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Welcome to this week's State of the Game! Today we'll be covering some interesting stats for all the Steam releases from the 23rd to the 29th of October this year. This week brought us another rare sight with both Assassin's Creed: Origins and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus releasing this week. Just like the last time two large titles released in the same week both games most certainly have different audiences. This is likely why the publishers weren't too worried about the release dates being so close together. Let's take a closer look at how their stats compare.
Assassin's Creed: Origins doubled nearly all of Wolfenstein II's top-level stats with the only exception being its review score (which was still 16% higher). Unlike most AAA games it hasn't experienced the typical 2 week slump, maintaining about 2/3rds of its initial player base. This also coincides with a steady increase in average recent play time up from an average of 10 hours in the first week to almost 20 today. Suffice to say Assassin's Creed: Origins is certainly a hit among the Steam community.
Wolfenstein II, by comparison, hasn't fared as well with its concurrent player base down to about 20% of what it was at launch. It did manage to take out the top spot in the Oceania region, most likely due to the strong showing from Australia which accounted for 5% of its total play time globally. Some of this can be attributed to the performance issues it has seen on PC since release although most of these appear to have been patched since.
Guns of Icarus Online was this week's top trending game thanks to a key giveaway on the Humble Store. That boost was, as it almost always is with key giveaways, short-lived reaching a peak of 4700 players before starting to dwindle rapidly. It's still well above its previous average as of writing but there's no denying that it's continuing its downward trend.


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SAN DIEGO — The Green Bay Packers purposely allowed the Denver Broncos to score the winning touchdown in a Super Bowl.
Think about that.
The Packer coach ordered their defense to stand still while the Broncos' Terrell Davis walked into the end zone. With the score tied. With less than two minutes left.
The Packers wanted Davis to score.
Think about that.
The football world went to sleep Sunday night nuzzling memories of John Elway's dives, of Davis' cuts, of Steve Atwater's thumps, of a Super Bowl won by courage.
It awoke Monday to the image of a defense rolling over like dogs.
It awoke, read a stunning explanation by Packer Coach Mike Holmgren, and likely wondered:
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Missing PiecesSubmitted by Karen on November 15, 2018 - 9:34am
In 1992, toddler Yasmin Munoz goes missing from a rainforest picnic spot near Cairns. No trace of her has ever been found. Yet in 2012, Andrew Todd, a wealthy businessman and former mayor of Cairns, dies, and leaves in his will directions for a search for the missing child, who if she is still alive must now be a young woman.


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After the trauma and horror of this week, I finally have some good news.. for me. :-D
For one, I've started working again. Not just that, I'm happy to be back with the team from whom I learnt the mostest. AND I'm back into full-time reporting — no more desk-drudgery, yay!
Today, I debuted at the paper with my firstest byline. Double yay! :-D The story is here.
While I'm happy with the placement (lede on National, yo!), which can be viewed in the epaper here (blurb top left) and here (entire story!), I'm fairly pissed about bhands, both grammatical and factual, in the editing. For one, Veerji is the Hyderabad coordinator for Mehrgarh, not an HRCP member (where the fuck did that even come from?); secondly, you return TO camps, not IN camps; and 'pregnant women' as opposed to what, pregnant MEN? What was wrong with 'pregnant flood survivors'? And so on. Meh.
Anyway, these are issues which will be dealt with in due time. At the moment, I'm happy to be able to go back to reporting full-time. So yay!


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Let's start by defining exactly what a Homeschool Co-Op is, and what it is not.
The word "Co-Op" is short for cooperative, a popular dictionary defines this as an adjective, meaning "involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal" and as a noun meaning, "a farm, business, or other organization that is owned and run jointly by its members who share jointly in its profits or benefits" (Google Dictionary). These two definitions give us the answers to our two first questions!
How do homeschool co-ops operate? They operate as a collective, one voice for the group.
Smaller co-ops (of 2-10 families) will likely all have a say in any plans and procedures. They typical hold regular meetings to discuss how things are going and where they want them to go. Then the group will vote to make decisions. Occasionally, the group will nominate or elect a head or leader to make tough calls when the group doesn't agree.
Larger co-ops (of 10-hundreds of families) usually have a board of directors or a leadership committee. This committee works as a sort of representative government for the rest of the members, they are usually chosen because of their experience or expertise, either as homeschoolers, certified teachers, business leaders, or religious authorities. The members who participate and work "under" this leadership head typically know, trust, and respect their committee members. They feel comfortable enough to talk with them about their goals and concerns, and have faith their voice will be heard during the committee's meetings.
Who pays for what? If the co-op functions as one unit equally profiting or benefiting from the arrangement, that means the costs are typically shared evenly among the members.
Again, this arrangement may very from group to group and according to the size of the group. But most co-ops (especially ones that meet regularly and maintain a wide variety of classes) meet this need with a basic monthly, quarterly, semesterly, or yearly, membership fee. These fees are typically called dues, just like Boy Scouts or Awana Clubs. Some co-ops I've been involved with over the years held regular fundraising events to help share the cost without putting the burden on low-income families. Others offered discounts to larger families if they took on more duties to help spread the work load for others. And still others required tuition for classes each child would attend, therefore if a family opted out of a term, they didn't loose their membership, but also didn't have to pay to keep it active.
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Where do homeschool co-ops find teachers? Remember, they work together to reach a common goal...that means their most powerful teachers are already among them!
Yes, as homeschooling parents, members of the co-op already have a core belief that they can provide the best available education for their children, so why wouldn't they want to assist each other to reach that common goal? Typically speaking, each member has an area of education that they feel passionate about, have a lot of background knowledge in, or have trade experience with. That makes it very easy for that member to provide classes for other members and their families. The skills of one offset the needs of others. That's why homeschool co-ops work!
Occasionally the need arise for a more qualified, out-side teacher. Say a few high schoolers want to get certified in a trade, they need a registered, licensed tradesmen to apprentice them, otherwise their time spent will not actually help them reach their goal. In some states or territories, core subjects must be taught by a certified, licensed teacher. In this case, those core subjects are often outsourced to a local teacher, perhaps a retired teacher or substitute that has the time available. In either case, or others that are particular to the co-op's needs, the group as a whole will use their local resources and personal connections to find a qualified teacher that meets their standards and their needs. These teachers rarely come free, so that tends to be another expense the group has to decide how to fund.
Where do co-ops meet? There is no specific answer for this one! Where-ever works best for the group.Of all of the co-ops I've been a part of over the past 20 years, there have been 4 basic meeting places.
Large co-ops often rent a facility, usually a church or religious building, sometimes a private school gym or cafeteria and a few classes during off school hours. Many of these local organizations provide a discount to the co-op because of the nature of their organization. Again, this incurs costs the committee has to account for.
Smaller groups can often find suitable meeting places in their area for free or very low cost. I've meet in coffee shops, libraries, book stores, pavilions in the park, and food courts in the mall! Yes, all of those are viable free meeting places. Each one presents its own issues however.
Intimate co-ops of just a few families often meet in each others' homes. One home (usually the most centrally located and/or the one with the most room) will serve as the meeting hub, then each satellite home serves as the specific classroom for the classes that family cares for. This worked for groups of 3-10 families and was really nice for working parents because they could drop off their kids on their way to work, knowing they would be continuing their studies under the supervision of a trusted adult!
A newer, more tech-aged meeting place is online in social media groups! I absolutely LOVE the possibilities with this last meeting option. Families can now connect with other like-minded homeschooling families, free from the limitations of distance! I am part of virtual homeschool co-op now that has members in several different countries, and it's such a beautiful thing to share culture and heritage in that way! No school on the planet can give our kids this kind of real life education :) These co-ops are free from room rentals and that kind of overhead, but they come with their own financial burden. Virtual meeting rooms that offer the tools needed for a quality classroom don't come free. And all members, obviously, must maintain tech equipment and internet service to participate fully. There is another issue of scheduling across time zone differences.
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The last two questions are answered again by that definition we used. A co-op is a an organization made of individuals who share a common goal.
Where do homeschool co-ops find members? Short answer--people they already know.
The size of the co-op is relative to the number of people each founder knows directly who share their ideals and goals for organizing the group. Often times these are members of other organizations they belong to; their church, social club, neighborhood, family or close friends. Each person likely knows another person with the same goal, in turn that person knows another...and so continues the word-off-mouth invitations to be a part of something bigger than yourself.
Occasionally new members are found through advertising streams. There are many co-ops listed on websites for people to find, and they may host community events to get the word out. The idea with such groups is "it takes a village," so they work hard to create the kind of village they want raising their child with them.
So who can start a homeschool co-op? Again, short answer--any two or more, like-minded individuals.
There may be some local registration or licensing that has to be taken care of. But for the most part, it just takes to great minds, and often that starts with 1, who put the wheels in motion. From that point on its up to the member body to keep the co-op moving and growing.
I hope that answered some of the questions you've been asking about homeschool co-ops, and please, if you have any more, post them in the comments section below, I will do my best to either answer from my experience or find others' experiences to share! Come back next month to explore the topic, Homeschooling 101: What to Worry About and What to Let Go. See you then!
I hope that answered some of the questions you've been asking about homeschool co-ops, and please, if you have any more, post them in the comments section below, I will do my best to either answer from my experience or find others' experiences to share! Come back next month to explore the topic, Homeschooling 101: What to Worry About and What to Let Go. See you then!


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Prince Turki Al-Faisal on US-Saudi Relations
I'm informed via reader e-mail that I must discuss the interview Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal gave to the Financial Times at the risk of losing my credibility.
The Financial Times itself believes the interview is worthy of editorial comment, so I guess I'd better hop to!
I think Pr. Turki is honestly conveying the feelings of the government and people of Saudi Arabia. His words echo those of his brother, Pr. Saud, the Foreign Minister, that the conflict must end, once and for all.
As much as the government of Saudi Arabia wishes to maintain friendly relations with the US, that relationship is in jeopardy. This repeats the warningthat then-Crown Prince Abdullah gave the Bush Administration back in 2002: The US must try to rein in Israel if there is to be peace and stability in the region. In the views of Saudi and Arab publics, the Bush Administration was an unmitigated disaster for the region, for Arabs, and for Muslims at large. Some of this is indeed hyperbole, exaggerations made to score political points as well as misdirection by groups like Al-Qaeda to stir up resentment toward the US. The Iraq incursion started it, Abu Ghraib heightened it, stories coming from Guantanamo pushed it into the stratosphere. Gaza has simply made the situation intolerable.
The issue here is not just a matter of politics that can be reasoned, argued, fixed with a treaty or agreement. Instead, it has grown into an emotional issue—the same emotional issue that Abdullah brought to Bush's attention in 2002. There has not been any forward action taken on the issue beyond Bush's enunciation of the 'two-state solution'. Today, Arabs and Israelis are both questioning whether a two-state solution is even feasible. What has changed the ground enormously is Gaza.
Again, it's not a matter of politics or even a rational discussion of 'who started it' or why. Instead, it has become a visceral issue, fed by endless photographs of dead and dying Palestinian children and women. Hundreds of ghastly photos circulate through the Internet, e-mails, list-servers, and the Arab media. People who see these photos are not prepared to argue the niceties of international law. They are convinced that Israel is a criminal state.
Of course, it doesn't help that the last 60 years of Middle Eastern politics have served to demonize Israel, justly or not. Nor does it help that too many imams in too many countries preach raw antisemitism and teach it in their schools.
Pr. Turki's point is that if the US is to maintain cordial relations with Saudi Arabia, the US government must be seen to do something to change the status quo. Saudi Arabia, through King Abdullah's peace plan, has gone as far as it can go, to the point of getting the members of the Arab League to sign onto the plan. The US, as a supporter of Israel, perhaps the supporter of Israel, must now do its part.
Some might say, 'Well, if the Saudis don't want the relationship, let them walk away… good riddance!' That, while popular with some sectors of US society, is particularly dumb. The Saudis have already said that they will not use oil as a 'weapon', i.e., no repetition of the 1973 boycott. That does not mean that they will continue to offer preferential prices to the US for oil. Nor does it mean that Saudi Arabia cannot make life difficult for the US government. Simply by refusing to grant the US military permission to overfly the country, the Kingdom can wreak havoc for US military planners with concerns east of Suez. It could stop being the piggy bank to which the US government goes to find funding for international aid programs for which there is nothing in the US budget. It could stop buying Boeing or Sikorsky or General Electric weapons and weapon systems and instead buy from Europe, Russia, or China. Rather than voting with the US in international fora, it could simply vote 'present'.
There are many ways in which the US-Saudi relationship can be harmed, all short of war. The question is whether the US government thinks the Saudis are bluffing. I think not. Having offered warning seven years ago, only to see promises made and then frittered away, I think they are serious. I think, as well, that the US government mostly understands this. As a result, pressure will be put on Israel to make changes in its traditional demands, though pressure will be applied to the rejectionist Arab states and groups as well.
It's not the showdown at the OK Corral just yet, but warning flags are flying.
Saudi Arabia's patience is running out
Prince Turki Al-Faisal
In my decades as a public servant, I have strongly promoted the Arab-Israeli peace process. During recent months, I argued that the peace plan proposed by Saudi Arabia could be implemented under an Obama administration if the Israelis and Palestinians accepted difficult compromises.
But after Israel launched its bloody attack on Gaza, these pleas for optimism and co-operation now seem a distant memory. Unless the new US administration takes forceful steps to prevent any further suffering and slaughter of Palestinians, the peace process, the US-Saudi relationship and the stability of the region are at risk.
Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Saudi foreign minister, told the UN Security Council that if there was no just settlement, "we will turn our backs on you". King Abdullah spoke for the Arab and Muslim world when he said at the Arab summit in Kuwait that although the Arab peace initiative was on the table, it would not remain there for long.
America is not innocent in this calamity. Not only has the Bush administration left a sickening legacy in the region, but it has also, through an arrogant attitude about the butchery in Gaza, contributed to the slaughter of innocents. If the US wants to continue playing a leadership role in the Middle East and keep its strategic alliances intact – especially its "special relationship" with Saudi Arabia – it will have to revise drastically its policies vis a vis Israel and Palestine.
The US administration will be inheriting a "basket full of snakes" in the region, but there are things that can be done to help calm them. First, President Barack Obama must address the disaster in Gaza and its causes. Inevitably, he will condemn Hamas's firing of rockets at Israel. When he does that, he should also condemn Israel's atrocities against the Palestinians and support a UN resolution to that effect; condemn the Israeli actions that led to this conflict, from settlement building in the West Bank to the blockade of Gaza and the targeted killings and arbitrary arrests of Palestinians; declare America's intention to work for a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, with a security umbrella for countries that sign up and sanctions for those that do not; call for an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from Shab'ah Farms in Lebanon; encourage Israeli-Syrian negotiations for peace; and support a UN resolution guaranteeing Iraq's territorial integrity.
Mr Obama should strongly promote the Abdullah peace initiative, which calls on Israel to pursue the course laid out in various international resolutions and laws: to withdraw completely from the lands occupied in 1967, including East Jerusalem, returning to the lines of June 4 1967; to accept a mutually agreed just solution to the refugee problem according to UN resolution 194; and to recognise the independent state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital. In return, there would be an end to hostilities between Israel and all Arab countries, and Israel would get full diplomatic and normal relations.
Last week, President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad of Iran wrote a letter to King Abdullah, explicitly recognising Saudi Arabia as the leader of the Arab and Muslim worlds and calling on him to take a more confrontational role over "this obvious atrocity and killing of your own children" in Gaza. The communiqué is significant because the de facto recognition of the kingdom's primacy from one of its most ardent foes reveals the extent that the war has united an entire region, both Shia and Sunni. Further, Mr Ahmadi-Nejad's call for Saudi Arabia to lead a jihad against Israel would, if pursued, create unprecedented chaos and bloodshed.
So far, the kingdom has resisted these calls, but every day this restraint becomes more difficult to maintain. As the world laments once again the suffering of the Palestinians, people of conscience from every corner of the world are clamouring for action. Eventually, the kingdom will not be able to prevent its citizens from joining the worldwide revolt against Israel. Today, every Saudi is a Gazan, and we remember well the words of our late King Faisal: "I hope you will forgive my outpouring of emotions, but when I think that our Holy Mosque in Jerusalem is being invaded and desecrated, I ask God that if I am unable to undertake Holy Jihad, then I should not live a moment more." Let us all pray that Mr Obama possesses the foresight, fairness and resolve to rein in the murderous Israeli regime and open a new chapter in this most intractable of conflicts.
Prince Turki is chairman, King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh. He has been director of Saudi intelligence, ambassador to the UK and Ireland and ambassador to the US
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An Hour Spent Crocheting Baby Shoes
Discovering how to crochet shoes is pretty fantastic. All the sudden you go from wearing flip flops around the house to wearing uber-cute crochet slippers. I've made two pairs of adult-size slippers so far. Nonetheless, I'll have to write about making shoes later.
For now though, I'd like to talk about baby booties. You see, many women my age are just starting families. They've been married a few years and either just had or are about to have their first child. It's a special time. One thing I've noticed from the baby showers I've attended and from flipping through photos in Facebook albums is that you basically get the same things at baby showers. A stroller, bedding, Pack-n-Plays, bottles, diapers and lots and lots of clothes. Now, mind you, these are all essential items.
Do you know what I rarely see? Do you know what is almost always missing?
Handmade items! And no, not the 'I made this' kind, the 'I spent a long time planning this, and then working on it' kind. And there is a difference between the two, although I'm pretty sure my description makes no sense at all.
Traditional crafts are less prevalent today than in previous years. By traditional, I mean embroidery, crochet, knitting and tatting...things like that.
For a wonderfully sentimental and meaningful baby shower gift, why not try your hand at crocheting baby booties? They take about 2 hours for a beginner from start to finish and believe it or not, they are a super manageable project.
Here are some booties I've recently made. I'll be doing some embroidery work on them before actually gifting them. The thing to remember about these is that they will be keepsake items. The infant may never wear them, but I can pretty much guarantee that the mother will hang on to them for years to come.
This is the pattern I follow. You can find a bunch of patterns on the internet, and in books too, but this one that I can do from memory; which is why I like it.
Gauge: 3mm Yarn: Embroidery Weight
Start by doing 8 double-crochets into a circle. Cinch the circle nice and tight and then do a slip stitch into the top of the first double crochet.
Next round: Do 2 double-crochets into each stitch. Then, do a slip stitch into the top of the first double-crochet. Chain 2. (This is a total of 16 stitches.)
Next round: Follow this pattern all the way around- 1 double-crochet into a stitch, 2 double crochet into the next stitch. Slip stitch into the top of the first stitch in the round and chain 2. (This is a total of 24 stitches.)
Next round: Follow this pattern all the way around - 1 double-crochet into a stitch, 1 double-crochet into the next, 2 double-crochet into the next. Slip stitch into the top of the first stitch in the round and chain 2. (This is a total of 32 stitches.)
Next round: Double-crochet even all the way around (this means 1 double-crochet into each stitch)
Next round: Double-crochet even all the way around (this means 1 double-crochet into each stitch). Chain 2. Turn.
Next round: (Make sure you turned your piece so you are going back the way you came.) Double-crochet into the first 22 stitches leaving 10 by themselves. Chain 2, and turn.
Next 11 rounds: Do the same thing over and over. You are going to build on those 22 stitches forming the bottom and sides of the shoe.
Next round: Double-crochet into the first 10 stitches, then double-crochet the next 3 together. Double-crochet the remaining stitches.
Next: Fold that back part in half, with the 3 stitches you double-crocheted together as the bottom of the fold. Just slip stitch the sides together.
You have a shoe! Woo!
To add a strap, just chain 7 across the shoe wherever you want it.


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Jam Makers Hope to "Preserve" Rare Apricot from Extinction
How do you save a fruit from extinction when farmers don't want to grow it? Easy. Turn it into jam.
The Blenheim apricot is a rare species that, like many fruit and vegetable species, is endangered because farmers don't find it profitable enough to grow. The Blenheim is so fragile that it doesn't travel well, and as a result doesn't make it to store shelve or even many farmers markets.
Enter Eric Haeberli and Phineas Hoang, founders of welovejam.com. Five years ago, Haeberli and Hoang started making apricot jam from a single Blenheim tree in their backyard. At first, they produced just 100 jars a year, and now say they will make a total of just about 3,000 jars, all in hopes of preserving a species by turning it into preserves.
Sixteen bucks may be a hefty price for a 16-ounce jar of jam, but preserving a better tasting apricot just may be priceless.


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When: Saturday 27 April, 12 noon
Meet: outside Turnpike Lane tube, Green Lanes, Haringey, N15 3NX
We will once again be taking to the streets of Haringey to inspect local Letting Agents as part of a day of action across London.Six months ago, on 6 October 2012, local housing campaigners became 'Community Housing Inspectors' to investigate our local letting agents and uncover the unwelcome practices they are engaged in. On Saturday we are carrying out further inspections to find out if any of our demands for changes have occurred. Where they have not, we will be providing a 'Cease and Desist Order'* to letting agents found to be engaging with greedy and anti-social behaviour. The 'Cease and Desist Order' will only be revoked if they put an end to such practices.
These unwelcome practices include:
- Discriminating against housing benefit claimants
- Charging extortionate fees to prospective and existing tenants
- Encouraging short term tenancies to maximise renewal fees
- Inflating rents
Until 1988 most private tenancies were secure and long term, and rents were capped by law at affordable levels. Fees are extortion and outlawed in Scotland. Discrimination against benefit claimants should be illegal under equalities legislation. If you've had enough of such dodgy behaviour, come along.
Bring hi-vis vests, clipboards and pens if you want to take part in the inspection or just come along to support others and let everyone else know what we're doing. We will have leaflets to hand out with our demands (see below) on.
Over 20,000 households in Haringey rent their homes from private landlords, and about half of these are claiming housing benefit. The greedy and discriminatory practices of letting agents are a huge problem for Haringey as well as London as a whole.
Our demands:
- Bring rents down! According to a recent report, one in five landlords had increased their rents because their letting agent had encouraged them to. This was five times as many who had done so because of increased costs.
- No discrimination against people on housing benefit
- Remove all fees for tenants: 'agency fees', 'reference checks', 'admin fees' and 'leaving fees' are all costs that have been created over the past few years by and for letting agents, to increase their profits and exploit tenants' basic need to find a home
- Longer and more secure tenancies
Tweet your support:@haringeyhousing #letdownrenters
Organised by Haringey Community Housing Inspectors (members of Haringey Housing Action Group and Haringey Private Tenants). For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
We believe: everyone is entitled to a decent, secure, affordable, local home.
We demand: bring rents down – stop discrimination and fees – bring back security of tenure
* "A cease and desist order is an order or request to halt an activity (cease) and not to take it up again later (desist) or else face legal action. The recipient of the cease-and-desist may be an individual or an organisation." [Wikipedia]


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Over 150 exhibitors have signed-up to appear at Channel 4's eighteenth A Place in the Sun Live taking place at London's famous Olympia venue for the first time.
There are agents and developers selling property from around the world with all the popular destinations well represented. There are over 30 exhibitors selling property in Spain including the likes of Taylor Wimpey Spain, MASA International and Property Repossessions Spain alongside a host of smaller estate agents selling property from Madrid, rural inland Spain, all along the Costas plus specialists from the Balearic and Canary Islands.
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text: For plenty of Canadian drivers, the concept of winter tires seems like an unnecessary hassle and avoidable expense. From making the purchase to storing them in the off-season to paying for installation before the winter, it's just not worth the effort and the cost. Or is it? Consider this—winter tires have a proven track record for performing better than all-season tires, especially in temperatures lower than 7 degrees Celsius. If you have a set of winter tires, this will also prolong the life of your all-season tires, as you're not using them during the winter season. If you have skipped out on winter tires or think you can make it this season on your all-season set, you may want to reconsider. The Rubber Association of Canada offers these demonstration videos to help you realize the importance of winter tires. Assessing All-Season versus Winter Tires All-season tires, despite their name, are not really for all seasons (unless you live in California or other year-round sunny states). We agree, it's misleading! In fact, experts in the tire industry often refer to them as "three season" tires because when it comes to the winter road conditions, they do not hold up as well as they need to. All-season tires harden and lose their grip once temperatures fall below 7 degrees Celsius. While they are designed with a tread compound that delivers traction in dry, muddy, rainy and even slushy streets, it is the temperature and ice that causes a problem for all-season tires. Winter tires offer better traction and handling in winter conditions and as a result, your vehicle's braking ability will not be compromised. Winter tires do not harden below 7 degrees Celsius, and instead, offer excellent gripping because the rubber is designed to remain malleable during cold weather. On the flip side, winter tires will wear out quickly if used in warmer seasons as they're unable to withstand the heat. Buying and Installing Winter Tires If you are finally ready to upgrade to winter tires before the temperatures start to drop, here are a few tips: Don't let the cost be a reason to forsake your safety on winter roads. For as little as $90-$100 per month, you can save enough to buy your set of 4 winter tires. Only tires with the mountain snowflake symbol are true winter tires, and have been approved by Transport Canada. Don't be fooled by any other snowflake image on tires. Install winter tires on all four wheels, not just the two responsible for providing power to the vehicle. All four tires are needed to improve handling and control, as well as optimize your ABS and associated electronic stability systems. Transport Canada advises that you must install all 4 winter tires of the same type, size, speed rating and load index, so don't fall prey to cheap deals on mismatched tires. Do not wait until snowfall hits before switching to winter tires. Instead, install them a few weeks before the season because temperatures drop below 7 degrees Celsius before the first sign of snowfall. Book your appointment at AutoNiche, your local auto shop in Markham offering tire repair and tire installation. Have a professional inspect your winter tires. Because they have been in storage, you want to make sure they have adequate tread, there are no cracks in the tread and sidewall, and are not in need of repair from a previous puncture. Do not keep winter tires on your vehicle year-round. They should be removed when the average daily temperature comes above 7 degrees Celsius and there is no more risk for snow or ice. Buy winter tires that meet the manufacturer recommendations for your vehicle. Winter tires will lose air pressure frequently because cold temperatures cause pressure levels to drop. Always check the pressure and keep your tires properly inflated. Now is the time to prepare for winter. Whether you need to install your winter tires or want a car safety inspection to make sure your vehicle is ready for winter, trust in the professionals at AutoNiche. Our expert technicians can inspect your vehicle and tires, and perform any necessary repairs so that your vehicle is safe for the snow, ice, sleet and other hazardous winter road conditions. Call AutoNiche today to book your tire installation and inspection. Feel free to contact us online with your questions regarding winter tires or winter vehicle safety.


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But stop saying Charlestown was "blind-sided" or "surprised"
By Will Collette
Like most Charlestown residents, I was alarmed by recent details on the local segment of the Federal Railroad Administration's plan for much-needed improvements to Amtrak service in the Northeast Corridor. The new route is intended to straighten out tracks in our area to permit high speed Acela trains to run at full speed.
The alarming piece is called the "Saybrook-Kenyon Bypass." It would cut a wide swath through critical habitat and protected wild spaces such as Burlingame and the Frances Carter Preserve.
Neighboring communities face similar threats to their protected lands. It would even cut through the US Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed new wildlife refuge to preserve our native bunnies.
Bear in mind the Saybrook-Kenyon Bypass is part of a gigantic, multi-billion Northeast Corridor rail modernization project that at best will take 30 years to complete. That assumes it gets funding from a radical Republican-controlled Congress.
We'll be lucky if this Congress funds disaster relief for the Northeast the next time we're hit by a big hurricane or blizzard, never mind a project like this.
This plan has not been approved by the incoming Trump Administration. For key positions, Trump has picked oil industry executives with no self-interest in public transportation projects. Incoming Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has no interest in this type of project.
Nonetheless, it would be irresponsible to ignore the threat, however remote, the Saybrook-Kenyon Bypass poses to our natural treasures.
There are some pretty powerful arguments on the merits against the Amtrak proposal, given the impact it will have on natural resources in South County and eastern Connecticut.
But Charlestown town government seems fixated on basing their opposition on their claim they have been hoodwinked by the feds. They claim the town was never given fair warning.
In her letter to the Federal Railroad Administration, Charlestown Planning Commissar Ruth Platner even implies that only the Narragansett Indian Tribe received any notice.
New Council President Virginia Lee complained to the Westerly Sun that the draft EIS didn't explicitly mention Charlestown "so we've been totally out of the loop until now". Lee also makes several references to the Narragansett Indian Tribe, implying they were "in the loop" while the town of Charlestown was not.
However, that's simply not true.
The draft Environmental Impact Statement was sent to Charlestown Town Council Boss Tom Gentz over a year ago in November 2015. The plan itself was first released in December 2014.
Gentz is listed twice on the draft EIS recipient list twice, on pages FF-59 and FF-74.
Yes, the Narragansetts were on that list. So were the Mayors, municipal councils and municipal chief executives for virtually every city and town along the Northeast Corridor. That includes Westerly, Richmond, Hopkinton, South Kingstown, Exeter and so on.
Agencies were also notified. For example, Jeff Broadhead, director of the Washington County Regional Planning Council, got a copy. Tom Gentz has been on that Council for years.
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State and federal agencies, including the US Fish and Wildlife Service who's new Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge will be heavily impacted, were also notified.
Nobody from South County local government filed any comments.
In her FRA letter, Ruth Platner does acknowledge the FRA described the rail lines running through Charlestown and the rest of our area. Oddly, she goes on a tangent, criticizing Amtrak for calling the West Kingston Amtrak station "South Kingston" and noting that West Kingston "is a place in the town of South Kingstown."
Then five lines later, Platner criticizes Amtrak's use of the term "Saybrook-Kenyon Bypass" asserting that "Kenyon is a place name, not a municipality." Well, neither is West Kingston.
None of this semantical nit-picking helps Charlestown deal with this problem.
We've known for years that the tracks running through Charlestown are not capable of allowing Acela to run at full speed.
We've known for years that Amtrak wants to change that.
This is reason enough why we should have been paying attention from the very beginning of the process because any likely rail plan would have some impact on the tracks running through Charlestown.
We missed the opportunity in 2015 to pay closer attention to Amtrak's plan and to at least pre-emptively file detailed comments about the important areas that Amtrak should avoid.
That's on Tom Gentz who had the draft document 14 months ago. It's on Jeff Broadhead who runs an agency that's supposed to stay on top of issues like this. He too had the draft 14 months ago. They missed it. 'Nuff said.
So my advice to Charlestown town government is to stop with the victim act and stick with the real issues, of which there are many. That's the best way to not only provide credible opposition to the plan but to also hold together what seems like a Charlestown consensus against the local track re-routing proposal.
Here's one example of a way to frame the arguments on the substance, an op-ed written by Kristen M. Castrataro of Richmond that ran in EcoRI.
By KRISTEN M. CASTRATARO
Every election cycle, Rhode Islanders are asked to pass bond issues to preserve farmland and open space, and every election cycle Rhode Islanders rise to the occasion. Millions of dollars have been earmarked to buy development rights on farms that otherwise would be turned into housing developments or strip malls.
It is the height of irony, therefore, that Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., supports using more taxpayer dollars to destroy the very farmland and open space his constituents regularly vote to protect.
The Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) details proposed changes to the course of the tracks of the Northeast Corridor, changes that Sen. Reed considers good for Providence.
What does that proposal entail for Rhode Island? According to the EIS, the new railroad tracks would adversely impact an additional 11 cultural resources and historic properties (note these are only the registered sites), 200 acres of prime farmland, 1,415 acres of prime timberland, and tribal lands.
This taxpayer fails to see the value in "preserving" farmland and open spaces with tax dollars while simultaneously destroying farmland and open spaces with more tax dollars.
It is no secret that Rhode Island has its struggles. The economy is generally sluggish. The business environment has been described as decidedly unfriendly. Political corruption jokes are standard fare in the media.
Despite these negatives, the Ocean State attracts residents, tourists and students from all over the world, and is home to families that trace their heritage back hundreds of years.
Why do they come? Why do they stay?
They stay because our little state offers something for everyone. History and culture buffs can visit Newport mansions, historic farms and industrial landmarks. Nature enthusiasts can wander through acres of forests, bask on sun-drenched beaches, and bird-watch in open fields. Foodies can pick out fresh meat, vegetables, fruits and seafood at farm stands, farmers markets and local eateries.
Our cultural and natural resources make Rhode Island a destination worth visiting, and this rail plan cuts through the heart of that.
Should this plan be implemented, a 150-acre, fourth-generation livestock farm will be divided by the new tracks, land-locking the individual parcels and effectively killing the farm business.
The Frances C. Carter Memorial Preserve, one of the largest preserves in the state, will also be cut in half, endangering an 11-mile open-space corridor. The Amos Green Farm, an 18th-century historic farm and site of Revolutionary War Encampments, will be segmented.
Residents who just recently bought homes in a new subdivision could be forced to move out.
The real travesty is that this plan has been almost five years in the making and nobody thought it was important to inform these residents of the threat until a week before Christmas. Really?
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Even in a letter written largely on the merits, we still get this complaint about notice. However, in her case, notice to Richmond residents should have come from Richmond town officials who also received the draft EIS 14 months ago. At least she confines her complaint to just two lines rather than make it the central theme].
In return for this, what does Rhode Island get? A shorter commute to Boston and Washington, D.C., which will encourage local talent to work out of state and further cripple our economy.
Increased train speeds, resulting in increased noise pollution and additional threats to wildlife.
Added strains on the state coffers — higher taxes, anyone? — to develop and maintain the new, wider tracks.
The reality is that the EIS plan offers no real value to Rhode Island while substantially damaging the elements that make the Ocean State an appealing place to live and visit.
Contact your local, state and national officials via telephone today to let them know that you are opposed to the Tier 1 EIS and that you support Rhode Island's open space and farmlands.
Kristen M. Castrataro is a resident of Richmond, R.I.


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Fail to stop ads by Neon Great ? Don't know how it sneaks inside? Is it safe to use? This removal guide shows how to eliminate it permanently.
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Many users complain about Neon Great for that it brings in all sorts of fake coupons , commercial links and even Vosteran. com, Groovorio.com and Couponarific automatically. You may notice this pest on the browser add-on list after download some download managers, Java update package and ebook readers. Spam email attachments may contain direct download links of this adware as well. Ads by Neon Great are all over Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox after default browser parameters are tampered. Aside from that, Neon Great tracks down your activities on the Internet with the use of monitoring cookies. This indicates that others can collect individual information from you without your consent.
It's not different from breaking into your residential places and steals valuable stuff. Once getting access to your personal information, those crooks may also take a step further to distribute them on the Internet for more benefits. Thus, they violates your privacy to seek revenue. The affected browser may even crash down, freeze and turn sluggish with the existence of this risky adware. Therefore, to stop this Neon Great from mutating frequently and hiding deep inside the machine, you need to find out all generated items and remove them altogether. The manual guide in the following has more details.
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According to our research, we found that Neon Great adware often gets installed together with other programs. And Neon Great adware has made many changes to your computer system and web browsers. So, you should keep very patient and careful when you are following our removal steps and manually removing Neon Great virus.
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Step One: Uninstall Neon Great adware.
1. Go to Control Panel from Start menu.
2. Choose Uninstall a program or Add/Change programs.
3. Select Neon Great adware and click on Uninstall or Uninstall/Change button.
Step Two: Show hidden files.
1. Go to Control Panel, and choose Folder Options.
2. In View tab, scroll dawn and choose show hidden files, folders and drives. Click OK.
Step Three: Remove registry entries.
1. Open Start menu and find Run in Windows XP. Type regedit and tap Enter. In Windows vista/7, click Start and type reged in search field.
2. At opening Registry Editor, search for and delete key and values related to Neon Great adware.
%AppData%\svc-[random file name].exe
Windows 8:
Step One: Uninstall Neon Great adware.
1. Type uninstall a program in the Search field.
2. Enter Programs and Features in the address bar and select Neon Great from program list.
3. Click Uninstall button and then follow uninstall wizard.
Step Two: Show Hidden Files.
1. Choose Windows Explorer from Start screen.
2. Navigate to File tab, tick both Hidden items and File name extensions.
3. Look for corrupted files outlined below and delete them all:
%AppData%\svc-[random file name].exe
Step Three: Remove Registry Entries.
1. Type regedit in the search field.
2. Search for and delete harmful key and values generated by Neon Great adware.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "EnableVirtualization" = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "ConsentPromptBehaviorUser" = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments "SaveZoneInformation" = 1
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Americans were shot in a bar in Kansas on Feb. 22. The shooter was a white man who first asked their visa status and then shouted, "Get out of my country," before he fired the gun. We heard little about the racial aggressions facing the Asian American community and even less about the oppositions voiced by this community. According to the stereotypes, Asians are a quiet, docile, hardworking group of people who represent a "model minority" that often serves as the proof of the American dream of color-blindness. It seems that Asian Americans, with their higher education attainment rates and higher household incomes, enjoy an "exceptionalism" that somehow separates them from other minority groups. But unfortunately, this exceptionalism doesn't protect them from racism and violence.
The narrative of Asians as a "model minority" was constructed about 50 years ago. This label was first only given to Japanese Americans and then exploited by political conservatives during the Civil Rights movement, to deny the existence of systematic racial discriminations in American society. They asked: "If Asians can do it, why can't others?" The derogatory implications of such a statement is obvious: it falsely portrays all Asian Americans as homogeneously diligent, disciplined and socioeconomically well-off, while other groups are the opposite of these terms.
While some may take the labels as compliments, they are not only false but also damaging to Asian Americans' social standings in the U.S. There are many aspects that statistics leave out, such as the fact that Asian Americans often have a larger household. Per capita incomes showed the disadvantage of Asian Americans in reality. Education attainment rates also vary significantly among different age groups. Research suggests that the percentage of high school graduates among 25-year-old or older Asian Americans is even below the average line.
In addition, when citing successful examples of Asian Americans, we tend to ignore the fact that immigrants are a self-selective group much dependent on the design of immigration laws. There are more educated and wealthy Asians in America simply because only those people were allowed into the country under the 1965 Immigration Act, which welcomed only high-skilled and economically well-off Asians to come and contribute to the American society — not because they are smarter or unaffected by discriminations.
The claim of "Asian advantage" is also meaningless because such a generalization ignores the heterogeneous nature of the term "Asian," which includes people coming from a great variety of countries with vastly different socioeconomic profiles. We neglect the fact that while people from East Asia and India may be economically better off, immigrants from Cambodia and Hmong, for example, have poverty rates of around 30 percent.
In contrast to the portrayal of the "model minority," Asian Americans do experience racial discrimination. Like other minority groups, they are faced with micro-aggression, hate speech and employment disadvantages. A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University suggested that job applicants with an Asian last name are 28 percent less likely to be called for an interview. Asian men have long been stereotyped as awkward, stiff and emasculate, and white actors taking Asian roles has become unsurprising. Even when Asian actors are cast in Asian roles, they unfortunately only serve to reinforce their racial stereotypes.
But the curse of the "model minority" has camouflaged those threats, rendered Asian Americans silent when facing injustice and even caused tensions between them and other minority groups. Internalizing the label of being a model minority, Asian Americans have felt reluctant to complain and have learned to remain complacent. But, they never learned to share the grievance of their ally minority groups and stand up for others, just as others also pay little attention to their issues. They are essentially the marginalized among the marginalized groups.
Internationalization of racial stereotypes has also deterred the alleged "model minority" from becoming a group of "model citizens." Compared to other minority communities, Asian Americans are less politically engaged and are less likely to vote, volunteer or serve in the army. Their complacency has estranged them from the mainstream society while they stay in their roles given by the white majority without fully recognizing it.
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In return, Asian Americans held more negative opinions towards "political correctness" because they felt left out in discussions about racial equality and minority rights. With a paradoxical political philosophy, they constituted a significant part of the "silent majority" supporting Donald Trump and others who made hate speeches. Without breaking out of the "model minority" mindset, their distorted self-image will continue to hurt themselves and their "exceptionalism" will only serve to marginalize them even further.


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We break down three fun commercials with VFX from Time Based Arts, Gramercy Park Studios and MPC that combine live action with CG characters and crowds.
Audi - Mechanics
Client: Audi Service
Agency: thjnk Berlin
Production Company: Radical Media
Director: Sebastian Strasser
VFX: Time Based Arts
Were any mechanics injured in the making of this commercial?: Not that we know of, since Time Based Arts crafted an array of CG characters based on performers in the spot to do many of the incredible stunts. Time Based Arts executive producer James Allen explains how their visual effects were done below:
The mechanic extras on set in Los Angeles were shot from multiple angles for reference and textures. Textures were then extracted by projecting the photos back on our models predominantly using The Foundry's MARI. We also shot stills of some of the wardrobe back at the office in London for additional detail. At the same time we took photos of some of the team in the studio to create face textures - also a great opportunity to get ourselves into the ad! We modelled multiple bodies and faces shapes so the textures could be used on more than one model whilst avoiding too much repetition. Facial animation was done using modelled blend-shapes which also helped with removing repetition between the digital cast members.
For the clothes we completed texture variations, multiple dirt maps and about 10 - 40 colour maps which where then randomized by MiArmy crowd software. This helped on the big scale crowd scene for the final helicopter wide shot which was populated by nearly 8,000 characters.Watch Time Based Arts breakdown.
Miarmy was the primary tool for all the crowd simulation. It offered a good set of features for all the animation we would require and in turn for the physics and rag-doll simulation which featured fairly heavily in the advert. We started off with creating a base set of actions (running, jumping, climbing etc.) which could be applied to all the agents and then it became a case of breaking up any animation that looked like a generic run-cycle.
So, on top of all the basic logic of avoiding each other and running towards a specific target, we also had, for example, some logic principles dictating that if the agents became too close they would jostle and swipe at each other which would in turn decrease their "health". This might cause them to stumble or trip over, and if their health dropped too low they would fall over and become a rag doll. In turn this could then cause other agents to jump over these fallen agents. Avoiding the classic rag doll look of the agents simply going limp was another challenge; for this we used Miarmy's Servo feature which allowed us to drive the rag doll simulation towards a target animation or pose so the agents would be simulated physically but we could also direct them towards more realistic and life-like reactions.
For any hero characters or close up shots we used Miarmy to get a quick overall simulation of the crowd but then we went in and corrected each agent manually. This included tweaking and re-animating specific agents, animating facial expressions and eye movement, and simulating all of the clothes.
Another challenge for 2d, was using runners and stunts from other takes to add into master shots, whether it be to pad out the crowd numbers or integrate some CGI to improve the compositions. Sourcing a performance from another take, stabilizing it, separating it from its background, tracking and comping it back into the master shot proved time consuming at times, but definitely helped bridge the gap between the live action source plate and the CGI throughout.
Betfair - Horse RacingWatch the spot.
Client: Betfair
Agency: WCRS
Production Company: Papaya Films
Director: Brent Bonacorso
VFX: Gramercy Park Studios
Are the horses real?: Well, yes and no. Grammercy used a combination of 2D and CG elements for the horse heads, also working with a prosthetic horse head as a base to work from during filming. A real horse was filmed against greenscreen in angles that matched to the car plates. Effects artists added blinks, ear movements and a billowing mane to the model horse for certain shots, or comp'd in the greenscreen horse in Flame for others. Here extra dirt and flares were also added. But the hero close-up was an entirely CG horse combined with a car shot in a studio.
Asics - It's a Big World. Go Run It.
Client: Asics
Agency: 180 Amsterdam
Production Company Somesuch
Director Chris Sargent
Did the runners get tired climbing that mountain?: Some did, but many of the athletes in the spot were generated by MPC in Miarmy or via 2D crowd replication. Find out how the studio carried out the work in this breakdown.
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Tips for feeding pets Thanksgiving leftovers
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Give pets the ultimate mealtime experience
(BPT) - Dogs and their owners have many things in common. For example, they both love to eat! When preparing a meal for your four-legged family members, make sure it's packed with flavor and nutrients, and you are creating a dining experience they enjoy and look forward to. Help give your pets the ultimate mealtime experience with these tips: 1. Create a mealtime routineRead More »
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Are you struggling to find time to give your dog enough outdoor exercise? Use these ideas for ways to help your dog exercise in the comforts of your home. Dance party: If you dance, your dog will think it's a game and start dancing - or running and jumping - alongside you. This way you both burn calories and energy.Read More »
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(BPT) - Kids instinctively love animals. Children begin learning about animal species, their habitats and behavior during elementary school, and this is when children also become more interested and involved in caring for family pets. They may even become pet owners for the first time at this age. Learning about animal care is fun for kids, while also teaching them life lessons about empathy, compassion and responsibility.Read More »
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Millions of Americans have at least one pet at home. Studies have shown there are many health benefits to having a companion animal. Pets can increase fitness, lower stress and bring happiness to their owners. Health benefits may include: -- Decreased blood pressure -- Decreased feelings of loneliness -- Increased opportunities for exercise and outdoor activities -- Increased opportunities for socializationRead More »
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(BPT) - Pets are part of the family, so it's important to practice preventative care to support their well-being and help them live long, healthy lives. Just like people, pets can be affected by chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and allergies. That's why it's always good to stay informed and be proactive to help avoid or at least delay the onset of chronic conditions in pets. Here's 5 things to know about caring for your pet:Read More »
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Keep your pets safe this fall by following these tips from the ASPCA. -- Beware of pesticides, especially for rodents. As the temperatures drop, more unwanted pests might be trying to enter your home. This can cause a lot of households to use rodenticides. Make sure these are kept in a place where there's no chance your pet could eat them. Rodenticides can be dangerous for pets, even having fatal results.Read More »
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ELYRIA — A revolving loan program for small businesses city officials started in 2014 with Community Development Block Grant funds has a problem: No one wants the city's money.
Since the inception of the program, just one company — Heartfelt Help Home Care with an office on Middle Avenue in downtown Elyria — signed on the dotted line for a loan to jump-start the business. In 2015, the company received $10,000 as startup capital and to purchase office supplies and equipment.
But with little new interest in the program, city officials are exploring if it is best to loosen the stringent guidelines before the federal government asks for the unused money back. The city has seven years to dole out the funds backed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and this is year four, said Ashley Scott, the city's director of community development.
Scott said that she knows of three small businesses that could benefit from the loan fund, but they won't apply because of red tape and paperwork. As a result, Scott is recommending City Council make the loans more business friendly.
The idea is to structure a loan program after home improvement programs that help low- to moderate-income homeowners to repair their homes. Those come with lower interest rates and loan forgiveness clauses, although Mayor Holly Brinda said some aspects won't work with businesses.
In starting the program, Brinda said the hope was that downtown businesses would use the money to improve building facades and address code violations. When that proved to be too restrictive, language was added to the loan details to also include working capital.
But nothing lured business owners to the program.
"Imagine having the problem of not being able to give the money away," Brinda said. "But I want to develop a problem that works for Elyria, because I'd rather see it in the hands of small businesses than return it."
The original loan pot of $50,000 still has around $40,000 available. Loans are capped at $10,000 and $15,000, depending on the need. However, Brinda said that could be relaxed with certain agreements.
The program also offers small-business owners assistance with the Small Business Development Program at Lorain County Community College that works with each applicant on a clear business plan.
Revolving loan programs can be problematic in many regards, even if cities don't have a problem finding willing businesses.
A year ago, Lorain was dinged by the state auditor for not collecting more than $600,000 in loans given to businesses through its revolving loan program. Only after the state office got involved did Lorain officials learn the loans were not being collected and paperwork about the loans did not match up to the program details, including interest rates, set by City Council.
Contact Lisa Roberson at 329-7121 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @LisaRobersonCT.


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Police were called to a Glasgow city centre hotel last night amid reports a group of football fans managed to get into the building where Rangers were holding their Player of the Year awards.
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Police Scotland confirmed that a number of officers were dispatched to the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel on Cambridge Street, at around 7pm on Sunday after reports of an "incident" but established no criminality had been committed.
A spokesperson said: "Police were called at 7pm following reports of a disturbance at the Hilton Hotel on Cambridge Street, Glasgow.
"Officers established no criminality has been committed. We provided advice to the hotel."
Video posted on social media appeared to show around 20-25 people attempting to gain access to the hotel just hours after Rangers had lost 5-0 to Celtic, with the home side securing their seventh successive league title.
Claims were made on Rangers fans' forums that those involved were members of the Union Bears supporters group, while comments ranged from critical to supportive.
Unconfirmed reports suggested that a handful of supporters had managed to confront some players, with an eyewitness telling The Sun: "They were shouting at directors and gaining entry via fire exits.
"They stormed the hotel via the front entrance and opened fire exits to allow more people in. They were shouting at club officials about the current situation and the scoreline today."
"They let off bangers at the front entrance of the hotel. The players and club officials were coming into the hotel when it was going on."
Fans had already criticised the club for going ahead with the event after another heavy defeat to their Old Firm rivals.
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SSA Dadra & Nagar Haveli 57 Primary/ Upper Primary Teacher Vacancy Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan July 2015.
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Dadra & Nagar Haveli has issued recruitment advertisement for 157 Subject Teacher in two levels (Primary and Upper Primary Teacher). The eligible and interested candidate can apply with prescribed application form. This is a good opportunity for 12th Pass with 2 years diploma TET. More details about this recruitment ie age limit. selection process, education details and important dates are available below.
Selection Process.
The selection in SSA Dadra is based on Weightage to marks obtained in TET, Educational & Professional Qualification & Domicile of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
SSA Dadra & Nagar Haveli Recruitment July 2015.
Total Number of Vacancies: 157 Post.
Name of the Posts: Primary School Teacher: 35 Vacancies
- Gujarati Language:21 Vacancies
- Marathi Language: 02 Vacancies
- English Language: 12 Vacancies
Name of the Posts: Upper Primary School Teacher: 122 Vacancies
1. Gujarati Medium: 54 Vacancies
- Language: 39 Vacancies
- Social Studies: 09 Vacancies
- Science & Maths: 06 Vacancies
2. Marathi Medium: 43 Vacancies
- Language: 07 Vacancies
- Science & Maths: 36 Vacancies
3. English Medium: 19 Vacancies
- Social Studies: 02 Vacancies
- Science & Maths: 17 Vacancies
4. Hindi Medium: 06 Vacancies
- Social Studies: 03 Vacancies
- Science & Maths: 03 Vacancies
Minimum Qualification Required.
For Primary Teacher: The candidate must possess 12th Pass certificate with 2 years of diploma in Elementary Education with pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). For Upper Primary Teacher: for UPT the candidate must has graduation and two years of diploma in TET. The candidates upper age limit is 30 years for general candidate. For OBC it is 33 years, 40 years upper age limit for PH or Differently abled candidates. The candidate working in SSA or Departmental Candidates upto 40 years.
The eligible and interested candidate has to download prescribed or obtain application form from Office of the education officer, Dept. of Primary Education, Dadra and Nagar Silvassa. The online form is available at www.dnh.nic.in. Fill the application form with self-attested copies of relevant certificates including domicile and caste certificate issued by the Mamlatdar, Silvassa/ Khanvel, Dadra and Nagar Haveli to
Department of Primary Education, District Panchayat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Silvassa-396230
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Project Friday: Working With Project Boundaries To Stretch CreativelyOctober 16, 2015
Left: A page from my 2015 fake journal. I had hoped that every page would be filled with a gouache painting like this one. But that wasn't quite what happened. Read today's post to see what did happen, and why that was the best possible outcome. (Gouache on Stonehenge gray.)
Sometimes having too many options shut down the creative mind. It's good to reel yourself in and set some boundaries or guidelines.
In this post I've included stills from my 2015 fake journal. I set very clear parameters for this project.
1. I wanted to work in gouache each day.
2. I wanted to work on gray toned Stonehenge.
That meant I selected a small wire bound book filled with gray stonehenge.
3. I wanted the pages to have a uniform format.
I taped the edges of the page so that there would be the same size rectangle on each page, within which I could work.
4. I wanted to "typeset" the project labels in rubber-stamps.
I selected which ones I wanted to use and stuck with them.
5. I wanted the project to be small enough that I could do it in limited time every day.
The small journal size helped me do that.
6. I wanted to participate all 30 days of the project—which was actually begun as a 30-day prompt project for the MCBA Visual Journal Collective. You can read more about this here
My stubbornness kept me working every day, which is typical of my life.
Left: A page from my 2015 fake journal. Some days during the project eldercare duties took me away from my paints all day. I knew I wouldn't be home in time to paint on this day, so I did a sketch on graph paper while I wanted for my father-in-law to dress. Then that night, I masked off the page as I usually did, and put in a background of rubberstamp ink. Then I stuck down the drawing I'd made earlier in the day. (There is a bit more gray paper on the left side, but it was trimmed off in the scan, that's the side of the page where the holes for the wire binding fall.)
But there is something else that kept me going, and that was my ability to be flexible. I believe you have to keep your eyes open to the many ways you can still follow the parameters of a project, but deviate in some ways from the specifics, in order to get the project completed, or in order to do it in the way that makes sense to you at the time.
So for me the flexibility came with being open to breaking the rules.
1. If I couldn't paint in gouache because it as late, there had been an eldercare emergency, or whatever, I just had to do something.
2. If what I wanted to sketch didn't quite fit the square format I could accommodate it. Sometimes I would extend quite a bit beyond the borders. Sometimes only an portion of the image would break the boundary. Since I love working with drawings that break out of boxes this made me very happy indeed.
3. Sometimes words are more important to me than images. So I also had a page just of words one day.
4. I didn't want to take my first idea on a topic, I wanted to really look at the topic.
As to the last, sometimes taking the first idea is a good thing. It's the uncensored you coming up. But other times taking the first creative response that bubbles up isn't the best approach because what comes up is trite, or something that you've tried before, or done well before. I like to keep pushing.
An example of this for me in the project was my "Put a bird on it," page. I know that the project organizer put this on the list just for me because it's no secret I love "Portlandia" and based a previous Collective project on this theme. She was giving me an opportunity to draw birds!
Well, I spent the entire day that day with my friend Linda, wondering what I would sketch. There wasn't a bird in sight. We went to an antiques mall (she has some treasures she was seeking). I started looking around for ceramic birds that wouldn't bust the bank if I brought them home for "models." No luck. Then just as we were getting ready to go home I started seeing all the "bird cages" that were everywhere. Some were used for display, some were on sale. And then I knew immediately what I would do for my "put a bird on it" prompt. I was being flexible. I was being my usual snotty (and gross?) self, and I was staying within the parameters of the square, working on toned paper, and using gouache.
Today's Project Friday
Take a project off your to do list—one that you have been thinking about for way too long. Decide that you are going to do it starting TODAY.
Left: My "Put A Bird On It" entry. This is one of my favorites from the whole project. It was not my first idea. It was me thinking outside the box. Read about it in the text of the post. I still wanted to have color so I taped off the square's edges and used rubberstamp ink on one side. This allowed me to tilt the news paper. I think it gives it a pleasing effect.
No more research, no more fooling around with waiting until this or that comes to fruition. You're going to just dive in and do it. You're going to pull a book off the shelf that you've been saving and use it OR you're going to cut down some paper you have on hand, and you are going to work on loose sheets you can make a little case for when it's all done.
Here, I'll even give you instructions for your case.
Now you are going to spend the next two weeks minimum, but I hope you'll spend 30 days, doing a project every day, using the same parameters!
Set some guidelines. Set a size, use a particular paper, use a particular medium (or a couple—I didn't just us gouache, I used rubber-stamp ink and rubber-stamps).
Decide on all this right now. And then get busy.
Sometime during the project remember to:
1. Be flexible and allow yourself latitude on the physical boundaries of the project, or the media…
2. Practice not using your first idea.
3. Let go of perfectionism. Just let it go. Do what you can do in the moment. Throw your whole self in, but remember, wanting to do something perfectly is not an excuse to stop or not start.
And then you know what comes next don't you!!!
You need to do a self evaluation when you finish your project.
Oh that Roz, with her cunning plans!
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You are a bad girl. 🙂
I would like to buy some more gouache to play with. I love seeng what James Gurney does with it. I have the Holbein set–not acryla–black, whte, magenta, cyan, yellow–after watching Danny Gregory in Sketchbook Skool.
I'm sure you could get 30 days of fun out of those, but I'd like to add a few colors, and wonder how brands mix?
Thank you so much for your mixing info. I knew those were the two brands you liked. They have disappeared from the local Blick over the months, to make room for Daniel Smith watercolor, now that they are no longer competing in the art supply market. Blick carries Utrecht, Holbein, and Winsor & Newton gouache locally, if I remember right. I think Blick may have M. Graham on sale online right now. Will check.
I had to say "wow!" on the Gurney video. When you watch that, you know it's all in the eyes, how he sees things. He has such a great teaching voice, too. Thought about rdering his DVD. Heaven will include Monterey plein air painting.
Will read your compendium.
I haven't done a Project Friday challenge for a long time. Maybe you haven't done one. I do know that I always have a good time when I do them and I also learn a thing or two in the process. Off to choose a book and think of medium. Thanks Roz, your cunning plans usually work on me
Margo, you've been falling behind. I did one on Sept. 25 and then on Oct. 2 a follow up. Those are the two most recent. And I think they are both great projects! Before that I had a gap, I hadn't posted one since April 3. That's because I spent all of May teaching, all summer filming more classes, and all of July and August teaching, so energies were going there to boss the students. But you can check in the category list any time and that will take you to them all. Go check those others out now!!! I want you to get caught up! After you work on this one of course!
Thanks for reading!
Sorry all you have is the blick with the two brands I hate. Don't know about Utrecht, but I'd mail order if I were you.
Good luck. Have fun whatever you decide.


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|Paprika chicken, steamed broccoli with lemon and velvety butternut squash (recipe coming soon!)
4 chicken thighs (my new favorite cut of meat)
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons cumin
1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne (depending on my spice level)
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1. Preheat oven to 425°. Lightly oil a broiler pan or Pyrex dish. I prefer a broiler pan because it keeps the chicken away from it's fat thus making it super crispy.
2. Mix the spices and oil either in a plastic bag or a bowl. Add the thighs and toss or stir until well coated.
3. Bake the chicken thighs for 30-40 minutes. I love them they turn a lovely dark brown and the skin crackles when poked with a knife. Internal temperature should reach 160° to be safe.
This is so, so easy and really good. Jake's started requesting it! It's really nice with almost anything, honestly. Salad or rice or even potatoes. The first time I made it, I made it with sweet potato fries. SO yummy.


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Hello Stampin' Friends ~
Today I'd like to share with you a simply beautiful card that I did at with my technique clubs this month. We focused on the "Woodland" embossing folder and some fun techniques that you can use with them to create a "WOW" card.
I paired up the Woodland folder with the beautiful "Wonderland" and "Happy Scenes" stamp sets…
To create this beautiful card, you simply stamp directly onto the Woodland embossing folder with the pines from the Wonderland stamp set. Be sure you stamp on the "raised" side of the folder (the trees will be recessed on the side you stamp on).
Silent Night is stamped on vellum in Mossy Meadow and tucked behind your embossed front … I also used Mossy Meadow to mat the front and highlight the beautiful color.
For the inside of the card, we stamped the trees from "Happy Scenes" into the corner and the verse from "Wonderland" into the center. I love how many of the stamp sets from Stampin' Up! coordinate together.
Hope you enjoyed my card …
and I hope you have a beautiful day!
Thanks for stopping by ~


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*Roatan Aggressor Captains Log January 20th-27th, 2018
*Air Temp. 78-81F
*Water Temp. 77-79 F
* Visibility 70-100+ft
* Wetsuit req. 3-5 mm full, shortie or skin
Captain - Eddy
Cruise Director - Alan
Chef - Dorian
Instructor - G
Instructor - Gabi
Stewardess- Candy
Deck Hand - German
Sunday – Pirate Point & Mr Bud
Monday Tabiana & Half Moon Bay Wall
Tuesday – Cayos Sea Mounts, Toon Town
Wednesday – Cara A Cara, 40 Degree Point & Virginia s Wall
Thursday – Calvin s Crack & Mary s Place
Friday – Little French Cay
We are happy to welcome a small intimate group of 11 aboard our yacht at 3.30pm, after introductions were made, cool drinks past around, our guests were treated to a bbq under the stars from our resident chef, Dorian, after a long day of travelling the majority of guests were off to their cosy cabins for some well deserved rest.
Calm seas & bright, warm sunshine made for a short trip to our first dive site at Pirate Point, good visibility greeted our keen guests on their check out dive, within moments we saw several Nudibranchs, Scorpion fish, Spotted Lobster & a huge Channel Clinging Crab, amongst Corkscrew Anemone s Peterson Cleaning Shrimp were busy at work as Snapping Shrimp continued to hide. On the way back we came across an Intermediate Drum Fish.
We were very pleased with the arrival of our 12th guest just as the lunch horn blew, after airline issues he was extremely pleased to finally be with us.
The fine weather continued & to Mr Bud we went, along the wall & to the mooring where we were tied to the remains of an old tug boat, a large green moray greeted us, weaving in between the hull, Jawfish played in the sandy areas while hermit crabs clung to sea fans as we made our way back, dinner was served, the night dive briefed & 8 divers delved into the night waters to watch the squid play and the clams dance, back onboard guests were greeted by Candy serving hot chocolate with a dash of rum.
Travelling a few miles ……. we tie up at our first site of the day, Tabiana, splashing at 8am & again at 10.30, we had great pleasure in watching busy cleaning stations, the photographers amongst us were wowed by Trunk Fish, Juvenile Nassau and huge Black Grouper s enjoying their spa sessions. going about their symbiotic daily routine as Hawkbill Turtle, Spotted Eel & Southern Ray pass by with a Spanish Mackerel biding us farewell as we ascended for Lunch.
Onto Half Moon Bay Wall, Vanessa found not 1 but 6! Juvenile Drum. We also spotted a large Porcupine Fish, Mating Lobster, Mantis Shrimp and a Fire-worm, Captain Eddy found us a wonderful surprise, a Red Lipped Bat Fish, a very exciting find & an excellent day of diving.
Departing Roatan in the early hours we arrived at Cayos Cochinos for a splash before breakfast, delving into the stunning Pelagic rich waters, surrounded by Atlantic Spade Fish, Ocean Triggers, Shoals of Bar Jack, both Sennet and Chevron Barracuda is a very splendid site to see, known as the seamounts they rise from the deep, two large profile coral heads sitting at 35ft.
After a fine Eggs Benedict breakfast we revisited the site again to see Cow & Trumpet fish bombarded by shoals of Creole Wrasse.
Onto Cayo Cochinos and Toon Town which was unfortunately suffering from the remnants of last weeks weather, the continued run off caused visibility to be low so a decision was made to return to Roatan for the night dive where we played with Octopus, Brittle Stars, Slipper and Spotted Lobster prior to our evening meal and a film.
A pre breakfast dive at Cara A Cara with 14 Grey Reef Sharks & a rather large Nassau and Black Grouper was our first entertainment encounter. The remainder of the day was spent at 40 Degree Point and Virginias Wall in addition to the usual suspects we spotted Decorator Crabs, Yellow & Red Seahorses, Large Eyed Toad Fish and a splendid Leopard Flatworm, however the star of the day was the immense Eagle Ray who cruised by.
After breakfast we had our 1st & 2nd dives at Calvins Krack, an excellent swim thru with sightings of King Crab, Green Moray, Pipefish and a beautiful Bearded Toad Fish, then onto the fabulous Mary s Wall, also well known for its swim thru s, cracks & crevices, surrounded by a swirl of Sergeant Majors, Chubs, Creole Wrasse & Midnight Parrot Fish, a plethora of life & vibrance.
Sadly Friday came too soon, 2 dives at Little French Cay, a 5ft Wahoo swam past without a care in the world, what a wonderful way to end the week. heading back to our dock in French Harbour its time to wash down our gear, pack our bags and enjoy a drink or two at the captains farewell party followed by a 5 star dinner a Romeo s restaurant at our home dock.
Once again it s time to say our goodbyes.
Special congrats to our Iron divers: Kevin; Clint; Ray & Vanessa. Congrats to our Milestone divers, Vanessa for reaching 300 dives & BJ for a 100, with a special congratulations to our latest Advanced Open Water diver Bec.
Until next time, Crew of the Roatan Aggressor……