Why is Flatwoods a gorgeous place to ride a bicycle and host the Bicycle Bash Festival on NOV 6?
SWFBUD's 12 Bike Shops -- The bike stores will be on hand to show you the latest and greatest in bicycles.
Free bike helmets for kids -- Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will be giving free bike helmets to kids. Also, there's a free bike gear drawing at 2:30 pm!
Bikin' Bob -- Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn will be leading a bike ride around the 7-mile loop at 11:15 am.
Incredible Food -- led by the famed Taco Bus Food Truck. The Killer Samich and La Creperia Cafe food trucks will be there, too, along with the Queen of Sheba Ethiopian and The Little Greek restaurants.
Bicycles of all sizes! The Bicycle Bash is a festival for all bicyclists, bicycles and bike groups.
It's happening again. Just one month ago, Sen. Coburn (R-OK) failed in his efforts to strip funding for Transportation Enhancements from the six-month transportation extension.
Now, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is taking the lead in trying to destroy Transportation Enhancements. On November 1, the Senate will finalize the transportation appropriations bill, which sets funding levels for FY2012. Sen. Paul has offered an amendment to redirect all funding for Transportation Enhancements to bridge repair.
We agree on the need to keep our bridges safe, but the lives of pedestrians and cyclists are important too. Thirteen people died when the Minneapolis bridge collapsed in 2007: since then, close to 20,000 pedestrians and 2,800 cyclists have died on our nation's highways, largely as a result of poor highway design and a lack of safe non-motorized infrastructure – exactly what the enhancement program was created to fix.
If Sen. Paul's amendment is successful, it would eliminate approximately $700 million in federal funding for FY2012 that is used to construct sidewalks, bike lanes, bike paths, trails and other infrastructure that makes it safe for bicyclists and pedestrians to get around. Even if every penny of these funds is diverted to bridge repairs, Senator Paul's plan will still take 80 years to fix the backlog of bridge repairs we have today.
Remember that the TE program represents less than two percent of the Federal transportation program and these projects help alleviate traffic congestion, improve safety, get people active, and create more jobs per dollar than highway-only projects.
Last month, we asked you to contact your U.S. Senators to oppose Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn's plan to strip funding from the Transportation Enhancements program, which is the main source of the federal investment for bike projects of all types. Peopleforbikes.org supporters and our allies generated more than 75,000 emails to Congress in 48 hours. This rapid and powerful grassroots response succeeded: Mr. Coburn withdrew his amendment and crucial funding for bicycling was preserved.
We are sorry to report today that bike infrastructure funding is under serious and immediate attack again – this time in an amendment proposed by Senator Rand Paul (KY) that would redirect all funding for Transportation Enhancements to bridge repairs. Mr. Paul's amendment is set for a Senate vote Tuesday, Nov. 1.
1. Everyone deserves to be safe. We agree that we must keep our bridges safe, but the lives of pedestrians and bicyclists are important too. Nearly 5,000 Americans die each year biking or walking on our nation's roadways.
2. Reallocating bike funding won't make a dent in the cost of bridge repairs. Even if every penny of Transportation Enhancements money is diverted to bridge repairs, Senator Paul's plan would still take 80 years to fix the backlog of bridge repairs we have today.
3. Transportation Enhancements provide essential transportation benefits, like reducing road congestion, improving safety, getting people active, and creating more jobs per dollar than highway-only projects.
4. States don't spend all the money they already receive for bridge repairs.
This is the third attempt in a month by a small group of Senators to target Transportation Enhancements, using a different angle each time. It is a waste of the Senate's time and taxpayers dollars to focus on eliminating this modest, cost-effective, valuable program when we are in dire need of real and viable solutions to fix our failing transportation system.
Thank you for your help today, and for passing this call to action along.
What a blast to work with talented glass artist Susan Gott to inaugurate the first ever Free Wheeling Art and Antique Bicycle Ride, which started and finished at Susan's Phoenix Glass Studio at Knollwood and Nebraska in Seminole Heights.
I led a ride of 25 terrific bicyclists who came from St. Petersburg to Wesley Chapel to my own neighborhood here in Seminole Heights. It was a gorgeous day to bike with my 'hood pals such as Rick, Dale, Lisa and CJ and meeting many cyclists who enjoyed biking to the art studios of Susan Gott and wood scuplturer Charlie Parkhill and the Tempus Project and also stopping off at terrific antique shops like Sherry's Yesterdaze, D & D Antiques and Kaleidoscope.
And we even met Mayor Bob Bukshorn, who was on his way to the Food Truck rally in Seminole Heights.
There's mason-bicyclist Dale Edminster, mesmermized by the cool Kaleidoscope items.
A gorgeous day to bike.
Thank you Debra Vallejo, who hosted us at D & D Antiques.
We met Mayor Bob Buckhorn on the way to Sherry's Yesterdaze.
Sherry opened her store to the bicyclists, who enjoyed checking out her wonderful vintage clothes and items. Thanks Sherry!
Nicole and Tracy of the Tempus Project discuss the art work in its gallery.
Tracy chats with an arts blogger, who rode a very cool single-speed Paramount.
Come on, I have to try one photo that's framed by a bike frame.
Here's my idea of art.
Susan Gott rocks. The talented artist with gorgeous glass works held one-on-one demos with guests who were guided by Susan to make their own glass pumpkins this afternoon after the ride.
A 55-year-old bicyclist was killed biking across the eastbound lanes of West Waters Avenue Sunday. SeminoleHeightsPatch.com has the story. Michael Swanson was the bicyclist's name.
There are so many motorist-bicyclist crashes in Tampa Bay that hospitals use billboards for ads showing a bicycle to drive business. Consider this billboard in Pinellas County.
Kudos to Hillsborough County TV and Commissioner Mark Sharpe for this terrific promo video for the 2011 Bicycle Bash Festival.
TAMPA -- SWFBUD, the alliance of Tampa Bay bicycle stores, is proud to put on the 2011 SWFBUD Bicycle Bash Festival to celebrate bicycling in the Tampa Bay market at Flatwoods Park on Nov. 6 from 10 am to 4 pm.
The Bicycle Bash is Tampa Bay's bicycle festival and SWFBUD's 12 retail bicycle shops hosts the bicycle festival to bring Tampa Bay's bicycle community together and promote bicycling as a healthy lifestyle, effective transportation and asset to the region.
-- Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn leading a bike ride called the Buckhorn Bash Ride around the Flatwoods 7-mile loop at 11:15 AM.
-- The SWFBUDDY Awards given to local Tampa Bay residents and officials who have worked to make the area a more bicycle-friendly community.
-- A Swap Meet where people can buy used bike gear; food provided by the famed Taco Bus Food Truck; and music.
-- Guest announcers Skip Mahaffey and Brendan McLaughlin of Channel 28 Action News.
-- SWFBUD lawyers will be on hand to offer free legal advice regarding bicycle issues.
-- Tampa BayCycle will provide a free BikeSmart bike education class and Tampa Bay's bicycle clubs will be on hand to talk about bike rides throughout the region. Bikes Belong from Boulder, Colo. and the Florida Bicycle Association will also be participating. HART and the MPO will be on hand, too.
-- The Bicycle Bash is FREE.
-- The Cure on Wheels charity bike ride (www.cureonwheels.org) is the Bicycle Bash presenting sponsor and Hillsborough County is a co-sponsor.
SWFBUD is a nationally-recognized, award-winning alliance of 12 Tampa Bay bicycle stores: Carrollwood Bicycle Emporium, Oliver's Cycle Sports, Bicycle Outfitters, Just Ride Bicycles, Chainwheel Drive, ABC Bicycles, Trek Bicycle Store of Tampa and Clearwater, Street Fit 360, University Bicycle Center, Trek Bicycle Store of St. Petersburg, The Ironman Store and Velo Champ. SWFBUD also includes three lawyer members: Tom Singletary, J. Steele Olmstead and the Mark Roman Law Group.
SWFBUD's achievements include prompting Hillsborough County to initiate a bicycle safety action plan in response to local bicyclist deaths and also prompting local officials to consider a regional paved trail system called the BAM (Bicycle Area Mobility) Network.
Please log on to www.bicyclebash.com and www.bicyclebash.blogspot.com for more information.
If you want to be an exhibitor/vendor, log onto www.bicyclebash.com to get a form or contact alansnel@yahoo.com.
We also have the swap meet, the Taco Bus food truck, guest announcers Skip Mahaffey and Brendan Mclaughlin and our SWFBUD bicycle shops and lawyers: Carrollwood Bicycle Emporium, Olivers's Cycle Sportsm Just Ride Bicycles, Chainwheel Drive, Univerfsity Bicycle Center, Bicycle Outfitters, ABC Bicycles, Trek Store of Tampa and Clearwater, Street Fit 360, The Ironman Store, Trek Store of St. Petersburg, Tom Singletary, Mark Roman Law Group and J. Steele Olmstead.
Thank you sponsors -- Cure on Wheels, our presenting sponsor; Hillsborough County, our co-sponsor; American Traffic Solutions, a sponsor.
We also have incredible bicycle groups coming -- Tampa BayCycle, the St. Petersburg Bicycle Club, Suncoast Cycling Club, SWAMP, Seminole Heights Bicycle Club, the Florida Bicycle Association, Bikes Belong and the Tampa Bay Bicycle Co-op.
Organizations and agencies in attendance include -- the Sierra Club, HART, Hillsborough County MPO/Planning; Hillsborough parks and recreation.
Please support the Cure on Wheels bike ride on NOV 5 from Flatwoods. Cure on Wheels helps out on the Bicycle Bash and raises money locally for the families of cancer patients going through treatment. Their 350 riders raised $165,000 last year! Log onto www.cureonwheels.org to sign up.
Sun came out this morning and I was able to squeeze in my 41-miler before work. But there was some water out in Flatwoods.
I am selling my Specialized Sirrus road bike. It's a classic -- a 1991 steel road bike that gives you a rock-solid ride. The frame is just too big for me. Ideal for someone in the 5'6" - 5'10" foot range.
I'm selling it for only $200 because there's a small crack in the rear rim, so the rim or rear wheel will have to be replaced.
Bike comes with odometer, Armadillo tires, two water cages and two new Polar Bottles.
First $200 gets the bike. Contact me at alansnel@yahoo.com.
The Bicycle Bash signs are out -- you'll see them around Flatwoods and SWFBUD shops.
And the Bicycle Banners are up, too.
Rick Fidanzato's crew at Trek Store of St. Petersburg put up a Bicycle Bash banner in front of their store on Fourth Street in St. Petersburg. This will be their first Bicycle Bash.
SWFBUD's newest bike shop is Velo Champ in Seminole Heights. Jordan Miller plus dad Doug and mom Sue make Velo Champ a family-run busines. They strung up the Bicycle Bash banner on their storefront on Central Avenue.
SWFBUD (South West Florida Bicycle United Dealers), the alliance of 12 Tampa Bay retail bicycle shops, is proud to announce this year's SWFBUDDY Award winners who will be honored during the SWFBUD Bicycle Bash Festival at Flatwoods Park on Nov. 6.
-- Tampa City Councilwoman Yolin Capin, for her support of shared road markings ("Sharrows") that have been placed on various streets in the city of Tampa. Councilwoman Capin also delivered a stirring speech at the Hub Grub Bicycle Ride in Seminole Heights in April.
-- Zachary Taylor, wellness specialist for the city of Clearwater's parks and recreation who started a bicycle sharing program.
-- Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon, for showing his love for bicycling during various media reports and doing a bicycle safety PSA.
-- Alicia Zicchino, Catherine Fritchman and Dan Magazu, for reaching out to the bicycle community and holding a bicycle memorial event to honor the life of bicyclist Dr. Robert Niedbalec, who was killed by a speeding motorist while cycling on Fletcher Avenue in Tampa in February.
-- Tampa Police Department, for applying Share the Road decals across the entire width of the rear window of its police cruisers.
-- St. Petersburg Councilwoman Leslie Curran, for her courage to return to bicycling after suffering a serious head injury from a bicycle crash.
-- Doreen Jesseph of Seminole Heights, for her generous contributions to donating many bicycle event fliers and supporting Seminole Heights bicycle club activities in Tampa.
It's Sunday October 2 and only five weeks to the Bicycle Bash Festival to celebrate cycling in Tampa Bay.
I'm proud to work on behalf of 15 SWFBUD members -- 12 bike shops and three lawyers -- who enlist me to increase the profile of bicycling in Tampa Bay, get more people on bikes and show our elected leaders that bicycling enhances our local communities through economic development, tourism, fitness, transportation, healthy lifetsyle and quality of life.
SWFBUD prompted Hillsborough County to initiate and pass a bicycle safety action plan, has represented the voices of bicyclists before many local agency boards and elected panels and puts on the Bicycle Bash every year to celebrate and promote bicycling in Tampa Bay.
I'm lucky to work for 12 amazing bike shops and three lawyers who believe in the SWFBUD mission.
The Seminole Heights Bicycle Club's Easy Ride drew about 10 cyclists this morning. Here is Eddie, pedaling along. He started on training wheels in the club.
Good to see Margaret back in the saddle after an ankle injury.


Sees move as "irresponsible and unwarranted"
JEDDAH – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday expressed "great disappointment" over US President Donald Trump's announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocating the US embassy to Jerusalem.
Palestinian protesters chant slogans against US President Donald Trump's announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocating the US embassy to Jerusalem. They wave their national flags and pictures of Yasser Arafat (late Palestinian president) during a protest at the main Square in Gaza City on Thursday.


With the release of Google's 'Pigeon' update back in 2014, local SEO suddenly became a lot more important for webmasters and developers. Optimising a site to pick up local searches was no longer simply a good strategy, it was suddenly an essential way to ensure online success.
Fast forward to 2018. Today, there's no question that failing to optimise for local search is like having your shop in the middle of the outback. With nearly 60% of the searches being performed on a mobile device, Google is able to match the location of the searcher to the most relevant business within their local area. If local SEO is not a priority you are missing out on that 'ready to spend' local customer.
With that in mind, I've compiled the most essential tips for how you can make the most of Local SEO in 2018 and increase your revenue. With these tips, you can rise above the local competition and command a higher online presence amongst local customers who are looking for products and services like yours.
First things first, if you haven't claimed your 'Google My Business' listing yet to ensure that your organisation is locally represented, then it's time to do that now. This is one of the essential building blocks of local SEO – it's easy to do and will set the platform for your local SEO efforts. Getting your listing claimed will allow local customers to start seeing your business feature more prominently in Google. Here's a basic overview from Google on how to register with Google My Business.
And don't forget about Bing Places. Bing can't compete with Google in terms of online search authority, but you can still attract ready to spend local customers to your business. Bing currently has less than 6% of the market share in Australia but signing up with Bing Places will bolster your local SEO rankings for users who prefer (or at least default to) Bing search.
As one of the most important parts of SEO, it is very important to make sure that all of your on page factors are optimised to give the best chance to rank locally. Below are some tips on what you need to do.
• Local Keyword research – it is imperative that you research the keyterms properly to make absolutely sure that you are focusing on the right phrases to get local 'ready to spend customers to your website. For example, if you are selling furniture in Sydney you will find out during your research that you can focus on the different terms relevant to your business like "outdoor furniture in Sydney" or "outdoor rattan furniture in Sydney" and plan the rest of your onsite optimisation moving forwards.
• Optimising Title Tags – Without question this is one of the most important onsite aspects. It is the text that appears at the top of your website's pages and also as the title of your listing in the Search Engine results. Search engines place a lot of importance on the keyterms that you add in your title tag and it helps them to understand exactly what the specific page is about. Think of it like a newspaper article, the title is always the most prominent part and grabs the attention of the reader. It also tells the searcher what your page is about which will ultimately help increase your click through rate.
• Optimising Header Tags – This is another element of a webpage that helps search engines and users understand the context of a page. Again you can look at it in the same way as a Newspaper article and the headings should be structured properly throughout in the most relevant way. Use your primary keyterms and locations in the H1 tag of the website to build up relevancy in the eyes of Google and the other major search engines.
You can see that the important keyterms and location are within the URL and again it will help search engine robots understand what your page is trying to be relevant for.
• Optimising your Images – Search Engines are not able to reliably read or understand images, so it is important to get the information of what an image contains in other ways. We can use what is called an Alt Text Tag to describe what the image is about. As long as you are not forcing the issue you can use relevant keyterms to describe what the image is about where applicable.
• GEO Tagging Images – GEO Tag and upload to your Google My Business and your website. Here is a great tool that you can use to help. Make sure not to GEO Tag all of your photos with locations, just the ones that are relevant.
If you take on board the information above then it will help you on your way to building a successful Local SEO campaign.
• Internal Linking Structure – Earning external links that point to your site will work wonders for your overall SEO efforts, but optimising your internal linking structure is also crucial because it supports website navigation, assists with website hierarchy and information architecture, and distributes page authority. You can find tips on how to boost your local SEO efforts with internal linking structures here.
This should be a huge part of the onsite optimisation practices that we have mentioned about and we'll go into a bit more detail here.
Google would like to see more websites structured with schema, as 'structured markup' makes it easier for Google and search engines to understand the content and elements on a page which then helps them organise the content in their search results better.
With that in mind, websites using structured data markup could potentially rank better than competitor's sites that don't use it.
If you're not sure if your current site uses this markup, you can use Google's structured data testing tool to check. It's relatively easy to use. Simply enter the URL you would like to check, and it will let you know if the markup has been properly implemented.
And even if you are using structured data, there's a good chance you could be doing a better job with it.
Citations are very important when it comes to your Local SEO. They are mentions of your business on websites showing the name of your company, where you are located and your phone number. We will go into more detail on these in our post 'The Role of Citations in Local SEO' which will be coming up soon but for now please see some tips below on the important factors to consider.
• NAP – Simply, Name, Address and Phone Number. Consistency is hugely important here to make sure that you are giving search engines and users the correct information about your business.
• Citation consistency – As mentioned briefly above it is imperative that you have consistency in the information of your business on your citations. If you have incorrect or contradicting information it can affect your local rankings in a negative way and also present the wrong information to your potential customers.
• Inbound links – On the subject of citations, it's worth giving inbound links a quick mention as they're a great way to show Google that you're a legitimate company. You can generate inbound links by creating share-worthy blog content or through guest blogging, sponsorships and partnerships, and scholarships.
Enabling online reviews for your products and services is a good idea even if you aren't worried about local SEO. A consumer survey late in 2016 found that 84 per cent of respondents trust online reviews as much as they trust an in-person, word-of-mouth recommendation. That, alone, is strong motivation to seek out more reviews for your products.
Stating that positive reviews will "improve your business's visibility" seems to imply that Google's ranking algorithm takes reviews into account. Taken together with the fact that consumers read and respond to reviews, it's clear that businesses should be encouraging review – especially on their Google My Business page.
There are a few simple steps that you can take to get people to add reviews for your business.
• Click here and type in your business name to get your Place ID.
• Send the URL to your customers to give you a review. It's as simple as that!
It's important that you do not offer anything in return to your customers to ensure a positive review and to make sure that they are gained legitimately.
If you operate in several locations, it's a good idea to create a landing page for each one. Each location page should detail the respective store's address, opening hours, promotions, customer testimonials and store descriptions. Make sure you DO NOT duplicate content across your location pages as this could result in your website being penalised. Also, using the instructions related to Google Maps detailed earlier in this article, make sure all your store locations are listed. You should also embed a Google Map that includes your locations on your contact page.
You can target specific geographic search phrases in your blog posts to boost your local SEO efforts. To do this, carry out local keyword research as described in this article, and, when targeting locations in your blog content, try to make the information as specific to the location in question as possible, ensuring it's relevant to customers in that area. You may want to include location signals to ensure Google and readers know exactly which area you're talking about. Consider mentioning local landmarks, such as hotels, school districts and well-known entertainment venues.
Mobile search has now surpassed desktop search, making it essential to optimise your website for mobile devices. Provided you've followed the tips detailed in this article to optimise your site for local SEO, all you need to do is make sure your content is easily readable on handheld devices and loads quickly. Page loading speed is now a ranking factor with most of the major search engines.
Organic search still presents the best opportunities for small- to medium-sized businesses to expand their reach online. In fact, one research group found that just over half of all website traffic comes from organic search. As an organisation's business continues to play an increasing role in organic search, it's important that we continue prioritising organic SEO.
Of course, some degree of ad purchasing will help to bolster your local presence. The key is knowing how to divide your efforts so that you're achieving optimal results. This is an area in which Smart Traffic can assist. We'll help you strike the perfect balance between paid and organic local SEO so that you enjoy maximum online visibility with minimum investment – and all in the eyes of the customers who mean most to you.
Hot of the press – Google has now officially launched its Google Posts to all businesses that have a Google My Business Listing.
You can use this new feature to keep your customers and followers up to date with new offers, events or anything else that will help 'ready to spend' local customers use your business. The post will appear as a small snippet that can be clicked on the reveal the entire message and will also show in the search results and Google Maps whenever your Google My Business Page appears.
We hope that you enjoyed this article and we would love you to add your comments below if you need any help or you have any other topics that you would like us to focus on in the coming weeks.
If you're ready to step up your local SEO efforts for 2018 get in touch with our team to find out more about how we can help.


Lions boss Ian Holloway will conduct an open training session at The Den tomorrow (Tuesday 5th August), just four days ahead of the mouthwatering first Championship fixture at home to Leeds United.
Millwall season ticket holders and members are invited to attend the Open Day to see how final preparations are going as Ollie's men prepare to get their Championship campaign underway.
The players will not be available for further photographs and autographs after training as they have an afternoon engagement.
Entry to the stadium is via Gate W1 on production of your Season Ticket/Membership card. If you have not yet received yours, or wish to join on the day, the Ticket Office will be open from 9am.
The stadium will open at 8.45am and from 9am young fans will be able to get autographs and take a few photos with their favourite players before Ollie's men get down to the serious business of training from 10.30am until 12noon.
There will, however, be an exciting announcement made at the end of the morning training session that will provide our junior fans in particular, with plenty more to talk about on their way home!
The Club Shop will be open from 9am, enabling you to stock up on some great new official Millwall merchandise including our new home and away strip, training gear and a whole lot more.


Upload to storage platforms like iCloud, Dropbox etc.
Does what it says on the tin....?
Very very very simple to use and great quality of sound.
the spire studio is a really good recorder. the device is easy to use in conjunction with the spire app and you can record with the integrated microphone and a line input in the shortest demos. The interaction of hardware and software works perfectly without cabling salad.
but: to me personally, this typical izotope sound is way too cold, no middle, aggressive heights, the ampsimulation simply has no pressure at all and even as a device for simple demos I find the sound overall very uninspiring.
operation, simplicity, design, everything at least 5 stars. unfortunately only very subjective two, so I send it back.
If you like the modern sound of izotope products, you can be very happy with the spire studio.


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PRESS PHOTO BY BOB FORD Northwestern's Brady Mengel shoots a three-pointer against Northern Lehigh.
Tigers lose heartbreaker to NL
Thursday, January 29, 2015 by EMMETT MCCALL emccall@tnonline.com in HS Sports
In a season that has seen its share of heartbreaking defeats, Tuesday's loss to Northern Lehigh has to rank among the most painful for Northwestern.
Playing a team that they had beaten by 23 points earlier this season, the Tigers dug themselves a huge early hole, staged a brilliant comeback, but then stumbled down the stretch.
The result was a 63-57 Colonial League setback.
While the loss on its own might not measure up to earlier overtime setbacks to Wilson and Palisades on the pain meter, when combined with the situation Northwestern was facing, it might just exceed the others.
Northwestern entered the contest needing to win four of its final five games in order to reach the District 11 playoffs. With Colonial unbeaten Salisbury in the mix of future opponents, the Tigers knew their margin for error was slim.
"We talked about this basically being a playoff game for us," said Northwestern coach Billy Hallman. "We felt like this was a game we had to get."
The Tiger locker room following the game proved that to be true.
"The kids are taking it hard," said Hallman. "Our goal is to make the District 11 playoffs and this was obviously a huge game in our pursuit of that.
"We are a little down now, but we aren't finished yet. I expect us to bounce back with a really good effort on Saturday against Pen Argyl. We just have to take it one game at a time and keep battling."
The Tigers' downfall against Northern Lehigh was a slow start.
Northwestern trailed by seven after the first quarter and 13 at halftime.
"I told our kids at halftime that they had to be ready because Northwestern was going to make a run," said Northern Lehigh coach Jeff Miller. "They had a lot to play for and I knew they wouldn't go quietly."
Miller was right.
"Our defense wasn't where we needed it to be tonight, especially in the first half," said Hallman after watching Northern Lehigh register its season-high in points. "We didn't do a good job stopping their penetration which led to a lot of easy baskets."
What Hallman was pleased with was the way his team battled back in the second half.
A big 22-point third quarter that was ignited by seven points apiece from Taylor Breininger and Parker Jones help cut the deficit to 46-40 entering the final period. Jones had both a four-point play and a three-point play in the period as Northwestern grabbed the momentum.
"We rely on three-point shooting a lot because we don't have a post game," said Hallman. "On nights when the threes aren't dropping, we need to drive the ball to the basket.
"We finally started doing that in the second half and that helped us get back in the game."
The Tigers were just 3-for-16 from beyond the arc in the opening half and 7-for-30 for the game.
Despite never really getting hot from long range, Northwestern fought all the way back to tie the game in the final period as Dustin Snyder scored eight points in a span of less than three minutes.
Snyder's final points during his run tied the game at 50-50 with 4:40 remaining.
The Tigers (7-11) went cold again, however, as their next field goal was a Cam Richardson three-pointer with just 1:10 to play.
By that time Northern Lehigh had built a six-point lead that it wouldn't relinquish.
"I'm proud of the way we battled back," said Hallman. "But we could never quite get over the hump.
"Sometimes you expend so much energy fighting back that you don't have much left at the end. I don't know if that's what happened to us tonight or not, but we just weren't able to finish it out once we got even."
Jones led the Tigers with 19 points and Snyder added 10. Richardson and Breininger just missed double digits with nine and eight points respectively.

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Stampin' Up! hosted demonstrators for an evening of Centrestage Leadership and a day of Onstage stamping fun during #minneapolisonstage2019. Other events were located around the world simultaneously.
Prize Patrol is highly anticipated after each main stage stamping presentation. I had button #5 and this was my prize. I love vintage inspired designs so this stamp set will provide me with hours of stamping fun!
Last prize for the day was the all attendee giveaway!
Check back in the morning for more #minneapolisonstage2019 fun!


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Tag / Denis Cote
That Kind of Summer (2022)
Cote, Denis
2022, Canada, Denis Cote
Cote goes for a more naturalistic style in this meandering and ultimately inconsequential attempt at humanising nymphomania, as three hypersexual women reside in a rest home guided by a therapist and her assistant.
December 30, 2022 December 31, 2022 by Eternality Tan
Boris Without Beatrice (2016)
A filthy rich, cold-hearted and adulterous man hopes that his melancholia-stricken wife will recover as Cote's intriguing work asks what it means to search one's own soul.
November 23, 2022 November 25, 2022 by Eternality Tan
Joy of Man's Desiring (2014)
2014, Canada, Denis Cote, Documentary
Cote makes the monotony of industrial labour poetic and hypnotic in this decent documentary exploration of what 'work' and 'working' means to the blue-collar fraternity.
Vic + Flo Saw a Bear (2013)
A striking and unconventional film it may be, but Cote doesn't seem to know what he wants to say with this story of two lesbian ex-convicts futilely hoping for a peaceful life in the woods.
May 5, 2020 November 14, 2022 by Eternality Tan
Ghost Town Anthology (2019)
Shyamalan meets Tarkovsky in this enigmatic and disquieting drama shot in 16mm about the sociology of Canadian 'ghost towns' and the psychological impact on its inhabitants.


Oliver Bruns and Helmut Sieber (Edelmann Group) on current packaging trends and Algro Design from Sappi.
"Hot" and cold foil are among the most popular finishing processes in the print and packaging market. Although similarities between the foils might be expected, they are very different in their application and use.
Visit us at FachPack 2018!
Act fast and get one of twenty admission tickets.
Experience the new Algro Design Swatch Book!
The new Swatch Book for Sappi's premium paperboard Algro Design is a true work of art.
Does paper have a negative impact on our environment?
Our day-to-day work at Sappi consists of using the renewable resource wood to manufacture things that provide sustainable, efficient solutions.
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), passed to ensure the further enhanced security of personal data, took effect on May 25, 2018.
Myths and facts: let's bust some common myths about paper.
Sappi places great value on sustainability. Our entire team acts with responsibility in mind and treats the natural product of wood with the care it deserves.
The first impression counts. Often, there is no second chance to change this initial perception.
Although it is meant to be 'just' for product protection, transport and storage, packaging is really so much more than that.
At Sappi, we live and breathe paper and cartonboard with every fibre of our being.


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Q: Open Office makes my words bumpy I'm using OpenOffice 3.4.1 on Windows 7, the Writer keeps giving me these weird bumps in my words. Sometimes, randomly, the words I type have little hills and/or valleys of about one pixel. I took a screenshot and blew it up so you can see what I mean.

What's going on? Is this a bug, or a feature? If font matters, I'm using Calibri, but this happens with other fonts like Times New Roman too.

A: Click Start - Run, type ClearType and then select Adjust ClearType Text. In the dialog that appears make sure ClearType checkbox is ticked and then go through the remaining dialogs to complete the wizard.
Note: you need to complete the entire wizard otherwise the settings will not be saved.
For screenshots and step by step instructions see http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/28790/tweak-cleartype-in-windows-7/
As the page suggests some applications might be doing their own font smoothing so in that case the steps above might not be sufficient.
Also you seem to be using OpenOffice which is an outdated branch and probably not supported as well as LibreOffice. If the problem is not solved through ClearType Settings then I would strongly suggest to switch to LibreOffice instead as this is probably better maintained and is the 'established'  way to go.
And, optionally, if you really want to know the reason why LibreOffice should be used over OpenOffice have a look at http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/76331.html.

A: If cleartype option is not working,

*

*Check if it is an issue with display. Open a different software say notepad and type text in same area on display

*If not, to check for driver issue, bring up something on display before windows boots(say BIOS setup) and check if misalignment is there

*Try changing your default printer. Sometimes, old printer drivers mess up text rendering.

A: Waidesworld at www.oooforum.org suggests turning off the antialiasing:

I had the problem with the last few versions. I finally solved it
  recently by selecting in Writer Tools/Options/View and unchecking the
  box "Use Anti-Aliasing". I have an ATI Radeon card and never believed
  that was the problem. Hope this helps some people.

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Alaska: Write-ins lead Alaska Senate race; Alaska write-in count starts Nov. 10 By BECKY BOHRER (AP) - Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski began a drawn-out battle Wednesday for every ballot with her handwritten name on it in her bid to come back from a primary defeat that forced Alaskans to choose between Sarah Palin's tea party and the state's GOP establishment.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska celebrates early election returns in Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesday Nov. 2, 2010. With Murkowski are from left, sons Matt and Nick Murkowski and longtime friend Hope Neslon.
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Meanwhile, the overseer of Alaska's elections told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the counting of write-in ballots will begin Nov. 10, with the hope of having a clear winner by late next week.
With 99 percent of precincts reporting Wednesday morning, write-in votes represented 41 percent of the vote. GOP nominee Joe Miller had 34 percent; Democrat Scott McAdams, who all but conceded Tuesday night, had 24 percent.
While Murkowski celebrated the fact she was still in the race, it remained to be seen whether the write-in votes would keep her in office.
She was one of 160 candidates following conservative calls urging Alaskans to sign up to disrupt her campaign. Though she focused heavily on educating voters on how to cast a vote for her properly, it's not clear how many did so, filling in the ballot oval and writing "Murkowski" or "Lisa Murkowski." And while election officials plan to be lenient in deciphering voter intent in determining whether a ballot for Murkowski counts, they've provided no set standard for what would be allowable.
"At this point, without a single write-in ballot counted, Lisa Murkowski has no claim on a victory," Miller said in a statement on his website Wednesday. Expressing confidence he'd win, he added: "this campaign is not over!" - More...
Wednesday - November 03, 2010
Alaska Science: Archaeologist creates a field guide to coffee cans By NED ROZELL - The year is 1905. You are a prospector in Alaska relaxing in your cabin after a chilly day of working the tailings pile. Craving a cup of joe, you pull a tin of coffee off the shelf. Though you can't imagine it, that distinctive red can, the one you will later use for your precious supply of nails, will long outlive you. And it will give an archaeologist a good idea of when you made your Alaska home.
Bureau of Land Management archaeologist Steve Lanford with a Hills Bros. coffee can.
BLM photo by Craig McCaa
The coffee was Hills Bros. The can was vacuum-sealed. For more than a decade, no other coffee company mastered this technique that was first used with butter. This made Hills Bros. of San Francisco the primary choice of early Gold Rush cabin dwellers. The pungent beverage was so popular in Alaska it inspired a local archaeologist to produce a field guide, the "Hills Bros. Coffee Can Chronology."
Steve Lanford of the Bureau of Land Management in Fairbanks finds Hills Bros. cans valuable because he finds the sturdy cans at old cabin sites all over interior Alaska. Lanford knows that designers at the company changed the label often enough that the cans are a diagnostic tool helpful when estimating when someone lived at a site.
"They didn't leave their diary on the table," Lanford said of the gold and adventure seekers who built cabins all over Alaska. "But these coffee cans show up often enough in their dumps to give us good information."
Lanford has rooted through the trash heaps of old cabin sites and older prehistoric sites throughout the Interior for the past dozen years. He teamed with BLM's Robin Mills to produce the field guide to Hills Bros. cans. His goal was to create a tool for archaeologists.
"This lets us walk away from the site and not disturb it, and it allows us not to take up space in a museum with cans," Lanford said.
Old trash is sometimes of great value to archaeologists, Lanford said. - More...
Alaska: Federal Experts to Help with Anchorage Homelessness - With more than 20 deaths on the streets of Anchorage in or around the homeless community over the past several months, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) has secured the assistance of the federal agency which deals with homelessness. At the senator's request, two of the agency's top officials plan to travel to Anchorage next month to help local leaders address the tragic problem.
"I am pleased to learn some of the country's leading experts on homelessness are coming to Anchorage to try to help with the growing crisis around homelessness and death in public places," Begich said. "Perhaps with local, state and federal officials working together, a clear plan of action can move forward to safeguard this population."
Concerned by the extraordinary number of Alaskans dying on the streets, Begich in September wrote a letter to the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) seeking assistance. In a response earlier this month, the agency called Anchorage's homeless situation "alarming" and said USICH Deputy Director Jennifer Ho and Regional Homelessness Coordinator for Region 10, Paul Carlson, will travel to Anchorage Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 to meet with local officials. - More...
National: Worries arise about possible government monitoring of social media By CED KURTZ - Under new legislation being devised by the Obama administration, the government would be able to listen in on all your Internet communications -- Twitter, Facebook, Skype and others.
The administration plans to propose to Congress legislation that would require all companies with products allowing Internet communication to build in a back door to their encryption. That way the government could quickly monitor conversations.
This would, for the first time, bring peer-to-peer communications services such as Facebook and Skype under the same government surveillance requirements imposed on telecoms by the 1994 Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act.
Court authorization would still be required.
All of this is, of course, in the name of fighting crime and preventing terrorism, in a time when technology is advancing so quickly that the government is falling behind in its ability to crack communications of terrorists and criminals. - More...
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Halloween Events By Rhonda Ball - I just wanted to take the time to write a letter to thank everyone involved in any or all of the fun events that I attended this past weekend with my family. - More...
Monday PM - November 01, 2010
Pro OTTAR MOBLEY By Gerry Knasiak - I am delighted about his ability to articulate his views and ideas so clearly. Who, you might ask? I'm writing about and voting for Ottar Mobley because although his campaign has been focused on energy, economics and education his interests and certainly his knowledge go well beyond them. All this became apparent when I had the good fortune meeting him on his first visit to Ketchikan after declaring himself a candidate for the seat now occupied by Kyle Johansen who had run unopposed in '06 and '08. - More...
A liberal for Murkowski By Ani Drozdowska - Five reasons why I, a bleeding heart liberal, will vote for a Lisa Murkowski, a Republican. - More...
Pro Joe Miller By Merrill Stulken - The Alaskan voters had made a clear decision during the primary race who they wanted to represent them in DC. I voted for Joe Miller this time because of Lisa's voting record which consistantly opposed what I felt was the right choices for Alaska. (I don't agree with an entitlement society mentality just look at Europe and you see where that will lead us). - More...
Uncivilized Behavior By Rob Glenn - Regarding Robert Rice's letter, seriously, are there any politicians who "can hold up as an example to our children; a good, moral, human being?" - More...
Uncivilized behavior By Robert K Rice - Joe Miller "I Lied", his thugs handcuffing and detaining private citizens on public property. Rand Paul's thugs manhandling and then stomping on a young woman's head because her sign is offensive. Despite this uncivilized behavior, these whacko's are ahead in the polls. To me it is frightening that so many Americans will accept this kind of behavior from people who are to represent them in the US Senate. - More...
Saturday AM - October 30, 2010
Pro McAdams By Dave Lieben - This year's Senate race is certainly an interesting one. Recent polls show the three candidates about even, with the number of undecided voters increasing instead of decreasing. - More...
Redistribute the wealth By Patti Fay Hickox - I'm Irish, it's cultural. I agree with Bob McLaughin II. The changes that (THE PEOPLE) made in the presidential election 2 years ago are the first changes to help the poor and middle class in many years. - More...
Cutting Public Safety By Darlene Guzman - Every year Public Safety is on the chopping block for positions. I understand the hard times this community is going through but without police officers and firefighters it could be harder times for the citizens who need them. Public Safety is partially funded by sales tax in the amount of $3 million dollars a year split between police and fire. Excluding the proposed fire station, that is nearly half of the fire department's budget. - More...
Write-In Candidates By Shannon Nelson - America is a wonderful place to live. We have the privilage and right to vote and we have the privilage and right to run as an elected runner or as a 'write in'. That is the American way. - More...
Ballot Measure 1: Increase Number of Legislators and Districts; Senate Joint Resolution 21 By Carolyn V Brown - The League of Women Voters of Alaska encourages voters to weigh the facts of Ballot Measure 1. At statehood, 1959, the Alaska Constitution mandated 20 Senators and 40 Representatives to serve in the Alaska Legislature to serve a population at that time of 225,000. The current population of Alaska is 691,000 (in 2008 - 2009) and the number of members in the Alaska Legislature has remained the same, as the population tripled. In 1959, each Representative served 5625 Alaskans; however, in 2010, each Representative is asked to represent 17,275 Alaskans. If Ballot Measure 1 is not approved by the voters, the number of voters in each legislative district could increase to approximately 18,000. - More...
Thursday AM - October 28, 2010
Pro Joe Miller By Glen Thompson - In this year's US Senate race, Alaska is fortunate to have three fine citizens to choose from. They each bring experience, skill, and aptitude to the table. They are also our friends and neighbors. We should bear this in mind when our political discourse tends to devolve into personal attacks. During my recent six years in elected office, it was rare to find an elected official who put themselves ahead of their constituents. We generally agreed on our desire for success, we just disagreed on how to go about it. Personal attacks merely serve to deflect from the issues and there are not many saints walking amongst us. - More...
Wednesday AM - October 27, 2010
Lisa Murkowski By Ken Arriola - I truly find it hard to believe that Lisa Murkowski's two term tenure in the Senate has earned her the misfortune of being ousted for an all but unknown candidate. - More...
Wednesday - October 27, 2010
MAN UP By David G. Hanger - By concise do you ( Laura Plenert) mean a sound byte that is not visible? Or are you concerned with something that is not quite precise enough for your taste? The devil is in the details, so I am told. It is simple fact, for example, that the leader of a goon squad is also a goon. That is an unfortunate fact in this instance, to be sure, because the man is running for U.S. Senator, but the leader of a goon squad is also a goon. - More...
What Will Alaskans Remember about November 2nd, 2010? by Ken Bylund - Too many of today's Politicians run for office to initiate a career with the primary objective of keeping that coveted position for life... their product is generally legalized bribery and generating a confused issuance of useless drama. Question - do they represent the people? Have our veterans, past and present, risked their lives and died for this travesty? Did we the people ask for this welfare state, or was it just a scheme to insert a Burmese Monkey Trap into our culture? If we don't learn to let go of the bribe... we will be sharing that cook-pot with the frog. - More...
RE: Great Job, Seniors By Judith Green - WOW how nice - life in Ketchikan needs to be at the top of the list of positives for us all. - More...
Ketchikan Packing Company By Bruce Anderson - Would anyone have any info on the Ketchikan Packing Company. My grandfather ran it and had an old codfishing schooner- the Fanny Dutard, that he towed behind the Narada between Seattle and Ketchikan with empty cans for the cannery. He also built and had floating salmon traps. - More...
Joe Miller, the RIGHT Choice By Sandy Powers - Sometimes I almost wish I were a Democrat. It would be easier to stomach the political articles appearing right and left - but mostly left - in Alaska's media. Newspapers wield an undue amount of influence on political outcomes. And so, misleading headlines such as AP Becky Bohrer's recent "Missteps Cost Miller" are disturbing in their bias. - More...
Tuesday AM - October 26, 2010
Great job, seniors! By Michael Cron - I would like to take a moment to commend the senior class at Ketchikan High School. This last Thursday, the high school held a pep assembly that included the traditional "senior walk-in," where the seniors enter the gym to cheers and walk around the basketball court a few times. - More...
Privacy outweighed by public's significant interest By A. M. Johnson - The "Retired" judge, appointed by Frank Murkowski, rules on a weekend that: "I hold that although Mr. Miller has a legitimate expectation of privacy in those documents, Mr. Miller's right to privacy is indeed outweighed by the public's significant interest in the background of a public figure who is running for the U.S. Senate," the judge said. - More...
Pro Joe Miller By Richard Easbey - Amen, Debbie Nance. It's hard to say who should be more ashamed of themselves: Lisa Murkowski for her sleazy attempt to hijack the election, which she lost to Joe Miller fair and square ... or Alaskans who apparently prefer to be welfare queens and stay on the government teat rather than to make Alaska self-sustaining and prosperous. - More...
RE: The News Media and Transparency By Tom Barrett - Regarding Ken Bylund's letter: well put, and in very few words. - More...
Pro Scott McAdams By Bob McLaughlin,II - If you were one of the voters who turned out in large numbers on Stedman Street for the caucus (2008), to put an end to the Bush/Cheany administration, and turned out to vote in November 08 for President Obama, then you should know what your vote did and how it affects you every day.- More...
"Old school" tax and spend By Doug Gosnell - So, Lisa wants to "make history" as a write-in candidate? Of all the republicans now sitting in congress, Lisa has one of the worst conservative voting records. Of 319 house and senate republicans in congress, only 11 had a worse conservative voting record than Lisa. - More...
Friday PM - October 22, 2010
RE: Miller Time By Laura Plenert - Mr. Hanger, why can you never be concise in your comments?? And why are you always calling names and blaming others for everything?? Your points might be taken seriously if you weren't always accusing and could keep it to a couple of paragraphs. - More...
Pro Joe Miller By Debbie Nance - Lisa Murkowski, I have a question. The voters made their choice known and Joe Miller won, yet here you are insisting that you know better. How many other times have you decided you knew better than those you represent??? - More...
Write-in Lisa Murkowski By Lyle Simpson - I am a lifetime Alaskan (over 70 years) and I have never seen a campaign as dishonest as the one launched by Joe Miller. His attacks on Lisa Murkowski misrepresented her stand on issues and then he had the audacity to lie about her financial disclosure claiming that she has investments that actually do not exist. Yet, he has not bothered to file his own disclosure statement which was due 6 months ago. what is Joe hiding? He presents himself as a fiscal conservative yet he used the very system that he rails against when he collected farm subsidies for several years. Joe denied taking subsidies but was forced to admit to them when the facts became known. Where is the transparency he promises? How can Alaskans trust Joe when he has lied so much throughout his campaign. - More...
Write-in Lisa Murkowski By Olga Simpson - Alaskans need to be united against outside interest groups who are trying to buy our U.S. Senate seat. Thousands of dollars from Californians, Nevadans, Pennsylvanians and many other outsiders are being poured into Joe Miller's campaign for Alaska's Senate seat. Previous involvement from outside groups have prevented us from utilizing our State's natural resources. Once again these OUTSIDERS want to involve themselves in Alaska's business by removing our influential Senator Lisa Murkowski. As a native born Alaskan, she knows ALL of Alaska well. Every vote she has cast during her tenure has been in Alaska's best interest. - More...
KGBSD vs local nonprofits By Agnes Moran The Ketchikan Gateway School District (KGBSD) has secure sources of funding from the local, state and federal governments. The KGBSD needs to rein in their spending. They need to put off implementing expensive programs such as providing Apple laptops to every high school student until the local economy improves. KGBSD should not be competing with local nonprofits for local charitable resources. - More...
Wednesday PM - October 20, 2010
The Challenge of Fixing Our Economy By Mary Lynne Dahl - As I think about my vote in the upcoming election, I cannot help but make a few comments. I am neither Democrat nor Republican. I am not impressed with or interested in blasting any candidate. I am a fiscal conservative and a social moderate, for what it's worth. - More...
Write-in LISA MURKOWSKI By Vicki Harsha - It has been a couple of weeks since I wrote my first letter to Sit News asking for answers from either Joe Miller or his supporters. I am still unable to get a response to my questions from his campaign. - More...
What's Right For Alaska? By Connie Emmert - Remember how "Hope and Change" turned out to be something other than what Obama's voters bargained for? I think about that every time I hear Lisa say she's going to do "what's right for Alaska". What does that mean? It's an ambiguous phrase. - More...
Write-in LISA MURKOWSKI By Jonna Cragun - This is my choice. because it's best for Alaska.. and I'm a democrat. The other candidates are too green to get what Alaska needs at the DC level. - More...
WHO'S REALLY LYING? By Andy Rauwolf - Lisa Murkowski has accused Joe Miller of lying about her record and her vote on health care, repeatedly stating that Joe said she voted for the bill. I have searched the Web, including Senator Murkowski's website, and nowhere can I find a video clip or recording of Joe Miller stating she voted for Obamacare. What Joe has said is taken directly from Lisa's statements from videos, namely: "It's not so much that the government run plan is in and of itself a bad thing … what we have to have is a government run plan that actually works." This and other recorded statements she has made leave little doubt that Lisa Murkowski is supportive of some form of government run health care which will ultimately lead to the end of private sector health insurance. - More...
MILLER TIME By David G. Hanger - That short step to jackboots, brownshirts, and storm troopers has now been taken by this nut job, Joe Miller. I think now you can clearly see that what I said then is not in any sense an exaggeration of current circumstance. He has his own hired goons and thugs who now handcuff and kidnap anyone who asks questions of this man who wants to be our Senator, but refuses to answer any questions whatsoever about his past. - More...
Standing water on the roadway By Laurie Price - With monsoon rains of late I have notice more standing water on the highway. It could be an easy fix if the state would muck out the grass and dirt build up from under the guard rails allowing for proper drainage. - More...
'Personal Responsibility' By Virginia E. Atkinson - Bullying in this country is so out of control thanks to too much negative news coverage and all the copy-cats coming out of the woodworks 'cause they have that strong desire for a few minutes of fame and shame. Bullies ought to be treated like any other criminals 'cause it involves individuals harming others around them. - More...
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I was thrilled to receive a copy of this beautiful book from the publisher to review. After reading it I had a chance to ask the author some questions. She had great answers which you can read below!
I read this book in two days because I couldn't put it down.
The interconnectedness of the 1838 and 1938 time periods was compelling and I was really interested in both perspectives (which doesn't always happen for me). I was very invested in all the characters and their journeys.
It was an emotionally poignant story and made me cry more than once. The writing made me feel like I was present and could feel, smell, and see everything described.
I loved learning about Grace Darling as well as the other female lighthouse keepers that have served throughout the years. I found their stories and courage fascinating. Earlier this year I really enjoyed reading the picture book Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall with my kids and it was on my mind as I read this book. I have always admired lighthouses and what they can symbolize, but I hadn't thought too closely about the people who lived and worked inside them–especially in the time before operations became more automated. Both books gave a strong impression of how much the lighthouse was a part of these keeper's lives.
There is a lot of tragedy throughout the book and at times it felt overdone to me. Perhaps that is more realistic to the time, but some instances felt unnecessary.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the story and definitely plan on reading more by this author.
Q: Your book had a strong theme of family history and connections through generations which I really enjoyed. Did you pull from any personal experiences when bringing that aspect in? Why do you think there is value in looking to the past to those that came before us?
A: The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter is a novel about strong courageous women, and particularly about generational connections within a family. I'm fascinated by family history – and secrets! – and come from a long line of tough Yorkshire women. My grandmother is 99 next month and I really feel that sense of legacy passing on from her. My mum passed away when I was in my early twenties, and perhaps this experience also informs some of the themes I explore in my writing, especially the bonds between mothers and daughters. I really feel we owe it to those who came before us to understand their story and their struggles.
Q: As a historical fiction writer do you have a favorite place and time in history? Is there a setting you haven't covered that you'd love to write about someday?
A: My novels to date have covered a number of different historic events and locations, but are all set during the late 19th to early 20th centuries. There was so much social change and turmoil during the first half of the 20th century and I would definitely like to explore that period in more detail. We are still discovering fascinating personal stories of both world wars, particularly how women were involved, and that is also something that interests me as a writer.
Q: You mentioned at the back of the book that you hoped Grace's story would continue to be retold and never forgotten. Recently there have been so many great books released that bring attention to women who did extraordinary things and were forgotten in history. I have loved learning these stories and am sad they never got the attention before, but reading about how much Grace disliked the attention she received during her life makes me think about the balance of recognizing great acts and letting people maintain their privacy. Do you have any thoughts on that balance?
A: Great question! Grace Darling's story became so widely known partly because she died so young, at the height of her 'fame'. The few short years during which her heroism was reported have been amplified over the decades since. With any dramatic event from history, there is always a fine balance between respect and fascination. I felt this especially when writing about passengers on Titanic in The Girl Who Came Home, and in writing the story of Frances Griffiths and the Cottingley fairies hoax in The Cottingley Secret. I hope to get that balance right and that by re-telling these true stories, we keep the memory of these incredible people alive, without being disrespectful to them in any way.
Q: In the Author's Note at the end I loved hearing about how during your research your family became temporary lighthouse keepers and also visited Grace's lighthouse. Were you interested in lighthouses before researching this book or was it more of a result of being drawn by Grace's story?
A: I've always found lighthouses intriguing, but it was Grace's story that led me to truly appreciate them, and the lives of those who worked in them. I read many books about Grace, and about the workings of lighthouses, and the lives of the light keepers. My research also led me to the fascinating history of female light keepers and the story of Ida Lewis who became the inspiration for Harriet, and the connection between Northumberland and Newport, Rhode Island. Lots of lighthouses now offer short stays and I can highly recommend it! There's really something quite magical about them. I can't pass one now without looking at it in a very different way.
I'm currently writing my second collaborative historical novel with Heather Webb (we co-wrote the 2017 release, Last Christmas in Paris). Our new novel, Meet Me In Monaco is set around the wedding of Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier of Monaco and will be published in summer 2019. I'm also working on my next solo historical novel which will take me into a new era and location and a piece of history I can't wait to share with everyone. I'm very excited about it and hope to be able to share more news soon!


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Many teachers and parents saw flaws in the plan for students to return to school after Thanksgiving, just to have them go on winter holiday a few weeks later.
Sending students back to school classrooms has proven to be a dicey proposal, as parents and educators continually weigh the benefits of in-class learning against COVID-related health risks.
It's a conversation taking place across the nation as the pandemic rages and, with the holiday season in full swing, threatens to grow worse.
That is exactly the scenario that has been facing the Enumclaw School District, where youngsters in kindergarten through second grade were slated to return to their school buildings Nov. 30. Two weeks later, on Dec. 14, the district had planned for third- through fifth-graders to be in classrooms, as well.
Everything changed the morning of Nov. 20, however, when the district announced it was scrapping those plans.
The news was delivered by Superintendent Shaun Carey in a message sent to district families and shared with the greater community on the district's website.
"Three weeks ago, we communicated our K-2 students would transition to the hybrid model on November 30th. Since that time, much of the landscape has changed….again," Carey wrote. "We have faced significant challenges as we continue to experience COVID-19 cases in our staff and our students as a result of the heightened community transmission. Given these changes and what we expect to see as a result of the upcoming holiday season, we feel this transition is better timed to take place in January."
The new schedule calls for K-2 students to return to schools on Jan. 11 and third- through fifth-graders to follow two weeks later on Jan. 25. The district's secondary students, attending middle school or Enumclaw High, will head back on Feb. 1.
Students will be following a hybrid model in which they attend school two full days per week, with other days devoted to remote learning. Parents fearful of health risks will have the opportunity to keep their children in a fully-remote environment.
The district's original plan had received plenty of comment the evening of Nov. 16, during a regularly-scheduled meeting of the Enumclaw School Board. The board's agenda typically allows time for public comment and, on the 16th, the board heard plenty.
Comments came from those on both sides of the aisle – some in favor of getting kids back into schools and others who believe it remains a dangerous proposal. Offering input were both teachers and parents.
The district's teachers were on record as opposing the original re-opening plan.
Among those addressing the school board on the 16th was Kathy Ross, a high school math teacher and president of the Enumclaw Education Association, which counts a current membership of more than 250 and represents classroom teachers and building specialists.
She reported that a survey of EEA members had generated "pretty overwhelming" opposition to the plan, stating that about 80 percent had disagreed with the district's position. The primarily concern, Ross said, was timing: returning students to classrooms between the Thanksgiving and winter breaks, she said, "doesn't make a lot of sense."
Other district employees had asked for clarification regarding the health data used by the district, wondered about plans to cover for teachers who need to quarantine, and asked about mask-wearing enforcement.
Other district employees had supported the Nov. 30/Dec. 14 return-to-school plan. Comments included the willingness of the district to follow safety guidelines and the fact that some students are already on campus and have not contributed to increased infection rates.
Parents addressing the board were divided on the issue. Some told the school board that at-home students are at risk of falling behind, that the remote-learning model simply doesn't work for everyone and not all parents are able to stay home with young children. Forcing students to stay at home, they said, ignores the social and emotional needs of young people.
Taking the opposite view were those opposed to the earlier re-opening plan. They spoke about the rising number of COVID cases throughout the county, the chance that younger students would not adequately follow safety protocols and the fact that the district has chosen to abandon the "Decision Tree" guidelines suggested by the state Department of Health.
When all had finished speaking, Board President Bryan Stanwood said the school board would be making a recommendation to district administrators. That process culminated in Friday morning's announcement.
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package gerarOrganizar;
import java.util.Random;
public class GerarOrganizar {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int[] numerosAleatorios = new int[100];
        Random geradorRandomico = new Random();
        for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
            numerosAleatorios[i] = geradorRandomico.nextInt(250);
            System.out.println(numerosAleatorios[i]); //deixei para você ver funcionando
        }
    }
}

//https://pt.stackoverflow.com/q/35290/101

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Fonds consists primarily of the personal and professional correspondence of Allan Cunningham and a collection of historical essays about SFU.
Cunningham, Allan B.
Department of Psychology fonds
The fonds of the Department of Psychology consists of records made and received in the course of administering the department, providing instruction, and promoting research. Activities and topics documented include policy and procedures development; the planning, initiation and administration of curriculum and programs; departmental meetings research achievements; student activities; and faculty appointment, promotion and tenure deliberations. Includes correspondence, minutes, reports, policies, faculty employment records, and other documents.
Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies fonds
The fonds consists of records relating primarily to the activities of the department and its predecessor programs. Activities and events documented include the evolution of the department, deliberations of departmental committees, correspondence of the director, course instruction including the field school, the role of the LAS student union, and the presentation of special events such as speakers and films.
Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies
Student Services fonds
The fonds consists of records relating to the development and administration of non-academic services for students, staff and faculty at Simon Fraser University. Activities, topics and events documented include the Dean's/Director's correspondence with student services departments, Student Society, the university community, and provincial and national organizations; participation on university committees; development of projects, programs, and workshops; and publications.
The types of documents include meeting agendas, minutes, and supporting papers; correspondence and reports; annual reports; statistical studies; budgets and financial working papers; contracts; program evaluations; and publications including student handbooks, non-credit course calendars, brochures, newsletters, course outlines, and newspaper clippings. Photographs and architectural plans are also included in the fonds.
Laurier LaPierre fonds
This fonds contains primarily correspondence, photographs, videotapes, and newspaper clippings as well as research and drafts from a multitude of writing projects LaPierre worked on throughout his life. There is material relevant to many of the key aspects of LaPierre's personal and professional life, including his career as a television broadcaster and producer, his academic and publishing accomplishments, his service in the Canadian Senate, his work with charities and his home life and hobbies.
The series contained in this fonds are as follows: Series 1: General correspondence and personal records (1957-2013); Series 2: Records related to television and producing career (1971-2013); Series 3: Records related to writing career (1908-2012); Series 4: Records related to term in Senate (1966-2013); Series 5: Records related to work with charities and organizations (1989-2012); Series 6: Records related to public speaking engagements (1992-2003); Series 7: Photographs (1948-2009) and; Series 8: Moving images and audiovisual material ([ca. 1985-2013]).
Portions of this fonds are relevant to other SFU collections – Daryl Duke (MsC 120), Alan Fotheringham (MsC 157), Norman Klenman (MsC 101), and possibly Edward McWhinney (MsC 191).
LaPierre, Laurier
Pierre Coupey fonds
Fonds consists of records created, received or accumulated by Pierre Coupey through his personal and professional activities in the course of his career as a multidisciplinary contemporary artist, poet, co-editor, founding editor and English instructor. It includes hand-written and word-processed correspondence between Coupey and editors, publishers and other fellow writers, artists and poet-friends; unpublished poems and writings by Coupey and other writers, manuscripts and drafts of books and poems of Coupey's poetic works and of other writers; reviews, newspaper clippings and photocopies of reviews of Coupey's work as a poet and artist; original artwork by Coupey; photographs of Coupey and other writers; exhibition planning records; miscellaneous hand written notes by Coupey on his exhibitions and poetry works; hand written postcards and notes from fellow artists and poets; teaching materials as an English instructor; day-timers, which includes addresses and phone numbers of fellow artists and poets; promotional materials for exhibitions and reading engagements; Canada Council grant information; and miscellaneous ephemera such as exhibition postcards and posters.
This fonds is divided into 7 series: 1: Publication - "The Capilano Review" (TCR) (1959-2013); 2: Independent press (1967-1997); 3: Poetry and creative writing ([ca. 1957-2015]); 4: Capilano College (University) (1969-2014); 5: Exhibition records (1964-2015); 6: Artwork (1960-2013); 7: Administrative records (1960-2014).
Coupey, Pierre
Office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic fonds
The fonds consists of records made or received by the Office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic in the course of its activities. Activities and topics documented include the AVPA's reporting relationship with the VP Academic (meetings and consultations); liaison with other senior university administrators, including the President and other Vice-Presidents; administrative supervision of and correspondence with units reporting to the AVPA; and the AVPA's participation in a number of Senate committees, including the Senate Policy Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries (SPCSAB), the Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board (SUAB), the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS), the Senate Committee on Academic Planning (SCAP), and the Senate Committee on Enrolment Management and Planning (SCEMP). Records include correspondence, reports, and meeting agendas, minutes, and supporting papers. For more detailed descriptions of record types, see individual series and sub-series descriptions.
Office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic
Institute of Public Policy Analysis fonds
The fonds consists of records made or received by the Institute's Director in the course of planning the establishment of the Institute. Activities documented include development of the Institute's mandate, policies, and administrative structure; public programs planning; recruitment of staff, fellows, and conference participants; liaison with other SFU departments, faculty and staff associations, government, and other institutions; budget planning; facilities and space planning; and publicity and media relations. Document types include correspondence and reports; the proposal to establish the Institute, its charter and code of ethics, policies, and information brochure; conference proposals and invitations to potential participants; job applications, resumes, notes, and agreements; brochures, newsletters and other printed material from external associations and institutions offering comparable programs; costing estimates, budgets, funding strategy, correspondence and proposals to funding agencies; space planning reports and architectural drawings of the planned facilities for the Institute; and publicity material and press clippings relating to the Institute.
Institute of Public Policy Analysis
Colin Stuart fonds
[ca. 1950?]-2019
This fonds contains textual and photographic materials related to the life and literary work of Colin Stuart - a poet most active in the Vancouver literary scene in the 1960's and '70's. Personal setbacks limited the publishing of his poems, so the bulk of this fonds consists of multiple loose copies and drafts of an extensive body of work that spans almost 4 decades.
The contents of this archive have been divided into six series: Series 1: Manuscripts, drafts, and notes ([ca. 1964]-[before May 2018]).; Series 2: Correspondence (1964-2005); Series 3: Notebooks (1967-2018); Series 4: Photographs ([after 1973]-[2000?]); Series 5: Education and administrative ([195-]-1995); Series 6: Works by Duncan McNaughton and others ([ca. 1974]-2019). Series 1 has been divided into the following sub-series: Sub-series 1: Manuscripts and complete poems (1967-[200-]); Sub-series 2: Partial manuscripts, drafts, and notes ([ca. 1964]-[before May 2018]).
Stuart, Colin
Laura Baird fonds
Fonds consists of photographic material related to Laura Baird's artistic projects, spanning 1976 to 1978. The artistic projects include: Letters/Lilies; Letters/Leaves; Terza Rima (after Jack Spicer); A Laconic Correspondence; Semaphore; Semaphore 2; and others. The fonds also contains a copy of the Capilano Review No. 10, Fall 1976
Baird, Laura
Judith Marcuse fonds
Fonds consists of personal, administrative and production records for Judith Marcuse and her production company Judith Marcuse Projects (also known as Repertory Dance Company, Judith Marcuse Dance Company, DanceArts, Judith Marcuse Dance Projects Society). Spanning from 1956-2019, the fonds documents Marcuse's life as a dancer and work choreographing, directing and producing dance and multi-disciplinary performing arts projects and festivals. The fonds predominately contains business records (particularly requests for grants and donations), promotional materials, media clippings, photographs, correspondence, sound recordings, and moving images.
This fonds consists of four main series (some containing sub-series) - Series 1: Personal records (1956-2018); Sub-series 1: Records created by others (1977-2009); Series 2: Commissions or consultations (1966-[2015?]); Series 3: Events, organizations and councils (2002-2018); and Series 4: SFU and International Centre of Art for Social Change (1996-2019) which contains 4 sub-series – Sub-series 1: Administrative records (1996-2019); Sub-series 2: Financial records (2007-2010); Sub-series 3: Grants/fundraising records (2008-2012) and Sub-series 4: Promotional records: ([2006?]-2009). The fonds also contains one sous-fonds (some containing sub-series).
Marcuse, Judith
Carole Rubin fonds
[200?]
Fonds consists of records created by Carole Rubin while working on her books How to Get Your Lawn off Grass and How to Get Your Lawn and Garden off Drugs . Records include correspondence, manuscripts, and research on pesticide use.
Rubin, Carole
Robert Bringhurst fonds
Fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, articles, and promotional materials created or accumulated by Robert Bringhurst over the course of his career as a typographer and writer. The majority of records were created in 2000 or later, as the donor had also donated records to Library and Archives Canada in the past.
The records include manuscripts of several of his major publications, as well as draft versions and speaking notes for many essays written and talks delivered throughout his career. Also included is correspondence with friends, publishers, and colleagues, translated editions of many of his books, and promotional materials such as posters and brochures for many conferences, festivals, and other events Bringhurst participated in. The fonds also contains some personal records, including birth, marriage, and death certificates from his immediate family. A timeline of major life events and activities has been included by the donor.
The records have been arranged into the following six series: Biographical material (2013); Personal records (1913-2013); Chronological files (1954-2013); Correspondence (1971-2013); Manuscripts (2013); and Broadsides and posters ([ca. 2000-2013]).
Bringhurst, Robert
Kiss & Tell fonds
Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by the Kiss and Tell collective over the course of the collective's operations. Records include photographs, correspondence, exhibition specifications and guidelines, and promotional and press materials.
Kiss & Tell Collective
Fonds consists of scrapbooks, containing newspaper clippings, press releases, campaign materials, minutes, correspondence, programs and song lyrics, created by Gargrave while he was an MLA in Mackenzie, and when he ran for Mayor of Vancouver in 1970 as a representative of the NDP civic party.
Gargrave, Anthony John


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