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Nancy Hardy
Secrets 3: Unshakable
Secrets won't protect you. Only love can.
Angel has known Brad Donovan for so long she can't remember the first time they met. She does remember the first time he saved her, though—on the second grade playground from the class bully.
It took years for her childhood friend to become the man she loved. She still loves him, more than her own life. But that life has been ripped apart, and she's not sure if she can ever find her way back to him.
When every shadow sends her running and every night is filled with nightmares, there's only one truth Angel can hold on to. That Brad's love for her is unshakable.
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Angel Gilliam wrestled the butterflies in her belly as she forced her key into the stubborn lock and finally managed to turn it. She was through the apartment door and calling Brad's name before she could tug the key back out.
The silence that met her call deflated her excitement like a leaking balloon. Damn it, she wanted him to know first, in person, not over the phone. He was the only one who would understand how much this meant to her.
A glance around the darkened living room confirmed its emptiness. The heavy blue curtains Brad had hung when they moved in a month ago were drawn across the windows, pulling a smile from her as she crossed toward the kitchen. She'd teased him about their joint living room being a "man cave," but who was she to argue. She hadn't found a full-time position here in Atlanta yet, and five years in college dorm rooms hadn't left her with a ton of homemaking supplies. The only curtains she owned were floral and gauzy and hung in her bedroom down the hall. And honestly, she didn't mind if it was masculine. From the time they'd decided to share the apartment, she'd known she wanted as much of Brad in it as she did her own style. It was like the old T-shirts she'd snitched from his suitcase whenever he visited her at FSU, only better. Here, it wasn't just his scent surrounding her, comforting her; it was his presence. Walking into the apartment was almost as good as being wrapped in his arms. Almost.
"Brad?"
The kitchen was empty too. Maybe he was still in the shower? Hope sent her on a mad dash down the hall that ended in a quick skid. She barely managed to stop by hanging on to the doorjamb of the master bedroom, but as she swung inside, she found Brad's room was also dark and still. The faint scent of soap and hot water lingered in the air, confirming her fear that he'd already left for work.
"Well, damn."
She slumped onto Brad's bed, the king-size monstrosity that took up three-quarters of his room, and let the soft comforter cushion her as she considered her options. The only thing in her mind since she'd gotten off the phone with Henry Lockwood at the Atlanta office of Child Protective Services had been telling Brad about the interview she'd landed. She didn't want to wait until he got home around four in the morning, if she could even stay awake that long. Waiting till he woke up was even worse. And she was pouting, darn it. She hated it when she pouted. She'd just so wanted to tell him, and tell him now. If only she hadn't been stuck waiting for the bus to bring her home.
Turning her head to bury her nose in the soft down of the comforter, she filled her lungs with the scent of Brad's cologne and something else, something vitally him that she couldn't put a name to. When had she first noticed it? She wasn't even sure she knew, it had happened so gradually. He'd visited her at school every chance he got, even during summer breaks when she was busy loading up on classes so she could get through her bachelor's and master's programs in five years. But even when her roommates and girlfriends were falling all over themselves chasing after him, his focus had been on her. And somewhere along the line, her focus had centered completely on him.
So why hadn't they done anything about it?
Tugging her bottom lip between her teeth, she stood and crossed the hall to her bedroom. Clothes lay scattered on most of the surfaces. Makeup, jewelry, shoes. After sharing a room with one fellow foster child or another through her teen years, always keeping her belongings locked up, protected, then doing the same in the dorm, Angel reveled in the ability to mark the space as hers. To claim ownership with the sheer presence of her things. Brad teased her about it, about "letting her hair down" after so many years of being the model foster kid, but she knew he got it. He'd understood the fears hiding down deep inside her even before she did, understood why she'd always tried to be perfect, to overachieve, to not be sent back into the system. He got her.
She eyed the folded clothes stacked at the end of the bed, ready to be put away. Right on top lay the red cashmere sweater Brad had given her for Christmas a couple of weeks ago. Their first Christmas living together—as best friends. The look in Brad's eyes when she wore that sweater, though, went way beyond friends. It even went beyond the emotion that, if she was honest with herself, she knew she'd seen in his eyes over and over when he'd visited her at school. The emotion she'd heard in his voice every time they talked on the phone. An emotion she'd come to anticipate, to want, even if she hadn't fully understood what it was. That look Brad gave her was crystal clear. Hunger. It made her shiver. And it felt right, as if all the years they'd spent together had naturally led to this, wanting each other as well as needing each other.
Maybe it was time to stop pussyfooting around and bring things out in the open. And she knew just how to do it.
The excitement was back again, humming under her skin, fizzing like champagne through her veins. It had her smiling as she gathered the sweater and her tightest pair of jeans and headed for the shower. An hour later she was standing outside the wide double doors that led into Thrice.
The burly bouncer guarding the door eyed the low curve of her neckline. "Hellooo."
"Hi." She handed over her ID, which the man dutifully checked. His eyes might've strayed a couple of times, but Angel just took that as a sign that she looked as good as she'd hoped.
He handed the card back, shooting her a wink. "You wouldn't be inclined to save me a dance later, sweet thing? I get off at ten."
"I don't think Brad would like that," she told him, a little laugh escaping as she left him with his mouth slightly ajar.
Inside, a cacophony of music, people, and movement hit her eyes and ears, flashes of light adding to the confusion. The massive room—the center of a former warehouse, Brad had told her—seemed to sway with the ebb and flow of clubgoers filling every available space.
It took some wading to find the sunken dance floor taking up the entire middle of the room, then the bar area at the far side. When she took the time to think about it, she was still amazed that Brad had walked away from his family money and chosen to work in a bar, especially after his brother's death. Most people would call it crazy—and a few of their friends had. But it made sense. His degree in business management meant he could work his way up at Thrice, but he also loved being in charge of the bar, interacting with customers, keeping people safe—that more than anything. He'd told her more than once that people shouldn't pay with their lives for having fun or relieving stress, and he made sure of it with his vigilant watch over those in his care. He wanted to make a difference, no matter how small other people thought it was; they were alike that way.
His blond head came into view first, then the rest of him. Brad moved behind the room-length bar with ease and efficiency. A word here and there passed out with the drinks brought smiles to the people he served, especially the women. The feminine eyes eating him up sparked a dark jealousy in Angel's core. But it was the look in Brad's eyes that really mattered, and that look filled with fire when he saw her walking toward his end of the room.
His gaze swept her body, head to toe. And all the way back up. She watched his tongue slide along his bottom lip, saw him shift as if he was suddenly uncomfortable, and the knowledge that other women wanted him faded past caring. When his eyes finally met hers, she smiled, feeling the sexy edge to the way her lips curved, and put a little extra sway into her hips as she closed the distance between them. Brad leaned on the bar top, chin propped on his fist, to watch.
"Is it my birthday?" he teased when she got close enough to hear him.
A man seated on the next closest bar stool turned to look. "Maybe mine?" he asked. He was in his early twenties too, but his conservative hair and business-casual clothes didn't fit Thrice's vibe tonight.
"Hands off, Ryan," Brad warned.
Ah. That explained the button-down and khakis. This was Brad's co-manager in training. Damien's secretary. "Hi."
"And she has manners," Ryan pointed out, throwing a pained look Brad's way. He reached for Angel's hand and leaned over to place a chaste kiss on the back. Angel felt her heart flutter at the sheer mean filling Brad's gaze as he watched.
"And you are?" Ryan asked.
"Taken," Brad said at the same time, straightening to his full six-two height. Angel giggled.
"Fuck off, Brad," Ryan threw out, his eyes still on Angel.
Brad leaned over the bar far enough to pop Ryan upside the back of the head. "Language," he snapped.
Watching the two of them was like watching brothers torment each other. Ryan was pouting now, but it didn't earn him any points with Brad. "You can drop her hand anytime, Wonder Boy," Brad growled.
Ryan slowly released her, but the half smile he shot her way—on the half of his face Brad couldn't see—told her he was drawing it out for Brad's benefit, not his own.
Brad whipped the tie at the back of his black apron open and wadded the cloth into a ball. He threw it on the counter. "I'm taking a break."
Ryan glanced around. "Where's your relief bartender?"
Pitching his thumb over his shoulder toward the mirror behind him, Brad shrugged. "Take a look at him."
Ryan's incredulous expression reflected perfectly in the mirror. By the time he started muttering protests, Brad had rounded the bar and taken Angel's elbow.
"Get back here, asshole," Ryan called.
Without missing a step, Brad shot a bird back at his friend. When Angel looked up at him, the amused curve of his lips had her laughing.
"You're mean," she said between chuckles.
"Not to you." He shrugged. "Ryan earns it." His mouth twitched at her laughter, though, and when he joined in, the noise and crowds surrounding them fell away from her awareness. Brad filled it up too much for anything else to intrude.
He didn't stop at the curved railing that encircled the dance floor. Angel tugged on the hand now twined with hers. "Where are we going?"
Brad glanced down. "To get away from this noise," he said, voice raised above the din. "The last thing I want to do is shout at each other over this mess."
Angel agreed. Of course, going somewhere without noise probably meant going somewhere without this many people…or any people. She swallowed hard at the idea of being alone with him. She wasn't a tease, and she'd been making it plain what she wanted for the last half hour. Now it was time to pay up. What if she couldn't?
Nerves multiplied like tribbles in her veins as they went through the entry area of the club. Brad led her down a dark hallway to one side marked Employees Only. The hall was dotted with doors, and Brad opened one about halfway down. They stepped into a brightly lit room lined along one side with lockers and the other with a comfy seating area. The counter, sink, fridge, and microwave proclaimed "break room" loudly. When the door slid shut, the sheer relief of relative silence distracted her from her nerves for about a millisecond.
"So…" Brad pulled her toward the couch but turned before they reached the brown leather monstrosity. His gaze went straight for her breasts in their soft red cover, and he seemed to lose track of what he was saying. In the moment it took for him to break himself away, Angel felt that look right down to her clenched thighs.
Shaking himself back to awareness, Brad finally asked, "To what do I owe this unexpected visit?"
Angel felt every muscle go tense. Say it! Say you have feelings for him—new, different feelings. You want him to know. He wants to know; just look in his eyes and see it. Tell him.
She cleared her desert-dry throat, opened her mouth, and said, "I got the interview."
Not what she meant to say. Definitely not. And not what Brad expected her to say, from the sinking look on his face. But it didn't last. Brad was Brad—a huge grin appeared, and the next thing she knew his arms were around her waist and he was twirling her through the air with a loud "whoop!"
Her smile felt bittersweet as love swelled in her chest. He was always putting her and her needs first, before what he wanted. He lifted her up, gave her whatever he thought she needed, even if it was far less than he might want. How long had he been doing that?
And how long was she going to be a coward and let it continue?
When he finally settled her on her feet, she was breathless with anxiety. She met Brad's warm gray eyes…and immediately, all the chaos whirling inside her settled. She reached to cup his stubble-covered cheeks. "I came by for something else too," she said, surprised by the suddenly low, raspy tone of her voice.
"This." She pulled him down until her lips could meet his and kissed him.
She felt his jolt of surprise, felt the sudden tight clamping of his grip on her hips—and then he took over just like he did with everything else.
His lips were firm against hers and fit perfectly, as if they'd been made for each other. They probably had. The two of them fit together in life too, so it made sense that their bodies would align as well as their souls. His mouth opened over hers, moving, molding, shaping. No hesitation here, nothing tentative, just a rush of heat that threatened to overwhelm her. He tasted of Brad, of beer, of hunger. She wanted more, so much more, moaning her need into his mouth and lifting one leg to hook around his, pulling him closer.
Right there. There was that hard center she'd wondered so much about. The firm length of his erection nestled directly against her mound thanks to the high-heeled boots she wore. He rocked against her, and a mewling sound escaped at the zing of sensation reverberating through her core. He rocked again, the base of his shaft grazing her clit. Afraid her legs might give out, Angel dug her nails into Brad's wide shoulders and clung for dear life. She wasn't sure if moments or hours passed; everything disappeared but Brad's mouth, his body, and the love flowing between them. It had to be love. Nothing else could feel this good.
It took some time, but desperation finally forced them to stop for air.
"God, Angel." He groaned, his lips brushing hers. "Do you have any idea how long I've waited for this?"
She shook her head, not because she didn't know but because words were beyond her. Brad didn't wait—he took her lips again. This time when he opened hers, he delved inside.
His tongue took her over, took her breath. He pulled back and pushed in, the smooth glide mimicking the rhythm of his hips. Every hard advance caught her throbbing clit, teasing, tempting, driving her higher until she held her breath, certain the next slight touch would send her off like a rocket. Brad's head fell back, and she marveled at the agony in his expression as he pushed against her once more.
The sound of the door opening startled them both.
"I'm sorry," Ryan drawled. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything."
Brad cursed, curbing the last syllables with a quick glance at Angel. The final stream of words was a fairly accurate impression of Joe Pesci's character in that old movie Home Alone.
"Of course you're interrupting—and you know it," he managed eventually, the words strangled with cutoff need and frustration. "Who'd you leave up front?"
"Malik." Was that glee lacing Ryan's voice? Yes, wicked glee. Despite the protests of her body, Angel found herself choking back her own amusement.
"I hate you," Brad said, though the words lacked heat. He shook his head, but Angel could see the reluctant laughter in his eyes—and the beginnings of calculation. She had a feeling Ryan would be paying for this, and when he least expected it. "Come on, Angel."
He led her out. As they crossed the threshold, Ryan gave her a courtly bow. "Again, I apologize, Angel."
For all his supposed chivalry, there was smug satisfaction in his eyes when they landed on Brad. "Shut up," Brad grumbled. He tucked an arm securely around her waist as he drew her into the hall, and the look he threw over his shoulder at Ryan was triumphant, the kind of but-I-got-the-girl look meant to rub in his success. Angel hid her grin and the absolutely giddy feeling that surged inside her at that look. He certainly had got the girl. For always.
They made their way to the emptyish entry area of the club. Off to one side was a small alcove, where Brad stopped in the relative quiet and pulled her against him once more. Like a sponge Angel soaked up his heat, the feel of his hard muscles contrasting with her feminine softness in all the right places. She didn't want to stop, go home, wait for him. She'd waited long enough, and so had he.
But right now, he needed to get back to work; she knew that. She'd taken enough of his time. It's only for now. We won't have to wait much longer.
Brad glanced down. Angel watched him watch her, saw the hungry spark in his eyes as he skimmed the contours of her face, down to her almost bare shoulders and the upper curves of her breasts. That part of her anatomy swelled at his attention, but she didn't look away. She wasn't embarrassed or scared anymore. Brad wanted her, just as she was. He knew her inside and out. The secret they'd danced around for so long was finally out in the open.
She knew him too, knew when something was bothering him. The hesitant rhythm of his thumb rubbing along her hip bone sharpened her attention. "What's wrong?"
The outside noise filled the silence while she waited for him to gather his thoughts. "Does it bother you?" he finally asked.
"What?" With that single word she realized what he was asking, and that she might like to turn the question on him. They'd been friends for so long; this new state of being felt at once perfectly right and just…weird.
"This." She barely felt the nudge of his crotch against her again. She swallowed hard, trying without success to figure out what to say. Did it bother her? Yes, but only because she wished he was harder, that they were alone, that she wasn't worried about how this would affect their relationship. He hadn't said the words yet. Did that mean this was just sex, not love?
Brad dipped low, his mouth brushing her earlobe. "I hope it doesn't, because you have to know, seeing you in that sweater affects me that way every time."
Now it was Angel's turn to squirm. No, that didn't bother her. It was the not knowing that concerned her. Could she gather enough words and courage to say that to him? The intensity in his gaze forced her to close her eyes.
"Don't tease me" was what she finally said. "Not— If you don't mean it, don't."
Brad's arms came fully around her, his big hands spreading to cover each side of her spine. "I'm definitely not teasing." His palms slid up the ridges of her ribs, his thumbs coming to rest at the outer edges of her aching breasts. "I've been waiting for years to do more than tease, beautiful. A lot more."
A lot more. Oh God.
He'd been waiting years. Nobody waited that long because they were horny. He had to feel the same love she did. She believed that with everything inside her.
And so, when his lips touched the skin at the juncture of her neck and shoulder, she sighed and leaned back to give him easier access, opening herself and her protective cocoon to the only man she truly trusted. Letting him in. The tip of his tongue easing gently along her skin told her without words how much that trust was appreciated.
"Tonight, when I get home," he whispered into her skin, "we'll celebrate your interview—and everything else—the way it should be celebrated."
Angel shivered. "I'm looking forward to it," she said, that siren voice making another husky appearance.
"Good." He stepped back, taking his heat with him, and ran a thumb across her moist bottom lip before turning toward the bar. The crowd swallowed him whole, but Angel kept watching until even the back of his head was no longer visible.
The same bouncer stood outside as she exited the club. "You have a good evenin', sweet thing."
"You too," she told him. She glanced down the street to the corner and saw a yellow cab waiting for a fare. She hurried toward it, anxious to get home and get things cleaned up before Brad finished his shift. The last song she'd heard before leaving Thrice echoed in her head. There'd been no opportunity for them to dance tonight. Maybe she could come again, or maybe…could she convince Brad to give her a private show? She knew he could dance from the countless nights out and proms they'd been to together, but would he do it just for h—
The sudden scrape of pain across her cheek came out of nowhere. Trying to turn her head, Angel felt instead the clasp of a rough, smelly hand across her mouth, clamping her jaw shut. Her scream muffled against the human gag, she fought the force dragging her toward the dark mouth of an alley nearby. The last thing she saw was the cab's empty back window, and through it, the cabbie's head turned toward the street, away from her.
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For Just a Little More, I have a heroine badly in need of protection, and I have a hero whose entire being is centered on protecting and caring for those he loves -- and he's loved Angel a long, long time. There was no more appropriate song than this little gem nestled on Daughtry's latest release: "I'll Fight."
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No category for this one…yet.
Just to say that all is working well between Roon and the Stream Box S2 Ultra. Roon sees this as a transport device and it appears under the 'Roon Ready' device category in Audio setup.
One minor issue - the device is still showing as 'uncertified' in the audio setup, 'Roon Ready', section of setup within Roon. This seems to be entirely cosmetic, but seems odd given that the device has been out for some time now.
Can output the UI to a TV connected to the hdmi output.
Can clean the USB output from a Computer.
Can give clean power to a USB DAC.
There are basic Roon play controls and cover art in the web browser UI or iOS app.
Volumio can also be a standalone streamer.
Like many pro-ject products, a bit of a Swiss (Austrian) army knife!
Hooking up an ssd to the stream box works well enough, but it does sound a tad better over the ethernet hooked up to my Roon server. That's inevitable.
Disabled the HDMI out as, to be honest, the raspberry pi side of things struggled. Never bought it for that anyway.
It's a brilliant product - per cubic centimetre it's expensive (the thing is so small!). However, sound per £ it's ridiculously inexpensive!!! A gem.
Being a "Raspberry Pi-based network bridge" it carries a very high ticket price.
Yes, washed/cleaned power/usb/signal/etc. I bet it comes with gold plated rims and cupholders. Does it come with snake-oil filled interconnects?
Dont judge on assumptions, try it and then speak with assurance.
I had my RPI and got another streamer with $1800 tag, it was a mistake. Quality wise it was the same and all the promised conveniences just didn't deliver, sold it and still happy with my RPI.
so… maybe I do not wish. RPI with quite a few distributions for music playing is good enough for me.
No, i never will try a product from a company that claims to solve noexisting problems.
As a scientific educated person I will never spend money on homoeopathy, not medical and also not audiophile.
Show me a honest device without voodoo and I will give it a try.
Noise over USB is hardly a non-existing problem, especially on Raspberry which shares internal ports between USB and Ethernet. Its very easy to measure (and even easier to hear, especially if you pause music and listen close to speakers). And the article you linked used a power supply with switched voltage regulators, which is far from optimal.
Here is an example from my own setup: when I started with my tweaks, I could hear the self-noise from speakers from 50 cm away. Now I can hardly hear it from 5 cm away. And its exactly what you call "solutions to non-existing problems" that has made that difference (which obviously improves the music a great deal as well). Fiber media converters, ethernet transports, battery power and more has taken the sound on my system to a whole new level.
So if you want to live in denial and consider what you have to be optimal, well be my guest. If you want to improve the sound in your system, things like the stream box mentioned in this thread is an excellent start (or maybe the cheaper Allo USbridge or Sotm sms-200).
Even if I wanted to live in denial. The long long time ago when I lived in a different country, with LPs that I flipped faithfully many many times a day - I could hear "self-noise", but that was/is a thing of the past for so many years that I forgot how many.
RPI has a shared Ethernet and USB port as many so eager to point out and that's a reason I bought Allo DigiOne which provides a galvanically isolated SPDIF coaxial port. Thanks to ROON, I can group zones and have this coaxial and naked RPI usb port in one group, so switching between them on my 2Qute is virtually instantaneous and since I do not "want to live in denial" I really tried to hear a difference, but after many many many tests I cannot!
So, I just left it at that and concentrate on music I want to listen to. That's why we are in in in the first place, aren't we?
It is fine to play with different hardware/software/cables, belief in whatever, which is limited by our budgets and verifiable only by our own set of ears/brain.
When it comes to this particular box, if you can afford it and willing to figure out the benefit over plain RPI, nothing stops you.
I don't know if it can be called denial, but in my system no self-noise can be heard from my speakers from 5 cm away. And I always uses only the power supplies shipped with my devices and nothing else.
In my experience every converter or so-called cleaning devices increases noise and not reduces it. Lesser complexity in a system reduces the danger of perturbation.
It is very naive thinking that the S2 Ultra is exactly the same as a standard RPI.
It is using the compute module CM3 which has advantages over a normal RPI and on the PCB there is is cleaning of the power supply.
But how it sound is whats important, and Raspberry does not sound very good, at least not compared to dedicated streamers/transports like the Stream Box S2 Ultra.
No the Sparky is not similar to the Board used in the Ultra or the other derivative used in Stack Audios Link.
You would have noticed it if you had bothered clickink on the link in my comment. Then you would have noticed that the board is about twice the size of a RPI or the Sparky because of the power supplies.
I was talking about the principle: use a cheap CPU board for OS, software and ethernet, and an isolated and audio optimized board (or part) for USB output.
Its very easy to measure (and even easier to hear, especially if you pause music and listen close to speakers).
I think this is indicative of another problem …poorly shielded cables, placement of DAC, streamer etc. If I pause music there is no audible noise from my speakers. Not surprising since we're talking of a noise level in the region of -120dB.
Electronic noise can come from many sources, so yes poorly shielded cables can also influence. But you have to put your ear next to the tweeter to hear it. But as always its very system dependent, and in my case I listen from my home-office with computer, monitors and stuff around, so getting it as quiet as it is now has been a challenge.
But you have to put your ear next to the tweeter to hear it.
Nada! I can't hear anything when music isn't playing. But, you've missed the point completely. You can't hear the kind of noise level found in, say a Raspberry Pi-based streamer unless you're superhuman. 0dB is our hearing threshold, so do you really think we can hear something 1000 times quieter than a leaf falling?
If you can hear something it is almost certainly not the noise from a streamer or USB unless there is a fault or your "tweaks" are having a negative affect on the system.


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Apple released the 3rd generation iPad Air and the 5th generation iPad mini earlier this week. Are these iPads suitable for pros and those wanting to get work done? Hear Tim's thoughts at the top of the episode.
The core of this episode is part 2 of my discussion with Academy Award-nominated writer and writing coach, Roger Schulman. Roger was nominated for an Oscar for his work on the hit animated comedy Shrek. He's also written a number of sequels for Disney including The Fox and the Hound 2, Bambi 2, Mulan 2, the Jungle Book 2, as well as, Balto. He co-created, wrote, and produced the sitcom, Jonas. Roger is also a writing coach. You can find more info about that over at www.thewritercoach.com.
In this part of the interview, we dive deep into some of the apps he uses including Aeon Timeline, OmniOutliner, SimpleMind, OmniGraffle, GoodNotes, Gladys, Scrawl Notes, WordBoard, Airmail, and FollowUpThen.com.


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UK's true Olympic challenge remains
We'll ignore the empty seats. Forget also that Britain is so gripped by anti-business sentiment that corporate sponsors and freeloaders became automatically blamed, initially at least, for half-deserted Olympic venues.
For George Osborne the Olympics offer respite and cover from what must surely be the most bruising six months of his life. Photo: Eddie Mulholland
By Jeremy Warner
Who else could it be but bankers and their cronies? Regardless of these upsets, the Olympics are thankfully off to a cracking start. The nation can be truly proud.
In macro-economic terms, past Olympics have turned out to be pretty much a non-event – with the costs roughly balancing out the gains – or even very occasionally an unmitigated disaster. The start of Greece's national bankruptcy can reasonably be dated to the Athens Olympics in 2004.
There is always, none the less, one benefit which is beyond measure. A successful Olympics will invariably make the host nation feel more at ease with and confident about itself, and this can deliver powerful economic gains. There is already evidence of this "feel-good factor" at the London Olympics. For a few weeks at least, the prevailing narrative of national decline can be forgotten.
Britain desperately needs such a boost right now. Assuming no calamities, this will be the true legacy of the Games. Whatever the economy's weaknesses, this showpiece event demonstrates that the UK is still a "can-do" nation capable of the very best the world can deliver. Unfortunately, once the last medal is won, the litter is cleared, the visiting Olympic family departs, and the intoxicating sense of national pride wears off, our problems will still be the same.
The economy is going nowhere, the deficit remains as daunting as ever, and there seems to be no let up in the squeeze on living standards. For George Osborne, the Chancellor, the Olympics offer respite and cover from what must surely be the most bruising six months of his life.
Former HSBC chiefs faces bonus clawbacks
Bankers found to have rigged Libor rate could face up to 10 years in jail
Reckitt Benckiser held back by Europe
Sorrell: Olympic Opening Ceremony was great advert for Britain
My sense, from talking to business leaders, is that the situation is not quite as bad as the latest GDP figures or some of the more hysterical commentaries and headlines suggest. The economy is not in some new nosedive, or not yet in any case. But it is becalmed, and as long as the eurozone crisis continues unresolved, that's where it is likely to remain. This has, in turn, raised the bar yet further when dealing with the nation's debts.
Despite the positive market response to the promise by the president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, of action to save the euro, few have any confidence that whatever emerges from this week's council meeting will do the trick.
Having built expectations so high, he's almost bound to disappoint. So concerned is president Obama about what the Europeans are up to, that he's sent Tim Geithner, the US Treasury secretary, on a fact-finding mission to the island of Sylt in the North Sea, where the German finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, is taking his annual holiday, complete with a vigorous routine of arm-powered bicycling (Mr Schaeuble is more commonly seen in a wheelchair).
This has prompted talk of co-ordinated action from the ECB and the US Federal Reserve, whose Open Markets Committee also meets this week. Don't hold your breath.
Mr Geithner didn't need to go to Sylt to get a handle on Mr Schaeuble's thinking. With the latest opinion poll showing a majority of Germans think they would be better off without the euro, the German government is not about to ease its opposition to any form of debt mutualisation. Lasting solutions are as far away as ever.
Back in Blighty, frustration with the Coalition is at levels that must be causing even the usually care-free David Cameron sleepless nights. He, too, will welcome the distraction of the Olympics.
The question that both he and Osborne must address while attention is focused elsewhere, is whether it's time for a change of tack. They are not short of advice, from both Left and Right.
Despite recent setbacks and misjudgments, the answer to this question must be no. Osborne got the framework broadly correct in his initial "emergency" Budget of June 2010, and he is right to stick with that strategy now. Fiscal discipline must remain the first priority.
Nevertheless, it should not come as a surprise that the economy has remained so unresponsive. You do not have to be an unreconstructed Keynesian to see that a fiscal consolidation front-end loaded with a big increase in VAT and deep cuts in capital spending, is going to have a significant impact on demand. Nascent recoveries in consumption and construction have been snuffed out.
As Ryan Bourne, of the Centre for Policy Studies, has pointed out – part of the problem is that, while in opposition, the Tory hierarchy lost their ideological commitment to, and appetite for, a small state and therefore had no well thought-out plan for how to bring one about when they entered office. The idea was forced on them, rather than came naturally.
There has therefore been an on-the-hoof and botched feel to the consolidation. VAT was raised and investment spending hacked back because these where the easy hits. The economy is now paying the price.
All that said, little would be gained from reversing the VAT increase now. With households and businesses in their present, risk-averse mood, any giveaways are much more likely to be saved than spent and invested. If the cut was unfunded, it would also undermine confidence in deficit reduction.
The last Budget may have been politically inept but, from a business and economic perspective, it wasn't so bad. At great political cost, the top rate of income tax was restored to something approaching internationally competitive levels.
Funding for lending was generally quite a smart initiative, though it may do no more than offset what would otherwise have been a significant further tightening of credit conditions. The decision to put the Government's balance sheet behind increased infrastructure spending also marked an advance of sorts.
Much more can and should be done. The Government needs to be more aggressive in reducing welfare and public-sector wage costs, thereby making space for income tax cuts. Progress towards a smaller, more affordable state seems to be moving at glacial speed. But perhaps the greater challenge is that of managing expectations.
Britain won't be returning to pre-crisis rates of growth, or even standards of living, for some years. Enjoy the euphoria of the Olympics while it lasts. A harsher reality will come crashing back soon enough.
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A little known secrecy about the naming of my paintings is that I enjoy complicated titles which represent the painting in one phrase. In this sense somnolent is breaking the mold. This painting took me upwards of 12 hours of straight painting as the video in my "me at work" section displays in all but 30 seconds. This video unfortunately does not deal with the other 12 hours that were spent texturing and layering portions of the painting. What somnolent is defined as is that of being tired, quiet a perfect title considering I painted it all in one sitting!
The image in this painting I feel gives off a strong sense of euphoria or that of going into a deep sleep, if we want to stick to the definitional theme. There is a weatlth of iredecent colors in the piece. Flowing from rich deep gold to yellow gold all the way to rose gold and hints of pure magenta. This is all carefully accented with a abstract pattern which personally represents s mixture of flower pedals , due to the wonderful summer weather, and that of scales or even a giraffe pattern. I feel it is essential to have many different themes present through my work in order to embody a full broad range of emotions and keep the painting interesting. This piece has been molded with both acrylics and oils to give it this unique charecter. During different times of the day, under different influences of light, this painting will change. It will come alive with every angle insuring that the room stays aware of its ever bold presence.


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In the first half of the twentieth century in the film industry, a new star, which soon was able to conquer the public and mysterious feminine traits. It was a girl, brought up in an orphanage at first, and then - in a foster family, which is found only in the happiness and the meaning of her life was the improvement of the scenic image. Real name of the girl - Norma Jean Morteson, but everyone knows it under the name Marilyn Monroe.
On the creation of this very unique image of blonde Marilyn over a fairly long period of time worked hairdressers, plastic surgeons, dentists and, of course, she was. Ongoing work on yourself - that's the secret that helped her reach the dizzying success. And this work was not only in the daily makeup application and improvement of acting. Norma also worked on the production of correct speech, over flexible plastics and pantomime, and that it is important to create a special smile that became her hallmark, the original card.
Indeed, in aktёrstve as in modeling (that started the career of a future star) needed something to distinguish himself, to be remembered.
Naturally, in order to devote as much time and effort to the exterior, to be a serious stimulus. Most likely, a special driver for Marilyn was the main goal in life - to fulfill your potential and achieve success.
But despite a successful career and enthusiastic views of spectators, Marilyn (Norma) has never had a real happiness. Neither the foster mother or husband, or the famous lovers were unable to give her the most important thing to aspire to every woman - love, warmth, understanding, feeling the comfort of the family. That is why the film set for Marilyn became the only place where she felt that people need, and for the audience she was ready for any sacrifice.
Were Marilyn and its unique features. For example, many girls like to relieve stress with the help of shopping therapy. Characteristically it was for this famous actress. This Monroe chooses outfits, relying only on your own taste, and in many cases, she bought everything that was trying. But Marilyn gave preference to pay, because they are, in its opinion, can give the image of femininity and naturalness. Indeed, as seen in the photographs, in dresses, she looked quite elegant and simple, and this simplicity makes men do not take from her eyes.
Last Monroe's husband also spoke of her habits, which to some may seem eccentric. For example, in his spare time, he said, Marilyn could not sleep until lunch, walk around the house naked, all day long soak in the bed in the "company" with a few bottles of champagne and hot chocolate, or chatting on the phone for hours. But we "accept and love" their idols with all their eccentricities.
Secrecy "highlight" Monroe became her natural make-up (which, as has been said, it created its own). Nowadays, thanks to advances in computer graphics and cosmetology managed to lift the curtain of mystery and "guess" what exactly helped the famous Miss Monroe look completely.
The main thing in the right make-up (as we are assured stylists and makeup artists) - basis. It is therefore important to monitor the condition of the skin and be able to correct or conceal the existing shortcomings. Marilyn had their own ways to achieve the desired effect: the use of olive oil to protect the skin, moisturizer, face multiple rinsing with cold water (to narrow pores), the use of petroleum jelly, a special cream and powder to give skin shine and radiance.
With the help of makeup, false eyelashes and sometimes special experimental Marilyn taught himself to emphasize the desired traits do look radiant and expressive, and her lips - more voluminous.
Someone might say that the image of Marilyn Monroe was artificially created, and by nature it has never been sexy blonde. But, nevertheless, this image - the fruit of her imagination and effort that has helped her through a difficult path from the usual girl with a lot of drawbacks to the famous actress with the perfect type of appearance. And this work is for the sake of the public deserves some respect.
Author: Alla Pilipenko


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Alleghany County Public Schools » Superintendent » Policy Manual » Section B--SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS » BFC--Policy and Regulation Adoption
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POLICY AND REGULATION ADOPTION
It is the responsibility of the School Board to adopt policies and regulations for governing the school division. The power to enact policies/regulations cannot be delegated to an employee or agent such as the superintendent or a single member of the School Board.
Policy is a basic statement of the intent of the School Board which creates rights and responsibilities for the conduct of the school division's business. Being of a dynamic nature, policies are subject to revision by the School Board.
Regulation is the manner or method of implementation of policy by the superintendent and staff, subject to change as conditions and/or circumstances may dictate.
Policies shall be developed and presented to the Board evidencing the consideration given to the views of the division's community. The final authority for adoption rests solely with the School Board.
When a proposed action of the School Board, initiated either by Board member or administration, affects existing School Board policies, the existing policy and regulation, if any, shall be referenced so that the effect of the new action will be clear.
Unless otherwise provided, when policies and regulations are adopted, altered or replaced, the new or revised policy shall become effective upon adoption.
All regulations for implementation of the policies shall be developed by or through the superintendent. They shall be presented to the School Board as action items in the same manner as policies.
Where changes in policy and/or regulations are made, these shall be prepared and distributed to all concerned for insertion into the policy and/or regulations manuals so that action of the School Board may be implemented as soon as possible. They also shall be posted on the school division web site.
Amended: April 7, 2008
Legal Ref.: Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, §§ 22.1-78, 22.1-253.13:7.
Underwood v. Henry County School Board, 245 Va. 127, 427 S.E.2d 330,
Cross Refs.: BF Board Policy Manual
BFE/CHD Administration in Policy Absence CH Policy Implementation
4/08 ACPS ALLEGHANY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS


You make me smile, laugh, and sometimes cry.
And, I love when your hands are as cold as ice cream.
And to hear your voice is like hearing an angel sing.
If I'm your king, then you're my queen.
Is what makes me love you because you warm me up.
Because me and you are like glue, we stick together.


Earlier in summer last season I stumbled upon "Asia Pacific Downhill Challenge" event info over the internet. 2013 being its 7th action year, the event organized in Bali, Indonesia has started to attract the best in the world. The "Elite" Category Racers this year included, Troy Brosnan, Wyn Masters, Tracey Hannah, Guillaume Cauvin, Fabien Couisinie and many more.
Through the weekend of 25th-27th Oct, coastal town of Klunkung, Bali was the venue for the high speed downhill battle. A 'United Bikes' hosted event, the 'Asia Pacific Downhill Challenge 2013' had over 255 riders registered for the comp. From Malaysia, UK, Australia, Indonesia, Japan and more, the racers had to fight it down the dry, rough and lose 1.3Kms course designed by the 'Trail Scapes' team. With a super humid day in 40+ degrees Celsius heat, the race weekend was a tough one for all. A course scattered with Double Jumps, Drops, Rock Gardens, Hip Jumps and steep chutes it was a delight to bomb down the trail.
This was the first time an Asian DH race start list had India's name on it! A last minute addition to the start list, Gautam Taode and me were listed in random categories that had vacant slots. After strapping up our race numbers, we hopped on the shuttle van up the 'Bukit Tengah' downhill course. After couple of practice runs and a seeding run, it was a long wait until Sunday morning for our Final race runs.
The D day arrived! Following the seeding run position, I was slated to head out of the gate around early noon. As the beautiful ocean stayed in the corner of my eye, the race course's drops, rock gardens were a blur! I went down the mountain as planned, sticking to the lines I had chosen in practice. Crossing the finish line and straight on the 'Hot Seat'! As the faster racers kept blazing down the mountain, I managed to stick to the 'Hot Seat' for quite a bit. With a few mistakes here and there, I ended up finishing 9th in "Masters".
Gautam Taode was ready to start his final run around 3pm in the Bali sun. Running a new setup on his bike for the finals, Gautam blasted down the mountain within the 3min mark as planned! This put him on the hot seat for a bit. Eventually grabbing the 8th spot for the day in his category. All smiles for the "Blazing Toad"!
Our week long Bali visit was a buzz. Fun trails, beautiful beaches, great food, fast riders all added to our race experience. With top 10 cracking runs in the Finals, we are sure to see India at the Asian DH Champs in the coming years.
Big shout out to 'HERO Cycles' and team 'Globe Racers' for organizing our flight tickets on a short notice!


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To truly understand the changes that are taking place in the current economy, it is important to understand the balance that exists between the top economic super powers, the United States and China. In the recent past the United States and China have created somewhat of a partnership that is referred to as "Chimerica," by Harvard historian Niall Ferguson. In fact, Ferguson says that the economies of China and the United States should be considered one economy because they are so intertwined and dependent on one another. Ferguson stated, "Chimerica…occupies 13 percent of the world's land, is home to one-fourth of the people on Earth, and accounts for one-third of the global gross domestic product." With the recent boost in the Chinese economy, some people believe that this marriage known as "Chimerica" will break up and China will be the next global superpower, but first let's examine the facts.
According to the Chinese government, their Gross Domestic Product has been increasing at a rate of 10 percent per year, and 8 percent per year even during the depths of the recession. According to forecasts the Chinese economy is supposed to see growth of about 9.5 percent this year in comparison to the United States which is only supposed to see growth of about 3 percent according to CNNMoney.com. Although these numbers look promising for the Chinese, many people are left wondering whether or not these figures are correct. There is so little transparency in regards to the figures that the Chinese government discloses.
China also has several other problems that are holding it back from becoming the Muhammad Ali of the economic world. One of the biggest problems that China has is that it relies so much on exports to the United States for much of its economic growth. In fact, a detailed report that was issued by the Chinese government in February 2009 showed that the growth in GDP that China had seen was almost completely offset by the reduction in export revenue. According to Stratfor.com, about 90 percent of the growth that China had witnessed was created by forced lending and investments in China's own infrastructure and public services. Forced lending like this is great for short term growth, but it's also a definite sign that the growth China has seen is not going to be able to be sustained into the future.
This also brings us to the next important point that China relies too heavily on the United States and vise versa for economic growth. The United States and China have entered into an economic bond in which the Chinese citizens save and purchase U.S. bonds, and the people of the United States spend their money on a number of different products including Chinese imports. Just to show how deep this marriage really goes, at one point the Chinese government stepped in to prevent its currency, the yuan, from appreciating against the dollar. Then the Chinese used their excess currency to buy U.S. Treasury bonds and bonds that were issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in order to keep United States interest rates low. This in turn, caused Americans to spend even more money, including products that were imported from China, and it just added to the bubble that was getting ready to pop.
When the U.S. markets finally crashed exports from China to the United States were cut back by 20 percent and China was holding on to U.S. financial instruments that many people thought were going to lose much of their value. Two other events also took place that created some hostility between the U.S. and China. The first was President Obama's visit with the Dalai Lama, which definitely caught the eye of the Chinese government. Also, the United States began to sell weapons to Taiwan, which created a very heated response from Beijing. Will all of the events that have taken place, and China's current expected growth, cause China to divorce the United States and begin its own road to becoming the top super power of the world?
Although many people feel as though China has reached a point where it has become a super power, it will not dominate the world in the 21st century the way the United States did in the 20th century. The facts, that show China's dominance as an economic super power in the world today, simply are not there. Although, they have seen huge growth in recent years, even despite the depression, the sustainability just does not exist for this type of growth. China is also dealing with several other issues including growing disputes with its biggest trading partners and internal issues amongst its own people. China just does not have the stability that is required of an up and coming super power. They have potential for the future, if they can sort out all of the internal problems, but for now China and the United States will continue to stay married because these two nations rely on each other to steer the economy of the world.


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Scuttlebutt Europe #3778 - 17 February
Day 103: It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
Vigilance is required all the way to the finish line of the Vendee Globe. Solo skippers often talk of the last miles being the most difficult and the most stressful. After finishing in ninth place on Monday night Eric Bellion confirmed that he was on the point of giving up within 48 hours of the finish line because he was exhausted, had no power and could not hoist his mainsail because of a twist in his halyard.
The skippers who have yet to finish are only too aware of the fate of Conrad Colman, the New Zealand skipper who was dismasted last Friday less than 800 miles from the finish. Fabrice Amedeo, who is due to finish in 11th place on Saturday morning today had a salutary reminder that the race is not over until the gun sounds on the finish line at the Nouch buoy off Les Sables d'Olonne. Just after passing the busy shipping lanes off Cape Finisterre, Amedeo came within minutes of a collision with an unidentified freighter.
Arnaud Boissieres was less that 40 miles from the finish line this afternoon but it was the lack of wind which was making it hard to determine whether he would cross the line and come straight into his home harbour or whether he would remain at sea for one last night. The Les Sablais skipper is determined to come in with his boat directly to the dock. He will take tenth place.
Boissieres was making less than five knots while the beaches of Les Sables d'Olonne had dozens of visitors and locals enjoying warm sunshine on the expansive sands in scenes more reminiscent of summer than mid February. The solo racer who is due to finish his third consecutive Vendee Globe has a French bakery chain as his main sponsor.
Meantime Conrad Colman is still making slow but meaningful progress towards Les Sables d'Olonne under his jury rigged Foresight Natural Energy. Average speeds are between three and four knots and he has 670 miles to the finish line.
Omani sailing star Fahad Al Hasni led his crew to a sensational victory in the opening clash of EFG Sailing Arabia - The Tour, beating reigning champions EFG Bank Monaco (MON) in a thrilling last-minute comeback on Wednesday
Seasoned skipper Al Hasni and his Team Renaissance (OMA) trailed the three-time EFG Sailing Arabia - The Tour winners with only a few miles remaining of the 105-nautical mile sprint from Muscat to Sohar.
But a stunning 11th-hour resurgence saw Team Renaissance overhaul EFG Bank Monaco, skippered by race ace Thierry Douillard and helmed by former match racing world champion Mathieu Richard, just metres from the finish line to snatch the win and cause the first big upset of the event.
Al Hasni, who has competed in every edition of EFG Sailing Arabia - The Tour since its inception in 2011 and missed the podium by just one point last year, said the victory on home waters was the perfect start to this year's campaign.
EFG Bank Monaco skipper Douillard vowed to avenge the defeat in Leg 2, a 140-mile sprint from Sohar to Khasab on the beautiful Musandam Peninsula, the second of five offshore stages that will see the fleet race 763 miles around the Arabian Gulf.
As well as being one third longer than the event opener, Leg 2 also presents numerous on-the-water challenges including a changing weather forecast and dozens of oil tankers to dodge.
The leg will see the fleet sail along the picturesque coasts of Oman and the UAE before reaching the Musandam Peninsula where Khasab and the finish line lie.
With winds forecast to lighten it could take the fleet more than 24 hours to complete the stage.
Results after Leg 1 (Muscat-Sohar):
1.	Team Renaissance (OMA/Fahad Al Hasni)
2.	EFG Bank Monaco (MON/Thierry Douillard)
3.	Team Al Mouj Muscat (OMA/Christian Ponthieu)
4.	Team Zain (KUW/Cedric Pouligny)
5.	Adelasia di Torres (ITA/Renato Azara)
6.	Team Averda (GBR/Andrew Baker)
7.	Bienne Voile (SUI/Lorenz Mueller)
8.	DB Schenker (GER/Annemeike Bes)
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2017 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship
The closeness of the 2016 championship and the likely improvement in a few of last year's rookie teams, indicates the 2017 championship will be just as tough to win as Smeg's victory was just twelve months ago.
Smeg will be going into the regatta with the same experienced team (Lee Knapton, Mike McKensey, Ricky Bridge) which was able to withstand some very strong challenges."
Good early season form, including a victory in the 2016-2017 NSW Championship series, has assured the team favouritism for a successful defence in the JJ Giltinan Championship.
There is no doubt, appliancesonline.com.au (David Witt, Tom Anderson, Tom Clout) is the most likely threat to Smeg's attempt to retain the title, and skipper David Witt makes it clear that the team has done "what was necessary" to cover the gap at the 2016 championship.
The local fleet has Coopers 62-Rag & Famish Hotel (Jack Macartney), Compassmarkets.com (Keagan York), Yandoo (John Winning), The Kitchen Maker (Stephen Quigley), De'Longhi (Simon Nearn) and Line 7 (Jonathan Whitty).
New Zealand has C-Tech (Alex Vallings) and Knight Frank (Riley Dean). Both proven competitors in previous championship regattas.
Two other internationals with great credentials are former Giltinan champion Howie Hamlin (USA) and Jarrod Simpson (UK).
Hamlin returns after missing last year's championship with illness. He will skipper Harken and has a very experienced team with him.
Simpson will skipper a brand new skiff recently built by Van Munster Boats and also has a top team with him for this regatta.
The Danish team of Flemming Clausen, Soren Clausen and Jesper Broendum also return for another crack at the JJs. This time the team has chartered the New Zealand skiff Events Clothing for their challenge.
The 2017 JJ Giltinan Championship will be sailed from 25 February to 5 March. Frank Quealey
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GJW Direct Sailjuice Winter Series, The Finale
This Saturday's Oxford Blue sees four boats in with a chance of winning the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series. Ben Schooling sits in pole position aboard his Musto Skiff and, as winner of last year's Oxford Blue, looks like a strong bet for overall victory. However Craig Williamson is just behind in second place, having raced his Laser to victory at the first event of Series back in November, the Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash.
Waiting to pounce further back down the rankings is the RS200 of Matt Mee and Emma Norris who won consecutive events at the Datchet Flyer and the Yorkshire Dales Brass Monkey. And there's another dark horse in the form of RS400 team, Chris Pickles and Matt Sharman, also within striking distance of outright victory.
With 137 entries already in, it looks like the 150-boat limit will be reached before online entry closes at midnight on Thursday evening, 16 February. If you move quickly, you might still get a place: www.sailjuiceseries.com
By far the biggest class turnout for the season finale is by the RS Aero 7, with 31 boats currently signed up for Oxford. Along with five RS Aero 5s and eight RS Aero 9s, the total entry for the event, which also serves as the RS Aero Winter Championships, stands at 44. Just fighting for clear air off the start line and escaping the singlehander traffic will be a feat in itself, and could prove one of the challenges for Williamson if he's to challenge for overall victory in his Laser.
There will be many races within the race, and there are still more than 30 boats with a chance of making the top 10 overall in the Series. Here's a round-up of some of the other contests going on...
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America's Cup 12 Metre Freedom To Return To Newport
Newport, RI: The 12 Metre yacht Freedom has been purchased by Charles A. Robertson (Guilford, Conn.), a well-known East Coast sailor who has been active in a number of America's Cup and 12 Metre campaigns and is well known for skippering his Frers 75 Maxi Cannonball and a series of other like-named boats to victory in various one-design and offshore racing events.
Robertson, a former trustee of the New York Yacht Club, plans to race Freedom in the boat's home waters of Newport, R.I. starting in June. He will participate in the International 12 Metre Class's recently announced "Road to the Worlds" series that culminates in the 2019 12-Metre World Championship, which is scheduled to coincide with celebrations marking the 175th anniversary of the New York Yacht Club.
Designed by Olin Stephens and constructed at Minneford Yacht Yard in City Island, NY, Freedom was the last yacht to successfully defend the America's Cup for the New York Yacht Club by defeating Australia in 1980 in four out of five races. After the 1983 America's Cup, she was sold to France where she stayed for many years before returning to the U.S. in 1999. Currently, Freedom is at Pilot's Point Marina in Westbrook, Conn. where she is undergoing substantial work. Along with getting new sails, instruments and electronics, she will be newly painted to look similar to how she did in 1980.
The Road to the Worlds schedule for 2017 starts with the Newport MetreFest, June 9-11, which coincides with the New York Yacht Club 163rd Annual Regatta.
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Special Resonance For The Andrew Simpson Foundation
It will not have escaped many people's notice that 2017 is the year of the America's Cup in Bermuda, a much-anticipated sporting event of global interest and of special significance to the Trustees, Management team, Supporters and Beneficiaries of the Andrew Simpson Foundation (ASF). The Foundation's founding Trustees include Sir Ben Ainslie and Iain Percy OBE.
The Foundation is the charity that was set up to honour the life and legacy of sailor Andrew 'Bart' Simpson MBE who lost his life, aged 36, in a tragic accident during training for the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco Bay in 2013.
One of the ASF's core activities is the provision of both practical and financial support in the delivery of inspiring sailing programmes around the world, in memory of Bart. At the centre of everything the Foundation represents going forward is this message:
Andrew Simpson Foundation : The Sailing Charity
Expanding horizons : Improving young lives
Up to and including 2017 to date, there have been 45 individual projects delivered and grants pledged, totalling £736,000 across 12 countries. Whilst the big numbers may look impressive, it's often the smaller projects where a Foundation grant being awarded can make the crucial difference between disadvantaged young people getting on the water or not\
The 2017 campaign rolls out on the Foundation's stand at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show in early March (4-5 March) and continues throughout Cowes Week (29 July-5 Aug) where the Andrew Simpson Foundation is this year's Official Charity, and then the big Bart's Bash weekend (16-17 September).
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Seahorse March 2017
Thomas Coville redefines the solo game, Jo Aleh looks offshore, the gentlest of (fast) Hobarts, Key West shines on and ARMEL battles metal fatigue (as well as Alex Thomson). Ivor Wilkins, Blue Robinson, Patrice Carpentier, Dobbs Davis
Be afraid!
The Dynamic Stability System has moved in from the lunatic fringe... Gordon Kay reviews the progress and acceptability that have been achieved
Unclipping the wings
James Boyd clambers inside some of today's new AC Class wings... metaphorically speaking
Personnel critical
A crew may not be a deciding factor in winning the America's Cup but they can certainly lose it. Ken Read introduces his new Cup column...
The Art Of Boat Art
Putting exquisite art on the hulls, sails and decks of sailboats is an art form on top of an art form. Working in a 3 dimensional format with non standard medium. It's not easy and it's not cheap, but the results can produce eye catching moving pieces of art that will attract the sailor and landlubber alike.
Some recent examples of the marriage of sailing and art come from the desk of Joan Garrett and her design graphics company Regatta Boat Graphics.
Her work with Frank Slootman's C&C 30' and Pacific 52' Invisible Hand Projects and Manouch Moshayedi's Rio 52' have resulted in head turning grand prix project that make the owners and sailors proud and the competition envious. After years in the corporate rat race, Joan moved on from the hustle and bustle of marketing VP and onto a more creative and personally rewarding lifestyle, producing stellar graphic artwork for connoisseurs of fine art combined with the grace and beauty of finely crafted vessels.
Joan's also the designer behind the Pacific 52 logo, and is currently designing the new artwork for the former R/P45 Criminal Mischief which has a new Japanese owner and has renamed her Lady Kanon VI and will be competing in this years Trans Pac.
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History Of The Melges Rabbit Ears
The Rabbit Ears first came into the world in 1965 when Cuppy Goes, the head of Goes Lithography, brought to Zenda what he thought identified both sails and Melges all in one. Cuppy used two jib shapes back to back to create what would evolve into the Melges Sails emblem, identifying all Melges Sails. The two jibs were mirrored - One was blue, and one was red. The cursive "Melges Sails, Zenda, Wis" drew the reader's eyes. In 1996, Melges Sails, Inc. joined forces with North Sails, the number one international sailmaker, to establish North Sails Zenda. The business, the sails, and the boats have continually evolved since the days of the original rabbit ears.
We just received word from Sailing World that the magazine is searching for personal stories from sailors about their own one-design class. In the new 'My Class, My Story' column, Sailing World's editor Dave Reed invites sailors to write about one-design boats and the communities that make them stand out. Here at Melges, we're confident that we have some very special one-design communities. Dave says, "They're simply fiberglass objects that provide us immense pleasure, a competitive outlet, and a social network for life. It's the people and the stories that make each of them unique. So I invite you to share your story, your class. Write me at ." We would love to hear from you, so we can share it too:
2017 Transgascogne
It's now official, the third oldest race of the Mini circuit (following the Mini-Transat in 1977 and the Mini-Fastnet in 1985) will celebrate its 30th anniversary.
Organized since 1987 from Port Bourgenay, the 16th edition of the Transgascogne will leave the harbour of Les Sables d'olonne on July, 30th 2017 toward Aviles (Asturies) and come back to Les Sables d'olonne (start of the 2nd leg on August, 5th).
Small change then regarding the 600 NM course and competitors will always have the possibility to participate in this legendary event single or double handed.
No doubt that the new organizer, Les Sables d'Olonne Vendee Course au Large, who is also the organizer of the race Les Sables - The Azores - Les Sables will make a success of this race.
Reichel/Pugh 82 - HIGHLAND FLING XI. 2,500,000 EUR. Located in Tortola, BVI.
Maxi champion Reichel/Pugh 82 which is equally good at coastal and inshore racing. Equipped to an incredibly high standard and ready to go for next year's Caribbean season and beyond.
MC90. New Boat.
Now we're really cooking with gas as Ker and McConaghy introduce this 90ft globe-girdling powerhouse. All three of the new McConaghy cats look to deliver a nice combination of aesthetics, roomy interiors but still a promise of proper sailing
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2004 90' McConaghy Custom Racer. 1,500,000 USD. Located in Annapolis, MD United States.
RAGAMUFFIN 90 is now on the market and our latest central listing. Built as GENUINE RISK in 2004, and competing world wide from Sardinia to Hawaii, GR always was at the front of the fleet. Under her second owner, she won both the 2010 Newport to Bermuda race, and the overall prize for the 2011 811 mile Fort Lauderdale to Montego Bay race, and the overall win at Antigua sailing week both under Csa and IRC leaving no question that she was still one of the fastest maxi boats sailing.
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We are grateful to each of our Patrons for their contribution and support of the Gorlin Syndrome Group. Without their input much of the information within the website would not have been possible.
Professor Gorlin accepted the nomination to become Patron on visiting St Mary's Hospital, Manchester on 1st November 1994.
Professor Gorlin (now deceased) is respected worldwide for his contributions in the fields of Clinical, Dental and Craniofacial Genetics and has been a significant help to all those affected by the condition which bears his name. He and Dr R W Goltz described two patients with the syndrome, and reviewed the existing literature in a medical article in 1960. In 1965 he reported a further 6 patients and reviewed 38 reports of the syndrome involving more than 150 individuals. Since he has written several reviews of the condition.
"We were deeply saddened to hear the news of Professor Gorlin's death. He died on Tuesday, 29th August 2006 after a long illness. We know how hard we worked over the years contributing to the understanding of genetic conditions, his expertise and talent in this particular area of medicine will be sorely missed. I know that on a personal level my late husband Jim would want me to express the thanks of the Costello family for Bob's sterling work, his support and friendship over the years, as would all those members of the Gorlin Syndrome Group UK who had the pleasure of meeting him. I know I speak for all when confirming what an honour it has been for so many of us to be drawn together in his name".
Professor Farndon currently holds the post of Director at the National Genetics Education and Development Centre in Birmingham. Peter has a long standing interest and experience in genetic education and holds an MSc in medical education. Peter has been involved with the practical application of genetics for patients for nearly 25 years, after a broad training in medicine and paediatrics. He gained an MD for research in Gorlin syndrome, a condition which predisposes to skin cancer.
Professor Evans is a Professor and Consultant of Medical Genetics at the Regional Clinical Genetics Unit, St Mary's Hospital in Manchester. He was trained at Saint Mary's Hospital Medical School London and initially specialised in paediatrics before training in Genetics at Saint Mary's Manchester. He has established a national and international reputation in clinical and research aspects of cancer genetics, particularly in neurofibromatosis and breast cancer.
Gareth has developed a clinical service for cancer genetics in the North West Region, which is nationally regarded.


A failed mage learns that just because he's not the chosen one it doesn't mean he can't be a hero in the fifth book of an adventure fantasy series from Sebastien de Castell.
Kellen Argos is an outlaw spellslinger with a bad reputation, a long list of enemies, and zero luck. When he accidently smears blood on the Daroman flag, he's dragged before the queen to be executed for his act of treason.
Face-to-face with the young monarch, Kellen is offered a chance to save himself. If he can defeat the queen at a game of cards, he'll walk free...if not, his life is forfeit. But what begins as a game reveals a conspiracy against the queen's life. And now, Kellen is not only playing for his own freedom, but also for the future of an empire.


Both buildings on corner of street on left Parliament St. were occupied by attacking Force. The first one is the Evening mail office; the other Tarlo's was at that time Messrs. Henry and James, Clothiers. Besides being part of the attacking force they also acted as defenders to the rere of main attacking. The Mail office commands Dame St. as far as Trinity College. Henry and James commanded Lord Edward St. to Christchurch Cethedral. Portion of building on right 13 City Hall.


You know when you see something so beautiful your heart practically starts racing? That is how I felt when I discovered this month's Pinterest board of the month. Featuring a stunning array of artwork all inspired by nature, literally every image is just utterly awe-inspiring.
The board is called Nature Inspired by Robyn Gordon.
If you love art and you love nature, I strongly suggest you have a browse.
This is just a small selection of some of my favourites from the board. As always, it was so hard to choose just a few. There is a wonderful mix of ceramic art, embroidery, illustration, painting, printmaking, sculpture and 3D and pretty much anything else in between all there to inspire. Basically a textile design student or graduate's dream!


HOLY CRAPOLY! A week of 57 miles run?! That is CRAY-CRAY (especially with 15 of them on the trails and 9 of those in the pitch dark!)! This week felt GREAT! My long run was right in the pace range that I needed, my other runs felt strong and I didn't die on the trails - I will count it QUITE the successful week!


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Neeukleidovská geometrie je obecné označení pro takové geometrie (tj. systémy splňující první čtyři Eukleidovy postuláty), které nesplňují pátý Eukleidův postulát. Jejími nejdůležitějšími případy jsou hyperbolická geometrie, eliptická geometrie (a její zvláštní případ sférická geometrie, tedy geometrie kuloplochy), Riemannova geometrie a absolutní geometrie. Geometrie splňující i pátý postulát se nazývá eukleidovská.

Historie
Již od antiky se nejlepší světoví matematikové snažili podat důkaz, že pátý Eukleidův postulát je důsledkem prvních čtyř. Tento postulát je totiž výrazně složitější než postuláty zbylé, a to nejen svým zněním ale také významem – nepopisuje totiž žádnou fundamentální vlastnost základních geometrických objektů, ale je spíše jistým netriviálním tvrzením o nich. Výsledkem těchto neúspěšných pokusů o důkaz je celý seznam vět, které jsou ekvivalentní s pátým postulátem (tj. mohou jej nahradit). Mezi ně patří například věta "součet vnitřních úhlů v trojúhelníku je roven dvěma pravým" nebo Pythagorova věta.

Pokrok přinesl důkaz sporem. Ital Girolamo Saccheri uznáním negace pátého axiomu nalezl tvrzení, které se lišilo od geometrie dosud popsané. Objevily se i další objevy, založené na negaci pátého axiomu, ale příliš odporovaly reálnému poznání světa, tak nebyly zveřejněny.

Jeden z prvních matematiků, kdo připustil myšlenku existence i "jiné" geometrie – odlišné od té Eukleidovy, byl ruský matematik a zakladatel neeukleidovské geometrie N. I. Lobačevskij (Lobačevského neeukleidovská geometrie), podle Felixe Kleina zařazena jako hyperbolická geometrie. Patří sem i maďarský (sedmihradský) matematik János Bolyai, ten uveřejnil jedinou práci o nové geometrii, a německý matematik Carl Friedrich Gauss, který ovšem o neeukleidovské geometrii nepublikoval.

V roce 1854 německý matematik Bernard Riemann ve své práci O hypotézách tvořících základy geometrie popsal druhou neeukleidovskou geometrii (podle Kleina eliptická). Eliptická geometrie byla tedy popsána později než hyperbolická. Kromě nahrazení pátého axiomu, bylo třeba pozměnit i druhý Eukleidův axiom. Zjednodušeně lze říci, že eliptická geometrie popisuje plochy s kladnou křivostí (uzavřené), zatímco hyperbolická plochy se zápornou křivostí (otevřené).

Chování rovnoběžek v různých geometriích

Hlavním rozdílem neeukleidovské a eukleidovské geometrie je povaha rovnoběžek. Eukleidův pátý postulát je ekvivalentní tvrzení, že pro každou přímku p a bod A, který neleží na p, existuje právě jedna přímka procházející bodem A, která neprotíná p. Naproti tomu v hyperbolické geometrii existuje nekonečně mnoho přímek procházejících bodem A a neprotínajících p, v eliptické geometrii se naopak jakákoliv dvojice přímek vzájemně protíná.

Další možný způsob popisu odlišností mezi těmito geometriemi je následující: uvažujme dvě přímky v dvojrozměrné rovině, které jsou kolmé k třetí přímce. V Eukleidovské geometrii mají takové přímky stejnou vzdálenost a označujeme je jako rovnoběžky. V hyperbolické geometrii jsou "zakřivené od sebe" a směrem od společné kolmice jejich vzdálenost roste. V eliptické geometrii jsou "zakřivené k sobě" až se protnou. Z tohoto důvodu neexistují v eliptické geometrii skutečné rovnoběžky (ale mohou zde existovat např. "rovnoběžky" sférické).

Odlišné vlastnosti přímek se společnou kolmicí v hyperbolické, eukleidovské a eliptické geometrii popisuje také Saccheriho čtyřúhelník.

Reference

Literatura
 Vopěnka, P., Rozpravy s geometrií – Otevření neeukleidovských geometrických světů, Medúza, 1995

Související články
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The Athletes Village is due for handover to GC2018 organisers next month, but the builder's licence has been restricted.
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Harrison, Nancy
Name Harrison, Nancy [1, 2]
Born Abt 1829 Warren County, Tennessee [1, 2, 3, 4]
Census 1840 Warren County, Tennessee [4]
Census 27 Sep 1850 Warren County, Tennessee
Census 13 Aug 1860 McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee [2]
Died 1862 Tennessee
Buried Hennessee Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee
Person ID I456 Harrison-Hennessee
Father Harrison, Audley M. Sr., b. 06 Jun 1791, Jeffersonville, Tazewell County, Virginia , d. 30 Nov 1852, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee (Age 61 years)
Mother Dennis, Hannah Elizabeth, b. Abt 1795, Tazewell County, Virginia , d. 02 Feb 1836, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee (Age ~ 41 years)
Married 1810 Warren County, Tennessee [5, 6]
The Audley Harrison House
The front of The Audley Harrison House which was built in the mid 1800's and is now a protected historical land mark at the Warren County, Tennessee fairgrounds in McMinnville, Tennessee.
The side of The Audley Harrison House which was built in the mid 1800's and is now a protected historical land mark at the Warren County, Tennessee fairgrounds in McMinnville, Tennessee.
The Audley Harrison House - With family notes added.
The Audley Harrison house was built in about 1807 and is still standing, as well as one of the slave houses, at the Warren County, Tennessee Fair Grounds and is currently protected.
The Audley Harrison House - Original Brochure
Family Hennessee, Archibald Hugh, b. Abt 1821, Warren County, Tennessee , d. 10 Jun 1884, White County, Tennessee (Age ~ 63 years)
1. Hennessee, George, b. Abt 1843, Warren County, Tennessee , d. Between May and Dec 1865, Warren County, Tennessee [Natural]
2. Hennessee, Rachel Elizabeth, b. 26 Jul 1846, Warren County, Tennessee , d. Yes, date unknown
3. Hennessee, Virginia A, b. 1848, Warren County, Tennessee , d. Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
4. Hennessee, Ezekiel McGregor, b. 28 Mar 1850, Warren County, Tennessee , d. 12 Feb 1912, Tinney Township, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 61 years) [Natural]
5. Hennessee, Joseph Thomas, b. 1855, Warren County, Tennessee , d. Oct 1934, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 79 years)
6. Hennessee, Jacinth N, b. 1857, Tennessee [Natural]
7. Hennessee, Millie N., b. 1859, Tennessee [Natural]
8. Hennessee, Infant, b. 1862 [Natural]
9. Hennessee, P. Mortimer, b. 1878 [Natural]
Settlement of the Estate of Richmond McGregor
Settlement of the Estate of Richmond McGregor is important to our family research because it list the heirs Audley Harrison as well as Richmond and Mary Mears GcGregor.
The legal document lists: William McGregor, Alfred McGregor, Philip McGregor, Sarah McGregor, William Stiles and wife Mahala Stiles, formerly Mahala McGregor, Thomas Hennessee and wife Nelly, formerly Nelly Hays, Calhoun Hays, Mary Hays, Elvira Hays, Jerome Hays, and Luther Hays, the last five named persons, minors under the age limit of twenty one years, and who are children of Elvira Hays now dead, the wife of William Hays and the daughter of said Richmond McGregor, John Grove and wife Sophronia, formerly Sophronia Harrison, Daniel Wiseman and wife Nellie, formerly Nellie Harrison, Harrison Smith and wife Virginia, formerly Virginia Harrison, Archibald Hennessee and wife Nancy, formerly Nancy Harrison, Frank Smith and wife Millie, formerly Millie Harrison, William Jennings and wife Julia, formerly Julia Harrison, Patrick Hennessee and wife Hannah, formerly Hannah Harrison, Alexander Harrison, Audley Harrison, Thomas Harrison, Mary Wiseman, Nellie Wiseman, George Wiseman and Henderson Wiseman, Narred McGregor and wife Nettie, formerly Nettie Harrison, Joseph Harrison, Audley Wiseman and Elizabeth Wiseman, all of who are heirs at law and distributees of Audley Harrison.
Research is currently being done my Mary Elizabeth Barnes in Warren County, Tennessee to verify if the last of the first paragraph is actually Richmond McGregor or Audley Harrison.
Also, it does not make sense legally that Audley sold 76 acres to Rodgers and Mitchell, Rodgers and Mitchell sold it to Richmond McGregor and the court would say Audley's heirs would be responsible for Richmond's debt AND Richmond's heirs have the 76 acres. Hopefully we can locate the original document for this case because it seems something was wrong with transcribing in the past.
1840 Census, Warren County, Tennessee, page 354, sheet number 4.
1840 Census, Warren County, Tennessee page 354, sheet number 4. Audley Harrison, William Grove, Cunningham families and more.
Line 1 shows Audley Harrison's family with 1 male 50 - 60 (Audley was 50), 1 female 30 - 40 (Elizabeth Grove was 36), 1 male under 5 (Alexander was 2), 1 female 15 - 20 (Virginia was 15) 2 females 10 - 15 (Nancy was 13, Millie was 10) 1 female 5 - 10 (Hannah L. was 8) and 1 female under 5 (Julia was 1). The Slave Schedule shows they had 2 males who were 10 - 24, 1 female 36 - 55, 1 female under the age of 10 and the family was engaged in Agriculture.
Line 9 shows William Grove, but I have been unable to connect him to the family. He would be just a little older than Elizabeth Grove, Audley's wife. I researched other family trees and found the same name for a William Grove's father as people have stated Elizabeth's was John and John was showing to be from Botetourt County, Virginia. There was no mention of a William Grove in the Wiseman Book. Thomas S Harrison Sr married in Botetourt and Audley Harrison Sr married his first wife in Botetourt before he married Elizabeth Grove, but I was still unable to connect the William Grove on this Census.
Line 19 Aaron Higgenbotham's family. I did not do much research on this, however more needs to be done. Aaron's wife's maiden name was Christian and there are Christian families on this Census page as well as the same pages as the Harrison and Hennessee families in the 1830 and 1830 Census. Aaron had one daughter that married Archibald M Hennessee (see the Wiseman book page 486) and another daughter who married a McGreggor. The family also married into the Farrar family. The Higgenbotham's are also from Virginia and have been with the Harrison family since the late 1700s.
Last line William J McGreggor (McGregor) I have not added this whole family into the website but it is important that I do at some point. The McGregors are very important to our family as they married several Hennessees, Harrison, Hayes, Wiseman and many other of our relations.
[S15] Wiseman Family and Allied Lines, (Name: Eugene Wiseman; Date: 1991;), Page 468.
[S52] 1860 Census McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, page 136.
[S57] 1840 Census Warren County, Tennessee, Page 354 Sheet No. 4, Line 1.
[S109] DAR File, Number 460666.
[S17] Hennessee Family History, D. A. Hennessee, (D. A. Hennessee ).
Maintained by Sandra Harrison.


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Schmezer ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Christoph Schmezer (1800–1882), deutscher Pfarrer
 Friedrich Schmezer (1807–1877), deutscher Opernsänger (Tenor)
 Guido Schmezer (1924–2019), Schweizer Schriftsteller (Ueli der Schreiber)
 Holger Schmezer (1947–2012), deutscher Bundestrainer der Dressurreiter
 Ueli Schmezer (* 1961), Schweizer Journalist und Musiker

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Diamonit was the most coveted horse at the 2009 PSI Auction. That's why we're delighted that the new owners have decided to make him available further on to our service station as a breeding stallion. Diamonit was impressive even as a young horse, completing his licensing tests as premium stallion. In his 30-day test, he achieved high scores of up to 9.75 and, in 2007, he was the stunning Oldenburg Regional Champion. This exceptional mover is now competing successfully in medium level dressage classes that reflect his age and training level, and we're convinced that he has a fantastic career ahead of him in the dressage arena. Sire, Diamond Hit, successful at Grand Prix level, has produced offspring that sold for high prices at auctions in 2009 and he is consistently siring top-level competition horses. Diamond Hit's progeny have collectively won nearly EUR 80,000, ten have already won advanced level classes and over 22 of his stallion offspring are approved. Maternal grandsire, Santander H, combines the outstanding genes of heroes Sandro and Contender, and produces remarkably versatile horses with both dressage and jumping abilities.Diamonit's foals are absolutely beautiful with a dry and aesthetic conformation, athletic build and impressive movements. The best example is the premium stallion "Diatano" at the licensing in Westphalia in 2009.


Last Thursday evening, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia hosted a launch event, introducing my new line of cabinets, countertops, and hardware with The Home Depot. I am so excited about these new products. For design inspiration, I looked to the kitchens in my own homes, as well as those of my colleagues. The result is a mix of door and glass designs, color palettes, and practical features in a wide range of styles, so you can create a look that you love at a price you can afford.
This really fun event brought together interior designers, architects, contractors, members of the media, internal MSLO employees, and people from The Home Depot, The Home Depot Canada, Home Decorators Collection, MasterBrand Cabinets, DuPont Corian, and Liberty Hardware. Go to your nearest Home Depot to see these fabulous kitchens!


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es un pueblo localizado en la prefectura de Fukushima, Japón. En junio de 2019 tenía una población de 1.517 habitantes y una densidad de población de 16,7 personas por km². Su área total es de 90,81 km².

Geografía

Municipios circundantes
Prefectura de Fukushima
 Kaneyama
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Demografía
Según datos del censo japonés, la población de Mishima ha disminuido en los últimos años.

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Home » Rotary Wheels For Learning » Rotarians & Friends Team of 24 Ready to Distribute Bicycles January 2013!
Rotarians & Friends Team of 24 Ready to Distribute Bicycles January 2013!
Darlene Palmer- Sudbury Sunrisers Rotarian, Kelly Nesbitt, Brandon Sanders, and Luke Snow.
Back row: Carl Fagnant, Debra Betty- Sudbury Sunrisers Rotarian and Justin Ceskaukis.
We have a team of 24 Rotarians & Friends ready to distribute Rotary Wheels for Learning Bicycles throughout Cambodia this coming January/February 2013!!
… Amongst our team, there are members from four District 7010 Rotary Clubs in Ontario: Rotary Club of Gravenhurst, Sudbury Sunrisers Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Bracebridge and the Rotary Club of Minden.
The team arrives in Cambodia on January 23rd and departs February 12th, (with some going on to do some sightseeing in Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand).
During our 21 days in Cambodia, we'll be distributing up to 1,056 bicycles and mosquito nets to rural Cambodian students. We'll be distributing bicycles, mosquito nets and dental supplies in the provinces of Battambang, Takeo and Siem Reap.
We will be giving a number of bicycles and mosquito nets to children living in the area surrounding the Steung Mean Chey garbage dump in Phnom Penh through the People Improvement Organization (PIO), founded by CNN top-ten hero Phymean Noun.
Our final distribution sees us returning to Tamao Wildlife Santuary and Rescue Centre, where our friends at Free the Bears will help us distribute 100 bicycles to children living in the many rural villages surrounding the area.
Several distributions will be conducted with members of the Rotary Club of Battambang, district 3350. This club is now identifying the many area children in need of a bike to get to school. We'll also be distributing bikes to at least one school on the outskirts of Siem Reap with Rotary Club of Siem Reap Angkor Member, Sophanit Prin.
Bicycles and mosquito nets will be distributed at local schools and in the villages themselves. With each bicycle, we will provide the child's family with a family-sized quality mosquito net.
Before the bikes are handed out at each location, the children and families will be provided with a dental hygiene education session, following which, our team will distribute toothbrushes and toothpaste to all – including the teachers!
We'll be visiting many rural schools, at which our team will distribute many donated items brought over in suitcases.
HELP OUR TEAM PROVIDE A BICYCLE TO EACH OF THE 1,056 CHILDREN PRESENTLY BEING IDENTIFIED IN CAMBODIA -Your Donation of $50, will provide a bicycle and mosquito net to a child. Sponsor a bike for a child as a Christmas or birthday gift to your friend or loved one!
Michael Foster – Gravenhurst, Jim Goodwin – Rotary Club of Gravenhurst, Steve Hayhurst – Rotary Club of Gravenhurst, Michaela Korb – Rotary Club of Bracebridge, Sharon Foley – Gravenhurst, Lynda Valcourt – Gravenhurst.