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Kala Pola, Sri Lanka's annual open-air art fair, turned Colombo into a riot of colour for the 23rd time, shining a spotlight on a variety of visual artists of Sri Lanka. Organised by The George Keyt Foundation and the John Keells Group, Kala Pola 2016 took place on 31st January 2016. 308 registered artists and over 22,000 estimated visitors flocked into Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 07 which was adorned with a variety of art ranging from breath-taking paintings and life-like portraits to abstract art and intricate sculptures.
Gracing the official ceremony as Chief Guest was H.E. Dr. Jürgen Morhard, the German Ambassador for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, the Chairman and Trustees of The George Keyt Foundation and the Chairman of John Keells Holdings PLC, Mr. Susantha Ratnayake.
Addressing the gathering, H. E. Dr. Jürgen Morhard said, "It's always impressive for us to witness that Sri Lanka is not only rich in nature and its wonderful people, but is also rich in creativity. Sri Lanka at the moment is a fast growing country…… But there is something beyond economic controls. What a city which wants to attract international tourism needs is a `soul'. The `soul of a city' comes from its creative side, it comes from artists… All those who are here, the sponsors [and the artists], thank you! You are changing the city with this activity and you are making a difference in Sri Lanka."
Cedric De Silva, Chairman of The George Keyt Foundation, said, "This year too Kala Pola caught the attention of many artists and art-loving public, enabling a platform to appreciate and exchange works of art. We estimate that this event has generated over Rs. 13 million in sales, excluding what might have been commissioned by potential buyers. Our sincere thanks to John Keells Holdings and the John Keells Foundation for their commitment towards making this event a continued success for the artists and the art-loving public of Sri Lanka over the past two decades."
Ms. Nadija Tambiah, Head of CSR, John Keells Holdings PLC said, "The 23rd Anniversary of Kala Pola is the 22nd consecutive year where the John Keells Group has been sole sponsors and organisers. We are thrilled to see the unprecedented number of visitors and art sales. We are enormously encouraged by the continuing success of this event in achieving our objective of empowering Sri Lankan artists by providing a platform for talented painters and sculptors to market their art, enabling not only the promotion of their career but an appreciation and patronage of art among the public. It is encouraging to see art lovers, whether students, patrons, collectors, designers or general public from various parts of the country visiting Kala Pola, truly highlighting the reach and significance of this event."
Kala Pola 2016 also included a Kids' Art Corner organised by John Keells Group's subsidiary, Ceylon Cold Stores PLC, attracting 184 child artists who were rewarded with a certificate and refreshments courtesy of Elephant House and art equipment sponsored by Sakura Agency. This year the Kids' Art Corner was aided by teachers of the Cora Abraham Art School while children from "The Dream" – the Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy – also showcased their art.
The evening segment of Kala Pola, included lively performances by the acclaimed Ravibandhu Vidyapathi Drum Ensemble and Music Matters Collective with their innovative blend of jazz and experimental fusion.
Kala Pola 2016 was supported by a dedicated team of 91 staff volunteers from across the John Keells Group. Kala Pola Volunteer, Amie Peiris said, "I have always had an interest in art, so volunteering for Kala Pola was a really enjoyable experience. I loved speaking to the artists – each one of them had a unique story to tell! I felt really proud to have been a part of something that enabled their work to be showcased."
John Keells Volunteers also helped Kala Pola artists to register on www.srilankanartgallery.com, Sri Lanka's first and only corporate digital art gallery. The website which is designed, maintained and hosted by John Keells Foundation – the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) entity of the John Keells Group – under its focus area of Arts and Culture, enables Sri Lankan artists to showcase and market their work throughout the year to local and foreign buyers.
Kala Pola takes place in January each year and artists interested in participating can contact The George Keyt Foundation or John Keells Foundation.
CAPTION FOR PHOTO: Chairman of John Keells Holdings PLC, Mr. Susantha Ratnayake welcomes Chief Guest H.E. Dr. Jürgen Morhard, the German Ambassador for Sri Lanka and the Maldives


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The futuristic design of the Spaceship House was created by Spanish architecture studio NOEM. The building is constructed with 3 wooden prefabricated modules which are attached to a metal frame, 4m above ground level offering panoramic views of the surroundings.
Access to the house is made from a restored and modernized "real airplane" staircase and the entire control of the house is made from a Star Wars-style control panel. Located in La Moraleja, on the outskirts of Madrid, this home was built in 14 weeks and has an 'A' energy efficiency rating.

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text: Hi all. I just made a real snap decison to give up my blog and all blogging activities for Lent. It is so crazy of me, but I know I spend way too much time doing it and I want to use that time instead to deepen my relationship with Christ. It is going to be so hard for me! What am I going to do without all of you??? Oh well, it is important enough for me to do it. I'll see you all in April!! Have a great St. Patrick's Day, my birthday (3-19), my anniversary (4-3), Good Friday and Easter until then. OK, how am I not going to blog about all those things??? Have I lost my mind??? 🙂 Take care all!


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When I ask, "How well do you see?", you might answer with your eyeglasses prescription. But there is a far more important aspect to "vision", and that is how well do we understand, how well do we "see" the things of God—His nature, His character, how He works, and what He says is important. Sadly, sometimes it's the most "religious" among us who are the most myopic when it comes to the Kingdom of God. Today we're going to study an interaction Jesus had with just such a group, and here to help us "see" what we're supposed to glean from this is teacher and author of the book, Broken Yet Blessed, Kathi McCarty.
Table Talk Notes
Ahhhh, now I see the Light! John 9
1-7 | As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
8-12 | The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, "Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?" Some said, "It is he." Others said, "No, but he is like him." He kept saying, "I am the man." So they said to him, "Then how were your eyes opened?" He answered, "The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed and received my sight." They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."
13-17 | They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, "He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see." Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them. So they said again to the blind man, "What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet."
18-23 | The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" His parents answered, "We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself." (His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.) Therefore his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."
24-34 | So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner." He answered, "Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see." They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them, "I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?" And they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from." The man answered, "Why, this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, he could do nothing." They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out.
35-41 | Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" He answered, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?" Jesus said to him, "You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you." He said, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped him. Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind." Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, "Are we also blind?" Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, 'We see,' your guilt remains.
A study of John 9
- Vs 1-5: We are all born blind to the things of God (generational curse from Adam)
- The cause of blindness is not at issue; God being glorified is
- We (not I) must do the works – we're connected
- This is the first time he includes His disciples in "authority factor"
- God often uses others as the "revelation factor"
Jesus uses everyday "stuff"
- Vs 6-9: Dirt ( unpleasant circumstances) and spit (painful things we want to avoid) to reveal Himself
- Go to the pool – healing is often a journey
- Cleansing and revelation go hand in hand
- Both require acts of faith and obedience
Do you have an obedient heart?
- Vs 8-10: When we obey, revelation (sight) comes
- The Hebrew mind understood that you obey first, THEN the revelation comes. Westerners have it backward
- When we walk in revelation knowledge, people not only notice, they ask the right question.
- You can't give answers if they haven't asked questions
God offends the mind to reveal the heart
- The heart of the Pharisee will always be exposed, sooner or later
- Vs 11-16: They could not rejoice in what God had done because it defied tradition/theology
- Often it's our religion, theology or doctrine that keep people from seeing God as He really is
- God is after relationship
Questions that beg to be answered
- What are my blind spots? What is God wanting to show me about myself?
- Who/what does God want to use to open my eyes to see myself as He sees me?
- Am I willing to let Him use the "uncomely" things to open my eyes?
- Who do I fear more – man or God?
Insights & revelations:
- Spatialization – ability to determine our body parts in relationship to one another; to determine how we fit/move in society.
- Blindness: No awareness of our environment, but more importantly, no awareness of ourselves
- Blind people bump into things and people, hurting both themselves and others
- Sight: Seeing ourselves for who we truly are – from God's perspective.
- Seeing God/Jesus for who He truly is
- People who see clearly are often rejected by those who do not (vs 34)
- Jesus stands with the clear sighted (albeit rejected one vs 35). He does not offer sympathy, commiseration, or even advice – He offers Himself!
The challenge
- How clear is my "vision" to see who I really am….to see who God really is?
- How willing am I to go on a journey of healing to have my eyes opened?
Be encouraged!
- "Whosoever will to the Lord may come…."
- "Come to Me, all you who are weak and heavy ladened…."


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Imagine diving into digital archives, excavating previously unappreciated images from other worlds, and electronically piecing them together to present new pictures to our world. That's what The Planetary Society, in partnership with UnmannedSpaceflight.com, is pleased to host – an archive of amateur-processed space images. Contribute your image or learn how to make your own.
Opportunity panorama at Rocheport
Ice Flows and Dunes in Mars' Northern Polar Region
Saturn in infrared
Erupting Enceladus over Saturn from Voyager 1
Ireson Hill, Curiosity sol 1590
Ireson Hill, Curiosity sol 1598
Mount Sharp northwest flank
Misery outcrop, Curiosity sol 1591
Views of Curiosity REMS boom 1, sol 1572
Sinuous ridges in the Aeolis-Zephyria region, Mars
Bedrock exposure in landslide scarp
Light-toned outcrops in Noctis Labyrinthus
North polar gypsum dunes in Olympia Undae
Inverted channels on Mount Sharp in Gale Crater
Gasa Crater, Mars
Fissure in the Cerberus region
Intrepid Crater from Opportunity
Gullies in Gasa Crater
Structures in the Keeler gap
Daphnis in the Keeler Gap
Cassini view of Titan on 6 March 2014
Curiosity overview route map through sol 1536
Murray formation outcrop, Curiosity sol 1512
Zooming in on Egg Rock, a meteorite on Mars
Fighting the wind blowing the Sebina dump pile
Fifteen Curiosity drill holes on Mars
Schiaparelli backshell and parachute landing location from HiRISE in color
Schiaparelli lander crash site from HiRISE in color
HiRISE color swaths over the Opportunity field site
Voyager 2 Jupiter approach movie
Standing on Asteroid Vesta
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Saturn mosaic on 28 October 2016
Dust storm over Deuteronilus Mensae, Mars
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Dust lifting over Deuteronilus Mensae, Mars
JunoCam's "Marble Movie," July 10-October 14, 2016 (near-final version)
Mars near southern summer solstice
Fourteen Curiosity drill holes on Mars
Observations of Curiosity's left-middle wheel from sol 513 to sol 1471
Changing light on a butte and distant crater rim, Curiosity sol 1447
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Our Annual Line-up of Special Events — We hope you can join us!
Ice Tee Open
Join us for our golf on ice fundraiser to benefit Camp Knutson campers presented by Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant! Fun for the whole family.
Family "Sundae" Funday Open House: Canceled
This event has been canceled to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. We will miss seeing you and hope you will be able to join us for other events at a later date.
Night Under The Stars — Camp Knutson Benefit Dinner and Auction
An evening full of fun and entertainment in support of Camp Knutson held on the lovely Camp K grounds. This premier gala event is presented by the Camp Knutson Volunteer Organization.
Quilt Auction
The Annual Quilt Auction is an event organized by the Camp Knutson Volunteers to raise funds for Camp Knutson. It's a fun day full of activities for the whole family and provides a host of beautiful quilts to bid on!
Pancake Breakfast
Camp Knutson hosts neighbors, volunteers, friends, and families at the Camp for a complimentary/free will donation "Thank-You" breakfast held annually on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.
Alumni Reunion
Reconnect and reminisce with other program staff alumni at Camp Knutson.
Golf Scramble
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A while back my daughter told me about an art event being planned by one of her friends at the Crofoot in Pontiac, called Abstract Attractions. She asked if I would like to display a couple of my pieces. Although details were vague at first (was it a one-day thing or will the art be up for a while? A concert with art, or an art show with music? etc) and slow to come together, I said yes. Once the facebook page was created about two weeks before the event it became clear that it was more geared toward a younger concert-going crowd than middle-aged moms. So I decided not to attend, but asked Angela if my art ends up being displayed somewhere would she please take a picture or two? She did, and here they are. Her art is on the easel, my 3 pieces on the ledge behind it.
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If you're a fan of Greek yogurt and egg salads, then this recipe is right up your alley. Instead of using sour cream or mayo, the creamy of addition of Greek yogurt is a nice healthy alternative. The tart and rich flavor of the yogurt makes this egg salad recipe wonderfully bright and fresh. If you're using non-fat Greek yogurt, then the recipe is even healthier and low fat.
To balance out the flavors and textures of this egg salad, we've added some crunch from celery and minced pickles. You can even spice up this recipe beyond the paprika. If you like, add some chili powder, garlic salt or your favorite blend of spices.
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- 6 hard boiled eggs , chopped
- 1/2 cup low-fat or non-fat yogurt Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 cup celery , small chop
- 2 teaspoons mustard
- 2 green onions , minced
- about 6 pickles , minced
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt , or to taste
- fresh black pepper to taste
- In bowl, combine yogurt, celery, mustard, green onions, pickles, paprika, salt, black pepper to taste.
- Add chopped eggs and gently stir to combine all ingredients together.
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Oscar Pistorius' comeback story is remarkable, and so are these others
Oscar Pistorius' comeback story is remarkable, and so are these others
This evening at the London 2012 Olympics, South African double-amputee Oscar Pistorius will take to the track to contest the first round of 400 meters with able-bodied runners. Pistorius, however, won't be the first to achieve a seemingly impossible sporting feat. There have been other such champions in the past, overcoming adversity and etching their names permanently in the annals of Olympic history. Here are their stories.
Oscar Pistorius (2012 Summer Olympics)
He had to undergo amputation when he was eleven months old due to a congenital absence of fibulae in both his legs. Fitted with prosthetic limbs in his early years, he flirted with rugby, water polo and tennis. But a serious knee injury shifted his focus to running and he entered the 2004 Summer Paralympics and took part in his first able-bodied race in 2005. However, his desire to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics was over-ruled by the IAAF on the pretext that he enjoyed an unfair advantage. That ruling was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2008, but he failed to qualify for the Summer Games. He didn't give up and was rewarded with a qualification for the London 2011 World Championships, and subsequently for the ongoing Games as well.
Kimiko Hirai-Soldati (2004 Summer Olympics)
As a girl, Hirai-Soldati wanted to be a gymnast and represent her country at the Olympics. However, she suffered career-threatening injuries to her knees and was sidelined from her school's gymnastics team for a while. Still, her desire to become an Olympian remained and she was successful in the trials for her school's diving team. Then, tragedy struck when the 17-year-old Hirai-Soldati lost her mother to breast cancer. Her misfortune continued as soon after at a college event, a dive went horribly wrong and she suffered a severe shoulder injury. It completely dashed her Olympic dreams as she underwent therapy for nine years. But after countless surgeries and intensive training, she was able to fulfill her dream and made the United States Olympic diving team for the 2004 Athens Summer Games. At 30, she was the oldest contestant and also the first Japanese-American to represent her country since 1992.
Cliff Meidl (1996 Summer Olympics)
When he was just 20, Meidl suffered a construction accident as a result of which both his knees were internally crushed and his toes were amputated. It was a miracle he even survived, considering he went into cardiac arrest thrice on the way to the hospital. Doctors wanted to amputate both his legs below the knees but his parents refused. After numerous surgeries and years of therapy, he was able to walk again. Part of his recovery involved rowing and this led to his competing in local sprint kayaking competitions. That process eventually culminated in his representing his country at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics as well as the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where he served as flag-bearer at the opening ceremony.
Ana Fidelia Quirot (1996 Summer Olympics)
The Cuban athlete won a bronze medal in the 800 meters at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Quirot then suffered 38 per cent burn injuries in a horrific domestic accident. She was pregnant at the time and lost the child while fighting for her life in hospital.
Despite this, she regained fitness and returned to the track in late 1993, taking part in the Central American Games. This led to her international comeback and she won a gold medal at the 1995 Athletics World Championships in Sweden. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she took home a silver medal in the 800 meters.
Jim Abbott (1988 Summer Olympics)
When the United States Olympic Baseball Team won the gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, they did so with a one-handed pitcher. His name is Jim Abbott and he was born with no right hand. But that didn't stop him from trying to become professional baseball player, and he played for the California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers from 1989 to 1999. At the Seoul Games, baseball was only a demonstration sport. Nevertheless, Abbott pitched in the final game, winning an unofficial gold medal for the United States.
Chetan Narula is the author of Skipper: A Definitive Account of India's Greatest Captains.
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Berea College, in Berea, Kentucky, will host the Fifth Annual World Massage Festival and Massage Therapy Hall of Fame, June 17-21, 2010, welcoming therapists from around the world to choose from 56 continuing education workshops taught by 42 leaders of the massage profession, share their insights, honor those who forged the industry and enjoy a weekend of learning, networking and most of all, fun!
Roaring River, NC (PRWEB) December 30, 2009 — The World Massage Festival and Massage Therapy Hall of Fame (http://www.worldmassagefestival.com/2010/2010hof.html) is not your usual "massage convention". Open to therapists, instructors and the general public, the Festival offers affordable, world class, hands-on continuing education.
Workshop registration, 4 days of lodging and meals, the Massage Symposium, Trade Show, Hall of Fame Ceremony and Reception are all part of a busy weekend of special activities at a cost of only $492, about one-half the price of attendance at a standard industry convention. This is the best deal in the country. (http://www.worldmassagefestival.com/2010/index.html)
ESALEN® COMES TO THE EAST COAST. Brita Ostrom of the Esalen® Institute and Robin Fann-Costanzo will offer 23 hours of Esalen® training and Keynote speaker Paul St. John will be teaching Aquasomatic Therapy for the first time at a conference. James Waslaski, Laura Allen, Claire Marie Miller, Ruthie Piper Hardee, Terry Norman, Tina Allen, Sudevi and Vivian Madison-Mahoney are among the distinguished instructors offering workshops (http://www.worldmassagefestival.com/2010/classes.html) ranging from using Social Networking in your practice to Thai Yoga Bodywork Training and Chinese Medical Massage during the 3-day education portion of the Festival.
While honoring the Bridge Builders (http://www.worldmassagefestival.com/bridge.html)of the profession, the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame in 2010 will recognize the Pioneers of Massage, launch the First Annual Charlotte Hooten Memorial Scholarship and pay special tribute during the Closing Ceremonies to the late Aunty Margaret Machado, who chose to share Lomi Lomi with the world from the 1940's to her passing in December, 2009.
Massage Warehouse and Angie Patrick oversee the creation of "Sanctuary", an area that provides spa treatments for donations. Participants visit the working spa set up on the trade show floor, and for a donation of $10, they can receive one of six protocols designed for the feet as well as the face. All donations will be given to the Shriner Children's Hospital.
The World Massage Festival is also a job fair for those considering massage therapy as a profession and a showcase for the community at large to see various types of massage therapy. It is an opportunity for therapists to network with and learn from other therapists, massage business suppliers, schools and professional associations.
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Kimbrel Passes on Qualifying Offer
By Jason Mastrodonato
Boston Herald
It's officially time for the Red Sox to start thinking about a new closer.
On Monday, Craig Kimbrel rejected the qualifying offer for a one-year contract worth $17.9 million to stay with the Sox and will instead test the free agent market.
"We anticipated he would reject it," Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said in an email.
The Sox will now receive a compensatory pick if Kimbrel signs elsewhere, but because they were over the luxury tax threshold in 2018, that pick won't come until after the fourth round of the draft next June.
It was long assumed that Kimbrel would go this route, given the 30-year-old has just entered free agency for the first time in his career and may not get another chance to cash in for a big payday. He has a chance to push Aroldis Chapman's record contract for a reliever of five-years, $86 million.
Some of Kimbrel's numbers trended down in 2018, but he still held hitters to a lower contact percentage (62.7) than any pitcher in the majors while finishing the year with a 2.74 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with 96 strikeouts in 62.2 innings.
Kimbrel was less effective in the postseason, when he had a 5.81 ERA with just 10 strikeouts to eight walks in 10.1 innings, though he did convert every save opportunity.
Dombrowski said at the GM Meetings last week that the Sox wouldn't consider any other moves on the relief market until they knew what Kimbrel was going to do.
Now that they know he'll test the market, they can consider making Kimbrel a better offer or looking elsewhere.
"I don't think we'll go in with that idea of closer by committee," Dombrowski said last week. "I can't tell you what's an established closer - I mean Ryan Brasier has closed games for some established big-league clubs. Is Matt Barnes? But I don't think we'd feel uncomfortable with either one of them. Could there be other alternatives? Sure."
Jeurys Familia, Zach Britton, David Robertson, Adam Ottavino, Andrew Miller, Kelvin Herrera and Joe Kelly are among the other top relievers available in free agency this winter.
The Red Sox payroll is already expected to be over $215 million as currently constructed, according to Cots Baseball Contracts, with at least seven players making eight-figure salaries.
But they'll need to find a way to address the bullpen needs, where Kimbrel and Kelly are free agents and only Brasier and Barnes remain among proven set-up guys. Dombrowski said soon after the World Series ended that the bullpen would be the Red Sox' priority this offseason.
Also this week, the Red Sox will have their eyes on the awards announcements.
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Bremen, 1 April 2015
StartupWeekend Space: Bremen, a European event conceived to generate lean space startup concepts through interdisciplinary collaboration has today officially announced the prizes to be awarded to the top three teams.
Held at Bremen's Innovation and Technology Center (BITZ) on April 10th-12th, 2015. The first, second and third place winners will be rewarded with prizes that can significantly help them advance their presented business concepts.
The winning team will receive 12 months of coaching from Claudia Kessler, CEO of HE-Space, in business proposal writing and business formation. Following the 12 months, the winning team will be coached by Chad Anderson, Managing Director of Space Angels Network, in preparation to present their business plan to investors within their network.
Managing Director of the Space Angels Network, Chad Anderson, acknowledges the importance of the StartupWeekend Space event for Europe by demonstrating his commitment to support the winning team and the event.
"For the past three years Space Angels Network has supported Space Startup Weekends in San Francisco, Shanghai, and Bremen. These events provide an important venue for demonstrating how accessible space has become for entrepreneurs and startups, and it is impressive to see what teams are able to come up with in just a weekend. We're proud to support the first SWS event in Europe and facilitate the path from conception to growth and funding."
Both Claudia Kessler and Chad Anderson will be on site at StartupWeekend Space: Bremen. Chad Anderson will also join the jury to decide with other members, on the top three teams to win these prizes.
Other notable guests who will be present in person or via live video, include the Bremen minister of economic affair, labour and ports Martin Günthner, the European Space Agency (ESA) head of technology transfer programme office, Frank Maximilian Salzgeber, the founder and CEO of Mansat Christopher Stott, the co-founder and CTO of Planet Labs Chris Boshuizen and the founder and CEO of Zero2Infinity José Mariano López-Urdiales.
The team to reach the second place will win one day of presentation and on-camera training with Hill Media in Bremen. This will serve as preparation for the upcoming opportunity to pitch their business concept at the Startupbootcamp Smart Transportation & Energy accelerator speed summit and to join the Berlin based accelerator program for one week.
Managing Director of Startupbootcamp Smart Transportation & Energy accelerator, Tanja Kufner is confident that space entrepreneurship is Europe's future industry to watch out for.
"We at Startupbootcamp, are proud to support the objectives of StartupWeekend Space, through our accelerator program. NewSpace is already reality in the USA. It is only a question of time before we will see more space startups here in Europe."
ESA in cooperation with the International Astronautical Federation also contribute a third prize to StartupWeekend Space: Bremen enabling two team members to attend the Global Space Innovation Conference (GLIC 2015) in Munich where they will have the opportunity network with ESA Business Incubation Center (BIC) staff and participants.
Frank Maximilian Salzgeber proposes the ESA BIC network across Europe as the natural next stepping stone for StartupWeekend Space entrepreneurs.
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Weezer's Pinkerton was voted the second-worst album of 1996 by Rolling Stone readers. But now almost every rock band cites it as an influence. What happened? Why was Rivers so sad? And how is it all connected to a Puccini opera? Find out in the inaugural episode of The Sound and The Story.
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Wow! It's my 5th blogiversary! I've been so busy with everything around here that I actually forgot about it until I saw some kind congratulations on Facebook.
I'd like to thank you, wonderful readers, for taking the time to read my posts over the years. I'd also like to thank you for your comments and for sharing my posts on social media. You guys are awesome!
Unfortunately, I haven't been posting as much on my blog this past year as in previous years. Last year was an incredibly busy and eventful year in our family. Two of our children got married, we bought a new-construction home, put our old home on the market, sold it, found a rental home to live in while our new home was being built, moved to our rental home, and then moved to our new home a couple of weeks ago.
We are still in the process of unpacking. This photo was taken almost a week ago. I was actually able to unpack several of thosee boxes and the pile was getting smaller. Unfortunately, the pile has grown again since we moved boxes inside from the garage last night. Sigh....It will be so nice to finally have everything unpacked. It really takes a lot of time to find new places for everything after moving to a new home.
So, with all that's been going on, something had to give, and that something was writing in my blog. Once things settle down and I get back into a somewhat more normal routine, I will hopefully get back to blogging on a more regular basis.
Here are some highlighted posts from last year (since my last blogiversary):
Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster ~ Inventor of The Webster Dehorning Chute - April 11, 2016
My Speaking Engagement in June - May 26, 2016
I Found Sweet Edna Lillie Webster's Death Record - June 8, 2016
More Proof That It's Worthwhile To Have Your Family Tree Online - June 22, 2016
Joyful Times ~ Adding a New Daughter-in-Law's Name to My Genealogy Database - July 5, 2016
A House for Sale and a Wedding - August 16, 2016
More Joyful Times ~ Adding Another New Daughter-in-Law's Name to My Genealogy Database - September 12, 2016
A Precious Photo of Chester Malvin Iverson - March 1, 2017
Thank you to my husband, family, friends, fellow genealogy bloggers, and all of my wonderful readers who follow along with me as I share my family history through blogging.
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Yarmouth conman tricked people out of £27,000 in fake horsebox scam
PUBLISHED: 08:31 07 November 2017 | UPDATED: 13:13 07 November 2017
A "thoroughly dishonest" Norfolk conman tricked six horseowners he met on Facebook out of £27,000, a court heard.
Norwich Crown Court heard that Paul Lawrence, 38, tricked one woman to part with more than £10,000 with the promise that he could make her cash by buying and selling horses from Ireland and also duped other horse owners into buying horseboxes, which never materialised.
The court heard one victim, who has cerebral palsy, had her "dream shattered" when she was cheated out of cash for a horsebox and land which Lawrence had promised her. Another victim is now on medication and has been left in debt because of Lawrence's scam.
Lawrence,of Sturdee Road, Great Yarmouth, admitted six counts of fraud and was jailed for 42 months.
Charles Kellett, prosecuting, said Lawrence, who uses a number of aliases including the name Savage, conned victims from Norfolk and Berkshire.
He said after getting them to hand over deposits he then made up a number of excuses as to why the horsebox was not delivered.
In one case, he told the victim that he could not deliver the horsebox as his wife had just had a miscarriage and Lawrence pretended to another victim that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer, and had a year to live.
In the end, he said the victims realised they had been conned and went to police.
Jailing him, Judge Stephen Holt said Lawrence was a "thoroughly dishonest man" and had managed to obtain more than £27,000 with his scam.
He said his con followed a similar pattern of "lies and excuses". He told him: "You were the leading role in a series of frauds."
Shiva Misra, for Lawrence, said he had refunded some cash to customers and had used £4,000 buying items to build the horseboxes. He said Lawrence claimed he had not had much of the cash obtained himself but just £1,000 for day-to-day living expenses.
A confiscation hearing will be held at a later date to try to claw back some of the stolen cash.
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Have you ever visited a cooking blog where they tell you a gagillion random things before you ever get to the recipe you were looking for? Sometimes that can be amusing and it gives you a chance to get to know the person; but, when you are in a hurry to get dinner on the table or your device is glitchy, it can be painful. Scroll, scroll, scroll...
As a blogger, it's hard to know how much to share. Do I share random things, or just get to the project? It's a struggle. Lately, I've read that with SO much info out there on so many sites, most people just want to see the project, save what they like and get on with their crafting. So you're going to continue seeing little chit-chat from me. But please know that if you are looking for more info, just leave a comment or send me an email and I'll be happy to answer you!
Today's project came about as I was working on two techniques - working with stencils and watercoloring. Here's a closeup shot of an "any occasion" card created recently. Hope you like it!
And now here's a look at the entire card. A full color card base was just a little too much for me, so I layered a Rich Razzleberry layer (3 3/4" x 5") over a card base (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") made of our Whisper White Thick card stock. This thick cardstock is the perfect weight for a card base and it's in our beautiful bright white.
The tag was die cut using our retired Chalk Talk Framelits. Stitched layers die cut using a Lawn Fawn set.
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The manual labor on the farm made me want to seek a less physical job in life as well.ReplyDelete
Loser garden? So funny! It's always interesting to look back on what confused you as a child.ReplyDelete
I like Charles Osgood and imagine this period in history through the eyes of a child would be interesting. I also would enjoy the chapter about radio since that was an integral part of my own childhood.ReplyDelete
From the line where you tell us he dropped the "Wood" forward I could actually hear his voice reading the rest of this well done review.ReplyDelete
I was about the same age as he when JFK was assassinated, and got the first knowledge of it the same way, a nun who sent us home as well. Pearl Harbor was the turning point of Osgood's generation and I look at the murder of JFK as the seminal moment of my own.
Listened to "The Osgood File" many times on radio and think I would enjoy this. Thanks for the recommendation.ReplyDelete
This sounds great! Thanks for sharing your views on it. Happy New Year to you.ReplyDelete
Just stopped by to say Happy New Year and I hope it's the best one ever!ReplyDelete
Sounds like a wonderful read - I adore Charles Osgood and miss him on Sunday mornings.ReplyDelete
You've just given me my second non-fiction book for my 2017 list. I used to listen to the Charles Osgood File and loved it!ReplyDelete
Here's to a wonderful 2017 and more adventures.
Sounds like a good read with an interesting point of view.ReplyDelete
Wishing you all the best in 2017!
Sounds as though he had an innocent yet wise soul, even as a youngster. Thank you for another worthy book recommendation.ReplyDelete
All the best in 2017, Sage.
This sounds like an interesting read. I hadn't heard of it before, but I am intrigued. I love that he credits his sister in helping him remember. :)ReplyDelete
Wishing you a happy and healthy 2017!
Sounds very interesting, he's sure a favorite of mine and when it was possible I always enjoyed watching him on Sunday mornings!ReplyDelete
Sounds a good read, and glad you enjoyed it.ReplyDelete
I do hope 2017 is being good to you, so far!
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Can't believe I'm actually reading about this. Only 6 weeks or so and already having problem.
Major differences are emerging among the three top leaders of the Gerakan Anti-Samy Vellu or GAS movement started by former MIC Youth deputy chief V. Mugilan to pressure long-time president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu to step down.
Sources close to the GAS movement said if the differences are not ironed out, a split in the movement was inevitable and would be a boon to Samy Vellu, who has announced he will only retire "about" September 2011.
His term expires in May 2012.
The differences are partly because of a clash of egos and partly because some leaders are having second thoughts after jumping onto the anti-Samy Vellu bandwagon.
Another reason, sources said, is that some GAS leaders have other agendas other than ousting Samy Vellu like joining up with Pakatan Rakyat (PR) if the attempt to dislodge the party veteran fails and their re-entry into MIC is permanently blocked.
The differences are mainly between founder Mugilan (picture) and expelled CWC member Kumar Amman on one side, and Klang businessman and another expelled CWC member, K.P. Samy.
GAS sources told The Malaysian Insider their differences had been there from the beginning when GAS was formed and held its first rally on May 30 which did not see the anticipated 15,000 people turning up and was dismissed as a non-starter.
Simmering differences surfaced today when K.P. Samy issued a statement in the Makkal Osai newspaper, in which he has an interest, distancing himself from Mugilan.
K.P. Samy said he had nothing to do with GAS plans to distribute 500,000 CDs and posters detailing Samy Vellu's alleged misdeeds over the past 30 years.
He also said the CDs would not be distributed at the second GAS rally in Klang on July 4, which is organised by him.
GAS supporters were shocked by the announcement as they had been looking forward to receiving the CDs and making the July 4 event a success.
"I have no connection and have nothing to do with the CDs," K.P. Samy said in the statement published in Makkal Osai.
The statement will come as sweet music to Samy Vellu who has been looking for a chink in the GAS armour to exploit and defeat the movement.
At the GAS press conference a fortnight ago, K.P. Samy did not voice any objection when the CDs and other GAS plans to attack Samy Vellu were announced to the press by the three leaders, who sat jointly together on the same table.
"I have to consider the legal implications," K.P. Samy said when contacted today while declining to explain why he did not raise objections to the CD plan at the press conference.
Additionally, the July 4 gathering that K.P. Samy is organising is not promoted as a GAS protest rally — as the May 30 gathering was —but as an "Indian awakening" forum to decide on the "future of the Indian community".
A tall order for an expelled MIC CWC member, a GAS supporter said.
Also, no mention is made of GAS, Samy Vellu or CDs in advertisements that are appearing in the Makkal Osai newspaper to promote the July 4 gathering.
Additionally, the July 4 gathering in Klang has also come under attack from the Tamil Nesannewspaper owned by Samy Vellu's family, who are calling the gathering an anti-Barisan Nasional and "society destroying" event.
Mugilan and Kumar Amman could not be contacted for comment but their aides say they are working hard not to let the differences split their GAS movement.
"While Mugilan is focused on the mission which is to oust Samy Vellu, K.P. Samy is distracted by other issues like legal implications," said an aide of Mugilan. "We are unhappy with the differences. There are only three of us and we can't see eye to eye.
"You should have thought of the legal implications before jumping into the GAS movement," he said, referring to K.P. Samy's statement today de-linking from the anti-Samy Vellu CDs.
He accused K.P. Samy of having other political agendas like jumping ship to PR if the GAS movement fails and his re-entry into MIC is permanently blocked.
A staunch supporter of former MIC deputy Datuk S. Subramaniam, K.P. Samy has links with DAP vice-chairman and Ipoh Barat MP M. Kulasegaran, who is on the lookout for "good" candidates in the next general election and thinks K.P. Samy fits the bill.
In contrast, Mugilan and Kumar Amman are staunch MIC/BN men focused on getting Samy Vellu out and rehabilitating and reforming the MIC and winning Indian support in the next general election.
While GAS is heading for a likely split, the political pressure over Samy Vellu's retirement is also undergoing a change.
It seems unlikely that Samy Vellu can be pressured to step down earlier than September 2011 and the BN political establishment also appears to have come to terms with that deadline.
The camp of deputy president Datuk G. Palanivel, which was also focused on pressuring Samy Vellu to step down through lobbying the media, has eased off the pressure after Palanivel was made a deputy minister and "endorsed" as successor.
If these changes hold, the GAS movement could become irrelevant over the next 15 months as Samy Vellu's reaches his retirement at his own pace.


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OKLAHOMA CITY, August 28, 2013 — "Young," "growing," and "bound to make a political statement" are terms that best describe the growing young Hispanic population in the U.S.
There is no secret plan by Hispanic mothers to have as many children as possible to benefit from government programs. The political rhetoric of "send them back" won't help when the children of undocumented parents vote in the upcoming elections.
The GOP will have a hard time winning the votes of young Hispanics if they can't find a way to unite behind immigration reform that doesn't treat Hispanics like the enemy. Hispanics will flock to a Democratic Party that welcomes immigration reform with open arms.
One factor hurting the Republican Party with young Hispanic voters is the Tea Party movement, whose supporters won't negotiate on immigration reform. Democrats and the media have successfully linked the Tea Party in popular perception to the GOP on immigration, and they will continue to use that connection to bash Republicans.
In spite of the Tea Party, Senator Marco Rubio took the initiative to lead on immigration reform in a comprehensive manner that speaks better to Hispanic voters. The bill he helped create is similar to legislation Senator John McCain tried pushing back in 2006.
If there is anything that should be learned from the 2008 and 2012 Presidential election, it is that Hispanic voters often cast their votes based on how their communities and families will be affected by immigration policy.
The Democratic Party will continue to push a cynical campaign of openness to normalizing the status of undocumented immigrants, when in reality it is mainly interested in creating a wedge between the Republican Party and Hispanic voters for generations. To this end it has worked hard to ensure that voters perceive the Tea Party positions as core Republican positions.
Young Hispanic voters will be key in the upcoming elections in Texas, New Mexico, Florida, Colorado, and North Carolina. The Republican Party can reach out to them without sacrificing the Party goals and stay close to its ideals.
One key step will be to reach out to young Hispanic voters by approaching immigration reform as a win-win proposition that can both benefit potential Hispanic immigrants and secure the borders. Another will be to help Hispanic students who were brought into this country illegally to become U.S. citizens without treating them retroactively as infant criminals, opening a process that gives them a path to remaining here if they wish. Yet another would be to find the voices that connect to young Hispanics.
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Elevating state CIO to a Cabinet-level position also suggested.
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and a bipartisan committee of lawmakers both agree: Consolidation of the state's technology services would be one means of saving money.
Culver and the State Government Reorganization Commission came independently to the same conclusion this week, as the state government works to close a projected budget deficit in fiscal 2010.
On Tuesday Dec. 8, Culver released a government efficiency proposal to save Iowa $1.7 billion over five years. Prepared by consultant Public Works, the 90-point plan suggests consolidation of the state's systems for e-mail and payroll, wider use of thin clients and negotiating a statewide services contract for IT professionals.
The report also suggested the state Legislature elevate the state CIO to a Cabinet-level position. John P. Gillispie, chief operating officer of the Information Technology Enterprise in the Department of Administrative Services, is the state's highest-ranking technology official.
According to the report, Iowa state government employs 864 IT or "IT-related staff" and houses 1,944 servers. An estimated 25,000 e-mail users are scattered across 23 e-mail systems that are run by individual agencies. The report said the IT consolidation would cost nearly $ 8 million upfront, but would ultimately save $26.8 million.
"To think that we have 223 data centers throughout state government really highlights how much opportunity there is to streamline and reduce the number of these data centers, and obviously in doing so will significantly reduce cost and save taxpayer money," Culver told local TV station KTVO on Wednesday.
A bipartisan panel of lawmakers also backs IT consolidation, reported the Des Moines Register newspaper. The State Government Reorganization Commission drafted its own list of cost-saving ideas -- separate from Culver's plan -- and it too mentions consolidation of e-mail systems and servers. The panel's list of ideas likely will be combined in one bill that will go before the Iowa Legislature when it convenes in January, according to the newspaper.


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Mortgage rates experienced some volatility last week. On Tuesday, Dr. Ben Carson's nomination for the Secretary of the Department of Housing was approved by the Senate Committee. On Wednesday morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 20,000. This week the Federal Open Market Committee meets on Tuesday and Wednesday. Upcoming housing reports include pending home sales and the S&P Case-Shiller home price index.
The FOMC is scheduled to meet Tuesday and Wednesday for the first time this year. After the December meeting, Fed Chair Janet Yellen projected three interest rate hikes for 2017. There will not be a press conference after this month's meeting. The FOMC typically does not raise rates after a meeting without a press conference.
The pending home sales index is published by the National Association of Realtors. A pending sale is defined as one in which the contract was signed but not yet closed. This index is one of the leading indicator of existing home sales. Last month, the index showed a 2.5% month-over-month decline for a reading of 107.3.
The S&P Case-Shiller home price index tracks the value of residential real estate in 20 major metropolitan regions across the country, for a composite index of monthly changes. Last month the index posted a 0.6% month-over-month gain and a 5.1% year-over-year gain.
Wednesday's FOMC announcement will give economists a better idea of when to expect the first rate hike. As policy reform continues in Washington, mortgage rates will reflect these changes.
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ARCSA CONFERENCE | November 9-10, 2015
ARCSA/IA EXPO | November 11-12, 2015
Accredited Professional Workshop | November 12-13, 2015
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* NOTE: You will be directed to the online registration for 2015 Irrigation Show & (ARCSA) Education Conference. All registrations and payments will be processed through our events management partner.
Our 2015 Conference will focus on rainwater catchment for uses beyond the garden as well as using water supplies wisely. We will look at how rainwater catchment is one solution to mitigating drought and decentralizing stormwater pollution.
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Colin Frayne of Association of Water Technologies is the keynote speaker for this year's event. Mr. Frayne has a great depth of experience with reusing water, water management, and water shortages around the world.
Session Topics
Other topics will include: Performance-Based Water Conservation with WERS, Codes and Regulations, Potable Water Standards, Rainwater for Cooling Tower Make-up Water, Home Depot's Dedication or Rainwater Catchment, and Commercial Level Raingardens. In addition, attendees will hear the results of several research projects involving rainwater catchment.
ARCSA Social
Last year's conference attendees requested opportunities for networking -- we heard you! Thanks to a sponsorship by RainHarvesting Supplies Inc., the 2015 Conference will feature an ARCSA Social at Café Sevilla on Monday, November 9 from 6 - 8 pm. The ARCSA Social is included in your registration and/or you may purchase additional individual tickets. Tickets include a drink, appetizers, and plenty of time to get to know your fellow rainwater harvesters.
Irrigation Association
ARCSA will continue our relationship with the Irrigation Association (IA) and provide attendees ARCSA's educational rainwater sessions, IA's educational irrigation sessions, the IA's Gala on Tuesday night as well as access to the irrigation/rainwater/pond exhibition. California has proven to be IA's best and biggest shows and they are looking forward to co-locating with ARCSA again this year in Long Beach, California. With water in the West at a premium, more attendees than ever will be looking for new and better ways to collect and retain water, so don't miss the EXPO opportunity. Visit the Irrigation Association - Irrigation Show & Education Conference site now.
Continuing Education
Remember you can earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and meet your yearly ARCSA requirements by attending this annual conference. This year the conference will be worth a minimum of 10 CEUs.
Student Full Registration | $90 Thru October 10 / $140 After October 10
Guest (Significant Other) Registration | $65 Thru October 10 / $75 After October 10
Ticket for ARCSA Social | $25
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ARCSA Member Registration $395
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Last year, attendees requested one designated hotel to expand opportunities for socializing. The Best Western Plus will be the official, designated hotel for this year's ARCSA Conference.
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View a map of the conference facility and nearby hotel locations here.
Interested in being a sponsor? We'd love to have you!
Please note, you are welcome to split one specific sponsorship if you would like to join another company to provide the full sponsorship amount and split the benefits.
Platinum Sponsorship | $6,500
This opportunity will help pay for our keynote speaker.
Sponsor will receive the following:
Audio Video Sponsorship | $4,500
This opportunity will pay for the audio visual equipment and recording of select webinars.
Sponsor will receive the following:
Break Sponsorship (SOLD OUT) | $1,800 each
This opportunity pays for the food and drinks at the specified break.
Student Conference Scholarship Sponsorship | $90
This opportunity is to award a scholarship to a motivated student working on rainwater catchment systems research. This scholarship will be announced at the conference and listed on the ARCSA website.
To purchase a Conference sponsorship, go here, contact us by phone at 512-617-6528 or email.
Thank you to the sponsors that have already signed on!
VIQUA will generously sponsor, for a second year, the ARCSA Conference Audio Video and Tote Bag.
Infiltrator Water Technologies will sponsor the Morning Break on Monday, November 9th.
Rainwater Management Solutions will sponsor the Afternoon Break on Tuesday, November 10th.
Rainwater Solutions will sponsor the Afternoon Break on Monday, November 9th.
The EXPO co-location will be similar to last year's with a separate ARCSA conference and a Rainwater Pavilion on the show floor exclusively set aside for ARCSA member exhibitors so they are easy to find. ARCSA members will again be offered the same exhibitor booth pricing as IA members. This will save you $2,800 for each 10' x 10' booth purchased. Booth selection has already started for 2015 and booths in the ARCSA Rainwater Pavilion are on a first-come, first-serve basis. All they need is your booth contract and a 50% deposit.
Don't forget that in addition to the IA member price, you can save money when you purchase multiple booths.
Get more details about the upcoming show and exhibitor discounts by reading our booth space contract, exhibitor prospectus and terms and conditions.
For questions about the ARCSA Conference, email Heather Kinkade.
For questions about the EXPO Pavilion, email Sara.
We look forward to your participation at this year's show and helping your business grow. We'll see you in Long Beach!
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When our Ron isn't pottering in the Weird Fish carpark allotment he is always foraging and making something out of old bits of store fit, and whatever he can get his hands on. This year he created a very impressive crazy golf course for the garden, we had a party to test it out, but unfortunately the bad weather sent us inside, the warehouse never looked so exciting. Here is how we got on.
We even had our own special golf balls made to commemorate the event.
Sarah proudly managed to miss all of the big scoring buckets, but wedged her ball into the stand, we think this deserved some recognition.
Our crazy golf even attracted the local press who came to photograph the course once it was back in its rightful place in the Weird Fish carpark garden.
The golf mastermind and creator Ron Morris.
The crazy golf is still being enjoyed on a lunch break, but the weather this time of year can make things a little more interesting.
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We have been making these oat cakes twice a week since we discovered the original recipe in Cooking for Baby. Now when we make them, they are different every time depending on what we feel like putting in and what we have around the house. This is super-fast baking and the oat cakes are super-yummy. Everyone who tries them loves them (my sister can't get enough) and since there is no sugar or other dodgy stuff, you can feel really good about giving them to your little one. They make a good snack on-the-go and when Alec was refusing to have porridge in the mornings, he had these slathered in butter instead (they are basically like baked oatmeal).
- 2 cups whole rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Dash of salt
- 2 tablespoons of melted unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped dried apricots (and/or other dried/fresh fruit such as blueberries, bananas, apples etc)
- 1/2 cup water
- Measure oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt into a bowl
- Add butter and honey and mix well until all the oats are coated
- Add dried apricots or whatever fruit you are using (we use apricots, rehydrated dried blueberries and mashed up ripe bananas)
- Add water, a few tablespoons at time until you have a sticky dough
- Dollop out 12 little piles of dough/batter on a lined cookie sheet and then use your wet hands (rinse them in cold water first so the batter won't stick) to shape and flatten them into little cakes
- Bake for 15ish minutes depending on your oven
Later today I'll share how Alec gets involved in baking!
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The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff knows that if you want to change the way black people think, change what they're listening to. So a few of black America's influencers like Nikki Giovanni, Cornel West, Rev Run, T.J. Holmes and MC Lyte are coming to the Pine Bluff campus to lecture this school year.
How can celebrity lecturers comfortably connect with Pine Bluff's remote African American audience? Much of Arkansas, even its one urban area Little Rock remains culturally disconnected from the busy, international, diverse and engaged world that fills the lives of a big city dwellers like Rev Run and MC Lyte.
The average college freshmen was born in 1995 – 1996 and has no idea who Rev Run is, but his parents do. Lyte is the nation's first female rapper. Her first solo hit, "I'm Not Having It" blew up 1988. RUN DMC's first record, "It's Like That" debuted in 1983.
The black consciousness revolution of the 80s has a chance to reach Gen Yers in Arkansas if each celebrity lecturer resolves to continue the work of unlocking the indoctrination that keeps black communities in Arkansas from reaching its highest potential.
Rev Run's lecture begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 26. If the Rev wants to be real with his Christian identity, he'll throw a nod to Christian rap and hip hop musicians and suggest that local deejays get it on AM talk show versus what's out there now. Rev Run will acknowledge the dirty South for what it is, call out urban contemporary radio as a destructive root of young and capable minds in the black community. He'll call out local dee-jays at the biggest watt black music station in Arkansas, Power 92 Jams and its morning deejay Broadway Joe for feeding black minds explicit carnal love, sex, lust and violence everyday.
Dr. Cornel West speaks 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 25. Not every student will "get" West as he speaks from the perspective of a giving, nurturing, and sacrificing academic. He raises black consciousness until it intersects with intellectualism and that's where a lot of young folks may get lost. If anyone under 20 has heard of West, it means that student has professors who are on the black consciousness raising job. West gained big attention when he dogged fellow ivy league grad and current US President Barack Obama in 2012 with his sidekick Tavis Smiley. Gamer and techie students may recognize West from one of the "Matrix" flicks.
Mitzi Miller speaks 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 3. Miller is another New York native who'll have her work cut out for her when she visits Pine Bluff. For many east coasters, Pine Bluff is a throwback to any major urban east coast city in the 80s devastated by crack cocaine trafficking and use and white flight. Miller's current bragging right is her head honcho gig at Jet Magazine, a Johnson publication that's been around for as long as most of the freshmen class's great grandparents.
MC Lyte speaks Tuesday, February 24. UAPB press didn't release the time, but Lyte's speech is sponsored by the Youth Motivational Task Force. Lyte's Hip Hop Sister Foundation awards two $100,000 scholarships each year. If MC Lyte really wants to strengthen and motivate young folks in the Bluff right now, she'll need to reach back to her 1991 hit "Eyes Are the Soul" and empathize with the young people devastated by absence and disconnected from black consciousness, especially in academia. When it comes to African American studies and Women's studies, Arkansas is thirty years behind. In the 70s and 80s, black students in urban cities across the US, thanks to academics like Cornel West and Nikki Giovanni, knew enough to demand afro-centered studies as part of their university's curriculum without fear of retribution.
Lyte could also address the bravery hundreds of minority women in Arkansas need to succeed with their college degree. Arkansas has made it clear that black women are not its priority and not on its short list in terms of economic achievement. Consequently, minority women who find success after the college degree tend to do so outside of Arkansas. That discriminatory phenomena will change without innovative and bold leadership. Lyte could inspire young Christian centered youth to challenge what contemporary black radio distributes here in the state.
Nikki Giovanni Wednesday, March 4 6:00 p.m. "An Evening of Poetry, Love, and Enlightenment". Nikki Giovanni remains totally zen and totally relevant for the UAPB campus and the Pine Bluff community where self-hatred can be the root of all evil. Dr. Cornel West's theories for a better universe are rooted in the idea that we must love others. Arkansas is an incredibly Christian state, however, racially and economically devastated communities have to be taught to love and give without immediate reward. It's the only way to build safer and stronger black societies. Nikki Giovanni's work stomps out the haters and teaches people to love the skin they're in and what's more, she can reach back to her work as far back as the sixties and Arkansans in the audience will relate to the work in their present day lives.
T.J. Holmes Monday, April 13 6:00 p.m. Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts Building | J.M. Ross Theatre. Holmes, who's off the market and has recently written to The Root about his marriage and what led him to the alter, titled his lecture "Representing Something Greater than Yourself". T.J. Holmes made CNN cool on Saturday afternoons before he took on a talk show at BET. Holmes currently serves on the Chancellor's Board of Advisers at the University of Arkansas, his alma mater.


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text: How aboriginal self-government worksAboriginal self-government is an arrangement allowing aboriginal communities to assume greater responsibility and control over their own internal function, including law-making, taxation, and providing services. Under Canada's Constitution Act, Aboriginal Peoples have an inherent right to self-government, but not a unilateral one. Self-government agreements are typically negotiated with the government although litigation sometimes occurs as well. As of 2018, Canada has signed 22 self-government agreements involving 43 aboriginal communities across the country. The powers and jurisdiction of aboriginal self-government extend to issues internal to the community, integral to its aboriginal culture, and essential to its operation as a government. Since aboriginal cultures vary, not all self-governments will have the same powers, but they can negotiate for jurisdiction over issues including: education; agriculture; enforcement of aboriginal laws, including policing and establishment of courts or tribunals; adoption and child welfare; property rights, include succession and estates; natural resource management; local transportation. Self-governments are not sovereign or isolated states. They still adhere to the Constitution, the Charter of Right and Freedoms, Criminal Code, and other applicable laws. Ottawa views aboriginal self-government as a tool for more effective governance of a distinctive culture and people within the constitutional framework, not a way to declare independence from Canada. Given that, there are many legal, social, and national issues that extend beyond an aboriginal self-government's powers. In some areas, the community can negotiate to retain a degree of power, but it overall remains the federal government's area. This includes issues like: divorce; labour and training; penitentiaries and parole; gaming; environmental protection; emergency preparedness. Many other matters remain strictly under the federal government's control and aboriginal governments have no reason to retain legislative authority. These include: Issues of sovereignty and international relations (national defence, diplomacy, immigration). Economics, including monetary policies, the central bank and trade policy. Federal undertakings, such as Canada Post, the census, telecommunications, shipping or aeronautics. National law and order, including Criminal Code offences and emergencies. Read more: Fact Sheet: Aboriginal Self-Government Approach to the implementation and negotiation of aboriginal self-government Map of self-governing First Nations in Canada


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The Goodguys' March Meet, one of the premier vintage drag races in the country and spiritual heir (sorta) to the legendary Smokers' Meet has been postponed. Originally scheduled to be run this weekend at Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, high probability of rain in Bak-o and snow as low as 1,500 feet on the Grapevine led to the Goodguys' heads decision to push the race back a week. Garlits pledges to be there. Will you? [Thanks to Bumbeck for the heads-up.]
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My middle daughter Emily is headed to the State Capitol with a few friends from her class to participate in the YMCA Youth Assembly. When she first told me about this opportunity I felt like this was an important opportunity for her. I am pretty sure that all of my kids will make a positive impact on the world, but Emily is the most vocal about it. She is the one who worked with her student council to implement recycling systems in her school, and she is the one who I expect will do more to help people than she can even imagine right now. I am thrilled for her to have this opportunity, but she can't get there without some help. Here is what she says about it:
I am an 8th grade student and I am looking for opportunities to further contribute to the growth of my education. The Georgia Youth Assembly is a three day seminar in which students my age can meet lawmakers and go to workshops where we would learn how laws affect citizens. To participate, I have to come up with my own bill to be viewed and possibly voted on by the House of Representatives of GA. I set out to draw lawmaker's attention to the problems within the education system we currently have now and, as I grow older, I hope to be able to use this experience to inform my passion for human rights and justice. I need to raise $200, so please donate!