in the midst of this trial?
- Let's take some time to pray for each other. Is there anyone who has a situation we can prayer for?
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The Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch draws visitors of all ages from all over the state with a variety of fall attractions, events, activities, and of course, pumpkin patch fun.
In addition to the corn maze, attractions for this year include two of the largest jump pillows in the state which provide plenty of jumping fun for all ages. Everybody can board the Family Friendly Monster Hayride that winds through the "spooky" woods of Boone Hall. The Giant Slide Tower is three stories tall and features slides located on two different levels. Other attractions include the Hay Mountain, two rock climbing walls, a tire climb and sand pit play area, King of The Mountain, a giant rope spider web, a goat walk and rabbit enclosure, and more. Also on hand this year every Friday – Saturday and Sunday the event is open will be the All American Petting Zoo with a variety of family friendly farm animals on display. The corn maze and all of the attractions mentioned above are included with the price of admission. Pony rides will also be available for an additional fee. Additionally, there will be a number of other special attractions and features that will take place on weekends only. And of course, there will be plenty of pumpkins available that are to be paid for by the pound.
The Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch and Sticky Fingers Corn Maze will be open everyday October 1-31. Hours of operation will be Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm and Sunday 11am-6pm.
Admission to the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch is $10 each for ages 3 and up. Children two and under are admitted free with a paid accompanying adult.
*Entrance to the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch and Sticky Fingers Corn Maze is located 1/2 mile north of Long Point Rd. on Hwy. 17 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. If using some type of electronic map guidance device the address to use for the location is 2330 Hwy. 17 North, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 29466 and that will take you right to the main entrance area to the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze. Please do not go to the main gate at Boone Hall Plantation on Long Point Rd.


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HAWTHORNE, Calif. --A search is under way for the suspect in a deadly shooting at a taco stand in Hawthorne.
The incident happened around 2:45 a.m. Sunday along the 4600 block of West Imperial Highway.
Investigators said the victim was standing at the taco stand when he was shot several times. He ran a short distance before collapsing.
Witnesses said the gunman took off in a white van. The motive for the shooting remains unknown.
Anyone with information was asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.


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Lab tests play a critical role in the diagnosis and monitoring of disease. Understanding how testing impacts care will help ensure that the medical community is more regularly ordering the right test at the right time.
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 05, 2015
Medivo, Inc., a leader in lab data analytics, had two abstracts selected for publication in conjunction with the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting, which took place from May 29 - June 2, 2015 in Chicago, IL.
In the first abstract, entitled "Association of BCR-ABL mutation testing in patients with CML with likelihood of improvement in subsequent BCR-ABL test results," Medivo looked at 40,000 CML patients who were tested for BCR-ABL between 2011- 2014, and identified 6,247 instances where CML patients demonstrated a positive (+) slope in test values (using a + slope as a proxy for poor treatment response), yet only 3% of these patients were tested for BCR-ABL mutation soon after showing poor treatment response. Mutation testing was associated with a 52% higher likelihood of patient showing subsequent improvement in BCR-ABL test results, a statistically significant result. These findings support the important role of mutation testing in patients with CML showing poor response to treatment, providing evidence that mutation testing is associated with subsequent improvement in BCR-ABL test results view the full abstract.
In the second abstract, entitled "CA 19-9 and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) as potential biomarkers for pancreatic cancer risk: Analysis from a large lab test database," Medivo looked at 9,335 patients tested for Carbohydrate Antigen (CA) 19-9 between Jan 2010 and Oct 2014, of whom 1,674 had a confirmed diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The results support that high levels of both CA 19-9 and ALP may indicate a need for follow-up radiological screening for a pancreatic tumor view the full abstract.
The Medivo Medical Affairs and Data Science teams, consisting of Carol Smyth, Jason M. Bhan, Ajitpal Singh Dhaliwal, Tatiana Sorokina, Niyati Parikh, and Mauricio Alarcon, co-authored these studies along with Jason S. Levitz, hematology and oncology private practice, Far Hills, NJ (both abstracts) and Jerald P. Radich; Seattle Cancer Care Alliance/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA (CML abstract only).
According to Jason Bhan, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Medivo Co-Founder, the abstracts published at ASCO provide further evidence that "lab tests play a critical role in the diagnosis and monitoring of disease. Understanding how testing impacts care will help ensure that the medical community is more regularly ordering the right test at the right time."
About Medivo
Medivo is a health data analytics company that unlocks the power of lab data to improve health. Medivo is the largest source of lab data in the U.S., with access to over 150M patients through its nationwide network of partner labs. Medivo analyzes large, de-identified data sets and shares its findings with the medical community at large, as well as with its life science, payer and lab partners, to ensure that appropriate available treatments are provided to patients sooner. Founded in 2010, Medivo's investors include Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE:SFE) and Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (GHIF). For more information, visit http://www.medivo.com.


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What a tragedy. So many people killed, and so many others injured. My thoughts are with all those who are suffering.A colleague of mine is in Las Vegas at the moment. She is OK, but she will feel devastated. The USA and its gun laws.... Jeez.Less than 24 hours after the massacre at an open-air country music concert in Las Vegas, authorities are still piecing together what shooter Stephen Paddock did in preparation for his deadly shooting rampage that left 59 people dead and 527 others injured.
There is still a lot they don't know about what motivated Paddock, described by officials as a "lone wolf," to launch the most deadly mass shooting in modern U.S. history.http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/02/555229322/many-questions-remain-in-the-aftermath-of-the-las-vegas-shootingCNN)After the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, the evil of one person was countered by the benevolence of countless others.
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Erroll Davis Jr. to Retire from GM Board of Directors
General Motors Chairman Tim Solso announced today that Erroll Davis Jr. would not be standing for re-election to the GM Board of Directors at the company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2015. Davis joined the board in 2009.
DETROIT – General Motors Chairman Tim Solso announced today that Erroll Davis Jr. would not be standing for re-election to the GM Board of Directors at the company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2015. Davis joined the board in 2009.
"On behalf of the board, I thank Erroll for his significant contributions to GM over the past six years," said Solso. "Erroll is committed to the success of the company and has always focused on what was best for all shareholders."
Added GM CEO Mary Barra: "We have made tremendous progress since Erroll joined the board and we owe him our deepest gratitude for his dedicated service. I also appreciate his thoughtful leadership and support to me over the past year."
Said Davis: "GM has gone through a number of challenging structural and managerial changes, and I now firmly believe it is in the hands of wonderful and capable leadership who can take the company to new heights."
Davis served as Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools from July 2011 until his retirement in June 2014. From 2006 until his retirement in June 2011, he served as Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, the governing and management authority of public higher education in Georgia. From 2000 to 2006, Davis served as Chairman of Alliant Energy Corporation, and he held the offices of President and CEO from 1998 to 2005.
Davis is currently a director of Union Pacific Corporation. He was a previous member of several company boards including Amoco, British Petroleum, General Motors Corp., PPG Industries, and Wisconsin Power & Light.
Davis has received several honors and awards. Among them: inclusion in the "75 Most Powerful Blacks in Corporate America" by Black Enterprise Magazine in 2005; one of the "50 Most Powerful Black Executives in America" by Fortune Magazine in 2002; the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business in 1993; and "Black Engineer of the Year" in 1988, awarded by U.S. Black Engineer magazine.
With the addition of Linda Gooden last month, the retirement of Davis maintains the GM Board at 12 members.
General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM) and its partners produce vehicles in 30 countries, and the company has leadership positions in the world's largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. GM, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety, security and information services, can be found at https://www.gm.com
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A is for Again?
It's that time of year again, where once again I attempt to blog each and every day in April (except Sundays, but today is allowed because…well, read the rules). This isn't my idea, I'm crazy but I'm not that crazy! I'm actually taking part in the A-Z challenge run by Arlee Bird and his wonderful co-hosts.
The rules of the challenge are simple:
- Blog every weekday apart from Sundays (usually taking Sundays from April leaves 26 days of blogging, as April starts on Sunday this year today counts as a blogging day)
- Blogs must be themed around consecutive letters of the alphabet; A for Apple, B for Ball, C for Cat…and so on.
And that's it!
If this is the first time you are hearing about the challenge and you fancy taking part then head on over to the A-Z website and consider joining up. The posts don't have to be huge, they don't even have to be particularly interesting (that's my excuse anyway), but you will have to stick to blogging every day.
Last year I themed my posts around the 25 deadly sins of writing…the first post was an introduction to the sins before some wise ass tells me there are 26 letters in the alphabet 😛 This year I want to focus on motivation and support (partly to help get my own arse in gear), so check back daily for snippets of encouragement and kick up the arse rants that will have you tapping away at the keyboard and finishing that novel in no time.
As part of the challenge I'll be posting updates on my own progress, so feel free to give me a kick up the arse if you don't see the word count moving.
See you tomorrow for something beginning with B!


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Gameday: Warriors at Cavaliers - 1/29/13
The Warriors rode the hot hand of Klay Thompson in Tuesday's 108-95 road win over the Cavaliers. The second-year guard caught fire over the second and third quarters and finished the night with career-highs of 32 points and six three-pointers. Thompson was one of several Warriors players to step up, as the team was without Stephen Curry, Andrew Bogut, Harrison Barnes and Carl Landry. Jarrett Jack replaced Curry in the starting lineup and logged 26 points and 12 a career-high tying 12 assists, while David Lee flirted with a triple-double with 20 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. After winning the last two games of this four-game road trip, the Warriors will return to Oracle Arena to host the Mavericks on Thursday in a nationally televised contest, and tickets start at $25.
Mark Jackson
On tonight's game:
"It was very easy to chalk one up and say we were shorthanded. We had every excuse to walk out of here with a loss. I challenged them and they stepped up to the challenge ... It's great for these guys because people around the league need to know that we don't just win with our stars. We're a total team. "
On Klay Thompson's performance:
"I knew for us to have a big night, Klay was going to have to score the basketball. He did a great job offensively. He scored. I love the fact that he rebounded."
On Thompson Defending Irving:
"He defended the best guy on the court in Kyrie Irving. I understand he wasn't 100% but no matter what, when you step on the floor you're alive."
Klay Thompson
On tonight's game:
"We could have just layed it down when we didn't have four of our premier players but we had bench guys come in and do big things. It shows the depth of this team."
On ending the road trip with a win:
"It's a big momentum swing going back home to Oakland. We needed to come in here and get this win. We couldn't go 1-3 on this trip. We are a good road team, but even better at home."
On playing in Cleveland:
"It's a great shooting building. There's something about Cleveland."
David Lee
On tonight's game:
"Everybody stepped up tonight. With a bunch of guys out, Coach said it before (the game) that we could have chosen to mail this one, last game of the road trip. Cleveland came in playing much better basketball. Instead we got a contribution from pretty much everyone who came into the game."
On dealing with injuries:
"We are all on the same page and no matter who's out there, we're still going to play Warriors' basketball and play the way the coaching staff has decided."
After defeating the Raptors on Monday night, the Warriors have an opportunity to break even as they face the Cavaliers to conclude a stretch of four games in five nights. So far this season, Golden State has unconventionally fared better in the second game of a back-to-back (7-4) than the first (5-7). After starting out this four-game roadtrip with two losses, back-to-back road wins would be an emotional boost for the team before they return home to face the Mavericks on Thursday.
Andrew Bogut returned to the starting lineup as the Warriors got back to their winning ways, defeating the Raptors 114-102. David Lee led the way for the Warriors with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Bogut recorded 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Klay Thompson added 19 points and 7 rebounds, while Stephen Curry scored 17 points and dished out five assists. Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry chipped in 14 and 12 points off the bench, respectively, and Harrison Barnes tallied 14 points and five rebounds.
The Warriors received a huge boost from a huge man when it was announced that Andrew Bogut would return to action and join the starting lineup on Monday in Toronto. Appearing in his first game since November 7, he certainly did not disappoint. Registering 12 points, eight rebounds and two assists in just 23 minutes, Bogut displayed the ability to dominate in the low-post, as well as facilitate the offense with his adept passing ability. Perhaps even more noticeable was his impact on the defensive end where he recorded four huge blocks and altered several other shots. This was the type of performance the Warriors and the rest of the league have come to expect from the seven-foot Australian, and it was certainly a pleasant sight to see him back in action.
It's been well established that the secrets to the Warriors' success this season have been significant improvements in rebounding and team defense. It's pretty simple: when the Warriors outrebound the opponent, they tend to win, as evidenced by their 21-3 record when doing so. More rebounds means more possessions, and subsequently, less opportunities for the opposing team to score. Such was the case on Monday when the Warriors outrebounded the Raptors 49-37 and outscored Toronto 18-12 on second-chance opportunities. After getting away from their fundamentals in two consecutive losses to begin this road trip, it's clear that the Warriors will need to get back to basics if they hope to continue to build on the success they've had thus far this season.
It's been another tough season for the Cavaliers as indicated by their 13-32 record, which ranks as the third-worst in the league. They recently underwent a significant setback after losing their productive center Anderson Varejao, who was leading the league in rebounding at the time, for the season to a blood clot in his lung. A bright spot, however, has been the performance of their young phenom point guard Kyrie Irving, whose average of 24.2 points per game recently earned him the first All-Star selection of his career. He scored 28 points against the Warriors in their visit to Oracle Arena on November 7, and keeping him in check will be crucial if the Warriors hope to return home with a win.
Probable Starters
Injury Report
GSW: Stephen Curry (right ankle sprain) is questionable and Brandon Rush (torn left ACL) is out.
CLE: Daniel Gibson (right great toe sprain) and Anderson Varejao (vastus medialis split/surgery) are out. Kyrie Irving (sick) and Luke Walton (sore left foot and ankle) are questionable.
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Calling All Early Birds!
November 18, 2009
There's Still Time!
Hey Everybody, mrJack here with some Expo updates that our fearless leader Jim Attebery has been pounding me over the head about sending to you.
He is right, however, that this IS important Expo news!
The Durango Songwriters Expo [sing 1996!] is going better than ever. In a time when the trend seems to be to "downsize," it's very good for us that we have always been small!
Yet, the EXPO is BIG for such a small music event. Really, everybody in Nashville knows about "the Durango thing," and many more still in New York, LA, Detroit, Phoenix...it is a tribute to Jim and the Expo that it has quietly become a powerful way to be discovered, or to have your music truly "heard" for the first time. It's a significant songwriting event and one that every songwriter should go to at least once...many are perrenials!
Because I have been late in getting the news out, we are extending the Early Bird Special to November 25th. You have until Wednesday, November 25th to register early and save about 50 bucks and get an EXTRA LISTENING SESSION...this can be a very valuable extra pitch opportunity.
Don't wait, call Jim RIGHT NOW (in the middle of the night even!:) at 970.259.9747 and register over the phone! If you have any doubts that you should be in Santa Barbara Feburary 25-27, Jim will squash them, you'll see! :)
Write With a Hit-Maker!Our 2010 Santa Barbara "Write With a Hit-Maker" Songwriting Contest is NOW underway. Click here for details. It is an awesome contest. How long would it take you to get to write with a top hit songwriter if you tried? Our winners jump the line!
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Arts District History
The Arts District, roughly bounded by Alameda, the Los Angeles River, the 101 Freeway and the 10 Freeway, is known to many as the creative and cultural hub of Los Angeles. Since the City's founding, this area of Los Angeles has always played a vital role in the region. With the influx of new businesses, residential developments and the rebirth of older industrial buildings, the Arts District is helping reshape Los Angeles from a sprawled metropolis into a city with a thriving urban core.
Founding of a City
In 1769, during a Spanish expedition into Alta California, Father Juan Crespi noted an inland location with a small river, with water in the summer and good soil. He suggested in his diary that should a town be needed in the area, this was a good choice and he named the site: Our Lady, Queen of the Angels. El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora, La Reina de Los Angeles de Prciúncula was founded as a city on September 4, 1781.
From Grapevines to Rail Roads
In 1883, French winemaker Jean-Louis Vignes brought the first Europen vines from his native Bordeaux, where he planted them in Downtown Los Angeles and built a winery. In 1851, an Irish immigrant, Matthew Keller or Don Mateo, opened a general merchandise store at the corner of Los Angeles and Commercial Streets. He soon joined Vignes in growing wine grapes after purchasing property on Alameda and Aliso Street, at present-day Union Station. Had you visited this area in the mid-nineteenth-century, you would have seen acres of vineyards. Other winemakers and fruit growers followed Vignes & Mateo and by the late nineteenth century, oranges and grapefruit had outpaced grapes as the primary product of the area. Railroads and manufacturing soon emerged to serve the citrus industry's shipping needs, and later to support the large number of people moving into California, and so began the transportation and industrial chapter in this neighborhood's history.
Industrial Boom
In 1876 the Southern Pacific Railroad arrived in Los Angeles, followed by the Southern Pacific, the Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe Railroad and finally the Union Pacific. By 1905 Los Angeles had become the western terminus for three major transcontinental railroads. All three railroads built depots, transportation buildings, warehouses, and rail yards in and around the Arts District. In fact, many of the industrial buildings constructed in the Arts District during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century leave clear signs that they were built around the railroad.
Infrastructure for the railroads and other industrial uses were beginning to erode the agricultural and working-class residential neighborhoods marking a clear path toward industrialization during the twentieth century. Key manufacturers located in the Arts District at this time were producing bakery products, women's clothing, foundry and machinery goods, furniture, printing and publishing materials, automobile parts, and rubber. In 1922 the city had officially re-zoned downtown to eliminate all residential housing in order to make room for more offices, retail, and manufacturing. This move solidified the Arts District as an industrial center. Manufacturers continued to locate in the area throughout the 1910s and 1920s.
By the end of World War II, industrial needs began to evolve. Railroads gave way to the trucking industry, large trucks had difficulty accessing some of the smaller streets that were once railroad spurs. Manufacturing plants grew larger in size, yet land parcels in the neighborhood were small. Companies had to purchase several adjacent lots in order to build a large plant, making property acquisition difficult. Newer, outlying cities such as Vernon and the City of Commerce could better accommodate the needs of modern industries. As companies moved away to build larger, more modern factories, the warehouses of the Arts District stood vacant and the neighborhood began to decay.
Enter Artists
In the 1970s a group of artists, many of whom were being priced out of the increasingly expensive Venice and Hollywood art scenes, saw opportunity in the forgotten buildings Downtown, east of Alameda. Vacant warehouses made for massive live/work studios at rock-bottom prices.
The artists opened up a number of avant-garde art galleries, such as the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) center on Industrial Street, and The Art Dock, a drive-by street gallery in an eight-foot loading dock located in Citizens Warehouse (now known as the Pickle Works Building). Several artist hangouts opened, such as Al's Bar in the American Hotel, which was home to a groundbreaking punk-rock scene beginning in the mid-1970s until its closure in 2001.
This migration into the Arts District was done quietly and illegally but became a growing issue. In 1981 the City acknowledged the situation and implemented the Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program, which legalized the residential use of formerly industrial buildings for artists. After the passage of the AIR, the earliest developers of the Arts District were often artists themselves.
The Arts District had a thriving underground arts scene in the 1980s This prompted a response from Arts District neighborhood activists, led by Joel Bloom, the area's unofficial mayor. In the mid-'90s, he successfully petitioned the City to designate the area the "Arts District." He also opened Bloom's General Store in the American Hotel on Traction Avenue and Hewitt Street. The store served as the heart of the Arts District until after Bloom's death in 2007. In his honor, the City designated the area around Third, Traction, and Rose as Joel Bloom Square.
True To Its Roots Amid Revival
Today, the Arts District remains the home of many artists as well as those in other creative industries, including green technology, architecture, and entertainment, while still retaining some of its industrial use. Yet it is poised for another wave of development and change that comes with its own set of challenges. The area continues to attract new residential and commercial development, some of it now being built from the ground up and at a much larger scale than the existing structures.


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My goal for this year is to not only provide exceptional photography services to my Bride and Grooms but also introduce them to some of the amazing vendors I have met through past weddings. The pro of hiring partner vendors is that we already have experience working together which means smoother communication and less for you to worry about on your big day. To help you save time in the planning process, we can also combine the meet & greet into one appointment with some of these vendors. My goal is to work with the preferred vendors to make your planning as effortless as possible. Each vendor is pre-selected to fit well with the Rosy Lens brand as well as the Rosy Lens clients. With that said, please take a moment to look into these awesome services.
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I feel privileged to have met the owner Randy at one of the first weddings I photographed. His approachable personality put me to ease immediately. He was very considerate for the photographer and the videographer. The crowd started dancing immediately when the dance floor opened and the energy of the party did not slow down until the very end. At the wedding I did notice his equipment. With two LED monitors playing the couple's pictures and a "cloud" machine I just assumed that he is expensive. However after talking to him about his packages I found out his rates are so very reasonable and he actually include other perks such as up lighting in his package! I know these custom features are considered extras with other DJs and they are worth well over $600. With his experience and all the extras, I feel like I discovered gold and only regret to not have found him for my own wedding. However I can now pass his services to my couples. =) Below are some basic info for his package. Make sure you call him about the details.
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Meeting convened at 7:00
Parent's & Friend's Club Meeting – October 4, 2016
Attending: Katie & Jonathan Norton, Marci Train, Alanna Rich, Amy Tierney, Lynn LaMontagne, Judy Stewart & Angelique Williams
Treasure Report: from Judy
- Savings: $8,288.70
- Checking: $ 2,998.73
- Total $ 11,287.43
Old Business
- Harvest Lunch – making spaghetti and sauce from the tomatoes grown at school. Kids will help do quantities. Working on a guest list, Cliff Island & Cindy will be here. Judy will solicit bread from standard baking. Marci made a motion for $300,, Katie seconded,, all in favor
- Field Trip – LEGOLAND in Boston, November 21st
o $13 including workshops for students and $15 for adults. Adults and guests will pay the
$15 each to offset the cost of the bus, due to the school on 11/4 o Bus is $995
o Previously voted on $10 for lunch per child but only $5 is required so it was discussed and decided that we use the extra $5/per child for the Lego souvenir
- Center for Grieving Children – request donation, Marci motioned for $100, Judy seconded, all in favor.
- Lisa F to be reimbursed $25 for recorders
- Lynn reported that Close Buy is doing well. Deadline to buy is October 21st.
- Ooctober 10th- Columbus Day Holiday- no school
- October 13th- Early Release
- October 14th- No School – Island Institute conference
- October 20th -Harvest Lunch
- October 27th – Picture day
- October 31st – Early release
- November 2nd – (?)Ocean Frontier filming
- November 3rd – School Nurse visit
- November 15th – Symphony field trip
- November 21st- LEGOLAND field trip
- November 22nd – Parent/ Teacher Conferences
Next meeting – November 2, 3:45
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Imagine your polling place was not down the street, but a 10-hour drive from home.
Imagine you didn't have money for a hotel, so you drove the 10 hours there and back.
Imagine that you were voting not just for the first time in your life, but for the first time in your family's lifetime. Imagine you voted to wash away the past, but also to remember it.
Through the past week, dozens of Jacksonville-area Sudanese have traveled to vote in a historic election that is likely to divide Sudan into two countries. Many are voting in memory of friends and family members killed in the violence that has plagued the country for decades; most of the region's Sudanese immigrants are refugees and Lost Boys who escaped the war-weary country in the past decade. Most of them have lost family and friends to the war. Many of them or their relatives have been permanently maimed.
The nearest voting site is Nashville, prompting those who were able to make the trek in caravans - first in December to register and then last week to vote. The voting wrapped up Saturday.
For Peter Apai Mabior, the distance was irrelevant.
"I would walk to Nashville if I had to," he said.
Voting sites for Southern Sudanese living in the United States were available in only eight cities. Sites were also established in a handful of other countries. To vote, they had to select a hand signal: A vote for unity was two hands together in a handshake; a vote for separation was a one-handed wave. After voting, they dipped their forefingers in ink.
Abraham Chan organized many of the caravans, which included Sudanese refugees from Tampa and Orlando. Chan, who is from Southern Sudan, took up arms at age 12 to fight for the south before escaping to the U.S. in 2001. For him, the election was a chance at redemption and a way to the future. Yet before Chan went into the voting booth, he felt nervous. What if, as many have feared, the north would resist the outcome of the election?
However, when he gave the signal for independence, Chan said he felt joy, shouting out at the election site. He joined other Sudanese from the region in line, holding up the flag and celebrating. He got news on the trip that his mother and siblings still in Sudan had also successfully voted.
News Friday that Sudan's ruling party has said it is ready to accept southern independence if voters decide to divide the country as expected reinforced his jubilation. Independence for Southern Sudan is expected to be the outcome of the election.
With the ink still under his fingernail, Chan, like many Sudanese forced to flee, said he dreams of finishing his college degree and going back to his homeland to help develop it.
Akok Deng, 38, had planned to use his week of vacation time with his family. But when the opportunity to volunteer as a poll watcher came up, he knew he had to do it.
The native of Southern Sudan was near tears when he became the first person to vote in Nashville on Jan. 9, when polling began.
"I felt this vote would determine our future," Deng said. "I said, 'If this is going to help the whole nation, I want to do what I could to help my people.' "
The north and south fought a two-decade war that killed 2 million people before a 2005 peace agreement.
After years of oppression at the hands of northerners, Deng said he finally felt that his people will get the chance to have their own land.
Mabior compares the moment to the birth of his son, now 2 months old. He plans one day to tell his son about the time when the Lost Boys of Sudan stood in line not to wait for food at a refugee camp, but to vote.
"We're not lost anymore," he said, "because we have a country now."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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We all should assist in some way. Helping when we can. Some are quick to chastise others for not helping the way that they feel some should but what are they giving? There's always something that we can give. There's time, money, or completing tasks. There's something. We should be cheerful givers but the unfortunate thing is some make it quite difficult to give.
Not accepting how we operate. There's no rules to giving or assisting in some way. We should feel joyful about assisting and when we don't then perhaps we're helping the wrong people. If others are generating stress by the way to assist or who we decide assist then we may need to distance ourselves from such environments. No one force others to help. Helping should be something we want to do. It's quite difficult to assist when there's a lot of pressure.
We should feel glad about doing things for others. It's pretty sad when so many become upset when others try to help their people. What's wrong with doing so? Everyone should be chipping in. There's some that may not understand the state of giving. Help, help, help but refusing to help others. We should also help ourselves. Sometimes we may become in tuned with assisting others that we forget to assist ourselves.
No one has the right to try to make us feel bad about not giving when they demand it. We have to want to give and not be forced to. The joy of giving is a blessing in itself. Blessing others produces "abundance." With abundance we can bless more and more. Giving words of encouragement is a way to give. We never know who may need our words of encouragement.
Everyone needs assistance in some way. We certainly shouldn't be selfish but we have to care for ourselves as well. Some may not understand that others aren't always in a position to give. Some will go with out because of their giving nature but we should look out fir ourselves. Sone may not understand when others have to pay closer attention to their needs.
There's some who have plenty to give but rarely give. It shouldn't be that way but everyone has choice. Some may lack empathy and may not care how others are doing. We should feel guilty about not being able to give but if we have abundance then we should give. God is pleased when we're helping His people. In fact we feel better when we've done a good deed. A smile is generated when others have been assisted. There's a lot of people who do and will appreciate whatever we have to give. There will be some who will never be appreciative.
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'Marriage Boot Camp': Heidi Previews More 'Catfights' Than On 'The Hills'
This season of 'Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars' brings Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt back to reality television, along with their signature drama. In an EXCLUSIVE interview, the couple revealed to us what we can expect to see on the exciting new season — and how it'll be different than 'The Hills.'
Love them or hate them, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are coming back to television on the new season of Marriage Boot Camp, premiering on Jan. 9, and they are not holding anything back! Prior to the premiere, we spoke to Speidi and they revealed to HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that this show was much more "emotional" that The Hills.
'Marriage Boot Camp': Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt's 'Catfights'
Fans first got to know them MTV's The Hills, and pretty soon their presence became associated with automatic drama. So, in their return to reality TV on Marriage Boot Camp, has the couple changed their ways? Don't count on it!
Spencer told us their tension on the show had "real consequences" and Heidi seemed to agree. "I think it's definitely the most catfights I've had," Heidi said about their issues with the other couples competing on the couples counseling show — wait more than with Lauren Conrad and Brody Jenner? What?!
"When people start intervening and they're basically strangers– and you're already at such an emotional state," she explained. That must be true, and some liquid courage probably didn't make matters any more friendly. "We were definitely drinking a bottle of patron each a day," Heidi added.
Sounds like a recipe for some serious drama!
'Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars' — Aviva Calls Spiedi 'Difficult'
The drama that Heidi and Spencer brought to the show definitely didn't go unnoticed by the other couples. When asked which couple was the most difficult to handle, Real Housewives of New York star Aviva Drescher revealed that they were definitely dramatic.
"Heidi & Spencer were the most difficult," said Aviva. "When they would fight they would fight and things would get real."
Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars premieres on Friday, Jan. 9 on WEtv. Will you guys be watching the new season? Are you excited to see Heidi and Spencer come back to reality TV? Tell us!
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Application Process
There's more to St. John's than meets the eye! We would like to provide each prospective family an opportunity to develop a thorough understanding of our School and mission. We are committed to making your school experience valuable, rewarding, and enriching.There are five simple steps to complete an application, outlined below. If you have any questions at all, our Admissions Office will be more than happy to help.
Admissions Timeline
November 30
Sibling applications for current St. John's families due
January 26
First round of applications due
February 2
International student applications due
February 23
Second round of applications due. Applications after this time will be accepted on a rolling basis per available space.
Steps to Apply
- Step 1: Schedule a Tour
- Step 2: Apply Online
- Step 3: Schedule an Assessment (Pre-K-5th Grade)
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Step 1: Schedule a Tour
We would love to show you around! We invite you to schedule a tour and attend our Open House.
Monthly Campus Tour
These are adult-focused events and are offered the first Thursday of the month from October to April. During the Monthly Campus Tour you will have a chance to meet with the Head of School, talk to our principals, hear from the Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management, and tour the campus.
Private Family Tour
This is a one-on-one tour of our campus with our Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management. Children are invited and welcome to attend this tour.
Open House
Our Open House gives prospective families the opportunity to meet teachers, administrators, visit classrooms and talk with current St. John's students and parents.
Step 2: Apply Online
Applicants wishing to be considered under our First Round Admission Review should submit an application by January 26. Second Round Applications are due February 23. There are limited spaces available in certain grade levels. Please note deadlines mentioned above. Click below to access the online application.
Step 3: Schedule an Assessment (Pre-K-5th Grade)
An Admissions assessment is required for all applicants entering Pre-Kindergarten through 5th Grade. Once your application has been submitted, you will be able to schedule an assessment on the assessment calendar listed in the online application checklist. Please contact the Admissions Office if you need to schedule a different day or time.
Step 4: Schedule ISEE (6th-8th Grade)
Step 5: Schedule a Buddy Day (3rd-8th Grade)
The Buddy Day allows faculty to assess an applicant as well as provide a prospective student a "day-in-the-life" of a St. John's student. A half day Buddy Day is optional for 1st through 2nd grade applicants. Third through 5th grade applicants have a half day Buddy Day during which they will also be administered the Admission assessment. A full-day Buddy Day is required for 6th through 8th grade applicants. Buddy Days can be scheduled on the calendars listed in the online application checklist. Please contact the Admissions Office if you need to schedule a different day or time.


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Drawn from our experience in postgraduate healthcare professional education and patient self-management programmes, the Leicester Diabetes Centre has developed a portfolio of training and professional development courses. These courses are suitable for a wide range of healthcare professionals and support staff working in primary care. These can be divided into three broad areas:
These highly regarded courses, taken as part of a postgraduate qualification or as standalone modules, will help you to develop your clinical and academic skills to become an expert practitioner in diabetes. By studying with us you will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and competencies required to provide effective, high quality, evidence-based care whilst gaining transferable academic research skills.
The modules can be taken either individually for CPD credits or as part of a postgraduate course (MSc, Diploma or Certificate). If you would prefer to simply attend the taught sessions but are not seeking accreditation, you are also welcome to apply at a reduced rate.
For more information please visit the University of Leicester website or email email@example.com
The key aim of EDEN is to up skill healthcare professions who are delivering diabetes care. EDEN is a comprehensive training package, which provides knowledge and skills to deliver high levels of diabetes care to patients in the community. It is hoped that this more effective model will reduce hospital admissions and referrals to specialist care. It underpins the transformation of diabetes services and strategy.
EDEN offers both one and two day mini modules covering topics from insulin management to hypoglycaemia, to shorter study days and evenings designed to fit around the hectic schedule of busy healthcare professionals.
EDEN training enables practices to achieve enhanced level competencies or build on existing levels of diabetes care in core practices, whilst also addressing cultural diversity in diabetes.
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Leicester Diabetes Centre has a team of experienced clinicians, educators and researchers who are able to deliver all types of training to meet individual learning requirements delivered through innovative and experiential learning. We compile bespoke training programmes that can be delivered here at the LDC, which has purpose built facilities or alternatively at national / international venues.
We work collaboratively with health care providers / commissioners and pharmaceutical industries to design a programme of learning to suit their unique and diverse needs.


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