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The crisp, clear spring morning greeted the pilgrims pleasantly as they approached St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church in Steelton, PA. The goal was to grow in Christ through education and prayer. Father Christopher welcomed around 20 faithful from the Harrisburg area to a retreat entitled: The Arena -The Battle of Great Lent.
Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos, priest-in-charge at Sts. Constantine and Helen in Toronto, ON, CA, is a graduate of the Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (Under University of Sherbrooke) where he received his Bachelor degree in Theology. He then continued his education at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, in Crestwood, New York, where he received his Masters of Arts in Theology with a specialization in Liturgical Theology.
Fr Theodore is currently working on his Doctorate of Ministry at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary focusing on Adult Religious Education and Liturgy. Fr. Theodore currently serves in the following capacities:
Professor of Pastoral Theology - Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy
Lecturer - Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College, University of Toronto
Orthodox Representative - Commission on Faith and Witness, Canadian Council of Churches
Founder of the "Re-Catechism" Adult Religious Education Movement
Host of "iSermon" Podcast on Ancient Faith Radio
Host of "Fr.TEDTalks" Video Podcast on Ancient Faith Radio
Fr. Ted presented the retreat in five subjects, extrapolating the hymn from the Triodion for the praises of Forgiveness Sunday. The hymn is as follows:
The arena of the virtues has been opened. Let all who wish to struggle for the prize now enter, girding themselves for the noble contest of the Fast; for those that strive lawfully are justly crowned. Taking up the armor of the Cross, let us make war against the enemy. Let us have as our invincible wall the Faith, prayer as our breastplate, and as our helmet almsgiving; and as our sword let us use fasting that cuts away all evil from our heart. If we do this, we shall receive the true crown from Christ the King of all at the Day of Judgment.
Each section of the retreat examined a portion of this hymn. The Armor of the Cross shows how we must deny the self and crucify our will to defend against the wiles of the enemy. The invincible wall of Faith shows it is only possible to protect ourselves through trusting in God. The breastplate of Prayer is used to continuously guard the heart from the darts of the enemy. The helmet of mercy/charity/almsgiving helps to defend our minds from evil thoughts by focusing on helping our neighbor. The sword of fasting--the only offensive weapon--helps to cut away evil desires by controlling our will through controlling our appetites.
We give thanks to God for Fr. Ted, our pilgrims and for the wonderful opportunity to grow in the Faith!
To listen to audio from the Lenten retreat, follow the link below:
The Arena: The Battle of Great Lent
https://stnicholassteelton.org/2019lentenretreat.html
Eastern Diocese Clergy Confession and Seminar in Philadelphia
GREAT LENTEN SERVICES AND CONTINUED PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19
Great Lenten Schedules
Fifth Week Lenten Vespers in Johnstown, PA


Get the ball in the hole in exactly the number of strokes listed in the par score displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.
Note that if you do better than the par score (that is, a birdie/eagle/hole in one), this achievement will not unlock. It has to specifically be the par score.
There are currently no gaming sessions for the Pardonable achievements that you can join - why not register and make a new session?


With a few extra days in a trip, you can afford to take your time seeing the sites. While that may be nice, you also don't want to waste any time. The trick is to find a nice balance so you cover a lot of ground without feeling rushed or overwhelmed. Being a walkable city, Boston makes that easy. And if a destination happens to be a little too far for walking, their public transportation system has you covered. Keep reading while we take you through a five-day trip in Boston.
Your first day in any city should always have flexible plans. You never know what delays you'll run into and then there's always traffic. Isn't that fun? Assuming your first day has at least a few hours to explore, go without a specific plan. Visit the Boston Common and the Esplanade. Both are open to the public and have plenty to see and do. It's an easy way to get your trip started and they should be on your Boston bucket list anyway.
Let go of all the negative connotations that come with being a "tourist" and embrace it for a day. Every city, including Boston, is full of sites that are considered tourist attractions. Chicago has Navy Pier, Boston has the USS Constitution. Chicago has Millennium Park, Boston has the Boston Common. Chicago has Lou Malnati's, Boston has Neptune's Oyster Bar. I could go on for days. To encourage tourist behavior even more, we recently shared 8 tourist spots to visit in Boston. This includes the Cheers Restaurant and Fenway Park among other popular destinations you will find groups of tourists visiting.
This is also a great day to visit a few monumental sites like the JFK Library & Museum, USS Constitution or Museum of Fine Arts. A few tips to keep in mind, do a little research before you go. Make sure you know the hours of the locations you'd like to browse around like museums and historical sites. Find out what their entrance fees are, if there are any tours available and buy tickets in advance for everything that you can. This will save you lots of time and it will usually guarantee your entry.
Even in our three-day guide to Boston, I still included a trip to Cambridge. This neighbor city is a gem all on its own. With the Harvard and MIT campuses located here, it's full of lively coffee shops, restaurants, bars and town squares. Walk through the Harvard Yard, take a photo on the steps of the Widener Library, enjoy one of the many museums from archaeology to art. Take a tour of the Harvard campus led by students, grab a cup of coffee in one of the local cafes and reflect on what you've seen and done in Boston so far. It's a great place to pretend like you're a local and just enjoy the beautiful day.
For the history lovers, take a walk over to the Longfellow House - Washington's National Headquarters. This gorgeous historical home takes tours through late October/early November before closing for the season. Grab photos of Memorial Church which has a beautiful architectural design before a bite to eat at one of Cambridge's many restaurants. Check out our recommendations in our Cambridge Neighborhood Guide.
This is the ultimate tour of Boston. It takes you through all the hottest spots in the city including the sites with the most historical significance. It's also a great route to deviate off of in case you want to see extra sites like Acorn Street. The tour itself is free and will take you through the North End, Downtown and Beacon Hill neighborhoods. Most of the sites are free like the Granary Burying Ground, Boston Common and many churches. You can view all of them and grab photos but several like the Paul Revere House cost an admittance fee.
Do a little research beforehand to create a route that suits your interests and allows you to veer off course if you'd like. This is also a great time to check out any of the freedom trail destinations that allow you to explore inside. Check out their hours and if there are any admittance fees so you can budget both time and money. Again, anything that you can purchase in advance is ideal so you can skip potential lines and save time.
I can't think of a better way to end a trip than eating your way through an Italian neighborhood. Am I right? The North End has everything from Neptune's Oyster Bar to traditional white tablecloth Italian restaurants and pastries so divine and indulgent, you'll feel guilty for weeks. If you're lucky enough to walk through on the weekends, they have a farmer's market in the morning with all kinds of produce and fish that were caught that morning. Being a Midwestern native, this is something I have never seen before so it was pretty cool.
A few recommendations while you're eating your way through the North End. Grab coffee at Thinking Cup. This local coffee shop has incredible lattes and cappuccinos and there's a ton of space to sit down and take your time. Grab some pizza at Umberto's Galleria or Locale. They're two different experiences so it depends on what you're looking for. Umberto's has traditional Sicilian-style pizza offered first come-first serve during lunch and is cash-only. Locale is a more trendy pizza joint with equally tasty pizzas that have every topping you can imagine plus appetizers and a great drink list. Grab some sweets at Mike's Pastries but be ready to wait in line. If you still have room left, head over to La Galleria 33 for mind-blowing pasta. As far as I'm concerned, you haven't had Italian until you've had pasta.


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UK Must Get to Grips with Brexit and MiFID II
Ed Marlow
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Gohar Lputian
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Authored by: Ed Marlow and Gohar Lputian
Asset Managers Face Some Difficult Decisions
2017 is proving to be a stressful and costly year for asset managers. The terms of the UK's exit from the EU will continue to be the subject of extensive debate, both politically and in the press. At the same time, MiFID II is just
around the corner, coming into force in January 2018 after having been put back a year due to the complexity of its implementation.
MiFID II recasts and broadens MiFID (the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) in response to the financial crisis. It will change the way asset managers operate and not just in terms of enhanced investor protection. The new rules affecting allocation of costs for research, the impact on the fixed income market, the prohibition on payments to financial advisers and the new significantly more onerous reporting requirements are all major issues for the industry players to deal with. One commentator has estimated that MiFID II will cost the financial services industry more than EUR 2.5 billion to implement. And smaller players will be hit hardest, having less ability to absorb these hefty costs.
As for the UK's proposed exit from the EU (the UK has yet to formally pull that trigger) we can expect the UK's financial services industry to be significantly impacted. However, quite what that impact will be is as yet unknown and will depend on what model is eventually negotiated for the relationship between the UK and the EU in place of the UK's current position as a full member of the EU. Of particular relevance for asset managers will be what the UK's access to EU markets will look like. Currently, asset managers along with other UK authorised firms have full access to EU markets under passporting rights, which allow them to carry on business in another EEA state whether or not through a branch.
There are difficult decisions to be made against an uncertain background. Some may need to establish subsidiaries in the EU – these will acquire EU passporting rights but for some the capital requirements may make this a costly exercise. Again, the biggest players are likely to have more flexibility to adjust to the new paradigm.
Of course, EEA firms currently operating in the UK under the EU passport face similar issues.
The general consensus is that the UK's exit from the EU will not see major changes to UK financial services legislation deriving from the EU. One reason for this is the cost already incurred by the financial services industry in meeting the requirements of the legislation, particularly the more recent legislation.
So we come back to cost. It also seems unlikely that financial services regulation in the UK will change materially in order to avoid UK authorised firms having to comply with yet more and possibly conflicting regulations. However, recent experience in relation to the regulation of derivatives (see the EU's EMIR and the US's Dodd-Frank) shows this is not a foregone conclusion.
Amidst all this uncertainty it is apparent that there will be winners and losers, and it is only gradually becoming clearer 'how the land lies'.
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Financial Services Update – March 18, 2011

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One of our readers Alexandra Kellner (facebook.com/alexandrakellner) made our pattern Samira using Turkish coins. I liked this idea very much and decided to share her picture and our pattern with all our friends.
Dear Friends! If u use our patterns to make ur jewelry and get nice result, we can post ur pictures on our blog too with all ur information (like name, links for blog, website etc.). Just send on our email the picture in good quality, name of pattern u used and ur information.
Also we can post ur own free patterns to advertice ur blog or shop.
Gostei muito da criatividade !!!!
Wow! That's beautiful. I'm gona try it out. Thank you for the pattern!
I love this one! Simple pattern, but the addition of the coins as dangles makes it look stunning!
Beautiful, elegant and very clever!
Muito bom gosto e bem feito. Bravo!!!


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Sorry Siraj and Indian team, racism not acceptable: David Warner
Siraj, on his maiden tour of Australia, and senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah were abused for two consecutive days by the crowd
David Warner. PTI file
Sydney, January 12
Australian batting star David Warner on Tuesday condemned the racist slurs hurled at Indian players, particularly pacer Mohammed Siraj, during the third Test here and said such behaviour by the spectators was not acceptable.
Siraj, on his maiden tour of Australia, and senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah were abused for two consecutive days by the crowd.
Play was, in fact, halted on the fourth day for a few minutes after the Indian team complained to the umpires, which led to the expulsion of six spectators from the stands and an unreserved apology from Cricket Australia.
"I'd also like to say sorry to @mohammedsirajofficial and the Indian team as racism, and abuse is not in any way acceptable or tolerated anywhere at any time, and I would expect better from our home crowd," Warner said in an Instagram post.
The Australian players had supported their Indian counterparts after the incidents with skipper Tim Paine even joining the Indian team huddle after Siraj's complaints on the fourth day of the drawn match.
India skipper Ajinkya Rahane said the abuse was hurtful.
About the match, Warner said it was great to be back after an injury kept him out of the first two games.
"It was great to be back out on the park again this week. Was not the ideal result for us but this is what Test cricket is all about. Five days of tough cricket and well done to our guys for working as hard as we could...congrats to India in the way they fought hard for the draw, and that's why we love this game, it's not easy. Move onto Brisbane now for the decider and what a place the Gabba is to play at," he said. PTI


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You are here: Home News News Archive Science News (2010) Beating Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle?
Heisenberg's original thought experiment assumed the diffraction barrier for microscopes. This limit has been beaten by modern technology not anticipated by Heisenberg, or Einstein or anyone almost 100 years ago.
demonstrate imaging and focusing from the far field with resolutions far below the diffraction limit.
This concept is realizable at any frequency where subwavelength resonators can be designed.
imaging down to a quarter of the optical wavelength.
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Q:  for many entities I have a model of the Aircraft and FleetItem model:
Aircraft.cs:
public class Aircraft : IDbEntity
{
    [Key]
    public int Id { get; set; }

    public string Type { get; set; }

    public int? MaxAltitude { get; set; }

    public int? MaxSpeed { get; set; }

    public int? NOfFirstClassSeats { get; set; }

    public int? NOfBusinessClassSeats { get; set; }

    public int? NOfEconomyClassSeats { get; set; }
}

FleetItem.cs:
public class FleetItem : IDbEntity
{
    [Key]
    public int Id { get; set; }

    public string RegNumber { get; set; }

    public int AirplaneId { get; set; }

    [ForeignKey("AirplaneId")]
    public virtual Aircraft Airplane { get; set; }
}

So, actually - FleetItem contains foreign key to Aircraft and registration number of the plane (regnumber is unique).
View Index.cshtml that I have now:
@model Core.Models.FleetItem
@{
    ViewData["Title"] = $"Add new plane to fleet";
}

@ViewData["Title"]

<form method="post" asp-controller="Fleet" asp-action="Add" asp-antiforgery="true">

        Registration number:
        <input asp-for="RegNumber" class="form-control" type="text" />

        <input type="submit" value="Add" class="btn btn-default" />

</form>

I need to link FleetItem with Aircraft.
Solution that I found: select all airplanes and pass them into view and output it using <select>.
This solution is suitable when I have a few Aircraft. But, if I have 1000+ aircrafts? It will be too big for the <select> list. So, I think about any search that returns Aircraft. It will be awesome. But, how to implement this? I think that solution somewhere exists but I can't find it.
Or can you suggest the best solution?

A: In terms of user experience the best option is to add a search box that will keep filtering your Aircraft on the flight, i.e. it will issue a request to a server to show say top 10 elements. This is a common approach to implement such a functionality.
I am not sure if you can easily implement in directly in the MVC model, but if you have some client-side framework, you can use it to achieve this. E.g. you can use popular select2 control that is capable of doing such things. As it's name suggests it's kind of an improvement over ordinary select to add all that stuff that you need.
Of course you could always implement it yourself for a simple case with ordinary input and a div popup.
P.S. You can google a little how to connect select2 with MVC e.g. here. But generally it should not be a big deal since it's just some AJAX request in web api that you need to support with the data + some client side script to connect it to your model.

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Q: How to use writeUTF() in python? (socket connecting with android studio) # server.py
import socket
import logging
message = u"GET~CARD\n"
size = len(message)
host = '----' #  ip
port = 9999            #  port

logger = logging.getLogger()
logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')

stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
stream_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
logger.addHandler(stream_handler)

server_sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET)
server_sock.bind((host, port))
server_sock.listen(1)

print("waiting")
client_sock, addr = server_sock.accept()

print('Connected by', addr)
data = client_sock.recv(1024)
print(data.decode("utf-8"), len(data))

while True:
    sendData = input('>>>')
    client_sock.send(sendData.encode('utf-8'))
    logger.info("sendlog")

    recvData = client_sock.recv(1024)
    print('client :', recvData.decode('utf-8'))
    logger.info("recievelog")

First I want to say sorry for not good at using English. I usually use google translator.
The upper code is my server.py code.
And I used
  is = new DataInputStream(client.getInputStream());
  os = new DataOutputStream(client.getOutputStream());

and readUTF();, writeUTF(); on Android Studio.
problem is that I can recieve messages on python server, but cant' in android client. I searched for it and I knew that readUTF() can only read one taht wrote in writeUTF().
So I want to get some help for connecting python and android, sending string message each other. is there any good way for it?


Established in 1993, this recognisable brand is the largest independently owned specialty retailer and online seller of fine quality teas and accessories in Australia.
Their 12 retail stores are located in high profile locations along the eastern coast in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Toowoomba, Townsville and Canberra, where they provide the ultimate tea experience to customers and a popular selection of teapots and accessories for purchase.
Currently they import over 30 tonnes of tea annually and this figure is growing due to the Australia's unquenchable thirst for good quality, ethically sourced, loose leaf tea.
A defining aspect of their identity is their quality assurance. All their teas are sourced from best practise farms across Asia, Africa, and even Australia, and only those containing minimum residue levels, no artificial flavours or preservatives are purchased - this making them a stand-out amongst their competitors. They have a high number of loyal customers including restaurants and cafes whom they engage with in store and across a range of social media platforms and mobile apps.
The current owners are at the limit of their capital and capabilities, resulting in the business being ideally positioned for a larger organisation with greater resources to capitalize on current and future growth prospects.


Earlier this year, actually around mid-summer, a friend and I had dinner at one of my favorite restaurants in Atlanta, Six Feet Under.
They have the BEST fish tacos and their potato chips are beyond yummy. I think they make them in-house. You may wonder how this restaurant got it's name.
Six Feet Under is located directly across the street from this.
Oakland is much more than an outstanding example of a Victorian garden cemetery. It is also a magnificent sculpture garden, botanical garden, flourishing wildlife habitat, public park and picturesque setting for quiet reflection.
Some of Georgia's most famous legends are laid to rest in Atlanta's oldest and most scenic cemetery. You can visit the gravesite of Gone With The Wind author, Margaret Mitchell and golfing legend, Bobby Jones.
This pic was taken from the roof top of Six Feet Under…my favorite spot when dining there.
After dinner, it was such a beautiful day we decided to drive the short block or so to nearby Grant Parkand walk around gawking at all the beautiful, historic homes in this Victorian neighborhood. I took a few pics of some of my favorites to share with you.
You'll notice a lot of neat exterior paint schemes. Isn't it beautiful how they highlighted the sunburst effect here…love it!
Check out the color of the porch ceiling on this house below. Here in the south, it's pretty common to see historic homes with porch ceilings painted a light blue that's affectionately known as "haint blue." Folklore has it, if you paint the ceiling of your front porch haint blue, it will keep any evil spirits or haints from entering into your home. It's also, thought to help by keeping annoying insects away. Why? Because they will think it's the sky and not land on it.
Don't you just love the south with it's quirky superstitions. I found some interesting information about the haint blue tradition HERE at Squidoo.com. I've copied and pasted a bit from their site, but there's a lot more about it at Squidoo, if you want to know more.
I discovered that Haint Blue is a spiritual and cultural based color especially in the southern United States. Back in the day, Haint Blue was mixed as milk paint formulas using lime and whatever local pigments were available. The color was mixed in pits dug on the properties where the painters were working. Hand-crafted Haint Blue translates into a range of colors, not any one specific color.
What does Haint Blue do?
Haint Blue is meant to look like water and keep the Haints out of your house making you safe from their influence. Speculation has it that the tints, tones, and shades from the blue-green to blue-violet part of the visible spectrum fools the Haints. Haints can not cross water. Using Haint Blue on doors, shutters, window trim, ceilings, the whole darn structure, can fool Haints and discourage them from "crossing" into your house.
It's believed that Haint Blue may fake out insects and birds as well. Using Haint Blue on exteriors supposedly looks like endless sky to the little critters and deters them from making themselves at home. No one can say for sure, but personally I think the key ingredient of lime in the milk paint formulas is what deterred the insects and birds, not the color itself. Modern paint formulas do not contain lime, so I'm not so sure painting your porch ceiling blue is going to help shoo the bugs and birds, but it certainly can be an attractive exterior color treatment.
This house makes me think "Christmas" with it's red and green color scheme. Is that Crossvine growing around the porch? Even the cute birdhouse coordinates!
Don't you just love all the ferns and that wonderful wrought iron fence?
Look at all the wonderful details on the trim of this Victorian home…especially around the turret and the peak…wow! I keep hoping this house will be on the Grant Park Christmas Tour of Homes one year…I'd love to see inside. I love that quirky keyhole window.
Wow…look at all those flowers! Is that a Snowball Viburnum on the left? This house was on the tour one year, so I've been inside and it is much larger than it looks here in this pic. It goes way, way back and has a large, beautiful, two-story porch on the rear.
I would never have thought of mixing pink and yellow together but I like how it looks on this house. I always find the homes that have these corner front doors so interesting. They are normally on corner lots, just like this house.
Why did we ever stop putting huge porches across the front of our homes? I know we have good ole air conditioning now…but wow, just look at the curb appeal!
I've saved two of my favorite homes in Grant Park for last. I've been in both of these homes during past tours. The one below stole my heart because of the two-story front porch. After being on this porch, I totally understand the appeal of an upper, second-floor porch.
Here it is…my favorite Grant Park home of all. Would you just look at all those porches…I count 4 in this pic alone…and there are more on the other side!
Yep, this is definitely my "stalker" house…the one that I MUST stalk each time I'm in the neighborhood. 🙂 The owners of this house recently completed an extensive restoration. I was thrilled when it appeared on tour one year…and it certainly did not disappoint! The brick and stone work on the front is just beautiful…this pic does not do it justice!
We had a little company across the street.
One of the features I truly love about this home, are it's porches. There are 3 porches on the front of the home and at least two on each side. This was my favorite side porch because of it's size and it's second floor location.
When I was in the process of adding a front porch on my home a couple of years ago, I searched online for a hanging lantern. I already had one in mind that I had found locally, but, as is my custom, I was torturing myself by checking out every possible hanging lantern that existed at that very moment for sale in the world. Do you ever do that…feel like you need to see every single specimen available on the market, before committing to "that one?" It's a disease…you don't want it!
Anyway, I came across this one hanging lantern (below) that was veeery, veeery different from all the others. And, it had a jaw dropping price of almost $2,000! I decided I'd have a little fun. I sent out e-mails to 3 or 4 of my closest friends telling them I was sooooo excited because I'd finally found THE lantern for my front porch…and I attached this pic. The responses I got back were hilarious and we all had quite a few laughs over that e-mail once they realized I was just messing with 'em and wasn't really planning on a Gothic-style bat and snake lantern for my front porch.
Fast forward…six months later, and I'm on a Grant Park Home tour with one of the above mentioned friends. We were touring my favorite house below, ooohing and ahhhing our way through this beautifully restored, Queen Anne Victorian, and had just reached the upper most floor. Before long, we found ourselves standing in the turret, and as I was gazing around admiring the shape of the room, my friend began elbowing me and pointing up. Yep, there it was…my snake and bat lantern…I couldn't believe my eyes! We both burst out laughing and the other folks on the tour looked at us like we had bats in OUR belfry. And, you know what? The bat lantern…it was absolutely perfect in that spot…maybe even $2,000 perfect.
Check out this great "haunted house" pic I stole from Really Rainey's blog, The Project Table. Stop by and see her fun Halloween tablescape…and turn up your speakers for the Halloween music she has playing.
These photos are amazing and I am in awe of the amazing architecture of the area-Another amazing place for me to come visit one day! Thanks for posting these great images.
Beautiful homes! The character of each is so amazing. I love the little stalkers.
I'm up early cracking up laughing at the restaurant's name! Someone has a fun and somewhat twisted sense of humor. I just love those old victorian homes with their beautiful interior woodwork. Also the old craftsman style and the homes that look like fairytale cottages. I always want to look inside to see if the interior furnishings match the exterior of the home. Sooo, on your tour did you find out how many of the homes were haunted and by whom? It is Halloween you know.
Susan…Your posts are always such a treat! I too love Ol' Victorians! Happy PS!
Interesting post. I loved learning about the cemetary and the blue!
I enjoyed seeing pictures of those beautiful homes. I'm trying to get my mom to paint her porch ceilings haint blue. I love that tradition.
What great pictures. Beautiful!! Happy Halloween to you.
What beautiful old homes! I'd love to live in one that looks like that, but I'd want it to be new. We have a similar neighborhood here in Raleigh, but much smaller, I'm sure.
I always enjoy home tours — love the Victorians!
Love love love those homes!! Oh I would so stalk that house! (and your story about the bat fixture is hysterical!) Thanks for sharing!
WOW! An amazing tour of homes and a funny little restaurant too. The fixture? Really neat (my hubby would die for this).
So many beautiful homes – thanks for the tour.
I love the painted ladies! Although, the pretty little cottages are more up my alley about now!
O, Susan…aren't these just wonderful!! In my next life, I will have one like these!! Porches, ferns and all!! Thanks for taking us along on this amazing home tour.
I would love to tour all those wonderful homes!! Thanks for sharing! So funny about the snake and bat lantern encounter!
Susan, Oh, to have the opportunity to roam around in those houses. I love the look of Victorian era houses, but somehow wound up living in a suburban tract style…go figure. Your photos are just wonderful. Happy Pink Saturday and I hope that you are enjoying your weekend.
Wow – what a wonderful tour of homes! I, too, love old homes. I'll have to post some of the ones on Mackinaw Island one day. Never got to go inside of them though. But I enjoyed reading about the ones on your post so very much. We have some beautiful old Victorian ones here in MI too.
Happy Pink Saturday and Happy Halloween.
oh my goodness so many charming homes!!
Fall blessing and Happy Halloween too!
I really enjoyed your stories and tour of the Grant Park area. Those are some beautiful Victorian Homes.
Very interesting about the Haint Blue paint. My porch has White beadboard, but maybe I should consider blue.
That was funny about the bat lantern. I think I would only want it hanging around this time of year though.
Don't know how people can be so clever as to come up with a name of a restaurant to go with the cemetary across the street. I guess it would help remember where i was.
Have a great weekend. I'll be back.
I really enjoyed the house tour. Thank you for taking the time to put it together for us. I hope you are having a wonderful Pink Saturday.
I know exactly the feeling you described when being up on the second story porch, as that's how I feel in my little gazebo! We're up on a wee bit of a hill & I look out & down to a pond with a fountain then across to a farm with a red silo & barn. I've said its like being in a tree house many times.
Happy Pink Saturday… I am so late today in getting my "pink" post done… Your home tour is fabulous!!! Very interesting to learn a bout Haint Blue… never knew that!
Great post! Have fun tonight. I love ALL your Halloween posts!
WOWZA..WOWZA…I have never seen a resturant over looking a cemetary before! Kind of neat, kind of creepy!
I actually like the bat lights but I am a little on the weird side.
I agree with you on the favorite house though with the keyhole window one coming in second.
They are stunning and I can only imagine the beauty inside.
Thanks for the tour of beautiful homes, Susan! Loved your interesting commentary, as usual. Someday I'll get back east so I can soak up all this beauty first hand!!
Susan, I thoroughly enjoyed this post today and next time I am in Atlanta will definitely make the time to first of all lunch at Six Feet Under, then tour the cemetary and then go take a look at those gorgeous Victorian homes.
I am one of those strange people who absolutely loves to tour cemetary's and this one sounds like a true gem. Thanks for the info.
What glorious architecture! I love these kinds of homes. I've always favored a house with porches. But yours, Susan, is my all-time favorite!
Beautiful your post this day !
Fabulous post Susan! Wow! I love all the old houses – what an absolutely charming neighborhood. I would love walking there, looking at all the houses! Happy Pink Saturday!
Oh what a fun virtual tour. Thanks for sharing with those of us that don't get to see such amazing houses with porches! Oh I loved it thanks for sharing and I loved the haunted house at the end. It was really cool.
Oh my gosh! Those houses are amazing!!!
I particularly liked your stalker house. Each year, relatives of ours who live in Chicago and sell houses, send us their business calendar, and each year I look through the months and pick out the houses I like. They all look similar to your stalker house.
Thank you so much for the fabulous tour of all the beautiful homes! They are so well restored and charming! I hope you have a Happy Halloween!
Susan. Thanks for the photos of the lovely victorian houses. They are so beautiful. For many years I hoped to live in one, and we even put a contract on one at one time, but backed out after the home inspection showed major problems. Now if I ever have to move again it will be to something senior-friendly, but I will always enjoy looking at victorian houses.
How lucky you are to be able to visit all these beautiful homes! I agree, front porches should still be a must! Happy Pink Saturday!
I never tire of looking at homes that have character and charm. I adore porches and these homes are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
What a wonderful tour of such beautiful homes. How I would love to peek in the windows!
Love your blog. Glad I'm a follower.
I posted my very first Pink Saturday and now I am hooked.
We are all having too much fun!
Hope you will stop by and see me sometime.
Oh that was fun, I love the houses. We have always loved homes with wrap-a-round porches and yet they aren't that common around here. We've never owned one, but we always drool over them. My favorite house is the little yellow cottage. I would love to have a big doll house to dress up and escape to on occasion.
I love old houses! The pictures are just beautiful. Yep, something about the porches. I did my own tour recently of a nearby town full of the beauties.
Ooh, Susan. I love your favorite, too. The detail is incredible. And, the fence is gorgeous.
Happy Pink Saturday, Happy Blue Monday and Happy Halloween.
I'm new to your blog and find myself visiting several times a day. It's so relaxing. It feels like I'm visiting with a friend.
Thank you, Susan. The homes are just lovely and your comments, as always, illuminating and entertaining. I love the name of the restaurant, and the bat fixture story is so amusing … delightful post!
Thanks for the shout out Susan… that was a cool old haunted house wasn't it? I got it from somewhere on the internet myself… Can't recall where… Great post… I loved every single one of those homes! There is a guy in Phoenix that will take a photo of your home and then oil paint it to look like a haunted house.. I am looking for him or his website… If I do I'll let you know.. wouldn't that be fun?
Oh Susan, I love the tour, thanks for sharing. I just love old historic homes and would love to see in each and everyone of those.
I can see why that last one is your fav, Gorgeous! Bet it is amazing inside!
My son lived in this area for a while. Actually, right next door to the green and red house (with coordinating bird house). We would turn into that gravel drive just right of the house to get to his place. I contacted the owners to let them know their house is here. Thanks for the tour. It was nice to go back there again.


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Molton Brown has become the latest premium brand to join the line-up at the Gloucester Quays designer outlet. The brand has taken a 2,184 square foot… View Article
Gloucester Quays celebrates milestone year with Molton Brown opening
Molton Brown has become the latest premium brand to join the line-up at the Gloucester Quays designer outlet.
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CBLDF Releases Working With Libraries! A Handbook For Comics Creators
By Betsy Gomez
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to release Working With Libraries! A Handbook For Comics Creators, featuring an introduction by Jeff Smith, and written by Eva Volin (Supervising Librarian, Children's Services, Alameda Free Library, Alameda, CA), Katherine Keller (Sequential Tart, UNLV), Jessica Lee (Teacher Librarian, Willard Middle School, Berkeley, CA), Amanda Jacobs Foust (Electronic Services Librarian, Marin County Free Library, Marin, CA), and Jack Baur (Teen Services Librarian, Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley, CA). The handbook is available now as a free download at cbldf.org. Printed copies will be available from CBLDF at booth #1920 during this week's Comic-Con International convention in San Diego.
Working With Libraries! provides comics creators with a valuable insider's perspective on the library world and the systems librarians have to navigate to bring comics to their patrons. The handbook details the basics of public, school, and academic libraries, explains the collection development process, and offers suggestions for ways creators can collaborate with libraries in developing events and programs.
In his introduction, Jeff Smith writes, "Modern librarians have done a lot of amazing work to make sure that comics have a place in their collections. Now it's our turn to learn what we can do to make libraries an even better place for the readers we both serve."
Working With Libraries! advances CBLDF's Banned Books Week education program, which also includes the Celebrate Banned Books Week! CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook (print copies are currently available from Diamond Comics using order code JUL141050 and cbldf.org) and CBLDF's Discussion Guides. This year's Banned Books Week takes place September 21 – 28 and will celebrate comic and graphic novels. To learn more, visit cbldf.org.
CBLDF's education program is made possible by The Gaiman Foundation and CBLDF's members.
You can view Working With Libraries below.
About Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians, and readers. CBLDF provides legal referrals, representation, advice, assistance, and education in furtherance of these goals.
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Flourite overall is a stone with a precise and well focused energy. It is a stone that strives to bring organization, stabilise mental health, improve the mind and teach its wisdom. Flourite breaks through negativity and clutter, replacing it with positivism, organization and purity. This stone sharpens the mind and brings forth quick thinking. Flourite helps the being to integrate what is already learnt to that which is to be learnt. Fluorite's healing offerings are speedy and precise and range from help for the respiratory system to pain relief. In its different forms, Flourite does have differing offerings, yet its undertones remain the same.
Blue John learns wisdom from everything and everyone; it holds so much solution and knowledge, that it seemingly is stone to have a never ending array of teachings that come from a never ending source. It continues to grow and develop, just as the physical and spirit being does. Through all of this, Blue John may never be fully understood, or its list of offerings ever fully known.
A stone that can be relied upon when situations arise that seem to have no solution, no understanding. Blue John will bring a sense of deep peace and clarity of the mind, guiding the being towards the light at the end of the tunnel.
Also, this is a stone that helps one know where to look for answers and solution, but that also brings teaching and wisdom. A stone to give fair view to both sides of positive and negative to bring forward the best possible outcome.
"There must be dark to have light, there must be negative to have positive, everything and everyone has a double side, it is how these are learnt and used that helps direct life's path"
Blue John can help to stir the correct energy centre at the time of need but without causing imbalance or upset. The main energy centres that are working alongside Blue John are the Third eye and the Crown. This is how the sufficient energy and wisdom is to come through to the being.
This is a stone that helps to keep the inner self organized extremely well. Blue John clears up negativity and clutter by cleansing and organizing, this then letting in light and making space for purity and centring. In turn these actions help the being to become more organized on the outside.
A stone that also helps the being find a soul sealer, something or someone that brings a resonating energy, a deep comfort like no other, a settlement. Blue John helps the being then integrate this positively into life itself.
This stone brings encouragement towards creating better stability and structure for both the inner and outer life. Blue John helps the being to see where old ways need to change and where usual belief and idea that has been held in high standard, actually now needs to move on, be let go of and evolve into something better.
Blue John sharpens the mind; it helps the being to process and store information on a clearer and faster rate. This stone also helps in putting this information into action where necessary and improves thinking speed.
A stone that settles erratic mental health, helping bring to the surface an exact focus area even one by one if needed, that can benefit from healing or organization. This lowers the possibility of having a confusing array of areas to decipher.
Blue John helps to ease and treat Asthma, brings healing to the respiratory system after illness or damage, and sooths inflamed sinuses. It can also help alleviate aches and pains, especially nerve pain.
This stone also helps the body to fight and clear bacterial infections, loosen and lubricate stiff joints, as well helping the body to hydrate its layers more thoroughly. This hydrating may well bring encouragement to take in more natural fluids, and be especially noticeable with a rise in energy, a clearer mind, improved concentration and healthier more youthful skin.
Blue John is here to keep close when all else fails, at times of confusion and seemingly no solution, when it appears there is nowhere to run, hide or turn to for answer. Use this stone as the needed connection, Blue John is a like a divine hand, learning from oneself as oneself shall learn from it, giving teaching, guidance and most of all, a way to the inner home.
"Close your eyes and you shall see me, open them and I shall remain, call for me and I am there, walk away and I shall follow. My touch is your touch, my tears are your tears, my laughter is your laughter, you are as I as I am as you, we are as one"


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Representative Works of Tea Paintings
Chinese tea culture came into being at the height of the Tang Dynasty, and Chinese tea paintings began to appear at about the same time. However, tea paintings of this time, like other drinking banquet paintings or recreation paintings, just displayed tea drinking and did not form art works showing the special essence of tea. In The Book of Tea by Lu Yu, there were tea paintings, but they mainly displayed the process of brewing tea so that people could know more about tea. In a sense, they were simply like advertisements of new food- But many poets and calligraphers among tea drinkers, headed by Lu Yu, made many beautifully conceived poems in tea parties. This aroused later generation to associate between art and tea and made later painters and calligraphers meditate on art works more deeply. Xiao Yi Wrangles Over the Masterpiece of Calligraphy Lan Ting by Strategy by Yan Liben in the Tang Dynasty is the earliest drinking tea together. On the right, the monks and Confucianist are talking about Buddhism and Confucianism as they wait for the tea. On tbe left, two servants, one old and the other young, are brewing tea single-mindedly. The old servant is putting the teapot on the stove and brewing tea elaborately, while the young one is holding a bowl, waiting to present the brewed tea to his master. With the expressions of the characters being true to life, the painting is meticulously drawn, reflecting the simple way that the lower-level Confucianists and monks drank tea. It set a good precedent in it that tea painting should not only display the material life of tea brewing and drinking, but should mainly express some thought. The painting is pregnant with the meaning that the Confucianst and Buddhists talked about doctrine as they drank tea. It shows that talking about tea was more important than brewing tea. The painting Auspiciousness and Happiness by Zhang Xuan displayed Emperor Minghuang of the Tang Dynasty drinking tea. In the painting, the emperor lies on his bed, with three maids of honor standing beside it. Another maid of honor is holding a teaset containing tea and fruit, and it appears that the emperor has just finished drinking tea and has ordered her to clear away the tea set. Judging from the tea sets, some specialists in tea think that this painting shows the way of making tea with loose tea in the early Tang Dynasty. But culturally, we pay more attention to the two words "Auspiciousness and Happiness," which was what the painter tried to express. The anonymous painting, Palace Music. shows the grand scene of imperial ladies drinking tea. In the palace is a luxury table, displaying liquor, a large utensil holding the tea, and a ladle to scoop out the tea. The maids of honor are all holding musical instruments,their foreheads broad and their jaws wide, their clothes beautiful, and their buns high. They sit on refined embroidered seats, some holding a bowl with both hands and drinking tea, others playing the four-stringed Chinese lute, Xiao (a vertical bamboo flute) or other ancient musical instruments. Some maids of honor are standing in attendance,while a cat is lying under the table. It can be seen from the viewpoint of tea culture that tea and liquor did not interfere with each other, but the main content of the painting is the combination of tea with recreation. Other tea paintings of the Tang Dynasty, according to documents, include the painting Brewing Tea and the painting Figures of Ladies Brewing Tea, but unfortunately they have been lost. Overall, during the Tang Dynasty, which was the pioneering stage of tea paintings, painters depicted the details and scenes of tea brewing and drinking concretely and minutely, but they did not show the spiritual connotation of tea in any depth. After all, this opened up a new field for tea culture. By visible artistic means, people not only realized the effects of tea, but also began to heed its spiritual experience. From the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, tea paintings were rich in content. They displayed either large tea banquets of palaces and officialdom, or scholars drinking tea in their studies, or the common people appraising and drinking tea. As most were painted by famous painters, the artistry of tea painting was further raised. Among them are many rare works of a high order, and more than ten of them are used for textual research. The painting Han Ximi Attending an Evening Banquet, painted by Gu Hongzhong during the Five Dynasties, depicts a large tea banquet. In it there are many vivid figures, who are drinking as women are dancing. Two maidservants are holding plates, on which the utensils look much like those in the painting Auspiciousness and Happiness, Therefore, some people think that at die banquet people drank both tea and liquor. Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, though not good at ruling his state, was a rare artist. He had a good knowledge of chess, calligraphy, paintings, and qin (a seven-stringed plucked instrument in some ways similar to the zither). He specially liked tea art. His painting Scholars. Gathering is universally thought to depict a tea banquet. In a noble garden with a pool, mountain stones and willows, there is a big square table, on which are fruit, refreshments, and tea. Around the table are more than ten scholars. At the lower comer on the left some servants are brewing tea, with glass tea sets, the stove, and the big baste for storing tea sets for future use, clear and recognizable. Behind lea table, between flowers and trees, is another table,on which there are an incense burner and a qin. This showed that scholars had made tea drinking elegant, not excluding music on the lute and the fragrance of flowers. In terms of achievements in art, the tea paintings by Liu Songnian in the Southern Song Dynasty take the first place. His paintings handed down to us include Rumpling Tea (showing the tea art of the Song Dynasty), Gambling Market in the Tea Plantation, and Lu Tong Brewing Tea. The last two paintings, in particular, have both profound implications and are great achievements in art, setting an example to later generations. The painting Gambling Market in the Tea Plantation depicts the appraisal of tea among common people. In it all the people, old and young, including women and children, have vivid expressions. The scene of appraisal of tea in a tea producing area is full of life. On the left a woman with a child is selling tea in her basket; in the middle a pedlar, with two baskets of tea on Ms shoulder pole, is also selling tea; on the right gamblers are appraising tea, which is the main theme of the painting. On either basket containing tea and teases on an old man's shoulder pole is a tag,on which is written, "First-Class River Tea." Old men, women and children all focus their attention on those appraising tea on the right, a detail which makes the theme "appraising tea" more prominent. The people appraising tea all have teasets. They match each other for good tea, showing great concern for the result. This painting shows the appraisal of tea among common people in the Song Dynasty. Vivid, detailed, and true to life, it is both a masterpiece of art and a precious reference material for the study of the history of tea drinking. The painting Lu Tong Brewing Tea, another tea painting by Liu Songnian, is vividly painted according to a poem on drinking tea written by Lu Tong, a poet during the Tang Dynasty. The painting some scholars, who are drinking tea under the moon by mountain stones and bamboo bushes in the field. It mainly reflects the experience and happiness of people drinking tea. It deserves to be particularly noted, for it is a portrayal of tea art which approaches nature. It can be seen from the tea paintings by Liu Songnian that in the Southern Song Dynasty tea culture influenced all walks of life and further increased its social effects. In the Song Dynasty there were other paintings reflecting scholars drinking tea in their studies. For example, in the anonymous painting Characters, a scholar sits up straight in his study, where books and paintings are placed on the desk, flowers are arranged in the middle, and a stove is put on the right. With the charcoal fire roaring,a child servant is working on the boiling tea. It is truly a leisurely and elegant scene. The painting Children Playing in Spring by Su Hanchen of the Song Dynasty, shows many children tuning the qin, practicing calligraphy, playing games, and tasting tea. It has the rich flavor of life and implies the children's friendship. In all, the Song Dynasty ushered in an epoch of tea paintings of great achievement. In the Ming and Yuan dynasties, tea culture had two characteristics. One was that it had deeper philosophic thinking, advocating agreement with nature and blending with mountains and waters, heaven and earth, and the cosmos. The other was that tea drinking among common people was developed, and that the friendship and harmony of tea drinkers deeply influenced all manner of people. Excellent tea paintings in the Yuan and Ming dynasties also reflected these two aspects. However, in contrast. painters at that time paid more attention to the connotation of tea paintings than to techniques of tea culture. This conforms with the overall trend in the development of Chinese tea culture. After the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the Chinese feudal culture became mature, and social and ideological conflicts became sharper, making tea painting sat that time more profound. Zhao Mengfu, a famous painter in the Yuan Dynasty, painted the painting Appraising Tea after the painting Gambling Market in the Tea Plantation by Liu Songnian in the Song Dynasty. The former attached more importance to the theme of appraising tea, delved other figures, and displayed the psychology of the four central figures in the latter by painting them in minute detail. In the painting, Lu Yu Tasting Tea, by Zhao Yuan, we see that unlike people in the Tang and Song dynasties who drank tea in studies, courtyards or palaces, people drank tea in mountains or fields, which reflected their broad minds. The anonymous painting Compatriots with One Mind in the Yuan Dynasty shows some lovely children drinking tea and baking stuffed buns, and is full of meaning. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Quan, the 17th son of Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu, developed Chinese tea art, and became a main representative of naturalistic tea drinkers. Owing to political frustration and complicated conflicts, he became a hermit and devoted himself to founding the naturalistic tea ceremony. Since then, frustrated scholars have followed him. Among them were and painters. For example, the painting Brewing Tea in Yuchuan by Ding Yunpeng depicts the scene of tasting tea on a mountain stone beside banana trees under bamboos. Wen Zhengming and Tang Yin (Bohu) of the "four outstanding people in Wuzhong" during the reign of Emperor Jiajing, all painted high-level tea paintings. Wen Zhengming's paintings-Lu Yu Brewing Tea, Tasting Tea, and Tea Gathering in the Huishan Mountain-all stress hiding in high mountains and jungles, while Tang Yin's painting Qin Player and two paintings entitled Tasting Tea are clear, grandiose and varied. All these are rare wc?ts in the history of tea paintings. In the Ming Dynasty, many scholars painted tea paintings, tasted tea in their studies, or drank tea together in bridal chambers. All these reflected certain living conditions and the wide use of tea among common scholars, but, compared with Tang Yin, Wen Zhengming and other master-hands, they are not worth mentioning ideologically or artistically. However, many illustrations in the collected works and novels of the Ming Dynasty, such as the painting of tasting tea in the courtyard, the painting of a lady tasting tea in her boudoir, the painting of tasting tea on a boat in a river with green lotus leaves, reflect the vivid tea culture and the broad social walks of life who engaged in it. The painting Sweeping Away Snow and Brewing Tea in the novel The Plum in the Golden Vase depicts figures and the scene vividly. In the Qing Dynasty there were also many tea paintings. Since the ways of making tea were then popular, tea paintings at that time attached importance to teacups and teapots and scenes with a view to reflecting social life rather than the details of brewing tea. In particular, tea paintings at the height of the period, when Kangxi and Qianlong were on the throne, mainly reflected harmony and liveliness. For example, the painting Spring Market at Peace by Ding Guanpeng during the reign of Qianlong depicts some even-tempered scholars, who are tasting fragrant tea on zisha tea sets by pine and plum trees on a broad and beautiful carpet of green grass, and an old man selling tea and fruit passing by with two baskets on Ms shoulder pole. The painting Enjoying the Moon by Leng Mei in the Qing Dynasty shows enjoying the moon and tasting tea in the garden- Tea drinking among common people in the Qing Dynasty was also very popular, a fact reflected in paintings by common people. For example, Yangliuqing woodcuts portray ladies playing cards while tasting tea. Besides this type of work, paintings on appraising tea after Liu Songnian's works and books on the art of tea painting by Mr. Yu Chuan (Lu Tong) were often seen. In the period of the Republic of China (1912-1949), civic tea culture was practiced on a large scale, and art works on teahouses I naturally followed. Tea paintings in books on the art of painting, as well as tea illustrations in novels, were nothing new. Generally, since the Tang Dynasty, tea was a major subject of painters, who produced many noteworthy works. The special character of tea made it an important way for painters to express their thoughts and feelings. These tea paintings simultaneously inspired tea culture itself, reflecting tea art and tea ceremony in visible forms and deepening peopled understanding of its inner secret.
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This study examined the long term effect on accident-types of red-light cameras at 41 signalized intersections in Melbourne, Australia. The cameras were installed in 1984, and reported accidents for the period 1979 to 1989 were used in the detailed analysis.
The Virginia Transportation Research Council released a report expanding upon earlier research into the safety effects of red light cameras in Virginia. Despite showing an increase in crashes, this study was instrumental in the return of red-light cameras to the state of Virginia. With a proven negative safety impact, the clear incentive to bring back the cameras was money.
3) The Red-Light Running Crisis: Is It Intentional?
In fact, before red light cameras arrived in the United States, that's exactly what our regulations instructed them to do. If too many people enter on red at an intersection, engineers were supposed to lengthen its yellow time. But in the year that red light cameras first started collecting millions in revenue on our shores, those entrusted with developing our traffic safety regulations dropped the requirement to fix signal timing, instructing engineers to "use enforcement" instead.
Indeed, according to the Federal Highway Administration, these problem intersections serve as a great location to hold a press conference. The agency offers a script for local officials to exploit a tragically mistimed intersection to call for the installation of additional red light cameras and tout their safety benefits.
But none of the reports that are supposed to tell us that red light cameras are responsible safety benefits actually say that. First, they dismiss increases in rear-end collisions associated with red light cameras as "non-significant," despite evidence to the contrary. Second, they do not actually look at red light intersection accidents. The latest accident study in Oxnard, California, for example, only documents accident reductions "associated with"—not caused by— red light cameras. Although that statement has little scientific value, it does have great marketing appeal if you don't look too closely.
A similar conflict of interest affects those entrusted with writing safety regulations for our traffic lights. The Institute of Transportation Engineers is actively involved in lobbying for, and even drafting legislation to implement, red light cameras. They are closely tied to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which in turn is funded by companies that stand to profit handsomely any time points are assessed to a driver's license.
This is by no means an exhaustive list. You can find more studies on the NMA website here: Red Light Camera Studies.


Building upon previous work of IICA and CTA and developing recommendations made at the agritourism investment seminar held at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture in October 2013 in Guyana, the Agribusiness Forum highlighted successes in strengthening links between agriculture and tourism industries.
Generate ideas for a regional project on sustainable sourcing by the tourism industry / supermarkets from small-scale farmers.
The two day meeting analysed and discussed a few selected successes in linking agriculture and tourism industry for improved market access and regional trade. The key players in these successes were invited. The drivers of success and their replicability were analysed.
This session will allow participants to give feedback on the field trips and interact with the owners and managers of the business visited.
Chef Dane Saddler, Chef Dennis McIntosh and Chef Shereen Holas will prepare a fabulous dinner at Sail restaurant in St. Georges.
Chefs are a critical actors in the agrifood chain. Succeeding in upgrading farmers supply chains to larger hotels and resorts and increasing demand for local products will be done largely through support from chefs who can creatively utilize local food in the top restaurants and hotels in the region and promote traditional cuisine.
Building upon the work of the two days, this session in groups will come up with top actions in key areas which could be implemented in 2015-2020 with strategic partnerships.
1 hour maximum WG session and 30mn to report in plenary.


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Texas man put to death for murdering 3-year-old, two others
By Crimesider Staff
April 17, 2014 / 10:00 AM / AP
HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Jpse Villegas, a man convicted of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend, her 3-year-old son and her mother 13 years ago at a home in Corpus Christi was executed by Texas prison officials Wednesday.
The lethal injection of Villegas, 39, was carried out after his attorneys unsuccessfully argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that he was mentally impaired and ineligible for the death penalty.
"I would like to remind my children once again I love them," Villegas said when asked if he had a statement before being put to death. "Everything is okay. I love you all, and I love my children. I am at peace."
Just as the pentobarbital began taking effect, he said, "It does kind of burn. Goodbye." He gasped several times, then started to breathe quietly. Within less than a minute, all movement had stopped.
Villegas was pronounced dead at 7:04 p.m., 11 minutes after the lethal dose of the sedative began. He became the seventh prisoner executed this year in the nation's most active death penalty state.
Six relatives of his victims witnessed the execution but declined to comment afterward.
"I was struck by the calm and peacefulness inside that room as opposed to the utter terror the victims must have been in as Jose Luis Villegas stabbed them," Mark Skurka, the Nueces County district attorney who prosecuted Villegas, said after watching the execution.
"He made no attempt to make peace with the family, apologize to the family or show any remorse for taking the lives of three people," Skurka said. "The family expressed to me that they are glad that this is finally over and that justice has finally been done, even though it took a very long time in their minds for this to happen."
Villegas' lawyers filed a last-day appeal asking the Supreme Court to stop his punishment, saying testing in February showed he had an IQ of 59. The high court denied it several hours later, slightly delaying the punishment. Four of the nine justices indicated in the brief court order that they would have given him a reprieve.
The Supreme Court has prohibited execution of mentally impaired people, although states have been allowed to devise procedures to make their own determinations. Courts also have embraced scientific studies that consider a 70 IQ a threshold for impairment, and the high court justices are reviewing a Florida law stipulating that number for death penalty eligibility.
The Texas Attorney General's office disputed the IQ finding, saying previous examinations of Villegas showed no mental impairment and the number cited in his appeal was based on testing after he received an execution date and had no incentive to do well on the test. State attorneys also argued his lawyers had 10 years to raise impairment claims but didn't do so until days before his scheduled punishment.
Villegas was convicted of fatally stabbing Erida Salazar, 23, her 3-year-old son, Jacob, and Salazar's mother, Alma Perez, 51, in January 2001. Their bodies were discovered by Salazar's father when he returned home after being excused from jury duty. Each had been stabbed at least 19 times.
Villegas, a former cook, dishwasher and laborer, was free on bond for a sexual assault charge and was supposed to go on trial the day of the killings for an incident in which a woman said he punched her in the face.
Police spotted Villegas driving Salazar's stolen car and he led them on a chase that ended with him on foot and urging officers to shoot him. When arresting him, police found three bags of cocaine in his baseball cap.
Following his conviction for capital murder, Villegas was convicted of two counts of indecency with a child related to the daughter of the woman he was accused of punching in the face prior to the slayings. Relatives have said Salazar's mother had urged her daughter to break up with Villegas when she learned of the sex charges against him.
Villegas also had convictions for making terroristic threats to kill women, burglary and possessing inhalants.
Attorneys argued the slayings were not intentional and Villegas was mentally ill. A defense psychiatrist testified Villegas experienced "intermittent explosive disorder," a condition that led to uncontrollable rages.
Villegas became the third Texas inmate executed with a new stock of pentobarbital from a provider corrections officials have refused to identify, citing the possibility of threats of violence against the supplier. The Supreme Court has upheld that stance.
First published on April 17, 2014 / 10:00 AM


I am a Christian. So is Keri Anne.
Johnny Molloy is a self-employed outdoor writer based in Johnson City, Tennessee. A Christian — member of First Presbyterian Church, native Tennessean and free-market capitalist, he was born in Memphis and moved to Knoxville to attend the University of Tennessee. He is married to the former Keri Anne Sherwood of Johnson City, Tennessee. Johnny is a Gideon.
It was in Knoxville where he developed his love of the natural world that has since become the primary focus of his life.
It all started on a backpacking foray into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. That first trip, though a disaster, unleashed an innate love of the outdoors that has led to his spending over 150 nights in the wild per year, over the past 25 years, backpacking and canoe camping throughout our country and abroad. Specifically, he has spent over 800 nights in the Smokies alone, where he cultivated his woodsmanship and expertise on those lofty mountains.
After graduating from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Economics, he continued to spend an ever increasing time in the natural places, becoming more skilled in a variety of environments. Friends enjoyed his adventure stories, one even suggested he write a book. Soon he was parlaying his love of the outdoors into an occupation.
The Top Trails books are guidebooks, each containing 50 recommended hikes that takes the reader on a detailed journey to infrequently visited sites, from highland meadows and open vistas to pristine mountain streams and pioneer farms in the two most popular national parks in the East.
Trial By Trail is a narrative, a collection of 14 real life backpacking adventure stories that weave Smoky Mountain truth and lore along with practical backpacking tips and glimpses of his growth as a woodsman.
The Best in Tent Camping books parlay his vast camping experiences throughout the Southern Appalachians, Colorado, West Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Kentucky and Florida into concise guides of the 50 best tent campgrounds in each area offering the finest scenery and recreational opportunities the South, Appalachians and Rockies have to offer.
Beach and Coastal Camping in Florida details the 24 best oceanside camping for tent, pop up and RV campers. This includes the sandy white beaches of the panhandle to the islands of the Keys. Beach & Coastal Camping in the Southeast follows the format of the popular beach camping Florida book, except it expands the scope to include beach camping destinations from Maryland down the Atlantic, then around the Gulf all the way to the Mexican border. 50 Hikes in South Carolina.
A Paddler's Guide to Everglades National Park was his initial foray into water oriented guidebooks. This informative guide includes detailed descriptions of all the commonly paddled routes and campsites in the Everglades and helpful information for paddlers who explore the backcountry. It includes over 50 photos. He is soon to be working on the second edition of this book.
Hiking Trails of Florida's National Forests, Parks, and Preserves details all the hiking trails of the Sunshine State's vastly underused federal lands such as Everglades National Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore and the Ocala National Forest. Molloy also gives talks to various groups about the outdoor life.
The Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Handbook is a comprehensive guide covering every marked and maintained trail in this jewel of the Southern Appalachians. It also details campgrounds, swimming holes, fishing streams, picnic areas and gives vital information that every visitor to Mount Rogers needs.
He wrote Long Trails of the Southeast. This offering covers long trails, as an alternative to the Appalachian Trail, of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. It will give long distance and day hikers pertinent trail information they need to enjoy these lesser used pathways of the South.
60 Hikes in 60 Miles: Nashville informs readers about all the best hiking and walking destinations in the greater Nashville area, from city parks to state parks and more. It highlights everything from paved greenways to rugged foot trails of the Highland Rim. He also helped San Antonio native Tom Taylor with the book 60 Hikes in 60 Miles: San Antonio & Austin. Johnny discovered hiking in Texas can be quite a treat!
The Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area Handbook, a comprehensive guide, is similar to the Mount Rogers book and tells about everything you can do in the scenic swath of Tennessee and Kentucky.
Molloy's 2nd adventure book is entitled From the Swamp to the Keys: A Paddle through Florida History. Johnny started at the Okefenokee Swamp, headwaters of the Suwannee River and paddled the Suwannee to the Gulf. From there he paddled a sea kayak from the Gulf past Tampa Bay to the Everglades. And from the Everglades, he paddled to the Keys and the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way, Molloy explored the history of Florida, and how the state has changed over time. During this voyage unforeseen adventures occurred.
Johnny also updated Bob Sehlinger's classic A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to Kentucky. In this book he updated the rivers included, then added several more that have reveal more paddling opportunities in the Bluegrass State. He then returned to the Sunshine State and paddled more, enhancing, rewriting and updating of another classic paddling guidebook, A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to Florida. Johnny paddled all over Florida and added many new streams to the old book, as well as updating river access, maps and more.
Johnny teamed up with Countrymen Press and wrote 50 Hikes in the North Georgia Mountains, and 50 Hikes in South Carolina and 50 Hikes in the Ozarks. Both places are underutilized hiking destinations. He has also written 50 Hike in Alabama and 50 Hikes on Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau for the outfit.
Johnny has written 8 books in the Best Easy Day Hikes series for Falcon. These guides present 20 shorter hikes centered on a specific area. Johnny has written these for Richmond, Virginia, Greensboro, Springfield, Illinois, Tampa, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, New River Gorge in West Virginia, and Cincinnati.
Another release is A Falcon Guide to Mammoth Cave National Park. It covers not only the caves of this American icon, with the largest known cave system in the world, but also above ground pursuits, such as hiking, paddling and camping. Johnny covers everything a visitor would need to know to make the most of their trip to Mammoth Cave, the pride of Kentucky.
The latest adventure story book, his 3rd, is Hiking the Florida Trail: 1,100 Miles, 78 Days, Two pairs of Boots and One Heck of An Adventure. It is the first narrative book detailing a thru hike of the Florida Trail.
Other endeavors are Hiking Mississippi, Best Hikes Charlotte, for Falcon Press.
The Backcountry Fishing book is his first how-to guide, which he enjoyed writing. It offers practical tips on angling in the back of beyond and is written in a fun style with lots of real life experiences thrown in to help the reader enhance their angling adventures.
Paddling Georgia is a paddling release. It details 38 paddling destinations throughout the Peach State, from mountain streams, to the Piedmont and on to the Atlantic Ocean. He has also written Paddling Tennessee, covering his home state.
Johnny has written a hiking guide to his hometown region, Johnson City, Tennessee.
He has also jumped into history writing, with his book Hiking Through History: Virginia. Here, Johnny details 40 hikes with an historic bent to them.
Johnny also continually works on revising and updating his guides. Many are in their 5th edition.
Molloy has also written numerous articles for magazines, and for Web sites, such as Away.com.
He continues to write to this day and travel extensively to all four corners of the United States endeavoring in a variety of outdoor pursuits.


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The Shriners Children's Texas is a 30-bed non-profit pediatric burn hospital, research, and teaching center located on the campus of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, US.  Part of a 22-hospital system, it is one of the three Shriner's Hospitals that specialize exclusively in burn care and consists of an intensive care unit with 15 acute beds and a reconstruction and plastic surgery unit with 15 reconstruction beds along with three operating rooms and beds for orthopedic and spine care. The hospital is verified as a burn center by the American Burn Association and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.  In 2012, the hospital joined the Texas Medical Center as its 50th member institution.

History
In 1962 the Shriners of North America allocated $10 million to establish three hospitals that specialized in the treatment and rehabilitation of burned children.  After visiting 21 university-based medical institutions, the decision was made to build the first pediatric burn unit on the campus of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB).  In 1963 the "Shriners Burns Institute" began operation in a seven-bed ward in John Sealy Hospital, the teaching hospital for UTMB.  In the interim, a specialized Shriner's Burns Hospital was being constructed on land adjacent to the university, that had been donated by the Sealy & Smith Foundation. Work on the hospital was completed in 1966 and the institute moved in shortly after.

By the late 1980s the Shriners began to study the possibility of replacing the aging 1966 hospital.  Since their orthopedic children's hospital in nearby Houston was also slated to be replaced, the organization studied combining the two institutions and basing them in the Texas Medical Center.  However the Sealy & Smith Foundation and the Moody Foundation both offered substantial financial and logistical support to the organization if it would choose to stay in Galveston.  With Galveston foundations willing to cover much of the cost of a new hospital, the Shriners agreed to remain in the island city and renewed their agreement with UTMB.  In 1989 construction commenced on a new eight-story hospital tower that would be equipped with 30 beds, three operating rooms, a 163-seat auditorium, research & rehabilitation facilities and a skywalk directly linking the hospital with UTMB's John Sealy and Children's hospitals.  The new hospital was completed and occupied in 1992, followed by Sealy Smith Foundation purchasing the 1966 hospital and donating it to UTMB for use as a research facility.

Hurricane Ike
The hospital was damaged by Hurricane Ike in September 2008. In light of the cost of repairs and the economic downturn, the Shriner's National Hospital Board planned to mothball the facility in the aftermath of the storm, however the Shriners National Convention overturned the decision and voted to repair and reopen the Galveston facility.  Prior to the storm, the hospital serviced both burns patients and patients with cleft lip and palate disorders.  However, when the Galveston hospital reopened in 2009, the decision was made to relocate the cleft lip program to the hospital's sister institution, the Shriners Orthopaedic Hospital for Children in Houston.

Merger and Expansion
In January 2020 it was announced that Shriners Hospital for Children in Houston would be closing their facility and transferring staff and programs to their sister hospital, Shriners Hospital for Burned Children, in Galveston.  The merger was expected to be completed by the 4th Quarter of 2020 with the closing of the Houston Hospital occurring in early 2021. After the merger the Shriners Hospital for Burned Children -- Galveston would be renamed Shriners Children's Texas, to reflect the expanded programs and services.

See also

Shriners Hospitals for Children
List of Texas Medical Center institutions
List of hospitals in Texas

References

External links
Shriners Hospital for Children - Texas

Hospitals in Texas
Hospital buildings completed in 1966
Hospital buildings completed in 1992
Healthcare in Galveston, Texas
Buildings and structures in Galveston, Texas
University of Texas Medical Branch
Institutions in the Texas Medical Center
Texas
Children's hospitals in the United States
Children's hospitals in Texas

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We have many varieties of Bananas and Plantains. They are shipped in a 3 gallon size container. Bananas are a fast growing tropical plant so feed them well once you get them to your home. Our dwarf varieties will fruit quicker and are suited for growing in a pot.
The Cavendish is the most common of the varieties and the most popular. All members of the Cavendish group are grown commercially and comprise most of the bananas imported into the United States today. They are easily grown on a wide range of soils. The only difference between the Cavendish and the Dwarf Cavendish is their tree size. They all have a mild, sweet, pleasant flavor.
DC - DWARF CAVENDISH - The name 'Dwarf Cavendish' is in reference to the height of the pseudostem, not the fruit. The fruit is slightly smaller than grocery store commercial bananas. Will fruit at 4-7'. Wind resistant due to the plant's short stature. Cold tolerant and will withstand temperatures down to frost. Produces large heads of fruit that should be propped up. The fruit is very sweet. Resistant to Panama Disease but susceptible to attack by the banana corn borer and nematodes.
Musa Double Mahoi is a Dwarf Banana plant that only grows 5 to 6 feet tall. A very rare and unusual plant that produces two large heads of fruit on the same plant. Fruit is very tasty and sweet considered AAA+. Double (Mahoi) is a Dwarf Cavendish mutation. Mahoi means twins in Hawaiian. Makes a great house or container patio plant. The stem is sturdy and the overall appearance of the plant is very strong. Great disease resistance Zones 8 and up great wind resistant.
GN - GRAN NAINE - Mutant of the original Cavendish. Will fruit at about 8 - 10 feet. It produces large heads of fruit that is sweet and delicious. Margin of red on the leaves. Resistant to Panama Disease but susceptible to attack by banana corn borer and nematodes.
IC - ICE CREAM - Tall plant, 16 -18 feet when well raised. The skin of the fruit is an unusual greenish-silver blue color when unripe but turns to a light yellow color when ripe. The pulp is snow white. Taste is delicious, very sweet with just enough acidity to offset the sweetness and make an interesting taste. Vigorous grower and produces heads of fruit as large as 50 pounds. Adaptable to most soils and is quite cold hardy. Resistant to Panama Disease but susceptible to attack by banana corm borer and nematodes.
PC - PISANG CEYLON (an improvement on 'Mysore') may very well be the best tasting lady finger banana in the world. This sturdy banana is resistant to the Banana Streak Virus. 'Pisang Ceylon', has a shelf life that out last other lady finger banana types by several days. Height of 12-14'.
DB - DWARF BRAZILIAN - This is very similar to the larger 'Brazilian' but much shorter. Its sweet bananas are also smaller than that of the 'Brazilian'. Its smaller stature makes it more suited to small gardens, greenhouses and large containers. It fruits between 7.5 ft to 9 ft. It has a strong thick pseudo stem and a strong root system. Leaves are medium in length and will reach mature sizes of 1 meter. Leaves tend to be quite leathery and tough. It has shown good wind tolerance in storms up to 50mph. It has a tendency to hold its leaves tight with short petioles. The color ranges from Kelly green to a nice deep Forest green. Fruit quality is considered one of the best. It is cold tolerant, and resistant to all diseases. Fruit will ripen on the plant without splitting. One can harvest by shaking the plant and having the ripe bananas fall down. The male flower is quite tasty when cooked and eaten in a salad.
DNW - DWARF NAM WAH - Also known as 'Pisang Awak' and other names throughout the world. This group of lady finger bananas produce large sized bunches of sweet delicious fruit that is prized in the indonesian areas as well as the U.S. Somewhat sensitive to Panama Disease(fusarium wilt) The underside of a young leave is reddish-brown, turning green with maturation.
PH - Praying Hands - Very collectible dessert banana. Perhaps the most unusual and distinctive of all banana fruits. Two adjacent hands of bananas are fused, giving the appearance of praying hands. The fruits are delicious. When totally ripe, individual bananas can be carefully separated from each other. Another way of serving: cut across the "hands" and eat with spoon. Mature Height 12-14'.
HM - HUA MOA This plantain grows to 14 feet tall. The most unusual feature about the Hua Moa is its very fat fruit. It is widely grown in South Florida and very popular among the Cuban community. It actually falls in between plantain and a banana. Its texture has no fiber at all and the effect when fried is just delicious. They are also very good baked either ripe or green. The Hua Moa is somewhat cold sensitive. The fruit must be harvested before it ripens on the plants or it will split before turning yellow. It is resistant to Panama Disease but are susceptible to attacked by nematodes and corm borers.


At Charles Darwin Primary, extra-curricular enrichment and activities are a core foundation of the school's ethos.
Our extended school day offer is a unique feature of the school. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we run our elective programme. These are high quality, optional enrichment clubs that are led by members of staff and external providers and run from 3pm to 4pm free of charge.
Our electives allow our children to explore areas that they perhaps never have done before, widening their horizons and providing them with further choices and interests for their future lives.
Our electives are run primarily by members of the Charles Darwin team. Where an elective is run by an external provider, we ensure that they are providing high quality activities and opportunities for our students and adapting to fit the needs of our children.
The programme also allows children to begin to make choices for themselves and help to shape their future learning and careers. All students also have the chance here to build upon important life skills such as social interaction, independence, creativity, physical capability and communication and language skills.