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What are the dates for the Grand Garden Show?
How do I register for the Grand Garden Show?
Please see the Register page.
How do I reserve a hotel room?
Grand Hotel is hosting the Grand Garden Show. You can register and reserve your hotel room(s) online from Grand Hotel or by calling 1-800-334-7263.
If Grand Hotel becomes sold out we recommend Hotel Iroquois.
Other fine hotels on the island can be found on the Mackinac Island website.
For more information, please see our Register page.
What is the cost of the Grand Garden Show?
The cost of the 2018 Grand Garden Show is included in your Grand Hotel Package.
Standard Price: $1,475 per Couple, $1,325 Single, plus tax and fees.
Lakeview Price: $1,889 per Couple, $1,739 Single, plus tax and fees.
$8.50 per person baggage handling fee. 6% Michigan sales tax and 2% Mackinac Island assessment fee.
*Day Tickets are available for those who do not purchase the Grand Garden Show package. Please note that Day Tickets do not include Grand Hotel accommodations.
What if I register and for some reason can't come? Can I get a refund?
Individual and group reservations are subject to a 10-day cancellation policy. Reservation deposits will be refunded if cancelled 10 or more days prior to arrival, less a $45 processing fee. Reservations cancelled less than 10 days prior will forfeit the room deposit.
Do I need to register for the break out sessions?
No. Upon arrival you will be assigned to a group for the Monday and Tuesday sessions. Each group will attend all break out sessions on a rotating basis. If you are attending with friends, we will do our best to keep your group in the same rotation.
How do I register for the Grand Garden Show if I am not staying at the Grand Hotel?
You may make alternative hotel reservations at the hotel of your choice. Those can be found at the Mackinac Island website. You would then purchase day tickets.
Day ticket sales will continue on-site if there is availability.
How do I purchase day tickets?
Please see the Register page for more information.
Will I receive a ticket for the Grand Garden Show?
No. Your Grand Hotel package includes the Grand Garden Show. After you have checked in with the hotel, please see the Proven Winners Registration Desk for your name badge and information packet.
If you have purchased day tickets in advance, you will pick up your name badge and information packet at the Proven Winners Registration desk.
Day ticket sales will continue on-site if there is availability.
Hotel Accommodations
Grand Hotel is hosting the Grand Garden Show. You can register and reserve your hotel room(s) online from Grand Hotel.
If Grand Hotel becomes sold out we recommend Hotel Iroquois.
Other fine hotels on the island can be found on the Mackinac Island website.
Are there additional costs associated with the event?
Lunch is not included in the Grand Garden Show Package.
Please see these dining options: Nine ways to lunch.
There is also a choice of tasty picnic box luncheons. Place your order prior with the Maitre d'Hotel at the entrance to the Main Dining Room by 9:00 p.m. on the previous evening.
We highly recommend traveling with our Grand Garden Show sponsor, Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry. Shepler's takes passengers from port to island in less than half an hour.
Receive a discounted ferry rate if you mention that you are attending the Grand Garden Show. There are taxi transfers in the downtown area to the hotel, if staying at Grand Hotel for an additional cost.
Sunday, August 26 ~ The Budget-Wise Gardener and Save the Pollinators: "Attractive" Landscapes for Pollinators and Homeowners.
Make your reservations at Proven Winners.
Will carriage rides be available for private garden tours?
Carriage rides will be available to the various private garden tours both Monday and Tuesday.
Handicap accessible carriages are available.
For more information and to register for the carriage rides please go to our Register page.
You may also choose a private tour aboard one of Mackinac Island Carriage Tours livery carriages. Their knowledgeable drivers can customize the tour just for you. The livery carriages will seat up to 8 persons and are rented by the hour with a one hour minimum. To purchase your own private tour go to Mackinac Island Carriage Tours.
Will meals or snacks be provided?
A full breakfast and five course dinner, served in the Grand Hotel's Main Dining Room, are included daily with the Grand Garden Show package. Lunch and snacks are additional.
Non-Hotel Guests
You don't need to stay at Grand Hotel to enjoy a Grand Hotel dining experience. Rates for non-hotel guests are as follows: Breakfast $30.00, Luncheon Buffet $47.00 and Dinner $80.00.
Are there options for my dietary requirements?
Should you have special dietary requests, please see one of the Grand Hotel Assistant Managers at the Concierge Desk upon arrival so they may work with you regarding your special needs. You may reference the menus here: Main Dining Room.
What are my dining options on Mackinac Island?
Here is a list of recommended dining options:
Will there be special accommodations for those with physical limitations?
Please alert Grand Hotel Reservations Department when you are making your reservations if you need special accommodations.
Handicap accessible carriages are available for the private garden tours.
For more information and to register for the carriage rides please go to our Register page.
What is the dress attire?
Day Attire: Casual
Evening Attire: Grand Hotel experience includes dressing up for dinner. Evening wear is required in all areas of the hotel after 6:30 p.m.
- Ladies: dresses, skirts, blouses, dress sweaters and dress slacks.
- Gentlemen: suit coat, necktie and dress pants are required.
No denim please.
What should I bring?
We strongly recommend shoes with a flat sole or walking shoes (the island includes hilly terrain).
We also strongly recommend that you bring a raincoat and an umbrella.
What is the weather like in August at Mackinac Island?
Mackinac Island enjoys a mild spring, temperate summer and crisp fall temperatures. Since the island is located in the middle of the Straits of Mackinac, weather can be unpredictable. Remember to pack layers and don't forget your walking shoes.
Check the current Mackinac Island weather forecast here.
Mackinac Island Average Temperatures
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Maps & Directions
Interstate I-75 brings you to the ferry docks of both Mackinaw City (Lower Peninsula) and St. Ignace (Upper Peninsula). Access to the island can be made from both of these cities. The exits are clearly marked for several miles.
Click here for map of the island.
What airports serve the Mackinac Island area?
Pellston Airport is 25 minutes south of the ferry docks in Mackinaw City.
Cherry Capitol Airport in Traverse City is 2 hours from the ferry docks in Mackinaw City.
Chippewa County International Airport has domestic flights from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and is 74 miles from Mackinac Island, MI.
Sault Ste. Marie Airport has domestic flights from Sault Sainte Marie, Canada and is 102 miles from Mackinac Island, MI.
For more information: Getting Here.
How do I get to the Island and where do I park my car?
Grand Hotel and Proven Winners partner with Shepler's Ferry line.
We highly recommend traveling with our Grand Garden Show sponsor, Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry. Shepler's takes passengers from port to island in less than half an hour. Receive a discounted ferry rate if you mention that you are attending the Grand Garden Show. There are taxi transfers in the downtown area to the hotel, if staying at Grand Hotel for an additional cost.
Shelpler's offers both valet parking and park yourself options. See Shepler's Ferry for complete parking details; otherwise your options will be explained upon arrival.
There are hourly ferries to Mackinac Island from Mackinaw City and St. Ignace. It is recommended that guests arrive a half hour before their desired departure time to allow for unloading and parking time.
Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry – toll free 800-828-6157 (US only) or 231-436-5023
How do I register for carriage rides for the private garden tours?
Please see the Register page.
How do I rent a Mackinac Island Bicycle?
A great way to get around the Island is by renting a bicycle. Bicycles can be rented at Grand Hotel's Tennis Shop, located by the pool house. Rental fees are $8/hour, $30 half-day and $45 full day. Three-speed, five-speed, seven-speed cruiser bikes and burly carts are available. Children's-sized bicycles are free.
There are several places on Mackinac Island to rent bikes by the hour, half day or full day. You can also bring your own bicycle on the ferry for a nominal fee. The Island is a mecca for bike riders with over 70 miles of scenic roads and breathtaking trails. Following a bike tour through the eight-mile perimeter of the Island on picturesque Lake Shore Boulevard is a very popular activity. Bicycles of every size and type imaginable are available. Remember, pedestrians and horses always have the right of way.
Miscellaneous FAQ's
Will I receive Master Gardener's credit hours for attending The Grand Garden Show?
We are not offering hours, but if your Master Gardener's group allows hours for the show, we are happy to review any documentation that might be necessary.


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Congratulations to Oak Grove Elementary and Walker Valley High School for being named 2018 Reward Schools
The Tennessee Department of Education announced Reward Schools today. Oak Grove Elementary and Walker Valley High School both were named to the list.
Tennessee School Climate Survey
Bradley County Schools is conducting a survey about school climate and learning in school.
#BCSTech Podcast - Episode #1 - Corey Limburg
Instructional Technology Coordinator Scott Webb (@Swebb_32) hosts the inaugural episode of the #BCSTech Podcast featuring new Ocoee Middle School Principal Corey Limburg (@CRLimburg). Mr. Limburg discusses leadership and some of today's top issues in education. (46:32)
Bradley County Schools posts a Level 4 District Level TVAAS Composite Score
Bradley County Schools posts a District Level TVAAS Composite score of a level 4. This is the third year in a row the district has posted a TVAAS Composite score that is above average effectiveness since beginning with the new and more rigorous TNReady Assessments.
Cash receives TOSS superintendent award
Dr. Linda Cash, director of Bradley County Schools, has been given the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents' Southeast Tennessee Superintendent of the Year award for 2019.
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Need for local government reform.
City, Mayor Hamilton Green sees local government reform as pivotal in addressing the many problems facing the municipality. City Hall has been strapped for cash for years and mayor Green believes that the council inability to broaden its revenue base is a major stumbling block to effectively manage the city.
Green has been the political head of City Hall for over a decade and he believes that the government is trying to micromanage the city, by holding meetings with other top city officials and side stepping the mayor.
The town Clerk has a few days to respond to multiple financial irregularities uncovered in an assessment conduct by the implementation committee of the Keith Borrowers commission.
The report pointed to excessive overtime, phantom staff on the council payroll and fraud.


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$1,887 2 bed 1946 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago IL, 60640
Previously Listed $1,887 2 bed
1946 West Lawrence Avenue, Ravenswood, Chicago, 60640
Commute to Downtown Evanston
1946 West Lawrence Avenue is a four minute walk from the Brown Line at the Damen-Brown stop.
This apartment is in the Ravenswood neighborhood in Chicago. Nearby parks include Vogle Park, Winnemac Park and Kempf Plaza.
1946 West Lawrence Avenue has a Walk Score of 91 out of 100. This location is a Walker's Paradise so daily errands do not require a car.
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Daily errands do not require a car.
Transit is convenient for most trips.
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Explore how far you can travel by car, bus, bike and foot from 1946 West Lawrence Avenue.
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Alright, most of you know that I've been keeping a private blog for the adoption of our newest daughter. That darn blog has been nothing but trouble. I'm not going to bore you with details but trust me it has just become to complicated for a non-computer person. Plus, many friends and family have had a hard time gaining access to the private blog and I don't want them to miss out on our latest adventure.
Let me get any new readers up to speed: Ted and I leave on Saturday to adopt our 5th child. You can read our story if you want all of the details http://homan1.blogspot.com/ . I should be packing but I work best under pressure so I'll save most of the packing for Saturday morning. I so have Rita's bag and a suitcase full of orphanage donations packed. I need to get the 4 kids at home packed up before I can even think about Ted and myself. It has been crazy trying to find places for all four kids to stay while we're gone. My mom is helping out a majority of the time but she only has so much vacation time.......plus, I don't want her to go totally crazy while we're gone. Lots of other people are chipping in to help out...so here's a BIG thanks to you wonderful people - Dave, Kathy, Patty, my brother and SIL, Ted's parents, Rose, Donna and my dad. I told my mom that I never want to adopt again just for the stress of figuring out what to do with the kids left at home.
Like I said Ted and I leave Saturday evening out of Ft. Wayne. We fly to Chicago, then onto London ( I HATE Heathrow airport with a passion!!!!). We arrive in Yerevan shortly after midnight on Sunday/Monday AM. I believe we will drive to Gyumri first thing Monday morning, complete some more paperwork and then go to meet Rita again. Ted has the heart necklace and heart ring already to give to Rita for their first meeting (Rita's request.....the girl know what she wants). That same day we should head back to Yerevan to stay at a furnished apartment for the rest of the trip. Tuesday our facilitator will start our paperwork with the US Embassy to attain a visa for Rita to enter the USA and become a US citizen. For all of my China friends this part of the trip is similar to when you head to Guangzhou to get their visas. In between appointments we hope to make it to the Genocide museum http://www.armenocide.am/ , maybe the circus and make a visit to a dentist office (yes....I want to take a tour of a dentist office in Armenia). I'm sure we do other things too but these are a few things on my list. We plan to be back home on May 21st. Hopefully I'll have better internet access than we did on our first trip to Armenia. Our facilitator said that our apartment will be close to internet cafes....we'll see. I'll leave you with the picture that started it all. I came across this picture on a "waiting children website" and my breath was taken away. She is such a beautiful girl....on the inside and out. It was a year ago yesterday that we officially started the paperchase to bring Rita home. My next post will be from Armenia :o)


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Tuesdays February 7, February 21, and February 28
Starting at 6-7pm, and going for a few hours.
Hosted by Mary Billyou
Reading Group : On the Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains" – these are the famous opening words of the treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that helped inspire the writing of the United States Constitution. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power.
During these three meetings, we will read sections and discuss "On the Social Contract," by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Collective reading allows for the ability to enter into difficult texts that might not be as easily accessible on an individual reader's level.
Reading Schedule
Feb 7: Book I (entire)
Feb 21: Book II + Book III (entire)
Feb 28: Book IV (entire)
Organized as part of the exhibit, Hospitality.
On the Social Contract Reading Group
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Outdoor Accents Collection
Say it with a star! This beautiful solid wood bird house, handcrafted by dedicated Amish woodworkers here in the United States, is the perfect way to invite nesting birds to make your garden their home. With a gorgeous finish and classic style, this piece promises years of enjoyment.
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BOSTON — Gazing upward I can see the skylines of Cambridge and Boston on the horizon as twilight falls. In the growing hush of full darkness, more than 9,000 stars appear, with so many gradations of intensity that binoculars can reveal more detail than the naked eye. And as I lean back in cushioned comfort, I am gradually swept off into the heavens.
That is the sensation offered by the newly renovated Charles Hayden Planetarium, which opened on Sunday at the Museum of Science here, after a $9 million yearlong reconstruction, its new equipment, software and 57-foot dome promising to take the next generation to the stars.
It is easy to lose one's balance in the vastness of space, and over the last 15 years as planetariums around the country have revamped their systems and shows to take advantage of the latest in digital technology and the most refined fiber-optic projectors from Zeiss (the same company that outfitted the first modern planetarium in Germany in 1923), many times the moorings have come loose. The domes have been used to stage fantastical free-for-all shows of cinematic effects, including dinosaurs, cartoonish tubes of warped space and sub-woofer grumblings.
But Boston's planetarium, whose director is David Rabkin, is remarkable, particularly in its first show, "Undiscovered Worlds: The Search Beyond Our Sun," for never forgetting that we begin to make sense of the ethereal by keeping our feet on the ground. The pre-show presentation really does begin, as those at the old Hayden Planetarium in New York once did, with the local skyline lining the dome at twilight. Charles Hayden (1870-1937), a financier and philanthropist, made the New York planetarium possible with a donation; the foundation established by his will donated the money for Boston's version, which opened in 1958.
Though the Hayden in Boston is now billed as "the most technologically advanced digital theater in New England," it does not pursue thrills for their own sake, or with some exaggerated notion of what is required to lure media-sodden children into space.Continue reading the main story
The show, instead, begins with a firm sense of place. And as it surveys the discovery of planets beyond our solar system, the old human-centered cosmos is never completely left behind: it actually motivates and guides the odyssey.
In a way, that motivation is even the subject of "Undiscovered Worlds," which was written by Alan Lightman, who teaches humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, along with the planetarium staff. The search for other planetary systems in the cosmos is, after all, a quest for heavenly bodies that resemble our own. So in 1995, when the first planet outside our solar system is found orbiting the star 51 Pegasi, it is described as a "monumental discovery," even though it is hardly a candidate for extraterrestrial life. It revolves so rapidly around its sun that its year lasts four Earth days, and its surface temperature is 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
With advances in instrumentation and measurement, hundreds of other planets have been discovered since. "We always assumed that other solar systems would resemble our own," we are told, as these newly found heavenly bodies, their details imagined in full color, fill the skies above our heads. We assumed "that planets would orbit a star in tidy circles, with inner planets smaller and made of rock and outer ones larger and made of gas."
"We were wrong," we learn. Almost all planets found so far have been at least as large as our Jupiter, but much closer to their suns than Mercury is to ours — phenomena unaccounted for by contemporary theories of the solar system. And it wasn't until 2009 that a planet was discovered that, like Earth, is mostly made of rock. (Just this month The New York Times reported the possible discovery of over 1,200 smaller planets.)
But held out to us is the tantalizing possibility of finding a planet that might be Earth-like enough so we can begin to imagine creatures bearing some resemblance to ourselves. We are even shown the hypothetical surface of such a planet, with lapping waves and lush plant life (their leaves black to absorb the full range of light offered in this galaxy far, far away). The entire journey, though, has been grounded in scientific principle rather than fantasy; it is careful while still being exotic.
The planetarium here doesn't have the advantage of a separate building (as in New York or Chicago) or an exquisite setting (as in Los Angeles), so the temptation must have been great to do something more: to create extravagant spectacles, perhaps, at least as flamboyant as the Imax theater across the museum's corridor. So the Hayden's more poised approach must have arisen out of philosophical or educational concerns, which are also reflected in the introductory exhibition leading into the planetarium, "Cosmic Light."
It provides a basic understanding of the planets by connecting them with ordinary earthly experience. On Mars, for example, we learn, the year is 1.9 Earth years in length, that a 200-pound person would weigh just 75 pounds, and that if you drove to the Sun at 60 m.p.h., it would take 270 years.
More could have been done with this exhibition, but the planetarium's approach is clear: We begin to imagine the cosmos from where we stand. This is not as common an approach as it should be.
One example of a planetarium with a similar perspective is the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, which reopened after renovations in 2006. Its Art Deco building inspires a remarkable retro-sensibility in the planetarium show. A live presenter enters the dark theater holding an illuminated globe, speaking of the "ancient mystery of the night sky" with such appeal that later we are prepared to go outside in the evening air and look for ourselves.
Something like that is possible here too. One Hayden show, "The Sky Tonight," offers a human-led tour of the earthly heavens. And beginning in March the Gilliland Observatory, erected on the top level of the museum's parking lot, will have its seasonal opening; visitors will be able to use its 11-inch telescope to view some of the same phenomena shown on the planetarium's dome.
There is also a technological aspect to the Hayden's interaction between earthly perspective and cosmic speculation, as I learned from speaking with Darryl Davis, the systems coordinator for the planetarium. The Zeiss projector, which sets the standard for star configurations on domed ceilings, can only replicate the heavens as seen from Earth. In its earlier incarnations, it looked like a giant barbell; here the Zeiss Starmaster (as it is called) is egg shaped and compact, but its star displays are still geocentric. It can show the sky from different earthly locations and from different eras, but it is still our sky and only our sky.
In a way the Zeiss is pre-Copernican; it makes the Earth the center of the cosmos. Its advantage though is that it is extraordinarily precise, and can give a sense of the night sky unmatched by any other kind of projection, so subtly detailed that binoculars really can be used to discern what the eye cannot.
But step off Earth's surface, as almost all planetarium shows now do, and the Zeiss images on the dome must give way to those of another projection system (here using Sky-Skan's DigitalSky 2 software). It draws on enormous databases of information about planets, stars and galaxies. Mr. Davis moves a cursor on a computer-screen grid and clicks on "Go to Jupiter." Above, the domed sky whirls about, and we catapult through space until the planet with its famous surface storms appears.
He clicks on other controls and the planet spins. We approach Jupiter's surface, map out the orbits of its moons and project their names. The stars here are not the pin pricks of precise illumination produced by the Zeiss, but are more hazy, calculated points, showing the heavens from another part of space.
Mr. Davis, comfortable navigating around the known universe, hands me the controls. I've never commanded this model starship, though, and I zoom in so fast on Saturn that I crash through it, until I learn to slide the cursor along the correct axis. I glide past the rings and go into gentle orbit, as another control speeds up the passing of time. And all the while, my feet are firmly on the ground — a good way to begin to see the stars.Continue reading the main story


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Role of Dental Services For Healthy Teeth
It's interesting just how some individual could look at their lives without ever needing anything greater than the fundamental oral services. On the other hand, there are those people which need to wear braces for years or have orthodontic and prosthodontic treatments done often. However, dental professionals have a lot even more to do with oral health than aesthetic procedures. Poor orthodontic health and wellness leads to discomfort and pain in addition to the opportunity of condition.
Maintenance as well as prevention
One more one of the crucial target areas of all dental practitioners is the issue of maintenance and also prevention with maintenance being the key to better dental health and prevention being the avoidance of dental conditions and various other concerns by practicing correct orthodontic hygiene. The maintenance and also prevention regimen typically consists of 2 examinations each year that include professional cleaning along with evaluating the condition of one's teeth and gums.
The significance of selecting an excellent dental services provider
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Automating internal call cascade and escalation processes reduces the resource levels needed to deal with a disruption and improves your ability manage a situation. Alert Cascade's resilient mass notification service enables two way communication with internal and external stakeholders across multiple channels, with 3 clicks of a mouse or taps of a finger. Our unique app free responsive web dashboard means that the full feature set is available at your fingertips on your smartphone, tablet or desktop PC without having to rely on a third party app. And for added resilience, you can call our 24/7 UK based Live Assist team to trigger alerts on your behalf.
Our emergency notification service modules allow you to build the service to meet your own specific needs; in addition to Alert Cascade's traditional mass notification system options (two way voice call, SMS text message and email), you can opt to communicate with numeric or alpha numeric pagers as part of your automated call cascade process. Pagers may be considered old technology, but the reality is that for many healthcare providers, they are still a necessity.
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Accused player: Ninook (at time of abuse)
Accused of: not splitting: Twisted Bow (941M)
Submitted by: Cymopoleia – Monday, August 21, 2017 @ 03:57:01 am
The story: On the 21st August 2017 three players from Payback PvM which were Ninook, Melongrab and SlayDane decided to do some raids and on their second raid Ninook(Nevogiau) recieved a twisted bow drop, upon recieving the loot he immediately logged out without saying anything. It was then noted he changed his cc name to "Twisted Bow", then left our discord and finally unfriended the victims.
Melongrab on friends list
Melongrab removed from friends list
Date of Abuse: 21/08/2017
Victims: Melongrab, SlayDane
Clan: Payback PvM (CC name is the same)
Submitted by: Cymopoleia – Monday, August 21, 2017 @ 03:57:01 am


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"Let me tell you about courtesy," I said, "When the Spanish priests came to California, they sprinkled mustard plants where they rode, and so the people who came after them followed the trail of bright yellow flowers."
"That doesn't strike me as very courteous," said the goldfish.
And I smiled in agreement, and said, "Oh, I agree. But perhaps you may consider the question of desire paths - the little guerilla trails people make in the grass when it's faster to cut across, where everyone rejects the jagged structured path of pavement. It's a mass-level but tiny unconscious rebellion of expedience over aesthetics, for better or worse."
The goldfish quirked an eyebrow at me, which is something to see.
So, at this point, I'm out of irrelevent stories. How do you talk to your goldfish about courtesy?


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By John Anderson
As of Friday morning, it would be fair to conclude that Auburn sports have started with great energy and generally great results. Thursday night's 30-23 football win over Leicester was the highlight for many and it is reassuring to see the Rockets performing well on the gridiron for yet another year.
Most of the other teams faced Uxbridge in their season openers, and boys cross country won 26-29 with Marcus LaPointe leading the way. The girls did fall to the Spartans, but Andrea Bolduc had the best time in the race.
After losing to Leicester in their opener, boys golf came back to beat Uxbridge 178-270. Field hockey won 1-0 after a Kileigh Hynes score and with Paige LeFrancois debuting in the net. She had 4 saves during the game.
Riley Beauregard and Nicholas Gonyea scored for boys soccer to earn a 2-2 tie with the Spartans. Donald Ganley had 12 saves as he served as goalie in his first varsity game. All three fall teams with keepers have new protection after the graduations of long time goalies Abby Lucas, Sarah Fahey and Alex Mularski.
Girls JV soccer captured a 6-0 victory and are part of today's slide show. With the influx of 13 grade 8 students to the JV team, both benches are healthy and full.
Girls varsity soccer topped Uxbridge 6-1 with freshman Danielle Schmeling as keeper. She played well and has the right instincts to protect a net. The team played their first game strongly, and the six seniors all looked good. Sophomore Corinne Oliver had 2 goals and 1 assist while senior Jianna Baroni had 1 goal and 2 assists. Senior Megan Gurlitz shot 2 goals, and senior Jordyn Abasciano shot 1.
Good luck to all the players, coaches and fans as the fall sports season progresses.


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The lesson on Sunday started off with F-sensei giving me pointers about the closed guard armbar. I like to use a high guard but sometimes have problems getting my leg to stay on the shoulder. I really need to drag their arm quite far across to be able to get the leg up there. I have also been crossing my feet the wrong way. The foot of the leg on the shoulder should be under the other leg. Kondo-san the new guy came a bit late and swapped out with F-sensei for drills. I was shocked at how bad his shrimping and general movement on the floor was, considering how well he escaped my attacks the last time. I think he is one of those people who is better at sparring than drilling. If he thinks about it, he wont move well. I am like that at times, particularly under the scrutiny of a higher belt.
During sparring F-sensei gave me some pointers. I must always work to get from between the opponents legs when I am standing and they in open guard. If both my legs straddle his then I should trap them between my legs and pass. Always push with my legs against his to cut down his range of movement. I also asked him about passing on over-under and them getting one of their legs over my head and blocking me. He told me to go around the leg and keep pressure with my head and shoulder on their leg. It makes sense and I don't know why I didn't do it but when the guy is resisting it can still be hard to pass. I have come to the conclusion that the 3 hardest things in BJJ for me anyway are:
1. Passing
2. Takedown
3. Escaping side mount
These 3 things require a lot of energy to do. Maybe I need to build my stamina or something because what happens is I go for a pass, get blocked and am so tired after my attempt that I cannot keep attacking. These are major holes in my game right here and imo they are the most important aspect of sport jiu-jitsu. They really make or break whether you win a match or not.
My 40th birthday is soon so as a present to myself I ordered a new BJJ kimono. I love my Vulkan gi so much that I decided to buy a white one too. I did consider the Tatami Zero G but I don't like the patches with the white gi. I also thought about the Estilo but it is too heavy for the coming Summer here. I need something light for the intense humidity when it starts. I also thought about waiting for the Meerkatsu gi he has made but couldn't wait. My rashguard took ages to come and I don't want to wait so long again.
Sparring time: 3 x 6 mins = 18 mins
Notable moments: Getting rear naked choked across the jaw by Masaharu. I just took the pain but didn't tap to it. I would have if the pain got too much though. I need to lock my jaw a bit better when this happens.


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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has been reading my blog. I know that many of my readers are "lurkers," reading but not responding (mostly because you're not a member of WordPress), and it's totally fine. Most of you tell me in other forums that you are enjoying and getting something out of what I'm sharing with the world.
For those that do not personally know me, especially thank you. This blog was something I've wanted to do for quite some time now. Polyamory is a lifestyle, or way of being, that doesn't permeate into most of society- as in most of American culture doesn't know or understand it. And all I want to do is share this form of love and relationship with others. To hopefully allow others the opportunity to open themselves up to possibilities they might not have before.
so anyways, I just wanted to let each of you know that just by knowing that you out there in cyberland are reading this, it means so very very much to me. I am but one person on this planet, and most of the time I don't feel that I'm doing anything of much importance in my life. But knowing that I'm touching you, dear readers, gives me purpose. It gives me hope and joy. And I cannot thank you all enough.
Much love, Polyleigh


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We'll be in Texas next week traveling between South Padre Island and Austin. I've got barbecue places covered, but am looking for other "Texan" places in the area surrounded by SPI/Corpus Christi/San Antonio/Austin, roughly. Looking for:
- "Interesting" local steak places
- Great chicken-fried steak
- TexMex or Mexican
- Anything else we're not going to find in Minnesota
Basically looking for those "My parents used to drive the whole family all the way over to _______ every weekend just to eat at _______" kind of places.
Thanks in advance...


text: I hold conversations in my head and create fictitious situations to think of the possibilities regularly, so this was not an unfamiliar way to express my thoughts. However, it was interesting to represent a thought process as a dialogue between different characters. This paper was difficult to write; while writing the paper, I confused myself. At times, I felt I was repeating myself and stuck under circular reasoning. I was still confused by the end of the paper. Though I worried about being biased towards one view, I concluded neutral. I loved the process of developing thoughts through dialogues.


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St Andrews works to be God's hands in the world. Not only in our community in Howard County but beyond ourselves to different regions and countries.
Guardian Angel Thanksgiving – Every year, turkeys and all the fixings are collected and taken to Church of the Guardian Angels in Remington in Baltimore. There all of the food is made and served by our families.
Super Bowl Party – The Saturday before the Super Bowl the youth throw a Super Bowl party for the members of Church of the Guardian Angels in Remington in Baltimore. They prepare all of the soup and make tons of sandwiches. There is a raffle and lots of fun to be had.
Reading Camp – 2014 marks the first year in participating in Reading Camp. This is a camp set up for elementary age students who are below grade level reading and at risk. The youth volunteer a week in the summer to spend at Guardian Angel modeling the wonderful world of reading.
Chili Cook Off – In March, 15 congregations come together for a chili cook off to benefit Bridges to Housing Stability St Andrews' has yet to bring home the "Golden Ladle". But next year may be our year!!
Guardian Angel Food Pantry – There is an ongoing collection for gently used or new items for the Food Pantry at Church of the Guardian Angel in Baltimore. Drop off is in the front lobby of the Parish House. Here is a list of most needed items. For a list of items needed please click here.
Honduras – This year 15 youth and adults headed down to Honduras to work with El Hogar School. This ongoing ministry is not only supported by our trips but by essential supplies that are purchased throughout the year. We are also in ministry with the farm that supports the school. This year we are tearing out old kitchen equipment from a local McDonald's to send down.
Appalachia – For one week in July, we are hoping to send 30 adults and youth travel to Appalachia! While there the group repairs houses and runs a day camp for the children.
Heifer Project – For their stewardship project, the Sunday School classes collected change for the Heifer Project. After 5 months, they were able to collect almost $700! They purchased many animals for families in developing nations.
Kobagho, our Sponsor Child in Uganda – Kabugho is a 10 year old student at the Bishop Masereka Christian Foundation school in Uganda that St. Andrew's is sponsoring.


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The Hoax Hotel put this number on twitter:
the number is:
but you can also try:
One agent is pretty smart and lies and says that his number has chargers to scare people off. I was using Firertc, but I was still unsure. But I read on Firertc's website that you can only call toll-free numbers. But to be sure, if anyone else could verify that'd be great.
If it is toll-free, the let's get these chutiyas!
zmbrfm You can call US and Canadian non-toll free numbers for free using FireRTC as well.
This is a toll Free number. I called it with Google Hangouts.
Lets get them down!!
firertc The number did not work on FireRTC
I just scambaited them for 35 minutes, LOL!


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Today, April 21
Child Find Screening — 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Peetz School. Call the school at 970-334- 2361 ext. 127 to schedule an appointment to have your child screened. Free developmental screening to children ages six months through five, children who will not attend Kindergarten next year.
Qi Gong — 10 a.m., Heritage Center.
Cards and Pool — 1 p.m., Heritage Center.
Sterling Chapter: American Council for the Blind — 1 p.m., Sterling Public Library Community Room. Everyone welcome.
Arbor Day Celebration — 1:30 p.m., Sterling Recreation Center.
VFW Bingo — 7 p.m., public is invited.
Northern Lights Narcotics Anonymous — 7 p.m., 1325 N. 7th St.
Saturday, April 22
Mudevil Dayz — driver gates open 7 a.m., public gates open 10 a.m., corner of Highway 138 and Pioneer Road. Cost $2 for ages 2 and under, NJC students with ID and $5 for adults.
Narcotics Anonymous — 1:30 p.m., First Christian Church. Information: 970-520-1474.
Week of the Young Child Kick Off Event — 2 to 5 p.m., Sterling Rec Center. Ages 0-18 swim free. Treats and crafts offered. Sponsored by the Early Childhood Council Logan, Phillips and Sedgwick.
Sterling Federal Credit Union Membership Meeting — 5:30 p.m., Sterling Elks Lodge. Tickets $5, available until 14. Information: 970-522-0111.
Heritage Center Dance Group — 6:30 to 10 p.m., Classic Country. Cost is $7. Everyone is welcome.
Sunday, April 23
Zion Congregational Church Soup Kitchen — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 5th Street and Chestnut. Come to the back door and down the stairs. Free. Meals served to anyone who is hungry and in need of a hot meal.
Monday, April 24
SilverSneakers Yoga — 10 a.m., Heritage Center.
Cards and Pool — 1 p.m., Heritage Center.
One Book 4 Colorado Program — 4 p.m., Sterling Public Library.
Circle of Parents in Recovery Group — 5 to 6 p.m., 118 N. 2nd St. Free childcare is provided. No enrollment requirement, join at any time. Information: email@example.com, 970-520-2939 or www.facebook.com/logancleanslate.
Mutual Support Through Grief — 6 to 8 p.m., Hospice of the Plains, 100 Broadway Suite 1_A, Sterling. Facilitated by Deb Neal, Terry Covert, chaplains/grief counselors for Hospice of the Plains. Pre-register by calling 970-526-7901. (Mondays through June 24).
RE-1 Valley Budget Workshop/Open Forum — 6 p.m., Hagen Administration Center.
Clean Slate Recovery Group — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., 118 N. 2nd St. Open to anyone struggling with addiction. Information: Christie Orozco 970-526-6500, 970-520-2939 or email@example.com, Facebook or Twitter.
Sterling Band Boosters — 7 p.m. in the Sterling High School Band Room. For parents of all SHS and SMS band students.
TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly — 7 p.m., VFW Hall, 803 Phelps St. Call 522-8396.
Northern Lights Narcotics Anonymous — 7:30 p.m., 1325 N. 7th St.


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nsnbc : Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said his country will launch a crypto currency to bypass what he described as the United States' financial blockade imposed on Venezuela.
The new currency will be called "petro" said Maduro in a TV address on Sunday. He added that Venezuela's oil, gold, and mineral reserves should back the currency. So far, it remains to be seen how the OPEC – of which Venezuela is a member, and strategic partners like China and Russia will respond to the socialist (PSUV) administration's initiative. Maduro said the introduction of the digital currency will allow Venezuela to advance toward new norms of international financing for its economic and social development.
'That Venezuela is going to implement a new cryptocurrency system from the oil reserves, Venezuela will create a cryptocurrency, the petro-currency, the petro, to advance in monetary sovereignty, to make their financial transactions, to overcome the financial blockade. This will allow us to move towards new forms of international financing for the economic and social development of the country. And it will be done with a cryptocurrency issue backed by reserves of Venezuelan riches of gold, oil, gas and diamond.'
Maduro did not mention any details such as the value of the new currency, how it will be regulated and work, or when it will be launched. Maduro also didn't go into details concerning the possible responses of OPEC members and of Venezuela's strategic trading partners.
However, the PSUV government has already announced the creation of a 'blockchain observatory' software platform for buying and selling virtual currency. Opposition leaders objected to Maduro's announcement, which they said needed congressional approval – a small hurdle to overcome after the so-called "constitutional coup" earlier this year. Some also questioned whether the digital currency would even be introduced in the midst of turmoil. Venezuela's traditional currency, the bolivar, has significantly declined in recent weeks as U.S. sanctions make it harder for the country to stay current on its foreign debt.
Yet another aspect is that critics fear that the PSUV government's introduction of an "official" crypto currency will set a dangerous precedent that, if introduced more globally, and for private use, could lead to even more State control over where and how citizens spend their money.
A/N & CH/L – nsnbc 05.12.2017
Source Article from https://nsnbc.me/2017/12/05/venezuela-to-lauch-crypto-currency-to-bypass-u-s-sanctions/