As dozens of Everest Hawks spread their blue-tipped wings and took flight – carrying the vast majority of students enrolled at the Imperial Sky Academy of Divine Arts towards the trial grounds – Raven was still seated in the armchair that the headmaster had left her in. She had yet to even touch any of the Divine Scrolls in front of her; the spirit essence fluctuations around them were just too mesmerizing.
Judging by her prior experience with scrolls of lower level Divine Skills, she guessed that of the three skills before her, two were amazingly enough level eight skills! The lay next to each other, radiating equally dazzling aqua green light that would put any gem to shame. However, the scroll that caught Raven's attention the most was the third, slightly dimmer scroll. The Divine Skill stored within seemed to be a level lower than the other two – its essence fluctuations were a bit less oppressive – but what made it unique was the color of said fluctuations.
Contrariety to any other scroll Raven had laid her eyes on, this one was shrouded in pulsating, pitch black flames that, every now and then, shimmered with purple light.
Hesitating for only a moment longer, Raven took a deep breath and picked up the black scroll. The moment it came in contact with her skin, Raven felt the familiar sensation of foreign spirit essence flowing into her, probing her, only it was more intense now than it had been with the Twilight Lullaby.
'How peculiar.' Raven suddenly got the feeling that the scroll was almost sentient, and if it didn't approve of her, she would never truly unlock its secrets.
Carefully, Raven unrolled the part of scroll that wasn't sealed to read the skill description within. The first thing she saw the skill name, written in golden letters at the beginning of the scroll: 'Retribution'. A sudden shudder Raven down Raven's spine.
A second shudder ran through Raven as she finished reading, only this time it reached her very soul causing her spirit essence to stir involuntarily. Subconsciously, Raven retrieved her identification stone from within her spacial ring. She was about to unlock the seal on the imprint when her hand paused.
'What am I doing?' she thought, 'I don't even know what this skill is. . . .' Her gaze was almost frightened as she stared at the scroll in her hands. Quickly, Raven returned it to the table, but even as it left her hands, that probing sensation stayed with her.
Before Raven had a chance to finish her train of thought however, the purplish black flames around the Retribution scroll intensified and searing pain stabbed at Raven's mind. Instinctively, Raven cradled her head and tried to activate her spirit essence to block out the sudden assault on her Soul Prism, but to no avail.
Raven could only helplessly observe as the foreign spirit essence from the scroll pierced her soul prism like a hot knife through butter. A connection between her Soul Prism and the scroll was established, causing the latter to once again intensify its glow. As if aided by invisible hands, the scroll hovered above the table and slowly unrolled itself, completely ignoring the seal that had been placed on its imprint.
Raven felt the words of the verse being imprinted on her soul prism, together with two more verses she couldn't quite make out. A few minutes later, the pain subsided together with the foreign spirit essence. The scroll, now dull and lifeless, fell back down on the table with a hollow *clunk*; the imprint was done.
For a couple of minutes Raven sat in a daze. She had no idea what had just happened, and more importantly, she didn't know how it even could happen. Raven had never heard of a Divine Skill that forced a imprint with a spiritualist before. In her soul, she could sense the insights from the imprint slightly altering the structure of her soul prism; it felt sturdier somehow, her spirit connections seemed more resilient.
As for the Divine Skill itself, the instructions were unusually vague. Raven could tell that there were stages for mastering Retribution, which all revolved around reflecting an opponents attack and returning the damage tenfold. The higher her stage of understanding, the stronger attacks would she be able to return. But apart from that, not much guidance was provided. It was more like the imprint showed Raven the destination but she had to find the right path on her own.
"Such a profound skill," she breathed. Without bothering about her location, Raven started sifting through all the Divine Skills she had already mastered, as well as the countless martial techniques she had learned to perfection in her past life. Every now and then she would come across a technique or skill that the Retribution imprint seemed to resonate with, giving Raven some indication of which direction she should continue in.
It wasn't until a soft cough sounded out next to Raven's ear that her concentration was shattered and she realized that she was no longer alone in the office; the headmaster had returned. Raven frowned slightly, she didn't expect him to return so soon, and certainly not without her noticing him entering.
For a moment Raven considered telling the headmaster what she had experienced, but opted against it in the end. Her gut told her that being chosen by a Divine Skill was something best kept to herself. Instead she sighed and answered the question she'd been asked.
Raven took the bag that, her senses told her, was filled with dried fruits and meat. After a slightly dejected glance around the office Raven left. She now regretted not having the presence of mind to look around a bit before examining the scrolls.
Once the door closed behind Raven, Headmaster Swan's warm smile faded slightly as he looked out the rooms only window. Intermingled with his smile was now an odd mixture of excitement and pity.
In the next breath, the door headmaster Swan had previously left through opened and a seemingly ordinary elder walked in. He looked very relaxed in his movements, and had Raven still been inside she would immediately recognized the man who usually dozed by the gateway to the southern peak campus.
"I thought you were going to tell the boy about the other realms, big brother," said the man.
"I was, but then I saw this." The headmaster tossed the now empty scroll to his brother, whose eyes instantly widened in shock when he realized what he had caught.
His brother nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, a still slightly bewildered Raven had made her way out of the building and was now seated on the back of an Everest Hawk, headed straight for the Beast's Cradle. She had been asked if she wanted the Elder to follow her all the way to her destination but had declined. She wanted time to think and the Everest Hawk would have no problems flying the fairly short distance without constant supervision.
The Everest Hawk soared through the sky, while Raven tried to analyze what she had just experienced but not much could be deduced apart from the vague direction her new skill wanted her to train in. Her lips twitched slightly. 'It would seem like I have found myself a challenge. . . .' The thought made Raven feel a sort of excitement she hadn't felt in a long while.
The journey to the Beast's cradle by Everest Hawk was truly not a long one. Less than an hour had passed when Raven and the glacier blue bird she was riding passed over the outer rim of an exceptionally vicious looking mountain range. This mountain range formed a large ellipse, filled with dense forests. At its very center grew an enormous tree that stretched up above the others with a couple of hundred meters. Raven was still a kilometer away, but she could easily tell how monstrously big that tree was.
Supposedly, the academy students should have made their camp in a small alcove at the foot of the tree. From there, the stronger, or perhaps simply bolder, students would venture out into the surrounding forest to hunt for spirit beasts and other things that would give them merit points.
Currently Raven was heading straight for that large tree, but before she could get even half way there, cold killing intent burst out from her, causing the large bird under her to noticeably quiver in fear. Without bothering to attempt overriding the instructions that the bird had been given by the elder that had sent her off, Raven simply took a step to the right, letting herself slip off of the birds back and plummet towards the ground.
She had been barely one hundred meters above the tree line and by the time the bird realized what she had done Raven was more than half-way down. With a shriek the Hawk dove after her, desperately flapping its wings to catch up, but it was too late; Raven small body crashed into the tree line causing a whirlwind of leaves to swirl up into the air. The Everest Hawk had no other choice than to forcefully halt its decent – the branches were simply too densely packed for it to be able to follow Raven down. Worried, the big bird started circuling above the trees.
Down below, Raven hit the ground running with gusts of wind blowing around her feet. She had utilized the trees and a couple of movement skills to slow her decent to an impact speed her body could handle. At some later point she would reflect over the fact that she had managed a free fall of over a hundred meters without as much as a scratch but now was not the time.
Three hundred meters further east of her current position Raven felt the familiar presence of Javelin and the two Griffin twins, but the reason for her haste was not their presence, rather it was the dozen spirit beasts that surrounded them.
The three boys were fighting valiantly against their opponents, especially Javelin, who used a long metal staff to fight off multiple attacking beasts at the same time. However, even from the air Raven had been able to tell that it was a losing battle for the boys. Although they were individually as strong as – or in Javelin's case, stronger than – their opponents, the numbers were simply against them. Raven could clearly smell the tang of human blood in the air growing thicker by the second.
Running at full speed, it didn't take Raven long to come within sight of the battle ground. Even between the trees, Raven saw how twelve Panthera Drakes took turns attacking her friends. Their swift leopard dotted bodies would blur and reappear next to one of the boys, where they used spirit essence covered talons – reminiscent of a dragon's – to swipe down at their target with amazing force and speed.
However, the claws were far from the most dangerous aspect of these beasts; they possessed two sharp horns, growing where their ears should have been, and their tails were long, whip-like things with spikes at the tip. Seeing the beasts in person, it became clear to Raven that they were only toying with the boys – they wanted to make a sport out of their kill.
By the looks of things, they were not far off from succeeding.
The killing intent within Raven surged and, even though she was unsure of how its effects would be on multiple targets, she didn't hesitate before activating the Ode of Woe. A barely tangible red mist shot out towards the pack of Panthera Drakes. For a moment they shuddered as a sudden sense of peril rolled over them, but their fear didn't last long; their primal nature kicked in to set them free from the thin-spread effects of Raven's attack. However, that heartbeat of frozen fear was all Raven needed to arrive among them.
Like an angel of death, Raven descended on the group and crouched down low to plunge a black short-sword into the belly of the closest beast, piercing its spirit core with steadfast precision. Even before the beast's corpse hit the ground, Raven had moved on to the next one, making a similarly easy target of it. By now, however, the rest of the beasts had shrugged off the initial fear induced by the Ode of Woe, and realized that a new enemy had arrived. Veteran killers, the beasts immediately shifted their attention to Raven – the three boys had been pushed too far to pose any real danger to them anyway.
As one, the remaining ten Panthera Drakes roared and charged at Raven; they weren't playing around anymore.
Interesting, a New skill that changes depending on the Person?, giving possibly giving them what they need or seek. For Raven it's Retribution which is her biggest goal, for the headmaster it's Redemption.
giving Raven some indication of in which direction she should continue. –> giving Raven some indication of which direction she should continue in.
Well i think that is all. Looking forward to the next chapter!
That skill is fascinating the fact Raven resonated so strongly with it (i.e. the skill made the connection) is great, I can only imagine something monstrous appearing out of it in the future.
However I suspect that the largest revelation in this chapter is the hint that the headmaster and his brother may be otherworlders indicating that planar travel is more prominent than initially suspected and synergising well with Ravens final encounter in the previous world.
I hypothesize that that portal is what allowed Raven a trans dimensional reincarnation.
Very exciting chapter that has changed perspectives it is a pity you have your exams thus are releasing slower I get the feeling that something impressive has played out in your mind in regards to a far more connected universe than many fictions even the "normal" cross world fictions.
Keep up the good work and good luck in school!
I wonder if they'll recognize her fighting style as Singer's?
_The_ lay next to each other, radiating equally dazzling aqua green light that would put any gem to shame.
Raven had never heard of a Divine Skill that forced _a_ imprint with a spiritualist before.
"Aves, do not get _over excited_.


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Adiós Gil Gross
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I was not surprised to hear that Talk 910 has disappeared into the ether. I hadn't been listening to it for at least a year, now. It seems to have gone out with a whimper. There is no uproar over the program change. I heard about it recently and it seems it's been a week or more since the change.
I searched around for any information about the change:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/NewsTalk-910-AM-sf-espn-deportes-8409787.php
http://www.radiolineup.com/stations/KKSF-AM
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/155853/kksf-talk-910-san-francisco-drops-talk-flips-to-es
http://www.yelp.com/biz/910am-san-francisco
http://www.talkers.com/tag/kksf/
http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?695883-iHeart-pulls-the-plug-at-910-now-ESPN-Deprtes
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ba.broadcast/UvLnp447O_s
This is a bit off-topic, but as I searched for information about the Talk 910 change, I found an interesting thread that is very dishy about that media blogger guy:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ba.broadcast/I9oQ9rHGYuk
That's about all I could find about the recent program change at Talk 910. I'm sure Gil Gross will land on his feet. Same with LLoyd Lindsay Young (if he doesn't decide to retire) and the news staff. Gil was good at one time. I'm sure he could be good again. The wife thing was a failed venture. She might be good at crossword puzzles, but a talk show host she is not.
The not taking calls thing was idiocy on a station called Talk 910.
No Talk, no listeners, no ratings. Not a surprise.
Lloyd Lindsay Young still on the minds of New Yorkers
Posted: May 27, 2016 in Communications, Entertainment, Media, Radio, Talk Radio, Uncategorized
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HELLOOOOO! Lloyd Lindsay Young!
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The one voice that always makes me smile is the voice of Lloyd Lindsay Young. This guy is the real deal and a heart without malice or deceit and a head that has no ego. That's hard to find in a business that is built on egos. I'm glad he has a gig, but the station he's on now has really misfired on its programming. It's not a listening destination and it will not take callers. That's unfortunate because I had hopes for the station back in 2012 after the Cumulus geniuses fired all of their talk show hosts on KGO. We all know how that turned out. What is Cumulus stock at now? ummm, $0.17 cents would be a high quote.
One station I stream now is WOR710AM-New York and they have a late morning host I enjoy, Mark Simone. On Thursday, he was discussing baseball with a guest and the subject was a guy named Lindsay (don't know if that's how the baseball guy spells it). That's when Mark said the first name he thought of and, hey, guess who it was…
It's at the very beginning of Simone's second hour on May 26, 2016. They are talking about baseball and there it is (1:12 into the podcast)… he even references the year.
http://www.wor710.com/media/play/27028506/
Want to know where Lloyd Lindsay Young, everyone's favorite weather guy, has worked through the years? HELLOOOOO! Wikipedia!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Lindsay_Young
I've said this before, but it's interesting that the programs I listen to now all take listener calls. It's a regular part of the programming. It's also interesting that these stations are all climbing and growing in the ratings. hmmm. nuf' said.
Want to hear a guy who loves taking calls? He loves to debate and Rickroll anyone who mentions his counterpart on the show. Oh, and the guy loves to sing. He's not too bad, but his Motown sing-alongs are so bad you can't stop listening. Unlike Gil's wife, whose voice is so bad and screechy you have to turn it off. Have I mentioned she should not be allowed on radio?
I love to hear the callers, and the phone lines light up on both the Mark Simone show and the other guy I love hearing, Joe Pags. Below are some links to his show:
https://player.fm/podcasts/joe-pags
These guys may be conservatives, but they know how to put on a radio show. Plus, it doesn't hurt to hear the other side every so often. It is getting really messy on both sides now, so it's good to hear what everyone has to say about it.
That's all I have for you. I hope you are all on your way to a fun Memorial Day weekend! Enjoy it!
Everybody was Kung Fu Listening – Woo-Hah!
Posted: March 27, 2016 in Communications, Entertainment, Media, Radio, Talk Radio, Uncategorized
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55+ radio listeners will know what this is.
I noticed this old thread from radiodiscussions.com, it's a discussion about the radio market today. Maybe I posted this previously, but here it is again:
http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?690210-Imus-Unloads-on-the-Dickey-Brothers
Imus says what we've all been saying since December 2011.
"They [the Dickey brothers] "went around the country and ruined radio stations" …
"Now [WABC] is being programmed by the sales department. It's a disgrace…
I've never listened to an Imus show, but, as someone noted in the comments, it's too bad he spoke up only after the Dickeys left the building. Not blaming him, but if more people had boycotted the Dickey's business maybe it could have prevented the destruction of radio as-we-knew-it. It's still puzzles me why former KGO listeners would listen to one second of that station, knowing what they know now. It's a Cumulus station and banned from my airwaves. Currently, the Cumulus stock can't go much lower. The last time I checked the stock was at $0.27, but it looks like it's climbed a bit since then.
This says it all:
The current last sale of $0.48 is 166.67% Higher than the 52 week low.
You can watch the drop of the Cumulus stock price here:
http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/cmls
I'm always open to other listening options. That's how I found Joe Pags.
If you have not yet heard The Joe Pags Show, you are missing some good talk and general messing around. When Pags was on vacation recently, a fill-in host said, "I'd better take some calls because Joe left instructions that calls take priority." That about sums it up for The Joe Pags Show. I love it! Thank you, Joe Pags, for bringing the talk back.
I have to say the same for Mark Simone. I haven't forgotten him and those wonderful New York callers. Many say radio is in decline because of the 55+ audience but some of those 55+ are the most interesting and funny callers. Mark Simone brings it out of them by teasing and asking unexpected questions, or he pods down the volume and makes comments over them as they speak. It's fun to hear.
The same thing happens with Joe Pags. He brings so much energy and discussion to his show. It's obvious that he's having fun doing it. He's based out of San Antonio but is carried on many stations across the country and his show is catching on. Every week he's adding more stations.
It seems all of the popular shows on the radio include callers. That whole talk and no listener interaction format is not working. Yes, Gil Gross, I'm talking to you. Boring is boring, no matter how many hours one host talks to himself and it doesn't get interesting no matter how many Politico correspondents are on the phone as guests. Yawn. Yawn. YAWN!
So, what do you get with Joe Pags Show? This guy has a silly format that is seriously working. Every work day has a theme and song to go with it. Pags sings along. He also creates his own parody songs. Some make you cringe, others make you laugh. You never know what you're going to get. I admit to cringing during the Rubio song when I first heard it, but later this week I had to laugh out loud. Okay, Pags, you got me. It was hysterical. Not the song itself, but the way you used it on the caller who said you ruined Kung Fu Fighting for him forever.
Anyone want to hear it? Listen to this clip, around 1:16:30 (it's near the end of the podcast). You'll also be able to hear the caller who was Rickrolled before the Kung Fu guy.
Joe Pags Show – Wednesday 3/23/16
https://player.fm/series/joe-pags-show/joe-pags-show-3-23-16
The shows on player.fm can be played without Flash. These are archived shows so it takes a day or two to find the most recent show in the playlist. If you want to hear the complete Rubio song it's on the Friday podcast dated 3/25/16 and it plays around 1:05:00 (near the end of the podcast):
Joe Pags Show – Friday 3/25/16
He also plays songs on the show that a musician friend of his creates, usually about the people who work on the show and all of their idiosyncrasies. You can hear one of the songs around 42:00 on the Friday podcast. Vote for Joe Pags. ha ha!
The show has a consistent theme for every work day:
Motown Monday (oh. my. gawd, when he tries to sing along with Motown it will make your cat cry because that's what it sounds like)
Feeling Alright, bring it like it's been brought'n
Thank God It's Friday/Free Speech Friday
There is a song for each theme and Pags sings or hums along. His singing is so effective his listeners want to get into the act and post online selfie clips singing with Joe who is singing his show songs. His listeners feel they are a big part of his show and they engage with him in social media.
Pags posts his own Facebook and Twitter, he never has anyone else do it for him. He is the one who responds. I like that. I can't see his Facebook page now with that blocking feature.
I'm not a Facebook user but sometimes I'll view a Facebook page to see what's going on with someone or something. Looks like Facebook doesn't want someone like me roaming around public pages. There is a blocking feature now that moves further up the page as you scroll down. It obscures the page under a white transparency. I don't know how long that has been in place. It's been awhile since I looked at a Facebook page. Oh well, doesn't affect my life. I just know to stay away from Facebook now and not even try to view it. Nothing against Facebook users, I just can't view it now as a non-user.
Here are some Pags sites that you can view:
Just so you know, he is a conservative talk-show host who supports Cruz, but I don't hold that against him. It's always informative to hear the other side of the argument.
https://twitter.com/joetalkshow
https://player.fm/series/joe-pags-show
I usually listen again to his shows because I miss so much while working. And, I really want to hear what I've missed. It's refreshing to enjoy a radio show again. Hey, Simone, I enjoy your show, too, but Pags is bringing it every time and doesn't repeat all of the same rhetoric spewed by Rush and Hannity.
If you listen, you'll hear that Joe Pags has a similar habit reminiscent of Frosty when he hosted a local talk show in the Bay Area.
Pags drinks Diet Dr.Pepper on the air, always pulling the tab on the can so listeners hear the fizz and Pags' big, sloppy sip. His commentary usually includes how cold the soda is and if there are ice crystals in it. I haven't had a soda for a long time, but Pags is making me think of picking one up. Especially as we head into the hot weather season. But, I prefer water, and don't want that empty-calorie sugar hit that screws up your system. So, I have to say it, what the heck's the matter with you, Joe Pags? (Listeners will recognize that phrase, although it doesn't include the echo effect and I altered it a bit by removing the double toothpicks and took it out of Minnesota).
In between soda sips, Joe is an intelligent guy and is a good interviewer. He always shows respect to his guests.
He includes his staff on his show. No, not his wife! We don't need to hear another Gil Gross disaster on the air!
Joe Pages shares the show with his news anchor, Cari Laque. It is taken me some time to get used to Cari's role on the show. She is a news anchor in San Antonio for NewsRadio 1200 WOAI. I heard her news reports when I had to stream San Antonio live recently when another station preempted Pags' show for sports. On the live San Antonio show, Cari sounds professional reporting the news, but on The Joe Pags Show she acts as a sidekick to Joe. He teases her and bounces off her sarcasm of him and his antics. She has to defend herself against Pags' relentless commentary about (imaginary) Cari fart-fests during the show.
Boys will be boys, as they say.
It used to bother me that Pags, at times, seems more informed abut some of the news than Cari, a news anchor. She usually responds with, "I did not know that." Maybe she's busy doing other things, or maybe it's more relaxed for her on the show and the news is not her priority. At first I wasn't loving it, but now I get it. I don't mind listening to her now.
Another Joe staffer, Polo, comments during the show as well. Pags brings him in when he wants more interaction or feedback. I'm warming up to Polo as well. I'm not sure what his role is on the show, something behind the scenes. Hey, I've just started listening to the show this year. Give me time. I do know that Polo admitted to crying at the movie, 'Marley and Me'. How can someone not like this guy?
If we're going to be stuck with streaming live shows or podcasts to get our talk radio fix, then I don't mind being stuck with Joe Pags. He gives me hope that talk radio will return the airwaves to the listeners and all voices will be heard. And, it's never boring.
By the way, did anyone watch Johnny Carson and the Tonight Show reruns on KRON-TV this week? I happened to see the episode when Gary Shandling debuted on the show. It was a great routine and I laughed out loud several times. At the same time, it was a poignant moment knowing he is now gone. I'm sure it's on YouTube somewhere unless the content is blocked for copyright.
I also heard on The Mark Simone show this week that David Letterhead is channeling Grizzly Adams. See what I mean here:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-david-letterman-beard-bald-shaved-head-20160324-story.html
Compare it to this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Times_of_Grizzly_Adams
Good for you, Letterman. Let out that inner grizzle. I think I'm going to wander away now in search of some grizzlin' food. Hot off the grill.
And, don't forget to put a little Kung in your Fu this weekend;
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?lyrics=4572
See you all next time!
Welcome to SF
Posted: February 20, 2016 in Communications, Entertainment, Media, Radio, Talk Radio, Uncategorized
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I doubt any of the shiny, colorful tourist pamphlets of San Francisco will include photos of streets strewn with garbage and feces and impassable sidewalks where homeless camp out. And, I doubt any of those pamphlets will mention how seemingly dangerous it is for tourists to walk around this city that promotes tourism. Maybe they should start mentioning it.
Image by Lauraat CCA-SA 3.0
In the news today:
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/British-tourist-stabbed-in-head-during-SF-robbery-6843060.php
This is the latest report in a never-ending wave of crime news that has become the norm in San Francisco.
From the sfgate article:
A tourist from the United Kingdom was fighting for his life after he was stabbed in the head during a street robbery in San Francisco, police said.
The attack is just the latest in a string of street muggings in which tourists have been victimized.
In December, three French tourists were robbed on a Twin Peaks hill while snapping photos of the vista. An 81-year-old man was shoved to the ground and lost consciousness.
In August, a tourist from Thailand was shot in the shoulder by muggers who attempted to steal his camera as he shot photos near the famed winding stretch of Lombard Street, in one of the city's most scenic neighborhoods. In the summer of 2014, two Dutch tourists were robbed at gunpoint while taking pictures in the same area.
Officer Carlos Manfredi, a police spokesman, said it's unlikely that tourists are being targeted for robberies, which he explained tend to be crimes of opportunity.
"It happens to everybody, so every now and then there's going to be a tourist in the mix," Manfredi said, "especially in the tourism capital of the world."
Did you notice that remark by a police spokesman?
It is all summed up by this sfgate comment on the article:
Welcome to SF.
oic800
Want to know how the citizens of SF feel about it? Here are some of the other comments:
"It happens to everybody…" I certainly hope not. Maybe only in "Everybody's favorite city."
-lockwriter
On a recent tour across Europe everyone I met expressed interest in sf but after seeing how clean and well manged their cities are my response was always- why? It's dirty dangerous and overpriced feels like the elected leaders are failing us all.
-fishead
I suggest a tourist strike – Tourists refuse to come to San Francisco until the city institutes some serious anticrime and public safety measures.
-badminton
1 question for our fine citizens:
If you got a call from your sweet Aunt Bee and she asked you:
"I want to come to SF and stay at a hotel on Union Square–is it safe?
you would answer: yes or no ?
-butterkins
San Francisco, you'd better do something about your crime situation, and quick. Between this, the homeless, constant high-end shop heists, and news crews being attacked, you have a serious public image problem. At this point, why anyone would come to visit SF as a tourist is beyond me.
-oakslugger
I live 2 blocks from there and there is a Walgreens rights on that corner I frequent. We have heard a dramatic increase in sirens locally and heard commotion again last night, but seriously this city is out of control. I call police at least 1 x a week to report vandalism, homeless camps, drug users …. On and on. The city either does not care or does not listen. This has become a very unsafe place to live. I'm 6'1 200 lbs and I carry mace. I spoke to a cop and she told me to protect myself. So I did.
-Tubenuts
Bring back the Matrix program.
… city-journal.org/story.php?id=1368
Matrix—a month-long program for enforcing in the downtown area 18 city and state ordinances that had fallen into disuse. Designed to ensure order in public places, they covered offenses such as public drunkenness, public urination and defecation, trespassing, street sales of narcotics, dumping of refuse, graffiti vandalism, camping and lodging in public parks, and obstructing sidewalks. Teams of 12 to 18 officers made regular tours through the Civic Center Plaza, a four-block stretch of Market Street, and Union Square.
The Matrix enforcement effort unfolded like a military campaign, retaking the city block by block. Every ten days or so, Matrix teams would announce a sweep of an additional area, chosen on the basis of citizen complaints. Cleaning up Civic Center Plaza took ten intensive days in January 1994… Forty-six people were arrested for drug or weapons possession.
Homeless advocates have furiously opposed Matrix from the start. But the elimination of a large encampment in Golden Gate Park—a wild green refuge in the center of the city—especially fanned their ire. For years the encampment had rendered one end of the park off limits to normal use. The city concluded that the settlement had to be bulldozed to clear away heaps of hazardous debris.
Jordan refused to apologize for either the means or the timing of the clean-up. "If the encampments are depositories of human feces, rain-soaked garbage and trash, discarded needles, and other disgusting waste, we will not hesitate to use extraordinary measures to clean up the mess. I won't expose city workers to health risks under any circumstances."
-Big Squash
@BigSquash The phrase "homeless advocates" says it all for SF. Let's advocate solutions for homelessness not advocate homelessness itself. All for bringing back the matrix program. I am confused why anyone would advocate for humans to defeceate and sell drugs openly on the street. A little basic common sense people, civilize societies don't "advocate" for that behavior.
-katratro
If that's not depressing enough, this was in the news today as well:
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Gold-teeth-taken-from-man-in-broad-daylight-SF-6842454.php
A 38-year-old man was punched and knocked to the ground in broad daylight by two muggers who proceeded to steal his gold teeth in San Francisco's Financial District, police said Friday.
Some commenters on that article think there's more to the story because this is a busy section of the city at a time when there should be many people around as they leave work. But, that's how it's being reported.
On a different note, has anyone sampled The Joe Pags Show? Every day I am loving him more. I might have to shove Mark Simone over a bit to make room for Joe Pags at the top of my current favorite radio host list.
I think more people are finding his show and it's creating some messy calls. Now people call-in just to get Rickrolled off the line. It's funny. I don't always hear the entire show because I'm working and things come up, but on Friday I heard at least three Rickrolls in a row. ha ha! I love it. That's what's fun about callers and hosts who know how to handle them when they purposely try to disrupt the show. Mark Simone has that talent. Joe Pags takes it up a level. He knows how to have fun with it. As he says, "I'm gonna Rickroll your a** outta here!"
I think I'll do the same, get my a** outta here and enjoy the weekend! I hope you do, too.
But, before you go, check him out:
His website:
https://www.facebook.com/JoeTalkShow
iHeart Episodes:
Plus, here is good ol' Mark Simone:
http://www.marksimone.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MARK-SIMONE-24939307470/
http://www.wor710.com/media/podcast-mark-simone-show-marksimone/
San Francisco's Dirty Secret Revealed by Nationally Syndicated Talk-Radio Host
Tags: bay area, Boycott Cumulus Media, Do NOT Listen to Cumulus Media Radio Stations, entertainment, former kgo listener, Gil's wife should NOT be on the radio!, Glenn Beck talks about San Francisco, kgoformerlistener, laurennepeyton, listeners, Mark Simone, media, newstalk, radio, radio broadcaster, Talk About KGO Newstalk Before The Format Change, talk radio, talk show hosts, What Do We Do Now?, Why is Gil's wife on the radio?, WOR710-AM NY
Anyone who has visited San Francisco in the past year has encountered the trash on the street and the stench of human excrement in the air. It's everywhere. Sure, it was shuttled over a few blocks to clear the way for the big Super Bowl bash, but it doesn't hide the huge homeless problem that is prevalent now in San Francisco as well as many major cities.
Image by Steven Lek CCA-SA 4.0 Intl
In the past I've posted about New York's overwhelming indigent population and the comments about it on Mark Simone's show (WOR-710AM in New York) and how the non-enforcement of former broken glass policies seems to have exacerbated the problem. In the past year, I posted an audio clip from a frequent guest on Simone's show, trial lawyer and media personality, Lionel, from lionelmedia.com. His commentary on the homeless problem in New York expressed the same frustration we in the Bay Area have experienced with homeless encampments that increasingly menace the local population with locals having to navigate public streets and sidewalks used as toilets and dumping places for unimaginable trash. There is also growing danger from the mentally-unstable, the drug-addicted, and felons living on neighborhood streets within these expanding homeless tent camps.
It's been so bad that a local business owner distributed flyers listing all contact information for San Francisco supervisors and asked the local population to express their discontent with the current situation on the streets. Here's how it was reported in the news:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/88291253-story
http://sfist.com/2016/02/10/fitness_sf_owner_homeless_tent_city.php
https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/456poo/soma_gym_owner_fed_up_with_tent_city_homeless/
I heard on the news that the supervisors decided NOT to act on the business owner's request, that it won't solve the homeless problem. They have to find housing for them first. Good luck with that, San Francisco. Paying residents have a hard time finding housing in the city. So, the huge homeless encampment stays and the business owner has no option but to live with it. huh?
The problem is not over exaggerated. A nationally syndicated talk-radio host on a recent show talked about his San Francisco experience. Well, I don't know how many heard it since it was the Glenn Beck show, but he exposed the alarming deterioration of San Francisco on national radio this past week.
How did he describe his experience here? He called it sad, tragic and scary. At times truly frightening. On the streets he was almost gagging. The whole place smells like urine.
He said he would not let family members walk down the San Francisco streets alone, even at four in the afternoon. He saw people sleeping in doorways on streets with million-dollar homes. Then he'd turn the corner and see four more plopping down in doorways.
If you want to hear what he said, it's on the audio track STARTING at 1:34 and comments about it run through 1:50. It's near the end of the audio.
Unfortunately for me, I had to listen to the entire audio to find it. I'm unfamiliar with Glenn Beck. I've heard his name but that's about it. I happened to hear his San Francisco rant because when I work late his show airs after The Joe Pags Show and I sometimes catch snippets of it. I usually turn it off, but this time I heard San Francisco and was interested in what he would say about it.
I have to say, that opening music of his is a real turn-off. I feel like I should be drinking chamomile tea and petting a dolphin while watching a public-access channel from the '70s. What is up with that?
Not to mention the show is boring, two or three guys sitting around, probably drinking tea, and yukking it up at their perceived witticisms. Beck also plays old clips of himself and clips of his name being mentioned in the media. How pathetic is that? Just like Rush.
So, if you want to bypass all of that, just go to the 1:34 mark (1 hour, 34 minutes), grab your tea, and start there.
If you prefer, here's the link to YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmsKthvFr30
Until we can figure this out, we just might have to change Scott McKenzie's song lyrics to: If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear air deodorizer in your hair…
Never Thought I'd Be Listening to This Type of Talk
Posted: February 7, 2016 in Communications, Entertainment, Media, Radio, Talk Radio, Uncategorized
Tags: Art Donovan, Boycott Cumulus Media, Do NOT Listen to Cumulus Media Radio Stations, entertainment, former kgo listener, Gil Gross, Gil's wife should NOT be on the radio!, Joe Pags Show, laurennepeyton, listeners, Mark Simone, media, newstalk, radio broadcaster, Talk About KGO Newstalk Before The Format Change, talk radio, talk show hosts, What Do We Do Now?, Why is Gil's wife on the radio?, WOR710-AM NY
Ronald Reagan as radio announcer. Courtesy of Ronald Reagan Library.
On Super Bowl weekend, I turned on old television programming. One of the retro channels airs Johnny Carson shows. I thought that would be a nice break … until Johnny announced his guest was a former football player. My eyes rolled and I walked out of the room. When I returned, I grabbed the remote to change the channel. Johnny was talking to the football guy. This guy was not a prepped-for-tv kind of guy. The moment he spoke I knew he was a true character and I put down the remote. I enjoyed that segment so much I had to look up the guy on Wiki and even went to YouTube to watch the Carson clip again.
Here's the link if you'd prefer to watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HDRLnoAY9E
Then I watched some of his Letterman appearances.
The YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXC5gAAMuxg
The YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMNvBtQw3os
I haven't had time to write any posts lately but I probably wouldn't have had much to say. I've abandoned talk radio in the Bay Area except for KQED radio. I've been forced to tune-in to syndicated conservative talk. Fortunately, with the upcoming election, it's been interesting to hear the other side.
It's not what I'd prefer, but it's what's left out there in radio-land. For years, I've listened to radio talk during the day. I have it on in the background while I work. I used to try to listen to Gil on occasion, but that wife thing is excruciating and even though I would never listen to his Friday show, he continued to bring her up on his show and I had to keep turning off the radio. When he brings her up, my stomach brings up a little something of its own. I'm telling you, that voice of hers is made of nightmares. I cringe now just writing about it. And Gil's show is barely hanging on, his talking and sighing and telling the same stories time after time to guests, wasting their time and ours with little talks about himself. I gave up on Gil long ago.
So, I've moved on from the horrible programming on no-Talk 910 and the only alternative is conservative talk. Not everyone is willing to spend time on conservative talk. I know people don't want to even read about it. It can be enraging. I swear now more than I ever have, usually during the hour I listen to Rush. The more this guy spouts off about the problems of others, the less he can identify the same in himself. It's very sad. He talks baby-talk all of the time and every day he plays clips of himself from previous shows. Or, clips of people mentioning his name. He nearly pees in his Depends he's so pleased with himself.
If you listen to him enough, you will recognize the caller 'plants' on the show. It's so obvious. One time he was trying to push a book of his and, what a coincidence, the first caller was a young girl who talked about how much she and her friends loved reading it. It's all a big orchestrated script to make him feel better about himself. All first calls support the point he's trying to make. The callers stick to the talking points they were paid to make.
I used to be confused listening to his show, some of it didn't make sense. He denigrates woman, calling them info-babes and femi-nazis (a term he proudly points out that he created) and then has women callers who claim to be fans of his show and have listened for years. It just doesn't make sense. Now that I'm aware talk shows such as his (according to some sources I've posted previously, but other sources claim the Limbaugh show denies it) pay actors to call in and pretend to be a listener, it is very clear to me the show is more like an infomercial than a talk show.
Unfortunately, it's only one of few options left on the radio.
In the mornings, I still listen to Mark Simone. I love his show, but even he can be irritating with all of the Hillary bashing and Trump love. But, he takes calls every hour and it's such fun to hear. I love those callers and they love Mark Simone. He's a real man about town in the classic sense and that's what draws people to his show. Simone would love that clip of Art Donovan on Carson. He probably already has it posted, but I didn't see it when I took a quick glance at his show page.
His Show Page:
http://www.wor710.com/onair/mark-simone-52176/
At least Simone has consistent callers. One callers always tells joke, lame jokes (think of Gil Gross' attempts at humor), and another guy starts out the call in a calm voice and, Simone calls it every time, the call escalates into a screaming rant about something or other. Simone lowers the call volume and talks over the call with his own commentary. Always entertaining.
After Simone's show I listen to an hour of Rush (I often do errands or step away to do things during that hour) but I hear enough and it's not pretty. That guy is losing his grip.
Then it's on to KQED, but there is no caller interaction. The shows are content rich but not always engaging to the listener. It's low-key and, as the Donald would say, low energy. If there was another radio option I'd probably try it.
Next is Sean Hannity. I can tolerate him. He offers the same talking points that are sent out to all conservative hosts and Hannity dutifully parrots the same thing Rush says in the hours before. But, Sean has some interesting segments on his show. Many interviews include two people of opposing sides discussing an issue. Hannity is there but does not insert himself into the conversation (maybe Gil Gross should take notes) and I've heard many differing views that I usually don't hear on any other show. Hannity is now doing the same with callers. He finds two callers who disagree and puts them both on the air at the same time to have a conversation about it. Really interesting.
Speaking of interesting, recently Sean talked about the state of radio and how it's changed (listen to this (2/4/16,Hour 1) audio starting at 8:00 and it continues with some other things through 16:45):
http://download.premiereinteractive.com/seanhannity/2016/02/Sean%20Hannity%20-%20Feb%2004%202016%20-%20Hour%201.mp3
Nobody's going to do that if you have a conscience and a soul.
(Are you still taking notes, Gil?)
Here's the link if you want to go to the site: http://download.premiereinteractive.com/seanhannity/2016/02/Sean%20Hannity%20-%20Feb%2004%202016%20-%20Hour%201.mp3
And, here's the show recap page: http://www.hannity.com/articles/shows-472046/radio-show-recap-feb-4-14347284/
I used to listen to Hannity on WOR710-AM, the New York station Mark Simone is on, but there is a sports show following Hannity and I had to find something else. I tried several states searching for talk programs and found one in Minneapolis. I can listen to Hannity there and then the program that follows is quickly becoming my favorite show. Another conservative show, but this is a guy who loves talk radio and he's been a talk host for years. There is a passion in him that's rare to hear in radio now.
I think that's why Gil's show is so boring now. He is there to pay his mortgage and that's it. I also get the impression that he feels he's not being paid top dollar so he won't perform at his best or even try to do his best. What he puts out is just enough to get by. It explains why he would subject his listeners to his wife. He just doesn't care. A normal person cannot listen to that side show. How can he be passionate about his own show when he is playing the victim and taking it out on the listeners?
It's his reputation to lose and he lost it.
That's not the type of show Joe Pags puts on. This guy wants to interact with listeners and does it with callers and on Facebook and email He responds to Facebook posts himself, against the advice of his staff. It's him on the page and not some intern. I like that, even though I am not a fan of Facebook or even a member. I like that he recognizes the audience is an important part of his show and he's not above getting into it with any one of them. He calls people out during the show, "Hey, dude, you've emailed me sixteen times in the past thirty minutes with fifteen-hundred word essays. Man, I'm doing a show. Just stop it. Do you think I have time to read all of that? I don't. Stop it. Say what you gotta say in a reasonable, concise format and then I'll read it."
Joe Pags used to be a journalist so he loves to debate people about facts. He allows callers to talk and then asks them questions about what they just said. If the caller cannot support their own argument, Pags Rickroll's them off the air.
http://www.eonline.com/news/737509/happy-50th-birthday-to-rick-astley-celebrate-with-some-of-the-best-ever-rickrolls
Pags also plays some kick-a** songs.
Here's his iHeart page:
Joe Pags Shows:
Talkers wrote an article about him recently:
http://www.talkers.com/2016/02/02/spagtacular-success-didnt-occur-overnight/
The article is a bit overdone and hard to read, but if you glance through it you will get the basics of his history.
Joe Pags comes closer than anyone on the radio that I'm aware of to return to the conversation, something Bruce K. discusses in this well-written comment on one of my previous posts:
Comment by Bruce K.:
… Talk radio was never perfect, but there were hosts who would have long discussions with people that did bring out good points, but more importantly they modeled HOW to have a conversation.
The only think I see over and over on the big sites is left-right argument, and I mean use the term argument loosely … it is mostly insults and repeated slogans, and it is biased to the extreme right wing. This is the heart of what I thought our country was about, and it has stopped beating, that is for damn sure.
To think I was happy with the 10 or 20 minutes per hour of radio air that contained a good discussion on an important topic, and now it is completely gone. NPR is great, but there is nothing live. I occasionally catch a live conversation on Pacifica, but it always seems to be something that repulses me to Left wing thought, which I don't like.
I think of Liberalism as something more than hating science with a passion I thought was reserved for extreme right wing Christians, but the "Progressives" of Pacifica compete very well in illogic. Topics about criminals, prisoners, unending hatred of Israel and by extension the US government, anti-vaccine conversations. I've talked a few people who have become right-wing nuts based on the crazy things they heard in places like Pacifica Radio and were so repulsed they ran the other way.
This is a level of censorship, brainwashing and top down corporate control I would never have dreamed of in my life, and here it is, and seemingly getting worse every year.
I think people get so disconnected and fly to the extremes because they never hear an example of a reasonable civil discussion of conversation.
I have to think this is in direct reaction to trends of independent thinking brought about by the Fairness Doctrine, and the demise of Network News in favor of for profit news centers.
I watched the movie "Best Of Enemies" about the debates between Bill Buckley and Gore Vidal in the 70's, and they happened to mention the most trusted institution in American society at that time was the Network News. What have we lost? Did no one notice? Is that how we lost it all?
There truly is more commenting on the old talk radio than there is talk in the new so-called talk radio. Is it possible to fix this? What is the thinking really by the people who make this policy, and when these decisions are privatized and hidden, does that count as anti-democratic ( small d )?
There is really nothing for me to add to that. Read it, then read it again, and let it sink in.

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I love it! Chester has released a collection of his personal routines, that I find to be some of the most practical pieces of commercial mentalism available. After thirty years of performing, I have learned that some creations are good for reading, while others are good for performing. Chester's contributions fall into both categories! I regularly use at least two of the bits in his book and have been inspired by others. More than one method could have been sold separately for quite a few coins, and the buyer would have been more than satisfied; yet Chester has graciously made everything available in a single tome. If you enjoy clever mentalism, but more, if you want to actually perform clever mentalism, then this is a book you should really have." Docc Hilford, Author, Creator and Professional Mind Reader ?


text:
"""Support for Tibber."""
import asyncio
import logging

import aiohttp
import tibber

from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
from homeassistant.const import (
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    CONF_NAME,
    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP,
    Platform,
)
from homeassistant.core import Event, HomeAssistant
from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryNotReady
from homeassistant.helpers import discovery
from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType
from homeassistant.util import dt as dt_util

from .const import DATA_HASS_CONFIG, DOMAIN

PLATFORMS = [Platform.SENSOR]

CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.removed(DOMAIN, raise_if_present=False)

_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)

async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
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    hass.data[DATA_HASS_CONFIG] = config
    return True

async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
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    tibber_connection = tibber.Tibber(
        access_token=entry.data[CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN],
        websession=async_get_clientsession(hass),
        time_zone=dt_util.DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE,
    )
    hass.data[DOMAIN] = tibber_connection

    async def _close(event: Event) -> None:
        await tibber_connection.rt_disconnect()

    entry.async_on_unload(hass.bus.async_listen_once(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP, _close))

    try:
        await tibber_connection.update_info()
    except asyncio.TimeoutError as err:
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    except aiohttp.ClientError as err:
        _LOGGER.error("Error connecting to Tibber: %s ", err)
        return False
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    await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setups(entry, PLATFORMS)

    # set up notify platform, no entry support for notify component yet,
    # have to use discovery to load platform.
    hass.async_create_task(
        discovery.async_load_platform(
            hass,
            Platform.NOTIFY,
            DOMAIN,
            {CONF_NAME: DOMAIN},
            hass.data[DATA_HASS_CONFIG],
        )
    )
    return True

async def async_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, config_entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
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    unload_ok = await hass.config_entries.async_unload_platforms(
        config_entry, PLATFORMS
    )
    if unload_ok:
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        await tibber_connection.rt_disconnect()
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An enduring collection that gathers in one place eleven timeless classic songs by The Cathedrals. Arranged for vocal soloist by some of the best-known and most-loved arrangers today, this book is a fitting tribute to a hallmark southern gospel quartet. A great resource for Sunday mornings, evenings, revival services, and camp meeting settings!
The heartfelt authenticity of these Appalachian-based spiritual songs shine in this new trilogy arranged by Tom Fettke. Featuring songs from the award-winning film Cold Mountain, this collection contains singable settings of three songs which offer a unique and transparent worship mood. Perform separately at any time during the year or together as a complete worship package. For mixed voices and piano.
This exciting collection of favorite hymns has been compiled and arranged especially for women's voices by the incomparable Tom Fettke. Singable and timeless, the songs in this resource are useful for trios, ensembles or full ladies chorus. This is a companion songbook to the CD of the same name.
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This confident declaration is based on the closing verses in the Book of Jude. An impressive crescendo rises to announce the final statement, To the only God, our Savior be dominion, power and authority and majesty through Jesus Christ. A final six-fold Amen crowns the work with beauty and brings the brief anthem to a serene conclusion. An excellent choice for a benediction or service closer!
Uses: Baptism/Child Dedication, Mother's/Father's Day Scripture: I Samuel 1:27-28; Mark 10:13-16; 3 John 3-4 The fervent prayer of a mother for her child is presented here for choir, piano and solo violin. Full of emotion in both word and music, this setting is simply exquisite and is sure to be a special moment in any baptism, child dedication or family-oriented service.
A delightful and lyrical melody is linked with the familiar scriptural challenge to "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!" creating a refreshing "thanksgiving" anthem appropriate for the entire year.
J.S. Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is given a fresh and tasteful treatment with the ingenious use of Charles Wesley's Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus text. The optional oboe (or chamber orchestration) will add an elegant touch.
Gentle "alleluias" serve as the text for this setting's superb choral writing and artful accompaniment. The work exudes an air of peacefulness and quiet devotion that is equally effective for school or church use.
A majestic new praise anthem! From the creative heart of Tom Fettke, this anthem proclaims the majesty of God and His creation. Ken Bible's text is compelling while the music soars with beauty, incorporating the hymn Holy, Holy, Holy. Add the orchestration or ChoirTrax CD for a stunning offering of praise. Available: SATB, Instrumental Pak, ChoirTrax CD.
Already a popular worship chorus, this Chris Tomlin and Louis Giglio song will be embraced by choir and congregation alike. The words proclaim My chains are gone, I've been set free, my God, my Savior ransomed me. Available separately: SATB, SAB, Instrumental ePak and ChoirTrax CD. Duration: ca. 4:50.
Tom Fettke : Arise and Shine!
Here's a festive anthem of celebration with a timeless message. The sparkling words and music come together to create an anthem of joy. Use the opening as an introit, followed by a processional with congregational involvement.
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is risen up you is the theme of this worshipful anthem by Tom Fettke. Available separately: SATB, CD Accompaniment Trax, Orchestration. Duration: ca. 3:30.
A beloved song from the early days of contemporary worship receives a tender treatment in this fresh arrangement. Expressive piano lines caress this treasured psalm with sincerity, and a newly composed Alleluia crowns the work with prayerful purpose. Approachable and certain to be a favorite with singers and listeners alike! Score and Parts (vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a digital download.
Uses: General, All Saints, Memorial Scripture: Matthew 5:12; Matthew 7:13-14; Revelation 21:1-3 Steve Green's iconic song that portrays life as a sacred voyage is now tenderly adapted for choirs. This hopeful selection will be particularly useful for memorials and services of remembrance. The impressionistic accompaniment and rich warm choral writing provide the support needed to allow success for choirs of any size. Draw us near, oh, finest Friend, from dawn's light to evening's end. Each passing day, we love You more, as we sail to heaven's shore.
Uses: General, Holy Week Scripture: Philippians 3:7-8 This reverent portrait of Calvary's cross is filled with deep beauty and meaning. Based on two beloved hymn texts, the expressive setting brings a new consideration of these words of truth. Delivered with pleasing approachable voice leading, a supportive piano part and an exquisite coda, this anthem will linger in the heart of the listener.
A meditative opening with cello and flowing keyboard accompaniment begins this reflective original by Tom Fettke. Simple and beautiful vocal lines starting in unison and growing to a lush texture emphasize the text, which invites all to seek the comfort of God and worship the Savior.
Blessed Is He begins with children singing a colorful, rhythmic song that captures the Triumphal Entry from Matthew 21, proclaiming, Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Interweave the adult choir on the classic hymn, HOSANNA, LOUD HOSANNA. Then support it with a crisp and creative piano accompaniment. The result is a marvelous processional and call to worship for Palm Sunday. Thanks to master arranger Tom Fettke, all you have to do is add palm branches! And, although the children's choir participation is desirable, it is optional. A child soloist or small ensemble will work as well, or you may wish to present the anthem without children.
Tom Fettke's original lyrics to a popular Christmas carol are fresh and uplifting. Use this vibrant anthem as an introit or call to worship, for a Hanging of the Greens service, or any celebratory service of the Christmas season. Duration: 3:00. Available separately: SATB, ChoirTrax CD. Orchestra Score and Parts available as print or digital download (2120/2331/3/3/88421).
This medley could serve as a brilliant opener for a Christmas service or musical presentation. Includes Angels from the Realms of Glory; Angels We Have Heard on High; Celebrate the Child; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. Available separately: SATB, Orchestration (fl, ob, cl, bn (=bcl), tpt 1, 2, 3, hn 1, 2, 3 (=asx), tbn 1, 2 (=tsx/bar), tbn 3/tba, timp, perc 1, 2, hp, rhythm, vn 1, vn 2, va (=cl 3), vc, b), CD Accompaniment Trax. Duration: ca. 3:00.
The memorable melody, AURA LEE is wrapped for Christmas delivery by the incomparable Tom Fettke. This lovely ballad is easy to learn and audiences of all ages will immediately engage with the tune. A wonderful choice for traditional/transitional churches. The juxtaposition of tender manger scenes with words describing the majestic attributes of the Ancient of Days adds a sense of awe and wonder. Available: SATB. Duration: ca. 4:08.
Everyone loves a Spiritual. This arrangement powerfully captures the determination to keep moving, to succeed, and to overcome; objectives that are so often expressed in Afro-American spirituals. The text mentions three biblical characters that overcame serious difficulties, but perhaps your choir members can name other over-comers that have personally inspired them. The choral writing has all of the texture and harmonic interest of an a cappella piece, but the colorful and supportive piano accompaniment makes it accessible for almost any choir.
Uses: Pentecost, Reformation Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 A classic inspirational song from the late John W. Peterson is crafted into an evocative anthem that takes the words of his dramatic Pentecost song of praise and lifts it to new expressive levels. A chronicle of the Christian church, this anthem pleads for God's Spirit to lead and guide us now as in the times of the great revivals. This is a pertinent message for the modern church and its mission. This choral challenge is a true sermon in song.
What a striking combination of freshness and accessibility! Tom Fettke has woven together four regal hymns: Rejoice, the Lord Is King; O Worship the King; All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (DIADEM); and Crown Him with Many Crowns. An optional trumpet trio introduces the largely a cappella choral treatment and then tastefully moves in and out of the arrangement. An optional piano accompaniment is provided for those who desire more support. However you present it, the result is majestic, worshipful, and practical. Use this selection for an Easter call-to-worship or anytime you want to exalt the risen and reigning Christ. Optional congregational participation brings an additional service dimension.
Combining two treasured texts, this anthem reminds us of the constancy and provision of our loving God. The assurance found in this sacred poetry is set with gentle elegance and tender expression, and the well-crafted piano and part-writing create a tender expression of faith.
Majestically flowing, this Tom Fettke original features both familiar melody and text. The text from "Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow" has been set to new music and the traditional "Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above" is also included. Sequencing "amens" build this piece to a grand finish. Solo trumpet or brass and percussion are optional, making this anthem accessible for any size choir.
Uses: Maundy Thursday, Holy Week, Easter, Communion, God's Love Scripture: John 6:35 The creative work of Tom Fettke and Thomas Grassi bring us this expression of God's deep love for all people. A meaningful anthem for Maundy Thursday, you will also find this work appropriate for communion and other services any time of the year.
Uses: Christmas, Youth Choir Scripture: Luke 2:1-7; Luke 2:8-20; John 8:12 The Celtic lilt of this brilliant ode to light is immediately engaging. This well-crafted arrangement is written for success, and the inclusion of a beloved carol O Little Town of Bethlehem is the crowning touch to this charming holiday offering.
Powerful arrangements of stirring patriotic favorites are woven with compelling narrative to create God Bless America, an affirmation of our faith and freedom. Using the moving Irving Berlin classic as a centerpiece, this 15-minute presentation will heighten your patriotic concert with a fresh and majestic touch. Songs include My Country, 'Tis of Thee, Battle Hymn of the Republic, God of Our Fathers, America, the Beautiful, God Bless America. Available separately: : SATB, Preview CD, ChoirTrax CD, CD 10-Pak, Instrumental Pak (O), Preview Pak, Rehearsal TraxPak Soprano/Alto, Rehearsal TraxPak Tenor/Bass.
This superb setting of a German carol opens with a jubilant fanfare. Excitement escalates as the carol appears, modulating up with the second and third verses, and the concluding fanfare provides a thrilling close. From the Celtic-inspired cantata, "Stars of Glory" (SATB-65/2066L), this piece is great for holiday concerts or Christmas worship.
Soulful and heartfelt, this arrangement really cooks! Opening with the classic carol Silent Night, it transitions to an equally interesting setting of Away in a Manger. With a gospel piano accompaniment and optional rhythm section, this is refreshing.Available separately: SATB and BonusTrax CD.
"Great day! Come, join the celebration. Great day!" Tom Fettke's lively arrangement of this popular traditional spiritual captures all of its exuberance in an easy-to-perform, flexibly voiced setting that also offers two different texts: one for Christmas and one for use throughout the year.
Uses: General, Second Advent, Revival, Hymn Arrangement Scripture: Isaiah 26:19; I Corinthians 15:51-53; I Thessalonians 4:15:17 This arrangement of a hymn-book favorite is full of unbounded joy! Featuring a fun bass line and some special vocal effects, the colorful text painting anticipates the second coming. The bouncy, good-natured piano part will make this spirited number irresistible to a new generation of gospel-loving audiences.
A popular clapping song at all-night dancing marathons on Southern plantations during holiday celebrations and festivities, this arrangement captures a contagious energy with a lively melody, vocal harmonies, handclaps and an optional fiddle part. A great selection for all performing groups. Available separately: SATB, violin; SAB, violin; PianoTrax CD. Duration: ca. 1:34.
Beginning reverently and hushed, this anthem then builds to a majestic and stunning conclusion. The words are quietly powerful ... while the music beautifully underscores the message of God's sovereignty and omniscience.Available separately: SATB, ChoirTrax CD and IPak (full orchestra).
The glowing and sublime text of a medieval manuscript serves as the inspiration for this original Christmas anthem, expressing the awe for our Savior who lies asleep in a stable.
Uses: General, Lent, Holy Week Scripture: Isaiah 6:2-4; Revelation 5:12 Overflowing with a worshipful spirit, this setting of a traditional chorus is approachable and usable for many occasions. Though simple in its core content, the craftsmanship of vocal lines and piano accompaniment transform this choral into a truly special anthem. Ideal for Trinity Sunday or as part of a worship set, this is a versatile sacred song for your choir.


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Begusarai District is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The city of Begusarai is its administrative headquarters and is part of the Munger division.

History
Begusarai was established in 1870 as part of Munger District. In 1972, it was given district status. Simaria village is the birthplace of famous Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. Begusarai is part of the historic Mithila or Mithilanchal region. Begusarai is notable for its milk, sweets and dairy products.

Geography
Begusarai district occupies an area of .  The district lies on the northern bank of the river Ganges. Begusarai district is a part of Munger division. It is located at latitudes 25.15N & 25.45N and longitudes 85.45E & 86.36E. The Ganges river separates Begusarai district from Patna District and Munger District.

Flora and Fauna
In 1989 Begusarai district became home to the Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuary, which has an area of . It is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake.  In November 2020, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared it the first Ramsar site in Bihar.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Begusarai district has a population of 2,970,541, roughly equal to the nation of Armenia or the US state of Mississippi. This gives it a ranking of 128th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of  . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 26.44%. Begusarai has a sex ratio of 895 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.87%. 19.18% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.55% and 0.05% of the population respectively.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 79.77% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 9.53% Urdu and 2.43% Maithili as their first language. 7.94% of the population spoke 'Others' under Hindi.

Politics

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Current Member of Legislative council
Bihar Vidhan Parishad (Begusarai-Khagaria)

Administration

Cities and towns
 Begusarai
 Barauni
 Barauni IOC Township
 Matihani
 Mansurchak
 Teghra
 Manjhaul
 Bakhri
 Ballia
 Cheria Bariyarpur
 Birpur

Villages

 Bachwara
 Bara
 Balahpur
 Begampur
 Bhairwar
 Bihat
 Khamhar
 Khodawandpur
 Madhurapur
 Meghaul Pethiya
 Mohanpur
 Manjhaul
 Mobarakpur Taraiya
 Naula
 Nayatol
 Panhas
 Raghunathpur
 Rajaura
 Ramdiri
 Sahebpur Kamal
 Seuri
 Shitalrampur
 Simaria
 Siuri
 Tara
 Vandwar

Economy

Barauni is the major industrial town in the district. It has big industries like Barauni Refinery, Barauni Thermal Power Station, Urvarak Nagar Barauni ,Garhara locomotive shed and Pepsi bottling plant . Shri Krishna Singh wanted to built an industrial corridor from Begusarai-Bakhtiyarpur-Fatuha, so he looked to construct Rajendra Setu in Mokama. Begusarai is one of the largest milk-consuming districts in India. Sudha dairy plant is also one of the biggest exporters of milk all over Bihar.

Transportation

Barauni Junction is the major railway junction. Another major railway station is Begusarai. Begusarai is well connected by road to other parts of Bihar and the country.

Railways
Barauni Junction is one of the important stations in Bihar. It is a junction and is connected to India's main cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via broad gauge routes. Begusarai railway station is located in Begusarai city.

Roads

National Highway 28 starts at Barauni and leads to Lucknow. National Highway 31 passes through the district and leads to Guwahati. Both National Highways have junctions here. It is also called Assam Road. Many small city buses pass through here. Begusarai district also has Rajendra Setu on the Ganges near Simariya, which was the first railroad bridge in independent India on the river Ganges. The first six-lane bridge is under construction in Begusarai on the Ganges in Simaria. It will be complete by October 2023.

Education
Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering (RRSDCE) was laid on 22 December 2013 by Nitish Kumar, paving way for the eighth government engineering college in Bihar. G D College is a notable undergraduate and postgraduate degree college of the district.

Notable people

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, poet, essayist, patriot and academic.
Kranti Prakash Jha, Bollywood actor
Sriti Jha, TV actress
Kanhaiya Kumar, politician and leader of the Indian National Congress (former All India Students Federation and Communist Party of India )
Mathura Prasad Mishra
Ram Sharan Sharma, historian
Balmiki Prasad Singh, former Governor of Sikkim
Bhola Singh, politician, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party (former Member of Parliament from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency)
Rakesh Sinha, politician, professor and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Rajeev Kumar, political &
social worker , Founder & Secretary & National Secretary General Garhpura Namak Satyaagrah Gaurav Yatra Samiti

References

External links
 Official website

Further reading

 Archaeological Geography of the Ganga Plain: The Lower and the Middle Ganga
 Early Medieval Indian Society: A Study in Feudalisation
 Naulagarh
 Begusarai Information Portal

1972 establishments in Bihar
Darbhanga division
Districts of Bihar
Populated places in Mithila, India

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Cradles to Crayons Brings Forth Issue of Childhood Poverty with Visit to Massachusetts State House
Representative Marjorie Decker, Representative Michael Moran, and Cradles to Crayons present a briefing on the issue of Clothing Insecurity
On Thursday, February 28, Cradles to Crayons' Founder and CEO Lynn Margherio was joined by State Representatives, partners and supporters for a briefing at the State House. Co-presented by Representative Marjorie Decker and Representative Michael Moran, the goal of the visit was to educate legislature on the issue of Clothing Insecurity, that being the lack of access to affordable, appropriate, and adequate clothing and other everyday essential items.
Boston-based Cradles to Crayons (C2C) is driven by a focused and all-important goal: to make life better for children in need. More than 268,000 children ages 12 and younger in the Commonwealth are at risk of Clothing Insecurity, and C2C is working to fill this basic need gap by supplying these children with the items needed to grow and thrive. It is the only organization that mitigates Clothing Insecurity on a large scale across Massachusetts, with an annual state-wide distribution of more than 145,000 packages of clothing and essential items while working with a network of 140 social service partners.
Lynn Margherio and Representatives Marjorie Decker and Michael Moran were eager to address the reality of this need in Massachusetts and encourage a call to action for assistance from state legislature.
The briefing kicks off a month-long clothing and diaper collection at the State House. From February 28 to March 28, the internal drive will collect new and gently used clothing (2T – Adult M) and new diapers at the C2C donation bins available.
Photo 1 (L to R): Renee D. Boynton-Jarrett, Boston Medical Center; Cibele Goncalves, previous recipient of C2C; Alanna Mallon, Cambridge City Council and Food For Free; Marjorie Decker, State Representative; and Sharon Scott-Chandler, Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD)
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Cradles to Crayons launched in Boston in 2002 and has operations in Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago. The nonprofit provides children from birth through age 12 living in homeless or low-income situations with the essential items they need to thrive—at home, at school, and at play. C2C supplies these items free of charge by connecting communities and mobilizing them to collect and donate new and gently used high-quality children's items. The organization engages thousands of youth and adults each year in tangible service activities that benefit local children in need. For more information, please visit www.cradlestocrayons.org/boston/.
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I would like to prove that $T=V^*A.$
We have that $T=(QV)^*QV=V^*Q^*QV.$ Which means I need to prove that $Q^*Q=Q.$
Now, $\langle \phi,Qf\rangle_{E,E}=\langle Q^*\phi,f\rangle_{E,E}$ as $E^*=E.$
If I am correct I have to prove that $\langle Qf,Qf\rangle=(Qf)(x),$ but $$\langle Qf,Qf\rangle=(Qf)(x)-\int_0^1 (Qf)(x)dx=f(x)-2\int_0^1f(x)dx-\int_0^1\int_0^1f(x)dxdx.$$
What am I missing?

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Also the last term in your last equation should be positive.
$$\langle Qf,Qf\rangle=(Qf)(x)-\int_0^1 (Qf)(x)dx=f(x)-2\int_0^1f(x)dx+\int_0^1\int_0^1f(x)dxdx.$$

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For the first time ever, Elements Lakewood is excited and proud to offer a grant opportunity for creatives to showcase their talents that observe sustainable arts practices. With Earth Day approaching (April 22), Elements' Sustainable Arts Program will focus and encourage friendly build practices for festival activations like sculptures, immersive spaces, interactive pieces and more that contain sustainable elements and aspects.
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It was one fine Thursday evening and OKF Nepal had its meeting scheduled. There was much to discuss. Good news, plans, ideas, and more.
Activities previously done by OKF Nepal like Open Election Data Week, City Spending Data Party, involvement in events that supported openness in Nepal like Open Nepal Hackathon etc. were catching attention of other communities of Open Knowledge Foundation. Such recognition boosts our morale to do more.
The meetup's main agenda was Open Spending Nepal. A beta version had recently been released. It is aimed to present open data about budgets and spending in Nepal in a way that is easy to understand, and is interactive.Only budgets of Nepal Government and of Kathmandu Metropolitan City for the running fiscal year are openly available. We are looking to gain more open data by contacting relevant government offices. Project co-ordinator Manish Dangol also elaborated his plans to go further, and also the problems that he has faced. The set of problems that he has faced so far includes: problems in scraping data available in Nepali typefaces, unavailability of spending and budget data of Nepal etc. Manish also raised a point about need of tutorials in the OKFN site.
An idea about running an internal learning and sharing session about data scraping, visualization, etc. was also discussed. The plan is to meet 2 hours every Saturday evening to share and teach skill one has related to data to rest of the community members. In this process, we also plan to gain experience about teaching, developing course content and methodology. It will help when we will teach those skills to people outside the community.
Another valued community member, Nikesh Balami came up with an idea of creating an open data hub for Nepal. On such datahub already exists in opennepal.net. Different tools like CKAN, datahub.io etc. can be used. An idea of creating a repository of sources of open data was also discussed.
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PENTHOUSE PET JELENA JENSEN & MAGGIE GREEN JOIN VICKY VETTE'S VNALIVE.COM CAM PLATFORM
Vicky Vette (http://www.twitter.com/vickyvette) and VNALive.com are happy to announce that Penthouse Pet Jelena Jensen (http://www.twitter.com/jelenajensen) and Maggie Green (http://www.twitter.com/maximummaggie)
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VNALive.com was launched by Vette in October 2012 as a cam platform for solo girls to add exclusive live daily shows to their member sites and has grown since. Superstars such as Julia Ann, Nikki Benz, Siri, Puma Swede and Sara Jay all use the platform in addition to popular solo girls around the world like Sandee Westgate and Vanilla Deville in the USA, Louise Jenson and Rebekah Dee in England, Canada's Amy Anderssen, a number of girls from the Dreamnet.com network and a lot of solo girls such as Misuko Doll, Cleopatra & Sammy Tyler. A full list of girls can be seen at VNALive.com. The platform can be added to a website in less than an hour. Vette was named in 2013 to AVN's list of Top 20 Women Power Players and just won the AVN Award for Best Solo Girl Website and XBIZ Award for Best Performer Website 2014.
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VCCF Disaster Relief Update & Grant Awards to Local Nonprofits
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Dear Ventura County Community Foundation Family,
As we begin the third week of this devastating disaster, I wanted to take a few moments and update you as to how your local community foundation has responded so far.
I previously shared with you that in the first 24 hours of the Thomas Fire, $477,000 had been committed by the Ventura County Community Foundation to support relief efforts, including the American Red Cross Central Coast Region ($264,440), Salvation Army ($160,388), and the Ventura County Community Disaster Relief Fund ($52,172). Later that same week, the VCCF Board of Directors committed another $200,000 towards the overall relief efforts with an emphasis on mid- to long-term support.
Last week, the Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Foundation approved a $100,000 grant to the American Red Cross Central Coast Region.
I'm now pleased to share that this afternoon the Ventura County Community Foundation Board of Directors unanimously approved the following grants to help address some of the immediate needs of our local nonprofit organizations totaling another $305,473.27. This support is only made possible because of the generosity of local philanthropists.
Help of Ojai ($20,000) for basic needs of Ojai families in crisis due to the fire
MICOP for their radio antenna replacement ($5,000) and health outreach for farmworkers ($5,000)
Habitat for Humanity ($5,000) for housing assistance for those affected by the fire
Interface for the purchase of a permanent generator for 2-1-1 ($30,000) and support for their emergency 2-1-1 call center ($60,000)
FOODShare ($5,000) for transportation and food sorting for shelters
Salvation Army ($20,000) for basic services and emergency relief for families who have lost homes
ThomasFireHelp.com ($3,000) for their technology design, development, and server space. (This service helped facilitate needs caused by the disaster for 51,000 individuals to-date)
Ventura College Foundation ($4,950) for support of single parents who were victims of the Thomas Fire
Rubicon Theatre ($6,755.50) to cover the costs of mandatory cleaning in response to the Thomas Fire
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme ($7,700) to cover the increased costs of childcare due to school closure as a result of the Thomas Fire air quality
Center for Nonprofit Leadership at Cal Lutheran ($2,500) to cover the costs of convening nonprofit organizations during the recovery period. We want to thank Dena Jensen for her leadership and immediate response efforts during this time.
Humane Society of Ventura County ($65,567.77) to cover vet bills and staff supplies as result of the Thomas Fire
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation ($65,000) to cover dog boarding expenses and clean-up efforts from the Thomas Fire
Please Note: We are still accepting a limited number of applications for the SUN Fund (Sudden and Urgent Needs) as we have roughly another $50,000 to award. Applications can be downloaded directly from our website.
Meanwhile, we are continuing to focus our energies on raising funds to support the Ventura County Community Disaster Relief Fund, which is focused on addressing the needs created by this disaster in the mid- to long-term. Please visit our website to learn more and/or contribute to this initiative at www.vccf.org.
Thank you again for your commitment to our community. We will continue to keep you updated on our response efforts. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me anytime if you have questions.


The Arundel Hills Country Club is situated in a beautiful locale with trees and water throughout the course. The club is first-class, with superb facilities and a classic ambience for golfers. The staff ensure a five star experience each time, with a restaurant, recreation centre, manicured gardens and tranquil lakes to keep you entertained for hours.