I'm a big fan of grassroots movements to influence politicians and to create positive change for the community, since... in theory, grassroots movements start with the community itself. And in the spirit of "by the people, for the people," grassroots movements symbolize the very way our government was designed to run. Hooray for grassroots movements.
As a result of my inclination towards grassroots movements, I tend to be a little knee-jerk when it comes to legislation that restricts normal citizens ability to organize and criticize. So, when I ran across this article on slashdot, I immediately followed the links and found my way to Grassroots Freedom, where they've set up a petition to stop legislation that forces bloggers critical of Congress to register... with Congress.
In the first few days of the new session of Congress, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and big Washington insiders such as Public Citizen and Common Cause will try to silence critics by regulating us through quarterly reports to Congress. Failure to report would result in civil and potential criminal penalties.
Pelosi & Company's lobbying legislation "reform" would define political communications to and even between citizens as "lobbying." This turns the definition of lobbying on its head and is in violation of the First Amendment.
For the first time in history, critics of Congress will need to register and report with Congress itself.
Section 220 of S. 1, the lobbying reform bill currently before the Senate, would require grassroots causes, even bloggers, who communicate to 500 or more members of the public on policy matters, to register and report quarterly to Congress the same as the big K Street lobbyists.
The idea of regular citizens and grassroots movements having to register to be critical of the government is lunacy. Absolute lunacy. And how does one determine if a blogger has 500 readers? What if they have 499? This is stupid, and it doesn't help anybody but the politicians. It sounds like a way to silence public criticism.
If you're pro-grassroots (and generally anti-government, like myself), you're likely foaming at the mouth at this proposed legislation. However... a careful reading of the bill (and bleah, they're never written in real english anyway) makes it clear that traditional bloggers have nothing to fear.
Lobbying activities include paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying, but do not include grassroots lobbying.
(17) GRASSROOTS LOBBYING- The term `grassroots lobbying' means the voluntary efforts of members of the general public to communicate their own views on an issue to Federal officials or to encourage other members of the general public to do the same.
(A) IN GENERAL- The term `paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying' means any paid attempt in support of lobbying contacts on behalf of a client to influence the general public or segments thereof to contact one or more covered legislative or executive branch officials (or Congress as a whole) to urge such officials (or Congress) to take specific action with respect to a matter described in section 3(8)(A), except that such term does not include any communications by an entity directed to its members, employees, officers, or shareholders.
(B) PAID ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SEGMENTS THEREOF- The term `paid attempt to influence the general public or segments thereof' does not include an attempt to influence directed at less than 500 members of the general public.
...so it explicitly does not apply to what we normally think of as bloggers.
So there you have it. It's always a good idea to read a bill and understand it before you take a position on the issue described. It's pretty clear that the bill prevents corporate lobbyists from side-stepping regulation. The bill helps create a more level playing field for interest groups. Sounds reasonable to me.
You know me... always trying to provide a fair and balanced view.


Some tragic news – Jon Schnepp has passed away. Schnepp directed many episodes of the excellent Metalocalypse cartoon series, and wrote Slayer's recent Repentless comic. Comic book nerds might recognize him as the guy who did The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? based on the 90s Superman movie that never was with Tim Burton, Kevin Smith and Nicolas Cage.
It is with a broken heart that the Schnepp family and I must announce the passing of our beloved Jon Schnepp, who died peacefully on July 19, 2018.
Jon ultimately succumbed to the effects of a massive stroke. He had a blood clot removed from his left carotid artery, but the bleeding could not be stopped. Irreparable and catastrophic damage was caused to both hemispheres and all brain activity ceased. His sister Deborah and I had to make the difficult decision to take him off of life support. There was no possible way for him to recover. Please understand.
I spent the last hour of his life with him holding him, laying my head across his massive chest, kissing him, stroking his hair, playing his favorite songs, and telling him over and over again how much I love him. My life has been forever changed by Jon. I feel endlessly grateful to have shared 16 years of laughter, love and incredible adventures together, including the making a feature film, as well as a television series that I hope to complete and release later this year in his honor.
Jon's mother Miriam, his father David, his sister Deborah and I are devastated beyond measure. We appreciate your love and support, and most importantly your understanding of our privacy at this time as we grieve.
Sadly, there are still massive medical bills to cover the matter. If you have anything to spare, you can do so here.


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Wales Coast Path
Offa's Dyke
Beaumaris to Llanddona – Wales Coast Path
Our motto for the walk from Macbeth, much quoted by Lucy "I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er,"
Here we are at last, the final day's walking on the Wales Coast Path. We were up early only to be greeted by a dense sea fog. By the time we positioned our cars and set off along the promenade in Beaumaris, there was enough visibility to walk, but not to see the glorious views across the bay.
Beaumaris Castle was a vague, ghostly outline in the distance. From the promenade we entered a kissing gate which led us up through a grassy field. We stopped to talk to a chap who was hoping for the fog to lift. We told him that by the end of the day we would have walked the 870 miles of the Wales Coast Path. He was full of admiration and wanted to know what charity we were supporting so he could donate. Several people had offered to donate to a charity of our choice enroute but we hadn't really considered the option.
Once off the grassy path we followed the road clearly signposted – onto a concrete wall then a shingle beach, we tried to find some sandy bits as the shingle was hard work. Tip toeing along in the mist, we must have been a sorry sight should anybody be looking out from the houses as we scrunched our way along delicately.
Along the cliff face caves appear to have been dug out, while one boulder looks like an ugly giant's face, alongside an isolated rock formation.
Before we are forced off the beach by a river running through, we stop to take in the big reveal. The mist has lifted a little and we get a brief view of Snowdonia in the distance. Tantalising!
We head inland following the signs to steps, another shingle beach and yet another long stretch by road to the 11th Century Penmon Priory, with it's distinctive Dovecote which dates from the 16th century.
Exiting through the Toll Gate we make good time to Trwyn Du and the Penmon Lighthouse. Still draped in mist, we couldn't see across to Puffin island let alone Llandudno and the Isle of Man. My hair is damp from the clinging mist.
The camper vans parked here for the night we're getting ready to set off for the day, while we made our way to the whitewashed cafe for a cuppa.
The WCP turns left just before the car park here entering into an area covered by bushes, clearly signposted until you reach a long whitish wall. Continuing until we passed a corner of a house, we are signpost downhill.
From here we lost track of directions, just following the route around and between whitewashed houses, over narrow roads and wooded track to Glan-yr-Afon.
We were reminiscing about our walk so much we must have missed a sign, as the guidebooks talk about Llanfihangel Chapel while we found ourselves at Llanfihangel School, but we soon picked up the working farm which was mentioned in the guide books.
Blimey, I must have been tired as I left my camera on the wall here while I checked on our onward journey. Soon spotted, I raced back to collect it, the camera has been like an additional limb through this adventure.
Lots of work taking place on the path here, so the guidebooks don't follow the new layout. There is still a steep descent down some steps though, and while we had rather hoped that we would end our 870 mile walk with stunning views across to Red Wharf Bay and Llanddona Beach, but that weird sea mist was still hanging around.
Down on the beach we found a local fisherman who was happy to take our photo, before we jumped in the car for taking on that testing road up to Llanddona village and home.
Llanddona to Dulas – Wales Coast Path
As I drive down to Llanddona beach from the village I hold my breath. The road is winding, narrow and steep. It was a relief to reach the car park as our friend Esther drives up in her distinctive VW beetle.
It is early morning and promises to be a glorious day.
The tide is out and we set off to walk as far as we could along the beach, before heading back to the sign posted path over the marshes. This is a glorious curve of coast to Red Wharf Bay and most of it follows the shore line. Over the little bridge we go before rounding the curve and stopping off for coffee at The Ship Inn, already very busy despite the early hour.
For some reason whenever I pronounced Red Wharf Bay it came out as Red Dwarf Bay and so it shall be forever more. Passing by the car park, we continued to the end of the road where the signpost takes us up the hill through a caravan park, towards the end of the site forking off to the right of the main road we missed a low level sign, and found ourselves in a new luxury chalet development called the View, which we didn't have time to enjoy, as realising our mistake we retraced our steps downhill.
For the first time in months we feel hot under the noon day sun – just saying, not complaining. We reach the wooded path with glimpses of clear blue sea, large limestone quarry face tower above us on the left of the path. We step onto the road at Benllech and stop for our picnic lunch on the benches facing the beach. Families are out enjoying the early May bank holiday sun.
We gather ourselves and reach another caravan park, following the diversion signs, apparently there had been a significant cliff fall. I think we would still be wandering around the park if it wasn't for a very kind chap popping out of his caravan and showing us the way onwards – the signs are pretty discreet to say the least.
A very relaxing walk onwards through Traeth Bychan and Penrhyn Point follows, with crystal clear blue water on our right.
Moelfre was to be our next stop – tea and cake at Ann's Pantry beckoned. A group of ladies were opening their fourth bottle of prosseco, I was envious!
We walked across the front up to the Wool shop that Esther used to go to as a child, holidaying with her aunt. Happy memories. Passing below the commemorative statue to coxswain, Richard "Dic" Evans awarded the RNLI gold medal, having served on 179 launches and saved 280 lives.
After the lifeboat station we covered some ground across the cliff tops, stopping to take in the Royal Charter Memorial just above the path. This clipper was on the last leg of its journey from Melbourne to Liverpool in October 1859 when it went aground. 460 lives were lost along with the cargo in a hurricane force 12 storm. There was a great deal of gold on board, and the largest gold nugget found on Anglesey was discovered as late as 2012.
An easy walk to yet another sandy beach at Traeth Lligwy with the car park packed with camper vans, through the sandy dunes over a footbridge to another car park, follow the signs to reach Traeth yr Ora, where you can go down to the beach but the path turns inland.
We then followed the path inland for quite a long stretch before eventually reaching a small pond, continuing to the right of the pond we made our way wearily to the Pilot Boat Inn on the A5025.
Dulas to Amlwch – Wales Coast Path
Having lunched in Porth Amlwch after our morning walk from Dulas, we decide to drive to Cemaes and walk back to Porth Amlwch, mainly because we felt that walking towards the decommissioned Wylfa Nuclear Power station might detract from the mood of the moment, also we wanted to leave the car in Cemaes ready for next day's trek.
This turned out to be one of my favourite walks, in addition to the natural beauty, this stretch has a wealth of easy to access heritage sites.
We set off across the harbour stopping to take in the Tide and Time St Patrick's Bell, before heading for the headland.
Reaching Porth Padrig beach, the rock formation Y Ladi Wen – the White Lady stands out against the backdrop of the golden cliffs. No wonder Anglesey is a joy for geologist field trips. Hardly surprising that the island is part of the European Geoparks Network and the Global Geoparks Network.
We walked across the beach and scrambled up the other side. Our next stop was the enchanting Llanbadrig Church. Named after St Patrick who is said to have been shipwrecked on the island. There has been a church on the site since 440AD. This simple church is a tranquil stop off point.
Climbing over the stile in the churchyard, I try and make out the hazy outline of the Isle of Man.
From here, the walk gets more strenuous, with steep steps to Porth Llanlleiana. The clay works here were built over a nunnery, and created porcelain until it closed in the 1920s.
We made a choice here to stick to the more strenuous route rather than divert to an easier stretch, and continued to Hell's Mouth – Porth Cynfor, another steep descent and ascent!
Moving swiftly on, we were fascinated by the completeness of the Borth Wen brickworks, from the ruined winding gear on the hill to the chimneys and kilns. It also features a natural arch that looks like an elephant's trunk.
From here there is a nice, easy section to Bull's Bay, the rocks here are over 600 million years old, which is how old I am beginning to feel. We watch a group of rowers in the bay, before pushing on to Amlwch, and are happy to see the bromide extraction plant come into view.
A brilliant day's walking.
Cemaes to Amlwch – Wales Coast Path
Having walked from Dulas to Porth Amlwch in the morning we reversed our direction in the afternoon by taking the car to Cemaes and walking back to Porth Amlwch, so that our backs were turned on The carbuncle on the landscape Wylfa Power Station.
Church Bay to Cemaes – Wales Coast Path
Joined today by good friends Esther Roberts and Judith Newton who are chivying us along the final stages of the Wales Coast Path walk.
We first strolled round the grounds of the Swtan Heritage Museum, which doesn't open until the second bank holiday in May, it is a restored 17th century Welsh Cottage, the roof is thatched and the walls whitewashed..
There is a pay and display car park and toilet here, with a cafe nearby.
We set off at a brisk pace gradually going uphill towards Porth y Bribys, we had to really stop and consider our next steps as there were fences and signs intermingled, plus lots of cows in the field. We eventually made our way past the cows, down an incline to the little island Ynys y Fydlyn, with a freshwater lake beyond.
We stopped for a breather, and chatted to some fellow walkers, before scrambling up the cliff face and some rocky terrain before levelling off as we approached the abandoned copper works and the two navigational points known as the White Ladies.
Out to sea the Skerries Lighthouse dominates the horizon, a reminder of the treacherous seas around Anglesey, and the numerous shipwrecks sand lives lost – a sobering thought.
Even more sobering is the sight of Wylfa Nuclear Power Station. Juxtaposition against the rural scenes of sheep grazing and farmers tilling the fields, it is altogether a bizarre site.
We sidetracked from here to visit the little church in the field beyond and made our way across the Mynachdy estate, dropping slightly to Hen Borth then rounding Trwyn Cemlyn, followed by a hard slog across the shingle on Cemlyn Bay. We stopped to talk to some wardens from the reserve who were watching out for incoming birds, mainly terns. Rather them than me, as there was a fresh, cool breeze blowing.
At the Felinheli Cafnan corn-mill we took a break, situated in a little dip, it was out of the wind and also Wylfa was out of sight. I washed my boots in the clear water, certainly had collected some mud during the walk.
Back on track we were soon trying to negotiate our way around Wylfa. There was a sign discarded in the bushes leading to the forest, and that path was overgrown, so we walked around Wylfa following the roadway keeping a wary eye open for some very discreet signage. It felt strange, soulless and not the most endearing part of the walk. We eventually climbed over a gateway to get out of the area.
We quickly made our way towards Cemaes Head, opting for the short cut to Cemaes, stopping at the Stag pub for a bar meal, before completing our walk, passing Harry Furlong Buoy which now stands to one side of the Main Street to the harbour, rather than warning ships against the danger of the rocks at Trwyn Cemlyn.
The sun shone on the pretty little harbour of Cemaes as four tired ladies made their way to the car park.
Penrhos Coastal Park, Holyhead to Church Bay – Wales Coast Path
It maybe worth stating that the Isle of Anglesey Coast Path (2006) has been around longer than the Wales Coast Path (2012). There seem to be constant improvements, so we abandoned the guidebooks and downloaded the information from the www.anglesey.gov.uk website, which seems to be regularly updated. The angles of the Anglesey signage sometimes seem to be strange, but that maybe just down to our interpretation.
This walk saw us back at the car park in Penrhos Coastal Park, we popped into the Toll House Cafe to tell the owners that we had survived the walk to Rhoscolyn – the owner had helped us out with a lift during a previous walk.
Across the Stanley Embankment we go again. Designed by Thomas Telford in an effort to improve links between Dublin, Holyhead and London, it links the Isle of Anglesey with Holy island.
We turn down the path by the garage, we shadow Gorad Beach (the tide was out) before turning inland up the Afon Alaw estuary. There is a fancy new bridge crossing the river before you reach Llanfachraeth. The weather turned nasty, with a squally showers, obliterating any views across to Holyhead.
By the time we had walked across the sands at Traeth y Gribin the weather had cleared.
At Penrhyn Bay the path goes through the caravan park, but it is possible to walk across the beach and take a through way just where the park ends. There is a shop and cafe on the site though, so you may want refreshments, as there is very little opportunity further up the coast.
Another sandy bay at Porth Tywyn Mawr, and apart from some muddy fields the path continues smoothly to join a road then off the road again towards Trwyn Gwter-fudr (Dirty gutter nose), Cable bay and then Porth Swtan (Whiting Port) more commonly called Church Bay, with its cafe and Lobster Pot restaurant.
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Please join us in congratulating Preeti Sivasankar as the next head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences effective July 1, 2019!
She will be preceded by Keith Kluender who has served as head of SLHS since January 2012 and will remain on the faculty. We are grateful to Keith for his exceptional leadership of SLHS. He was instrumental in establishing a new home for the Department in Lyles-Porter Hall and has done an outstanding job of building a strong Department that boasts an impressive graduate program (speech-language pathology program ranks #5 and the audiology program ranks #13).
Professor Sivasankar came to Purdue in 2005. Her research focuses on voice production and laryngeal physiology and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. She has received Fellow of The ASHA, SLHS Outstanding Undergraduate Instructor Award, HHS Jane S. Link Outstanding Teaching Award, Fellow of the CIC (Big 10 Alliance) Academic Leadership Program, Purdue University HHS Dean's Fellow, and Purdue University Faculty Scholar. She has served as associate head of SLHS since 2017 and was interim head of SLHS during fall 2018.
The SLHS Student Advocacy Council was presented with the Indiana SPeech-Language Hearing Association's Friend of ISHA award for advancing the welfare of those with communication disabilities through their advocacy efforts. SLHS Student Advocacy Council members have been integrally involved in recruiting participants, organizing, and conducting the training session for Legislative Day at the Statehouse for the past two years. During this time, participation has increased by over 300%.
Dawn received Honors of the Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association! Dawn's work on legislative advocacy, supervision of graduate students providing swallowing evaluations and therapy, patient care, mentoring, dedicated professionalism, and leadership are just a few of her skills! In addition, she has the ability to route for IU and PU teams at the same time and every student that has worked with her wants to aspire to be just like her!
Ann Alvar was selected for the College of Health and Human Sciences 2019 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award!
Congratulations to Kathryn Bower our 2019 SLHS Outstanding Senior!
Congratulations Stacia Braden and Molly Mochel on being chosen the ISHA 2019 Outstanding Student Clinician!


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NRECA Statement on Nomination of Gov. Rick Perry for Energy Secretary
PublishedDecember 13, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today issued the following statement regarding President-elect Trump's selection of Texas Gov. Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy.
"America's electric cooperatives work closely with the Department of Energy, and we congratulate Gov. Rick Perry on his selection to lead the Department," said NRECA CEO Jim Matheson. "It's crucial that the Energy Secretary understand the opportunities and challenges facing co-ops as we work to ensure continued access to safe, affordable, and reliable power for 42 million Americans. We value DOE as an important partner in our pursuit of innovative solutions to our nation's energy challenges—particularly in the areas of cybersecurity, carbon capture, renewable energy, and the development of electric utility infrastructure. We look forward to working with Gov. Perry, once confirmed, to meet the energy challenges of the future."
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is the national service organization that represents the nation's more than 900 private, not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric cooperatives, which provide service to 42 million people in 47 states.


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1. Picasso: Chapter One
Pablo Picasso (Antonio Banderas) struggles to bring attention to the rising threat of fascism in Spain. Meanwhile, Young Pablo (Alex Rich) dreams of becoming a great painter. But first he must find his own voice.
2. Picasso: Chapter Two
WWII rages, but older Picasso (Antonio Banderas) refuses to leave Paris, straining his relationship with photographer Dora Maar (Samantha Colley). Meanwhile, Young Pablo (Alex Rich) finds quick success on his first trip to Paris by imitating the masters, but he struggles to make something truly original.
3. Picasso: Chapter Three
Pablo (Alex Rich) begins his Blue Period after the suicide of his best friend, and meets his first great love, Fernande Olivier (Aisling Franciosi). Meanwhile, older Picasso (Antonio Banderas) starts an affair with another great love, the young artist Françoise Gilot (Clémence Poésy).
4. Picasso: Chapter Four
As older Picasso (Antonio Banderas) juggles two love affairs, Young Pablo (Alex Rich) finds inspiration from the legendary poets Apollinaire (Seth Gabel) and Max Jacob (T.R. Knight). He strives to use their ideas to create a masterpiece that will signal his arrival as a great artist.
5. Picasso: Chapter Five
Picasso (Antonio Banderas) goes to great lengths to convince Françoise Gilot (Clémence Poésy) to move in with him. Meanwhile, Young Pablo (Alex Rich) struggles to match the genius of Matisse. He finds dark inspiration from his souring relationship with Fernande Olivier (Aisling Franciosi).
6. Picasso: Chapter Six
As older Picasso (Antonio Banderas) takes Françoise Gilot (Clémence Poésy) to the South of France for vacation, Younger Pablo (Alex Rich) gives up his partying ways and invents cubism with Georges Braque (Kerr Logan). But his career is threatened when he is accused of stealing the Mona Lisa.
7. Picasso: Chapter Seven
In the wake of WWII, older Picasso (Antonio Banderas) joins the Communist Party and struggles to reconcile his art with his political ideals. Haunted by a doomed love affair from his past, he falters in his responsibilities to Françoise Gilot (Clémence Poésy).
8. Picasso: Chapter Eight
Yearning for something new, Pablo (Alex Rich) throws himself into designing a ballet. He meets his first wife, the ballerina Olga Khoklova (Sofia Doniants). Meanwhile, older Picasso (Antonio Banderas) struggles to balance the needs of his family with his desire to remain artistically relevant.
9. Picasso: Chapter Nine
Françoise Gilot (Clémence Poésy) defies Picasso (Antonio Banderas) and pursues her artistic goals, as Younger Picasso finds respite from his strained marriage to Olga (Sofia Doniants) with a new amour fou (mad love). Meanwhile, a young Dora Maar (Samantha Colley) strives to meet Picasso, but he's not at all what she expects.
10. Picasso: Chapter Ten
After leaving Picasso, Françoise Gilot (Clémence Poésy) struggles to escape his shadow and make it on her own. Picasso (Antonio Banderas) finds companionship with Jacqueline Roque (Valentina Bellè), but secludes himself from the world, determined to paint the perfect painting.
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government is an oppressive regime like the Roman Empire of the 1st century. Those who collected the taxes for such a government bore the brunt of much public displeasure. Second, the tax collectors in the Bible were Jews who were working for the hated Romans. These individuals were seen as turncoats, traitors to their own countrymen. Rather than fighting the Roman oppressors, the publicans were helping them—and enriching themselves at the expense of their fellow Jews. Third, it was common knowledge that the tax collectors cheated the people they collected from. By hook or by crook, they would collect more than required and keep the extra for themselves. Everyone just understood that was how it worked. The tax collector Zacchaeus, in his confession to the Lord, mentioned his past dish onesty in Luke 19:8. Fourth, because of their skimming off the top, the tax collectors were well-to-do. This further separated them from the lower classes, who resented the injustice of their having to support the publicans' lavish lifestyle. The tax collectors, ostracized as they were from society, formed their own clique, further separating themselves from the rest of society.
Q - When is the last time you invited the lost into your home for dinner? Or, when's the last time the lost have invited you into their home? Honestly, what is your comfort level around the lost...comfortable or uncomfortable? How can you/we be more intentional in this area and make ourselves and our faith attractive to the lost?
Notice in v. 19 that Jairus, a synagogue ruler, comes into the home of the tax collectors and sinners in search of Christ. He humbles himself and kneels before Christ telling him that his daughter has just died, and then he says "but come..." What a remarkable show of faith. He left his dead daughter, his wife, and the rest of his family in search of Christ. In v. 23 when they made it back to his home the funeral had already started. Discuss the significance of this tremendous show of faith.
Q - Last week, and in this same passage, we see Christ healing the sick. But, in this particular instance he actually brings back a 12-year old girl from the dead. What is Christ communicating regarding His power, and the sting of death compared to this power? Look at the story of the woman with the issue of blood for twelve years...the same number of years that the little girl belonging to Jairus had been alive. For 12 years she had sought relief and healing but to no avail. But in v. 21 she says to herself "If I only touch his garment, I will be made well." And Jesus in turn heals her and makes her well.
Q - Who do you know that has suffered for years that you want us to pray for Jesus to touch?
Christ fights for us. He comes into our homes, He steps into our situations, He meets us where we are hurting most, and He fights for us in ways that no one else can. We must believe this and speak this fighting-for-us Christ into the lives of those around us who are suffering.
Q - What 1-2 things did you receive from this passage or discussion that you can implement and/or give away this week? Specifically, how do you plan to do so?
● Women's Retreat - Oct 21-23 in Pigeon Forge. Encourage ladies to attend. E-mail Karen Trigg at RuthsHope@gmail.com for more info or to sign up.
● Women's Gathering - This Tuesday @ 7:00. 5 Strawberry Place, J.C.
● Prayer Service - There will be a designated evening of prayer for healing and deliverance on Tuesday, Nov 1. More details to come later. Be praying now.
● Starting Point - Gathering for those new to RS who simply want to know more about the church. After church on Sun, Oct 30. More details to come later.
● Church membership - For those who want to make RS their church home, there will be a membership meeting on Sunday, Nov 13. More details to come later.


ST. LOUIS – Compass Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trans States Holdings, Inc., today announced it will operate 20 new 76-seat Embraer E175 aircraft owned by American Airlines, Inc. Compass expects to begin taking delivery of the aircraft and start scheduled service under the American Eagle brand and livery in the first quarter of 2015. The agreement also provides American the option to place additional E175 aircraft it owns with Compass in the future.
American Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL), announced in December 2013 it had signed agreements with Embraer S.A. to purchase 60 new 76-seat E175 regional jets, with options for up to 90 additional aircraft. With continued new aircraft deliveries over the next several years, American will have one of the most modern and efficient fleets in the industry.
The addition of these 20 American aircraft will increase the fleet size of Compass Airlines to 62 aircraft, all of which are either Embraer E175 or E170 aircraft.
The new E175s will offer American Airlines customers a more seamless transition from mainline to regional flights with 12 First Class seats, 20 Main Cabin Extra seats offering additional legroom and 44 seats in the Main Cabin. The aircraft will also feature modern cabin elements including in-flight Wi-Fi, full-size overhead bins, more spacious lavatories, leather seats and adjustable headrests. Powered by General Electric CF34 engines, the E175 also is one of the most fuel efficient 76-seat aircraft in the market today.


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Strest-Server is a highly scalable STREST and HTTP server, specifically designed for creating api's

Take a look at the wiki and javadocs for more info.

### Main Features

* wicked fast
* easy to create data streams (ex firehoses)
* asynchronous
* controllers automatically work with both HTTP and (faster)STREST
* websockets integration out of the box

### Getting started:

The best way to get started is to clone the repo and try out the examples.

git clone git@github.com:trendrr/strest-server.git
cd strest-server
java -jar strest.jar

Then point your browser at:

http://localhost:8000/hello/world

Then to see the streaming / websocket demo point your browser at:

http://localhost:8000/static/examples/example.html

To learn more, please check out:

* JavaDocs -- http://trendrr.github.com/strest-server/javadoc/
* STREST Protocol Spec -- https://github.com/trendrr/strest-server/wiki/STREST-Protocol-Spec
* Strest Server introduction -- https://github.com/trendrr/strest-server/wiki/Strest-Server-introduction
* Serverside Examples -- https://github.com/trendrr/strest-server/tree/master/src/com/trendrr/strest/examples
* Websocket Example -- https://github.com/trendrr/strest-server/wiki/Websocket-Example
* Client Drivers -- https://github.com/trendrr/strest-server/wiki/Strest-Drivers

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Map of the proposed street widening of Walnut Street between Park Ave. & San Carlos St. SEP 1, 1914. Note this map is drawn upon the assumption that Park Ave. has already been widened.
Description This is a map of Walnut Street from San Carlos Street to Park Avenue that the City of San Jose had planned on improving. includes Walnut Street, San Carlos Street, Pleasant Avenue, Park Avenue, Delmas Avenue, Gifford Ave.
Transcript Map of the proposed street widening of Walnut Street between Park Ave. & San Carlos St. SEP 1, 1914. Note this map is drawn upon the assumption that Park Ave. has already been widened.


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Today's scripture: Psalm 91:1-4 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.


California's long-term drought has become a crippling issue for the state. The San Joaquin Delta region in northern California is the State's main water source, feeding nearly all of the farms, cities and communities throughout the Central Valley and southern half of the state. The Delta's ecosystem is in dramatic decline and its reliability as a sustainable water source is in jeopardy. For the past seven years, California has been studying a solution called the Bay Delta Conservation Plan that would increase water reliability and repair the ecosystem. After over a year of considering public feedback, a final plan has been brought forth that splits the project into two distinct efforts: a massive water reliability construction project involving two 40′ diameter underground tunnels and an equally ambitious ecosystem restoration program to help stabilize and reverse the Delta's decline. As a result, the State needed a strong, cohesive and reliable brand for the coordinated public educational phase of the project. Commuter Industries was brought on-board to lead and own the entire brand development process which is an ongoing effort that continues to evolve in lockstep with the overall project. To date, efforts have included a comprehensive brand identity and design standards, marketing strategy and copywriting consultation, numerous fact sheets, the creation of dozens of custom infographics, illustrations, and iconography, and a mobile-optimized, dynamic website featuring a custom-built CMS.


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    end
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Personal Security & Bodyguards
Office Supplies, Couriers & Services
Car Hire, Rental & Leasing
Taxis, Limousines, Transfers & Minibus
Cooking Schools & Wine Courses
Malay Lessons & Language Schools
Expat Schools & International Schooling
Pre-school, Kindergarten & Nursery
Tutors, Tuition & Learning Support
Night Clubs & Discos
Voluntary Organisations & NGOs
International Relocation & Moving to Malaysia
Expat Mortgages & Home Finance
Financial Advisors & Wealth Management
Investments in Malaysia
Malaysian Insurance: Car, Home, Life
International & Specialist Foods
Aesthetics, Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery
Osteopaths, Chiropractors & Physiotherapists
Spas, Massage & Beauty Salons
Alternative Treatments & Homeopathic Healing
Expat Healthcare & Medical Insurance
Air Conditioning & Fans
Domestic Services & Maid Agencies
Furniture & Equipment Rental
Movers, Removals, Transport & Storage
Satellite, TV & Home Entertainment
Property Rentals & Housing Agents
Property for Sale & Investment
Shopping Centres & Department Stores
Basketball, Futsal & Football
Sailing, Yachts & Boats
Kuala Lumpur Blogs & Websites
Malaysia Web Portals
Exhibitions & Art
Music: World & Folk
Antiques & Bric-à-Brac
Sunway Lagoon
Water park featuring rides and slides, amusement park, extreme park, wildlife park and horror park. Closed Tuesdays. 11:00 - 18:00 weekdays, 10:00 - 18:00 weekends. 3, Jalan PJS 11/11, Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Interactive "edutainment" centre for children to role play adult activities in a replica city designed to simulate real life work and career scenarios. For ages 4 to 14. Curve NX, 18 Jalan PJU 7/5, Mutiara Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya.
National Planetarium
Dedicated to all things related to science and astronomy. Facilities include an observatory park, picnic area, viewing gallery with binoculars, theatrette and observatory. Open Tuesday - Sunday, 09:00 - 16:30. 53, Jalan Perdana, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Kampung Kuantan Fireflies
Night boat trips to witness millions of fireflies. Open daily, 19:30 - 22:30. Jalan Club, Kampung Kuantan, 45600 Kuala Selangor.
Petrosains
Housed in the Petronas Twin Towers, Petrosains is a science discovery centre that uses an interactive approach to tell the story of the science and technology of the petroleum industry. Petronas Twin Towers, Level 4, Suria KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur.
Wet World Shah Alam
Child friendly water park. Open Thursday to Tuesday 10:00-19:00. Persiaran Dato Menteri, Section 2, Shah Alam 40000 Selangor.
Orchid & Hibiscus Gardens
Part of the Lake Gardens, the orchid and hibiscus gardens contain a collection of over 500 hibiscus flowers and about 800 species of orchids. Free entrance, open daily 09:00 - 18:00. Jalan Perdana, Taman Tasik Perdana, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Where kids build, create and play! Experience exciting hands-on learning with creative technology, using LEGO® and specially selected software. Holiday programs. Age 4yrs Great Eastern Mall and 2F-30, Bangsar Village 2, 59100 Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Deer Park
A 2 hectare enclosure homing deers, a landscaped ornamental lake and jogging track. Free entry, open daily from 10:00 - 17:00. Jalan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Zoo Negara
Hold a total of over 5446 specimen from 476 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. Open daily from 09:00-17:00. Hulu Kelang, 68000 Ampang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Kuala Selangor Nature Park
A sanctuary for many different types of flora and fauna situated at the mouth of Selangor River. Taman Alam Kuala Selangor, Jalan Klinik, 45000 Kuala Selangor.
Genting Theme Park
A multi-million ringgit playground with over 40 rides, indoor and outdoor parks and waterpark, entertainment, shows, accommodation, dining, shopping and casino. Genting Highlands, 69000 Pahang Darul Makmur.
Located in the Lake Gardens, the butterfly park holds 6,000 butterflies from 120 species that roam and fly freely in a simulated natural rainforest environment. Open daily 09:00 - 18:00. Jalan Cenderawasih, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Park featuring over 3000 birds and the worlds largest walk-in free-flight aviary. Open daily from 09:00 - 18:00. 920 Jalan Cenderawasih, Taman Tasik Perdana 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Mines Wonderland
Built around a former mining-pool, the theme-park offers watersports, amusement rides, a winter-house with snow, laser and multimedia presentations, animal kingdom, trains, boats and vintage cars. Jalan Dulang, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Indoor themepark offering rides and activities located in Berjaya Times Square shopping / leisure mall. Open Monday - Friday 12:00 - 22:00, Saturday - Sunday 11:00 - 22:00. No. 09-103, 9th Floor, Berjaya Times Square, No.1, Jalan Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Themed Attractions & Resorts
Parent company of KidZania, Legoland and Puteri Harbour Family Resort.
National Science Centre / Pusat Sains Negara
Educational and hands on science and technology exhibits. Closed on Fridays. Opening hours 09:00 - 17:00. Pesiaran Bukit Kiara, Bukit Kiara, 50662 Kuala Lumpur.
A state-of-the-art oceanarium showcasing over 5,000 different exhibits of aquatic and land-bound creatures over a 60,000 square-foot space in the Concourse Level of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur.
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Day 6 in LA: To the Restaurant, To the Mall!
That was totally a rap joke I'm sorry. /not sorry/ but today, I met a friend from high school and we spent the day together. Since I wasn't meeting my friend until the afternoon, I thought I'd take the time to go down and ride the pedal boats in Echo Park. Turns out, it was… Continue reading Day 6 in LA: To the Restaurant, To the Mall!


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For some reason, a lot of Michiganders are vastly impressed with non-Michiganders who venture to the Upper Peninsula. I don't know if we strike them as especially hardy or just exceptionally rare, but really, all you have to do is pay four dollars to cross the Mackinac Bridge. In any case, PJ and I took the plunge last week and drove from Grand Rapids to Whitefish Point, on the eastern tip of the state in the U.P., on Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast. It's the home of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, which I had heard about from a docent at another museum in Lansing when I was working there in the summer and which caught my imagination. The Great Lakes have seen an estimated 6000 shipwrecks, and 300 of those have been in an 80-mile stretch starting from Whitefish Point. A combination of bad weather and unfortunate geography in the form of reefs and narrow channels combine to make this area particularly treacherous for ships. The most famous of these, and the last shipwreck on the Great Lakes, was the Edmund Fitzgerald, which went down in an unexpectedly vicious storm on November 10, 1975, 17 miles off Whitefish Point.
The bell of the Edmund Fitzgerald is on display in the museum, as part of a memorial dedicated to the ship. As part of its mission, the museum owns an underwater research ship, and almost 20 years after the ship went down, museum staff were approached by family members of the Fitzgerald crew, asking them to try to raise the bell in an attempt to gain some sort of closure. The ship had sunk in Canadian waters, so they had to get permission from the Canadian government for any sort of recovery attempt. The Canadians not only gave permission, they also furnished a ship for any family members who might want to observe the operation, and National Geographic loaned a special suit that allows a diver to work for up to eight hours at a stretch. The bell was brought up on July 4, 1995, and another bell, inscribed with the names of the 29 crew members who had perished, taken down and set on the wrecked vessel in its place. A treaty between the American and Canadian governments established the site of the wreck as a memorial to remain undisturbed. The original bell, cleaned and polished, is now on exhibit at the Shipwreck Museum, but I felt OK about that, and OK about taking pictures of it, when I learned that it was brought up at the families' request. There's a private memorial service every year at the museum on the anniversary of the wreck and according to staff, it's become a lot more cheerful since the bell was raised.
We stayed on the museum grounds, at the restored Coast Guard Crew Quarters, which is now a bed and breakfast. The breakfast isn't the gourmet kind, it's the serve-yourself-cereal-bagels-microwave sausage biscuits-fruit-muffins-yogurt-juice-etc. kind. This works out very well, as the nearest other food is in Paradise, 11 miles down the road, where there aren't a whole lot of restaurants and some of the ones that are there close in the early evening. It's nice to have handy snacks in a pinch. We spent three nights at the Crew Quarters. For a type A person who has to be on the go every minute while on vacation, three nights in kind of a remote location, surrounded by vast areas of no cell phone coverage, and miles from the nearest McDonald's, three nights at Whitefish Point might be a little too much of a good thing. Thank goodness we're not type A people. We had a great time. Besides the museum and the oldest active lighthouse (now, alas, just a light tower) on Lake Superior, they have a theater that shows a movie about the raising of the Fitzgerald bell, the restored home of the lighthouse keepers and their families, and the surfboat building, plus a separate bird observatory. We visited all the buildings, walked on the beach, read and relaxed, and drove to Tusquamenon State Park to see the Falls. The Upper Falls are among the largest east of the Mississippi. I wasn't prepared for the color; the water has a lot of brown due to tannic acid.
Upper Falls, Tusquamenon State Park
One thing that we hadn't originally planned to do was look for Yooperlite rocks, because we'd never heard of them until some other guests at the Crew Quarters told us about them. They visit Whitefish Point several times a year, but the main point of this trip was to look for Yooperlite rocks, a newly discovered type of rock found only in the Upper Peninsula. ("Yooper" is someone who lives in the U.P.) Some combination of minerals makes parts of the rock glow under a black light. The other guests went out after dark to look for the rocks on our second night and showed us the rocks the next morning, and I asked them if we could go with them that night, when they were planning on going out again. They had bought black light flashlights at a hardware store in Grand Rapids, where they lived, and we decided to try to find our own lights so we wouldn't have to ask them to share theirs. We found out exactly how popular Yooperlite rocks have become, and also how helpful the locals are. The first store we went to didn't have any black lights, but the guy told us he heard that the 76 station with the broken sign by the Lower Falls at Tusquamenon State Park had some. We headed over there and the woman behind the counter had sold her last two that morning. ("You're looking for those rocks, aren't you?") She said the hardware store in Newberry might have some and offered to call for us, because cell phones are pretty useless in that part of the U.P. The store in Newberry had two left and said they would hold them for us, and we drove to Newberry and I gave my name and she pulled them from under the counter. ("We've been selling a lot of these. Everybody's looking for those rocks.") We didn't find any Yooperlite rocks that night but we had a good time hunting and I saw a gorgeous moon over the lake that I wouldn't have seen otherwise. Judy (from Grand Rapids) wanted to give me one of hers but I refused. It's probably just as well we didn't find any. PJ and I are trying to get rid of stuff, not bring in more, and it must be admitted that we had already picked up a few rocks on our daytime beach rambles. (We of course checked those with a black light, as Yooperlite rocks look perfectly ordinary in regular light.) I intended to sleep in the next morning but woke up early out of habit. It was the only clear morning of our stay and I made myself get out of bed. Sunrise may be a trite subject for photography but there's a reason for that.
Sunrise at Whitefish Point
The keepers' house is restored to the time of Robert Carlson, who served as the lighthouse keeper from 1903 to 1931. Though isolated, Whitefish Point was one of the light stations where keepers' families were allowed, and Mrs. Carlson made them an extra $10 a month by running the attached weather bureau. During the summer of 1918, Carlson was assigned a 2nd assistant keeper who, he came to realize, was a German spy attempting sabotage. (They didn't say how Carlson knew. I guess the other guy wasn't a very good saboteur.) He discreetly summoned the authorities and the spy and his wife were arrested. The wife was a little snarky about the whole incident, as evidenced by her screaming and cursing at everybody in German as they were both taken away in handcuffs. On another occasion, Mr. Carlson received a commendation when he risked his life taking out a skiff in gale force winds to rescue eleven people from a steamer that had capsized in front of the lighthouse.
I had never heard of surfboats before this trip, but they were the workhorse of the U.S. Lifesaving Service, a forerunner of the Coast Guard. The boats were manned by six to eight oarsmen and could take on up to eleven extra passengers. The surfboat was designed to handle easily so it could avoid wreckage in the water, and only the keeper, who steered it and gave the orders to the oarsmen, could see what they were getting themselves into. (Good idea there.) The boats had handholds on the keel in case they capsized. Other tricks the surfmen had up their sleeves were a wagon that the men could harness themselves to (they couldn't find a horse crazy enough) and drag down the beach for ships that ran aground, and a sort of cannon thing that would shoot a line to a foundering ship, with instructions in French and English about where to secure it, so that people could be transferred off. There was also a giant enclosed metal capsule to transfer several people at a time if this needed to be done quickly. They might have been able to persuade me to crawl into the thing by reminding me that the only alternative was drowning. Seriously, though, the surfmen sound like they were incredibly brave and hard working. They didn't just sit around waiting to be called about a shipwreck, they patrolled the beach looking for them. And, since black lights weren't invented until 1935, they weren't distracted by looking for Yooperlite rocks.
Yooperlite Rocks Under a Black Light
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Interesting! I had never heard of these rocks. We were supposed to head into the UP tomorrow, but ended up extending our stay in Ashland WI and going on a boat tour of the Apostle Islands. Next year, we'll get around to the UP. This summer is whizzing by!
I've been to Wisconsin but never heard of the Apostle Islands. I looked them up and now I want to see them! So much to do, never enough time and money…
I hear ya! So many places, so little time 😊


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Book Giveaway of The Undervalued Self by Elaine N. Aron
Anna and Hatchette Book Group are generously sponsoring a giveaway of 3 copies of The Undervalued Self by Elaine N. Aron.
About the Book, courtesy of the publisher:
Elaine Aron follows up her bestsellers on the highly sensitive person with a groundbreaking new book on the undervalued self. She explains that self-esteem results from having a healthy balance of love and power in our lives. Readers will learn to incorporate love into situations that seem to require power and deal with power struggles that mask themselves as issues of love. From the bedroom to the boardroom, her strategies will enable us to escape feelings of shame, defeat, and depression; dissolve relationship hostility; and become our best selves.
Elaine Aron, Ph.D., is recognized internationally as one of the leading scientists studying the psychology of love and close relationships. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Time Magazine, and National Geographic, and she has appeared on national morning shows on many networks. She is the author of The Highly Sensitive Person, The Highly Sensitive Person in Love, and The Highly Sensitive Child. She divides her time between New York and San Francisco.
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Book Review of Tim Green's False Convictions
Casey hoped to have an open-and-shut case, a sure success for her first effort with the Freedom Project, the renowned charity group dedicated to helping free wrongfully convicted prisoners. The Freedom Project not only gave Casey the chance to help innocent people, but its founder, Robert Graham, offered Casey a one-million-dollar annual pledge to her legal clinic for taking on just two cases a year.
Her first assignment is to revive the case of Dwayne Hubbard, an indigent black man serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of a college student twenty years ago. Using DNA evidence, Casey expects to prove Hubbard's innocent easily. However, when she arrives in rural Auburn, NY, she meets immediate and aggressive resistance.
Death threats and assassination attempts torment Casey as her investigation reveals a prosecution rife with lies. From the judge, the lawyers, the jury, to the police, Casey hunts a complex trail of corruption around the destruction of one young man. But in all the chaos, Casey's hardest challenge may be just staying alive.
False Convictions is a legal thriller, full of suspense and plot twists. Casey Jordan is a seasoned lawyer who has survived the scandal of having been duped by a former client. She'd once represented a serial killer, helped win his freedom, and then discovered he wasn't just guilty but that he was prepared to kill again. She was able to rectify the mistake and found herself the star of a movie on Lifetime. She rehabilitated her career and heads a nonprofit law clinic in Texas.
When Robert Graham, a billionaire and the head of the Freedom Project, offers her $1 million for her nonprofit in exchange for handling the appeal of a black man accused of raping and murdering a young college student in Upstate New York. Casey agrees to take Dwaynne Hubbard's appeal and flies with Robert Graham and discovers that the town of Auburn, New York is still very much a small town. Through the assistance of Marty, a local lawyer, Casey is able to wade through much of the social and political hurdles - and focus on solving the mystery behind the twenty-year-old murder.
Casey, Robert, and Marty, and a TV reporter named Jake work together, digging through the deception and searching for the true killer while facing pressure from the town's leaders. As one cover up leads to another, Casey wonders whether she has finally discovered the truth.
Tim Green's False Convictions is a fast-paced legal thriller, full of twists and interesting characters.
ISBN-10: 0446401528 - Hardcover $25.99
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition (February 10, 2010), 304 pages.
Thank you so much to Miriam and Hatchette Book Group for this review opportunity!
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Book Review of Laura Kinsale's Lessons In French
He's always been trouble. . .Trevelyn and Callie are childhood sweethearts with a taste for adventure. Until the fateful day her father discovers them embracing in the carriage house and in a furious frenzy drives Trevelyn away in disgrace. . .
Exactly the kind of trouble that she's never been able to resist. . .
Nine long lonely years later, Trevelyn returns. Callie is shocked to discover that he can still make her blood race and fill her life with mischief, excitement, and scandal. He would give her the world, but he can't give her the one thing that she wants more than anything - himself. . .
For Trevelyn, Callie is a spark of light in a world of darkness and deceit. Before he can bear to say his last goodbyes, he's determined to sweep her into one last, fateful adventure, just for the two of them. . . .
Lessons In French is a fun, historical romance set in England soon after the French Revolution. Trevelyn is French nobility with blood ties to the French royal family. Unfortunately, his background hasn't made his life any easier. Instead, the family fortune and ties have meant a heavy burden for Trevelyn as he's tried to reacquire the family estates and Dukedom with his limited resources. After their escape from France, his family settled in the English countryside with limited resources. When Trevelyn's romance with Callie ends in disaster and he's forced to leave, he never expects to return. When he does make it back to England, years later, he is surprised to find Callie living in her old home and unmarried.
His childhood friend and sweetheart, Callie, is of good background and considerable wealth, but Callie's been unlucky in love. She had fallen for Trevelyn when they were younger and though she had made three matches since that time, each of the men had cried off. In her late twenties, Callie is helping her younger sister make a match and doubts that she'll have a home of her own. When Trevelyn returns and speaks of love, while Callie knows that she can trust her old friend, her experience with men makes her skeptical. Trevelyn is willing to do whatever it takes to protect Callie and to prove his loyalty and love.
Lessons in French is a fun, satisfying romance! The friendship and banter between Trevelyn and Callie draw you in and provide a wondreful escape.
ISBN-10: 1402237014 - Mass Market Paperback $7.99
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (January 26, 2010), 480 pages.
Thank you to Danielle and SourceBooks for this review opportunity!
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Friday 56: Week 35 - Lessons In French by Laura Kinsale
Here's mine from Laura Kinsale's Lessons In French, about the heroine Callie and her pet bull:
Callie scratched his broad forehead while he chewed with an air of satisfied contemplation.
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Book Review of Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
I am my best self, the most alive I can be, when I'm creating in the shop. I would never admit this to a man I was interested in, but it's the truth. Love is not the main course in the banquet of my life. It's dessert. My mother would say that's why I'm still single. And my sisters would say that I'm lying. But I know this to be true, that love is my treat, my tiramisu, because I'm living it.
I have not been tempted to scrap my life in Greenwich Village and get on a plane and go to Italy to be with Gianluca, even though I crave the idea of him. I know about women who drop the lives they lead in one place to go and be with a man in another. I'm fascinated by their impulse to choose the possibility of love over the certainty of work. I would never leave my work behind for a man, no matter how scrumptious he might be. I am, however, interested in romance on my own terms, and in my own time. I'm no master craftsman when it comes to love, strictly an apprentice in waiting.
-Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
As Brava, Valentine begins, snow falls like glitter over Tuscany at the wedding of Valentine's grandmother Teodora to her longtime love, Dominic. Valentine's dreams are dashed when Gram announces that Alfred, "the prince," Valentine's only brother and nemesis, has been named her partner at Angelini Shoes. Devastated, Valentine falls into the arms of Gianluca, a sexy Tuscan tanner who made his romantic intentions known on the Isle of Capri. Their delicious romance heats up, fueled by Gianluca's heartfelt love letters, but more than an ocean keeps them apart.
When a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity takes Valentine from the winding streets of Greenwich Village to the sun-kissed cobblestones of Buenos Aires, she discovers a long-buried secret hidden deep within a family scandal. Once unearthed, the truth rocks the Roncallis, yet Valentine is determined to hold her family together. Even more, she longs to create a family of her own but is torn between a past love that nurtured her and a new one that promises to sustain her.
Brava, Valentine is Trigiliani's best novel yet, delivering a hilarious and poignant mix of colorful worlds and unforgettable characters as only she can create them, proving once again she is "one of the reigning queens of women's fiction."
Brava, Valentine is the fun, satisfying sequel to Very Valentine. Adriana Trigiani develops the characters and their relationships with sympathy and complexity.
With Teodora's wedding, Valentine is now the head of Angelini Shoe Company and working with her brother, Alfred. The sibling rivalry and resentment still exist, but their close proximity gives Valentine and Alfred a chance to see each other's strengths.
While Teodora and Dominic have married and have effectively retired, Valentine and Gianluca carry their former mentors' workloads. Busier than ever, it seems unlikely that Valentine or Gianluca they'll be able to plan a visit any time soon. But they find other ways to stay in touch and develop their romance. Nearby or far apart, the road to love for Valentine doesn't run smoothly. But Valentine's story keeps us engrossed throughout.
A satisfying sequel to Very Valentine and equally hard to put down, Brava, Valentine is a book that you'll want to re-read and share with friends!
Publisher: Harper; 1 edition (February 9, 2010), 352 pages.
Review copy provided by TLC Book Tours and the publisher.
About the Author, courtesy of the publisher:
Adriana Trigiani is an award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker. The author of bestselling Big Stone Gap series and the bestselling novels Very Valentine, Lucia, Lucia, The Queen of the Big Time, and Rococo; she has also written and will direct the big-screen version of her first novel, Big Stone Gap. Viola in Reel Life, the first novel of her young adult series debuted in September 2009. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.
Thank you so much to Trish and TLC Book Tours for this review opportunity!
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Book Review of The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey
Eileen O'Neill will always remember the lazy summer day when she was just a girl. Her da brought home buckets of lucky yellow paint to celebrate that a hundred years ago to the day, his grandda had won their house in a game of cards from the wealthy Sheridan family. Though her practical ma thought it was a foolish extravagance, she soon joined in the laughter as the family painted the house a sunny color that could be seen from the summit of Slieve Gullion.
The joy of that day soon falls into shadow, however, as religious intolerance, personal tragedy, and devastating secrets seep into the O'Neills' lives and ultimately tear the family violently apart. Young but strong in body, spirit, and passion, Eileen makes her own way in the world, and she is determined to reclaim the Yellow House and bring her broken family back home. Eileen finds work at the local mill owned by the Sheridans - the Quaker family that once owned her childhood home - who are among the few employers in Ulster who don't openly discriminate against Catholics in favor of Protestants. Though her defiance of authority often brings her trouble, Eileen escapes repercussions when she catches the interest of the owner's son Owen, the black sheep in the family.
As civil strife is overshadowed by the advent of World War I, Eileen cannot separate the politics from the personal impact of the conflicts in her life. Her warrior's soul is further encouraged when she meets her friend's older brother, James Conlon. Attractive, charismatic, and a passionate political activist, James is determined to win Irish independence from Great Britain at any cost and by any means. But Eileen also finds herself increasingly drawn to level-headed Owen Sheridan, who believes that peace can never be achieved through violence. As war rages at home and abroad, Eileen finds her actions and choices will change the course of all their lives and give her a true understanding of herself.
Set in Ulster in the early twentieth century, The Yellow House brings to life the dramatic conflicts leading up to the birth of the border that divided the island of Ireland.
Patricia Falvey's first novel, The Yellow House, has been described as firmly and unapologetically on the side of Republican/Nationalist perspective. I didn't feel that this point of view detracted from the novel. Eileen O'Neill is strong-willed, determined, and often excessively stubborn, but these same traits help keep her sane as she faces amazing personal tragedies. The events in Eileen's life are tied to the growing hostilities and political unrest in Ireland. Eileen faces the loss of both her parents and the disintegration of her family and responds by trying to recover their old home, the Yellow House, which represents the life that the O'Neills once had. Eileen's political awareness and willingness to take risks leads her to greater tragedies and disappointments. As Eileen would jump headlong into dangerous situations, I would shake my head, just waiting for the inevitable pain and disappointment.
The Yellow House is the story of Ireland in the early 1900s - it's part historical fiction and part love story. It's a story of hardship, love, loyalty, and hope against all odds.
Publisher: Center Street; 1 edition (February 15, 2010), 352 pages.
Patricia Falvey was born in Northern Ireland and raised in Ireland and England before immigrating to the U.S. at the age of twenty. A former managing director with a financial services firm, she now devotes herself full-time to writing and teaching and divides her time between Dallas, Texas and County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The Yellow House is her first novel. You can learn more at Patricia Falvey's website at patriciafalvey.com
Listen to an interview with Patricia Falvey at Blog Talk Radio at http://patriciafalvey.com/events.html
Thank you to Miriam and Hatchette Book Group for this review opportunity!
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Book Giveaway of The 3-Day Cleanse: Drink Fresh Juice, Eat Real Food, Get Back into Your Skinny Jeans by Zoe Sakoutis and Erica Huss
Anna and Hatchette Book Group are sponsoring a giveaway of 5 copies of this health and fitness book, The 3-Day Cleanse by Zoe Sakoutis and Erica Huss. The authors own and manage Blueprint Cleanse, a highly successful health food company famous for its juice cleanses and fasts.
About the Book, courtesy of Amazon:
Celebrities, foodies and media people rely on the Blueprint Cleanse for relief from the excess, overindulgence and toxins we are all exposed to every day. Now, the founders of the cleanse praised in Elle, Vogue and Every Day with Rachel Ray, offer The 3-Day Cleanse, an at-home juice cleansing program for everyone.
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About the Authors, courtesy of the publisher:
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Book Review of The Crazy School by Cornelia Read
After an irregular childhood and traumatic personal event, Madeline Dare accepts a post at Santangelo Academy, a boarding school for disturbed teenagers. The school is notoriously expensive and experimental and set in gorgeous grounds in the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts. Everyone on campus, teachers and students alike, must submit to the founder's bizarre therapeutic treatments and regimen.
Madeline responds to the demands and requirements with humor, cynicism, and good sense. While this doesn't endear her to everyone, it does make her a sympathetic and teacher and an interesting lead character.
When sudden violence erupts on campus, Madeline finds herself right in the middle of it. And as she tries to make sense of what happened and how to protect herself and her students, we get drawn into the mysteries and secrets going on in The Crazy School.
The Crazy School gives us the quirky, cynical Madeline Dare and her impressions as a new teacher in the dangerous and unusual Santangelo Academy. As a crisis emerges at Santangelo Academy, the story turns into a mystery thriller as Madeline and her students try to discover the truth behind the mysterious deaths. The Crazy School is accessible, engrossing and fun.
ISBN-10: 044619820X - Paperback $13.99
Cornelia Read knows old-school WASP culture firsthand, having been born into the tenth (and last) generation of her mother's family to live on Oyster Bay's Centre Island. She was subsequently raised near Big Sur by divorced hippie-renegade parents. Her childhood mentors included Sufis, surfers, single moms, Black Panthers, Ansel Adams, draft dodgers, striking farmworkers, and Henry Miller's toughest ping-pong rival.
At fifteen, Read returned east, attending boarding school and college on full scholarship. While in New York, she did time as a debutante at the Junior Assemblies, worming her way back into the Social Register following her expulsion when a regrettable tantrum on the part of her mother's boyfriend's wife landed them all on "Page Six" of the New York Post.
Today, her Bostonian Great-Grandmother Fabyan's Society of Mayflower Descendants membership parchment is proudly displayed at the back of Read's tiny linen closet in Berkeley, California. She continues to rebel against familial tradition by staying married to a lovely sane man who is gainfully employed. They have twin daughters, the younger of whom has severe autism. Learn more at Cornelia Read's website at http://www.corneliaread.com/
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Reading Group Guide:
1. Maddie is the only Santangelo Academy teacher who lives off campus. How does this affect her views of what is "normal"?
2. Wiesner tells Maddie she is "too whacked to maintain appropriate boundaries" and has issues with authority. Do you agree? Does anyone at Santangelo maintain "appropriate" boundaries?
3. Maddie claims she hates Mindy because she is so shallow. What does this assessment reveal about Maddie herself? How does the generally negative nature of Maddie's worldview affect the outcome of this particular narrative?
4. Maddie wants to believe that Santangelo can "fix" her. What is broken in her life?
5. The school uses a lot of phrases such as "firing yourself " and "doing a turn-in." Many groups use language to create a shared sense of identity. When can this be beneficial, and when can this be dangerous?
6. What are the author's views on therapy, as expressed by Maddie? Do you agree with her?
7. Why does Maddie stay on as a teacher at Santangelo? Is it only about the paycheck for her?
8. While he never appears in the novel, Maddie's father is discussed twice during the course of the story. What impact do you think his mental illness has had on her development and on her issues with "authority"?
9. What might be different about this novel if Dean had a steady job? What do you think of his attitude about drug testing—is he standing up for individual rights, or should he put down the bong and get over himself already?
10. Could Maddie have been a more effective advocate for her students if she'd played by the Santangelo rules? What would this have meant for Fay and Mooney, specifically? Should she have "done a turn-in" with regard to their secret?
11. What impact has the advent of psychotherapeutic drugs such as Prozac had on the public perception of "talk therapy"?
12. Has the influence of such psychiatric authorities as Freud and Jung been diminished or enhanced by advances in our understanding of neurochemistry over the last two decades? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
13. How do you think Maddie will respond when she hears about the events of the final chapter? Did what happened change your perception of Wiesner and Sitzman?
14. Is the final word of the book, uttered by Sitzman, significant? Does its use here tie in with the discussion of campus prohibitions against it in chapter one? How would the novel be impacted if there were no profanity used by any of its characters?
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Christoph Thies (Forest Policy Expert) · Greenpeace International
On the subject of Motion 65 (High Conservation Value 2 – Intact forest landscapes protection), please find below the opinion of Christoph Thies, Forest Policy Expert at Greenpeace International.
zoom FSC has a golden opportunity to demonstrate better protection of the world´s last Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs)The Greenpeace geographic information system (GIS) lab, in collaboration with GIS experts from the university of Maryland and support from the World Resource Institute, has published a new global analysis and map of the world´s last intact forest landscapes (IFLs). It shows that 23% of the worlds forest cover areas that critical for biodiversity, for indigenous and other traditional forest communities, as well as for preventing dangerous climate change. The GIS analysis revealed that, between 2000 and 2013, IFL degradation was over 8% – roughly equal to an area the size of a football pitch every four seconds (http://intactforests.org/world.map.html).
A detailed and comprehensive analysis of the drivers of global IFL degradation still needs to be done. Drivers can vary between greatly between productive and marginal forests, from region to region, and between boreal and tropical forests. However, we have a clear indication that new roads and logging are key drivers globally. FSC currently causes a significant part of global IFL degradation as a result of an implementation gap in Principle 9 on high conservation values – specifically HCV2, which covers IFLs.
In the longer term, only national governments can improve the legal protection of IFLs, with support from the United Nations conventions on climate (UNFCCC) and biodiversity (CBD), as well as other institutions. In the meantime, FSC as a voluntary initiative can play a crucial vanguard role if it ensures that IFL degradation is avoided wherever possible in its certified forests. The membership has voted 'yes' to motion 65, and this is an encouraging sign of FSC´s willingness to take meaningful steps toward tackling this important issue, while respecting indigenous and other traditional rights and demonstrating economic flexibility.
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Махамаду Іссуфу (;  1952, Дандажі (сучасний департамент Тахуа) Французька Західна Африка) — нігерський політик, прем'єр-міністр країни у 1993—1994 роках, Президент Нігеру (вступив на посаду 7 квітня 2011 року), переобраний у березні 2016 року. Керівник партії за демократію і соціалізм Нігеру.

Ранні роки
Належить до народності хауса.

Освіта
З жовтня 1959 року по червень 1964 року навчався у початковій школі Іллели, з жовтня 1964 по червень 1968 року — у середній школі міста Мадауа. У жовтні 1968 року вступив у національний ліцей Ніамея, який закінчив у 1971 році, отримавши диплом бакалавра серії C (Фізико-математичні науки). У 1971—1974 роках навчався у Центрі вищої освіти в Ніамеї, отримав диплом наукового дослідження (DUES) в області математики і фізики. У 1974—1975 роках навчався в Університеті Ніамея, де отримав ступінь бакалавра математики, у 1975—1976 роках в Паризькому Університеті. З 1976 по 1977 рік проходив курс підвищення кваліфікації у вищій національній школі гірничорудної справи у Сент-Етьєні по теорії ймовірностей і статистиці. У 1979 році закінчує школу Сент-Етьєна зі ступенем «Інженер-будівельник шахт».

Кар'єра
Працював у гірничодобувній промисловості, у 1980—1985 роках на посаді Генерального секретаря гірничодобувної компанії Нігеру (SOMAIR).

Початок політичної діяльності
З початку 1990-х Махамаду Іссуфу активно бере участь в політиці. Після парламентських виборів 1993 року, де його партія НПДС отримала 183 085 (14,6 %) голосів і 13 місць у Національних зборах з 83, опозиційні партії сформували коаліцію і висунули Іссуфу на посаду прем'єр-міністра. Перед цим Іссуфу виставив свою кандидатуру на президентських виборах (вони відбулися у лютому-березні) і посів третє місце в першому турі, отримавши 205 707 (15,92 %) голосів. У 1994 році подав у відставку через незгоду з політикою президента Махамана Усмана, якого він підтримав перед другим туром виборів. Після дострокових парламентських виборах 1995 року Іссуфу був призначений спікером Національних зборів. Після військового перевороту 1996 року Іссуфу був заарештований, але був допущений до участі в проведених під контролем голови Ради національного порятунку Ібрагім Баре Маінассара президентських виборах і набрав 183 826 (7,6 %) голосів, посівши четверте місце.

Лідер опозиції
Після військового перевороту 1999 року брав участь у президентських виборах і зайняв друге місце за підсумками двох турів (435 041 (22,79 %) голосів у першому турі і 710 923 (40,11 %) у другому), поступившись Мамаду Танджа. У період його правління був одним з лідерів опозиції. Брав участь у президентських виборах 2004 року і набрав 599 792 (24,6 %) голосів у першому турі і 794 357 (34,47 %) у другому. У 2009 році закликав населення до бойкоту проведеного Танджа референдуму щодо скасування обмежень на кількість термінів переобрання. Був заарештований і на деякий час покинув країну, перебравшись до Нігерії. Після чергового військового перевороту 2010 року повернувся до легальної політичної діяльності.

Президент Нігеру
У першому турі президентських виборів 2011 року отримав 1 217 527 (36,06 %) голосів, у другому турі — 1 820 639 (57,95 %), в результаті чого був обраний новим президентом.

У другому турі президентських виборів, що відбулись 20 березня 2016 року, Махамаду Іссуфу отримав 4 105 514 голосів або 92,49 %

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Президенти Нігеру
Прем'єр-міністри Нігеру

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Momentum in California's charter sector builds each year as parents choose the charter public school option in ever greater numbers. Despite this growth, there is still an overwhelming unmet parent demand for quality school options in California.
Evidence over the past five years argues that public support of charter public schools remains strong based on growth in charter school enrollment and polling data. This growth of charter schools has occurred during a period when charter public schools have been held more accountable than traditional public schools and have strengthened their performance, especially with historically underserved students.
California: State with the most charter schools and charter school students in the country
660,000: Students enrolled in charter schools
1,323: Charter schools in California
70: Equivalent of new charter schools opened in 2018-19 school year (63 new startups and replications and seven planned significant expansions of existing schools, such as a K-5 elementary school adding the equivalent of a middle school by expanding to grades 6-8)
30,000: Estimated number of new charter school students in 2018-19
25: New charter schools in the Greater LA region
17: New charter schools in the Bay Area region
68: Number of schools that closed in 2017-18. Of these 68 schools:
10 were re-opened under a new school code
5 were merged with another school
53 truly closed or returned to traditional
Historical Information: "In the News"
2018-19 Press Kit
History of California's Charter School Movement
In 1992, California approved the Charter Schools Act. California was the second state in the nation to pass a charter school law after Minnesota. The state of California has the most charter public schools and charter public school students in the United States.
Start a Charter School
CCSA offers a variety of supports for teams planning and preparing to open charter schools. Visit the Starting a Charter section of our website for access to information about how to open a charter school, or the Membership section for details about the specialized services CCSA can provide school developers.