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And we keep pumping in the people too, wake up Australia …
Many Australians have fled the Sydney Choke for South East Queensland allowing more Vibrants to take their place …
Only to find a huge foreign influx permeating the Gold Coast!
-Chinese buy up Investment Properties on Gold Coast
AND THIS IS NOT UNLIKE the Chinese City of CHATSWOOD that radiates out across the North Shore, and the North Western suburbs of Sydney!
-Chinese to Build new $1Bn Gold Coast City
Vast sugar cane lands on the northern tip of the Gold Coast have fallen into Chinese hands in a $1 billion-plus deal that could see the rural landscape transformed into a new city by a Chinese theme park entrepreneur.
Chinese company Songcheng Performance Development is striking the deal to give it control over a giant swath of land in the Norwell Valley between Brisbane and the Gold Coast
-Chinese Buyers are back and on a Queensland spending spree
Including a $7M cash buyer …. No AML L to stop ‘em!
-Chinese investment in Queensland on the rise once again: Brisbane and Gold Coast hotspots
The property sector is experiencing a real surge in Chinese buyers. Within the last financial year, foreign investors snapped up $2 billion worth of property in Brisbane and $1 billion on the Gold Coast, with nearly one-third of these offshore investors being from China.
Looking at the state as a whole, Chinese investment in Queensland is up 244% compared to three years ago, which correlates significantly with an increase in intake numbers for Chinese students into Queensland universities.
CAAN: Student Visa and real estate investment the entry point to gain Permanent Residency …
-Why Chinese Buyers are looking for property in these Gold Coast Suburbs
Water restrictions on the radar for South East Queensland as dam levels drop
5 SEPTEMBER 2019
Almost a decade has passed since South East Queensland experienced extreme drought conditions, but the region’s water authority has warned falling dam levels could see water restrictions return as early as next year.
- Wivenhoe Dam is down to just 53 per cent, the lowest level since the Millennium Drought
- The average south-east Queenslander is currently using about 186 litres of water per day
- The BOM says dry spring forecast, same as last year
The region’s combined water grid capacity is currently sitting at just over 65 per cent, with Wivenhoe Dam, north-west of Brisbane, down to just 53 per cent.
Seqwater spokeswoman Sophie Walker said this was the lowest it had dropped since the Millennium Drought, where from late 1996 to mid-2010 much of southern Australia experienced dry conditions.
*”We saw a hot, dry summer, we saw consumption of water almost increased to around 30 to 40 litres across the region,” Ms Walker said.
The average South East Queenslander is currently using about 186 litres of water per day but that number is expected to climb coming into the warmer months.
Ms Walker said there was still “a way to go” but if dam levels continued to plunge, water restrictions would need to be considered.
“Broadly looking at towards the middle of next year, that we would see our combined dam levels around the 50 per cent mark and that’s where we would consider mandatory restrictions,” Ms Walker said.
“We’re really looking at this wet season to understand whether we’ll see rainfall back to what we usually see during the summer months.”
Another dry summer ahead
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has predicted the region would get lower-than-average falls during spring.
BOM climatologist Jonathan Pollock said the south-east was also expected to experience the same dry conditions seen this time last year.
“We’re likely to see a drier-than-average spring and at the same time, it’s very likely we will have warmer than usual days and nights,” Mr Pollock said.
He said there was only a slim chance the dry conditions would not eventuate.
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Ms Walker said now was a good time for residents to start thinking about their water usage.
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Facebook has signed a deal with both Premier League and La Liga to broadcast club games live in Asia. The deal which cost Facebook around £200 million will allow the Social Media giant to strengthen its position in sports. The company has been pushing more into sports especially since it hired Eurosport CEO, Peter Hutton.
Facebook saw an opportunity since Sony Pictures failed to renew their deal this year. Sony had acquired broadcasting rights back in 2014 which ran till May 2018. However, Sony felt that there was no business sense in renewing the deal which allowed Facebook to jump in and close the deal.
This is not the first time Facebook has taken interest in sports. The company was rumoured to sign a ?300 crore deal last year with Indian Premier League but wasn’t successful. Facebook’s acquisition spree doesn’t end here as the company is in talks with Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo for an exclusive reality show worth $10 million.
With Facebook jumping in into sports, the days are not far when we will be able to stream full matches live on Facebook. However, this is a warning for Mainstream media as they might see a fall in viewership in the near future. That said, 2018 will be crucial for Facebook and other social media platforms as they try to close deals to live stream games and even esports.


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Increasing access to natural light can make a huge difference to the look and feel of your living space. But how exactly do you achieve better daylighting in your home? Easy–just have new windows added into your home and use them to best effect. Triangle Home Exteriors, one of the trusted home exterior remodeling companies in the area, shares some handy tips.… Continue Reading
Most windows available today are double-paned, a design that allows for better thermal performance and helps keep energy costs to a minimum. But like traditional windows, they are prone to a number of issues–one of which is discoloration. So what exactly causes discoloration in double-pane units? One of the area’s trusted home exterior remodeling companies, Triangle Home Exteriors, discusses it here.
Choosing bathroom windows require a different set of criteria than the rest of the house. Bathroom windows need to have a good balance between privacy, ventilation and natural lighting. In this blog, the replacement window and siding contractors at Triangle Home Exteriors share a quick guide on the factors that should be considered before you choose your bathroom windows.
The key to a well-insulated home is a well-functioning window seal. As much as you need to invest in quality windows, maintaining your window seal is equally important. However, most people tend to overlook this aspect resulting in bigger issues such as window seal failure. This is where the need for window replacement comes into play.

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Fiserv Open Banking Survey Shows Emergence of Strategic Focus
Financial institutions are thinking beyond compliance but report difficulty recruiting talent, and many that have already implemented say they would have executed differently
To date, banks have primarily focused on compliance, with only 42
percent of respondents (and just 24 percent in
Banks are united in the belief that open banking will have an impact on financial activities, with 67 percent expecting at least a moderate impact, and 27 percent of those saying open banking will completely change how customers manage their finances and interact with their banks. Across geographies, financial institutions report difficulty recruiting engineering talent for open banking projects, and many say they lack enough personnel and the necessary skill sets to stay or become complaint. The majority of banks that are already compliant say they would have executed differently knowing what they know now.
A summary of results of the multi-country survey, which included
interviews with 400 senior decision makers at retail banks in the
Looking beyond compliance, banks eye service and strategy
The majority of respondents from banks in
When looking at respondents’ views on what their open banking strategy encompasses, there are indications that banks are eyeing the strategic opportunities associated with open banking. Integrating with third-party services (38 percent), defending against transaction fees (38 percent) and maintaining customer relationships (36 percent) were the most common components of respondents’ open banking strategies. Smaller, but still notable, percentages of banks view open banking as an opportunity to improve customer service (21 percent) or facilitate access to new services for customers (16 percent).
Tech skills a global open banking speed-bump
Implementing open banking strategies may prove challenging as 57 percent of respondents said they are finding it somewhat or very difficult to recruit engineering talent for open banking initiatives.
Among banks that have already implemented open banking, only 27 percent
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compliant. Only 8 percent of respondents yet to implement open banking
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Only 13 percent of those that have already implemented open banking said they are happy with their implementation and would do nothing differently. Many others said they would have relied more on outsourcing, with 46 percent saying they would outsource third-party provider (TPP) life-cycle management, and 23 percent saying they would outsource the complete open banking operation. On the flip side, 11 percent said they would have built and maintained everything in house.
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If getting ugly is the way to get an Oscar, Emma Thompson might as well start drafting her acceptance speech now. As the title character in the macabre and delightful Nanny McPhee, she presents herself as a Gothic collection of facial calamities: skin that looks like boiled cabbage, a nose resembling a three-day-old suet pudding, and, most repulsive of all, a single snaggletooth flapping over her bottom lip. This vision of anti-vanity sweeps like a tattered broom through the cluttered Victorian household of the Brown clan, nominally headed by Cedric (Colin Firth), a widowed funeral-parlor owner who stands to lose his main income unless he marries again. That’s not an imminent prospect, given that his sinister and resourceful kids have just driven off their 17th caretaker in succession. But with her magical walking stick and black bombazine, Nanny proves just the sort to pack children off to bed at the proper hour—and to rearrange the lives of any adult bystanders. “When you need me but do not want me, then I will stay,” she tells her initially recalcitrant charges. “When you want me but do not need me, then I have to go.” Yes, working herself out of a job she is, just like her sister in servitude, Mary Poppins. And if Nanny bears more than a passing resemblance to P.L. Travers’ supernatural governess—not to mention Maria von Trapp and most of the cast of Nanny 911—she still scratches out her own leaf in the annals of child-rearing fantasy. Working from Christianna Brand’s Nurse Matilda books, star/screenwriter Thompson and director Kirk Jones leaven the film’s “lessons” with sprinklings of astringency and allow the grim-pussed McPhee to win us over in her own good time. Nothing in Nanny McPhee is forced. No one breaks into song. And Thompson resists every temptation to wink at the audience. As for the rest of the actors, they are, with the exception of a mugging Angela Lansbury, as right as rain—especially Firth, striking his usual balance between manly and diffident, and Celia Imrie, a vision in harpy pink as a money-grubbing professional widow with a cottage airlifted straight from Hansel and Gretel’s forest. Credit art director Lynne Huitson for that last item, but credit Thompson and Jones for not getting caught up in the fairy-tale magic elsewhere. Even their big finish—a snow-spangled August wedding—is undercut with a cake fight. —Louis Bayard

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"We're about to play Star Wars [audience interrupts with cheers] and each time we play it, I'm reminded of the first time we played it decades ago. Neither I, nor George (Lucas), nor anyone else involved thought this would go far or in a few years there would be a sequel and I'd have to revisit the themes...and years later another trilogy. Now we're hearing of a new set of movies coming in 2015, 2016...so I need to make sure I'm still ready to go in a few years for what I hope would be continued work with George...[more cheers]."
Of course, George Lucas himself won't be too involved in Star Wars: Episode VII after selling Lucasfilm in October for north of $4 billion. Director J.J. Abrams has used composer Michael Giacchino for all of his feature directorial outings. We'll have to wait and see which composer is in fact chosen to work on the music for Star Wars: Episode VII.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens comes to theaters December 18th, 2015 and stars John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams.

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From set up on Friday to take down Sunday evening the quilt show went well. We rented the stands & uprights from a the Evening Star Quilters in Mineola which made the whole process for set up and hanging so much easier!
This first group showing is several of the guild members who are in the “master quilter category.
Jeri Riggs quilt is on the lower right. The link associated with Jeri’s name is to a specific post on her blog…once our show was over I gave Jeri a little quilt.
Our quilt show chair and her sweet hubs posing for me in the midst of all the crazy set up.
We were all pretty tired at this point.
This next shot is the set up of our boutique. Many members contributed hand made items to sell in the boutique. The next day I added a whole bunch of vintage crocheted table linens from my sweeties grand mother. I have a lot left – some of which may go to Cindy Needham.
The rest of our “master quilter” group being hung. There are two more, however I’ll show them in a later post. I spent several hours right where our volunteer is on Sunday talking about “Twilight in the Bronx” & “Moon Over Manhattan” I had a great time and ideas are forming for a future quilt or three.
while not a very great picture this broach has me thinking about another quilt…with trapunto and metallic and well, black Radiance. Hhmmm I can see a lot going on here. Oh, I can hardly wait to explore this on fabric. I think I want to spend some time drafting it out first.
Some of our challenge quilts from this years theme, “Energy!”
The quilt in the 2nd row from the left, bottom quilt, is the one I gave to Jeri Riggs.
More in a day or two including a trip to the New York Botanical Gardens…oh the mums!
4 thoughts on “Village Squares Quilters – Quilt Celebration XI”
great photos. I am glad the show was so successful…no wonder you have so many talented members.
Thank you for all you do, Teri! Your little quilt makes me smile every day..I hung it in my studio. Thank you so much!
I can’t wait to see what you make with the brooch idea.
Very nice…I would love to see pictures of your grandma’s linens. I bet they are beautiful. Looks like a very busy and productive time.
It was a great show Terri, Lucy and I really enjoyed ourselves (and our purchases prove it!)
All the guild volunteers did a great job setting up and running the show.
And congratulations on your ribbon!


WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Central Missouri Speedway hosted its annual Kid’s Night activities and night two of the special Top Gun Series on Saturday evening.
A total of 93 drivers and teams signed in for competition in 13 heat races and six features.
Kids ages 12 and under enjoyed several activities throughout the night and received a free hot dog and drink courtesy of owners and promoters Earl and Susan Walls.
The kids also competed in foot races on the track during intermission in five age groups and had a chance to win donated bikes, scooters, and money from the many donators who contributed. Every kid also received a goodie bag stuffed full of school supplies, coupons, and various items and folders, notebooks, and paper.
To start the 25-lap A-Mod main event, Tim Karrick and Rick Beebe began the race from row one. Beebe led the opening series of laps, with a five-car length advantage over Karrick by lap five, while Terry Schultz, Chad Lile, and Gunner Martin ran inside the top five.
At lap 10, Beebe enjoyed an eighth of a second lead over Karrick, who was closing fast. By lap 11, the pair were side-by-side up front but by lap 12, Karrick moved to the front as Beebe was under pressure from Schultz for second.
Karrick enjoyed a two-second lead by lap 15 as Lyle and Martin oved in front of Beebe by lap 16. By lap 20, Karrick’s lead had built to a 3.3-second lead over Schultz and Lyle.
On this night, the No. 1k of Karrick was unstoppable as he collected his fourth CMS feature win of the season in a race that ran green to checkered.
Schultz held on to second in a fierce battle with Lyle in third. Gunner Martin ran strong in fourth, with Dean Wille moving forward to secure a top-five run.
Other division winners included Nathan Vaughn (Street Stock), Steve Clancy (B-Mod), Dillon Raffurty (Mod Lite), Steven Makar (E-Mod) and Jason Ryun (Pure Stock).


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" What on earth shall I do?" asked a young
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led in the period of twenty years.
It was a momentous question, and one which
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ller husband's and children's wardrobes
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her claims to neatness.
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man could fail of getting on in the world, es
pecially if the belief of some persons that a
woman always makes or mars her husband's
fortune, were true ; but in this case, at least,
the proverb failed, and Stephen Worcester
was gradually going down in the world, with
out a single bad habit as it would seem, only
with the peculiar ill-luck which some men
The season had failed in a remarkable way,
to realize the hopes of the spring, Stephen's
land had been almost barren. I-Es cow died,
his work-shop was burned, and to add to his
distress, the children were attacked by an ep
idemic fever, and his expenses were increased
four-fold. Bills were staring him in the face
—his cottage was mortgaged to its full value ;
and it did really seem that Fate was doing
her wosrt against the success of anything with
which he had to do.
Meantime Sarah Worcester continued hope
ful, and almost cheerful, under these accu
mulating trials. She had a calm, sweet,
happy temper, which stood in the place of
wealth, to its fortunate possessor, and bright
ened up the desolate prospect that to Stephen
seemed growing darker and gloomier.
" What on earth shall I do ?" was his sor
rowful question to his wife, for the hundredth
time, as he paced the floor one rainy after
noon, looking out occasionally on the burnt
ruins of his once pretty workshop.
" Don't worry, Stephen," answered the
blithe voice of Sarah Worcester, as she plied
her needle as fast as ever, repairing the rents
in the children's almost worn out clothes.—
" Don't worry. We are very poor, but' so
have thousands been before us. God is not
dead, nor has he forsaken us. We trusted
him in our prosperity, and it is a poor faith
that will not bear a little trouble. Look,
Stephen ! you are well and strong, and so am
I. The children have nearly recovered from
the effects of their fever , and we may never
again have such a poor season for your work.
I know, that with a little practice, I can make
a very tolerable dress maker, and I mean to
" Yes, and have everybody saying that Ste
phen Worcester is maintained by his wife.
I would starve first." . .
" Nay, husband, you look at this affair in
a different light from what I or any one else
will. If your work fails, why cannot I try
mine ? You can go •to town for me and buy
my materials, for I shall want trimmings,
&c.; and I shall want you to fit up the front
room with shelves, and do many other things.
By-and-by, perhaps, we shall be able to keep
a. shop, which you can take care of until your
word comes round again."
Stephen made no reply. He went out into
a dark narrow land and walked backwards
and forwards meditating upon his altered for
tunes. One thing was certain, he would
never hear it said that his wife was maintain
ing him. At the same time he did not doubt
her ability to do what she proposed. Per
haps if he were away, she might be more
" Poor girl," ho said almost aloud, "I have
made but a shabby husband for her after all.
If I go and leave her, she may prosper."
In the mood which he was cherishing,
was easy for him to resolve upon leaving
home. He felt just cowardly enough to de
sert his wife and children, rather than to ac
cept the proposal Sarah had made to him.
The time was come, he thought, in which
an entire change must be made, another state
of things secured, or the world—should hear
no more of Stephen Worcester.
He did not dare to go back to the house
again ; not even to look in at the window.
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Sarah, sitting there with her youngest child
upon her knee, and Stepby and little Alice
beside her, handing up their poor garments
for her to mend; was a scene which he knew
would shako his purpose ; and he walked rap
idly away from it, crushing down the bitter
ness of his thoughts, and trying to feel that
it was better thus.
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rain-drops that were still falling, he would
stop irresolute, as he saw through the window
of some cottage, the little group that had
gathered round the father just returned from
his work—the clean supper table spread for
him, and all the home sights that cluster so
fondly around a man's heart.
Then what would Sarah think had become
of him. He almost shrieked out when he
fancied her alarm. She would think, per
haps, that he had killed himself. Then ho
would hasten on again, and try to forget eve
Poor Sarah! 'What a night she passed!
What a week of torture ! But when every
search had been made for the missing man,
and nothing could be heard of him, her hope
ful temper suggested something near the ac
tual truth ; anal after a while she actually
started the plan she had been talking of in
their last conversation, and advertise that
she would commence dress-making at her own
Whether from pity to her widowed state,
or from seeing how neatly and even elegantly
fitted were her own plain cheap dresses, work
soon poured in upon her. Every moment
was occupied. She sat up late and rose early
to her labor; and before many months had
elapsed, she was obliged to hire a girl to at
tend to the housework, and had also three or
Her taste was so gond that every one de
ferred to it, and as she found that her opinion
was constantly asked respecting the trim
mings suitable for the dresses she made, she
concluded to keep a stock on hand, from which
she realized a very pretty income.
Soon little Alice could mind the shop when
she was out of school, and Stephy was inval
uable as an errand boy. The little fellow
seemed so anxious to do everything for his
mother, that she sometimes feared that she
might allow him to do too much.
Sarah was the only one that could not help
her ; but she was such a good, quiet, amiable
child, that if she was no help she was no hin
Such was Mrs. Worcester's success in her
new business, that she not only maintained
her family better than before, but she raised
the mortgage from the house and land, leav
ing it free and unencumbered.
There were few hours in which she was at
liberty to sit down and wonder what had be
come of her husband. She had an innate
consciousness that he was not dead. Some
thing seemed to say that he had only left her
for a time; and that after years of patient
toil he would come back to her again. She
wished that he could know how well she was
prospering; and at times she would have
given up everything and shared poverty and
even disgrace, for the sake of seeing him
alive once more. But again she thought of
her precious children, and how much she
could advance their interests in the world by
the power which her growing wealth could
Stephy grew stouter and wiser every day.
A good and faithful student, she felt that it
would be injustice to tie him down to me
chanical labor, and by prudence and frugali
ty, she managed at last to send him to col
lege. It was a struggle, and cost her and
the girls many sacrifices, but they were wil
lingly made, and he went through the appoint
ed time and received the highest honors of his
class at the end.
As a profession, he decidedly preferred
medicine, and after the alloted period of
study, he began practicing in Lancaster.
Despite the proverb that a prophet hath no
honor in his own country, he was auccesful
beyond his hopes, and soon realized a compe
tence. He still lived with his mother, and
after his own fortunes brightened, he would
urge her to give up her business, and rest
comfortably upon what she had saved. If
that did not suffice, he was ready to-support
But some unexpressed feeling in her heart
forbade this. She worked early and late, ad
ding dollar to dollar, and anxiously seeking
to invest everything as favorably as possi
Stephen thought her selfish almost, when
he wished so much for her society at night,
to find her stitching, cutting, basting and fit
ting as if her life depended upon every shred
of cloth that she was manufacturing into gar
His sister's woman-heart more easily di
vined her motives. They knew, although
she never spoke of him, that she was gather
ing up for their father's return. They knew
that she believed him living, and that some
day he would come back; and that she would
show him that she had not been idle in her
desolation ; or if he returned poor, she would
have power to raise him above despondency.
Alice married at sixteen, and removed to
Cincinnati ; and soon after, Sarah, the pet,
the darling of them all, gave up her sweet
young life and went to heaven.
Then the mother yearned for Alice, and
Stephen gave up his practice, and took his
mother away from the sorrowful home.
Arrived at Cincinnati, he found a place
more suited to his ambition, and soon he be
came one of the first in his profession, and
gradually distinguished as a public-spirited
and noble-hearted citizen.
Now that the family were again united,
and time seemed to soften the loss of the
child they had so , xlearly loved, Mrs. Worces
ter recurred more frequently to the subject of
her husband's return.
Stephen thought her almost insane on this
point, and with reason—for she would sit at
the window for hours, now that her old oc
cupation was gone, and gaze at the crowds
that passed by, as if earnestly trying to dis
cern the well remembered features.
The first baby in the house was a girl. It
was named after the beloved Sarah, and
thenceforth Mrs. Worcester lived only in the
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life of that child. Alice could hardly be
permitted to hold it in her arms at all, so
eager was her mother to perform everything
pertaining to the little one's comfort.
Her children looked upon this with pleas
ure, for they had really sometimes feared the
effect upon her senses, which the constant ex
pectation and subsequent disappointment was
likely to produce.
Stephen was one day returning from some
professional calls, when he perceived a group
collected upon the side-walk, not far from the
street where he lived. He was on foot; and
as he came near, the crowd parted respect
fully to let " the good Doctor," as he was
called, pass on.
He then saw that the object of their atten
tion was a man, who seemed to be stricken
prematurely old. His long grey hair stream
ed in the wind ; a beard white as snow, hung
far down his breast, but still his countenance
did not indicate length of years.
He was relating to the pitying crowd how
recklessly he had once thrown away his hap
piness, how cowardly he had deserted his
family, and become a wanderer in many
lands ; how that in all his wanderings, pov
erty had still clung to him, and that at length,
worn, weary, and wretched, he had turned
his footseps home again to seek his family,
ask their forgiveness for his desertion, and
Ile told them he had sought them where he
had left them, but found them not, and had
traveled slowly and painfully to the west,
whither he was told they had gone. Here
his courage and his strength had failed him
alike, and he implored his listeners to take
him to some hospital, where he could find
shelter for the few days he had to live.
" Here comes the Doctor," was echoed from
one to another. ' He will help us to find a
home for the poor creature" And the Doc
tor was fairly carried along with the'stream,
until he stood face to face with the stray waif
which had floated into his path.
Memories came thronging up of his child
ish years, as he looked at that forelorne old
man. Ile was a little child when his father
went away ; but something in that face woke
up a host of long forgotten scenes, years on
With streaming eyes, he led the man away
to his home, and a few questions on the way
elicited the truth of what he suspected.
lie conducted him by a private gate to his
office in the rear of his house, clothed him
anew, smoothed his ragged locks, and re
freshed him with food and wine. Not until
then did he insist on his knowing his name.
It was he !
Cautiously he told him that be was his son
and then the palled face glowed. He dared
not ask for his wife, dead or living; but
through an open door he saw a woman sitting
with the very child, as be thought, that was
in his wife's arms when he left her for the
last time. Time had touched her very gent
ly, and the bright hair and eyes were the
same as ever. She turned and caught one
glimpse of his face, and she knew instantly
that it was her husband. Time could bang
no veil upon that countenance which her love
could not pierce through.
It was a rare meeting, so warm and cordial
—so apparently oblivious of all wrong or un
kindness, so full of tenderness and sympathy,
that all was forgotten, save the actual pres
ence of the beloved. The past was annihila
ted, or only lived to give the necessary sha
ding to a picture so delightful.
If ever wife was worshipped by a husband,
it was Sarah Worcester. Restored by her
care to health and strength, a new man in
purpose and in action, he lost no time in re
trieving his character from the imputation
that had rested upon it. He sought and ob
tained a situation, for nothing could induce
him to touch his wife's hardly earned money,
nor would he be under obligation to his chil
dren ; but laboring every day for his daily
bread, he experiences a satisfaction which
was never his before. Heaven strengthened
him to accept it as he ought ! Let no one
judge him harshly. Few arc the souls into
which misfortune may not, sometimes, bring
weakness and cowardice. Perfection, like
aloe, blooms only once in a century.
Somn YEA.RS AGO.-A lady noticing a neigh
bor who was not in her seat in church on
Sabbath, called on her return home to inquire
what should detain so punctual an attendant.
On entering the house she found the family
busy at work. She was surprised when her
friend addressed her—
"Why, la! where have you been to-day
dressed up in your Sunday clothes ?"
"Why what day is it ?"
" Sabbath day."
" Sal, stop washing in a minute ! Sabbath
day Well, I did not know, for my husband
has got so plagued stingy that he won't take
the paper, and we know nothing. Well who
" Mr. .71
" What did he preach about."
" It was on the death of our Savior?"
" Why, is he dead. Well, all Boston might
be dead and we know nothing about it? It
won't do, we must have the newspapers again,
for everything goes wrong without the paper ?
Bill has - almost forgot his readings; Polly
has got mopish again, because she has no po
etry and stories to read. 'Well, if we have to
take a cart load of onions and potatoes to
market, I'm resolved to have a newspaper."
parA railroad accident took place a while
ago in Maine, upon which occasion the at
torney of the road visited the scene of dis
aster, to satisfy the claims of the injured par
ties. After paying for black oyes, bloody
noses and cracked crowns all round, at the
appraisal of the injured, he supposed his
business over, when he was saluted by a tall
Yankee, with feet like snow-shoes, a bell
crowned hat, and a blue coat over his arm,
with—" Well, Squire, what are you going to
allow me ?" " You !" said the attorney—
" where are you hurt?" " Oh, nowhere to
speak of, Squire, but I was most terribly
start, and I think that's worth about a dollar,
the way you've been payin' on 'em." The
dollar came, of course.
HUNTINGDON, PA., APRIL 25, 1860,
[Written expressly for the "Globe."]
A Bar-Room Scene Twenty Years Ago
I was once sitting in the bar room of a
village tavern, in a sort of a dreamy mood,
not noticing anything around me, although
the room was filled with persons, who not !in
frequently would sally up to the bar in doz
ens and half dozens, and call for something.
As I said before, I was sitting almost uncon
scious of what was going on around me, so
much so, that had I been called on oath to
give an account of anything transpiring there,
I could have answered nothing. I roused
myself from the stupor into which I had fal
len, drew the chair closer to the fire on the
great hearth, and, for the first time, scanned
There were about twenty persons present,
the greater part of them had been partaking
rather freely of the contents of those long
necked decanters, that were handed out so
frequently—l judged so from their actions.
Some were praising their own strength on a
" lift," others were eulogizing their oratorial
powers, and a third party was standing in
the middle of the room, circled around a
huge-looking fellow, dressed in the garb of a
collier. As my eye measured the man, I
wondered if Hercules could have personated
trength better than he ; he was rather above
the medium height, though heavy set, his
breast was deep, very deep, and his neck, I
have never seen such a neck protruding from
the shoulders of any man ; his pants were
belted around him, and over a white shirt,
he wore a blue blaize one, with sleeves folded
up to the elbows. In a word, be was what
he appeared to be—a bully. It is strange
that a person should have such thoughts, but
the mind is ever active ; and I thought as he
raised those black, brawny-looking arms in
gesture, and brought down that huge fist
with an oath, that I could almost see Satan
peeping out of those snake-like eyes. He,
too, had been drinking—yet not drunk—just
enough to raise the demon in his depraved
nature. They called him Galer.
Sitting not far from me, was an aged man,
a traveler, who, from previous conversation,
I learned had been a revolutionary soldier ;
he was shabbily dressed ; a bundle lay at
his tide, and he sat, his body bent forward,
and supported by an old faded umbrella, on
which, with one hand upon another, be res
ted his weary head ; his long hair—white,
white as a snow-flake—almost concealing his
wrinkled hands. He seemed like some old
tree that had stood for a long, long time,
w.til ;he winds and storms had uprooted its
fellows—time had wasted them, and it alone
was left. I was interrupted in my reverie
" What are you dreamin' on ? Wake
you up," and with a sweeping kick, the ruf
fian—Galer—knocked away the old umbrella,
and the aged man fell prostrate on the floor,
amid the cheers of his no less villainous com
panions. How I wished for strength, but
knowing my imbecility, and thinking, " dis
cretion the better part of valor," I could do
nothing more than assist him to rise. The
old soldier offered no return, no word of re
proach escaped his lips ; but far more touch
ing, he wept, the team ran down the deep
furrows on his cheeks like rivulets from the
mountain side—how I pitied him.
I heard some due in a remote corner of the
room, mutter something like the word brute,
I looked, a tall, manly looking fellow rose
and advanced towards the scene. " Who did
that ?" he said with sparkling eyes, and a
contemptuous curl on his thin lip. " Whoever
did it, is a brute and a coward, and has no
sense of shame in his black heart ?" He look
ed towards me for an answer. I said nothing,
but pointed to Galer,• who was just raising
his huge fist, which fell like a sledge, sepa
rating the air, filling the space just occupied
by the strangers head. Like a thought, the
stranger had dropped on his knees before the
bully—and before he could recover the mo
tion caused by the stroke, he found himself
on the floor, with his bead almost broken.
Before the bully had gained his feet, the
stranger was hurried off into another room.
Then such fearful imprecations as was heaped
upon the stranger's head, by that profane
man, I hope I may never hear again. He raged
and frothed like a madman, kicked over the
chairs, insulting every one in his way. At
last a blear-eyed looking fellow, about three
parts drunk, proposed that " they should
fight it out," but the landlord interfering,
said there should be no more fighting, and if
they were determined to do so, they should
leave the house, which settled the matter for
the space of half an hour. By this time the
stranger, through his disinterested respect for
age, had gained several friends of a more res
pectable class than his enemy's, and as is
usually the case among such men, the dying
embers of the feud, were again soon fanned
to a blaze, and the two champions were es
corted to the village green, " to fight it out."
I did not follow the crowd, but a short time
afterwards as I rode out of the village, I knew
from the cheers (for the stranger,) that were
borne on the still evening air, that the agility
of the tall stranger had been victorious over
the brute force of his adversary.
[Written for The Globe.]
The Farmers' Club
And it 'came to pass that in the fall of '59,
the farmers of Norton assembled themselves
together, for the purpose of raising a society,
to be called the Farmer? Club.
And because of the inclemency of the weath
er, and the roughness of the roads, no one,
except the sons of Adam, had ever yet met
But in the third month, which is Nison, of
the present year, the damsels of Norton were
also invited to be present at the Farmers'
Accordingly six of the daughters of Eve,
together with their neighbors and kinsfolk,
set out on their journey to the school house,
on the night of the thirteenth.
And being fatigued with our journey, and,
as pilgrims are wont to do, we tarried for a
while at the house of one Joseph by nanc,
whose wife was also anxious to make one of
The evening being far spent, we were about
to set out on our journey, when the door turn
ed slowly on its hinges, and in our midst ap
peared one David, who had come out from
the land of steady habits, to pitch his tent
with his brethren in the land flowing with
milk and (not honey) sugar-cane.
And it came to pass that we escorted this
kind bachelor of the land of steady habits, to
the Club, and by reason of the crowd that
thronged the door, we entered amid cheers
and loud exultations of here comes Mr. W.,
and the girls.
Moreover, after pieces had been road by
the committee, the society proceeded to nom
inate officers for the next three months, after
which they adjourned to meet the next Tues
Lo l and behold, the next evening of the
meeting, was beautiful to look upon, so much
so, that a goodly number who had been ab
sent for several meetings, was present on that
- And hearing of the seven new members
that were added to the Farmer's Club, of the
town of Norton, they were anxious no doubt,
to have a house full on that evening.
And it came to pass that the election of of
ficers passed off quietly, without any bon-fires
or fisticuffs, as is generally common on such
Although the gent nominated for Vice
President was absent, yet he was elected by
a large majority, for which he will please
thank those six daughters of Ere.
In journeying homeward I beheld one Wil
liam, of Norton, escorting Frances, a fair
damsel of James to her residence, which is at
And I turned and looked in another direc
tion, and there was Alfred, of the tribe of
Thomas's also escorting one Mary; around the
slough of much water, to her residence at
After these things, it came to pass that, as
Lizzy, of the tribe of Matthew, was about to
set out on her journey, that Frederick, a kins
folk to the damsels above mentioned, was also
ready to depart and be gone to their own
After arriving at the house of Lizzy, being
overcome with the journey, he tarried until
Moreover, brethren, I would have you pub
lish the Chronicles that have been written in
the town . of Norton, that others in coming to
this county, may see the good things whereof
I have written, and profit thereby.
Finally brethren, farewell.
No man, I suppose, certainly no young
man, ever began to gamble with the expecta
tion of being a gambler. Nobody ever told
a lie, meaning to be a liar. Nobody ever
drank, meaning to he a drunkard. Nobody
ever stole, meaning to be a thief. Nobody
ever committed a wickedness for the sake of
being a wicked-act man. Wicked men
thought they could do a wicked act, and not
have the moral quality of that act attached
to them. They thought they could begin a
course of wickedness, and not go through
that course. And men never gamble that
they may become gamblers. Of that army,
a thousand strong, of professional gamblers
in New York, I do not believe one set out to
be a gambler. A man goes to college to be
a school-master ; he means to be a professor
from the day he determines to be there.--
Another man says, "I will be a physician ;"
another man says, "I will qualify myself for
a civil engineer ;" another man says, "I will
study for a lawyer ;" another man says, " I
will prepare myself for the ministry ;" an
other man says, "I will prepare myself for
the navy." But Ido not believe a man ever
said, " I will be a gambler," and begin to in
dulge in games of chance with that idea in
his mind. On the contrary, no man ever be
came a gambler that there was not in his
mind, all through the earlier stages of his
progress toward confirmation in this vice, a
rebellion against any such idea. No man
ever took the first steps toward becoming a
gambler, that he did not say, "I will no tbe one."
And yet, dry cards are very dry indeed.—
Drinking and playing are so nearly connec
ted that they court each other as almost inti
mate relations and inevitable friends. And
so, as playing for nothing is a very insipid
process, men soon get to playing, not for
money, but for the drink, for some little to
ken, for nuts, for the supper, or something of
the sort. They play for small amounts—just
enough to keep their hand nerved, just
enough to keep an object before their mind,
just enough to have the devil inculcate them
with a passion of gaming ; and the moment
they have got the virus in them then it is no
longer at their option how far they shall go.
Suppose a man should go to his physician,
and say to him, " Be kind enough to inocu
late me with the small-pox, so that I shall
have the small-pox a little !" Suppose a man
should ask to be inoculated with the plague,
so that he might have just a taste of the
plague. When once the disease is in your
blood, it is rto longer you shall say how little
or how much you shall have of it. It has a
work of its own, which it will carry out ir
respective of your wishes.
And that which •is true of gambling, is
true of tampering with illicit pleasures—
with this exception ; that gambling works
with slowness, while licentiousness works like
a conflagration. The spark rarely smoulders
long. When a man has caught the infection
it is as if he were set on fire of hell. There
may be outward guises which for a time con
ceal his real condition from observation, but
underneath these the passions rage almost
from the beginning, and he goes quickly
through from the tentative sin into the very
wallowing of the mire of iniquity. And
do you suppose that in the beginning he pro
pos 3cl that to himself? If it had been hinted
to him, he would have said, "Is thy servant
a dog—a hog!—that he would do this?"—
And yet he does it.—Beccher.
Editor and. Proprietor.
AN EYE WITNESS,
Within the bounds of Norton, Illinois
Beware of the Beginnings of Evil
A girl, young and pretty, but above all,
gifted with an air of adorable candor, lately
presented herself before a certain Parisian
" Monsieur, I came to consult you on a
grave affair. I want to oblige a man I love,
to marry me in spite of himself. How shall
I proceed ?"
The gentlenian of the bar had, of course, a
sufficiently elastic conscience. lle reflected
a moment, then being more sure that no third
person overheard him, replied unhesitatingly :
" Mademoiselle, according to our law, you
always possess the means of forcing a man to
marry you. You must remain on three occa
sions alone with him, that you can go before
a judge and swear that he is your lover."
And will that suffice, Monsieur ?"
" Yes, Mademoiselle, with one further con•
" Well ?"
" That you will produce witnesses who will
make an oath to their having seen you re
main a good quarter of an hour with the in
dividual said to have trifled with your affec
" Very well, Monsieur, I will retain you as
counsel in the management of this affair.—
A few days afterward the young girl re
turned. She was mysteriously received by
the lawyer, who, scarcely giving her time to
seat herself, questioned her with the most
" Well, Mademoiselle, how do matters
" Capital l"
" Persevere in your designs, Mademoiselle,
but mind the next time you come to consult
me, you must tell me the name of the young
man we are going to render so happy in spite
" You shall have it without fail, Monsieur."
A fort-night afterwards, the young person,
more naive and candid than ever, knocked
discreetly at the door of her counsel's room.
No sooner was she in the room, than she flung
herself into a chair, saying that she had moun
ted the steps too rapidly, and that the emo
tion made her breathless. Her counsel en
deavored to reassure her, made her inhale
salts, and even proposed to release her gar
" It is useless," said she, "I an much bet-
" Well, Mademoiselle, now tell me the
name of the fortunate mortal you are going
" Well, the fortunate mortal, be it known
to you, is—yourself," said the young beauty,
bursting lilt° a laugh. " I love you, I have
been three times tete-a-tete with you, and my
four witnesses are below, ready and willing
to accompany me to the magistrate's," grave
ly continued the narrator.
The lawyer thus fairly caught, had the
good sense not to get angry. The most sin
gular fact of all is, that he adores his young
wife, who, by the way, makes an excellent
Going to Big Cities to Make Money.
In a recent sermon, Henry Ward Beecher
says :—" Have you come to New York to get
rich ? Did you take the trouble to come all
the way from home down here just to get rich?
Why, you might have demoralised yourself,
and made a fool of yourself, without taking
half so much trouble! God could have said,
'thou fool,' to you just as well, if you had
staid at home I You have come here, among
all this excitement and temptation, with no
other end than this : I will be as big a fool
as ten thousand before me have been !—here,
where, if anywhere, wealth stands on a weak
foundation ; here, where it has been proved,
ten thousand times over, that the rich man
is like au old harp frame without a string in
it—that he has nothing in his soul which re
sponds to joy; here, where a man may build
lofty palaces and vast warehouses, and carry
the street in his hand, and own the bank, and
yet be a miserable wretch, raving at night,
`I would that it were morning,' and saying
in the morning, `I would that it were night!'
You have come down to try the old game.—
One more dupe for the devil ! One more bird
running to the snare of the fowler ! Surely,
a bird is wiser than you are ; for in vain is
the snare set in sight of the bird ; but the
devil scarcely takes the trouble to hide his
snare. You have come down here, not for
the sake of integrity, and truth, and recti
tude, and God, and eternity, but to get rich !
Good-bye—go—we do not travel the same
" 0, I will not say so ; fur as my mother
wept over me, your mothers wept over you.
0, the tears that have baptized you in the
cradle 1 0, the prayers that have brought
down the blessings which now you boastfully
call the fruit of your own skill ! There is
much, I trust, laid up to be answered in your
behalf, yet. Think better of it-0, young
man, thi❑k better of it. Think better of God;
think better of heaven ; think better of man
hood. If you have begun wrong, it is not
too late to change your course. It is never
too late to do well. Take a higher view of
life. Get a nobler conception of duty."
There is a prevailing idea that the two
third rule in National Democratic Conven
tions originated in the Baltimore Convention
of 1844. This is an error. It was adopted
as the basis of the first National Convention
ever called, that of 1832, at which Jackson
was re-nominated with Van Buren for Vice
President. Previous to that date the Congres
sional Caucusses had assumed to present can
didates, but the election of Jackson in 1828,
against caucus dictation, terminated that
The Cincinnati E2zguirer, speaking of this,
The two-thirds rule was reported in 1832,
from a committee, of which the late Vice
President King, of Alabama, was Chairman.
An attempt was made to substitute the ma
jority principle, but it was voted down. In
1835 the second National Convention was
held at Baltimore. The two-thirds rule was
adopted after a long discussion. The major
ity principle at - first carried, but was finally
stricken out. In 1840, no action was taken
on the two-thirds rule, at the third National
Convention, as Mr. Van Buren was re-nomi
nated for President by acclamation. In 1844,
at the fourth National Convention, the two
thirds rule was adopted by a close vote after
a long discussion. At the National Conven
tions since held it has been adopted without
opposition. The two-thirds rule has nev,
er defeated a candidate for President who had
a majority of votes in a Convention, save the
case of Martin Van Buren, in 1844. It has
been customary for the majority to yield to
chat person fur whom a majority of the Con,
vention votes. We have no doubt that will
be the case at Charleston.
WE have heard of an economical man who
always takes his meals in front of a mirror—
he does this to double the dishes. If that
isn't philosophy, we would like to know whilt
Caught in His Own Trap
The Two-Thirds Rule

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How to install SQL Operations Studio (SQLOPS) so you can manage SQL Server straight from your Mac!
SQL Operations Studio (SQLOPS) is a free, lightweight management tool for managing SQL Server. It's free, and it's available for macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Here are instructions for installing it on a Mac. I also demonstrate how to connect to SQL Server once you've installed it.
Download SQL Operations Studio
Go to the SQL Operations Studio download page, and click the .zip file for macOS (there are also options for Windows and Linux if you need them).
Install SQL Operations Studio
Once the .zip file has downloaded, double-click it to expand its contents. Then drag the .app file to your Application folder (it will probably be called either SQL Operations Studio.app or sqlops.app or similar).
Launch SQL Operations Studio
Launch SQL Operations Studio (by clicking on its icon in your Launchpad or the Applications folder).
Connect to SQL Server
Enter the SQL Server connection details.
Here are the details I used on the SQL Server installation tutorial:
- Server Name: localhost
- Authentication Type: SQL Login
- User name: sa
- Password: myPassw0rd
- Database Name: <default>
- Server Group: <default>
You've now connected to SQL Server with SQL Operations Studio. Once logged in, the Server Dashboard is displayed:


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Lennon Legend: An Illustrated Life of John Lennon
by James Henke
Weidenfeld & Nicolson £25, pp64
In the world of Lennon biographies and Beatles retrospectives, James Henke's Lennon Legend is a treat for the truly obsessive fan. Laid out like a scrapbook, each page includes wallets and envelopes housing facsimiles of memorabilia - the first draft of 'In My Life', lovingly wrapped in greaseproof paper; a pull-out copy of young John's report card from Quarry Bank grammar in 1955; a ticket for the recording of The Ed Sullivan Show in 1965 - all so faithfully reproduced as to give the collector of Lennon trivia the sensation of being the sole curator.
Crucially, this is the first life to be approved and authorised by Yoko; the author is a former Rolling Stone journalist and friend of Lennon's, and his text, though more substantial than mere captions to the photographs and posters, recounts the history simply and cleanly without the added weight of musicological or cultural analysis.
The book is also a very elaborate CD cover; the disc features an hour of various interviews with Lennon as well as a live version of 'Imagine', the most famous song of the twentieth century, whose sentiments were surely foreshadowed in young John's religious instruction report: 'Attitude most unsatisfactory.'

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Fucked Up have released their contribution to their forthcoming split with The Dirtbombs. The song is not new, having been released before as the B-side to the Crooked Head 7-inch from 2008 and later on the Couple Tracks: Singles 2002-2009 compilation. The band has also been confirmed as headliners for the 2nd annual Bruise Cruise, a floating music festival taking place from February 10th to 13th. It will include Fucked Up, King Khan and the Shrines, the Dirtbombs, Thee Oh Sees and others.
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F-cked Up: 'Year of the Snake'
F-cked Up releases details for 'Year of the Snake'
Damian Abraham is taking his 'Turned Out A Punk' podcast on an East Coast tour


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Details for Modern Warfare 2 and Upcoming Call of Duty Games Have Reportedly Been Leaked
Titles include the upcoming Modern Warfare 2, the next Warzone game, and the unannounced 2024 Call of Duty title.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – 10 Reasons Why It Looks Insanely Good

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This book offers a new insight into leadership in the public sector:
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It will be of benefit to all who are interested in what the future holds for public services and prompts a different way of thinking about leadership.


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About a month ago, I woke up to an email stating that I had won the grand prize from a marketing survey that I filled out. The prize, much to my surprise, was a Janome Horizon Memory Craft 15000. At first I was in complete shock and slowly it turned to denial. Then a week and a half ago I received a phone call from Janome telling me where I could pick up the machine, from my local Janome dealer – South Sound Sewing.
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Are you ready to give the SSI specialty Ice diving as an instructor independently?
At our dive school you can become an SSI specialty instructor / Training specialist, our Assistant Instructor Trainer (AIT) Wilfred (SSI AIT # 73993) has (seminar) training in many SSI specialties at Pro level so there is always something for you!
The great advantage of following an SSI specialty seminar at instructor level is that the candidate does not need to submit logged diving / experience and can obtain the specialty instructor rating after completing the specialty seminar given by an SSI Assistant Instructor Trainer (AIT)!
Benefits of a specialty seminar with an Assistant Instructor Trainer / Instructor Trainer:
-You will be taught by an experienced SSI specialty instructor trainer.
-The candidate does not need to demonstrate logged diving / experience.
-SSI Monitor yours SSI Dive Center / Resort does not have to sign.
-Seminars are interactive and use active learning sessions to learn the program.
-Candidates have more interaction with their instructors and can quickly learn from their experience.
-Seminar may be followed immediately after an ITC to add training value and earnings.
What do we do :
As a SSI Assistant Instructor / dive control specialist or SSI instructor you can become a specialty instructor if you have been trained by following a specialty seminar, you first take all the theory independently, then we walk through it together, you take the compulsory exam (90%) and we will teach you with an active teaching method how you can give an SSI specialty yourself, here you will also teach yourself and you will be judged on both your theory presentation (s) and the required diving skills. (minimum 1 (open) water lesson)
Price of the SSI Pro seminar:
The starting price mentioned is for one (1) complete specialty seminar, including practical lessons.
Digital Specialty Instructor Kit:
You can purchase the necessary / mandatory SSI teaching materials / instructor kit (€ 50, - ex VAT) yourself via your SSI Pro account or via our diving school for an additional charge. Our assistant instructor trainer will gladly tell you more about it!
Digital Specialty Instructor Bundle - Special Price 40% Discount
Upon purchase of the 'Specialty Instructor Bundle', the instructor candidate receives 5 digital Specialty Instructor packages (SSI Teaching Materials) for the special price of 3 our assistant instructor trainer will gladly tell you more!
SSI Digital learning package:
For the SSI Ice diving specialty instructor seminar mandatory use is made of the digital teaching package / instructor outlines *, which means that you can consult all necessary data via the SSI system, including exams *, power point presentations * and the like * (* If available ) this package is of course available via your own SSI dive pro login! Some instructor packages are currently only available in English.
Self study for the SSI Dive Pro on the diving theory at our dive school:
If an SSI digital package is available, the theory applies that we assume that you have mastered this by means of self-study and you have read the outlines as a specialty instructors candidate, you know the participation requirements and so on, you can answer the questions in the outlines and you can explain to course participants, you see it as preparation for this course is of great importance, do you also take into account that you as a specialty instructor candidate must also take a (final) exam ?!
SSI Specialty brochure, make your choice and quickly book your instructors seminar:
View our SSI specialty folder you can download it here: click here!
SSI Pro Odin account:
To participate, you must link your SSI Pro account in the ODIN system of SSI. Search for our center and link it to your account: SSI Dive Center Vipdiveschool (DC NR: 714109)
- Be at least 18 years old
-Ask to the conditions!
Duration of a specialty seminar: Approximately one day depending on student progress.
We dive 7 days a week!
The SSI Ice diving specialty instructor seminar can be followed at our diving school in Vinkeveen and Almere 7 days a week between 09:00 and 23:00 h. Call or email us directly to record your date or book directly online and we will contact you. with you for making an appointment when it suits you!
Diving equipment: During the SSI Ice diving specialty instructor seminar you use your own diving equipment or you can rent the necessary diving equipment with us!
Did you know that: We have a floating dive center on the Vinkeveense plassen? What makes boat diving for our daily expenses! That we really do diving lessons 7 days a week? that in addition to all SSI dive training we are also authorized to give most PADI diving courses and we do (almost) all diving courses from our dive ship at no extra cost ... so you can also take a boat dive :-)

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As seniors prepare to leave Kalamazoo College, they are a bit puzzled by the idea of going on to “bigger and better things,” as all of them are unemployed as of June 12.
Peter LaChapelle K’17, who will be graduating with a major in philosophy, a minor in history, and a theater arts concentration, has been rejected from over fifteen companies.
When asked if he believed he was employable, he began listing off some of his skills.
“I’m very good at arguing abstract ideas, and talking about important happenings before the 1800s, and I always get the last word in Facebook debates,” LaChapelle said.
Aside from these skills, LaChapelle has also had five unpaid internships with different organizations.
“I took out the trash, got people coffee, and watched business meetings. How much more prepared can I get?” LaChapelle said.
Director of the Center for Career and Professional Development, Joan Hawxhurst, was shocked when she received the results of the next destination survey.
“We’ve never had a class result like this,” she said. “I couldn’t believe it when I saw it!”
To mitigate this, Kalamazoo College is opening up employment on campus to provide graduating seniors with minimum-wage income next year.
“We are making space in Creative Dining so that students can work in the Richardson Room, the cafeteria, and the Book Club. This way, we can bump the percentage to about 16 percent. That’ll give us time to come up with a better plan.”
However, working in the cafeteria is not the only way students are navigating unemployment. Ashley Moore K’17, has decided to avoid the job market all together and go to graduate school at the University of Michigan.
“Frankly, I don’t know if I even want to keep studying chemistry, but at least now I can avoid rejection letters!” she said. “It gives me a few extra years to stop the existential dread from setting in.”
While most students are concerned about unemployment, Josh Nelson K’16 is excited about his work next year.
“I’ve got a job lined up at the local record store, and I’m gonna be crashing at my parents’ house for at least a year,” Nelson said. “Who knows, maybe I’ll make the stay more permanent.”

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