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Posted 27 June 2003 - 10:53 AM
Everyone who reads this thread knows I hate new Gibsons, but that's only because they're so goddamn overpriced and the quality isn't really all that great. I have to admit recently, I've been looking at Gibson Firebirds and Les Paul Deluxes from the 70s. The mini humbuckers sound really good. I know a guy with a 1980 Les Paul Deluxe, and it's an awesome sounding guitar. The thing is, you can get what's essentially a Les Paul Standard from the 70s, just with different (and I think better) pickups, for about a third of what an actual Les Paul Standard from the 70s would cost you.
But the firebirds are so awesome with their weird body shape. They also have mini humbuckers. On my way out of guitar center last time I was there I saw one, but didn't play it because my wife and I were running errands and we really didn't have time. It looked sweet, with neck binding and inlays... Warmoth makes Firebird bodies, but they're bolt-on. Too many guitars, too little money. If I ever win the lottery I'l be a playing collector, that's for sure.
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Posted 27 June 2003 - 01:48 PM
well, i was thinking about getting that mxr double shot distortion pedal, but now i'm seriously considering getting a visual sounds jeckyll and hyde distortion. i haven't heard any reviews on the double shot, but i've heard a lot of good things about the visual sounds pedal. that, and i can get one used from ebay for about half the price of the mxr pedal.
i haven't worked on any of my guitars lately, and i may not for a couple of days. i don't know if it's because i'm just lazy, or because i'm just sick of getting frustrated (most likely the former).
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Posted 30 June 2003 - 02:31 PM
I almost just bought some stuff from torres engineering. I got paid today and thought I'd pick up a couple things I've been wanting to try. A couple of different 12AX7 preamp tubes have been catching my eye. I bought some NOS "Silver Special" tubes several months ago, which according to some people are some of the best tubes ever made (short of 50s Mullards or Telefunkens). I paid like $20 a piece for them, and I think they sound okay, but the ones I had in there before I thought sounded cleaner. The mids on the silver specials are a little too loose for me. Too bad I can't remember how I had it set up before! Anyway, modifying amps is just like modifying guitars - you can spend tons of money and time on stuff and never be totally happy with it. I also was going to pick up the Torres 6-way mod for my crybaby, because I've always kinda disliked how the crybaby sounds (but it's paid for, so why buy another). Anyway, I looked at my shopping cart and saw I had already gotten above $50 before shipping on two preamp tubes and a wah mod, and decided to clear out my cart and not buy anything. I am in the market for a Rotovibe and need to buy drum equipment, so I don't need to be blowing wads of cash on a wah pedal I hardly use and some tubes that may or may not sound better than the plethora of tubes I already have laying around.
I was looking forward to the wah mod, though. I haven't worked on anything in a while and I've got the itch. Maybe I'll crack open the frankenstrat and try to figure out why the neck pickup cuts out from time to time.
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i'm thinking of looking for some mods for my vox wah pedal. it seems to go from really bassy, to really trebley very quickly without a smooth transition. maybe a different tapering pot will do the trick. i'll research it.
i think i've decided to get an alesis sr-16 drum machine. so the plan now is to order that drum machine, an electro harmonix holy grail reverb, and the boss tuner from musician's friend in a few weeks. i'll also try to find a jeckyll and hyde distortion on ebay. of course, between now and the time i get the money, i'm sure i'll have changed my mind about something.
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Posted 30 June 2003 - 03:22 PM
Yeah, that's how it goes, doesn't it?
of course, between now and the time i get the money, i'm sure i'll have changed my mind about something.
I have made up my mind. I will *absolutely* be spending money on drum stuff, and maybe a rotovibe if one is cheap enough on ebay.
See, the problem is, I've got stuff to buy for guitars and guitar amps, and vocal stuff for a PA, and recording gear and drum stuff and that isn't to mention how much I'd really like to get a piano. I could scream it's so frustrating.
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speaking of the rotovibe again, what's your max price (in case i find one...doubtful)?
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i need to work on my guitars tomorrow, i need to work on my guitars tomorrow, i need to work on my guitars tomorrow...no need to get a new one yet, no need....
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Loud music a horror picture doth not maketh.
The 2015 film The Witch: A New-England Folktale is the directorial debut of production and costume designer Robert Eggers. He said it was inspired, at least in part, by his growing up in New England and being surrounded by the stories of witchcraft in colonial times.
The film was billed as horror, which probably does it a disservice. More aptly, it is an exploration of the early stories of witchcraft in the Plymouth Plantation, 62 years before the Salem Witch trials. The production boasts extensive research into the historicity, including costume and sets. As the film explains at the end, much of the dialog is taken from historical records including letters and legal proceedings.
I really don't like the the substitution of shockingly-loud sound and music for actual frightening storytelling. Once it occurred to me that, perhaps, the film isn't supposed to be scary, I became a little more generous in its evaluation. I have to say though – some of the music is really, really loud; especially when I'm straining to get the dialog from the accented English.

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President Muhammadu Buhari met with Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg earlier today at the State House, Abuja.
President Buhari receives Winners of Boot Camp on ICT Solutions during "Aso Villa Demo Day" (AVDD) at the Statehouse. Sep 2, 2016.
Mark Zuckerberg –
Last stop of my trip: I'm in Abuja to meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
We all met with entrepreneurs as part of Demo Day, an initiative for the Nigerian government to fund entrepreneurs with ideas for improving the country. We heard from engineers who are finding ways to reward people for recycling, designing ways to pick up trash easier, and using shuttles to improve commutes in Lagos.
This has been an inspiring trip. The energy and entrepreneurship in Nigeria and Kenya is amazing. I can't wait to come back again soon!


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Bestseller Frank's intensely emotional and sensual series debut expands the universe of her Nightwalkers series (Noah , etc.) to include the light-shunning Shadowdwellers. Trace, a Shadowdweller vizier, almost dies in a sword fight with an assassin in Shadowscape, a realm of uninhabited darkness between his world and the human-inhabited Realscape. Human healer Ashla Townsend, whose New York attitude is tempered by fear of persecution over her gifts, saves Trace by drawing his injuries into herself, leaving him wondering why she can enter the Shadowscape and see him. As their mutual attraction develops, Trace realizes they're Sainted, destined to be mates for life, but cultural differences and the assassination plot threaten their burgeoning relationship. This romantic and strongly sexual story between complicated characters is made even richer by an intriguing secondary cast and efficient world-building that's familiar without being lazy. (Jan.)
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Wednesday night sees the start of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final, with the Chicago Blackhawks taking on the Boston Bruins, the first time in 34 years that two original six teams have faced each other in the finals. Below is a quick rundown of what to expect.
Game 1: Wednesday June 12, 8pm — Bruins @ Blackhawks — CBC / NBC
Game 2: Saturday June 15, 8pm — Bruins @ Blackhawks — CBC
Game 3: Monday June 17, 8pm — Blackhawks @ Bruins — CBC
Game 4: Wednesday June 19, 8pm — Blackhawks @ Bruins — CBC / NBC
Game 5*: Saturday June 22, 8pm — Bruins @ Blackhawks — CBC / NBC
Game 6*: Monday June 24, 8pm — Blackhawks @ Bruins — CBC / NBC
Game 7*: Wednesday June 26, 8pm — Bruins @ Blackhawks — CBC / NBC
Commentators: Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson in the booth, Glenn Healy inside the glass, Scott Oake reporting.
In-Studio, live on location: Ron MacLean, Don Cherry, P.J. Stock, Elliotte Friedman, Andi Petrillo.
Pre-Game: From 7:30pm each night, except game 2: from 7pm featuring the 2013 NHL Awards.
Post-Game: Live online at cbcsports.ca.
Commentators: Mike Emrick and Eddie Olczyk in the booth, Pierre McGuire inside the glass, Jeremy Roenick reporting.
In-Studio, live on location: Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones.
Commentators: Pierre Houde and Marc Denis in the booth.
In-Studio: Alain Crete, Mario Tremblay and Benoit Brunet, with Denis Gauthier, Mathieu Darche, Pascal Vincent, Patrick Lalime, Jocelyn Lemieux and Guy Carbonneau alternating.
And I'm sure the endless amount of talking hockey heads on Sportsnet and TSN will be on location during the series.


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Mission Statement
Revived Soldiers Ukraine
- Mahatma Gandhi
Who We Are
Revived Soldiers Ukraine (RSU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine so that they may fulfill fundamental rights and freedoms such as right to life, right to appropriate and affordable medical care, freedom of belief and freedom for an adequate standard of living.
Our Mission
In partnership with the global community Revived Soldiers Ukraine works to promote awareness as to human rights and freedoms while delivering humanitarian aid to those in need.
Our Vision
To realize medical aid and sustainable living standards for soldiers of Ukraine and members of their families as well as to those people who suffered and were affected by ATO conflict (anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine).
Our Initiatives
Revived Soldiers Ukraine programs are mostly focused on medical rehabilitation as the reflection of the most urgent needs. Current initiatives include:
- Assisting severely injured soldiers to receive medical help and rehabilitation in other countries
- Promoting cooperation between USA and Ukraine as to mutually beneficial social and economic programs in both countries
- Helping hospitals treat those wounded in ATO conflict by supplying emergency medical aid and supplies
- Supporting children and women in their right to a healthy living.
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Images can provide the researcher with information not possible via textual sources. With millions of photos, illustrations and other visual works readily available online, pictures are more valuable than ever as a research tool. Using APA style, you can complete the important step of documenting your research.
The references list includes every source cited in the paper alphabetically. Use a hanging indent, with all lines after the first indented by 1/2 inch. The entry begins with the creator's last name and then first initial(s). Follow this with the date of the work in parentheses, the title, type of material in brackets, Web address and date you accessed it. If one element is missing, such as the title, just omit it, but if the website provides very little information, create a modified listing that begins with a brief description of the image in brackets followed by the Web address and access date.
An entry in a references list for an artwork with complete information might look like this:
Satrapi, M. (2007). Persepolis [Online image]. Retrieved April 28, 2013, from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17597762
An entry for an undated online photo might look like this:
Girl Scout Founder [Online image]. Retrieved April 28, 2013, from http://blogs.newsobserver.com/pasttimes/100-years-of-girl-scouting
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When referencing an online photo in the text of your paper, give the creator's last name and the date of the work in parentheses; if the work has no creator, give the title or descriptive phrase, in quotation marks, plus the date. The general rule is to cite in parentheses the element that will come first in the references list. If the source is undated, use the abbreviation n.d., meaning "no date." For the examples above, parenthetical citations would look like this:
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Man Brainwashed By Kidney Cult
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But Ash Falkingham's plan has hit a legal roadblock, with the Toronto hospital scheduled to perform the operation questioning if he has been coerced by the Jesus Christians, a group dubbed "the kidney cult".
Nineteen of the group's 30 members in Kenya, Britain, United States and Australia have donated a kidney as part of their desire to "live selflessly", ABC Television's Australian Story reports tonight.
Mr Falkingham, 22, believes the group, led by guru David Mckay, is simply following the true teachings of Christ.
"The Jesus Christians believe that what Jesus said, he meant," Mr Falkingham said.
"I decided to do it (donate a kidney) because I like positive things that can be done to help people.
"And I also saw that they (other members) weren't really affected by the operation."
Mr Mckay decided kidney donation was the "ultimate" expression of faith after seeing the film A Gift of Love, the true story of a boy who donates a kidney to his grandmother.
Mr Falkingham joined the group three years ago, and since then his mother and stepfather have been trying to rescue him.
His mother, Kate Croft, said donating an organ to a complete stranger was "shocking".
"I was living in a world of aghastness," Ms Croft said of discovering her son's plan.
"I would say it (Jesus Christians) is a cult.
"I would say it's a sect.
"I would say it's madness."
Ms Croft said Mr Mckay had "brainwashed" her son.
When Mr Falkingham first joined the group contact with his family was limited to email.
"It seems like it's part of Mckay's practice to make the new recruits cut off their ties with their friends and family," Mr Falkingham's stepfather, Nick Croft, said.
Mr Croft also accuses the Jesus Christians of draining his step-son's bank account – although Mr McKay says every member willing puts their money into a "common fund".
Mr Falkingham has to travel to Canada for the operation because "non-directed" kidney donations are banned in Australia.
He said under Australian law he would be required to have a long-term friendship with a recipient before donating.
He barely knows the Canadian recipient, Sandy, who he met online through the website Living Donors.
The operation was scheduled for April 30, but was delayed after the Crofts got in touch with the provincial health authority in Ontario.
"I pointed out that later on, Ash might feel that they were responsible for not picking up that he was being coerced into this," Mr Croft said.
Toronto General Hospital has now appointed a psychiatrist to determine whether Mr Falkingham is capable of giving informed consent, and whether he is under "undue influence".
"Hopefully it's not the end of the whole thing," Mr Falkingham said.
"People might see me as … young and naive and idealistic … (but) I see it as a small thing.
"There are six billion people on the planet and helping one, I think it's just human nature."
After more than 10 weeks in Canada, Mr Falkingham is still waiting to hear whether the transplant will be approved.


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Verawood Residences, located at Acacia Estates, Taguig City, is a premier condo community project of DMCI Homesa company of innovative builders and engineering experts that develop modern day living solutions for urban families.
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Project Profile
Verawood Residences Condominium will be a master-planned resort-themed community to be located in the DMCI Homes Acacia Estates in Taguig City. The Acacia estates are township of medium-rise condominium communities by DMCI. Verawood is derived from an evergreen tree known for its value as a tough, rigid and heavy lumber. It is used for house design and furniture for its significant color change depending on its freshness and exposure to sunlight.
Thus it is popular for its natural beauty in the same manner that the Verawood Residences condo will rely on the natural beauty of its environment to create this project. Inspired by Verawood, the Verawood condo Residences uses natural capital which takes advantage of the resources and features innate in the natural environment which included the natural landscapes and ecosystem integrity. This natural capital has both aesthetic value and environmental returns. Aside from inherent beauty, DMCI will also make the most of the natural resources for providing lighting and ventilation in building hallways and individual units.
The Vera wood is known as a shade tree, the natural abode of humans. Verawood Residences condo in Taguig will also provide the protection, security, serenity and relaxation that the original shade offers plus the conveniences of modern living. It will apparently include all the typical amenities such as pools, function rooms, verdant gardens, play areas, and exercise/ sports areas, of a modern urban community in a resort like theme.
In line with the vision and commitment of DMCI in helping Filipinos fulfill their dreams of owning a quality and elegant home by making them within affordable prices and reasonable financing schemes, the Verawood Residences condo promises to follow the same commitment that DMCI maintains.
The project is situated in the heart of Taguig Township Central, which is accessible via C-5 Road and is a few minutes away from the Makati Central Business District and Bonifacio Global City.
Via C-5 (From Libis) : Exit at Bayani Road tunnel (near Heritage Park) to make a U-turn to the C-5 Northbound lane. Drive straight past Petron-BCDA, then make a right to Levi Mariano Ave. Make a right at Acacia Road. corner of Rosewood Pointe, then drive straight until you reach Verawood Residences.
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Sophie Cafe
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Cuisine: European
Working hours: 7.30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
The cozy and stylish Sophie Cafe is situated on the 'Frederick Koklen' boutique-hotel's ground floor at Odesa's very center. Hospitable atmosphere, attentive service, tasty cuisine and live music advantageously distinguish it among other facilities in town.
Created by the team of professional cooks, Sophie Cafe's menu absorbed the best European, French and traditional Odesa's dishes. Cafe's wine cellar has a vast collection of wines. Sophie Cafe's pride is its very tasty 'live' yogurt from natural milk, made by the chef, and several kinds of homemade jam from summer fruits and berries, as well as a large choice of exclusive desserts.
Cafe's rooms can easily accommodate up to 40 people. There is also a cozy summer ground for 20 guests.


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conscience money
Money paid to another in an attempt to alleviate the payer's guilty conscience. I felt so badly about breaking my mom's lamp that I eventually gave her conscience money, in the hopes that it would make me feel better.
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How To Improve Your Brainpower With Physical And Mental Exercises
1. Do something new
When you experience something 'new' you actually 'stimulate' your brain! Don't get stuck in a rut doing the same old things – the only way to change the structure of your brain is to do something new. This creates new neural pathways, increasing your intelligence. You could take a new route to work, try a new recipe for dinner, or even a new form of exercise – mix it up!
2. Exercise regularly
It's been proven that regular exercise helps to increase brain function and enhances neurogenesis. This means that every time you exercise you are creating new brain cells! Get off the couch and get moving! Your brain will thank you for it.
3. Train your memory
How often do you hear people say "I wish I had a better memory!' Yet no-one does anything about this! If you discipline yourself to memorise phone numbers and other important numbers (passport, credit card, insurance, driving license) you will start to see a marked improvement in your memory.
4. Be curious
Instead of taking everything at face value, get into the habit of questioning everyday things/products, services that you come into contact with. By being 'curious' and questioning everything, you force your brain to innovate & create new ideas. Curiosity may have killed that cat, more importantly it created super important things like electricity and computers!
5. Think positive
Stress & anxiety kill existing brain neurons and also stop new neurons from being created. Research has shown that positive thinking, especially in the future tense, speeds up the creation of cells and dramatically reduces stress & anxiety. Try and get a handle on negative thoughts and make an effort to replace them with positive ones.
6. Eat healthy
Our diets have a HUGE impact on brain function. Our brains consume over 20% of all nutrients & oxygen that we consume – so remember to feed your brain with the good stuff! (i.e. fresh fruit and veg & plenty of OMEGA 3 oils found in oily fish)
7. Read a book
Reading relieves tension & stress (brain-cell killers) because it's a form of escapism. Research has also shown that using your imagination is a great way to train your brain because you force your mind to 'picture' what you are imagining. Reading is a great way to trigger your imagination!
8. Get enough sleep
Sleep is like a mini detox for the brain. This is when your body regenerates cells and removes all the toxins that have built up during the day. Get to bed between the hours of 9pm and midnight to benefit from the most effective hours of sleep!
9. Ditch the GPS
Gone are the days of map reading! Sat Nav may have made our lives easier, it has also made our brains lazier and less efficient at the same time! Go back to the old school and use a map to navigate every now and then (this exercises the part of your brain responsible for understanding spatial relationships).
10. Ban the calculator
Remember back at school when we were taught to use our brains to do simple sums like times tables?! It's incredible how we now rely on devices like smart-phones and laptops to calculate really simple equations. Resist the urge to work things out using an external device – and use the device you were born with – your brain!


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"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary."
Jim Rohn
The attached template provides a risk matrix that includes many common risks encountered across OSS projects in many different countries. It defines many common tentacles, but can only be a starting point for identifying risks on your OctopOSS.
The template is built around the concepts defined in Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4360:2004.
OSS Risk Register (Sample) Template
As you'll notice, risks 001 to 009 of many are shown in the attachment. If you'd like a more complete template or assistance in customising your own template, please contact us here.
If you find this template helpful, I'd love to hear about your story, your project and any other enhancements that you've made to the template.
Undertaking OSS Risk Analysis
There are a vast number of potential risks that will be present in any given OSS implementation, so a risk analysis will need to be undertaken for each specific project. The identification and mitigation of risk is one of the many tools in a Project Manager's arsenal. This document will not seek to replicate the wealth of knowledge available for managing risk.
However, this section will identify a set of risks that consistently appear in most OSS projects as well as presenting a standards-based framework for categorising risks.
Major Risk Categories
The major categories of risk that appear on almost all OSS projects are:
- Organisational change management – the OctopOSS will touch almost all parts of a business and a large number of people within the organisation. If all parts of the business is not conditioned to the change then the implementation will not be successful even if the technical deliverables are faultless
- Data integrity – the OctopOSS is only as good as good as the data that is being fed to it. If the quality of data in the OSS database is poor then operational staff will quickly lose faith in the tools. There are many types of risk that relate back to getting quality data into the production database and building checks and balances that ensure the data quality remains high
- Application functionality mapping to real business needs – the scope of functionality and configurability of OSS tools can lead to implementers getting carried away with delivering "wish-list" functionality that adds no tangible business benefit or requires significant effort for negligible gain. Alternatively, OSS tools are designed to suit multiple customers and aren't always fully bespoke to suit a single customer's needs. Customisation generally leads to significant escalation in costs
- Northbound Interfaces – being able to map your data sources to your OSS
- Implementation – there are so many sources of risk within this category, as is to be expected on any large, complex project
Toyota Five-Whys Analysis
When conducting a Five Whys analysis recently, it was apparent that many of above-mentioned risks are also reasons why OSS projects have a high rate of missing initial project objectives.


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We begin with enhanced preventive care and the latest in veterinary services. Then, we provide lifelong support to families, with wellness and preventive programs tailored to your specific needs.
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|This spirit is extraordinarily powerful, like a violently burning flame constantly leaping in your palm and roaring loudly. Apparently, it has been enraged by your constraint! However, its struggle and resistance pale and vain no matter how powerful it used to be in its life time. You can crumble it to absorb its energy whenever needed.
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Notes:1. Includes all partners with obligated amounts in FY05 > $0.002. Prime partner: The entity which received funding directly from, and has a direct contractual relationship (contract, cooperative agreement, grant, etc.) with, the USG Agency. (Source: FY2006 COP Guidance, p.39)3. Sub-partner: The entity to which a prime partner allocates funding. A sub-partner can have a direct relationship with a prime or can have a direct relationship with another sub-partner. There is no distinction made between a direct sub-partner and a sub-sub-partner. (Source: FY2006 COP Guidance, p. 43)4. Obligation: An agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future. When the U.S. Government places an order, signs a contract, awards a grant, purchases a service, provides incremental funding or takes other actions that require the Government to make payments to the public or from one Government account to another, it incurs an obligation. (Source: FY2005 Annual Progress Report Guidance, p.5)5. NGO: non-governmental organization6. FBO: faith-based organization7. Own Agency: This is one of the 6 USG Agencies involved in implementing the Emergency Plan (Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of State, Peace Corps, and US Agency for International Development).8. Other USG Agency: Any USG Agency other than the 6 involved in implementation of the Emergency Plan (e.g., US Bureau of the Census).9. Parastatal: This is a state-owned enterprise which operates using a combination of public and private funds and is sometimes headed by government appointed individuals. (Source: FY2006 COP Guidance, p.41)10. Local: An entity whose primary place of business is in a country or region served under the Emergency Plan. As such, the majority of the entity�s staff (senior, mid-level, support) is comprised of host country and/or regional nationals. (Source: FY2006 COP Guidance, p. 41)11. Non-Local: An entity other than that described under the Local organization.
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Sports can play a role in achieving development goals and supports children and young people in their development. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) have now kicked off a project in Uganda in cooperation with local partners that puts this approach into practice.
On 10 May 2018 the Athletics for Development project was officially launched by Uganda's Minister of Education and Sports and First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni, at the National Primary Schools Athletics Championships in Apac, Uganda, in the presence of several thousand children, young people and numerous guests.
"Athletics when entrenched in Uganda society, especially among young people, is a practical and sustainable tool to promote cohesion and inclusion," the Minister of Education and Sports said.
"Traditional games also continue to define our rich cultural heritage through inherent movement abilities and salient life values and skills which form a backbone for holistic personal and national development."
The event was also attended by Olympic fencing champion and Sport for Development Ambassador Britta Heidemann.
"Being an athlete myself, I know how much sports can do to support children and young people in their personal development,"Heidemann said. "Sport helps to build motor skills, endurance and discipline. It also teaches important values such as respect, team spirit and fair play. That is why I actively support efforts to use athletics to promote development in Uganda."
Dr Gerd Müller, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, is deeply committed to using sports as a tool in development cooperation.
"Sport brings people together across ethnic, linguistic and cultural boundaries," Müller said. "It opens doors and offers us a way to reach out to disadvantaged children and youths, who otherwise would be difficult to reach. That is why the Athletics for Development project can make a valuable contribution to social development in Uganda."
Athletics for Development in Uganda is being implemented by Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the DOSB in cooperation with the IAAF, the German Athletics Association (DLV), Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) and the Uganda Paralympic Committee (UPC) on behalf of the BMZ. The Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports, headed by the First Lady, has agreed to be the political project-executing agency.
"Sport is the hidden social worker in all our communities providing health and fitness benefits as well as life skills," said IAAF President Sebastian Coe. "The IAAF is committed to developing the sport of athletics across the continent and across the world, particularly amongst young people because we believe that if primary school children are exposed to sport at an early age, sport will be a habit that will stay with them for life."
"We would like to thank the German Government for providing the funds to launch this pilot and the Ugandan Government who have shown determination to drive the sport of athletics through primary schools as part of sport and life skills development. We look forward to watching the progress of the pilot and helping to expand it across the East African Community," added Coe.
By engaging disadvantaged children and young people in the athletic disciplines of running, jumping and throwing the project aims to support their personal development, enhance social cohesion in local communities and promote health, education and inclusion through sports activities. Based on the IAAF's Kid's Athletics Programme, which is run in more than 130 countries worldwide, a more development policy oriented approach will be drawn up over the next few months and trainers will be trained to design sports activities following the Athletics for Development approach.
"Athletics is especially suited to being used as an instrument in development cooperation. It takes little material to reach a large number of participants," said Alfons Hörmann, President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation. "Together with the BMZ we want to ensure that as many young people in Uganda as possible can access the social and educational benefits of sports."
The new project is met with much anticipation in Uganda. Numerous local media have covered the official launching ceremony, which was also attended by the German Ambassador to Uganda, Albrecht Conze; Ugandan Olympic and world champion Stephen Kiprotich; and, on behalf of the IAAF, Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei, CAA Region 4 President, CAA Council Member and Athletics Kenya President.
The project in Uganda is part of a broader cooperation arrangement between the BMZ and the DOSB. Under the Sport for Development initiative the BMZ, GIZ and the DOSB are running projects together to support children and young people in their development in developing countries and emerging economies. The focus of these efforts is to promote positive health outcomes of physical exercise and how using sports as a tool to promote values such as respect, fair play and team spirit, provides incentives for education and makes a contribution towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Sports activities are a good medium for imparting knowledge about peacebuilding, environmental protection, gender equality and health issues.
Germany has been using the Sports for Development approach in its development cooperation measures in 16 partner countries worldwide since 2013. Projects in cooperation with the DOSB are currently being run in Namibia, Jordan and Turkey.
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Academic Scholarship Program
To be eligible for academic scholarships students must test at Saint Patrick on December 7, 2019. (Individual circumstances may cause an exception)
All students testing at the 95th percentile or above will receive the International Lasallian Award for Academic Excellence in the amount of $22,000 ($5,500 annually).
All students testing between the 90th and 94th percentile will receive the Saint Patrick Academic Achievement Award in the amount of $14,000 ($3,500 annually).
All students testing between the 76th and 89th percentile will receive the Saint Patrick Academic Merit Award in the amount of $10,000 ($2,500 annually).
First Responders scholarship
Students who are the sons of police officers, firefighters or paramedics are eligible to receive the Fr. Thomas A. Mulcrone First Responders Scholarship in the amount of $8,000 ($2,000 annually).
Catholic identity scholarship
Students who are the sons of Catholic school or parish employees are eligible to receive the Catholic Identity Scholarship in the amount of $8,000 ($2,000 annually).
Legacy scholarship
The Legacy Scholarship is available to sons or grandsons of Saint Patrick alumni in the amount of $10,000 ($2,500 annually).
**If a student qualifies for multiple scholarships and or financial assistance grants, only the one with the highest dollar amount will be honored. All scholarships have annual renewal guidelines.
The Saint Patrick Family Plan
The following tuition discounts will be offered to a family with more than one son attending Saint Patrick at the same time: 2nd son- $1,000; 3rd son- $2,000; 4th son- free tuition except for fees.
Outside Scholarships
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation
The Daniel Murphy Foundation (DMSF) is a non-profit organization that provides partial four-year high school scholarships for eighth grade students. Applicants must demonstrate academic potential and strong character, financial need, reside within the Chicago city limits or surrounding communities that do not have a strong public school system, and complete the DMSF Financial Information Form. Contact the Daniel Murphy Foundation at (312) 455-7800 or visit their website at DMSF.org for more information.
Application Deadline: October 18, 2019
HighSight Organization
HighSight Organization awards partial four-year scholarships for eighth grade students to attend quality private high schools in Chicago. Applicants must reside within the Chicago city limits, exhibit financial need, take the placement exam and be accepted to the private high school of their choice, attend HighSight's five-week Freshman Summer Program, and attend Academic study sessions during the school year. Contact HighSight at (312) 787-9824 or visit their website at highsight.org for more information.
Application Available: February, 2020
Application Deadline: March, 2020
HFS Chicago Scholars
HFS Chicago Scholars is a non-profit organization that assists economically disadvantaged Chicago inner-city high school students who show academic and leadership promise achieve their educational goals by providing financial assistance and mentoring. Applicants must have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for 7th and 8th grades, average to above average on 7th grade standardized tests in math and reading, evidence of positive academic work ethic, and a demonstration of financial need. Contact HFS Chicago Scholars at (312) 421-4070 or visit their website at hsfschicagoscholars.com for more information.
Application deadline: November 15, 2019
Standing Tall Foundation
Standing Tall Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides the means through which the lives of homeless, underserved and/or at-risk children and disenfranchised families may be improved in order to develop and establish a safe, secure, functional, and productive lifestyle for the well-being of the child and/or for the preservation of the family unit. Assistance emphasizes education, counseling, relevant faith-based principles. For information visit their website at standingtallfoundation.org. To apply, contact Standing Tall in February 2020 at (847) 294-1801.
Saint George High School Alumni Scholarship
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by Zac Poonen
In 1 Corinthians 3, we read about evangelism and building the church. "Some of you say, 'I am of Paul and I am of Apollos' " (1 Cor. 3:4). Paul says, " What is the difference? We are both servants. I planted and Apollos watered" (1 Cor. 3:6). Paul did the work of evangelism – he dug the ground and planted the seed. Apollos came along later and watered. He didn't dig the ground or plant any seed. What was the need for that, when someone else had already done it? He would have destroyed the seed if he dug up the ground again! What the seed now needed was watering – and so that was what Apollos wisely did. Some evangelists get upset if someone else comes along and waters what they have planted. They will say, "Why don't you go and plant somewhere else? Why do you come into my field?" But is it your field or the Lord's field? If you are doing God's work, then it is God's field and He can send another servant to water what you have planted. Paul recognised that. So he was happy for what Apollos was doing. If however you are building your own field, then it will be burnt up as "wood, hay and straw" one day (1 Cor. 3:12-15).
The tragedy with much of today's evangelism is that people say, "This is MY convert." And so there is a lot of duplication of work in God's vineyard today – many Christians are doing the same thing over and over again, instead of each person doing what God called him to do. If Paul plants, isn't it good that Apollos comes along and does not plant again, but waters? That will make the weak plant to grow into a solid tree. That was the type of cooperation they had in the first century. But today, what we see in Christendom, unfortunately, is not cooperation, but competition. So let us learn not to duplicate another person's work, but to work in cooperation, not counting any work as "OURS"!!
The great commission the Lord gave us was "to evangelize" (Mark 16:15) and then "to make them into disciples and teach them to do everything He commanded" (Matthew 28:19, 20). Consider an illustration: If you saw 100 people carrying a log of wood, with 99 of them holding up one end of the log and only one at the other end – at which end would you go to help? Today, in many lands, 99% of Christian workers are engaged in evangelism and 1% in making converts into disciples and building them into a local church. That was why I decided to help at the 1% – end of the log. I am not against those at the other end of the log. They are needed too. But there are already many people there.
Paul and Apollos worked together, and their converts were for the Lord and their churches were also for the Lord. Paul planted and Apollos watered, but God was the one who gave the growth. So all the glory should go to God. Paul says about himself and Apollos,"We are nobodies. We are nothing" (1 Cor. 3:7). That's why they could work together harmoniously. Two nobodies can work together easily. It is when one of them thinks that he is a somebody, that problems arise.
If you ever build a local church anywhere, let me give you a suggestion from seeing the Lord plant churches in India and elsewhere for 40 years: Be a nobody yourself first and make all your converts into "nobody"s. Then you will build a wonderful church – where there is cooperation and no competition. A church where everyone, from leader down to the newest convert, is just a zero, will be the best church in the world. They may all be zeros, but when you put Jesus in front of them all – He being a "1" will make even a church with 9 people worth a billion – 1,000,000,000!! So determine that you will never become a somebody, but always a nobody, like Paul and Apollos were.


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Rory Causseaux coached up the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce as he assumed its chairmanship.
"The chamber plans to lead a team of leaders, citizens and organizations that are focused on advancing the Greater Gainesville region as a global hub of talent, innovation and opportunity," he said at the chamber's annual meeting, held January 31 at the Hilton UF Conference Center.
He distinguished between teamwork and collaboration. In collaboration, separate partners move in a similar direction that may – or may not – reach a common destination. "A team is focused on one goal, and it works together to achieve that one goal," he said. "We have to leave the I behind for the We."
Causseaux is the CEO of CHW Professional Consultants. He noted that he builds bridges – and other infrastructure – in that role. He called for the chamber to build a metaphorical bridge tying the community together in moving to a higher plane.
Moving to that higher plane of teamwork is essential for Greater Gainesville to compete in today's global economy, he said. "Forget what you think you know about what the chamber wants, and know we have no preconceived ideas about what you want – other than what's best for our region," he said.
He urged his audience to put aside counterproductive tendencies – preconceptions, distrust, single-issue dialogues and closed-mindedness.
Moving from collaboration to teamwork is challenging, he said, adding, "We need acceptance, acceptance of our differences in philosophy or approach. We have to be able to communicate honestly on this journey and to be committed to not kicking anyone out of the car for their beliefs."
The chamber is calling together a team of diverse people and groups to plan upgrades to school buildings – an effort called the "Putting Children First Infrastructure Investment Initiative."
"Tell your colleagues, friends and family that we want them at the table," he said.
Causseaux thanked 2016 Chamber President Todd Powell and 2015 Chairman John Carlson for leading accomplishments that he wants to build upon. Accomplishments in the past year include adding 268 members, helping create nearly 700 jobs, supporting the Hawthorne Jobs Center and founding the District 1 Business Council, which will bring more opportunities to East Gainesville.
Greater Gainesville is well-positioned to move forward, noted Chamber President and CEO Susan Davenport. Its assets include the state's preeminent university, the nation's top community college, the state's strongest life science industry sector, the strongest base of technology startups and the most successful workforce board in Florida.
"We are a blue ribbon city that is quickly evolving into a one-of-a-kind national model for innovation," she said. "We have everything we need to win the game for generations to come."
The chamber honored University of Florida President Kent Fuchs with its Citizens of the Year Award – based largely on his leadership of UF's Strategic Development Plan.
UF engaged stakeholders from both the university and the community in creating a long-term vision for integrating the campus with the city – with an emphasis on the area between campus and downtown.
"The plan will facilitate community research, strengthen neighborhoods, identify solutions to environmental issues and support a city arts initiative, Davenport noted.
Keynote speaker Bill Bates, who was a member of three Super Bowl championship teams as a Dallas Cowboy, recounted his journey to the NFL. He noted that he overcame the long odds of making the Cowboys although he was undrafted.
His take on setting goals was: "Dream as high as you can. You never know, you may just reach your star, like I reached mine."
Senior Writer CHRIS EVERSOLE has been a keen observer of business, government and culture in the Greater Gainesville Area while living here over the past two decades. His experience includes work with the University of Florida and Alachua County Government. He also has been a journalist and public relations professional in the Tampa Bay and Sarasota- Bradenton areas, as well as in Michigan, Ohio and New York.


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Report: NBA Board of Governors Officially Approve Return-to-Play Plan
The NBA Board of Governors today approved a competitive format to restart the 2019-20 season with 22 teams returning to play and a tentative start date of Friday, July 31. The Board's approval is the first formal step among many required to resume the season.
The NBA is working to finalize a comprehensive season restart plan with the National Basketball Players Association. The NBA and the NBPA are working with infectious disease specialists, public health experts and government officials to establish a rigorous program to prevent and mitigate the risk related to COVID-19, including a regular testing protocol and stringent safety practices. The season restart is also contingent on an agreement with The Walt Disney Company to use Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida, as a single site for a campus for all games, practices and housing for the remainder of the season.
Based on the competitive format that the NBA Board of Governors approved today, the 22 returning teams would be the 16 teams (eight per conference) in current playoff positions and the six teams that are currently six games or fewer behind the eighth seed in their respective conferences. Those two groups comprise teams with the NBA's 22 best records.
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Sources: NBA Sets New Dates for Lottery, Draft, Free Agency
NBA has set an August 25 Draft Lottery and October 15 Draft, sources say.
NBA has set an August 25 Draft Lottery and October 15 Draft, sources say.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 4, 2020
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter
Sources: The NBA informed the Board of Governors of scheduled dates: – Training camp: June 30, July 7 travel to Orlando – 2019-20 season: July 31 – Free agency: Oct. 18 – 2020-21 targets: Nov. 10 training camp, Dec. 1 opening night (can remain fluid)
Sources: The NBA informed the Board of Governors of scheduled dates:
– Training camp: June 30, July 7 travel to Orlando
– 2019-20 season: July 31
– Free agency: Oct. 18
– 2020-21 targets: Nov. 10 training camp, Dec. 1 opening night (can remain fluid)
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 4, 2020
Source: Shams Charania on Twitter
Sources: NBA to Approve Plan to Restart Season
The NBA's board of governors intends to approve a league proposal on a 22-team format to restart the season in Orlando, Florida, sources told ESPN.
The conference call and vote is set for 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, sources said.
Commissioner Adam Silver and the league's advisory/finance committee have shared the broad details of a plan with teams to play at the Walt Disney World Resort, sources said. The plan includes 13 Western Conference teams and nine Eastern Conference teams, eight regular-season games, a possible play-in tournament for the eighth seed, and playoffs, sources said.
The top 16 teams in the Eastern and Western conferences will be joined by teams currently within six games of eighth place in the two conferences — New Orleans, Portland, San Antonio, Sacramento, Phoenix and Washington, sources said.
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN


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Each Wednesday night, to the best of our ability, we here at Bungie take on another team in a three match Halo 2 challenge. We call it the Humpday Challenge, in recognition of the midweek blues. The challengers could be regular joes, they could be a clan, they could even be, as they were this week, the US Armed Forces. The guys we played last night, represented the US Army (with a lone Marine), and a couple of them had just returned from 24 month tours of a sleepy little burg we like to call Iraq.
Now the guys we played last night were awesome, not just because they put their lives on the line while we sit around in our underoos, get fat and complain about taxes, but because they didn't complain, -blam!- about RPGs hitting them upside the Humvee, talk politics, or use cheap tactics to hand us a beating. We're not saying they didn't hand us a beating, they just did it in a weirdly enjoyable, non trash-talking way. They were just a cool bunch of guys.
saying they represented the US Army, but we're just betting that there are Navy, Marine, Air Force and Coast Guard teams out there who want a piece of us. Except for the 2005 Hawaii Coast Guard - don't even come to us about how tough YOUR job is this week. Anyhoo, if the guys last night were any indication, we're gonna keep accepting challenges, and we'll be happy to play other military outfits, US or otherwise, home or abroad.
The Bungie Soldiers
The US Army Team
GAME 1: Team Slayer
Game Stats
Beaver Creek , Standard Weapons
Game Duration: 09:20
General Tone of Game : Weirdly Calm
You ever get beaten by folks who for no real reason, aggravate the heck out of you? Well, this was the opposite. The Army team basically used skill, tactics and coordination to beat us fairly and squarely. The
y didn't talk trash, they didn't use repetitive maneuvers and they didn't all camp in one spot. They were mobile, the reacted well to change and they handed our asses to us every time we turned a corner.
We tried holding our gro und - that didn't work. We tried attacking aggressively - that didn't work and we knew we were in considerable trouble when one of their number said, "He just used his last rocket to kill me. Someone go get it when it respawns."
The funny thing was, although we were behind by a considerable margin from about five kills onwards, we never felt like it was hopeless. We always felt like we had a chance to come back from the brink Even though we clearly had no chance at all. Silly rabbits.
Final Score: 100-54 - the US Army wins by a mile.
GAME 2: Single Flag CTF
Game Stats
Zanzibar, Standard Weapons
Game Duration: 15:30
General Tone of Game : Frightening
I think this is where we started to realize things were going wrong. I have to tell you, in all honesty, Zanzibar is our best map. In past games, where we've been owned on other maps, we've done really well on Zanzibar. Not this time. Our only consolation was some confusion at the beginning as we tried to swap out Frankie with Steve Scott for the second game. But that's not a good excuse for the beating that followed.
The first thing we noticed was raw aggression. those guys absolutely rushed us. They lobbed grenades in through the windows and bars, forcing us into tight quarters (the ones they didn't kill right away) and putting us on the defensive just to survive, never mind hold the flag.
When it was our turn to go on offense, it was clear they knew exactly what to expect. The old Bungie habit of charging in didn't work, and neither did the new Bungie habit of cowering back at the beach. They came out of their base and absolutely hammered us. Only Eamon even touched the flag, and frankly, not for very long.
Final Score: 3 flags to 0
US Army Wins.
GAME 3: Team Slayer
Game Stats
Burial Mounds , regular rules, standard weapons
Game Duration: 10:47
General Tone of Game: Chilling
Hey, you know who shoots folks a lot? Gamertag GODS CHOSEN. If you look at the person versus person stats, he killed everyone the most. That's a fairly unusual balance in a game where the next-most successful player gets 21 kills. We never stood a chance. They basically had their way with us in predictable and unpredictable ways. I HATE Team Slayer on Burial Mounds. After months of playing I STILL get confused in the canyons. So I sat it out. Otherwise we'd have won, obviously...
But seriously, again, the US Army team beat us into submission, but in a strangely acceptable way. No Smack-talking (I guess the numbers spoke for themselves) and very little in the way of humping. In short, we were glad to get beat up on for the first time ever. No rage, lots of pleasantries afterwards and contentment all around.
Final Score: 100 flags to 53 US Army Dominates
Next Challenge: Well, really we need to take on some Bejeweled players. Or maybe like, a Chess club. This shooting and running business isn't workin' out so well.
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MEXICANA: Home to the Soul of Mexico - by Artist Gennaro Garcia
4 January 2018
Mexicana - Opening Reception
Making Spirits Bright
19 November 2017
Make your day bright with Holiday mini-sessions from Your Charming Things Photography!
100% of session fees will be donated to Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children.
Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children & Calvin Charles Gallery have partnered together to host holiday mini-sessions by Your Charming Things Photography.
Support local children fighting cancer by booking a photography session and cross-off holiday photos from your list! Photo sessions will be held in a private space at Scottsdale's premiere contemporary art destination, Calvin Charles Gallery.
Sunday, November 19th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Demonstrate ArtWalk
16 November 2017
In celebration of the 'Demonstrate' ArtWalk, local artist Andrea Merican will be in the gallery painting live! Join us for a chance to meet the artist and learn more about her techniques in watercolor. Don't miss out!
Live Painting Demo with Artist Andrea Merican
Thursday, November 16th, 2017 from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Kick Off Celebration
16 November 2017
Please join us to preview new works by our established artists, as well as the following newly represented talents: JD Hansen, Sam Chung, Jim Kraft, Elena Bulatova and last but not least, Jesse Armstrong. We look forward to having your presence for this fun and exciting event full of dynamic talent.
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I have been an abstract expressionist painter since age 5. The immediacy and reshness of this style as well as its complexity and boldness has always spoken to me. To this end I paint with acrylic paint in an alla prima style, in a spontaneous and physical way, moving back and forth across the painting surface, making marks that dance across that surface. I start by introducing color, shapes and line, then respond to their development. I move these elements around, adding and removing paint in multiple layers. The work pushes and pulls itself to completion. I have had the good fortune to live in New Mexico for a number of years where the light, sky and general landscape are captivating. My work is inspired by this beauty surrounding me and is a translation of the energy of my environment onto canvas, panel or paper. More recently, my work has focused on my own interior landscape, guided by my intuition and emotion.
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Lightness, simplicity, color and a logical evolution remains consistent throughout my sculpture.
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Color versus Shape
Silver's color is dynamic and strong, yet it is the shape that tells the story. The shapes are either geometric or organic. His "geometric shapes" fool the eye and create the illusion of depth and/or movement. In contrast, his organic abstractions flow as in nature, encouraging the viewer's own interpretation. Silver's contrasting styles are captivating and not to be missed.
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"Painting is an integral part of my spiritual practice and a constant reminder that we are all inextricably LINKED to the world we inhabit. The work is an extension of my consciousness combined with qualities gathered from the natural world. They are indeed conduits through which information, sensations, inspiration, and guidance flow to and from the collective consciousness and the Universe." - Michael Kessler


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Specializing in German baked goods, the Napan Bakery is the place to stop for pastries, cakes, and breads. Sip on a hot coffee while you dive into a good book or even people watch in this comfortable café on Miramichi's Historic Water Street.
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For 20 mini-muffins/ madeleines :
Preparation : 10 min/ Baking time : 10-15 min
- 100g of salted butter
- 2 eggs
- 80g caster sugar
- 100 g all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp of honey
- 1 orange (zest and juice)
- 1/2 tsp of baking powder
- Melted chocolate and raspberry jelly or icing sugar for decoration.
Melt the butter and let it take a browned hazelnut color. This will enrich the taste of the madeleines.
Beat the eggs with sugar and honey in a bowl (you don't have to beat vigorously). Then add the juice and orange zest. Sift flour with the baking powder and mix gently with the egg preparation.
Add melted butter and mix well. If possible, let stand 2 hours in the refrigerator or overnight.Pour this liquid batter into buttered pans (fill them only 2/3 as the batter will raise with the heat).
Bake in preheated oven at 190 ° C for about 10 to 15minutes (depending on your oven). Do not overbake them.
I have made a batch of these in a madeleine but I forgot to take a photo of these lovely chocolated-covered pieces..
I made a batch of mini-muffins with blueberries, raspberries, caramelized lemon skin, a mix of lemon/orange/lime..
Make sure to choose good and tasty butter.
Here is a version with batter that has been sitting in the fridge for 2 hours (see the bump)..
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If you're like us, you realize the real star of this Emmy winning series is the fantastic set design. Every scene is a history lesson in mid-century chic! Want to replicate that ultra-cool 60's feeling in your home or office? Visiting our shop, The End of History , is like stepping back in time. Production Designer Dan Bishop and Set Decorator Amy Wells talk about their work in the following clip:
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Glenn Thomas Peer, a resident of Oklahoma City, passed peacefully at home with his beloved family by his side on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at the age of 58. After his cancer diagnosis in February 2013, he lived each moment fearlessly, purposefully, lovingly and enthusiastically.
Glenn was born on July 6, 1955, in Van Buren. Glenn graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor of science in zoology and dedicated 30 years of his professional life to medical research at the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center. Glenn enjoyed spending time with his family, friends and pets. His hobbies included wind surfing, swimming, biking and disc golf. Glenn was a light to everyone who had the honor of knowing and loving him. He had a kind soul and a servant's heart.
Glenn was raised in a loving Christian home and his faith was deepened during his courageous battle with cancer. He will be deeply missed, but those of us who have received salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, look forward to being reunited with Glenn in eternity.
He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Dr. Louis and Jean Peer; and father-in-law, John P. Day.
He is survived by his devoted wife, Priscilla Day Peer; daughter, Rebecca Ramirez Coe of Lawton, Okla.; two brothers, Steven Peer and wife Diana of Van Buren and Charles Peer and wife Cecilia of Siloam Springs; mother-in-law, Billee Day; three brothers-in-law, Paul Day and wife Verlan of Oklahoma City, Philip Day and wife Sue of Oklahoma City and Peter Day and wife Lori of Oklahoma City; grandchildren, Rocky and Priscilla Ramirez of Houston; and many adoring nieces, nephews and friends.
Viewing will be 4-8 p.m. Monday at Vondel Smith Mortuary, South Lakes in Oklahoma with the family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. Services to celebrate his life will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church of Moore, 201 W. Main St. in Moore with burial following at the Moore City Cemetery.
Friends may leave condolences for the family at www.vondelsmithmortuary.com. Services are under the direction of Vondel L. Smith & Son Mortuary, South Lakes.


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Get Out
While Saturday Night Live has been a talent generator for the last forty-something years, as a sketch show it usually sticks with the obvious and the more tried and true formulas. On the fringes of television (usually cable) is where one finds the sketch shows that truly innovate and surprise: Mr. Show, Kids in the Hall, Chappelle's Show, and The Ben Stiller Show, to name a few. But for my money, Comedy Central's Key & Peele is the best sketch show since the era of SNL. Besides the outstanding and committed performances the two actors Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele give, the skits always seem to go down the least obvious route. Interestingly, the biggest influences on the show don't seem to be the golden age of television's Your Show of Shows or England's Monty Python, but instead The Twilight Zone.
There's an eerie element to the humor of Key & Peele and often an M. Night Shyamalan-like twist at the end of each bit. So it's not surprising that for Peele's directing debut (which he also wrote), he would make a proto-horror flick. Get Out is definitely less Lorne Michaels and more Rod Serling -- and even more Ira Levin (Rosemary's Baby, The Stepford Wives, Deathtrap) with a sprinkling of Blaxploitation's most outrageously paranoid thrillers (Ganja & Hess, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus and especially J.D.'s Revenge).Continue Reading
Lost In America
Three comic masterpieces in a row is enough to put you on the higher rung of American humorists. The Marx Brothers had that run with Horse Feathers, Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera. Mel Brooks had The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein (with the less vital The Twelve Chairs mixed in). WC Fields had that amazing trifecta of You Can't Cheat an Honest Man, The Bank Dick and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. Preston Sturges, Charlie Chaplin and Woody Allen are three more legends whose hot streaks went beyond three. Albert Brooks, an underrated comic genius of recent generations, is the forgotten man. Throughout the '70s he shined as a cutting edge stand-up comic and made groundbreaking short films for that first season of Saturday Night Live. He made his writer/director feature film debut in 1979 with Real Life, a wonderfully uncomfortable comedy that predicted the coming of reality TV. He followed it with Modern Romance, often called Brooks' Annie Hall, a deadeye take on both Hollywood and love. And then finally maybe his most perfect gem, Lost in America, the most biting satire of Ronald Reagan's "greed is good" 1980s yuppie culture. (A less sophisticated comic mind like Steve Martin poked fun at the culture with L.A. Story, but was actually embracing the superficiality.)
The first step in embracing an Albert Brooks film is deciding whether or not you can stomach him. The guy plays some of the most neurotic and deeply insecure characters in movie history, and as David Howard in Lost in America, he's as obnoxious as ever. The movie opens with him laying in bed with his wife, Linda (Julie Hagerty, fresh off another comic masterpiece, Airplane!). He can't sleep; he has second thoughts on the much bigger house they just bought and he's excited with anticipation for the big promotion he is expecting to get at the advertising agency he has worked at for eight years. He assures her once that promotion comes he will no longer be the uptight husband he can't help being. Linda is a study in understanding, but the next day she breaks down to a co-worker wondering if she can go on like this. To his shock and disappointment, instead of the promotion, he is transferred to New York. He throws a massive tantrum and is fired. In a sorta melt down, he convinces himself that he has been freed from the rat race and talks Linda into quitting her job too. They make a plan: sell the new house, cash out all their stocks and bonds, leaving them with $180,000 to live on for the rest of their lives (this was considered a lot in 1985), buy a motor home to escape from Los Angeles and travel the country (just like Easy Rider!), and maybe settle in a lighthouse in Connecticut where they can paint and write and no longer have to worry about ambition. Deal! First stop, Las Vegas, for a wedding vowel renewal. A monkey wrench is thrown into the works though. While David sleeps, Linda gambles away their entire fortune in a casino. It's even more downhill from there as they head East and now must rediscover themselves without the comfort of the nest egg.Continue Reading
Richard Pryor Live On The Sunset Strip
It's a given that Richard Pryor is one of the most influential stand-up comedians ever (along with Lenny Bruce or George Carlin or Mort Sahl or whoever you want to put on a short list). His feature length performance film, Richard Pryor Live On The Sunset Strip, along with Richard Pryor Live in Concert a few years earlier, are still the benchmarks for stand-up comedy films. Sunset Strip may be slightly stronger because of the incredible autobiographical detail and honesty. He might have been a train wreck in real life, but on stage he was completely self-assured - without being cocky - and utterly honest about his own shortcomings, not to mention his takes on sex and race. Besides being hilarious, this film stand as a documentary about the mind of Richard Pryor and the unique way he interprets the world.
Like Bruce and Carlin, Pryor started off a TV-friendly, joke man who evolved when he found himself, got dangerous, got dirty, and embraced the counterculture. On The Sunset Strip is almost like an autobiographical one-man show; he talks about growing up in a brothel, how going to Africa changes him, working for the mob, but, most revealing, his cocaine abuse. In an almost too honest moment he discusses his famous "blowing himself up" incident. At the same time he still hits some great standards like the differences between men and women and black and white people. He also does his down & out character of Mudbone, for what he claims, thankfully, is the last time.Continue Reading
Silver Streak
The train movie has always been a favorite genre of mine (Horror Express, Runaway Train, Narrow Margin, Emperor of the North Pole, etc). Going back to the silents (The Great Train Robbery) the train trip has been used famously as a murder mystery setting (Murder on the Orient Express, The Lady Vanishes), a place for romance (North by Northwest), action (The Cassandra Crossing, Breakheart Pass), comedy (The General), and horror (Terror Train). In 1976 director Arthur Hiller wasn't exactly sure what genre he wanted - romance, action, comedy. Though sometimes messy, his Silver Streak did mange to breathe some life into the train picture and it ended up being a perfect piece of genre-bending entertainment.
With a screenplay by Colin Higgins, who had written the cult flick Harold and Maude and would go on to write and direct another solid romantic-action-comedy, Foul Play with Chevy Chase, Silver Streak stars Gene Wilder. As one of the era's most unique comic talents, the role feels very un-Wilder-like. Mater of fact it could have been Chase, Elliott Gould, George Segal, Burt Reynolds or any leading man of the mid '70s. It's not until just over the half way mark when Richard Pryor enters and infuses the film with a fresh energy, bringing out the more manic Wilder that audiences had grown to love. After getting a co-screenwriting credit on the Wilder flick Blazing Saddles, but nixed as an actor, Silver Streak would mark Pryor and Wilder's first onscreen comedy together. They would follow it with the sometimes hilarious Stir Crazy and then the mostly terrible Another You and See No Evil, Hear No Evil. But Silver Streak is the film that really best showcases the yin and yang of their different comic styles.Continue Reading
Stardust Memories
Woody Allen's most controversial film was hated by fans upon its release for its narcissism and disregard towards his loyalists, but time has made Stardust Memories a much more entertaining film than it was considered in 1980. It blatantly references Federico Fellini's 8 ½, in both plot (a respected filmmaker trying to clear his mind while dealing with fans and women) and its look (shot in beautiful black and white photography which, like Feliini, includes grotesque close-ups of all manner of odd looking people). Woody actually comes off as one of the beautiful people compared to the faces on the extras. Though Stardust Memories is funny, it's also deeply depressing. Woody plays Sandy Bates, maybe his most confident character, and though always surrounded by admirers, he may also be his loneliest.
Like Allen himself, Sandy is a beloved maker of comedies who longs to get more philosophical and serious in his work. While attending a film retrospective weekend of his work, he is bombarded by sycophant fans; every couple of minutes someone seems to be asking for his autograph or his attention for their cause or script idea or just heaping praise on him. Time jumps back and forth from the beachfront festival to his New York apartment, while past and present relationships are examined. He's haunted by memories of his ex, Dorrie (the icy Charlotte Rampling), an insecure and possibly insane actress, and his current French girlfriend, Isobel (Marie-Christine Barrault from Eric Rohmer's My Night at Maud's), who maybe he loves, but isn't in love with. Meanwhile he strikes-up a friendship with an Annie Hall esque sincere violinist (Jessica Harper of Suspiria, who also app...
The Blues Brothers
There was a time in 1978 when John Belushi had the number one movie in theaters— National Lampoon's Animal House. He also starred on the massively popular Saturday Night Live and his band The Blues Brothers, a group he co-fronted along with SNL co-star Dan Aykroyd, had the number one album in the country. The success of their album Briefcase Full of Blues led to a film adaptation, The Blues Brothers—the first and still the best of many films to originate from SNL skits. It's a loud musical-action-comedy film that works in all three genres while boasting some great car chases, stellar music, and staying very funny throughout.
Fresh from a stint in prison Jake (Belushi) reunites with his brother Elwood (Aykroyd). Spurred on by an old friend, Curtis (Cab Calloway) they visit their childhood orphanage and learn that it's on the verge of being shut down for owing back taxes. After a vision "from God" in church they decide to reform their old blues band and raise money with a large charity concert. Most of their bandmates have contempt for them and need convincing to reunite. Along the way they tend to wreak havoc and leave large swaths of destruction wherever they go which leads the police after them. They also create foes with a country/western band, The Good Ol' Boys (led by Charles Napier), when The Blues Brothers steal their bar gig. They disrupt a Nazi rally and manage to put a carload of uniformed Nazis on their trail (led by the hilarious Henry Gibson ...
We Are The World: The Story Behind The Song
Billy Joel famously told Rolling Stone magazine that most of the singers didn't actually like the song and that "Cyndi Lauper leaned over to him and said, 'It sounds like a Pepsi commercial.'" Of course the song is pretty lame, but the spectacle of the one-night-only super-group, USA For Africa, recording the otherwise forgettable song, "We Are The World," is one of pop music's most bizarre and fascinating stories. The infomercial/documentary We Are The World: The Story Behind The Song, hosted by Jane Fonda in the same stagey '80s home-video visual style as her hot selling aerobicizing videos, runs at a sparse 52 minutes (though the DVD is packed with extras on two discs), but I could have easily watched three more hours. It's truly the greatest line-up in music history.
Back in 1984 Bob Geldof of the British band The Boomtown Rats became aware of the horrible starvation going on in Ethiopia and he gathered a bunch of his countrymen (and a few Americans) to record the wonderful little song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Calling themselves Band Aid, the super group was made up of then hot singers including Sting, Bono, George Michael, Phil Collins, Boy George, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Jody Watley, and a couple guys from Kool & The Gang. There were no older British super legends, it was the kids. No Bowie, no Elton John, no Jagger, not even a Ringo Starr. The song helped raise money and brought attention to the issue of African famine and, at the time, was the biggest selling UK single ever.Continue Reading


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Sadly, Tucker House Renewal Centre must cancel its Summer Country Fun Nature Camp this season. We will be back in 2021. But stay tuned for ALTERNATIVE CAMP ACTIVITIES! We will be in touch!
Country Fun Nature Camp 2020!
Country Fun Nature Camp is a unique ecumenical environmental day camp for children ages 5-13 that focuses on nurturing children's love for our environment and everyone in it, in an inclusive faith-based outdoor setting.
Country Fun is held on the historic estate of Tucker House, where campers enjoy a week of outdoor fun and learning in 30 acres of parkland, forests, wetlands, and organic gardens. A typical day at Country fun includes theme based eco-activities and games, arts and crafts, sports, nature walks, stories, skits, and swimming in our in-ground swimming pool, supervised by a certified lifeguard. We have inclusive, faith-based Bible story time with a focus on themes of care for Creation and ecological stewardship. Campers also enjoy two nut-free snacks daily, including fresh vegetables from our organic gardens and home-made cookies.
Country Fun Summer 2020
Week One: July 6 – 10. Week Two: July 13– 17.
The camp fee is $180 per child per week. We provide bus transportation to and from camp at no extra charge, from designated pick-up points across Ottawa:
- Bethany Baptist Church Pick up 7:45am – Drop off 5:30pm
- Connaught Public School Pick up 8:00am – Drop off 5:10pm
- St Laurent Mall Pick up 8:20am – Drop off 4:50pm
- Place D'Orleans Pick up 8:30am – Drop off 4:30pm
Support Country Fun
Your donations directly support subsidies for campers in need, as well as helping to train and support an exceptional team of volunteers who are dedicated to caring for our environment and everyone in it.
Donate online and indicate Country Fun Nature Camp to support a long-standing program of faith, fun, and friendship. Country Fun also accepts gifts of time and gifts in-kind. Donations that are most needed are listed below.
Country Fun Wish List
- Lifejackets and PFDs in good condition
- Walkie-talkies (battery-powered, 3-4)
- Extra shelter (canopy, tent, etc.), large enough to fit a group of children
- Giftcards to Terra 20, Canadian Tire, grocery stores
- Compasses and binoculars – please ask us for specifications
- Butterfly nets and dip-nets
- Sprinklers, water buckets, and sponges
- Rubber Boots
Leaders & LITs
Country Fun welcomes applications from youth and young adults ready to be energetic and enthusiastic leaders and leaders-in-training! Our youth and young adult volunteers develop leadership skills and earn volunteer hours or an honorarium, while having a great experience as part of a well-trained, supportive team. Our youth come back year after year to be part of the Country Fun family. Our Leaders participate in intensive training and team-building to provide high quality outdoor education (and fun!), supervised by experienced environmental educators and supported by our keen young Leaders-In-Training (14 yrs+).
Contact Country Fun
You can reach us at:
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As you know — because you obviously read Dara Nai's amazing interview with stuntwoman Jessica Harbeck — Shark Night 3D opens today. I think the plot of the movie is: Katharine McPhee gets attacked by sharks. But here's a puzzle of the lovely McPheee in a bikini pre-shark thrashing!
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Today I welcome my kindred friend: Julia Reffner
Future authoress
Julia is a fellow Alley Cat. We are co-writers with eight other fabulous ladies for The Writers Alley, a blog for writers.
Julia shares with us who she is:
I Want to Be Conformed to Christ's Image
When Mary asked me to write a post about who I am, I didn't quite know where to begin. One thing popped out in my mind: I want to be conformed to Christ's image. I'm certainly not there. I sin, I come to my knees and beg for His grace, He pours out His love and bids me stand up.
All my journeys together match up to this one overriding goal: to hear well done good and faithful servant. Knowing that I don't deserve anything, but so grateful for His mercy moment-by-moment helping me through my days.
Sometimes these are tiring days. All of you know about that. Busyness takes over, but He calls me sit at his feet, like Mary, pouring my best out for Him. My best that is worth nothing, my efforts that are worth nothing. But Jesus delights in my songs, off-key, often with wrong words thrown in. The visceral heart cries when I'm desperate and can do nothing more than cry out a plea.
My writing, too, desperately broken. I bleed on the page, yet sometimes I cauterize the wounds with a styptic pencil preferring the temporary sting to the shame of sharing my true self on the page. As the blood flows freely, He gently bandages my wounds yet asks me to show the scars to others so they can find healing. I flinch at the sight. Want to turn away at the thought of my wretched self.
Homeschooling, too, a constant breaking. Of my time as I watch another writer friend pile away pages per day after placing her girls on the yellow school bus. Patience, as I pray for grace to finish another math lesson, a constant reminder of my lack. Strength and energy lacking, thoughts of self-doubt in abundance.
Coming to you with broken pieces, begging for you to put me back together.
I am…
a desperate sinner in need of Christ's grace every moment
being sanctified, and conformed into His image
a wife who desperately desires to be a life-giving helper
learner at the hands of my beloved 4 and 7 year olds
a fumbling writer desperate to minister to others
a messy housekeeper
a lover of food who is learning to care for her temple
an intercessor as led by the Spirit of God
More than anything else, if one word could define my life I think I would want it to be worshipper. Worshipper of the living God. To have my life be about who He is and not who I am. Let my writing, my prayer life, my family relationships all be defined by this single word. HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!
Thank you Julia for visiting with us today. I find messy housekeepers tend to have time to play like in your photo. :)
Julia used worshipper as a single word she'd like to define her life. I would like the word encourager to define my life.
What word would you like to define yours?


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Socotra » Author's Blogs » My life on the island of Socotra » To the islands Samha, Darsa and abd-el-Kuri
To the islands Samha, Darsa and abd-el-Kuri
We visited the other islands of the archipelago of Socotra. These very beautiful places are not spoiled by civilization. White sand, beautiful reefs full of fish and nice people who live in uneasy conditions.


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The following memento can be ordered as an extra when you book your place.
Clarendon Marathon Mug
Only £10
Purchase when you make your race registration and pick up when you cross the finish line. Also available for purchase at the finish line.
Clarendon Marathon Medal
Your medal is included in your entry fee. It will look like the following but we have a different colour each year.
Clarendon Marathon T-Shirt
Your tshirt is included in your entry fee.


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Mitsubishi Motors Philippines is set to higlight the 2015 Pajero at the 2014 Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS) at the World Trade Center, Pasay City on September 18 to 21.
The 2015 Pajero is basically a facelift model that features a restyled front design and radiator grill. It has a built-in monocoque body frame that adds to the vehicle's durability. Moreover, the 2015 Pajero is fitted with LED daytime running lights and a new spare tire cover.
Inside, the vehicle is designed with a piano black center console along with accent trims. On the other hand, the Exceed and Super Exceed variants of the 2015 Pajero features a wood grain center panel.
The 2015 Pajero will be powered either by a 3.2-liter common rail turbocharged and intercooled diesel engine that delivers 190 PS with 441 Nm of torque or a 3.0-liter V6 gasoline engine that generates 178 PS and 261 Nm of torque. International markets (i.e. Philippines) gets the larger 3.8 liter MIVEC V6.
Another vehicle to watch out for from Mitsubishi at the 2014 PIMS is the 2002 Dakar Rally winning Pajero driven by Hiroshi Masuoka.


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A feature of the Hurricanes front row from 1997-2002, Slater overcame a bad compound fracture of his leg playing for Taranaki against Bay of Plenty in 1995, which could have easily ended his career. But the average Taranaki farmer is made of stern stuff and Slater recovered to eventually play 55 games for the Hurricanes, including two seasons as captain in 2001 and 2002.
The younger brother of former Taranaki captain Andy Slater, Gordon was regarded as one of New Zealand's finest props and was a particularly strong scrummager. He earned a call-up to the end of season All Black tour of the UK in 1997 and played in three tour games. Three years later he made his second All Blacks tour, playing in two tests against France and one against Italy.
His impressive New Zealand representative record included selection for New Zealand Schools 1988-1989, New Zealand U19 1990, New Zealand U21 1991-1992, New Zealand Divisional XV 1993, Development XV in 1994 and New Zealand A 1998-1999.
A veritable workhorse, in 2000 Slater didn't miss a minute of first class rugby in 22 games. He also played for Taranaki against the British and Irish Lions in both 1993 and 2005.He bowed out of top rugby at the end of the 2005 season with 144 Taranaki caps and nearly 220 first class appearances.