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Having a sense of purpose in life may help people live longer, according to a study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Plenty of other studies have pointed to the same finding – that a sense of purpose is one of the most important indicators that a person may live a long life.
With that in mind, we decided to get some inspiration from a few members of our My Choice Family Care Member Advisory Committee.
Each of them discussed their personal passions, which ranged from paleontology to cooking to art to volunteering.
Barry Kress, Vice Chairman of the committee, found his purpose in life – science – at the age of 21/2. That's how old he was when he first went to Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History with his father.
"I could spell Tyrannosaurus rex before I could spell my own first name. My dad was a food chemist. He made science fun for me. To this day, I try to make science fun for the visitors at the Milwaukee Public Museum," said Barry, who volunteers there each week.
He's also excited about planning to give presentations on science at the St. Anne Center for Intergenerational Care, which he attends Monday through Friday. "I'll be teaching people about the history of our planet," Barry said. "Paleontology and microbiology have been a great obsession for me for over 55 years. When you look at a fossil, you're looking at a piece of the world's history."
Kiki Traner is a skilled artist who mixes words with pictures on canvas. "I started eight years ago," she said. "There was a picture up on the wall and I saw it, and I wanted to make it with a poem. I had the poem, but I didn't have the picture, so I had to make my own version of it. And I haven't stopped yet."
When creating her artworks, Kiki says, "The words come before the pictures. I use all kinds of tools." She's even incorporated the tire tread from her wheelchair in one piece, appropriately called "Ode to My Wheelchair."
"I had the idea and I knew what I wanted to do," she explained. Because she uses a wheelchair, Kiki sometimes needs assistance. "I have an art therapist from the Milwaukee Center for Independence that comes every Monday. The things that I can't do, she does for me."
Kiki's favorite works are advocacy pieces meant to help people understand individuals with disabilities. The message, she says, is this: "Even with disabilities, I have dreams just like you. The struggles are real, too. I try to tell people just because we are different doesn't mean we don't want to same things you do."
Katie Needham, Chairperson of the committee, said: ""My purpose is to be the best person I can: to strive every day to be more kind, to be at peace and create peace. My daily goal is to make life better for my friends and create community through both actions and words. To that end, I plan activities and events for the people where I live. This benefits us by decreasing isolation and boredom, which are both precursors to unhappiness. In my daily conversations I seek to promote understanding, cooperation and joy. My personal joke-a-day campaign lifts some spirits, including mine. As I promote goodwill, I feel more positive and at peace with my own existence."
Katie also believes in regular goal-setting. "It's very important every day to have a goal. If you don't have a reason to get up, it's hard to get up. For people with disabilities, you have to make goals day by day," she said.
"I have a friend, Pam, and we eat together every day because she can't cook. This is a good reason for me to eat right, and she helps me do things I can't do. We're a good team. We always know that we're going to have dinner together every day. We do menus together, we do the shopping list together."
Nealy Rothe said she starts her day with reading meditation books and doing some writing and reflections in the morning. "It starts my day so that I know God is with me and I have a purpose. The purpose I have is to be an individual that's able to do things without anyone questioning or criticizing me. I like being independent," she said.
Among Nealy's talents is the gift of signing. "When I was in grade school, my parents taught me how to sign. That's how I learned how to talk. I continue to use it with my roommate, who is deaf in both ears. I'm also learning more sign language."
Nealy also enjoys volunteering at Tricklebee Café in the Sherman Park area of Milwaukee. "I do a variety of things. I waitress, I do dishes, I help cook, I help take orders, I help clean," she said.
"I also do a lot of advocacy work. I go to Madison for Disability Advocacy Day, and I represent the Milwaukee chapter of People First. We talk before legislators about the issues we have, like transportation, Family Care, what kind of programs we have that we're involved in and what's our passion in life. For me, I want to have my own company where I can sell my knitting and be an administrative assistant."
To work on her skills, Nealy is attending a program through Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin.
King Hall said: "My passion in life is that I want to open up a restaurant one day and have my own business. I watch different cooking shows on TV, and that's what inspires me to learn new recipes. I like how different food tastes and I want to share that with family. I also want to be able to share it with other people."
King is attending Milwaukee Area Technical College and is taking culinary courses to work toward his dream.
"You just have to put your mind to it and focus and make new ideas and stay on track. I enjoy the creativity of cooking. One day I want to open a restaurant here in Milwaukee. I'd serve Spanish rice or enchiladas, Hispanic food," he said.
King also is a greeter at a Home Depot on Milwaukee's South Side. His work there and his goal to become a chef was featured last fall in a segment of Positively Milwaukee, which aired on WTMJ-TV.
Our passion at My Choice is helping people realize their own passions. You can be a part of that by joining a Make My Choice Better Group. To do so, call Mary Clare Carlson, our Self Advocacy Specialist, at 414-639-9381 or email her at email@example.com. You also can contact your Care Manager to see where else we can use your time and talents. Remember, it takes each of us to make a difference for all of us.


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There are only a handful of football players who you could count on for a successful performance at the end of every game. The likes of Aqib Talib are pretty confident and versatile when it comes to game plays. He is one player who is willing to give his best for any game. Talib is very intense and feisty on the field. He has great athletic speed with a knack for the interception. With his body size and leaping ability which is above average, Talib is best at getting balls at the highest point.
In the course of his professional career, he has earned for himself a good number of awards some of which include the Super Bowl championship and the Unanimous All-American. Let's learn some more fact about the great American football cornerback.
Who is Aqib Talib of NFL?
Aqib Talib is a professional American football cornerback who plays for the Los Angeles Rams. He is a native of Cleveland Ohio, born on February 13, 1986, into a family of six which consists of his father, Theodore, his mother, Donna Henry and his three older siblings: Saran, Kai, and Yaqub. Donna who converted to Islam chose to name her son Aqib meaning "the last one" in Arabic. His surname Talib was also drawn from the Arabic, meaning "student". Aqib and his siblings grew up with his mother in Texas where they moved to after his parents separated.
Aqib Talib's Early Football Career
Talib started playing football in high school. He attended Berkner High School which is based in Richardson, Texas and with the Rams athletic teams, he was actively involved in football, basketball, and track sports. Following excellent football skills displayed by young Talib both in his junior and senior seasons, he earned the first-team all-district, first-team all-city honors and was crowned with the Berkner High School's Defensive Back of the Year.
Moving on to college, Talib received a scholarship from different schools including the Baylor University, Wyoming, Kansas and Kansas State but he chose to attend the University of Kansas where he joined the Kansas Jayhawks football team and played with them from 2005 to 2007. While studying, young Aqib Talib continued to distinguish himself through his strong defensive skills and was later counted as one of the best and successful college football defensive in the country. Talib ended his college career in 2007, forgoing his senior season. He finished with a total of 162 tackles, 13 interceptions, 43 passes defended, 2 fumbles recoveries and 2 forced fumbles in 34 games. This earned him a better and higher public recognition like the Orange Bowl 2008 Most Valuable Player.
His NFL Career
Aquib became a professional football player in 2008 after he was invited to join the 2008 NFL Combine. He was then selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round and 20th overall of the NFL 2008 Draft and on July 25, 2008, he signed his first contract as a professional. Talib finished his rookie season appearing in 15 games and making 23 combined tackles, 4 interceptions, and nine pass deflections.
Aqib Talib continued his games with the Buccaneers for five active seasons before he was traded to the New England Patriots in November 2012. While with the Buccaneers, Talib racked up a total of 182 tackles (163 solos), 18 interceptions and 54 pass deflections. His move to his new team followed his suspension by the NFL, for testing positive to the performance-enhancing substance.
Returning on November 12, 2012, after his suspension for four games, Talib debuted with his new team in a game against the Indianapolis Colts and he made 40 tackles (33 solo), 2 interceptions, one fumble recovery and 10 passes defended. He left the Patriots in 2014 and became a free agent. He then signed a six-year deal worth $57 million with the Denver Broncos and played for the football franchise from 2014 to 2017. In March 2018, he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams and he debuted at the beginning of the season as a starting cornerback.
Despite suffering an ankle injury in the season's week 3, Talib was still able to make good records for the season. His career stats from 2008 to 2018 shows he has a total of 448 total tackles with 70 assisted tackles,752 interceptions, and 35 forced interceptions.
Aqib Talib's Salary and Net Worth
Following a couple of mouth-watering contracts the young athlete has signed, it won't be wrong to list him among the wealthy players of the NFL. Talib's first contract was worth $14 million with $8 million guaranteed but after about ten years of football experience as a professional, his deal has greatly increased. As of March 2018, he signed a $57 million contract, including a $5 million contract bonus and $25 million guaranteed, with the Los Angeles Rams. The young athlete's salary as of 2018 is $11 million but his net worth is not yet known.
See Also: Who is Teddy Bridgewater?
Talib's Wife and Children
As the youngest child in the family of six, Talib has been able to build a family of his own. The American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams married his longtime girlfriend, Gypsy Benitez on March 26, 2016, and together they have two children one of which is Jabril the youngest. He also has a daughter Kiara, whom he had from his previous relationship with his college girlfriend Courtney Jacobs.
His Height, Weight, And Other Measurements
Aqib Talib is quite tall with a height of 6 feet 1 inch and bodyweight of 93 kg. He was 6 feet 3/4 inches tall with a bodyweight of 92 kg in 2008 when he joined the NFL draft. The length of his arm was 33 inches and the size of his hand was 9 3⁄8 in.


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Class 5
Welcome to our webpage for 2018/19. Here you can find out about what we are learning and some of the activities we are enjoying in school. If you would like to see our archived Class 5 page for 2017/18, please click HERE
9 July 2019: Visit to Ledston Woods
With Class 4 we had a great day out at Ledston Woods. We learned about different types of deciduous and evergreen trees, played a game about acorns and squirrels (and the need for a balanced ecosystem), carried out a scavenger hunt and worked in teams to make dens. Despite the weather not looking promising, we had a fabulous time - as you can see from the photos below. Thanks again to Mrs Holloway, Mrs Wallbank-Scales, Mrs Meaden and Mrs Spence for coming with us too.
3 July 2019: Cloud Painting
Class 5 made the most of the glorious weather and took the classroom outside to undertake some watercolour painting of clouds.
It was a very peaceful and relaxing afternoon!
10 June 2019: Pentecost Day
Summer 2019: Stop Motion Animations
Our stop motion animations are still a work in progress, but take a look at some of our space sets from our filming day before half term...
Summer 2 2019: All for One and One for All!
We will be squeezing in an awful lot this half term, with some of the learning below and preparing for the KS2 Production!
May 2019: Science Week
We really enjoyed science week before half term - making rockets, learning about science in the circus, having visits from 'real' scientists and undertaking our own rocket mice investigation!
Summer 1 2019: In a galaxy far, far away...
Take a look at the jigsaw below to see what we'll be learning this half term. We will also be preparing for SATs to ensure that pupils can do their very best.
Take a look at the new and improved timeline in our classroom!
Here are our finished artworks based on pictures of sunset from the Kruger National Park. Don't they look great! Can you identify which animals they are - we worked really hard to get the shape and silhouettes just right.
Having read Chapter 3 of Journey to Jo'burg, we wrote some poems about oranges.
Spring 2 2019
Our theme this half term is 'Neighbours'. We will consider how we are all neighbours in some sense and children will explore this and the idea of equality through our class text The Journey to Jo'burg, which is set in apartheid South Africa. In RE we explore the similarities to be found throughout different world faiths as we conclude our study of Islam.
Class 5's Mythical Menagerie!
Spring 1 2019
Happy New Year!
This half term we will explore the good and the bad in our theme 'Heroes and Villains'. We will explore Greek mythology, finding out about the heroic acts and the monstrous beasts that will this stories before writing our own Greek mythological tale. We will also create mythological beast fact files and explore how the stories they are from have influenced modern writers such as JK Rowling.
In maths, we will start by focusing on percentages - particularly useful if you spot a bargain in the January sales!
Take a look at our curriculum jigsaw for this half term to see what we will be learning about in each subject.
Autumn 2 2018
Remember, Remember.
This half term's learning revolves around commemorating the armistice that ended World War 1 in November 1918.
We will be reading Michael Morpurgo's incredible story, Private Peaceful, and use this to inspire some brilliant writing in English and history. We will explore some different poetry linked to the First World War and then write our own poems. We will also focus on the idea of memory when we use the short film The Piano to help us write stories with flashbacks.
Autumn 1 2018
Welcome to Class 5 and the first half term of the new academic year!
This half term our theme is 'Magical Mystery Tour' and we will use this theme to link areas of the curriculum. This half term we are using two books as a stimulus for our work: Flotsam, a wordless story book by David Wiesner, and Room 13, a story based around the mysterious events of a Y6 residential trip to Whitby. Our own Y6 children have their residential visit to look forward to at the end of September when they visit Carlton Lodge - look out for some pictures of what is sure to be a brilliant week.
Below is our curriculum jigsaw map for this half term which gives a flavour of the learning that will take place this half term.


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In life, we come across a difficult people, manipulative, negative and toxic one. As humans, we often focus on those who are negative or toxic leaving it difficult to appreciate those who are positive and healthy. Seeking out individuals with healthy, positive traits, however, may naturally help us to stay clear (or at least clearer) of those who are toxic, who zap our energy or who make us feel badly. Further, the more we can surround ourselves with those who are positive and healthy, the more we may model those positive behaviors.
If you really think about it, once in awhile you come across a person who knocks you off your socks… legitimately — maybe they have the best outlook on life, maybe they are really well-off but you would never know it, maybe they make you feel special. There is a good chance that many of these people possess some of that desirable traits, if not all of the traits mentioned below that seem to be the rarest to find in others.
No one is free of flaws and quirks. But there are twelve desirable traits in human beings and worth adopting that attract the right people and circumstances into one's life. One could say that these are the character traits of highly successful people.
1. Integrity
The true definition of integrity comes from the Latin word integritas, which means "whole" or "intact". It encumbers all the traits that make a truly "good" person, such as honesty, being incorruptible, straight and morally upright.
A person with integrity won't lie, will keep their word and won't screw you over. They won't go behind your back, bad mouth you, cheat on you, and they adhere to a code of ethics that may make them predictable, but safe to the heart and one's sanity. No unpleasant surprises come from someone with a high sense of integrity. They follow a code of ethics that tends to be, as the word suggests incorruptible, and they adhere to principles of common decency. C.S. Lewis once said, "Integrity is doing the right thing even if no one is watching."
2. Selflessness
In a world where many people don't have the time or the interest in others, selflessness is a quality that seems to be less and less common. People can be selfless in the time they give, the ability to listen, their level of patience and the love that they give. Those who are giving and generous in nature have the power to make others feel loved, appreciated and special. While those who are self-absorbed tend to do the exact opposite.
3. Genuineness
Having the ability to be real, authentic and honest is unique in a world where we put so much emphasis on the superficial. Feeling comfortable in one's skin and being true to one's self is one of the most beautiful traits one can possess. To have a REAL relationship with someone requires honesty… it requires hearing and giving input or feedback that may not always be popular… it means loving people for who they really are… deep down… and not for what they appear to be.
4. Sensitivity
So often we are focused on what is important to ourselves that we can forget about those around us. Those who are sensitive are often thoughtful, appreciative and loving, in a way that makes you feel understood, valued and respected. Often, sensitive people are also self-aware, making them mindful of how they impact others with what they do and say.
5. Humility
Whether someone is super-smart, extremely talented or drop-dead gorgeous, there is something extra special about them if they don't come across as though they know it all the time. Humility in those that possess extraordinary traits make others feel special too.
Humility is not thinking less of ourselves but thinking of ourselves less. We can all afford to say less about ourselves and do more for others.
6. Kindness
Kindness protects you from all kinds of heart-aches. Kindness is like integrity. A person who possess kindness will usually keep your heart safe and your best interests in mind. Their willingness to help others also translates to someone who knows how to put another's needs ahead of their own when needed. A kind person carries a light, and that light tends to attract other "good" people too.
7. Sense of Humor
Life has ups and downs. There will be good times, bad times, and easy times. Everything is easier if one keeps a sense of humor, or at least surrounds oneself with those who have one. As the old saying goes… laughter is the best medicine and an instant vacation as well.
8. Emotionally Open
No one wants to be with someone who is so closed off that they can't show the most "normal" emotions. How would someone who has a hard times feeling, or showing feelings relate to you? There is a difference between someone who is so closed off that they just look at you blankly, or worse, scold you or put you down when you're feeling sad or disappointed, and then there are those who break down as soon as someone looks at them the wrong way. Being able to share one's heart doesn't mean that one has to be a weakling or whiner. Someone who can't feel is usually damaged goods, and lack of depth in emotional matters usually translate into lack of depth in other matters.
9. Self-confidence
A person without self-confidence / self-esteem spells disaster, because they will fail on numerous other "must-haves." They are usually driven by self-preservation, and will do almost anything to overcome their feelings of inadequacy. This can make them distrusting and possibly even make them into stalkers. Which, in returns, almost always ensures dishonesty, a closed-heart / inability to truly feel and experience love and joy, a lack of integrity and definitely no courage. They're usually a bucket with a huge hole in the bottom. No matter how much love and care one will pour into them, it will never be enough to make them feel safe, loved or good enough. After all, it's impossible to love and care for someone who doesn't love and care for themselves.
10. Generosity
One of the worst people to have in one's life is a miser. Those who constantly complain about the money they don't have, especially while spending it on things that doesn't serve them, are not only annoying, but also no fun to have around. The opposite of generous is selfish, and who wants to be with a selfish person? Being miserly also tends to show individuals who are very preoccupied with material, like superficial things. Combine that with the constant complaint about not having enough, and you'll get a good picture of how life with someone who can't be generous looks like.
11. Courageousness
Let's face it. Who wants to be with a coward? Someone who can't and won't stand up for their own beliefs will definitely not stand up for you or anyone else. No courage usually also means no principles, which will make you expendable for the simple reason that a coward will only do the least effort required and will tug tail and run when true work is required.
12. Self-awareness
Self-awareness is the fine middle ground of truly knowing your strengths and weaknesses without being either completely weak and self-loathing. Self-awareness allows us to know when we are way off our rocker. It allows us to see when we are wrong / screwed up and need to possibly adjust or change certain behaviors and patterns. Self-awareness allows us to look in the mirror and see who we really are; not who we think we are or hoped we were. People without self-awareness cannot grow, because they will never learn from past mistakes. They are literally blind, stumbling after what looks and sounds the most appealing. Without self-awareness there is no truth, just illusion; and a perpetual cycle of trying to find what they think will make them happy. If you don't know who you are, you won't know what makes you happy. The key to finding one's own happiness is to be the things that you require and wish for in another.
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. -Abraham Lincoln
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. -Philippians 4:8
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Fighting fires, blazing trailsSamantha Snodgrass '18
In late 1895, Mount Holyoke students decided to form a fire brigade. And in doing so, they made history. A story that year from the New York Journal reported that theirs was the first all-women's fire department in the nation. As far as we know, this amazing story checks out.
The ruins of Williston Hall after a 1917 fire
An uncommon first
For the students at Mount Holyoke, the need for a fire prevention group was strong. Fire danger on campus was high and burn times were fast. Fires, ranging from small room fires to entire buildings burning, were a part of the College's history.
Having a women's fire brigade wasn't common at the time and isn't common now — firefighting is historically a very white and very male profession. According to the National Fire Protection Association, based on averaged data from 2011 to 2015, only 8.1 percent of firefighters are black, 9.2 percent are Latino and 4.6 percent are women.
Prior to the founding of Mount Holyoke's fire brigade, a few individual women were members of fire departments. But the only other well-noted early women's company in the world formed in 1878 at Girton College, a then women's college at the University of Cambridge in Great Britain.Students practice climbing out of residence halls windows during fire drills, ca. 1903 (left) and 1920 (right)
Calm, quick, efficient
The fire brigade was arranged by Mount Holyoke's Athletic Association, a student organization that managed sports teams and equipment and planned events such as field days. It was headed by the association's captain, Anna B. Converse from the class of 1897. Members were originally chosen "not because of muscle, but because of mind," the New York Journal story said. Captain Converse believed calmness was more important than strength in fire fighting.
The students were by all accounts very level-headed and efficient. The New York Journal reporter in 1895 explained that "it is considered a disgrace if any member of the corps loses her self-possession in the least." Later on, members were also given physical tests in running, climbing rope ladders and lifting weights.
Students pass buckets full of water up a rope during fire drill, October 1920
On the scene
The brigade's first fire fighting opportunity came days after their first drill: Shortly after 11 p.m., a student's curtains caught fire when the head fell off of a match she was lighting. The flames quickly traveled to other items in the room. The students on the fire brigade got out of bed and rushed to the scene. They had the blaze under control in a matter of minutes.
According to one of the brigade wardens — the students who held the fire hoses and were closest to the flames — the outfits they had rushed to put on were "unique and striking ... The captain looked charming in a pink bath robe and a pair of bed slippers ... the wardens, with their poor heads all tied up [they used wet towels to breathe through], made one think of dreadful things. ... My general appearance [was] that of a drowned college girl."
Although there were certainly some fires on campus that were too strong and large for the buildings to be saved — the Seminary Building burned down in 1896 and Williston Hall burned in 1917 — the students prevented a great number of other losses.
In 1909, when the basement of the gymnasium (now Blanchard Hall) caught fire, the College watchman tried unsuccessfully to stop the flames on his own. The brigade arrived on the scene and got him safely out of the building and worked to put out the fire. Since there were no other people in the building, those assigned to lifesaving evacuated the gym equipment so it wouldn't be damaged. Once the fire was out, the students didn't linger but went straight back to bed for class in the morning.
Fire at the Old Rockefeller Hall, December 21, 1922
Campus idols
Members of the brigade were very popular, even idolized. Students would watch and cheer for brigade members from their own residence halls and for their favorites. A reporter for the The New York Herald in 1911 stated that "what a football team is in a man's college the fire brigade is in this community" and compared the campus to "The Princess" by Alfred Tennyson, a poem that tells the story of a princess who runs away to found a women's university where men are forbidden.
The New York Herald reporter had asked the students if they wanted to petition for "a regular fire department of men," to which the lieutenant of the brigade replied "we would have the fire out before the men rubbed the sleep out of their eyes. A man's fire department indeed! Men are all right, of course, when they just come to call or when they are needed to carry out the Prom programme. Then sometimes it is nice to have one take you to Amherst to a football game, but as for their being a necessity or more capable of fighting fires, the idea is ludicrous."
Members of Mount Holyoke's fire brigade, 1920s.
Branching out
The New York Journal author in 1895 emphasized just how capable the students were, noting that they "would be glad if they could slide down greased poles, mount hook and ladder trucks, and be drawn by dashing horses to protect not only the college building, but the surrounding neighborhood." And they did.
At the time South Hadley didn't have its own fire department, so Mount Holyoke's brigade was the first for the town as well. On one occasion the local public school caught fire and the College's fire brigade was the first to arrive. They immediately started removing furniture and wetting the flames with buckets and a hose. They had largely saved the building by the time a nearby fire department arrived.
As a reporter from the New York Journal wrote of the brigade in 1895: "They could, doubtless, run a railroad if they wished; to operate a gold mine would probably not be beyond their abilities. No opportunities have arisen for such enterprises, to be sure, but young women who are capable of organizing a fire brigade, and in addition are capable of actually fighting fire after they have organized it, would scarcely stop at anything."
Members of Mount Holyoke's fire brigade, 1920s.
Mount Holyoke's fire brigade continued into the 1920s. Today, students serve the community as EMTs with Mount Holyoke's volunteer-based Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT). They work in tandem with the local fire department to provide students medical aid in times of emergency.
Want to know more about the fire brigade, MERT or other student groups? Visit the Mount Holyoke Archives and Special Collections, open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Join a community of firsts.
Photo at top: Students shown during a 1920 fire drill. All photos are courtesy of Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections.


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Friday, August 16, 2013
Surgery, recovery, surgery
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Cincinnati, Ohio (June, 2010) – Are you a ringer for Betty White? The Independent Transportation Network® of Greater Cincinnati (ITNGC) is sponsoring a Betty White Look Alike contest. Winner of the contest will be awarded a free ITNGC membership, plus one hundred dollars deposited in a private transportation account. In addition, if an organization sponsors the winner, that group will receive one hundred dollars for their activity account. All entries must be submitted by Monday, August 16 and will be judged in late August, when the winner will be notified.
ITNGC is a membership-based, volunteer-driven transportation service using a pre-paid transportation account and private cars. A door-through-door, arm-through-arm service, ITN serves seniors and adults with visual impairments, 24/7. The new transportation option does not limit destinations and is currently available to members living within the 275 loop, east of Hwy 75. An affiliate of ITNAmerica®, ITNGC is the fourteenth of the fifteen affiliates offering this unique service, from Portland Maine, where it originated, to San Diego, California.
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Volume 14
Chapter 1326 God Attainment Region
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These two figures stood at the top of the ancient peak.
One was robust and tall, brilliant and mighty. He was like a blazing flame that was more dazzling than the stars, more resplendent than the mood. He was brilliant to the point it was impossible to focus one's gaze upon him.
The other figure was slender and graceful. Her dress fluttered with the wind while her jet black hair was coiled into a bun, and she wore an exquisite crown of flowers. Her body was suffused with strands of silver light that made her seem like a picturesque celestial maiden.
No matter if it was the man or the woman, both of their bodies carried grand and boundless auras that shook the sky. They were like two kings that stood amidst the heavens and the earth while looking down upon the world, and they were matchlessly mighty.
Without a doubt, they were definitely the heirs of Nuwa's Dao Palace.
The true cause for Chen Xi's shock was that the man had actually called Dian Dian as Midnight earlier!
Doesn't this mean that this peerless and otherworldly beauty that's always smiling sweetly is one of the four great Immortal Kings of the Immortal Dimension, the Midnight Immortal King?
When he thought up to here, Chen Xi couldn't help but arouse a complicated feeling in his heart.
Earlier, he'd once looked up to those four great Immortal Kings just like all the living beings in the world. He was curious about their appearances and to know what sort of existences they were, yet never had he imagined that the Midnight Immortal King was following by his side, and he'd only recognized her now…
"You didn't ask about my name." Dian Dian blinked at Chen Xi while grinning lightly, and then she led him onto the ancient peak.
"Daoist Brother Shi Yu, Miss Li." Dian Dian smiled as she nodded to them, and she sent Chen Xi a voice transmission at the same time. "The one on the left is Shi Yu, Nuwa's Dao Palace's Eldest Dao Protecting Disciple, the other on the right is Xiangliu Li, she's a descendant of the Xiangliu Clan and an Elite Disciple of Nuwa's Dao Palace. Both of them are at the Immortal King Realm, and we'll be working together with them this time."
Chen Xi was fiercely shocked in his heart.
Two Immortal Kings!
This caused him to be unable to help but think of Oracle Mountain, and he said in his heart,
Besides me, all the thirteen other disciples of Oracle Mountain, my Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters are probably mostly at the Immortal King Realm, right?
Of course, this was only his guess, and perhaps only the disciples of Oracle Mountain themselves would know exactly how high their cultivations were.
"This is Chen Xi, my friend. He'll be heading to the God Attainment Region with us this time." As she spoke, Dian Dian introduced Chen Xi in a simple manner.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
In an instant, Chen Xi felt two gazes sweeping over towards him. It was like being stared at by two supreme gods, and it caused his entire body to feel oppressed as if all the secrets within him were noticed investigated by them.
But in merely an instant, these two gazes were withdrawn, and it caused Chen Xi to almost feel like all of this was a hallucination.
"Eh, wait." After that, Shi Yu spoke with surprise. As he spoke, the divine radiance that covered his body was restrained to reveal his true appearance. He was actually a thin man in a black robe who had a broad forehead and sideburns that were sharp like swords.
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His skin was fair and crystalline while a flying sword eardrop made of bones that was fine like a needle hung from his left ear, and it caused him to carry a devilish, cold, and proud aura.
At this moment, he frowned as he gazed at Chen Xi, and he seemed to have recalled something.
"Is something wrong?" Dian Dian casually played with the soft and smooth hair by her ears, and she spoke slowly. As she spoke, her figure flashed imperceptibly and blocked before Chen Xi.
"Big Sister Midnight, you're really considerate down to the slightest detail to this little fellow." Xiangliu Li who stood at the side glanced at Dian Dian while seeming to be lost in thought, and then she revealed a light smile that was like a flower that bloomed after the rain. It was refreshing, beautiful, and extremely moving.
This woman's clothes fluttered, and she wore an exquisite crown of flowers. Her bearing was graceful and poised while her figure was slender, and she seemed as if she would float off at any moment.
"It can't be helped. I brought him here, so I naturally have to be responsible for his safety." Dian Dian shrugged and spoke as a matter of course.
"I remember now. I once took a glance at you from afar in the Outerealm Battlefield." Meanwhile, Shi Yu raised his head, and as his eyes opened and closed, divine light surged within them while he stared at Chen Xi. Moreover, his face suddenly revealed a trace of a strange and complicated expression. "So, you're…that kid…"
This answer caused Dian Dian and Xiangliu Li to be slightly stunned, and they weren't able to make heads or tails of it.
It wasn't just them, even Chen Xi was stunned. No matter how he wracked his brains, he wasn't able to recall when he'd met this Immortal King from Nuwa's Dao Palace while at the Outerealm Battlefield.
"Senior Brother Shi Yu, exactly what have you figured out? Why don't you tell us?" Originally, Xiangliu Li didn't pay much attention to Chen Xi. However, when she saw Shi Yu's reaction, she instantly realized that this little fellow at the Golden Immortal Realm seemed to have a background that wasn't simple at all.
Shi Yu shook his head, and his attitude was extremely firm. "It's meaningless. It doesn't make a difference if I tell you or not."
He would naturally not tell her that he'd almost seized the Nine Continent Divine Cauldron this kid before him had obtained in the Outerealm Battlefield, and he'd almost fought with the third senior brother of Oracle Mountain, Li Fuyao…
Of course, most importantly, Li Fuyao had told him something at the time. According to Li Fuyao, the kid before him might be related to a disciple of Oracle Mountain that had just reincarnated and returned to the sect.
He wasn't able to confirm all of this yet, so he was naturally unwilling to speak about it.
However, even then, Shi Yu faintly understood why Midnight Immortal King would bring this kid along by her side to join them this time.
Unfortunately, his strength is really terrible…
When they saw Shi Yu was unwilling to speak about it, Dian Dian smiled while Xiangliu Li couldn't help but size Chen Xi up once more. In the end, she noticed to her disappointment that there seemed to be nothing special about this little fellow.
On the other hand, when he heard them constantly call him 'little fellow,' Chen Xi couldn't help but laugh bitterly in his heart.
Am I really that small?
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However, he was clearly aware that even though the three Immortal Kings present here appeared to be young, in terms of the time they'd cultivated, it was countless of years, and it wouldn't be going too far to call them old seniors.
Of course, he wouldn't constantly address them as senior. At any rate, he was a disciple of Oracle Mountain, and he couldn't seem lower in status while before disciples of Nuwa's Dao Palace!
In next to no time, Shi Yu moved his attention from Chen Xi and said frankly, "According to my deduction from before, the God Attainment Region will emerge once more into the world three days from now. However, it's slightly difficult this time. It isn't just the Sovereign Sect, many prehistoric sects have targeted the God Attainment Region as well. At that time, disputes will definitely be unavoidable."
God Attainment Region?
Chen Xi was stunned. Even though this name was extremely new to him, he instantly determined that the fortune these three Immortal Kings planned to obtain after arriving at the Prehistoric Ruins was definitely within the God Attainment Region.
"Have you figured out exactly who has come?" Meanwhile, Dian Dian's expression turned serious, and her composed expression carried arrogance and confidence.
"Two of the seven Elite Disciples of the Sovereign Sect, Suiren Ting and Jiang Lingxiao." It was Xiangliu Li that replied. Her starry eyes seemed illusory and were suffused with layer upon layer of rippling divine radiance as she said slowly, "Suiren Ting is ranked at the 2
amongst the seven disciples. He's a descendant of the Suiren Clan, and he possesses the Sovereign Sect's Overlord Sage Path Pagoda. His strength is on par with Daoist Brother Shi Yu."
"Jiang Lingxiao is ranked at the 5
amongst the seven Elite Disciples of the Sovereign Sect. Her origins are mysterious, and her strength is undeterminable. According to my estimations, her strength is definitely at the Immortal King Realm and can't be underestimated."
The seven Elite Disciples of the Sovereign Sect!
A descendant of the Suiren Clan!
The Overlord Sage Path Pagoda!
All of these words were so unfamiliar to Chen Xi, yet it allowed him to faintly possess a deeper understanding of the Sovereign Sect. Even though his understanding was still blurry, it wasn't blank like it was before this.
"Suiren Ting, Jiang Lingxiao…" Dian Dian's beautiful brows knit together lightly. "If it's only like this, then merely our strengths are sufficient to firmly surpass them. Could it be that there're some other secrets?"
Shi Yu nodded. "Suiren Ting's group arrived much earlier than us. According to the information I obtained, the Prehistoric Sect, Void Heaven Sect, Sect Master Le Qianchou has agreed to work together with them."
"Le Qianchou? How's that fellow's strength?" Dian Dian was stunned.
According to her knowledge, during the prehistoric times, the Void Heaven Sect was an overlord. However, the sect was extreme, and its disciples acted in an unbridled manner. The technique passed down within the sect was a technique to enslave the myriad of living beings in the world. In the end, it enraged an extraordinary figure of Oracle Mountain, and he destroyed the sect and all its disciples. Moreover, even its inheritance was almost completely destroyed. At that time, this matter shocked the world.
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However, Dian Dian had never imagined that the Void Heaven Sect was actually fortunate enough to survive, and a Sect Master of the Void Heaven Sect, Le Qianchou, had made an appearance now.
"This old fellow's natural endowment is horrible. He cultivated for no less than a few hundreds of thousands of years before he merely stepped into the threshold of the Immortal King Realm. He can't be considered to be difficult to deal with, but he's slightly troublesome." Shi Yu frowned and said, "Le Qianchou has a vast network of relationships, and he's in contact with many Prehistoric Sects. I'm worried that the Sovereign Sect will use Le Qianchou as a pawn to rope in even more Prehistoric Sects to participate in this."
Dian Dian seemed to have thought of something as she said. "This is slightly troublesome indeed. However, having more numbers may not necessarily allow them to have an advantage. There are many Restrictions of the Gods within there, and it isn't so easy to deal with them."
Chen Xi was unable to interfere in their conversation at all, and he was completely dazed by it. He could only play the role of a spectator and silently remember some useful information.
For example, besides them, the Sovereign Sect's heirs, Suiren Ting and Jiang Lingxiao, and the Void Heaven Sect's Le Qianchou were amongst the other powers that were heading to the God Attainment Region this time as well.
Besides that, the 'Restrictions of the Gods' existed within the God Attainment Region.
These pieces of information were useless to Chen Xi for now, but perhaps it would be of use once they entered the God Attainment Region.
"Forget it, let's not mention all of this today so as to avoid it dampening our spirits." Shi Yu suddenly changed the topic. His gaze shot towards Xiangliu Li that stood by his side, and his proud and clear face actually revealed a wisp of a gentle expression. "It's Junior Sister Li's birthday today. Even though we aren't at the sect now, we should naturally celebrate such an important day."
Xiangliu Li was stunned. Her glistening and clear eyes suddenly erupted with a wisp of a strange glow, and she seemed to be rather delighted that Shi Yu was actually able to remember her birthday.
"Oh? Then I have to wish Miss Li happy birthday. This is a Phoenix Spirit Hairpin, take it as my birthday gift to you." Dian Dian's beautiful brows raised before she flipped her palm, and then a gorgeous jade hairpin that emanated brilliant golden light appeared there. Its surface was inscribed with various auspicious patterns, and it emanated strands of golden flowing lights and auspicious qi. It was extremely beautiful.


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Going to the land of warm sunshine
Living in an air-polluted city, while planning a family vacation, Ms. Hong Khanh (Cau Giay District, Hanoi) has learned about the sharp drop in airfare, so her family has decided to buy flight tickets to Can Tho City.
Various fruits sold at Cai Rang Floating Market - An interesting experience - Photo: Luu Quang
Looking at her children walking under the fruit trees, having some sunbath, breathing the fresh air mingled with the scent of flora, Ms.Khanh knows that her choice of the time and the place is right for the family trip. "What makes me happy is that my children have a place to play in the warm sunshine and eat more vegetables and fruits, which supply them with abundant vitamins," says Ms. Khanh. According to her, the change from spring to summer is the most beautiful time in Can Tho in particular, and in the Mekong Delta in general.
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A family experience of having lunch on a boat at Cai Rang Floating Market - Photo: Thuy Khanh
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Cai Rang Floating Market is a must to visit in a tour to Can Tho City - Photo: Luu Quang
It is so many ideal natural features that make the southwestern provinces safe, peaceful and suitable for eco-tourism including camping, shopping on water, listening to Southern folk songs, enjoying ripe sweet-scented fruit from large gardens, etc.
Most orchards are open to welcome visitors with prices from 30,000 - 50,000 VND / person, which is quite cheap for the delights of this waterway region.
Tours making up for Tet Holidays
After the days of the Covid-19 epidemic during Tet Holidays when people were afraid to go anywhere, the epidemic has been now under control, so the demand for travel to "compensate" for Tet Holidays has increased, especially when some airlines starts reducing the airfare such as Vietjet Air's discount up to 50% for all routes.
In addition to favorite tours to warm seas with breaking waves to the shores, those to the waterways region in the western south are widely chosen by a lot of families.
Twinkling and fancy Can Tho City at night - A popular destination of many tourists today - Photo: Trung Quynh
Mr. Le Van Minh (from Ha Noi City) has hunted 6 pairs of Vietjet return tickets from Hanoi to Can Tho for the whole family at a price of just over 6 million VND. Mr. Minh says that during the Lunar New Year, it was rainy and cold in Ha Noi. Also, he was worried about coronavirus disease, and his family did not go anywhere.
"Now that the children are off school until the end of February and air tickets are cheap, so we take tours to make up for Tet. We wear masks in public places, wash our hands often, eat well and exercise in the warm sunlight under green trees to improve our resistance to disease. We feel safe to hang around," says Mr. Minh.
According to Mr. Ngo Tan Long (a staff of an air ticket agent in Ha Noi), data from tickets sold show that Ha Noi - Can Tho is now the favorite route for families, and Vietjet Air's reduction of 50% of airfare makes the flight demand increase significantly.
Favorite destinations such as Cai Rang Floating market, My Khanh Tourist Resort, Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery (the largest temple in the Southwest region), Binh Thuy Ancient House, Bang Lang Stork Sanctuary, Can Tho Ancient and Ninh Kieu Wharf ... have been included in most itineraries. Specialties like freshwater fish, vegetables, oranges, mangoes, grapefruit, longan available nearly all year round are inviting visitors from all over the world, which helps make this city more and more famous "Can Tho has white rice with clear water. Once you pay a visit to this land, you will become hesitate to return home."
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Images courtesy of Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis; Regen Projects, Los Angeles; and Gavin Brown, New York. Photos by Caylon Hackwith.
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Silke Otto-Knapp brings together a new series of paintings and collages in her exhibition Bühnenbilder. The title references scenery, stage sets and set decoration, elements of which are central to the exhibition. While Otto-Knapp has often drawn on in uences from predecessors such as Florine Stettheimer, Georgia O'Keefe, and Anna Halprin, this new work is connected more speci cally to performance and theatre. The imagery and repeating motifs originate from source materials including Kurt Schwitters' photographs, sketches, and models for his Normalbühne Merz (a conceptual stage design that left theatrical machinery visible), as well as documentation of performances and projects by Yvonne Rainer and Robert Morris. While Otto-Knapp's collages may seem like story boards or sketches for a performance, they never solidify into anything quite so speci c. As in her earlier work, the paintings shown here lack any precise narrative, instead existing in a slightly out-of-focus space, the images almost receding into memory.
Otto-Knapp has previously displayed Stage (after Kurt Schwitters) and Schattentheater (Chalk Circles), the two largest works in the exhibition, as ve individual freestanding panels. At Midway, she has assembled them in a more conventional, wall-bound arrangement, reminiscent of an audience's rst view of a mise-en-scène seen through the haze of a scrim. Their weight and density, however, as well as their placement low on the wall, connects them to the body, engaging the space like an architectural frieze. In the middle of the gallery, a series of provisional wooden panels constructed and weighted like theatre ats both display collages and serve as screens, physically breaking up the space and blocking views of the paintings. Visitors are positioned simultaneously as audience and as actors, never able to see the production in its entirety.
The work has an atmospheric quality, a result of Otto-Knapp's subtle monochromatic use of black watercolor on canvas. Building each piece up layer by layer, she applies, moves and washes off pigment. This repeated process of re-distribution leaves no visible accumulation of paint, only subtle tonal shifts and soft forms. Working with watercolor at this large scale highlights and accentuates the surface, giving the canvases an impressive weight. The result is a pictorial space that subtly optically expands the perceived space of the gallery, while asserting its own physical presence.
Silke Otto-Knapp (b. 1970, Germany) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She received a degree in Cultural Studies from the University of Hildesheim and a MA in Fine Arts from the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London. In 2014 Otto-Knapp relocated to Los Angeles where she is an Associate Professor for Painting and Drawing at UCLA. Selected solo exhibitions include Land Lies in Water, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Monday or Tuesday, Camden Arts Centre, London; Questions of Travel, Kunsthalle Vienna; Fogo Island Arts, Canada; Geography and Plays, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen; and Many many women, Kunstverein München, Munich. Her work has been shown at Tate Britain, the Hammer Museum, Berkeley Art Museum, Migros Museum, and Van Abbemuseum.


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Two thirds of landlords (65%) anticipate demand for rental accommodation will rise further in the next twelve months, while just 3% expect demand to shrink, according to a recent poll.
The survey of 1,223 individuals by LSL Property Services found that in the past six months, 43% of landlords have seen tenant demand increase, while just 5% have seen demand decrease. Investors expect this growth to continue resulting in higher rental values.
Just 1% of property investors anticipate they will reduce rents in 2013 while 39% of respondents expect to increase their rents in the coming 12 months, with 10% anticipating rises greater than 5%.
Those landlords who expect to raise rents anticipate they will do so by an average of 4.6. Currently, average rents are rising at an annual rate of 3.4%, according to LSL's latest Buy-to-Let Index.
David Brown, commercial director of LSL Property Services, said: "Fierce tenant competition in 2012 enabled many landlords to raise their asking prices when letting their properties, preventing inflation from eating into their rental income – and this is likely to continue in the next 12 months. Pension savers have been hit particularly hard by the Autumn Statement, and as rental incomes improve, buy-to-let looks increasingly attractive as an alternative long-term investment.
With the underlying fundamentals behind long-term investment looking strong it should come as no surprise that 49% of landlords believe that now is a good time to invest in property while in sharp contrast, less than 1% think now is a good time to reduce their portfolio size.
Brown added: "Rising tenant demand has been at the heart of the recovery of the buy-to-let market, and will continue to be so. With lending to first-time buyers without substantial deposits historically subdued, and the number of UK households increasing, landlords expect demand
Article courtesy of Property Investor Today


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Peal of 13 bells – 3 pieces
Duration c. 50′
First performance Leeds Parish Church, April 25 2009
Gavin's Notes:
Leeds Fuse
Like most English people I grew up with the sound of church bells. The parish church in my home town of Goole would always ring from 10 to 10.30 on Sunday mornings to alert people to be in church by 10.30 (although I went to the Congregational Church, the alarm function still operated). The village where I now live in Leicestershire has an active bell-ringing team though at 8 bells they are much smaller in scale than those at Leeds Parish Church. The various systems of change ringing became attractive to several experimental musicians in the early 1970's – like Christopher Hobbs, Alex Hill, John White – providing, as they do a read source of systemic change and repetition, one of the ingredients of music of that time (Aran knitting patterns were another source…). John Cage, of course, wrote some pieces for bells though these are with carillon, a much simpler technique to execute (and Jon Hassell had some carillon pieces in the Punkt Festival in Norway last year.
But the physical reality of ringing with ropes is another thing and there is an immense repertoire of fine and mathematically complex sets of changes for this medium. It became clear that for me to write another in this tradition would be difficult to differentiate from others, except to specialists, and so I discussed other approaches with the Leeds team – with Steve Ollerton and Jeff Ladd. They pointed me to other approaches: some Italian church traditions, and the very interesting work done by sound artist Bill Fontana in 2005. This encouraged me to use techniques which change ringing seeks to avoid: sounding more than one bell at once, and writing harmonically. This is a real challenge to the ringers as synchronisation is difficult – but I relish the effect that comes from an honest attempt and only partial success! Spending a Sunday morning with the ringers was an inspiration and I dedicate the pieces to them.


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Hi all
I just experienced a bizarre problem capturing midi to audio in GSt 2.2 The story goes like this:
Since installing GSt, I have been using it with an Egosys Wamirack 24 - never had a problem <g>.
I just \"upgraded\" to a RME hammerfall card to get 16 digital channels out and suddenly capture to file only produces \"empty\" wave files. The file size is right, but there is absolutely no audio. I tried normalising, etc, zooming down to the bit level in my editor - nothing!
None of the other suggestions in previous posts helped so I gave up and re-installed the Wami Rack. The capture function immediately worked again!!!
I think the problem is that the RME drivers for GSIF are always 24 bit. The Wami drivers can be either 16 or 32 (???) bit and I leave them on 16 bit.
I find it amazing that the card drivers should have any effect on wave capturing - Nemesys should fix this ASAP!
Has anyone else had a similar experience? I am thinking of installing a dummy 16bit GSIF driver just to use the capture function, but how?


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As 15-18 year olds, we are preparing to become the world. That's right! All those seemingly useless dates for our myriad of social studies classes, Spanish verb conjugations (only the Spaniards use the vosotros conjugation anyway), and that one teacher with the really annoying voice that we've all had, will someday be useful! But, only if we go out and do something with everything we've learned from Westlake. It is our responsibility to become as amazing as we possibly can be, to go and make a difference in the world. I know what you're thinking right now, because I've been there. Well, great, Kalli, so all I'm doing right now is memorizing dates, pretending to be a Spaniard, and trying to stay awake in Mr. What's-His-Bucket's class? That's a happy thought. There's actually a solution to the whole 'What difference can I possibly make now?' dilemma.
Westlake has a new club this year, unofficially known as the Current Issues Association (I wanted us to be the CIA). It's a club for teenagers who want to do good for their community by doing service projects, and they hope eventually for our country. Right now the CIA is looking for businesses to sponsor them so they can afford travel and supply costs for their service projects, and students to come and carry out those projects.
What has the CIA done so far? On Friday, Nov. 3rd, they visited the new assisted living center in Lehi (the one with the tiny parking lot and next to the gas station—the poor guys!) and listened to some awesome stories and learned about what life was like during WWII and the Korean War. They made a poster, wrote letters, and brought cookies to them on Veterans' Day to thank them for all of their service.
They would also like to do something where they are able to see the affects they're having in their service, like talking to homeless people in Salt Lake: learning what they really need and hearing their stories, and they'd like to go serve in a soup kitchen.
For those of you who are experiencing the Little Mermaid syndrome, and you, "want [to do] more," than put your heart and soul into passing high school and working your way up the chain at your job at McDonalds, talk to Mr. Morris (H807) and start changing the world for the better! They would love to have you there! How cool would it be to say you're part of the CIA?


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A DOG owner is asking the public for their help in finding her missing Jack Russell terrier.
Winston, who is 17 years old, has not been seen since Friday, November 15, after going missing in Millington Lane, Gorstage, between Hartford and Cuddington.
The dog's owner, who is from Knutsford, said: "Winston is tan and white, has poor eyesight and can't hear very well, but his sense of smell (for food) is excellent.
"He is chipped and was wearing a blue collar with a tag. There is a reward if he is found safe."
If anyone has seen Winston please call 07572 080086.


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NPP > JOURNALS > FGR > Vol. 47 (2000)
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Phenotypic lag in macroconidia of N. crassa his-3+ transsformants and its implication in estimation of nuclear ratios
A majority of prototrophic macroconidia of two of the three histidine transformants of Neurospora crassa tested required histidine for germination. This condition led to an underestimation of the proportion of his-3+ macroconidia in the samples and wronged the estimation of ratio of his-3+/ his-3 nuclei by direct plating method. To correctly estimate nuclear ratio, a sample of colonies from histidine-supplemented plating medium was transferred to histidine drop-out slants and the proportion of auxotrophic and prototrophic colonies was determined from their growth response. The amino acid requirement by prototrophic macroconidia was not specific, was limited to colony formation and was not due to low endogenous content of amino acids.
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Pitchaimani, K.,
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"Phenotypic lag in macroconidia of N. crassa his-3+ transsformants and its implication in estimation of nuclear ratios,"
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Vol. 47, Article 16.


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I had a delightful experience last week going to see the play Bill W. and Dr. Bob at the San Jose Rep with friends. We started with a wonderful delicious and fragrant meal at a Thai restaurant. We chatted up a storm, nearly missing the curtain with our eating and visiting. Fumble-rushing out of there and across the street we made it to our seats in time to admire the fabulous stage setting and to get settled for the play. The incredible actors brought this delightful play to life as they told the story of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. The play begins in the depth of despair and ends with the forming of the first group. The torment and role of the wives was depicted realistically as well.
Let me begin by saying that I know full well that all alcoholics are as different as they are similar. That not all men drink alike, nor do they get sober alike. In fact Bill was a carouser, and Dr. Bob was a solitary drinker. They both ended up the same way; full of confusion, pain and hopelessness. They came to find healing in AA the same way: through a spiritual experience, mutual support and helping others (along with the early versions of the steps.)
I was however, struck once again how different the path to recovery can be for many women. For the most part we don't have the "support" that provides us with meals, clean clothes, and the constant urging that we "are better than that". Most often we do the behind the scenes work of food, shopping, cooking and so on, as well as drinking ourselves into oblivion. And yes – the food, cooking and so on become more and more perfunctory as time, and disease, go on. It is one of the ways I have found the woman's experience can differ from the men's.
We women in the program are used to "translating" the Big Book to be more gender neutral (and still struggle with "To the Wives"). We are grateful for the expanded examples in the back of the book in the 4th edition. I am, I know. What I would love to see is a play about the women. We have a special shame and a special course to self love and healing. Many of us find different challenges in right sizing our egos, the types of self forgiveness, and the creation of boundaries and autonomy.
I know I am going out on a limb here; and this isn't true for all women, and I do not mean that some men don't have a similar trajectory. I would like, though, to see struggle of the early women and the course of their rise to recovery, healing and self love.
What are your thoughts about this?
Kyczy Hawk E-RYT200, RTY500 is the author of "Yoga and the Twelve Step Path", a leader of Y12SR classes, and the creator of SOAR(tm) (Success Over Addiction and Relapse) a teacher certification training she holds with her good friend Kent Bond E-RYT500. Find out more about her, her classes and the training at www.yogarecovery.com


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Who Pays NYC Broker Sales Commissions?
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text: By: JONATHAN ROBERTS Best known for his classic children's series, The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis is an influential writer and Christian apologist who has brought hope and inspiration to millions across the world. Clive Staples Lewis was born November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland, to a protestant Ulster (Northern Ireland) family. As a child, … Continue reading #InContext: C.S. Lewis


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Daywind Wedding
Studio Track:
I Give You To His Heart
As performed by Alison Krauss
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CD includes a demo track (complete song, with lead vocal) and performance tracks (without lead vocal).
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Accompaniment Track Details:
- Range: H-L what is this?
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- Format: CD
- Length: 3:50
Notes: All keys both with and without background vocals.
Studio Track:
This is a studio produced track recorded "in the style of" the artist listed. While the instrumental music will be similar, it is not the original recording, and the voice you will hear on the demo is not the original artist.


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We are very excited to host Two of Hearts, the second annual Valentine's pop up show at
There is so much going on this night holy moly!
Returning artist / jeweler Lauren Aguilar will have her jewelry available. Also, Catherine Carr will have figurines and sculptures for you.
Plus Chef Andrea Abedithe Temptress ,will have the best homemade chocolates for your sweetheart or your sweet tooth.
Newcomer to the gallery Douglas Duffy's recycled art adds some life to our gallery.
Continuing with resident artists with new works by Tracy Robinson ,Michael Snodgrass, Frank Blazquez, Michael Maas, Alberto Elias Zalma, and more will be on hand.
Coming together is the joining of two galleries who is breaking through walls not building them.
Zalma Lofton Gallery and Legend Nano Gallery collaborate as one gallery for an edgy, against the grain, art experience.
Music and refreshments always, a show not to miss, treats ,love and Art
Happy Valentine's Day from Zalma Lofton Gallery
Friday February 8, 2019 = Opening Reception
407 S. Guadalupe St.
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Show goes till the end of the month


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2019 Nissan Navara Dark Sky Concept: Reach for the Stars With This Mobile Space Observatory
The concept, co-developed with the European Space Agency, is equipped with go-anywhere offroad bits and an uber-powerful PlaneWave telescope.
Year, Make, Model: 2019 Nissan Navara Dark Sky Concept
Topline: Nissan showcased yet another variant of its mid-size pickup truck called the Navara Dark Sky Concept at the 2018 Hannover Motor Show. The concept was developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and functions as a mobile astronomy lab, thanks to an observatory-class telescope set on its custom off-road trailer.
What You Need to Know: The ESA has already mapped more than a billion stars using the Gaia satellite. The Nissan Navara Dark Sky Concept is aimed to support this project by helping astronomers carry out follow-up observations of the universe from remote "dark sky" locations away from urban areas.
The design aesthetics of the Nissan Navara Dark Sky Concept are inspired by the cosmos. The dark exterior paint scheme features nebula motifs using parametric patterns, and the cabin combines deep hues of the night sky with the orange shades of the sun at dusk. Reflective orange piping on the seats also provides visibility inside, while negating the requirement for garish white lights that would otherwise hinder the star-seeker's night-time vision.
Helping the truck and trailer reach its destination is a robust ladder-frame chassis and a twin-turbo diesel 2.3-liter engine that delivers 190 horsepower and 450 Newton-meters of torque that allow it to traverse difficult terrain. The overall ride height of the Nissan Navara Dark Sky Concept has been raised for improved ground clearance and more groovy offroad tires have been added under those new flared wheel arches to enhance the vehicle's go-anywhere capability.
What's New: The Navara Dark Sky Concept also comes with plenty of smart upgrades to suit its new function. Its got Nissan's ProPilot Assist that enhances the driver control by combining Intelligent Cruise Control and Steering Assist technologies to maintain the distance with the vehicle in front while keeping the car and rig centered during single-lane driving. The Intelligent Around View Monitor and the Blind Spot Warning system have been upgraded by taking into account the added length of the trailer. The Intelligent Towing Hitch Alignment lets your car take control of steering, acceleration, braking, and shifting so that it can automatically maneuver to align with the trailer for easy hookup too. In addition to that, it also has portable battery packs borrowed from the Nissan Leaf for auxiliary power supply.
The highlight, however, is the ultra-powerful PlaneWave telescope. The Nissan Intelligent Mobility systems enable this new concept to maneuver the telescope trailer into prime position. Radar sensors and cameras scan the terrain for the apt location to park and stabilize the trailer. Once driven to the desired destination, the trailer module's mechanized roof can be opened to focus the telescope on the night sky. The telescope, which uses a 15.74-inch primary mirror, has the capacity to give detailed views beyond the rings of Saturn, of distant galaxies, nebulae, and supernovas.
Thanks to more input from the ESA, the trailer module has also been made to incorporate a special refrigerated atmosphere, allowing the telescope to remain calibrated at the optimum temperature in transit to any location. And since red light is known to affect human night vision the least, both the vehicle and trailer exclusively use that part of the spectrum.
Quotable: Dr. Fred Jansen, ESA's senior mission manager for Gaia stated: "The Nissan Navara Dark Sky Concept allows observations to take place in very remote places, avoiding light pollution, while also transporting telescopes safely and easily."
Nissan plans to donate the telescope after the Hannover Motor Show as a gesture to encourage exploration and adventure in future generations.
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Renewable energy measure qualifies for Nevada ballot
Nevadans will be able to decide if they want to up the state's renewable energy production after the initiative was officially qualified for the November ballot on Wednesday.
CARSON CITY — Nevadans will be able to decide if they want to up the state's renewable energy production after the initiative was officially qualified for the November ballot on Wednesday.
Nevadans for Clean Energy Future last month submitted more than twice the needed to make it onto the ballot. On Wednesday, the secretary of state's office notified local county election officials and the backers of the initiative to confirm that 133,005 of the signatures were deemed valid, surpassing the needed 112,554 signatures needed to qualify.
"This is a landmark day for Nevada's families, Nevada's air, and Nevada's economy," said Nevadans for a Clean Energy Future campaign manager Katie Robbins. "For far too long, we have done too little to take advantage of our immense solar and geothermal resources. For far too long, we have inhaled too many fossil fuel emissions. We will change this in November when Nevadans vote YES on Question 6 to guarantee that at least half of our power comes from renewables and begin building a better future for the economic and physical health of everyone in our state."
Roughly 20 percent of the energy in Nevada currently comes from renewable sources, and the state's current Renewable Portfolio Standard, or RPS, calls for that figure to increase to 25 percent by 2025.
Question 6 would double that standard to 50 percent by 2030, which would put Nevada's RPS on par with the likes of California, Oregon, New York and New Jersey.
So far, there is no organized opposition to the measure.
Since it is a constitutional initiative petition, meaning it seeks to amend the state constitution, voters would need to approve Question 6 in 2018 and again in 2020 to become law.
Contact Capital Bureau reporter Colton Lochhead at firstname.lastname@example.com or 775-461-3820. Follow @ColtonLochhead on Twitter.


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Front caption: The Sea Horse (Hippocampus hudsonius) is found along the Atlantic Coast from Massachusetts to Florida. It reaches a length of nearly seven inches. The largest species known, inhabiting the west coast of Mexico, attains a length of twelve inches. The eggs of the sea horse are carried in a pouch by the male until hatched. The sea horse is the only fish with a grasping tail. It is usually brownish in color, but specimens have been received which were entirely yellow. The head is horse-like in appearance. The entire fish is enclosed in a bony coat of mail, inflexible except in neck and tail.
The specimens exhibited in the New York Aquarium are captured late in summer in the bays of Long Island and New Jersey. They are kept in a tank of flowing sea water and are fed on minute crustacea called Gammarus, gathered from sea weed along the ocean beaches. The sea horse requires live food and will not live without it. It has not yet been successfully kept in small aquaria. Being strictly marine, it cannot live in fresh water. Dealers in aquaria supplies do not attempt to keep it. Many of the sea horses kept in the New York Aquarium have bred in captivity, but the young have never been raised, as suitable live food has not yet been discovered for mouths so small as those of young sea horses.