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ABERDEEN, S.D. – Students in the Aberdeen area will join millions of their peers across the country to celebrate the 17th annual National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America Day on Tuesday, Feb. 28.
NEA's Read Across America Day, which celebrates Dr. Seuss's birthday and the joys of reading, expects more than 45 million readers, both young and old, to pick up a book and read.
To honor the good doctor and celebrate the fun and value of reading, the NSU student chapters of the South Dakota Education Association, Association for the Education of Young Children and the Council for Exceptional Children are asking you to join NEA and many of America's leading literacy, youth and civic groups in bringing a nation of readers together under one hat – the red and white stovepipe made famous by the Cat in the Hat – for a flurry (or furry) of reading excitement!
WHO: Preschool through third-grade students
WHAT: Read Across America Literacy Event
WHEN: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017
WHERE: The Aberdeen Mall (formerly Lakewood Mall) center stage
The Cat in the Hat will make an appearance, as will Mother Goose and NSU's Thunder. The goal is to show America's children the joy of reading and build a nation of readers – on Feb. 28 and every day.
For more information, contact Jennifer Hieb at 605-626-2417.
About Northern State University
Northern State University offers outstanding academics and exceptional extracurricular activities at an affordable price on a safe, welcoming campus. To learn more about NSU, visit northern.edu/admissions.


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The ORS team responds to questions from the public about research conducted at Mount Sinai.
For quick access to a menu of ORS support options, please visit the ORS Research 411 Portal.
Acknowledging ORS Support
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text: By Nancy Johnson Syndicated Columnist All My Children: J.R. told Krystal her secret (she's carrying Tad's baby) is safe with him. Kendall told Zach she's pregnant. Kendall was upset when she learned Ryan had proposed to Annie. Bianca and Zoe have become very close. As the World Turns: Paul took baby Ethan, then went to see Meg. Emily admitted to Dusty she's working as a prostitute after he didn't believe she was working on a story with Cheri. Gwen told Will her belief that she and Maddie killed Adam. The Bold and the Beautiful: Nick warned Jackie not to interfere in his relationship with Taylor. Jackie urged Rick and Phoebe to surrender to their romantic feelings, knowing that would stop Brooke and Ridge from getting married. Days of Our Lives: Steve escaped from the mental hospital by pretending to hold a knife to Kayla's back. E.J. learned Stefano's surgery went well, but he may need a bone-marrow donor. Celeste warned that Stefano will want Sami's baby if E.J.'s the daddy. General Hospital: Lulu and Spinelli kept mum when they learned Elizabeth is having Jason's baby, not Lucky's. Alexis was devastated when Ric won custody of Molly. Mr. Craig demanded Nikolas get him a new identity or Nikolas will die. Guiding Light: Cyrus blamed Dinah for the prison term he served. Dinah told Cyrus that "Didi Moore" (her alias) is gone. Doris learned Alexandra is plotting to get her out of the Spaulding family. Buzz is upset Ava canceled their wedding. One Life to Live: Miles confessed to Natalie that he got drunk and kissed Marty. Unaware their parents would be there, Starr and Cole secretly planned to attend the Winter Festival on Llantano Mountain together. Nash told Jessica he loves her. Passions: Fancy told Chris that Sheridan wants to be with Luis. Ethan wants to know what Theresa's blackmailer has on her. (Ethan is Little Ethan's father.) Jared had a seizure as he and Theresa were being married in his hospital room. The Young and the Restless: Victoria told Brad she's pregnant. Brad told Sharon to keep their affair a secret. Sharon asked for time to think about Jack's marriage proposal. Amber was upset a DNA test showed Cane isn't Jill's son.


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This is essentially a guided tour of Takshshela Junior College (TJC) to some of the things you need to know about our facilities, resources and regulations. It gives you a quick insight into the culture here and the standards and appropriate behavior we expect throughout your time with us.
"In Skills We Trust"
an institute committed to
"Education For Sustainable Development"
Continuity, Clarity, Community and Communication
Raising a child is a collaboration between family, school and the community around them. The importance of each of these groups cannot be undervalued and each play a part in helping Takshshela Junior College students to prepare for their life beyond school.
Learning in a community of trust, will help each child to grow to their full potential, to foster good relationships with their peers, themselves and the community around them.
To ensure the best possible outcome for all students, the community must be engaged, encouraged to participate and be recognised for their contribution.
Schools have moved beyond the blackboard to electronic white boards. We must now take our learning spaces from square rooms filled with tables and chairs to become innovative spaces that encourage creativity, interactivity and a life long learning process to prepare our children for the global world market for the service and industrial sector, and not look at India alone as an employable market. This skill development is the need of the hour with high competency levels in terms of standards to be developed, not result but the processes to be taken care off.
Our Community Principles
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3.Strive to be honest and open in our communications between Students, Staff, Parents and ex-students.
4.Encourage voluntary activity and support within the school.
5.Enhance the sense of community within the school.
6.Openness and accessibility to the broader community.
7.Maintain connection with all Takshshela Junior College students both past and present and their families.
Dare To Be Different
A Brand In Its Own Right That You Can Trust
Brand authenticity, clarity and consistency help to reassure both stakeholders and the market generally that they can trust the BRAND to deliver what it claims, it can deliver. Takshshela Junior College recognises that our community extends beyond the intermediate confines of the school and that the reputations also extends beyond those who are directly connected or associated with the school on daily basis. Many community organisations look to Takshshela Junior College for support and appreciate the qualities and values as embodied in our students.
We are delighted that we are able to share our wonderful resources with community groups and other educational institutions in our country and therefore fulfil our obligation as a civically minded institution – reminding our students of their own civic responsibilities.
In the 21st century we have to look at our students from a different perspective, beyond the boundaries of our nation, to prepare them for the global market keeping in mind the great changes, that are taking place in the Socio – economic world global order.
The Key Questions
1.How can you link environment, social and economic aspects when you are educating? – Holistic Approach.
2.In what way can you as a facilitator support your Students/Participants to rethink and to be innovative? – Life long learning.
3.Of what importance are the learners pre-knowledge, questions and knowledge in the learning process? – Learners in focus.
4.Do the Students/Participants have any possibility to influence their education the learning process and the surrounding society? – Democratic work methods.
5.How do manage your Students to look at the world from different perspectives? – Different perspectives.
6.In what way do you encourage the learners to think in a critical way? – Reflection.
We hope to extend further opportunities for the broader community to become more aware of school functioning and to be more actively engaged with the community as a whole, sharing and learning as a team providing services and specialist support.
- Belief in god [Respect All Religions]
- Loyalty to President And Country
- Upholding The Constitution
- Rule of Law
- Good Behaviour And Morality
- Principal – Dr Ganasan Veloo
- Head of the campus for Middle School – Mrs Sushma Ganasan
- Head of the campus for Primary School – Mrs Vatsala Rao.


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Monday, January 28, 2013
"Another Santa" painted
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Another Santa
Yes another Santa is done being carved. I do carve other things but haven't lately because I have someone that wants these for his family members. With my latest Santa I tried to improve my style and technique in carving a beard. If you only carved one thing you should always push to improve on your style and technique.
But should you only carve one thing, well that is up to you. You know your wants and desires in carving and you must make that choice all on your own. It was told to me that the worry of carving only one thing would be that if you get bored with it will you just simply stop carving? That would be the tragedy, to stop all together.
I have no plans to stop carving but stop carving Santa ornaments I will soon. I don't want to be a one trick pony so to speak. Next on my list I will carve a civil war bust or two and then will move towards carving a full body character. Hopefully in the not so distant future I will carve one of my cartoon characters. Remember the Santa's were to help me improve my carving of faces and while I have gotten better there is still room for improvement. In the end I want to be skilled and confident enough to take any of my illustrations transform them into a carving. Once I get to this stage watch out, it;s going to get interesting.
There is a lot about the carving process this old whittler still needs to learn. After all I have only been back at this since last April a year ago. Time and chips fly when you are having fun. Thanks to all of you who have followed along for some if not all this adventure, it's not over.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Awesome tool bag
If you are like me you visit various carving sites to learn old and new techniques to make you a better carver. While I was visiting the "Woodbee Carver" I found something that just caught my eye. Darlene Folk makes custom tool bags, and these are bags that make a whole lot of sense.
Well I have purchased a bag from Darlene and I have to say it is wonderfully made and fits the tools perfectly. She is easy to work with (not sure if she would say the same, I had a lot of questions) and can match up a bag that fits your tools. This bag is two fold, it is a carrying bag but inside it has an attached tool roll to secure the tools. She can even embroider a logo on your bag if you have one.
For my bag I have a army patch of my grandfathers unit in WWI. He like many back then and now, volunteered to go and serve in the war. After his stint in the army he would return home to work the land. The patch is not from WWI, but it works none the less.
I will have it put on to remind me what side of the bag should face up when unrolling the roll to get to my tools. Pricing for the bag and the shipping is extremely fair. If you need a tool roll you need to check her out and see if she can make one to match your needs, I bet she can. Contact Darlene at 419-490-6408 or email her at email@example.com for info on what she can do for you.
For my bag I have a army patch of my grandfathers unit in WWI. He like many back then and now, volunteered to go and serve in the war. After his stint in the army he would return home to work the land. The patch is not from WWI, but it works none the less.
I will have it put on to remind me what side of the bag should face up when unrolling the roll to get to my tools. Pricing for the bag and the shipping is extremely fair. If you need a tool roll you need to check her out and see if she can make one to match your needs, I bet she can. Contact Darlene at 419-490-6408 or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com for info on what she can do for you.
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Pilot Santa w/paint
I got the pilot Santa painted and with an added cut or two, I think he is now done. This one really shows of my efforts from my water color days. The biggest focus for me was making the goggles believable. To do this I did some research and down loaded a few pictures of goggles and tried to use the images I found as the foundation for the carving, it didn't end there. I have said in the past that you can have a great carving and it will change to an OK carving once the paint is added. The opposite is true as well if the right amount of effort is not put into the carving. Paint will not change a whittling into a sculpture. This was my concern with the goggles and the way they would come across painted as well as carved. If I don't represent them well it will take away from the whole carving. On a side note, while looking at the old photographs of pilots I noticed that the goggles were very rarely placed neatly on their heads like in the movies. Instead they were just kind of tossed onto the cap, usually sitting crooked, ready to fall off.
So to paint the goggles I started by painting a watered down bit of red right in the center. I followed this up with taking a less but still watered down blue and painted it into the edge of the glass then worked it in towards the red. I took a mildly wet brush and washed out some of the color both red and blue. Finally I painted a few faint white lines to give the look of refraction on the glass. The strap of the goggles I painted in an army style green as a way to work in the Army Air Corp patch on the tassel. Finally the leather flight cap I painted a darker brown for the indents in the cap to make sure it would stand out more. All in all I was happy with the goggles. I wonder if the carving itself suffered because of my obsession with making the goggles the center of my attention. This by the way is a bad thing and I try not to get too wrapped up into any one feature of any carving that the rest suffers. I am hopeful that this was not the case with my latest efforts.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
pilot Santa
Well I should start from the beginning, I have somewhat changed the size of the carvings I do now. I used to carve from 1 ½" corner cuts but now am carving from 2" instead. The roughouts I buy are equal to a 2" corner cut as well. You wouldn't think that this would make that much difference but it does seem to give me just that extra bit of wood to add in better details. At one time I carved from 1" blocks and got some nice carvings from that not that I can see how now that I have carved larger pieces. I have to say also the first roughout in the larger size I totally messed up and partly because the larger size really felt awkward in my hand. One factor could relate to my tool upgrades. Back when I was carving with 1" square pieces I was mostly using X-acto knives. Even though many of my tools I have would work fine on 1" some of the tools would be too large to let me use them the way I have recently been taught.
So I have re-carved a design I had carved back last spring, the pilot Santa but this time on one of my larger size roughouts. There is a lot I am happy with but there is one area that stands out every time I look at this piece. More on that later for now here is the newly carved Santa pilot with a new and improved goggle design carved in.
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Friday, January 18, 2013
Santa 3 of 3 painted
Well here it is 3 of 3 carved and painted. This one was another that the grain or the tool tried it's best to get the best of me. Maybe it did, maybe it didn't I had a time with the beard and after a lot of effort I think it came out fine, just fine. I have gotten a little creative with the eyes trying to see if I can play around with the direction the carving is looking.
When it comes to eye direction there seems to be a general consensus. Most people prefer them looking off to the side because it gives them character and looking straight ahead is usually considered a no-no. So with this carving I tried to paint the eyes where the person looking at it would have to decide what direction he is peering. I believe it is the way I carved the mouth but this is not my happiest Santa. Do you get the idea that he is at a house where a lump of coal is the present being placed under the tree. Due to the issue I had with the carving portion it almost has to narrow of a beard around the frown line of the face, but the people who have seen it up close seemed to respond positively towards him so must not be to extreme. Take a look and see what you think.
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
2 of 3 Santa painted
So I have now painted and completed two of three Santa's. This was a roughout I struggled with because it was not as deep as the other roughout. I was not as happy with this one at first and my wife really encouraged me to trudge on and finish the carving. One of the issues was that a portion of the cap chipped out and I had to make an artistic decision and rework the carving design. I like the finished product and once it was painted it really came together. The other was that I didn't have a strong comfort zone on a shallower roughout. This was partly why I ordered it to challenge my carving abilities or the lack of, which ever the case may be.
I have noticed that I have carved one or two that when I looked back I almost liked them better before the paint was applied. I have also had a few that I really liked but then the paint was applied and it really came together. The finished painted piece was even better than the carving by itself. Maybe it's just me but I love the process and watching a carving change as I go through the stages. I try to keep images of both carved and then painted carving. Even though I have a standard way I paint the Santa ornaments each one seems to still have their own unique look once the paint and wood come together. The only variance with my application is how thick or thin I apply the color. For my own personal preference, I prefer the wood grain showing through the paint if ever so slightly. AS for ornament today, I think it really came into its own once the paint was applied. Hope you think so too.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Santa carving 3rd of 3
As you may know I had a month off from carving so I decided to carve three roughouts to get back into form. I have shown two of the three so today I am posting the third of the three. This one came out well I guess although I had a few spots in the carving where I either didn't pay attention to the grain enough or just tried to take out to big of a piece and had to rework a section. Still in all I am happy with the end result.
In Wood Carving Magazine issue 34 in Susan Alexander's "Let's Talk Carving" she talks about taking a three day class with Neil Cox. In this class she learned the term, "making an artistic decision" when it comes to the carving you are working on and making a mistake. It is a good read and reminds us all that we all no matter what level of carving make mistakes at times and at that moment we can either pitch the wood or "make an artistic decision" and modify what we perceived as our next step in the carving. It is easy to think that these "professional carvers" don't make mistakes and honestly the mistakes I might make and the mistakes they might make are probably different in many ways. We all get a piece of wood that one side the grain gets persnickety no matter what level of carver. It is learning to overcome the grain or a mistake that makes us a stronger carver in the end. Bottom line is when an issue comes up, just keep carving and to quote a very over used phrase, "let the chips fall where they may".
Don't stop carving, just strop.
Monday, January 14, 2013
1 down 2 to go
Well I have gotten a few carvings done and have also painted them up as well. This time I changed my system a bit and got a few carved and once all the carving was done I began to paint. Usually I carve one, paint it and move on. Since I knew I had the three roughouts I just decided to carve them all three in a row before moving on. This was all in an effort to undo the cobwebs from not carving for over a month. I think it worked out well for me and for the carvings.
The only difference while painting was I broke it down into sections, I started by painting the caps I would paint one then modify the color and paint the next. This also gave me opportunity to experiment with the colors and see an instant difference from one to the other. After that I moved onto the face and lastly I painted the eyes. I always paint the white of the eyes first before I paint anything on the face but for whatever reason always I always have the finishing touches to the eyes as my last bit to paint. So here is the first of three carved and painted.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
only as good as your carving tools
Ain't it the truth, your tools can have great impact on your carvings. Now don't get me wrong I don't mean the amount of tools you have to work from, no, I mean the shape of your tools. I have been carving the last few nights in a row and don't remember how many hours my tools had logged before the holidays and the long break from carving. My tools began to let me know by tearing instead of cutting the wood. Breaking pieces off instead of trimming down the wood. Now I was working from a roughout and on one side the grain seemed to be working against me in regards to the carving. I still believe the tools were a factor as well. So last night instead of carving I got out the strop and my tools. The next time I carve I hope to see a vast improvement on my cuts, we shall see. I have never really mastered using a stone and am not in position right now to purchase a sharpening system so hopefully I will get back on schedule with the strop every hour or so. This makes a major difference in the edge of the blade.
In regard to the carving I think it came out quite nice even though I had some issues in the beginning. I am hopeful that I will work in some time to paint in the next few days. I will share the results if I do.
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Monday, January 7, 2013
I'm back
Back at it that is. Since Thanksgiving at least one or more members of our family had been under the weather. My wife and I both ended up with bronchitis, tis the season. Everyone is feeling better and back to the old schedule and once again I am carving. I ordered some roughouts from Mark Akers, thought this would help me dust off the cob webs. Mark has a fast turnaround from order to delivery which makes it nice for a carver in waiting. I had carved one of his previously and was happy with the result so thought I would give it another try, you know make sure it wasn't a fluke or something.
I like the way the first one came out, or I guess I should say the second one. The one thing I do different from other carvers is I don't always carve the tongue in the mouth. Just for me I don't always like the way it looks, I mean when someone talks you don't see their tongue with every syllable do you? I mean if Santa is saying "ho ho ho" you don't see the tongue then do you? So I am not a conformist even in the carving world, big surprise.
Hope everyone had a great Holiday Season and have had numerous opportunities to relax and carve.
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James Durbin Releases New 'Stand Up' Video
American Idol's Season 10 rebel rocker James Durbin released his debut album 'Memories of a Beautiful Disaster' on Nov. 21 on Wind-Up Records. He's now followed it up with a new video for the first single 'Stand Up.'
'Stand Up,' the first original song heard from Durbin off of the American Idol stage, was released back in September, and was part of the 'Official Gameday Music of the NFL Vol. 1' compilation. The song, a perfect tune for smash mouth football, is a high energy, stadium-ready, fist-pumping anthem. Read our review of the song here.
The new video, featuring Durbin and his band performing in a warehouse type atmosphere, mixed with single shots of Durbin, suits the overall rough and tumble vibe of the song. There's lots of guitar shredding, hair whipping and of course that signature Durbin scream.
Durbin's band currently includes Dylan Rose on guitar, Ty Molinaro on bass and a few former members of In This Moment with drummer Jeff Fabb and guitarist Blake Bunzel.


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John Tomac Wins the 2004 Kamikaze Downhill!
Tatoo Lou Deangeles another oldschool notable was also there and running fast times and took third, edged out by Colin Bailey. Gotta love JT and the oldschool hutzpah! He stil has the speed to win on the "fastest course in the world", even after retiring several years ago.


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Just returned from a trip to Mumbai. I met a Career Counsellor whose help I sought for mu future plans and options after St. Stephen's College. At this point, I am horrible confused about where my career is headed and what I intend to do after my College finishes. I hope all goes well but my disastrous exams and the tension of the results really do not help.
At one time, Mumbai was the most developed and urbane city in India. Those days, Delhi was nothing but an upcoming city where the people had not quite embraced 'urban' or 'metropolis' like tendencies. Anybody who visited Delhi in the 1990's came back with the same old sob story of how the city was full of people who steal and stories such as underwear advertisements on the walls of the Red Fort. Modern day Connaught Place was a far cry from what it was even ten years ago. The general perception is that Delhi is still unsafe, which could be true as well.
Yet, I have no doubt in saying that Mumbai is now a city in decline. The death knell of the city has rung and there are multiple reasons for this. To begin with, Delhi getting statehood has helped the city a lot in budget allowances as in India grants are made looking at population density and Delhi, being a city state scores very high on that count. The Bandra- Worli Sea Link is not the toast of the city but few remember that it took ten whole years, and five Chief Ministers to finally complete it. If this is the case, we can well imagine how much time would the sea link till Haji Ali and subsequently till Nariman Point take. The city is permanently stuck in traffic and travelling in Mumbai is nothing short of an ordeal. The public transport is strong but overcrowded and in desperate need of reform. Few could have imagined Delhi getting such a superb Metro ten years ago.
Bal Thackeray and the Shiv Sena have always complained of the poor treatment being given to Mumbai for decades now. This reasoning is partially true as well. But, even if something is totally true, it becomes false and regressive the moment parties such as the Shiv Sena open their mouths and merge it with their style of politics. Population influx remains a big problem in that city. Every day, thousands of people enter the city in search of a better living and hoping that this city changes their life into heaven. This has produced mixed results. Most importantly, the burden on the resources has been tremendous. Everywhere in Mumbai one sees slums. These slums are not ordinary slums but scores of immigrants who are caught in the political cross fire in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra government has never had a long term slum rehabilitation plan and this has hurt the fortunes of the city. Illegal colonies come up and they are legalised for ulterior motives and the Congress Party has scored the most self goals in this regard. The city airport to is unable to cope with the needs of the passengers and there is acute infrastructure shortage.
Another thing that was notable was the number of Raj Thackeray posters and Maharashtra Navanirman Sena flags all over the city. It is very clear that Maratha pride still sells in Maharashtra and it is also true that there is rampant poverty among Maharashtrians While I too am a firm believer in the principle of meritocracy, let me also make it clear that the idea that low jobs in offices which require little skill must always remain with domiciled people. This principle is not a fundamentally unsound one. Where little skill is required and jobs that are not very technical, the unemployed youth of that particular state must get preference and this is the only way to curb unemployment. But, the blatant appeasement of Maratha people be it the Shiv Sena and the MNS or the State government which promises to build a Shivaji statue on Marine Drive like the Statue of Liberty and the 90:10 SSC quota is taking it too far.
Elections are also due in Maharashtra and as it appears now, the Congress- NCP combine has the edge over the Shiv Sena and BJP alliance. Raj Thackeray also has a very crucial role especially in the Mumbai- Thane and Konkan regions. This is the first election for the Shiv Sena after Narayan Rane and this will affect its prospects in Konkan too. Raj Thackeray will affect it in Mumbai, as he did in the Lok Sabha polls and the party not very strong in Western Maharashtra which still looks up to Sharad Pawar. The Congress and NCP have many strong leaders in their fold ranging from Ashok Chavan, Chaggan Bhujbal, RR Patil, Jayant Patil and the former Chief Ministers from both parties who serve in the cabinet. The BJP is caught in an intense turf war between Gopinath Munde and Nitin Gadkari while I cannot think of anybody from the Shiv Sena except Udhav Thackeray who can take over the CM char. Manohar Joshi is a spent force and Subhash Desai and Ramdas Kadam are political lightweights. This may well be a good chance for Thackeray Jr. to become another Omar Abdullah and carry the legacy forward. Otherwise, the Congress- NCP may well enter its third successive term in government in Maharashtra.
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OT Nation Record Label & New EP To Released
OGBONLAYE AYO Emmanuel popular known as AYtee Omile tititi. has announced the launch of his own record label called. OT Nation. To celebrate the launch of his new Record Label, AYtee released a mini mix which contains theboth tracks and sounds of what we can expectfrom 'OT Nation' in the future.
The label's debut single will be "Hustling and Bustling" by AYtee featuring Rapjazzy, set to be released the 25th of February So how about his own projects? Fans can expect a brand new EP in 2017!


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We want to be the kind of church whose faith makes a real difference. One small yet effective way we can do this at All Saints is through food. Our prayer is that no one in need will go unassisted. To this end we have a range of ministries which come under the banner "Hub of Hope".
Some of the Hub of Hope ministries include:
- Community BBQ lunch: Every Thursday we hold a free BBQ lunch from 12:00pm in our community garden on the church grounds.
- Community dinner: Every Wednesday night of the month we hold a free community dinner at 6:00pm.
- Anglicare Mobile Pantry Van: Every second Thursday, 1:30pm. More details here.
- Free internet access: 4 laptop computers are set up at the community lunch and dinner times so that people can access services through the internet (e.g. check email, contact Centrelink, apply for jobs, or just surf!). Help is available for those who need an introduction or assistance with computers and the internet.
- Freezer meals: The members of All Saints cook a little extra dinner, freeze it in a take away container (available at church) and place it the in the church freezer. The meals are then given to any in need who contact the church, whether they be those who are poor or cash strapped, or others are in a particularly difficult phase of life.
- Hot Food roster: The people of All Saints also operate a 'hot food' meals roster which is regularly implemented for those who have had babies, but is also available for people in other circumstances where regular cooked meals would be of help.
- The Bike Shed: This program is run in conjunction with Newtown Neighbourhood Centre to provide affordable and economic transport, bicycle service and basic training in bicycle maintenance. The Bike Shed is open on Thursdays before the community BBQ lunch and closes in the afternoon.
- We can assist with access or referral to a range of other ministries and services, including specialist advice.
You are welcome to join us in this ministry to either receive service or help serve.
Dec 2014: Hub of Hope in Daily Telegraph
The All Saints Hub of Hope was recently featured in the Daily Telegraph Sydney newspaper for the Christmas lunch on December 11, 2014 and the ongoing difference the Hub of Hope makes in the local Inner West community.
You can read the full article here: Daily Telegraph – Hub of Hope Christmas Lunch
We want to be a church that makes a real difference and one way we do that is through food — the practical sharing of meals together — so that no one in our community will go unassisted
– Matt Nutt.
July 2014: Marrickville Council Approves Grant
We are super pleased that Marrickville Council has approved a $5,000 grant that we can use towards upgrading our kitchen.
All Saints Anglican Church in Petersham will use the $5,000 grant to purchase a dual fridge / freezer for their community hub kitchen which will enable more food to be prepared, kept, and distributed to poor, disadvantaged, and boarding house residents.
Thanks to everyone who helped in obtaining the grant.


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Essential SQLAlchemy introduces a high-level open-source code library that makes it easier for Python programmers to access relational databases such as Oracle, DB2, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. SQLAlchemy has become increasingly popular since its release, but it still lacks good offline documentation. This practical book fills the gap, and because a developer wrote it, you get an objective look at SQLAlchemy's tools rather than an advocate's description of all the "cool" features.
SQLAlchemy includes both a database server-independent SQL expression language and an object-relational mapper (ORM) that lets you map "plain old Python objects" (POPOs) to database tables without substantially changing your existing Python code. Essential SQLAlchemy demonstrates how to use the library to create a simple database application, walks you through simple queries, and explains how to use SQLAlchemy to connect to multiple databases simultaneously with the same Metadata. You also learn how to:
In addition, you'll learn how and when to use other extensions to SQLAlchemy, including AssociationProxy, OrderingList, and more.
Essential SQLAlchemy is the much-needed guide for every Python developer using this code library. Instead of a feature-by-feature documentation, this book takes an "essentials" approach that gives you exactly what you need to become productive with SQLAlchemy right away.


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This Sunday we had the Watoto Children's Choir at our church service. This new tour, not only is a new sound but also a new focus. Whereas the previous tours were more about exposing people to Watoto, this new tour is about a worship experience. They want it to be more than a concert, more than just spectators – they want it to be joint worship to our heavenly Father.
Watoto is a wonderful organization that focuses on impacting the orphaned and the widowed in Uganda, showing them Christ and allowing God to transform them so that they are the future leaders of Uganda.
Through Watoto you can buy merchandise that supports their ministries as well as sponsoring children. For more information on Watoto visit www.watoto.com
You can also purchase their albums on iTunes:
Beautiful Africa: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/beautiful-africa/id555648839
Oh What Love: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/oh-what-love/id974470550
We are planning a trip to Uganda for March/April 2016 to work directly with Watoto and their ministries (baby home, villages, Living Hope). If you are interested in more information about that trip or others – contact Cam at email@example.com


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If you're of college age – or have a college-age student in the family – you probably know it's a terrible time to buy auto insurance.
First, teens have higher premiums because of their inexperience behind the wheel. Statistics show that automobile accidents are the #1 teen killer with more than 3,000 fatalities and nearly 450,000 injuries annually. Second, money is tight. A higher premium charged to somebody just starting off in life makes the payment feel even larger.
Before you resign yourself to paying massive monthly premiums, take some time to do a little shopping. Following these tips could lower the rate significantly.
Keep Up Those Grades
Most auto insurance companies offer a discount for teens who have good grades. Normally somewhere around 10%, this discount is usually available to college students too – until age 25, depending on the company. That's why it pays to get quotes from several insurers before making your choice.
Safe Driving
No accidents, no speeding tickets and no other trouble could mean a sizable discount. Some companies say that your discount could be as much as 45%.
Defensive Driving Class
Take a defensive driving course and save another 10% at some companies. The length of the classes varies but 10% can add up fast, especially if you're a college student trying to save every dollar.
Stay on Your Parents' Policy
In general, you can stay on your parents' auto insurance policy until you permanently move out of your primary home. If you're living on a college campus, that is considered a temporary residence. It doesn't hurt to compare an individual policy to a family policy, but most of the time you will pay less by staying on the family plan.
Install an Anti-theft Device
Just because it's a school doesn't mean that it's safe. Auto insurance companies will often give you a discount for an anti-theft device. The size of the discount depends on the type of device you install. Remember, if your car is going with you to college, you have to inform your insurance company; the cost of insurance depends on where the car will be located.
Add Up How Much You'll Drive
If you'll be living on campus more than 100 miles from home – and you're not taking your car to college and nobody else will be driving it while you're away – tell your insurance company. Your parents' car insurance could drop as much as 30%.
On the other hand, if you're commuting back and forth to classes – especially a hour or more each way – you might want to up your coverage since you'll spend a lot more time in your car.
The Bottom Line
If you're in the market for auto insurance, practice good habits. Get multiple quotes, ask the insurance company about any special discounts for college students, and keep those grades impressive. It pays to stay safe, be responsible and achieve great things while away at school – and it keeps your auto insurance rates lower, too. For more money-saving tips, see How To Reduce Auto Insurance Costs and Beginner's Guide To Auto Insurance.


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Coonamble College – providing vocational foundation and general education programs, along with trade, business and computing courses for all levels.
Located on Dubbo Street in the centre of town, Coonamble College offers courses tailored to the needs of our diverse community and we strive to provide relevant, realworld education to help our students easily find workforce placement.
Our specialties include business, computing and general education courses, and we have a particular focus on serving the educational interests of our Aboriginal Community. If the course you want to study isn't available where you live or work, TAFE Western Connect provides solutions with flexible study options.
For more information about Coonamble visit Coonamble Shire Council's website.


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We speak with Niall Leonard, author of the new book "Crusher". Niall is the husband of 50 Shades of Grey author E.L.James and aided in editing the trilogy for his wife.
Niall Leonard grew up in Newry, Northern Ireland. In 1977 he attended the University of York to study English, and from there went on to The UK National Film and Television School where he trained as a screenwriter and director. His first film was Absolution, an old-fashioned revenge thriller with a supernatural twist, filmed on location in Newry in 1983 and starring Derek Halligan. Niall returned to Newry In 1985 to shoot locations for his graduation movie, the black comedy, No Man's Land, starring Patrick Bergin and Des McAleer.
As part of the 2011 Nanowrimo novel-writing event Niall wrote Crusher, a gritty crime thriller set in London featuring Finn Maguire, a dyslexic young offender investigating the murder of his father. The novel was picked up by Random House for publication in September 2012, and Niall is currently working on its sequel.
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The countdown to St. Valentine's Day already started. For the sweetest day of the year you need a special dessert to complete your romantic dinner. Here is a fruity idea:
Fresh Fruits Tart
Fresh Fruits Tart
Ingredients for the short pastry:250 gr of white 00 flour
125 gr of butter
2 egg yolks
100 gr of white sugar
2 drops of vanilla essence (or ½ grated lemon peel)
a pinch of salt
Ingredients for the filling:250 cl of whole milk
100 gr of sugar
2 egg yolks
25 gr of white 00 flour
½ vanilla stick
250 gr of strawberries
250 gr of peaches in syrup
1 sachet of jelly powder
How to prepare:
Prepare the short pastry. Let the butter soften for 30 mins outside the fridge. Make a well in the flour. Add the sugar, the butter, the egg yolks, the vanilla essence and the salt. Knead all the ingredients for a few minutes, until the dough will be homogenous and compact (but do not knead it too much, because with the warmth of your hands the butter will start to melt and the dough will lose its consistency). After the dough its ready place it in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven at 180° C.
Take the short pastry from the fridge and with a rolling pin roll it out on a sheet of backing paper. The pastry must have a slightly larger diameter than the round tin you will use for backing (around 25 cm diameter and 3-4 cm high) and a thickness of around 3 mm. Put the pastry together with the paper on the tin and cut the extra dough that goes over the borders. With a fork pierce the pastry. Put another sheet of backing paper on the top of the pastry and spread on it a couple of handful of rice (this will prevent the pastry from puff up in the centre while baking). Put it in the oven for 20-25 mins, until the borders will be golden. Then take the pastry from the oven, carefully remove the top sheet together with the rice, and let the pastry cool.
Prepare the custard cream. Make a cut on the length of the vanilla stick and put it in a saucepan together with the milk. Heat the milk on the stove until it will start to boil, then switch off and let it cool. In a large bowl whisk the egg yolks with the sugar using an electric whisk. Whisk them for a few minutes until you will obtain a light yellow soft cream. Now add the flour and whisk again. Then take the vanilla stick out of the milk, and, whisking all the time, pour the milk into the egg cream.
Now you have two possibilities: cooking the cream bain-mairie or in the microwave. If you do it bain-marie, you have to pour the cream into a saucepan; put a larger pot half full of water on the stove at medium high heat and when the water is boiling place the saucepan with the cream over it (with the bottom of the casserole in the boiling water). With a wooden spoon stir the cream until it will have the density of a soft pudding (around ten mins). When the cream achieves the wanted density, take it from the stove and let it cool.
If you prefer the microwave (as I do, because is much easier), leave the cream in the bowl, and put it in the microwave at maximum power for 2 mins. Then take it out stir and put it back for another 2 mins. Stir it again and check if it is ready; the cream should now be dense. If the cream is still too loose put it back in the microwave for another 1 or 2 mins. Then let it cool.
Now wash the strawberries and cut them in thin slices. Drain the peaches and cut them in thin wedges.
Prepare the jelly following the instruction on the sachet.
Finally, take the tart from the tin and put it on a serving tray. Surround the tart with some aluminium foil, so that you will prevent from staining the tray while you will fill the pastry. Spread the custard cream on the tart and then arrange the fruits on the top. When the jelly is ready pour it on the tart, making sure that you will cover the entire surface. Now let the tart cool for a few hours (at least 2 or 3 hours) in the fridge. If you have the patience, or the time, wait until the next day, the tart will become even tastier! Serve with a bottle of chilly sweet wine, as Moscato, Malvasia or Porto.


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Beauty Travel Tips for your Vacation
What to pack when you travel! Healing oil for hair? Nutritional supplements for hair, skin and nails? Dry Shampoo? Detangling products for hair? We've got the answers and we say some of everything. But first let's take an inventory. It might be helpful to know where you're going, who's going, and whether or not you can "share the task" of packing together. If 3 or 4 are traveling together, it might not be necessary for everyone to bring a hair dryer. Or perhaps there's one in the room and you can skip that altogether.
Vacation time is around the corner and spring break is on everyone's mind whether you're a college student or a seasoned professional. Winter was wonderful but we're ready to shake it off this spring and begin some fun in the sun. We here at Gloss & Toss are excited to share our tips and thoughts on what we'll be taking on the road and just how we do it. So check it out.
First – HAIRSPRAY. No matter where you're going or for how long, you'll always do well carrying a great hairspray whether a tropical/humid environment or something a bit more dry like Palm Springs. If you are traveling to a more humid area – AEROSOL hairsprays will perform better than spray bottles. We recommend the Gloss & Toss Flex Spray Versatile Hairspray.
Next – HAIR SERUM or a STYLING CREAM. Whether you're a wash and wear sort of traveler or a "must blow-dry", a hair serum or styling cream (or cocktail your own) is a sure win to tame tresses, speed up styling time and get you on your way. Obviously we recommend Gloss & Toss Shine – Hair Serum.
Lastly – and depending on your style, a shaping wax or clay, something not too wet in its consistency. This will help shape freshly styled hair and creates a more occlusive layer between hair and environment so it's not as affected by weather.
Oh. Lastly – Lastly. A Grab-and-Go Bag is always on the essentials list especially if you're a frequent traveler. In many cases people have one or two homes and have duplicates of many items in both places but for the frequent flyer, a well sorted grab and go bag saves time and thought when it comes to your packing to do list. With airport security many travelers find this as easy as packing a larger food storage bag with their travel essentials as it makes security check points much quicker and more efficient.
Of course as we mentioned before that many times friends and family "share the load" when it comes to packing beauty items but if you want your own, you simply want your own. These above items are all available through the ease of shopping online by visiting http://www.glossandtoss.net. There you'll find an array of red carpet beauty items to keep your hair looking and feeling its best on your outings, road trips, and getaways.
Safe travels and be sure to follow us on social media for the best hair products online, great style tips from the red carpet, and occasional Q&A's with real customers just like you from all over the world. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more great tips and ideas.


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A Dog's Purpose
A devoted dog (Josh Gad) discovers the meaning of its own existence through the lives of the humans it teaches to laugh and love. Reincarnated as multiple canines over the course of five decades, the lovable pooch develops an unbreakable bond with a kindred spirit named Ethan (Bryce Gheisar). As the boy grows older and comes to a crossroad, the dog once again comes back into his life to remind him of his true self.
The upcoming film A Dog's Purpose is facing backlash after a video shows an animal being forced into turbulent waters. One of the film's stars and Hollywood great, Dennis Quaid, stopped by The Ellen Show to chat about the film and the video that surfaced.
DeGeneres introduced Quaid and wanted to get right into the film and how much hope it gives you. It's also a very inspiring story for animal lovers. Quaid began to tear up as he explained the film and his personal love for animals. DeGeneres admits that it is emotional and both she and Portia de Rossi loved it. The host said that both she and Quaid learned about the video that popped up at the same time.
She explained the video and said that it broke DeGeneres, Quaid and the director's hearts when they saw it. Quaid said he would never be on a set that had any sort of abuse towards animals or people. He said he doesn't think the video tells the whole story. He knows his experience on the set and said all of the animals were treated with the greatest respect and care.
DeGeneres said that if something bad was happening back in 2015 when the video was shot, it should have been said then. She said that waiting until the movie is about to come out is not the way to go about it. You can learn more about the film and controversy in The Ellen Show video below. A Dog's Purpose is set to release on Friday, January 27. –From Emptylighthouse.com


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Sail Martha's Vineyard will transform its offices at the historic Mayhew Schoolhouse on Main Street, Vineyard Haven, into an art gallery for a seasonal fundraising sale that opens this Saturday, Dec. 4, and continues daily from 10 am to 4 pm through Dec. 22.
The show and sale will be celebrated with a wine and cheese reception from 3 to 6 pm this Sunday, Dec. 5, and again with a reception for participating artists from 3 to 6 pm on Saturday, Dec. 18.
Contributors to this show include Louisa Gould, Thaw Malin, Ellen McCluskey, Deb and Warren Gaines, Ovid Ward, Jeffrey Serusa, Lisa Brown, and numerous other well-known Island artists. A portion of each sale will support the educational and on-the-water programs of Sail Martha's Vineyard. For more information, call the office at 508-696-7644.


text: Police have arrested a San Jose State University student after finding three cases of anti-tank practice rockets in a bicycle locker. University officials said the student, whose name was not disclosed, will be charged with possession of explosives. The student identified himself as a National Guard member and said he was collecting the 9-inch-long rockets, which are made for use in the portable LAW anti-tank weapon, from other Guard members and planned to return them to the National Guard armory. A National Guard spokesman said the practice rounds contain some explosives, but not as much as fully loaded rockets.


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Bjernede church
Sune Ebbesen built a stone church in Bjernede where his parents Ebbe Skjalmsen and Ragnhild had built a wooden church. He let the bottom part of the church build in granite ashlars, but before it is finished the new material the baked bricks have turned up as building material in Denmark and the church is finished in bricks. Bjernede in Alsted district at Sjælland is the only round church left in Sjælland, and it's a sort of mystery, since from the room on the first floor it was impossible to witness the mass downstairs, unless there was a hole in the floor and people were on their stomach looking down. Possibly this was a private chapel, where the closest relatives could gather for mass.
Sune Ebbesen was a son of Ebbe Skjalmsen and Ragnhild. He was born before 1125 and died in 1186. He was married to Cecilie of Denmark. Her ancestors are unknown. Sune Ebbesen was during Knud's and Svend's united kingdom first a supporter for Svend (Grathe), but left Svend in 1153 or 1154 and joined Knud and Valdemar. Svend had asked his men for an oath of allegiance, and Sune simply walked out. Sune Ebbesen was not anybody, he was probably the mightiest magnate and owner of land in the country at that time.
Saxo describes it like this: ' When he (Sune) was asked to turn around, he complained that his father's estate had been taken from him. The king promised that he would have it returned, but Sune replied that this justice came late and that he not now when the king had bad luck would accept what the king had deprived him of, when he had success.' The young members of the Hvide-family were after this on the side of the allied. The only with a connection to the Hvide-family who stayed by Svend, was Peder Torstensen, who was married to Cæcilie Skjalmsdatter - in spite of that Valdemar had made him fosterfather of his illegitimate son Kristoffer. When the young Valdemar became an important part of Denmark's history Sune was like Esbern and Absalon one of the three men closest to the king. A full Hvide-team. Valdemar listened to his advice and Sune was with Valdemar at a meeting in Dole by the German emperor, where he in 1162 gave fief's oath. Sune and Valdemar were about the same age, Valdemar grew up at Asser Rig's, and most probably he knew Absalon and Esbern's cousins.Sune Ebbesen was like many of his relatives installed in Skåne as feudal overlord after Absalon became archbishop in Lund. After Valdemar's death he was also one of the men around the young Knud 6. and he participated in advising Knud to refuse giving oath to the German emperor like his father had done 20 years earlier. Sune was also on several expeditions to the Wends together with the other wellknown members of the war tours.
Saxo had admiration for Sune as a statesman and warrior, and one of the period's great literary personalities, abbot Vilhelm of Æbelholt describes him in the words: ' a cool-headed man' ....mighty in work and speech '.Sune Ebbesen was rich. Shortly before his death in 1186 he gave Sorø Kloster a gift, the same amount as a daughter had to inherit - this corresponded to an amount of 35 mark gold, and this part had to be multiplied with 17 from the number of his children. His property was 1000-1500 farms, he owned 1/10 of Sjælland - however there was room enough for the other members of the Hvide-clan to be almost equal as rich as Sune. The family was tremendously rich during the 1100s-1200s.The family in all gave away much property to the church, especially to Sorø Kloster. Sune, Absalon and Esbern Snare once promised a big part of their property to Sorø Kloster, and the monks valued this promise so much that they in 1182 got a confirmation from the pope on these promises, although the three generous donors still lived in the best of health. The monks' knowledge about Sune Ebbesen's, Absalon's and Esbern Snare's financial circumstances made them send express message to the pope, and this gives a proof of an almost incredible riches of estate.
Sune built the church in Bjernede in stone, where his parents Ebbe and Ragnhild had built a church in wood. He started with granite, but changed in the middle of the building to the new material: bricks. Sune Ebbesen was buried in Sorø 1186 beside his wife. His grandson Peder Kammermester was later buried in the same grave, and this might be the double grave, which was examined in 1970. From the grave catalogue the excavator was convinced that this was the grave of Esbern Snare, but unfortunately antropological examinations showed that the skeletons origined from two middle aged men, no one knew who they were, but their characteristic domed back of the head were typical for the Hvide-family. The skull which first supposedly was Esbern Snare might be Sune Ebbesen . The skeleton corresponds completely to Saxos stories about Esbern Snare: both arms, legs and ribs had been broken and the hip had been dislocated . The bones are from a person not over 60 years and Esbern was about 80 years at his death. The skeleton is undoubtedly a Hvide, and it gives witness at any rate what the rich magnates in the country exposed themselves to.
Sune and Cecilie had seven sons and one daughter:
Ebbe Sunesen * ab. 1158, + 1208
Peder Sunesen * ab. 1161, + 1214
Jens (Johannes) Sunesen, + 1201
Lars (Laurens) Sunesen, + 1208
Anders Sunesen* ab. 1164-65, + 1228
Torben Sunesen , + 1198
Jacob Sunesen, the youngest son, * ab. 1167-1170, + 1246
Margrethe Sunesdatter (Margrethe af Højelse) * ab. 1155 + 1177
Sune Ebbesen sent two of his sons, Peder and Anders on long and expensive studies in France, and they both had excellent careers in the Danish church. Peder Sunesen became bishop in Roskilde after Absalon, and Anders (Andreas) Sunesen became archbishop in Lund, also as a successor of their father's cousin Absalon. (see next section)
photo: grethe bachmann
From Dansk biografisk Lexicon,
Carl Frederik Bricka,
Project Runeberg
Ebbesen, Sune, - 1186. His father Ebbe, a son of Skjalm Hvide, had in the disputes about the throne after Erik Lam's death taken side for Svend Grathe and was until his death (ab. 1150) one of his most trusted men. He himself joined likewise Svend from the first beginning, but later he detached from him. When Svend in 1154 gathered his men at Odense and questioned them if they would be true to him in the fight to come with his rivals Knud and Valdemar and demanded an oath of allegiance, Sune would not in any way fulfil this demand, but left Svend. As a reason he stated a wrong, which Svend once before had inflicted on him, but his behaviour on this occasion gives the impression that this was not the only reason. Without doubt it was just as much his friendship to Valdemar which decided his move. After Svend's fall (1157) a new and brighter period started with king Valdemar and Absalon, where Sune was needed in many ways. He was used as an advisor - it is definitely said that he and his two cousins Absalon and Esbern were the men, whose advice Valdemar used to listen to and mainly followed - but Sune was also needed as a warrior. In every expedition to the Wends - which was done year after year during Valdemars ruling period and sometimes twice a year - Sune is always mentioned as a participant.
For a time he was one of the king's vasals in Skaane and administered the business from there. These vasals were, because of their hardness and because they were from Sjælland, so unpopular that the Skaanings at last rebelled in 1180 in order to get rid of them. The rebellion, which in 1181 called upon the king and his army to come to Skaane, did not lead to the intended purpose. King Valdemar died in 1182 and his experienced advisors became his son Knud's advisors. Sune did not survive Valdemar for long; he participated in the negotiations with the German emperor's delegate, Graf Sigfred, and was in 1184 on an expedition to Pommeranian, but in 1186 he died after having given half his Boslod to Sorø Kloster, where he was buried.
He must have been an important man; wise and cool-headed, Abbed Vilhelm called him "stor i Gjerning og Tale" (a great mand both in word and deed). Sune left a daughter Margrethe, who might be the Margrethe who ab. 1177 was killed by her husband Herluf and for centuries was celebrated as a saint; and he left 7 sons; among whom Peder, who became bishop in Roskilde, and Anders, Absalons successor as Archbishop. (see his other children above)
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"This travesty of justice could easily happen to any other group…Educating people about the incarceration of one group will help prevent its happening to other minorities in our American democracy." "Personal Justice Denied: Report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians"
My recent trip to Manzanar, one of a number of "relocation" camps for Japanese-Americans in World War II, brought to vivid reality one of the worst chapters of American history.
The Manzanar National Historic site is located on the west side of U.S. Highway 395, 9 miles north of Lone Pine, California and 6 miles south of Independence, CA. Having spent many years in Hawaii and counting many Japanese-Americans as my friends, I had heard of Manzanar, but had little knowledge of the detailed circumstances that gave birth to the "relocation" camps.
American citizens were uprooted from their communities, their homes, their friends and transported to camps for their "protection."
James D. Phelan, mayor of San Francisco and later U. S. Senator, is representative of the majority of white America at the time. Mayor Phelan clearly establishes the racism and economic basis for Japanese-American citizens to be incarcerated, He called the influx of the Japanese (making no distinction as to whether they were citizens or not) "a silent invasion" that would convert the United States into "a Japanese colony." "But California is a white man's country, and the two races cannot live side by side in peace…."
My children and I walked the grounds of the encampment. Very little of the original camp is left, torn down after World War II. A sleeping area, dining hall, and watchtower have been recreated.
Waves of heat beat down on our heads. The landscape was barren and hauntingly lonely. The wind picked up the dust and spun the fine sand into tiny tornadoes.
Many of the people that came to this camp had left picturesque areas with their own homes. They arrived to a very hot area in the summer and a freezing cold area in the winter. Utilitarian barracks were shared with strangers. A picture of toilets described in stark language the embarrassment they felt at sharing intimate bodily functions with people they had never met.
An original, bright yellow fire hydrant splashed color against the arid land.
A stark monument surrounded with hundreds of origami cranes beckoned.
A short distance away, a few graves remained.
One grave brought tears to my eyes.
Baby Jerry Ogata died in Manzanar, an American prison camp on American soil. I don't know if he was born in America. It doesn't matter to me.
The fence surrounding the graveyard cast shadows on the ground imprisoning Baby Jerry for eternity. I wiped away my tears and turned away.
Besides prior noted links, more information about Manzanar can be found at the following links:
Internment of Japanese Americans-newspapers
HistoryLink.org- the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History
WW2 LETTERS TO THE WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY ABOUT JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT CAMPS,WW2 WHITE AMERICANS AGAINST JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT CAMPS,1940S WHITE AMERICANS OPPOSED TO JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT CAMPS,AMERICAN SOLDIERS RAIL AGAINST THE INJUSTICE OF JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT CAMPS,JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT CAMP HISTORY LESSON,PROTEST AGAINST JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT 1944 – Article Preview – Old Magazine Articles
Interview with James D. Phelan – 1906
Children of the Camps | HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS


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By Vinny "Glory Days" Lucci As the boxing calendar year is winding down several high profile fights that were candidates for fight of the year honors have fallen short by purist standards. Badou Jack Vs James DeGale ended in a well-deserved draw but failed to capture the imagination. Kell Brook Vs Errol Spence, JR. was […]
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Bernice Johnson Reagon Biography
Bernice Johnson Reagon was born on October 4, 1942, outside of Albany, Georgia. She became involved in the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1960s, rising to prominence with her powerful political songs. Reagon later achieved professional success with her musical contributions to award-winning films, and became a distinguished history professor at American University in Washington, D.C.
Early Life and Education
Bernice Johnson Reagon was born on October 4, 1942, outside of Albany, Georgia, to parents Beatrice and Reverend Jessie Johnson. She began her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s while a student at Albany State College.
After her arrest at a demonstration resulted in her expulsion from Albany State, Reagon transferred to Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. However, she withdrew after just one semester at her new school to join the Freedom Singers, a group that toured the country to fundraise for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and other civil rights campaigns.
In 1965, Reagon utilized her talent and passion for using song as a communicative voice to record her first solo album, Folk Songs: The South. The following year, she was one of the founders of the Harambee Singers in Atlanta that supported the Black Consciousness Movement. She re-enrolled at Spelman College in 1967, and completed her undergraduate degree in 1970.
After receiving a Ford Foundation fellowship, Reagon entered the graduate history program at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1971. During her time at Howard, she served as vocal director of the DC Black Repertory Theater and formed an all-female, African-American a cappela ensemble called Sweet Honey In The Rock. She graduated in 1975 with a Ph.D.
Career Success
Reagon's work has been prominently featured on film, television and radio. She created Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions, a 26-show series produced by National Public Radio and the Smithsonian Institution, which aired in 1994 and won a Peabody Award. She contributed to the award-winning documentary series Eyes on the Prize (1987) and acted as the primary composer for the Peabody Award-winning documentary film series Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery (1998). She also worked on the music for the feature film Beloved (1998), based on the novel by Toni Morrison and starring Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover, as well as the Emmy Award-winning We Shall Overcome (2006).
In addition to her successful music career, Reagon earned renown as a teacher and scholar. She became professor emeritus of history at American University in Washington, D.C., and curator emeritus at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. She also was the Cosby Chair of Fine Arts at Spelman College from 2002 to 2004.
Reagon has received numerous honors throughout her career, including a MacArthur fellowship (1989), the Presidential Medal for contributions to public understanding of the humanities (1995), the Leeway Laurel Award (2000) and the Heinz Award for the Arts and Humanities (2003).
Personal Life
Reagon married fellow Freedom Singers member Cordell Reagon and gave birth to their daughter, Toshi, in 1963. Their son, Kwan Tauna, was born the following year. The couple divorced in 1967.
Reagon, who resides in Washington, D.C., continues to document, teach and create African-American music and history to provide a voice to those struggling to be heard in society.
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Seo Young-Deok's Sculptures Are Of the Chain
No, that's not a typo: Korean artist Seo Young-Deok's latest series of nude sculptures is made entirely from lengths of chain of both the medium-gauge household variety and bicycle chains.
The color evokes traditional materials, i.e. bronze, yet the chain imparts a distinct texture even as it constitutes surprisingly detailed human forms, life-size and larger still.
If the use of chains seems too easy a metaphor for human reality, Young-Deok transcends any gimmickry with his masterful command of his craft: he achieves a remarkable level of verisimilitude and aesthetic refinement. The bicycle chain sculptures are particularly impressive, as Young-Deok takes advantage of the articulation of the roller chain by creating sculptures in which the links face outward, like scales (above), as well as ones in which the chain appears to be wrapped around a figure (below). The latter variation strikes me as a riff on 3D-printing, where it is possible to discern distinct 'layers.'
Video walkthrough of his 2011 solo show "Dystopia" at Seoul's INSA/Arko Art Center after the jump...
Truly amazing stuff...
The fact that Young-Deok's doesn't stray from classical and Buddhist poses reaffirms their stoic power.
See more at his website.
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SOURCE: Cue Resources Ltd.
September 10, 2008 09:00 ET
VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwire - September 10, 2008) - Cue Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: CUE) is pleased to
announce that it has received an English translation of the official
Paraguayan government grant of exploration and exploitation rights to the
Yuty uranium project issued to Transandes Paraguay S.A. The official
document confirms that Transandes Paraguay S.A. is now the holder of
exploration rights convertible to exploitation rights to the
231,000-hectare Yuty project for a period of 20 years from start of
production with the option to extend the concession in additional 5 year
increments. Production from the Yuty concessions will be subject to a 2.5%
Cue completed its acquisition of 100% of the Yuty uranium project through
completion of the Earn In Agreement as communicated September 8, 2008.
Transandes Paraguay S.A. will now become a wholly owned subsidiary of Cue.
Chris Healey, Chief Operating Officer, said, "We thank the government of
Paraguay for continuing its support of uranium exploration and development
by providing clear, equitable and transparent processes. We will continue
to work closely with the government and people of Paraguay to ensure the
success of the Yuty project for the benefit of all parties."
The Yuty uranium project includes the San Antonio deposit, with a
preliminary Indicated Resource of 5.1 million lbs U3O8 and Inferred
Resource of 2.2 million lbs U3O8, in
south-eastern Paraguay. This resource estimate was reported in the
Technical Report completed by Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc
(Scott Wilson RPA), of Toronto, Ontario and dated May 15, 2008. The
resource estimate and classification of the Mineral Resources conforms to
the reporting requirements of National Instrument 43-101, and has been
filed on SEDAR.
Only a small area of the 231,000 hectare concession covering the Yuty
project area has been properly explored, with 450 drill holes completed on
the property since 1976 and many high-potential exploration targets remain
to be tested across the property. The preliminary resource estimate was
prepared by the Company for internal guidance only. The full exploration
of the concessions remains a priority for Cue.
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mononuclear cells medium - I am stuck with the concentration of 2-mercaptoethanol (Jun/14/2010 )
hi all,
I am new in cell cultures and need to grow mononuclear cells produced from bovine blood
all that's written in my protocols is to include 50 micromolars of 2-mercaptoethanol in the medium.
how do I convert this into the amount I have to put is my medium (in microliters)
hope someone can help because the accuracy is important.
I have just made up a sterilised solution of 200 mM (0.2 M) beta mercaptoethanol in the past and added that to my culture media in a sterile biological safety cabinet.
Use the equation of Concentration 1 multiplied by Volume 1 = Concentration 2 multiplied by Volume 2
Say you will have the standard 500 ml of culture media. You know the final concentration of mercaptoethanol is 50 uM and the starting concentration is 200 mM. 1000uM = 1 mM. Therefore 200 multipled by 1000 = 200,000uM.
200,000 uM x V1 (in ml) = 50 uM x 500 ml
V1 = 125 ul of mercaptoethanol


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By Umjay M
Does light exist in the absence of darkness? It depends. Scientifically speaking, and without getting into technicalities, yes. Light can and does exist independent of darkness. But we're not here to prove the laws of astrophysics, neither is the light at question that of atomic particles.
I'm talking about people. People, who from the beginning of time, have found themselves on either side of the Good vs. Evil phenomenon that is humanity. But can we truly be, either, or? Or is there a way to separate a person from their actions?
Whether or not you know her personally, Ghaneema Qudmani can be described as many things, but "evil," "dark," or simply even "bad" are not one of them. An outspoken, say-it-how-it-is, self-described human-unicorn, Ghaneema is not one to shy away from confrontation; speaking up about and doing what she embraces as her truth.
Her first solo exhibition as a Digital Artist, Digital Soul, which opened in November of last year was, but what would seem to be, the start of a series of her life's most personal stories laid out for the world to see. Her latest EP, Bad Habits, would follow suit.
Written back in the realm of 2012-2013, Ghaneema never really intended on singing any of the songs on Bad Habits.
"The songs are very personal," she says. The genre that she pictured them in was something she'd never delved into with her music in the past, "especially when it came to 'rock' like "You Got Me." I didn't feel it was me. So I was going to ask someone else to sing it. But then…" (she laughs). She credits her friends for why she'd end up singing them herself, "it's yours" they told her. And that would probably be one of the best pieces of advice she'd get. Because like she puts it, "no one can sing my songs, with the same feeling that I do."
She admits that recording the songs all those years later was difficult. "I was over those songs. I was over those feelings. So I had to force myself to remember those stories, to remember what those feelings felt like."
On her choice of title 'BAD HABITS,' it was a way for her to connect with people. "People like things they can relate to. And all of us have bad habits, and I just wanted people to know the bad habits I had." There it was, the one thread that held the duality of 'good' and 'bad' in all of us together. But few have had the courage to to embrace it, not only personally, but publicly, despite the cultural and societal norms of their environment, as beautifully as she does.
When asked whether after recording the songs all those years later, they sounded the same as they did in her head, without hesitation she said, "they sounded better." 'BAD HABITS' is an example of the amazing things that happen when artists collaborate – not for the sake of profiting, but for coming together to put their talents to work, for something they simply believe in. Ghaneema wrote the songs, but with artists like Omar and Sarj, each putting their own touch into the music. They might've sounded different than what she'd pictured, but definitely better.
And then there was the video for "You Got Me." Quite possibly, in my not-so-humble opinion, the best music video production to ever come out of our little region. All of which was entirely based on friends volunteering (yes, no one got paid here), to make it happen. Directed by Mohammad AlSaeed along with Art Direction by Adel ElAssaad, "You Got Me" arrives as a captivating visual narrative depicting Ghaneema, as she battles "these forces."
Personified by the likes of Azzam, Afra, Tamara Qabazard and Xeina AlMusallam, (her bad habits), only to be succumbed to embracing them in the end. "I wouldn't be me if it weren't for them," speaking of those forces. "I know that they're there. They're not going to go away, but I can control them now. I embrace it and it made me who I am."
Back to the video… How? Location, location, location. It was the location. From there, they drew up a mood board where they each got to put the pieces of their version of the story together. Whatever the story, the one thing that Ghaneema cared about the most was that it "fit the lyrics."
Shooting from 9am to 4am the next day in conditions that only slightly missed the inhumane mark. "It's overwhelming. Because none of them had to be there." Like, Fay Al-Homoud, whose job on the set of any creative endeavor is hard to describe – from photography to providing moral support and anything else you might need during a 20-hour video shoot. "With that amount of support, we had to make it happen." You did. You made it happen.
For more on Ghaneema Al-Qudmani, follow her latest on Instagram @Ghaneema_q. Originally published on www.kingdome.co. Follow Kingdome on Facebook and Soundcloud @KingdomeMagazine, Instagram @Kingdome.co, Twitter @KingdomeCo and on YouTube: Kingdome Magazine. Art Direction by Adel El-Assaad // A.EL.A Communications @aela.communications.Photography by Ala'a Ahmed & Fay Al-Homoud.


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Christoph Waltz Hosts a Solid "Saturday Night Live," But Alabama Shakes Rips Up the Rug
By Dustin Rowles | TV | February 17, 2013 |
By Dustin Rowles | TV | February 17, 2013 |
Christoph Waltz hosted what was probably the best episode of a weak season, which is to say: It was probably a B+, but it was a fun B+ thanks to consistently good (but not great) sketches, and two knock-out performances from Alabama Shakes. It is one of those rare shows where I'd suggest waiting until the entire show arrives on Hulu this afternoon to watch it in its entirety (skip only the last two episodes, a weak "Fox and Friends" sketch and a forgettable Valentine's sketch). However, DO jump straight to the pre-taped Tarantino trailer: Djesus Uncrosses. I've included the "director's cut," and it's outstanding.
Carnival Cruise -- There's not a lot of angles you could take with this, but Saturday Night Live's Cold Open was definitely, uh, one of them. Basically, they trot out the FM radio DJ versions of cruise directors to keep up the spirits of 4,000 people kicking it old school with ketchup sandwiches and fecal-splattered walls. I wouldn't call it funny, but it didn't provoke blood lust.
Christopher Waltz is an amazing actor, but they didn't give him much to work with in the Monologue: Basically, it's a send-up of Austrian-German stereotypes that ends with a bad song-and-dance number reinforcing Austrian-German stereotypes. It gets by on Waltz' charm.
What Have You Become? explores the dashed dreams of lame suburbanites. It wasn't that funny, but I do appreciate the sketches' dark sense of humor.
The Papal Securities ad amusingly focuses on the investment strategies of retiring popes, and while it wasn't a knock-out, it did make excellent use of Waltz as a Pope playing guitar.
Nasim Pedrad introduces a new character, Tippy, who destroys party conversation with awkward interruptions and clueless remarks. The problem with SNL characters who are annoying is that there is a fine line between extracting the humor out of an annoying situation and simply being annoying. This one falls in the latter category. I highlight it here only because I know that Tippy will probably become a recurring sketch.
Djesus Uncrosses is a Tarantino revenge tale centered on a blood-thirsty, n-word using Jesus, and it is not just fantastic, it's the night's best sketch and best use of Christoph Waltz.
Engelbert Jarmacus also makes great us of Waltz as the white, virgin brother in a trio with two Barry Whites. The sketch is a B, but Waltz is an A+.
Alabama Shakes' Hold On is soul-stirring. When I heard that the Brittany Howard was only 23, my first thought was that there's probably a lot of people she went to high school with who are saying, "What? That quiet girl who sat in the back of the class, made strange faces, and looked like a 47-year-old sounds like THAT? I really should've talked to her more."
After opening with a couple of rough jokes, Weekend Update soared, including two great guests, Taran Killam's Marco Rubio and Kate McKinnon's out-fucking-standing peasant woman from the Ural mountains. McKinnon continues to be one of the best things going on with "SNL" this season. (Sadly, it ended on a bum note with another Jay Pharaoh impression of Stephen A. Smith rehashing the same premise and jokes from his last "Weekend Update" appearance.)
I didn't like Fred Armison's Regine character the first time, and I didn't care for it much this time, but two things save the sketch this time around: Bill Hader totally fucking losing it, and Armisen's total insistence that he take it so far that we see his junk. I saw Armisen's soul. Unfortunately, it was through his ass crack.
I love Brittany Howard, but I can't help but think that "SNL" is about three episodes from Aidy Bryant doing an easy Alabama Shakes sketch.