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We are very hopeful with the Fall Storms that have been bringing snow to our area. We are confident that our Winter Sleigh Ride locations will be opening on snow soon.
Our rides generally open at 10 am until 4 pm this time of year RESERVATIONS ARE SCHEDULED beginning at 12 pm and accepted until 3 pm. Times are subject to change due to weather & road conditions. We suggest calling at least 24 hours in advance to confirm our hours of operation and which locations are operating. We have many sleighs, some that hold 2-4 adults, the Party Sleigh that hold 20 adults and a few sleighs in between that hold 6-10 adults
A private ride will be for only your party and a reservation can be made for a date and time. The charge for a 1 hour ride reservation is $50 per person & children 2-10 are $25; $5 discount is given to youths 11-17 years old, Seniors over 65 & Active Military; Children under 2 years old are always free. All Paid reservations are non refundable.
A 30 minute Sleigh or Carriage ride is also available: $25 adults, $10 children 2-10 years old. No other discounts are available with this ride and it can not be reserved. You simple walk up, pay the driver and go for a ride. This ride is usually a easy option and flexible.
We suggest calling at least 48 hours in advance to Pay with a MC or Visa and confirm reservation and check snow and weather conditions.
.We have 3 locations: 2 Sleigh Ride locations and 1 Carriage Ride Location
*The South Shore Sleigh Rides -Lake Tahoe Blvd & Lake Parkway East (next to Mt Bleu Resort Casino), Lake Tahoe, Nevada 89449 is in the hub of activity with restaurants, shopping & hotels within steps of our Sleigh & Carriage rides. Many times reservations are not necessary. This locations is only open on snow. Call for conditions. Both 1 hour & 30 minute rides are available at this location.
*The South Shore Carriage Rides – 4130 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, California, 96150. We offer both a 30 minute & a 1 hour horse drawn narrated city tour down to Lake Tahoe, along her shore and back thru a quiet neighborhood.
*On the North Shore Sleigh Rides -Nevada State Park at Sand Harbor, Hwy 28, Incline Village, NV 89451 is surrounded by towering pine trees and a panoramic view of Lake Tahoe. Only the 1 hour private ride is available at this location and reservations are required. This locations is available with or without snow.


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School maintenance stinks
The Daily Planet received a copy of these comments read to the Board of Education at a recent meeting:
Good evening, My name is Yolanda Huang and I am the chair of the statutory committee formed by Measure BB to provide citizen oversight and planning, aptly named the Citizens Advisory Committee.
I am here to tonight, because I am confused, and I hope that the board will educate me.
Two years ago, with funding from BSEP, this board hired ABM Consultants to review the district's maintenance department and provide recommendations. Those recommendations were formulated into a business plan, which this board declined to follow. We were told, the new Superintendent has a better plan.
And so I'm confused because at the Dec. 5 board meeting, this board approved hiring ABM to manage the maintenance department and provide consultant upon request.
I like ABM. ABM is one of the best firms in the area. Their review was thorough. I liked their recommendations and thought them sound. But, you didn't like their recommendations. I'm confused as to why you are hiring them to run the maintenance department, at a hefty fee of $10,000 per month.
I'm also confused as to this better plan being implemented. When we proposed the business plan adopted by this board in May and later rejected, we used solid, qualified consultants (primarily ABM), and industry standards. In this better plan, I don't know what the standards are being applied. I've been told that Paramount Unified, our new Superintendent's former school district has great maintenance, and I've requested three times in the past – and this is the fourth time I'm requesting information on Paramount's staffing levels, square footage, organizational chart. It's wonderful that Paramount had clean schools, mowed lawns and clipped hedges. But so does Oakland. Why aren't we adopting Oakland's system? What are the standards by which decisions are being based? Please enlighten me. I'm not an expert on maintenance. I'm just a householder. I know that I maintain a household with a mowed lawn, trimmed bushes, and a well maintained building. My bathroom does not smell. My kitchen is tidy. As a householder, I know that it is worker bees that do the maintaining.
This last week, the drain in the boys bathroom at Willard, had been plugged and the bathroom could not be properly cleaned. The wretched smell of the bathroom was seeping into the hallway, and disturbing the students in the classroom next door. So, Willard, hired a non-district worker bee, a plumber, who unstopped the drain and the bathroom was finally cleaned.
One week last month, I walked into the principal's office at Willard. Curiously, one wall was painted yellow.
The next week, I walked in again, and a second wall had been painted yellow. I was told, this is a work in progress. Apparently, Willard's principal, a single mother, with a third grader at Emerson, had been using what little spare time she had, to come in on weekends to paint her walls.
With these torrential rains, the old leak in the principal's office also came back. And to preserve the décor of her room, the principal at Willard has brought in plants instead of buckets, and rotates them, so that all plants can all be equally watered.
I'm sure I speak for many people, who would be happy to retire from maintenance if only Berkeley Unified had some more worker bees. Could you please tell us, when we will get worker bees?
Yolanda Huang,
Chair Maintenance Oversight & Planning Committee


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Below is a short clarification I provided regarding Musical Texture, which was spurred on my a simple request, "What key are we doing, "God Only Knows?"
Four basic textures of music:
1) Monophony – single line of melodic interest (e.g. solo vocal performance of national anthem)
2) Heterophony – single line of melodic interest sung / performed by more than one individual each with their own idiomatic articulations / phrasings et al – (e.g. Garth Brooks and Mariah Carey singing national anthem at the same time) * this is the most common texture in the world outside of western tradition
3) Homophony – single line of melody interest with chords / harmony (i.e. 4 part hymns, or anytime someone sings a song with chords or a bassline accompanying, or most western music symphonic or other written since 1600.) – if you ask "what are the chords?" – its homophonic. Most so-called "World Music" is really a popular form of Western European structure, but "frosting" it a little differently giving it an "exotic" flair.)
4) Polyphony – more than one line of melodic interest:
a) Imitative – same melody, BUT - 2 or more voices starting at different points – (i.e. in a round / canon / fugue etc. (e.g. row row row your boat)
b) Non-imitative – 2 or more different melodies performed at the same time. (imagine National Anthem and America the Beautiful performed at the same time).
From here we can learn to build and embed the textures within each other:
PAIRED IMITATION: Is when a melodic line and /harmony part are imitated (as in Mille Regretz with the Soprano and Alto pairing being imitated by a Tenor / Bass response).
Anyway, in God only knows we have a great example of a broad homophonic structure supporting a non-imitative canon at the very close of the tune as well as in the Interlude.
BTW here is a scrolling text version of Mille Regretz in case you want to follow along.
From: K. Christian McGuire (Augsburg Colleg
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: Oct 1 draft
Don't worry about being confused [God Only Knows...], I had to go over to the piano and spend some time working it out, before I finally resorted to looking up the chords. as the verse and chorus are in two different tonal areas.
Interestingly enough, and if I may geek out musicologically here. When I introduce my students to compositional practices of the High Renaissance—we focus on a very short 4-part polyphonic chanson composed by Josquin, entitled "Mille Regretz" (ca. 1500) It is just packed full of technique and word painting symbolism (e.g. transitioning from paired imitative polyphony, moments of homophony...(the only time (before the ending) that all 4 voices contribute to a very definite homophonic texture is with the text, "si grand dueil") and the final cadence which alternates between the tonal centers of "A" and "E" – leaving one with an unanswerable question....unresolved --- as if counting ones days for eternity in a "fade out"
The text is also somewhat similar in sentiment to what Tony Asher penned for Brian Wilson:
Mille regretz de vous abandonnerEt d'eslonger vostre fache amoureuse,Jay si grand dueil et paine douloureuse,Quon me verra brief mes jours definer.
English Translation:
A thousand regrets at deserting you
and leaving behind your loving face,
I feel so much sadness and such painful distress,
that it seems to me my days will soon dwindle away.
God Only Knows:
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me
Given Brian Wilson's musical curiosity at this point, it seems remarkable that we would Not, know this---then again perhaps its just a fantastic coincidence....
Next time kids, I will demonstrate how G.F. Handel uses the exact same techniques Josquin exploited in Mille Regretz (by far one of the greatest continuous popular music hits from the last 500 years) in his Halleliuah chorus 250 years later, and how Mozart further enhanced that 45 years later (and the request of Baron Gotfried van Swieten) when he orchestrated Messiah for a performance in Wien. (Handel btw has ALWAYS been popular since he hit the scene in 1707. Meanwhile, JS Bach for many years (his death in 1750 to Mendelssohn's revival of his works in 1830) has only really gotten a mass following since the mid 19th century). Mozart was virtually never played throughout the 19th century, until Richard Strauss championed his work in the early 20th, and Vivaldi was virtually unknown until all of this music he wrote for an orphaned girls school (pretty much everything we have) began to be performed in concert halls circa 1930....
OK, I'm done geeking out.
See you all tomorrow...
Then I can tell you about Johannes Kepler and Vincenzo Galilei...


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Each year, there are approximately 1.8 million conventions, conferences, and trade shows in the United States. Conventions are a big business and, for many, an even bigger social event.
From clown conventions to BronyCon, conventions provide an outlet for niche communities to gather and celebrate their sometimes unusual interests with like-minded people.
For the last two years, photographer Arthur Drooker has been investigating the sometimes weird, always interesting world of conventions. Through them all, he's found one common theme.
"No matter what they're about, where they're held or who attends them, all conventions satisfy a basic human urge: the longing for belonging," says Drooker.
Drooker shared some photos from the project with us here, but you can check out the rest on his website, Conventional Wisdom.


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Marking Time is a blog and, as such, a record of matters relating to Saint Francis Pipe Band as it trundles its way towards its centenary.
For those unfamiliar with the terminology 'Marking Time', it is what bands do when they march on the spot without moving. At times like that there is the chance to ponder on what has gone before and what is coming ahead. So this blog will be a point where we shall indeed be Marking Time.


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Just before the holidays, Advertising Age published its list of the top ten, "Ad Songs of the Year." Unfortunately, the magazine and its junior web editor, Charlie Moran, got it all wrong.
What should have been a celebration of the year's most creative, innovative, and effective uses of music in advertising, instead resembled a playlist from (insert your favorite Brooklyn-based hipster music blog here). Indie superstars Santogold, Yael Naim, and Saul Williams sat atop a heap of licensed tracks that included entries from renowned songsmiths The Kinks, Ennio Morricone, and Robert Plant. While the list mentioned a few quality tunes, Ad Age failed to include even a single example of a true "ad song."
I recognize that my thoughts may not be in line with most of the advertising community, but I define an "ad song" as a piece of music created specifically for a commercial. It is a song that is exclusively tied to a brand, and would not exist were it not for the ad in which it was originally used.
This list from Ad Age is not one of "ad songs;" rather, it is merely a list of pop songs. Yes, the tracks appeared in commercials, but these songs have an identity all their own. They belong to artists and fans, not to the brands that paid hefty licensing fees for the right to bury them under voiceover and slap their logo on the end.
Furthermore, these songs fail to make any real connection to the brands. Search Google or Youtube for Santogold's "Creator" or Liars' "Clear Island" (two of the songs on the Ad Age list). See any hits for Bud Light Lime or Timex? I didn't think so. Typically, a search like this results in pages of hits for the bands and nothing for the brands. In fact, I'm willing to bet that if we played any one of these songs for a survey sample, and asked the participants to make an association between the music and the brand that licensed it, almost no one could do it. I've conducted similar tests with roomfuls of advertising folk and witnessed, first hand, their inability to make a band/brand connection, even for some of the most high profile licenses. It's not surprising, considering that artists like Saul Williams have about as much to do with Nike as Jerry Seinfeld has to do with Microsoft.
Advertising is supposed to deliver a clear and consistent message to consumers. To do that the elements of the commercial must be uniquely connected to the brand. Advertisers understand this idea as it pertains to elements like logos, wordmarks, and slogans (which are entirely sui generis, and fervently protected), but they often neglect to apply the same principle when dealing with music. Licensed songs, by their very definition, cannot be owned by a brand, only borrowed. Therefore, unlike branded visual imagery, rented music negates any chance to create an exclusive link between song and brand. The end result is that consumers, when shown a Swoosh, will think of Nike, and when played a Kinks' song, will think of The Kinks ... not Converse.
Yet in their endless struggle to remain relevant and connect with consumers, advertisers continue to spend time and money (even starting their own agency record labels) to find and license music from the next big buzzing artists. The hope is that by merely associating their product with a cool new band, said coolness will transfer to the brand in the consumer's mind.
This "halo effect," as it's called, is wishful thinking. In this new-media world of email, text messages, Bit Torrent, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, iChat, Blogger, Xbox, etc., consumers simply have too many distractions and too little time to care about indie rock peddling beer brands. While a cool licensed track may drive a few viewers online to find the name of the song, within minutes they can have that song downloaded on their ipod, in full, with no voiceover and no corporate logos. The brand inevitably fades, and the only financial transaction is a $0.99 download from Apple.
In a recent article about the impact of licensed music in advertising, The New York Times' chief music critic, Jon Pareles, wrote, "Music always had accessory roles: a soundtrack, a jingle, a branding statement, a mating call. But for performers with a public profile, as opposed to composers for hire, the point was to draw attention to the music itself." By its very nature the halo effect diverts consumer attention away from the product being advertised and places it, instead, on the artist. If a brand like JC Penny is lucky enough to cut through the media clutter and capture thirty seconds of consumer attention, why would they spend that time trying to help Robert Plant and Alison Krauss sell more records? Why share the spotlight? This licensing relationship is great for musicians, record labels and publishing companies - desperately trying to cope with fragmenting radio and declining record sales - but the bottom line is that it does very little for the brands involved.
More often than not, licensed music fails to deliver on one of the core functions of advertising: brand building. While a licensed track may drive an individual spot - Taco Bell, for example, used Modern English's "I Melt With You" in an ad for their new Cheesy Beefy Melts - the question we should be asking is, does the music contribute to the overall branding mission? In other words, when we look beyond the individual ad, is the music helping to create a branded identity? Considering that the same Modern English song has recently been used in ads for GM, Ritz, and Hershey's, I think most would agree that the music adds nothing unique to the Taco Bell ethos, and could even be construed as brand-diluting and brand-deluding.
Yet irresponsible music uses like this are all too common. Spend a day looking at Splendad.com to discover dozens of examples of the same piece of licensed music being used by multiple brands, often in the same year. Worse yet, watch the Esurance ad that came in at number ten on the Ad Age list. It is a thirty-second animated music video for The Cloud Cult with an Esurance logo at the end. If you hear distant booming echos in the background, it's probably just me banging my head against the wall trying to figure out how this ad ever got approved. The spot has absolutely nothing to do with car insurance. It is an advertisement for the band, paid for by the brand. It is evident that in their effort to be associated with pop-culture, brands are being obscured by it.
Maybe we saw the success Apple has had with licensed music (keep in mind, Apple actually sells music). Maybe using licensed music makes us feel less like advertisers (pushing fried chicken, shoes, cars, and tampons) and more like record executives and movie producers. Maybe we like telling our friends that we helped jump-start a young band's career, or that we got to hang out with Kanye West on our lunch break. Whatever the reason, as an industry we have bought into the fallacy that using rented music enhances the effectiveness of our advertising. In reality, it seems we have lost track of our responsibility to our clients and to their brands.
As advertisers we are not here to make movies, break indie bands, or hobnob with celebrities. Our primary purpose is to help our clients build a branded identity and sell their stuff. This is an industry built on originality and innovation, and we must not compromise or undermine the integrity of our client's message with unbranded, uninspired, and often recycled uses of music. Music is a branding element and it should be treated as such.
This Ad Age list represents everything that is wrong with the current state of music in advertising. It is nothing more than a validation of mediocre music strategies and ineffective audio branding. It's pageantry for the creative director with the best iTunes library, or perhaps the brand with the deepest pockets.
So what should be on the list of the best ad songs of 2008? I would suggest Wal-Mart/Coke's "Extended Family," EA's "Oh No You Didn't," Audi's "Living Room" track, or Zales' "Don't Forget Love." I'd even nominate Subway's "$5 Footlong" jingle, and any of the Freecreditreport.com tunes. They aren't very sexy, but they deliver a clear, branded message - everyone can sing them - and they have actually helped sell sandwiches and credit reports.
Whether or not the songs I've suggested will ever be up for a Grammy, or become the buzz of the blogosphere is beside the point. These songs deserve recognition for their originality, their creativity, and most importantly, their effectiveness. These are prime examples of how music can be used not only to drive the individual commercials, but also to enhance the overall value and perception of the brand.
Ultimately, recognition from Ad Age would just be icing on the cake. The real reward is that any interest, attention, and possible affection generated by these songs belongs exclusively to the brands that were brave enough to take the risk, imagine something completely new, and release it into the ether. These brands didn't borrow from pop culture...they created it.
As for the future of the Ad Age top ten list, to avoid any confusion next year I would suggest it be given a more appropriate title like, "Top Ten Songs On My iPod That Happen To Be In Commercials," or "Top Ten Licensed Tracks You Are Sure To Hear On Different Ads In Six Months."
In any case, I hope 2009 marks the beginning of a musical renaissance for the advertising industry. I look forward to hearing some great new original songs that will, hopefully, translate to even better new sales.
- Paul Horn


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Okay, so when I initially made my coffee list, I think I was a bit overly ambitious and thought I could get through 6-7 places in approximately three and a half days. Right, I know what you're thinking-Crazy over Coffee?!! Indeed!! ;)
In reality, I only got through to 5 places because NYC is HUGE and there was WAY too much to do, see and eat to just limit myself to coffee shops-even if I AM totally a coffee junkie!
So here's my list of coffee spots from my latest adventures in NYC:
1. Cafe Grumpy-Fashion District
Yummy Mochaccino-if you're ever feelin' grumpy ;)
2. One Girl Cookies-Dumbo, Brooklyn
My latte was really good but I think I should have tried the cookies... Oh well-next time! :D
3. Ludlow Coffee Supply
This place was by far my favorite-I think because it was a tad bit chilly and rainy that day-and we all know that coffee tastes so much better in that weather! This latte was divine!
4. Irving Farm Coffee Roasters-Grand Central Station
I read lots of great reviews about the espresso here-so I knew I had to go try it for myself! And let me tell you-it did not disappoint! This has easily become another one of my NYC favorites that I'll be sure to visit next time I'm in the city!
5. Gregorys Coffee
So this one was a bit funny because I actually spotted this from a distance and chose to go in because the guy on the coffee cup resembled my boyfriend with the glasses (coffee cups), the hair and all! I loved the cool concept and their tag line: See Coffee Differently (with coffee cups that is ;)) oh and their coffee was great too!
So that's about it, folks! My coffee adventures in NYC! I had so many more coffee spots I wanted to visit but I guess I'll just have to go back for them ;)
If you're ever around any of these places-be sure to check them out! And if you've got some suggestions on what to add on my coffee list-feel free to comment and let me know!
OH and all the photos above are taken by me- be sure to follow my daily photo adventures on Instagram!


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29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Thursday, January 31, 2013
In this session, Jess Howard and Georgie Sicking shared their stories about the simpler parts of the western lifestyle, while Keith Ward intrigued us with what it meant to be a cowboy as we grew up watching great American heroes. Together, they remind us that being a cowboy is not all work and strife; that it's made up of plenty of laughs and fun. Most of all, they reveal that each day is special as long as we strive to be our own cowboy.


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I've been searching for my New Year's message to you for several weeks. It finally came to me three days before Christmas while I was having dinner with my son and his good friend from elementary school, Andrew. I have known this young man since he was in the third grade. He has many winning attributes; I knew Andrew was destined for great things. I was right, Andrew is now a cadet in the Naval Academy. Here's the conversation we had that inspired my New Year's message.
Me: Andrew, how is life at the Naval Academy?
Andrew: Great. I am in my third year now and have much more freedom. I can go to town without wearing my uniform. I wish we could have done this as freshman.
Me: You have to earn it.
Andrew: Yep, that's what they keep telling us.
"You have to earn it." There it is in black and white, my 2013 mantra to help you become the fittest/ healthiest version of yourself in 2013! Inherent in this message are 3 important elements, the first is YOU. Nobody can do this for you and it doesn't come from a store. You alone must take responsibility to integrate healthy habits into your everyday life. You will need to make a genuine, self-motivated commitment to change your eating habits, give your bad habits the boot and get moving.
The second element fundamental to this mantra is work and discipline. That's right, the word earn suggests effort and work done. There are no short cuts to better health/fitness. They come only from the effort you put forth. You must learn to balance food and exercise in a sensible daily routine that you can sustain over the long term (in other words, for the rest of your life).
The word earn also implies the last essential element in this mantra: the payoff or reward for your efforts. In the end, you reep the benefits. But it gets even better; success breeds success. Allow your achievements to further your passion to maintain your accomplishments.
The new year holds promise for endless opportunities and the prospects of new possibilites. I hope each and everyone of you, works toward the promise of a better you. Whether it's a reduced BMI, a better relationship with food, or a faster race time, we all have room to improve. Let 2013 be the beginning of a new you!
Happy New Year!


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The TLH Huffs are still here! Life has just kept us all so busy the past few months. Summer flew by so fast we didn't get to do so many things we had planned. But "it is what it is." One of my new mantras.
Hannah enjoyed a month with her Grandma in Detroit. I was sad to see her go, but sooo happy that she was able to have some quality time with her Grandma. Unfortunately, my Grandma Dear is not well and now needs 24h care. Hopefully, I will be able to go spend a few days with her next week. Since we are homeschooling again this year, the plan is to go visit at least once a month. It will given my Aunt & Uncle a break and give me some time with My Dear.
Yes, you heard correctly! It is official. The TLH Huffs have truly realized now that the public school system is just NOT for us. Sarah is starting Kindergarten and Hannah the 4th grade.....at HOME! We've been doing "a little of this & a little of that" since Monday. Yet, the official first day is September 6th! We are all excited and making plans for field trips, science projects, and arts/crafts. This week we learned a little about symbols and Florida history. So, the girls each had to draw a symbol for our "school." Will have to scan & post them later.
This week has been a busy busy one. The girls started another season of dance. It is Hannah's 7th & Sarah's 3rd. My Banana is now a member of the company...ABT Prepatory Level. The Performing Arts Center of Tallahassee is one of the two schools certified in the state of Florida. Hannah will be doing 7hrs of instruction a week (in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, & Acro/Tumbling), one hour of assisting a teacher with the little ones a week, and 2hrs of performance rehearsal a week. A busy bee she will be! Sarah is in her last year at the primary level & taking a Ballet/Tap class.
We ALL will be busy. I'll be too busy to tackle those last three courses to finish my BSN degree. New goal is to be done by Fall 2012. Still undecided about Midwifery school. Still patiently awaiting some sign. Well why I'm waiting, I have been blessed with the opportunity to be a contributing writer for a birth blog...The Mahogany Way Birth Cafe. The plan is to write one post a month. I'm really excited about this!
We are all excited about where life is taking us!
Friday, August 26, 2011
We are still here!
Posted by Tanashia at 1:17 PM
Labels: dance, family, HomeSchool, life
2 comments:
- KBass said...
Glad you are back! I, too, struggle with the public school system. You inspire me with your dedication to home schooling. Ava went back to dance this year too and this is Caroline's first year in the company. Here's to a great dance year!!
- August 26, 2011 at 2:22 PM
- trooppetrie said...
One of the best things about homeschooling for me is that we can take off when we need to or want to and visit friends and family
- September 5, 2011 at 8:23 PM
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Homeless Shelter Finds More Need This Winter (Caledonian-Record)
Nearly Half Served This Year Were Children
By Robin Smith, Staff Writer
NEWPORT CITY -- Frank Loesch found himself without a place to live in St. Johnsbury.
Loesch didn't simply fall into debt. He lost his job, and couldn't take other jobs he found because he didn't have a vehicle.
So, he attended a truck driving school out of state. That didn't work out, and the school paid his way home. Unfortunately, he arrived back in St. Johnsbury without a job and without a home.
It was the day before Thanksgiving. Since then, he has been staying at the homeless shelter in Newport City, where he is working on seeking benefits as a veteran and getting back on his feet.
The shelter, called Northeast Kingdom Community Action Transitional Housing, has been a haven for him. In return, Loesch has volunteered at the shelter and at NEKCA's office down the street on Main Street and helped prepare the shelter for the open house Thursday afternoon.
"It's important as a vet to have help," Loesch said.
Ruthi Craft, case manager at the shelter, said Loesch also needed some other services to help him get back on his feet.
Things that others take for granted suddenly become difficult. Loesch needed a hair cut and Craft arranged that through donations.
A car, with the money to insure it and fill the gas tank, plus a hair cut can mean the difference in securing a job.
"A lot of times, if you are homeless you have nothing," Craft said.
Loesch is one of four people currently staying at the shelter. On Tuesday, there were nine people, filling the shelter, Craft said.
"When they are here, we work with landlords and agencies. We assist them financially what we can," she said.
As of Thursday, the shelter has helped 53 adults and 31 children in 2007, said Tin Barton-Caplin of NEKCA.
There are more people seeking a place to sleep this winter than usual, said Craft, who has managed the shelter for nine years.
Usually in winter, family members take in those who have lost their homes or apartments to help them through the cold months, she said. But this year the need is greater right now.
The shelter is the only one for adults and families in the Northeast Kingdom. St. Johnsbury has a teen shelter.
NEKCA also provides a teen center for youths who are either homeless or "couch-surfing" - staying with one friend one night and another the next, Barton-Caplin said.
Statewide, there are 3,000 Vermonters who are homeless annually, although many think it's more like 6,000, Barton-Caplin said.
Gov. Jim Douglas declared Dec. 17 to 23 Homeless Awareness Week and is adding funding to the state's general assistance fund.
It's hard for people from Caledonia County to receive shelter services in Newport. Without vehicles, they sometimes have a harder time to return to get homes in their own communities.
If the Newport shelter is full, Craft can look around at other shelters in the state for help.
Making Space For More
The shelter is in an older two-story building that features varnished wood molding around the doors and windows, reflecting its history. A claw foot tub is beautiful, but NEKCA is preparing to replace it with a free-standing shower more suitable for guests.
The shelter is geared to suit families, single parents and children and single adults. The five bedrooms range from a family room with a double bed and a bunk bed set, with enough room under a bay window for children to play or read in the corner, to several rooms that may house two people or a mom with child. There are portable cribs available, and are often in use.
The bedrooms that are empty for now have clean blankets, pillows, towels and sheets laid out for the next guest that needs them.
The visiting room off the entranceway is comfy, if a little spare, as is the living room upstairs with its two overstuffed couches, a love seat and chair next to a TV and VCR. Games for young and old are in the room. Craft says she always needs more.
The kitchen features all the essentials, plus a sturdy table and chairs that will last the shelter for awhile, Craft hopes.
"We need an exhaust fan badly," she said.
There's always a wish list of things that are really needed. The current list includes bureaus and dressers to replace those that are showing their age.
"Bureaus are hard to come by," Craft said.
This is the first time that the shelter has opened its doors to the public for tours. Barton-Caplin said that many people don't realize where the shelter is and hopes that more people will visit during future open houses.
He also is working to expand the number of beds available.
NEKCA also provides life skill training, job and home hunt assistance and referrals to the right state agencies.
Working Together
NEKCA is working closely with the state Department for Families and Children. Local director Rever Kennedy said that cooperation brings more services to the people who need it.
"I like the direction we are going right now," Craft said.
NEKCA also has excellent ties with several local churches, and benefits from volunteers and donations. Donations would go for things as essential and as simple as paying for a haircut, Craft said. At $14, a haircut can be well out of reach of someone who is struggling, she said.
Anyone interested in making donations to the shelter may call Craft at 802-334-0184.
To volunteer or to find out about other services, call Tin Barton-Caplin at 802-334-7316 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
He is also head of the Orleans Northern Essex Coalition to End Homelessness.


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"I've had my job since I was 17 years old – I'm one of the most senior staff there now."


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Personal: A new employer and Cert III Patisserie
I applied for a new job with this employer after waiting upon it for a while. I was always considering to look for work in Montessori centres, but the centres I was interested in were not hiring so I had to scrape that plan. It was mostly too far, or maybe other reasons.
Anyways, it's already my second day with the new employer, so I think God is really good. I really enjoyed my time at the Childcare centre today in Coogee, so that really helped me pass my day today! :-)
I also had a call last week from a Montessori centre looking for an Early Childhood Teacher cum Montessori Directress. I haven't decided much about it, but I'll be busy with work this week so there's not much I can do about visiting the place which is in Hurstville. It is a bit far from my place in Rhodes.
Further to this, I've applied to Cert III in Patisserie, and will be starting a 3 day week class when February comes. It's considered a full time six month course, and as such I am entitled to concession travel in NSW which comes as benefits of being a resident here.
I finished my nine week patisserie course at Stanmore, and it was a fantastic learning curve baking experience. But I am more than happy to start technical college and have some time off on Saturdays to do things like meeting, socialising and networking with some people. :-)
So that's all about my life for the time being. I hope you have a fantastic christmas, Boxing Day, and New Years coming up too!!


text: Here we are on the second mini-session posting. I decided to sit out this presidential debate and work on this posting instead. So the last time these boys had their "photos taken" together was when they were 6 and 3 years old. That would be 7 years ago! Let's get this family some new pics!!! These two boys were fantastic - charming, sweet, and full of antics. Look for our little critter friend, who paid us a visit towards the end of the session. Enjoy.


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Decision : CONF 201 VIII.C
Inscription: Verla Groundwood and Board Mill (Finland)
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
C (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribe the nominated property on the basis of cultural criterion (iv) considering that the Groundwood and Board Mill and its associated habitation is an outstanding and remarkably well preserved example of the small-scale rural industrial settlement associated with pulp, paper, and board production that flourished in northern Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries, of which only a handful survives to the present day.
The Committee congratulated Finland on the inscription of this site which is the most representative example of this type of industrial heritage.
DocumentsDecisions Report
Context of DecisionWHC-96/CONF.201/9
Decision Code: CONF 201 VIII.C
Themes: Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
States Parties (1): Finland
Properties (1): Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
Year: 1996


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Other reasons why a homeowner would refinance would be to strategically manage their mortgage to reduce short term expenses or long term interest:
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Errol: What can I say? I have a thing for musicals.
Vic: I sent today's NaNoToon to my boyfriend-person (who is a bit of a Les Mis fanatic) with the words, "You will enjoy this. Or perish." Wisely, he enjoyed it.
Oh yes, Rick and Val are back with another ML Update.


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The Dallas Symphony returned Wednesday evening to the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival after a two- year absence, beginning a six-concert residency that launches the five-week summer series.
It is easy to imagine this ensemble being overshadowed by the two other, better-known orchestras on the festival's lineup: New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra.
But expectations surrounding 47- year-old Jaap van Zweden, who just finished his first year as music director in Dallas, assured that didn't happen.
Response to the Dutch conductor from critics and audiences there has verged on the ecstatic. While it's impossible to make any firm judgments after seeing him once, I'm ready to join the believers.
Van Zweden is an intense, highly physical conductor, who telegraphs his intentions with expressive body language and robust facial expressions — a big smile breaking across his face when he hears what he likes.
What results is an unusual kind of visceral musicmaking, with a powerful sense of texture and phrasing. Rather than just play the notes on the page, van Zweden seems to want the musicians to be surprised anew by what they find there.
This leads to an exciting, in-the-moment kind of musical responsiveness to what just came before and everything else happening in the orchestra.
All these elements converged in the evening's centerpiece, an electrifying performance of Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98.
Highlights included deftly shaped undulations, swirls and swells in the first movement, the big, bountiful string sound in the slow second movement and van Zweden's propulsive, emphatic take on the third section.
After a spirited version of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien" in A major, Op. 45, came the only blot on the evening — an underwhelming performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595.
Soloist Orion Weiss is a solid enough technician, but his puzzlingly contained playing would have been better suited to an intimate concert hall than Vail's Ford Amphitheater. Given the venue, it is easy to question the choice of the work in the first place.
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Government gets tough on illegal holiday lets!
THE Canarian Government has this week delivered a frightening reminder to those who let their homes illegally by imposing a near-200,000-euro fine on a Tenerife property-lettings company.
The owners of the long-established firm in the south of Tenerife told Canarian Weekly: "Two men from the Government visited our office, stating who they were and the reason for their visit.
"They requested that we provide them with information about our lettings. They had a whole list of businesses, as well as us. We had to submit detailed information within 15 days.
"A number of weeks later they came back and issued us with a huge fine because we had short-term lets advertised.
"Through providing further information and duplicity on the government's part the fine has now been substantially reduced, but our case is ongoing and the fine is still horrific."
The whole crux of the matter is that you are not permitted to let on a short-term holiday basis on a residential complex. The owner of the property is equally in the wrong as well as the agent, and some owners have been fined a minimum of 30,000 euros.
The company spotlighted by the Government inspectors this week feels their actions are detrimental to the tourist industry and the property market as a whole.
And they point out quite forcibly that the size of the fine in no way equates to the alleged "so-called" crime that has taken place in their case.
Yet it is well known that Tenerife Tourism officials have been stepping up their campaign against wilful owners throughout the year.
It was made plain in January that they would be increasing the number of inspectors from four to 17 in a bid to crack down on the illegal lettings trend.
They have even been visiting apartment complexes throughout the South, seeking out those who are renting their apartments. And they have made it clear that owners breaking the law will be fined from 30,000 euros upwards.
The inspectors have also been checking online Tenerife holiday websites – with some success, it must be said!
The controversial 1995 Letting Law made many apartment complexes illegal for holiday lets. Yet owners on many new residential sites and complexes continued to let their properties out and were fined only occasionally.
Then followed strong complaints by Ashotel (The Tenerife hotel association), who claimed its members were losing out because of the illegal "beds", which prompted a lengthy investigation by the Tourism Board.
The Law clearly states that complexes deemed "residential" cannot be used for holiday lets at all. On the other hand, touristic apartments can obviously be let out for holidays, but only if a sole agent has been appointed to the complex to handle all transactions.
Touristic apartments can also be let on a long-term, residential basis, or be used by friends and family, independently of an agent because such use does not qualify as commercial holiday letting.
By the same token, residential apartments cannot be let out commercially and there is, naturally, no on-site agent. But there is nothing to stop properties being used by friends and family for holidays, or even on a long-term basis.
As for private villa owners, they can – in theory at least – apply to the Tenerife Cabildo to register their property as touristic. This would require, however, the granting of a touristic licence.
But since the moratorium on touristic licences has been in place over the last several years, the only licences granted are for the construction of high-end hotels.
Lawyer Mariano Zunino Siri, registered with the Tenerife Bar Association told Canarian Weekly, "Confusion arises between a civil law matter (long-term or short-term letting agreement) regulated by the Rental Agreements Law or Civil Code and the administrative law matter (authorization to operate in tourism activity including tourist rental agreements) which is regulated by the Autonomic Law.
"Every owner has the right to rent his own property (within the laws) according to the Rental Agreement Law (Ley de Arrendamientos Urbanos) or Civil Code (Código Civil). Within the Civil Code system would be included the tourist activities whose rules are regulated by the Canary Law of Tourism. This law affects only the tourist aspects of the service rendered.
"If you are signing a long-term rent (not tourist activity) there would be no problem with inspectors. In addition, all rental contracts must be included in the tax return (Impuesto a la Renta) every year either if you are resident or non-resident.
"Take into account that, the difference between "residential complex" or "tourist complex" is an administrative matter which means that the Canary Tourism Council is the authority that gives the permit to developments to operate tourism activity (if the complex matches with the regulations of Tourism Law). According to the Tourism Law there should be only one company allowed to deal with tourist rental agreement in every complex (this way no individual can deal directly with tourist rental agreements and if so, the owner could be fined)."
You have been warned!
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This is the games default Fendt 900. I have made a number of changes.
Version 18.104.22.168 Uploaded @ 15:44 EST DEC 29 2017
Version 220.127.116.11 Features:
Selectable color.
Selectable rim color.
Selectable extras (more coming).
Narrow twin tire set.
Panel and dash board lighting.
Fix dash panel lighting. Lighting now displayed as it should be.
Side warning bars with signals.
Fendt weight pack with logo.
Increased worklight range.
Selectable warning triangle.
Two versions of mod included. One is MR compatable (MR mod required).
Change log V220.127.116.11:
Changed warning panels for warning bars with signals.
Added MR version of mod.
Increased work light range.
Added a single warning triangle on the back (selectable).
Replaced the Xenon version with MR version to make download smaller.
Credits: Model: Giants Software
Editing: McKnight
Fendt Weight: JD7530-Chris
Hardi Fresh Water Tank: Realistic Farmers
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Millet with Butternut Squash & Kale/
Just like I promised I'm back with a new recipe this week featuring millet!
If you're new to my "Great Grain's" series you can check out my first post Great Grains: Millet where I've introduced millet as the first grain of the series and given a detailed description of the grain including nutritional benefits, general cooking, uses etc. Otherwise, if you know your grains and seeds well, then I've got a delicious side dish for you.
But first I have to share some exciting news. I have been featured on Spry Living! They are the companion website for Spry magazine, a newspaper-distributed health and wellness publication reaching 9 million households monthly. Their website is a great resource recipes, nutrition, fitness, weight loss, and healthy living. I was contacted about being featured earlier last month, so I've been keeping it under wraps somewhat until now. Something that's hard to do when you're brimming with excitement.
Spry living is currently running a new series of recipes this month for healthy casseroles and my recipe for Baked Ziti and Marinara Sauce is currently being featured as part a part of it. The series is called Health in 30: Healthy Casseroles. Every day for the month of February they post a new casserole dish that is health minded but just as warm, delicious and comforting.
There's that Ziti!
Now getting back to today's recipe...
I've used a little trick for this one. Instead of directly adding herbs (fresh or dried) to the recipe, this time I decided to use a Bouquet Garni, which is French for a little bundle of herbs tied together with string and mainly used in, but not limited to soup, stock, and stews. Have you ever heard of it or used one before? The bouquet of herbs are cooked with the dish but removed before consuming. Of course there is also the dried version where you take your dried herbs, wrap them up in a piece of cheesecloth and tie it together with a piece of string so they don't spill out. For easiness you can leave one end of the string longer to tie to the handle of the soup pot. When your done you wont have to go fishing for it.
For the millet I used nice little bouquet of fresh thyme.
Fresh, easy, and full of flavour. Just the way I like it.
Millet with Butternut Squash & Kale {Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Vegan}
(serves 4)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves of garlic, passed through a garlic press
- 3 shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 cup millet, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups no-salt added chicken or vegetable broth
- 2 cups butternut squash, peeled and diced
- 3 sprigs of fresh thyme, tied together with string or kitchen twine (also know as a Bouquet Garni)
- 2 cups chopped baby kale, washed and stems removed
- sea salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add the garlic and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the millet and toast for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add broth, diced squash, and thyme sprigs and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes until the liquid is absorbed and the squash tender.
- Gently stir in the chopped kale to wilt, which will only take 1-2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and season with a pinch of salt and pepper if desired.
- Serve warm.
- You may also store any leftovers covered in the refrigerator and reheat for lunches and weeknights. This dish can also be served cold.
- If gluten intolerant, Pacific Foods broths are all certified gluten free.
Happy Valentine's Day!
If you haven't already, make sure you eat something chocolatey!


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33rd annual Wayzata Chilly Open
Steve Noonan performs Saturday, Feb 11, 2017 from 7-11pm
It's the 33rd annual Wayzata Chilly Open on Sat. 2/11: Golf, drinking, costumes, kiteboarding, chili (the kind you eat). All on frozen water!
We're proud to be playing at Wayzata Brew Works at 7pm on the day of this event. Our friends at the locally owned store Kisa Boutique will have a pop-up shop for Valentine's Day gifts, and a talented young henna artist will be there to help you add some drama to your look.
Check out all the info on the Chily Open: http://www.wayzatachillyopen.com/ Hope to see you at the brewery!


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Fans of The National, Bob's Burgers and, well, gravy, you are in for a treat: The Fox comedy has animated the Brooklyn indie rockers singing "Sailors in Your Mouth," the wistful ode to the savory sauce that was heard in Sunday's Thanksgiving episode. That wasn't the first time that the band and Bob's Burgers bonded: The National contributed a rendition of "Kill Your Turkey" to last year's Thanksgiving episode, and Bob's Burgers writer Scott Jacobson directed the video for The National's "Conversation 16," which stars… Bob's voice actor Kristen Schaal.
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The event runs from 1-3:30 p.m. and features a charity basketball game between ESPN 760 radio hosts and SAS coaches and athletes, and a half-time performance by singer/choreographer Chris Grant.
Special guests include National Football League player Jerrett Brown, Colorado State University point guard Jon Acteus and former University of New Orleans forward Claudene Gooden.
For information, contact www.savonsacademy.com or (561) 215-5958.


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Microsoft Jigsaw Collection: Mardi Gras
March 7, 2019
Get ready for a burst of color across your screen! There is a new Microsoft Jigsaw collection available and it is just in time for summer fun!
Blasting in the air this week is the Fireworks collection. KA-BOOM, SIZZLE, POP! This vibrant assortment of illuminations includes 20 jaw-dropping images of firework displays from around the world. You'll "Ooo" and "Ahh" over these multi-colored explosions captured from the night sky.
Check out this fantastic display over New York City. You will feel like you are there as the fireworks shimmer on your screen!
Complete puzzles like this image, fireworks that seem to bloom and blossom as you fit each piece into place.
Shimmering golds, yellows and fiery oranges turn night into day in this kinetic scene of wonder.
These are just a few of the magnificent firework displays you will find in this fun assortment of sparklers and shimmering light! This collection includes 20 amazing images!
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Today I am starting a very dear project, working with AVE, an NGO meant to change the educational system in Romania. Why change? For a 1,000 reasons among which:
- world wide, traditional education systems are challenged and more and more people agree that what we teach our children are relics of the industrial revolution not tools for the future. From altschool to Mindvalley - that changes education through meditation, art of presence, self-awareness, creative visualisation and other mind tools (read it in the Guardian), to Khan Academy, education is changing.
- despite the fact that Romanian children get a lot of medals in international contests in maths, IT and sciences, a growing portion of Romanian children are nearly illiterate. A 2012 PISA study showed that 40% of 15-year-olds are functional an-alphabets. And the well fare of a country is given by its masses, not by its peaks, unfortunately.
- there is no coherent Governmental or private sector effort to address poor children that do not go or abandon school. Corporations need to realize that they will not have a workforce in 10-20 years if they do not start investing now in their future employees.
So, on this background comes AVE Romania. If you are interested or like to volunteer - stay tuned. For now, we start with good old branding.


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Professor of Law Emeritus
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Telephone: 608-262-2443
Office: Room 8101, Law School
LL.B., Yale Law School
Teaching Areas:
Consumer Law
Professor William Whitford joined the University of Wisconsin Law School faculty in 1965 and has taught a wide range of business law subjects since then. Lately he has taught chiefly in the Contracts area. His research interests have included Contracts, Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection and Taxation.
Professor Whitford has also taught several years in East Africa and maintains an active interest in that area of the world.
He has been actively engaged with the Law School's Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEO) over many years and describes it as one of his passions.
Professor Whitford's leisure-time activities include cooking, biking and backpacking.


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The Kitchenaid vs. Cuisinart food processor debate is a common one. This is because these are the two most popular food processor brands on the market and if you need this type of appliance you are likely to choose one from one of these brands.
Both brands have their strengths that make them desirable, so you really need to dig in and do your research before making your final choice. This will ensure that you are choosing the appliance that is going to be the most beneficial in your kitchen.
Food Processor Power
When it comes to Cuisinart vs. Kitchenaid food processors, you definitely want to know about this before making a purchase. When it comes to power the Kitchenaid type has an average of a 700 watt motor and the Cuisinart has an average of a 600 watt motor.
This makes the average Kitchenaid slightly more powerful, but at the same time, the Cuisinart brand has a special feature to ensure the best dough consistency.
Food Processor Size and Design
This is important information to know before choosing Kitchenaid vs. Cuisinart. You want to choose the right size and design for your needs and overall kitchen decor. Of course, you also need to ensure that the food processor is user friendly.
The Cuisinart brand has a wide mouth feed tube, but there are two feed tubes in one on the Kitchenaid brand. This makes it easier to run food through. If you cook a lot, the capacity is important to know and the Kitchenaid has an average of one cup more capacity.
Accessories and Features of the Food Processor
You want to know this information before choosing Cuisinart vs. Kitchenaid. When you are looking at the black and white specifics of the accessories and features, the blade and 40-cup mini bowl is going to give the Kitchenaid brand a slight edge.
This is important because it allows the food processor to chop up small herbs and nut quantities, as well as it works as a type of mini grinder. The Cuisinart does not have this capability due to not having this special feature.
The Kitchenaid brand comes with a dough blade, a multipurpose blade and a two millimeter fine slicing disk. It also has a four millimeter shredding disk, a four millimeter slicing disk and a cleaning tool and spatula.
The Cuisinart has a four millimeter slicing disk, a metal dough blade, a spatula, a shredding disk, a mixing and chopping blade and large and small pushers. You can compare the various blades that come with each of them and choose the one that has the most benefit for you.
Both brands will have recipe books, an instruction manual and other information that will help you to use them in the most effective and efficient way. This ensures that you can use them right away.
Now, you know more about the Kitchenaid vs. Cuisinart food processor debate. You have the information you need to make a good choice as to which food processor is going to work the best in your kitchen.
Once you narrow down the best brand for you, you can look at the various models and then pick the one that is going to offer you the most versatility and food processing power.


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May 21, 2009 Southern Region News, Vacation Deals & Specials
North Carolina Campground Summer Specials
The Jellystone Park campground in southern NC is offering some great deals for this summer. If you are looking for an upscale campground near Myrtle Beach , you have to check out the Jellystone Park in Tabor City. It was named the Jellystone Park franchise Camp-Resort of the Year and is sure to impress your family!
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Travis Heights Art Trail 2010
I don't know much. But I do know one thing: I'm going to be at 1407 Travis Heights Blvd. this weekend -- December 4 and 5 -- for the Travis Heights Art Trail. Join me and Wendy Ogle for some bubbly, and have a look-see at the goodies we've spent so much time putting our hearts into.
The Art Trail is a group of artists who open their homes on the first weekend of December to showcase their art. Wendy's living room will be lined with her fabulous photography -- photo flirtations of life, love, and travel.
I'll have my metal work sprinkled about her living room as well and will be showing a range of items, from belt buckles (pictured above) to large sculptures.
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An Indian air base near Pakistan was attacked by militants. The deadly assault has been termed as "a heinous" terrorist attack by the United States. Blasts and gunfire continue to be heard near the military complex as army personnel continue to engage with the terrorists.
India's Pathankot air base in Punjab state came under heavy attack from more than a dozen armed militants. In the ensuing skirmish, six members of the Indian Army have been killed. However, the army has managed to kill about four attackers so far. The standoff hasn't ended, and intermittent gunfire and blasts are still being heard at the sprawling complex near the border with Pakistan, reported Yahoo.
National Security Guard (NSG) reaches Indian Air Force base in #Pathankot pic.twitter.com/fbuRMLDq2k— ANI (@ANI_news) January 3, 2016
Though no terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for the attack, intelligence report suggests four of the terrorists killed might have belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammed, a highly active terrorist organization in the Indian sub-continent with suspected origins in Pakistan. While Pathankot Police Chief Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh mentioned that there's a strong possibility of about one or two terrorists still hiding, Air Marshal Anil Khosla solemnly added, "The area cannot be declared fully sanitized," reported Daily News and Analysis.
UPDATE: 1 Garud commando and 5 Defense Security Corps killed in yesterday's terror attack at Indian Air Force base in #Pathankot— ANI (@ANI_news) January 3, 2016
Indian security men who engaged with the terrorists indicated that there are still two terrorists who have been firing at them intermittently. Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi informed reporters that army has killed four gunmen since yesterday, while the remaining terrorists would be "neutralized" latest by Sunday evening. The number of troops killed in an attack has risen to seven, after four soldiers succumbed to injuries sustained in the daylong gun battle.
Seven people martyred, one Garud, five DSC jawans and one NSG-JS Dhamoon AOC, Pathankot pic.twitter.com/tvUAANlrZP— ANI (@ANI_news) January 3, 2016
One of the soldiers, a commando belonging to the elite National Security Guard or NSG, sustained grievous injuries after an Improvised Explosive Device, or IED, exploded. The IED was hidden underneath the body of a slain terrorist. Such booby-trapped human bodies are commonly used by terrorists. When a member of the security forces or rescue operations lifts the body, the IED explodes, increasing the body count.
Security tightened, Delhi on high alert after terror attack on Indian Air force base in #Pathankot pic.twitter.com/hqbRHQ29kg— ANI (@ANI_news) January 3, 2016
According to regional news outlets, the operation to rid the Pathankot air base in Punjab is still ongoing. Local eye witnesses confirmed the army sent at least seven trucks with soldiers and several armored vehicles to the base, but officials aren't revealing any information.
Security deployed outside Indian Air Force Base in #Pathankot (visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/lr4LQ5sbQt— ANI (@ANI_news) January 3, 2016
According to the official information from the Defense Ministry of India, the attack began a few hours before dawn Saturday. Militants are believed to have barged in through the area of the base where the living quarters are located. Though the defense department hasn't released any more details, it is believed the terrorists managed to gain entry into the heavily fortified air base disguised as Indian Army personnel.
Shop owner Prashant hit by bullet yesterday in Pathankot. pic.twitter.com/GPesADfsVe— ANI (@ANI_news) January 3, 2016
While there are varying reports about how long the gun battle lasted, new agencies say intense gunfire could be heard for more than 15 hours. The air base is spread over an estimated 14 square kilometers and lies just 25 kilometers from the border with historic rival Pakistan, reported ABC News. The attack comes just a fortnight after India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, made a historic, unscheduled visit to Pakistan to meet his counterpart, Nawaz Sharif. The surprise visit by Mr. Modi was hailed as a bold, game changing move, which was aimed at thawing the tense relations between the two nuclear powers. The two countries have never been on friendly terms for quite some time, and the unofficial visit by Mr. Modi was expected to revive the talks about long-term peace.
Locals protest over terror attack, burn Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's effigy in #Pathankot pic.twitter.com/ICvhcRmofK— ANI (@ANI_news) January 3, 2016
The Pathankot air force base is on the highway that connects India's insurgency-wracked Jammu and Kashmir state with the rest of the country, reports Iron Mountain Daily News. It's located close to India's border with Pakistan and serves as a forward base for India. It houses many Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets and short-range helicopters. News agencies suggested that the militants intended to destroy the fleet, but haven't succeeded.
[Photo by Narinder Nanu/Getty Images]


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Photosmart 5510 Print Status Report Prints Color Only Not Black Except Black Brackets
Model Name: Photosmart 5510 B111a Firmware Version: EPP1CN1832AR
Serial Number: redacted Service ID: 22179 IK Number: 797
Software Version: 028.000.1315.000 Printer Driver Version: 09.84.00.1173
With new 564XL black cartridge my Photosmart 5515 printed fine for a few days, then began to fade.
There seems to be a problem with the printer itself, independent of the computer, network, etc.
Using the printer's internal tool, from the control panel, Setup > Tools > Print Status Report prints out only a bar graph of each color inside black brackets. There are bars for each color, except black, inside black brackets.
The ink cartridge level display, Setup > Tools > Estimated Ink Levels, shows plenty of black ink.
When attempting to copy, only colors are copied, not black.
When printing from the computer, only colors are printed, not black.
Power on/off and "Restore Factory Defaults" have made no difference.
Photosmart 5510 Print Status Report Prints Color Only Not Black Except Black Brackets
Welcome to the HP Community
Did you try using a different ink cartridge?
I suggest you do a Hard Reset on the printer
(1) Turn the printer on, if it is not already on.
(2) Wait until the printer is idle and silent before you continue.
(3) With the printer turned on, disconnect the power cord from the rear of the printer.
(4) Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
(5) Wait at least 60 seconds.
(6) Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet.
NOTE: HP recommends connecting the printer power cord directly to the wall outlet.
(7) Reconnect the power cord to the rear of the printer.
(8) Turn on the printer, if it does not automatically turn on.
The printer might go through a warm-up period. The printer lights might flash, and the carriage might move.
Wait until the warm-up period finishes and your printer is idle and silent before you proceed.
Then, click on this link: https://support.hp.com/in-en/product/hp-photosmart-5510-e-all-in-one-printer-series-b111/5053904/mod... for Black Ink Not Printing and Other Print Quality Issues.
Update the firmware for the printer using this link: https://support.hp.com/in-en/product/hp-photosmart-5510-e-all-in-one-printer-series-b111/5053904/mod...
Restart the printer.
Keep me posted, how it goes!
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Photosmart 5510 Print Status Report Prints Color Only Not Black Except Black Brackets
Hi Raj1788,
Thanks for your suggestions.
I have tried using two different genuine HP 564XL cartridges, recently purchased at Staples. The printer behaves the same with either cartridge. I may try an HP 564 instead, but need to make a trip to the store, again. However, I have used XL cartridges in the past, black and color, with no problems.
I executed the Hard Reset procedure, followed by the firmware update.
The result of the firmware update was that the firmware was already up-to-date.
The built-in Printer Status Report still shows brackets, printed in black, with only magenta, cyan, and yellow bars inside brackets, and nothing inside the black brackets where the black bar should be. How is the printer able to print black brackets, but nothing else in black. It seems that there should be an explanation based on hardware and/or firmware logic.
Is it possible that this problem was introduced with a recent firmware update ? Another user might have performed this without my knowledge. Can I regress the firmware ?
Photosmart 5510 Print Status Report Prints Color Only Not Black Except Black Brackets
There is no option to downgrade the printer firmware.
I would personally suggest you contact our HP Support for one on one interaction.
Click here: https://support.hp.com/us-en/contact-hp?openCLC=true
Make sure you select the Country and Region.
Keep me posted on further assistance. Hope that helps!
Have a great day ahead!
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These blushes are irresistible with their heart-shaped packaging. The Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush are very pretty with their three separated colors that, mixed together, give a unique lovely color. I decided to present you each of them :
Sparkling Bellini :
Separately : bright orange / golden peach / shimmery coral
Together : shimmery peach
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Separately : sparkling Barbie pink / sweet peachy coral / peachy pink with golden undertones
Together : shimmery light rose with warm undertones
Something about Berry :
Separately : shimmery pink with shades of mauve / golden peach / shimmery magenta pink
Together : middle pink with cold shimmery golden beige undertones
Peach Beach :
Separately : sparkling gold / warm peach with micro-sparkles / brown with golden undertones
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Instapaper is a paid app that lets you save web articles to read later, this is especially useful when you are away from wifi or when your 3G connection gets a bit sketchy. The app has a small crowd of devoted users how swear by this app and they use it multiple times per day.
Instapaper has now been bought by New York bases the hybrid investor/ incubator/ holding company Betaworks, just last year the company acquired the social news site Digg.com and shortly after relaunched it hoping to bring back some of the lost users. So it looks like the company is in good hands for the time being.
Words from the Creator and Betaworks CEO
In an email written by John Borthwick CEO and founder of Betaworks said "Starting 14 months ago I began to move Betaworks into being an operating company, In our first three years we were a factory for building companies, we built them and spun them out, hired CEO's and got other people to fund them. 14 months ago I paid our investors all their money back and started making the shift to operating company."
The creator of Instapaper Macro Arment wrote in a blog post on his personal blog, explaining how the sale is not a total buy out; Betaworks will only take a majority stake in the app and not buy the thing outright. Arment added "To really shine, it needs a full-time staff of at least a few people, but I wouldn't be very good at hiring and leading a staff, and after more than five years, I'd like an opportunity to try other apps and creative projects."
Betaworks has been building around the social reading and discovery market and with the acquisition of Instapaper they are adding more tools for saving and sharing news that's important to the reader. Brothwick wrote that Instapaper would be a "perfect fit" along side Digg and its new Digg reader, which they hope will fill the gap that Google reader left.
Apple Enters the Fray
Apple entered onto Instapaper's home turf two years ago when they added the reading list feature to Safari on iPhone and iPad; reading list allows users to save pages s they can read them later. This new Safari feature then made the decision for user who want to read webpages later $3.99 cheaper.
Even Instapapers creator Arment new that the addition of reading list spelt disaster for the app; he tweeted "Shit" after Apple announced reading list at WWDC 2011 – this conference turned out to be founder Steve Jobs' last conference.
Digg seems to have benefitted from a change of ownership, in fact the social news site seems to have grown 93 percent over the last year since being relauched by Betaworks. Maybe Betaworks will work their magic on Instapaper if they decide to change the app in anyway and then relaunch it.
Source – TechCrunch


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Printed cotton kerchief, made for one of the two presidential campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant. Framed in a wreath of olive branches, the center medallion contains a portrait, in military uniform, of the famous Civil War general who eventually followed Winfield Scott, George McClellan, and Henry Halleck, to become the fourth person to serve as General-in-Chief of the Union Army during the Civil War.
Printed in red and black, a spread-winged eagle perched on a patriotic shield serves as a keystone, above Grant's portrait. At the bottom are crossed 13 star flags with some unusual elements. These have the proper count of 13 stripes, but each starts and ends on white, which is a rare and unusual trait. Also, note how each vertically-oriented canton rests on a red stripe. This scarce, wartime feature is sometimes called the "war" or "blood" stripe. In addition, the star patterns are different on the two flags and each is unusual for the late 19th century. It is likely that the designer of the bandanna copied the flags from some 18th century source, as their elements are more consistent with the colonial era, when, according to surviving images, 13 star designs were more variable, more likely to have stripes that started and ended on white, and where vertically-oriented star configurations are more often encountered.
The kerchief's decorative border is both beautiful and unusual. This is comprised of crossed cannon barrels at left right top and bottom, flanked by full standing cannons and cannon balls, intermingled with leaf and berry designs. These are contained within fine borders of repeating stars. In each corner is a another 13 star flag, similar to those beneath Grant's portrait, but each missing the 13th stripe.
Almost all kerchiefs made for political campaigns before 1880 fall into the category of rare or extremely scarce, and those made specifically for Grant are particularly so. Five varieties have been identified within the collector community, including this one. Only a couple of examples are known within each variety, for a total of about 10 known examples, so all Grant kerchiefs are extremely rare. Only one kerchief made for 1868 is documented in "Threads of History" by Herbert Ridgeway Collins (Smithsonian Press, 1979), the 566-page compendium of political textiles. None are documented as having been made for the 1872 campaign, when Grant ran for a second time.
Two examples of the cotton kerchief in question here are known, including this one. The other one has faded nearly to brown and this is the better of the two. Their scale is notably small when compared to most of its 19th century counterparts, particularly among the examples that pre-date 1888.
Two of the remaining four varieties of Grant kerchiefs are printed on silk and are extremely large in scale. One displays a portrait of Grant in military garb, presented with tools of war below him,. This is executed within a white rectangular window set on a solid red ground, with a black and white polka-dotted border, followed by a solid red one. Two examples of this style are known. Another in the same basic style survives with the same portrait device, but which lacks the black and white polka dotted border and is, instead, entirely red. It is the only know example in that style.
Then there are two other cotton varieties. Both are red and are of a medium-sized in scale, more indicative of kerchiefs produced during the last quarter of the 19th century. One of these features an oak leaf and acorn border with eagles, flags, and has clasped hands in each corner. It is unclear how many of these are known, but the number is certainly fewer than five and a good estimate might be two or three. The other style has a wreath beneath the portrait with Grant's initials, and a leaf and vine border containing the names of major Civil War engagements where Grant was involved. This is the only variety documented in any text and two examples are known, both of which are institutionalized. One example, in the collection of Cornell University, is featured as item 352 in "Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present", by Herbert Ridgeway Collins (1979, Smithsonian Press), p. 180. Collins makes note of the second example, which is in the collection of the Chester County (Pennsylvania) Historical Society.
While none of the five varieties are dated, it can be reasonably presumed that all may have been produced for the 1868 campaign. This is based upon the fact that many varieties of campaign flags were produced in 1868, when Grant ran for the first time with Schuyler Colfax, but practically none survive for 1872, when Grant ran for the White House a second time with Henry Wilson.
Biographical Information on Ulysses S. Grant:
President and General Ulysses S. Grant was born in Ohio in 1822, the son of a tanner. He was shy and quiet as a youth, and most who knew him then would never have expected forthcoming greatness. Like Robert E. Lee, his eventual counterpart, Grant was a West Point graduate and fought in the Mexican War. Unlike that of Lee, however, Grant's early military career was far from illustrious. Forced to leave the Army for insubordination, as a civilian he went through six different jobs in just six years. When war broke out in 1861, he was working for his father's leather shop in Illinois. Trained officers were scarce, so he soon returned to the Army and was placed in charge of an unruly group of Illinois volunteers that no one else would have. Accounts say that he drilled them nearly to their death, before leading minor, successful campaigns that turned heads and won him a promotion to Brigadier General. Various incidents and problems with alcohol caused many to plead for his dismissal, but Lincoln made the suggestion that "a case of whatever Grant was drinking" be sent to every Union General. "I cannot spare this man", touted Lincoln, "...he fights." In March of 1864, Grant's continued determination caused Lincoln to place him in charge of the entire Union Army. In April of 1865, he cornered the main part of the Confederate Army near Richmond, Virginia, an act that caused the surrender of General Lee and ended the war.
Following the failures of incumbent President, Andrew Johnson, Grant's hero status won him the 1868 Republican nomination. He was elected, and although many shortcomings would cause Grant's presidency to be widely criticized, he was known to be terminally honest, exceptionally loyal to his friends and staff (sometimes to a fault), and he was re-elected in 1872. While in office, he fought for equal voting rights for people of all races and colors, pushing the 15th amendment to its 1870 ratification. Grant strove to maintain order in the south with brute force, using the military to protect African Americans and combat southern extremists and hate groups, such as the Klu Klux Klan, which had been established in 1866 and was experiencing rapid growth. Grant died in 1885 and was interred in New York City (Grant's Tomb).
A member of the Whig party, before transitioning to the Know-Nothings and then becoming a Republican, New York City-born Schuyler Colfax served seven terms in congress, including three as Speaker of the House. He was jovial and well-liked by both the mainstream and radicals, which earned him the nickname "Smiler" Colfax. He served with Grant as Vice President for the first term only and was unsuccessful for re-nomination due to allegations of corruption in a business scandal.
In 1872 Colfax was replaced by Vice Presidential running mate Henry Wilson, a leading senator from Massachusetts. Born Jeremiah Jones Colbath in 1812 in Farmington, New Hampshire, one of twelve siblings, he was given up for adoption because his impoverished family could not support him. He legally changed his name to that of his adopted father and took the first name of Henry. Wilson moved to Massachusetts in 1833 and became a shoemaker. He was well educated, attending several academies, and taught public school in the town of Natick. Wilson joined the state legislature in 1841 and served until 1852. For four years of this time he owned and edited a paper called the Boston Republican. He was elected by Democrats and Free-Soilers to the United States Senate in 1855, before joining the Republican Party and serving three more terms. Like many politicians following the Civil War, Wilson took his turn with the military. As senator, Wilson served as Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, and during the Civil War, he took a more hands-on role by raising and commanding the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Wilson became paralyzed in 1873 and died in the United States Capitol Building in November of 1875, before his term had ended.
Mounting: The flag was mounted and framed within our own conservation department, which is led by masters degree trained staff. We take great care in the mounting and preservation of flags and have framed thousands of examples; more than anyone worldwide.
The background is 100% cotton twill, black in color. The gilded, rippled profile molding is American and dates to the 1830's. Spacers keep the textile away from the glass, which is U.V. protective. Feel free to contact us for more details.
Condition: There is minor foxing and staining in the center medallion, in and around the portrait, and in limited areas outside it within the red ground and border. The extreme rarity as one of only two known examples well-warrants these minor issues.
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Namaaz passes off
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The police took special measures to ensure a peaceful morning namaaz as rumours about some trouble during the namaaz were doing the rounds since September 29 when a bomb exploded in the busy Bhikku Chowk area, killing five people. The blast vitiated the atmosphere in the textile town, home to some 7 lakh people, majority of who are Muslims.
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