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From the Creaux's Nest
Today, Wednesday, November 11, we celebrate Veterans Day. Orange County has many former vets and some who are now on active duty. It saddens me however that so many of our WWII heroes have passed away in the last couple of years. Its been 70 years since that war ended so the minimum age today of a WWII Veteran is 90 years old and most are older. I'm proud to have known so many of those fine men who went off to war as youngsters, most only teenagers, leaving home for the first time. Some volunteered but most had no choice, they were drafted. Many never came home. This country has paid a big price with the loss of so many young lives who went to battle to protect our freedom in all of the wars. I've lived long enough to have known men who fought in World War I. I recall when those great soldiers started leaving us until the last one was gone. Today we again face the time when those from the Greatest Generation of WWII soldiers will also have served their time here with us. War and the sacrifice made by our military throughout the generations is taken way too lightly by our younger generations. On this day, we should all take a moment and give thanks for the United States Veteran. Personally, I'm thankful for my WWII friends through the years and pray for those who are still with us. My friends know who they are and how much I care for them. *****I've gotta move on. Come along, I promise it won't do you no harm.
The Record is proud to announce that longtime reporter Tommy Mann has joined our two publications as a freelance reporter. Tommy is well known, liked and respected in our circulation area. He knows the entities very well the cities, school boards, port, county, as well as most service organizations. He also is very good at writing feature stories. If you know of any feature story let him know. We look forward to a long relationship with this talented young man.
With deepest regret we were sorry to learn of the death of Florence Sonnier, 73, who died Nov. 5. "Ponke" was from the Julious and Inez Carpenter family, well known Orange pioneers. She had been married to our friend C.J. Sonnier for 45 years. "Ponke" and C.J. owned the Border Street News Stand when I first met them in 1970's, in fact, they owned it when Elvis died. Both good, salt-of-the-earth people. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. I'm proud to have known this wonderful lady. Please see obituary.*****Long time Bridge City resident Jane Perry, age 89, died last week, Nov. 3, in Cleveland, Tennessee. She had been living with her son since the death of her husband Tom. The couple were very active members of the Bridge City community, both longtime members of First Baptist Church and served on many committees. They did a lot of Chamber work and Tom had served as city councilman and was a school board member. Bridge City has had few citizens who contributed more of their time. Jane was a wonderful lady who always had a smile and a kind word. She was a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi and always showed her southern personality. Bridge City is better off today because of Jane and Tom's contributions. They are together again. Please see obituary.*****Our sympathy also goes out to the family of Mozelle Fancois, 95, of Bridge City, who passed away Nov. 3. I first met this nice lady in the mid 1950's when she and her husband J.R. "Blackie" Francois were very active in the community. "Blackie"was a pioneer and former chief in the volunteer fire department. If my memory serves me right, I believe he was Bob Montagne's brother-in-law. Ms. Mozelle was very active in the Lions Club, St. Paul United Methodist and other projects over the years. Funeral service for Mozelle Francois was held Friday, November 6. The Francois family and many others helped build the Bridge City community. We are fast losing too many of these early pioneers. Please see obituary.
10 Years Ago-2005
Eight weeks since Hurricane Rita local congregations still stuck with various degrees of devastation, some churches are without steeples. Rita brought almost everyone some endings and some new beginnings.*****Chamber president and CEO Betty Harmon retires after 19 years. Vicki Scott takes over as new president.*****Heritage House complex was seriously damaged. Civil War guns were looted after the windows were blown out at Border Street museum. Police recovered the rare guns and they are now in the police evidence locker.*****Gary Stelly and Richard Corder to be marshals of the 31st. annual Bridge City holiday parade to be held Saturday, Nov. 19.*****Aaron Brannen, Bridge City distance runner, wins state cross-country championship. He beat last years champ, Ernesto Perales, of Pharr Valley, who ran out of gas. Branner kept going and ended up 50 meters ahead of the second place runner. The Bridge City team finished in second place over all. The Cards were the 3-A defending champions. Coach is Rick Miller. Team members are Brannen, Randy Becker, Garrett English, Brad Heath, Ryan Kelly, Scott Stephenson and Kevin Young.*****Bridge City pitcher Kevin Angelle signs a full ride scholarship with Texas A&M. More than 15 top name colleges and universities offered scholarships for Kevin's abilities. Kevin credited his dad Lee, his late uncle Bobby Kendrick, who was killed in an auto accident while escaping Hurricane Rita, for helping to develop his skill. He also thanked his uncle Clint Landry, David Sparks and coach Billy Bryant. (Editor's note: I don't recall the details but I know Kevin rejected the A&M offer and attended school elsewhere. His friend Clayton Ehlert, of Little Cypress-Mauriceville, did sign with A&M. I don't know if he stayed.)******Commissioner John Dubose has announced that he has arranged with the Texas Environmental Quality Board for disposal of household hazardous materials. A pick up station for paint, pesticides, etc., will be at 2502 Roundbunch.*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: November 2005: Clora Beatrice Gautier, 79, of Orange, died Nov. 6."Bea" was born in 1926 in Comanche, Texas. She was proceeded in death by her husband Rene.*****Kenneth "Red" Wagner, 84, of Orange, died Nov. 7. He was a WWII veteran, a retired painter. He raised chickens and birds. He was preceded in death by wife Ruth.*****Janie Barrett, 60, of Orange, died Nov. 7. A native of Joplin, Missouri, she had lived in Orange most of her life.*****Adice Byrd, 96, of Orange, died Nov. 8. She was the mother of Darby Byrd, Orange banker..*****Allen Bendy, 72, of Bridge City, died Nov. 10. Service was held Sunday, Nov. 13. Butch Thurman and Roy Dunn officiated. He was a United States Army veteran. He is survived by daughter Tina, sisters Florine, Frances and Jerry, brothers Johnny and Roy, and grandchildren Allena and Destin.*****Lydia "Liz" Hogden,56, of Orange, died Nov. 11. Liz was a personal care giver and for the past nine years she cared and worked for Charmaine Runnels. She is survived by brothers Randall Morris, Nelson Morris, sisters Molly Smith and Patty James.*****Clara Laughlin, 90, of Orangefield, died Nov. 11. She worked in the school cafeteria for 23 years. She was preceded in death by husband Joe and son Gene Laughlin.*****Ronald W. Dement, 62, of Mauriceville, passed away Nov. 12. He was a United States Navy veteran. He was a construction operator and supervisor.*****Vera Browning Stephens, 87, died Nov. 12. A native of Munday, Texas, she and husband Cecil moved to Orange in 1942. They owned and operated Lerner's Department store for 45 years.*****M. Lynette Bogoyas, 76, of Orange, died Nov. 13. She was a graduate of Orange High School. She was employed at Southwestern Bell Telephone in Orange for 29 years. She is survived by husband Andy, son and daughter-in-law Stephen and Julie Bogoyas.
40 Years Ago-1975
Andre Robertson, quarterbacked West Orange to a 42-6 win over Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Starting for W.O. Chiefs were; Earl Thomas, Lorrance Willis, Chris Ulery and Don Sargent. LC-M battlers Rick Smith, Oscar Coburn and Kevin Harmon fought the good fight and were given high marks.*****The Bridge City Cardinals lose 21-20 in a hard fought game against Silsbee. Quarterback Richard Slaydon rushed for 132 yards, putting him over the 1000 yard mark. Gary Gauthier added spark to the Big Red offense. The Tigers are state-ranked and go on to the playoffs.*****Orangefield Bobcats, coached by Ed Peveto, played a hard fought game only to be blanked 28-0 by Hull-Daisetts. The Bobcats, loaded with talent, just couldn't put it together on this night. Getting high marks from coach Peveto were: Dudley Kraus, Billy Strong, Ronnie Huckaby, Mike Wiley, Ricky Fontenot, Ron Hutchinson, Jesse Edgerton and Greg Peveto.*****A large bunch of Orangeites attended the West Texas-McNeese football game. Former LC-M coach Jim Crossland is defensive coordinator at WTS. Orange County boys on the WTS team were: Larry Spears, who brought out dad and mom, the Johnny Spears and friends; a dozen others were spotted at the game. Former LC-M coach Gary Clark, Stark coach Don Dean, who was Crossland's quarterback at LC-M,. Jim's wife Diane flew in for the game and to visit local friends.*****First Savings Association of Orange holds grand opening at new building on 16th Street in Orange.*****Doyle Wayne Morse and Sherry will celebrate their third anniversary on Nov. 21.*****Uncle Jim McKay took Dennis Hall treasure hunting in the Sabine River bottom. Results; six fire grates from old steam engines, two larger fire grates, bullets and a bag of historical stuff.*****Congressman Charlie Wilson's $25 a plate dinner, hosted by Houston Baker, draws a large crowd, including the main speaker, John Henry Faulk, television and radio personality. Also speaking were State Comptroller Bob Bullock and Justice Martin Dies.
65 Years Ago-1950
Members of the Orange Police Department get new uniforms. Members of the department are Chief Raymond Sanders, Asst. Chief Hanry Stanfield, Captains Alton Williams, Frank Swanzy, O.A. "Slim" Folsom, T. Tinsley and Morris Collier , Officers are W.O. Morris, P. Barras, Raymond Harper Joe Lippeatte, B. Tinsley, C. Lindsey, C. Akin, Bob Henderson, Joe Peveto, E. Cooper, E. Sparks and A. Barron.*****Members of the Colburn School third grade 'Western Orchestra" under the direction of Gladys Hall were William Attebury, Sidney Mercer, Charles Robinson, Buddy Faries, Arlon Barnett, Wayne Coleman, Anthony Jeanise, Brenda Greer, Patricia Ellis, Melba Meyers, Ann Parish, Darlene Harrell, Dale Kelly, Jo Ann Toucheck, Barry Murphy, Elizabeth Gulley, Arlene Palmer and Carol Jo Sheffield.*****Mrs. Sam Hattman played the lead in the Town Theater production of "George Washington Slept Here."
Last year, our friend Earl Duhon, the top brass at Dupuis Tire and Service, was handed what could amount to a death sentence– colon cancer. He fought the good fight, beat the cancer and last week had his last operation. The doctors put his plumbing back together.. Last Friday they checked the blow-out valve, the whistle blew and they turned him loose and declared him cured. Thank God.*****John Lennon's acoustic guitar, a Gibson J 160E that the Beatle used to write hit songs, sold for $2.4 million. John McCaw had bought it in the 1960's for $275. The drum head the Beatles used on the Ed Sullivan show sold for $2.1 million.*****The United States economy added 271,000 jobs last month. Unemployment dropped to 5 percent. The Obama Administration has added 13 million jobs, 8 million were lost under theBush/Cheney era. The best news is the Bush $4 a gallon gasoline was down to $1.85 this morning. It was terrible just getting five gallons for a $20 bill.*****Right now is the time to call Pete at Coastal Landscaping, 738-2070 to get your fall trimming, pruning and especially re-mulching. He just did nine. It looks great and ready for winter.*****We had predicted that with Paul Ryan picked as Speaker of the House, that our former congressman Kevin Brady, from the Woodlands, would be the new chairman of the Way and Means committee. Brady had been passed up before when the post went to Ryan. Brady became the seventh chairman from the Texas delegation. Brady's post is the most powerful and the oldest panel in congress.*****It seems to be the year of Taylor Swift, however, it was Katy Perry, who came out on top of the Forbes' list of the "World's Highest Paid Women." Perry, 31, raked in $135 million from June, 2014 to June, 2015, putting her $55 million ahead of Taylor Swift, 25, who came in second with $80 million. In both cases it almost sounds vulgar.*****Now here's a guy who's been busy. Eddie Murphy, 54, is going to be a father for the ninth time. Paige Butcher, 36, and Murphy are expecting her first child.*****Last week, the "Top Ten County Songs of the Week," had only one female artist, Carrie Underwood, who came in at #5, with "Smoke Break."*****A few folks we know celebrating their special day during the next few days. On Nov. 11, it's Veterans Day in the USA, those celebrating are the "Iceman" Greg LeBlanc, Michael Fisette, Cynthia Dupuis, Janelle Cochran and Pattie Hank's pretty daughter Bree Hanks. They join celebrity actors Leonardo DiCaprio, 41, Demi Moore, 53 and golfer Fuzzy Zoeller.*****Nov. 12 finds Karen's middle son, Sean Cade Gros, U.S. Coast Guardsman, stationed in New York, celebrating. Also having a big day are Jeannie Blacksher, Bridge City Elementary teacher Pat Stanton, Liz Briggs, Tina Duncan and Sharon Sims. They are joined by Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci, 54, singer Neil Young, 70 and baseball player Sammy Sosa, 47.*****On Nov. 13, Michele Fontenot, Karen Schrieber, Sidney LeBlanc, Daniel Chesson, Darla Murphy and Katie Hoffpauir all celebrated. Also this is the 40th wedding anniversary of Debbie and David Fusilier. We were there. Deb worked for the newspaper 37 years. They are grandparents now. They are joined by The View's Whoopi Goldberg, 60, and TV show host Jimmy Kimmel, 48.*****On Nov. 14, a wonderful lady, widow of Chief Jerry Wimberly, former bank executive Ruby Wimberly celebrates. Also celebrating are former Bridge City council person Pat Kibbe Gifford, Susie Riedel, Lauren Peet, Mary Dixon, Dana Perkins and Casey Smith. Celebrities celebrating on this day, actors Maggie Gyllenhaal, 38, Marg Helgenberger, 57 and Lisa Bonet, 48.*****On Nov. 15, a good guy, Julian Oceguera celebrates. Also Glenda Dixon, Nikki Courtney, Julie Smith, Travis Sheppard, Chris Ford, Cynthia Graham and Jaycelyn Sonnier, Harry and Margie Stephens grandchild, Stephanie's daughter turns 11 years old on this day. Just the other day she was crawling on the floor at Harry's Appliance. Soon she'll be a teenager. They join director Martin Scorsese, 73, actor Danny DeVito and Saturday Nigh Live producer Lorne Michaels, 71.*****This Saturday, Nov. 14, sign up begins for the March 2016 Primary Elections. Locally, we might see some surprises. I'm expecting a couple. Sheriff Keith Merritt is an on hands administrator who runs a good department, lately however he has been disappointed with the big cuts in his budget and the overall treatment of the Sheriff's Department by the court and accounting department. It's awfully frustrating but instead of throwing up his hands, I look for Sheriff Merritt to find the department needs his experience and leadership. There were rumors he would not fight it anymore but I believe he will announce for re-election but for the first time under the Republican banner. Recent Orange County history has proven that the best route to take even though I believe next November a Democrat can get elected in Pct. 1. Some people have suggested what Commissioners Court needs is a woman. They cite how Marcel Adams and Sue Bearden kept the back room deals by the good ole' boys from going unpublished. I'll have plenty more to say in the coming weeks.*****The long awaited movie, "My All American" the story of Freddie Steinmark and the 1969 Texas Longhorns, opens this weekend at most theaters. It tells about Freddie's struggles with cancer in his left leg and how it took his life. Bridge City's Steve Worster was an All American on that team. President Richard Nixon attended the game and saw Texas come from behind to win 15-14 over Arkansas. It's not your typical football movie. It's more of a story about life and a Colorado boy and his girl friend facing an illness that would lead to his death. Most of us who followed Steve and his Texas Longhorns remember almost every incident during those times 46 years ago.*****We were sorry to hear that our friend Marv Howland isn't doing very well. He is in the Lake Arthur Convalescent Center. Our prayers are with this great soldier and his wife Arlene.*****The Republican candidates for president debated Tuesday night. I don't imagine we learned much we didn't know.*****Just think about all the money Trump will make if his son and daughter run the business in receivership worldwide. Cheney's earnings would be peanuts. The rumor is "The Donald" is coming to Ford Park. He'll draw a large crowd of onlookers, not necessarily voters. Other candidates will come later.*****Saturday is the Democratic debate. Not much to learn there either.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Robert's this week and Luigi's next. Everyone welcome.
Greg LeBlanc, Michael Fisette, Cynthia Dupuis, Michelle Brown, Ryan Pickering, Allison Ball, Bree Hanks, Edee Risher, Gerald DeLeon, Jeanelle Cochran, Jeanne Blacksher, Tina Duncan, Kathy Reeves, Larry Gunter, Liz Briggs, Matthew Ethredge, Norma Rampmaier, Phillip Kimbrow, Sharon Sims, Shelby Newton, Cyndi Longlois, Steve Fisher, Carol Ware, Charmaine Faircloth, Clara Edwards, Crystal Jones, Danielle Graffagnino, Karla Holden, Kimberly Ray, Mary Cassidy, Michele Fontenot, Karen Schrieber, Carol Lopez, Sidney LeBlanc, Tim Johnson, Cecilia Broussard, Daniel Chesson, Darla Murphy, Donald Miller, Cody Edgerton, Paul Smith, Katie Hoffpauir, Ruby Wimberley, Kristina Schisler, Lauren Fruge, Ella Jo Gosset, Lauren Peet, Traci Birmingham, Mary Dixon, Pat Gifford, Susie Riedel, Vicci Milligan, Anna Cappandona, Casey Smith, Dana Perkins, Fred Fuselier, Hattie Arnold, Judie Wilson, Julian Oceguera, Cynthia Graham, Julie Smith, Glenda Dixon, Stuart Bertles, Kelli Peery, Lindsey Franklin, Nikki Courtney, Shane Preston, Travis Sheppard, Wade Barron, Wally Sieck, Carol Izer, Chris Ford, Cora Betzen, Elton Myers, Madison Miller, Marie Richard, Clarissa Cortez, Amaris Brown, Allene Manuel, Servet Satir, Mary Loyd, Pete Gresham, Rebecca Collins, Thad Angelle, Bryson McFarland, Chris Byers, RaeAnna Todora, Dwayne Duncan, Dyanna Sandlin, Martha Foley, Laurie Kosh, Nancy Aycock, Patsy Brister, Reba Eddins, Barbara Briggs, Barbara Musser, Chuck Kirby, Katy Taylor and Kenneth Haas.
Joe and Agnes Broudreaux were on dere way to Galveston from Morgan City when dey stop at Kee Kee Dupuis' service station in Bridge City for gas.
Dey axed if dere was a seafood restaurant wit good food at a good price.
David, da attendant, give dem directions to Peggy and Richard Albair's Cow Bayou restaurant and boat dock.
Nailed on da front of da restaurant is a sign dat reads, "Boat Launch for $3."
Joe said, "Look Agnes, we can boat eat here for tree dollars us."
As it turns out all the county workshops that were held were a waste of time. The elected officials and department heads put in a lot of work pruning their budgets to what they absolutely needed. They apparently were totally ignored. The haste to have the county report a balanced budget led to cuts at random. I had never heard of the county's chief financial officer, the judge, not being responsible for putting together the budget. I spoke with three former county judges who said they had never heard of the auditor being responsible for the budget. That's an unelected position. Also the Commissioners were kept in the dark about what cuts were made without their impute. Commissioners John Banken and David Dubose expressed their resentment. Banken was upset and has a right to be. He was led to believe the cuts, like $200,000 cut in the last hour from the sheriff's budget, would be reinstated after the budget was approved. Line items were unlawfully cut etc. Banken is working hard to be a good commissioner. He's embarrassed about the way the budget was handled. For example, the sheriff's office, which badly needs new cars, was not allowed one. I've never seen the morale among elected officials, department heads and employees so low. A true "balanced budget" is one thing but stripping services strictly for bragging rights is no way to run the government. There's a lot more to this picture than the public realizes.*****Thanks for your time. I've gotta go. Please read us cover to cover and shop our family of advertisers. Take care and God bless.
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Stormwater Basin Renovation
Residential Property
Princeton Hydro was approached by a private homeowner whose property included a large (>1 acre) stormwater management detention basin which managed stormwater runoff generated from both the client's property and numerous adjacent properties. The original design and grading of the basin was not aesthetically appealing; the basin was a typical dry detention basin that lacked significant stormwater volume control, water quality, or ecological benefit. Furthermore, the basin was located in an Exceptional Value watershed as defined by the PA Department of Environmental Protection.
Princeton Hydro worked in an interactive fashion with the client to realize the full aesthetic and ecological uplift potential of the property. Concept renderings and preliminary cost estimates were prepared prior to the final engineering plans and bid specifications. The proposed modifications included substantial regrading to blend the basin into the natural topography and hillside. The outlet control structure was replaced with a smaller structure and a vegetated berm was designed to visually shield the outlet control structure from key vantage points on the property. The plans included a complete revegetation of the entire basin with a plant palette consisting of native herbaceous and woody vegetation.
Due to the substantial redesign of the basin, and considering that the detention basin was an integral part of a larger development's stormwater management plan, the municipality required a complete revision of the original stormwater management report. Following plan approval, Princeton Hydro handled all aspects of the project permitting, solicited potential contractors, and provided construction oversight through project completion.
The completed basin dramatically improved the aesthetic appeal of the client's property. Furthermore, the redesigned basin offers greatly improved performance from a stormwater volume control, water quality, and ecological function perspective, all while improving the peak flow control capability of the original basin.

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text: Happy New Year! This year, the Vicky A's resolve to waste more time thinking about attractive men who have been dead for over a century. To that end, let's start the year off right with a Victorian Hottie of the Week. For our first hottie of the year, we choose the Right Adorable Michael Faraday. Familiar to you from your high school physics class, Mr. Faraday made a number of crucial discoveries in the field of electromagnetism. He is certainly one of the most influential scientists of the Victorian era, and his work influenced another of our hotties, James Clerk Maxwell. In fact, his genius and hotness were so highly regarded that Albert Einstein kept a picture of Faraday on his wall. If I were Einstein, I'd stare at Faraday all day long while trying to figure out if I could fly backwards around the Earth fast enough to go back in time and take him home to our own personal Faraday love cage, which would, of course, isolate us from all cell phone related interruptions.


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The statues in Spokane's Riverfront Park, with men and women and children and wheelchair competitors all clumped together, appearing to race around the bend across from City Hall.
"The Joy of Running Together" celebrates Spokane's massive Bloomsday road race of more than 40,000 competitors, in all its elite international talent and all its mascot-costume-wearing, out-of-shape schlubs.
This sheer democracy of distance running has become embedded in the culture of Spokane.
Spokane has had its champions and near-champions, but this isn't a distance-running town like Eugene or Portland, where elite runners are assessed and augmented in high-tech superlabs. This town is about the joy of running together.
It's about the pack, not the glory of the man leading it.
"When we started Bloomsday and we started drawing in these thousands of citizen runners, it was the culmination of Spokane running tradition," says Don Kardong, Bloomsday's founder. "It had gone from being something that was marked by elite runners to something that was embraced by thousands of citizens."
You could trace this sentiment back to one of those elite runners: Gerry Lindgren, the scrawny, scrappy Rogers High School kid who jogged his entire 5-mile long newspaper route as a middle-schooler because his family was too low-income to afford a bike. Right out of high school in 1964, he faced off against the two Russian champions in Los Angeles for the USA vs. USSR dual meet. His epic 10,000-meter race represented the first time the Soviets had been beaten by an American in an international distance event.
But the key wasn't just Lindgren, alone. His secret was that he had a whole crew.
"He even established something of a social phenomenon in the northern outskirts of Spokane where he lived. Several times each week packs of Rogers High School runners, led by the spirited, diminutive Lindgren, would go on long-distance excursions around town," a 1967 Sports Illustrated story read. "Local residents began to think that young Lindgren had formed his own variety of Hell's Angels — on foot instead of on motorcycles."
Decades later, a teammate of Lindgren's named Len Long would become the assistant coach for North Central High School's boys cross country team. In 2008, North Central took first in the nation in the Nike Cross Nationals championship. In 2009, Ferris High school took second. Again and again, Spokane's high school cross country teams reigned victorious.
"Since I've been here, every high school in the area has either had spectacular teams or spectacular individuals," Kardong says. "You can't name a school that didn't have some really top high school runners and/or some really spectacular teams."
Maybe some of it is Spokane's weather, suggests North Central boys coach Jon Knight.
"It doesn't rain a lot," he says. "Even in the hottest point of the summer, you can get up in the morning and run and it's in the 60s. That's a really pleasant temperature to run in."
There's something else at play here. It's the legacy of running, passed down from generation to generation.
For a time, Mead High School was king of distance running in the region, coached by Pat Tyson, former roommate of distance-running legend Steve Prefontaine. Then came the victories of Ferris and North Central. Now, Knight says, Central Valley has been nipping at North Central's heels. The competitive environment breeds better competition, which creates a more competitive environment.
"Everybody is trying to catch up with the next guy," says Knight.
In other words, in the Inland Northwest, the adults often run to have fun, to be a part of a larger community. But the kids? They run to win.


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If it is not the new iPod model or wise phone parents are nearly often saving up for their youngsters as holiday or birthday presents, the kindle for youngsters becomes a good option, for educational and entertainment purposes alike. All books have features that assist a young child understand about what reading professionals refer to as ideas of print: covers, title pages, page turning, left-to-proper and top-to-bottom text, sentence structures and punctuation, and relationships among text and photos. Nevertheless, educational toys have been on the rise, as far more parents opt to buy products that would give them the most worth for their income, as compared to, say, buying Bratz dolls and Hot Wheels. He finds the free courses and audio books you need to have, the language lessons & motion pictures you want, and a lot of enlightenment in among.
But, what truly gave children's audio books a genuine push forward was the introduction of digital audio books – these that could be downloaded from the Internet, to a preferred MP3 player, such as iPod. In addition to the much more than 150 books that contain text and pages that turn, 's Library involves yet another really specific way for young children to take pleasure in stories—the Study to Me section. There are a assortment of books on numerous subjects for young children in distinct grades.
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are awarded annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for youngsters and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. Jakks Pacific, beneath its Kid Guidance brand, released its own line of children's educational toys and games following a deal with Child Genius. Audio books have now made it achievable for children to get better access to components that they do not like reading.
The parents' panel is my favourite component of the app, I can have both of my children set up and they can do the activities that are suited for their age and it progresses with them! Even though the focus on books for adults is normally on content material and its usefulness, the problems regarded important for children's books are quite different. My (Kindergarten) students, in the finish, wanted to know if they could show one more class how to produce their personal books. When buying games, books or toys that you think will be educational for your child make sure to evaluation them completely.
There are endless subjects and these educational books make it enjoyable not only for teachers who impart education but also for the children who absorb what they see and find out. In a silly but informative play on words, Kathy Cane shares an adorable story about becoming environmentally conscious in a way that is effortless for kids to recognize. They are available in types of soft books, fabric blocks and even educational textile playsets.…


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After years of hearing about the raw diet, I finally switched. My Belle is an old golden of over 12 years, and I started having issues with her in August. Out of the blue she started having diahrrea, and it did not go away with any medication from my vet. She and I went through several tests and were not getting anywhere. My vet warned me that treating recurring diahrea was one of the most frustrating things for them to try to treat and for pet owners to deal with. As weeks went on, I felt like I was at a loss as to what to do next, I also starting to feel the pressure of the vet costs building, not to mention how hard it was to watch Belle have these issues and not feel well. After receiving a lot of good information and encouragement from you and Norma, I tried the raw food diet as well as the supplements that you recommended for her. Within 5-6 days, she was better. We have not had an issue with the diahrrea since. She's even healthier overall, her spirits are up, and she has not missed one meal when many times before she would eat only half of her kibble and push the rest away. She LOVES the food. For a girl who I feared was on her way out of this world, she is now barking in the morning to get me out of bed, because she wants to eat! I genuinely feel that this has made ALL the difference in her health and wellbeing. I can't thank you enough.
Amy B
We have a doberman which we put on raw meat about 5 yrs ago because of health reasons (arthritis , loss of energy etc.) So when I adopted Kodi at 1 yr old I wanted to make sure he had a healthy, long life with food that was grain free, raw, raw bones & treats that came from the USA. Now at 4 yrs old he is energenic, no health problems and a soft shinny coat.
Here is a photo of "K C" and "Maisy" my male (K C) and female (Maisy) King Charles Cavalier Spaniels who have been raw fed for the past 2 years.
My testimony is simply that K C and Maisy seem happy, healthy and their vet indicates a noticeable difference in that they have cleaner teeth, thicker, shinier coats and she seems to be accepting my approach to "lesser vaccinations" as well. Thanks to Jerry and Ellen Welk from Animal Insights LLC for their holistic approach to raw feeding and introducing me to you and My Pet Carnivore we look forward to longevity in their lives.
Gail Schabloski
Chloe has been raw feed for four years. The reason I sought out an alternative is her weight issue. We wrestled with her weight for her first 2 years of life. She was active in dog sports and received daily exercise, but was still over weight. I started to feel awful I was feeding her the minimum dry kibble and she was still overweight. After a long talk with Dana we switched to raw, within 4-6 weeks I saw such an improvement. She has been lean and trim for 4 years now and in exceptional shape. Thank you Dana and Irish Acres Pet Health.
Andrea West
I own 3 female Newfoundlands, mother and 2 daughters. I feed them raw food and have been, ever since they were puppies. The Newfoundland breed can tend to have hip problems and being overweight is not healthy. Feeding a raw diet helps to maintain a healthy weight. I feed a variety of raw food - ground meat and raw meaty bones. I also feed vegetable and fruits as part of the raw diet.
They love the raw food diet and bowls are always cleaned out. I've noticed that the raw diet keeps their teeth clean. Previously I had a male Newfoundland who lived to be almost 10 years old. His teeth were cleaned only once in his lifetime and he had no tarter build up. Keeping their teeth clean is one of the benefits very important to me because putting these big guys under anesthetic to clean teeth is risky.
Our heartfelt thanks to Dana for introducing raw feeding to us...for quietly and patiently explaining things without being overly zealous. You let the diet do the talking. We still don't know what specifically Piper was allergic to, or if it indeed was allergies, but we can't argue with the results. We have a happy, healthy dog!
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Thandie Newton's Brave New Westworld
When Thandie Newton blows into the interview room, dressed in an electric blue Alice Temperley ensemble with matching eyeshadow, her irrepressible nature cannot be curbed. She's thrilled to talk about Westworld and her increasingly sentient android character, Maeve, who will not be contained—much like the effervescent Newton herself.
The trailer for Season 2 of Westworld, HBO's mind-bending and visually arresting sci-fi/western series, suggests that robot hosts Maeve and Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), who are "becoming more expert at human behaviour than humans themselves," will lead a robot uprising against their human and corporate overlords.
And just as the women of Game of Thrones deliciously deliver the show's best and also most regrettable moments, Westworld's compelling women, who are also subjected to horrible indignities, are rising above the fray.
And that excites Newton. The British actress has played fascinating female characters like Sally Hemings in Jefferson in Paris. She had a "blast" starring as Tom Cruise's partner-in-espionage in Mission: Impossible 2, before earning a BAFTA award for 2004's Crash, which itself won a Best Picture Oscar.
"Westworld is the first time since Crash that I've felt that a piece is being done in an intelligent way, forcing our gaze on humanity's disconnect," Newton says. "I'm a human rights activist, being involved in V-Day (a movement to end violence against women and girls) and One Billion Rising (a movement to end rape and sexual violence against women) for years, so I'm about empowering women. And, similarly, Westworld's ambition is to look at human behaviour, warts and all, and shine a light where we were afraid to shine it."
Emboldened by her portrayal of Maeve in Season 1, which earned her Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, Newton kicks off our interview unassisted (and unedited), with balled-up energy and advocacy of social activism.
"I believe in the butterfly effect, that we're all connected. So, be open to what exists in the world and the truth of our reality and our shared connection. As the series has developed, not only with our characters but also as humans, part of our responsibility to future generations is to look at our programming and decide whether we're on the right track," Newton says.
"Because there may be better programs to ensure we don't destroy our environment, that we eliminate factory farming and horrific human rights abuses, and it's all connected. So it's the most incredible premise for a show, because by having the robots, we're actually commenting on human behaviour. And it's a wild ride, and I am so humbled."
But because this is HBO, high drama, boundary-pushing violence, and even nudity play a part. As a mother of three, Newton had to consider the nudity required of her character.
"Because I'm playing a robot, I knew I was going to have to be naked … a real lot," she jokes. "But then I have young daughters, and anyone can watch it. But very quickly, I realized that this nudity was about exposing the robots' very vulnerable nature. They're kind of like animals, right, to the 'human' programmers. But, the reality of your nakedness is actually vulnerable and also empowering, because there's nothing you can have taken away from you."
As for the violence that's initially perpetrated against the female hosts/robots before they begin to strike back, the topic personally resonates with Newton, who says she was sexually "groomed" by a director when she was 16. She affirms that she has dealt with it and no longer sees herself as a victim, explaining: "It's in every industry. And we all have a responsibility to expose things and, hopefully, not to hurt perpetrators but to help heal them. Because perpetrators of crime are also victims—if you look at it from a broader perspective, because it's so self-destructive to hurt another human being."
The unstoppable Newton rolls on: "And, hello, you don't think these types of things are happening—exploitation, violence, abuse —every day all over the world? It's worse in reality. Do you know Atlanta is the hub for sex trafficking in America? F*ck, these things are hap-pe-ning! So, on Westworld, we have to show a really powerful level of human self-destruction in order to then comment on it."
Westworld's Season 2 trailer also suggests that "this world deserves to die … and from the ashes, build a new world. Our world."
Series co-creator Lisa Joy says we're going to see "significantly more of the 'World'"—which might involve venturing into medieval and Roman worlds, offering incredibly exciting potential.
Finally relaxing, Newton adds: "As a woman you're always checking, am I being respected? But with Lisa and Jonah (Nolan, the show's other creator), I have trust in where they're taking this show. It's the most extraordinary feeling to be able to surrender."
This article first appeared in Movie Entertainment magazine.


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2x8: Better Call Saul
Badger gets arrested and Jesse and Walter must deal with it. As a solution, they both take Saul Goodman as their new lawyer
Datos sobre el episodio y opinión
Better Call Saul is a an important episode of this season, as we meet a relevant character in the story from now on.
In this episode, Jesse and Walt must deal with the situation of Badger, one of their dealers, being held by the local police. Because of this, they must hire a mediatic and obscure lawyer called Saul Goodman, who's able to free Badger in an absolutely confidential way.
In the meantime, after what happened in Juárez, Hank returns to his office as a DEA agent and must face the traumas because of what he experienced. Walt will visit him and cheer him to continue with his work.
Curious facts: this is the first time tha Saul Goodman appears with a protagonic role. Did you know that Bob Odenkirk, the actor in charge of the character, doesn't know what he says while talking in spanish?


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Hybrid and battery electric cars are gaining popularity. Factors such as the rising price of gasoline and diesel, as well as growing concerns over the availability and environmental impact of carbon-based fuels, are causing more people to look toward greener options like hybrid and electric vehicles. With already stellar fuel economy numbers for these green automobiles getting even better by the day, it is no wonder that commuters are accepting this new technology with open arms.
In the past, someone conscious of fuel economy who was shopping for a new vehicle had a relatively easy task of discerning the difference in projected fuel cost between them. Since miles per gallon was the universal metric by which one could compare the fuel economy of one vehicle to another, it was rather easy to assess the cost of operating the car. Thirty miles per gallon was twice as good as fifteen miles per gallon--easy!
Today, with the advent of battery electric cars, such as hybrids and electric autos, assessing the cost of operating them becomes somewhat fuzzier. Given the fact that electricity can't be metered out in gallons, comparing the fuel-efficiency of an electric vehicle to one that burns gas is difficult. How does one compare apples to oranges? The answer is: we must invent a new fruit. Some have proposed using a new metric called miles per gallon equivalent, or MPGe for short, but it may be difficult to accurately convert electricity usage into miles per gallon and could lead to further confusion among consumers.
Electricity usage is typically measured in kilowatt-hours. Most people have pretty good grasp of this measurement, since they see it on a monthly basis every time they open their power bill. And with the trend toward newer vehicles using more electricity and less gas, it seems to make more sense to use this method of measuring fuel-economy. As more battery electric cars come on the market, the connection between the cost of operating your automobile and the amount of your electric bill becomes even more apparent. For this reason alone, it makes much more sense to convert miles per gallon to kilowatt-hours than vice-versa.
As we go down the road, the horizon will be filled with more green vehicles. Although these green cars and trucks will still be available in a variety of colors, the common thread will be electricity. Each day battery technology moves forward, bringing us smaller, lighter, more high-tech and more efficient methods of storing electric power. These technological advances will undoubtedly bring us more electric vehicles, which will all need window stickers displaying their fuel-efficiency. The question is: what will that efficiency be measured in? One thing is for sure: it won't be MPG.


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A couple of weeks ago I went bowling with my friends Sarah & Janice. It was actually quite an interesting night.. we went to dinner & bowling and I could've sworn the guy that served us was hitting on me because he said he liked my flowers and there was just eye contact and stuff and that never happens to me so obviously I was like "well that's out of the ordinary, he's got to like me" but afterwards my friends and I speculated that he could be gay... we will never know which one it was.
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– Liz Mair
I'm late in posting on this, but last week, former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman had an op-ed in the Union Leader advocating for Republicans in the Granite State to stick up for gay marriage. Excerpt:
Stripping away the right of adults in New Hampshire to marry the person they love is antithetical to freedom. If we really believe (and we should) that every citizen is endowed by their creator with the right to pursue happiness, shouldn't this include the right to marriage? If we believe in limited government, how can we justify expanding the authority of the state to take away this most personal, fundamental right? Aren't politicians already too involved in too much of our lives? Why would we want to expand government to such a personal space? Allowing New Hampshire citizens to marry the person they love isn't just consistent with maximizing freedom. It also promotes responsibility, commitment and stability; it promotes family values. Again, our history provides a good road map: One of our party's finest hours was the passage of welfare reform because it strengthened families and promoted marriage. Why would we want to take away this right from anyone?
I was asked earlier today by an acquaintance why I care about efforts in New Hampshire to ban gay marriage, after elected officials-- not unaccountable judges issuing judicial fiats-- had said "OK" to it.
The reasons are multiple and somewhat complicated, but these are two of them. First, I do not generally take the view that when personal liberties have been expanded without clear, unavoidable, manifest detriment to another human being, especially via the correct (i.e., democratic) process, we should seek to contract them after the fact. Second, I believe in marriage enough and value my own (civilly-performed) marriage enough to think marriage a thing of value that gays and lesbians, as well as straight people like me, should be able to participate in, with the recognition of the law. Based on the polling cited by Mehlman in his op-ed, it looks like more people than not in New Hampshire tend to agree.
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|Trendelenburg position, head elevation and a midline position optimize right internal jugular vein diameter.
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|PURPOSE: The right internal jugular (RIJ) is commonly used to provide central venous access, and success of cannulation shows a positive correlation with the vein's diameter. The purpose of this study is to establish the patient position resulting in the largest RIJ diameter. METHOD: 2D ultrasound was used to measure RIJ diameter, in varying body positions, in 21 healthy volunteers. RESULTS: In the neutral position (table flat, head on the table in midline) the RIJ diameter was (mean +/- standard deviation) 9.2 +/- 2.18 mm. A small pillow under the head increased RIJ diameter (10.6 +/- 2.16 mm, P < 0.001). Trendelenburg tilt of 15 degrees increased RIJ diameter (12.1 +/- 2.34 mm, P < 0.001). In the Trendelenburg position (15 degrees of tilt), a small pillow under the head further increased RIJ diameter (13.3 +/- 2.26, mm P < 0.001), palpating for the carotid artery decreased RIJ diameter (8.2 +/- 1.98 mm, P < 0.001), and rotation of the head 45 degrees to the left did not reduce RIJ diameter significantly (11.7 +/- 2.52 mm, P = 0.12). CONCLUSION: The patient position to achieve maximal RIJ diameter cannulation is: 15 degrees of Trendelenburg tilt; a small pillow or head ring under the head; the head in or close to midline; and after palpation of the carotid artery, it should be released prior to vein cannulation.
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My theme was butterflies and flowers....so you will see them throughout the mini
So I made a change to the front of my mini after doing some flowers for a swap as you will see below!
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Climate change means more droughts, floods, heatwaves and other severe weather conditions. These events can cause death and devastation, and can also contribute to the increased spread of major killers of children, such as malnutrition, malaria and diarrhoea. This can create a vicious circle: A child deprived of adequate water and sanitation before a crisis will be more affected by a flood, drought, or severe storm, less likely to recover quickly, and at even greater risk when faced with a subsequent crisis.
More than half a billion children live in areas with extremely high flood occurrence and 160 million in high drought severity zones, leaving them highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, UNICEF said in a report.
Of the 530 million children in the flood-prone zones, some 300 million live in countries where more than half the population lives in poverty – on less than $3.10 a day. Of those living in high drought severity areas, 50 million are in countries where more than half the population lives in poverty.
The vast majority of the children living in areas at extremely high risk of floods are in Asia, and the majority of those in areas at risk of drought are in Africa.
"The sheer numbers underline the urgency of acting now," said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. "Today's children are the least responsible for climate change, but they, and their children, are the ones who will live with its consequences. And, as is so often the case, disadvantaged communities face the gravest threat." He then added "We owe it to our children – and to the planet – to make the right decisions at COP21."
The World Socialist Movement with a heavy heart predicts that he and many others will be disappointed by the outcome of the Paris climate change talks. The tens of thousands who turned out for climate change marches as part of a weekend of action across the globe to demand results from next week's historic Paris summit, we fear, will also find their hopes dashed. Whatever happens next is somewhat speculative, because it depends on incalculable factors in the Earth's system – and in the human character. Our ultimate survival will be predicated entirely on our behaviour – not only on how well we adapt to unavoidable change, but also how quickly we apply the brakes to the environmental destruction taking place. Despite fears that a rise in global temperatures of over two degrees Celsius could lead to catastrophic climate change, governments around the world continue to follow a 'business as usual' approach, pouring millions into dirty industries and unsustainable ventures that are heating the planet. Temperatures, which are rising as a result of climate change, are expected to cause savage reductions in productivity in vast areas of the world's most fertile lands. During the 2003 European heatwave crop yields fell by 20 to 25 per cent in France and this is a pattern likely to be repeated on a much wider scale in the future. Climate change could decrease maize yields by as much as 18 per cent by 2050-making it even more difficult to feed the world if farmers cannot adopt agricultural technologies that could help boost food production in their regions. The socialists task is to feed the world and protect the planet. Karl Marx was scathing of the capitalist economic notion that the air, rivers, seas and soil can be treated as a "free gift of nature" to business. "In London," Marx wrote "they can find no better use for the excretion of four and a half million human beings than to contaminate the Thames with it at heavy expense"
Saving the planet is inextricably linked to transforming our society. Exploitation, war, hunger and poverty are not problems that can be solved by the market system. Rather, they are inescapable outcomes of the system itself. This is because capitalism is dominated by corporations devoted to profit above all else. Capitalism is an economic system profoundly at odds with a sustainable planet. The exploitation of nature is as fundamental to the profit system as the exploitation of working people. The market system is incapable of preserving the environment for future generations because it cannot take into account the long-term requirements of people and planet. The competition between individual enterprises and industries to make a profitable return on their investment tends to exclude rational and sustainable planning. Because capitalism promotes the accumulation of capital on a never-ending and always expanding scale it cannot be sustainable. Capitalist farming is unsustainable because it inevitably starves the soil of nutrients. It is nothing less than "an art, not only of robbing the labourer, but of robbing the soil" as Marx also pointed out. Engels put it: "The present poisoning of the air, water and land can only be put an end to by the fusion of town and country" under "one single vast plan." Despite its potential cost to society in terms of increased labour time, he viewed this fusion as "no more and no less utopian than the abolition of the antithesis between capitalist and wage-workers."
Engels warned, "Let us not, however, flatter ourselves overmuch on account of our human victories over nature. For each victory nature takes its revenge on us. Each victory, it is true, in the first place brings about the results we expected, but in the second and third places it has quite different, unforeseen effects which only too often cancel out the first." Engels added: "At every step we are reminded that we by no means rule over nature like a conqueror over a foreign people, like someone standing outside of nature." On the other hand, he went on to say "we have the advantage of all other creatures of being able to learn its laws and apply them correctly."
That is, we can organise society in harmony with nature. This is impossible unless the profit motive is removed from determining production in human society and a system of participatory democracy and rational planning is built in its stead. Engels argued that only the working people organised as "associated producers" can "govern the human metabolism with nature in a rational way". This "requires something more than mere knowledge. It requires a complete revolution in our hitherto existing mode of production, and simultaneously a revolution in our whole contemporary social order."


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Flagstaff, Ariz. — The University of La Verne track and field teams participated as a split squad this weekend turning in strong performances in Arizona at the Northern Arizona University Tune-Up and the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers meet.
"We had a solid weekend between the NAU Tune-Up and the Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers meet," said Head Coach Kevin Reid. "Catalina Lee Kim's personal record in the 60 meter hurdles puts her inside the top 10 on the NCAA DIII qualifying list. The Saturday team meet was highlighted by several personal bests and seasonal bests."
La Verne 2018 Top Marks, Women
In Arizona, Catalina Lee Kim posted a personal best time of 8.97 in the 60 meter hurdle prelims and then bested that time in the finals with a time of 8.90. Adjusted for altitude, her time of 8.94 is the tenth in the nation.
Lee Kim had another big performance in the long jump, taking fifth with a leap of 5.47 meters (17-11.50).
In the men's triple jump, Kyle Ambat took third with a distance of 13.79 meters (45-03.00).
The La Verne men's 4x400 meter relay team turned in a third place performance with the combination of Patrick Cornwell, Terrence Robinson, Jeffrey Ouk, and Joshua Francis finishing with a time of 3:24.64.
Ebony Turner finished sixth in the high jump with a height of 1.55 meters (5-01.00).
Francis took ninth overall in the 400 meter dash and was the top DIII performer with a time of 50.11.
Andrew Carrasco took ninth in the with a distance of 15.66 meters (51-04.50).
Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers Meet
Freshman Karina Jimenez finished second among DIII competitors and third overall in the 400 meter dash, posting a time of 1:02.18.
Melissa Cerrillos finished third overall and first among DIII runners in the 800 meter run, crossing at 2:19.83.
Cambria Serrano took seventh in the discus with her best throw reaching a distance of 32.64 meters (107-01)
Jade Griffin took 10th in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.59.
In the 800 meter run, freshman Matthew Salas finished in eighth, posting the second fastest time among DIII runners at 1:56.82.
Hunter Powers took 10th in the high jump reaching a height of 1.65 meters (5-05.00). He also took 10th in the pole vault at 2.90 meters (9-06.25). Quintus Alton took ninth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.05 meters (10-00.00).
In the men's shot put, Matthew Pedroza took sixth overall and was the second best DIII competitor with his best distance coming at 12.30 meters (40-04.25).
Michael Brown finished ninth in the discus with a distance of 38.82 meters (127-04).
Next Meet: Next week, a small group of Leopards will travel to the Principia College Invitational in Elsa, IL, to try to enhance their chances for NCAA DIII qualifying. The rest of the La Verne squad will compete down the street at the annual Rossi Relays at CMS.


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- Work trade is a great way to get to know people as well as being able to offer service to our sangha, while working together to co-create our community.
- There are many areas at the camp where you can be in service, in exchange for a tuition reduction.
- Basically you'll be asked to work each day for about 3 hours, usually in 1 shift, for which you get $30 off per day.
Work Trade Required
- Arrive at camp by 1 o'clock on Thursday March 14, 2019 to set-up camp.
- During Camp, you'll work a regular 3-hour work trade shift per day.
- On the last Friday of camp we ask you to help with the final cleanup and pack up. This is a pretty full day of work, with the hopes of being done by 1pm.
- If for any reason you can not commit to working with us for the full 8 days, please make appropriate arrangements with our Work Trade Coordinator.
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Weekend Only with Work Trade
We only have a few of these and they tend to go fast
2 lunch prep shifts (sat & sun)
3 dinner prep shifts (fri, sat & sun)
Work Exchange Positions
- Here are the work opportunities, see which area you may enjoy working in the most.
- We will do our best to honor your choices.
- Social Media Coordinator and Camp Promotion" One person needed well in advance of camp, to help spread the word and attract new campers to our wonderful experience. Works in connection with Camp Manager.
- "Flower coordinator" Must have experience with use of tools to cut large flowers. Must have or have access to a vehicle to carry large flowers. Bring all flowers to camp on the Thursday before camp starts. Manage a crew for arrangements of flowers before camp and maintain them throughout camp.
- Breakfast prep :: 6am to 9 am *bring alarm clock*
- Lunch Prep :: 10am to 1pm
- Dinner Prep :: 3pm to 6pm
- You will help prepare delicious meals then serve them.
- If you live on island and can bring your own knife (labelled) and a cutting board for your own use in meal prep it would be appreciated.
- Clean up after mealtime, collect dishes and run them thru the dishwasher, wash pots and pans and put food away, mopping the floors.
- Breakfast , lunch and dinner clean up shifts are available.
- If you would prefer to do most of your work before and after camp, with (2-3) extra shifts where needed during the camp to equalize the hours with the other positions you could be on our inventory team.
- This group arrives at camp by noon on the Thursday before camp starts, unpacks all the camp and kitchen supplies, washes and puts them away.
- There is some lifting involved so it is best you are in good physical condition and have a strong back.
- Pack up starts the day before camp ends. You would start packing up all the supplies and re-inventorying them, finishing the pack up after breakfast on Friday.
- We need to be out of the camp by about 1 PM on the last Friday of camp, and all inventory people must stay to the very end. Many hands make for light work.
- There are washrooms to be beautified, then cleaned daily and supplies maintained.
- This job requires you to be at camp by 1 pm on Thursday to prepare the washrooms.
- You will then be responsible for cleaning and maintaining during the afternoon breaks each day, and staying until the washrooms are cleaned and locked up on our final day.
- There will be one woman for the 2 women's washrooms and one man for the 2 men's washrooms.
- This position requires the applicant to be in good physical condition and to have a strong back.
- This position requires a strong back and no fear of physical labor!
- The physical plane team starts the Thursday day before camp, at 9am.
- You will be loading all of the camp supplies from the storage container into a large truck which hauls it all to the camp and unloads it.
- The team plays a large part in converting the YMCA into a temple and sanctuary.
- Then they get to reverse the process at the end of camp, staying until the very end, then loading the container from the trucks.
- Handyman skills are greatly appreciated.
- This group arrives at camp by noon on the Thursday before camp starts, and works into the evening on the first day of camp, then through the weekend as campers arrive.
- It's very helpful if you have experience with tarping tents to withstand torrential downpours and the island winds.
Once you have decided on the position you would be most suited for and most enjoy working in, you may need to decide on which shift you would prefer.


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• Ride DART to Addison Transit Center, then a short walk for the Out of the Loop Fringe Festival at the WaterTower Theatre. Over the past 15 years, WaterTower Theatre has hosted more than 120 artists and companies in its nationally acclaimed fringe festival. Now recognized as one of the most important fringe festivals in the country, the Out of the Loop Festival has been instrumental in providing a forum for new works, new artists and emerging voices in the arts. This 11-day celebration of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts runs February 25 – March 6. The WaterTower Theatre is located at the Addison Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road. Information: www.watertowertheatre.org.
• Ride the DART Rail Red Line to Galatyn Park Station for ArtsPower's newest musical, Chicken Dance, portraying the colorful story of Marge and Lola, two barnyard chickens on a mission to win the barnyard talent contest first prize of two tickets to see the great Elvis Poultry in concert! But first, they must present a performance that will score higher than a flock of very talented ducks, who seem to have the contest locked up. See Chicken Dance Feb. 28 at 2:30 p.m. at the Charles W. Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Dr. Information: eisemanncenter.com.
Find more events like the Latino Quinceañera & Bridal Expo or America's Got Talent auditions on our Rider Insider Online Calendar or in the brochures found on DART light rail vehicles or buses.


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Lewis and Clark Compass
Exhibition of "The American Presidency" features Lewis & Clark Compass
In November 2000, the exhibition, The American Presidency, opened at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. Among the objects on display was the Lewis and Clark compass. This brass and silver instrument, set in a mahogany box, was made by Thomas Whitney of Philadelphia.
It was used by William Clark to explore the Missouri River and to search for possible routes across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. This was known as the "Journey of the Corps of Discovery," which was organized by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803.
Corps of Discovery Sets Out
During the winter of 1803–1804, Lewis and Clark recruited, trained, and supplied men at Camp Dubois, on the eastern banks of the Mississippi in what is now Illinois. Following the official transfer of Upper Louisiana to the United States in March 1804, the expedition formally departed on May 14 of that year, officailly beginning the expedition. Sergeant Patrick Gass provides an account of that historic day:
The corps consisted of forty-three men (including Captain Lewis and Captain Clarke, who were to command the expedition) part of the regular troops of the United States, and part engaged for this particular enterprize. The expedition was embarked on board a batteau and two periogues. The day was showery and in the evening we encamped on the north bank six miles up the river. Here we had leisure to reflect on our situation, and the nature of our engagements: and, as we had all entered this service as volunteers, to consider how far we stood pledged for the success of an expedition, which the government had projected; and which had been undertaken for the benefit and at the expence of the Union: of course of much interest and high expectation.
The best authenticated accounts informed us, that we were to pass through a country possessed by numerous, powerful and warlike nations of savages, of gigantic stature, fierce, treacherous and cruel; and particularly hostile to white men. And fame had united with tradition in opposing mountains to our course, which human enterprize and exertion would attempt in vain to pass. The determined and resolute character, however, of the corps, and the confidence which pervaded all ranks dispelled every emotion of fear, and anxiety for the present; while a sense of duty, and of the honour, which would attend the completion of the object of the expedition; a wish to gratify the expectations of the government, and of our fellow citizens, with the feelings which novelty and discovery invariably inspire, seemed to insure to us ample support in our future toils, suffering and dangers.
As they made their historic trek north and west from Camp Dubois, near St. Louis, to the rugged coast of what is now Oregon, the explorers did not always know what it was they were seeing. A brilliantly researched, lavishly illustrated book by Carolyn Gilman, Smithsonian Books), mentions Captain Lewis taking a compass reading (N.65ºW.) on a mountain he mistakenly thought was part of the Rockies. But because the expedition had the compass, and three other pocket compasses bought for the trip, its members were able to create accurate, if rudimentary, maps. And whatever other worries and challenges each day might bring, the adventurers could at least be sure where they were headed.
Clark used his compass, and estimates of distance made by eye, to map the entire route to the Pacific. His final mileage estimate to the mouth of the Columbia was correct to within 1% in more than 4000 miles. Celestial navigation observations were made every few days on the journey – more than 200 times – but that data was never really used or published. The remarkable map of the western part of North America that Clark completed in 1810 became the single most valuable tangible result of the expedition and was a standard map of the west, used for decades.
Compass' Path to the Smithsonian
Long after his epic journey was over, Clark gave the compass to Capt. Robert A. McCabe, a veteran of the War of 1812 who was commandant of Fort Crawford in Wisconsin in 1825, when Clark went there to negotiate the Treaty of Prairie du Chien with the Indians. The compass remained in the McCabe family until 1933, when it was given to the Smithsonian.
This compass is one of the few surviving scientific instruments from the expedition. It is perhaps the single most important surviving piece of equipment remaining from the expedition. All government equipment remaining after the expedition was sold at a public "dock sale" in St. Louis immediately after the expedition's return in September 1806. The purchase price for the material was a trifle more than $400. That is one reason so few articles remain from the journey of discovery. No surviving instruments are known except for Clark's compass.
"Of all the scientific equipment bought in Philadelphia for the journey west," says NMAH curator Harry Rubenstein, "the Clark compass may be the only surviving object. When the expedition returned, the interest was in things brought back from the Western tribes, and in the journals." But Rubenstein points out that because the compass has taken on a symbolic importance far beyond its actual usefulness, "it is one of the treasures of our collection."
The "Lewis and Clark compass" is now part of the permanent display of objects associated with Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH). Two hundred years after Lewis and Clark embarked on their transcontinental journey of exploration, the compass and numerous other items were lent by the Smithsonian to the Missouri Historical Society for Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition – – a multi-city museum exhibition – – commemorating Lewis & Clark's adventure. A companion volume,Lewis & Clark Across the Divide, was published by Smithsonian Books in association with the Missouri Historical Society.
Lewis and Clart Compass "Hits the Road"
The National Bicentennial Exhibition opened at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis in January of 2004. As the compass did in the hands of Clark so many years before, the exhibit traveled to many places before reaching its ultimate destination. It visited the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the Oregon Historical Society in Portland. Finally, in May 2006 it opened at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History where it remained until September 2006.
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This authentic replica is an exacting copy of the famous compass that guided the Corps of Discovery during 1803 and 1804 on their search for a water passage to the Pacific Ocean. Without a doubt, this was the most fruitful "failed" expedition in American history! The aged bronze compass features a period correct, antique printed dial, is 2-1/2″ in diameter, and is fitted with a locking lever that restricts movement and prevents damage of the needle during travel. Mounted in a handsome, 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ x 1-1/8″ mahogany case with faux worm holes and hinged lid, it is a wonderful gift that will be treasured by any modern explorer!


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Getting what you want out of your career search is a simple (though not necessarily easy) process. First, you need to know where you want to go. Second, you need to plan your strategy and then supply yourself with the right information to get there. And third, you need two key factors that many successful people have.
What are they?
"Have a strategy in place" and
"Don't be afraid to ask for help."
You and every single successful person you know are alike. In fact you have every capability that the most successful person has. And you've got access to the same (if not better) information then many of the ultra successful people started out with.
So what does it take to succeed? You're about to find out the answer based on my experience. Over the past two decades I've made connections and become friends with a wide variety of people in the sports industry. They have all shared with me their unique stories about their career evolution.
Some of my connections have endured trials and tribulations on their way to career success. Over the years I dug deeper with some of my trusted connections in my inner circle to see if there were any common themes I can tie together to share with my audience.
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The real lesson is that if they can succeed, anyone can – so long as you take action.
It is very easy to just say you need heart to get it done. The one thing that EVERY successful self-made person has is heart. And those that are unsuccessful lack it.
This is true to a certain degree. I truly believe that we're all the same in every way. We've got the same capabilities and the access to the same information, and the same number of hours in a day…
… but the thing that makes some of the difference is HEART.
Heart to realize that you deserve more.
Heart to want to change your circumstances.
Heart to want to step out of your comfort zone.
Heart to be willing to do some things differently to get to where you want to be.
Heart to realize that you are going to stumble (often) and knowing that failure is the price that you must pay from time to time to gain experience. But, I also believe that you've never really failed if you get back up and try again. It's the folks who fall down and stay down that end not reaching their goals
And you need…
Heart to make some tough decisions that others won't.
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Our people move around the workplace depending on the demands of their work. There are spaces for socialising too. Some of our best ideas come to us when we're relaxed and mixing with others.
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Start saving: Sony's Koov STEM learning toy is on sale now, and it's not cheap.
Pre-order the all-in-one coding, robotics, and design kit—expected for release on March 25—for $519.99.
A big investment, yes. But your money goes a long way: The initial offering, aimed at educators, comes with more than 300 pieces and 30-plus hours of content to support science, technology, engineering, arts, and match curricula.
Sony anticipates students across the country will begin to "unlock their creativity" using Koov. Construct colorful 3D robots and learn the coding skills necessary to bring them to life.
"If they can imagine it, they can build it," the product website said.
One year after releasing Koov in Japan, Sony is taking its crowdfunded toy to the market.
A modular system that helps creators of all ages (but mostly children) bring their imagination to life, Koov echoes Lego Mindstorms' programmable robotics construction set. Which, like Sony's new merchandise, is relatively simple to use, but can produce incredibly complex designs.
Seven types of translucent blocks can be assembled into any shape, which is controlled like a robot. Sony's Scratch-like drag-and-drop coding system makes it easy for kids to learn and create; Koov automates finished instructions for the digital blocks to follow.
Toy bricks are nearly as old as time itself; one of the first references to alphabet nursery blocks was made by English philosopher John Locke in 1693. But advances in technology have brought us far from the "rational toys" intended to teach children about gravity, physics, and spatial relationships.
This is Sony's first offering under the Global Education branch's STEM101 curriculum, developed as an "innovative way" to teach various subjects in primary schools around the world.
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Mary Emily Fauntleroy and Jane Blaffer Owen: Preservers of the Past
March is women's history month, and as the month draws to a close I'd like to recognize two women who have had tremendous roles in preserving New Harmony's history.
Perhaps the patron saint of historic preservation in New Harmony is Mary Emily Fauntleroy. Ms. Fauntleroy was born in April 1858, and for decades she acted as a one women preservation movement for the Old Fauntleroy Home. Ms. Fauntleroy purchased the Fauntleroy House from a relative and acted as its guardian and historian for a number of years. She made additions and renovations, researched the building's history, and procured furnishings. In 1919, the Indiana Federation of Clubs agreed to purchase the Fauntleroy Home from Ms. Fauntleroy, and in 1925 the house was formally handed over to the organization. In 1939 the property was again transferred, this time to the New Harmony Memorial Commission and, finally, was taken up in the 1950s by the state of Indiana.
Mrs. Jane Blaffer Owen was a transplant to New Harmony following her marriage to Kenneth Dale Owen, a descendent of Robert Dale Owen. She established the Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation in 1958 with the goal of preserving New Harmony's historical attributes, and her endeavors safeguarded many historic buildings for future generations. In addition to saving original buildings, Mrs. Owen led efforts to rekindle the appreciation for art and learning that had been an integral part of Robert Owen's vision of utopia. This year would have been Mrs. Owen's 100th birthday, and as such 2015 has been designated the Jane Blaffer Owen Centennial Year in New Harmony.
The first floor of the Fauntleroy Home can be viewed on Historic New Harmony's tour, which leaves from the Atheneum at 10 and 2 each day. Of particular interest is the Minerva Parlor, interpreted as a glance into 1850's New Harmony. The Atheneum, an award-winning building, was designed by architect Richard Meier. It stands as part of Mrs. Owen's legacy in New Harmony today.


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Laurinburg is one of those beautiful cities in North Carolina that you are going to really enjoy visiting. The more you read about it, the more excited you are going to get about your vacation. You will need a place to stay, and so let's look at some of the hotels that you have as options. There are different types of traditional hotels, and there are bed and breakfasts.
How does staying at Pine Acres Lodge sound? This cute little lodge located at US Highway 15 has a pool, Wi-Fi and all the things that you would expect from a simple hotel. It is an older property, but it is a good one. Reviews say to expect southern hospitality at its finest. So perhaps it's not all about the luxuries at Pine Acres Lodge but the service you receive. Of course, it is still a comfortable lodging option.
If you prefer the luxuries of a nicer hotel, then Holiday Inn Express is an available option. You know you can count on Holiday Inn Express. That hotel is available right in the city limits of Laurinburg. It also needs to be mentioned that there are hotels that you can pick outside of the Laurinburg city limits, too. There are even bed and breakfasts outside the city.
The reason I mention hotels that are outside the city is because Laurinburg is a small place. You aren't going to have to worry about traveling too far away, so that opens you up to more hotels. Then there are all the great bed and breakfast options that you might not have known you would have. If you go to look at them, you are going to like your options. There are just something about bed and breakfasts that make them very warm and inviting, don't you agree?
Scotland Inn Hotel is a great place to visit, and that is just one of the other places that is available. Thomas Walton Manor is the bed and breakfast option that you have. You will really enjoy this place according to the reviews. If you really don't care for bed and breakfasts, however, a nice hotel is waiting for you. Just be ready to get checked in and start going on adventures around Laurinburg. You can enjoy the hotel during the nighttime after you are worn out and need some rest for the day's next adventures. Now you at least know, too, where you might want to stay in Laurinburg NC.


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March 12, 2003
Shilling comprises the practice of placing material (which may or may not be your own opinion) in public forums at the behest of your employer, without stating that you're doing it for your employer's reasons, with their money.
I'd like to make a distinction between advocacy (no matter how strident, wrongheaded, or fabulously biased) and shilling. In my view, as long as you state or write or say your own opinion, and it really is your own opinion, that doesn't constitute shilling or astroturfing. It's mere advocacy.
Astroturfing (in my view) comprises the practice of flooding a public forum with material that purports to originate at the "grass roots" - from many, supposedly real, people. If the corporation employs those supposedly real people who post marketeer's material as their own opinions, it's astroturfing.
I think that shilling constitutes an unfair form of advertising. Ordinary opinions, based on experience, gain credence from the fact that the person who states the opinion actually tried whatever makes up the subject of the opinion. The opinion carries the weight of that experience.
Expert opinions carry credence because the expert nominally has examined all the alternatives, thoroughly and without bias. An expert opinion, from a think tank or authority figure, carries weight because many or most alternatives got examined in the course of determining the expert opinion.
Astroturfing has some of the same problems as shilling. Ideally, the material in a given public forum should carry the weight of mass opinion. If enough people believe a certain way, we should give that belief some credence. If a corporation fills a public forum with material that the corporation paid for, one may end up giving credence to a viewpoint that doesn't constitute a real mass opinion. Most of the public may in fact feel otherwise.
Shilling and astroturfing share the same problem. Practitioners of both hope to give their viewpoint a great deal more credence by concealing its origins.
Fake letters-to-the-editor provoked at least one nominally humorous editorial in 1998.
Microsoft had a front company lobby to have Google investigated on anti-trust charges in the European Union.
Astroturfing of The Register reporter seems a bit more subtle than most, and deserves a better explanation. In 2001, a major industry analyst, Gartner, advised its clients to stop using IIS 5.0. An online publication, The Register got hold of a MSFT sales channel notice promising better security for IIS 5.0 while MSFT writes IIS 6.0. The Register printed part of the sales channel letter. Over the next 24 hours, The Register got a bunch of letters from nominally "real" people outlining the rest of the talking points The Register had left out of the first report, essentially confirming that MSFT gets people to astroturf for them.
Just to clarify the multiple, confusing allegations of letter writing campaigns, I perceive two sets of articles on it. First, an April 10, 1998 Los Angeles Times article (only abstract can be had on-line for free) led to several of the articles above.
The second set of articles stems from an August 23, 2001 LA Times article. Again, only the abstract is available on-line for free. This is the campaign that had dead people writing in support of MSFT.
Except maybe in the case of stuffing an on-line ballot box, nobody can object to any of the material itself in the context of the usual press release and advertising output of a major USA corporation. Microsoft tried to conceal the origin of this material. The material gains credibility if one reads it in the context of a whitepaper from an unbiased think tank, or Joe Sixpack writing a letter to the editor of the local paper, or some techno-nerd posting to an on-line forum.
I grant that the fake user testimonials don't truly constitute shilling - after all, the fake testimonials appeared on MSFT's own web site. I also grant that many companies other than have membership in lobbying organizations. I do think that the fake testimonials, and the solicitation of other already-pro-MSFT companies to join a lobbying group help support the notion that one must examine very critically any pro-MSFT opinion that appears publicly. Darn near anything, from a "12 year old boy's opinion" to "unbiased research" to lobbying group PR to an online ballot box can contain MSFT propaganda, not the opinions or research or indenpendent thought they purport to contain.
The alert reader cannot believe any pro-Microsoft opinion presented in any forum.
I remain morally certain that some people hold legitimate pro-Microsoft opinions, with better or worse justification. Microsoft, or its public relations company(s), have so muddied the water with all the shilling and astroturfing that a neutral observer cannot determine whether a paid shill produced an arbitrary pro-Microsoft opinion as propaganda, or a random person produced it as his or her own opinion.


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