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Texas Water Safari - 2014
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Texas Water Safari - 2014 - Rod Price Adventure
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http://rruntsch.powweb.com/map191 I never served in the military, but I view traveling to an out-of-state race to be like going on a mission. The objective of this mission was simple – complete the 260 mile Texas Water Safari. The team was assembled.
Tom Dyll, 45, would be in the bow of the canoe and in charge of the lights, GPS and SPOT tracker. Tom has completed three 300-mile Everglades Challenges in sailing canoes. The TWS would be his first multi-day paddling race. In the months leading up to the Safari, Tom and I paddled a few hundred miles together including a 70-mile overnight run on the Suwannee River click the following article.
http://mea.stcfilms.com/map354 Ed Morris, 66, would be our team captain. In the TWS, only the team captain is allowed to have contact with the racing crew. We would be dependent on Ed for ice, water and food. A lot of the checkpoints in the TWS are in some desolate areas. Just like Tom and I, Ed would be going without sleep and dealing with the heat, bugs and other critters. I also hoped that Ed could give us some updates on the competition.
Logistics are a part of every mission. We rented a canoe from Holly Orr, a Texas outfitter who rents aluminum canoes for the race. Airline reservations were made. A rental car was reserved and a hotel room was booked click here.
read more At 4:30 am on Friday, June 13th – the team met at Ed's house in Winter Park, FL. We transferred our gear into one vehicle and Ed's wife, Beth, drove us to the airport. Aside from an irritating TSA agent at the security check-in, we managed to board our flight without delay. We had a connecting flight to Atlanta and transferred to our airliner bound for San Antonio.
A little after 10 am Central Standard Time, the team arrived in Texas. We collected our checked bags including the long cardboard box that contained the carbon fiber canoe paddles. The rental car agency was close by, and we were able to upgrade to a Ford Explorer SUV. After stopping to buy some flares and food, we headed to Martindale, TX where our canoe awaited http://ultrashieldproducts.com/map191.
Ed and Tom navigated the way to Holly Orr's location on the San Marcos River north of the race start. Holly pointed out our canoe and I was immediately impressed. The aluminum canoe was equipped with cushioned seats, adjustable foot braces and water jug holders. There was even a battery operated baler system. The batteries were missing, but I was sure that a spray skirt was all that we would need. Holly gave us a green spray skirt for the canoe. As Tom and I grabbed the canoe to hoist it on the SUV, I felt a sharp pain in my hand. A jagged piece of aluminum had cut my palm. It bled a little, but was not big enough to cause a problem in the race. After examining the canoe for anymore jagged edges, we loaded it up and tied it down. Holly wished us good luck and told us to be careful with the canoe. She had a $500 security deposit from us in case we were not careful enough. Holly was racing in the TWS for the tenth time.
As one of the few out of state teams, we were welcomed into the Texas Water Safari family http://bitcoin.mkmtrading.net/?map191.
The big deal of the day was the check-in and registration at the race start in San Marcos. After a short drive, we pulled into a park at the registration site. A race official directed us to drop off our boat and gear and come back out and park a quarter-mile away. So naturally we located a parking spot close to the registration tent and left our vehicle there for the duration. We found a shaded area to put the canoe and began unloading our gear. It was very hot and humid – a lot like Central Florida. A race official named Jed checked to make sure we had all of the required gear. We also had to list everything else that we were bringing like: duct tape, spare batteries, extra lights, sleeping pads, etc. Jed told us that our cell phone was supposed to be in a vacuum sealed bag. The race officials did not have a vacuum sealer on site, so they allowed us to put the phone in a zip lock bag which we sealed with duct tape and Jed signed over the duct tape. The rest of the process went smoothly and Tom and I were officially registered. The prerace meeting was delayed about 40 minutes, which gave us time to look over the other boats click.
The Texas Water Safari is known for its six-man, forty foot long, carbon fiber boats. Decades ago, some serious racers asked themselves what type of water craft would be the fastest and most efficient for the various conditions of the TWS. Engineers were consulted and lots of money was spent. What evolved was abnormally long and narrow carbon fiber boats with a rear rudder. The TWS canoes have very low gunnels and powerful electric balers. The low gunnels make it easier for paddlers to get in and out of and reduce the volume of water the canoe would hold when swamped. The TWS canoes also come in one-man, two-man and four-man editions. I would guess that two-thirds of the 100-plus boats in the TWS were made out of carbon fiber or Kevlar. Fortunately, Tom and I were not racing against them. We were only concerned with the aluminum canoes and one fiberglass boat in our class.
The prerace meeting went over the usual aspects of a multi-day race. Two years earlier, a 30-year old paddler died during the race from a sodium deficiency caused from drinking only water during the event. Since that incident, team captains have been allowed to provide basically any assistance that their team needs. Not surprisingly, the meeting moderator focused on safety. He went through the course talking about rapids and dams and which ones we were advised to portage. Looking out at all of the racers , their team captains, friends and families – it was great to be part of the tradition of the Texas Water Safari.
After the meeting, we drove a mile down river to survey the Rio Vista rapids. These rapids are composed of three distinct drops. The first is a slide down a flat rock into a pool. The other two are more conventional and definitely doable by an experienced team. Tom and I are not an experienced white water team. Last year, a team flipped before one of the rapids and managed to get their aluminum canoe wedged in the rocks so tightly that a tow truck with a cable had to pull it out. End of race and in our case – goodbye $500 deposit. We decided to be smart and portage the whole section.
It would have been nice to see some other areas of the river, but we were getting hungry and we still had not checked into our hotel. We saw a Texas Roadhouse restaurant and had a decent meal. After satisfying my hunger, I realized how tired I was. We found our way to the hotel and by 10 pm I was asleep.
Entering our heavily loaded canoe before the start on Spring Lake.
We were all up and moving by 5 am. I felt like I had gotten some decent rest which is critical before a sleep deprivation race. I spent the next hour organizing my food bags. I had purchased some large containers of Cheese-its, trail mix, cookies and snack bars. I divided these up into smaller zip lock bags. Ed made me a couple of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches which also went into zip locks. At 6 am we all went down for the complimentary breakfast that the hotel offered. We met another team in the dining area. One guy looked like a college football player. He was big. They were also racing an aluminum canoe in the novice division. I wondered about the big guy's stamina over a long race. After an adequate breakfast,we loaded up and headed for the San Marcos River.
I was pleased that we arrived early at the race start. We were able to park very close to the staging area. Tom and I spent the next hour setting up our canoe for the long journey. We brought two extra carbon fiber paddles that we attached to the boat. The first checkpoint was 16 miles away. I thought it would be a good idea to skip getting water there and continue to the Luling checkpoint at mile 39. So Tom and I started out with about four gallons of water / Gatorade. When we carried our canoe down to the launch in Spring Lake it was very heavy. It was easily over 100 lbs. maybe 120 lbs. I half-jokingly said to Tom that I hoped the canoe would float with us in it. But aluminum canoes are the "pack mules" of water craft and we had plenty of freeboard once we launched.
I'm convinced that portaging the Rio Vista rapids was the smart move. It was great to see all of the spectators along the San Marcos River.
We were assigned the 30th starting position in row five of the boats lining up in Spring Lake. Looking at the sleek carbon canoes around us, this meant a lot of boats would be passing us in the first mile. Following the playing of the National Anthem, all of the racers awaited anxiously for the start of the race. At 9:01 am the air horn sounded and the mad dash was on. The first portage was only a quarter-mile downriver. Known as the island portage, we were told that you can go left, right or up the middle of the island. I was thinking of going right until I saw Holly Orr go for the middle in her C-1. We followed and awkwardly maneuvered our heavy-ass canoe over rocks and around trees until we hit the water again. Back in the boat, we had a short paddle to the Rio Vista rapids. We portaged to the left and quickly walked our canoe along the river through the crowd of race watchers. I looked at the rapids and there were canoes and kayaks everywhere. Some made it through cleanly, others made it through but had to stop and bail out their boats. Tom and I smoothly reentered our canoe and resumed paddling.
A short time later, we had another portage at the Cummings Dam. A few miles later we approached the Cottonseed Rapids. Judging from the amount of spectators on the shore, this area must be an entertaining part of the race. I thought Tom and I had a good line going through the white water. We were almost through it when the front of our canoe got hung up on a rock. The current grabbed my end of the boat and I thought we could go down backwards through the last of the rapids. Before I could relay my evolving strategy, Tom had jumped out of the canoe to push it off the rock. Now it looked like the canoe might flip, and I bailed out of the boat into about three feet of water. The crowd cheered and I gave them a bow as Tom and I waded into the calm water and reentered our craft.
Cottonseed rapids provided a little excitement for our team.
We carefully portaged around the Martindale Dam and after the three-hour mark we arrived at the Staples Dam – our first checkpoint. We cautiously approached the dam on the right side of the river. Ed was on the left side of the river, so it was good that we had enough drinking water to continue to the next checkpoint. We pulled the canoe up onto the bank and one of the spectators pointed us towards a steep set of metal steps for the portage. It was about a 20 foot drop to the water on the other side. Tom guided the nose of the canoe down the steps and I held onto a rope securing my end. We were soon on our way again.
In the next 20 plus miles there were fewer portages and we passed a few canoes that were obviously better at portaging than us. Tom and I were now introduced to the San Marcos River sweepers. The water level was in the low range and when the river turned left or right, most of the current was on one side or the other. Most of the time there were logs or bushes that the river swept through. Our goal was to stay in the current but to avoid being swept into the debris. Sometimes getting slammed into a log was unavoidable. I was glad we had an aluminum canoe. Tom and I wondered how the six-man boats made it through some of the tight areas. At least we were paddling and not portaging.
Tom and I arrived at the Luling checkpoint about 5 pm. Ed was there with ice and water. He told us that we were tied for second in our division with the aluminum canoe that pulled in behind us. The leaders already had a 40 minute gap on us. We would keep running our pace and see what happens. Tom and I asked for sub sandwiches at the next checkpoint. We thanked Ed for the support and shoved off. Forty miles down and 220 to go.
Tom and I continued to successfully navigate the sweepers and were maintaining a five-mile per hour pace. About three hours later, we paddled up to a rocky dam known as Son of Ottine. I was glad that we arrived in the daylight. Trying to run this rapid would have been a big mistake. There was a five foot drop that was all rocks. Tom and I carefully pulled the canoe over the rocks and resumed our pace. Next up was the Ottine Dam portage. We pushed and pulled the canoe up a slippery, six foot high, muddy bank. At the top, Tom lost his balance and landed hard on the ground. Fortunately he managed to keep from tumbling into the river. We carried the canoe around the dam and were soon on our way again.
Completing a long race is all about focusing on "point to point" racing. In our case – the eleven checkpoints of the Texas Water Safari.
The next checkpoint was at mile 60 – Palmetto Bridge and Park. Tom and I pulled up to the low, stone slab bridge and Ed directed us to just lift the canoe onto the bridge. He had a sub for both of us. We filled up our water jugs and continued on our journey. It was after 9 pm and Tom had the front light turned on. I could still see most of the details of the river with the natural light that was available. At this stage of the race I was feeling well. I had balanced my energy output with enough calories and hydration. I was taking electrolytes and Advil every few hours. Earlier in the day, Tom and I caught up to a C-1 paddler named Pete Binion. Pete was competing in his 25th TWS. We talked briefly and Pete asked us if we knew about the two log jams before the Gonzales checkpoint. He said it was best to portage the first jam on the right and the second one on the left. It was not long before we came to the first log jam. Tom and I looked at the high river bank and decided to drag the canoe over a couple of logs on the right side of the river. It took a lot of effort, but we made it through.
About thirty minutes later we came up to the second log jam. Once again, there were not any obvious choices to portage. The river banks were high and seemed to be a solid wall of vegetation. We decided to drag over a log on the left side of the jam. Once over the log, Tom and I both smelled a reeking dead animal. It turned out to be a cow that was floating next to our canoe. We made a quick decision to pull the canoe over anther log. Now we were halfway through the log jam, but all of the remaining logs were floating. When we tried to step on the logs they would sink. The jam was too dense for us to bull our way through. Tom and I could now see a few of the boats behind us portaging up on the river bank. I really hate to backtrack in a race, but that was our only option. We had exerted a decent amount of energy getting to the middle of the jam and now we repeated the process getting out – including going by the dead cow. Once free of the mess, we paddled over to the right riverbank. We clawed our way up the muddy bank and hoisted the canoe up the steep bank. Tom and I then carried the canoe along the riverbank for about 50 yards. Next was a steep descent back to the water. We had probably lost about an hour with the screw-up, but at least we were heading in the right direction again. Tom and I had another long, energy zapping portage around the Gonzales Dam. Now I was not feeling well. My legs were cramping and I needed some downtime for my body to recover. At mile 81, the San Marcos River merged into the Guadalupe River. We made it to the Gonzales checkpoint four miles later. This stop consisted of a large gravel bar and many racers were stretched out on their sleeping pads. I decided an hour of rest was needed. I inflated my Therma Rest and spread my rain fly over me to keep the mosquitoes away. It was too noisy to sleep, but just having an hour to rebound made a big difference. Tom and I were back on the water by 5 am.
Ed and the other team captains had to use a thick rope to reach the river to resupply the racers. This is the Hochheim Checkpoint.
I was very happy to be off of the San Marcos River. The Guadalupe River was twice as big, and the increased volume of water made the sweeping turns much more manageable. Tom and I had about 60 miles of straight paddling ahead of us without any portages. At 9 am we had covered approximately 100 miles in the first 24 hours of the race. I was pleased with our pace. Tom was having a few minor issues with his hands and a rash he referred to as "monkey butt." About 1:30 pm we pulled into the Hochheim checkpoint at mile 122. Ed had a tough job at this stop. Team captains had to use a rope to lower themselves and their supplies down to the river's edge. I used the rope to get to the Port-a-let while Tom cooled off in the river. The total stop took about ten minutes. Ed said we had about an hour lead on the third place team. Apparently, they slept a few hours at Gonzales. The first place team was several hours ahead of us.
The next checkpoint was 25 miles away. There was less cloud cover than the first day and it was definitely hotter. I paid close attention to my hydration and nutrition needs. It was amazing how fast the racing field had spread out. Tom and I saw very few boats from the second day to the finish. To help liven up the afternoon and keep us alert, I switched on the waterproof mini-stereo that my girlfriend, Stacey, had bought me for the race. Listening to classic rock from Jimi Hendricks, the Doors, CCR, the Who and U2 helped the hours roll by. We pulled into the sixth checkpoint at the Cheapside Bridge at 7:15 pm. Once again, Ed had some subs and Snickers bars waiting for us. Tom and I were now over halfway finished with the race.
Back on the river, we caught up to Pete Binion again. He seemed a little more talkative than when we met him the previous day. Pete asked if we knew our way around the log jams before the Bay. When we told him that we didn't have a clue, he suggested that we run together. Of course Tom and I agreed. This was the perfect scenario for us. I had heard some horror stories about racers getting lost in the swampy delta area before the salt water barrier. Pete said he had scouted the river a week earlier and knew where we needed to portage. So off we went with our new running mate. Pete and I had both completed the Yukon River Quest and the Everglades Challenge. We knew a lot of the same racers, but somehow had never met each other. Pete's son, Wade, was racing on the leading six-man team and his daughter, Mollie, was leading the women's C-1 division. Binion was a well known name at the TWS.
We pulled into the Cuero checkpoint at 10:30 pm. This was mile 161 – approximately 100 miles to go. Ed resupplied us and we told him about our plans to sleep a couple of hours before the next checkpoint. Back on the river, we discussed our strategy with Pete. He said that he knew a great gravel bar downriver that would be ideal for a few hours of sleep. Unfortunately, it was three hours away. It had now been over 40 hours since Tom and I had last slept. I decided to drink one-half of a five hour energy shot. It had little effect and I found myself nodding off. Every so often Tom would hear a "whack, whack, whack" that would be me slapping myself in the face to stay awake. One thing that helped Tom and I maintain our focus was the periodic rapids and sweepers that we followed Pete through.
Finally we arrived at the gravel bank. We decided to sleep for two hours and Tom set his watch alarm. I inflated my Therma Rest, laid down with my rain fly and was fast asleep. The two hours went by quickly, but I felt refreshed when Tom awakened us. Fifteen minutes later, we were back on the river paddling away. Our two canoes arrived at the Victoria Boat Ramp checkpoint around 10:30 am. I was looking forward to this checkpoint since it was at mile 199.84 – essentially the 200 mile mark. Sixty plus miles to go !
Our finishing strategy was to get through the first log jam in the daylight and find the short cut around the other jams soon afterwards. We had received reports that the bay was windy and wavy. If it was going to calm down at all, it would be in the hours before dawn. Tom and I maintained a steady pace and around 5 pm we reached the Invista Plant checkpoint at mile 231. After resupplying, we were on our way again. Pete led us to the portage for the log jam about 2 ½ hours later. There were a few houses in the area and Tom and I carried the canoe about 100 yards across an open field. Back on the river, we continued to count down the miles.
We reached the short cut as nighttime was approaching. It appeared to be a muddy ditch that was marked by blinking green Christmas tree lights. Pete went into the woods to make sure we took the right route. Five minutes later, he signaled us to follow him. Tom and I drug our canoe through the muddy ditch and soon we had enough water to get in and paddle. We were following Pete's C-1 through a winding slough only about five or six feet wide. It was soon totally dark and the over-hanging trees made it seem like we were paddling in a tunnel. When we came to intersecting creeks, Pete always seemed to know which way to go. I could see how it would be easy to get lost in this swamp. We traveled about three miles in the enchanted slough before finding our way back to the main river. Pete said we had avoided three nasty log jams.
Several miles later we arrived at the last checkpoint – the salt water barrier at mile 248. The salt water barrier is a dam that keeps the salt water from mixing with the Guadalupe River's fresh water. This allows the area's ranchers to use the water for irrigation. Tom and I pulled our canoe up on the bank. It was a little after 11 pm. We were now very close to the bay and the wind showed no sign of letting up. Pete decided to continue on and take his last break at the wooden bridge before the bay. We thanked him for his help and said we would see him at the finish. Tom and I wanted to cross the bay at dawn. We decided to leave the Barrier at 3 am. This gave us time to clean out the canoe and leave some of our gear with Ed – as permitted by the rules. We slept for about an hour and then it was time to attach our spray skirt.
This should have been a quick process. You spread the skirt over the canoe and fasten the snaps together. I immediately noticed that the spray skirt was too small for the canoe. I also observed that there weren't any snaps on my end of the canoe. This was a big problem and could keep us from getting to the finish. Thankfully, Tom had brought a full roll of duct tape. I knew the waves would be hitting us on the right side, so the goal was to make that side watertight. After taping up the front and the back of the canoe, we ran a couple of strips over the top and bottom of the canoe to hold the skirt in place. Tom and I taped a trash bag across the middle of the canoe to provide more protection. This still left a six inch gap on my left side. I decided this would allow me to quickly remove some water with the bailer.
Shortly after 3 am we left on the final leg of the race. Tom and I had a relaxing eight mile paddle down the canal to the bay. The wind was still howling so we knew it would be a rough crossing. We passed under the wooden bridge and entered the bay. Tom had his GPS on and directed us to Foster's Point about a mile up the bay on our right side. From here it was a straight shot across the bay. We spotted a ten foot alligator on the shore as we shoved off. It was just over a mile to the other side of the bay and Tom and I were paddling hard into the waves. After making it across, we paddled into a patch of weeds so I could bail out the canoe. We had taken on about four or five gallons of water. Tom and I now were less than two miles from the finish.
We paddled up the shoreline of the bay before turning left to follow the shore to the finish. A snap on the front end of the canoe had come loose, so now we had another source of incoming water. We crossed the barge canal in between outgoing and incoming barges. Tom and I were paddling in the troughs of two to three foot waves. The water was collecting at my end of the canoe. It was soon over my ankles. Tom's GPS initially indicated that we had another mile to go. I knew we would sink before then. The water was now up to my calves and the canoe was pitching precariously. I spotted a big white tent off to our left and saw Ed on the end of a dock waving at us. I turned the canoe towards shore. Now water was pouring into the unprotected back end of the canoe. About 50 feet from the finish line steps, our flooded canoe flipped. Tom and I were in about three feet of water and pulled our canoe to the steps for an official finish. Ed had an ice cold chocolate milk waiting for me and a beer for Tom. We toasted our finish – 71 hours, 29 minutes. Tom and I came in second in the novice class and 36th overall. Mission completed ! Three hours later, 65 year old Pete Binion completed his 25th TWS by walking his canoe along the shore to the finish line.
Finishing the Texas Water Safari was a total team effort. Tom Dyll handled the challenges of the TWS with a never quit attitude. Ed Morris was an excellent team captain – always providing what we needed. I would go on another mission with these guys anytime.
So how does the Texas Water Safari compare to North America's other ultra-distance paddling races ? After completing the MR 340 last year, I assumed correctly that the TWS would be tougher. I definitely underestimated the difficulty of the portages. The first day of the TWS is a real ball-buster. With rapids, log jams and portages up steep muddy banks there is not much time to get into a comfortable paddling pace. Because of the seemingly limitless opportunities to damage your boat and injure yourself, I would put the TWS above the Yukon River Quest in terms of difficulty. Also, the YRQ has two mandatory stops totaling ten hours. I would still rank the 1200 mile Ultimate Florida Challenge and the Yukon 1000 ahead of the TWS. The Everglades 300 miler is very close to the TWS in toughness. A couple days of headwinds in the EC would probably surpass anything the TWS can throw at us. Of course, if the TWS had extremely low water and 100 degree temperatures – I might think differently. Here's to adventure!


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Except… hold on a minute. That ain't exactly a trackball! Valve's new controller sports a trackpad in place of the usual right-hand stick. The principle is the same: mouse-style, 1-to-1 movement control with your right thumb, but without the moving parts and likely maintenance issues of a mechanical trackball. In theory, the only thing missing would be the ability to spin a physical trackball (comes in handy going from corner-to-corner on a large screen).
I have to admit, I hadn't seriously considered the possibility of using a trackpad instead of a trackball on a game pad like this. My relationship with track pads hasn't been a happy one. In fact, every time I have to use a track pad on my laptop, I feel confined and clumsy. In fairness to the Steam Controller, that's probably because I feel like I have to consciously avoid the large trackpad on notebooks to avoid accidental input. With the Steam Controller's thumb-only track pad, I don't expect this to be a problem.
If the Steam Controller can give us the responsiveness of a mouse, it should be a literal game changer and provide a critical piece in Valve's mission of bringing PC gaming to the living room. I can't wait to try it.


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Me: " I do feel like you have a fair chance .. are you open to taking guidance as part of working with me?
This was exactly a month ago. In just four short weeks Mayura has lost over 10 pounds of weight and has completely turned around her way of eating. And above all else, she is HAVING FUN doing it. Yesterday, she sent me pictures of how she and a friend went out for pizza – she just asked for a pizza minus the cheese and had it made with hummus instead PLUS plenty of colorful veggies. And for dessert she had mango compote with chocolate.
She saw it first hand how, quitting dairy and meat not only did not feel as tough but it has greatly added to her sense of self-esteem. She now has a reference for both scenarios – how the body feels with and without dairy and meat. She is better equipped than ever before, to decide which way she wants to go. The secret was in having the openness to giving up some food she liked, just for the experience of it. Developing that mindset is really the first step.
Truly empowering, isn't it! It is a series of tiny actions of responsibility like the ones Mayura has taken, that make a person feel good when they look in the mirror.
Another big takeaway for you as a reader is this – when you are learning something new, you can accelerate the process significantly and get dramatic results when you have a tight feedback loop. Over a short period of one month, these tiny actions translate into tiny increments of weight loss, finally adds up to what is actually a massive weight loss sooner than you'd realize. This is what gives us a feeling of accomplishment. We discuss a great deal about the dynamics of self-esteem and how it is built and our role in it.
I am immensely proud of you Mayu! She is a CEO and her multiple-award winning organization is doing some phenomenally good work in the area of craft – preservation and creating livelihoods.
As always, a reminder to say – this post is a very generous share to inspire anyone that may identify with this story. These are not typical results and no big promises are being made via this post. Mayura is a real person, as am I and she has worked very very hard for what she has got and continues to do so.
I'd love for you to please congratulate her and ask me if you've any questions.
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Apple will be offering a free software upgrade come June that will allow Apple TV users to view YouTube videos on their televisions.
In the interview, Jobs demoed the feature with a clip from "America's Got Talent." Could this be a significant step for webtv? With all the content partnership deals being made with YouTube, AppleTV may soon be the only cable box you need to watch TV from around the world at home.


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The dollar jumped more than 1 percent against the Japanese yen in the North American trading session on Friday to hit an eleven-month high after the Non-farm payroll report showed the U.S. economy created more jobs than expected in February, and added 227,000 jobs. USDJPY surged to a high of 82.63 from 81.76, the highest level since April last year.
Euro was broadly weaker compared to Thursday, due to the announcement on the Greek credit default swaps. Greece completed the PSI participation deadline today by activating the collective action clauses to boost the number of private creditors in the debt swap deal. The ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association) said Greece's debt restructuring triggered payment on bond insurance contracts. EURUSD fell to a low of 1.3095 from an early day high of 1.3276.
A stronger dollar pushed up the ICE dollar index which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, rising to 79.985, up from 79.512 versus 79.090 late Thursday.
The dollar rose against the Swiss franc to the highest level in three weeks. USDCHF hit a high of 0.9205, after rising from a session low of 0.9114.
Sterling fell further against the dollar due to damp risk appetite, with GBPUSD tumbling to 1.5661 from a U.S. session high of 1.5804. The pound began weakening early in the London session after the disclosure of weak U.K. industrial production data, which fell by more than expected to 0.4 percent in February.
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Die Liste der Mannschaftskader der deutschen Schachbundesliga der Frauen 2022/23 enthält alle Spielerinnen, die für die deutsche Schachbundesliga der Frauen 2022/23 gemeldet wurden.

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"Zakah is not liable on diamonds, immaterial of how high their value may reach".
A: If diamonds or .precious stones are purchased for trading purpose, i.e. with a clear intention of their resale, they are certainly subject to Zakah like any other item purchased with the same intention. But if a diamond or a precious stone is kept for personal use only, in that case zakah is not obligatory on its value.
The principle governing the levy of Zakah is that only those assets are zakatable which either fall within the definition of money, or are the metals universally accepted as a medium of exchange like silver and gold. All other assets are not zakatable unless they are meant for trade and resale.
On the basis of the above, the overwhelming majority of the Muslim jurists are of the view that precious stones are not subject to the levy of zakah unless they are acquired for the purpose of resale.
There are, however, some jurists like Imam Ahmad who believe that all precious stones are liable to zakah, even if they are kept for personal use.
Therefore, if somebody pays zakah on the value of these stones, it will be free from all doubts and will promise more reward. But so far as the mandatory nature of the levy is concerned, the view of the majority is supportive of non-obligation of zakah, because they are neither money nor a universally accepted medium of exchange. Moreover, the value of precious stones depends on their scarcity and rareness. They have no intrinsic value. Therefore, they are like valuable antiques or manuscripts which, on account of their rareness, sometimes have more value than gold. Still, they are not subject to zakah unless they are purchased for trade or resale.
Likewise precious stones may have more value than gold. Yet, the obligation of zakah is not imposed if they are not meant for trade.


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As I can see, the forum is dead, oh 8D Maybe the whole thing will come back to life at some point.. We'll see.
I've been RPing for seven months now, but I haven't RP'd on pokemon site.. At least not a site like this. Er, I still have little problems with English (making logical sentences? ...PFFT), buuuut I hope that we'll understand each other. Somehow.
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Local officials wait for details on Flint mayor's gun violence emergency declaration
Updated: Jul. 23, 2021, 5:49 p.m. | Published: Jul. 23, 2021, 5:49 p.m.
Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley speaks during a news conference Friday, July 23, in Flint.
By Ron Fonger | rfonger1@mlive.com
FLINT, MI -- Mayor Sheldon Neeley's declaration of a gun violence emergency in Flint caught others in city and Genesee County government off guard Friday, July 23, as several elected officials said they had no information about it or what's expected of them.
Three City Council members said they had not yet been briefed on Neeley's plan to combat the increased shootings and homicides in Flint, and county officials said they had yet to hear what help the mayor is requesting.
Neeley said an emergency declaration would allow him to provide a high level of resources to address gun violence in Flint.
Flint has had 39 homicides this year, Flint Police Chief Terence Green said at the news conference. This is an increase of more than 30% from this time last year, according to the city's most recent crime statistics.
Non-fatal shootings in the city have also risen by 80% year-over-year, with 188 reported in 2021 compared to 88 in all of 2020.
Related: Flint mayor declares state of emergency due to gun violence in the city
Neeley cited Michigan Emergency Management Act 390 of 1976 for his authority to declare the emergency, the same law his predecessor, former Mayor Karen Weaver, used to declare an emergency in relation to the Flint water crisis in 2015.
In that case, county commissioners supported Weaver's declaration before it was forwarded to former Gov. Rick Snyder, and President Barack Obama, each of whom eventually recognized the water emergency.
However, several city and council officials said Friday that they had not yet been filled in on the details of the plan or how they may be asked to assist.
"I've had no official word on it," county Board of Commissioners Chairman Mark Young said after Neeley made the announcement during a news conference at Flint City Hall. "We will review" anything we receive.
Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson also said in a text message to MLive-The Flint Journal that he had "no information on that ... nor have I had any conversation with other law enforcement partners."
During the water crisis, the county's support for Flint's disaster declaration was essential, a requirement of state law, because the city is incorporated in the county's emergency management plans.
Neeley's declaration is essentially a red flag, signaling a problem, but it would not be considered by the state without county support.
The mayor said he expected the declaration would bring additional resources to the city that may come from the county or state.
The state of emergency allows the city to tap into additional money in the American Rescue Plan -- a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill signed into law by President Joe Biden in March -- to further combat gun violence in Flint.
The American Rescue Plan has already allocated $94 million to the city of Flint, Neeley said. The first wave of funding through the state of emergency declaration would include an additional $2.5 million to address gun violence, he said.
Through the emergency declaration, Neeley said he is establishing an emergency response team led by Flint Police Detective Sgt. Tyrone Booth.
The team will be comprised of special law enforcement training officers and detectives, a medical professional, child advocate professional, resource coordinator, social worker and community activist liaison. Clergy will also be on to the team, he noted.
Other initiatives through the declaration would include hiring 20 additional officers, fund community partners, including the Flint P.A.L. (Police Athletic League) and Man Up Flint, a community organization working with youth in the city, as well as provide grants for businesses to "defend themselves against nefarious activity" and community watch groups, Neeley said.
If the county determines it cannot respond to Flint's emergency, it can request assistance from the state through the Michigan State Police, which typically makes a recommendation on the request to the governor, MSP officials have said previously.
The Journal could not immediately reach Dale George, public information officer for MSP's Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division, on Friday.
The City Council must act on Neeley's declaration of an emergency within the next seven days, but council members Kate Fields, Eric Mays, and Monica Galloway said Friday they were not familiar with details of the declaration.
"I think we need to spend resources that's available. Saving lives is of utmost importance," Mays said. "I'm going to see if he puts his money where his mouth's at."
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Hello, did you miss me? I was out yesterday so I didn't do a blog. But I'm back.
This morning was reasonably quiet, I spent most of it making image cubes for a new manuscript that I am working on. Those don't take long, but they do get tedious. After I calibrated the cubes I am going to take certain bands and, using common principal and independent components, turn the images into a Polynomial Texture Map. It's confusing, and even my adviser hasn't used this method of imaging before, so it is going to take a lot of trial and error to find the right system. Hopefully it doesn't turn out to be too confusing once I can actually get started. Unfortunately I have not been able to start making the PTMs yet because the computer has decided to go on strike and not accept any disk drives when I plug them in. That and confusion over which disk drive that data that I need is one has caused me to lose a large chunk of the afternoon. By tomorrow (I hope) I will have the files so that I can get started working. Why, technology, do you feel the need to be so troublesome? Why?
Here's hoping tomorrow is a better day, and I can get more imaging done. But that really all depends on my computer.


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history post watergate era
There's an old adage that says that history is always written by the winners. Although this is not always the case, it is true that people's sense of historical events is often influenced by the viewpoints of the historians who write about them. During the Watergate scandal in 1974, many policy pundits wrote columns demanding that President Richard Nixon resign from the presidency because he was, in their view, clearly culpable for the Watergate break-ins. Not all pundits felt this way, however. Click here and here to read articles that offer differing views of President Nixon at the height of the Watergate scandal. Complete the following for this assignment: Step 1: Summarize the arguments made in each of the two articles regarding the conduct of President Nixon. How might each of the author's views impact the reader's understanding of the Watergate crisis? Step 2: Describe how the Watergate events changed American views toward politics and politicians. In your view, how did these events change the press coverage of politicians? Step 3: Speculate about how the Watergate event coverage might have been different (better or worse) in the age of social media and smartphones. Would it have lasted as long? Why or why not? Are these innovations in technology helpful or harmful to the way that people understand current events? At least 2 credible sources are required for this assignment. Your sources should be cited using APA format; both in-text citations and references.2-3 pages in length.
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This Is How Massachusetts Residents Stole Cable In The '80s and '90s
Slater Published: September 14, 2022
The answer to our trivia question on Wednesday's show was "passwords". This prompted a conversation about how people continually share passwords to the various streaming platforms in order to get our fix of the endless entertainment out there. This then prompted a conversation about how we "stole" cable back in the day!
The funny thing about people, is that we're crafty. We're always trying our best to "screw the man", and if that means getting away with getting stuff for free, so be it! We do a great job at justifying it, to boot.
This Is How Massachusetts Residents Stole Cable In The '80s and '90s
Before the streaming phenomenon and the endless sharing of passwords, there was cable. I mean, cable still exists, but it certainly isn't the preferred method anymore. Call it lack of entertainment, or the cost, people would just rather stream, and so would yours truly.
Remembering "The Black Box"...
Ahh, yes, the "black box", otherwise known as the "descrambler".
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I distinctly remember my father talking about this thing back when I was a kid in the late '80s and early '90s and it was super taboo!
Yes, we had one. I think it was one of the Tyson fights that prompted my father to break the law lol.
The following is from a Reddit blog that sort of explains it...
Back in the 90's, cable was analog. It came into your house through a coax cable in the wall with a scrambled signal. That's why you could watch the distorted green and blue movie on channel 99 when your parents weren't home; the signal was coming through, but your cable box didn't descramble it unless you payed for it. The black box (cost about $100 in the classifieds) would descramble the signal for you and display it like normal without having to pay the cable company. -reddit.com
I remember my father telling me if the cable guy ever came to the door, to not let him in unless my father was home. #nostalgia
Historic cities: 10 metros with the oldest homes
New Jersey Real Estate Network collected U.S. Census Bureau data to understand which metro regions have the most old homes, which include houses built in 1949 or earlier.
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Join us for three, monthly morning Qigong sessions to focus on the internal dynamics of Qigong which lead to enhanced health and well-being. What do Chen (sinking), Ting (absorbing), and Sung (releasing) do for us and how can we use these skills; when and why to practice static and moving forms; and the vital role of Wuji in cultivating Qi. These principles can be applied to your own Qigong practice. A cohesive course with certificate of completion available.


The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books. Haunted by her past, and coping with unimaginable loss and regret, the story explores Michonne's absence between issues #126 and #139 of the comic book. Over the three episodes of the miniseries, players will discover what took Michonne away from Rick, Ezekiel, and the rest of her trusted group… and what brought her back.
The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books. Haunted by her past, and coping with unimaginable loss and regret, the story explores Michonne's absence between issues #126 and #139 of the comic book. Over the three episodes of the miniseries, players will discover what took Michonne away from Rick, Ezekiel, and the rest of her trusted group… and what brought her back. Download Episode One of The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries, a three part episodic game series from the creators of The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series, and Tales from the Borderlands.
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One of the best in the Walking Dead series. Unfortunately a bit short, but they call it a mini series for a reason.
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I bought it on Windows 10 Store and it doesn't work on my version of Windows. I opened a ticket with Tell Tale support and they are claiming it cannot work because my machine runs on RAID0 and their game is not compatible on RAID0 configurations. I'd never heard of this type of claim by any software vendor before. I have to say I'm quite disappointed about this. I am hoping they will refund the purchase.
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Come on TT, its a no brainer!
I played the entire first episode on my SP4 and it performs flawlessly. The touch integration is just right. As a longtime telltale fan on PC, it's great to see some of their titles finally coming to the windows store with Xbox Live achievements. I docked the review one star because I didn't get achievements for completing chapters 3-5. I'm not sure why. I docked it another star because the game failed to save my progress. I played through four chapters in episode two and my progress didn't update once (but oddly I did get all those achievements...).
I continue to have issues with this game and its two add-ons. I can install the new content, but the game seems to refuse to save after the fourth part of the first game. I have played through half of the second episode, only to find myself back at the middle of Episode 1. Very frustrating. Yes, it would also be nice to see these games come on to the Microsoft Store as Play Anywhere titles, but honestly, that is not going to happen outside of Microsoft first party titles. Again, a good story and a decent experience, but the formula is starting to get a bit stale.
You will lose progress when you close the game. So make sure you beat it in one sitting and don't close it. Read about it online. Doesn't seem like Telltale cares and have no interest in fixing this issue.
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Finished the game for the first time not that long ago. Works great with Xbox controller would recommend.


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Biserica de lemn "Sfântul Nicolae" din Broșteni, cunoscută și ca Biserica-muzeu "Ion Creangă", este un lăcaș de cult ortodox construit în a doua jumătate a secolului al XVIII-lea în satul (astăzi orașul) Broșteni aflat în județul Suceava. Edificiul religios are hramul Sfântul Nicolae, sărbătorit la data de 6 decembrie, și a avut de-a lungul timpului dublu rol, de biserică parohială și școală. Între elevii care au învățat în această școală se numără și Ion Creangă, care a poposit la Broșteni în perioada 1848-1849. În prezent biserica de lemn are destinația de muzeu.

Ansamblul bisericii "Sfântul Nicolae" din Broșteni a fost inclus pe Lista monumentelor istorice din județul Suceava din anul 2015 la numărul 213, având codul de clasificare . El este format din două obiective:
 Biserica de lemn "Sfântul Nicolae" – construită în 1779 și având codul SV-II-a-B-05502.01 și
 Clopotniță – construită în 1779 și având codul SV-II-a-B-05502.02.

Istoric

Istoricul localității
Localitatea Broșteni este situată în sud-vestul județului Suceava, la granița cu județele Neamț și Harghita, pe cursul mijlociu al râului Bistrița, în partea de sud-est a bazinului Dornelor. Șoseaua națională DN 17B Vatra Dornei – Piatra Neamț tranzitează localitatea.

Broșteni se află în partea nordică a Carpaților Orientali, fiind o așezare tipică de munte. Iată cum descrie Ion Creangă (care a locuit și învățat pentru o scurtă perioadă la Broșteni) această localitate în opera sa, Amintiri din copilărie: "Și satul Broștenii fiind împrăștiat, mai ca toate satele de la munte, nu se rușinau lupul și ursul a se arăta ziua-miaza-mare prin el; o casă ici, sub tihăraia asta, alta dincolo de Bistriță, sub altă tihăraie, mă rog, unde i-a venit omului îndemână să și-o facă."

Broșteni a făcut parte din Braniștea Voronețului din 1488 până în 1807. Această moșie a fost dăruită de domnitorul Ștefan cel Mare Mănăstirii Voroneț, care a stăpânit-o în vechile hotare până când aceasta a fost anexată Imperiului Habsburgic în 1774.

După anexarea părții de nord-vest a Moldovei de către austrieci (care aveau s-o denumească Bucovina), o parte din Braniștea pe care se află astăzi comuna Crucea și orașul Broșteni a rămas în Moldova, în stăpânirea lui Teodor Mustață care, în februarie 1807, a vândut-o lui Constantin Balj. Începând cu 1877 comuna Broșteni a devenit proprietatea lui Carol I, domnitorul țării, prin cumpărare de la Balj.

După intrarea Broșteniului în stăpânirea Casei Regale, au fost construite căi rutiere județene și naționale spre aceste așezări și s-a dezvoltat mineritul. În anul 2004 comuna Broșteni a fost ridicată la rangul de oraș.

Ctitorirea bisericii de lemn
Biserica de lemn din Broșteni a fost construită în a doua jumătate a secolului al XVIII-lea. Există mai multe variante în ceea ce privește datarea bisericii: unele surse precizează că biserica datează din anul 1779, în timp ce alte surse menționează că biserica ar fi fost construită în perioada 1760-1765. Nicolae Iorga și Gheorghe T. Kirileanu consemnează ca dată a începerii lucrărilor anul 1765.

Edificiul a fost ridicat din lemn de brad și tisă de către locuitorii satului Broșteni, ajutați fiind de locuitorii satelor vecine Lungeni și Neagra. Biserica a fost construită pe locul uneia mai vechi și a primit hramul Sfântul Nicolae (sărbătorit la data de 6 decembrie). Meșterii au fost frații Petru și Ioniță Erei, aduși din Bucovina. Pe ancadramentul pridvorului se descifrează, fragmentar, o inscripție în lemn care amintește de numele meșterilor: "Să se știe că această sfântă și dumnezeiască biserică, am făcut eu Erei Petru cu fratele meu Ioniță." Aceștia au realizat lucrarea sub îndrumarea unui călugăr numit Daniil de la Voroneț, în acea perioadă Broșteni făcând parte din Braniștea Voronețului. De asemenea, călugărul Daniil a dăruit locul pentru biserică și pentru livada și cimitirul din imediata vecinătate.

Biserica a fost lucrată în întregime manual, din bardă și cuțitoaie, fără joagăr sau fierăstrău de mână. Cu toate acestea, a fost decorată cu înflorituri și diferite motive lucrate cu multă migală și răbdare, din cuțite, de către meșteri lemnari.

Atestarea lăcașului se documentează printr-o însemnare, de la paginile 1-3, în partea de jos a filelor Cazaniei (București, 1786): "...Popa Gavriil sîn Petrii Popăscul ot Stiulbicani și s-au dat la biserica din Broșteni, unde se prăznuiește hramul sfântului ierarhul Necolai, unde și preot dintăieș-dată a fost la această sfântă biserică, în cursul anilor, de la alcătuirea lumii, 1790 iară de când s-au făcut biserica din Broșteni la acest văleat 7286 (1778)".

Tradiția locală vorbește de un haiduc pe nume Moglan, care a contribuit la construcția edificiului de lemn, oferind bani și haiduci ca mână de lucru. O parte mai mică din sumele necesare au fost obținute de la enoriașii din satul Broșteni, destul de puțini la număr în acea perioadă. După finalizarea construcției lăcașului, același călugăr Daniil a contribuit parțial cu bani pentru odoare și cărți bisericești. Tot el, împreună cu fratele său pe care îl avea ca ucenic, au realizat picturile icoanelor confecționate din lemn de molid. Odată cu biserica de lemn, în curte a fost ridicat și un turn clopotniță.

Prima școală din Broșteni

În anul 1840 la Broșteni a fost înființată prima școală de pe valea Bistriței. Școala lui Alecu Baloș (după cum era cunoscută) funcționa în pronaosul bisericii de lemn, unde inițial învățau 6 elevi, apoi, în etape succesive, până la 12 elevi. Primul dascăl a fost Nicolai (Niculai) Nanu, absolvent al Seminarului Socola din Iași în 1839. După rezultatele pe care le-a dat școala din Broșteni, din unele însemnări se poate trage concluzia că avea o cultură destul de vastă pentru acele vremuri. Pe lângă știința de carte mai avea și alte calități precum cea de cântăreț bisericesc. Cursurile durau cinci ani, iar absolvenții primeau un atestat pe baza căruia se puteau hirotonisi. În școală, pe lângă cunoștințele religioase, erau predate istoria, geografia și aritmetica.

Nicolai Nanu a predat la Broșteni timp de zece ani, din 1840 până în 1850. Moare în 1851, fiind înmormântat în curtea bisericii de lemn. Pe vechea cruce de piatră a mormântului său se află o inscripție cu următorul text: "Aici odihnește Niculai Nanu, întâiul învățător în valea Bistriței, la școala lui Baloș din Broșteni 1840-1850." În prezent liceul din localitate îi poartă numele.

Între elevii care au învățat la școala găzduită în pronaosul bisericuței de lemn se numără și renumitul scriitor Ion Creangă (1837-1889), care a poposit pentru scurt timp la Broșteni în 1848-1849, când avea vârsta de 12 ani. L-a avut ca învățător pe Nicolai Nanu și se afla în grija Irinucăi, episod amintit în opera sa, Amintiri din copilărie: "...am să iau nepotul cu mine și am să-l duc la Broșteni, cu Dumitru al meu, la profesorul Nicolai Nanu, de la școala lui Baloș. Și-ți vedea voi ce-o scoate din băiet; că de ceilalți băieți ai mei, Vasile și Gheorghe, am rămas tare mulțămit, cât au învățat acolo... Zău, mare pomană și-a mai făcut Alecu Baloș cu școala ceea a lui, cine vrea să înțeleagă; și, Doamne, peste ce profesor înțelept și iscusit a dat. Așa vorbește de blând și primește cu bunătate pe fiecare, de ți-i mai mare dragul să te duci la el..."

De la biserică parohială la muzeu
Biserica de lemn a fost folosită de enoriașii din Broșteni circa o sută de ani, până în 1865, când boierul Alecu Baloș (Balj) a contribuit la zidirea unei biserici mai mari, din piatră și cărămidă. Această biserică a existat până în anul 1917, când a fost dărâmată de trupele austro-ungare iar materialul a fost urcat cu funicularul pe dealul Afiniș pentru construirea de obiective necesare armatei în timpul Primului Război Mondial. Puținii locuitori rămași în sat au folosit iarăși vechea biserică de lemn timp de aproximativ opt ani, până în 1925, când a fost sfințită o nouă biserică de zid, de dimensiuni mai mari ca precedenta, ridicată lângă bisericuța de lemn și având același hram ca aceasta.

În 1883, cu ocazia vizitei regelui Carol I la Broșteni, s-a dat ordin ca vechea biserică de lemn să se acopere și să se păstreze ca un "scump odor bătrânesc" în care să se strângă și să se adăpostească toate cărțile și lucrurile vechi din comună.

În anul 1950, biserica de lemn a fost transformată în muzeu sătesc de etnografie, artă populară și istorie locală. În prezent bisericuța de lemn funcționează ca muzeu, motiv pentru care este cunoscută și sub denumirea Biserica-muzeu "Ion Creangă", în timp ce biserica de zid din imediata vecinătate funcționează ca biserică parohială.

Arhitectura bisericii
Biserica de lemn din Broșteni este construită din bârne de brad cioplite în patru muchii și îmbinate în "coadă de rândunică", cu întărituri din lemn de tisă și cuie forjate de meșteri fierari. Lăcașul a fost clădit pe o fundație din lespezi de piatră. Streașina largă este sprijinită pe console în retrageri decorate cu motivul rozetei. Acoperișul este înalt, cu pante repezi și are o învelitoare din draniță bătută în "solzi".

Monumentul are plan triconc (formă de cruce), cu absida altarului pentagonală decroșată față de restul corpului construcției și cu pronaos poligonal. Lăcașul de cult este prevăzut cu un pridvor deschis pe latura de sud, deasupra căruia se înalță un turn clopotniță. Lungimea bisericii la interior este de 13.50 metri, iar lățimea în dreptul stranelor de 5 metri. De-a lungul timpului edificiul nu a fost supus modificărilor, forma actuală a monumentului fiind cea originală. Doar acoperișul a fost refăcut în mai multe rânduri, ultima oară în 2004. Intrarea în biserică se face din pridvor, printr-o ușă aflată în peretele sudic al pronaosului.

În interior, biserica este împărțită în patru încăperi: pridvor, pronaos, naos și altar. Pridvorul situat în partea de sud-vest datează din aceeași perioadă cu biserica. El are o formă dreptunghiulară și este deschis pe trei laturi, având un parapet median din scânduri. Stâlpi cu secțiunea pătrată susțin cosoroaba și sunt racordați la grinda superioară prin câte două umerașe cu decupaj geometric. Pridvorul este acoperit cu un tavan casetat. Intrarea în pridvor se realizează printr-o ușă aflată pe latura sudică, de înălțimea parapetului median. Ușa prezintă la partea superioară un joc de arcade ce culminează la centru cu o cruce. Deasupra intrării în pridvor se află o placă cu inscripția: "Biserica monument istoric 1760." În pridvor se află o scară ce duce până la turnul clopotniță. Acesta se înalță deasupra pridvorului, desprinzându-se din acoperiș. La partea superioară turnul clopotniță este deschis, având înfățișarea unui foișor. Acoperișul turlei este din draniță și se sprijină pe opt stâlpi cu secțiunea pătrată.

Intrarea în biserică se face pe o ușă confecționată din lemn de tisă și situată în peretele sudic al pronaosului. Ancadramentul ușii de intrare, realizat de asemenea din lemn de tisă, este decorat în întregime cu o suită de motive geometrice incizate. Pronaosul se încheie în partea de vest cu o absidă poligonală cu trei laturi. În axul absidei este dispusă o fereastră dreptunghiulară. Deasupra pronaosului se află o boltă construită din scânduri de brad, în nervuri de lemn, pe plan poligonal și fâșii curbe. Pronaosul este despărțit de naos printr-un perete din bârne de brad, cu un gol de trecere central, încheiat cu arc în plin cintru.

Naosul are o formă dreptunghiulară, cu două abside laterale de formă poligonală cu trei laturi, în axul cărora se află dispusă câte o fereastră dreptunghiulară de dimensiuni reduse. Absidele laterale au tavanul ușor înclinat spre exterior, compunându-se din scânduri de brad alăturate. Bolta naosului este realizată în aceeași tehnică de execuție ca și bolta pronaosului, doar că are o deschidere mai largă. Cele 12 nervuri ale bolții pornesc de pe un plan poligonal, rezemându-se pe console mici ornamentate în "cap de cal" și unindu-se în cheia bolții marcată printr-o rozetă policromă.

Altarul are o absidă decroșată de formă pentagonală, iar în decroșurile de nord și de sud (de forme pătrate) se află proscomidiarul și diaconiconul. Această încăpere are trei ferestre: una dreptunghiulară, de dimensiuni mai mari, în axa absidei și două pătrate, de dimensiuni mai mici, în pereții estici ai celor două nișe. Altarul este acoperit cu o boltă semicilindrică pe nervuri (arcuri dublouri), racordată la est cu fâșii curbe. Bolta este retrasă de la pereți prin intermediul unor grinzi, având la margine o tăietură longitudinală. Cheia bolții semicilindrice este o scândură pictată, reprezentând central o înlănțuire de romburi monocrome egale, iar marginal se desfășoară o suită de arce de cerc paralele.

Biserica nu este pictată pe interior. Iconostasul este lucrat după tradiție dintr-un singur lemn, cu pictură naivă, înfățișând scene precum "Cina cea de taină", "Sfântul Nicolae" sau cele 12 praznice ortodoxe. Picturile au fost executate de călugări-zugravi de la Schitul Durău.

Colecția muzeală
Muzeul adăpostit de biserica de lemn a fost înființat în anul 1950, inițial ca muzeu comunal, având specificele etnografic, de artă religioasă și istorie locală. O parte importantă a colecției muzeale este expusă în pronaosul bisericii, unde odinioară se țineau cursurile primei școli din Broșteni. Aici se găsesc obiecte funerare (prapuri) de la sfârșitul secolului al XIX-lea și începutul secolului al XX-lea, icoane bizantine (inclusiv icoane împărătești), un clopot german din timpul războiului, vase pentru cult (potir, disc, steluță), cărți religioase, vase din lemn pentru anaforă, trusă de botez și trusă de împărtășanie din lemn, diferite cruci de mână, candele. Pereții pronaosului sunt decorați cu fotografii de epocă și litografii referitoare la biserică și împrejurimile localității, consiliile parohiale sau mitropoliții bucovineni. În naosul bisericii se află stranele originale precum și un analog cu strana la care a cântat Ion Creangă. În afară de muzeul organizat în incinta bisericii de lemn, în orașul Broșteni mai există Muzeul Etnografic al Grupului Școlar "Nicolai Nanu", situat în școala din satul Holda și colecția particulară "Gheorghe Gavrilescu".

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Vezi și
 Biserici de lemn din județul Suceava
 Broșteni
 Ion Creangă

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Bibliografie

 Orașul Broșteni - Din istoria Broștenilor (17 martie 2010)
 Direcția Cultură Suceava - Biserica de lemn "Sf. Nicolae" Broșteni
 Prof. Vasile Candrea - "Broșteni. Monografie" (Ed. Ankarom, Iași, 1995)
 Ion Creangă - "Amintiri din copilărie" (Ed. Litera Internațional, București, 2002), p. 171-175

Legături externe
 CIMEC - Biserici de lemn din România
 Monumente istorice din România - Ansamblul bisericii "Sf. Nicolae" Broșteni
 Biserica monument istoric "Ion Creangă" Broșteni (Ovidiu-Dimitrie Balabașciuc, Crai Nou, 27 mai 2010)
 Fotografii cu Biserica de lemn din Broșteni (Merlinlx, Blog prin vizor, 22 octombrie 2011)
 Video - Bisericuța-muzeu "Ion Creangă" Broșteni (YouTube, 15 aprilie 2009)

Monumente istorice din județul Suceava


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or Fax 250-383-6112, if you would like a call back, we can call you via TTY. Currently we can not receive calls with TTY, so email is the best method of communication.
We have visual fire alarms.
We have a scent-reduced space here at VSAC. This means that while we strive to be scent-free, we cannot guarantee a completely scent-free environment, given that we share a building and bathrooms, and our services are open to the public.
For a complete list of ingredients used in all cleaning products for the Clinic and the rest of the Centre click here.
The police interview room attached to the Clinic is on the small side but furniture can be moved to accommodate your needs.
Secure Space – counselling offices are accessed through a secure main door (staff have keys) no key is required to exit.
Within the centre, our staff have a diverse range of experience working with mental illness and trauma, and in partnership with neurodivergent folks.
VSAC recognizes healing from sexual violence is not linear and that individuals may need to access services at different points in their journey.
Appointments are generally one hour once per week for individual counselling. 2.5 hours once a week for most group counselling. You are allowed to leave sessions at any time.
VSAC resources are limited but we will work with individuals who have difficulty accessing services to try to accommodate their specific needs on a case-by-case basis. Where the specific needs can't be met, the individual has the right to review their file with their counsellor or with the Direct Client Service Manager.
Please note: There may be individuals who are beyond the scope of practice for our counsellors. We will work with these individuals to explore alternative resources.
There is a wheelchair accessible washroom and shower for people accessing the Clinic.
We are located a block and ½ from the 25 Cook at Finlayson and the 25 Southbound Cook at Tovido stops.
If you are accessing the services of the Sexual Assault Response Team and Clinic, you may be asked for your BC Medical Services Plan or other medical insurance (other provinces or international) if you have it. You will still receive services if you don't have medical insurance.
At the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre, there are a range of services available to support survivors in their day to day lives including crisis counselling, support making a police report or navigating the court process, groups focusing on building trauma recovery skills and strengths and, individualized therapy to process the trauma. If you, or a loved one, are using substances, please don't assume that this will make you ineligible for services. Although the individualized trauma therapy does require a high degree of safety, stability and coping skills, other services may be appropriate for you. For more on coping mechanisms read the blog, Coping and Compassion.
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