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Sensory Sundays at Imagine Nation
Imagine Nation Museum in Bristol is hosting several Sensory Sunday events this fall. Visit their website at www.imaginenation.org
Sensory Sunday Information – click this link for a full screen PDF of the flyer
Imagine Nation Museum in Bristol is hosting several Sensory Sunday events this fall. Visit their website at www.imaginenation.org
Sensory Sunday Information – click this link for a full screen PDF of the flyer
Occupational therapy is a client-centered service that enables performance in activities and greater social participation through occupation. Intervention in occupational therapy can include the process of occupation (the DOING of something meaningful), as well as adapting the environment or altering the task demands to allow for occupation to occur. Intervention can be directly with the child, or via consultation with significant persons in the child's life (parents, siblings, teachers).
Occupation means all the things humans do that have meaning to us. Work, self-care and leisure are the primary adult occupations. For children, occupation includes school tasks, play and self-care. OTs use occupation in treatment to restore or improve function. Therefore, we often use play activities to help develop skills and we also play in order to improve the child's ability to play. We choose and modify activities carefully through a process called task analysis, and alter the amount of challenge the activity provides so that the "just right challenge" is obtained. The child should be challenged but not to the point of frustration. The activity typically will also have components that address specific skill areas we want to target (eye-hand coordination, in-hand manipulation, strengthening etc.). If we do our job well, the child will look to others like he or she is just playing and having a good time
Occupational therapists are trained to understand and promote human occupation. We possess a knowledge base of neurological, sensory motor and motor development as well as a theoretical base of both occupational therapy theory and theory from fields such as psychology, anthropology and sociology. We have been trained to be careful observers of behavior and analyzers of activity. We are able to provide information, activity ideas, intervention and adaptations to promote the development of certain skills or skill components that may be lacking. We can assist in modifying environments or activities to allow for greater success. Overall, our goal is to promote occupation and occupational performance in the children we see.
Check out the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) website for more information about OT's role with children. AOTA: Children and Youth
Source: http://www.AOTA.org
Created by Autism Speaks, this event is a way of celebrating World Autism Awareness Day, a global initiative to bring attention to the growing numbers of people living with autism. So what is Light It Up Blue? All around the world, iconic landmarks such as the Empire State Building, the Great Buddha in Kobe Japan, the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Brazil, and the Sydney Opera House in Australia will be lit with blue lights in honor of those with autism.
You can participate too The Home Depot carries blue light bulbs, filters and lanterns to light your house. Encourage your colleagues to wear blue to work on April 2nd and post a picture on Facebook. For more information and details, go to Autism Speaks – Light It Up Blue
Together We Will is an annual conference focusing on children ages birth to 5, especially those with developmental delays. Center for Pediatric Therapy will be hosting an information table at this event.
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013
Time: 8:00am-3:30pm
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cromwell, CT.
Cost: $75
Please note, the conference brochure states the registration deadline is March 29, 2013. After this date, registration applications will be accepted as space permits.
This conference includes keynote speaker Maurice Sykes, Director Early Childhood Leadership Institute, University of the District of Columbia , who will present "Learning to Play and Playing to Learn in the Era of Common Core".
Additional sessions will be run by professionals and experts from around the country. Come visit Center for Pediatric Therapy at our information table in the exhibition area. Hope to see you there!
For registration and details,click here for the SERC Website.
The Downtown Cabaret Children's Theater will present a Sensory Sensitive Performance of Freckleface Strawberry, a musical based on the children's books by Julianne Moore on Sunday, March 3 at 5:30pm. This performance is designed to allow children on the autism spectrum, or with other sensory difficulties, to enjoy a live theater experience. The lights will remain at a low level, the sound will be turned down and audience members will be allowed to get up from their seats if needed. The performance will last approximately one hour and will not have an intermission. For more information regarding the event, visit Broadway World – CT. For tickets, visit Downtown Cabaret Theater. (Please note there are several performances of this musical, but only the Sunday, March 3 5:30pm show is designed with those with sensory needs in mind). Enjoy the show!


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Rich, sweet and buttery Madagascar vanilla oil is drizzled into our creamy soap batter and sliced into generous chunks. This soap is a best seller!
*We use genuine, rich, dark vanilla oil which will change this soap from buttery yellow to a solid, chocolate brown by the time it arrives to you. You can see the chocolate begin around the edges and it moves through to the center!
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Masa Amaya
Out of luck legend chaser
Personality Traits
And All the Same to You, Chief: Masa is polite, well-meaning, and generally an alright person to be around. However, she is excitable and overbearing when she starts to sniff something out, and her rough manner of speech rarely wins her favors with her rather traditional countrymen.
Nothing New Today, Boss: Masa's dream is to be a writing and reporter - unfortunately, she rarely has any luck with it. She's gotten rather good at quickly swallowing her pride in order to preserve her job.
They Called Her Sir: Raised by a woman who didn't care much for her society's view on gender roles, Amaya carries her mother's ideals on her shoulders. Her dress and speech is masculine most of the time, and she treats both men and women with equal respect.
Last Writes: Amaya's old boss at the Daily Star sent her down to Los Ares after the Laughing Man. "Kid, you bring me back proof of that thing's existence, and I'll give you *my* job." Amaya simply smiled smugly, withdrew everything in her account, and got on the first train west. She won't be made a fool of.
- Ear to the Ground: 4
- An Eye for Details: 3
- Spin Detection: 2
- Spin Docter: 2
- Story Chasing: 1
- 'Hotaru', lucky pen
- Oranges, oh dear.
Personal History
Aaah, Little Edo! The biggest little town this side of Solarid. Never a finer plot of sin and saintry (that's a word, don't give me that look) has ever existed, chief, I'm telling you. It's a great place, if you don't mind all those new gas lights and the constant yelling - always someone is yelling, for some reason. Yelling about their wares, yelling about their luck, yelling about their bodies (and if they're for sale or not) - well, can you blame a girl for listening? Nine Hells, I know more about the regulars of that town then they do, I'm pretty sure. I should write a book. I'd call it…"Fear and Loathing…" Hm. No, no, that won't sell.
Anyway…where was I. Right, Little Edo. If you haven't figured it out yet, yours truly is from there. Got my start holding my mum's skirt hems as she sold oranges out of a cart. Always with the oranges. I smelled like citrus day in and day out.
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Ann Marie Kupinski, RVT, RDMS, FSVU, PhD,
Ann Marie Kupinski is the president and co-technical director of North Country Vascular Diagnostics located in Capital District Region of New York. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. Ann Marie is a member of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, a senior member of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and a fellow of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound. She has served on the Society for Vascular Ultrasound's board of directors. She is a current member of board of directors for the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission Vascular Testing. She has published multiple journal articles and book chapters on vascular diagnostic techniques and has lectured extensively. She is also the author of the textbook Diagnostic Medical Sonography: The Vascular System, published by Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. She has been a Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) since 1986 and became a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) in 2008. She received her Ph.D. in Physiology in 1996 from Albany Medical College.
Jean Melendez (White), RVT, RPhS, FSVU
Jeannie is nationally recognized as one of the premier experts in venous disease, is a frequent lecturer nationally and internationally, and served as the Ultrasound Section chair for the 2014 American College of Phlebology Annual Congress. She served as Technical Director of the Vascular Laboratory at Cranley Surgical Associates in Cincinnati, Ohio for 10 years prior to relocating to Florida in 1999 and formed Quality Vascular Imaging in 2000. She brought with her a love for veins and has shared that passion with everyone she encounters. In addition to a history of technical proficiency, she has extensive experience in vascular laboratory management.
Jeannie was an application reviewer and site visitor for the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL), served on the Board of Directors of the Society of Vascular Ultrasound (SVU), and the Vascular Disease Foundation. More recently, she has worked with Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) on the Registered Phlebology Sonographer exam task force and is now the current chair of the RPhS. She also remains very active with the America College of Phlebology and the American Venous Forum and continues as program chair of the ultrasound section for ACP Annual Congress in 2015. She was honored as a Fellow of the SVU in 2014. Truly the heart and soul of QVI, Jeannie is also an avid triathlete and is an Ironman.
Bill Schroedter, BS, RVT, RPhS, FSVU
Bill has over 30 years' experience in the field of ultrasound and teaches extensively throughout the country. He has authored dozens of publications, participated in numerous clinical trials, has been an invited speaker, nationally and internationally, and was honored as the International Keynote Speaker for the 2013 Australasian Sonographer Association Annual Conference in Sydney, Australia. Bill served on the Society of Vascular Ultrasound ("SVU") Board of Directors and was SVU Vice President. He is past chair of the SVU Government Relations / Advocacy Committee,and was honored as a Fellow of SVU in 1998. He continues to serve on numerous committees for SVU as well as several committees for the America College of Phlebology ("ACP"). In addition to his teaching and research activities, Bill still continues to perform diagnostic ultrasound nearly every day. Venous insufficiency studies have become his favorite exam and he commonly remarks, "I don't care so much about finding reflux, I'm more interested in learning how veins actually work!" Given the strenuous sonographer career, he advocates daily yoga practice for all sonographers and is also an avid conga player. He has no financial disclosures.


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It would stand uncontested, Nick Draffin is highly respected within the industry and he has earnt his reputation as a leader in commercial industrial real estate in Melbourne's East for over 25 years.
A qualified accountant and a facts man, Nick acutely reads "the bottom line", and is very business savvy. Nick is known for his "roll your sleeves up and just get on with it" attitude whilst also being a great listener. Nick has a genuine and informed approach and is remarkably accessible to his team of over forty plus employees. At the helm of the business, Nick has continued the Appleby work ethic and philosophy which has been instrumental growing the business to where it is today; the most successful commercial industrial Agency in Melbourne's East.
A family man, Nick also holds a strong sense of community and firmly believes you get out of life what you put in. With an open door approach and a commitment to excellence in customer service and satisfaction Nick prides himself on building client relationships that last the years.
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4:30 p.m. Thursday, August 21, 2008
Gegan Room
(If Board Members cannot attend, please notify the Library Office)
1. List of bills for August 2008.
CONSENT BUSINESS (Motion to approve all unless separate consideration requested):
2. Minutes. Minutes of Board meeting July 17, 2008.
3. Statistics.
4. 2009 Budget.
5. Staff Changes.
6. Board Changes.
7. Investments.
8. Self-Check Machines.
9. Green Scene & Heard.
10. 2008 Teen and Adult Summer Reading Program.
11. WLA Annual Conference.
12. Northern Waters Presentation.
13. Trustee Essentials #2.
(Including requests for business items for future meetings)
• Library Board Meeting - September 18, 2008 at 4:30 pm.
• Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference - November 4-7
Menasha aldermen may attend meetings of this body. A quorum of the Common Council, Board of Public Works, Administration Committee, or Personnel Committee may attend this meeting. No official action of any of those bodies will be taken.
1. Bills. REQUESTED ACTION: Approval of bills as presented for August 2008.
2. Minutes. Minutes of Board meeting July 17, 2008. REQUESTED ACTION: Approval.
3. Statistics. Once again we have achieved an increase in circulation of over 15%. It is the sixth month in a row that we have seen over an 11% increase. Even more amazing, we have gone over 50,000 circs in a single month for the first time ever. Our average monthly circulation in 2007 was 37,557. In 2008, that average rose to 44,496. The book circulation continues to be incredibly high with an increase of over 9% in adult books and over 28% in children's books in July. As you can see, many of our other collections are doing well too, including DVDs, CDs and Books on CD.
4. 2009 Budget. In September, I will have my recommended budget ready for the Board to approve. At this point, we are looking at a 3% COLA, a 9.6% increase in health insurance and a 20% increase in fuel costs. To make the budget work, all other funding must be flat. We are also facing a reduction in our county funding due to a small increase in overall circulation in 2007, reduced financial support from the City in 2007, and a small decrease in rural county circulation in that year. So we have fewer circulation paired with a dropping cost per circ for reimbursement, resulting in a 2.5% reduction in county funds.
5. Staff Changes. In Circulation we are facing some staff changes. One Library Assistant I is lowering her weekly hours while two others at that level are picking up the bulk of those. We had two Aide III employees resign, one for personal reasons and the other for a new job. We will be rehiring for those two positions and another Aide will be taking some of the hours too. We are seeking to have increased flexibility in the schedule for Circulation.
6. Board Changes. Susan Eckstein has tendered her resignation from the Library Board. Mayor Merkes is working on the appointment of a new Board Member.
7. Investments. In July, the library's Endowment fund received a distribution of $5481.07 from the funds held in the Community Foundation. That money will be placed in the general fund of the Endowment and used to cover the cost of the self-check machines.
When two CDs came due in July, I also moved one of those into the checking account to help with the same costs. That CD was $5502.98. Another $9000.33 CD was renewed at 3.03% interest for 14 months.
8. Self-Check Machines. In early September, we will be meeting with 3M, our circulation vendor to get a quote on self-check machines that will suit our needs. Because 3M is the vendor for our circulation machines, security strips, and security gates, it makes sense to use them for self-check machines as well. Their machines are guaranteed to work with our existing security system. We do have some ongoing questions about how the machines will function with the various barcode placement used in the Winnefox Library System as well as how they will work with our security system for DVDs. At this point, Neenah Public Library is seeing over 30% of their circulation taking place on their two self-check machines. If we can manage that, it will mean a considerable savings in staff time which will allow us to catch up on duties that currently cannot be accomplished due to the workload.
9. Green Scene & Heard. I am hoping that you all found time to see the Green Scene and Heart art show while it was here. The opening reception for the show was an incredible success with over 400 people attending. There was great music, tasty food, and a wonderful feeling of community at the reception. We are looking at additional art-related programming in the future as directed in the Long Range Plan.
10. WLA Annual Conference. I just wanted to remind everyone that the library will pay your costs to attend the Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference. It is being held in Middleton this year November 4-7. The best days to go are on Wednesday and Thursday because they are full days of workshops and exhibits. The Tuesday and Friday are less active and shorter days. Please let either Kris or me know if you plan to attend so that we can get you the proper forms for reimbursement. There is also a Trustee Association in WLA which we would be happy to provide membership in as well to interested trustees.
11. 2008 Teen and Adult Summer Reading Program. The registration for adults increased by 42% over 2007 with 125 participating while teens and tweens in the program held steady at 133 participants. We had a number of programs for adults and teens which supported the summer reading program, including book discussion groups, speakers, a film, and workshops on a wide variety of subjects: beading, tying athletic shoes in cool ways and making things from duct tape.
12. Northern Waters Presentation. In late August, I will be heading to Ashland and the Northern Waters Library System to give a presentation on Library 2.0 and Web 2.0 tools for librarians. I am honored to be asked to speak on one of my favorite topics.
13. Trustee Essentials #2. Paul Eisen has agreed to lead the discussion of Trustee Essential #2. I'd love to have a volunteer each month who will be responsible for paraphrasing the hot topics in each Essential for the Board. That way it is a Board discussion rather than being led by me. My recommendation is to create a rotating schedule. I'm happy to gently remind people when it is their turn.


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Common or uncommon sense? I think it is uncommon sense. This is the cynical Mimi talking after another episode with "someone" who exhibited a total lack of sense common or otherwise. You may have experienced this when dealing with large companies on the telephone. I feel this way when a large group of people who fail to have any sense, seem to darken my door all at the same time. Which leads me down the path of, is it common for people to have sense?
If you spend any time at all on the internet, it may lead you right smack dab in the middle of it. "It" being the deluge of uncensored thoughts, unfiltered comments, total lack of kindness, mean-spirited behavior that makes me pause. Comments that make me want to ask, Who is your Momma? Surely, she taught manners in your house, right? Oops, maybe you just forgot to use your manners. It happens to the best of us.
Everyone has heard, "if you don't have anything nice to say, keep it to yourself". Occasionally I may even be guilty of a bit of gossip but folks, it is necessary to be so mean? At this point in my life, I am able to put negative comments in their place. Not everyone is as forgiving or able to handle the onslaught of negative comments directed at them personally.
Is it Common or Uncommon Sense?
Everyone has the right to their opinion but not every opinion needs sharing, communicated or posted for the world to see. Discussions are important for growth in our families, environment and world. It is possible to listen or read a different opinion, share facts and engage without personally attacking.
Now that I have had a good nights sleep, the sun is shining, birds are singing, I realize someone may think this is a bit dramatic. I am good with that. I know plenty of people that are very talented and intelligent and I adore sharing time with them. Our community hosts a wealth of articulate and creative people who have excelled in their careers and life in general. Of course, this is not the group that I am referring to in my rant.
Remember, words have power. Use your head the good Lord gave you. Think before you speak or type. Don't wine and whine, all of us only have so much tolerance. This morning, I have faith in our ability to exercise common sense but there are days that I think it should be called "uncommon sense". What do you think?


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New Twitter Trading Platform Launches; You Buying?
There is money to be made from Twitter, not as a private equity investor but as a run of the mill day-trader.
That's at least the wager from Paul Hawtin of DCM Dealer.
Mr. Hawtin on Monday launched DCM Dealer, a new trading product that gives average investors access to the firm's real-time sentiment tool driven by Twitter, Facebook Inc. and other social media platforms. The tool compiles tweets from around the world on everything from Apple Inc. to the euro. It then uses the information to give a rating between 0 and 100 for each asset on the platform.
Once joining DCM, traders on the platform can use that sentiment indicator as part of their broader strategies, with the platform currently offering trading of about 250 U.K. stocks, major currency pairs and some commodities contracts for now.


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High school musicians perform on campus
June 24, 2010
KALAMAZOO--Seminar 2010, Western Michigan University's summer music camp for high school students, will celebrate its 59th anniversary in July, when students from three states convene on campus for the two-week program.
WMU's Seminar summer camp focuses on chamber music, providing unique opportunities for students to perform in small ensembles and participate daily in band, orchestra or choir. Some 120 students from Michigan, Illinois and Hawaii have been selected by audition to participate in the program, which begins Sunday, July 11, and ends Saturday, July 24.
Each participant is enrolled in one of six seminars: string, woodwind, brass, percussion, piano or voice. During their stay at WMU, the high school students study music theory and music literature, take private lessons, maintain a rigorous rehearsal schedule, and perform in both large and small ensemble concerts. All performances are open to the public free of charge and will feature music learned and prepared by students during the Seminar program.
Public performance schedule
Sunday, July 18, 9:45 a.m.--Continuing a 42-year tradition, the Seminar brass and concert choirs will provide music for a local morning worship service. The location this year is the First Baptist Church on the north side of Bronson Park, 315 W. Michigan Ave., in Kalamazoo. Christine Ledden will conduct the 35-voice choir. The 21-member brass ensemble will perform under the direction of Dr. Steve Wolfinbarger, WMU professor of music.
Sunday, July 18, 4 p.m.--The woodwind choir and string chamber music ensembles will perform in WMU's Dalton Center Recital Hall.
Thursday, July 22, 7 p.m.--Seminar pianists will present a public recital in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.
Friday, July 23, 7:30 p.m.--The Seminar 2010 Large Ensemble Concert will feature the wind ensemble, concert choir and string orchestra performing in WMU's Miller Auditorium.
Saturday, July 24, 10:30 a.m.--Seminar 2010 will conclude with a festival of five simultaneous chamber music concerts in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. Performing ensembles include string, woodwind, brass-percussion, vocal-choral and piano.
WMU music faculty members will conduct most of the Seminar 2010 rehearsals and classes. In addition to serving as teachers and conductors, Seminar faculty will also perform in a daily "Performance Class" held at 10 a.m. in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.
Seminar 2010 operates under the auspices of the School of Music in the College of Fine Arts at WMU. Kevin West is the administrative director for Seminar 2010 and Matt Jensen serves as the registrar.
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It Turned Out the Backspin Was the Key to Busting Dams With Big Depth Charges.
On May 16th 1943, Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Lancaster B Mark III Special bombers of 617 Squadron began Operation Chastise against German dams. Over the course of the attacks the Mohne and Edersee dams were breached and the Sorpe dam was damaged. Two hydroelectric power stations were destroyed and several more were damaged. The resultant flooding heavily damaged or removed much of the residential and industrial infrastructure located in the Ruhr and Eder valleys.
Targeted Even Before the War
The RAF had determined that the Ruhr valley, or more specifically the steel and mining industries located therein, was a strategic target even before World War II commenced in Europe. In addition the fresh water provided by the dams was used for drinking water and for the canal system used to transport German war materials. An effective method for attacking the dams had to be engineered by the RAF. Enter one Barnes Wallis.
It's All In the Backspin
Wallis was the Assistant Chief Designer at Vickers Aircraft. In theory a relatively small explosive charge would cause a breach in a dam if it exploded underwater against the wall of the dam. The Germans had erected torpedo nets to protect the dams from conventional torpedoes and standard bombs could not be dropped with the necessary precision. Wallis and his team decided a bomb shaped like a depth-charge could be dropped from low altitude some distance from the dam. The bomber would induce backspin on the bomb, causing it to skip across the surface of the water- right over the German torpedo nets.
Low and Slow on the Bomb Run
When the bomb (code named Upkeep) reached the dam it was theorized that because the device would likely still be spinning it would sink along the surface of the dam until its hydrostatic fuse detonated the device 30 under water. The bomber dropping the device would be forced to fly a low-altitude (60 feet), low-speed (240 mile per hour) approach to the drop point, making it vulnerable to all manner of German defenses. After tests during 1942 and early 1943, the concept was proven but the heavier bombs and the modified Lancaster bombers to deliver them were not yet ready.
Commonwealth Melting Pot
A new squadron was formed as part of Number 5 Group RAF. Initially the squadron was designated simply as X Squadron. Wing Commander Guy Gibson was chosen to command the RAF Scampton-based squadron. The men making up the 21 bomber crews in the squadron, eventually designated 617 Squadron, came from all over the RAF as well as from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Operation Chastise was to be a Commonwealth show.
Reworked for Dambusting
Avro Lancaster B Mark III bombers were modified and designated as B Mark III Specials. Most of the Lancaster's protective internal armor and the upper machine gun turret were removed to save weight. Because of the bomb's five foot length and four foot diameter and 9,250 pound weight the bomb bay doors were also removed. In flight the bomb would be carried under the fuselage. The motor used to induce backspin on the bomb before release was also mounted below the fuselage of the aircraft.
A Rube Goldberg Aiming System That Worked Like a Charm
Some unique adaptations were made to determine the altitude of the bomber during the approach and the release point. Two spotlights were mounted under the bombers. At the correct altitude the two beams of light would converge. The release point was determined using a mechanical device designed to line up at the correct distance with the features of the dams under attack. Simpler is usually better, and in the case of Operation Chastise, 617 Squadron needed as much "better" as they could get.
Stealth Mission to The Ruhr
The bombers took off in three formations. The first consisted of nine bombers; five bombers made up the second formation; the third formation was made up of the five remaining operational B Mark III Specials. The mission profile dictated low-altitude ingress following routes that avoided known German anti-aircraft emplacements.
What Can Go Wrong…
Attrition started to affect the mission early. One bomber made contact with the sea but recovered after losing its weapon. A bomber was lost to flak and two flew into high-tension electrical wires. The remaining bombers made their way to the targets and executed their attacks. The bombers first breached the Mohne dam, then the Edersee dam, and finally damaged the Sorpe dam. Each attack was made using multiple runs at the target to ensure accurate delivery of the bombs. The Sorpe dam was a larger earthen dam and as such was unlikely to be completely breached.
A Legendary Name is Born
Two more Lancasters were lost, both to German flak, while returning from the raid. The raid had been costly. Eight of the 19 bombers were lost. But even though 617 Squadron would go on to drop other notable bombs like the "Tallboy" and "Grand Slam" bombs on other German targets, including some of them on the previously impregnable U-Boat pens in France and the German battleship Tirpitz, from then on they would forever be known as The Dambusters.
Inevitable Controversy
The results of Operation Chastise were controversial. At least 1,600 people were killed. Nearly a thousand of the casualties were Soviet forced laborers and other foreign prisoners. Wallis believed the raid had greater effect than it probably did. The effect on food production was certainly significant. Hundreds of square miles of arable farmland were wiped off the earth and left infertile for a decade. Large numbers of livestock were also killed by the floodwaters.
Lasting Effects
The Germans restored water output and electrical power to the region within 90 days, although production in the area did not recover for five months. Albert Speer opined that the RAF missed an opportunity to attack the region during the reconstruction and recovery efforts. Wallis agreed. In the end it appeared that the raids had a more meaningful effect on British morale than German ability to make war.
Enjoy this BBC-produced documentary entitled Dambusters Declassified featuring British actor Martin Shaw.


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Date of Birth
Jul 18, 1986
Missing Since
Aug 05, 1989
Missing From
Delta, BC, British Columbia
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Delta Police Department - (604) 946-4411
Identifying Features
Upper left tooth was chipped at the time of her disappearance.
On Saturday, August 5, 1989, three year old Casey Rose Bohun disappeared from her home in North Delta, BC. She was last seen by her mother at bedtime the evening before. Casey may not realize she was abducted as a child.
In 2015, MCSC received TIP information that may have matched Casey's age-enhancement photo. The tip revealed that Casey may possibly be in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver.
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This is a quick, but fun little card I whipped up using Queen For a Day, Lizzie Anne's April Monthly Mix set. You can see the whole set here. I think it has some really great unique stamps, a little different than the regular LAD sets. Have fun perusing. The whole team will have a challenge hop for you this Wednesday.
What's In It?
Stamps- Queen for a Day (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper- hometown (October Afternoon), rasp fizz, new leaf, white (PTI)
Ink- onyx black (versafine)
Other- border punch and ribbon (SU), spring mix buttons (PTI), dimensionals, Copic markers for coloring ribbon, thread, needle
Monday, March 15, 2010
Wonderful You
Posted by Bethany Paull at 4:01 PM
Labels: Lizzie Anne Designs
5 comments:
- Juls said...
just gorgeous!! Loving the bright colours and the gorgeous scallop detail!! Hugs Juls
- March 15, 2010 at 4:18 PM
- NatQuebec said...
very nice colored card , like I love :-) I just discover your blog and love all your work :-)
- March 16, 2010 at 9:36 AM
- Alex said...
I LOVE this Bethany, the bright colors, the scallops, those pretty flowers, just everything - fab card!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
- March 16, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- B said...
Fabulous bright colors! :) I'm so afraid to use colors that bright but this is awesome!
- March 18, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- Rose Ann said...
Bright, beautiful, and so striking!! I love this, Bethany!!
- March 19, 2010 at 1:21 PM
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I had a look at my 3 year old AMFPHP tutorial and thought about what all changed. ActionScript 2 was replaced by AS3, I moved from Flash to Flex and changed my OS from Windows to OS X. I have developed desktop apps in the past with SWF Studio and now Adobe AIR is the solution for cross platform desktop applications. Summary:
- Flash -> Flex
- Windows -> OS X
- SWF Studio -> Adobe AIR
Due to these huge changes I wanted to see how AMFPHP fits into this environment and write a new tutorial.
First the setup up the local server. Instead of WAMP (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP) I am now using MAMP (M for Mac) which is the pendent on OS X:
- Download and install MAMP an Mac+Apache+MySQL+PHP bundle
- Start the MAMP server: /Applications/MAMP/MAMP.app (Your browser should come up with a MAMP page saying your installation was successfully)
- Download the latest AMFPHP and put it into /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/amfphp (I used 1.9 beta 20080120)
- Download the MyService.php.txt, rename it to MyService.php and place it into /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/amfphp/services
As a client we could choose Flex in the browser but I wanted to demonstrate AIR:
- Open Flex Builder and create a new AIR project called AMFPHPonAIR
- The AMFPHPonAIR.mxml opens where you put this code (download):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:WindowedApplication xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical" creationComplete="init()"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.controls.Alert; import mx.messaging.channels.AMFChannel; import mx.messaging.ChannelSet; import mx.rpc.events.FaultEvent; import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent; [Bindable] private var lastResult:String; private function init():void { var cs:ChannelSet = new ChannelSet(); var channel:AMFChannel = new AMFChannel("my-amf", "http://localhost:8888/amfphp/gateway.php"); cs.addChannel(channel); myService.channelSet = cs; myService.hello("You"); } private function onResult(re:ResultEvent):void { var s:String = re.result as String; Alert.show(s, "Remote Result"); lastResult = s; } private function onFault(fe:FaultEvent):void { Alert.show(fe.message.toString(), "Remote Error"); } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:TraceTarget fieldSeparator="->" includeLevel="true" includeCategory="true" includeTime="true" /> <mx:RemoteObject id="myService" result="onResult(event)" fault="onFault(event)" showBusyCursor="true" destination="AMFPHP" source="MyService"> <mx:method name="hello" /> </mx:RemoteObject> <mx:HBox> <mx:TextInput id="message" text="Yourself" /> <mx:Button label="say hello" click="myService.hello(message.text)" /> </mx:HBox> <mx:Label text="Last Result: {lastResult}" /> </mx:WindowedApplication>
The most important part is in the init function where the remoting endpoint is set via ActionScript.
Right-click the src/AMFPHPonAIR.mxml and choose Debug As-> Adobe AIR Application
If all works right you should see something like this:
You can change the text in the TextInput control and click the button to send it to your server and the result is shown below the TextInput. Now that was easy I think! About 50 lines of code for a full AIR application which uses AMFPHP on the server side.
This example works but has no seperation of model,view and controller so I changed it to use the Cairngorm micro-architecture. Download this example AIR application (sourceview) and overwrite it into the src folder
The Cairngorm.swc should be in placed in the libs directory of your AIR project. Now let's dive a bit in the code to understand the Cairngorm structure and how the RemoteObject configuration with the AMFPHP remoting gateway.
The AMFPHPonAIR.mxml is the main application MXML and you can right-click it to Run or Debug your AIR application. If you are not familiar with Cairngorm at all I recommend checking the docs as this is not a Cairngorm tutorial. If you have questions feel free to post a comment.
The main MXML is pretty short and instantiates only a TraceTarget, the FrontController, the Services (ServiceLocator) and the main view.
The creationComplete event goes into the init-function which dispatches a StartupEvent. Open the airamfphp/ctrl/FrontController.as on you see two events mapped to their commands. When the StartupEvent is dispatched the CairngormEventDispatcher calls the StartupCommand's execute method with the event as the parameter.
Open the airamfphp/StartupCommand.as. The execute method gets called when the StartupEvent is dispatched. The ServiceLocator singleton maps to our business/Services.mxml because we instantiated it in out main MXML. The Services.mxml defines the RemoteObject which maps to the MyTestservice.php in the AMFPHP services directory. I added the method setServer to the ServiceLocator to set the remoting endpoint. This is pretty straight forward and is a replacement for the services-config.xml which can be compiled into the application (compiler flag -services service-config.xml). In real life the server settings should come out of an external configuration so you can switch from local dev to staging, production etc.
Going on in the StartupCommand you see that MyDelegate get's instantiated and we call hello "You". The delegate expects an IResponder as parameter and the command implements the IResponder interface meaning the methods result and fault. The delegate is standard Cairngorm so let's finalize the command. For result and fault an Alert comes up which shows the server result of the call of MyService.hello("You").
The view/MainView.mxml shows a TextInput, Button and Label and when the button is pressed a HelloEvent with the text of the TextInput as parameter. The HelloEvent is mapped to the HelloCommand in the FrontController so open the HelloCommand to see what happens. We use the same delegate and fault-method and the result-method is changed to set the result within a bindable variable in the model/MyModelLocator singleton. This variable is bound to the Label's text property so it shows up there after you pressed the button and the result is received from the server. That's it!
If you want to use Flex in the browser instead of AIR simply create a new Flex project and change the root node from WindowedApplication to Application. The rest of the source should stay the same as we did not use any AIR API specific features.
A big thanks to the guys who have taken over the AMFPHP project and to Patrick Mineault of course for this great peace of software!
I would appreciate feedback if the detail level is to low or if your miss explanations on any parts so I can extend these parts.


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The scar is three sides of a rectangle (two short sides and once long side), which they opened like a flap to access my skull - sorry if you're squeamish. It's really odd how the middle of the rectangle has gone numb. I can feel it a bit, but only just - like it's through several layers of thick material.
What makes this interesting is when my head is itchy. I can't feel when I scratch it, which is really frustrating as the itch never goes away. It's a really odd feeling.
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As those of you who read this site may have figured out I'm a Giants' fan. When you're a Giants' fan in the tri-state area, you usually don't hate the Jets. Giants-Jets isn't some big sports rivalry. For most Giants' fans, the Jets are a team they wouldn't mind seeing doing well so long as it didn't come at Big Blue's expense.
The good news for the Jets' organization and their fan base, is that Giants' fans aren't feeling so charitable anymore. The Jets have become flat out annoying. Have they taken over the market yet? No, not really. After all, they still last won a Super Bowl over 40 years ago. But, the Jets are drawing notice. Due to a combination of their participation in HBO's Hard Knocks, Rex Ryan's take no prisoners persona and their on the field achievements, things are looking up for the Jets.
Unfortunately, they're also the NFL's biggest fraud.
It's absolutely amazing to me how many people think they're Super Bowl bound. Please write this down so you remember you read it here. THE JETS ARE NOT MAKING THE SUPER BOWL.
For those "experts" who disagree, let's point out a few problems with the idea of the Jets being good enough to win the whole thing this year. First, they barely even made the playoffs last year. If not for a few playoff clinched teams laying down to avoid injuries, the Jets probably wouldn't have made last year's post season. Now, granted, they did a nice job when they got there, but not enough to have me over-value their Super Bowl potential this year.
Why? We'll that's reason number two. Mark Sanchez. Does anyone remember that he wasn't super last year? Does anyone believe he'll be that much better in year two? With rare exceptions, quarterbacks struggle during their development. Sanchez will be no different.
I hear some of you out there now. You're thinking (yes, I can read your minds) that the Super Bowl Champ doesn't need a quarterback to be much more than a good game manager if he's got a great supporting cast around him. After all, Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl.
True, but don't forget that Dilfer tasted victory about 30 years ago (ok, if just feels that way, but it's still a long time ago). Take a look at who's QB-ed Super Bowl Champs over the last decade. There's an awful lot of great quarterbacks up there. Not too many stiffs. Wherever Sanchez ends up on the quarterback scale, it's a lot of pressure to put on a second year player.
So, if the quarterback is suspect, then at least they'll be able to run the ball right? Well, not so fast there. They let Thomas Jones leave and have gotten some critism for it, but I think that will ultimately be proven to be the right call. Jones had a nice Jets career, but he's a senior citizen in running back terms and was coming off of heavy usage these last few years. Frankly, he was already showing signs of retirement being not so far away by the end of last season.
So, the Super Bowl Bound Jets are now depending on Shonn Greene to be the kind of consistent runner Thomas Jones was. Maybe he'll be just that, but there's a very small body of evidence to go off of, so that's no given.
Should Greene falter who do you depend on? LaDainian Tomlinson? Maybe five years ago. I'm an LT fan despite feeling that there's only one true LT (Lawrence Taylor, of course, even with his current legal troubles!). Tomlinson seems like a decent guy who's come in with the right attitude. So, personally, I'm hoping he has a nice bounce back year. That's the emotional side of my fandom coming out, but the reality is that Tomlinson like Jones is pretty old for a running back and also come with the damage that a whole lot of NFL carries will do to a man. He's simply not going to be the season long answer at running back.
So, give the Jets credit for upping their profile and for putting together a terrific defense. These days though, offense has a lot to say about who wins the Super Bowl. When your quarterback and running backs are question marks, there's a lot that needs to go right for you to win a Lombardi Trophy.
THE JETS WILL NOT BEAT THOSE ODDS. Again, please write it down and remember you read it here first.
PS – Didn't even mention they play in a seriously tough division. That's not going to help the march to glory.
PPS – I'd like bonus points for not going with the very tempting but ultimately lame argument that "after all they're still the Jets".


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I am a Junior Primary School teacher at Port Elliot Primary School in a small coastal town of South Australia. I am constantly finding ways to integrate technology into my classroom to enhance the learning of my students. We are currently exploring how to use Ipads in our classrooms and making our IWB more interactive!
I have only just started this professional blog after hearing the inspirational speaker George Couros at the CEGSA conference in Adelaide recently, and so it is very much in its infancy. As I develop and change this site, I hope you will share your thoughts and ideas with me so that we can learn and grow together.
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Banana & rum tatins
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: nutrition per serving (for 8, without icing sugar and crème fraîche)
- kcal650
- fat43g
- saturates26g
- carbs61g
- sugars20g
- fibre2g
- protein5g
- salt1.4g
- 150g caster sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
- 150g butter, chopped into pieces
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- 4 tbsp dark rum
- 700g rough puff pastry or re-rolled trimmings, or you can use ready-bought puff pastry
- 4 large, firm, just ripe bananas
Probably the best known, most popular tropical fruit, their name probably derives from the…
- 1 egg yolk
- a little sifted icing sugar and crème fraîche, to serve, optional
Put the sugar and 2 tbsps water in a heavy-based frying pan and allow to stand for 10 mins so that the sugar becomes saturated.
Flatten the vanilla pod with the back of a large knife. Slit it open and scrape out the sticky seeds inside. Add these to the sugar pan. Heat the pan over a low heat until the sugar dissolves, swirling the pan occasionally to stop the sugar catching. Raise the heat and cook it to a dark golden brown.
Cool for 30 secs and stir in about a third of the butter, then mix in the rum and the remaining butter, stirring the mixture to a smooth caramel. Pour into a heatproof jug,but don't chill or allow the caramel to set.
On a lightly floured board roll out the pastry to a rectangle approximately 50 x 30 cm and the thickness of a £1 coin.
Slice each banana lengthways keeping the halves as even as possible. Place each half rounded side up on the pastry and cut round the fruit, leaving a good 1cm border all the way round.
Lift the bananas up, paint them with the egg yolk mixed together with 1 tsp water, then drape the pastry cut-outs over them, pressing the dough around the sides. Leave to rest in the fridge for 30 mins. Divide caramel between 2 ovenproof frying pans or a shallow baking tin and swirl around the pan as you would a pancake. If the caramel is too thick, re-heat it slightly.
Heat oven to 200C/fan180C /gas 6. Put tatins in the frying pans or baking tin, leaving a little space between each one. Cook the tatins for about 12-15 mins until the pastry is light golden brown and crisp. Remove the pans or tin from the oven and stand for a minute or so. Slide a long palette knife under each banana and carefully lift it up, then flip over onto a waiting dessert plate so the banana is showing.
Brush over any caramelised pan juices and serve with a dusting of icing sugar and a dollop of crème fraîche, if using.
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Choice of fruitMake sure the bananas are just ripe – not green – but still firm. If they are too soft, they'll go limp and won't hold their shape when you cook them.
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Choose the right shape panUnlike normal fruit tatins, this recipe uses a large ovenproof non-stick frying pan so the curves of the pan match the banana shapes. If you haven't got one, then swirl the caramel base round a shallow baking tin – a Swiss roll tin would be ideal. Gordon recommends using a heavy-bottomed pan for making the caramel to ensure the sugar doesn't burn before it caramelises.
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Chef's know-howWhen making caramel, Gordon always keeps a pastry brush and some cold water handy. If the sugar starts to crystalise, then he dips the brush in the water and brush around the edges to prevent the sauce burning on the sides of the pan.
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Try other fruits and flavoursYou can flavour the caramel with cardamon or star anise, and any robust fruit will cook well as a tatin. Change the fruit with the seasons; autumnal apples and pears are classic choices, but apricots also work really well, too. Simply drizzle some caramel into blini pans (or muffin cases), add the fruit and tuck in circles of pastry.
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Gordon's know-howThe lightest, crispiest tatins which don't rise too much, are best made by re-rolling any left-over trimmings of puff pastry, as Gordon does in the restaurant – but homemade rough-puff is also perfect. For the best results, make sure you cook these just before serving, although they may be assembled up to 2 hrs ahead.


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KNB: Punch Fountain and a Punch recipe
I was looking for a punch bowl at amazon.com, and I don't know how I came across this punch fountain. I read the reviews and decided to try it. My kids (and adult visitors as well) have had fun getting punch from it! I'd say for the price, it was worth it!
The recipe that follows I got from one who purchased it, was satisfied, and she shared the recipe of the punch she makes. She emphasized to pour the ginger ale soda (or any carbonated drink) very slowly or else, the bubbles might clog the pathway.
Mix together ahead of time, chill then pour into the bowl --
4 cups cranberry cocktail juice
4 cups pineapple juice
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp almond extract
Add s-l-o-w-l-y just after you set up the fountain and poured the mixture above --
1 liter (4 cups) ginger ale soda
Did the kids enjoy the fountain and the punch? You bet they did!
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Oh that looks like so much fun! Your kids are so lucky to have a fun mom like you :)ReplyDelete
Grabe! I came to your site from another blogger (forgot na kung sino) and I'm definitely glad that I did! My goodness Manang! Ang sarap kainin ang blog mo dear! LOL! It made me hungry as in. I'm planning to use the Chicken and Pork BBQ recipe, looks really yummy talaga. :)ReplyDelete
I'm also looking for some link or button exchanges for my blogroll as well, care for one?
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Yum, am thirsty!ReplyDelete
followed you on networked blogs/facebook dok..
My kids probably do not think of me that way...haha!
Hi Maricel,
Welcome to my blog! I hope you enjoy my recipes!
Sure, I'd love to exchange links with you!
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This is really a cute punch bowl! I think I saw something similar@ Big Lots here in Missouri. I think I'll run and get it tommorrow before they are all gone!You have some of the neatest ideas for entertaining. I admire your passion for fun and food.ReplyDelete
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Thanks! Yeah, this punch bowl is one of my kids' fave "toys" related to food. Another of their faves is the icy treat maker that they want to use it even if it is winter!
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To encourage residents and visitors to protect European natural and cultural heritage, activities for making heritage understood and respected should be developed. The success of such activities is determined by the quality of the heritage interpretation. Thus, a lack of thorough training in quality heritage interpretation was detected across the EU. People involved in interpretation of cultural and natural heritage do not have always adequate knowledge for their professional performance.
The project HeriQ aims at developing quality standards in heritage interpretation. For this purpose the ParcInterp innovation–"Quality Standards in Heritage Interpretation" is transferred to and further develop in 3 EU countries (France, Greece and Bulgaria). The project focused on the training for professional performance of the target groups of mountain, tourism and museum guides.
It gives the opportunity to established quality standards in heritage interpretation in Partners countries and to improve VET training curriculum of partners' countries to develop professional skills according to the needs of the labour market.
The Mediterranean Center of Environment is the Greek partner of this project, involving 5 countries:
• National association of small and medium business (NASMB); BULGARIA, project leader, a Non-profit association
• APARE, FRANCE, a non profit association
• Bildungswerk interpretation; GERMANY – Consultancy, author of the innovative quality heritage interpretation training system
• Institute Pangea – European Institute of Education and Training Environment; ITALY, Adult education providers associations
• Heritage Interpretation Center; BULGARIA, providing guidance, counseling and information services;
The project is supported by the European Union, in the framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme
Main activities:
- A profound desk and on the ground work (in Bulgaria, France and Greece) to identify the character and the level of the needs of the target groups to be equipped with quality standards for heritage interpretation for better professional performance, mobility and internationalization of their jobs.
- The transfer of the ParcInterp innovation–"Quality Standards in Heritage Interpretation" method to professionals form Greece, Bulgaria and France through workshop and study visit
- A pilot testing of the training packages and method in Greece, Bulgaria and France
- The adaptation and translation of a manual for interpreters in 4 languages
- And the dissemination of the HeriQ approach and results
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This page reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.


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Update (28/06/10): Due to unforeseen circumstances, Michael Lista will not be joining us on Wednesday. Instead, we welcome Elise Newman to the lineup – check out her bio below.
June 30 is the last Pivot of the season. We're going to take a little break in July but we'll be back in August, fresh and ready for action!
Beverley Daurio's fiction has been published in the US, England, and Australia, and her non-fiction has appeared widely, including in The Globe and Mail. She is the author of three books, most recently Hell & Other Novels (Coach House/Talon). She is the editor of several anthologies, and was formerly editor of paragraph: The Canadian Fiction Review, and Poetry Canada Review; books she edited have won or been shortlisted for many prizes, including the Governor-General's Award. She lives in Toronto.
Guy Ewing apprenticed as a poet in Toronto in the 1970s. His first book of poetry, Hearing, and answering with music, was published by Mercury Press in November, 2009. His publicist, though patient, has advised him to pick up the pace.
Elise Newman is back in her hometown of Toronto after spending several years in Montreal. She holds an MA in Theatre Direction (University of East Anglia, UK) and one in Creative Writing from Concordia. Her plays have been produced at various festivals in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, and Yorkshire.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Located in the Parkwood Shopping Center. Owned and operated by the Charlotte, NC based Stewart & Everett Theatre chain the Parkwood Cinema was opened on August 8, 1968 with "The Odd Couple". The single screen theatre had 560 seats.
By November 9, 1974, a second auditorium opened right next to the original with a seating capacity of 323, and it was renamed Parkwood 1 & 2, still under Stewart and Everett. By November 21, 1984, the original auditorium was twinned with 280 seats in each screen. It was renamed Parkwood Cinema 1-2-3.
Carmike Cinemas took over this theatre in 1986, and renamed it the Parkwood Mall Triple until it was closed in 2004..
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In 2006 Carmike Cinemas built a new multiplex, the Carmike 10, on the Ward Boulevard (front) side of the mall. The Carmike 10 was originally proposed for the Heritage Crossing shopping center on Raleigh Road Parkway at Airport Road, but instead was built as part of a renovation of Parkwood Mall (renamed Wilson Mall). The old Parkwood Cinema was demolished and replaced with a McDonald's.
The Parkwood Cinema was opened as a single-screen theater by Stewart & Everett Theatres in 1967, a second screen added on about 1975 (Parkwood Cinema 1 & 2), and a third screen added (by dividing the original auditorium in half) by 1978 (Parkwood Cinema 1-2-3).
At the time of the Parkwood Cinema's opening in 1967 Parkwood Shopping Center was an open-air shopping center anchored by J. C. Penney, Rose's and a Winn-Dixie supermarket. The Parkwood Cinema went to three screens in 1978 simultaneously with the conversion of Parkwood Shopping Center into Parkwood Mall. Parkwood Cinema 3 outlasted all of the original anchors except Penneys; the current Rose's in the mall (now Wilson Mall) was built in 1978 as Belk(-Tyler) Department Store, which left Parkwood Mall not long after Parkwood Cinema 3 closed.
From the November 9,1974 edition of The Wilson Daily Times:
Parkwood Cinema II,after five months of construction, opened Friday night next to Cinema I as Wilson's first-ever twin theater. Owned and operated under Charlotte-based Stewart and Everett Theatres.
The new 323-seat theater is connected to Cinema I. Haywood Brown will manage both theaters. Featuring Polaris-type chairs with deep cushioning on the seats and arm rests,the new theater will have different hours than Cinema I. Brown says continous showings will be run daily with three matinee showings and two evening showings. Patrons will enter both theaters through the same doors,but Cinema II goes will exit through separated doors facing the entry door to Cinema I auditorium. Concessions will be brought at the same stand as will tickets but there will be different openings for ticket purchases at the booth.
The decor is a mixture of light and dark blue carpeting in the hallway of the new theater which features a 17 x 35 foot screen. There will be separate bathroom facilities and one for handicapped persons. The opening attraction for the grand opening of the Parkwood Cinema 1 & 2 will be in Auditorium One will be "Death Wish" starring Charles Bronson. In Auditorium Two will be "For Pete's Sack" starring Barbra Streisand. The coming attractions will be "The No Mercy Man","The Harrad Summer","Chinatown",and "Earthquake!"
From the Wednesday August 7,1968 edition of the Wilson Daily Times:
Grand opening ceremonies for Wilson's new 560-seat Parkwood Cinema will be held at 8:00pm tomorrow at the modern theater facility in the Parkwood Shopping Center.
Master of ceremonies will be Bill Bunn of radio station WGTM-AM. Participating in the ceremony will be Roddy Brown,president of the Parkwood Merchants Association;William A. Bridgers,Jr.,president of the Wilson Chamber of Commerce,and Wilson's Mayor E.B. Pittman;Miss Irma Jewel Smith,Miss Wilson,and the Rev. Larry Patterson,associate pastor of First Christian Church who will deliver the invocation.
Executives of Stewart and Everett Theatres,Inc.,which owns the new movie house will attend the opening ceremony. They will include Charles B. Trexler,president;Eddie Morris,advertising manager for the company,and W.W. Cunningham,eastern division manager. Phil Wicker,president of Standard Theater Supply Company;John Shaver,sound engineer for Carolina Sound Equipment and Service Company of Charlotte;and Dean Phillips,manager of the Charlotte branch of Standard Theater Supply Company of Charlotte and Greensboro will also be special guests. They will represent the companies who installed the majority of equipment for the Parkwood Cinema.
In addition,managers of film companies have been invite. According to Haywood Brown,manager of the Center Theatre,who will also be the manager of the new Parkwood Cinema. A select group of local people has been invited to the grand opening to view Paramount's "The Odd Couple" starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
The Cinema is located in the Western section of the Parkwood Shopping Center next to N.C. Highway 42/Tarboro Street exit facing Ward Boulevard. Several hundred "front door" parking spaces are available for patrons. A special 54-seat smoking section is included in the new facility. In this section,patrons may watch the movie on the 40-foot wide screen and smoke all at the same time. The smoke will rise overhead through specially installed smoking vents.
The theater,first of its hype to be constructed in North Carolina,is 127 feet in length and 60 feet wide,and is decorated in gold and pine-green olive. The Parkwood Cinema features a comfortable lounge,lobby,refreshment center,new deluxe push-back seats and the most modern sound and projection equipment. Regular showing times will be for two matinee showings and three evening shows with the last showing at 10:00pm. The Cinema will have matinees daily.
After the grand opening showing of "The Odd Couple",the coming attractions to the Parkwood Cinema will be "Bandolero","Prudence And The Pill",along with "The Detective","With Six You Get Eggroll", "How Sweet It Is",and "The Swimmer". Other coming attractions coming soon will be the epic spectacles "The Bible","Far From The Madding Crowd",and "Oliver!"
The original theater was a single screener with 560-seats. It was twinned on November 9,1974 adding 323 seats,bringing the total to 883,and was renamed the Parkwood Cinema 1 & 2. By November 21,1984,it expanded from two to three screens and was renamed the Parkwood Cinema 1-2-3. Carmike took over in 1986 and renamed it the Parkwood Mall Triple until it closed in 2004.
At the time of the Parkwood Cinema's opening in 1968,the original Parkwood Shopping Center opened in mid-1964 as a open-air strip plaza that became one of the largest suburban shopping centers in Eastern North Carolina. It's original anchors included Roses, Penney's,Kerr Discount Drugs and a Winn-Dixie supermarket. The expansion of turning Parkwood Shopping Center into a indoor mall didn't come until 1978 when Belk Tyler's department store moved from Downtown Wilson into Parkwood Mall along with the anchors J.C. Penney,Kerr Discount Drugs and Roses and other speciality shops,which left Parkwood Mall by the late-1990's/early-2000's not long after the Parkwood Cinema closed in 2004. The rest of the mall has been demolished leaving two of the original anchors J.C. Penney and Roses along with the new Carmike Cinema 10. The Belk Department Store is now over at Heritage Crossing Center on the opposite end of Ward Boulevard.
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I was thrilled that the Chronicle book editor John McMurtrie ran Tamim's pick as the top book in the list, and with a huge jpeg of my book cover. Thanks so much!
The Chronicle has been kind to Witch's Trinity: it was named a Notable Book in 2007. And as the sole newspaper in the Bay Area that is still running independently, it deserves kudos for standing strong.
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Our View: Midland airport is in very capable hands
Congratulations to the Midland City Council for making the right move by naming Justine Ruff as the director of airports. To us, it was a no-brainer.
She was deputy director of airports under Marv Esterly, she is very familiar with the crown jewel of Midland's economic development efforts, and she will provide continuity in future efforts being made at Midland International, Midland Airpark or at the yet-to-be-built Spaceport Business Park.
We had little desire to see an outsider come in and make changes that weren't necessarily in the city's best interest.
This director of airports position shouldn't be considered a stepping stone to a bigger airport in another city. There are real issues that involve all airport facilities in Midland, and we didn't need someone who would have put their own agenda ahead of what's best for the community.
Mainly, Ruff was the right person for the position. Councilman J.Ross Lacy was correct when he said she "has institutional knowledge of how the airport operates and has seen it grow to how it is now. ... She ís the only one that is qualified to become the new director of airports."
Congrats, Justine on your new position. We know one of Midland's most valuable resources is in very capable hands.
Kudos to kids
We also send out to kudos Alamo Heights Baptist Church youth group. Four students participated in a Christmas in Action project Wednesday at a house in the 700 block of Terrell Street. When volunteerism starts at a young age, it's likely to continue into adulthood.
We applaud these youth for giving up one day of their spring break to help someone less fortunate.


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I just got a haircut from a man who's been cutting hair for 28 years (including frou frou Kitsilano in Vancouver and 1985's Spanish Harlem), and I realized than instead of going to hipstertown and seeking out the gayest, skinniest youngster with amazing hair, you should go to men of experience. Just make sure you explain your dreamcut really well. So yay to Islington's Rough Cut!
I am currently sitting in Wellcome Collection, which is a unique mix of galleries, events and meeting, reading and eating places spread over six floors. Its goal is to engage public with health and well-being; it brings modern art, medicine and peoples ordinary lives to create and exciting place of interest. I am here, so should you when in London.
I went to Camden yesterday evening and had quite a good time. Besides picking up some flaming vintage pieces and trying Moroccan food (my next travel place of interest), I met some nice folks and managed to keep the happy hour prices in a bar way past the happy hour time. Camden is full of Italian daddy's girls looking for bargains, handsome punks, prima donnas of the burlesque scene who will never see 30 again, skater boys, American Apparel sect members and random misplaced people. It's heaps of fun, as my Australian friends would say!
By the way, I haven't been updating a lot lately because I have been busy experiencing life here, but I have certainly been taking notes on what to post about. My autumn schedule will be busy, but calm busy, so expect posts very often!


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THEHIPHOPDIVA.COM spoke with Underground DIVA of the Week hoping to gain a better sense of who she is and what she is bringing to hip hop. Here's what was said.
HHD: Introduce Xclusive the artist. Tell us who you are.
XCLUSIVE: I'm really for the ladies when it comes to my music. Female empowerment. Everything I do is for the ladies. I'll flip a guy's song over and actually do it from a woman's point of view.
HHD: You were inspired to rap after attending a Bow Wow concert. What about that experience inspired you to begin your rap career?
XCLUSIVE: I was alway in to the limelight as far as dancing and a few other things. When I seen the performance and the reaction of the people, the fans…I was like that need to be me. I told my friends let's start a rap group and they were like no, no, no. But I went home and tried it. I told my mom one day and she said you really have something. They were impressed and couldn't believe it. From there, that's when I built my confidence. It started to get out that I was rapping and I took it from there.
HHD: From that point, which was when you were an early teenager, until 2009 when you dropped your first mixtape, during that time span what were you doing?
XCLUSIVE: It was kind of ups and downs with it. Sometimes I was focused on it, sometimes I wasn't. I had to get myself together not only as an artist but learning about the business. I wanted to finish high school. In the beginning I was doing little talent shows. I didn't really meet the right people to tell me the way to go. I was experimenting.
HHD: Your rendition of Bow Wow's song "Break It Down" caught his attention. What did he think about your version and how did that make him feel?
XCLUSIVE: I looked at the video, recorded my version, and dropped the video the same day. It was nothing serious. I wanted to let him know I don't care what you talking, here's what I got to say. Honestly it was a quick gimmick. I knew it was going to attract attention but he didn't look at it in a negative way. He was like who's this girl, she just flipped my song over. They hit me on MySpace and were like great work, Bow Wow loves it. He thinks you're hot.
HHD: If you could in three words describe for us your lyrical and musical style what would you say?
XCLUSIVE: Sexy, fun, and hardcore. I rap hard, I give em sexy, and I like my music to be fun. I caught them by being sexy and now I took all those videos down. Now I want you to pay attention to what I am saying. I don't ever want to box myself in.
HHD: The name Xclusive implies that you embody something that can't be found in anyone else. What is that exclusive quality you're bringing to music?
XCLUSIVE: I'm outspoken for the ladies. It's real shit that's coming from me as a female. I just want to show people even if no one else is saying it, this is what I want to say. I just like to get the females on my side.
HHD: When people hear your music how do you want them to feel? What do you want them to experience?
XCLUSIVE: Just feel where I'm coming from. I don't wanna just stay in one lane. When I do rap hard I have females who are like 'Oh my God! Hip hop! I love her! I love her!' I get the guys attention cause they're listening to my lyrics. I just want people to respect what I'm doing. You might not like everything I make or everything I say. I feel like hard work beats talent any day. You have to be talented. But if you're lazy and unwilling to work hard it's never going to come to you. If I didn't work hard my talent would never be recognized.
HHD: What is your definition of a hip hop diva?
XCLUSIVE: Someone who is in charge of what they're doing as an artist. Being in the forefront. I consider hip hop as great music. any woman that can make great music and gain respect for the music that she's bringing to the table is a diva.
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Friday June 8th 2018: The Wedding
This is the program for this magical day:
Party Bus starts picking you beautiful people up from Modena center
– 15.45 gelateria slurp in viale trento trieste 50 (Contact Aleksandra for more info)
– 16.00 Best Western Premier Palace Milan. Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 68 (contact Niki for more info)
– 16.15 Strada Formigina 166 (contact Giovanni for more info)
5:00 pm Arrival to the Villa – welcome cocktails (Via Alighieri, 18, 41042 Fiorano Mode)
5:30 pm Ceremony
6:15 pm Appetizers buffet
7:30 pm Dinner under the sky
9:00 pm Live band
11:00 pm DJ set
2:00 am bus leaving from the Villa to go back to our hotels in Modena
3:00 am Good Night … Afterparty for the troopers
Saturday June 9th 2018: The Day After
12:00pm Late Breakfast Early Lunch with the survivals from the previous day
2:30pm bus leaving from hotel Best Western Premier Milano palace
3:30 pm Visiting Cantina Cleto Chiarli. Tasting 4 different wines and eating cheese, ham and more traditional products from the region.
5:00pm End of the visit, bus will drive us back to Modena center.
6:00pm we should be back in Modena.
Wedding: Villa Vigarani Guastalla
Via Alighieri, 18, 41042 Fiorano Modenese MO, Italy
Wine Tasting: Cantina Cleto Chiarli
Via Belvedere n. 8 a Castelvetro di Modena; dista pertanto circa 20 km da Modena.


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BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing accused the United States on Monday of "unscrupulous" cyber surveillance that included large-scale computer attacks against the Chinese government and Chinese companies.
"America's spying operations have gone far beyond the legal rationale of "anti-terrorism" and have exposed the ugly face of its pursuit of self-interest in complete disregard for moral integrity," concluded a report prepared by the China Academy of Cyber Space.
The report, titled "America's Global Surveillance Record," was published one week after the United States accused five Chinese military officers of hacking into U.S. companies to steal trade secrets.
The publication accused the United States of "waging large-scale cyber-attacks" against China. "Targets of American surveillance include the Chinese government and Chinese leaders, Chinese companies, scientific research institutes, ordinary netizens, and a large number of cell phone users," the report said.
Huawei Technologies Co, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Tencent Holdings Ltd's popular instant message service were among NSA targets, it said.
"U.S. spying operations penetrate every corner of China," the report said.
China last week summoned the U.S. Ambassador to China, Max Baucus, to protest against the U.S. indictment, saying it had seriously harmed relations.
The Cyber Space academy report cited foreign newspaper reports of U.S. cyber spying based on documents revealed by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
A subsequent investigation "carried out by various Chinese government departments over several months confirmed the existence of snooping activities directed against China," the report said.
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I have a leak in the second zone in my baseboard radiator system. When installing some drywall in the room the previous owners nicked the copper pipe with a drywall screw, and it appears to have rusted through the pipe. I know I need to replace that section of pipe, but I can't solder the new piece in until the pipe is empty of water.
How can I get all the water out of the system, and when refilling, how do I fill the system back up and get any air out?