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A paramilitary group calling itself Red Section. They've been linked to a number of ops in the past two years.
Briefing in medias res
Teresa: "We lost contact with the refinery six hours ago. We have no idea how long the targets've been on site. Zoom in, sector 344."
Lian: "Stop! Stop! That's our LZ, right there."
Gabe: "Targets?"
Teresa: "A paramilitary group calling itself Red Section. They've been linked to a number of ops in the past two years."
Gabe: "Who is he?"
Teresa: "According to his profile, he's the foreman of the refinery."
Gabe: "Connections? Why us?"
Teresa: "His file has a classified section, person of interest to the Pentagon. They want a covert response. No conventional forces."
Lian: "Politics? Washington doesn't want news getting out 'til they're ready."
Gabe: "They're not telling us ev'rything. Tell 'em we'll go. But on my terms only."
In a flashback, Gabe and Lian are being given a situation report on the circumstances. The paramilitary gang Red Section has seized KemSynth Petroleum for an indeterminate time frame, and Washington has ordered the IPCA to investigate, since they require a covert response. Gabe realises there is something they don't know about, but decides to go on his terms.
Approach on the facility
Gabe: "I'm on the gun. Don't slow down."
Lian: "INCOMING!...Hold on."
The scene cuts back into the transport plane, where Lian tells Gabe they are approximately two minutes away from the petroleum facility, and reports there is still no contact. Outside the plane, its landing gear is deployed and Lian tells Gabe there is one more minute until they reach the landing zone. Logan locks and loads a pistol, then says he's ready; Lian tells Alima they're locked down. Alima tells them 'clear' and the plane descends onto the snow. Another brief flashback shows Gabe commenting about having no interference. He wants it done his way.
The snowcat then descends a slope as it accelerates and Lian tells Gabe the insertion point is one klick out. She switches to stealth mode while Gabe activates his thermal goggles, then curses. Lian reports 'switching to IR' and Gabe decides to get on the turret. He tells his partner not to slow down before he heads on the gun. Lian shouts there is incoming RPG fire as an explosion goes off inches from them. She tells Gabe to hold on and a few thugs on the ground are killed by Logan's gunfire.
The vehicle goes down another slope and grinds to a halt close to the refinery. Gabe hops off the turret and sees an explosion in the distance. He tells Lian he will get off there and she must go to the comm tower. She replies she will and they will rendezvous in 10 minutes. Logan sprints towards the facility and tells Lian he's inside the compound. Lian responds she heard him, then adds that the enemy is ready and waiting for the agency. Gabe agrees they were waiting, but guarantees they weren't ready.
The distillation column goes critical
Gabe: "Teresa, we've got a problem. Warning system's on."
Teresa: "Check the column. D'you see a flame jet?"
Gabe: "Negative. No flame jet."
Teresa: "That means they've closed the release valve. Pressure in the column will be critical soon. You have to get that valve open, Gabe."
Gabe: "Right."
Upon dropping off, Gabe makes a comment on the warning system being activated. He tells Teresa he doesn't see a flame jet and is told he must open the valve before the column's pressure goes critical. He then notices a worker running away being killed by a sniper and resolves to take down the marksman.
Logan fights his way through a wave of Red Section troops, and eventually drops the sharpshooter. When climbing a ladder to the distillation tower, a soldier beneath him is crushed by falling debris. Teresa warns him to open the valve when he realises the column is becoming unstable. Gabe eventually pulls the lever and neutralises the threat.
Covering fire for Lian Xing
Warning System: "Attention all personnel. Distillation column pressure levels stabilising. Pressure levels stabilising. This has been the automated warning system."
Gabe: "Teresa, pressure level's stabilised. Lian, report. How's that uplink?"
Lian: "Comm tower's down. I'll install it on the microwave tower instead. Almost to your position now."
Gabe: "Copy that. I'll cover you from up here."
Lian: "Clear?"
Gabe: "Incoming."
With the distillation column stabilised for the moment, Gabe turns his attention to Lian's uplink. Because the comm tower is down, his partner opts to use the microwave tower. He decides to provide her with cover. The pair take down Red Section patrols until Lian installs the uplink.
The duo separate
Teresa: "Gabe, I'm picking up two-way from the refinery to a position south of the refinery."
Lian: "Staging area?"
Teresa: "No idea. But I've got radio traffic inside the refinery. They're moving a hostage through the maintenance tunnels. No idea if it's Freeman."
Gabe: "Download the off-site coordinates to Lian. I'll head down into the maintenance tunnels."
Lian: "Let's go."
Gabe: "Lian..."
Lian: "I know. Let's get this done."
With two-way from the facility to a position south of the petroleum, and radio traffic within the refinery itself, Teresa reports a hostage is being moved through the maintenance tunnels. Gabe proceeds inside while Lian is told to investigate the off-site coordinates. Lian rushes off but Gabe tries to stop her. She decides to head to the next position.
Accessing the security network
Gabe: "Teresa, I'm at the elevator shaft."
Teresa: "Red Section has locked down all of the elevator controls. Use the computer in the security office to turn the controls back on."
With Lian now busy heading to the south, Gabe continues along his main tasks. He takes down waves of thugs and soldiers as he proceeds to the office that holds a computer system. Once patched in, he attempts to access the refinery via the maintenance elevator.
An undercover casualty
Gabe: "Teresa, I've found a body. Not one of the terrorists."
Teresa: "Refinery worker?"
Gabe: "No, I know this man. Jack Miller. NSA. What the hell was NSA doing here?"
Teresa: "I'll see what I can find out."
Gabe: "Dig quietly. I'm beginning to think there're other reasons we were sent in alone."
Teresa: "On it."
Gabe: "Miller has a security card key that reads B1. Maybe we'll unlock some answers. Logan out."
In an out-of-the-ordinary area, Gabe finds the body of a National Security Agency operative, Jack Miller, and wonders why another organisation was brought in when the Pentagon specifically requested that no conventional forces be involved.
Discovery of Kreisler's signature
Gabe: "Teresa, I may've found something. A box of requisition forms stashed in the shed.
Teresa: "Out of the ordinary?"
Flames within the snow
Gabe: "Where're you holding Freeman?"
Red Jack: "Is this an interrogation?"
The security network hacked into, Logan advances for the lift, only to find an enemy similar, armour- and weapon-wise, to Anton Girdeaux, who he confronted and defeated in Washington Memorial. Red Jack, the second-in-command for the KemSynth operation, radioes the main leader, Black King, and tells him he found the intruder. The commander tells his subordinate that he's jeopardising the mission, and that the enemy must be terminated. Red Jack decides to use his flamethrower to spray waves of fire in Gabe's general direction, knowing this will force him out from hiding.
Now contending with a bulletproof-clad enemy, Gabe is forced to play a game of hit-and-run. He heads for the area where he found Jack Miller's body, since that affords him the best cover from the intense heat. Standing well back from Red Jack, and consistently stonewalling despite questioning his nemesis, he decides to kill the Red Section leader. With his sniper rifle equipped, he zooms in on the scope and fires a few precision shots at the enemy's fuel tank until finally it explodes into a flaming inferno. The fires scorch Jack from inside of his armour and causes him to be cooked from the inside out. The area now clear, Gabe heads for the elevator.
Traversing the employee lounge
Gabe Logan: "Teresa, I'm at the security elevator."
Teresa Lipan: "Freeman's office is on the next floor. You're entering a section of the KemSynth facility marked 'secure'."
Gabe Logan: "I'm ready. Still no word from Lian?"
Teresa Lipan: "Nothing."
Gabe Logan: "Damn it." Inside the lower levels, Gabe continues sneaking on, coming across a squad of Red Section troops who are relaxing. The undisciplined men conveniently left their unit orders despite being told to destroy them. Killing the lone wolf at the vending machine, and then the others watching the TV, he takes down the last one when he tries to grab a soda. He then arrives at another lift and uses it to access a secure area of the refinery.
The powerless office
Red Section soldier: "I want into the server room. Now. Or I'll kill you myself."
Technician: "I can't... The locks are palm print readers... They don't work without power..."
Red Section soldier: "Then take me to the power room. You're going to restore the power."
Emerging from the lift, Gabe engages a group of soldiers before arriving outside an office. He trails an electrician being held at gunpoint by a Red Section thug before the latter can access the power room. Working with the civilian, he restores the power system and the entire area is illuminated.
Data uplink installation
Gabe Logan: "I'm at the internal computer now. New uplink installed."
Lian Xing: "Gabe, come in!"
Gabe Logan: "Lian! We lost contact."
Lian Xing: "I've just now found a clear frequency. I'm at Red Section's LZ. They've brought in an LC-130 and they're jamming radio."
Gabe Logan: "I'm in the KemSynth server room. 3 data drives are missing. See if they're being loaded onto the plane."
Lian Xing: "Copy that. If they're here, I'll find them. Xing out."
With the electrician relying on him for protection, Logan accesses the refinery mainframe using Freeman's access code and takes down Red Section personnel who obstruct his path. He finds that the mercenaries have been raiding information from the office and attempts to infiltrate Security Section D, but the worker cannot bypass the DNA scan. Instead, he gets boosted into a ventilation shaft, from which he drops down and starts picking a door lock that hampers his access to the secret area.
Sabotage of Red Section's transport
Lian Xing: "Teresa, I've accessed the transponder terminal and retrieved the code."
Teresa Lipan: "Copy that. I've checked the NORAD logs. No record of any LC-130 transports entering US airspace."
Lian Xing: "The plane is here! Ask them to explain that!"
Teresa Lipan: "I will... Meanwhile, we need to make sure it can't make any more unauthorised flights."
Lian Xing: "I'm on it... Xing out."
The scene cuts to show Lian arriving at the enemy's landing zone. She decides to search the area for data stolen from Freeman's server, and finds KemSynth drivers, confirming Gabe's suspicion of Red Section gathering refinery equipment. Finding the LC-10's transponder code, she must then ground their operations, which she does by deploying explosives on the plane's tail. Upon fighting off another wave of enemies, one of which has commandeered the Agency snowcat, she detonates the C4 and decommissions the plane, before heading back to assist Logan.
Diffusing the containment room explosive
Red Section soldier 1: "This should allow us plenty of time to clear out before all hell breaks loose."
Red Section soldier 2: "Are you sure that's enough time?"
Red Section soldier 1: "Yeah, I'm sure... We still have a target loose here. We have to make sure he can't deactivate this thing once we leave."
Red Section soldier 2: "Who the hell is that up there?"
Red Section soldier 1: "It's him, you idiot!... Send backup to the pump station! NOW!"
Gabe, meanwhile, has picked the door lock and accesses an area that borders on Security Section D. He kills more Red Section troops and defuses laser mines which patrols set up beforehand. Finding the enemy has planted a bomb, he rushes to diffuse it, and succeeds with mere seconds to spare.
Kreisler commits suicide
Gabe Logan: "Kreisler! Where's Freeman? Where are the discs?"
William Kreisler: "You're too late... They got him in the substation... And they're gonna blow it up..."
Gabe Logan: "Teresa, check the schematics for a hothouse. And tell Lian to head over to the substation. I'll meet her there."
Teresa Lipan: "Copy that. As soon as I restore contact, I'll let her know. I'm looking at the schematics for Security Section D, and a whole section of it's blacked out. Looks like enough room for a hothouse."
Gabe Logan: "Whatever the hell it is, I bet the optical disc is there... Logan out." With the scientist William Kreisler expendable, Black King orders that he be terminated. A Red Section soldier switches on a poison gas system, and Logan hurries to deactivate the switch. Upon untying Kreisler, he asks where the discs are. He's told it's too late: the enemy has it and is planning to destroy the pipeline substation. The scientist then succumbs to a white flower.
Logan presses on towards the greenhouse, where he finds Kreisler's optical disc. The door suddenly shuts, trapping him inside. He fends off a group of enemy elites, and the door opens again when the troops are killed. Gabe then hurries to the substation, trying to stop Black King from setting off the bombs he planted.
The final showdown
Lian Xing: "Gabe!"
Red Section soldier: "He's up here!"
Gabe Logan: "Lian! You ok?"
Lian Xing: "Barely... Thank God you made it!"
Gabe Logan: "What's the situation? How many are there?"
Lian Xing: "2 dozen, maybe more... All between us and Freeman. Black King is holding him on the east floor."
Gabe Logan: "Black King?"
Lian Xing: "Their commander. He's lined the east floor with explosives and claims that he's wired into them directly!... They're not going to surrender."
Gabe Logan: "I never thought they would... I'm going to work my way down to Freeman. When I yell for cover, you pin them down. Then I'll move."
Red Section soldier: "He can't get past all of us!"
Now reunited with Lian, Gabe takes down a gang of Red Section soldiers and heads for the pipeline substation. He first defuses the explosives planted by the enemy while Lian provides him with covering fire. When Black King is killed, the duo head for Malcolm Freeman, only to find that the civilian also commited suicide, this time with a cyanide capsule. They recover the data discs and return to base.
Decrypting the intel on the discs, Gabe finds another operation in Peru, where the revolutionary soldiers are allied with Red Section. He heads into the area to rescue Addison Hargrove and attempts to collect samples of plants that survived.


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What do you think about Thrifted Thursday?
I know there has been a lot of thrift talk lately here at the PLA (that's how my husband refers to the Pretty Life Anonymous, cute huh?), but thrifting is truly our one true love around here, and I really can't resist the opportunity to create an alliteration from "thrifted" and "Thursday" and have Thrifted Thursday today. Fun with grammar and thriftiness? That's blogger gold, I tell ya.
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The Hornby Foundation supports local charities, good causes and community groups. It is solely funded by J F Hornby & Co Chartered Accountants who believe in giving a large part of their profits back into the local community. Trustee John Hornby commented The Brathay Trust is such a well deserving Charity and what Paul is doing to give these youngsters opportunities they've previously not had is such a selfless journey. We are incredibly proud to support him and wish him the best of luck!
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Why are you sponsoring Paul's epic challenge?
It is an honour to be supporting Paul's endurance adventure.
We all probably have a rebellious side and we ourselves have been very lucky in our lives to have been guided in the right direction. If we can help to raise the profile of 'To Hell and Back' and in turn if this helps just one young person to succeed and change their life for the better, then it will be well worth it.
What we are doing is the easy side, Paul's challenge however is a different matter......PAIN
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About Paul
Paul Dewar, Man & Machine, 21 Days of Pain, 1600 miles of Hurt, Inspiring Young Lives.
Wow, there is a lot to live up to in that title!!
A bit about me. I am male, 5'10" ish, grey hair and just turned 50, married to Trudi, who manages to smile and support me through some of these nutty challenges that I do. We run a traditional Inn situated just south of The Lake District.
Born in Harrogate in the wonderful county of Yorkshire and lived there for a number of years until the family re-located to South Wales and then to North Devon some years later. Having avoided all forms of excersise at school for as long as possible I found myself press ganged into a rugby team at school in Devon and found that I actually enjoyed it, other than the cold in the winter!! After all, it was on the edge of Exmoor. From here I developed into other sports, athletics and cross country running amongst them. I found that I wasn't too bad at this running lark and soon found myself representing the school in the North Devon league and various races further afield.
Once I left school though, running took a nose dive, I found beer, smoking and girls much more alluring!! I did however have a few moments of running but these moments were very scarce and never for any period of time.
As I hit the ripe old age of 30 I decided that I needed to get fit and so once again took up running. Being a bit older I found that I actually stuck to it and was soon enetering a local 10k. I think my time was just over 50 minutes and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was hooked again and a few years later ran my first marathon in Sheffield.
I can still remember how tough it was, I had trained hard for the event but nothing could prepare me for the pain that my legs went through during the last few miles, and indeed the next few days. It didn't put me off though, and although I didn't run a marathon for another year, I did still keep up the running. I was mainly running 10k's, 10 milers and half marathons, clocking up some respectful times, but I always felt that I never had enough time to do the training to go longer.
In 2007 we became self employed and set up our company a year or so later. Although we worked all the hours to get things going I still managed to do some training although didn't race again for a number of years. As the business grew, we found that we could employ others and therefore free up time for us. For me I was back out regularly on the roads and found myself entering the Brathay Windermere Marathon. I trained hard for this event and was pleased with my performance on this tough course.
This was to prove a turning point for me as this is when I heard about the 10 in 10 and witnessed it first hand. Here was a handful of normal guys running 10 marathons in 10 days for the Brathay charity. I was amazed at what they were doing and after some thought entered the event for the following year, 2012. Surprisingly, I was accepted and transformed my mind and body from a one marathon a year guy into a multi day event guy. It took some time and the journey was not particularily pleasant if I'm honest, especially during the winter months, but I persevered and was rewarded with an unforgettable 10 days in May 2012.
From then on I was running marathons about once a month, and then a customer lent me a book by Andy Holgate about his Ironman journey. I read it and instantly dismissed the idea as madness, too much training, swimming, which I only did on holiday to cool down, and cycling, nuts. Little was I to know that the seed had been planted!!
A few months later I was chatting to Paul McKenny (waiting for his daughter to finish work), he has a lot to answer for, and he was telling me how he had done a couple of Ironman events and that it really wasn't that bad. Unfortunately, I listened to him and ended up entering Ironman UK 2013. I went and bought a bike, practically learnt how to swim again from scratch and generally got myself in some sort of shape to complete the event. It was hard, one of the toughest things that I have put my body through, but I did it.
So, what do you do when you reach 50?? Well, I dreamt up some ludicrous event that will really push me to the absolute limits. For me it is going to be the challenge of a lifetime. Yes, I run marathons for fun, yes, I participate in long distance triathlons for fun, but I also raise money for charity whilst doing them and so this seems the perfect way to combine the two things.
The road to get to the start line is not going to be an easy one, it is going to be a long, hard slog but I will get there. I hope that in doing so and, in taking on this challenge that I can inspire others, especially the younger generation to take on their own challenges and maybe change their lives for the better. After all, that's what Brathay is all about.
About Brathay
The Brathay Trust, a charity based in Cumbria which supports some of the UK's most disadvantaged and vulnerable young children.
Many challenges are being faced by children and young adults in their day to day lives, they may be vulnerable, disengaged, or just plain "hard to reach", and they may have dropped through the support network provided by parents, schools, family and social services. They may have no family to speak of, they may be dabbling in drugs and alcohol, they may have been sexually exploited, and they may be involved in criminal activity and gangs and even dropped out of school or further education.
They need help to enable them to change course, they need help to enable them to develop confidence and motivation, to develop the skills needed to unlock their potential and make positive changes in their lives. They need help to re-enter education or training, to foster relationships with their family, help to avoid and move away from criminal activity.
Brathay does all of this and more. It scoops up these individuals delivering community and residential programmes that help these young people to have a voice in the community, to become peer mentors and young leaders and in turn to then inspire others and show them that change is possible.
To find out more about the Brathay Trust, visit their website - www.brathay.org.uk
The Stan Laurel Inn
Why are you sponsoring Paul's epic challenge?
Paul has always been involved in charity fundraising through the pub but in the last few years he has taken it upon himself to do some of the hardest things in the world of endurance. This latest hare brained scheme is just, well, quite frankly nuts. He will do it though, as he will train all the hours he can and ready himself mentally for what is an extremely tough and difficult challenge.
Whilst doing all this he will do his utmost to raise funds for The Brathay Trust and do his best to inspire those young people that Brathay tries to reach out and help.
Over many years that Paul has run businesses he has employed many teenagers and fully knows the challenges faced by them, these are the lucky ones who have homes, schooling and stability in their lives and are able to keep a job. There are many more who don't have these things and need help. Paul wants to help them, that's why we want to help Paul
Find out more about The Stan Laurel Inn
The Stan Laurel Inn is situated in the small bustling market town of Ulverston, the birthplace of Stan Laurel. We are a traditional pub with six handpulled real ales, an extensive menu, and three letting rooms. We pride ourselves on our friendly, efficient service and look forward to welcoming guests, old and new. Please check our website for offers and more information.
Why are you sponsoring Paul's epic challenge?
www.trackaPhone.com sponsors many events such as Paul's challenge. We are always impressed with people who give up their valuable time and energy to raise money for projects such as Brathay. Our technology protects people and assets at risk and we will be tracking Paul throughout his challenge as we do with all of our customers, as their employees go about their business.
Paul's sponsors, friends and family will be able to watch his progress. We wish Paul a successful and safe journey and hope he raises lots of money for Brathay.
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Use our interactive map below to find out more about the routes and what's involved in the challenge.
The 3 icons below on the map can be clicked on to bring up more information about each day. You can also click on the "Day" on the left of the map to zoom to that day.
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Our 16th annual Barrie Dragon Boat Festival was held on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Despite the rainy weather and rough conditions, teams were in high spirits and the festival was another great success!
47 teams competed in the event, paddling and raising money for their charity of choice. Final totals are still being tallied, but over the past 15 years the festival has raised over $1.85 million for more than 60 charities in Barrie and area.
The Barrie Public Library would like to thank everyone involved in making this festival a success - paddlers, crew, sponsors, volunteers, community partners, civic leaders, businesses, vendors, organizations, staff and committee members.
Due to the weather, teams were only able to complete two races instead of three. Based on those two races, this year's results were as follows:
Platinum Division – 1st Place: Paddlestrong – sponsored by the Barrie Community Family Health Team
Platinum Division – 2nd Place: Busch Buccaneers
Platinum Division – 3rd Place: Paddle of Fury
Gold Division Winners: In Sync
Silver Division Winners: The DUCA Dragon Boat Team
Bronze Division Winners: Westside Winded
Copper Division Winners: Honda Team 1
Iron Division Winners: BACA Team 1
Spirit Award: Baywood Veterinary – How to Spay your Dragon
Best Dressed: Loggie-Five-O
Bruce Saunders Rookie Team of the Year: Orange Crush
Top Fundraiser: The Geri-Antics for Grove Park Home
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Donation Wish List
- Unused dog and cat toys suitable for sanitizing (ping pong balls for cats, kongs for dogs, etc...)
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Michael Cervieri CV
Michael Cervieri is an Emmy Award winning producer who leads digital strategy, media production and communication teams. He's developed and taught graduate level media, communications and technology courses at Columbia University. He was the founder of The Future Journalism Project.
Digital Director, Ronaut & Astrobot
Currently developing and implementing in-house media products, and developing digital strategies for clients to help them better understand, connect with and expand their audiences.
Media Director, Harmony Labs
Directed media strategies and projects at this applied data group that explores the production, distribution, consumption and effects of entertainment, social and news media.
Notable Projects
Virtual Reality Action Lab
Managed and led project that brought together award-winning media makers, researchers and educators to create socially responsible virtual reality experiences. Executed in partnership with Google, Screenwriters Colony, Sensorium Works and Institute of Play.
Founder, Future Journalism Project
Created this independent lab to explore disruption, opportunity and innovation in news media.
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Community Engagement
Organically grew an audience to the hundreds of thousands through a mix of digital strategies, editorial products and live event programming.
Editorial Development
Launched an online magazine, podcast series, video series and weekly newsletter with an international team of contributors.
Event Production
Hosted monthly events that brought together news producers and consumers to discuss current events and explore better ways to produce, consume and understand the news.
Digital Director, WITNESS
Directed team that created and implemented media and technology strategies for this global nonprofit that uses video to document human rights abuse.
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Technology Strategy & Implementation
Redeveloped WITNESS Web properties; implemented platforms to distribute WITNESS' multilingual training materials; adopted applications to better communicate with, respond to and track interactions with constituent audiences; and provided integrated publishing, communications and social media toolkits for stakeholders to interact and integrate with targeted networks.
Editorial Development
Directed editorial strategies to increase owned, earned and shared media opportunities; developed new opportunities for media distribution across digital platforms; and implemented brand and design standards across the organization's media properties.
Partner, ScribeLabs
Developed digital roadmaps, strategies, and editorial products and services for Fortune 100, nonprofits and startup companies. Managed internal editorial teams that created award-winning multimedia productions.
Notable Projects
Executive Producer, ScribeMedia.org
Directed a team of editors and producers for this online publication focusing on the business, technology and culture of digital media. Executive Produced, among others, Reporting AIDS, an Emmy Award winning Web video series; Perpetual Peace Project, a video series that premiered at the New Museum in New York City; and Postcards from Central Asia, a video series on post-Soviet development in Central Asia that premiered at Museo de Arte Contemporaneo in Spain.
Strategic Consulting
Advised Moldovan government ministries on how to build and engage communities around the country's new e-government and open data initiatives; created media, technological and business roadmaps for both startups and established brands navigating digital media spaces.
National News Editor, Saudi Gazette
Rebranded and guided the development this English-language newspaper with an international team of editors to create a liberal voice promoting reform in Saudi Arabia.
Senior Editor, Blue Magazine
Founding editor of this award-winning international culture and travel magazine.
Director of Product Development, DLI
Directed software team to create this e-learning company's applications and those of its clients.
Emmy Award Winner, Advanced Media
Reporting AIDS: Web-based video series on HIV/AIDS politics, science and advocacy.
Webby Awards Official Honoree, Technology Coverage
China's Next Great Wall: Video on a photovoltaic installation created for the Olympic games.
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs. 2009 - 2010
Adjunct Professor: Designed curriculum and taught graduate courses on global Internet and mobile policies and platforms, and how NGO's, Non-Profits, Governmental Agencies and Citizen Journalists use technologies to communicate with constituent audiences.
Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism. 2007 - 2009
Adjunct Professor: Advisor to graduate digital media students working on their year-long Masters' Projects and instructor of Web design and multimedia storytelling.
Yale University, Department of Political Science
A lecture exploring traditional power structures of established media in Western democracies alongside state-run and/or controlled media elsewhere, and how software code is now both an avenue for new press freedoms and further suppression and control.
Columbia University, SIPA
Disruption in traditional news organizations has given non-traditional players such as NGOs and non-profits the ability to participate in and drive the news cycle.
Fashion Institute of Technology
As organizations in all fields become publishers, a set of best practices for entering the digital media world.
Online News Association
An overview on how online information ecosystems work and strategies for how independent news organizations can make their works known, shared and influential.
American Society of Journalists and Authors
The opportunities and pitfalls of using online video for brand building and marketing.
Columbia University, SIPA
Presented topics on open versus closed networks, e-governance and the future of Internet as part of a broader panel on Policy Making in the Digital Age.
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism — MS
Digital Media.
Columbia University — BA
Double Concentration in Philosophy and English. Dean's List.


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When Maven builds ADF – Part III
"I have added the dependency to my project but then I cannot can't use the page template...", "I cannot use the declarative components on my pages...". Such complaints were common when I started the last Maven ADF projects. So let's see how to overcome another Maven ADF "feature" with Oracle JDeveloper.weiterlesen


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Friday, December 1, 2017
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Traverse City Life Story Funeral Home
Traverse City Location
400 Hammond Road West
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 941-9034
Driving Directions
Saturday, December 2, 2017
First Christian Church
3686 S. Airport W
Traverse City, MI 49684
(231) 946-4074
The family will greet friends starting at 11am.
At the family's request memorial contributions are to be made to those listed below. Please forward payment directly to the memorial of your choice.
Cherryland Humane Society
1750 Ahlberg Rd.
Traverse City, MI 49696
(231) 946-3299
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Below is the contact information for a florist recommended by the funeral home.
Kingsley Floral and Gifts
121 S. Brownson Ave.
Kingsley, MI 49649
(231) 263-7290
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Cherryland Floral
1208 S. Garfield
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 941-5761
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Web Site
Flower Station
341 W. Front St.
Traverse City, MI 49684
(231) 946-1742
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Blossom Shop
1023 E. Eighth St.
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 932-9470
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Lilies Of The Alley
227 E. State St - Alley
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Life Story / Obituary
Diana Lynn Sparks, 67 of Traverse City died, Wednesday, November 22, 2017.
She was born on June 5, 1950 in Owosso the daughter of Lyle Jr. and Vera May (Wright) Sparks.
Diana graduated in 1969 from Traverse City Senior High. She ran a daycare in her home for over 25 years. She then worked as a shirt press operator at Masters Dry Cleaners.
Diana was a member of the First Christian Church; the Christian Women's Fellowship and the Church Women United. She was active with the Northport Indian Mission Church. She enjoyed food, eating at the Dockside on Torch Lake and other restaurants. Diana also liked to watch old westerns and games shows, her daycare children and animals. She was a big fan of Elvis and enjoyed collecting Elvis memorabilia. Family was very important to her and she loved spending time with them.
Diana is survived by her son, Paul (Jennifer) Sparks, sister, Darla Seigh, nieces, Crystal (Chris) Sikkema and their children, Sebastian, Kaiden, Ariah and Easton, Kelsi (Nathan) Matthews and their children, Jace and Mallory; aunts and cousins.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Lyle and Vera Sparks.
The family would like to thank Dr. Andrew Riddle and Dr. Joseph Piche for the special care they gave Diana; they had a special bond with her.
Visitation will be held 6pm to 8pm, Friday, December 1, 2017 at Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City. Funeral Services will be held 12 noon, Saturday, December 2, 2017 at First Christian Church, Traverse City; where the family will greet friends starting at 11am. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Cherryland Humane Society. Please visit www.lifestorytc.com to sign the guest book and share your thoughts and message with the family.


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Felix Hardy
Andromeda Dress Shirt // Gray + White
Product Description
FELIX HARDY began in 2002, when its founder travelled from his home country of Spain to London, England, where he encountered a new and unfamiliar side of the fashion industry, with streetwear unlike what he'd seen before. Seeking challenge and adventure, he decided to combine this new breed of style with his own spin, and create a brand of his very own.
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- ColorsGray, White
- Materials
100% Cotton
- Care InstructionsMachine Wash
- OriginTurkey
— Men's Cotton Dress Shirt
— Button-Up
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Length From Shoulder:
Small = 74.5
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We're back after an incredibly long blog silence! Welcome to my new followers from craft shows or word-of-mouth or whatever brings you to my page. It's been a while since I last posted, not for lack of action on my part, but a lack of blog post topics. I'll work on being better at that going forward.
So, where have we been? Amazing craft shows with views like this!
Our most recent show, the Canandaigua Lakefront Art Show, is definitely one we'll be visiting again. How could you turn down an office view like that?
I've had a lot of good commissions come my way this year from customers at craft shows. Jewelry orders have been particularly common, including this charm for a bracelet to celebrate a graduation:
…and a new version of my mica leaf pendants, incorporating genuine sterling silver and resin!
At Arts on Genesee, I was commissioned for a large wedding memento, which allowed me to make my very first clay motorcycle:
The warm summer weather has inspired a lot of new work as well, as I expand my my experience with seashells and resin and worked on some new, smaller sculptures – sea monsters!
What's next? My last two shows of the summer – the Believe in Syracuse Arts and Culture Festival and the Mabee Farms Arts and Crafts Festival – are coming up fast, and I have a few more commissions to start for the holiday season. Beyond that, the online shop will be updated in the next few weeks, and I'll try to keep the blog posts coming as well.
I hope you're all enjoying your summer, and maybe I'll see a few of you at an upcoming craft fair.


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The Most Interesting Games of the 79th Mass. Open
Bob Messenger
October 2010
On June 27th MACA President Ken Ballou announced the winners of the Most Interesting Game prizes for the 79th Massachusetts Open:
Open: IM Igor Foygel
Under 2000: Danny Angermeier
Under 1800: Eugene Bedard
Under 1600: Matthew Webber
The games were judged by Rhode Island master David Griego.
White: Kelleher, Bill
Black: Foygel, Igor
[B06] Robatsch
79th Mass. Open Open
Notes by FM David Griego
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
4.Be3 a6 5.h3 b5 6.f4?!
This is a somewhat odd mix of systems against the Modern with ...a6. The "pure Austrian" set-up with Nf3 and Bd3 is considered the main line, and a Be3, Qd2 (with perhaps h4) formation is also quite testing.
6...b4 7.Nb1 Bb7
8.Nd2 c5?!
Perhaps provoked by White's slow play, Black looks to take the initiative immediately. [Preparing ...c5 with 8...Nd7 seems better.] 9.c3?! Ostensibly the idea is to support the center, but it seems to have the opposite effect. [Better is 9.dxc5! dxc5 with 2 possibilities for White: (if 9...Bxb2 10.Rb1 (10.cxd6?! Bxa1 11.Qxa1 Nf6 isn't quite sound) 10...Bc3 11.Ne2 is nice for White) 10.e5! spiking the g7 Bishop is critical. In general, this is a pawn structure Black should avoid in Pirc/Modern openings, as it is difficult to generate counterplay against White's center. The fact that White has control over the c4 square seems to be a bonus as well: (10.Bxc5?! accepts the pawn, but is probably not best: 10...Qc7! (10...Bxb2 11.Rb1 Bc3 12.Bxb4 is good for White) 11.Be3 (11.Bxb4 Nc6 12.Bc3 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Qxf4) 11...Bxb2 12.Rb1 Bc3 13.Ne2 Nf6 gives Black the initiative) 10...Nd7 11.Ngf3 Nh6 12.Bd3 0-0 13.Qe2 Qc7 14.0-0 gives White a nice edge. (If White is in a particularly belligerent mood, he can try 14.0-0-0!? ) ]
9...bxc3 10.bxc3 Qa5
An efficient multi-purpose move, defending c3, and attacking both b7 and f7.
A very dynamic answer to White's threat. [11...Bc6 12.Nc4 is awkward for Black.]
[12.Qxb7? Rb8 13.Qxa6 Qxc3 and things are falling with check: 14.Bb5 Qxa1+ 15.Ke2 cxd4 16.Bxd7+ Kxd7 17.Qa7+ Kc8 18.Bf2 (18.Qa6+ Kd8 19.Qa7 Qb2) 18...Qc1 is winning for Black.]
Another counterattacking solution to White's threat. Black has calculated that the resulting complications will favor him. [12...Nh6 is also possible.]
13.Bxf7+ Kf8 14.Bxg8
[14.Bxd4 Bxd4 15.cxd4 Bxe4 16.Be6 Bxg2 17.Rh2 Bc6 leaves White with the less safe King position.; If 14.cxd4 Bxe4 15.Be6 Rb8 is even better for Black: 16.Qc4 Ngf6 17.Kf2 Bd5 18.Bxd5 Nxd5-/+; And 14.Qxb7 is a total disaster after 14...dxe3 15.Qxa8+ Kxf7-+]
14...Rxg8 15.cxd4 Bxe4
Black has emerged from the tactics with a clear edge. He has the 2 Bishops, control of d5, and a safer King.
[16...Rb8!? 17.Qd1 Rb2 looks a little more direct. It's unlikely White will survive the position after 18.Ne2 Bd3 19.Re1 Nf6]
17.Qd3 Kf7 18.Ngf3
Rgc8 19.Rhc1 Qb5!
An interesting practical solution, by a player known for making excellent practical decisions. Igor is no doubt confident his technical skills will bring home the point with the Queens off the board. [19...Kg8 or; 19...Nf6 are ways to keep the Queens on the board, although 20.f5 might create some counterplay.]
axb5 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Rb1
[22.a4 Ra8 23.a5 Ra6 isn't dangerous for Black, as he can go after the a-pawn with ...Nb8-c6, or even ...Nc5!?-b7.]
22...Rb8 23.Ng5+ Ke8 24.a3 Nf6
25.g4 Kd7 26.Ke2 Bc6 27.Kd3 h6
[27...Ra8!? targets the a-pawn immediately, and Black has a virtually winning position after: 28.Rb3 Bd5 29.Rxb5 (29.Rc3 Ba2! and ...Nd5 is unstoppable.) 29...Rxa3+ 30.Ke2 h6 31.Ngf3 Ne4]
28.Nge4 Nd5 29.Nc3
Another excellent decision. Grabbing the two Bishops is attractive on the surface, but Igor most likely judged [29...Nxe3 30.Kxe3 Ra8 31.Rb3 as more difficult to convert.]
30.Kxc3 Ra8 31.Rb3
[31.Ra1 Ra4 32.Nb3 Bd5 and White's pawns will start to drop.]
31...Bd5 32.Rxb5
Rxa3+ 33.Nb3 Kc6 34.Rb4 Rxb3+
The resulting same colored Bishop ending is a clean cut win for Black:
35.Rxb3 Bxb3 36.Kxb3 Kd5 37.f5
[37.Kc3 Ke4]
37...Ke4 38.Bd2 gxf5
39.gxf5 h5 40.Bg5 Bf6 41.Bxf6 exf6
42.Kc4 h4 0-1
White:!LePoer, Geoff
Black: Angermeier, Danny
[D03] Torre Attack (Tartakower
79th Mass. Open U2000
Notes by FM David Griego
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3
Be7 5.Bd3 0-0 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.Ne5
c5 8.c3 Nxe5 9.dxe5 Nd7 10.Nf3 f6
This at least seems to threaten something with Bxh7+, although the threat isn't really that concrete.
11...fxe5 12.Nxe5
[12.Bxh7+? Kxh7 13.Ng5+ Kg8 14.Nxe6 (14.Qh5? Nf6-+ doesn't work at all.) 14...Qb6 15.Nxf8 Kxf8 (15...exf4 16.Nxd7 Bxd7 (16...Qe6!?) 17.Qxd5+ Be6) 16.Bg3 Qxb2-/+]
12...Nf6 13.h5?!
This looks like a pretty slow plan, although this h-pawn later proves to be quite a troublesome fellow. [13.Qe2 preparing Queenside castling isn't timed that well either: 13...Bd6 14.0-0-0 Qc7-/+; Since White has already taken the gloves off, he may want to stay in "hostile mode" with: 13.g4!? Bd6 14.g5 Bxe5 15.Bxe5 Ne4 16.f3 (16.Bxe4!? dxe4 17.Qxd8 Rxd8 18.c4 might reduce White's winning chances, but Black will suffer for quite a long time.) 16...Nd6 17.Qc2 creates decent attacking chances.]
13...Bd6 14.h6
g6 15.Qf3?!
Stepping right into the open f-file looks risky. Perhaps worth a go is [15.Nxg6!? hxg6 16.h7+ Kh8 17.Bh6 Rf7 18.Bxg6 Rc7 19.g4 with a good amount of compensation for the piece.]
15...Bxe5 16.Bxe5 Ne4
Out of a quiet opening, we are getting some wild complications...
This is walking into a fork, but there are some even crazier things on the way. Objectively, White would rather have Black take on f2 with the Rook, for example: [17.Qe2!? Rxf2 (17...Nxf2 18.0-0 Nxd3 19.Qxd3 isn't that much fun for Black.) 18.Qg4 Rf5 19.Qxg6+! (19.Bxe4?! isn't as good: 19...Rxe5 20.0-0-0 (20.Bxg6? doesn't work due to 20...Rg5-+) 20...Bd7-/+ with a healthy extra pawn) 19...hxg6 20.h7+ Kf7 21.h8Q Qxh8 22.Bxh8 Rh5 23.Rxh5 gxh5 24.Bxe4 should lead to a draw]
17...Nxf2 18.Qxg6+!
OK! This is indeed an inspired, albeit forced, way to continue!
It's tempting to threaten mate in one, but it's the wrong continuation. [19.h7+ is much better 19...Kf7 20.0-0! Ke7 (20...Ke8 21.Rxf2 Rxf2 22.h8Q+ Rf8 23.Bxg6+ with tremendous compensation for the exchange.) 21.Rxf2 Rxf2 22.Kxf2 Bd7 23.h8Q Qxh8 24.Bxh8 Rxh8 25.Bxg6=/+ somehow ends with material equality, although Black can play for a win with his better structure.]
[Black should consider endingWhite's fun in a most forceful manner with 19...Qf6! 20.Bxf6 Rxf6-+ when Black is just up a piece.]
20.h7+ Kh8 21.Rh4!
White's attacking chances seem to be gaining momentum....
[21...Bd7 22.Rf4 Kg7! Once the Rook is off the h-file, this active defensive move is possible. The idea is to win a tempo by attacking the Bishop. (22...Ng4 23.Rxg4 Qe7 24.0-0-0 and that dark squared Bishop is more than enough compensation for the Queen!) 23.Bc2 Ng4 24.Rxg4+ Kf7 Hard to say what the assessment here is, but getting out of that pin is some sort of moral victory.]
Threatening to take on e4 for free, but White should look at the most forcing moves first: [22.Bxe4! is most direct, and good for White: 22...dxe4 (22...Qf8 23.Ke2 Qg7 24.Rf1 is the end) 23.Rd1! (Even the slow looking 23.g4 is dangerous 23...Qe7 24.g5 Qxh7 25.Bxf6+ Kg8 26.Rxh7 Kxh7 27.Rd1+/- and Black will struggle to hold this.) 23...Bd7 (23...Qe7 24.Rh6+-) 24.Rxd7! White cashes in his chips and forces a winning King and Pawn ending: 24...Qxd7 25.Bxf6+ Qg7 26.Bxg7+ Kxg7 27.h8Q+ Rxh8 28.Rxh8 Kxh8 29.Kf2+-]
Just as in the note after Black's 19th, the best thing to do is to break the pin at all costs: [22...Qd6! 23.Rxe4 (23.Bxd6 Nxd6 24.Bc2 Bd7 25.g4 Raf8 26.g5 Rf1 shouldn't be too much trouble for Black) 23...Qxe5 24.Rxe5 Rxg6 25.Rh1 Bd7 and Black can just triple-team the h7 pawn with ...Rg7, .....Rf8-f7 ending all counterplay.]
[23.Bxe4! still wins a similar King and Pawn ending after: 23...dxe4 (23...Kg7 24.Rf1 wins a massive amount of material) 24.Rxd7!? (Although here White can make use of the access to the f-file he didn't have in the 22.Bxe4! variation, and play: 24.Rf1+- ) 24...Qxd7 25.Bxf6+ Qg7 26.Bxg7+ Kxg7 27.h8Q+ Rxh8 28.Rxh8 Kxh8 29.Kc2+-]
White: Strickland, Eric
Black: Bedard, Eugene
[B21] Sicilian Defense: Smith-
Morra Gambit
79th Mass. Open U1800
1.e4 g6 2.f4 d6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d4 Nd7 5.Nc3 b6 6.Bb5 a6 7.Bc6 Ra7 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Ne5 f6 11.Qd5 Nh6 12.Be3 fxe5 13.fxe5 Bb7 14.Bxh6 Bxh6 15.Qf7+ Kd8 16.Bxd7 Kxd7 17.Rad1+ Kc8 18.Qe6+ Kb8 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.Rxd5 Rd8 21.Rfd1 Rxd5 22.Rxd5 Rb7 23.g3 Qc8 24.Qxc8+ Kxc8 25.e6 Rc7 26.Kf2 Rc6 27.c4 Rxe6 28.Kf3 Rf6+ 29.Ke2 Kc7 30.b3 g5 31.e5 Re6 32.Kf3 Bg7 33.Ke4 Kc6 34.g4 Rh6 35.Kf5 e6+ 36.Ke4 exd5+ 37.cxd5+ Kd7 38.Kf5 Rxh2 39.a3 Rf2+ 40.Kxg5 Bxe5 41.b4 cxb4 42.axb4 a5 43.b5 a4 44.d6 Kxd6 45.Kh5 a3 46.g5 Bf4 47.Kh6 Bxg5+ 48.Kg7 a2 0-1
White: Hong, Jenshiang
Black: Webber, Matthew
[B24] Sicilian, Closed
79th Mass. Open U1600
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 e6 6.Be3 b6 7.Qd2 Nge7 8.Nge2 Nd4 9.0-0 Bb7 10.Nd1 0-0 11.Nc1 e5 12.c3 Ne6 13.Bh6 f5 14.Bxg7 Nxg7 15.f4 Qc7 16.Ne3 Rad8 17.Ne2 d5 18.Rac1 Qb8 19.Qc2 fxe4 20.dxe4 d4 21.Qb3+ Kh8 22.cxd4 exd4 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.exd5 Nf5 25.Rf2 Ne3 26.a4 Nxg2 27.Rxg2 Bxd5 28.Qd3 Bxg2 29.Kxg2 Qb7+ 30.Kg1 Qd5 31.b3 Rde8 32.Nc3 Qxb3 33.Qb1 Qxb1 34.Nxb1 Re2 35.h4 Rfe8 36.Kf1 Kg7 37.Na3 d3 38.Rc3 d2 39.Rd3 Re1+ 40.Kg2 d1Q 41.Rxd1 Rxd1 0-1
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My second lieutenant is at San Francisco by order of General Wright, and will probably not return.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Captain, Fifth Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding.
CHIHUAHUA, May 3, 1863.
Brigadier General JAMES H. CARLETON:
DEAR SIR: I received on yesterday, May 2, at 10 o'clock in the morning, the express which was directed to me by the quartermaster in Franklin. He delivered in good order the letter from yourself, one from General West, one from Lieutenant-Colonel McMullen, and another from the quartermaster. Also, other letters and papers. I received three days back a letter from General West, which had been detained on the road nearly two months. This was the first communication that came to hand from Franklin. My letter is an answer to all of them. Skillman's party left the Norte nearly two months since and traveled in the direction of Arizona. He had with him twenty-five men and one wagon. His movements since that time are unknow to me, thought it is reported here that a few days ago he entered into Guadalupe, the Mexican village below El Paso, and there prucured some Pueblo Indians as guides, and then departed, which way the report does not say. Whether this be true or not I cannot say. He brought no artillery to the Presidio del Norte. His party is evidently a purely scouting one, hunting for information and perhaps seeking an opportunity to kill a few isolated men, burn unprotected train, or run off horses when not weel guarded. His party is not strong enough to attempt anything mroe important. Besides Skillman's party I have not heard of any other, large or small, that has passed up north of Presidio. Between Fort Davis and San Antonio the balance of battalion is stationed. In what places and how divided I cannot say, but altogether, including Skillman's men, I do not hink they exceed 300 or 400 men. The troops below Fort Davis are evidently placed as a basis for Skillman's movements, to keep open the road to Chihuahua and receive and dispatch runners to and from San Antonio.
The large train which left this State for Texas, loaded with flour and grain, has passed through their hands and supplied them bountifully with those articles. Whether below Fort Davis they have any artillery I cannot state; nor do I know anything about how they are armed, nor who are their officers. Nobody from them has visited Presidio, and if any of them were near I am sure that women and whisky would have called them over. My information about them is from the consul at Monterey, and statements made by Skillman's men in Del Norte, which appear credible. Although Skillman may remit news to the troops below, I do not believe they can form any combination with him to attack, because they are so remote from each other that any point which Skillman may find weak could not be counted to remain so during the time that it would take to send down a runner and bring up a re-enforcement. I conclude, therefore, that Skillman's object is what I have already stated, and the troops, few in number, below Fort Davis are his line of communication and are stationary. Skillman himself started the report in Presidio that an army was coming behind. But no army has come, and the consul at Monterey has not spoken of any further organization of troops. I conclude that the battalion which was raised in San Antonio are the only troops which they have upon this frontier.


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Social enterprise makes waves.
A small Fijian social enterprise is certainly looking to make waves in small grassroots communities in a bid to provide inclusive sustainable economic development.
Loving Islands — a registered Australian and Fijian social enterprise — has been assisting communities, particularly in the remote island of Matuku in the Lau Group, through an extensive organic farming project.
The enterprise was founded by Litia Kirwin, an Australian with iTaukei maternal links who was raised in both Australia's tropical North East coast and the island of Matuku.
With a passion to raise the standards of living across remote Pacific communities, Ms Kirwin also had to ensure that Loving Islands maintained the environmental integrity the pristine Fiji Islands are known for.
The enterprise in August last year began the Matuku Island Organic Farming Project (MIOFP) in a bid to build the production capacity and quality of organic farmers on Matuku.
The project is a 13-month training program designed to develop income opportunities for Matuku Island communities through the sale of organic products.
Supported by partners; the US Embassy's Regional Environment Office in Suva and the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (POETCom) of the Pacific Community (SPC), the project further aims to develop income opportunities for Matuku Island communities through the sale of organic products.
"We started an organic awareness training program in August last year kindly funded by the US Embassy in Suva in partnership with POETCom," Ms Kirwin said.
"My enterprise that we are running this though is called Loving Islands so we are really about setting up conservation activities and linking that to market activities."
But what is more intriguing behind this enterprise is that it seeks to empower Pacific Island communities through the provision of market-driven services that alleviate poverty, promote gender income equality and foster inclusive local governance capabilities.
The initiative also seeks to increase the business confidence among grassroots people such as the islanders of Matuku and also enhances their climate change resilience. The previous on-island training sessions on Matuku last year also saw the successful production of their first production run of virgin coconut oil (VCO), coconut oil, coconut flour and tapioca flour.
"After 10 months, we are now at the marketing stage and we use value added goods, like coconut oil, cocoa, tapioca flour and things like that," Ms Kirwin said.
"We also focus on building the domestic organic market in Fiji and we will move to exports later this year.
"So we have got seven villages on the island of Matuku. Unlike Cicia, they took a whole island organic certification approach, we have taken it individually.
"We feel that this is the work that you put in at an individual level which produces more effective outcomes for us which is good."
The enterprise has also been assisting Matuku's budding organic farmers with their Participatory Guarantee System (PGS), a peer-based review method of organic certification for small clustered farming groups through farm auditing on the island.
This was done with positive results and a more visible inclusion of biodiversity and agro-ecological farming practices across most farms.
"With this project, we have now got a network of 76 organic farmers. I think by having this network we now have been able to get agriculture to take that next step which is really important for the communities," Ms Kirwin said.
"So we basically are providing them with the resources they need to create incomes and improve livelihoods."
The enterprise has also conducted workshops on soil inputs, organic fertilisers, manures and pesticides to address the concerns in some villages of farmers still using chemical weed killers.
This move also saw the tightening of the on-island PGS system that resulted in the certification of land areas limited to wild harvest coconut areas.
Ms Kirwin also highlighted certain challenges such as the remoteness of their location on Matuku which hindered access to markets.
And the first sustainable incomes of the project have been achieved, the communities are still in dire need of purpose built infrastructure and production equipment to immediately reduce labour intensity and improve quality assurance of goods.
"We have a remote location and our access services and infrastructure is extremely underdeveloped," she said.
"But we have managed to produce more value added products like tapioca flour and the cocoa season has just started so we will have cocoa powder, hopefully chocolate products and more beauty and body products by the end of this year."
Other organic products expected to be a result of the project this year include organic virgin coconut oil, organic flours, spices, and soaps from local ingredients.
Loving Islands so far has staff members comprising only of Ms Kirwin and Mosese Coriakula who is the project co-ordinator with more plans to introduce a sales and marketing personnel to co-ordinate their market access/reach.
With links to Australia, Ms Kirwin said they had secured certain markets which they hoped to export to later on this year before looking to other export markets.
POETCom had also provided communities on Matuku with new open-pollinated seeds for the production of corn, tomatoes, eggplants and chillies for value-added processing later in the year.
With big plans and growth momentum this year, the enterprise and communities on Matuku are also looking to establish the Matuku Organic Farmers' Co-Operative.
This will act as the legal entity for the groups' activities and organic certification.
The above article by Filipe Naigulevu first published on fijitimes.com in Jul, 2017.


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Bjørn Tidmand Sangen Om Dig
"Sangen om dig" ("The song about you") was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, performed in Danish by Bjørn Tidmand.
The song is a love ballad, with Tidmand singing that the song about his lover can never end because it would "never get everything said".
At the close of voting, it had received 4 points, placing 9th in a field of 16.
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Born on 31 January 1935 in Kolkata, Shri Rudraprasad Sengupta has been an educationist by profession.
He taught English Literature at Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta, but his vocation may be more
truly described as theatre. He has devoted himself to fostering of a serious theatre movement in Bengal
and his own creative contribution has been towards many aspects of the dramatic arts. He is a versatile
actor and a director of distinction. Associated with the well-established theatre-group 'Nandikar' ever
since its inception, he is currently the Director-President of the group and has been responsible for its
high standards.
He writes for academic journals, broadcasts, and takes part in various television programmes and talks. Shri Sengupta has been a member of various committees of several esteemed organizations and institutions such as National School of Drama, Sangeet Natak Akademi, UGC, Ministry of Culture, NFDC, Visva-Bharati, and West Bengal Natya Akademi to name a few.
He has won the Best Actor Award given by the Bengal Theatre Journalists Association in 1974 and the Best Director in 1975 and 1979. He represented India at the Brecht Dialogue in the GDR in 1981. West Bengal State Akademi, Karnataka Nataka Academy and West Bengal State Akademi of Dance, Drama, and Visual Arts have also felicitated him. For his eminence in the field of Theatre and his contribution to its enrichment, Shri Rudraprasad Sengupta received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Direction for 1980.
Shri Rudraprasad Sengupta is elected Tagore Fellow of Sangeet Natak Akademi for his contribution to Indian theatre.


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- Title: TURKEY: TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ATTEND FUNERAL OF TURKISH WRITER
- Date: 14th January 1995
- Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (JANUARY 14, 1995) 1. GV CROWD OUTSIDE NEWSPAPER OFFICE, BANNERS 0.11 2. GV COFFIN WITH FLOWERS, CROWD GATHERED ROUND 0.18 3. LV/PAN COFFIN BEING CARRIED BY CROWD, CROWD CLAPPING 0.47 4. SLV CROWD WALKING DOWN STREET, ESCORTED BY POLICE. 1.00 5. SV MAN CARRYING PHOTOGRAPH OF WRITER/PAN PEOPLE CHANTING IN STREET (3 SHOTS) 1.14 6. GV CROWD WALKING DOWN STREET HOLDING BANNERS, CLAPPING ESCORTED BY POLICE (3 SHOTS) 1.53 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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- Story Text: Over two hundred thousand people on Saturday (January 14) attended the funeral in Istanbul of Onat Kutlar, the Turkish writer and poet injured in a bomb explosion earlier in the week.
Kutlar died as a result of wounds sustained in the attack since claimed to be the responsibility of an Islamic militant group, the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders Front (IBDA-C).
Since the bomb attack at a cafe in Istanbul's five-star Marmara Hotel Kutlar, 59, had been treated at Admiral Bristol Hospital. A 37-year-old tour guide had died on the spot.
Kutlar, a poet and film critic, wrote in Cumhuriyet daily, a leading exponent of secularism, since early 1994.
Bike Gureli, general manager of the Marmara Hotel, earlier told Reuters the bomb had been left in the pocket of a coat hanging behind a refrigerator.
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What's New in SolidWorks 2015 – Chapter 11: SolidWorks Electrical
The 2015 version of SolidWorks Electrical includes only a few enhancements, in addition to the powerful electrical design and routing tools that were introduced just a couple years ago.
Honorable Mentions
Connector Wizard
The Insert Connector command provides a quick and easy way to incorporate multiple connector types in the scheme design.
A new connector configuration option is also available. It allows you to create multiple connector style templates.
Routing Diagnostics
New commands provide diagnostic support for routing. The commands include:
- Settings: Toggle the display of warnings or errors.
- Routing analysis: Checks an assembly and displays all warnings or errors found inside an assembly.
- Show path: Displays any warnings or errors about a path between two parts.
Managing User Rights
SolidWorks Electrical users can now be grouped into several new types of roles, with different levels of authorization to manage libraries and project data. Admins can use the brand new interface to set up and administer users and user groups, and define the tasks they can perform in the software.
The following user roles are available:
- Administrator
- Library Manager
- Project Manager
- Project Editor
- Project Contributor
Previously, SolidWorks Electrical only supported two basic levels of user roles.
<< Chapter 10: eDrawings | Chapter 12: Enterprise PDM >>


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Stage 3 "Stay at Home" restrictions will be reinstated across metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire from 11:59pm on Wednesday 8 July. This includes the Mornington Peninsula.
Further information
View information about current and planned roadworks and closures on the peninsula.
Mornington Peninsula Shire has, as a Road Authority, developed and published a Road Management Plan to provide a transparent and network-wide approach to managing our roads.
The Register of Public Roads is a register of all Public Roads, car parks and pathways for which the Shire is the Coordinating Road Authority or the Responsible Road Authority.
The Unmade Roads Construction Strategy provides a basis for prioritising the construction of unmade roads within the Mornington Peninsula Shire.
For maintenance requests or further information on these roads, please phone VicRoads on 13 11 70.
View information on our Road Grading Program.
View information on our Road Resurfacing Program.
View information on our Dust Suppression Program.
If you are deaf, or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can contact us through the National Relay Service.
Visit: National Relay Service
TTY/voice calls: 133 677 Speak and listen: 1300 555 727 SMS relay: 0423 677 767
Please be aware that CCTV cameras are in operation at a number of Shire buildings, including municipal offices, recreation centres and youth centres.
Mornington Peninsula Shire acknowledges and pays respect to the Bunurong / BoonWurrung people, the traditional custodians of these lands and waters


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Some EYE-deas to get through the week! Create your own smoke show!
An Easy, 5-minute Smokey Eye Tutorial
First, apply Ice Brown Eye Shadow/Primer to your eyelids and blend it up toward your crease. Not only will this creamy primer leave a beautiful layer of shimmering brown on your lids, it will also keep your shadows in place all night long.
Next, apply "tea on the porch" from the Getaway Eye Shadow Kit into your crease.
Line your upper lash line with Smoky Quartz Mystikol Eyeliner, then smudge Starry Night from the Getaway Shadow Palette on your upper lash line. You should also use Starry Night to smoke out the outer corner of the eye and into the crease (pure pigment means less product is used).
To balance out the smokiness on your upper lash line, use Smoky Quartz Mystikol Eyeliner to line your lower lashes and smudge the line with more Starry Night Eye Shadow.
Or for added depth, line the bottom waterline of the eye with Smoky Quartz Mystikol Eyeliner.
Then, apply Fresh Air from the Getaway Shadow palette to the inner corners of your eyes and on your brow bones. This helps make your eyes look brighter!
Intensify the color by applying a little more Ice Brown Primer onto your lids and blend.
Finish your look with PureLash Lash Extender & Conditioner and Black Ice Longest Lash Lengthening and Thickening Mascara.
P.S. When you purchase $100 or more of makeup you will receive a FREE lipstick while quantities last.


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Dash Recipes
30 Comforting Italian Recipes That Work For Any Night of the Week
We all love Italian food in my family and I make it quite often. Pasta, risotto and anything covered in homemade marinara or alfredo sauce, is fine by us.
I've compiled a list of some of my family's favorite recipes that range from simple dishes like pasta carbonara with bacon and peas and rotini with chicken, broccoli, tomatoes, parmesan and basil to more time-consuming dishes like mushroom risotto and roasted vegetable lasagna.
All of these recipes are great for family meals—or for serving guests when they drop by—and the best part is, they make for terrific leftovers
Click the "launch gallery" button above to see all 30 Comforting and Delicious Italian Recipes and don't forget to pin your favorites!
My name is Pam and I am a stay at home mom with two children who inspire me to be a better cook. I love using fresh ingredients, organic when possible, and I like to experiment with different tastes and textures. You can see all of my recipes over on my blog, For the Love of Cooking.