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David McFadden began writing poetry, publishing in famous literary magazines, and corresponding with Jack Kerouac while still in high school in Hamilton, Ontario. He worked as a night proof reader at The Hamilton Spectator through the sixties, at the same period starting his own literary magazine, Mountain. His life in Canadian poetry has spanned five decades and David McFadden is still going strong. An Innocent in Cuba is the most recent of his many travel books over the past 30 years and Five Star Planet the most recent of his many books of poetry. Currently, the author is known to be working in fits and starts on a long series of sonnets. McFadden is that rare and precious breed of artist: he is both a poet's poet and a people's poet. He is currently living a quiet life in a noisy part of Toronto.
McFadden's 2012 collection What's the Score? won the 2013 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize.
This selection from McFadden's career to date brings back into print many of the greatest poems from nearly two dozen books. The book has been described as astonishing, with the range of its invention, humour, humanity, compassion, description, self-aware sentimentality, insight, fun and ability to take the form of the poem to surprising and startlingly creative places. Chosen and introduced by fellow poet Stuart Ross, in full collaboration with the author, these poems reaffirm McFadden's status as one of Canada's most gratifying, ineffable and necessary poets.
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The Last Manning on Earth
Like any youngest child, Eli has always been well aware of his place in the world. Now, with Peyton retired, that place is at the center of the NFL's single-Manning formation.
By Katie Baker Sep 8, 2016, 10:00am EDT
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One of the nicest things that anyone has said lately about New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning came, as these things always do, from the singer Jewel during a recent Comedy Central roast of Rob Lowe. "Peyton Manning is here," she announced, by way of introducing the newly retired quarterback, "because Eli is still out there making his dad proud."
When the NFL season kicks off Thursday, young Eli will officially be the only Manning kid left on the playground, the only one still pedaling his bike along that familiar paper route. He'll officially be the last Manning standing, and if you're one of the many Americans who treat football as the nexus of the universe, you could say he's the last Manning on earth.
Being last is part of the pleasure and pain of being the youngest, a familial role that has as many drawbacks as it has perks. Sure, you may not have to agitate for car ownership, but there's a good chance you'll be tossed the keys to a beater instead. After years of being overlooked, you might finally get some true, undivided attention — right around the time that you'd much rather escape parental scrutiny. The tough, chill demeanor sprung from a childhood of being shaken upside down by marginally older goons is useful in navigating life, and particularly comes in handy for forever surviving being the butt of all family jokes.
It's satisfying to chuckle about the now-famous tidbit, shared by The New York Times a week before the Super Bowl in 2008, that Manning liked hanging out with his mother in New Orleans antique shops rather than watching his brothers play high school sports. But think about having Peyton Manning — a guy who went to college not knowing how to use a can opener — as your older brother, and you can see how doing the exact opposite of whatever he was up to might have significant appeal.
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And in a small way, that's what Eli has been doing ever since. Sure, the Manning brothers were NFL quarterbacks at the same time for the better part of 11 seasons, and they both have two Super Bowl wins; it's not like Eli struck out and joined the Peace Corps or started an HGTV fan blog. (One can dream.) But where Peyton was always polished, Eli is almost intentionally awkward; where Peyton sometimes seemed to be play-acting the part of army general, Eli has always seemed more interested, temperamentally, in fiddling with G.I. Joes.
In a league surrounded by skilled marketers and handlers anxious to ascribe gutsy heroism to any ordinary drive, it's noteworthy that even legitimately big-time plays by Eli have often appeared borderline accidental. But he has never seemed to mind any of this. It doesn't seem to have ever even occurred to him to mind. And why should it?
The New York Giants will open this season against the Dallas Cowboys; they've done so eight times before and lost every damn game. Each occasion is special and memorable in its own way, of course, but for the New York City tabloid-industrial complex (and for Giants fans who like to imagine themselves as somehow beaten down despite having celebrated two recent Super Bowl wins), last year's contest might have been the best of the worst. "THE $84M DOPE," the New York Post would scream of Manning, who had signed a new contract not long before the season began.
After seeing a 10-point fourth-quarter lead sliced like butter by a hot knife — which was also how then-coach Tom Coughlin described a Cowboys scoring drive against his defense — the Giants got the ball back and proceeded to engage, for the game's final minutes, in a sport that optically resembled American football but followed almost none of its generally accepted principles.
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Manning has made his fair share of bad throws and dumb decisions over the years, but he's otherwise demonstrated that he is largely capable of organizing and executing effective offensive sequences. (How's that for a killer résumé line item?) For whatever reason, though, this core competency of his was not to be found late in the season opener in Dallas.
Of his many unforgivable errors near the end of the contest, the worst was the decision to throw the ball through the back of the end zone and stop the clock for the Cowboys, rather than take a sack and let time tick. "One hundred percent on me right there," he admitted after the 27–26 loss. (The game's lone bright spot was that the next afternoon, Eli Manning had the first and perhaps only interesting radio appearance of his career.)
The game played into the common perception of Manning as bumbling and daffy that has dogged him throughout his career. Part of this caricature has become deliberately, lightheartedly overblown — it is thoroughly satisfying, after all, to scroll through pictures of Eli clutching a tiny pail on the beach or messing around with puppies like some big ol' toddler, and then extrapolate all that into mental fanfic about said toddler just wantin' to play some good football.
But the same traits that have contributed to Manning's successful career have also so often been what have cast him as not being fully in control of it. Athletes across all sports love to talk about never getting too high or too low as some sort of unattainable grail to forever strive toward, but when a competitor comes along who naturally maintains an even keel, as Manning pretty much always has, it's easy to mistake it for a lack of awareness or autonomy. Eli lacks neither.
By the time the Giants lined up against the Cowboys for their second game last season, a 27–20 Giants win in Week 7, Tony Romo had been sidelined by a broken collarbone. He won't be taking snaps when the two teams kick off their seasons this Sunday, either, after breaking a bone in his back this preseason.
Romo's injury history is depressing, and it's also a reminder of Manning's surprising durability. One of the quickest ways to appreciate Eli Manning is to glance at a handful of Wikipedia pages regarding NFL starting quarterbacks over the years. Since the first season Manning suited up for the New York Giants, in 2004, the team's crosstown cousins, the New York Jets, have started 11 different humans at quarterback. Ditto the Giants' NFC East rivals, the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles, who will both be introducing no. 12 this weekend. Manning, meanwhile, started seven games in his rookie season and hasn't missed one since. (That he's done so behind some truly mediocre offensive lines over the years is all the more impressive.)
And yet you rarely hear him referred to as any sort of iron man. Manning is responsible for a few truly gross losses, but also for a handful of absurd wins. Quarterback ages will always skew higher than the NFL average, but Manning, at 35, is basically entering old-man territory in an NFL that has grown younger by the year. (As with Peyton, it's always been hard to calibrate Eli's age properly, although for very different reasons: While Peyton had the air of a dad while he was still a college kid, Eli, father of three girls, has always scanned as the youngest of three boys.) An entire generation of quarterbacks has not only come up behind him — it's learned from him. Dallas's starting quarterback in Romo's absence, 23-year-old Dak Prescott, was a longtime camper and counselor at the Manning Passing Academy. Throwing a football has always been the family business; it's just that now there's only one person left manning the store.
It's Dak Prescott's Time in Dallas
Uncertainty surrounding a quarterback can envelop a team in years of confusion, dysfunction, false starts, and sudden stops. The Giants haven't lacked for these things, of course; they have employed, variously, the guy who shot himself in the leg, the guy who blew up his hand, and the monster who allegedly beat up his wife. Injuries prematurely ended the career of running back and first-round draft pick David Wilson; it remains to be seen whether Victor Cruz, once Manning's top target, will ever dance the salsa in the end zone again. You can quibble over whether you can spell elite without Eli (literally, you can't!) and you can argue that Manning should or should not wind up in football lore alongside his father and, one assumes, brother. But however you gauge Eli, he's saved the Giants from any uncertainty at the quarterback position.
There's a comical disconnect when you view Eli as a locker room elder statesman, though: Imagine someone explaining to him that his star wide receiver was recently the subject of a kerfuffle that involved an online newsletter, a woman in a tuxedo, and a marshmallow. When young Giants running back Orleans Darkwa pulled some strings this summer to boost Manning's middling player rating in Madden from an 81 to an 83, he didn't even bother to let the quarterback know. "He doesn't care," said Darkwa, who is 11 years Manning's junior. "I didn't even bring it up to him."
Entering this new NFL era of the single-Manning formation, it's helpful to reminisce about what happened in Peyton Manning's final game. When cameras zoomed in on the reactions taking place in the Manning family's Super Bowl suite, it was easy to fixate on an expressionless Eli and project one's own family drama onto his blank face. He was jealous of Peyton, perhaps: Now he didn't have two championships to his brother's one. He didn't know what was going on, maybe, just like he hadn't in last season's Dallas game.
But look more closely and it becomes clear that he and his mother, Olivia, are exchanging a no-look celebratory mid-five with the synchronized nonchalance of a longtime doubles tennis team, or at least of a mother and son who must absolutely dominate estate sales and family games of Pictionary. Don't misunderstand what you think you see from Eli Manning: Like any youngest child, he's always been well aware of his place in the world, and he knows exactly what he's doing.
Now, somebody pass him the chips.
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EDEN SHOCHAT
Eden Shochat is an equal partner at Aleph, a +$300 million venture capital fund focused on serving Israeli entrepreneurs who want to build big, scalable, global businesses. Prior to founding Aleph, Eden was a general partner at Genesis where he focused on seed-stage investments and was a co-founder of face.com, the world leader in massive, web-scale face recognition in social networks, acquired by Facebook. He also co-founded and was the CTO of Aternity, recently acquired by Riverbed, where he led the strategic product direction for its dominant user-experience monitoring platform.
Entrepreneurship is a passion for Eden, who founded 'The Junction', which was voted as the #1 startup program in Israel. He is one of the organizers of the annual Geekcon Geeks Conference and also teaches at the IDC (Herzeliya Interdisciplinary Center) Zell entrepreneurship program.
YORAN BAR
A mission oriented entrepreneur with a track record performing senior executive roles in the Israeli High Tech Scene, Yoran is currently CEO and Co-founder of BeaconCure, a startup developing an AI discovery platform for life science and healthcare data. He is also a founder and member of the advisory board of The HAC, the Israel Country Adviser for the 'International Accelerator' (Austin Texas, USA), and the International Adviser for TechGrind Asian Accelerator (Bangkok, Thailand).
TAIR KOWALSKY
Tair is the general manager of SigmaLabs accelerator, and a founder of HAC. Tair is also a mentor at the IDC Entrepreneurship School and a lecturer in Public Relations at the IDC Communications School. As head and founder of accelerators, Tair works closely with early stage startups on their Biz-Dev challenges, while creating tailor-made programs, international agreements, networking around the clock, and so much more. Tair is an international speaker, representing the Israeli ecosystem with her vast knowledge in B2G, B2B, the accelerator field in Israel, and guiding international programs from the US, Europe, and Asia.
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Sam is an Entrepreneur and Tech Investor in early stage startups in Israel, England and the United States. In England, he served in various leadership positions, including two startups in the area of data and cloud computing which were both acquired. Throughout his career, he has specialized in solutions in the field of data and cloud computing. Sam has received numerous awards for his success in unique projects in these fields. He serves as a mentor in the ZELL Entrepreneurship Program at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, 8200 EISP and TechStars Barclays. Sam returned to Israel after spending more than 17 years in London and now lives in Herzliya.
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Liad Rubin is an investor with Kaedan Capital, a private investment group focusing on Israeli related, seed to early stage ventures in diverse technology areas.
Liad has experience working with start-ups on strategy and business development on both sides of the fence.
MORAN NIR
Moran Nir is the Executive Director of the ZELL Entrepreneurship Program at IDC Herzliya, Israel. Moran is an entrepreneurial leader, who is passionate about innovation, community and technology, and connecting them to make a difference. Her work experience is diverse; she led the MassChallenge Israel accelerator program, consulted and mentored young entrepreneurs, worked in several start-ups in different industries in Israel, including two which she founded. Moran volunteered with the Jewish Agency in the US, England and Israel and is an active member of the ROI Schusterman Community.
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A serial entrepreneur with vast management experience in corporates & startups Adi is currently CEO and Founder of "Pink Of View", a digital health solution in the breast cancer risk assessment field. She is co-founder of WMN, a female-lead entrepreneurship community, as well as a mentor and advisory board member of several startups and accelerators Adi is a lecturer at the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo in the Management and Economy School, specializing in Crowd Sourcing and Knowledge Management. Volunteer activity in Wikimedia Israel Non-Profit Organization as member of the Audit Committee.
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Maya served for four years as a senior advisor for the Minister of Education. She is currently the deputy and acting mayor of Herzliya. Maya was chosen to serve in the Herzliya City Council as the Chairman of the "Tzeirim Neto" party, the Young Party of Herzliya. Among her activities in the city, she established the HAC facility, used to promote and encourage entrepreneurship and start-ups in a wide range of interests.
Among her duties is the responsibility for the areas of urban renewal, transportation, young population, women etc.
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Erez has 30 years of command and management experience and 16 years of managerial experience in senior positions in large and complex organizations. He has served as the Head of Control Department in the IDF of General Staff. Additionally, he held the position as Head of Operations in the Jerusalem Municipality, a member of the board of directors and finance committees and is currently the CEO of the Herzliya Development Company. He has extensive experience in a range of management positions such as multidisciplinary units and organizations, the integration of advanced technologies, projects with high resources, and large-scale resource management and budgeting for Economic ventures. Erez has formulated and lead budget-related work plans of 900m NIS, currently running an annual budget of 400m NIS.
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As the manager of HAC, Iris is responsible for recruiting startups, creating the eco-system to support their growth and facilitating business development opportunities in the local and international arena. Under her leadership the number of active pilots increased and the total funding resources grew substantially. She recently formed a unique addition to the program – CEO.il – a platform that enables high tech CEOS to benefit from the HAC infrastructure and connecting them to the HAC alumni and mentors.
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All around us, there are unsung heroes contributing to the wellbeing of our community. Their long hours, hard work, and acts often go unnoticed, but their impact is tremendous and far reaching. In just a few short months, we will say good bye to Police Chief James Wardwell, who will be retiring from his city position.
Chief Wardwell and I have become close friends over the years, and it deeply saddens me to say good bye to someone who has poured his heart and soul into our community for the last 25 years-six and a half of which were as chief.
Since taking over as police chief in July 2012, Chief Wardwell has ushered in a new era for the New Britain Police Department in a number of ways. He's brought a high level of professionalism to a department that had grown weary after a period of disarray and public distrust. He's well respected and has become a visible and welcoming presence in our community. He's transformed the culture of the department for the better.
From monthly NRZ (Neighborhood Revitalization Zone) meetings, community Q&A's with residents at housing complexes, Common Council meetings, community events, and more-Chief Wardwell has been there supporting our students, residents, and business owners. He takes time out of his busy schedule to chat with residents at events in our parks and after long Common Council meetings because he genuinely wants to get to know you and hear what you have to say, regardless if the feedback is positive or negative. His heart is with New Britain.
Even in the face of criticism, Chief Wardwell is a consummate professional, working to ensure that protesters are safe and that they can practice their 1st Amendment right in a peaceful manner.
He's been an immense inspiration to those around him. Starting with our police recruits, he expects the department's officers to treat everyone with dignity and respect and to honor the Police code. In recent years, the department has promoted a diverse team of leaders, including the City's first female captain in the department's 147 year old history. Those around Chief Wardwell often lead by example, just as he has.
Chief Wardwell's community policing approach to protecting and serving all our neighborhoods has helped to play a role in the transformation of New Britain. Under Chief Wardwell's leadership, there's been a reduction in major crimes, the hiring of a Deputy Chief for the first time in more than a decade, breakthroughs in several major cold cases, the introduction of a new community policing tool called Solve It NB, and many accomplishments that we can all be proud of.
Chief Wardwell truly cares about the direction of our City and we are lucky to have had him as our Police Chief over the last six and a half years. He has set a standard of respect and work ethic that many communities strive for, but never fully realize. Under his leadership, New Britain residents are safer.
Join me in thanking Chief Wardwell!
Your guiding presence and patient way have taught me how to be a better mayor and person.
Godspeed on your new journey.
Erin E. Stewart is the mayor of New Britain.


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Reverend Kawamura Film collection
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61 film reels : b&w, col. ; 16mm, super 8
This collection consists of 61 film reels which includes 16mm and super 8 home movies, most of which were created by Reverend Yutetsu Kawamura and Yoneko Kawamura. The films document the Kawamura family's daily life in Alberta, travels throughout the province, elsewhere in Canada, and abroad to Hawaii, continental United States, and Japan. The films also document Yutetsu and Yoneko's involvement with not only the Japanese Canadian community in Alberta, but the Buddhist community, and Buddhist Church. Their involvement with the Buddhist Church also extended to trips abroad to Hawaii and Japan. Films in this collection also include commercially produced American propaganda films documenting the Second World War in the Pacific.
15 of the 61 film reels have been digitized and item level descriptions are available.
Reverend Yutetsu Kawamura was the second Buddhist minister of the Raymond Buddhist Church in Alberta. He and his wife, Yoneko Kawamura arrived in Canada in 1934. Rev Kawamura taught the Sunday school and was known for his ghost stories. Yoneko Kawamura was active in the church and played the organ every Sunday. She was also ordained a Buddhist minister and was active in the Fujinkai women's association. The Kawamuras set up a Japanese grocery store along with the Hironaka family. Rev Kawamura also ministered in Lethbridge, Picture Butte, and Kauai, Hawaii before retiring. In 1986, Rev Kawamura was appointed to be a member of the Order of Canada.
The Kawamuras' son, Rev Leslie Kawamura, was born in Raymond Alberta in 1935. In 1964 to 1973, he became the minister for the Raymond Buddhist Church. In 1976, he completed his Ph.D. in Far Eastern Studies from the University of Saskatchewan. Leslie was a professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary.


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January 01,0001 Posted by Aneysha Wakelin
We are delighted to announce the Viper release of SignStix (version 2.8, Autumn 2015). This release opens a world of exciting possibilities by adding interactivity to digital signs.
With touchscreen technology reducing in cost and increasing in size, this offers a great opportunity to engage with customers more interactively.
To take advantage of this, SignStix Viper allows 'touch events' to be added to the layers in a sign. When deployed to a SignStix device (connected to a USB touchscreen), those layers become 'touchable'. They highlight when touched, and trigger the corresponding events. Events can include:
Jumping to a particular frame in the sign.
Launching a specific video playlist in full-screen-mode (then returning to the original sign).
Pausing or resuming the animation timeline.
The Viper release also supports 'timeline events', which are triggered when the animation timeline reaches a particular frame.
As an example, a sign might start with a nice introductory animation and then pause on frame 50 with a menu on the screen. The user might touch a button titled 'Special Offer', which could jump to frame 200 to display more information about that offer before reaching frame 400 and automatically jumping back to the start. Then the user might touch a 'Show Me More' button, which could launch a full-screen promotional video before returning to the menu.
Deploying Applications
In effect, you can now use the familiar SignStix tools (Director and Creator) to build applications and then deploy them to your end-points, just like you would with signage. With a little imagination, you can build some fantastic applications to get closer to your customers.
And of course, all the benefits of using SignStix for signage apply equally to these interactive applications – design them anywhere, and deploy them from anywhere.
Please see How do I create an interactive sign? for more details on building interactive signs for touchscreens.
Several minor fixes and enhancements have also been applied in the Viper release as part of our ongoing programme of quality and usability improvement.
Video Transitions
Please note that video transitions have changed in the SignStix Player. Previously, a video would freeze on the final frame until the next video was cued-up ready to play. Occasionally this caused some unwanted effects when moving from one sign to another, as it was possible for the video to freeze on a frame that was unrelated to the content of the next sign in the sequence.
The new behaviour in the Viper release is that the video box will vanish when a video is complete, and reappear when the next video is ready to start. This avoids any 'bleeding' of video content from one sign into the next. However, if a video is playing in a full-screen video box in an otherwise blank sign, you may notice a short period of black screen during the transitions (when the box disappears). If this is undesirable, we recommend adding a background to the sign.
We are delighted to announce the release of SignStix 3.3 (September 2019)


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Naugy girls develop solid core on the court
January 10, 2020 - Basketball, Sports - Tagged: Basketball, greyhounds, Naugatuck High School - no comments
by Ken Morse, Citizen's News
Naugatuck's Sara Macary (15) is fouled by Wilby's Tayler Saunders (13) as she shoots Jan. 7 at Naugatuck High School. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
NAUGATUCK — The Naugy girls basketball team entered the season looking to replace five seniors that graduated.
Following a loss to Sacred Heart to open the season, the Greyhounds won six straight and along the way built a solid nucleus to lead the team.
"We are working hard to get better every game," Naugatuck head coach Gail Cheney said. "We have developed a strong starting lineup, but we also have some girls coming off the bench who are really contributing some solid minutes for us."
The win streak was in jeopardy when Naugatuck traveled to Torrington Jan. 3. The Greyhounds needed a last-second shot in regulation from Sara Macary to send the game to overtime.
Naugy outscored Torrington 10-1 in overtime to pull out a hard-fought, 55-46 win. Macary led the Greyhounds with a game-high 25 points. Felicia Salvati had eight points and Kaylee Jackson added six points in the overtime victory.
"We went up to Torrington and they are always a tough challenge. Sara (Macary) had a great game and she scored some tough points for us. But I was proud the way the girls battled and pulled that one out."
Naugy improved to 6-1 with a 68-31 win over Wilby Jan. 7. A dominating 23-7 first-quarter advantage quickly grew to a 41-17 halftime lead, as Naugy secured its sixth win in a row.
Naugatuck's Lauryn Ramalho (5) looks up court after intercepting a pass on defense during a game against Wilby Jan. 7 at Naugatuck High School. –ELIO GUGLIOTTI
Four players hit for double figures in the victory, led by Hailey Russell's game-high 15 points. Macary, Brielle Behuniak and Alissa McNeil each had 10 points, and Julianna Magalhaes chipped six points.
The starting unit of Macary, Behuniak, Russell, Jackson and McNeil are playing unselfish and spreading the ball around, which makes it difficult for opponents to key on any one player.
Lindsey Walsh, Lauryn Ramalho, Nadia Cestari, Kendall Allen, Magalhaes, Jourdyn Brown and Saige Winslow have all come on to score points off the bench for the Greyhounds.
Naugatuck will play Watertown on Friday. Next week, the Greyhounds will play defending Naugatuck Valley League champion St. Paul on Monday, Wolcott on Wednesday and Shepaug Valley Jan. 18 in an out-of-league game.
"We are taking this one game at a time and on any given night you don't know what's going to happen," Cheney said. "This coming week we have three games, and it will be a good measuring stick to see where we are at, and anytime you play St. Paul you know it will be a battle."


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Sunny, Low Wind and a Paddle Up the River On a Fall Day
Posted on November 21, 2019 by Bob
Thursday November 21, 2019 Jenner CA.
Need a paddle and is the mouth closed
I hadn't been kayaking in a about a week. The wind was supposed to be down so I headed on down to Jenner just before noon today.
I put my boat in the water at the Jenner boat ramp and paddled across the river to Penny Island. I'd already decided to go up river today, a couple miles, so I headed that way.
Is the mouth closed
I was surprised to see water was in the little channel on the upper end of the island as it was going to low tide, but the water wasn't going down.
Here's the little channel full of water where I stopped for a bit.
The water level being that high usually means the river's mouth is closed and the water is backing up in the river. I'll have to check that out before the day is over.
I headed on up the river. There was a light wind but it was decreasing and the sun was out. Being by the ocean there was a water haze in the air.
I paddled along here going by these mud hens. They feed on the dead vegetation under the water. The vegetation dies when the sun goes low in the sky in the fall.
I stopped here for a spell at a place I call Muskrat.
I paddled on up under this bridge on highway one, the coastal highway.
Hey Bob, huh
I was paddling along just after going under the bridge when I thought I heard, hey Bob, but I wasn't sure so I stopped for a bit but then continued on and heard it again. I looked and looked and eventually I saw a person waving from a house on shore. The person made it down to the dock just down below me. You can see her there on the dock if you look hard.
Chatted with Mary
I paddled on over and it turned out to be Mary a lady I knew who lives down here that I've talked with before.
We shot the bull for a half hour or so, until she said she had to check on her new dog, a rat terrier I think she said it was. She said she's been teaching it to ride on the front of her paddle board.
Paddled into Willow Creek
I continued paddling on up the river another half mile or so to Willow Creek. I'd expected the water level to be too low to paddle into the creek originally but with the water as high as it was I was able to paddle right into it.
There were a bunch of mud hens in there that had no where to go so they dived into the bushes.
I paddled in as far as I could about a quarter mile and sat and had a break enjoying the sun.
When I paddled back out to the river I stopped in this spot right by the creek and sat and watched.
Big splashes
I heard some big splashes down by the bridge and when I looked I could see some harbor seals.
They make these big splashes when they are eating a big fish. They splashed around for about ten minutes and then disappeared.
The light wind died down for a bit as I paddled back down the river along here.
I paddled across the river to this side as I like to go along the shore line looking for birds which like to hang out along here.
Lots of geese
There were mostly geese today.
And more geese up ahead.
I was almost back to the boat ramp at Jenner where I pulled out for the day.
Checking out the river's mouth
I was still curious what condition the river's mouth was in, was it closed?
I drove on down to the town's overlook to have a look.
The river is on the left and the ocean is on the right on the other side of the sand bar. That's Goat Rock out there, the squarish one.
River's mouth is closed
Sure enough the river's mouth was closed. The wind and the waves blow the sand up onto the bar and close off the river sometimes like now. The river should be going out right there in the middle.
Now that my curiosity was satisfied I drove on home.
First a short nap then I puttered in the yard and did a bit of chair hopping. The sun was already down so I was discouraged from doing anything constructive.
Nice day on the Russian River Estuary.
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There are over a hundred pictures that are served up randomly every time you visit or change pages. They are of earlier pictures of interest and also some just to remind me of things.
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Finally Getting Back to Working On Old Trails In the Forest January 25, 2023
The Dentist and An Afternoon Ride In the Forest January 24, 2023
Hunting For My Pulaski and Trying Not To Work Too Hard Today January 23, 2023
Yard Puttering and Found a Dead Chicken January 22, 2023
River Paddle and Looking For My Pulaski Up On a Forest Trail January 21, 2023
Finishing Off Cutting Trees Off the Roads and Some Trail Work January 20, 2023
Getting a Root Cannel Fixed and Taking Care of Kitty Kat January 19, 2023
Chickens and Forest Work, and An Unexpected Rain Gets Me Wet January 18, 2023
Puttering Around the Yard While Waiting For the New Generator Delivery January 17, 2023
Making Headway On the Strom Downed Trees On the Roads January 16, 2023
Forest Work and the Rains Pick Up and Get Me Wet January 15, 2023
Clearing Trees Off the Mountain Roads In the Rains January 14, 2023
Getting Stuff Done Between the Rains January 13, 2023
Forest Work and Yes, We Got the Power Back On, Finally January 12, 2023
Raining and Sitting Around Waiting For the Power Guys to Fix Our Power January 11, 2023
Patsy Irene on Hunting For My Pulaski and Trying Not To Work Too Hard Today
Judith on The Dentist and An Afternoon Ride In the Forest
Gaelyn on Finishing Off Cutting Trees Off the Roads and Some Trail Work
Gaelyn on Chickens and Forest Work, and An Unexpected Rain Gets Me Wet
Judith on Finishing Off Cutting Trees Off the Roads and Some Trail Work
Gaelyn on Getting a Root Cannel Fixed and Taking Care of Kitty Kat
Patsy Irene on Getting a Root Cannel Fixed and Taking Care of Kitty Kat
Nancy K on Getting a Root Cannel Fixed and Taking Care of Kitty Kat
Deb on Chickens and Forest Work, and An Unexpected Rain Gets Me Wet
Judith on Clearing Trees Off the Mountain Roads In the Rains
A Nice Paddle at Jenner and I Transplant a Grape Plant I Started Last Year
Walk to Buzzard Rock Where There is another Turkey Vulture Nest
Kayak Cart, Golf Cart Surgery and Planting Potatoes and Prepping the Van
No Drizzle at Jenner Today
Coots, Seals, and a Closed River Mouth Kayaking Jenner
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E-Z-Go Golf Cart Beeper and Picking Up Pruning Brush Friday February 10, 2017 Guerneville CA. Fixing the e-z-go golf… (4,553)
Van's Chevy 350 Engine Rough Idle Problem… Saturday May 20, 2017 Troy Oregon Working on the rough… (3,007)
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Dirt Bike Forest Fire Ride and No Armstrong Woods… Friday August 21, 2020 Guerneville CA. Another forest fire day… (2,673)
1967 Chevy Van V8 350 Engine Conversion Wiring Saturday August 20, 2016 Guerneville CA. Engine wiring hooked up… (2,519)
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The Skull and the Huge Rock At Queen's Canyon… Sunday March 4, 2018 Queen's Canyon Kofa Arizona Kofa Wildlife… (1,988)
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My Cameras
A Sony AX33 4K, a video camera that takes stills too. What am I doing with that? I take pictures from my Kayak a lot. I found I was missing interesting shots, because my pic was being processed in my camera, before it would let me take another pic. Since I like to take what I call action stills, I bought this camera to take videos, that I could make stills out of, but, as a bonus, this camera also came with buttons to just take stills and that's what I mostly do, unless something is real interesting or too far away for my still zooms. My digilat zoom setting for video goes to two hundred x, and sometimes I need that, but usually, I only use the 10x lens zoom. Because this camera is HD and 4K, the quality has to be real good and it has a lot of stabilizers on it which really helps out a lot for taking pics on the water.
The other thing it has that is a must is a view finder and I had to buy Sony's top of the line cam to get it. This is a must for taking pics on the water, as you must hold the camera as still as posible and putting that eye piece to the eye forms a tripod with your arms that helps a lot. The eye piece is also a must as it works way better than a LED screen to see what you are taking a picture of in the daylight as the LED screens wash out easily in sunlight.
I also have another video camera, a Canon VIXIA G30. I use them both to mostly take stills. The Sony takes higher resolution stills than the G30. That was a bit of a disappointment as I bought the G30 to replace an older camera I dunked in the river, but then had to buy the Sony to get higher still picture resolution that the G30 was lacking.
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William (Bill) Alfred Riall
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William (Bill) Alfred Riall, 90, a lifelong resident of Vernon, passed away on Nov. 27, 2015 at Holland Lake Care Center in Weatherford, Texas.
Bill was born on Nov. 4, 1925, to Clyde and Ruth (Beavers) Riall in Fort Worth. He moved to Vernon in 1935 and attended the local schools, graduating from Vernon High School in 1942. Bill received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas in 1946. He returned to Vernon upon graduation and married Shirley Lareau of Vernon on June 6, 1948. Bill began his career with the W. T. Waggoner Estate in the Oil Division, where he worked for 19 years. He worked for the Vernon State Hospital as supply officer until his retirement in 1985.
Bill was active in the Boy Scouts of America, coached Little League baseball, was a Marksmanship Instructor for the NRA, taught gun safety at the Vernon Rifle Range, started a competition trap-shooting range, and was an avid dove and quail hunter. He was active in the First Presbyterian Church, was a volunteer for the Vernon High School football program as a "chain runner" and was a multi-gallon donor for the American Red Cross Blood Bank.
Bill was a member of the Vernon Travelers Square Dance Club and was a late-in-life golfer. He was active in the First United Methodist Church of Vernon with his wife, Sue (Waggoner Russell) whom he married on March 26, 2005.
Bill is survived by sons, Randy Riall and wife Bettie, of Millsap, Texas, Gordon Riall and wife Gayle Worthy of Brevard, N.C.; grandchildren, Tara Lewis and husband Albert of Frisco, Texas, Russel Riall and wife Lauren of Arlington, Texas, Melanie Zumdieck and husband Eric of Houston, Texas, Olivia Reinauer of Suffolk, Va.; great-grandchildren, Ellison Riall and Elijah Riall of Arlington, Texas, and several nieces and nephews.
Bill was preceded in death by his brother Clyde Riall, Shirley Lareau Riall, and Sue Waggoner Russell Riall.
Services will be held in the chapel of the First United Methodist Church of Vernon at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Interment services will follow at Eastview Cemetery in Vernon.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 at Sullivan Funeral Home.
Memorial donations may be made to The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Quail Coalition of Dallas, and Senior Center of Vernon.
Online condolences may be made at www.sullivanfuneralhomevernon.com.


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I've been taking so dam long to blog about the Hada Labo Hydrating Light Lotion I think I kena blacklist by sponsor liao. Anyway I'm still glad that they send me the new Hada Labo Hydrating Light Lotion.
I have been using it diligently before my makeup.
I was quite worried at first as it was said to be for oily & combination skin but after trying it out several times, I felt that it is okay to use for normal skin too. The formula is lighter than all the other hydraluronic acid products and cleanse very well. ( just like the other range of products) Some other HY Acid products I've tried have this sticky feeling but not for this one.
This is 3rd bottle of Hado Labo that I've tried and I would say I like this range best.
It is mild , light, hydrates my skin and absorbs very fast.
I use it before I apply my makeup and my skin would stay hydrated for the whole day, even with the air con.
With no added fragrance, colors and oil, it is low irritation , no irritation at all for me despite my super sensitive skin. +plus for that! The texture of the product is light but feels like water.
The product is available at Watsons, NTUC, Guardian, SASA, BHG & Unity at SGD $22.90 for a 170ml.


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Shirley Ann Diley, Columbiana, Ohio
Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home
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Posted: Dec 4, 2020 / 07:23 PM EST / Updated: Dec 8, 2020 / 11:33 AM EST
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COLUMBIANA, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Shirley Ann Diley, 75, passed away quite peacefully at home on Friday, December 4, 2020, with her family beside her after a bravely fought five-year battle with bone cancer.
Shirley was born February 16, 1945, in Rome, New York, the daughter of Thomas and Dorothy Barr McGonnell.
She was a 1963 graduate of Perry High School and after graduating top of her class from the Hannah E. Mullins School of Nursing.
She worked for 35 years as an LPN at Salem Community Hospital. She was utilized in many different departments, including the ER, Med-Surg, Obstetrics and the Pediatric unit. Her co-workers and supervisors describe her as a nurse who was incredibly dedicated to her patients, and was always there for those who didn't have anyone. No patient of hers died alone. She was reliable and could be counted on to do what she said she would do. The shift after hers was grateful for her, because everything was orderly, set and ready for them upon their arrival. She was good with kids, very well-liked, an awesome nurse and folks were glad to consider her a friend.
She was an avid reader, enjoyed bowling, was a friend to all animals (except snakes), loved to dance, excelled at crossword and jigsaw puzzles and was even known to have answered a Jeopardy! question correctly in her sleep. She was a constant presence at her children's and grandchildren's sporting events and extra-curricular activities.
Shirley will be forever missed by her loving and amazingly devoted husband, Joe Diley of Columbiana; her three children, Scott (Lisa) Belding of Youngstown, Steve (Tony Cedeño) Belding of Knoxville, Tennessee and Krista (Brenda Luggie) Belding of Harriman Tennessee; stepchildren, Barb (Lee) Alleman of New Cumberland, West Virginia, Jon (Maggie McDonnell) Diley of Champaign, Illinois and Brandi Diley of Weirton, West Virginia; five grandchildren, Aidan, Cayde, Maura, Connor and Kat; three brothers, Tom (Sheila), Kenny and Mike; several nieces and nephews; three indoor cats and her herd of outdoor cats.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Sharon and her brother, Gary.
Per Shirley's instructions, there will be no burial service at this time. Instead, her urn is to be placed in her home with eyes attached to it, so that she may always keep watch of her husband.
Friends may call from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana. Mask protocol and social distancing will be followed.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making an "in memory" donation to Hospice of the Valley or Angels for Animals.
Family and friends may send condolences at www.familycareservices.com
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Shirley Ann Diley, please visit our floral store.
A television tribute will air Sunday, December 6, at the following approximate times: 8:58 a.m. on WKBN and 7:58 p.m. on FOX.
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Kathleen P. Wilson, New Waterford, Ohio
by MyValleyTributes Staff / Jan 13, 2021
NEW WATERFORD, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Kathleen P. Wilson, age 87, of New Waterford, died on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman.
She was born on July 4, 1933 in Freeman, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Irvy and Helen Noel Prater.
Richard Harlow Peterson, Columbiana, Ohio
COLUMBIANA, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Richard Harlow Peterson, age 70, of Columbiana, died unexpectedly at his home in Columbiana on Thursday, January 7.
He was born on October 18, 1950 in Salem, a son of Wilda Ploss Peterson and the late Carl Peterson.
Donald "Glenn" Greathouse, Columbiana, Ohio
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COLUMBIANA, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Donald "Glenn" Greathouse, age 86, of Columbiana, died on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Blossom Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Salem.
He was born on May 6, 1934 in Lisbon, a son of the late Carl and Lucille Caldwell Greathouse.


This is an amazing statement. How can each of us in our own way take a stand for our deepest values. I have an idea. Do you?
Sounds a lot like Che, and Hugo Chavez, and Rosa Luxemberg, and Sojourner Truth, and Malcolm X, and Fred Hampton, and Huey Newton, and George Jackson. You are in great company Nutty!


Regardless of your teaching ability, stamina, and a strong with relationship with coffee, a PGCE can be one of the most testing years of your entire life. If the end is near and you're feeling a little overwhelmed just keep going... Keep turning up, keep thinking about learning, and keep pushing relentlessly toward it.
You might not be a list person, but you should be right now. Having memos, to-do lists and task sheets make achieving your goals far more realistic. There will be elements of your course that need to be tackled with urgency, so face these head on and try not to avoid. Getting the most stressful (or demanding) parts done before anything else means that you'll feel more comfortable overall, handling everything at once is not achievable - you do not have super powers!
We all have those days, in fact weeks. Everything comes at once and life tests you, as well as pupils of all ages. It's very easy to end your day on an uber critical note, getting angry about what went wrong and forgetting those moments of joy when a student or teacher thanked you for your hard work. Take note of all the little things that make you love your role, many of them are probably why you chose it in the first place.
Have you ever used TES? The Guardian Teacher Network? Edutopia? Pinterest? Chat with others that have faced the same situation or are battling with it alongside you. Create a Facebook support page and encourage those on your course to join. Sharing your problems and offering encouragement is exactly what you need right now, and if you can learn something valuable along the way well that is just a bonus!
Ever heard of the swan effect? You know the 'glide gracefully above whilst feeling like you are paddling madly underneath'? Try and implement this into classroom life. From lesson one, smiling creates a positive and friendly atmosphere and we all know that is when the learning happens. Just don't forget those boundaries!
Yes you have a shed load of coursework to complete and you're dreading next week's inspection but still take time to have a cup of tea, a whole packet of biscuits and catch up on your social life. Obviously this crazy period means less of the good stuff and more of the difficult, but cutting ties with everything you enjoy will not help your stress levels. Take regular breaks and treat yourself, you really do deserve it.
Having something great at the end of it all will keep you going (when the going gets tough). Book a holiday, an outing with friends or even make a note on the calendar for a day revolving completely around you.
One of the hardest things about teaching is accepting that you'll never do it all, the job is never finished, even if you worked around the clock 7, days a week, 365 days a year. There are always new surprises, unpredictable children and unexpected obstacles that may result in more or less of what you were planning to get done. Work to the best of your ability and accept that you have given it your all, try not to dwell on anything that doesn't go 100% the way you originally planned and give yourself credit.
Natalie may be volunteering for her school's netball team and Tom may be part of the committee for the end of year disco, but this doesn't mean their overall grade will be better than yours. Do what you need to do to get the PGCE without worrying about others - You have your own strengths!
And finally... Remember why you started!
We know this is obvious, but when you've got several pieces of work to hand in, observations to prepare for, and the thought of applying for your first full time jobs looming over you, it's quite easy to question why you even embarked on this crazy path in the first place. Soon you will be able to teach a class of your own and this will all seem worth it, don't give up - keep going!
What has helped you whilst studying for your PGCE? Share your tips with us on twitter @staffroomed.


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Q: Blacklist or whitelist approach to filtering? I'm testing mobile internet and noticed the provider is using a filter for senstive content.
What approach are they using exactly ? Would it be a whitelist ? Because I imagine it might be impractical to screen all sites while haveing the risk of a child ending up on a site they shouldn't be on.
Or would they be using a third approach ? Say, a clever filter that scans for words and weights results.

A: Neither; do sanitization: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Data_Validation#Sanitize
Doing both blacklists/whitelists leaves you in a "circle" of constant updating and management along with other issues.

A: There are companies that sell ready-made databases categorising sites by type. Then your provider would just decide which categories they want to let through and which to block - see e.g. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee207145.aspx "URL filtering is subscription based, and is part of the Forefront TMG Web Security Service license."
Of course the reputation of such schemes is pretty poor, with problems from towns such as Scunthorpe or people selling wristwatches (bad words embedded in the name) or sites about various cancers (on the assumption that anything about those body parts must be naughty).
Congratulations to Stack Overflow if this post gets through - although I have tried to make its job as easy as possible.

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Condition Report*: Drawing is toned overall with scattered smudges and undulations. There is a crease in the bottom edge, across the lower right corner and along the edge at the top of the upper right corner. There are also two substantial tears, one in the left edge with paper missing, the other is a 3 inch right angle at the top of the subject's head with paper still attached. Signed number "BF14" noted in graphite to verso.


April is Parkinson's Awareness and National Poetry Month!
This morning I remembered something I learned a few years ago – that Parkinson's brings out the creativity in people. When I looked on Google, I found a number of articles about it, including this one from Parkinson's Life – Why are people with Parkinson's more creative? In our Parkinson community I know people who are artists, photographers and authors. I've also read some very personal and moving poems written by people with Parkinson's. For the past couple of years in South Australia, I've attended a combined art and poetry exhibit held by Parkinson's SA. So with all these thoughts running through my mind (it gets kind of crowded in there sometimes!), I am delighted to share a couple of messages about poetry from Parkinson's Life, in Europe, and the Northwest Parkinson's Foundation based in Seattle.
From Parkinson's Life, there was an article about how Parkinson's poetry competition sparks emotional response. You can subscribe to their newsletter for further news about the winners of their competition.
A piece in this week's newsletter from the Northwest Parkinson's Foundation led me to their Parkinson's and Poetry website. There is a page with art, too!
I'm looking forward to reading the submissions to both websites! Are you a poet? Or would like try writing poetry? If you'd like to share, please send your poems to Sonia@ParkinsonSocialNetwork.org, and I can share them through our newsletter and website.
Clinton recently visited our cafes to talk with us about this latest study.
This 12-week study is on the effects of multi-modal exercise training on walking economy in individuals with Parkinson's disease. You can arrange the times that best suits you and parking will be free.
The Optimism Walk is the major Hampton Roads event of the APDA "American Parkinson's Optimism" education and fundraising activities. The primary focus of the Optimism Walk is to educate the community about Parkinson Disease and present local resources to support people with Parkinson Disease and their care partners, family, friends, and the community at large.
I learned about this workshop this week. It's a joint effort of Inova Mt. Vernon Hospital and AARP. If you attend this event, I'd love to hear your feedback!
In today's world, there are numerous health care components one must consider upon returning home from the hospital. In this session, you'll learn about the different pieces of the health care journey: from rehabilitation to home health care to hospice services to care management and everything in between. Our panel of experts will help you understand what you need to know about the many pieces of the health care journey.
Space is limited each month to the first 50 respondents; register today!
No products or services will be sold or promoted at these events.
Anyone can join these classes from the comfort of their home! This particular class is taught by Sarah Marcus. Click here to view and participate in Sarah's class. There's a new class available every month, usually with a different teacher, too.
Maria Spetalnik from Conquer the Clutter visited all three of our cafes this month. Thank you, Maria for all your stories and great advice! In case you missed her, here are some of the things we talked about . . .
– Keep items at a height that makes it easy to access them – between your shoulders and your knees.
– Pantry shelves that are not deep are good because it's easier to access items. If you have deep shelves, use long, skinny trays to sort items.
What do we do with all this paper?!
– Be selective about what you take home from health fairs, home shows, etc.
– Purge newspapers and magazines regularly.
– To sort your mail, have two piles – trash and keep. Get rid of junk mail before it lands on your dining table. What to do with mail that you're not sure about? Keep legal, financial, and medical mail in a separate file so you can follow-up with the experts later.
– To shred important documents, use a cross-cut shredder. The smaller the bits the better! Fairfax county will shred 4 boxes for free (to residents) and even take them out of your car for you. Click here for more information on the Fairfax County website.
– The safest way to dispose of medications is to drop them off at your local police station. Please keep them in their original bottles.
– You can cover up personal information on the bottle with a blackout pen. Be sure to blackout the prescription number.
– For more information, click here to check out the Safe Disposal of Medicines page on the Fairfax County website.
– The IRS does not call. They send letters by the U.S. Postal Service.
– Door to door solicitation. Ask for a permit because door to door salesmen are required by law to carry one. Most don't, especially those that say they are working on a job down the street.
– Beware of throw rugs because they can be a fall hazard. Should you trip and fall it can change your life in an instant, and not for the better. Is it really worth it?
– Install grab bars in your bathroom. To have them installed correctly, you can contact a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS), who can make additional suggestions that will help keep you safe in your home.
– Start downsizing early. The more you can do now, the less stressful it will be for your children. It is much more difficult for other family members to sort through everything for you.
– If your kids say they don't want something – believe them!
– Antique furniture, china, and silver, doesn't have the value it used to have. You may prefer to donate these items. The only furniture that is currently selling is mid-century modern – from the 60's and 70's.
– Choose the charities you want to give to that have meaning to you. We are more inclined to donate items when we feel a connection or can picture where our items are going. For example, donating old blankets to an animal shelter, or donating suits to a charity that helps people find work, so they can look and feel good when they go for an interview. A couple of charities mentioned were FACETS and Habitat for Humanity ReStores.
Maria is happy to answer your questions. You can reach her at mail@conquertheclutter.org or at (703) 574-113.
*New* location for our Cafe Ashburn!
And last but not least, if you're interested in the Parkinson's dance class we're organizing in Reston, please let us know! This is more like a movement to music class and Katy can adapt the program to your needs so that everyone has a wonderful time. You can click here to read more about it. If you are interested, even if you're not sure, please contact me. We'll contact people to work out dates and times soon.
I'll be sending out a separate post listing what's happening in Northern Virginia. Hope to see you Out & About in April!


Ian will work with you to ensure that his talk fits well with your event supports you as much as possible in ensuring that he delivers value for money and an engaging talk for your audience.
Each talk is bespoke for your event based on your brief and prior research and can be delivered from 20 minutes to 60 minutes or in two parts of one hour each.
Ian has spoken at hundreds of events from international summits to corporate away days and from workshops to schools and charities. He is an inspirational keynote speaker with a style that is relaxed yet gripping, casual but compelling, witty yet savage.
His talks are based around his part in a unique attempt to become the first boat in history to row unsupported from mainland Africa across 3,000 miles of the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean in under 30 days. The 'lessons from the Atlantic', learned in the white hot pressure of ocean rowing racing with lack of sleep, starvation, dehydration, team dynamics and a commitment to make the boat go faster translate into 'everyday' life at work, home and sport.
Ian was forced to apply those hard earned lessons to his own situation when in April 2017 he was diagnosed with leukaemia. The diagnosis and the challenges ahead put to the test his belief that his Atlantic Experience is a reflection of taking on the challenges of 'normal' life, he's still here, they work!
Audiences will be inspired, captivated, engaged and most importantly they will be able to relate the story back to their own lives, both at work and at home. Ian will leave a positive and lasting impact and leave the audience with a new insight into their own capability, their potential and their importance in the world.
This is a human story – it is about how circumstances, relationships, challenge and adversity impact on us on a daily basis at work and at home with a backdrop set against the enormity or rowing across the ocean and taking on an horrific illness.
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Since fraternity brothers have a vow of secrecy, no direct evidence was available to prove how Alvin died and the persons responsible.
It was amusing to watch Alvin and Cindy rib each other about their fave NBA teams.
US-based mobile healthcare network Hello Alvin is partnering with epay, a Division of product processor and distributor Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
Steve Welch: Anyone | remember the 1976 public information film with Alvin teaching the Green Cross Code to a group of girls?
Stardust, born Bernard Jewry in London, who later became Shane Fenton and latterly Alvin Stardust under the management of Lord Michael Levy's Magnet Records, died last month from prostate cancer.
Iris revealed she dumped ex-Beatle Paul McCartney to go out with Alvin.
Julie said that as a result of their marriage Alvin always felt half-Welsh.
Coo-Ca-Choo star Alvin, who died suddenly last week at the age of 72 after a brief battle with prostate cancer, was in high spirits and appeared to be in good health as he recorded the album in Stoke-on-Trent.
Owned by the Navy and operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Alvin was officially commissioned June 5, 1964, in a ceremony attended by hundreds at the WHOI dock.
Alvin Youngblood Hart, and North Mississippi Allstars.
Track 6: "Key to the Highway"
Alvin first plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in 1964.
While Dave takes a nap, Alvin and the gang take flight on a kite and are blown on to a tropical island with an active volcano.


YEP! Got my doorbusters including Brave!! BF Happy Dance!!
Oh yeah!!! Doing my BF happy dance!!! Just got ALL the doorbusters from Target that I wanted online!!! So far GREAT experience!
Got mine today!!! YEA!!! Thanks!
Good! Im not the only one!!! I can always find things to get at Target BUT...not sure I will be upset if I dont go this year!
Still sorting through this ad. So we have Door Busters at 9 p.m. BUT we have a $10 gift card wyb $50 of home, apparel and accessories 4 am - Midnight. But doorbusters wont be DB price at 4 am.
john.daggett wrote: What! they still make newspapers?!
LOL The line is HUGE for Coach. The good thing is in years past they limit the number of people in the store at one time. Get there early!!!!!
iKitsune wrote: You still grill out? The dirty looks from everyone else in line were hilarious.
Dude, not only do we grill out, but we serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Lol.


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2000 Readers' Choice Awards
by Heather Mead
Roll out the red carpet, it's time to announce the winners of the 2000 Linux Journal Readers' Choice Awards. After another explosive year, the hype and trendiness have cleared to reveal (as we knew it would) that Linux is a serious contender in almost every market. Although some speculate that the development of all things Linux has settled down, we know the revolution is gaining breadth and speed. While we all look forward to the new applications, devices and services on the horizon, these awards are an opportunity to appreciate what we already have. Judging by this year's list of choices (the longest ever), not to mention all those write-ins, we have a lot. To get an idea of what voters said, I've included some quotes for each category.
Over 4,000 readers voted in 24 categories on everything from favorite programming language to favorite game. What overall moral can we discern from this year's responses? The percentage of voters with fervent opinions is directly proportional to those with caffeine addictions. Coincidence...I don't think so.
Favorite Distribution: Red Hat Linux
"I love them all."
Red Hat Linux regains the top spot, the first time since 1997, with over twice the votes of the second-place distribution, SuSE. Mandrake doubles its percentage from last year to just over 14%, placing it third. Last year's winner, Debian GNU/Linux, falls to fourth place. Slackware has a respectable showing with 8.5% of the total vote. The most popular write-ins are FreeBSD and "roll my own".
Favorite Office Suite: StarOffice
"StarOffice but quickly becoming KOffice."
With over 63% of the votes, StarOffice is the clear winner; WordPerfect comes in second with only 12%. The office suite is a sore spot for many Linux users, as shown by the write-in comments. Quite a few voters apologize before picking Microsoft Office as their favorite, and almost as many decry, "None, they all suck." Emacs, vi and clones, and GNOME Office Suite all make write-in appearances.
Favorite Desktop Environment: KDE
"Command line."
While some proclaimed KDE dead with the announcement of the GNOME Foundation this past August, LJ readers chose KDE as their favorite desktop environment for the third year in a row. With 400 fewer votes, GNOME takes second place. Window Maker and Enlightenment are only 40 votes apart, but neither received more than 9.7%.
Favorite Word Processor: StarOffice
"WP8, only not that Windows junk."
StarOffice claims a resounding victory in the word processor voting, racking up almost twice as many votes as its nearest competitor, WordPerfect. After those two, however, the results split into many processors with a few votes each, suggesting that this is one of the more personal categories, where everyone has an old favorite.
Favorite Text Editor: vi and clones
"Elvis—so good it deserves its own category!"
If people are loyal to their old favorites in any category, it's got to be this one. vi and clones, a broad list, is once again your favorite text editor, with almost 40% of the total votes. Emacs are popular in all their forms, Gnu Emacs, X Emacs and the LaTeX+Emacs combo. Some write-ins express a desire to see some vi clones, like Elvis and VIM, given their own, separate listings. Maybe next year.
Most Indispensable Linux Book: Running Linux
"What are these book things you refer to?"
"The whole O'Reilly series—life without them would be a disaster!"
Running Linux, by Matt Welsh, takes first place and Linux in a Nutshell, by Ellen Siever et al, takes second, in a reversal of last year's top two books. The margin was close though, with only 34 votes separating them. Looking at the complete list of vote-getters, the most extensive list for any category, many books appear indispensable to LJ readers. But not everyone is an avid Linux book reader; numerous write-ins show up for man pages and on-line documentation.
Favorite Web Browser: Netscape/Mozilla
"It's more of a necessity kind of thing."
Judging by the write-ins, this category resembles another ballot choice U.S. voters face in November: the lesser of two evils. Netscape/Mozilla wins by a mile (over 80%), with the next closest browser, Lynx, receiving 201 votes. Konqueror racks up 77 write-ins, just cracking the top five. The rest of the write-ins are almost evenly split between messages like "Mozilla—NOT Netscape", "I hate'm all" and "Internet Explorer—Sorry!".
Favorite Linux Journal Column: Kernel Korner
"The nice thing is that with every issue another column stands out."
"I must say, without being too forward, I enjoy everything you all do."
Aw shucks...you're making us blush with all this praise. Now, we know you're not always happy with every issue (a certain cover shot seemed particularly upsetting to some), but you seem satisfied overall. Kernel Korner receives the most votes, making it the favorite LJ column four years in a row. Second and third place go to At the Forge and Best of Technical Support, respectively.
Favorite Distributed File-Sharing System: Gnapster
The Napster lawsuit gave rise to wide-spread controversy; it seemed like everyone had an opinion about it this summer. (You know something's up when Courtney Love sounds almost rational.) In our on-line vote, Gnapster proves to be the most popular file-sharing system with 45% of the votes. Gnutella comes in second with 34%.
Favorite Programming Beverage: Coffee
"Sadly enough, canned capitalism (Coke)."
"Sprite mixed with Fun Dip (cherry flavor)."
"Mountain Dew! Not just another soft drink."
Perhaps some of the cranky write-in comments can be traced back to the results of this category. Stereotype be damned, we like our caffeine and if it's got sugar, even better. Coffee is the beverage of choice with almost 50% of the votes. Other soft drinks come in at a collective number two, although many write-ins do not like to see their beloved Mountain Dew collapsed into this larger category. Water makes a surprising appearance in the number three spot.
Favorite Linux Game: Quake 3
"No time for games." (But plenty for questionnaires?)
"Install the operating system."
In 1998, it was Quake and in 1999, Quake 2; this year, of course, the winner is Quake 3. X-Bill pulls 9% of the votes and Civilization: Call to Power takes 6%, to place second and third, respectively. Rounding out the top five are the free games NetHack and FreeCiv. We received many write-ins, suggesting, happily, that Linux gamers have more reasons than ever not to leave the house.
Favorite Linux Web Site: Slashdot.org
"eLinux.com. Talk about getting all the buzzwords in your domain name."
"Are you kidding? All of them!"
While not exclusively about Linux, Slashdot is where we all go, judging by the vote tally. Slashdot easily claims victory for the third year in a row, receiving twice the number of votes as the second-place site, Freshmeat.net. Other popular sites include LinuxToday.com, the Linux Documentation Project and Linux.org. Favorite web site is another category with an extensive write-in list, of which the most mentioned is linuxfr.org. Tu parles français, non?
Favorite Instant Messaging Client: Xchat
"What else but Gnomeicu?"
A new category to the Readers' Choice Awards, just under half of all voters picked a favorite IM client. Xchat garners the most votes, picking up 20% of the total. Chomping on Xchat's heels, however, is Jabber; a mere 15 votes separate them. BitchX comes in third with 14. As for write-ins, gnomeicu is the most popular. Will everybody have a favorite next year?
Favorite Programming Language: C/C++
"Plain C (without the ++)."
The perennial C/C++ wins 40% of your votes this year. To everyone who took the time to remind us that C and C++ are not the same language, we hear you loud and clear. Second and third place go to Perl and Java, while Python continues to expand its fan base by claiming 8%.
Favorite Platform: Intel x86
"Amiga :) Running RH 5 and NetBSD 4.x."
"Platforms that are really tall."
While some of you claim to use it under protest, Intel x86 is the clear winner with 60% of your votes. The clone AMD, a popular write-in last year, made it to the official ballot this year and received just under 20%. Rounding out the top picks are PowerPC and Alpha. As a write-in, Transmeta makes its debut in the platform category—a preview of next year, perhaps?
Favorite Shell: Bash
"Turtle Shell."
"Pathetic, Hollow Shell (of a Man)."
Bash won? It wasn't even close? You don't say. For the third year, the Bourne Again Shell demonstrates its hold over voters (and users), claiming 78% of your responses. In the distance are tcsh with 10% and ksh with 4.5%. A few write-ins express the preference to use bash for scripting while using another shell for everyday use. As for all the shell pun write-ins, who says geeks can't make a (bad) joke?
Favorite Development Tool: Gnu Compiler Collection (GCC)
"VIM rules forever!"
Development tool is one of several categories this year where the distance between first and second place is more than substantial. GCC, at 71%, received almost ten times the number of votes as the second-place tool, Code Warrior. And really, where would any of us be without GCC? An up-and-comer, KDevelop, grabbed third place through the power of write-ins. We'll add it the list next year, guys.
Favorite Audio Tool: XMMS
"My plain old radio."
"One that works would be nice!"
Things sure can change in a year. In the 1999 Awards, XMMS appeared a few times as a write-in; this year, it's the clear and away winner. Receiving just under 50% of your votes, it wins by a healthy margin, too. In the closest finish of any category, second and third place were determined by a single vote—Real Audio and mpg123, respectively. And some of you are still gladly using your CD players.
Favorite Graphics Tool: GIMP
"My girlfriend says GIMP because she uses it (and is looking over my shoulder)."
"Photoshop...sob sob. Why won't they port this thing?!"
So this new graphics tool came out of nowhere...maybe next year. For now, the GIMP has a strong-hold on this category; this year it wins with 72% of the total votes. The next closest favorite tools are xv with 10% and CorelDRAW with 7%. Voters are pleased by the GIMP's versatility and its ease-of-use, especially for the less artistically gifted among us.
Favorite Database: MySQL
"The one that I don't need to admin."
"FBI Database on Un-American Activities."
Some database users engage in a war of words when it comes to MySQL vs. PostgreSQL. Our readers, at least the ones that voted, prefer MySQL by a 2 to 1 ratio. Oracle 8i R2 comes in third with almost 11%, making our top-three line-up a repeat of 1999's. None of the other databases received more than 3% of the tally.
Favorite Ad Filtering Tool: Junkbuster
"I don't use any (yet). Thanks for the tip."
Judging by the low turnout for this new category, it seems like most of you use the old standard, manual filtering method: closing your eyes. Those of you who did express a preference choose Junkbuster as your favorite, beating SquidGuard by 40%. The most popular write-in filtering tool is AdZapper. Quite a few indies take the DIY approach and write their own proxies.
Favorite Communications Board: Cyclades
"Federal Communications Board (or is that Commission?)."
Um...that's not quite what we meant. To be fair, though, some of you wrote that you didn't know what we meant by this category, which could explain why less than half of all voters picked a favorite board. Among those who figured us out, Cyclades is the number-one choice, with 50% of your votes. Digi International comes in second and Boca rounds out the top three.
Favorite Backup Utility: tar
"Backups?!? Vee don't need no stinking backups!"
Okay, okay. While "real men don't need backups," some of our more cautious readers like tar. This easy solution was quite vocal in 1999's write-in votes, so we added it to the official list this year—and it won. tar displaces last year's winner, BRU, by 46%, but BRU still comes in second. Arkeia and Amanda competed for third place, but Arkeia claims it with 11 more votes.
Favorite X-Server: XFree86
"Only use XFree86...maybe others are good; dunno."
Do any of you guys use anything but XFree86? Apparently not. 93% of respondents choose XFree86 as their favorite X-Server. Accelerated X, in second place, acquires votes totaling 3.5%. The most popular write-in—it only took six votes to get there—is Xpmac.
More information about the Readers' Choice favorites and other Linux-related products and programs is available on our Linux Resources web site, http://www.linuxresources.com/
Moving to Seattle to study American literature, Heather Mead decided working was more fun than graduate school, and somehow became an associate editor at Linux Journal. She's working on a screenplay, but who isn't?
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Land Blessing Held in Detroit
DETROIT, Mich.—On Oct. 21, the Armenian Community Center (ACC) of Greater Detroit held a land blessing ceremony in Novi Michigan. The ACC had acquired this 10-acre land in December, which will be the future home of the new Armenian Community Center. A preliminary conceptual plan was also distributed to the attendees. An estimated 250 people were present at the event.
A scene from the event.
Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy, presided over the land blessing services. Angele Manoogian represented the ARF Central Committee. The guest speaker for the event was Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), a strong supporter of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, who talked about the contributions Armenians have made in Metro Detroit and all across the world.
"I was honored to join church leaders and members of our Armenian-American community for this land blessing ceremony," Stabenow said. "Novi will be a wonderful new home for the community center's important educational and cultural events that are part of Michigan's rich and diverse cultural heritage."
Details to follow.