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"~Showings available starting 4/15/19~ Luxury Monterey built home located in the private gated neighborhood of DC Ranch. Premier corner lot is close to a lush green community park. This floor plan offers a large kitchen that is detailed with granite counter tops, and stainless steel appliances. Upstairs the master retreat, and 3 guest bedrooms. The downstairs bedroom has a full en-suite. Perfect opportunity to enjoy the luxurious DC Ranch lifestyle." |
"77.42 acres of farm ground in Thayne Wyoming. This flat land is perfect for farming or for subdividing. The land has been used for farming. It has open mountain views and is right off of a county maintained road. Make this farm land your new home site.\nListing provided courtesy of Patty Speakman of Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates, Llc." |
"11 Powder Horn features over 105 feet along the view edge, sunrise exposure, looks across a very wide part of the fresh water trail into the River Road Preserve, and is eligible to have its own dock. This wide view edge is increased significantly on one side by a walking path easement. Located between Wilson Village and Moreland, and only a few blocks from the River Road Amenities, this is the perfect location for your Palmetto Bluff home." |
"This stylish ranch home is located in the coveted Erie Commons neighborhood, and features 3 bedrooms on the main level, including an excellent main floor master suite. The kitchen, dining and living area is open & airy, with beautiful hickory floors. Master features excellent bathroom & closets. Amenities include a community park, splash park & pool. Open Space trails are easily accessed. Rec center, library, restaurants, & shopping are minutes away. Convenient access to Boulder & Denver." |
"DESCRIPTION: This project encompasses multiple lots in a small central Texas historic downtown. The development looks to respect the existing historic fabric, character, and scale while utilizing infill lots to provide housing, retail, parking, and a hotel. All of this is approached with a goal of maintaining the area's character and walkability." |
"The fourth phase of the Austin Ranch New Urbanist community is bounded to the south and west by a Nature Conservation area. Development to the north and west are the original phases of the Austin Ranch development. The buildings are simple yet elegant, and the outdoor spaces are well articulated using courtyards, pedestrian linkages, and paved plazas. Front doors and porches are included at every ground floor unit." |
"Hurry before this beauty is gone. This is a rare find. 100 acre established cattle farm located in Hot Spring County. 3 miles from town. This property has a huge stocked pond, creek, 2110 sq ft. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Call today to set your tour." |
"From IH 35 Go West on FM 306, Go approx 1.45 miles past South Access Rd by Canyon Lake Dam, turn left on Jacobs Creek Park Rd, then immediately turn right onto Old Hancock Rd and Still Water Ranch Condos will be on you right.\nStill Water Ranch Condominiums, located 3 miles north of Canyon Lake Dam, offers multiple hospitality opportunities presently and in the future. It's ideal for a buyer who wants to continue the current operation or add additional condos to expand the income potential. There is also enough land included to develop boat and RV storage or other business opportunities.\nOffers 4 two-bedroom Condo completely furnished with fully equipped kitchens, stainless steel appliances, one king size bed plus a combination of Queen and/or bunk beds for the kids, sleeping up to eight. Each condo has an upstairs private balcony with gorgeous views of the lake and hill country. Bathrooms have large tile walk-in showers, and large vanities. Each unit is equipped with high speed internet and multiple flat screen TV's. This 4 Unit Condo sits on 2.64 acres that has a sand volleyball court, concrete basketball court, outdoor fireplace, outdoor pavilion w/ kitchen, rock patio under the oaks and more land to add additional improvements." |
"3 beds 4 Bathrooms, 1 ½ Bathroom 5090 Sq.Ft.\nJust south of Jackson Hole on more than 400 picturesque acres in the Star Valley, Wyoming, sits a unique shared sporting community of 23 homes. ''Everything I have dreamed of in creating the ultimate mountain home community'' says custom builder, developer and resident Lance Mortensen. The Double L Ranch affords the most discerning real estate buyers an opportunity to enjoy a true western paradise carefully developed to become one of America's most desirable sporting ranches. Residents share access to world-class recreation and all of the property's amenities, including the riverside ''Buckoff Saloon,'' billiards tables, a state-of-the-art movie theater and guest accommodations; 2 other guest homes, an equestrian center, shooting range, and a private golf course." |
"Welcome to Park Hills, beautifully located on the west side of historic Charleston, Illinois. Please browse the website and look at the various amenities and services that we provide. Visit our contact page for development information and please feel free to contact us any time for questions and comments.\nLiving area | 1,500 sqft.\nFinished garage 21' 4\" x 21' 8\" | 484 sqft.\nCovered porch | 40 sqft.\nPatio (South) | 112 sqft." |
"Gorgeous view lot in prestigious Inscription Canyon Ranch. sweeping vistas from Granite Mountain, Mogollon Rim and beyond. Dark sky area for star gazers and astronomers. 2.52 acres on cul de sac. Nice building site overlooking native vegetation of Pinon Pines, Juniper, Manzanitas. Custom site built homes only No HOA. Underground utilities, private water and sewer company. Paved roads." |
"Popular 1758 Ranch plan by Silverstone Building Co. features three bedrooms split on the main floor. Perfect for entertaining, a centralized kitchen with large island is complimented by functional design and modern appliances. Silverstone's trademarks of quality, eye pleasing design, and warm natural light are showcased throughout the home. Located in Anchor Pointe on the northeast edge of the metro's newest and largest dam site. Enjoy outdoor recreation just steps from your door with trails, fishing, boating, and more. Closed April 2018." |
"Rolling Ridge provides a dreamlike location to host events, in an environment that embraces rustic charm, modern elegance and the great outdoors. Bring guests out of the white and sterile venues of yesteryear and into the beauty of nature - make your wedding or event experience as enchanting and elegant as your imagination allows.\nNestled among our namesake majestic oaks and rolling hills, Rolling Ridge Wedding & Event Center is more than just buildings and natural beauty. Unlike most local wedding and event centers, Rolling Ridge is remote enough for privacy yet close to accommodations and we have the unique ability to cater to all of the day's events in one location. From relaxing in the Bridal Suite and Rooster's Roost (our dream of a man cave), taking photos on the picturesque and immaculate grounds, to saying 'I do' in the Historic Barn or Rolling Ridge and dining and dancing the night away under the stars, there is not limit to the possibilities." |
"Boereworst & Balls chutney anybody?\nTo inject a touch of South Africa to the days proceedings.\nSurprising their guests with Lemon Zest's take on South African inspired canapes.\nStratton Court Barn is the ultimate personal venue. It's rural setting is the ideal place to host your wedding, meeting, conference or evening function. We have a large multi-purpose area available, which can easily be customised to suit your needs." |
"I was delighted to be asked to be a vendor at the brand new wedding venue, The Fields Reserve in Stoughton, WI. (http://www.fieldsreserve.com) The owners are doing an amazing job of creating a premier barn venue for ceremonies and receptions (heat and air conditioning, bathrooms, and bridal suites included!) Be sure to check out this outstanding new location for your wedding." |
"You Are Invited To Hunt Hill Farm & Barn Bridal Fair!\nCelebrate your Wedding in a rustic and beautiful setting, that dates back to the 19th century, located in the rolling hills of Litchfield County, CT. Plan your special day at a special place – Hunt Hill Farm.\nHunt Hill Farm is the perfect venue for rustic, indoor and outdoor weddings. Choose which rooms in our historic farm buildings you would like to use, including our large outdoor tent.\nOur culinary team will work closely with you to create a menu you and your guests will love. After all, Weddings are all about celebrating the love of two people over delicious food and family and friends!\nSinger Songwriter David Ray is coming to Hunt Hill!" |
"Visit us for a relaxing evening of outdoor dining and delicious wood-fired pizza, or plan your wedding celebration. The Stone Barn offers unique charm and ambiance that will bring you back every season. We are nestled in the rolling hills of the Mississippi River Valley, surrounded by deciduous forests and open fields. Visit our shop or play yard games while your pizza is cooked to order. Children must be supervised at all times.\nOur newly restored early 1900s two-story barn is the perfect setting for any celebration. You and your guests can explore the wooded paths, relax on the deck, or dance in the great room for a fun and memorable evening. The Wedding Barn can accommodate your vision such as rustic glamour or relaxed and casual. Let us work with you to make your dreams come true." |
"TimberRose Event Venue offers an intamate setting for your wedding, social or corporate meeting, or special family get-togethers. Well-appointed and meticulously maintained, it provides the perfect rustic hill country backdrop for your event. It's perfect for hosting an intimate gathering with three distinct areas; the picturesque chapel-pavilion, the reception meeting area in the center lower barn, and the patio area surrounding the barn. The Lower rear of the barn hosts our commercial kitchen where your caterer can store and prepare your meals for your event.\nThe Pavilion, resting at the top of the rise in our pasture, offers a dramatic view of our tranquil setting overlooking the entire ranch. Surrounded by scenic pasture, the open air pavilion features rustic exposed timber and a stone floor. Gifted with spectacular sunsets and softly twinkling lights, it's the perfect setting for your romantic wedding or fun family reunion barbeque.\nThe center of the lower barn hosts our temperature controlled reception and meeting rooms that can seat up to 48. The area features one large area and two smaller rooms that are configurable for your specific seating requirements. A full-service commercial kitchen is adjacent to the reception-meeting area, ready for your caterer to store and prepare your meal. The exterior Barnhouse offers both a covered area and open grassy area with plenty of room to mingle. We think it's great for pre-function standing cocktails or a game of corn-hole in the grass for your family reunion.\nThe pavilion, seated dining and meeting area, and exterior Barnhouse have access to power and WIFI. For the comfort and convenience of our guests, a luxury restroom trailer is located at the rear of the Barnhouse. With three distinct areas, our venue is only limited by your imagination. TimberRose Event Venue features the charm, character, and originality for your imitate celebration.\nTimberRose B&B's accommodate up to 10 overnight guests. Our separate guest houses offer relaxing luxury for your bridal party to dress for the event in comfort and privacy. You'll have the leisure of getting ready for your celebration in quaint charming accommodations. We invite you to make an appointment with us to see the ranch, and discuss your specific details.\nShare it on YOUR Social media or send it to a friend." |
"Oak Knoll Ranch land and venue is a vision that grew from experiences on an Ohio family farm which had its beginning the early 1900's. The rustic wedding and event venue is located just 30 minutes northwest of Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) in Springtown. The red barn was originally built for a family wedding and is a perfect combination of scenic, rustic and functional. It provides all the comforts of modern amenities like a chef's gourmet kitchen and luxurious bride and groom suites, and is outfitted with charming antique pieces that are functional conversation pieces as well as very interesting and entertaining photo opportunities. From the one of a kind \"domed\" long antique bar from Chicago, to the antique picture booth and distinctive Hat Bar, Oak Knoll Ranch offers a traditional, time-forgotten experience with all the modern conveniences that couples are looking for.\nThe facility is appointed with vintage barn parts and massive 1880's pegged oak beams from the family's barn in Ohio. The stunning interior of our Red Barn is a cornucopia of vintage barn parts, loblolly pine walls, oak and walnut flooring, antique light fixtures, and colorful barn siding. It's spacious enough for all your needs. There's room for ceremony inside or outdoors, a dance floor, tables for dinner and your entertainment all in one location. It is the perfect venue for a romantic ranch wedding or uniquely suited for a great corporate meeting, even, or a private party.\nThe new wedding chapel was just recently completed and is now available for booking. The chapel is adorned with beautiful stain glass windows repurposed from churches in Iowa and California. The antique pews were reclaimed from a turn of the century church in the same region. Now, weddings can have the vintage feel of a quaint farm chapel while keeping guests comfortable and in the moment." |
"This 125+ acre ranch is perfectly set up for your horse program and sits just down the road from the Flat Tops Wilderness.\nAmazing views from a lot in an equestrian ranch community. Access to miles of trails, indoor arena, and more.\nWant to be listed on YampaValleyEquine.com? Contact Brian Ripley here." |
"NEW PRICE, UNIQUE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. This is a very established childcare center with a great reputation in the community. They care for children from infant to 6yrs. old. The School is at full capacity, licensed for 30 children, with an active waiting list. Stable & educationally minded staff in place to provide a seamless transition. Owner will assist with training & licensing. This is a solid 2,048 sq. ft. building that was built in 1998, and is in excellent condition. Daycare features separate rooms for infants and toddlers. Includes 1.31 acre of property, and a 2,341 sq. ft. raised ranch single family home (separate from the daycare bldg.). Daycare is fully furnished with all the necessary equipment/inventory in place. Outstanding fully fenced in playground area with rubber flooring. Great opportunity to reside in the large single family home and have zero commute to work everyday. This 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home can also be an excellent source of rental income.\nDisclosures All Daycare Equipment & inventory included in Sale. Staff To Remain. Raised Ranch Has A Finished Basement With Kitchen & Fireplace. Ejector With Grinder Pump Connected To City Sewer." |
"Welcome to Behind The Bit Equestrian center, we now have two great locations one is located on the outskirts of London Ontario. 1.6 km from Lambeth, and 10 mins from Westmount area.\nOur facility boasts a well laid out property, we have 6 large pastures set up on over 10 acres, 2 outdoor riding pens. equip with barrels, jumps, pylons, trotter poles. we also have beautiful trails that stretches over the 200 acres.\nThe barn is a huge older bank barn (nothing fancy) 100x40 ft with rubber matted floors throughout with 14 stalls,a tack room and storage space, as well as 2 40x20 attached run ins. This older facility has been equip with an early fire detection system to ensure the safety and peace of mind of your beloved equine families." |
"Thank you for your interest in hosting an event at Limberlost State Historic Site. We have a variety of spaces to fit your event needs.\nLarge Meeting Room // Located in the Limberlost Visitor Center, this space is great for large professional gatherings.\nSmall Meeting Room // This space is located in the Limberlost Visitor Center and is perfect for any small group.\nLimberlost Cabin Grounds // The grounds surrounding Limberlost Cabin provide a picturesque backdrop for any gathering." |
"Spring Ranch is a new 5,000-square-foot single-family residence designed by San Francisco-based Feldman Architecture.\nDescription by Feldman Architecture: Located in California's Central Valley, this family retreat nestles amidst the grazing livestock of a thriving walnut farm. From the base of a large hill, the house opens up to eastward views of rolling hills along the San Andreas Fault. Three long, gently arcing rammed earth walls anchor both the indoor and outdoor spaces to the site.\nPrivate suites and a bunk-room offer lodging options for guests and the owner's grown children and grandchildren, while large communal gathering and cooking spaces bring everyone together. A palette of wood, glass, steel, and stone compliment the bold texture of rammed earth.\nThe living volumes extending from the central wall are primarily wood framed volumes supported on steel moment frames. The living room of the house features exposed custom bow trusses at the roof and an exposed steel frame loft with wood decking. The stairs accessing the loft are cantilevered off of the rammed earth walls." |
"Rising Star Equestrian Center is a full service facility, offering boarding, lessons, trail riding, camps, leasing, and sales. Knowledgeable instruction is offered with attention and care for a wide variety of services suitable for beginner, intermediate or advanced riders. The barn has over 2000 square feet of finished space with kitchen and half bath for meetings, entertaining or events. The event space overlooks the indoor riding ring, providing a comfortable view for lessons and riding. There are also 2 barn apartments, including a full kitchen and two full restrooms. Rising Star is a professionally operated facility, providing year round service." |
"This ranch is conveniently located between Redmond & Prineville and features 3,500ft (+/-) of Crooked River frontage. Historically operated as a cattle ranch. The river provides the avid outdoorsman with great fly fishing for trout, including the sought after Redband. The home features a timeless single level open floor plan. The great room is spacious with fireplace, vaulted ceilings, wood beams & great views. The charming open kitchen has a large peninsula & w/ample storage. The sprawling covered patio with sauna takes in great views of the Cascade Mountains. The mature trees & lawns make outdoor activities a delight. Just a few yards beyond the backyard is the River. The home has been well maintained & has a recently updated lifetime roof. Circular driveway with cattle guard, insulated shop & three covered bays for equipment & RV pad with full hookups. Irrigation rights from the Crooked River offer 90 (+/-) acres. The ranch is fenced & cross fenced for rotating 50+ pair of cattle." |
"The ranch consists of a spacious 6500 square foot lodge with eight cozy Old West cabins placed around the lodge. The pioneer-style cabins are built in the spirit of the old west, and are designed to keep you snug and warm on cool summer nights. Sizes range from single room cabins to a 2 bedroom plus loft family cabin. The main lodge consists of the family-style dining room, a reading/relaxing area with comfortable leather couches surrounding the crackling wood stove and the recreation room complete with pool table, poker table, darts and more. There are numerous sitting areas outside to enjoy the breathtaking views with a cup of cowboy coffee or glass of wine." |
"Ranked as one of the top wedding venues in Central Florida, Hastings Ranch & Farm guests are able to enjoy the finest in modern wedding trends against a backdrop of old Florida rustic ranch charm. Together they provide one of the most unique environments to host your most special day.\nYour guests will be entranced with the amazing sprawling oak trees and beautifully restored working ranch buildings on the property. We welcome you to Hastings Ranch & Farm. We are here to serve you and help you create memories that will last a lifetime.\nInterested in a Hastings Ranch & Farm Wedding? Contact Us Here!" |
"There's more than enough room for everyone!\nThe Cattle Barn sits on the North West corner of 1,000 acres so we have plenty of space for your guests to park!\nWe have a designated parking area behind the 'red sheds' as well as an over-flow parking area.\nWe have hosted weddings of over 400 people and had no problem with parking- there's room for everyone!" |
"This ranch is nestled in between Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Yellowstone National park in Dubois, Wyoming– setting this ranch up for opportunity based on location alone. All-inclusive packages are fit for an entire family–including a wide range of activities for children–and includes luxuries not typically found in ranch life. CM Ranch hails on its informality and friendliness, designed for those who want to be a part of ranch life without an obligation to do so. While staying at the ranch, pack trips are available, for an added fee, for guests to take advantage of the landscape of Wyoming. These trips are designed for night riding and fishing. An experienced cowboy and cook will tag along on each trip to ensure safety and hunger satisfaction." |
"Long Hollow Ranch is a wonderful location to host large group events. Guest accommodations make the ranch an intimate, special place for a small group retreat, reunion, or family gathering. Beautiful grounds and 100-year-old barn create a stunning backdrop for a country outdoor wedding. The barn is newly remodeled inside and features a large deck on the front. The building is designed with plenty of space for both your wedding ceremony and reception. The facility includes a food service area, restrooms, and a dressing room.\nThe Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch is located East of Yellowstone National Park and Cody, Wyoming. The service, food, accommodations and amenities are all upscale while remaining a ranch and not a resort. The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch is a working cattle, riding, horsemanship and adventure ranch. The ranch is located on a 300,000 acre ranch and farm. During most weeks our guests can experience a hands-on working cattle adventure. In addition to the land we ranch and farm, we have access to approximately 650,000 acres of Big Horn National Forest and Wilderness to explore.\nAt Stagecoach Trails we offer a riding program that is tailored to each rider. First of all, we do our best to make sure you are matched up with the appropriate horse - we want you to be comfortable with your horse and your ability to control the type of horse you are going to be riding. Secondly, we want you to be able to go on the type of ride you like. If you prefer a shorter, slower walking ride or if you would like to go on a more advanced trotting and/or trotting and loping ride, we will be happy to accommodate you." |
"During the month of October, Brown Ranch is transformed into a family-friendly zone where all ages can play, eat and enjoy an Agri-Adventure like no other. Easy to find, Brown Ranch sits just 10 miles south of Ardmore. The hay maze is newly designed each year from approximately one million pounds of round bales of hay. Bring your outdoor appetite to enjoy roasting hot dogs and s'mores over a campfire, and enjoy other ranch activities like hay slides, a corny gold mine, giddy-up gliders, barrel racing, a three-story hay castle, and so much more.\nOne price grants you access to all activities. Special pricing is also offered for groups of 25 or more people.\nOpen during October only. Advance group reservations are available.\nChildren (3 & under): One free per paid Adult While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the pricing listed above, prices are subject to change without notice.\nLocated 7 miles south of Ardmore at the intersection of Hwy 77 & Campbell Rd." |
"The Vee Bar Guest Ranch is nestled in the valley of the Snowy Range Mountains, home of the Medicine Bow National Forest. It's easy to get to the ranch, located 25 miles west of Laramie, Wyoming, and almost three hours north and west of Denver, Colorado. Guests will experience true western hospitality at its finest, arriving as strangers and leaving as family.\nThe Vee Bar is open year-round, operating as an all-inclusive summer guest ranch, and as a bed and breakfast with activities the rest of the year. Packages are available year-round to include horseback riding, horse-drawn wagon rides, and much more. The Vee Bar is conveniently located near the Snowy Range Ski Area, and next to thousands of miles of snowmobile trails in the Medicine Bow National Forest, making the area a winter sports haven.\nThe Vee Bar Guest Ranch is family-owned and operated, now with four generations living on or near the ranch. Activities are designed for families, whether it is a horseback ride across the Vee Bar Meadows, a hike through the Snowy Range Mountains, or the overnight campout. While there are opportunities to do separate activities, the Vee Bar's main goal is to provide as much as possible that families can do together. The ranch has a variety of activities suitable for children. The terrain is safe and lends itself very well to the creative play that kids enjoy. The lawn in front of the lodge is enormous for games of kickball, tag, and much more. Kids also enjoy the swing set, teepee, and horseshoe pits in the lawn in front of the lodge. The John Wayne Saloon (kids welcome) is full of puzzles, board games, a juke box, and a pool table. Kids age six years and older can ride on the trails with everybody else. Great care is taken to make sure they have a fun, safe time. Our kid-friendly wranglers are very knowledgeable and they are horse-safety certified. The wranglers make sure kids have the opportunity to advance at a pace suitable to their skills and abilities. Kids younger than age six can enjoy lead-around horseback rides before and after the main rides go out. All of the guests have the opportunity to learn about horse/animal care. There are two miniature burrows, goats, and chickens, and they are perfect for younger kids to help feed and care for! Kids and adults are welcome to spend as much time at the barn as they want! The team of wranglers are happy to show anyone how to groom and saddle horses. There are also some roping-dummies at the barn where people of all ages can try their skills with a rope from the back of a wooden horse.\nDuring the summer guest ranch season (June-August) your all-inclusive stay at the Vee Bar will include horseback riding, riding instruction, your own horse for the week, cattle work, team-penning with cattle, river tubing, archery, fly fishing, hiking, camp cook-outs by the fire, hay wagon rides, entertainment by musicians and so much more. This is in addition to three delicious meals a day and your own private cabin on the banks of the Little Laramie River.\nThe Vee Bar's horseback riding program is second to none, and one of the qualities that set us apart from other ranches, according to guests who have been here in the past. The terrain varies greatly and we do not ride nose to tail. Loping rides are offered for those who are comfortable. Regardless of horseback riding experience, the riding is designed to be progressive throughout the week and offers guests opportunities to excel with their horses.\nAnother quality that sets the Vee Bar apart is the relationship that guests establish with the Kilmer and Cole Families, as well as other guests. With a guest capacity of 30 people, there is plenty of room for personal attention. The Vee Bar staff prides itself in being as flexible as possible to accommodate everybody in the group. The Kilmer and Cole Families have operated the Vee Bar since 1994. The friendships that guests establish with staff and other guests often last a lifetime! The Vee Bar can take one back in history, and although the walls don't actually talk, they do tell stories of days gone by—when the pace was just a little slower and life was just a little less complicated. Come live the western lifestyle for a week at the Vee Bar!" |
"The moment you step onto the front porch of the Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch, you feel its magic. With the incomparable Sawtooth Mountains and Salmon River as backdrop, this historic, Ranch welcomes you to a uniquely authentic western experience -- adventure, relaxation, fine cuisine and amenities and hospitality that keeps you coming back.\nSurrounded by more wilderness than anywhere in the lower 48, set in one of the most majestic regions of the country, -- the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, -- our guests are free to choose from the limitless outdoor adventures available, both on the Ranch and in this spectacular area -- without the crowds! Our open schedules and relaxed atmosphere, combined with our gracious, knowledgeable staff's assistance, allow guests a truly custom experience. Fine food and amenities add the finishing touches to the Idaho Rocky expereince, where guests, owners and staff reflect the western tradition of wholehearted enjoyment of life's possibilities.\nChildren of all ages are welcome at the ranch, and our staff assists each family in arranging on-ranch and area activities that are fun, as well as age and ability appropriate.\nWe offer an early children's dinner on all 4 of our fine dining nights per week. Three of these nights after dinner children 5 years and older may participate in a children' play hour from 6:00-9:00pm. On these evenings, staff organizes games, activities, and stories for children to enjoy. This is an informal hour, and children are free to join in as they wish.\nhiking, biking, outdoor play area, cookouts, whitewater rafting, floating, All Ranch activities are open to children, with their families. The staff spends time with each family, making sure they know all of the on-Ranch and area activities available and age-appropriate for their children.\nscavenger/treasure hunts, board games, horseshoes, soccer, volleyball, badminton, ping pong, Backgammon, croquet. Scavenger hunts are often part of the children's hour.\npony rides, trail riding, Trail rides are for children 6 years and older. Younger children may enjoy a pony ride in the corral area.\nFrom age 0 to 13.\nCrew members, who have indicated a willingness to babysit, and then are introduced to the family, for parents to make the babysitting arrangements.\nThe goal of the Kapp-Singer families, who purchased the Ranch in 2005, is to be 'authentic' in all areas, -- architecture, activities, food, entertainment and an option to 'unplug'. Exemplary of this is the artful renovation of the Lodge and Cabins, on the National Register of Historic Places, that honors this designation, with architectural details preserved and improvements made that speak to the Ranch's history and connect guests to a unique western experience.\nThe Ranch guest season is mid-June to mid-September. White water rafting is best early in June, July and early August, hiking, fishing, mountain biking and horseback riding are available all season, with spring's onset influencing availability of the higher elevation destinations.\nWe're extremely proud of Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch's rich history, and each of the 4 families who have nurtured and preserved its heritage since it's inception in 1930. Constructed of native lodgepole pine by a crew of 60 men including stonemasons and iron workers, the Ranch is listed on The National Register of Historic Places.\nIn February 2005, the IRMR was acquired by the Kapp-Singer families. Owners Steve and Courtney Kapp, and David Singer and Diana Kapp, all hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing and fly fishing enthusiasts, fell in love with the Sawtooth Mountains and their endless recreation possibilities. Their passion to restore authentic details shows in the artfully renovated Lodge and cabins, which honor the Ranch's historic integrity, while enhancing the guest experience.\nChef Clint provides a unique dining experience where people can enjoy the magical union of food, wine and atmosphere, through a deep and abiding love for all three components, and meticulous attention to detail.\nWhether in the magnificent lodge dining room, having a dutch-oven cookout at the rustic meadow site or enjoying a BBQ outside on the porch and picnic area, Clint's passion for great food and excellent wine informs your experience. Clint strives to make all items on his menu in-house, using local, organic, sustainable products whenever possible, showcasing them in his creative dishes. High quality and fresh ingredients are of the utmost importance to the owners and Chef.\nThree nights a week guests savor Chef Clint's evening meals in the dining room with seating bistro-style, from 6:30-8:30pm, at intimate tables for two,or larger tables enjoying the camaraderie of other guests. Two barbecues, one Dutch oven dinner, and one wood-fired brick oven delicacies dinner, served buffet style 6:30-8:00pm, round out the week's evening meals.\nWe're excited to introduce Executive Chef Clinton McCann. Clint's passion for food and thoughtful creativity lead his exploration \"to discover the terroir of the Sawtooths, beginning with great, high quality ingredients and maintaining their integrity to provide elegant, rustic, guest-pleasing cuisine\".\nClint began cooking with his mother and grandmother as a young child in Eden Valley, Minnesota and Springfield, Louisiana. At age 4, he insisted on making his own birthday cake. The energy and exhilaration of the professional kitchen were Clint's siren call when he worked as a dishwasher at age 16. A career was launched.\nClint has served as Executive Chef on both coasts: In California at the Manhattan Country Club, Manhattan Beach, and Trattoria Neapolis in Pasadena; and Delmonico's in New York City. Previously, he had been Sous Chef at Roy's in New York, and Blue Pepper Market in Ft. Myers. A summer in Homer, Alaska rekindled Clint's love of small towns and remote locations.\nClint creates food that he believes reflects the breathtaking atmosphere of the Sawtooth Mountains, through careful product selection, thoughtful menu design and meticulous preparation.\nStanley has a population of 100 (approx), and is situated 9 miles / 15 mins from the Ranch.\nFacilities in Stanley include: grocery store, church, school, post office, medical clinic, atm, gas station, museum.\nFor shopping Stanley offers: small hometown necessity shops, boutique shops, western wear.\nThe Ranch itself is 900 acres. There are a number of trails that leave from the Ranch into surrounding public lands, as well as trails that originate in the Sawtooth and White Cloud Mountains.\nWe ride on everything from flat lands at 6400 feet in elevation to extreme mountain trails at elevations above 10,000 feet.\nWe offer 1.5 hr, 3 hr. and all day rides for our guests each morning and afternoon as well as a special sunset ride. It is the guest's choice which ride, and how often they ride during their stay. The morning and evening rides have a better chance of seeing wild game. Rides for guests are a la carte.\nWhile the Forest Service limits riding groups to 17, we limit our groups to 6 riders per wrangler. Children must be 6 years or older for trail rides. Pony rides are available for younger children.\nWe offer 1.5 hr, 3 hr. and all day rides for our guests, morning, afternoon and a special sunset ride. It is the guest's choice which ride, and how often they ride during their stay. The morning and late afternoon rides have a better chance of seeing wild game. Rides for guests are a la carte.\nWe take a personal interest in each and every one of our guests.\nThe beauty of the area is unsurpassed.\nThe health and quality of our stock is exceptional.\nGuests may schedule as many morning, afternoon and all day rides as they wish during their stay, informing the staff of particular trails they would like to ride. The back country pack trips are the perfect choice for anyone wishing to ride for more than 2 days. Each of these trips is tailored to meet the needs of the group.\nPioneer Outfitters has a mountain base camp, and guests may arrange overnight pack trips. These are not part of the Ranch experience, but we are happy to facilitate these arrangements.\nIdaho Rocky Mountain Ranch can cater for up to 50 guests. Accommodation includes Cabins and Lodges. See below for details and indicative rates.\nTwo complete and separate accommodations that share the same front porch, with an optional interior connecting door. One cabin has two twin beds and the other cabin has one king bed. Each cabin has a private bathroom and fireplace. Rates include hot breakfast, packed picnic lunch, dinner and many onsite activities. Rates are per adult, based on double occupancy. Single occupancy, children's and June and September rates are available.\nA Cabin with one king bed, fireplace and private bath with either Oakley stone shower or deep bathtub, sharing a front porch with another Cabin accommodation in a duplex structure. Rates include hot breakfast, packed picnic lunch, dinner and many on-site activities. Rates are per adult, based on double occupancy. Single occupancy, children's and June and September rates are available.\nA Cabin with two twin beds, fireplace and private bath with either an Oakley stone shower or deep bathtub, sharing a front porch with another Cabin accommodation in a duplex structure. Rates include breakfast, packed picnic lunch, dinner and many onsite activities. Rates are per adult, based on double occupancy. Single occupancy, children's and June and September rates are available.\nA Cabin with one king bed, fireplace and private bath with Oakley stone shower. Rates include breakfast, packed picnic lunch, dinner and many onsite activities. Rates are per adult, based on double occupancy. Single occupancy rate, June and Sept. rates are available.\nTwo separate Cabin accommodations in a duplex structure, that share a front porch, each with one king bed. One Cabin has a fireplace and private bath with Oakley stone shower. The other Cabin has a fireplace, and a connected room with two twin beds, with which it shares an oversized bathroom with Oakley stone shower and deep bathtub. Rates include breakfast, packed picnic lunch, dinner and many onsite activities. Rates are per adult, based on double occupancy. Single occupancy, children's and June and September rates are available.\nA Room in the main Lodge with one queen bed and private bath with Oakley stone shower. Rates include breakfast, packed picnic lunch, dinner and many onsite activities. Rates are per person based on double occupancy. Single occupancy and June and September rates are available.\nRates are per person, based on double occupancy of accommodation. Single occupancy, June and September rates are available. a 60% deposit confirms your reservation. Your deposit, less a fee of 10% of the total reservation cost, will be refunded if cancellation is made at least 60 days prior to scheduled arrival. If cancellation or early departure notice is given within 60 days of scheduled arrival, you are responsible for the total reservation cost unless we are able to rebook the accommodations. A refund will be given for rebooked accommodations, less a fee of 10% of the total reservation cost.\nmeals, lodging, tax, gratuity, 1.5 hour horseback ride for guests staying 4+ nights, mountain bikes, natural hot springs swimming pool, weekly casting clinic, weekly bike clinic with initiation ride, weekly yoga class, fishing on the Salmon River and in the stocked catch-and-release pond with paddleboat, weekly docent presentation and nature hike, live music 4 nights a week during dinner hours, children's program 3 nights a week during fine dining dinner hour, horseshoes, ping-pong, chess, lawn and board games.\nMassages can be arranged on or off Ranch.\nGuided activities off-Ranch and horseback riding (except for ride for guests staying 4+ nts.) are a la carte. Rates above do not include 15% service charge and taxes.\nThe Ranch has Patagonia & First Ascent apparel, hats, mugs, and other retail memento items for sale, as well as books by local authors concerning local topics. The town of Stanley, 9 miles north of the Ranch, has a number of retail establishments. And Sun Valley, Idaho, a 50 minute drive, is a retail-tourist mecca.\nWe have spin rods for on-ranch use. Fly fishing rods are provided for the casting clinic and at other times can be rented through a local outfitter. As with all off-Ranch activities, the Ranch staff assists guests in arranging guided fishing excursions -- both walk and wade and floats.\nElk, pronghorn, deer, badger, wolves, coyote, black bear, moose, osprey, eagle, a wide variety of additional raptors and birdlife.\nFor groups of 40-50. Corporations may arrange to use our Pavilion, or for exclusive occupancy of the Ranch, depending on their needs and size of the group. Smaller groups may also be accommodated.\nWe can cater for groups of 75-100. Wedding parties may arrange for use of our Pavilion, or for exclusive occupancy of the Ranch for their celebration, having 50 guests stay at the Ranch, with additional guests accommodated for the wedding, banquet and other events. Our website has additional information.\nCuster has been restored and its walking tour provides a glimpse into the area's history, and its necessarily rugged first settlers.\nThe Stanley Interpretive and Historical Association maintains the museum, exhibiting Stanley and the area's colorful history.\nRedfish Lake is the \"mountain beach scene\", where canoes, kayaks and motorboats are available for rent, and a sandy beach is available for lounging and play.\nWe've done the hard work and carefully vetted all our ranches to ensure quality for you. Meaning you'll know what to expect before you arrive at Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch.\nThis is a stunning location. The views from the front porch is worth every penny. The staff, food, location, and peace are outstanding. We came for two nights, and enjoyed the rest, hikes, bikes, dining, and quiet. We stayed in a lodge room facing the Sawtooth Range, it was breathtaking." |
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"I am trying to arrange a practicum for my next semester,but I waited a bit too late to begin contacting people and I am freaking out. I contacted a potential supervisor on Friday and haven't heard back (yes, I realize it's only Tuesday!). Would it annoying of me to contact this person tomorrow (Wednesday)? If it's not possible to arrange a practicum, I'd like to know so I can contact other locations!\nI'd feel like a jerk if I contacted other potential sites before hearing from her, but time is a big issue here (and that's my fault) and I need to see if I can get something arranged by the end of June. All I need is someone to agree to supervise me in the fall, work details would not be due until August. I am so annoyed with myself for dropping the ball on this. Any other advice? I'm pretty sure I won't be able to arrange anything but the deadline, but I'd like to try.\nI'm a teacher who checks her email much less often during summer vacation, especially right after the school year ends and the break starts. If it's the end of the school year, she's probably super busy with grades and the like and your request is on the backburner. It's possible that she hasn't seen it yet; it's also possible that she's seen it and is mulling over it. When I have been asked to be a cooperating teacher, I almost always need at least a week to consider my options because it's a big commitment. I would argue that, if it were a definite no -- and she's seen your email, she'd have already emailed back. I'd wait until Thursday or Friday to reach out again. You want to seem eager but not annoying, which is a fine and difficult line to toe, I know. You can always reach out to other potential teachers now and see if someone gets back to you faster. Explore your options because there's no need to put all your eggs in just one basket yet.\nOops, I probably should have been more specific about my field. I'm hoping to arrange a practicum in a library, not a school. I'm not sure why I was so vague when I wrote my question!\nGiven that you have two weeks to set this up you probably need to be contacting multiple places at once even if it doesn't make you feel like a jerk.\nSomeone might chime in and say that this is a big no no in the library field but until then I don't think you really have that luxury.\nAgreeing with raccoon409. I would be contacting anyone I could possibly think of if I were you. If someone contacts you back and you have already found a place it is unlikely they will be worked up about it.\nIt's ok to graciously bow out if you contact someone and they seem interested but you got a hard yes from a previous contact." |
"I recently scheduled a meeting with a representative of a non-profit organization looking to hire my graduate students. We had confirmed the day and time via email several weeks earlier. When I arrived for the meeting, someone else from the organization greeted me. She indicated that my contact was traveling. As far as she was aware no meetings had been scheduled during his absence.\nWhile I was confident that my information on the time and date of the meeting was correct, I couldn't be absolutely certain. I told this individual that I would check my email and follow up with my contact to reschedule. I didn't assume her boss had erred. I didn't cop an attitude about how my time was so valuable that I couldn't such miscommunication. I didn't assign blame for this snafu. I simply remained open to the possibility that I had been mistaken. That is, I gave my contact the benefit of the doubt.\nI returned to my office, checked my email, and confirmed that my understanding was correct and the meeting had been scheduled. I wrote to my contact to express how I missed seeing him and looked forward to rescheduling our meeting. That's it. No harsh words, no scolding, no whining, and no complaining.\nHe replied quickly to my email, apologizing for not letting me know in advance of our scheduled meeting that he had to leave town suddenly.\nThe bottom line here is that I remained open, flexible, and positive, and allowed my contact to respond accordingly. The relationship can continue to grow stronger, and I anticipate there will be no fallout from this episode.\nI've discovered over the years that digging in my heels to affirm my interpretation of a situation is the correct one rarely leads to a positive outcome when someone offers a different, equally viable opinion. At the very least egos are bruised, and I expend a lot of energy that could better be applied to more productive pursuits. At worst, outright conflict occurs. Is it worth it to pursue my argument at any cost? I've concluded that in most cases it is not. I've thus learned to grant others the benefit of the doubt whenever possible and practical in myriad circumstances I encounter every day. I'd much rather be happy than right." |
"NorthStar Education Finance, Inc. (formerly NorthStar Guarantee Inc., Division B 2000 Indenture)\nRating Action: Moody's takes rating actions on 4 FFELP student loan securitizations\nCredit Ratings Remaining On Review: Moody's Investors Service – Update on Credit Ratings Remaining on Review\nRating Action: Moody's announces rating actions on student loan ABS backed by FFELP student loans following the update of its rating methodology\nAnnouncement: Moody's Updates its Determination of Types of Securities Constituting Structured Finance Instruments\nMOODY'S ASSIGNED DEFINITIVE RATINGS TO NORTHSTAR 2005-1 TRANSACTION\nApproximately $1.0 Billion of Asset-Backed Securities Rated.\nNew York, October 28, 2005 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned definitive ratings of Aaa to Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Senior Series 2005-1A-1 through 2005-1A-5, and the rating of A2 to Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Subordinate Series 2005-1B, issued by NorthStar Education Finance, Inc. (\"NorthStar\").\nThe complete ratings actions are as follows:\nIssuer: NorthStar\n$193,100,000 Floating Rate Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Senior Series 2005-1A-1, rated Aaa\n$250,000,000 Reset Rate Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Senior Series 2005-1A-5, rated Aaa\n$20,000,000 Auction Rate Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Senior Series 2005-1B, rated A2\nRATING RATIONALE\nThe ratings of the notes are based on the quality of the collateral underlying the transaction which consists of Federal Family Education Loan Program (\"FFELP\") student loans, which are indirectly guaranteed for at least 98% of defaulted principal and accrued interest by the U.S. Department of Education (\"DOE\"); the availability of a debt service reserve account equal to 0.75% of the principal amount of the notes (with a minimum of $2,500,000) and a Capitalized Interest Fund which at closing equals $60 million, both of which enhance the transaction's liquidity; available excess spread; the experience and expertise of Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc.(SQ1) as servicer; and the transaction's structure. In addition, the senior notes are supported by the 4% subordination of the subordinated notes. Subordination is expected to increase over time, as no subordinate notes may be redeemed so long as senior LIBOR notes and senior reset rate notes remain outstanding; and thereafter, if there are any senior ARS notes outstanding subject to rating agency confirmation.\nFIFTH ISSUANCE UNDER TRUST INDENTURE\nThe Senior Series 2005-1A-1 through 2005-1A-5 and the Subordinate Series 2005-1B will be issued under the eighth supplement dated as of October 1, 2005 to the Trust Indenture originally dated as of November 1, 2000. The Series 2005-1 Notes are on parity with previously issued Series 2000, 2002, 2004-1 and 2004-2 Senior and subordinate notes, as applicable. All notes are supported by pledged assets, which consist of FFELP student loans and amounts on deposit in trust accounts.\nTARGETED AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE FOR LIBOR RATE NOTES\nThe Senior Series 2005-1A-1 through 2005-1A-4 Notes will bear interest based on three-month LIBOR plus a margin. The Series 2005-1 LIBOR Notes have a targeted amortization schedule (starting July, 2010) with quarterly payments of interest beginning in January 30, 2006. If the amount available to distribute as principal on any quarterly distribution date is less than the scheduled principal amortization amount, it will not be considered an event of default. Any shortfall between the scheduled principal amortization amount and what is actually paid will be added to the principal amount scheduled to be paid on the next quarterly distribution date.\nRESET RATE NOTES\nThe Senior Series 2005-1A-5 will be reset rate notes. The interest rate on the notes will be reset from time to time. The initial reset date is October 28, 2008. During the initial reset period the notes will bear interest at an annual rate of 4.74%. At the initial reset rate date, the notes will be remarketed and the terms of the notes may change; at the reset date, the currency, coupon and the maturity of the notes will be determined. Moody's has incorporated in its analysis the probability of failed remarketing.\nDuring the initial reset period, and at any period at which the reset rate notes bear interest at a fixed rate, the notes will not receive principal payments until the end of the related reset period; instead, such principal payments will be deposited into the retirement account until the next reset date, at which the notes may be redeemed. While the notes bear interest at floating rate or an auction rate, the issuer may make principal distributions during any reset period.\nAUCTION RATE NOTES CAPPED AT NET LOAN RATE\nThe Series 2005-1B Notes will bear interest based on auction rates determined by the auction procedures specified. For each auction period, the interest rate for the series 2005-1B Notes will be the least of: (a) the rate determined pursuant to the auction procedures specified in the transaction documents, (b) the Maximum Auction Rate, which is based on the 91-day US Treasury Bill rate for one-year period plus 1.50% (c) the sum of one-month LIBOR and 1.50%, (d) the Maximum Interest Rate, which is equal to the lesser of 18% and the higher rate permitted by law or (e) the Net Loan Rate, during the Net Loan Rate Period. The Series 2005-1B may also be redeemed on any auction rate distribution date, in whole or in part, at a price of par plus accrued interest. However, no subordinate notes, including the Series 2005-1B Notes, may be redeemed so long as senior LIBOR notes and senior reset rate notes remain outstanding, and thereafter, if there are any senior ARS notes outstanding only after a rating agency confirmation.\nSTRONG UNDERLYING COLLATERAL\nAt closing, the pool of student loans, in the amount of approximately $2.85 billion, consists of FFELP student loans, which are indirectly guaranteed for at least 98% of defaulted principal and accrued interest by the DOE. Approximately 60% of the loans (by principal balance) were identified as loans to students at medical schools, approximately 20% were identified as loans to students at Law/MBA schools, and the rest (about 20%) were made to students at other 4-year or graduate schools. Historically, loans to students at four-year colleges and graduate schools have had lower default rates than loans made to students attending two-year and proprietary schools.\nISSUER AND SERVICER\nNorthStar is a Delaware non-stock nonprofit corporation incorporated in January 2000. NorthStar is recognized as exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. NorthStar was formed to carry on the student loan programs started by NorthStar Guarantee, Inc., a Minnesota nonprofit corporation recognized as exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. NorthStar Guarantee, Inc. was established in 1991 as the State of Minnesota's designated federal loan guarantor. NorthStar Guarantee, Inc. also provided loan origination services, loan escrow and loan disbursement services for lenders and educational institutions.\nThe student loans are serviced on behalf of NorthStar by Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. (rated SQ1 by Moody's) a Wisconsin corporation. Great Lakes primary business is to service student loans. Great Lakes was awarded the \"Exceptional Performer\" designation by the DOE. As a result, lenders serviced by Great Lakes are eligible to receive reimbursement on claims for defaulted loans based upon 100% of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued unpaid interest, rather than the statutorily set 98%.\nFor further information visit www.moodys.com\nLinda Stesney\nStructured Finance Group\nJOURNALISTS: 212-553-0376\nSUBSCRIBERS: 212-553-1653\nGiyora Eiger\nAssociate Analyst" |
"A while ago I wrote about how I was pleasantly surprised to find that a regime instigated problem wouldn't be held against me by the Open University and the OU coordinators here at the prison when they granted me extra time to finish the penultimate course of my degree and registered me for the final course too. Since then things have moved on a bit.\nFirstly, I received some good news. I finished the course that had been delayed and, despite all the problems in getting it to the OU, I received a distinction. But then I got a letter from the OU saying that they were having delays in getting course materials to students. In fact, the time got closer and closer to the course start date and I received nothing at all.\nOn the 4th of October that date came and went and it was two weeks more before I received the first package containing the question papers and course guide. But alas, no study books or set texts. I now had the questions, but no way of answering them!\nThe problem is, the official prison rules state that OU students in prison are not permitted to communicate directly with the OU, we have to go through the coordinator at the prison, and she is so snowed under that all she can do to help us is send the OU emails asking when the books will come. We're lucky to get a reply at all and, when we do, it only ever amounts to 'soon', or 'in due course'.\nWe have been assured that we will receive extensions for our assignments should they be needed, but there is no consideration for how this will affect our later assignments. My first assignment was due in on the 30th October, my second is due on the 4th December. Presuming that I receive all of the books around the start of December, I will then have to read, learn and write two assignments at once whilst also studying for my third assignment due in in January! It's all very well granting an extension, but this just gives you less time to work on the rest of the course, inevitably forcing down your grade.\nIn the outside world this would be dealt with through an official complaints process but, for a prisoner, that is near enough impossible. As I said, prisoners are not permitted to communicate directly with the OU and one guy I know tried to submit a complaint to them only to find that it either never got there, or was completely ignored. The prison's own complaints procedure is available, but the problem isn't with the prison but with the OU (they say). What's more, the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education will not normally investigate a complaint unless the student has a letter from the university saying that they have exhausted the university's own complaints procedure! There are exceptions, but the whole system makes it near enough impossible to put things right.\nBut then, prisons today are not particularly interested in higher education. They are all geared towards basic skills. As far as the Ministry of Justice is concerned, as long as you can read and count, they are happy. Why spend money on anything more? Even if it would increase employment prospects and bring down crime rates." |
"At some point when I was terribly stressed out and anxious about not having time to do this or that, my clever daughter came up with the words of wisdom that I have cherished ever since. Imagine, she said, that you have been kidnapped for one day by extraterrestials. Will the world stop without you? If the answer is no, take a day's break.\nDuring my four years here in Cambridge I haven't taken a day of sickness leave. I did swap a class when I had eye surgery, but I didn't have to cancel anything. I usually get nasty colds on long weekends and get over them by the first working day. Not this time. Last Sunday, just after I had a nice tea and chat with a friend who dropped in on the way to Norwich, I suddenly felt rotten and, recognising the symptoms, drank three gallons of tea with honey and went to bed, putting a roll of kitchen towel on my nightstand. I spent all Monday (bank holiday) in bed, half sleeping. I emailed a student and cancelled a supervision on Tuesday morning. I succumbed one bit at a time. I emailed the people with whom I was supposed to dine on Tuesday evening. I decided to skip the book club, although we were to discuss a book I really wanted to discuss. On Tuesday morning I emailed the admin person for a meeting I was to attend to justify a very important change to our doctoral programme. I told her the meeting would have to consider my written paper. I emailed my secretary to find someone to chair my academic group business meeting. I emailed another secretary to find someone to chair another meeting I was supposed to chair in the afternoon. Everybody got back to me with wishes of soon recovery and assurance that everything would go on smoothly without me. I would have been disappointed if I hadn't been so ill.\nI emailed two students with whom I had scheduled supervisions on Wednesday. I also send my apologies to the whole masters group who were reading their creative writing pieces in Wednesday afternoon. I had really been looking forward to it. Some of them send me their work by email.\nWhile I was at it, I cancelled my massage on Wednesday morning. (It turned out that my masseuse was quitting, and I had missed my last session with her). I also cancelled a meeting on Thursday morning and send my apologies to College Council meeting and Academic Staff Meeting. Everyone got back saying not to worry and wishing me to get well soon. Regrettably, I had to cancel a drink with two colleagues after the ASM. I was so much into it that I felt I could cancel everything.\nI went to work this morning, even though I still felt like dead meat. Everyone I met in offices, corridors and the dining hall inquired about my precious health. Every meeting had happened without me, and the world is still there.\nIt is hard to admit that you not irreplaceable." |
"Schweet\nAlpha Dogs' Kenny Licklider on David Letterman and KROQ\nAlpha Dogs' Kenny Licklider did an amazing job last night on David Letterman. Funny stuff, check it out!! Wednesday February 20th, he will be on the Kevin & Bean show. Listen online here tomorrow from 5-10am on KROQ. https://twitter.com/AlphaDogs\n'Alpha Dogs' Premiere on NatGeo\nALPHA DOGS premiered on Friday, February 8, 2013 on Nat Geo WILD. The reality show follows Ken Licklider and his crew as they produce highly trained working dogs for the police and military around the globe. We were absolutely thrilled to work with the talented team at Schweet Entertainment on designing and producing graphics befitting the gruff,…\nThe Ether Wins a 'Brand New' Award\nBrand New Awards is an annual competition that showcases the best work in Identity Design for it's work branding Schweet Entertainment. It will be published in a book and ipad publication later this year. It's great for our work to win and be recognized in a competition with the top design firms/studios with some amazing…" |
"Wake up to Ollie & Si every weekday from 6! For news, views and hilarious camaraderie from your local area! With daily features such as 'Lie Of The Day' , 'The Echo', 'Twitter News' and much much more...It really is the best possible way to start your day!" |
"Laugh along with Danger & Lindsay every weekday morning from 6-10am! Danger & Lindsay are great friends on and off the air, and started doing the morning show together in 2010. They start your day off right with things like Hollywood Hot Shots, Nash News Now, and Danger's Daily Dumbass as well as getting you the info you need like traffic and weather! Danger has been doing radio for 20+ years and Lindsay for over 10 years now! Danger has a wife and 2 kids. He loves football, hockey, animals, food, beer, and tries to work out. Lindsay has a husband and is a Mom to 3 kids. She loves country music, watching sports, gardening, and mostly hanging out with her family! Their main goal is to get your day started with a smile.\nHelp A Mama Out! SO GROSS!\nThomas Rhett Visits \"Sesame Street\" SO CUTE!!!\nHow do you draw an X? The internet is split…so are Danger & Lindsay!" |
"Mike \"Rooster\" McConaughey & Butch Gilliam On A&E's \"Rooster and Butch\"\nWatch what happens when ET spends a day on the ranch in West Texas with the self-made multi-millonaire.\nThe West Texas Way: Return To The Basics For Success | CNBC Make It.\nRooster and Butch\" airs Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. on A & E. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning, News, Wednesday, February 07, 2018.\nWhy Having 2 Cars Means You've Made It | CNBC Make It.\nSelf-made millionaire Rooster McConaughey invests in budding entrepreneurs in CNBC's new series, \"West Texas Investors Club.\"\nWest Texas Investors Club:\"Should Butch & Rooster lock up escape rooms?" |
"Dog and Beth: On the Hunt, the new CMT reality show from former Dog the Bounty Hunter stars Dog, Beth and Leland Chapman will premiere Sunday, April 21 at 8pm ET/PT on CMT.\nAnd this time, the trio leaves Hawaii behind to help fledgling and struggling bail bondsmen across America capture some the country's most dangerous criminals.\nIn each of the series' 11 episodes, the Chapmans travel to a different city, teaming up with local agencies to improve their business practices — from bond writing to tactical training to the latest in non-lethal weaponry — then lead them on pulse-pounding missions to hunt down criminals on the lam.\n\"CMT gives Dog a chance to do what he loves best – catching fugitives and changing lives while showing America that bail agents are needed much more than they realize,\" Beth Chapman added.\n\"Baby\" Lyssa Chapman recently tweeted hints about a possible collaboration with Real World creators Bunim/Murray for a new reality show based on her upcoming biography Walking On Eggshells — though the tweets appear to have been removed.\nMore information on Dog and Beth: On the Hunt can be found at CMT.com or on the show's official Facebook page.\nDog the Bounty Hunter premieres Sunday, April 21 at 8pm ET/PT on CMT.\nCant believe there back, he honestly thinks he's a cop and enters homes without warrants. She's a mouthy sow who thinks she's a size 2. She needs to get owned to shut that thing up." |
"Dog the Bounty Hunter fans are about to get an inside look at Beth Chapman's cancer battle. A two-hour special, titled Dog and Beth: Fight of Their Lives, will air on November 27.\nA&E revealed more about the special episode in a press release. Check that out below.\n\"A&E Network brings the world's most famous bounty hunter, Duane \"Dog\" Chapman and his wife Beth, back to the network for an emotional two-hour special documenting Beth's battle with throat cancer, it was announced today by Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, A&E Network. Through tears and raw emotion, Dog and Beth open their hearts and lives to viewers like never before. Dog and Beth: Fight of Their Lives premieres on November 27th at 9pm ET/PT.\nDog The Bounty Hunter launched in 2004 and aired on A&E for seven seasons across 200 episodes. During its run, the series became one of the most successful long-running franchises on television hitting record-breaking numbers across key demos.\nDog and Beth: Fight of Their Lives is produced by Thinkfactory Media for A&E Networks. Executive producers for Thinkfactory Media are Leslie Greif, Adam Reed, Adam Freeman and Mayen Ma. Executive producers for A&E are Elaine Frontain Bryant, Amy Savitsky and Brad Abramson.\nWill you check out this special? Tell us what you think.\nMore about: A&E TV shows: canceled or renewed?, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Dog the Bounty Hunter: canceled or renewed?\nShame on you A&E for having a racist convicted of murdering a Black man on your channel. The entire \"Dog the bounty hunter\" catalog should be taken out of your library, trash all the files, and empty it, so to never be shown again on A&E.\nI only watch A&E on tv.. I started watching Dog the Bounty Hunter because I enjoyed watching the taping done Hawaiian island, however the Chapman family and all its members are quite interesting show in itself. I hope A&E continues with this series and recreates a story, the aftermath of career changes. Every one loves the Chapman family so this show will work! Or focus on where are the fugitives now? Please consider the viewers suggestion!\nI LIKE THE SHOW I LIKE TO SEE A AGAIN ON TV PLEASE BETH GET WELL SOON.\nOf course I will be watching its really to bad that they have yet another up hill battle but I am sure that with Beth being the strong lady that she is she will show even cancer who's boss having to see so many of my family members die from cancer I have all the faith in the world that Beth will take the bull by the horns, I will be praying for her and the family as they face this together.\nOur prayers are with u and your family.Stay strong.God is good.\nBeing a Thyroid Cancer Survivor And Cancer free going on my eighth year this coming April 23rd, and working in Oncology for 12 yrs, I will definitely be watching this. My prayers go out to the Chapman family. Beth has a long road ahead of her but I truly believe in the power of prayer.\nI will absolutely be watching. I am a cervical cancer survivor and I sadly just lost my husband in October to lung cancer, I'm keeping you both in my prayers and your family as you deal with this difficult time." |
"R.I.P. Dog the Bounty Hunter's Denver-Based Sister, Jolene Kay Martinez\n| Film and TV |\nMichael Roberts | May 19, 2016 | 7:24am\nDuane \"Dog\" Chapman, better known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, is reportedly back in Denver, where he first got into the bounty-hunting business before finding fame as a reality TV star.\nBut the reason isn't a happy one.\nHe and his wife, Beth Chapman, announced that they were flying from their current home in Hawaii to Colorado to handle funeral services for his sister, Jolene Kay Chapman, who died here this week at the age of 62.\nShe's said to have passed away from complications of pneumonia and was removed from life support at 10:05 p.m. on Monday, May 16.\nPhotos: Beth Chapman on success of Dog the Bounty Hunter block party\nDog the Bounty Hunter fresh meat for prison badasses in E! True Hollywood Story\nDog the Bounty Hunter: Our ten most memorable posts\n\"Jolene was a very strong Christian, and I am absolutely positively sure she's in heaven right now,\" Duane said in a statement.\nIt's been a time of change for the Chapmans.\nIn 2012, A&E canceled Dog the Bounty Hunter after eight seasons.\nBut the couple landed on their feet, moving to CMT (Country Music Television), where they starred in a rebranded program titled Dog and Beth: On the Hunt.\nThey also stayed in touch with Denver fans by way of a retail store dubbed the Denver Dog House.\nBut this January, the Chapmans announced that they were shutting down Dog and Beth after three seasons on CMT.\nThey did so, according to InTouch Weekly, \"in an attempt to save the bail industry, which is under attack nationwide.\"\nBeth, who had announced her candidacy for the presidency of Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS), told the publication that \"our industry is under attack. There are bail reform movements springing up across the country that would end the cash bail systems. This would be a disaster.\"\nThe loss of Martinez is much more personal. Still, Duane notes, \"in Hawaii we don't say 'goodbye.' We say 'Aloha Oe...until we meet again.' And I know I will see my sister again, which gives all of us some comfort at this very sad time.\"\nMartinez is survived by two children and three siblings, including Duane. Funeral arrangements are pending. Our sincere condolences to her friends, family and loved ones." |
"Fenton Community High School District 100 Holiday Breaks Calendar 2022-2023\nAre you interested in Fenton Community High School District 100 holiday breaks calendar for 2022-23? The Fenton Community High School District 100 located in Illinois, United States like many school districts around the nation, has numerous holidays throughout the school year. As a result, students miss class time and teachers must create alternate lesson plans to accommodate the missing class time.\nThe Fenton Community High School District 100 holiday breaks are all included in the Fenton Community High School District 100 calendar which is determined by the Board of Education at their annual meeting once per year. The board reviews calendars from past years and considers how student learning were impacted during that period. They must also consider state laws regarding when students must be in class and teacher contract negotiations as well as other factors when approving a new calendar each year.\nIn this article, we are going to provide you Fenton Community High School District 100 holiday breaks as well as the calendar for the 2022-2023 session. These holidays include but not limited to Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year's. As well as breaks which include summer break, fall break and spring break.\nWithout further ado, here are the holiday breaks for Fenton Community High School District 100.\nIf the Fenton Community High School District 100 holiday breaks below are not up-to date, you can visit the school website at https://www.fenton100.org/ then click on calendar to get the latest Fenton Community High School District 100 holiday calendar.\n(Wed) 25 Nov 2022\n(Thu) 9 Jan 2023\nLast Day of School 26 May 2023\nSummer Break 29 May 2023\nFall Break 11 Oct 2021\n(Mon) 12 Oct 2021\n(Mon) 3 Jan 2022\nEaster Break 15 Apr 2022\n(Fri) 18 Apr 2022\n(Mon) 12 Aug 2022\nFenton Community High School District 100 Christmas Break\nFenton Community High School District 100 Thanksgiving Break\nFenton Community High School District 100 Spring Break\nFenton Community High School District 100 Fall Break\nFenton Community High School District 100 Summer Break\nFenton Community High School District 100 Mid Winter Break\nDisclaimer: Please note that this information is subject to change, so please check directly with the school or contact their district office if you have any questions regarding Fenton Community High School District 100 holiday calendar.\nHillsboro Community School District 3 Holiday Breaks Calendar 2022-2023\nWinters Independent School District Holiday Breaks Calendar 2022-2023" |
"Sioux Falls District School Calendar 2022-2023 With Holidays\nSioux Falls School District Calendar 2022-23: When a child is born, the parents are the happiest person because firstly they got a new member in the family and secondly it becomes a responsibility for them to take care of the child. But when the child becomes little older, then it is also high time that the parents should send their child to the school at the right age and time. Therefore if you have a child and you are looking for a great school for your child then you have landed to the right place as we are providing you the information of the Sioux Falls school district.\nSioux Falls School District Calendar 2022-23\nIt is one the biggest schools district across the nation, by nation we must inform those people who are not aware that where the district does comes. It lies in the United States and to be specific, in South Dakota. There are a number of schools and some schools are those which are divided on age basis such as kindergarten, high school, primary school and many more.\nSioux Falls School District, South Dakota Calendar Holidays 2022-23\nFor a family who has a kid, apart from everything they have to spend a family time together, and for which holidays are important. Holiday plays a major role in the life of a child and their parents because they get a chance to spent time with each other and make memorable memories. But that would become a problem when the parents would not know that when their kid will have school holidays.\nTherefore for that, we have come up with the solution as we are bringing the Sioux Falls school district holiday calendar. The calendar will have all the details and dates mention and also will have the information of the holidays in full. Through knowing the dates the parents will at least get sufficient time to make a plan and can go to a good trip without any rush.\nSioux Falls County School District Proposed Calendar 2022-2023\nWe are proposing our Sioux Falls county school district calendar for the year 2022 to 2023, we approach every individual to use the calendar and take benefits of it. Those who are residing near the district can get it easily and for those who are little far from the district can also get it at home. We will be providing the school calendar to the students so that they can know all the details about the activities which will be performed in the school and where they need to take part.\nSioux Falls District School Calendar Holidays 2022-2023\nThe calendar will only have been valid for the year 2022 and 2023 and will be renewed after the year end. The calendar will be available free of cost and charges will be needed in order to use the calendar.\nSioux Falls School District Corona Virus Update\nWe all are witnessing one of the deadliest thing in this world now which is the corona virus, we hope you all are safe and sound and are not coming out of your house, but we all have keep in mind that our work should go on because we have no idea when this battle will be over and when everything will be better. We are slowly opening the schools and district, but we have made certain mandatory rules which every member has to follow if they are visiting or coming to the district and school.\nOne of the most important is to wear a mask 24 hours while you are inside the campus and one will not be allowed to enter if they don't have a mask with them, another is maintaining social distancing and to avoid overcrowding. To make it safer the individuals have to carry their sanitizers and for those who don't have the medium, can get it from the district as we have inserted sanitizer's boxes after every few points within the campus.\nSioux Falls School District Jobs\nAs we have discussed above about the covid-19, we all have also known that there are many people who have lost their job during this situation. But those who are searching for jobs in the Sioux Falls school district, now is your chance to get so, as we are opening certain positions for jobs where individuals can come and check if they are interested.\nWe must inform one thing which is very important that though it is a hard time for all of us but we will provide the job on the basis of eligibility and not on any other factors. Those who will clear all the rounds will only get the job positions. Certain positions which the vacancy is open will be for the position of high school teacher, elementary school teacher, lab assistant, worker, plumber, and sweeper. For more details you can refer to the school office.\nSioux Falls School District Pay Scale\nWithout money there is no life and we all have understand the importance of money in this pandemic, but here we will inform you some of the pay scale which the members are getting in the district. An elementary school teacher in the district is getting an average of $35 to $80, similarly a high school teacher is getting $40 to $120, the labor and workers are getting $48 to $78, there are many other positions which have a similar pay scale, and you want to know the exact pay scale of the various positions, then you can contact the school premises and you can do so by calling the contact number below.\nSioux Falls School District Phone Number\nWe always get to hear that how to contact the school office because there are some small details which can be provided through the phone itself. It is not possible for some parents to come to school for every small thing, therefore the number which you all can call upon is (605)367-7900. The number will be available free of cost and the parents can now get their queries cleared by calling on it and getting their doubts clear https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/ .\nFiled Under: Calendar Tagged With: Sioux Falls County School District Proposed Calendar, Sioux Falls District School Calendar Holidays, Sioux Falls School District Calendar, South Dakota Calendar Holidays 2022-23, South Dakota School Holidays Calendar" |
"Home » Fairfax County Public Schools Calendar 2022-2023 in PDF\nFairfax County Public Schools Calendar 2022-2023 in PDF\nAre you studying in the Fairfax County Public School and searching for Fairfax County Public Schools Calendar 2022-2023? If yes, then this is the platform where you can download a school or academic calendar in a pdf format for the academic years 2022 and 2023. Fairfax County Public Schools has released the school calendar and it's available on the official website of the school (link shared below). You can check out the school's website and download a calendar from there or find out the link below. A school calendar is one of the most important documents which is required to plan school work activities. As a student, you should keep a check on the major holiday dates, exam dates, first/last day of school, starting/ending of the semester, etc. A school calendar is a document where all the important information is available, so make sure to download it and use it.\n1 Fairfax County Public School Holidays 2022-2023\n2 Fairfax County Public Schools Calendar 2022-2023\n2.1 About Fairfax County Public Schools\nFairfax County Public School Holidays 2022-2023\nCheck out the table below to keep a check on the major holiday dates of the Fairfax County Public School. Please note that only the major holiday dates are mentioned in the table, check out a school calendar in the next section for complete details.\nFirst Day of School Mon, 22nd Aug 2022\nLabor Day Break Fri, 2nd Sep 2022 Mon, 5th Sep 2022\nFall Break Tue, 1st Nov 2022 Wed, 2nd Nov 2022\nLast Day of School Fri, 16th Jun 2023\nFairfax County Public Schools Calendar 2022-2023\nHere is the Fairfax County Public Schools Calendar for the academic year 2022-2023. You can download this calendar in a pdf format by clicking on the link shared below. Please note that there may be modifications or amendments in a school calendar, so make sure to check the official website of the school to see if there are any new updates or revisions.\nSchool Website: https://www.fcps.edu/\nAbout Fairfax County Public Schools\nThe Fairfax County Public Schools system (abbreviated FCPS) is a school division in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. It is a branch of the Fairfax County government which administers public schools in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. With over 185,000 students enrolled, FCPS is the largest public school system in Virginia, as well as the largest in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.\nFairfax County Public School releases a school calendar every year that contains all the important information that a student, teacher, and staff must be aware of. As a student, you must download a school calendar as soon as it's available. Here you can find out Fairfax County Public School Calendar which is available for the academic year 2022-2023 in a pdf format.\nApart from keeping a check on the major academic events, a school calendar can also be used for time management, work planning, work schedules, and work tracking. So grab a calendar from here and start planning your school or academic work activities. Be organized and disciplined to accomplish all your work goals and objectives.\nTags:Fairfax County Public School CalendarFairfax County Public School Calendar 2021Fairfax County Public School Holidays" |
"County School Calendar\nAlachua County School Calendar\nAlpine School District Calendar\nAtlanta Public Schools Calendar\nBeaverton School District Calendar\nBrevard County School Calendar\nBroward County School Calendar\nCherokee County School Calendar\nClay County School Calendar\nCMS School Calendar\nCobb County School Calendar\nCollier County School Calendar\nDavis School District Calendar\nDekalb County School Calendar\nDuval County School Calendar\nFairfax County School Calendar\nForsyth County School Calendar\nGwinnett County School Calendar\nHenrico County Public Schools Calendar\nHenry County Schools Calendar\nHillsborough County School Calendar\nIssaquah School District Calendar\nJordan School District Calendar\nKnox County Schools Calendar\nLee County School Calendar\nMadison County School Calendar\nManatee County School Calendar\nMcNairy County School Calendar\nMiami Dade School Calendar\nOrange County School Calendar\nPalm Beach County School Calendar\nPasco County School Calendar\nPinellas County School Calendar\nPolk County School Calendar\nSt Johns County School Calendar\nVolusia County School Calendar\nWake County School Calendar\nWilliamson County School Calendar\nUS School District Calendar and County School Calendar 2022, 2023,2024\nMesa School District Calendar\nMesa Public Schools Calendar 2023-24 With Holidays\nThe Mesa Public Schools Calendar is a yearly publication that lists the school days, dates and times for all of the district's schools. The calendar is also used to plan school activities and parent-teacher conferences.\nMesa Public School is one of the oldest and most prestigious schools in Arizona. Located in the heart of downtown Mesa, the school has a rich history that dates back to 1892. The current campus was built in 1951 and has since expanded several times to accommodate the growing student population.\nMesa Public School is known for its rigorous academic standards and tradition of excellence. The school offers a variety of Advanced Placement courses and opportunities for students to participate in extracurricular activities. The school also boasts a highly respected arts program, which has produced many successful artists and musicians.\nMesa Public Schools Calendar 2023-24\nThe school community is passionate about ensuring that every student has an opportunity to achieve their fullest potential, whether they are enrolled in traditional classes or taking advantage of innovative programs like the Virtual High School. Mesa Public School is truly a unique educational experience that will prepare students for success in college and beyond.\nMesa Public Schools calendar is packed with events like art shows and sporting events. The school year starts on Thursday, September 5th and ends on Thursday, June 3rd. Classes are scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Mesa Public Schools offers many after-school programs for students in grades K-5 as well as middle and high school students.\nMPS Holiday Calendar 2023\nHolidays Date\nNew Year Day Jan 2, 2023\nMartin Luther King Jr. Day Jan 16 2023\nWashington's Birthday Feb 20, 2023\nMemorial Day May 29, 2023\nJuneteenth June 19, 2023\nIndependence Day July 4, 2023\nLabour Day Sep 4, 2023\nVeterans Day Nov 10, 2023\nThanksgiving Nov 23, 2023\nChristmas Day Dec 25, 2023\nMesa Public School is a place with a lot of tradition. The teachers and students work together to keep the school alive. There are many events that happen on campus, like the annual PTA dinner and the homecoming parade. Students come from all over to attend these events. Mesa Public School has been in operation since 1903, which is really amazing!\nAt Mesa Public School, students are able to experience a variety of different cultures through their international programs. These programs allow students to learn about other countries and the people who live there. Additionally, the school provides opportunities for students to participate in different sports and clubs. This allows them to develop relationships with others and learn from experienced professionals.\nMesa Public School offers a wide variety of courses to meet the needs of students. These courses can be found in the core curriculum, electives, and dual enrollment programs. Core curriculum courses include English, math, science, social studies, and language arts. Electives allow students to explore their interests in specific areas. Dual enrollment allows students to take college classes while still attending high school.\nMesa Public School Holiday Calendar 2023-24\nStudents have many options when it comes to choosing their coursework at Mesa Public School. There are numerous courses available in the core curriculum as well as electives that focus on a variety of interests, such as music and art. Dual enrollment allows students to take college classes while still attending high school which provides them with opportunities for increased education and relevance in the workforce after graduation.\nMesa Public Schools offers a full calendar of classes, sports, clubs, and special events. The school year runs from late August to late May. Students are expected to attend all scheduled school activities and events. absences or cancellations may result in a loss of points, privileges, or grades.\nMesa Public Schools offer many benefits to their students and families. The calendar offers children opportunities to develop important skills and prepare for future education goals. In addition, the calendar provides parents with a clear understanding of their child's educational schedule. Below are some of the main benefits of having a Mesa Public School calendar:\n-Improved Academics: A well-organized school calendar allows students to focus on academics and achieve better grades. By providing detailed information about each class and assignment, students are able to stay ahead of the curve and be successful in college or career planning.\n-More Time With Family: Families appreciate the flexibility that a Mesa Public School calendar offers them. This allows them to spend more time with their children, helping them grow and learn in a supportive environment.\nFiled Under: 2023-2024 Tagged With: Mesa Public Schools Calendar, Mesa School District Calendar, Mesa Schools Calendar, MPS Calendar\nBismarck Public Schools Calendar [BPS] 2023-24 With Holidays\nBethel High School Calendar [BHS] 2023-24 With Holidays\nAnkeny Schools Calendar 2023-24 With Holidays\nLincoln Public Schools Calendar 2023-24 With Holidays\nLawton Public Schools Calendar 2023-24 With Holidays\nLoyola Law School Academic Calendar 2023-24 With Holidays\nMarietta City Schools Calendar 2023-24 With Holidays\nMaryville City Schools Calendar 2023-24 With Holidays\nMetro Schools Calendar 2023-24 With Holidays\nTuscaloosa City Schools Calendar 2023-24 With Holidays\nOn this website, you can get all the county school calendar details along with holidays. The calendars are valuable to both teachers and students.\nCobb County School Calendar | Gwinnett County Schools Calendar | Cms Schools |\nPalm Beach County Schools Calendar | Miami Dade Schools Calendar |\nForsyth County Schools Calendar | Polk County Schools Calendar |\nWilliamson County Schools Calendar" |
"Home » Orange County School District Calendar Holidays 2021-2022\nOrange County School District Calendar Holidays 2021-2022\nDecember 7, 2020 by Author Leave a Comment\nOrange County School District Calendar: Orange County School District is a public school district located in Orange, California, United States. It was established in the year 1953. Orange County School District has 42 school districts which include 29 Elementary Schools, 5 Middle Schools, 4 High Schools, and 3 other schools.\nGrass Valley School District Calendar\nBox Elder School District Calendar\nEscambia School District Calendar\nBlue Valley School District Calendar\nFremont Unified School District Calendar\nCharleston School District Calendar\nEvergreen School District Calendar\nCarlsbad Unified School District Calendar\nParkway School District Calendar\nSan diego Unified School District Calendar\nMukilteo School District Calendar\nHshoreline School District Calendar\nFresno Unified School District Calendar\nOgden School District Calendar\nOlympia School District Calendar\nNorthshore School District Calendar\nRockwood School District Calendar\nEdmonds School District Calendar\nVail School District Calendar\nWest-Ada School District Calendar\nSalem Keizer School District Calendar\nHillsboro School District Calendar\nCherry Creek School District Calendar\nThe school has almost 29,473 number of students and teachers are in the ratio of 18:1. The Orange County School District starts from grade k to grade 12th. The teachers and staff always encourage students to upgrade and develop some new skills in them. Teachers of the school get a $40,477 average salary per year. If we see, for students extra services so, there are 65.5% of students who get a facility of free lunch service or benefit. The Orange County School District does not discriminate between any of its students. For the school faculty, each student is the best.\nOrange County School District Calendar 2021\nOrange County School District, California Calendar Holidays 2021\nHere above given the school district calendar of Orange County School District Calendar 2021 in an image and PDF format. You can get these calendars from here which we have provided to you in PDF format. Directly download these given calendars from here itself. If you want to have more likewise calendars of more schools in the United States. Then, here is the list of some calendars like Lodi Unified School District Calendar 2021, Vista Unified School District Calendar 2021, Tooele County School District Calendar 2021, Long Beach Unified School District Calendar 2021, Deer Valley Unified School District Calendar 2021, and other calendars too. On our website, we have listed all the available calendars of session 2021-22 of different schools in the United States. Do check it out there and download the calendar according to your requirement for free. Get all the calendars for free from here onwards.\nOrange County School District Proposed Calendar 2021-2022\nNovember 11, 2021 Veterans Holiday\nNovember 25 – 27, 2021 Thanksgiving Holiday\nJanuary 18, 2022 Martin Luther King's Holiday\nMay 31, 2022 Memorial Day Holiday\nJune 7, 2022 Last Day for Students\nThis given school holidays table above of session 2021-22 is provided for you to check out all the important dates that occur during the year. With the help of this table, you can't forget to see the upcoming holidays of the year 2021-22. Also, you can fix your own holidays with your family members with the help of this holiday table of 2021. Along with this table, you are getting school holiday calendars as well as the fresh details about each school of which we have the calendars and the tables. This Orange County School District contains all the holidays though but if you want some other details, you can visit the school's official website of which we have given the link below. You can comment on your queries related to the school so that we can answer the questions that you have.\nOrange County School District Corona Virus Update\nThe Orange County School District found 40 new cases on the school campus on Monday. Orange County School District Health and Safety procedures like that each of the safety procedures will be followed very strictly. Due to this, each student and staff of the school said to have proper safety measures to keep themselves safe from this virus. We will keep you updated regularly for COVID-19 issues spreading in California, United States. At this time everyone needs to be safe as much as they can. This is a phase where the coronavirus is again kept spreading rapidly. Right now, there's going online classes for the students so that they do not suffer now due to the virus. Parents also suggested having online classes rather than in-person learning. In-person learning does not reflect any danger for students and teachers in the school.\nOrange County School District Jobs\nAs we know Orange County School District has provided so many job opportunities for the needy people and also to the ones who are still working in the school. Current workers or new workers, anyone can join in the school. Like here we have a list of some jobs that schools give to the employees are as follows: School Administrative Assistant, Associate Personnel Analyst, Supervisor, Custodial Operations, Student Supervision Assistant, Manager of Outreach Services, Instructional Assistant, Child Development Assistant, Bus Driver, Bus Driver Trainee, Student Safety Manager, Dispatcher, External Affairs Intern, and more such jobs. The school provides so many types of these jobs for which you can apply anytime whenever you want. You can find more details regarding this on the main website of the school.\nOrange School District Pay Scale\nOrange School District gives so many jobs on different pay scales. Each job has a different pay scale according to the amount of work in that position. Employees who are working in a school before getting a good salary due to their position. Also, the school provides jobs to technical as well as non-technical people. The average salary of the employees working in school is $42k. Jobs with their payscale are likewise Teacher Assistant gets an $18k – $37k estimated salary, Elementary School Teacher gets a $56k – $125k estimated salary, High School Teacher gets a $47k – $92k estimated salary, Middle School Teacher gets a $41k – $75k estimated salary, School Social Worker gets a $46k – $81k estimated salary, Security Officer gets a $19k – $46k estimated salary, etc.\nOrange County School District Phone Number\nWe have provided you here the Orange County School District Official Phone Number i.e. 407-317-3200 on which you can call and get the deep details of the school by talking with the employees in the school or with the manager managing the school. Also, we have provided you the Official Website of the School which is https://www.orangeusd.org/ on which you can visit and get through all the details and information of the school including fees, sports fees, classrooms, etc.\nFiled Under: Calendar Tagged With: Orange School District Calendar, Orange School District Holidays, Orange School District Schedule, school calendar for Orange School District" |
"Home » [WSPS] West Springfield Public Schools Calendar for 2022-2023\n[WSPS] West Springfield Public Schools Calendar for 2022-2023\nWest Springfield Public Schools Calendar with Holidays 2022-2023 has been released and is available for download. The calendar includes all West Springfield Public Schools holidays for the 2022-2023 school year. The district says the calendar was created with input from teachers, staff, parents and students.\nWest Springfield Public Schools Calendar 2022-2023\nWest Springfield Public Schools is a school district located in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The district serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 and is comprised of six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. In addition to a strong academic program, West Springfield Public Schools also offers a variety of extracurricular activities and athletics for students to participate in. The district is committed to providing a supportive and inclusive learning environment for all students, and works to promote equity and diversity in its schools.\nThe West Springfield Public Schools calendar includes important dates such as the start and end of the school year, holidays, and teacher in-service days. The calendar is published in advance, allowing students and families to plan ahead for the school year. The calendar is subject to change, with updates being communicated to the community through the district's website and other communication channels.\nWest Springfield Public Schools Break for the academic year 2022-2023\nList of holidays of West Springfield Public Schools, 2022- 2023\nFirst Day Of School 2022 1 August 2022 Thursday\nThanksgiving Break 2022 24 November 2022 – 25 November 2022 Thursday – Friday\nChristmas Break 2022 26 December 2022 – 2 January 2023 Monday – Monday\nMid Winter Break 2023 20 February 2023 – 24 February 2023 Monday – Friday\nSpring Break 2023 17 April 2023 – 21 April 2023 Monday – Friday\nLast Day of School 2023 15 June 2023 Thursday\nSummer Break 2023 16 June 2023 Friday\nWest Springfield Public Schools Holidays 2022-2023\nThe West Springfield Public Schools district has a number of holidays throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. These holidays provide students and staff with the opportunity to rest and spend time with their families and loved ones. Some of the holidays that are observed include Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. In addition to these national holidays, the district also observes various other holidays and school breaks throughout the year.\nThe West Springfield Public Schools district has a number of holidays and school breaks throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, giving students and staff the opportunity to rest and spend time with their families and loved ones.\nWest Springfield Public Schools Holiday Calendar 2022-2023\nPlease note that these dates are subject to change if necessary due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances. As the final school year of the 2021-2022 comes to a close, students and staff of West Springfield Public Schools can begin looking forward to the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. Kindly inquire consistently for any changes that might happen or it is advised to visit the West Springfield Public Schools site for their 2022-2023 endorsed schedule.\nQues: When is the Last Day of West Springfield Public Schools?\nAns: The last day of school for West Springfield Public Schools is May 25, 2023. This date may be subject to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. However, students and staff can expect the last day of school to be on this date barring any changes.\nQues: When Does School Start in West Springfield Public Schools?\nAns: The first day of school for students in West Springfield Public Schools is Thursday, September 1st, 2022.\nQues: When is West Springfield Public Schools Spring Break?\nAns: West Springfield Public Schools Spring break will be from 13th March 2023 to 17th March 2023.\nQues: First Day of West Springfield Public Schools?\nAns: The first day of the West Springfield Public Schools is 1st September 2022.\nQues: West Springfield Public Schools Christmas Break?\nAns: Christmas break in West Springfield Public Schools are from 26th December 2022 to 2nd January 2023.\nFiled Under: Calendar 2022-2023, Massachusetts, State Wise Schools Tagged With: West Springfield Public Schools Calendar, West Springfield Public Schools Calendar 2022, West Springfield Public Schools Calendar 2023, West Springfield Public Schools Holiday Calendar, West Springfield Public Schools Holidays" |
"Home » Ithaca City School District Calendar Holidays 2021-2022\nIthaca City School District Calendar Holidays 2021-2022\nIthaca City School District Calendar: Ithaca City School District is a public school district located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is the 2nd best school district of Tompkins County, New York, United States. There are 13 schools in the school district which includes 8 Elementary Schools, 3 Middle Schools, and 2 High Schools. The Ithaca City School District is consists of a total of 5,392 students and teachers in a ratio of 12:1. This school district starts from grade P-K to grade K-12. Also, there are some students approx 38% get free or reduced lunch services. This is an amazing place to grow up and have a good nature for everyone in the school district. This time of covid-19 is dangerous for everyone because now it is again increasing day by day and till it ends we need to take care of ourselves.\nIthaca City School District Calendar 2021\nThis is the Ithaca City School District Calendar 2021 in PDF format. You can easily download these school calendars from the link given above. All the school calendars including this are available for free so, you can anytime visit our website and get the calendars downloaded for totally free.\nIthaca City School District, New York Calendar Holidays 2021\nHere are the Ithaca City School District Calendars available in PDF for free. You can easily download these two given holiday school calendars 2021-22 in PDF format. We have a list of other school district calendars too which is also available on our website like Lancaster School District Calendar 2021, Indian River School District Calendar 2021, Clovis Unified School District Calendar 2021, Medford School District Calendar 2021, Lindbergh School District Calendar 2021, etc. are the school calendars. Along with these school district calendars, you will find more school district calendars of the U.S. schools. We have personally customized these school district calendars for you in simple school calendars which also includes the holidays of the school district. This school district calendar contains all the holidays of the particular school district.\nIthaca City County School District Proposed Calendar 2021-2022\nSeptember 30, 2021 Rosh Hashanah\nOctober 9, 2021 Yom Kippur\nDecember 23 – January 3, 2021 Winter Break\nApril 10 – 17, 2022 Spring Break\nApril 10, 2022 Good Friday\nJune 24, 2022 Last Day of School\nThis is the Ithaca City School District Holidays Table of the year 2021-22 in image and PDF. You can anytime download this holiday table on your desktop with the help of the link given above. You can directly download this table for free with the help of the link given. This holiday table of Ithaca City School District includes all the yearly holidays of the school in just one place. All the holidays gave inside the table are correct as far and are in a proper queue. There are so many holidays that are falling this year in the Ithaca City School District. Also, if you don't want to download the calendar or the holiday table then, you may also visit the website and directly check out the upcoming holiday of the particular school district and month. But it will more beneficial if you download this table.\nIthaca City School District Corona Virus Update\nThe latest update of the Ithaca City School District is that the classes are closed right now for in-person learning due to the case increment of coronavirus. Due to this pandemic, the students are facing so much problem of education for so long. It is necessary to stay safe from this coronavirus. We should follow the same old rules and regulations of safety and health like wearing masks, avoid social gatherings, avoid touching nose, eyes, and mouth, etc. All need to be followed to stay safe from this virus. Right now, the classes will continue on the virtual classes as before. It is only a safe way to educate students on these times. We have updated you with the latest update of the coronavirus of the Ithaca City School District. And for other schools, corona updates must visit the website.\nIthaca City School District Jobs\nIthaca City School District has a collection of jobs for the employees already working in the school district and for the new ones. There are different types of jobs for the different employees. Every employee is different from the others. We have here some new and old both the jobs in which the employees are working and the new one wants to join. List of the jobs are like Pre School Teacher, Elementary School Teacher, High School Teacher, BE Teacher, School Librarian, Guidance and School Counselors, etc. are the school district jobs given to the right people for better services.\nIthaca City School District Pay Scale\nThere is no average salary of the employees working here. Each employee of the school district does a job on different salaries. In the school district, the right people are always selected for the right job. Each department in the school district has a different payscale package. Here, we are showing you the school district jobs with the payscales like Teacher Aide gets a $20k – $40k estimated salary, Athletic Director gets a $51k – $122k estimated salary, Elementary School Teacher gets a $32k – $63k estimated salary, etc. are some jobs with these pay scales.\nIthaca City School District Phone Number\nWe have given here the Official Phone Number of the Ithaca City School District i.e. (607)274-2101 on which you could call and ask the school administration about the true information of the school district. They will tell you about and everything in the school district. You may also, get the details on an online basis by visiting this school's website: https://www.ithacacityschools.org/ this is the main website of the Ithaca City School District.\nFiled Under: Calendar Tagged With: Ithaca City County school district calendar, Ithaca City School District Holidays, Ithaca City School District Schedule, Ithaca School District Calendar, school calendar for Ithaca City School District" |
"Calgary Catholic School District\nOther popular Alberta pages\nCalgary Catholic School District Calendar 2023\nThis page contains the major holiday dates from the 2023 school calendar for Calgary Catholic School District in Alberta.\nPlease check back regularly for any amendments that may occur, or consult the Calgary Catholic School District website for their 2022-2023 approved calendar to cross-check these dates and view details about Professional Activity Days and other non-student days. You may also wish to visit the school district homepage to check for any updates.\n(Thu) 6 Jan 2023\n(Thu) 20 Feb 2023" |
"If you are looking for ideas and inspiration over the public holidays, then you have come to the right page!\nWe decided to make a page especially for the public holidays, so that you'll have all the information you need regarding what is happening in and around Newquay, places to go, things to do and any special offers that might be on at the time.\nHave a look below at our public holiday pages. Content is always being added and updated to this section, so please do come back again soon if you are looking for something that is not on here yet!\nWe thought we'd kick start the page off with the Summer School Holidays - 6 whole weeks of summer fun… But don't panic we are here to help! Click here for some useful tips for summer fun with the kids in Newquay.\nThat's all we've got for now! Come back soon to see if we've added anything new!" |
"Hey, Blackpool School Student Hi!! Are you looking for an article, in which you find the Blackpool School Term Dates and Blackpool School Holidays 2017 to 2018?\nThen don't worry my friends, you are choosing the right place, cause Today here in this article of mine, I am going to introduce that all kinds of information which you are required, ok no more talks, let's check it out.\nThe Blackpool School Holidays & Term Dates 2017-2018 shown are taken from the website for Blackpool Borough Council and are used as a guide by schools in the district area.\nTelephone lines are open Monday – Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm." |
"Carlisle Community School District Holiday Calendar 2022-2023\nAre you interested in Carlisle Community School District holiday calendar 2022-2023? If that is the case, I am very happy to let you know that Carlisle Community School District calendar for 2022-2023 academic session is now available. Here in this page on Carlisle Community School District calendar 2022-2023, you are going to see major holiday dates of Carlisle Community School District.\nThe Carlisle Community School District holiday calendar 2022-2023 posted here on this page include activities such as Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break and many other holidays.\nCarlisle Community School District is located in Iowa, United States. To get more and updated information about Carlisle Community School District calendar, you can visit the school website at https://www.carlislecsd.org/. More information on the holidays can be found on the official calendar of Carlisle Community School District.\nVisit Carlisle Community School District website at https://www.carlislecsd.org/ to access the latest 2022-2023 holiday calendar.\nCarlisle Community School District Holiday calendar is as follows:\nMid Winter Break 14 Jan 2022\nCarlisle Community School District Holiday Calendar Download\nDownload Carlisle Community School District Holiday Calendar for 2020-2021 here\nIf the Carlisle Community School District calendar on this page is not up-to date, you can visit Carlisle Community School District's website at https://www.carlislecsd.org/ for the updated version of the calendar.\nThat is it for Carlisle Community School District calendar 2021-2021. You can continue checking this page for updates on the holiday calendar for Carlisle Community School District.\nLittlefield Independent School District Parent Portal Login\nAiken County Public Schools Holiday Calendar 2022-2023" |
"Starmont Community School District Holiday Calendar 2022-2023\nAre you interested in Starmont Community School District holiday calendar 2022-2023? If that is the case, I am very happy to let you know that Starmont Community School District calendar for 2022-2023 academic session is now available. Here in this page on Starmont Community School District calendar 2022-2023, you are going to see major holiday dates of Starmont Community School District.\nThe Starmont Community School District holiday calendar 2022-2023 posted here on this page include activities such as Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break and many other holidays.\nStarmont Community School District is located in Iowa, United States. To get more and updated information about Starmont Community School District calendar, you can visit the school website at https://www.starmont.k12.ia.us/. More information on the holidays can be found on the official calendar of Starmont Community School District.\nVisit Starmont Community School District website at https://www.starmont.k12.ia.us/ to access the latest 2022-2023 holiday calendar.\nStarmont Community School District Holiday calendar is as follows:\nFirst Day of School 23 Aug 2021\n(Wed) 29 Nov 2021\nSpring Break 25 Mar 2022\n(Fri) 28 Mar 2022\nEaster Break 15 Apr 2022\nLast Day of School 19 May 2022\n(Wed) 1 Jan 2021\n(Thu) 5 Apr 2021\nStarmont Community School District Holiday Calendar Download\nDownload Starmont Community School District Holiday Calendar for 2020-2021 here\nIf the Starmont Community School District calendar on this page is not up-to date, you can visit Starmont Community School District's website at https://www.starmont.k12.ia.us/ for the updated version of the calendar.\nThat is it for Starmont Community School District calendar 2021-2021. You can continue checking this page for updates on the holiday calendar for Starmont Community School District.\nCategories Iowa Schools Calendar, Schools Calendar Tags Iowa Schools Calendar, Schools Calendar Post navigation\nHowell Township Public Schools Parent Portal Login\nLamar County Schools Parent Portal Login" |
"Los Angeles Unified School District Calendar 2022-2023 With Holidays\nby Author 1 Comment\nLos Angeles Unified School District Calendar 2022-2023: Every parent want that they provide the best services to their child so that in future their child becomes a successful person. But the very first step for the child is that they get admission in a good school. If you have recently shifted to Los Angeles and as a parent you are looking for good schools for your child, then now is your chance to get a good school as Los Angeles Unified school district is here as the admissions are bring open in a while. To get you the exact information and details of the school and the district, we are providing the official calendar.\nThe calendar will have all the information related to school properties, events, functions, transport and much other information. The users can refer to the calendar and can get the procedure and other steps to reach out the school and district.\nPalm Beach District School Calendar\nCanyons School District Calendar\nHemet Unified District Calendar\nAnchorage School District Calendar\nCobb County School District Calendar\nLos Angeles Unified School District Calendar\nLos Angeles Unified School District Calendar 2022-2023\nIf you have every gone to school then you can easily connect to us, for a student who is going to school; nothing could be more exciting than getting a holiday. When a holiday is announced in the school, the students starts planning that what they would do with the holidays. Therefore it will also become easy for the parents if they get the details of the holidays, as there are many families who always plans to go out of station but we all know that how busy are the tickets counter but if the parents can get to know the holidays details of their child in advance than it becomes easy for them to plan the trip.\nLos Angeles Unified School District, California Calendar Holidays 2022-2023\nIn order to bring you the details of the holidays, we are bringing our new Los Angeles unified school district holidays calendar, the calendar will have the information of all the holidays which are provided in the school, also it will have the information of all the other holidays which are celebrated across the nation.\nLos Angeles Unified County School District Proposed Calendar 2022-2023\nAbove we have mentioned the details of the holidays which are provided in the district and school, but there are many users who must be wondering that which location does the school and district exactly comes. Therefore for those people who have no idea about the country and location, through our article you can come to know the location as well as the country. The country where Los Angeles Unified County falls is United States and to be specific it is California.\nLos Angeles Unified School District Holidays 2022-2023 Calendar\nThe calendar is available free of cost and no charges will be needed for using the calendar. Also to make the calendar attractive and interesting, we have provided certain templates where the users will get the option to choose the type of color and font they want. one of the most important thing that the users need to keep in mind that the calendar will have the information for the year 2022 to 2023 and not for other year.\nLos Angeles Unified School District Corona Virus Update\nWe all know that what effect it had been on the schools and colleges due to corona virus and due to it many colleges and schools have been lacking in their syllabus and due to which many students and teachers have suffer huge loss. It is being very difficult for the students to deal with online learning, but now as the things are getting slightly relaxed, Los Angeles unified school has decided to open up. But before the opening of the district, we request everyone to atleast have a look at the guidelines and it is mandatory for everyone to follow up and if anyone found breaking the rules and regulations, for such people penalty will be there. Rules such as they have wear masks, have to carry their own water bottle, carry their sanitizers and last but not the least have to maintain a two meter distance from one another. They have to keep proper social distancing and if anyone found gathering more than 10 people in a place, then strict action will be taken against those.\nLos Angeles Unified School District Jobs\nAbove we have mentioned about the effects, here we will discuss about one more issue and that is the increase in unemployment. Due to covid almost in various parts of the world many people lost their jobs, but now is your opportunity to get a good job in the district. Therefore Los Angeles unified school district is coming up with certain openings for jobs, the jobs will be given only on the basis of interview and no special position will be given to any people. For knowing the full information of the jobs position, then you can contact the school office where you can know the registration criteria.\nLos Angeles Unified School District Pay Scale\nHere we will talk about one of the main problem, money is something that has played a major role of it and we all have come to know that what the importance is because during covid and lockdown, there were many people who were struggling to run their day to day life. Here those who are interested in the jobs and want to know the full information of the pay scale then you can go to the school office and there you can get to know the full information. Also the pay scale will be disclosed only after the interview because due to the covid, different pay scales will be provided.\nLos Angeles Unified School District Phone Number\nWe often get many queries from the parent's side that we should provide the school phone number so that it would be easy for them to contact the school premises, therefore in order to provide conveniences we have come up with the school number. The number is (213) 241-1000, and it is available for everyone and the number is available for toll free.https://achieve.lausd.net/\nFiled Under: Calendar Tagged With: California School Holidays Calendar, Los Angeles Unified County School District Proposed Calendar 2022-2023, Los Angeles Unified School District Calendar, Los Angeles Unified School District Calendar 2022-2023, Los Angeles Unified School District Holidays Calendar" |
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"Injured Magic cheerleader in stable condition\nORLANDO — A cheerleader and stunt team member is in stable condition after falling on her head during a performance at an Orlando Magic game.\nIn a statement released by the Magic on Wednesday, the family of 31-year-old Jamie Woode says she suffered three vertebrae fractures and a broken rib. But there were no signs of neurological damage and she's expected to make a full recovery.\nWoode lost her footing and fell to the floor during a routine between the first and second quarter of the Magic's 99-89 loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.\nShe was carted off on a stretcher, but waved her hands as she was wheeled away.\nThe Magic Stunt Team is comprised mostly of former UCF cheerleaders and is contracted for performances by the team." |
"Cara McCollum, former Miss New Jersey and Miss America candidate, has died at the age of 24.\nA car crash on Feb. 15 left McCollum critically injured, and the pageant champion died early Monday, according to the Facebook page, \"Prayers for Cara,\" which has been posting updates.\nThe New York Daily News said McCollum lost control of her Ford Mustang along Route 55 in Salem County, New Jersey. She wasn't wearing a seatbelt and her car struck numerous trees when the car spun out of control on the slick road.\nMcCollum won the Miss New Jersey pageant in 2013 and participated in the Miss America competition in 2014. Collum also worked as a news anchor for six months at SNJ Today, which covers southern New Jersey." |
"Two-time Olympian and world champion cyclist Caroline Buchanan has been seriously injured in a car crash, with the Australian detailing her injuries in a Facebook post Wednesday.\nBuchanan, a five-time mountain-bike world champion who has also won the BMX world title three times, said her lungs had collapsed and that she had broken her sternum and nose.\n\"I wouldn't say 2017 ended quite as planned,\" she wrote, alongside pictures of herself in a hospital bed with a neck brace and bloodied nose.\n\"It's been a rough couple of days in ICU after a vehicle roll. I just moved to a private room and everything is moving in a positive recovery direction,\" she wrote. \"Injuries are... Broken sternum, broken nose, collapsed lungs. I'll keep you guys up to date as we go.\"\nThe 27-year-old rider, who competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, did not say how the crash happened, but local reports said it involved a single car." |
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"1. How do I contact my legislator? How do I let a representative or senator know how I feel about an issue?\n2. Are there legislator contact lists?\nThe House of Representatives member information page includes Representatives' contact information, an excel spreadsheet, leadership information, and more. Additional information is in the right-hand column of the House of Representatives member information page.\nSenate member information includes senator contact information, district order and leadership lists, mailing labels, an ASCII Delimited Text File (which can open as an excel spreadsheet) of contact information, and more on the other related links page of the member list.\n3. May I testify at a committee hearing?\nYes. Members of the general public are encouraged to testify before committees, though testimony may need to be arranged with committee staff prior to a scheduled hearing. Committees primarily focus hearings on particular bills, though occasionally they discuss issues of broad interest within the committee's jurisdiction. It's best not to come to testify at a committee hearing without first contacting the committee staff or your representative. Call House Public Information Services at 651-296-2146 or Senate Information 651-296-0504 to find the phone numbers for committee staff or to receive a standing committee schedule.\nArrive early. Getting to the meeting early will give you a chance to survey the meeting space, identify legislators, and make last-minute changes to your presentation.\nContact the committee's administrator or legislative assistant. If you want to testify, make sure you are on the committee meeting agenda. It's best to contact the committee a day or two before the hearing to do this. But, time permitting, it's possible to sign up and testify on same day of the hearing.\nIntroduce yourself. When speaking to the committee, clearly identify yourself and the organization you represent, if any. Then clearly state your position on the bill before the committee.\nSpeak through the committee chair. All questions and answers during committee hearings are routed through the committee chair. Address the chair as \"Madame Chair\" or \"Mr. Chair.\" This makes it easier to follow the testimony when listening to tapes of recorded committee meetings.\nDon't be intimidated. This is a citizen Legislature. Representatives are your friends and neighbors and they want to hear what you have to say. Just state your case clearly and in simple terms as you would to anyone.\nBe brief. Make your key points as concisely as possible. Provide specific information about why your position is in the state's best interest. Legislators may want to know what, if anything, has been done in other states, what the costs might be, and what groups support or oppose your proposal. If you know the answers, include them in your statement.\nBe prepared to answer questions. The best way to make your case is to provide straightforward answers to legislators' questions. If you don't know the answer, say so. If possible, find the answer and pass it on to committee members.\nBring written summaries. You may want to have copies of a concise summary of your key points to hand out to legislators, staff and the news media. Some legislators say a clearly written letter, or issue sheet, is the most effective way of gaining support.\nOffer to help. Citizens play a key role in shaping state policy. Ask if there is anything you can do to help get the proposal in question approved or defeated.\nDisplay mutual respect. Your views are important and you have a right to be treated courteously by all members and staff. Likewise, legislators are more apt to respond to polite treatment than to browbeating. There are many sides to every issue and each one has merit. Understand the difficult position legislators have in reaching their decisions.\nAccommodations for people with a disability, such as sign language interpreters or large print materials, can be arranged with advance notice. See Disability Access for details.\nHouse Public Information Services has created a series of short videos about testifying before a committee. Senate Media Services has created a video on \"Tips on Testifying Before a Legislative Committee\" as well.\n4. What publications are available from the Legislature?\nThe Legislative Publications web page links to free publications providing session information, mailing lists, fiscal information, reports, and Revisor's manuals and guides.\n5. How do I get a copy of the red book, green book and blue book? What are the differences between each of the publications?\nThe green and red member directories are joint publications of the Minnesota House and Senate. The green book, or Members Directory, is published near the beginning of the first year of a biennial legislative session—usually in February. It contains pictures, biographical information, committee assignments and contact information for all 134 representatives and 67 senators. It also lists key House and Senate staff and certain joint offices. The red book, the Official Directory of the Minnesota Legislature, is published during the second year of the biennium. It contains additional information, such as the permanent rules of both the House and the Senate, joint rules, and statutory and constitutional provisions relating to the Legislature.\nGreen and red books are available at the House Public Information Services, Room 175, State Office Building and at the Senate Information Office, Room 231, State Capitol. Limited copies are mailed.\nThe blue book or Minnesota Legislative Manual, is published by the Secretary of State's Office. It includes detailed information about the three branches of government, constitutional officers, and election statistics for certain offices over the state's history, as well as detailed information from the most recent election. The book also contains the state constitution and a history of proposed constitutional amendments.\nCopies of the blue book are available to the public, free of charge, in Room 180, State Office Building, or call 651-215-1440 to order one.\n6. How do I subscribe to the House Session Daily?\nSession Daily, an online news source, is updated daily during session with the day's House actions, and when news from the House warrants.\nTo subscribe to Session Daily, call House Public Information Services at 651-296-2146 or 1-800-657-3550, or complete the online subscription form.\n7. How can I watch the Legislature on television?\nThe Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate produce and distribute unedited television coverage of all House and Senate floor sessions, select committee hearings, press conferences, and other issue-oriented programming. Programming is broadcast weekdays during the legislative session from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., with extended evening and weekend coverage available for debates on high-profile issues. All broadcast programming is closed-captioned. See the House and Senate Broadcast Television Schedule page for a list of upcoming broadcast events and a channel guide.\nAll House and Senate television programming is Web cast live over the Internet. The live Web cast service allows viewers to watch additional coverage not provided on the television channels or to watch extended evening coverage. In addition, all television programming is archived and made available on the House and Senate websites. Web cast programming is captioned. See the House audio and video page for live and archived House web cast coverage and see the Senate Media Service page for live and archived Senate web cast coverage.\n8. Are there services for people who are deaf or hard of hearing?\nYes. The Access at the Capitol page provides information from the Commission Serving Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans.\nIndividuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech disabled may contact the Senate and House via their preferred Telecommunications Relay Service.\nMinnesota Relay Service is a free service that uses a specially trained communications assistant (CA) to facilitate the telephone conversations between a person who has a hearing loss or speech disability and the person with whom they wish to speak. All calls are confidential. To make a Minnesota Relay call dial 7-1-1.\nIn order to provide accessibility for meetings with legislators, legislative committee hearings, and House and Senate floor sessions, the Legislature contracts with Keystone Interpreting Solutions to provide legislative sign language interpreting services. Interpreting services are also available for hearings or meetings with legislators in Greater Minnesota.\nTo request legislative interpreting services, call 651-454-7275 (voice) through their website www.kisasl.com/request or request by email.\nPlease make your request a minimum of 36 hours before the service is needed. You may also request legislative interpreting services from the committee administrator or committee legislative assistant that is planning the committee meeting you want to attend.\nYou may also request legislative interpreting services by contacting the Legislative Coordinating Commission at 651-296-9002, at 651-296-1121, or at 651-296-0099.\nFor CART services, contact the Legislative Coordinating Commission at 651-296-9002, at 651-296-1121 or at 651-296-0099. Please make your request a minimum of 36 hours before the service is needed.\nThe Minnesota Senate has sound reinforcement systems for use in hearings rooms in the Minnesota Senate Building. The systems, for the exclusive use of people who are deaf or hard of hearing, are available for the duration of a particular meeting and must be returned immediately following the meeting. Senate receivers may be signed out during normal business hours from the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, room G-430, Minnesota Senate Building. For meetings lasting beyond normal business hours, receivers are to be returned to the committee staff. Call the Sergeant-at-Arms at 651-296-1119 for further information.\nThe Minnesota House has sound reinforcement systems in the 10 hearing rooms in the State Office Building and in the House Chamber. The systems, for the exclusive use of people who are deaf or hard of hearing, are available for the duration of a particular meeting and must be returned immediately following the meeting. House receivers may be signed out during normal business hours from the House Sergeants' Office, Room B-17, State Office Building. For meetings lasting beyond normal business hours, receivers are to be returned to the committee staff. Call the House Sergeant's Office at 651-296-4860 for further information.\n9. How do I find out who my senator and representative are?\nContact House Public Information Services in Room 175, State Office Building at 651-296-2146 or the Senate Information Office, Room 231 State Capitol at 651-296-0504 to learn who represents you in both the House and the Senate.\nFor additional resources, including searchable databases, see Who Represents Me? and the Geospatial Information Services website.\n10. Are there specific services for people who are blind or visually impaired?\nYes. Here is a list of available services.\nSigns. Raised numbers identify legislative offices and rooms in the Minnesota Senate Building and State Office Building. In addition, Braille signs are installed throughout both buildings to assist those who are visually impaired. The elevators in both buildings are equipped with control signs in Braille.\nRecorded Meetings. Committee, commission meeting, and floor session are recorded. Audio recordings from 1991 to the present are available on the Minnesota Legislature's website.\nSenate Supply (for Senate meetings), 651-296-5720.\nIf an individual wishes to listen to the recording of a committee meeting or floor session, listening facilities are located in the Legislative Reference Library, 651-296-8338, Room 645, State Office Building.\nScreen Readers. Screen reader software is installed on select public access computers in the Legislative Reference Library, Room 645, State Office Building (JAWS and NVDA) and the Legislative Reference Library, Room 3238, Minnesota Senate Building (NVDA).\n11. Who do I contact to schedule an event at the Capitol?\n12. Is there a way I can send a bulk email to all legislators?\nNo, there is not a bulk email list available for Minnesota legislators. While email is an effective way to contact your representative or senator, it is best to address your concerns to the legislators that represent you.\nEvery member of the Legislature has an email address based on the member's name. For example, Representative Jane Doe's email address is [email protected]. Senator John Doe's email address is [email protected].\nTo find out a specific member's email address, you can look several places. The House and Senate websites have pages for each member that includes his or her email address (Members of the House of Representatives and Minnesota Senators). The Official Directory of the Minnesota Legislature (often referred to as \"the red book\") and the Members Directory (\"the green book\") contain contact information, including email addresses, for all legislators. To receive a free copy of the red or green book, or to ask a member's email address, call either House Public Information Services at 651-296-2146 or Senate Information at 651-296-0504.\n13. How do I find information about a bill if I don't know the bill number, bill author or anything else other than a general topic?\nYou can search for House bills or Senate bills by topic from 1995 to the present from the Bills page. Click on the link for the Search House Bills or for the Search Senate Bills for a search form. The keyword option allows you to search with keywords or phrases. You can also search by topics assigned to each bill from the House Bill Information—Topic Search page or from the Senate Bill Information—Topic Search page.\nHow to Follow a Bill is a helpful online guide to the process. For further information on this topic, see the Bills section of this FAQ.\nIf you do not have Internet access, there are public terminals in the Legislative Reference Library on the sixth floor of the State Office Building. The House and Senate Index Offices also track the status of current bills. They can help you find a particular piece of legislation. Call House Index at 651-296-6646 or Senate Index at 651-296-2887. To receive a copy of the bill once you locate it, call the Chief Clerk's Office in the House at 651-296-2314 or Senate Information at 651-296-0504.\n14. How do I schedule a press conference or reserve a room at the Capitol?" |
"Q: How to draw a trajectory of a point in 3D space which moves on a surface of a sphere using Python? I have a line in 3D space. I will name it as OA. The point O is always (0,0,0) and A is (x1, y1, z1). Thus, the length(size) of the line is fixed. However, the angles it makes with X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis can change. \n\n\n*\n\n*What is the trajectory of point A? Is it a sphere?\n\n*If so how can I draw the movements of point A, when it is moving by changing the angles with each axis? (I have to do this by using Python)\n\n\nI need to model the movement of the line and the movement of point A (which I think moves on a surface of a sphere) using Python. \nI tried to break down the problem. If I am correct with the trajectory, what I have to do here is to generate values for x,y and z when xˆ2 + yˆ2 + zˆ2 = |OA|ˆ2.\nAre there any known Python libraries that I could use for this?\nNext, are there any Python libraries that I could use to build the model (GUI)?\n" |
"Q: Calculate optimal new vector for a virtual spaceship I'm working on a 3D game as a demo for some unrelated technology. In it I have a spaceship that I move in the game engine by applying a force along a vector $(x,y,z)$. So I'm happily flying along applying my force towards a point (the engine runs on a constant tick and recalculates velocity each frame). There's no air resistance, and I won't be near any gravity.\nBut then, I'm trying to figure out what to do when I get a new destination. I could just stop all motion, or apply a breaking force opposite to my current vector and wait till I stop, and then apply a force to the new destination. Or I could rotate my ship towards the point and apply a force towards it, and keep doing that each timer tick. That would give me kind of a lazy curve as I approach my new destination.\nBut I think there must be a way to calculate an optimal vector that takes into account my current momentum and gets me to my point in the shortest time. I'm thinking I have to calculate the portion of my new force vector that would be in the same direction but it gets kind of complicated in 3D space. Any advice on an optimal approach here?\n" |
"I do a weekend tarot reading for people every Friday evening that can be seen by the public on my Deck of 1000 Spreads Facebook page. And the card I chose for myself this weekend got me thinking.\nIt was an oracle card about priorities and the advice I gave was this: Time is not something that can be saved for later. So to make the most of your time this weekend, consider your priorities and values.\nI'll be the first to admit that I often fritter away weekends, then regret being unproductive. I know of ways to combat this, but I don't. My usual MO is to be a total lazy arse one day and do chores the other. Even as I write the words, it seems pretty reasonable to me. Especially when I'm busy as I am now during the week, I need the down day. But even so, I feel I could do better than just napping and eating a lot.\nSo as I considered my own advice, I started thinking about whether or not I prioritize things in my life according to my values. In some ways I do. But then I think about how I value my health, but don't prioritize it. I mean, napping could be considered as being for my health...getting more of that rest/repair time in. So maybe I should say I don't prioritize it necessarily in all the most constructive ways for what I'm trying to achieve, which is feeling better physically.\nThen the more I thought of all of all this, the more I asked myself what my values are and how I prioritize them. Of course, I know what things I value. But I'm not sure I've ever lined them up and prioritized them. In fact, I'm pretty sure I haven't put much active thought into my values (outside of politics) in quite some time. It just seems to be one of those things you develop, then place on cruise control.\nThe problem with all that is that I effectively can't act in accordance with the things I value most if I'm always just winging it and doing whatever I seem to conveniently value in the moment. I do love to nap, but the thing my \"health values\" might prefer is something more active. And where is my book writing in all this? My spiritual work? My role as a doggie mom? Basic survival always comes first—earning money, maintaining a roof over my head and food and medical care for all. We can probably all agree on that. But how do our priorities shake out beyond that?\nIt's funny. I used to be a more disciplined person and I value discipline a great deal. But many years back I felt I was being too hard on myself, putting some things ahead of others that were more important at the time. And I stepped back from those things. I \"gave myself a break\". And now I'm seeing where it might be wiser to stop \"being kind to myself\" in favor of \"doing what's right and responsible for myself.\"\nI haven't figured it all out in the 36 hours since I gave myself that advice. I will probably be noodling over it a lot in the coming days and weeks. But my eyes are more open now. So, think about it. Are you living in accordance with your highest values? Where are you working against them? And have you thought about which of the things you value should take the most precedence?\nHi Tierney! Are you off Facebook? Can't find you. :o( (I'm only on there once a week or so, myself). Hope you're well!" |
"A lot of people hear the word consecrate and shy away from it because they feel like it's something too holy for us to be apart of and that it's too hard to do. Truth is we do it everyday for various activities. Want some examples? Ok!\n1) Getting pumped up for a sports event. In the locker room people put on their earphones and get in a zone.\n2) Same thing happens during a workout. You have that one special work out playlist that makes running those 3 miles that much easier.\n3) When we have a big test we get by ourselves or with a small group and devote that time to our studies.\nGod is asking for the same thing! Carving out moments of our day everyday dedicated to him and him alone. This can look like reading scripture and sitting and meditating or it could be shutting down an entire weekend to focus on him and being led in the direction he desires for us. Time set apart is not to make us feel lonely or miss out on things but to set us up for what we are to face in the next moment or coming days in our lives.\nConsecration does not only apply to people going forth in ministry on Sunday mornings so this week I encourage you to set apart some time out of your day and devote it to God. If you already do this, yay awesome! Keep it up!" |
"When the prophet Samuel anointed a young shepherd boy to be the next king of Israel, God challenged Samuel to drop his expectations of what a king should look like. You can read the story of David's arrival on the biblical scene in 1 Samuel 16:1-13. This Sunday, come worship with us as Pastor David helps us explore how the Lord wants to reshape our expectations, as well.\nHave you ever had trouble focusing on the task at hand? Some people struggle with the ability to focus more than other people, but I believe nearly everyone knows what it's like to have a wandering mind. I know that's true for me – sometimes, I have the hardest time getting started on my day!\nWhat does it mean to focus? When you are at work, you have to focus on your job; you have to put aside all other distractions and complete the tasks you have been given. When a friend is sharing a personal struggle, a great joy, or a prayer request, you ought to place all your attention on your friend. When your family is going through a difficult time, there comes a point at which you need to focus on solving the problem in a healthy, God-honoring manner. Why are these things so hard to do sometimes?\nWhen it comes to leisure activities, we have no trouble focusing. We watch intently the last few minutes of the TV show or movie. We're on the edge of our seats for the last few minutes of the basketball game, the last inning of the baseball game, or the last several laps of the big race. Whatever our \"fun\" activities are, we often pour our entire attention into them. So why is it harder to focus completely on more important things – our jobs, our families, even our own relationships with God?\nThis is one reason why we are engaging as a church in this \"Focus 40\" season. Two spiritual disciplines, prayer and fasting, are being emphasized as practices to help us learn how to focus on the Lord. None of us are \"naturals\" at focusing on things of importance all the time; we each have to learn how to give our attention to the Lord on a regular basis. Several of you have committed to praying regularly or to fasting once (or more) per week during \"Focus 40\"; please know that I am praying regularly for you as you practice these disciplines.\nWhen Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4:5-42, he was embarking on a journey of self-revelation – without his disciples nearby. And to top it all off, the Savior offered this woman \"living water,\" as well. What does this story have to do with our own spiritual walks and our call to spread the message of Jesus Christ to a spiritually thirsty world? Click the link below to hear Pastor David's sermon on this topic.\nWhen Jesus, exhausted from his travels, flopped down at the well outside the Samaritan town of Sychar, a wonderful story was about to unfold. What does his conversation with the Samaritan woman in John 4:5-42 have to do with Aquafina water bottles? (Has Pastor David really lost his mind?) Come worship with us on Sunday and find out!\nI still have enough \"Indiana\" in me that I don't think of March as a month for snow. March is a month for basketball, budding flowers and trees, chirping birds, and a fair bit of rain. Imagine my surprise when we woke up to half a foot of snow this morning! Yes, the weather forecast told me this would happen ahead of time, but it still caught me a bit off guard.\nIt strikes me that surprise is a very human experience. Some people enjoy surprise birthday parties; some like movies or books with surprise endings. Other people dislike any kind of surprise because of their emotional or physical reactions to surprises. So the ability to be surprised is a pretty common human characteristic. But what about surprise in the life of the Christian? What do our scriptures say about surprises?\nIn the Old Testament, we read that we should not be surprised when we see injustice in the world, because that's just the way the world works (Ecclesiastes 5:8). In the teachings of Jesus, we read that we should not be surprised by his call for us to be \"born again\" (John 3:7). And in several New Testament letters, we read that we should not be surprised by various trials or by the return of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:1-4, 1 Peter 4:12-16, 1 John 3:13).\nAs human beings, we will always be surprised by one thing or another. However, when it comes to matters of faith, we are to have confidence in our Lord: in his faithfulness to us, in his promised return, in his strength that enables us to withstand any trial. And this confidence extends to our mission, as well. We are called by the Lord to meet the needs of those who are in need in our community, so we should face that call, those needs, and the people who are involved with confidence rather than with surprise. The Bible and the course of human history teach us that injustice, poverty, abuse, and all kinds of social ills will always exist in our world – and every generation needs to hear the message of salvation in Jesus Christ. Our work is ongoing!\nThe difference between surprise and anticipation is the difference between being caught off guard and being prepared. In time, I will learn to anticipate snowfall in March (and April? and May?!). In the life of the church, the difference between surprise and anticipation is as great as night and day. I believe that moving toward an attitude of anticipation is part of the process of becoming more like Christ, who always seemed to anticipate the next step rather than to express surprise at a new development in his life. What would our fellowship look like if we lived in constant anticipation of the Lord's return? What would it look like if we anticipated the needs of our community, both physical and spiritual, before we learned about specific problems facing specific people? I think these attitudes can transform our relationships with each other and with the Lord. What do you think?\nIn one of the most famous encounters in biblical history, Nicodemus the Pharisee spoke with Jesus under cover of darkness. How can a person be born a second time? he wondered. Our Lord's answer – which included a prediction of his crucifixion and the most well-known of all Bible verses – is as timeless as it is profound. What is the meaning of this new life? Come worship with us on Sunday as we investigate John 3:1-17.\nWhat are we to do? How do we respond to a declining interest in Christian faith combined with an unwillingness to accept propositional Christian truths at face value? I believe we must reclaim one of our most powerful tools: the art of storytelling.\nIt is no accident that young people (and adults, for that matter) spend large amounts of time and money watching movies – indeed, series of movies. Many popular movies in the past several years are disconnected from reality in one way or another: Avatar, Harry Potter, Twilight, Star Wars, and so forth. Why are these so popular despite being unrealistic? Their special effects are captivating, true; however, I believe another reason for the success of these films is that they tell their stories well.\nThere is great power in a well-told story. It can transport both the speaker and the listener to another time and place, and it can encapsulate truth more powerfully than simply stating truth openly. Stories are also powerful tools for bringing about change in society. People don't want to be told to change how they live, but a story told well can illustrate why a change might be beneficial. This is why classic bedtime stories such as Aesop's Fables have withstood the tests of time: children need to learn how to behave, and these stories show them how!\nOur world needs to know Jesus Christ. Many people are in need of a saving relationship with him. But the direct, argumentative, propositional route is not the best approach for today's society. Instead, we need to tell our personal stories: how we came to know the Lord, how he has provided for us, how our ancestors lived the faith. And we need to tell our collective stories: how God provided for our church, how God spoke through the prophets of old, how God became human in the person of Jesus Christ.\nThere is great power in the telling of a story. Who has been a storyteller in your life? To whom have you told your stories recently? What stories do you need to study again in order to be able to communicate them to others? Here's a hint: open your Bible!\nEven Jesus used the vehicle of the story to communicate deep truths to his disciples. We too should become better students of his stories – and better storytellers ourselves – so that we can share the truth with a lost and dying generation, especially one with a low tolerance for dialogue but a high interest in hearing a good story.\nWhat should we give up for Lent? This new series of sermons begins with a fresh look at the temptation of Jesus as recorded in Matthew 4:1-11. Click the link below to hear Pastor David's sermon, which suggests that temptation is really a test of faithfulness to one's identity – both for Jesus and for us.\nThe season of Lent is upon us, and many Christians around the world practice giving up something meaningful as a sacrifice to the Lord. We are participating in Focus 40, the Church of God program involving over 500 congregations in a season of prayer and fasting. What does all this \"giving up\" language have to do with temptation, which Jesus himself faced in Matthew 4:1-11? And what kind of God would allow such temptation? Come worship as we consider these issues this Sunday morning!" |
"We need to 'reclaim' Sunday for God and family\nYou made a national stir recently with your initiative to \"reclaim\" Sunday as a day for worship and family time together by asking schools and other Catholic entities to avoid holding athletic practices and other events on Sunday. What kind of reaction have you gotten?\nIt was not my intention to cause a stir. I was just trying to put God and family first. I have to say I've been amazed by the positive reaction we've received from all across the country. The reaction I've gotten is that many people think we are right in trying to reclaim Sunday as a day for God and family.\nWhen you first returned to New Orleans in 2009, this seemed to be a very important point of emphasis with you.\nI'm very much aware of the fast-paced life that we've embraced in the United States. If we embrace that kind of pace, some things become neglected – not intentionally – and I think one of those is the family. Some surveys show that families actually may not share more than one to three meals together in a week. It concerns me that the family is supposed to be the foundational unit of our society and our church. If there's not an opportunity to spend time together, will that not make it more difficult to respect and love one another and also to form our young people in the ways of faith? Another major aspect of this is stressing the importance of attending Mass together as a family. We've always said in the Catholic Church that being able to pray together as a family is a priority. The Ten Commandments themselves tell us to keep holy the Lord's day. I think we have lost a sense of that.\nWhat have you heard from priests on this?\nI've talked to priests and other people in ministry, and they're concerned that Sunday has become just another day – another day for shopping, school activities and athletic practices. I've given a lot of prayerful thought to this and consulted a lot of people, and it seems to me if we as church are truly going to be a prophetic voice in our society, we must try to reclaim Sunday. Now, listen, I'm not naive enough to think we're going to change our culture overnight, but we can be a voice that can influence the culture and lay a groundwork for change in the future. I'm not naive enough to think that drug stores, supermarkets and shopping malls are going to close on Sunday. We all know that businesses that do close on Sunday make national news! But if we as Catholics prioritize ourselves that on Sunday, it's God and family first and the other responsibilities second and third, then we have an opportunity not only to keep holy the Lord's day and give attention to our families but also to influence the culture.\nEvery October you ask parishes to chart their Mass attendance. Are you concerned about Mass attendance?\nWe know for a fact that because of the fast pace of life and many other reasons, on a given Sunday within any parish community – and this is true not only for Catholics but for all Christian denominations and most other religions – that we can expect to see no more than about 30 to 35 percent of our people. Some people go every week, some once a month, some twice a month, some every four months, some twice a year. But on any given Sunday, we can expect to see maybe 30 to 35 percent of our people. What does that say about our priorities? I would hope that our movement in this direction is seen as a positive thing – that we're calling people to give worship to God as a family and to spend time together as a family. Those two things really are the foundation of who we are as disciples of Jesus.\nI know you sometimes attend Saints games on Sunday. What about that?\nIn many cases, those kinds of activities are family gatherings, so people can still go to Mass together and then go to those kinds of events together as a family. The same can be said about a parish fair. A parish provides Mass and then offers a family gathering afterward where people can enjoy each other's company as a community of faith. What we're also trying to do in the parishes is provide Sunday as an opportunity to offer religious education, confirmation classes and also afternoons and evenings for youth and young adults in the parish community to gather so it becomes a day of worship, family and faith. Some parishes now offer occasional Sunday night gatherings of prayer, fun and Christian formation for the entire family. Intergenerational activities! What a great idea!\nWhat impact do you think the Vigil Mass has had on Sunday Mass attendance?\nI think with all of the good that the Vigil Mass has done in providing us with some opportunities and flexibility in schedules, it has taken away from the sacredness of Sunday. That is regretful, but I think that's been the case.\nHow have you gotten out the word about your initiative?\nWe are transitioning into this. We are asking all Catholic schools to adapt their schedules as much as possible this year by not holding things on Sunday. By next year, we're asking them to free up all Sundays throughout the year. One of the school presidents told me the other day that his students are involved in a regional competition that takes place on a Sunday. The competition is not sponsored by the church but by a state organization. We have no control over those kinds of things, but I did suggest that the president go back and ask the organization what was it doing to provide an opportunity for all the students, regardless of their religious tradition, to attend worship on Sunday. We need to start with the things we can control, and perhaps that message of the importance of God and family will spread.\nQuestions for Archbishop Aymond can be sent to [email protected]." |
"Another really inspiring blog. I find giving up food, especially tasty food, very difficult! In fact, I find giving up anything I want difficult!\nI heard an amazing sermon last Sunday. All about us pressing into God, living an extraordinary life as we choose to follow Him ever more closely. Is this what you mean by breaking away from the ordinary?\nFocussing on what we are giving up can quickly get us very miserable.. Focussing on what we will gain though, the sweet presence of the Holy Spirit, the sense that we are partnering with God in doing something meaningful and worthwhile. Now, you are talking. This is the pearl of great price which is worth giving anything up for.\nBeautifully written Nick and beautifully said Bridget!\nI gave up my husband and my sonn literally... I told the Lord it was okay. I told my husband and son it was okay. Sometimes I hate myself for doing so, sometimes I thank myself for doing so. If my husband and son would still be alive today I'd never know the Father like I know Him now. But I miss them terribly! So bad that I can't focus on anything some days. On the other hand, I don't have them around to absorb all the Father's time either. Now I have the Lord to focus on. To trust for solutions, as where I first had my husband take care of things.\nI realise that its true, you don't know what you've got until you lost it... People tend to idolise nice things in our lives. Tend to adore the creation above its Creator. I learned an impotant lesson. You'll find that you take one thing for granted as soon as other things are more important. Check your life on a monthly basis and see what has decreased in priority. If you do this, the huge damage hasn't been done as yet. Not in your personal or business life but neither in your spiritual life!\nTherefor I'd set up a weekly schedule: Monday eve, family altar which is for the Lord, a family time of worship and reading, Tuesday eve family bible study to equip our spiritual lives, Friday eve, famiy night, all the mattrasses come down and we enjoy good movies and lots of crips together, Saturdays are our happy day outs, every child its own saturday to choose what we're going to do that particular day and sundays obviously the Father and fellowship! I have been doing the happy day outs for the last 15yrs and realise the the most fond memories the kids have has to do with those days!\nI stop by trough one comment you dropped on LinkedIn. After reading your post Nick, I just want to say that everybody should be on the same pathway of life as you are." |
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"Welcome to the resources portal of the History of Western Medicine in China project. Categories of resources are listed on the left, or they can be browsed by scrolling down this page.\nThis is a wide collection of information -- archive guides, primary sources, digitized materials –- selected to assist lay people and undergraduate students, as well as established scholars and graduate students. Most sources to date focus on the period from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the formation of the People's Republic of China. In the future we plan to include all aspects of institutionalized medicine in China from the nineteenth century to the present, including TCM. Suggestions are welcome.\nItems marked with an asterix (*) were prepared directly through project funding by the Henry Luce Foundation.\nThe following guides have been prepared for the substantial records both in and outside of China documenting the history of Western medicine there. American holdings are largely records of the work of medical missionaries and the Rockefeller Foundation, while Chinese archives include public health records, government documents and institutional archives for hospitals and medical schools. This is only a selection of worldwide records on this subject and we hope to eventually include guides to other key repositories in the United States and China, and add guides for collections in the Republic of China (Taiwan), Japan, and beyond.\nFrom the early dispensaries founded by missionaries to the substantial medical infrastructure incorporated into the People's Republic of China in 1949, hundreds of institutions have left records of their work in China. Many institutions had multiple names in English and Chinese, while other small hospitals or medical schools were shuttered or formed larger and more efficient institutions.\nEnter names, places, and keywords in the box below to search a database designed to help researchers track name changes and identify archival repositories that hold historical materials about them.\nOr browse the database in table view.\nSuggestions and corrections are welcome. Abbreviations of the archival repositories are as follows: Burke (CUL)=Burke Library, Columbia University; Methodist GCAH=Methodist General Commission on Archives and History; PHS=Presbyterian Historical Society; RAC=Rockefeller Archives Center; SOAS=School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; Yale=Yale University. See the archive guides above for more information.\nSee records related to various hospitals and medical schools sponsored by Protestant mission agencies in the Archives of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia. Digital files of records in Series IV of the United Board archives are available at http://divinity-adhoc.library.yale.edu/UnitedBoard.\nNational Medical Association 中華醫學會 (1915-1932, when it merged with China Medical Association, English name became Chinese Medical Association, Chinese Medical Journal)." |
"Helping Kinderhaven provide for children in need.\nBEING A CHILD shouldn't have to hurt, and at Kinderhaven this statement couldn't be more true as they take in numerous abused and neglected children that are suffering throughout Northern Idaho. Known as the only emergency foster shelter in our area, Kinderhaven strives to give every child a place of love while offering a home that provides the security to help them grow. A non-profit organization, Kinderhaven relies largely on donations from the community to help provide for everyone in their care. One of their biggest donations comes from \"The Festival of Trees,\" an annual fundraiser where numerous businesses and organizations throughout the community donate an elaborately decorated tree to be auctioned off during the last night of the event.\nKinderhaven will be hosting \"The Festival of Trees\" at the Sandpoint Events Center December 4th through the 6th. This three day event will start with a free Family Night taking place from 4-6pm on the evening of the 4th. During this time, families will have the opportunity to visit with Santa while they view the stunning array of trees before they are auctioned off.\nThe following day, a Holiday Luncheon will take place at 11am and is dedicated in honor of Kinderhaven founder and our late mayor, Marsha Ogilvie. At the beginning of the luncheon guests will be directed to the 3rd floor auditorium for a silent auction before going down to the main area for a delicious lunch amongst the trees.\nThe main event of the weekend is The Progressive Gala which will kick off at 5:30pm on the evening of the 6th. The Gala gives attendees a chance to bid on one of this year's fabulous trees while they enjoy a silent auction and a delicious dinner provided by Ivano's. Tickets for the 5th and 6th are available by contacting Jacinda Bokowy at 208.610.2208 or by emailing her at [email protected]. All proceeds from this event go directly to Kinderhaven so that they may continue to help enrich the lives of the children who walk through their doors.\nIf you are interested in volunteering your time to help with the Festival of Trees please email [email protected]." |
"You are at:Home»All Articles»News»Students Construct Houses in Tijuana, Mexico, for Multiple Local Families\nStudents Construct Houses in Tijuana, Mexico, for Multiple Local Families\nBy Maximilian Rauchberg\t January 26, 2018 No Comments\nLoyola Cubs and their fathers stand in front of the newly constructed house built in Tijuana, Mexico. They have built many houses since 2009\nOver the Christmas break, two groups of Loyola students and their fathers embarked on the Christmas Baja Build from Wednesday, Dec. 27 to Thursday, Dec. 28. Students journeyed to the eastern suburbs of Tijuana, Mexico, to construct a house for a disadvantaged family.\nStudents arrived early at Loyola at 5:30 in the morning. Afterwards, they made their way to the Otay-Mesa border by car.\nWhen they arrived at the building site at nine o'clock, they received a concrete foundation and building supplies, such as lumber, plywood, doors, windows, shingles and paint. The team framed the house, assembled the exterior, drywalled the interior, shingled the roof and painted. The Atlanta Concrete Contractors usually deal with such buildings and revamp it completely.\nChris Laubach, father of Andrew Laubach '11, led the group. Andrew Laubach previously went on the build with his local church, and in 2009 brought the opportunity to Loyola. Since then, Loyola students have completed a total of 20 homes, with many more to come. In case one needs an excavator during construction, they should know the kind of company to call for their services.\nFor these projects, Laubach and the Cub Construction Crew work with an organization called Baja Christian Ministries. The organization built over 2,000 houses in Baja California and often saves the most difficult projects for the Cub Construction Crew.\nChris Laubach said, \"The organization we work with has told me they often hold the most challenging home builds for the Cub Construction Crew because they know we will get even the most difficult homes completed in the timeframe.\"\nThe builders were able to meet the family whom they are building the house for.\nChris Laubach said, \"We typically meet the families we build for. In many cases, the members help with the construction, especially the children, who get to help paint their new home.\"\nSophomore Peter Challita said, \"The old house was a Frankensteined house made of scrap metal, rotting wood, and different plastics. It was a small one room house and you could tell the house was repaired many times.\"\nThe family of five that received the house was thankful, as their father has a neuromuscular disease, which will soon leave him unable to move nor communicate.\nChris Laubach said, \"His final days will be made much more comfortable in a warm and dry location.\"\nThe family that the Cub Construction Crew helped is not the only disadvantaged family in that area.\nChris Laubach said, \"We are building in poor neighborhoods on the eastern outskirts of Tijuana. Many existing structures are flimsy and constructed of whatever materials a resident can scrounge up. The people, though, are some of the nicest and kindest you will ever meet.\"\nReflecting on his experience, Challita said, \"The experience was humbling and put many aspects of my life into perspective.\"\nChris Laubach said, \"Being men for others and changing the lives of a needy family are made very evident in the practical sense of building a complete home.\"\nDirector of Community Service Tom Zeko said, \"The overall goal of the Baja Build is to give our guys an experience of working as a team and doing a good deed. It reflects family values, as dads and sons works hand in hand. They're helping somebody. It's concrete. It's real. It's an actualization of a work of mercy.\"\nZeko said that Loyola goes on four builds per year and is working to bring it up to six in the following years. The next two builds occur in late April and in June, and signups for the April build go up in March.\nPrevious ArticleHarvard Sophomore Andrew Perez '16 Shares College Experience With Cubs\nNext Article Students Invest in Bitcoin, a High-Risk Way to Earn Money\nMaximilian Rauchberg\nSoutheast Asian Student Association celebrates Diwali\nBy Kai Klein December 7, 2021 0\nMathletes stun athletes in epic frisbee final\nBy Santiago Goldthwait October 23, 2021 0\nLetter from the Editors-in-Chief\nBy Felimon Charles Legaspi, Mark Valenzuela September 18, 2021 0\nAlumnus Dr. Cesar Morales '93 appointed Ventura County Superintendent of Schools\nBy Lucas Damasco September 13, 2021 0\nLoyola Teachers Start Receiving COVID-19 Vaccinations as LA County High Schools Are Looking to Reopen\nBy Pasha Jandaghi & Alejandro Sanchez February 28, 2021 0\nBig Brother and Senior Retreat Leadership Applications Open for Junior Class\nBy Alec Sanchez-Nigolian February 28, 2021 0\nCubs Partner with Jesuit West to Meet with CA Senators and Discuss Issues of Advocacy\nBy Brooks Benson February 28, 2021 0\nBrave Space Returns in February\nBy Spencer Lee February 28, 2021 0" |
"Tag Archives: Alumni Impact\nFulbright for Posterity: The Ripple Effects of Fulbright on Rural America\nBy Niecea Freeman, Fulbright ETA to Czech Republic 2018-2019\n\"How about: It's quality, not quantity?\" my dad proposed, wearing a grin. We were brainstorming city slogans for Loyalton, California, my hometown of 800 people nestled in the Sierra Nevada mountains—now named \"the Loneliest Town in America.\" We all laughed. On the surface, country living seems like paradise, but in reality a myriad of issues affect rural communities across the nation. Employment opportunities are sparse, lower income leads to higher instances of poverty, and—consequently—there is a clear demand and absolute need for higher quality education.\nMegan Meschery and her family in Spain, 2008 Fulbright program.\nWhen the town's sawmill closed in 2001, followed by a mass population exodus, Loyalton's tax revenues declined rapidly and ancillary school programming disappeared with them. First, we lost music and art specials. Later, our middle school was condemned, and students were moved from portable buildings into the high school, losing their separate facilities entirely. In truth, it has only been through the extraordinary efforts of dedicated teachers and community members that our school district has been kept afloat: teachers like my high school Spanish instructor, Megan Meschery, who are determined to redefine our local community without much funding from state or federal agencies.\nIn 2008, Megan left for a Fulbright grant in Granada, Spain, where she examined how rural economic development funding provided by the European Union reduced inequalities in public schools regardless of geographic location. She sought to find parallels and lessons applicable to rural education in America and to develop ways to promote cultural awareness and growth in Loyalton. While Megan's experiences rather highlighted the differences between U.S. and EU development models, Megan also returned from her two-year Fulbright burgeoning with ideas tailored to Loyalton's situation, and immediately found ways to introduce positive change, starting with school electives.\nThe Sierra Schools Foundation sponsors hands-on learning opportunities like harvesting chamomile tea flowers in the Loyalton Learning Garden.\nMy favorite memories from high school are from the culture club she initiated, through which I saw my first Broadway play, Wicked, and visited my first classical art exhibit, featuring masterpieces from Rembrandt and Raphael. These experiences opened my eyes to the world beyond our tiny valley, and change did not stop there.\nThe following year, Megan founded a non-profit organization called The Sierra Schools Foundation (SSF – sierraschoolsfoundation.org) to combat inequality in the school district by providing grants for resources and programs such as the STEM Learning Garden, Local-Artists-in-the-School, Advancing to College SAT prep, and others. I volunteered with SSF throughout college, running fundraisers, where I witnessed firsthand how, with dedication and perseverance, local organizations genuinely have power to initiate positive change.\nNiecea (right) and her mentor, Martina (left) in Lanškroun's city square, Czech Republic, 2018 Fulbright program.\nThese formative experiences propelled me to apply for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in the Czech Republic for the 2018-2019 academic year, where I will be living in a rural community not unlike Loyalton, teaching English to secondary students enrolled in veterinary and agricultural programs. As an undergrad, I pursued a B.S. in Integrated Elementary Education with an emphasis in English as a Second Language with the primary goal of becoming an elementary school teacher in a high-needs, rural community in the United States. Now, I am ready to go forward and learn from the students and families of my host country to explore new perspectives and pedagogies that will reshape the way I view myself and my role as an educator. The quantity of programs in Loyalton's schools has stagnated, but the quality of our education can continue to blossom\nNiecea with the calves at the Lanškroun Veterinary & Agriculture School dairy\nUnknown No comments\nA Panamanian Fulbrighter Breaks Down Barriers for Female Engineers\nIcela Quintero, 2014-2016, Panama, working at the Panama Canal as a vessel enters the Upper Chamber of the Cocolí Locks, in southbound transit (Atlantic Ocean-Gatun Lake-Pacific Ocean)\nSince November 2016, I have been part of the group of engineers that oversees the control systems for the new locks of the Panama Canal. It is my dream job, and a position I would not have were it not for the Fulbright Foreign Student Program. As a Panamanian, working at the Panama Canal is a responsibility, our pride and joy, and lifeblood of our country. The Panama Canal is an integral part of our history and future, and it is our duty to keep it operative. I don't do my job for myself, but for every Panamanian. I am reminded of this key motto I now live by daily, one which the Fulbright Program cemented in me. We are to be elements of change, and as long as I am in a position to do so, I will.\nI never expected to become a Fulbrighter, but life takes us on mysterious paths. I became one in a most unexpected way. I was traveling in Europe with a group of 52 Latin American students. Among them were two future Fulbrighters; one Mexican and one Uruguayan. At that point, I realized I wanted to do more for my country, and my traveling companions explained how the Fulbright Program would give me the opportunity to do so. What I did not know was that participating in Fulbright would change my life in more ways than I ever imagined.\nForeign Fulbright 1 Comment\nLighting Pakistan, One Village at a Time: The Story of a Fulbright Alumnus Changing Lives for the Better\nHassaan Idrees, 2014-2016, Pakistan (right) taking a selfie with kids from the village of Revi ji Dhani, excited to see lightbulbs which will allow them to play and study until late in the evenings.\nHema, an eight-year-old girl, is one of five siblings living in the village of Revi ji Dhani, located close to the Mirpurkhas-Umerkot highway, a perennially drought-ridden area in Pakistan. Every day, she wakes up before the crack of dawn to fetch water from a hand pump at a distance of two miles. It is a winding, nasty route that she has to maneuver in the dark, for there are no streetlights, and snakes and wild dogs run amok in the desert bushes. Panting and sweating on her return, she has to get ready to go to a dilapidated public school situated a mile away. Hema has trouble finishing her homework under the grim gaslight at home: it's inadequate, expensive, and dangerous. As her father runs a small store in the village, however, she is one of the fortunate few to actually attend school; the vast majority of children in Revi ji Dhani have to assist their families with herding cows or woodcutting to make ends meet.\nHema belongs to an unbelievably impoverished community: more than 46% of people in the Umerkot district, with a population of more than 700,000, live with less than $1.90 a day. Rural female literacy is less than 10% in this district. Access to the grid is limited to the main town and larger villages, and still suffers from daily blackouts. Smaller villages and hamlets have power outages for as long as 18 hours a day or are not connected to the grid at all. With little or no power, the local economy suffers, and life is tough.\nForeign Fulbright 2 Comments" |
"FreshGrass Lineup Announcement Around the Corner\nBY SOUTHERNMANNERS ON MARCH 7, 2014\nMassachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art will announce the lineup for its annual music festival FreshGrass on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. FreshGrass will take place September 19-21 and in North Adams, Mass. and will features mandolin mavericks and fevered fiddlers, traditionalists and trailblazers – well-known, much-loved artists, along with new FreshGrass discoveries, solidly establishing itself at the forefront of the festival scene.\nLast year's music lineup included names such as The Devil Makes Three, Sam Bush, The Del McCoury Band and The Wood Brothers among many others.\nThe festival consists of three days of concerts, pop-up performances in the museum's indoor and outdoor venues, instrument and industry workshops, and a bounty of Berkshire fresh food and spirits are planned for the weekend-long festival at the edge of harvest and foliage seasons.\nThe FreshGrass Award expands, with 2013 champs Cricket Tell the Weather performing onstage and the festival's legendary and epic jam sessions – where professional musicians pick and play among the crowd. In addition to the contest, workshops, camping, and a virtuosic wonderland of bluegrass and roots music, festival events include luthier demonstrations children's programming, and downtown camping. Admission to MASS MoCA's galleries – where festival goers will find concerts set amidst dramatically scaled exhibitions of contemporary art and is included with festival admission.\nMuseum members receive a 10% discount on the regular prices. Membership discounts do not apply to the early-worm and early-bird discounted ticket prices. Single day tickets may be offered closer to the event, as space allows. FreshGrass details will be updated at the festival website, FreshGrass.com, and on Facebook at FreshGrass Festival. FreshGrass is held rain or shine.\nAbout MASS MoCA\nMASS MoCA is one of the world's liveliest centers for making and enjoying the best new art of our time, across all media: music, art, dance, theater, film, and video. Hundreds of works of visual and performing art have been created on its factory campus during fabrication and rehearsal residencies in North Adams, making MASS MoCA among the most productive sites in the country for the creation and presentation of new art. More platform than box, MASS MoCA strives to bring to its audiences art and shared learning experiences that are fresh, engaging, and transformative.\nTAGGED WITH → Americana • Bluegrass • FreshGrass • MASSMoCA • Music Festival • Sam Bush • The Del McCoury Band • The Devil Makes Three\nFreshGrass Lineup Announcement Around the Corner2014-03-072014-03-18https://freshgrass.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/logo-1.pngFreshGrasshttps://freshgrass.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/logo-1.png200px200px" |
"Street and garage parking are available.\nDon't Dodge This Draft! Next up - Monday, May 6th so much better. $3 Drafts and $5 Ribs until they run out! Kicks off at 6pm at the bar every first Monday of the month.\nWe'll be serving up traditional New Orleans brunch favorites including Eggs Acadiana, Slow Roasted Duck, Crawfish Étouffée and more from our now-closed sister restaurant Acadiana. A special NOLA-style cocktail menu will also be served - and yes, you can go bottomless! Click here to see the full menu.\nWeekend Brunch Saturday and Sunday 11:00 am - 2:30 pm.\nServing traditional favorites including Eggs Benedict and Breakfast Hash, and creating new classics including flatbreads like the 'Fig & Pig', Camarone Grilled Shrimp and more! Kids' menu also available. Click here to see our Brunch Menu!\nGet HAPPY at District Commons!\nMonday through Friday from 4-7 pm and 10-11 pm, Saturday 4-7 pm and Sunday 4 pm to close. Enjoy our Happy Hour selection of $6 Specialty Cocktails, Wines & Draft Beers! Our fabulous bar menu has plenty of great appetizers to accompany your refreshments.\nJoin our '99 Bottles' Club!\nYes, there really are 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall. Join our '99 Bottles Club' and try them all! Once you do, your name will be posted right up there on the wall with all the beers you tried! Ask your server or a manager for your membership card. Click here for the full Beer List!\nThe FARM BELL is Ringing!\nEvery night at 10 pm (Sundays at 8), we ring the classic dinner farm bell in the kitchen to symbolize staff meal time - but you can join in too. For $12 per person, you'll enjoy a different dish every night - paired with the perfect craft beer. Guaranteed to chase away the late-night hungries! Click here to see the nightly Farm Bell menu!\nTenPenh Tysons: $8 Sake Flights.\nPenn Commons: All Day Happy Hour.\nBurger, Tap & Shake: Free Cherry Shake with a $10 Purchase.\n*Limit two bottles per table, valued under $99.\nClick HERE for our schedule of upcoming classes at TenPenh Tysons." |
"NFL Betting: Players Likely to Get Cut After the Preseason\nWritten by Alex Murphy on July 24, 2015\nAs the preseason continues to approach us, every team in the NFL is busy recruiting, trying to seal the loopholes from last season and prepare for the new season. Though the looming season is obviously good news for NFL betting aficionados, it is bad news for certain players, especially those who under performed last season due to age, injuries or out-of-sorts form. So whereas most people are busy celebrating the dawning season, such players are worried knowing that they only have until the preseason to battle for their positions. The precedence of cutting down players—high profile or not—is already existent. For example, the Redskins reduce their squad by releasing FB Stephen Campbell, WR Cody Hoffman and LB Jeremy Kimbrough, while the Bengals released CB R.J. Stanford, DT Larry Black and S Isaiah Lewis in 2014, so this year should be no different. Every team is allowed up to 90 players, but must cut this number to 75, two days before their last preseason game. By the end of August each team must make the hard decision of cutting down the roster further to 53 players. Ahead of the new season, here are some of the big-name players we believe will get the cut by their teams by the end of August.\nEven the best teams must trim down their squads and the champions are no exception. They will be looking to defend their Super Bowl title and they can only do that if they have the right people on board.\nMarcus Cannon\nMarcus Cannon's brave battle with cancer has been an inspiration to many. However, his role in the team is not as clear, and signs are showing his time with the Patriots could be up. The Patriots brought in two linemen during the draft, one being Shaq Mason from Georgia Tech, who is a run-blocking specialist. He seems to be in the long term plan of the team. Cannon's stats last season were not the best, being exposed 9.5 percent of the time on 221 pass block snaps, ending up with a third worst statistics in the team.\nAaron Dobson\nDobson seemed to have a great future ahead of him after showcasing amazing skills with his hands in a senior season without a single drop. However, his season took a twist that no one hoped for in week two against the Jets, as he managed three drops and only three overall catches on 10 targeted passes. In his rookie season, this inability to hold on to the ball took his statistics to 37 catches and 9 drops,and with the team looking for efficiency, his time could be cutting ties with him after the preseason.\nThe Hawks will go out full blast as they attempt to reclaim the championship, having lost to the Patriots and failed to become the first team to successfully defend the title. They would also want to do all it takes to keep the Patriots from achieving what they could not,while also defend their NFC West Division and NFC Conference titles, even if it means releasing some players. Already, they have released players such as G Justin Renfrow, DE Julius Warmsley, C Jared Wheeler and FB Mike Zimmer. Still, Brandon Mebane could be on his way out after the arrival of DT Jimmy Staten. Besides,he recently turned 30 and has one year left in his contract, which could prompt the hawks to trim him for financial reasons, rather than keep him and pay him for no reason.\nThe Ravens could drop a number of veterans this preseason, among them being Arthur Brown and Dennis Pitta. Since being traded in 2013, Browns numbers have been nothing but a disappointment. Last season he was healthy, but inactive and later suffered a hamstring injury that kept him out for the rest of the season. At such, it's hard to see his place with the Ravens this season.The talk all over the place is also that the Ravens will place Dennis Pitta on the reserve list as he works his way out of a hip injury. After drafting two new tight ends in Maxx Williams and Nick Boyle, and with the presence of Crockett Gillmore, it's hard to see Pitta's place in the team beyond the preseason.\nOther Noteworthy Mentions\nIndianapolis Colts could be looking to cut Vick Ballard, who has seen his playing time reduced to just one game in the last two seasons, following a torn ACL and a torn Achilles. Besides, they have added free agent Frank Gore and got Josh Robinson in the draft, meaning if they are to retain Ballard, he will have an upward task trying to get back his running back position. Trent Richardson, Oakland's running back, could also be out after being reduced to below Latavius Murray and Roy Helu in the pecking order. The same could happen to E.J. Manuel of the Bills, having seen the team bring in Matt Cassel and Tyrod Taylor during the off season. Sources: ESPN.com: http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14116/marcus-cannon NFL.com: http://www.nfl.com/player/arthurbrown/2539245/profile" |
"Never Trust a Chekist\nA good lesson from Mr. Schindler on how to read spies' memoirs and how to learn from what they don't say — or half-say. Though I do have to cry \"unfair!\" Now I really want to know who that traitor was who later became a prominent anti-Communist liberal. Could it have been…?\nThe XX Committee\nRussian intelligence officers are a congenitally cagey breed. They are never more deceptive when appearing to divulge important truths. Their memoir accounts in particular are to be taken with grains, perhaps bags, of salt.\nOne of my favorite memoirs from a KGB master-spy is Aleksandr Feklisov's, published in English in 2001 as The Man Behind the Rosenbergs (the Russian original, published in 1994, has minor but not unimportant differences), which devotes a lot of attention to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, as the title indicates.\nFeklisov served under diplomatic cover in New York between 1940 and 1946. His actual job was with the Soviet intelligence station or rezidentura. During that long tour, he handled many Soviet agents in America, most famously the notorious Rosenbergs, who were executed by the U.S. government in 1953 for passing atomic secrets to Moscow. Feklisov had more than fifty meetings with Julius and his…\nComments Off on Never Trust a Chekist\t| Espionage, History, Reblogs\t| Tagged: spies!\t| Permalink\nWikileaks is a Front for Russian Intelligence\nI've wondered for years if Wikileaks wasn't some sort of cats-paw for Moscow or Beijing. Here John Schindler makes a strong case that, at least by the time of the Snowden affiar, Wikileaks and its accused-rapist founder were fronts for the Russian FSB.\nThe part played by Wikileaks in the Edward Snowden saga is an important one. The pivotal role of Julian Assange and other leading members of Wikileaks in getting Snowden from Hawaii to Moscow, from NSA employment to FSB protection, in the late spring of 2013 is a matter of record.\nFor years there have been questions about just what Wikileaks actually is. I know because I've been among those asking. Over two years ago, little more than two weeks after Snowden landed in Moscow, I explained my concerns about Wikileaks based on my background in counterintelligence. Specifically, the role of the Russian anti-Semite weirdo Israel Shamir, a close friend of Assange, in the Wikileaks circle merited attention, and to anyone trained in the right clues, the Assange group gave the impression of having a relationship with Russian intelligence. As I summed up my position in July 2013, based on what…\n2 Comments\t| Espionage, Reblogs\t| Tagged: Edward Snowden, FSB, WikiLeaks\t| Permalink\nThe Painful Truth About Snowden\nDid Moscow sacrifice Edward Snowden to protect their moles within the NSA and other agencies? Fascinating history and speculation from Mr. Schindler.\nSince the saga of Edward Snowden went public just over two years ago, I've had a lot to say in the media about this sensational case. That's gotten me loads of push-back, not to mention trolling, but my take on the case — particularly that it's a planned foreign intelligence operation that operates behind the cover of \"freedom\" and \"civil liberties\" — has increasingly become accepted by normals.\nIn the first place, that Snowden shows no sign of leaving Putin's Russia, not exactly a bastion of liberty, has made all but his most uncritical defenders wonder what's going on here. The clear damage that Snowden's vast revelations have done to Western counterterrorism and security likewise has raised doubts about motives. And that's not been helped by the fact that very few of Snowden's purloined secrets have to do with NSA domestic operations. The overwhelming majority expose foreign intelligence activities that…\n1 Comment\t| Espionage, Reblogs, Russia\t| Tagged: counterintelligence, Edward Snowden\t| Permalink\n#ChinaHack: That does it. I want executions.\nOPM network security specialist\nThis Ars Technica article about today's House hearing on the Chinese hacking of almost the entire US government personnel database opens with a recounting of the deserved reaming the head of OPM and its CIO received from Chairman Chaffetz (R) and his committee. But, that was not the nut of the article. Oh, no. The crucial piece of information was buried in the next to last paragraph. See if you can spot it.\nSome of the contractors that have helped OPM with managing internal data have had security issues of their own—including potentially giving foreign governments direct access to data long before the recent reported breaches. A consultant who did some work with a company contracted by OPM to manage personnel records for a number of agencies told Ars that he found the Unix systems administrator for the project \"was in Argentina and his co-worker was physically located in the [People's Republic of China]. Both had direct access to every row of data in every database: they were root. Another team that worked with these databases had at its head two team members with PRC passports. I know that because I challenged them personally and revoked their privileges. From my perspective, OPM compromised this information more than three years ago and my take on the current breach is 'so what's new?'\"\nRepeat after me: the Chinese (1) had frakking root access (2) to those databases!! That made them top-level administrators with access to everything. All the supposedly secure, classified data on every background check of every US employee investigated by OPM. And who knows what else they could do while they had access?\nI'm almost speechless. To Hell with firing people: this is so weapons-grade stupid that only a firing squad will do.\nPour encourager les autres.\nvia CinnaminM and John Schindler\n(1) Please. Don't even try to tell me a root-level administrator working in China was not -at the least- turned by Chinese intelligence, if not an active agent.\n(2) See.\n2 Comments\t| China, Espionage, National Security, Technology, WTF?\t| Tagged: Office of Personnel Management, OPM\t| Permalink\nI was wrong: the #ChinaHack is indeed an espionage \"Pearl Harbor\"\nBlown covers?\nThe other day I mildly disputed Jim Geraghty's description of the break-in by the Chinese of the OPM's database as a \"cyber-Pearl Harbor.\" After all, I offered, bad as the hack was (and it was bad), there was no destruction of an important national security asset, unlike the sinking of much of the Pacific Fleet by the Japanese back then. But I was wrong. I missed the smoking wreckage made of our espionage capabilities:\nBut there's an even more serious aspect of this compromise: the threat it poses to American intelligence operations abroad, particularly to officers serving under various false identities, or \"covers,\" overseas. The Intelligence Community employs myriad cover mechanisms to protect the true identity of its spies posted outside the United States. Cover protects our officers and allows them to conduct their secret work without drawing as much attention to themselves. While many intelligence officers pose as diplomats, that is only one option, and some covers are deeper than others. Regardless, all espionage covers are based upon credible narratives that rely on plausible details. Through a process the Intelligence Community calls back-stopping, any officer's cover needs to look real and check out if tested. Thus, an American spy who is posing as an oil executive, for instance, has to have a \"legend\" in that industry that bears that out. Think business cards, company websites, or a team of ersatz oil industry colleagues. Just as another intelligence officer who poses as a diplomat better have his or records in State Department systems, to look plausible.\nAnd now the Chinese have their hands on a database (which may be for sale) that could allow them to sniff out whose bio is real and whose is a cover. To continue:\nFor American spies abroad, this can be a matter of life or death, and any personnel sent into countries where they could be targeted for kill or capture—which in the age of the Islamic State is a depressingly long list—need to be deeply concerned about how much the OPM breach has complicated, and perhaps threatened, their lives. How bad this is was explained by Joel Brenner, who from 2006 to 2009 served as the Intelligence Community's top counterintelligence official. Describing the hack as \"crown jewels material, a goldmine\" for China, who Washington insiders believe is behind the theft, Brenner added: \"This is not the end of American human intelligence, but it's a significant blow.\" The only good news in all this is that several of our big spy services like CIA and NSA don't rely on outside agencies for security clearances. They do their own background investigations, while ninety percent of the Federal government relies on OPM. But that's cold comfort since the CIA uses other federal agencies as cover so often. Besides, given the enormous extent of this compromise, which gets worse with each new revelation, many are wondering how much information the Chinese don't have at this point.\nIndeed. Remember all the security problems, potential and proven, pointed out regarding Obamacare? Anyone care to bet that those problems have been fixed and that someone hasn't already riffled though the records of millions of applicants, or used Obamacare's myriad connections network connections to other agencies to break in elsewhere? Add to that the Snowden operation, Bradley Manning's data theft, the likely Russian hack of the White House (via the State Department), and you're left wondering if anyone in the federal government has any real concern or even competence with data security.\nMore immediately, the Obama administration came into office proclaiming itself the most tech-savvy administration, ever. One would think they would be enraged, not just by these acts of war by China, but the gross, utter, bumbling incompetence displayed by their department heads. And yet, in spite of having been warned for years that the OPM servers were insecure, all they can do is offer free credit monitoring. No resignations. No firings. No consequences.\nExcept for our clandestine agents in the field.\n2 Comments\t| China, Espionage, National Security\t| Tagged: incompetence, Office of Personnel Management, OPM\t| Permalink\nSnowden is a Fraud\nDear Snowden fans, \"We told ya so!.\" The guy is no hero: far from it.\nIn the two years since the Edward Snowden saga went public, a handful of people who actually understand the Western signals intelligence system have tried to explain the many ways that the Snowden Operation has smeared NSA and its partners with salacious charges of criminality and abuse. I've been one of the public faces of what may be called the Snowden Truth movement, and finally there are signs that reality may be intruding on this debate.\nNo American ally was rocked harder by Snowden's allegations than Germany, which has endured a bout of hysteria over charges that NSA was listening in on senior German officials, including Chancellor Angela Merkel. Although these stories included a good deal of bunkum from the start, they caused a firestorm in Germany, particularly the alleged spying on Merkel, which was termed Handygate by the media.\nIn response, Germany tasked Federal prosecutors with looking into the…\nComments Off on Snowden is a Fraud\t| Espionage, Intelligence, Reblogs, Russia\t| Tagged: Edward Snowden, NSA, treason\t| Permalink\nThe OPM Hacking Scandal Just Got Worse\nJim Geraghty described this news a a \"cyber-Pearl Harbor.\" I'd quibble over the \"Pearl Harbor\" description, but that this is an almost-certain intelligence disaster (and I use that word deliberately) is doubtless. Think I'm wrong? Just read Mr. Schindler's post analyzing the latest news.\nThe other day I explained in detail how the mega-hack of the Office of Personnel Management's internal servers looks like a genuine disaster for the U.S. Government, a setback that will have long-lasting and painful counterintelligence consequences. In particular I explained what the four million Americans whose records have been purloined may be in for:\nWhoever now holds OPM's records possesses something like the Holy Grail from a CI perspective. They can target Americans in their database for recruitment or influence. After all, they know their vices, every last one — the gambling habit, the inability to pay bills on time, the spats with former spouses, the taste for something sexual on the side (perhaps with someone of a different gender than your normal partner) — since all that is recorded in security clearance paperwork (to get an idea of how detailed this gets, you can see the form, called…\nComments Off on The OPM Hacking Scandal Just Got Worse\t| China, Espionage, Intelligence, Reblogs, War\t| Tagged: counterintelligence, Office of Personnel Management, OPM\t| Permalink\nNever embarrass Vladimir Putin\n\"Leave no witnesses\"\nBecause you won't get a second chance:\nRussian secret services may have executed the troops suspected of shooting down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, say sources involved in the investigation of the crash over eastern Ukraine.\nThe Dutch-led probe is leaning towards a conclusion that a BUK missile fired from rebel-held territory downed the Boeing 777, killing all 298 on board.\nAnd it is highly likely the aircraft was shot out of the sky by Russian military personnel, according to a report by the Netherlands' state broadcaster NOS, citing anonymous sources in the police and the group of investigators working on the probe into the plane's loss.\n'My sources believe that these people might have changed their identities or even been executed by Russian secret service in order to hide everything,' said Dutch journalist Robert Bas.\nAnd they're taking \"active measures\" to make sure they know what the investigators know:\nSources close to the investigation also complain they are under siege from persistent attempts by Russian secret services to hack their computer system and plant spyware software on their smartphones, reported NOS.\nPhones and laptops used by investigators in Ukraine had to be 'destroyed' subsequently because they were infected with spyware, it was claimed.\nEven home communications devices of police officers on the investigation were removed because they were 'contaminated', it was alleged.\nWell, what else would you expect from a country run by an ex-KGB colonel who thinks the fall of the USSR is the great geopolitical catastrophe of the age?\nThis report shows again that, to use a baseball analogy, we're dealing with a foe who plays hardball, while our leaders aren't even playing softball. They're playing Tee-ball.\nOnly this game has no \"mercy rule.\"\n1 Comment\t| Espionage, Russia, Travel\t| Tagged: cover ups, Flight MH17, Malaysian Airlines, mass murder, Vladimir Putin\t| Permalink\nSnowden and Russian Intelligence: An Update\nThe latest on the \"Snowden operation\" from Mr. Schindler. Of most interest to me is the possibility/probability/certitude that Wikileaks cooperates with Russian intelligence, if it isn't just a front.\nNow that Ed Snowden has been in Russia for more than eighteen months, having settled into a cosy domestic arrangement with his stripper dancer girlfriend, his long-term presence in Putinistan has become a bit of an embarrassment to Ed's admirers who possess any sense of honesty and/or decency. His sponsor and protector is a KGB thug who does smash-and-grabs against other countries, and for normals this is a tad incongruous with Snowden's saintly status as a \"human rights activist\" without par.\nHowever, rather than moderate their claims, the Snowden Operation has chosen to double-down. In a recent interview, the most famous of all NSA defectors stated, \"They talk about Russia like it's the worst place on earth. Russia's great,\" without clarifying who exactly \"they\" might be. Ed was at pains to make clear that he has not yet wound up the vodka-swilling basket-case that most Western defectors to Moscow…\nComments Off on Snowden and Russian Intelligence: An Update\t| Espionage, Reblogs, Russia\t| Tagged: Edward Snowden\t| Permalink\nIs a Top American Diplomat a Russian Agent?\nHelluva scandal, if true. And a dramatic story, regardless.\nToday the Ukrainian news website GORDON ran an interview with the Russian businessman and sometime politician Konstantin Borovoy. A harsh critic of Vladimir Putin — he recently said Russia's president is \"mentally unstable\" while a year ago he pronounced the collapse of Putin's corrupt dictatorship to be \"inevitable\" — Borovoy is something of a gadfly. A parliamentarian of independent views in the Yeltsin era, he served as an intermediary between Moscow and the rebels in the First Chechen War, and was assessed as \"a respected and influential Duma deputy\" by one savvy Western expert, in part due to his staunch opposition to the takeover of Russia by the \"special services,\" especially the Federal Security Service (FSB), during the Putin years.\nHence Borovoy's statements are not to be rejected out of hand as the ravings of a madman. In the GORDON interview, he lambasts Ukraine's government for having faith…\nComments Off on Is a Top American Diplomat a Russian Agent?\t| Espionage, Foreign Affairs, Reblogs, Russia\t| Permalink\nIran, Russia, and some damn thing in the Balkans\nThere are a couple of must-read articles today at XX Committee (1), both dealing with Iran's schemes against the West. This first details Iran's growing activities in Bosnia and Central Europe, where they have been working to cultivate Muslim extremists since Yugoslavia broke up. Note especially that Shiite Iran is quite happy to cooperate with Sunni jihadists, when the target is the \"main enemy\" — us and Europe. Here's an excerpt:\n…Iran has a considerable espionage base in Bosnia, which they view as a safe haven for their secret operations in the rest of Europe. Of greatest concern are the detectable ties between Iranian intelligencers and Salafi jihadist groups in Bosnia, some of which operate more or less openly (Sunni-Shia disputes notwithstanding, Tehran is happy to arm, train and equip Salafi jihadists, and nowhere more than Bosnia, where they have been doing that for over two decades). This Tehran-Sarajevo spy-terror nexus cannot be divorced from radical activities in Vienna, since Austria's capital in many ways is the de facto capital of Salafi jihadism in Southeastern Europe, as well as a major playground for Iranian spies. These form an extended web of malevolence that stretches across Eastern and Central Europe.\nOf particular concern is the large number of Iranian intelligence fronts operating in Bosnia that provide cover for operations and funding of terrorists and radicals: NGOs, charities of various sorts, and schools. For the Pasdaran, its most important cut-outs in Bosnia are the \"Ibn Sina\" Research Institute and the Persian-Bosnian College, but there is a long list of Iranian-linked fronts in the country (my analysis of these and how they provide cover for VEVAK and Pasdaran is here) that play an important role in Tehran's secret war in Europe.\nShould the West ever come to blows with Iran over its nuclear program, don't doubt for a moment that the mullahs would use these assets to strike back violently in Europe.\nThen Mr. Schindler also broke news today of a major Iranian-Russian intelligence cooperation agreement, aimed, of course, at us and the Israelis:\nAn indication of how cozy things are getting between Moscow and Tehran came this week with a visit to Iran by Nikolai Patrushev, the head of Russia's National Security Council, who met with Iranian counterparts to discuss mutual threats. As Patrushev explained, \"Iran has been one of Russia's key partners in the region and it will remain so in future … [we] have similar and close views on many key regional issues and we had a serious exchange of views on the situation in Syria, Iraq and Libya.\"\nBut this was not just a diplomatic gab fest. In the first place, Patrushev is a career intelligence officer and one of President Vladimir Putin's closest confidants. A career counterintelligence officer with the Leningrad KGB, just like Putin, Patrushev served as head of the powerful Federal Security Service (FSB) from 1999 to 2008, leaving that position to take over the National Security Council.\nAs you'll discover in the article, Mr. Patrushev is not a friend of the United States. For him, the Cold War is still very warm. Continuing:\nNow, however, a full intelligence alliance has been agreed to. As a Russian report on Patrushev's visit explained:\n\"The events in Syria and Iraq, where contacts between the Russian and Iranian special services have not only been resumed but have also proven their mutually advantageous nature, particularly in assessing the threats and plans of local bandit formations, both \"secular\" and Islamist, with respect to Russian facilities in Tartus in Syria, have impelled Moscow and Tehran to the idea of the need to formalize these contacts in the shape of a permanently operating mechanism. Russian special services also valued the volume of information, voluntarily conveyed by Iran to our specialists, on the potential activity of the Israeli Air Force against the Russian humanitarian convoys to Syria in the period of the sharp aggravation of the situation in that country in the summer of last year.\"\nLet there be no doubt that this new espionage alliance is aimed directly at the United States and Israel. As the report added, \"the Iranians are prepared to provide Russia on a permanent basis with information on American military activity in the Persian Gulf obtained from their own technical intelligence facilities\" — in other words, the Russians and Iranians will be sharing SIGINT, the most sensitive of all forms of intelligence gathering.\nAs Mr. Schindler likes to say, there is a \"secret war\" going on against us and our allies, one which our enemies seem to be fighting better than we do. Now that Iran and Russia have buried the hatchet, their cooperation will likely pose us serious problems and threats, not just in the Middle East, but also in Europe, where Russia maintains significant intelligence operations.\nOur enemies have stepped up our game; I wish I had faith our current leadership could do the same.\n(1) Frankly, one can say that about all Mr. Schindler's posts.\n1 Comment\t| Espionage, Europe, Intelligence, Iran, Russia, Terrorism\t| Tagged: Bosnia, secret war\t| Permalink\nThis is Why U.S. Intelligence Can't Have Nice Things\nThe story itself is of a fiasco with farcical aspects (the US \"spies\" were paid less than minimum wage by the Obama administration!), but Schindler uses this to make a needed point about the poor state of US intelligence and counterintelligence. If things are as bad as he describes, then serious reform is needed — yesterday.\nIt's happened again.\nAnother 101-level counterintelligence failure has put Washington, DC, in the headlines in an unflattering way. For the umpteenth time.\nI've been a consistent defender of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) against scurrilous charges, particularly when these are emitted by uninformed commentators or people who are collaborating with foreign intelligence services. But I won't defend the indefensible.\nThe Associated Press has a new story that details a truly hare-brained American scheme to foment anti-regime sentiments in Cuba. According to the report, the U.S. Government, with (unstated) IC support, in late 2009 began dispatching Venezuelan, Costa Rican, and Peruvian young people to Cuba to stir up trouble for Castro. Some posed as tourists, others as health care personnel, some of whom used an HIV prevention program as cover. But their mission, to \"identify potential social-change actors,\" never stood any chance of success.\nBecause Cuban counterintelligence is legendarily effective, especially…\nComments Off on This is Why U.S. Intelligence Can't Have Nice Things\t| Espionage, Reblogs\t| Permalink\nPutin's Espionage Offensive Against France\nAnother aspect of Cold War II.\nOne of the major themes of my work is how Russia, drawing on decades of rich experience with espionage, aggressively employs intelligence in what I term Special War to defeat, dissuade, and deter its enemies without fighting. As I've reported many times, Russian espionage against the West has been rising since the mid-2000's and has returned to Cold War levels of effort and intensity — and in some cases, more so. In recent years, the Kremlin has endorsed aggressive espionage against a wide range of Western countries, members of NATO and the European Union (often both), to learn secrets and gain political advantage. This is simply what the Russians do, as Vladimir Putin, the former KGB officer, understands perfectly. Such things are well known to counterintelligence hands the world over, but are seldom discussed in public.\nWhat this looks like up close has recently been exposed by the Parisian newsmagazine\nComments Off on Putin's Espionage Offensive Against France\t| Espionage, France, Reblogs, Russia\t| Tagged: Cold War\t| Permalink\nThe Snowden Operation: Assessing the Damage\nAnyone who thinks Snowden did the cause of liberty a favor should read this. That guy belongs in jail for the rest of his life.\nIt's now been over a year since Edward Snowden, the most famous IT contractor in intelligence history, defected to Moscow. This blog has followed the twists and turns of this remarkable case in detail, particularly in its counterintelligence aspects, but one of the most vexing and important issues remains undefined. Namely, how much damage to U.S. and Allied intelligence and security did Snowden's unprecedented theft of classified materials actually do?\nThe National Security Agency and others have been involved in developing a damage assessment virtually from the moment the story broke; it's what intelligence services do when they have a defector or compromise, since it's vital to understand what programs have been damaged or lost. Snowden's theft was so vast — perhaps \"only\" 1.5 million purloined documents rather than the 1.7 million previously suggested — that it will take years for the Intelligence Community (IC) to assess what…\n1 Comment\t| Espionage, Reblogs\t| Tagged: Edward Snowden\t| Permalink\nThe Three C's of U.S. Espionage in Germany\nThis is a very interesting discussion of why we might want to conduct intelligence operations inside the territory of our ally.\nNew details continue to emerge about the brewing SpyWar between Berlin and Washington, DC, over alleged U.S. espionage directed at the German government. While significant questions remain, it's becoming clear that Markus R., the thirty-one year-old employee of the Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst — BND) who was spying for the CIA, fell well short of James Bond, having been caught by German counterintelligence when trying to sell classified materials to the Russians too. The second espionage suspect, a Defense Ministry official, although under suspicion, remains free, and that case may be misunderstood: time will tell.\nWhat's not in doubt is that Germany is a full-fledged panic about American spying that has already resulted in the departure of the CIA's station chief in Berlin and will surely bring extra scrutiny to a lot of U.S. activities in Central Europe. Coming on top of the Snowden Operation, with its…\nComments Off on The Three C's of U.S. Espionage in Germany\t| Espionage, Germany, National Security, Reblogs\t| Permalink\nThe Snowden Operation Falls Apart\n20 Committee asks a damned fine question: If Snowden really is a \"whistleblower,\" why doesn't he produce the letters of complaint to superiors he surely has? If he's telling the truth, that is.\nEdward Snowden had his Big Interview on NBC this week, and it was something of a pace-setter for poor TV journalism, since Brian Williams (who was previously denounced by Glenn Greenwald for being a servile boot-licker of the surveillance state), decided to soft-ball the questions and not follow up many weird, disingenuous statements by Ed. His almost-year in Russia under FSB care has not promoted clear thinking, while Ed's body language indicated serious deception to the trained eye. NSA's IT contractor on permanent vacation in Russia gave his usual platitudes about how he's really a patriot and \"had\" to steal all those classified IC and DoD documents. He's almost thirty-one years old but apparently he had no agency in any of this. We've heard it all before.\nBut The Narrative has begun to fall apart in a manner not even the MSM can avoid noticing (though the failure…\nComments Off on The Snowden Operation Falls Apart\t| Espionage, Intelligence, National Security, Reblogs\t| Tagged: Edward Snowden\t| Permalink\nDid Obama know the CIA was spying on the Senate Intel Committee?\nI'm with Bryan Preston on this one. If this is true, then… Wow:\nA leading US senator has said that President Obama knew of an \"unprecedented action\" taken by the CIA against the Senate intelligence committee, which has apparently prompted an inspector general's inquiry at Langley.\nThe subtle reference in a Tuesday letter from Senator Mark Udall to Obama, seeking to enlist the president's help in declassifying a 6,300-page inquiry by the committee into torture carried out by CIA interrogators after 9/11, threatens to plunge the White House into a battle between the agency and its Senate overseers.\nMcClatchy and the New York Times reported Wednesday that the CIA had secretly monitored computers used by committee staffers preparing the inquiry report, which is said to be scathing not only about the brutality and ineffectiveness of the agency's interrogation techniques but deception by the CIA to Congress and policymakers about it. The CIA sharply disputes the committee's findings.\nUdall, a Colorado Democrat and one of the CIA's leading pursuers on the committee, appeared to reference that surreptitious spying on Congress, which Udall said undermined democratic principles.\n\"As you are aware, the CIA has recently taken unprecedented action against the committee in relation to the internal CIA review and I find these actions to be incredibly troubling for the Committee's oversight powers and for our democracy,\" Udall wrote to Obama on Tuesday.\nPreston expects Udall to walk the bold part back soon, perhaps saying he was misinterpreted or taken out of context. But, I wonder. Udall is in an increasingly difficult reelection bid in Colorado, and \"standing tall\" against abuses of power by an unpopular president might be what his campaign needs.\nThat aside, if Obama really knew about –and thus at least tacitly approved– espionage by the CIA against a co-equal branch of the government, that raises huge issues, not just of statutory violations, but a constitutional crisis, too.\nIf it's as bad as it looks at first glance —If— the House would have to consider impeachment.\n2 Comments\t| Barack Obama, Congress, Espionage\t| Permalink\nGood News: parts of healthcare.gov designed by Putin allies\nBelarus President Alexander Lukashenko\nSecurity holes? What are those? And did you hear about Chris Christie closing a bridge in New Jersey??\nU.S. intelligence agencies last week urged the Obama administration to check its new healthcare network for malicious software after learning that developers linked to the Belarus government helped produce the website, raising fresh concerns that private data posted by millions of Americans will be compromised.\nThe intelligence agencies notified the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency in charge of the Healthcare.gov network, about their concerns last week. Specifically, officials warned that programmers in Belarus, a former Soviet republic closely allied with Russia, were suspected of inserting malicious code that could be used for cyber attacks, according to U.S. officials familiar with the concerns.\nThe software links the millions of Americans who signed up for Obamacare to the federal government and more than 300 medical institutions and healthcare providers.\n\"The U.S. Affordable Care Act software was written in part in Belarus by software developers under state control, and that makes the software a potential target for cyber attacks,\" one official said.\nBelarus has been described as Europe's last Stalinist country, and apparently they work very hard to prove themselves worthy allies of Moscow. According to Gertz's article, in addition portions of healthcare.gov's software being designed by an entity controlled by the Belarussian government, last year that same government successfully hijacked massive amounts of US Internet traffic for nearly a month:\nAccording to the New Hampshire-based security firm Renesys, which discovered the data diversion, throughout February 2013, Internet traffic from the United States was sent to Belarus. The purpose likely was to allow hackers or government agencies to sift for data for financial, economic, or government intelligence.\nThe data also may have been modified for other purposes before being returned to the original U.S. and other foreign destinations.\nThe bulk diversion technique is called border gateway protocol hijacking. It involves using a series of network addresses to mask the data diversion through numerous Internet hubs around the world.\nRenesys traced the data diversion from Washington to New York and Moscow and finally to Minsk, the Belarusian capital. It was returned to the United States via connections in Moscow, Frankfurt, and New York.\nCombine the two and you have a very, very big potential problem. Administration officials of course claimed the site was secure and pooh-pooed the idea that nation-states would want to steal personal information, but that's disingenuous at best.\nFirst, foreign intelligence agencies would very much like to get their hands on conveniently collected personal information, since it would make the creation of solid cover identities for agents much easier. Second, as the article mentions, both the use of a foreign contractor and the internet hijacking make it very easy to implant altered data and even malicious code to do… lots of stuff. Remember Stuxnet?\nThe elephant in the room that the administration isn't talking about is the real danger in this: the PPACA created a wealth of interconnected networks with the Federal Data Services Hub at the center of the spider's web. This hub is connected to agencies such as the IRS and Homeland Security. Even if Lukashenko isn't interested in chatting with Putin about Joe Six-Pack's cholesterol, you can darn well bet they're both very interested in any security holes that allow their spies access to these other networks and to others connected to them.\nAnd with the ability to divert traffic and implant clandestine code… Critics are right: the whole site needs to be shut down and vetted from top to bottom. Even if Obamacare is eventually repealed and the system dismantled, it's a huge risk while it's still operational.\nAs Instapundit likes to say, we're in the best of hands.\nMoscow's.\nPS: By the way, the now-fired healthcare.gov site builder, CGI Federal, assured the US government that only US contractors were used. Where was the HHS oversight of this?\nPPS: Read the whole thing.\nRELATED: Between this and Edward Snowden's invaluable service to Russian intelligence, do we have any secrets from our enemies at all? Also, on a lighter note, Belarus' Lukashenko is totally not a paranoid nut. Earlier articles about healthcare.gov security vulnerabilities.\n2 Comments\t| Belarus, Espionage, ObamaCare, Russia, Technology\t| Permalink\nThe Snowden Scandal: Blazing Incompetence\nOur national security watchdogs\nThis reminds me frighteningly of the communications breakdowns that enabled the 9/11 attacks. Has no one learned anything?\nApparently not:\nJust as Edward J. Snowden was preparing to leave Geneva and a job as a C.I.A. technician in 2009, his supervisor wrote a derogatory report in his personnel file, noting a distinct change in the young man's behavior and work habits, as well as a troubling suspicion.\nThe C.I.A. suspected that Mr. Snowden was trying to break into classified computer files to which he was not authorized to have access, and decided to send him home, according to two senior American officials.\nBut the red flags went unheeded. Mr. Snowden left the C.I.A. to become a contractor for the National Security Agency, and four years later he leaked thousands of classified documents. The supervisor's cautionary note and the C.I.A.'s suspicions apparently were not forwarded to the N.S.A. or its contractors, and surfaced only after federal investigators began scrutinizing Mr. Snowden's record once the documents began spilling out, intelligence and law enforcement officials said.\n\"It slipped through the cracks,\" one veteran law enforcement official said of the report.\nNo sh… er… kidding, genius.\nForget firings. Someone needs to be shot over this. And I don't mean just Mr. Snowden.\n1 Comment\t| Espionage, National Security, WTF?\t| Permalink\n\"Heroic\" Edward Snowden applies for membership in KGB veterans group\nThis just gets better and better:\nRenegade National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has applied to join a group of former Russian intelligence and security officials, according to the group's director.\nParticipation in a union of former KGB security, intelligence, and police officials, would likely change Snowden's status from that of a whistleblower seeking to expose wrongdoing, to an intelligence defector who has changed sides.\nAlexei Lobarev, chairman of the group called \"Veterans of the Siloviki\"—literally \"men of power\"—told a Russian news outlet on Monday that Snowden, who has been staying in a Moscow airport transit lounge for a month, applied for membership in the group.\nAriel Cohen, a Russia specialist with the Heritage Foundation, said joining the former KGB officers' group would be a significant development in the Snowden affair.\n\"It could be a spoof or a deliberate attempt to tarry the former NSA contractor,\" Cohen said in an email. \"However, if proven true, this puts Snowden squarely into the defector category. Whatever the whistleblower rhetoric—if indeed it is Snowden—the man is seeking to join a group whose livelihood was to spy on and harm, the United States. There is hardly a more anti-American group in Russia than ex-security officials. They would want nothing more than to coddle Snowden.\"\nOther experts think Snowden is being played by the Russians, rather than being a \"traitor aforethought.\" And there could be another reason for this farce. Who knows? What we do know is that he's done tremendous damage to our national interests, the Obama administration looks like fools, and Putin is laughing his head off at us.\nGreat work by the man some call a hero, no?\n4 Comments\t| Espionage, National Security, Russia, Scandals\t| Permalink\nYou are currently browsing the archives for the Espionage category." |
"0904-19 NY Times Crossword 4 Sep 19, Wednesday\nConstructed by: Patrick Blindauer\nToday's Theme (according to Bill): 1, 2 & 3 Scoops\nSeveral themed answers are in the down-direction and comprise letters O and V. Each themed \"O\" represents a scoop of ice cream, and each themed \"V\" represents a cone:\n17A Ice cream flavor : VANILLA\n34A Ice cream flavor : CHOCOLATE\n55A Ice cream flavor : PISTACHIO\n1D With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 14-Down : SINGLE …\n12D With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 31-Down : DOUBLE …\n46D With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 56-Down : TRIPLE …\n57A See 1-, 12- and 46-Down : … SCOOP\n14D Yum! This won't last long, though! : OV (single scoop)\n31D I bet these flavors taste great together! : OOV (double scoop)\n56D Wow! Look at the size of this thing! : OOOV (triple scoop)\nBill's time: 7m 47s\n4 Midsize Nissan : ALTIMA\nNissan has been making the Altima since 1993. In 2007 the company started to produce a hybrid version, Nissan's first foray into the hybrid market and a successful one by all accounts. Altima hybrids are even used as police cruisers by the New York Police Department.\n10 Dirty dog : CAD\nOur word \"cad\", meaning \"person lacking in finer feelings\", is a shortening of the word \"cadet\". \"Cad\" was first used for a servant, and then students at British universities used \"cad\" as a term for a boy from the local town. \"Cad\" took on its current meaning in the 1830s.\n13 Elba, e.g., to Napoléon : ILE\nIn French, one might go to an \"île\" (island) in the middle of \"l'océan\" (the ocean).\nNapoléon Bonaparte was a military professional from Corsica who rose to prominence after the French Revolution during the French First Republic. He took over the country in 1799 in a coup d'état and installed himself as First Consul. Soon after, he led France in the Napoleonic Wars, conflicts between the growing French Empire and a series of opposing coalitions. He was eventually defeated at the Battle of Leipzig and was forced into exile on the Italian island of Elba off the Tuscan coast. Napoleon escaped in 1815 and regained power, only to be finally defeated a few months later at the Battle of Waterloo. The British dispatched him to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic where he lived out the last six years of his life as a prisoner.\n14 Hammed up : OVERDID\nThe word \"ham\", describing a performer who overacts, is a shortened form of \"hamfatter\" and dates back to the late 1800s. \"Hamfatter\" comes from a song in old minstrel shows called \"The Ham-Fat Man\". It seems that a poorly performing actor was deemed to have the \"acting\" qualities of a minstrel made up in blackface.\n15 Plastic ___ Band : ONO\nThe Plastic Ono Band was a so-called \"super-group\", brought together by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969. Members of the group included John and Yoko, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Keith Moon.\n16 Org. whose members go on hikes? : NFL\nThe quarterback (QB) starts each play in football with a snap (also called a \"hike\"). He announces to his teammates the exact moment of the snap by calling out signals, usually including the word \"hut\" one or more times in a prearranged sequence.\n17 Ice cream flavor : VANILLA\nThe flavor extract we call \"vanilla\" comes from the pod-like fruit of climbing orchids belonging to the genus Vanilla. Genuine vanilla is a relatively expensive spice, second only to saffron, due to the amount of work required to grow and harvest the fruit (also called \"beans\" and \"pods\"). Spanish and Portuguese explorers came across the Vanilla orchid while exploring the Gulf Coast of Mexico. They gave it the name \"vainilla\" meaning \"little pod\".\n18 Costello of comedy : LOU\nLou Costello was half of the Abbott & Costello double act. One tragic and terrible event in Lou Costello's life was the death of his baby son, Lou Costello, Jr. Lou was at NBC studios one night for his regular broadcast when he received word that the 11-month-old baby had somehow drowned in the family swimming pool. With the words \"Wherever he is tonight, I want him to hear me\", he made the scheduled broadcast in front of a live and unsuspecting audience.\n21 Form of defamation : LIBEL\nThe word \"libel\" describes a published or written statement likely to harm a person's reputation. It comes into English from the Latin \"libellus\", the word for a small book. Back in the 1500s, libel was just a formal written statement, with the more damaging association arising in the 1600s. The related concept of slander is defamation in a transient form, such as speech, sign language or gestures.\n27 Tesla competitor : EDISON\nThomas Alva Edison (TAE) was nicknamed \"The Wizard of Menlo Park\" by a newspaper reporter, a name that stuck. He was indeed a wizard, in the sense that he was such a prolific inventor. The Menlo Park part of the moniker recognizes the location of his first research lab, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.\nNikola Tesla was born in Serbia, but later moved to the US. Tesla's work on mechanical and electrical engineering was crucial to the development of alternating current technology, the same technology that is used by equipment at the backbone of modern power generation and distribution systems.\n30 Extinct relative of an ostrich : MOA\nMoas were flightless birds native to New Zealand that are now extinct. The fate of the Moa is a great example of the detrimental effect that humans can have on animal populations. The Maoris arrived in New Zealand about 1300 AD, upsetting the balance of the ecosystem. The Moa were hunted to extinction within 200 years, which had the knock-on effect of killing off the Haast's Eagle, the Moa's only predator prior to the arrival of man. Moa were huge creatures, measuring up to 12 feet tall with their necks stretched upwards.\n40 A Hatfield vis-à-vis a McCoy : RIVAL\nThe Hatfield and McCoy families of West Virginia and Kentucky were involved in a notorious feud that lasted from 1863 to 1891. The feud was somewhat resurrected in 1979 when representatives from both families appeared on the game show \"Family Feud\". The McCoys came out ahead on TV and went home with over $11,000 and a pig.\n47 Had a conniption : LOST IT\nA conniption, or more commonly a conniption fit, is a bout of violent anger or panic.\n50 AAA handout : ROAD MAP\nThe American Automobile Association (AAA) is a not-for-profit organization focused on lobbying, provision of automobile servicing, and selling of automobile insurance. The AAA was founded in 1902 in Chicago and published the first of its celebrated hotel guides back in 1917.\n55 Ice cream flavor : PISTACHIO\nThe pistachio is a small tree that produces some very tasty seeds. We see the seeds in grocery stores labelled as \"nuts\", but botanically they are termed \"drupes\". Drupe or nut, they're delicious.\n60 Mork's home planet on \"Mork & Mindy\" : ORK\nThe sitcom \"Mork & Mindy\" was broadcast from 1978 to 1982. We were first introduced to Mork (played by Robin Williams) in a special episode of \"Happy Days\". The particular episode in question has a bizarre storyline culminating in Fonzie and Mork having a thumb-to-finger duel. Eventually Richie wakes up in bed, and alien Mork was just part of a dream! Oh, and \"Nanu Nanu\" means both \"hello\" and \"goodbye\" back on the planet Ork. \"I am Mork from Ork, Nanu Nanu\". Great stuff …\n61 Heart line : AORTA\nThe aorta originates in the heart and extends down into the abdomen. It is the largest artery in the body.\n65 June birthstone : PEARL\nPearls form in oysters because of a reaction that is similar to an immune system response in higher animals. The pearl is formed as the oysters lays down successive layers of calcium carbonate around some microscopic foreign body that has penetrated the shell.\nHere is the \"official\" list of birthstones, by month, that we tend to use today:\nJanuary: Garnet\nFebruary: Amethyst\nMarch: Bloodstone or Aquamarine\nApril: Diamond\nMay: Emerald\nJune: Pearl or Moonstone\nJuly: Ruby\nAugust: Sardonyx or Peridot\nSeptember: Sapphire or Lapis Lazuli\nOctober: Opal or Pink Tourmaline\nNovember: Topaz or Citrine\nDecember: Turquoise or Zircon (also now, Tanzanite)\n66 Letters on an N.Y.C. fare card : MTA\nThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has public transportation responsibility in the state of New York (as well as part of Connecticut). \"MTA\" might also refer to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is known as \"the Metro\" and sometimes \"the MTA\".\n68 F in music class? : FORTE\nA person's forte is his or her strength. The term \"forte\" came into English via French from the Latin \"fortis\" meaning strong. \"Forte\" (F) is also a musical direction meaning \"loud\".\n69 Introverted : SHY\nThe Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung popularized the terms \"Introvert\" and \"extrovert\", although he believed that we all have introverted and extroverted sides to us. Nowadays we tend to think of extroversion and introversion as extremes on a continuum. We bloggers, sitting at home glued to our laptops, tend to the introverted end of the scale …\n2 Creamy pasta sauce : ALFREDO\nAlfredo sauce is usually associated with the Italian dish called fettuccine Alfredo. The sauce is made from Parmesan cheese and butter, and is named for the Italian restaurant owner Alfredo Di Lelio. Di Lelio's nephews still own and run a restaurant in Rome called \"Il Vero Alfredo\". Here in the US, we often add other ingredients to the basic cheese and butter recipe. The name \"fettuccine Alfredo\" won't be found on a menu in Italy today, and instead one can order \"fettuccine al burro\".\n3 Food that jiggles : GELATIN\nGelatin is a foodstuff that is used as a gelling agent in cooking, and for the shells of pharmaceutical capsules. Over 800 million pounds of gelatin are produced every year worldwide. It is produced from by-products of the meat and leather industries. Gelatin is basically modified collagen derived from pork skins and the bones of cattle, pigs and horses. So, vegans usually avoid things like gummy bears and marshmallows.\n4 Frankie who co-starred in 1965's \"Beach Blanket Bingo\" : AVALON\nFrankie Avalon is a singer and actor who was a famous teen idol. Notably, he teamed up with actress and singer Annette Funicello in a series of \"Beach Party\" movies in the sixties.\n5 Leader born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov : LENIN\n\"Lenin\" wasn't the birth name of the Russian leader. He was born Vladimir Ulyanov, and originally used \"Lenin\" as a pen name.\n6 Chi-town paper, with \"the\" : TRIB\n\"The Chicago Tribune\" was first published in 1847. The most famous edition of \"The Trib\" was probably in 1948 when the headline was \"DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN\", on the occasion of that year's presidential election. When it turned out that Truman had actually won, the victor picked up the paper with the erroneous headline and posed for photographs with it … a famous, famous photo, that must have stuck in the craw of the editor at the time.\n8 Big name in the beer aisle : MILLER\nThe Miller Brewing Company was founded by Frederick Miller in 1855 in Milwaukee. Miller is now in a joint venture with Coors.\n9 Inits. on toothpaste tubes : ADA\n10 Detective show whose premiere episode was directed by Steven Spielberg : COLUMBO\n\"Columbo\" is a police drama that aired from 1971-78, with some more episodes made as recently as 2003. Columbo was played by Peter Falk, although the character of Columbo was first played by Bert Freed in 1960 in an episode of \"The Chevy Mystery Show\". That first appearance was so successful that the episode was adapted for the stage in 1962, with Thomas Mitchell taking on the role. Then the same episode was stretched into a TV movie in 1968, with Peter Falk playing Lt. Columbo for the first time.\n24 Have a bite : NOSH\nOur word \"nosh\" has been around since the late fifties, when it was imported from the Yiddish word \"nashn\" meaning \"to nibble\". We use \"nosh\" as a noun that means \"snack\", or as a verb meaning \"to eat between meals\".\n26 Georg von Trapp's title in \"The Sound of Music\": Abbr. : CAPT\nBaron Georg Johannes von Trapp was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Navy who achieved worldwide fame when his family became the inspiration for the musical \"The Sound of Musical\".\n32 \"Go Set a Watchman\" setting: Abbr. : ALA\nAlabama is known as the Yellowhammer State, in honor of the state bird. Alabama is also called the \"Heart of Dixie\".\nNelle Harper Lee was an author from Monroeville, Alabama. For many years, Lee had only one published novel to her name, i.e. \"To Kill a Mockingbird\". That contribution to the world of literature was enough to earn her the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Pulitzer Prize. Harper Lee was a close friend of fellow author Truman Capote who was the inspiration for the character named \"Dill\" in her novel. Lee was all over the news in 2015 as she had published a second novel, titled \"Go Set a Watchman\". The experts seem to be agreeing that \"Go Set a Watchman\" is actually a first draft of \"To Kill a Mockingbird\". Lee passed away less than a year after \"Go Set a Watchman\" hit the stores.\n35 Crushed toppings for ice cream sundaes : OREOS\nThere's a lot of speculation about how the dessert called a sundae got its name, but there seems to be agreement that it is an alteration of the word \"Sunday\".\n36 Name seen more than 20 times on Iran's flag : ALLAH\nThe Iranian flag in use today was adopted in 1980, a product of the Iranian Revolution. The flag is a tricolor composed of horizontal bands of green, white and red. Included in the green and red bands are the repeated words \"Allahu Akbar\", which translates as \"God is great\".\n37 IV units : CCS\nCubic centimeter (cc)\n42 Cash box, in brief : ATM\nAutomatic Teller Machine (ATM)\n43 Org. with a World Factbook : CIA\n\"The World Factbook\" is a publication produced by the CIA. It is intended primarily for use by government employees but, as it is in the public domain, it is now used by just about anyone. The first edition of \"Factbook\" came out in 1962 and, as it was classified, it had limited distribution. It was decided to make \"Factbook\" public in 1975, and it has been freely available on the World Wide Web since 1994.\n44 Mel who hit 511 home runs : OTT\nAt 5′ 9″, baseball legend Mel Ott weighed just 170 lb (I don't think he took steroids!) and yet he was the first National League player to hit over 500 home runs. Sadly, Ott died in a car accident in New Orleans in 1958 when he was only 49 years old. And, according to Wikipedia, \"Ott's name frequently appears in crossword puzzles, on account of its letter combination and brevity.\" True that …\n48 Morphinelike drug : OPIATE\nThe opium poppy is the source of the narcotic alkaloids known as opiates. To produce opiates, the latex sap of the opium poppy is collected and processed. The naturally-occurring drugs of morphine and codeine can both be extracted from the sap. Some synthesis is required to make derivative drugs like heroin and oxycodone.\n52 Sith Lord's title : DARTH\n57 Beach bottle inits. : SPF\nIn theory, the sun protection factor (SPF) is a calibrated measure of the effectiveness of a sunscreen in protecting the skin from harmful UV rays. The idea is that if you wear a lotion with say SPF 20, then it takes 20 times as much UV radiation to cause the skin to burn than it would take without protection. I say just stay out of the sun …\n58 Top of a corporate ladder, for short : CEO\n59 One under a coxswain's command : OAR\nThe coxswain of a boat is one in charge of steering and navigation. The word \"coxswain\" is shortened to \"cox\", particularly when used for the person steering and calling out the stroke in a competition rowing boat.\n62 GPS path: Abbr. : RTE\nA global positioning system (GPS) might point out a route (rte.).\n1 Wilt : SAG\n19 Word before bag or bar : GRAB …\n22 Feeling no pain : NUMB\n23 Made privy to, as a secret : LET IN ON\n25 The point of mathematics? : DECIMAL\n28 Disorderly crowd : RABBLE\n29 ___ place : ONE'S\n33 Devious maneuver : PLOY\n34 Ice cream flavor : CHOCOLATE\n37 Shopping aid : CART\n41 Treat from a truck, maybe : TACO\n45 Virginal : CHASTE\n49 Makings of maple syrup : SAP\n54 Bathroom item : MAT\n57 See 1-, 12- and 46-Down : … SCOOP\n67 Render beyond repair : TOTAL\n70 Shot-put or pole vault : EVENT\n1 With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 14-Down : SINGLE …\n7 Ran in place, in a way : IDLED\n11 Deviation from the norm : ANOMALY\n12 With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 31-Down : DOUBLE …\n14 Yum! This won't last long, though! : OV (single scoop)\n20 Cuts in half : BISECTS\n22 Corn kernels : NIBLETS\n30 1101, in old Rome : MCI\n31 I bet these flavors taste great together! : OOV (double scoop)\n38 \"So that's it!\" : AHA!\n39 Genre introduced to the Grammys in 1989 : RAP\n46 With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 56-Down : TRIPLE …\n51 Elementary units : ATOMS\n53 Adam who directed \"Vice\" and \"The Big Short\" : MCKAY\n55 Any ___ in a storm : PORT\n56 Wow! Look at the size of this thing! : OOOV (triple scoop)\n63 Color akin to butterscotch : TAN\n64 ___-weekly (newspaper type) : ALT\nPosted on September 4, 2019 September 3, 2019 Categories Patrick BlindauerTags Detective show whose premiere episode was directed by Steven Spielberg crossword clue, Had a conniption crossword clue, One under a coxswain's command crossword clue, Org. whose members go on hikes? crossword clue, Tesla competitor crossword clue13 Comments on 0904-19 NY Times Crossword 4 Sep 19, Wednesday" |
"There are a number of big summertime events planned in Kamloops for August this year. They include art, culture and dining – three of our favourite things at Kelly O'Bryan's! Let's take a closer look at what you could be doing in and around Kamloops this month!\nThe 2nd annual Kamloops Gem & Mineral Show is slated to run from August 25th (1:00 – 9:00 PM) to August 27th (starting at 10:00 AM the Saturday and Sunday) at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre. You'll find unique gems, rare fossils, handmade jewellery, fine crystals, lapidary art and much more!\nAn ongoing cultural tradition continues August 4 to 6 with the 38th annual Kamloopa Powwow at the Kamloops Powwow Grounds. Expect to see at least a thousand dancers competing and sharing as part of one of Western Canada's largest celebrations of First Nations' culture and heritage.\nHot Nite in The City returns to Downtown Kamloops on August 12th. 6 city blocks are closed off to allow Street Rods, Customs, American Muscle, Sport-compact, Tuners, British, European, Asian, Collector, Vintage, Motorcycles, Race Competition vehicles and Big Rigs, to line the streets for the annual Hot Nite In The City Show-n-Shine!\n2017 has been a tough year on tourism with the raging wildfires that have been burning all over the province. It has been ever tougher on families and individuals who have been uprooted from their homes due to evacuation orders.\nAt Kelly O'Bryan's we want to give fire evacuees something good to enjoy in this time of uncertainty. That is why we are now offering 40% off your bill for all registered fire evacuees until you get back into your home. Ask us for details." |
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