What do you want to be when you grow up? I could never answer this question with the title of a profession but answered by simply saying that I wanted to help people and make a difference in their lives.
Born and raised in Westlake, OH, I graduated public high school and decided to attend Ohio University. On a whim, using an ancient phone system to register for classes, I registered for an elective course called, Introduction To Communication Disorders. I had no idea at the time, but God placed me in this class as the first step in beginning a life living in the fullness of God's purpose. I listened to hours of lectures and read hundreds of text book pages learning about signs, symptoms, and treatments for speech disorders, voice disorders, swallowing disorders, fluency disorders, neurological disorders, social communication disorders, developmental disabilities, phonological processing disorders, language disorders, and dyslexia. I can vividly remember the uncomfortable, 1/2 desk style seat I was sitting in when my professor stood in front of the class and gave a lecture about me. Yes, me. This wasn't her intention, but she described my exact experience at home and at school and gave it a name…dyslexia. Why hadn't anyone ever told me this before?! I lived most of my childhood being told that I was a very smart kid and that I just needed to try harder, practice more, and apply myself. Thankfully, I had very involved parents with adequate resources to help guide me through school every step of the way even though they too would let words slip out that were far from encouraging at times. I learned important skills such as the ability to charm and convince teachers to give me extra time, use my notes, and/or alter my grades because consequences occurred with grades lower than a B. Can anyone guess what profession I decided to pursue after that life changing college class?
I graduated from Ohio University and continued my education by earning a Master's degree from The Ohio State University in Speech-Language Pathology. Go Bucks! After that, I moved back to Westlake and began working for a non-profit in inner city Cleveland as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP). I pursued extra training to become a certified dyslexia specialist and sought out mentorship from anyone with vast knowledge in language learning disabilities. After 5 years, I decided to start my own private practice focusing on school-age children with speech disorders and language learning disabilities such as dyslexia.
God led our family to WCA last year when we enrolled our oldest son (Cole, 9) after previously homeschooling. This year, Blake joined the WCA family as a Kindergartener and I partnered as the SLP in God's perfect timing with the theme of Imago Dei. In the book Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for any Child by Cheryl Swope, she wrote, "With the firm grounding in the basics of classical education, one can begin to modify for an individual child's needs without losing the aims and purposes essential to this rich tradition." It is my goal to come alongside our talented teachers and families to best support children and their specific learning needs so they can thrive in classical Christian education. I reinforce to my students that they are created in the image of God and that great minds often don't think alike or learn alike. In John 16:33, Jesus reminds us, "In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." No matter the challenges we face, as Christian parents and educators, we can be assured that Christ will never leave us nor forsake us. WCA has become my home away from home as I spend most of my days working as the SLP or volunteering in the classrooms. When we are not at school, our family enjoys an active lifestyle and we are probably one of the few looking forward to the cold and snow that allows us to spend as much time as possible skiing the hills (wish we had mountains) of Ohio. I am honored to be a part of the WCA family and look forward to continuing to provide speech and language services to the WCA students this year and for years to come.
I can finally answer the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I want to be the person I needed in my life when I was young and be that person for other children and their families.
In a world where memorization is considered to be education and academic reward is solely performance based, the heart of schooling and scholarship has been lost in the pressures of test scores, GPAs, and having enough extracurriculars. Students are taught that the purpose of their education, their hard work, is to get into a "good college" and later have a high-paying job. But if administrations are focused only on creating people that can contribute to society, how does that affect the quality of the people whose minds they are shaping, and how does that teach them to think about who they are and about their purpose in life?
Because of my classical education, I am being given an advantage over my fellow peers. While I am memorizing a lot of information, earning good test scores, and am involved in many extracurriculars, I am being taught something of much greater value, something that can't be measured with numbers: I am being taught how to think for myself. I am being taught formal logic, where I learn how to ask good questions, how to construct strong arguments, and how to identify weak ones in others. I am being taught the Great Books, about the cultures and times they were written in, how they impacted the people they were written for, and why they are still relevant today. I am being taught Latin, which I use in everyday life, despite it being considered a "dead language." I am being taught rhetoric, where I learn how to improve my thinking, what makes a great speaker, and how to effectively and persuasively communicate my beliefs and convictions to others.
Most importantly, however, I have been taught to examine the world from a Christian worldview. I have been taught the Scriptures, and am writing them on my heart as I memorize them every week. I am reading large portions of the Bible, discussing its power, implications, and even its difficulties. I am being taught to view the world, view others, and view myself the way God does. What Classical Education means practically is that I get to learn the way countless generations before me have, and I get to learn how to reason, think, and write well in order to be taken seriously so I can impact the world for my Creator and Savior, Jesus Christ.
In a world where test scores and GPAs are teaching young minds that their purpose is to add to society, I am being taught how to think not only well, but for myself—that my purpose is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
Classical education is not a new phenomenon. It is not some new idea that a few privileged modern literati have cooked up ex nihilo. Classical education is simply education, done right. The practice of education has undergone a series of experiments in the last 100 years or so. These experiments are collectively called Progressive Education. People like John Dewey, Johann Basedow, and Maria Montessori experimented with education. People have always sought to tweak and improve education, but Progressives sought to change education while operating off of false philosophical assumptions. Because of a mechanistic view of man they thought of education as the transfer of information, not as the transfer of a way of life or the transformation of a soul.
Classical education is simply the realization that these most recent experiments have not worked and that we need to return to the way education was done before. Classical education is simply education, done right. Education which does not deal in subject or facts, so much as in soul and humanity. Education deals not in transfer, but transformation. In the shaping of hearts rather than the stuffing of minds.
Classical teachers do not teach subjects; they teach students. Yes, we want our students to understand math, Latin, and Plato, but more than that we want to model for our students a love of learning, a love of God, and a love of others. We want to impart to our students a way of living that is true, good, and beautiful. We want to produce students who are good at algebra, but we are more concerned with nurturing students who understand and seek after virtue.
I have the privilege of having received a classical education. That means that I received an excellent education in facts. My thought processes have been shaped by the order, structure, and supreme logic of the Latin language. I am familiar and comfortable with the great works of our civilization. I know the stories that have made our culture what it is today. I have been trained in logic, geometry, linguistics, the scientific method, historical analysis, and many, many other subjects. The primary purpose and the best result of my education, however, has not been learning these subjects, but the way of life that was imparted to me.
I have been given a love of truth. Classical education teaches students not what, but how to think. The end of our thinking is to find truth. Christ and the Word of God are the ultimate source of truth. God has also revealed truth through His creation. The job of a thinking Christian is to seek out truth. To understand and interact with complicated and sophisticated arguments about the nature of the world. To discern truth from fiction. To love the truth, even when it is uncomfortable.
I have been given a love of beauty. God in His mercy has filled this world with beauty. The beautiful parts of the world transcend the pretty, the trite, and the pleasurable. Natural, unredeemed man, does not like being shown God. Beauty shows too clear a picture of who God is for natural man to love it. The goal of an education should be, as mine was, to teach children to love that which is more beautiful than they are: to love beauty.
I have been given a love of goodness. God is ultimately the source of goodness. All good things come down from the Father of Lights. It is not easy to love goodness. Man naturally loves the comfortable, the normal, the familiar, and the easy. God, however, desires goodness and confidently proclaims about every aspect of His great creative work that, "It is good." My teachers gave me a desire to seek out the good, pursue excellence, and love righteousness.
My classical education taught me to love truth, beauty, and goodness. It was the people who taught me before they taught the material that made me into the person I am today.
How do we approach math and science from a Christian worldview? There are two primary reasons to explore the disciplines of mathematics and physical sciences from a Christian worldview, and those are: the fulfillment of the Creation Mandate found in Genesis 1 and as justification of our faith.
After God created humankind, he set them above all other beings to care for and protect His creation. Genesis 1:28 says "God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.'" He has placed us in a representative authority role for his creation; we are stewards of that which He has made. In order to act in authority requires wisdom and understanding of the needs and relationships between the environment and its inhabitants. Science is the most appropriate tool to this end. The discovery of cause and effect in the world allows us to draw patterns of relationships and uncover the needs and interactions of each part of the system. We are to bring glory to God through the exploration of that understanding and then act upon it to improve the condition for humanity first and then for animal and plant prosperity. We have done this time and again through medicine, agriculture, invention and innovation.
The deeper we peer into the complexities of the physical universe, the more the secular scientists fall into despair, recognizing as they face the necessity of choosing between the two options: that either there is a God and we are supremely loved or the universe is meaningless and science can do nothing about that. Thankfully, we know that it is our loving God who orders it all.


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Good homilies are designed to help us 'see' Jesus
Father Giles Conwill grew up in the same west Louisville neighborhood as Muhammad Ali, a part of the city so Back-of-Town that, for some reason, the municipal fathers decided that gravel roads provided a superior surface to cement until the late 1950s.
Father Conwill's mom was a daily communicant at St. Louis Bertrand Church, and she showed her son at an early age the rare gifts of perseverance and long-suffering.
"We were in the pews closer to the sanctuary – probably in one of the first 10 pews," Father Conwill recalled. "An usher came up and said, 'We've got the last three pews in the back of church for colored folks.' I saw my mom cry. That was my first experience with that."
The family of six children shed more tears – Giles was 11 at the time – when their father died while scaling the outside of an apartment building to help a friend who had locked himself out of his third-floor apartment.
"My dad was holding on to the ledge to go into the apartment and he fell," Father Conwill said.
Widowed, Giles' mom continued to impress on her children the idea of education as the launching pad from a gravel road.
She advanced up the teaching ranks to become the first African-American principal of a Louisville Catholic school. Four of her children earned doctorates, including Father Conwill, who holds a Ph.D. in history and cultural anthropology and chaired the history department at Morehouse College in Atlanta until coming to Xavier University of Louisiana as campus minister in 2010.
"We grew up poor, but my mother was very much sensitive to the value of education," Father Conwill said.
And then on April 14 – nearly two years to the day since he buried his mother – Father Conwill, 67, was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. International Board of Preachers in Atlanta. Of the 36 preachers who were honored this year, Father Conwill was the only Catholic priest.
As a university professor most of his priestly life since his 1973 ordination, Father Conwill always has viewed preaching as teaching.
"One of the major titles that Jesus was addressed by was 'Rabbi' or 'Rabboni,'" he said. "That meant teacher. They are two sides of the same coin."
That's why Father Conwill considers the time he invests in preparing his homilies to be sacred. For a Sunday homily, he will spend eight to 10 hours reading and reflecting on the Scriptures. He will not sell his people short. Otherwise, he said, there is "too much random wandering."
"Preparation is the woof and warp of preaching; it is foundational to the Holy Spirit," Father Conwill said. "Grace builds on nature. If you haven't done any preparation work, you ought to not eat that week. If a priest or a preacher hasn't done the most important thing of the week – preparing to preach the word of God – he doesn't deserve to eat. It's almost sacrilegious."
Father Conwill admits he might have been a little over the top back in the 1970s when he penned a critical essay on the slipshod preaching he had heard at Catholic liturgies. He wrote: "The pap that passes for preaching in our Catholic Church is pathetic."
"That was alliteration," he said, laughing.
When speaking to a largely African-American congregation, Father Conwill knows he is on the right track when "the call and response phenomenon" – the vocal affirmation of the people – is evident. A good sign when preaching to a white congregation, he said, is a silence so intense you can hear the flutter of a candle.
Father Conwill says every homily must respond to the plea from the 20th chapter of John: "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."
"Every sermon, every homily, should fulfill this request of letting us see Jesus, whether it's doing so directly in the New Testament or indirectly through the Old Testament," he said.
In the Louisville airport one day just after his ordination, Father Conwill bumped into the man he considers an icon for helping Catholics truly see Jesus – Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.
"I'm sorry I didn't have the wherewithal to take a photo," Father Conwill said. "He was a man who was sensitive to the power of the Word of God. I loved his mastery of the art of speaking. You could see it in his cadence and in the significant pause – it was like John Paul II, with his sensitivity to the actor's craft. Then, of course, there was his physical attraction – those deep eyes. He knew how to pause and look directly into the camera. All of that is part of the meta language."
And, it is sacred to Father Conwill, teacher and preacher.
"I cannot imagine myself not being a priest," he said.
Peter Finney Jr. can be reached at pfinney@clarionherald.org.
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Study Shows Suicide a Common Cause of Death for New Moms
The United States has the worst rate of maternal deaths among developed countries. As a pregnant woman in the United States, you are more likely to die from pregnancy-related problems than in any other developed nation. While many of these maternal deaths are the result of obstetric health issues, a new study finds that a significant number of new mothers die by suicide within a year after the birth of their child.
The study out of Michigan State University and the University of California tracked one million California moms for a year after their child was born. Three hundred of the women in the study died during that time. While obstetric issues were the number one cause of death, drug overdose and suicide factored significantly in causes of death. Drug overdoses were the second leading cause of death, and suicide was the seventh.
This study reflects that drug addiction and mental health issues among new mothers must be addressed. Many new moms feel helpless and alone after giving birth and may be afraid to seek help for their addiction or mental health issues. Postpartum depression and anxiety are common, and physicians in this country must do a better job of screening new moms for these conditions.
Treatment for postpartum mental health issues should continue beyond the first few months after giving birth. Most insurance plans cover a six-week postpartum checkup, but beyond that point, moms are on their own. According to the study, the majority of deaths occurred more than six months after the moms had given birth.
Fear of seeking help is another major factor in why women are suffering from addiction and mental health issues. Many women fear that if they admit that their mental health is suffering, then their child will be taken away from them. This keeps many women from seeking the help they need. We need to provide new moms with better supports and help to prevent them from suffering and to help reduce the overall maternal mortality rate in this country.
If you or a loved one has a mental disability and has been arrested or convicted of a crime, you need an experienced criminal defense attorney on your side. Elizabeth Kelley specializes in representing individuals with mental disabilities. To schedule a consultation call (509) 991-7058.


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O USS Boston foi um cruzador operado pela Marinha dos Estados Unidos. Sua construção começou em junho de 1941 nos estaleiros da Bethlehem Shipbuilding em Quincy e foi lançado ao mar em agosto de 1942, sendo comissionado na frota norte-americana em junho do ano seguinte. Ele foi inicialmente construído como o segundo cruzador pesado da Classe Baltimore e armado com uma variedade de canhões, mas posteriormente foi convertido no primeiro cruzador de mísseis guiados da Classe Boston equipado com os novos lançadores de mísseis RIM-2 Terrier.

O Boston entrou em serviço no meio da Segunda Guerra Mundial e foi colocado para atuar na Guerra do Pacífico. Ele participou de diversas operações das Campanhas das Ilhas Gilbert e Marshall, Ilhas Marianas e Palau e Filipinas, incluindo as Batalhas de Kwajalein, Saipan, Guam, Mar das Filipinas e Golfo de Leyte. Ao final da guerra chegou a participar de bombardeios litorâneos do arquipélago japonês. O cruzador voltou para casa no início de 1946 depois do fim da guerra e foi descomissionado em outubro, permanecendo inativado na Frota de Reserva.

A partir de 1952 o Boston foi reconstruído como um cruzador de mísseis guiados, sendo recomissionado ao final do processo em novembro de 1955. Ele passou a década seguinte ocupando-se principalmente de treinamentos e exercícios de rotina, atuando frequentemente no Mar Mediterrâneo. Em 1967 voltou ao Oceano Pacífico e pelos dois anos seguintes participou de várias operações durante a Guerra do Vietnã. Ele deveria passar por modernizações, mas isto não ocorreu e foi descomissionado em maio de 1970, sendo desmontado entre 1975 e 1976.

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Vaccines and immunisation
Parents share video of baby's last days to promote whooping cough vaccination
Catherine and Greg Hughes, whose son Riley died of the disease in March, want all pregnant woman to be offered booster shots
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Catherine and Greg Hughes uploaded this video of their son Riley to Facebook to raise awareness of whooping cough vaccination. Source: Facebook
The parents of a one-month-old baby boy, Riley Hughes, who died from whooping cough in March, have shared a devastating video of his last few days of life, which shows how the illness was overwhelming his body.
"I have always kept these videos to myself, as it makes my blood run cold listening to my beautiful boy cough like that," his mother, Catherine Hughes, wrote above the video on a Facebook page dedicated to her son, Light for Riley.
Children continue to die from vaccine-preventable diseases. We can stop that | Amy Belisle
"But we are sharing this in the hopes that it will convince just one more pregnant mum to protect their baby from this disease. I wish I had known about pregnancy vaccination when I was pregnant with Riley."
Since the death of their son, Catherine and Greg Hughes have been advocating for all antenatal care providers to ensure every pregnant woman is offered a whooping cough booster vaccination during pregnancy.
Babies whose mothers are vaccinated during pregnancy do gain some protection against whooping cough. Babies younger than two months old often have no protection, because the first whooping cough vaccine cannot be delivered until about the age of six weeks.
Whooping cough boosters should also be given to all people coming into contact with babies in their first eight weeks of life because it does not last indefinitely and needs to be repeated every 10 years for adults.
Catherine Hughes hopes the video of Riley will encourage parents to vaccinate themselves and their children against the potentially fatal disease.
She told Guardian Australia that she wanted deaths from whooping cough to stop.
"I really want people to know that pregnancy vaccination means we now have the power to minimise – if not completely stop – deaths from whooping cough," she said.
"It's so amazing that we can now protect our babies before they are even born. Immunity is such an important gift we can give our children."
She wrote on Facebook: "I wish I had known about pregnancy vaccination when I was pregnant with Riley.
"If your newborn baby has a cough, and is too young to be vaccinated, please get them checked out by a doctor! I loved being Riley's mum for those four weeks. I wish it were longer."
Whooping cough is highly infectious and some adults with the disease may not show any symptoms. But it can be devastating to infants, as 0.8% of cases in babies under six months old prove fatal.
High community immunisation levels significantly protect against a higher number of cases in infants. There are no safe or effective alternatives to the whooping cough vaccine to protect against the disease.
Whooping cough cases spiked throughout Australia last year, prompting state governments to step up efforts to counter the anti-vaccination movement. In August the Victorian government reinstated a free whooping cough vaccination for pregnant women from 28 weeks' gestation and for their partners, parents and guardians.
The West Australian government also introduced free vaccinations to pregnant women after Riley's death.
Hughes told Guardian Australia she wants deaths from whooping cough to stop. "I really want people to know that pregnancy vaccination means we now have the power to minimise – if not completely stop – deaths from whooping cough," she said.
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World Match Racing Tour > News > Live Blog > WORLD MATCH RACING TOUR ANNOUNCES 20th ANNIVERSARY SEASON AND NEW CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
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London (6th January 2020) – The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) today announced its 20th anniversary season with an 18 event schedule across 13 countries, including a new championship format awarding points from all events towards the annual match racing world title. GKSS Match Cup Sweden also re-joins the tour as the third World Championship event of the series, alongside Long Beach Yacht Club's Congressional Cup® Regatta, and the Argo Group Gold Cup hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.
Under new ownership since last year, WMRT returns to its 'event host' model, bringing together a series of independent match racing events around the world as part of the annual world tour. Competing teams will accumulate points from events on to the WMRT annual championship leader-board – the skipper with the highest points at the end of the season will be crowned Match Racing World Champion, officially sanctioned by World Sailing, the governing body of the sport. The defending Match Racing World Champion is Phil Robertson (NZL), two-time winner of the title in 2016 and 2018/19.
Phil Robertson (far right), 2018/19 Match Racing World Champion Photo: Drew Malcolm for ChinaOne.Ningbo.
The 2020 WMRT season will comprise two levels of events – 'World Tour' events and 'World Championship' events. All events will be organised under World Sailing rules as 'Open' match racing events allowing both men and women teams, as well as mixed teams to enter. The 'World Championship' level events will award higher points and prize money of at least USD75,000.
Skippers will count their best four results from events to the WMRT leader-board. The top twelve skippers on the leader-board at 1 October 2020 will qualify for the WMRT Grand Final to be announced soon. The WMRT Grand Final will carry a points multiplier of x1.5 points.
'We are excited to re-launch the World Match Racing Tour for 2020 with a solid series of events including founding events of the tour, as well as brand new events.' commented WMRT Executive Director James Pleasance. 'The [re]addition of the World Tour events also creates the opportunity for many more of the +1,000 currently ranked match racing skippers to compete as part of the Tour, and for the world championship title.'
New events joining WMRT for 2020 are 'World Tour' level events in Montenegro, Germany, Slovenia, Finland, Poland, France, Estonia, New Caledonia, Singapore and the US Grand Slam events event in Chicago, Detroit and Oyster Bay, New York. The events were previously part of the Match Racing Super League which the Tour acquired last year to merge the League events into a single world tour.
Match Race Germany, Lake Constance
WMRT also welcomes the return of three of its founding World Championship events from California, Bermuda and Sweden.
California's Long Beach Yacht Club will host the opening event of the 2020 Tour at the 56th edition of the club's Congressional Cup® Regatta, 29 April – 3 May. Founded in 1965, the event is the oldest continuously-held sailing match race regatta in the world and was a pioneer of on-the water umpiring at match racing events. Teams will compete in the club's fleet of Catalina 37's in front of Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier, sailing venue for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The Congressional Cup® Regatta, Long Beach CA
2020 also marks the 70th competition of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club's Argo Group Gold Cup for the King Edward VII trophy (11-16 May). Women's and youth teams are regularly invited to race against the top echelon of match race sailors on picturesque Hamilton Harbour in the challenging, 33-foot long International One-Design. At stake is the oldest trophy awarded for match race sailing in one-design sailboats and a USD$100,000 prize purse. Continuing a partnership that began in 2008, title sponsor Argo Group returns for the 11th time.
Argo Group Gold Cup, Bermuda
Heading to Europe in early July, GKSS Match Cup Sweden will host the Tour's third World Championship event on the rocky shores of Marstrand island on Sweden's west coast. This year will be the 27th edition of the popular Swedish event which draws tens of thousands of spectators to the island to watch the racing up close and just metres from the shoreline.
GKSS Match Cup Sweden, Marstrand
WMRT 'Tour Cards' will once again be awarded to six skippers, earning them automatic invitations to the World Championship events. The six Tour Cards are awarded to the top two skippers of the 2019 WMRT Final (Phil Robertson, NZL and Taylor Canfield, USA), the next two skippers on the final 2019 WMRT leader-board (Nicklas Dackhammar, SWE and Ian Williams, GBR) and the next top two ranked skippers from the World Sailing rankings as published after the 2019 WMRT Final earlier in July (Eric Monnin, SUI and Harry Price, AUS).
The Tour cards are a valuable opportunity for skippers to raise their profile on the world tour, as Pleasance explains;
"We award the Tour Cards to recognise the success of teams on the Tour, but also to give them an opportunity to raise their profile and attract sponsors for the season. There is no cost for a Tour Card, and they are awarded 100% by results."
As one of the most coveted and hard fought world championship titles in the sport, the 2020 World Match Racing Tour will see more teams than ever compete on the tour, requiring their very best skills to adapt to the different types of boats and venues they will face. And to the overall winner, the opportunity to join a list of the sports top luminaries as Match Racing World Champion engraved on the WMRT Garrard Trophy.
For news updates on WMRT, follow at wmrt.com and on Facebook (@worldmatchracingtour), Instagram (@worldmatchracingtour) and Twitter (@worldmrt)
2020 World Match Racing Tour Schedule
The Ficker Cup, Long Beach CA, USA, 24-26 April
THE CONGRESSIONAL CUP® REGATTA*, Long Beach, California, USA 29 April – 3 May
Porto Montenegro Match Race, Montenegro, 8-10 May
ARGO GOLD CUP*, Bermuda 11-16 May
Slovenia Match Race Cup, Portorož, Slovenija, 14-17 May
NJK Open Spring Cup, Finland, 22-24 May
Match Race Germany, Langenargen, Germany 27 May – 1 June
Świnoujście Match Race – Polish Match Tour, Poland, 18-21 June
GKSS MATCH CUP SWEDEN*, 1-5 July
Internationaux de France de Match Racing, France, 23-26 July
Baltic Match Race, Estonia, 29 July – 1 August
AIRCALIN Match Race, Noumea, New Caledonia, 8-11 Aug
Chicago Grand Slam, Chicago, USA 14-16 Aug
International Match Race for the Detroit Cup, USA, 19-23 Aug
Oakcliff International, Oyster Bay, USA, 27-31 Aug
Thompson Cup, Oyster Bay, USA, 2-5 Sept
DBS Marina Bay Cup, Singapore, 17-20 Sept
WMRT FINAL* – TBA Nov/Dec
*WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
About the World Match Racing Tour
Founded in 2000, the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) promotes the sport of match racing around the world and is the longest running global professional series in the sport of sailing. The World Tour represents a series of independently organised and officially sanctioned match racing events. Teams accumulate points from each of the events towards an overall WMRT global ranking, the top twelve teams from which compete in the WMRT Championship Finals at the end of the season.
The WMRT is awarded 'Special Event' status by the sport's world governing body – World Sailing – and the winner of the WMRT each year is crowned World Sailing Match Racing World Champion. Previous Champions include Bertrand Pace (FRA), Sir Ben Ainslie (GBR), Jesper Radich (DEN), Magnus Holmberg (SWE), Peter Holmberg (ISV), Peter Gilmour (AUS), Ian Williams (GBR), Adam Minoprio (NZL), Taylor Canfield (ISV), Phil Robertson (NZL) and Torvar Mirsky (AUS).
The WMRT is a match racing competition with racing taking place in identically supplied racing yachts which change for each event and which place a firm focus on teamwork, strategy and skill. Racing takes place close to shore to create stadium-style viewing for spectators.
Since 2000, the World Match Racing Tour and its events have awarded over USD23million in prize money to sailors which has helped to contribute to the career pathway of many of today's professional sailors. www.wmrt.com
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nom's errors are designed with multiple needs in mind:
- indicate which parser failed and where in the input data
- accumulate more context as the error goes up the parser chain
- have a very low overhead, as errors are often discarded by the calling parser (examples: `many0`, `alt`)
- can be modified according to the user's needs, because some languages need a lot more information

To match these requirements, nom parsers have to return the following result
type:

```rust
pub type IResult<I, O, E=nom::error::Error<I>> = Result<(I, O), nom::Err<E>>;

pub enum Err<E> {
    Incomplete(Needed),
    Error(E),
    Failure(E),
}
```

The result is either an `Ok((I, O))` containing the remaining input and the
parsed value, or an `Err(nom::Err<E>)` with `E` the error type.
`nom::Err<E>` is an enum because combinators can have different behaviours
depending on the value:
- `Error` is a normal parser error. If a child parser of the `alt` combinator returns `Error`, it will try another child parser
- `Failure` is an error from which we cannot recover: The `alt` combinator will not try other branches if a child parser returns `Failure`. This is used when we know we were in the right branch of `alt` and do not need to try other branches
- `Incomplete` indicates that a parser did not have enough data to decide. This can be returned by parsers found in `streaming` submodules. Parsers in the `complete` submodules assume that they have the entire input data, so if it was not sufficient, they will instead return a `Err::Error`. When a parser returns `Incomplete`, we should accumulate more data in the buffer (example: reading from a socket) and call the parser again

If we are running a parser and know it will not return `Err::Incomplete`, we can
directly extract the error type from `Err::Error` or `Err::Failure` with the
`finish()` method:

```rust
let parser_result: IResult<I, O, E> = parser(input);
let result: Result<(I, O), E> = parser_result.finish();
```

If we used a borrowed type as input, like `&[u8]` or `&str`, we might want to
convert it to an owned type to transmit it somewhere, with the `to_owned()`
method:

```rust
let result: Result<(&[u8], Value), Err<Vec<u8>>> =
  parser(data).map_err(|e: E<&[u8]>| -> e.to_owned());
```

nom provides a powerful error system that can adapt to your needs: you can
get reduced error information if you want to improve performance, or you can
get a precise trace of parser application, with fine grained position information.

This is done through the third type parameter of `IResult`, nom's parser result
type:

```rust
pub type IResult<I, O, E=nom::error::Error<I>> = Result<(I, O), Err<E>>;

pub enum Err<E> {
    Incomplete(Needed),
    Error(E),
    Failure(E),
}
```

This error type is completely generic in nom's combinators, so you can choose
exactly which error type you want to use when you define your parsers, or
directly at the call site.
See [the JSON parser](https://github.com/Geal/nom/blob/5405e1173f1052f7e006dcb0b9cfda2b06557b65/examples/json.rs#L209-L286)
for an example of choosing different error types at the call site.

The `Err<E>` enum expresses 3 conditions for a parser error:
- `Incomplete` indicates that a parser did not have enough data to decide. This can be returned by parsers found in `streaming` submodules to indicate that we should buffer more data from a file or socket. Parsers in the `complete` submodules assume that they have the entire input data, so if it was not sufficient, they will instead return a `Err::Error`
- `Error` is a normal parser error. If a child parser of the `alt` combinator returns `Error`, it will try another child parser
- `Failure` is an error from which we cannot recover: The `alt` combinator will not try other branches if a child parser returns `Failure`. If we know we were in the right branch (example: we found a correct prefix character but input after that was wrong), we can transform a `Err::Error` into a `Err::Failure` with the `cut()` combinator

## Common error types

### the default error type: nom::error::Error

```rust
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
pub struct Error<I> {
  /// position of the error in the input data
  pub input: I,
  /// nom error code
  pub code: ErrorKind,
}
```

This structure contains a `nom::error::ErrorKind` indicating which kind of
parser encountered an error (example: `ErrorKind::Tag` for the `tag()`
combinator), and the input position of the error.

This error type is fast and has very low overhead, so it is suitable for
parsers that are called repeatedly, like in network protocols.
It is very limited though, it will not tell you about the chain of
parser calls, so it is not enough to write user friendly errors.

Example error returned in a JSON-like parser (from `examples/json.rs`):

```rust
let data = "  { \"a\"\t: 42,
\"b\": [ \"x\", \"y\", 12 ] ,
\"c\": { 1\"hello\" : \"world\"
}
} ";

// will print:
// Err(
//   Failure(
//       Error {
//           input: "1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } ",
//           code: Char,
//       },
//   ),
// )
println!(
  "{:#?}\n",
  json::<Error<&str>>(data)
);
```

### getting more information: nom::error::VerboseError

The  `VerboseError<I>` type accumulates more information about the chain of
parsers that encountered an error:

```rust
#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
pub struct VerboseError<I> {
  /// List of errors accumulated by `VerboseError`, containing the affected
  /// part of input data, and some context
  pub errors: crate::lib::std::vec::Vec<(I, VerboseErrorKind)>,
}

#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
/// Error context for `VerboseError`
pub enum VerboseErrorKind {
  /// Static string added by the `context` function
  Context(&'static str),
  /// Indicates which character was expected by the `char` function
  Char(char),
  /// Error kind given by various nom parsers
  Nom(ErrorKind),
}
```

It contains the input position and error code for each of those parsers.
It does not accumulate errors from the different branches of `alt`, it will
only contain errors from the last branch it tried.

It can be used along with the `nom::error::context` combinator to inform about
the parser chain:

```rust
context(
  "string",
  preceded(char('\"'), cut(terminated(parse_str, char('\"')))),
)(i)
```

It is not very usable if printed directly:

```rust
// parsed verbose: Err(
//   Failure(
//       VerboseError {
//           errors: [
//               (
//                   "1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } ",
//                   Char(
//                       '}',
//                   ),
//               ),
//               (
//                   "{ 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } ",
//                   Context(
//                       "map",
//                   ),
//               ),
//               (
//                   "{ \"a\"\t: 42,\n  \"b\": [ \"x\", \"y\", 12 ] ,\n  \"c\": { 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } ",
//                   Context(
//                       "map",
//                   ),
//               ),
//           ],
//       },
//   ),
// )
println!("parsed verbose: {:#?}", json::<VerboseError<&str>>(data));
```

But by looking at the original input and the chain of errors, we can build
a more user friendly error message. The `nom::error::convert_error` function
can build such a message.

```rust
let e = json::<VerboseError<&str>>(data).finish().err().unwrap();
// here we use the `convert_error` function, to transform a `VerboseError<&str>`
// into a printable trace.
//
// This will print:
// verbose errors - `json::<VerboseError<&str>>(data)`:
// 0: at line 2:
//   "c": { 1"hello" : "world"
//          ^
// expected '}', found 1
//
// 1: at line 2, in map:
//   "c": { 1"hello" : "world"
//        ^
//
// 2: at line 0, in map:
//   { "a" : 42,
//   ^
println!(
  "verbose errors - `json::<VerboseError<&str>>(data)`:\n{}",
  convert_error(data, e)
);
```

Note that `VerboseError` and `convert_error` are meant as a starting point for
language errors, but that they cannot cover all use cases. So a custom
`convert_error` function should probably be written.

### Improving usability: nom_locate and nom-supreme

These crates were developed to improve the user experience when writing nom
parsers.

#### nom_locate

[nom_locate](https://docs.rs/nom_locate/) wraps the input data in a `Span`
type that can be understood by nom parsers. That type provides location
information, like line and column.

#### nom-supreme

[nom-supreme](https://docs.rs/nom-supreme/) provides the `ErrorTree<I>` error
type, that provides the same chain of parser errors as `VerboseError`, but also
accumulates errors from the various branches tried by `alt`.

With this error type, you can explore everything that has been tried by the
parser.

## The `ParseError` trait

If those error types are not enough, we can define our own, by implementing
the `ParseError<I>` trait. All nom combinators are generic over that trait
for their errors, so we only need to define it in the parser result type,
and it will be used everywhere.

```rust
pub trait ParseError<I>: Sized {
    /// Creates an error from the input position and an [ErrorKind]
    fn from_error_kind(input: I, kind: ErrorKind) -> Self;

    /// Combines an existing error with a new one created from the input
    /// position and an [ErrorKind]. This is useful when backtracking
    /// through a parse tree, accumulating error context on the way
    fn append(input: I, kind: ErrorKind, other: Self) -> Self;

    /// Creates an error from an input position and an expected character
    fn from_char(input: I, _: char) -> Self {
        Self::from_error_kind(input, ErrorKind::Char)
    }

    /// Combines two existing errors. This function is used to compare errors
    /// generated in various branches of `alt`
    fn or(self, other: Self) -> Self {
        other
    }
}
```

Any error type has to implement that trait, that requires ways to build an
error:
- `from_error_kind`: From the input position and the `ErrorKind` enum that indicates in which parser we got an error
- `append`: Allows the creation of a chain of errors as we backtrack through the parser tree (various combinators will add more context)
- `from_char`: Creates an error that indicates which character we were expecting
- `or`: In combinators like `alt`, allows choosing between errors from various branches (or accumulating them)

We can also implement the `ContextError` trait to support the `context()`
combinator used by `VerboseError<I>`:

```rust
pub trait ContextError<I>: Sized {
    fn add_context(_input: I, _ctx: &'static str, other: Self) -> Self {
        other
    }
}
```

And there is also the `FromExternalError<I, E>` used by `map_res` to wrap
errors returned by other functions:

```rust
pub trait FromExternalError<I, ExternalError> {
  fn from_external_error(input: I, kind: ErrorKind, e: ExternalError) -> Self;
}
```

### Example usage

Let's define a debugging error type, that will print something every time an
error is generated. This will give us a good insight into what the parser tried.
Since errors can be combined with each other, we want it to keep some info on
the error that was just returned. We'll just store that in a string:

```rust
struct DebugError {
    message: String,
}
```

Now let's implement `ParseError` and `ContextError` on it:

```rust
impl ParseError<&str> for DebugError {
    // on one line, we show the error code and the input that caused it
    fn from_error_kind(input: &str, kind: ErrorKind) -> Self {
        let message = format!("{:?}:\t{:?}\n", kind, input);
        println!("{}", message);
        DebugError { message }
    }

    // if combining multiple errors, we show them one after the other
    fn append(input: &str, kind: ErrorKind, other: Self) -> Self {
        let message = format!("{}{:?}:\t{:?}\n", other.message, kind, input);
        println!("{}", message);
        DebugError { message }
    }

    fn from_char(input: &str, c: char) -> Self {
        let message = format!("'{}':\t{:?}\n", c, input);
        println!("{}", message);
        DebugError { message }
    }

    fn or(self, other: Self) -> Self {
        let message = format!("{}\tOR\n{}\n", self.message, other.message);
        println!("{}", message);
        DebugError { message }
    }
}

impl ContextError<&str> for DebugError {
    fn add_context(input: &str, ctx: &'static str, other: Self) -> Self {
        let message = format!("{}\"{}\":\t{:?}\n", other.message, ctx, input);
        println!("{}", message);
        DebugError { message }
    }
}
```

So when calling our JSON parser with this error type, we will get a trace
of all the times a parser stoppped and backtracked:

```rust
println!("debug: {:#?}", root::<DebugError>(data));
```

```
AlphaNumeric:   "\"\t: 42,\n  \"b\": [ \"x\", \"y\", 12 ] ,\n  \"c\": { 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "

'{':    "42,\n  \"b\": [ \"x\", \"y\", 12 ] ,\n  \"c\": { 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "

'{':    "42,\n  \"b\": [ \"x\", \"y\", 12 ] ,\n  \"c\": { 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "
"map":  "42,\n  \"b\": [ \"x\", \"y\", 12 ] ,\n  \"c\": { 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "

[..]

AlphaNumeric:   "\": { 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "

'"':    "1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "

'"':    "1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "
"string":       "1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "

'}':    "1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "

'}':    "1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "
"map":  "{ 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "

'}':    "1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "
"map":  "{ 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "
"map":  "{ \"a\"\t: 42,\n  \"b\": [ \"x\", \"y\", 12 ] ,\n  \"c\": { 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "

debug: Err(
    Failure(
        DebugError {
            message: "'}':\t\"1\\\"hello\\\" : \\\"world\\\"\\n  }\\n  } \"\n\"map\":\t\"{ 1\\\"hello\\\" : \\\"world
\\"\\n  }\\n  } \"\n\"map\":\t\"{ \\\"a\\\"\\t: 42,\\n  \\\"b\\\": [ \\\"x\\\", \\\"y\\\", 12 ] ,\\n  \\\"c\\\": { 1\
\"hello\\\" : \\\"world\\\"\\n  }\\n  } \"\n",
        },
    ),
)
```

Here we can see that when parsing `{ 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  }`, after
getting past the initial `{`, we tried:
- parsing a `"` because we're expecting a key name, and that parser was part of the
"string" parser
- parsing a `}` because the map might be empty. When this fails, we backtrack,
through 2 recursive map parsers:

```
'}':    "1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "
"map":  "{ 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "
"map":  "{ \"a\"\t: 42,\n  \"b\": [ \"x\", \"y\", 12 ] ,\n  \"c\": { 1\"hello\" : \"world\"\n  }\n  } "
```

## Debugging parsers

While you are writing your parsers, you will sometimes need to follow
which part of the parser sees which part of the input.

To that end, nom provides the `dbg_dmp` function that will observe
a parser's input and output, and print a hexdump of the input if there was an
error. Here is what it could return:

```rust
fn f(i: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], &[u8]> {
    dbg_dmp(tag("abcd"), "tag")(i)
}

let a = &b"efghijkl"[..];

// Will print the following message:
// tag: Error(Error(Error { input: [101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108], code: Tag })) at:
// 00000000        65 66 67 68 69 6a 6b 6c         efghijkl
f(a);
```

You can go further with the [nom-trace crate](https://github.com/rust-bakery/nom-trace)

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Barbara ' Bobbie' Pufpaff - One of the great ladies of our Group - Cliff's Sweet 'Bobbie' Pufpaff passed on June 4th 2016. She is greatly missed. R.Together I.P.
William F. 'Bill' Casey - Lt. Colonel (Retired) passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after a brave battle against Lung Cancer on THU 12-30-2015 in Ballwin, MO. Bill was a young 77 yrs old. He served with the 18th Aviation Co in Vietnam. He is survived by is wife Patricia and two children Shawn & Libby and four grandchildren. Lt. Col. William Francis Casey was laid to rest at Jefferson Brrck. Nat'l Cemetery. R.I.P. Colonel.
Joe E. Carter - It saddens me to inform you that my father SFC Joseph Edgar Carter, 18 AVN CO '66-'67, passed away on 6 April 2016 in Ayden, NC. My dad was 87 years young and was going hard up until the end…he was very proud of his 20+ years of service to the US Army and of being a member of the "Otters". He received full military burial from members of the 82 ABN Honor Guard...My wife and I both are retired from the US Air Force after each serving 20+ years of service. My Dad would always remind us there was nothing we ever did in the Air Force that the US Army didn't first and didn't do better. God Bless the US Army and all our Veterans ~ Dennis and Taiya Carter // Joe lost is wife Ruth in 2006 after 52 yrs together but is survived by his 2 sons & 1 daughter. SGT Joe will be prayerfully missed by his Family, Neighbors, Army Buddies and many friends.
Allen H. Robb - CWO (Pilot) 18th Aviation Co. in Vietnam. He was stationed in both Nha Trang and Can Tho with the 18th Avn. 11/'64 to 11/65 passed away peacefully on 05/03/2015. A Captain (at retirement from the ARMY) Allen Robb was a young 84, when cancer can for him...He also served with the USMC before joining the Army to fly. His son Sgt. Mike Robb (infidel83@msn.com) also retired from the Army. Mike is in touch with our Association and looking for anyone that knew Allen Robb in the Army. R.I.P. Capt Robb
Irving Edward Britton, May 15, 1924 – Feb. 26, 2017. His name was 'Irving' - his friends called him 'Ed'. When he retired from the military in July, 1968, he became "Easy Ed". Originally from MI, he joined the Marine Corp right out of high school, later transferred to the Army and achieved CWO4 serving as a helicopter pilot instructor. Ed loved being an Army pilot. He often discussed the various helicopters and planes that he had flown during his career. He flew rotary wing in Korea and wa with the 54th Avn Co. in Viet Nam. He saw a lot in his lifetime. He retired while at Ft. Rucker and was placed on the Dean's List every quarter and received many awards for his athleticism in tennis, golf and archery. He was a serious and disciplined man but he could always have a laugh with friends during tennis, archery, bowling, golf and bridge. His last helicopter ride was when he was air lifted to the hospital, where he later died. He was loved and will live on in the hearts of those who knew him. Easy Ed is survived by his wife, Regina Joan Britton (married April 1995), 2 daughters, Janet Lorraine Kirsch and Barbara Ann Pippin, 1 granddaughter, Madilynn Lorraine Nelson and 1 great-grandson, Parker Britton Neil. RIP 'Easy Ed'.
William 'Billy' Saylers - passed away April 30, 2017. Billy had been a member or the Otter/Caribou Association for 25 years and had been part of the 18th Aviation Co. in VN from 1963 to 1970. He was 'pure' Army Aviation was a great mechanic and he new the 'Otter' like his own pet. 'SSgt Billy' was the platoon Sgt in Na Trang '69-70'. Billy is survived by his wife Mildred in Coleburn, TN and his daughter is Donna Salyers Brockmann in Troy, AL. He was buried in Johnson City, TN in the Veterans Cemetery. Many will remember him. One great guy. R.I.P. Brother.
Frank A. Ordiway, 77, of Midland, died early Dec. 13, 2017 at his home after an illness surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 3, 1940 in Midland. Frank is survived by his wife Pauline and 4 daughters and their families. He joined the Army in 1959 and was assigned to the 18th Aviation Co. in Vietnam in 1963-64 was a flight Crew Chief and mechanic. Frank also served overseas in Germany and retired from the Army in 1980 after 20 years. Go with God, dear Brother, we will miss you.
Jacob 'JAKE' David Staples ~ passed away April 5, 2018 ~ WO1 Staples was assigned and flew for the 18th Avn Co. on his 1st tour. He was stationed in the Delta at CanTho. On his 2nd tour CWO 'Jake' was assigned to the 54th Aviation Co. out of Vung Tau. He flew the entire country of S. Vietnam. Now he flies to the beyond. Go with God - and R.I.P. Brother.
Charles (Chuck) E. Whigham, a resident of Dothan, died March 13, 2018 at his home following multiple illnesses. He was 81. 'Chuck' was born April 9, 1936 in Columbia, AL . He graduated from Emory Riddle Aeronautical University at Ft. Rucker with a BS Degree in Professional Aeronautics. He served in the U. S. Army, Air Force and the National Guard, retiring after 21 years of military service as a CWO3, serving 3 tours in Vietnam. He flew Army Otters and Helicopters. He was the recipient of numerous awards including the: Distinguished Flying Cross, Army Commendation Medal, The Air Medal (10th Award) and Good Conduct Medal. //// After retirement, he worked as a Safety Manager and was a pilot for several commercial organizations. He was a member of the V.H.P.A, First Cav. Association, A.O.P.A. and the D.F.C. He is survived by his wife, 'Joan' and 4 children: Craig D. Branham (Natalie) of Los Angeles, CA, Christopher E. Branham (Claire Lightner) of Ramona, CA, Michele Johnson (Todd) of Wellington, FL and Jennifer Givins of Santa Cruz, CA; step-daughter, Shannon Grandey of Murfreesboro, TN; a brother, Jimmy Whigham of Fairbanks, AK; a sister, Emily Medlen (Michael) of Wicksburg; 7 grandchildren. Brother - Fly the heavenly skies and go with God.
CW4 (Ret. ARMY) Wilson ('Will') Douglas Roach, 83, of El Paso, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on February 15, 2019. Will was born in Athens, LA. While proudly serving his country for 30 years, he did two (2) tours of duty as an Army Pilot in Vietnam, and served throughout most of the Cold War era. In addition, Doug worked for the federal government as the Airspace Coordinator for MacGregor Range, New Mexico. Doug was a devout Catholic and longtime parishioner of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, in El Paso. Doug is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 59 years, Florencia; mother, Omega and father John D. Roach; sister, Melba Driskill and brother John (Barry) Roach. Left to mourn his loss and cherish his memory are: his son, Kent and daughter, Karen (Ken) Levin, as well as his grandchildren and friends. Committal Service is at 1:30pm on Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery with full Military Honors. R.I.P. Dear Brother in Arms ~ Go with God.
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Е́снаська сільська рада (, ) — сільська рада в Естонській РСР та Естонській Республіці, адміністративно-територіальна одиниця в складі повіту Ярвамаа (1945—1950, 1990—1991) та Пайдеського району (1950—1990). 1991 року перейменована в Ка́редаську сільську раду ().

Географічні дані
Сільська рада розташовувалася в центральній частині Пайдеського району.

У 1969—1973 роках площа сільради складала 102 км2.

Населення за роками

Населені пункти
Адміністративний центр — село Есна (Esna küla), що розташовувалося на відстані 20 км на північний схід від міста Пайде.

На момент утворення сільській раді підпорядковувалися населені пункти:
 сільське селище (alevik) Есна (Esna); поселення (asundus): Аммута (Ammuta), Есна (Esna), Кодазема (Kodasema), Иле (Õle); села: Аммута (Ammuta), Есна (Esna), Тяннапере (Tännapere).

1954 року, після приєднання територій Війзуської (частково) та Пеетріської сільрад, до складу Еснаської сільради ввійшли населені пункти:
 сільське селище (alevik) Пеетрі, поселення (asundus): Атасте (Ataste), Мюйслері (Müüsleri), Кийзі (Kõisi), Кюті (Küti), Єетла (Öötla);
 села: Ембра (Embra), Мюйслері (Müüsleri), Кєйзі (Köisi), Кагала (Kahala); Водья (Vodja), Єетла (Öötla).

Станом на 1989 рік Еснаській сільраді підпорядковувалися 8 сіл:
Аммута (Ammuta), Водья (Vodja), Ембра (Ämbra), Есна (Esna), Єетла (Öötla), Кареда (Kareda), Кєйзі (Köisi), Мюйслері (Müüsleri).

Землекористування
1954 року в межах території сільради землями користувалися колгоспи: «Червона Зірка» («Punane Täht»), «Жовтень» («Oktoober»), «Червоний прапор» («Punalipp») та «Мир» («Rahu»).

1969 року на території сільради розташовувалися Еснаське відділення Аллікуського радгоспу, колгоспи імені Калініна (головна садиба містилася в поселенні Мюйслері), «Червоний прапор» (поселення Єетла) та «Жовтень» (село Ембра).

Історія

8 серпня 1945 року на території волості Кареда в Ярваському повіті утворена Еснаська сільська рада з центром у сільському селищі Есна.

26 вересня 1950 року, після скасування в Естонській РСР повітового та волосного поділу, сільська рада ввійшла до складу новоутвореного Пайдеського сільського району.

17 червня 1954 року в процесі укрупнення сільських рад Естонської РСР територія сільради на південному заході та південному сході збільшилася внаслідок приєднання земель ліквідованих Війзуської та Пеетріської сільських рад.

3 вересня 1960 року до сільради на сході приєднана територія колгоспу ім. М. І. Калініна, що належала ліквідованій Ваоській сільській раді. Одночасно від сільради відокремлено територію радгоспу «Війзу» і передано до складу Пайдеської сільської ради

26 березня 1987 року для утворення Роосна-Аллікуської сільської ради від Еснаської сільради відокремлено 1577 га, зокрема землі Аллікуського радгоспу, село Кодазема та частину території села Есна.

29 серпня 1991 року Еснаська сільська рада перейменована в Каредаську.

10 жовтня 1991 року Каредаська сільська рада перетворена у волость Кареда з отриманням статусу самоврядування.

Примітки

Джерела
 Eesti Entsüklopeedia

 Eesti NSV Teataja
 Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistliku Vabariigi Ülemnõukogu Teataja
 Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistliku Vabariigi Ülemnõukogu ja Valitsuse Teataja
 Riigi Teataja

Сільські ради Естонської РСР
Пайдеський район
Ярвамаа


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March Madness Bracket Predictions: Midwest Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/16/2016
Size or speed: what do you got?
A quick scan through the Midwest Region shows this fundamental matchup featured over and over again. Purdue, Gonzaga, Utah and Dayton are all teams led by some of the best major and mid-major frontcourts in the country. They are matched up with Arkansas-Little Rock, Seton Hall, Fresno State and Syracuse, respectively: four teams that have earned their spots in The Big Dance thanks to dynamic and multifaceted guard play.
Looking further down the bracket, potential Iowa State-Purdue and Seton Hall-Utah matchups offer further examples of the frontcourt-backcourt conflict.
So perhaps it is fitting that the two top seeds are overwhelming favorites to win this region. Virginia and Michigan State are two of the most complete teams in the country. Both teams feature outstanding, NBA-caliber guards. But they are also both stacked in the post and almost prefer a physical, head-knocking game in the paint.
The Midwest Region semifinals and finals will take place on Friday, March 25, and Sunday, March 27, in Chicago. Here are Doc's Sports March Madness bracket predictions for the Midwest Region (with odds courtesy of Sportsbook.ag):
No. 1 Seed: Michigan State (+100 to win Midwest Region)
The Spartans are the best team in the field. Period. I don't care about their seed. Michigan State is the most complete team with the fewest question marks. They have an NBA-caliber go-to guy in Denzel Valentine, one of the best players in the nation. They have two other extremely experienced guards, Bryn Forbes and Eron Harris, who can get hot and carry an offense. They have excellent post play, on both ends, with super talented Deyonta Davis and versatile Matt Costello. The bench is stocked, and Tom Izzo is one of the best postseason coaches in college basketball history. Add it all together and you have a team that will be tough to top.
Michigan State Tournament Prediction: I think that Michigan State is going to win the national championship, and if they don't it would be somewhat of an upset. Look, I know that the best team rarely wins in the NCAA Tournament. Anything can happen in The Madness. But the Spartans were my pick at the beginning of the year (them and Kansas), and I'm not backing away now.
No. 2 Seed: Virginia Cavaliers (+200 to win Midwest Region)
It doesn't matter what your style of play is; when you face the Cavaliers you're going to play their game. And more often than not the Cavaliers play their game better than you do. Virginia operates at the slowest pace in the country, turning every game into a grinding battle of wills. But they are incredibly efficient on offense and defense, and this team never beats itself. Malcolm Brogdon is an All-American player and forward Anthony Gill can play with anyone. The Cavs have young talent off the bench and quality role players that just make key plays in big situations. They've also stepped out and beaten some of the best teams in the country, taking down West Virginia, Virginia, Cal and North Carolina.
Virginia Tournament Predictions: This might be Tony Bennett's best team yet. And after years of entering the tournament as one of the favorites, only to come up short, this might be their best opportunity to reach a Final Four. What worries me is that their style of play might inadvertently allow inferior teams to just kind of hang around. And in the last two minutes of any tournament game, anything can happen. Their strength could eventually be used against them.
No. 3 Seed: Utah Utes (+700)
This was one of the more surprising seeds of the tournament. It is not that Utah isn't an excellent team. They are. And they are certainly better than the team that got pummeled by Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship Game. But Utah hasn't been a national factor in a long time. That could all change behind their stellar frontcourt, led by Jakob Poeltl and up-and-comer Kyle Kuzma. Utah is one of the largest teams in the field. But the key to their tournament will be the play of senior guards Brandon Taylor and Jordan Loveridge. They're both three-year starters that have won a lot of games. And when it comes down to the nitty-gritty it will be one of those two taking Utah's biggest shots.
Utah Tournament Predictions: Utah is overseeded. But that doesn't mean they are necessarily ripe for an upset. The Utes have a relatively favorable draw in Denver this weekend. And most of this group nearly knocked out eventual champion Duke in last year's tournament (and beat the Blue Devils on a neutral court earlier this year). They are more than capable of busting a lot of brackets and taking down Michigan State. I just don't think they will because this team simply hasn't been reliable outside of Salt Lake City the past few years.
No. 4 Seed: Iowa State Cyclones (+1000)
The Cyclones started the season with dreams of a Big 12 and a national championship. But it has been a slow, steady bleed for this team since early December. They've gone just 12-11 since a 9-0 start and Iowa State is a team that can seemingly beat anyone or lose to anyone in the field. Things begin and end with three-year starter Georges Niang, a do-everything forward. Jameel McKay and lefty Abdel Nader are two more senior frontcourt players that are asked to play bigger than their frames. Monte Morris is a lightning-fast and incredibly underrated point guard, while junior Matt Thomas is a spot-up shooter. Iowa State's biggest issue is depth. The only other guy they really play is senior transfer Deonte Burton, so they essentially have a six-man rotation. They can also be averse to defense at times, and that makes them susceptible to being upset, much like they were by UAB in last year's tournament.
Iowa State Tournament Predictions: Spoiler alert: Iowa State is the team that makes me the most nervous in this bracket. They didn't lose to any non-tournament teams this year and have just one loss outside of the Top 45. So it takes talent to beat them. But, as I pointed out, they have been just a .500 team for the last three months, and the tournament is filled with talented teams. Do Niang and the other seniors have one final run in them? Or is this team simply too thin to be a factor?
No. 5 Seed: Purdue Boilermakers (+400)
With three forwards boasting NBA-caliber talent, the Boilermakers have the best frontcourt in the country. Seven-foot senior A.J. Hammons, 7-2 sophomore Isaac Haas, and 6-9 freshman Caleb Swanigan are nearly impossible to stop. And the Boilermakers surround them with a team of 3-point shooters that makes opponents pick their poison. Purdue is outstanding defensively, thanks in part to stoppers Vince Edwards and Raphael Davis. They have a lot of shooters on the perimeter. But they don't have a lot of playmakers. And this team has gotten erratic point guard play at times throughout the year. But Matt Painter is no stranger to winning big March games, and this is his best team since Robbie Hummel graduated.
Purdue Tournament Predictions: I actually think that Purdue has a better chance of beating Michigan State in a potential third showdown this year than Virginia would have in their first meeting. But to get to that point the Boilermakers may have to knock off Iowa State and Virginia. That's a tall order for a team that doesn't have a single pro prospect at the guard position.
No. 6 Seed: Seton Hall Pirates (+1000)
It's been a long time since the Pirates have been relevant on a national level. But they burst onto the scene last weekend with a barnstorming tour through the Big East Tournament, knocking off Villanova and Xavier on the way to a championship. Seton Hall starts five sophomores, led by star guard Isaiah Whitehead. If you haven't seen this kid play yet you are in for a treat. But he's not the only big-time player on this team, as wings Khadeen Carrington and Desi Rodriguez and forward Angel Delgado can all take over games. Only one team - Butler - has beaten the Pirates since late January, and this team has plenty of momentum.
Seton Hall Tournament Predictions: Did the young Pirates peak too soon with that mammoth run in Madison Square Garden last weekend? Or are they just scorching hot with the best yet to come? It is really tough to pinpoint exactly where the ceiling is with this team, and anything from a first-round letdown to a Sweet 16 burst wouldn't surprise me. But even if they make it through the opening weekend I can't see the youngsters getting past Michigan State's veterans.
Best first-round match up: No. 6 Seton Hall (+1) vs. No. 11 Gonzaga
There is a lot of young, raw, up-and-coming talent on the floor in this game. And the fact that the higher seed is an underdog to a double-digit seed shows what a razor-thin margin there is between these groups. Gonzaga senior Kyle Wiltjer already had one championship ring with Kentucky, and he's one of the most versatile scorers in the nation. And center Domantas Sabonis is simply brilliant around the basket. Gonzaga is back in its preferred underdog role as a double-digit seed. But it will take a max effort for them to punch their way past scorching Seton Hall.
Best potential second-round match up: No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 5 Purdue
This contrast in styles would be the perfect microcosm of what this region is all about. Both of these teams have been tabbed at Final Four potentials at one point or another this season. And both boast NBA-level talent in the frontcourt. Iowa State has the edge in tournament experience, but right now there aren't many teams in the country executing their style better than Purdue.
Upset Alert (first round): No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 13 Iona
Iowa State is a team that doesn't like to play defense. Instead, they rely on trying to simply outscore and outmaneuver their opponents. The problem for them here is that is exactly how Iona wants to play and the Gaels have a lot of different scoring options. A.J. English has averaged over 20 points per game the past two years and is one of the leading scorers in the nation. He is one of four senior starters that have been waiting their whole careers for a spot like this. Iona has won eight straight games, including beating an outstanding Monmouth team twice in the past month. They are hot and if they are making shots early then watch out.
Upset Alert (second round): No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 9 Butler
I definitely see some upsets occurring in this region in the first round. And that makes it difficult to spot many ripe spots in Saturday's games. But this is one that could be overlooked. Butler is a team that I've been waiting for all year long. They just haven't clicked (mainly because their interior defense stinks). But they have three guards with unique skill sets that can cause a lot of problems for opponents. Kellen Dunham is one of the best shooters in the country and Roosevelt Jones is a bear. If they can man-up and find any kind of post defense at all then the Bulldogs can compete with any of the top teams in the land. They won't mind a slowed-down, grind-it-out pace, and this is a team that's pulled big upsets like this before.
Dark Horse team: No. 6 Seton Hall
I really don't think there are many dark horse teams in this bracket, and I expect the top five seeds to dominate. But there is no denying that Seton Hall has momentum and the hubris of youth on its side. If the Pirates were good enough to beat Villanova and Xavier, two No. 2 seeds, then they have the firepower to take down anyone else that they could run up against in this region.
Team That Makes Me Nervous: No. 4 Iowa State
I think that any hope that Iowa State had of making the Final Four got flushed down the toilet when Naz Long got injured earlier in the season. But that doesn't mean that they don't have enough to be a major factor in this bracket. Niang is one of the best players in the country and Iowa State has a load of experience with the few guys it does play. I could definitely see this team knocking off Virginia and making a run to the Elite Eight. But I could also see them losing to Iona. They remind me a lot of Maryland down in the South; this is a boom-or-bust team that's impossible to get a true read on.
2016 Midwest Region Predictions: Every year there is a bracket that has a regional final matchup that is just so juicy you absolutely need it to happen. Last year it was in the West Region with Wisconsin and Arizona. This year that matchup is in the Midwest, where a potential Virginia-Michigan State game would be awesome. That game could've happened in the NCAA Championship Game if things had broken differently. Instead, these two titans will likely have to knock each other off just for the opportunity to advance to the Final Four, where more powerhouses await.
I think that Michigan State is the best team in the field and they are my national title selection. I don't really see many pitfalls or poor matchups for them prior to that potential clash with Virginia in the regional finals. I think both teams make it that far and Michigan State wins one of the best games of the tournament.
Robert Ferringo is a member of the Basketball Writer's Association of America and a professional sports handicapper for Doc's Sports. He is considered one of the best college basketball handicappers in the country and he is on an unbelievable run right now, more than doubling his clients' bankrolls in the last seven weeks while earning $13,900 in profit! Robert has banked 10 straight winning college basketball regular seasons and he will have his 8-Unit NCAA Tournament Game of the Year available on Thursday this week. There is no better moneymaker in the nation and Robert is looking forward to another amazing March Madness. Click here to get two days of college basketball picks for free - no hassle and no credit card needed.
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The Supreme Court will hear the cases of seven religious groups today (Wednesday) who object to providing contraception under Obamacare.
The Supreme "Court faces a chorus of cries from religious charities, schools and hospitals seeking to get out of the birth control business altogether.
Rev. Dr. Al Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is releasing a new book in which he examines what led to the Supreme Court's gay marriage decision.
Nonprofits objecting to the contraceptive and abortifacient mandate hope the nation's highest court will overturn a string of circuit court losses.
Some Roman Catholic religious charities in Pennsylvania will not be forced to follow the federal government's birth control coverage mandate— at least, temporarily.
Government officials are working on a plan that will allow religious nonprofits to opt out of paying for contraceptives and abortifacients in their healthcare plans.
Hobby Lobby Win: Business Owners Have Rights, Too!
The Supreme Court has decided that the HHS contraceptive mandate went too far. And that is great news for religious freedom. Stay tuned to BreakPoint.


It is with deep sadness that I write to let you know that Adam has passed away. His passing was sudden and has left us all bereft and somewhat confused, none more so than I. A window cleaner, heading home from his early morning work, found him on Friday hanging from a tree in Leeson Park and reported this to the police. They informed the college and, in turn, the college informed me. I am still shaken from the experience and, apart from planning the funeral which will be next Tuesday, I don't quite know what I shall do with my time. I had not envisaged being a widow at thirty two years old.
I had planned to go to Rome for the autumn months to reacquaint myself with the Holy City but know not what to do now. I fear it would not be seemly for a young widow to travel alone but I find the thought of bringing a companion wearisome. I shall give it some thought. My doctor has given me some powders to help me sleep but I have never had trouble sleeping; I did not like to say that, as it seems I am expected to play the part of the grieving widow for those who watch. It is not in me to display my emotions for the benefit of those with voyeuristic tendencies. I did of course shed a few tears for Adam, he was after all a decent man and a loyal husband, however he was a good twenty years my senior and as such more of a companion and father figure than he was a lover. In fact we were only intimate on one occasion and after that I suggested that he might find a hobby.
On a more positive note, he has left me very well provided for with provision for my lifetime. I shall endeavour to maintain the standard of living he would have wanted me to have. Of course I have no idea what possessed Adam to do such a thing, it has puzzled me since I received the news that morning while I was having tea with the vicar; he calls once a week to ensure we don't forget to donate to the church roof fund. He was very consoling but I do find him a bit touchy, more than I would have thought appropriate when comforting a young widow.
Did I tell you that I've taken up landscape painting? I'm already finding them a little tedious. Perhaps I shall do life drawings instead, I may look into it as some point when all these bothersome funeral arrangements are over. Adam's daughter by his first wife is due to arrive this afternoon. She's just a weensy bit boring but at least she's quiet and won't bother me with questions or share her thoughts on poor daddy. I've only met her twice before, once at the actual wedding. She's quite independently wealthy, from her maternal grandmother, and also now as she's bagged herself an Earl no less. He is as old as Methuselah but she's very plain so I expect that she was glad to be married.
I will write again after the funeral and keep you up to date with my arrangements as soon as I have some. The thought of staying in this house for a whole year in mourning is too much. I will have to go away but more of that in my next letter. I may even take a trip to New England as some time in the future.


Μore than 11,000 people will participate in the ATHENS 2004 International Olympic Torch Relay, presented by the official partners - The Coca-Cola Company and Samsung.
The Olympic flame begun its journey from Olympia and, having travelled across the globe, will return to the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 13th, where it will signal the beginning of the great celebration of the 2004 Olympic Games.
The journey will last some 78 days. Outside Greece the Flame will travel for 35 days, covering a distance of approximately 78.000 km, 1.500 of which in the hands of 3.600 Torchbearers. A total of 260 million people will have the opportunity to see the Flame in their city. For the first time in history the Olympic Torch Relay will bring the Flame to Africa and Latin America.


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Realme 8 Series Set to Launch on March 24 – Pre-Orders Live on Flipkart Ahead of Official Launch
Abhinav
After introducing the X7 and Narzo 30 series, Realme is set to launch its next mid-range series consisting of Realme 8 and 8 Pro on March 24, marking the series's global debut.
The Realme 8 series launch is scheduled in India at 7:30 P.M. IST on March 24, while in the UK, the event will be live-streamed at 2 P.M. GMT and 3 P.M. CET in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
Credits: GSMArena.com
According to some media outlets, Realme has sent over a media invite that comes with an actual 108MP sensor; then there's a trademark Realme back panel with big "Dare To Leap" text written over it, and for some reasons, it's called "Pretty Special Back Cover." It also has a black coloured ball with '8' written on it, a subtle reference to the Realme 8 series.
As far as specifications are concerned, the highlight feature of the Realme 8 Pro will be the 108MP Samsung ISOCELL HM2 sensor coupled with three other cameras. On the front, it will sport a Super AMOLED display with an in-display fingerprint scanner and will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 730 chipset.
Credits: Madhav Seth, CEO Realme India
Meanwhile, the vanilla Realme 8 will be coming up with a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display, 5000mAH battery with support for 30W fast charging, and the same Helio G95 SoC found on the last generation Realme 7 will be powering the Realme 8. In the optics department, the vanilla one will feature a 64MP camera accompanied by three other cameras, including an ultra-wide, macro, and depth camera in the rear.
Pre-Orders for Realme 8 Series Now Live Ahead of Official Launch
In case you are an impatient one, and you can't wait till the official launch to have your dibs on the Realme 8. There's no need to worry as Realme has just started taking pre-orders for its upcoming smartphone through Flipkart, and you can pre-book one for just INR 1080, for which you will be able to claim the smartphone on the next day after the launch along with an assured freebie.


Introduce students to Canada through maps and map activities. Students will develop basic map skills and gain a better understanding of Canada's geography.
identifying familiar landforms and water bodies.
Each map book becomes more challenging.


Crime • Sherry Black was beaten and stabbed to death Nov. 30 in South Salt Lake.
The investigation of a South Salt Lake woman who was murdered in November at her bookstore has risen to a national level.
On Tuesday, the nationally syndicated crime TV show "America's Most Wanted" posted details and photos about the case of Sherry Black on its website.
South Salt Lake police contacted the TV show to get nationwide attention for the case and possibly a few more tips.
Black and her husband, Earl Black, ran B&W Billiards and Books from a building next to their home at 3466 S. 700 East.
On Nov. 30, Black found his wife beaten and stabbed to death when he returned home.
There are still no suspects or motive in the murder, but Gary Keller of South Salt Lake police said leads are still coming in.
"The flow of information is diminishing , but it has not stopped," Keller said. "We want to get as much information as possible…and it just takes that one bit of information that will tie all this together."
Keller said initially America's Most Wanted contacted police when the case was made public and asked if they could help. Keller said they were in the initial phases of the investigation at the time, but the case could use more exposure because the killer may have left the state.
"America's Most Wanted" spokesman Avery Mann said the case was brought to their attention because of local media reports.
Mann said there are talks about potentially highlighting the case on the national TV broadcast. He said both TV and the Internet have proved effective in catching fugitives since the show's debut in 1988.
O To view the fugitive profile on America's Most Wanted, visit http://www.amw.com. Information on the case is at http://www.sherryblackinfo.com, and tips may be e-mailed to crimetips@southsaltlakecity.com.