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VINCENT, Ohio — He had sat quietly through months of debate, trying to remain impassive even as the conversations filled his head with images of the 26 killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
He had listened to parents at public meetings. He had read the three-page letter from the teachers union expressing "our strong opposition to the proposal." He had absorbed statistics on accidental shootings, heard about emergency response times from law enforcement, and tried to imagine his version of what one expert described as "the worst possible situation that your district could ever find itself in."
Now, as the five school board members of the Warren Local School District in southeastern Ohio held their June meeting in the basement of an old brick building, Kyle Newton, 43, realized that after 20 years as an educator, his job was about to change.
"Next resolution is to give authorization for the superintendent to train and designate certain individuals to be armed," the board president said.
That was Newton. He was the superintendent.
"Questions?" the board president asked. "Concerns?"
Similar discussions were underway across the country. After the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, the American education system put considerable energy into preventing the next school shooting, and when the next school shooting inevitably occurred, the next. Some districts opted for metal detectors. Others hired guards. There are sophisticated machines that check visitors for criminal records, and companies for hire to monitor students' social media postings for warning signs.
Among the most extreme and divisive options, some school districts have chosen to arm staff members, putting guns in the hands of teachers to protect schools from guns in the hands of students. And now Warren was ready to make that choice.
As extreme as the option was, no questions were asked and no concerns expressed. The vote was unanimous, and as Newton drove home that night along the quiet back roads of Washington County, it was as the nation's newest superintendent in charge of a school district where staffers were going to be armed.
"Do it logically," he would keep reminding himself over the next 65 days, which was how much time he had to figure out how to get this done by the first day of school.
He passed house after house, many with his students inside.
And, he presumed, with guns inside, too.
The school district Newton oversees is in an isolated corner of the state, pressed against the West Virginia border and two hours from Columbus, the nearest major metropolitan area. It has one high school, one middle school, two elementary schools, and almost 300 staff members. Its 2,100 students are pulled from a sprawl of 196 square miles, making Warren the largest geographic school district in the region.
The area is an economic mash-up of rural poverty and middle-class subdivisions. It is considered safe - the rate of violent crime is half the state average - and politically conservative. The long country roads cutting across the school district border family farms and the occasional church, and in the fall and winter, the woods echo with gunshots as locals take aim at turkeys and rabbits. Hunting is such a prominent part of life here that the first day of deer season is a school holiday at Warren.
It's a day that Newton typically uses to work, since he is neither a hunter nor a gun owner. He did not grow up with firearms and has not regularly fired a weapon since a stint in the U.S. Army Reserve in the late 1990s. But guns are on his mind. Even though there's never been a school shooting or a close call in his district, the threat has penetrated the remoteness of a place where remoteness has come to feel less an asset than a vulnerability.
Nothing made that more concrete to Newton than something a sheriff's department official told him earlier in the year, after pointing out that there were typically three deputies on duty at any one time in the county, patrolling 640 square miles. "Kyle, we aren't going to be here," Newton remembers the sheriff's official saying, if violence were to break out.
The official also mentioned that the average duration of a mass shooting was about four minutes, which further clarified things for Newton. Four minutes was the time it took to drive from his office to the high school and middle school. A right turn out of the gravel parking lot. Past the diner. Past the post office. Up a hill. A reliable four minutes, by which time, he realized, the worst would be over.
All of that, along with his own career arc, helped Newton see why the school board felt the need to take some type of action. He began teaching in 1998, just a few months before the Columbine High School shooting. He became superintendent in 2013, just a few months after the Sandy Hook shooting in late 2012. His wife is a teacher, and they educated their children in public schools, so he understood safety concerns at a personal as well as a professional level. Year by year and shooting by shooting, the question of how to keep students safe was reflected in the phone calls he would get from parents wondering what was being done. But it really was after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in 2018 that the pressure to act, rather than react, intensified. "After that, pretty much everybody's world changed in education," he said. "We had to do something."
Whether he agreed with the school board's decision to go to such an extreme didn't really matter - the decision was the board's, and his job was to make it happen. But he was conflicted. "I'm not saying I'm for it or against it," he said. "Would I want my wife to carry a gun in school? Probably not. But when it comes down to having the worst day of worst days happen here, I don't ever want to be able to say I didn't do everything possible for giving my students the best chance."
One day, after making the four-minute drive from his office up the hill, he stood between the middle school and high school, where construction crews had begun pouring the foundation for a new $62 million campus. Once completed in two years, the new buildings will house all the district's students and staff - the largest gathering of people in the county on any given day. It will have entrances with clear sightlines of approach, and buzz-in access controlled by a staff member in a vestibule. It will have hallways and classrooms with lockdown doors that can be triggered remotely by a cellphone app. It will have windows with shatterproof coating.
"This will totally change our district," he said. "I'm so excited."
Now, turning his attention to the aging school buildings currently in use, he looked at the high school. "The first time I saw it I thought it was the weirdest looking building I'd ever seen. Our high school was built in the '70s, and it totally has that California school design look." He pointed to the glass-walled walkways connecting the buildings. "A hazard." He imagined those exposed walkways filled with students, and in less than two months now, with armed teachers as well.
How that would happen would be primarily up to Newton. Ohio law leaves specific decisions about "who is authorized to carry deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance" to local school districts. The only requirement is a federal one that says any designated staffer must have a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon. Other than that, every decision would be Newton's.
He wanted an orderly process. Do it logically. The district was small enough for the superintendent to already know about any issues, and all of the staff members who applied were good employees. He interviewed them separately, and after going through logistics, he steered the conversations to the blunt responsibility the teachers were taking on. It wasn't about breaking up fights or de-escalating tense situations, he said. It was about gunfire. If shots were fired, they were to engage the attacker.
"You understand that you might have to shoot a student?" he asked each of the applicants. "It could be your student, it could be one that's not your student, but you're going to have to make that decision and do it."
As a final step, Newton went over the applications one day with the school board president, the school district's treasurer, and a sheriff's deputy who, once classes began, would be rotating among the schools. "It's always going to be us four," he told the group, any of whom could object to an applicant.
He explained about the concealed carry permit and said that any applicant they approved would take a three-day training run by an Ohio gun advocacy nonprofit group designed specifically for teachers. In addition, Newton said, anyone they approved would be required to go through annual background checks and drug testing, and would have to fire at least 100 rounds a month on a range.
On a table in front of Newton was a stack of files. Before picking up the first one, he mentioned the need for confidentiality. No one could know any names, he said. Not teachers. Not students. The program depended not only on the fact that some teachers would be armed, but also on the illusion that any teacher might be.
"So we're going to have a kind of 'don't ask, don't tell' policy," he said.
"I think that's going to be your hardest thing," Brad Holbert, the sheriff's deputy, said. "With social media and the way things are now, I think it's going to be impossible. It's going to leak."
"What are the consequences of violating the confidentiality agreement?" the board president, Bob Crum, asked.
"Technically you are violating board policy," Newton said. "There could be a range of possibilities."
"There will be people who are totally against this, and they are going to search and destroy and witch-hunt," Holbert said. "They're going to put it on social media. I think this could be a disaster."
Newton nodded and scribbled down a note. He lifted the first folder from the stack, flipped it open, and said the person was thinking of retiring soon and wouldn't be a good candidate. A denial.
He opened the next file, said the name of the applicant, and took out the form authorizing the staff member to "convey a deadly weapon in a school safety zone."
"Anybody have a problem?"
No one said anything, and after a moment Newton signed and dated the form, closed the file, and opened the next one.
"That one surprised me," he said after announcing the name. "She's going to do a lot of - "
"Soul searching?" someone filled in.
"When she gets into the tactical training, I don't know if she has her head wrapped around that," Newton said. "She said, 'I think I would have to see it to know for sure.' "
Again no one objected.
Next file. "He's an avid shooter," Newton said. "I didn't know that. Would you have known that? He's super excited about this - in a good way."
Again, no concerns, and Newton signed.
Next file. "Anybody have an issue?"
"Do these people really understand the liability issues involved in this?" Holbert asked after the last of the files had been discussed and the last of the applicants had been approved. "Do they have any clue?"
If something were to happen, he continued, all of the armed staffers would be held responsible. "Regardless," he said. "Fifteen years ago, I signed up for that when I became a law enforcement officer. These guys signed up to be educators, and they now have the opportunity to lose everything. Have you addressed that with them?"
Newton nodded again and scribbled more notes, and with that the meeting came to an end. The Warren Local School District had its first group of armed staffers, and Newton began calling them to tell them they'd been approved.
"I kind of knew that I would be," one of them told Newton.
"Am I allowed to know who the others are?" another asked.
"Let me think about it," Newton said.
Soon after that, late on a weekday afternoon, two of the teachers stood in a clearing off a road that twisted deep into the county, past abandoned trailers and farms.
One of them, who'd been approved, fixed a target to a metal frame, which was cut out of a piece of cardboard into the vague shape of a human head and torso. Nearby, the other, who still had to go through training, was snapping 9mm full metal jacket rounds into magazines.
Both teachers - whose names The Post agreed not to disclose for safety reasons - were lifelong shooters, and the one fixing the target in place was the type of teacher who liked to hug his students and, especially after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shootings, assure them that he would give up his life for theirs.
He had no doubt he would do that, or, now that he had been approved to be an armed teacher, to defend his students with force. What he did worry about was identifying a troubled student before things reached such a point. Years before, he'd had a student who filled his notebooks with violent drawings, and who'd turned out okay, but he remembered thinking: Would he be able to distinguish a true threat amid the panorama of teenage angst he saw every day?
To that end, he read whatever he could about mass shooters, as if understanding their lives would be the key to predicting the possibility of violence. He also had enrolled in the gun training course for teachers, hoping the experience - learning statistics, the legal issues, the correct way to round a corner in a firefight - would put him closer to knowing why students attack.
That was why he had come with his friend to this abandoned property, to run through a series of timed drills so the friend would know what to expect when he took the firearms course.
"The first one is at three yards," the teacher said, reading from a binder of training drills. "One body shot. Two seconds. And we're going to do it five times."
"All right, bud," his friend said. "You're up."
The teacher faced the target, a 9mm Smith & Wesson M&P Shield in the holster at his waist. It was compact. It weighed less than some of the textbooks his students carried. It had an eight-shot capacity.
His friend raised a timer that would start the drill with an electronic beep.
"Shooter ready?"
The teacher grabbed his chest with his left hand, yanked up his shirt, reached into the waistband of his shorts with his right hand, raised the handgun, brought his left hand to the grip, and squeezed the trigger. The barrel jerked. The gunshot echoed across the clearing and the sycamore trees beyond.
It was a hit in the center, straight through the heart. The teacher covered the fresh holes with small pieces of tape, leaving his friend with a fresh target.
"Shooter ready?" the teacher said as his friend took his place.
The friend's first shot went through what would be a person's lower abdomen.
The two traded places, and traded places again. The beeps and gunshots continued. Five yards. Beep. Ten yards. Beep.
"Let's see if I got anything good here," the teacher said after several more rounds, returning to the target.
"One of them went through the uprights," his friend said. A miss.
"I got to do that again," the teacher grumbled. He hadn't shot in two weeks, and it was showing.
Another miss. "Too much finger on the trigger there," the friend said. "Try to slow down just a hair on this next one."
"I'm going from getting upset with the timing to getting upset with the accuracy," the teacher said.
"Timing will come."
"Yeah," the teacher said. "We'll have to be accurate."
Now fifteen yards. Beep.
"You got the active shooter in the jugular," the friend said, eyeing the fresh hole.
Twenty-five yards. The teacher let out a breath. They'd been at it for a while. The sun was down below the hills. Beyond the target fireflies were poking small nicks of light into the dark tree line. Sweat and humidity were beginning to glaze his protective glasses.
Beep. Through the stomach.
"Way too quick," the teacher chastised himself.
He got ready again.
There was so much to do before school began. He had to buy new shirts roomy enough to hide the holster. He needed to rethink how he hugged students so they wouldn't feel the gun. And, he was realizing, he needed to shoot more so he'd be ready in every way, including psychologically, if the moment ever came.
"They say the last thing you want to do is make eye contact," the teacher said now to his friend.
"Well," his friend said. "You have to look at it as an active shooter is an active shooter."
Five weeks later, the teacher woke at 4:30 a.m. and couldn't get back to sleep. Typical first-day nerves, he thought, even though he did also feel a new touch of anxiety.
In the intervening weeks, he had continued preparing, spending more time at the range until he was regularly hitting the target to his satisfaction. Six new shirts were hanging in his closet, and he had tried out a half-dozen holsters before settling on the one he would wear today.
He showered. He dressed. He clipped the holster behind him, to the inside of his waistband, and snapped in the Smith & Wesson, which he had loaded the day before with eight 9mm Hornady self-defense rounds - seven in the magazine and one in the chamber. He would wear the shirt untucked, and he now jumped up and down to make sure movement didn't expose the weapon.
It didn't, but the gun was hitting him wrong, against his tailbone, so he brought the holster around to the front and decided that would be better, despite what he now described as the "inherent dangers" of having a gun pointed toward the top of his legs. "Because you get the femoral artery if I do anything really stupid," he said. "But I can hide it a little better. I can get to it a little easier."
The sun was rising now. By coincidence, on this same day, at this very same time, some of the students who had survived the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida and had gone on to form a gun-control organization called March for Our Lives were unveiling a proposal online. It called for bans on military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, a mandatory gun buyback program for such weapons, and a national licensing and gun registry.
"Created by survivors, so you don't have to be one," was how the proposal was framed, and meanwhile, the teacher kissed his wife, got into his car and drove toward his school, where at 6:45 a.m., Kyle Newton was already standing in the parking lot, a bright-orange traffic vest over his blue polo shirt.
"Keep moving guys. Go, go, go," Newton called to parents, waving them forward and looking at the growing line of cars and school buses. It was the typical chaos of the first day. There were dozens of students waiting outside for the doors to open, and then hundreds, and then the bell rang and they pushed inside, passing four new red stickers on the glass doors that said, "Warning: Some Employees Are Armed."
It was 7:40 a.m. now, the precise moment of a different day, at a different school, when a student with a shotgun walked into the art department at Santa Fe High School in Texas on May 18, 2018, and yelled "I'm going to kill you!" as classmates barricaded themselves in a supply closet. Eight students and two teachers died that day, but here, on this day in Warren, the teacher was taking his place at the front of his classroom and Newton was standing outside, congratulating one of his principals on such a smooth start. "That went about as well as it could have gone," he said.
The morning passed. It was now 9:35 a.m., the same time as when a gunshot went through a glass panel next to the locked front door of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012. That morning ended with the deaths of six staff members and 20 children ages 6 to 7. Here at Warren's Little Hocking Elementary School, 23 first-graders were adjusting to their new classroom, finding their desks, their jacket hooks, the breakfast cart with their fruit and graham crackers; after the Pledge of Allegiance, they were all sitting on the floor listening as the teacher read a book called "First Day Jitters."
11:19 a.m. now. It was the time in Columbine, Colorado, on April 20, 1999, when the first shots were fired at Columbine High School. Twelve students and one teacher died that day as the shooters moved through school's library, hallways and cafeteria; here, in Warren High School's cafeteria, lunch was coming to an end when a laughing student who had dyed her hair pink declared, "I'm having an existential crisis!"
2:21 p.m. now, the time when, on Feb. 14, 2018, Marjory Stoneman Douglas went into a code red lockdown. Seventeen people would die; here, the high school's hallways were empty. Sunlight was filling the glass corridors that Newton often worried about. The sounds from classrooms were of teachers doing nothing other than teaching.
"Do any of you know what mariposa means?"
"French Polynesia. Anyone know where that is?"
"Flash cards! You put the element's name on one side, the symbol on the other. September 19 is roughly 30 days from now. You can get all 92 done if you do a few each day."
2:49 p.m. now, and the first school day was over. On March 21, 2005, at Red Lake High School in Red Lake, Minnesota, that was when the first of seven people was shot and killed, but in Warren, where there were no shootings on this first day, no threats, no incidents of any kind, and Newton was back in his office, thinking he had made his deadline. He had been logical about it. He had done it.
Two days later, he gathered with several of his armed staff members and the sheriff's deputy to talk about how the first days had gone.
There were some questions.
And some concerns.
"Like if I'm at the middle school and something should happen at the high school, should we head to the high school?" one person asked.
"I thought about that, too," Newton said. "That's what we have to determine."
"Today I realized how much longer it takes to use the restroom when you carry," said the woman who'd been approved, referring to the single-user bathroom set aside for staff. "I'm thinking, 'I have to take this out. Where am I going to put it?' Because you always see phones up on the toilet paper rack. People always leave their phones there. So I put it on the sink."
Newton sat listening.
"Another thing we need to discuss is what kind of rounds the sheriff's department is carrying," a teacher now said. "We want to all be on the same page as far as defense rounds."
"We need to have the same as they do?" one of the others asked.
"It's going to help."
"Why is that?"
"They told us in the class, if something happens, you want to be on the same page as your sheriff's department. Your sheriff is carrying something that's tried and true and tested, so why are you carrying Hornadys when they're carrying Winchesters? So if they're carrying Hornadys, we want to be carrying Hornadys. If they're carrying Winchester, we want to carry Winchesters."
"That's a really good point. That's exactly why we're having this meeting," Newton said, and as the conversation went on, he was realizing that even though he'd met his deadline, he wasn't done at all.
There was a discussion about gun safes.
There was a discussion about "ball ammo" vs. "defense ammo."
And now the discussion moved on to one more thing Newton hadn't thought about before - the football game that would be starting in a few hours. Like the schools themselves, the football field was a designated gun-free zone.
At the far end of the conference table, Holbert, the school's deputy, spoke up.
"I can tell you for a fact, there's people in your stands with guns. On both sides of the field. It's just the reality of it," he said. "If you have a weapon, you've got to know there's weapons all around you."
"What are you going to do tonight?" Newton asked one of the teachers.
"I don't know," the teacher said. "I never really thought about it."
He turned to another teacher.
"Are you going to carry?" he asked.
"I'm under the impression that if I'm going to carry, I'm going to carry all the time," the teacher said.
The superintendent of the nation's newest school district with guns in its classrooms considered what to do. Time for his next decision.
"I'm fine with that," he said.


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Kasmin Gallery
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- Group show
This January, Paul Kasmin Gallery and Sotheby's Old Masters Department will present their first collaborative exhibition, Naturalia, curated by Danny Moynihan. The show will be comprised of varied works from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries paired with contemporary artists whose work is fundamentally concerned with the examination of natural science and its myriad presentations in art.
It is hard to imagine now the sense of wonder and discovery that artists of centuries past felt when studying nature, for man was still on the edge of the world; discovering new species of plants and animals at a pace unlike almost any other in modern history. Nature was as admired as it was feared, concurrently paradisiacal and dangerous, giving it both the sense of the exotic and of dark mystery.
It is in this spirit that earthly metaphors have been borrowed, stolen and created by artists and writers over the millennia. A host of preeminent contemporary artists, including Mat Collishaw, Mark Dion, Walton Ford, Damien Hirst, Alexis Rockman and Sam Taylor-Johnson, have lent or created works especially for this exhibition.
Interpreting nature or simply using nature to convey a theme or subject has been one of the most fascinating conceptual ways in which artists in recent decades have positioned their work. Damien Hirst's Devastation, 2008, is comprised of tens of thousands of dead flies thickly layered on a canvas. From afar the painting is black and dense but upon closer inspection it glistens delicately, evoking both the inevitability and beauty of mortality. In every seed lies the gene of its own destruction—a consistent theme in Hirst's work over the last 20 years, as well as for many artists in the exhibition. Mat Collishaw's The Venal Muse. Evergreen, 2012, and Mark Dion's Stork, 2016, also explore the idea of decay and beauty as inexorably bound. Sam Taylor-Johnson's seminal video installation Still Life, 2001, demonstrates the slow decay of a ripe basket of fruit into eternal dust.
The sense of wonder and the sublime in nature is represented by Walton Ford's monumental Loss of the Lisbon Rhinoceros, 2008, juxtaposed here with Albrecht Dürer's famous depiction of the very same exotic animal, both inspired by the story of the animal's tragic 15th century voyage to Rome. With these two critical images as launching points, we cannot but help reflect on the consequences of human interference in our delicate world. Works by Theodora Allen, Adam Fuss, Michael Joo and Sean Landers evoke the sublime and conjure the same fantastical anthropomorphic narratives as the 17th century Dutch painter Matthias Withoos' extraordinary Landscape with Birds and Flowers in the Underbrush of a Wood, 1660.
Themes of precise scientific observation are examined in various early gouaches presenting minutely detailed renderings of individual animals and plant species. Among these is a rare and important pair of 16th century works on vellum by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues: A Thistle and a Caterpillar and A Linnet on a Spray of Barberry. These evoke the same exquisite preciousness as Rachel Feinstein's' eroticized Pocket Rose and Goldfinger, 2012.
A printed brochure and comprehensive e-catalogue will accompany the exhibition.
Danny Moynihan is best known for his satirical novel of the art world Boogie-Woogie. He is also a painter and founder of Photo London and the Marrakech Biennale. His previous curated shows include Psycho (2000) an exhibition on the anatomy in art and Between a Rock and Hard Place (2016) an exhibition on the rock in art.
For more information: SOTHEBYS.COM/NATURALIA and PAULKASMINGALLERY.COM/EXHIBITION/NATURALIA

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Mean. Median, Mode and Range
We have been lookin at generating data and finding the mean average, median amount, mode and range of the set of data.
Take a look at this video tutorial to help refresh your knowledge.
This video of Mr Harris doing the bus stop method of division shows you how to turn remainders into decimals. As division is a key aspect of finding the mean average, this is a very useful pencil and paper method to know.
Homework is to put your understanding to the test by solving some puzzles. You may need to use some trial and error to work your way to the correct answer. In all cases, show your working out in the box provided. Also, be sure to ask a parent or carer to comment on the homework sheet too.
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Good Morning Everybody,
Hope everyone had a great weekend. It was super busy around here with our KPPA state convention [link] going on and me with a four day Bar Mitzvah. Let me break it down for you and in the process you might pick up a little something about Bar Mitzvah photography.
First, My Amazement At Winning Two Special Awards
To add to the super busy weekend, our KPPA president, Jessica Vogel, asked me if I could break away for about and hour from Saturday's Bar Mitzvah party.
I found out on Friday that I was going to be named the new Vice-President for KPPA and she wanted me there for the "swearing in" ceremony during the awards banquet that evening. I cleared it with my clients and brought my good friend and talented photographer, Steven Easley, to cover the 60-70 minutes I was going to be MIA from the party.
Turns out it was a lot more than just taking an oath of office for my state association. To my great surprise I was awarded the Kentucky Award. It's given to those people whom the panel determines has given of their time and talent to the profession and the KPPA association. I was floored!
Then they "dropped the bomb" on me. The highest honor one can receive for service to their profession is the National Award. It comes for the Professional Photographers Of America. My long time buddy, Larry Long, takes to the podium for the presentation. Nobody ever knows who the recipient is going to be.
Larry begins his short history about this years recipient. After about 3 sentences, I realize it's me! The people who have received this honor before is a group of some of the most esteemed photographers in the industry. This coveted honor is given in recognition of outstanding service to professional photography performed by an individual.
It is a humbling experience to receive such an honor. My heartfelt thanks to all those at the KPPA, past National Award winners, and all those who supported me this year for this wonderful honor.
Check Out Michael Redford's Photography
We had a great lineup of presenters at this year's convention. In fact, today, Michael Redford is presenting. Michael is one of the most talented and successful photographers out there. His studio is one of those "2-comma" studios if you get my drift - that means over 1,000,000 - you know, 2-commas.
Michael and I have been friends for over 20 years. When he was just starting out his career, he took a week long class with me. I was teaching at the same place the following year and he was in my class again!
I asked him why he was back again. He told me that after spending the week with me the previous years and studying all my tapes, that he had paid off all his debts, including his mortgage! He was back this year to take it to the next level.
I have to tell you, I was really flattered. In fact I mentioned to Michael at that meeting years ago, that if I was the one responsible for him making all that money, why didn't he split it with me ;~)
Hey, all joking aside, Michael knows how to run a successful studio and is now one of the leading photography studios in the country. Check out his site right here. I promise you, you will love his work and get some great ideas. You can also catch Michael giving a seminar or two as well. Don't miss it if he comes to a city near you.
A Peek A Shooting A Bar Mitzvah
People always ask, "What goes on for four days?" Well, these four days were very special. For anyone thinking about shooting Bar Mitzvahs, let me give you the run down. First of all, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah [link] is a ceremony when a young man or woman, age 13, comes of age and is now able to participate in all rights, privileges, and ceremonies of being a Jewish adult. The young Bar Mitzvah literally becomes almost "Rabbi for a day" and leads the entire adult congregation in the 2-hour long Saturday service. Add to this fact that much of the service is in Hebrew and you get an idea of the scope of the accomplishment for our 13 year old Bar Mitzvah.
On Thursday, we headed to the temple to get all the set-up photographs of our young Bar Mitzvah, his parents, sisters, and grandparents. The actual service is held on Saturday, but with Adath Israel being a "conservative" temple, no photographs are allowed on the "Sabbath". Therefore we "re-enact" the most important parts of the service a day or two before Saturday's service. Friday's post [link] was from that shoot.
In addition to all those photographs, we do an entire series of family portraits with all possible combinations of everyone present. This weekend is special for not just our Bar Mitzvah, but for the entire family as well. Everybody wants to be in the photographs.
On Friday, the family hosts the Shabbat dinner. On a Bar Mitzvah weekend, it's more that just dinner. It's a gathering of family members and friends that are particularly close to the hosting family. This evening includes the evening blessing and then the 13 candle "candle-lighting" ceremony which honors those individuals that have influenced and been part of our young Bar Mitzvah's life.
This past Friday about 100 friends and family participated in the grand event. We arrived at 7:00 p.m. and finished about 9:30 p.m. The dinner is always a blast. Max, the young man whose Bar Mitzvah we were celebrating, #21 of 22 grandchildren who have been Bar Mitzvah-ed over these last several years. I have had the honor of photographing 16 of those previous Bat Mitzvah's.
That's why I really enjoyed shooting the dinner on Friday. I had so many past clients present and it was good to seem them.
We were up bright and early for the Saturday morning service. We were invited guests as well so we attended Max's service. At the "reformed" synagogue we are able to take photographs of the service which we do.
The rules are different at a "conservative" temple and no photographs are allowed until 30 minutes after sunset which, by the way, was 6:23 p.m. that evening. After the service, the family provides a nice lunch for all those in attendance - about 250 people.
Later that evening is the BIG cerebration. It is a wild and fun evening with about 250 people coming together to celebrate with our young Bar Mitzvah. Notice the 4x8 foot banners on the wall I discussed last week. Pretty cool, eh?
And what a party it was, too. I don't think anyone left the dance floor for the entire evening. I, on the other hand, had to leave, rush across town to the Awards Banquet I mentioned above, be "sworn in", receive my awards, offer my heartfelt thank you's, and then rush back to the party. I made the complete round trip in 70 minutes. Thankfully, no beep from the radar detector;~)
The party rocked on till about 12:30 a.m. the next morning. That's the time we packed our bags, said our goodbyes and headed home. Actually we headed out for a sandwich and an adult beverage. I am too keyed up after shooting any party to head home and just go to bed. I need the 5 hour adrenaline rush to subside for a few hours before turning in.
We woke up bright and early Sunday morning to recharge batteries and download cards. The Sunday Brunch was scheduled for 11:30 a.m. and we needed to be on site by 11:00 a.m. This event was very special though. Max's grandfather, also featured in Friday's post, was celebrating his 80th birthday.
I have had the pleasure of photographing this gentleman many times over these past several years. I joked with him that he is the most photographed in Cincinnati considering the fact that he has been present at all 21 Bar/Bat Mitzvah's to date.
The Luncheon was a blast with so many stories, songs, and entertaining skits reflecting on his life. We wrapped the luncheon about 2:30 p.m. I said goodbye to my assistant and headed back down to our convention. That lasted till about 10:30 p.m. What a long day!
Anyway, that's what happens when you are shooting a 4-day Bar Mitzvah. All great fun, great photographs, and a few sore muscles at the end of the day.
Hey gang, that's it for me today. I get to go back down to, you guessed it, my convention and check in on Michael's program. See ya' tomorrow for another episode of Technique Tuesday.
Adios Everybody, -David


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January 22, 2009
How To Use The Q.S.E. Process To Create And Sell High Priced Programs
How would you like to be able to increase each and every sale by a factor of 10 times to 100 times? As a leader in the field of creating high end programs, an important key is to strategically position yourself among your ideal clients as their only option.
The Q.S.E. Process is an important method to ensure that you are drawing your ideal clients to you. First know, that there are only two ways to compete in the market place: price or value. A friend and client of mine found out the hard way that not competing on price requires some strategic thinking.
Thom who is a personal trainer found it difficult to book clients in the new gym he was training at. He would go around and help potential clients, showing them how to use the equipment properly. In his free time he spent time educating them on a program they should be following after chatting with them on their goals.
Potential clients were very excited to be receiving this attention, especially for free, and were very interested in working with Thom as their trainer. Thom would have his appointment book on him, and would open it up to a blank calendar and tell his clients to choose a time that would be ideal for them. What Thom found is that the excitement that clients had to work with him quickly faded and they began to 'hum and ha' when it came to making a commitment. Those who did sign up seldom showed up for their appointments to train with Thom.
Thom wondered why. He had the most personal training education in his gym and work-out enthusiasts were excited about working with him after talking with him for a few minutes and realizing his vast amount of knowledge. However, as soon as he opened his training book their excitement turned to hesitation.
Within some strategic thinking, Thom was able to fill his calendar full within 30 days. What he did is follow the Q.S.E. Process.
First of all, he quickly filled his calendar to provide only a few times that he would be available in the coming week. This appearance of a full calendar NOW had potential clients clamoring for his time and honoring their commitments to showing up. Soon he was not only the busiest trainer in his city, but he began to win awards for bringing in the most business to his gym.
Here is what you need to know about translating the 'full work out' appointment book principle into your business. Follow the Q.S.E. Process. It will work for you no matter what, whether you are a struggling entrepreneur or a new entrepreneur. If your desire is to create and sell the most expensive programs in your niche, here is what you must know right now:
You must set up a qualification (Q) process. We are conditioned that anything worth having or accomplishing is intertwined with an application process. Position your value in light of a qualification process that showcases to potential clients that they are selected to work with you. They should see having access to you as a privilege. In this way, you can eliminate all the potential clients who want you to compete on price.
By the way, an interesting fact that I have seen coming from over 1,800 video case studies, is this: the biggest successes with clients have come with those who have invested the most. Why is this? Subconsciously there is a greater buy-in when someone makes a significant investment. It is interesting to note too that most people who want to invest in your highest end programs will consider you not good enough if you are too cheap. They will think that you really do NOT bring good value to the market place if there is not a significant investment?
Secondly, you must be seen as the standard (S) of your market place. In every discipline today there exists a set of standards that allow for people to speak and communicate properly. For example, when you fill up your car you expect that a gallon of gasoline is the same as a gallon of gasoline in every other state or country. All fields have standards including the fields of Mathematics, Science and Medicine for example. In each of these disciplines a set of standards exist or that discipline cannot exist.
As someone interested in creating and selling high priced programs, there is a strategic way of creating this standardization. This begins with your ability to control the conversation that your would-be clients are having. You must become the person that influences their silent Q&A Session. How do you do this?
This begins by knowing the critical questions that your target market should be asking in order to solve their problems properly. These are not the questions that they think they should be asking, but the ones that they should be asking. The key to being the standard, and to increase your value instantly, is have the fortitude of character to tell your potential clients that before they go with anyone in your industry, here are the critical questions that they should be asking of them. By appearing objective, you in effect position yourself as the standard of your niche market.
By using the Socratic Method of questioning, you provide your target market powerful 'Ah Ha' moments. When you are able to begin to influence how clients should be seeing their problems you position yourself strategically as the standard of you industry. Would-be clients will think, "If I have already been educated more profoundly than I have ever been before by merely the questions that I should be asking "imagine what this person is able to do for me!"
Finally, you must be the source of education (E) for your target market. What does this look like? Here are three guidelines. First, you must position your company to out- educate your competitors. This begins by controlling the conversation that they should be having as I have just stated. Your education should involve 'moving the free line' so that you can showcase in case study format what you do to solve problems.
Secondly, case studies provide you powerful leverage in building the correct context for delivering your content. It is one thing to teach content. It is quite another to do it in the context of real people who represent your ideal clients.
Thirdly, the most powerful way to educate your target market is to customize your education. As there is currently not another system that I know about that does this, I recommend the use of the Expert Positioner Software to ensure a perfect market-to-message match. Think of the power of delivering education that is perfectly fitted to the problems of your target market.
Filter your content through the Q.S.E. Process in creating and selling your business backend and quickly position what you do away from price and towards value. The quickest way to begin the process is to invert your business funnel to position your highest end programs to those clients are filtered through the Q.S.E. Process.
Do this properly and watch each sale increase by a factor of at least 10X to 100X.
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Why is OM so powerful in the OBE/Lucid state?
I have had a break from attempting OBEs/Lucid dreams since the start of the school holidays, with so many commitments with my family and my routine shot to bits.
Anyhow, last night I wanted to try and invoke one again. I get worried I'm loosing the ability when not practicing for while. I'm still meditating daily, although at different times at the moment.
Last night I meditated before bed. I had run a 5k a few hours earlier, practicing for a 10k run in October. My body felt really relaxed and tiered; which is the perfect state to be in.
I woke about 1:30am. Went to the bathroom, drank some water and then set an intention about five times to awake (Or be aware at least) after each natural sleep cycle. The intention is to attempt an exit by wiggling a toe, arm etc,
Anyhow, I did awake some time later and could feel myself moving at great speed through the mattress. For quite a long time I was in darkness and spinning. I could feel a very strong pull on my lower chakras as experienced on a recent journey.
Eventually with no real direction or location in mind, and my calls to locate to the Moon or bring clarity, I returned back to my body disappointed. I then woke up and went back to the bathroom. After going to the bathroom once again I then noticed things were odd, the layout wasn't correct. I then realised I was in a false awakening. I placed my hand straight through the wall.
This then capitulated me again travelling at great speed through the darkness once again. Even though it was dark, I made a conscious effort to move through the walls of my bedroom and outside. Although I couldn't see anything. I tried commanding "Clarity Now" but it wouldn't work.
I then had the idea to meditate within the OBE/Lucid state and started humming OM. The effects were instant. Suddenly the sound of my OM became a very powerful omnipresent sound thundering off all around me. I was consumed by it's power. Then it was as if somebody had switched the lights on. I was now on the pavement outside, it was nighttime and dark but I could now clearly see two creatures sitting right next to me. As my vision developed I could see that one was a black Panther and the other creature was a strange looking plump reptile of some kind. It looked pretty friendly. I'm not sure what it was though. Suddenly I was transported back to my body again in bed.
I then left once again and this time I was transported to a place where I was sitting with two other Astral travellers. One guy was about 60-65 years old with a slight white beard. The other guy was bald and shorter, perhaps in his 50s. The bearded guy was showing me a blue bracelet he had made that aided in his travels out. He said it helped reinforce the intention of entering the Astral realm when wearing it during sleep. I noted that I should make one too. We joked that our bodies were still sleeping back in bed. I told them about my daily commitment to meditation. The bald guy said he didn't meditate at all and in fact he still smoked and drank quite a bit but could still get there.
After a while I left again and returned back to my body. I spent a few moments to remember the details and then let the experiences go to fall into a deep sleep. I had some good dreams for the rest of the night and awoke in the morning with complete memory of the experience.
The power of the OM during the experience is still with me. I think we underestimate the power of the OM during meditation whilst awake as we don't always witness its great power.
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Eggnog Scones: perfect for this time of year with a cup of coffee, tea or hot cocoa! The texture is spot on, and the glaze melts in your mouth!
So, be honest, EGGNOG. Love it or hate it?
I love the stuff. I can't drink gobs of it, but it is such a part of our holiday tradition, I can't help but love it.
Growing up, we always opened our sibling gifts to each other on Christmas Eve. It was something I always looked forward to. Maybe not so much because of the gifts, but because of the eggnog.
My mom would pour us each a cup (or I should say a mug) of eggnog and she sprinkled nutmeg on top. She would set out a plate of Christmas cookies and we would sit around the tree, sip our eggnog, eat cookies and open gifts.
Doesn't get much better than that!
Of course Christmas morning we would repeat this scenario, but it was more frenzied. The time seemed to go slower on Christmas Eve…the anticipation, the routines, it just was very enjoyable.
I've continued this same tradition with my own family. Like my mom, I have four kids of my own too! Hubby and I enjoy coming home from Christmas Eve church service to eggnog, cookies and gifts. Of course, my picky hubs doesn't drink the nog, but he participates none the less!
Making these Eggnog Scones was such a wise decision. If I had a choice, I almost always go for biscotti over a scone. I like crunchy vs chewy. However, I already have an eggnog biscotti recipe, so it only makes sense I give the scone equal time in the spot light!
I brought these scones to my parents over Thanksgiving and they were devoured (mainly by my dad!!). I've been asked to bring them for Christmas too! That's a sign they must have been tasty!
What traditions do you keep this holiday season? I'd love to hear it!!
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Eggnog Scones
For the scones:
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, cubed, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup eggnog
- 1 tsp rum extract
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
For the glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 Tbsp eggnog
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- For the scones, combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Add in butter (I used the beater blade of my electric mixer, but you can use a pastry cutter).
- Mix until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add in egg, greek yogurt, eggnog, rum extract and nutmeg. Combine completely.
- On a large baking sheet with parchment paper (or silpat), shape dough into a large rectangle using your hands. I dusted my hands and the dough with flour to keep it from sticking.
- Press your rectangle to 8 1/2 inch x 6 1/2 inch- 1/2inch thick. Using a pizza cutter, slice in half horizontally. Then cut it into thirds vertically (you will have 6 rectangles). Cut each rectangle in half to make 2 triangles. You will be left with a total of 12 triangles. Don't separate them on the baking sheet yet.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and re-cut your triangles.
- Separate carefully and return to oven for an additional 10 minutes. Remove and cool completely before applying glaze.
- For the glaze, whisk together the sugar, eggnog and nutmeg. Add more/less eggnog for desired consistency. Spoon glaze over each scone and allow to set, about 20 minutes.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. ENJOY.
Are you Eggnog obsessed? I've got you covered!
Eggnog Donut Muffins: bite size muffins that freeze well too!
Creamy Eggnog Truffles with a delicious crunchy coating!
An impressive, delicious dessert: Eggnog Cheesecake cake
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Comfortable, beautiful and colorful visual enjoyment.
High quality, durable material, easy to clean and dry..
Perfect decorative item for sofa, chair, car, bed, etc.
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White bread, rye bread, wheat bread, pita bread, zucchini bread, and pumpernickel! Perhaps no food comes in as many varieties as bread, known as the staff of life. Because bread is so basic to our life, God was wise to nourish us with divine life in the form of bread, the Eucharist.
Jesus foretold this marvel when he claimed, "I am the bread of life….I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world" (John 6:48, 51). This was not just a figure of speech. Jesus meant the words literally. At the Last Supper the night before he died, he held bread in his hands and said to his friends, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me" (1 Corinthians 11:24). Ever since then Christians have been celebrating the breaking of the bread. We come together to share a meal and be fed with the bread and wine that is Jesus. The Eucharist is a gift of Jesus' love through which we remember his death and resurrection and share in them.
When Jesus called himself the bread of life, his listeners no doubt thought of Moses. Through Moses God sent down manna, bread from heaven that fed the chosen people for 40 years before they reached the promised land. Jesus explained, "Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die" (John 6:49-51).
God prepared us for the mystery of the Eucharist in several ways. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a town whose name means "House of Bread." His mother laid him in a manger, a feeding trough, a hint that someday he would be bread for the world. All four Gospels tell the story of the miraculous feeding of crowds, which foreshadows what happens at Mass. Jesus fed thousands of people by having the disciples distribute five barley loaves and two fish. After everyone had enough to eat, there were still 12 baskets of leftovers (and in some accounts seven). Even the time Jesus gave us the Eucharist was a clue to its meaning—the time of Passover. At this feast the Jewish people celebrate their salvation from death in Egypt by a meal that includes unleavened bread and wine.
When we partake of the Eucharist, Jesus feeds us with his body and blood. We enter into communion with him and with one another. Unlike other food, which becomes part of us, Jesus in the sacred bread and wine makes us more like him. Therefore we, too, are to be bread for the world.
The living bread sustains us and prepares us for that day when we will come to the heavenly banquet. It is a pledge of future glory. It is the means by which Christ fulfills his promise, "I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).
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The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) strongly condemns the Paris Terrorist Attacks
January 8th, 2015 by Editor
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) strongly condemns this bloody act of terrorism, which is considered a blatant violation of the basic principles of Human Rights, especially the right to life and security as well as the right of freedom of expression and thought that are stipulated by International Human Rights treaties and conventions. The EOHR implores the French authorities to rapidly apprehend the terrorists and turn them to Justice. The French capital Paris witnessed a lamentable incident yesterday morning, when a group of gunmen broke into the headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo Magazine and massacred the 12 people inside including 2 police officers and a number of Journalists, chanting Islamic slogans while committing their heinous act. The EOHR reaffirms that the Islamic faith is innocent of those who have committed this act of terrorism, and that the attacks stand against everything Islam and other religions stand for.The threat of terrorism has become an international phenomenon, not just a regional or a domestic one. It can strike any part of the world if its ignored by the International Community. There has to be a security, military, intellectual, cultural, scientific, and media alliance to confront the extended threat of terrorism. Efforts have to be intensified to repel terrorism, and all governments, international bodies, and civil society have to unite for that purpose. The Egyptian government should also prepare its embassy and consulates in France to receive any complaints from Egyptians living in France, and to work on protecting them and preserving their rights against any sort violations. The French government should not carry out any arbitrary or exceptional measures against the Arab and Muslim communities in General and the Egyptian community in specific. The French government is also obliged to protect those communities that have become vulnerable to harassment after this catastrophic incident. From his part, Mr. Hafez Abu Seada the president of EOHR deplored the terrorist attacks, and the murder of innocent civilians. He also said that this cannot be accepted under any excuses, because this is considered a crime against humanity. Abu Seada said that these acts of terror seek to undermine the basic human rights and freedoms, and threatens the security of other states, stressing the importance of fighting terrorism as a global phenomenon, which entitles the international community to take action against the violations committed by terrorist organizations. Abu Seada also called upon the international community to implement security council resolutions on terrorism, because these organizations threaten the international order, and because of their absolute disregard the legal legitimacy of the international system.
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- Star Wars: Rebel Assault I + II Includes 2 games $ 9.99
Simply another Star Wars game
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire, is the sequel to Star Wars: Rebel Assault. The game being one of many, many Star Wars games, it is a fairly average game. It is a far better game however, than it's predecessor. The cinematic cut scenes are fairly B-grade acting, but the scenes stick to the original plot and use props that appear to be straight from the movie. This game is nothing in comparison to the gameplay of Lucas Arts Jedi Knight games. The music is classic Star Wars themes played over and over again, which I guess is not surprising. The gameplay is fairly aweful, you have little control over when you are flying your ship and will crash and die a lot. The graphics are good and it is much better than the first game, however I would say it would be for fans of the Star Wars Trilogy only. The game does have a little bit of that feel that, it is a hidden chapter in the trilogy of movies, add that with some nostalgia of the 90's and it may be a game you want to relive.


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How to Make It
Step 1
Combine first 5 ingredients; brush half of mixture over shrimp. Cover and let stand 15 minutes. Thread shrimp evenly onto skewers.
Step 2
Grill shrimp, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350º to 400º) 3 minutes on each side or until shrimp turn pink. Brush with remaining chutney mixture, and serve.
Step 3
Pour: To complement the diverse flavors of the curry-mango marinade, try a Hogue Riesling from Washington's Columbia Valley. The naturally crisp acidity balances sweet peach and apricot flavors for a refreshing finish.


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Koi Medications-Wound Ulcer Kit » Koi Diseases » Fish Lice (Argulas)
Fish Lice (Argulas)
Argulus another crustacean parasite, round and up to 1cm wide. They have a sucker to hold on to the Koi with needle-like mouth parts which they stick into the Koi and inject a toxin. This causes intense irritation to the Koi and they scratch and jump and can cause bacterial infection.
If they infect the gills they cause severe damage and often death. Most antiparasite remedies will not kill fish lice, a strong chemical is needed which is not freely on sale. Ask a professional dealer or vet.


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Wednesday, 26 October 2011
The Naked Grocer, Walton on Thames
Today Daisy and I have mostly been getting ready for her Hallowe'en themed 2nd birthday party this weekend. And what Hallowe'en party is complete without pumpkins?
We headed over to The Naked Grocer in Walton to buy a huge stash of pumpkins and squashes ready for carving over the next few days and we couldn't resist blogging about our favourite greengrocer.
The Naked Grocer is a family run shop on Bridge Street which has been open since September 2009. I ♥love♥ them, not just because the shop is absolutely gorgeous and a real pleasure to browse around and spend money in ~ aside from fruit and veg they also sell flowers, fresh bread, local cheeses and lots of other lovely treats ~ but also because of their ethical and responsible views which are very important to me and which I think should be to everyone else in this day and age too.
Aside from selling the tastiest and freshest fruit and veg you will ever come across without growing your own, I think their concern for the environment (you won't find any vacuum packaging or plastic bags here and the company are huge advocates of recycling) and their support of local growers are their two biggest selling points. Plus Chris, Millie and all the staff really know their stuff and the customer service is second to none.
And the PUMPKINS! What can I say? They are cheaper than the supermarket, grown in sunny Cambridgeshire and superb quality (not just grown for carving, these bad boys are huge and fleshy and perfect for pumpkin pies and soups and packed full of seeds for toasting!). Large ones are £2.50, small ones £1.50 and squashes start at £1.00. It would be a crime for you not to pop down there and buy some!
For those of you a bit too far away to pay The Naked Grocer a visit - why not check out their website, it's full of information on what's in season and has monthly recipe ideas too. The Naked Grocer are also on Twitter. Follow them here.
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Labels: fruit, local, review, richmond, Vegetables
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- Anonymous27 October 2011 at 11:05
lovely looking pumpkins, i think i shall be carving one this weekend :)ReplyDelete
have a fab party!
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DIY Efficient Solar Heater.
The power of the sun is necessary for all life on planet earth is largely untapped by the human race in a purposeful way. Instead of using the sun for heat we have perfected the science of finding, removing and burning fossil fuels aptly named as really they are the product of millions of years of high pressure on the remains of plant and animal life.


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Rodolfo Hernandez, who received the Medal of Honor for rushing into heavy fire while wounded and armed with only an inoperable rifle and bayonet and then killing six enemy soldiers during the Korean War, died on Saturday in Fayetteville, N.C. He was 82.
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced his death on itswebsite. Mr. Hernandez was an Army corporal trying to hold a hill in May 1951 when his platoon was overwhelmed by attackers accompanied by heavy mortar, artillery and machine gun fire.
Corporal Hernandez had already been struck by grenade fragments and was bleeding heavily from a head wound when his commanding officer ordered his platoon to fall back. He continued firing until his rifle malfunctioned, then threw six grenades and charged at the opposing foxholes.
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My sister isn't much of a cook. I laugh when we cook together because she takes her time to mix and dice everything just perfectly. But when my sister comes across a recipe she really likes, she gets the recipe and makes it. I hope you enjoy this tasty cheese ball at your upcoming holiday events.
Cheese Ball by Stephanie Bourek
2 bricks of cream cheese (8 oz.)
dried beef, torn into pieces
1 tsp. onion salt
1 tsp. garlic salt
shredded cheddar cheese
Soften cream cheese. Combine ingredients. Cover with shredded cheese. Chill to harden before serving. Serve with assorted crackers.
- I've used the Carl Budding Beef to make this recipe. It is way cheaper than dried beef and taste the same.
- To reduce fat, used fat free or reduced fat cream cheese and fat free cheddar cheese. You aren't cooking it so you don't have to worry that.


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Date: Wednesday, January 22, 1997
Commenced: 10:01 AM CST
Concluded: 10:21 AM CST
GD: Good day to you, Robert. Thank you for the mailing on Costello. I will send you his death certificate after the weekend. Of course it was AIDS. Lee was almost hysterical when I told him this.
RTC: I wonder why?
GD: He'll probably rush to his doctor for a checkup.
RTC" Now, now, Gregory. Unkind.
GD: Well why get your balls into an uproar when you find out someone died of AIDS?
RTC: There could be many reasons.
GD: Yes, no doubt, but the first assumption is one of personal concern, not sympathy. I understand Costello's brother, who is in the RN, refused to accept the body. Ah well, in the midst of life, Robert.
RTC: Of course. Just the certificate?
GD: And the post mortem report. It was the AIDS pneumonia that took him off on the plane. I wonder if rigor had set in when they landed? They would have to carry him off in a sitting position. Maybe they put one of their cheap blankets over him and pretended he was a broken seat.
RTC: You are in a fine mood today, I must say.
GD: I beat Jesus at poker last night and he wouldn't pay up. He keeps hiding cards in that hole in his side.
RTC: (Laughter)
GD: I wanted to ask you about this business with Oswald. You know, shooting with two guns out of the window, shooting some Dallas cop and so on. Can you give me any input here?
RTC: Oswald had nothing to do with the business. Nothing at all. He was an asset of ONI and he worked for both of us at Atsugi. That's our U-2 base in Japan. He spoke Russian, after a fashion, and was instructed to act like a Marxist to rope in some Jap spies there. A clever young man but a bit of a trouble maker. No, Oswald had nothing to do with it. I said we had used him once and we had a dossier on him. He was perfect for the role of patsy. Married the niece of a top MVD officer, an avowed Marxist and so on. And, joy of joys, he worked at the book building. We had the presidential cavalcade rerouted to go right past it to be certain. And we had a resource in the Cuban Embassy in Mexico who swore Oswald was in there trying to flee to Cuba. It does pay to have people in the right place, Gregory. Never know when you might need them.
GD: Interesting. And he was using an Argentine Mauser which magically turned into a Mannlicher-Carcano. My God, you couldn't his a barn with that piece of shit if you were inside it. The Mauser, on the other hand, was a good gun.
RTC: Yes. The Mauser belonged to the wrong people so the other piece was substituted. We made sure that could be traced to him. And we got the wife to admit seeing the wop gun. Of course in her condition, she would identify a crossbow or a polar bear.
GD: And the Ruby business. Too pat.
RTC: Of course. Ruby was from the Chicago mob and I had connections with them through my father. You see, Ruby had cancer and knew he was probably going to die soon enough so he was put up to silencing Oswald. Oswald was not involved and if it ever went to trial, it would all come out. The Navy didn't want it to come out that they hired him and the FBI didn't want it out that he had worked for them so everyone was happy when Ruby did his deed in the basement. Of course later, he found out they might execute him instead of letting die comfortably in a Dallas hospital so he got alarmed and was trying to get out of it. I don't know why, Gregory. He knew all about keeping quiet but he was a Jew and very emotional. Not stable but he did his work as he was told. And we had some use for him earlier over sending guns to Castro. I suppose you knew that the Company was an early supporter of Castro? Put him in place, as it were. Now that was a classic mistake. I had nothing to do with that. We spent years trying to clean that one up. Kennedy found out about our role in that because he had Bissel's phone tapped and loose lips can sink careers as well as ships.
GD: The tangled web.
RTC: What?
GD: 'Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive."
RTC: Sounds like Shakespeare.
GD: Walter Scott to be exact. Anyway, given all the loose ends, I'm amazed none of this has come out.
RTC: No, we had an army of real idiots running around with fifty different weird theories and stories so the public had other things to amuse and entertain them. The umbrella man, the man in the sewer, the tramps in the railroad yard, shooting at General Walker and on and on.
GD: The Warren Report is an unindexed pack of creative writing.
RTC: Of course it is. Our many friends at the New York Times have been pushing that and the really silly Posner fairytale. Well, the Times is one of our finest assets right along. Not a bad paper but they do what they're told. And Jerry Ford running to Hoover, tongue hanging out, with the latest news of the commission's meetings. Of course Colonel Hoover knew the whole thing. What a huge farce all of that was.
GD: I wonder why none of the truth ever came out?
RTC: Gregory, the American public is as stupid as a post. They'll go for fried ice cream every time. And the press knows where their bread is buttered so we never worry about them. Bought and paid for, Gregory, bought and paid for. And we had Ben over at the Post to cinch up matters there for us. Very reliable. He and Angleton cleaned up some of the messes after Kennedy was hit. No, the press can always be counted on.
GD: My late grandfather used to say something right on point. 'Once a newspaperman, always a whore.'
RTC: Was your grandfather a reporter?
GD: No, a banker.
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London Family Court Open Day Saturday 10 October 2009 from 10am - 4pm
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London Family Court Open Day Saturday 10 October 2009 from 10am - 4pm
Brent Magistrates' Court, 448 High Road, London, NW10 2DZ
Croydon Magistrates' Court, Barclay Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 3NG
Richmond Magistrates' Court, Parkshot, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2RF
Stratford Magistrates' Court, 389-397 High Street, London, E15 4SB
Each court will host a lively programme of activities including opportunities to:
- take part in mock hearings about contact and care
- meet professionals from the agencies involved with the family courts
- learn about family court orders
- ask questions and understand the role of court staff
- enjoy interactive play over the internet with Dad's Space; a new initiative to provide safe contact for children with a non resident parent.
- browse exhibition stands from numerous agencies involved in working with children.
- enter a children's activities area for younger visitors
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The following is released under the Open Game License. Copyright 2015 Steve Miller. It is fully compatible with the d20 System magic rules from Feats of Mysticism and Magic and other NUELOW Games OGL d20 System releases.
You have a special relationship with a powerful supernatural creature—an angel, demon, or perhaps even a god.
Benefit: Once per week, you may call upon your supernatural patron to grant you a chance to change fate. You may re-roll a single d20 roll. You must accept the second result.
You gain a +4 bonus to skill checks relating to rites and rituations involved with your patron, and any summoning and ward spells you cast function as if cast at one level higher than your caster level.
Special: If the character is killed, he or she may make a final Will save (DC18). If successful, the character continues to exist as a disembodied spirit on the mortal plane instead of moving onto the afterlife, with the full blessing of his or her patron. The character gains the Disembodied template, if in use. If not, the character exists formless near the location of his or her demise until a suitable living vessel comes along. The character may attempt to possess the being. The target receives a Will save (DC12+your character level) to resist. If the target is injured or somehow emotionally vulnerable or frightened, the Will save is DC8+your character level.


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Due to the outbreak of COVID 19 and government guidance on non-essential social gatherings, BASC has taken the decision to postpone all training courses scheduled up until the end of May.
If you are booked on a course you will be contacted in the next 14 days with details of the new date and venue. We will review all further courses on a daily basis and be led by government advice.
I would like to thank all course participants for being understanding during this difficult period.
Location: Kibworth Shooting Ground
The aim of the course is to provide the candidate with an introduction to pigeon shooting. The day will cover the following:-
The law and general licences
Quarry identification
Safety when shooting in hides
Reconnaissance and hide building
Respect for quarry
Pigeon shooting equipment
Decoys and their use
Hide discipline
Places are limited and are allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Refreshments will be available but lunch is not provided.
Course length
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BASC members £45
Non-members £65
Cancellation policy
Should there be insufficient bookings, BASC reserves the right to cancel the course. In the interests of fairness BASC will aim to notify candidates of cancellation as soon as possible before the advertised start date.
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Mortgage Marketing - How to Maximize Your Motivation
Do you have the motivation to succeed in the mortgage industry? Without the drive to succeed you will surely fail.
Did you know you can create the motivation you need?
I know that sounds odd, but it's true. You can consciously define, direct and intensify your motivation to achieve any goal.
Motivation is key to success. After all, motivation drives action. And action is the only thing that will move your business forward. All your plans, hopes, dreams and intentions are useless without action.
The process of creating motivation is actually very simple. There are two parts. First you must write out your goal as clearly and simply as you can. Specify when you'll have it and what you're going to do for it.
Then read it out loud every day. Memorize it and say it to yourself often. Make yourself believe it.
Belief is important. Belief creates the conditions necessary for you to achieve what you desire.
Hard to believe? That's why you have to work every day to convince yourself to believe in your success. You're brainwashing yourself into this belief through self-directed, daily indoctrination.
The result will be a burning, driving and consuming motivation to make the object of your desire a reality.
To Your Prosperity,
David A. Wells, owner of http://www.Mortgage-Millions.com and author of The Millionaire Mortgage Broker's Marketing Manual, is a mortgage marketing expert who helps mortgage brokers succeed. He can be reached at email@example.com.
Darkness of Winter Encourages Insights
The darkness of Winter has descended.For many the long stormy nights of Winter and the proverbial dark night of the soul are uncomfortable.
The First Step
Today is an anniversary of sorts for me. Three years ago today, I publicly launched Tomorrow's Edge after years of getting ready, talking about how I was someday going to do it, and researching everything but advertising! It was a huge first step in the middle of a bunch of first steps that I had taken up to that point.
Half Dome, A Story About Your Future Success
The physical journey mirrors very accurately the spiritual journey of your own life. It was one of the toughest things you've ever done.
Motivation: 5 Powerful Emotions You Can Use
Experiencing strong emotions is not uncommon. What is uncommon is applying these emotions to motivate you to change and grow.
That First Step To Massive Success
Do you ever procrastinate? So do I!I had some work to do yesterday and I kept putting it off.I thought to my self - I�ll wait until later when I feel more alert and in the right frame of mind to do it just rightDo you ever do this?Then it hit me like a ton of bricks.
Words that Inspire: PASSION
What is your PASSION?Dictionary says: strong liking for or devotion to some activity, object or concept; object of desire or deep interest; love.What it REALLY means: doing something or believing in something that matters to you; making choices based on something that energizes you and excites you; one of the reasons you enjoy getting up in the morning and doing what you do.
Motivation - The Power of Drive
My experience tells me there are three stages people go through on their way to having the drive necessary to meet their goals:I want to want to I want to I will no matter whatIt's only when you reach the stage of I will no matter what that you access the power of drive in your life.Having said that, I've taken the word DRIVE and created an acronym that provides us with some direction.
Beginnings Arent As Complicated As They Seem
Beginnings are seldom as complicated as they seem. You know what I mean by "complicated - the dates and the duties and the things-to-be-remembered, the stuff that piles onto your plate with a new project or obligation.
Quit Pretending - You Have To Live Whats In You To Succeed
Some people, after they reach their mid and upper adult years seem to go through their lives just existing. Oh! They work at their jobs as best as they can.
Top 5 Reasons Why Youre Not Living Your Dream
1. "I'm too old to make a change.
How to Get Up on a Down Day
One of the major obstacles to achieving goals is losing the motivation necessary to finish them. Many times the initial surge of energy is lost after the reality of hard work or set backs sets in.
Motivation: If Today Were the Last of All Days
"If today were the last of all days..
How To Be Motivated Without A Motivator
Many professionals spend their entire careers working under managers or supervisors that don't truly understand the importance of motivation. This lack of understanding results in one of two things: 1) Low performance and productivity of the organization and staff or 2) Self-motivation of the professional, which results in high performance, satisfaction, and productivity.
Motivation: The Power of Opportunity
I think each one of us has had the experience of coming up with a great idea for a product or a way to do something, only to see someone else do it and make a ton of money.Here's mine - A few years back I went through advanced training in hypnosis.
About That Dream...
About that Dream..
The Lies We Live By
How many times have you lied to get your way?Many cameras today focus automatically on things both far and near.You are inclined to be like that.
Grit or Grace?
The grit of life is hard to swallow. You make a presentation at the office and someone points out a small mistake.
"Only as high as I reach can I grow, Only as far as I seek can I go, Only as deep as I look can I see, Only as much as I dream can I be" Karen RavenIn spite of the unpredictable weather (tropical heat, then snow blizzards!) it is Spring! (Or is it early Summer? I can't tell!) With Spring comes the chance to be outside more - even if it is dodging between rain showers! I know, the weather isn't really playing ball at the moment, but couldn't you be? After a winter conserving energy and warmth inside, and of lovely comfort foods, it is time to shake yourself off and become more active, to add more movement to your life and to begin to breathe.When you wake in the morning, instead of rolling out of bed groaning, take a moment to throw back the covers, raise your arms above your head and stretch! Take deep breaths and really welcome the start of a new day.
Increase Your Energy!
It was only about 18 months ago that I could not even keep up with a 90-year old's energy levels. At my partner's family functions, I often sat with his grandmother who, by the end of the evening, was still lively and chirpy while I was barely able to keep my eyes open.
4 Barriers to Overcome For Growth
As we begin a new year, it's natural to reflect a bit on what we really want out of the next 12 months. Have you made some resolutions? Have you decided to get in shape? Go for a promotion? Quit smoking? Get your finances in order? Spend more time with your family? All of the above? Whatever your resolutions are, they all boil down to one thing- you want GROWTH! Congratulations! You've taken the first step towards seeing positive results.
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A research team from Queen Mary University in London have developed a new "bioactive" glass designed to help repair decaying teeth. The glass dissolves quickly to form chemicals that mimic tooth minerals to help restore the damaged teeth. The toothpaste has already been launched by the university's company, BioMin Technologies Ltd., under the name BioMinC. Last year, the team developed a fluoride-containing glass toothpaste called BioMinF. The new product, BioMinC, uses chloride-containing glass as an alternative for those who choose to forego fluoride toothpaste or for those in areas where the water is already fluoridated.
Tooth Decay Affects Millions Every Year
According to a study published in the Journal of Dental Research, a third of the world's population has untreated tooth decay. Over 2.4 billion people worldwide are affected by tooth decay, and 190 million more are expected to experience it each year.
It's even more concerning because it's preventable, said Dr. David Buck, DDS, a leading dental professional in Lynnwood, Washington.
"It's a major health problem," he said. "Tooth decay leads to cavities, infections and disease, not to mention the financial, educational and career-based implications."
Tooth Decay in Children
The study indicated 621 million children suffer from untreated decay in their baby teeth, which leads to pain, the risk of future dental problems in their permanent teeth and barriers to their education. Pew Research indicates that children with oral health problems often miss three times more school than those with healthy mouths. Even if their school attendance isn't affected, dental pain can affect their ability to eat and sleep, causing a host of problems including difficulty concentrating, daytime drowsiness and behavioral problems.
Tooth Decay in Adults
The New York Department of Health estimates that Americans miss more than 164 million hours of work a year due to oral health problems and dental visits. While some of those hours are due to routine cleanings and checkups, it's a high number with economic repercussions. Statistically, research shows that economically disadvantaged Americans and minorities suffer the most. Few health care plans include dental coverage, and those that do often have high premiums.
Tooth Decay Leads to Tooth Loss
Gum disease is the No. 1 cause of tooth loss in adults, according to Buck.
"Decay leads to gum disease, which in turn leads to tooth loss," he said. "It's a vicious cycle that can absolutely be broken with preventative dental care."
Gum disease occurs when pockets of infection form in the spaces of gum that surround each tooth. This happens because of bacteria from plaque buildup over time. In the beginning stages of gum disease, professional treatment can reverse the damage. Once the infection spreads deep enough, bone loss occurs and the damage becomes permanent.
"Preventative dental care both at home and through professional dental exams and cleanings is imperative to stop tooth decay, which in turn prevents changes to one's quality of life even in childhood," Buck said. "Not only does it save money in the long run, it saves you from unnecessary pain and discomfort."


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Journal of Student Financial Aid
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The Relationship between High School Math Courses, High School GPA, and Retention of Honors Scholarships
This research examined the high school transcripts of honors scholarship recipients to identify a better criterion for awarding scholarships than high school grade point average (GPA) alone. Specifically, this study compared the honors scholarship retention rate when the scholarship was awarded based on completed advanced high school math classes to the retention rate when the scholarship was based solely on GPA. The research, conducted at a community college in New Mexico, used a calculated MathScore variable and a dichotomous HighMath variable. The HighMath variable was counted if the student completed a class in trigonometry, pre-calculus, or calculus. The results indicated that awarding the scholarship based on grades earned in high school math classes would not increase retention rates. However, the retention rate was 10% higher if the scholarships were awarded based on a high GPA and on completing an advanced math class than when scholarships were based on GPA alone. While using this combination of advanced math and high GPA might limit access to scholarship funds, access to scholarships cannot be the sole consideration. Students' success in retaining scholarships and remaining in college is paramount.
Recommended Citation
Megert, Diann Ackerman
"The Relationship between High School Math Courses, High School GPA, and Retention of Honors Scholarships,"
Journal of Student Financial Aid: Vol. 35
, Article 3.
Available at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jsfa/vol35/iss2/3


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Make Mother's Day MemorableSubmitted by robinc on Fri, 05/10/2019 - 10:31
Although we should celebrate mamas all year long, Mother's Day gives us a chance to really show our love and appreciation for all the lovely ladies in our lives. There's no better way to do this than spending some good old quality time with the family. What's the best way to do that, you ask? Bike ride.