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EastEnders: Ronnie Mitchell shocks Albert Square with baby bump
RONNIE Mitchell shocks her little sister Roxy after arriving back in Albert Square heavily pregnant.
SURPRISE: Ronnie returns with a bun in the oven [BBC]
Viewers last saw her in June when she decided to leave Walford for the sake of her unborn child.
She confided in her cousin Phil that she kept a gun and swore him to secrecy about her pregnancy.
Ronnie finished her relationship with Charlie Cotton, the unsuspecting father of her baby, and said her goodbyes to family.
But later this month she will return for Phil's wedding to Sharon Rickman – and the first person she goes to see is her sister Roxy who had no idea she was expecting.
But everyone will have to wait and see whether she tells Charlie he's going to be a dad.
As fans know, Ronnie's daughter Danielle Jones was hit by a car and died in her mum's arms minutes after revealing her identity.
Grief-stricken Ronnie was delighted when she got pregnant the following year but she was again left heartbroken when baby son James died of cot death.
His death led to the baby swap storyline and Ronnie was sent to prison.
On her release Ronnie returned to Albert Square a tougher character and killed twisted villain Carl White in a bid to protect her sister.
An EastEnders insider said: "Ronnie is one of the soap world's most-loved characters. She's your typical tragic heroine and all fans have ever wanted is for her to be happy and have a child. When she returns she's positively glowing.
"She'd given up on having a baby after all the heartache she's suffered over the years, so when it happened it was a nice surprise."
Catch Ronnie's return on BBC1 a week on Friday.
Daily Star Sunday


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Africa, Middle East PC Market Suffers 28.7% Slump - Business Journal
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market suffered a 28.7% year-on-year slump in shipments in the final quarter of 2015, according to the latest insights from global technology research and consulting firm International Data Corporation (IDC).
Shipments fell for the third consecutive quarter in Q4 2015, with the decline representing the steepest ever recorded in the region for a single quarter.
In a shift from earlier quarters in the year when the decline in desktop shipments was notably less pronounced than the decline in notebooks, this time round both product categories declined at a similar pace.
Indeed, IDC's Quarterly PC Tracker shows that desktop shipments declined 29.4% year on year in Q4 2015 to total 1.3 million units, with notebook shipments falling 28.2% over the same period to total 1.9 million units.
"Similar to the previous quarter, Turkey, the 'Rest of the Middle East' grouping (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, and Palestine), Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan experienced the sharpest declines within MEA," says Fouad Charakla, Senior Research Manager for personal computing, systems, and infrastructure solutions at IDC Middle East, Africa, and Turkey.
"The reasons for these declines varied from country to country, but included high levels political and economic instability and uncertainty, low oil prices, increasing security concerns, and volatile currency fluctuations, especially with the U.S. dollar becoming more expensive."
Once again, the top three vendors remained unchanged in Q4 2015. The continued focus of these vendors on the commercial segment has contributed significantly to their ability to remain at the top of the rankings, since they combined to serve almost 70% of the region's commercial PC demand during the quarter.
Overall, HP maintained the top spot in terms of market share, despite experiencing a fall of 27.4% year on year, while second-placed Lenovo suffered a decline of 29.9% on shipments. Dell, on the other hand, escaped with a mild decline of 8.7% year on year as the vendor had experienced a relatively slow quarter during the same period last year.
Declining slightly slower than the overall market at 23.2% year on year, Asus overtook Acer to claim fourth position, while Acer experienced the fastest decline among the top vendors at 42.9% year on year.
Similar to previous quarters, the local assembly of desktops continues to slow as a growing portion of end users opt for refurbished PCs, upgrades, or to prolong their refreshment cycle altogether as they increasingly shift their usage towards mobile phones and tablets.
"As market sentiment remains low, IDC expects to see a delay in the recovery of PC demand," says Charakla.
"Overall, 2016 will experience a further decline on 2015, as growth is only expected to occur in the second half of the year. A slightly stronger recovery is expected during 2017, after which the region will continue to experience a period of slow growth over the longer term. As the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets will continue to inhibit demand for PCs, vendors and channels across the region are expected to plan and order cautiously so as to avoid being left with high inventory levels."
Similar to IDC's previous forecasts, there will continue to be a gradual shift in the weight of demand from consumers to the commercial segment as a growing proportion of home users switch from PCs to tablets and smartphones while commercial end users maintain a greater loyalty to PCs.
As a result, commercial demand for PCs in the region is expected to surpass that stemming from home users by the year 2017.
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One man was killed in a chain-reaction crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 84 and County Road 4126 in Hermleigh late Monday night, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
In a preliminary crash report, DPS said Pete Castro, 29, of Snyder, was a passenger in a 2014 Ford SUV traveling east on County Road 4126, which was struck by a Toyota SUV heading north on US 84 as it attempted to cross the highway.
The Ford SUV spun around in the northbound lane and was subsequently struck by an oncoming tractor trailer, the DPS said. The Toyota SUV was forced into an Allsup's fuel station at the intersection.
No other details were provided, nor were the names or conditions of anyone else involved in the crash. It's still under investigation, DPS said.


So many of the artifacts in the suitcase are so random, I am going to have to do some deep digging to shed some light on them. I've posted some of these in the Artifact Library, but as I get more inform on them, I'll be sharing my updates here.
What prompts someone to copy down song lyrics? During my research, I remembered my own reasons.
"Day by Day" was written in 1945 by Paul Weston and Axel Stordahl with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was first recorded by Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra (August 22, 1945).
I'm a nut for this genre of music, so I was momentarily caught up in the backstory of Sammy Cahn. While you may not recognize his name, you probably know all the words to the majority of his songs…they are almost part of the human genome at this point.
We weren't completely different, she and I. I too can spend hours in an antique mall, as long as it is the jumbled kind, full of random stalls ranging from prim doilies displayed on elegant sideboards to towering stacks of milk crates full of random junk. Mildew, dust and the smell of long-ago fills the nose. It's a smell that can automatically identify a place, as fresh cut lumber identifies the hardware store and leftover grease and cigarette smoke marked our favorite bar.
The fifth store of the day was one of the higgledy-piggledy ones, and I happily escaped from the group and headed into the maze of stalls. I was going through a pottery-barn/shabby chic phase (I know, don't judge) so when I saw a small, brown suitcase that would fit exactly under our side table, I snagged it.
I popped the latches and opened the lid. Inside the purple silk-lined case were stacks of paper. Shuffling them around, I found a pile of black and white photos and some hand-written letters. Underneath a brittle paper map of Paris were scores of film negatives. Holding a negative against the fluorescent light that buzzed overhead, I saw a man wearing a military uniform posing in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. As I continued to dig through the contents, I couldn't believe no one had been bothered to go through them…if only to sell the individual pieces. It's common for antique stalls to have a basket of old photos and postcards, priced at a couple of dollars a piece. I always poke through these, but can never bring myself to pay top dollar for family portraits, no matter how delightful and candid they are. The more I dug, I suspected I had the remains of someone's life in my hands.
I was eager to start piecing it all together. Like snuggling down with a new book, you could end up anywhere.
The paper tag attached to the handle of the case told me this life could be passed into my safe-keeping for $10.
I snapped the latches shut and carried the case back to the family unit. As I walked, the contents shifted, and the weight of the person inside pulled at my shoulder.
The typically British guilt over even the slightest of windfalls had my stomach in small knots. Slick-palmed and trying to keep my grip on the smooth handle of the case, I approached the cashier. I was going to my doom. I envisioned her popping the latches, raising the lid and slowly turning the case around to face us. Presenting the evidence, my downfall, with a raised eyebrow. "Ello 'ello…what do we have here, then?" My pious in-laws; smug witnesses to their heathen daughter-in-law, shaking their heads as I was led away in cuffs. The crime: Stuffing a $10 suitcase full of $100 worth of over-priced antique mall ephemera.
On the offensive, I opened the case on the counter before the cashier had a chance to do it herself.
"All this was in the case…" I started.
The suitcase stayed on my lap all the way home. I didn't want to open it again in front of my family. I didn't trust them. They wouldn't understand why I would be so excited about sifting through a stranger's old papers. I also wanted to keep the mystery a little longer, scared if I took a second look I'd discover it was just a mishmash of un-related crumbling papers..not a mystery at all. I kept thinking of that 'deep-breath' moment right before you crack open a new novel. Turning the first page is an exciting prospect: you may soon be off on an adventure..or you might just have a dud. I didn't want anyone around when I realized I had bought a dud.
Later that night, I took inventory. The same man appeared in the majority of the photos. The same name was on several papers. Every thing seemed to be connected but the pieces were also wonderfully obscure and random.
I must admit, I gloated a bit.
That evening, I got as far as sliding each item into it's own protective sheet, trashing an entire semester's worth of theater history notes and carefully inserting the clear sleeves into an old 2″ UNCG binder. The suitcase went under our side table. It fit perfectly, just as I'd thought it would.
Over the next couple of weeks, I would flip through the binder, hold each negative up to the light and re-read the anonymous letters again and again. I would unfold the map of Paris and study the numbers that had been written on the map in colored pencil, struggle to re-fold it properly without tearing the weak folds and slip it back into it's page protector.
It's been 10 years. I no longer have in-laws. The suitcase and I have lived in 5 different houses. Now the case resides in the downstairs bath, filled with medical supplies you don't usually keep out: bottles of hydrogen peroxide, wart-remover cream and a portable heart-rate monitor. The binder has always sat on a shelf in my various home offices/craft rooms. It was occasionally flipped through, though never shared with anyone.
It's finally time to sit down and turn the first page. I don't know where this story will take me, but I hope to learn something new. I hope that the man from the suitcase has some living family members that would want to be re-united with Grandpa John's photos and letters.
I'm done hoarding his life. Want to come along?


f-ej6 launches fireballs at BRE and the other half of the bunny wave and anything else in sight that moves.
That's a little better. But fire is so overrused and cliche.
f-ej6 kisses BRE on the lips, stealing his life away, and exhaling it like a smoke ring.
And a good thing I have this extra life stored in my pocket!
No, she picked your pockets first.
I meant the, uh, pocket in the pair of jeans I'm not wearing. At home. And stuff.
Or maybe she couldn't FIND all of my pockets. Or MAYBE I'm making things up as I go!
OOCMe: Woah...(*Slowly stands up.*) That was completely uncalled-for, sir! (*Drops glove.*) Pistols. Dawn. The candy volcano. Sound good?
A ripple of bunnies roll over OOCVor as he tries to stand up.
OOCMe: I'll duel all of you guys LATER!
...I think they demand satisfaction now. They're going for the throat, rather like the Rabbit of Caer Bannog.
OOCMe: Good thing I'm wearing this massive and armored fluffy collar around my neck, then. COME, MY ARMIES!
You've just made a lot of ant-rabbit fusions. I hope you're happy.
Ytasv continues devouring stray bunnyripples.
*Almost feels that he is missing something with the fireballs. But it soon passed.
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The bear rooting around over to BRE's left: "Hey! That was offensive!"
Then the moon, in all it's splendor, farted.
OOCMe: Don't MAKE me make an omelette out of you, Luna!
Kraggi, being the moon, was offended by being called Luna. So he threw a moon rock at the offender.
Hey...what's that moon doing there?
GO FORTH MY ARMY OF CYBORG-NINJAS. CONQUER THE MOON!!!!
And lo and behold, an army of cyborg ninjas came forth to conquer the moon.
But Kraggi repulsed them, because Kraggi is repulsive.


You install the View Agent service on all virtual machines, physical systems, and Terminal Service servers that you use as sources for View desktops. On virtual machines, this agent communicates with View Client to provide features such as connection monitoring, virtual printing, View Persona Management, and access to locally connected USB devices.
If the desktop source is a virtual machine, you first install the View Agent service on that virtual machine and then use the virtual machine as a template or as a parent of linked clones. When you create a pool from this virtual machine, the agent is automatically installed on every virtual desktop.
You can install the agent with an option for single sign-on. With single sign-on, users are prompted to log in only when they connect to View Connection Server and are not prompted a second time to connect to a virtual desktop.


Cynthia Kush Haehnel is an attorney in private practice who lives in St. Charles, Missouri, with her husband Fred, who is also an attorney and a Permanent Deacon for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The Haehnels have five children. They have been members of St. Charles Borromeo Parish for the past 20 years.
A native of Chicago, she has a JD from John Marshall Law School in Chicago and a BS from Western Illinois University. She has frequently lectured on pro-life and embryonic stem-cell related issues on radio, TV, and appeared with Archbishop Raymond Burke (archbishop of St. Louis 2003-2008, now prefect of the Apostolic Signatura) on a video supporting limitations on funding embryonic stem-cell research.
She is a former co-chair of the Archdiocese of St. Louis Pro-Life Committee, and past chairman of the Public Policy Committee of the Missouri Catholic Conference. While a member of the PPC, she assisted the Missouri bishops in formation of policy on issues of importance to Missouri Catholics. She assisted in the drafting and development of a Catholic Health Care Directive that is widely used in the Saint Louis area. Cindy also likes to hike, needlepoint and read.


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Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé és un municipi francès situat al departament de la Viena i a la regió de la Nova Aquitània. L'any 2007 tenia 920 habitants.

Demografia

Població
El 2007 la població de fet de Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé era de 920 persones. Hi havia 376 famílies de les quals 108 eren unipersonals (60 homes vivint sols i 48 dones vivint soles), 160 parelles sense fills, 92 parelles amb fills i 16 famílies monoparentals amb fills.

La població ha evolucionat segons el següent gràfic:

Habitants censats

Habitatges
El 2007 hi havia 569 habitatges, 385 eren l'habitatge principal de la família, 135 eren segones residències i 49 estaven desocupats. 561 eren cases i 5 eren apartaments. Dels 385 habitatges principals, 305 estaven ocupats pels seus propietaris, 63 estaven llogats i ocupats pels llogaters i 17 estaven cedits a títol gratuït; 1 tenia una cambra, 27 en tenien dues, 84 en tenien tres, 112 en tenien quatre i 161 en tenien cinc o més. 270 habitatges disposaven pel capbaix d'una plaça de pàrquing. A 165 habitatges hi havia un automòbil i a 168 n'hi havia dos o més.

Piràmide de població
La piràmide de població per edats i sexe el 2009 era:

Economia
El 2007 la població en edat de treballar era de 490 persones, 345 eren actives i 145 eren inactives. De les 345 persones actives 312 estaven ocupades (166 homes i 146 dones) i 33 estaven aturades (19 homes i 14 dones). De les 145 persones inactives 60 estaven jubilades, 35 estaven estudiant i 50 estaven classificades com a «altres inactius».

Ingressos
El 2009 a Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé hi havia 383 unitats fiscals que integraven 839,5 persones, la mediana anual d'ingressos fiscals per persona era de 15.289 €.

Activitats econòmiques
Dels 34 establiments que hi havia el 2007, 2 eren d'empreses extractives, 1 d'una empresa alimentària, 6 d'empreses de construcció, 8 d'empreses de comerç i reparació d'automòbils, 2 d'empreses de transport, 3 d'empreses d'hostatgeria i restauració, 1 d'una empresa d'informació i comunicació, 1 d'una empresa financera, 2 d'empreses immobiliàries, 2 d'empreses de serveis, 2 d'entitats de l'administració pública i 4 d'empreses classificades com a «altres activitats de serveis».

Dels 11 establiments de servei als particulars que hi havia el 2009, 1 era una oficina de correu, 1 una oficina bancària, 1 taller de reparació d'automòbils i de material agrícola, 2 fusteries, 1 lampisteria, 1 electricista, 1 empresa de construcció, 1 perruqueria, 1 restaurant i 1 agència immobiliària.

Dels 3 establiments comercials que hi havia el 2009, 1 era una botiga de menys de 120 m², 1 una fleca i 1 una botiga de material esportiu.

L'any 2000 a Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé hi havia 57 explotacions agrícoles que ocupaven un total de 4.107 hectàrees.

Equipaments sanitaris i escolars
L'únic equipament sanitari que hi havia el 2009 era una ambulància.

El 2009 hi havia una escola elemental integrada dins d'un grup escolar amb les comunes properes formant una escola dispersa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

 Résumé statistique Fitxa resum de dades estadístiques de Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé a l'INSEE.
 Évolution et structure de la population Fitxa amb el detall de dades de Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé a l'INSEE
 France par commune Dades detallades de tots els municipis de França accessibles a partir del mapa.

Municipis de la Viena

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Monsoon flooding forces thousands from their homes in Myanmar
By Shoon Naing
YANGON (Reuters) - Days of heavy monsoon rain and dangerously high river levels in Myanmar have forced more than 18,000 people from their homes and flooded at least one camp for people displaced by recent fighting, authorities and a politician said on Monday.
Four towns along the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin rivers were in danger of being inundated as the rivers rose, the Department of Disaster Management said.
"We are working together with local authorities helping the people and providing food," said the department's director, Phyu Lai Lai Htun.
More people were expected to be forced from their homes on Monday, she said.
Heavy downpours hit the tropical Southeast Asian country during the May-October rainy season, often triggering flooding.
The northern state of Kachin was the worst affected, with 14,000 people forced from their homes near the banks of the Ayeyarwady river.
Media published photographs showing submerged houses, vehicles and roads in Myitkyina, the state's capital.
Flooding also forced 3,000 people in the western Rakhine state to relocate, the disaster management department said.
They included some of the thousands displaced by fighting between the military and the Arakan Army insurgent group since late last year, according to Tun Aung Kyaw, secretary of the Arakan National Party, who visited a camp for several hundred displaced people near the ancient city of Mrauk-U.
"The whole camp is flooded and people are desperately in need of immediate shelter and food," he told Reuters by telephone.
Myanmar has restricted access to the conflict zone for most international aid agencies.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a Facebook post it was helping the government respond to the flooding, while the Myanmar Red Cross, aid groups and private donors were also aiding the victims.
"We are working closely with authorities and stand ready to support the government's response," Knut Ostby, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator, said on Twitter.
Reporting by Shoon Naing; Editing by Robert Birsel


The best place to go in Golden Week for a drinking party is Maruyama Park in Sapporo Japan. Here you will see one of the many Japanese temples and if you are lucky, a Japanese wedding.
Maruyama-koen is located in the western suburbs of Sapporo right next to Maruyama hill which is 226 meters above sea level. This huge 60,000-square meter area contains many kinds of trees including oak, magnolia, cherry, maple and more.
The park is filled with people coming to view the 1,700 cherry blossom (hanami) trees and you will see many drinking parties, barbecues and games being played until late at night.
This allocated week can sometimes be a little too cold for the cherry blossoms to be blooming so it is also possible to see them and have barbecues after Golden Week, until the middle of May.
After this time barbecues are prohibited for the rest of the year. Boo!
It is especially a great time to meet some of the locals and they will always be happy to have a drink or play some football with you, so don't be shy!
For the most beautiful spots, head straight up the path, past the playing ground on your right and up the stairs. Here you will find the most beautiful cheery trees in the park and the perfect place to have your drinking party. The petals fall around you just like in the old samurai movies.
May 5th - Children's Day.
Because of the many public holidays at the end of April and beginning of May, many leisure industries experience an increase in business. The film industry noticed this change and acted upon it.In 1951 the film Jiyuu Gakkou sold the most tickets since its release during.After, the managing director of Daiei Films came up with the name 'Golden Week' based upon the Japanese radio phrase 'Golden Time' which is when the listener ratings are at its highest.
Maruyama hill is situated right by the side of the park and has a spectacular view of the city from the summit. The hike up (more like a tough walk) takes only about 30 minutes and very easy even for someone who doesn't hike, like me. I have even seen someone in heels do it, I kid you not!
You can also find Maruyama Zoo very close to the park. It contains about 200 species of living things. In winter the zoo is covered in snow, and you can see giraffes and lions walking around in the middle of this snowy ground providing an unusual and beautiful scene that you will rarely see anywhere else. Hokkaido Shrine can also be found at the end of the park by following the signs.
Take the Tozai subway Line (Orange)bound for Miyanosawa to Maruyama Koen Station. Approximately 5 mins from Odori subway station and costs 200 yen one way. From Maruyama Koen Station its about a 5 minute walk. Open 24 hours. Free admission.


Munch-a-lunch is now open for sushi orders for Thursday. Online ordering will close at 7pm, April 9th. Volunteers are needed from 11:30-12:10. Email norquaypacteam@gmail.com if you are able to help. Thanks for your continued support!
Reminder: Trinkett Sale and PAC Winter Social Tomorrow Dec 14th!
Trinket Sale – December 14th!
PAC Meeting tomorrow, Nov 27th. 6pm in the Library. All Parents Welcome!!!
Mt Seymour! Grades 2 & 3!!!


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Thirteen Originals
The Thirteen Original Colonies ~ listed in geographical order, roughly from north to south, as follows:
Province of New Hampshire, later New Hampshire
Province of Massachusetts Bay, later Massachusetts and Maine
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, later Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Connecticut Colony, later Connecticut
Middle Colonies:
Province of New York, later New York and Vermont
Province of New Jersey, later New Jersey
Province of Pennsylvania, later Pennsylvania
Delaware Colony (before 1776, the Lower Counties on Delaware), later Delaware
Cheasapeake Colonies:
Province of Maryland, later Maryland and Washington D.C.
Colony and Dominion of Virginia, later Virginia, Kentucky, West Virginia
Southern Colonies:
Province of North Carolina, later North Carolina and Tennessee
Province of South Carolina, later South Carolina
Province of Georgia, later Georgia
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The Flame of Freedom
Yorktown, Virginia, where Independence was won, 19 October 1781.
The image, 1980 Olympic flame marker, is subject to copyright by jeffq. It is posted here with permission via the Flickr API by barneykin, administrator of "The Revolution ed" pool.
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British Soldier Graves
Minute Man Park, Lexington, Concord, Massachusetts
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
~~"The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke (1887-1915)
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Old North Bridge
Minute Man National Historical Park, Concord, Massachusetts
This most hallowed site, Old North Bridge of the 19th of April '75, was restored in 2005. The original structure that reverberated with the famous "shot heard 'round the world" was built in 1760; now only one of a series of bridges that have spanned the river since the early 1630s until the present day. North Bridge Restoration Project
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Castle William Circa 1634
FORT INDEPENDENCE, Boston Harbor began as a well fortified bastion named Castle William. Located on Castle Island since the early years of the Massachusetts colony, the fortification was rebuilt in 1644, and burned in 1673. A new fort of stone was then erected, which, preceding the American Revolution, provided shelter for the British. After the Revolution, the name was changed to Fort Adams. It was President Adams in 1799, who renamed the works as Fort Independence.
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Saint Michael's Church
Saint Michael's, organized in 1703, is the oldest Episcopal parish in the area of Trenton, New Jersey. After Washington's Continental army crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Eve of 1776, these church grounds were the site of much of the fighting during the Battle of Trenton that followed, as Britain's Hessian mercenaries had stationed themselves and their artillery here. The church's cemetery contains some notable graves including David Brearly, a signer of the U. S. Constitution, and the infant daughter of Joseph Bonaparte.
Saint Michael's Episcopal Church is on the National Register of Historic Places (New Jersey's Capital City, Mercer County, Capital District, Trenton, NJ, USA).
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Drummer Boy of Bunker Hill
"Robert Steele, The Drummer Boy, At The Battle Of, Bunker Hill, June 17th, 1775."
His grave at Westwood, Massachusetts was decorated on Memorial Day 2006. "Maj. Robert Steele died June 22, 1833, aged 71 years. ~~ Lydia Steele his wife, born April 17, 1782, died Sept. 23, 1858, aged 76 years." Major Steele did well, going from drummer boy to Major.
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Despite the recent introduction of heavily-doped semiconductors for mid-infrared plasmonics, it still remains an open point whether such materials can compete with noble metals. We employ a whole set of figures of merit to thoroughly assess the use of heavily-doped Ge on Si as a mid-infrared plasmonic material and benchmark it against standard noble metals such as Au. In doing this, we design and model high-performance, CMOS compatible mid-infrared plasmonic sensors based on experimental material data reaching plasma frequencies up to about 1950 cm−1. We demonstrate that plasmonic Ge sensors can provide signal enhancements for vibrational spectroscopy above 3 orders of magnitude, thus representing a viable alternative to noble metals.
Pellegrini, G., Baldassarre, L., Giliberti, V., Frigerio, J., Gallacher, K., Paul, D. J., Isella, G., Ortolani, M., and Biagioni, P.


Jewish settlers attacked a car carrying a Palestinian security delegation which had just met with their Israeli counterparts at the Tufah crossing on Wednesday.
Aljazeera's Gaza correspondent said the Palestinian officials were forced to return from the talks in military vehicles and others returned on foot as their vehicle had been damaged during the meeting.
Windows were smashed and tyres slashed, he said.
The meeting held between Israeli and Palestinian field leaders on Wednesday discussed the deployment of Palestinian security forces, identifying their positions, numbers and type of weapons allowed.
The Israeli delegation agreed to offer safety measures at Abu Huli military crossing and Rafah crossing.
Witnesses said Palestinian security forces began deploying last week in southern Gaza in an attempt to end the firing of rockets by Palestinian resistance groups, under orders from newly elected leader Mahmud Abbas.
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Foreword to Tampere Biennale 2020
Jennah Vainio
Artistic Director, Biennale 2020
Listen to Nature
The central theme for the Tampere Biennale in 2020 is 'nature', a topic that has inspired artists throughout millennia.
Today, we constantly hear about extremely worrisome news of climate change induced natural disasters and the decline of the earth's biodiversity. At the same time, living in urban environments, we seem to have become in many ways detached from nature, and thus unable to really observe these signs of the times. Is it possible to save the world with art and music? Probably not. However, through the means of art we can awaken and inform the decision makers as well as our fellow citizens to think about these questions.
The Tampere Biennale programme includes a wide variety of topics focusing on nature. Furthermore, the programme presents multiple world premieres of Finnish art works and compositions, with the added intent to include a diversity of artists in terms of age and gender. Additionally, in order to minimize the ecological footprint of the festival, a special emphasis has been placed on Finnish talent – regarding both the composers and the performing artists – with a guiding principle of "locally produced" music.
Focused on contemporary music, concerts by the chamber orchestras TampereRaw and Uusinta Ensemble provide a multifaceted view to some of the most recent works from Finnish composers. Kamus, who were awarded the prestigious Emma award, will bring to the event their own, fascinating programme, and the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra will perform the world premiere of Sanna Ahvenjärvi's and Tapio Lappalainen's composition Water. Some of Tampere Biennale's own commissioned pieces include Pasi Lyytikäinen's Taival, Maria Kallionpää's Septetto, and Heidi Hassinen's composition at the Frenckell clock tower, which is also the theme music of the festival. At the festival clubs, the audiences will be treated to grooving electronic beats, combined with nature sounds and acoustic instrumentation.
In conjunction with the concerts, the festival audiences have an opportunity to support the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation's campaign titled "Protect a piece of Pirkanmaa".
Welcome to enjoy the events!
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR,
TAMPERE BIENNALE 2020
Protect a piece of Pirkanmaa
Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation at Tampere Biennale 2020
Stairway of inspiration: nature, art, and action
18th March at 4–4:45 PM ǀ Metso library music section
Can art protect the environment? How does an artist inspire the observer to act? This panel discussion will include writer Anni Kytömäki, composer Lauri Supponen, and the director of the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation, Anneli Jussila.
Protect a piece of Pirkanmaa -info stand
3rd April at 6–9:30 PM ǀ Tampere Hall, lobby
In 2014, the Pirkanmaa Ornithological Society (PiLY) and the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation launched a campaign to protect the forest and swamp areas in the northern and south-western Pirkanmaa region. The aim of the campaign is to identify and establish areas that need protection and collect funds to protect these areas by purchasing them. From the info stand, you can get more information about this campaign and the ways with which you can participate and contribute.
Charity box and postcards
1.–5.4. Tampere Biennale concerts
You can participate in the Protect a piece of Pirkanmaa campaign by the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation when attending the concerts. At the door ticket sales point you will find both a charity box and the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation's postcards.
You can also donate online.
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Tampere Biennale's theme in 2020 is "Nature Speaks". We work in co-operation with the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation.
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Sonic Foundry Names Kelsy Boyd Chief Financial Officer
MADISON, Wis. — June 3, 2020 — Sonic Foundry today announced that Kelsy Boyd has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer.
Boyd, who joined the company in January as senior vice president of finance, has more than 25 years of financial leadership and consulting experience in the digital media, manufacturing, agriculture and government sectors, including as CFO of Sani-Matic in Madison, Wis. from 2006 to 2014, and as finance director for the Village of McFarland from September 2015 to October 2017.
She has extensive knowledge of Sonic Foundry's history, having worked at the company from 1998 to 2001 as the controller and working her way up to senior director of operations until 2003. In her new role, Boyd leads Sonic Foundry's finance department and reports directly to CEO Michael Norregaard. She will work closely with the executive team to oversee Sonic Foundry's financial strategy.
"We are very pleased to welcome Kelsy to this new role on the team," Norregaard said. "Kelsy is an accomplished executive with impressive knowledge and experience in financial analysis across many sectors. In the short time she's been here, she has already played a crucial role in our focus on navigating the coronavirus pandemic, finding new markets and revenue streams for our Mediasite technology, becoming a more self-sustaining company and further driving shareholder value."
Boyd has most recently worked as a consultant in varying finance and accounting roles across multiple industries. She is a certified public accountant and holds degrees in finance and accounting from The University of North Dakota. Boyd will continue to be based in the company's Madison office.
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In her birthplace of Cartagena, Colombia, Eloisa Echavez '94, MEA '98 started teaching elementary students when she was only 19. Soon after, she joined five others to establish an elementary school in a low-income area there, and her leadership skills became evident. When she began her studies at Augsburg in 1990, having been in the U.S. for only two years, she approached then-President Charles S. Anderson about the need for a student support program for Latino students. He agreed and asked her to create and direct it since "it was [her] idea." She did so for six years, while also serving as the teachers-of-color program coordinator and multicultural recruitment coordinator for the admissions office. After completing her MAE, she and her husband were also busy raising their son, now 19.
In 1998, she was approached by the board president of Minneapolis-based La Oportunidad to serve as the nonprofit's director. Though she "absolutely loves Augsburg," she knew it was the right decision to leave Augsburg and accept the offer to serve a broader Latino population. She has served as executive director for 15 years.
Since its inception in 1987, when the organization's focus was on domestic abuse, La Oportunidad has continued to broaden the range of programs it offers, responding to identified needs in the community and assisting low-income Latinos of all ages to achieve educational success, improve financial stability, and maintain supportive, peaceful families. Four core programs are the Children's Program, the Youth and Young Professionals Programs, the Parenting Program, and the Domestic Violence Program (which helped over 1,000 Latinos in 2013). Their cable TV program "En Familia" ("In the Family") has reached over 20,000 individuals.
The organization partners on a variety of projects with the Minneapolis Public Schools, community agencies, media organizations, and other nonprofits. It has collaborated for five years with Augsburg's Latino Student Services program, which hosts La Oportunidad's Latino Youth Peace & Leadership Conference, an annual all-day event held at Augsburg that helps Latino middle and high school students learn to share peace through leadership. Most recently, it has also been collaborating with Augsburg's Sabo Center for Citizenship & Learning, as well as other college departments, to recruit and place volunteers and interns at La Oportunidad.
In addition to Echavez, La Oportunidad has been blessed with the service of three other Auggies, all serving on the board: Alex Gonzalez, Brian Grande, and Maria (Ramirez) Johnson.
Alex Gonzalez '90, a native of South Minneapolis, currently serves as an advisory board member, after having served from 2005 to 2013 as a regular board member. He owns a financial planning practice with Thrivent Financial in Bloomington, Minn., along with two business partners, one of whom is Auggie Mark Morton '89. In addition to his work on La Oportunidad's board, Gonzalez also serves on the Augsburg Board of Regents (since 2008), and has assisted several other nonprofits, either by volunteering or by helping them manage their endowments. He and his wife Simoné '91 (whom he met at Augsburg) have three sons: Jake, Karsten (who just toured Augsburg), and Joshua.
Brian Grande '11, a data analyst associate for the Community Health Department at Fairview Health Services, moved with his family to Minnesota from El Salvador in 1997. His first involvement with La Oportunidad was at age eight, when he attended the El Camino children's after-school program. That program not only eased his transition into a new culture, but taught him the importance of obtaining an education and maintaining family values and traditions. His first-hand experience of El Camino provides useful insight in the discussions at monthly board meetings. Grande grew up in North and South Minneapolis and graduated from Roosevelt High. A volunteer in his community, he recently assisted at La Oportunidad's 2014 Latino Youth Peace and Leadership Conference.
Maria (Ramirez) Johnson '94 has served on La Oportunidad's board for 15 years. As an Augsburg student, she helped establish and was actively involved in Augsburg's Latino Student Association, which was part of the Latino Student Services program Echavez created in 1992. After earning her elementary education degree at Augsburg, Johnson taught in the Minneapolis Public Schools for many years, retiring as a bilingual (English/Spanish) teacher. She and her husband have three children and nine grandchildren.
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◄ Acts 1 ►
Introduction for Theophilus
(Luke 1:1-4)
1The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach, 2till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up, 3to whom also he did present himself alive after his suffering, in many certain proofs, through forty days being seen by them, and speaking the things concerning the reign of God.
Wait for the Holy Spirit
4And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he,] 'Ye did hear of me; 5because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit — after not many days.'
(Mark 16:19-20; Luke 24:50-53)
6They, therefore, indeed, having come together, were questioning him, saying, 'Lord, dost thou at this time restore the reign to Israel?' 7and he said unto them, 'It is not yours to know times or seasons that the Father did appoint in His own authority; 8but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'
9And these things having said — they beholding — he was taken up, and a cloud did receive him up from their sight; 10and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, two men stood by them in white apparel, 11who also said, 'Men, Galileans, why do ye stand gazing into the heaven? this Jesus who was received up from you into the heaven, shall so come in what manner ye saw him going on to the heaven.'
Matthias Replaces Judas
12Then did they return to Jerusalem from the mount that is called of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a sabbath's journey; 13and when they came in, they went up to the upper room, where were abiding both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James, of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zelotes, and Judas, of James; 14these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15And in these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said, (the multitude also of the names at the same place was, as it were, an hundred and twenty,) 16'Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus, 17because he was numbered among us, and did receive the share in this ministration, 18this one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth, 19and it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, insomuch that that place is called, in their proper dialect, Aceldama, that is, field of blood,
20for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.
21'It behoveth, therefore, of the men who did go with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, 22beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day in which he was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of his rising again.' 23And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias, 24and having prayed, they said, 'Thou, Lord, who art knowing the heart of all, shew which one thou didst choose of these two 25to receive the share of this ministration and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, did fall, to go on to his proper place;' 26and they gave their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.


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I did a search for a script that did this, but I couldn't find anything.  My apologies if there is already a script out there to do this.

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Standing with flight attendants at the opening ceremony are: Mr. Pham Binh Minh, Politburo Member, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Mr. Hoang Trung Hai, Politburo Member, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, Mr. U Ohn Maung – Minister of Hotels and Tourism of Myanmar and other high-ranking dignitaries from Vietnam, and Myanmar
Hanoi to Yangon flights are now a reality with Vietjet have announced their latest route; between the two great Vietnamese cities. The announcement was made at an opening ceremony in Myanmar. This is an important route as it is the first direct flight between the two countries. Previous travellers had to go through Bangkok.
This is expected to be a very popular route as demand for travel between the two Southeast Asian countries is already hit and is growing steadily. You will find the Vietjet Booking page, here.
Hanoi of course is the capital of Vietnam with its Noi Bai International Airport serving a possible 25 million passengers per year. The airport located 35 kilometres to the northeast of the city is the largest in Vietnam. Hanoi is a fascinating city with its Old Quarter being the focus of much of the tourism industry. Recent slacking of local licensing laws have seen the city really come alive at night these days.
Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the government moved that status to the purpose built city of Naypyidaw. Formerly known as Rangoon it's name means "End of Strife". It has a population of over 7 million and is developing into one of the busiest tourist cities in the region.
There will be daily Hanoi to Yangon flights and return from August 31, 2017. The flight time is 1 hour 55 minutes.
Hanoi to Yangon flights depart at 12:05 and arrives at 13:30 (local time).
Yangon to Hanoi flights depart at 14:30 and arrives at 16:55 (local time).
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MOUNTAIN LION! 60 feet from the studio… just laying there.
Today was not really a good day for critters on the mountain. Moe came home with a Black-Headed Grosbeak. We keep telling her "gophers, not birds" but I guess they're not as much fun and certainly less visible.


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Are Your Favorite Luxuries Killing The Environment?
In the self-care era, plenty of people have their chosen indulgences and ways of treating themselves. Enjoying a nice treat every now and then is great, but is it possible that your favorite way of spoiling yourself is actually hurting the environment? Here are a couple of common purchases people make, and the hidden impact they have (or don't have) on the environment.
Who doesn't love chocolate? Chocolate desserts of all kinds are a popular go-to for treating yourself to something nice, but you might want to reconsider this sweet. Milk chocolate includes 10 to 20% cocoa solids including cocoa and cocoa butter, and dark chocolates can include even more. About 70% of cocoa consumed in America comes from West Africa, where its production and farming causes a variety of problems with deforestation in the region. This is without mentioning poor labor practices, shipping, and more.
Instead, look for sweets made with organic products. The US Department of Agriculture has established an organic certification programrequiring all organic foods to meet strict government standards. Organic products like honey can actually help the environment. Bees are essential to the global ecosystem and act as one of the primary pollinators in several climates worldwide. Bees pollinate more than $15 million a year in crops in the United States alone. Honey production gives bees a place to live and thrive, safe from environmental problems and climate change. It's also a great opportunity to support local businesses; check to see what beekeepers sell organic honey near you to help contribute to your local economy.
Sometimes when you're down, all you really want to do is change things up a bit. A lot of people look to do this by purchasing new items for their wardrobe. There are approximately 2 billion t-shirts sold worldwide each year, and that's just looking at t-shirts without getting into other types of clothing. However, retail stores and fast fashion can take their toll on the environment. Fast fashion stores are notoriously bad with their labor practices and the garment industry can create startling amounts of pollution. Textile factories can also be incredibly wasteful when it comes to using up precious resources like water.
So what should you do? It's not exactly easy to stop shopping for clothes. Luckily, there are a few solutions to this problem. One of the best ways to counteract the environmental problems caused by fast fashion is to visit your local thrift store. Reusing items and purchasing clothing like this prevents needing to create new clothing, meaning fewer resources are used overall. Additionally, it helps keep clothing out of landfills (sadly, the average American throws away 82 pounds of textile waste each year), making this an ideal way to shop. However, not everything can be purchased used, so when you do need to shop for new clothes, make sure your selected items are durable and ethically made. Again, shopping small here can help you avoid contributing to existing environmental problems.
Shopping green while treating yourself can be a challenge, but aiming to shop small and generally being mindful about your purchases can help reduce your environmental impact. How do you plan to treat yourself while going and staying green?


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Sponsored by: DIC Buys Copyright Promotions DIC Entertainment acquired privately owned, pan-European licensing agency Copyright Promotions (CPLG). The deal marks DIC's first acquisition of an international company, which will extend its reach into th
DIC Buys Copyright Promotions
DIC Entertainment acquired privately owned, pan-European licensing agency Copyright Promotions (CPLG). The deal marks DIC's first acquisition of an international company, which will extend its reach into the European marketplace with offices in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and The Netherlands. CPLG will continue to operate from its London headquarters as a stand-alone agency under CEO Kirk Bloomgarden's leadership. No post-transaction changes are anticipated to CPLG's scope or client list. CPLG currently represents the licensing rights of companies operating in the entertainment and sports industries, including DreamWorks Animation, MGM, Marvel, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox, Viacom, and The Football Association.
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Garrett Reisman, a former NASA Astronaut, and a current SpaceX program manager were asked what it's like to be outside the International Space Station. Their answer is somewhat expected; they described the experience as 'awesome' and 'outlandish.' Were they trained in a big pool to simulate working in zero gravity in Houston? Yes, they did! Was the equipment, even including the bolts, in the same position as it would be in space? Yes, it was! However, looking outside and watching the entire planet passing by is an indescribable feeling. That's why we are going to take you on a visual trip to the life of an astronaut while spending an ordinary day in space.
Your journey as an astronaut begins with a 70-million-dollar ticket on a 6-month shift to International Space Station. It is a 150-billion-dollar equipment hovering at 380 kilometers or 270 miles above the earth that was first inhabited by humans in 2000.
Our visual trip begins with the launch of the Russian rocket boarding the astronauts.
Upon reaching the destination, International Space Station (ISS), you look at a place that is as huge as a football field. The station consists of control rooms along with living quarters and labs that are shared by six astronauts at a time on rotational shifts.
Before you look out of the window to experience the outlandish view, everything on board including you will experience weightlessness. Here is where your big pool training comes in handy.
The ISS orbits the sun at the speed of 107,000 kilometers per hour (66,600 miles per hour) in sync with the earth that is 380 kilometers apart.
The experience of floating may seem like fun at first, but the challenges that come with it are substantial. Everyday tasks like going to the loo, washing your hands, and even sweating become a complication when the water refuses to flow and starts to float as blobs. See how the sweat floats away in the following image.
If any object or these blobs of water get carried away to rest in any equipment, it will malfunction. There is a vent that is used for disposal to keep things from floating around.
Daily hygiene is affected greatly as the toilets are customarily designed for each purpose by ISS OutHouse Team. The following image shows the yellow nozzle that uses suction to collect urine.
Bathing is also a challenge that is overcome by using very small amounts of water with no-rinse soaps and shampoos.
Every few months, the supplies are stocked. Water, however, is filtered and recycled on site. This means that the wash water, astronaut's breath, and the urine, are all recycled to make 90% of the water stored in there. Don't worry; the highly sophisticated filter makes the water perfectly reusable.
None of the everyday challenges is hard enough for the tenacious astronauts to distract them from their work. Making important discoveries, experimentation, and repairing the space station are tasks that they perform side by side.
Exercising is even more important in space due to the risk of losing mass muscle in zero gravity.
Dehydrated food packages fulfill the nutritional needs of the crew.
After a tiring day of work, astronauts retire to their sleeping bags for a 6-hour sleep. Obviously, sleeping in zero gravity is weird and somewhat impossible!
Living in space affects your body in several other ways as well.
Liquid distribution in your body makes your face appearance puffy.
Lack of exercise will cause 12% decrease in your bone density.
The fluid shift from your legs to your head could fill up 2-liter-bottle.
This change in fluid pressure in the brain causes headaches and less precise vision.
Muscles shrink and absorb extra tissues as muscles are not needed in zero gravity.
You are no longer protected by the magnetic field of the earth. Hence, the radiation can put you at a higher risk of cancer.
You can grow up to 3% in space due to the spine stretch in the lack of gravity.
So there you have it, now you know what it's like to be in space.


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At Body & Soul Ministries, we take Dr. Charles Coulston's quote above to heart. Body & Soul was started by one man, Dr. John Bailey. He desired to volunteer his medical and dental expertise to people without access to the kind of services that are considered common in the United States. Because of his dedicated efforts, an organization of part-time volunteers and financial donors has evolved that continues to make a profound difference in the lives of people around the world. Our non-profit corporation is structured to allow us to do various types of charity. Body & Soul's three primary areas of focus are in the region of Southeast Asia, but we also support additional mission work as funds provide.
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Body & Soul Ministries has worked to bring sight to those suffering from the effects of cataracts since 2005 in the the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.
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In the area of Can Tho City, Vietnam, a bright and energetic young lady has opened and runs two very successful English schools that serve the community.
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Tree of Life is a place of joyful learning where the poorest of the area's children can come for extra education to give them the tools to help them escape from poverty.
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Since its inception Body & Soul Ministries has always been ready to step in and help when we can, whether it be natural disasters or human trafficking safe houses.
In order to help "tell the story" of the life-changing work Body & Soul Ministries is doing, we have committed to documenting these projects through photos and videos so that our donors and constituents will have a more complete picture of where their contributions are going and to help them more closely identify with the individuals that are being directly helped.
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The genesis behind Body & Soul Ministries' vision came from John and Rosalyn Bailey's desire to follow in the footsteps of Christ by helping to heal the sick through medical missions. Their kindness has since touched the lives of many. In trying to follow suit with the ministry of Jesus, this generosity has no requirements, for we at Body & Soul serve all those in need, regardless of race or religion.
The scope of Body & Soul has expanded to include much more than medical mission work. There have been a wide variety of different projects in a wide range of countries since first founded. The past decade of work can be seen in the pages of these newsletters.
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COMING THURSDAY: State senate candidates Billy Hair and Buddy Carter discuss tourism during a breakfast forum.
-- Holiday gifts - to give or not to give? In our difficult economy, what is affordable and appropriate?
-- Brynn Grant, who heads the Creative Coast Alliance, needs to feel that what her organization does matters in the community.
-- The goal of Coastal Logistics is to keep coming up with new ideas and finding better ways to get things done.
-- Savannah Chamber and Hilton Head Island work together to make the Concours d'Elegance a tourism success.
-- Ervin Williams says the job of an entrepreneur is to build a business that works better and more efficiently than your competitor's.
-- Spotted covers the 2009 Innovation Awards, the Young Professionals of Savannah and more.
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Georgia-Carolina Bancshares Inc., a bank holding company and parent company of First Bank of Georgia, reported Tuesday that net income increased 54.7 percent to $1,494,000 for the three months ended Sept. 30.
Net income for the nine months ended Sept. 30 increased $204,000 or 7.9 percent over the same period a year earlier.
First Bank has a mortgage office in Pooler in addition to branches in Augusta, Columbia County, Thomson and Jacksonville.
The board of directors of Memorial University Medical Center will meet at 5 p.m. today in the Nursing Center Conference Room.
Graduate Leadership Savannah's opening program will take place at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Savannah Theatre. The program will focus on the film industry's impact on the local economy.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Credit Union 24, the nation's largest credit union-owned ATM and point-of-sale network, announced that 23 credit unions, representing more than $2.4 billion in assets with more than 339,000 members, have renewed contracts with the network.
A total of 52 credit unions have renewed to date in 2009, with 37 new credit unions joining the network during that same time period.
Having signed up to five-year contracts, the 23 renewing credit unions include Savannah Schools FCU in Savannah and CORE FCU in Statesboro.
For information about Credit Union 24, go to www.cu24.com.