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So today I just saw DeAndre Jordan make a new poster and this time it starred Orlando’s Glenn “Big Baby” Davis on the receiving end of a DJ-hammer-throwdown-all-hell-broke-loose slamma jamma.
And it was made even more awesome because it was on awesome hi-def – props to SKYcable for that one (naks!). Saw it on NBA Premium TV HD (Ch. 175 represent!), and I’m pretty sure I’ll catch it later as well.
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Lisa A. Parham and Kenneth E. Copeland, Sr., both of Spartanburg were married April 3, 2004 at 3:00pm at The United House of Prayer. Rev. Rosavelt Copeland and Rev. Richard Sadler officiated the ceremony which was followed by a reception at the Spartan Star Lodge.
Mrs. Copeland is the daughter of Doris Parham of Spartanburg and the late Willie Parham of Florence. She is a graduate of Spartanburg High School and Spartanburg Tech. College. She works for Magnolia Place.
Mr. Copeland is the son of Maggie Copeland of Spartanburg and the late Butch Porter of Inman. He is the grandson of Bobby and Nellie Porter of Inman. He is a graduate of Broome High School and the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg. He works for Michelin Tire of Spartanburg.
The bride was presented by her brother Mr. Willie Anthony Parham. Mrs. Anita Thompson, sister of bride, attended as matron of honor. Ms. Patricia Allen, sister of bride, attended as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were: Ms. Addinekia Brewer, Mrs. Vanesha Copeland, Ms. Latonya Covington, Ms. Cheryl Jones, Ms. Joyce E. Glenn, all friends of the bride, Mrs. Lynn Massey, cousin of the bride, and Mrs. Makeitha Mallory, niece of the bride.
Flower girls were Little Miss Miranda Gist and Little Miss Kenya Copeland. Ring Bearer was Little Master Kenneth Copeland, Jr. Bible bearer was Little Master Chase Thompson.
Mr. Joe Lee Copeland, cousin of the groom, and Mr. Tedric Thompson, brother-in-law of the bride, served as best men. Groomsmen were: Mr. Marcus Copeland, brother of the groom, Mr. Paul Foster, cousin of the groom, Mr. Walter McCoy, cousin of the groom, Mr. Roger Parham, brother of the bride, Mr. Timothy Parham, nephew of the bride, Mr. Willie Parham, Jr., nephew of the bride, Mr. Nate Saziru, friend of the bride and groom, and Mr. Leon Trice, friend of the groom.
Solo and music provided by Kenneth Oglesby.
After a trip to Charleston and New York, the couple will make their home in Spartanburg, SC
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Social Media tells us we should take photos of our child at the pumpkin patch or playing in the leaves. Luckily, some of our favorite people happen to own a large farm nearby so this morning, we put on our fall gear and headed toward Lebanon to visit Schappacher Farms.
We met our friends Jess and little Lane, who is just two days younger than Cooper. One of the many things I love about this farm is that you can see kids and adults of ALL ages. Many little babies in the arms of their parents (much like Coop was last year), and so many older kids enjoying the many fun “fall” things to do.
Our group spent the majority of our time in the pumpkin patch, where you get to pick out your own pumpkin before taking it up the hill to be weighed. The boys loved “drumming” on the big pumpkins and running after
strangers new friends.
After sufficient time in the pumpkin patch, we walked up the hill to check out the bigger kids petting the mini horses and watched the mini electric train (only $2 per ride!). The hay rides are free. Yes, FREE. Is anything free anymore? This family is so awesome to provide memorable experiences like this to keep the day economical for a family.
The shop is filled with all sorts of goodies and we enjoyed hot apple cider, pumpkin cookies and a pretzel. When it comes to “Uncle” Butch and “Aunt” Sherry, these kids typically get spoiled so they both also tried a deliciously sugary juice in a pumpkin container. What a day!
I want to personally thank Butch, Sherry, Ashley, AJ, Matthew, Bethany, and the MANY other family members and friends that create these experiences for not only my family but so many others. Even though we came home with the pumpkin we had hoped for, something tells me we’ll be back again next weekend to try those hand-dipped caramel apples!
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S: Ryan's First Year
BC: Lovingly made by Mammaw Strunk for Ryan's first birthday January 29, 2012
FC: My First Year, Too
3: Once upon a time, there was a mommy, a daddy, and a little boy. They decided that maybe their family wasn't complete, so they had me. ME Ryan Christopher Strunk I was born on January 29, 2011, at 1:29pm, in San Antonio, Texas, weighing 7 lbs 14 oz I was welcomed into the world by my family as well as my grandparents, uncle and aunt, and many other friends. It took a 'village' to get me here, but I came into the world making my presence known to all...... and this is my first year story. | that's right.......
4: 29 weeks | 27 weeks | 25 weeks | 20 weeks | 16 weeks | 12 weeks | 11 weeks | 8 weeks | Mommy and Daddy announced my expected arrival to the Strunk side of the family on the way to Las Vegas...... | about 7 weeks along .... I'm not very cute yet | Mommy's tummy is growing...... I guess really it's me!
5: 31 weeks | 35 weeks | 38 weeks | 34 weeks Christmas Day, 2010 | 33 weeks | At about 30 weeks, Mommy was put on bed rest so I could keep growing....
6: The evening before I arrived..... mommy is really ready to have me. | so much excitement..... | Hello World.... I'm here | January 29
7: They kept messing with me.......LEAVE ME ALONE | finally......snuggly and warm
8: Mommy's arms at last..... | Mommy, daddy and me | Daddy and me | Big brother, Alex's first look at me.....he's gonna be a great big brother
9: The paparazzi arrived to see how cute I was.......that included Gdaddy and Mammaw, YaYa and Pop, Granna, Uncle Mike and Aunt Jenny. It's a good thing I can sleep through anything right now....... | Granna | YaYa | Gdaddy
10: Granna | Mammaw and Alex | Aunt Jenny | Pop, Mommy, YaYa | Pop | Everybody wanted to hold me......it was okay with me | me and the guys
11: Uncle Mike helped my big brother Alex hold me.....
12: After a couple of days, it was time to go home.......Mommy, Daddy and Alex helped me get ready.
13: Home, at last | I love being held..... | a little bit of sleep | a lot of being awake
14: Bathtime | Brothers | YaYa and me
15: Daddy and me | Granna and me | Mammaw, Alex and me watching a movie | YaYa and me enjoying a few moments of quiet
16: Toward the end of February, I was settling into home life......... | I'm more alert now.....see, I even posed | Aunt Jenny and me.....just chillin' | The Strunk boys.
17: I like sharing nap time with my brother | Me and my Great-Grandmother Libby | Gdaddy and me.......good snuggles | Baths are overrated
18: I'm one month old, now, and I am growing like a weed....... | me and Uncle Mike | my big brother Alex trying to kiss me with Daddy | me and Daddy snoozing | Mammaw makes a soft pillow
19: I am much more alert, and every once in a while, I smile..... | my great grandmother, Mimi, holding me | Four Generations Daddy, Me and Alex, Granna and Great Pappaw | Just us guys......Daddy, me and Alex and Great Pappaw | I am soooooo cute......
20: I cannot sit up in a chair yet , but I prop up really well....... | Finally, I am two months old...I got some shots today..... See my bandaids?
21: YaYa to my rescue | still wobbly trying to sit up | and, my, how my expressions can change quickly
22: Me and Alex posing......ooops, my head rolled over...... | My mommy is so comfy.....
23: Brothers, forever | I think Alex likes me
24: April brought more sunshine and more smiles
25: I am growing like a weed | My Great Grandmother Libby and me
26: I'm cuter than the Easter Bunny | It may not be a chocolate bunny, but this binky is still pretty good
27: how do they expect me to hunt for eggs in this car seat? | My first Easter | Alex and me, Easter 2011 | Aunt Jenny, Uncle Mike, Alex, Daddy, Mommy and me
28: May brought many new and exciting things. | I can reach my toes | just wait til I get my hands free...... | Mother's Day in Katy | fun with Mommy...... they say I have 'killer blue eyes and a winning smile'
29: My first dinner at Taste of Texas although I didn't get to eat. It was a dual celebration for Daddy's birthday and because he was going to be deployed to an 'undisclosed location'........whatever that means. | Our first family portrait | My daddy makes me smile | Baby Dedication day at Kingsland, May 8
30: June arrived with plans for a vacation. I don't know what it is, but I'm ready. | Gotta be cool when you're a chick-magnet like me........just saying | Even chick magnets get tired...... | Daddy was always in our hearts and thoughts.
31: My daddy started his deployment training, so he couldn't go, but Mommy, Alex and me went with Gdaddy, Mammaw, Mike, Jenny and great Grandmother to Panama City Beach in Florida. | can't get enough of this beach stuff....
32: In the condo or on the beach, it was a really good time | Uncle Mike and me | Uncle Mike, Aunt Jenny and me | me and my great grandmother Libby | The last evening on the beach with Aunt Jenny, Uncle Mike and Alex
33: Aunt Jenny helped me write my name in the sand...... | Mommy and me | It's always nice to have a friend like Sophie....
34: After vacation we began moving to Katy, Texas to live with YaYa and Pop while Daddy was away. I was becoming more active and beginning to learn new tricks...... | me and Pop and some quality time
35: My daddy left for another training deployment when I was 5 months old. It wasn't easy for any of us.
36: July was a month of changes...... special times with family and then Daddy was off to Afghanistan for 6 months | Alex and I can play together now | I only sleep when it's convenient.... | We Strunk men | Uncle Mike has a soft arm | Daddy can sleep through anything
37: laughs and special time at the airport before daddy flew off | When DUTY calls.....
38: Aunt Jenny...... rocks | Granna, Alex and me
39: After Daddy went overseas, we lived in Katy with YaYa and Pop..... that means lots of photo ops with relatives | YaYa has a great shoulder to lean on
40: I like unusual places......I guess it's the confinement. | Alex and I like to wrestle | By August I was a little more fun to play with
41: Today I am 7 months old. I dressed up for the occasion and went swimming. | All those restless, sleepless nights.......I gotta catch up on sleep sometime. Might as well be during the day....
42: I think they are all in trouble now.......I can stand in my crib. | A box is a great place to play | Trying to catch me before church is a major effort. | September has arrived and there's no stopping me now
43: oh, the changing faces of a happy baby
44: I'm easier to take places now....Alex is showing me how to drive. IT IS FUN | I still get dirty, but baths are fun, too.
45: The year is flying by. I am crawling everywhere, and now I am pulling up to stand......it won't be long 'til I get these legs moving. | We talk to Daddy on Skype. This is a nice family photo from his side of the world to ours. | I'm trying to find my daddy....where did you say he was?
46: October is here and I am ready for the Halloween season......I look really cute in orange. | so much playing makes a boy tired | The weather is nice....we love to be outside
47: I'm still trying to find my daddy....where did you say he was? | oh, here? | you mean he's not coming home yet? okay then, I'll go get him.
48: I'm almost as big as Alex | my first tooth....no wonder I've been drooling so much.... | I have some really cute Halloween pajamas.....
49: after we went Trick or Treating, we went to Gdaddy and Mammaw's house for a little while | Ready for trick-or-treating..... I am a puppy and Alex is a dinosaur....mommy is a ladybug | Halloween Day
50: we got a surprise package in the mail from Daddy...... stuffed bears dressed in camo... | November gives us lots to be thankful for | The weather is still great and we love to be outside | wagon rides are fun.... | ...and great for napping
51: I found a perfect place to play inside | and I could still play outside, too
52: I have started trying to walk, and I love to climb onto or into things | me and Gdaddy are buddies | The Katy Tigers are still one of our favorite teams | I also like to test my limits | I'm really getting more independent
53: and Alex and I can wrestle without getting hurt
54: Thanksgiving Day | me and Great Grandmother Libby | me and mommy at the Strunk family dinner | I'm walking now
55: I'm getting too big for this placemat
56: December arrives and the Christmas Season is upon us | Santa, will you really bring me everything I want? | I still like confined places
57: posing under the Christmas tree | I think this Mickey ornament is for me
58: now, really, do I have to wear this? | I'm a Ryan-osaurus | It may be cold outside, but it's still warm enough inside for short sleeves.
59: The Christmas train was fascinating and I loved the lights....I also liked undecorating the tree
60: Christmas Day, 2012 | We dressed up in our Christmas clothes
61: What a busy day...while we opened gifts at Gdaddy and Mammaw's, Daddy joined us on Skype | The next morning I tried out my new scooter.
62: Even though it's December, we can still play outside.....Texas is never too cold.
64: January is here now, and I am really busy playing.
65: The bouncy house and the fort provided many hours of fun.....until I discovered the bouncy house was like a giant playpen.
66: I still like strange places | And just before my first birthday, I had to have a procedure in the hospital. It made me very sleepy.
67: Finally, January 29 has arrived. I am 1 year old. | I'm excited .....I have had several cupcakes and celebrations all day long.
68: When do I get more cake? | Wait.......NO HAT
69: ooooo.....pretty light | HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
70: I got some stuffed animals, and then....I got my own remote control.
71: CAKE TIME | It took me a few minutes, but I finally got the hang of it....and boy, was it good
72: I love this cake.......let me get every crumb
73: I think I may be on cake overload......this partying all day makes a boy tired. | Mammaw and Gdaddy were here when daddy got on Skype to wish me a Happy Birthday......
74: And, only one week later, my Daddy came home from overseas. We waited patiently in the San Antonio airport.......
75: And then.....his plane landed. When he walked off, we all were so excited to see him.......
76: What a great way to end my first year.....my family together again.
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not a bad little gadget! could use a reset button though
I didn't know pixel tracing caused problems in low quality, I've never seen that in stuff I mocked up, but I have seen it in yours so I guess it depends on the scale, yeah? has to line up exactly or you have a problem
Pixel Tracing cause problems in all qualities, the rendering is optimized randomly.
the controls could use a little fine tuning, and it runs a little slow on my PC, but still great
I saw that weird flash on a site i forgot the name of, it wasted half an hour of my life, if you know the name of the site, please tell me
The cartoon you are refering to is called The Demented Cartoon Movie by a fellow named Brian Kendall. Chances are you saw it on albinoblacksheep, but it also lives here in newgrounds. Just search for it :)
this (and by this i mean the full version) is the only flash i've ever seen that was everything it was supposed to be
p.s. how the hell did you get flash to do whatever the hell it's doing that enables multyplayer, i thought that flash didn't allow that!!!
pp.ss. can you do something about all those hackers?
how exactly do you send the money? I've already submitted my program thing whithout thinking about that, so...
"well what do you expect? it's MEAT" I think you should have added sonic for the heck of it but, ah whatever
I keep dieing about 30 seconds after starting, by the way, how do I set web site on my profile (You should Know, you started this place)
!!!! BLOODY LEVEL 16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!! great game though, only gave a humorscore because after trying everything on one level i gave up, scribbled something, and it won!! I'm still laughing at myself for that, if only I could Beat lvl 16
a bit fast
a bit too fast, the rotation was in the wrong direction, AND WHERE DID YOU GET THE ENTIRE SONIC ADVENTURE 2 TAILS THEME! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT!
Sonic website :-)
and I tink I may have slowed the game down a little because of what you said
newgrounds.com — Your #1 online entertainment & artist community! All your base are belong to us.
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A traditional hen party is often focused on a celebration of one's last night of "freedom." Women may go out on the town to bars and male strip clubs. This type of party certainly isn't for everyone. If you're a Christian who takes her faith seriously, you can still make your hen party a night to remember. Take the time to bond with your best lady friends, have good food and drink and play some games. Games can bring out the competitive sides of guests while giving the entire group something to participate in.
Mr and Mrs
Play your own version of Mr and Mrs off the tele. If you're planning a hen party for your friend, meet with her husband-to-be with a video camera and a set of 15 to 20 questions about the couple. Ask about things such as where they shared a first kiss, what her favourite meal is and what about him annoys her the most. Record his answers. At the party, pass out a list of the questions to each guest. For each question, the women must guess as to whether the bride-to-be's answer will match her future husband's. After the bride answers her questions, play the video of the fiancé. Whoever made the most guesses as to matching answers wins the game.
Chances are, most guests at the hen party will bring a handbag. Play the purse game. Make up a list of things commonly found in a woman's handbag, such as a brush, mirror, make-up, medicine, Bible verse and cross. Assign a point value to each item and make a list. Before playing the game, pass out a copy of the list to each player. As they go through their handbags, instruct them to mark down which items they have. You can choose to award bonus points for the women who have the strangest objects in their handbags.
Toilet paper wedding dress
The toilet paper wedding dress game will likely have hen party guests laughing. Be sure to have a camera on hand to capture the moments. Divide the party guests into teams of three to four people. Each group chooses a model for the wedding dress. During the game, the other team members fashion a dress on the model made completely of toilet paper. Teams can also make accessories like jewellery, veils and bouquets, as long as they are completely made of the toilet paper. Let the bachelorette decide the winner by choosing which dress she likes best.
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I am trying to locate a grass collection system for my Toro Proline 120 Groundsmaster mower. I am really not wanting to contact my local dealer on this (personal reason) and wanted to see what options are available. The Toro collection system part# 30576 is one option and I wanted to see if anyone knows of other options to fit this model. Could someone here quote a price for Toro part #30576? Any help would be appreciated.
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https://www.lawnsite.com/threads/toro-proline-120-52-grass-collection-options.196385/
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Rimu Grove was founded in 1995 in the rolling hills above the scenic Waimea Estuary. The search for the ultimate expression of terroir is reflected in Rimu Grove wines: a synergy of Nelson sunshine, Moutere clay gravels, maritime microclimate and the pursuit of perfection.
Rimu Grove philosophy starts with an uncompromising desire to produce the best wines possible. Meticulous management in the vineyard produces grapes with a fine balance of varietal flavours, textures and aromas. The fruit and wine are handled carefully to retain those delicate characteristics. Every effort is made to produce the finest wine.
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|WARNING: There is a Wendigo about, looking to haunt unwary readers!|
|The Hannibal Wiki is currently updating as much information as possible about the television show, novels, and movies. If you are not up to date on the most recent episode, "The Wrath of the Lamb", the latest novel, "Hannibal Rising", or the Bryan Fuller Twitter updates, you should be wary of which page you plan to visit.|
|Novels • Films • TV Series • Hannibal Lecter|
What part of Season 3 do you think you'll enjoy most?
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December and the holidays are well upon us. The gallery looks festive and cheery, with all the beautiful art work on walls, counters and pedestals. The tree is full of wonderful hand made ornaments, thanks to our many creative members. Don’t forget to stop by for your own holiday shopping, and to invite friends and family members to come by as well.
On November 22nd we had Art on State Street, with our block of State Street filled with our booths and colorful artwork. The weather cooperated, and it was a great chance for members to show a lot of their work for sale. Thanks to all of you who assisted in making this a successful event.
We have been busy planning for 2010, and scheduling events for the year. We will be having a Photography show-in-a-show in February, including a great reception; the Multi Media Mini Show in March; and in April, all the events surrounding the Flower Show. And that’s just the first four months! We look forward to making these happenings a perfect opportunity to bring the community into the gallery, to show our work off to good advantage, and make sales. It takes a lot of work to put together these events, so let’s be generous with our time and talents, if asked to assist.
May you all have a wonderful holiday season, with family, friends and loved ones. And may 2010 bring us all great opportunities and success.
Judith Sparhawk, President
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(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE)
Red Cross Hosts Volunteer Appreciation Banquet
Springfield, MO – The Greater Ozarks Chapter of the American Red Cross will host its Annual Appreciation Banquet on Saturday evening, Dec. 19, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. till 7:30 p.m. at the St. John’s Cancer Center on Fremont.
At the present time the chapter serves 29 counties and there are over 1,000 volunteers that donate over 100,000 hours each year. IndependentSector.org estimates that each volunteer hour is worth approximately $20.21. That amounts to over 2 million dollars each year that chapter volunteers donate of their time.
Luke Bolz, Director of Volunteers for the Greater Ozarks Chapter, said, “Our volunteers are absolutely amazing. We will never be able to thank them for the time they give to their communities….but we are certainly going to try!!”
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation’s blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.
Public Information Officer
Financial Development Assistant
American Red Cross
Greater Ozarks Chapter
1545 N. West Bypass
Springfield, MO. 65803
417-832-9500 EXT. 107
Toll Free: 1-866-206-0256 EXT. 107
*** Winter storms can range from a moderate snow over a few hours to a blizzard with blinding , wind-driven snow that lasts for several days. Some winter storms are large enough to affect several states, while others affect only a single community. Many winter storms are accompanied by dangerously low temperatures and sometimes strong winds, icing, sleet and freezing rain.
Click on the link www.redcross.org/BeRedCrossReady for more information!
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The Sign Shoppe
Please Excuse The Mess We Live Here - Wood Sign - Kitchen Home Decor - Wall Hanging - Painted Distressed Rustic Primitive - Reclaimed Wood
Please Excuse The Mess BUT We Live Here - Wood Sign - Home Decor - Wall Hanging - Painted Distressed Rustic Primitive - Reclaimed Wood
This hand painted reclaimed wood sign reads "Please Excuse The Mess BUT We Live Here" and is hung with black wire. It measures approx 10" W x 11" H.
It is painted white with black distressing underneath and finished with varnish with a clear coating.
A protective coating has been applied.
All of our signs are hand painted, sanded, distressed and stained by hand. Due to the driftwoods, reclaimed woods and pine used in all of our signs and our distressing methods no signs are alike. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have enjoyed making them! Thanks for looking!
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Relocation is never easy. These Conifer CO Relocation Hints are meant to give you flavor of the city.
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Conifer is an unincorporated town in Jefferson County. There is no city government nor mayor.
Conifer Chamber of Commerce – Watch the Chamber’s video about Conifer. It is interesting and will give you a good idea of where you will be living.
The Conifer Public Library is part of the Jefferson County Public Library system. Have fun with Saturday at the Movies at the library. Read about the rich Conifer history, check out books and music, or download a book to your digital reader.
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Conifer Police Department – The community is protected by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. They not only help with what little crime there is, but also with fire prevention.
Conifer Schools – Conifer is part of the Jefferson County school system.
Conifer Volunteer Opportunities – A number of agencies in the community use volunteers. If you are new to the area, it’s a great way to meet new people and find new friends. Volunteer at a church, work with abused children or join a group interested in protecting nature and wildlife.
Conifer Colorado Homes for Sale – Relocating to Conifer means a new home. Find it here!
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Meaning: HONE, SHARPEN
Etymology: The left radical means stone. The character to the right represents two forked sized sticks of uniform size. Thus, the association is to make stones uniform in size, weight, etc.
If you've seen a Japanese castle wall, you'll realise why this is important.
Mnemonic: HONE STONE WITH TWO FORKED STICKS.
(Based upon Henshall, 1998)
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Lusk is a small town in Ireland, 23 km north of Dublin city centre. The name "Lusk" is said to date back to Saint MacCullin, who founded a church there c. 450. Oral tradition suggests MacCullin may have either lived in or been buried in a cave and that the name "Lusk" derives from an old Irish word Lusca meaning 'cave' or 'underground chamber'. MacCullin died in c. 497 and his feast day was the 6th of September. The area was known as Bregia in pre-Christian times and is known to have been birthplace to Cú Chulainn's wife, Emer. Thus we find a 20th-century tradition among old Lusk families of naming daughters Emer.
In the 2000s, Lusk had an exploding population. The Central Statistical Office notes that 62% of all private dwellings in Lusk were built in the five years between 2001 and 2006. Census figures for the same period show a population boom from c. 2500 to over 5200. During most of the 20th century, the population remained fairly static. Census returns for 1901 and 1911 show a population boom from about 300 to 600. In the early 1950s, the Survey Gazetteer of The British Isles quotes a population of 513 for the village. Due to massive emigration in the 1950s and 1960s the later population actually declined. In the mid-1950s for instance, the total number of children in the old NS, boys and girls, hovered around 120. The present NS opened in 1956 with about that number.
The railway station of Rush & Lusk is about 1 mile east and is shared with the coastal settlement of Rush.
The above text is an extract from a recent revision of the Wikipedia article Lusk, Dublin, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
Tell us about any upcoming major events in Lusk and we can add to our website!
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Hillview Self Catering boasts a countryside location just 30 minutes' drive from Dublin city centre and 16.8 km from Dublin Airport. Accommodation will provide you with a flat-screen TV and a seating area.
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|Polling officials count ballots of nationwide poll on more rights to same-sex couples and passport checks on the country's borders in a school in Buehl, near Zurich|
Swiss voters have agreed to relax their border restrictions by joining the European Union's Passport-Free Zone, while separately approving more rights for same-sex couples.
In Sunday's referendum, about 55 percent of Swiss voters accepted two European Union treaties. Joining the EU's Passport-Free Zone will eliminate many border restrictions with Switzerland's neighbors and ease the sharing of criminal information. The other treaty regulates and streamlines asylum issues.
Switzerland is not part of the European Union.
In a second question, 58 percent of voters approved granting same-sex partners the same rights as heterosexuals on taxes, pensions, and inheritances. Other European countries have such rights for gay couples, but this is the first time the issue has been directly approved by citizens of a European country.
Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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Presented by JCC Manhattan
Come together with New Yorkers from across the spectrum of Jewish life for a revelatory night of study, film, music, dance, yoga, cheesecake and more throughout the building in celebration of Shavuot. Come for an hour or stay the night!
Rabbi Jonah Geffen will present a session at 1:45 a.m. entitled, "Arranging the Coals and Stoking the Fire: Whole Hog Barbecue and the True Jewish Soul".
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- Worldwide Rank #2,859
- Follower/Following Ratio 1.46
- Daily New Followers 552
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@vipregan - Tracking Matt Twitter profile since October 1, 2009
I once was in a movie that grossed $250 million dollars on a $80 million budget. You? If you like my tweets, I'll like yours in return.
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Matt, also known as @vipregan has a reasonably significant presence on Twitter and is ranked by us in the 40% percentile for account strength. Active on Twitter since May 2009, Matt made it to having a whopping 475,252 Twitter followers and to being ranked 2,859 for number of followers among all Twitter users.
Uh-oh... seems like someone has fallen asleep while on duty and is dropping in social relevance. The plot thickens when considering Matt's follower-to-following ratio, which is 1.46. That's a healthy ratio.
Tweeting is apparently one of @vipregan's favorite pastimes, with an average of 9 tweet(s) per day in the past 30 days. However this seems to be a big change from a total of 90,216 since @vipregan joined Twitter.
It seems like Matt doesn't have a very wide-reaching attentiveness to their posts on Twitter, with an audience attentiveness score of 13%, which stems from being tracked on 1,008 Twitter lists and normalized to their 475,252 followers.
This account is tracked by us for quite some time now, actually since October 2009. As of July 25 2017 we track 278400756 Twitter accounts, so feel free to search for other accounts you're interested in and reveal their Twitter story!
@vipregan has posted 326 tweets in the last 30 days, which translates to an average of 9 tweets per day.
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Filling a void in the literature on film music appreciation, this volume provides a consolidation of relevant film music with information about film composers and their scores. The volume also features well-illustrated information about each film with a text that clearly illustrates a well-rounded and in-depth look at film music.
The reference addresses the functions of film scoring, the operational aspects of the industry, music for silent films, early sound film, the rise of the symphonic film score, the golden age of film music, the age of versatility, new faces enter the ranks and the 21st century.
For film and music enthusiasts and others interested in the evolution of music in film.
Intended as a college-level music appreciation text, this work chronologically examines music in Hollywood from 1894 to the present. The focus is on symphonic scores, with some discussion of the operative functions of film music being presented before the text launches into appreciation of specific scores. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Request for Proposal: Prevention Beyond the Pipeline
The ADDF seeks to support prevention drug discovery not covered by most research funders or our current RFPs.
Average Duration: 1-2 years
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Letter of Intent: February 17, 2017
Invited Full Proposal: March 10, 2017
Letter of Intent: May 19, 2017
Invited Full Proposal: June 9, 2017
Letter of Intent: July 31, 2017
Invited Full Proposal: September 8, 2017
Letter of Intent: November 17, 2017
Invited Full Proposal: December 8, 2017
Prevention Research Funding Priority Areas
- Consortium of Cohorts for Alzheimer's Prevention Action (CAPA) – Epidemiological studies contribute unmatched information on whether the risk of dementia or cognitive decline may be influenced by long-term exposure to specific foods, supplements, and drugs. However, high-powered studies are needed, ideally with dose, duration, and responder profiles, in order to translate epidemiological research into actionable interventions for testing. Through the CAPA Consortium, the ADDF funds collaborative analyses on dementia prevention using a minimum of five longitudinal cohorts, either harmonized or analyzed through parallel analysis of cohorts using a shared analysis script. More information here.
- Comparative Effectiveness Research – For many health conditions, physicians have a choice of clinically equivalent drugs. Some of these drugs are being investigated for repurposing to treat Alzheimer's or related dementias, due to potential disease-modifying properties that go beyond their treatment of their approved disease indication. The ADDF will consider funding research to generate an evidence base on whether choices in the routine clinical care of pre-existing conditions could protect against dementia. Priority will be given to the comparison of drugs that are otherwise clinically equivalent for the pre-existing condition (see Box 1 in the ADDF 2016 position paper). Methods may include randomized clinical trials or epidemiology.
- Cognitive Decline and Cognitive Reserve – Cognitive decline through aging and health conditions has been linked to an increased risk of dementia. The ADDF will consider funding drug discovery programs to prevent and treat these conditions, including cognitive aging, postoperative delirium and postoperative cognitive decline, mild and/or repetitive traumatic brain injury, and chemotherapy-induced decline. Methods may include clinical trials or epidemiology.
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- Biotechnology companies with programs dedicated to Alzheimer's disease translational development – New biotechnology company spinouts or existing biotechnology companies that demonstrate a clear need for non-profit funding are eligible to apply. Funding is provided through mission-related investments (MRIs) that require return on investment based upon scientific and/or business milestones.
Application Submission Guidelines
The ADDF typically supports one to two years of research at a time, with potential for future follow-on funding. Funding can range from $50,000-$100,000 for epidemiological analyses and up to $3 million for clinical trials. Budgets must be justified by the scientific work plan. In some cases, multi-year proposals are considered. All applicants are required to complete an electronic "Letter of Intent" (LOI) available through the links below.
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Over 40 years working in the banking and finance industry enables Lance to offer the most appropriate solutions for his clients.
Lance commenced his career with the Bank of New South Wales (now Westpac) in January 1975 and held various positions within the banking and finance industry until March 1986, at which time he founded Finance Brokers of Tasmania Pty Ltd opening the first office in Launceston.
Lance has arranged all types of finance in his role as broker/director, from small personal loans to complex commercial transactions. He has served as a Tasmanian representative of the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia and was previously president of the Tasmanian chapter and national delegate of the Finance Brokers Assocation of Australia.
Lance continues to enjoy his role as broker for his many clients and still arranges a wide and varied range of loans for both existing and new clients.
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New curbs on fracking in areas of natural beauty are to be introduced by ministers in a move designed to head off a pre-election revolt by environmental groups.
Energy companies are likely to ask for an urgent meeting with ministers after an announcement today on shale gas extraction.
The move was immediately welcomed by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). However, it will once more dismay those who fear the Tories are capitulating to vested interests and losing their reforming edge as the election approaches.
Matthew Hancock, the energy minister, will say today that there is a new presumption that fracking will be banned in designated “areas of outstanding beauty”, on World Heritage Sites, national parks and the Broads.
This can be overturned only…
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We are using Pelican, a static site generator, to generate our web site. We
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Our goal is that the site could be edited by some collaborators sharing its
work through a repository on our local linux server. Every time a commit is
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My question is how to setup the post-receive hook on local server to push
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I have been following some posts on the web. They all set local server as a
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output files. It seems to me that a bare repository can´t act as central
repository for collaborators. Is it right?
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began service in Montreal in 1955 and has grown today
into one of the most modern Maintenance, Completion &
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Not much to report this month, I'm really enjoying working for the exhibition, it helps that it's been raining all day every day and so I have no option not to work!
I always try to think ahead, and I'm aware that after 7 months of flat out painting I will be bereft of ideas. I've been thinking about what I might do for inspiration when the time comes. So... I'm going to walk the South West Coast Path.
625 miles of pure inspiration for an artist, and sheer joy for an artist's dog. Jess and I are going to walk the whole thing in one go; I will sketch and write, and take a small box of watercolours (I'm not brilliant with watercolours but it'll be lovely to use a new medium).
I have a romantic vision of my dog and me striding along the cliffs of Cornwall, but I'm also quite apprehensive about it - what if it rains the whole way? What if I twist my ankle and fall off a cliff?!
The walk starts at Minehead and ends in Swanage (my home town). I love the idea of walking back to the place where I was raised. This one walk could provide me with enough ideas to last years! I'd love to do a book from it with illustrations, and definitely an exhibition.
Well, I have 10 months to wait, and plenty to do between now and then, so watch this space!
Oh, and Happy Christmas everyone!
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Behind the scenes :: here I am returning gowns to the rack from the fitting areas
Unfortunately, it happens occasionally and it happened this week.
A customer, hoping to save some money, took a gown that had been purchased from September's Bride to a seamstress who she had been told was "inexpensive". A few days ago, the customer returned to our store, wondering if we could do anything to salvage her gown. The gown had been shortened, but it was way too short and very uneven, too. Our fabulous seamstress, Sherry, used her experience to suggest a great fix and the gown looks very nice now. However, the customer ended up having to pay for the gown to be shortened twice.
Weddings are expensive, and I can fully understand trying to save money anywhere you can. Unfortunately, there is a misconception that a full-service bridal store, like September's Bride, is charging a premium on services and items that can be obtained elsewhere for much less. On the contrary, using professionals who work with bridal gowns and accessories on a regular basis will save you money and stress in the long run.
We work very diligently to be sure that everything is just right for our customers. We go out of our way to match fabrics, do things right the first time, press your gown to perfection, and fix even the smallest detail that may have gone awry. We deliver items that may have been forgotten, call you to verify colors, and stay after the designers and manufacturers to be sure that you have everything in time for your wedding day. The big bridal warehouses do not do that for their customers. We want you to be absolutely delighted with the service and products you receive from September's Bride.
If you have questions about our services or our prices, we are happy to explain the value you are receiving.
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Mickael Julliard has played the Grand Theft Auto series since its emergence in 1997, and his passion for the series has taken the shape of an online petition.
“You laugh, you cry with the game, and the sand-box aspect of it opens things up so much,” he said, when asked what he enjoys so much about the series. “It’s everything you could want in a game, and I want Rockstar to realize there’s a PC community that’s interested and committed to the GTA franchise.”
When he discovered the studio had made no announcements to bring the newest entry in the series to the PC, the Torontonian realized that didn’t necessarily mean it wasn’t in the books. However in order to ensure Rockstar was fully aware of the PC community and its passion for the GTA series, he turned to Change.org and started a petition. At the top of the page it says, “Because GTA is an amazing PC game and the idea of it not being on PC is a mistake!” It contains over 544 000 names, which aims to achieve its goal of one million.
Alongside the thousands of names, Mike said there’s been a lot of positive support in the form of messages and comments on his YouTube channel Hewlitt. The support has actually resulted in a campaign manager being assigned to help him out, who acts as a liaison between Rockstar and other media outlets.
Interestingly enough, as the popularity of the petition grew, so did the anger of those who were against it. A petition on change.org created by Trevor Philips – who’s actually one of the main characters in GTA V, therefore highly unlikely the real person’s name – establishes itself as a campaign against the release of a PC port. In its description it says, “So PC Gamers learn their lesson and stop stealing games.” It has about 11 000 supporters.
“I don’t think it’s really going to affect anything,” he said with a smile.
If GTA V does arrive on PC, he hopes for a port that isn’t hastily put together. Mike said when GTA IV released on the PC months after its initial release; he couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
“Most of the PC community would agree I think,” he said. “I mean, if you went to the controls menu when the game first came out on PC, it would just give you a picture of a 360 controller which obviously made no sense at all for PC.”
Though he didn’t encounter these situations often, another major annoyance that came with the PC port of GTA IV was the frequent interference during online play in the form of scripters. He also mentioned how he had to use two different types of DRM to play which he felt was a nuisance. Since he bought his copy off Steam, he was required to log into Steam and Games for Windows Live, alongside the Rockstar Social Club.
However when he looks back at the series, Mike was quick to call GTA III his favourite out of all GTA titles.
“It was such a colossal game for me. My brother, dad and I would sit down and just play for hours,” he said. “It was definitely the turning point in my gaming history.”
Game Shack’s Luigi Vaccaro said there haven’t been too many people asking about a PC version for GTA V, however there’s been interest shown regarding a next-gen version of the game.
“The incentive to get the game on a next-gen system for most gamers will be to keep it on one console,” he said.
He added he expects a PC version to be announced at some point.
“If they don’t, they’d be taking a big franchise and basically stepping on it,” Luigi said.
Rockstar is known for keeping things close to the chest, but Mike said he hopes his petition drives the message home. Interestingly Rockstar Toronto was responsible for the PC port for GTA IV, but there’s been no word from their studio regarding a PC version of GTA V.
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Posted by Allison on 24 March 2009, 10:02
As ever we are seeing plenty of activity in our weekly reports on the state of the currency markets. Those of you who are keeping an eye on certain conversion rates with the help of a currency calculator will no doubt be checking on the figures frequently as the world tries to backpedal from an almost inevitable recession.
It hasn't quite happened yet, but there are certainly plenty of major events happening and a lot of them are having a big effect on the exchange rates between certain countries. And that is what we are going to look at again now, since it's time to take our regular tour round the world to see how the British pound has been doing.
As you will see, it's clear that the pound is not exactly having an easy time of it lately, but we can only hang in there and wait to see when things will start to improve. Will it be this week? The chances are slim, but it's interesting to see how the pattern of rises and falls in the exchange rates continues. So with no further ado, let's take a look at how it performed last week.
The pound actually performed very well against the US dollar the week before, gaining six cents over the week and causing us to breathe something of a sigh of relief. Before that it almost seemed as if the humble pound had gone into freefall.
So with a starting point of 1.6211 US dollars to the pound, let's see what happened next.
As it happened the week didn't get off to the best start, with the pound losing ground by the end of the very first day. By the close of play on Monday it was down to 1.6089. Was this anything to worry about, or would it rally again later on in the week?
Well the next day appeared to send things in the direction of the US dollar, because the pound slipped by another two cents during the course of the day. It finished on 1.5876 – leaving the low sixties we finished on the previous week nothing but a distant memory.
Midweek brought a momentary rally by the pound though. While the Presidential election fever really took hold, the pound quietly gained back a little ground against the US dollar, creeping back up to 1.5957. Was it enough to gain the momentum to push back into the low sixties?
Unfortunately it seemed the answer was going to be no. On Thursday the dollar had re-exerted itself and pushed back again, resulting in a closing exchange rate of 1.5863. Would this be how things would finish for the week, or could the pound pull back a little ground to finish on come Friday night?
Perhaps it was the results of that election that made a difference, or perhaps it was simply that the British pound ran out of steam. Whatever it was, the exchange rate closed at 1.5778 for the week. That represented a 0.0433 loss over the course of the week, wiping out two thirds of the gains we had made the previous week.
So it seems the US dollar still reigns supreme, and it looks likely to do so for some time yet. It is the currency that everyone runs to in times like this, and that is why it is doing well while some other currencies are having a really hard time of it.
So let's leave America with our tail between our legs for now and see whether we were able to put in a stronger performance against the Euro. While every country is having a rough time with the impending recession at the moment, it is clear that some are having a tougher time than others.
The Euro has had its share of tough times recently, and indeed we have often seen that the pound can do well (seemingly) when held up against this particular currency. But in fact it is usually the case that both regions are struggling considerably, and it is merely that one is doing marginally better than the other on occasion.
1.2708 was the exchange rate we finished on against the Euro last week, and that equated to a good result for us, pushing the rate up from the previous week. But as with the US, things didn't go in our favour right from the start.
By the end of trading on Monday, the pound had lost some ground and ended up at 1.2548 against the Euro. The early pattern extended into Tuesday as well, as we saw the Euro aiming to extend its early good performance for the week. The pound finished up claiming 1.2383 by the end of the day.
But again, the pound seemed to be up for a midweek rally here too, as it managed to cling on and push up to 1.2399 by the close of play on Wednesday. That isn't much, but it is a lot better than going into something close to freefall.
But the pattern changed on Thursday. While the American dollar had managed to push back and re-exert itself, the Euro didn't quite have what it took to do the same thing against the British pound. And so we saw an exchange rate that carried on changing in our favour, with the figures pegged at 1.2422 by the end of the day. Again, not a huge difference but anything was worth having by this stage.
The only question now was whether the pound could continue to hang on and pull out another good figure to end on for the close of the week. This was clearly not going to be a week of huge gains on any side as far as the Euro and the pound going head to head was concerned, but anything in our favour would be nice.
So who was it that got the last laugh? As it happened it was the Euro, as we fell back slightly and finished with an exchange rate of 1.2369. That means over the course of the week the British pound had lost a total of 0.0339 on the exchange rate. So perhaps it still might be a while before having a holiday in Europe becomes rather more worthwhile again.
So our next stop as always is Hong Kong, where we did see a small gain last week. That was something to celebrate but whether or not we could capitalise on it and take it into another week was something else altogether.
So how did we leave things last time? Well, on the previous Friday we had an exchange rate of 12.565 Hong Kong dollars to the pound. But once more we weren't getting a good start to the week. By the end of trading on Monday that figure was down to 12.470. Were we going to see a repeat of the pattern that had dogged us already in America and in much of Europe?
Confirmation certainly seemed to come on Tuesday, as the figure slipped lower to close on 12.304. Now at this point the pattern suggested previously that we should expect a rise the following day, and we did indeed get just that. The exchange rate saw a momentary jump to 12.367 by the end of Wednesday.
But this was the point where it would have been nice if the pattern had changed. Because Thursday saw another drop, and the Hong Kong dollar came out fighting again to take us down to a rate of 12.294.
And there was slightly worse to come as well, as the pound limped home on Friday claiming just 12.228 Hong Kong dollars to the pound. Not a good week here either, it seemed, as we lost a total of 0.337 over the course of seven days. That means we lost the gains we made the previous week, plus some more besides.
On that note let's hop across to see if we did any better in New Zealand. The last exchange rate we had here was 2.7814, so we were hoping to repeat the good performance we had put in of late in this country, to get a decent exchange rate once more.
By the end of Monday that old familiar pattern had kicked in again though, leaving us on 2.7401 with a drop of more than four cents in a day. But if we thought that was worth commiserating over, wait until you see what happened next.
Tuesday 's trading brought us a rather different exchange rate by the end of that day, as the pound could only claim 2.6133. That's a drop of nearly thirteen cents in a single day, and seventeen since the end of the previous week.
Things bucked up slightly the next day though, as the pound showed some true British grit by pushing back to claim an exchange rate of 2.6462. But it didn't stop there. Determined to take back some more ground, Thursday's exchange rate finished at 2.6542.
The only question now was whether the pound could keep this up; could it get back some more value by the end of the week. And luckily for us, it did. It surged to the finishing line and managed to close out Friday on 2.6856. That is still a drop of over nine and a half cents on the previous week, but at least we managed to get back some ground after those early losses.
So finally we head to Australia, where we saw a loss of over eight cents the week before. We finished off on 2.4459 for that week, so let's take a look at what happened next.
Well the graph actually looked very similar to the one that was in play for New Zealand. Monday's closing exchange rate was 2.3970, and once again we saw an all too familiar nosedive on the day after, as the pound claimed just 2.2977 Australian dollars to the pound.
So was this the point at which the pound started to get back some ground?
It certainly was. A marginal improvement to 2.3073 the following day got things going back in the right direction, while we saw a bigger leap the day after to 2.3320.
It didn't seem as if we could regain all the ground we had lost previously though, and on Friday the best comeback we could manage was to climb back up to 2.3620. That represents a loss of over eight cents for the whole week – almost exactly the same drop as the previous week.
Not the best week then for the pound. Can we hope for better next week? Or are we stuck with an all too familiar pattern for a while? We'll see.
Despite the fact that the US dollar did well against the pound last week, it wasn't as strong as it has been previously. Much of this was put down to the excitement surrounding the election. It's clear that major events like this can have a real bearing on certain exchange rates.
A survey has predicted that the British pound won't get out of its doldrums against the US dollar for around a year, perhaps even longer. This is perhaps not much of a surprise, given the fact that a recession is edging ever closer and the pound has weakened considerably against the dollar.
The Euro was struggling against the Hong Kong dollar last week too. After finishing on 9.937 on Monday, it crawled home on 9.886 by the end of the week. While the pound had a bad time last week, so did the Euro in many respects.
Reuters is known as one of the world's top news companies, and the UK website is a great place to go for news about all kinds of matters. It also has the stories that affect the exchange rates, and it can be found at http://uk.reuters.com/.
So that's it for another week. We shall be back as usual next week to see whether the pound has held onto its current position, or managed to improve it in any way.
We'll see you then.
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As Valentines is a day of love, shower your love by giving cute, mushy gifts to your close ones. Gifts that they can hang on their walls, keep on their side table, or can cuddle with. It is not about the materialistic gifts, but about the feelings behind those gifts.
Here are some unique ideas for cute valentines day gifts which can bring a smile to your loved one’s face
Handmade Preserved Flower Rose
This gift will symbolize your eternal love, as the flower which is preserved in the box will remain fresh even if you don’t water it. A beautiful flower with delicate, soft petals can be kept in the room. The rose-shaped gift box and outer gift box gives it a luxurious look, the gift box can also be used to keep the jewelry. You can buy this beautiful, romantic box from Amazon for $52.99.
Pink Drizzle Belgian Chocolate Strawberries
These premium strawberries are hand dipped in dark, milk and white Belgian chocolate. This is an ideal gift for a chocolate lover with an aesthetic taste. The strawberries are so cute that you would not want to eat them. You can buy it from Amazon for $49.95
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Tell your friends or your partner that you love them from head tomatoes. If you are looking for something that is fun and inexpensive, then gift this puny fridge magnet which has little tomatoes along with a cute pun. Get this from Amazon for $6.95
This cute mason jar will give a sweet kind-hearted feel in your room. You can make this on your own by watching a DIY video. This cute little gift can bring a smile on anyone’s face.
Gund Deangelo Dog Stuffed Animal
A cute plush stuff dog is a perfect gift to give to all dog lovers. This is the best alternative for chocolates or flowers. Buy it from Amazon for $19.99.
The cute couple on a bicycle will always remind you of your own love story and will keep the spark alive. Keep it on your side table or on the top of your shelf.
Reasons why I love you
Tell the people who are close to you that why you love them. Express your love for them in writing and put it in a pretty jar. You can also add their favorite candies to add sweetness to your gift.
Who doesn’t like balloons? Whenever we see balloons, the hidden child inside us come out and we forget about every current problem going through in our lives. Balloons work as a stress buster. You can surprise your boyfriend or girlfriend, best friends by putting up confetti balloon everywhere in their room. You can buy these cute balloons from Amazon only for $6.99
Candy Heart Valentine Bouquet
Picture Credits: Pinterest
Giving a bunch of flowers to your girlfriend is so mainstream. Be different this year and make a unique bouquet for her. Take a large vase put heart-shaped candies in it, take another vase smaller than previous so that it can fit into the larger one. Pour water into the smaller vase and place her favorite flowers on it. Decorate it with ribbons and bow. Tada! Your cute bouquet is ready!
This easy to control night lamp will be your companion in your every contrasting mood as it changes its light. You can change the color of the light according to your mood. You can keep it in your workplace, bedroom or dining hall. Give your partner or friend this cute lamp and show them that you will never leave their side just like this lamp as it is rechargeable. Buy it from Amazon for $14.99
Cute Animal Shaped Flower Pots
The pot is made up of resin and your nature lover friend or lover will love it as it is environment-friendly. You can give this corgi shaped flower pot if you are looking for something extremely cute, useful and unique. You can buy this from Amazon for $10.98
This valentines day showcase your love by giving unique and super cute presents. Spread love and happiness around you!
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Earrings Calyx n. 1
The collection "Calyx" has been created by the innovative artists and designers Nitz & Schieck who have their workshop in the fashionable Berlin. This city that is not only known for famous houses, artists, writers and the change of world politics in the 20th century, but also for atrocities, a divided town, the cold war and alike - here the artists focus on an often overlooked element of plants, something that supports the petal, but is hardly noticeable. And yet, as these earrings show, the design is wonderful and highlights the often forgotten wonders around us.
The design combines floral art with an advanced technique of 3D printed nylon. Such very light, but strong and flexible material interacts with the idea of covering and protecting. While the surface of the material is slightly porous and has a granular look, even short contact with water does not harm the material or colour.
Nevertheless, please make sure, in order to maintain the high quality of your product, avoid contact with saltwater, soap and excessive exposure to sun. The stones are made from 3D printed stainless steel with added 0,5 micron gold plated.
In its full length, one earring measures 20 mm.
The earrings come as nylon and stainless steel or 925 silver, please do choose!
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Aug 15, 2012 — Announcements
Online Training Software Company, DigitalChalk, Expands its Certificates Feature
DigitalChalk, a leading online training software and learning management system (lms) provider, announces expanded functionality for the Certificates Feature of its e-learning platform.
August 15, 2012 – Asheville, NC
In DigitalChalk’s June release, the online training software company added the ability for companies to collect customized data from their students in the form of a new “user fields” feature. With this new release, DigitalChalk has expanded the function of the user fields data to allow companies to easily add the information directly on to the Certificate of Completion that is issued when their students pass a course.
Also included in this new release, DigitalChalk has added the ability to issue multiple certificates per course. Previously, a certificate was only issued when a course was passed based on the settings the course administrator defined for course completion. With the new changes, course administrators can issue certificates throughout the course (i.e. certificates issued when certain milestones are reached in the course), as well as issue one or more certificates upon full passing and completion of the entire course.
“Our customers expect maximum flexibility from our e-learning platform, and we strive to consistently deliver a robust system that meets our users’ needs”, said Russ Stinehour, Co-Founder and CEO of DigitalChalk. “Each company has different requirements for the information they include on the certificates they issue to their students, and when the course certificates are issued. We understood our customer’s requirements and expanded our certificate functionality to meet our customer’s needs”.
DigitalChalk is a leading Online Training Software and Learning Management System (LMS) for companies to create and deliver their training courses online. DigitalChalk enhances users’ e-learning experience through its innovative design which has been developed to offer the most versatile and feature-rich e-learning platform available. They offer pay-as-you go pricing, no contracts, and a cloud-based, hosted solution that is always on, always up. To learn more please visit http://www.digitalchalk.com.
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The UK government has chosen Finmeccanica-Selex ES to create a nationwide number plate recognition system for police and law enforcement agencies.
The multi-million pound system ordered by the Home Office will make use of existing in-service cameras that can read number plates on fast-moving vehicles in all light and weather conditions, equipped with advanced optical character recognition algorithms. If a vehicle is logged as of interest, a centralised system can then alert law enforcement agencies in milliseconds.
Selex ES will develop, supply and support the system, which will provide a nationwide service that should make it easier to deter and disrupt criminal activity while at the same time reducing the costs of operations.
The system will be based on Selex ES's Enterprise Operating Centre (EOC) software and database solution, which is already in use across the US and in Italy. This will allow for the national collection of number plate data from local automatic number plate recognition systems and will eventually sustain in the region of 50 million inbound reads per day while providing an active query capability to thousands of law enforcement agents.
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Tuesday, September 20
Loving the Autumn feel...
In the 80s in NY in September...blechhh!
So I decided to turn on the air an pull out one of my Penny Black images and think Autumn.
Both cards were made with the same Penny black stamp "terraced lane" for different challenges.
I placed it in my MISTI and started playing with inks, daubers, markers and white card stock and the two images in the centers are what I came up with.
The Simon Says Challenge is inspired by the song "Autumn in New York" and the peace, die cut from Sizzix Tim Holtz Christmas Greetings, the cooler weather brings to me.
I did another stamping of the same image as above but to meet the criteria for the other two challenges I cut it down, framed it and used a sketch!
The maple leaf is from a stash that I rarely use but just felt it went with this card!
The end of the week we are to get cooler temps...
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Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while will know that I’m not blessed with ‘good’ skin. Ever since I was a teenager I feel as I’ve been battling some form of skin ailment – from dryness, to oilyness, to redness, to spottiness – the list goes on. I’m eternally jealous of those people who can look so beautifully fresh faced and clear skinned without an ounce of make up and Snapchattin’ before I’ve got a full face on just isn’t ever going to be an option for me.
I think once I got out of that teenage hormonal stage and my skin finally started to feel somewhere close to normal, I mistakenly thought I was out of the woods, but alas throughout my life whenever I’m in a particularly stressful or busy stage, my skin is and always has been the first thing to show signs of my worry and anxiety. I always thought as you got older and your hormones calmed down that these issues were to pass, but actually I’ve found things at their worst since reaching my late 20’s/early 30’s. Considering I’ve now also got those early stages of wrinkles and laughter lines plus enormous bags under my eyes to contend with, it all feels terribly unfair! If only I could go back to my 23 year old skin now, I’d jump at the chance.
Last year, either because I was more aware of the problem with a wedding on the cards, or because the stress of said wedding amped up the problem, I felt my skin issues become even more heightened and the products I had been using up until that point just no longer worked for me. Those of you who came on that journey with me, will already know all of this of course as I banged on about my skin for pretty much an entire year, tried everything under the sun to calm it down, and in the process only made things ten times worse because I was obsessing about it so much! You all know how it turned out in the end and what my obsession led me to do three days before the wedding (spoiler – don’t do anything different with your skin in the week before your nuptials, you will only live to regret it!).
However one good thing that did come out of that whole skin worry journey, was my decision to focus on more natural skincare and avoid anything with overly perfumed ingredients or added chemicals that I couldn’t pronounce. Of course, we all have a few cheeky products we couldn’t live without in our beauty drawer that probably aren’t the kindest to the environment but when it comes to the items going directly onto my face, I now know I need to be more careful.
A few months before the wedding I went for a facial, and explained my skin woes to the beautician. It was then that she told me that my skin was simply imbalanced (which rung true as I have terrible dryness in sections while other parts become oily throughout the day) and that certain products I might have been using were fuelling the imbalance due to the harsh chemicals within them. It was a bit of a wake up call to be honest and I started to become one of those people who obsessively checks the back list of ingredients on every bottle before I buy anything skin related. I began using the Balance Me range – designed to balance the PH in your skin – and despite that small blip in the run up to the wedding when I panic bought a harsh acne cream and slathered it all over my face, I haven’t really looked back.
There is no doubt that this year, with the wedding stresses now behind me, my skin has returned to a manageable state and is definitely not as pressing an issue. I do, however still get regular flare ups depending on the time of the month/ my general well being, and as well as now acting to fix up my diet a little and get back to a regular exercise routine (I needed a break from all that after the wedding, but the break maybe lasted a little too long ha!), I’ve also been keen to once again examine my skincare routine and make tracks to explore even more natural alternatives.
Enter Ermana Skincare, which was recommended to me by a friend and which I fell for almost immediately when I saw the gorgeous packaging online (why do natural skincare brands have to forgo the prettiness so often?) – from the gorgeous pastel colours to the leafy illustrative print I was smitten.
But of course it wasn’t just the look of the products that I was interested in (I’ve got high demands these days don’t you know) and Ermana’s whole ethos resonated with me. Not only are they a British company who use only UK based suppliers for their ingredients, packaging and bottles in order to support fellow small businesses, but their products are entirely natural and organic.
As the brand themselves say;
“As we become more conscious of what we put into our body, Ermana’s ethos is to show as much concern for what we put on our body. Ermana products use high quality natural and organic ingredients so products are both healthy and beautiful.”
Sounds good right? I’m still always sceptical about switching up my routine in any way and trying something new that could potentially make my skin suffer more, but upon seeing the list of ingredients (all natural products such as shea butter, coconut oil and beeswax amongst others) I felt ready to give it a go. The brand kindly offered to send me some of their bestselling pieces to try out and I thought I’d share my thoughts with you all, in case any of you are also looking into natural skincare at the moment.
First off, the products and packaging look even better in real life. The branding is fresh, modern, and really evokes a sense of products with nature at their heart, without being overly obvious about it. I’m also a big fan of how the colours work together, further emphasising how each product can be used hand in hand with the others.
Secondly, the smell’s are incredible. I’m not sure why but I mistakenly thought that products made only from oils and butters probably at best wouldn’t smell of anything at all, and at worst would have a pretty nasty odour. I definitely wasn’t expecting what I got, which is a fresh burst of not overpowering scents such as grapefruit (in the lip balm – delicious), lavender (in the face oil – very relaxing) and Ylang Ylang (in the comfort balm and body oil).
I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised as the founder of the company Clare, actually started creating the skincare after developing an interest in aromatherapy and experimenting with essential oils. A few years, extensive research, a college degree in anatomy and physiology, aromatherapy and natural skincare and a gentle push from her sister later, and Ermana (taken from the Spanish word for sister) was born. Clare is now on a mission to provide natural healthy skincare products and educate people on exactly what they are putting on to their bodies.
For me one of the most informative lessons, having read into Ermana’s process and chatted with Clare, was the effects water can have in skincare. I guess as a natural ingredient which is so good for us, I’d always assumed that products with water at the core could only be beneficial for our skin. But, while staying hydrated through our water intake is of course essential to healthy skin, having a large amount of water within moisturisers and cleansers isn’t necessarily a good thing. Water is often used by manufactures in a bid to bulk out a product and make us feel like we’re getting more for our money but in fact when used in skincare it requires a preservative to go along with it to prevent it from growing bacteria. Neither bacteria, or preservatives are something I want on my skin thank you!
In addition to that water based moisturisers don’t actually hydrate the skin. In fact moisturisers in general don’t hydrate the skin. Say what now? I know, I was as shocked as you are because as someone with terribly dry skin I can’t function without a slather of moisturiser day and night. But all they are really doing is creating a barrier to stop moisture from leaving the skin, which it tends to do during the winter months especially and when we are out and about under sunlight, as well as during periods of stress, tiredness and hormonal changes. Moisturisers are worthwhile in order to keep moisture locked within the skin, but water based ones may not actually be doing any further benefit in the long run as they can’t penetrate deep down in to the dermis layers.
Ermana believe that using oil based products is a much more effective way of protecting and nourishing the skin as many of the oils can penetrate the skins layers, mimic the skins natural oils and provide a protective surface that prevents water loss.
Now as someone who isn’t a huge fan of any products which feel overly wet or oily on my skin, I was certainly a bit concerned about how I’d feel using this type of product which was basically made entirely from natural oils and butters. As it happened I was pleasantly surprised.
My favourite product from the range definitely has to be the Cleanse Balm. I’ve been pretty blown away with how it’s made my skin feel and after using it each night I just can’t stop touching my face and constantly proclaiming how soft it is. I may even have been known to annoy GB from time to time by rubbing my cheek against his while he’s trying to watch the football just so he can feel how smooth it is. The cleanse balm is essentially an oil based cleanser, or at least that’s what I’ve been using it for. It’s a small pot of natural butters (cocoa, shea and coconut) blended with sweet almond oil and beeswax and infused with grapefruit and galbanum essential oils. It comes with a muslin cloth and you simply rub a small amount of the balm in between your fingertips until it melts and then massage it into the skin before removing with a hot muslin cloth.
The first time I used it I was a little dubious as the product itself is quite hard and grainy in the pot and I wasn’t sure if it would feel harsh when applied (Any sort of facial scrub tends to react badly with my skin but I now know that that’s because it’s stripping my face of its natural oils which of course an oil based product like this balm doesn’t do). Actually, when applied it melts almost instantly in your hands and feels really luxurious going on. Plus the act of washing your face free of the day’s grime with a hot cloth is really satisfying (I’m always shocked by how much comes off, even on the days I haven’t worn make up) and somehow feels like a deeper cleanse than simply using a face wipe or cotton pad with a regular cleanser.
My only criticism I guess is that I wish the brand also did a moisturiser of sorts (although that’s what the face oil is for), as unfortunately even with the oil based cleanser and the face oil I still feel that I need a moisturising layer after an hour or so when my skin starts to tighten. Using one of my regular brands after this all natural approach always feels a little wrong, and like I’m somehow reversing the effects.
The range also has a Refresh Lip Balm, which contains grapefruit, smells lovely and keeps your lips hydrated ALL day. Seriously. You only need to use the tiniest amount – it goes such a long way.
A Comfort Balm which is designed for the face and body. It’s similar in texture to the cleanse balm but works more as an intensive moisturiser I guess – added to areas of dry skin such as elbows, knees and chapped lips. It can also be applied to pressure points such as wrists and temple for a soothing relaxing effect. Out of all of the products this is probably the one I’ve been using least on a regular basis. It’s gorgeous, feels amazing on the skin and smells delicious but for me personally I struggle to know what to do with it. I tend to apply it in small bursts to certain areas when I get out of the shower but it feels too difficult to apply in bulk all over (which it’s not really designed for) so I’m never sure if it’s doing any good for me. I think if you suffered from particular areas of dry skin on your body though – such as dry hands, dry behind the knees or even the neckline/top of the back – it would be a lifesaver.
And a Foot Balm if you’re prone to dry skin on your feet and a Muscle Balm is you suffer from muscular strain (although I didn’t try these ones out).
Ok I’m going to be honest with you all now – I never use oil on my body. I’m one of those odd people who generally doesn’t like the feeling of being covered in anything slithery or slimy. It drives me nuts when having a massage as I can feel my back getting all oily and I just know it’s going to be in my hair, and all I can think of is when I can jump in the shower and wash it all off because – ewww. I know I’m weird, but it’s just not my bag. I’m happy with anything lotion based that dries quickly but putting clothes on when my skin still feels icky is a total no no for me – it’s why I rarely ever fake tan.
Anyway suffice to say I hadn’t expected to be very taken with the body oil from Ermana, and perhaps take a little getting used to using a face oil rather than a moisturiser. I’ll admit the body oil was one of the last products I tried in order to review as I was so certain that I wasn’t going to enjoy it. I waited until I had a free Sunday and indulged in a pamper day so that I had ample time post shower to dry off, and hopefully not mind the oily-ness for a while as I wasn’t in a rush to get dressed.
But you know what? The Nurture Body Oil is up there with the Cleanse Balm as one of my favourite products and I’ve been using it daily ever since. And it’s not just because it’s fun to use the little squeezy pippet to get the oil out of the bottle I promise, although that is fun. No it’s because it doesn’t feel anything like oils I’ve used in the past. It’s not greasy at all. Not in the slightest. It glides onto the skin, immediately makes my skin feel soft and luxurious and then dries in an instant. I adore the scents (Neroli, Petitgrain and Ylang Ylang), it’s light meaning it’s even better than a lotion in my view as there’s no sticky after feeling (just smooth soft skin) and it’s packed full of natural vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and omega oils which keep the skin hydrated and toned. I’m totally sold on it.
Using the Revive Face Oil in place of moisturiser, as predicted, did take a little getting used to. As I’ve mentioned my skin still felt tight after a short while so I didn’t feel I could forgo moisturiser altogether to begin with. I only used the face oil in the evenings initially, after using the cleanse balm and before bed. I was a little scared about using it in the mornings under make up as I wasn’t sure if it would affect the way my foundation went on. I’ve now started slowly introducing it into my morning routine and I’ve found that as long as I leave it on for 5 minutes or so before applying my make up to allow it to sink in, and always using a primer, it’s actually ok and doesn’t make a difference to how my foundation looks.
It’s a common misconception that those with oily skin shouldn’t use oil based products, but of course it does seem counter intuitive to add more oil to the areas of your face that get oily during the day (for me it’s around my nose). However I’ve actually found that my oily-ness hasn’t got any worse because of it, and my skin definitely feels more hydrated throughout the day.
There are a few different versions of the face and body oils, so you can choose the scents and properties which suit you best.
I’ve been really impressed with the Ermana range. As my first foray into entirely natural skincare I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how beautiful everything both looks and feels – not at all like I’m rubbing plants or cooking oil on my face and just as pretty and Instagram friendly as my other beauty products.
I’ve been using the products for around a month now, and while I know that’s still early days for a new skincare routine and I’ll need to persevere a little longer to see long term effects, I’ve definitely noticed a difference in my skin, particularly in how moisturised it feels. Those days where putting make up on in the morning is such a laborious task because your skin is so dry everything sinks in, do seem to be becoming less frequent and I’m a total convert to two products in particular – the Cleanse Balm and the Nurture Body Oil which I won’t be giving up any time soon.
Considering how reasonable the price points are, I’d absolutely recommend you give Ermana a try if you’ve been looking into natural skincare solutions. If you want to test them out on your skin, you can pick up the smaller balm pots (15ml) for only £8! And trust me, a small amount goes such a long way so this will still last you a really long time.
Thank you Ermana for letting me try out your fab products, a month in and I’m not looking back!
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Please excuse me in advance for how nondescript and fast-paced this story seems. I already know that I’m doing it a disservice. Each paragraph deserves it’s own chapter (while some their own book!) as the story is truly as beautiful as it could have possibly been. But I know that time is of the essence and I’ve only slept for about ten minutes in the last 30 hours so I must tell the end of his beautiful story as quickly as I can before I forget.
Because I haven’t talked about this much here, let me get you up to date with the CliffsNotes version of what’s been going on with my life in 2017.
On December 31st, my father was admitted to a Tacoma General Hospital with something serious. We didn’t know exactly what it was, but we most definitely knew it was neurological. He couldn’t speak, he couldn’t write, and he was quickly losing use of the right side of his body. When they asked him who they should contact, his response was (quite reluctantly, as he’s a very private man) “Bobbi.”
“Funny how life can change. It’s a rough hit. However, I have survived a double [parachute] malfunction. So all is not lost.” -Michael Sheridan
So the doctor did just that. First I was worried. Then I was stumped. Why did he ask that I’m his point of contact? He has four other kids all who live within 30 minutes of him, meanwhile I live 2500 miles away, why did he ask for me?
I now know it’s because he knew something that no one else did: that he was dying, and soon. We thought he had found out his diagnosis and prognosis that week. I now know he knew a month before the rest of us knew. What was he told then? Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Cancer. He most likely knew nothing more than that because I’m guessing he refused to allow more tests. What did we know of it a month later? Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Cancer that had metastasized and two lung tumors and four brain tumors… and one of those brain tumors had ruptured. Holy shit. This is real.
“Everything is going to be different. I can’t tell you how excited I am. I haven’t been happy in years. Death has a funny way of giving you something worth living for. I’m looking forward tomorrow; and tomorrow is promised to no one.” -Michael Sheridan
Dad knew that I was the only one who was capable of caring for him emotionally, physically and financially.
This is the part where I hit a serious fast forward. (I’ll tell the in-between stories in the future, I promise. They’re way too good not to!).
I flew from Indianapolis to Seattle, WA on January 17th to drive my father from Tacoma to Indianapolis. This part of the story is epic. This is the that part deserves it’s own book! So to be continued.
We were home by January 22nd.
The Indianapolis hospital found out that he didn’t have only 4 brain tumors… no no no, that wasn’t nearly bad ass enough.
“You got a number doc?” -Dad
“A number?” -Doctor Payton, Radiation
“He wants to know how many brain tumors he has.” -Me.
“Oh. Umm. Well… eighteen.” -Doctor Payton
“Whoa! Wow! Badass! Tell me doc, have you ever met a guy with eighteen brain tumors that looked like me, talked like me, walked like me sitting across the room from you?” -Dad
“Ummm… well… maybe… you know… I don’t think so…” -Doctor Payton
“BAM! Yeah! Eighteen!” -Dad
“Wow dad. Eighteen? Wow.” -Bobbi
::BIG MISCHIEVOUS SMILE:: -Dad
::scared sh**less, but chooses to let dad dictate how he wants me to feel about this::
Intense brain radiation is scheduled. He quite proudly doesn’t lose all of his hair. “I think I look like an old guy with a cool hair cut!” Rather, he does lose a lot of weight.
“As far as my brain tumors go, I do not have 4 as I was originally told. In fact I have 18! A year ago they never would have seen all the other little gangsters. Now they can. The doctor gave the impression he had never seen so many! I had a cosmic mask of my head made that will strap my coco-nut down and immovable while the zippy zapper swings around precisely radiating the tumors. It will take ten days to complete this treatment. Today is day one. It’s kinda cool. They’re not going to do anything about the body until the brain is squared away. They don’t seem to be too antsy about having to wait. And for extra bonus points, I’ll lose my hair for a while; but not my new cool beard! Wait and see.” -Michael Sheridan
Super serious fast forward again (WAY too much in between the last part and the next part to even include silly anecdotes!)
His weight takes a serious turn for the worst. We made a deal in the very beginning of this journey that we weren’t allowed to lie to each other. And up to this point I believe we stayed true to that. However, I knew that he had taken a turn for the worst when his weight drops even more and he begins to lie to me about it. I finally call him on it when he’s all drugged up on morphine one night. “Dad, how much do you weigh?”
“I’m holding steady at ___ lbs” -Dad
“Are you telling me the truth? Because I happen to have two eyes that work impressively well.” -Bobbi
“No, not really. But I don’t want you to know.” -Dad
“I respect that. In the future, please tell me that.”
Then a week later Toni, his assigned (and incredible) hospice nurse, notices that dad’s pain meds are disappearing in record amounts. She’s seen these signs before. A veteran who doesn’t admit pain.. not a new concept. This most certainly isn’t Toni’s first rodeo. Bottom line: he’s in pain, a lot of it, and he doesn’t want Bobbi Shell to know it.
The next morning (Friday) he starts his day by talking with his daughter Kelsey on FaceTime. He begins lashing out on both Kelsey and I. Dad is downright determined to do yard work. I ask that he doesn’t because that will require that I go out there and supervise him and quite frankly, I can’t do that. Did I mention that I was hosting a workshop at my house the next day and hardly anything had been done yet because we were worried about dad? He’s mad and wants to drive. He tries to but then realizes that he’s not being safe and leaves the car in the driveway (I’m sorry I didn’t hide the keys) and begins yelling at my mom some non-sensical stuff. He’s gone from needing to do yard work to needing to drive to needing the bucket because he needs to wash and wax his car. He washes it, tries to dry it, waxes 1/3rd of it before he says, “I can’t reach that, can you finish Bobbi?” Absolutely dad, I would be happy to wax Scarlett! (I bought him his dream car when we moved him here: a 2001 red Honda Prelude).
Frustrated with his weak body (he hasn’t eaten in 6 days), heads back downstairs and well… I don’t remember what was next. All I remember is Toni the nurse calling me and suggesting in-patient hospice care. My gut said yes. My heart said no. Then I remembered what his sister Cathy (who cared for Momzie, their mother, at the end) told me, “Inpatient hospice is a flat-out gift from God himself. If I’d known then what i’ve since learned, I would have never made that promise.”
Dad’s initial response to Toni suggesting it. “F**k no you’re not taking me.” She suggests it again, “Did I not make myself clear the first time? F**k. No. You’re. Not. Taking. Me. Just load me up with morphine and send me on my way.”
That’s when I broke down crying, “Dad, I’ve hit my limit. I’ve given you everything I am capable of. I am officially no longer capable. It has become too much and I cannot do it. I need for us to do this” Up to that point, I had never really told him, “no, I can’t do that.” My dad had this theory of me, “if it shall be done, then number one will do!” (I’m number one because I’m the oldest of his kids)
He stops, takes a second to process and reluctantly says, “Alright.”
Whoa. He just did that to protect me. He’s going to die somewhere he doesn’t want to die because he’s protecting me. This was big to me.
My dad loves music more than anyone I know. So I grab his cell phone and start playing dylanradio.com. What song comes on? “Open the Door, Homer” by Dylan. Dad and I both stop everything in our tracks and kind of collapse on his couch. We hold hands and sing it. Here’s the line that we both knew was coming, “Take care of all of your memories, for you cannot relive them. And remember when you’re out there trying to heal the sick that you must always first forgive them” —Bob Dylan Yeahhhh… whoa.
We both cry and he starts to get himself dressed. The energy that took from him was too much. He sits down in the rocking chair that was his mother’s mother’s rocking chair that I proudly inherited. I’ve never seen him actually sit in it until then. We sit there for a few minutes. He says he’s ready to go (the EMTs are standing there waiting to get him up the stairs in this fancy stair lifter) but then “City of New Orleans” by Arlo Guthrie comes on. And we both stand down. I look at the EMT guys and say, “after this song please.” We hold hands while he listens with tears in his eyes. Then again, ready. He gets in the fancy stair chair and they strap him in. I say, “Dad, you look like a combat controller right now strapped in to the side of an airplane!” He looks at me with all of his Mikey charm and a sly smile then gives me a big nod of approval. Thanks for that dad. I needed that. I can sleep at night because of that one motion. Thank you. Big time.
They go to roll him up the stairs and he looks at me with a panic, “Play Jimi! Bobbi, Jimi!” I ask them to stop so I can get Jimi going. But they don’t because they’re all talking too loudly and too much to hear me.
“STOP! EVERYTHING! NOW!” if you know me, you know exactly what that sounded like. I announce sternly: “This is important. We’re going to do this on his terms. We’re going to do this right. Give me just a second to make this perfect. Everyone put on your patient pants and chill the eff out.” Dad smiled again because he loved it when I got feisty with people in the same kind of way he is famous for ::proceeds to play Jimi’s cover of “All Along the Watchtower”:: Dad rests his head back, closes his eyes, and has the definition of a peaceful yet scared smile on his face and let’s them roll him up the stairs. We get to the top of the stairs when he asks for his beard comb. I’d already packed it for him because I knew he’d need it with him. He starts combing his beard as though it’s cathartic while they wheel him out of our home. Kelsey sees this happening on Snapchat and texts me, “Can I call dad?! Now?” I text her back, “YES! NOW!” The second he’s in the full sun and the weather is epicly epic, Kelsey is on speaker, dad is loving the sun, again I tell the guys wheeling him to stop so he can soak this up and talk to his daughter. At this point he was quite out of it but was loving the sun. They then loaded him into the ambulance and off he went. Phew. Phewwwww…
After the ambulance drove off on Friday I looked at my mom and Megan and said, “its going to happen on Monday. I just know it. He’s going to wait until I am done with these workshops. He knows I need him to wait for me.”
My mom looked at me, nodded and said, “well I’ll be there this weekend so you don’t need to worry about that.”
That Friday night I finally got to the hospice facility around 9pm after getting everything set up for the workshop. As soon as I arrive I was very quickly pulled aside and informed that he was making things “next level” difficult on the nurses. I knew exactly why he was fighting. I told them that I would talk to him.
“Dad I can promise you one thing: I will fight every tooth and effing nail to ensure you can hold on to every bit of dignity you can hold on to (and I must certainly held that promise!) but I need you to trust these nurses. I need you to let them help you.” He rolls over onto his side, and places one on his hands halfway over his face… and with the first sigh of relief I’ve seen since I got there, “I’m glad it’s just you and me again Bobbi.” [Me too dad, I love you]. “I love you” Those were the official last words he spoke. Be right back, need bourbon.
In that moment I realized I couldn’t leave him and was staying the night. I see a pillow without a cover in the corner, don’t think anything of it, and cozied up in the chair to his right, set my alarm so I wouldn’t be late to my own workshop and fell asleep by his side. Needless to say I hardly slept. Side note, halfway through the night I look at the pillow and it says “LEONARDS, 3/21/2017” and I realize that LEONARDS probably passed away on the 21st and that was his pillow. I think to myself, “Whoa! Oh well, I’m in too deep.”
The next morning mom came to my house and picked up some framed photos of his kids, blankets, my old CCT t-shirt that dad gave me yeeeears ago, and his robe. She spent the majority of her weekend with him while playing all of his favorite music. I wrapped up a most memorable workshop on Sunday at 7 pm and was at the hospice center by 7:20 pm. By the time I got there, things weren’t looking good.
I informed quite a few of his family members that they should call him asap. Each told him how uniquely special he was. He could hear them, I could tell. Though he was frustrated that he couldn’t say anything back. I’ve gotten to know him quite well very quickly these last two months so I tried to speak on his behalf. He seemed relieved that I could handle it.
The end was near. Very near. We both knew it. I then proceeded to pour my heart out, “Dad, I forgive you. You made things right with me. I know without a doubt that you love me and have always loved me. Please let this pain go. I give you permission to go in peace. Your Momzie is excited and ready to see you.”
I could feel it; he didn’t want me there when he passed. But I was incapable of leaving him. So… I compromised. At around 3:05am I looked at him and boldly announced, “dad, we both need to relax and take a nap. I’m not leaving your side but I am going to get some rest.” I curled up beside him in the reclining chair and the pillow I brought along and very quickly fell into an intensely deep sleep.
I was then awoken by the sweet voice of a hospice nurse named Connie.
“Bobbi, he’s gone.”
“Wait! What? How long have I been asleep?!”
“Only around 10-15 minutes.” She responded.
I woke up in a fog, looked over at him and said “You really did wait for me. Wow. This is big. Thank you for that.” I held his hand and thanked him for being my dad and told him how special and life altering these last few months had been.
I sent a text to my mom. “Call me.” She had already randomly woken up at 3am. I gave her the news and we cried together.
By around 6am the funeral home guy shows up. He refers to my dad as “Michael.”
I quickly correct him, “That’s Mikey.”
“Noted, I will comply.”
“Also, do you have a way to play Bob Dylan in your hearse?” I ask
“Of course.” He responds.
I didn’t want to see them wheel him off. I thought it would be too much for me. After all, I hadn’t yet shielded myself from anything, I thought maybe it was time to set some limits. I told them I would go sit in my car and come back in 15 minutes to gather his things.
So it was just me sitting in my car across the parking lot when I caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye.
I quickly got out of my car to see it. I felt he deserved that. It occurred to me in that very moment that they were wheeling off the proudest veteran I will have ever known.
All of a sudden I felt strongly compelled to make sure that he left that building as the proud combat controller he was. Knowing I was the only vet around (as in, it was 6 in the morning and I was the only car in the parking lot so hey, take what you can get!), I stood at attention and popped up the best hand salute I had ever done in my entire life… while tears were pouring down my face. Once the hearse was out of my site I snapped into the position of attention and then melted into a parade rest and finally let myself full on ugly cry. This all sounds so over the top and dramatic but for me and for him, it was special. So quit judging. Thank you.
I was proud to have been given that honor. And I knew he was proud that he had a daughter that could. Knowing my dad was driven off with respect as the USAF paratrooper badass that he was felt right. Did I mention that he’s done nearly 800 jumps? He says he lost count after 750.
I went back in to gather his things and when I got back into my jeep to drive home, Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues” covered by the Lumineers comes on the radio. I shook my head and smiled big remembering when we sang that song (the original of course) on our epic aforementioned January road trip (for those who follow me on snapchat you may remember this) singing that song (all the while trying equally hard to impress the other with our knowledge of the complicated fast-paced lyrics) was the first time we were actually in sync. Serendipitous!
“I wouldn’t have all this, if I didn’t have [this cancer]. If today is my last on this planet, I would move on as a happy and content human. I could not have said that from 10 years ago until 3 months ago. As big as any other epiphany I’ve ever had. Although I always think of Jimi Hendrix’s line ‘If I don’t meet you no more in this world, Then I’ll meet you in the next one. And don’t be late. don’t be late.'” -Michael Sheridan
Ohhhh dad. You sure were something special to a lot of people. But for now I’m going to be selfish and thank you for what you gave to me these last two months. I will never be the same, and for that I am grateful.
Michael Francis Sheridan
October 23, 1957 – March 27, 2017
“May your hands always be busy, may your feet always be swift. May you have a strong foundation when the winds of changes shift.” –Bob Dylan
I love you dad.
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How to protect ourselves from all of the crazy ideas floating around out there.
How do we protect ourselves from all of the crazy ideas, opinions, and false teachings floating around out there?
“Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” Proverbs 11:14 [ESV]
My son, who is away at college, sent me a text the other day to let me know he had attended a bible study. Yes! I had been encouraging him to get plugged in with a group of fellow believers, so naturally, I was overjoyed by his news.
When I asked him how it went his reply caught me off guard. “They were really nice, but I’m confused about a few things that were said,” he wrote. What could he be confused about? I quickly sent him another text asking what was said.
After what seemed like an excessively long time, he finally texted me back. I about lost it when I read his list of things that were said in the study. No wonder he was so confused! The things that had been said were not true.
There is safety in community.
There are all kinds of opinions, crazy ideas, and false teachings floating around out there about God’s word. This is why it’s so important to stay in God’s word and surround ourselves with a community of trusted believers. If we don’t protect ourselves we could easily be lead astray by a few smoothly spun words.
What happened with my son reminded me of how vital it is to have people in our lives that we can go to for sound biblical advise. Thankfully my son reached out to me; I can only imagine what might have taken root in my son’s heart if he hadn’t talked to me about it. But because he sought my advice, I was able to point him to the truth and explain what God’s word actually said about the statements he had heard.
Seeking the council of a trusted brother or sister in Christ will help us to stay on the right path. –Tweet this!
So how do we protect ourselves from being lead astray? The next time we hear something that seems a little off or maybe just a little confusing, we need to pray for wisdom and seek God’s word for answers. Proverbs 27:17 tells us that one person sharpens another. Once we’ve searched the scriptures it’s good to discuss it with a trusted brother or sister in Christ. The wisdom and insight they can provide will not only encourage us to grow in our faith, it will also help us to stay on the right path.
“Lord I praise you for the people you have placed in my life to help keep me sharp and on the right path. Help me to remember to seek their counsel when I need it. Lord, I thank you that your word is readily available to me. Help me to stay rooted in your word and protect me from those who may try to lead me astray. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen!”
I realize that some of you may be in a season where you don’t have anyone to talk to about these things. I understand. There have been times in my life when I didn’t have anyone to go to for biblical advice. If you don’t have someone to talk to I encourage you to pray and ask God to bring a community of believers into your life. God is faithful and He will bring the right people into your life when you least expect it.
Thank you for joining me today. ~Kelly Basham
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Srinagar: A day-long seminar to celebrate the world press freedom day was held at Government College for Women, M.A Road, Srinagar on Wednesday. The seminar was organized by the department of Mass Communication and Multimedia Production (MCMP) and was attended by prominent journalists and academics of the valley.
Principal of the college, Prof Shaheen Altaf delivered the welcome address in which she highlighted the importance of freedom of press. She also urged the department to continue such efforts so that the students get exposed to the upcoming challenges in the field.
Special Correspondent with The Week, Tariq Bhat, talked in detail about various issues of press freedom in Kashmir.
He said that pressures from different quarters curtail the freedom of press. “More that the pressures from the outside forces, the inner bias within a journalist is bigger impediment to the freedom of press,” he added.
He urged the students to focus more on practical training to excel in the field. “The moot point is to train very hard to survive in the field,” he said. Kashmir Bureau Chief of The Economic Times, Hakeem Irfan, in his address, talked about his experiences regarding freedom of press and the curtailments imposed upon it by different agencies. “The bottom-line is, despite all pulls and pressures, the journalists should always side with the people,” he added.
Monisa Qadri, assistant professor at Islamic University of Science and Technology, said the women journalists have to overcome more hurdles in a place like Kashmir. She said the women journalists’ freedom is limited by the social and professional constraints that are not faced by their male counterparts.
Raziya Noor, who works with Dainik Jagran, talked about the lack of women journalist associations and hindrances that the women journalists face at the family and societal level.
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Most of us, including me, have been caught by differing degrees of surprise by past economic transitions, both good and bad.
Allow me to recount the good, bad, and the ugly I’ve experienced, firsthand. I began learning about the brokerage side of real estate back in the summer of 1967. ‘Classes’ were conducted on the job — I was the company janitor for all six offices of Dad’s operation — and at the dinner table.
Licensed just a couple months past my 18th birthday, I was less than ignorant about the economy. In fact, that’s being epically kind, as I look back. You remember being 18 don’t ya? In our heads at that age we know everything while actually knowing so little we’re dangerous.
An example is how clueless I was about the economy on my first day as an agent. Two months after I started, the recession began. I was a full time college student then, carrying 15 units a semester. Did my best working very few hours during weekdays, and full days on weekends. Recession was a concept completely foreign to me.
For almost three full years the economy was ‘normal’ whatever that meant back then. The only thing I noticed, now an experienced man of 21, was that there was less agent turnover, and more business being done. Then for about a year and a half or so, a real recession hit, much more pronounced than ’69. 9% unemployment along with a 3%+ drop in the GDP. A lotta agents flew the coop. In February of 1974 I went full time as a house agent. It wasn’t ’til the Spring of ’75 that we officially emerged from my initial hands on experience with a serious recession. Boy, did things change after that. 🙂
The first Bubble that Wasn’t
The SoCal real estate market took off like the finale at a July 4th fireworks show.
From roughly the summer of ’75 through almost the end of ’79, home prices acted as if there was no known ceiling. In fact, I remember selling the last listing ever in my house ‘farm’ in the late spring of ’76. It sold for somewhere in the mid $30,000 range. I’ll never forget reading the local paper’s headline just five years later, screamin’ that the median price of a San Diego home had reached $100,000. The world as we knew it was surely over. More on that later.
We literally didn’t know how to act during that first incredible multiyear rise in values. We’d never heard of, much less seen multiple offers before. I personally heard of two fistfights in the driveways of listings between agents. Highly experienced agents/brokers began to voice the thinkin’ that this will fall back to the norm.
Though the bubble word was never invoked, it became accepted that the demand simply couldn’t be maintained, and that prices would eventually crash. We now know that in the long run, that school of thought couldn’t have possibly been more off the mark.
Bring in the Recession of the Early 80s
For the first time in my abbreviated experience, I had been told firsthand by mentors holding my highest regard, that this recession was inevitable.
They’d acted on it well in advance themselves by way of exiting the market back in ’79. By the end of that year I’d been the owner/broker and principal partner in a real estate investment firm with Dad for just short of three years. Though he didn’t know when it’d start, he did tell me to prepare for some rough sledding, as the inflation and rising unemployment would eventually have their way.
And boy was he ever right about that. He’d told me this, I think, about Christmas time the year we opened the firm, 1977. Since nothin’ even remotely negative happened the following 18 months, I assumed he was the old man yellin’ at the kids to get off the lawn. 🙂
I think it was October of ’79 the piper was demanding payment — and in full. Interest rates had hit the highest I’d seen ’em in the decade I’d been working. Double digit high. Inflation was headed towards a high of around 14%. Prime rate went racing past 20%. It became mind numbingly real for me when a buddy of mine on the house side told me that FHA rates had reach 16.5%!!
It was at that point I really began listening to Dad in earnest. Holy crap on a cracker.
At a family gathering a few years later, he said to expect a new round of price increases. No way was my response. You know, cuz I was so wise and experienced, what with my 10 whole years of experience full time, just eight of ’em in investments. Dad offered a couple reasons driving his prediction.
First — The Fed’s policy of tough love was working. Combined with the huge infusion of capital resulting from the tax reforms of a couple years earlier, the economy was visibly responding in a measurably positive way. Falling interest rates had all of us doin’ the HappyDance.
Second — The population growth of SoCal, San Diego specifically, on a net/net basis was off the charts. Coming out of a horrible recession and the resultant lack of home starts for so many years, the massive increase in demand, he reasoned, would light a fire under real estate values.
Again, he hit it on the head, dead center. Beginning in late ’84 we began to see signs of a recovery. By ’85 it was reality. By ’86 we were back in the middle of holy crap on a cracker.
This fun ride lasted through ’90, give or take, at which time the S&L Crisis had gained a momentum of its own. Though visible in the mid 80s, it didn’t get to mushroom cloud status ’til around ’91 or so. From that point it was on in a major way.
Thing is, Dad and a few of his buddies/my mentors had told me point blank that a monster reckoning was in the cards, though they knew not when. They also predicted the slaughter of home buyers who’d taken properties ‘subject to’, a practice that’d become widely popular in the mid 70s and on into the ’81 recession. That’s a whole different discussion.
However, I will go on record here, today, saying that the next time lenders go after those who stealthily took over their loans at relatively low interest rates, it could make the first such massacre appear to be a dress rehearsal. Hope I’m dead wrong on that one.
There are many who, after the fact have declared themselves to have known about various future market transitions, both good and bad. Few however, have I noticed to have actually acted on them in a big way with, you know, money. 🙂
Predicting the economic future, at least while tryin’ to be somewhat specific, is a very tough task. We can paint with a broad brush, but when it matters what we do BASED on those predictions, the Firestones tend to hit the asphalt, and the talkers tend to fade away.
Frankly, for reasons I’ll lay out next week, I think we have a decent chance of remaining on the current course ’til roughly the end of ’16. I also suspect that beginning around the holiday season next year, we’ll begin to see inventory begin shrinking.
‘Course that, and a 10 dollar bill will get us both some coffee and a cookie, right? 😉 Many of us can agree on what we might think is the inevitable. The serious conversation revolves around the timing. Can we all belt out a Captain Obvious Duh?!
If I’m anywhere near accurate, ’17 could be the beginning of exciting times.
When do you think the peak of the current market cycle will be?
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When Halo 4 gets released on Nov. 6, 2012, it will bring with it episodic content almost televisual in nature. In order to build shared experiences that players will talk about around the water cooler, the game’s developer 343 Industries will be delivering free weekly mini-missions which tell side-stories to the main mission, all via Xbox Live.
While this isn’t a television show based on the Halo series, it borrows much from the idea of mixing the two media. This works the other way too, and there have already been TV shows based on games. Unfortunately most of them sucked. However, there are several video games from the current generation of consoles that would make great TV shows.
The Game: L.A. Noire is a sandbox game from Rockstar that was released in 2011 for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. It’s a crime drama that is heavily influenced by the film noir genre. You play a war hero-turned detective in the LAPD in 1947, investigating cases by poring over crime scenes, interviewing witnesses, and interrogating suspects.
The TV Show: A TV show based on L.A. Noire would be a period drama set in the 1940s following different characters in the LAPD in a post-war United States. It would have traces of Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire, and have both weekly storylines and season-long story arcs. It would be atmospheric and very stylish, but bloody with it.
The Game: All three Uncharted games are action-adventures from Naughty Dog, the first game in the series having been released in 2007. These are exclusive to the Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita. You play Nathan Drake, a treasure hunter and all-round badass who explores tropical locales while fending off various villains and ne’er-do-wells.
The TV Show: An Uncharted movie is already rumored to be on the way, but it could work on television as well. A TV show based on Uncharted would be an old-skool affair with a continuing storyline and cliffhangers every week. The death quota in the games would have to be clawed back a little, but there would be romance, intrigue, and an Indiana Jones epicness to it all.
The Game: Alan Wake is a third-person psychological horror from Remedy Entertainment that notoriously took five years to make. This is a Microsoft exclusive only released on Xbox 360 and PC. You play the titular Alan Wake, a novelist who investigates his wife’s disappearance on vacation. The game is split into six episodes, almost like a television show.
The TV Show: Alan Wake was created to mimic a television show, so it would be a natural fit for the medium. A TV show based on Alan Wake would be an intense drama with flashbacks and twists around ever corner. It would be dark and broody, and play out like a Stephen King book would if adapted for television. Just better in every conceivable way.
The Game: Heavy Rain is a psychological thriller from Quantic Dream that is close to being an interactive movie. This is another PS3 exclusive, as is Quantic’s next game Beyond: Two Souls, unveiled at E3 2012. You play four different characters who each have a role in trying to stop a serial killer. There are multiple endings based on how the player does throughout the game.
The TV Show: Heavy Rain already feels like a movie/television show, so it wouldn’t be a huge leap to turn it into an actual TV show. This would be a classy affair with no more than 13 episodes in a series. With four protagonists whose lives all intertwine, each week could concentrate on an individual’s storyline, with the final episode pulling all the strings together in a satisfying conclusion. Like Lost but with a satisfying conclusion.
The Game: Assassin’s Creed is a series of games developed and published by Ubisoft. These are action-stealth games based in different times throughout history. You play Desmond Miles, a bartender from the present-day, but control his ancestors as he sees through their eyes hundreds of years in the past.
The TV Show: Assassin’s Creed could make for an awesome television show, but I doubt any network would have the resources to pull it off. The budget would have to be huge for either of two scenarios: season-long arcs set in specific time periods of history; a shift in time each and every week in a nod to Quantum Leap or Sliders. Both would be fantastic.
On The Other Hand…
In order to fully explore this issue it’s fitting to consider the games that would make terrible TV shows. Unfortunately these are much more likely to get the medium-hopping treatment, as they’re mainstream and will appeal to millions. I am of course talking about mobile games such as Angry Birds and Draw Something, both of which are rumored to have television shows in the works. They may be fun games but aren’t they a little shallow to support TV shows?
That’s my list but I’m guessing you’ll have your own thoughts on the subject matter. Do you think the games I have mentioned would indeed make for great TV shows? Which game do you think could survive the move intact? Do you think games should stay as games and TV shows should be original? Let us know in the comments section below. You may also be interested in reading about the best video game movie adaptations of all time.
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Professor Wole Soyinka, Nigerian winner of the Nobel Literature Prize, and a long-time critique of various military dictators and governments has warned President Muhammadu Buhari about his failed handling of the Islamist Fulani Herdsmen attacks.
Soyinka said that previous President Goodluck Jonathan had “refused to accept that marauders had carried off the nation’s daughters,” referring to the abduction of the Chibok girls by Boko Haram. He argued: “We have been here before – now, ‘before’ is back with a vengeance.”
The Nobel Laurette said, “President Muhammed Buhari and his government, including his Inspector-General of Police, in near identical denial, appear to believe that killer herdsmen who strike again and again at will from one corner of the nation to the other, are merely hot-tempered citizens whose scraps occasionally degenerate into “communal clashes”, I believe I have summarized him accurately.”
Chiding the President, Soyinka said, Buhari believes, “the marauders are naughty children who can be admonished, paternalistically, into good neighbourly conduct. Sometimes of course, the killers were also said be non-Nigerians after all. The contradictions are mind-boggling.”
Soyinka noted that the government’s “practical steps” in tackling the killings by trying to bring “about the creation of ‘ranches’, ‘colonies’, whatever the name, including the special cultivation of fodder for animal feed and so on and on” is basically not the issue.”
To President Buhari, Soyinka said, “Permit me to remind you that, early in 2016, an even more hideous massacre was perpetrated by this same Murder Incorporated – that is, a numerical climax to what had been a series across a number of Middle Belt and neighbouring states, with Benue taking the brunt of the butchery. A peace meeting was called, attended by the state government and security agencies of the nation, including the Inspector General of Police. This group attended – according to reports- with AK47s and other weapons of mass intimidation visible under their garments. They were neither disarmed nor turned back.” He added.
Soyinka bereted the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who in 2016, said he paid “aggrieved” herdsmen to stop the killings in the south of the state.
Soyinka said, “El Rufai, governor of Kaduna State, proudly announced that, on assuming office, he had raised a peace committee and successfully traced the herdsmen to locations outside Nigerian borders. He then made payments to them from state coffers to cure them of their homicidal urge which, according to these herdsmen, were reprisals for some ancient history and the loss of cattle through rustling.”
The Government has not responded to Soyinka’s statement but the mission’s coordinator of Jos provincial mission, church of Nigeria, Venerable Mark Mukan, said to Global Christian News, “when Christians say the same thing Soyinka is saying, we are said to be bigots and biased. It is encouraging to hear a non-Christian and a literacy expert and a political analyst speaks truth to authority. That is the best we can say for now.”
Hassan John is West Africa Editor, GCN and Priest of the Anglican Diocese of Jos
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Greetings, one and all! I trust you’re well and are surviving the build up to Christmas.
Firstly, regarding my recent silence. I’ve been reliably informed that there is no point saying sorry for something if there’s a chance you might do it again; nevertheless, I apologise.
However, I have an excuse. Over the last few months, I’ve been writing, editing and marketing my fourth novel, Swiftly Sharpens the Fang (see synopsis at the bottom of the page). It tells the dystopian tale of an impressionable young British man with personal problems, who is targetted for radicalisation. It is, in my opinion, my best work to date. Whilst working, I’ve been consumed by a focus the likes of which I’ve never before experienced. The first draft, which is approximately 73,000 words, took ten weeks to complete. Compare this to Postnormal (SUBNORMAL Book 3) at 96,000 words, which was six months in the making. Therefore, I wrote Swiftly Sharpens the Fang at nearly double the speed, and this had an impact on my other authorly pursuits, like blogging. And why? I asked myself. How come I was so driven this time around? The answer is a simple one: the lead character, Joe Travis.
Of course, I’ve made no secret of the fact that some of Paul (SUBNORMAL protagonist) Kelly’s traits are based on my own. But if Paul Kelly is similar to me in his thoughts, Joe Travis, of fictional Manchester suburb Grangeheath, is more like me in his heart. At times, particularly in the early stages of the book, Swiftly Sharpens the Fang is almost semi-autobiographical. Like young Joe, I’ve suffered with depression over the years. In fact, until I started writing in 2014, I’d found no solution to my mental health issues, much to the detriment of my marriage and the emotional well-being of my wife. Until I found writing.
The imagining of worlds; the creation of fictional characters; the endless plotting – these began to dominate my mind. I no longer had time to dwell on the thoughts which made me feel low. And once I’d finished my first novel, any remaining head-space was occupied by marketing – social media, website-building and the like. Being an author has, in my opinion, preserved my marriage and has probably added a few years to my life. Not that I don’t still struggle at times, and I am far from the perfect husband, but I’m a lot healthier in my mind. As a result, I’m treating those around me with more patience and consideration. Writing has succeeded where numerous pills have failed, and the dependence upon drugs is another theme I explore in Swiftly, as it was in my SUBNORMAL trilogy. The downside to my medication of choice is that I have a tendency to becoming too motivated, spending my days with my head in the clouds as I mentally tinker with narrative arcs and twists. But it beats the alternative!
Writing has now become a compulsion. Due to my full time job and hectic home life, I practice my art on public transport, on the commutes to and from work. Using a laptop is impractical on crowded buses, so I pen every word on my smartphone. Last year, when circumstances meant I had to drive the car to the office, I dictated my work to my phone, and typed the transcripts on my lunch hour. Nothing gets in the way. Why? I’m not sure. As mentioned in my inaugural blog, I was tested for Asperger’s a few years ago; perhaps this might explain my obsession. But it’s a healthy obsession.
Unfortunately, Joe, the anti-hero at the heart of Swiftly, has just one coping mechanism: alcohol. Unlike me, his depression is caused by a life-changing event – the death of his father at the hands of jihadist terrorists – which means he’s vulnerable when Uncle Steve, the leader of a fascist gang, begins to pour poison in his ear. Joe is a tragic figure; he’s not a particularly likable chap, but he does, I hope, inspire sympathy. Depression and other mental illnesses are a worsening problem in the UK, with suicide the number one killer of young males. And I hope my readers will enjoy reading about Joe’s descent into a world of vice, villainy and vengeance.
Originally, I was inspired to write Swiftly by the Brexit result, and the implicit rightwards lurch in British socio-political ideology. Racism – a subject I’ve discussed before – has, to my mind, been legitimatised by the Out vote (before anyone shoots me down, I’m not accusing Brexiteers of prejudice; see my previous blog for a full explanation), and I fear that the same is happening stateside. My SUBNORMAL books had a strong political message, too. As I wrote, though, I realised that my smart-arsed pseudo-intellectualism had taken a backseat to Joe’s story, as was the case with Paul Kelly and company in Subnormal, Supernormal and Postnormal. I am a better storyteller than I am a theorist, and this is supported by the numerous positive reviews I’ve received over the last couple of years. If you don’t believe me, feel free to check out free samples of my SUBNORMAL books.
Swiftly Sharpens the Fang will be published on the 30th of January next year, and it will be available for pre-order soon. Subscribe to my mailing list, and you’ll be informed as soon as pre-order begins. In the meantime, if you’d like to be in with a chance of receiving an advance preview copy, please contact me. I’m always happy to talk to readers.
I wish you all the best for the holiday season!
SWIFTLY SHARPENS THE FANG
Some monsters are born… Others are created
Following the death of his father at the hands of terrorists, 22 year-old Joe suffers from depression. Using drink to kill the pain, he abuses himself and alienates his loved ones. His life in post-Brexit Britain is a chaos of binges and fights, while his dreams are haunted by repressed childhood memories.
When the black sheep of the family, Uncle Steve, takes Joe under his wing, the young man enters an ugly world of vice and fascism. Although gang membership means glory, fame and money, it comes at a cost to his soul.
Battling against his own conscience, Joe makes as many foes as friends. And soon, there is no escape from his uncle’s organisation and their racist violence.
Unlike Steve, Joe wasn’t born a monster. But his fangs are getting sharper every day.
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iHeartMedia announced today the lineup for the Daytime Village at the iHeartCountry Festival, a Music Experience by AT&T on Saturday, May 6 from 2:30-6 p.m. CT at Frank Erwin Center's North Box Office Plaza in Austin, Texas.
The free daytime event will feature live performances by Jon Pardi, Lindsay Ell, Kane Brown, Tucker Beathard, Chris Janson and Kip Moore. The Daytime Village will also feature fan zones and interactive experiences by iHeartRadio's brand partners.
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“The integrity of real estate appraisals is more important than ever and time and time again Countrywide is showing its customers and partners that it only cares about profits and market control,” said Steve Berman, managing partner at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, the firm representing the appraisers. “The bottom line is our nation’s at a breaking point where we can’t take anymore corporate dishonesty in the home market…”
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Countrywide was hardly the only lender to “blacklist” appraisers. And it will be interesting to see if other lenders are also sued for their “lists”.
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Sharon's (notimetostamp) challenge this weekend was to use scallops for at least one edge of a card. Beate's challenge actually had a square with the sentiment panel overlapping. Mine didn't work out that way. It's the basic sketch, though. The base card is Whisper white, and all stamping was done on WW as well. Both panels are matted on Real Red and Ticket Corner punched. The upper right corner is paper pierced, the bottom edge is scalloped with medium scallop scissors and punched in each scallop with a 1/16" hole punch, and the dotted Swiss organdy ribbon was added near the bottom. That heart stamp is a Dollar Store find which I've never used before, and I'm surprised that I really like it! Thanks for visiting my blog!!!
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Inside a candid support group dedicated to helping New Yorkers cope with the crippling emotions that arise after a loved one takes her life.
I was the newcomer to the group, along with Elizabeth. I guessed she was in her late forties, but sorrow has a way of making age indeterminable. Elizabeth had just lost her son, Charlie, that month. She found Charlie after he hanged himself in her garage. (All names used in this story have been changed to protect subjects’ privacy.) Before the meeting, we were both escorted into a side room off the hall, away from the group. A counselor explained to us how the system worked, and asked about our loved ones and ourselves. Elizabeth had a hard time speaking through her tears. We were given name tags and ushered into the group. Everything I had anticipated and concocted in my mind about what was next to come turned out to be wrong.
I have known five people who have committed suicide. The first was a college friend who hanged herself when we were both in our early twenties. She was the ultimate overachiever, never satisfied with her performance. In my thirties, my boyfriend’s brother jumped off a bridge, and I lost a roommate and a friend from the music scene to overdoses of heroin and pills. Those of us who knew both of them understood that these overdoses weren’t accidental. Then there was Karen.
Five cannot be a normal number; but then there is nothing normal about suicide. Our natural instinct as humans is to survive. Thrown into water, we will fight to keep from drowning until the last breath. To kill ourselves is to go against every natural instinct we are born with; to commit suicide, one must be broken on the inside. One of the counselors that night shared this insight with me and it resonated.
It has been ten years since my best friend, Karen, shot herself. She was seven months pregnant, and killed both herself and her unborn child with her husband’s gun. It was a gruesome end to a beautiful person. At group, survivors learn that saying out loud how your loved ones killed themselves is an important step in the grieving process. I am a suicide survivor. Mistakenly, many think the term refers to people who have unsuccessfully attempted suicide. The term actually refers to a family member or friend who has lost a loved one to suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 38,364 people committed suicide in the United States in 2010 (the most recent statistic available)—a figure greater than the number of people in the U.S. who died in car crashes that year. It is generally estimated that every suicide leaves behind six suicide survivors. The New York State Office of Mental Health says this may be a low estimate, and quotes numbers closer to 28 suicide survivors per suicide victim. When those numbers are compounded, “since, on average, 1,200 New Yorkers die by suicide each year, the latter estimate means approximately 60,000 people qualify as suicide survivors each and every year. This is equivalent to the population of the city of Utica.”
I’d read about twelve-step programs, known people who have attended them, and seen them portrayed in films and on TV. I tried to draw parallels in my mind on the train ride that evening, but it got me nowhere. I anticipated my first Suicide Survivor Support Group might go something like this:
Step One: Try to gain insight into why people I knew and loved took their own lives.
Step Two: Share my feelings of guilt over not being able to stop them.
Step Three: Listen to others’ heart-wrenching stories.
Step Four: Cry.
Steps Five through Twelve: Repeat steps one through four.
After ten years of the same questions running on a loop in my head, and sorrow following me around like a needy cat, I didn’t really factor “healing” into the support group process.
I have survived Karen’s suicide by telling myself that my friend—my beautiful, gentle friend, a mother with a wonderful teenage son who worked with children all her life—did not do that to herself. My kind, loving friend did not kill her unborn child, did not take her own life in this brutal way. She would never willingly leave her son without a mother. Someone, something else, performed that horrible act. But the truth is, Karen did do it. She suffered from a mental illness that developed in her thirties. She had it under control while medicated, but went off her medicine during her pregnancy.
For suicide survivors, after the initial shock of learning of the death, the “whys” begin—terrible, unending “whys” that we play over and over in our head. The first being, “Why did she do it?” Only a third of those who commit suicide leave notes. Even then, nothing written on a piece of paper or in an email can truly answer that question, because suicide is nonsensical. No “reason” makes sense because all of us left behind know there were alternatives—why did she not see them? Another why.
Next why: “Why did I not see this coming?” Suicide survivors often tell stories of having a perfectly ordinary conversation with their loved one only an hour before they commit suicide. Often plans are even discussed for the next day, week or even that night. One son had just put a deposit down on a month-long writing program only that week.
Everything about that last conversation is normal. Sometimes after the suicide, survivors find evidence that the act had been planned for months or longer. One mother pondered whether it had been a recent change in medication that had triggered the suicide until she realized her son had ordered the helium tank a year earlier. No signs had been apparent. Not a hint.
The “whys” then get more specific and often turn to blame. In my case, the first “why” I asked: “Why was there a gun in the house, given her history?” Followed rapidly by, “Why weren’t doctors more aware of the danger of her mental state?” “Why didn’t her husband see warning signs?” And of course, the “why” question that is most haunting for all suicide survivors, many for the rest of their life: “Why wasn’t I able to stop it?”
The moment Peter picked me up at the train station, I erected barriers to protect myself. Incessant chatter filled up time. While Rebecca and Peter packed up cookies and tissues at their home to bring to the support group, I became a rock. I knew, if I opened myself up even a crack, I might crumble. I was not a person keen on “crumbling” in front of a room full of strangers. Deep inside, I was only kidding myself. I desperately wanted the group to magically make me spend more time remembering Karen for her life and our friendship, and allow me to stop dwelling on the way she ended her life. Ten years felt like way too long to still feel so raw inside.
The expression “time heals everything” does not often apply to suicide survivors. The bereavement process is complicated not only by the natural feelings of grief and loss, but by the guilt and the stigma associated with suicide. There is also this: the person you are most angry with for taking your loved one away is your loved one. They are, in a strange way, the only one to blame. This incongruent despair mixes with destructive self-blame and blame directed at anyone we feel responsible—for not seeing the signs, not being home at the time, not making sure our loved one took their medication, not keeping medication locked up. There are as many ways to blame as there are ways to commit suicide. It’s daunting. I blamed Karen’s husband, I blamed her doctors, and of course, I blamed myself.
On the drive over, Rebecca and Peter told me that most people attending the group will have lost a child or spouse. They explained there were approximately sixty members in the group, but attendance varies greatly from month to month, and they never know who or how many will show up. Some members had been attending for years, but Rebecca and Peter warned that for others it would be their first time, and they would be dealing with a very recent suicide. From the car, Rebecca returned a phone call to a parent who recently lost a child. While she was on the phone, Peter explained why they like to return calls promptly. There is no stronger sign of a dysfunctional group than an unreturned phone call or full answering system, unable to receive a survivor’s voicemail. I was struck by the thought that there could be so many survivors seeking support that group message systems across the country were filled to capacity. Rebecca hanged up and told us that this particular survivor wouldn’t be attending tonight’s session after all. She wasn’t ready; she still hadn’t shared with anyone how her child had died. Her shame was too great.
Feelings of shame devastate many suicide survivors. Judgment comes not only from society, but also from friends and family. There appears to be no greater “blame game” than the one that surrounds suicide. I had some experience with this already. I watched a boyfriend’s family implode with his brother’s suicide. His devastated parents turned their eyes to his wife and the whys began. “Why didn’t you see he was depressed? Why didn’t you take it seriously when he said he felt like killing himself?” The blame game drove the family irreconcilably apart. I heard similar stories at the support group that night, stories of blame and shame. In-laws blamed Tina, a young mother, for their son’s suicide, and Raine was unable to attend a family funeral because she and her children were considered “bad luck” after her husband committed suicide.
In the United States, at least the stigma of suicide is being addressed by the acknowledgment that it’s a mental health issue. In some countries, mental illness carries such a heavy stigma that it compounds the problem. South Korea currently has the highest suicide rate per capita, according to The World Health Organization. South Koreans, like residents of many Asian countries, rarely seek support for mental illness or depression, the leading precursor to suicide. In Japan, suicide survivors are often forced to pay for expensive purification rituals, or even the remodeling of an apartment, because a loved one’s suicide has made the property un-rentable.
Rebecca and Peter’s home is filled with family photographs. They celebrate their son’s life and the time they spent with him. For them, helping other suicide survivors deal with grief and educating the public about suicide has been part of their healing process. They spend a great deal of time immersed in writing and lecturing on suicide, yet they are warm, affectionate, and full of life.
Rebecca and Peter decided to form their support group after attending another group for several years following their own child’s suicide. While the first group helped them, they had disagreed with the policy of not discussing methods and details of the suicides.
Sitting around a large folding table maneuvered into a square, the first thing we did as a group was go around the room, introduce ourselves, and share how our loved one had killed himself or herself. Tom and Samatha’s daughter Ruby jumped off a building. Charlie hanged himself, as did Peter and Rebecca’s son. Tina’s husband Ron shot himself in front of her. Liz’s daughter Fay and Raine’s husband Stan committed suicide with overdoses of medication. Two mothers, Sheila and Patricia, shared that their sons had both killed themselves by suffocation with helium tanks, a method I never even knew existed until that night. Suffocation is the third leading cause of suicide in this country. There are websites dedicated to teaching people various methods of committing suicide. Researching for this article, I found this particularly disturbing description on Google: “Do You Want To Commit Suicide? Join friendly people sharing 542 true stories in the I Want to Commit Suicide group. Find forums, advice…”
Elizabeth and I were the last to introduce ourselves. Everyone shared their loss calmly, with appropriate details, and sometimes matter-of-factly. We sobbed our way through naming our loved one’s method of suicide. I had rarely shared the details of Karen’s death with anyone over these past ten years. The power of saying the “how” out loud to the safety of a room full of people who understood that the “how,” in the end, was irrelevant, hit home immediately. “How” was a fact to accept and move past in order to get to the real work of letting go of the “whys,” the guilt and the blame.
I had the choice to stop, get out of my car and speak with Karen a week before she killed herself. I didn’t take that opportunity. I didn’t know it would be the last time I would ever see her: from a distance, sitting in a chair on her front porch, staring peacefully up at evening stars. I am haunted by that choice. I rarely speak of the guilt I carry for not getting out of my car that night, as though I could have heard in her voice a warning of the future and stopped her from killing herself.
William Feigelman, Ph.D, is a suicide counselor who himself lost a child to suicide. When studying the stigma related to a child’s suicide he found that “53% of suicide survivors reported harmful responses from one or more family member groups following their loss, and 32% reported harmful responses from at least one non-kin group.” These responses were divided into seven types: 1) Avoidance: “People who I thought would be at the funeral or send a sympathy card didn’t show any acknowledgment of the death.” 2) Unhelpful Advice: “Haven’t you grieved enough already?” 3) Absence of Caring Interest: “If I started talking about my lost child, they quickly changed the subject.” 4) Spiritual Advice: “He’s in a better place now” or “It was meant to be.” 5) Blaming the Victim: “That was a cowardly thing he did.” 6) Blaming the Parent: “Didn’t you see it coming?” 7) Other Negative Comments: “Well at least he didn’t kill anyone else when he died.”
If you find yourself thinking of saying any of the above things to a suicide survivor, DON’T. Trust me. In group, Rebecca said she found it particularly disturbing that every birthday, holiday and special event in her family is greeted with a card sent from a close friend, but that this same friend never drops a note or calls on the anniversary of her child’s suicide to let her know they are thinking of her. Avoidance is probably one of the most hurtful responses for a suicide survivor. It makes them feel like the rest of the world wants to forget that their child, spouse or loved one ever existed. Many people mistakenly think, “I don’t want to stir up emotions, or make them think about the suicide.” But a survivor does not forget their loved one or mourn their death any less than someone who loses a loved one to illness, accident or crime. All support, even a simple hug, can make a world of difference to a suicide survivor.
The suffocating sorrow I had braced myself for leading up to the support group was not to be found in the room that night. Grief and sadness were there, and shock was evident in Elizabeth, but I found that these suicide survivors were strong. Each of them owned their loved one’s death and understood that it occurred because their son, daughter, husband, wife or loved one was ill and made a bad, irreversible choice. Rebecca and Peter discussed the many reasons our loved ones might have felt suicide was the only option. Feelings of worthlessness, or being a burden to others, depression mixed with other factors such as medications, drugs or environmental situations, all combined for a feeling of hopelessness with no reprieve.
I lost a friend to suicide, but everyone else in the group that night had lost family. They discussed not only emotional pain, but the harsh realities of how suicide, like any sudden loss, can leave a family in financial upheaval and caught up in bureaucratic red tape which only compounds the grief and hinders the healing process: debts left unpaid, loss of income, home foreclosures, and angry, confused and resentful children. It was often difficult for the survivors in the room to even find time to deal with the emotional aftermath. Tina recently discovered hidden notes her children wrote about the loss of their father. Raine confessed that her children have voiced resentment towards her because she expressed feelings of anger at their father for killing himself. But with the beginning of school just around the corner, both mothers agreed practical things came first and they hoped they would find time before the next session to address these issues. Their worlds felt held together by very thin tape.
The survivors had encyclopedic knowledge of how to deal with probate, insurance policies and coroner’s reports, which they freely shared with each other. It was a crash course in dealing with the aftermath of suicide that didn’t go away just because the survivor was emotionally devastated. I learned it was important to open and clean out any safe deposit boxes belonging to your family member right away because once the probate process begins, access isn’t allowed until probate is completed. I learned that life insurance policies don’t have to pay out benefits for suicide if the policy was taken out less than two years before the death. Many in the room were involved with suicide prevention organizations, and the discussion turned to current state and federal legislature designed to prevent suicide, such as digital tracking of prescription fulfillment and insurance laws regarding mental health coverage and benefits. The depth of information was impressive and overwhelming. I often wondered that night how Elizabeth was taking it all in. Her son John, Charlie’s brother, had accompanied her, and I could see them gripping each other’s hands under the table throughout the meeting. I hope Elizabeth returns next month.
Sheila, a veteran of the group, shared some wisdom—“You find your joy where you can”—and made us all laugh when she confessed she’d baked ten of the same kind of pie for the holidays that year because it made her happy. She didn’t “give a damn” if people were sick of pumpkin pie. “Let them throw them out,” she said. This even made the tear-stained Elizabeth smile, a feat I would have thought impossible at the beginning of the night. I don’t know if there are actually twelve official steps to grief, but I’m pretty sure that the first step is remembering that, through all the sorrow, there is still joy in life. “Elizabeths” need “Sheilas” to survive.
As Rebecca, Peter and I pulled out of the parking lot, Rebecca commented on Tina and Raine lingering and chatting with each other by their cars.
“Its good they found each other,” she said. “They have similar backgrounds, and both lost husbands and have young children. They share many of the same problems and sorrows. That helps.”
To find a Suicide Support Group near you contact the American Association of Suicidology.
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James Hindle is an illustrator, cartoonist and designer living and drawing in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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Cross posted at Magnana Mouse
I was reared a Republican. I saw the light as a university junior after a tenure as a very annoying student government leader with firm roots in Young Republicans. Another story for another time or none.
This preface brings me to what I thought might be a respite from the acid rain of the clown-car primary storm. See, I’ve never apologized for mine or my family’s partisan affiliation with the GOP. It’s not the that I left the Republican Party. They left me. And, my father; and all of us who were once Republicans.
I’ve watched the Neoconservatives turn the GOP into an arm of the Pentagon, stealing more than 8 TRILLION DOLLARS from the treasury and start preemptive wars as they slashed the taxes of the gilded caste making the working and decimated middle classes pay for them.
I’ve watched it turned into an inbred, half-witted nativist Frankenwtein bigot, hate-Monster of rotting shame.
Well, I was kind of stoked that a pre-Gingrich; pre-neoconservative Republican had emerged from one of the clown cars of the Republican primary. Ohio swing state Governor John Kasich.
I mean, he is the governor of a very important swing state. He speaks like an antique conservative without all the Cruz/Trump/Huckabe/Bush crazy. This guy could dark-horse his way into the GOP and save the party, making it centrist again. Being more Reagan – less Cheney.
But, I was just reminded why that’s no better — why my “eat the poor” Young Republican daze of the 80’s was a Reagan / HWBush / Gingrich con and how willing of a mark I was. Kasich — just like Reagan and his cabal — is apparently militantly anti-union. Just like the Reagan who killed the air-traffic controller unions; unions in general; and the middle class with it.
Kasich just vomited his death knell. He said that if he was made king of America, he would ban teachers lounges so that they couldn’t discuss their grievances amongst themselves. Ban the unions who look out for the hard-working middle class and stop them from even speaking with each other to understand why they NEED to protect themselves from the gilded class who would own them outright as they suffer to pay for it.
Reagan was probably the most destructively toxic Presidents to our Union since the Confederacy. It just took Kasich to remind me. 96 percent of Ohio teachers said they wouldn’t support John Kasich for president. 0His negative ratings in his home state now make me think him more like Chris Christie, with his home-state-hate-fest than Reagan. 80% of Ohio educators in his own party say he has been his impact on Ohio state education as “extremely negative.”
This guy is emblematic for just how dangerous and out-of-touch not only the crazy Tea-stained nativist neo-confederate clown-car wing of the0GOP is, but the MAINSTREAM Republican party is. There is no adult table towering over the tea-kids throwing their own poo around underneath it while they feast. There are only knuckle-draggers and their elderly relatives of a bygone era. The blue-tent is the answer. Get out the Vote in 2016 and ride the Democratic wave to victory!
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https://stevendmused.wordpress.com/2015/08/20/almost-fooled-by-a-trickle-down-would-be-king/
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I left the cabin yesterday with some big idea of doing a big loop to Crested Butte, over Pearl Pass to Aspen, and back home.
It didn't work out. Two hours in, my legs were totally fried. It's been almost a month, but I guess I'm not still not recovered yet
But I did find some roadside panties:
Old Melancholy Mahokey would be proud. These panties were two firsts for me- first Colorado roadside panties, and first roadside panties smaller than size XXXL.
A few miles later, it started to sprinkle. Since I've been back from the divide, I've been caught in the rain on trails twice (the first time was after I asked Colleen to get hitched- how romantic).
A little bit of rain is a scary thing out here. The trails immediatly turn into clay that would great if you were making some pottery, wheels lock up, the bike becomes a muddy anchor while gloop builds up into huge balls around feet. Every step forward is a huge struggle, and then you slide half a step backwards.
I wasn't willing to put myself through that again, so I beat it out of there as soon as those first drops hit my helmet. I think I'm going to stick closer to town until monsoon season ends in a couple weeks.
But it was still a good ride. That's the swell thing about this place- it's alway pretty, even when it's threatening to trap you in the mud.
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https://dirtcruise.com/2014/08/07/cruising-along/
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EZ CD Audio Converter is multi format audio converter and is extremely easy to use. Rips audio CDs, converts audio files, allows editing of metadata, and burns discs. All combined to user friendly, beautiful interface. Includes features such as multiple services for retrieving metadata for audio CDs (MusicBrainz, Freedb), ReplayGain loudness calculation and normalization, accurate CD ripping, CD-Text support, and the best audio codecs. Supports most popular audio formats such as Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, and MP3.
EZ CD Audio Converter is a free trial software application from the Rippers & Converters subcategory, part of the Audio & Multimedia category.
The app is currently available in English, Arabic, Chinese, ChineseSimplified, ChineseTraditional, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Other, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and it was last updated on 2018-04-25. The program can be installed on Win8 x32, Win8 x64, Win8, Win7, WinXP, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, Windows 8, WinVista, WinVista x64, Windows 10, Win10 x32, Win10 x64, Win10.
EZ CD Audio Converter (version 7.1.5) has a file size of 53.53 MB and is available for download from our website.
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https://ez-cd-audio-converter-free.soft112.com/
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CCH 2018 : Cloud Connected Health
Call For Papers
The IEEE International Workshop on Cloud Connected Health (CCH)
in association with The IEEE Conference on Connected Health: Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies (CHASE 2018)
Washington DC, September 26-28, 2018
Topics of the track consist of all aspects related to eHealth Information Security. They include but are not limited to:
• Connected health integration with cloud.
• Virtual private cloud in eHealth.
• Cloud services for connected health.
• Big data for ehealth.
• Health as a service (HaaS).
• Privacy issues in cloud based connected health.
• Security access policies in cloud based connected health.
• Testing and validation of cloud based connected health technologies.
• Cloud based health resources management.
• Health monitoring using the cloud.
• Health data processing in the cloud.
• Middleware of mobile applications.
• Architecture of Cloud computing and BigData applications for Healthcare.
• Adaptation of Cloud computing Healthcare.
• Prediction systems in Cloud computing Healthcare.
• Surveys and state of the art reports in the area.
Submitted papers must be neither previously published nor under review by another workshop, conference or journal.
Only electronic submissions in PDF will be accepted. Submitted regular papers must be written in English, must be no longer than 6 pages in 10-point font, must render without error using standard PDF viewing tools, must print on US-Letter-sized paper, and must include the author names and affiliations in the first page. One extra page is allowed for additional charge of $100. Submitted manuscripts must be in single-spaced double-column pages using 10-point size font on 8.5x11 inch pages (IEEE conference style), including figures, tables, and references. See style templates for details: IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings
The authors of regular papers will deliver oral presentations. The authors of demo and poster papers will deliver system demonstrations and poster presentations, respectively.
All accepted papers will be published by IEEE and indexed by IEEExplore.
Edas Submission Link: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=24683
- Papers Submissions Deadline: May 31, 2018
- Notification of Acceptance: June 31, 2018
- Deadline for Author Registration: July 31, 2018
- Deadline for Camera-ready Papers: July 31, 2018
IEEE CHASE-CCH 2018 TPC Chairs.
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Bruno and Gabi Buechel immigrated to New Zealand from Switzerland in 1996 after enjoying a wonderful holiday and falling in love with the country. They settled in Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty because the climate was warm and they could see that it would provide an idyllic lifestyle for their two young children.
Four years later in 2000 they established MagMed Ltd and MIP Colostrum. Both Bruno and Gabi have a passion for human health and wellness. After researching the benefits of Colostrum, they recognized that New Zealand’s clean green environment and agricultural practices were congruent with their desire to devise a product that had exceptional integrity. Their Colostrum would always be sourced from New Zealand dairy cows which contained no preservatives, antioxidants or food additives. Their Colostrum: MIP – Maxi Immuno Plus Colostrum, comes from healthy, pasture-fed cows that are officially clear of pesticides, antibiotics and synthetic hormones.
Over a decade later, MIP Colostrum is a well-established organization with an international reputation for experience, efficiency and high standards of excellence. Pioneers in the development and distribution of top quality Colostrums, Bruno and Gabi with the team at MIP Colostrum, ship their products to over 70 countries worldwide. This successful company continues to operate from a location on the shores of the Tauranga Harbour. Only a few kilometres away New Zealand dairy cows on fully vetted farms and pastures produce the pure and naturally cultivated Colostrum that meets the high standards of purity and consistency that Bruno and Gabi and their many thousands of happy and healthy customers enjoy.
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https://www.mipcolostrumnz.com/about-us/
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A Formative Assessment
Hopefully you were inspired to complete this formative assessment after reading chapter 2 in Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education. If not, we would love to know how you got here. In the meantime, take advantage of this opportunity to prime your brain and how it is currently and accurately thinking about ways research in Mind, Brain, and Education Science can inform, validate, or transform how we design schools, classrooms, and work with each individual student. Please share your experience on twitter via @neuro_teach.
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http://www.thecttl.org/a-formative-assessment/
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Tricks & Treats at the Teen Club's Halloween
Between 19 and 30 October, the VILA VITA Parc Teen Club celebrates the Halloween season with programme of activities for all young people over 12 years old.
The meeting point is at the Sports Pavilion (open Monday to Friday, between 10:00 and 18:00) and the festivities begin with a warm welcoming reception.
After that, an indoor kart racetrack provides the thrill of speed, but the range of amusements will also include paintball, table tennis tournament, movie marathon, sports in the hotel and tree-climbing.
Let's have a Halloween full of mischiefs.
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http://vlifenews.vilavitaparc.com/en/event/tricks-treats-at-the-teen-clubs-halloween
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Well, I'm finally coming back to the first world in two days, and it's about goddamned time. Canada has certainly been an interesting place, but I would have a hard time recommending prolonged exposure to it to all but the bravest of individuals. Recently, Canada has seen the onset of snow, which appears to be the national precipitate. I have seen accumulation of 6 or 7 inches in one night, although since it gets dark at 4:30 the night does get some bonus time to work with. Either way, Canadians don't appear to realize that snow is dangerous and is likely punishment for their sinful pacifist ways. I went to a bartending class and the instructor told us that Clamato juice was a Canadian invention. Apparently only a Canadian would dare mix clam broth and tomato juice (and I really have to ask, Why? Why would you do that and be proud of it?). I told her that America invented the light bulb, but she didn't seem interested.
Don't look at Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones ain't gonna help you.
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http://beermethatblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/canadian-correspondent-david-gold_19.html
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It's finally cold out so you can crawl under your sheets and pull out Netflix. Check out what shows you should watch this fall.
Fine, I give up. I'm obsessed with painting my nails. Everyone has their little tick and this one is mine. Check out what polishes I'm currently obsessing over.
Think you missed a post? Check out all of my fall posts here.
Are you as sad to see fall go as much as I am? Check out what winter things you should look forward to.
Check out how I transformed this summer dress to fall.
I'm digging the bandana trend. Check out how I styled this old, white bandana.
Check out the way I layered this simple shift dress for chilly weather.
Check out the beautiful Canadian graffiti and my outfit!
Hello darling! You might have seen this bag in my earlier Lark Fest post. I’m in love with this earthy color. I’m so glad I decided to get this rich green instead of the matte black. They also had a white and black combo one. This bag is redicously perfect for fall because of its rich color and dipped texture. I love following the “What’s in my bag” tag on WordPress! Some of the things people lug around is so fascinating to me. I’m just obsessed with finding out what people carry around in their purses… is that weird? The anticipation of finding out if they carry around a knife…
Check out the joy of Lark fest!
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https://peculiarporter.com/tag/fall/
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Cancellations received within 12 hours of vehicle despatch will be charged at 100% daily rate (8 hours) and within 24 hours charged at 50% daily rate. Airport transfer cancellations within 4 hours of vehicle despatch will be charged at basic hourly rate. No shows will be charged in full.
2. Conditions of Hire:
All journeys will be calculated on the shortest or quickest route unless specified by the client and agreed upon when booking. Live satellite navigational vehicle systems may be used to avoid delays. Whilst we endeavour to ensure our drivers are punctual, we cannot accept responsibility for delays caused by circumstances beyond our control.
Clients will be held responsible for any damage caused to the interior or exterior of a vehicle during the hire period and will be billed accordingly for any repairs or valeting required in order to reinstate the vehicle to its previous condition.
Guardian Chauffeurs will not be held responsible for any accidental loss or damage to clients properties and items are carried at clients own risk. Any property found will be held at our offices and logged in the lost property book until it can be returned to the client at a suitable and convenient time.
The hirer must not request or act in any way which contravenes or causes to contravene any part of the legislation which applies to the use of vehicles as applied under the road traffic act.
Guardian Chauffeurs maintains a strict non-smoking policy in all its vehicles.
Guardian Chauffeurs and it’s drivers have the right to refuse to carry any passenger who is thought to be heavily under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
3. Seating Capacity and Luggage:
The hirer shall confirm and agree at time of booking the required seating capacity of the vehicle supplied together with luggage and stowage space requirements and must not exceed this load beyond this capacity.
In the unlikely event of a complaint about the company services, the hirer should endeavour to seek assistance and resolution from the company driver or the company. If unable to do so, all complaints should be made to the company in writing and within 14 days of date of termination of date of service or hire.
Account facilities are available to EU based companies and supported by satisfactory bank references.
All accounts invoices are to be paid within 14 days from date of invoice unless specifically agreed upon account opening.
Invoices are issued in UK Sterling. Cheque payments will only be accepted from UK banks alternatively all accounts and invoices can be settled using all major credit or debit cards or electronic bank transfers. A 5% surcharge will be added to the final invoice when using Amex, MasterCard and Visa credit cards.
Nothing contained in these terms and conditions affect the clients statutory rights.
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https://www.guardianchauffeurs.co.uk/about/terms-and-conditions/
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Old Home Week menu
History of Old Home Week
In celebrating each Triennial Old Home Week, the Greencastle-Antrim Community is maintaining a tradition which dates back to September 5, 1901 when the late Professor Philip E. Baer, then a noted concert singer, wrote to local papers suggesting that an "Old Boys' Reunion" be held from August 10th to 20th, 1902.
In another letter dated April 3, 1902, Mr. Baer suggested a program for this reunion. The dates originally suggested were changed to August 8 of that year, and at that time between 50 and 60 "Old Boys" arrived for the big affair. The first Reunion proved so completely successful that it was decided to hold another in 1905 and the custom of a Triennial was established.
The Old Home Week Celebration has been held without interruption since 1902. We honor our founder Philip E. Baer and the past Presidents and Association Members, both living and dead, who have perpetuated the idea of an "Old Boys' Reunion".
First 'Old Boys' Reunion 1902
(forty three men and six boys,
taken along the Conococheague Sandy Hollow)
Summary of Philip Baer's Life
Philip Edward Baer born May 28, 1865 was the son of Adam and Catherine (Goetz) Baer. He graduated from Greencastle High School.
Baer worked as a soloist for two years traveling with minstrel show companies beginning in 1884 with the Hamlin Wizard Oil Company, a combination medicine and minstrel show. He then traveled with the Cleveland Minstrels one of the nation's top companies of its kind.
In 1894 Father Gillespie of the St. Aloysius Church invited Baer to sing at several masses. On March 23, 1894, Good Friday, Monsignor Satolli heard Baer sing and was so impressed by his voice that the Monsignor obtained funding for Baer to study music in Italy. There hestudied voice, opera, piano, violin and the Italian language for four years with principal instructors of the time.
On his return to the United States his concert tours lead Baer to many big cities across the nation.
In 1891 he purchased property in the Borrough of Greencastle. During his concert tours he and his wife, Jannette Dubbell, of Michigan, would often see and visit with former Greencastle-Antrim residents. At such times they would reminisce about their hometown and soon Baer and his wife began talking about getting everyone together again for a reunion in Greencastle.
On September 5, 1901 Philip Baer wrote a letter to the newspapers in town asking for their help to get people interested in organizing an Old Boys' Reunion in August of 1902.
In April of 1902 the program was announced for the first Old Boys' Reunion that would be held August 10 to 20, 1902. Events that year included a chicken dinner at the Town Hall; a picnic at Sandy Hollow (a favorite swimming place since colonial times) along the Conococheague Creek; speeches; and band concerts by the Citizens Band.
Sixty-five men responded to invitations and the Old Boys' Reunion was such a success that they decided to do it again in three years in 1905. And so was born the now almost century old and most unequaled triennial tradition in the nation.
In 1905 the Old Boys' Reunion became known as Old Home Week to which not only the Old Boys of Greencastle were invited but also the ladies and the sons and daughters of Antrim Township.
Philip Baer's touring piano. On exhibit at the Allison-Antrim Museum, Greencastle, PA.
Official Old Home Week Website, Greencastle, PA
Copyright © Old Home Week Association | All rights reserved.
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http://oldhomeweek.org/phone/history.html
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Christmas From God’s View: Humiliation & Rescue Mission…
Christmas From God’s Perspective:
Question: What do you know about the story of Christmas?
Sometimes when you have looked at something for a long time, it is helpful and important to change your perspective, the angle at which you are looking at that something.
This morning we are going to change our perspective on Christmas…We’re going to look at it from God’s perspective.
Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11 (The Message)
“Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn’t claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion.
Because of that obedience, God lifted him high and honored him far beyond anyone or anything, ever, so that all created beings in heaven and on earth—even those long ago dead and buried—will bow in worship before this Jesus Christ, and call out in praise that he is the Master of all,to the glorious honor of God the Father.”
Question: What is Christmas the story of? What is the main event of Christmas?
Response: God became a human, born of a woman—the Incarnation.
This is a big deal, my friends.
Question: Why is this important for us, for all humans?
Response: Since God became a human,
1. He can relate to us and help us—He knows what we go through;
2. By living a perfect life, He could die for us, taking the punishment that we deserve for our sins against God (He could only do this by becoming one of us).
Question: Why was this important for Jesus—why was it a big deal for Him to become a human?
Response: Since Jesus became human,
1. He had to leave heaven—the best place in the world.
A. It’s like going from 8th grade back to pre-school—in 8th grade you get to hang out at the mall and do fun stuff like play video games—in pre-school you have to play in cribs with blocks and you pee/poop/drool on yourself;
B. it’s like going from Six Flags Great America to a sandbox in your backyard;
C. it’s like going from Noah’s Ark Water Park to the little tub in your bathroom.
2. He had to be born as a baby, choosing to set aside some of His powers and learn as humans learn.
A. It was like going from being a capable adult to being a clumsy toddler with poopy diapers.
3. He had to leave His Father.
A. On earth, Jesus had to have the same faith in God that we do—He couldn’t see His Father the way He could in heaven. Think of how hard it must have been for the Father and the Holy Spirit to say goodbye to Jesus, knowing how much He was going to suffer and how He was going to be mistreated and die.
4. He wasn’t treated with the respect, love, adoration, and worship that He deserves.
A. He had to serve sinful people who didn’t like Him, were unfairly mean to Him, and didn’t believe in Him.
Christmas As Invasion
Scripture: Revelation 12:1-9
“A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven:
a woman clothed with the sun,
with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth.
Then another sign appeared in heaven:
an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads.
His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth.
The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth,
so that he might devour her child the moment it was born.
She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.
And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.
The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God,
where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.
And there was war in heaven.
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon,
and the dragon and his angels fought back.
But he was not strong enough,
and they lost their place in heaven.
The great dragon was hurled down—
that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray.
He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.”
Question: Wow. So why was Jesus born as a human on earth—what was the purpose of Christmas?
A. to introduce humans to God (John 14:9);
B. to live a perfect life and die for those humans who will believe in and love Jesus,
C. to take the punishment that humans deserve [if we let Him] so that we can be forgiven and be in heaven forever.)
These verses from Revelation show us that Jesus had to go through a lot to save and forgive humans—
it was like He was invading enemy territory to try and rescue us from being held hostage.
It wasn’t easy for Him, and so it isn’t easy for us to trust in Him, believe in Him, and follow Him.
This is why we celebrate Christmas—Jesus did not have to go through all this trouble,
but He chose to go through the trouble because He loves us and because He loves His Father in heaven.
Movie Clip: Finding Nemo (near the end of the movie where the pelican tells Nemo that his Dad has been looking for him all over the Pacific Ocean!). Please click HERE.
When we look at Christmas from a new perspective, it helps us to realize
A. how much God loves us,
B. how important His forgiveness is to us, and
C. what a big decision each of us has—whether to acknowledge and voluntarily surrender to the truth that Jesus is God and that we need His forgiveness, or not to.
Which will you choose?
1. Why was it hard for Jesus to become a human?
2. Why was it hard for Jesus to leave heaven?
3. Why did He make the choice to do this?
4. Does Jesus ask us to do anything hard and uncomfortable?
Possible Response: Yes!
A. Admitting we are sinners and ask His forgiveness,
B. Obeying authorities,
C. Reading the Bible,
D. Forgiving and loving those who are mean to us, share,
E. Living as Jesus wants us to live [obedience] as a way of saying ‘thank You’ for His forgiveness, etc.
5. Will you make the choice to do these things? How?
Possible Response: By asking God to help me love Him as much as He loves me.
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https://soulspartan.com/2012/06/09/christmas-from-gods-view-humiliation-rescue-mission/
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Wow - what a day! Even with the damp weather we had, over 100 folks attended the FOCL - Friends of the Connecticut Libraries seminar today.
Our first speaker was Timothy Cole, inspirational as he discussed the various generations of individuals that we have. Like the Gen X, Gen Y, Baby Boomers to name the younger bunch. He disucssed the differences that each generation has and how "we" as Friends Groups need to address each (in a general way) when we are looking for new volunteers.
After his talk, we split into two group. I was the speaker for "Things your Treasurer Should Know" and Carl was the speaker for "Used Book Sales in Connecticut 2009". While I didn't get to hear Carl's talk, his handout is remarkable. He had gathered surveys for more than 50 friends groups. The survery cover days of sale, pricing, category breakdown, bag sales, and how books are disposed of at the end of the sale. There were two graphs that gave a profit by # of books, and a profit by the population served. It was the popular of the two talks.
My talk was full, with more than 40 treasurers and board members coming to take part in a full packed disucssion on the treasurer duties, record keeping & reporting, and budget preparation. There was alot of participation with lots of questions and comments. Unfortunately, I couldn't finish all the slides prepared, though those slides were included in their handouts.
Overall - the FOCL puts on a great seminar! Those that were able to attend went away with lots of food for thought. There were another 40 folks on the waiting list and rumor has it, we will be putting on this seminar in the spring!
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http://thebigmove-crownridge.blogspot.com/2009/11/speech.html
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Anyway, we were talking about our names and she commented about my last name, guessing that it sounded Czech or something Eastern European. I told her it was Croatian and she said that she has a close friend who is Croatian. Her friend's name is Vlada. My dad's name is Vlado.
About one hour after my conversation with Ruth, who should call me at work? Vlado, my dad. I've been playing phone tag with my dad, but we haven't actually talked in over a month.
One of my other conversations with Ruth had to do with our first name. She said that if people give her a hard time about her name, she tells them that her name is part of the word "truth." Upon hearing that, I told her that "Truth" is one of my nicknames. It started out as "Ruth the Truth" and eventually got shortened to "Truth."
About an hour after my dad called, who sent me an e-mail? My friend, Brian, who gave me the "Truth" nickname. We hadn't been in contact for months before e-mailing today.
Crazy timing. Isn't life just bizarre sometimes? Now, if Charles contacts me in some way, it'll just be downright spooky...
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http://truthslife.blogspot.com/2007/10/names.html
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AUCKLAND — The government is planning to split off Television New Zealand’s commercial activities to take it back to its roots as a public service broadcaster tapping minority and cultural interests.
Details, including how the initiative is to be funded, are expected early next month.
State-owned TVNZ has operated as a profit-driven company since market-led reforms in the late 1980s.
The pubcaster’s subsidiaries help to bankroll its two TV channels: One subsid provides transmission services for television, radio and telecommunications companies, another looks after satellite links, and a third is a lucrative outside broadcasting company that mainly covers sporting events.
They helped TVNZ report a $10 million profit in the six months to December, providing the government with a nice little dividend of almost $7 million.
But a government charter unveiled at the beginning of the month will force the high-brow TV One to show more primetime local and minority-interest programs beginning July 2002.
Its requirements include programs that “contribute to a sense of citizenship and national identity” and mandates the participation of the indigenous minority Maori population in program-making and planning.
The more commercial TV2, which has a younger target aud, will be less affected.
Critics of the charter, including opposition politicians and, privately at least, top-level TV execs, have dismissed it as short on suggestions as to how expensive minority-interest programming might be funded.
The arts-friendly, left-of-center coalition government took office in late 1999, promising to boost quality programming on TVNZ. But some in the coalition fear that a rapid transition may force it to pump money into what has been a highly profitable state company, so the change is likely to be gradual to avoid a huge drop in ratings and fall in advertising revenue.
Observers have predicted that the only other terrestrial channels, Canwest’s TV3 and TV4, will hit back with popular and cheaper overseas programs.
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https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/kiwi-channel-changing-1117799479/
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Very many bloggers and political commenters… have made the point that the Tories are Social Darwinists, writes the Beast.
This is the ideology, founded in the 19th century by the philosopher Herbert Spencer, that demanded total laissez-faire capitalism and promoted the ‘survival of the economic fittest’.
Just as Darwin’s theory of evolution by Natural Selection was held to prove that in nature, evolution proceeded through the survival of the fittest in a state of competition and conflict between individuals and species, so Social Darwinists believed that human social and biological evolution should be promoted through unrestrained economic competition, which should allow people of superior talents to rise to the top of society and keep the less talented masses in their place.
For the rest, read the article on Beastrabban\’s weblog.
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How Mobile Will Save Retail
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It’s no secret that people love their mobile devices. In fact, 91% of adults keep their phones within arm’s reach. And that was as of 2007. The percentage probably hasn’t gone down.
The smartphone is our helper, assistant, resource, guide and friend. We talk to the device itself (hi, Siri!), snap and share pictures of products we sort-of like while scanning barcodes to compare prices on the winners. Our smartphones help us be better, more informed shoppers. And 74% of us already use our mobile devices while shopping.
Yet we continue to see resistance to moving media budgets to mobile.
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OK, the base was installed last week, and yesterday the actual green cabinet was installed!
The roadworks website describes this work as ' Install 4m of 2 poly ducts in Verge,Provide, Renew or Recover 1 DSLAM street cabinet and base'
There are further road works taking place a few hundred metres down the road, but isn't clear if they are related. The roadworks web site does not have any information about these second roadworks.
Still no idea how long it will be before they are accepting orders.
My current landline/broadband contract ends in late August, so seems like an ideal opportunity to upgrade to fast fibre.
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I’m super good at breaking things, y’all. Somehow when I updated some things here, the newer posts got jacked up and looked… well… horrible. But don’t worry. I will have them fixed and back for your viewing pleasure shortly.
I’m in Las Vegas this week for the ABC Kids Expo, so expect some crazy good giveaways when I return. (Also got to meet Maria from Change-Diapers.com. Go check out her site if you want cloth diaper info!)
I just saw the new Rachel Zoe collection from Maxi Cosi and Quinny. It’s fabulous, of course. Check out the details on the stroller! Leather tassels on the zippers. Gold hardware. Lots of contrast. Awesome.
Back to walking this massive trade show for now. Dreaming of foot massage time tonight!
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I couldn't stop thinking about it. It kind of haunted me. Back in July while I was at Argyle Winery for a white wine seminar during Pinot Camp. Rollin Soles, the winemaker/owner, waxed poetic about a '88 riesling that he popped a week before. He was trying to make a point about the ageability of riesling in Oregon. All wanted was some of that wine! So I raised my hand & asked him to go fetch a bottle so we could taste it for ourselves. He laughed & said he'd try to fish one out of the cellar. After the seminar we dug into lunch & I sort of forgot about the '88 since I was STARVING! The National Sales Manager, Chris, came over to my table & poured me a glass of wine. It was the '88!! Ever since then I've been lusting after some good, aged riesling.
Lo & behold! What did I come across today? Some Argyle 1996 Riesling! I was a little sketched out by it at first because it appeared as if it might have leaked. But I popped it open anyway & poured myself a glass. Its a beautiful straw, gold in the glass. On the nose I get petrol, preserved lemon, dried apricot & lemon curd. The palate is creamy but zingy with acidity, a little hazelnut & a menthol. I'm super impressed with how this has held up. The finish just hangs on & on & on! My mouth is salivating for more.
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THE SITUATION ROOM
David Letterman Apologizes On-Air For Sex Scandal; Violence in The Workplace Among Co-Workers Increasing; New Interrogation Technology Sparks Controversy; SEC Officer Who Failed to Stop Madoff Scheme Doing Well
Aired October 6, 2009 - 17:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Yes. A lot of people are indeed.
Jack, thank you.
And to our viewers, you're in THE SITUATION ROOM.
Happening now, a desperate American soldier takes drastic action, deserting his unit and living life on the run. Now, a final dramatic move -- he turns himself in. But not before telling his story exclusively to CNN.
And as Jack just reported, there's growing outrage, at least among some, over David Letterman's admitted affairs with his female employees. But now one prominent criminal defense attorney says Letterman's accused blackmailer may not even go to jail.
And security screening technology that some say goes way too far -- how intimate is too intimate when it comes to preventing terror attacks?
I'm Wolf Blitzer.
You're in THE SITUATION ROOM.
The troubled war in Afghanistan topic number one at the White House this afternoon, where President Obama talked strategy with Congressional leaders from both parties. The meeting just wrapped up a little while ago. Democrats calling it a success. Republicans saying they will support the president if he deploys the thousands more troops requested by the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan.
At the same time, we're learning new details of this weekend's Taliban attack on a remote U.S. outpost, resulting in the single deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan in more than a year.
Our Pentagon correspondent, Barbara Starr, has been digging into this painful story for us -- Barbara, tell our viewers what you're finding out.
BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, what we are finding out is a group of outmanned and outgunned U.S. Army soldiers last Saturday morning fought and died to save each other.
STARR: (voice-over): The first caskets return home from one of the most brutal firefights for U.S. forces in Afghanistan -- eight killed, 25 wounded. CNN has learned new details of the fierce battle that happened here, at Forward Operating Base Keating. The 80 U.S. troops and Afghan forces were surrounded on all sides by high mountains, shown in these 2007 photos obtained by CNN. Insurgents were hiding in the ridge lines.
A U.S. military official with access to the latest intelligence tells CNN it was about 5:00 a.m. when the attack began at the outpost near the village of Kamdesh. The U.S. believes about 200 local insurgents planned the assault for days -- hiding mortars, rockets and heavy machine guns in the mountains. The U.S. troops were extraordinarily vulnerable.
JOHN NAGL, CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY: In a successful counter-insurgency strategy, you don't put small groups of soldiers over watching infiltration routes from Pakistan.
STARR: During the seven hour firefight, attackers got inside the compound. Several sources describe intense close combat, as the U.S. troops fought to defend the base. Within 30 minutes of calling for air support, Apache helicopters were overhead moving into the valley in waves, firing against enemy positions. But the narrow valley, cloud cover and billowing smoke from a fire that erupted at the base made it you have to launch an effective counterattack. MediVac helicopters also had trouble getting in because the landing zone was under attack.
It would take hours to evacuate the dead and the wounded. Even then, some of the wounded troops didn't want to leave their buddies behind.
STARR: Wolf, the base had been scheduled to shut down in the next few days. And the belief now is the insurgents knew that and were watching the base, watching the soldiers make the preparations to depart and they chose to strike at the most vulnerable time. It's exactly the same tactic that the U.S. saw in another firefight about 15 months ago in an area quite close by -- Wolf.
BLITZER: So does that mean the U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Barbara, can't rely -- can't trust their Afghan partners?
STARR: Well. I don't think it's quite that. The feeling is that insurgents were watching all of this and they were -- you know, what the U.S. troops have seen is that the insurgents are very savvy. They keep their eyes open. They keep watch. And they do see U.S. troops and Afghan troops move about and launch their strikes against both forces when they are at their most vulnerable.
These combat outposts along the Pakistani border are scheduled to shut down. The insurgents know that. They're watching them. And there is a good deal of concern about the vulnerability of U.S. troops right now on that border -- Wolf.
BLITZER: All right, Barbara.
Thanks very much.
Barbara Starr is at the Pentagon.
For one American soldier, war simply proved to be too much. Like many of his fellow fighters, he says he developed Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome. But unlike the rest, he says it drove him to take drastic action.
CNN national correspondent Gary Tuchman has this exclusive story.
GARY TUCHMAN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: (voice-over): Don Gartin is saying good-bye to his girlfriend. He's a fugitive. Over the last half year, he's been on the run.
SPC. DON GARTIN, AWOL FROM U.S. ARMY: I need to get this behind me. I can't keep looking over my shoulder.
TUCHMAN: So with his tearful mother also watching, this soldier, who served in the infantry for 16 months, is about to walk into an Illinois State Police station.
We'll show you what's about to happen in a second. But first, some background.
Gartin is a deserter. He's been on the run for nearly a half year. We interviewed a much different looking Gartin last week on the Internet because he was fugitive and we did not know his location. He says he has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, didn't get the help he needed from the military and basically felt he was a danger to his fellow soldiers.
GARTIN: Would you want to be that person that gets a phone call that says your brother, your sister, your significant other was killed today by another soldier because of mental problems he was dealing with?
TUCHMAN: The 25-year-old comes from a military family, was in ROTC in high school and re-enlisted in the Army just last year. He says he was then sent to Texas.
GARTIN: Once I got down to Fort Bliss, it was all downhill and my mental stability just slowly started dwindling away.
TUCHMAN: The Army specialist says he didn't turn himself in earlier because he was afraid he would be sent back to active duty.
(on camera): And you think you made a responsible decision to desert?
GARTIN: Yes. TUCHMAN: (voice-over): His mother lives in a farmhouse surrounded by cornfields in Central Illinois. She says she did not know her son's whereabouts for the last several months, although she did arrange rendezvouses to see him.
When he told her he was going to leave the Army...
JERRI HYDE, GARTIN'S MOTHER: I said this will follow you the rest of your life. You're a good person. You've served your country. It made me really angry and I was incensed that my kid was trying to get help.
TUCHMAN: The Army says that while desertions are up because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has treatment options for troubled soldiers like Gartin. But Gartin claims he had no choice and that's why it's come to this.
GARTIN: I mean, I was a horrible person. I was in a dark place.
TUCHMAN: (on camera): So what will happen with Don Gartin?
A U.S. Army spokesman we talked with told us that for soldiers like Gartin, here's what could occur -- a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of pay and up to five years in a military lockup.
(voice-over): When Gartin emerges from the police station, he's in handcuffs. He's led to a squad car by surprised Illinois State Troopers, who didn't expect to see a military deserter today. He will be transferred to U.S. Army custody.
(on camera): Do you still consider yourself a patriot?
GARTIN: I think it would be foolish for me to consider myself a patriot being in the situation that I am in.
TUCHMAN: What do you consider yourself?
GARTIN: I'm just a person who's trying to live my life. And I can't live my life in the military.
TUCHMAN: Gartin is now living his life behind bars. He is not eligible for bond.
Gary Tuchman, CNN, Metamora, Illinois.
BLITZER: What a story.
All right. Let's go back to Jack for "The Cafferty File" -- Jack?
JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Wolf, tomorrow marks eight years since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan -- eight years, 865 U.S. troops killed and the Obama administration now says that leaving there is not an option. With both violence and troops deaths on the rise, this White House is caught up in a rather public discussion about what we should do next. They're playing down reports of divisions over strategy among members of the administration.
But some of these disagreements seem hard to ignore. The top U.S. commander, Stanley McChrystal, has made no secret of his opinion that more troops are needed -- perhaps as many as 40,000 more -- or else, he says, the mission will fail.
Others, like Vice President Joe Biden, want fewer U.S. troops, targeting only Al Qaeda, along with more training of Afghan troops and increasing use of Predator drone strikes.
McChrystal says that approach would lead to what he calls "Chaosistan" and he says he would not support it.
Well, so much for everybody being on the same page.
It's no wonder that Defense Secretary Robert Gates is calling on all military and civilian leaders to keep their advice to the president on the war in Afghanistan private.
Meanwhile, President Obama said he needs time to meet with advisers to figure out the best way forward. Today, he did talk with a group of bipartisan Congressional leaders to get their opinions.
As for the American people, well, it doesn't seem like there's too much of an appetite for this conflict anymore. A recent poll shows support for the war in Afghanistan has hit a new low of 39 percent.
Here's the question then: When it comes to the 8-year-old war in Afghanistan, the White House says leaving the country is not an option.
What are America's options?
Go to CNN.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my blog -- Wolf.
BLITZER: All right, Jack.
And by the way, coming up, the videos are so disturbing we can't even show them to you. But they're at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court battle right now pitting animal cruelty against free speech.
Also, are some insurance companies labeling domestic violence as a "pre-existing condition?"
We have a reality check coming up.
And will David Letterman's accused blackmailer avoid prison?
Will he even go to trial?
I'll ask a top criminal defense lawyer. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
BLITZER: We want to warn you, this next story contains some very disturbing video. But that same video right now at the center of a United States Supreme Court battle over free speech.
CNN's Elaine Quijano is joining us right now -- Elaine, what's this case all about?
ELAINE QUIJANO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, and some pretty interesting questions here, Wolf.
Should videos that show animal cruelty be protected as free speech or should they be banned?
That's the unusual issue the Supreme Court is deciding.
And a warning now -- some of the video in this report could be disturbing to some viewers. It shows animals moments before or just after acts of animal cruelty.
QUIJANO: (voice-over): They're called "crush videos" -- so graphic, we can't even show you what happens next -- videos sold for sexual thrills, of women in high heels crushing small animals. Ten years ago, Congress wanted to put "crush video" makers out of business, so it outlawed the sale of graphic videos showing animal cruelty.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is our newest release, "Japan Pit Fights."
QUIJANO: Then, a few years ago, Virginia resident Robert Stevens tried selling some videos, including this one of dog fighting in Japan, where such fights are legal. Authorities nabbed Stevens, charged him with violating the federal law and prosecuted him.
But an appeals court threw out his conviction and tossed out the law itself.
Now, the Obama administration wants the Supreme Court to find the law Constitutional.
And groups like the Humane Society say as long as these videos are legal, it will encourage animal cruelty.
WAYNE PACELLE, PRESIDENT, HUMANE SOCIETY: These are illegal activities in every state in the nation. And you shouldn't be able to get an exemption just because you're -- you're filming it and claiming that this is -- that this is expressive content.
QUIJANO: Robert Stevens' lawyers argue these videos, though unpopular, are protected speech.
PATRICIA MILLETT, ROBERT STEVENS ATTORNEY: If someone is really, really, really being harmed, then Congress has means to deal with that. The problem in this case was that Congress chose to attack speech and to control what the people in this country could see and hear.
QUIJANO: Several justices worried the law is too broad. Chief Justice John Roberts asked: "How can you tell these aren't political videos from groups trying to fight animal cruelty?"
Justice Samuel Alito appeared to defend the law, asking sarcastically: "What about people who like to see human sacrifices, live Pay-Per-View, you know, on the Human Sacrifice Channel? They have a point of view they want to express. That's OK?"
QUIJANO: Now, several media organizations have come out against this law, saying it could affect legitimate reports on activities like deer hunting and even extend to depictions of bull fighting in Ernest Hemingway novels.
A ruling is expected in a few months -- Wolf.
BLITZER: All right. A tough case. We'll watch it very closely with you.
The battle over health care reform is putting spotlight on some disturbing practices by the insurance industry. But in the supercharged atmosphere of the reform debate underway right now, not every charge is what it appears to be.
CNN's Mary Snow is looking into one allegation in particular -- Mary, what's the story?
What's going on?
MARY SNOW, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, top House Democrats today called for the need for several health insurance reforms for women. And one that grabbed our attention was the call for changes when it comes to victims of domestic violence.
SNOW: (voice-over): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and fellow Democrats vow to wipe out gender discrimination when it comes to health care. Among their provisions, one calling for changes dealing with women who've been abused.
REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CA), SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: Think of this -- you've survived domestic violence and now you are discriminated in the insurance market because. You have a pre-existing medical condition. Well, that will all be gone.
SNOW: A federal measure would fill in what some states currently don't have. Eight states and the District of Columbia, according to the National Women's Law Center, don't have laws specifically banning domestic violence from being considered a pre-existing condition.
We contacted insurance representatives from the states named who say they have other laws that would prevent abuse victims from being denied health insurance. And they say it's not an issue that's come up.
Still, several of those states now say they are working to add new laws to eliminate any gray areas. And that's something the insurance industry advocates, saying, "No one should be denied coverage because they are a victim of domestic abuse. Health plans strongly support the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's model legislation that prohibits discrimination against victims of abuse and we are urging all states to promptly adopt it."
TERRY FROMSON, WOMEN'S LAW PROJECT: We think that we need a very specific law that says you cannot take this into account with regard to any insurance action.
SNOW: Terry Fromson of the Women's Law Project says she started working on the issue in the 1990s and it was then she learned that women were denied coverage by insurance companies, who, at the time, claimed the women were living dangerous lifestyles.
FROMSON: They were comparing domestic violence to sky diving or riding a motorcycle -- a very dangerous comparison to make with domestic violence.
SNOW: The outrage, she says, has led to reforms, with a majority of states adopting specific laws. But she thinks a federal law is needed.
SNOW: And, Wolf, what's unclear is how pervasive the problem is. Legal advocates say it's not something that's well-documented. And they also point out that abuse victims may be very reluctant to come forward -- Wolf.
BLITZER: Understandably so.
All right. Thanks very much for that, Mary Snow.
A disaster unfolding in real time -- we've just obtained video of that killer earthquake in Indonesia, recorded as it was happening.
And extraordinary images of an accident at an annual Hot Air Balloon Festival.
BLITZER: Betty Nguyen is monitoring some other important stories incoming into THE SITUATION ROOM right now -- Betty, what's going on?
BETTY NGUYEN, CNN ANCHOR: Well, Wolf, there is a gold rush on Wall Street. The price of the precious metal today hit an all time high. It surged nearly $22, settling at $1,039.70 an ounce. This after a British report about the U.S. dollar being unseated as the currency for trading oil. But the dollar regained some ground after officials from Saudi Arabia, Japan and Russia denied that such a plan was in the works.
And a terrifying moment caught on camera. You've got to check this out. This is surveillance camera footage of people running for an exit when a massive earthquake hit Sadang, Indonesia last week. Look at that. About 200 people were believed inside when that hotel collapsed. All of them are now presumed dead. The official death toll from the quake has risen to 704 people.
And a death defying fall from a hot air balloon after it struck a tent -- a passenger here fell head over heels out of the basket. Oh, my goodness.
Can you imagine?
He is in serious condition in a hospital with a dislocated hip. We'll check this out once again. After the sudden loss of weight in the balloon, the pilot then came crashing to the ground and suffered only minor injuries. The accident occurred at the Albuquerque Balloon Festival. It's always a, you know, a great festival to see, but not when it ends like that for a particular balloon.
NGUYEN: All right, Wolf.
BLITZER: Definitely, Betty. Very nice to watch, as you point out. But when tragedy strikes, not so good.
NGUYEN: Oh, man. But he should be OK -- serious condition, dislocated hip.
BLITZER: Yes, let's hope for the best.
BLITZER: Thank you.
They are some of the healthiest foods all of us could eat, but according to an activist watchdog group, they could still make us all sick. Researchers say leafy greens, eggs, tuna, oysters and potatoes are among the top 10 riskiest foods regulated by the FDA. They're said to have caused 1,500 food borne outbreaks since 1990 and 50,000 reported illnesses. The severity of the bacterial and viral illnesses ranges from stomachaches to death. The Center for Science in the Public Interest says there's no reason to give up on any of these foods, but it is urging the Senate to follow the House and pass some legislation -- the reforms, they say, that would, "improve on some of the food safety laws."
Food producers are criticizing the report, saying safety practices have been stepped up in recent years. Keep on eating. Just be careful about everything you eat.
The David Letterman scandal -- what more could come out?
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's gotten away with the way he's announced it so far.
But what is going to happen when he undergoes cross-examination by a real lawyer and all of this stuff could come pouring out?
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BLITZER: We're going to talk to a criminal defense attorney about the case.
Also, new details about the affairs the "Late Night" host admits he had with staff.
And what's happened to some of the key figures who were supposed to investigate Bernard Madoff's financial schemes?
You'll be surprised to hear.
BLITZER: To our viewers, you're in THE SITUATION ROOM.
Happening now, Pakistan's foreign minister -- what does he think about U.S. drones going into Pakistan and killing Al Qaeda and Taliban militants?
I'll ask him about that and why success in Afghanistan is so important.
Also, Republican Senator John Ensign talks about the ethics investigation against him over an affair. His exclusive comments to CNN -- that's coming up.
And machines that read minds and body language -- they could be the next step in fighting terrorism.
But is it technology too invasive?
I'm Wolf Blitzer.
You're in THE SITUATION ROOM.
We're learning new details about the affairs of the "Late Night" TV host David Letterman now admits he had with employees are and there are signs the scandal he's facing simply won't be blown over any time soon.
Howard Kurtz of "Washington Post" and the host of CNN's "RELIABLE SOURCES" is on the story -- Howie? HOWARD KURTZ, HOST, "RELIABLE SOURCES": Wolf, it must have been a long weekend at home for David Letterman.
When the late night comic again addressed his past sexual relationships with staffers last night, he spoke less about being the victim of an extortion scheme and more about how sorry he is.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN," COURTESY WORLDWIDE PANTS INC.)
DAVID LETTERMAN, HOST: Chilly outside my house, chilly inside my house.
KURTZ: (voice-over): More details have emerged in the days since Letterman disclosed what he called his "creepy behavior." One sexual relationship, Letterman's side confirms, was with his personal assistant, Stephanie Birkitt, who's gotten a prominent role on "The Late Show." After they broke up, the 34-year-old Birkitt moved in with Joe Halderman, the CBS News producer charged in a $2 million blackmail plot against Letterman. Halderman has pleaded not guilty.
It was after Birkitt recently broke up with Halderman that he allegedly left a threatening note in Letterman's limo containing Birkitt's photos and correspondence, prosecutors say. Another ex, a former "Late Show" intern, who told the Web site TMZ that she dated Dave in the early '90s, raising the specter of another famous public figure and a young intern.
That has to be hard on Regina Lasko, who's been Letterman's partner for two decades and the mother of their 5-year-old son, before they were married in March.
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LETTERMAN: My wife Regina, she has been horribly hurt by my behavior. And when -- when something happens like that, if you -- if you hurt a person, then it's your responsibility. You try to fix it. So let me tell you, folks, I've got my work cut out for me.
KURTZ: The CBS comic also apologized to his staff, but seemed surprised that journalists would start investigating.
LETTERMAN: It did not occur to me last week when I was discussing having had sex with women who worked on this show that then what would happen is reporters and newspaper people and radio and TV would start hounding the staff and saying, well, what do you say? Are you and this and that? It was very, very unpleasant.
KURTZ: But he also apologizing to his audience and trying to repair his public image.
And there could be more embarrassing revelations to come. Halderman's lawyer, taken to the airwaves, made clear that he plans to dig for more dirty laundry in an effort to undermine Letterman's credibility.
GERALD SHARGEL, LAWYER FOR JOE HALDERMAN: It's not only the motive and intent and conduct of Joe Halderman. It's the motive and intent and conduct of Dave Letterman as well. As I've said I look forward to cross-examining David Letterman.
Even Letterman realizes this is far from over.
LETTERMAN: Ladies and gentlemen, I want to remind you one thing. This is only phase one.
This is phase one of the scandal. Phase two, next week I go on Oprah and sob.
KURTZ: Unlike some of the philandering politicians he ridicules, Letterman has gotten out ahead of the story by fessing up to a point. We still don't know how many women were involved over what period of time. That means Letterman and CBS still have reason to be nervous -- Wolf?
BLITZER: And joining us now Gerald Lefcourt. He's the past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and a famed criminal defense attorney in his own right. Thanks very much, Mr. Lefcourt, for coming in.
GERALD LEFCOURT, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Sure.
BLITZER: If you were representing Joe Halderman right now, what would you be doing?
LEFCOURT: Well, I'd be preparing a case that sounds like he was doing a treatment on a potential screenplay article or what have you which alleged all of the affairs that David Letterman supposedly had, and he wanted to know whether Letterman would rather buy it rather than see it in print.
And by the way, I find this not unusual. There have been freelance journalists who have done precisely that, and if you're rich and powerful, sometimes you'd rather buy it then see it in print.
BLITZER: But doesn't that sound like blackmail?
LEFCOURT: Well, you know, it's a fine line. And, again, it's going to turn -- the devil is in the details. What was actually said on these tape recordings that supposedly occurred between Letterman's lawyer and Mr. Halderman and whether that makes out blackmail.
It is a little unusual to ask for a check, I might say. I mean, blackmail is -- you'd rather have something hidden.
BLITZER: But some alleged criminals, they do stupid things, as you well know.
LEFCOURT: Yes, but it doesn't sound like Mr. Halderman, as experienced he is in journalism and in being a producer, I don't think that that sounds like he would be very stupid.
BLITZER: If you had a bet now, Mr. Mr. Lefcourt, would this go to trial, or will there be some sort of out-of-court settlement?
LEFCOURT: I think it will probably settle out of court. The reason is I don't think David Letterman wants the dirty laundry spread out for the world to see, you know. He's gotten away with the way he's announced it so far.
But what is going to happen when he undergoes cross-examination by a real lawyer and all of this stuff could come pouring out and could hurt him as bad as it hurts Halderman.
BLITZER: But it could hurt the women, too, that were involved in these sexual relations. I'm sure he doesn't want to hurt them, and I'm sure they don't want this thing to go forward and have to start giving testimony.
LEFCOURT: Something tells me it's not over in the sense that there may be some of those women who are upset already at the fact that he has talked about other women and implicated them. The media will be all over trying to find out who they are.
Maybe these women are going to approach him and ask for settlements. Would that be called blackmail, too?
BLITZER: But can David Letterman tell the U.S. or the district attorney Robert Morgenthau in this particular case what to do? Morgenthau said the other day --
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ROBERT MORGENTHAU, DISTRICT ATTORNEY: New York will not tolerate the coercion or extortion of anyone, be they victim rich or poor, famous or anonymous. The lawyer prohibits conduct like the defendant's and attaches severe penalties to it. We intend to enforce the law.
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BLITZER: So the question is can David Letterman tell Morgenthau whether or not to prosecute this case?
LEFCOURT: You know, Mr. Morgenthau is one of my favorite prosecutors of all time. He's had a wonderful career.
But here you have an important figure in our society who maybe would say to the district attorney, you know what? I've already been victimized once. I don't want to be on that witness stand. I don't want to be victimized twice, because I know that the lawyers for this guy are going to try to make me look horrible. And wouldn't it be better for everyone if it was resolved with some kind of a disposition that gets him to admit misconduct, but on the other hand saves me the trouble of going up there and being cross- examined?
BLITZER: Because Halderman is facing 15 years potentially in prison. Do you think an out-of-court settlement could avert going to prison at all?
LEFCOURT: I think it's possible that ultimately down the road, rather than have Mr. Letterman undergo this onslaught which he would certainly experience, that maybe a disposition could be worked out where perhaps Mr. Halderman pleads guilty to something, gets probation.
He has a clean record. You know, it was almost out in the open in the sense that he was asking for a check. I don't know what the real facts are, and I don't want to prejudge them, but I could see a disposition of no jail.
BLITZER: If you were representing Halderman, and I know ire not, what would you ask David Letterman on the stand?
LEFCOURT: I would ask him about every single thing that has happened with all the women under his control, because he's the boss. What he did in order to make those women have sex with him. Put him through the wringer.
BLITZER: Why would the judge allow that?
LEFCOURT: Because it may become relevant, a, because there may be things in the material that we don't know exists yet, namely the so-called treatment or the tapes which makes that relevant, or the defendant himself may take the witness stand and testify to that.
And every time somebody testifies, their credibility is in issue. And judges usually give quite a bit of leeway to defense attorneys in cross-examining the alleged victim of a crime.
BLITZER: He has pretty good representation, Mr. Halderman right now. I assume you know his attorney.
LEFCOURT: I do. I know him very well. I've actually tried cases with him. He's very experienced and very knowledgeable, and I'm sure Mr. Letterman would not want to be in a courtroom with him.
BLITZER: On that note we'll leave it. Gerald Lefcourt, thanks very much for coming in.
LEFCOURT: You're welcome.
BLITZER: Your breath, your heartbeat, the size of your pupils and more -- a new screening technology that some say simply goes way too far.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK) BLITZER: A man accused of murdering a Yale grad student was in court today. Raymond Clark, a lab technician who worked with Annie Le, did not enter a plea. However, the lawyers say they expect he will plead not guilty.
Police have called Le's death a case of workplace violence. So what are the signs an annoying coworker could turn violent? CNN's Carol Costello reports.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We hear it often after a crime is committed. A man or woman just snaps and becomes a killer. It's a theory experts say that's rarely true, especially in the workplace.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I've studied literally thousands of cases of person at risk at work. About 82 percent of the time there are signals that a person is having difficulty.
COSTELLO: Subtle things like an overreaction to criticism, anger directed at coworkers on blogs or in letters, obsession with people or work policy, or bullying others to do things a certain way, subtle, but obvious signs that are often overlooked.
In 2005, Erin Sperrey, a 20-year-old supervisor at a fast food restaurant, was beaten to death by a coworker. Her mother, Johna Lovely, says there were plenty of signs her daughter's killer exhibited obsessive bullying behavior.
JOHNA LOVELY, DAUGHTER MURDERED BY COWORKER: Their supervisors complained that he would rub up against them and made them feel bad. And I don't think, really, anyone took it seriously or said anything.
COSTELLO (on camera): Why do you think they didn't?
I don't think people are trained in doing that. I don't think they know to do that.
COSTELLO (voice-over): At the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, or NOAA, near Washington, D.C., they're trying to make sure employees know how to read the signs.
BAKER: We have a new program, which is called Respect.
COSTELLO: The program is just a month old. It spells out if a coworker's behavior should concern you on its Web site. And if employees still aren't sure, NOAA has set up a hotline to take complaint anonymously or to offer guidance.
It's actually one of the few companies taking steps to identify potentially violent employees before it's too late.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2005, only 30 percent of employers had formal programs that addressed workplace violence. COSTELLO (on camera): Why do you think more employers aren't doing something like this?
CHARLES BAKER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, NOAA SATELLITE AND INFORMATION SERVICES: I think there is initially a fear in embarking upon a new program that it will cost money, it will suck up people's time and will become a burden to the organization.
COSTELLO: NOAA says its program costs very little. Its hotline is manned by one of its human resources employees trained in workplace violence.
And in case you're wondering, NOAA does not believe employees just snap. There are always signs. You just need to know how to read them.
Again, what are those signs? They can be as simple as the co- worker doing something that makes you uncomfortable, like say rearranging your desk while you're away or bullying you in a meeting.
The key is this. If the behavior is an ongoing pattern, tell your supervisor. Trust your gut. If it doesn't feel right, act. It could save your life.
Carol Costello, CNN, Washington.
BLITZER: Sophisticated sensors capable of potentially reading body language. They could be the next step in counterterrorism. But is this an invasion of privacy? Our Homeland Security Correspondent Jeanne Meserve has been looking into the new technology for us -- Jeanne?
JEANNE MESERVE, CNN HOMELAND SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, this research marries together a lot of existing technologies in a unique way with the goal of finding bad guys before they act.
MESERVE: In this reenactment a screener poses questions.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you intend to use an explosive device?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.
MESERVE: As the screener evaluates the verbal response, an array of sensors picks up the physical response, looking for clues that this individual may intend to do harm.
ROBERT BURNS, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: There's been a large field of research that ties your reaction, your physical reactions to your mental state, your emotional state. We're looking for those signals that your body gives off naturally.
MESERVE: One sensor maps the face and takes its temperature. FRANK MARCHAK, VERIDICAL RESEARCH AND DESIGN: If there's a stress response, a physiological stress response, the temperature of your face is going to change.
MESERVE: Another sensor tracks eye movement, pupil size, and blinking.
JOSH MCKENNA, DIGITAL SIGNAL CORPORATION: If you're trying to conceal information, there's two possible ways that can be displayed. One is if you're stressed or aroused, the other is if you're trying to think hard. You tend to blink less and for shorter periods of time.
MESERVE: Researchers are experimenting with two systems monitoring breathing and heartbeat.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If maybe you were stressed, that heart rate would either increase or decrease depending on what kind of questions you were asked.
MESERVE: Fidgeting might be another indicator. Using a board from a Wii fit game, researchers are measuring, that, too.
Data from all the sensors is fed into a computer which indicates whether a traveler needs additional screening.
BURNS: It's looking at the combination of factors so they cross- correlate, so they corroborate each other. It's that complete package is what's going to give it to us. It's not any one individual point.
MESERVE: The research has been vetted by privacy experts within the Department of Homeland Security. Nonetheless, there are critics.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Number one, it is an invasion of privacy. Nobody has the right to look at my intimate bodily functions, my breathing, my heart rate from afar.
MESERVE: And some experts are doubtful the system can distinguish between potential terrorists and people stressed for other reasons like a late flight.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There's not much science here. In fact, there may be no science here. And I'm really worried that we're going to get carried away by the hype, and there's just nothing here. The emperor may have no clothes.
MESERVE: The people involved in the project are adamant that the science is sound, but they acknowledge they have more research to do before a decision is made on deploying the system at real world checkpoints, where it could complement, not replace, human screeners.
Wolf, back to you.
BLITZER: All right, Jeanne, thank you. They investigated Bernard Madoff and missed the massive Ponzi scheme he's in prison for. But incredibly CNN finds some of those SEC examiners are still very much on the job. Others have brand new careers.
And exposed -- thousands of Hotmail and e-mail account passwords posted online. How could this happen? Stay with us. You're in "THE SITUATION ROOM."
BLITZER: CNN is chasing down what has happened to some key players in the Bernard Madoff drama. He's in jail right now for one of the largest criminal financial schemes ever.
But some people who investigated Madoff and missed his massive Ponzi scheme are doing very well in their new lives. Here's CNN's senior correspondent Allen Chernoff.
ALLEN CHERNOFF, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The SEC's failure to find the Bernard Madoff fraud is a black eye that just won't heal.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How did this happen? Massive, complete, total bureaucratic incompetence.
CHERNOFF: Yet while the Commission gets skewered, most staffers who investigated Madoff have suffered few consequences, many enjoying successful careers.
Richard Walker led the SEC's New York office when it missed its first good chance to catch Madoff in the early '90s. Today Walker is general counsel of Deutsche Bank.
Among those cited in the SEC's inspector general's report on the failure is one of Walker's former examiners, Dmitrious (ph) Vaselackis (ph). He now works for a New York hedge fund, Atticus Capital, as chief compliance officer. Marcopolos told Congress he was shocked by Ward's financial illiteracy.
HENRY MARKOPOLOS, MADOFF WHISTLEBLOWER: You pay peanuts then you shouldn't wonder why you end up with monkeys.
CHERNOFF: Then there is the former SEC investigator who married Madoff's niece, Eric Swanson, who now general council of stock trading firm Backed Exchange.
Swanson's romantic relationship did not affect the investigations, but his actions created the appearance of a potential conflict of interest, one of many failings the inspector general uncovered.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The SEC never conducted a competent and thorough investigation or examination of Madoff's operating a Ponzi scheme.
CHERNOFF: And the SEC director who OK'ed the closing of a Madoff investigation last year, Mark Stonefeld, is now a partner in the law firm Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher.
Arthur Levitt chairman of the SEC during some of the failed Madoff investigations, is with the private equity investment firm the Carlyle Group.
ARTHUR LEVITT, FORMER SEC CHAIRMAN: It never occurred to me or anyone on my staff that Madoff was anything except a market maker.
CHERNOFF: At least six SEC staffers who were directly involved in examining Madoff's books at his office remain at the commission, including Simona Salt.
SEN. ROBERT MENENDEZ, (D) NEW JERSEY: How many have been fired because of this gross incompetence?
DAVID KOTZ, SEC INSPECTOR GENERAL: Well, I don't believe anybody's been fired.
CHERNOFF: Aside from Arthur Leavitt, former and current SEC regulators declined to comment for this story, only two high profile SEC officials resigned after the scandal, Lori Richards, head of compliance inspections and examinations, and former SEC enforcement chief Linda Thompson. Ms. Thompson has landed nicely. She's now a partner in the firm Davis, Paulkin and Wardwell.
Allen Chernoff, CNN, New York.
BLITZER: It's being called an industry wide fishing scheme. Several thousand e-mail addresses and their passwords from major email services like Yahoo!, Hotmail, and G-Mail posted online for the public to see.
Abbi Tatton is here working the story. Abbi, how could this happen?
ABBI TATTON, CNN INTERNET CORRESPONDENT: This is a staggering amount of information, some of it we're looking through today, these lists of more than 10,000 e-mail addresses and passwords posted online, posted anonymously. The owner has been working to remove that information, and the web mail companies have been working to protect the users who accounts have been compromised.
Google has forced resets on effected G-Mail accounts and Microsoft has frozen several thousand Hotmail accounts because the information on these is out there.
BLITZER: How did these passwords end up online?
TATTON: At some point the information was given up, probably by the users themselves. Microsoft, Yahoo! Google all saying this was a likely fishing scheme, so the users thought at one point they were giving information over to a genuine Web site. It wasn't. It was actually a malicious website and they were giving over their personal details.
It was rounded up and then dumped by someone online.
So now the e-mail companies are taking this opportunity to remind people how to keep your information secure. If you're asked to verify your information, an unsolicited, e-mail, be wary. Also change your password regularly to something secure.
Wolf, we were looking through these thousands of passwords today, and through several dozen who all say the same thing, 123456. So obvious. So time to pick something -- upper case, lower case, something more complicated to keep your password secure.
BLITZER: Thanks, Abbi, very much.
An exclusive interview with an embattled United States senator. It's his first time talking publicly since the explosive new allegations surrounding his extramarital affair.
Plus billions of dollars in U.S. aid to Pakistan's military, only a fraction though said to be trickling down to the troops fighting Al Qaeda and the Taliban. What's going on here? The foreign minister of Pakistan is standing by live. He's here in "THE SITUATION ROOM."
BLITZER: We're right back to Jack Cafferty for "The Cafferty File" -- Jack?
CAFFERTY: When it comes to the eight-year-old war in Afghanistan the White House says leaving is not an option. So what are America's options?
Gretchen in Denver says: "I guess we could leave Afghanistan, but when I think about the women and children who are persecuted and murdered by the Taliban, I feel like we should fight for them. When I see the decisions our president has to make, my everyday stress seems really trivial."
Tom in Georgia says: "We have no options. Options imply choice, and it seems at this point our only choice is to stay long enough for them to stabilize their government and their society regardless of how long it takes or how many American lives are lost.
We should have learned from the Russians. We didn't, so here we are once again embroiled in an unwinnable war fighter for a cause that's undefinable."
T. in Texas says: "If the president says leaving is not an option, I say Afghanistan is fast becoming Obama's war."
Tom in Pennsylvania: "Afghanistan is not a nation-state. It's a collection of warring tribes recently removed from the Stone Age. It's border are determined by its neighbors, it's major exports are narcotics and Islamic fundamentalism. Women, comprising half the population, are treated as third-class members, less valuable than camels.
As for America's options, how about declaring victory and abandoning that hellhole?"
Jill writes: "Shut down some of the bases in western European countries and allocate the resources to Afghanistan."
And Joan in Vermont writes: "I honestly wish I had an answer to this question. My country has been at war my whole lifelong. Not one of those wars has improved the state of the world one iota. It seems wars are good for business, and so they go on."
If you didn't see your email here, go to my blog, CNN.com/caffertyfile -- Wolf?
BLITZER: Jack, thank you.
And happening now, the best political team on television on these big stories.
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Your bathroom faucet is probably one of the most used fixtures in your home. Over time you will need to replace this very used fixture due to the faucet leaking or just because you want to remodel your bathroom. Replacing the faucet can give you options for many looks, designs and functionality. Continue reading
Brasstech is a producer of kitchen and bathroom faucets, plus shower technology, and is in showrooms in thousands of locations throughout the country. They have a Newport Brass and Ginger luxury collection selling accessories, and thousands of options and styles including contemporary, traditional, transitional, and universal. Their selections are beautifully designed and are relatively reasonably priced. They’re a midrange option when it comes to money spent. So are they worth the investment? This review will look closer at how customers feel about this company and the integrity of the product.
The Product and the Company
Based on the online reviews of their faucets and products, their products are great. Most of their products come with a generous warranty of ten years or more. The warranty of course covers manufacturing defects but does not cover normal wear and tear. Many customers’ kitchen faucets have lasted a long time.
Should You Go with Brasstech?
It’s important to keep all this in mind when considering Brasstech. They are a big company, with the attendant big company problems. Big companies don’t necessarily have the best made products or helpful customer service, so this should be kept in mind when considering where to get bathroom and kitchen faucets. It’s unfortunate that many of the more affordable faucet companies get these kinds of reputations, but sometimes you get what you pay for. Be sure to do your own research online before making the decision to buy bathroom fixtures from a company, because if you make a mistake in this regard, it could prove expensive
Newport Brass high quality designer plumbing products are crafted in a state-of-the-art facility from the highest quality brass and are offered in a variety of attractive finishes. Newport Brass branded products meet not only the industry’s most stringent specifications, they also satisfy homeowner needs for quality, appearance and value.
Newport Brass is the preferred brand for customization and quality in kitchen and bathroom products offering solid brass construction, 29 finish options and multiple style and pricing options. Continue reading
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It's hard to get the full ITG staff (yes, all three of us) to completely agree on anything. It's not surprising—when skin type and undertones are a part of the conversation, it'd be more of a shock if everything worked for all of us. But one thing we all couldn't stop talking about come the end of October was one particular facial. See, the famed Rescue Spa has finally made landfall in New York's Union Square area and we all stole away an hour-twenty of our week's schedules to make an appointment. Bliss doesn't begin to cover it. But don't take it from anonymous intro text; here's what Editorial Assistant Anna Stevenett and Senior Editor Emily Ferber had to say:
"I’m standing in the middle of a room struggling with the snaps on a terrycloth cover-up. It’s a Saturday morning and I’m at Rescue Spa in New York City, its brand new, dazzling (and huge) location on 19th Street. Danuta Mieloch, the spa’s founder and owner, is about to give me a facial in what is to be my very first encounter with Biologique Recherche. I’m nervous, I’m excited, and then—once I’m snapped in—comfortably cozied up beneath warm sheets as Danuta gets to work on my face. Just over an hour of consulting, cleansing, steaming, toning, balancing, massaging, and micro-current-ing later, I emerge as if in slow motion from the immense facility doors and down Park Avenue. I can feel my face glowing. Even if it stinks of Biologique Lait Crème (reminiscent of an NYC sewer) it was worth it; my skin hasn’t looked or felt this good in ages.
I'm not surprised, though. The recommendations for Biologique Recherche can’t come through the Into The Gloss comment section fast enough. (In fact, whenever we link to the products, it's usually to Rescue Spa's ecommerce site—very few places carry it online.) In the days following my appointment, every time I caught a glimpse of myself passing a mirror, I had to do a double take, thinking Wow, the lighting is really good in here before realizing that it was actually just my skin. I can’t speak to the rest of the spa’s offerings yet—it flaunts a nail salon (whose fireplace literally used to belong to Jackie O), a beverage bar, a hair salon, and endless massage rooms—but I probably will sooner than later. I already can’t wait to go back." —Anna Stevenett
"I actually don't love facials. Something about them makes me anxious. I like to be in control–of my time, of my products, of my extractions. But I would wholly give myself over to Danuta anytime I'm in need of a little skin rejuvenation from here on out. The hour-plus I spent with her during my Bio-Lift facial bent the linear notion of time and I felt like I was there being pampered for days on end. I could give you a number of reasons why this facial goes down in my book as unparalleled, but I'll pick the most important one: extractions that don't leave any redness. Seriously. They didn't even hurt! That's worth a lot in my book.
But really folks, talk to any 10 facialists in New York and emerge with at least 15 different opinions about what you should do for your skin. It's a hard world out there for a beauty editor just looking for truth. But Danuta didn't try and impart any new tenets on my skin—in fact, she said it looked pretty good! (Never underestimate the value of positivity on your 'glow'.) She used a handful of things I don't normally mess with on a daily basis—microdermabrasion and P50—but not in a scorched-earth attempt to rid me of having skin in the first place. Too much of that and you'll end up with a complexion that doesn't quite know what to do with itself. None of that at Rescue Spa. I glowed when I left; I glowed even harder three days later. And did I mention the extractions didn't leave me with any redness? Because really—that's golden." —Emily Ferber
Photographed by Tom Newton.
Not in New York? Do it all at home.
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The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) and the Bert Jansch Foundation are delighted to announce a brand new workshop, which will be taking place as part of the Winter-Spring season of events at Cecil Sharp House.
Folk singer and guitarist Gavin Davenport will be leading a day of exploration into English folk guitar technique. Topics will include playing effective song accompaniments, introducing open tunings and finding ways into various playing styles from the English folk tradition.
"Open tunings are part of the distinctive sound of English folk guitar, from Davy graham and Martin Carthy to modern folk heroes like Chris Wood and Martin Simpson. This workshop will explore ways into open tunings that will extend your instrumental voice and open up new horizons. Whether you’re new to playing melody on the guitar, would like to explore song and tune accompaniment or simply want to broaden your tonal palette there’s something for you here."
The workshop is supported by the Bert Jansch Foundation, which works to support academic and musical institutions in establishing projects which sustain the creativity and further the education of acoustic musicians.
“The Bert Jansch Foundation is delighted to be supporting this guitar workshop at Cecil Sharp House. EFDSS was very close to Bert's heart, and particularly significant early in his career. This inaugural guitar workshop as part of EFDSS's inspiring education programme will help continue this institution’s importance to aspiring folk guitarists.”
Karen Kidson, Bert Jansch Foundation
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GAUHATI, INDIA (REUTERS) — A severe earthquake hit a heavily populated area in India`s tea country Monday, and authorities reported 20 people dead and more than 100 injured.
Officials said that the tremor in Assam state in northeastern India was the strongest since 1950 and that the death toll could mount as communication lines are restored.
The earthquake struck for one minute at 5:02 a.m. in the tea-growing district of Cachar, on the Bangladesh border 120 miles southeast of the Assam capital, Gauhati, and 300 miles northeast of Calcutta. The region is populated largely by refugees from Bangladesh.
The earthquake sent the population fleeing in panic into the streets.
United News of India said the Socai River in the Cachar area had risen 50 feet and flooded extensive areas, leaving thousands of people homeless.
High-voltage power and telephone lines were damaged, the news agency said.
The National Meteorological Department in New Delhi said the quake measured 6 on the Richter scale, meaning it could cause severe damage.
QUOTING POLICE radio reports, Harikrishna Deka, a top regional police official, said the quake brought concrete buildings and scores of adobe and thatched huts crashing to the ground. It also caused gaping cracks in a reinforced concrete bridge over the Socai.
Most of the casualties were children, crushed to death by collapsing mud walls and thatched roofs.
Deka said 40 people had been admitted to Silchar medical college hospital, mostly with fractured limbs. Silchar is the district capital of Cachar.
The homeless were being sheltered in makeshift relief camps set up in school buildings in and around Silchar, he said.
Abdul Muhim Mazumdar, a junior minister in the Assam state government, said he was in Silchar, his constituency, when the earthquake struck.
``I and my family were woken up by a very severe jolt. Glass panes shattered, cupboard doors flew open, objects fell off shelves and all the lights went out,`` he said.
``Along with many other people, we rushed out of our house and stayed in the open till daybreak. When I flew back here at 11 today, the electricity had not been restored.``
Several major roads and many bridges were damaged, he said.
Assam lies in a seismically active area. In 1950 a severe earthquake displaced the land of the Brahmaputra Valley in the state by an average of five feet.
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Antojitos de la Abuelita “is the most serious Mexican kitchen in the Valley, and one of the deepest trucks in LA,” says our resident Mexican-cuisine expert streetgourmetla. The owners are a family from Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, just outside of Mexico City.
Abuelita looks a lot like a weekend mobile restaurant in Mexico City. The owners set up a tent and tables, and customers order at the truck then take their food and sit. There are the usual antojitos: huaraches, pambazos, sopes, as well as more esoteric filled masa snacks. Try the guisados (meat stews) delivered in grilled quesadillas. Other excellent fillings: outstanding huitlacoche (corn smut), flor de calabaza (squash blossom) with cheese, and mushrooms with cheese.
Abuelita also has excellent soups, with two real stars. The first is “a sublime menudo served in a genuine curbside setting,” says streetgourmetla. And the second is caldo de gallina (chicken soup), the most common streetside soup served in Mexico City, but one that is incredibly hard to find in Los Angeles.
Other orders: the most satisfying tlayuda in town: huge, pizza-like, and crisp, with real, full-tasting meats. And tacos: “The cooking of meats here are deft in flavor and texture. On weekends they do barbacoa cooked in maguey spines, moist and elegant flavors of mutton,” says streetgourmetla.
The truck shows up Wednesdays through Fridays from around 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Antojitos de la Abuelita [San Fernando Valley – East]
6135 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood
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Fighting for their Daughters’ Future: Syrian Mothers Get a H.S. Opened in an Iraqi Refugee Camp
“Our girls are sitting at home doing nothing!” exclaimed Kabira, a Syrian mother of four daughters who now lives in a camp in Iraq. “They should be in school, so we are planning a demonstration.”
The women’s committee of the Arbat refugee camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was in session. While Arbat has a primary school to accommodate the camp’s 1,900 Syrian families who have escaped their country’s civil war, there was no high school. Some 245,000 Syrians have sought safety in Iraq.
“The school administrators say it is out of their hands, and they can’t find teachers to work in the secondary school,” added Nadia, another committee member and mother. “But we will not stop until they do.”
Residents were excited when a high school was built last year, but classes never started. After generously supporting refugee teacher salaries for three years, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s capacity to continue to add teachers to the payroll ran out. So the women’s committee, whose mission is to minimize risk of harm to woman and girls and ensure they feel safe in a difficult environment, took action.
Last December, 55 residents marched through the camp with signs delivering a clear message: Open Our Schools.
"We protested during the 16 Days of Gender Activism,” recalls Kabira, referring to an annual campaign to end violence against women and girls worldwide. “We had banners. We talked about child marriage. It wasn’t just the women’s committee—it was the whole community. Every man, every woman, sent letters and talked to the camp management.”
Girls who are out of school and stuck at home are at an increased risk of isolation, abuse and early marriage.
“We want girls to get high-school certificates and go to university,” says Maysa, another member, noting that a high school education for girls was standard in Syria before the war. And it wasn’t just the adults in the camp protesting. Twenty students joined the march, and other girls wrote and delivered an impassioned letter to the camp administration.
“We hope you’ll hear our demands about our most important right,” they pleaded, “to complete our education despite what we’ve gone through and where we are living now.”
All the work and all the organizing paid off. On February 14, Syrian girls eager to continue their education walked into a functioning high-school classroom for the first time. The women’s committee was trained and started by the International Rescue Committee’s women and girls community center, a private, female-only space at the edge of Arbat camp. In heated trailers lined with bookshelves, women and girls meet with social workers and participate in counseling, life-skills training, and other activities. Access to education is just one of a growing number of problems facing camp residents. Food aid is being cut and jobs are scarce. Women complain that daily life is deteriorating.
“If people can’t find food, they have two choices: they will die in the sea [going to Europe], or they will die here,” Maysa states bluntly.
Many of Maysa’s fellow residents have even returned to warring Syria, leaving behind rows of empty shelters. As governments and armed groups try to maintain a ceasefire in Syria, refugee women are vowing to continue to fight for their families’ futures.
“The suffering we face will add value to our girls’ lives,” says another mother and committee member. “Every home is a school for a girl; every mother is a teacher. We will show them how to manage. We won’t let our girls go through the same things that we have.”
*Names have been changed to protect the privacy of women featured in the story. Photo courtesy G. Hassan/IRC
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Today was a good day... a slow day, but a good one. The past two days I have been extremely exhausted. Today I slept in and took a nap with Trey. I also have a bit of a sore throat. I really hope that I am not coming down with something because that would be awful. Hopefully catching up on sleep and relaxing will help. I actually got to bed last night before 12:30 am!
Last night we started with the soy. He did throw up this morning at about 7 am but it was a much smaller amount than normal and it wasn't as traumatic as it normally is. I stopped the overnight feed early, at about 485 mL instead of 600, but I added in an extra feed at 9:30 this morning to make up for it. I think that's what I'm going to try tonight... 480 mL at a rate of 55 mL/hour instead of 600 mL at the same rate. The overnight feed should stop at about 6 ish in the morning and then I will add another feed in at 9 am.
Tomorrow we are going to go for a blood test to test the levels of his Digoxin. The Gastro. Dr was curious to know what they are because that can cause nausea. I am also having my thyroid levels checked because I've been exhausted and my hair has been falling out a lot. Granted, I've been through a lot the past few months and I've also had a lot of hormonal stuff going on by having a baby but might as well get it checked since that too can be changed by pregnancy. The home nurse is also coming and hopefully Trey has maintained his weight.
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DEMF. Mutek. Coachella. Decibel. Earthdance. Prosperity. High Sierra. Esthetic Evolution. Photosynthesis. Joshua Tree. Shambhala. Operation Apex. Bobolink. Harmony. Sonic Bloom. Emerge-N-See. Hempfest. Burning Man!
With so many bad-ass music festivals right outside your door, up and down the West Coast, across our beautiful country and around the globe, it is enough to put a music-loving freak in a deliciously lingering state of euphoria!
Combining my love of travel and music and dancing makes me happier than a hippie in a hot tub: a rainbow of music varieties, friends from all over the world, lots of screaming and laughing and Tecate, campsites with shag carpet and clubs with lasers- I live for music and art festivals and want to go to every single one!
But how do you get to all these festivals when money is tight? And when isn’t it? Most people are stretching their budgets and cutting back these days. Maybe you are broke. Maybe you’re hella broke. Maybe you were laid off from your job writing for a website and decided the best course of action in this lame economy was to relocate across the country and try to make it as a freelance music writer.
Either way, you still want to party your rocks off, right? Here are some tips to help you get to those music festivals, whether you want to go to a city party requiring flights and hotels or outdoor festies with tents and dogs. Or both. LIFE IS SHORT, people, and if we are lucky we will all be old and wrinkly before we know it. Don’t let the summer pass without getting down proper like you know you want to.
1. PLAN AHEAD. Buying presale tickets will save you cash at almost every festival, and if you are flying anywhere, purchasing domestic air tickets at least one month in advance is highly recommended. Planning on DEMF or another Memorial Weekend festival? Buy your air tickets and book your hotel room yesterday.
2. PICK AND CHOOSE. This part sucks. I want to go to every festival, every weekend, every year! But in order to get to the parties you really want to go to, you have to pass up some of the festivals you aren’t too keen on. Having trouble deciding? Do what I do, and go where the good music is. Compare the lineups, and see which artists are really gonna do it for you. Factor in distance, make a decision, and stick to it.
3. GO WITH FRIENDS. This part rocks! When you share expenses like hotel rooms, food and gas, it becomes cheaper for everybody. Pack your cars and hotel rooms full of friends and you will save money! Are you the only one of your tribe intent on getting to Shambhala but you live in San Diego? Hop online and meet new people who want to carpool and save money as much as you. They are out there.
5. DON’T BUY EXTRA SHIT. Yeah yeah, I know you want a cute new outfit for the dance floor or a swank-ass pimp tent that all your friends hotbox, but you don’t NEED this stuff. What you already own will work, and no one is even gonna notice that new purple skirt when you are dripping sweat in the club. Ever returned from a campout with a cooler full of food you didn’t eat? Yeah. You have. Don’t buy shit you don’t need.
6. FESTIVAL IN YOUR TOWN? Offer to let people stay with you. They get a deal, you get a unique experience waking up to Heinz from Berlin on your couch, and when you head to Germany you will have a place to stay as well. Again: Google is your friend.
7. FLYING TO A FESTIVAL? Book ahead, at least a month for domestic travel. Check sites like Kayak, Mobissimo or Sidestep to compare prices, and when you get ready to purchase your tickets, CLEAR YOUR COOKIES on your internet browser. If you don’t,travel websites will remember you have already been there and jack up the price of your ticket. Once you find the lowest price, then book directly with the airline’s website for the best protection in case some bullshit comes up. If you are checking luggage, read the airline’s baggage allowance- some domestic airlines are charging $15 per bag. You may be better off with another airline whose ticket price is $10 more.
8. EAT CHEAP. When you travel it is easy to become tired or rushed and opt for a pricey meal or snack at an airport lounge or crappy restaurant close to the festival. Plan ahead. Bring granola bars if you get hungry and ornery like me, and know that there ain’t NO shame in PB&J- that’s one more show you get to hear!
9. DRINK CHEAP. AKA: PBR & Tecate. Or get your buzz on with your own bottle of vodka BEFORE you’re in the venue where drinks are eight bucks a pop. Sneak in a flask and order a lemonade- bartenders will often give free refills!
10. JUST DO IT. The awesome thing about money is that it is printed on paper that comes out of machines mounted on walls and you trade this colored paper for life experiences! What a freaking deal! Your bills will be there next month. The supersweet festival of your dreams with you on the dance floor surrounded by your friends, face hurting from smiling so much, an growth-inducing experience that becomes part of you as a person? Not so much. Quit worrying and buy your damn tickets already.
“LIFE IS EITHER A DARING ADVENTURE OR NOTHING.”
See you on the dance floor!
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Momma Romance is always accepting author requests for reviews. All reviews are honest reviews and we never accept payment or gifts for review. At this time I am also working with guest reviewers so there is a chance that your book may be read and/or reviewed by a contributor and not Kat directly. If that is an issue just let me know!
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this time Written by Danny Mansmith Advertisements Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related 5 thoughts on “this time” love your photography thx Reply super dreamy dream homes! Reply hehe Reply Especially nice: That triple story house with the “roof terrace”. And what looks to be a leaky roof. It looks like it was built in the time of “sleeping porches” when the weather may have been improved for much of the year. I do hope someone can find the money to put into its maintenance. The detail inside the house must be quite something.as well. Reply So nice !!! Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Google+ account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) w Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
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Merci Daniel Collon for this special cover, sent from La Chaux-de-Fonds :-) La Chaux-de-Fonds is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometers from the French border. After Geneva and Lausanne, it is the third largest city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. This city is famous for its watch-making industry and was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2009.
What began as a mission to save the panda has become a wider quest to save the world's wildlife, and this year the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) [formerly named the World Wildlife Fund] celebrates its 50th anniversary.
In 1961, species such as pandas, polar bears, black rhinos and elephants were in danger of extinction. Determined to avert such disasters a group of conservationists including Sir Peter Scott and Sir Julian Huxley moved to act against an "orgy of thoughtless and needless destruction" of the world's wildlife. The result was the birth of the WWF.
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- Product Details
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Senna tablets are to be taken by mouth only.
Traditional natural laxative.Made from senna pods.
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Adults and children over 12: take 2 tablets at night. Do not take more than 2 tablets in any 24 hour period.
Children 6 and over: consult your doctor.
Not recommended for children under 6.
Senna usually acts within 8-12 hours.
Dose can be repeated on a daily basis until bowel action is restored, but if there is no bowel movement within 3 days of use, consult your doctor.
A medical form may need to be completed for more then 2 of the same item.Always read the label and leaflet with product. Please ask for advice if in doubt.
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Midcoast School Of Music offers personalized lesson plans and one-on-one instruction with some of the finest musicians in New England, focusing on mechanics, theory, and performance. Below, you’ll see the instructors available for voice lessons and have a chance to learn more about them. For more information regarding available lesson times at either of our campuses, please fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page.
Stephanie is an experienced and versatile vocalist who has performed extensively throughout New England from festival stages to more intimate venues. She maintains an active performance schedule with her own acclaimed group ‘Stephanie Fogg (formerly Stephanie Fisher) Blues Band’, her highly sought after function band Retrospecticus or with talented pianist (and husband) Matt Fogg as well as numerous other projects.
An instructor at Midcoast School of Music since 2008, She offers vocal instruction in Contemporary Music, Blues, R+B, Rock, Jazz, Gospel and many other styles. Stephanie attended the University of Maine at Augusta majoring in Music with a concentration in Education.
Stephanie grew up in Maine and developed a love for listening to music and singing at an early age. Listening to greats like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Etta James she quickly acquired a taste for soulful music. Getting her start sitting in with bands at area clubs only deepened Stephanies’ love of singing. It was not long before she began to make people take notice of her vocal talents and was hired to front several successful local bands. As she continued to perform she realized she wanted an opportunity to focus on the styles of music that inspired her to sing and the artists that she cites as influences including Janiva Magness, Susan Tedeschi and Rebecca Black.
Christina Townsend is a senior Music Education major at the USM School of Music with a concentration in classical voice. She has been living and performing in the seacoast region for 15 years and is planning to pursue a career teaching music to children. Recent credits include Duruflé’s Requiem and Rutter’s Requiem where Christina appeared as a soloist, as well as Orff’s Carmina Burana and the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s Music of Queen, both performed at Merrill Auditorium. In the past, Christina has also been seen on the stage at Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Prescott Park, The Portsmouth Music Hall, USM’s Russell Hall, and Lyric Music Theatre. Some favorite roles include Cinderella in Into the Woods, Asaka in Once on the Island,and Aggie in Summer of ’42.
Contact Us For Vocal Lessons
Interested in vocal lessons at our Portland or Bath campus? Please fill out the form so we can learn a bit more about you and then match you up with the best possible lesson plan. We look forward to speaking with you soon!
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Santa Rosa, CA – May 2, 2018 – Eight defendants involved in the Petaluma home invasion robbery that occurred on
March 12, 2018, were removed to federal custody. All eight defendants were
indicted on April 26, 2018 by the U.S. Attorney's Office on charges related to
the robbery. They are expected to appear in Federal Court this afternoon.
Chrishawn Beal, 20 years old of North Carolina; Jaray Simmons, 28
years old of North Carolina; Ladarrell, 28 years old of North
Carolina; Melvin Corbin, 19 years old of Virginia; Romello Jones, 20 years old
of Virginia; Nakia Jones, 22 years old of Virginia; Siddiq Abdullah, 21 years
old of Virginia; and Jade Johnson, 19 years old of North Carolina are currently
charged by the Sonoma County District Attorney for kidnapping, robbery, false
imprisonment, residential burglary, and assault with a firearm.
District Attorney’s Office requested warrants issue for the each of the defendants. Honorable Robert LaForge issued warrants in the amount of 1.4
case is being prosecuted by Chief Deputy District Attorney, Troye Shaffer.
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Dubai Property Group (DPG), the association of real estate professionals, today hosted the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) at its monthly Networking event, where DEWA officials discussed the Authority’s current and future plans, and mechanics they have instituted to manage rapidly growing demand for water and electricity in Dubai.
Khaled Lootah, Executive Vice President, Project and Engineering Division and Yousef Jebril, Vice President – Corporate Strategy and Planning at DEWA discussed the opportunities and challenges with regard to the burgeoning real estate sector, especially with the difficulties faced in keeping up with estimating and keeping up with demand.
“We estimate a substantial growth in peak water demand which will reach 341 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) by the year 2011,” said Khaled Lootah. “Our objectives for power and water supply over the next few years are to utilize technology to increase capacity, utilize desalination and effectively increase our transmission and distribution facilities to meet demand, while at the same time maintaining world class safety levels and cost effectiveness.”
The DEWA officials also shared some statistics from the year 2005, where annual daily peak demand for water reached about 200 MIGD while peak demand for electricity reached over 3,500 megawatts (MW).
“Our planning framework involves forecasting demand for power and water and making sure meet that demand by constantly evaluating existing system capabilities, identifying and rectifying any deficiencies, evaluating techo-economic schemes and selecting the most optimal options then implementing on those results,” said Yousef Jebril. “We estimate that electricity demand will reach 8,513 MW per day by 2011, an increase of more than 100% from 2005 numbers.”
The speakers highlighted the planning difficulties they face, that revolve around accuracy in analyzing demand created by the growing population and the development of new real estate projects to absorb rising demand. The major factor is in the fact they do not receive accurate power and water demand data from developers, which means that DEWA has to over invest in its infrastructure or risk facing shortages in supply.
These, coupled with the rapid changes that are happening in the real estate sector, and at extreme short notice, are placing immense pressure on DEWA’s infrastructure.
“This event was a great opportunity for DEWA and the real estate community to exchange views on how best to deal with the issues and challenges they face through a meaningful dialogue and a direct exchange of information,” said Adel Lootah, Executive Director of Dubai Property Group. “DPG will take these issues forward to make sure that a healthy, mutually beneficial, exchange of ideas continues to develop to insure that Dubai’s real estate boom is managed effectively.”
Independent of favor or influence, DPG represents the combined interests of Dubai’s real estate community. The Group’s members include some of the highest profile real estate players in Dubai, such as the Dubai Development Board, Cluttons chartered surveyors and property consultants, Arenco Real Estate, Union Properties PJSC, Better Homes LLC and facilities management firm Asteco Property Management LLC.
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