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For the last few years, I've actively participated in Lent. I, like many others, gave up various things during the 40 days preceding the Resurrection celebration but this year I wanted to try something different. So during this season I've decided to consider then write about what it means to minister.
I keep seeing this poster on the train that says the following:
"You don't have to be related to relate."
I love it and it makes me think of the beauty that lies in the human family and the family of God. We don't have to look or act alike or even have a ton in common to relate to someone. Hell, you don't even have to understand because sometimes relating is practicing presence.
It's being there for someone even if silence is all you have to offer. It's giving, even (or especially) to others who don't have without passing judgement on them or questioning how they will use what you have given. It's striving to embrace a posture that celebrates communion and community in a culture that is increasingly about the individual.
Relating is considering another person's need in a situation and treating them with love in that moment. That act of relating is ministry because in that moment you have loved someone else like Jesus loves you. A simple action (or inaction) is like 1000 sermons or 100 prayers for someone who simply needs to be acknowledged.
So yeah, ministry sometimes looks like working to be present for your fellow man in whatever capacity they may need.


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Is rugby better than tennis?
Is rugby better than tennis? Lots of people say rugby is better but some people say it isn't. Rugby strengthens the upper body whilst tennis improves hand eye co-ordination. If you are intrigued or you would like to take up a sport read on to find out witch one is right for you.


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Rustic self-catering retreats
No workshops or classes
Just days on end of blissful writing to focus on your own project.
Your own self-catering cottage
With oodles of charm, a full kitchen and bathroom, a separate living room and two mezzanines.
Seven nights
Arrive in the afternoon so you can find us while it's light.
Rural bliss
15 miles/30 mins/£30 taxi from a mainline station (Tiverton Parkway in Devon).
About the annexe
The annexe looks out over a lush valley filled with trees. It's your very own bubble of serenity where you can think, create and just be, far away from the endless to-do lists of normal life.
It's a lovely little cottage with quirky features including a narrow doorway between bedroom and living room (you might have to turn sideways!), mezzanines in both main rooms and a stained glass skylight. There's a very simple and slightly shabby kitchen, a brand new bathroom, and a verandah outside to make the most of that view. The annexe is heated by a woodburner, the power is part-solar, and the water is fed by a spring. It's rustic, quirky and a little bit magic.
I live next door with my partner. One or the other of us is often around – if not we'll try to be here when you arrive to show you the ropes, and I'll be contactable by phone.
I'm sorry, but the site is not accessible. Please take a look at the FAQ section to see if it's suitable for you.
Living Room
This is the last set of dates available for the annexe, as I will be moving house after this. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, bookings are on hold.
Spring 2020 Dates
All self-catering retreats are a week long, from Friday to Friday. They start from 3pm on your first day and end at 10am on the final day so that you can arrive before dark.
This (sadly) isn't a fancy booking system, but I do update the page regularly. Please hit refresh and double-check that your preferred date is still available before booking.
|Fri 13th – Fri 20th Mar
|Fri 20th – Fri 27th Mar
|Fri 27th Mar – Fri 3rd April
|Fri 3rd – Fri 10th April
|Fri 10th – Fri 17th April
|Fri 17th – Fri 24th April
|Fri 24th April – Fri 1st May
|Fri 1st – Fri 8th May
|Fri 8th – Fri 15th May
Bookings are first come-first served, and please make sure you check availability before filling in the booking form.
Once you've booked, I'll email you (this can take a few days) to confirm I've got your request and to send an invoice, and you'll then have a week to transfer the money in order to secure your room. Rooms can't be held without payment.
Cancellations and date changes must be made six weeks ahead of your retreat start date for a refund. If you cancel or change dates between three and six weeks ahead of your retreat date you'll be entitled to a 50% refund. After this date, no refunds or changes are possible. All cancellations and booking changes are also subject to a £30 admin fee.
Please make sure that you have travel insurance as soon as you book in case you're unable to come to the retreat at the last minute, have trouble on the journey, etc.
You'll arrive from 3pm on your first day (no earlier please), and departures are at 10am on your last day.
So just how rustic is it? What's it like?
We believe the annexe was originally a cow byre. It's now a one-bedroom cottage with mezzanine levels in the living and bedroom. Everything in it is a bit wonky – there's no door between the living room and bedroom, just a narrow opening you may have to turn sideways to get through. The bathroom is built into the overhang of the verandah so you may have to duck. It's definitely rustic (let's be honest, the kitchen is veering toward shabby), but we think it's also pretty nice.
HEATING: It's true, we don't have central heating. Gasp! Heating comes from the wood burner. It's definitely a woolly jumper and slippers type of house and it does tend to be chilly in the morning when the fire has died down, but it's not as bad as it sounds! We'll show you how to drive the fire, and there's a plug-in radiator for cold mornings. You'll also have up plenty of blankets and a hot water bottle.
BATHROOM: Your newly-renovated bathroom has a shower, loo and sink.
WIFI: We do have wifi but be aware that we are very rural and things can go wrong with the system quite easily. It's pretty good when things are running smoothly though, good enough for video calls.
WATER: The water comes from a spring, not the mains. It's UV filtered and delicious. However, if you have the slightest concerns or your immune system is compromised at all, then we have a Brita filter you are welcome to use.
NOISE: We're set in the middle of farmland with a carpenter close by and we may need to do our own work on the land, so obviously we can't guarantee quiet. Having said all that, this is one of the most peaceful places I know.
THE SITE: You're very welcome to roam our 3 acres. We have paths down into the little wooded valley and along the river a little way, and a very friendly cat who might come with you. It has hazards aplenty (the bridge is slippery!), but hey, you're an adult. We trust you to be sensible and safe.
THE CAT: We have a cat, in case that's a problem for you. You can keep her out of the annexe very easily though.
ACCESSIBILITY: I'm really sorry, but there's no getting around it: this is not an accessibility-friendly place. There are steps to the property and inside the property, and the whole thing sits on a precipitous slope.
ACCESS: The road is one-car-wide for a few miles from town, with grass growing up the middle and a lot of potholes. Do not bring your low-slung sports car.
NEARBY: You might wonder what facilities are nearby – er, none. The nearest pub is a 10/15 minute drive, the nearest shop a bit further, 5 miles or so. You probably wouldn't want to walk it unless you really like hills. Did I mention it's hilly round here? If you're worried about it, the Country House is generally a bit more accessible both for people with limited mobility and in terms of access to services like healthcare and fancier facilities.
What's included?
You get exclusive use of the annexe. We'll supply bedding, towels (for one person) and firewood. We'll also leave you a small stock of basics like cooking oil, salt and pepper.
Can I bring a second person?
Yes. For self-catering, there's no charge at the moment if you want to bring another writer with you. However, there's just one double bed, and there are no proper doors between any of the rooms (including between the bedroom and bathroom).
Can I come with a small group and hire the cottage too??
Yes! At the moment, for any week that's showing availability for self-catering, you can hire both the house and the cottage, 3 double bedrooms in total, for £600.
If you want to bring more than 3 people and are happy with the bedroom/bathroom situation (all double beds, no door between bedroom and bathroom in the annexe), that's fine. Let me know though so that I can provide extra towels. I can also add a single mattress to the floor of the attic reading nook – it's not a classy place to stay and again there's no door but if that suits you better that's fine!
For more details and pictures of the cottage, take a look here.
Is it accessible to wheelchairs or people with limited movement?
I'm really sorry, but the annexe is distinctly unfriendly to people with accessibility issues. The whole site sits on a steep slope, requiring steps to get to. The inside of the annexe is full of little oddities – steps here and there, mezzanine levels reached by ladders, narrow doorways you have to turn to get through, low door lintels and a tightly-sloped bathroom.
These are problems with a very old building that we just can't overcome.
How do I get food?
Self-catering at the annexe is easiest if you're driving here, because the train station isn't in town so you'd need to get yourself to a shop in town, then up to us. It's do-able, but more awkward, and having no car means you can't just pop out for a pint of milk.
The nearest shop is Morrison's in Tiverton – Tiverton also has a large Tesco, and I can point you in the direction of a great independent butcher and the market.
Supermarkets do deliver (certainly Sainsburys and Tesco do), and you can book a slot that will arrive shortly after you do.
If you forget something, it's a 20 minute drive each way.
I'll supply some basics like oil, salt and pepper, and a few spices.
How much contact will there be with you/other people?
I live with my partner further down the garden (like a gnome). We will try to be there to greet you and show you how everything works.
Beyond that, we're quite often at home and around for the odd cup of tea or in case there are any problems. We do have to go away regularly for a couple of days at a time though, which may happen while you're here. If we go away, you'll have my mobile number.
We don't normally have other writers on-site at the same time (unless someone requests the cottage to come with a friend, or unless you want both the cottage and annexe for a small group), so you will have glorious isolation to follow your muse!
What are check in/out times?
You can arrive from 3pm on your first day, meaning that if you're driving you can arrive in the light and hopefully find us (!) Departures are at 10am for self-catering retreats.
How do I get there?
I'll send the location after you've booked, but it's a 30-ish minute taxi ride (14 miles) from Tiverton Parkway, which is on the main train line between London and Paddington. Tiverton Parkway is a 15 minute bus ride (leaves hourly but not always well-timed) from Tiverton itself. Taxis are £30 from the station.
For self-catering retreats, it's probably going to be easier for you to have a car.
Driving, it's a 20 minute drive west of Tiverton on country lanes. It's only fair to be completely honest about this, we are on a very narrow, winding road with plenty of hills and fewer passing places than you'd like. It's only one car wide for a long way, and there are a lot of potholes. Even with directions you might think you're lost at least once (if we can share a WhatsApp pin it's much easier – google maps seems to go a bit skewiff around here). Think of it as an adventure, or the price you're paying for rural bliss…
Is there wifi?
Yes, usually, and it's pretty decent, but, ehhhhhhh, this is the middle of the countryside so it has been known to vanish after storms, in high winds or just because it's Tuesday.


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Well, I went to Cincinnati and I walked around the block and I walked right in…
to my friend's house.
And then we walked around the block again (or, uh, had a wild car ride to 4th and Race), hopped on the Megabus and went to Chicago. Took over the whole back row of the top deck with our food, crochet projects and feminist pop culture mags.
The American road looks something like this from the back row of the top deck of the Megabus.
Six hours later, Chicago looks a bit like this. (If it's dark, you're on a bus and don't hold your camera still.)
It looks like a lot of other things too. In January, it can also look very snowy and be a sea of down coats. It can look like this from 96 floors up, at sunset
and like this when reflected in a Bean.
There are many more stories to tell of Chicago.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati, the Queen City, can be seen from above as well, if one wends one's way through the maze of the Carew Tower to the observation deck. Wear your hat, gloves and scarf, children, it's still January and we're still in the Midwest. This is one view from above (49 stories up this time).
And this is one view in reflection.
There are many more stories of Cincinnati, too.
But what I will say for now is
(And the ice cream.) See you again one day, and many more stories to come…


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Eyelid surgery
Our eyelids defined the way our eyes look to a great extent. Unfortunately, the eyelids can be affected by numerous scientific conditions and one such condition is called ptosis. Ptosis is a scientific condition where there is a drooping of the eyelid due to a number of different causes. Medication of this condition is surgical and is called blepharoplasty.
In this article, we shall briefly review blepharoplasty as an eyelid surgical procedure. But first let us take a quick look at what ptosis is.
What is ptosis?
Ptosis is a scientific condition characterised by drooping of the upper eyelid. The eyelid is placed at an individually lower position resulting in almost half the eyeball being completely covered. In principle , it appears that the individual is drowsy all the time. The primary reason why ptosis develop is weakness of the tissue that supply the upper eyelid. Clinical conditions that can result in this include myasthenia gravis, nerve injuries due to trauma and problems with the tissue itself. Horner sickness is another cause of this condition.
The primary problem with ptosis is that it is cosmetically rather unpleasant. When severe, it can result in an alteration in vision-called astigmatism or amblyopia. Due to this, it is important for patients to undergo a surgical procedure called blepharoplasty.
What is blepharoplasty?
Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure that is utilised in modification the eyelid. It can involve both the upper and the lower eyelid depending on which has been affected the most. Primarily, blepharoplasty engage modification the upper eyelid in patients with ptosis. However, its involvement and utilisation in the surgical correction of lower eyelid abnormalities is regularly cosmetic.
How is blepharoplasty performed?
Small incisions are made along the way lines that are present in the skin of the eyelid. These lines are basically creases that have occurred due to crimping up of the eyelids when the eyes are open. On occasion, these incisions may be made within the inner aspect of the lower eyelid - this is known as transconjunctival blepharoplasty. This procedure is utilised to remove any fat that is present under the eyelid rather than to actually alter the eyelid itself.
Blepharoplasty can be performed using surgical equipment or using carbon dioxide laser. The entire procedure can last anywhere between 2 to 3 hours.
After the procedure has concluded, patients may notice a small amount of swelling and bruising at the site of surgery which regularly lasts for up to 2 weeks. Following that, patients can notice a significant improvement in the appearance of the eyelids. Furthermore, the chances of patients developing complications due to ptosis or due to weakened tissue of the eyelids are reduced dramatically. However, there can be certain factors that can promote the development of complications and these include excessive looseness or laxity of the skin of the lower eyelid, prominent cheekbones and the lack of adequate crack formation i.e. dry eyes.
Immediately after the procedure, an antibiotic ointment is applied over the incision that was made on the skin. The area may be compressed with ice for up to 2 days, with short intervals in between. Adequate hygiene of the skin is essential and the wound must be cleaned on a regular basis. Following the procedure, it is not uncommon for patients to notice a small amount of swelling and redness and this can be kept under wraps by using ice compression.
In the event that patients experience pain following the procedure, painkillers such as paracetamol and acetaminophen may be tolerable . However, if the pain is severe, non-steroidal anti-incendiary drugs narcotic analgesics may be required. Patients are advised to avoid lifting heavy items as this can increase the intraocular pressure and stretch the skin of the eyelid. Contact sports and any form of strenuous activity must be avoided for at least 2 to 3 weeks following the procedure. After this, patients may resume their natural activities at a gradual pace.
Problem of blepharoplasty
As is the case with any surgical procedure, blepharoplasty is also accompanied by certain complications. The most common ones include bleeding at the site of surgery and the development of an infection. These are fortunately rare and can be treated fairly quickly. In order to prevent this from occurring, adequate hygiene must be recognized and the wound area must be cleaned and antibiotic solution applied regularly. Maintaining a natural blood pressure is also important. In the event of bleeding occurring, patients may require further intervention to stop this from happening.
A more serious complication includes bleeding into the space behind the eyeball i.e. the retro-orbital space. This is a medical emergency and requires urgent surgical management. This is because the accumulate in blood can actually put a lot of pressure on the eyeball and can cause problems within the eye. Sutures may need to be removed and the blood evacuated straightaway. Steroids may be required along with other medication.
Long-term outcomes
Patients have reported a great degree of satisfaction following upper lid blepharoplasty. Many of them have enhanced level of confidence particularly because they appear a lot younger now that they had the surgery. Long-term outcomes have not been studied with blepharoplasty but as such patients tend to do rather well following the procedure. If anything, the dissatisfaction that patients have with blepharoplasty is that they expected one result and have seen another following the procedure.
Ptosis can be a rather annoying problem that has a multifactorial aetiology. Patients who have ptosis may be required to undergo investigations to ascertain the cause of the condition. Once this has been done, patients may require surgical procedures and blepharoplasty of the upper eyelid is usually what is offered. It is also combined with other forms of ptosis surgery which can have in combination an excellent outcome. Complication rates are low and satisfaction rates are high.
Blepharoplasty can be both a functional and cosmetic surgical procedure intended to reshape the upper eyelid or lower eyelid by the removal or repositioning of excess tissue as well as by reinforcement of surrounding tissue and tendons.
- Eyelids (and your eyes) are, perhaps, what other people notice first.
- Eyelid surgery to recover the appearance of the eyelids is regularly called 'eyelift' or 'blepharoplasty'.
- As we age, your eyelids (both upper and lower) may become 'droopy' or 'baggy'. The eyelid skin stretches and muscle tone weakens
- In addition, your eyebrows may also droop.
- Your droopy upper eyelids and droopy brows may give you the appearance of being sleepy, tired and aging prematurely
- In addition, this slump , may lead to brow/eyelid strain
- Excess skin can hang over the eyelid and interfere with vision
When an advanced amount of upper eyelid skin is present, the skin may protrude over the eyelashes and causing a loss of peripheral vision. The outer and upper parts of the visual field are most commonly affected and the condition may cause difficulty with activities such as driving or reading. In this circumstance, upper eyelid blepharoplasty is performed to recover peripheral vision.
This surgery can be performed on both the UPPER and on the LOWER eyelids - or both.
- Patients with a less severe amount of excess skin may have a similar procedure performed for cosmetic reasons.
- Lower eyelid blepharoplasty is almost always done for cosmetic reasons, to recover puffy lower eyelid "bags" and reduce the wrinkling of skin.
- Blepharoplasty is performed through external incisions made along the natural skin lines of the eyelids, such as the creases of the upper lids and below the lashes of the lower lids, or from the inside surface of the lower eyelid. Initial swelling and bruising take one to two weeks to resolve but at least several months are needed until the final result becomes stable.
- Depending upon the scope of the procedure, the operation takes one to three hours to complete.
Upper eyelid Blepharoplasty ("eye lift")
- Reduces excess skin and fat in the upper eyelids.
- The excess fat is removed and incisions are closed with fine sutures.
- Incisions made on the outside of the lower eyelids are barely visible and fade over time
Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty
- This can be performed via an skin incision (trans-cutaneous) or via the inside of the eyelid (trans-conjunctival).
- Lower Blepharoplasty reduces excess fat in the lower eyelids.
- The excess fat is removed and incisions are closed with fine sutures.
- Incisions made on the inside of the eyelids are not visible.
Combined Upper & Lower Blepharoplasty
- Reduces excess skin and fat in the upper eyelids.
- The excess skin and fat are removed and incisions are closed with fine sutures.
- Incisions made on the inside of the eyelids are not visible.
- Incisions made on the outside of the lower eyelids are barely visible and fade over time.
- Incisions made on the outside of the lower eyelids are barely visible and fade over time


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Marvel's The Avengers (classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the UK and Ireland) is a 2012 American superhero film produced byMarvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is scripted and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson. In The Avengers, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor's adoptive brother Loki from subjugating Earth.
Development of The Avengers began when Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill Lynch in April 2005. After the success of the film Iron Man in May 2008, Marvel announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2011. With the signing of Johansson in March 2009, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release. Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the screenplay originally written by Zak Penn. Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in August and New York City in September. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.
The Avengers premiered on April 11, 2012, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. The film received positive reviews from most film critics and set or tied numerous box office records, including the biggest opening weekend in North America and the fastest film to gross $1 billion worldwide. With a worldwide total gross of over $1.48 billion, The Avengers ranks as the third highest-grossing film of all time. The film is scheduled to be released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on September 25, 2012. A sequel to be written and directed by Whedon is scheduled for release on May 1, 2015.
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To provide a healing, healthy center of creative arts. To be your home away from home. A safe place to land after a rough day. A place where you can have fun, learn new skills, be with people who share your passion but most importantly, a place to not only make memories but to preserve those memories.
Tee Angel is Hearts n Crafts. Tee, owner, left corporate business to follow her passion—to run a scrapbook/craft store. She started as a volunteer—after being diagnosed with severe depression and PTSD, she looked for a place to immerse herself, a safe place, a place where she could have fun and do good at the same time. Hearts n Crafts Etc., under the then owners, was the soft place she found. Marylin kept tabs on her when she didn't show up, and slow healing began. From a volunteer position to ownership took a few years, and now, Tee is Hearts n Crafts Etc. (Her third year anniversary was July 1st, 2016) She's dedicated her time, talent and treasure to keeping the store open, for herself as well as for her ever-growing family of scrapbookers and paper crafters. Since Tee has used crafting as therapy, she wants to provide others with the same healing place that she has found in the store.
Supported by her husband, Robert (Bob), her sister Lisa Rivera (often the voice you hear greeting you as you step inside) and a host of customers, pseudo family and volunteers, Tee vowed to bring the joy of paper creation to her corner of the world.
When you come into the store, you'll see whoever greets you (almost every customer is greeted each time she walks in), displays, ongoing projects underway, a volunteer or two, and usually, a lot more.
You'll find information on the ATC exchange night (which is limited to 12, and is currently full, BUT if we get enough interest, we'll be delighted to start a new group). 10 bucks gets you snackage, a hands on demo, and a list of themes for the group. Debbie Fabanish leads the current group.
You might see info on upcoming Shop Hops or conventions (find out where you can see Tee at the Anaheim or Ontario Scrapbook Expo Convention sites), or info on the next Yard Sale.
You might see a group gathered around the tables in the front room, working on make n takes, exchanging tips and stories. You might get distracted by the class and workshop display table, enticing you to sign up for a class or two. You might find a cut paper project you just can't do without—and if you do, just ask. Hearts n Crafts Etc is overflowing with opportunities to learn.
You might find a crop going on. Some are free, (come in anytime on a Thursday and join us! You get a half table, but be aware, this is a first-come-first-served basis! Crop begins at 10:00 am, when the shop opens) We have 15 tables set up in the back, which means room for 30 crafters. If more scrappers come in, we can move tables from the front (if they aren't being used for other workshops and classes).
Some crops are fee-based, and some are private, but often, the back room (3rd room) is full of crafters learning, sharing, laughing. If not a crop, a workshop just might be in progress. (check the calendar)
There's always a jar on the checkout desk with a note asking for help to feed families. These proceeds go to various needy family, which Tee finds through the community or referral. She vows to feed 20 families each major holiday, (for some, she does the cooking) provide gifts for every child at Christmas, and a basket to every child at Easter.
Other projects give support to a local women's shelter, House of Ruth, and others.
A new venture is to donate items to the Pasadena Alzheimer's Center , where they hold an annual Scrap Memories. The families are given supplies to create several pages with the Alzheimer's patients. (This is a particular passion for Tee and Robert.)


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For my final review of the school year for the TOS Homeschool Crew I got a copy of Read for the Heart by Sarah Clarkson. This book contains a wealth of information about hundreds of children's books and stories and should be a part of every home library.
As a parent of three voracious readers, I just do not have the time to pre-read every book my children show interest in. Especially since two of those readers consume chapter books on a daily basis. We have already encountered problems with objectionable material in books that my oldest son, age nine, has read. These books had a target audience within his age range, but the content was inappropriate for the family values we are trying to instill.
Enter Read for the Heart. Priced at only $17.00, this text is essentially the "bible" of what books to share with your children. As I read through the text, I saw many familiar titles. Under titles are descriptions and other information and/or cautions about the book. I was pleased to see some lengthy chapter books that James had been eyeing at the library, but that I lack the time to read. The description and notes that followed were enough to help me make an informed decision about if the books were the right fit for James.
Although this book has a home on my reference book shelf, I fully intend to allow James to look through the titles to see if he can find any new reading material. I will be able to review the ones that he has interest in and we can request them from the library.
In addition to Read for the Heart, Apologia offers curriculum and materials in the areas of science, writing and geography, as well as an on-line academy to help you fulfill your homeschool needs.
Disclaimer: As a member of the TOS Homeschool reivew crew, I received a free copy of Read for the Heart in exchange for an honest review on this blog. I received no other compensation.


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Joined American Industrial Partners in 2018. Ms. Li most recently was an Analyst in the Global Industrials Group at Morgan Stanley where she advised industrial clients on M&A and financing transactions. Joined Morgan Stanley in 2014 as a Credit Analyst where she underwrote lending transactions in the industrial and transportation sectors. Born in Beijing, China, Ms. Li graduated with honors from University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, where she was also a Choral Scholar. Graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) with a Master of Arts degree in International Relations and International Economics.


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Seventy miles,
And seventy more!
I fight the coast with my feet
Where I stand to cease
Kissing the wind with my face.
The daystar bruises,
The sea it sprawls
With every stroke–leverage.
With every word a fight.
Hookers are delightful in red,
A crown of flowers
The shallow stage
And a boy who calls himself Holofernes.
I don't care much that it smells of death
Hold the corpse up!
The deathier the better!
For ideals–
My life–worth chasing!
This feast, no Rome, no God!
Pardon me like John the Baptist
A wartorn Goliath melting in the sand.


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A bailiff can make a visit to your property when you do not pay your debts on time. Their usual collections are for council tax arrears, court fines, county court judgements, criminal fines, credit cards, loans, payday loans and many more.
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The fashion industry in Liberia is fast developing and becoming one of the most viable sectors of the country's economy. And as such, each day, a new batch of talented designers are springing up and catering to the ever-evolving needs, tastes and styles of the public.
And one of these promising fashion designers is 17 year old Massa Lovetee Gray, who use recycle materials like cloths to make her shoes and slippers.
Gray, who is a 12th grader at the Spiritan Academy, started designing just about a month ago, yet her shoes and slippers defy seasons and trends, and appeals to all manner of clientele.
This aspect of her creativity is arguably what makes her products (Iola Designs) one of the most sort after by fashion lovers as it blends street fashion and high fashion to appeal everyone.
"Fashion means a lot to me. I try to think outside of the box to make sure my designs stand out. I know I'm not the only doing such designs, but the creativity I added to my products makes them unique.
"I started designing my product early in November after noticing that fashion lovers were in need of new designs. Before then, the idea came from the blue sky. I think it is God-given and it came at the right time because I was thinking of going into business after high school," she said.
Since the day she discovered her talent, she has gone on to produce over 1,5O0 piece of slippers and shoes that have brought a little over L$67,500. But making this money comes with lots of challenges: creating time between school and work; working with bare hands – no machines or electricity for her work; and getting the kinds of material that she desires.
"This is more than a challenge. And in most cases, I have to work on my designs during the weekend cause that's the only time I have to work. Even during that period, it is still a challenge because I do have school work and I have to study as well. Getting the right materials sometimes is challenging as well. However, as a young and determined entrepreneur who wants to succeed, I don't like that challenge to hold me back," she said, adding "I don't just go for any material. I go for the best ones so that the shoes and slippers I make can embody today's woman's desire for sexy products that look elegant, that allows her to step into the world – wherever that might be – feeling and looking confident."
Although she does not own a company, she has started to train a few girls in her community as a means of empowerment and getting them livelihood.
"Before I go to university to pursue a degree in fashion, I intend to establish my company that will employ only girls. I think girl children are the most vulnerable in the society and I want to give them an opportunity to earn a living. It hurts to see so many of my peers out there doing some crazy things just to survive," she said.
Meanwhile, Gray is hoping to host an official fashion fair to launch her brand, with the funds raised going directly into renting and purchasing equipment for Iola Designs.


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The African Get Down!
Been chanelling my inner African all week long on Sound Travels, taking trip after trip on some serious psychedelic funk from the Motherland. As with other days this week, I've been shining the spotlight on original West-African funk, mostly vintage, but with notable exception to those funk masters still dropping the news like it was 1973 (well them, and the Daktaris).
Got the thing going with Bunzu Sounds' "Zinabu" from a nice little comp called World Psychedelic Classics vol. 3. These kinds of comps are a great way to start your own journey into knowing. Matter of fact, this may have been one my first forrays into African funk… Not long after that beginning, I was digging far deeper and for stuff like Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, and you should too. They've got a career spanning decades and a great sound. The tune I played today features Franz Ferdinand and pretty new, having come out just this year.
Bunzu Sounds "Zinabu" World Psychedelic Classics vol. 3
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo "Lion Is Burning feat. Franz Ferdinand" Cotonou Club
Oghene Kologbo & Afrobeat Academy score a hit here too with an amazing soulful afrobeat song from a pretty nice comp of new-ish afrobeat un-ironically titled We Love Afrobeat!. The NY-based (and now defunct) band The Daktaris close the set with one of the finest slices of afrobeat not from African soil. It's hard to believe this album came out in 1998, so fresh!
Oghene Kologbo & Afrobeat Academy "Open Your Eyes" We Love Afrobeat!
The Daktaris "Super Afro-Beat" Soul Explosion


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Including volunteer hours in your nonprofit budget
Many nonprofit organizations rely on volunteers in some capacity. Food banks use them to pack meals, Habitat for Humanity uses them to build homes, and national parks use them to maintain trails. The scope of volunteer work is huge.
But most of these organizations fail to account for volunteer hours in their budget, and they should! Volunteers provide indispensable services, and many organizations wouldn't operate without them.
For grant writing purposes, I recommend including volunteers in your budget's in-kind column.Remember: Not all income arrives in the form of cash. Donations–material or otherwise–should be accounted for. Volunteers included.
By including in-kind donations and volunteer time in your budget, your organization will look even more competent. Not only are you soliciting buy-in and support from the community, you're also doing more with less: You're running a $250,000 program with only $50,000 cash because you're able to secure and utilize in-kind donations and volunteers. Good on ya!
The Independent Sector helps you calculate the hourly value of a volunteer's time in a particular state, and Hands on Network helps you determine that calculation for specific jobs. Be sure to keep these calculations on hand for your budget narrative.


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What Samira Ibrahim Can SayPosted: March 7, 2013 Filed under: Egypt, Egyptian Politics, History 1 Comment
Samira Ibrahim, the Egyptian activist, is being honored tomorrow along with 9 other women at the US State Department. The First Lady will be there. Given the flap over what she may have said on her Twitter account it might be useful for her to settle the issue with a few simple remarks, something along these lines will do.
"Thank you for honoring me today with this award. In recognizing me you are expressing faith in the future of my once great country, Egypt. I come today from an ancient land in the throes of a new revolution. My country has struggled with the effects of decades of misrule and centuries of stagnation. We have allowed our education to decay and our social discourse to grow crude and divisive in spite of our increased religiosity. I, like many other young Egyptians, have fallen into this trap at times. But it is never too late for any one to change. It is never too late for any woman to stand up for the rights of women and those who are religiously different. We can affirm the rights of the Palestinians without de-humanizing the Jews. We can denounce one crime without denying another.
I stand here with nine other women, nearly half of them are Muslims and almost all of them are not from the West. We all need to forge an authentic path to progress and prosperity, but we can do so without denying the brilliant contributions of the West. And above all we need to recognize that we will be at last free only when everyone of us is free at last"
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WASHINGTON-President-elect Barack Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration is widely expected to create the greatest single one-day stress test of U.S. wireless networks. Millions of people are pouring into the nation's capital, all armed to the teeth with wireless devices, smart and not-so-smart alike.
When Obama places his right hand on the Bible and accepts the oath of office at high noon, a record 1.4 billion mobile messages studded with voice, text, videos and photos are expected to be delivered nationwide.
While wireless carriers such as AT&T, Verizon and Sprint have had months to prepare for the event, wireless coverage and spectrum capacity solutions provider Powerwave Technologies got the call less than two weeks ago to help the carriers deal with what Dave Quinn, vice president of the company's Wireless Solutions Group, calls a "monumental and unprecedented challenge to U.S. wireless carriers."
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No one is quite sure how many people will actually gather in Washington for the swearing in of Obama as the 44th president of the United States, but estimates range from 2 million to 4 million people, which would shatter the U.S. record of 1.2 million people for Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 inauguration.
That's just fine with Powerwave, which is no stranger to leveraging carrier capacity at massively attended events. The company, based in Santa Ana, Calif., has deployed hundreds of indoor and outdoor wireless coverage systems around the world. The deployments include the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens, the Chicago Transit Authority, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, San Francisco's Moscone Center and the 55-story high-rise Torre Mayor in Mexico City.
"The world has never had to prepare for a situation like this," Quinn said of the inauguration. "It's the most challenging event ever [for wireless carriers]. The key thing for Powerwave is that no matter how much carriers beef up their sites, only our technology can solve a problem like this. We have the equipment and the security protocols, especially the radio frequency protocols."
For the inauguration, Powerwave has peppered the capital with in-building and outdoor distributed antenna systems, all boosted by single- and dual-band repeater products. Powerwave's new Nexus FT repeaters leverage the company's energy-efficient multicarrier power amplifiers. The company's repeaters deliver built-in support for GSM, CDMA, UMTS and EVDO.
"All of the spectrum in the region has to be deployed during the event," Quinn said. "The [wireless] operators have to increase capacity but can't add power. No one channel can handle this. Our FT repeaters take the signals at the site and temporarily and remotely relocate them. All spectrum has to be brought to bear at events like this."
In addition to multicarrier and multiband support, Powerwave's high-capacity and long-reach fiber optic distribution adds up to 15 miles to an existing base station's coverage, eliminating the need to install additional macro cell sites.
"Our Nexus FT repeaters are designed to be unobtrusive and are deployable on existing infrastructure such as lamp poles, utility poles or the sides of buildings," Quinn said. "This can significantly reduce the zoning and permitting requirements and provides high-quality coverage close to the mobile user to ensure 3G and 4G capabilities can be fully realized in the coverage area."
Powerwave's repeaters are managed remotely through the company's Netway Manager, an SNMP-based platform that centrally monitors and manages critical network interconnected remote-controlled devices. An option is also available that allows the Nexus FT to be managed via a third-party SNMP-compliant NMS software package.
Powerwave's repeaters support 800MHz Public Safety, 800MHz iDEN, 850MHz Cellular, 900MHz iDEN, 1,900MHz PCS and AWS frequencies.


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Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes DLC goes multi-format today
Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes previously platform-exclusive DLC packs have gone free and multi-format as of today.
UPDATE (May 1):
With the arrival of Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes update 1.02, PS4 and PS3 owners can now download Raiden mission Jamais Vu for free, and Xbox 360 and Xbox One players can download Deja Vu on the house.
It comes from today's edition of Kojima Station:
Translated by NeoGAF, it appears that the previously PlayStation-only Deja Vu DLC mission is coming to Xbox 360 in Japan next week, while PS3 and PS4 owners can look forward to Raiden's Jamais Vu mission.
Both packs are said to be free, but it's unclear if this only applies to those who have purchased the other pack first. The absence of Xbox One is due to the console releasing in Japan on September 4, so it's possible that the same incentive could be announced for the West. Konami has yet to announce anything however.
We'll have more as it happens. Stay tuned.
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Disco for the Departed
It's appropriate that the ghost of Arthur Conan Doyle should loom over Colin Cotterill's novels. The latter's hero, aged coroner and medium Siri Paiboun, certainly plays host to enough spirits as he investigates murders in Communist-ruled Laos in the '70s. In Disco for the Departed, his third adventure, Dr. Paiboun is troubled by both the death of a Cuban nurse and the deceased's continuing love for pop music (or, as Paiboun describes it, "this wailing of tortured Americans"). While undeniably soft-boiled, Cotterill's writing is both evocative and educational. Who knew, for instance, that eating bats is good for you?


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My Week On Instagram
Summer consists mainly of two things for me – cocktails and more cocktails. I've been on some what of a kick and the glorious sunshine we've been enjoying doesn't help! The mind blowing and decadent 'Lagaritas' at hotspot, The Perch, left an almighty feeling with me the next day! That's what Summer is all about isn't it?! Between socialising and sunbathing this past few week's have been quite enjoyable! I head off to Spain in three week's for a well deserved break and I'm in dire need of new swimwear and it's safe to say I have left it a little late. If any of you can recommend any pretty one pieces or bikinis please let me know, I'm desperate.


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DETROIT (Feb. 13, 1:45 p.m. ET) — A shakeout of North America's electric vehicle battery suppliers is under way.
In January, Ener1 Inc., the New York-based battery maker that owned a stake in bankrupt Norwegian EV producer Think Global, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization.
That same month, A123 Systems of Waltham, Mass., laid off 35 percent of its workers at two Michigan plants after reducing its revenue outlook for 2011.
Meanwhile, Boston-Power Inc. of Westborough, Mass., plans to move the bulk of its operations to China, where the government is offering big subsidies to bolster the EV industry.
Given slow sales of the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf, some industry insiders have predicted it will take another decade or so for the U.S. market to generate high-volume sales of EVs. Battery makers appear to have gotten ahead of the market: One study says "excessively grand expansion plans" would result in production capacity at twice the level of market demand by 2015.
A shakeout was inevitable, says industry consultant Jon Bereisa.
"There was a mad scramble" by startup companies to produce lithium ion batteries, said Bereisa, CEO of Auto Lectrification, a suburban Detroit consulting firm, "but the EV industry can't absorb all that capacity."
Which suppliers have the deep pockets to wait for the market to develop? And which suppliers can afford to develop the second- and third-generation batteries?
Deep pockets
According to an industry study published last September by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, these key suppliers have emerged:
• A123 is expected to be a leading supplier of batteries for EV buses. It also will produce batteries for the Chevrolet Spark EV.
• LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's biggest chemical company, makes batteries for the Chevrolet Volt.
• NEC Corp., a Japanese electronics multinational, formed a joint venture with Nissan Motor Co. to produce batteries.
• Panasonic Corp., the consumer electronics giant, makes batteries for the Toyota Prius hybrid.
• SB Limotive, a joint venture between Korean electronics giant Samsung SDI and Robert Bosch GmbH, will supply EV batteries for BMW.
With the prominent exception of A123, all of these ventures are very, very large companies with deep pockets.
For example, SB Limotive disclosed last September that it would invest $500 million on product development and tooling by 2013. Meanwhile, LG Chem announced last April that it will spend $1.8 billion over the next year or so to expand battery production.
In its report, Berger predicts that the five leading companies will control 80 percent of the global EV battery market by 2015. Since Berger expects there will be twice as much production capacity as needed by 2015, the consulting firm predicts a shakeout.
"Some of the battery producers have excessively grand expansion plans," wrote Wolfgang Bernhart, who authored the study. "This is why we'll see considerable consolidation across the market going forward."
A123 soon may fall off Berger's list of key battery suppliers. Its largest customer, Fisker Automotive Inc., said on Feb. 6 that it has halted work at its Wilmington, Del., plant to prepare the factory to build plug-in hybrids.
Because A123 lacks the financial resources of an NEC, LG Chem or Panasonic, it is unclear how the company will handle the loss of a major customer.
Moreover, some other megasuppliers are trying to muscle into the battery market. SK Innovation Co., a South Korean energy conglomerate, is building a $1 billion plant to produce lithium ion batteries for its new joint venture with Continental AG.
In a Jan. 10 interview, Continental CEO Elmar Degenhart said it would take another decade to develop batteries cheap enough to spur high-volume EV sales.
"You can't expect to make big profits four or five years from now," he said. "There are a lot of small players [in the EV battery market]. We believe the smaller players will disappear."
Bet on China
So how do the small suppliers plan to survive this shakeout? Boston-Power, which has raised $360 million in capital since it was founded in 2005, is betting its future on China.
The company is building a battery plant near Shanghai plus an R&D center in Beijing.
Once Boston-Power builds its battery plant this year, it will compete for EV contracts, said company founder Christina Lampe-Onnerud.
But how will Boston-Power raise enough money to compete with the behemoths? Once the company establishes a niche in China, it might raise more funds to expand. Or it might form an alliance with a larger partner — perhaps an automaker.
"I do believe automakers will not treat batteries as just another part of their supply chain," she said. "They'll have to own at least part of this industry. It's my goal to keep our options open."


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The Rangers are in Pittsburgh tonight to face the Penguins to kick off a week that will have them face three tough Metro Division opponents.
The Blueshirts will be in Washington Friday and back at Madison Square Garden to take on the Devils on Saturday. All three opponents presently reside in a playoff spot, with the Rangers on the outside looking in, although just four points separate the four teams. The Metro battle continues and won't get any easier as this thing marches on.
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The Rangers are coming off a 5-1 victory over Carolina that was a lot closer than the final score would indicate. Two empty-netters by Michael Grabner and a power play goal from Paul Carey, all occurring in the final 2:13 of the third period sealed the win.
Ryan McDonagh returned to the lineup after missing four games due to injury. He was terrific. Playing with a calming confidence, McDonagh was the player that the club has come to expect him to be and most importantly the player the club needs him to be. Expect his minutes, clocked at 22:54 in his return, to be significantly higher tonight against the high-powered Penguins.
[5 Facts to Know for Rangers-Penguins]
If there is ever a team in the league today whose game standard is established by the leadership of its best player, it's Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby sets the table when it comes to competing and he has been on fire of late. The Penguins captain has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his last five games. Pittsburgh is 4-1-0 over that stretch.
Teammates and opponents alike generally acknowledge Crosby as the league's best player. Among his many attributes, the greatest may be his willingness to fight for every inch of ice in order to win. As a teammate, it would be very hard to cheat when Crosby competes the way he does. Love him or hate him, he is the very best there is.
1. Stay Out of the D-Zone
The longer the Penguins play in the opponents end, the more dangerous they are. This is a deep offensive Pittsburgh squad that will hound the puck, gain possession and skillfully move it. Limiting time spent in their own end will be imperative for the Blueshirts this evening.
2. Turnovers
Step one in eliminating time in the d-zone will be minimalizing turnovers. Especially unforced ones. The puck needs to be held securely when in possession and moved smartly when needed.
[Carpiniello: Rangers Aim to Take Back Road Warrior Reputation]
3. Get it Deep
Step two in staying out of the d-zone is sending the puck deep into Pittsburgh's end when the opportunity is there. Force the Penguins to retreat and come 200 feet to make a play.
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Lanco, Carna talks tank
An increasingly bitter dispute between the Indian owner of Collie's Griffin Coal mine and its main contractor could be headed for the courts.
In a potentially serious development for the security of power supplies in the South West, it is understood negotiations between Carna Civil and Min- ing and Lanco Infratech have deteriorated.
Carna, the Waroona-based business that has managed Griffin since last year, suspended operations on Thursday amid a row over allegedly unpaid debts owed by Lanco.
The contractor is believed to have claimed it is owed between $20 million and $30 million, a figure Lanco disputes.
Despite hopes a partial solution to the impasse could be brokered - involving the payment of at least some money to Carna - it is understood Lanco has rejected the proposition. Instead, Lanco is believed to have told Carna it owes the contractor nothing and may have in fact overpaid it between $3 million and $4 million.
The breakdown in negotiations could have significant implications for the security of electricity supplies in the South West grid because Griffin provides coal to Bluewaters power station, one of the region's biggest electricity generators.
Amid Griffin's continuing financial woes - it has been losing about $6 million a month for the past year - there are questions about how long India's ICICI bank will wear the reverses.
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DAKAR AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHAD AND SUDAN SIGNED IN DAKAR (Senegal) ON 13 MARCH 2008
Idriss Deby Itno,
President of the Republic of Chad
Omar Hassan al-Bashir,
President of the Republic of Sudan
To put a definitive end to disputes between our two countries, restore peace and security in the sub-region, we agree as follows:
1. Resolve before our peers and the representatives of the international community to make peace and normalize relations between our two countries;
2. Reiterate respect our previous commitments, including the Tripoli Agreement of 8 February 2006, the framework agreement in Khartoum and its additional protocols of the August 28, 2006, declaration of Cannes from February 15, 2007 and the agreement of Riyadh May 3, 2007.
In order to implement effectively these agreements, we call upon the international community in general and in particular on Libya, Congo, Senegal, Gabon, Chad, the CEN-SAD, the ECCAS and the African Union to take all necessary steps towards the establishment of the force of peace and security to ensure and observe the joint operations security of the common border;
3. Agree in this regard to set up a contact group which meets once a month in one of the capitals of member countries of the group. It is composed of the Foreign Ministers of the countries listed in paragraph 2 or any designated representative for this purpose. The contact group is charged with the follow-up, the implementation in good faith of this agreement and the monitoring of possible violations. It is co-chaired by Libya and the Congo;
4. We solemnly pledge to ban all activities of armed groups and to prevent the use of our respective territories for the destabilization of any of our States;
5. Express our sincere thanks and deep appreciation to His Excellency Maitre Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal, Chairman of the 11th Islamic Summit Session, for the efforts he has deployed so that reign Peace, security, stability and cooperation between the two countries in the sub region and the entire African continent;
6. Also express our deep appreciation to His Excellency, the President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba for his tireless efforts for harmony and peace in the sub-region;
7. Finally, thanks to their presence and contribution, the group of observers, in particular the United Nations Secretary General.
Was signed and initialed in Dakar (Senegal) on March 13, 2008:
His Excellency Idriss Déby Itno
President of the Republic of Chad
His Excellency Omar Hassan al-Bashir
President of the Republic of Sudan
His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade
President of the Republic of Senegal
His Excellency El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba
President of the Gabonese Republic
For the current Chairman of African Union
HE Jakaya Kikwete
His Excellency Alpha Oumar Konare, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
In the presence of:
The European Union
The United States of America
The France
The United Nations Secretary General
The Secretary General of OIC
(Transilation from French Langauge by SudanTribune.com)


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Talk:New Zealand
North Island
Think I have finished the coastline of North Island from Landsat. Had to guestimate 2 bits where cloud cover, and one where no Landsat in order to make complete. Steve8 00:37, 9 Oct 2007 (BST)
I'm experimenting with importing data from NZ Open GPS Project via a python script | JOSM upload. So far I have uploaded a small section of Helensville, and Whangarei. --Graemewi 04:17, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
I've given you Aucklanders some coastline for context and to get you more excited. Want to collaborate on who's doing what? Leave comments here. -kmf.
Yeah, I'm working on Auckland streets, mainly in the Mt. Eden/Kingsland/Balmoral/Mt. Roskill, Mangere/Otahuhu, Birkenhead/Glenfield/Takapuna/Devonport and Orakei areas. Aside from one other user, who seems to be contributing huge amounts of unlabelled or imprecise data - some doubling up - there has been little change on the city. Is anyone else contributing? Myfanwy 07:12, 8 October 2007 (BST)
I am drawing in streets, using Potlatch and the excellent aerial photographs, in the Howick area towards Bucklands Beach. This is in preparation for a visit in a couple of months' time when I hope to add details of names etc (unless someone else cares to take that on!). I hope it's not me that has attracted the eagle eye of Myfanwy because I have had a similar problem. Sygopet 15:00, 7 November (UTC)
- i don't know. do your ways intersect (his/hers don't) at common nodes? do you draw single roads made up of lots of short pieces? are your ways drawn inaccurately, usually completely missing the road/path they represent? the ones i've seen are mainly on the north shore and round mt eden/balmoral/three kings it's taking me longer when he/she has doen this preliminary 'mapping' than when it's completely virgin territory. Myfanwy 00:36, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
I spent a year in NZ a little while a go, now I'm back in Germany, and just got to know the OSM Project, had a little look on Auckland, especially North Shore, added some street/place names I remembered from my time living there. But are Beach Rd and East Coast Bays Rd really to be tagged "primary" as they are? I'd rather consider them beeing secondary to tertiary. What would you say? --Alagos 16:21, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
I've just arrived in NZ from the UK (permanent move hopefully), and I'm slowly finding my way around Wellington. Will pop some tracks and road names over the next few weeks. --Leigh 21:11, 29 August 2007 (BST)
I'm adding in streets, rail, and coast from the sat pics of Wellington and the Hutt Valley. I've named all the streets I can remember (haven't lived there for a couple of years), but could use some local help. Also I have no idea what's happening with the new inner city bypass. --Lladnaar 15:05, 1 September 2007 (BST)
I've done a few GPS traces around through the new bypass and corrected the end point of state highway 1 (it was changed to end at the airport some years back). I'm mainly working on the Porirua area (where I have lived for nearly twenty years) but I'll also cover other bits of Wellington and the Hutt Valley as I visit them. Karora 09:21, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
After two years of not doing an awful lot, I'm trying to complete the work on walkways in the Porirua area... I've updated the current state of play here. --Leigh 02:06, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
South Island
I've added a series of tracks from GPS from a holiday trip in August. Around Nelson/Motueka (obviously S Island) then from Wellington cross country to Auckland, via centre and East Coast (some GPS signals were dropped or lost). To compliment this I have been digitising from Landsat the areas of coastline around the areas I went, for context as much as anything else. Plan to finish the top end and the West Coast when I get time. If someone go run lowzoom.pl we could see the complete picture (sorry I can't). Would love to see mapnik showing better (get rid of flooding!). Happy to be contacted via email link -- Steve8
I'm busy digitising features from the Yahoo images in North Canterbury. Anyone want to join in and work on an adjacent area, or name the roads for me (I'm doing this from the other side of the world so visiting is not an option!!). - kmf
Perhaps the person who recently added Christchurch Central could leave a note here please? Then we can coordinate...
I'm starting to add road names and POI etc for the area around Rangiora onto the work already done by kmf. --rcr 20:14, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
I just did a two week drive all the way around the South Island, with my GPSMap 60CSx on 1-second resolution. All of these are uploaded now, and I'm slowly following the track around neatening the existing roads and adding any missing ones (Timaru - Oamaru was missing!). I'll probably be doing this for a couple more weeks. Karora 07:49, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
priority items?
in a bid to become more organised/coordinated, would it be beneficial to lay out a list of items most urgently needing attention? i realise most of us are limited in the areas we can cover, making this somewhat idealistic, but it could be a starting point for anyone new and asking for direction?
a possible list, in order of importance
trunk roads
suburb/town/city names
nz-talk hosted by osm
User:rcr suggested on the nzopengis list that there may be a use for a talk list hosted by OSM, specifically for nz osm mappers. any thoughts? Myfanwy 12:34, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
- I'd far prefer a normal mailing list to some sort of Google Groups thing. Karora 07:30, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
users in new zealand
if you are mapping new zealand, please consider adding the Users_in_New_Zealand category to your User page. this will then add your user name to the list of users in new zealand Myfanwy 21:26, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
MAF data
several items have been added to OSM, with attribution MAF
where did this data come from? do their usage restrictions (if any) permit this? has it been attributed correctly? there do not appear to be any mentions of it on either of the OSM mailing lists, so i am doubtful Myfanwy 21:23, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
I've cleaned up some of the Waikato River in Hamilton where there is Yahoo Imagery, The MAF line for this was quite terrible. --Danzel 04:21, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Proposal: State Highway 1-9 as highway=trunk
The Tag:highway=trunk says that it is used for "Important roads that aren't motorways. Typically maintained by central, not local government." which seems to me to fit the description of State Highway 1 through 6 (where they aren't motorways). There doesn't seem to be a real consensus on this: in many places they are highway=primary ("Administrative classification in the UK, generally linking larger towns."), but I suspect that is just because the name 'seems right' rather than that people have read through the tag descriptions in detail. I started converting some stuff to highway=trunk but then I thought maybe it would be better to get some consensus first... The main reason I think it is a good idea is because when we get our highway= tagging right the map as a whole should look more or less right at various zoom levels and I think there are some zoom levels where the overall map is a bit dodgy. If there is a consensus then maybe we can say this on the project page. Karora 08:57, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
- Further to this, I think that we should say SH1-9 highway=trunk (where it isn't highway=motorway), and SH10-99 as highway=primary. Other roads which Transit NZ lists as part of the "Principal Road Network" should be highway=secondary. http://transit.govt.nz/road/map1.jsp seems to have some low resolution maps which make it clear which roads fall into which categories. Karora 11:40, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
- There doesn't seem to be a SH9, but otherwise this seems a sensible plan to me (if http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_State_Highway_network is correct, it also matches how the maintenance responsibilities used to be). Presumably suffixed versions should also be included (such as SH3a near New Plymouth)? OllyBetts 03:41, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, suffixed versions are definitely still state highways of the same level of importance. There is also 6A between Frankton & Queenstown which is obviously a very important side-branch off SH6. Karora 04:42, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
- I'd agree with this. HadleyRich 09:04, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
- sounds good to me too --rcr 08:13, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
- There doesn't seem to be a SH9, but otherwise this seems a sensible plan to me (if http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_State_Highway_network is correct, it also matches how the maintenance responsibilities used to be). Presumably suffixed versions should also be included (such as SH3a near New Plymouth)? OllyBetts 03:41, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
I would also like to propose normalising the names (ref) of state highways e.g. "SH 1" rather than "1" or "SH1". Currently the North Island looks to consist mainly of "SH 1" version and the South Island mostly of the "1" version. - HadleyRich
- Transit's own nomenclature is without the space "SH1" etc. Eg [[1]]. Google search for SH1 vs "SH 1" also wins --EliotB 06:41, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
- My preference here would be to use "1" because that's what you seen on the ground. Road signs show it as a red shield with "1" not SH1 or SH 1. Even Transit don't seen that consistent, [State Highways] lists the highways just by number but then in the the example of "97" says it connects SH6 to SH 94 so uses all 3 methods. I realise this may look uglier on the current mapnik/osmrender maps. The ideal longer term solution would be to have a tag something like the network tag of a Relation:route so you could tag the relation or the ways with something like "network=New_Zealand_State_Highway ref=1" which would also make it easy for renderers to show different badging schemes for different road networks. --rcr 09:25, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
- I'm not fussed which ever way it goes, I can't remember why I originally said "SH 1" over the other versions. I think consistency is the main thing and your argument for matching the shields on the road side has merit. HadleyRich 04:48, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
- I'm happy to see "1" used without "SH", which is redundant information that can be added by some presentation layer. In particular I think because a shield with a "1" on it is all that we see on the road signs. Karora 04:35, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
- I think the South Island is all just "1" now, I edited most of the "SH" out. I will do the NI one day too if no one beats me to it. HadleyRich 05:57, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
while we're on the subject of highway numberings - does anyone have any suggestions how to label lesser roads? i see dominion rd in akl, is labelled with a '4' on road signs. how do we fill in the ref tag for this? i've currently just put a '4' in, but that looks wrong. any ideas? Myfanwy 00:20, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
- Is this something that should be covered by a Route relation rather than a direct tag on the road? --EliotB 22:50, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
- certainly - to use the example of dom road again, it's made up of lots of segments; some one-way, some delineated at roundabouts. of course, that only moves the original problem - how do we tag the route relation? with '4'? or something else? regional highway? myfanwy 00:57, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
Highway types for NZ
Following on from the section above, propose some usage of different highway types to be added the table in Key:highway.
- Administrative vs physical classification.
- Also rural vs urban usage.
- Examples
See also Christchurch council classification. Chch city plan lists about 400 roads as Major arterial, Minor arterial, or Collector. Also specifies minimum road widths for the different classifications etc.
State highways 1-9 (including 3A,6A, etc) Ref = "1" or "6A" etc.
State highways 10-99 ?should any other roads get the primary tag?
Proposed above as: roads which Transit NZ lists as part of the "Principal Road Network"
- Urban: roads with >1 lane each direction. CHC:"Major Arterial"
- Rural: ?
- Urban: CHC: "Minor arterial"
- Rural: ?
- Urban: CHC: "Collector"
- Rural: ?
standard definition: mainly used by residents of the area
--EliotB 23:06, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Highway classification - possibility
This is following on from the tagging of State Highways.
I've pulled out some pre-NZTA maps showing what Transit New Zealand has classified each State Highway as: national, regional and sub-regional. Here is my proposal:
- Motorway
Self-explanatory - any motorway. Only true motorways should be tagged (i.e. ones with "Motorway Begins/Ends" signs) - not roads just named motorway.
- Trunk
All national State Highways, which are:
1N (SH14 - Wgtn Airport), 1S, 2 (SH2A - SH2B, SH50A - SH3, SH58 - SH1), 2B, 3, 3A, 5, 6 (SH1 - SH60), 15A, 16 (SH18 to Port end), 18, 20, 20A, 20B, 28 (SH1 - SH5), 29, 30 (SH5 - SH33), 33, 50 (SH2B - SH50A), 50A, 73, 74, 74A, 88
- Primary
All other state highways
- Secondary
Urban routes in Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth; major routes in other areas
- Tertiary
Major roads not urban routes or major routes
Lcmortensen 01:43, 30 October 2010 (BST)
Highway Classification As an employee of NZTA I am interested in agreeing standards for state highway classification in New Zealand. I posted a question on OSM wiki http://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/6282/how-to-separate-out-nz-state-highways-using-type-attribute-in-roads-layer. Note that I am rather new to OSM methods and processes.
Filby 13 July 2011
Usefulness of calibrating Bing Imagery alignment
- editorial: User:Hamish thinks this task is rather a fool's errand and a waste of energy -- a moving target with a short fuse. Every 6 months or so the various images update, at which point we have to start over. We simply don't have the population density to keep up. See the discussion on the NZOGPS mailing list mid-2010. n.b. we've observed properly surveyed positions to be at least 60m out from the Bing imagery, especially in places of varying terrain (e.g. Deep Water Basin, Milford Sound is horrendously out).
- Do not adjust GPS traced roads and LINZ data to match Bing Imagery!!!
- end of editorial
We need the use of the Linz topo map tiles as a traceable background if at all possible, being a map they are created from orthorectified imagery that has none of these alignment problems. Enzedrail 02:16, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
I am mapping railway lines, the kind of detail that I am interested in will have to be tagged something like the following: Stations / yards: open, closed, abandoned, removed etc Bridges: If I am mapping an abandoned line I want to map a bridge that has been removed. There are also a few instances in New Zealand of bridges that are shared by road and rail. Tunnels: Mapping tunnels that are abandoned or have been removed. Infrastructure: the kind of infrastructure that I might want to map would include waypoints such as mileposts, buildings such as signal cabins or control towers. Crossings: is there a symbol for where two lines cross over each other (a diamond in railway jargon). Enzedrail 01:23, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
Forest or Wood
I see that a lot of natural forest has been tagged as landuse:forest. My understanding is that this tag is only used for managed forests and plantations used for forestry. The natural:wood tag is then used for non-forestry wooded areas. Is there a reason why we have used landuse:forest and not natural:wood here in New Zealand? --JAYSONHOOGY 03:48, 24 April 2012 (BST)
Should a geothermal field be mapped or just the activity?
I asked a question about how to tag natural geothermal activity. The suggestion was to use natural=geothermal_field but this and other similar tags do not render in maps and I think this sort of tagging also goes against the underlying principle of mapping real and currently visible features. Should there be better guidelines for how to map geothermal activity? I would welcome any thoughts. - Huttite (talk) 23:44, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
Why is the WikiProject New Zealand page non-standard?
Why is the WikiProject New Zealand page non-standard? If one compares New Zealand to Australia and other countries there is a fair bit of information on the main project page, using standard templates that is not shown on the New Zealand project page. This makes the New Zealand project seem disorganised. Or is it defunct? In some respects I would prefer a separate New Zealand country page that was independent of the WikiProject.
- The country page could explain, at a high level, how the country is to be mapped and what the consensus is about which tags to use where. This page should highlight what parts of the map are considered complete and should not be touched and what parts require development.
- The project page could then be confined to matters that relate to the project, such as what work is going on, mapping priorities, to do lists, social and community activities, ideas and any discussion needed to develop consensus.
At present the page has not been touched since 2012, so I am wondering if the project is even active anymore. - Huttite (talk) 00:35, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
Removing "WikiProject" prefix
Hi, I am Daniel, from Spain. I would like to change the name of the wiki pages related to the New Zealand mapping project to remove the "Wikiproject" prefix following the pages name conventions.
The name of the pages related to the New Zealand mapping project would be "New Zealand" (name of place) instead of "Wikiproject New Zealand", as recommended by the wiki conventions. It is a change that I have already made in United States, Canada, Spain, and all Spanish-speaking countries on this Wiki, consulting with their communities beforehand. Hard work but good results.
I could make the necessary changes, no problem, and also add the Country template to the New Zealand project page, although this change is optional.
Do you like the idea? Thank you! --Dcapillae (talk) 20:41, 25 July 2019 (UTC)


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As near as I can discern, it appears that the author, "neiln," sold the code to Microsoft for MS Office 2010 and stopped OpenOffice development, making this "abandonware."
As we still have access to the oxt file, how difficult would it be to get it working with AOO 4.1.1? Is it simply a case of updating a field "Works with ..." to include 4.1.1 and see it it does indeed work with 4.1.1? Or it more complicated than that?


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Parlour Steps - Song Of The Day!
Parlour Steps start 2010 off with a bang, as their track "As The World Turned Out" is the Song Of The Day this week at iTunes Canada! The band will be playing a few shows in the Northeastern U.S. at the end of January.
01.21•Great Scott (Boston, MA)
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01.23•The Basement (Northampton, MA)
01.24•The Delancey (New York, NY)
"As The World Turned Out" is the lead-off track of 2009's The Hidden Names.


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"The Neighborhood Project": Lindsay Heights | The Walnut Way 4H Club!
Listen: As a matter of course, the Neighborhood Project ends up turning over stones in this city I never even knew existed in the first place. And since one never really gets used to surprises, I'm always in the process of challenging my own expectations. A great example — I always assumed 4H was a country thing. Something you only found in farming communities. As it turns out, I was only half right — Walnut Way, a burgeoning farming community in its own right, runs its own small but thriving 4H.
They're based in the Walnut Way Center on 17th and North, but the 4Hers are frequently jaunting around the city and region on field trips, exploring and learning and exposing themselves to new experiences. Honestly, I didn't know too much about what goes on in a 4H club, so I had the unbelievably awesome Merquides, Teneah, and Arieuna fill me in: Aren't they great? In this extra piece of audio, I have them explain to me their 4H snack for the day, a delicious treat the discovered when they went to Outpost Natural Foods for their bake sale: And as is customary, I'd like to recognize that these kids are products of MPS schools near and dear to me — two are currently at Samuel Morse (I'm a Morse Middle School product) and the other is at the wonderful Roosevelt Creative Arts. Also, they all plan on attending my alma mater, Rufus King, for high school! Smart kids. Want to learn more about Lindsay Heights? You can start at with Zilber Neighborhood Initiative, the Walnut Way Conservation Corp, or even our Neighborhood Project series with Johnsons Park. And of course, you can alwaysget out to the neighborhood yourself and explore.
Produced by: Adam Carr