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Back in December, The Hawkeye Initiative took aim at the ridiculous butt brandishing, spin twisting, breast jutting cover poses that female comic book characters are subjected to. They swapped out the ladies, and put Hawkeye in their poses instead. The results were hilarious. And now one brilliant cosplayer has brought sexy Hawkeye to life over at the Emerald City Comic Con. Spotted by the Eagle Eyed Someguy1138 via Cross When We Get There.
This is beyond brilliant. And as a special note: All Hawkeye Initiative cosplay at San Diego Comic-Con WILL find a spot on io9's cosplay round up. And if I catch you in person, I will give you a button, t-shirt, or random granola bar from my backpack because you are the best.


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It's Spotlight Saturday Hosted By
Welcome to our fun blog hop with a twist! Every week swing by to link up your blog and one you want to spotlight! Did you find a new blog you liked this week? Is there one you visit on a daily basis? Well, simply link up your Spotlighted blog right under yours. We will Spotlight our favorite blogs of the week in spots 4, 5, and 6.
This week I'm Spotlighting Maria from Personalized Sketches& Sentiments!
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3) Follow your three hosts.
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5) Follow as many blogs from the list as you like and leave a comment so they know you stopped by.
6) Return the favor by following blogs that followed you.
(Be aware that URL's cannot be duplicated so please have a second spotlight choice in mind. If your blog's URL has already been spotlighted, just add one you'd like to spotlight. And don't forget to leave a comment with the blog you spotlighted so they can come and join the blog hopping fun! )

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7 superfoods for great health!
The 7 superfoods that are nature's security blanket against a host of chronic diseases and boost overall health are must haves in your shopping list!
Poison in your favorite foods
Are your favorite treats killing you slowly but surely ? Read on to know more..
Debunking Food Myths
It is time to debunk a few common myths about foods!
How Fiber helps you to lose weight
Fiber is a part of the plant foods, which cannot be completely broken down by the digestive enzymes. Recommended amount of fiber can help you in your weight loss goals.
Hungry All the Time?
Do you feel hungry all the time? Here are some tips for managing your hunger.
Calcium and It's Importance
Calcium is an important and essential mineral for overall nutrition and health. Calcium offers protection against osteoporosis and may also help prevent some types of cancer.
Skipping Meals
Skipping meals have more side effects than having benefits. The consequences of skipping meals include the risk of developing diabetes, inadequate nutrition, binging at the next meal.


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At ur-B&W. Here is a big excerpt.
In the time it takes you to read this article, over 50 young girls will have their clitoris hacked out. What are you going to do about it?
Each girl will be pinned down, with no anaesthetic, whilst 8,000 nerve endings cringe at the touch of an unclean scalpel. Each girl will scream and writhe and howl – but you won't hear any of them. Each girl will be irreversibly, unbearably, agonisingly mutilated.
"I heard it," described Ayaan Hirsi Ali, "like a butcher snipping the fat off a piece of meat. A piercing pain shot up between my legs". Skin rips, blood pours, cries screech. But it wasn't over for her just yet: next "came the sewing… the long, blunt needle clumsily pushed into my bleeding outer labia," thread weaving through thread to leave behind only a miniscule opening for urination and menstruation.
The scars of this torture, butchery on a factory-line scale – and that is the only way to describe it – will never fade. Premenstrual cramps, traumatic periods, an interminable stench of soured blood (caused by menstrual difficulties), problems with pregnancy and childbirth, pain during sexual intercourse, psychological damage and the risk of fistula are but a few of the long, long list of health complications that will haunt every girl's adulthood. That's if they survive the immediate blood loss, infection and severe trauma. It's an experience from which a child may never fully recover.
Conservative estimates suggest that over 100 million women worldwide have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). Article Five of the UN Declaration of Human Rights decrees that no one "shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment". And surely such human rights are universal; or else they are nothing.


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A tradition unlike any other, the Masters is here. On Thursday morning, players will tee off at Augusta National for the 77th playing of perhaps the game's most prestigious tournament.
When you hear or talk about the Masters, the word, "tradition," always comes up.
With that in mind, we asked our friends in PGA.com Facebook Nation to tell us: What is your favorite tradition as you enjoy the Masters?
We received a bunch of great answers -- as usual -- but if we're being honest, no answer we've ever seen in these parts tops the No. 1 you'll find on this list.
Go ahead and see for yourself.
9. Making a wager and following along. Whether its through a fantasy team you've assembled, or predicting the outcome of certain shots, I guess this is a way to make one of the most exciting events in the world a smidge more exciting.
Facebook fan quote:
"Cheering on my fantasy team. My brother does a majors fantasy pool every year." -- Bill May
8. A pre-Masters viewing of 'Caddyshack.' Let's face it, there's never a bad time for a viewing of 'Caddyshack,' but just before the Masters seems like a better time than any if for no other reason than to hear Bill Murray's Cinderella Masters story.
Facebook fan quote:
"Having to watch 'Caddyshack' before Thursday for Carl the Greenskeeper's Cinderella speech." -- Brandon Almeida
7. Relaxing and watching the final round on TV with a loved one. Is there a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon all year long? You know all the holes and you're guaranteed to see drama unfold.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Watching the final round of the Masters on Sunday every year with my Grandpa who taught me the game of golf!" -- Thomas Brooks
"Watching the last day of it on Sunday every year w/my Dad...so relaxing - love the Masters!" -- Mary Chiecko
"There is nothing as exciting as watching the Masters... It is a tradition like any other that I enjoy watching with my son every year... But there's nothing like it when Tiger Woods is in contention on Sunday I'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it!" -- Jeff Frey
6. Attending the final round of the Masters. I've been lucky enough to attend the Masters on 11 occasions. It's hard to put the experience into words. It's the most beautiful place you'll ever see.
Facebook fan quote:
"I attend Sunday at the Masters with my father every year. Always exciting to be there." -- Dan Putman
"Being there Sunday morning when the gates open and walking the back 9 to see the pins up close before any players or patrons make the turn. Then grabbing a bag full of pimento cheese and egg salad sammies as I drive back home in time to watch the final round on TV and have the best of both worlds, great coverage and best sandwiches in the world!" -- Brian Conley
5. Taking time out of work to watch the Masters. For people in various parts of the world, this is imperative due to the time change. No matter how late, or early, they have to watch though, you've got to think this is the ultimate stay-cation.
Facebook fan quote:
"Taking annual leave each year during Masters week, so I can watch live in the comfort of my living room without having to worry about missing a second of the action getting ready for work (coverage in Australia runs from 4am to 9:30am Monday morning on the final round." -- Troy Dalziel
4. Wearing a green jacket while you watch the final round. Surely you've seen or attended a Kentucky Derby party, where everyone gets dressed up in their best duds and the women wear those crazy hats, right? Why not a green jacket to watch the Masters? I like this one!
Facebook fan quote:
"Watching it with my friends, and we all wear green jackets!" -- Rosemarie Bandura
3. Attending a practice round. Unlike the official tournament days, you're allowed to bring along a camera for the practice days. Furthermore, you know you won't miss any tournament action, so you can go out there, get lost and enjoy all that is Augusta National.
Facebook fan quote:
"Being there on my favorite Masters day, Tuesday. Sunday's final round in the 1994 Masters was the very first golf tournament I was ever at and it ruined me, this year is my 14th trip and I can't wait for Tuesday morning to get here. It is always special." -- Wayne Johnson
2. It's the beginning of your own golf season. For many, the Masters is the first true sign that spring is here... which means it's time for your own golf season to get started.
Facebook fan quote:
"It is the beginning of MY golf season. Up here in Michigan, rarely do we have the chance to play before the Masters." -- Darrell Hovinen
1. Being the first to greet and congratulate the Masters champion. Talk about a tradition unlike any other! Who could possibly compete with our friend, Joe Black, below. Mr. Black was the Chairman of the PGA Rules Committee from 1969-1976; Chairman of the PGA Championship in 1979 and 1980; Chairman of the PGA Senior Championship in 1983; Captain of the PGA Cup Team in 1981-1983-1984; and Chairman of the Ryder Cup Matches in 1983. He's also written a book about his experiences through the years called, "A Few Good Golf Stories."
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"For many years being the first one to greet the winner in the scoring tent at the 18th green." -- Joe Black
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Does anyone know of a good Baby Food Processor ( need it to puree the food)
Looking for a good food processor to puree the food for my 5 month old. Don't want to get stuck with one that doesn't work :(
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Dublin Marathon – Take Two
Okay for this post, I am most definitely wearing my Marathon Club hat. If there's anyone out there who feels that one marathon in Dublin this year just wasn't enough (and that doesn't mind "dodging wild deer" as a bonus challenge…), make sure to sign up for the 'West of Ireland' series in the Phoenix Park on Saturday, November 24th.
This is the first time that the Marathon Club of Ireland has put on a 'West of Ireland' marathon anywhere east of County Offaly (which is great for me, since I might actually get a full night's sleep before this one!). Our own Frank McDermott has put together a fantastic course in the Phoenix Park which takes in two short loops at the beginning, followed by five large (and hilly) loops directly afterwards. (Click on the screenshots below for more details)
In all honesty, I actually can't wait for this one; I understand there are still a few places remaining (the places for this one are capped at 50 and there might be no on-the-morning sign-ups) so if you want to enter, go to this link at runireland.com and click 'Enter now'. The race will be starting at 9.30am, so best advice is to be there by 8.30am. And of course, if you see us don't forget to cheer us on! 😉


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Date(s) - Friday 24 Jan
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Asquith Bowling Club
Join us on Fridays for our weekly Friday Night Meat Raffle.
Filled with delicious meat, there are 29 meat trays and one MEGA meat tray to be won with our Meat Raffle.
Friday Fun starts from 6pm with tickets for the Meat Raffle going on sale and Meat Tray winners drawn at 7.30pm.
From everything you need for a BBQ, to Roast packs and a Schnitzel Feast; raffle ticket winners get to pick their meat trays from the stock available. The Friday night meat raffle offer a great excuse for a fun night out. Win one to share with friends or use it to feed the family.
So, catch up with friends or bring the family for an enjoyable night and an easy dinner in our Bistro
If you can't make Fridays but would love to win a Meat Raffle, join us for our Sunday Meat Raffle.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — An Education Department commission is recommending pre-kindergarten programs for every poor student within 10 years, adding a timeframe to President Barack Obama's similar call to help the least advantaged arrive for their first day of classes as prepared as their counterparts from more affluent homes.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday released his Equity and Excellence Commission's report, which is not binding but includes input from his top aides and the White House's chief education policy adviser. In the report, the commissioners documented the inequalities of the nation's schools and recommended ways to ensure that students from poorer neighborhoods aren't automatically enrolled in less-effective schools.
"The time has come for bold action by the states – and the federal government – to redesign and reform the funding of our nation's public schools. Achieving equity and excellence requires sufficient resources that are distributed based on student need, not ZIP code, and that are efficiently used," the 52-page report urged after two years of study of the gap between rich and poor students.
The report called on a new federal program to send tax dollars to schools with high numbers of low-income students, especially those with large gaps between the best and worst students. The commission also urged Washington to offer other money as an incentive for states to spend their own money on schools with high concentrations of low-income students and to make sure it is not too easy to become a teacher.
"We asked them not what they thought we wanted to hear but what they thought," Duncan told reporters on a conference call to announce the commission's findings. "In far too many communities, the children who need the most help get the least."
Those recommendations were likely to find resistance in Congress, which is facing pressure to come up with a plan by March 1 to reduce the deficit. Absent a deal, potentially devastating spending cuts would automatically kick in, affecting everything from defense to existing pre-kindergarten options to meat inspection and port security. But the commissioners, many of them from colleges' education departments and advocacy groups typically friendly to the administration, said they wanted to give their best advice to the Education Department independent of politics.
Obama has outlined a broad proposal to partner with states, which would set up their own pre-kindergarten systems and in turn receive federal dollars. Some states are already operating pre-kindergarten programs; Obama cited Georgia and Oklahoma during his State of the Union address and later visited an Atlanta-area program to promote his idea.
Administration officials have refused to outline their proposal's details or cost, and instead suggest reporters wait for the president's budget to be released next month.
While these recommendations are independent of the administration, White House education adviser Roberto Rodriguez participated on the panel, as did Duncan's chief of staff and four other top Education Department officials. The commission delivered its final recommendations to Duncan on Feb. 2, ahead of Obama's Feb. 12 State of the Union address that gave pre-kindergarten programs a star turn.
"Smart states know that if they're going to get kids to grade level by third grade or whatever, they have to start early," said Margaret Spellings, an education secretary and domestic policy counselor during President George W. Bush's administration.
In an interview Tuesday, she said she doesn't expect Obama's proposal for pre-kindergarten for all – including middle-income families – to find traction in a divided Washington.
"It's kind of a sideshow, in my view," said Spellings, now president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
Inaction, though, is not an option, Democratic lawmakers vowed.
"At the end of the day, we're not going to solve this problem just through court action or hoping states do the right thing for poor children," said Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa. "We can't afford to have a third or more of our children in the shadow of opportunity."
The commission did not put a price tag on any of its recommendations and intentionally kept many of its potentially divisive recommendations vague when addressing ways to fix the vast differences among states in per-pupil spending. In 2010, for instance, Utah spent $6,454 per student while New York spent $18,167 for each student.
"We need to ensure that we get everyone to the same starting line," said Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif. "We need to redesign education financing for our schools."
Money, of course, is not a guarantee for student success. But students from poor schools generally lag students from better-funded counterparts and those students from impoverished families arrive in kindergarten less prepared than others.
"We have to stop saying that poverty excuses the achievement gap and recognize there are concrete measures that we can take, starting with early childhood education," said Christopher Edley, dean of the University of California at Berkeley law school and co-chairman of the commission.
It is a moral and policy issue, as well, the report's authors argued.
"Our country has the highest poverty rate of any in the developed world," said Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, a Stanford University law school professor and co-chair of the commission. "From Day One, these children are more likely to drop out of school, less likely to attend college."
The commission's report also recommends a process by which ineffective elected school boards could be deposed and replaced with appointed oversight boards. The commission also suggests a threshold of training and experience for new teachers, as well as urges schools to be more selective in their hiring process.


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I have powdered my groin with sugar and cinnamon.
Open-minded chap though I am, I didn't do it deliberately. No, it was an accident, the result of taking to my dinner with a knife and a little too much enthusiasm. I've been here before. In this restaurant but also right here, facing a plate of this – cinnamon, fine sugar, pastry, nuts and…chicken.
It's a pastilla, and I find myself back where I first discovered this unusual Moroccan dish, here with my parents and K. I've since tried it in other places but nowhere is it as good as here. I say unusual but let's be honest; it's downright bizarre. I eat it, as I ate it the first time, in a fitful series of giggles and sighs. I find myself having to take little breaks in order to mentally process my meal. I rest my head in my hand. I look at each of my fellow diners. Are they seeing this? Can they believe it?
You can keep your grubworms and your candied scorpions; this is food at its most surprising, challenging and wonderful. A tablet made of pastry, a disc filled with the aforementioned ingredients and who-knows-what spices and layered on its upper surface (piled, heaped) with dusty sweetness – a checkerboard of brown from the bark of the cinnamomum verum and the white of the sugar. More


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Killington is an ideal destination for the traveler who loves to ski, hike, or just take in beautiful New England views. Whether traveling by yourself or with the entire family, holiday rentals are the perfect way to make your trip to Killington even more tailored to you. A simple one bedroom condo with a view and a luxurious rental home with room to spare are just a couple of the many options available when it comes to finding the ideal Killington holiday rental to suit your needs.
Killington is best known for its Killington Resort, which offers not only skiing but also off season golfing. This is only one of dozens of attractions that make Killington a unique destination, however, and there is sure to be something for everyone. Appalachian Trail Adventures allows people of all abilities to take amazing guided hikes through the Green Mountains, or if biking is more your style try an easy 5-mile route through McLaughlin Falls to take in some of nature's beauty. Put on your party hat and have some fun after a long day of outdoor adventures at Wobbly Barn or Pickle Barrel Night Club, some of the hottest night spots around. No matter how you decide to enjoy your days in Killington, coming back to your very own holiday rental at night instead of a hotel is the perfect way to feel like you are at home away from home.
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Most Baltimore County schools reopen post-Sandy
Lingering power outages close some schools
For the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit, most Maryland schools reopened Wednesday. But there were some sporadic power outages that caused some students to spend another day at home.
Dr. Dallas Dance, Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent, was determined to get students back in class. He paid a visit to Stoneleigh Elementary School to check in on learning.
"The best thing and the most important thing for me was to get kids back in here and to get them learning. Our nine weeks end on Friday. Our kids have two days off Monday and Tuesday of next week. So we wanted to get them back in here and get some sense normalcy back to them," Dance said.
Parents said they couldn't agree more after two days of watching Hurricane Sandy pound the state, knocking out power and closing schools.
"We just kind of hunkered down, had a couple of pajama days," parent Tara Herbert said.
Herbert said her kids were not so eager to come back to school.
"They were enjoying their time at home," Herbert said.
For students in more than a dozen Baltimore County schools, it was a third day off from classes, courtesy of Hurricane Sandy.
Pine Grove Middle School, in Carney, was added to the list of closings.
"Last night, we got word that there was no power in the building and so, as a result, schools were closed," Pine Grove Middle School Principal Sandra Reid said.
But by the time the principal showed up, something happened.
"Power is back on, restored as of 5:30. I got notification. The building is still freezing cold though. It would not have been still good for students to be here," Reid said.
Not far from Pine Grove, a Baltimore City teacher who lives in the county said she had an unexpected day off.
"I was surprised we were off today. Everything seems fine here where I live, but there is probably a lot of schools that don't have power in the city," teacher Minnie Bamford said.
Back at Stoneleigh Elementary -- in spite of Sandy -- it was evident students were eager to move on.


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Wells Fargo's Sure Does Love Its Records
Wells Fargo's fourth quarter wasn't quite what investors expected–it also wasn't a record.
Sure, the bank reported record profits and record earnings per share, but the word "record" appeared only nine times in its press release (including redundancies and bullet points).
That's more than the 7.25 mentions that Wells has averaged during the last 12 consecutive quarters of earnings growth and an improvement over the third quarter, when the bank used the word only six times.
But it's down from 10 mentions a year earlier and far off the 14 Wells record in the fourth quarter of 2009 — another Wells record.


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Wednesday Vinyl, Rum, Tapas & Wine #81
We believe in friends discovering music & authentic content.
Our happenings bring out the best in people.
As usual, we're on for "curator mode" - vinyl lovers are invited to showcase some of their jazz / funk / soul / rock'n'roll records with us. It's not a typical DJing event, we're promoting musical discovery, so we'd like to enjoy "plain" whole records. If you own a collection and you'd like to be a part of this, just come on Wednesday with a proud face, holding your records close to your heart.
We invite you to feel with us, to play, to enjoy some energetic rum, to dance like crazy, to meet new people over a glass of great wine and to chill it out with some tapas.
Listening to a vinyl record is a labor of love that brings people together. Analogue recordings are vibrant and dynamic, and they're the closest thing to having Jimi Hendrix sing before you.
For a few hours, plan to forget digital, processed, targeted, business driven, compressed sounds, and enjoy the music like it was meant to be enjoyed.
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Winners 2004: Slow and steady wins...
If you haven't had Lasik yet, grab your reading glasses: It's time to read the 2004 winner of The Hook's annual fiction contest!
As in past years, the contest garnered well over 100 entries. And while choosing a winner was no easy task, our able judges– George Garrett, Stephen Boykewich, and Deborah Prum– were up to the challenge.
Their top pick? Sarah Honenberger's "Waltzing Cowboys," published for your reading pleasure this week; runners-up will see their stories in print by the end of May.
So, without further ado, meet the winning scribblers:
Sarah C. Honenberger
Who can forget Sarah C. "Sally" Honenberger, a runner up in The Hook's 2002 fiction contest for her story "Repeater"?
Honenberger knows plenty about repeating: She entered the premiere local fiction contest (which had its start at another local weekly) 12 times before taking top honors this year along with the $600 prize. (She also garnered runner-up status the contest's first year.)
Her first-place tale? "Waltzing Cowboys," a story about an old man's last ride on an wild horse.
Contest judge George Garrett calls it "a very strong story and an exciting one."
Judge Stephen Boykewich says Honenberger's tale is "a lesson in how the quietest fiction can often be the most powerful."
And Judge Deborah Prum says her connection to the main character kept her attention. "I found the protagonist to be memorable and interesting," she says. "I cared what happened to him." And the ending, she adds, was "just right, not too ambiguous and not too tightly wrapped up."
In fact, says the author, the story doesn't actually end there. "Waltzing Cowboys" is an excerpt from a novella she's written by the same name, and she's hard at work finding a publisher.
In the meantime, she's teaching a creative writing course to 8th through 12th graders, and placed second in the adult category in this year's Writer's Eye contest, sponsored by the University of Virginia Art Museum.
So what's next for Honenberger?
"I love my stories and love entering contests," she says, "but I'm looking for a book contract."
Yoo hoo, Random House, are you listening?
John Ruemmler
Finding a balance between heartstring tugging and emotional overkill proved challenging for Ruemmler while writing "A Day Without Weather," one of this year's three runners-up.
Because the story details the relationship between grandchildren and their nursing home-bound grandfather, "I was concerned about it being too sugary and cutesy," says Ruemmler, 55, who earns his living at Crutchfield Corporation.
"Anytime I hit some obvious emotional tone, I tried to x it out." As a result, Ruemmler hopes the ending feels "full and complete and emotional, but not too 'TV movie of the week.'"
The judges agreed.
"One of the most surprising things about 'A Day Without Weather,'" says Boykewich, "is the way it finds comedy in the unlikeliest places: mid-life sibling rivalry and late-life decline in a nursing home. It pokes fun at our family mythologies while showing us what's most important in them."
Ruemmler is no stranger to winning local writing contests, though in last year's, he laughs, "I had no luck whatsoever."
Back in 1996, he took top honors in this premiere local contest for his story titled "Carter." (He's the one who brought the house down by calling his $250 winnings "nothing to sneeze at," pausing, and then delivering his punch line: "Gesundheit, Mr. Grisham.")
Ruemmler's had success in several writing genres. In 1988, he wrote Brothers in Arms, a "Civil War potboiler," under the pen name Courtney Bishop. Four years later, Smoke on the Water, a novel about the Powhatans of Jamestown, hit the shelves.
But Ruemmler says he won't be churning out novels again anytime soon. "It's just too difficult," he says. With short stories, "You can bite one off and spit it out in a couple of weeks."
So what'll Ruemmler do with his $150 prize?
"Put it toward my first artificial hip," he laughs. "It could be any day now."
Susie Langenkamp
"We all have immediate needs," says Langenkamp of her story, which took its inspiration from a "disturbing" incident she witnessed years ago in the Paris subway: an elderly homeless woman urinated out in the open.
She says she was struck by how little someone's suffering affects other people's lives. "You can see something so modern-day tragedy," she says, "and then you can go later that day to have a glass of white wine."
The Hook's judges agreed that LangenKamp's story had impact.
"I loved the verbal energy of this story," says Boykewich, editor of Meridian, a literary magazine. "There aren't many authors who can make you laugh with an adjective."
For editor and writing teacher Langenkamp, a self-described "woman of a certain age," writing is nothing new; winning, however, is a different story.
"I've never entered a contest before," she says. "I've written many stories, got a box of genius beginnings."
Langenkamp says her winnings could end up as food for thought: "Maybe I'll take a friend out for a really fancy meal."
Since her winnings include a gift certificate to Al Dente restaurant, that seems quite possible.
Ross Howell Jr.
When 53-year-old Howell had the idea about an angel visiting a middle-aged man, he says he thought it would be funny. Making the angel look like Pamela Anderson? Even funnier, he says.
The judges felt Howell hit the mark and honored his story, "The Trouble with Angels," with runner-up status.
This isn't the first time Howell has earned honors in a fiction contest, but it has been a while.
Back in 1972, as a UVA undergrad, Howell took third place in the Atlantic Monthly's collegiate writing contest. He went on to other writing acclaim, studying literature at Harvard before ending up at the University of Iowa's writers' conference.
"It was a phenomenal time to be there," says Howell, who recalls sitting in class with such big names as Jane Smiley and Allen Gurganus, author of The Oldest Confederate Widow Tells All.
After a few academic appointments (and a story published in the Virginia Quarterly Review), Howell started the Howell Press in 1985. The Press puts out about 10 coffee table-type books annually, which in past years have included Mary Motley Kalergis' Charlottesville Portraits, and Coy Barefoot's UVA history tome, The Corner.
But it wasn't until Howell joined a writing group two years ago started by one-time Albemarle magazine editor Kathleen Valenzi that he again "got serious" about his own writing.
Since finishing "Angels," he's hard at work on two, more serious, stories. Getting them published may pose some difficulty, but he stays lighthearted.
"My writing career is going well," he jokingly tells friends. "My work has been rejected by some of the finest publications in the world!"


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Charlie is the salacious head mistress of an all-girls school. She is firm, strict, yet desperately horny and ready to snatch up any pussy-seeking boy students who dares step foot on her side of the school. Along comes Xander, a feisty little bugger who has not only snuck into this school, but has found a way to spy on Charlie's students showering. Little does he know he is in for the surprise of a lifetime. Collapse
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Bringing together all the elements that appeal to a generation of sailors brought up on short attention span programming, team racing pits one three-boat team against another in races that take, at most, seven minutes to complete. Internationally flavoured (16 teams representing ten nations), visually striking (coloured sails on the Vanguard 15s made following the action easy), and imbued with its own peculiar lingo (boats were double-teamed or gapped), the 2005 Grey Goose ISAF Team Racing World Championship hit all the right notes, like favourite tunes on an IPOD.
The field of play was Narragansett Bay off Goat Island, located just a short walk from downtown Newport and home to the oldest lighthouse in the city, the Newport Harbour Light, which provided a historic backdrop for the boat rotation. A festival atmosphere prevailed there during the Championship and competitors could watch the action and mingle with the locals who turned out in force during lunchtime. Live commentary provided by Tufts University sailing coach Ken LEGLER (one of the sport's most enthusiastic cheerleaders) left no doubt as to what was taking place a mere 50 yards away on the water.
After five days of round robin racing, the final day was a first to three wins format that saw the original 16 teams winnowed from contention for the Championship crown. Australia 2, in 13th place overall, won the Grey Goose League sailed among the first four teams to be knocked out (the Czech Republic, Japan 2 and Canada finished, respectively, 14th through 16th). The pulse of the event quickened during the quarterfinal rotation as both Irish teams were eliminated followed by New Zealand 1 and Italy. Those teams then completed a sail off that determined their overall positions for the championship with IRL 2 coming in fifth, followed by IRL 1, ITA and NZL 1.
|Action from Narragansett Bay
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In the end, the all USA final was a nail biter. USA 2, with Patrick HOGAN, Carlos LENZ, Pete LEVESQUE, Liz HALL, Colin MERRICK and Amanda CALLAHAN showed plenty of speed. But the defending champions, Team Whishbone, a.k.a. USA 1, with Tim FALLON, Karen RENZULLI, Mark IVEY, Matt LINDBLAD, Tim WADLOW and Ery LARGAY demonstrated both composure and skill in the light to moderate breeze with their decisive moves. After USA 1 led the finals with back-to-back wins, USA 2 returned to win a thrilling race three. USA 1, adept at anticipating umpire calls and moving right to the next play came back in the fourth race to clinch the championship.
'There was some classic team racing strategy and whoever executed better would win,' said TEAM WHISHBONE's FALLON of the final series in which USA 1 beat training partners/friends/rivals USA 2, the Silver Pandas. 'That was definitely the highlight of the event, and it was especially nice to be able to win a regatta while our friends and family were there.'
After 270 races, the celebration that concluded the Championship included two special recognitions that perfectly complemented the racing awards. Receiving the Most Improved Award was the team from Italy, which included an Olympian and several Opti champions. With little team racing experience, ITA made steady progress over the course of the event, eventually climbing out of the silver fleet to finish seventh overall in their first world championship. The Spirit of the Regatta Award was given to Ireland 2's Fergal O'SHEA. A leprechaun of a skipper, with endearing charm and endless enthusiasm for the competition, O'SHEA was nominated by his fellow sailors to unanimous approval.
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Off the water discussions during the regatta, among not only competitors but also organizers, ranged from using the team racing format to interest more kids in sailing (taking the emphasis off individual abilities by pairing sailors) to limiting the number of teams entered in the regatta (i.e. whether to follow the one boat per country scenario of other World Championships). The underlying question of how to draw more sailors to participate in this format of racing comes down to spreading the word, because who does not want to have this much fun?
'All those who have been touched by the 2005 Grey Goose ISAF Team Racing World Championship have seen and felt the growing passion within this strong sport,' said GBR 1's Steve TYLECOTE, who collected his fifth medal at this event, his sixth World Championship. 'The human development rewards are high and commitment to help this truly special sport move ever onward has been energised. Future high level international competition and grass roots activity will benefit from this powerful and exciting event experience as we all spread the mantra that Team Racing is a precious jewel in the crown of sailing activities.'
In addition to title sponsor Grey Goose, supporting sponsors were North Sails, Vanguard Sailboats, Ribcraft Inc., Ronstan, Sailing World and Sentient Jet Membership. Suppliers were American Lighthouse Foundation, Bagel Boys, Barry Motors, Challenge Electronics, Conanicut Marine Services, Crystal Spring Water Company, Heineken, Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel and Spa, International Yacht and Athletic Club, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Jailhouse Inn, Jamestown Ferry, Newport Harbor Hotel, Newport Lobster Company, Newport Tent, North Flags, R.I. State Yachting Committee, Rolex Watch U.S.A., Sailing Foundation of New York, and Team One Newport. The organizing authority for the championship was NYYC, ISAF and US SAILING, the United States' Member National Authority (MNA) of ISAF.
Grey Goose ISAF Team Racing World Championship Final Standings
3. Great Britain 1
4. Great Britain 2
5. Ireland 2
6. Ireland 1
7. Italy
8. New Zealand 1
9. US Virgin Islands
10. Australia 1
11. New Zealand 2
12. Japan 1
13. Australia 2
14. Czech Republic
15. Japan 2
16. Canada
For a complete list of all the news from the Grey Goose ISAF Team Racing World Championship CLICK HERE.


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Know a Military Spouse? Here are 6 suggestions on how to show your appreciation!
Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day! Whether you are a military spouse or not, often times people are not sure how to thank spouses for their dedication and sacrifice. It's easy to acknowledge and thank a service member, but how do you thank those who hold down the fort, raise our Nation's children, and keep our service members in the fight each and every day? They don't wear a uniform, but they serve too.
Well, we've got you covered with some help from our dear friends! Chris Pape, founder of Macho Spouse, provides his tips on appreciating our male military spouses and Alice Swan, blogger at DCMilitaryFamilyLife.com, offers her advice on how to pamper our female military spouses.
Got A Male Spouse You Want to Thank?
Chris Pape shows us that the best way to show appreciation for a male military spouse is to keep it simple, genuine, and acknowledge that they are out there!
Neighbors: Do you live near a military family where the serving member is female? If so, congratulations! You've found the rare breed of male military spouse. The best way to "appreciate" this man is by not embarrassing him with lavish gifts, but maybe just a simple hand-shake and "thank you." If you're inclined to do more, we appreciate beer, nuts, chips, bacon, and beer. But again, a simple thank you and appreciation for all we've sacrificed for our wife's career is more than enough.
Family: We would appreciate just one day free from jokes about how our wives "wear the pants/boots" in our family. Maybe stop by the house and watch your grandchildren for a few hours, or a phone call to simply ask how we're doing. A genuine conversation about how we survive this crazy military lifestyle can go a long way.
Community: A "Male Military Spouse" appreciation day that includes fishing, golf, brewery tour, visit to Home Depot, and a baseball game would be great! There are a million simple ways to appreciate any military spouse, and we are grateful for all of them. However, the men just ask that you're conscious of both genders that serve as military spouses.
Got A Female Spouse You Want to Appreciate?
Alice Swan helps us realize that small things can make a huge impact with the ladies!
Neighbors: Do you live near a military family? You could drop off a plate of cookies, a restaurant gift certificate, or a casserole on Military Spouse Appreciation Day to recognize the sacrifices that spouses makes on behalf of our Nation.
Family members: Is your daughter, son, sister, brother, niece, nephew, etc. married to a service member? A card of thanks and encouragement would be a wonderful gesture. So few of us get meaningful mail anymore, so what a great surprise it would be to find a note of support in the mailbox.
Community: Churches could offer a Spouse Appreciation "Night Out," providing free child care, or a Spouse Appreciation Breakfast or Tea. Local businesses could offer special discounts to military spouses. Wouldn't a spa day be a great offering by a local salon?
In addition to these awesome ideas, the National Military Family Association created free Military Spouse Day eCards that you can customize for the military spouse in your life. Send an eCard to show your appreciation today!
How do you show appreciation to military spouses? As a military spouse, what has someone done in the past that meant a lot to you?
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Hey, I also like some of the Male Spouse ideas – I'd love a round of golf or a brewery tour LOL!!
As a Navy brat, I saw first hand the struggles that spouses go through when their "other half" is deployed. I wish ALL spouses of any service personnel serving/have served the best of days and bless you for YOUR service and sacrifice!!!
Seriously, my lawn needs mowed and I have no free time. Wondering if my neighbors think we've abandoned the place yet.
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I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season! I have been very busy making items for my Etsy shop during the last couple of weeks, but I also found time to write up a quick beading pattern for my Venetian Angel Pin. This piece is quite different from my beaded dogs and city scenes. It was inspired by my trip to Venice, Italy. I saw so many beautiful angels there, and I thought each one should carry a millefiori glass bead!
This piece is suitable for beginning beaders however, I have not gone into depth as far as explaining basic stitches or how to stitch on the backing (for these, I have referred to my basic bead embroidery tutorial). It does include pattern pieces which you can print out, as well as step by step instructions. If you have done some bead embroidery before, and are looking for a fun project to brighten up the winter, this piece is for you. Please note that this item is a PDF file which will be delivered via email – click the pic for more details. I hope this pattern will inspire you to make a beaded angel for a loved one sending them messages of peace, love, and hope for the New Year:)


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Forbion Announces Appointment of Two Leading Experts as Scientific Advisors to its Various Funds
Forbion Announces Appointment of Two Leading Experts in Oncology and Metabolic Disease as Scientific Advisors to its Various Funds
Naarden, The Netherlands, 19 November 2012 - Forbion Capital Partners today announced the appointment of Dr Kapil Dhingra, formerly global leader in oncology at Roche, and Prof. John Kastelein, Professor of Medicine at the Department of Vascular Medicine at the University of Amsterdam, as Scientific Advsors. They will be advising on oncology and metabolic disease investment opportunies respectively.
Dr Kapil Dhingra is a medical oncologist and a physician-scientist. He is the founder of KAPital Consulting, LLC and was formerly Leader of the Disease Biology Leadership Team at Roche. He joined Roche in 1999 and became Vice President, Oncology where he played a key role in the expansion of the Roche oncology enterprise leading to the Company becoming the global leader in oncology. Earlier in his career he was a Clinical Research Physician at Eli Lilly and was at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. He received his medical training at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi followed by Internal Medicine Residency at Lincoln Medical Center, New York, and Hematology-Oncology fellowship at Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Dr Dhingra holds several Board positions, including at Forbions portfolio company Exosome Diagnostics. Previously, he was a board member at BioVex and Micromet that both resulted in exits worth more than a milliion each and included Forbion as one of their shareholders.
John J.P. Kastelein is Professor of Medicine at the Department of Vascular Medicine at the University of Amsterdam, where he holds the Strategic Chair of Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease. He also chairs the National Scientific Committee on Familial Hypercholesterolemia (EHC) and is a member of the Royal Dutch Society for Medicine & Physics, the Council for Basic Science of the American Heart Association and the European Atherosclerosis Society. In addition, he is a board member of the International Task Force for CHD Prevention and was recently appointed to the Executive Board of the International Atherosclerosis Society and is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology. Until 2009 he was the president of the Dutch Atherosclerosis Society and in 2011, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Dutch Heart Foundation. He was the visiting Professor at the Center for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver and co-founded AMT N.V. (currently Forbion portfolio company uniQure B.V.) and Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (formerly Xenon Genetics Inc.). He also set up a foundation for the identification of patients with classical familial hypercholesterolaemia in the Netherlands and founded the Lipid Research Clinic at the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam. He was trained in medical genetics, lipidology and molecular biology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Sander Slootweg, Managing Partner at Forbion Capital Partners said: 'We are very pleased to include two investment advisors in our team, Dr Dhingra and Prof. Kastelein, who are renowned industry experts in their respective fields. Both have already been instrumental in identifying new investment opportunities and have worked hands-on with several of our portfolio companies either as advisors and/or as non-executive directors. At Forbion we are confident that their expertise will add substantial value to our business.
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Domestic abuse victim explains why it's hard to leave
Advocates say they want full community to help in fighting domestic violence
Domestic violence advocates in Milwaukee counsel hundreds of victims every year facing similar situations to the one that ended in a murder-suicide Monday on Milwaukee's south side.
A victim told WISN 12 News reporter Abe Lubetkin why she didn't leave her relationship earlier.
Monday's story struck a nerve with Jodine Basterash, a domestic-violence-victim-turned-victim's-advocate.
"A lot of times, people want to look at the victim as, 'Well, you were stupid to stay in the relationship,' or 'I would have left. I would have never put up with that.' But it's not that easy," Basterash said.
She said she stayed in her abusive relationship because she thought she was helping her kids, but after a while, she changed her mind.
"It just took one moment for me to just look up to her into eyes when she was, you know, trying to console me and wiping the blood and tears from me. I said, 'Wow, this cycle stops now,'" Basterash said.
"For every one incident, there are literally thousands of people who are trapped, who are trying to get out," said Carmen Pitre of Sojourner Family Peace Center.
Pitre said her organization can work with both victims and with friends and relatives of victims, who know that abuse is taking place.
"As a community, we should keep talking about the issue because we are the people who open the doors for survivors when they decide they want to walk through them," Pitre said.
She said it's important for survivors to know they have options.
One of those options is getting a restraining order at the courthouse, but there are other services that advocates can provide, including counseling victims on how to safely leave abusive relationships.
"And it's really a conversation about 'What will you do when you leave? What are the concerns that you have for safety and how do we plan for getting through?'" Pitre
It's a plan that can save victims when they're most vulnerable.
Abuse advocates said they'd like to engage the full community in fighting domestic violence. They said a big part of that effort involves awareness.
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Migjen Kelmendi is a rock star-turned-journalist from Pristina. He is the editor of Jáva, a newspaper written in Kosovo's native Gheg dialect, and not in Standard Albanian, which is based on Tosk from southern Albania. Gheg is the mother tongue of all Kosovars. The choice to write in the dialect actually spoken by Kosovars reflects Migjen's fascination with the development of a distinct Kosovar identity, and a civic and not an ethnic state.
The story of Migjen's family reflects Kosovo's social transformation over the past two generations.
"My grandfather was a highlander from around Peja. He 'slipped' down the mountains between the two world wars and ended up in the first city at the bottom: Peja! My mother came from an old Pristina Albanian family. Apart from Albanian, they also spoke Turkish, the lingua franca of the time. People in their social class did. So, old Serbian families talked in Turkish to old Albanian families."
Migjen's father Ramiz grew up at a time when there was still no education in Albanian. As Ramiz Kelmendi told us:
"We had no Albanian schools, we had no teacher, we had no history of our nation, no connection to Albania. We were not allowed to mention Albania. But the paradox was that the regime of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia opened a Mejtepe, a Turkish religious school. My father sent me to a Mejtepe, where I learned Arabic, "elhamdyrylahi e rabilalemin e rrahmani rrahim". I remember until today what "kuluwallahu ehad" means, because we had imams beat it into us with sticks."
Ramiz Kelmendi went to study in Belgrade in the 1950s. He was the first member of his family to receive a formal education.
Midjen also remembers the late 1960 and early 1970s:
"In this period we started to enjoy some kind of wealth. There were the first colour television sets, modern furniture and fridges. We started to have a middle class. Everyone was beginning to live like everyone else. The university library started to be built and it felt like we were becoming the real capital of Kosovo. All the streets were being paved with asphalt and asphalt was the symbol of progress. We even called the mayor "Asphalt Nazmi".
"At the time our leaders thought they were fighting the old Ottoman heritage and building a new society, a new language and a new man. So they also started to build new blocks of flats, and people wanted to live in them. If you lived in an old house, it began to feel very old-fashioned. A cousin of mine exchanged his house for a small flat. He thought he had made a good deal. Today he regrets the deal!"
In 1976, suddenly we had the first modern cafés. The 1970s were the best period we lived through in this place. After 1981 everything started to decline."
1981 saw violent confrontations between Albanians and the police.
"In 1980, along with some friends I started a new-wave band called Gjurmet – The Traces. After the demonstrations of 1981, in the context of youth in Pristina identifying with communist Albania, where rock 'n' roll was banned, this meant that we had taken a kind of political attitude. We were declaring ourselves for a 'go west' attitude, and not for communist Albania. Being a rocker meant that you were closer to the Yugoslav brand of communism rather than Albanian communism. Amongst many this was unpopular."
"The song "All roads lead to Pristina" was one of our biggest hits. The song is about immigration from the villages in the city, in the 80s."
This period was followed by the Serbian apartheid regime of the 1990s.
"Suddenly everything went underground. The centre of town was dominated by Serbs. For ten years I never entered the Hotel Grand. There were paramilitaries there, secret police, Arkan. I was afraid. There was no social life, except in private homes.
After the bombing started in March 1999, we were picked up by the Serbian police, gathered together and taken to the outskirts of Pristina, to the old train station. When I got there I saw 20-30 thousand people. Milosevic had started the crazy idea of deportation. I was afraid in case they were going to start killing. When I realised we were going to Macedonia I was happy."
Migjen Kelmendi
For two years after the war, Migjen worked as director of the literature program for Kosovo's state television RTK. In 2001 he founded Jáva.
"Today Pristina is a mess. People are greedy. They are grabbing houses and land and selling things they don't own. But they are not Pristina people. They are newcomers. They don't feel the pulse of the city. They are building ugly buildings and grabbing public spaces for their own private benefit, and ministries and the government are involved. I feel like they are creating a large village out of our city. That makes for a challenge, though. Just like during our rocker days. A challenge to start something, a civic movement…"
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From the Portland Business Journal:
Portland State University economics professor Mary King and 13 co-signatories have written a letter of support for the city's mandatory sick leave proposal.
Introduced as testimony as part of a raucous public hearing yesterday, the letter argues that the costs of extending paid sick days to employees are quite small, especially when compared to the benefits of reduced turnover, increased productivity and better workplace health.
The mandatory sick leave issue hasdivided the business community in Portland.
King's letter, which contains 19 footnotes, makes reference to studies conducted in the state of Connecticut and the City of San Francisco, where recent laws have required private employers to provide paid sick leave to all employees. According to these studies, the cost of mandatory sick leave to employers in Connecticut added up to less than .2 percent in annual sales, while in San Francisco six of seven employers said they experienced no negative impact from the sick leave law.
The letter also makes reference to the costs of "presenteeism," the cost of employees coming to work while sick and infecting their co-workers. According to the Society of Human Resources Management, presenteeism costs employers about $180 billion per year nationally.
King argues that the United States is the only developed nation in the world that does not require employers to offer paid sick leave to workers, creating disproportionate hardship for low-income families. According to the Economic Policy Institute, employees who lack paid sick leave earn on average $10 per hour.
King's 13 co-signatories all work at universities or colleges in Oregon or Washington.
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The Mt Washington Valley Ice Fest will be here before you know it. Make your plans now!
How you climb that hard in that humidity? Put the Soft Iron up years ago solo. Always thought that was nice rock and nice features. Loved the orange lichen. Put that thin soft iron pin in that small hole, thus the name of the route. It was my grandfather's from his Alps climbing days; hope you didn't have to trust it. It was early spring and I had climbed to just below that pin. The cliff had warmed and ice was sheeting off the upper wall making it unwise to continue. I returned a couple of weeks later having grabbed those specialty pins out of a box at home. The thing I always remember about this climb is soon after rapping to the ground upon completion, I was talking to Uve(?) Schnieder just to the right of the route when a gigantic dead tree came crashing down to the base of the route. After we recovered from the shock and assured ourselves the coast was clear, we investigated the crater zone and found a huge raccoon lying dead on its back. Congrats.
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- you may lose your balance;
- you may suffer from the effects of heat, cold, wind, rain and other weather conditions;
- you may suffer from physical exertion;
- you may become separated from the cycling group; and
- you may fall from your bicycle.
These risks may result in death, bodily injury, disability, property damage and economic loss. There are other risks to which you may be exposed. You should ensure that you wear appropriate clothing and safety equipment, including a helmet.
By participating in the cycling activities provided by the organising Bicycle NSW Affiliated Bicycle User Group, you agree:
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The Net Church is part of the Church of England based in Huddersfield, UK, but with no geographical 'parish' and we don't own a building. We aim to help people deal with the realities of everyday life, exploring the big questions in a comfortable and relaxed environment.
You'd be very welcome to come along.
Most weeks, the Net Church meets at St Paul's Church Armitage Bridge at 4.30pm where we eat a simple meal together before our service, finishing at around 6.30pm. Occasionally we meet at other places so to be sure, check our rota our rota.
Please feel free to look around our website and see what we are about. If you have any queries about anything you see, or would like to know more about coming to this church then please contact us.
The Net Church is part of the Church of England based in Huddersfield. We are a 'network' church which means we do not operate through a parish like most Church of England churches, but aim to work through networks of relationships.
Along with the weekly meetings where the whole Church gets together, different people meet up during the week in smaller groups.


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Posted by Editoress on 05/28/08
Ontario Track Championships this Weekend
Courtesy Rob Good
Ontario's best track cyclists will be converging on the Forest City Velodrome this weekend, to compete in the 2008 Ontario Track Championships. Events kick off at 5pm on Saturday May 31st.
Track racing has seen a surge in Canada in the last 3 years, many of the new young faces will be taking to the boards to test their fitness in preparation for Track Nationals in Burnaby this August. The Development of riders at the FCV has accelerated the number of Women and Cadet riders in the field for the weekend.
Some of the incentives for the racers include a $250 prize pool put up by the Velodrome for Classes of 10+ starting the Omnium on Sunday. Another $50 has been posted for a rider winning all 5 events during the day on Sunday.
Cadets and Juniors are also looking to be carded by the province in 2009 based on performances this weekend, add to this an all expenses paid trip to Manchester for the October round of the Revolution Professional Track Series, the racing will be hot and heavy.
The Junior Sprinters and Endurance athletes will be attempting to set standards for the pool of riders being considered for the Canadian Junior Team going to the Junior World Track Championships in July.
Over 30 riders have entered the Madison events on Saturday night which means there will be an "A" (Elite) Madison, plus a "B" Madison Championship.
The Sprinters will take to the FCV at 5pm for sprint and Kierin Qualifying with the Rounds of the sprint tournament beginning at 6pm. There will be over 5 hours of racing on Saturday night to keep the spectators on the edge of their seat. Racing on Sunday begins at 9am with the 5 event Omnium. Racing will continue throughout the day, with an awards presentation planned for just after 5pm on Sunday afternoon.
Adult admission is $10, Seniors only $5, Kids are always "FREE". You will not want to miss the excitement this weekend at the FCV.
For more information go to www.ForestCityVelodrome.ca for all the lasted updates.
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Montessori education information from a Montessori teacher and Mom. Personal art work and journal entries about my life as a busy Mom of three sons ranging in age from 7 years to 21 years. My hope: To create a place where parenting questions can be answered and conversations as well as ideas shared.
Friday, November 28, 2008
I Went Walking (a story basket)
Using the board book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams, I created this story extension for the toddler language shelf; I didn't intend for it to be used right there on the shelf but so be it. The kiddos really enjoy this book, much like Eric Carle's Brown Bear, Brown Bear. They like to hear it read again and again and are very knowledgeable about the order in which the animals appear. It was a fun and easy language work for me to pull together (once I found the animals). I happened to find the animals needed at our local toy store, but you could draw or color copy the illustrations, laminate them and use those too. Happy crafting.
So far my holiday creations have been limited to felt wreaths and birds...I will post photos soon. What are you making?
PEACE to all,
Happy Thanksgiving!
Montessori Mama
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- Hyperher said...
I am making chocolate truffles, gingerbread people, and some knit items. I'm trying to get an Etsy shop set up, but I am on my church's search committee (among a few other committees) and haven't had lots of time for creativity.
- November 28, 2008 at 9:13 PM
- Donna said...
We'll be making an Advent wreath this weekend and begin "greening the house" with evergreen branches this first week of Advent.
I'm planning to make all the girl-gifts this year: earrings, journal covers, bags, anything I can do to use up the materials I already have!
The kids LOVE making cookie mixes in jars, topped with a square of Christmas fabric and a jingle bell tied with a bow. They turn out so cute and make great gifts!
I'm going to try making a lidded box from old vinyl records (you can melt them on very low heat so they're bendy and shape them into cool things like bowls, trays, and (hopefully) boxes)! Then I'll use them as t-shirt gift boxes for the teen and college guys of the family.
That's my plan, but we'll see how it really goes! It's impossible to shop with two preschoolers, so we're putting our focus on other, more fun family activities this year.
Hope your holiday season is bright and cheery!
- November 28, 2008 at 10:04 PM
So far, I've melted down old crayons to make new marbley ones and made felt food for a little girl in my life. For the baby I'm planning on making a card book of photos of her through her first year and I've spotted a soap making kit that looks good. I may even make a flannel hand puppet to go with some soap for my nephews.
We'll see!!!!
- November 29, 2008 at 4:13 AM
- Shannon said...
This is one of my fave stories for littles. I love your story extension!
I am making coloring books for my nieces, and my milk cap memory games for them a well.
- December 1, 2008 at 9:13 AM
That is a great Christmas present idea for my SIL who is trying to establish a Montessori home for her kid. Have any thoughts on how to get a 1 year old boy more interested in books?? he just throws them (except for touchy feely books).
- December 1, 2008 at 7:37 PM
- Amy said...
This is a great extension idea for books. I will certainly use this. Thanks
- December 6, 2008 at 8:19 PM
This very nice book and also my favorite book for littles.
- February 3, 2009 at 9:15 AM


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The production Civic Si Coupe will serve as the performance leader for a completely redesigned 2006 model Civic lineup that will feature more emotional styling, added performance and the latest generation of "intelligent" i-VTEC engine technology. The 2006 Civic lineup, launching this fall, will include a 4-door Sedan, a 2-door Coupe and Si Coupe, an even more fuel efficient Civic Hybrid and a natural-gas powered Civic GX.
The Civic Si Concept celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Civic Si legacy in the U.S. and builds on its performance heritage with a 200-horsepower, 16-valve, DOHC i-VTEC engine with an 8,000 rpm red line, mated to a close ratio 6-speed manual transmission. Helping to put all that power to the ground is a helical-type limited slip differential for improved launch traction and cornering performance.
Other performance features of the Civic Si Concept include 18-inch cast aluminum wheels, 225/40R18 high performance tires and 4-wheel disc brakes with large cross-drilled brake rotors and 4-piston Brembo calipers.
"The 2006 Civic Si Coupe will be the most powerful, fastest and fun-to-drive Si we've ever put on the street, and the Civic Si Concept sets the direction in terms of its styling, package and performance," said John Mendel, senior vice president of American Honda. "It's part of a new family of Civic vehicles that build on the already class-leading values of the Civic in terms of safety, styling, performance and fuel efficiency."
Designed as an "Advanced Personal Compact," the Civic Si Concept incorporates a sweeping roofline and ultra-fast windshield rake that highlights the vehicle's advanced one-motion profile, low and wide stance, and superior aerodynamic performance. The long trunk deck, with its frontward sloping bumper, accents the forward motion conveyed by the overall vehicle shape. Wheel openings have been optimized to minimize the gap between the tire and the body. Special aerodynamic features include a full front and side aero kit, rear deck wing and a lower rear bumper diffuser with an integrated center exhaust system.
The 2006 Civic Si Coupe will be the sixth generation Si, which first appeared as a three-door hatchback in 1986 with subsequent Civic Si models appearing in 1989, 1992, 1999 and 2002. The production Si will make its world debut at the 2005 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in November. The Civic Si Concept was designed at Honda R&D America's Los Angeles design center.


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April 1, 2013
Editor's note: Cody Wilson told Infowars.com on April 2 the take down was an April Fools' Day hoax.
According to a notice posted on the Defense Distributed website, Homeland Security Investigations and the Justice Department have taken the site down.
"This domain name associated with the website DefenseDistributed.com or Defcad.org has been seized pursuant to an order issued by a U.S. District Court," the home page of the website states.
The post claims a federal grand jury has indicted several individuals associated with the website and charged them with violating the Arms Control Act, the Undetectable Firearms Act, and other crimes.
Defense Distributed is on open source organization that designed the Wiki Weapon, a firearm that can be downloaded over the internet and printed with a 3-D printer. The project was co-founded by University of Texas law student Cody Wilson "and a group of like-minded friends with strong libertarian leanings – a mix of Ron Paul fans, hunting enthusiasts, and tech-savvy revolutionaries who see the availability of a "printable gun" as potentially upending power structures across the globe," PCMag.com reported last August.
In October, Wilson and Defense Distributed launched the "Wiki Weapon Project," an effort to raise $20,000 through crowd-funding to design and release blueprints for an open source firearm. They planned to buy or rent a $10,000 Stratasys 3-D printer. 3-D printers extrude melted plastic objects from CAD designs. Defense Distributed planned to eventually use a less expensive and more widely distributed RepRap printer to print firearms.
In September, Stratasys threatened legal action and demanded the return of the 3-D printer it leased to Wilson. The company said Wilson and Defense Distributed were using the printer for "illegal purposes." Following the incident, Wilson was questioned by the ATF.
Infowars.com was unable to reach Wilson and confirm if the feds have indeed taken down the website.
Wilson talked with Alex Jones in-studio about the printable gun project on two separate occasions – on January 15 and March 20 of this year.
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LeapFrog today introduced a baby brother to the Fly "pentop computer." The $50 Tag uses the same Anoto high-res scanning technology to "read" specially printed books to kids, and can connect to the internet (OK, net-connected PC via USB) to download audio and programming for up to five books at a time. In addition to age-old classics like The Little Engine That Could and Olivia, the list of $14 launch titles will also include Kung Fu Panda: Po's Tasty Training and Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise—books I didn't have the privilege of enjoying when I was a lad. All of this happens this summer. [LeapFrog]
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DEMO 08 CONFERENCE, PALM DESERT, CA—JANUARY 28, 2008—LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., a leading developer of technology-based learning products, today announced it will unveil its next-generation reading system at the exclusive DEMO 08 conference in Palm Desert, California, on January 29, 2008. Available this summer, the Tag Reading System is the first handheld learn-to-read technology that interacts directly with real books. Audio for the stories, as well as the fun-filled games and activities spread throughout the pages, is delivered through an innovative Web-based application called LeapFrog® Connect, offering children an entirely new and captivating reading experience. Consumers can get an early peek at the Tag reader's innovative technology at leapfrog.com/tag.
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Based on an award-winning LeapFrog School product used by teachers across the U.S. to assess and instruct students in classrooms nationwide, the LeapFrog Learning Path allows parents to connect the Tag handheld to their computer to view details about the books their child has read, including the skills explored and progress made.
Beloved Classics and Favorite Characters Come to Life
The Tag Reading System will launch with an 18-volume library of children's classic books, activity books and activity cards. For the Tag library, LeapFrog has partnered with publishers HarperCollins, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic and others to showcase beloved characters such as Fancy Nancy, Walter the Farting Dog, Olivia and Miss Spider.
SUMMER 2008; AGES 4-8; Tag Reading System MSRP: $49.99; Tag Books and Activity Boards MSRP: $13.99 each
Kid classics
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Fancy Nancy at the Museum
The Little Engine That Could
Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise
Activity storybooks
Disney/Pixar's Cars: Tractor Tipping
Disney Princess: Adventures Under the Sea
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Golden Paddleball
Go Diego Go!: Underwater Mystery
I Spy: Imagine That!
Kung Fu Panda: Po's Tasty Training
Miss Spider's Tea Party
Pirates! The Treasure of Turtle Island
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Tour de Bikini Bottom
T. Rex's Mighty Roar
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Tag Super Speller
Activity cards (MSRP: $7.99 EACH)
National Geographic Birds and Sea Animals
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I'd order this combo
Colin Farrell and Sam Rockwell were photographed together yesterday on the set of Seven Psychopaths. (My Blackberry is underlining the spelling of the word Psychopaths like it's wrong in plural. Is that true? Am writing in a cab and am too rushed to google.)
You know how I feel about Colin Farrell and the quiver (when he's not getting girls pregnant to fill the empty parts of his soul - click here if you need the background on that). And Sam Rockwell has always been a sexy beast to me. So this combination?
Please. All over it.
Does anybody else care about Sam and Leslie Bibb? I feel like I'm the only one.


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kinako mochi wrote:Just so we understand each other, Pernod IS absinthe, which is heavily anisette, no disrespect intended.
Not quite. Pernod is really imitation Absinthe. The difference is in the inclusion of wormwood (Artemisia absithinthium) ... an herb with psychotropic effect on those who ingest it. Many of the 1880's - 1910 French Artisits regulary drank it. Somewhere in time it fell out of favor with the French government, and was banned ... giving rise to Pernod ... wormwood-less Absinthe.
It is available again ... but 'way (and I do mean 'WAY) expensive.
"Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder."


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Is it me or are less and less people making posts recently.
I have not been on for a week and there were only 9 new posts, a couple of months back we were getting that many a day.
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