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Kremlin has not received any official signals about Germany preparing new sanctions against Russia, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Oct. 6.
"These are completely depersonalized reports [media reports on Germany preparing new sanctions against Russia," Peskov said.
"There have been no official statements, direct or indirect mentions of this theme at the official level. We proceed from this," the Kremlin spokesman said.
Moscow is not carrying out any diplomatic work on the prevention of new sanctions, Peskov said.
"There is no subject matter for any sanctions," he explained. "Let us not forget that the Russian Federation is the sole country whose armed forces are staying on legitimate grounds in the Syrian Arab Republic from the viewpoint of international law. At the same time, we know that there are also countries whose armed forces are illegitimately staying on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic from the viewpoint of international law," the Kremlin spokesman said.
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Germany is considering imposing economic sanctions against Russia over Moscow's policy in Syria.
As a source familiar with the matter told the paper, the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel "is examining ways to push Moscow to change course in Syria."
According to The Wall Street Journal, one action Germany is considering, the source said, "is implementing new European Union economic sanctions against Russia."
As the source said, the deliberations among German officials on possible sanctions are in their early stages and it's not clear how broadly these restrictive measures would be supported in the German parliament.
Meanwhile, German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer said on Oct. 5 that proposals on imposing sanctions against Russia over its policy in Syria were not being discussed.
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A murder warrant was issued today for the arrest of a convicted felon wanted in the Monday night shooting death of a Canton man.
A murder warrant was issued today for the arrest of a convicted felon wanted in the Monday night shooting death of a Canton man.
Police are looking for Terez A. Averette, 30, of 1013 Eighth St. NE, and two other men in connection with the death of Nathaniel Jackson, 54, of the 800 block of O'Jays Parkway NE, said Lt. Jerry Steiner of the Canton Police Department's Detective Bureau.
Police believe the trio were inside the Victory Square Apartment building at 1209 Eighth St. NE about 9:30 p.m. Monday when an altercation occurred between them and Jackson, who lives a couple of blocks away. Jackson was shot once in the upper left shoulder and died a short time later at Aultman Hospital.
Detectives remained tight-lipped today about a motive.
Steiner said they believe Averette pulled the trigger.
Police have not arrested nor have they named the two men who they believe were with Averette. No additional warrants have been issued.
But, Steiner said, "We're anticipating warrants within the next day or two."
Police did not know why Jackson was at the apartment building, but his family and friends said he had friends who live all over the neighborhood.
"He's just the kind of person who liked to mingle around," said Vita Singletary, his common-law wife of 34 years.
Averette, too, did not live at the Victory Square apartments, which serve as public housing.
But he knew people who live there, Steiner said.
Stark County Court records show Averette went to prison in 2005 for cocaine trafficking and possession, in 2002 for cocaine possession, in 2000 and 2001 for felony domestic violence. A jury found him innocent of a felonious assault charge in June 2007. He had been charged with felonious assault with a firearm specification, discharging a firearm form a motor vehicle and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
Steiner asked that anyone with information about Averette's whereabouts call detectives at (330) 489-3144.


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The process of creating an icon using the Prosopon School method requires time. A typical small icon such as the one in this example (selected painting stages shown) requires around six full days of work, excluding the preparation of the wooden panel and the finishing process. First, the drawing is created, refined, and transferred to the board. The necessary areas are then gilded using a special method of applying gold leaf to red clay (bole). The painting process is a search for the balance between color and light, an alternation between stages of highlighting and glazing with liquid color. The first layer of paint (roskrish) is earthy and draws on the natural, living textures produced by the pigments suspended in the egg tempera paint. The characteristic light of iconic garments is crisp and brilliant. It is clothed in rich yet transparent color by means of "floats" or glazes (plav'). On the flesh areas, the task is to indicate an inner light which shows character and is intense, yet gentle. The methods and approach are inspired by fourteenth-fifteenth century Russian icon painting.
The process is one of a hierarchical progression of steps, as in the rituals and liturgical cycles of the Church. It is therefore productive to meditate on the possible spiritual meanings of the various stages of the painting process. Not only the subject matter, but the exegesis, so to speak, of the visuals and techniques of the process leads to a deeper understanding of the icon as a visual image of the wisdom of Christianity.
For the beginning student of the method it is important first and foremost to stay within the rather precise guidelines of the steps of the process and to realise that iconography is a spiritual discipline in which something more universal than the immediate desires of the individual artist is expressed. The discipline of painting, in fact, helps the painter to free himself from the superficial self. The iconographer must keep "receding" to a point of a near silence of thoughts and even brush strokes. In the ideal, the Image of God is to shine forth in the icon of its free accord, with fewest possible "touches" of the artist. On the other hand, the icon also needs to be "charged" with a spiritual content which is palpable even on the level of the materials and techniques used to create it. The icon must speak the Word of God, and this Word is the origin of all life and filled with all possible meaning. Therefore, at the same time, the iconographer must be wary of falling back on a lazy minimalism, which is easy to do given the rather laconic features of the classical icon style.


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I happen to love fun magnets. Unfortunately, I do not have many myself. When I saw these this morning I thought "Now I could do those." They are cute and look super easy to make. Go on over to Far from Super Mom to check out her tutorial on them.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Rock Magnets
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- Emily {Frilly Details} said...
I love those magnets!! I have some on my blog that are made from the photos from a picture index.
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- April 26, 2010 at 5:12 PM
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Apostrophes are certainly tricky, but they do adhere to strict principles. There is no need to guess, or stray, from consistent usage rules.
Missing Letters:
When letters are removed while contracting two words into one, mark the missing letters with an apostrophe.
- Can not = Can't
- Should have = should've (oh, don't get me started on this one)
- Are not = Aren't
Exceptions include "Ain't," which is arguably not a real word (though I maintain it's short for "Am not"), and "Won't," which is short for "Will not" but the "i" changes to an "o" for some wacky reason.
This rule also applies to names like "D'Angelo," short for "De Angelo," which, when contracted, ought to be pronounced as a single word ("Dangelo"). However, some people choose to pronounce it as though the apostrophe is a pause or accent ("De-Angelo"). This is a hard one to rule on, as names are very much personal choice for the owner.
Plural Possessives:
When a described object "belongs" to someone, then the apostrophe denotes that relationship.
- The dog's bowl. The bowl belongs to the dog.
- My friend's car. The car belongs to my friend.
- John's house. The house belongs to John.
If it's a plural, i.e. there are more than one of something, then an apostrophe is not used.
- Dog bowls. There are many bowls for the singular dog.
- My friend's cars. One friend, who has many cars.
- John's houses. John is a wealthy man and owns several houses.
As an aside, there is the case of "its" versus "it's".
"It's" is a contraction of "it is". The apostrophe denotes the missing letters. But "its" is a possessive, and does not use the apostrophe. This appears to be in contradiction of the rule, but it actually adheres to the rule of "his" and "hers". If you can orient your mind to that way of thinking, you should be able to figure it out and make the mistake less often.
Anyway, back to the rules.
If it's a group of people who possess many things, it is a plural possessive, and an apostrophe must be used in a unique way. After the plural "s".
- The dogs' bowls. Many dogs have a bowl each.
- My friends' cars. Several friends each have their own car.
- John's houses' lawns. The lawns of each house John owns.
And this is the key - you do NOT do this for every word that ends in "s", but ONLY for those that, because it is a plural, ends in the "s".
- The walrus' tusk.
- My dress' colour.
- Jess' house.
Instead do this:
- The walrus's tusk.
- My dress's colour.
- Jess's house.
Three of the same letters in a row may look strange, but that doesn't make it wrong by default. It adheres to the rule, therefore it is right.
Now, there are some official sources, such as the Chicago Manual of Style, that say the former is actually acceptable, but I call shenanigans, and maintain they are wrong.
Unfortunately, because that and similar manuals are used by a lot of modern journalists, we are being overwhelmed by this incorrect usage, and it is fast becoming a widely accepted standard.
I despair.


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Washington Redskins Face Crucial Period in Weeks Ahead
After eleven weeks of NFL football, what's left to play for in the NFC East as one of the league's most competitive conferences edges towards a conclusion – and what do the Washington Redskins have to do?
Currently third in the NFC East, the Redskins are 4-6, just behind the 5-5 Dallas Cowboys. With a margin so tight, a single weekend of NFL action could change the standings completely. The only problem is that the Philadelphia Eagles are running away with it, with a 9-1 record, and are standing amongst the contenders to go all the way to the Super Bowl. So the Redskins and the Cowboys are "battling" for second place, and on an outside chance, a Wild Card berth. Read the rest of this entry »
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DSC Resources are one of the most important component on the overall architecture of DSC. DSC resources are the key components that are monitored, interacted with and change its state if required depending upon its deviation compared to DSC configuration. Resources are used within the DSC configuration scripts for configuring the environment.
Microsoft already provides out of the box some of the DSC resources like
- Environment
- File
- Group
- Log
- Package
- Process
- Registry
- Role
- Script
- Service
- User
- Archive
However, new DSC resources can also be created. To create a new resource, we need to first understand the building blocks of a resource. We need to know and understand the different components are semantics used to build a new DSC resource.
In this post, we will look into the details of the building blocks of DSC resource.
All the DSC resources are available at following location where the drive could be different in your system. We can also see the out-of –the-box provides resources are also available here.
Even the custom DSC resources needs to be installed here in this directory location before they can be used within DSC configuration script. As visible above, I have created couple of resources for firewall.
For creating custom DSC resource, we need to create a new folder in above location with the name of the Resource represented for example "CheckFirewall".
For understanding purpose, we can look into any of the out-of-the-box folders and investigate further. For example, if we look into "MSFT_UserResource, we see the following
Here, there is a folder named "en-US" reflecting and containing locale specific information like strings, error message etc. This is an optional component that is needed for multi-lingual development of custom DSC resources. It contains 2 files as shown below, though there can be multiple Powershell data files.
The MFL file is the essentially MOF files that are used in Web based enterprise management (WBEM). If we are not using WBEM, this file is also optional.
The psd1 file is used to store name value pairs of localized data. This file is also optional if localization is not implemented.
If we go back to "MSFT_UserResource", we can see that there three more files and all these files are important to be implemented for a custom resource.
These files are
- <<ResourceName>>.MOF file
- <<ResourceName>>.PSM1 file
- <<ResourceName>>.PSD1 file
MOF file are Management object notation used with WMI to define the properties of the custom resource.
Below is the example from the MSFT_UserResource
Version reflects the version of the class and FriendlyName reflects the name that should be used within the DSC configuration scripts.
We have to define the class reflecting the resource we want to create. This class is derived from MSFT_BaseResourceConfiguration, base class for all resources. It contains some of the important properties and custom resource must inherit this class.
Within the class, we define the properties that are important for a resource to be tracked including some of the DSC needed properties like
- Ensure
- Credentials
- Password etc.
[Key] reflects that the property value must be provided and should be unique.
[Write] reflects that the property can be written into.
[ValueMap] and [Values] are similar to Enumerations reflects certain valid values. For example Ensure Property can contain "Present" or "Absent" only.
Essentially, the file is based on MOF standards and needs to be saved as <<ResourceName>>.Schema.Mof
The second important file needed is the <<ResourceName>>.psm1 file. This file is the Powershell Script module file that can contain functions and cmdlets among other artifacts.
DSC requires that all the resources must implement at least three functions named
- Get-TargetResource
- Set-TargetResource
- Test-TargetResource
The above three functions needs to be implemented within the psm1 file and should be named as mentioned above although the parameters within these functions should reflect the ones provided within the MOF file. For example, if we have defined a property named Description, we should include it as parameter in Set-TargetResource function such that it can be modified. All the three functions should reflect the parameters defined in the MOF file.
Similarly, the GET function should return a HashTable containing all the values provided by the MOF file.
The TEST function should return true or false.
The SET function should create, update or delete a resource depending on the values provided in Configuration script for "ENSURE" property. If the Ensure property is "Absent", the resource should be deleted whereas if the Ensure Property is "Present", the resource should be either provisioned or updated.
The third important file needed is the <<ResourceName>>.psd1. This is the Powershell manifest file containing information about the corresponding module.
This file can be created by coping some existing file and then changing some of its value or can be generated through Powershell cmdlets. For creating a new Manifest file, we can use New-ModuleManifest cmdlet.
The important parameters to be provided to above cmdlets are
Path : reflects the path to generate the new module manifest file at. Filename including extension should be part of the Path.
NestedModule: reflects the name of the module that we want to run in the module session state. We can provide the name of our ps1 file here
ModulesToProcess: reflects the name of the module that we want to run in the global session state. We should provide the name of our psm1 file here.
PowershellVersion: should be set to 4.0 or 3.0
FunctionsToExport: The value could be "*" means all functions within the module or can specify the names of the specific functions to be visible. We need to ensure that the value is either "*" or all the above mentioned three functions names are provided here in an array format.
Rest of the values can be set but are also optional. A typical PSD1 file looks like below.
Once the PSD1 file is generated, we can use the resource in our Configuration scripts.
In the next post we will create a new resource using the above provided information.


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How do you balance
all that you do, and need to do, with all that you feel at this time of year?
I don't know why Christmas is such an emotional time for me. I have spent the better part of the last two days holding back tears; and not very successfully, I might add. It is for us, as with most families, utterly busy now. We have yet to put the studio back together from the sale, and only just managed to get the tree and the lights up last night. I think if it hadn't been for the prospect of hosting our first advent here tonight, we might still have an undecorated tree under our drippy eve on the side of the house where it has been all week.
Tessa is struggling under a weight. She has cried almost every day about her hamster dying. "I wish Nibbles would just die again up in heaven so that he could come back to me." she said so poignantly. This, in tandem with her belly pain has led to us sitting together for long, sad spells; her weeping, me consoling. I know how to help a mama in labor, but this has been much different. Her pain and sadness have no happy ending waiting. I hear myself saying, "I am so sorry, sweetheart," again and again.
Adam is struggling as well. Our Toby dog began having accidents in the house over the last week or so. Last night he suddenly began falling down and staggering, unable to stay on his feet. I called the sweet folks who gave him to us to ask advice, only to learn that his sister died just last week with the exact same symptoms. When I got off the phone, I told Adam. He is already heart broken. Toby is really his dog.
How do you lose your first dog?
I guess I am struggling a little, too. Yesterday we went to our church Christmas party. It was a lovely breakfast and service project where we decorated tiny table-top trees and delivered them to a nearby nursing home. Though I was in charge of the caroling, I dragged my feet. I knew what awaited us there. We walked what I would call "a hall of last and forgotten souls". We sang to the residents as we came and went from their rooms. Most of them were women, alone in a tiny space with a few scant possessions. One rocked a baby doll in her arms and lovingly gazed into it's face with a sweet smile, as though the baby smiled back. One met my gaze and instantly her eyes filled with tears. Another stared intensely into my eyes, but only met my smile with a blank and utterly vacant and yet penetrating stare. Perhaps the hardest was Edna, a lovely and proper lady, her hair in meticulous order, her outfit impeccable right down to her pearl necklace and matching earrings. Her room was an encapsulation of what I imagine her house might have been; orderly photos, dainty curios, and carefully placed books and silk flower arrangements. We sang to her, and tears rushed into her eyes, followed immeadiatly by my own.
"I'm sorry," she blushed, "I just get like this these days."
"Me too!" I sincerely replied. I felt like her in that moment - for what ever both our reasons were for our tears, I felt so connected to her. She could be me; I could be her. I wanted to scoop her up and take her out of there. It seems a tragic way to spend the end of a rich lifetime on earth.
Today in church we talked about what gives us the strength to get through our trials. We talked about the Atonement of Jesus Christ, and the understanding that not one of us is alone in our grief and heartache. We are understood by One who has endured all manner of pain and sorrow. A sister leaned over to me and whispered, "That's what get's me through my trials - just realizing that I am not the first person that has ever felt this way."
I know what she means.
Tonight we hosted our first Advent. It is a family tradition in many cultures that we have been invited to share these past few years with Kathy and Bishop. We lit candles and spread out goodies, and I read Christmas stories about charity and love and sharing of our blessings with those in need. Again, I wept and could barely get through the sweet passages and scriptures.
In one story, a man waits all day for a promised visit from the Lord. Throughout that day he is visited by many a stranger in need. He warms, feeds and fills their needs one by one, with an ever watchful eye on the window so as not to miss the Lord when he passed by. When night comes, he is sad that the Lord had never come, when one by one each stranger he had faithfully administered to appeared before him and said, "Have you not seen me?"
"For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." ~Matthew 25
Our burden is never ours to carry alone.
He is there.
We can reach out to our Savior as we touch the lives and fill the needs of others.
As we lighten the burdens of others, our burdens will be made light.
May the weight that we each carry feel lighter
in the knowlege of His Love for us,
is my prayer for you this Christmas week.
God bless.
Tessa-loo waits to her turn to put the star on the tree.
Her turn won't come again till she's nearly 12.
Up, Up and on.
The goodies, cocoa, and herb tea...
The Slaughters...
and the Jensens.
A very rare sighting indeed... three teenagers singing carrols.
In keeping with Kathy's tradition of singing
Silent Night in German at the end of the night,
Guy taught it to us in Finnish.
Crazy hard.
We had to bribe Ethan to join us. He said he would only come if there was beef jerky. So I made sure there was. But that wasn't his only reward for coming... he snagged baby Ryan from Kathy and settled his fussing. He told me later that if he comes next week, Kathy promises beef jerky and all the Ryan-time Ethan wants.
Good deal for us all!


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South Carolina's mental health advocates see disaster looming
Paton Blough thought a Mississippi police officer was going to kill him, so he hopped in his car and sped out of the state.
He debated whether to go his home in Greenville, South Carolina, or to Washington, D.C. Instead, he ended up in Alabama, armed himself with a shotgun and led police on a high-speed chase along Interstate 20.
He was 29 then and this was his first of six arrests – all during manic bipolar episodes.
"I've had nights where I've even had officers say if there would've been a hospital bed available, they would've taken me there. But instead I ended up in a jail cell," said Blough, now 40 years old and an advocate for people with mental illness.
That all changed for people like Blough under the protections provided by the Affordable Care Act, which required mental health services to be covered by insurers.
Roughly 1.8 million people who live with mental illness received care in medical facilities or mental health services, rather than being tossed in jail, because of the ACA, according to Richard Frank, a health economics professor at Harvard, and Sherry Glied, dean of New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, who wrote an opinion piece for The Hill.
Now that coverage could disappear. If the Senate passes the Republican bill to replace Obamacare that advanced through the House of Representatives, states will have the option of waiving the ACA's requirement that all individual insurance companies cover 10 "essential health benefits," including mental health and substance abuse services.
"And that's just scary, because if you put a waiver on things like mental health . . . that would be a concern, I think, to the citizens of South Carolina," said Bill Lindsey, executive director for National Alliance on Mental Illness in the state. "This one doesn't help us."
Patient advocates from South Carolina identified two other potentially troublesome provisions of the legislation.
One would allow states to opt out of the ACA's "community rating" rule, which prevents individual insurers from charging sick people more for coverage. The other would slash nearly $900 billion in funding for the Medicaid program.
For a state like South Carolina, whose Medicaid-enrolled population as of February accounted for 20 percent of the population, these provisions create a dangerous situation for people with mental illness.
"When you're talking about mental health spending or the availability of care, the crux of the matter is that when that's not available, the jails become de facto mental health facilities for people in severe crisis," said Blough, a board member of National Alliance on Mental Illness in South Carolina.
Blough, frustrated with D.C. politicians, is trying to gather enough signatures to challenge South Carolina Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy for his seat in 2018. Blough is running as an independent on a platform that includes support for improved access to mental health services.
"People don't always correlate Medicaid to mental health when that's where people with mental health disorders, by and large because of the income disparity, those are the types of services they need to stay healthy," Blough said.
With the GOP health care plan, Republicans are trying to keep some of the popular aspects of the ACA, such as making sure people are not denied coverage of pre-existing conditions, while trying to cut taxes, reduce federal mandates, lower insurance premiums and create more competition in state health insurance marketplaces.
Republican lawmakers who support the plan are trying to ease concerns about the potential effect of the legislation on South Carolinians with mental illness.
Sen. Tim Scott told McClatchy that many senators, including those in his party, strongly supported funding for mental health and substance abuse treatment.
"You'll see a renewed emphasis and focus on making sure that the resources are available," Scott said. "And, frankly, I think that the spending in the current health care law, as well as in other programs, the mental health component is a very important part. I think you can count on it being preserved in like fashion."
Gowdy, who supports the GOP health care bill and could be challenged in his re-election bid by Blough, declined to comment.
Twila Brase, president and co-founder of the conservative Citizens' Council for Health Freedom, argued that the ACA mandates, including the essential benefits requirement, could already be hurting the mentally ill who depend on coverage, by reducing the number of charity programs that could provide alternative care for them.
"There's other angles to look at, rather than just that there's the opportunity for states to say: 'No, we're not going to mandate these,' " Brase said. "That doesn't mean that health care won't be offered to them, doesn't mean they won't be available in other ways. In fact, they might be more inexpensive as a result of not being mandated any longer."
Ashley Landess, president of the South Carolina Policy Council, a conservative think tank, said she was fed up with government interference in health care.
"We should not be letting politicians dictate what can be covered," Landess said. "This is the whole problem. And what starts out as a well-intentioned plan to aid lower-income citizens turns into a massive bureaucracy that helps no one."
Instead, she said, politicians should focus on getting money directly to South Carolina citizens.
Patient advocates and many lawmakers, including some Republicans, say they remain concerned that the bill would make coverage unaffordable for people with pre-existing conditions, which include mental health disorders.
Sue Berkowitz, director of SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center, which advocates for low-income South Carolinians, said the bill that had passed the House was not an improvement over the original proposal, despite the addition of provisions meant to quiet concerns about coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
"We're still gonna see lots of people lose benefits, especially through Medicaid," Berkowitz said. "And I think ultimately we'll see different eligibility groups competing for who gets what services. I don't see anything beneficial coming from the proposed amendments."
The GOP legislation provides an alternative for people whose medical histories might make individual coverage unaffordable: high-risk pools for the medically uninsurable.
The bill provides $15 billion over nine years and another $8 billion over five years to help cover people with pre-existing, chronic conditions through the high-risk pools. But that would cover only about 110,000 of the estimated 2.2 million people with individual coverage who have pre-existing conditions, according to Avalere Health, a D.C. consulting firm.
The GOP measure provides another $100 billion pot of money to help states, sick plan members and insurers pay medical costs. If all that money – and the other $23 billion – went solely for people with pre-existing conditions, it would cover just 600,000 people, Avalere found.
At least 20 percent of Americans 65 or older could be diagnosed with some sort of mental health disorder, according to the American Psychological Association.
"It's sort of a cascading problem" for seniors, said Teresa Arnold, the state director of the AARP's South Carolina chapter. "If we don't take care of them during this period of time with their health care coverage and help them be able to take care of their health care, and then they use up all their money, they end up costing the state a lot more down the road because they will depend on state resources."
Tony Pugh contributed to this article.
Donovan Harrell: 202-383-6044, @dono_harrell


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At 4:48 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, 2017, Hana firefighters responded to two males stranded on a rock island in the ocean at Waianapanapa State Park.
The Hana fire crew arrived on scene at 5:01 p.m. and found the two males waiting on a rock outcropping about 40 feet from a shoreline cliff and 100 yards from shore. A firefighter paddled out on a surfboard and brought the two men safely back to shore at 5:21 p.m.
Paramedics checked them out and treated the two men for minor lacerations to their legs that they sustained from climbing up onto the rocks.
A 39-year-old man from Ontario, Canada and a 41-year-old Australian man was swimming offshore at the Waianapanapa black sand beach when the men encountered a patch of rough water. The Ontario man was not a good swimmer and opted to climb onto the rock island for safety. The Australian man waited with him and signaled people on shore that they needed help. The two men are family members vacationing on Maui.


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If Neil Buchanan has taught us anything it's that drawing is an absolute doddle. Alas, after 17 years of presenting Art Attack (genuinely, Google it) N.Buckles no longer graces our screens, imploring us to pick up paper and pencil.
Fear not, though, for artist October Jones has picked up the baton and is showing all on Twitter how to draw people of importance, with a twist.
October Jones is better known as the owner of 'Dog' of 'Texts From Dog fame'. Something that's so funny he rightly earned a book deal from it. It's called Texts From Dog and is out Thursday (October 25th).
Book deal in the post for 'How To Draw', surely?


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September 29, 2016
At the end of a very difficult day for a family celebrating the life of a loved one and saying final goodbyes, there is nothing more awesome than catching a glimpse of a 7-year-old young man kneeling in silence and solitude at the sanctuary rail to pray. There is only one word for it - WOW! - as it filled me with gratitude for the love of Christ that sustains us and brings peace.


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Last month Ron Price spoke at the International Association for Talent Development (ATD) Conference in Atlanta about the state of leadership development. The topic was so engaging for attendees of the conference that there was standing room only in his session. We talked with Ron about why he thinks the subject of gaps in leadership development is so popular with companies right now.
This was your second year presenting at the international conference, how was presenting at the conference this year?
Last year when I spoke at ATD, I was in the Global HR Director track and I spoke about Winning the Global Talent War. We had great interaction and a healthy conversation about attracting talent.
This year I spoke in the Leadership track about why leadership development programs fail. It turned out to be a big draw and we filled the room. It was clear that the audience was already experiencing the gap and wanted to learn how to make their leadership development programs more effective.
During the presentation I listed the four reasons why today's leadership development fails. After each point, each of the tables had group discussions and went deeper into those reasons, and then reported back after. It was a very interesting conversation that gave us a lot of insight into challenges with leadership development today.
Why do you think companies are so concerned about leadership development?
The big reason is because organizations are already experiencing the gap in future leaders. We are undergoing a demographic shift in the workplace, and in order to just maintain the leadership base, we need to accelerate leadership development. And if a company is growing, they need to accelerate it even more.
Most companies see leadership development as critical to advancing company strategy. The truth is that we need new ways to develop leaders; the old ways are not enough.
There is a lot of new technology that supports leadership development, but people haven't yet learned how to use those technologies to their advantage. Studies show that very few companies feel like they have mastered leadership development through the new mediums available.
What do companies want their leadership development programs to achieve?
To start with, leaders must do a better job of developing how they lead and manage themselves. This includes everything from how they prioritize and manage their emotions to how they take accountability. These are all ways that companies are looking for their leaders to grow.
The second is how leaders lead others. This is looking for, understanding, and organizing around the strengths of the people on your team. Doing this causes a leader to be aware of his or her employees' needs and aspirations, and align those with what the company is trying to accomplish.
Third is that leaders are becoming clear thinkers. This is nurturing a set of behaviors that help them continue to develop their thinking skills—both critical and analytical. Clear thinking allows them to understand and improve systems, and to better look to the future.
The fourth is that companies are recognizing more and more that character is an important component of effective leaders. This includes humility, transparency, honesty, and being loyal to the people you lead. It's really servant leadership.
When it comes to leadership development, companies are looking for their leaders to dramatically improve their behaviors in all four of these categories. And if a leadership development program includes all of them, then you will be able to minimize the gaps.


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Play and Learn (formerly Child Watch) is safe, clean and a fun place for kids to be while parents are working out or taking other children to Y classes. Play and Learn is free for Y Family members and available on a drop-in basis for up to two hours for members to utilize in order to participate in our many activities located in the Y.
Play and Learn & The Extension are staffed by dedicated staff and volunteers – many of whom are also parents of kids involved in YMCA programs! Volunteers and staff must pass a criminal background check and a thorough orientation/training.
Parents provide healthy snacks, diapers, and wipes for their own children. Please keep in mind when choosing snacks that Play and Learn does not allow nuts or nut products in the facility.
We currently have Play and Learn services available at our Salem Family YMCA. For more information or to inquire about volunteering, call your local YMCA.
Hours of Operation at Salem Family YMCA (as of 1/1/18):
Play and Learn (Ages 6 weeks to 10 years):
- Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (NOTE: After 5 PM ages 6 weeks to 5 years only)
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http://www.etsy.com/shop/artyscapes - Michelle
I bought 8 items and was really only pleased with 1. Leads me to believe that she does printing on both an expensive printer and a cheaper printer.
6 out of 7 of these unhappy items I can chalk up to "computer monitor variations" - although not really - in the picture, the print is sharp, in the earrings and pendants I got, the image is obviously printed with a cheap laser printer and things are dull. Nothing ridiculous....but I'm not really pleased. Pictures to come. I still gave positive reviews with constructive criticism and Michelle left crappy comments to me. Utterly distasteful. No offer to see the items, fix problem, etc. I didn't even mention that it took her 2 weeks to put my items in the mail. Outrageous.
HOWEVER, seller absolutely sent me substandard work for one pair of earrings (listing here http://www.etsy.com/transaction/125720869). It was a winter wonderland scene. Snow is visible on the online picture. There is also a lamp with a black swirl. Buildings are visible. In the earrings I got, the snow is not visible, the buildings in the background are all smudged, there is no swirl visible on the lamp. I'll add a picture later.
This was the feedback I gave on the earrings: (neutral) "Printed image is a little blurry, hard to make out the snow on the branches, see no falling snow, can't tell there is a swirl on the post in the middle (unlike the website picture)."
This is what the seller gave me: "It is obvious the picture is blown up on a computer screen. How on earth can you expect to see small particles of snow on a 12mm earring. And what swirl you are talking about, I really have no idea!" well bitch, I expect to see snow in the earrings I got because they sure showed up fantastically in the pictures you posted.
What a jerk. I was being nice by not leaving negative feedback because I technically could wear the earrings & ppl would have to get really close to my head to notice blurry features. But the things are really just ugly - I've hidden them in a box somewhere to be repurposed.
When I was placing my order, I read her policies. From her etsy shop:
Any abusive or threatening emails will be reported to etsy and blacklisted from purchasing again with me in the future.
I operate a zero tolerance policy towards bullying and threatening emails. I have the right to be treated with respect and I do my work in an environment free from threatening and abusive behaviour and everything will be done to protect that.
Made me wonder, "what the heck has happened in the past to make her say that?!?" and now I know. If you don't unwaiveringly praise her work, she doesn't understand and is unwilling to use logic (see above sentence with the larger font size), even when she is at fault.
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Doctor Who - Series 7 - Episode 5 - The Angels Take Manhattan
|Posted by Christina on November 8, 2012 at 10:20 PM
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This post explores several theories I have bouncing around in my head. I haven't decided which ones I choose to believe entirely yet, that's why a few thoughts will contradict each other.
This entry is modeled off of: http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2012/10/doctor_who_blogging_the_angels.html
The other blog: Kiss of an Angel book: Why didn't the doctor immediately think !weeping angels! when reading the line: "living statues that moved in the dark"? Their answer: NBD, maybe [the doctor] reads novels about Daleks, too. - hilarious!
The backstory we don't see:
- S. Garner, How does River know his story? This assumes Garner was a real man. My thoughts: yes, he is real. Crime boss guy tries to hire River, she refuses, he hires Garner. Garner disappears and unwilling River is abducted along with unwilling guest Rory. This is one way I have to explain River's abduction.....otherwise he could have just hired her like Garner right? However, maybe that's just how crime boss guy hires people. Garner may have been 'abducted' too, we don't know.
- Perhaps Amy/Rory meet young Garner at Winter Quay and either of them are the ones that really write the Melody Malone book. Then River stumbles across the fancy bound copy later in her future and uses the vortex manipulator to go back and slip it into the Doctor's pocket. Perhaps it was sent to River with a note to leave it in the Doctor's pocket at a certain time so yes, River had seen the book by the time TATM happens, but she hasn't read it.
Problems with the city that never sleeps:
- If the angels can only move when no one is looking at them, why choose a city? - so many eyes to see them! They seem to have the ability to send people to specific time and places, why not have the battery farm in the countryside - that way escapees can be more easily caught. There are plenty of people to kidnap from small towns (recall all those empty cars outside the angel mansion in Blink). The angels could also actively go hunting under the cover of darkness instead of waiting for people to show up at their hideout if they need lots of people. Yes, perhaps people 'don't notice as much' when people disappear from the city, but no matter where people disappear from - city or village, it's not like we as humans can really do anything about it.
- Statue of Liberty
- Okay, the snarling Statue of Libery scared the crap out of me. And I was too wrapped up in the episode to really care about why no one saw this gigantic statue change location everytime you blinked, but after some thought.....aw.....bring on the nitpicking.
- In the city that never sleeps, you can still have moments when no one it looking at the statue, okay. But, eventually, there is a homeless someone or something. It seems unlikely that no one would notice the huge statue of liberty frozen in the streets of new york...Maybe it engages a perception filter(think prisoner zero) when it wants to move? If people were looking for it out in the water, what must they have thought if it were gone? Well, this isn't a problem for me because I am forever looking for stuff that is right in front of me - I just dont see it. In a similar way, if I were looking at the spot where the statue of liberty should be, but it is gone, I'd just assume I was looking slightly in the wrong spot.
- Sooooo, the real Statue of Liberty is metal....not stone...and with stairs inside. Can we assume there is the real statue on Ellis Island and the angel statue of liberty roaming the streets wearing a perception filter?
The Angels own an apartment building in Manhattan?
- Do they have human servants to pay the bills and buy food? Where do they get the money to pay bills and land taxes? Recalling angel Bob, the angel was using a human cerebreal corex to talk but the body was long since 'dead'. Maybe the angels arrange all their business over the phone? Like those people a few years ago that never left their house and did all their grocery shoppnig online?
- How long have the angels owned this building? And why do their victims have to live in the building forever? Logic: Angels don't have to immediately send you back and back again until you reach the beginning of the building because they're "saving" their batteries for a time when they need them, okay fine. But surely, they would have used up Rory and Garner before they died as old men in 1938 - unless they couldn't send both men any further back because they didn't own the battery farm building any further in the past.
- To me, I have to conclude that the angels acquire Winter Quay in the 1890s. Rory lives to 82 years old and is slightly over 30 when he lands in 1938. That means he has about 50 more years in his life. 1938-50=1888. (recall Kathy Nightingale was sent from ~2007 to 1920, about 75 years. She died about 20 years before her disappearance. Why let Rory and Garner see their older selves? Why not send them even further back? other residents in their rooms? nah, I think it is because they couldn't send them any further)
- I read this at the above blog:
- I feel that I can explain most of the apparent flaws without have to stretch too hard at all.
- For instance, people have wondered how the residents of the Winter Quay survive all those years being trapped in the hotel. I don't think this is the correct usage of "trapped". That is, I don't think people are physically barred from leaving the building. Rather, I think they are trapped in a causal loop. Consider the PI in the teaser. I think the older version of the man had returned to the building late in life, hoping to warn himself. But, having now seen his own future, he's locked into it.
- I also suspect that these people may feel compelled to remain in the loop. Consider Rory. He had no reason to go inside that building after the cherubs sent him there from Grayle's house. Yet he did, and found his way to the room where he was dying.
- Because the angels were feeding off of their energy and because they were laying in bed, that they didn't have enough energy to leave (i.e. trapped). <- I think this feeding must be different from the feeding on the people from episode Blink.
Can you smash angel statues? It appears that you can't cut them (ala crime boss' angel). What did the Doctor do about that last one in the cemetary?
Rory, WTH?
- Okay, the angels zapped you to 1938, that sucks, but could happen to anyone. Then baby angels get you, more suck, but you were trapped in the dark, understandable. But then you're standing outside Winter Quay and you just walk inside? Have you never seen a horror movie?!? But sigh, we all make mistakes. Perhaps this is a side effect the angels built into their victims heads.
- Stopping to examine the gravestone though: ever more stupid! What good would your examination have done? "Oh, look it's rock with my name carved in it." What next? It's not like he would do an exhumation. Sigh.
Amy publishes Melody Malone?
- Why does Amy "have to be the one" that publishes River's book (River words)?
- After the Doctor healed River's wrist, she smacks him and walks outside. Amy follows her and they have an exchange: River: "Never let him see the damage. And never ever let him see you age. He doesn't like endings." What was this line really about Steve Moffat? Breaking one's wrist doesn't make you seem old... Nor does letting your husband help you. I don't get how this line was in context with the plot.
- After hearing the afterword, it made me think that River probably knows about the book somehow - perhaps she was the one to slip it to the Doctor (maybe she was sent the book by a future self and she accidentially read the chapter titles or afterword). If this was the case, River secretly knows that Amy will write the afterword/or that she will say goodbye; whether or not Amy ends up with Rory, she is reminding her to give the Doctor hope, no matter how things turn out.
Amy's Afterword
- Very touching, made me cry. But let's think about it: We assume that River uses her vortex manipulator to get the text to Amy, but then how does she get the book into the Doctor's jacket for him to find? Amy USPS's it to somewhere for River to pick up? Will the vortex manipulator even work on the weird paradox riddled timeline? Assuming the afterword was really written by Amy, did she really find Rory? Did she really live a long relatively happy life? I suppose the request to visit her younger self was textbook Amy: I hope it was really her.
- Because we don't actually see Amy and Rory live out their lives, how do we know that they even end up together? Yes, yes, the BBC special 'PS' says that they find each other and adopt a baby boy, but was that an official alternate ending or official Who cannon?
- What if Amy was sent back further than Rory, and then Rory sees old Amy die at the beginning of his 'time prison'? Explaining why he was so happy to see her again in 1938? Perhaps the afterword was really written by River or Rory with the Amy penname - something nice to give the Doctor hope after such a big loss. Yes, we see femenine hands typing the novel throughout the episode, but it doesn't mean it was River or Amy.
- Raises the question: how far can angels send someone? Is the time energy released proportional the the length of time sent back? Does it cost the angels more power to send someone further back? I'd say yes. How much control do they really have over where someone goes?
Where did Amy and Rory end up?
- The angel in the cemetary was a survivor of the paradox poisoned food source. Where did it send Amy and Rory? I think that it would have sent them both to the Winter Quay battery farm in the hopes of more power & avoiding the poisonous paradox. But think back, why did the baby angels zap Rory to the spot outside Winter Quay? Why not inside the building? Because of all the time distortions in th building itself? Then I choose to believe that in Amelia's last farewell, the couple ended up outside the building and then escaped. I assume that the battery farm wasn't restarted because Winter Quay is not a farm in today's time (I hope).
- Why were Amy and Rory's graves in NY? Why not move back to England? Or anywhere else? I'm sure they went somwhere together between 1890 and 1938...or whenever they acutally died. Why not leave him a note to come get them after the angel incident?
- Why did the Doctor leave Amy and Rory? Why could never see them again? Why not use the vortex manipulator? Why not go to 1954 New Jersey and catch the train to nyc? from blog above: "Couldn't they send a message via River, go back to the 30's, meet Rory outside New York, and take him back to his own time? Then when he was 81 the Doctor could pick him up and take him back." ignoring the fact doctor read "amelia's last farewell......he could still take Rory someplace?
- I choose to believe that Amy and/or Rory find young Melody on the streets of NY in 1969 and send her to Ledworth, England to become friends of their younger selves. Perhaps they lived in the city because 1. travel was really expensive 2. they wanted to make sure Melody got to where she needed to be. from the blog above: "River seemed awfully excited that Amy let the evil monster zap her back to some unknowable point in the past.". yep, maybe she knows something.
- Were Amy and Rory Mels' foster parents in Ledworth? Wouldn't that be exciting....
Doctor reading the chapter titles
- Okay, I HATE the idea that reading something about your future makes it 'set in stone'. What a stupid idea. Didn't the doctor read those internet articles about the Mars base people from episode Waters of Mars? It said they all died on Mars but we know that's not true. (okay, okay, maybe the Doctor didn't read those articles, he heard about them from someone). But I'm sure he's read something in a history book in his 1200 years of life....and then gone and changed it. I need to rewatch episodes and see if he ever read something in his adventures.
- Why didn't the doctor start at the top of the TOC, cover the bottom, and reveal lines one by one? Once he saw "Roman in the Cellar" he could stop and never have seen "Amelia's Last Farewell"! But yes, heat of the moment, okay, fine.
Some interesting things I read:
- Why Angels in NYC: angels working to "free" Lady Liberty <- yes, would have been cool story!
- Super Bowl in summer?
- What if Amy and Rory become weeping angels?
- from blog above: Well, seeing the grave created a fixed point in their timeline, which means they know they die in and are buried in New York. The Doctor could visit them any number of ways, but he can never take them on an adventure again, because all of his adventures have risk, and if something happened to one of them, it would cause a very damaging paradox in close proximity to a place that is already temporally unstable. I think the Doctor was as much mourning the fact that Amy actually chose to leave him as the idea that he couldn't see her again. Of course he could find a way around it, but I think seeing him and not being able to do anything exciting with him would be hard on all of them.
- blog above:
There are several problems with the fixed timeline idea.
1) The book is taken as a true account of what happened. But authors can and do lie in books, so this isn't a given.
2) The only fixed thing at the end of the episode is the existence of the headstone with the names on it. As we see in the episode itself the headstone at first only has Rory's name on it, Amy then goes back in time and her name is suddenly added to it. That already means that Amy has changed the past by her actions. Since the gravestone is the only "evidence" of the fixed point, it would actually be easy to get out of this situation. It only requires someone to extract Amy and Rory from New York at a later date (say 1939) and place a fake headstone in the graveyard. This would solve this issue without causing any form of paradox since the Doctor didn't actually see Amy and Rory die.
So, I don't buy the "Amy and Rory are lost to me forever" explanation given in the episode and I don't really see any reason why this event is now fixed in time.


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Man shot for using neighbor's snow shovel: Police
The victim was shot in the buttocks on the instructions of the snow shovel's owner.
Newark police arrested a woman who they say arranged for a man to be shot for having used her snow shovel.
Saqirah Davis, 36, was charged with aggravated assault, weapons-related offenses and conspiracy, NBCreported, adding that officers are looking for other potential suspects related to a Sunday altercation.
RELATED:Brooklyn man found dead in plowed-in parked car
A man told police that he found a snow shovel on the sidewalk on Sunday, Philly.com reported in a related article, saying that he was using it to clear a neighbor's walkway.
The man returned the snow shovel to Davis, who accused him of having stolen it, NBC added.
Later, he was walking in the neighborhood when Davis approached him with several other men, one of whom shot the alleged victim in the buttocks after Davis instructed him to do so, Philly.com stated.
RELATED:With snow cleanup in progress, city tallies the numbers
Davis is the only person charged in the incident, and it is not known if she has a lawyer, according to NBC.


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Read and Write Access could be granted seperately in Temporary Access
I suggest you...that in temporary access mechanism, we should be able to grant read and write access separately. Currently, the temporary access has not such granularity. All access for the device/port is granted once temporary access is allowed.
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Moose River Deluxe – Cover
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Moose River Deluxe, currently known as Moose River 0 (I just never bothered to change the name on these pages), is the first minicomic I ever made all the way back in 2004. The full story can be found here (or at least, it will be).
As it was the first minicomic I ever made, and the first Moose River-based story I ever wrote, it's a slightly dated piece of work. And by dated I mean that the writing and artwork is starting to show it's age against my current body of work. But that's ok, it was funny then and plenty of people still find it funny now. 🙂


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How To Write A Winning Demo Video Script to Promote Your Business Online
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'Swing at The Bothy' is the notorious biweekly swing social dance run by The Swing Era, a swing dance school in Birmingham (United Kingdom).
The Bothy is a shed with rustic charm in the beer garden of the beautiful independent Prince of Wales pub in Moseley. ' Swing at the Bothy' is sometimes referred to as Birmingham's version of Herrang… but then a tiny notch smaller! Ever since The Swing Era started running classes at a nearby dance school in 2014 the students have come to The Bothy for a drink and a dance after class.
This is a FREE event, although we do take donations to help us put on live music nights.
8-9pm Beginners social dance practice (open to everyone, as long as you dance with beginners only)
9-11pm Social dance (open to all)
Every social we'll have a fantastic DJ from our swing dance scene to play you the finest tunes…
We boldly claim that The Bothy is the tiniest social dance floor IN THE WORLD! Read why:
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PUNE: There is a 5 to 10% increase in the ready reckoner rates for the city and Pimpri Chinchwad while it is between 10-15% in the rest of the state. The state government on December raised the rates for properties which will come into effect from January 2014.
Last year, notwithstanding the high property prices, the rates had increased at an average of 10-20 % in the city limits.
The ready reckoner (RR) is the basis for the calculation of the market value of flats for stamp duty and registration charges. Both are big sources of revenue for the government after sales tax and value-added tax.
The RR rates are used as a reference or a base price for various land deals, acquisitions and property- related matters. Generally, the rates in the open market are much higher than the RR rates but government approval plays an important role when it comes to compensation, fixing prices and land acquisition.
More details in the RR rates in various areas of the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal limits will be announced in a few days.
State IGR S Chockalingam said, "The increase in Pune and Mumbai is a little less because most people in these areas are the salaried class who generally opt for loans which is accounted money. The deals here gets reflected every year and real values of properties are seen."
The office of the Inspector General of Registration (IGR) on December 31 said revisions have been announced on the basis of various parameters such as rates at which documents were registered the previous year, property prices in the respective areas and rates quoted for the properties. The rates are quoted broadly in four categories for municipal corporations, municipal councils, influential areas and talukas in rural parts.
The Pune division has about 1,280 zones located in municipal corporation areas. Of these, 1,277 zones have registered up to 20% increase and remaining three zones have registered more than 20% increase in the ready reckoner. Of the 1,309 zones in municipal councils, about 1,255 have registered up to 20% increase, while 54 have registered an increase more than 20%.
Of the 733 influential areas in Pune division, 602 have registered an increase up to 20% and remaining 131 areas have registered more than 20% increase. While in the rural parts, of 57 talukas, 14 have registered more than 20% increase and 43 talukas have registered up to 20% increase.
In Mumbai, of 737 zones in municipal areas, 711 have registered an increase up to 20% and 26 have registered an increase above 20%.
The overall trend across all the corporation areas in the state has remained similar to the trend in Pune and Mumbai. Of 9,002 zones in the corporation areas about 6,265 have registered up to 20% increase while 2,737 have registered above 20% increase.


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Nature, human policies led to giant wildfire at Yosemite
Updated 6:20 a.m. ET
GROVELAND, Calif. Unnaturally long intervals between wildfires and years of drought primed the Sierra Nevada for the giant wildfire burning at the edge of Yosemite National Park, chewing up the rugged landscape, forestry experts say.
The fire had ravaged 288 square miles by Tuesday night, making it the biggest in the Sierra's recorded history and one of the largest on record in California.
Containment held steady at 20 percent, but the number of destroyed structures rose to 111, and some 4,500 structures remained threatened. At least 31 residences were among those lost. Firefighters were making stands at Tuolumne City and other mountain communities.
Officials said they expected the blaze to continue to grow overnight.
"We're going to get a handle on it, but we're going to have to give some ground to get some," said Lee Bentley, fire spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service.
The fire approached the main reservoir serving San Francisco, but fears that the inferno could disrupt water or hydroelectric power to the city diminished. On Tuesday, the fire moved into the watershed, which increases the chances of sediment runoff this winter.
Yosemite crews continue to keep water on two groves of giant sequoias less than 10 miles from the fire's front lines.
Reporter Nick Janes of CBS Sacramento, Calif. station KOVR-TV went farther into Yosemite Tuesday than any reporter had since the fire began. One official told him he thinks the Rim Fire could begin the biggest in state history:
The flames have also unleashed a smoky haze that has worsened air quality more than 100 miles away, in Nevada.
The plume from the Rim Fire triggered emergency warnings in the Reno and Carson City areas. Schoolchildren were kept inside for the second time in a week, people went to hospitals complaining of eye and throat irritation and officials urged people to avoid all physical activity outdoors.
"It's five hours away," said 22-year-old bartender Renee Dishman in disbelief after learning that the source of the haze was more than 150 miles away. "I can't run. I can't breathe. It makes me sneeze."
The air quality index briefly surpassed the rare "hazardous" level east of Lake Tahoe before improving slightly. It hovered around the next-most serious stage of "very unhealthy" for all populations in the Reno-Sparks area 30 miles north.
Separately, a fire apparently sparked along a freeway spread to a grassy hillside, jumped into trees and then burned several homes in a crowded Northern California neighborhood.
Public Information Officer Gale Spears says two houses were completely destroyed and three others were damaged in the city of Fairfield, about 40 miles northeast of San Francisco. The homes were near Interstate 80.
Spears says fire crews worked quickly to protect dozens of threatened structures including houses and a nearby apartment complex. At least 50 homes were evacuated.
The Yosemite-area blaze was just 40 acres when it was discovered near a road in Stanislaus National Forest on Aug. 17, but firefighters had no chance of stopping it in the early days.
Fueled by thick forest floor vegetation in steep river canyons, it exploded to 10,000 acres 36 hours later, then to 54,000 acres and 105,620 acres within the next two days. On its 11th day, it had surpassed 179,400 acres, becoming the seventh-largest California wildfire in records dating to 1932.
Federal forest ecologists say historic policies of fire suppression to protect Sierra timber interests left a century's worth of fuel in the fire's path.
"That's called making the woodpile bigger," said Hugh Safford, an ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service in California.
Two years of drought and a constant slow warming across the Sierra Nevada also worked to turn the Rim Fire into an inferno. For years, forest ecologists have warned that Western wildfires will only get worse.
"Every year, the summer temperatures are a little warmer, hence the conditions for burning are a little more auspicious," said Safford. "People can deny it all they want, but it's happening. Every year, the fuels are a little bit drier."
The Rim Fire's exponential growth slowed only after hitting areas that had burned in the past two decades, and Safford says that shows the utility of prescribed and natural burns that clear brush and allow wildfires to move rapidly without killing trees.
"If you look at the Sierra Nevada as a whole, by far the largest portion hasn't seen a fire since the 1910s and 1920s, which is very unnatural," said Safford, who has authored several papers on the increasing wildlife severity across California's mountain ranges. "This one isn't stopping for a while."
Since a 1988 fire impacted nearly one third of Yellowstone National Park, forestry officials have begun rethinking suppression policies. Yosemite has adopted an aggressive plan of prescribed burns while allowing backcountry fires caused by lightning strikes to burn unimpeded as long as they don't threaten park facilities.
"Yosemite is one of the biggest experimental landscapes for prescribed fire and it's going to pay off," Safford said. "The Rim Fire is starting to hit all those old fire scars."
The 350-mile-long Sierra Nevada is a unique mountain system in the U.S. with its Mediterranean climate, which means four to six months of drought every summer. California's mountain flora is designed to burn and even flourish and regenerate healthier after a fast-moving fire.
Instead, the Rim Fire is killing everything in its path. The understory ignites trees, and wind is sweeping the fire from treetop to treetop in 300-foot walls of flame.
Scientists also expect the impact on wildlife to be severe. The fire has encompassed nearly the entire migratory range of deer in the region, and the burning treetops likely displaced many of the remaining 300 members of a subset of Great Gray Owl along the Yosemite border, said Daniel Applebee of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
"Because their population is so small, any loss is significant," Applebee said.
The fire also cut through habitat of the Pacific fisher, a weasel-like animal that is listed for state and federal protections. The fire has fragmented its range, likely leaving it nowhere to expand, Applebee said.
The Rim Fire is the first of any ecological significance in about a decade in the area stretching from the Sequoia National Forest south of Yosemite to north of Lake Tahoe, said Chad Hanson, a forest ecologist and environmental activist who has published a number of papers on the significance and increasing rarity of post-fire habitat in the Sierra Nevada.
Eventually, the forest will come back.
"Because we are in such tremendous deficit of this post-fire habitat type, especially in this area, the Rim Fire is a good thing ecologically," Hanson said. "This is not destruction, this is ecological restoration."


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Offa's Dyke Path National Trail
285 km / 177 miles
For over 60 miles the route of this National Trail runs along or close to the 8th century dyke passing many other historical sites. The Trail meanders along the east side of the Wye Valley to Monmouth, crosses lowland farmland to Pandy and Hatterrall Ridge which is then followed to Hay-on-Wye. The Radnorshire Hills are crossed to Knighton as is the hill country of Clun. The next part of the route is across the plain of Montgomery, along the Severn Valley and across the Vale of Llangollen to the Clwydian Hills.
The waymarked Three Castles Walk (Mons) (19 miles and on OS mapping) is a circular walk from Offas Dyke visiting Skenfrith, White and Grosmont castles. The St Winefrides Way is a 14-mile pilgrims trail that links St Asaphs Cathedral, Denbighshire, with St Winefrides Well in Holywell, Flintshire.
The LDWA National Trails Register offers certificates for completers of several British National Trails.
Publications, Badges and Certificates:
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Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
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Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:
Connected Paths:
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After MSNBC suspended Alec Baldwin's show Up Late With Alec Baldwin following claims that the actor shouted a homophobic insult at a photographer, the former 30 Rock star took to his blog in the Huffington Post to defend himself and insist he's willing to give everything up to get his privacy back. The whole controversy began Thursday, when TMZ published video of Baldwin yelling at a reporter. The website insists Baldwin called the photographer a "cocksucking fag," a charge the actor who has gotten in trouble in the past for his far-from-gay-friendly language vehemently denies.
In a post on his Huffington Post blog on Saturday, Baldwin insists he "never used the word faggot," only saying that "what word is said right after the other choice word I use is unclear." The actor goes on to write that whether his MSNBC show "comes back at all is at issue right now."
Baldwin also gets personal though, writing that he is "concerned for my family," adding that paparazzi can "make life miserable for my neighbors" and there's nothing that authorities can do about it. Photographers "provoke me, daily, by getting dangerously close to me with their cameras as weapons, hoping I will react," writes Baldwin. "When I do, the weapon doubles as a device to record my reaction." He goes on to offer a theory as to why Americans are so interested in celebrities:
This country's obsession with the private lives of famous people is tragic. It's tragic in the sense that it is so clearly a projection of people's frustration about their government, their economy, their own spiritual bankruptcy. You have no voice in Washington. In Washington, or in any statehouse, no one actually cares what you think. So you post online, you vote with a Roman-esque thumbs up or down on the celebrity debacle of the day. That is your right. It's also fatal misdirection of your voice and need to judge. Occupy Wall Street, on their worst day, had more integrity than the comments page of a website ever will.
In the end, he may just have to call it quits: "If quitting the television business, the movie business, the theater, any component of entertainment, is necessary in order to bring safety and peace to my family, then that is an easy decision."


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We would like to introduce to you our fishing guide Martin Simpson, not only is Martin a avid angler but is also an accomplished artist. If you are a keen Angler and would like to experience some of the best kept secret trout fishing waters in New Zealand we urge you to visit Martin's web page. Martin offers a service that is unique and in keeping with our policy of catch and release, he puts this so well on his site:
"The highest angling attainment is not catching a trophy fish, but in releasing it."
Martin is a graduate of the Wellington School of design, a freelance illustrator/ designer and an art & photography tutor, he is able to combine his love of fresh water Angling with his artistry to produce the most astounding life like portraits of your fish.
Martin is well acknowledged and recommended by many of New Zealand's most "exclusive" fishing Lodges and guides, his Trout portraits can be found in the private collections of anglers as well as fine art lovers all over the world.
Some of our best fishing is to be had in the Tararua Forest Park:
- Totara Flats: ln the Waiohine River – There is accommodation at the new Totara Flats Lodge
- Waitawaewae Hut: In the Otaki River
- Cow Creek Hut: In the Waingawa River
- Mangahao Flats: In the Mangahao River
- Tutuwai Hut: In the Tauherenikau River
Whether you're new to tramping, tramped for years or belong to a club, AHNZL can tailor a package to suit your individual needs. Our pilots' knowledge of these areas, advice and experience is second to none and they are happy to advise and help you plan your expedition.
Whether it's a new experience or you're revisiting those favourite tramping spots, we have something for everyone. The Tararua Forest Park has some of the most rugged terrain in NZ, using the versatility of the helicopter we can enhance your tramping experience getting you to the inner park opening up the options to exploring some of the most unforgettable landscapes New Zealand has to offer.


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I did not start 31 projects for Debbie's Ultimate Crazy Challenge but I did come close with 26 new starts. I am not sure how I missed 5, but I do know when I do this next year, I will be a bit more organized. Now my job is to get some finishes. Here are the last 5 new starts:
I do not have a progress on my YOTA SAL. YOTA is being hosted by Pulled the Other Thread. I read on one of the other blogs that the stitcher stitches on her piece for 30 minutes a day. I will try to do that myself, because it is a good idea and I do want to get some of my UFOs done. Hopefully I will have a progress report on March 7.
It has been snowing so badly here in my world! The last 2 Mondays, my classes have been cancelled due to these snowstorms. First was a blizzard and the govern put a travel ban on Connecticut highways. The second storm gave us another 10 inches. Tonight we are getting another storm and it won't be stopping until late Monday night. They are predicting another 10 inches with this storm. I may have tomorrow off too but I won't find out until 5:30 in the morning. I know I will have to make up the days soon and they will be on a Friday or Saturday. My teacher thinks most likely on a Saturday. School on a Saturday! Boy, that will be so weird! Here is some pictures of the lovely white stuff.


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Known internationally as one of the most modern, innovative pistols produced, the Grand Power brand employs high quality materials and state-of-the-art processes and manufacturing to deliver an ergonomically designed, low recoil pistol for sport shooting, civilian carry and law enforcement and military professionals.
Innovation lies in the unique, worldwide patented rotating barrel locking system that minimizes felt recoil and muzzle rise. The pistols are fully ambidextrous. Slides, frames and barrels are made from extremely durable, high quality steel. The proprietary polymer grips are ergonomically designed to offer a positive and comfortable grip. The Grand Power pistol line includes compact and full size in .22 LR, .380 ACP, 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP and 10mm Auto in sport, concealed carry and professional models.
"Grand Power is very pleased to partner with Eagle Imports in this exclusive distribution agreement, "Jaroslav Kuracina, Grand Power CEO and Owner commented. "Eagle Imports is well known for their exceptional customer service to their brands, as well as the sales distribution channel, right down to the end users. We look forward to a long and positive relationship with Eagle Imports and firearms enthusiasts in the U.S."
About Grand Power:
Grand Power was founded on the passion and expertise of CEO and owner Jaroslav Kuracina. After many attempts to have his innovative pistol produced in his home country of Slovakia, he finally succeeded through the generosity of private investors in 2002. Today, Grand Power is one of the up and coming firearms brands world-wide, winning awards at IPSC and on the battlefield. www.grandpowerusa.com
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Founded in 1988, Eagle Imports is proud of its history and tradition of being an exclusive firearms distributor in the United States. Eagle is committed to fulfilling Bersa's, Metro Arms', Comanche's, and now Grand Power's, mission in the USA and for providing the ultimate after-sale experience for all of their products. www.eagleimportsinc.com


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Trustees Emeriti
Leaders in business, education, and government serve on the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Council on Economic Education. Some members of the Board of Trustees serve special functions, playing key leadership roles by volunteering as Chairs, Campaign Co-Chairs, or Committee Chairs. When Board members commit extra time and energy to the Georgia Council, they are recognized for their extraordinary effort by being designated as a Trustee Emeritus. The following are the Trustees Emeriti of the Georgia Council on Economic Education.
Patrick K. Barron
First Vice President & COO (retired)
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Claude Booker Jr.
Executive Vice President (retired)
SunTrust Bank of Georgia
Robert Clanin
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and CFO (retired)
D. Scott Davis
Chairman & CEO (retired)
Ouida Dickey
Founding Director
Berry College Center for Economic Education
William Farr III
President & CEO (retired)
InfiBank, N.A.
Eugene J. Godbold Jr.
Georgia Market President, (retired)
Bank of America
Thomas D. Hills
Chief Operation Officer (retired)
State of Georgia
Edward B. James Jr.
Executive Vice President (retired)
SunTrust Bank of Georgia, N.A.
Warren Jobe
Executive Vice President & CFO
Georgia Power Company
Stephen R. Briggs
Berry College
Milton Jones Jr.
Georgia Market President (retired)
Bank of America
James R. Lientz Jr.
Chief Operating Officer (retired)
State of Georgia
Bobbie McCrackin
Vice President and Public Affairs Officer (retired)
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Michael H. Mescon
Dean Emeritus, Robinson College of Business
Regents Professor of Marketing, Ramsey Chair of Private Enterprise
Georgia State University
Carl V. Patton
President (retired)
Georgia State University
Gary Price
Chief Administrative Officer & Partner Affairs Leader
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Donald Ratajczak
Director (retired)
Economic Forecasting Center- Georgia State University
Frances W. Rushing
Executive Director (retired)
Georgia Council on Economic Education
Frank Troutman Jr.
Management Consultant
Tim M. Woodall
Executive Vice President (retired)
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta
In Memorium
Jeanette Moon
DEEP Coordinator (retired)
Atlanta City Schools


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- You gonna call room service?
We got beer.
If you hauled beer up this rock, you're insane.
I may be insane, but I'm not stupid.
I didn't carry it, you did it. It's in your pack.
Jesus Christ! I ought to throw you off this pillar.
- Besides, it's warm.
- I'm sorry. I'd thought you'd draw the line at hauling ice.
DawgsgoCaving wrote:My friend's son got his helmet rocked when we were hiking up Little Coon yesterday. He got all the way to the top and then figured it out hahaha. It was pretty funny
KeyserSoze wrote:I'll rock somebody's pack if they leave it behind when they shouldn't have. Don't leave your pack behind, you never know when there will be an emergency and you need it. I learned my lesson the hard way so I'll gladly pass it along to the next person.
caverdan wrote:He was the patient in a CCRN rescue training scenario in Glenwood. Re rocked his own pack knowing the rescue party would have to haul it out. Being very heavy.....a lot of people helped haul it out.
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R & Rs most played Christian Rock band of 2004 and recipient of 2005s Modern Rock Album of the Year GMA Award, Sanctus Real, releases their third studio album, The Face of Love, April 4. Here is what the critics are already saying about the album:
With strong writing, excellent performances and flawless execution, The Face of Love is the sound of a good band growing up, and is by far the most satisfying work of Sanctus Reals career.-- CCM Magazine (April)
The Face of Love is another winner for Sanctus Real. -- www.almenconi.com
Sanctus Real makes great rock albums and this is no different, it worships, it explores a range of human circumstances, and makes a great addition to your 2006 CCM collection.
The Face of Loves opening confessional and first radio single, Im Not Alright, is already garnering acclaim as one of this weeks Most Added songs at R&R CHR radio. The song will also become the bands third video. Shot on location in Lancaster, CA, it was directed by Scott Speer, best known for directing Switchfoots Stars as well as the video for Teddy Geiger's "For You I Will," which was #5 last week on MTV's Total Request Live. The Im Not Alright video is slated to hit a TV screen near you in March.
For the latest tour updates and much more, please visit www.SanctusReal.com www.SanctusReal.com
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