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Category: Musandam 2014
Update from our SCUBA diving volunteer opportunity & conservation holiday on the coral reefs of the Musandam peninsula, Oman (www.biosphere-expeditions.org/musandam)
On Wednesday, a beautiful day of surveying, punctuated by two minke whale sightings, the first was at 09:00 on our way to our first survey site. They were far from our boat, so we grabbed masks and snorkels and hopped into the speedboat for a closer look. We followed them at a safe distance for about half an hour watching them blow and dive until they disappeared into the deep.
The surveys were both at Osprey Point, and by the afternoon the swell was so strong that Jean-Luc was given the nickname of Sultan of Swing in reference to the laying of the transect line. The substrate team, Catherine and Nadege, had an equally difficult time reeling it in, but although the team were bashed and tumbled by the waves, the stories were well recounted later!
The surveys on Thursday clarified our hypothesis that the further into the MPA we go, the less coral cover there was due to the environmental conditions, increased siltation, and restricted water movement. Nasser, Kristoffer and Hari went out on the speedboat and documented illegal fishing practices in the area, whilst the rest of the team entered data. The restricted water movement did, however, have a bonus feature in that huge amounts of phosphorescent phytoplankton congregated in Khor Nadj, our overnight mooring area, and with thousands of fish coming in to feed after the moon had set, we were treated to an amazing phosphorescent fish display. It was so beautiful that some of the team were tempted to join in, so donning masks and fins added to the incredible light show – a once in a lifetime experience!
Sailing into the remnants of a storm, the sky was hazy and the sea lumpy as we reached our first survey site of Friday, Paradise Point. The coral, though, was good, and the fish life abundant. The afternoon site, named Son of Gargoyle was even better, with ancient porites mounds and prolific grouper. The survey of the MPA was over (for this year at least) and we steamed round the northern tip of the peninsula accompanied by two Indian ocean humpback dolphins, who bow rode with us for a while.
Back in Khumsar, as the Mosques called to prayer, we decided to set foot on dry land and visit the village nestled in the rocks with no road in or out, accessible only by boat. It was a great excursion, and gave a little insight into the lives of the local people here – a community reliant on the sea.
We were woken today, Saturday, at 04:00 by the waves slapping the side of the boat. Nadege, worried for her diving gear, went up on deck and rescued wetsuits and bikinis from being blown overboard. Dawn yoga was a windy affair, and breakfast was tricky with tea literally being blown out of the cups, but we made it back to Khasab, even managing to stop for a dive at Pipi Beach along the way before leaving our trusty survey vessel, the MS Sindbad, after lunch.
Another expedition over, but thank you for a wonderful week, rich in laughter and learning, new experiences and great memories – no one who saw will ever forget the sight of a terrified Hari trying to escape from an innocent turtle! We look forward to Jean-Luc's report and are grateful for everyone's involvement. It will be great to see how our understanding of the MPA has developed by this time next year.
Thank you to everyone who supported this project. Special thanks to the Oman Ministry of Tourism for supporting our efforts to conserve coral reefs through tourism.
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After Saturday night in the desert (at the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, our Arabia project partners), we returned to Dubai on Sunday morning, collected the team and set off to the Musandam peninsula.
Surrounded by impressive sandstone mountains, our vessel – the MY Sindabad – took us to our first dive at the glorious Pipi Beach on Sunday afternoon. Dwarfed by massive coral stands, several hundered years old, the team checked out their diving kit and skills and gazed in awe at the underwater scene.
After that great introduction to the Musandam's underwater world, the team knuckled down to some serious Reef Check training, and with 5 lectures, 2 dives and a test (with 100% pass rate – well done everyone!), the second day (Monday) of the expedition was successfully completed, and the MY Sindabad continued its journey around the peninsula.
Now firmly in the MPA (marine protected area) that was partly brought about by Biosphere Expeditions survey work here, we have begun to have a look around. Dive sites vary from heavily silted to abundant coral and fish life. For example, our ID test dive on Tuesday at Osprey Point (complete with osprey nest and feeding chick), was rich in diversity.
Gargoyle Cliffs was the site of our mock survey, and with a strong surge buffeting us, the team collected its first data set. It was more challenging than Nadege and Kristoffer, who were undertaking the fish survey, had imagined it would be, with hundreds of snappers to count whilst avoiding being smashed against the corals!
So, with Reef Check training completed, and a fully qualified EcoDiver team now in action, some decided to celebrate with a night dive. Nasser and Kristoffer saw (and documented), a cuttlefish spawning – a very rare sight indeed.
This morning, after dawn yoga, and after we said goodbye to Matthias, Kathy, Liesl, Lukas and Sophie, we start our surveys proper, and will endeavour to investigate as many sites in the MPA as we can.
Here's a paragraph from our scientist about the forthcoming expedition:
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) will be joining forces with Biosphere Expeditions to undertake the first Reef Check monitoring trip to the two new Musandam (northern Oman) Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) from 26 October – 1 November 2014. The two MPAs (encompassing two inlets – Khor Najd and Khor Hablain – see http://goo.gl/maps/XvZnG) were set up last year, and are detailed in our last expedition report (see www.biosphere-expeditions.org/reports). Biosphere Expeditions has been working with MCS, other regionally-based scientists and government officials over the past five years to undertake systematic surveys of local reefs. Our surveys this year will take in assessments of coral health, fish populations, and fisheries indicator species (such as the regionally important grouper) both inside and outside the new MPAs. The MPAs will restrict all forms of fishing other than handlining.
From our SCUBA diving volunteer opportunity and conservation holiday on the coral reefs of the Musandam peninsula, Oman (www.biosphere-expeditions.org/musandam)
Hello! My name is Catherine Edsell and I will be your expedition leader in Musandam. I've also made a video welcome message…
I'm looking forward to meeting you in Dubai on Sunday 26th October at 09:00 in the lobby of the Holiday Inn Express Jumeirah, from where we will head out by minibus across the border to Oman. I will arrive a couple of days in advance with Jean-Luc Solandt our scientist to meet our local partners and retrieve our equipment from storage, and as soon as I get my mobile phone connected in Dubai, I will email you with my local number (to be used for emergency purposes only, such as missing assembly).
We will be joined by Dr. Matthias Hammer the executive director of Biosphere Expeditions and his family for the first few days while we are embarking on our Reef Check training. On that note, I hope all your preparations are going well and that you've had a chance to study all the Reef Check material info available on the website – www.biosphere-expeditions.org/checklist. Other background information you may want to look at are previous expedition reports via www.biosphere-expeditions.org/reports and a press release about the protected areas at http://goo.gl/JbTrKY.
We have a packed schedule planned, so please arrive well prepared, rested and ready to go.
Until then!
Catherine Edsell
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December 1, Detroit 7:00 p.m. doors open/7:00 p.m. stories begin
The monthly Moth Story Slam located at the Marble Bar, 1501 Holden St. prepare a 5 minute story on the theme, toss your name in the hat, and if your name is pulled, step up and tell your true personal story live without notes. Volunteers from the audience judge the stories. Note: adults only. Info: www.theMoth.org Language and topics are often unsuitable for children. Tickets $5 at the door. This month's theme is: "Risk."
December 2 & 3, Grosse Pointe Shores 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House - Winter Wonderland Weekends. Bundle up the family for some outdoor fun because Ford House will be putting a little sparkle around your steps this holiday season! Enjoy Storytelling by Karen Czarnik, twinkling lights & holiday music while you stroll around the grounds. For more info go to www.fordhouse.org/events/ 1100 Lake Shore Road.
December 4, Ann Arbor 2:00 p.m.
"Kerry Tales: Lambs, Lions and Mother Goose"Storyteller, Trudy Bulkley, entertains as Mother Goose with rhymes and stories. 1/2 hour program for young and old alike. 2 p.m., Kerrytown Market and Shops in Hollander's, 410 N. Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI. Free. 734-769-3115
December 6, White Lake 7:00-9:00 p.m.
May-Nov Fisk Farm North Oakland County Storytellers (NOCS) welcomes new members to their monthly meetings. Fisk Farm schoolhouse, Highland Road (M-59) and Fisk Farm. or contact Carolyn Graves, 258-363-6149 for more information
December 6, Ann Arbor 6:00 p.m. doors open/7:30 p.m. stories begin
Doors open at 6:00 for the monthly Moth Story Slam located at Circus Bar, 210 S. First Avenue, thanks to Michigan Public Radio. Prepare a 5 minute story on the theme, toss your name in the hat, and if your name is pulled, step up and tell your true personal story live without notes. Volunteers from the audience judge the stories. Info: www.theMoth.org Note: adults only. Language and topics are often unsuitable for children. Tickets $8 at the door. This month's theme "Food"
December 8, Ann Arbor 7:00-9:00 p.m.
December 9 & 10, Grosse Pointe Shores 5:00-8:00 p.m.
December 14, Muskegon 7:00-9:00 p.m.
December 16, Grosse Pointe Shores 5:00-8:00 p.m.
December 16, Detroit 7:30 p.m. Doors @6:30 p.m.
The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers, presents "The Wiz!" Storytime with Tony Award Winning Choreographer and Director, Dr. George Faison with Twisted Storytellers, Les Gold, (Pawn Stars) and Gina Ellis. Twisted Musical and Dance Guests, Vocalist, Maurissa Rose and orchestra conducted by Edward Gooch with Legacy Dance Studios and LSO Dance Company. A curated, live storytelling event. Real People. True Stories. Told Live. Cash Bar! Hosted by Satori Shakoor. Detroit Institute of Arts Film Theatre 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202. For Info and Tickets visit: www.twistedtellers.org/events or call 313-744-6037.
December 17, Redford 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Detroit Story League invites you to enjoy our monthly meeting. Visitors welcome. 12:00 Bring a lunch - our hosts will provide coffee and dessert. 1:00 stories and impromptu stories, 2:30 Business meeting. Redford Township Library, 25320 W. Six Mile Road (Between Beech Daly and Telegraph) Information: Judy@JudySima.com or call: 248-644-3951. www.DetroitStorytelling.org
December 17, Detroit 2:00 p.m.
"Funtales with Kwanzaa" Master Storyteller Ivory D. Williams celebrates Kwanzaa with an interactive, entertaining and fun storytelling presentation for youth and adults. Detroit Institute of Arts. Free with museum admission. 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit 48202. For info contact: 313-833-7900
The Detroit Association of Black Storytellers will present their annual Holiday Storytelling Festival "Selfies with Santa" at the Children's Library (Detroit Public Library 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, (313) 418-1300). Come enjoy holiday stories, drumming, arts and crafts, light refreshments and selfies with Santa.
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House - Winter Wonderland Weekends. Bundle up the family for some outdoor fun because Ford House will be putting a little sparkle around your steps this holiday season! Enjoy Storytelling by Judy Sima, twinkling lights & holiday music while you stroll around the grounds. 1100 Lake Shore Road. For more info go to www.fordhouse.org/events/
December 18, Detroit, 2:00 p.m.
Join award winning storyteller, author, and teaching artist, Judy Sima, for "Storytelling: Hanukkah the Festival of Lights" as she lights up the holiday season with Hanukkah stories of miracles, menorahs, and magic dredyls. Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave. Free with museum admission. Info: www.DIA.org For info contact: Emily Bowyer 734-968-7095
December 19, Lansing 7:00-9:00 p.m.
December 19, Traverse City 7:00 p.m.
"Passport." Here: Say is a live, monthly storytelling series held on the third Monday of each month at InsideOut Gallery, 229 Garland Street. At this show, performers will tell tales of international travel. Free. Visit heresaystorytelling.com to listen to the podcast of past shows and write to us at heresaytc@gmail.com if you're
interested in performing at an upcoming show.
December 20, Ann Arbor 6:00 p.m. doors open/7:30 p.m. stories begin
Doors open at 6:00 for the monthly Moth Story Slam located at Circus Bar, 210 S. First Avenue, thanks to Michigan Public Radio. Prepare a 5 minute story on the theme, toss your name in the hat, and if your name is pulled, step up and tell your true personal story live without notes. Volunteers from the audience judge the stories. Info: www.theMoth.org Note: adults only. Language and topics are often unsuitable for children. Tickets $8 at the door. This month's theme "Give and Take"
December 20, Mt Pleasant 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Mid-Michigan Area Storytellers, M.A.S.T., welcomes new members to their monthly meeting at Veteran's Memorial Library Annex Community Room, 301 S. University. Mt. Pleasant, MI Info. Joe Remenar
December 20, Grand Rapids 7:00-9:00 p.m.
StorySpinners of GrandRapids welcomes new members to their monthly meeting in members' homes call Gloria Cangelosi for more information storyspinnersgr@gmail.com
Master Storyteller Ivory D. Williams presents "Stories Galore" as part of Kalamazoo Valley Museum's "Holiday Break," a highly interactive and fun storytelling presentation on the campus of Kalamazoo Valley Community College. 6767 W O Avenue. Free admission, for info contact: 269-373-7955
May-Nov Fisk Farm North Oakland County Storytellers (NOCS) welcomes new members to their monthly meetings. Fisk Farm schoolhouse, Highland Road (M-59) and Fisk Farm. or contact Carolyn Graves, 258-363-6149 for more information.
Doors open at 6:00 for the monthly Moth Story Slam located at Circus Bar, 210 S. First Avenue, thanks to Michigan Public Radio. Prepare a 5 minute story on the theme, toss your name in the hat, and if your name is pulled, step up and tell your true personal story live without notes. Volunteers from the audience judge the stories. Info: www.theMoth.org Note: adults only. Language and topics are often unsuitable for children. Tickets $8 at the door. This month's theme:
February 3, Kalamazoo 6:00 p.m
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum celebrates their 5th Annual Storytelling Festival, "Searching for Peace!" Storytellers from across the United States will come together to explore unity, equality, diversity, and inclusion for all. Poet Terry Wooton opens the festival at 6 p.m. Visual artist and speed painter Martina Hahn joins Joe Reilly in concert at 7 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 230 North Rose Street, (269)373-7990, FREE http://kvm.kvcc.edu/plan/storytelling.html
February 4, Kalamazoo 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum celebrates their 5th Annual Storytelling Festival, "Searching for Peace!"
Michigan author Patricia Polacco opens up the festival at 10 a.m., followed by Adam Mellema, Mark Binder, Tim Cusack, Noa Baum, Sidney Ellis and son, and Judy Sima at the top of every hour till 5 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 230 North Rose Street, (269)373-7990, FREE http://kvm.kvcc.edu/plan/storytelling.html
Doors open at 6:00 for the monthly Moth Story Slam located at Circus Bar, 210 S. First Avenue, thanks to Michigan Public Radio. Prepare a 5 minute story on the theme, toss your name in the hat, and if your name is pulled, step up and tell your true personal story live without notes. Volunteers from the audience judge the stories. Info: www.theMoth.org Note: adults only. Language and topics are often unsuitable for children. Tickets $8 at the door. This month's them
February 25, Detroit Noon-1pm
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October 23, Beverly Hills 6:00 p.m.
21th Annual Halloween Hoot for kids of all ages at Beverly Park featuring Judy Sima and Michelle McKinney. Wear a costume and enjoy a walk through the haunted woods followed by delightfully frightful tales told under the park pavilion. Beverly Road, north of 13 mile, west of Southfield Rd. For information: 248-644-7802.
October 24, Battle Creek 7:00 p.m.
Adam Mellema leads listeners through a "merry-not-scary" listening time! Show features stories highlighting Adam's mostly-true Halloween memories, as well as an origin story about George M. Boogey (ahem, the Boogie Man). Willard Library 7 W Van Buren St, Battle Creek, MI 49017. 269-968-8166. Visit adammellema.com for more information.
October 29, Howell 7:00 p.m.
Scary Story Festival Family Concert. All are invited to Free family concert at the Howell Opera House, 123 W. Grand River, Howell. Concert is sponsored by the Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild and the Howell Opera House Info: Jeff Doyle, at (517) 404-8257 or Jeff@myblueape.com or www.AnnArborStorytelling.org.
Scary Story Festival Adult Concert. Age 14 to Adult are invited to Concert at the Howell Opera House, 123 W. Grand River, Howell. Concert is sponsored by the Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild and the Howell Opera House. Donation $20 includes dessert & coffee. Proceeds benefit the Howell Opera House. Info: Jeff Doyle, at (517) 404-8257 or Jeff@myblueape.com or www.AnnArborStorytelling.org
October 31, Cleveland Heights, OH 6:15-9:00 p.m.
Adults only invited to dinner and a show of "Creepy Celtic Chillers" featuring Michigan's Yvonne Healy. Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Reserve yours at the College Club, 216-631-1683 or online at http://thecollegeclub.org/events/dinner-program-4-2016-10-31/. College Club, 2348 Overland Drive, Cleveland Heights, OH. Info: clubmanager@thecollegeclub.org.
October 30, Detroit 3:00 p.m. doors open/4:00 p.m. program begins
Detroit Association of Black Storytellers presents an afternoon to "Kick Back and Relax" featuring Mike Foster, Ramona Burns, Gwen Lewis and Robert Jones at the Northwest Activity Center, 18100 Meyers Rd. Venders on site, tickets $10. www.thedetroitassociationofblackstorytellers.com 313-422-DABS (3227)
November 1, White Lake 7:00-9:00 p.m.
November 1, Ann Arbor 6:00 p.m. doors open/7:30 p.m. stories begin
Doors open at 6:00 for the monthly Moth Story Slam located at Circus Bar, 210 S. First Avenue, thanks to Michigan Public Radio. Prepare a 5 minute story on the theme, toss your name in the hat, and if your name is pulled, step up and tell your true personal story live without notes. Volunteers from the audience judge the stories. Info: www.theMoth.org Note: adults only. Language and topics are often unsuitable for children. Tickets $8 at the door. This month's theme "Persuasion"
November 2, Kansas City, MO noon-3:00 p.m.
Metropolitan Community College hosts "Using Storytelling to Enhance Language Skills" Workshop presented by Michigan Storyteller, Judy Sima. Registration by October 28, $15 includes lunch. Send payment to MCC-Maple Woods, Attn: Marti Adams, LR 102, 2601 NE Barry Road – KCMO 64156. Make checks to Metropolitan Community College. For information: 816-604-3011.
November 2-5, Kansas City, MO
17th Annual Storytelling Celebration featuring Michigan's own, Judy Sima, along with Charlotte Blake Austin, Tim Tingle, Jim Two Crows Wallen. Events are free and open to the public. Check www.KCStorytelling.org for times and locations or for more information, contact Heather Perez at 816.604.3007.
November 3, Detroit 7:00 p.m. doors open/7:00 p.m. stories begin
The monthly Moth Story Slam located at the Marble Bar, 1501 Holden St. Prepare a 5 minute story on the theme, toss your name in the hat, and if your name is pulled, step up and tell your true personal story live without notes. Volunteers from the audience judge the stories. Note: adults only. Info: www.theMoth.org Language and topics are often unsuitable for children. Tickets $5 at the door. This month's theme is: "Nine to Five."
November 4, Muskegon 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Please join the Muskegon Yarnspinners for their 6th annual Tellabration! - A celebration of storytelling for audiences 12 years old thru adult. These stories will entertain you, humor you, and stay with you long after the evening is over. Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster Avenue. Cost $5.00 per person. ($15 for families) contact: Ned @ 231-755-2383 or carteredwin93@yahoo.com
November 6, Ann Arbor 2:00 p.m.
"Kerry Tales: Baa, Baa Black Sheep and Mother Goose." Storyteller, Trudy Bulkley, entertains as Mother Goose with rhymes and stories. 1/2 hour program for young and old alike. Kerrytown Market and Shops in Hollander's, 410 N. Fourth Avenue, Free. 734-769-3115
November 10, Ann Arbor 7:00 p.m.
HERsay Story Time a Showcase of female talent at Pointless Brewing Company--storytelling, standup, poetry slam, singing, tap dancing. 3014 Packard Rd. Contact Patti Smith if you'd like to perform. teacherpatti@fastmail.net
November 10, Battle Creek, 7:00 p.m.
The fourth Mosaic Storytelling Showcase sponsored by Battle Creek Enquirer in partnership with diverse organizations featuring local storytellers sharing personal stories about animals. First Congregational Church, 145 Capital Ave NE. $7.00 with proceeds going to Humane Society of South Central Michigan & All Species Kinship. Tickets available at tickets.battlecreekenquirer.com or at the door. Contact Dick Strader: dstrader40@yahoo.com
Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild's 25th Tellabration!™ adult concert. Tellers: Beverly Black, Steve Daut, Simran Harvey, Glen Modell, Judy Schmidt and Susanna Zoumbaris. Steve will also serve as Emcee. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1400 W. Stadium Blvd. Tickets at the door $15 Ages 14 and up. The concert is also the launch date for the AASG's new 2 CD package: Tellabration!™ LIVE! with the Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild. More information: www.annarborstorytelling.org or www.facebook.com/annarborstorytellers
Tellabration!" The Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild presents a Family Concert with storytellers: Jeff Doyle, Jennifer Otto and Laura Raynor. Ann Arbor District Library, Pittsfield Branch, 2359 Oak Valley Drive. Age 5 & up. Free and open to the public. More information: www.annarborstorytelling.org or www.facebook.com/annarborstorytellers There will be a drawing at both concerts for door prizes: a beautiful quilt made by professional quilt maker Judy Schmidt.
November 15, Mt Pleasant 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Mid-Michigan Area Storytellers, M.A.S.T. welcomes new members to their monthly meeting at Veteran's Memorial Library Annex Community Room, 301 S. University. Mt. Pleasant, MI Info. Joe Remenar jremenar66@yahoo.com
November 15, Grand Rapids 7:00-9:00 p.m.
November 15, Ann Arbor 6:00 p.m. doors open/7:30 p.m. stories begin
Doors open at 6:00 for the monthly Moth Story Slam located at Circus Bar, 210 S. First Avenue, thanks to Michigan Public Radio. Prepare a 5 minute story on the theme, toss your name in the hat, and if your name is pulled, step up and tell your true personal story live without notes. Volunteers from the audience judge the stories. Info: www.theMoth.org Note: adults only. Language and topics are often unsuitable for children. Tickets $8 at the door. This month's theme "Rise and Shine"
November 16, Clinton Township 10:00 a.m- Noon
S.O.A.R (Society of Active Retirees) presents Judy Sima "My Mother's Voice and Discussion About Storytelling." Judy tells the story of her mother's encounter with the Gestapo on The Night of the Broken Glass and her escape from Germany during WWII and her research chronicling her mother's journey. Following the storytelling, participants are encouraged to tell stories of their own parents. University Center on the Macomb Community College Center Campus in Clinton Township
November 18, Detroit 8 p.m. Doors @7:30 p.m.
The award-winning Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers, presents a curated, live storytelling event. Real People. True Stories. Told Live. Featuring Five Twisted Storytellers with Musical and Dance Guests. Local Artisans/Exhibitors and Cash Bar! Hosted by Satori Shakoor. Charles H. Wright Museum 315 E. Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201. For Info, Tickets & Video visit: www.twistedtellers.org/events or call 313-744-6037
November 18, Livonia 7:00 p.m.
Join the Detroit Story League as they celebrate 104 years of 'Service Through Storytelling' with Tellabration! a Night of Storytelling for Adults. 6:00 p.m. Silent Auction, 7:00 p.m. storytelling followed by refreshments; featuring national storyteller, Corinne Stavish. Admission is $5 at the door. Livonia Civic Center Public Library Auditorium, 32777 Five Mile Rd. Directions to Library 734-466-2491 or for more information call 248-476-8515 or email Judy@JudySima.com www.detroitstorytelling.org
November 18, Mt. Pleasant 7:30 p.m.
Join us for a wonderfully fun evening of storytelling at MAST's annual Tellebration! at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Michigan, located at 319 S. University St. For info. contact Joe Remenar at jremenar66@yahoo.com
November 19, Livonia 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Detroit Story League invites you to enjoy our monthly meeting. Visitors welcome. 12:00 Bring a lunch - our hosts will provide coffee and dessert. 1:00 stories and workshop 2:30 Business meeting "Different Approaches to Learning a Story." Timothy Lutheran Church, 8820 Wayne Road (Between Joy Rd. and Ann Arbor Trail). Information: Judy@JudySima.com or call: 248-644-395.
November 21, Lansing 7:00-9:00 p.m.
New meeting date and location: Lansing Storytellers Guild invites new members to their monthly meeting. Schuler Books in Eastwood Town Center. Contact for more information: Jean Bolley, phone 517-281-8036 or email bolleyj@hotmail.com and/or Shirley Bradley shirleyjane24@yahoo.com
November 21, Traverse City 7:00 p.m.
"The Birds and the Bees." Here:Say is a live, monthly storytelling series held on the third Monday of each month at The Workshop Brewing Company, 221 Garland Street. At this show, performers will tell tales of birds, bees, and all the implications in between. Free. Visit heresaystorytelling.com to listen to the podcast of past shows and write to us at heresaytc@gmail.com if you're interested in performing at an upcoming show.
November 22, Detroit 10:00 am-12:00 p.m.
November 27, Ann Arbor 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild monthly meeting new location: AADL, 343 S. Fifth Ave., (3rd floor, free space room) Meetings always start with stories, and then, more stories! Listeners and tellers welcome. More information: www.annarborstorytelling.org or www.facebook.com/annarborstorytellers. Meetings are free.
"Kerry Tales: Lambs, Lions and Mother Goose" Storyteller, Trudy Bulkley, entertains as Mother Goose with rhymes and stories. 1/2 hour program for young and old alike. 2 p.m., Kerrytown Market and Shops in Hollander's, 410 N. Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI. Free. 734-769-3115
December 16, Detroit 8 p.m. Doors @7:30 p.m.
December 17, Grosse Pointe Shores 4:00-7:00 pm
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House - Winter Wonderland Weekends. Bundle up the family for some outdoor fun because Ford House will be putting a little sparkle around your steps this holiday season! Enjoy Storytelling by Judy Sima, twinkling lights & holiday music while you stroll around the grounds. For more info go to www.fordhouse.org/events/ 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores
Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild monthly meeting new location: AADL, 343 S. Fifth Ave., (3rd floor, free space room) 2:00-4:00 pm. Meetings always start with stories, and then, more stories! Listeners and tellers welcome. More information: www.annarborstorytelling.org or www.facebook.com/annarborstorytellers. Meetings are free.
Labels: Michigan storytelling events, storytelling, Tellabration


Established in 1993, we are the first Asian business directory in the UK. The directory started off as a small company founded by Mohan Singh Johal, who relatively new to the business world set off producing an Asian business directory for the vast growing city of Birmingham.
The directory was designed to bring the Asian community and businesses closer together and the first edition being small in size was released in spring 1993. The directory rapidly increased in size with each edition released and in 2007 expanded its operations to include the entire of the Midlands region. With the overwhelming response received from both advertisers and members of the community, the directory has become the success it is today with a great number of the Asian community utilising it as a primary source when looking for a product or a service of need.
Our mission is "to provide a service that is valued and brings the community together to grow and prosper further." With years of experience we have built an excellent reputaion due to our understanding of the market, traditions and cultures of the Asian community. This online version was produced as an additional service to provide a useful form of internet exposure to the businesses within the directory. As we understand that it is not always convenient to have a copy of the directory to hand, the online version combats that issue head on, and you can find whatever you maybe looking for whether it be at home, work or elsewhere.


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Dick Gregory, legendary comic and civil rights activist, dies at 84
Bryan Alexander
LOS ANGELES — Comic trailblazer and civil rights activist Dick Gregory died on Saturday at age 84.
His son Christian Gregory confirmed the news of the passing on his father's Instagram account.
"It is with enormous sadness that the Gregory family confirms that their father, comedic legend and civil rights activist Mr. Dick Gregory departed this earth tonight in Washington, DC," the post reads. "The family appreciates the outpouring of support and love and respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time."
His publicist of 50 years Steve Jaffe says that Gregory was surrounded by members of his family, including his wife of 58 years, Lillian, when he died in Washington's Sibley Memorial Hospital. Gregory was admitted a week ago for symptoms of heart failure, interrupting an East Coast comedy tour.
"He worked 300 dates a year, and was still going strong right up to the end," said Jaffe.
Gregory appeared to be recovering and on Tuesday tweeted apologies for missing an Atlanta show, promising an "excellent" prognosis and to be back on the road again "in a few weeks."
While comics such as Bill Cosby gave praise on Twitter ("He was FEARLESS," wrote Cosby), the Rev. Jesse Jackson weighed in on Gregory's social importance.
"He taught us how to laugh. He taught us how to fight. He taught us how to live," Jackson tweeted. "Dick Gregory was committed to justice. I miss him already."
Gregory was one of the first black comedians to find mainstream success with white audiences in the early 1960s. He rose from an impoverished childhood in St. Louis to become a celebrated satirist who deftly commented upon racial divisions at the dawn of the civil rights movement.
Gregory began performing comedy while in the Army, but got his first big break in 1961, with a 15-minute tryout at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Club in Chicago.
"So I pushed this white boy out of the way and ran up there and got on stage," he told CBS's 48 Hours in 2017. "Two hours later, they called Hefner. And Hefner came by and they went out of their mind. Out of their mind!"
More:Twitter reacts to passing of Dick Gregory
The big comedy show in that era was The Tonight Show with Jack Paar where "white comics could sit on the couch; a black comic couldn't," Gregory said to the news program.
So when Paar's producer called a few months later with an invitation to appear on his new show, The Jack Paar Program, Gregory hung up.
Gregory explained: "And then the phone rang again. It's Jack Paar. 'Dick Gregory, this is Mr. Paar. How come you don't wanna work my show?' I said, ' 'Cause the Negroes never sit down.' 'Well, come on in, I'll let you sit down.' And that's how it happened. I came in, did my act, went to sit on the couch. It was sitting on the couch that made my salary grow in three weeks — from $250 working seven days a week to $5,000 a night."
Gregory used his growing fame to push relentlessly for civil rights, telling 60 Minutes in 1989. "I chose to be an agitator. The next time you put your underwear in the washing machine, take the agitator out, and all you're going to end up with are some dirty, wet drawers."
Gregory ran for president in 1968 as the Peace and Freedom party candidate after Alabama governor George Wallace, an avowed segregationist, entered the race. Richard Nixon won the election, but Gregory received 50,000 write-in votes.
The Rev. Al Sharpton tweeted on Saturday, "I've known Dick Gregory since I was 16-years-old. A true, committed, and consistent freedom fighter."


The storage directory contains your compiled Twig and Blade templates, file based sessions, file caches, and other files generated by the framework. This directory is segregated into app, framework, logs, and streams directories. The app directory may be used to store any files generated by your application. The framework directory is used to store framework generated files and caches. The logs directory contains your application's log files. And finally, the streams directory contains your stream generated entry models, addon caches, and private storage (non-public uploads for example).
The storage/app/public directory may be used to store user-generated files, such as profile avatars, that should be publicly accessible. You should create a symbolic link at public/storage which points to this directory. You may create the link using the php artisan storage:link command.


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Q: org.springframework.aop.framework.AopConfigException I'm trying to run Spring application with Hibernate on Wildly 13.
This is my POM configuration:
        <dependency>
            <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
            <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
            <version>4.0.0</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
            <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
            <version>2.6</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-webflux</artifactId>
            <version>5.0.7.RELEASE</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>io.projectreactor.ipc</groupId>
            <artifactId>reactor-netty</artifactId>
            <version>0.7.8.RELEASE</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
            <version>2.9.5</version>
            <scope>compile</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-jaxrs-json-provider</artifactId>
            <version>2.9.5</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.codehaus.woodstox</groupId>
            <artifactId>woodstox-core-asl</artifactId>
            <version>4.4.1</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
            <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
            <version>2.3.0</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
            <artifactId>jaxb-core</artifactId>
            <version>2.2.11</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
            <artifactId>jaxb-impl</artifactId>
            <version>2.2.11</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
            <artifactId>activation</artifactId>
            <version>1.1.1</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
            <version>1.5.10.RELEASE</version>
            <exclusions>
                <exclusion>
                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
                </exclusion>
            </exclusions>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>javax</groupId>
            <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
            <version>8.0</version>
            <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-amqp</artifactId>
            <version>1.5.10.RELEASE</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
            <version>2.9.5</version>
        </dependency>

But when I deploy the package I get this error:
   deployment.datalis_db.war//org.springframework.aop.framework.CglibAopProxy.getProxy(CglibAopProxy.java:201)
            ... 62 more
        Caused by: java.lang.InstantiationException: org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConverters$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$3ba87c15
            at java.base/java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:547)
            at deployment.datalis_db.war//org.springframework.aop.framework.ObjenesisCglibAopProxy.createProxyClassAndInstance(ObjenesisCglibAopProxy.java:73)
            ... 63 more
        Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.HttpMessageConverters$$EnhancerBySpringCGLIB$$3ba87c15.<init>()
            at java.base/java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:3302)

Full log with error stack:
https://pastebin.com/fXSE1k7t
Do I need to exclude some dependency in my POM file?
Can you give e some advice how I can fix this issue?

A: A few of those dependencies should likely be marked as <scope>provided</scope>. For example javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, both the JAXB API and implementation and javax.activation:acitivation should definitely be marked as provided.
Also Servlet 4.0 is only available if you enable Java EE 8 preview mode, by passing -Dee8.preview.mode=true. This can be passed on the command like when you launch the server, be placed as a system property in the configuration or added to the JAVA_OPTS.

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For starters, the rules are no Internet or social media, no music or alcohol and less caffeine. The time frame is one week. The idea is to see what changes these sacrifices make to your personality. Here are the rules in detail. On Day 1, we discovered that music is a serious distraction. On Day 2, we found that we could read long passages again. Here's what we learned yesterday.
Outside of not giving up my afternoon caffeine, yesterday was a success. At work, we went out to Pizza Port Brewing to celebrate an event, so instead of getting a beer like everyone else, I contented myself with a Diet Coke. I felt postponing the further caffeine reduction was no big deal. I had another very productive day and was better able to concentrate on complex tasks and reading. I slept much better and was better company for wife kitteh, too. Victory!
Giving up music was crucial to discovering what was happening in my brain, but it's overkill to give it up for the entire day. Unlike political agitation sites such as Instapundit and Twitter, music doesn't have a significant emotional half-life. Turn it off and you're not still thinking about it an hour later or even five minutes later.
Rule Change: Music is OK as long as I'm not doing anything complicated. For example, driving and cooking are not mentally taxing, so they can be accompanied by tunes.
Caffeine is a catalyst for bad things later. Caffeine energizes you by squeezing your adrenal gland. It takes about 8 hours to completely metabolize the caffeine from a cup of coffee and long before that, you've run out of adrenaline. If you really overuse the stuff, the shakes come from adrenal exhaustion where there isn't enough adrenaline in your body for normal functions.
For me, I get caffeine crashes about 3 hours after I consume a cup of coffee or a Diet Coke. 3 doses a day was way too much and my body was chemically worn out by the end of the work day. Cutting down to 2 doses helped, but yesterday I discovered my evening alcohol craving was partially due to a caffeine crash.
My caffeine crashes manifest themselves in anxiety. At the end of the work day, after 2 cups of coffee and a Diet Coke, I've got stress from having way too much work to do and then I compound that with my caffeine chemical withdrawals. What's the best thing when your anxious to sooth your nerves? Alcohol! Yay for alcohol!
Err, no. The alcohol then whacks my sleep patterns and makes me poor company for wife kitteh. It's a destructive biochemical cycle that needs to be broken and left behind.
Rule Change: One cup of coffee in the morning is the limit. Even if I go through caffeine-withdrawal headaches, the Diet Coke in the afternoon has to go. Frankly, I won't miss it. It was more of a talisman than a cure. The pick-up I felt from that dose never lasted more than 30 minutes because my adrenal gland was already practically empty.
Tomorrow, I'll lay out the underlying motivations for this craziness.
"I contented myself with a Diet Coke."
Terrible stuff. I heard a doctor on the radio once recommend Coke for external use only.
You'd have been better off with the beer, and it tastes better.


Desktop publishing (DTP) can be your saving grace when it comes to creating the layout of a specialised document with a variety of copy.
You can easily arrange it in a pleasing way and create an attractive promotional piece to use with customers. However, DTP has its challenges when it comes to translating into another language. You want your copy to flow and look identical no matter what language you have chosen to arrange it in. For this, you need to consider the languages you are working with and the nuances they bring to DTP.
DTP is a commonly used computer software process that lays out copy within any type of document you are using. While the use of DTP works well when you are using the layout to make an attractive brochure written in English, the look of this same brochure may change in Arabic, Asian or even some European languages.
While the process of translation may seem easy to undertake, getting these fonts to line up or reflect your company brand may pose a challenge. But, DTP is ideal for creating professional-looking materials that you can use to promote your business and its products and services. It adds that personalised touch and brings more than a Word document can offer in its appearance.
DTP and translation go hand-in-hand. The two play-off each other, offering you the ability to develop a document in a formatted layout that you can trust to be accurate and reliable in its translation and appearance. When using translation services, it is an ideal approach to work with a noneditable file that can be transformed through DTP into a fully editable file that allows a linguist to process the text with translation tools, so that the copy is readable for your customers.
A file that needs translation does not always provide you the full effect of understanding how the copy needs to be laid out in a document. Many fonts won't convert, and you are left with a document that looks unreadable and unprofessional. DTP specialists that work in the translation industry are able to edit and adjust translated files, so they mirror the original document without error.
Plus, you are guaranteed that your final file is ready for use the moment you receive it. A DTP specialist will also perform a series of DTP quality assurance checks that make sure any DTP file you are using is translated properly and is error-free.
When translations are needed, a DTP specialist may find there are challenges in maintaining a certain look with your promotional piece. Fonts can be particularly awkward to master and understand. European, Arabic, and Asian languages have characters that are not supported by some fonts, leaving you with copy that is missing key letters that can make a difference in a word's spelling and translation.
A DPT specialist also needs to consider the length of a translation. Some languages have expanded words that will no longer fit in the text box you have specified or on one line which you initially thought was appealing at first glance. This can create a world of problems for your DTP specialist as they try to fit the same amount of copy into one brochure or a single page document, which just isn't possible any longer.
Languages that read right to left or up and down, leave a bit of mystery for a DTP specialist to solve as they layout the copy. They no longer are driven by design aspects as they have to conform to the language of the country they are creating. This can leave many DTP specialists feeling frustrated and confused.
You will also have to consider your company icons and graphs when translating them for use with your DTP layout. They may not fit or have to be enlarged to be readable through the translation. This can change the look and feel of logo or symbol that you at one-time thought was catchy. Now, it may just seem clumsy and not make sense.
To make the most effective use of DTP when incorporating difference language translation, take advantage of TRAVOD's in-house DTP team. We can take on any translation and DTP task you have in mind and provide results that are accurate, understandable and more importantly professional. Contact us today for all your DTP and translation services.


Uptown Cafe is a family owned and operated cafe in Midtown Tallahassee Florida. Uptown Cafe was opened in 1983 and we are still going strong. Thank you to all of our loyal customers, and we look forward to meeting new customers every day!! A favorite of business people, local politicians, hospital staff and visitors, neighborhood families, and students from all of the local universities.
The SHRUG Workshop Committee has secured a discounted rate for all participants. The special rate of $159.00 a night is available for November 4th - 10th. Rooms must be booked by 10.4.18 to secure this rate.


The rc_reason SLAM Module enables the rc_visard to capture its environment in a map, to simultaneously estimate its current location and to recognize places – all fundamental for drift-free navigation.
The rc_reason SLAM Module is an optional software component that can be easily installed on-board any rc_visard and operated through the sensor's standard interface. This software module enables any rc_visard to map its environment and to optimize its pose estimate through the recognition of revisited places.
The rc_reason SLAM module is an essential element of most mobile navigation applications as it provides accurate and drift free localization – with no GPS required. It is recommended to activate this add-on when mobile applications require longer robot trajectories within a confined area, including the return to previously visited places.
Corrections are applied online to the rc_visard's real-time estimates of its current pose as well as the complete past trajectory, which is also made available for 2D/3D map generation.
The sensor is not restricted to planar motion – free movement in 3D is supported.
Please note that the SLAM Module cannot be used in combination with the FULL resolution stereo setting; its use is restricted to LOW-MEDIUM-HIGH resolution, which is fully sufficient for typical mobile navigation applications.


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CO DETECTOR PAGES
LETS FIRST START WITH HOW THEY WORK!
The interior of a carbon monoxide detector. When pressed, the peak button causes the LCD screen to display the highest level of CO recorded since the last reset.
How Carbon Monoxide Detectors Work
Known as "the silent killer," carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, tasteless, odorless gas that comes from the incomplete burning of fuel. Just about anything you might burn in or around your home — whether it's gasoline, wood, coal, propane, natural gas or oil — can produce carbon monoxide in the right conditions. Without enough ventilation, the gas can build up to deadly levels. And it doesn't take much fuel to be dangerous: Even small tools like chainsaws can release enough CO to make you sick.
Carbon monoxide enters red blood cells, quickly taking the place of the oxygen your body needs. Your blood then carries the CO to your organs. If you inhale small amounts of CO over a long period, the exposure might not be fatal, but it can cause permanent damage to the brain, lungs and heart. Moderate levels of CO exposure can cause burning eyes, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, severe headaches, breathing difficulties and confusion. These symptoms are easily mistaken for other common illnesses, like food poisoning or the flu. If carbon monoxide begins to fill a home while people are sleeping, the exposure can be fatal before anyone realizes something is wrong. Infants, the elderly and people with respiratory and circulatory illnesses are at an increased risk of fatal CO poisoning.
You can reduce your risk of carbon monoxide poisoning by keeping your fuel-burning appliances well maintained and using combustible fuels only in well ventilated areas. Another important step is installing a carbon monoxide detector in your home. In this article, we'll take a look at how carbon monoxide detectors sense and respond to this deadly gas as well as what to look for when you're shopping for one.
Inside a Carbon Monoxide Detector
You may be surprised to discover that a carbon monoxide (CO) detector really isn't a complicated piece of equipment. Housed inside a plastic chamber approximately 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) in diameter are parts that work in unison to alert a household when lethal gas is detected. The exact components can vary from one model to another, but here's a run-down of the basic parts:
Diagram of carbon monoxide detector
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A small silicon microchip sends an electronic charge, a sort of "what to do" signal, to the other parts of the detector. The chip is fused to a copper-wired, integrated electronic circuit panel, which is the base for the unit.
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) use lights to let you know how the unit is functioning and whether the battery needs to be replaced. Some detectors also have a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel that shows a readout of CO levels.
Wires to the building's electrical system or a battery provide power to the unit.
A test/reset button lets you make sure the alarm is working.
A detection chamber houses the CO gas sensor.
The CO sensor identifies and measures CO gas concentration in the atmosphere in parts per million (ppm).
In the United States, sensors for home use are calibrated to detect CO concentrations according to Underwriters Laboratories (UL) safety standards. When the sensor detects dangerous levels of the gas, it sends an electronic pulse to the alarm. The higher the concentration, the faster the alarm will respond. For example, the alarm will respond to concentrations of about 70 ppm in as little as an hour but will respond to concentrations of 400 ppm in as little as four minutes [source: UL 2034]. The alarm sounds at about 85 decibels (dB), just a little quieter than a typical lawnmower, but often very shrill.
CO detectors can use several types of sensors to sense carbon monoxide in the air. Biomimetic sensor technology reproduces CO's effects on hemoglobin in the blood. In a biomimetic sensor, a gel changes color as it absorbs CO. A separate sensor detects the color change and alerts the detector's processor to sound the alarm. Once a biomimetic sensor has changed color, it must be placed in a CO-free environment to reset itself. Biomimetic sensors can also be used on portable CO detector cards — if you see the disc on the card turn dark, there's a dangerous amount of CO in the air.
Metal oxide semiconductor sensors use circuits applied to a silica chip. When CO comes into contact with the circuitry, it lowers the electrical resistance. The processor detects the change and causes the alarm to sound. These sensors require lots of electricity, so they generally plug into wall outlets rather than using batteries.
Like metal oxide sensors, electrochemical sensors use changes in electrical current to detect carbon monoxide. But instead of using an integrated chip, electrochemical sensors use electrodes immersed in a chemical solution. Electrochemical instant detection and response (IDR) sensors are often used in professional sensing equipment and detect dangerous levels of CO instantly.
WHAT IF MY CO DETECTOR ACTIVATES?
If your carbon monoxide sensor goes off, don't panic. First, determine if anyone in your household is feeling sick. If not, open the windows and doors to clear the air, and don't go back inside if the alarm continues to sound. Contact a professional to service any fuel-burning appliances in your home. If anyone is showing flulike symptoms, call 911 or your local emergency services number and leave the building immediately.
In the United States, emergency rooms treat about 20,000 people for carbon monoxide (CO) exposure each year, and an average of 400 people die from carbon monoxide exposure annually [source: ]CDC]. Most nonfatal exposures happen in people's homes, which is why it's important to have a CO detector to go along with — or as part of — your smoke detector.
Before selecting a carbon monoxide (CO) detector, do a little research. Determine whether your local laws require you to have CO detectors of a particular type or configuration. You'll need to decide whether you'd rather have a battery-operated or plug-in detector. A plug-in unit goes into any wall outlet and can be moved to another room if necessary. But unless your plug-in unit has a battery backup, you're unprotected in the event of a power failure. This may not seem like a big deal in the case of temporary outages, but imagine a long power outage during winter. You may turn to a portable space heater or a wood stove to keep your home warm — exactly the sort of fuel-burner that may release CO into the air.
Battery-operated units, on the other hand, are typically attached permanently to a surface in your home. This usually isn't a problem unless your detector mistakes other gases for CO, causing false alarms and prompting you to move the unit. Depending on the size of your home and the number and location of fuel-burning appliances, a combination of types may work best. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for placement, maintenance and scheduled inspection.
The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) recommends carbon monoxide detectors in several locations:
Outside sleeping areas
On each floor of the home
Anywhere else required by law
The NFPA also recommends using detectors that can be linked so that one alarm sets off all the others, alerting the whole household.
Installing CO detectors is only one step in preventing carbon monoxide poisoning. Other important steps include:
Have furnaces and chimneys inspected every year and serviced as needed. Be sure to open the flue before lighting the fire.
Have gas-burning appliances installed only by a qualified professional. Follow all manufacturer's instructions carefully.
Use tools that burn fuel only in well ventilated areas.
Make sure furnace, water heater and dryer vents are kept clear of leaves, debris and snow.
Repair or replace any fuel-burning tools, like lawn mowers or chainsaws, that are not working properly.
Have your car's exhaust system inspected for leaks, and never idle your car in the garage.
Never use an oven as a heat source or use a grill inside your home.
Never use generators indoors.
Finally, test your carbon monoxide detector monthly — it's your last line of defense against a malfunctioning stove or heater.


dorian's soul was sold to some gypsies in exchange for eternal life.
HOWEVER, there was a catch! in order to maintain immortality, dorian has to look upon the self-portrait every 50 years. simple enough, OR SO DORIAN THOUGHT.
one day, DORIAN'S PORTRAIT WAS STOLEN, and 49 years of seaching has eventually ended up in to void city, thanks to A MYSTERIOUS AND ANONYMOUS NOTE.
will dorian find the portrait in time? or suffer the FIREY PAIN that is HELL FOR THE SOULESS?


An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies a device to the app's vendor.
Normally, the vendor is determined by data provided by the App Store. If the app was not installed from the app store (such as enterprise apps and apps still in development), then a vendor identifier is calculated based on the app's bundle ID. The bundle ID is assumed to be in reverse-DNS format.
On iOS 6, the first two components of the bundle ID are used to generate the vendor ID. if the bundle ID only has a single component, then the entire bundle ID is used.
On IOS 7, all components of the bundle except for the last component are used to generate the vendor ID. If the bundle ID only has a single component, then the entire bundle ID is used.
Table 1 shows a collection of bundle IDs and which portions of the bundle ID the system uses to calculate the vendor ID.
For example, com.example.app1 and com.example.app2 would appear to have the same vendor ID.
If the value is nil, wait and get the value again later. This happens, for example, after the device has been restarted but before the user has unlocked the device.
The value in this property remains the same while the app (or another app from the same vendor) is installed on the iOS device. The value changes when the user deletes all of that vendor's apps from the device and subsequently reinstalls one or more of them. The value can also change when installing test builds using Xcode or when installing an app on a device using ad-hoc distribution. Therefore, if your app stores the value of this property anywhere, you should gracefully handle situations where the identifier changes.
When implementing a system for serving advertisements, use the value in the advertisingIdentifier property of the ASIdentifierManager class instead of this property. Use of that property requires you to follow the guidelines set forth in the class discussion for the proper use of that identifier. For more information, see ASIdentifierManager.
The name identifying the device.
The name of the operating system running on the device represented by the receiver.
The current version of the operating system.
The model of the device.
The model of the device as a localized string.
The style of interface to use on the current device.


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Review: The Modoc War
The bare bones story of the Modoc War, also known as the Lava Beds War, is one of institutionalized genocide and land theft in the name of Manifest Destiny. The fleshed-out version reveals the complexities of human nature while demonstrating what little has changed regarding relations between Indigenous peoples and the U.S. Government. Robert McNally's version, aptly titled The Modoc War, falls into the latter category.
McNally, author and co-author of nine nonfiction books, is known for his vivid, information-laden writing style. His telling of the armed conflict between the Modoc people and the United States Army near the California-Oregon border from 1872 to 1873 is true to form, a historical thriller that reveals the intricacies of the conflict:
"A mixed-race lieutenant who kept secret the African American portion of his heritage in order to command white troopers, [Lieutenant Frazier] Boutelle knew more than a little about playing a role. He unholstered his revolver and locked eyes with the Indian whose heavily scarred right cheek pulled an otherwise strong and handsome face into a perpetual sneer. His Modoc name was Chick-chack-am Lul-al-kuel-atko, something local settlers wouldn't even try to wrap their mouths around, so they dubbed him Scarface Charley."
Several chapters of The Modoc War focus on the national press coverage of the time. Modocs were demonized as savage and treacherous for fighting back against those who tried to dispossess and destroy them. A New York Times editorial on the Modocs referred to the "innate ferocity and treachery of the Indian character." Ironically, the white settlers and governmental figures perpetrated the very savagery and treachery they projected onto Natives. After having fled the shackles of British rule, Americans sought independence for all men, though, when it came to Indigenous peoples, "the United States government approached Indians with a Bible in one hand and a Sharps carbine in the other."
The Modoc once lived in villages on and near Tule, Lower Klamath, and Clear Lakes until the intrusion of fur traders and white settlers, who demanded that the Modoc be relocated on the Klamath Reservation with the Klamath and Yahooskin Paiute nations. The Modoc and the Klamath separated in the late eighteenth century and remained distantly familial, McNally writes, though other accounts say the Modoc and the Klamath were enemies and competitors. The Modoc described in the book were composed of three groups loosely following the waning leadership of Kientpoos (nicknamed Captain Jack by the settlers). Initially convinced to move to the Klamath Reservation, Kientpoos and other Modoc left the poor conditions of the reservation for their home on the Lost River. What followed was a series of attempts by the U.S. Army and militiamen to either move the Modoc people back to the reservation or exterminate them. The war resulted in the unfair trial of Modoc fighters who were charged as war criminals and hanged. The survivors were forced onto the Quapaw Reservation in Oklahoma where they again found little of the food, clothing, shelter, and medicine promised by the government.
In under 360 pages, McNally's The Modoc War uses the power of hindsight to characterize historical subjects in thematic fashion, revealing deeper motivations behind the heart-rending war in the Lava Beds.
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