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Canton road closing proposal concerns Peru woman
By Marianne Hutchinson, Staff Writer
CANTON — A Peru woman told selectmen Thursday night that their decision not to plow all of River Road this past winter left her without mail service and fearful that emergency vehicles couldn't reach her home.
Florence Hastings spoke at a public hearing on closing about eight-tenths of a mile of the road from November through April for the next 10 years. The short section is in Peru where it connects to Route 108.
"My driveway is right there; you guys used to plow all the way up to (Route) 108," she said.
"Part of the problem is that there is no turnaround," Administrative Assistant Scott Kilbreth said. "This year we're going to address that issue in all the short roads that we have difficulty turning around in. There's nothing to say that Peru can't come in and do it, though. If they wish to open it up, they can do it," he said.
Selectman Don Hutchins agreed, saying it's Canton's responsibility.
"We're looking at the fact that we don't have a legal turnaround and the days of the handshakes and turning around in somebody's driveway are just over," Hutchins said. "It's the way of the world; everybody has to have things in writing and we have to have easements."
Townspeople will vote on the issue at the town meeting June 16.
At the selectmen meeting after the hearing, Liz Rothrock, secretary of the Lake Anasagunticook Association, and lakeshore property owners Carroll and Sandra Howes asked about the setback rules in the town's Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.
Carroll Howes was concerned about placing structures or equipment on a small parcel near his property and whether it was legal.
"I was told that the Canton ordinance law was that any structure (should) be no closer than 20 feet to the adjacent property," he said. "I was under the impression that nothing could be placed on this small parcel of land. We'd like people to adhere to the ordinance: tents, recreation vehicles, cars and so forth must be set back 100 feet from the pond."
Rothrock said, "We were assuming that we were using the state ordinances, which says that if the town has its own ordinances they have to be equal to or more stringent than the state ones."
Hutchins said the town uses the shoreland zoning laws of 1996.
Selectman Rob Walker said the small lot is grandfathered, "so maybe there are some things that he can do on his lot that other people necessarily can't do because it's grandfathered."
In other business, it was announced the town's spring cleanup will be done May 13, 17, 20 and 24. Brush, tires and appliances with Freon gas can be taken to the transfer station on Jewett Hill Road from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays.
Canton Selectman Don Hutchins presents Susan Gammon with a plaque and certificate thanking her for her service as a school board member and member of town committees for years. The presentation was made before Thursday night's board meeting.
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US sanctions in response to successive decisions from Turkey
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The White House responded to the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that sanctions would be imposed on the Interior Minister, Süleyman Noble and Justice, Abdulhamit Gul, on the basis of Father Brunson's crisis.
In the Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
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The full text of the statement is as follows:
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ANSWER OF CAVUŞOĞLU: ACTS
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu responded to the United States with an explanation of his Twi tter account. The attempt to implement it will not be free.
FUAT OKTAY AND HULSİ AKAR'S HIGH RESPONSE
The US continues to respond to the decision to impose sanctions on the two Turkish ministers as long as the US government does not realize that it does not make illegal requests with This method can not be obtained.
Oktay and Akar responded to the United States Declaration
Oktay said, "Never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, we do not tilt the neck," he said, "is # buyaptırımtürkiye "label added for the message.
Hulusi Akar, the statement "The United States faces sanctions scandalously for us to end Turkey's turmoil. Turkey, Prime Minister Erdogan will continue to walk.
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Q: Trouble with push segue in iOS 6 on iPhone storyboard I have a CalculatorViewController with a button called Graph.  Clicking Graph causes a push segue to my CalculaterGraphViewController but instead it crashes when I push it.
My prepare to segue is set in CalculatorViewController.m as:
- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender
{
    if([segue.identifier isEqualToString:@"Show Graphs"])
    {
        // Do we need to set something else up in case it crashes
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}

After crashing I get this in my output:
2013-07-01 18:32:13.170 Calculator[1150:c07] * Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSGenericException', reason: 'Could not find a navigation controller for segue 'Show Graphs'. Push segues can only be used when the source controller is managed by an instance of UINavigationController.'
* First throw call stack:
(0x1c95012 0x10d2e7e 0x46cf31 0x45eb99 0x45ec14 0x10e6705 0x1a2c0 0x1a258 0xdb021 0xdb57f 0xda6e8 0x49cef 0x49f02 0x27d4a 0x19698 0x1bf0df9 0x1bf0ad0 0x1c0abf5 0x1c0a962 0x1c3bbb6 0x1c3af44 0x1c3ae1b 0x1bef7e3 0x1bef668 0x16ffc 0x2abd 0x29e5 0x1)
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A: You need Navigation controller in order to use Push Segue!
A "push" style segue can only be done from a view controller that is being managed by a UINavigationController.

A: From what I can tell it lays it out for you right in your crash log--You need to nest your CalculatorViewController within a UINavigationController.
Drag one out from the elements box in Interface Builder (or search for it by pressing Control-Cmd-Alt-3, and type UINavigationController). Set CalculatorViewController to be the UIViewController connected to the UINavigationController by control dragging from the UINavigationController and selecting the Relationship Segue as the root view controller.

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I'm a huge fan of teaching poetry in our schools. I'm a Kindergarten and first grade teacher, and I use poetry in my classroom in a variety of ways. My students read at least 2 poems a week in my classroom, and enjoy a variety of poetry center activities, such as illustrating them, piggybacking on them, and singing them. When I teach sight words, phonics skills, or science and social studies concepts, I try to teach or reinforce the concept through poetry whenever possible. Rhyming poems make great mnemonic devices for young children, and are just plain fun to read aloud. I actually teach a lengthy poetry writing unit in which kids learn how to distinguish between their scientific and poetic observations, and use both in their writing. It's my absolute favorite writing unit, and it lifts their writing to a new level unlike anything else. I love how they begin to "hear poetry" in picture books and in each other's writing…they simply begin to appreciate beautiful language for what it is.
But everything seems to be about the Common Core these days, and if you read the K and Gr. 1 standards, poetry is noticeably absent. Even Lucy Calkins has moved the Poetry Writing unit to second grade in her newly-revised Units of Study. Really, poetry isn't for the very young anymore? How sad!
I recently bought The Poetry Friday Anthology (poems edited and compiled by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong), and was delighted to see that not only does this collection of wonderfully-fun poems lend itself to easy use in the classroom, but the CCSS-aligned activities give teachers all the justification they need to teach poetry in schools, even at K and first grade. The poems are organized by suggested grade levels, although this is certainly adaptable.
I found this super duper article today about why we need poetry in our schools. I agree so strongly with all five of the reasons stated in this article that I could have written this one myself! But I'd like to add a sixth reason: Poetry makes us more aware. When you read a poem, you may see something extraordinary in the ordinary for the very first time. You may learn something new about something you knew everything about already!, or you may change your own perspective on something you've always known to be true and steadfast. Poetry is truth, revealed through words.
"Today I'm going to pay attention.
To the broken blueness of the sky.
To the high weeds in the vacant lot.
To the rusted pot in the alleyway.
and all the wild colors in between.
and to the happy shouts of toddlers on swings.
and the bright blur of traffic on the bridge.
Today I'm going to pay attention.
Hear! Hear! Loved Eileen Spinelli's poem too. You're right about poetry enabling children to see something in a new way for the first time. What a gift poetry is!
Thanks, B.J. Yes, poetry is a gift to us all!
Liana, I love your post and I love that you incorporate so much poetry into your teaching. I agree poetry and young kids go together perfectly. And what a great poem to share. It's perfect. I love the idea of paying attention to the sky and the vacant lot. We always talk as if this is lack of attention not a shift in attention.
Excellent point about the "shift in attention," Liz. Well said!
You're so right! Have you ever seen Heidi's My Juicy Little Universe? She teaches kindergarten and talks about teaching her class to be poets: http://myjuicylittleuniverse.blogspot.com/2012/04/oik-tuesday-what-do-kindergarten-poets.html Thought you might like that.
Thanks for sharing, Tabatha! Excellent link!
I appreciate your passion for poetry and wish you a wonderful school year! Yes, poetry teaches us to be observers who dig deeper, excellent traits to develop in young children!
Thank you, Keri! I couldn't agree more.
I agree with all of your words here. This was what struck me the most, "Poetry is truth, revealed through words." Such a true statement.
Thank you, Betsy, and thanks for hosting PF!
Well said, Liana! Your students are so lucky to have a poetry advocate to guide them. One of the saddest things I remember about grad school was how many of my fellow future high school teachers said they would avoid teaching poetry — and even Shakespeare!! — because they were "afraid" of poetry. You can imagine how aghast I was to hear such things.
I hope there will be a Poetry Friday Anthology for high school, too, because the series is a stroke of genius, not only for how to incorporate this ridiculous Common Core business, but to take the fear out of poetry for teachers everywhere!
Agreed. I will be sharing my PF anthology in September with our librarian and with my fellow teachers. A high school edition would be amazing! I used to teach ninth grade English, and would have gladly used a source like the PF anthology with my high school students. Afraid of Shakespeare??? So sad!!!!
Liana, I am so glad you stopped my blog. I feel the same way aobut poetry in schools/ Have you seen the new Georgia Heard book about poetry and the CCSS?
No, I haven't, but you've got my attention! Can you tell me the title? I've love to get a look at it! Thanks, Jone!
So true, Liana! We can all benefit from learning to be more present in our lives, kindergarteners and adults alike, and poetry is just the ticket! Eileen Spinelli's poem is perfect for illustrating that beauty and heart are found in the details of everyday life, and thank YOU for being such a wonderful poetry advocate for your students.
It makes me so sad to be reminded this. The poetry "unit" is a mere matter of 5 to 10 days out of the 180-day school agenda. As for me, a lover of math in my elementary education, had I not been introduced to poetry, I would have never started reading for the enjoyment of it, and subsequently wouldn't have latched on to my love of language or my own writing. Poetry, with its patterns and surprises was a great bridge from math to English. It's a shame that more educators don't recognize this, or if they do, they make no repeated efforts to keep trying.
No doubt that the recognition of meter and patterns in poetry is a link to math. It is also such a natural extension of our language that children should be as immersed in it. Many parents, too, seem to have forgotten the value of poetry: songs, nursery rhymes, metaphors, lyrical language, wordplay…these are all like little language vitamins for kids! Thanks for stopping by, Samuel, and please continue to advocate for poetry by sharing it with others!


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not be the only one delivering a message during the State of the Union address on Tuesday. Members of Congress along with the White House will also be making symbolic statements with the guests they invite to attend the annual speech.
Invited guests this year reflect the pressing issues facing Congress and Obama, who is expected to focus on the economy as well as immigration and gun control.
While some will sit in the visitors' gallery of the House of Representatives overlooking members of Congress, other guests will join First Lady Michelle Obama in another area.
Here are some of those expected to attend:
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Obama's fellow Democrats in Congress are bringing victims of gun violence to offer faces and voices in their effort to overhaul the nation's gun laws.
Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, who recently launched their own group aimed at reforming gun laws, will attend as guests of Arizona lawmakers Senator John McCain, a Republican, and Representative Ron Barber, a Democrat. Brady Campaign President Dan Gross will also attend with his brother Matt, whose was wounded in a 1997 shooting.
Others include a fourth-grade student from Newtown who become a gun control advocate in the wake of the December massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary that killed 20 students and 6 educators, as well as Natalie Hammond, a Sandy Hook teacher who was shot in the attack.
Michelle Obama will be joined by the parents of Hadiya Pendleton, the Chicago teenager slain by gun fire in a park near her high school days after performing at the president's inauguration last month. She also invited Kaitlin Roig, another Sandy Hook teacher.
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Bobak Ferdowsi, the spike-haired NASA flight engineer who gained notoriety last summer during the much-vaunted landing of the Mars rover Curiosity, will also sit in the first lady's box. [ID:nL1N0BC73B] The flight engineer's punk-rock hairstyle became an Internet sensation and also helped draw attention to the government agency, especially among youth. [ID:nL4E8J98I0]
102-YEAR-OLD OBAMA VOTER
Desiline Victor, another guest of the first lady, may be the oldest guest watching the speech in person Tuesday. The 102-year-old Haitian immigrant of Florida waited for three hours to vote early for the president in late October before being told to return later to avoid the crowd. Victor, a naturalized citizen, eventually cast her ballot and has since become the face of voting reform. Activists want the system overhauled after many faced long lines in the November 2012 election.
-American Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGovern, whose organization offered relief after Hurricane Sandy and other recent disasters, is a guest of House Speaker John Boehner.
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-Amanda McMillan of Jackson, Mississippi, who sued a local grocer for allegedly being denied a promotion based on her sex, will attend with the first lady.
-Singer Tony Bennett is a guest of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat.
(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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Naked Eyes Debut, Burning Bridges, Gets Reissue With New Remaster and Bonus Tracks
Back in the MTV days of New Wave television videos, a band by the name of Naked Eyes emerged with a cover of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "Always Something There To Remind Me". Released in 1983, the song rose to the top of the charts in multiple markets (8 in the US). The debut album, Burning Bridges, gave the synthpop duo an instant climb into popstar rank. The album generated another hit with "Promises, Promises".
On August 31, Chrysalis Records will reissue the Naked Eyes debut, Burning Bridges, with a brand new 2018 remaster, and a small collection of remixes and B-sides as bonus tracks. (Posted artwork above may change.)
Burning Bridges (2018 Remaster, B-sides, Remixes) – Naked Eyes
01 Always Something There To Remind Me
02 Fortune And Fame
03 When The Lights Go Out
04 Voices In My Head
05 Low Life (2018 Remaster)
06 Promises, Promises (US Single Version)
07 I Could Show You How
08 Emotion In Motion
09 Burning Bridges
10 Could Be
11 A Very Hard Act To Follow
12 The Time Is Now
13 Pit Stop
14 Always Something There To Remind Me (Jellybean Extended Remix)
15 Promises, Promises (Jellybean 12″ Dance Mix featuring Madonna)
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Please review the important information below in preparation for the upcoming concerts.
1) The concert will take place at our rehearsal home, PYCO School of Music, 150 Lake Drive, Suite 103, Wexford, PA 15090. The concert will begin at 5 pm.
2) CALL TIME is 4:15 pm for both Chamber Woodwinds and Chamber Brass (students should arrive no later than this time).
3) Please have your child arrive in concert attire. The required concert attire can be found on the website HERE.
4) There will be NO bake sale for this concert.
5) We rely heavily on our young musicians and their families to help us promote concerts and events. Please invite your friends and family members, and share our Facebook event page!
6) Chamber Woodwinds and Chamber Brass will have NO REHEARSAL on Sunday, February 17th.
1) The concerts and dress rehearsals will all take place at Memorial Park Church, 8800 Peebles Road, Allison Park, PA 15101.
Junior Strings, Chamber Strings, and Junior Wind Ensemble will perform in the 3 pm concert. The PYCO Orchestra will perform in the 6 pm concert.
All students should enter at the main entrance of the church and will be directed from there.
4) Cello/Bass players: Remember to bring your endpin strap or rockstop.
5) No food will be allowed in the Sanctuary of the church. If needed, students may bring a snack to eat in the hallway or lobby.
6) Since our past bake sales have been a huge success, we ask that you bring 2 dozen cookies (or dessert item of your choice) for us to sell at the concerts. All proceeds will support the many programs that PYCO offers. You may drop off your item in the lobby.
7) We rely heavily on our young musicians and their families to help us promote concerts and events. Please invite your friends and family members, and share our Facebook event page!


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In Turkey, Seven Women Are On Trial for Playing "A Rapist in Your Way"
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Valletta transforms into Christmas Winter Wonderland
The Valletta Cultural Agency's Christmas in the City programme is taking place between the 8th and the 24th December while a televised live show is planned for New Year's Eve.
Valletta has transformed into a vibrant and atmospheric city with Christmas projections and a Nativity scene in St George's Square, pop-up music events in Great Siege Square, film screenings and puppet shows at Is-Suq tal-Belt and Freedom Square and other attractions along the city's main streets.
The Valletta Cultural Agency's Christmas in the City programme is taking place between the 8th and the 24th December while a televised live show is planned for New Year's Eve. Although the Covid 19 Pandemic has changed the way the Valletta Cultural Agency is organising Christmas events in Valletta this year, this did not take away from the festive element and the intimacy of small-scale events taking place every evening.
Among this week's highlight performances were Opera in the City – a performance of world-famous operatic tunes by international Maltese tenor Nico Darmanin and soprano Nadia Vella, accompanied by pianist Sofia Narmania.
On Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December, the popular seasonal family favourites Joyeux Noël and Polar Express will be screened at Is-Suq tal-Belt (second floor). Puppet shows will take place on Tuesday 15th and on Wednesday 23rd December. Music performances by various bands, duets and ensembles can be enjoyed by shoppers, families and passers-by on all other days. Meanwhile, Blind Date with a Book continues to be a favourite as children and older people open telephone booths in Republic Street to take home a wrapped book as a gift.
The Christmas Tree, lights and projections can continue to be enjoyed until the first week of January.
Due to mitigation measures to combat COVID-19, booking for events by sending an email at info@vca.gov.mt is required. Tickets are free of charge.
For further details including the full programme, visit the Valletta Cultural Agency's Facebook page and website.
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Valletta Cultural Agency
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Children's Quizzing-For grades 1-6, 20 Lesson Studies Manual, Official Text NIV.
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"Short Pack Standard Hang Glider"
4.3 Frame details. Heart. A-frame.
ATTENTION. This model has not yet been built or put into flight. These drawings are intended only as a compilation of the manufacturing technology of the "Standard" hang gliders wings, which still remains very simple, requiring a broad knowledge. I think that these drawings will be of great interest to researchers and curious of the history of free flight.
Move experimentally back and forth the position of the crossbar to find the center of gravity. This operation can also be done by theoretical calculation. Maybe make it later.
realized experimentally. In addition, the A-frame should be rotated forward or backwards to ensure that the control bar is a comfortable distance for a supine pilot. In this project has turned 4º the A-frame forward.
3) Structural calculation of the entire set and determination of the safety coefficient. Maybe make it later.
Luff lines: The luff lines prevent deflations on the sail. If any deflation occurs, the trailing edge remains high, creating a reflex profile. They also facilitate the departure of the dives. Do not fly without luff lines installed.
APOLOGIES: It's possible that there are small errors not detected in this first version, or incorrect linguistic details that hinder understanding (English is not my usual language, but I try to do my projects in this language to broaden the spectrum of readers). If you find errors (technical or language) can send corrections to my e-mail and will be modified in the next version.
IMPORTANT: If your objective is only to build a hang glider and then flying..., forget this page, go to a certified free flight school, learn with experienced instructors, and purchase certified new or used equipment, much more performante, cheap and safe.
CAUTION: The theory and practice of Hang Gliding only be learned at a flight school with qualified instructors.
Do not try to fly without such prior knowledge.
Encara que no basada directament en l'SPS2008, però prenent-ne algunes informacions, un grup d'estudiants universitaris d'Estònia, han construit una ala delta standard amb estructura d'alumini i vela de polietilé de baixa densidad (LDPE).
L'ala te un angle de morro de 95 graus, el punt d'ancoratge avançat, i la forma recta de la vora de fuga, diferents de l'SPS. Una nova vela de polyester està en construcció.
Si us plau, aneu amb compe i no oblideu pas el casc al Youtube!