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RELIGION CALENDAR
Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh. Family Weekend, the journey of Lent. Today: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. a day of music, class time, stories, play and worship for all the children. Lunch provided. 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Baptism and Eucharist.
Angel of Light Christian Center Church. 690 Bell St., Hampton. Sunday: 4 p.m., musical featuring Keys to the Kingdom and other gospel singers.
Apostles Lutheran Church, Gloucester. Today: 5:30 p.m. service followed by covered-dish dinner. Service will feature the Chicago Folk Mass with musicians.
Ascension of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church. 114 Palace Lane, Williamsburg. Friday: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Lenten fish fry and other meatless items. Eat in or take out. Lenten Mass follows.
Association for Research & Enlightenment Inc. 67th Street and Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach. Free lectures at 3:30 p.m. daily. Sunday: "ESP - Psychic is of the Soul" by Walene James. Monday: "The Re-appearance of the Christ" by Adella Wilson. Tuesday: "Tools for Spiritual Growth" by Rebecca Ghittino. Wednesday: "Edgar Cayce and Spiritual Transformation" by Kieth VonderOhe. Thursday: "Music and Consciousness" by Wayne Emley. Friday: "Health - Thinking a Healthier You" by Rhonda Miller. March 27: "Meditation - The Key to Inner Space" by David Osborne. Monday-Friday: 9:30 a.m. conference, "Finding Your Mission in Life" held at A.R.E. library and conference center. Registration begins at 7 p.m. Sunday. Charles Thomas Cayce will co-host with Mark Thurston, a Virginia Beach psychologist. Thursday: 7:30 p.m. discussion on "Building a New World Together." Cayce will speak. Public welcome. Call 428-3588, ext. 188.
Baha'i of Hampton. Today at sunset: The Baha'i New Year known as Naw-Rux will begin.
Bethel United Church of Christ. 22 Rip Rap Road, Sunday: 4 p.m. gospel sing. Public welcome.
Colossian Baptist Church. 856 Fort Eustis Blvd., Newport News. Today: 1-3 p.m. women's fellowship meeting. Theme: "The Love of God." Public welcome. Sunday: 4 p.m. pastor's aid auxiliary anniversary. The Rev. M. Ivory Jefferson of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple, Hampton, will speak. Public welcome.
Cypress Baptist Church. Route 1, Elberon. Sunday: 2 p.m. the Rev. Frank L. Aikens of New Branch Baptist Church, Ivor, will speak. March 27: 6 p.m. 127th anniversary banquet held at Surry Elementary School. The Rev. Henry Maxwell, senator of the Virginia Second Senatorial District and pastor of Ivy Baptist Church, Newport News, will speak. Music by the Surry mass male chorus. Semi-formal attire. $15.
Emmanuel Baptist Church. 521 North Ave., Newport News. Sunday: 4 p.m. 83rd missionary anniversary. The Rev. Anderson McClary Jr. of Queen Street Baptist Church, Hampton, will speak.
First Baptist Church. 229 N. King St., Hampton. Sunday: 5 p.m. slide presentation, "A Faith Journey To The Holy Land" led by Pearl Braxton. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Lenten Vesper fellowship service. The Rev. Walter C. Johnson of Zion Prospect Baptist Church, Tabb, will speak. Theme: "I Thirst, it is finished."
First Baptist Church, Jefferson Park. 615 42nd St., Newport News. Sunday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. pastor's 37th anniversary service honoring the Rev. W.B. Schiele. Guests: 11 a.m. the Rev. Ray Phield Clay of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Chesapeake, and combined choirs. 4 p.m.: the Rev. Ivan T. Harris of FBC, Newport News, and FBC choir, Newport News. Refreshments follow.
First United Baptist Church. 5400 Jefferson Ave., Newport News. Today: 6 p.m. pre-anniversary banquet. $10, adult; $5, children under 12.
Friendship Baptist Church. 1135 37th St., Newport News. Today: 7 p.m. gospel music extravaganza featuring Amos Davis Corelliers, Peggy Britt & the Philharmonics, the Thomas Dudley youth choir, and Tony Owens.
Gethsemane Baptist Church. 3509 Chestnut Ave., Newport News. Friday: 7:30 p.m. choir concert featuring Hampton University gospel choir.
Gloucester Choral Society. Sunday and March 28 at 7 p.m. spring concert held at First Presbyterian Church, Gloucester Court House. The concert under the direction of Linus Ellis and accompanied by Mary Lirette will sing "Missa Brevis St. Joannis de Deo" by Joseph Haydn and "Jephthah" by Giacomo Carissimi.
Gloucester Deacons Union. Monday: 7:30 p.m. St. Paul Baptist Church, Roanes. Business meeting followed by Bible study at 8:15 p.m. Topic, ''Sanctification.'' Speaker, Larry Arrington, deacon, First Morning Star Baptist Church.
Holy Church of Deliverance. 1159 35th St., Newport News. Sunday: 3:30 p.m. missionary service. The Rev. Diane Whitlow, assistant pastor of Deeper Life Assembly, Hampton, will speak.
Ivy Baptist Church. 50 Maple Ave., Newport News. Today: 6:30 p.m. blue and gold gospel fest featuring New Gospel Stars, IBC youth choir, Cub Scouts No. 76, Latasha Brown and the Rev. Richard Brown. Sunday: 4 p.m. 87th church school anniversary. Monday-Wednesday: 7 p.m. youth revival. The Rev. Vincent Thomas of First Gravel Hill Baptist Church, Smithfield, will speak. Public welcome.
Lakeside Church of God in Prophecy. 853 Cloverleaf Lane, Newport News. Tuesday-March 27: 7:30 p.m. Peninsula Pentecostal Fellowship of North America annual crusade. The Rev. Orville Hagan, state overseer of the Churches of God in Virginia.
Liberty Baptist Church. 1228 Todds Lane, Hampton. Friday-March 30 and April 2-7: 7:30 p.m. musical drama, "Lamb of Glory" on the life of Jesus Christ. Call 826-8141 or 826-2110.
Lincoln Park Baptist Church. 1100 W. Queen St., Hampton. Sunday: 5 p.m. all choirs fifth anniversary. Music by Bethel Baptist Church male chorus choir, Franktown, Sensational Gospel United, Four Stars, Ahoskie, N.C., Mount Calvary male chorus, Newport News, Flames of Joy, Hampton, West End Baptist Church, Hallelujah chorus, Hampton and Unique, Hampton.
Little Elam Baptist Church. 8840 Church Lane, Charles City. Sunday: 3:30 p.m. pastor's 21st anniversary service. Guests: the Rev. Ronnie Fleming and First Baptist Church, Hampton, male chorus.
Mount Ararat Baptist Church. Williamsburg. Sunday: 5 p.m. gospel sing featuring Harmonizing Four, Richmond, and combined choirs of area churches under the direction of Robert Hall Jr.
Mount Gilead Baptist Church. 8660 Pocahontas Trail, James City County. Sunday: 11:30 a.m. youth Sunday. The Rev. Roscoe W. Ramsey Jr. of Williamsburg will speak. 3 p.m. concert featuring the Combined Voices of Williamsburg.
Mount Olive Baptist Church. Barhamsville. Sunday: 4 p.m. gospel sing for NAACP Queen Freedom Rally. Various groups will perform. March 27: 2-5 p.m. tea and fashion show. $6.
Mount Rona Baptist Church. 1134 25th St., Newport News. Sunday: 4 p.m. worship service. The Rev. Burlas Batten of God's Church of Righteousness, Newport News, will speak.
New Elam Baptist Church. P.O. Box 181, New Kent. Sunday: 3:30 p.m. pastor's anniversary. The Rev. Richard L. Hughes of Union Baptist Church, Newport News, will speak. Lunch will be served at 2:30 p.m.
Newington Baptist Church, Gloucester. Mission Night Out. Sunday: 4:30 p.m., adult mission study; 5:30 p.m. covered dish supper; 6:30 p.m., ''Who Is My Neighbor?'' home mission study for all ages.
New Mount Olive Baptist Church. 66 Big Bethel Road, Hampton. Monday-Friday: 7:30 p.m. spring revival. The Rev. Edgar L. Vann of Second Ebenezer Baptist Church, Detroit, will speak. Prayer/praise service by area prayer bands. Devotions and music by area pastors and choirs.
New Zion Baptist Church. 3991 Longhill Road, Williamsburg. Sunday: 3 p.m. concert featuring The People's United Choir accompanied by The Holy Light gospel chorus of The People's Baptist Church of Philadelphia.
North Riverside Baptist Church. Sunday-Wednesday: 7 p.m. revival. Theme: "Touching Lives - Changing Hearts." The Rev. Les Giles of Ephesus Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.C., will speak. Public welcome.
Open Door Baptist Church. 105 E. Cummings Ave., Hampton. Sunday: 4 p.m. "100 Women in White." The Rev. Russell Crawley of Second Elam Baptist Church, Charles City, will speak.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. 52 Harpersville Road, Newport News. March 27: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. craft fair.
Queen Street Baptist Church. Today: 5 p.m. gospel choir seventh anniversary. Guests: The Roberts Memorial United Methodist church choir of Alexandria.
Rappahannock District United Methodist Women. April 1: 9:30 a.m. day of celebration held at Kilmarnock United Methodist Church, Route 200. Doris Ryder, formerly a Virginia Conference UMW Christian Personhood Coordinator will speak on "God's Guardian Angels."
Refuge of Hope. 558 21st St., Newport News. Monday at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday and Friday at 8 p.m. fellowship service. Guests: Monday: the Rev. Hardy Perry of God's Fellowship Temple NOI, Newport News. Tuesday: Evangelist James Brown of Newport News. Friday: Brother Joseph Moore of Miracle Temple of God in Christ, Newport News.
Riverview Baptist Church. 667 Hannah St., Hampton. Today: 7 p.m. concert featuring RBC and Rising Star male chorus.
Saluda Chapter of Women's Aglow Christian Fellowship. Monday: 7 p.m. home of Joe Erwin. Speaker, Sandra White of Williamsburg. For information, call 785-3911 or 785-4804.
Spiritual Aid Way of Cross Church. 2400 Shell Road, Hampton. April 3: 5 p.m. banquet, pageant and various entertainment. First ladies of area churches will model. Guests: Fat Boys and Gospel Southernair, West End male chorus, Spiritual Aid male chorus, and Bethel youth choir. $12.50, adults, $6.25, children.
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church. Mathews. Wednesday: noon Lenten meditation held at Kingston Episcopal Church parish house, Main Street, Mathews. The Rev. Daniel Bond will speak. St. Martha's Guild of Kingston Parish will serve homemade soup-and-bread lunch, $1.25, or take-out, $1.50. Call 725-2175 by 11 a.m. on the day of meditation. Proceeds provide scholarships for high school graduates.
St. John Baptist Church. 1397 Penniman Road, Today: 4 p.m. program honoring the Hon. Thurgood Marshall. Robert M. Watson Jr. of Carter's Grove slave quarters will sing.
St. John Church of God in Christ. 2416 Orcutt Ave., Newport News. March 27: 9 a.m. prayer breakfast sponsored by young women's Christian council. $15 per person. Call 245-7200.
St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Ella Taylor Road. (off Route 17) York County. Today: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. garage/craft sale.
St. Mark's United Methodist Church. 99 East Mercury Blvd., Hampton. Thursday: 12:30 p.m. Peninsula District UM historical society luncheon. Mabel Baird, a secretary of UMC for 26 years, will speak. The Rev. David T. Hampton will give devotions. Historian Edward Guldner will speak on the history of St. Mark's. $5. Deadline Monday. Call 851-3367.
St. Mary's School of Hampton. 2150 Cunningham Drive, Hampton. Sunday: 1-4 p.m. annual spaghetti dinner and basket auction held in the Immaculate Conception parish hall. $5, adult, $3, children, 6-12 (maximum, $20 family). Proceeds will benefit St. Mary's academic programs, teachers and school projects. Call 723-6358.
St. Olaf Catholic Church. P.O. Box 370, Norge. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. community Lenten service. The Rev. Glen Rosborough of Olive Branch Christian Church, Norge, will speak. An offering will be taken. Public welcome.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, West Point. Sunday: 3 p.m. Norma E. Jackson will present a concert accompanied by John H. Lee. Other artists participating include Webster Epps, Annette Parham, Cynthia Wise, Deborah Ball and Beverly Parker. A reception will follow.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 221 34th St., Newport News. Monday-Wednesday: 12:05 p.m. 49th annual Lenten preaching mission. Theme: "Compassion and Justice for the Poor." Robert Neuville, director of Plumbline Ministries, Norfolk, will speak. Public welcome. Lunch will be served following service for a small fee.
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. 2114 Bay Ave., Hampton. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Foot of the Cross, II. The Rev. John A. Prinelli of St. Andrew Catholic Church, Chincoteague, will speak.
Tabernacle Baptist Church. 401 Lucas Creek Road, Newport News. Sunday: 7 p.m. viewing of "Love is a Decision" by Gary Smalley. Theme: How to Energize Your Mate." Public welcome.
Third Baptist Church. 1214 Victoria Blvd., Hampton. Sunday: 11 a.m. annual women's day service. Althea Hayward, first lady of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Hampton, will speak. Music by a special women's day choir. 5 p.m. friendship circle 43rd anniversary celebration featuring the Hampton University football team gospel ensemble. Public welcome.
Union Baptist Church, Achilles. A group of youth and adults are attending Youth Week at Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly in Ridgecrest, N.C., through Sunday. They are Casey Belch, Sarah Fulcher, April Bonniville, Andrea Woodson, Adam West, Philip Varner, Aaron West, Nicholas Bonniville and Chris Coates. Adult leaders are Billy West, Jim Templeman, Sonya Bonniville, Mary Coates, Woodrow Regensburg and Ed Morris.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Peninsula. 415 Youngs Mill Lane, Newport News. Sunday: 10 a.m. "A Celebration of Spring."
Warwick Memorial United Methodist Church. 38 Hoopes Road, Newport News. Sunday: 8:30 and 11 a.m., worship services at Umphlett Funeral Home, 12893 Jefferson Ave., Newport News. 9:45 a.m.: Sunday school. (Venue change only for this week).
Ware Episcopal Church, Gloucester. Friday: 6:30 p.m. fourth Lenten supper and program. The Rev. Rich Draper of the Church of the Messiah, Highland Springs, will show slides of the journey from Mount Tabor to Jerusalem. Soup-and-salad supper.
Wesley United Methodist Church. 2510 N. Armistead Ave., Hampton. Wednesday at noon: Lenten luncheon services. Pastors of local churches will speak each week. Wednesday: the Rev. Kenneth Newsome of First U.M.C., Fox Hill. March 31: the Rev. Rodger DeVore, Church of the Nazarene, Hampton. April 7: Chaplain Joseph Miller of Fort Monroe. An offering will be taken.
Zion Baptist Church. P.O. Box 88, Lightfoot. Sunday: 10 a.m. school. 11:30 a.m. worship service. 3 p.m. usher board anniversary. Wednesday: 7 p.m. prayer/praise service.
Zion Baptist Church. 125 W. County St., Hampton. Sunday: 5 p.m. ladies' ushers anniversary program. The Rev. Vincent Thomas of First Gravel Hill Baptist Church, Smithfield, will speak. Music by FGHBC. Public welcome.
Zion Poplars Baptist Church, Gloucester. Sunday: 3 p.m. youth day program. The First Morning Star Baptist Church Youth Choir, Bena, will sing.
MIDDLE PENINSULA
First United Baptist Church, White Marsh. Sunday: 3 p.m. the Rev. Carolyn Clarke, pastor of Escobrook Baptist Church, Mattaponi, will speak. She will be accompanied by her choir. Service sponsored by Usher Board.
Williamsburg Unitarian Universalist. At Clara Byrd Baker School, 3131 Ironbound Road. Sunday: 11 a.m. worship service. Sam Jellinek will speak on "In Praise of Older Women." Public welcome. Call 220-6830.
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The base for many of our Scotland tours, Inverness lies at the north end of the Great Glen where the River Ness flows into the Moray Firth on the country's east coast. Known as 'the capital of the Highlands', Inverness has been a focal point for all travel, trade and communication through the Highlands for hundreds of years. Believed to have been founded by King David in the 12th century, it is known that successive forts and castles were built in the area at about that time. Yet these were either destroyed by fire or razed to the ground during one of the many conflicts that affected and involved Inverness. The red sandstone castle that stands proudly on the River Ness was built during the 1830s, following a significant period of economic boom in Inverness and the surrounding region. Inverness Castle was designed to house the town courts and administrative buildings.
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In 1822 the Caledonian Canal was created, and during the latter part of the 19th century the railways began to arrive in Inverness. Links then connected the town with Perth, Aberdeen, Kyle of Lochalsh, Wick and Thurso - lines which remain operational to this day - and the town began to expand rapidly as the Highlands' major transport hub. Today, Inverness is a thriving city with a bustling, modern centre and a multitude of attractions.
As well as the castle, there is the grand St Andrew's Cathedral, which dates back to 1869. The bell still chimes on the hour. There is also the Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, which tells the fascinating story of the Highlands through a range of impressive exhibits. The best way to get acquainted with the city is by taking a stroll along the river, as many of Inverness' charms are apparent here.
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Traumatic stress training event for first responders coming to Spring
By Melanie Feuk, Staff writer
Published 1:00 pm CDT, Tuesday, June 25, 2019
A firefighter sits near the scene of a critical incident in a public service announcement video on the Emergency Chaplain Group website.
Photo: Courtesy Of The Emergency Chaplain Group
Nightmares plagued Tomball Firefighter James Lutz after a Toyota Tundra ran over his legs. After retrieving a traffic cone at the site of a car wreck, he turned and saw the corner of the vehicle just before it struck him.
The 72 hours following the incident were probably the hardest, recalled his wife Ashley Lutz in a video on the Emergency Chaplain Group website. James Lutz became more withdrawn and started keeping loved ones at a distance.
"You start to think it'd be better if something else happened — if I wasn't here," he said.
He found help through the Emergency Chaplain Group, a nonprofit based in Spring.
From Aug 1 through Aug. 4, the organization will host a four-day training event for first responders to learn about managing career-related traumatic stress.
The International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Regional Training will be held at Houston City Place Marriott at Springwoods Village. The program is designed to inform and train first responders on handling critical incident trauma, which can lead to depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Crisis management professionals, Dr. Jeffrey Mitchell and Dr. George Everly, will be leading workshops focused on subjects such as suicide prevention and psychological resilience. Participants can register for workshops online at emchap.org and icisf.org.
"The suicide rate among firefighters, paramedics and police officers is astronomical," said Chaplain Skip Straus, founder of the Emergency Chaplain Group, in a website video. "Too many of our own brothers and sisters take their lives each year. Stop the trend. Learn the signs. Get educated. Get help."
The Emergency Chaplain Group provides emotional and spiritual help to first responders. The organization is unique among chaplaincy services, explained managing director and senior chaplain Paul Tabor.
"We require chaplains to have worn the badge," Tabor said. "All of our chaplains have been a first responder, or are still currently a firefighter, law enforcement, EMS and so forth."
This is the third year that the group has invited the ICISF regional training program to greater Houston. Tabor said the purpose of this training is to help first responders better understand their jobs and emotions. Sometimes, first responders have difficulty admitting to their emotional struggles, he said.
"First responders tend to be a very closed group," Tabor said. "They don't seek any help outside their own group."
With more than two decades of fire service experience, Spring Fire Department Deputy Chief Scott Schoonover has witnessed traumatic events he can't forget, he said in an ECG video. From administering CPR to an infant, to being unable to reach people in need during Hurricane Rita, Schoonover said the pressure of these experiences built up over time. He finally sought counseling from the Emergency Chaplain Group.
"If it would've just been some ordinary chaplain, I probably wouldn't have opened up. …After speaking with him, things that agitated me before were no longer agitating me and a big weight was lifted off my shoulders," Schoonover said.
The Emergency Chaplain Group offers a variety of services and resources to help support the emotional wellbeing of first responders. For more information, visit emergencychaplain.org.
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On the Google Playstore, iSecurity+ ranks at the top of the Video Players & Editors category. It has a lot of positive feedback and ratings. iSecurity+ for Windows now has over 100,000 installs and a 3.1 user aggregate rating point average.
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These days, the majority of applications are created just for mobile devices. PUBG, Subway Surfers, Snapseed, Beauty Plus, and other games and applications are exclusively accessible on Android and iOS. However, Android emulators enable us to run all of these applications on a PC.
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Step 1: If you haven't already, download the Bluestacks program from the link below – Bluestacks for PC may be downloaded here.
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Step 3: The Bluestacks software may take a while to load at first. You should be able to view the Bluestacks Home screen after it has been launched.
Step 4: Bluestacks comes with Google Play Store pre-installed. Locate Playstore on the home screen and double-click it to access it.
Step 5: Now go to the Software Store and look for the app you want to install on your computer. In our situation, look for iSecurity+ to download and install on our PC.
Step 6: After clicking the Install button, iSecurity+ will be installed on Bluestacks automatically. The program may be found in Bluestacks' list of installed applications.
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If you have an APK file, Bluestacks has a feature called Import APK File. You do not need to download the game from the Google Playstore. However, it is suggested that you use the regular procedure to install any Android apps.
Bluestacks' newest version comes with a slew of impressive features. The Samsung Galaxy J7 smartphone is practically 6X quicker than Bluestacks4. As a result, installing iSecurity+ on a PC with Bluestacks is suggested. Bluestacks requires a PC with a minimum setup. If you don't, you can have trouble loading high-end games like PUBG.
MEmu play is yet another famous Android emulator that has recently gained a lot of attention. It's very adaptable, quick, and specifically intended for gaming. Now we'll look at how to install iSecurity+ on a Windows 10 or Windows 8 or Windows 7 laptop via MemuPlay.
Step 1: Get MemuPlay and install it on your computer. Memu Play Website has a download link for you. Download the program from the official website.
Step 2: Once the emulator is installed, launch it and look for the Google Playstore app icon on the Memuplay home screen. To open, just double-tap on it.
Step 3: Go to the Google Play Store and look for the iSecurity+ app. Locate the Tend Insights Inc. developer's official app and click the Install button.
Step 4: iSecurity+ will appear on the MEmu Play home screen after successful installation.
MemuPlay is a straightforward and straightforward application. When compared to Bluestacks, it is really light. You can play high-end games like PUBG, Mini Militia, Temple Run, and others since it is built for gaming.
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With its simple but effective UI, iSecurity+ has gained a lot of traction. We've shown two of the most effective ways to install iSecurity+ on a PC or laptop running Windows. Both of the aforementioned emulators are widely used to run Apps on a computer. To obtain iSecurity+ for your Windows 10 PC, you may use any of these options.
This brings us to the end of our iSecurity+ Download for PC essay. Please let us know if you have any questions or have any problems when installing Emulators or iSecurity+ for Windows in the comments section. We'll be happy to assist you!
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Being part of The Group provides you with direction, support, guidance and assistance in some of the most important aspects of running your garden center. You'll find proven methods, techniques and principles coming straight from centers in The Group as well as from a carefully selected group of Service Providers. Communication plays an important role in providing Group centers with valuable, business building ideas. We keep you in touch through a variety of channels.
Once your company becomes part of The Group, you will have access to a password protected section of this website. On these pages you will find a constant update of information exclusive to Group centers. Visit the links below for samples.
Weekly GROUPtalk enews, email and website links to all Group centers, Service Providers, 'Partners for Success' and Preferred Vendors plus thousands of photos showcasing the best ideas from Group centers across the country weekly sales results from all participating Group centers throughout the country with a Weekly Department Review report that compiles sales, promotions, weather and customer shopping patterns articles written by Service Providers exclusively for Group centers detailed information about upcoming Group events, workshops, tours and gatherings as well as notes and photos from recent Group events, workshops, tours and trade shows.
Communication tools keep you in touch with the latest Group happenings plus information about seasonal business planning and market observations you can immediately apply to your business.
At the heart of The Garden Center Group is sharing. A big part of that sharing are two very important financial sharing programs, the Weekly Depart Review (with sales and transaction data) and the Annual P&L Study, both managed by Steve Bailey. The basis for these two sharing programs is our Standardized Chart of Accounts, developed over nearly 20 years. It is through this account list that all the benchmarking and comparisons are produced.
Being part of The Group allows you to participate in an industry exclusive, now in it's 17th year, with more than 120 garden centers from all over the country sharing their sales figures on a weekly basis for more than 25 product/department categories. You'll find areas of opportunity to help each department of your garden center perform at a progressively higher level by comparing sales trends and promotional results with other centers in your Sales Group as well as nation wide. There is no other benchmarking program in the industry where you can go for detailed financial information like this. Several centers have told us that this one service alone is enough to make them decide to become part of The Group.
Here's what Chris Trad, owner of Trad's Garden Center, Jacksonville, Florida says about the WDR (Weekly Department Review)... "Steve, I just wanted to take a moment to voice how wonderful of an exercise it is to do the WDR on a weekly basis. It has given me a lot of data to work with so I can tweak things in a far more effective manner than before. Kudos! "
Here's what Sig Feile, owner of Atlantic Nursery - Freeport, New York says about the WDR (Weekly Department Review) ... "Instituting margin reporting is the most beneficial tool for The Group ever. Everybody is creeping up which translates to thousand and thousands of dollars to the bottom line for the companies and its owners. A few centers are trailing, but I think they too will "get it". The difference in margin from year to year is unbelievable!"
Meeting and sharing financial information with Group garden centers in your region is a valuable tool for your center. The Regional Group concept fulfills that need, gathering together the best garden centers for a one-day session of discussing and comparing garden center financials and how to improve upon Profitability. These meetings are at an additional fee.
Now in it's 14th year, the industry's most detailed sales and expense study to date. The analysis of financial information submitted is in a standardized format according to The Garden Center Group's official chart of accounts. Participating garden centers receive their results compared to the total Group Average and the Best Practices/High Achiever Groups Average.
The results of this survey are presented each year at The Garden Center Group's Annual Fall Event.
Standardized Chart of Accounts - Now Available to You!
The basis for both the Weekly Department Review and the Annual P&L Study is our Standardized Chart of Accounts. It is through this account list that all the benchmarking and comparisons are produced. We share this account list with all garden centers, even when not in The Group. We hope this can help anyone needing to realign theirs chart of accounts or are just setting up a new system! Follow this link to request a link to download The Group's Standardized Chart of Accounts as PDF, along with definitions. CLICK HERE.
The online exchange of information for the benefit of those who want their garden center to become or continue to be PROFITABLE! With highly focused content one topic at a time you'll get the information & feedback you need in time to apply it.
This major Event, held in various parts of the country, provides you with the opportunity to meet face-to-face with other Group centers; talk with Service Providers and see the newest products from Vendors. Workshops and seminars conducted by professionals from all facets of business are short on theory and long on ideas and processes you can put right to work to help your center improve. Considered today by both retailers and suppliers as THE BEST EVENT for Garden Retailers, ask for more details!
Your participation in Group activities is one of the most important reasons for being "connected". This is the opportunity for you to take part in a number of meetings, workshops, training sessions, tours and corporate retreats, all designed to provide you with the information you need to help you reach both your business and personal goals. And to accomplish that task means there are times to mix business and pleasure. We believe that your business is the catalyst for what you do in life. Spend some time with us during a Workshop at one of our Group centers or at one of many meetings throughout the year at regional trade shows and you'll see what we mean.
A very unique aspect to The Group is the environment of sharing information between everyone involved. If you have questions or concerns with almost any topic revolving around your business, help is as close as a call, fax or email to one of the Service Providers or to another center in The Group. Interaction between all participants is encouraged and welcomed. This is networking at it's best... between friends and people interested in your success.
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The Chicago River used to be completely filthy, because Chicagoans used it as an open sewer. It was teeming with both human and animal waste, and it was said to have been so thick that "a chicken could walk across it without getting her feet wet."
To fix this problem, the city of Chicago carried out a massive project. In 1887, the city decided to reverse the flow of the river and send the sewage into the Mississippi River. It was one of the biggest construction projects of its era and a huge success, giving Chicagoans a reliable supply of clean drinking water.
The images above are from the Field Museum Library's Urban Landscapes of Illinois collection on Flickr.
But like many large-scale human interventions, there were unintended consequences. The reversal meant two unconnected drainage systems were suddenly linked up and that invasive species could move from one to the other, most notably the Asian carp. If the carp made it to the Great Lakes, they had the potential to devastate populations of endangered mollusks and even threaten the safety of human beings, because of their tendency to jump out of the water at high speeds.
Faced with this epidemic of fish jumping out of the water and smacking people in the face, the Army Corps of Engineers were told they had to fix the problem. They came up with a series of plans to stop the carp from migrating through the Chicago River and eventually arrived at setting up an electric barrier in the water.
This is something humans do a lot. We meddle with nature. And years later, we discover a bunch of unintended consequences, which means we have to meddle with nature all over again.
These kinds of interventions are the subject of Elizbeth Kolbert's new book, Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future. In it, she writes about how in the 20th century, humans became very good at the control of nature. But now that we've seen consequences like species extinction and climate change, humans are focused on the control of the control of nature. In this episode, Roman and Kolbert talk about everything from the introduction of poisonous toads in Australia to the launch of diamond dust into the stratosphere.
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Host Roman Mars spoke with Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future.
This episode was edited by Chris Berube.
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Bas Hendriks (Boxmeer, 15 september 1994) is een Nederlandse voormalig voetballer die inzetbaar was als aanvaller of aanvallende middenvelder. Hij speelde van 2013 tot 2015 bij VVV-Venlo en aansluitend tot 2019 bij De Treffers.

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Hendriks werd vanuit de A-jeugd van VVV met ingang van het seizoen 2013-14 overgeheveld naar het eerste elftal. Op 15 december 2013 maakte hij er zijn competitiedebuut in de thuiswedstrijd tegen MVV Maastricht (2-0), als invaller voor de geblesseerd uitgevallen Yuki Otsu. In zijn eerste seizoen speelde Hendriks in totaal vier competitiewedstrijden in het eerste elftal, het daaropvolgende seizoen kreeg hij geen speelminuten meer. Zijn aflopende contract werd niet verlengd door de Venlose club. Met ingang van het seizoen 2015-16 maakte de Boxmerenaar de overstap naar De Treffers. In 2019 stopte hij met voetballen.

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"Sleepy Hollow": More On What to Expect in Season 3
By Monique on Tuesday, June 2, 2015
This news was issued a while ago, May 21, to be exact, but I'm just now getting around to it. Forgive me, but stuff was poppin' for a time. Now that I'm back on my Sleepy Hollow grind, let's take a look at what new things might be on the way for Abbie and Ichabod and why it's time for fans to believe that the show is finally back on track.
Give Me My Remote had an interview with executive producer Heather Kadin about Season 3 of Sleepy Hollow, and Kadin was rather forthright and honest about where Sleepy Hollow failed and how they're working on making it better. Let's break it down and discuss what could be coming for us down the pike.
A version of Sleepy Hollow we recognize: It goes without saying that Mark Goffman f'ed it up. Royally f'ed it up. He nearly took the show out, and if he did, he wouldn't even think it was his fault. Kadin didn't mention Goffman, but she fully acknowledged how the show really tanked.
She states how Season 1 was mapped out. To me, it seems like she's alluding that the second season wasn't mapped out as well, if at all.
…I…think in season 1, we knew in the pilot, he was going to have a son who's older; we knew all of that. And in season 2 – I think season 2 of a lot of shows is harder. I'm not making excuses because we definitely lost our way…We were actually all in the room today – [SLEEPY HOLLOW co-creators] Alex [Kurtzman] and Len [Wiseman], and I were there with the co-EPs, and [new showrunner] Clifton Campbell, and it's so much fun there, and there's so much great stuff. I think fans will be happy. I think towards the end [of season 2], fans got happy again, because they realized we course-corrected.
This news about them being back in the Sleepy Hollow saddle is important, since word on the street is Kadin, Wiseman and Kurtzman were working on Scorpion, while Goffman was left to run Sleepy Hollow in their stead.
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A renewed focus on Abbie and Ichabod's internal lives: Kadin said the goal for S3 is to bring that S1 magic back, and that includes fleshing out Abbie and Ichabod beyond just their Witness mission. As we saw at the end of Season 1, Ichabod was beginning to deal with his issues with his father, the promise of Abbie learning about her father was in the air, and there was still plenty Abbie and Jenny needed to talk about. But even with the Mama episode, much of these plotpoints were basically forgotten about under Goffman's leadership. Kadin, Kurtzman and Wiseman plan on bringing the humanity back to the show. As she said:
…Obviously, there are changes in the sense Katrina's not there, Henry's not there, Irving's not there. But we really want to bring back the fun in the relationship between Abbie and Crane. I think the big focus is going to be, how do we get back to what people love? How do we give Abbie a real journey? How do we give Crane a real journey? How are those things both independent and complimentary of one another?
An expanded world: Kadin also discusses creating a much more expansive world for Sleepy Hollow, since the entire world should be affected by the Apocalypse, right?
I don't know what kind of expansion Kadin and the team have in mind, but I'm hoping it at least involves a trip to New York, or, to give Ichabod some closure, a trip to Ichabod's hometown in England. That way, we could expand the world as well as get on Ichabod's father issues at the same time.
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A new Big Bad: With the promise of another midseason finale coming in S3, this means that we'll have a prominent Big Bad. Kadin states that, unlike in S2, which squandered the awesomeness that was Moloch, S3's villain will be well-established.
…[Y]ou'll definitely have a very clear understanding of there being a Big Bad. Obviously, the plan will be a little bit more of the history of what that [big bad] is up to, but we'll peel that back as we go.
More Jenny and new characters: Naturally, we can expect more Jenny, since we need to keep Abbie and Jenny's relationship strong. But we are also going to see some new people!
But don't worry about another iteration of Hawley and somesuch who don't really add anything productive to the Ichabbie and Abbie-Jenny-Ichabod dynamics.
I think right now we're focused on how to mine the Crane and Abbie relationship as much as possible. That's going to be the focus. And then before we bring people into their lives, make sure it's people we have a really good reason to bring in.
I still have my money on bringing in Abbie's once-frozen relative.
What do you think of this news? Give me your comments below! Also, continue the conversation on Facebook and Twitter; I'd love to hear what you have to say.
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The biggest element missing from a typical employee performance review process is the process itself. Many employers do not have an established program for tracking and evaluating their employees' achievements, strengths, weaknesses, and other key performance indicators. Rather, employers often create some general success metrics, from which they arbitrarily reward and discipline employees.
But you cannot optimize employee performance if you lack deep insight into employees' contributions to the company. That's why we've created and institutionalized a 5-step process for monitoring, measuring, and optimizing our employees' performance. Our process is rigorous and well-defined, and has powered the continual improvement and advancement of our management team over the past several years. I wanted to explain how it works for my third post on HR best practices.
When employees begin working at Stroll, we give them a personalized performance optimization plan. This plan defines what we call "areas of craft," which are the skillsets and competencies we want employees to hone and perfect. Examples of areas of craft are marketing analytics and financial accounting.
Within the plan are three goals we want employees to achieve during the first 90 days of employment. These goals usually embody Stroll's core values. In addition, we provide employees with a plan for how they can achieve their goals, and we closely track and measure their progress at prescribed periods throughout their first three months. We also give employees education budgets, which are pre-approved dollars they can use for books, conferences, and other learning tools to help them hone their areas of craft.
A goal, for instance, might be to become more strategy minded, which is one of our core values. Beneath this, we provide a detailed plan of actionable steps to take that will propel the employee to success. One step might be a series of weekly meetings with different departments so the employee can assimilate with other teams and understand how they operate. We track these meetings and debrief with employees afterward to ensure they're gaining the appropriate understanding of how our teams work together.
After the first 90 days, we assess employees' performance according to how well they progressed through their plans and whether they achieved the stated goals. We also review the original goals and decide if we feel any of the goals should be revised for the remainder of the year.
Once we develop an updated goal set, employees create their own action plan for attaining their goals. This approach strengthens accountability and helps increase morale, because employees are more internally motivated to accomplish the steps required to reach their goals.
We vet and approve this plan, and monitor and measure employees' progress throughout the year. If we see an employee's progress begin to slow or head off track, we immediately meet with the employee to discuss the issue and help them regain their course.
Our year-end employee review process starts with employees reviewing themselves. This self-review gives employees the opportunity to reflect on their performance, and provide insight into achievements, skills, and talents that our managers might not see. Employees assess two factors: how well they embody each of Stroll's core values, and the results they've achieved.
To assess their values, employees group themselves into three segments -- the top 20 percent of performers in the company, the middle 60 percent of performers, and the bottom 20 percent of performers. So an employee might evaluate himself to be a top performer when it comes to mental toughness (one of our values), and a middle performer when it comes to ownership thinking (another one of our values).
This 20-60-20 strategy is a modified version of the renowned performance appraisal ranking system developed by former GE CEO Jack Welch. His system, however divides employees into the top 20 percent, the middle 70 percent, and the bottom 10 percent.
To assess results, employees evaluate how they believe they measure up across four categories. The first category is to describe actual results they have achieved over the year. Next, employees describe their strengths, or the positive qualities they possess that many others do not. Thirdly, they evaluate their areas for improvement. Finally, they list their operational goals, or what they want to achieve in the next 12 months with the company.
Each employee then meets with his or her manager to discuss the review. After these meetings, managers complete a review form assessing employees' performance. The manager review form is basically a condensed version of the year-end review that employees fill out. We weigh the two reviews, and determine any promotions, compensation adjustments, changes in employees' roles, etc.
Next, we create a new 12-month optimization plan for each employee. The new plan considers all of the information brought to light from the reviews, and includes the goals we want employees to reach, skills and competencies to hone, and so on. We discuss the new optimization plans with employees to gain their understanding of what's included. Employees then begin implementing their optimization plans.
In this manner, our review process becomes a continuous conversation throughout the year, not just a year-end touch point. Our process ensures employees always understand what we expect them to achieve, and helps them optimize their performance to constantly propel our company forward.


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Q: Getting Compression status as -12902(kVTParameterErr) in output callback from iOS Hardware acceleration encode using video toolbox I try using CVPixelBufferCreateWithPlanarBytes. I do not see any error returned by CVPixelBufferCreateWithPlanarBytes, VTCompressionSessionEncodeFrame. But the output callback gives an error kVTParameterErr. All the parameters for all the API s appears to be fine. Note: The same piece of code is working fine on mac.

A: Had same problem. Buffer created with CVPixelBufferCreateWithPlanarBytes generates -12902 error, buffer created with CVPixelBufferCreate is encoded normally.
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About two dozen public safety officials from the area met for a critical incident stress debriefing the day after the crash. The gathering, which included police officers and firefighters, allowed them to discuss and cope with the the incident, Bucksport Fire Department Chief Craig Bowden said. He noted the debrief isn't something that always happens but was important because of the age of the girl who died, the number of connections the officials had with her and her family, and the severity of the accident..
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All other things being equal, those couples reported the least satisfaction with their marriages. After all, taking a vacation is a big undertaking and a huge luxury. So what happens when you really want to go to the beach but your girlfriend likes the snake zoo? There isn't all that much room to compromise someone is going to end up brooding and blubbering like a baby in the gift shop.
"Australian rugby will be in a much better shape from 2016 through to 2020. We've been through a broadcast negotiation that has typically been very tense . And we've resolved the negotiations around who gets what share and that's been a very co operative negotiation," Mr Pulver told Fairfax Media last year..
I treated a woman who came into my office last year for lymphoma. She had been battling this type of cancer for three years, and came to me through a friend after checking herself out of the hospital. She told me she had been on a very strong course of chemotherapy that made her so sick she had to recover in a nursing home (she is 84 years young) for several months after each dose.
Each arm recovered out of the water as the body rolled from side to side. The swimmer did a scissors kick with every two arm strokes. This stroke was the forerunner of the front crawl. Minor leagues expert Lacy Lusk told HowStuffWorks that the Durham Bulls were among the early leaders of the modern times minor league "boom." "The Bulls even before the movie "Bull Durham" came out were a popular team. Since the same players rarely stay with a team for more than a couple of years, loyalty should definitely be built up around the brand, the ballpark or simply the entertainment value of the game," he said. "Winning and losing has little to do with a minor league team's success at the gate, and the Bulls' operators understand that.
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WIP - Begonias on Parade?
This is a new way to torment myself. Little flowers ans icky picky detail. What in the work am I thinking - I can guarantee my next two paintings will be poured paintings! I will need to get the cobwebs out after this one! Thinking Begonias on Parade but open to other titles. This is a 22 x 30" watercolor on Ampersand Aquabord.
Ah yes, another watercolor on Aquabord. Finally think I am getting the hang of the surface! It is almost impossible to do multiple washes or layring on it - the under colour "lifts" or worse yet - mixes with the top wash. And yet the finished painting is absolutely vibrant.
These pansies remind me of the old fashioned ones in every country garden I saw as a child, or the old china teacup with the delightful pansies on them - hence the paintings title.
So I link it, and once I figure out a framing solution - I will let you know if I intend to purchase more. I still will admit, for any intricate and serious work, I will always use Arched 300lb cold pressed paper.
Oh, by the way - I think they are "bluish" not so purple?


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Rutherfordium: properties of compounds
Available rutherfordium properties...
The bond energy in the gaseous diatomic species RfRf is (no data) kJ mol-1.
Rutherfordium: bond enthalpies in gaseous diatomic species
The following values refer to neutral heterodiatomic molecules in the gas phase. These numbers may well differ considerably from, say, single bond energies in a solid. All values are given in kJ mol-1.
Diatomic RfX bond enthalpies. All values are quoted in kJ mol-1. Each formula in the table (RfO, RfF, and so on) is a link - select these to see visual periodicity representations for bond enthalpies involving rutherfordium to elements of your choice.
RfH RfHe
RfLi RfBe RfB RfC RfN RfO RfF RfNe
RfNa RfMg RfAl RfSi RfP RfS RfCl RfAr
RfK RfCa RfGa RfGe RfAs RfSe RfBr RfKr
RfRb RfSr RfIn RfSn RfSb RfTe RfI RfXe
RfCs RfBa RfTl RfPb RfBi RfPo RfAt RfRn
RfFr RfRa
Image showing periodicity of element-element diatomic bond energies for the chemical elements as size-coded columns on a periodic table grid.
I am grateful to Professor J.A. Kerr (University of Birmingham, UK) for the provision of the bond strengths of diatomic molecules data.
The values given here are at 298 K. All values are quoted in kJ mol-1. Generally, these data were obtained by spectroscopic or mass spectrometric means. You should consult reference 1 for further details. A note of caution: the strength of, say, the C-H bond in the gaseous diatomic species CH (not an isolable species) is not necessarily, the same as the strength of a C-H bond in, say, methane.
The strongest bond for a diatomic species is that of carbon monoxide, CO (1076.5 ± 0.4 kJ mol-1). The strongest bond for a homonuclear diatomic species is that of dinitrogen, N2 (945.33 ± 0.59 kJ mol-1).
J.A. Kerr in CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 1999-2000 : A Ready-Reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data (CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, D.R. Lide, (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 81st edition, 2000.
Rutherfordium: lattice energies
All values of lattice energies are quoted in kJ mol-1.
Table. All values of lattice energies are quoted in kJ mol-1.
Thermochemical cycle / kJ mol-1
Calculated / kJ mol-1
No data for any fluorides of rutherfordium.
No data for any chlorides of rutherfordium.
No data for any bromides of rutherfordium.
No data for any iodides of rutherfordium.
No data for any hydrides of rutherfordium.
No data for any oxides of rutherfordium.
H.D.B. Jenkins - personal communication. I am grateful to Prof Don Jenkins (University of Warwick, UK) who provided the lattice energy data, which are adapted from his contribution contained within reference 2.
H.D.B. Jenkins in CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 1999-2000 : A Ready-Reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data (CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, D.R. Lide, (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 79th edition, 1998.
Standard Reduction Potentials
Standard reduction potentials of rutherfordium
The standard reduction potentials given here for aqueous solutions are adapted from the IUPAC publication reference 1 with additional data and an occasional correction incorporated from many other sources, in particular, references 2-7.
A.J. Bard, R. Parsons, and J. Jordan, Standard Potentials in Aqueous Solutions, IUPAC (Marcel Dekker), New York, USA, 1985.
N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw, Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, UK, 1997.
F.A. Cotton and G. Wilkinson, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 5th edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA, 1988.
B. Douglas, D.H. McDaniel, and J.J. Alexander, Concepts and models of Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA, 1983.
D.F. Shriver, P.W. Atkins, and C.H. Langford, Inorganic Chemstry, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 1999.
G.T. Seaborg and W.D. Loveland in The elements beyond uranium, John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA, 1990.


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Delaware Christian's Curtis Bean, front, battles for a rebound with Danville's Corbin Hazen (12) and Dylan James (3) during the first half of Tuesday's non-league showdown in Delaware.
Delaware Christian's Isaac Rindfuss (1) puts up a mid-range jumper during the first half of Tuesday's game against visiting Danville.
The Delaware Christian boys basketball team couldn't overcome the tall odds it faced Tuesday night.
The Eagles just didn't have the size to contend with a quality big man the likes of Danville's Skylar Durbin, who scored 30 points, including 10 in the third quarter to help the Blue Devils roll to a 70-56 win in Delaware.
Danville used a 10-0 run in the second quarter, including four Durbin free throws and a basket, to go up 14. The Blue Devils led 43-29 at the break.
John Comer scored five points during a 7-0 run in the third that helped the Eagles close to within 49-38.
"I'm actually pretty encouraged tonight – I just don't think we had the horses to play with them at this point … eventually we will," Landrum said in reference to Nathan Stewart, Ike Hedges and Pryce Johnson – who are each out for various reasons.
But, two quick Skyler Moore buckets started a 9-2 run for Danville and DCS never threatened again.
Dylan James knocked down three three-pointers and finished with 15 points, Moore added 11 and Corbin Hazen chipped in eight points for the Blue Devils (4-2).
Isaac Rindfuss led with 15 points, Curtis Bean came off the bench and scored 12 points and Ryan Manny added 10 for the Eagles (1-8).
Next up, DCS is back in MOCAL action Saturday night at Gahanna Christian. Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Delaware Christian started well, but a rough third quarter proved to be too much to overcome en route to a 45-36 loss to host Northridge Tuesday night in Johnstown.
The Eagles (1-5, 0-3 MOCAL) led 8-6 after the first quarter and 18-11 at the break, but Northridge used a 20-4 third-quarter surge to take control. Both teams scored 14 points in the fourth to smooth out the scoring summary.
"They came out real aggressive on defense in the third quarter and we just didn't handle it well," DCS coach Jackie Boggs said.
Delaware Christian's Lyssi Snouffer led all scorers with 24 points. She also had 15 rebounds and three blocks in the setback. Other DCS scorers included Anna Fuller and Hannah and Abbi Maurer, who finished with four points apiece.
Abbi Maurer had eight rebounds to go with her points while Erin Bauslaugh chipped in a team-best three assists.
DCS returns to action Friday against visiting Northside Christian. Tip is set for 6 p.m.
https://www.delgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2018/01/web1_dcs.jpgDelaware Christian's Curtis Bean, front, battles for a rebound with Danville's Corbin Hazen (12) and Dylan James (3) during the first half of Tuesday's non-league showdown in Delaware.
https://www.delgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2018/01/web1_rindfuss.jpgDelaware Christian's Isaac Rindfuss (1) puts up a mid-range jumper during the first half of Tuesday's game against visiting Danville.


Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer, it seems, is a fan of basketball and baseball. Per latest reports, she has given the nod to projects "Fast Break" and "Curveball" that are aimed to help the company get a foothold in the search engine market.
Kara Swisher of Re/Code reported, based on information from Yahoo insiders, that the two initiatives are expected to work hand in hand to revive Yahoo's search engine business that has been struggling for years.
"Sources said the plan is being done as part of a contemplation of how Yahoo can accelerate the end of - or actually end - its longterm search and advertising partnership with Microsoft. Currently, Yahoo only has control over the search experience, but Mayer clearly wants more purview over the business," wrote Swisher.


At Leading for Children, we believe that everyone involved in educating children — teachers, coaches, parents, agency leaders, bus drivers, cafeteria workers — brings wisdom to conversations about how best to support children's learning. We have to ask: as leaders for children, are we harnessing this wisdom by genuinely listening to each other? As we think about strengthening early learning systems, listening with intention is crucial.
Think of all the meetings you attend, professional learning experiences you participate in, phone calls and daily conversations and interactions. Do you really listen with attention? With a genuine desire to understand the other person's meaning? Or are you or others simply waiting for a turn to speak—thinking about what you want to say next.
Research on communication asserts that about 10 percent of our communication is represented by the words we say. Another 30 percent is represented by our sounds, and 60 percent by our body language.
Deep listening requires a willingness to quiet yourself so that you can be completely open to the other person. For me, listening takes a lot of practice and patience. I have to concentrate. I have to focus on a speaker's words, body language, intended message and even unintended message. Hardest of all is that I try to practice listening without judging what I hear.
While making assumptions is a fact of human nature, it's important to recognize that assumptions influence every interaction. How often do you assume that when you speak, others will know exactly what you mean?
While it's easy to say that I'll stay open-minded and ask questions to get clarification, I notice that there are times when my mind wanders or I'm waiting for my turn. If I can pay attention to cues I've stopped listening attentively, I work at bringing my attention back. Sometimes it helps to take a few notes to help me focus.
I'm interested in Steven Covey's description of empathic listening that involves much more than registering, reflecting, or even understanding the words that are said. In empathic listening, you listen with your ears, but you also–more importantly–listen with your eyes and with your heart. You listen for feeling, for meaning. You listen for behavior. You use your right brain as well as your left. You sense, you intuit, you feel.
When we are truly effective listeners we are able to engage in the kind of purposeful communication that is necessary to achieve our goal of strengthening early learning systems. Are you listening?


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Animals With The Most Elaborate Courting Rituals
King penguin mating couple.
A courtship ritual is a performance that one animal (usually a male) displays to attract, bond with, or initiate mating with their partner. They can be simplistic or surprisingly elaborate. Let's see which animals go to the greatest length to with their ladies' hearts.
How Do Animals Know What To Do?
The specific rituals, in their primary, "blueprint" form, are inherited. But it takes maturity, trial and error, and receiving the females' feedback to achieve the skill level that would win the hearts. It prevents inexperienced, immature, weak, or poorly skilled birds from procreating, which protects the partner and the chicks' from being left unprotected or starving during nesting.
Courting rituals are often quite short and last under an hour. On infrequent occasions, like Emperor Pinguins, courtship can last up to 2 months, where the male pays visits, bonds, and brings food presents.
Emperor penguin.
Birds: The Champions Of Courtship
Among the entire animal kingdom, mammals can show the most affection in bonding, but birds are definitely known for the broadest spectrum of techniques to attract a female. Some birds even combine many techniques in one complex ritual: dancing combined with a display of singing and dancing.
Singing is one of the most common behaviors. Birds use intricate melodies and powerful voices to demonstrate their maturity, ability, and skill. It can remind the competitors that the territory has been taken. And it also serves the most fundamental function of telling "hey, I'm here!" since birds can cover vast distances and be scattered across territories where they can not rely on vision.
Many males, even those who use their calls to announce their location, also use the display of their plumage and ability to demonstrate how strong and healthy they are. They show off bright colored chests, impressive tails, wings, or simply show off their size.
Dancing, Preening, And Feeding
Dancing is also a part of the courtship techniques: from air acrobatics, that demonstrates the agility and ability to hunt. Mistakes in the dance would be a sign of inability, weakness, or inexperience: not something a female would want to see in a successful partner. Some birds dance together for bonding, even if they mate for life: Japanese Cranes are known for their incredible paired ballet.
Preening and caressing is a part of bonding rather than courtship, but it is essential in many territorial birds as they need to diffuse the territorial aggression and learn to recognize each other.
Preening behavior.
Feeding is often included in the ritual of the birds who spend time in their nests sitting on eggs or raising the chicks. By offering food during the courtship, the male demonstrates in practice his ability to procure food for the partner, and his willingness to share it.
The rarest type of ritual includes architectural skills: male birds demonstrate their skill and ability by obtaining (often after a fight) the best nesting location, which is seen in colonial birds, where nesting place is an asset. Other build complex displays with various "exhibits" and decorations, demonstrating their experience, maturity, and gathering ability. They then invite a female to evaluate their creation.
What Are The Most Interesting Mating Rituals?
Male pufferfish builds underwater circles on the sand floor to attract a female and provide a safe location for the eggs. The structures are up to 7 feet wide while the fish itself is only 5 inches! Much of the circle's purpose remains unexplained, but it appears that the deeps and ridges alter the water movement, so the eggs are receiving an optimal flow without being washed off. A female evaluates the circle, and if it fits her taste, lays the eggs in the middle.
Japanese Red-Crowned Cranes pair for life, but they keep performing their stunning courtship pair dance even as a bonded family. Graceful pirouettes and slow jumps up have inspired artists for centuries.
Red-capped manakins have some moves that may look comical to us, but they are impressive for females. Every mating season, males would pick a suitable branch with enough visibility and show off their expert footwork with what looks undeniably like the moonwalk as the peak of the show. They add sound effects to complete the picture and to keep females' attention from wandering.
Red-capped manakin.
Bowerbirds look pretty modest, like some average starling. They rely on an entirely different tactic: they construct a woven bower out of thin branches and plants and then decorate it with a variety of colorful objects: stones, bones, flowers, berries, etc.
Bald Eagle utilizes a truly dangerous ritual in order to determine a potential match. A couple would soar to a high altitude, then lock talons and conduct a freefall dance down. Most of the time, they release the hold concluding the ritual safely, but there have been occasions when they would crush to death. Eagles mate for life, and the challenging ritual determines the fit, skill, and agility of the birds.
Hen Carrier, a prey bird in the UK, conducts a similar risky aerial dance. The couple would soar high up into the sky, then freefall down to the ground only to glide off the ground and soar skyward again. It is truly a thrilling and breathtaking dance.
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Ahhhh! Life.....what is this life for? What is the purpose of my Life?
These questions used to boggle my mind everyday. I used to question myself.
I don't say i got the answer but may be i made an attempt to answer those questions or presented my views/thoughts to it.
What were my thoughts to it?
I felt like "Each and everyone in this world is for a purpose".
It's good if we can know the purpose of our life as early as possible.So that we can keep working on it or try to fulfill the purpose of the life.
So i din't actually find the answer to that question exactly but i thought " Life is not just a period between Birth and Death,it's more than that. We can do alot in/with this Life.
So i felt "I should do/achieve something big or purposeful in my life. I should have some Red pages in the book of "Life",so that i can refer back to those pages later and feel happy."
So as of now i am going on with my life,thinking that i can get the answer for that question "What is the purpose of life?. I doubt whether i will get that answer or not.But thinking in that way is making me feel much better and giving me more ideas,may be i will get an answer one day ,Who knows?.


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Are Ballot Measures in Jeopardy?
June 12, 2017 T. Arthur Mason North Dakota
One of the interim legislative studies to come out of the recent North Dakota Legislative Session is the "Initiated and Referred Measure Study Commission". This was the result of Senate Bill 2135 and says the commission "shall undertake a comprehensive study of the initiated and referred measure laws of North Dakota."
The 19 member commission is comprised of the following:
"a. One individual appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, who shall serve as the commission chairman;
"b. Three members of the house of representatives appointed by the majority leader of the house of representatives, and three members of the senate, one of whom must be a member of the minority party, appointed by the majority leader of the senate;
"c. One individual appointed as a nonvoting member by the secretary of state;
"d. Seven citizen members appointed by the governor, who shall provide public notice of available citizen positions on the commission and establish a procedure for submission of applications. One of the seven must be a member of an association that represents employees and their interests;
"e. One individual appointed by the greater North Dakota chamber;
"f. One individual appointed by the North Dakota newspaper association;
"g. One individual appointed by the North Dakota farm bureau; and
"h. One individual appointed by the North Dakota farmers union."
The seven "citizen members" mentioned were appointed by Governor Doug Burgum last week. They are:
1. Nick Archuleta of Mandan (President of North Dakota United)
2. Ellen Chaffee of Bismarck (Former President of Valley City State and Mayville State)
3. Kirsten Diederich of Fargo (Former Chair of ND State Board of Higher Education)
4. Robert Hale of Minot (Attorney, Entrepreneur)
5. Sara Meier of Carson
6. Jonathan Sickler of Grand Forks (Attorney for Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.)
7. Conner Swanson of Fargo (District 21 Republican Chairman)
There are four key areas – "among other subjects" – that will be studied:
"a. The process and cost of placing initiated and referred measures on the ballot and campaigning in support of or opposition to ballot measures in North Dakota; "b. The processes used to place initiated and referred measures on the ballot in other states;
"c. Whether any provision of the state constitution or state law relating to initiated or referred measures should be amended. If an amendment is warranted, the commission shall prepare a draft resolution to amend the constitution or a draft bill to amend the state law for consideration by the next legislative assembly; and "d. The effect of out-of-state funding on the initiated and referred measure process and whether limits on out-of-state funding are necessary." The initiated and referred measure process is deeply entrenched in North Dakota history. It is enshrined in Article III of the State Constitution:
"Section 1. While the legislative power of this state shall be vested in a legislative assembly consisting of a senate and a house of representatives, the people reserve the power to propose and enact laws by the initiative, including the call for a constitutional convention; to approve or reject legislative Acts, or parts thereof, by the referendum; to propose and adopt constitutional amendments by the initiative; and to recall certain elected officials. This article is self-executing and all of its provisions are mandatory. Laws may be enacted to facilitate and safeguard, but not to hamper, restrict, or impair these powers."
However, the process has come under scrutiny over the years with measures relating to the abolishing of property tax, the Fighting Sioux nickname, and the most recent– Marsy's Law and Medical Marijuana. Needless to say, it's especially unpopular with some legislators.
Things seemed to finally come to a head though with passage of the Medical Marijuana measure known as the "Compassionate Care Act" or "Measure 5". Those drafting the measure failed to decriminalize Medical Marijuana. It became a hot-button topic during the Legislative Session as lawmakers made changes to it through Senate Bill 2344.
As with most issues, there are a variety of opinions on the subject of initiated and referred measures. Some think "it ain't broke, so don't try fixing it". Many feel it needs reform. And others feel the process is direct democracy and should be eliminated altogether.
I think it's safe to say that it's unlikely that the entire process will be eliminated. Nor is it likely to remain as it is now. So, perhaps the bigger question will be what kind of reform will result from the study?
In all likelihood, the next Legislative Session is likely to bring the most debate on two main fronts.
First, whether to raise the requirements relating to the number of signatures needed to qualify for placing an issue on the ballot.
Second, whether strict limits need to be placed on out-of-state funding that comes into the state in an effort to influence the outcome of ballot measures.
Perhaps the greatest reform that could be made is one that was suggested by North Dakota Watchdog Network's Dustin Gawrylow. His idea is that sponsoring committee's for initiated measures should be provided access to Legislative Council. For those not familiar with the legislative process, Legislative Council is a nonpartisan organization that serves a variety of purposes. Among those purposes is to craft legislation for legislators.
Utilizing Legislative Council to assist sponsoring committees in crafting their initiated measures can only be a positive from my perspective. Doing so would likely prevent the level of contention that was experienced with Measure 5 and SB 2344. Not to mention the savings in time, energy, and taxpayer money.
I have to admit that this issue of initiated and referred measures has been a tough one for me over the years. I am not a fan at all of direct democracy. But I finally came to the conclusion that North Dakota's initiated and referred measure process has its own set of checks and balances. Whether it's a sponsoring committee, signature requirements, filing deadlines, verification processes, etc.; the process is not an easy one.
Furthermore, in a very real way, the process can be a last resort that the people can turn to when their elected officials are not responding to the wishes of their constituents. Which, unfortunately, is the very reason some legislators would love to see it done away with or, at the very least, made to be nearly impossible to utilize for the average citizen.
We would do well to remember the words of George Washington when he warned against "unprincipled men" that would be "enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government." Sources:
1. http://www.legis.nd.gov/constit/a03.pdf
2. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-0399-10000.pdf
3. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-video/bv2135.html
4. http://www.inforum.com/news/4281361-north-dakota-governor-names-members-study-ballot-measures
5. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp
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