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I asked the angels for guidance to assist us in our development for the coming year. They offer to us, six qualities and virtues upon which we can focus to assist us in our personal and spiritual growth during the New Year.
We enter a new cycle each January 1st as we are attuned to the Gregorian calendar and have been following this cycle for quite some time. It is therefore a most auspicious time to do a bit of reflection upon what we would like to see happen for ourselves and setting our intent to make it so.
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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Provides Consumer Information At National Consumer Protection Week Event on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency promoted awareness of consumer protection resources during today's National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) event on Capitol Hill.
"Events like National Consumer Protection Week help reinforce the importance of consumer information. Consumers protect themselves against unfair, deceptive and fraudulent practices by becoming, and staying informed," said Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan. "The OCC continues to reach out to consumers on important issues such as foreclosure rescue scams, and works with financial regulators and the banking industry to provide information that helps consumers to make well-informed decisions."
To support this year's consumer protection theme, "Dollars and Sense: Rated "A" for All Ages," the OCC joined the Federal Trade Commission and other federal agencies on Capitol Hill to distribute information about gift cards, reverse mortgages, cashier's checks, mortgage fraud, and how to get assistance through the OCC's Customer Assistance Group. Staffers also highlighted the OCC's consumer Web site, HelpWithMyBank.gov, which provides answers to common questions received through the thousands of calls made to the Customer Assistance Group. OCC materials are also available at the NCPW Web site http://consumer.gov/ncpw.
The OCC continues to publish its Consumer Advisories in English and Spanish that cover a range of consumer issues. Recent editions include "Reverse Mortgages: Are They for You?" and "OCC Consumer Tips for Avoiding Mortgage Modification Scams and Foreclosure Rescue Scams."
The OCC's Customer Assistance Group is available to help national bank customers with questions or complaints from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Eastern, Monday – Friday, at 1-800-613-6743.

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Synergy Issue 31 - July 2011
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For three generations, the primary mission of the Gracie Family has been to make the invaluable benefits of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu available to people everywhere. To accomplish this, we created the Gracie University Instructor Certification Program (ICP), through which dedicated practitioners from around the world will have the opportunity and resources to become remarkable instructors and join us in preserving and perpetuating the gentle art.
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively young martial art which, until now, lacked structure. In almost all jiu-jitsu schools, techniques are presented in complete randomness, frustrating and confusing the students. In addition, rather than establishing standardized promotion guidelines, most instructors issue belt promotions based on wavering impulses, leaving the students feeling discouraged and demoralized. Realizing that there could be no growth without structure, we spent several years organizing all the techniques into an official white-to-black belt curriculum. For the first time ever, students are learning Gracie Jiu-Jitsu with the same reliable structure and meticulous planning that one would expect from an institution of higher education. With a clearly defined curriculum and standardized qualification requirements for each belt level, students are embarking on the path towards Gracie Jiu-Jitsu mastery with more dedication and greater enthusiasm than ever before.
In our quest to make the newly renovated curriculum available around the globe, nothing was more important than making sure that the learning experience at all Certified Training Centers mirrored that of the Gracie University Headquarters in Torrance, CA, and this is what led to the development of the Instructor Certification Program. Through this rigorous and highly-comprehensive program, prospective instructors are introduced to the teaching methodologies and training programs that have been developed and refined for three generations. Upon successful completion of the ICP, participants are capable of teaching Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in accordance with the high standards established by Grand Master Helio Gracie and maintained by Gracie University. Through the ICP, we are finally able to systematically create high-quality instructors without compromising the integrity of the art.
In the past, an individual could not participate in the ICP unless he/she was already an instructor at an established school of martial arts. Since the launch of the Gracie University Online Learning Center, however, we realized that there are thousands of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu students around the world who have the character, desire, dedication and detailed-oriented nature to become amazing instructors even though they may have never taught a martial arts class in their life. As a result, we have decided to open the Gracie University Instructor Certification Program to all dedicated practitioners of the art who meet the four basic qualification requirements, so that those who have the passion can help us spread the word. The final goal is to turn dedicated students into amazing instructors so that they can make Gracie Jiu-Jitsu available in their communities with the proven system and the full support of Gracie University Headquarters.
Technique Preservation
You must be committed to the preservation of the techniques and teaching methods in accordance with the exacting standards of Gracie University. Above all, you must understand the importance of teaching Gracie Jiu-Jitsu first and foremost as a system of self-defense.
Discipline, Integrity & Honor
Each certified instructor is an extension of the Gracie Family and a representative of Gracie University. All ICP candidates must personify discipline, integrity, and honor. They must be healthy in mind and body, and, most importantly, they must have a passion for empowering others.
Gracie Combatives Mastery
There are four levels of certification at which an instructor can be recognized, but all instructors begin at Level 1. At this level, they are authorized to teach the Gracie Combatives curriculum. Since you cannot teach that which you do not know, in order to be considered for participation in the ICP, not only must you complete the Gracie Combatives course, but you must achieve a score of 95 or better on the test (in comparison to a minimum passing grade of 90 for regular students). The Gracie Combatives course can be completed at home (via the online course or DVD program) or at a Certified Training Center. Regardless of where you learn the material, all ICP prospects must submit the Gracie Combatives test via video upload so that we may keep a permanent record of your video test. If you do not pass with a score of 95 or better the first time, you are only allowed to retest one time. If you fail to meet the 95 minimum score a second time, you will not be allowed to apply for the ICP. If you have already been belted in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by another organization, you will be allowed to keep your current rank, but in order to be considered for the ICP you will be required to demonstrate proficiency in the Gracie Combatives techniques by passing the Gracie Combatives test with a minimum score of 95.
Gracie Bullyproof Familiarity
Upon successfully completing the Gracie University Instructor Certification Program, you will also be authorized to teach the official kids' Gracie Jiu-Jitsu program, Gracie Bullyproof. To ensure you are prepared for the Gracie Bullyproof portion of the ICP, you must own and be very familiar with the Gracie Bullyproof program (on DVD or online). Please do not inquire to participate in the Instructor Certification Program until you have scored a 95 on your Gracie Combatives test AND are fully familiar with the Gracie Bullyproof curriculum. This requirement applies to all instructor candidates, even those select few who choose not to teach the Gracie Bullyproof program upon ICP completion.
To learn about the School Options and the Four Phases and the 52 Lessons of the ICP, please click on the other tabs at the top of this page.
To view our frequently asked ICP questions, click here.
For the first time ever, we are allowing very dedicated students, who do not currently own or instruct at a martial arts school, the opportunity to go through the Gracie University Instructor Certification Program (ICP) and fulfill their dreams of becoming instructors of the gentle art. Once an individual successfully completes the instructor program, they are authorized to establish a Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Center in one of three ways:
You do not need to decide which Certified Training Center establishment method you will use until after you complete the Instructor Certification Program. But you must know that, in addition to you getting certified, the actual school must meet the following minimum requirements to be deemed a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Certified Training Center:
Benefits of Establishing a CTCThere are many benefits to establishing a Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Center. If you successfully complete the Gracie University ICP, and you establish a CTC that meets the school requirements above, these are some of the benefits you can look forward to:
Territory Reservation Program (TRP)
If you own an existing Martial Arts school (BJJ or Traditional), you may qualify to reserve your territory for up to 12 months while you learn the Gracie Combatives curriculum and complete the ICP. To verify your territory's availability, or to submit the TRP application, click here.
To learn about the Four Phases of Instructor Certification Program, or to read about the 52 Lessons that comprise the Online Instructor Course you will complete before coming to Torrance for final evaluation, please click on teh tabs at the top of this page.
To view our frequently asked ICP questions, click here.
Since 1925, superior instructional methods have separated Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instructors from all other jiu-jitsu schools and organizations. Originally developed by Grand Master Helio Gracie, and then rigorously refined over the last 90 years, these teaching methods enabled anyone - regardless of age, gender or athletic ability - to master the family's powerful self-defense system. Initially, we offered an intensive six-day Instructor Certification Program at Gracie University Headquarters to qualified students, blue belts or higher. Although the original ICP enabled us to certify several instructors around the world to teach Gracie Jiu-Jitsu according to the exacting standards of Gracie University, the program's structure and the costs associated with certification restricted many potential instructors from participating.
After several years of research, planning, and curriculum development, we have completely restructured the Gracie University ICP so that it's accessible to anyone who's ever dreamt of teaching Gracie Jiu-Jitsu! Although the new certification process is more demanding than the original counterpart, its revolutionary format truly gives any dedicated practitioner of GJJ the opportunity to acquire the skills, learn a proven teaching system, and pursue the dream of becoming a Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Instructor. The process consists of four phases:
Phase 1: Gracie Combatives Mastery
First, you must pass the Gracie Combatives Proficiency Test (GCPT) with a score of 95 or higher. You may complete the Gracie Combatives course at home using the DVDs, through Gracie University, or by attending classes at a Certified Training Center. However, your test must be recorded and uploaded via Gracie University, so we can keep a video record of your Gracie Combatives Test. If you are ranked by another organization, you may keep your rank in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but must still demonstrate proficiency in the Gracie Combatives techniques by passing the test with a score of 95 or higher. If you do not pass the Gracie Combatives test with minimum score of 95, you may retest only once in your attempt to meet the ICP qualification standard. That said, you should aim for perfection the first time around. In the event that you do need to retest, you will need to submit five brand new test videos. Here are the steps you have to take if you wish to resubmit for ICP consideration:
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a perishable skill. In order to maintain the highest quality standard at all CTCs, you must apply for the Instructor Certification Program and begin the Phase 2: Online Instructor Course within six months of passing the Gracie Combatives test.If more than six months have passed, you must retake the Gracie Combatives test before applying for ICP consideration.
Phase 2: Online Instructor Course
We filmed every lesson and lecture during the Instructor Certification Course (August 2009) at Gracie University to ensure that the online instructor's course mirrored the instruction provided in the resident course. This enables prospective instructors to learn our teaching methods before traveling to Gracie University for verification. As a result, we will save ICP candidates thousands of dollars in travel related expenses and time away from their families, martial arts schools and/or places of work.
After passing the Gracie Combatives test with a score of 95 or higher, you begin Phase 2 by clicking "submit inquiry" (button to the right). Upon receiving your inquiry, you will be given access to an information page outlining the benefits and licensing fees associated with establishing a Certified Training Center. Once you review the information, you will have the option to submit the full application that will be used to determine your eligibility for the program. Along with the full application, you will be asked to submit a $300 non-refundable background check processing fee (which we will apply to the $1600 tuition, if accepted). Only once you pass the background check and are deemed eligible for the ICP, will you pay the remaining tuition balance of $1300 (non-refundable). Immediately upon paying the full tuition, 52 ICP lessons will be locked in your online lesson library, as well as the download link to the Official Gracie Instructor Manual, so that you can begin your instructor training without delay.
At that point, you will be given access to the online instructor training material for 60 days. You will be required to upload five videos demonstrating your knowledge of the Gracie Combatives and Gracie Bullyproof teaching methodologies covered in the course within those 60 days. If you have the technical skill, passion for teaching, and communicative abilities that we seek in a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instructor, we will invite you to Gracie University Headquarters for your live evaluation. If it's clear that you don't have what we're seeking, or you fail to submit your proficiency videos before the 60-day deadline, your video access will be turned off and you will be released from the program.
Phase 3: Live Evaluation
For Phase 3, you will travel to Gracie University Headquarters for a three-day evaluation with the Gracie Family. Although there is no additional fee to participate in the final evaluation, you are responsible for travel and living expenses associated with the trip. On day 1, all ICP candidates will be required to pass the Gracie Combatives test under the watchful eyes of Ryron, Rener and the highest ranking black belts of the organization. If you are a Gracie Combatives belt holder and you have not earned higher rank from another jiu-jitsu organization, you will also undergo a live sparring evaluation for official blue belt consideration. On days 2 and 3, you will be tested in your comprehension of all the teaching methodologies and administration skills featured in the online instructor course and print material. Throughout Phase 3, you will have the opportunity to ask questions about anything from teaching methods to business administration. This will also be our chance to get to know each other. After all, we consider all of our instructors to be part of the Gracie Family, so it's important to establish a strong personal relationship on and off the mat. Upon passing the final evaluation, you will have all the skills necessary to teach Gracie Combatives and Gracie Bullyproof, and you will receive a certificate denoting your completion of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Certification Program.
Phase 4: CTC Establishment
Although it is not mandatory that ICP graduates pursue the establishment of an official self-defense school, it is a fact that the primary benefit of becoming a Certified Instructor is that you have the system, the support, and the authorization to establish a Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Center, which means you will be able to utilize and profit from the proprietary trademarks, logos, and training programs of the of the Gracie Family. If your goal is to establish a CTC, you will have 12 months from the time of ICP graduation to do so using any of the following three methods: 1) you can teach the program at your school if you already own or teach at one, 2) you can open a brand new school at which the programs will be offered, or 3) you can approach an existing school that does not teach Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and form a partnership to begin offering the programs at their school. In any of these three cases, the training center must meet the School Requirements and must be approved by Gracie University.
Immediately after you begin teaching the program(s) at the approved school, it will be recognized as a probationary Level 1 CTC on GracieAcademy.com and GracieUniversity.com. In order to be taken off of probation, you will need to meet the following requirements, no later than 12 months after ICP graduation.
There are four levels of certification at which a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instructor can be recognized. Once the aforementioned probationary release requirements are met and your Level 1 certification status is made official, you will have the opportunity to begin working towards higher levels of certification which will enable you to teach the Master Cycle and the Women Empowered programs at your school. But, like the Grand Master once said, "Paciencia e Disciplina" (Patience and Discipline). Focus on qualifying for, and successfully completing, the Level 1 Instructor Certification Program and the rest will fall right into place.
Reserve Your Territory
There are many benefits to establishing a CTC. Among them is the opportunity to establish an exclusive territory in which only your school will be authorized to teach the proprietary Gracie University training programs. If you have a CTC location in mind, and there isn't already a CTC located within five miles of the prospective location, you will have the opportunity to temporarily reserve your territory as soon as you get accepted into the Instructor Certification Program (after you qualify by passing your GC Test with 95 or better). If you successfully complete the ICP and establish the CTC, your territory will go on full reserve for as long as you are a CTC. If you fail to complete the ICP successfully, the territory will be released for the next qualified candidate.
Live Evaluation Date: January 23, 24, and 25, 2020Although the new ICP format allows people to learn the teaching methods from anywhere in the world at their own pace, the Phase 3 live evaluation for all those who successfully complete the online portion of the program will take place at Gracie University Headquarters twice each year (January and July). The next Live Evaluation is scheduled for January 23, 24, and 25, 2020. If you've passed the Gracie Combatives test with a score of 95 or greater, and you intend to get certified, you should plan on beginning the ICP as soon as possible to ensure you have enough time to complete the online portion of the course and make travel plans in the event that you qualify for advancement to Phase 3. If you are interested in attending this Live Evaluation, and in order to be considered you must:
There is no shortage of eager students, only a shortage of certified instructors.
Learn the system, join the family, and help us empower the world.
To view our frequently asked ICP questions, click here.
The Gracie University Instructor Certification Program is the most comprehensive teacher's curriculum ever created for any martial art, let alone jiu-jitsu. Listed below are brief descriptions of the 52 comprehensive video lessons that comprise the online portion of the program. Topics not discussed in the online videos will be covered during the live portion of the program at Gracie University Headquarters in Torrance, CA.
Lesson 1: Brotherly Intro
Ryron and Rener welcome you to the program and make sure you understand what it will take to succeed.
Lesson 2: Family Welcome
Rorion Gracie and his sons explain the history of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, how the Instructor Certification Program evolved, and what the plans are for the future of the art.
Lesson 3: Why it Works
The Gracie Brothers explain what prompted the complete restructuring of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu curriculum and how it doubled their enrollment in 18 months.
Lesson 4: The Gracie University Partnership
In this discussion the brothers explain how you can use Gracie University, and your affiliation to Gracie University, to gain the marketing edge in your community.
Lesson 5: Combatives Card and Calendar
In this discussion, the Gracie Brothers discuss what the art has been missing for three generations and how the Combatives Card and Calendar have completely revolutionized the Gracie University learning experience.
Lesson 6: GC Group Lesson 19
In this video, you will get to join the Gracie Brothers for a live Gracie Combatives group lesson so you can see first-hand how the system works.
Lesson 7: Group Class Outline
What makes the Gracie Combatives system so powerful is the structure. In this discussion, you will learn the minute-by-minute breakdown being used to orchestrate Gracie Combatives group lessons all around the world.
Lesson 8: Essential Gis
Even though none of the Gracie Combatives techniques rely on the use of the gi, in this discussion we explain the various reasons why gis, especially at the beginner level, are so important (hygiene, uniformity, tradition, etc.).
Lesson 9: Freestyle Flow & Bad Guy Behaviors
Being a good "Bad Guy" is, in many ways, harder than being a good "Good Guy." In this talk, Ryron and Rener teach you how to turn your students into the best possible "Bad Guys" so that your classes function smoothly and friendly vibe remains strong.
Lesson 10: Slice Presentation Formula
Handed down over three generations, the Gracie Slice Presentation Formula is what separates the Gracie University instructors from the rest. Learning the formula will make you a better teacher in all fields of study.
Lesson 11: SPF Review & Practice
The brothers recap of the most important Slice Presentation Formula concepts, and then add a few more critical teaching principles to the equation.
Lesson 12: Violating the Formula
Ryron and Rener explain the special circumstances in which modifying the teaching formula is acceptable.
Lesson 13: Essential Presentation Skills
Learning the Slice Presentation Formula will instantly make you a good instructor, mastering these essential presentation skills will make you great.
Lesson 14: GC Group Lesson 20
In this clip, you will join Ryron and Rener for another live Gracie Combatives group lesson. This time you get to see how the brothers interact with the students while they drill the techniques.
Lesson 15: Rapid Review Lessons 1-4
As a teacher, it's your duty to know as much as possible about the subject matter. In this rapid review, the Gracie Brothers go through Gracie Combatives group lessons 1-4 sharing bonus details that are not included in the corresponding Gracie Combatives videos lessons.
Lesson 16: The Founding Principles
In this discussion you gain a deeper understanding of the founding principles Grand Master Helio Gracie used to create this incredible system. This will help you when you are modifying and adapting techniques for disabled students.
Lesson 17: The Most Common Questions
Your students will have questions, but chances are they have already been asked before. In this video, we explain the five most common questions of all time, and the problem-solving principles for each, so that you can handle the "what-ifs" with ease.
Lesson 18: Rapid Review Lessons 5-8
Ryron and Rener discuss all the bonus details for lesson 5-8 that are not are not covered in the corresponding Gracie Combatives videos.
Lesson 19: GC Group Lesson 21
In this group lesson, Ryron and Rener demonstrate the power of Solo Demos, and, once again, you will see the overall structure of the system come to life.
Lesson 20: Animal Movement
In this silly but serious discussion, you will learn how graceful animal-like movements can enhance the presentation value immensely.
Lesson 21: One-on-one Retention
Rorion gives the most incredible teacher's demonstration of all time, and in doing so he illustrates how a great instructor leaves no room for error.
Lesson 22: Group Class Orchestration
Ryron and Rener share all the secrets on how to successfully manage a group class when you have over 50 students, all of varying skill levels.
Lesson 23: Rapid Review Lessons 9-11
Ryron and Rener discuss group lessons 9-11 giving you all the bonus details not appearing in the corresponding Gracie Combatives video lessons.
Lesson 24: Rapid Review Lessons 13-18
The brothers discuss all the bonus details for group lessons 13-18.
Lesson 25: GC Group Lesson 22
Once again, you're live in a Gracie Combatives group lesson. This time, you'll get to appreciate how the Slice Presentation Formula gives life to each technical presentation.
Lesson 26: Slice Presentation Test
This is the actual Slice Presentation Test taken by the instructor candidates at Gracie University. Seeing their strengths and weaknesses of each presentation will help you prepare for your own test, when the time comes.
Lesson 27: Test Results Discussion
Ryron and Rener go into detail regarding what the most common mistakes were during the Slice Presentation Tests and what changes must be made for the instructors to meet the standard and get certified.
Lesson 28: Gracie Combatives Printouts
This casual discussion covers all the handouts and information sheets that we use to promote the Gracie University programs at all the Certified Training Centers worldwide.
Lesson 29: Bring a Friend Class
Even though every jiu-jitsu student talks to their friends about their new found passion for the gentle art, chances are their friends will never show up to a class. In this talk, Ryron and Rener teach you how to turn your students into your most powerful marketing tool and how to triple the number of referrals coming through the door.
Lesson 30: The 10-day Trial
After one class, a student is curious. After 10 classes, a student is hooked. In this discussion, we share the subtleties that make our new student enrollment process so powerful.
Lesson 31: The 10-Minute Intro
If a student's first 10 minutes are mediocre, they won't sign up. If their first 10 minutes are good, they might sign up. If their first 10 minutes are amazing, they'll be part of your jiu-jitsu family for life! In this clip, you will learn how to turn prospective students into family on the very first day.
Lesson 32: Reflex Development Class Outline
Qualifying for Reflex Development Classes is the first major milestone for all Gracie Combatives students. In this discussion, the brothers discuss the structure and purpose of the Gracie Combatives Reflex Development Classes.
Lesson 33: Reflex Development Class
Join Ryron and Rener as they teach a live Reflex Development Class to a large group of dedicated students. Compared to a regular Gracie Combatives group lesson, you will see many similarities but also many differences in how the class is conducted.
Lesson 34: Private Class Outline
In this talk, Ryron and Rener explain why some students are better suited for private lessons, and then they share the secrets to teaching a masterful private lesson so that your students are always coming back for more.
Lesson 35: GC Group Lesson 23
In this live group lesson, you will witness the true power of the 10-Minute Intro as Rener introduces a group of three brand new students to the art. After the introduction, you'll join Rener as he teaches the last group lesson of the 23-class Gracie Combatives cycle.
Lesson 36: Adult Promotion Process
Ryron and Rener outline the stripe promotion process, the belt testing/promotion process, and then they explain how everything is tracked on the Gracie Combatives Card for optimum student retention.
Lesson 37: Master Cycle Certification
Once your Gracie Combatives certification is finalized, you will qualify to begin working towards Master Cycle Certification. In this talk, the brothers briefly explain the continuing education process.
Lesson 38: Gracie University Forum
The Gracie University Forums are filled with questions that have been answered by actual Gracie University instructors. In this talk, you will learn how to use Gracie University to ensure that you and your students are always getting the most up to date information.
Lesson 39: Gracie Bullyproof Intro
Gracie Bullyproof has been featured on CNN, NBC, and Oprah.com, and it is the fastest growing program at Gracie University. More importantly than the additional revenue it will generate, this program will give you the chance to save lives.
Lesson 40: Universal Teaching Methods
Although there are three different age/skill groups in the Gracie Bullyproof program, there are a handful of critical teaching methodologies that apply to all children, and those are the ones you need to master first.
Lesson 41: The MOB Detail
MOB stands for "Make it Or Break it" detail. In this critical conversation, you will understand the one thing you must do, above everything else, to ensure the success of the Gracie Bullyproof program at your school.
Lesson 42: Friendly Discipline
In the Gracie Bullyproof video lessons you learn how to teach one child. In this discussion, you will learn the time-tested secrets to maintaining control over large groups of energetic kids.
Lesson 43: Little Champs Teaching Methods
The Little Champs (ages 5-7) class is certainly the craziest but most enjoyable kids class. In this discussion, Ryron and Rener share the age-specific teaching methodologies that will keep you in control of the chaos.
Lesson 44: Little Champs Group Class
In this live Little Champs group class, you'll be in awe as you watch Rener and Ryron transform themselves into highly energized and ridiculously playful children in order to captivate and connect with the kids.
Lesson 45: Jr. Grapplers Teaching Methods
When dealing with the Jr. Grapplers (ages 8-13) you must keep the classes challenging and mentally stimulating. In this talk, Ryron and Rener share the additional teaching concepts you'll need to engage and excite the older kids.
Lesson 46: Jr. Grapplers Group Class
In this live group lesson you'll see how Rener is able to teach the Jr. Grapplers in a more mature, mentally stimulating fashion without over-complicating the techniques.
Lesson 47: Jr. Combatives Final Thoughts
No matter how well a technique is presented, kids are kids, and they will make mistakes. Expect nothing; praise everything, and the kids will always love learning from you.
Lesson 48: Black Belt Club
Only the most disciplined, focused, and hard-working children ever make it to the Black Belt Club. In this discussion, Ryron and Rener explain the importance of the club and how to keep its members excited about learning all the way to the top.
Lesson 49: Character Development Program
What gets the parents in the building is self-defense. What keeps the parents in the building is the Character Development Program (CDP). Add this program to your curriculum and your youth retention rate will go through the roof.
Lesson 50: Rules of Engagement
Fear of punishment is the number one reason why a student will not stand up for him/her self against a bully. With the Rules of Engagement, your students will have a step-by-step plan for dealing with bullies and the confidence to implement it.
Lesson 51: Kids' Promotion Process
For kids, there is nothing more exciting and encouraging than to get a belt promotion. In this talk, Ryron and Rener discuss how the Gracie University Kids' Promotion Process works and how to leverage the system to provide your students with much more than self-defense.
Lesson 52: Video Evaluation Guidelines
Ryron and Rener provide detailed specifications for each of the five videos that you will need to upload in order to be considered for advancement to the live evaluation at Gracie University Headquarters in Torrance, CA.
The people in your community are ready to learn, all they need is an instructor. Master Gracie Combatives, submit the inquiry, and get certified so you can make it happen. We'll see you in California!
The Gracie University Instructor Certification Program (ICP) is broken down into multiple phases (Gracie Combatives mastery, Online Instructor Training, etc.) the most important of which is the Live Evaluation that takes place at Gracie University Headquarters in Torrance, CA. The next available Live Evaluation will take place January 23, 24, and 25, 2020.
If you are interested in attending the scheduled Live Evaluation, you must pass the Gracie Combatives test (within the last six months), with a score of 95 or greater before July 15 and complete enrollment (by finalizing application part B no later than September 15). Here are the most important dates to be aware of.
July 15 - Gracie Combatives Test Deadline
The last day for you to upload your videos to demonstrate your Gracie Combatives proficiency is July 15. If you pass with a score of 95 or greater, you will need to submit the ICP Online Inquiry immediately thereafter. If you do not score 95 or greater, you will not be eligible to attend the ICP Live Evaluation scheduled for January 2020, and you will have to wait until the next Live Evaluation.
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In an 1818 publication, by famed Philadelphia physician & Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Dr. Benjamin Rush, entitled, Medical Inquiries & Observations, Upon the Diseases of the Mind, he included the account of a patient, who "believes he has a living animal in his body. A sea captain, formerly of this city, believed for many years that he had a wolf in his liver. Many persons have fancied they were gradually dying, from animals of other kinds preying upon different parts of their bodies," (p.80).
Such comments as those above, especially the latter sentence, aptly reminds one of such famed scenes as portrayed in 'Sci-fi' movies such as Aliens, of something derived solely from one's imagination, or products of a mental malady reserved exclusively for the insane. However, numerous accounts of such a phenomemon were extremely wide-spread, throughout 19th-century Pennsylvania, and across the nation.
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), a native of Maryland, accomplished artist and a collector of natural curiosities, founded the famed 'Philadelphia Museum,' later referred to simply as the 'Peale Museum,' a repository of diverse biological objects as well as archaeological artifacts from throughout the nation & the world.
As part of the manuscript collections at The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, one may find Peale's accession book or 'Memoranda of the Philadelphia Museum.' Contained within its handwritten notations, is an account, dated for March 6, 1806, a portion of which is reproduced in the image below.
As related by her attending physician to Peale, a female resident of Somerset County, Maryland, had suffered for years from "chills, a sick stomach with vomiting, high fevers...with considerable pain in her stomach..." It appears that 'Mrs. P.R.,' had often vomited up, "a number of round worms..." as well as a "number of Black bugs...in likeness to what is called a black bess, but smaller, for eighteen months back."
The good doctor & an associate, gave the ailing lady "an emitic, afterwards a mercurial purge...with elixir of vitriol," which caused her to eject from her stomach, "one of the bugs...which upon examination was found to have wings...which, as soon as they could get their wings dry, would fly away.
I have sent you {referring to Peale} several for your inspection."
The Maryland physician queries Peale as to the possibility that the little denizens of the lady's stomach had "naturally formed in the stomach; or are they first taken in with the water and then generated in the stomach?" Perhaps Peale replied, but his entry in the Memoranda, dated for March 14, 1806, states: "The above insects are in the museum..."
This incident is neither unique nor an 'isolated case,' since the nation's newspapers literally were filled with such accounts by the hundreds for many years. Usually such reports concerned not insects as the contents of the gullet, but reptiles and other creatures, including everything from snakes, to lizards, toads, frogs and even crabs!
Philadelphia physician, Dr. Samuel Atkinson, in 1838, would not only publish an account, but also give an affidavit to the veracity of his investigation of a man named Thomas Ruth, a shoemaker, who for some five years had "complained of an oppression of the stomach and breast, and at times a violent cough," who had seen multiple doctors in an attempt to obtain relief, but with negative results. As Dr. Atkinson remarked: "He strenuously persisted in the belief that there was something alive in his stomach."
Dr. Atkinson gave the ailing patient "emetics," which caused the man to vomit and thus discharge "an animal about two inches long, about as large as the finger of a man; its head, eyes, etc., were like a dog, and the body like a large snail, of an ash color, and without legs. The animal was alive."
Representatives of the Public Ledger newspaper, remarked of the above, "Whether this is a wonderful story or not, we know that part of it is true, for the dog headed phenomenon was actually exhibited at this office. So we vouch for the existence of the entity, and leave Messrs. Atkinson and Ruth to vouch for its birth." The editors go on to state their belief that the creature was "probably a tadpole" or a "pollywog, which means a young frog." (see the Public Ledger, October 1, 1838).
The Lewistown (PA) Gazette, of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, quoting the Reading Times, published an account on December 5th, 1877, of a 'Mrs. Mitchell,' a resident of Gibralter below Reading, "who recently vomited a lizard from her stomach in Markley's drug store, this city, emitted two more on Friday afternoon last, making nine which have been ejected from her stomach during the past few years."
Mrs. Mitchell, having been given a "purgative medicine," purportedly "vomited up 2 lizards, some four inches in length. One is black and the other has a reddish stripe the whole length of its back. The lizards were brought to Reading on Saturday and given to druggist Markley, who placed them in a jar of water in which the reptiles were wriggling lively on Saturday evening."
Once again, numerous Pennsylvania and national newspapers of the 19th-century, relate many diverse but similar accounts such as those given above. Certainly individuals have swallowed many things through the centuries, as witnessed by the drawer-filled items at the famed 'Mutter Museum' in Philadelphia, everything from pins to jewelry. Nineteenth-century Pennsylvania papers like present-day accounts, speak frequently of foreign objects being found in patients during surgery or surgical tools having accidently been sewn into bodies, being found years later by x-rays.
Humans have served as 'hosts' for many parasitic infestations for centuries, as witnessed in the tropics or 'Third-World' countries, creatures which often burrow or lay their eggs in festering wounds, only to be found later by empirical evidence or acute observation, as well as through surgery and x-rays. Wasps and other insects as well, continue to act as predators, 'laying their eggs' in the head & thorax of various ant species, which soon hatch & mature, by literally feeding off the nutrients contained within the body of the host, eventually leaving its prey nothing more than an 'empty shell.'
Once again, as mentioned frequently in this 'blog,' The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, has numerous newspapers and also manuscript sources such as the one cited above, which reveal strange 'phenomena' as well as basic historical data and information.
There is something at The Historical Society of Pennsylvania to satiate everyone's interest, from the benign & often 'worn-out' traditional renditions of past events, to the unique, unexplained and even the bizarre!
(For further reading see: Daniel R. Barnes, "The Bosom Serpent: A Legend in American Literature & Culture," Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 85 {1972}: 111-122).


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Adding on a few options pushes the price well over 84k.
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Heat eye two new signings
MIAMI (AP) And now, they could be his teammates - if the four-time NBA MVP decides to stay in Miami.
The Heat announced Monday that they intend to sign Granger and McRoberts when the NBA's moratorium on deals being formally struck ends later this week. McRoberts agreed to a four-year deal that starts at around $5.3 million next season, said agent Mike Conley Sr., with Miami using its mid-level exception to get that contract done.
"He thinks it's a chance to do some special things," Conley Sr. said, adding that McRoberts has a player option for the final year of his Heat deal.
Yahoo Sports reported Granger agreed to a two-year deal, worth about $2 million annually. Granger's agent, Aaron Mintz, did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
Those were the first two known moves by the Heat during the free-agent shopping period, but all eyes remain on what James is going to do and if he's worn a Miami uniform for the final time. Heat President Pat Riley is planning to meet with James later this week, in an effort to convince him to stay in Miami.
It's still unclear when the Riley-James meeting will take place. James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are all free agents, and none have said where they will be playing next season and beyond.
But even after going to the NBA Finals in four straight seasons, winning two championships, this was going to be an offseason of change for the Heat. Miami entered free agency with only Norris Cole under a guaranteed contract for this coming season. The Heat have a partially guaranteed deal with Justin Hamilton and the rights to guard Shabazz Napier, who was acquired on draft night.
So there are obviously plenty of slots to fill, and on Monday, the Heat began tipping their hand on who will get those jobs.
Contracts begin getting signed Thursday.
McRoberts averaged 8.5 points in 78 starts for Charlotte last season, and raised Miami's ire in the playoffs by leveling James with an elbow that some Heat players said looked intentional. McRoberts was issued only a common foul at the time, but the NBA upgraded it to a flagrant-2 and fined him $20,000. Miami will be McRoberts' sixth club.
Granger has a bit of playoff bad-blood history with Miami as well, most notably in 2012 when he was with the Indiana Pacers. The Heat said at the time Granger was instigating stars like James; the Pacers said he was just showing toughness.
Granger has been limited to 46 games over the past two regular seasons. He spent virtually his entire career to date with Indiana, before going to the Los Angeles Clippers for part of last season.


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The ZigBee Alliance has announced development of the ZigBee Green Power feature set to establish a global, standard technology for self-powered devices operating through energy harvesting techniques. These devices will communicate seamlessly with existing ZigBee and ZigBee PRO networks and will enable maintenance free, environmentally friendly products that eliminate the need for wires and batteries.
ZigBee Green Power enables new capabilities available to the ZigBee and ZigBee PRO networks. When the ZigBee Green Power standard is made available to Alliance members at the end of 2009, only ZigBee will offer an established, competitive marketplace for deploying switches, sensors and controllers using harvested energy in residential, commercial and industrial environments. Its energy harvesting capabilities will give manufacturers greater flexibility when designing innovative ZigBee products and solutions. Because ZigBee Green Power will work seamlessly with ZigBee and ZigBee PRO networks, it will enjoy all of ZigBee's numerous strengths, including:
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A woman was found Wednesday trapped in a pit inside a shed at a Blanchester home, police said.
Police responded to a home around 4 a.m. after a neighbor reported hearing cries coming from a shed on the property.
Police found a 30-year-old woman in a hole that had been covered with wood and heavy objects.
"She was in a pit that had been dug in the floor of the shed, and wood had been placed over the top of the pit, and heavy objects placed on top the wood to prevent her escape," said Blanchester Police Chief Scott Reinbolt.
The woman was unable to speak and was taken to a hospital for treatment, Reinbolt said. She has since been released.
The victim's mother reported her missing two hours before she was found.
Police described the backyard pit as "tight quarters," saying that it was about 40 inches deep and two feet wide.
Dennis Dunn, 45, was arrested and charged with kidnapping. Officers were stationed outside the home with guns drawn for hours before he walked out the front door.
"We were awaiting the arrival of the tactical entry team from Warren County from the sheriff's office and Dunn came to the front door and walked out like he was going for a stroll and we arrested him," Reibolt said.
Dunn was arrested and taken to the Clinton County Jail.
Authorities said Dunn has a criminal history and several mental health issues in the past. Last month, authorities said Dunn called police multiple times saying someone was trying to break into his home. No one was found.
Dunn was taken to Clermont Mercy Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, but police said he was back out of the hospital within 24 hours and calling police again.
The Blanchester police chief called it a failure of the mental health system.
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Every resident estate or trust and every nonresident estate or trust deriving income from Louisiana must file a fiduciary income tax return. Grantor trusts as defined in R.S. 47:187 will be required to file only if part of the income is taxable to the trust or if there are nonresident beneficiaries. In a grantor trust, the trust is ignored to the extent that the grantor can be the beneficiary. The grantor is taxed as if he had never put the assets in trust.
A resident estate is the estate of a decedent who at his death was domiciled in this state. A resident trust is a trust or portion of a trust created by last will and testament of a decedent who at his death was domiciled in this state. Any other trust shall be considered a resident trust if the trust instrument provides that the trust shall be governed by the laws of the state of Louisiana. If the trust instrument is silent with regard to the designation of the governing law, then the trust shall be considered a resident trust only if the trust is administered in this state.
A nonresident estate or trust would be any estate or trust that is not considered a resident estate or trust. Estates and trusts located outside the United States that derive income from Louisiana sources shall be taxed in the same manner as other nonresident estates or trusts even if the estate or trust is not required to file a federal fiduciary return. Such estates or trusts may elect to be taxed at the rate of five percent on total gross income from Louisiana sources.
Date Tax due
Returns and payments are due on May 15th of each year on the preceding year's income, or on the 15th day of the fifth month after the close of the taxpayer's fiscal period.
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Fiduciaries are taxed on net income computed at the following rates:
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When shopping for appliances, it's easy to compare purchase price to save money. But what about the cost to run an appliance over its lifetime—don't you wish you could compare that too?
According to an article on Discovery, a new testing service will allow consumers to see what appliances are energy savers and which are energy wasters. Savenia Labs in the U.S. will test appliances and provide information on stickers to show energy use, how much it will cost to run as well as the item's carbon footprint over its lifetime. Savenia Labs will go beyond the star-ratings for large appliances and also test small common household appliances such as coffee makers, microwaves, toasters and other common household appliances. (To read the full article, click here)
In Australia, electrical appliances account for about 30 % of the average household energy use and standby energy use can account for 10 % or more of that amount.
Would this kind of suggested labelling encourage people to choose appliances that are more energy efficient and cost less over their lifetimes, or would people still think of the immediate cost and continue to hunt for bargain purchase prices?
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Don't Have a Cow!
Here we are again with winter. As temperatures drop we need to consider how to adjust diet and management practices for cows and heifers. First as temperatures drop cattle require more energy, especially when it's cold AND rainy. Feed requirements can increase by about 5-15% in these weather conditions and as the temperatures drop down into the 20's. An average cow will eat about 25-30 pounds of hay per day, but additional hay should be added as temperatures dip down below 30. In fact for every degree below 32, an additional 1% should be added to the daily feed rations for the average cow. Cows will pay you back in giving extra milk for their calves or in breeding back sooner in the spring.
During January and February you also need to consider the nutrient requirement increase for pregnant and calving animals. This increase in requirements can be supplied through high quality hay (testing will reveal the quality), a grain-protein supplement, or grazing as it is available.
Furthermore, ensure that there is plenty of clean water and minerals available. Since calving time is a stressful period, cows need a high magnesium mineral available. This mineral should be added to feed before calving and all through the spring.
Cows will eat what is most palatable first. Minerals may not taste as good as cottonseed meal, but they are necessary for good health. Also, high magnesium minerals are not very palatable; so mixing them with hot mix is a good way to ensure that cows consume an adequate amount of magnesium. Low quality hays require additional protein and/or energy added to meet the animal's needs. This addition may be as corn, milo, wheat, oats, cottonseed meal, or soybean meal.
Cattle should be observed closely during calving season. It does not hurt to check more often than twice daily if possible. Having a pasture close to your house or barn will make it easy to watch over the calving cows. Place heifers calving for the first time in a pasture where they can be easily observed, since 80 percent of your calving problems are likely to occur in this group.
Try to avoid calving at night by feeding a supplement late in the afternoon. Available data indicate cows that eat in late afternoon are more likely to calve during the daylight hours.
Given the cold weather during this time of year, calving cows, especially the heifers, should be watched closely. Heifers will generally have more calving trouble given their size and lack of prior calving. A number of calves are lost at calving because producers wait too long to help a cow or heifer give birth. If calving problems occur and no solution is found within 30 minutes, call your veterinarian. He/she has the expertise and the equipment to properly address the problem.
If you have any questions about calving cows, please contact Kim Tungate at the Lee County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension at 919-775-5624.
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The following steps describe how the runtime linker and program cooperate to resolve the symbolic references through the procedure linkage table and the global offset table.
When the memory image of the program is initially created, the runtime linker sets the second and third entries in the global offset table to special values. The following steps explain these values.
If the procedure linkage table is position-independent, the address of the global offset table must be in %ebx. Each shared object file in the process image has its own procedure linkage table, and control transfers to a procedure linkage table entry only from within the same object file. So, the calling function must set the global offset table base register before calling the procedure linkage table entry.
For example, the program calls name1, which transfers control to the label .PLT1.
The first instruction jumps to the address in the global offset table entry for name1. Initially, the global offset table holds the address of the following pushl instruction, not the real address of name1.
The program pushes a relocation offset (offset) on the stack. The relocation offset is a 32–bit, nonnegative byte offset into the relocation table. The designated relocation entry has the type R_386_JMP_SLOT, and its offset specifies the global offset table entry used in the previous jmp instruction. The relocation entry also contains a symbol table index, which the runtime linker uses to get the referenced symbol, name1.
After pushing the relocation offset, the program jumps to .PLT0, the first entry in the procedure linkage table. The pushl instruction pushes the value of the second global offset table entry (got_plus_4 or 4(%ebx)) on the stack, giving the runtime linker one word of identifying information. The program then jumps to the address in the third global offset table entry (got_plus_8 or 8(%ebx)), to jump to the runtime linker.
The runtime linker unwinds the stack, checks the designated relocation entry, gets the symbol's value, stores the actual address of name1 in its global offset entry table, and jumps to the destination.
Subsequent executions of the procedure linkage table entry transfer directly to name1, without calling the runtime linker again. The jmp instruction at .PLT1 jumps to name1 instead of falling through to the pushl instruction.
The LD_BIND_NOW environment variable changes dynamic linking behavior. If its value is non-null, the runtime linker processes R_386_JMP_SLOT relocation entries before transferring control to the program.


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Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University softball team saw its 2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament run come to an end on Saturday (May 4) as the Bulldogs fell 3-2 to eighth-seeded Findlay in an action-packed contest at the Marathon Diamond Complex in Findlay, Ohio.
The Oilers scored the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning, but FSU battled back in the bottom half of the inning and pinch runner Jordan Maxwell eventually reached third base. With two outs in the bottom of the inning, sophomore shortstop Michelle Tononi nearly came up with the game-tying RBI on an infield hit as Maxwell crossed the plate, but was called out at first base on a controversial call from the first base umpire to end the contest.
With the loss, the Bulldogs now must await the official announcement of the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament selections, which will be unveiled on Monday (May 6) morning at 10:30 a.m. (ET) via www.ncaa.com. FSU was ranked seventh in the region entering the conference tournament and the top eight selections in the final rankings will receive NCAA Tourney berths on Monday. Findlay was ranked eighth just behind FSU prior to the win over the Bulldogs and the ninth-place team, Northwood, posted an 0-2 mark in the tournament.
Findlay took an early 1-0 lead in Saturday's elimination game with a single run in the top of the first inning, but the Bulldogs responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame to grab a 2-1 advantage. Freshman Alyssa Smith started the run with a single thru the right side and advanced to second on senior Lainee Clay's single to left field. After Smith advanced to third on a wild pitch, junior Amy Dunleavy doubled to right center and both Smith and Clay scored as FSU totaled two runs on three hits in the frame.
Those, however, would be the only runs the Bulldogs could produce. Findlay tied up the game in the top of the second and neither team was able to score again until the Oilers struck in the seventh on a two-out, RBI single to center field from Nicole Motuza.
Both teams had opportunities as the Oilers stranded three runners on base in the top of the fifth and the BUlldogs did the same in the bottom of the sixth.
Overall, the Bulldogs totaled seven hits in the contest while Findlay came up with eight on the day.
Bulldog senior pitcher Dana Bowler tossed all seven innings for FSU and finished with seven strikeouts and four walks. Meanwhile, Findlay's Brittany Dauterman threw five and two-third innings while allowing seven hits and two runs with five K's and four walks. UF's Tawna Whited picked up the win in relief as she hurled the final one and one-third innings and gave up only a single hit along with a walk.
Dunleavy and Rachael Gabrielson both doubled for the Bulldogs while senior Lindsey Pettit came up with a sacrifice hit. Smith tallied a game-high three hits for Ferris State while Clay had two hits. Tononi also had a hit for the Bulldogs in addition to Dunleavy and Gabrielson.
Both Motuza and Tori Allen had two hits each to lead the Oilers as Findlay improved to 29-14 overall on the year with the victory. UF advanced to face Wayne State in another eliminiation game at the conference tournament.
With the loss, the Bulldogs now hold a 29-14 overall mark to date this season after posting a 1-2 record in the GLIAC Tournament.
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Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University softball team saw its 2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament run come to an end on Saturday (May 4) as the Bulldogs fell 3-2 to eighth-seeded Findlay in an action-packed contest at the Marathon Diamond Complex in Findlay, Ohio.


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Just an update on the 250exc jed sold me a while back, bike roars and have made some minor modifications and adjustments (power valve, suspension...etc) still roaring as of today! We have been riding in Marley pit every other weekend and down the tracks near the pigfarm im Perry ville , Md and Elkton, MD . We will be planning another ride with some friends in a week or 2 if anyone is interested. Lots of trails, single track and nasty hill climbs. Lots of fun out there. Here is a short video clip of some fun of the day out there definitely some fun stuff.
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Irvin Christiansen, 98, of Durham died Dec. 2 at St. Luke Living Center in Marion. He was born Jan. 25, 1915, to Henry and Mattie (Garrett) Christiansen of Durham.
He is survived by his wife, Muriel of Marion; three sons, H. Robert of Washington, D.C., Gordon of rural Durham, and Dale of McPherson; two daughters, Mona I. Herbers of Leoti and Jan Skiles of Hillsboro; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services were Friday at Durham Baptist Church. Burial was Friday at Canton Township Cemetery. Visitation was Thursday at Jost Funeral Home, Hillsboro.
Memorial funds have been established with Durham Baptist Church and Marion Assisted Living.


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Octavia E. Butler
Octavia Estelle Butler was born on June 22, 1947 in Pasadena, California. Her father was a shoeshine man who died soon after she was born; her mother was a maid who taught her daughter to love stories and storytelling. Butler comments: "My mother read me bedtime stories until I was six years old. It was a sneak attack on her part. As soon as I really got to like the stories, she said, 'Here's the book. Now you read.' She didn't know what she was setting us both up for."
Butler credited her mother with instilling in her a love of reading, but she credited a bad sci-fi movie for her love of writing. She explained: "I was writing my own little stories, and when I was 12, I was watching a bad science fiction movie [Devil Girl From Mars] and decided that I could write a better story than that. And I turned off the TV and proceeded to try, and I've been writing science fiction ever since." Butler pursued writing in her spare time while she continued her education, earning an A.A. degree in 1968 from Pasadena City College and attending California State University, Los Angeles and the University of California, Los Angeles. Butler further honed her writing skills in two key programs: the Open Door program of the Screenwriters Guild of America and the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop.
Butler's writing was shaped most powerfully, however, by her own dogged determination. In her essay "Furor Scribendi" (Latin for "rage for writing"), she described her path to honored professionalism: "First, forget inspiration," she writes. "Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not ... Forget talent. If you have it, fine. Use it. If you don't have it, it doesn't matter. As habit is more dependable than inspiration, continued learning is more dependable than talent ... Finally, don't worry about imagination. You have all the imagination you need ... Persist."
Butler's persistence paid off in a long, successful career featuring several science fiction trilogies, collections of short stories, and stand-alone novels. Her work often features imaginative figures -- aliens, telepaths, immortals, gene-swappers, and so forth -- but it also features careful analysis of social issues and subtle psychological insights. Her work has been admired by readers and critics alike, and has garnered her numerous awards: the 1980 James Tiptree, Jr. Award for Wild Seed; Hugo Awards for "Speech Sounds" and "Bloodchild, " in 1984 and 1985, respectively; Nebula Awards for "Bloodchild" in 1984 and Parable of the Talents in 1999; a MacArthur Foundation "genius" award in 1995; and a PEN Center West Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. Parable of the Sower (1993) was both a finalist for the Nebula Award and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
Butler wrote books that are fast-paced, surprising, and thick with social reflection. They are also fun to read. As a reviewer for the Washington Post Book World commented in an article about Parable of the Talents: "Octavia E. Butler is one of the finest voices in fiction, period ... A master storyteller, Butler casts an unflinching eye on racism, sexism, poverty, and ignorance and lets the reader see the terror and beauty of human nature."
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Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002 - History - 958 pages
"America: A Concise History" has become the best-selling brief book for the U.S. History survey because of the uncommon value it offers instructors and students alike. The authors' own abridgement preserves the analytical power of the parent text, "America's History," while offering all the flexibility of a brief book. The latest scholarship, hallmark global perspective, and handy format combine with the best full-color art and map program of any brief text to create a book that students read and enjoy.
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The wire floor of the chicken coop finally imploded this past week, due to Ethel's species confusion - she has a tendency to eat chicken food and perch herself in the hen house. It's incredibly annoying, but goats will be goats... or chickens, as is the case with Ethel. I replaced the old floor made of .5" x .5" wire mesh with a .5" x 1" thicker gauge mesh, hoping that this will make a sturdier landing for the pain-in-the-butt goats and provide a larger opening for the droppings to fall through. Fruit Loop, my Welsummer, was all in a flap about the construction, squawking up a storm and hopping all over the mesh as I tried to pull it out. Apparently, she doesn't like her house being messed with. A few of the other birds also stood in the way of building, curious to see what was going on. All calmed down when they saw that I wasn't going to destroy their home, just fix it up a bit.
The laying boxes were also in sad shape as they were actually cardboard boxes beginning to decompose. Rather than continuing to replace the cardboard boxes with new ones, a perfectly acceptable option, I chose to build proper laying hutches. I soon discovered that my carpentry skills still leave much to be desired. My cuts were all slightly askew, screws poked through creating hazardous conditions, and since I used all scrap materials, refusing to purchase anything new, I sometimes had to use two boards where I really should have only used one. Well, whatever! They're chickens, right? I'm sure they don't care. Here you can see Sweet Pea checking out the new ghetto fabulous digs:
Speaking of chickens, this weekend I went to a get together for chicken owners in the San Francisco area. I found it through Meetup.com. It was great to share information with locals and meet fellow chicken lovers. If you are in the area and are interested in chickens, join the SF Pet Chicken Meetup Group.
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VERGENNES — Almost 200 years ago, Commodore Thomas MacDonough won a crucial naval battle in the War of 1812 that drove the British — the world's greatest naval force at the time — from the Plattsburgh, N.Y., battle site back into Canada, allowing the United States to retain a larger piece of northern territory when a peace treaty was signed two months later.
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MIDDLEBURY — Mary Hogan Elementary School fifth-graders hatched them, Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center agribusiness students raised them and Middlebury College students will eat them.
Without leaving the town of Middlebury, the 203 chickens of the Chick-to-Plate project have been teachers to more than 200 students — by career center Director Lynn Coale's count — and now, will be dinner to hundreds more.
The crest of the Otter Creek River is coming slowly but surely through Addison County, having hit Leicester late yesterday and now approaching downtown Middlebury. The U.S. Geological Survey projects the crest to reach Middlebury between midnight and 2 a.m. tonight.
ADDISON COUNTY — Officials at the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) on Monday afternoon were continuing to work toward full recovery of the roadways around Addison County and Vermont that were flooded on Sunday as the remnants of Hurricane Irene swept through Vermont.
In Addison County the flooding appears to have been less severe than in other parts of the Vermont. According to Chris Cole, VTrans Director of Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development, the southern counties Bennington and Windham were hit especially hard.
MIDDLEBURY — Three years after the Legislature passed Act 92, the Vermont Energy Efficiency and Affordability Act, the state is not on pace to reach the act's goal of improving energy efficiency in 25 percent of Vermont homes (roughly 80,000) by 2020.
Instead, the state is likely to fall short of this goal by 28,000 homes.
PANTON — On Saturday, Sept. 10, Panton will join the cluster of Addison County towns commemorating their 250th birthday this calendar year, and townspeople are planning a daylong celebration with myriad activities and attractions for all ages to mark the occasion.
The celebration, which recalls the date in 1761 when colonial Gov. Benning Wentworth issued Panton's official charter, will begin in earnest at 11 a.m. on the Beillo property south of the Panton Town Hall.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — From where he sits — behind bars in a Washington, D.C., jail cell — everything is going according to plan for Bill McKibben.
The environmental author and activist was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 20, in Washington while protesting the proposed construction of a 1,700-mile pipeline that would pump oil from the Tar Sands of Alberta, Canada, to oil refineries in Texas. He was one of 70 arrests on Saturday.
The 63rd annual Addison County Fair and Field Days was last week, and the Addison Independent reporters were there with video cameras to record the action. We compiled a quick highlight reel of the fair, interspersed with fairgoers' favorite parts of the yearly Addison County tradition! Whether it was the food, the farm equipment or the family atmosphere, there was something at Field Days for everyone. What was your favorite part? Let us know in the comments!
MIDDLEBURY — Bill McKibben doesn't make a habit of getting arrested, but for the right cause he won't hesitate to do so.
Apparently, stopping the proposed 1,700-mile pipeline that would pump oil from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, to oil refineries in Texas is one such cause.
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Mr. Richards follows a centuries old tradition of illustrating Architecture's greatest examples in three-dimensional form for the purpose of instruction and decoration. This tradition can be seen in Sir Herbert Oakley's collection of Cathedral Models - based on the book by Sir Bannister Fletcher "A History of Architecture"; or in the casts taken from Italian and Greek buildings during the Grand Tour to L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris to continue the study of antiquities while away from its source; or more famously, in the casts and models owned by Sir John Soane R.A., architect, for private enjoyment and learning at his residence at No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields (appropriately enough Mr. Richards has made a model of No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, among many other of Soane's buildings).
I think the last two examples is what draws me to Mr. Richards' work: the idea of "owning" pieces of great architecture to admire and study...from my nightstand, because did I mention? Mr. Richards' work is diminutive!
|The Queen's Doorway at Kensington Palace, by Sir Christopher Wren. Doorway Bookend Series.
What makes Mr. Richards' work truly amazing is not only the accuracy of the architectural detail, but the DETAIL itself. The small models are lovingly made by hand by Mr. Richards and his team, with great care to depict the most minute carving as you can see in the picture above and below:
|Bond Hall. University of Notre Dame. Doorway Bookend Series.
Following tradition, the models can also be instructive (you can see that the names of the elements that compose each order have been etched on the side):
|The Doric Order. The Orders Bookend Series.
If I had my way I would fill my house and Studio with a few more of these:
|Ca D'Oro Palace. Limited Edition and Collectors Pieces. This piece is exquisite in person, so delicately crafted.
Image by Timothy Richards.
Image by Timothy Richards.
And for some American flavor:
|The Flat Iron by Daniel H. Burnham. Limited Edition and Collector Pieces.
Image by Timothy Richards.
Mr. Richards' models can be purchased in many "to the trade" places and also at his UK and USA website. For more eye candy visit: http://www.timothyrichards.co.uk/
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The Ford Fusion Hybrid has great fuel economy. Rob Riggle told you. Oh wait, so did James Franco just now. The concept behind this ad is that it's double the length of an average ad.
Ford's Super Bowl ad needed to tell you twice that the Fusion Hybrid gets "nearly double" the fuel economy of the normal Fusion. Nearly double. Nearly double.
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Koren Chi Kei Sin-Essence Mask Packaging
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Interview with Koren Chi Kei Sin : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Koren Chi Kei Sin : The design is inspired by the transparency and fluidity of watercolour. Water is the main element to bring out the colours in watercolouring technique while for Essence Mask, the essence lies in keeping the skin hydrated and replenished. Each of the product aims to offer customers a health,radiant skin. The vivid colours of the mask design represents an everyday glamour after using the product. The use of pastel colours helps in giving the product a feminine, soft and attractive identity. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Koren Chi Kei Sin : The focus was to help client setting up its new brand's image through packaging and logo design. We were trying to do something that is simple but elegant with a strong visual image. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Koren Chi Kei Sin : It takes us about a month. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Koren Chi Kei Sin : It was commissioned by our client. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Koren Chi Kei Sin : We try to design in all aspects. We believe we are trying to create a lifestyle for our clients, which is not limited to packaging, interior, art or architecture. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Koren Chi Kei Sin : Young ladies in their early 20s which is interested in beauty care. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Koren Chi Kei Sin : The name Essence refers to the vital elements in the mask that is essential in keeping the skin hydrated and replenished. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Koren Chi Kei Sin : Digital design tools and hand sketches .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Koren Chi Kei Sin : The choice of colours and the simplicity. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Koren Chi Kei Sin : Finding the right colour to represent the specific product. We have tried many options of colour pairing to match for different mask types. .
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As cold weather descends upon much of the country, golfers in those regions are not ready to shelve the clubs. Not even close. So we do what we always do....we ask you, the world's most knowledgeable golfers, to provide fellow golfers on where they can go to still tee it up and enjoy this greatest of games. As always, your ideas were spot on.
So without further ado...here are the best places, as determined by YOU, on where golfers can go to continue enjoying golf over the next few months.
9. Dubai. We did ask for U.S. destinations but the images of t.v. and the reputation of this Middle Eastern gem had a few of you still advocating hard for this golf mecca.
Jacqueline Wood: Yas Links Golf Club in Abu Dhabi in the UAE, weather has cooled down nicely to mid 30's during the day and a cool 20C at night
8. San Francisco. Though considered northern California, San Francisco's climate can range from cool to perfect, rarely ever "too cold." And with many of the greatest golf courses in the world (and a short drive to Monterey and their spectacular courses) - this destination would give you one of the great golf trips found anywhere.
John Kobuchi: I live in San Francisco, CA...so as long as it's not snowing on any of the courses within a few hours of me, why go anywhere else? Rain, fog, really dense fog, wind, clouds, or sunshine...means I golf in either in rain gear, layers, or shorts!
7. Hawaii. Come on, it's Hawaii. Can't say too much more.
John Cassin: Hawaii. Great golf. Beautiful views, predictable weather.
Robert Lilly: maui the very best !!!!
Anthony Jerome Valverde: Oahu. Turtle Bay. BirdieMe. That's where I'll be!
6. Los Angeles. Southern California is blessed with some of the best weather found anywhere. Oh, and its golf courses are incredible. And the food. And the beaches. And the people. And the....
Tim McCreary: 91 degrees in L.A. Today, Nov 13...question answered
5. Oregon. It might get a little cold and windy - but why not try a place that offers 1.) four top championship courses 2.) superb accomodations 3.) great value this time of year and 4.) battling the elements is part of the expected experience. Knock that item off your bucket list by visiting this iconic venue.
Craig Ward: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort any time
4. Arizona. The desert southwest offers scenery, climate, culture and some amazing layouts.
Kim Hastert: ARIZONA.
Mikaela Livengood: Legacy Golf Resort in Arizona!
3. Florida. They don't call it the Sunshine State for nothing. Where in Florida? Well, does it matter? You really can't pick a bad spot for golf in the state.
Andrew Silva: Besides Florida. It's 75 here today and gorgeous
Jennifer Walker Gillis: Key West Golf Club. Southernmost golf course in US. Not to mention not far from Duval Street!
2. Myrtle Beach. Perhaps the nation's most visited golf destination, don't worry about crowds, they have plenty of courses there to accomodate you.
Linda McCormack: Myrtle Beach - specifically "The Glens Golf Resort"!! Warm enough to golf without sweating and cool enough to keep the crowds away so there is no pace of play problems or hard to find tee times!!!! Can't wait to go back!!
Jason Edward: Newsome Myrtle Beach, SC... Mild temps and a 100+ course to choose from!
1. Las Vegas. There's golf in Las Vegas? Ha, just kidding. There is awesome golf in Las Vegas. And shows, restaurants, shopping and a few casinos to boot. Great prices, typically great weather will be waiting for you.
Bob Bransdon: Without doubt the greater Phoenix AZ area and /or Las Vegas. There are rarely any days in those locations where you are unable to play golf all year round. They are also preferred locations for snowbirds every year. I have played with a number of people who spend winter in Vegas to beat the cold and play golf.


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