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Terms of Use
Terms of Use
Welcome to Village. By accessing www.village.co and its related websites, services, applications or tools (collectively referred to as "Village") you are agreeing to the following terms, including those available by hyperlink, which are designed to make sure that Village works for everyone. Village is provided to you by Village Market Limited, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP, 107 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom, registered in England and Wales with number 09839656. These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Village Market Limited and are effective as of 1st February 2019 for current users, and upon acceptance for new users. You accept these Terms of Use by creating a Village account and by otherwise accessing or using the Village websites, services, applications and tools; or as otherwise indicated on a specific site, service, application or tool.
Using Village
As a condition of your use of Village (including village.co and its related websites, services, applications and tools) you agree that you will not:
. violate any laws;
. violate the Acceptable Use Policy;
. post any threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene or indecent material;
. post or otherwise communicate any false or misleading material or message of any kind;
. use Village if you are not able to form legally binding contracts (for example if you are under 18), or are temporarily or indefinitely suspended from using our Services;
. infringe any third-party right;
. distribute spam, chain letters, or promote pyramid schemes;
. distribute viruses or any other technologies that may harm Village or the interests or property of Village users;
. impose or contribute to imposing an unreasonable load on our infrastructure or interfere with the proper working of Village;
. copy, modify, or distribute any other person's content without their consent;
. use any robot spider, scraper or other automated means to access Village and collect content for any purpose without our express written permission;
. harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent;
. copy, modify or distribute rights or content from the Village site, services, applications or tools or Village's copyrights and trademarks;
. harvest or otherwise collect information about users, including email addresses, without their consent;
. bypass measures used to prevent or restrict access to Village;
. sell any counterfeit items or otherwise infringe the copyright, trademark or other rights of third parties.
You are solely responsible for all information that you submit to Village and any consequences that may result from your post. We reserve the right at our discretion to refuse or delete content that we believe is inappropriate or breaching the above terms. We also reserve the right at our discretion to restrict a user's usage of Village either temporarily or permanently, or refuse a user's registration. If we believe that you are breaching these Terms of Use in any way and/or behaving suspiciously on the Village websites, services, applications or tools, we may, at our discretion, inform other Village users that have been in contact with you and recommend that they exercise caution.
Abusing Village
Village and the Village community work together to keep the Village websites, services, applications and tools working properly and the community safe. Please report problems, offensive content and policy breaches to us using the reporting system or email us at email@example.com.
Without limiting other remedies, we may issue warnings, limit or terminate our service, remove hosted content and take technical and legal steps to keep users off Village if we think that they are creating problems, infringing the rights of third parties or acting inconsistently with the letter or spirit of our policies (including, without limitation, circumventing temporary or permanent suspensions or harassing the Village employees or other users). However, whether we decide to take any of these steps, remove hosted content or keep a user off Village or not, we do not have any obligation to monitor the information transmitted or stored on our sites, services, applications and tools and we do not accept any liability for unauthorized or unlawful content on Village or use of Village by users.
Failure to comply with these Terms of Use (including the Acceptable Use Policy), constitutes a serious breach, and may result in, our taking legal action against you including proceedings for reimbursement of all costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach; and disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary.
Global Marketplace
Some of Village's features may display your listing on other sites, services, applications and tools that are part of the global Village community. By using Village, you agree that your listings can be displayed on these other sites, services, applications and tools. The terms for our other sites, services, applications and tools are similar to these terms, but you may be subject to additional laws or other restrictions in the countries where your listing is posted. When you choose to post your listing on another site, service, application or tool, you may be responsible for ensuring that it does not violate such other site, service, application and tool policies. We may remove your listing if it is reported on any our sites, services, applications or tools, or if we believe it causes problems or violates any law or policy.
Fees and Services
Using Village is generally free, but we sometimes charge a fee for certain services (for example, boosting listings, Start Chats and Village Premium). If the service you use incurs a fee, you'll be able to review and accept terms. Our fees may change them from time to time. We may choose to temporarily change our fees for promotional events or new services; these changes are effective when we announce the promotional event or new service. We reserve the right to offer varying services across your use of Village (including across village.co and its related websites, services, applications and tools). You agree that with your purchase of a service, that Village immediately delivers the purchased service entirely. Village reserves the right to amend, suspend and/or terminate all or any part of any service, its terms and conditions, the types of content or services offered, the subscription period and rates for such service. Village does not represent or warrant that features and services will remain available.
You are responsible for paying the Village fees when they're due. If you don't, without prejudice to any other right or remedy we may be entitled to under these Terms of Use or by law, we may limit your ability to use the services. If your payment method fails or your account is past due, we may collect fees owed using other collection mechanisms. Your subscriptions (for example Village Premium, Start Chats) will continue and be renewed automatically on a weekly/monthly/yearly basis after the first week/month/year until you expressly instruct Apple App Store or Google Play Store that you wish to terminate your relevant subscription. Unless otherwise stated by Village, any renewal of your subscription will be on the then prevailing subscription terms thereof. Unused entitlements and benefits from your subscriptions do not carry over to the following billing cycle and will automatically expire after one (1) billing cycle. When your applicable current subscription period ends, you will forfeit all rights to any related entitlements, features, functionality or benefits.
You acknowledge that your listings may be deleted from the Village sites, services, applications or tools in case we believe these Terms of Use, including our Acceptable Use Policy, are breached, either directly or indirectly. Each boost is an instant effect and all fees and/or charges paid by you to us for any boost are non-refundable. Village does not represent or warrant that any boost or service will lead to a like, offer, chat and by extension, sale. In case you have paid a fee, you may be entitled to a refund of such fee. However, we reserve the right not to refund the Village users for any fees paid through use of our sites, services, applications and tools in the following cases:
. If you breach, in our opinion, these Terms of Use, which include, without limitation, the Acceptable Use Policy;
. If your listings went live with exposure on the Village sites, services, applications or tools, even for a limited time, and that they benefited from the service associated with the paid fee;
. If your listings are placed into "edit" mode and will go live to site once updated by you;
. If you have removed your listings yourself;
. If you post duplicate listings as defined in our rules regarding duplicate listings;
. If we believe that your listings are in a significantly wrong category;
. If you cancel your Village Premium subscription after the end of your free trial (or sufficient time before the end of your free trial to allow Apple App Store or Google Play Store to process your cancellation);
. Please note that the above list is not exhaustive.
Village contains content from us, you, and other users. Village is protected by copyright laws and international treaties. Content displayed on or via Village is protected as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to copyrights laws and international conventions. You agree not to copy, distribute or modify content from Village without our express written consent. You may not disassemble or decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover any source code contained in Village. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to reproduce, copy, sell, resell, or exploit for any purposes any aspect of Village (other than your own content). When you give us content, you grant us and represent that you have the right to grant us, a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise any and all copyright, publicity, trademarks, design, database and intellectual property rights to that content, in any media whether now know or to be discovered in the future and on all other sites, services, applications and tools that are part of the global Village community. In addition, you waive all moral rights you have in the content to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Do not post content that infringes the rights of third parties. This includes, but is not limited to, content that infringes on intellectual property rights such as copyright, design and trademark (e.g. offering counterfeit items for sale). A large number of products of all sorts are offered on Village by private individuals in the UK and around the world. Entitled parties, in particular owners of copyright, trademark rights or other rights can report any advertisement which may infringe on their rights, and submit a request for such advertisement to be removed. If a legal representative of the entitled party reports this to us in the correct manner, products infringing on the intellectual property rights will be removed by Village.
Reporting an infringement:
In order to participate in the Notice of Infringement Programme, you only need to complete a Notice of Infringement Form and email it to Village at email@example.com. You can use this form, complete with your signature, to report advertisements which may infringe on your property rights. The information requested in the Notice of Infringement Form is for the purpose of ensuring that the parties reporting these objects are either the entitled party or their officially authorized representative. This information must also enable Village to identify the advertisement to be removed. Once we have received your correctly completed Notice of Infringement Form, you can simply send later reports to Village via the e-mail address provided.
Note: This form can only be used by the lawful owners of the relevant intellectual property rights. The "Notice of Infringement" is intended to enable rights owners to ensure that products offered by Village users do not infringe their copyright, trademark rights or other intellectual property rights. For all other questions, visitors and advertisers can get help by contacting Village by email at email@example.com
Nothing in these terms shall limit our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation, or for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or the negligence of our agents or employees. You agree not to hold us responsible for things other users post or do.
We do not review users' postings and are not involved in the actual transactions between users. As most of the content on Village comes from other users, we do not guarantee the accuracy of postings or user communications or the quality, safety, or legality of what's offered.
In no event do we accept liability of any description for the posting of any unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene or indecent information, or material of any kind which violates or infringes upon the rights of any other person, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law.
You acknowledge that we cannot guarantee continuous, error-free or secure access to our services or that defects in the service will be corrected. While we will use reasonable efforts to maintain an uninterrupted service, we cannot guarantee this and we do not give any promises or warranties (whether express or implied) about the operation and availability of our sites, services, applications or tools.
Accordingly, to the extent legally permitted we expressly disclaim all warranties, representations and conditions, express or implied, including those of quality, merchantability, merchantable quality, durability, fitness for a particular purpose and those arising by statute. We are not liable for any loss, whether of money (including profit), goodwill, or reputation, or any special, indirect, or consequential damages arising out of your use of, or inability to use Village, even if you advise us or we could reasonably foresee the possibility of any such damage occurring. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of warranties or exclusion of damages, so such disclaimers and exclusions may not apply to you. Despite the previous paragraph, if we are found to be liable, our liability to you or any third party (whether in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability in tort, by statute or otherwise) is limited to the greater of (a) the total fees you pay to us in the 12 months prior to the action giving rise to liability (net of any taxes and costs associated with your fees), and (b) 100 Pounds Sterling.
You may choose to connect your Village account with PayPal. If you connect your Village account with PayPal, other Village users will have the option to use PayPal to make a payment with regards to any of your listings. If a Village user requests PayPal payment, you will have to accept this form of payment and will not be able to ask for another payment method. However, you will still have the right to reject the whole transaction. You will also have the right to disconnect your Village account from PayPal at any time.
As a seller you will pay a commission to Village on the total transaction amount (including VAT, if any, and shipping costs) you received through PayPal (the "Commission"). In addition, PayPal may charge you an additional fee and you should ensure you are familiar with PayPal's terms of use which you will have agreed to when you set up your PayPal account. Our Commission will be deducted from your PayPal account. We will provide you with an invoice detailing the Commission. In case of refunds, there will be no charge back of our Commission deducted from your PayPal account.
If PayPal is used as a payment method, PayPal's Buyer and Seller Protection may apply, more details of which are available on PayPal's website. Dispute resolution can be initiated by the buyer or the seller using PayPal's Dispute Resolution Centre.
If you have a dispute with one or more Village users, you release us (and our officers, directors, agents, parent company, related entities, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known or unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
Third party rights
A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this User Agreement but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party specified in this Agreement or which exists or is available apart from that Act.
Personal Information
By using Village, you agree to the collection, transfer, storage and use of your personal information by Village on servers located in the United States as further described in our Privacy Policy. You also agree to receive marketing communications from us unless you tell us that you prefer not receive such communications.
Resolution of disputes
If a dispute arises between you and Village, we strongly encourage you to first contact us directly to seek a resolution by email at email@example.com . We will consider reasonable requests to resolve the dispute through alternative dispute resolution procedures, such as mediation or arbitration, as alternatives to litigation.
These terms and the other policies posted on Village constitute the entire agreement between Village and you, superseding any prior agreements. No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement.
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in all respects by the laws of England and Wales. You agree that any claim or dispute you may have against Village Market Limited must be resolved by the courts of England and Wales. You and Village both agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts; for claims falling within the jurisdiction of a County Court, you and Village both agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the County Court of Wandsworth.
If we don't enforce any particular provision, we are not waiving our right to do so later. If a court strikes down any of these terms, the remaining terms will survive. We may automatically assign this agreement in our sole discretion in accordance with the notice provision below.
Except for notices relating to illegal or infringing content, your notices to us must be sent by registered mail to Village Market Limited, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP, 107 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DN. We will send notices to you via the email address you provide, or by registered mail. Notices sent by registered mail will be deemed received five days following the date of mailing.
We may update this agreement at any time, with updates taking effect when you next post, when you next use Village, or 30 days after we post the updated policy on the Village website, whichever is sooner. No other amendment to this agreement will be effective unless made in writing, signed by users and by us.
For any help with using Village please contact us by email at email@example.com
Mobile Devices Terms
If you're accessing Village Services from a mobile device using a Village Mobile Application (the "Application"), the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use") apply to you in addition to the applicable Mobile Privacy and Legal Notice or End User License Agreement, as the case may be. Your use of the Application confirms your agreement to these Terms of Use.
Application Use. Village grants you the right to use the Application only for your personal use. You must comply with all applicable laws and third party terms of agreement when using the Application (e.g. your wireless data service agreement). The Application may not contain the same functionality available on the www.village.co website, and vice versa. You download and use of the Application is at your own discretion and risk, and you are solely responsible for any damages to your hardware device(s) or loss of data that results from the download or use of the Application.
Intellectual Property – Applications. Village owns, or is the licensee to, all right, title, and interest in and to its Applications, including all rights under patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, and any and all other proprietary rights, including all applications, renewals, extensions, and restorations thereof. You will not modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works from, decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive source code from any Application and you will not remove, obscure, or alter Village's copyright notice, trademarks or other proprietary rights notices affixed to, contained within, or accessed in conjunction with or by any Village Application.
Prohibited Countries Policy and Foreign Trade Regulation - Applications. Village Applications or their underlying technology may not be downloaded to or exported or re-exported: (a) into (or to a resident or national of) Burma (Myanmar), Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or any other country subject to United States embargo; (b) to anyone on the US Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or on the US Commerce Department's Denied Party or Entity List; and (c) to any prohibited country, person, end-user, or entity specified by US Export Laws. When using a Village Application, you are responsible for complying with trade regulations and both foreign and domestic laws (e.g., you are not located in a country that is subject to a US Government embargo, or that has been designated by the US Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and you are not listed on any US Government list of prohibited or restricted parties).
Additional Terms. Additional terms and conditions that apply to you based on the mobile device the Application is installed on:
iOS – Apple
1. These Terms of Use are an agreement between you and Village, and not with Apple. Apple is not responsible for the Application and the content thereof.
2. Village grants you the right to use the Application only on an iOS product that you own or control and as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms of Service.
3. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Application.
4. Apple is not responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any third party intellectual property infringement claim.
5. Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the Application or your possession and/or use of the Application, including but not limited to: (a) product liability claims; (b) any claim that the Application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (c) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation.
6. In the event of any failure of the Application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if applicable, for the Application to you; and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Application.
7. Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of these Terms of Use, and, upon your acceptance, Apple as a third party beneficiary thereof will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms of Use against you.
Windows - Microsoft
1. These Terms of Use are an agreement between you and Village, not Microsoft. The terms of use and privacy policies of Microsoft and, where applicable, the network operators that provide billing services for the Windows Phone Marketplace do not apply to your use of the Application.
2. You may install and use one (1) copy of the Application on up to five (5) devices you personally own or control and which are affiliated with the Windows Live ID associated with your Windows Marketplace account. You may not install or use a copy of the Application on a device you do not own or control.
3. Microsoft, your device manufacturer, and (if applicable) your wireless carrier are not responsible for providing support services for the Application.
4. Microsoft, the wireless carriers over whose network the Application is distributed (if applicable), and each of their respective affiliates and suppliers (collectively, "Disclaiming Distributors") give no express warranty, guarantee, or conditions under or in relation to the Application. To the extent permitted under your local laws, the Disclaiming Distributors exclude any implied warranties or conditions, including those of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
5. You, and not the Disclaiming Distributors, bear the risk of using the Application (even if the Disclaiming Distributors have been advised of the possibility of damages to you). You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws which these Terms of Use cannot change.
6. To the extent not prohibited by law, you will not seek to recover any consequential, lost profit, special, indirect, or incidental damages from any Disclaiming Distributor.
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Four Royals' Gold Glove finalists top AL teams, but Cain not among them
By most traditional measures, the Royals are an above average defensive team. They finished the regular season with 88 errors, six fewer than the league average. Fielding percentage was slightly above the league standard.
The Royals allowed 3.96 runs per game, which ranked toward the best of baseball, and their defensive efficiency, a formula that measures the percentage of balls put in play that turn into outs, is among the game's leaders.
In the postseason, the Royals have made two errors in 13 games entering tonight's World Series Game 3 against the New York Mets.
Also, they pass Ben Zobrist's eye test.
"I played with some great defenses in Tampa Bay," Zobrist said. "This is right up there for sure."
So, no surprise that four Royals were announced as Rawlings Gold Glove finalists on Thursday. No American League team had more.
The surprise was that center fielder Lorenzo Cain wasn't among the finalists.
Teammates Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer, Alex Gordon and Alcides Escboar were selected as one of three finalists at their positions. Perez, Hosmer and Gordon are multi-Gold Glove winners.
Cain also doesn't possess a Gold Glove and many believed his speed and grace would be recognized this year.
But the American League center-field finalists are the Angels' Mike Trout, Kevin Pillar of the Blue Jays and Kevin Kiermaier of the Rays.
"Come out here and win a World Series ring, it will trump that Gold Glove," Cain said. "I'm not really worried about it. I definitely feel like I played well enough the last few years, but if they don't pick, so I just move on and focus on winning this World Series."
Cain ranked among baseball leaders in putouts and range factor, but his 10 errors also were the most by an outfielder in baseball.
It was believed Cain's chances of winning a Gold Glove would be helped by playing the entire season in center field. Last season, Cain opened games in center but was often moved to right field in late innings as the Royals solidified their defense.
Manager Ned Yost thought Cain had a shot.
"He definitely should be in," Yost said. "I don't know how he can't be. Yeah, that's hard for me to believe he's not in the top three."
But four others are.
Although he missed nearly two months because of a groin injury, Gordon is a finalist for his fifth straight Gold Glove, along with a World Series rival. The Mets' Yoenis Cespedes is a finalist, having spent 102 games with the Tigers this season. The other finalist is the Yankees' Brett Gardner.
Hosmer and Perez have each won two Gold Gloves. The other first basemen in the running: Mike Napoli of the Rangers and the Yankees' Mark Teixeira. Perez is a finalist with the Astros' Jason Castro and the Blue Jays' Russell Martin.
Escobar is bidding for his first Gold Glove with finalists Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox and the Yankees' Didi Gregorius.
And Escobar isn't slow about expressing his desire for the hardware, which will be presented after the World Series.
"Right now, I'm thinking I want to win the Gold Glove, it's one of my dreams," Escobar said. "I know I play good defense, I don't have a Gold Glove, I want to win the Gold Glove this year."
Blair Kerkhoff: 816-234-4730, @BlairKerkhoff

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Ramon Dekkers: vs Rayen Simson
Ramon, Simson and Don Clovis
|After his first fight with Hassan Kassrioui, came the fight against Rayen Simson, who became another big rising star in Muay Thai. The fight with Rayen Simson was for Ramon his second fight for the WPKL. He fought in Roosendaal, which is not so far from his hometown Breda.
|The fight was on 23 March 1997. It was in that fight that both fighters went to the canvas at the same time; both fighters used the same punch. It's very amazing. I only saw it once before in a boxing match. Very unique that two professional, well-trained athletes hit each other at the same time on each other's chin and then went down at the same time. Simson made a left hook; Ramon made a left hook and both went down. It's a classical incident. You do not see something that like in a decade.
|Ramon got hit on his eye in that fight and almost couldn't
see – so after the second round he gave up the fight. It was very
frightening to Ramon – he thought he might even be blind. He went to the
hospital and they said it was "something with the eye." They didn't know
what it was. But anyway soon Ramon recovered.
Simson made his name through Ramon and the fight was very well matched. And it was enjoyable to see that Dekkers was still there after his terrible injuries. Of course, not the old Dekkers because anyone could notice his different fighting style and that he did not kick as much anymore.
Next: Sangtienoi (2nd Fight)
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Program of Study
The Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies is tailored to meet the needs of the individual student. The Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies has common learning objectives for all students. These learning objectives must be fulfilled by the program of study. Students accepted into the MAIS program will also need to choose how they plan to complete their program of study with a thesis or portfolio option. During the last semester of study, the student is required to successfully complete an oral examination (see below). The program requires a minimum of 32 credit hours with 50 percent of the program of study at the 700 level or above. The program of study is comprised of two or three disciplines. Each discipline is nine-12 credit hours. In addition to the required disciplines, the program of study must include a three credit research methods/statistics course and at least one credit of applied learning (no more than six credits can be used toward the program of study).
| Discipline I
|9-12 credit hours
|Discipline II
|9-12 credit hours
|Discipline III (optional)
|9-12 credit hours
|Research methods/statistics course
|3 credit hours
|Applied learning course
|1-6 credit hours
Oral Examination
The purpose of the oral examination at the completion of the program of study is to provide the student and the university an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the program of study in attaining the program and student's learning objectives. The oral examination is conducted in a manner that has the student demonstrate proficiency in his/her intended knowledge, skill and abilities. Moreover, the oral examination will assess the student's communication skills, critical thinking ability, and proficiency in the subject matter studied.
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The Seasons Outside My Back Door: Week 16 & 17 || April & May 2016
It has been rollercoaster of a fortnight in the world outside my back door so I'm combining the last two weeks.
We've had the arrival of the chicks last weekend. Seeing the first one breaking through the shell was amazing. Then, yesterday they went outside for the first time with their mum, Wincey. It's been incredibly heart-warming.
Especially considering the darker side of the Spring months, which also arrived in the back garden in the last week.
"Mummy, I thought Spring meant new life," said my daughter a few days ago. We'd just found a small bird dead on the floor. I suspect the glass window of my shed. But that wasn't the only thing that had happened.
This is what I wrote on my personal Facebook page:
Yesterday a duck went missing. Fearing the worst we immediately put everyone on lockdown and got them all inside the fencing and inside their runs. All safe.
In the last hour I just caught a bright red fox with Barbara the chicken in its mouth. I shouted at it. (I actually said 'hey' as if I was saying hello which is weird) and the fox dropped Barbara. So I got the dog to chase it. It was caught inside the electric fencing. I chased it, too. Then I came face to face with it; which quite honestly petrified me, I'll never forgot those teeth (my pink plastic shoes would have stood no chance) and it finally tore a hole through the fence and ran off.
I picked up Barbara and gave her a cuddle. She's now in her coop. But shock is a real risk.
The whole area smells of fox now. I've strengthened the defences - it got though a small hole in the run where the clip had come off. And yes, I had a little cry.
It was so sad. Initially we'd hoped the duck from the day before had gone off to create a nest and gone broody. But I knew, deep down, what had happened. Seeing the fox the following day, in broad daylight, confirmed it.
I feel worse when we have a predator attack than if we have to put one down ourselves. The loss weighs down in my stomach. And I feed so guilty. Guilty for not taking better care of them. But also guilty for locking them in their runs now, too.
Spring is the season of new life. But it is also new life for the fox cubs. They need feeding, too, and my chickens and ducks were easy targets. The electric fence has been eaten away by rabbits and wasn't working. We've now ordered an extra large coop for the chickens. That arrives a week today. In the mean time, they're only allowed out their runs when we are outside too.
Still, we have the chicks. And, the other exciting news is, Vicky, Wincey's sister, also went broody. So we bought her six hatching eggs. They went under her the same day the duck went missing. Let's hope something good happens from that day.
Ready for three minutes of cuteness? This is the film I made of them yesterday, coming outside for the first time in their lives. They're one week old.
Wincey & the Chicks (first time outside!) from Helen || a bookish baker on Vimeo.
Music: Saturday by Josh Woodward


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Being What You Aren't
It's Verdi Week here in Gotham, and our classical radio station WQXR has been playing the great Italian master of opera for a good deal of the evening. As I was listening, I was also surfing the web, and found myself reading an opera blog about a hunky baritone. In the discussion online, much was said about the baritone's appearance not matching his vocal resources—many commenters deriding the man for not having pipes as thick as his muscles. Interestingly, I heard a guy singing on the radio who seemed to be doing just that.
Having sung onstage at the opera for a long time, I can tell you that it can be very seductive to stand next to a true dramatic voice. Part of you thinks: "Oh... I have to keep up! Time to let it rip!" This thought is always a mistake. The vocal tract rebels eventually. One of the first signs? The vibrato starts to slow and widen. High and low notes disappear, while the middle gets fuzzy. The desire to be "big" can have a strange attraction even for the dramatic singer.
Years ago, I had the honor of singing for a noted soprano who advised me to stick to art song, concert music and arias which featured cantabile singing. "No dramatic baritone stuff for you!" She said, which contradicted the advice of another important teacher. Her astute advice rang true and was a huge relief. I stopped thinking that I had to sound like all the singers I admired. Of course, many young singers don't know this and wind up pumping up their voices in order to impress. Unknowledgeable teachers, coaches, managers and conductors only make things worse. I experienced this myself when I began my career, being advised by more than one person to sing a higher Tessitura. I'd try to please, but each time, my voice said: "No!"
I once knew a gentleman who thought being a tenor meant speaking in a very high voice. As a consequence, his singing had a very peculiar sound. We were talking one day, and I said something that made him laugh, and the sound was quite revealing. It was mellow and an octave lower. Was he aware of this? Nope.
Then there was the guy who told me his immense struggle to be a tenor was a noble journey. Really? I thought. How did having fun singing morph into climbing Mount Everest? Does it really have to be so arduous?
Being what you are not takes a great deal of energy. It keeps energy from flowing between you and the audience, which can tell—regardless of education—whether you are being true to yourself or not. How do you know when you are on the right track? When you stand on stage and feel like a house with all its doors and windows open to the wind.


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Pierce Education Properties today announces the purchase of Windermere Place - a premier off-campus student housing community serving Ball State University students - for $16.75 million. The acquisition was completed in late September, 2015. Debt financing of $8.48 million was provided by KeyBank.
Windermere Place is a 672-bed, 216-unit community located just west of the Ball State campus in Muncie, IN. This state-of-the-art, garden-style, brick exterior, fully-furnished community features spacious two, three, and four bedroom units, each with bed-to-bath parity, full-size washer and dryer in every unit, private balconies, and beautiful green space. Beginning this fall, PEP will add large, flat screen TVs in every unit and introduce a property-operated shuttle service to and from campus. Community amenities include a giant resort-style pool, 24-hour state-of-the-art fitness center, outdoor basketball courts, free tanning salon, and high speed internet.
The Ball State Cardinals compete in the NCAA FBS Division and the Mid-American Conference, and have won over 100 Mid-American Conference titles to date. Ball State recently earned the Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is known for its "entrepreneurial learning," including capstone projects and extensive hands on community work. Ball State's total enrollment is 21,000. The university currently has 7,200 beds of student housing on campus.
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Fun and Easy way to Paint Glass Christmas Ornaments with Adirondack Alcohol Inks
Hey, I'm back with another fun craft project using Adirondack Alcohol Inks. I've been searching around for DIY Ornament Ideas so I want to show you how to paint colorful glass Christmas Ornaments with Alcohol Inks.
I'm sort of obsessed with alcohol inks, truly. You can create such gorgeous, painterly effects with them. Almost like watercolor paints but better, brighter. And Christmas is right around the corner.
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My kids and I used to decorate glass Christmas tree ornaments by pouring different color paints inside and letting them swirl and marble. Those are still some of my favorite Christmas tree ornaments.
This time, I decided to try painting the glass ornaments with Adirondack alcohol inks. The first one I did was pretty but the colors didn't stand out on the clear glass.
After some pondering, I decided to try painting a white background first. But, instead of painting the outside of the globe, I poured the white paint inside the globe and now the alcohol colors pop!
For more Christmas crafting fun, I show you how to make a Make Your Own Christmas Wreath with Wool and 31 Creative Handmade Gift Ideas for Christmas or Birthdays. 14 DIY Christmas Wreath Ideas.
Did you see my Alcohol Ink Switch Plate Covers?
Christmas Ornament Supplies:
– Clear glass ornaments
– Alcohol Inks (I used Tim Holtz Ranger Adirondack Ink)
– Rubbing Alcohol
– White Acrylic Paint
– Craft Paint Brushes
– Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer
– Disposable cup
– Small disposable container (opening must be smaller than the globe)
– Table cover
Prep the Glass Ornament
First, remove the hanger from a glass ornament and set aside. Now, open the bottle of white acrylic paint and squeeze a small amount into the globe.
Turn the globe to distribute the paint. Add more paint as needed. You want the entire inside of the ornament to be covered with white paint.
Once the inside of the ornament is covered in all white paint, you need to remove the excess. The easiest way I've found to do this is to turn the globe upside down on an old container s.a. a tomato paste can or similar. The extra paint will drip out into the can.
Painting the Glass Ornaments
First, cover your work surface. Then, pour some rubbing alcohol in the disposable cup. Since these inks dry quickly go ahead and open all alcohol ink bottles.
Dip a paint brush in the rubbing alcohol and wipe on part of the ornament. Now, pick up one of the bottles of alcohol ink and drip a small amount onto the rubbing alcohol.
Slowly turn your ornament and watch the ink flow. You can also blow on the ink to make it move. Give it a minute or two before adding more ink. These inks are hard to control but there's really no wrong way here.
Repeat with a second color of alcohol ink.
Add a third color of paint.
Continue adding color until you are happy with your ornament.
Finish the Painted Christmas Ornament
Carefully re-insert the hanger. Thread a paint brush (or similar) through the hook and hang your ornament to dry.
Let the ornament dry overnight then add two coats of the acrylic spray sealer to protect the paint. All of these colors coordinate beautifully but I've found it's best to use no more than 3 per piece. Otherwise, they tend to combine too much and become muddy.
The beauty of these inks is that you can start all over by wiping them off completely (before sealing) with a cloth and rubbing alcohol. This technique would work on all different glass objects from the various Christmas ornament shapes to picture frames. Just keep in mind that the paint won't hold up to rigorous handling. Even though we sealed it, the paint can be scratched.
Want more ornament ideas for decorating glass Christmas globes? Here is a great article from HGTV.
Enjoy! And if you try this project, please send me a photo of your creation.
For more Christmas crafting fun, I show you how to make a Make Your Own Christmas Wreath with Wool and 31 Creative Handmade Gift Ideas for Christmas or Birthdays. 14 DIY Christmas Wreath Ideas.
Plus, for more craft ideas with Tim Holtz Ranger Alcohol Inks, see how I made my DIY Alcohol Ink Switch Plate Covers
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Extending IBM Rational Test Lab Manager for test asset management
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By extending the IBM® Rational® Test Lab Manager component of IBM® Rational® Quality Manager, you can manage test assets in a virtual environment such as a cloud. You can import up-to-date definitions of virtual images and machines for use in your test lab and deploy new virtual machines on demand. This article describes how the IBM Tivoli® Lab in Rome is piloting an integration of Rational Quality Manager with IBM® Tivoli® Service Automation Manager 126.96.36.199 to help test teams improve productivity, cycle times, and cost effectiveness.
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Here you have a very simple date square on which the crust is made partially with ginger snaps cookies. It's amazing how well the ginger, dates, and apples go together. The apple butter is not your usual apple sauce. It still looks pretty much like butter, because it is in fact butter flavored with a reduced green apple syrup. Spread some over your date square, toast, or pancakes — it's divine. Enjoy!
Ginger Crunch Date Square
• 500g dates, pitted and chopped • 1 cup water • 2 tablespoons lemon juice • 1 tablespoon sugar • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 150g ginger nut cookies • 1 cup rolled oats • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour • 1/2 cup sugar • 3/4 cup (175g) butter, softened
Pre-heat oven to 350°F. In a medium saucepan, bring to a boil the dates, water, lemon juice, and sugar. Add the baking soda, simmer and stir for 5 minutes. Set aside.
Process the ginger cookies in a food processor until roughly ground. In a large bowl, mix the grounded cookies, oats, flour, sugar and butter until combined.
Line a 8"-9" square pan with parchement. Press half the ginger crunch mixture in the pan, layer with the dattes, and finish with the rest of the ginger crunch. Bake for 45-50 minutes until the top is lightly golden. Leave to cool for a few hours.
Green Apple Butter
• 2 green apples, peeled and chopped • 1/4 cup sugar • 1/4 cup water • 4 tablespoons (60g) butter, softened • 1/4 cup icing sugar
In a small saucepan, bring the apples, sugar, and water to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes on medium heat, until just a bit of liquid is left. Pass throught a sieve and press with a spatula to get all the syrup from the apple. In a small bowl, whisk together the butter, icing sugar, and apple syrup. Store in the fridge in an airtight container. Will keep up to two weeks.


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A very cold day out in Wisconsin brought us indoors for sketching on the World Wide SketchCrawl. The cold kept people away but there were still places to sketch indoors downtown on Main Street. I did mine from the Coffee Studio and the Portage County Library. With warmer weather in the Spring, the next SketchCrawl should draw more participants.
This forum is fun to be a part of and to see all of the creative sketches across the world. I am glad to be a part of it once again while sharing these sketches.
Starting with a warm cup of cider on this cold day, it was necessary to sketch it first before it disappeared with comfort. The building details on Main Street buildings are so interesting to view from the window of the Coffee Studio.
On to the library, I sat looking over at other patrons, one especially relaxed with feet raised and working on a laptop. A library is an odd sort of place with so many stacks of books and media.
So many books, I had to sketch a few. I ended up checking out one to take with me: Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own." It brought back many memories of being in London this past Fall Semester and visiting Virginia's family home on Gordon Square, (now School of Arts, Birkbeck, University of London in Bohemian Bloomsbury http://www.bbk.ac.uk/arts/about-us/our- ... rts-spaces) where many times I stood looking out the front windows and imagined Virginia watching people ambling along the street and in the park area. Part of it was also the home to the celebrated economist John Maynard Keynes after Virginia moved south to Sussex.
And back to the Coffee Studio for another afternoon sketch before calling it a day. The snow is all around on the streets, reaching up to cover the street benches and any bicycles that have not been retrieved at the stands. Amazing how hardy people can be while still out on their bikes in this Wisconsin January snow.
A splendid day, indeed, out on the 42nd World Wide SketchCrawl.
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Just found out one of our group from Central Wisconsin was down in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico during this time. Perhaps she was able to meet up with other sketchers in the square or saw them out in town?
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I'm glad you found warm spots for your sketch crawl. I love seeing the bike in the snow and the comfy library patron! Thanks for sharing your work.
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Self-care open thread: Liberal Redneck
It may have been our very own Cactus who turned me on to Trae Crowder. Going by the nom de plume "Liberal Redneck", Trae has a YouTube channel where he eviscerates the Trump regime as only, well, a liberal redneck can. He's also on a comedy tour around the country, so catch him if he comes to your town.
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We make some really great desserts at Farm To Fork in Leander, TX and I am proud of where some of the recipes come from. This Pecan Pie Recipe is from my late Mamaw and it is one of my favorites, and now some of our customers too. I have shared it over the years with quite a few people and even had it on my personal chef website, so others could use it if they needed a great tried and true pie recipe.
If you are looking for a good pie recipe this is one to try and it is on the menu at Farm To Fork most of the time, if we are not sold out. Enjoy!


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The authors of the federal health-care takeover known as Obamacare saw no reason to prevent felons from sitting in positions of trust in which they have access to citizens' personal and confidential information.
Stunned state lawmakers have declared that's simply unacceptable, and they are taking action.
The Goldwater Institute says Arizona, Colorado and Virginia are among the states already considering laws that would attempt to safeguard Americans' sensitive identity information from "third-party Obamacare navigators" who have not undergone background checks.
In Colorado, Republican Rep. Janak Joshi, a doctor for over 30 years, affirmed that "patient privacy is of paramount importance."
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|BTW, the whole stick of Potato Twister is fried as you wait.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Now In Dumaguete: Potato Twister
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- Badet said...
I often see these in malls too but haven't tried. I guess this will only be a fad and people will buy it out of sheer curiosity because of its shape.
- June 10, 2011 at 3:08 AM
- peachkins said...
I have tried Big daddy's Chicken's Potato twister and their dip is awesome!
- June 11, 2011 at 12:01 AM
- Chew On This said...
I wish I know how to make these... this could be a craze here in Manila someday :D
- June 12, 2011 at 4:49 AM
I love this snack, though I havent tried the Philippine version, we have it here in NZ. I guess they would taste the same.
- June 19, 2011 at 1:19 AM
- Sanatate said...
Really interesting, thanks for sharing that kind of info !!
- August 6, 2011 at 9:20 AM
- rannmay said...
Thanks for the post. We actually own PATATAS TWISTER, the one located at Cang's Inc. Daro. We have a variety of sizes and flavors cooked fresh right under your nose. :) We also have promos so you get more out of your money. We hope to see you here sometime.
- September 4, 2011 at 11:01 PM


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Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #17
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REMAIN IN LIGHT! MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE's first full-blown epic moves into high gear as RODIMUS leads his crew to the gates of heaven-or hell. But larger forces are closing in and an ancient plan is reaching fruition-and as an old friend calls time on the AUTOBOTS' quest, one thing becomes clear: the LEGISLATORS are on the march.


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Night hangs on the city
Like a blanket on a cage
A sacrifice prepared
Laughter lies on faces
Where the sun has never shone
The fear of life is strong
We are waiting in the forest
Deep and dark behind the wall
What is hidden in our hearts
Absolves us of all worry
When our fate is in the hands
Of a demon or a god
Porroh Man come from the inside of time
Takes his dust from a moving line
On our knees with our eyes on the ground
Those once lost have now been found
Give us iron! Give us rope!
Give us iron! Give us rope!
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Save us all from love and hope
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What's the best definition of God that you guys can come up with or find?
I came up with this one:
"God: a literary device (used mostly in fantasy) to bypass the laws of physics and nature in order to speed up the writing process."
Modern Example: Eru from "The Silmarillion" by JRR Tolkien.
The traditional example you all know.
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A term created by man to subdue the unknown.
I like it.
God: Everything we don't know.
My first post here - hope you like it. This is something I came up with a while ago but this it the first time I've shared it
God is Dog Backwards
Dog: Man's best friend.
God: Definitely not your friend.
Dog: Makes messes in your backyard but the rest of the world is safe.
God: Your backyard is safe but the rest of the world is a mess.
Dog: Will kill for you.
God: Will kill you.
Dog: Will hump your leg but be a comfort to your kids.
God: Through the priest, will be a comfort to you but will hump your kids.
Dog: Is a protector.
God: Needs protection.
Dog: Will pee on your carpet but your life is fine.
God: Your carpet is fine but will pee on your life.
Dog: Will be a real comfort to you.
God: Is comfortable reeling you in, through the priest.
Dog: Will sniff people's crotches or butts.
God: Will require you to lick his.
Dog: Is punished for what he/she did wrong.
God: Punishes us for what Adam and Eve did wrong.
Dog: Has lots of puppies that live normal lives.
God: Kills his only son.
Dog: Has wants and needs that are obvious.
God: Has conflicting and obscure wants and needs.
Dog: Exists in many breeds each with only one face.
God: Only one, with many faces (religions).
Dog: Is responsible only for his/her own wrongs.
God: Is responsible for creating evil (Satan & in man).
Dog: Will love you.
God: (natural disasters, Inquisition, Holocaust, World Trade Center)
Dog: Real.
God: Not.
> Dog: Real.
> God: Not.
Phew! Thank goodness for that. For both of that.
This is coming from a person who owes a lot in his life to a handful of dogs, and whom many people tried to convince that he owes everything to some "god".
What is this strange fascination of comparing a dog to God. They are clearly not the same thing at all.
Of course not, one it's imaginary the other one it's real.
"What is this strange fascination of comparing a dog to God. They are clearly not the same thing at all."
The original version I made was designed to imply a mirror-like aspect with the Dog column having opposing remarks in the God column. But I was unable to recreate that in the thread.
If you mean in general, that would be due to the one being the reverse spelling of the other in English.
A product of mankind's fear of death and need for a way to all be wrong together when they cannot find the answers to everything.
Mankind selfishly believes that it is too good to die with the rest of "God's creations" and blame his transgressions on his "creator's" choice to make mankind imperfect because of the free will he gave them. Through prayer and penance (of some kind) "God" will forgive your soul (another selfish man-made trinket) and accept you into the most perfectly happy place a human being could imagine (or is not capable of imagining cuz it's so much more happier than we're capable of imagining as mere human beings..lol) and spend the rest of eternity there with no fear of suddenly ceasing to exist.
Mankind, unlike any other species on this planet, has a special attribute explicitly exclusive to our species. Ignorance. Yes, beloved ignorance. Man through his beloved ignorance has chosen to rebel against science since most of it is beyond our understanding and has chosen to understand the world by basically "making shit up", therefore, we have "God".
That's my definition of "God" in a nutshell.
1. The only being in existence that need no cause to exist.
2. The being in which all evidence points back to.
3. The bearer of transcendent truth.
4. The only truly transcendent being.
How does anything come into existence without a cause?
What evidence?
What is 'transcendent truth'?
Why would there be one, and only one, transcendent being?
3 options.
a. that which is caused into existence
b. that which exist without cause.
c. that which causes itself into existence.
<c> that which causes itself to exist can't be true because that which is the cause has already to exist before.
<a> that which is caused into existence by an external entity.
<c> that which need no cause to exist; the first cause, is by definition necessary.
That which exist without a cause, eternally exists.
Multiplicity of Gods?
When people use the proposition, all religions are the same, what they are basically stating is that all religions are somehow true. But truth by definition is exclusive. It excludes the false proposition. But exclusivity is apart of all religions. Even the 'inclusives' exclude the 'exclusives'.
Jesus said, I am the truth....no man comes until the Father except through me." That is an exclusive claim on the truth. It excludes everything else. So is Atheism which excludes...
Maurice Whitehurst said (in part) "When people use the proposition, all religions are the same, what they are basically stating is that all religions are somehow true."
This is inaccurate. That is one possibility. The other is that all religions are false. The statement "all religions are the same" is also valid if all of them are false which is my conclusion since I see no evidence for a benevolent god. And I know of no religion that accepts the premise that god is malevolent - such a religion is the only one that might possibly be true from my observations.


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Isn't nature grand?!
We have been learning about pictographs in school and about the terms 'more' and 'few'....so when my text book suggested that the class go on a nature walk and collect leaves to categorize, I jumped all over the opportunity! We went to Botanic Gardens and took a nature walk.


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The Philippines declared that the interagency NCWC 'is being inaugurated to serve as the national maritime single point of contact for maritime security coordination'. RAdm William Melad, deputy commandant of the PCG, is appointed acting director of the NCWC.
A government statement noted, 'It [The NCWC] is established as a coordinating and implementing mechanism in a whole-of-government approach to address current and future maritime safety, security and environmental protection challenges in the Philippines.' Groups contributing to the NCWC include the PCG; Philippine Navy; PNP-Maritime Group; Philippine Centre on Transnational Crime; National Bureau of Investigation; Bureau of Customs; National Prosecution Service of the Department of Justice; Bureau of Immigration; and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
The NCWC's tasks are as follows: synthesise and disseminate information; maintain interagency communications; coordinate surveillance and response operations; oversee security operations; coordinate cross-border operations; support prosecutions; periodically assess maritime security; regularly engage stakeholders with seminars, etc; facilitate training and exercises; and act as crisis management office for human-induced threats within and adjacent to Philippine maritime borders.
Possessing 10.2% of the world's coastline, the Philippines faces daunting maritime challenges such as human trafficking, illegal fishing, pollution, criminal activity, piracy, terrorism and smuggling. A PCG spokesman told Shephard, 'With the increasing volume of maritime traffic and trade, the risk of maritime incidents has likewise risen proportionately. With increasing commerce and movement of people, the probability of crime on the high seas also threatens the country's security and the safety of various stakeholders.'
President Benigno Aquino signed Executive Order 57 on 6 September 2011 to establish the National Coast Watch System (NCWS) and NCWC, thereby expanding Coast Watch South that was created in Mindanao on 28 November 2008. The original CWS had twelve radar stations in Mindanao, but the full NCWS will feature approximately 20 stations with all-weather radars sited to cover main sea lines of communication.
The Philippine government spent US$900,000 to establish the NCWC building, while the US government has financed $20 million to date through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Raytheon designed and constructed the facility, while the USA has also provided mission-essential surveillance and weapons of mass destruction detection equipment.
The NCWC will fuse information from various sources to build up fuller awareness of the country's maritime domain, though under phase one the NCWC cannot monitor the entirety of the country's coastline. Currently it only encompasses waters near Manila and Palawan. The US Embassy stated, 'Future incremental improvements are planned to fully realise the potential of the centre.' It added that, 'The project, when complete, will tie together more than a dozen stations and sensors, as well as ships of the coast guard, to provide a more comprehensive picture of ships and vessels operating in or near Philippine waters.'
The Philippines is concerned about an inadequate level of maritime domain awareness, especially with China's activities in the South China Sea. The Philippines lodged a complaint against China with the Permanent Court of Arbitration over its territorial claims, which include features within the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
The Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Nueva Vizcaya (SARV 3502) Ilocos Norte-class / (Pacific-class) patrol vessel


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On Fri, May 28, 1999 at 01:41:04AM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > If you had the permission all along, why on earth are we having this > conversation? Because some people like to argue? *sigh* > Having said that, to include a Qt/KDE-enhanced/hacked Abiword in > Debian, the copyright file must include an explicit statement from > *all* Abiword copyright holders that the Abiword code may be linked > against Qt (or Qt2 or anything else with a non-GPL-compatible > license). If Abiword is being cooperatively developed [as I believe > it is], securing this permission is more complicated than simply > asking AbiSource (you have to ask everyone who has submitted code to > the project who has not assigned the rights to that code to > AbiSource). AFAIK this pretty much means from AbiSource at the moment, possibly a few contributions from elsewhere but I'm not certain of that. If there are contributions which have not assigned Copyright to AbiSource, they will need to be consulted. As I've offered before, I will help with this if I am asked to. -- Joseph Carter <email@example.com> Debian GNU/Linux developer PGP: E8D68481E3A8BB77 8EE22996C9445FBE The Source Comes First! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * lilo hereby declares OPN a virtual pain in the ass :)
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The two oldest defendants in the case received maximum sentencing for the crimes in which they were charged. Three others received less and two await trial.
Karen Burton, 46, and Frankie Brewster, 49, both pleaded guilty to the crime last month. Burton received two consecutive 2-10 year sentences for assault and assault during the commission of a felony. Brewster received 10-25 years for second degree sexual assault.
Others involved in the case pleaded guilty and were sentenced earlier this year. Alisha Burton, 23, and George Messer, 27, received 10 years each for kidnapping and assault. Linnie Burton, 21, did not plead guilty but was charged with misdemeanor battery.
The final two defendants are still awaiting trial for felony sexual assault and kidnapping charges. Bobby Brewster, 24, instigated the week long torture by luring his ex-girlfriend across state lines and locking her in his mother, Frankie Brewster's trailer. Both he and Danny Combs, 21, are accused of repeatedly raping and torturing her along with the aid and abuse of the other defendants. They have both denied "wrongdoing."


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To become a Montana Notary Public, you must meet the following qualifications:
- Be at least 18 years old;
- Be a citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States;
- Be a resident of or have a place of employment or practice in Montana;
- Be able to read and write English; and
- Not have been disqualified to receive a commission as provided in 1-5-621, MCA.
Applying for a Notary Commission (New or Renewal)
If you meet the qualifications to become a Montana Notary Public, you may apply for a four-year notary public commission by following the steps below. It is not possible to obtain a notary commission in just a few days, so please plan accordingly. The application fee for becoming a notary public is $25, which is non-refundable.
New Notary Applicants Please Note: You must pass the Montana Notary Exam before you may be commissioned as a Montana Notary Public. The Secretary of State's Online Notary Training is designed to help you successfully pass the exam. You may also wish to review the Montana Notary Handbook before taking the exam.
Current Montana Notaries Please Note: You may not renew your commission more than 30 days prior to the expiration date of your current commission. You have until 30 days after the expiration of your current commission to renew your commission. If you do not renew your commission in time, you will be considered a new applicant.
Step 1
Obtain a Notary Surety Bond in the amount of $10,000. These are available from most Montana insurance agents, as well as through various online providers. The cost for notary bonds varies, but is usually about $50 – $70 for the four-year term of the commission.
Your bond effective date, if the bond has one, must be within 30 days before or after the date your Application for Appointment as a Montana Notary Public is received in the Secretary of State's office.
When you receive your bond, be sure to sign it (on the line for "Principal") with the signature you will use when notarizing documents.
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Complete the Application for Appointment as a Montana Notary Public ("Application"). You may fill out the Application online and then print it, or print a copy of the blank Application and fill it out by hand. We encourage you to fill out the Application online because any Application that is illegible will be rejected and returned to you.
When filling out the Application, keep these things in mind:
- The Application must be filled out completely.
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- If you check "Yes" for any question in Part II other than the one about having been previously commissioned as a Montana Notary Public, you must submit explanatory documentation with your Application.
Failing to properly complete the Application will result in the Application being rejected and returned to you.
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Have your Application notarized. Once your Application is notarized, review the notarization to make sure the Application has been properly notarized. Improperly notarized applications will be rejected and returned to you.
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Montana Secretary of State
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PO Box 202801
Helena, MT 59620-2801
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Your Certificate of Commission will be emailed to you at the email address you put on your Application. Once you receive it, obtain your notary seal/stamp and your notary journal.
You may obtain your seal/stamp from most stationery, stamp, or office supply stores. Keep in mind, however, your seal/stamp must meet specific requirements. The Secretary of State has compiled a list of Recommended Vendors who have agreed to provide only the prescribed types of stamps to Montana notaries.
You may use either a tamper-proof paper or a tamper-evident electronic journal, or both. The Secretary of State has not defined a specific format for the notary journal, so you may choose a design that fits your particular needs. There are several designs on the market; all of them include spaces for the information required by Montana law.
If you have any questions about becoming a Montana Notary Public or renewing your existing commission, please call us at (406) 444-1877 or email us at [email protected].


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On Friday, I sent a screen-cap of the weather forecast to Captain, planning for the weekend ahead. We're always so busy, and I'm just getting over a nasty head cold, so we were excited to have an open weekend with such wonderful weather. February weather in Ohio is rarely this lovely, let alone this lovely so many days in a row. Typically, if the weather gets into the 60's during the winter in Ohio, it is rainy and gray.
I have bulbs and perennials peeping up in my garden beds, and buds are appearing on trees. Birds are already courting and defending territory in our yard. I hope their audacity is rewarded, and not punished by a very late winter arrival. The year we moved to Ohio from South Carolina, we had snow on the ground from the end of October to mid-April, so that set the tone for us. I'm still surprised and delighted when the weather is so nice, though in a small corner of my mind, I know that it probably means that Mother Nature is going to make us pay for it in March.
With everything looking perfect, we should have known that stuff would get crazy.
The Captain's alarm went off at 4:45 on Saturday morning, because he had unintentionally set a reminder for am instead of pm. So, he was up before dawn. His first thing every morning is letting our dogs out, and on that morning, the dogs met an unexpected visitor.
At 5:00 am, he woke me up by sitting on the edge of my side of the bed, and put his hand in my face. "I think Claire got skunked."
I smelled it immediately, but it was nothing like the skunk odor I'm used to smelling on a breeze, from far away. Ohio has a robust skunk population, and I'm very familiar with the odor. At ground-zero of skunk spray, it is an entirely different smell. It absolutely defies description, and it is viscerally, heinously powerful.
It turns out, the frequent, unseasonably warm weather is making more than just birds and bulbs start their springtime activities. The skunks are becoming active earlier than usual as well, looking for mates. And one chose our back yard.
The door to our back yard opens into our kitchen and living room, and our home is almost entirely open on the main floor. The second floor overlooks the great room, so any odors diffuse through the house at a rapid rate. The skunk must have been on or near our deck, because Claire was only inside for a matter of seconds before Captain ushered her out again, and it already smelled like the skunk had deployed its arsenal in the middle of our living room, rather than outside.
To say I have a sensitive nose is an understatement, and this almost crippled me. I wasn't able to think straight, it was still dark outside, the kids were (thankfully) still asleep, and I had no idea what really worked to get rid of skunk spray. I was also worried about the dogs, unable to even imagine how awful it must be for them. The skunk's defense worked, even on me. I was incapacitated.
When I was finally able to pull myself together, Google search turned up a Myth Busters article about what works on skunk stink: a concoction of hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap. We had the dish soap, and a small amount of baking soda, but no hydrogen peroxide. Where could I go at 5:45 on a Saturday morning to get what we needed? I stumbled out of the house and got in the van (which had also filled with skunk smell, as it had already diffused into our garage), and drove to the grocery store while the Captain took one for the team and stayed home to be with the kids. Luckily, Kroger opened at 6:00 am.
The sun was starting to rise by the time I got home, and I got to work getting the hose out while Captain started mixing the anti-skunk potion. We had a momentary detour when, in the half-light of dawn, I made him divert from potion-mixing to come out with trash bags and rubber gloves, to retrieve what I thought was the skunk, dead in our yard. It turned out to be a deflated soccer ball, viewed through the slats of our fence, in early morning light. The skunk, it turned out, was still very much alive and hunkered down behind our deck box.
The Captain handled the initial dog-dousing outside, while I only barely survived inside the house by stuffing my nostrils with cotton balls smeared with Vick's Vapo-Rub. My eyes burned, I was regularly gagging and nauseous, and my nose, unable to run because of the cotton balls, was draining down the back of my throat.
Y'all, I think of myself as an extremely capable person, and I'm not really afraid to take on any challenge. But this skunk annihilated me. I don't know what I would have done without The Captain.
After the initial soaking outside, the pooches were brought in and washed. Claire was red-eyed and drooling, Cody was not quite as afflicted, and both seemed to be a bit traumatized by the experience. Today, both of them still have a bit of skunk-stank around their eyes and mouths, where we can't use anything to try to neutralize it. So it's just a waiting game. I need to Google what the half-life of skunk thiols are.
Once the dogs were taken care of, I quickly showered with cotton balls still stuffed up my nose, and Captain got the kiddos ready to leave. The upside of skunkpocalypse is that it was a powerful catalyst to get us out of the house and outside to enjoy the beautiful day.
We headed to the Columbus Zoo for the day. The sun was out, the kids were in high spirits (somehow, miraculously only minimally affected by the smell inside the house), and we ended up having the nicest day we've ever had there. We've been going to the zoo regularly since we moved to Columbus, but until that afternoon, the trips had been eventually complicated by cranky kiddos. I'm so happy we went.
By the time we arrived back home in the early evening, the house was still potently bad, but no longer so bad that I needed to stuff cotton in my nose. I was so worried that it would be unbearable all weekend.
By this morning, it has faded to what smells like run-of-the-mill skunk stink. I'm in the process of washing everything in the house that is made of cloth, since the odor permeated everything.
For now, the dogs are going out on leashes, in the front yard.


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Under new law, Broken Clock Brewing looks to locals in opening brewery
Thanks to a new law, a group of homebrewers is tapping locals to become investors in its brewery in Northeast Minneapolis.
The group, Broken Clock Brewing, will be one of just a few cooperative brewing companies in the state — and the second in Northeast Minneapolis after Fair State Brewing Cooperative — when it opens this spring. Along with several other small, up-and-coming brewers, Broken Clock co-founders Jeremy Mathison and Jeremy Gharineh are taking advantage of a new law dubbed MNvest to finance the venture with the help of Minnesota residents.
"It's a perfect relationship because you're really leveraging a community of people that can now invest in a company that, before, never had the ability to," Mathison said. "So you can invest anywhere from $500 to $10,000 in a business that is a part of your community, whereas in the past you could never do that."
The MNvest law, which took effect just last spring, permits businesses in the state of Minnesota to advertise investment opportunities to residents through registered websites. The websites, or portals, act like crowdfunding websites such as Kickstarter, but instead of perks or rewards for backers, the public buys equity or debt in a company. While federal roadblocks to investment crowdfunding have been lifted, delays have driven a vast majority of states to pass similar laws.
Breweries have been the leading businesses in taking advantage of MNvest. Zachary Robins, an attorney who helped write the law and the director and co-founder of a nonprofit that supports it, said breweries, along with wineries and similar liquor producers, are ideal businesses to crowdfund investments because they foster community in their neighborhoods — plus the industry is quickly growing.
"Breweries are one of the best businesses to spread the gospel of investment crowdfunding. These breweries are all setting up taprooms, which people can go to and frequent, so I think there's something to be said how important these breweries can be for the community," Robins said.
While the Minnesota Department of Commerce currently lists only five businesses as MNvest issuers, two of the entities are cooperatives, including Broken Clock. Not only has the brewery attracted co-op members, it has also tried traditional crowdfunding, raising $8,000 via the crowdsourcing platform Indiegogo.
"A cooperative can lend itself to investment crowdfunding because it's naturally set up as a business that will be owned by the community," Robins said.
The fact that Broken Clock is also a co-op means that Broken Clock's members — "everyday, hardworking" people, Mathison said — can put money toward a business they already have a vested interest in. A majority of backers and the brewery's 130 members have come from neighborhoods in Northeast Minneapolis and neighboring cities like St. Anthony, Columbia Heights and Coon Rapids. Members, several of which are also investors through MNvest, get access to the brewery's board meetings, discounts on beer and dividends once Broken Clock is profitable.
"It's chance for them to have a place that they can call their own. Now this gives them a chance to really get ahead financially," Mathison said.
The people behind Broken Clock are no strangers to Northeast Minneapolis. Head brewers Will Hubbard and Mike Johnson, both seasoned homebrewers, already have months of experience brewing in their space in the Marshall Terrace neighborhood with equipment they purchased from the space's least tenant, 56 Brewing. That brewery is in the midst of moving to a new production space and taproom just blocks away. Despite its tiny 750 square feet, Broken Clock's space has been the birthplace of three brewing companies, with NorthGate Brewing, now located in the Mid-City Industrial neighborhood, passing it onto 56.
Moving into a previous brewing space and adopting the equipment was an "absolute gift," Mathison said, which put them more than two or three years ahead of their projected timeline. Pulling in capital from investors through MNvest and cultivating a membership base also put them on an accelerated path, he added.
Another side of the business relies on cultivating homebrewers, who have a say over Broken Clock's production at monthly forums and can submit their own recipes under a unique brewer membership. Mathison said the membership gives homebrewers a taste of what it's like to open their own brewery.
"This provides that opportunity to take that step. For a $300 investment you really get an education in commercial brewing," he said.
While the head brewers have the final say over what recipes are marketable and which ones aren't — one member brews a garlic beer, for example — the member-brewers have the chance to brew their beer on a professional setup and get feedback from a community of beer fans.
"You're actually at a brewery brewing beer. We're not just in a garage anymore. It ups the game a little bit for homebrewers to be able to get the commercial side of the brewing," Johnson said.
Broken Clock Brewing will have four brews when it debuts this spring, including a unique lavender-infused IPA that the brewery has featured at several of its monthly tastings, public events where it has drawn most of its members so far. The beer started as an idea from members.
"Before it was suggested to me I would've never considered brewing that beer, but it's something that we've brewed and then tweaked over time, and it's become something really special that people like," Hubbard said.
The brewery will also have a kolsch, a stout and the first of its rotating seasonal brews: a coffee kolsch made with beans from Brooklyn Center-based Tiny Footprint Coffee. Hubbard said they are looking to feature more experimental brews in the taproom and showcase member recipes.
Broken Clock will distribute to local bars and liquor stores, especially within a few miles of the brewery at 3134 California St. NE. During their first year, Hubbard said they're shooting to brew between 500 and 600 barrels. Broken Clock officially moves into its space on April 1.