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Seven years earlier
I didn't come to the lake for this.
Running without a purpose. That's why I came here. And I would've kept on running too, except for the violent splashes and thrashing arms.
"Hey." I stand on the shore and yell, panic edging my voice. I pull off my shoes and toss them aside, walking in a few feet. Water splashes the tops of my calves. I pause, waiting to see if the person will stop when she hears me. I'm desperately hoping she's just goofing off. The movement doesn't stop.
I know it's a girl because of all the hair. It floats on the surface of the water, and when she comes up again, it's slicked halfway down her head. It's red, like a flame.
The water is on fire.
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Quarai National Monument
Corn Dances
- Call ahead to make sure the dances will be open to visitors.
- At most pueblos, photography is prohibited. Some require a permit.
- Obey all posted signs.
- Do not enter a kiva. Do not climb on walls, structures, or ladders.
- Do not bring alcohol, drugs, firearms, or pets into the pueblo.
- Silence is mandatory during all tribal dances and ceremonies. Dances are religious ceremonies, not performances. Therefore, applause is not appropriate.
- Do not enter a home unless you are invited. If food is offered, be gracious and accept the invitation, but do not linger.
- Limit questions about religion, culture, or traditions. Some information cannot be shared with the public.
- Do enjoy the experience. You can feel the earth's vibrations from the dancers' pounding feet, hear the rhythmic sounds of chanting and drumming, smell the aromas of bread baking in outdoor ovens, and savor stews and tacos.
Kernals of Corn
Listen Well
Author and poet Katherine B. Hauth gave me permission to share the following comments along with her poem.
"After enjoying the voice-and-illustration pairing of The Corn Whisperer stories, I returned to the professor's introductory account of the science behind listening to corn. As a writer of nature and children's poetry, I was intrigued and inspired to write the following poem. I also have a desire to hear corn for myself some day."
Listen Well
Where the corn grows
on humid nights,
quiet and still,
listen well
between howls of distant coyotes
as water and minerals rise
from moist soil.
Listen well
for ever-so-faint
popping and cracking
as cells expand
from roots through stalks
to leaves.
Corn is talking.
Katherine Hauth is the author of What's for Dinner? Quirky, Squirmy Poems from the Animal World and Night Life of the Yucca: The Story of a Flower and a Moth.
More About Corn
The History of Corn
Corn is a grain, a member of the grass family―along with wheat, rye, oats, barley, and rice. Also known as maize, corn is one of the oldest grains found on Earth. Scientists have discovered tiny ears of corn, which they claim to be over 5,000 years old, in a cave in southern Mexico. Other scientists claim to have found evidence that corn is even older.
Corn's ancestor has been traced to a plant named teosinte that still grows wild in Mexico. Indigenous people nurtured these native, scrawny teosinte plants, which produced stems with tiny grains. From each crop, they planted the best grains and―generations later―the plants began to resemble cornstalks with tassels and silks. The plants continued to evolve and, eventually, fertilized themselves. The pollen from each cornstalks' tassel fell onto its own corn silks and traveled down each thread of silk to the cob to produce kernels of corn.
Ancient Native Americans in Central and South America found that these kernels could be stored for long periods of time and that eating these healthy kernels physically sustained them. Maize became their main food source.
Meanwhile, sometime prior to 2100 BC, maize made its way northward into the Southwest. The earliest evidence of corn being grown in this country was found in New Mexico and Arizona. Corn became a staple for the Anasazi, early inhabitants of the region. Growing corn may be the very reason some Indians settled down and formed pueblos―so they could grow corn.
But years of drought dried up the cornfields in the Southwest. And when the corn was gone, people moved. Now, unfortunately, less and less corn is being grown by descendants of its earliest native farmers.
In 2010, Robert Mirabel and Nelson Zink established Tiwa Farms at Taos Pueblo to revitalize pueblo agriculture and farm corn. According to Mirabel, the people have an important relationship with corn. Although corn fertilizes itself, it cannot re-seed itself. Corn depends on people to prepare the ground, plant the kernels, pull the weeds, and water the plants.
In turn, corn provides people with nutritious food and food products. Corn provides feed for livestock. And left in the field, corn serves as mulch for the soil. Cornstalks support the vines of beans and squash. Cornhusks are used in weaving and making dolls. Ornamental corn is used for decoration.
Mirabel says, "Grow some corn―it'll change your life."

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Back again, I've been up to all sorts over the last few weeks which has kept me suitable busy.
But today I thought I'd just pop in and mention my wonderful friend Graham who is next weekend participating in Sick Kids Save Point a 24 hour video gaming marathon for The Sick Kids Friends Foundation.
The foundation supports the work of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. The Hospital receives over 100,000 children through its doors each year from all over the country.
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Creation of Ultrasonic Equipment for Strengthening and Relaxation Treatment of Welded Structures in Railcar Building
|1Prykhodko, VI
1Vysokolyan, MV
1Volochai, VV
2Prokopenko, GІ
2Mordyuk, BN
3Cherepin, VТ
3Krasovskiy, ТА
4Popova, ТV
1PJSC Kriukov Railcar-Building Works, Kremenchuk
2The Kurdiumov Institute of Metal Physics of NASU, Kyiv
3Physical and Technical Research and Training Center of NASU, Kyiv
4Ukrainian Research Institute of Railcar Building Subsidiary, Kremenchuk
|Sci. innov. 2014, 10(1):5-16
|Section: Research and Technical Innovative Projects of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
|Language: English
A new modification of portable ultrasonic equipment (0.8 kW power, digitally controlled) has been developed for strengthening and relaxation treatment of metallic product surface. A batch of such devices has been produced; the design documents on the ultrasonic generator and impact instrument with a piezoceramic transducer have been prepared. Preparation of ultrasonic impact treatment technique for welded structures has been accomplished. The comparative tests related to the effects of different types of treatment and applied materials of welded structures on fatigue life have showed the expediency of ultrasonic impact treatment for the prolongation of operation life of products.
|Keywords: fatigue life, residual stresses, stress concentrators, ultrasonic impact treatment, welded structures
1. Lobanov, L.M., Kiryan, V.I., Knysh, V.V., and Prokopenko, G.I.: Raise of Fatigue Resistance of Metal Welded Joints by High-Frequency Mechanical Forging (Review). Automatic Welding, 9, 3-11 (2006) (in Russian)


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Star sign: Virgo
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|Sound Pressure Level
|Maximum Input Power
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|37 Ω (at 1kHz)
|Driver Unit
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|1.2 m (3.9ft), coiled cable; 3.0 m (9.8ft), straight cable
|3.5 mm (1/8") stereo with 6.3 mm (1/4") stereo adaptor
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Hearken to the esteemed Dystopic:
Contrary to the beliefs of Leftists, being Christian has, historically, meant accepting a great of persecution. The followers of Christ, not unlike the Jews, have suffered under great persecution from other faiths. The Romans killed them (until converting). Then the Muslims came, and did likewise.
But the day came when Christianity was ascendant and unchallenged in the West. And so it is easy to forget that, as a Christian, persecution is not so far away as we often think it is. We've suffered comparatively little in recent years. The worst we've had to deal with lately is militant atheists with their smug, Jon Stewart liberal grins and airs of superiority. Easy enough to suffer that.
The killing of the priest, during Mass, tells us that a new round of persecution may be beginning. I honestly didn't think I'd see that in my lifetime. But, here it is. In a sense, it is worse than the other terror killings. Not in number of bodies, of course, but in the brazenness of the act, and in the specificity of the target. Where you could theoretically lump other Islamic terror attacks in the West into some kind of general malaise, and excuse it by some sort of twisted Left-wing, secular reasoning, this attack smacks more obviously of religious war.
It "smacks more obviously of religious war" because that's what's in progress. That and nothing else.
The great difference between Islam and all other religions is that Islam explicitly preaches intolerance of other faiths. Islam is therefore inherently and irremediably at war with every other religion -- including atheism -- practiced by anyone, anywhere on Earth.
Christianity has had its excesses. The Inquisition was the worst of them. However, our principal sin, over the centuries, has been to snub the followers of other faiths. Over time we did unlearn such contemptible practices. But at their worst, the crimes committed in the name of Christ – none of which can find any justifications in the teaching of the Redeemer – pale in comparison to the immeasurably greater and bloodier rampage of savageries committed by explicit direction of the bloodthirsty, adulterous pseudo-prophet Muhammad.
Moreover, Islam represents itself as a totalitarian political entity with God-given authority: a State with power over all things great and small. Thus it is at war not "merely" with other religious creeds, but with the political authorities of every non-Islamic nation. The refusal by the "leaders" of the West to acknowledge this has baffled many. It almost seems as if they believe the boogeyman will go away if they pretend that they don't see him.
That, to put it as gently as possible, is not on.
At this time, Europe is under continuous siege. Its already-imported Islamic fraction becomes more troublesome with each day that passes. Its borders are under extraordinary pressure from "refugees," the great majority of which are military-age Muslim males unaccompanied by women, children, or the aged. Both sets demand accommodation; in response, Europe's leaders wring their hands for a moment and submit. The portents are anything but good.
Meanwhile, America's specialist in pissing on our heads and telling us it's raining, Barack Hussein Obama, repeatedly tells us it's our moral obligation to accommodate such "refugees" in or own lands. Nor does he care to listen to any backtalk. Despite loud, fervent rejections of the idea, his myrmidons have settled thousands of such "refugees" in towns whose previous populations were smaller than the Muslim influx. I seem to sense an agenda in there. Do you?
Obama's seven and a half years riding roughshod over individuals' rights, the Constitution, and everything else Americans treasure have crippled our economy, enervated our military, and made our international position a laughingstock. The Republican majorities in Congress have done nothing even to retard his depredations; neither have the supposedly conservative justices on the Supreme Court. Add to this his undisguised attempt to flood our nation with persons as hostile to it and its norms as is he.
Persecutions are often conducted under color of law.
America is at great risk. The news media deliberately exclude or downplay any news that would reflect badly on the Obama Administration. They're particularly determined to conceal the effects of the Islamic infestation. As other pundits have already noticed, "our" chief concerns appear to be catering to homosexual sensitivities and contriving transgender-friendly restrooms. But the apostles of "tolerance" have no time or attention to spare for the intolerance of our invaders. Not while there's a man in a dress being told he can't use the women's lavatory.
Is it any wonder that resentment of government – all of it; not just the Golfer-In-Chief – is nearing a peak? Should that boil burst, the consequences will be unpleasant – Civil-War-level unpleasant, if not worse – and Muslims who've wormed their ways into America will enjoy them least of all.
My Gentle Readers have probably noticed that recently I've been posting a greater fraction of humorous stuff. There's a reason for that. I'm sure I don't need to state it explicitly.
Recently, the esteemed David de Gerolamo proclaimed that he would no longer write about political and governmental matters. He might be more sensible than your humble Curmudgeon Emeritus. I continue in the hope that there's a chance, however slim, that men of good will can talk the country down off the ledge. I might be wrong, of course. But the ocean of blood that will be spilled if the American people rise up and take matters into their own hands tells me that I must continue.
Read Dystopic's essay. Take it seriously. And pray – but don't stop there:
Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. [Luke 22:36]
Don't forget to buy plenty of ammo for your "sword."


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Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm knows his team cannot afford to settle for field goals if the Boilermakers are going to upset No. 2 Ohio State tonight. So with a 7-3 lead late in the first half and a fourth down from the Ohio State 13-yard line, Brohm opted to try a fake field goal in an attempt to tack on a few more points just before halftime. Fortunately for Brohm, that worked out to perfection, and now Purdue holds a 14-3 lead on the Buckeyes at halftime as result.
Holder Joe Schopper took the snap and promptly got up and ran to the left side of the field, needing four yards to pick up a first down for Purdue. Schopper had the room but needed to throw his body into a defender just enough to make sure he picked up the first down. Against Ohio State's special teams unit, he did just that.
Had Purdue gone into halftime with a 10-3 lead, there may not be a Boilermaker fan in the state of Indiana that would have passed up on that scenario if it was an option before the game started. And the possibility of still having to settle for a field goal could still have become a reality if not for the first-and-goal pass from David Blough to Rondale Moore, who scooted into the end zone to cushion the Purdue lead.
Purdue's late-half touchdown drive came immediately after Ohio State kicker Blake Haubeil missed on a 35-yard field goal to try cutting Purdue's lead to one. So go ahead and consider this a 10-point swing that Brohm was not content to let slip by him.
We'll see if Brohm has to dig into a bag of tricks in the second half.


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I created my blog just to write…. write the things that were/ are on my mind that I can't/ won't say verbally. I did not create this blog with the intentions of becoming a writer or a poet; actually I don't think that that is where I'm headed. I don't think that I have what it takes. I tried writing a short story for the competition many times and trust me that was mind wrecking and exhausting. One day I realised that it made me ate alot more than usual.
On the contrary, whenever I write for the purpose of posting here I feel relaxed and satisfied with my end product. I never spend more than half an hour on a post and if I write half of a post now and hope to do the rest later, I will never end it.
Props to you Kwesi, Andre et al.
O yes by the way the infamous Ace introduced a new blog to me. It is called Venus' Sheets, it has a few poetry.


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The entertainment world was pretty universally shaken up by the tragic passing of "The Sopranos" star James Gandolfini in June of this year, but thanks to his indomitable work ethic, there are still a few surprises yet to come from the man who gave all new definition to the term "antihero."
Here we have the first trailer for Gandolfini's final film "Enough Said," which debuted at Apple Trailers today. Opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Toni Collette and Catherine Keener, Gandolfini is featured as a man whose ex-wife is inadvertently convincing his new love interest to take note of all his various annoying bad habits.
The new lady's logic for buddying up with this "human trip adviser"? "If you could avoid staying at a bad [hotel], wouldn't you?" Such self-sabotage (and weird analogizing)!
Of course, the kind of quirks we're talking about are wearing PJs all day on Sundays and indulging in a tad too much popcorn and maybe being a little sluggish in the sack, but nothing too terrible to overcome, right? Right?! Well, that remains to be seen.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus promised that woeful James Gandolfini fans would be in for a real treat with his performance in this one. She told BBC News, "I think people will just really freak out seeing his performance ... He plays no thug in this picture. He is so not Tony Soprano. And Jim was very much much more like this character."
... Talk about enough said.
The film, written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, will premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival and then hit theaters on Sept. 20.


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NBAD departments win ISO certification
Abu Dhabi, December 26, 2013
National Bank of Abu Dhabi's (NBAD) said two of its units have received top ISO certifications.
The cash management services and reconciliation services departments were awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification in 'Quality Management Standards' by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance, a leading global accreditation body, said the bank in a statement.
The two join 20 other departments across the bank as part of its ISO 9001 Certification Programme driving commitment to quality service delivery, it stated.
Khalaf Al Dhaheri, senior managing director and group COO, said: "Obtaining ISO certification requires departments to put in place a number of improvements to align to the standard which include formalising their processes and process performance measures, service standards and customer feedback mechanism which enable the departments to drive forward a higher level of client engagement and service delivery."
NBAD's cash management services manage the flow of cash and collection of cheques throughout the bank's branches, ATMs, CDMs and other customer's network throughout the UAE.
The reconciliation department manages the critical reporting between the NBAD branch network and NBAD Operations.
The ISO 9001 Quality Management certification is valid for three years. During that period, LRQA will conduct a Surveillance Audit once every nine months to review the effectiveness of the Quality Management System of these departments and progress on various ongoing improvement projects. - TradeArabia News Service


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Played by: Marla Sucharetza
Appears in: The Fusilli Jerry
George tells Jerry he needs a new move to perform with his new girlfriend, Nancy so Jerry explains his move. George upsets Nancy when trying to perform the move in bed saying "it feels like aliens poking at my body." Back at Jerry's apartment George says that he probably should have written the move down because it was too complicated. Later, George performs the move with Nancy, but is soon busted when she finds out that he wrote the directions for the move on his hand.
Nancy Coffer Quotes:
Nancy: Ow, George! What are you doing?
George: Uh…you know, uh…pleasuring you.
Nancy: Well, stop it!
George: You don't like the move?
Nancy: No. I don't.
George: You're kidding.
Nancy: No, I'm not. It feels like aliens poking at my body.
George: Sorry. I'll just go back to my usual routine.
Nancy: Wow. That was…great. I mean…wow.
George: It just came to me.
Nancy: I—I've never in my life have—have I—. What was that?
George: You mean in the end?
Nancy: Uh-huh.
George: A counter-clockwise swirl.
Nancy: What's that?
George: What?
Nancy: On—on your hand? Let me see what's on your hand.
George: Nothing. I don't know…just a little dirt.
Nancy: Give me that. I wanna see what's on your hand.
Nancy: Number one. Take her leg…. Oh, my god! Crib notes? You've got crib notes?!!
George: It's a very complicated move! I couldn't remember it all.
Nancy: Oh, my god, you're sick.
George: You know, it's not the S.A.T.s!
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If you read every word on a page, are you really reading it? It might seem a strange question to ask, but the answer is even stranger: maybe you are, but maybe you're not!
One definition of the verb 'to read' is, "to utter aloud written matter". By using this definition alone, of course you are reading, but there is another definition (there are several), which says "to understand or interpret". After reading a page, if you cannot answer questions about the material you just read, you really just uttered the words out loud. Yes, you have shown you know how to say the words, but you also need to understand the author's message behind the words. If you can do that, you know you are truly reading.
Reading comprehension includes a number of specific skills, which you can develop. When reading, whether it's in one of our sessions, or on your own, ask questions that will reinforce these concepts.
Here are a few things to consider:
1. Explore the Main Idea – What is the most important thing the paragraph, page, chapter, story, article, or even cartoon is about? When you first learn this skill, the main idea is usually found in the first sentence; later on, it may not be stated at all. Watch out for detail sentences that will tell you about the main idea.
For example: I went to the pet shop. It had food and toys for all kinds of pets. The animal sections had birds, fish, and kittens. I wound up buying some cat litter.
In this example, the first sentence tells you the main idea (a trip to the pet shop) and the rest of the sentences tell you more about what actually happened at the pet shop.
Obviously this is a simple example. Let's look at something more complicated. What is the main idea / theme of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"? It's a complex book, so the answer is open to interpretation. Some people would say it is a study of social stratification in the US, others that it explores the baseness of human nature, or maybe F. Scott Fitzgerald was trying to illustrate The Decline of the American Dream.
2. Making Inferences – Not everything is written explicitly. To infer means "to conclude by reasoning from something known or assumed." In other words, use your prior knowledge to figure out something.
For example: We have made a safe landing. There are craters and rocks as far as the eye can see. Pretty soon, I will put on my pressure suit and be the first man to step on the surface.
From these clues, you can infer that a man will soon leave a spaceship and walk onto a planet.
3. Try to Predict Outcomes – If you understand what you are reading, you will be able to guess what will happen next. Reinforce this skill when you are watching TV, during commercials, or when watching the news.
For Example: I had a bath, brushed my teeth, and put on my pyjamas. My mother came in to read me a story. When she was finished, she kissed me goodnight.
You can predict that the child will now go to sleep.
4. Facts and Opinions – A fact is something the writer can prove to be true, whether or not you like, or agree with it, while an opinion is what the writer thinks or believes.
For example: I am at the Millenium Stadium, in Cardiff. One Direction are walking onto the stage. They are the best band ever!
The first two sentences are facts but the last is an opinion. The writer's opinion does not have to agree with anyone else's because it reflects what they think. Clues to opinions can be the use of comparison words (ending in 'er') ie: prettier, nicer, or superlative words (ending in 'est') ie: happiest, as well as phrases such as 'of all', 'ever', or 'in the whole world.'


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John Dingell (D-MI) has written a very bizarre defense of his poison pill plan in, "The Power in the Carbon Tax."
Let's start with how the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee brazenly rewrites history to make his dubious case:
History shows that we respond to market forces. Between 1980 and 1981, the fuel economy of the vehicles Americans purchased increased 16 percent. That wasn't because of a technological breakthrough or a regulatory requirement. It was because the price of gas had risen to the point where consumers made fuel economy a priority. Market forces and mechanisms proved far more powerful than mandates.
Uhh, not really. Rising prices may have sped up the rise in corporate average fuel-economy (CAFE) by a year or so, but that rise in CAFE had already been mandated by Congress with the CAFE standard. The figure shows what happened:
Dingell has cleverly cherry-picked the data from a one-year time period (1980–1981). Why did CAFE keep going up when gasoline prices collapsed? The law required it. By Dingell's logic that only price matters, CAFE legislation saved the country from a collapse in fuel economy.
But in fact recent evidence makes clear price is not the driving force behind U.S. fuel economy. From 2002 to 2006, gasoline prices shot up more than a dollar a gallon, just as they did right before 1980 — but fuel economy has hardly budged. The lesson from history is clear: If you want a significant and permanent rise in fuel economy, you need tougher mandates. Nothing in the historical record suggests that a 50 cent a gallon gasoline tax would have a major impact on fuel economy — but it sure as heck would be politically unpopular.
The rest of Dingell's op-ed is equally confused and misleading:
I apparently created a mini-storm last month when I observed publicly for at least the sixth time since February that some form of carbon emissions fee or tax (including a gasoline tax) would be the most effective way to curb carbon emissions and make alternatives economically viable. I said, as I have on many occasions, that we would have to go to some kind of cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions….
This Congress may be able to enact a cap-and-trade system, and other policies to address climate change, only without a carbon fee. Ultimately, though, we're going to have to be more ambitious.
Uhh, what? He seems to be saying we need both a cap-and-trade and a carbon tax, that a cap-and-trade without a carbon fee is not ambitious enough. That is very confusing. A cap-and-trade will create a price for carbon. Why would you need both — unless of course you really want a gasoline tax to kill the whole deal politically?
And, in fact, more than his call for higher taxes, what created the mini-storm was Dingell revealing that the taxes were a poison pill. As one article noted at the time:
Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) intends to propose major taxes on gasoline and industrial carbon dioxide emissions in an attempt to show Americans would reject paying high costs to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Dingell said, "I sincerely doubt that the American people are willing to pay what this is really going to cost them." And he intends to slam the public with high taxes to prove his case.
One final small point. Dingell writes:
Each source of energy faces obstacles. For example, wind and nuclear power present "not in my back yard" challenges, as we're seeing with efforts to install a wind farm off Cape Cod, Mass….
Uhh, again, not really. Yes, in a few places windpower meets local objection, but in general wind power has been soaring in recent years. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) estimates that, after installing over 2,400 megawatts (MW) in 2006 [and also in 2005], the industry will install over 3,000 MW in 2007." So wind is doing a tad better than nuclear power, which has not had a single new plant commissioned in three decades.
As for the best climate policy. What we most need is, first, a cap-and-trade with teeth and, second, new CAFE regulations with teeth (the Senate bill being a good start). We don't need poison pills like gasoline taxes.


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I was sad to see the city council voted not to keep our animal control officer.
I was sad to see the city council voted not to keep our animal control officer.
Could it be they feel we do not have the volume of animals concerns in this city from past history? Maybe because our animal control officer kept it peaceful.
One really will not know how much she will be missed until the first major issue surfaces.
In a seminar March 17, 2010, we learned from Sgt. David Hunt, Franklin County Sheriff's Office, police officers are not trained in animal control laws. The question I have for city council is, now that it is apparent the police officers will now become animal control officers, will our officers be trained in animals laws? Will the residents of Upper Arlington have to rely on the Franklin County Shelter or Capital Area Humane to provide animal control? Do these agencies have the sufficient number of officers to add Upper Arlington to their heavy load of animal control duties?


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The various types of common skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) present unique questions regarding outpatient management in the era of CA-MRSA. For abscesses, which are now predominantly caused by CA-MRSA, it is unclear whether or not treatment with antibiotics active against this pathogen are additionally efficacious compared to incision and drainage alone. For infected wounds with drainage, CA-MRSA is also a major pathogen and recommended treatments include TMP/SMX and clindamycin. However, it is unclear which of these antibiotics that otherwise possess different antimicrobial spectra is more efficacious. Etiologic investigations of cellulitis without drainage using tissue specimens and conventional and non-conventional identification methods suggest that streptococci are the principal pathogens. Antibiotics such as cephalexin, which do not possess MRSA activity, are recommended. However, with CA-MRSA's emergence, this pathogen's role in cellulitis is unclear, as is whether a drug with both MRSA and streptococcal activity, such as clindamycin, would be more efficacious than one with streptococcal but no MRSA activity, such as cephalexin.
The objective of this study is evaluate oral off-patent antibiotics for outpatient treatment of patients with any of the 3 main types of acute SSTI, i.e., abscesses, infected wounds, and cellulitis, with the primary objective of determining optimal antibiotic treatment.
This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind clinical trial conducted at 5 U.S. emergency departments in which subjects will be stratified by the type of infection and then randomized to various 7-day oral antibiotic treatments, including placebo-controlled and comparative designs.
Subjects will be enrolled over a 3 year period. Subjects with an acute uncomplicated cutaneous abscess receiving I&D will be treated with TMP/SMX or placebo to determine whether the addition of an antibiotic with activity against CA-MRSA is more clinically efficacious than I&D alone. Subjects with an acute uncomplicated wound infection will be treated with TMP/SMX or clindamycin to determine if clindamycin, an antibiotic with activity against CA-MRSA, MSSA, and streptococci is more clinically efficacious than TMP/SMX, an antibiotic with activity against CA-MRSA and MSSA. Subjects with acute uncomplicated cellulitis will be treated with cephalexin and TMP/SMX or cephalexin and placebo to determine if a regimen with the addition of TMP/SMX, an antibiotic with activity against CA-MRSA , is more clinically efficacious than cephalexin alone, an antibiotic with activity against MSSA and streptococci but not CA-MRSA.
The primary outcome will be clinical cure at the TOC in the PP population (subjects who meet enrollment criteria, have none of the exclusion criteria, complete 100% of the first 48 hours of antimicrobial therapy, and have physical follow-up at the TOC; subjects who have been determined to be a clinical failure at any time prior to the TOC who took 100% of the first 48 hours of antimicrobial therapy but who do not have physical follow-up at the TOC will also be included in the PP population. Secondary endpoints will include microbiological cure, change in the dimension of erythema, composite cure, surgical procedures, invasive and recurrent infections, infections in household contacts, and time to normal activity and until analgesics are no longer.


text: If you're a lover of country-style furniture with a modern feel, the sophisticated elegance of this superbly crafted dresser will fit the bill. With sturdy oak shelves to display your best china and deep drawers for other kitchen essentials, it also has a pair of cupboards with shelves to keep all your table linen neat and tidy. With its eye-catching combination of lacquered oak & oak veneer framed tops and shelves and effortlessly chic French Grey paint finish, it will suit both traditional and modern decors with aplomb. Brushed metal handles provide a smart and practical finishing touch.


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Congratulations to these members of our class who have been appointed as this year's House Captains and Vice House Captains. Llongyfarchiadau iddyn nhw. We are proud of them and know that they will do a great job leading and encouraging members of their house to earn house points throughout the school year. Each of them took the time to complete an application form for the important role and also talked to their house members about their qualities. The house members then voted for the people they thought would do the best job as House Captains. Osian is House Captain of Blue House/Ty Glas with Caitlin G as Vice Captain. Callum B and Siona Lee are House Captains of Red House/Ty Coch. Alex is House Captain of Green House/Ty Gwyrdd with Caitlin P as Vice Captain. Carwyn is House Captain of Gold House/Ty Aur with Josh as Vice Captain. We wish them all well as they begin their new, exciting roles which will include encouraging others to earn house points through hard work and good behaviour, as well as taking a leading role in special events such as our Eisteddfod and Sports Day.
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I gave you a little peek at Hollie & Josh's mini golf engagement session last week…but wanted to share a little more because their session was just so darn cute! Here are a few more from their fun engagement session at Harborview Mini Golf.
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So for any of you ladies who can't seem to get your fiances/husbands to get excited for photos…how about letting them pick the location based on something they like to do?? That compromise will lead to awesome pictures!
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Platinum Chef Challenge – Round 5 Wrap-Up
Well ladies (and gents if you're out there!), we've had 5 successful weeks of Platinum Chef so far and I'm really happy this event has achieved some popularity and there have been some fabulous contributions. Round 5's challenge included black beans, avocado, rice, basil, and grapes. It was a challenge indeed! But again, we proved that these flavors actually can work together and compliment each other.
Kate from Paved with Good Intentions was once again inspired to make something with Mexican flair. She started off with a yummy black bean burrito with avocado and rice. Can't go wrong with that classic combination! She also prepared a summer spinach salad with grapes, wild rice, basil, and blue cheese. And she washed it all down with a grape-basil cocktail. Sounds so refreshing!
ErikaBean's Bistro decided to focus on rice and made some fish and rice cakes studded with raisins and black beans and complimented by an avocado sauce. She wonders where in the world one might find such an unusual combination in one dish; I say Maine!
Stefany from Proceed with Caution caught the sandwich bug. She made two delicious sounding creations: A chicken salad with grapes and basil-avocado spread, and black bean burgers. These look fabulous, I am really impressed by how "meaty" the burgers look!
Steph joined us for her first Challenge and was very excited to do so, since two of her regular dishes fit perfectly with these ingredients. First, her avocado salad got an Italian spin with homemade dried basil and grape-infused balsamic vinegar. Followed by a classic black bean burrito for a tasty meal!
And finally, you can read about my entry here. I served a light meal of avocado stuffed with grape and rice salad, over mango and black bean puree.


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A New Conceptualization of Weightlifting Technique and Training
Written by: Bud Charniga
Time Index Factors
Determining the Optimal Time in Motion of the Pull to full Extension
Written by: Jim Napier
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including upcoming state and local weightlifting meets.
Covers all strength sports including weightlifting, plus diets and current news and videos.
Best site on the Web for the historical and current results of major US Weightlifting Championships.


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*Expanded* Vaccine Clinic (FFAS)
October 31, 2019, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
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Click here for more information on Vaccine Clinics including schedule, services, and pricing.
NO PHYSICAL EXAMS are provided at our vaccine clinics.
These clinics are first come, first serve.
We recommend arriving no later than a half an hour before the scheduled closing time.
For everyone's safety all dogs must be managed on a short leash.
All cats must be in an individual carrier.


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by Latashiana Destiny Garrett
My skin was supposed to be beautiful
My skin was supposed to be my pride, my joy
My black skin was supposed to be beautiful
but how,
how is my skin beautiful, prideful, joyful
when I feel it is my obstacle, my boundary, my limit.
My ONLY obstacle, boundary, limitation.
I overcame my speech impediment, my disability
I overcame my true feelings, my insecurity
I overcame so much, only for it to be so little
I overcame all this just to be infinitely limited to
I can never overcome.
I can't overcome my skin tone
I can't overcome being black, a minority, when my
population is actually a majority.
How does that work?
How my only way to acceptance is to be just another
Just another basketball
playing black girl from the
hood (swish).
Just another statistic
just another black girl reaching for a handful
just a handful of stars
just to have them fall, drop, crash &
slip through the spaces
as I slip through the cracked concrete sidewalks of
a society I don't want to be a part of
so much, so little
I strive, reach, grab, only to be categorized,
categorized into
I'll be that (swish)
I'll be your little negro, basketball
playing hood girl
I'll let you categorize me
Point guard freshman, starting varsity 5
I play to be accepted
I play to overcome
I play to be something I'm not
I play so that I can one day look in the mirror
and admire my skin
but how can I admire, adore, something I don't
believe in
something that limits me to a window pane, when I
want, need, crave
to be on the other side?
How can I find beauty in something that symbolizes
foodstamps, poverty, ganges
jail, police, brutality (swish)
crime, early pregnacy, rape (swish)
regret, sorrow, disappointment
drugs, death,slavery (swish)
My own black skin
my jail, holding me back, pushing me, shoving me
into a corner
A corner the government and a society of white people
made for me and all the other little black
girls with dreams.
How is black beautiful when black is so negative, so
Pull back, arms up, flick my writs, let the ball flow
from my black little hands
I play to overcome (swish)
I play to overcome a government and a society that
took away my chance
of a better life before I knew the choice ever existed
I play to free myself from that lonely corner of
projects, liquor bottles,
and BD drama (swish)
I play to overcome my own black skin
I play, no, I push.
Push for something that I just can't believe in
I push to believe that my black is beautiful.


text: Well kept Vinyl split level with fabulous back yard. Recent updates within the last 5 years include all new windows on upper level, new roof, vinyl siding, and gutter guard system, new AC/Heat pump. Great home for family and entertaining. Rooms spacious and and lower level offers a nice guest suite or second master bedroom. Lots of potential to create additional game room, or office space.


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IHA president re-elected as new members join board
Ken Adams was re-elected for a third consecutive term as president of the International Hydropower Association (IHA), at the organisation's September 2017 board meeting in London.
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Mr Adams, a consultant and former vice president of Manitoba Hydro with more than 40 years' of industry experience, said: "It is a great honour to be re-elected as president of IHA at a time of immense opportunity in the hydropower sector.
"The whole IHA team, the board and staff, look forward to supporting our diverse and growing membership to build knowledge and embed sustainability principles and practices across the globe."
The inaugural meeting of IHA's 2017-2019 board saw the adoption of a new strategy and work plan for the organisation and the election of five vice presidents.
New board members include Moisés Machava, executive director of Hidroelétrica de Cahora Bassa (Mozambique), Evgeniy Tikhonov, strategy and development director for EuroSibEnergo JSC (Russia), Sharbini Suhaili, group chief executive for Sarawak Energy (Malaysia), and Luiz Fernando Leone Vianna, director general of Itaipu Binacional (Brazil).
The composition of the 18-member board, which brings together leading organisations in the hydropower sector, was announced last month following a ballot of IHA's membership
IHA vice presidents:
Speaking after the board meeting between 20-21 September 2017, Mr Tikhonov said EuroSibEnergo, one of the world's largest privately owned hydropower companies, is "delighted" to have joined IHA. "We share the same values of responsible and sustainable development of hydropower. Russia possesses the world's second-largest hydropower resources and we believe that its incremental utilisation, in accordance with the highest environmental standards, will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change," he said.
Mr Machava commented: "IHA is an organisation which is willing to strive to create a world where the water and energy services are delivered to all in a sustainable way. To be a new member of the board, representing Africa, means that I have a challenge and opportunity to learn and share knowledge. It is a great pleasure to join this brilliant international team for such a noble mission."
Mr Suhaili said: "I am proud and honoured to be a board member of IHA, an organisation with enormous potential to help create a better future for the next generation."
Read about IHA's new board members.


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A playfully designed counting game. To start with, the game can be played freely: set the row of houses in the stand and deliver the letters to the right house according to colour. Then the game can be used, with progressive levels of difficulty, to make the series of numbers 1-10 visual and give them substance. Place a number (symbol or dots) above a house, then deliver as many letters as the number indicates. Besides the free game, using the assignment cards, very specific tasks can be performed, like creating a series, adding the missing number and deliver the post.
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For this year's weekly countdown to Christmas I have chosen a selection of poems. I hope you like them. On the Sundays I offer a short verse which I have penned. For Wednesdays I have browsed my bookshelf and racked my memory to find something which might be suitable.
One important point about poetry (which I tend to forget when reading on my own) is that poetry is best read out loud. Even if you are by yourself it is worth reading your chosen poem out loud. It means that you have to decide where to put the emphasis, whether to run over two or more lines in one breath and where to put in meaningful pauses and/or natural breaks to catch your breath.. The advantage of this is that you make the poem your own; I also find that I have to pay just that little bit closer attention.
I'm good at being patient
I can wait
When I have all the time in the world
And it doesn't matter
Pizza delivery – there is a guarantee or your money back
Bus – I've got all morning
In the car – someone else is driving,
I can relax and tune out the world
When it is not urgent
"We'll arrive round about lunchtime" gives us three hours each way
No rush.
But when I am driving
When there is a precise time to start
When it is urgent
When there is danger
Or the distress of the unknown – or simply a very full bladder –
Then what use is patience then
Hurry up, it can wait, I can't
God sets his own timetable
In heaven where "it's not time as we know it, Jim"
Hurry up, God, I can't wait, I can't wait
God is good at waiting, has to, it's his nature,
Waiting, that's what eternity is for
So I wait, impatiently, for eternity's time.


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If you are the owner of a business whose main activities consist of providing a range of different products for the consumption of the masses, you should know that you will need to launch a lot of new, different products at set time intervals if you want your business to keep on growing. You can always stall for a certain amount of time using your current line-up, but that only allows your competitors to design something cheaper, better and easier to use than what you have on offer. If you don't want this to happen, you need to respond with your own solutions, and respond fast as well.
Still, you should understand that there is a certain way of introducing new products to the market. You can't just silently add them to stores whenever you wish: this is a recipe for failure, as your customers will probably not know of your new products, thereby leading to fewer sales, which means that your company will start losing money instead of turning a profit.
To ensure this doesn't happen, and that you have a successful launch of your new products, try to follow these simple guidelines:
Take Time with the New Product Design
Never rush through the designing stage of a new product. Make sure everything is as perfect as possible, including everything related to the product, the plastic packaging, and outer appearance. Whenever you are ready with your new product, start a testing phase instead of directly introducing it to the market. This way, you can iron out any major issue or flaws if detected.
Make an Attractive Package
One of the best ways to attract customers is to design your new product's packaging in a creative way. You can either go with a minimalistic approach or make the package fully customized and colorful, such that it stands out from the rest of the goods. A few companies even use temporary packages like that to bolster sales during the early stages, reverting to something more conventional after the product is a little more known amongst the public.
This strategy works for just about anything, including plastic goods, foodstuff, baking products Singapore, soaps, detergents, etc.
Ramp Up the Advertising
Of course, you need to let people know that you have introduced a new product, or only a few will actually notice it once visiting their favorite shopping complex or grocery store. Advertising your new product can be done in many different ways, including on television, radio, through concerts and special promotions, etc. All of them do have their own ins and outs, so choose your preferred advertising methods carefully.


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My Fun days is a chapter on the days of the week and months of the year. While teaching it also introduces the seasons that a year has and also the festivals that the students celebrate.
- To make the students aware of the days of the week and their sequence.
- To make the students aware of the months of the year and their sequence.
- Knowing the number of days that each month has.
- Here are a few activities that I suggest.
Activity 1
I introduced days of the week through picture cards that contained the names of the week in sequence. This also helped students to spell words- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday etc.
After introducing the days, I revised the concept by asking questions associated with
those days. For example,
- Which day you do not come to school?
- Which is the first day of the week?
- Which day is a holiday for everyone?
The students were active and answered the questions with full enthusiasm. The students were aware of the name of the days, but they struggled with the spelling.
Students were given number cards. They were supposed to tell the name of the corresponding day of the week. Like, 1 is associated with the first day of the week, hence it will be Sunday.
Students were given the number card and cards which contained the names of the week. They then had to match these two correctly. This material made it easier for students to understand the sequence of days in a week better.
Students counted with their fingers to identify the number corresponding the name of the week. This helped them in thinking.
From this activity student identified and understood the correct sequence of days of the week.
Activity 3:
One major challenge that children face with the calendar is understanding terms. Yesterday, today and tomorrow are mere words that students often confuse. To make it easier, I prepared the flashcards in the form of a book.
Showing the Saturday flash card, I said, if today is Saturday, then yesterday was
I flipped the previous card and yesterday was Friday.
Similarly, I flipped cards and asked for tomorrow. Using this, the teacher can ask day after tomorrow and day before yesterday. The emphasis here is on stressing today, tomorrow and yesterday and coordinating them with back and front, flipping of flash cards to remove confusion.
The students volunteered and started playing with the cards on their own. This activity increased student involvement as they would ask their peers these questions.
Once students were familiarized with the days of the week and their order, I introduced months of the year.
I asked students about their birthdays, and children's day and then introduced months of the year. Later, students were given a calendar and were asked to identify the names
of the months- January, February, number of days in a week, month and, number of Days-Sundays, Mondays etc.,
This was done to make students understand the number of days and number of weeks that each month has. I was also trying to help students connect days, weeks and months.
Students enthusiastically participated in the activity and they started playing by themselves using the calendar.
Students were asked to find and say the number of days that each month has using the calendar. To make their understanding on number of days that each month has better knuckle counting was used (refer to the video given below).
Initially students found it difficult to grasp but when I made them do it with their own hand and feel the knuckles they enjoyed the activity and helped their friends to understand. Important days of the year like Independence Day were discussed.
To re-emphasize the days of the week and months of the year and their sequence, I distributed student friendly worksheets. Students were actively involved and enjoyed writing the sheets.
The questions in the worksheet were related to the previous activity. Here are some sample questions.
Which day comes next?
Which month comes after January?
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Fak'ugesi Beats: The Power of Collaboration
On Thursday 27 September a series of workshops will take place from 2 – 10pm in partnership with Ballantine's. In The Power of Collaboration Bonj Mphanza, S Fidelity, Morena Leraba and Zikomo will convene once again for a discussion about their experience of a week of creative collaboration in the Fak'ugesi Beats Lab. Exploring the energy harnessed within their creative process and the knowledge gained from welcoming collaboration into their work, the panel aims to discover both the immediate impact and it's potential longevity.
If you are interested in this, don't forget to book for the Fak'ugesi Beats Bloc Party. The second installment of this groundbreaking event will host performances from the Beats Lab participants, as well as Black Milk and a strong local contingent including Langa Mavuso, Mx Blouse, Symatics and Ramz, Micr.Pluto and more.


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Look at them with their
Black suits, smart ties, shiny shoes.
Their radiant white teeth
Hide the wrinkles of decisions
Which caused youth to slip away.
They call themselves The Law
And blind us-
You are free
You have rights they say.
Under their human masks
Lie their bloodshot eyes
And pointy fangs
Which squeeze the life out of us.
They demand war
They demand the end.
We will rise above them
We will make them kneel and beg.
© Nicoletta
If this poem had a voice, this is what it would sing…


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EDUC-125 Residential Leadership for Social Justice and Community Development
This course is designed to prepare resident assistants for their role as leaders in the Susquehanna University residential community. Coursework will include an introduction to theory and the philosophy relating to student development and the liberal arts. The course will survey diversity and inclusion principles by challenging students to think critically about their own identity as it relates to others. 2 SH.


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While we are thawing out in New England, I am going to take you to some of the most beautiful places on God's Green Earth. We'll go deep underground to explore the World's Biggest Cave only to travel to The Greatest Mountain to touch the sky, awe-struck by the Handiwork of God, touched by its diversity, yet stunned by its uniqueness.
Get comfy, grab a cup of coffee, read on and absorb the beauty of the world before you. The trip's on me. :)
- Plus One: The World's Biggest Cave - A trip to Viet Nam reveals an underground world that is almost beyond belief. This cave is indescribable as mere words can't come near expressing its enormity or the scope of its beauty.
- Maine Minutiae: The Greatest Mountain - Only a few feet short of a mile high, Mount Katahdin is the highest point in the state of Maine. It was a sacred place to the Penobscot Indians. See why by exploring The Greatest Mountain with us.
- Colorado Chronicles: The Healing Waters - Pagosa Springs is home to The Healing Waters, as they were called by the Ute Indians of the day. It's a gorgeous place in a remarkable world.


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World Book Day in the UK is an event that tries to encourage schoolchildren to read, and it got me thinking about the books that have stayed with me since I was a child.
Two stories from my pre-school years that have remained etched into my memory.
THE SNOW QUEEN by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN-I had a large format picture book given to me as a Christmas gift by an aunt. The illustrations were beautiful and the tale rather enchanting and it is one of my three favoured festive stories, the others being Hansel & Gretel and A Christmas Carol. But it was a pantomime that switched me onto Hansel & Gretel and I never read the Dickens classic until the winter of 2014. As an adult I got a replacement large format copy of The Snow Queen from my husband who realised how much this story meant to me.
SO NOW TO SLEEP: author unknown-This was a small pink covered book with delightful pictures, given to me by my Uncle Harry visiting from Australia around 1973. The prose was actually a long poem which I found an absolute joy and committed to memory thankfully, as the physical book (and The Snow Queen original copy) is long gone. Despite several Google searches I've been unable to discover the author of So Now To Sleep (I'm reasonably sure that was the title), but presume it could be an Australian children's' writer. Here are the words:
So Now To Sleep
The sun has set and day is done,
It's time for sleep my little one,
The animals have said goodnight,
And Mr Moon is shining bright,
Your little friends are all tucked in,
Their sweetest dreams will soon begin,
But wait before you jump in bed,
Your goodnight prayers must first be said,
Talk to Jesus he's your friend,
And say goodnight at each day's end,
Ask him to bless the people who,
Live in this lovely world with you,
God bless Father God bless Mother,
And don't forget your baby Brother,
God bless Granny, Grandpa and,
Boys and Girls from every land,
God bless your Aunts and Uncles too,
And don't forget God bless you,
So now to sleep drift away,
Tomorrow dawns another day.
I devoured Enid Blyton books and for that very reason I am NOT including her in my list. In Primary Four my class were encouraged to find, read and review books from the small school library stock. Teachers knew I was a Blyton buff so banned me from choosing her so I had to find something else, and I discovered the delights of:
BOBBY BREWSTER by H.E. TODD-Bobby was a young boy who had extraordinary experiences with everyday items. Inanimate objects would come to life, speak to him and dish out a gentle moral code of good behaviour and high standards. Every short story was just a joy to read, so innocent and well meaning in their context. I think these books are out of print now but thanks to the internet I've recently purchased a few, and enjoyed a nostalgic trip down my reading memory lane.
In my first year of high school the novel I studied was simply unforgettable and made a huge impression on me.
I AM DAVID by ANN HOLM-David a boy who has only known the harshness of an Eastern Block concentration camp (possibly Bulgaria) is given a brief chance to escape. With few possessions he makes an epic journey on foot across Europe to Denmark, where unbelievably he seems to find his mother. The loneliness, determination, humbleness, innocence of the real world and sense of mission are extraordinary.
For English interpretation exercises we read excerpts from books and I was so enamoured by two pieces that I found them in the local library and read the whole book.
TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN by PHILIPPA PEARCE-Tom stays with a relative and hears a clock chime 13. On investigation he is transported back in time where he meets a lonely girl called Hatty. He befriends her and enjoys many fun times, but each time he meets Hatty she has got a little older. Just before the end of his visit he goes sleep walking and calls out for his friend. Tom is summoned by the elderly woman resident in the building Mrs Bartholomew who was disturbed by his tormented sleep, and he discovers it is his friend from the past. I found it an absolutely enthralling and magical tale.
THE SWISH OF THE CURTAIN by PAMELA BROWN– I read this over the May Bank holiday weekend of 1983. It was about a group of kids (around the same age I think) who put together a play by themselves, doing staging, lighting, advertising etc. How they learned the plot and acted it out, and the strains of ego and terror affecting their friendships. I was so absorbed by the book the TV went largely unnoticed, as did the weather outside (probably wet anyway). I still distinctly remember the feelings I had reading this book, BUT as an adult I couldn't recall the book title or the author or any central characters name. Internet searches proved fruitless until I came across a Guardian article from February 2014, which listed books that could introduce cultural pursuits such as ballet and theatre to kids. The Swish of the Curtain was about the first one mentioned and I swiftly found a copy to buy online. Within a few pages I'd found my elusive book and felt the same pangs of emotion as a forty-something I'd had as a teenager. There are four other books in the series and I've bought these as well because I always wondered what became of the characters as they reached adulthood.
EXPLORING THE MIDNIGHT WORLD (Piccolo Explorer Books)-an early purchase from The Chip Club magazine bought from saved tuck shop money. The pictures look like hand painted masterpieces and unveiled the world of animal life active during my bedtime sleep in the countryside and garden. But wildlife from around the world was discussed through desert, jungle and cave environments, and topics such as night sight, a sixth sense and living light were reviewed. It tapped into my sense of wonder about the natural world, and I still remember my utter delight when David Attenborough discussed tarsiers from SE Asia a few years ago. They were depicted in this book and it was love at first sight. To this day I need to be able to locate this little treasure on our book shelves. If my childhood books were threatened by fire this is the title I would save from the flames.
In closing a special mention must go to Jack London's Call of the Wild and White Fang the first books to ever make me cry.


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Sausage and pesto parcel
|12 sheets
|Filo pastry
|2 Tbsp
|Olive oil
|⅓ cup
|Basil pesto
|3 Tbsp
|Sesame seeds
- Place sausages in a saucepan of cold water.
- Place over high heat and bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Drain sausages and set aside to cool.
- Heat oven to 190 degC. Spray or lightly brush a sheet of filo pastry with olive oil.
- Place a second sheet of filo on top.
- Place a sausage in one corner of the filo and spread sausage with 2 teaspoonfuls of pesto.
- Wrap sausage in filo and roll up to form a secure parcel.
- Place parcel on an oven tray and repeat with remaining sausages and filo.
- Spray parcels with oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp and golden brown.
- Cut parcels in half on an angle and serve.
- These sausage parcels are great for lunch or dinner.


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All About SMCPDX
Where to Find Us:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaClubPDX
Twitter: @socialmediapdx
Website : http://socialmediaclubpdx.com/
E-mail: [email protected]
Our Mission:
The Social Media Club of Portland is a collection of local Oregonians that work, play and live in the evolving social media landscape. We seek to bring together those that share our passion and excitement for all things social media, with the goal of communicating, sharing and learning from our collective experiences.
Started in 2009, a primary purpose is to provide networking opportunities that inform and engage people of all backgrounds and skillsets, helping to grow socially proficient professionals and leaders.
Whether you're a journalist, publisher, designer, entrepreneur or seasoned professional, we would love to welcome you to our community. Please contact us to learn about upcoming events and how you can get involved.
Our Board:
Executive Committee
Terry "Starbucker" St. Marie – President
Nate DiNiro – Vice President
Mary Nichols – Secretary
Shannon Pratuch – Treasurer
Board Members
John Hartman
Andrew Grossman
Andy Hayes
Carri Bugbee
Matt Popkes
Mike Matthews
Christian Aniciete
Hedy Payghambari
Patrick Prothe
Committees :
- Communications/Membership – Matt Popkes, Chair
- Events – Mike Matthews, Chair
Interested in a board or committee seat? Email us at [email protected]


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The frame drawings have been approved, a cutting list has been formulated and the oak is ordered and will arrive within about 3 to 4 weeks.
On delivery all the timbers are visually checked for defects – different timbers have different jobs to do within the frame and need to be sawn and graded accordingly. A roof purlin with cross grain could be liable to collapse under a heavy roof load, whereas the same timber used as a wall frame stud (in compression) may be absolutely fine.
Curved timbers such as braces, collars and jowl posts are individually shaped firstly with a chainsaw and then smoothed with a curved electric planer. At Castle Ring we try to follow the natural grain of the timber – this can create more organic shapes, whilst at the same time maintaining the inherent strength of the fibres.
After what can seem a frustratingly long period, saw can finally be put to wood and the craft of timber framing which is our passion can begin.
In our spacious workshop, selected timbers are "laid up" in complete frames on dozens of trestles, and scribed together with plumb bobs and reference lines using techniques that haven't changed or been improved on for centuries.
Once scribed the joints are cut and machined using a combination of modern power tools, old fashioned chisels and mallets. Joints are then reassembled, pre drilled ready for pegging, and individually chisel marked for ease of assembly on site.
You are welcome to join us at any part of the process to follow progress or even just to be nosey. Be warned though – ask an innocent question about timber framing and you may get more than you bargained for. Best to leave the engine running……


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Join us for an evening of wine fun! Enjoy a 5-course menu with 5 of Kaapse Familie Wingerde's finest wines!
Arrival Canapé
Beetroot cured Kingklip
Goats Cheese Soufflé
Palate Cleanser
Ginger Sorbet
Pork Belly, crushed Sweet Potato & Classic Pork Sauce
Chocolate Fondant & Vanilla Ice Cream
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Adams House Mascot: It's Coming!
Will it be a battle between a dragon and a phoenix? Or will it come down to a unicorn or an acorn?
Adams House has decided to get a mascot after an initial poll indicated that about 80 percent of Adams residents are in favor of having one, according to Adams HoCo Co-Chair Jackson F. Cashion '13.
"I think having a mascot would be really fun," Cashion said. "It would enhance House life and help us to be more creative in terms of how we present ourselves.".
The five contenders in this battle for House immortality are the acorn, bear, dragon, phoenix, and unicorn. These were the five most suggested options based on the poll that was sent out to the House email listserv a couple of weeks ago.
In another email sent out to Adams residents, HoCo Co-Chairs Joseph Brancale '13 and Cashion urged students to cast their ballot for a choice "that will impact Adams House forever."
"Please think about what kind of legacy we want to leave Adams House when voting for this mascot," the email read.
Students have indeed taken the poll seriously, with a huge debate erupting over the House listserve concerning the mascot choice. Adams student will have to wait until Sunday at midnight when the poll closes to find out who their new mascot will be.


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