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Teacher and Parent Resources
There are new science resources from Gale starting in 2022, including National Geographic Kids for the younger grades and Environmental Studies for middle and high - New! NatGeo Kids and science platforms from Gale for all CA K-12, and upcoming trainings for K-12 Online Content (mailchi.mp)
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Sexual Harrassment Policy
The district designates the following individual(s) as the responsible employee(s) to coordinate its efforts to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and California Education Code 234.1, as well as to investigate and resolve sexual harassment complaints under AR 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint Procedures. The coordinator/compliance officer(s) may be contacted at:
680 Van Duzen Road
Mad River, CA 95552
pcanale [AT] tcoek12 [DOT] org
(cf. 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint Procedures)
Prohibited sexual harassment includes, but is not limited to, unwelcome sexual advances, unwanted requests for sexual favors, or other unwanted verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature made against another person of the same or opposite sex in the educational setting, under any of the following conditions: (Education Code 212.5; 5 CCR 4916)
1. Submission to the conduct is explicitly or implicitly made a term or condition of a student's academic status or progress.
2. Submission to or rejection of the conduct by a student is used as the basis for academic decisions affecting the student.
3. The conduct has the purpose or effect of having a negative impact on the student's academic performance or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment.
4. Submission to or rejection of the conduct by the student is used as the basis for any decision affecting the student regarding benefits and services, honors, programs, or activities available at or through any district program or activity.
(cf. 5131 - Conduct)
(cf. 5131.2 - Bullying)
(cf. 5137 - Positive School Climate)
(cf. 5145.3 - Nondiscrimination/Harassment)
(cf. 6142.1 - Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Instruction)
Examples of types of conduct which are prohibited in the district and which may constitute sexual harassment include, but are not limited to:
1. Unwelcome leering, sexual flirtations, or propositions
2. Unwelcome sexual slurs, epithets, threats, verbal abuse, derogatory comments, or sexually degrading descriptions
3. Graphic verbal comments about an individual's body or overly personal conversation
4. Sexual jokes, derogatory posters, notes, stories, cartoons, drawings, pictures, obscene gestures, or computer-generated images of a sexual nature
5. Spreading sexual rumors
6. Teasing or sexual remarks about students enrolled in a predominantly single-sex class
7. Massaging, grabbing, fondling, stroking, or brushing the body
8. Touching an individual's body or clothes in a sexual way
9. Impeding or blocking movements or any physical interference with school activities when directed at an individual on the basis of sex
10. Displaying sexually suggestive objects
11. Sexual assault, sexual battery, or sexual coercion
Reporting Process and Complaint Investigation and Resolution
Any student who believes that he/she has been subjected to sexual harassment or who has witnessed sexual harassment is strongly encouraged to report the incident to his/her teacher, the principal, or any other available school employee. Within one school day of receiving such a report, the school employee shall forward the report to the principal or the district's compliance officer identified in AR 1312.3. In addition, any school employee who observes an incident of sexual harassment involving a student shall, within one school day, report his/her observation to the principal or a district compliance officer. The employee shall take these actions, whether or not the alleged victim files a complaint.
In any case of sexual harassment involving the principal, compliance officer, or any other person to whom the incident would ordinarily be reported or filed, the report may instead be submitted the Superintendent or designee.
(cf. 5141.4 - Child Abuse Prevention and Reporting)
When a report of sexual harassment is submitted, the principal or compliance officer shall inform the student or parent/guardian of the right to file a formal written complaint in accordance with the district's uniform complaint procedures.
If a complaint of sexual harassment is initially submitted to the principal, he/she shall, within two school days, forward the report to the compliance officer to initiate investigation of the complaint. The compliance officer shall contact the complainant and investigate and resolve the complaint in accordance with law and district procedures specified in AR 1312.3.
All complaints and allegations of sexual harassment shall be kept confidential except as necessary to carry out the investigation or take other subsequent necessary action. (5 CCR 4964)
However, when a complainant or victim of sexual harassment notifies the district of the harassment but requests confidentiality, the compliance officer shall inform him/her that the request may limit the district's ability to investigate the harassment or take other necessary action. When honoring a request for confidentiality, the district will nevertheless take all reasonable steps to investigate and respond to the complaint consistent with the request.
When a complainant or victim of sexual harassment notifies the district of the harassment but requests that the district not pursue an investigation, the district will determine whether or not it can honor such a request while still providing a safe and nondiscriminatory environment for all students.
(cf. 4119.23/4219.23/4319.23 - Unauthorized Release of Confidential/Privileged Information)
(cf. 5125 - Student Records)
Response Pending Investigation
When an incident of sexual harassment is reported, the principal or designee, in consultation with the compliance officer, shall determine whether interim measures are necessary pending the results of the investigation. The principal/designee or compliance officer shall take immediate measures necessary to stop the harassment and protect students and/or ensure their access to the educational program. Such measures may include placing the individuals involved in separate classes or transferring a student to a class taught by a different teacher, in accordance with law and Board policy. The school should notify the individual who was harassed of his/her options to avoid contact with the alleged harasser and allow the complainant to change academic and extracurricular arrangements as appropriate. The school should also ensure that the complainant is aware of the resources and assistance, such as counseling, that are available to him/her. As appropriate, such actions shall be considered even when a student chooses to not file a formal complaint or the sexual harassment occurs off school grounds or outside school-sponsored or school-related programs or activities.
A copy of the district's sexual harassment policy and regulation shall:
1. Be included in the notifications that are sent to parents/guardians at the beginning of each school year (Education Code 48980; 5 CCR 4917)
(cf. 5145.6 - Parental Notifications)
2. Be displayed in a prominent location in the main administrative building or other area where notices of district rules, regulations, procedures, and standards of conduct are posted, including school web sites (Education Code 231.5)
(cf. 1113 - District and School Web Sites)
3. Be provided as part of any orientation program conducted for new students at the beginning of each quarter, semester, or summer session (Education Code 231.5)
4. Appear in any school or district publication that sets forth the school's or district's comprehensive rules, regulations, procedures, and standards of conduct (Education Code 231.5)
5. Be included in the student handbook
6. Be provided to employees and employee organizations
Regulation SOUTHERN TRINITY JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: November 19, 2014 Mad River, California
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Poliquin calls ranked-choice voting a "rip off" in testimony to Massachusetts Legislature
by Maine Examiner 11/12/2019 | 9:32 0 Posted in Congress, National News
Congressman Bruce Poliquin gives a speech in Bangor.
BOSTON, MA – Former Congressman Bruce Poliquin is actively working to warn voters across the country about the perils of ranked-choice voting, calling RCV the "biggest voter rip-off in Maine history."
Poliquin recently testified to the Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Election Laws about a proposal on Beacon Hill to impose ranked-choice voting in future Massachusetts elections.
Yesterday, Poliquin also took to the airwaves on the Boston-based Howie Carr show to talk about ranked-choice voting.
Following is Poliquin's testimony:
Dear Chairmen Finegold and Lawn, and Honorable Members of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Election Laws,
From January 2015 to January 2019, I served the honest and hard-working families of Maine's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. This mostly rural west, central, north, and downeast areas of our Great State is the largest geographic District east of the Mississippi River.
In 2014, I won ME-02 as the first Republican in twenty years, since the former Senator Olympia Snowe represented it. During my last to years in Congress, I was the only GOP Member in the U.S. House. This, now, highly competitive swing district is a perennial battleground for control of Congress.
On Election Day 2018, I won my second re-election by receiving 2,200 more votes than any of my three liberal opponents, one Democrat and two Independents. After nine days of vote counting chaos, the Maine Secretary of State awarded the seat to the Democrat candidate who came in second place in the only federal election in the nation subjected to the unfair rank voting scam.
Rank voting has proven to be the biggest voter rip-off in Maine history. For nearly 200 years, we have elected our federal, state, and local officials by each voter casting one vote, with the candidate receiving the most votes on Election Day the winner.
The confusing rank voting process is not a Maine idea. It was brought to our State by liberal out-of-state political activists wanting to game our system in order to win more elections. After 40 years of Democrat control until 2010, they were searching for a way stack the deck and return their majority. Funded in part by Texas billionaire John Arnold, formally an Enron executive before its bankruptcy, and billionaire George Soros, liberal activists took advantage of our lenient referendum process and collected the necessary signatures to put rank voting on the ballot. Then, they swamped the public discussion with tv and radio ads, robo-calls, mailers, yard signs, door knocking, and so on in order to fool enough Mainers to abandon our Constitutional one person, one vote system.
The Maine State Legislature tried to stop the imposition of rank voting but was overwhelmed by the big-money out-of-state special interests. In the end, Maine's 2nd Congressional District voters rejected rank voting twice, but statewide it passed with only 26% of registered voters – hardly a majority endorsement.
The two-year pro-rank voting campaign promised Maine voters three "improvements" to the common sense one person, one vote method we've used to elect our public officials for 200 years: (1) it would get big money out of political campaigns; (2) campaigns would become more civil; and (3) the winning candidate would receive more than 50% of the votes cast.
All three proved to be untrue. There was approximately $24 million spent in our 2018 campaign, including candidate and Super PAC money. I believe the national average for a Congressional race is $3 million. The horrible campaign was the nastiest on record up here. And, in the end, the rank vote fraud "winner" received less than 50% of the votes cast.
There are a few other important facts worth mentioning about our real-life experience with the rank voting scam. First, we asked the Secretary of State to let our campaign attorneys inspect the computer black box algorithm for vote counting accuracy. He refused citing trademark secrecy by the vendor who sold Maine the system. This first-in-the-nation voting counting experiment was conducted in the dark and unable to be verified for accuracy.
Second, there was an unusually large number of "spoiled" ballots resulting from the chaotic process.
Third, our Maine Supreme Court ruled rank voting unconstitutional to select state officials in general elections, such as the Governor and Maine Legislators. Still, the Secretary of State allowed it to be used to elect federal office holders.
Fourth, the voters who selected the losing 3nd and 4th place finishers as their first choice got another bite of the apple and pushed the Congressional seat to the 2nd place finisher. So, those voters who cast their primary ballots for the two candidates who least represent the ME-02 values ended up choosing the rank vote winner. Very misguided and unfair.
Lastly, a poll conducted after the election dust had settled confirmed that the rank vote confusion was the #1 reason (26%) why Republicans who did not to go to the polls chose not to vote – a glaring instance of voter suppression, unintended or not. Not a day goes by without a fellow Mainer stopping me in the grocery store or at Dunkin Donuts to complain about the unfair and confusing process, and angry about his or her sacred vote not counting.
I hope our great friends and neighbors to the south, the fine People of Massachusetts, reject the broken promises, confusion, and voter fraud inherent in rank voting. Don't be hoodwinked like we were.
Bruce Poliquin
Former Congressman Maine's 2nd District
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Frost Opera Theater showcases the opera music of Anthony Davis
Excerpts from works by Anthony Davis were performed by Frost Opera Theater Monday night at UM Gusman Concert Hall.
Alan Johnson, director of the University of Miami's Frost Opera Theater, has mounted many adventurous productions over the past decade. On Monday night at UM Gusman Concert Hall, Johnson presented a concert of excerpts from the operatic works of composer Anthony Davis.
The program showcased four outstanding vocalists in arias and scenes from four of Davis scores, spanning more than three decades. If the music did not always live up to the dramatic subject matter of the texts, the event provided a fine showcase for the formidable talents of former Frost Opera faculty and students.
A graduate of Yale University, Davis is a professor at the University of California, San Diego. He has also achieved considerable renown as a jazz pianist. Johnson first worked with the composer on the 1992 recording of X – The Life and Times of Malcolm X, Davis' first foray into operatic composition. In many ways, Davis was in the vanguard of composers who eschewed stylistic definition in favor of a post modern mashup of jazz, atonality, minimalism and electronics.
Inevitably the absence of an orchestra in this type of program is a serious limitation. Piano accompaniment can only go so far in creating the aural undercurrents to the vocal lines, particularly in the work of contemporary composers. Despite Johnson's best efforts and considerable pianistic prowess, the full impact of Davis's work was shortchanged.
That was especially true in Act II, Scene I from X, which concluded the evening. In this pivotal excerpt, the imprisoned Malcolm Little is visited by his Islamic brother Reginald who sees religious conversion as Malcolm's salvation. A resistant Malcolm eventually finds hope in Reginald's vision of freedom and justice. The two men are then joined by Nation of Islam patriarch Elijah Mohammed in a declaration of faith. (Malcolm's eventual break with Elijah Mohammed would lead to his assassination.)
The text for this segment by Thulani Davis is powerful and strongly characterized. Yet, shorn of instrumental and choral components, Davis' setting emerged harsh and overemphatic, tending toward monotony. Bass Kevin Short as Malcolm and bass-baritone Carl Dupont as Reginald played off each other with theatrical punch and contrasting timbres. Dupont's oaky tone and gentle determination contrasted with the fierceness of Short's declamation and voluminous sound. The strength and pealing top notes of Andrés Lasaga's tenor conquered Mohammed's difficult high vocal line.
Short preceded that vignette with Malcolm's Act I solo "You want the truth," a stunning monologue, seething with anger, from the protagonist's police interrogation sequence. Short's deep low notes, clarity of diction and terrific declamation were heroic indeed.
The recitative "A black and tan fantasy" was a tease for The Central Park Five, Davis' newest opera which will be premiered in June by Long Beach Opera. The Masque, a police officer, conveys his attraction to and hatred for Harlem to jazzy undertones. In pre-performance remarks, Davis noted that the instrumental writing tips a hat to Duke Ellington's Harlem Suite.
Soprano Christine Jobson displayed her wide range in two pieces from Amistad (1997). In "I could tell by their looks, their touches," Margru describes the horror of being captured by slave traders and separated from her baby. This is the stuff of potent music drama but Davis' angular music falls short of capturing the heroine's pathos. The moody introduction to "And one day they began to fall," the Goddess of the Waters' description of falling bodies during the Middle Passage, was promising but the scene goes on far too long and is unvaried in its agitation. Still Jobson's exquisite top notes, substantial middle register and depth of dramatic projection proved riveting.
Four segments from Tania (1992), a satirical dark comedy about the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst by members of the radical Symbionese Liberation Army in the 1970's, were the evening's most appealing selections.
Johnson opened with an idiomatic keyboard itineration of the blues-tinged overture. The driving rhythm of "I'm the smoke in your jumbo jet" underscored the leader of the revolutionary group's arc of rage. The duet "After the fire! And the funk goes that way," underpinned by jazzy piano riffs, was almost like an Otello-Iago scena with one radical pushing another to take action in incisive tones. DuPont's warm, light-textured bass-baritone contrasted well with Short's fierce power in the scenes from both Tania and X. On his own DuPont spun a nice legato line as the character fantasized about Hearst as "Small white bird."
During a postconcert question and answer session with the small but enthusiastic audience, Davis said he enjoys the collaborative nature of working with singers. He noted that he keeps voices in mind as he conceives new works. One can only hope that he and other composers will give these exceptionally gifted young artists, who worked hard to make his music come alive, the kind of vehicles that will be worthy of their talents.
The program will be repeated March 26 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and April 1 at the University of California, San Diego.


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My obsession with scary movies and haunted things came when I was little. Starting with reading Goosebumps books and watching the VHS's with my brother growing up, to spending summers picking out old school horror films at the video store to watch with my siblings, to now watching pretty much anything scary I can get my hands on…when Joey's not around hahaha.
So last year, when I was asked to be a part of a styled shoot that was very out of the ordinary and also involved one of my favorite things, I obviously couldn't say no. However, the photos came out a little too late to post last year so I've had to wait a whole year to share them with you! And I'm SO STOKED.
This styled shoot came to life by Christina Moore and they are masterminds. I honestly had no idea that the photos were gonna be so elegantly haunting, if that's even a thing. I just love how different these are, how representative they are of each cult classic, and how beautiful they turned out.
A huge thanks to the team for bringing me into this shoot and to everyone involved and encouraging me to do something different. From the Poltergeist label invitation on a VHS to the deckled and ripped edges for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I love seeing it all come together.
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Wow, what a whirlwind the past month or so has been. Everything has been moving so far, that it's taken me a while just to wrap my head around everything.
So today's blog is just going to focus on the wedding! I'm SO excited to finally share these photos with ya'll. I've had the gallery from Hope for longer than I'd like to admit, and things have finally calmed down enough and I have showed them to our families, so I feel like I can show you too!
Not to mention, it's been exactly ONE MONTH since our wedding, and this is my way of celebrating one month of wedded bliss…or something like that hahaha. I'll be real- between a very…interesting (trying to stay positive here) honeymoon and Joe still being on crutches, we haven't had the easiest first month of marriage. However, I'm married to my best friend and we've been through worse, so this is just another chapter in our book.
You know all of those girls who plan their weddings and then want to be wedding planners afterwards so they can do it again and again and again?
I am NOT one of those girls. I never want to plan another wedding (or an event to that caliber) again (and obviously, I won't have to haha!). As most past bride's know, it doesn't matter how hard you plan or how much you organize, theory and thought isn't the same as what happens on the actual day. Rather than going through all of the details that went wrong or focusing on the bad, I'm at a much better place where I'm able to look back and enjoy the positives. Enjoy the moments with my family and friends that I will cherish forever.
Obviously, I learned a lot during this entire process, and that's a conversation for another time, but here are some of my best and worst decisions.
I'll start with the worst. It's no secret that Joe and I have lived together for a long time. Actually, the entire time we've been dating because we were roommates already when we started dating, and then he had his amputation, and it just made sense. Anyways, I thought that it might be nice for me to go stay with my parents the week before the wedding to…I don't know, make the wedding night and honeymoon more special? Get some separation before the wedding? Quite honestly, I don't know what I was thinking because it was a TERRIBLE IDEA. Seriously. It made me so much more anxious and stressed out not being able to see Joe regularly. And same for him! We hated it! So much so, that Joe ended up coming to stay at my parents with me for a few nights that week because it was so terrible. The thing is: wedding planning is hard. To me, it was not fun. And the stress it was causing me while also not being able to sleep in my own bed and be in somewhat of my own routine, it made me even more stressed out. Do anything you can to make yourself the least stressed possible.
The best decision of this whole wedding thing we made, other than getting married to begin with, was to get married before the actual day. Joe and I technically got married at the Fredericksburg City Hall on the Tuesday before the wedding. According to the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia, an officiant has to go through an expensive process to become an officiant, and to avoid that but to still have one of our favorite people ever officiate our wedding, we decided to get married ahead of time.
So the Tuesday before the wedding, I married Joe in my favorite blue jean romper at City Hall by Santa Clause (I'm not even kidding, but that's another story). It was just the two of us, goofing off and being together. So why was this our best decision ever? Because after that, nothing else mattered! We were already married and that's all we wanted out of this whole thing. It made me much more calm on the day of, I didn't focus on all of the little things going on around me, and I was able to enjoy the day with the people I care about most in the world.
Joe and I did a first look as well, which for me was also another amazing decision. If you're not sure about doing a first look or not, not sure if it takes away from walking down the aisle, or lessens the ceremony, here's what I'll tell you: it took all of nerves away. All day I had been pretty anxious, a relaxed anxious, but what bride isn't anxious?! As soon as I saw Joe and we were together, nothing else mattered. Once we got the first look over with, we were able to hang out the rest of the afternoon, goof off and just be us! It was amazing. We got to talk all about our days getting ready, and catch up and talk about how nervous we had been and how nervous we weren't anymore. It was just us being….us. A chance we wouldn't have had if we hadn't done the first look. And when I walked down that aisle, it didn't make a difference at all. I was still just as excited and still had the biggest grin on my face and shed a few tears, and so did Joe, and the moment was incredible.
Well, I've already written a novel, and thank you if you're still here reading. Obviously, these are only highlights for our crazy, amazing, memorable wedding, and maybe one day I'll share more of some o the behind the scenes, but for now, I'm just enjoying these gorgeous photos of my handsome groom, the best bridal party, and the most amazing friends and family a girl could ask for.
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A Little Update | We've Moved!
We LOVED our house. If you've purchased anything from me over the past 3 years and picked it up, you've probably stopped by my house and home office across from the river. This little house on the river has become my sanctuary and my home these past 3 years. The place where Joe and I became a family with the little Grohly Poly Oly; where we got engaged; where we've held so many get-togethers with family and friends.
Last summer, we tried to buy it. At an early point in our lease, the landlord had mentioned that we may want to buy it one day, so we researched what we thought it might be worth, what we could afford and perhaps some upgrades. We took it to our land lady to start the discussion, feeling pretty confident.
Unfortunately, she had other plans. She said she didn't think she was ready to sell, but would think about it. A few months after not hearing anything, we found out she sold it to a friend, and we were...well, we obviously weren't very happy. It took us a while to really get over it, honestly. We were almost angry. This was our home. And for someone whom had never even lived there or perhaps been there to take it away from us seemed very unfair.
In the last month, the dishwasher had to be replaced, the AC and Oven stopped working, etc. etc. If that house had been ours, we would have had to replace it all on top of paying for the wedding. While it's an amazing house and even better location, it's old and needs a lot of upgrades. Upgrades that we just don't have time or money for right now.
As most of you know, Joe spent the last winter season in Colorado to train with a professional adaptive snowboard team. His goal is to make it to the 2022 Paralympics. And in order to do that, he has to go back to Colorado again this winter.
So for now, we are moving into Joe's parents house through the wedding, and I'll stay there through the winter season while he is in Colorado training. Twila & Co. will have a new home with Darling D's and Vintage is for Lovers on Lafayette Boulevard, and you can (and should!) come absolutely come visit. I wanted to be here for the holidays as I have exciting new skyline products coming and can't wait to share!
But next spring, things will definitely be changing even more around here.
Have you guessed our big news yet?
Joe and I will be moving to Silverthorne, Colorado together full time from the spring of 2019 until the 2022 Paralympics. He has an amazing opportunity to follow his dream and he would be stupid not to go for it. And as hard as it will be to redirect my business for a bit and test out some new waters by moving out there, I think I'm ready for the challenge. It's taken me a while to get on the excited train for this; Fredericksburg and Virginia has been my home my entire life. But I'm finally feeling excited for this next chapter.
Don't worry though! The Skyline products aren't going away and neither are wedding invitations or any other services! Catherine at Monkee's has agreed to continue to sell my skyline products even when I'm gone, and of course, the website will have them as well. We'll be visiting a lot and that will definitely include lots of skyline trunk shows! Maybe I'll even get some new ideas and products while I'm out there.
And of course, if you're ever near Denver or in the mountains, PLEASE reach out! We'll be about an hour and a half outside of Denver in the mountains. Grohl doesn't know it yet, but he is going to LOVE that mountain life and he already has buddies out there waiting for him; and so do we.
I could go on and on about this move and how much I will miss Fredericksburg and everything I have built here, but I'm going to save that until I actually leave. Until then, I'll just live in a little bubble of all things wedding and Fredericksburg as the wedding gets closer and so do the holidays.
But I will say this, I love you all more than words can say! And I am so thankful for everyone that is a part of this journey.
I bet you're totally surprised that I had my Bachelorette party in Fredericksburg, right?!
Honestly, I just couldn't think of a better place to have it. I LOVE Fredericksburg and I wanted the chance to show it off a little to all of my out of town friends. And between the amazing food, things to do and history, it definitely did not disappoint!
Before I get into what we did, I just wanted to take a second to thank you. First, I want to thank my amazing sister and best friend Jeri for all of the planning and organizing she helped with, as well as two of my bridesmaids, Courtney & Whitney for their help as well. Without their help, this weekend would not have been so smooth and fun. I had a vision and they all made it happen!
Second, I want to thank everyone who came out this weekend to celebrate with me. I continue to walk away from these wedding-related events just realizing how lucky I am to have such amazing people in my life. I had friends from High School, College, my Sorority, work, Fredericksburg, and even friends I knew in Elementary School that came. I am still riding the high of this weekend and how many people came to celebrate and have fun! It was everything I could have wanted and more and I only wish it hadn't gone by so quickly! So thank you to every person who was there this weekend; you made my weekend so incredibly special!
For the entire weekend, we rented out Braehead Manor, which is about 10 minutes from downtown. Mary, the innkeeper and one of my good friends, did the most incredible job all weekend. She had everything set up for us, was the best host and everyone felt right at home! I had a large group of over 15, so it was really nice to be able to all stay in one place together. It makes it much more fun!
Friday we had a spa day at Skin Touch Therapy + Spa, which was incredibly relaxing. They did an amazing job scheduling 10 girls manis, pedis and massages flawlessly and everyone left feeling relaxed and ready for the weekend. They did such a good job that we finished right on time and were able to swing by everyone's favorite shop, Monkee's.
That evening, we scheduled a two course dinner with wine pairings at Kybecca Wine Bar. Because we had 15+ ladies, we were able to reserve their wine cellar downstairs, which gave us some privacy. The food was delicious, the wine was perfect and we had a really enjoyable dinner that wasn't rushed or busy so we could enjoy each others company. And after dinner, we just had a pajama party at the manor with champagne and popsicles in wine glasses that I decorated.
Ready for the wine tour!
Saturday was a Wine Trolley Tour with the Trolley Tours of Fredericksburg! We didn't actually get to ride in a trolley, but we had a really nice bus that took us from place to place. Because of the large group, we only did three wineries. We started at Wilderness Run Vineyards, then stopped at Harvest Market to pick up some snacks, then to Lake Anna Winery and then a final stop at Mattaponi Winery. It was the perfect afternoon and I had so much fun surrounded by some of my favorite people!
And of course, we had matching T-shirts with the Fredericksburg Skyline. What else did you expect? I had 'Bride's Babes' on all of my friends shirts in the mint green; my shirt said 'Bride to Be;' my sister and maid of honor's said 'Babe of Honor;' my moms said 'She got it from her mama;' and Mrs. Pleban's said 'the O.G. Mrs. Pleban.' They were so much fun and I definitely have to make a point to get better photos taken of them because they are so stinkin' cute.
By the time we got back to the Manor, the pizza was delivered for dinner and everyone ate and had free time to nap, relax or (as requested by some of my friends) visit the Popcorn Bag. It was just the recovery we needed before a night out on the town.
If you've ever seen The Wedding Date with Debra Messing & Dermot Mulroney, you'll understand my bar crawl theme...which was golf and you have to order a different drink at each bar. It was so cute in the movie, and even more fun in real life because we got to wear skorts, tennis shoes, and sports bras, making it cute and comfy to be out on the dance floor all night. We started at Sky Bar, which is the new rooftop bar above Castiglia's, then moved to Jay's Sports Bar, then to the Bourbon Room for some dancing and finished up at Capital Ale House for some french fries before heading home...although a few girls went back to the Bourbon Room for a little more dancing.
Planning ahead and including all pricing for EVERYTHING. When I sent out the cost for the weekend to my friends, I included the hotel/manor (which included breakfast both days), the dinner at Kybecca (a preset menu & wine pairing including gluten free and vegetarian options), the trolley tour with t-shirts, pizza for dinner on Saturday and snacks and wine at the manor all weekend, as well as spa treatments pending what people wanted. I paid everything the week before the bachelorette, so when showed up for all of the activities everything was completely paid for including tax and tip. No splitting checks, no adding tip or tax, nothing. The only additional fee was if you wanted to purchase wine on the tour or drinks out on Saturday night. It literally took so much stress out of the entire weekend and I highly recommend it. Plus, people are budgets and money can be tight! If you can plan ahead how much you'll be spending, it makes it so much easier to account for.
This past weekend was seriously everything I could have ever wanted in a bachelorette. I had the BEST time ever, and am mostly just sad it's over. I already wanna do it all over again! Thank you so so much to everyone involved and for making my weekend so incredibly special!
Of course we had to add an order of oysters because they are the BEST!
Because who doesn't hang out in a beautiful porcelain tub with balloons?!
My Future Sister-In-Law, me and My sister/Maid of Honor!
Celebrating two engagements in our family!


As algorithmic trading strategies, including high frequency trading strategies, have grown to compose a substantial portion of activity on U.S. securities markets, the potential for these strategies to adversely impact market and firm stability has likewise grown. Although a reasonable supervision and control program may not foresee every potential failure or prevent every undesirable consequence, in an effort to reduce the future occurrence of such potential issues, FINRA is providing guidance on effective supervision and control practices for member firms and market participants that use algorithmic strategies. These effective practices are focused on five general areas: General Risk Assessment and Response; Software/Code Development and Implementation; Software Testing and System Validation; Trading Systems; and Compliance.
In light of the increasingly automated market for equity securities and standardized options, and recent advances in trading technology and communications in the fixed income markets, FINRA reiterates the best execution obligations that apply when firms receive, handle, route or execute customer orders in equities, options and fixed income securities. FINRA reminds firms of their obligations, as previously articulated by the SEC and FINRA, to regularly and rigorously examine execution quality likely to be obtained from the different markets trading a security.


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Q: How can I get data from array? I need to fetch the list of cat images from the CAT API.
This is a data from API
[
  {
    "breeds": [],
    "id": "bhf",
    "url": "https://cdn2.thecatapi.com/images/bhf.jpg",
    "width": 500,
    "height": 385
  }
]

My code
import 'dart:convert';

import 'package:cats_app_new/constants.dart';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;

class HomeScreen extends StatefulWidget {
  static const routeName = '/home-screen';

  @override
  _HomeScreenState createState() => _HomeScreenState();
}

class _HomeScreenState extends State<HomeScreen> {
  Map data;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return FutureBuilder(
      future: getPics(),
      builder: (context, snapshot) {
        Map data = snapshot.data;
        if (snapshot.hasError) {
          print(snapshot.error);
          return Text(
            'Failed to get response',
            style: TextStyle(
              color: Colors.red,
              fontSize: 22.0,
            ),
          );
        } else if (snapshot.hasData) {
          return Center(
            child: ListView.builder(
              // itemCount: data!.length,
              itemBuilder: (context, index) {
                return Column(
                  children: [
                    Padding(
                      padding: EdgeInsets.all(
                        kDefaultPadding / 4,
                      ),
                    ),
                    Container(
                      child: InkWell(
                        onTap: () {},
                        child: Image.network(
                          '${data['url'][index]}',
                          // '${data['hits'][index]['largeImageURL']}',
                        ),
                      ),
                    ),
                  ],
                );
              },
            ),
          );
        } else if (!snapshot.hasData) {
          return Center(
            child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
          );
        }
      },
    );
  }
}

Future<CatApi> getPics() async {
  String url = 'https://pixabay.com/api/?key=$kApiKey2';
  String url2 = 'https://thecatapi.com/v1/images?api_key=$kApiKey';
  http.Response response = await http.get(url2);
  return CatApi.fromJson(jsonDecode(response.body));
}

class CatApi {
  // List breed;
  String id;
  String url;
  int width;
  int height;

  CatApi(
    this.id,
    this.url,
    this.height,
    this.width,
  );

  factory CatApi.fromJson(dynamic json) {
    return CatApi(
      json['id'] as String,
      json['url'] as String,
      json['width'] as int,
      json['height'] as int,
    );
  }

  @override
  String toString() {
    return '{${this.url}}';
  }
}

In order to display the json object format from json array, I create a separate class CatApi where I describe the parameters of the fields that I intend to display. At the moment I am only using the 'url' field
I can't understand what I'm doing wrong to display a list of photos

A: The http response you've provided with the question is a List of Map but in the fromJson method in the CatApi class you're treating it as a Map
factory CatApi.fromJson(dynamic json) {
    return CatApi(
      json['id'] as String,
      json['url'] as String,
      json['width'] as int,
      json['height'] as int,
    );
  }

Also, in your getPics() method, the url you're using to fetch the response is not the same as the link you've provided in the question. Do both links return the same response?


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Elizabeth Ludlow: The Exile's Wife
As I am doing my research on the English republican exiles in Europe, I notice more and more what an important role was played by their wives. In particular the regicide Edmund Ludlow (1617-92), who fled to Switzerland after the Restoration of Charles II, on many occasions relied on the help of his wife Elizabeth (c 1630-1702). Throughout his flight and exile she remained his close companion, trusted advisor and friend, as might be expected from a good Puritan wife. But she was also much more than that. Elizabeth Ludlow was well-connected in political circles in her own right and served as a mediator, messenger and organiser behind the scenes.
Elizabeth's husband, the regicide Edmund Ludlow
When Charles Stuart issued his proclamation calling on all the King's judges to surrender themselves to him, Edmund records in his memoirs that his 'deare wife' went 'to informe herself, from knowing friends, what they would advise me to doe in this case.' Among other things, Elizabeth went to see the Speaker of the Convention, Sir Harbottle Grimstone, to discuss Edmund's case with him and to obtain a pass for her husband, so he would not be seized on the way to his surrender.
The wives of contemporary political figures also formed their own networks, discussing political issues in the absence of their husbands. Edmund Ludlow recorded, for instance, that he had little hope of a pardon from the King because the wife of his fellow republican Sir Henry Vane had informed Elizabeth 'that she was assured [General George] Monke's wife had sayd she would seeke to the King, upon her knees, that Sir Henry Vane, Major Generall [John] Lambert and myself should be hanged.'
When Ludlow has to hide from the authorities, Elizabeth goes to live with him at a friend's house, and when he finally decides to go abroad to escape from the claws of the government, they settle the affairs of his estate together, before she accompanies him from his hiding place to Southwark, where a horse for his flight is waiting for him.
While Ludlow managed to escape via France to Geneva, Lausanne and finally Vevey in Switzerland, it was Elizabeth who looked after his affairs in England and provided him with money and news from home, before joining him in exile in 1663. Edmund's memoirs are full of love and praise for his 'deare wife', and their marriage was one of mutual respect. They stayed together until Edmund's death in 1692.
Quotes from: Edmund Ludlow, A Voyce from the Watch Tower. Part Five: 1660-1662, ed. A. B. Worden, Camden Fourth Series, 21 (London: Royal Historical Society, 1978).
Categorized as Early Modern, History, Seventeenth Century Tagged Edmund Ludlow, Elizabeth Ludlow, exile, regicides
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I very much enjoyed this post. Lucy Hutchinson was another devoted 'regicide' wife. Lucy came from a fiercely loyal Royalist family, but managed to maintain good relationships with her brother and cousins. You might like to read the first part of her story on Status, Scandal and Subterfuge.
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The Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar has experienced three anti-government protests so far this year; the latest, in mid-October, saw one police officer killed, roads blocked and shops closed across the capital, Zanzibar City.
The group behind the demonstrations, Uamsho (the Association for Islamic Mobilization and Propagation), has plastered messages across the capital agitating for the archipelago's independence. One such message, "if the coat doesn't fit, take it off", refers to disbanding the United Republic of Tanzania, which was born out of the 1964 union of Zanzibar and the mainland area of Tanganyika.
The most recent unrest began when Uamsho supporters claimed their leader, Sheik Farid Hadi, had been abducted by government forces - a charge the police denied. Posts on Uamsho's Facebook page threatened attacks against Christians if Hadi was not released; he resurfaced on 16 October, three days after his disappearance.
Established as an Islamic NGO in 2001, Uamsho has since grown radicalized, gaining popularity among disappointed supporters of the largest opposition party, Civic United Front, which formed a government of national unity with Tanzania's ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), in 2010.
Uamsho was also involved in two other protests earlier in the year.
The Tanzanian government has taken a strong stand against the riots. "The government will not tolerate some few individuals threatening other people or using religion to disrupt the peace and harmony which the country has enjoyed over the past 50 years," said Emmanuel Nchimbi, the Minister for Home Affairs, at a recent news conference.
Analysts say the violence is fuelled by unemployment and lack of education among young people; youth unemployment in Zanzibar stands at about 20 percent.
"The youth are a time bomb. We have many unemployed, uneducated young people. They are easy to motivate into action, and they don't fully understand what they are doing. This is why at least 70 percent of the rioters were young men, many of them under 20 years old," said social scientist Khamis Said, a researcher of social issues in Zanzibar. "Torching of bars, churches and government property, stealing of crosses - this is all against Islam, but the youth are uneducated."
He added that a proposed new national constitution would go some way towards clarifying Zanzibar's place within the union.
The chairman of Uamsho's board of trustees, Abdulrahim Salim, says the organization is looking for peaceful ways to gain full independence for Zanzibar. He denied Uamsho wants Zanzibar to be an Islamic state.
Former chairman of the Zanzibar House of Representatives Ali Mzee Ali says the islands must remain peaceful to sustain their economy. "Tourism is a major contributor in our budget, and it is dependent on peace," he said.
"We are part of the East African Community, and if one part is not stable, it will of course affect all the other members," he added.
Abdullahi B Halakhe, a Horn of Africa analyst with the think tank International Crisis Group, says Tanzania's reputation as one of the region's more stable countries will be at risk if it fails to deal with ongoing problems both in Zanzibar and on the mainland. Protests also broke out in Dar es Salaam in mid-October following the arrest of influential Muslim cleric Sheikh Issa Ponda; those protests are thought to be unrelated to Uamsho.
"Tanzania is always held up as a golden standard by which the other African nations are judged. Despite having a hundred ethnic groups, the country has enjoyed long and uninterrupted peace. But [with] the impending transitional election, where for the first time the ruling party - CCM - is facing a serious challenge, combined with the discontent from Zanzibar... we are witnessing unease," he told IRIN via email.
He added that organizations like Uamsho could inspire similar groups in the region: "The threat of Zanzibar leaving the union will have huge implications that will transcend Tanzania. Secessionist movements like the MRC [Mombasa Republican Council] will obviously be emboldened."
The MRC is a group based in Mombasa that is calling for the secession of the Kenyan coast area.
Halakhe warns that the central government in Tanzania must handle the Uamsho matter carefully to prevent tensions from escalating.
"The centre needs to appreciate issues raised by the predominantly Muslim coastal Swahili population are genuine, and cannot be wished away lightly," he said. "As such, the central government… needs to be seen to be trying to address these issues in good faith. Any attempt to gloss over the issue could be counter-productive."
Said says that unless the government opens communication channels with Uamsho, the unrest will continue: "We need to have more dialogue between the different parties. If this is not done, we can expect more riots," he said.


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Former Pennsylvania Farrier Larry Galbreath Passes Away
Source: Jeffersonian Democrat
By The Jeffersonian Democrat
Former farrier Larry E. Galbreath of Brookville, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at Brookville Hospital. He was 81.
Before serving as a teacher for the Brookville Area School District for more than 32 years, Galbreath enjoyed his time as a blacksmith and farrier. He was a member of the Mid-Eastern Farriers Association.
He also served his country as a member of the United States Navy.
Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at the McKinney – d'Argy Funeral Home, 345 Main St., Brookville, PA, 15825. A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25 at the Evangelical United Methodist Church, 30 White St., Brookville, PA, 15825.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516 or to the Sigel Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 97, Sigel, PA, 15860.
KEYWORDS farrier obituary Larry E. Galbreath Mid-Eastern Farriers Association United States Navy Wounded Warrior Project
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Songwriting Workshops
When we go into a prison to play music, we play a 90 minute program complete with a five piece band and professional equipment. Our music is blues-based, including original material written in our blues songwriting workshops. The heart of blues music is a community expression, and we strive to create that atmosphere by involving inmates through singing and sometimes playing with us.
Our songs address life issues that many of the inmates can relate to. This builds a bridge of understanding and connection that allows us to also share about our faith in Jesus. We feel that there are adequate Bible studies and discipleship programs in correctional facilities, so we purposed to not reproduce that activity. We prefer to come as a blues band and present high quality concerts with a Christian message. We often find that inmates who would not attend a church service come to our concerts. We become an entry point into the "church that meets behind bars."
BBB began playing concerts in correctional institutions at the invitation of the chaplain at Sterling Correctional Facility in 2008. This sparked the pursuit that later became Blues Behind Bars. Recently, we have had the pleasure of expanding our reach to the inmates at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in Nebraska.
We believe that these audiences are as important as any other and therefore we strive for excellence in our music - because Jesus is all about leaving the ninety-nine to seek the one!


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Veterans' Day celebrated, tri-service centenarian honoured
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Colonel Prithipal Singh (retd), who recently celebrated his 100th birthday and has the unique distinction of serving in all three services, was presented with a silver salver on behalf of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Bipin Rawat on the occasion of Veterans' Day on Friday.
The CDS acknowledged his rich and varied experience, including participation in active operations, which are a source of inspiration for the younger generations.
The Indian military celebrated Veterans' Day on Friday with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and all three service chiefs meeting veterans throughout the day.
Rajnath Singh addressed armed forces veterans on the occasion in Bengaluru on Thursday. The CDS was also present.
In Delhi, Indian Navy chief, Admiral Karambir Singh released song "Swarnim Vijay Varsh', dedicated to the bravehearts of Bangladesh and India, and commemorating their valour and courage during the 1971 War, on the occasion of Veterans Day celebrations on at Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan.
The song has been written by Kumar Vishwas and sung by Romy. Chris Powell has composed and produced the music for this song under the creative directorship of Nairrit Das.
In Mumbai, a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the newly-erected "Victory at Sea Monument 'Gaurav Stambh'" within the Naval Dockyard premises.
Western Naval Command chief, Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar, laid a wreath at a solemn ceremony to pay tribute those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of the nation.
Flag Officer Commanding, Maharashta Naval Area, Rear Admiral Srinivas Vennam, Air Officer Commanding, Maritime Air Operations, Air Vice Marshal Shiv Ratan Singh, and Chief of Staff, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa Area, Major General Raj Sinha, as also veterans from all three services laid wreaths on behalf of the respective services.
The Western Naval Command chief later interacted with the attendees over tea at the force headquarters.
In addition to the formal ceremony, an e-Rally was organised for the larger ex-servicemen community over a virtual platform to effectively reach out to them without violating any Covid protocols. Towards this, e-kiosks were set up and manned by services representatives to resolve queries and address difficulties being faced by the veterans.
January 14 marks the day in 1953, when Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa, the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, retired from service.
--IANS sk/vd


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Elionurus muticus es una especie de planta con flor,  gramínea, de la familia de las poáceas. Es nativa de África, Asia templada: Yemen, y Sudamérica: Guyana, Surinam, Brasil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay.

Descripción
Es una gramínea perenne que se produce en densos mechones. Las hojas son filiformes, en su mayoría basales, ligeramente aromáticas cuando se aplastan. Las inflorescencias maduran con un típico rizo en una forma de hoz, que muestra las espiguillas cubiertas de pelos largos y plateados. Estos tienen olor a esencia de limón cuando se aplastan.Se considera de baja palatabilidad . Uno de sus nombres vulgares en Argentina es "espartillo".

Sinonimia

Referencias

 USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. GRIN. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.  (5 ene 2008)

Enlaces externos

 http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=109130

muticus

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Laboriously hand-sorted and densely extracted Chardonnay rewarded us with this gorgeous liquid gold. This rich, dessert style wine abounds with flavors of honey, apricot, citrus, and pineapple. A rare release, the naturally occurring botrytis concentrates the essence of the grape, resulting in a dynamic and smooth sweetness. 370 ml bottle.
From Anonymous of Hudson, Wisconsin on 12/6/2016 .


Get organized fast by converting store-bought cabinets for shop use.
Building your own shop cabinets isn't rocket science (See More Resources, bottom of page, for cabinet-building tips). But if you'd rather buy than build, start shopping for inexpensive unfinished or ready-to-assemble cabinets at a home center. (We found a 12"-wide unfinished wall cabinet for $35, for example.) Most you can finish and install for all-purpose storage—if they don't buckle under a stack of stoneware dinner plates, they'll hold your tools. You can also modify them for special uses, such as tool stands.
If you're on a tight budget (or no budget), ask kitchen remodeling pros if they'll let you haul away old cabinets they remove. Or shop recycled building-material stores, such as a Habitat for Humanity ReStore (habitat.org).
New or used, most stock cabinets follow standard dimensions, making it easier to mix cabinets from more than one source. Base cabinets measure 24" deep and 341⁄2 " tall. Wall cabinets measure 12" deep and either 30" or 42" tall. And cabinet widths vary from 9" to 36" in 3" increments.
To install a row of base cabinets, use a level to find the highest point of any slope on the floor. Position the first base cabinet there and shim the bottom edges until the cabinet is level from front to back and side to side (below). Then screw the back to the wall studs.
Drive shims under the cabinet to level the first cabinet front to back and side to side. Later, attach trim to the toekick to hide gaps.
Now position the second cabinet next to the first one and shim it level and flush at the front and top. Attach this cabinet to the first one and then to the wall. Repeat for the remaining cabinets. Then, fasten on a countertop (plywood or MDF work great) and go to work.
To install wall cabinets—usually the same widths as your base cabinets—assemble two 17"-long temporary supports, like the ones shown below, and two 1⁄2 "-thick spacers to fit under them. Rest each support on a spacer and place the first cabinet on the supports and against the wall. Adjust the cabinet position and screw it to the wall studs. Then repeat for the remaining cabinets.
After you've fastened a cabinet to the wall, remove the ½" spacer under the support in order to create the space needed to pull the support free.
Cabinet manufacturers design their wall units to accept one or sometimes two shelves, but you may want more than that for shop storage. Ready-to-assemble (RTA) cabinets that disassemble quickly give you the easiest opportunities to add more shelves. But any cabinet wide enough to accept a drill and bit can be modified to add enough shelves to create a sandpaper center.
To disassemble RTA cabinets like the one shown, first remove the screws attaching the back and slide the back free of the case. Then loosen the fasteners holding the sides to the top and bottom and the face frame to the case.
Cut a perforated-hardboard drilling guide to fit between the top and bottom dadoes in the cabinet sides. Clamp the guide to the cabinet side and drill shelf-pin holes 1" apart along one edge of the cabinet side, as shown below. Repeat for the opposite edge and other cabinet side.
Reassemble the cabinet except for the back. Cut additional shelves and insert shelf pins, slide the new shelves in from behind, and replace the back.
Often, cabinets need a little help to make them more shop-friendly. To boost the storage capacity of preassembled cabinets, screw metal shelf standards to the sides, middle of the back, and inside the center stile to hold extra shelves. For another way to add shelves, see "Create a sandpaper storage cabinet," above.
Reaching to the back of a base cabinet can be a pain, but pull-out trays bring the contents to you. Modify the tray plans below to fit the width and depth of your cabinet opening. Size the tray 1" narrower than the face-frame opening and 1" shorter than the interior depth of the cabinet.
Whether it's one tray or a stack of them, pull-outs save you the trouble of reaching into the back of dark cabinets to find what you need.
To mount drawer slides in face-frame cabinets, block out the cabinet sides to bring the slides flush with the face-frame stiles, as illustrated below. For cabinets with a center stile, plane a center slide-mounting block to the width of the center stile and rip it 1⁄2 " wider than the height of the tray sides.
To take the mystery out of a cabinet's contents, replace the original doors with clear acrylic-panel doors. To build simple frame-and-panel doors, see More Resources.
Make this simple door with ¼" stub tenons and grooves. Fill grooves with 18"-wide shims to hold the 18"-thick clear panel in place.
3. Attach drop-down tray storage.
We've used trays like these in the WOOD® magazine shop for more than a decade. Adapt the size to fit under your wall cabinets and customize the interior layout to organize your tools.
You'll feel like you gained another shelf after installing these drop-down trays. Use them to store layout tools, chisels, or screwdrivers.
4. Transform a cabinet into a mobile tool base.
Adding a set of casters (see Source) to a cabinet turns it into a rolling tool stand. To start, choose a cabinet based on the height you need and how you'll use the cart. For example, a 42"-tall wall cabinet on casters would place a benchtop drill press at the right height. Use a narrow wall cabinet to mount a bench grinder.
A 30"-tall wall cabinet measures about the same height as a base cabinet with the toekick removed. Turning a base cabinet into a portable mitersaw stand takes advantage of the base unit's depth and drawers. Choose casters with wheel diameters that produce a comfortable cabinet height.
To customize a base cabinet for casters, first remove the toekick area beneath the cabinet bottom. This lets you mount casters closer to the cabinet corners for added stability. Depending on your cabinet, cut the sides and back using a jigsaw and a straightedge. Then use a handsaw to remove the rest of the toekick, as shown below.
Base cabinets commonly have empty toekick space between the cabinet bottom and the floor. Check for metal fasteners before you cut.
Now, install mounting blocks for your casters. We cut these from 3⁄4 " oak about 1" larger than the caster mounting plates. Drill mounting-screw pilot holes in each block, then glue and clamp the blocks to the cabinet bottom. Wait two hours for the glue to dry, then attach the casters, as shown below.
For maximum mobility and ease of use, install two swivel casters in the cabinet's back and two locking-swivel casters in front.
5. Add blade and bit organizers.
Protect carbide cutting edges by securing saw blades and router bits inside cabinet drawers. Use spindles to hold saw blades in place, then separate them with lift-out dividers that keep blades apart, as shown below.
For cabinet drawers at least 20" deep, build this double-stack blade holder (above). For smaller drawers, modify the plans at right to hold a single stack of blades.
Next, give each router bit in your collection its own holder. Cut blocks in three sizes to hold router bits and accessories with different shank and cutterhead sizes (bottom).
Organize bits and accessories in 1¼", 2½", and 3¾" (above) MDF squares with centered holes for ¼" or ½" bit shanks. Cut hardboard spacers to fill the rest of the drawer (below).
6. Top base cabinets with a flat worksurface.
For an inexpensive, durable, and flat counter or benchtop, it's hard to beat two laminated sheets of 3⁄4 " MDF. Most countertops measure 25" deep to allow a 11⁄2 " overhang, but you can get by with 24"-wide counters to use 4×8' sheets efficiently. To dress up the tops, edge them with 1⁄2 ×11⁄2 " hardwood strips to match your cabinets. Then, center the top on the cabinet and mount it in place using the cabinet's existing mounting corners or stretchers.
For a flat, stable, and economical worksurface, laminate layers of ¾" MDF to make the top. This also raises the tool height 1½".
Designed to be 1⁄4 " narrower than the drawer width, the tray shown below can be lifted free to use at your workbench. Suspend it inside the drawer on 3⁄4 "-thick spacers attached to the drawer sides with double-faced tape for double-decker storage. Customize trays to hold hardware, tool sets, and accessories, such as drill bits, box wrenches, chisels, and layout tools.
Take tools where you need them in a lift-out tool tray. The tray rests on supports taped to the sides of deep drawers. If your storage needs change, build a new tray, replace the supports as needed, and your old drawer gains a new life.
Casters: Locking 5" swivel casters no. 37138, $47 per pair, and 5" swivel casters no. 39507, $35 per pair, Rockler, 800-279-4441, rockler.com.
• For a guide to making flawless frame-and-panel doors, see woodmagazine.com/frameandpaneltips.


Finance & Commerce would like to thank all who attended the Commercial Real Estate Forum at the University of St. Thomas on June 8th.The event opened with breakfast and closed with some networking time. Thank you to all our panelists: Ben Kadish, Dave Rasmussen, Russ Krivor, Mary Bujold, Dave Weigman and Dan Schleck, and all our attendees! We would also like to thank our co-presenters: Messerli and Kramer P.A and the University of St. Thomas. We hope you had a great time and gained new insights!
The course ran from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Opus Hall Room 202 at the University of St. Thomas, 1000 LaSalle Ave., in downtown Minneapolis. All eligible attendees will receive two CRE credits and two CLE credits. A full schedule is below.
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How Club Penguin Works
Benefits of Club Penguin
Safety is the name of Club Penguin's game.
The immediate benefit of Club Penguin for parents is the constant reminder of safety. In a time when most online communities are uncensored and lack total monitoring control, Club Penguin is practically Orwellian in its commitment to keeping an eye on potentially harmful behavior. Even the site's home page, where users go to sign up, is more parent-friendly than kid-oriented, with reassurances of "safety," "filtered chat" and "live monitoring." A blue badge with the word "safety" and two penguins, presumably a parent and its child, often rests in the top right corner of the page.
Club Penguin is extremely straightforward about its rules and often reminds users to pay attention to them. When you first create a penguin, the Club Penguin set of rules is the first bit of text you see. Users are encouraged to respect other penguins and everyone is reminded that swearing, bullying or cruel behavior toward fellow penguins isn't tolerated, and disciplinary action will follow. Site monitors will either pick up on this type of behavior, or penguins can report other penguins that start to get out of line. Talk that's deemed inappropriate by the site, such as references to drugs, alcohol, sex or race, is also not allowed. Club Penguin encourages users to keep personal information guarded -- things like real names, telephone numbers, addresses, e-mails or passwords shouldn't be passed out to other penguins. Finally, third party programs that allow players to cheat at games -- of which there are many, according to a Google search -- are not allowed, and a player using these programs risks banishment.
So, what's the downside to Club Penguin? Well, groups like Consumer Reports WebWatch note that most social networking Web sites like Club Penguin that target young kids are nothing but commercial traps meant to coerce users into buying nothing but virtual property. They also argue that the games don't necessarily offer any educational value -- in the case of Club Penguin, the games typically serve only to earn users more coins, which players can then put toward buying more digital stuff. However, Club Penguin is largely free of advertising -- an atypical feature of most social networking sites.
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Agger, Michael. "Ice Ice Baby: My few weeks in Club Penguin, a social networking site for middle-schoolers." Slate.com. Sept. 14, 2007. (July 1, 2009) http://www.slate.com/id/2173910/pagenum/all/
ClubPenguin.com. (July 6, 2009) http://www.clubpenguin.com/
Davidson, Pete. "Get the Facts on Club Penguin." What They Play. Mar. 25, 2008. (July 1, 2009) http://www.whattheyplay.com/features/get-the-facts-on-club-penguin/
Navarro, Mireya. "Pay Up, kid, or Your Igloo Melts." The New York Times. Oct. 28, 2007. (July 1, 2009) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/fashion/28virtual.html?pagewanted=all
Reid, Alice. "Breaking the Ice." The Washington Post. Oct. 18, 2007. (July 1, 2009) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/17/AR2007101702198_pf.html
Yoffe, Emily. "Gambling and Burger Flipping: What kids like to do online -- a Slate investigation." Slate.com. Sept. 14, 2007. (July 1, 2009) http://www.slate.com/id/2173912/


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Mountains are no obstacle: WATCH elite Russian military climbers in action (VIDEO)
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By Paul Antonopoulos Last updated Jul 14, 2019
MOUNT ELBRUS, Russia – The hills are not an obstacle for these soldiers. The elite of the Russian mountain troops showed their best in the 'Elbrus Ring' competitions to earn the honor of representing the country in the upcoming Army 2019 military games.
The contest lasted six days and included a 100-kilometer march around Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe. During these days the military climbers completed six of the 14 special missions of the final contest.
Among these missions was the overcoming of an icy area at an altitude of 3,500 meters above sea level. This was practiced on a hill 100 meters inclined at about 60 degrees.
After that the contestants went down to the Azau Hill, located at an altitude of 2,300 meters, which was precisely the place where the contest began several days before.
Recently the climbers finished the qualifying stage and among those climbers they showed their expertise when moving a motorized division to the other side of a river. The 2019 International Army Games competition will begin on August 3.
The mission of each team was to transport a motorized division with all its machinery to the other side of a water obstacle 500 meters wide. To do this, each team had to first cross an anti-tank trench and perform a mine clearance.
After that a large variety of machinery was used to set temporary bridges, as well as special barges to transport the tanks and self-propelled howitzers.
The winning team managed to complete all their tasks in just over 45 minutes.
Russian soldiers are becoming known for their physical prowess and their professionalism. This is partly due to their significant experience gained in their successful campaigns against Chechen jihadists, NATO-backed Georgia and against terrorist forces in Syria. This is in stark contrast to Washington's disastrous military invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq that have been complete failures.
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Tokyo Oh!! YATAI Listening Tokyo – rediscovering things and sounds
Yaei + Oshare Brothers
2021.07.10(Sat) - 09.05(Sun)
12:00-20:00 Closed Tue
The garden in the Three houses NAGAYA "Qtei"
●Another venue
Fifth Fujii Building 3rd floor
<Open Call Project SOCIAL DIVE>
"Tokyo Big Stands" is a project that builds settlements of empty architecture, which are made of materials such as bamboo and scrap wood, across empty spaces in Tokyo. These will become havens, what we call "Asyl", where people can continue selling their own items and expressing themselves freely. Throughout the Tokyo Biennale, the venues will proliferate from left to right. Liberated areas made where you can live to your fullest will become a reality in Tokyo, Japan's center, offering new lifestyles to participants.
As part of the larger plan, "Listening to Tokyo"is a project that takes your special records and replays them with enhanced sound quality. The resulting "salon" will become a space where participants can exchange their sentiments and stories surrounding the music (records) while enjoying the high quality sound.
1: "CheLin" house, 2017, Kuma Art Museum (Kumakogencho, Ehime Prefecture)
2: "Hachioji, explicit and cool" explicit stage, 2019 Caffs kura (Hachioji U-road, Tokyo)
3: "Shiinamachi Salon" 2015, Ikebukuro Monparnasse Kaiyu Art Galleries (Shiinamachi, Tokyo)
Yaei
Yaei is a unit composed of Takahiko Kaino and Jiro Iwamoto, whose activities are based on the continuous construction of a "sanctuary."
Takahiko Kaino (in charge of interior decoration and coordination)
Born in Tokyo on June 6, 1975. A festival lover who carries the title of painter. In 2012, he moved from Tokyo to Matsuyama City in Ehime Prefecture, an unfamiliar place where he knew no one. Currently, he continues to present his work throughout the country, while devoting himself to "human revitalization," not to be confused with urban revitalization. He excels at making the best possible use of a given space to create a work that can only be achieved there. Paint and "people" (the artist himself) are his primary medium; he uses paint to create canvas paintings, and "people" to paint the city. Another reason why he calls himself a painter is because he adds color to the city. That is why the most happening place in Japan is said to be where Kaino can be found.
Jiro Iwamoto (in charge of exterior structure and horse-power)
Born on February 16, 1958 in Kihoku Town, Ehime Prefecture. While living in Tokyo in 1987, he was involved in the launch of Suizokukan Gekijo ("aquarium theater"), an open-air theater troupe. He was in charge of theater design and stage art. In 2001, he returned to his hometown in Ehime, where he continues to live. He is a veteran fighter, a living legend.
Oshare Brothers
Oshare Brothers are an artist duo of Takahiko Kaino and Yoshinaga Gender since 2015.
Takahiko Kaino
Yoshinaga Gender
Born in 1978, Yoshinaga Gender produces photographic works, installations, and overtly decorative sculptures primarily on the theme of the "self." He has pursued primitive forms of expression that directly stir the emotions, causing surprise, joy and wonder. As a result, he recently awakened to the idea of engaging in activities in the manner of a gastronome, sampling delicious food at various restaurants, and expressing the joy of such experiences through sound installations.
2-45-9 Yahiro Sumida-ku Tokyo
・8 minutes walk from "Keisei Hikifune" Station on the Keisei Line
・9 minutes walk from "Komurai" Station on the Tobu Kameido Line
・13 minutes walk from "Hikifune" Station on the Tobu Skytree Line
tb2020.jp/en/contact-en
(Tokyo Biennale Executive Office)


Niantic Labs added trading, gifting, and a number of other new features and improvements to the latest version of Pokemon Go, the mobile developer said earlier this week. The novelties are being introduced as part of version 0.107.1 update that should already be available for download from the Google Play Store on a global level. Anyone whose app hasn't been updated automatically can install the latest software build manually by referring to the banner below.
Trading has been one of the most highly anticipated Pokemon Go features that Niantic has been teasing since the mobile game was even released in the summer of 2016. While the San Francisco, California-based studio presumably never planned on launching the game with a trading system, previous statements from its officials suggested that developing a full-featured system for swapping Pokemon among players proved to be a much more difficult challenge than originally thought. The functionality that's now finally supported by the augmented reality game works in a straightforward manner and becomes available to players as soon as they hit Trainer Level 10, which shouldn't take more than a day or so.
The latest version of Pokemon Go also debuts a more robust social component, providing players with the ability to create and manage a Friend List, build Friendship Levels with other trainers, and receive bonuses when tackling Raid Battles with their peers. As previously announced, Friend Lists only become available once players hit the current level cap - 40. Gifting items collected from PokeStops can be done even before reaching the maximum level, i.e. doesn't require you to be in-game friends with someone in order to send them goodies or receive some Poke Balls or boosters. The Pokemon Collection search engine has also been improved as it now allows players to discover Alolan forms of pocket monsters. The popular mobile game is expected to receive at least one more major content update by the end of the year, most likely in fall.


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MEMETIC Blog | Nuit Blanche: Massive Interactive Projections!
MEMETIC is happy to be teaming up with Winnipeg VJ's (www.wpgvjs.com) for this years Nuit Blanche for some truly massive interactive visuals.
MEMETIC will be providing the always outstanding house and techno beats in an outdoor stage located just behind the Manitoba Museum. The stage will also feature a motion tracked dance floor where each dancer (you!) will become an interactive dance avatar, this avatar will have a variety of special effects and will interact with the visuals being played out by a Winnipeg VJ. Visuals will include pictures of past Nuit Blanches and custom created content!
Did I mention that this will be displayed MASSIVELY across the adjoining building, some 60 feet across?
Join us for this truly special event that combines the best of music and visuals all in one package!


As a Trance Medium, Joy receives messages and information from ascended non physical beings, by the power of Spirit. Channeling gives you the opportunity to directly connect with very powerful, wise and loving guides who can motivate and heal you in miraculous ways. You may also receive accurate guidance and specific answers in regards to your personal life, your life's journey or even cosmic knowledge for those seeking to explore.
Thinking back now, I can remember some unusual experiences, "imaginary" friends, and "coincidences" from the time I was very small. I've always seen colors but I didn't realize not everyone else did or that the colors held specific meanings and information about things. Even as a child I was Spiritual, could sense other people's emotions and felt deeply connected to something bigger than myself and to nature. I was a Fine Arts major in college but ultimately shifted my focus to Wellness. I was first a trainer and then became interested in Holistic Health and wanted to be a practitioner. Part of the course of study was massage therapy and what I loved about it is that I was being intuitively led along with learning techniques and my knowledge of body mechanics and that I could help people feel better. While I was still studying I began doing some fitness modeling and transitioned into acting. It was something I loved in school and always wanted to try professionally, so I did. I did a lot of very small roles and then I got offered a big role. I became known internationally, for a short time, under my own name as a WWE Diva. It was an amazing experience, to say the least!
As my kids got older I decided to refocus my path on wellness. About 10 years ago, I began to open up again Spiritually and psychically. It was slowly at first. I was led to the right teachers and mentors for me at every steps of the way. I became a Reiki Master, then a Certified Psychic and Certified Angel Card Reader. I started to feel drawn towards Mediumship, which was weird because I didn't even know if I believed in it and it all scared me a little. I trained to work with Angels and Guides for healing and began development as a Trance Medium to channel messages directly from them. The Angels have always felt safe and loving and on some level I've worked with them my entire life. I've certainly always talked to them.
For the past 4 years I have owned and operated a small wellness practice in San Diego. About 3 years ago, something unexpected happened. During Reiki sessions I began to become aware of my clients' loved ones in the Spirit World. I could give specific details, physical descriptions and messages and my clients knew exactly who the people were. I decided it was time to explore this potential gift, if I even had it and what that meant. I sought out world famous medium James Van Praagh, mentored under him and became a Certified Advanced Medium. I have been blessed to study under teachers and mentors who are considered the greatest mediums of our time with a century of experience combined. My current Mentor is the brilliant, well known British Spiritual Medium, Andy Byng. I love to learn and stretch myself to be the best communicator for Spirit that I possibly can. This work is deeply rewarding on a soul level and I feel privileged, honored and blessed to be a part of it.
Being a Psychic Medium isn't something I do, it's a part of who I am. I'm still a mom and a partner, business owner, friend, coach, artist and healer, enjoying San Diego. My life has been an incredible journey so far. I'm living in the moment and so excited about the future! Perspective is everything and when we look from the perspective of Love, miracles are possible.
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World Championships / Women's Motocross 25/07/2015
Fontanesi relishing FIM WMX title decider
Kiara Fontanesi
In forty-eight hours time Kiara Fontanesi could be celebrating her fourth straight FIM Women's World Championship with her YZ250F with a tense finale to the 2015 campaign set to take place at the Grand Prix of Czech Republic at Loket. In a repeat of the title-decider from 2014 - at the same venue - 'Fonta' goes up against season-long rival Livia Lancelot with just two points separating the racers and only two motos left to run. We spoke to the twenty-one year old ahead of another intense and exciting weekend.
Kiara, it is a case of 'same time, same place' for the championship. As a racer do you look forward to situations like this where the winner takes all or is it a pressure cooker?
I'm really happy at the moment because I don't feel the pressure. I have been thinking a lot this month and training a lot. I have won three titles in a row and I was thinking about the journey from where I began and what I have done; it gave me a lot of power to train better and get here fit enough to fight for the title. I cannot wait to ride and I think it is really nice to have a weekend like this because it does not happen that many times in life. When you have the chance in life you have to take it.
So your confidence is there for the motos on Saturday and Sunday…
In almost every race this year I have been almost two seconds faster in every qualification, so I know I am faster. I am strong in my head at the moment and I have never come to a race before with so much feeling of wanting to race. I cannot wait to ride and I think it is really nice to have a weekend like this because it does not happen that many times in life. When you have the chance in life you have to take it. I have learnt a lot over the last year in life generally and I have grown up a lot and that is probably where I am here relaxed and not feeling the pressure. In the end I am doing what I love to do. I have to go out on the track and have fun like I've always done and see what happens. I know if I do my best I will win.
You have two Grand Prix wins from the five so far. Have you adjusted the YZ250F much throughout the season?
I wasn't fit like this in Qatar and I lost six kilos in two months and this helps a lot on the bike! We had some struggles last year because the bike was new but this time we had the chance to get to Qatar [for the opening round] with the perfect bike. We had a couple of suspension changes and I have matured and changed my rhythm a little bit. We have the same setting now as we had last year.
You came to Loket in 2014 after an intense month of preparation and it paid off as you came out victorious in a three-way battle for the crown. Did you do the same this time?
I did the same! I raced a lot at home and was actually supposed to do some more but I had a crash and landed on my back. We had to change the plan a bit but not the preparation. We have pushed really hard and it has been a tough month. I could see last week that the work has made me 'a different story'. We might be in the same situation as last season but I have one more year of experience and the bike is better. I'm better in my mind and fitter; everything can only go better than 2014.