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Session Start: Sat Jan 11 14:25:43 2003
(Endeavour3d) maybe Wisconson(sp?)
(Dim) Is there something that we can do to help those STO's who find themselves amid STS's against their will after the poleshift?
(Endeavour3d) 3 minutes early
(Endeavour3d) must have been the government
(NancyL) Queen, I am read whenever you are, one announcement to make.
(Endeavour3d) that's a joke
(Dim) Is there any way that we can help Nancy other than with donations before the shift?
(Endeavour3d) all things considered, I believe she is helped quite more than most
(QueenVee) Nancy's ZetaTalk Session begin shortly. If you have a question for the agenda, please give it to me privately. Moderation mode will be on while Nancy does ZetaTalk (no one else can speak), but there will be opportunity for follow-up questions.
(NancyL) ANNOUNCEMENT: Jan 10th Images just now available from the web: ../teams/rogue/shavas26.htm
(QueenVee) okay Nancy
(Endeavour3d) well, in relation to the Zetas, God helps the rest etc
(QueenVee) NANCY: ARE YOU READY TO BEGIN?
(NancyL) Yes, lets begin!!!
(QueenVee) FIRST QUESTION: Will the tail of PlanetX sweep the earth while the Earth's rotation is stopped, therefore only scattering debris on part of the earth? If so, which areas will be affected/not affected? And from which direction will the debris from the tail come?
(NancyL) ZT: We have mentioned that the tail CURLS toward the Earth, pulled by gravity and magnetic and other attractants, thus red dust lands hours before the point of passage.
(NancyL) ZT: Thus, red dusting is a countdown clue, that only hours remain.
(NancyL) ZT: The Earth, at this point, has been stopped in its rotation for days, approximately a week.
(NancyL) ZT: Thus, since the South Pacific is more in line with where the tail is COMING from, will this be the spot where the lick of the tail is first experienced?
(NancyL) ZT: Dust clouds, as anyone experiencing a sand storm will attest, have a life of their own.
(NancyL) ZT: The cloud itself exists because there is some kind of GLUE holding it together.
(NancyL) ZT: The dust clings to the debris which clings to the larger debris such as moons, and these cling to Planet X.
(Obany) !kick NancyIsLying
(NancyL) ZT: There is more than gravity involved, as this is too simplistic an explanation, and more than magnetism though the iron ore is certainly more magnetically active than most dust clouds.
(NancyL) ZT: The tail streams behind Planet X, which is moving rapidly and has been during the preceding months, and is involved in swirling motions as the Moons have a dance between themselves.
(NancyL) ZT: Thus, there is MOTION already.
(NancyL) ZT: A tail swirl, moving like a slow moving tornado, approaches Earth which has magentic as well as gravity attraction.
(NancyL) ZT: Thus, it is not simply a HEAD-ON hit, tail to Earth, as it is also a SIDEWAYS hit from swirling matter coming from this or that side.
(NancyL) ZT: Then there is the motion of a tail swirl being curled toward Earth, continuing the CURL.
(NancyL) ZT: Like a whip that curls around what it is thrown against, the tail can warp all AROUND the Earth during such a lick.
(NancyL) ZT: There are no parts of the globe that do NOT report red dust, frankly.
(NancyL) ZT: It is prehaps more extreme on those sides of the globe that will be facing the approach, but elsewhere is not exempt.
(NancyL) End ZT on this matter, followup?
(CMell) wouldn't the dust, if magnetic in nature, tend to be guided by the earths magnetic field ?
(N18) Will the tail look like 666?
(Phoenix) What about larger debris, is there any particular area of concentration or direction for these?
(BobS) Will this dust reach the dark side of earth before the cataclysms begin?
(GSw11) is the dust poisonous?
(NancyL) ZT to Phoenix: Debris follows the pattern of the tail, all being included in the dynamics.
(NancyL) ZT: Debris toward the END of a moon swirl that is curling toward the Earth and giving it a tail lick, so to speak, may be as massive and likely to cause damage as debris toward the Planet X portion of the tail.
(NancyL) ZT: Look to the planets in the Ecliptic, with the more MASSIVE at outer orbits.
(NancyL) ZT: The planets have their positions, their placement, for various reasons, and SIZE is not the determinant as to what is closest to the gravitations giant, the Sun.
(NancyL) ZT: In like manner, larger debris may in fact be trailing smaller, within a moon swirl trailing behind Planet X.
(NancyL) ZT: Thus, all parts of the globe report debris, China as well as Egypt, in the past.
(NancyL) End ZT to Phoenix.
(Tcards) would there not be a larger amount of falling debris east to west on the long day side and west to east on the long night side?
(Phoenix) Thanks
(Smurr) Would the red dust be from a previous encounter with Mars and PX.
(BobS) Can we expect any small moons to crash into earth?
(NancyL) BobS, yes, dusting is a precursor, BEFORE the shift.
(QueenVee) NEXT QUESTION: The Zetas have stated that in human/hybrid intermarriage after the shift, offspring will be born in vitro (our term), "from the genetics of the parents, plus". Will the genetic "plus" be zetan only, or also human, or possibly from other species as well?
(NancyL) ZT to Tcards: Debris, as with red dust, may have a slight weight to the sides of the Earth facing the approaching Planet X complex, but from the standpoint of an individual worries about having a boulder land on his head, the odds are so CLOSE as to be statistically insignificant, as to which side of the Earth you are on.
(NancyL) End ZT to Tcards.
(NancyL) ZT to Smurr: The red dust cloud evolved as many planets in the solar system are heavy in this element, Mars, for instance.
(NancyL) ZT: There are portions of the Earth that exhibit a red clay soil, Australia and the Southeastern US, but this is not a NATIVE soil as much as an accumulation of deposits.
(NancyL) ZT: During the breakup of the Asteroid Belt, many planets that had this element, heavily, were pelted to pieces.
(NancyL) ZT: Molten lava spewed into space became the asteroids.
(NancyL) ZT: Iron ore is magnetically configured to pull OUT of any soup it is free to move within, and does so particularly in space.
(NancyL) ZT: Thus, the dust, during poofing off into space during demolition derby's as Planet X and its complex of Moons moved through what is now the Asteroid Belt, MOVED, and became part of the Planet X tail.
(NancyL) ZT: Planet X, like a big magnet, swept through the area during the poofing phase, and emerged with a larger dust cloud, each time.
(NancyL) End ZT to Smurr.
(QueenVee) NEXT QUESTION: The Zetas have stated that in human/hybrid intermarriage after the shift, offspring will be born in vitro (our term), "from the genetics of the parents, plus". Will the genetic "plus" be zetan only, or also human, or possibly from other species as well?
(NancyL) BobS, the Z's have stated that no Moon collisions can be expected, they hug Planet X.
(NancyL) ZT: The hybrids today are a mix of DNA from their parents, Zetas, human ancestors in some instances, and reparative DNA where needed.
(NancyL) ZT: The hybrid child certainly has MAMY parents, in this regard.
(NancyL) ZT: Those Special Children who have been born among human society with Zeta genetics as well as human genetics are carried by the human parent.
(NancyL) ZT: However, the egg and sperm are mixed, in a test tube kind of setting, and then implanted back into the mother.
(NancyL) ZT: The necessary party here is the MOTHER, who can arrive on a space ship for a visitation, a visit to her GYN so to speak, with a ripe egg just released into her ovaduct due to what humans often call a "baby-maker" love making session, as well as sperm aplenty in her vagina.
(NancyL) ZT: The egg is removed, the sperm removed, the geneticists do their work and reimplant the fertilized egg.
(NancyL) ZT: In similar manner, in the Aftertime, the parents of a pending child having given the Call for their offspring to have the best life possible, the mother would be treated in this fashion after sex between the human parents.
(NancyL) ZT: At some point, when humans and hybrids are living together, intermarried, and the concept of large brainy hybrids as children is not foreign, incubation for the latter part of the pregnancy would NOT be in utero.
(NancyL) ZT: These are all matters subject to being delayed, or expedicted, depending upon the readiness of the humans involved.
(NancyL) End ZT on this matter, followup?
(Mindoid) wouldn't that create a discriminatory and hyper-competitive scenario such as what's depicted in the movie GATACA?
(Gyflex) what special attributes do those children born of human and zeta genetics portray that can be recognised today in our societies? people report that some children are born with a veil over their faces; is this a pointer to recognise these special kids?
(Didi) What percentage of the children born since 1980 have three DNA strands? What is the purpose?
(Thunderoc) Will service to other human populations continue to exist and flourish on other planets than earth after the shift? Question #2 considering Hybrids bodies have had thier curvey hips downsized ...was this nesasary and was this done with a 'leaning' towards Zeta visual desires?
(Bearz) Nancy, is this why so many new souls nowadays (Children) appear to be psychic and intuitive on Earth?
(JoeBeets) Years ago I visited the Caversn of Luray Virginia, and was struck by the fact that all the older formations were covered with a layer of red clay which had been deposited by water dripping down from the strata above. I thought of Velikovsky then.
(Smurr) thank you Nancy and ZT
(Phoenix) Fascinating, thank you!
(NancyL) Mondoid, STO are not hypercompetitive, quite the opposite.
(Obany) Didi: check special children in the hybrid section has been answered
(NancyL) Gyflex, Secial Children, as it states in the existing ZT, are NOT revealed for what they are by their parents.
(NancyL) They appear normal, for your purposes. Exceptional behavior is kept very secret, not talked about, by their parents.
(NancyL) And as to what those characteristics are, NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!
(NancyL) Thunder, the Z's have stated that man as a pure strain man persist on Earth if the spirit incarnated desire this, but unlikely.
(NancyL) If existing at the shift, and scheduled to go to STS worlds, they MAY go as humans because the STS have such high infant mortality that they don't have bodies for all their STS spirits to inhabit.
(NancyL) They don't care for their babies, any more than for each other.
(NancyL) Thunder, the Hybrids are thin, yes, but due to Zeta DNA I suspect. And since birth will NOT be in utero for hybrids, why bother with child bearing hips?
(NancyL) Bearz, you cannot assume an intuitive child to be a Special Child, as they may just be incarnated with a strong spirit, etc.
(NancyL) Gyflex, born with a veil over their faces? No, this is not an indication.
(Obany) bearz: ../hybrids/h30.htm
(QueenVee) Nancy: ready for next question?
(NancyL) Gyflex, I will not entertain "no" to each of your questions re this, you are NOT to know the characteristics, and getting a "no" to each will help you define their characteristics.
(NancyL) Your are NOT to know!
(NancyL) Yes, Queen!
(QueenVee) NEXT QUESTION:
(QueenVee) PREAMBLE: According to interviewed firemen, the recent fires in the state of New South Wales in Australia showed an aggressive nature where the fires would burn bush and trees and then turn back on itself and reburn the same area again, but this time the aggressiveness of the fire made the fire turn again and burn in a forward direction again.
(Obany) and i agree Nancy ... about the special children
(QueenVee) QUESTION: Is this phenomenon (which the firemen said they had never seen before) in any way related to the earthchanges that are precipitating the passage of PlanetX? If so, does it provide a clue as to how fires may behave during and after the poleshift?
(NancyL) ZT: Many normal weather, disease, or animal behavior is noted during rapid change, and attributed to some exceptional cause.
(NancyL) ZT: This has occurred during the past few years in regard to weather, in a reverse fashion, as the establishment is quick to point out that at SOMETIME in the past there was such a drought, such a storm, or such a warm day in winter or a cold day in summer.
(NancyL) ZT: They are, in this, seeking to diminish the reaction among the populace that weather has gotten EXTREME, which it has, even within the memory of man.
(NancyL) ZT: Should patterns showing the switching about, from deluge to drought, or the extremes reached in both directions, this would NOT be a part of previously known patterns.
(NancyL) ZT: In illness, we are frequently asked if this or that seeming epidemic is manmade, or bio-terrorism, when it is just existing germs affecting those with reduced immune systems, or existing germs in NEW places, or unknown germs now becoming prominant.
(NancyL) ZT: Nevertheless, these germs are not NEW, even if unknown, and the increased illness is due to dropping immune systems, migrating germs, and opportunistic germs.
(NancyL) ZT: Animal behavior also has been noted as almost crazed, where animals normally passive and seeking to avoid confrontation will attack with provocation, or fly in the WRONG direction during migration.
(NancyL) ZT: This is due to signals the animals or insects get from the core of the Earth, signals NOT known to man, but nontheless there.
(NancyL) ZT: Spiders weaving webs to an extreme so that acres are covered under webs, get noted, but the base behavior is normal for a spider.
(NancyL) ZT: When earthquakes start to affect populated areas, they will be called rogue quakes, as they will occur in places NOT experiencing them previously, or occur in unusual manners.
(NancyL) ZT: Perhaps the quake will be a sudden and singular jolt, no precursors or aftershocks, or jolt UPWARD where the region usually experiences sideslip quakes.
(NancyL) ZT: This does not mean anything has changed, just that the familiar patterns is now NEW.
(NancyL) ZT: The Earth has experienced such prolonged doughts, in areas such as Australian and sub-Sahara Africa, that behavior unknown to the inhabitants may occur.
(NancyL) ZT: Rock, dried beyond dry, will crack or settle in manners not known to the residents.
(NancyL) ZT: Fires, where they start and normally flow forwards toward the source of fuel, may find all vegetation in its path SO dry that it burns HOT, driving the air AWAY from the fire in a draft.
(NancyL) ZT: Water logged soil may slide in areas not used to land slides, or even cause hillsides to move SIDEWAYS due to the lift that water tables can give it.
(NancyL) ZT: Thus, we are telling you that just because a phenomea is unusual for an area, does NOT make it unusual for life on Earth in general!
(NancyL) ZT: Expect the unexpected!
(NancyL) End ZT on this matter, followup?
(QueenVee) great answer, nancy
(Thunderoc) The 'signals' which come from the core of the earth..Do these 'signals' , account for days which seem to affecting human moods as well?..so that our 'moods'may be under influence of outside cycles..and not nesasarily from ourselve's 'attitudes'?
(Mindoid) what is the nature of this signal the animals get from the earth, and at what point did man's ancestors lose their ability to use it?
(Bailey) Nancy, is the human sex drive being purged out of the hybrids or not?
(Bearz) NancNancy, is this the cause of whats become known as The "Quickening?"
(IdolHarobed) :)
(Obany) Baily: check the hybrid section in zetatalk ... it's answered
(QueenVee) just one more question, Nancy; tell me when you're ready for it
(NancyL) ZT to Thunder: Humans are also affected by the core eminations, but not to any degree that would be noted in the populace at large.
(NancyL) ZT: One affect is a decreased immune system, but this is to a LARGER extent cause by depression over changed events than core imanations.
(NancyL) ZT: A second effect manifests in being distracted, not thinking clearly, but this is to a LARGER extent caused by being subconsciously upset over the manner in which the establishment is addressing the problems, the coverups increasingly obvious.
(NancyL) ZT: Thus, unlike spiders who weave acreas of webs, or migrating birds going in the wrong directions, there is little that is EVIDENT in man that can be accounted for as core eminations.
(NancyL) End ZT to Thunder.
(NancyL) Mindoid, too complex to answer.
(NancyL) Bailey, sex in hybrids same as in humans, this is in ZT in the Hybrids section.
(NancyL) Bearz, quickening is NOT any human phenomena, related to changing Earth, etc., in my opinion, and human reaction to this.
(NancyL) Quickening is NOT a ZT term, however, is an Art Bell term, I believe.
(NancyL) Queen, ready for last Q :-)
(QueenVee) LAST QUESTION:
(QueenVee) PREAMBLE:
(QueenVee) EuroSETI recently announced that it will be publicly screening some extraordinary satellite images gleaned by a Spanish-based team using two space-based satellites, images that are distinctly "craft-like" in appearance, and which defy explanation....
(QueenVee) ...EuroSETI reports that NASA initially tried to explain the images away as pixel faults, passing meteors or asteroids, etc., but when a European-led consortium presented them with images that clearly were none of the aforementioned, they 'clamped up'.
(QueenVee) QUESTION: Are these genuine images of alien spacecraft? And if so, is their currently being situated near earth related to the upcoming passage of Planet X? Which alien race do they belong to?
(QueenVee) NANCY: you may want to take a moment to read this very short summary of the SETI announcement: http://www.rense.com/general33/strt.htm)
(NancyL) Spain has been too snug lately with the Bush Admin for me to believe this, frankly, lets see what the Z's say.
(NancyL) ZT: As with the Clonaid attention in major media, far outside the usual attention that alien hugging groups get, this is another example of various parts of the establishement hoping to open UP the Transformation to get more assistance from aliens.
(NancyL) ZT: There have been several competing and conflicting forces during the past few decades, since Roswell.
(NancyL) ZT: 1. the Hug-Humans thrust, which states that aliens are evil, cannot be trusted, are out to colonize the Earth and eat or enslave mankind, and that only by RESISTING visitations and hugging your governing bodies, your military, your church, will you be safe.
(NancyL) ZT: 2. the Hug-Aliens thrust, which states that the visitors are benign space brothers, here to help us during hard times, and if the Earth gets in a crunch such as a pole shift will lift all away to safety and some magical life on another planet or on a space ship.
(NancyL) ZT: 3. the Hug-Reality thrust, which points to past pole shifts or current problems such as starvation and disease that mankind deals with, no rescue there, and the LACK of a mass landing to colonize Earth, as evidence that neither 1 or 2 above are correct.
(NancyL) ZT: Enter the establishment, which is composed of the wealthy, powerful politicians, and church leaders, not all of whom are logical thinkers.
(NancyL) ZT: It was known that Reagan, while President, consulted a psychic, and the odd behavior of MANY notaries would astonish the populace should the truth be known.
(NancyL) ZT: Pressed to remain on Earth, no escape to Mars, and fearing their underground caverns NOT to be safe during violent earthquakes, the establishment is looking with horror toward the possibility of a pole shift.
(NancyL) ZT: Might they have to experience it, like the public they have mislead and used and had NO intention of informing?
(NancyL) ZT: Since the Earth changes have played out as we predicted, and the inbound planet is approaching in the manner and rate we predicted, many in the establishment are reading our words desperately for a way to AVOID what they were so happy to allow the general public to experience.
(NancyL) ZT: In other words, how can they ESCAPE!
(NancyL) ZT: In that we have stated that if 89% of the populace were STO, the Transformation to 4th Density physical could occur even before the shift, allowing an escape from the shift, this is one route.
(NancyL) ZT: However, how to force the some 50% of the populace to accept this philosophy, when guided by those in the establishment who can't even entertain the proper concepts?
(NancyL) ZT: Not feasible.
(NancyL) ZT: Another, more likely, scenario, is to have the populace ACCEPT the alien presence, embrace it, and thus with aliens walking about on the face of the Earth, ignoring the plight of mankind would be embarrassing and they'd step in and effect a rescue, or so the logic goes.
(NancyL) ZT: Thus, you see groups 1, and 2 above, clashing. Clonaid gets on CNN, on Crossfire, where aliens have NEVER been the focus before.
(NancyL) ZT: Expect more entertainment as the shift approaches, from an increasingly desperate and shrill establishment.
(NancyL) End ZT on this, got to go! Another IRC starting in a few minutes!!!
(QueenVee) Okay, that's the hour, folks. ANOTHER GREAT SESSION, NANCY! THANK YOU!
(NancyL) Oh, forgot to answer the exact Q!
(Tcards) good session, thanks Nancy
(Airman) thanks for nothing
(Mindoid) if sex is the same and has the same potential outcome (pregnancy), than wouldn't it potentially be fatal in regions where technologically advanced medical care isn't available?
(Domicile) Thanks Nancy
(IdolHarobed) Mindoid: Since we got TV humans forgot to listen to their inner voice.
(Bearz) Nancy, If only we had George Burns... People would listen to him.. he was convincing as "God"
(azul) Spanish president, Mr. Aznar (Bushism: "Mr. Ansar"), is so snug with the Bush Admin that it smells.
(franci66) In a sense mankind must experience PS, just because is too slow in its evolution, maybe according the original plan we were supposed to be already STO?
(QueenVee) Nancy will conduct a second ZetaTalk Session in the #zetatalk channel in approximately 20 minutes. To get to that channel, simply type the following and hit enter: /join #zetatalk
(Mindoid) + in a hybrid situation
(Domicile) Thanks QueenVee
(Smurr) great session!
(NancyL) ZT: Images of space ships is not NEW, and NASA has endless images to access. A fight between tight allies, such as Spain and NASA are, is staged, with the intent that BOTH partices, 1, and 2, would be happey.
(NancyL) End ZT.
(NancyL) Bye all!
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DeFINitely Hot: Straight out of a novel – 'Orcastrated' killer whale attacks
A couple of days ago, orca encounters off Spain and Portugal made headlines when things turned nasty. A pod of killer whales has repeatedly attacked several boats, causing significant damage to the vessels, which occurred for the first time back in July. Orcas can be frequently seen around the Strait of Gibraltar, and in September, they can be spotted along the shoreline between Portugal and Spain.
At least nine animals were involved in the incidents, which were reported as 'orchestrated'. Great pun, isn't it? What is even more astonishing is that people seem surprised since popular opinion is that orcas would never harm people outside of Sea World [&] Co.
Well, no. What people forget is that orcas are incredibly powerful marine predators. And yes, this fact alone makes them potentially dangerous to people. Just because there haven't been any incidents so far, doesn't mean there won't be any in the future. Especially since more people want to swim with them commercially in northern Norway and Baja California or find themselves in situations where killer whales join their recreational swim, as seen several times in New Zealand over the last couple of years.
When I read the headlines, the first thing that came to my mind was the novel by German author Frank Schätzing, 'The Swarm'. In the book, humpback whales and orcas are working together to capsize whale-watching boats and then kill the people drifting in the water. While this is science fiction, it became a reality for boaties off the Iberian Peninsula which must have been incredibly scary to watch. The reports also follow incidents of commercial swim-with-whales activities in Western Australia on which my colleagues and I published an online article with The Conversation last week.
What triggered the animals to attack the boats is still unknown, but scientists suggest it is likely only one particular pod to be involved. A possible explanation could be that the animals feel threatened by the boats and take the law into their own flippers. I have witnessed strange whale behaviour off Mauritius where a sports fishing boat was 'welcomed' with several fluke splashes towards the vessel initiated by a male sperm whale. In particular, private boaters have a reputation for behaving less considerate around whales and dolphins because they are not familiar with local guidelines on how to approach them to minimise disturbance. If animals get chased or harassed, they may become aggressive towards boats and people. And pissing off killer whales is, evidently, not a good idea.
In general, we need to respect the fact that despite being dolphins and an unrealistic and widespread association with being 'safe' animals, killer whales pose a risk to our safety when we enter their habitat. Just like any other large, terrestrial and carnivorous animal. Wildlife may behave in unpredictable ways, as demonstrated, and require to be respected as the wild beings they are. If not, this may get us in serious trouble.

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It Doesn't Just Happen
To reach the Olympic Games is the ultimate goal of any track and field athlete, but it takes the total commitment of numerous individuals, working groups, boards, and panels to achieve this.
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Spirales et triskels celtiques / Celtic spirals and triskels, 2008 (New edition soon)
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Born from the combination of spirals, the triskel, considered as a celtic identity symbol, reveals here its many different forms.
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Erin Lowry is a millennial personal finance expert and the founder of BrokeMillennial.com. She's also the author of the forthcoming book "BROKE MILLENNIAL: How to stop scraping by and get your financial life together." Lowry has contributed to Forbes, Business Insider, New York Magazine's The Cut and U.S. News & World Report. Some of her insights have been featured by outlets including: CNBC, CBSSunday Morning, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and Marketplace Money. Lowry lives in New York City with her spunky rescue dog Mosby. Social Media Handles: Twitter: @BrokeMillennial, Instagram: @brokemillennialblog, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrokeMillennial/ Website: http://brokemillennial.com/


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A Match-3 Collection
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Jewel Legends is a new addition to Avanquest's 4-Play series of games available on the company's GSP label. This offering consists of four Match-3 titles developed by Rokapublish. The four titles are Farm Quest. Jewel Venture, Safari Quest and Yeti Quest.
Each of the four titles needs to be installed individually from the same front end which has to be reloaded after each installation. You also need to be aware that each installation will attempt to add a toolbar to your browser and switch you Home page unless you stop it by unchecking the relevant tick boxes. Fortunately you only need to undergo a single registration process.
Taking the titles in alphabetical order puts up Farm Quest first. Adjustments can be made to the volume levels for music and sound effects. You have a choice of 16:9, 4:3 or windowed display and whether to play in timed or relaxed mode. As well as entering the main game from the title screen, you can check out any trophies won and a champions' list.
Not surprisingly this title is based around the work schedule of a farmer spread over several weeks of daily tasks. Apart from Sunday, which has a reduced work load with a single task, you will be required to complete three separate Match-3 grids as you collect food for specified animals. With a standard Match-3 approach of swapping two adjacent tiles, you need to create groups of 3 or more similar tiles that sometimes represents the food required by animals. Once all the animals have been fed and they have wandered off, you still need to ensure that all shaded areas have been cleared to complete the grid.
Providing assistance are a dog, cat, pig and rooster who all require their special food. This food is gathered by getting the appropriate tile to drop to the bottom of the grid. Once they had been fed, these assistants can help in different ways. There are also various obstacles and exploding tiles plus a floating sheep and invading pests such as moles and foxes. Any money earned can be used to purchase forming equipment and supplies.
Jewel Venture sets you on a quest that spreads over various planets with names such as Break It, Build It, Max Hunter and Balancing Act. There are four main modes of play and these are Planetary Mode, Time-Challenge, Adventure Mode and Endless Mode. You can adjust the volume levels for Music, Sound and Background plus select from various screen sizes.
Jewel Venture features grids filled with jewels that can be swapped with an adjacent jewel to make a horizontal or vertical line of 3 or more similarly coloured jewels. Depending upon the current planet, different types of challenges will need to be completed in order to complete a level. Various power-ups and obstacles appear in this game. Once you have completed 10% of a planet then you will be allowed to move on to the next planet in the chain.
The third title, Safari Quest, takes you off to Africa where you need to follow a winding trail connecting Match-3 grids. Options are available to adjust the volume levels for music and sound effects plus play in full screen mode.
When travelling around the various African backdrop scenes overlaid with Match-3 grids, you are usually faced with a dual-pronged task. You need to collect a specified number of various coloured tiles by making Match-3 groups plus clear away shaded areas by including them in a Match-3 group. Helpers in the guise of a monkey, lion, zebra and hippo can be called upon when needed.
The game allows you to switch between different methods of creating groups of 3 or more tiles. Depending upon the state of the current grid layout, you can opt to swap two adjacent tiles to create a group, drag your mouse cursor over 3 or more attached tiles or simple click on a group of similarly coloured tiles. You do not need to stick to a single method and can switch to whichever method is the most suitable for any given situation by clicking on the appropriate box. From time to time a diary page and photo will help break up the routine.
Completing the group of four Match-3 titles is Yeti Quest which is set on frozen wasteland occupied by four crazy penguins who act as your helpers. These penguins each have their own special skill but they will require feeding with fish. These fish appear in some of the grids and they need to be guided towards the bottom of the grid as part of the process of creating Match-3 groups.
As with Safari Quest, there are three types of game play for creating groups that can be used. You can swap tiles, click on groups or draw a line over tiles. And of course there is the Yeti who appears briefly from time to time at the side of the grid. If you are quick enough to click on the Yeti you can earn extra points.
While similar in many respects, these four Match-3 titles have enough different aspects to make for a comfortable fit. This collection should appeal to Match 3 fans and those looking for enjoyable game play that is easy to pick up. Priced at £5.10, this bargain priced title requires a 1.2GHz processor with 512MB of RAM and 220MB of hard disk space running Windows Vista and later.
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One coverage included on home, condo and renters policies is Personal Property coverage. If there is a covered loss on your home that results in your belongings being damaged, your Personal Property coverage will extend to help cover the costs to replace your property.
Most homeowners, condo and renters policies default to Actual Cash Value coverage for personal property.
That means if your belongings were damaged or destroyed in a loss, your claim payout would be the original value minus depreciation for age and wear & tear. That's not going to go very far when it comes to replacing your things.
At Integrity First Insurance, we always try to write policies with Replacement Cost coverage instead of Actual Cash Value. With Replacement Cost coverage, our clients are given the full cost to actually replace an item, rather than the depreciated value.
How do you know if you have enough coverage?
One way to account for the personal property you have in your home is to fill out a Home Inventory Checklist. Having an inventory of your belongings is a great way to speed along the claim process if you have damaged property. You won't have to spend hours trying to remember every little thing, and it'll help your claim adjuster verify what you had prior to the loss.
It can also be helpful to take photos of any valuable or unique items you have. That makes it easier to prove what you have if any questions arise during the claim process.
How to create a home inventory:
Here are some tips from the Insurance Information Institute for creating a list of your belongings:
- Pick an easy spot to start – A contained area—like your small kitchen appliance cabinet, your sporting equipment closet or your handbag shelf—is a great place to get started.
- List recent purchases – Another way to start is with recent purchases—get into the inventory habit and then go back tackle your older possessions.
- Include the basic information – In general, describe each item you record, and note where you bought it, the make and model, what you paid and any other detail that might help in the event you need to make a claim.
- Count clothing by general category – For example, "5 pairs of jeans, 3 pairs of sneakers…" Make note of any items that are especially valuable.
- Record serial numbers – Usually found on the back or bottom of major appliances and electronic equipment, serial numbers are a useful reference.
- Check coverage on big ticket items – Jewelry, art and collectibles may have increased in value and may need special coverage separate from your standard homeowners insurance policy. While you're making your home inventory list, check with your agent to make sure you have adequate insurance for these items before there is a loss.
- Don't forget off-site items – Your belongings kept in a self-storage facility are covered by your homeowners insurance, too. Make sure you include them in your inventory.
- Keep proof of value – Store sales receipts, purchase contracts, and appraisals with your list.
- Add significant new purchases to your list – Make it a habit to add the item information and receipts to your inventory while the details are fresh in your mind.
- Store a copy of your paper inventory outside the home – Keep it—along with applicable receipts and appraisals—in a safe deposit box or at a friend's or relative's home. Make at least one backup copy of your inventory document and store it separately. An easy way to make digital backup copies of your paper list is to take pictures of it on your smartphone.
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A popular restaurant with a health conscious menu opened its second metro Atlanta location today.
Phoenix-based True Food Kitchen debuted at Alpharetta mixed-use development Avalon, on the west end across from Crate & Barrel.
The first Atlanta True Food Kitchen opened at Lenox Square in 2014. The restaurant was previously part of Fox Restaurant Concepts, which also owns Flower Child and Zinburger, among other eateries.
The menu implements the teachings of health and lifestyle guru Dr. Andrew Weil, a partner in the restaurant group, and caters to nearly every food preference with a variety of gluten-free, organic, vegetarian and vegan options. The restaurant also serves fresh juices, organic teas and other natural drinks.
Menu offerings rotate seasonally, with signature dishes including Spaghetti Squash Casserole, Tuscan Kale Salad, Steak Tacos and the "Inside Out" Quinoa Burger. The Alpharetta restaurant will open with lunch, dinner and weekend brunch featuring a lineup of new fall dishes including the Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Flatbread starter, Butternut Squash Pizza and Thai Coconut Sea Bass entree.
The kids menu features dishes including the Almond Butter, Banana & Apple Sandwich, Mozzarella and Organic Tomato pizza and Chicken Teriyaki Bowl.
The restaurant's beverage selection will feature pressed juices, organic teas and drinks such as the seasonal Sparkling Prickly Pear Tisane, Hangover Rx and Kale Aid, as well as a seasonal lineup of wine, beer and cocktails.
True Food Kitchen CEO Christine Barone said grab-and-go items will also be available to "accommodate people's on the go lifestyles."
The new location will feature approximately 6,722 square feet of indoor and outdoor dining space, including a covered patio,dining room and open kitchen. Design elements include natural woods and locally-inspired artwork. Eco-friendly materials will be utilized throughout the restaurant, such as hardwood floors and dining chairs made of recycled soda bottles.
Barone said Avalon was a logical choice for a second metro Atlanta True Food location.
"We go where guests ask us to come," she said. "We had a number of requests for Alpharetta, with people saying, 'I love going to your Atlanta location, but I wish there was one closer to home.'"
She said that while each True Food Kitchen is similar in terms of their culinary offerings, "we never take a cookie cutter approaches to our spaces. We're always thoughtful about artwork and design. Each restaurant really fits its community well."
As for future local True Food locations, Barone said the plan is to "see how it goes" in Alpharetta, with an eye toward future expansion as the market dictates.
Founded in 2008, True Food Kitchen has 29 locations in 13 states including California, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
True Food Kitchen Avalon will be open from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Brunch will be served from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
2140 Avalon Blvd., Alpharetta. truefoodkitchen.com/
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"Sorry to bother you." This simple polite phrase is very common, especially among salespeople. But, one sales professional believes saying it has become a bad habit. "Seemingly innocuous phrases like, 'Sorry to bother you,' sneak into our regular sales emails and phone calls and poison our relationships without us even realizing it," writes HubSpot's Meg Prater. She goes on to explain why reps should avoid this phrase during follow-up communications; two of those reasons are below:
It implies that you are an annoyance to the prospect. In the most basic of interpretations, apologizing for communicating again with someone implies that you consider yourself a bother. Plus, it also shines a light on the fact that you are reaching out yet again, which can make you look pushy!
It communicates that your time isn't as valuable. Don't apologize for doing your job as a salesperson. As Prater advises, "maintain authority and equal footing with your prospect by never apologizing for being in their inbox or voice mailbox.
After explaining why reps should avoid this phrase, she then gives alternatives. If you find yourself typing out, "sorry to bother you…," stop and regroup. She encourages reps to focus instead on expressive value to the prospect (rather than immediately apologizing). A few ways to do this include
- Send a customer review or testimonial. This will break the ice of the communique and simultaneously boast the value of what you're selling.
- Share a blog post link. Grab the prospect's attention with a relevant and interesting blog post. This will engage him or her much better than an apology.
- Don't talk business. Another alternative is to start the conversation with a totally different topic: A shared hobby, a bit of industry news, inquiries about an upcoming holiday, etc. "While your prospect might not be ready to discuss business — most people like talking about their hobbies and out-of-office interests," Prater explains. "Once you have them engaged again, use your best judgement to steer them back to the topic at hand: your offer."
Among her other alternatives, she also suggests simply sharing that you can walk away. If you still aren't getting anywhere with the prospect, despite repeated attempts at moving forward, just let him or her know that you can move on if there's no interest. "If your prospect is still interested, this should grab their attention," Prater writes. "If not, it gives them an easy way out. You can always leave the door open for a call or email six months down the line to see if things have changed."
So, the next time you feel like opening a follow-up call or email by apologizing to "bother" the prospect, remember Prater's advice. Regroup and refocus your message to bring value rather than apologies.


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CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Oscar Pistorius' lawyers say prosecutors are persisting with a "failed case" by appealing the double-amputee athlete's acquittal for murder at South Africa's Supreme Court.
Pistorius' lawyers made the argument in papers filed Wednesday to the Supreme Court, meeting Thursday's deadline to respond.
Pistorius was acquitted of murder last year for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and was instead found guilty of a lesser charge comparable to manslaughter.
The Supreme Court appeal will be in November, when prosecutors want a panel of judges to overturn the trial verdict and convict the Olympic runner of murder, which calls for a minimum of 15 years in prison.
Pistorius' lawyers argue prosecutors are wrong to challenge the original verdict, but the Supreme Court should order a re-trial if it agrees with the prosecution.


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You've got yourself a pickup truck, a box full of tools and years of DIY experience -- you're almost ready to start your career in construction. Before you head for the jobsite, however,there's one more thing you need in your arsenal of skills -- a good grasp of construction worker lingo.
If you want to succeed on a modern construction site, whether it's a house, warehouse or major high-rise, you have to make sure you and your co-workers are speaking the same language. That's because miscommunication in construction can be surprisingly costly, both in terms of wasted time and materials and repair and replacement expenses. Even worse, failure to understand basic industry terms can leave you vulnerable to safety issues, including fall hazards, chemicals and heavy equipment.
While much of the lingo used in construction relates to the trades themselves, you should also familiar yourself with some business terms if you plan to work in this industry. That means knowing what OSHA is, what an RFI or Addendum is, and why you should always be aware of liquidated damages.
Think you can speak the language of the construction world? Take our quiz to see how many of these terms you can identify!
The vertical framing members used to frame walls are known as studs. They are usually made of 2x4 lumber, but some homes and many businesses use metal studs instead of wood.
In the United States, the Occupation Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, sets standard for workplace safety, with special standards aimed at the construction industry. Employers who fail to follow OSHA guidelines may be subject to heavy fines or even criminal charges.
Sheet metal ductwork is used to transport air throughout the home. These ducts are used for heating, cooling and ventilation, and form an integral part of the HVAC system.
Wooden blocking is installed within wall cavities before the walls are completed. This blocking allows you to hang a heavy object, like a fire extinguisher or television, so that it will stay safely in place.
An I-beam, which is so named because it looks like a letter I when viewed from the side, is a steel beam that serves as a major structural support in many buildings. It consists of a single web in the center, with two caps -- called flanges -- at either end.
Every construction worker should be aware of egress, or exit requirements. These standards are designed to allow occupants to safely exit a building or home in the event of an emergency. If you're building a basement bedroom, for example, you'll often be required to add a window as a second means of egress.
Sticking to the schedule and completing the job when you promised is critical for construction industry success. Not only will it help you keep getting work, but it will allow you to avoid liquidated damages -- hefty fines levied on firms that fail to finish on time.
Spackle is a genericized trademark for a popular type of drywall putty. Similar to joint compound, it's ideal for filling holes in drywall, and has been used in construction since the 1920s.
All drywall has some fire resistance thanks to its gypsum core. Type X drywall has special additives included in the core to enhance fire-resistance, making it ideal for applications such as a garage wall or ceiling.
The National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, develops guidelines for fire safety in the building trades. Construction workers should not only be familiar with the acronym, but also with some basic NFPA guidelines used in the field.
Flashing is the metal or rubber trim used to seal penetrations around the roof and keep water out. It can be used around chimneys, pipes, vents, windows, doors or any other openings where sealing is required.
Look at almost any construction drawing and you'll see the term AFF. This is an abbreviation for "Above Finished Floor" that tells you how far above the floor an item should be installed.
Grout, a spreadable liquid made from sand, water and other elements, is most often used when installing tile. The grout fills in the gaps between the tiles to keep them stable and secure.
As-builts are a fact of life in the construction trade. This is the term used to describe a set of drawings maintained by each trade. This set includes markups that show changes as to how the structure was actually built, and may differ significantly from the original plans.
Mortar is a thick paste made from sand, water and concrete. When layered between rows of brick or block, it holds the units together to form a solid and durable structure.
The Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, affects every trade on a construction site. This set of federal laws specifies how a structure must be built to allow safe and equal access for people with disabilities. All construction workers should be familiar with ADA and its requirements.
DWV is an abbreviation that stands for drain, waste vent piping. These pipes carry wastewater, sewage and sewer gases safely out of a home or building.
An RFI, or request for information, is an official request for additional information or clarification. Once it's answered by the architect or engineer who designed the project, it becomes an official part of the project plans and specs.
Aggregate is used in many types of construction products and processes, from concrete to asphalt. This material consists of various particles, including gravel, stone, sand and even recycled concrete or crushed rock.
An addendum is any official change made by the owner of a project after the bid has been completed. This could include a major change, like additional square footage, or something simpler -- like a change from ceramic tile to wood flooring.
Material Safety Data Sheets are a critical part of any construction site. Known as MSDS, they reveal important information about each chemical used on the job, and are designed to keep workers and occupants safe.
A chase is a vertical or horizontal void hidden within a building. It can be built around a flue, a pipe riser, an air channel or other system to allow the building to function while maintaining a clean and neat appearance.
Rather than speaking about whether something is at ground level, construction workers use the term grade. An item buried under the soil is below-grade, while certain elements may be installed above-grade.
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, is a series of systems to maintain proper, safe and comfortable airflow in the home. It consists of a heating unit, like a furnace or boiler, combined with a central cooling system or heat pump, plus ductwork to carry the air through the building.
While studs run vertically, joists run horizontally to structurally support a home. They generally rest on larger members, such as girders or beams, for extra support.
If you plan to install roofing, you have to know how to properly measure and order material. Roofing is measured by the square, with one square equal to 100 square feet of material.
A header is a horizontal framing member that passes over a door or window. The vertical portions of a door frame are known as jambs.
A louver is a panel with slits cut into it for ventilation purposes. Some are installed on the exterior of a building, while others go indoors -- such as on an interior closet door.
Construction crews are often required to included operations and maintenance manuals as part of their project closeout submission. These manuals teach building operators how to run and maintain all systems once the contractor has moved on and left the site.
On most construction sites, the project owner holds back a portion of each contractor's pay -- known as retainage -- until the work is complete. This may amount to 5 to 10 percent of each subcontract, but varies by project.
Up until the 1940s, builders used elaborate lathe and plaster systems to construct walls. Since then, drywall has become the material of choice. Made from pressed gypsum and heavy paper, these sheets of material are installed, sanded and painted to create smooth, even wall surfaces.
A pigtail is the domain of the electrician. It consists of a pair of wires connected to a single device.
The term OC is very common on construction drawings. It stands for on center, and tells an installer that measurements should be taken from the center of one component to the center of the next one, rather than from either edge.
Oriented strand board, or OSB, is a type of sheet wood similar to plywood. Made from layers of wood strands and glue, it's used to frame walls, floors and ceilings.
Construction pros know that lumber is measured and ordered using board feet. One board foot is equal to 144 cubic inches of wood, or a section of wood measuring 12 inches by 12 inches by 1 inch.


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It's wrong to lie-but what if you're doing so to save a life? On an individual level, what we consider "good" or "bad" changes depending on the situation we're in.
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In a world characterized by gray areas, attempts to make morality black-and-white are fruitless. We can support any number of moral maxims, from "thou shalt not kill" to "live and let live," but it's easy to poke holes in them when we think about situations where they would be rendered inapplicable.
For example, most people would agree that theft is wrong-but what about stealing a loaf of bread to feed your starving family? We also consider killing as wrong, but what if it's in self-defense? Torture is wrong-but what if it's to further the "right side" of a just war? The same questions can be asked to probe actions we consider good. Telling the truth is good-but what if the truth leads to unnecessary pain? Being loyal is good-but what if the object of your fidelity is corrupt?
In light of examples like these, it becomes clear that morality is not absolute. It shifts constantly, depending on the specific circumstances each person finds him- or herself in. What's wrong in one moment may be right the next, and vice versa. In this way, we can see that morality is far from static, and that to subscribe to rigid moral rules is to accept an idealistic oversimplification of a patently complex world. Not only do right and wrong vary across time and culture, but on a smaller scale, they vary from situation to situation.
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Naturally, there are exceptions to moral rules but that doesn't mean we should deny the rules' existence entirely. Claims like "lying is always wrong" are true in a broad sense, if not applicable to every situation.


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As a group calling itself Free Idaho held a mask-burning outside the statehouse in Boise last weekend, the three Pugel sisters took turns visiting their COVID-19-stricken father in a hospital ICU across town.
The mask burners were a bizarre mix of recklessness and caution as their kids joined in feeding protective face coverings to the flames in a steel barrel.
"Not too fast, kids," a grown-up called out. "Be careful. Watch the fire."
Over at St. Luke's Medical Center, Tony Pugel lay intubated and unconscious. A pandemic fueled over the past year by people who are reprehensibly less careful about COVID-19 than they are about fire had reached his home in early February even though his family followed CDC guidance.
Tony and five others of the seven who live in the house tested positive. His 96-year-old mother-in-law, Peigi Duncan, fell ill but miraculously recovered. His 25-year-old son, Christopher, was hit harder and due to a congenital heart defect was flown 600 miles to a hospital in Seattle that was better able to care for him. Tony, who is 65 and a wood scientist, was admitted to the ICU in Boise and intubated.
For a while, Tony's condition improved and he was moved to a COVID floor. But his oxygen level dropped to where he was returned to the ICU. He was still intubated on Friday, but he tested negative for COVID-19.
That meant his daughters could visit him. Peggy, 34, named after her grandmother and a full-time mom with four boys, was first. Jesse, 32, an oncology nurse, came on Saturday, the day of the mask burning. And Callie, 31, a public school Spanish teacher, was there on Sunday. She was the lone member of the household who had not tested positive, likely because educators in Idaho qualify for vaccination and she had received her first dose of Moderna.
When The Daily Beast asked Callie about the mask burning, she hesitated and made a teacher's choice. Rather than excoriate those who set masks afire, she simply said why she and her family feel people should wear them.
She acknowledged that her family learned firsthand that masks do not guarantee protection. But face coverings have been proven to lessen the chance of infection. And a basic principle remains.
"We just believe that sometimes we have to do what is best for the common good," she said. "We view wearing a mask as an act of love for ourselves and others. We have vulnerable people in our family, and as an act of love we choose to wear our masks and just take care of each other."
She and her fellow teachers impart the same message at the Meriden Middle School, which is virtual on Mondays but in person the rest of the week and observes the precautions recommended by the CDC.
"That's what we try to teach in our classroom every day," Callie said.
To show its support for the Pugel family, the school posted a group picture of the faculty wearing not just their usual masks but also Christopher's favorite color, red.
"We love you and are sending you healing thoughts," the March 1 posting on Facebook read.
After some scary setbacks, Tony and Christopher both began to improve. But Tony was still intubated and unconscious when Callie got her turn to sit with him on Sunday. She arrived at 9:30 a.m.
"The nurse said, 'Just talk to him like he was sitting there talking. Don't be afraid to touch his hands or his feet. You can touch his face," Callie recalled.
With no way of knowing if he could hear her, she updated him on how everybody was doing.
"He's reading a book about the Romanov daughters, so I talked to him about Rasputin," she later told The Daily Beast.
At one point, she took out her iPad. She had school papers to grade.
"Life doesn't stop," she later said.
The work gave her at least a semblance of something essential in the time of COVID.
"Normalcy," she said
At 7:30 p.m., she bid her father goodnight.
"I just told him that I loved him and I'm glad we had a great day together," she later said.
She was of course wearing a mask as she headed home.
"Always," she said. "We're just mask wearers and sanitizers."
On Monday, she taught remotely. Her brother continued to improve. And there was exciting news about her father.
"He sat for nine minutes with assistance and stood for 25 seconds with assistance," she reported.
She understood her father still had a long way to go, but he and her brother were moving in the right direction.
"We're heading toward healing, health, and home soon," she said. "When I say soon, whenever that is, it is just baby steps every day, which we're OK with."
And meanwhile, their family is blessed with normalcy's royal cousin, a power that is all the more important in a pandemic where there is so much reckless selfishness.
"We love each other," Callie said.
She added, "Though we're not perfect, I think our love for each other is."


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Blazing A Bike Trail Through Hartford
December 17, 2006 Commentary By TOM CONDON
As a bicyclist who has lived west of downtown Hartford - in the city and in West Hartford - for nearly three decades, I've always wanted a bike trail into downtown. The streets are too crowded and dangerous to encourage large-scale bike commuting, though some intrepid souls do it.
There was no audience for this idea way back when, but times have changed. Bike paths and multi-use trails are now seen as great recreational amenities and potential commuting alternatives. If I had any question about this, the response to a column about trails a few weeks ago sealed it. Dozens of you from all over the state contacted me to say you were building trails, moved near a trail or wanted trails to connect to shopping or workplaces.
The East Coast Greenway, an off-road trail that is under construction from Maine to Florida, is marching through Connecticut, a segment at a time. So much of it is complete or in the works that there are only two major challenges left: a New Haven to New York link, which could be achieved with a trail along the Merritt Parkway, and a connection from Hartford to the Farmington Canal trail west of the city.
The latter would require a pathway through the city. Over the past couple of years a few people, Jack Hale of the Knox Parks Foundation, Place contributor Nick Caruso and others, have talked about possible routes. The formation of the Central Connecticut Bicycle Alliance last year gave more impetus to the idea.
Ten days ago, the estimable Sandy Fry, transportation planner for the Capital Region Council of Governments, gathered a group together to walk/bike a possible route from the Founders Bridge, where it would meet the trail from East Hartford, to the western boundary of the city.
The general idea was to use Bushnell Park, the long flow of parking lots under I-84 and the Park River's North Branch corridor north of Farmington Avenue to head out past the University of Hartford to Bloomfield or West Hartford.
It will take money and engineering skill, the cooperation of property owners and a few tricky transitions, but it can be done. We did it.
Our entourage included Fry and Rebecca Augur from the Capitol Region Council Of Governments, Dr. Bob Painter, Gerry Maine and Kevin Burnham from the city, Rob Dexter and Charles Beristain (on a bike) from the bicycle alliance and Eric Weiss of the East Coast Greenway Alliance.
We ran into a bit of a problem right off the bat; how to get off Constitution Plaza. Bikes are actually prohibited on the plaza, but a marked bikeway would be a good thing, because it would bring more people there. But there will either have to be a ramp on the north side of the Hartford Club or near the stairs heading for Front Street to get riders down to the road. It shouldn't be a big deal.
It's easy enough to take Atheneum Place down to Main Street, and to cross at the light. A path on the south side of Gold Street, if such were possible, would get a rider to Bushnell Park. From there it is an easy and pleasant ride through the park to, and around, the State Armory to Broad Street.
Across Broad Street, we encounter the first part of what might be three-quarters of a mile of surface parking lots. These cover a buried portion of the Park River, which partly explains their connectivity. If a trail could be fashioned more or less over the river conduit, it would be possible, with a street crossing or two, to get all the way to Forest Street near Hartford Public High School.
Fry wondered whether riders would feel safe riding behind the buildings along Capitol Avenue. Painter, the city councilman who initiated the bike lanes on the avenue, said perhaps on weekends the riders could use the street. This is still in its early stage.
At Hartford Public, it would be necessary to hook around the property to get to Farmington Avenue. This can be done, and would be a boon both for the school and the people who live in the adjacent Clemens Place apartments.
North of Farmington Avenue, behind the buildings on Woodland Street, the North Branch of the Park River is above ground. It is a remarkable little river system, with small ridges, valleys, bluffs and even a tiny island. It's hard to get to the river from Farmington Avenue; a bike path would have to jog up to Woodland Street and then down behind one of the buildings. But once there, it would be possible to build a trail along the east side of the river.
It turns out that the city would like to have an access road along the river, so it might be possible to have both. As the river moves north, the woodland is surprisingly rustic. You wouldn't know you were a hundred yards from streets, factories and a hospital. We (OK, I) almost got lost at one point, but Fry had thoughtfully brought maps and Burnham, as befitting a transportation official, always seemed to know where we were going.
From Albany Avenue, where we ended this nearly three-hour exploration, officials are looking at following the Griffin rail line through Bloomfield to its terminus, picking up a CL&P right-of-way through Tarrifville and linking to the Farmington Canal trail in Simsbury.
There may be another way to create a trail through the city, perhaps by shoehorning a trail along the Amtrak right-of-way, though that will be tight with the busway going there. So this might be the best option.
And though there are difficult issues, it's certainly worth considering. Fry plans to form a committee to study it. The governor and state transportation officials should bless the effort. Bike trails into Hartford from all directions would be a very good thing.
Tom Condon is the editor of Place. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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On the eve of Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage's second debate about Britain's membership of the European Union, Vince Cable has warned that leaving the political bloc could throw the country's economic recovery into jeopardy.
The Lib Dem business secretary wrote in a blog on the Huffington Post UK: "No one can plausibly be in favour of the rebalancing the British economy, boosting exports and supporting sustainable growth while being in favour of leaving the EU.
"Pharmaceuticals, chemicals, aerospace and other cutting-edge manufacturers all rely on the EU single market. It is inconceivable to sacrifice the success of our most successful manufacturers to satisfy knee-jerk isolationism.
Cable warned that UKIP and Tory eurosceptics are "pushing Britain towards the exit door and putting all this at risk".
He added: "The Conservatives are too divided to stand up to the Faragists; Labour are too scared of backing a controversial, though just, cause. It is only the Liberal Democrats who are prepared to make the case for continued British membership of the EU."
Cable's comments come as a report published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) found that 92% of respondents wanted to stay in the EU, with 70% believing that an exit would negatively impact on their business.
Cable wrote: "Within the EU, British car companies face no tariffs and can look forward to long-term certainty. Outside the EU, they could face import tariffs, different rules ill suited to the UK industry and considerable uncertainty. Why put the future of this, and other successful industries, at such risk?
"EU membership offers other advantages too. Trade agreements are negotiated with the collective clout of the world's largest economy. We can, of course, negotiate deals alone, but some of the world's largest, most attractive markets are also some of the world's most protectionist; India, for example, has a 100% tariff on cars. We can only prise open those markets to the benefit of our companies and the jobs they support by negotiating collectively and pooling our strength."
Cable's comments come amid mounting debate about Britain's membership of the European Union as David Cameron promised to hold a referendum by 2017.
Former Labour business secretary Lord Mandelson warned on Tuesday that British voters would be "stark staring bonkers" if they chose to quit the European Union.
He told a business conference that Britain would be left "whistling in the wind" in its free trade negotiations if it was no longer part of the European Union.
Speaking alongside the Labour peer, former Tory chancellor Ken Clarke said that countries in the eurozone would not take the "faintest notice of what the British government's position is" if it was outside of the European Union.
A post-debate poll of the audience found that two thirds of those present felt that Britain's future resided in staying part of the European Union, while only a third thought the opposite.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls warned that "even talking" about "walking away" from the European Union was "anti-jobs and anti business".
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Well, it took about two decades, but I finally left something behind when I got off the bus yesterday. I didn't have my messenger bag with me, so I had multiple items to keep track of instead of the one bag that held everything.
When I boarded the bus, I shoved my umbrella in between the seat and the wall of the bus. It was out of the way and made for a more comfortable ride. It being out of the way ultimately was my undoing. The other bag I had with me contained a housewarming gift that I had bought during lunch and a copy of G.R.A.W. which I was quite eager to try.
When it was time to de-bus, I hopped up and left my umbrella behind. Sure, people leave umbrellas behind all the time but I really liked this umbrella. It was the first piece of swag I got from Backbone Entertainment when I was working for them. The umbrella was bar none, the best umbrella I've ever owned. It both opened and closed at a push of a button. I'd never seen that in a brolley before. It also had a foam handle that made holding it a pleasure. Last but not least, it had an amusing gorilla version of the Backbone logo on it.
I am going to get a replacement umbrella that has the same features. Once you've had the best umbrella that a game company gives away for free, you just can't go back.


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Day 68: Prayer for the Lord to perfect the praise out of the mouths of babes and sucklings to stop the adversary, the enemy, and the avenger
Pray that the Lord would strengthen the smallest and weakest ones and perfect the praise they offer to Him out of their mouths, to stop the adversary, the enemy, and the avenger (Matt. 21:16; Psa. 8:1-21-3).
Matt. 21:16—And they said to Him, Do You hear what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes. Have you never read, "Out of the mouth of infants and sucklings You have perfected praise"?
Psa. 8:1-2—O Jehovah our Lord, / How excellent is Your name / In all the earth, / You who have set Your glory over the heavens! / Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings / You have established strength / Because of Your adversaries, / To stop the enemy and the avenger.
For further reading please refer to CWWL, 1969, vol. 1, "How to Meet," pp. 197-198.
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The Joy of Sanskrit is a complete first-year course of twenty-five weeks designed for university students. We teach Sanskrit as a living tradition. This is in recognition of the fact that many of our students have backgrounds in Indic religions and Indian cultural practices, including yoga, art, music, dance and song. As a living tradition, we believe that the reception of language (especially the ability to read), should be balanced with its production (writing, speaking, chanting and singing). With this in view, each weekly unit has three parts: 1. simple Sanskrit conversational patterns, 2. a verse from the oral tradition, and 3. the all-important grammar section. The grammar is based on the textbook Introduction to Sanskrit by Prof. Thomas Egenes. Each week includes introductory videos, audio files to help you with correct pronunciation, and an audio commentary on the text book.
Original language | English |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Publisher | ANU Press |
Number of pages | 611 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781925021554 |
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Publication status | Published - 2014 |


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District: District 4 - Bay Area / Oakland
Contact: Vince Jacala
Phone: (510) 286-5206
District: Headquarters
Contact: Tamie McGowen
Phone: (916) 657-5060
OAKLAND – Caltrans announced today that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated more than $600 million in funding for hundreds of transportation projects, which includes $80 million from SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
"Caltrans will focus on repairing and rehabilitating the state highway system by improving pavement, bridges, culverts, and intelligent transportation systems, which are included in the performance requirements of SB 1, to improve transportation for all of our residents and visitors, no matter their mode of transportation."
More than 200 transportation projects will improve and maintain California's current transportation system. Most of the projects receiving funding allocations are part of the State Highway Operations and Protection Program (SHOPP), which is the state highway system's "fix-it-first" program that funds safety improvements, emergency repairs, highway preservation and some operational highway improvements. While funding for this program is a mixture of federal and state funds, a significant portion comes from SB 1.
District 4 Funding Allocations - December 2018
Area projects receiving funding include:
- State Route 13 in Berkeley: New $721,000 project will upgrade curb ramps and repairs sidewalks to meet American with Disabilities ACT (ADA) standards.
- State Route 35 in San Francisco: $1.6 Million has been allocated for a new project to install a new traffic signal light at the intersection of SR-35/Skyline Boulevard and The Great Highway.
- SR-116, SR-128 and U.S. Highway 101 in Sonoma and Marin counties: $670,000 has been allocated for a new project to stabilize soil and erosion control on SR-116 and SR-128 and US-101 near Cloverdale and north of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard.
Other projects are designed to reduce congestion, improve freight transportation, and provide funds for local government improvement projects. These vital programs tackle congestion, support valuable trade corridors and bolster local agency efforts to invest in transportation.
Seventeen Active Transportation Projects to encourage walking and biking, such as new bike lanes and walking trails, were also approved for $12 million.
The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program funds projects to modernize transit systems, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve safety were allocated nearly $32 million in SB 1 funds for four rail and transit projects.
The Road Repair and Accountability Act (SB 1), the landmark transportation infrastructure bill signed by Governor Brown in April 2017, invests $54 billion over the next decade to fix roads, freeways and bridges in communities across California and puts more dollars toward transit and safety. These funds will be split equally between state and local investments.
Caltrans is committed to conducting its business in a fully transparent manner and detailing its progress to the public. For complete details on SB 1, visit http://www.rebuildingca.ca.gov.


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America's top vegetarian restaurant chain opens in River North very soon
River North will get a location of America's largest vegetarian chain in less than two weeks. Veggie Grill, which debuted in Chicago in Lakeview just over a year ago, will open at 629 N. Wells Street in less than two weeks, a rep says. At 60 seats, this spot — the chain's third in Chicago and 33rd in the country — is the largest in the Windy City.
Say goodbye to Ukrainian Village's popular prison-themed burger bar
Creative burger and heavy metal fans say goodbye to the popular nine-year-old Lockdown Bar & Grill today. The Ukrainian Village favorite at 1024 N. Western Avenue has been packed since news broke of the closing eight days ago when owner PJ Zonis quipped "I am generally through being locked down." It'll open one hour later than usual, at noon, for its last hurrah.
The Hyde Park location of a popular barbecue chain closes for reconcepting
BBQ Supply Co. has been closed for about a week at 1301 E. 53rd Street In Hyde Park as owner Jared Leonard said he is going to reconcept the location that opened in October 2017. The original location in Rogers Park closed in November. Leonard has rebranded a location in Denver as AJ's Pit Bar-B-Q, as he felt the "supply" portion of the name was confusing. Stay tuned for details and cue up the requests for Ribs N' Bibs to return to Hyde Park.
One of Logan Square and Wicker Park's most popular bar groups plans a new spot
The folks behind popular Logan Square and Wicker Park bars the Owl, Estelle's, and more hope to take over a longtime Polish dive for their newest spot, but need to convince the neighborhood first. Four Entertainment Group will pitch their plan for the Mr. ZJ's space at 2922-24 N. Central Park Avenue at a community meeting on March 6, Block Club reports. They're hoping to add an outdoor patio plus another addition and renovations.
Changes come to the Scout owners' South Loop Mexican spot
The owners of popular South Loop sports bar the Scout recently closed their neighboring Mexican restaurant Lobo Rey temporarily for cosmetic and menu changes and reopened it as more of a bar. Its Facebook page is now named the Lobo Canteen and new menu items include an avocado daiquiri, Mexican pizzas, and Tex-Mex chicken wings. Stay tuned to see if the changes lead to more success.
A new Logan Square hotspot is now open during weekend days
And finally, one of the hottest bars and restaurants in Chicago — Young American in Logan Square — launches weekend daytime hours tomorrow. It'll now open at 11 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, a rep says.


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