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me, in a nutshell … or not
Conservative Vegan seems a bit of an oxymoron, doesn't it?
Well, after decades of thoughtful insight and accumulated 'ah-hah' moments, I can tell you it is not. Contrary to liberal ideology, conservatism and veganism share essential core principles and values. Since I have embraced veganism my life has been fundamentally transformed both spiritually and outwardly.
Christian …
Before anything I am Roman Catholic. Not a Newchurch Catholic, but a pre-Vatican II Traditional Catholic who attends Tridentine Latin Mass every Sunday. Well, nearly every Sunday. Nobody's perfect. 😉 From my faith flows all that I hold sacred: God's redeeming love, a strong sense of right and wrong, charity, free will, family, and the the sacredness of life. Bound by this system of complimentary beliefs and values, my faith, conservatism and veganism integrate seamlessly into my daily life.
Conservative …
As a Reagan conservative I believe in limited government, a free market economy, low taxes, a strong national defense and freedom of religion and expression. I support the second amendment, and as a responsible gun owner I am prepared to protect my life, my loved ones, my home and country with my S&W 686+ .357 Magnum (for protection) and S&W .22 (for target shooting). I am NRA certified in Basic Pistol/Revolver Shooting, and Home Firearm Safety. I am against hunting for sport but I will defend your right to do so in the hope that you will someday see the light.
Vegan …
Basically, there are health vegans and ethical vegans. Many vegans are both, which would be me. Health-wise, I believe that a diet high in animal fat and casein from dairy products is a trigger for many of our Western diseases, particularly heart disease and cancer. And from an ethical standpoint, I believe that God's instruction for mankind to behave as benevolent stewards of His kingdom on earth has been a tragic failure. Mankind must cease to be motivated by selfish, political and monetary gain, and instead work to eliminate the shameful and gruesome inhumane practices of factory farming for food and fur, indiscriminate hunting, poaching and other animal cruelties that threaten the very definition of our humanity.
Each of us is responsible for preserving this beautiful Earth that God created for us and all His creations. However, unless we protect our liberty and our security our children will not have a healthy environment to enjoy. Therefore, we cannot preserve our environment at the risk of losing our security. To that end we can and must responsibly extract fossil fuels in our own country while we develop reasonable alternatives resources. As well, the man-made global warming hoax should be ended before there is any further consideration of instituting the financially disastrous Cap and Trade bill. These are just two of many politically charged issues propped up by the Progressive ideology of the Far Left that threaten to irrevocably harm the security of our country.
Most importantly, preserving our environment begins at home. If we all choose to live simply, eat healthfully, consume minimally, acquire in moderation, and treat others, animals and our surrounding environment with respect and kindness we would not be facing most of our impending financial, environmental and social calamities.
This also explains why I am Pro-Life, why I believe that human life is God-given and precious, that it begins at conception, that to willfully kill innocent life is murder. Conversely, I believe Capital Punishment is warranted in certain complicated cases. Even Christ believed in it.
I can assure you that I have not come by my views lightly. Youthful boneheaded decisions, misguided beliefs and abdicated values were followed by years of soul searching, Bible study, prayer and meditation, reading, examining relationships, observing – and plain ol' thinking. From all of this I can attribute the present clarity of my humbled and resolute heart, mind and soul to the unbending strength of my faith in my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

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PC women's hoops starts Big South season
The Presbyterian College women's basketball team, fresh off the overtime win over Furman on Saturday, started their Big South conference slate Tuesday at home with the Liberty Flames - losing 76-64.
Game Setup
Who: Presbyterian College (3-8) vs Liberty (5-7)
When: Tuesday, January 2 – 7:00 p.m.
Where: Clinton, S.C. – The Templeton Center (2,500)
Watch: Big South Network
Follow: GoBlueHose.com
Social Media: @BlueHoseWBB
Storey Named Preseason All-Conference
- Senior PG Cortney Storey has been named to 2017-18 Big South Preseason All-Conference team. She was the 2014-15 Freshman of the Year, 2015-16 Big South Honorable Mention and 2016-17 Big South Second Team honoree.
- Storey is the first preseason honoree since Karlee Taylor in 2013-14.
1,000 Point Scorers
- Storey surpassed the 1,000 point mark in the North Carolina Central game with 26 points. She scored 24 points most recently versus Furman and now has 1,065 career points. She is 114 points shy of Karlee Taylor's 1,179 points for second place. Janie Miles sits at 884 points heading into conference play.
- Storey is averaging 17.3 points, 5.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game this season. She has surpassed 1,000 points, and 400 assists with six against Furman, she now has 403. Now with 176 steals she is just 24 away from the prestigious 1,000/400/200 milestone.
- Miles sits at 884 career points heading into the Liberty game.
Blue Hose Go for 10+ Again
- PC enters this season with three straight 10+ win Big South campaigns. The Blue Hose have achieved that feat four of the last five seasons overall.
- Overall they have won 10+ conference games in 13 of the last 30 seasons with nine coming as members of the South Atlantic Conference and four in the Big South.
Storey off to Hot Start
- Cortney Storey was named the Big South Player of the Week each of the first two weeks this season.
- In week one she averaged 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals in two games versus San Diego State and #7 UCLA, this performance earned her first player of the week honor.
- In week two Storey average 20.5 points, 6.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in two games versus USC Upstate and Chattanooga. She would tie her own personal career high and PC Division I record with 27 points versus Upstate. These performances garnered her second player of the week honor.
- Storey is in the midst of the most impressive four game stretch of her career as she has scored 20, 26, 18, and 24 in the last four. That is 88 total points for a 22.0 points per game average over four games. She has surpassed the 1,000 points milestone in that stretch and is just 35 away from 1,100.
Blue Hose Offensive Notes
- PC is averaging 56.9 points with a 36.4 percent shooting average this season with a 31.0 percent three-point average.
- The Blue Hose grab 26.1 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 7.6 steals and 1.8 blocks per game this season.
- When PC scored 83 points at USC Upstate it was the most points scored in a game since the Truett-McConnel game on December 16, 2012.
- In the PC-NC Central game the Blue Hose went 30-34 in made free throws, that was a PC record in made free throws. The previous high had been 26 versus High Point on February 23, 2013.
- PC stormed back from four different 14 point deficits in its most recent game to defeat the Furman Paladins by 76-75 score in overtime. It was just the third overtime game in two seasons under coach Todd Steelman and the first win. It was also PC's first win over Furman since 1982.
Career Days
- Senior Janie Miles had the second highest scoring stretch of her career when she dropped 33 in two games versus Upstate and Chattanooga. The highest is 35 at NC Central and at Campbell in her freshman campaign.
- Freshman Mattie Kennedy tallied a career high 13 points on a career high three made three-pointers versus Kennesaw State.
- Sophomore Riley Hemm made her first career start against NC Central and set career highs in points with 12, made field goals with three and rebounds with five.
- Redshirt Sophomore Ericka Blackwell-Boyden grabbed a career high six rebounds in the Kennesaw State (11/21) contest. She then added a career high three steals versus North Carolina (12/5) and career high 15 points against UNCG (12/21).
- Freshman Briley Buckner would add a career day against Duke as she set game highs in points (11), made shots (4), attempts (8), three-point makes (2), three point attempts (4), rebounds (5) and assists (2).
- Storey knocked down a PC Division I era record 17 free throws in the game versus NC Central, the previous record had been 11 by Dria David who did it twice.
- Freshman Tess Santos made her first career start against UNCG and responded by grabbing a career high eight rebounds and three assists. She had also recorded a career high four blocks in the previous game versus NC Central. Then in her second consecutive start vs Furman she set a new high with four assists.
- Macee Tamminen scored a career high 15 points on a career high five made field goals, all of which were from three against Furman.
Scouting the Flames
- The Flames come into the Big South portion of the season with a 5-7 record having lost two games in a row vs Northern Colorado and at Duke.
- The Flames score 65.1 points per game on 41.3 percent shooting and 30.0 percent from three. They allow 62.1 points on 43.2 percent shooting including 36.1 percent from three.
- Liberty assists on 12.8 made baskets per game while gathering 9.6 steals and swatting 2.8 blocks per game this season.
- No Liberty player averages in double figures but five do average between 7.2 and 9.9 points per game this season. Keyen Green leads the way for Liberty with 9.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Three other Flames grab 4.3+ rebounds per game.
- Nine different players have recorded at least three starts this season.
- Liberty is led by Carey Green, he has been at Liberty 18 seasons and comes into the 2017-18 season with 416-158 record at Liberty.
Blue Hose Versus Flames
- PC and Liberty have met 19 times all-time with Liberty owning the 14-5 advantage, however the Blue Hose have gone 2-2 in the last four.


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Design Disruptors Documentary
Monday February 29, 2016
The 21st century has seen massive change in the world of business. Traditional industries have been shaken to their foundations by startups that seem to spring up out of nowhere. How are they doing it? With design.
In design disruptors, you'll meet top designers at the world's smartest companies, and discover how design has become the new language of business.
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Education for Ministry in the Diocese of Washington
EDOW EfM Meeting Places, Days, Times, and Mentor
All Souls Episcopal Church, 2300 Cathedral Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 (a block from the Woodley Park Metro)
Thursdays: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Contact Mentor: Brian Smith: email@example.com
Ascension House at Church of the Ascension, Sligo Parish, 534 Silver Spring Ave, Silver Spring, MD
(Public Transportation: From Silver Spring Metro, #16 RideOn)
Thursdays: 6:30pm-9:30pm
Contact Mentor: Anne LeVeque : firstname.lastname@example.com
Christ Episcopal Church Kensington, 4001 Franklin Street, Kensington, MD (Public Transportation: From Metro
Friendship Heights, L8 Metro, Bus Stop in front of Church on Connecticut Ave.).
Tuesdays 6:30pm-9:15pm
Contact Mentor: Lee Puricelli: email@example.com
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Dr, Bethesda MD (Public Transporation: From Metro Friendship
Heights Metro or Bethesda #29 RideOn Bus to Goldsboro and MacArthur Blvd. Church is at Dunrobbin and
Tuesdays: 6:30 pm-9:00pm
Contact Mentor: Jo. A. Barclay-Beard: firstname.lastname@example.com
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Dr, Bethesda MD (Public Transporation: From Metro Friendship
Heights Metro or Bethesda #29 RideOn Bus to Goldsboro and MacArthur Blvd. Church is at Dunrobbin and
Wednesdays: 9:30am-11:45am
Contact Mentor: Rev. C. B. "Cricket" Park: email@example.com
First Baptist Church of Washington, 328 16th Street NW. Washington, DC
Tuesdays: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Contact Mentor: Ellen Parkhurst: email@example.com
Home of Arleen Kirtland in Bowie MD
Wednesdays: 7:00pm-9:30pm
Contact Mentor: Arleen Kirtland: email@example.com
St. Alban's, 3001 Wisconsin Avenue NW | Washington, DC 20016
Tuesdays: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Contact Mentor: Rich Jensen: firstname.lastname@example.com
St. John's Lafayette Square, 1525 H Street, NW (closest Metro: McPherson Square around the corner)
Tuesdays: 6:30pm-9:30pm
Contact Mentors: firstname.lastname@example.com; Lyle Elder: email@example.com
St. John's Norwood Parish, 6701 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase, MD, (Closest Metro: .8 miles Bethesda Metro)
Wednesdays 6:30pm-9:30pm
Contact Mentor: Barbara Ordway: firstname.lastname@example.com
St. John's, 11040 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705, (convenient to the Beltway and Route 1).
Monday, time 7 - 9:30 pm, place is.
Contact Mentor: Melissa Sites: firstname.lastname@example.com
St. Peter's Poolesville, 20100 Fisher Ave, Poolesville, MD 20837
Mondays 6:00pm - 8:30 pm
Contact Mentor: Tracey Forta: email@example.com
St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 522 Main Street, Laurel, MD 20707
Thursdays 7:00pm -9:30 p.m.
Contact Mentor: Elsie Kirton: firstname.lastname@example.com
EfM now offers online courses for those who cannot attend a weekly face-to-face group, because of time constraints, family demands, or the lack of a local EfM group. For information contact EfM Online at: http://efm.sewanee.edu/efm-online/about-efm-online


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Diana Ali
Vbran Caranchanoz Ceerinsnoz
Jessica Bunyard
Laura Bragg
Cecelia Condit
Jenny Core
Paige Davies
Christophe Dillinger
Hannah Gardiner
Richard Gorbutt
Natalie Keymist
Sabrina Osborne
Maggie Williams
Duncan Ward
Duncan Ward
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Jon Wilkes
Cioban Fana and Carita Liljendal
Lawrence Malstaf
Lawrence Malstaf
Malcolm Galloway
Fabiola Marabotto
Triangle Nebula
Stephen Verstraete
Dora & Maja
Steve Hurtado
Carita Liljendal and Fana Cioban
LOCATION: Finland and Romania/ London
TITLE: Six Seven Eight
"Six Seven Eight" is a visionary and physical theatre performance inspired by William Blake's poems, prophecies and paintings placed in a socio-economical contemporary context. There is no story, no hero or heroine, no obvious links between words, images and live music. It is a performance focused on concept and visuals. We want to push the boundaries. We believe theatre is spatial poetry so we chose "far and away the greatest visionary artist Britain has ever produced"; William Blake. We aim to offer London's 2011s extremely diverse audience an experience more than just a theatre performance, reinvigorating and contemporary interpretation of William Blake's work.
Fana says :"William Blake had six, seven, eight, or maybe more visions in London.
There is no story, no hero or heroine, no obvious links between words, images
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audience to find their own answers.
"6 7 8" is a theatrical visionary and physical exploration of William Blake's poems,
prophecies and paintings placed in an international socio-political context dominatedby the power of materialism."
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A little work and a little sweat and the help of Peter Abeles (the author of BOOFCV) and BOOFCV can compile in Processing for Android.
The fix is to break into the boofcv_dependencies.jar and delete the xmlpull entry under: boofcv_dependencies/org
The reason, the library is already being pulled in from somewhere else in the build and the build is not smart enough to ignore a replicated library and simply cracks up.
Simple fix.
Too early to know whether there will be any side effects – perhaps now in Java mode of the Processing IDE, since this fix appears to correct a problem in the Android mode.
In any event, we can move on with the experiments. I have quite a few android based toys with cameras after all.


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Monday, January 9, 2017
Via Daily Dharma / Tasting Peace
When we explore directly, in our experience, the meaning of the Buddha's declaration, we can see for ourselves how craving obscures the natural ease and openness of mind, and how in moments free of desire, wanting, and clinging, we can recognize the taste of happiness and peace.
—Joseph Goldstein, "The End of Suffering"
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Pieday FriYAY – Caramel Latte Breakfast Freakshake
What better way to start your weekend than with a HUGE breakfast freakshake? It'll certainly give you that FriYAY feeling! With rich homemade caramel sauce, creamy vanilla ice cream, delicious chilled cappuccino, crisp waffles, indulgent mini-donuts and oodles of chocolate, it's a belly-busting way to start your day. Sure, it's not a recipe for every day […]Read More


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You'd think with a three-day weekend I'd have knocked out a considerable amount of painting, but no – the nursery is still creeping along toward completion. I feel the pressure to get it done but I'm just not rushing it. Perhaps it's the free-form attitude I'm taking with the room – I have no concrete plans about what's going to happen in there, and that alone is enough to slow down any progress being made. This tactic has resulted, of course, in many moments of self-doubt and worry, but ultimately that's when I decide it's time to lay something permanent down, and I head in, armed with paint, rollers, and brushes, to see what I can do. It doesn't look like much right now, but what's there is the fertile ground for a million ideas that I have to pare down to something reasonable. My artistic nature is desperate to take over and overdo everything, or simply get myself in way over my head (at least time-wise,) but that's also a reason why I'm refusing to rush into anything. Things are slowly falling into place, and as each bit goes down, it all, obviously, starts to make more sense. One of the very reasons I was an art major instead of an English major in college is because of this tendency – I'm not a planner. Make me plan something out and you'll see a disaster unfold, almost uncontrollably, the deeper involved I get. As unspontaneous a person as I typically am, when it comes to things creative I leave that up to "the moment." I think King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp once said something to the effect that it's all "out there," art/music/writing, and we just have to be prepared for it to filter through us to the real world. It sounds artsy-fartsy, but it's really quite a beautiful way of looking at things. Just be open and the possibilities can more readily become realities.
This isn't to say, of course, that this nursery is going to be a work of art. It just needs to be a piece of me that I feel is accurate and faithful to what I wanted it to be. And, really, the room's decorations aren't for the baby – it's for us adults to enjoy, and as such it's a little projection of the kind of world we would want to raise our babies in. Not making every effort to make it as perfect as possible doesn't seem fair, does it?


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The 4th generation Celica has some really nice design elements, but the ugly roof and pillar treatment is really a horrible distraction. Fortunately, Toyota commissioned ASC to chop the horrible roof off the Celica coupe and gave us the convertible version.
Category 1980s
1982 Volkswagen Vanagon (T3)
I came across this poor T3 in a self-service wrecking yard in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago. Row52.com, the service the yard uses for its inventory, has it listed as a 1982 model. Even without having the model year confirmed, we can tell from a quick glance that this Vanagon left the factory in Germany with an air-cooled engine—the T3 switched to a water-cooled engine part way through 1983, and those vans had another grille below the headlights for the radiator. Although the Beetle and T2 bus continued to be produced with air-cooled engines in Central and South America into the 2000s, the T3 was the last new Volkswagen design to feature an air-cooled engine, and also the last new rear engined model, making it a significant vehicle in automotive history.
1986-91 Volkswagen Vanagon (T3) Westfalia
This Vanagon appears to be one of the most desirable variants- a Westfalia camper conversion with "Syncro" four wheel drive.
1974-89 Mercedes-Benz SL and 1978 or '79 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Too bad it was rainy when Taylor spotted this Mercedes-Benz SL. On a nicer day it may have been driving around without its removable hardtop, like this example. It's hard to positively identify the year of this SL, since they were built for nearly two decades without many exterior changes. Most year-to-year adjustments were made under the hood, but one significant change made in 1974 was the addition of huge "park bench" style bumpers which were designed to comply with US safety regulations. Many new cars in the US received unfortunate new bumpers for the 1974 so they could survive a 5 MPH collision with no damage.
We also appear to have a 1978 or 1979 Chevy Monte Carlo photobombing in the background.
1988-91 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park
One of the last American station wagons built as minivans replaced wagons as typical family haulers. Gotta love the giant wood grain stickers on the sides.
1986 or '87 Subaru Brat GL
This Brat was spotted in Park City, Utah a few months ago by a friend of mine. It is either an '86 or '87, as indicated by the lack of jumps seats and mounting brackets for head rests in the bed. 1987 was the last year Brats were sold in the United States, but they continued to be produced until 1994 for Europe, Australia, Latin America, and New Zealand. This example is very rusty, like most Brats are at this point. One thing that caught my eye immediately is the wheels. Most Brats still retain their original wheels, because the 4×140 bolt pattern was only used by Subaru and, oddly, French manufacturer Peugeot. Consequently, there are very few aftermarket rims out there, and this is the first (and only) time I've ever seen wheels like this on a Brat.
1980-87 Jaguar XJ6
1985-93 Subaru Loyale
1989 Toyota Celica GT Convertible
It's always fun to me to see other 4th-generation Toyota Celica convertibles regardless of their condition, since they aren't very common anymore. This one is often parked in front of a row of shops near my house, and I finally stopped to shoot some photos of it.
The 4th-generation Celica was produced from 1986-1989, but the convertible was only available from 1987-89. Toyota made slight changes to the grill, turn signals, taillights, and interior in 1988, making '87 convertible models like mine somewhat unique.
This example has the later style features, and according to ToyotaReference.com, 1989 was the only year the "Ice Blue Pearl" paint color was offered. From what I've gathered over the years I've owned my Celica, the only other colors offered on the convertible were white, black, and red.


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09 August 2006 Wednesday
Been away from the computer a fair bit today… eyes are tired of the screen. Will be back on a lot tomorrow though—can't be helped; much work to get done on deadline.
Did four and a half (delicates don't take up a full load) loads of laundry today… laundry, with all the steps involved (sorting, loading, transfer to dryer, fold, put away) takes a lot of time.
Went for a walk around the lake with dad—his first walk around the lake since he broke his knee a couple of months ago. The scar is still terrible, but he's getting better and better.
On the walk, I picked up half a dozen huge mosquito bites around the backs of my legs. I'm a bit confounded by them, cuz I didn't see them at all on the walk, and Dad didn't get bitten (he's usually more likely to be bitten than I am, I think…) and he didn't see them either… but I felt them from the first quarter of the walk, and they were bright and red and big and apparent by about midway. they're starting to fade now, but I can still feel and find them easily.
Got a fair bit of my room cleared today.. a bit of breathing room..
MUCH to sort though, in the way of unread mail and tons and tons of various papers.. I should really throw more than half of them out. I will.
Hm. I'm going to start the going to bed process now.. Though I was in bed by a reasonable hour last night, the obscene hours from the night before still had me thrown today, so I've been a bit tired (though not sleepy) all day. Hopefully tomorrow will be back on track.
Today was a good day. I ate lots and lots of basil seeds in the good acerola cherry juice. Basil seeds do make me happy.


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Children's Books Needed for Upcoming Pop-ups
Little Free Library at StoneHill needs Children's Books!! We gave away a LOT over the summer and are now doing pop-up events like Savor Litchfield, Family Nature Day, Fall Festival on Mohawk Mountain, etc. and we need more children's books. Can drop off in Litchfield, Morris or Northfield . . . PM for details. THANK YOU!!


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Carla Gugino will play the lead opposite Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Race to Witch Mountain, Disney's reimagining of its 1975 tween thriller Escape to Witch Mountain.
The Hollywood Reporter says actor/director Garry Marshall also will star.
In Andy Fickman's feature, Gugino will play a discredited astrophysicist and UFO expert who meets up with a Las Vegas cab driver (Johnson). He asks for her extraterrestrial expertise to help a pair of psychic siblings escape the clutches of evil men and save the human race from impending doom.
Marshall plays a government and UFO conspiracy theorist/fringe scientist who helps them in their quest. Alexander Ludwig and AnnaSophia Robb play the siblings.
Gunn Films' Andrew Gunn is producing, and his company's Ann Marie Sanderlin is executive producing from Mark Bomback's recent script. The film is set to begin shooting this month in Los Angeles.


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Snowflake Obsidian is a stone of purity. It balances mind body and spirit. Placed on the sacral hara chakra, snowflake obsidian will calm and soothe and allow you to view unhealthy patterns in your own behaviour, thus opening the door to change. Obsidian draws hidden imbalances to the surface and releases them. The blackness of this stone enhances the ability to reach your inner self. It is one of the earliest known stones to be used for scrying (seeing into the future).Healing properties of snowflake obsidian. Snowflake obsidian relieves muscle cramps, and is a detoxification stone.
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Beyond LAMP: Scaling Websites Past MySQL
A talk by Serkan Piantino, Alan Schaaf, Kevin Weil, Christopher Slowe, and Jason Kincaid at SXSWi 2010
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Most startups begin with a basic LAMP stack (on PHP or Python) and then add database replication and memcache as they grow. But then what? There's a big gap between these out-of-the-box solutions and what it takes to run something bigger.
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from indymedia UK
In Dresden, Germany, some 4,000 anti-fascists demonstrated today against an annual march of 6,500 neo-Nazis, the biggest procession of its kind Europe-wide.
Already at the beginning of the demonstration by the Antifa-coalition 'No Pasarán', scuffles with the police broke out. Shortly before the scheduled arrival at the endpoint of the demonstration, there was massive assault by the police forces, so that the demo had to be disbanded.
'No Pasarán' had expected 2,000 participants – 4,000 came. The Antifa mobilisation was a remarkable success. However, despite 4,000 Antifas and thousands of other demonstrators of the bourgeois coalition 'Go Think', the Nazis could march in Dresden, however, largely without interruption
Like every year, now the 'after-show' has begun. Small groups of both sides are in the city and the police is, as always, completely overwhelmed.
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Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- German anti-immigrant, skinhead and neo-Nazi groups in the eastern city of Dresden staged one of their biggest demonstrations since German reunification in 1990 today, as 6,000 extremists marched through the streets, police said.
Groups tied to the National Democratic Party used the 64th anniversary of the 1945 firebombing of Dresden to hold a "mourning march" through the capital of the state of Saxony. Two counter-demonstrations, led by unions and political activists, drew almost 10,000, police spokesman Marko Laske said.


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The following correction was printed in the Guardian's Corrections and clarifications column, Wednesday 07 October 2009
In the article below about the United Kingdom's new supreme court we said a new feature of proceedings was that the justices "wore neither gowns nor wigs, but ordinary suits". In fact, the judges wore suits in their previous incarnation as law lords. Barristers making an appearance before them were gowned and wigged, and continue to be so.
It was an unassuming conclusion to more than six centuries of judicial history. A door opened, a clerk called "all rise", and six men and one woman, grey haired and bespectacled, filed in to take their seats. These are Britain's new supreme court justices, who together form the highest court in the land, so constitutionally lofty that when they were sworn in to their roles last week they were obliged to conduct the ceremony among themselves; no mere politician would have the authority.
The role of the House of Lords in giving the final word on the state's legal disputes, after the lowlier courts have had their say, had held sway since the late 14th century. But on the dot of 11am, with less ceremony than a local parish church catering committee's AGM, that authority was consigned to history. The constitutional wrinkle which for centuries accommodated a fuzzy overlap between judiciary and legislature was, with a stroke, ironed flat.
The supreme court will not be like other courts, insists the Ministry of Justice, which oversaw its creation.
The final arbiter of English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish law has been designed around a principle of openness: publicly accessible web updates on the status of cases before the court; discreet cameras in the corner of each courtroom making footage, where appropriate, available to broadcasters; even an interactive exhibition space in the basement where visitors are encouraged to try their hand at judicial decision-making (such as voting on whether the model Naomi Campbell had a right to visit rehab in private – as the law lords ruled she did in 2004).
As was their practice when sitting as law lords, the justices wore neither gowns nor wigs, but ordinary suits, apart from Baroness Hale, the only woman on the 12-member court, who donned a smart grey skirt and jacket with what appeared to be a pin bearing the emblem of the court itself.
It is tempting to compare them to a gathering of accountants, or a high-powered board of directors; but judges, it transpires, appear exactly like judges even without a yellowing mop covering their heads. For anyone still confused, they needed only to open their mouths; it takes more than the absence of horsehair to disguise judicial vowels.
And yet, in most other respects, the symbols and protocols of constitutional authority were unshaken. The court's home is the Guildhall in Parliament Square, once the home of Middlesex county council, its stone lavishly refurbished, and there is a jaunty carpet throughout designed by Peter Blake.
The imposing neo-Gothic confection of court 1 is overseen by eight huge angels at ceiling height, with elaborately carved oak pews featuring griffins, unicorns, English kings, cherubs and at least one labrador. Spare it is not. In any case, if the judges were in mufti, barristers remained bewigged. Dress-down justice may be some way off yet.
Whatever the constitutional importance of the court, there was no questioning the significance of its first case yesterday. Five men accused of being terrorists are challenging the government's power to have frozen their assets, in a case which observers say could herald fundamental changes to an individual's relationship with the state.
Critics have been surprisingly spirited: the Daily Telegraph called the court's foundation a "perilous" and demonstrative of "Labour's disdain for our country's constitution", while even Lord Neuberger, the new master of the rolls, accused the government of making "what appears to have been a last-minute decision over a glass of whisky".
So which cases would the court preside over? On that, there was admirable frankness. "It is rare for the lower courts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to grant permission for appeals to go to the supreme court," a poster declared to visitors. Instead, it explained, the court would decide upon its own workload, "which Lord Bingham used to describe as dining a la carte."
Wigs or no wigs, it takes more than a new court to consign judicial eccentricity to the past.
• This article was amended on 6 October 2009. The original said that wigs and gowns were worn by law lords. This has been corrected.
First ruling
In its first ruling on an issue of law, the new supreme court yesterday overturned an anonymity order keeping secret the identity of the appellant appearing before it, Mohammed Al-Ghabra.
The anonymity order, one of an increasing number being granted by the British courts, was challenged by the Guardian, the Times and seven other media and anti-censorship organisations.
Lord Phillips, ruling on behalf of the seven supreme court justices, said the question of whether litigants should be allowed anonymity raised "an important constitutional issue". Ghabra had previously been referred to only as "G" in the case.
A hearing on the claim to anonymity of three other appellants, known only as "A", "K" and "M", will be decided later this week after more evidence is presented. David Leigh


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Mankind has known about the beneficial, revitalising power of water for thousands of years. The cool wetness is refreshing and revitalising and appeals to both sports enthusiasts and holidaymakers looking for tranquillity. After only a few minutes in our beautiful swimming pool with a pleasantly warm temperature of 29°C, the stress and hectic simply drain away. In the beautiful, spacious pool area you can enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of the parkland.
In the fresh air, surrounded by lush greenery and absolute tranquillity, you can really relax. Before or after bathing, rest on one of the numerous sun loungers around the pool. One thing is certain: whether you sunbathe or swim, you will simply escape the daily grind.
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|Belleek Forest Sunlight in Autumn
As I mentioned earlier I was working on a painting and finished it at the weekend. I was on holidays a few weeks ago and was walking my sisters dog in the local woods. I brought my camera to get some photos with some good brown leafyness. I did take a lot of those kinds of pics but just as I was leaving I turned and took just 2 shots of this scene. I thought it might end up being blown out - facing the sun but this was the one I selected to do some painting practice with.
The canvas I had was a 20 x 20 cm canvas. Faced the same issue I had with my last painting. A landscape image on a square canvas. On this one I dropped the detail at the sides.
I drew the image on the canvas using a hard pencil then went to work blocking in the major shapes then left to dry overnight.
Followed on by working on the foreground then left to dry overnight.
The next day another few hours on the canopy.
It was fun. Most disappointing element were the tree trunks. Should have worked on them earlier. Next time...


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Chedworth Oil Club News
CHOC Election of Officers
As announced in November H&V and via CHOC mailing list, under the constitution of Chedworth Oil Club, the committee runs for a three year term. Following expiration of the given November deadline, no nominations were received and Phillip Needham, Steve Scott-Smith and David Loveday were all re-elected unopposed.
This was held in December 2017 and a copy of the minutes are available upon request to me.
Sweet Fuels Commission Payments
We have just received a payment of £185.95 rebate for orders 6 months to 30 November 2017 making a total of £537 for 2017, up 22% over 2016. The increase reflects comparative oil prices over the two years which were higher. Even so, they are still way below the peaks of 2011/12/13/14 where at times, prices were almost double when compared to the last two years.
Sweet Fuels
As far as I am aware, no members were left short supplied pre Christmas despite a massive increase in late orders due to the cold weather and hazardous conditions. Sweet pulled out all the stops to ensure we were looked after.
Sweet are continuing to support the village again for 2018 apart from the usual rebate and fuel prizes by being a Chedworth Show sponsor for the second year running
Good Causes
The rebates have enabled CHOC to provide funding during 2017 of £550 towards The Village Hall, St Andrews School Fun Run and most recently Chedworth Pre School.
Our bank account currently stands at £490.00 and if your organisation requires money that meets our funding criteria, please let me know so that the committee may consider it.
Happy New Year to everyone
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We're only a few short weeks away from the U.S. release of Dragon Ball Super: Broly, the 20th feature film installment in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise. To celebrate that fact, Toei Animation has unveiled a brand new subtitled trailer for the highly anticipated film. We've provided it for you below along with a curated selection of images showing off the brilliantly colored array of hair colors and styles that have become a sort of power meter in the wider Dragon Ball universe.
For the uninitiated, franchise protagonist Goku first exhibited the hair-color change when he powered up into Super Saiyan form, complete with bleached blonde hair. Since that transformation was such an iconic moment, the color wheel has been used to signify greater and greater power levels. You've got Super Saiyan Blue, the red-haired Super Saiyan God mode, and even the rarely seen Super Saiyan Rosé and silvery Ultra Instinct. This is all to say that some fabulous anime hair awaits you in this insane, over-the-top, beat-em-up movie, arriving in U.S. theaters on January 16, 2019.
Check out the newly released Japanese-language trailer for Dragon Ball Super: Broly below:
In my chat with legendary (Super Saiyan) voice actor Christopher Sabat, he had this to tease about Dragon Ball Super: Broly:
If you are not plugged in to the Dragon Ball Z community, you probably didn't know that you were going to see Vegeta in his Red Hair God Mode, something you've never seen in the series before. And there are definitely some new characters that we will get to see as well as some old ones that you might've forgot about.
That's as good a tease as any for fans of the series, though manga readers will be somewhat more familiar with Vegeta's red-haired form. And while it's a real rabbit hole to try and figure out which power levels are accessed and/or used in which scenarios, half the fun of Dragon Ball Super: Broly is that we'll get to see Goku, Vegeta, and even Broly (and Frieza!) go through their catalogue of colorful transformations.
For more on Dragon Ball Super: Broly, be sure to check out these write-ups:
- Goku Will Fly in This Year's Macy's Parade to Celebrate 'Dragon Ball Super: Broly'
- New 'Dragon Ball Super: Broly' Trailer Reveals Goku's Mom, Baby Vegeta, and More
- 'Dragon Ball Super: Broly' Release Date Announced by Funimation Films
- Funimation Films to Bring New 'Dragon Ball Super' Movie to North American Audiences
- 'Dragon Ball Super' Reveals Its First Movie Trailer and It's Glorious


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Qualifying NeMLA members are invited to submit to the Book Award and Caucus Essay Awards. Instructions for the Book Award are available here. Criteria for Caucus Essay Awards are below, with additional rules for individual Essay Awards linked above.
Caucus Essay Awards
Unless otherwise indicated in the links above, submitted essays should be between 6,000 and 9,000 words (there is a 10,000-word limit, notes and works cited included). All essays are to be revised and expanded from original papers presented at the previous NeMLA convention. Unrevised paper presentations are not accepted and will be returned. Submissions should be written in or translated into English.
Submissions must be submitted electronically as two separate Microsoft Word document files attached to the email: (1) a cover sheet and (2) the essay. A separate cover sheet must include the essay's title with the author's name, address, and academic affiliation. The essay's title must appear on both the cover sheet and on top of the essay itself. Submissions not meeting these criteria may not be considered for an award.
Unless otherwise indicated, each Caucus Essay Award offers a $100 cash award, and prize-winning essays will automatically be considered for publication by Modern Language Studies. All essays are subject to MLS's double-blind review.
For full information, visit the individual caucuses' web pages.


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Lots of poor people would ordinarily be an indictment of a ruling elite's abilities. Unless they resort to that time-tested response of blaming the poor for their poverty.
Lots of poor people means a more docile labour force.
Lots of poor people means more cannon fodder for the military.
Lots of poor people means a more docile electorate.
War directs anger outwards towards official enemies and inward to domestic traitors, saboteurs and spies.
Wars justify military spending.
Wars distract the electorate. (Or at least stephen harper hopes so now!)
Such cynical evil policies to prop-up the fortunes of failed humans.
I hear John Baird got a position with Barrick Gold. Together with Newt Gingrich. Two men with a LOT of expertise about mining.


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Voluntary Export Restraint
A situation in which one country agrees to restrict the export of one or more goods to another country. The voluntary export restraint allows a country to protect its internal market for the designated goods without erecting tariff or other trade barriers. A voluntary export restraint may be informal or it may be codified in a voluntary restraint agreement. It may or may not be reciprocal.


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"By backing Cure Leukaemia you will be making a direct impact; helping hundreds of thousands of people live a better life and avoid unnecessary suffering and death."
George Freeman MP
On Sunday 19th October 400 runners ran for Cure Leukaemia and the University of Birmingham in the Bupa Great Birmingham Run and we captured the day with some truly memorable footage!
Take a look below at a number of videos of Team Cure Leukaemia and see if you can spot yourself...!
There is also a full photo gallery available on our Facebook page which has almost 800 pictures of our runners on the day.
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Elaine and I are back at the Plaza Inn for a late lunch. She's craving the Chicken; I'm in the mood for a salad.
A previous salad at Plaza Inn – the Cobb — was great: fresh, crisp, delightful; loaded with great ingredients; expertly mixed. I'm hoping for a similar experience today.
I step to the counter, and order.
The Friendly Cast Member begins assembling and mixing my salad. Greens first, followed by a steady parade of ingredients: chicken, red onion, cheddar cheese, bacon bits. And, finally, croutons. She puts it together on a simple, round plate and hands it across.
Back at the table, the forks come out.
For all the ingredients and work that went in to this salad, the overall flavor is very, very mild. The house-made Ranch dressing is boring. The dish feels a bit soggy. Everything is "just OK" – the lettuce, the beans, the add-ons. Even the chicken – ostensibly "pesto-marinated" – is a non-factor. Everything … just … sits …. there.
Eventually, I found myself picking off key bits – chunks of cheddar, bites of chicken, the occasional crouton – and ignoring the dish as a whole. Not a good sign.
This is a salad with a lot of promise, a great presentation, and poor follow-through. It never comes together.
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Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain or Aplanatic Schmidt-Cassegrain (EdgeHD) telescopes have several advantages, also the ease of collimation since you need to set only the front secondary mirror. However, collimation screws always require the use of a screwdriver or an Allen screw and making small corrections during the night may not be easy.
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SupahMommy explains Post It Note Tuesday best on her blog. To get there and play for yourself click on the post it...she sums it up
"Why bother wasting your breath, spewing verbalness... when you can simply sum it all up in one neat n tidy little post it note."
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An Argentine court has sentenced a rock musician to 22 years in prison for sexually abusing minors.
The court ruled on Friday that Cristian Aldana was guilty of abuse in four out of seven cases where he was accused. Authorities say the abuses took place from 2001-2008. At the time the victims were 13 to 18 years of age.
Some of the victims were present at the courtroom. They yelled out: "We will no longer remain silent!" when the sentence was read.
The case began two years ago and has since triggered an avalanche of accusations against other musicians in Argentina.
Aldana was the lead singer and guitar player of the Argentine rock band El Otro Yo, or The Other Me. He says he has committed no wrongdoing.


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Empty – It Changes Everything
The surprising spiritual position that changes everything is the very thing that is so difficult to experience. EMPTINESS – the one thing we desperately need to be a follower of Jesus. We avoid hunger pains, we never let our gas tanks get below that magical mile, we dread coming home to an empty house, and the thought of an empty nest makes our heartache. This is not the kind of emptiness Christ calls us to. He calls you and me to decrease and He will increase.
We are called to be AUTHENTIC. When we know who we are, understanding and accepting that God does have a plan for our lives we will be less prone to compare and give in to insecurity and be a woman with contagious faith.
finding SECURITY in an INSECURE world
Every woman can identify with insecurity! It could be the common thread we all share. Ephesians 4 walks us out of our insecurity into a place that is so secure that when these truths are applied, you are ready to let go of all that you thought you knew and rest in what is holding you.
Legacy – Living it and Leaving it
What kind of impact would we have in our relationships if we were women that lived the legacy we desired to leave? The grace-filled woman, the joy-filled woman, the empty woman, the redeemed woman, and the hope-filled woman. Five women in scripture blazed this trail. We too can lead those around us and influence their lives for eternity.
Get a taste of how you can design your Living a Legacy conference with Joy. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/icy-023-legacy-five-women/id1011715264?i=1000374039004&mt=2
Digging Wells of Joy
Have you ever wondered what God can do with your pain and sorrow? Joy will be your biggest cheerleader and your greatest fan as she encourages you with the truths of God's Word to dig deep and discover the incredible well of joy that God will place in your life.
Moving from Crisis to Credibility
The truths found in Nehemiah apply to our lives today. The joy of the Lord is our strength! Facing the devastation of our crisis is necessary to the restoration of our lives. The One who calls us to be still is the only One who can direct our steps to move forward. A credible life is possible regardless of our crisis.


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Pender County requires that all applicants submit an application. Applications are only accepted for positions in which the County is actively recruiting.


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Mouth Watchers was founded in (2007) by Dr. Ronald Plotka, a nationally renowned Boston area dentist with over 40 years of dentistry leadership. Operating a large practice in Swampscott, MA, Dr. Plotka has pioneered several oral healthcare advancements over the years, and is dedicated to making life healthier with unique dental hygiene products and services combining superior quality and the very latest technology.
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Civil Engineering : An introduction to probability and statistics with applications to Civil Engineering design. Descriptive statistics, common probability models, statistical estimation, regression and correlation, acceptance sampling.
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Time and the Conways
Go on a magical time-traveling journey with the Conways and see their stories unfold in this time-traversing play written by J.B Priestley. Based on the 'Theory of Time', this thought-provoking adventure takes place on the crossroads of today and tomorrow; challenging the very notion of choice, chance, and identity.
Why Watch Time and the Conways
'Time and the Conways' is a very celebrated play which comes to Broadway for the first time under the production of Tony winner Rebecca Taichman. Inspired by J.W Dunne's theory called 'serialism', the plot explores the linear nature of time and combines it with the ups and downs of life.
Featuring Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe nominee Elizabeth McGovern; 'Time and the Conways' tells a story of war, family romance, and universal tragedy whilst constantly exploring the singular nature of time. A multi-layered plot which inspires audiences to look at life from a new perspective, the play also paints a powerful portrait of the history of Britain between the Wars.
The takeaway from the story is the universally linear nature of time. Showcasing a family which experiences loss, failure, and death of dreams, the play leaves a strong message which tells the only way out of misery, is to experience reality in its transcendent nature.
The Story
It's 1919. The Great War has just ended. Wealth is in the air and everyone is merry. The season of festivity is on and Britain looks forward to a great future of fame and prosperity; as do the Conways.
The play begins in the Conway home on the night of the birthday of Kay Conway. As the family members celebrate, Kay slips into a reverie and has a vision of the future. The future is as bleak as the present is bright. Time jump to 1937 on the night of the birthday of Kay Conway and the dreams, ambitions, and lives of the Conways are in total turmoil. Family tensions and unresolved resentments are running rampant among the family members. Rewind time back to 1919 and suddenly the picture is complete, the Conways are the reason for the downfall of the Conways.
Show Details
Show Timings
|Tuesday,Thursday and Friday
|Wednesday and Saturday
|02:00 PM and 08:00 PM
2 hours and 20 minutes, with 1 intermission
Cast & Crew
| Elizabeth McGovern as Mrs.Conway
Steven Boyer as Ernest
Anna Campas Hazel
Gabriel Ebert as Alan
|Leading Roles
|Rebecca Taichman
|J.B Priestley
Know Before You Go
Suitable for ages 10 and up. Please note that the theater does not allow entry for children below the age of 4
Available Facilities
Wheelchair Accessible
Hearing Assistance
The theatre has a total seating capacity of 740. To get a better idea of your seats before confirming your booking, please refer to theAmerican Airlines Theatre seating chart.
Outside Food
Strictly prohibited. If you'd like to grab a meal before or after the show, check out our guide to the 30 Best Restaurants in the Theater District.
Dress Code
Smart and casual wear is recommended. Keep in mind, the theater is air conditioned throughout the year and can get a bit chilly.
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(It's worth noting that Skelos has a Long Island park named for him, like many of his colleagues. Though it's hardly, "The Joe," the $14 million, 4,500-seat stadium named for the present majority leader.)
This news doesn't comes as a complete surprise -- there were signs pointing toward retirement at least two years ago when Danny Hakim of the Times wrote, "one can envision a time in the not-so-distant future when Mr. Skelos, now 58, will be the state's top Republican," under the headline, "Long Island Senator May Be G.O.P. Leader in Waiting."
In February Hakim also pointed out the ranks of sexagenarian members of the GOP Senate: 15 of the 32 members will be at least 65 by November. Senator Bruno, 79, like seven of his GOP colleagues, is at least 75 years of age.
Speculation about Bruno's retirement spiked last month when the he didn't say outright that he was running again in an interview with Marc Humbert for the NYS School Boards Association's newspaper. However, soon after Liz Benjamin of the Daily News reported that Bruno was distributing petitions to volunteers to get on the ballot. (We'll save the discussion about the state's byzantine ballot access rules for another occasion.)
At present, it's unclear at present if Bruno will actually serve out his remaining term. Even if he were to resign immediately, leaving the GOP with a 31-30 advantage, it might not make a difference given that session is already at an end. On the other hand, Governor Paterson is likely to call a special session later this year to wield to budget-cutting ax, among other issues.
What does the Bruno's decision mean for balance of the Senate, which currently stands at 32 Republicans and 30 Democrats, come November? Fred Dicker of the Post writes today: "[it] will create chaos in Republican ranks and unsettle Democratic Gov. Paterson."


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Do you enjoy exploring and learning more about the world around you? Are you ready to share your time and talents to help us protect and preserve this special place? Consider volunteering with us! Volunteers are an important part of the National Park Service and help us fulfill our mission and goals for conservation of our nation's precious resources for generations to come.
Many unique volunteer opportunities are available at Padre Island National Seashore for individuals, groups, and scout troops. Opportunities include working at the Malaquite Visitor Center and interacting with visitors, assisting with Turtle Patrol efforts, leading guided bird tours and other programs, beach clean-ups, campground hosting, and much more. For more information on how you can be a volunteer, contact the park's volunteer coordinator to learn more and fill out an application.
How to Get Started
The first step toward a rewarding volunteer career at Padre Island National Seashore is to e-mail the park's Volunteer Coordinator to receive more information and a volunteer application. If you are interested in volunteering with the Sea Turtle Science and Recovery Division, you may e-mail them directly.
You may also download a Volunteers-in-Park application. Applications can be completed, scanned, and e-mailed (firstname.lastname@example.com) or you may send by mail to:
Volunteer Coordinator- Malaquite Visitor Center
Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer with us- we look forward to hearing from you!
Things to Consider
The current limitation on volunteers needing RV sites is that there are only five campsites. The other challenge to consider is that the majority of applicants want to be here during the same time period, usually from December to April. To increase your chances of obtaining a volunteer RV site, please consider working during the Spring, Summer or Fall months. Please be aware that our humid, salty climate can take its toll on equipment. Volunteers at our campsite are asked to provide a minimum of 32 hours of volunteer service per week.
Volunteers who reside in the nearby community are especially valuable since they can assist us year-round. We ask that you commit to at least 15 hours per month in order to maintain active volunteer status.
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Artist-in-Residence Program
The Padre Island National Seashore Artist-in-Residence program offers a glimpse into the beauty of Padre Island to selected artists for a period up to 3 months. Over this time, artists will be surrounded by the natural world and allow it to inspire them and their work. Writers, painters, sculptors, composers, cinematographers, and other visual and performing artists are encouraged to apply for this opportunity. The goals of this program are to allow artists to form a deeper connection to the natural world and support the NPS mission of conservation and preservation.
Calling All Scouts!
Padre Island National Seashore is looking for Volunteer Scouts to do marine debris educational demonstrations at Malaquite Visitor Center. You can also participate in a beach clean-up and earn an Adopt-A-Beach patch. Hours of service will be applied towards the Scout Ranger or Girl Scout Ranger Resource Stewardship program. Five (5) hours of volunteer service will earn you a Resource Stewardship certificate and ten (10) hours will earn you an official NPS Resource Stewardship patch! We can also assist with coordinating a combined camping trip with your service project. Interested in the Resource Stewardship program for scouts? Contact our Volunteer Coordinator or call (361) 949-8068 for more information!
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A fleuron is a typographic element, or glyph, used either as a punctuation mark or as an ornament for typographic compositions.
Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or leaves and the term derives from the Old French word floron, for flower.
Robert Bringhurst in The Elements of Typographic Style calls the forms "horticultural dingbats."
They are sometimes referred to as printers' flower, as an aldus leaf (after Italian Renaissance printer Aldus Manutius), hedera leaf ("ivy leaf"), or simply hedera symbol.
They are one of the oldest typographic ornaments. In early Greek and Latin texts, the hedera was used as an inline character to divide paragraphs.
It was also used to fill the white space that results from the indentation of the first line of a paragraph, or on a line by itself to divide paragraphs in a stylized way, to divide lists (as we ue "bullets") or for just pure ornamentation.
In more modern books, simple line breaks became more common as paragraph dividers. Fleurons became used more for ornamented borders.
Fleurons were made as with any typographic element as individual metal pieces that could be fit into the printer's compositions alongside letter and numbers. They made it easier to create ornamentation and these individual "sorts" could be used in multiples to make borders with repeating patterns of fleurons.
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One contemporary usage can be seen on menus that use a (red) printed chili-shaped fleuron next to an item to denote a dish that is particularly spicy.
❦ floral heart dingbat and rotated ones used as bullets for lists ❧ ☙
A dingbat is also an ornament or spacer used in typesetting, sometimes more formally known as a "printer's ornament."
However, Wikipedia lists for the purposes of disambiguation that the word can also refer to a number of other uses including: a slang term referring to someone silly (as often applied to the TV character Edith Bunker on the program All in the Family); as a board game requiring players to solve rebuses and known in America as Whatzit?; as a type of cheap urban apartment building built between the 1950s and 1960s; and as a paddle ball in South Africa, as well as other things.
The use of "dingbat" to mean "an ornamental item of type" appeared around 1921 and is probably based on an earlier use to describe "a nameless object." The "ding" in dingbat is probably the Dutch word "ding," meaning "thing." (The slang word "dingus," meaning a"gadget or contraption" has the same origin.) And the "bat" goes back to the Old English "bat" which was "a cudgel or war club" much like our modern day sports bat. In Middle English, "bat" was it was also used to mean simply a lump or left-over chunk of something, so a "dingbat," would be the rather vague "bit of a thing."
For our purposes in this post, a dingbat is a printer's ornament, character or spacer used in typesetting which can represent any number of things.
The term continues to be used in the computer industry to describe fonts that have symbols and shapes in the same way as alphabetical or numeric characters.
Some dingbats you might use digitally are:
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Key decisions loom in 2012 for Avianca-TACA as integration effort nears completion
The spotlight in Latin America this year will primarily be shone on LAN and TAM as the two airline groups complete their landmark merger and begin the integration process. But it is also a key year for Avianca-TACA, which completed their merger in early 2010 and has completed about 90% of its integration process.
The integration of Avianca and TACA will be wrapped up this year as the carrier formally joins the Star Alliance, completing two major milestones for the fast-expanding airline group. Several major decisions also loom for the group in 2012 related to its corporate structure, branding and fleet.
Structurally, a decision will likely be made by the end of this year on whether to bring Avianca Brazil into the publicly traded holding company Avianca-TACA. The Brazilian carrier is still owned by the Synergy Group, the holding company controlled by the Efromovich family which also owned Avianca prior to its merger with TACA (the Efromovich family now has a majority share in Avianca-TACA Holding). As a result, Avianca Brazil remains separate although it has a co-branding arrangement with Colombia-based Avianca.
In parallel, a decision will also likely be made this year on whether to have Avianca Brazil join Avianca-TACA in Star. TAM was reluctant to approve its local rival Avianca Brazil as a new Star member in late 2010, when the alliance approved Avianca-TACA. But this will soon no longer be an issue because TAM is expected to switch from Star to oneworld following its merger with LAN, leaving Star without a Brazilian member and eliminating any potential overlap with Avianca Brazil.
See related article: oneworld favoured with more at stake than Star in LAN-TAM alliance decision
AeroGal ready to begin process of joining Star
All of the carriers within Avianca-TACA are already in the process of joining Star except Ecuador's AeroGal. Star in late 2010 originally accepted as new members AeroGal along with its sister carriers in Avianca-TACA. But it was later determined too much IT work was required for AeroGal, which Avianca-TACA assumed full ownership of in 2010, to be ready for Star in 2012.
AeroGal has gone through a major transformation over the last year, replacing most of its fleet and systems. The transformation, which was required as AeroGal had been unprofitble, will be complete by about the time Avianca and TACA (including TACA's subsidiaries in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Peru) formally join Star. Avianca-TACA CEO Fabio Villegas expects AeroGal will be able to begin the process of joining Star later this year as the group will be able to re-direct its alliance efforts to the Ecuadorean carrier. These efforts are now focused on completing the numerous steps required to ensure Avianca and TACA are ready to enter Star in May-2012.
Avianca-TACA may select single brand
Branding is another looming decision for 2012 as Avianca-TACA continues to contemplate the selection of a single brand. Avianca is expected to ultimately become the umbrella brand for the entire group as it was the larger of the original companies and has a stronger brand when considering the broader Latin America market.
The group, however, may look to salvage at least part of the TACA brand given its strength in the Central American and Peruvian markets. The AeroGal brand may also partially survive in the Ecuadorean market. But the decision to re-brand two years ago in Brazil, from the former OceanAir to Avianca Brazil, would seem to suggest a desire to rebrand everything Avianca.
The decision to consolidate the group's headquarters at Bogota could be a precursor to the selection of Avianca as a single brand. Originally Avianca-TACA announced it would retain split headquarters, with one office in El Salvador and another in Colombia. Avianca-TACA CEO Fabio Villegas stayed in Bogota while COO Estuardo Ortiz originally remained in San Salvador. But in 2011 Mr Ortiz moved to Bogota along with several Avianca-TACA departments. The remaining departments will likely also shift to Bogota this year although the group will still retain a local presence in San Salvador.
Avianca-TACA seeks to acquire new turboprop aircraft
In terms of fleet, the looming decision for 2012 revolves around turboprops. Avianca currently operates an ageing fleet of 10 Fokker 50s in Colombia's domestic market. Avianca has been pondering replacements for this fleet for a few years and in 2011 issued a new request for proposals.
Mr Villegas told CAPA in November that Avianca prefers to stick with 50-seaters as 70-seat aircraft are too large for most of its regional markets and too close in size to its 100-seaters. (In 2011 Avianca renewed its 100-seat fleet as Fokker 100s were replaced with ex-Mexicana Airbus A318s.) This would rule out new aircraft from Bombardier because the Canadian manufacturer currently only produces the 70-seat Dash 8-Q400. As a result the ATR 42 would be the most likely solution. Another option could be second-hand Dash 8-300s but there are few of the type available and Avianca-TACA would prefer new aircraft.
As part of the same acquisition, Avianca-TACA is also looking at replacing some of its older model ATR 42s that are operated in Central America under the TACA Regional brand. The TACA Regional operation, which consists of several small carriers, now includes five ATR 42s and 10 smaller Cessna Caravans.
Mr Villegas says the new turboprops the group plans to acquire may also be used in the Ecuadorean and Peruvian markets. In Ecuador the group currently only operates A320 family aircraft but previously operated turboprop services through its former Ecuadorean subsidiary VIP. The group's Peruvian subsidiary currently operates A320s and E190s but could potentially add turboprops for thinner routes as it looks to further grow its share of the Peruvian domestic market.
A320neo and A330-200F orders cement Avianca-TACA's position as Airbus customer
Other major fleet decisions were already made in 2011, as Avianca-TACA selected the A320neo as its future narrowbody and the A330 freighter as the future aircraft for its cargo airline subsidiary Tampa. Mr Villegas says all four A330-200Fs, which were ordered in Nov-2011, will be delivered in 4Q2012 and primarily be used to replace 767s on routes to the US.
Tampa currently operates four 767-200Fs and one 767-300, all of which will be phased out. The decision to acquire A330s was made partly to streamline the group's fleet as Avianca has already replaced its 767 passenger aircraft with A330s. Avianca-TACA currently only has one 767 passenger aircraft remaining in the group fleet, which is operated by AeroGal on the Guayaquil-New York route.
The group already has streamlined its narrowbody fleet focusing on the A320 family. The group currently operates 80 A320 family aircraft (excludes Avianca Brazil's fleet) and its Jun-2011 order for 33 A320neos cements Avianca-TACA's position as an all-Airbus narrowbody customer. Avianca-TACA is one of only a handful of airline groups in the world that operates all four models of the A320 family.
See related article: Avianca-TACA accelerates expansion with neo, fleet of more than 160 A320s
The group also now operates seven A330s with three additional passenger A330s on order. It also has 12 787s and 10 A350s on order although the latter are for now still assigned to Synergy rather than Avianca-TACA.
Avianca-TACA fleet as of 1-Jan-2012
Avianca-TACA has rapidly renewed its fleet with 34 aircraft deliveries occurring in 2011 while 29 ageing aircraft exited the fleet. The group expects to receive another five aircraft in 1Q2012, including three A320s, one A319 and one A330.
Avianca-TACA plans to open Lima as second A330 base
Another key decision for 2012 with fleet as well as network implications will be where to place the additional A330s. Avianca-TACA only currently operates long-haul services out of its Bogota hub but has internally allocated one of its 2013 A330 deliveries to Lima.
The group has been looking at looking at launching services from Lima to Madrid, a route already operated by LAN's Peruvian affiliate as well as Spanish carriers Iberia and Air Europa. Long-haul services from TACA's San Salvador hub is another option that has been examined since the merger but Avianca-TACA is now leaning towards making Lima its second long-haul hub.
Competition in Peru between Avianca-TACA and LAN already intensified last year as TACA Peru launched services on several domestic trunk routes. TACA Peru previously only operated international services from Lima with the exception of one domestic route.
Mr Villegas says Avianca-TACA was able grow its domestic market share in Peru during 2011 to 8%, driven by the introduction of two E190s. The domestic Peruvian market accounted for 3.2% of the group's passenger traffic and 1.6% of the group's revenues in 3Q2011 compared to 0.9% and 0.1% respectively in 3Q2010 (see Background information). Mr Villegas says the group aims to continue growing its domestic market share in Peru.
Competition between LAN and Avianca-TACA expected to intensify
LAN is already Avianca-TACA's largest competitor in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia (see Background information). The two groups are roughly the same size in Ecuador although both are smaller domestically than local carrier TAME. LAN is larger in Peru but smaller in Colombia, which LAN entered in late 2010 through its acquisition of Aires. LAN's upcoming merger with TAM will result in even more intense competition between the groups, particularly in Brazil.
LAN and TAM by themselves are already much larger than Avianca-TACA. Once established, the new LAN and TAM parent company, LATAM, will be about four times the size of Avianca-TACA and will control about one third of total capacity in Latin America.
Avianca-TACA has been exploring potential opportunities for further consolidation. Its new alliance with Sky Airline, which is the second largest airline in Chile behind LAN, could lead to further consolidation and even more direct competition between LAN-TAM and Avianca-TACA.
See related article: Avianca-Sky tie-up and LAN-TAM alliance selection could lead to further consolidation in Latin America
But Avianca-TACA is not too concerned about size. It could have responded to the original LAN-TAM merger announcement from Aug-2010 by pursuing its own further moves. But so far it has been content to focus on integration and the organic growth opportunities which have resulted from the merger.
Avianca-TACA to exceed synergy target
Avianca and TACA originally identified USD200 million in annual synergies form the merger. As integration is now 90% completed, Mr Villegas is confident this figure will be easily exceeded. "The synergy plan has been very successful," he tells CAPA. "We'll be very much above that number."
Avianca-TACA has been profitable the last several quarter despite high oil prices and through the first three quarters of 2011 the group turned a net profit of COP135 billion (USD70 million). For 3Q2011 the group recorded a net profit of COP88 billion (USD46 million) on revenues of COP1.917 trillion (USD1.005 billion). The group is projecting to turn an operating profit (EBIT) of USD661 million for the full year 2011 on revenues of USD3.73 billion.
Through the first 11 months of 2011, Avianca-TACA's international passenger traffic was up 12% to 8.6 million passengers while domestic traffic surged by 24% to 10.3 million passengers, boosted in part by the inclusion of AeroGal, which was not counted in the group's figures during 2010. Avianca-TACA is the now largest or second largest carrier in several key Latin American markets that are expected to continue to growing rapidly in 2012 despite the challenging global economic conditions.
Avianca-TACA has effectively positioned itself as one of the leading airline groups in Latin America, which has emerged as one of the world's most important and most lucrative growth markets. It will never be as nearly big as LAN-TAM, even if some additional strategic acquisitions are pursued. But as Mr Villegas pointed out during the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in November, "the beauty is not in the size".
Background information
Avianca-TACA financial highlights: 2Q2011 vs 3Q2011
Avianca-TACA financial highlights: first nine months of 2010 vs first nine months of 2011
Avianca-TACA revenue breakdown: 3Q2010 vs 3Q2011
Avianca-TACA traffic breakdown: 3Q2011 vs 3Q2010
Colombia market share by carrier (seats per week): 02-Jan-2011 to 08-Jan-2011
Peru market share by carrier (seats per week): 02-Jan-2011 to 08-Jan-2011
Ecuador market share by carrier (seats per week): 02-Jan-2011 to 08-Jan-2011


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It is with much sadness that we learned of the death of Rosa Parkin after a long and very public battle with illness. Rosa was a radiant performer and shining personality, an effortlessly creative woman with a gift for the obscure and quirky. She performed magic and she was magic.
Harnessing the power of social media, she shared the details and progress of her illness and remained bright, generous and optimistic throughout. Our thoughts are with her family and friends, who clearly looked after her with such love and tenderness.
Our world shines a little less brightly without her.


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Accounting Security Tips to Reduce the Risk to Your Company
Data security is an important topic of discussion, especially since many businesses manage most of their transactions through online platforms. Not only do you need to consider the security of customer payments that are processed, but you also need to think about accounting security offered by the outsourced team that you've hired.
Data Breaches and Business Targets
It seems like there are always news headlines announcing the latest data breach. Hackers target businesses with the goal of stealing financial information or personal details about clients or employees. Then, this data can be used for profit by selling the information to the highest bidder.
Large companies are often targeted because of the mass amounts of data that are available through a breach. Even though you might think that you won't be a target since you have a small business, the truth is that there is always a risk for small- and medium-sized businesses. The risk goes up whenever you are turning information over to an outsourced company or transmitting data through software programs.
Proactive Approach for Data Security
Instead of assuming that your business is safe from these threats, you should always be on the offense to protect your data and business assets. Never make false assumptions about the security of your systems. It is important that you do regular assessments to determine how effective your current security protocols are at protecting your company and your customers.
If you wait until a data breach occurs, then you could be facing an expensive, messy situation to solve the problems. A better solution is to spend a little money right now on the right software programs and services to ensure that you have security controls in place before a breach occurs. These proactive steps will help you avoid the possible problems that can occur if someone breaks into your digital system.
Hiring a Trustworthy Team for Accounting Security
The first step you need to take is to evaluate the security of the outsourced team that you are hiring. Don't make the mistake of choosing an outsourced accounting team with a questionable background. For example, if the company doesn't have a proven track record, then you don't know what you are getting yourself into.
Do your research to make sure that the accounting services are highly rated. Researching the company in advance can save you a lot of grief in the future.
You can research the company by asking for information from the accounting team. Also, complete a search online for the business name to see if you can find any reviews or business listings that indicate the reputation of the company.
Security Begins in Your Office
Even if you are hiring an outsourced team that you can trust, you should always remember that the most important layers of security should begin in your office. Inspections should be done of all areas where information is transmitted to identify any potential leaks. For example, you should have an expert evaluate your data generation, storage systems, and data collection processes to make sure that the information is passing through a secure network.
Potential leaks in the system might be identified in the form of outdated software or poor management in the office. One common issue is insufficient control over employee access to the system. Employees shouldn't have free access to sensitive information unless that access is required for the person's job description. Just because the person belongs to a department, doesn't mean that they require full access to all of the information.
Also, be careful about contractors or vendors who have access to your data systems. Too often, these providers are offered record access when the information doesn't have a direct connection to the transactional relationship.
Never make the mistake of allowing employees or contractors to use the same credentials when accessing financial information. If everyone is using one username and password, then it might be difficult to identify the source if a problem occurs.
Why Accounting Security is So Important
Keep in mind the reason why most hackers are trying to access information: they want to gather details about personal information or financial accounts. Even if you have a small business, your system is always at risk because of the information that it holds: credit card numbers, bank account details, social security numbers, passwords, and more.
Most companies have digital files with demographic information about their employees, executives, and even their customers. If a hacker can gain access to the information, then it is a goldmine of information that could be sold for profit.
Tips for Accounting Security
Here are a few tips that can be implemented in your business practices to improve the security of your company information:
- Necessary Information: You should only gather information that is necessary for the employee or the services that are provided to the customers. There's no reason to gather additional sensitive information if it isn't required for the situation.
- Security of Professional Service Provider: Talk to your service provider, such as the outsourced accounting team, to find out more information about their security practices. You will be handing over access to sensitive financial information, and you need to be sure that they have protocols in place to prevent a breach of information.
- Firewalls and Software Protection: These firewalls should be installed on every computer and electronic device that is used when accessing business information. Additionally, you might consider implementing a monitoring gateway so that you know who is accessing the information and when the access points occur. These proactive steps reduce the risk of exploitation of both internal and external vulnerabilities.
- Computers and Networks: Consider the ways that data could be removed from the office. One option is to disable the USB, CD, and DVD functions on computers to prevent employees or contractors from downloading the information. It can be helpful to have several layers of authentication to avoid remote access as well. Date transfer should always use 128-bit encryption.
- Data Recovery Plan: If a problem occurs with the systems, do you have a back-up plan in place to recover the information? It can be a headache for your team if you can't recover employee or customer information that was saved on the computer or in the cloud.
- Physical Security: Also think about the security of your office. Could someone walk into the office and access paperwork or files that contain sensitive information? All access points into the building need to be secured. Additionally, data entry and exit points need to be managed. If you have hard copies of the files in the office, then these things need to be kept under lock and key. A locked filing room or secure filing cabinet are both good options to consider.
- Employee Screenings: Every employee should be screened in the recruitment process. If someone is going to have access to sensitive information in your company, then it is important that the proper screenings are completed to avoid issues. Extensive background checks can be used to reduce the risk that a person with a questionable history is accessing financial
- Employee and Management Training: It is common for companies to have security and systems training that is offered at the beginning of employment. But this new-hire training isn't enough to ensure long-term adherence to the security protocols. Consider ongoing training to ensure that everyone is up-to-date on the latest technologies and strategies that apply to your data security.
Security for Technology-Driven Systems
Most businesses rely on technology systems for basic processes and ongoing strategies that keep the company running. As a result, security is more important than ever to ensure that you are avoiding potential issues that could arise with a data breach.
There's no question that investing in the right security protocols, software programs, and outsourcing teams is a good step to protect your company and customers. These investments not only help you reduce the risk of stolen information through a security breach. But some industries are required by law to maintain high standards for security. For example, HIPPA requirements ensure that medical businesses have consistent practices in place to protect sensitive information found in patient files.
When you do the work to choose trustworthy software and service providers, then you can have the peace of mind in knowing that your confidentiality remains intact. Implementing these steps allows you to rest easy since your critical data is protected. As a result, you can turn your attention and focus on the core business concerns that need to be addressed.
At Easier Accounting, we maintain the highest levels of security and confidentiality to protect your sensitive financial information. We understand that you are entrusting us with your information. So, we are diligent about our systems to ensure that your information is protected. If you are looking for an outsourced accounting team that you can trust, then we invite you to contact us for more information. We will gladly answer your questions and explain the services that are available for your company: (888) 620-0770.


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Fishing piers at the Humble Channel Bridge are some of the best known piers
on the Laguna Madre. They are easily accessed but also produce some of the
best pier fishing in the area. Traveling east on SH 358 toward North
Padre Island exit before crossing the Humble Bridge and you have access to
both of the piers. Two independently owned bait stands and fishing piers
border the Humble Channel to the East and West. Live bait is usually
available and the fee to fish the piers are minimal.
Determine which pier to fish (east or west of
channel) based on the prevailing winds. Throwing artificial bait or
usinglive/dead natural bait will work here. Piers are lighted for
great night time fishing. When schooling fish are migrating in fall in
spring these piers can have excellent action.


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What is a Power Bank?
A Power Bank is a portable lithium battery pack with a 5V 1A and or 2A (usually, or sometimes 500mA in very small devices) USB output for charging mobile phones, digital cameras, MP3, MP4 players, iPods, iPads, tablet, satellite phones or any product that can be charged from standard USB 5V charging technology. You can also get other voltage versions for powering other types of products with DC outputs from 5V up to 24V. For laptops etc.


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Concert MPA Itinerary
Concert MPA is Saturday, March 5. The itinerary is as follows:
Symphonic Winds
Report time: 7:15 AM
Attendance time: 7:30 AM
Load buses: 7:35 AM
Depart TCHS: 7:45 AM
Arrive VBHS: 8:45 AM
Warm-up: 9:20 AM
Performance: 10:00 AM
Load buses 11:00 AM
Depart VBHS 11:15 AM
Arrive TCHS 12:15 PM
Dismissal: 12:30 PM
Symphonic/Concert Bands
Report time (TCHS): 11:45 AM
Attendance time: 12:00 PM
Load buses: 12:15 PM
Depart TCHS: 12:30 PM
Arrive VBHS: 1:30 PM
Symphonic Band Warm-up: 1:50 PM
Symphonic Band Performance: 2:30 PM
Concert Band Warm-up: 4:20 PM
Concert Band Performance: 5:00 PM
Depart VBHS: 6:00 PM
Arrive TCHS: 7:00 PM
Dismissal: 7:15 PM
Symphonic and Concert Band members should bring money for food available at the VBHS Concession stand. We are in need of chaperones for each part of the day. If you are interested in chaperoning, please contact Candy Kiernan at: (772) 708-7004.
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