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June 2019 NewsletterNewsletter | June 01, 2019 | Nik Manojlovich
The arrival of June has me thinking – what would it be like to live in a world where it's always summer? Anyone else out there thinking that's not such a bad idea?
In many ways, June is the month when the best of cottage living kicks into high gear. Whether you're barbecuing, hosting a meal al fresco, taking that first dip in the lake (brrrr) or just lounging in your favourite quiet spot, it's time to enjoy the start of summer!
Enjoy our JUNE 2019 NEWSLETTER! Here's what we've got on the go to make the hot days ahead (fingers crossed!) all the more enjoyable.
In case you missed it, WATC is proud to be partnering with PIT BOSS GRILLS to host our SUMMER GRILLING GIVEAWAY. One lucky winner is going to receive a Pit Boss 820FB Grill – this could be you! Head HERE to check out two easy ways to enter.
No surprise that I'm absolutely in love with my own new Pit Boss – if you haven't already, check out our INSTAGRAM stories and posts. Get ready for fabulous grill, barbecue, roast and smoked recipes!
The contest closes on Thursday, June 20 at midnight. We'll be drawing the name of our lucky winner on our next FACEBOOK LIVE, Thursday, June 27 at noon, so ENTER NOW!
We're setting a goal this summer to spend less time in the kitchen and more time with friends and family, so our summer theme this year is… easy-to-make recipes! Of course, there will be times when you need an excuse to hide in the kitchen, and for that, we've got you covered with this fabulous LEMON MERINGUE PIE!
Want some things to look forward to? How about our GLORIOUS GRILLED LAMB CHOPS (HOW many did you eat, Nik?), and our snack-sensation-in-the-making, OVEN-BAKED NACHOS. We take breakfast to new heights with Chris' FLUFFY BLUEBERRY PANCAKES, and finally, put your trusty cast iron skillet to good use with a classic CORNBREAD recipe.
Just like Willie, I'm on the road again. On the schedule are visits with our friends at CHCH MORNING LIVE and CTV KITCHENER, as well as a trip back east to see the fun peeps at BT MONTREAL again. We'll be posting the show dates and times on our FACEBOOK page – click HERE to FOLLOW us for all of the details. The theme of our upcoming road trip – Crunch, Munch, Punch (as in the beverage – I'm a food lover, not a fighter!)
Thanks to everyone who gave last month's food and drink recipes a try – pretty amazing, right? In case you missed them, here's a quick refresher on some tasty stuff you're going to want to try real soon.
If healthy, delicious and easy-to-make salads are your thing, try both our KALE, CARROT AND PARMESAN SALAD and the BEST BROCCOLI SALAD ever. If you have a dinner party on your books and need a great idea, how about a MAKE-YOUR-OWN-PIZZA PARTY, complete with four of our favourite classic pizza recipes. Last but not least, check out our most popular 1-Minute video recipes like the perfectly messy OLD–SCHOOL SLOPPY JOES, our ROASTED ASPARAGUS and CRISPY HOME FRIES. Yay!
I know I say it often, but it's worth repeating – what would time at the cottage be without the chance to share it with friends? In my mind, the real magic of a weekend at the cottage comes from the time spent with guests.
Over the years I've met some incredible chefs and foodies, and I've invited a few of them up this summer to share their favourite recipes. Carol and I have already shot a couple of videos with our first few GUEST STARS, and oh my goodness, we should have done this years ago. You're gonna love these visits – let's hear it for weekend guests and special GUEST STARS!
Last few things are some quick reminders:
1) SHARE this JUNE 2019 NEWSLETTER with your friends so that they can enter the SUMMER GRILLING GIVEAWAY.
2) SEND any ideas for upcoming menus and recipes to firstname.lastname@example.com.
3) Stay SOCIAL and look for us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
Big hugs from here to there (and back),


text: Try these pitas as a change from a traditional roast chicken dinner. Rubbing the chicken with the easy yogurt mixture keeps the meat moist and juicy. Greek Roast Chicken Pitas Go to recipes By Stonyfield Main Dishes Greek Other Healthy Food Father's Day PartiesTry these pitas as a change from a traditional roast chicken dinner. Rubbing the chicken with the easy yogurt mixture keeps the meat moist and juicy. Ready In: 1 hour 30 minutes Level: Medium Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 1 hour Yields: 6 Servings Print RecipeIngredients2 c Stonyfield Organic Whole Milk Plain Greek Yogurt4 cloves garlic, minced2 Tbsp lemon juice1 Tbsp olive oil1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley1 tsp ground cumin1 tsp dried oregano1/4 tsp each salt and pepper3 1/2 lb organic roasting chicken8 Greek-style pita breads, warmed1 c crumbled feta cheese2 c cherry tomatoes, halved1/2 c chopped cucumberdirectionsStep 1Mix together yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper; reserve 1 cup of the mixture and set aside.Step 2Preheat oven to 375°F. Remove giblets and neck (if necessary) from chicken. Pat chicken dry inside and out. Starting at cavity end, gently slide fingers between meat and skin, separating as much of the skin from the breast and thigh meat as possible; spread 1 cup yogurt mixture evenly under skin and rub all over top of chicken. Tuck wing tips under chicken; tie drumsticks together with butcher's twine. Place chicken, breast side up, in roasting pan.Roast for about 1 hour or until instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 165°F. Let stand for 20 minutes before carving.Step 3Slice chicken; serve with pita breads, feta cheese, tomatoes and cucumber, and remaining yogurt mixture.

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On your next Institute ballot you will be asked to vote on elimination of the Professional, Industry, and Associate Member categories. Other than a vague suggestion that the result "better reflects CSI's core value of building teamwork" - a questionable proposition in itself - I'm not sure what the justification will be, but I don't believe the benefits outweigh the cost.
To put this issue in perspective, let's take a look at the history of CSI member categories. (To make things easier, I will refer to these three member categories as "full members" to distinguish them from Intermediate Members and Student Members, who are not allowed to vote or hold elective office. And to avoid having to continually express this exception, I acknowledge that member categories are used when discussing the makeup of CSI boards of directors and committees.)
Today, CSI's original members would be considered Professional Members; they were specifiers who formed an organization to improve construction documents. There were no Industry, Associate, Intermediate, or Student Members. However, even though CSI's Certificate of Incorporation did not define any member categories, it anticipated the possible need for them and allowed their creation.
It isn't clear when CSI expanded its ranks to include Industry Members, but I think it's fair to say that for many years they were not treated as well as they should have been. According to a reliable source, it wasn't until 1966 that Industry Members were eligible for Fellowship; not until 1975 were members other than Professional Members allowed to vote; and it wasn't until 1988 that an Industry Member was voted in as president-elect.
When I became a member in 1987, virtually all of that was past history, a history I did not learn of for many years. When I submitted my membership application, I easily chose the appropriate member category; the fact that there were three categories of full members did not concern me. Later, when I became more active in my chapter, I saw the member categories as a convenience for achieving balanced representation on the board of directors, a balance I consider to be one of our strengths.
Although we do have member categories, all full members now have the same rights and responsibilities. In practice, there is no difference, and there is nothing to suggest there is a difference. The terms Professional Member, Industry Member, and Associate Member do not appear on business cards, nor are they used in publications. After joining CSI, a member is a member is a member.
The only complaint I have heard about member categories came from a few Industry Members, who asked, "So we're not professional?" It was not the existence of member categories that disturbed them, but the titles. Not long after hearing that question, almost twenty years ago, I began referring to "industry professionals" and "design professionals", a practice I continue today. Had our predecessors used these or similar terms, I doubt we would be having this discussion today.
When you vote, consider the following:
- CSI is one of only a few construction industry organizations that embrace everyone in the construction industry and give all full members equal rights and responsibilities. In contrast, others, such as AIA and NSPE, allow only specific members or groups to vote or hold office. Eliminating our member categories would have no practical effect on members.
- If there is value in our existing requirements for representation of different member types, the existing classification method is a benefit as it makes it easy to identify those who fit into the member categories. It's much easier to say "Associate Member" than "those members whose primary function is to provide service, support, and assistance to the construction industry" or list a long series of occupation codes. The same thing could be accomplished by other means, but to change would require a fair amount of administrative work to create and define new terms to replace the ones we now use, and to change all the policies and documents that mention member categories. In its simplest form, the result might merely be using lowercase names, e.g., "professional member" for "Professional Member."
- Because member categories are not mentioned outside of membership forms and those policies that are related to makeup of boards and committees, there would be no visible change in CSI's general publications. Without a press release, few would know of the change, and fewer still would care about it.
- Although having a single member category for full members may more accurately reflect the way we feel about teamwork, does it affect membership? Have we lost or failed to attract any members who were offended by the member categories? If so, how many? If potential members are confused by the definitions of membership categories, perhaps a better explanation would eliminate the problem.
- This change would not affect only Institute bylaws. Region and chapter bylaws, as well as Institute, region, and chapter policies, operating guides, and documents would have to be reviewed for potential revisions.
It may well be that there are compelling reasons to change to a single member category, reasons that make the work required to change bylaws, policies, and other documents worthwhile. If that is the case, we need to know what those reasons are well before the ballots are issued. It will be easy to say "yes", but it will take a lot of time and effort to finish the job.
We have enough to do in addressing far more significant issues; we don't need to spend time on things that will have little effect.


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At Caister Infant and Nursery School we provide a broad & balanced curriculum. Active learning is the key to how we work as we know that learning by doing things and having rich and varied experiences engages children's interest and helps them to learn more quickly. Learning to communicate through speaking, listening, reading & writing is of central importance
In Foundation Stage 1 and Foundation Stage 2 the children follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. This focusses on early learning skills in reading, writing and maths as well as fostering creativity. It also encourages children's social and emotional development and the development of appropriate relationships. Play is central to learning for all children in their infant years. Children learn though playing indoors and outside.
Aspects of this curriculum are continued as the children move in to Year 1. We strive to build a bridge between the Early Years Foundation Stage & the National Curriculum. Although we teach distinct skills, subject areas are approached through a challenge based curriculum in an immersive environment. Topics run termly and within these are aspects of:
Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Computing, Science, Design & Technology, Art & Design, Music, History, Geography & Physical Education.
In our school this means Years 1 and 2. Children in KS1 follow the National Curriculum.
The curriculum
We follow a topic based approach that includes, Computing, History, Geography, Art and Design, Design Technology, Music, PE and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education). These are known as the Foundation Subjects.
English, Maths and Science are the core subjects.
Learning in our school is creative and fun. We encourage children to ask questions and shape their understanding through natural curiosity. Our grounds allow for rich opportunities for learning outdoors.
We learn outdoors whenever we can. Your child needs wellingtons and a waterproof jacket and over trousers to learn outside all year round.
Speaking and listening
We believe that speaking and listening is the key to reading and writing. It is an area that covers the whole curriculum. Classrooms in the school are set up in ways which help the children to express their ideas and feelings in an imaginative way. Class assemblies give the children the chance to showcase their skills in this area and also let you celebrate their learning.
Reading is the most important skill that your child needs to be successful at school. Your child will have a book to take home. They will also have a Reading Record book. You can use this book to record the reading that you do together at home. The staff and volunteers in school will listen to them read too. They will have the opportunity to change their books regularly.
In Key Stage 1 the children complete writing tasks such as writing a story, letter or diary entry. Lessons are planned to develop grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and spelling skills. These support their writing tasks. Children also are taught to plan, draft and revise their work.
Emphasis is placed on learning a neat, legible style of handwriting leading to a cursive script. Children are encouraged to take pride in their work.
Spelling is taught through a variety of approaches including the Read, Write Inc phonics scheme and using the Look, Cover, Write and Say method. In FS2 children learn high frequency words and common exception words in Key Stage 1. These are found in the children's reading record books for you to practise at home. Weekly spellings are sent home in Key Stage 1, also linked to Read Write Inc, common exception words and topic based vocabulary.
Read Write Inc
Read Write Inc is our intensive synthetic phonics scheme. It rapidly helps children to learn sounds and blend words. The first steps in being a reader. We have Read Write Inc lessons 5 days a week. Lessons last for up to 40 minutes and follow a tight structure. This is the same in all groups to help your child learn quickly and build on their prior learning. For those children who we identify as requiring further support with RWI, 'Keep Up' sessions will be offered.
Maths is taught every day. It is topic based. Lessons include opportunities to practise mental maths skills, work individually and in groups to learn new strategies and solve problems. We encourage the children to try different ways to solve problems and to talk about their findings using appropriate mathematical vocabulary. You can find our Calculations Policy on our website.
Science is topic based. Lessons help to build scientific skills. Through the science curriculum we want children to develop respect and a caring attitude towards the environment. Science is fun and practical. Where possible learning happens outdoors.
Many children start school with a good grasp of technology. We need to build on this to help them use technology as a tool to support their learning. Children are taught about the importance of online safety. Children are always supervised when using the internet and are encouraged to speak to an adult if they access anything that they are unsure about. We take this responsibility very seriously and want children to become confident and safe users of technology as they get older. The school has a filtering system which blocks unsuitable content.
Music is fun. Music is about participation, using voices, body percussion, tuned and un-tuned instruments. Children listen to music from a range of different cultures, styles and genres. All children take part in a weekly singing assembly. Children in Year 1 have the opportunity to learn to play the glockenspiel and children in Year 2 have the opportunity to learn to play the recorder. We also offer opportunities for children in Reception and Key Stage 1 to be involved in the Rocksteady Music School programme.
Physical Education
We teach games, gymnastics and dance. Details of the PE kit are in our uniform list. All PE kit should be named and kept in a named PE bag which hangs on your child's peg. Long hair must be tied back. Piercings must be covered or removed for safety reasons. At the end of the summer term we have our Challenge Morning – a carousel of fun events for everyone to enjoy.
Religious Education
The Religious Education curriculum is taught in agreement with the Norfolk Agreed Syllabus.The aims of Religious Education are to -
acquire knowledge and understanding of religion, particularly as expressed in Christianity and the other principal religions represented in Great Britain.
develop the ability to reflect, respond thoughtfully and evaluate what they learn about religions.
We have daily assemblies. These must include an act of collective worship. We follow themes and celebrate world faith days. Parents have the right to withdraw their child from RE lessons and assemblies if they choose to. Please come and talk to us if you would like to know more about their content.
Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE)
This is taught through circle time and group discussion. Games and activities help children to share and appreciate the feelings of others. We follow the SEAL curriculum which also links to our assembly themes. We teach the children about 'Rights' through the Unicef Rights Respecting Schools programme.
Pastoral Support
We provide pastoral support for children experiencing emotional difficulties through our Waves provision. Children may need to access individual or group support to assist them through challenging periods of their lives.


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Nyakundi sells up to 600,000 seedlings at peak times and has employed 20 people on permanent basis
By Rachel Kibui
The Suneka-Kisii bypass road is dotted with homes and farms with lush banana and tea plantations. At Nyaora corner in Nyanchua village, a house by the roadside can easily be mistaken for another home. However, this five-roomed building is home to a tissue banana laboratory worth about Sh30 million.
Cyrus Nyakundi, 34, is the brain behind this laboratory that supplies seedlings to farmers in its immediate neighbourhood and beyond. Under the business Name 'Agro Tech ltd', Nyakundi breeds various varieties such as Williams, Grand Nain and Ngombe.
Nyakundi waters his banana seedlings in a well -protected area, covered with a black farm net. The net keeps pests at bay, thus protecting the young banana plants.
Each seedling sells for Sh100. His peak selling season is during the long rains, between March and May, when he sells about 600,000 seedlings from his three nurseries, with two others being in Nyamira and Mosocho.
Nyakundi leads us to his laboratory; he opens the first door and lets us in. Here, one is met by hundreds of glass jars, cleaned and placed upside down to dry. The bottles are well sanitized to reduce risk of contamination.
Before entering the second door, he asks us to remove our shoes and wipe our feet on a dump, sanitized mat.
We then put on laboratory coats and sanitize our hands with ethanol.
"These are mandatory measures that each person must undertake to avoid contaminating anything within the laboratory especially the minute tissue culture banana seedlings that are in the process of formation," Nyakundi explains.
The process here begins with sterilizing clones acquired from mother plants. After washing them with soap and later with bleaching agent (jik) and ethanol, they are taken to the septic room where they are no longer touched with bare hands. From this stage onwards, they are handled using sterilised equipment. At this stage, the clones are split into two, and each one put in a class jar, which contains necessary nutrients and hormones to enhance growth and multiplication. After every 4-5 weeks, the clones are bisected to produce multiple plants from the initial one.
"Local banana varieties can produce up to 80 seedlings while the hybrid ones can produce up to 800 of them," explains Nyakundi
After nine months, seedlings are taken to a greenhouse for primary hardening where they are nurtured for three months. They are later transferred outside in the nurseries for secondary hardening where they stay for two months and are ready for re-planting in orchards.
A graduate of Bachelor of Agricultural Education and Extension, Nyakundi's journey to tissue culture banana seedlings production started in early 2009, when he was a participant at a horticultural workshop.
Organised by Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK), the training aimed at equipping horticulturalists with skills on good practices in agriculture.
"At that time I was working for a Nairobi-based company which specialised in tissue culture banana seedlings production," says Nyakundi, adding, " Some agriculture officers from Kisii who were present asked if the company would supply seedlings in the area."
However, his efforts to convince his bosses to expand market in Kisii were futile.
In October the same year, following pressure from the agricultural officers, and his passion to serve his homeland, Nyakundi left employment and established a nursery within the Agriculture Training Centre in Kisii. He had an agreement with his host, to operate from there and pay 10 percent of profits to them for three years.
I would buy seedlings from my former employer, harden them and sell to farmers," he says, adding that his initial capital was about Sh800,000, which he had saved during employment.
In 2012, he moved to his current location, where he has leased three-quarters of an acre of land.
His major breakthrough came in 2014, when a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programme started promoting tissue culture banana cultivation in the area.
Under the project, USAID would buy an extra seedling for each one that a farmer bought for himself.
"One of the major challenges in the banana sector is limited access to quality planting material and low yields occasioned by prevalence of pests and diseases and poor agronomic practices, among others," says Stanley Mutuma, a horticulture specialist.
Tissue culture bananas, Mutuma adds, are less prone to diseases, mature uniformly and have higher productivity compared to the traditional ones.
Nyakundi is also a banana farmer and owns a 14-acre orchard from which, he makes over Sh3.5 million annually.
He has employed 11 people on full-time basis and hires more than 20 casual labourers during the peak season.
He hopes to create pure tissue culture banana varieties from native varieties such as Ngombe nusu, Kasukari and others in a bid to increase their productivity.


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I Still Wake From My Nightmares
by Rachel Parsons
Table of Contents
Part 6 appeared
in issue 155.
Princess Rhiannon of New Fairy was a prodigal daughter of a king, forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution before returning to her father. Though freed from her servitude, Rhiannon has suffered a terrible curse and can never regain the modesty of childhood: she must appear naked at all times, vulnerable and cold. Her father's subjects think her immodest, at best; strangers think far worse of her.
When she receives a letter from her sister, Queen Gwennan, asking her to come to her palace of Caer Dythal, and to come alone, Rhiannon is thrust into a series of adventures and political intrigues that put both her dignity and her sanity at stake.
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He sliced through the ropes in a quick downward movement. I was free, but so were the hounds. They were heading toward me and away from the mountain pass and warmth. I had no choice but to flee further and further away from the valley and its radiant energies.
I fell several times, burying my face in the snow. But I would stumble to my feet, spurred on by the yips of the dogs. I thought of the girls in Math's dungeon, who he obviously was feasting on, biting them a little at a time. To be eaten alive. Horrible! Horrible!
I ran, making my heart beat faster, and gasping for breath. It was just like my nightmare, but it would end with me being devoured, not raped.
I finally collapsed on my knees, coughing and retching.
"That's enough, Math. That's enough. Call off the dogs, Math."
"I can't, Manawyddan. I have to make sure she dies."
"She'll die here, Math. Just not horribly. It'll be just like going to sleep. That'll be a good death. Please, for my sake."
"You do have a thing for this girl, as the Terrans say, Manawyddan. Very well." To my relief, the dogs stopped short of me. My tears gave evidence to my gratitude that I wasn't going to be a meal for hungry canines as my last experience on this world. The men trudged up, their leather boots making crunching noises on the snow. "But I'm going to make sure she dies," Math growled.
I was on my knees, too cold and exhausted to offer any resistance. I just looked up at them. I was too cold even to get my lips to move to beg for mercy. But mercy wasn't what Math had in mind. He pulled out his canteen, uncorked it, and proceeded to pour water all over me. It instantly froze on my flesh.
I would be dead soon for sure now. "Sorry, Rhiannon. I know Gwennan will grieve for you, but I have no choice. If you knew the reason why, you wouldn't judge me harshly, as I know you do now." He tramped off, with Manawyddan behind him. Manawyddan turned and gave me one last glance before he mounted his horse and followed Math down the mountain. There were tears in his eyes. At least he cared enough for me to be sad.
I wasn't to get the good death. As the men became specks on the horizon, the wolves came out. A lupa led her pack up to me. They sniffed, their noses twitching. And then they dug in, inspired by the grease. I screamed, tearing my lips as the movement pulled them from the ice. The dogs were eating my breasts, digging into my womanhood and urethra, chomping on my arms and face. I went wild with pain, as I saw one chew on what had been my cheek, and another move his jaw up and down, getting a nipple on just the right molars.
I screamed and screamed until the cold and the loss of blood made my mind wink into a pinpoint again and I was gone.
"Oh, this is so disgusting and nasty." I awoke, surprised to be alive. My body was torn to shreds by teeth and claws and the cold had gone from shooting, stabbing pain to a numbness that almost made me feel that I had already left my body for the Otherworld.
The observation as to my nastiness had been made by the raven girl who had led me to my doom. "Oh, you are just so awful looking, Rhiannon."
"No thanks to you," I croaked.
"I'm sorry. But you had to know about the girls. It was too late for most of them, but I knew you'd never forgive yourself if Sarah died. There's still time for her."
"I'm a little out of commission here, in case you haven't noticed. I won't be saving anyone. I can't even save myself."
"But I can save you. Do you want me to?"
"What can you do?"
"Do you want me to save you? I'll just leave if you want me to." She made to go.
"No, please. If you can save me, please, please do it. I don't want to die. I'm not ready for that Otherworld."
"None of us are," she said. She took in a deep breath and sighed. "Okay, I'll save you. But you have to promise me one thing, Rhiannon."
"After I fix you, you have to play with me."
"Play with you?"
"If you don't play with me, even if I heal you, you'll find yourself right back in this spot."
"That sounds like a threat."
"No," she said, sadly, "that's just the way it is. Come on; say you'll play with me, Rhiannon. It'll be fun!" Her face lit up at the thought.
"Okay, if you heal me, I'll play with you."
"Oh, goody, goody, goody," she said, clapping her hands. "Okay. Now, this will be a little painful for you Rhiannon, but trust me, okay? Just go with it when it gets too painful. It's the only way the pain will stop."
"Okay," I said, not knowing what she was talking about.
"Your turn, Rhiannon." Alcippe had just blown a bubble that stuck to her lower lip. Pink, it complemented her tunic nicely.
"Oh, I can do better than that!" I blew one that popped all over my face. Everyone applauded, with Asteria clapping the loudest. Alcippe shot her a dirty look.
We were camped in the woods outside the Stadium where the women were having their Games. Too young to be in the Games, we had decided to have some of our own. No javelin throws, bows and arrows, kick boxing, but bubble gum popping, saliva hocking, vine climbing — these were our sports. We had gotten the contest down to one between Alcippe and me.
"Tie breaker! I demand a tie breaker," Alcippe yelled. Our judges agreed.
"Whoever gets to the top of the tree on her vine will be the Cosmic Champion of the Whole Galaxy!" announced Desinoe. "Ladies, on your mark!" She dropped the flag. We scampered up, the vine juice staining our clothes.
I was half way up when I noticed Alcippe's vine was fraying. "Alcippe! You have to get down. You'll fall."
"You'd like that, wouldn't you, Rhiannon? Don't try to psych me out, wench!" Even back then, Alcippe let Terran slip into her language.
Scared for her, I reached out to grab her hand, should she fall. But she batted me away. And to my horror, the vine snapped at that moment and she fell. "I'll get you for this, Rhiannon. I don't know when, or how, but I'll get you for this!" she screamed as she fell. She was in a body cast for months.
"You are so beautiful, daughter; your gown is radiant."
"Thanks, Daddy," I said, blushing. But his comments made me preen myself even more.
"Thanks, Father," he corrected. "This is your Ushering, Rhiannon. You are now a woman. When you are older, you will take my place. You must learn the proper language etiquette. Your days of having fun and being a girl are coming to an end."
"Yes, Father," I said dully. My Ushering was supposed to be my day, at least until my wedding. Why did he have to spoil it by talking about responsibilities?
"In fact, tomorrow I will have you work the books of the kingdom. No better way to get to know the kingdom than by doing the books!"
"Thanks, Dad-Father. That would be just swell." I had enjoyed my morning, having my maids-in-waiting dress me in the finest spider spun for the Ushering. And all my friends and I had spent hours giggling and ogling the boys. Alcippe was pretending to flirt with Manawyddan.
"He's hot."
"Most men are in those armored suits."
"That's not what I meant, Rhiannon. It's a Terran phrase. It means 'sexually attractive.'"
"Oh, and what would you know about sexually attractive men?" I laughed at her.
"A lot more than you!" she said, firmly.
"I'll have you know that I've seen him without his shirt," I volleyed back.
"Yes, but I've seen his manhood," she said. "There! Top that!"
"When did you see his manhood?" I said, jealously.
"When I..." she then whispered in my ear.
"You didn't! Alcippe, you wouldn't." She had to be lying. She knew I was sweet on Manawyddan, for one thing, and she was my friend. And for another, no respectable girl would do such a thing. I told her as much.
"Too pure for that sort of thing, huh, Rhiannon? Well, you'll learn that's what men want. And there will come a time when you'll just have to give them what they want. Mark my words," she said, melodramatically.
"Only when I'm married will I consider anything that disgusting."
She laughed. "Oh, we'll see about that, Rhiannon. You will be surprised what you will have to do as an adult to please men."
"What would you know about that?"
Before she answered I gasped, choking, wanting for air. The girl was peering at me. "You'll be all right now. So let's play. Come on, you promised!" She pulled me to my feet.
"Play at what?"
"Snow ball fight!"
"You want me to have a snow ball fight, naked in the snow?"
"Uh, huh." She landed one that exploded all over me.
"Why, you little bitch."
"Catch me, if you can, Rhiannon." She giggled and ran. I ran after her. Splashing me in the face like that!
"I'm going to teach you some manners, you little bitch!" I increased my pace. She kept on throwing snow at me, aiming at my face. I involuntarily ate several pieces of snow before I finally caught up with her.
We were down in the valley. I hadn't realized how far we had run, but I was now where the temperatures, while not exactly hot, were not life threatening. I was still many miles from Caer Dythal, but there were no longer snow banks between me and safety.
I turned to confront the girl, but she was gone! "This disappearing act is getting to be monotonous!" I yelled to the thin air.
It was now a matter of walking to Caer Dythal without being accosted by highwaymen who might wish to rape me. I didn't relish a repeat of my earlier encounter on the way there. But now at least word would be out about me, and robbers and rapists would be more careful, not wanting a capital offense over their heads for picking on the wrong victim.
I amused myself by thinking of the look on Math and Manawyddan's faces when I showed up at the castle. It was scary thinking of bearding my enemies in their den, but Math's disposal of me revealed one thing to my advantage. He didn't dare do it outright. My safety depended on walking right up to him and exposing him for what he was.
My fears about being alone on the road came true within hours. I first heard the menace and then saw it. Two men approached me, galloping on horseback. One spun a rope over his head. Before I knew it, I was lassoed, then bound and staked out.
Copyright © 2005 by Rachel Parsons


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Warner Bros. Interactive today released the new Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion for Middle-earth: Shadow of War. The expansion brings the rebellious and defiant Outlaw tribe to Mordor with their own unique weapons, fighting style, added missions, fierce battles, a new fortress theme and more.
The Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion downloadable content (DLC) includes:
- Outlaw Showdowns – New missions allowing players to face down Captains from the Outlaw tribe, with each showdown bringing unique challenges to complete.
- Outlaw War Bands – Aid your ally and defeat your nemesis when facing off in new Tribal War Bands quests, as Captains from the Outlaw tribe bring their own forces to clash in battle.
- New Fortress Theme – Fortresses can now be commanded by and embody the characteristics of the contemptuous Outlaw tribe, including themed monuments, outposts and Overlord throne room.
- Legendary Gear Set – Hunt down Legendary Outlaw tribe Orcs for a new Legendary gear set with additional upgrade challenges, including the new bola weapon that Outlaw Orcs can use to trap their enemies.
- Purge – Captains from the Outlaw tribe prowl around Mordor in groups, launching deadly ambushes in an attempt to cleanse their land of outsiders. Defend these attacks to keep the Outlaw Orcs in check.
Additionally, the latest free content update is also available today for all Middle-earth: Shadow of War owners. This update adds the Gravewalker Difficulty, a new, higher difficulty level even more challenging than Nemesis, with no last chances.
The Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion is available to purchase individually for $14.99/£11.99/€14.99. You can purchase the Expansion Pass to get access to all expansions for $39.99/£32.99/€39.99.


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Sometimes people tell me that "permissions to their site have just disappeared". They always sound angry as if SharePoint is to blame.
But permissions do not disappear by themselves, unless there is a major issue in the SharePoint setup, and I would have heard about it had that been the case.
Whether you like it or not, in most cases it is a result of human action. However there are more human actions that can mess up site permissions than you may think.
So here's a list:
1. Could someone else have done it?
You may not be the only one managing permissions. And if there are no other people with Full Control on your site permissions level, there may be people with Full Control in lists or libraries, as in this case:
Also check people with Manage Hierarchy, because they can do that as well.
There may even be some specific permission levels which have "manage site permissions" in their role.
Additionally, there are site collection and system admins who, in theory, have the power to make changes. They should never edit permissions unless explicitly requested by the Site Owner and only when the Site Owner can not do it, such as restoring access if a Site Owner has accidentally removed him- or herself from a site.
2. Does your site have inherited permissions?
I once experienced an issue with a few sites with inherited permissions and different Site Owners. When one person removed a number of people from her site the other sites suddenly had "Access Denied" messages all over the place. Ofcourse, she had switched to the parent site without noticing.
Fortunately, in Office365 it is hard to miss the information about inherited permissions.
3. Have you removed people with "Limited Access" from the site?
"Limited access" is a tricky thing.
It is a result of broken permissions elsewhere in the site, but it does not tell you where it occurs (in older versions of SharePoint) and which set of permissions this person or group has exactly.
You, as a Site Owner, should know that, but when you have taken over a site, or if there are several people with Full Control, you may not always realize. The only way (in older versions of SharePoint) to find out is to go through each and every library or list (In the ribbon: Library > Library Settings > Permissions for this library)
You may even have folders and sub folders with different permissions, and you will have to go through those as well to find out what permissions which folder has. 😦
To make matters worse, "Limited Access" in a site may also mean nothing, as I have explained in my earlier post.
If you think that all that "Limited Access" looks messy, you may be tempted to remove them. But that will remove the special permissions they have! Wendy Neal has found out the hard way.
Since writing my earlier post I found that Nathalie Jard has written a very good post about Limited Access.
4. Has someone deleted a site with permission groups that you have re-used in your site?
When you create a subsite that does not inherit permissions, by default 3 groups will be created and added to your site. You can reuse these groups in other sites.
But…if you delete the original site, those 3 groups will be deleted with the site. So people in those groups will no longer have access to the other sites!
Now, before I delete a site, I check if the groups have any permissions elsewhere, as follows:
Site Actions > Site Settings > Site Permissions > Click on group > Settings > View Group Permissions.
If they have, I strip the site of all content, remove additional permissions and add a warning to the description not to delete this site.
5. Has someone deleted a permission group that you used in your site?
Someone can also delete a permission group without deleting the complete site, and without checking if that group has access to other sites or content. Always check, as under 4.
So, these are a few reasons why your site permissions may appear to have disappeared "without reason".
If you want to lower the risk of strange things happening to your site, please read my post on good practices when breaking permissions.
Have you ever found another reason why permissions "disappeared"?
Post title inspired by folksong "Where have all the flowers gone" by Peter, Paul & Mary.
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If you have been scrapbooking for a while you may have completed a "Why I Scrapbook" layout...
This week we are challenging you to create a layout on why you want to leave a legacy of your faith for others.
Faithbooking is adding your faith into your scrapbooks, documenting God's fingerprints in your life. "TELL the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord." (Psalm 78:4).
So please share with us, why do you Faithbook??
Happy Scrapping,
Sunny, Karma, & Michelle
The following layouts were done by our Challenge Creative Team!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Why I Faithbook - Challenge
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- tnchick ♥ said...
Excellent challenge and layouts. I took part. Here's mine: Why I Faithbook
- October 2, 2008 at 9:03 PM
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The Importance of Employee Engagement
We live in a world where change has become the norm. Mergers, leadership changes, re-orgs, technology updates, and the future of work are all driving forces that impact an employee's level of engagement with their organization. With all this unpredictability, a strategy for employee engagement can help your business not only maintain stability, but flourish. After all, employee engagement is linked to organizational benefits such as greater employee satisfaction, lower turnover, a better customer experience, higher profits, and much more.
Significant transformations create opportunities for organizations to use their culture as an anchoring mechanism in uncertain times. Using our Employee Engagement Framework, we help clients align their people practices to their purpose in a way that drives stronger cultures.


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Companies are relying more on wellness programs than in years past, according to recent research from Aflac. The 2013 Aflac WorkForces Report found that 44 percent of companies currently sponsor a wellness program, compared to just 30 percent in 2011. The majority of these are large companies with more the 100 employees. While there is a growing investment in wellness programs, many companies still struggle with effectively measuring the impact of these programs, Aflac noted.
Programs include a combination of components, specifically: wellness screenings, employee assistance programs, smoking cessation programs, and others. According to the Great Place to Work Institute, wellness programs are best practice among the best companies to work for: 73 percent have on-site fitness centers, 63 percent offer subsidized off-site fitness centers, and 55 percent offer incentives for workers to participate in wellness.
Return On Investment
The top reasons that businesses offer programs include lowering health care costs, improving worker satisfaction, and increasing productivity, and 61 percent of companies strongly or somewhat agree that wellness programs can directly impact corporate profitability, compared to just 50 percent in 2011. While there is evidence that wellness programs increase profitability, not all companies said that they are able to track success. While top employers see many advantages to offering a wellness program, others continue to struggle to determine the tangible benefits to their company's bottom line. Just 32 percent of companies that offer wellness programs said they have been able to determine the return on investment (ROI) of their companies' programs.
The survey found that a significant portion of companies reveal they are uncertain about the effectiveness of their wellness programs:
• 33 percent neither agree nor disagree that they have a healthier workforce as a result of their wellness programs;
• 33 percent neither agree nor disagree they have been able to lower premiums as result of their programs;
• 40 percent neither agree nor disagree they have been able to determine the ROI on their wellness programs;
• 26 percent neither agree nor disagree they have good participation in their programs; and
• 33 percent neither agree nor disagree they have had success with their wellness programs.
Health Reform Provides Opportunities
Beginning in 2014, provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) allow for some insurance rate differentiation (up to 30 percent) based on employee participation in wellness programs. Additionally, new health care rules permit companies to charge higher rates for individuals who use tobacco. While major medical health insurance plans must be guaranteed-issued, renewable and available to applicants regardless of their health status, preexisting conditions or other factors, the provisions introduce new parameters surrounding employee wellness.
Over the last two decades, onsite wellness programs, vendors and best practices have made big strides. According to the study, 33 percent of employers are currently offering positive incentives to employees who maintain healthy lifestyles or make healthy living choices. Still, fewer companies (18 percent) impose penalties for employees who choose to not make healthy lifestyle choices. With the growing popularity of wellness initiatives, and new provisions encouraging wellness options, there is a growing need to both effectively implement and measure program success.
Other Findings
Aflac also found the following:
• Benefits engagement and knowledge: Employees enrolled in wellness programs are more likely to be knowledgeable about benefits and health care. They also are more likely to be engaged in their benefits programs and choices. Surveying benefits knowledge, understanding, and overall engagement can show a direct link to a company's investment in benefits and efforts to market those benefits.
• Employee satisfaction and morale: Employees who are enrolled in worksite wellness programs are more satisfied with their jobs and benefits, as well as to express more confidence in their employers. These workers are less likely to say they are extremely or very likely to look for a new job in the next 12 months (19 percent versus 30 percent), showing a reduced risk to leave their current employer.
• Employee well-being: Full-time U.S. workers who have chronic health troubles or are overweight cost more than $153 billion in lost productivity each year. The Aflac survey reveals employees that participate in a wellness program are more than 10 percent more likely to say they are healthy because they exercise and eat right (41 percent compared to 30 percent). Likewise, financial security is also critical to overall workforce health. The Aflac study found only 16 percent of employees said that they are extremely or very prepared to pay for out-of-pocket expenses associated with serious illness or injury, and 25 percent have less than $500 to pay for an unexpected illness or accident.
For more information, visit http://www.aflac.com.
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Samples of my articles published in the Coeur d'Alene Press, North Idaho's daily newspaper.
Kelly's: Your friendly neighborhood pub
Education and industry: A vital partnership
Home, home on the range, where the elk and the bison play
It's Songwriter Sunday at Kelly's
Pilot-Sailor Arlon Rosenoff's Passion? Sharing His Art
Hospital Chaplains: Supporting the Journey


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Stocks in focus in premarket trading on Wednesday:
• Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock rose 3.4% by 8:15 AM ET (12:15 GMT) after CEO Elon Musk told shareholders at their annual meeting that the company could have a "record quarter on every level."
• Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) stock gained 5.2%, bouncing after a downgrade from JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) sent it falling nearly 25% on Tuesday. The latest version of its burger patty ships out to stores this week. The company says the Beyond Burger patty is the next step towards its vision of protein products. .
• British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) stock fell 3.8% after it said sales of its cigarettes, which include Lucky Strike and Dunhill, would fall some 3.5% this year, something unlikely to be compensated even by strong growth in its vaping and e-cigarette products.
• Medidata Solutions (NASDAQ:MDSO) stock was down 3.8% after French tech giant Dassault Systemes (PA:DAST) said it would pay $92.25 a share for the company, a little below prior speculation. The deal values Medidata at $5.8 billion.
• Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) stock slumped 19% it lowered its guidance for the fiscal year and missed earnings and revenue estimates as the company fails to bring in customers.
• Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) stock gained 4.1% after the toymaker rejected a second takeover offer from Bratz doll maker MGA Entertainment, Reuters reported.


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"The March of Folly" is what historian Barbara Tuchman titled her chronicle of the role of willful stupidity in World History. Her working definition of "political folly" is "the pursuit of policy against self-interest", of which one operative criterion is "self-deception", or as I prefer to call it, the unwillingness to think about what you'd rather not think about. The ancient Greeks called it "hubris", but 2,500 years of further data from the laboratory of History have elucidated the phenomenon of political folly beyond the Greeks's initiatory hypotheses.
Tuchman's list of exemplars of political folly included the Renaissance Popes' provocation of the Protestant Reformation, the British Government's unnecessary provocation of American independence, and how America "betrayed itself" in the Viet Nam War. To that list, now we can add the idiots who were instrumental in China's decision to include Tibet in the Olympic Torch Route, whose willful stupidity includes the (to use a criminal law term of art) "aggravating circumstance" of actually planning to mount (sarcastic phallic allusion intended) the torch on Mount Everest, one of the most prominent symbols of a land against whose people, and against whose traditional religion, the atheist Chinese Communist Party is mortally hostile.
Now, although history and its subordinate "social sciences" shun monocausal theories – because Human behaviour is unpredictable, interdependent and its causes and effects (as in material Nature) are mutual – still, some events and deeds are more significant than others, most especially those involving symbols. And as the employment of, and susceptibility to, symbols is the peculiar specialty of Man above all species, political acts involving symbols are among the most prominent causes of historical changes for good or ill. Alas, given Tuchman's law of folly being the rule rather than the exception in history, the results of excessive employment of political symbols – otherwise known as propaganda or, synonymously, "public relations" or "publicity", usually tend to bugger things up in direct proportion to their overuse, especially when employed by hubristic regimes besotted by their own self-perceived roles as "great, or rising, powers." Like China's.
And now, consequent to China's decision to "mount" Tibet with the Olympic Torch, now the government of Nepal – which has to a considerable degree become a satellite, or at least subordinate state to China – has agreed to block access to Mount Everest until after China completes its publicity stunt, as a prophylactic against possible anti-Chinese protests in that region. But, perhaps unknown to many in the West, the region around Mount Everest has been one of the few avenues of relatively unguarded (even if difficult) permeability between Tibet and the free world. With the closing of the area around Mount Everest, now Tibet is in the process of becoming almost totally isolated from the outside world, somewhat analogously to East Berlin during the Cold War. But there will be nothing analogous to the "Berlin Airlift" for the now even more thoroughly imprisoned people of Tibet. Is it any wonder, then, that the Tibetans have chosen THIS moment to attempt one final outcry to the outside world, before their own "Iron Curtain" descends around them?
Thus, China is experiencing the "law of unintended consequences" in action. This kind of folly is not TOO surprising for a self-enamoured, still essentially closed regime whose intolerance of public dissent or open information, not to mention their nearly total ignorance of History, naturally tends to render them stupid. But then one must wonder, what the hell were China's WESTERN "public relations" experts thinking when the advised the Chinese on how to manage the "public relations" of the Olympic Torch and its route?
We know who designed the torch; it was designed by Lenovo, as was announced by China's BOCOG (the bureaucrats responsible for all this) simultaneously with their announcement of the torch's route. But it is NOT clear who suggested the torch's route – whether it was one of China's Western "public relations" consultants for the Olympics, or whether it was suggested by some ignorant CCP crackpot. Still, the question remains, IF China's Western – and thus, presumably more sophisticated about history, politics and symbols – public relations consultants were at least aware of China's intention to bring the torch to Tibet and mount it upon Everest, why didn't they at least warn the Chinese that they were courting a public relations disaster (at the very least), and then dissociate themselves from the ill-fated project?
On the other hand, if in fact the Western consultants were the ones who came up with the idea of "mounting" Tibet with the torch, then they have earned a special kind of "Darwin Award" for themselves as well as for China. There are some things that you just don't do – like (if it were possible) mounting an Israeli flag on top of the Kaaba in Mecca. Granted, the Torch scandal differs from that hypothetical example, but only in degree of the powers of the symbols involved; otherwise the dynamics are equivalent in the clash of symbols and in the, not just disregard, but CONTEMPT FOR, the religious sentiments of the offended peoples.
Admittedly, the example of planting an Israeli Flag on top of the Kaaba is hyperbolic, while the folly of the Olympic Torch is a more pedestrian (not to mention less personally daring), more ludicrous kind. Actually, although I personally revere the Kaaba and the Koran (although I am not a Muslim, I do revere Islam's symbols), I would at least have some persona l respect for the courage of any Israeli who dared even to enter Mecca with an Israeli flag, even though I would consider his deed to be dishonourable and deserving of death. So, perhaps a more closely analogous example of things you "just don't do" – things like "DON'T MOUNT TIBET WITH CHINA'S TORCH" – is this one from Ren and Stimpy: "Don't Whizz On The Electric Fence":


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Thu, 1 August 2019: (Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's disappearance festival)Our Hope, Prayer, and Promise
"We must promise on this day that we must stay in Srila Sridhar Maharaj's Mission, Chaitanya Saraswat Math and all of its branches, we must keep connection with his Mission and we must engage ourselves in the service to his Mission. We must also promise one more thing on this day..."
Download the audio (7.1 Mb, 20 min | 20 July 2012)
News from
Kolkata: Observing Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj's Disappearance
From previous updates:
Esteemed, and Inimitable
Do Not Compromise
with Maya
Is Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math and Its Distinctions
Festival of
Solemn Service
Make the
Festival, with Heart and Soul
The Root of Our
Suggested kirtans:
Autobiography of Srila
B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj
Photo Album: (35 photographs, 3.4 Mb)
This day in 2013 (Bengali):
Fri, 2 August 2019:"They Cannot Steal Our Hearts"
"People in this world want money, things, this, and that, they always search for material things, but we are not like that. They want to enjoy Krishna's things, but devotees always enjoy their practice. That is the main thing."
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Sat, 3 August 2019:Brief History
"Soon after Prabhupad Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur's disappearance in 1937, Srila Sridhar Maharaj also left Chaitanya Math in Mayapur, empty-handed, wearing only his clothes. Feeling very sad, he went to Vrindavan and stayed in Pavan Sarovar..."
Download the audio (3.2 Mb, 9 min | 1 August 2019)
Sun, 4 August 2019:Pure Rupanuga-Dhara
"Actually, anyone can manage a temple, but who did Srila Prabhupad make his acharya (successor) from within his heart? Who could preach the pure conception? Who was the pure Rupanuga-dhara?"
Download the audio (1.4 Mb, 4 min | 1 August 2019)
Mon, 5 August 2019:At Ultadanga and Godavari
"When Srila Sridhar Maharaj joined in 1926, Srila Prabhupad was staying at Ultadanga. Srila Sridhar Maharaj had passed his Bachelor degree and got admitted to a law college, when one day he got some message that a great sadhu was giving lectures at Ultadanga."
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Tue, 6 August 2019:Supreme Fortune and Earnest Prayer
"I am praying to Srila Guru Maharaj and Srila Gurudev, 'Wherever you are, you can see all the situation. What is your desire? Your desire is not that they occupy the building, your desire is to preach Sri Rupa-Raghunath katha all over the world, but how will you fulfil your desire?'"
Download the audio (2.1 Mb, 6 min | 1 August 2019)
Wed, 7 August 2019:At Sri Nandan Acharya Bhavan
"You all know what place we have come to. This is Sri Nandan Acharya Bhavan, it is a very important place. What happened at this place? Who revealed this temple here? Try to remember this sambandha-jnana (knowledge of relation)."
Download the audio (6.8 Mb, 19 min | 18 March 2019 | Incl. Kirtan)
শ্রীল ভক্তি রক্ষক শ্রীধর দেবগোস্বামী মহারাজের তিরোভাব-মহোৎসব (১ অগাস্ট, ২০১৯)Download the audio (8.7 Mb, 25 min | 1 August 2019 | Bengali)
(ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত)
"অসুরগুল সব কিছু চুরি করে নিয়ে গেছে কিন্তু তারা আমাদের হৃদয় চুরি করতে পারে না, আমাদের যে প্রচারের ধারা, তারা সেটা চুরি করতে পারবে না ! আমি আজকে এই প্রার্থনা শ্রীগুরুদেবের কাছে রাখছি—হে গুরু মহারাজ, আমার তোমার গুণ-কীর্তন করার সামর্থ্য নেই ; তোমার অযোগ্য সেবক হয়ে তুমি আমাকে এই দায়িত্ব, এই সিংহাসান দিয়ে দিয়েছ আর আমি সব সময় সুখে-দুঃখে তোমারই চিন্তা করি । আমার আর কোন বাসনা নেই । আমি তোমার কাছে আবার পুনরায় ক্ষমা প্রার্থনা করি—আমাকে কত সহ্য ক্ষমতা আছে দেখার জন্য তুমি আমাকে বারবার পরীক্ষা করছ এবং আমি তোমার কাছে আরো ধৈর্যের পরীক্ষা নিতে রাজি আছি কিন্তু হে প্রভু তুমি আমাকে চরণ ছাড়া কর না ।"
Thu, 8 August 2019:At Sri Madhai Ghat
"Continuing our parikrama, we have now come to Madhai ghat. We have never come to this place before, but because we crossed the Ganges earlier today we are able to come here. The Ganga used to flow here—if you go a little further, there will be Barokona ghat and then Yogapith."
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Fri, 9 August 2019:At Sri Yogapith
"By the mercy of Srila Gurudev, we have come here to Sri Yogapith. This is the birthplace of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. This place is in Antardwip. The whole of Nabadwip is an eight petal lotus flower—there are eight islands situated on outside as petals and Antardwip is in the middle of the lotus as its core."
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Sat, 10 August 2019:At Srivas Angan
"Some of you are thinking, 'Oh, all temples are now closed because we have come late,' but this is not so—when we come, we come to pay our obeisance, and the Lord can understand, the Lord can see that we have come to pay obeisance at His feet..."
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Sun, 11 August 2019: (Sri Pavitraropani Ekadasi)At Sri Chaitanya Math
"Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur brought this spotless moon, Srila Prabhupad, to this world, and to this day, Prabhupad's disciples and the disciples of his disciples are preaching about the Lord all over the world, they go begging door to door to rescue fallen souls like us."
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Kirtan at Sri Jagannath Mandir (Mayapur)
Sri Ekadasi Guidance
"Sri Ekadasi"
(Sri Sri Prema Vivarta)
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
Sri hari-vasare |
শ্রীহরি-বাসরে হরি
"Observing Ekadasi"
(by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Mon, 12 August 2019: (Disappearance of Srila Rupa Goswami Prabhu, Srila Gauri Das Pandit)"This Is Your Life"
"When we do some service, when we practise properly, Maya always disturbs us. What should we do? You must understand that we are soldiers in a battlefield and we have come to fight, so we must fight against Maya. How will you fight against Maya?"
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Rupa-Goswami-Prabhura Sochaka
Srila Rupa
Goswami Prabhu (1)
Srimad Rupa-pada-rajah Prarthana Dasakam
Srila Rupa
Goswami Prabhu (2)
Srila Rupa
Goswami Prabhu
Rupa Sanatan:
First Encounter
Service Subordination
Dignity of the Divine Servitor:
Descent of
Rupa-Sanatan Siksa (EPUB file, 0.5 Mb)
At Gauri Das Pandit's
Srila Gauri Das Pandit's
Gaura Nitai
Sri Sad-Goswamy-Astakam |
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Six Goswamis, namely Sri Rupa Goswami, Sri Sanatan Goswami, Sri Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, Sri Raghunath Das Goswami, Sri Jiva Goswami, and Sri Gopala Bhatta Goswami, who are always engaged in chanting the Holy Name of Krishna and dancing. They are just like the ocean of love of God, and they are popular both with the gentle and with the ruffians, because they are not envious of anyone. Whatever they do, they are all-pleasing to everyone, and they are fully blessed by Lord Chaitanya. Thus they are engaged in missionary activities meant to deliver all the conditioned souls in the material universe."
Sri Guru Parampara |
Ei-bara karuna kara |
এইবার করুণা কর
thakura dayara sagara |
বৈষ্ণব ঠাকুর দয়ার সাগর
Ki-rupe paiba seva |
কিরূপে পাইব সেবা
Ye anila prema
dhana |
যে আনিল প্রেমধন
Sri Rupa-manjari-pada |
Tue, 13 August 2019:Sri Baladev Tattva (1)
His Divine Grace reads to the devotees about Sri Baladev on Sri Baladev Purnima in 2018: "You cannot prosper in your spiritual life without taking shelter of Baladev. If you take shelter of Gurudev, then you will get everything."
Download the audio (5.2 Mb, 15 min | 26 August 2018 | Bengali)
Wed, 14 August 2019:Sri Baladev Tattva (2): Appearance and Pastimes
His Divine Grace reads to the devotees about Sri Baladev on Sri Baladev Purnima in 2018: "In Rama-lila, Laksman is younger than Ramachandra, so could not serve Ramachandra properly because a younger brother is always afraid of the elder brother. Therefore, in the pastimes of Krishna, Baladev became an elder son—when Krishna performed His pastimes, Balaram was always with Him."
Download the audio (4.9 Mb, 14 min | 26 August 2018 | Bengali)
Thu, 15 August 2019: (Sri Baladev Prabhu's holy appearance; fast until noon)Sri Baladev Tattva (3): Later Pastimes
His Divine Grace reads to the devotees about Sri Baladev on Sri Baladev Purnima in 2018: "Although Sri Baladev is Vishnu-tattva, He Himself serves the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna as His foremost servant. He also engages others in the service of Krishna and exhibits the pastime of acting as the original spiritual master. In spite of all this, during His manifest pastimes in this material world, He Himself performed the pastime of accepting a guru in order to teach the importance of taking shelter of a guru."
Download the audio (5.3 Mb, 15 min | 26 August 2018 | Bengali)
Baladev Purnima: A Special Day
Devotion Conquers—Ego Repels
Vigraha Sri Baladev
Purnima: Double Festival in Russia
Sri Dasa-Avatara-Stotram |
শ্রীআশ্রয়বিগ্রহ-শ্রীবলদেবের মহিমাঅডিও ডাউনলোড (35 Mb | 11 August 2014 | Bengali)
ওঁ বিষ্ণুপাদ শ্রী শ্রীল ভক্তি নির্ম্মল আচার্য্য মহারাজের হরি-কথামৃত: শ্রীআশ্রয়বিগ্রহ-শ্রীবলদেবের মহিমা আর শ্রীগুরুচরণ-সেবের অর্থ: শিষ্যের জীবন আর একমাত্র প্রবৃত্তি; এবং শ্রীল ভক্তিবিনদ ঠাকুরের শরণাগতির ১৯ গান "সর্ব্বস্ব তোমার চরণে সঁপিয়া".
Шри Баладев:
Преданность покоряет, эго отталкивает
двойной праздник в России
Fri, 16 August 2019:Sri Baladev Prabhu: Krishna's Merciful Alter Ego
"What is the glory of this pastime? It shows that Balaram ploughs and cultivates (karsan) and at the same time also attracts, pulls towards Him (akarsan). In other words, Baladev, or Gurudev, removes all bad elements from the hearts of practitioners."
Download the audio (2.9 Mb, 8 min | 15 August 2019)
Sri Baladev
Sat, 17 August 2019:Baladev Lila: "Can We Be Friends?"
"I want to tell a little bit about Baladev's lila from what is written in Srimad Bhagavatam. You have all heard that Kamsa sent so many demons to kill Krishna and Krishna killed them all, but Srimad Bhagavatam describes how Baladev killed Pralambasur."
Download the audio (2.3 Mb, 7 min | 15 August 2019)
Visiting Ladies' Ashram in
Visit to
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's Museum
Sun, 18 August 2019:Sri Krishna Janmastami: No Pain, No Gain
"If we want to get the Lord, we must make an effort—we must practise bhajan, kirtan, worship, proper behaviour, Vaishnav seva, etc. We must try our best—we must worship, arrange programmes, practise sravan and kirtan, serve, offer bhoga, practise daily well."
Download the audio (1.8 Mb, 5 min | 3 September 2018 | Bengali)
Nrisingha Palli: Construction Progress
Mon, 19 August 2019:Sri Krishna Janmastami: A Private Pastime
"Gopal performed many pastimes. You all know that it is going to be Radhastami, the appearance day of Srimati Radhika, in fifteen days. There is a story about how She appeared."
Download the audio (2 Mb, 6 min | 3 September 2018 | Bengali)
Tue, 20 August 2019:Sri Krishna Janmastami: Eternal Pastimes
"Krishna performed so many pastimes in Nanda-gram, but Kamsa would not stop. Kamsa kept trying to kill Krishna—he had sent many demons (Aghasur, enormous Bakasur, Vatsasur, etc.), but all of them were defeated by Krishna..."
Download the audio (3.3 Mb, 10 min | 3 September 2018 | Bengali)
Wed, 21 August 2019:Sri Krishna Janmastami: Adhikar For Abhisekh
"When people do Durga puja or some other pujas, they usually fast, so here too—if you are to do the abhisekh of Lord Sri Krishna in the evening, if you want to get this opportunity, you must fast the whole day; otherwise you cannot bathe the holy body of Gopal."
Download the audio (2.5 Mb, 7 min | 3 September 2018 | Bengali)
Festival of West London Temple
Thu, 22 August 2019: (Sri Krishna Janmastami adhivas)Krishna—Purnatama Bhagavan
"To protect religion and destroy non-religion, the Lord comes to this world again and again in different ages. On this day, taking a human form, Krishna appears to bestow auspiciousness onto the world and rescue the fallen souls."
Download the audio (6.1 Mb, 17 min | 28 August 2013 | Bengali)
Fri, 23 August 2019: (Sri Krishna Janmastami; fast until midnight, then no grains)Connect With the Centre
"We have some material desires and this is called bhava-rog (heart disease). Who can remove this disease? Who can be our doctor? Krishna can, but where will you get Krishna? You should think how many per cent you can surrender yourself. It depends on you."
Download the audio (1.7 Mb, 5 min | 28 August 2013)
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Dear and
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Suno he
rasika-jana |
শুনহে রসিক জন
He deva bhavantam vande |
(হে) দেব ভবন্তং বন্দে
Radha-Madhava |
জয় রাধামাধব
Yasomati-Nandana |
Hari he dayala mora |
হরি হে দয়াল মোর
Sat, 24 August 2019: (Sri Nandotsav; appearance of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj Prabhupad)Lord's Keen Kindness
"We must engage ourselves in the service of the Lord, and the Lord is very merciful. He who owns everything in this world comes to beg! This shows how eager the Lord is to give an opportunity to His devotees to do some service."
Download the audio (1.9 Mb, 5 min | 22 August 2019 | Bengali)
Sri Nandotsav:
Festival of Sri Nanda Maharaj
Krishna Janmastami Festival
Krishna Janmastami Adhivas
Beacon Light
Srila Swami
Maharaj Prabhupad
Sun, 25 August 2019:Sri Krishna Janmastami Message
"Good things are coming to us in the future. All devotees should stay together—we must all together celebrate this Janmastami vrata maha-mahotsav, serving Krishna's devotees with tolerance, humility and giving honour to others."
Download the audio (0.8 Mb, 2 min | 23 August 2019 | English)
Mon, 26 August 2019: (Sri Annada Ekadasi)Precious Human Form
"Sivji Maharaj said, 'Of all types of worship, the worship of Lord Vishnu is the best.' And Lord Krishna Himself says, 'I have many pastimes in this world, and of all these pastimes, My pastimes in the human form is the best.' Therefore, it is a greatest fortune for a jiva soul to get a human body."
Download the audio (2.2 Mb, 6 min | 23 August 2019 | Bengali)
Sri Ekadasi Guidance
"Sri Ekadasi"
(Sri Sri Prema Vivarta)
Suddha-bhakata |
শুদ্ধ ভকত-চরণ-রেণু
Sri hari-vasare |
শ্রীহরি-বাসরে হরি
"Observing Ekadasi"
(by Srila B.N. Acharya Maharaj)
Tue, 27 August 2019:"Raise the Anchor, Sir!"
"In the devotional line, this body is compared to a boat, and the helmsman of the boat is the Guru. If we can stay aboard the boat that Gurudev is sailing, then we can cross over the Viraja River and come to stay with Krishna in Goloka Vrindavan."
Download the audio (2.7 Mb, 8 min | 23 August 2019 | Bengali)
Wed, 28 August 2019:Gopal's Pastimes
"When Kamsa got the news of the child's birth, he was astonished that it was a girl, Maya. When he killed her, she rose in the air and said, 'He who will kill you already lives in Gokula.' After that, Kamsa began his atrocities. Who did he send first? Putana."
Download the audio (6.3 Mb, 18 min | 23 August 2019 | Bengali)
News from Sri Nrisingha Palli: Construction Progress
Thu, 29 August 2019:Lord's Stealing and Rewarding
"There are many other pastimes that Lord Sri Krishna performed. There was also a funny pastime at Chir Ghat. This pastime has a deep meaning. Many think this is funny, but actually it is not—this pastime is all about self-surrender."
Download the audio (1.5 Mb, 5 min | 23 August 2019 | Bengali)
Fri, 30 August 2019:Mercy Incarnate
"By a great mercy and fortune, we have got the darshan of sadhus, Guru and Vaishnavs in this lifetime. Having got their darshan, we have got everything! By getting their darshan, hearing Hari-katha from such Vaishnavs, hearing about such Vaishnavs' qualities purifies the heart."
Download the audio (2.2 Mb, 7 min | 23 August 2019 | Bengali)
Sat, 31 August 2019:Fall at the Lord's Feet
"It is my prayer to you all—please, always chant the glories of the Vaishnavs, Gurudev, and the Lord. We also pray to the Lord that you may all always engage in service, in Hari-katha, in the kirtan, and that not a single day may pass in your life without it..."
Download the audio (1.9 Mb, 6 min | 23 August 2019 | Bengali)
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has released the identity of the gunman shot to death by police at a Kroger store on Thursday night.
According to a statement from Deputy Coroner Kathy Hamilton released Saturday afternoon, Shelby Gazaway, 32, died from a gunshot wound sustained during a deadly shootout with LMPD officers outside a Kroger store in the 500 block of North 35th Street.
Louisville Metro Police released body cam video of the incident on Friday during a press conference. The video showed two LMPD officers confront an armed suspect who was coming out of the Kroger store.
When officers arrived, Gazaway walked out of the store and started firing at the officers. Officers then returned fire, killing Gazaway.
LMPD was initially called to the incident around 6 p.m. on Thursday night on reports of shots being fired inside the Kroger store.
The shooter started wrestling with another man inside the store's meat department, Schwab confirmed. Witnesses spoke with WAVE 3 News reporters that the one man had pulled out a knife before Gazaway produced a gun and opened fire in the store.
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When I first received the invitation to participate in Culinate's Death By Chocolate competition (go vote for your favorite and maybe you can win a cool prize too!), my mind ran to my favorite Belgian chocolates, full of hazelnut and swirled chocolate. I wanted to recreate that flavor in cake form.
I took a non-chocolate recipe I like and modified it to produce what I hoped would be the right taste. I thought it was exquisite. But it wasn't really 'Death By Chocolate'. Maimed, but not killed. Crystal and Ramona suggested I use a different recipe or modify this one with more chocolate (this one was originally going to be smothered in ganache but I had a little chocolate disaster that we may hear more about later). But I was out of some of the ingredients and didn't feel up to a do-over on this and that's why, at the last minute, I submitted a modified remake of Crystal's birthday cake with chocolate ganache.
But I've got to tell you, that I really love this cake. The hazelnut competes strongly with the chocolate for winning flavor, but they pair so nicely that you really don't mind them fighting it out on your tastebuds. You're the winner in the end. It's very rich, but there's a lot of whipping cream in there, which is probably what will really kill you! 😉
Chocolate Hazelnut Torte
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
3 eggs
1 3/4 c. flour
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 c. ground hazelnuts
1 1/2 c. whipping cream, whipped
4 oz. dark chocolate, melted
2 oz. dark chocolate, melted
Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
In a large bowl, combine the first three ingredients and beat 5 minutes on high speed.
Measure the dry ingredients and stir together in a medium bowl.
Add flour/nut mixture alternately with whipping cream to the sugar/egg mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Add 4 oz. melted chocolate. Mix well. Add 2 oz. melted chocolate and fold three or four times to leave swirls. Pour into prepared pans.
Bake at 350F for 25 minutes or until done. Cool for 15 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely.
1 c. whipping cream
2 Tbsp. superfine sugar
1/2 t. vanilla
3/4 c. ground hazelnuts
Beat whipping cream until soft peaks appear. Add sugar and vanilla and beat until stiff peak form. Gently fold in nuts.
1/2 c. butter
1 t. vanilla
5 Tbsp. cocoa
3 1/2 c. powdered sugar
Beat butter until smooth. Add vanilla and cocoa and beat until smooth and thick. Add powdered sugar and enough milk to achieve good spreading texture for frosting.
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This summer is set to be a productive one in the world of casual, educational and serious games. Set to welcome over 2000 industry professionals, Casual Connect Seattle 2009 will take place from July 21-23, 2009, in Seattle, WA.
The major casual gaming conference features a keynote appearance from Jeremy Lewis of Big Fish Games and Tom Prata of Nintendo of America. Some sessions will touch on the relationship between casual and social games, the mobile and Xbox LIVE Arcade game market, as well as several sessions relating to the development and marketing of casual games. Click here to view the full conference schedule. Read More...
Running from July 29 through August 2, the 14th International Conference on Computer Games will be taking place in Louisville, KY. The event will feature a keynote presentation on recession-proof game development by Dr. L. Miguel Encarnaçäo, Director of Emerging Technology Applications at the Humana Innovation Center. The detailed program for the conference has not yet been released, but topics are set to include artificial intelligence, animation, mobile, interactive multimedia, as well as educational and serious games.
As part of Siggraph 2009, taking place from August 3-7 in New Orleans, LA, a special session titled Supporting Social and Persuasive Play is scheduled on August 4. The session will present a few papers discussing the impact of these types of games in raising awareness and influencing players.
Another interesting conference scheduled from August 13-15, in Olso, Norway will be focusing on the philosophical aspects of computer game studies. The Philosophy of Computer Games 2009 will notably discuss the place of games as art such as the case of the PlayStation Network hit Flower. It will also touch on video game as simulations of real-world events and the blurring between fiction and reality and the concept of virtual entities such as in massive multiplayer online games. Finally, presentations will also discuss the place of morality and philosophy within video games such as Fallout 3.
Lastly, from August 17-19 in Cologne, Germany is the European edition of the Game Developers Conference. The high profile event will feature loads of sessions, including some related to stereoscopic 3D games, mobile and iPhone game development and the challenges of creating highly compressed games for platforms such as WiiWare. Be sure to check out Game Forward for coverage related to these and other topics over the course of the summer.


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"One evening I pulled Beauty down on my knees. I found her embittered and I cursed her." Arthur Rimbaud
Come and see Albert Oehlen paintings curse beauty this summer at the New Museum.
Massive Inkjet posters are pasted on canvas to initiate a complex painting process. The prints form a digital collage of photos, drawings and brushwork and act as a backdrop for a fluid painterly overlay. An argument breaks out between brushwork and inkjet. Angry lines parry with vomity color patches. These paintings don't breathe. They weeze.
What delicious, vulgar abstractions they are.
Come and see, before they become pretty with time.
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Sister Josephine Kennedy (formerly Sr. M. Leonard)
Date de décès : 26 juin 2018
Passed peacefully away at Presentation Convent, Cathedral Square, St. John's on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, aged 88 years. Predeceased by her parents Mary Catherine and Michael Kennedy; her sisters Sister Mary Perpetua, PBVM and Theresa (Clem) Sutton, her brothers Thomas and Francis. Leaving to mourn and celebrate her life are her two sisters-is-law Bernadette and Mary Kennedy, her devoted and most attentive nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews, other relatives, friends, former students and the Presentation Sisters. Sister Josephine is resting at Presentation Motherhouse, Cathedral Square, St. John's. Visitation will take place on Thursday, June 28th from 7-9 p.m. and on Friday, June 29th from 10-12, 2-4, and 7-9, with a Vigil Service at 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist on Saturday, June 30th at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at the Presentation Cemetery, Cathedral Square.


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|Published on Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:45
The campaign to renovate St John's Waterloo, London's Festival Church, received a major boost on December 14thwhen the Good Growth Fund confirmed St John's grant application for £760,000. The news takes the committed funding up to £2.3 million.
St John's recently launched its ReIgnite 2021 campaign to upgrade the landmark building in the heart of Waterloo by 2021.
The church, which is home to Southbank Sinfonia among other arts organisations, was last renovated in 1951 following wartime bombing. It is raising money for renovation, with approved designs by Eric Parry Architects ready to launch once the £3.5 million target is reached.
"This welcome development from the Good Growth Fund is fabulous news for our campaign," said Canon Giles Goddard, vicar of St John's Waterloo. "It brings us closer to our goal of making this much-loved building a landmark place for Londoners, providing creative and heritage projects, skills and education training, with a renovated crypt, disabled access, and new facilities throughout."
Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills, Jules Pipe, said: "This is a great example of a project which aims to give Londoners of all backgrounds the opportunity to be actively involved in shaping how their city develops. The Mayor and I are committed to supporting 'good growth' by building a city where all Londoners have access to the same opportunities and I look forward to seeing the positive impact this project has in the future."
The Good Growth Fund is Mayor Sadiq Khan's £70 million regeneration programme to support growth and community development in London.


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Endless Summer is offering any new client the special of a 1 hour session for only $45, normally $60.
Existing clients, you aren't being forgotten! To encourage you to come and see the new space on 9th street, your first 1 hour session at the new location will also be only $45!
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A chronicle of my gaming adventures and misadventures with a little bit of everything occasionally tossed in. It covers Flames of War, Warhammer 40k and Fantasy battle, Disposable Heroes, Sky galleons of Mars, Chasepot and Needle Gun, The Sword and the Flame, Warhammer Ancients and many others.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
March Happenings (Or lack of same)
And due to the snow storm between here and Lancaster, I'm going to miss Cold Wars! 400+ miles (each way) on questionable roads just ain't in the cards. What a bummer! I can hear the vendors screaming already! Good thing I can still order more stuff on the internet.
Posted by Chuckaroobob at 7:06 PM
Labels: Basement of Heaped Miniatures, Chuckaroobob, Russo-Japanese war. Naval, Ships, Work In Progress
2 comments:
- ColKillgore said...
Sorry to hear about canceling the Cold Wars trip. Are you going to make Spring fever instead?
- March 6, 2013 at 7:48 PM
- Chuckaroobob said...
Just got back from Spring Fever, so we'll be having a SF AAR instead of CW. Saved a lot of cash too!
- March 11, 2013 at 12:47 AM
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