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Discovered: 1985
Location: Caicos Islands
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This segmented worm was first sighted in a deep tidal pool within a blue hole. The species was named for biologist Tom Iliffe, who has found more than 300 new invertebrate species in blue holes. These animals represent three new orders, nine new families, and 55 new genera. Given that blue holes are still relatively unexplored, many other animals unknown to science likely lurk in their depths.
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So how's the start of your May? Ours is fine and I am liking what is going on with our everyday life. You know, it's about being thankful of your blessings everyday. =)
By the way, last weekend was a tiring one. We don't often go to malls lately unlike before where almost every weekend, I want to be in the mall. Given that we are on a very tight budget, I wanted to use the weekend for some experiments in cooking along with some bonding moment with the Daddy and the tots.
Saturday was spent at home with Jami. Daddy wasn't able to come home.. Well, he did around 2am pero I was asleep and didn't hear his call and even his knocks na nasa pinto na pala sya. I closed our bedroom door kasi and we had the AC turned on kaya hindi ko din narinig yung mga katok nya. He just have to go back to FMIL's house to spend the rest of the night. Hahaha. Poor Daddy.
Sunday was spent at home in the morning. Daddy was home by then and we decided to sleep until before it's lunch time. You know, weekends are the best time to sleep. Heheh. =)
We went to Nanay's house to watch Mayweather and Pacquiao's fight for only until round 2 because by then, I could say na ang boring ng fight at the same time, talo na daw si Pacquiao. =( It was a sad part pero grabe sobrang boring ng "fight of the century". I was expecting it to be like Marquez and Pacquiao fight na tipong bugbugan at basagan ng mukha. With that kind of fight kasi, mas malalaman mo kung sino ba ang matibay unlike sa mga patakbo-takbo lang diba? =)
At around 3pm, we decided to go back to our house so we could prepare before we leave for Jami's scheduled vaccine. When I was asking Jami to go with me in the bathroom, I heard something na nalaglag. When I looked back, nalaglag pala yung mineral water namin! I was like "Waaa! Daddy!"
I was so pissed dahil bumaha almost every part of the sala and kusina. I was very lucky living in the part of the city na hindi talaga binabaha sa kahit anong bagyo tapos maglilimas ako ng tubig baha dahil sa nalaglag na mineral water! Goshh... Breathe in, Breathe out talaga ang peg ko because I don't want to make a big deal about it. I know hindi din naman sinadya and it was an accident. Good thing, hindi nabagsakan si Jami because he was standing 3 foot away from where the lalagyan fell.
|While cleaning the floor. We have to remove the linoleum to dry and remove the water underneath.
Lately, Daryl and I were having couple of misunderstanding since I can get too hot tempered about small things. I wrote to him one time before I went to bed that I am sorry for being such an uncontrollable person na hindi ko kayang i contain ang asar ko over things. I just can't, specially sa mga bagay na alam ko namang madali lang gawin. There were some chores over the house that I know I can do all by myself but since I lack time specially before I go to work, I tend to ask help from him to do things. Unfortunately, some things aren't done the way I wanted them to. I am teasing him sometimes na "substandard" ang mga gawa nya. Yung tipong hindi kasi maayos sa paningin ko. Yun bang aayusin na lang, hindi pa gandahan. Then I would break out and would say "why is it like this.. blah blah blah".
And you know.. boys thought na you're nagging them when in fact, gusto mo lang naman ayusin nila ang trabaho nila. Hayyy.. Those are the usual conversations we have at home na minsan, nakakapagod going over it everyday.
Like what happened here na nalaglag yung mineral water from where it stands kasi for me, hindi nya chineck mabuti if it was placed properly ba. Instead of us doing other chores, nadadagdagan pa ang trabaho.
It can get super annoying diba??
Grrr... Men!
However, I know that what I am doing lately (starting a drama and ending up with a harsh convo) is not right, I have to do something about it.
As I said, I breathe in, breathe out. Did what I have to do (sweeping and drying up the floor) which I am glad he helped.
Surprisingly, I found myself no longer mad a little later after what happened.
I have this attitude kasi that when something happened, I can get really mad.. mad.. super mad.. overly mad.. then starting to calm down.. calm.. calmer.. no longer mad.. then regret what I have said. That can happen in a matter of 5 minutes, believe me. It's just as if after I have released that emotion, I am fine, no longer pissed and back to happy me.
Later on, we were laughing while drying up the floor together. It felt good than fighting for some accidents that no one wanted in the first place. Although I still let him know with what I felt at that moment it happened pero in a very calmer and happy way na.
I just thought to myself, I can change the situation and choose to be calm and happy than being the brat and would end up fighting. Well, I am happy with the first thought, and maybe he too..
One thing I have realized from the last 4 months that we were living in one roof, mahirap pala mag maintain ng relationship because you have found out what he was like every single time. Although it's still a matter of choice kung paano mo gagawing maayos at masaya ang relationship. I know I still have a lot to learn throughout the way. For now, I would want to practice what I have just discovered within myself. =)
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Life in Oregon
With and without health insurance.
With and without health insurance.
Our Golden Civilization has treaded into very dangerous territory because for a Society to thrive, 2 things are a must:
1. Proper Medical/Health Care
2. Education
In SW Portland and Tigard, health-care co-ops are becoming popular, although in the case of the Tigard operation, the clinic is privately-held and saves money by not having to deal with insurance paperwork, etc.
I used to be a new, but successful, attorney in Eastern Oregon but was derailed by illness.
Now I beg and plead to get on the Oregon Health Plan so I can get enough care to stabilize enough to go back to work. In the mean time I sit at a berry stand 2 days a week and sell produce for my friends. I tried 3 days a week but it was more than i could handle.
Do you think this is a productive use of my time? Do you think the US Government or Citigroup or anyone else will ever get paid the (now) $200k in student debt? Or how about the $20k+ in medical debt?
I may be incredibly biased, but I cannot fathom how proper health care is not linked logically and politically to economic productivity. Bad care, your competitiveness on the global scale takes a hit. Can it really be seen any other way?
Right now I am nothing but a drain, when I could be so much more. Am I a good example of what's wrong with the system? Am I just an anecdote? I dunno. I sure hope not.
All I know is that last Sunday I collapsed at a gas station. Attendants wanted to call an ambulance, but those paramedics and emergency personnel have to make a living. They pick me up and they won't get a dime, at least not any time soon.
Why do I care? Because when you are this sick and afraid of death you hold on to things that are important. For me, I do my best to not be that burdensome a****le everyone bitches about (but rarely knows personally).
I am glad that there is a study quantifying the differences. I am disappointed that study -- or the reporter -- chose to cite the lack of savings based on one year's expenditures. Preventative maintenance is by goal a long term investment. You won't see a savings early in the life of a piece of capital equipment used in a factory by performing PM. It pays over the long term. Like brushing your teeth.
Brushing your teeth twice daily uses up valuable time. And you go to the dentist for a cleaning every six months. So where is the benefit? Ah, long term. Healthy gums mean you keep your teeth longer. Twelve years old kids don't need dentures if they practice poor oral hygiene; the effects are felt later in life.
You don't lose your toes or your eyesight the first week you are diagnosed with diabetes. Nor even the first time you miss or underdose yourself with insulin. The toll of poor health maintenance is extracted later.


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"Purity of purpose, perseverance and hard work are the key ingredients to success," remarks Subhadra Desai, the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist.
Dr Subhadra Desai started learning classical music at a very young age. "I loved to sing and engage in any activity that was linked to singing. But I never realized that it had become a part of my life. Perhaps the training that I received from my music Guru, MadhupMudgal and the exposure to the world of Classical Hindustani Music through listening to some of the greatest legends of my time drew me closer to it". Subhadra's musical journey began under the guidance of PanditVinaya Chandra Maudgalya and Smt Padma Devi, founders of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in New Delhi.
Thereafter, she received rigorous professional training from PanditMadhupMudgal for more than two decades. She was awarded the first Manimann National fellowship by SanskritiPratishthan, New Delhi, at the aegis of which she received the opportunity to study for short periods, under VidushiSmtMaliniRajurkar of Gwalior gharana and PanditDinkarKaikini of Agra gharana. Subhadra continues to receive guidance from her guru Madhup Mudgal to achieve greater rigor and artistic insight in her music.
After completing her PhD in Sanskrit literature she worked as a lecturer in a college but continued to pursue music with serious commitment. She began performing professionally about eighteen years ago.She believes that her "transition from being a student to becoming a full-fledged musician was fortuitous".
The life of a musician is extremely demanding and hard. In her journey the biggest influences have been that of her husband and her Guru. She tries to follow her Guru's sincere approach to the Art. Her husband, who is an ardent lover of classical music, not only supports her unconditionally but has always encouraged her to pursue music as a profession.
In spite of the support of family and friends, her journey was never easy: it had its moments of frustration. When asked, Subhadra replies in her unusually calm and composed manner, "Well, there were many. Firstly, the system here is not a structured one. When one starts singing on the professional platform, one is required to do a lot of networking for which one is never trained. Also, in the Indian classical music scenario, a son or daughter of a musician is instantly recognized while a musician,who is without a lineage,initially has toface external challenges as not getting enough concerts and exposure. At a different level, I think every artistfeelscertain level of frustration as the expectation from oneself ishigh and one always wants to take his/her art to a higher level. The concept of achievement is different for an artist".
In addition to pursuing music she is also an esteemed researcher of Indian heritage. Her academic work hasbeen influenced by her interest in Music and Culture. Her PhD thesis was based on the Musical Heritage of Valmiki's Ramayana, which was published in 2008 and is housed in many libraries including the Loeb library at Harvard University. Her next book which is based on an extensive research on Songs of Women Seers and Saints of India is slated to be published soon. "The lives and song-expressions of women spiritual seekers of India scattered in different space and time are fascinating and inspiring. Their songs of divine love have survived the test of time in the past many centuries and are sung in several vernacular languages in their respective regional styles even in the present day".
She has also done some preliminary research on Samavedic singing: considered as the earliest reference to Indian music. It is a living tradition where Vedic scholars / practitioners chant and sing Samavedic hymns in the age-old Vedic tradition. Subhadra's workis based on their various traditions and the parallels if any, with the Hindustani music of the present times.
Taking her calling forward Subhadra continues to be a student, performer and a teacher. Rather humbly she remarks, "I am conscious of my shortcomings as a musician and constantly workto improve myself. With my students I am at ease and want to give as much as I received. It is a fulfilling and enjoyable experience. As a performer, I love it when listeners share their gratification with me. I love it when some listeners invite me more than once. But at the same time, I realize I have to do much more. I owe this responsibility to myself".
One of her most memorable performance was many years back, when her musical performance was telecast live (for the first time) all over the world on the occasion of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru's anniversary. It was attended by the President, Vice President, Chief Minister and all the top leaders of the country. "It was a completely humbling experience for me. The other memorable moment was, when my Guru expressed his appreciation after hearing my performance, I felt the greatest joy".
Talking about classical music in modern India today, Subhadra remarks "The younger generation is showing interest in classical arts, the number of students has increased over the past decade and music institutes are doing well. However, the kind of hard work and perseverance required to pursue classical music as a career is sometimes daunting. Youngsters often want to achieve without the required effort and hard work. Classical musicians of India are recognized globally today, which is a very positive sign. But at the same time, there are many artists who need the support of Government and other cultural agencies to sustain themselves professionally. Much more is ideally expected in this regard".
Talking about the necessity of financial stability Subhadra, feels though financial stability is a basic necessity in life, artists are driven by sheer love for their art. However, she feels that Government needs to address it in a more comprehensive manner.
As a Sanskrit scholar when asked about the importance of Sanskrit today, Subhadra explained, "I am proud of the rich cultural heritage of India. As a musician and also otherwise, I look at language as a source of knowledge. Not only is Sanskrit a beautiful language, the arts, philosophy, social sciences: the thought processes of ancient scholars are all robustly expressed in this language. It forms the bedrock of Indian culture and civilization.In addition; it is now widely accepted as the most scientific language in the world. I think the knowledge of Sanskrit is extremely relevant in the present times".
As we concluded I couldn't help but ask her howshe sees the future of Indian classical music,
"Classical arts of India have survived through centuries. Indian classical music as other classical arts is practiced meticulously by artists all over the country.It is an ever evolving art form which will be sustained for a long time as it has in the past. Classical music has always had a niche audience who come for pure music".
Dr Subhadra Desai stays in Delhi with her husband and son, Nandit, who is a keen photographer, and also passionate about the Tabla and Drums.
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Comment: It s inspiring to read such a story of a scholar-singer, who is completely devoted to her art. I look forward to reading Sm. Desai's forthcoming book on the Songs of Women Seers and Saints of India
Wow. You have done good background work to collect these details. Good write up in the area which is usually over looked by non tamils who visit tamilnadu.
Very beautifully written! We all go through similar emotions when our kids move out . The degree of missing them varies depending on the bond between the parents and the children. It is surely wise to cherish the new found free time by keeping oneself occupied with ones long lost hobbies and more quality time between the parents. Maybe give more time to ones aging parents who too must be missing us ! Meditation and Yoga does the magic trick too !
Very well painted Portrait of a very Significant International Artist! Congratulations!!
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Five days to go before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 begins--live on ESPN and Star Sports, best viewed on an LG television, while drinking Pepsi and wearing a Reebok chastity belt or, on a Reliance 3G connection in your Hyundai i20 or on your Hero Honda Splendor that runs exclusively on Castrol Power1. In stark contrast to a rather more straightforward ♪Wills World Cup '96. Share the magic(x2)♫ campaign, the last time the World Cup came to the subcontinent. And since I find that almost every blogger worth his salt has already done a detailed analysis of this year's World Cup, I will refrain from doing one myself. However, during the past few weeks, I have been fed an endless amount of highlights, replays, analysis, observations and insight into every World Cup so far, by every
Sports Cricket channel offered by my cable operator, that I now have the optimum combination of information and creative license, to make the following observations.
A few days back, in a desperate attempt to refresh my knowledge of past World Cups, I began scanning the pages of cricinfo.com, and soon came to the realisation that just like mainstream religion, there are many questions about World Cup history that are left unasked or unanswered. For instance, which genius administrator is responsible for the mathematical aberration in the frequency of past World Cups (or) Why, pray tell, did they play a World Cup in '92 and '99, defying the tenets of arithmetic progression? Why has the trophy itself changed so many times since its inception? Why did they suddenly stop playing with a red ball? Why did they suddenly start playing in coloured clothes? I guess there are no easy answers.
What I was more interested in, though, was this strange pattern.
Year Winning Captain Moustache
1975 Clive Lloyd
1979 Clive Lloyd
1983 Kapil Dev
1987 Allan Border
1992 Imran Khan
1996 Arjuna Ranatunga
1999 Steve Waugh
2003 Ricky Ponting
2007 Ricky Ponting
Sort of blows your mind, doesn't it? Since Allan Border in 1987, no captain with any signs of facial hair has gone anywhere near the trophy. That got me thinking. Did the moustache go out of style during and after the '90s, are fewer cricketers capable of growing one these days, or does the moustache in some way hamper their cricketing prowess? Who was the most successful Indian cricketer of the '90s? Did he have a moustache? To analyse these and other questions, I have done an unnecessarily complex graphical analysis of Indian cricketers and their success relative to their facial hair.
So, if 10th standard Mathematics serves me right, there is an undeniable correlation between a cricketer's moustache and how far he goes in life. Personally, I'm a bit surprised that it took so long for someone to figure this out. Therefore, I pause here briefly for rapturous applause, even as Ranji cricketers scramble for razors. Speaking of razors, a few members of the current Indian squad seem to have received enough money to take a razor to their chest; some were cut in the process, and needless to say, they bled blue. Not quite sure how grown men and Sreesanth were convinced to pose topless for an aerated drink, but let's just say that this presents a disturbing mental image on my way to work every day.
And so, as the World Cup gets under way--razors, facial hair and ad campaigns aside, I suppose India has a great chance, so long as Dhoni and his boys are equipped at all times with endless reserves of determination, confidence, self-belief and Youngistaan ka Wow. For my part, I promise to occasionally feign sickness to watch a few of the matches live from
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A Time of Rebirth for Church
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Late this afternoon, after the final workout of his offseason, Ryan Church and his wife will climb into his gray 2006 Range Rover near their home outside Cleveland, point the car south, and seek solace in the town that holds one of his most painful memories.
"I can't wait," Church said yesterday by phone. "This is the year I prove everybody wrong."
For the Washington Nationals' front office, Church's attitude is no doubt refreshing because it represents an about-face from his feelings from a year ago. Presumed to be the Nationals' starting center fielder when 2006 spring training began, Church sleepwalked through spring training, acting like a seasoned veteran when he was, in fact, an unproven commodity. The attitude, coupled with a horrendous spring, cost him his job and put him in the minors, a blow from which he never recovered.
Now, he is scheduled to arrive in Viera, Fla., more than two weeks before he is required to be there, vowing to attack the spring. And after 12 tumultuous months -- a period in which he toggled between the minors and the majors, when he was supposed to go to winter ball but didn't, when his name was bandied about in trade conversations -- he says he is different.
"Did I learn from last year? Hell, yeah," he said. "I learned all last year. I'm mentally tough now, beyond belief. I've been basically through all my trials. Last year, I couldn't deal with going up and down, all that stuff. I'm that much more confident now, and I'm just looking forward to getting down there and getting started."
Last year at this time, confidence -- or at least a lack of it -- wasn't Church's problem. He was coming off a promising rookie season. The 2005 starting center fielder, Brad Wilkerson, had been traded in the offseason. The job, Church thought, was his.
"I guess I kind of took things for granted without really knowing that I was doing it," he said. "But there's nothing in this game like that. This game isn't given to you. Roster spots aren't given to you. You have to earn it. I kind of maybe took my position the wrong way, and I paid for it."
Just days before he was sent down, he talked about making sure he "had enough bullets" left for the start of the season. But he was hitting just .200, had just one extra base hit. And thus, the shock: With less than a week to go in spring training, Church was demoted to Class AAA New Orleans and Brandon Watson -- coming off a sterling spring -- was granted the starting job in center.
"I was devastated, and it affected my whole year," Church said. "I was just like the other guys down there that don't belong there, and I sure . . . didn't belong down there. But it was my fault."
Now, Church says, he won't allow such circumstances to be his fault again. He said his offseason -- though rattled by a controversy in which the club wanted him to play in the Mexican winter league and then followed by trade talk -- hasn't fazed him. "I don't pay attention to it," he said.
Church said he and his agent, Jeff Borris, had pursued a chance to play in Mexico, but the club instead signed another outfielder. After that, Borris and Church jointly decided not to push for other chances. Church has since spent time working with a vision specialist on exercises that will help him track the baseball, another request made by General Manager Jim Bowden, and said he feels like his place in the organization is secure.
"I just want to play," he said.
It appears he will get that chance. Though new manager Manny Acta said Nook Logan is all but sure to be the center fielder, Church could end up in left, even with increased competition around him. The Nationals have two oft-injured but talented prospects in Chris Snelling and Alex Escobar, and Kory Casto, the franchise's minor league player of the year in each of the past two seasons, could be given a shot, too. Still, Acta said yesterday, "If the season starts tomorrow, Church is the left fielder."
The reasons for that, Acta has said during the offseason, are Church's high on-base percentage and, in a lineup with few established stars, his potential. Church's experience in 2005 and '06 combine into one decent season, a .282 batting average, .359 on-base percentage with 19 homers and 77 RBI in 464 at-bats.
"He can hit, man," third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said. "He's always been able to hit. If he can not get banged-up a little bit with those bumps and bruises and stays healthy for a whole year, I'd really like to see what he can do."
Twice in 2005, Church went on the disabled list. Worse than that, teammates quietly wondered whether he played through pain. He was aware of the talk, and it's another issue he says will be put to rest.
"It's frustrating," he said. "You can't win. You're not going to impress everybody and make everybody happy. There's times when you are hurt, but you got to play anyway. I know that. That happened last year. I just didn't say anything when I had a little something wrong, and I'm not going to now, either."
Nationals position players aren't due in Viera until Feb. 18. Church will arrive at some point tomorrow, a Range Rover full of supplies. The baggage, though, he left behind.
"In the past, I've felt that if I mess up, I'm screwed," Church said. "It affected me. Now, I want to put myself in position to go out there every day. But I know I have to put myself in that position."


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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tim Burgess' Class War
I know something about panhandlers. For fifteen years, I've worked at Real Change, in Belltown. We're across the street from DSHS, a few doors over from a residential program for low-income mentally ill people, and half a block from a convenience store that does a brisk trade in malt liquor and fortified wine. When I walk down the street, I get asked for change and cigarettes about every hundred yards. Sheer volume dictates that I mostly say no.
There's a few regulars and a rotating cast of familiar types. There's the elderly mentally ill woman who never seems to remember the answer is no, and the whiney guy who smokes about three packs a day of Other People's cigarettes. There's a few sharp operators, with stories of bus trips to Tacoma and cars out of gas, who possess more advanced skills. There are the tweaky junkies, whose eyes shine with sad desperation, and a regular crop of alcoholics who rarely get more than a few blocks from their next bottle.
How many of these are "aggressive?" I can only think of a few minor incidents over the past fifteen years. With these, the everyday misery of the street comes with more of an attitude. It's a little amazing this doesn't happen more often. For the most part, Seattle's very poor endure their suffering rather too politely.
Councilmember Tim Burgess will soon introduce legislation to the Seattle City Council to restrict panhandling in Seattle. He says his proposal simply sets a few minimal standards of behavior in the interest of public safety. Not true. Tim Burgess is sucking up to money, pandering to fear, and punishing the poor.
Laws that target the visible poor are in increasingly popular municipal strategy for managing the contradictions of radical inequality. They lead to deepened poverty and the expanding incarceration of the very poor. These laws represent an immense failure of political and moral imagination, and simply sweep the wreckage of a failed system out of sight. We have to do better.
Life in the Big City
If you want to see what comes of thirty-plus years of growing inequality, take a walk downtown in any American city. Great wealth and enormous misery exist in parallel universes that uncomfortably collide.
Over the past three decades, the manufacturing jobs that were at the core of most urban economies left, leaving cities to either reinvent or die. Seattle is a shining exemplar of the post-globalization urban center. One is either a professional or a service worker, with little opportunity in between.
For those who struggle with addiction, disability, mental illness, and illiteracy, the lower rungs of the wage ladder are often out of reach. Their numbers are growing, and their survival depends upon the urban-based services that surrounding towns and rural areas are ill-equipped to afford. They are the result of unconscionable system failure, they are here, and they are not going away.
Meanwhile, the downtown has been reinvented as an urban professional's paradise, filled with shopping, dining, and cultural opportunities aimed at attracting conventions, tourists, and downtown condo dwellers.
The politics of downtown development in Seattle have always been linked to the harassment and repression of the visibly poor. The Sidran sit-lie ordinances were passed as the capstone to the Rhodes Project, the early 80's downtown revitalization that gave us Nordstrom's and Westlake Center. The construction of Benaroya Hall a few years later came linked to an uncompromising attack by downtown interests on a proposed urban hygiene center less than a block away.
More recently, the downtown condo boom brought a zero-tolerance policy on urban camping, systematic homeless sweeps, and the removal of public toilets. And now, the collapse of the housing market, with its clear threat to the very survival of downtown condo developers, has brought a new round of class warfare dressed up as common sense.
The Burgess proposal, which hasn't yet been submitted to council and is not yet in writing, bans panhandling near ATMs and cars, at street intersections and freeway onramps and anytime between the hours of dusk and dawn. These "time, place, and manner" restrictions have, unlike more straightforward attempts to ban panhandling, held up well to constitutional appeal.
As the economy has slipped into what may be a permanent contraction, the ability of localities to offer the services that the feds won't has been further eroded. The shrinking human services safety net is being replaced by a prison state for the very poor. One in ninety-nine Americans is now behind bars. One in three African American men live under the supervision of the Department of Corrections. If none of your friends or family have been locked up, odds are you're not Black or poor.
Do we need more excuses to arrest poor people in Seattle? Tim Burgess thinks the answer is yes.
Milking Fear is Easy. Change is Hard.
Recently on KUOW, Tim Burgess described a frightening encounter with a freeway on-ramp panhandler who banged on his car window that very morning in pursuit of a handout. Despite my ample experience with onramp panhandling, I've never had this happen, and wonder how many of us have.
Panhandlers do, however, make us uncomfortable. Even I, sitting in my car awaiting the on-ramp timing light, will sometimes avoid the gaze of the sign-holding needy. To be made fidgety, however, is different than being threatened. The only threat here is to the well-padded comfort zone of affluent Seattle.
Aggressive panhandling is already against the law. If someone taps on my car window looking for a dollar, I'm free to call 911 on my cell phone to report the incident. If the police have nothing better to do, perhaps they'll eventually respond.
The Burgess plan pre-empts the very possibility that someone might make us uncomfortable. The "broken windows" theory upon which his proposal rests identifies visible public begging as a variety of "social disorder" that leads to a downward spiral of urban decay. Allow panhandlers, the theory goes, and you will soon have AK-47 toting drug dealers ruling the streets in Jeep Grand Cherokees.
These laws, which identify visible poverty as an indicator of social disorder and seek to eliminate potential sources of urban discomfort, pander to fear and deny the collective responsibility we have to one another. They solve nothing, and are a victim-blaming short-term response to wholesale system failure.
The answers, while not easy, are hardly rocket science. Drug decriminalization and increased support for drug and alcohol treatment. Hedges against gentrification and deeper commitment to affordable housing. Economic stimulus spending to create work for the poor. Universal health care and adequate mental health services. Fair taxation to increase the burden of social responsibility upon the rich.
The Burgess proposal to ban panhandling is a mean-spirited attack on the visibly poor, and takes Seattle further down our twenty-year path of pandering to the affluent at the expense of the most desperate. This is not a solution to anything. It is the problem.
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There are many website building tools online, however none are as good as creating a personalized website. The secret in creating a fabulous website is by giving life to your vision. With the correct design tools in hand, this can be easy. Read on to learn more website design tips to add to your arsenal.
If you want to build a great site, you should buy one of the website development programs available today. These programs are often easy to use and can quickly design an attractive website for you. Otherwise, people will not be interested in visiting your site.
No matter the audience you seek to target or the focus of your site, it is important to focus on load times that are under ten seconds. Efficient sites should be visible in seconds so the viewer does not get side tracked. Most online users crave instant gratification, so your success relies on providing it.
Keyword research is important. While your primary focus should be providing website visitors with useful information, you also need to gain a customer base. Knowing the keywords that will bring visitors is crucial.
Set up your website so that people can easily search it. This is especially important if you have a large website. In the upper right-hand corner of the homepage, include a search box that allows users to search for a single term that appears anywhere in your site. You can add search functions to your site with Google and FreeFind.
Ensure that your user's needs are a priority. Do you know what the user's needs are? These include usability, user experience, accessibility, and user interaction. It is important to keep your focus attentive to all those different aspects. View the site's design from the potential visitors' perspective.
Practice practice practice, as soon as you start to learn about web design. You want to try out any little thing that you get your mind wrapped around. You must do this so that you're able to know if you can actually apply what you've learned. It's great to follow printed directions, but it is even better to be able to design a web page anywhere.
HTML5 is important to become knowledgeable about if you seek to succeed in website creation. If you do not know html5 very well, you will have to get moving on learning it.
Adobe Photoshop is widely-known, and a lot of people are sure that becoming familiar with the program is vital to, if not entirely synonymous with, successful web page design. However, the companion program of Dreamweaver will take your web page design to a whole new level, so do not neglect incorporating it into your portfolio of skills.
Open Source
Keep in mind that designing your website does not have to be expensive. You can find cheap or free website design tools that do the same things as expensive website design software. Look at open source software or free trials to accomplish the tasks you need. Using open source programs can lead to a lot of savings.
CAPTCHAs are only useful when people are registering for your website, otherwise skip them. The captcha triggers a response from the viewer that he or she now has to perform complex problem solving just to view a simple webpage. Except for devoted members, most people will likely leave your site and look elsewhere.
Let your friends see and use your website, to troubleshoot potential errors or bugs. Whenever you add something new, you should have a person come by and give you constructive feedback. For instance, you might not be bothered by a video that loads slowly, but someone else may have a different opinion. Get opinions from the outside to keep the proper perspective.
The website design is not over just because the website has been launched. You should strive to stay involved with your website's design. Perhaps daily changes are not necessary, but you should still post updates regularly. Updates will almost definitely be needed if your website hosts articles or videos featuring current events. Unfortunately, updating a website is not as simple as updating a blog. You still have to put in some effort, though!
If you are a web designer, it is good to be an artist. By that, we mean you should be open to inspiration all the time. If an idea for your website strikes you while you are out eating dinner, make a note on a napkin. If you're at work when inspiration strikes, leave yourself a voicemail so that you don't forget your great idea.
Be sure to factor in ample time to work on web page design. Make sure that you schedule out larger blocks of time during your day, so that you actually make some real progress rather than trying to work on tidbits here and there. Working on this sort of schedule also makes it easier to remember what you need to do next.
You can use whatever kind of technology you desire if you know about website design. Your website can be fancy or plain. It is up to you to choose its appearance. With these tips, you can build your site how you want it to.


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Black Marsh Park Challenge
Editor: In a time when development along the Chesapeake Bay is rapidly replacing natural coastal ecosystems, Maryland has a unique opportunity to develop a natural park as called for in the regulations passed under the critical area law. That policy is ''to encourage the creation of opportunities for interaction between people and natural environments without destroying the fragile components of natural habitats.''
This clearly represents the new thinking in developing parks in the critical area where protection of the resource supersedes commercial enterprises that are not compatible with or dependent upon that resource.


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The Fats, Oils, and Grease Program outlines the wastewater pretreatment requirements for Food Service Establishments (FSE) and other commercial facilities that discharge fats, oils and grease in their wastewater flow. All new and existing Class III and IV FSEs that discharge fats, oils and grease in their wastewater must comply with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection's General Permit for the Discharge of Wastewater Associated with Food Service Establishments by JULY 1, 2011. Upon installation of the required properly sized Active Grease Recovery Unit (AGRU) or outdoor in-ground minimum 1,000 gallon interceptor the FSE must complete a Facility Registration form and schedule an inspection with MDC to receive approval. Any questions or to schedule an inspection please contact Magen Bakaj at 860-278-7850 ext 3239 or by email at email@example.com.
General Permit for the Discharge of Wastewater Associated with Food Service Establishments
Facility Registration Form
Impacts of Fats, Oils and Grease buildup on an MDC sewer
An annual fee of $80.00 will be billed to each of the Class III and IV Food Service Establishments (FSEs) in the Metropolitan District. This fee is associated with the review and approval of facility registration forms as well as inspections. The Annual Fee invoice will be mailed and payment is due within 30 days of the issuance of the invoice.
FSE registration or variance approvals will expire three years after the issuance date. The FPE shall submit a Registration or Variance Application form 30-days prior to the expiration of the FPE's current registration.
The MDC will perform inspections of the FSEs to determine compliance with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's (DEEP) General Permit for the Discharge of Wastewater Associated With Food Service Establishments. Each day that a violation continues shall be a separate occurrence of the violation according to section S15 of the MDC Sewer Ordinances.
The Inspection Violation Fees are as follows:
|Failure to Submit Registration or Variance Applications
|Disallow Inspection
|Failure to maintain records in proper order
|Failure to maintain outdoor or indoor grease removal devices in
properly working order
|Failure to clean outdoor or indoor grease removal devices quarterly or when 25% of the depth of the trap is filled with food solids and FOG, whichever comes first
|Failure to properly dispose of brown and/or yellow grease
|Source of sanitary sewer overflow (minimum) *
*actual costs will be billed to the faclity for time and materials related to the SSO
The payment of the fee will be required 30 days following issuance of the notice of violation invoice.
Violation Correction Schedule
|Equipment not registered
|30 days
|Installation violation (outdoor or indoor)
|90 days
|Operational violations
|30 days
|Failure to maintain written records of trap cleanings
|30 days
|Disallow an inspection
|30 days
|Failure to maintain indoor and outdoor grease removal
device in proper working order
|7 days
|Failure to clean out indoor and/or outdoor grease removal
device as required
|7 days
|Source of Sanitary Sewer overflow (minimum)
|24 hours
The MDC will perform emergency call outs to relieve grease blockages that result in sewer backups. If MDC determines that the grease problems in the sewer infrastructure were a result of the FPE, the establishment will be billed for the work performed by the MDC to relieve the blockage. The payment of the fee will be due within 30 days of the issuance of the invoice.
All Class III and Class IV Food Service Establishments (FSEs) are required to install either an Active Grease Recovery Unit (AGRU) or a minimum 1,000 gallon outdoor in-ground passive grease interceptor. Specific requirements for these devices are outlined in the General Permit. All of the following fixtures must be connected to either an AGRU or an outdoor passive grease interceptor:
Active Grease Recovery Unit (AGRU)
Active Grease Recovery Units (AGRUs) are relatively small pretreatment units that can be located inside a kitchen to remove grease at the source of generation. These units allow fats, oils, and grease (FOG) to accumulate within the unit while skimmers or pumps remove the FOG from the unit and deposit the material in a separate container for disposal by a grease removal contractor.
All AGRUs shall be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. This includes a minimum quarterly (four times per year) clean out of the entire unit. The contents of the trap must be placed into a container for grease trap waste (brown grease). A written log and receipts of all cleaning and maintenance of the trap must be maintained on site for review by the MDC.
See links below for the:
Sample AGRU Maintenance Log
AGRU Best Management Practice Poster
List of AGRU vendors, Grease Trap Cleaners and Grease Removal Contractors
Examples of AGRUs:
An outdoor in-ground grease trap must be emptied at least every three months or whenever 25% of the operating depth of the grease trap/interceptor is occupied by grease and settled solids, which ever is more frequent. Following a minimum one year of operation, the facility may submit a request to the MDC to extend the cleaning beyond the three month period if the facility demonstrates that the level of grease and solids was less than 25% during each of the three month intervals. The facility shall maintain a written log and receipts of all cleaning and maintenance of the trap.
Please see links below for the:
Cleaning Log for Outdoor Grease Interceptors
Outdoor Grease Interceptor FOG Maintenance Requirements Poster
The Standard Specification for MDC outside grease interceptors for kitchens is shown below:
The outdoor grease trap/interceptor specifications are described in Section 5(b)(1) of the General Permit. Installation of a new outdoor grease trap/interceptor shall meet the specifications as described in the General Permit and the MDC specifications.
Food service establishments and facilities that are applicable to this General Permit shall comply based on the following schedule:
All new facilities shall comply with the requirements of the General Permit before initiating such discharge. An existing facility, which begin operation prior to the effective date of the General Permit (September 30, 2005), shall comply with the requirements of the General Permit no later than July 1, 2011.
For additional information and guidance please go to the following link: Best Management Practices and Guidance Manual for Food Preparation Establishments
The Metropolitan District (MDC) may grant a variance of treatment requirements for a FPE for a period of three years. This variance is a waiver of the treatment requirements of Sections 5(b)(1) through 5(b)3, inclusive, of the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) General Permit for the Discharge of Wastewater Associated With Food Preparation Establishments. The applicant must demonstrate there is a limited potential for fats, oils, and grease in the discharge, as well as minimal flow. If the MDC encounters any grease problems in the sewer infrastructure in the area of the establishment, MDC has the right to revoke any variances issued.
Please note the applicant must reapply for a variance approval 30-days prior to the following:
To be considered for a variance, the facility shall complete the Variance Application and attach a complete menu for the establishment. The application shall include a description of the proposed methods for minimizing grease discharged in the wastewater, including employee training, cleaning procedures and interim grease disposal methods.


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What type of muscle development routine do you use? Sometimes, it's hard to tell. A lot of people try gaining muscle independently, and this can be very frustrating. By reading the muscle building advice in this article, you might find some new techniques that you haven't thought of.
Focus on important exercises such as the deadlift, squat, and bench press. These exercises are widely considered the base of a proper muscle building routine, and rightly so. It's proven to increase muscle bulk, build muscle strength, and improve the overall condition of your muscles. Include these three in some way at each workout.
You need to make sure you eat plenty of vegetables in order to maintain a healthy diet. Unfortunately, too many diets that focus on building muscles all but ignore vegetables. Carbohydrates and proteins are found in vegetables as are many other vital nutrients. Vegetables are also rich in fiber. Fiber enables your body to more effectively utilize the protein.
Do your research to make sure that you are doing the best muscle exercises to help increase muscle mass. Exercising can be divided into muscle building or toning types, in addition to, targeting different muscle groups. Make sure you use the correct exercise techniques to build muscle for specific muscle groups.
Make sure to mix things up in your exercise routines. Like any workout, things can become boring, which can keep you from doing them. Arrange your workout to concentrate on different exercises to work different specific muscle groups each time you visit the gym. If you alter your workout, it's more likely you'll enjoy it and stay committed.
Building muscles requires an increase of food to fuel your body and feed your muscles. Eat the amount that you need to gain a weekly pound. Look into ways you can take in more calories. If you don't see any changes in your weight within two weeks, try consuming an even higher amount of calories.
In each workout, train the opposing muscles. For example, work out your chest and back together, and your hamstrings and quads together. Alternating like this will allow the tired muscle groups to rest while you work on the other groups. This is beneficial because the intensity of your workouts is easily increased with increasing the time you spend building muscles at the gym.
Setting short-term goals and rewarding yourself for attaining these goals can be an excellent source of motivation. Building muscle needs a true commitment that lasts a while, so it is critical to constantly motivate yourself. Your rewards can be ones that benefit your efforts in gaining muscle mass. For instance, you may get a massage since they can boost your blood flow and further your recovery on days off.
Know where your limit is, and push yourself to it. Once your are more able to recognize the limits of your muscles, try to work them to exhaustion. This may require shortening your sets as your workout continues.
Your muscles need certain things in order to grow and carbohydrates are one of these things. Carbohydrates not only fuel your body, but they are necessary to increase muscle tone. As a general rule, if you work out regularly, then you should consume a couple grams of carbohydrates for every pound of your weight.
Do some plyometric exercises. This type of exercise targets fast-twitch muscle fibers. Targeting these fibers improves overall muscle growth. Like ballistic exercises, plyometrics require explosive movements. For example, if you were doing plyometric push-ups, you would propel your body upward by removing your hands from the floor as you complete the movement.
Train by completing as many reps and exercises as possible during each session. Fifteen lifts is a good number, with no more than a minute break between sets. This stimulates the release of lactic acid, which is a key component in muscle growth. The more times you can complete this process during your workout, the more muscle growth you can expect.
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I need some place to go. I have someplace to go.
Blogging is something I do. I'm tickled pink that I've gotten thoughtful comments on what I've put forth. I'm thankful, because it has given meaning to my whole past single life I've been concerned with. Also I'm doing now. Let me restate now.
I study poetry to make my prose better. I don't like reverse discrimination. I don't like fascist homosexuality, for example. Lesbians who preach a woman only needs women do a disservice and are the enemy. I'm sorry but the culture of prudery and same sex proponents do us a great disservice. Make Love, not War.
Other than that I'm trying to build a good guy network. Read my writer friends and they've been bland and not commented on my blog. One whom I owe a very lot too has guests I don't want, so I comment infrequently on her blog. Another I'm going to list for free, just to be connected.
I'm reading blogs and finding people based on my quality books, movies and music. WordPress has poetry and politics, and these thoughtful people are welcome here. I resolve to be nicer in my comments; for example I stumbled into a radical Mormon and I'm sorry I was a little nasty.
I'm in physical pain so I blame the Mafia: Italian, Russian, and/or Jewish. They keep hurting me, so I think we should blow them up. I'd rather be a uniter than a divider, but Regan was one of our worst presidents and if that's a deal breaker, so be it.
Onward I explore the blogosphere and hope to make connection. Thank you.
Edit by toning down the Lesbian enemy by necessity. Can the caste system be minimized. And can my social position by improved, even if it currently is not believed?
P.S. 9/18/07 Edited today. I'll try again next time to say something similar, to get it right. Can you help me make peace with the Man-haters?


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PBSO investigating early morning shooting
PBSO investigating early morning shooting
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla —
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is investigating an early-morning shooting near a trailer home off of Lake Worth Road near the Davis Road intersection.
Deputies responded to reports of a shooting around 5:53 am and later located the victim with non-life-threatening lacerations and evidence of a shooting near the Lake Worth Drive-in.
The victim was transported to St. Mary's Medical Center, treated and released.
An investigation determined the individuals involved knew each other. No arrests have been made.
Information will be updated as it becomes available.


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The beauty trick that will make you ooze confidence
Sometimes a little bit of makeup goes a long way.
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Now the Hong Kong-based director-franchising and government relations for China, Mr. Chu is McDonald's longest-serving executive in greater China.
In 1974, the former high school principal happily switched careers to become manager of McDonald's first restaurant in Hong Kong, because he "likes working with young people" and had grown weary of handling discipline cases and administration hassles. That city of 7 million today has 208 restaurants with the highest transaction count for McDonald's anywhere in the world.
In 1990, the fast-food giant came to "Jimmy Chu" again, this time to introduce the brand in mainland China. He started with a restaurant in Shenzhen, a special economic zone just over the border from Hong Kong. On opening day, lines snaked around nearby blocks as thousands of Chinese eagerly anticipated their first taste of an authentic American way of life.
Establishing McDonald's in China was a difficult assignment, even for a cheerful, outgoing executive like Mr. Chu. Language was a barrier. Mr. Chu grew up speaking Cantonese, the dialect of Hong Kong. To learn Mandarin, spoken by most mainland Chinese, he insisted staff in Shenzhen speak to him only in their dialect, even though they could rarely understand each other in the early days.
Also, "people in China were totally different than in Hong Kong in those days; they were not used to receiving, or giving, world-class customer service. Also, setting up the business in Hong Kong was much easier because it has very clear laws, and China does not," Mr. Chu ruefully observes.
Today, Mr. Chu remains the face of Chinese McDonald's because he has learned to navigate political and cultural currents, developing pet theories on everything from how to handle politicians to surviving the alcohol-soaked banquet dinners that cement dealmaking in China-all with a natural skill that would make Ray Kroc proud.


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Happy National Scrapbook Day to all our fellow scrappers!
Over at SCRAPBOOK LANE
We are having a weekend crop!!
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For our members there is a special challenge that can only be found here!
To earn an extra 100 pts create the following card sketch!
Here is the catch, make it a birthday card!
Remember we still have our May birthdays crop coming up!!
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SKU: FD0710G Net Weight: 6 oz (160 g) Total Servings: 32 Total Calories: 512 Shelf Life: 20-30 Years Dimensions (LxWxH): 6.25" x 7" x 6.25" Allergen and Specialty: Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Pork Free, Shellfish Free, Soy Free, Vegetarian Food Type: Vegetables Packaging: #10 Can Preservation: Freeze-Dried Storage Requirements: Click to Read Storage Requirements
Shelf Life StatementTo achieve maximum shelf life, store in an environment with a temperature of 60F or lower and humidity of 10 percent or less. Shelf life statements are based on manufacturer claims, industry standards and relevant studies from reliable sources. The Ready Store disclaims any liability or warranty as actual shelf life results may vary depending on individual storage conditions.
Preparation Instructions: Mix 1/4 cup of Freeze-Dried Red Bell Peppers with 1/2 cup of hot water. Let sit for 7-10 minutes and drain off excess water. Makes 1/4 cup of delicious Red Bell Peppers. Brand: Saratoga Farms Product Series: No Serving Size: 1/4 Cup dry (5 g)
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Nutrition & IngredientsNutrition FactsServing Size 1/4 Cup dry (5 g)
Servings Per Container About 32Amount Per ServingCalories 16Calories from Fat 1% Daily Value*Total Fat 0g0%Saturated Fat 0g0%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 0mg0%Sodium 10mg0%Total Carbohydrate 3g1%Dietary Fiber 1g%Sugars 1gProtein 1g%Vitamin A6%Vitamin C158%Calcium1%Iron3%*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.INGREDIENTS: Red Bell Peppers
ALLERGEN: Processed in a facility that handles tree nuts, wheat, soybean, peanut, egg and milk products.
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Chris Christie holding events across Iowa Friday
Chris Christie holding events across Iowa Friday
JOHNSTON, Iowa —
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie is holding campaign events across Iowa Friday.
He started the day in Johnston at his headquarters on Merle Hay Road.
He then traveled to Pella for a town hall meeting at Central College's Maytag Student Center.
Christie will also hold a town hall meeting at Appanoose Rapids Brewery at 332 E Main St. in Ottumwa. He will also travel to events in Burlington and Davenport.
Watch for complete Iowa political coverage on KCCI-TV.


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I have an idea to mess with one basic mechanic of the game.
I just don't like the multi-cation penalty as it is. I like to kind of plan on the fly, as a player, so deciding several actions in a round just kind of stops me in my creative flow and pulls me out of immersion. Another game I read does it a bit differently. Instead of planning all moves out first, the player makes his first action at no penalty, and then may add on actions at a cumulative penalty till it becomes too risky to continue due to the possibility of a one on the last die left on the table making it a critical fumble. I am not sure whether making it one die per extra action or making it two per would make it work better.
Good idea? Awful idea?


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Our schools simply do not do enough to engender a gratifying sense of independence that empowers young people, and tipping the scales towards a more skill-centered curriculum can change that. A curriculum centered around skill-development stands to make young people attach to their academic setting much more vigorously. If on a daily basis, kids are mastering skills and applying them to produce results, they will find the academic aspect of school as engaging or fulfilling as the social, artistic, and athletic aspects typically are.
Kids love to master skills, because skills allow them to do things own their own. Now, if you work with kids ages 11-15, you know well that little makes them feel better than independence, and skill mastery is a great source of independence. When kids can do things on their own, they feel good about themselves, they feel empowered. A happy and empowered kid is one who will learn effectively and feel attached to his or her environment.
The shortcoming of a content-centered curriculum, as most middle school core academic classes are, is that it bores kids and alienates them from the potential value of subjects they are studying. Kids in this age group are not very interested in information that is not applicable: they want to know things so that they can do things with the information. A skill-centered curriculum uses the content as a medium for teaching the skills. As a result, kids interaction with the information is positive: it always leads to skill utilization and independent production.
So if we limit our content delivery to what facilitates skill development, and then spend our teaching time helpings kid master and apply skills, we will have kids who love being at school.


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St Britius, Station Road
St Britius, Station Road, Brize Norton, Oxfordshire OX18 3PW View on map
St Britius Church (grade II star listed) lies at the centre of Brize Norton village, and serves as the parish church. The present church is Norman with 13th-century additions. It was refurbished in 1868 with many Victorian embellishments, and is in a good state of repair following English Heritage support.
- Contact for access: Dr P Holmes
- 01993 843856
- [email protected]
- http://www.bncommunity.org/bnchurch.htm
Opening Arrangements
Sundays after morning worship service to 6pm or dusk (whichever is earlier), excluding private baptismal services. Access outside these times can be arranged with the church warden Dr Holmes on 01993 843056.
- Is part of Ride and Stride
In the centre of the village of Brize Norton, next to the roundabout that is a junction on Manor Road, Carterton Road and Station Road. Rail: Oxford - approximately 17 miles away; Charlbury - about 15 miles. Bus: S1 and S2 Stagecoach route. Bus stop on Manor Road (2 minutes' walk )or Monahan Way (10 minutes).
Parking Spaces
Limited parking by the war memorial, otherwise Elderbank Hall car park opposite the Chequers public house (OX18 3PU). Also on some side streets but predominantly residential.
Disabled Access
- Wheelchair access: Partial
- Disabled Toilets: Yes
- Assistance dogs: Yes


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Grooveshark was an online music streaming service operated by Escape Media Group. Users were able to upload, search for and stream digital audio files for free. Grooveshark also had a search engine and a sharing feature that allowed users to share songs or playlists via Facebook, Twitter and other platforms.
Grooveshark had a music recommendation feature called Grooveshark Radio that helped users find similar songs. Songs could either be played immediately or saved to playlists for future listening.
During Grooveshark's early years, the website functioned as a paid music service. Its content was taken from a peer-to-peer network called "Sharkbyte." While it positioned itself as a legal alternative to several peer-to-peer networks, the legality of its business model was questioned from its inception.
On Jan. 6, 2010, Universal Music Group filed a lawsuit against Grooveshark concerning the latter's use of the recording company's pre-1972 recordings. While Grooveshark won the lawsuit, the company was then sued by Sony Music Entertainment, EMI Music Publishing and Warner Music Group for copyright violations. Several concerns about copyright issues pushed Facebook and Apple to remove official Grooveshark applications from the Facebook platform and the iOS App Store respectively.
On April 30, 2015, Grooveshark announced that its website would be shut down immediately as part of a settlement between the online streaming service and Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. The ownership of Grooveshark's website, service and related intellectual property was transferred to the recording companies.