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Good Evening. My name is Paul Davis and I am the Democratic Leader in the Kansas House of Representatives. I thank you for tuning in as I share with you a road map that sets different priorities for the future of our state than what Governor Brownback outlined this evening.
We have been through some tough times recently and you deserve elected officials who are working everyday to create a Kansas where jobs are plentiful, our children can attend safe, top quality schools and our economy and tax code works for every Kansan, not just the rich.
Read Gov. Brownback's remarks
Kansas Democrats believe that getting the economy working for working families should be the FIRST priority of this legislative session.
Other than the blessings of family, there is nothing more fulfilling in life than having a good job. Our parents wanted us to find better jobs than they had and we want the same thing for our children. This is the essence of the American dream. Unfortunately, during the last few years, too many Kansans have lost faith in the American dream as we've watched our incomes decline while many big corporations rake in record profits.
Although we are starting to recover from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, more than 50,000 Kansans are still without work.
We heard a lot tonight about government reforms that might eventually stimulate private sector growth. However, Governor Brownback offered few concrete proposals designed specifically to get Kansans off unemployment rolls and onto a payroll.
If we are really going to help Kansas workers and small businesses get out of this recession, we must go further than abstract structural reforms. This is why Democrats have unveiled a jobs package called "Kansas Jobs First."
This includes 14 proposals that will incentivize investment in Kansas small businesses, keep Kansas jobs from being exported, help unemployed workers find work, strengthen job training programs, and stop discriminatory hiring practices. These proposals stem from concepts that have been supported by Democrats and Republicans in the past. They should be enacted quickly by this Legislature and signed into law by Governor Brownback.
We brought this package forward with the belief that it is unnecessary to pit state government against the private sector in our quest to create jobs. We can — and must _ be partners.
However, this partnership must be based on the understanding that it takes more than corporate tax breaks to reach our common goal. There is no more appropriate illustration of this than the devastating announcement last week that the Boeing Company will close its Wichita facility and abandon a community that — literally — built the company from the ground up over the last 85 years.
For decades, Boeing benefited from property tax incentives, sales tax exemptions, infrastructure investments and other tax breaks at every level of government. These generous incentives were provided in our effort to partner with Boeing and strengthen the Kansas economy.
But after accepting all of those taxpayer-funded incentives, Boeing sent over 2,000 highly skilled Kansas workers home with a pink slip last week. Putting those folks – and the 50,000 others who have found themselves in a similar situation since this recession began — back to work must be Job #1 for the Legislature.
That is what our jobs package is all about. Democrats want to incentivize growth — especially for small businesses, which are the backbone of the private sector. But we want to move forward in a way that balances the needs of the worker with that of the employer.
And passing our "Kansas Jobs First" package is where we should begin.
Kansas Democrats have long been champions of public education and we are committed to providing our children with safe, top quality schools. We believe that the school funding cuts in recent years have gone way too far. Before new corporate tax breaks are signed into law, excess state revenue should be used to restore funding to our schools first.
When it comes to education, one core principal has always guided Kansas Democrats: the seeds of prosperity are planted at the schoolhouse door.
Our commitment to education is more than just a political position. It is the underpinning of what it means to be a Kansan.
As immigrants and settlers, our ancestors knew that education was the next generation's ticket to a better life, which is why they embedded this value into our state constitution. And generation after generation, that decision has paid off.
Now it's up to us to continue this tradition.
Nobody moves to Kansas for pristine beaches or mountainous resorts. People move to Kansas — and people stay in Kansas — because this is a great place to raise a family.
But no family wants to fork over hundreds of dollars in new school fees or swallow skyrocketing property taxes because the state has neglected to fund their child's school.
No family wants their Kindergartner's most formative moments of learning to be spent in a classroom fighting for a teacher's attention with 30 other 5-year-olds.
If Governor Brownback can't see this happening across our state, I encourage him to take a second look. Our children deserve the best schools we can provide, and we are on the road to failing them.
In Andover, schools have been forced to charge families $150 to ride the bus, and a $50 per student fee in order to participate in things like music and football.
In Peabody-Burns, one of our state's smallest school districts, they were forced to raise property taxes by nearly 6 mills, which amounts to almost $70 on a house valued at $100,000.
And right here in Topeka, 100 teaching positions have been eliminated. One teacher in the district recently shared how her class size has grown to 27 students, when there were only 17 a few short years ago.
Governor Brownback's cuts are having a visible impact on our schools, and it's time for him to realize his cuts have simply gone too far.
We also must start taking notice of the economic implications of these actions.
Economists have long agreed that skilled workers are essential to growth. Today's fastest growing companies require a labor force with education and job training. We can't give the private sector that kind of capital by rubber-stamping a massive corporate tax break. We have to provide it by investing in education and other core services that make our communities strong, safe and prosperous.
There's no question that our economic stability is hindered by every dollar we cut from public schools. But the problem has not been the manner in which we fund them, as asserted by Governor Brownback. The problem is the lack of funding.
Kansans don't want another long, drawn out political fight over school finance. We just want Governor Brownback and the Legislature to hold up their end of the bargain and provide a safe, quality education for our children. If the Governor wants to address school finance in 2012, restoring cuts and properly funding the current formula should be the starting point of that discussion.
This is why Kansas Democrats have unveiled a plan to restore state funding to public schools.
While Governor Brownback and many Republicans want to use state revenue surpluses for large income tax cuts, Democrats want to take a different path and devote most of this surplus to the restoration of public education funding.
You know, over the years people who received a first rate Kansas education have gone on to change the world. Somewhere in Kansas tonight is the next Amelia Earhart or Dwight Eisenhower. Perhaps he or she is sitting in your living room right now, distracting you while you watch this evening's State of the State coverage.
Are we going to give your child the boost needed to make a mark on history, or not? At the end of the day, that is what is at stake in this debate.
Kansas Democrats want to lower the state tax burden in a way that is fair and fiscally responsible. We want to provide relief to the people who need it the most without sacrificing schools and other investments that make our communities strong.
If we're going to have a discussion about tax cuts, Democrats stand strongly on the principle that lowering local property taxes should be the FIRST priority. Middle class working families and Kansans who live on fixed incomes have watched their property taxes skyrocket 65 percent over the last decade, all while their incomes have remained stagnant or – in many cases – declined. These are the folks who are really hurting in this recession, and they will benefit much more from a property tax break than an income tax break.
Back in 2004, the Legislature quit funding a property tax reduction program that has been around since 1938. Kansas Democrats have proposed a plan that will dedicate 25% of the state surplus to this property tax relief fund.
In the long run, this proposal is much more feasible than Governor Brownback's plan to phase out the income tax.
The income tax accounts for almost one-half of our state revenue. All it takes is a little Kansas common sense to understand what happens when you eliminate half of your income. Either half of your expenses have to be eliminated, or you have to find another way to pay for them.
In other words, if we eliminate the income tax, no matter what other tweaks we make to the tax code, you and your family will soon be paying dramatically higher sales tax and property tax. Either that, or many of the public services you rely upon today will disappear. This means that those school cuts – which have had a painful impact on your child's education – will either go deeper or become the status quo.
When it's all said and done, Governor Brownback's proposal to eliminate the state income tax won't be much of a tax cut at all. It will simply shift the tax burden from corporations and our wealthiest citizens to those with the least means to pay.
Kansas Democrats cannot support a tax cut that makes the gap between the rich and the middle class even wider. We are particularly unwilling to support such a proposal while schools are limping along and other, more regressive taxes are driving Kansans into poverty.
Once again, Democrats have a offered a different set of priorities for tax reform. Our plan gives relief to those who need it the most, while the Brownback plan largely benefits corporations and the wealthiest of Kansans.
As the minority party, it would be easy for Kansas Democrats to follow the lead of Washington politicians, and just be the "Party of No." But that's not why we were sent here.
Democrats have offered concrete ideas tonight that will put "Kansas FIRST". This means that job creation and proposals to help working families who play by the rules must be the FIRST priority. This means that before new corporate tax breaks are signed into law, excess state revenue should FIRST be used to restore funding to our schools. This means that the FIRST priority for tax reform should be easing the burden on the middle class and ensuring that everyone pays their fair share.
Tonight is just the beginning of our discussion. We have a long road ahead of us and we hope you will continue to follow our progress throughout the legislative session at www.kansasfirst.net. We'll provide updates and information about our proposals and continue our dialogue with you. If we put Kansas First, I know we will improve the lives of every Kansan and we will show that the American dream is alive and well right here in the Heartland.
Thank you, and may God bless the great state of Kansas.
Democrat response to Brownback SOS Address
Good Evening. My name is Paul Davis and I am the Democratic Leader in the Kansas House of Representatives. I thank you for tuning in as I share with you a road map that sets different priorities for the future of our state than what Governor Brownback outlined this evening.


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For years PC gamers have been enjoying Minecraft, and it wasn't that long ago before Xbox 360 owners got to see what all the fuss was about. It came as no surprise that gamers with a PS3 wanted in on the action as well, but it's been a while and still nothing.
However, that day is almost upon us because Minecraft for PS3 will be live and ready to download tomorrow, although we don't have a time or price as yet.
This release has been a long time coming, which was mainly due to an issue with a lack of RAM in the PS3, more so than the Xbox 360.
No doubt it will not be long before we begin to see a flood of Minecraft for PS3 updates at an accelerated rate, in the hope of playing catch-up to the Xbox 360 version.
Like we said above, there is no price as yet for the PlayStation 3 version of Minecraft, but there have been rumors to suggest around $20, so we will just have to wait and see.
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Billionaire Elon Musk hasn't exactly had a smooth week in press relations, but today brought a string of feel-good tweets over a fake-news story on the ClickHole website.
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Flame is the next Dark Kings book in New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant's series.
If she believed in destiny, she would believe they were meant for each other.
But that fire was put out long ago. . .
Living among the Dragon Kings, Cain has spent lifetimes learning to distrust both mortals and Fae. He is a warrior born—and every instinct demands that he fight to keep his own kind safe. But when a fringe member of the Dark Fae contacts the Kings with an urgent warning, Cain is torn for the first time. How can he trust this beautiful creature when resisting his primal attraction to her is battle enough?
Noreen is horrified by what her kind and the malevolent Others are planning for the Dragon Kings. Dark Fae or not, there are lines she will not cross—even if it means risking her life. But she never imagined that she would risk her heart until she meets Cain. She wants him with a soul-deep desire that frightens her…and endangers them both. Is saying goodbye to everything Noreen has ever known worth a love that will span time and realms?
Praise for the Dark Kings series:
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PICO BOULEVARD — As city officials search possible locations for a new branch library, one local organization is proposing an idea it believes would not only serve the literary needs of residents, but also their postal demands.
The Pico Improvement Organization, which represents businesses from the west to the east ends of the commercial boulevard, recently unveiled a plan for a three- to four-story development that will include a post office on the ground floor, library on the second floor and affordable and senior housing on the upper levels.
The recommendation comes as City Hall evaluates a variety of sites in the Pico Neighborhood for the new branch public library, having previously considered Virginia Avenue Park and an undisclosed spot on the boulevard as candidates. The neighborhood has the highest concentration of minority and low-income residents in Santa Monica and is one of a few in the city without its own branch library, the closest being the Fairview library on Ocean Park Boulevard.
Those with the organization believe the mixed-use development, which would be located somewhere on Pico, would help revitalize the commercial street, bringing more pedestrian life.
Robert Kronovet, who heads the Pico Improvement Organization, said the project could be placed at what he calls "functionally obsolete properties," which are single story buildings that are of an odd shape and have limited parking spaces available. He said there are a number of such places on Pico, including several that are currently occupied by automobile-related businesses and liquor stores.
"The library would bring more diversification," he said. "It would say to the community and the whole Westside of Los Angeles that Santa Monica is concerned about Pico Boulevard, which is a major thoroughfare."
But some residents have expressed some concerns with the proposal, believing it would be out of scale with the neighborhood.
"It's an enormous project," Maria Loya, the co-chair of the Pico Neighborhood Association (PNA), said. "We don't want a big box development in our neighborhood."
The PNA has taken an official stance to support placing the library on Pico Boulevard and not directly in Virginia Avenue Park, which City Hall just expanded several years ago.
"We feel that we can still have a library and a post office but not overwhelm our community with such a huge development," she said.
Loya also questioned whether the housing portion of the proposal would actually be affordable.
"Our biggest attribute in the Pico Neighborhood is cultural and economic diversity," she said.
Some residents expressed concerns of how the Farmers' Market would be affected if the library is in the park. City officials have said that the library could be situated in a zone reserved for the market, but be placed in a way that would have minimal impact.
The cost to open a branch library at Virginia Avenue Park is estimated to cost $12.8 million. A library on Pico would command $30 million, including construction and site acquisition. The annual operating cost would be about $870,000 at either location.
Greg Mullen, the head librarian for the Santa Monica Public Library, said there are benefits to locating the library at either the park or elsewhere on Pico. A park branch would be convenient for the local youth who are already accessing afterschool services on the same site. But a library could serve as an anchor for redevelopment on Pico Boulevard, he said.
"Ultimately it's up to the community and the council to decide and give us direction to move forward," he said. "Our interest is to provide the best possible services that we can."
In regard to the Pico Improvement Organization's proposal, Mullen said he would prefer to see the branch library on the ground floor.
"Programmatically, single-story and first floor would work out better for us," he said.
Julie Rusk, the human services manager for City Hall, said that while a library would lead to a synergy of programs at Virginia Avenue Park, she understands concerns about the loss of open space that would come as a result.
"It seems to me we're very fortunate to be in a community to have this kind of debate and discussion," she said. "Wherever it lands, it will be a value added to the city."
Tom Avila, the owner of Avila Architects at 33rd Street and Pico Boulevard, seemed intrigued when informed about the proposal on Tuesday. He said if located on Pico, the library should be situated between businesses.
"They should put it in an area where people could have a variety of things along with a library," he said. "The main library in Downtown in some ways is good because there's a lot of activity around it and they feed off one another."


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The best ways to verify Psychic reader claims
No psychic can provide you with 100% accurate information. If someone new every single detail of your life, then something would be wrong. The universe only allows readers a glimpse of the future so that they can help you.
A lot of genuine psychics without knowing when they will occur. The timing is the most challenging aspect of predictions. When people are faced with stressful situations in their life, they tend to believe anyone who is willing to provide them with a bit of hope. If you are looking for a genuine person, then here is how you can find them.
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Pearl, the baby buffalo, loves learning about the history of her hometown, Buffalo, New York. With her trusty notepad and camera, she embarks on an adventure and meets some new friends. Join her as she explores Canalside and the learns about the historic Erie Canal.
Draw yourself on the new solar-powered Buffalo Heritage Carousel, color in the canal packet boat inside the replica Longshed, join Shark Girl for a photo, ride on a paddle boat, discover the Explore & More Children's Museum–all on Canalside–and learn all about the historic Erie Canal along the way!
This coloring and activity book doubles as a self-guided tour of Canalside for families with young children. It contains activities suitable for youngsters from 4 to 10 years of age.
25 pages
The Chickadees and the Moon Above$14.95
Mother Chickadee loves her chicks very much. She knows that they will grow up and one day leave the nest. Her heart's desire is that they become the best chickadees that they can be and find their place in the world. She tells them that no matter where they go, Chickadee Tree will always also be home. Wherever they roam, when they look up at the moon and think of her, she assures them that she'll be looking at the same moon and thinking of them, too.
A beautifully illustrated and endearing tale that will capture the hearts of mothers and children of all ages. In addition to delighting young children, The Chickadees and the Moon Above is also perfect for new mothers, empty nesters, and little birdies who are leaving the nest. It promises to become the go-to Mother's Day and graduation gift, as well a lovely baby shower present and an Easter basket treat.
40 pages
6.5 x 6.5″
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Hello! A Welcoming Story$14.95 – $19.95
Meet Habiba, Aleksander, Malee, Elisa, and Dinesh. They have left everything they have ever known and arrived in a classroom in a new country. Meet Grace, Jaylyn, Cameron, Miguel, and Yu. They have never lived anywhere else. Hello! is the journey through the challenges that young refugees must navigate to find a sense of belonging in a new place. Flip it over and this two-books-in one also tells this story through the eyes of the students who receive them in the classroom. In this Welcoming Story, all discover the power of embracing differences. Young refugees have traversed the world, escaped violence, and yet still struggle with the sense of identity forged in the way they dress and the foods they eat. The youngsters in this book encourage each other to be their unique and authentic selves. It is powerful for children to imagine themselves on both sides of this shared experience. It will elicit complex and important conversations with students of any age. Share this diverse book with your children and grandchildren, with your students and their teachers, and with your new neighbors. Experience the joy of feeling accepted and remember the power of Hello!
Click here to download Educator Guides and Activity Kits!
Check out the Hello! A Welcoming Story book trailer!
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The Adventure of the Big Fish by the Small Creek, Book Two of the Cayuga Island Kids series$12.95 – $17.95
It all begins one mid-summer day. First, the Cayuga Island Kids rescue a mallard caught in the plastic rings from six-pack of cans. Litter. Moments later, a girl on a bike carelessly tosses a plastic bottle in the creek. The Cayuga Island Kids successfully retrieve it, but then they notice all the litter in the park. That's when they decide it's time for action. But moving from knowing something has to be done to getting it done takes determination, teamwork, and sometimes, looking in a new direction. How the Cayuga Island Kids go from fishing a plastic bottle out of the creek to bringing the community together to build a recycling bin big enough to hold plenty of plastic makes for a lively adventure. Best of all, readers will cheer on the Cayuga Island Kids as they come to realize that although we are each just one person, together we can make a BIG difference.
A Kindness Remembered: A Fable$14.95 – $19.95
In this modern fable, a blackbird yearns for more beautiful feathers, but ends up with a broken wing while flying toward the sun in search of beauty. While many pass by the injured bird, a young boy takes him into his home and heals him until the bird is able to fly back to his family. The selfless actions of the boy teach the blackbird—and young readers—important lessons about the power of a single act of kindness.
The F Words$15.95
Sophomore Cole Renner knows teamwork inside and out from running cross-country at his multi-ethnic Chicago public school. He knows about
braving the elements and not getting passed in the chute. What Cole doesn't know is how much he'll need all of his mental and physical skills when the heavy doors of Cook County Jail slam shut on his father, a community activist; when his English teacher catches Cole tagging the school with the F word and sentences him to write two poems a week, each on a word that starts with F; when his best friend Felipe Ramirez runs for class president against the girl who dumped him; and when the school bully prowls the halls looking for Cole and the principal seems more interested in punishing Cole than the bully. As much as Cole wants to win meets, what he wants even more is justice—for his father, for himself, for Felipe, and for his fellow students. Cole learns that actions matter, but so do words. He takes his write words (in both Spanish and English) and turns them into the right words to fight for justice.
Check out The F Words book trailer!
The Fine Art of Capturing Buffalo$29.95
More than 200 beautiful color photos showcase the breadth and diversity of Buffalo's embarrassment of riches from the vast expanse of parks and gardens, architectural treasures, and the arts and cultural scene, to its proud past and positively brilliant future. It's a visual celebration of the waterfront, colleges, fairs and festivals, and the amazing spirit of our neighborhoods.The Fine Art of Capturing Buffalo is the perfect gift for family, friends, clients, co-workers, and potential employees.
Free Speech and Why You Should Give a Damn$19.95
Written by Jonathan Zimmerman, with cartoons by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson.
Across the political spectrum, Americans have demanded the suppression of ideas and images that allegedly threaten our nation. But the biggest danger to America comes not from speech but from censorship, which prevents us from freely governing ourselves.
In this brief but bracing book, historian Jonathan Zimmerman and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson tell the story of free speech in America: who established it, who has denounced it, and who has risen to its defense.
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"By a babbling brook in a country setting," read the 1961 newspaper ad by builder Al Herd, listing the Los Angeles house for $45,000. "2 minutes to Sunset."
Six decades later, this three-bed, two-bath house in the Nichols Canyon area of Hollywood Hills offers the same irresistible combination of location and seclusion. Its asking price of $1,999,000 is a bit more than the original sales figure, but in 1961 a soft drink also sold for five cents.
Mature sycamores stretch from the bottom of Nichols Canyon to envelop the house, filling the interior with dappled sunlight.
"It's only about half a mile from Hollywood Boulevard," says broker Ryan Hanke of Figure 8 Realty, "but you feel like you're a world away. It's very integrated into nature. You feel like you're right there in the branches of these giant sycamores."
A simple post-and-beam construction, the L-shaped, 1,872-square-foot house cantilevers over its hillside spot, with one whole end of the L-the living room-jutting out furthest. The mature sycamore trees come right up to the edge of the floor-to-ceiling glass walls, creating the sensation that there is no hillside at all: just a house built into the canopy.
The living room was expanded in a previous renovation, further cantilevering toward the trees.
"When you walk in, the foyer is pretty unassuming, and you open up to this giant living room that's surrounded by the floor-to-ceiling glass. And I think a lot of the home is similar," Hanke says, "where you're at first in a fairly constricted space, and then it opens up wide. It's really well laid out, because there's always these reveals happening."
The home stays cool even in warm Southern California sunshine thanks to all the shade provided by mature trees and the canyon itself.
For an even more immersive arboreal experience, step outside onto the wraparound deck surrounding the west-facing living room and, around the corner, the bedroom wing of the house at its southern end. Yet that's only the beginning of the home's outdoor spaces, which also include a shaded courtyard and a lower deck near that creek mentioned in the old newspaper ad.
The home keeps a low profile as it greets the street, but its entry path is lined with lush plant life.
"After it rains you can hear the flowing of the creek from the house, and it's pretty special," says Hanke, who is also a friend of the seller. "I was at the house getting things prepped recently, and we saw a family of deer on the hillside, just across the creek."
As mentioned in its original 1961 newspaper ad, when it rains a "babbling brook" can be heard at the bottom of the canyon.
Since its original 1961 construction, the house has been altered a few times, including a 1967 living room extension, a laundry room addition in 1998, skylights in 2012, and a kitchen/bathroom remodel in 2014. It's perhaps that living room extension that makes the home particularly ideal for entertaining.
"My friend would host big dinners," the realtor explains, "and because it's just one long rectangle of space, you can put in a very long table conducive for large groups."
A 1967 living room expansion gives the entire great room more space for entertaining.
The listing compares this house to the Case Study Houses constructed from 1945-66 by architects like Richard Neutra and Pierre Keonig, which (with the help of Julius Shulman's classic photographs) have become iconic.
This house, which records indicate was designed in-house by its builder, feels more modest yet also arguably warmer, primarily because it's framed out of wood rather than steel. The wood floors and ceilings give the house a more natural ambiance that ties in with the trees just out of reach beyond the glass.
Wood floors and ceiling, part of the house's post-and-beam construction, give the midcentury-modern design a sense of West Coast warmth and naturalism.
The wooded setting, in tandem with the higher elevation, help keep the house relatively cool in warm weather, and the canyon setting creates a nearly constant drama of light and shadow.
"You'll be in the back and it'll go dark with shadows because like the canyon is so tall," Hanke says, "and then you go to the front of the house, and the sky is still gold with daylight."
At night, it's easy to drift between indoors and outdoors, not only onto the cantilevered deck but also an adjacent patio.


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Shakespeare House
Shakespeare's reputation as dramatist and poet actor is unique and he is considered by many to be the greatest playwright of all time, although many of the facts of his life remain mysterious.
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564. His father was a glovemaker and wool merchant and his mother, Mary Arden, the daughter of a well-to-do local landowner. Shakespeare was probably educated in Stratford's grammar school. The next documented event in Shakespeare's life is his marriage in 1582 to Anne Hathaway, daughter of a farmer. The couple had a daughter the following year and twins in 1585. There is now another gap, referred to by some scholars as 'the lost years', with Shakespeare only reappearing in London in 1592, when he was already working in the theatre.
Shakespeare's acting career was spent with the Lord Chamberlain's Company, which was renamed the King's Company in 1603 when James succeeded to the throne. Among the actors in the group was the famous Richard Burbage. The partnership acquired interests in two theatres in the Southwark area of London, near the banks of the Thames - the Globe and the Blackfriars.
Shakespeare's poetry was published before his plays, with two poems appearing in 1593 and 1594, dedicated to his patron Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton. Most of Shakespeare's sonnets were probably written at this time as well. Records of Shakespeare's plays begin to appear in 1594, and he produced roughly two a year until around 1611. His earliest plays include 'Henry VI' and 'Titus Andronicus'. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'Richard II' all date from the mid to late 1590s. Some of his most famous tragedies were written in the early 1600s including 'Hamlet', 'Othello', 'King Lear' and 'Macbeth'. His late plays, often known as the Romances, date from 1608 onwards and include 'The Tempest'.
Shakespeare spent the last five years of his life in Stratford, by now a wealthy man. He died on 23 April 1616 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. The first collected edition of his works was published in 1623 and is known as 'the First Folio'


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I enjoy many different book genres. If you only read one genre that is kinda like limiting yourself to one ice cream flavor. I mean wouldn't you get tired of chocolate or whatever after awhile. You would totally get burned out on that flavor. It would lose all the things that you loved about it. There are genres that I do not read; for example, romance. OMG, I hate romance novels. Okay maybe hate is too strong a word, I dislike romance novels. The bodice ripping and quivering members are too much for my taste. Hey some people like them. My grandma for instance that is all she read. But then again I didn't see her reading a lot…hmm but I digress.
Genre burn out is a thing I am totally convinced it is real, but here is the thing I think it could possibly lead to the dreaded reading slump. That is right folks, reading slump. I think the answer to this may be genre hopping. Take for instance my favorite genre horror. I love horror….specifically zombie books. I have loved zombies since for as long as I can remember. After the explosion of World War Z there was a proliferation of zombie novels, novellas and short stories. I gorged myself on long, short, good and bad 24×7 zombie reading. However, I started to feel like uhhhh not another outbreak/comet/random gene mutation gone awry, watch friends die, hole up, fight other survivors and end up victorious novel. I felt like I was reading the same damn story (the trope is strong in the zombie genre). So I did something very uncharacteristic, I stopped reading for about three months. Now, I have never stopped reading for a weekend let alone three months. This was the great zombie burn out of 2016. I was bereft and beside myself. I longingly looked at pictures of people reading on the internets and I tried to read but I just couldn't. It was horrible…..the worse three months of my life. I was a former shell of my vibrant self.
Picture this burned out book nerd walking through the Barnes and Noble NOT BUYING ANYTHING. Nothing…no TBR…no new release excitement nothing. I came home sullen and in even more of a funk then I was before I left. I walked over to my bookshelves and with the last ounce of book love I could muster; I picked up Madame Bovary by Flaubert. Sat down and started to read. I didn't have to force myself and all of a sudden (queue harps and cherubs) my reading slump was over. I went on to finish Flaubert and picked up a couple more classics and speed through them. But this time, once I was done with like the third or fourth classic I stopped. I decided to pick up something in a different genre. And I kept reading.
I thought about this for a time and I finally figured out why I had never been in a reading slump before. I was constantly switching up what I was reading until the zombie take over of 2013-2016. I mean serious three years of just zombies…yeah I was out of my mind. I still have yet to read any zombie books since the great zombie burn out of 2016 but I have learned something way more important I need to switch genres when the genre I am reading gets to be a bit to much. I bounce from speculative fiction to YA fantasy to dark humor to thrillers to short stories and I find that my palette is always cleansed. No need to go into a reading slump.
So the next time you are reading slump step away from the genre and try something a bit different.


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We are extremely proud to be included among the 2018 Ones to Watch List. Telecoming has been selected among 125 European companies due to our business excellence and our remarkable track record.
This encouraging recognition, comes after last year's, when we were acknowledged among Europe's 10 Best Employers in the European Business Awards (you may check last year's post). To be chosen as a business model for other companies is always a reason for us to celebrate, but to be recognized two years in a row, surely means that we are going in the right direction.
We definitely want to thank the EBA organization, as well as RSM, for this honor. There is no doubt in our minds that our inclusion in this list will act as an additional stimulus to our hard work and will also be useful to further promote a desirable and sustainable business behavior.


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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who recently returned to the United States from a trip to Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries, has called for "multiple billions of dollars" to support Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon in their fight against ISIS.
According to FOX News, the Republican South Carolina Senator wants to create a new "Marshall Plan" that would see billions of dollars in economic and military aid.
"When I look at what Egypt is willing to do (for the U.S.), I think that's a partner worth investing in," said the Senator, who is also the Chairman of the Senate's appropriations subcommittee overseeing foreign aid at a press conference, reported McClatchyDC.
"It's in our interest for the government to succeed," continued Senator Graham when asked about helping Egypt. Graham added that President Sisi is the "right guy" and that Egypt requires the aid to stop ISIS.
"We need to think broadly as a nation about some kind of Marshall Plan for front-line states that would allow Egypt to have access to low-interest loans, preferential trade agreements and bolstering their civil society."
According to Reuters, Graham said that he expected opposition to his plans, but insisted that it is important to move forward to support Sisi. However, Graham added that an improvement in human rights would make it much easier to achieve the "billions" in emergency aid he envisions for Egypt.
"If Al-Sisi did something that would be seen by me and others as a real serious move on the rights front, it makes it easier for a guy like me to help."


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Narendra Modi To Attend Quad Summit In Person On September 24thSeptember 14, 2021 06:47
(Image source from: Twitter.com/BJP4India)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the first-ever Quad Summit that will take place on September 24th. The summit will be hosted by American President Joe Biden and Narendra Modi will attend in person. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison along with Yoshihide Suga, the Prime Minister of Japan will attend the summit as per the update. The Ministry of External Affairs issued an official statement about the Quad Summit in Washington. Narendra Modi will also address the General Debate of the High-Level Segment on the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 25 in New York.
The theme is Building Resilience to recover from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of External Affairs said that Modi will speak about how to respect the rights of the people and the needs of the planet along with how to rebuild the sustainability. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that the four leaders will discuss about their ties and cooperation in battling coronavirus along with addressing the climatic crisis. Joe Biden hosted the first-ever summit of the Quad leaders which was a virtual conference. The meeting also sent a strong message to China. The latest meeting of the Quad Summit will have the leaders in attendance. They are expected to discuss about the aggressive behaviour of the China and about the South China Sea.
It was in 2017, India, USA, Japan and Australia approved the proposal to set up a Quad to discuss about the new strategies and discuss about the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific.


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Laser Cutting and Engraving:
At Griffen Hollow Studio we decided to support American made. While other laser systems are available directly from China they do not produce the quality of detail we would like to offer to our clients. The process of finding the right tool for the projects we take on was not hard. "Gunny" our 60w Epilog Helix system will be the perfect fit for your project.
Within the first year of founding Griffen Hollow Studio we understood that keeping up with the leading technology would be an vital move for GHS. We currently house two Epilog Helix laser cutting/engraving systems.
Many of our competitors require a minimum quantity to consider each job. Griffen Hollow Studio has a structured pricing system so the "little guys" don't get turned off by the industry. We will work with you to accomplish your vision whether it be a gift or a major product production. Engraving is great for marketable items that range from pint glasses to signage and all that falls in between.
Can cut the following:
Delrin Seals
Laserable Plastics
Materials our Epilog system can engrave:
Cermark (chemical to engrave ONTO metal)
Anodized Aluminum
Painted Brass
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Zhao, Yunshi, Goodall, Roger M., Stow, Julian, Cooney, Neil and Hawley, Justin (2017) Developing a wheel motor controller for an actively steered bogie using co-simulation. In: IAVSD 2017, 14th-18th August 2017, Queensland, Australia. (Unpublished)Metadata only available from this repository.
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The view that technology is an unstoppable juggernaut moving at lightning pace isn't always accurate. Sometimes the simplest ideas take years to realize — even when Apple is involved and the future of the recorded music business could be at stake.
Take today's widely-echoed Financial Times report about "Project Cocktail" — an attempt by Apple and the four major labels to re-imagine the digital album with soft (as in onscreen) album art. They hope album art that embraces digital technology, rather than merely providing a miniaturized version of the original album cover, will entice music fans to start buying digital albums again. Apple and the labels envision fans gathering 'round the glow of their laptops — or tablet PCs – to listen to music together, the way they used to before they retreated into their own digital pods.
When we set out to explore the future of album art in the spring of '07, Warner Music Group senior vice president of strategy and product development George White told us, "We've been looking at a few technologies (for digital album art), and have been trying to bring these to Apple, to encourage them to bring that level of experience to the iPod. A very simple demonstration that we've done takes the Gnarls Barkley liner notes and does a fly-through (using Adobe Flash Lite). You're actually moving through the lyrics and artwork."
More than two years later, it appears Apple and the labels have finally gotten their act together on this initiative, although the Financial Times doesn't mention when we might see videos and clickable liner notes show up in iTunes-purchased albums. A good guess would be September, when Apple's cocktail-party-friendly tablet PC comes out.
Digital music retailers and labels have largely ignored digital album art's potential for years, so it's nice to see them finally getting with the program. After all, a computer screen should offer more functionality than a piece of cardboard.
See Also:- Digitization Of Album Art Is About New Possibilities, Not Smaller Graphics


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Two tenets of collecting that seem axiomatic are that it's always wise to invest in that which is timeless and that men of all ages will collect baseball cards. That second notion was challenged a few decades ago when two natural enemies whipsawed the category. Cards—and, later, autographed pictures and balls—were all the rage for collectors, when so many companies were producing cards that the market was oversaturated. Supply outstripped demand and the cards' value plummeted. And for autographs the buzz became the "F" word: fraud. It emerged on a grand scale, as the FBI estimated that 90 percent of the autograph market in the 1990s was bogus. We adored those looping "Ms" in Mickey Mantle's signature, but they were easy for an imitator to copy.
But for those who stuck by the timeless premise baseball is still the leading sports collectible. Many vintage items that had value decades ago retain value today, and will maintain their worth a half a century from now. "The market is heavily geared toward baseball," says Chris Ivy, director of the sports category for Heritage Auctions, an online auction firm. "Baseball has the longest history, and it is the most collected sport."
Indeed, a Heritage online auction last May featured Hall of Famers Cap Anson, Timothy Keefe, and Ed Delahanty in 1887 baseball cards. Later cards, from 1902 through 1911, included Napoleon Lajoie, Eddie Plank and Honus Wagner. The prices ranged "affordably" from $400 to $27,000. But as excellent as such items are, they are nowhere near the high end.
"Of baseball [collectibles], the Yankees have a good portion of that—the most dominant team, the most collected team and with the richest history," Ivy says. The prices prove it.
Of the 10 most expensive items belonging to individual baseball players sold at auction from 2010 through 2016, eight of those belonged to the Yankees. They included a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card in mint condition which fetched a staggering $1,135,250 in November 2016. A 1927 home jersey worn by Lou Gehrig went for $717,000. And the bat that Babe Ruth used to hit his then-record 59th homer in 1921 sold for $717,000, the same price as his 1916 card, when he was pitching for the rival Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees aside, vintage items abound elsewhere. The boxing gloves used in the 1965 "phantom punch" bout between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston sold for $956,000 in 2015. A year later, Honus Wagner's T-206 card made $776,750.
As with immortal players, the finest collectibles stand the test of time.


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Most of realize that procrastinating has a way of getting us into trouble. Or, if not bad situations, it can get us into situations that require a lot of catch up work later. So generally speaking, it's good to get the important things done first.
When it comes to Christmas shopping, however, it just might pay to procrastinate! I recently saw something I wanted to buy, but hadn't actually made the decision to purchase yet, be offered at a much better deal closer to the end of the season.
Without going into specifics – in case the recipient happens to be reading – I had my eye on an item that was about $200. I know that she would like this particular gift, but I hadn't made the purchase yet. This item was available for a little bit less online, but it got to the point where it just wouldn't have been a good decision to buy it and risk shipping issues – or pay extra for fast shipping. So in that case, procrastination looked like it was going to hurt.
Then, I went back into the store and found a nice surprise a few days later. The same item was priced at the same level – about $200 – but was now offered with a $50 gift card. Hooray!
It looked like that quite a few in stock, so maybe this was a way to incent consumers to make purchase while the buying season was still in play. Well, it worked with me! I snapped it up, and happily took the $50 gift card which I would certainly be using. There would be no risk of me wasting that card. So essentially, when considering my next purchases there, I will have received $250 of merchandise for $200.
Bottom line is that this amounted to a 20% discount, when you look at it that way. All for being a procrastinator with gifts!
Clearly, it's not necessarily such a bad idea to wait to buy certain gifts. When stores want to get rid of things before the season is up, and want to meet sales goals, it might be possible to score some good deals. Might as well strategically take advantage of this.
Back to the notion of procrastinating normally being something to not do, why does it seem like many guys are habitually buying things in the last few days, each year? Believe me, I know several that have been in the same boat as me. One flat out laughed and said he's really close to being in the doghouse considering he hasn't even bought anything or thought much about it, even just days before the holiday. What's a relief is that at least we can be rewarded for this procrastination by saving money! 🙂
My Questions for You
Do you evern wait until the last few days before buying holiday gifts?
Do you find there to be good deals during this time, versus earlier in the season?
Why is it, in your opinion, that guys in general tend to procrastinate with buying gifts a little bit more than the ladies do (at least based on what I've seen!)?


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"O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, . . . in wrath remember mercy" (Habakkuk 3:2)."Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?" (Psalm 85:6)
Why isn't the headline "Scientists Create Cloned Human Beings and Killed Them by Removing Their Stem Cells" or merely "Scientists Create Cloned Embryos?"
Good questions. JJ's blog is a good read too.
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2013 OWASP Mobile Top 10 Call For Data
Hello All,
We are pleased to announce the 2013 call for data to help refresh the Mobile Top 10 Risks for 2013 and publish a more formal publication. We are encouraging everyone to get involved.
The current Mobile Top Ten Risks are located here:
We are pleased to announce the 2013 call for data to help refresh the Mobile Top 10 Risks for 2013 and publish a more formal publication. We are encouraging everyone to get involved.
The current Mobile Top Ten Risks are located here:
What do we need?
Right now we are looking for data that represents the current state of mobile application security. We are soliciting not just vulnerability data, but also incident and attack data that reflects the real-world prevalence and significance of these issues. The goal in requiring both is to rank risks accordingly based on data as opposed to making assumptions. We will use this data to flesh out and re-evaluate the currently incomplete Mobile Top Ten Project.
How can you contribute?
Contributing data is easy. All we require is anonymized statistics on the vulnerabilities you've seen in 2012-Present. If you have data on real-world incidents and attacks to share, these will be of great value as well as they will allow real-world impact to be better assessed. This can be just aggregate percentages, no need to tell us how many apps you're doing if you're not comfortable with that. Something like the below:
- Issue: Something related to geolocation
- Percentage Affected: X%
- Number Affected: Y (only if you are comfortable with this)
- Brief Description: This is a problem because xyz and also, bad things.
The data you submit does not necessarily have to reflect the current Top 10, it has to reflect what you are observing in the applications you analyze. At the same time, we would certainly love feedback on what you believe is correct or incorrect about the current list.
What happens next?
After a 60 day period we will review all submissions and re-draft the Mobile Top Ten based on the prevalence and impact of data provided by participants. After the submission period ends, there will be follow-on discussions and work to analyze the data. Participation in this initiative may require up to 10 hours of efforts per week, so please take this into consideration before signing up.
Spread the word. Make a difference.
Also, any help spreading the word on the Mobile Security Project is immensely helpful. A Tweet/Facebook/Linkedin post, blog entry, etc. This initiative will fail if people don't know about it. Anyone that you can promote this initiative to will help the cause.
We thank all of you in advance for your participation and hard work in making this initiative a success. Your participation will be noted and recorded when compiling the list of contributors for the final release of the Mobile Top 10 Risks documentation.
Get in touch and get involved.
Please direct any questions or concerns to the Top 10 Refresh leaders, Jason Haddix (firstname.lastname@example.com), Jack Mannino (firstname.lastname@example.com), and Mike Zusman (email@example.com).
We will be using a Google Group to collaborate on the Top 10 refresh: https://groups.google.com/a/owasp.org/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/owasp-mobile-top-10-risks
The OWASP Mobile Security project's mailing list is also another way to get in touch with other contributors (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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David Guetta is back again for the second time in Malaysia for Heineken Thirst 2013. Guetta is the headliner for this year Thirst event, to be held on Saturday, December 14 2013 at Sepang International Circuit. The Grammy award-winning dj and producer who performed at world's biggest EDM festival like Tomorrowland, will be playing his set at Thirst alongside other EDM djs including W&W, Afrojack, Nervo and many more to bring you the 'best moment in life' experience in Sepang this coming weekend.
Last year's stellar lineup at Heineken Thirst 2012 featuring Avicii, Justice and Above & Beyond brought the house down, leaving more than 28,000 revellers thirsty for more. For this year, its going to be bigger than ever!
Read more: Thirst 2013 official trailer, map, schedule (set time) and more news update
Make sure to get prepared for Thirst EDM music festival with our music festival survival guide here.
Date : 14th December 2013
Venue : Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur
Time : 11.15pm
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What exactly does the KAIROS of San Diego do?
KAIROS Inside begins with an introductory 4-day weekend, described as a short course in Christianity. This weekend program is modeled after the Cursillo method and is based on a series of talks by laymen and clergy. Interspersed throughout the weekend is music, prayer, activities, a chance to form relationships and demonstrate Christ's love. KAIROS of San Diego currently supports programs in four yards: Yards A, B, C and D. All attendees for the KAIROS Inside weekends are nominated by previous graduates of the KAIROS Program. Normally there are over 100 nominations for the 24-36 available open spots for the weekend in each Yard. The KAIROS Inside Leadership team, with input from the Yard Pastors, will decide which inmates plus several alternates will be chosen to attend. Because of the success of the KAIROS Inside program, there is never a shortage of people that desire to attend.
KAIROS of San Diego organizes and oversees the following events at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJDCF):
- KAIROS Inside weekends in Yard A thru Yard D, twice a year, within RJDCF (total of 8 KAIROS weekends a year)
- Facilitate weekly Prayer & Share meetings in each yard chapel, run by the KAIROS graduates
- Holds monthly KAIROS Inside reunions in all yards to instill community and encourage small groupings.
- Plans twice yearly two-day retreats for the inmates (KAIROS Inside Graduates and volunteers). These retreats are used to reinforce the KAIROS weekend message.
- Joint sponsors special holiday events or activities at RJDCF for inmates and volunteers.
- Works closely with the Pastors-to-Prisons Program.
The current prison population, in addition to Christians, is composed of Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Atheist, Wiccan, Satanists, Odinist, and other beliefs. KAIROS brings an inter-denominational team of Christian volunteers, both clergy and laypersons, into the prison environment to establish relationships with the inmates. By bringing the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ into prison, KAIROS provides an effective program to positively change inmate attitudes, behaviors and lives. In addition to KAIROS Inside weekends, KAIROS volunteers make a commitment to continue with monthly visits for KAIROS reunions and two-day retreats. These KAIROS Reunions are a way to instill community, show continued support by volunteers and encourage inmates in their weekly small "Prayer and Share" group meetings.
How could I become part of the KAIROS Ministry program?
KAIROS of San Diego community is an organization of well organized and trained volunteer teams of men and women, drawn from the Christian communities surrounding RJDCF. The KAIROS program is governed by the KAIROS of San Diego Advisory Council. This council organizes and oversees all KAIROS activities at RJDCF. The council and community is comprised of an inter-denominational team of volunteers, both clergy and laypersons. The KAIROS ministry team works in cooperation with the RJDCF Protestant Chaplain and Yard Pastors to carefully select inmates plus alternates to attend a KAIROS Inside weekend in each Yard. This same group selects the "Outside" (volunteers) and "Inside" (inmate) teams. The Inside team consists of inmates who graduated from a previous KAIROS Inside weekend. The Outside and Inside teams meet separately and together to finally form the complete KAIROS Inside Weekend team.
To become part of the KAIROS Community and work inside the prison on a KAIROS Inside Weekend, you need to do the following:
- You must be male – women are currently not allowed to participate on the KAIROS Inside weekend at RJDCF. However, there are many women that volunteer to help with prayer support, logistics and baking cookies. Women also work the KAIROS Outside weekends.
- Your Own Experience: Complete a weekend experience of your own. Qualifying events include Cursillo, Walk to Emmaus, Alternative Qualifying Weekend, KAIROS Graduate, or Eighth Table Observer.
- Prison Clearance: The Protestant Chaplain at RJDCF will submit your name for an annual clearance for Chapel Volunteers.
- Volunteer training: You must submit a Clearance Request package, a copy of a recent TB test (within 1 year) and proof of Volunteer Orientation Training (certificates). Once the package is submitted and processed, you will be contacted if clarification is needed and notified about your clearance effective dates. This places your name on the volunteer gate clearance list and you are cleared to enter RJDCF. Clearance Request package can be found here.
- Warden's Approval: You must be approved to participate in KAIROS activities within the prison. The Warden reviews any criminal record and individually approves participation by ex-offenders.
- Be selected: The Weekend Leaders chooses volunteers from the KAIROS community to serve on the KAIROS Inside Weekend teams.
- Members of the Christian community are invited to attend the closing ceremony on one of the yards at the conclusion of the KAIROS Inside Weekend. Of course, all members of the community actively support the weekend through prayer and financial support.
- Have a strong desire to bring the message of Christ's unconditional love to those who thirst for it behind prison walls.
Not quite ready to volunteer for a weekend, but would like to learn more? Consider coming to one of the KAIROS Inside Weekend Closing Ceremonies and see how God has changed lives. You can apply to attend by completing the form here.
Both KAIROS Inside and KAIROS Outside spread the gospel through:
- Unconditional love and acceptance in a Christian setting
- Encouraging the sharing of life's journey.
- Fostering spiritual growth.
- Promoting participation in support groups.
- Creating an opportunity for a relationship with God.
- Building relationships with other Christians, both in prison and outside.
We provide just the acceptance and love that Jesus Christ brings to each person through the team members. The volunteers (both lay and clergy) demonstrate the Love of Jesus Christ in a tangible way through testimonies and actions.


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Visitors to this Community
Memories Exhibit will enjoy a
glimpse of life as it used to
be on Nova Scotias Cabot
Trail in the picturesque Cape
Breton Highlands.
The exhibit evolved from
the North Highlands Community
Museums outreach project
with sixth grade students at
North Highlands Elementary
School. Working with the
museums archivist, students
collected stories from their
grandparents on life in this
area then and now.
Jacob Wilkies
fascinating interview with
his grandmother, Effie was
chosen for this collection.
Effie recounts her life as
the daughter of a lighthouse
keeper on remote St. Pauls
Island where she lived until
the age of 12.
We are very grateful to
Jacob and Iris Wilkie as well
as all of the students in the
2006 grade 6 class at North
Highlands Elementary.


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Hurricane hardships are making the holiday season more challenging for many families in the Southeast still facing months of rebuilding after the destruction caused by Florence and Michael.
"Even though hurricane season is coming to an end, there are many in our state who are still recovering from Hurricane Florence's devastating impacts," said Lisa Crawley, a communications specialist with North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives.
The Human Connections Fund, established more than a decade ago by North Carolina's 26 electric cooperatives, allows co-op employees, directors, partners and others in the cooperative network to work together to support those affected by disasters.
"The Human Connections Fund was activated following Hurricane Florence and collected $176,000 in donations, including matching funds from CoBank and significant gifts from CFC," said Crawley. "So far, through the generosity of our cooperative family, we have funded 56 requests for assistance from cooperative employees who suffered personal hardship in the wake of the storm.
"We are incredibly grateful for the support of numerous individuals and businesses throughout our state and the nation in this true demonstration of the cooperative spirit and the principle of cooperation among cooperatives."
Helping Helpers Recover
Co-ops are not only aiding staff and members who suffered losses as a result of the storms, they are also helping to rebuild the charities and organizations that communities rely upon during the toughest of times.
Pantego, North Carolina-based Tideland Electric Membership Corp.'s service territory includes the six-county area served by the Salvation Army in nearby Washington.
"The area that we serve was inundated with storm surge from Hurricane Florence," said Heidi Jernigan Smith, Tideland EMC's manager of marketing and corporate communications. Smith also serves on an advisory council for the Salvation Army, which operates a retail sales facility in Washington.
"The facility suffered roof damage, there was water damage inside, and we had to close for about two weeks to clean up and make repairs," said Smith.
The store is now reopened, and business has been brisk as families who lost clothes and household goods refurnish their homes and acquire clothing for the winter months.
"This is the very time of the year where we're gearing up for biggest fundraising efforts," said Smith. "Everyone knows the red kettles and the bell-ringing, and it's our largest food drive season of the year as we try to meet needs for Thanksgiving, Christmas and winter for senior citizens and low-income families."
Meeting Basic Needs
In November, the Salvation Army launched its annual "Angel Tree" program to help families in its service territory with holiday wish lists. Instead of requests for dolls, athletic equipment and video games, notes submitted have included more essential items.
"The wish items we're getting are often for bedding to replace what children lost as a result of some sort of damage to their own home—either a roof leak from the hurricane or flood waters," said Smith.
"Some adults need assistance because they were out of work for quite some time as a result of the storm. So we're getting requests for clothing, shoes and coats, not just for children but for teens and adults, too," said Smith.
Other co-ops in the Southeast have responded to similar requests to get an early start on year-end charitable initiatives, in part because the storms exacerbated always-present needs.
Staffers at Newport, North Carolina-based Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative began working on their Project Christmas Cheer initiative in late September, when many families were still in the midst of cleaning up after Hurricane Florence.
Among the first to benefit were students from East Carteret High School. Personal care and toiletry items, stockpiled for visiting crews who helped the co-op recover from power outages, were packed up and donated to a food pantry established to help students. "The pantry provides everything from clothing to clothes detergent and relies solely on donations, which have been generous," said Lisa Taylor-Galizia, communications director of Carteret Craven EC. "We learned of the school's project while delivering a Bright Ideas grant to educator Kate Jayne, who teaches exceptional and disabled students at the school."
Jayne's students help pack duffel bags each Friday with food and other items for fellow students in need, said Taylor-Galizia. "Many at this school are from co-op services areas that were hit really hard by the hurricane."
Co-op staffers are among the 30 volunteer application takers who've been busy processing Project Christmas Cheer requests since early November. Other staff members will help with deliveries and distribution in the weeks ahead.
"We adopt the entire family and are able to meet a variety of needs in addition to children's gifts, from blankets and bath towels to coats, work shoes or simply gift cards for fuel or food," said Taylor-Galizia. "We know this will have extra meaning for our employees and the families we adopt because so many are still struggling financially from Hurricane Florence."
Hard Work Ahead
Recovery from major storms, particularly those that include widespread flooding, can take months or years, so some of the co-ops involved continue to promote volunteer efforts, including service projects by school, church and civic groups.
"Our motto for our co-op is 'Real People and Real Power,'" said Tideland EMC's Smith. "We're telling people who they should talk to in their counties to find out where you can make a difference."
The need for people who can devote a weekend, a day, or even several hours to cutting drywall, pulling out flood-soiled insulation and removing debris is expected to continue throughout the winter in some co-op-served communities. And the co-op also knows money is still needed to help local families and organizations they depend upon recover.
Tideland EMC has sold over $6,000 in "Storm Hair Don't Care" T-shirts to employees of dozens of electric co-ops across the country and plans to expand sales to their local communities to support those efforts.
"We're doing our own fundraising, we're going to identify community needs and we're going to be there," said Smith. "Co-ops have a long tradition of providing good corporate leadership in the communities we serve and that's reflective of human leadership. That's what it's all about."
Derrill Holly is a staff writer at NRECA.


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If you already have car insurance, motorcycle insurance or any other type of coverage you probably realize how important having mobile home park insurance is. Just like homeowners insurance, getting the coverage you need to protect your manufactured home is essential. Of course, with each different type of insurance comes unique options or details of the policy. So when it comes to this kind of insurance coverage, you will probably be getting:
- Coverage for the home itself. If something should happen to the mobile home you are living in, especially while in a park, you will have damage or destruction covered. Of course, what type of damage or destruction is where it can get tricky. You will have to check with your own policy carrier to find out exactly what is included.
- You may also have protection for adjacent structures. For example, if you get mobile home park insurance coverage and your home catches fire which also ignites a storage building you keep on your lot this may also be covered. You may also want a policy that covers neighboring mobile homes. Living in a park is unique to other types of living situations because there is of course a risk of damaging someone else's mobile home in the event of a fire, for example.
- If you get certain types of coverage, you may also have all or some of your personal belongings covered in the event of a claim. This is important so you can replace items like furniture or even clothing within your mobile home. Too many people do not think about this until they have an incident and are left with nothing. You could quite honestly lose everything you own and then where would you be if you did not have mobile home park insurance.
- You should also have coverage for anything that could potentially happen on your property even if you are only renting your lot in a mobile home park. Like homeowner's insurance, you want to make sure you or visitors are covered in the event of an accident resulting in injury that happens on your lot. This could be a friend visiting or a paid worker cutting trees. Whatever the case do not leave yourself open to lawsuits leading to expenses you would have to pay out of your own pocket. In fact, for many having just the type of liability insurance is enough but having it in the first place is very important.
The main thing is determining what your mobile home park insurance should cover. Policies can vary depending on the carrier of course, but think about what types of things you want covered as you get ready to compare quotes. If you already have mobile home insurance you should find out if your policy covers these things too.
- Damage or destruction caused by fire. In addition, does your policy cover your home if a fire is started off your property or at another mobile home within the park.
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- Even having insurance for mobile homes that covers damage from vandalism or riots is important to have. Just as you would want to protect a standard home against certain things, making sure your mobile home is also covered in the event any of these things should happen is equally important.
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Works to reinstate public access at a damaged section of Totland Seawall have been completed and it will be officially opened this weekend.
The wall was damaged by a landslip during adverse weather in December 2012, which resulted in access being blocked.
Since then, a £200,000 'make do and mend' scheme was approved and works began in July. This has involved parts of the damaged section being removed, a new sub-base laid and drainage installed.
The work was carried out by local company Graham Attrill Civil Engineering and was completed on time and on budget.
A joint opening ceremony will be taking place from 1.45pm on Sunday 13 September involving local residents, music, sea shanties and a walk along the new path. Anyone attending is asked to meet at the Waterfront Restaurant in Totland Bay.
Councillor Phil Jordan, Executive member responsible for public protection and PFI, said: "Given the extent of the damage in December 2012, it is credit to all involved that we have managed to reinstate public access to the section of the seawall that suffered the landslip.
"The residents have been very supportive of the council and the works that have taken place and certainly appreciate the efforts made.
"I look forward to the official opening and joining the residents in the first walk along the new path."
Helen Wood, who lives in Totland and campaigned for the wall to have pedestrian access reinstated, said: "This walk has been sorely missed by the people of Freshwater and Totland and those who visit here. This campaign has been a great example of the way communities and council can work together to get a positive outcome in these financially challenging times.
"It has been a long wait but regaining access to one of the Island's most beautiful and iconic walks is most sincerely welcomed."
Five year old Emily Dack, also from Totland, handed in a residents' petition to get the damaged seawall section open and she will cut the ribbon to officially re-open the path at the event.