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Yesterday, I was laying on my couch all day sniffling and trying to get rid of a headache. For class, the substitute teacher, a wonderfully helpful woman, told you to practice your brush strokes while writing a story about your holiday shopping experience, and then another paragraph summarizing your previous text.
Today, however, we dove in to yet another brush stroke: the PARTICIPLE. To form a participle, you want to think of an ABSOLUTE PHRASE WITHOUT THE NOUN at the beginning. Instead of EYES WATERING (an absolute), you'd write, "Watering up with tears, her eyes showed me just how proud she was of her daughter." Basically, a participle is an ING PHRASE before a sentence.
Another way you can create a participle is by writing three ING words in a row, all describing the main subject of the sentence. Examples:
*Trembling, shaking, crying, the boy walked home in the dark.
*Laughing, spinning, reeling, the young bride thought of her beloved husband and how much she loved him.
See if you can create your own sentences about a car moving along a road. Create sentence #1 with a PARTICIPLE PHRASE. Then create sentence #2 with three participles in a row.
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Replacing the chainplates.
When I had a survey done we picked a high moisture reading on the side of the hull which was strange then I looked up and noticed that it was directly below the shrouds. On further research through the passport user group discovered this was a known issue. The chainplates ever encapsulated into the hull which meant once water got into the pocket around the SS chainplates it could not get out. I agreed with some of the other Passport owner that the best solution was to cut out the chainplates and replace them with new ones.
It was not an easy project first I had to cut out the nice teak backs of the cupboards in the saloon. The using a Fein Oscillating tool cut out the chainplates. This process about 3 days. Next step was to figure out how to remove the through hull bolts which it turned out were hidden below the rub rail on the outside. I thought about removing the entire rubrail but quickly canned that project as it was bolted the hull and would have required removing the entire interior.
eventually figured a way of locating where the through hull bolts were located under the rubrail by using a very small drill bit. by drilling a series of holes close together was able to figure out where the metal was and where it was not. I then drilled a 1′ 1/2″ in hole saw.
As I did not want to take down the mast I only removed 3 chainplate on each side at a time. There are 4 on each side. Took them of to Bob at RS automation would cut new SS chainplates using a water jet. When I installed them I added 2 additional through bolts in every chainplate. I think it looks pretty good. I still have to install cupboard back and plug the holes in the rubrail, at least I could go sailing.

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From the archives: Marriage Under Construction Wayback Playback
It's wayback playback time! I started my career in television under my maiden name Lisa Santos on Season 1 of Marriage Under Construction. It was originally commissioned for HGTV Canada, and since it's original air date in 2007, it has been repeated on Slice, DIY Network, HGTV US and more. Vanessa, the wife on Season 1 is a big time actor in New York (Damages, As The World Turns, Hair).
Not going to lie. My tastes have evolved since then. My design vocabulary has evolved since then. I don't dumpster dive anymore (OK, only occasionally). And I don't have as much time to DIY. But what has remained the same is my resourcefulness to spend money wisely and make a project work regardless of budget restraints.
Here are a few Season 1 photos and you can read about the project on my old blog,here. If you have found my blog because of an old re-run, thank you so much for stopping by! I am so thankful for the opportunity the show gave me, it really was the jump start to my career in interiors.


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Uranus, Earth and the Moon drawn to relative size
source: NASA
When astrologers say that Uranus is a planet of things changing and discovery, they mean it. After all, come come Monday (Sunday for those in the Americas or Pacific basin areas) Uranus goes direct in the 3rd decanate of Pisces. Conjunct Jupiter, even.
That means today we are moving into Uranus 'station/direct' territory. So it's a prime moment to have something from outside of ourselves (the 'direct' part) happen (Uranus)...and change (Uranus) how we feel about ourselves and our place in this world (Pisces) - all while expanding what we know (Jupiter). And what may be possible (Uranus/Jupiter).
What am I talking about? Well, didn't you hear? NASA has found a form of life right here on earth which is built not on phosphorous (as most everything we know of is)…but on arsenic.
Arsenic, you say? Isn't that poisonous?
To us, yes. But the basic concept of why arsenic is poisonous brings raises a whole bunch of interesting questions most of which would start with the periodic table of the elements.
Remember the periodic table – from science class?
I know…those of you who are not geekish are groaning. But bear with – this isn't exotic.
The point is that Phosphorus and Arsenic are in the same vertical column. "P" is phosphorus (element number 15) and "As" is arsenic (element number 33).
And that means that they have much in common, atomic-structure-wise. So in other words, its exactly the fact that they sort of 'look' like the same thing at the atomic level but really so aren't the same thing – that's what makes arsenic so poisonous to our bodies. The body mistakes it for something really similar, and the results are truly terrible. (You who have ever mistaken the sugar bin for the salt bin probably can testify to this, right?)
Anyway…this suggests something very cool about 'alien' life. It might be all about forms of life, like the bacteria NASA has found in California's Mono Lake which are indeed, aliens on Earth.
South Tufa area of Mono Lake
in California's Sierra Nevada
Well, sort of. But yes. And we the 'normal' phosphorous based beings of Earth, we seem to be getting along fine with these little arsenic critters. In fact it might actually be argued that we have more problems with our own kind than these Mono Lake bacteria.
So next time you hear of some ecological defense fund trying to 'save' some lake, or mountain top or expanse of tundra or rainforest, give it some thought. There may be a very good reason why our dear Mother Nature has brought arsenic-based life to be here on Earth. And even if you don't think so today, are you really so sure you're willing to risk an infinity of tomorrows?
Some of you (principally those who live in California) probably also remember the big fight over natural water rights for Mono Lake which spewed across the pages some few years back now. Speaking of Uranus, to have taken away its water would have not only killed the lake (a Uranian anarchistic act against the Earth), but also our chances of making this very Uranian discovery.
Aren't you glad the preservationists – and as it turns out, the rest of us won? Next time we talk about Aquarius and its twin rulers Saturn-the-preservationist and defender of facts against Uranus the modernizer, the changer, the innovator - this is one very good moment to think back on. Mostly associated with society and 'things societal,' Aquarius asks that we know what we're doing before we do anything without merely clinging to tradition or 'old ways' because its what we're familiar with.
Science is about as Aquarian as it gets: you need to take the (Saturn) time to learn what's known, then you can make new (Uranus) discoveries.
And that's not just science of the test tube or NASA type that we're talking about. This is the science of life. Of the human race. Of our world and our society and human society and nature.
As for today's announcement, here's the NASA link. As usual, the NASA version of same is interesting and really rather cool!
And in case you can't use links, here's the web address… http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/02dec_monolake/
Oh...PS here...because we are just moving into the Uranus station, we can count on more information yet to come on this!
Oh...PS here...because we are just moving into the Uranus station, we can count on more information yet to come on this!


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Past-President, The Incorporated Society of Musicians (the UK's professional association for musicians)
Pastmaster, The Worshipful Company of Musicians
Chestnut Barn, Syerston Hall Park, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 5NL.
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John Morehen was born in Gloucester. He was the foundation Organ Scholar at New College, Oxford, graduating with the highest First Class degree of his cohort. He then undertook doctoral research at King's College, Cambridge. He was also organist and continuo player for several London choirs, playing in the RFH, QEH, RAH with most of the major London orchestras. He spent a semester as 'Ralph H. Lane Memorial Scholar' at The College of Church Musicians at the National Episcopal Cathedral, Washington DC. On graduating from Cambridge in 1967 he returned to Washington as Lecturer at the College of Church Musicians and at American University, serving also as Washington critic for The Musical Times. He returned to the UK in 1968 on appointment as Sub-Organist at St George's Chapel, Windsor, where he was Organist for many Royal and State occasions, and where he founded the Windsor Festival Chorus to perform with Yehudi Menuhin. In 1973 he was appointed Lecturer at Nottingham University. During 1979, while on research leave, he was Adjunct Lecturer at The State University of New York (Binghamton). He became Professor of Music at Nottingham in 1989, serving latterly also as inaugural Head of the School of Humanities (1998-2001). He relinquished his University appointments in 2002 to devote more time to freelance pursuits, and is now Emeritus Professor of Music.
John Morehen's main interests lie in 16th- and 17th-century music. For 50 years he has been involved in prestigious editorial projects, including the Tudor Church Music 'octavo' series (Associate Revising Editor), the British Academy major project Early English Church Music (Assistant Editor, 1972-80, General Editor, 1980-95) and Musica Britannica (member of the Editorial Committee since 2003, and Trustee since 2007). His scholarly editions include the complete English church music of Christopher Tye, the complete Latin and English church music of Thomas Morley, the collected madrigals of Amner, Nicolson, John Hilton ('the Younger') and Croce, Byrd's Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets (1611), and Merulo's keyboard Recercari (1567). His edition of Ravenscroft's Pammelia/Deuteromelia (1609) and rounds and songs from Melismata (1611) appeared in 2012 in Musica Britannica. He is the editor of English Choral Practice, 1400-1650 (CUP, 1995), the first book to survey the performing practices in English choral foundations during the 15th-17th centuries. He has written widely on 16th- and 17th-century music, and has contributed extensively to major reference works, including The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001 edition). His articles in The Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society deal with Jacobean music printing. He has also given presentations on computer applications in musicology (especially text underlay, keyboard fingering, and composer-authentication) at conferences in Orsay (1981), Paris (1984), The Hague (1986), Toronto (1989), and Washington DC (1993). His revised edition of the memoirs of Sir Herbert Brewer, organist of Gloucester Cathedral (1896-1928), was published in 2015 to mark Brewer's sesquicentenary. His most recent publication is an anthology of Elizabethan rounds and canons, published by Stainer & Bell (2018, 'Introduction to the Part Song', vol.8).
For 25 years (1964-89) John Morehen was a regular BBC solo organ recitalist, giving broadcast recitals from King's College Chapel, Cambridge, Hampstead Parish Church, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, The Great Hall of Nottingham University, St Mary's Church (Clifton Village), Southwell Minster, and Lincoln Cathedral. His championship of contemporary music has involved numerous first (and first broadcast) performances, including works by Christopher Brown, Adrian Cruft, Martin Dalby, Paul Patterson, Ned Rorem, Leo Sowerby, Bohuslav Martinů, Egon Wellesz and Peter Wishart. He conducted the USA Premiere of Maurice Duruflé's Mass Cum Jubilo in Washington National Cathedral in 1968. Conductors for whom he has prepared choirs include Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Charles Mackerras and Sir David Willcocks.
John Morehen was a JP for Nottingham for 20 years, serving as a Presiding Magistrate from 1995-2011. He actively supports the work of 'Good Vibrations', which promotes music workshops in prisons and secure hospitals. Within Nottinghamshire he has served as Conductor of the Nottingham Bach Choir (1982-9), Music Advisor to Nottingham Lunchtime Proms (1986-9), Convenor of the North Midlands Chapter of The Royal Musical Association (1988-91), Chairman of the Nottingham Centre of The Incorporated Society of Musicians (1992-95), Conductor of The Nottingham University Singers (1984-2002), and President of the East Midlands Choirs Charitable Trust (1993-2000). He is currently Patron of the Nottingham Young Musician competition (since 2003), Patron of the St Mary's (Nottingham) Choral Scholarship Scheme (since 2005), President of Nottingham Harmonic Choir (since 2008), a Past-President of The Nottingham & District Society of Organists (2016-17), and a member of the Southwell Music Festival Advisory Council (2015-19). He was a member of the Binns Organ Restoration Appeal Fund Committee, which secured the funding for the restoration of the organ in Nottingham's Albert Hall.
John's musical compositions, comprising ceremonial brass fanfares and Christmas carols and anthems, are published by Encore Publications. Amongst the venues in which his compositions have been performed are The Mansion House, Westminster Abbey, Washington National Cathedral and St Thomas's Church, Fifth Avenue, New York.
John Morehen's national appointments have included:
John and his wife Marie (an alumna of The New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, and of American University, Washington DC) live in rural Nottinghamshire. John's recreations include antiques (especially English domestic silver), genealogy, enjoying country life, and indulging in nostalgia.
John awaits presentation to Her Majesty The Queen at the City of London's 90th Birthday Dinner for HRH Prince Philip,
Fishmongers' Hall, June 2011 (Photo: Gerald Sharp Photography)
With HRH The Princess Royal at Prince Philip's 90th Birthday Dinner, Fishmongers' Hall, June 2011
(Photo: Gerald Sharp Photography)
John (Senior Warden) and Marie welcome guests to the Midsummer Banquet of the Musicians' Company at London's Guildhall,
June 2012
(l-r: Michael Spencer, Alderman Sir Andrew Parmley (Master), John and Marie, Sir Anthony Cleaver (Junior Warden)
John Morehen accompanies the Lord Mayor of London, Ald. Sir Roger Gifford, at the Midsummer Banquet of the
Worshipful Company of Musicians, Mansion House, July 2013 (photo: Peter Holland)
John presents Claire Iselin (Trinity Laban Conservatoire) with the Musicians' Company Silver Medal at Drapers' Hall (November 2012)
(photo: Peter Holland)
Under the watchful eye of BBC Television John Morehen, Sir Anthony Cleaver and Kathleen Duncan OBE
ride past Mansion House in the ceremonial landau at the 2012 Lord Mayor's Show (photo: Harald Joergens)
At The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Lunch at the Palace of Westminster (June 2012) representatives of the Musicians' Company (top background) are
placed at the table next to Her Majesty the Queen. (l-r: Professor Sir Barry Ife, Bandsman Nathalie White (Band of the Welsh Guards), Professor John Morehen)
(photo: BBC)
At London's Guildhall in 2013 HRH The Duke of Kent enquires about the symbolism on John's Livery regalia, as Marie looks on
(photo: ABF The Soldiers' Charity)
John's Armorial Bearings were devised by Mr Hubert Chesshyre, CVO (Clarenceux King of Arms, 1997-2010), who explains the symbolism as follows:
The red, yellow and black are from the arms of New College, Oxford, King's College, Cambridge, and the Worshipful Company of Musicians. The Scales of Justice relate to John's service as a Justice of the Peace. The lyres are symbols of the Worshipful Company of Musicians and of the Office of Organist to United Grand Lodge of England. The moorhen, perched on the open fan, represents John's surname, and the chick is for the benefits he - with Marie's assistance! - has brought to children. The fan itself relates to John's maternal family line (Fann), while the motto 'Justitia' marks his obsession with fairness.
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Editor's note: Slope Dope is on its summer hiatus. Look for us to return around Thanksgiving.
A string of reporting on snowboarding fatalities that began on Slope Dope this winter eventually led to a front-page story in the San Francisco Chronicle and two follow-up stories in sports. The combined work has won a ski writing award and led to Slope Dope's very own Tom Stienstra being named Far West Ski Writer of the Year by the Far West Ski Association.
First off, I'd like to congratulate my colleague Tom, who went after this story with energy and expertise. Like any good journalism, his work shed light on an obscured issue, revealing the mortal realities of skiing and snowboarding. It's an issue that needed to be discussed. Hopefully we can find some solutions to make our favorite recreational activity safer for everyone.
Here's more info on the awards:
A series of stories about snowboard deaths, the first to put the danger of the sport and its equipment in perspective across the Western U.S.– and offer solutions — has won the Bill Berry Award for the San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate.com and outdoors writer Tom Stienstra.
The Far West Ski Association will award the Bill Berry Award to Tom Stienstra as Far West Ski Writer of the Year on June 9 at the association's annual convention in Los Angeles, announced Mike Sanford, former president of FWSA. The Far West Ski Association covers 11 western states with 185 clubs and 51,000 members. The award will be presented a second time at an association banquet in Northern California. About the Bill Berry Award: http://www.fwsa.org/hidden/1349408.htm.
The first report to collect and assess non-localized snowboard safety and deaths appeared on January 27, 2011 on Page 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle and www.SFGate.com. The story was reposted to SFGate's special ski and snowboard page, Slope Dope, on February 8, 2011, as the deaths continued and discussion among readers became more serious.
A second story detailed the personal danger that boarders encounter in powder and tree wells. It featured a first-person account of a boarder who was buried head first and was dug out and saved. The story describes the difficulty boarders have in extracting themselves from tree wells, in part, because of becoming separated from riding partners and also because of faulty equipment design.
A third story gained additional national attention when a Chronicle reader offered $20,000 in prizes of $10,000, $6,000 and $4,000 for new designs and inventions that boarders could easily buy and implement, and save future lives.
To read the three-part series:
Snowboarders' deadly month puts focus on safety (Thursday, January 27, 2011)
Find safety in numbers when off trail (Sunday, February 27, 2011)
Dead child's parents solicit snowboard solution (Sunday, March 13, 2011)


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Bertille took 3 dozen eggs to Eichenseer's and got .21¢ a dozen. Papa is making fences today. Bertille was at church this morning. We found 26 eggs. The New Athens Lumber man was here this evening and brought some windows over. Mrs. Nick Mueth is sick with the flu.
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Friday, February 14, 1930
Bertille got a Valentine but there is no name on it. Ha! Ha! Who cares. It is snowing something awful. Papa & Rosalia went to Belleville this morning to the place where we got our little chicks from, to see what is the matter with our chicks, we have lost quite a few since last Thursday (a week). Last Tuesday, Feb. 11, Andy Hellmer & Stella Dugan were married in Waterloo by Father Eschman. Mr. Clyde Crowe was best man and Eugenia Hellmer was bridesmaid. They are going to live in Waterloo. Miss Agnes Bussen's licenses are in the paper too. She is going to get married to a fellow from Columbia. Miss Mildred Wild is assistant in Dr. J. P. McOmellaur's office. Papa was down at the central office this afternoon to call over to New Athens Lumber Co.. They are going to decorate and fix the St. Peter and Paul's Church in Waterloo. It is to be finished by April 1. The lumber man from New Athens brought some lumber over this evening. It (the road) was too soft, he couldn't drive in, so he threw it on the ground in our lane and Papa & Rosalia had to carry it in the shed. It kind a quit snowing right now, but we will have lots more yet. We are to have 23 snow this winter, we had 14 snows already. We found 12 eggs today.
Thursday, February 13, 1930
Bertille took the eggs to Eichenseer's this morning. She had 2 dozen and got .34¢ a dozen from them. We sent a letter to New Athens Lumber Co. to pay for the lumber used for the chicken house. The check amounted to $187.96. Hurray tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Rosalia took eggs to Braun's this afternoon. She got .34¢ a dozen. She had 2 dozen too. We found 15 eggs today. The roads are awful muddy now. It took 4 horses to pull Pabst truck up Kemps hill this morning. He said the worst place was by Blackburn's lane. Papa & Rosalia put concrete in the chicken house (some of it) this afternoon.


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The North Fork Montessori @ Crawford school's mission is to nurture each child's natural desire to learn and passion for discovery. The school stresses innovative problem solving and encourages life-long learning.
In a creatively-structured environment, inclusive of all cultures, we will promote excellence in academics, art and life skills, while respecting individual uniqueness. We strive to inspire responsibility and respect for self, community and environment.


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Sage has many cullinary uses. It has a strong flavour that increases when the herb is dried. When cooking, use sparingly to flavour meats and note that it will aid in the digestion of fatty meats.
Tea made from sage leaves is an antiseptic nerve and blood tonic. It can aid in irregular menstrual periods and menopause.
Sage is a very important herb in a Witch's garden. When used as a smudge stick, it is used to cleanse and purify spaces and to clear out negative energies.
In Witchcraft, sage is also used in spell work for purification, protection, wisdom, longevity, and wishes.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points each and the Orlando Magic tied a franchise record with 37 3-point tries in their 106-100 comeback win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
Courtney Lee contributed 18 points, Dwight Howard added 12 and Rafer Alston had 11 for the Magic (43-16), who rebounded from a disappointing 93-85 home loss to the Detroit Pistons on Friday. The Magic improved to 21-9 on the road, the third best record in the NBA.
The Southeast Division-leading Magic won all three games against the Sixers, their first season sweep of Philadelphia since the 1997-98 season.
Andre Miller had 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, Andre Iguodala scored 22, Willie Green added 19 and Thaddeus Young had 18 for the Sixers.
Orlando didn't take its first lead until midway through the fourth quarter and continued launching 3s the entire game. They attempted 21 by halftime, 30 after three quarters and wound up tying the franchise record of 37 set Jan. 13 at Sacramento. In that game, a 139-107 victory, the Magic also set an NBA record with 23 3-pointers converted.
The Magic also tied a Wachovia Center record with the 37 attempts.
Howard was in foul trouble most of the way and largely ineffective, despite also finishing with eight rebounds. Howard fouled out with 17.5 seconds remaining.
The Magic trailed 85-75 with 8:34 left before an 11-0 run gave them an 86-85 lead with 6:25 left. Lee scored eight of the 11 points.
Orlando led 99-95 with 2:05 left, but the Sixers tied it at 99 with Miller and Theo Ratliff hitting two free throws each.
Howard hit 1-of-2 free throws with 1:36 left for a 100-99 lead.
Iguodala missed a fadeaway jumper with 21.1 seconds remaining and Turkoglu was fouled. He made both free throws for a 102-99 advantage, and Iguodala then made 1-of-2 free throws to get the Sixers within 102-100 after Howard's sixth foul.
Turkoglu tossed the inbounds pass the length of the court to a wide-open Marcin Gortat, who sealed the win with a thunderous dunk.
Howard had just four points and played only 12 minutes after picking up his third foul with 6:50 left in the first half.


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This property features a private balcony overlooking the creek with uninterrupted views and offering direct water access for fishing, paddling, swimming or even putting in a crab trap. Spinnakers Loft also offers 5 mins walk in the other direction more restaurants at 'The Promenade" with great coffee and boutique shopping.
Spinnakers Loft is just 5 minutes' drive from Park Beach and the famous Pet Porpoise Pool. Coffs Harbour Airport is a 5-minute drive, and The Big Banana is a 10-minute drive away.
Laundry facilities and a full kitchen with a dishwasher, microwave and coffee machine are standard with this property.
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PORT HARCOURT— GOVERNOR Chibuike Amaechi has said that he snubbed the 100 years centenary celebration of the nation that was organized by the federal government because President Goodluck Jonathan did not show up at the Centenary celebration of Port Harcourt that was organised last year.
Speaking at an event to mark the 70 years of former Vice Chancellor of University of Port Harcourt, Professor Nimi Briggs, governor Amaechi said the federal government should have honored the invitation to the event.
Although President Goodluck Jonathan was represented by his Special Adviser on Research and Documentation, Mr Douglas Oronto at the event in Port Harcourt, this probably did not go down well with the governor.
Governor Amaechi, who said he did not snub the centenary event to slight President Jonathan said he had respect for Mr President
His words, "When they ask me why I did not attend the centenary celebration, I said five prominent Rivers men left here to go and invite the President (Dr. Goodluck Jonathan).
When they approached me that they wanted to go and invite the President, I said, don't bother your head, the President won't come. They said no, not after he has seen us. They are seated hear; Justice Karibi Whyte, Professor Tekena Tamuno, Professor E.J. Alagwa, Chief Agbaru and Professor Nimi Briggs; and they went.
"They were very well received by our President and they were very impressed. They came back to my house that day in Abuja and they told me that they met with the President and I was excited. Everybody in the Federal Government told me the President would come (for Port Harcourt Centenary celebration).
â€The President did not come. So, I told them that I would not go to (Nigeria's) centenary celebration because Port Harcourt turned 100 and the President refused to come even though he grew up here.â€


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Easy Hymns and Trumpet TunesOrgan Music for Worship
Patricia Lou Harris
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Hymn arrangements and trumpet tunes are two staples of the church organist's service-playing repertoire! In this collection of pieces by Patricia Lou Harris, you will find arrangements of hymns, as well as several original "trumpet tune" style pieces that are especially useful as postludes or ceremonial music. All are easy to play and make ideal choices for service use, especially when preparation time is short.
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One event on December 22, 2018 at 7:00pm
14th & 22nd December | 7pm – Late
Get in the holiday spirit and party till late with us as we open up after hours to light up the winter sky. Expect warming mulled wine and hot chocolate in 'Tor's Tipi', Christmas movies in the Hideout, moonlit skating and a carefully crafted scrumptious festive menu. There will also be Christmas crafts such as bauble decorating and cracker making to create lasting memoirs of the evening. All of this will be wrapped in twinkling lights with a special visit from Father Christmas himself.
Tickets are £25 per adult and include one free child space with each adult ticket purchased. Extra child tickets are £10.
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She is ma
She is firm
She is a fort
She is fearless
She is a creator
She is a destroyer
She is a preserver
She rides on a lion
She is self-sufficient
She is the supreme power
She has many incarnations
She resembles righteousness
She assures freedom from fear
She is free from all kind doubts
She has mastered all her qualities
She is armed with deadly weapons
She is 'pranava' (life) flowing in every being
She is known as the Mother of this universe; she is Durga Bhavani Ma who I pray to, who I devote my work to, who I devote myself to. She is the source of enlightenment for me. She is my inspiration. She blesses me!
Wishing you all who meditate during this auspicious period of nine days, dedicated to Devi's nine forms, a Subh Navratri.


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As we recovered from the close TPK we found ourselves in front of the temple of our cleric Cormyn's goddess and we received the worst welcome ever.
She was not impressed at all, and that was because of the decision our cleric made a while back to not kill the mind flayer who helped us towards the magical library.
As soon as we entered, we felt the hard steel beneath our feet and the smell of iron and blood. As we move forward and reached a chamber, a wave of rusted metal started rising and Belwar and Draekhill were caught in it. We were slammed against the walls constantly taking damage. Cormyn our cleric who managed to escaped launched to our help but before he managed that a dark figure grasps him by the throat.
Note: The next part was written by our DM and our cleric, very well written I would say. This part was done over email to showcase the story of what had happened. I figured it would be nice to give them credit.
The figure squeezes and his breath leaves him as well. The figure begins to enlarge, first the size of an ogre, then a giant. Almost gingerly, it raises the doll-like Cormyn and presses him slowly onto one of the pillar spikes. Cormyn manages a sharp intake of breath as the dirty metal—inch by agonizing inch—punches a hole through his armor and lung before bursting out of his chest in front. The figure withdraws, leaving him dangling like a puppet with his strings cut. He looks down to see his blood running down his torso and legs, dripping onto the floor. He barely registers his companions being slowly engulfed by the waves of metal.
Cormyn lifts his head weakly to look his goddess in the eyes as she contemplates his convulsing form. She is fury and battle personified, even standing still—a whirlwind of explosive energy and battlerage. He can only look at her right eye, but behind the rust red is a sea of endless conquest.
"You are not worthy of Archeron," she says, "you will die on that spike, your life blood spilled for others to forget."
She turns back to her throne, "Any last words?"
Cormyn was ashamed of his Goddess' wrath, and his faith required he accept her punishment as just. But his desire to serve her demanded he speak. Through blood, and fighting for air, he said "My Lady, why would I deliver you the small pleasure of a dead Illithid, when instead there is the greater feast of a war among gods? We have seen signs, and even seen with our own eyes, Demon Lords walking Faerun's surface. Such challenges to fight, and facing which to call your name! We had to press on, and look what we faced after! A battle…. a battle must be measured against the face of the war. The wretched Mind Flayers must suffer, but how much more strength could I bring against them after defeating the monsters in our way?" His strength spent, and already exhausted from facing the Beholder, Cormyn awaited his Lady's judgement.
Duerra turns back you[Cormyn], her hand pressing against the spike in your chest. The metal groans as it bends, grating against your armor and ribs. A clear snap can be heard over the din of the crashing metal, then the collapsed form of duergar as it hits the ground with a resounding thud. Immediately the waves of metal subside, leaving the battered forms of Draekhill and Belwar lying in pools of liquid rust and iron slivers. A weak cough brings up metal shavings and blood. The floor greedily drinks it up.
Your eyes flutter open to see the huge goddess looking down at you, beautiful face lined with scars of battle. "Mind flayers receive no quarter."
Her form rapidly shrinks down to the size of a small ogre as she picks up the dropped mace. A half-hearted blow across the chin reverberates through your head and you feel teeth and jaw crack. "Your love of combat is weak."
*CLANG* as the mace slams down, crushing armor and ribs on the other side of the spike. A gout of blood leaves your lips. "You talk when you should kill."
*CRUNCH* as the last swing sends you flying into the wall, a dark stain smeared as your body slumps to the floor. Your mind does not register the heavy booted feet approach until the spike is forcefully pulled from your back, dragging through bone and tissue. You hear a dull clatter as the spike is dropped beside you.
"Return here without blood worthy of my name and you will suffer a thousand indignities before I let your soul rot."
Duerra turns you over not too gently and lightly kisses your forehead. At that moment, you wish she had left you on the spike and pulled. Crippling pain tears through your body as muscles and bone re-form, your blood boils as it refills your shattered form, and you spend an eternity suffocating as your lungs refuse to draw air.
When you can finally cough, the blood you expect is made of rusted metal liquid instead. You weakly get up to your knees. Duerra looks down at you from her throne, mace in one hand, still dripping with your old blood. "Take the spike—to remind you of this day."
As she waves her hand and you feel your form being shunted to another dimension, one last whisper comes to your mind…
"Convert one of your friends to my worship or the metal in your blood will kill you all."
And this is where I will end for today. Stay tuned for what comes next as it will surely be the climax of the story.
Until then, game on at tabletop day!


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Honda struck by same devastating WannaCry ransomware that caused global chaos and knocked NHS offline
Honda affected by same devastating virus which managed to make its way across the NHS and even into blood-storage refrigerator systems
HONDA confirmed it shut production at one of its plants last weekend after it was infected by the same ransomware that caused a global panic last month.
The NHS was struck by the virus in May, leaving staff with no option but to cancel or postpone operations and appointments as their computers were held to ransom.
Honda Motor Company - the latest known victim - ceased production on Monday 19 June at its Sayama plant, north-west of Tokyo.
The plant, which produces models including the Accord sedan, Odyssey Minivan and Step Wagon compact multipurpose vehicle, has a daily output of around 1,000 vehicles, according to Reuters.
It discovered the ransomware on its systems on Sunday 18 June but had wiped the system clean by Tuesday.
What is WannaCry?
The programme used in the global cyber attack is known as WannaCry ransomware or Wanna Decryptor.
It was launched on Friday, May 12, and infected more than 230,000 computers demanding ransom payments in the cryptocurrency bitcoin in 28 languages.
The attack was spread by various methods including phishing emails and on systems without up-to-date security patches.
Experts from the National Cyber Security Centre said the outbreak could continue to infect more systems and other victims may emerge.
Investigators from around the globe, including the National Crime Agency (NCA), are working to hunt down those responsible for the WannaCry ransomware.
The virus had impacted some networks in Japan, North America, Europe and China, it added.
A spokesperson said production at other plants was not impacted, and full operations in Tokyo resumed within 24 hours.
It did not confirm whether it had paid the ransom - something cyber security experts advise against as hackers rarely return the encrypted data.
A South Korean company confirmed that it had paid a record $1million ransom to return its data following a similar attack over the weekend.
Website provider Nayana's chief executive revealed that the hackers initially asked for $4.4m, payable in bitcoin.
They agreed to drop it down to $500,000 before changing their minds at the last minute.
He revealed in a statement: "Now I am bankrupt. Everything I've been working on for 20 years is expected to disappear at 12:00 tomorrow."
WannaCry struck banks, hospitals and government agencies in more than 150 countries, affecting those using old Microsoft computer operating systems
Around 40 NHS trusts were hit in the WannaCry ransomware attack, and seven hospitals remained on A&E divert on Sunday afternoon, with ambulances taking emergency patients elsewhere, NHS England said.
It was reported that 2,000 of the trust's 6,000 computers were infected as well as the central system.
It's thought up to 70,000 devices — including computers, MRI scanners, blood-storage refrigerators and theatre equipment — may have been affected.
Foreign companies we know that have been affected include:
- Honda - Japan
- Telefonica - Spain
- Iberdrola - Spain
- Gas Natural - Spain
- FedEx Corp - US
- Renault - France
- Hitatchi - Japan
- Nissan - Japan
- CJ CGV Co - South Korea
- Telecom - Portugal
It is thought about 40 NHS trusts were affected by the cyber attack including:
- Northumbria Healthcare
- North Cumbria Hospitals
- Morecambe Bay Hospitals
- Blackpool Hospitals
- Southport Hospital
- East Lancashire Trust
- Barts Health
- East and North Hertfordshire
- Derbyshire Community Health
- University Hospitals North Midlands
- North Essex Partnership University FT
- London North West Healthcare Trust
- York Hospitals
- East Cheshire Trust
- Aintree University Hospitals
- The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals Trust
- Liverpool Community Trust
- United Lincolnshire Hospitals
- James Paget University Hospital FT
- Basildon And Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust
- Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals
- Ipswich Hospital
- West Herfordshire Hospitals
- Barnsley Hospital
- Central Manchester University Hospitals
In Scotland the following health boards confirmed a cyber attack:
- NHS Ayrshire and Arran
- NHS Borders
- NHS Dumfries and Galloway
- NHS Grampian
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- NHS Fife
- NHS Highland
- NHS Forth Valley
- NHS Western Isles
- NHS Tayside
- NHS Lanarkshire
How to protect yourself from ransomware in the future
- Microsoft has urged anyone who hasn't already updated their system with the security update to do so immediately.
- Individuals should also install any other software updates and switch on auto-updaters where possible.
- Microsoft also recommends running its free anti-virus software for Windows.
- Regularly back up your files by regularly saving copies in a completely separate system, such as an external hard drive.
- Never click on links you don't recognise or download files from people you don't know or trust.
- Install an anti-virus software and check for regular security updates.
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The knife crime row has all the hallmarks of one of Michael Gove's "special ops": a populist issue bigging up the Tories, panning the Liberal Democrats and trapping Labour. There was an ambush at a home affairs cabinet committee chaired by Nick Clegg where Gove and other grandees made an unusual appearance even though the item was not on the agenda.
Then there were orchestrated leaks to the Sun and the Daily Mail: Clegg blocks tougher knife sentences. The degree of annoyance can be measured by the Observer story about Gove's emergency funding for free schools paid from the school places budget. It looked like payback.
The justice secretary, Chris Grayling, wants a mandatory prison sentence of six months, regardless of circumstances, for anyone convicted for a second time of possessing a knife. It is a Tory classic. Shortly after the horrific stabbing of the Leeds teacher Ann Maguire, it says: "We are getting tough on crime." Who could be in favour of knives?
The plan speaks to swing voters who crave simple solutions, which is why Labour is tiptoeing around this issue, and may do the wrong thing if there is a vote this week on the rebel Tory amendment to the criminal justice and courts bill. It makes Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats look weak and defensive.
Nevertheless, Grayling and Gove are posturing. In Grayling's cabinet write-round letter, he gave no evidence for his proposal. In Scotland, prison seems to have worsened reoffending. Few people would be affected, but that is no reason for injustice. What of the young gang members put under pressure to carry knives for their elders? What of the fearful person carrying a knife in self-defence? Why employ judges if not to fit sentences to crimes?
All parties become prone to pre-election simplicities (look at Labour's energy price freeze and rent controls). Yes, the usually sensible Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Met commissioner, supported Grayling's notion. But no senior serving police officer has ever publicly called for lighter sentences. Tougher sentences are always the police's answer because they are responsible for the difficult but more effective alternative – catching and convicting more people. They have a dog in this fight.
Meanwhile, Grayling, Jeremy Hunt and Theresa May – let's name names here – are failing to implement properly the "Cardiff model" of violence prevention, a policy that cuts knife crime dramatically. There is real evidence that this works, unlike Grayling's burp. Three Tory ministers have been too slow in delivering a clear coalition commitment that will save young lives. Policy should be about delivery, not just design.Before Labour subcontracts its thinking to a committee of tabloid newspaper editors, it should remember that the evidence for the Cardiff model was first gathered for its health secretary Alan Johnson. The study found that the policy cut violent crime by 35%. The latest evidence shows even better results: hospital admissions owing to violence are down by 42% where the model is applied.
The Cardiff model is the brainchild of Jonathan Shepherd, a professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery who was fed up with stitching together slashed faces on a Friday and Saturday night. He gave police anonymised accident and emergency data that allowed them to target violent hotspots. He went on to explore the impact of CCTV and plastic glass.
The Cardiff model not only reduces violence, but it also gives us the real picture of the problem. Many fights and injuries, including serious ones, are not reported to the police: astonishingly 13% of shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, are estimated to go unreported.
The data allows police to go on tracking changing hotspots, and to identify the instruments used in violence so they can tailor prevention (such as metal detectors for knives). Shepherd's data collection in Cardiff costs about £5,000 a year but leads to £800,000 in NHS and justice savings alone (disregarding the benefits to victims). There are few better cost-benefit ratios: less crime for less public spending.
The scheme has attracted attention as far afield as Amsterdam, Milwaukee and Cape Town. It so clearly made sense that the coalition backed it in the 2010 agreement, promising to "make hospitals share non-confidential information with police so they know where gun and knife crime is happening and can target stop-and-search in gun and knife crime hotspots".
Its UK rollout probably helps account for the fall in violence. Nevertheless, an audit in 2012 found that only a third of A&E departments were implementing the Cardiff model. The next audit is due later this year. Practitioners believe there is still a long way to go – perhaps half of all emergency departments are applying it now.
How do we account for this failure by two governments to deliver a non- ideological policy with clear advantages? Prevention is less sexy than punishment. The policy also suffers from a time-honoured Whitehall problem: one department (health) has to deliver changes that serve other departments' objectives (home and justice).
Joining up government is what cabinet committees are meant to do. But Grayling appears to be more interested in blaming others for a problem than solving it. Hotspot policing prevents crime: no arrests, no blame-game accusations, no cuts and bruises, no deaths, no punishment. How boring! If poor Grayling proposed to legislate for that, he would never get his headlines in the Sun or the Daily Mail.


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Bruno is the best babysitter!
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Dingo Gunn. Hmm. Can we say SPOILED??
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Thor and Dante - snowdogs!
Navy and her mom enjoying an evening out on the water!
The Martens girls and Nala!
Indiana enjoying a romp with his dad on the Kern River in Yosemite
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Bodie is studying to be a firefighter!
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Jaeden and Sampson enjoying a day at the beach
Duke and Beau Lavalle getting some love from their momma!
Puppy Rex in NYC!
Koa and Rachel at their morning yoga exercises!
Spoiled Jagger!!
Mebby & his favorite coon cap
Reef & Shane - Margarita, anyone?
Nothing like a boy and his dog to make a perfect day at the beach!
Mufasa and his boy, Tom
Water fun for Sebastian and his daddy!
Jagger and Richie - Naptime!
Kona Fink - R we Ready To Mow???
Beautiful Nala!
Kioko - will somebody PLEASE give me a lift?
Rio and Ruby, Washington Park, Oregon
Naiomi, pondering life! or more likely...where IS that squirrel?!
Abraham & Karl enjoying a beautiful spring day on Long Island!
Mia, the Horse Whisperer
The boys, Neil and Eli, snoozin' away!
The sofa line-up!
Gonzalo and his boy, Kai, enjoying the Miami surf.
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Happy New Year Quotes 2016; wishes, greeting, messages.
new year 2017 in the doorstep of our life. welcome new year with full the hope and prosperity. Happy New Year Quotes 2017; wishes, greeting, messages. here are the collection.
I Wish That Each of the 365 Days Of this New Year
Brings You More Happiness,
Peace, Good Health
And Plenty of Luxury.
Happy and Blessed New Year
Leaving behind all the negative
Things in my life
New Year
New Start —– Happy New Year 2017
Let's welcome the year which is fresh and new, Let's cherish each moment it beholds, Let's celebrate this blissful New year.
May The Year 2017 Bring for You Happiness,Success and filled with Peace,Hope & Togetherness of your Family & Friends….Wishing You a…*HAPPY NEW YEAR*
My wishes for you, Great start for Jan, Love for Feb, Peace for march, No worries for April, Fun for May, Joy for June to Nov, Happiness for Dec, Have a lucky and wonderful 2017.
"If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am." – Cyril Cusack
"Each year's regrets are envelopes in which messages of hope are found for the New Year." – John R. Dallas Jr.
Bhul jao bite huye kal ko,
Dil me basalo aane wale kal ko,
Muskurao chahe jo bhi ho pal,
Khushiya leker ayega aane wala kal, —- Happy New Year 2017
Have a year as fragrant as roses, as brilliant as the sun, as colorful as the rainbow and as cheerful as the lark. Happy New Year!
A promising and a fulfilling new year is waiting just for you. Open your arms and behold it with grace and mirth. Hope you have prosperous one.
You have overcome yet another year. With every oncoming year, come greater obstacles in life. So be brave and I hope you overcome all the struggles that life presents you with. Stay strong!
Time is like a water body that is always potent with current, no water passes beneath one's feet two times, just like the sea, moments don't pass you by again, so cherish every moment that life introduces to you and have a happiest New Year.
I came across love, health, peace and joy. They wanted a permanent home. I offered them your address. Hope they reach your doorstep on this New Year.
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, hurrah! Its New Year already! Enjoy loads and have a great time ahead.
Happy New Year Quotes 2017; wishes, greeting, messages.
Happy New Year Quotes 2017; wishes, greeting, messages.
Happy New Year Quotes 2017; wishes, greeting, messages.Happy New Year Quotes 2017; wishes, greeting, messages.
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During the week, Susan Keller meets with groups of 10 to 12 at-risk high school students at Woodstock North High School or McHenry High School East Campus.
Keller, 50, who supervises the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program at Pioneer Center for Human Services, uses the roughly one-hour sessions to help the youngsters in the Let's Talk groups cope with what's going on in their lives.
Anything discussed never leaves the group, Keller said. Some children might be dealing with a parents' divorce. Some might have just been homeless, are having trouble with teachers or experiencing drug problems. Some could have behavioral problems or an unstable home life.
"Some of the kids may be on the verge of running away, don't know how to handle what's happening in the home," Keller said. "[We] sit down and talk about that and give them the resources to make an informed decision.
"If they want to sit there and listen, great," Keller said. "This is their comfort zone."
Keller works with homeless youth in McHenry County, helping them reunite with their family and getting back on their feet. She even provides snacks to the youngsters in her groups.
"Susan has dedicated herself to helping hundreds of youth find housing and build up their natural support system to overcome major challenges that would otherwise result in their being homeless," said Christin Kruse, chief development officer for Pioneer Center. "Susan has a true passion for helping youth at risk or in crisis; she gives not only her time, but her heart and soul to these kids."
Keller's job involves working directly with youngsters who might be thinking about running away from their homes.
"Susan provides insight and guidance for teens struggling with high-risk behaviors, often helping them overcome problems they're facing," Kruse said. "She helps these youth become more confident, secure individuals who are able to overcome obstacles to succeed in their passions of life."
Pioneer's runaway and homeless youth program sees about 500 youngsters a year through various diversion programs. And a recent county census of homeless people found 196 homeless high school students in McHenry County.
"A lot of these kids are couch surfing," Keller said. "When they get to the point where they don't have a place to go is typically when we get called in. Obviously, we want to get called in sooner."
Keller and her staff of five people work with parents and children to try to solve family problems. Sometimes, parents are frustrated with their children and lock them out. There are times when children refuse to go home.
"In both situations, we put those youth in an emergency shelter, and we work the case and find out what's going on," Keller said.
After determining the problem, Keller and her staff act as mediators between the youngsters and parents. They set up family meetings until the situation is resolved.
"We spend a lot of our time teaching parents how to re-parent; they get stuck in their rut," Keller said. "Everybody gets stuck in the way they do things."
Some parents don't do family dinners or anything fun with their children, and some parents parent out of anger, Keller said.
"We have them bring up scenarios [like] what happened in the last fight, and say where they went wrong," Keller said. "Sometimes, they start fighting in front of us. We say, 'Stop. This is exactly why you're here. This is what you need to do.' We do a lot of redirecting and trying to get people to understand their part in the problem.
"It's a lot of therapy," Keller added.
Keller decided she wanted to help youngsters when she returned to college in 2004. She was in her first psychology class and heard the much younger students talk about how some of them had a hard time growing up and nobody believed in them, she said.
"I couldn't believe this is what this generation said," she said. "I sat there and said, 'I need to get into the field where I can help this generation.' "


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Any fall can be dangerous, but for elderly nursing home patients, many of whom are struggling with balance issues and brittle bones, a fall can be deadly. Traumatic brain injuries and complications from injuries such as broken hips can be fatal to this vulnerable population.
Nursing home deaths a grim reminder of how we treat the elderly
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma impacted millions of people across the U.S., but one of the groups that was most severely affected is the elderly, particularly those in nursing homes. While nursing home neglect is all too common in our country, the egregious incidents caused by the hurricanes' power outages and flooding remind us that the elderly need our support and protection.
Startling rates of injuries reported at rehab hospitals
Rehabilitation hospitals are meant to help patients who need a longer period to recover from surgery and certain injuries. Unfortunately, a new report shows that these facilities may not provide adequate care for patients.
Alabama family says negligence to blame for relative's death
91-year-old woman given 48 hours to find new home
A man's 91-year-old mother had lived in an assisted living facility since 2007. Then, one morning, the man and his wife received a phone call notifying them that his mother had 48 hours to find another place to live. Before the call, they had not suspected the facility of any sort of nursing home neglect. However, the reason she had to move so quickly was that the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) had suspended the operating license of the facility where she was living.


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SF/F/H Link Post for 2014-03-31
Interviews & Profiles
- Christopher Nolan on His Star Wars Influence and Interstellar
- CBR interviews Vincenzo Ferriero and Ray Chou, authors of Skies of Fire.
- I Smell Sheep interviews Robin Covington, author of Sex and the Single Vamp.
- Jake Gyllenhaal: Movies are like dreams — "I'm thrilled by the open ends and questions" The star of Enemy on playing a double role, ambiguous endings and acting opposite a tennis ball
- Karl Schroeder, author of Lockstep explains Why Lawyers Will Start Becoming Obsolete This Year, as they are replaced with computerized systems, just like in his book.
- The North Kitsap interviews Randy Henderson, author of the short story "Memories Bleed Beneath the Mask" from the 30th volume of the Writers of the Future anthology.
- SFFWorld interviews Dawn Husted, author of SAFE.
- The Talks at Google program hosted Patrick Rothfuss in the Cambridge, MA
- Helix Renewed for Second Season by Syfy
- DAW Books has announced the coming release of The Slow Regard of Silent Things, an all-new novella from Patrick Rothfus, as part of the Kingkiller Chronicle.
- Harry Potter spin-off "will be a film trilogy"… until one of them gets split in half. [via Paul Di Filippo]
Events & Event News
- Acme Theatre to Present SCI-FEST, Hollywood's First Annual Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival
- Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK, the UK's largest ever exhibition of comics, will be held May 2 – August 19 at the PACCAR Gallery
- Seanan McGuire will be hosting a panel entitled "Beyond the Genre in Genre Fiction" ay Emerald City Comic-Con on Friday morning at 11:40am.
- Tickets are now on sale for the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle, Washington, June 27-29, 2014.
Crowd Funding
- Apex Theropod Deck-Building Game – Choose your apex dinosaur, hunt prey, evolve your genetics, grow stronger, fight bosses, and dominate your friends.
- Tracker: A Post Nuclear Disaster – Collect artefacts, complete missions or hunt other players. A competitive board game that doesn't end if you die.
- Review: Over at Barnes and Noble, Paul Di Filippo reviews Black Moon by Kenneth Calhoun
- Review: Sciencefiction.com reviews Noah: I suggest a more accurate title for this epic drama from director Darren Aronofsky: Transformers: Revenge of the Righteous.
- 5 Things I want from a Science Fiction Romance, not one of which is a sparkling vampire.
- 7 Things We Learned from Divergent's Press Conference
- 11 Things You Learn When Your Book Is Turned Into A TV Show
- 21 YA novels that pack a serious genre punch
- 33 SF/F Books Coming Out In April 2014 That You Need To Read
- Anonymity, Transparency, and Online Book Reviewing
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Train Paris → Geneva
Duration 03:05 - From HK$288
- Departure station : Paris gare lyon (Place Louis Armand 75571 Paris cedex 12)
- Arrival station : Geneve cff (Place de Cornavin 7 1201 Geneva)
Your travel by train from Paris to Geneva
The travel time from Paris to Geneva is just 3 hours and 5 minutes thanks to the high speed TGV Lyria. With comfortable seats, on board restaurant car and generous leg space, your trip from Paris to Geneva will be seamless.
Paris Gare de Lyon is a train station located in Paris. It is one of the most important train stations in Paris. Paris Gare de Lyon is well connected to public transportations and is easily accessible. Geneve CFF is a train station located in Geneva. Being one of the major train stations in Geneva, it is served by buses and other public transportations.
For a single return trip from Paris to Geneva, a train ticket is the best value for money. Best prices are available when buying the train ticket well in advance. For extensive train travel, a rail pass including France and Switzerland is a better choice.
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The best time to visit Paris is probably during the Spring, which starts in April. The weather is mild, not to hot not cold making it ideal to visit the city by foot.
From Geneva, travellers can take the train to reach other cities and regions of Switzerland.
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Kashmir is heavenly beautiful state of India lies on the northern Himalayan ranges is famous for its diverse topography and culture.
Jammu was the stronghold of Hindu Dogra Kings famous for its temples and secluded forest retreats whereas Srinagar the capital of Kashmir is famous for its picture-perfect Mughal gardens and shikara rides. From boating to trekking from bird watching to skiing at snow-covered mountains Kashmir has it all.
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Day 1 Srinagar
Upon arrival at Srinagar Airport, you will be met one of our representative who will greet you and escort you to the pre-booked hotel. After some rest proceed for the sightseeing tour of Srinagar and start your journey with a visit to majestically beautiful Mughal Gardens which represents Mughal architecture and its splendor. Later in the evening enjoy a shikara ride on Dal Lake and capture the beautiful visuals of the surroundings. Return back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2 Srinagar to Sonmarg to Srinagar
After enjoying morning breakfast leave the hotel and proceed towards Sonamarg which is 79.6 Km from Srinagar to explore striking attractions of Sonamarg. It is also known as "Meadows of Gold". The fast flowing Sindh River makes it a popular destination for trout and masheer fishing in summers. Its snow covered glaciers are an integral part of trekking circuit and are known for their splendid beauty. Visitors can opt for a pony ride to one of the glacier and enjoy the natural beauty or visit the Thajiwas Glacier, Gadsar Lake, Baltal Valley, Gangabal Lake etc. Return back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3 Srinagar to Pahalgam
In the 3rd day of your Kashmir package post breakfast drive towards Pahalgam which is situated at an elevation of 2,440 meters above the sea level. En-route visit the ruins of Avantipur and Anantnag Sulphur springs and enjoy the beauty of saffron fields. Pahalgam is also known as "Valley of Shepherds". Upon arrival, check into the pre-booked hotel and take some rest. Later on, explore the natural beauty of Pahalgam and visit the Pahalgam Golf Course, Kolahoi Glacier, Tulian Lake, Mamleshwar Temple etc. Return back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4 Pahalgam to Gulmarg
In the morning post breakfast drive towards Gulmarg which is at a distance of 152 Km from Pahalgam. Upon arrival, check into the pre-booked hotel and freshen up. It is also known as Meadow of Flowers and is a popular skiing destination during winters. Visit the Gulmarg Golf, enjoy the Gondola ride from Gulmarg to Kongdoori and watch the scenic beauty of Gulmarg from the height of 10,000 feet. If time and energy permits visit the Strawberry Valley, Seven Springs, Gulmarg Biosphere etc. Return back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5 Gulmarg to Srinagar
After lunch leave from Gulmarg and drive towards Srinagar which is about 60 Km from Gulmarg. Upon arrival, check into the pre-booked hotel and freshen up. Later visit the striking attractions of Srinagar which include Shankaracharya Temple, Kheer Bhawani, Hari Parbat, Jamia Mosque, Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden etc. In the evening enjoy the shikara ride on the beautiful Dal Lake and do shopping on floating shikaras. Return back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6 Departure
On the last day of your Kashmir tour package check out from hotel post breakfast and transfer in time to the airport to board a flight for return journey.
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The History of British Columbia
Fort Langley
History of British Columbia
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ALEXANDER BEGG, C.C. December, 1894.
From Lake Stuart, Sir George Simpson passed along Stuart River and Fraser River to Fort Alexandria. Horses were taken at this place and the country crossed to Kamloops, a distance of 215 miles. At Kamloops, water navigation was resumed in a canoe with twelve men paddling. After passing through Lake Kamloops to its outlet, they entered the Lower Thompson, which they descended to its junction with the Fraser, From this point they reached tide water by nearly the same route as that which was explored by Simon Fraser twenty years earlier. They left Kamloops early on October 6th. 1828, and reached Fort Langley,. on the Fraser, about twenty-five miles from its mouth, on the 10th,, the distance being 264 miles.
Shortly after his arrival Finlayson was placed in charge of the grist and saw mill about five miles up the river from the fort, where he had a gang of twenty men to look after. From the saw mill were shipped lumber and spars to the Sandwich Islands. At this work he remained until the spring of 1840, when he was ordered to join the party under Chief Factor Douglas, who on going north at that time rescued the man Lassertes from drowning, At the head of Puget Sound they found the steamer Beaver, Captain-McNeill, in waiting. On the way north they called at Fort Langley on Fraser River. That fort had recently been destroyed by fire r which was unfortunate, as a supply of salted provisions were expected to have been obtained there. Fort McLoughlin, at Milbank Sound,. was visited, and also Fort Simpson, at each of which places furs, potatoes, cord wood, etc., were secured.
To open up the country by way of Fort Langley and the Fraser River, the work of exploration was at once commenced. Early in 1846, Mr. A. C. Anderson, who then had charge of Fort Alexandria (the next fort on the Fraser north of Langley, set out with five men to survey the country from Fort Kamloops to Fort Langley. His downward journey was not very successful ; but he was more fortunate A. c. ANDBRSON. on nis return, and secured a route which was adopted from Langley by the way of the Quequealla River (at the mouth of which the town of Hope now stands) and Lake Nicola to Kamloops, from whence the trails to the interior were tolerably well known. He made another survey in 1847, but without further success ; his route of the previous year afterwards became, in the main, the waggon-road to the south-eastern interior.
Fort Langley was the only station occupied by white men on the Fraser, below Fort Alexandria, a distance of about three hundred miles, until the establishment of Fort Yale in 1848. It was so named after James Murray Yale, then in charge of Fort Langley, who entered the Company's service in 1815, when a boy, and who in after life became one of their best officers. The new fort was erected to facilitate the transfer of supplies and furs over the new route about to be opened, connecting the seaboard with the interior east and north. The difficulties experienced on the first trip to and from Fort Yale, determined Douglas to establish another on the east bank of the Fraser, a short distance below Yale at the mouth of the Coquihalla River, to be named Hope.
Preparations were now being made at old Fort Langley to be in readiness for the arrival of the Royal Engineers and others expected from England in connection with the new seat of government on the mainland. A sale of town lots was advertised to take place at Victoria, on or about the 20th of October, the upset price to be $100 per single lot of 64 x 120 feet; lots to be sold without reservation, unless for the use of the Government. Barracks were built. The roof was laid by William Clarkson, from Oshawa, Ontario, yet (1893) a resident in New Westminster. [Mr. Clarkson died in 1894. " ED.]
" both vessels proceeded in company as far as old Eort Langley, when the Otter disembarked a party of eighteen sappers, under the command of Captain Parsons. They embarked on the revenue cutter Recovery, joining the command of Captain Grant, R.E., who had previously reached this spot with a party of the same corps. The two captains mentioned had recently arrived from England, each in command of small detachments of the Royal Engineers. The Beaver then proceeded with his Excellency and suite aboard to new Fort Langley, when preparations were made for the ceremonial of the following day"
An advertisement from Victoria, on the 25th, 26th and 29th November. The land was laid out or divided into 183 blocks of five by ten chains, and the blocks subdivided into eighteen lots of 64 x 120 feet. Nineteen blocks were reserved for government uses in different portions of the town. The width of the streets was seventy-eight feet, with an alleyway of twelve feet in width through each block. The streets were not named. The new town was located upon the site of the old Fort Langley, thirty-three miles from the mouth of Fraser River. Upset price of lots, $100. Printed receipts for lots purchased were given, signed by J. D. Pemberton, acting Colonial Surveyor, and contained the following clause : " All interest in, and title to, the said lot, and to this instalment, to cease and become void, unless the balance is paid within the space of one calendar month from this date." The town as laid out and sold was named DERBY.
The Hudson Bay Company's officer, Mr. Yale, at Fort Langley, undertook to provide a canoe and crew for the journey, and my own preparations," continues Lieutenant Mayne, "were soon made "a blanket, frock and trousers, a couple of rugs, two or three pipes, plenty of tobacco, tea, coffee, some meat and bread completing my outfit. At this time canoe-travelling was quite new to me, and, familiar as it has since become, I quite well remember the curious sensations with which this, my first journey of the kind, was commenced. It was mid-winter; the snow lay several inches deep upon the ground. The latest reports from up the river spoke of much ice about and below Fort Hope, so that I was by no means sorry to avail myself of the offer of Mr. Lewis of the Hudson Bay Company.
Copyright Jacob Romeyn March 2008


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Nexvax2® is the only disease-modifying therapeutic approach for celiac disease in clinical development today that has the potential to enable patients to return to a normal diet, good health, and improved quality of life. Nexvax2® is a combination of three proprietary peptides that elicit an immune response in patients with celiac disease (CeD) who carry the immune recognition gene, HLA-DQ2.5, which accounts for the condition in 80% to 90% of patients. Nexvax2® is delivered intradermally as a therapeutic vaccine and reprograms the T-cells that respond to gluten antigens in CeD patients so that they stop responding defensively by triggering a pro-inflammatory response. As a result, by preventing T-cells from continuing to cause inflammation in the small intestine, the injured tissue heals and patients would be able to resume an unrestricted diet and enjoy improved health. Booster shots of Nexvax2® would offer periodic reinforcements of the treatment to establish a prolonged tolerance to gluten.
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Diagnostic tests measuring antigen-specific T-cells are already in clinical practice to aid in the diagnosis of other conditions, such as the interferon-gamma release tests to identify an immune reaction to bacterial antigens that cause tuberculosis. ImmusanT's diagnostic program includes development of three major diagnostic tools to detect and characterize gluten-reactive T cells in celiac disease by measuring cytokines released in blood incubated with gluten peptides, and cytokines in blood from individuals treated with Nexvax2.


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By Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Mechanicsville)
This week, I joined President Obama, Members of Congress, and national health care leaders for a summit to discuss reforms to our nations costly and inefficient health care system, which is an enormous burden on American families, businesses and the economy. Together with the Obama Administration, we will take the appropriate steps to enact health care reform legislation this year to improve the quality of care and reduce costs for all Americans. As we continue to work towards an economic recovery, reforming health care is necessary to strengthen American competitiveness and ensure the long-term prosperity of our country.
On Thursday, the House passed the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. This legislation implements some of the most important provisions included in President Obamas Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan, including key incentives to encourage lenders to negotiate affordable mortgages for responsible homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure. Stabilizing the housing market is essential to restoring the economy, and I hope that this bill is sent quickly to the Presidents desk.
This week, we faced some challenges on the D.C. House Voting Rights Act to give the 600,000 residents of the District of Columbia what every other American citizen has voting representation in the U.S. Congress. It is unconscionable that of all the worlds democracies, ours is the only one where the citizens living in the national capital are denied full voting rights. I remain committed to working with the Democratic leadership, Congresswoman Norton, President Obama and all other supporters of D.C. voting rights to pass this historic legislation, and hope to consider the measure next week.
Next week, we will also consider the Water Quality Investment Act, which makes critical investments in our clean water and environmental infrastructure. In addition, I hope the Senate will complete consideration on the Omnibus Appropriations bill funding government operations for the rest of the fiscal year, so that we can send it the President for his signature.


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Yesterday evening Guardian editor (and amateur pianist/ clarinetist/ classical music buff/ journalist/ author) Alan Rusbridger gave an illuminating, insightful talk at Kings Place about his newly-published book: Play it Again.
Upon reaching middle age, Rusbridger had an urge to take up piano-playing again. He'd played until the age of 16 (and grade 6, for which he achieved 101 – "150 is exceptional," he explained, "100 is acceptable.") and then drifted away, as so many teenagers do.
His university years were spent listening to classical music, tinkering on the piano at Christmas time and then later – when his daughters were born – he'd play nursery rhymes.
But it wasn't until he reached the 'afternoon' of his life, as Jung describes it, that he experienced a longing to learn again properly – to play challenging pieces.
Rusbridger found a connection with Jung's ideas about middle age – post child-rearing (mostly), settled into a career – as being the cultural years, the years where one should revisit music, enjoy art, languages, without the burden of young children, or trying to establish a career.
And so he enrolled on a summer piano-playing course for amateurs, to take place in the outhouses of a woman's home in France. Visiting tutors would teach the small group of piano players, and they would preform to each other. On the last evening a guy called Gary – who Rusbridger had noticed seemed lost and sad – amazed the other players be reciting Chopin's First Ballade, Op 23, a piece that most professionals live in fear of.
This awoke a yearning in Rusbridger to spend a year attempting to master this ballade. Only, as editor of the Guardian – and with WikiLeaks breaking, and the phone hacking scandal continuing to bubble up – he didn't have much spare time. But then he read that if you sleep for eight hours and work for eight hours, what happens to the remaining eight hours? He set his alarm clock for 20 minutes earlier and began practicing each morning.
He soon realised that the more you do, the more you are able to do. And so he would interview pianists for the Guardian, and ask for five minutes at the end to talk about Chopin's First Ballade, Op 23 and how to execute it.
The most difficult part of learning the piece was his memory. This ballade is so complex that the pianist can't follow the music at the same time as playing, so although Rusbridger describes himself as a fairly good sight-reader, he found he couldn't remember any music to play by heart. After visiting a neuroscientist, he discovered that you can train yourself to use as yet unused parts of your brain. Subsequently, he became able to memorise the piece.
He learned that there are different types of memory. After originally assuming that there was a muscle memory (like with golf, and remembering how to swing the club), he found out there's no such thing and that instead, pianists must rely on a photographic memory, or a harmonic memory (memorising harmonic structures).
As he continued to improve, with the help of a piano teacher and advice from experts, Rusbridger began to enjoy the process, and the playing, more and more.
During a trip to Libya, to search for Guardian correspondent Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, who'd be seized, Rusbridger found himself in a hotel with a piano. He recited the ballade. He then discovered that they'd be leaving via Casablanca and he liked the idea of finding another hotel with a piano in Casablanca and playing it again. This is where the title of the book comes from.
The talk was fascinating because of Rusbridger's ability to analyse reason and process so articulately, and also because of his journalistic experience: he answers the questions we want him to answer. He explained his own desire to find out about the intricate details of other people's lives (musicians, sports players) and was generous with the details he divulged of his own.
He's been contacted by amateur pianists who've been inspired by the book to take playing more seriously, which pleases him. And he highlighted the joy of being an amateur and not taking playing too seriously – less pressure, allowed to drink wine between recitals – against the huge strain of playing professionally.
When an audience member asked why so many children give up instruments, and if it's the fault of the teacher, another audience member explained that Rusbridger had already answered that question: the autumn years are for culture. It's natural for teenagers to move away from musical instruments, and search for other vices, concentrate on their careers and then build families. But we should all return to this creativity in later years, because if the editor of the Guardian can find time to fit in 20 minutes of practice a day – anyone can.


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There Is A World War 3 Happening Right Now
Nearly 70 - 80% of what is in supermarkets, is bad for your health and for the environment. Choose to love your body and the Earth by only buying products that are organic and chemical free. You, our children and the Earth deserve the best. To find safe, healthy, organic and chemical free products, please check out my website.
So many food products in supermarkets, help to create cancer, tumors, arthritis, acidity in the body, Diabetes, Bi-Polar, heart attacks, obesity, depression, insomnia, irritability, mood swings, tooth decay and so many other health problems.
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There is a real world war 3 happening right now & people are dying, right under our noses. Unethical and immoral people who create unhealthy & toxic products for us, don't care one bit about us or our beautiful home Earth, it is all about the money.
Money versus our health, our lives, the Earth's environment and the future of our children's lives is at stake here. As consumers we can fight back in this war, and show these money hungry companies that we really do care about ourselves, our children and the Earth.
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"The first wealth is health." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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