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Richmond Roadhouse
Flinders Highway
Phone: (07) 47 413 316
Trading Hours: 6.00am - 9.00pm daily.
Western entrance to Richmond
Meals Offered: All take away /Fast Food, Homemade Sausage Rolls and Roadhouse Meals
Free Tea and Coffee Facility
Federal Palace Hotel
66 Goldring Street, Richmond
Phone: (07) 47 413 463
Counter meals in a relaxed atmosphere daily
Meals Offered: Traditional Pub Style Meals, either in the bar, in the lounge or alfresco (garden)
Midway Motel & Roadhouse
102 Goldring Street, Richmond
Phone: (07) 47 413 192 Fax: (07) 47 413 221
Trading Hours: 6.00am - 10.00pm daily.
Eastern entrance to Richmond – Opposite Lake Fred Tritton
Meals Offered: Roadhouse Fast Food/Take away and Dinner Menu. Pre-Made Sunday Night Selections.
Moonrock Cafe & Bakery
91 - 93 Goldring Street
Kronosaurus Korner Complex
Phone:- (07) 47 413 541
Trading Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4.00pm
Saturday & Sunday 9.00am - 2.00pm
Meals Offered: Moonrock Cafe & Bakery will rock your taste buds with an assortment of delectable dishes and sweets. Homemade sausage rolls and pies and famous chicken pies, Meals including fish, quiche, Caesar salad and BBQ Pork Spare Ribs. Bread, Pies and cakes Baked fresh daily.
Mud Hut Hotel
72 Goldring Street, Richmond
Phone: (07) 47 413 223 Fax: (07) 47 413 193
TAB Facilities and Pokies
Meals Offered: Traditional Pub Style Counter Meals and Family Dinning.
Rivers Restaurant
88 Goldring Street, Richmond
Ammonite Inn
Phone: (07) 47 413 932
Trading Hours: Monday - Thursday 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Meals Offered: Seafood, In House Steak Menu, Roast/Soup/Dessert of the day and gourmet meals.
Treats for your Table
Address:49 Goldring St. Richmond. (At the round-a-bout)
Phone: 07 47 413 402
Trading Hours: Monday to Friday 9 am to 4 pm Saturday 9 am to 12 pm
Meals Offered:Home made pies pasties sausage rolls, cakes and slices, fresh sandwiches, wraps, burgers steak sandwiches,and coffee.


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Here's the thing: being an entrepreneur gets lonely.
While it might seem wonderful to be doing everything by yourself and holding the reins at first, especially if you're finally free from an obnoxious, overbearing corporate world, that solitude kicks in quick. If you're not careful, you're left hunched over your computer in a dark corner of your room wearing the same clothes you wore yesterday, forgetting to eat, and wondering whatever happened to Roseanne (dude, that shit got cancelled!)
In order to make it through these sometimes dark and absolutely turbulent times, you have to have people around you. And, more than just warm bodies, you have to have people that get you and what being an entrepreneur is all about. After all, entrepreneurs are a rare breed and very few people will a) understand why you left your cozy little corner office, b) forgive you for blowing them off 22 times because Russell Brunson just launched a new webinar and it's dope, and c) believe you can actually achieve what you are setting out to do.
But, as badly as we need people around us who get all of this, entrepreneurs are the first to set up walls, especially when we're under the impression that there's not enough to go around. Competition, while healthy, can oftentimes undermine what you're trying to accomplish simply because those people you're competing with are the ones that can help you the most.
The solution?
A not-so-little thing called abundance.
When you think with an abundance-oriented mindset, you no longer fear competition. You realize that there is more than enough to go around. Suddenly, those secrets you were coveting are conversation-starters. Those webinars you were watching are now topics for your next blog. That girl you wrote off because she's doing "what you're doing" can finally answer all of your questions and, maybe, even become a new go-getter friend. (If Richard Branson and Marie Forleo can chill on an island, why can't you two?)
When you shift your mindset to accept the reality of abundance, you actually want to help others succeed. It feels good! And, in doing so, you help yourself, your business, and your ambitions get to the next level too. So, pull up another chair at the table (and put on some real clothes!) – it's time to think (really) big.

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Drug Charges in Worcester County
Drug Crime Defense Lawyers | Worcester, Fitchburg, Leominster
Our criminal defense attorneys are experienced in defending drug crime charges throughout Worcester County, Massachusetts. If you or someone you know has been arrested for a drug-related offense, you will need an experienced defense attorney on your side.
Drug Crimes in Massachusetts
A drug crime is a criminal act that involves the use, sale, possession, or distribution of illegal substances such as: marijuana, cocaine, crack, PCP, ecstasy, heroin, LSD, opiates, or unauthorized prescription medications. In recent years, the state of Massachusetts has become increasingly harsh with both drug crime laws and penalties. Any person who is convicted of a drug crime in Worcester County or the surrounding areas can expect to spend time in jail, pay large fines, and attend mandatory drug an alcohol treatment.
Facing drug charges in Worcester County, Leominster, Fitchburg?
Due to the severity of the legal consequences involved, it is always advisable that a person retain a knowledgeable Massachusetts criminal defense attorney once charged with a drug crime in Worcester County. A drug crime lawyer at Riddle & Associates can provide a client with insightful legal counsel and direction throughout the criminal process.
Illegal acts are categorized as drug crimes.
According to the law, numerous illegal acts are categorized as drug crimes in the state of Massachusetts. Some of the most serious drug crimes that are frequently committed in Worcester County and the surrounding areas are:
- Drug cultivation
- Drug distribution
- Drug importation
- Drug manufacturing
- Drug possession
- Drug possession for sale
- Drug trafficking
- Drug transportation
Contact us to learn how we can help.
If you have been charged with a drug crime in Worcester County, including Worcester, Leominster, and Fitchburg or the surrounding areas, its best to speak with a qualified criminal defense attorney right away.
Our attorneys serve the Worcester County region including the areas of Lunenburg, Leominster, Fitchburg, Worcester, Gardner, Clinton, Bolton, Lancaster, Berlin, Acton, Concord, Greenfield, West Boylston, Marlborough, Northborough, Westborough, Groton, Shirley, Pepperell, Townsend, Ashby, Winchendon, Ashburnham, Templeton, Princeton, Ayer, Harvard, Worcester County, Middlesex County, Franklin County and surrounding communities in Massachusetts.


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Many homeowners are unsure about the different options to choose from when deciding on which siding is right for their home. When we think of siding, many typically think of aluminum or vinyl as the only options to choose from. However, there are more siding material options now than ever before including steel siding. Many homeowners would be surprised to learn that steel siding can provide many benefits including: durability, environmental friendliness, energy efficiency, and flexible installation time. Read on to learn more about steel siding.
1. Steel siding is very durable and does not fade over time like vinyl siding. Because of this you have more color options to choose from including darker colors creating a more unique look to the home.
2. Steel is great for the environment. Because steel siding is cut to the exact dimensions needed to side the home, it eliminates waste and keeps the steel out of our landfills.
3. It is energy efficient and saves the homeowner in energy costs. Steel siding is often coated with a cool paint technology that reflects radiant heat. This technology keeps the home cooler in the summer while helping you keep your energy consumption in check.
4. Steel siding has a flexible installation time and can be installed anytime of the year. The steel can be formed to the home in the summer and will not crack during installation in the winter.
Still unsure if steel siding is right for your home? Contact our expert team at Custom Installations to help with your decision. We can discuss with you the different siding options available. As one of Chicagos leading contractors, we enjoy helping our customers create home exteriors they can be proud of for years to come.
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Pay at the Vending Machine with a Credit Card – FAQ
What happens when you make a credit or debit purchase at one of Park Vending's locations?
With more vending machines accepting payment by credit and debit cards, consumers are less likely to go digging in their pockets for loose change when they get the urge for a snack or drink.
Our payment processing service, USA Technologies, provides 24/7 consumer service for questions regarding your purchase.
USAT's support number appears on all consumer receipts and in the transaction line item on the cardholder's monthly credit card statement. Consumers can call USAT with any transaction billing question they may have.
- Request a REFUND. All form fields are required.
- Request a RECEIPT. All form fields are required.
- Inquiries as to where the transaction took place (if customer is unsure)
- Consumer FAQs
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Phone: 1-888-561-4748
Some FAQs are shown below.
Q: I have a PENDING charge on my bank statement – WHY?
A: The PENDING charge is because you or a family member used a DEBIT or CREDIT card for a recent transaction. BANK's use an "estimated" amount as a HOLD or Pending against your account balance until the ACTUAL sale amount is posted to your account.
Q: When will the PENDING or HOLD amount disappear?
A: It can take your BANK up to 24 – 72 hours to clear the PENDING or HOLD amount.
Q: I have an OVERCHARGE amount on my bank statement – WHY?
A: The OVERCHARGE amount is also called a PENDING or a HOLD amount.
Pending or Hold amounts appear on your statement because you or a family member used a DEBIT or CREDIT card in a recent transaction.
For example, Vending machines, Hotels or Car Rentals use an "estimated amount" or a "Pending Amount" because the total or final transaction amount is not known at the time of the CARD authorization.
Q: How do I obtain a REFUND for an item or service that I did not receive?
A: Fill out and submit the refund form. All form fields are required.
Q: How do I obtain a RECEIPT?
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You've spent an enjoyable weekend with family or friends. Now it's early Sunday evening, and that familiar feeling is starting, just like it does every week at this time. It's the gloom that comes over you because you're reminded that Monday morning is up next, and you will be returning to your job for another five days of unhappiness.
You've been told for years that happiness is a choice, so you're left to wonder why you can't be happy at work. After all, this career is what you have worked toward since high school, and now you've achieved success and seem to have everything you've ever wanted. You reason there must be something wrong with you, but you may be overly self-critical.
A Gallup survey from 2014 reveals that fewer than one in three workers feel engaged at their job. And if the problem of job discontent is so widespread, you probably should ask yourself what you can do to change the situation. How do you join the lucky one-third who expresses satisfaction with their work?
Consider these steps:
Begin with some soul-searching
Ask yourself what's keeping you in your current rut. Maybe it's not your career but your boss or the organization that's the source of your misery. In that case, a change of venue within the same career might be in order.
If it turns out you no longer want to do that type of work, you must identify a role that would be a better fit.
Answer a few key questions
- What am I passionate about?
- What makes me curious?
- What would I be doing if money wasn't a consideration?
- What kind of work would I be excited to tell my family and friends about?
What you'll be trying to do is make an educated guess about what kind of work you might enjoy. Once you do that, look for activities or people who can tell you more about these jobs.
Build a network
You might not be aware of the power of a network, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports more than 70 percent of all jobs are found through networking. Recruiters and hiring managers typically consult their networks before they ever post a job opening, so it stands to reason that building a reliable network is one of the keys to finding career opportunities.
Help others help you
Be ready to talk to others about yourself by developing a short pitch about your passions and strengths. Tell them what kind of role you're seeking. That way, when something relevant comes up, they'll have you in mind.
And you don't have to stick with one narrative. Watch the reactions you get, and if your pitch doesn't seem to be resonating, redo it.
Need help finding another job?
We can help. Staffing companies have the networks to help you find the right job for you. Stride Staffing's goal is to build stronger connections between employers and individuals by doing staffing differently. Really. For more information on working with us contact us today or search for a job.


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Not one to miss even a single day of saying something that would get any other candidate immediately kicked out of the race, Trump spent a recent campaign rally suggesting he would physically fight #BlackLivesMatter activists if they tried to demonstrate at any of his campaign stops.
In an effort to "prove" he is "tougher" than Sen. Bernie Sanders, Trump bragged that he would never allow activists fighting for racial equality co-opt an event that was supposed to be 100 percent about stoking his own narcissism.
"I would never give up my microphone. I thought that was disgusting. That showed such weakness."
Back in reality, Sanders actually used the opportunity to do something Trump has never done: Listen. While the tactics the demonstrators used are highly contested, even within the liberal movement, there is no denying that the issues they hope to address are very real. From police shootings to economic inequality, African-Americans and other people of color face hardships that white Americans find difficult to truly fathom. Instead of digging his heels in, though, Sanders took their concerns and came back just one day later with concrete and serious policy proposals he hoped would speak to these concerns.
"We should not fool ourselves into thinking that this violence only affects those whose names have appeared on TV or in the newspaper. African-Americans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police….This violence [by extremists] fills us with outrage, disgust, and a deep, deep sadness. Today in America, if you are black, you can be killed for getting a pack of Skittles during a basketball game."
On his website, Sanders laid out a number of specific things that he would like to see accomplished if he were elected president.
What would Trump do? He'd just fight the demonstrators – or have his "people" do it.
"That will never happen with me. I don't know if I'll do the fighting myself or other people will, but that was a disgrace. I felt badly for him. But it showed that he's weak."
Let's take a brief interlude to imagine Donald Trump actually trying to fight a person. He better hope his "people" do it, because I can't imagine it would go well for the man who, on the very same day, bragged that he planned on whining until he won. Sadly, his fighting words will likely send his poll numbers soaring with his radical conservative base. He's already proven that being openly racist can get 20 or 30 percent of Republican primary voters to say they'll vote for him. And like clockwork his fans on Twitter are applauding Trump's comments:
In other news, Sanders just spoke to an auditorium full of 20,000 people. Trump spoke to 4,000 and lied about it. No wonder he's jealous.
Check out Trump's pathetic comments below:
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Personalised Wedding Album
A truly beautiful Personalised Linen Wedding Album to hold the photographs of a very special day.
This luxury Personalised Photo Album makes a wonderful gift for the couple. Give it to them empty or fill it before giving to make it a truly personalised gift.
The album itself is made in Italy, it is then bound for us in Wales by a family book binding company using our own 100% Irish Linen.
This Personalised Linen Wedding Album also makes a lovely gift for a wedding anniversary or other milestone in someone's life. Again you could give it empty or fill it with photos from over the years making it very personal to the recipient.
The Photo Album contains 30 cream high quality pages interleaved with Glassine paper it is then placed in a brown kraft presentation box with tissue paper inside.
It is available in a natural shade of 100% Irish Linen and personalised on the front with wording of your choice. There are various colours to choose from for the print colour.
The hearts under the personalisation is fixed and we will use the same font as shown in the images. It is not required to have line 2.
Please type in the boxes exactly how you want it on the album keeping an eye on the cases (upper and lower case text) as we will print the exact same as you have requested.
Made from: Linen, paper and card
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Designing can be very difficult, mainly because it is hard to join design with functionality. But don't worry, today Home Decor Ideas brings you some of the best Luxury Bathrooms Ideas for you to be inspired and create an amazing interior, using minimalistic features.
Obviously most of the concepts do require a lot of space and we suspect any of these would find room in a typical apartment setting. But if you are the kind of person who is not too shy to treat yourself to some niceties (plus have space to play around with), you might want to give this a look.
See also: Find Out What's Hot At Maison Et Objet Paris 2017
Upgrade your bathroom with in-floor bathtubs and luxury furniture, creating an atmosphere only found in spas.
You can keep things clean and simple with a minimalist look that can lend itself to a soothing retreat where we love to spend our time. Big mirrors help illuminate your minimalist bathrooms and make it more lighter and airy looking.
Layout and decor is just one of the many ways to bring about an air of luxury to your bathrooms. Adding unique accessories is another sure-fire way to stand apart.Do check out these three posts that help you do that.
You might also like: 9 Heartbreaking Master Bedroom Decor Ideas
White minimalist bathrooms are so gorgeous, simple and inspiring. You only need one color to make your bathroom a dreamy place. Nothing can top a good white design. Hope you liked it and feel free to see more inspirations and ideas on our blog.
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The lady has got so much K, a Filipino colloquialism for karapatan, meaning "rights and privileges." She has used her inherent style and brilliant business savvy to great advantage. K also stands for Kisses, a moniker that has stuck to her Chinese-Filipino family and friends in Laoag and Manila. The beauty and brains majored in English Literature and Life Sciences at the University of British Columbia.
The blog is happy and honored to have Ms Noircissist herself, Joyce Poon, CEO and founder of Noir Lash Lounge Inc., North America's largest lash lounge offering. Joyce says, "Noir Lash Lounge is where lashes aren't just an added service, it's the ONLY service. Carrying the LARGEST selection, with 100 different varieties, we create lashes that surely dreams are made of."
The beauty insider who has had Canadian and US celebs in her lounges and who has appeared in countless blogs and print and television features will share with us tidbits about life, beauty and her brainchild.
How old were you when you migrated to Vancouver?
What do you miss most about Laoag?
The food and beautiful beachside and, of course, my family!
What's your favorite Filipino dish?
I have so many – do I have to just pick one? It's not a dish, but I LOOOOOVE sago at gulaman – so much I order TWO at a time!
What's your favorite Filipino word?
It's not what I use, but alembong is one of my favorites because I don't think there's an exact match for it in English.
What's on your playlist?
Everything! Far East Movement, Dev, Selena Gomez, Jay-Z and Kanye.
What are your favorite 3 gadgets?
iPhone, iPad and Sony Vaio.
What magazines do you read?
In Style, US Weekly and Allure are my faves, although I do pick up a copy of Lucky every now and then.
What are your favorite beauty products?
NARS Orgasm blush, Geisha Ink Liquid Eyeliner – everything else I like to experiment with.
What is your beauty regimen?
My daily routine is liquid foundation to even out my skin tone – the trick is to wear less or almost none, where you don't need it to let your natural skin glow through, and blush – that's all!
What would you never wear on your face?
Tattoo makeup.
Tell me about being a new wife and mom.
It's been a lot of change in my life: the company grew quickly, I moved to the US, I got married and then had a baby… it can be overwhelming and there are times when I ask myself what I got myself into, but I would still rather be me on my worst day than anyone else any day. Being a mom has been the most rewarding aspect of my life and I am trying to balance all these new roles by making sure I spend quality time with my son and husband and dedicate 100% of my attention to each.
What inspired you to put up Noir Lash Lounge?
Sheer and utter vanity. No really. I loved the way I looked when I had the lashes on and just couldn't bear the thought of being without them. It's actually a really long-winded story of how this business came about.
What did you do to prepare for this kind of beauty service? Is there a special program required?
We now have our own training program for our staff, but for me, I only took a 2-hour course, got my kit and was sent along my merry way.
When did you put up Noir Lash Lounge?
Technically May 2008, but I didn't have a storefront until March 2009.
What is the general reception of the public to Noir Lash Lounge?
They're called Lash Addicts for a reason! Once a client tries our lashes, they are in L-O-V-E!!
As owner of Noir Lash Lounge, do you attend to customer needs yourself?
I still respond to the emails I receive from clients and even call some of them directly. Sometimes you'll even find me in a location answering the phones!
How does lash extensions/false lashes enhance beauty?
In so many ways. Longer lashes creates the illusion of bigger eyes, which in turn creates the illusion of a thinner face (hello, instant diet!). It also distracts from blemishes, wrinkles and under eye circles, which is why suddenly so many of our clients claim that since they've had our lashes, they can head out the door without makeup!
What are the lashes made of?
Our lashes are synthetic polyester, but we also carry synthetic mink.
What is your most popular application?
Our Fabulicious is our most popular look. It's that perfect in-between. You know, did she, didn't she? You want to look done, without looking DONE, you know?
What is your favorite false eyelash piece?
Our Hauteness lash is the perfect blend of thick, yet soft pieces. I hate harsh and obvious lines, but love the fullness!
What's your eyelash tip to girls with sparse lashes?
Stop curling and using mascara – it only stresses the lashes even further. Instead, leave them be. Also don't touch your eyes or play with your lashes. You'd be surprised how much length you can actually achieve this way!
I've seen super expensive lashes at makeup stores, what is needed to make eyelash pieces last longer for those who prefer glue type eyelashes?
Clean them immediately after each use and always peel them on and off gently to keep their shape. Store them back in the case they came in.
How do you balance heavy/long lashes with the rest of makeup?
Our clients actually don't go for the super dramatic look, at least, most don't anyway, so plenty of our clients simply forego wearing heavy makeup. Glowing skin paired with lush lashes is the ultimate beauty look.
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June 2015 While our previous article "Most Common Types of entities in the United States" analyzed the various forms of business entities which can be established in the USA,Read more
February 2015 When starting a business venture, one of the first decisions to make is to determine what form of business entity to establish. The business structure you choose will have legal and tax implications,Read more
January 2015 Offshore structures have become one of the preferred business vehicle for investments in the United States due to its discretion and tax advantages although, if erroneously applied, could subject its owner(s) to heavy sanctions and criminal liabilities. In order to prevent tax evasion and money laundering, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") introduced theRead more
With the purpose of stimulating the economy, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") aimed to encourage the commerce of Real Estate ("R.E.") through Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). This Section allows R.E. investors to defer the capital gain tax when selling a property and reinvesting the proceeds in like-kind property held for productiveRead more
December 2014 Real Estate ("R.E.") investments in the United States ("U.S.") and their tax implications are subject to various factors that determine the investment's viability and efficiency according to the investor's necessity. This article will focus on Personal Investment in relation to state and local capital gain tax, ordinary income tax, and federal estateRead more
November 2014 Foreign investment in the United States ("U.S.") is generally considered advantageous due to the stability of its economic system and a tax structure that, although complex, facilitates foreign investment. The U.S. has a legal system where every state within its territory coexists with the federal system of government. Accordingly, when investing in the U.S., there areRead more
Attorney client privilege conversations are monitored by NSA, not only ABA is seeking for more protection. April 2014 In this age where spying is used as one of the most powerful weapon against global terrorism, are there adequate legal safeguard to protect the confidentiality between U.S. law firmsRead more
October 2014 On June 14, 2013 Governor Scott signed into law Chapter 605 of the Florida Statutes, the Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act (the "Act").Read more
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This Wedding Invitation features a pearlised cream folded card which holds the shimmered cream invite and rsvp inside, held with a generous ivory satin bow. Wedding Invites are the most important item of your wedding stationery, we print your wording inside on shimmered card and they come with pearlised cream envelopes. There is a full range of matching wedding stationery available in this design.


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Jan 3, 2018
After the attack on Fal Dara, Rand finds a dark prophecy scrawled on the walls. Verin studies it, but we have a lot of insight for you here. Lots of speculation and fan theory here.
WoTSpoilers is a twice weekly book-club, and you can join our conversations on Discord.
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Interview: Do not let your life to be extinguished.
Smoking is injurious to life. Yet people are smoking and being hampered. Especially, keeping state with other smoking countries the number of smokers in our country is increasing daily. Because, though we have smoking control act but it is not applied properly. As a result, it has become a serious problem for Bangladesh; which should be controlled immediately. In this case, law should be strictly applied on both the smoker and the producer, law violator should be punished severely and fine should be increased, vat on this should be increased. These steps can be taken by government and relevant authority. But this is not enough. Everyone should realize individually that smoking extinguishes life. Specially, we want to say to our young people do not let your life to be extinguished. Then, we will get a smoke free healthy Bangladesh in future. We will listen to Dr. Arup Ratan's opinion in light of it. We will listen to his valuable words about the harmful effect of smoking and remedies of it.
Gilbart Sarkar
I'm married and have one lovely daughter. My personal dream is to live an happy life with my family. I'm determined to work among the young generation to change the life of those who are helpless and build them up with my talents.
I love cultural activities, create all kinds of things with my hands. Oh and i should not forget to say that I'm a fan of cricket and football.
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J24 Hints and Tips
Thursday 11, May 2017
Hi All,
Check out our Cruisers - Hints and Tips page for some links about J24 Tuning, Running Rigging Advice.
We will be updating this page regularly with any links or pdf's we can find about J24 sailing, tuning, rigging etc.
So dont forget to check it from time to time.
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Informational Posters and Books from a Fictional 1970s British Town
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Rainbow Country: Kevin Darmanie's Graphic Novel Style Works of Caribbean Culture on Display in Brooklyn
Scarfolk is a town stuck in the 1970s and a blog slowly releasing pieces of the town's municipal history. The reworked book covers, posters, and public information ads are humorous and uncannily realistic. 'Certain themes resurface: the municipal, the occult, childhood and school days, totalitarianism and dystopia, memory and nostalgia, societal paranoia and fear of disease, television and radio.' Read an interview with the town mayor over at Creative Review.


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JSU power outage update:
In the interest of safety and concern for all, Jackson State University will close on Friday, Aug. 31, and resume all operations after the Labor Day holiday on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to work from home.
Residential students are encouraged to go home if possible.
Temporary housing is being provided for those who cannot go home, as the power outage has affected all residence halls except one.
Students remaining on campus should see their community director for transfer to the temporary housing facility on campus. Meals will be provided at the JSU Student Center.
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Grades 9-12
Phone: (361)790-2220
Fax: (361)790-2206
Grades 6-8
Phone: (361)790-2230
Fax: (361)790-2030
Grades 3-5
Phone: (361)790-2240
Fax: (361)790-2274
Grades PK-2
Phone: (361)790-2260
Fax: (361)790-2207
Director of Transportation
In accordance with Texas law, Aransas County ISD provides free transportation to students whos residence is two miles or more from the school located in their attendance zone.
Click on the link below to view school district boundaries throughout the State of Texas.
Click on the link below and when the page opens click on School District Locator Map Page. Once your page opens click on the magnifying glass in the top right corner and enter "Aransas County ISD" and click on Aransas County ISD. All Texas school district boundries will come up and you will be zoomed into Aransas County ISD boundary.
School District Locators website
Here is our Transportation Team!!
Transportation Secretary
Phone: 361-790-2292
Phone: 790-2292
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Its been a while since my last post, especially after posting day after day for a while. It's over a month, I had taken a break from the book, the first initial draft had been done and then I did Nanowrimo, the book was put on hold and Christmas and New Year happened.
I asked a friend to have a read through of the draft, which I had already started to think to myself there were points that could be improved. I haven't had all the feedback yet but the general gist was there were a few things that could be tweaked. Feedback is a gift.
The next step I need to print off in its entirety and read through, taking a book to get published being one of 2018 goals.
I took a different twist with regards my 2018 goals, I decided to pay money for a notebook/ planner. I saw one planner that looks really good but discovered it was only quarterly and expensive and only available in America, the minimum delivery charge made a 90-day journal far more expensive than a year journal for one I did get.
The journal I ended up with is called inspire now which I can say I am pleasantly pleased with. Even if it is making me do daily tasks towards my goals.
As for my goals, that's for another post as I have a couple more tasks to achieve today before I can get my reward of a can of diet coke, thanks to dry January.


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Rosie O'Donnell is officially returning to The View, TMZ reports. Representatives for O'Donnell and the show finalized an agreement Tuesday to bring the former co-host back, according to TMZ.
ABC declined to comment on the report, saying that "we have no announcement to make and we are weeks away from making any type of announcement about anything pertaining to the show."
Photos: Secret celebrity weddings
O'Donnell previously co-hosted The View from September 2006 until May 2007 and left after an on-air feud with former co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Both returned, along with the nine other current and former co-hosts, to salute Barbara Walters, who retired in May.
Whoopi Goldberg is the only co-host from this season who's returning to the talk show next season. In addition to Walters' retirement, Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy also recently announced their departures from The View.
According to TMZ, the show is looking to add a Latina and a conservative co-host. Sarah Palin has thrown her name in the hat as a potential co-host and Mario Cantone has reportedly been offered a position on the panel, which would make him the show's first male co-host.
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The Veterans Affairs Department learned about the theft of electronic data on 26.5 million veterans shortly after it occurred, on May 3, but waited two weeks before telling law enforcement agencies, officials said Tuesday.The officials said investigators in the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were furious with the leaders of the veterans agency for initially trying to handle the loss of the data [possibly the largest data theft ever] s an internal problem through the agency's inspector general before coming forward.Officials said the investigators in the Justice Department and F.B.I. had complained that the delay might have cost them clues to the whereabouts of the data, stored on computer disks that were stolen in a burglary on May 3 at the home of an agency employee in Maryland.UPDATE 3:09 PM: This gets even better. VA Secretary Jim Nicholson "was not told about the missing data until the night of May 16, or 13 days after the discs containing the data were stolen in a burglary at the residence of a department employee who had taken them home without authorization... [T]he secretary called the Federal Bureau of Investigation once he learned of the theft."UPDATE 4:40 PM: Axe has a killer piece for Military.com today on Iraq vets' struggle to adjust to post-war life.


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Lusaka, Zambia, 24 July 2018 (ECA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Southern Africa Office (SA) will launch the Zambia STEPS Profile and 2017 Country Profiles for Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe on 9 August 2018 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia.
The 2017 CPs are the third generation in the production of this publication. The 1st generation of CPs for Southern Africa produced in 2015 and launched in 2016 covered five countries; Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe and the 2nd generation in 2016 covered; Angola, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland. The 2017 CPs provide updates on socio-economic developments in; Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. The CPs are compiled using national data and are intended to provide periodic assessments of socio-economic developments in member States focusing on policy analysis, regional integration, and economic transformation and gender and development.
The profiles provide recommendations to stakeholders to address challenges identified through the analyses and complement ongoing efforts by the Commission to improve the collection and use of statistical data on the continent.
The Zambia STEPS profile provides a comprehensive assessment of structural transformation (ST) in the country through an analysis of the dynamic interaction of three elements: employment (E), production (P), and society (S) in influencing the socio-economic development and proffers policy recommendations to address the challenges identified through the analyses.
The ECA STEPS profile disseminate country and regional policy analyses on structural transformation with a view to promoting sustainable economic and social development in member States. They provide valuable data and are intended to be the first reference for anyone seeking a concise and comprehensive assessment of structural transformation on the continent at the country level. Building on the original ECA Country Profiles, the STEPS profiles sharpen the focus on structural transformation in a manner consistent with ECA's mandate to support member States' efforts to achieve structural transformation.
Overall, the assessment in STEPS focuses on the need to transform economic and social structures within member States, with employment playing a key role in linking economic growth (production) and social development (society) – in both directions. The main areas analyzed are labour productivity, decent work, and education and skills diversification, linkages, and technology; and demography, health, and poverty and inequality under the three focus areas of employment, production, and society.
The launch, to be organized in collaboration with the Zambia Central Statistical Office, will be attended by government representatives, academics, representatives of industry, cooperating partners, COMESA, students and representatives of the Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe Embassies and High Commissions.
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Business Law Foundation
The course is designed to offer the students the highest knowledge within the field of the corporate legislation. This includes commercial, labor and tax legislation.
The concepts and skills you will learn in this class will allow you among others to:
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Table for FIFA 17:
New version of the Cheat Engine table already well known from previous editions of the EA Sports FIFA game now for the 17th.
Understand that this version is slow to arrive since no one helped me to have the game and work on it, until kindly a friend from Spain (Adrian Kochanowski) collaborated with it and here I bring you the famous table to make a little life Easier in career mode
New tools and more thanks to the command-line tool created by Aranaktu
Usage: Enter the edit player and select a player any activate the items in the table exit without saving and then they already enter again and then they are active they go to edit everything they want and allow them the table edit, if they will activate the Budget editor go to office and in economy —-> budget and check box.
If they can collaborate to obtain the game with gusto would make cheat engine table for fifa 17
Instructions for editing a player
Open fifa 17 and cheat engine
Click Open Process on CE and select fifa16.exe
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Am I just a sixteen-calendar year previous brat (quite extended/rant considerably)?
by elaynab Concern by 卍 Heil Buddha 卍: Am I just a 16-year outdated brat (pretty long/rant considerably)? My mother and I don't have a quite very good connection. All of a unexpected, she has taken an desire in my existence, schooling-smart in any case. We had been at Barnes and Noble and she asked…Read More


text: US mayors have voiced serious concerns over deepening economic woes after a survey of 29 cities across the country showed significant rises in homelessness and food aid requests. Of the 29 cities, 25 reported increased requests for emergency food assistance in the past year. According to the survey, there has been a 15.5 per cent average increase in requests for food aid and one in four people in need of it could not get access to it. The US government also reported that the nationwide poverty rate has increased to 15.1 per cent this year, up from 14.3 per cent in 2010. "Here is the richest country in the world (and) we have people who cannot find a place to live," said Sly James, Kansas City's mayor who co-chairs a task force on hunger and homelessness for the US Conference of Mayors. "We are failing" to address critical issues of homelessness and the use of food stamps, which is "increasing, not decreasing," he told reporters on a conference call to discuss the survey. In Kansas City, Missouri, the rate of food aid spiked by 40 per cent, the highest increase in the survey, followed by Boston, Massachusetts and Salt Lake City, Utah with a 35 per cent increase and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 32 per cent. Unemployment was the primary cause of hunger, according to the cities, whose total emergency food budget as a group last year was $272m. The cities are also not expecting improvements. All but two predicted emergency food requests will increase next year, with three-quarters of the cities forecasting shrinking food aid budgets. "It is not surprising that the combination of increasing demand and decreasing resources is the biggest challenge that they would face in that effort to address hunger in the next year," said Terry Bellamy, the mayor of Asheville, North Carolina. Homelessness across the surveyed cities rose an average of 6 per cent, according to the report. Especially hard hit was Charleston, South Carolina, where homelessness rose 33 per cent, Cleveland, Ohio (21 per cent) and Detroit, Michigan (16 per cent). The report said more than a quarter of homeless adults were "severely mentally ill," while 13 percent were US military veterans. "We should be ashamed of ourselves for allowing veterans who fought for this country... to find themselves living on the street," said James. An average of 18 per cent of homeless people seeking assistance were turned away, in part because there were not enough beds in homeless shelters. SOURCE: Al Jazeera and agencies US & Canada United States


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Avatar, Sherlock Holmes and Mad Men Snag Prizes at Art Directors Guild Awards
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Last night, the Art Directors Guild joined the fray that is the awards season, honoring Sherlock Holmes, Avatar and The Hurt Locker for best production design in the period, fantasy and contemporary film categories, respectively. So what does this mean vis-a-vis the Oscars? Ever since the guild began handing out the ADG Award thirteen years ago, eight recipients have proceeded to win an Oscar, so it means that either Sherlock Holmes or Avatar stand a decent chance. (The Hurt Locker was left out in this particular Oscar race.) Also picking up an award for the evening was Mad Men, for best single-camera television series.More winners after the jump.
Period Film: Sherlock Holmes
Fantasy Film: Avatar
Contemporary Film: The Hurt Locker
Episode of a One-Hour Single-Camera TV Series: Mad Men
TV Movie or Mini-Series: Grey Gardens
Episode of a Half-Hour Single-Camera TV Series: Weeds
Episode of a Multi-Camera Variety or Unscripted Series: Hell's Kitchen
Awards, Music or Game Shows: 51st Annual Grammy Awards
Commercials and Music Videos: "In An Absolut World," Absolut Anthem
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Dedicated to exposing, and resisting, the all pervasive nanny state that is corroding the way of life and the freedom of the people of Britain.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Global Warming - Snow Level Three Warning
In keeping with the sense of hysteria that grips Nanny whenever anything happens with the weather, last night's light dusting of snow has caused Nanny to sound the alarm.
The much "respected" Met Office has placed England on Level 3 Alert (that's one notch below "National Emergency" FFS!) and the NHS has issued advise to people about how to stay warm.
Hmmm...it is winter isn't it?
We do live in a country that does occasionally experience snow and cold snaps don't we?
That'll be the global warming then!
Visit The Orifice of Government Commerce and buy a collector's item.
Visit The Joy of Lard and indulge your lard fantasies.
Show your contempt for Nanny by buying a T shirt or thong from Nanny's Store.
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Visit Oh So Swedish Swedish arts and handicrafts
Why not really indulge yourself, by doing all the things that Nanny really hates? Click on the relevant link to indulge yourselves; Food, Bonking, Gifts and Flowers, Groceries
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Make housing project a sign of hope, not fear
One View
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"Encourage your hopes, not your fears."
For years now, this bumper sticker has been on my family's refrigerator. Hope doesn't always come easy when your triplet babies are born prematurely, fragile with health problems and disabling conditions. Fear can pop up whenever you turn around: When they are babies — "Can I do this?" Then as they grow older — "What will the future hold?"
The realities for those with disabling conditions are sobering: Unemployment averages about 40 percent in Illinois; 70 percent if one is blind. Persons with disabilities represent two-thirds of those living in long-term poverty. Abject poverty and institutionalization are certainly not relics of previous times.
Due to their circumstances, two of our 25-year-old children live at home with us. Hearing about the proposed housing plan for the old Comcast building, we wondered — could our adult children someday live there? Because of stamina and health issues, they may not have the capability to sustain full-time employment. However, with support, they can and do live full lives.
Of course, those with disabilities are not the only ones with low wages — we have teacher assistants, lunchroom monitors, nurses' aides, caregivers, grocery baggers (some of whom are OPRF special education graduates) and underemployed returning veterans. While these people may slip below the radar in this village of Hemingway and Wright, they are indeed an integral part of the tapestry of our community.
As I read the discussion about the proposed housing plan for the old Comcast building, I see fear speaking — fear that "they" will pull down "our" community. The neighborhoods and children will be hurt, and housing values will fall. Individually addressing these concerns can be helpful. First, Interfaith Housing Development Corp., the Oak Park Housing Authority and Catholic Charities are reputable organizations with solid histories. The Oak Park Housing Authority website has a very detailed frequently asked questions section, addressing many potential concerns. The Interfaith Housing Development Corp. website provides examples of successful existing supported buildings.
Second, the proposed housing is permanent housing, not transitional or halfway housing. Third, tenants are screened with credit and criminal background checks, and tenants who are disruptive will be evicted. Fourth, as in all neighborhoods, our resident beat officers are always willing to work with the community to keep neighborhoods safe. Fifth, if we want to reduce illicit drug use, closing our high school campus, not allowing alcohol at teen parties and exploring ways to reduce demand by using our youth services are likely to have the greatest impact.
We Oak Parkers have a legacy of courage and creativity in building the diverse, vibrant community we call home. People with disabilities and challenging life situations are a part of, and yes, enhance this diversity. Frankly, the line between "us" and "them" is a blurred one — an illness, an injury, a job loss, the death of a loved one or plain-old aging could put anyone into a difficult situation. Let's not let uninformed fear govern our decisions. Instead, let's choose hope and work together for Oak Park.
Janet and Rich Gayes are Oak Park residents.
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Concerned (not afraid) Citizen from Oak Park
Posted: February 18th, 2011 8:21 PM
@ Chris Damon - Seriously, I live just a few blocks away and would much prefer the Mosque. I'd wager that other neighbors would feel the same way.
Chris Damon from Oak Park
Posted: February 16th, 2011 10:02 AM
I've given much thought to the controversy over converting the Comcast building into affordable housing units. I've listened to and read the points of view of all concerned. I think I've finally come up with a solution that will satisfy both those concerned about the impact of this proposal on the character of their neighborhood AND those concerned about social justice issues who want to ensure that Oak Park is doing the right thing: convert the Comcast building into a Mosque.
Tom Scharre
Posted: February 15th, 2011 1:17 PM
I just realized I misspelled the Gayes' surname. Sorry. (I hate when that's done to me.) And, again, nicely written.
Tom Scharre
Posted: February 15th, 2011 11:32 AM
Mr. & Mrs. Gaye, your "One View" is extremely well-written, informed by love and even-tempered in its advocacy of this project. Yet I remain skeptical. Clearly, some of the opponents are driven by fear, ignorance and/or prejudice. But most are simply asking common sense questions: is there really a need? is it the best site? who stands to benefit most? I smell a couple of well-connected sharpies who've decided to call something a "nail" so they can use their publicly funded hammer on it.
Mia Lu
Posted: February 15th, 2011 8:41 AM
I'm glad that shoving low-income residents into 450 square feet apartments makes the Gayes feel good about themselves. Let's not let our desire for an order-based society govern our decisions. The voucher program allows people to live anonymously in standard size units. Can't people have their pride? Why must the working poor be identified and labeled for the benefit of people like Janet and Rich?
Patricia O'Shea
Posted: February 14th, 2011 9:48 PM
If you're new to this and interested in going to one source that will link you to lots of information, go to Facebook and search "Concerned Madison" to find the Facebook Concerned Citizens-Madison Avenue Housing Project (Oak Park)page.
Chris Koertge
Posted: February 14th, 2011 2:10 PM
@Mary Ellen - I think Interfaith, who has ZERO experience outside of troubled inner city neighborhoods, values OP to expand their footprint. I also believe this is a personal win for Interfaith CEO Perry Vietti, who lives near the Comcast building. Pushing a development opposed by 2:1 in the neighborhood is a heck of a way to make friends with your neighbors, huh? I wish they'd stick to developing in places where they have a proven track record of success.
Mary Ellen Eads from 202 N. Harvey
Posted: February 14th, 2011 11:36 AM
(contd) I think it is becoming increasingly clear that this project has little or nothing to do with Oak Park on any dimension. The developers were looking for really cheap housing in an area that might not raise too much fuss about a potentially controversial social housing project. The concerns of neighbors could be easily dispatched with the aid of Village commissioners and a few meetings providing minimal information. It could work.
Mary Ellen Eads from Oak Park
Posted: February 14th, 2011 11:30 AM
In addition to the stated concerns about igh-density housing restricted to those with low incomes, it is important to note that there is no guarantee that current Oak Parkers or their adult children or low-income workers in OP have priority access to more than a very few of these units. In fact, I believe that the developers have stated that the opposite is true and that HUD does not permit these types of intake restrictions. More clarity, much more, is needed on this point.
j.oak park
Posted: February 14th, 2011 10:57 AM
the retail portion is a bone for the madison street coalition/corridor plan... at least that is my take on it. just like the corner of the new Walgreen's. Have you ever tried to park in the lat at Walgreen's? it is always full. Parking in the area is tight as it stands now. Wonder how long it takes to fill that empty corner of Walgreen's... or the one to the east across Oak Park ave, or all of the other open store fronts on madison?
Resident from Oak Park
Posted: February 14th, 2011 10:30 AM
The project also has retail on the ground floor with no designated parking.Who would want a business there?The planned units are 500sf and overpriced.There would be up to 102 people in a relatively small building, with inadequate parking.I'm tired of all this righteous rhetoric and public posturing, albeit well meaning.I was glad that this would be affordable housing until I read the plan.I sent a letter expressing my concerns to the Planning Commission and Board. I suggest others do that, too.
Chris Koertge
Posted: February 14th, 2011 10:11 AM
Concerned (not afraid) Citizen from Oak Park could not have summed my position on this project up any better. We're not afraid. We're not saying "no" to ANY development. We're just saying "no" to a veiled plan that only benefits Interfaith, OPRC and the large corporations that draw tax shelter from investing in the development. I actually think we're better off with the rotting shell of the Comcast building on the corner of Oak Park and Madison than the proposed development.
Posted: February 13th, 2011 6:44 PM
i agree with Alan D. Lord from Oak Park, I think the corner of Forest and Lake is a better location for this proposed project.
Alan D. Lord from Oak Park
Posted: February 13th, 2011 6:41 PM
I see I giant peice of misery being proposed here. Misery for the occupants as their every move will be observed and reported. Misery for the neighbors who are observing and reporting. Misery for the person/people who actually thought this was a good idea; wait they don't care they have moved on and pocketed the kickback cash. What is next? Hmm.... the corner of Forest and Lake?
The 60s Are Over, Hippies from Oak Park
Posted: February 13th, 2011 3:38 PM
I've only lived in Oak Park for about 16 years, so maybe someone can tell me when it became law that we must be a "diverse" community. So diverse, I guess, that we must consider proven-ineffective, Cabrini Green-style housing projects like this to show how "diverse" we are. Frankly, I think living peacefully next to the Austin neighborhood and sharing our stores, restaurants, amenities and even schools is enough. What are we trying to prove?
Concerned (not afraid) Citizen from Oak Park
Posted: February 13th, 2011 3:08 PM
In my mind, there continue to be several questions about this project that remain unanswered: Is there an actual need for this type of housing in OP? Will this actually improve the diversity of Oak Park? Who will be served? Are there any risks? As noted, once it's up, it's up. So, as a person who lives in the neighborhood where this building could be I think it's better to ask all of the tough questions now. It seems there are many still unanswered. We all deserve clarity.
Dave Heidorn from Oak Park
Posted: February 11th, 2011 1:02 PM
Dismissing any opposition as "fear" is offensive. I oppose it because I lived a block from a residence for disadvantaged singles in Chicago before moving here. I did not fear those people. I found their behavior tiresome and realized the neighborhood could never achieve its potential because that facility -- no matter neighbors' complaints -- could take no responsibility for the quality of life issues its residents left to neighbors. Don't stereotype us. Try listening to your neighbors.
Posted: February 10th, 2011 10:08 PM
Cover story in the week's edition of the The Reader newspaper reports on segregated housing in Chicago and the suburbs.
john murtagh from oak park
Posted: February 9th, 2011 7:25 PM
Being a brother of triplets, I have great empathy for the challenges that they are as children and the illnesses that can face them in adulthood. Two of my brothers have serious mental problems that struck them in their 20's when their careers were flourishing. Neither has been able to work since. With the help of the VA, both are veterans, and the family they have live together and care for each other. To avoid possible disappointment, you should check eligibility. HUD guidelines are rigid.
Chris Koertge
Posted: February 9th, 2011 4:31 PM
I'd agree with your closing point on aging. There is a proven need for affordable housing for the elderly, for families and for the disabled. This project is targeted to serve none of those groups. There's no proven need for what Interfaith wants to develop, single occupancy, 450 sq ft apartments @$700. Their stated target population is the working poor in Oak Park. In testimony IHDC has confirmed that they can't even commit to that population until after the village approves the project.
Posted: February 9th, 2011 3:32 PM
This is not about fear it is about common sense - there are plenty of available, affordable studio and one bedroom apts. in Oak Park-why spend $$ rehabbing the Comcast building when you could work w/present building owners to place people in housing stock that is available. The real need is for affordable family housing- 3 BR . The $$ saved on this building could be spent rehabbing 2 flats/homes for families to rent and integrate into all of Oak Park's neighborhoods. No fear just sense.
Brad Farrar
Posted: February 9th, 2011 9:01 AM
Based on testimony that Interfaith and their partners have provided: A very small number of these units are planned as accessible for the disabled. They are not allowed to give preference to OP residents in tenant selection. The building is transitional -- a primary goal of the case worker assigned to each tenant is to provide employment counseling to move them up and out of the building.
J.G. Morales
Posted: February 9th, 2011 8:43 AM
What Adele said. Small, low rent apartments already exist in the area. It is not guaranteed that those who move in will be Oak Park residents. Smaller buildings would better serve those in need of assistance. Economic segregation usually turns out bad. To have hope does not mean to throw caution to the wind. Pathos can neither change nor create facts.
Patricia O'Shea
Posted: February 9th, 2011 8:26 AM
More incorrect info from OP Resident. It would be great to have someone so passionate in the debate, but first you should read something about this project.
OP Resident
Posted: February 9th, 2011 7:24 AM
Affirmative Action Homes with HOPE are supported by our first Affirmative Action President Obama through HUD and DCFS. Let's show some PRIDE Oak Park! I believe OPGLA is 100 percent for this project for fatherless babies. Call your trustees and show some support.
Adele from OP
Posted: February 9th, 2011 7:12 AM
"ONE VIEW" indeed - that captures the WJ position accurately. How about "TWO VIEWS"? Aside from a few fringe posts (that are getting weirder each day) the opposition has NOT been about fear. Hope vs. fear is reductionistic and manipulative. Stick to the facts which have been posted multiple times: no guarantee to OP low wage earners, housing supply already exists, economic segregation. Once it's up, it's up...then hope or fear won't matter.
Posted: February 9th, 2011 6:09 AM
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So far in 2016, a total of 112,862 pilgrims have come to Santiago de Compostela by the Jacobean routes
At the moment it is early to talk of records, as many months left of this year, however, the numbers the Camino de Santiago is getting during 2016 are being undoubtedly more remarkable. Although everyone expected in 2021, next Jacobean, was the date set to beat the record of annual pilgrims - established in 2010, it seems we might not have to wait that long, and this year it could be achieved.
The data provided by the Archdiocese of Compostela, in a recent study reveals that 112,862 pilgrims had arrived in Santiago de Compostela from 1 January to July 8 this 2016, 10% more than in 2015. If the progression remains like other years, it would be possible to reach a historical pike of about 290,000 pilgrims. In 2010 272.412 pilgrims were recorded.
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Of course, number one must-see is ballet, an art form that was born in Russia. Classic Russian ballet school developed by the Bolshoi Theatre is famous and known all over the world. You can see the performance at the Bolshoi all year round (exceprt for July and August) at a quite high price but absolutely worth it. In July and August, when the Bolshoi is on a summer break, the large festival called "Summer Ballet Seasons" takes place in RAMT Theatre located to the right of the Bolshoi – the performances there are magnificent and the price is not expensive. Whenever you come to Moscow, there is always a ballet performace worth witnessing. Click on the image above and see interesting tours all around theatres in Moscow.


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A BBQ feast for an epic feat at Wings of Kilimanjaro Gala
Wings of Kilimanjaro is a once in a lifetime event. 200 adventurers from around the world will gather in Tanzania, Africa where they will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro is the highest free-standing mountain in the world (5895m) and they intend on climbing it over a period of seven days. After attaining the summit, they will fly by para glider from "The Roof of Africa" in an effort to raise one million USD to be split between three charities: World Serve, The One Foundation and Plants with Purpose (explained at the bottom of the article).
Justin Kyllo, owner of Smoke and Bones BBQ, will participate. In an effort to do his part and contribute to the large sum being raised, he's holding a charity dinner and dance at the Heritage Hall.
There will be a live band to get people on the dance floor, a cash bar to quench people's thirst and a huge BBQ feast to satiate people's hunger. There will even be a whole roast pig smoked for 18 hours in their competition smoker.
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I chatted briefly with Justin before the event to get some insight about his connection with Wings of Kilimajaro and his feelings leading up to lift-off.
What inspired you to do this?
"A number of things came together at the right time. For one, I have wanted to travel to Africa ever since I was a child. I have been fascinated with countries such as Egypt, Morocco, Kenya and Tanzania. Two years ago I tried to get a small group of pilots to travel to Africa together for a paragliding trip but it was not going to happen with the people I know. I was told about this project earlier this year. The day I found out, I came home and applied to them."
Have you ever done anything like this before?
"I have done small amounts of world travelling and lots and lots of paragliding (14 years), but nothing like this before."
With the commitment you've made to the organizations and the cause, how are you feeling just a couple of months before the big day?
"I am feeling really good. There is a lot to think about and I have fundraising commitments to make for the project. Both myself and the other Vancouver pilot, Guy Herrington, each have to raise $5000 US for the charities as well as $3500 US for the Tanzanian guides, porters and cooks who are part of the team. There are 200 pilots and a crew of over 1000 porters, media, etc., climbing Kilimanjaro for this project."
Is there a way of preparing yourself for such a feat?
"I am training with the Peak Centre for Human Performance. They put me on a plan to help maximize my conditioning before I leave. I am also doing lots of reading about high altitude climbing and trekking. Kilimanjaro is over 19,000 feet and altitude sickness can play a factor and is the most common reason why people do not make it to the summit. Mental preparation is key as well. Seven days is a long gruelling trip up and we will pass through multiple climate zones. From Savannah at the bottom to arctic conditions on the summit. As well because we are para glider pilots, when the rain dies away we like to practice handling our gliders in strong wind. Getting to the top is only half the scenario. We have to fly down as a group of 200."
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Date: Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
Location: Heritage Hall, Vancouver • 3102 Main Street
Tickets: $50/Person • $475/Table of 10
Dress Code: Semi Formal
Doors: 6:00 pm
Appetizers: 6:30 pm
For bookings and enquiries email Justin at [email protected]
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Plant With Purpose is a Christian, environmental non-profit organization that transforms lives in rural areas worldwide where poverty is caused by deforestation. Focusing on holistic solutions to poverty, Plant With Purpose has been restoring the lives of the rural poor for over 25 years by planting trees, creating economic opportunity through micro-credit and micro-enterprise, implementing sustainable agriculture programs, and encouraging spiritual renewal.
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The One Foundation will be working to provide sustainable and community led water and sanitation programs in Tanzania in 2013. They will work through local partners to ensure that the most appropriate and lasting solutions are implemented in the communities most in need. As with all of their programs, they ensure that every penny is spent in a transparent and accountable way, that has the greatest resources, skills and infrastructure and deliver upon these needs accordingly.
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WorldServe International is an organization passionate about building global networks to meet local needs. They excel at providing water and sanitation solutions in developing countries with its own Africa-based water resource development company.
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The tinsel's tatty, the recycling bin is stuffed to bursting, the last of the leftovers lurk ominously at the back of the fridge. As we stare down the barrel of another New Year's Eve it's time for that yearly rite, that inevitable reckoning with the number gods which publishing on the internet demands. Except it seems that it's not so inevitable after all – looks like I was busy last year – so, with apologies alongside our usual caveats, here's our traditional look back at the most popular stories of 2013 on the Books site.
And there at the top of the pile, glorious in its tenth anniversary year, is our list of the 100 greatest novels of all time. If you've been following my homage to the statistical deities all along then you'll have seen how at first I thought the continuing popularity of this venerable institution showed only the might of Google and the infirmity of literary culture. Over the years my attitude has shifted from avoidance to acceptance, but this year I've moved on to outright celebration. Ten years after Robert McCrum first picked those great novels he's gone back to the classics, this time assembling a "work-in-progress" list of the best English-language novels, "shaped by the narrative" of Anglo-American fiction. The discussion, the debate, the enthusiasm which Robert's essays have provoked is what this site is all about. And if Google and a big fat list of great books can bring people to the site who wouldn't normally stop by, then hurrah for that and welcome.
This spirit of positivity continues with Neil Gaiman, whose impassioned defence of novels, libraries and reading comes in at number two. It's great to see his curly locks riding high up the list in what has sometimes seemed like the year of the Gaiman. A novel , a comic , a children's book, a Doctor Who story and, ahem, a haunting story for theguardian.com/books – in 2013 Gaiman was everywhere from Edinburgh to Alamogordo. He even took over the Books site. But of all these contributions, he seems to have struck the loudest chord with a lecture delivered in London, where he argued that it is only through exercising our imagination that we become truly human. Authors have an obligation to "write true things", he argues, to "understand that truth is not in what happens but what it tells us about who we are". But all of us, "have an obligation to imagine".
It is easy to pretend that nobody can change anything, that we are in a world in which society is huge and the individual is less than nothing: an atom in a wall, a grain of rice in a rice field. But the truth is, individuals change their world over and over, individuals make the future, and they do it by imagining that things can be different.
If we're taking sides or declaring biases, as Gaiman suggests we should, then I'll have to line up beside him and the hundreds of thousands of the rest of you who enjoyed his piece in favour of books, in favour of reading, in favour of imagining another world.
Number three on the list slams the door on all this happy talk, with Steven Poole's roundup of management-speak at its worst. We're going to sunset any more of that going forward, otherwise these issues might see us challenge some of our most valued stakeholders.
Sex rears its ugly head at number four, as Zoe Williams anatomises female desire in her interview of the American author Daniel Bergner. His "headline, traffic-stopping message" is that far from being the prime movers of monogamy, women "may actually be more naturally promiscuous – more bored by habituation, more voracious, more predatory, more likely to objectify a mate". Bergner says he's astonished at the level of self-delusion required to maintain the myth of female fidelity. I'm more astonished by the skill with which Williams weaves together killer quotes, sexual politics and a brief portrait of her boyfriend – a masterful performance.
Next comes Jonathan Franzen, and his despairing lament for the modern world. With Jeff Bezos installed as one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, Franzen looks forward to a world in which writers are "the kind of prospectless workers whom its contractors employ in its warehouses, labouring harder for less and less, with no job security, because the warehouses are situated in places where they're the only business hiring". A bleak prospect indeed.
Six and seven on the list are blasts from the past – or 2009 and 2011 at least – as we tip our hats to Reddit for bigging up reports of Hemingway's sideline as a failed KGB spy (thanks golergka), and a collection of 500 new fairytales discovered in a Regensburg archive (thanks arriver).
Eight on the list is this year's first no-show: our rights to Daniel Dennett's seven rules for thinking have, um, expired. I'll point you to Steven Rose's sceptical review, or my own more positive one and move on.
Nine and ten return us to the matter of lists, with a "definitive" list of the 1000 novels everyone must read and the top 100 books of all time, narrowly edging out Gregor Samsa's appearance as a Google doodle and Stephen King's dismissal of the Twilight series as "tweenager porn". Can't wait to hear what he makes of Austenland ...
The top 10 most read:
1. the 100 greatest novels of all time
2. Neil Gaiman in defence of libraries and reading
3. Steven Poole's roundup of management-speak at its worst
4. Zoe Williams interviews What Do Women Want author Daniel Bergner
5. Jonathan Franzen on all that's wrong with the modern world
6. Hemingway was a failed KGB spy
7. 500 new fairytales discovered
8. Daniel Dennett's seven rules for thinking
9. 1000 novels everyone must read
10. Kafka's Metamorphosis becomes a Google doodle


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Author(s): Nicholas Tarling
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Year: 2013
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Reviewed by Kai Chen, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Zhejiang University, China.
Nicholas Tarling is one of the most outstanding scholars of modern Southeast Asia and editor of The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia. His recent book, Southeast Asian Regionalism: New Zealand Perspectives, is an impressive piece of research and an invaluable study of the ancestors of ASEAN——ASA and SEAFET. The book's main focus, as the title indicates, is Southeast Asian Regionalism in the perspective of New Zealand, with particular emphasis on the strong motive behind the early attempts at collective defence of Southeast Asia. In Tarling's view, the strong motive is to "limit disputes among themselves and the intervention of states external to the region"(p.92).
Obviously, Tarling is a knowledgeable scholar and turns to the archives of external powers, which "contain not only reports from New Zealand diplomats but also from Australian and Canadian diplomats as well"(p.2). The book is well organized: it is divided into a number of sections, and each section focuses on a specific historical period of Southeast Asia.
One of the main strengths of Tarling's work is to explain the strong motive behind the early attempts at collective defence of Southeast Asia in two aspects, one is to avoid the dominance by one substantial regional power, the other is to restrict the intervention of major outside powers.
Within the region of Southeast Asia, the strong motive behind the early attempts at a regional association was an attempt to confront with the disparate size and power of Indonesia, because the states of Southeast Asia were "equal in sovereignty, unequal in power" (p.2). In the early years of ASEAN, the uncommitted countries cause Southeast Asian regionalism experience many ups and downs. Especially, the proposals about establishing regional association, which were advanced by Indonesia, such as "Colombo Powers", failed to achieve the purpose. For the other Southeast Asia countries, their own feeling is that "until Indonesia shows herself to be really committed to a peaceful-neighbour policy we cannot give too much weight to such ideas" (p.23). For any attempt at a regional association in Southeast Asia, it was "rather difficult to widen its scope to include countries such as Burma, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia" (p.10). In other words, "if regional cooperation is to be expanded on a broad and meaningful basis, it is important that uncommitted countries like Indonesia and Burma agree to participate" (p.13). As the situation developed, the Southeast Asian countries cast away grievances and met each other halfway. Concerning the ASEAN members, they accepted that "non-interference and non-aggression are basic principles which Southeast Asian countries must unequivocally accept before any further steps can be taken" (p.39).
As is clear the book provides a detailed exploration of the motive in restricting the intervention of any outside powers. Since the disappearance of the imperial structures, the newly-independent Southeast Asian countries were prepared to " explore seriously any option that holds a promise of long-term security" (p.45). In Tunku Abdul Rahman's word, if Southeast Asian countries did not do it, "they would have to look outside the area for protection and the full meaning of independence would be lost" (p.4). According to a copy of the first draft of an agreement, which sent by Walter Ayathuray (head of the Malaysian ASA secretariat), insisted that the arrangements of collective defence should not be used to serve the particular interest of any of the big powers" (p.27).
Furthermore, Southeast Asian countries tried their best to diminish opportunity for the intervention of outside powers. During the process of establishing a regional association in Southeast Asia, the Southeast Asian countries always used the strengthen of the Western powers to achieve collective defence through regionalism, which could kill two birds with one stone, not only eased the internal threats in Southeast Asia, but also added the bargaining chips in political deals. However, ASEAN is "developing in ways its creators could not have foreseen" (p. 92). As a barely satisfactory outcome of compromise, ASEAN is "an economic and cultural association only, its more important positive achievements have so far been in the political and, less openly, in the security fields" (p. 92).
A shortcoming of the book is that there should have been a more detailed analysis of ethnic conflicts in the early years of ASEAN, which was an essential negative factor of Southeast Asian regionalism. Of course, Burma and Vietnam showed hesitancy in promoting Southeast Asian regionalism, because they remained uncommitted to Indonesia's proposals. On the other hand, Burma and Vietnam endured hardships of ethnic conflicts. At that time, the two countries were weak in economy and defence, and they need time to rebuild orders at home. That 's an important reason why Burma and Vietnam showed little interests in joining any regional association or promoting collective defence.
ASEAN is "deploying the style and instruments of their diplomacy in novel ways" (p. 92). The ground-breaking ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus Eight (including China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Russia) convened for the first time in 2010. For the new members of ASEAN, "move gradually towards developing closer political links with ASEAN, distinct from (their) bilateral relations with its member states" (p. 88). The most significant role of this institution is to bring together the external powers as well as ASEAN members, participate in disaster relief, humanitarian aid and peace keeping. Considering the different cultural norms, political regimes and economic systems, the contradictions and competitions in the process of ASEAN Plus Eight will be expected, especially in the initial years.
Moreover, in the face of ASEAN Plus Eight, which contains China, United States and Russia, how could ASEAN occupy the leading position as it used to be? It's traditional tactic for Southeast Asian countries to enlarge the membership of ASEAN and introduce more external powers to hold each other up. But the tactic is not proved effective every time. There are two key factors hampering the process of the enlargement of ASEAN. First, the problem is the ethnic conflicts in some ASEAN members, especially in Burma, which has seriously prevented Burma and its neighboring countries to play an more active role in Southeast Asian regionalism. For instance, the stakeholders of the ethnic conflicts in Burma always go around ASEAN, and turn to international society. This situation reflects that as a regional association in Southeast Asia, ASEAN is at a loss what to do, and the basic principles of ASEAN also have no scope for their abilities. The other problem is that public participation in the decision making of ASEAN is still limited. The most pressing matter is not the enlargement of membership, but enhance the sense of participation in Southeast Asia. ASEAN should represent the interests and rights of more ethnic groups and interests groups in the region, and encourage more non-state actors to participate the process of Southeast Asian regionalization.
Words of Henry VI by Shakespeare come to mind: "Glory is like a circle in the water. Which never cease to enlarge itself, til by broad spreading it disperse to naught". Whether ASEAN will have a leading role in ASEAN Plus Eight remains to be seen.
This is a work of admirable scholarship, which will not only an enriching and important contribution to "study the early years of ASEAN in more detail" (p. 93), but also be recommended to all those interested in the international relations of Southeast Asia.