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A History of North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society
In the fall of 1975, a pilot project was initiated to meet some of the long standing needs for home support in the Kaslo area and to determine the feasibility of establishing this service on a permanent basis. From this pilot project The Kaslo and District Homemaker Society was formed on May 28th 1976. Members from the steering committee of the pilot project formed the first Board of Directors. We are grateful to Castle Thompson, Thornton Conrow, Isabel Butler, Dorothy Warman, Garfield Belanger, Margaret Baggenstos and Joan Thomas for their work in creating this society.
At this time homemaker services focussed mainly on the elderly and the infirm with some services to families and children with special needs.
In November 1990 the agency received Charitable Tax Status allowing for increased opportunities for fund raising. Special Resolutions were passed at an Annual Meeting in May 1991 to change the name and mission statement of the agency. The new name, North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society was chosen to reflect the expanded role of the agency and its commitment to provide services to the entire catchment area surrounding Kaslo. In 2008 the mission statement was updated to read as follows: "to develop and provide services and programs which contribute to a thriving community and enhance the quality of life for North Kootenay Lake residents."
Since 1976, North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society has been dedicated to providing essential services to people from Ainsworth to Meadow Creek, Howser, Argenta and Johnson's Landing.
Initially the Agency's office was located in the Provincial Government Building. In 1978 a two-office space was rented at the Langham Centre. In May 1983, the agency moved into a small house at 414 - 5th Street. The services expanded rapidly and outgrew the physical space. In April, 1994 the agency fulfilled its long-term dream to find a permanent home for its offices. With the help of a grant from the BC provincial lotteries fund and a mortgage from KREDA (Kootenay Regional Economic Development Association) as well as individual and corporate donations, Community Services was able to purchase a suitable building at 336 &lsquot;B&rsquot; Avenue to house all of its services. After a decade of operating in cramped quarters, the board felt confident that the bright welcoming new location would help them carry out its mission and increase efficiency, effectiveness and accessibility. Staff and clients indicated their delight with the new premises.
This program was the first service that the Society was founded upon in 1976 and has experienced a significant decrease in hours over the years. In 1984, twenty-four Home Support Workers provided 10,720 hours of Home Support service to 98 clients. In 2000-2001, fifteen Home Support Workers helped 46 individuals to stay healthy, active, and independent in their own homes and communities. A total of 7,899 hours of quality care was provided. During the next few years the hours continued to be cut, with the Interior Health Authority finally terminating the contract totally in October, 2003. IHA now provides the remaining limited hours directly.
Our Board and staff did everything in our power to protect these essential services. We spearheaded a lobby of our government representatives and worked hard to make the case for inclusion of housekeeping services in the Home Support Program.
We would like to honour the contributions of Corol Wight, Laurie Harris and Emily Youngreen who provided excellent leadership and supervision for our team of Home Support Workers.
HUMMINGBIRD HOME HELP
With the loss of Home Support, NKLCSS looked for new ways to provide service to the clients left with out help and to provide funding for the wide range of services we offer. In the spring of 2004 NKLCSS launched Hummingbird Home Help, a 'social enterprise' business under the able leadership of Emily Youngreen. This service drew on our expertise from Home Support to offer housecleaning and personal care to anyone in the Kaslo and North Kootenay Lake communities. It is a fee for service business with all the profits being turned back into our other programs. In the summer of 2005, Hummingbird was expanded to include the Balfour, Harrop and Proctor area.
The service was well received and was used by young families, working people, seniors, bed and breakfast operations, community halls and others. Unfortunately, in 2007, due to the pressure between what clients were willing to pay and what staff needed to be paid, we were unable to fill staffing vacancies. We ended the Hummingbird service with sadness, knowing that a needed service was left unanswered. We have been glad to see that independent operators have filled the void.
COMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICES
The Community Counselling Program was initiated in 1988 with a small contract through Mental Health. We would like to acknowledge the important contribution of Suzanne White in providing this new service to our local area. The program expanded and diversified in 1993 to include additional service components and a new staff team. The newly expanded services included Family Support Program, Stopping the Violence Counselling for Women, Victim's Assistance, Safe Homes Program, Children Who Witness Violence Counselling, and the Sexual Abuse Intervention Program. Each aspect had its own funder and contract requirements (see related descriptions below).
The Counselling team provides confidential emotional support and facilitates personal growth and healing for individual adults, children, and youth, and for families. This includes crisis response and short and long term counselling services. The team includes professionals with expertise in play therapy, addictions, family violence, sexual abuse and women's and men's issues.
In 2000-01, the Community Counselling Program provided therapeutic support to 143 adults and 89 children and youth for a total of 232 individuals and families in the Kaslo Area. By 2011-12 we were providing care to to 346 individuals. In addition, we provide an outreach service to our neighbours on the East Shore. In 2003-04 we provided counselling support to 18 children and youth, and to 13 adults in the Crawford Bay area. Our counselling team also provides outreach service to the schools in Kaslo and Meadow Creek.
We currently have 5 counsellors on staff.
CHILD/YOUTH & FAMILY COMMUNITY COUNSELLING
This service is a portion of the original counselling service through Mental Health. However, it has moved over to the Ministry for Children and Family Development with the creation of the new ministry. This program also serves the East Shore of Kootenay Lake.
Expressive art and play therapies are used with children, youth and families. The use of creative image and symbols of the person are honoured, placing less emphasis on the need for verbal communication. Children naturally use art and play to resolve issues and to understand their world.
ADDICTIONS COUNSELLING
Addictions Services have been restructured as part of government reorganization. The Addictions contract was originally provided through a partnership between Mental Health and the Ministry of Health. Then the services were transferred to the Ministry for Children & Family Development. Currently funding comes through Interior Health. Addictions services consist of intervention, support counselling, referrals to detox and residential treatment centres as well as education and prevention activities in school and community settings.
ADULT MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY COUNSELLING
Counselling for adults was also part of the original counselling service through Mental Health where it is administered by Interior Health. The service provides therapeutic support for adults in both Kaslo and the East Shore. Currently, the service is available to any adult dealing with trauma, crisis or times of change in their lives.
STOPPING THE VIOLENCE WOMEN'S COUNSELLING
This service was first funded in 1992. The service provides short and long term individual counselling and related supports to women who have experienced violence or abuse. It provides a safe and supportive place for women to share their stories, appreciate their strengths and recognize growth and change. The program addresses a wide range of violence and abuse issues including sexual assault, assault within a relationship and survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Abuse exists on a continuum from emotional to physical and sexual abuse. This service is available to any woman who has experienced violence or abuse in her life, whether current or past and whether from family members, partners, acquaintances or strangers.
After 10 years of struggling to provide services to families in crisis with short-term contracts and insufficient funding, the agency received funding support from the Ministry of Social Services to create a permanent Family Support Worker position in 1993.
Through the Family Support Program, outreach counselling, in-home support and crisis intervention for children, youth and families are provided. As well, the program helps people develop necessary life-skills including parenting, assertiveness, conflict resolution and self-esteem building. This service is now funded through the Ministry for Children and Family Development.
VICTIM'S ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Attorney General has funded a Specialized Victim's Assistance Program through Community Services since 1993. The program provides justice related services, crisis intervention, advocacy and emotional support for victims of family violence, and sexual assault. Looking at the peaceful little town of Kaslo and its surrounding rural setting, one might well imagine that the community is free of violence. Statistics, however, clearly demonstrate the extent of family violence across all parts of society. Kaslo and area is no exception and the Victim's Assistance Program is being well utilized. This service is now funded through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
SAFE HOMES PROGRAM
In November, 1989 the Kaslo RCMP identified the need for services to victims of family violence in Kaslo and the surrounding area. There was an urgent need for Safe Homes and transportation to the Transition House in Trail. The agency volunteered to work with members of the Kaslo Interagency group to organize and recruit Safe Homes and volunteer drivers to address this need. There were no funds available to support the program. In January, 1991, the agency signed a contract with the Ministry of Social Services that would provide per diem funding for Safe Home volunteers and travel allowance for drivers.
Additional funding was provided by the Ministry of Social Services in 1993-94 and the agency was able to hire a Safe Homes Co-ordinator. This funding is now provided by the Ministry of Community Services. Through the Safe Homes Program, volunteers offer overnight shelter and transportation to the Nelson Transition House for women and children victims of family violence, in collaboration with the R.C.M.P. and the agency's Victim's Assistance Co-ordinator. After hours crisis response by telephone is provided by staff who are accessed by the Crisis Line in Trail or the RCMP in Kaslo.
CHILDREN WHO WITNESS ABUSE PROGRAM
Community Services did not have a specialized program for children who witness abuse until November 1, 1993. We began offering a program for women victims of violence in April of 1993, funded through the Ministry of Women's Equality and contracted with Mental Health. Statistics accumulated through the Counselling Program indicated a high need for a children's component. In November 1993, the agency established a contract with Ministry of Social Services to provide a Children Who Witness Abuse Program. The Ministry of Community Services now provides the financial support for this program. The program was originally called Children Who Witness Violence but the program name was changed to Children Who Witness Abuse to better reflect the fact that abuse does not need to be violent to be damaging.
The Children's Program includes a school-based prevention component which was initiated in the fall of 1994.
WEST KOOTENAY WILDERNESS PROGRAM
West Kootenay Wilderness was primarily a prevention based program that provided a unique opportunity for 10 teens at risk aged 13 - 17 years. Participants experienced personal growth and physical challenge during 3 to 7 day wilderness excursions from May to September. The program used an adventure based counselling concept to promote change through challenging activities. This was a regional program which served the entire West Kootenay region from 1988 to 2001.
In 1993, the agency was shocked to learn that the Ministry of Social Services cut the funding for the West Kootenay Wilderness Program. The board immediately began lobbying the Ministry, concerned community members and other potential funders for support. The Child/Youth Committees proclaimed enthusiastic support for the program and as a result funding from Social Services was re-instated at a reduced level. Funding support from Alcohol & Drug Programs was also provided which allowed the program to continue.
In 1999 the program was put on hold due to an incident on the coast where some participants in another wilderness program got lost and experienced frost bite. The Attorney General suspended all wilderness programs until a thorough investigation took place. Policies and standards were developed and our agency was commended for its outstanding accomplishments in meeting these standards. The West Kootenay Wilderness Program continued to be an exemplary program in terms of program content and safety issues.
Unfortunately, funding for this program was ended in 2002 and despite numerous attempts to find new funding, we were unable to continue the program. We still believe that this type of program is valuable and should be brought back. Teens are in a high risk category for crime and drug and alcohol use in general. Rural teens are doubly disadvantaged because of their physical isolation to services that larger centres provide. Past participants words verify the need for this kind of experience: "I will probably never ever have this kind of experience in my whole life again."There are no other programs out there that have the same kind of impact, yours is the best thing going!"
Judy Evans was our Wilderness Program Coordinator for eleven years. We are grateful for her leadership and dedication.
SPECIAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND SELF-HELP FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL HANDICAPS
The agency began providing services to mentally challenged adults in 1989. The programs are currently funded by the Ministry for Children and Family Development to assist mentally handicapped children, youth and adults with independent living and relationship skills. Through these programs, the agency supports the families in providing for the special needs of their members. The services enrich the lives of everyone in the community by helping to integrate, accept and empower people with special needs. For the first time in 1993-94, these programs did not generate a deficit. The Ministry has improved the funding for these programs to more adequately respond to the needs. Currently we have only 1 adult Self Help client and no children. Sandra Rempel is our current Self Help Worker.
COMMUNITY LIFELINE
In 1991, the agency purchased 18 Personal Emergency Response Units. These were jointly funded by the Senior's Lottery, Go BC and the Society. These have proven to be so popular with seniors and others who live alone and have a chronic health problem or a physical disability that we purchased an additional 15 units in 2000 with the generous support of the Seniors Foundation of British Columbia. The units are available for a monthly rental fee. When activated by a pendant worn around the person's neck, the unit automatically dials the national Lifeline Emergency Response Centre. The person is contacted at home or specially chosen friends or relatives are called to respond. Friends and family members feel reassured by the presence of the Lifeline and seniors and people with disabilities in the community are able to maintain their independence.
NOBODY'S PERFECT PARENTING PROGRAM
The Selkirk Health Unit in Kaslo initiated the Nobody's Perfect Program in 1991. A Steering Committee was formed in June 1991. The Chair of North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society joined the Steering Committee and the first program was delivered in the Spring of 1992. At that time, the Health Unit was directed to formally involve a non-profit society in the management of the program. Community Services agreed to this arrangement.
The overall goal of the Nobody's Perfect program is to improve parents' capabilities to maintain and promote the health of their pre-school aged children. The program increases participants' knowledge and understanding of their children's health, safety and behaviour. It encourages positive change in the relationship between parents and their children and the participants develop confidence, self-esteem and coping skills. The program also facilitates ongoing self-help and mutual support among parents. We have offered this program in Meadow Creek, Argenta and Kaslo.
In April, 1995, our agency received funding to provide services to families with children ages 0-6 years. This funding was provided by the federal government CAP-C program (Community Action Program for Children). The first two years were challenging and there were two staff changes. Some of the challenges had to do with an unclear mandate for this program. In December, 1996, when the second staff member resigned, we decided to not renew our contract to provide this service. However, in May, 1997 we decided to re-initiate the program with a new focus. The new community development focus has been very successful and as a result, Parent Support Circles, Parent-Child Drop-Ins and other community based networks have developed.
After several years of transporting toys back and forth to private homes and local church halls, we were very excited in 2003 to receive funding from the Ministry for Children and Family Development to open a Family Centre as a permanent home for our Parent Support Programs.
The Family Centre opened in the spring of 2003 at 412 'B' Avenue. This building sold later that year and in November 2003 we moved from 'B' Avenue to our current location at 400 Front St. This has been an ideal location, allowing increased visibility and a larger play area that has supported the increasing numbers of parents and children participating in programs.
The Family Centre has become home to a variety of short and long term programs. In addition to the twice-weekly Parent and Child Time and the Parent Support Circle, we have seen numerous other programs run at the Family Centre. The Parent and Child Time, a two hour drop-in program, has seen as many as 50 participants per session and has had over 160 different participants through the year. The Parent Support Circle has offered a place for parents to come together for mutual support and to share ideas around parenting under the support of a counselor facilitator.
We have been very fortunate to have Barb Cyr and Sarah Evans managing programming at the Family Centre for several years. Over the years several six to eight week programs have been offered including the Nobody's Perfect Parenting Program (ongoing), S.T.E.P. (Systematic Train for Effective Parenting) Program, Parent-Child Mother Goose (ongoing), and a Prenatal Yoga class. Other single session events have included a Childsafe First Aid course and presentations such as Toy-Making for the Young Child, Guiding Your Child's Behavior, and Play to Learn.
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society has been able to offer summer employment programs to youth when funding has been available. Unfortunately the last few years have seen cuts to funding for this type of program and we have not found programs that fit with the needs of the this community. Programs offered in earlier years are outlined below.
KASLO YOUTH THEATRE PROJECT
In the summer of 1999, Community Services agreed to sponsor a Youth Services Canada project to employ 14 youth for a 6-month summer employment project. This was a large undertaking as a great deal of unfunded staff time went into organising, planning and supporting the project.
The project included mentorship/gardening program with youth and seniors in the community, performing arts and culture events, tourism, lifeskills, training, career planning and hands on work experience in construction of two flotations to enhance the existing floating stage for the Kaslo Jazz Festival. There were many challenges managing a project of this scope and although the benefits to the community were great, the project placed a great deal of stress on our existing staff. Without adequate paid administration and supervision, the agency would not consider such sponsorship again.
KOOL KAMP
The agency provided a successful summer recreation program since Jackie Murdock initiated Kaslo Kids Kool Kamp in 1994 and until funding was cut in 2003. In 2000, this fun program for children ages 5 to 12 years was offered at Vimy Park in Kaslo through July and August. An average of 12 children attended each day. The program served a total of 44 children with additional children dropping in for a day or two during the week.
Parents and tourists appreciated the opportunity to provide stimulating, high quality, supervised activities for their children. The students we hired received valuable work experience and reported a very worthwhile and challenging summer. The children who participated in the program had an enjoyable time with crafts, games, field trips and other fun recreational activities at the beach or in the park.
We would like to appreciate all the students who contributed to the success of this program. Our appreciation also goes to Leigh-Anne Myers for her steady and focussed leadership and supervision of the students throughout the program.
As of May 2013, NKLCSS employs 29 people in various part-time and full time positions.
Since 1976, the agency has been governed by a group of dedicated volunteers who make up the Board of Directors. The Board consists of up to 7 members elected from the community. They are responsible for developing policies and setting program priorities of the Society. As well, they ensure that the Society's By-laws are maintained, reviewed and revised when necessary. The Board safeguards the Society's assets and ensures the agency is responsive to the needs of the community. We are grateful to all the Board members who have contributed so generously of their time and energy. Each one of you contributes to the strength and viability of our agency in unique and important ways. Our thanks our current dedicated board members: Victoria McAllister, Carole Summers, Care Cathro, Joanna Temple, Laura Smith, Pamela Griffin, and Sahara Bauer.


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Virginia Finishes Non-Conference Slate with a 72-66 Win over Drexel
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women's basketball team (10-3) finished the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 72-66 victory over Drexel (6-5) on Monday (Dec. 29) in the final game of the 2014 Cavalier Classic Presented by Holiday Inn University Area.
"We were really disappointed with our performance yesterday, so we were just trying to regroup and find our way today," said Virginia head coach Joanne Boyle. "Ending our nonconference schedule with a win was a good feeling. We have some work to do before heading into ACC play, but it's nice to sit here with a win."
Senior center Sarah Imovbioh (Abuja, Nigeria) and junior guard Faith Randolph (Derwood, Md.) earned all-tournament honors. Imovbioh followed up her 21-point, 19-rebound performance in Sunday's game by scoring 19 points against the Dragons, going 7-of-9 from the field, with nine rebounds, three assists and three steals. Randolph, who scored 15 points on Sunday, scored 12 points against Drexel, including hitting a pair of key three-pointers.
The six-player all-tournament team also included Hannah Early and Mackenzie Latt for Davidson, Courtney Larson for Miami, Rachel Pearson for Drexel.
In Monday's early game, Miami (OH) held off a late charge by Davidson to earn a 59-58 victory. All four teams finished the two-day tournament with 1-1 records.
Drexel and Virginia battled early in the game with seven first-half lead changes. The Cavaliers started the game 4-of-4 from three-point range while the Dragons went 9-of-16 (56.2 percent) from the field in the first 10 minutes of the contest. The Cavalier defense took over in the second half of the opening period, with Drexel missing 12-straight shots and not scoring a field goal in the final 10 minutes of the half. Drexel's drought continued through the first 4:26 of the second period with Virginia taking a 33-22 lead amid the Dragons' shooting woes.
Drexel broke out of their shooting slump by making eight of its next 10 shots, pulling to within one, 44-43, with 8:34 remaining. Randolph hit a three-pointer on the opposite end to preserve the Cavalier lead. After getting the ball back by forcing a turnover on an attempted inbounds, Randolph hit a pull-up jumper to extend the advantage to 49-43. Imovbioh got an and-one to cap an 8-0 Virginia run in a span of 1:19 and regain control of the game.
Drexel continued to threaten, however, pulling to within six with under four minutes remaining, but a three-pointer by freshman guard Mikayla Venson (Arlington, Va.) pushed the UVa advantage back to nine. Virginia's free throw shooting also helped seal the victory with the Cavaliers converting their final 14 free throw attempts in the game including going 6-of-6 from the line in the final 32 seconds.
Virginia had four players finish the game scoring in double digits. In addition to Randolph and Imovbioh, Venson scored 16 points with seven rebounds. Sophomore guard Breyana Mason (Woodbridge, Va.) scored 11 points with four rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots.
Sarah Curran led Drexel with 15 points. Pearson, who had a 24-point game Sunday against Miami, scored 12 points with a pair of assists.
Virginia outrebounded Drexel, 38-25. Drexel committed 12 turnovers while Virginia made 17.
Virginia begins conference play at Virginia Tech on Sunday, Jan. 4 at 2 p.m. The Cavaliers will be back at home on Thursday, Jan. 8 when they host Wake Forest at 7 p.m.
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Carl was recognized for his thought leadership, problem-solving skills and innovation—traits which enabled him to use his status as a Red Hat Certified Architect to design a unique Red Hat Satellite infrastructure at Rackspace. Red Hat Satellite provides an easy-to-use system management platform that enables Rackspace to keep their Red Hat systems running efficiently and securely. Rackspace manages more than 40,000 globally distributed Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. Thompson devised a Red Hat Satellite environment that makes it easier to manage this extensive array with minimal downtime.
For the last 16 years, the Red Hat Certification program has had a single, important goal of building and validating skills through a program with rigorous, hands-on, performance-based testing. Our certifications help system administrators, application developers, and IT architects advance their careers. Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and all the programs that followed establish benchmarks for what an IT professional should know when using Red Hat technology.
Watch the video that was played at the Red Hat Summit.
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The tennis season is over! It's been an eventful year as always. Novak Djokovic ended 2013 as number two in the ATP world rankings; he ends 2014 as number one. Meanwhile, in the women's game, Serena Williams ended last year as world number one and still remains 12 months later. So, on the face of it, little has changed. But that does not tell the whole story.
Juan Martin del Potro won the US Open in 2009 but every Grand Slam since has been won by either Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Andy Murray. That was until this year's Australian Open when Stan Wawrinka overturned the odds and beat Nadal in the final. That was followed by the US Open when Marin Cilic won, beating Kei Nishikori in the final. So, is the era of the "big four" coming to an end and, if so, who may replace them?
It's too early to say if the "big four" era is in its downward spiral, but it would be no surprise to see other names rising up the rankings next year. Grigor Dimitrov ends 2014 just outside the world's top 10 but has been as high as number eight and, having reached the semi-finals at this year's Wimbledon, will be looking to go one better in 2015.
He became the first player of 2014 to win three titles on different surfaces (grass, clay and hard court) and certainly has the all-court game to survive at the top of men's tennis. Previously known for being Maria Sharapova's boyfriend, he should make the sporting headlines in his own right over the next 12 months. He will no-doubt rank amongst the favourites in the betting for the first Grand Slam of 2015, the Australian Open.
David Goffin ends the year just outside the world's top 20 and at the age of 23, will hope to make progress up the rankings in 2015. His breakthrough year was 2012 when, as a lucky loser, he reached the fourth round of the French Open. He won his first ATP titles last season, winning the Austrian Open and the Moselle Open either side of Flushing Meadows. A run to the third round at the US Open also provides some hope that he will have a successful 2015.
Milos Raonic has been a rising star for a few years but finally appears to be on the verge of fulfilling his potential. He had by far his best Grand Slam year in 2014, reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon and the last eight in Paris. Also aged 23, he has one of the fastest serves in the men's game, always a crucial weapon and is another top player with an all-court game. Consistency has been his problem in the past but, if 2015 is to see another new Grand Slam champion, Raonic may well be a contender.
While we are still searching for new stars in the men's game, they have already arrived in the women's! Though Serena Williams may remain the player to beat, at 33, her place at the top is coming under greater threat through the emergence, largely of Simona Halep and Eugenie Bouchard.
Both reached their first Grand Slam final in 2014 and although they lost – Halep to Maria Sharapova in Paris and Bouchard to Petra Kvitova at Wimbledon – their emergence has been an exciting development over the past season. Halep is 23 but Canadian Bouchard is just 20 and could easily have a decade at the top of the women's game.
Another player predicted to have a bright future is Garbine Muguruza, just 21, who has broken into the world's top 20 in 2014. She caused one of the shocks of the year, beating Williams in the second round of the French Open, eventually reaching the quarter-finals, which subsequently proved to be her best Grand Slam performance so far. She also won her first WTA title this year, winning the Hobart International in January. Also an accomplished doubles player, she will look to be successful in both forms of the game in 2015.


One dental condition offers more embarrassment than others. No matter what sort of situation you are in, you hope that you will be able to speak to those around you without causing them discomfort with the smell of your mouth. Bad breath is also referred to as halitosis. With a few tricks up your sleeve, you can manage your halitosis and feel more confident during your day to day!
Drink More Water – Drinking plenty of water to hydrate your body enables your body to create the saliva it needs to battle the bacteria in your mouth.
Grab the Floss – Removing bacteria from between your teeth is another way to remove more halitosis-causing bacteria from your mouth.
Avoid Cosmetic Cover-ups – Sugary mints and cosmetic mouthwash might cover the smell of your breath for a while, but it doesn't take care of the bacteria that are causing the problem. Antiseptic mouthwash or sugar-free gum will achieve better results.
Care For Your Tongue – Scrape the surface and brush the surface of your tongue to clear additional bacteria from your mouth.
Dealing with halitosis is not something that you want to spend a lot of time dealing with. By caring for your mouth and taking steps to stop halitosis when it starts, you can breathe a lot easier. Contact us today to set up your next cleaning appointment. We would love to help you develop a plan for removing bacteria from your mouth, so come see us soon!


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Kenya set to reopen Westgate mall
The mall will reopen nearly two years after al Shabaab gunmen massacred at least 67 people.
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NAIROBI - Kenya's trendy Westgate shopping mall will reopen on Saturday, nearly two years after gunmen from the Somali militant group al Shabaab massacred at least 67 people inside and held out for four days as security forces laid siege to the complex.
Once a totem of Kenya's growing prosperity, the Westgate building has since become symbolic of growing insecurity in the east African nation and President Uhuru Kenyatta's inability to prevent frequent Islamist attacks on Kenyan soil.
Images beamed across the world during the raid dented Kenya's image abroad and scared off tourists, hurting a vital sector of the economy. Kenya's embarrassment was compounded by Westgate security footage which showed soldiers looting the mall after the Somali militants were killed.
Evans Kidero, the Nairobi governor, said the September 2013 attack was "one of the saddest days in Kenyan history" but touted the re-opening of the mall as a triumph of national resilience in the face of militant attacks.
"They killed... our friends and relatives, but they did not kill our spirit," he told reporters after touring the building where workmen were slapping on final licks of paint and staff were unfurling promotional banners.
Major Western brands, including Subway, KFC and Converse, plan to open stores in the new mall along with Kenyan companies such as Nakumatt, a high-end supermarket chain popular with well-heeled locals and expatriate workers.
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Al Shabaab has killed more than 400 people on Kenyan soil over the last two years, including 148 in a rampage by masked gunmen at a university in April. Britain and other Western powers have issued several travel advisories warning of more attacks.
But Kidero, like many other Kenyan officials, said security has been stepped up and urged Kenyans to continue shopping in malls as the east African nation was open for business.
"Kenya is safer than ever. If it wasn't, Obama wouldn't be coming," Kidero added, in reference to US President Barack Obama's visit to his father's homeland later this month.
I.R.G., a private Israeli company, has been put in charge of running security in the re-opened mall. It has about 25 specialist staff and will use about 55 guards from security firm G4S (GFS.L), one I.R.G employee told Reuters inside Westgate.
New security features will include explosive detectors, luggage X-rays, scanners to check underneath cars, bollards to prevent car bombs, and bullet-proof guard towers.
"This will be the safest mall in the world," said Cohen, an I.R.G. employee who did not wish to give his full name.
Outside the mall, several young Kenyans were waiting in hope the re-opening will see new jobs created in a country where poverty remains rife and unemployment high.
"Ninety-nine percent of my worries are about security," said Rosemary Muthoni, a 28-year-old seeking a job at the mall. "But you have to take a chance to survive."
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With the S&P 500 showing triple digit comes back because the financial crisis, we've noticed there have been more and more magazines denouncing hedge resources as under performing the S&P 500. We also got in from the trend also, in a somewhat different method than most.
The issue with saying hedge funds are underperforming the S&P 500 is the fact that the grand almost all them aren't also attempting to overcome the S&P 500 in comes back, for just about any ready period. They have been attempting to provide better risk modified returns compared to stock exchange, but that doesn't lead to nearly as good of a headline. "Hedge funds post .026 much better Sharpe ratio over trailing 36 thirty days duration" only doesn't have that ring to it.
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USC President Harris Pastides named board chair of health institute
USC President Harris Pastides has been named chair of the board of directors of the the South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health.
USC President Harris Pastides named board chair of health institute USC President Harris Pastides has been named chair of the board of directors of the the South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health. Check out this story on greenvilleonline.com: https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2018/12/17/usc-president-harris-pastides-named-board-chair-health-institute/2335019002/
Liv Osby, The Greenville News Published 9:58 a.m. ET Dec. 17, 2018 | Updated 10:00 a.m. ET Dec. 17, 2018
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University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides has been named chair of the board of directors of the the South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health.
Joel A. Smith III, Dean Emeritus of USC's Moore School of Business, was named vice chair.
Pastides said he was honored to have been selected.
"South Carolina continues to face persistent and emerging health challenges while the health care and public health systems are adapting to new technologies and payment models," he said.
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"IMPH is uniquely situated to share nonpartisan, evidence-based policy solutions," he added, "and I look forward to advancing these matters of importance for all South Carolinians."
Also joining the board for the first time for the 2019-2021 term is Lou Kennedy, CEO and owner of Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation. She is also the new chairman of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. David Cole, president of the Medical University of South Carolina, and Richard Wilkerson, chairman and retired president of Michelin North America, also were elected to the board.
The Institute is an independent organization dedicated to informing policy to improve health and health care.
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KiwiRPG looks to celebrate the games, creators and players of Aotearoa New Zealand's tabletop scene next week
Will include new TRPG releases, actual plays and "big news" for Monster of the Week.
A week-long event beginning this weekend will celebrate the tabletop roleplaying community of Aotearoa New Zealand with new game releases, actual plays and more.
KiwiRPG/Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa week is an initiative launched by a collective of designers, content creators and other members of the country's RPG scene, having grown out of a Discord server created by Liam Stevens and a community gathered under the #KiwiRPG hashtag in 2021.
"The story of Aotearoa's creative industries is making our small size our greatest strength, because it's easy here to share knowledge, work fast, and try new things with the community behind you," said podcaster and KiwiRPG co-organiser Liz Parker. "We've seen it in film and television and video games, and now in tabletop RPGs."
The event will start on May 1st and run until May 8th, comprising a combination of game launches, bundles and sales, a series of live streams - including several actual play sessions - a live event, and announcements centred on Aotearoa New Zealand. (With Aotearoa being the original Māori name for New Zealand - the latter a title bestowed by 17th-century Dutch cartographers who never stepped onto its soil, which was then adopted by British colonisers.)
Among the games set to debut during KiwiRPG week will be Hamish Cameron and Ardens Ludere's Kratophagia, described as an "intense" post-apocalyptic sci-fi RPG. The game sees players become scavenging creatures called kratophagoi eking out survival on a planet ruined by war, which must feed on other living creatures in order to survive. As the creatures consume, they gradually change from their human-like appearance into other forms. The game is designed for single sessions or short campaigns lasting up to 12 hours with four to six players, and will launch this weekend.
Another RPG launching this weekend is Paranormal Wellington. Morgan 'Taleturn' Davie's RPG inspired by the What We Do in the Shadows spin-off of almost the same name turns players into investigators of the supernatural, with the added knowing wink that the characters are being recorded for a TV show - which plays into their ability to talk to the camera to progress the story. Paranormal Wellington's gameplay draws from Blades in the Dark creator John Harper's Powered by the Apocalypse game World of Dungeons, but swaps conventional success, partial success and failure outcomes for "Sweet As", "Yeah Nah" and "Bugger".
The game launches will accompany a series of daily live streams from YouTubers and podcasters, including Dungeons & Dragons series Dice Legenz, a Monster of the Week one-shot on Twitch channel Getting Dicey, a live stream of Kiwi designer Brad Zimmerman's d12GO RPG, a return for charity stream Yes, And - which ran a 24-hour game of D&D 5E in aid of children's charities last summer - and an in-person recording of Kiwis & Dragons in Hastings as part of the Hastings Library Nerdvana Festival.
KiwiRPG week will come to a close on May 8th with on-stage live show Dungeons & Comedians, which will also be live streamed online from Christchurch fringe theatre Little Andromeda.
As part of KiwiRPG week, some "very big news" has been teased for Monster of the Week, Wellington-based designer Michael Sands' popular Powered by the Apocalypse RPG. No further details have been given ahead of the May 4th reveal.


Many tend to believe that our regular jobs and careers are at diametrical opposites from our existing or potential businesses. Many, if not most, will draw a strict line between their 9-to-5 and their side hustles or businesses, as if the former has nothing to do with the latter.
Don't get me wrong, there are instances when you must keep your day job and business, if you happen to have both, separate. Some companies are not keen on having their employees grow side hustles that may be in conflict with their main job responsibilities. Others just fear that their employees will not be as committed to their day jobs if they have a business on the side.
However, your job is not as diametrically opposed to your potential business as you may think. Your current job may actually help you start and grow your next business. That was the case for me, as the mission for The Corporate Sister was born out of my experience as a career woman and the needs for mentorship, guidance, and resources that I experienced as a working woman.
If you're wondering how you can use your job to start and grow your next business, here are five steps you can take.
1) Make an inventory of all the skills you've acquired at your job.
Whether you like your job or absolutely dread going to work in the morning, the fact is that you are acquiring invaluable skills on a daily basis. For some, it may be dealing with customers, or managing a team. For others, it may be developing analytical skills or public speaking abilities. Whatever these may be, the added talents you're gaining through your job on a daily basis are opening unlimited opportunities for you.
Take some time to periodically sit down and make lists of all these skills. This will require you to analyze your job activities so you can really understand what and how much you're learning. This regular practice will also allow you to update your resume on a regular basis, and present yourself in a more comprehensive way professionally.
2) Make an inventory of all your natural skills and talents.
There are also those natural talents and abilities that you've always had. You may not even fully realize you have them, since they come to you so naturally. For some of you, it may be a writing skill or unique communication abilities. For others, it may be an ease with public speaking or an unusual acumen for numbers.
In this case, as well, you may want to take some time to analyze your natural talents and abilities. Think of what people come to you most often for. What are you most known for? What do you do with such a natural ease and pleasure that you don't even have to think about it? Most often, this is also what you wouldn't mind doing even if you weren't paid for it. Another good indicator is your hobbies and those pleasure activities you excel at.
Write them down as completely and in-detail as you can. If need be, you may take a few days to complete your list. Don't hesitate to probe the people around you, from your management team and co-workers to your family and friends.
3) Assess the market for any needs that your skills can fill.
The next step is less introspective, as it will require you to take a look outside of yourself into the market that surrounds you. What do you think people around you need the most? What would you like to see implemented and acted upon? Remember that many businesses start out of a personal need.
Make a list of the market needs you're identifying around you and connect these with your skills and talents, whether they're natural or acquired through your job.
As you go over the various lists you've now created, start picking and choosing the opportunities that are most attractive to you. You may undergo a process of elimination involving your highest priorities, as well as your likes, dislikes, and general preferences.
As you go through this process, remember to keep in touch with your own internal compass. What stirs your soul the most? What appeals to your intuition? What would bring you the most joy and fulfillment?
This is not a one-and-done type of process. It may actually require many iterations over time to come up with the right business or side hustle for you. Don't hesitate to rinse and repeat as much as you deem necessary.
A great side effect of this is that you tend to stay in touch with your growth and experience, which in turn helps you update your resume and elevator pitch more often and accurately.
Solange Lopes is an author, CPA, and writer/blogger. She blogs about career and lifestyle for professional women in her blog The Corporate Sister. She's passionate about writing and women's issues.


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Q: Join 3 tables; select a list from specific group I have 3 tables
Table#1: groups
|---------------|---------------|
|  id_group     |    Name       |
|-------------------------------|
|    1          |    Group 1    |
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|    2          |    Group 2    |
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|    3          |    Group 3    |
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Table#2: jobs
|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|     id_job    |    id_group   |      name_job        |
|---------------|--------------------------------------|
|      1        |    1          |       name_1         |
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|      2        |    1          |       name_2         |
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|      3        |    2          |       name_3         |
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|      4        |    3          |       name_4         |
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|      5        |    3          |       name_5         |
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|      6        |    3          |       name_6         |
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Table#3: users
|---------------|---------------|
|  user         |    id_job     |
|-------------------------------|
|    A          |       1       |
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|    B          |       1       |
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|    C          |       4       |
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|    D          |       6       |
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If I were an user (e.g C), the result I'd look for is a page where there is a table with 2 columns (USERS | JOB).
The column USERS should be filled in with all the users who share the same group. The column JOB should be filled in with all name_job of the specific group group as follows:
         LOGIN: C
|---------------|---------------|
|  user         |       job     |
|-------------------------------|
|    C          |       name_4, |
|               |       name_5, |
|               |       name_6  |
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|    D          |       name_4, |
|               |       name_5, |
|               |       name_6  |
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I tried with this code, but the result is that I can read people who share the same group with me, but I can't read the jobs.
SELECT users.* jobs.*
FROM users JOIN jobs ON users.id_job=jobs.id_job
WHERE job.id_group IN
(SELECT job.id_group
FROM users JOIN jobs ON users.id_job = jobs.id_job
WHERE users.user= '$login')

Your help is appreciated in advance.

A: If I follow you correctly, you want the list all jobs of the group the user belongs to. One option uses a correlated subquery and string aggregation:
select u.*,
    (
        select group_concat(j1.name_job order by j1.id_job)
        from jobs j
        inner join jobs j1 on j1.id_group = j.id_group
        where j.id_job = u.id_job
    ) as job_names
from users u

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This is clear writing about the nature of technology enhanced learning. You describe the experience of network learning, using the metaphor knowledge ecology and compare this with network learning, using the metaphor community of practice. I have to go back to Wenger's writing and cross-check some of the information, as I think that his work has been interpreted in ways that may be misleading. I need to reread this post, to see if I fully understand your argument. Thank you for sharing your thinking here.


Dean Hoedl oversees financial and treasury functions including all financial statements, forecasts, cash management, debt placement, internal audits, purchasing, credit, and claims for Prime. He is also responsible for various associate benefits and amenities. Dean is a Certified Public Accountant and started at Prime in September 1991. He is originally from Farmington Hills, Michigan, and received his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.


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DHR Home > Historic Registers > Roanoke (Ind. City)
128-0206 Campbell Avenue Complex
DHR's Virginia Board of Historic Resources easements
An important vestige of Roanoke's first major wave of urban construction, the Campbell Avenue Complex is a row of five contiguous, three-story commercial buildings erected to accommodate retail shops and offices. Built between 1892 and 1909, the structures are a reflection of many early commercial ventures and sprang up in the newly incorporated city to serve its principal industry: the Norfolk and Western railroad. Only two blocks from the rail yards, the solid, urbane architecture represented a change from the saloons of Salem Avenue to a more conventional business environment. The buildings are typical of the period, blending Italianate and Neoclassical styles and employing bold sheet-metal cornices. Threatened with demolition in the late 1980s, four of the buildings were purchased for preservation by the city with the assistance of a state grant. The buildings have since been sold for rehabilitation.


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Anthony Caci (ur. 1 lipca 1997 w Forbach) – francuski piłkarz, grający na pozycji lewego obrońcy. Występuje obecnie w klubie 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
Caci występował w reprezentacji Francji U21. Zagrał tam dwa mecze, nie zdobył żadnego gola. Francuz zaliczył debiut w meczu przeciwko reprezentacji Belgii U21 (3:0 dla "Les Bleus").

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 Anthony Caci na oficjalnej stronie FFF

Francuscy piłkarze
Piłkarze RC Strasbourg
Ludzie urodzeni w Forbach (Francja)
Urodzeni w 1997
Uczestnicy Mistrzostw Europy U-21 w Piłce Nożnej 2019
Piłkarze nożni na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2020

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Ash Garner (MFA '20) Uses MASS MoCA Residency to Challenge Perceptions
Ash Garner (MFA '20) is a Philadelphia-based artist who works with soft sculpture and site-specific installation. She recently participated in a Career Services Artist Residency Panel, sharing with current students her experience following graduation at The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency. In this residency, which is funded by PAFA, she began working on a project that analyzes her relationship to the rural and the urban with a focus on queering the perceived binaries between the two. Here she describes the opportunity and how her upbringing has influenced her work.
I grew up in the countryside of Central Pennsylvania where there are a lot of stigmas surrounding the idea of the city. In contrast, I have lived in Pittsburgh, PA and am currently living in Philadelphia, PA. In both Pennsylvania cities, there is a lot of generalization that happens when considering the rural. I'm interested in creating work that challenges these perceived binaries and examines dominant cultures within both.
While at the residency, I worked through initial ideas for this project by making a smaller version of what will eventually be a herd of Pennsylvania-shaped Holstein cow soft sculptures that incorporate text. Ideally, I would have these soft sculptures exist outside in the urban landscape, creating a dialogue around perceived biases of what does or does not belong in a particular area. I have the first cow in progress in my studio now.
Working in North Adams, MA has been very relevant to this project in that it's a very rural/urban city. Being there gave me the time to work through ideas, and the unique space to reflect and research. While at the residency, I was also given the space to learn how to screen print and crochet with the help of local artists at Common Folk Artist Collective. I really enjoyed working with such a generous and supportive group of artists at MASS MoCA and at Common Folk.
Attending my first two artist residencies this year—Chautauqua School of Visual Arts Residency and The Studios at MASS MoCA—has reinforced the fact that community is very important to me and my practice, as well as staying active in that community (wherever that might be). After graduating in early 2020 near the beginning of the pandemic and all the isolation that was to follow, these residencies offered me the opportunity to connect with artists in "real-life" again. I not only met other artists and communities, but also was able to build foundations for relationships that will grow with time as we navigate our creative lives together.
Following these residencies, I plan to use the work I've made (and am making) to apply to open calls, future residencies, apprenticeships, and other professional opportunities. Having the time to focus on my work allowed me to re-focus on my goals and provided me with the energy to act on the steps necessary to achieve them."
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Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is America's first school and museum of fine arts. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, PAFA offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the fine arts, innovative exhibitions of historic and contemporary American art, and a world-class collection of American art. PAFA's esteemed alumni include Mary Cassatt, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Thomas Eakins, William Glackens, Barkley L. Hendricks, Violet Oakley, Louis Kahn, David Lynch, and Henry Ossawa Tanner.


Stems 25+ cm diam., widest where proximal branches arise; pith 10+ cm diam. Flowers usually ter-minal, 6.5-8.5 cm diam.; scales on flower tubes broadly triangular to rounded, green with red apices; ovary with locule to 25 mm; filaments white, short; anthers tan. Seeds: testa thin. 2n = 22. Flowering early May-late Jun. Sonoran desert scrub; 180-1400 m; Ariz., Calif.; Mexico (Sonora). In its habitat Carnegiea gigantea, the saguaro (also spelled sahuaro), is the most conspicuous and most-studied of all North American cacti. It is the tallest cactus of the flora---indeed, these are the tallest trees of the deserts in the United States.
Plant: Massive columnar trees to 15+ m tall. STEM simple or the trunk bearing 1-6(-20+) upright-curving branches usually 2-2.5 m above ground, commonly in subwhorls, sometimes rebranched, to 75+ cm in diameter (widest at lowest branches), green, glabrous but woolly at apices; ribs 12-24, 3-4 cm high, continuous, increasing in number from the narrow base. AREOLES mostly circular, 6-8 mm in diameter, spaced about 2.5 cm apart on rib to nearly contiguous at stem apices, bearing short tan to gray wool Leaves: LEAVES of long shoots minute or obsolete; SPINES yellow to reddish brown, aging gray to gray-black, terete to angular, mostly bulbous-based, divergent; central-most spines stout, 3-5(-10) per areole, mostly l-3 cm long, but the basal one longest, 3.5-5(-8) cm long; peripheral spines finer, 12-15(-19) per areole, 1-2 cm long Flowers: nocturnal but remaining open into morning, solitary in areoles, arranged in masses usually on south sides and below apices of the branches, perfect, actinomorphic, funnelform, (8-)10-12 cm long, 4-6 cm wide; ovary ovoid, bearing fleshy, elliptic scales, these ca. 2 mm long, apiculate, with axillary tufts of short white wool; floral tube scaly, ca. 6 cm long; outer tepals green; inner tepals waxy-white (drying black), reflexed, broadly obovate, ca. 2.5 cm long, apiculate; stamens numerous, exserted, the filaments and anthers cream-white; style and the ca. 12 stigma lobes cream-white Fruit: FRUITS maturing pale red, glabrous, scaly, spineless, ellipsoid to obovoid, 4-8 cm long, splitting longitudinally into 2-4 irregular radiating portions; pulp bright red, juicy, sweet. SEEDS numerous, deep red-brown appearing black, finely pitted, ca. 2 mm long, 1.8 mm wide Misc: Upper Sonoran Desert zone, especially on hills and buttes; below 1600 m (5200 ft); May-Jun, occasionally in Sep REFERENCES: Pinkava, Donald J. 1995. Cactaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. 29(1): 2, 6.


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Red Butte Loop
In the 1920s, Scenic Airways built an airport facility south of Grand Canyon National Park — Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart both landed there. Today, it's the main attraction on this scenic drive in Northern Arizona.
A forest road near Red Butte offers views of the distant San Francisco Peaks and Kendrick Peak. | John Burcham
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For most people driving to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Red Butte is a signal they've almost arrived. But the Kaibab National Forest landmark once served the same purpose for air travelers. This 14.2-mile loop, an ideal side trip during a South Rim visit, offers a peek at a mostly forgotten chapter of the Canyon's history and a closer look at the butte itself.
From State Route 64 south of Tusayan, head east on Forest Road 305, a well-maintained dirt route. Almost immediately, you'll see a small stone structure on the left side of the road. More on that in a minute. For now, continue east as the road rolls through a landscape of piñon pines and junipers. On the right is Red Butte, a sombrero-shaped mountain that rises from the generally flat landscape of the Coconino Plateau.
At the intersection at Mile 1.8, continue ahead to take Forest Road 305A. Immediately after that, bear right onto Forest Road 2726, which isn't well marked — look for a stock tank and an old corral.
This rutted, rocky side road leads a half-mile to the Red Butte Aerodrome, the Canyon's first significant airport facility.
In 1925, pioneering Canyon photographer Emery Kolb built a rudimentary airstrip just outside the park boundary, but it failed to attract air traffic. Two years later, Scenic Airways won approval to build this airport, and when completed, the site featured a hangar, two unpaved airstrips, a lodge and cabins. Charles Lindbergh landed at the airport in 1928, and Amelia Earhart did the same in 1935. After Scenic fell victim to the Great Depression, other entities, including Grand Canyon Airlines, offered sightseeing flights at the airport for decades. It became obsolete when Grand Canyon National Park Airport opened in Tusayan in 1965.
Today, the Red Butte Aerodrome is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it features the decaying hangar, the airstrips, a cistern and a barn added when the site was part of the Ten-X Ranch. Just north of the hangar are a bungalow-style duplex and a root cellar — the lodge burned down in the 1990s. And the stone structure you passed earlier once displayed the airport's entrance sign. Please observe all "No Trespassing" signs on buildings.
When you're done exploring the site, backtrack to the first intersection and bear left to take FR 305 south; a half-mile later, bear left again to stay on FR 305, which alternates between piñon-juniper stands and sagebrush-carpeted meadows. Around Mile 5, you'll get an excellent view of the San Francisco Peaks to the southeast, and that panorama later expands to include Sunset Crater on the left and Kendrick Peak on the right.
At Mile 6.9, continue forward at yet another intersection to take Forest Road 320, which passes Red Butte's south face and offers a look at the exposed sandstone near the summit. The butte is a remnant of overlying rock layers that once covered this plateau, from 240 million-year-old Moenkopi Formation at the base to a 9 million-year-old basalt lava cap at the top. After you turn right onto Forest Road 340 at Mile 9.3, you'll pass a side road that leads to the Red Butte Trailhead, where you can hike a short, relatively steep trail to the lookout tower at the summit.
Continue on FR 340 to complete the loop back at FR 305, then take that road back to SR 64, on which you can fly south to Williams or north to the Canyon. Metaphorically speaking.
Note: Mileages are approximate.
Length: 14.2-mile loop (from State Route 64)
Directions: From Tusayan, go south on State Route 64 for 9 miles to Forest Road 305. Turn left (east) onto FR 305 and continue 1.8 miles to a "T" intersection. Stay straight, onto Forest Road 305A, and continue 0.1 miles to a "Y" intersection. Bear right, onto Forest Road 2726, and continue 0.5 miles to the Red Butte Aerodrome. Backtrack 0.6 miles to the first intersection, then bear left onto FR 305 and continue 0.5 miles to another "Y" intersection. Bear left to stay on FR 305 and continue 3.6 miles to yet another intersection. Stay straight, onto Forest Road 320, and continue 2.4 miles to Forest Road 340. Turn right onto FR 340 and continue 2.5 miles back to FR 305. Stay straight onto FR 305 and continue 2.2 miles back to SR 64.
Vehicle requirements: A high-clearance vehicle, such as an SUV or truck, is recommended, but four-wheel-drive is not necessary in good weather.
Warning: Back-road travel can be hazardous, so be aware of weather and road conditions. Carry plenty of water. Don't travel alone, and let someone know where you are going and when you plan to return.
Information: Tusayan Ranger District, 928-638-2443 or fs.usda.gov/kaibab
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Are You More Bette Or Joan?
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford had one of the most famous rivalries of all time! Ever wondered which one of these golden era leading ladies you have the most in common with? It's time to find out if you're more Bette or Joan! It might not be a win either way.
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Question 1/10
What's your zodiac sign?
Aries or Taurus
Libra or Scorpio
Gemini or Cancer
Leo or Virgo
Sagittarius or Capricorn
Aquarius or Pisces
Are you more of a social butterfly or a wallflower?
I'm a social butterfly!
I'm more of a wallflower.
I'm a mix of both.
Do you prefer Coke or Pepsi?
I prefer Coke.
I prefer Pepsi.
I don't like either!
What's your favorite color to wear?
Which of the following could you not live without?
Good television
An assistant
What word would an ex-lover use to describe you?
Pretentious
Temperamental
Which word would your current beau use to describe you?
What's your natural hair color?
Would you rather travel back in time or into the future?
Into the future.
I'd just stay put.
Question 10/10
Which is your perfect living situation?
Mansion in the suburbs.
High rise in a big city.
A house in the country.
None of these
You're more like Bette! Much like this icon, you're a fighter with a spirit and energy that others simply cannot contain. You're like a bolt of lightning in any room you enter. You're not one to conform to what others want and you always stand up for the things you believe in. You're keen on justice and equality, even when others are not! While you can be scrappy and complex, you always hold it together when it counts!
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You're more like Joan! You're a complex woman who is hard to pin down from day to day. As a shapeshifter, you can change and morph into different personalities several times a day. Though you can be quite loving, you're also stubborn and hate to feel as if you're being used or taken. You live for the spotlight and would do anything to be front and center. You tend to attract drama, which can lead to an interesting life full of passionate ups and downs!
You're a mix of both Bette and Joan! Much like these two leading ladies, you don't worry about fitting into some kind of Hollywood mold or being the perfect example of what a woman should be. In fact you know that a woman should and can be whatever she wants to be! You fight for what you believe in and don't ever take a fight lying down. You're strong, resilient, and just a little bit scrappy!
A Mix Of Both!
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This is a follow up to an earlier post from today about SF Chronicle David Lazarus' story "So who will get the story?" Here are some things Lazarus wrote that I think are worth looking at more closely with an open mind.
Commenting on the work of others sounds like a worthless, meaningless endeavor. Instead, this is a heathy thing. This is what we're trained to do in college. This is the foundamental act of classical education, especially in Western Europe. And we might say the same about religions. If we could clear the frustration clouding Lazarus' point of view, we might see better . Blogging is different than professional journalism. But just after the printing press was invented, politicians and businessmen probably blurted out the same venomous despise for writers before journalism was legitimized as a vocation or profession. This is not to say that someday people will get a degree in blogging. But companies are developing blogging curiculums to help employees feel comfortable and empowered to join online conversations. Journalists can see blogging as competition, but it is only a threat if the businesses that pay journalists are not efficient, effective businesses. And keep in mind, we have the respected, publically funded PBS and NPR — hallmarks for great journalism.
Professional journalists who blog or who have become full-time bloggers attest to the potential wonders of blogging. People like SiliconValleyWatcher's Tom Foremski, who is chronicling the development of new rules of communication. Bottom line, stay on top of your game by constantly learning and keeping your mind open. Protect what you value by making it more valuable to others, not by building walls.
Here's a point that can be traced back to something I've heard from Tom Foremski — recent story on the topic here. The traditional media economy will have to change. It is changing. It has been changing ever since I can remember. I worked at San Francisco's KRON-TV through the 1990s, when digital edit suites first entered the building, a local cable station was born and died and the well-respected, family-owned maveric station was sold. I suspect that might have been the height and early decline into the ever tightening state it seems most local TV stations have been living in. Heck KRON-TV now has v-journalists shooting video, editing and electronically submitting stories live or pre-taped over the Internet whenever possible.
The name calling is divisive — "glorious new paradigm" "bloggers and cyberreaders." Not everyone is using news aggregators and still many aren't turning to the Internet for news and information, but it's way beyond a growing trend. Momentum is strong and growing rapidly thanks to search engines and social sites that let people embed media players, making anyone/everyone a point of distribution.
TV didn't kill the radio star. In fact, I see radio stars making it big on TV all the time. This can be true when looking at professional journalists and bloggers. In fact, many people see professional print journalists on TV, hear them on Radio and read their blogs. People seek comfort and when change is afoot, the perception of comfort can feel threatened. Again, this is an opportunity to put skin in the game and passionately encourage co-workers and the powers-that-be to try new things. Along the way, we can all live, learn and and share new examples that incorpate the old and new ways.
I can't let this one pass by: In a world where traditional media economics are downsized, "bloggers and cyberreaders" would have to take at face value the words of companies, employees, politicians, government workers, neighbors and family members. That's what we do when we face the world bravely, openly and head on. But there is a state of reflection that blends in one's own reason, values and experiences. We never want to deny or diminish this right. So the need to feed and encourage this reflection will be provided by great journalism skills from people and professionals. Journalists get paid for devoting themselves and their skills to this endeavour. Bloggers blog out of passion and interest. Seems we're better off with both!
This is not such a bad thing. In fact it's humanizing. Who in the world doesn't make mistakes? It's said that each person's reality is soley based on what they believe to be true. When new information comes in, or a revelation occurs or a leap in logic lands someone on a new level of heightened awareness…we can acknoledge our mistakes or misunderstand and embrace the new understanding. This is how we move ahead! Newspapers and TV news play this out, too, but only in a tiny "corrections" section or in a few seconds during a newscast. These mistakes are the best fodder for exploring and finding better understanding for everyone.
OK, so we shut down access like the record industry did to Naptster and wait for another Steve Jobs to come in on a white horse to save the day. Possible, sure! Workable models exist. But this feels like backwards thinking, light on details and facts. The record company is still struggling. We're seeing the video wars spark up with billion dollar lawsuits. This is all still being defined, just like the movie industry, medical field and many other industries.
The Internet is changing so many things. Can't we put our collective minds and spirits together and focus on the advancing the best possbilities? Along the way we can hold wide open our eyes, blinking oly to share our opinions and to breathe as we stay committed to moving ahead and making things better for people and economies.
Lazarus is a little late in his understanding of what is going. He still thinks that "bloggers" are the threat, or the potential replacement for mainstream media.
Neither MSM or bloggers have much of a business model, they are in the same boat.