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Untethered French Translation
Untethered is going to be translated into French for publication by Juno Publishing. Release dates still TBD.
Untethered is going to be translated into French for publication by Juno Publishing. Release dates still TBD.
Interesting WWII propaganda film produced by the US Army Air Forces that has footage of many of the things described in Untethered such as the P-51, P-47, pilots on airbases in Britain, and combat footage.
On Wednesday, April 8, I will be doing a blog release party on the Dreamspinner Press blog to celebrate the release of Untethered. It will start at 12 PM EDT and continue through the afternoon. I'll be posting excerpts, more about the historical setting of the novel, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of my writing process. I'll also be giving away two free ebooks to participants, so come join the fun!
Some of the songs that the characters listen to in Untethered:
"My Buddy" is one of those songs that comes across as very homoerotic today but wasn't intended so at the time. Of course, queer men would have been able to interpret it in a romantic way.
"They're Either Too Young or Too Old," which contains the immortal lines: And flying over Egypt, your heart will never be gypped
Untethered will be released on April 6 by Dreamspinner Press. You can read the full synopsis here. It's about Frankie Norris, a young pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Besides telling the love story of Frankie and his crew chief, Jim Morrow, I wanted to show how WWII enabled gay men and lesbians to form a community of unprecedented scope and influence. The Armed Forces brought millions of men and women from all parts of the country together, providing countless opportunities to form same-sex relationships. It was a watershed moment in queer history.
What I found particularly striking as I did research for this novel was how the environment within the Armed Forces could be amazingly tolerant at times for queer men. Drag shows, surprisingly open sexual and romantic relationships, acceptance of gay men within units–you can find evidence for all of this. But at the same time, there was repression and homophobia and violence and the threat of discharge and/or prison. It was so dependent on the individuals involved and the place you happened to be. Because I'm a historian, I can't help citing a source! I found Allan Berube's Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War II particularly useful in conceptualizing what gay men and lesbians encountered in the Armed Forces.
Hopefully I captured some of this sense of community coupled with the uncertainty and danger in Frankie's story. It is available for pre-order at Dreamspinner Press.


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A journal for poetry, criticism, reviews, stories and essays published by Ricardo and Isabel Nirenberg since 1998
But it was precisely because it was an empty game
that Baudelaire enjoyed it. Nothing gave him a greater
sensation of freedom and solitude than empty, sterile
acts which produced nothing, a phantom evil which
was pursued and suggested rather than realized.
—Jean-Paul Sartre, Baudelaire
Dear Yahweh, the unformed is trussed up
as a sacrificial droid, waiting to speak
the rupture of your epochal stint in clay—
ruptured and sutured, speaking the fissure
within divinity but not divine, nor even dim
scintillae of what is hazard and named Ayin,
to quell the aegis pleas for a place, a time,
a people, a craft. My letter is preemptive.
My prosody, the result of a blur in the gleam
of irreverent requests to change names
and be spectral like a Griffon Vulture.
It's my only chance at progeny. My fault!
I remember Abram from Ur of the Chaldees,
remember the boils spilling bile below a low
sun firing at the edges of a resolute blessing.
I remember the back of his eyes, that "Father
of a nation, uniformed in dark allegiance
to a Book," above staves cursed by vows
to taunt the nimbus of blue sapphires.
What's in The Book? Where is the "cavernous
spell" that has coerced a thousand generations
of devotees and radical unbelievers colluding
in despair and dry cynicism to stress the precise
date of its death? I, pursuant to protocol to provide
clear access to The Book say, "I am that I am alone,
and have no life without you." I erase traces
of theogony. I replace exegeticals with rebuses,
desperate to identify sinews that connect
the burdens of our names. "A," the Alef
lured from the Resh of my name, produced
The Book. Abraham/Adam—Rayin/Yahweh:
the fourfold tongue cast in a diurnal panache.
The Book is a vessel containing the point
from which nothing has cracked to extend
out of itself. Alef: the first and last point
at which zero is filled with a chimera/corpse,
hollow body, the last of the slurred clangor.
"Be like me O pods of simulacra, but if you
are, I, the Lord of The Book will terminate
you and watch." Tribe names end with "M,"
Matronita, the "Mem" in tears created a glare-
eyed Leviathan, Eden's oily conduit to a
cemetery of dead letters. We are the perco-
lating letters of names without end, speaking
with circumcised tongues, babbling to divide
identities from the mystic equity of response.
Here's one. When I repeat your prayers to walk
"a path beyond the powers of the Creator," I
tremble in myself, a private anguish, to find
myself in a room full of mirrors, surrounded
by people who all have my name, who all look
like me—me the fissure, the dark chasm,
groping for a rib, which is The Book—to
count the letters, the veins—the hapless
jubilo of distress, that I, Rayin Lev,
make of your monodies of trust.
No act that strips identity, to gut the spoils—
No path that skins value and leaves a husk—
No ultimacy of aim and torment—
No trait with its genes of renown—
No tiered apex of height and depth—
No cartography of region—
No simulacra of zone—
No apocrypha of priority—
No polis bartering for betrayal—
No consensus, the glossy speech of one—
No secret to spark a paradigm shift—
No shoot out of the stock to pass on—
No terrain of closure to use like tongs—
No unified blank, emptied full—
No return of twittering machines—
Headlands in 1992 in a World War II bunker
littered with cannon mounts and a ladder leads
to a steal casement pit echoes the violence
of defense the dead wounded terrified and
xenophobic warn the actors to beware speak
in rage voices part metal part without lungs
a cement ecosystem a wind from the latrine
back away thespians with your film set blight
and random array of musical instruments dark
even lit by your spots the semaphores are demons
little if no patience for art irrelevant they think as
they walk further down to gut the desire for
film on the garde yet play to personify urges
of acting styles intent on altered mood must
capture on film the bunker functions to protect
borders from a Japanese threat from the Pacific
were soon transformed this was by rote 1920s
German Expressionism part Bergman part
Tarkovsky to a student film by the 1990s
the Bunker captures the occult of rite replete
with a naked man wrapped around a pole he is
chased captured and skinned by men in robes
and animal skin hats as the fury of Miserere
notes clangs gothic drones as extras mill
about in sleights of kitsch and slack call
stiffs dead to no one but themselves.
Daniel Y. Harris is the author of Hyperlinks of Anxiety (Cervena Barva Press, 2012, forthcoming), The New Arcana (with John Amen, New York Quarterly Books, 2012, forthcoming), Paul Celan and the Messiah's Broken Levered Tongue (with Adam Shechter, Cervena Barva Press, 2010; picked by The Jewish Forward as one of the 5 most important Jewish poetry books of 2010) and Unio Mystica (Cross-Cultural Communications, 2009). He is a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee. Some of his poetry, experimental writing, art, and essays have been published in BlazeVOX, Denver Quarterly, European Judaism, Exquisite Corpse, The New York Quarterly, In Posse Review, The Pedestal Magazine, Poetry Magazine.com and Poetry Salzburg Review. His website is www.danielyharris.com.

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Digital Photography Tips, Tutorials and Resources
Digital Photography Tips, Tutorials and Resources
by Waseem Abbas on Feb 13, 2019
Do you want to know which image format is best for you? You may need the right file format to save your photos, so you can manage the quality of the images for sharing or printing. In this guide, we will share the best image format and their features.
There's a large image file formats list available online. However, we will talk about the most used file formats that are used with the industry best photo editing software to edit photos.
JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, and it's extension is widely written as .jpg. The most used image file format is used to store photos all over the world.
This file format has different qualities like low, medium and high. If you need a high quality image, then you need to choose less compressed options for JPEG. The most common uses of photos with this format is to post on social media, share on email, publish on websites, and more.
Since JPEG takes less space on your memory cards, you can store more images easily with this fie format. Though the quality can easily be compromised in editing a JPEG image.
When to Use JPEG Image Format:
PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics. It's an important file format that helps a lot in editing an image. You can use it for complete transparent backgrounds or drop shadows (partial transparency) for the great effects.
This image format will not let you loose the quality and details of the photos. The file size can be bigger in PNG, so it is best for small images like logos.
When to Use PNG Image Format:
GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format, and it's quite similar to PNG when you talk about the quality of the images. You can create animations for the web using this format.
This image format has less color range, so it's not suitable for all photos. Like PNG, the GIF images can be transparent, but it doesn't support partial transparency which means no shadow effects.
When to Use GIF Image Format:
PSD stands for Photoshop Document. It can be produced from Adobe Photoshop to save images. You can edit the individual layers in this format, and the saved file can be further edited for details.
This file format is not suitable for web and mostly clients don't accept it. However, it is one of the best image formats to maintain the quality of the image for a longer period.
Images with layers can further be edited to add effects or retouching. You need to make sure that the layers are not merged before saving the PSD file, so you can edit the file anytime. Once merged, you can't get the layers back.
The file size of PSD can be bigger, and it can produce highest quality image format for printing photos.
When to Use PSD Image Format:
You can get Photoshop here from Adobe's site.
TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format known as the most used file format by photographers and designers. The images stored with TIFF are best for post-processing as they are not compressed at all.
This image format allows you to create all types of digital images. You can use it with any photo editing software to edit images as long as you need. The file size for images saved with TIFF will be higher, so it would take more space on your devices.
When to Use TIFF Image Format:
We hope this guide has helped you to learn the best image format and their features. You may also want to check out our guide on how to upload large images in WordPress. In case, you images are loading slow on your site, we recommend you to check this ultimate guide to boost speed and performance.
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What format for people pictures is hardest to edit (to protect our client's pictures from being doctored) if its downloaded?
Can one build a protection against pictures being downloaded or file format that would discourage downloading?
@ Syed kamal;
Hardest to download: .svg (Scaled Vector Graphics). By far. They don't work like your average image and non professional users will not know what to do with 'em. Your average run of the mill software will not display it, but it actually has huge benefits for online web uses.
Plus, since it can be used as a DOM node-based API it kind of looks horrible and very, VERY discouraging to a lot of potential image thieves 😉
But if it is a format for you really depends on what image you want to display.
There is however no format to prevent downloading and editing of your images. When you put them on display, they will always remain vulnerable to piracy. You can watermark them to make them useless for unauthorized uses (like the big image selling sites tend to do), but if you use them for aesthetic purposes on your site, you probably don't want to watermark them.
Ps -> About this article though, thanks a billion! Just the clear information I needed to determine the format for my scanned images ^^
Hello Very Cool
Thank you for all the insight.
I have a question pertaining to saved image files. When they are saved with the prefix cross0. followed by a set of numbers .jpg, what does the cross0 mean or stand for?
what file format recroded original date of save.creation? i know it was simple gif tiff or png
Your article is great and useful, if your image is taken in jpg format and wants to convert to png.
Hello dear,
Can one build protection against pictures being downloaded or file format that would discourage downloading?
Hey Wicky, Envira Gallery can do that.
I'm new to this and I don't know how to put a water mark or my name on all my photos, from this Camera?
Hey Debb, check out our article on How to Add A Watermark with Photoshop and Lightroom https://enviragallery.com/how-to-add-a-signature-watermark-with-photoshop-and-lightroom/


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As one of the first torture treatment centers in the country, Marjorie Kovler Center recognized early on the need for training. Since our establishment in 1987, training has been an integral part of our mission as we believe a well-informed community is necessary for a sensitive response to survivors of politically sanctioned torture. Just as torture is intended to break bonds with the community, the community needs to be involved in the response. Kovler Center staff and pro bono professionals, many with long term commitments to this work, are experts in the field and available to train and consult.
Kovler Center trainings are intended to help local health care, legal, social service and other professionals understand the sequelae of torture, torture treatment, and how to make referrals to Kovler Center. Emergency room doctors, medical residents, psychotherapists, attorneys, refugee resettlement staff, and students from the fields of psychology, social work, law and theology, and other professionals have all benefited from our training.
Kovler Center staff has also provided training on trauma from politically sanctioned torture, war, and civil conflict; cross-cultural mental health; and program development for individual organizations and collaboratives across the country, as well as at nationally recognized conferences.
Internationally, Kovler Center staff has assisted local providers with program development, establishing treatment models best suited in their country for addressing trauma from war and/or torture, and program evaluation. Staff have consulted in Guatemala, Haiti, Rwanda, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Colombia.
Students and others requesting individual interviews with staff are encouraged to sign up for our monthly tours. To do so please register through our web site.
Local trainings specifically focused on identifying torture survivors, referring for services, understanding the sequelae of torture and treating survivors are offered at no cost. Trainings outside of the Chicago area or on mental health, trauma, and other topics not specifically related to torture are offered at the following rates:
$100 for a one-hour training or consultation (may be provided via Skype if preferred)
$500 for a ½-day training
$1000 for a full-day training
Reimbursement of travel time and expenses are required outside of the Chicago area.
Fees may be negotiable depending on the trainer and availability.
For more information, please email firstname.lastname@example.com
As a medical student, this has underscored the importance of both building trust with patients and going the extra mile to understand the patient's chief concern during a visit.
I feel empowered to be a companion of survivors of human torture without imposing my own values.
I will share the knowledge with others as well as use it in ministry with victims of violence.


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Seven Realities Of Being A Blogger
When you tell someone that you're a blogger, what would they say? I can think of a few answers. It's true that quite a lot of people don't really 'get it'. It's also true that, at the moment, there's seems to be a bit of a general stereotype surrounding bloggers, which those of who us are bloggers know isn't true. Yet some perceptives will never change. When I started blogging I didn't really know what to expect. But after nearly a year and a half in the industry, it's safe to say that some things you hear just aren't true. Today, I'm going to let you in on some realities – and you'll probably be able to relate to each of them too.
1. You have to plan around the weather
Oh yeah, it's real. Especially in winter when we're limited on daylight. We don't want all our photos looking dull! There's nothing worse than when you get up planning to take outfit photos and the rain is pouring. We've all been there. So what do you do? You check the forecast and think, ah ha! It's not raining on Wednesday, I'll take outfit photos then. This is the reality. Things don't always go to plan. The sun doesn't always shine bright enough for you to be able to take the perfect picture. I won't even get onto the additional photography assistants – mums, partners, best friends, you know who you are.
2. You don't get free stuff all the time
This is how the conversation usually goes:
Me: "I'm a blogger."
Them: "Oh wow! Does that mean you get loads of really cool free stuff?"
No. No it does not. Because believe it or not, I'm not actually doing it for the freebies. I'm doing it because I love writing and communicating with like-minded people. Blogging allows me to do that.
It seems that people fall into three cateogories:
a) They completely get it and take an interest in it (my mum, boyfriend)
b) They don't get it at all (I don't think my grandad knows what a blog is)
c) They put you in a stereotype that is wrong (other people)
They think you're some superstar who travels up and down the country writing stuff and takes really nice photos. But the reality is you're actually sat at home in your sweats writing a blog post for the next day. It's not as glamorous as some people may think, but it's also so much more fun that way. I don't get sent freebies just because I'm a blogger part time. What I do get is lovely comments, great feedback, and that for me, is more than a freebie will ever do.
3. Your life isn't as Pinterest – worthy as people think
I've seen people send a tweet to a blogger that said 'oh your life is so much like Pinterest.'
What? What does that even mean? Some people can take really good photos – they know how to create the right balance and include enough interest. It doesn't mean their life is perfect. I saw a blogger tweet that their life isn't as Pinterest-y as people think – she'd just cleaned up her dog's sick.
My bedroom can become untidy and every weekend I have to clean the mess that my bunnies create in their little home. I make mistakes, I spill things, I do everything you do. Yet I still manage to post nice photos from time to time. It doesn't mean my life looks like Pinterest. I don't think anyone's really does.
4. Your following doesn't grow 'just because'
I think the problem we face at the moment, and I'm not stereotyping here, but a lot of people who join the blogging community are simply doing it for the status. They're doing it because everyone else is doing it, or they're doing it because they want a load of followers, or to make money. But you know as well as I do that it just isn't right. And more than that – it doesn't work.
This community I've built right here? I've worked hard to build it. I mean, coming home from work four nights a week and spending my evening writing, working hard. Which actually leads me onto the next point where I'll repeat myself again.
5. Blogging is hard work
I've heard a lot of bloggers say that you really have to love it to keep up with it. And it's true. We've all been there when we feel like we're writing to no one, yet we still carry on. Why? Well, because we love blogging. I know I do. I love writing content that I know my readers will enjoy. I love finding other posts to read and collecting them together. I love reading comments and chatting to you guys on twitter. Hell, I've even met one of you in real life! But that's why the hard work pays off.
When I started this online space, I never once thought that I'd end up meeting a fellow blogger. But now I have. All because I've worked hard to keep going. So I'd say you have to love it, but you have to be prepared to put in the work. You can't do a job half way.
6. 'Haters gonna hate'
Unfortunately, there'll always be negativity in everything we do. Every industry, every job – it all includes some people who, well, just aren't very nice. They'll copy your idea, steal your image or worse, say something nasty about you. It's a tough gig. But these people usually enjoy making other people's lives bad. As if someone has time for that?
If this happens to you, it's important to remember why you're doing this. Why you are blogging and why you love it so much. And if it's already happened to you, well done. I bet you've come out stronger.
7. If you want to make money from blogging, it will take time. A lot of time
I'm going to be honest – of course I'd love to make money doing this hobby. I put a lot of time and effort into it so it's only right to want to. But even saying that will make some people think oh she's clearly just doing it for the money. But doing it for the money is probably twice or even three times harder than just doing it as a hobby. If you jump on that bandwagon, you have to be prepared to go for it head on. All out.
But at the moment, I'm quite happy just doing what I'm doing – blogging.
Can you think of any more realities of being a blogger?
Wondering how to be found online?


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Nana & Bird
Since September 2010, Tan Chiew Ling and Georgina Koh have launched a permanent boutique in the Tiong Bahru neighborhood.
Block 79, #01-02, Chay Yan Street, Singapore
The Overview
Store founders Tan Chiew Ling and Georgina Koh once displayed their pick of pretty apparel, accessories and knick-knacks in a monthly fashion pop-up shop. Since September 2010, the duo has launched a permanent boutique in the Tiong Bahru neighborhood. Look out for Made by Hand, the duo's own jewelry line.
Tel: +65 9117 0430
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I've been looking at images on Google for over a year now and wondering what it actually looks like in person...and how portraits would turn out at this particular location. I finally had the chance to try out this location when a family contacted me about a family session. We were discussing possible locations and nothing was really jumping out at her as a "perfect" location. I told her about this new location and asked if she'd like to be the first client to be photographed at this location. She loved the idea after I showed her some of the images from Google.
Now anytime I decide to actually use a new location, I have to actually go to the location and get out and explore. I want to find spots that will provide a great location for the upcoming session. I have to consider many factors, such as lighting at different times of the day and backgrounds. I also look for any safety concerns and consider those with the ages of the clients.
Choosing the "perfect" location can often times make or break the session. We obviously don't want to break it! We want to MAKE it! Here are the most important factors I consider when choosing a location:
1. TIMING I will always suggest to clients that they either choose a time in the very early morning or an hour before sunset. I'm not a morning person and honestly 99% of my clients would rather have a session in the late afternoon. Most first time clients want to schedule a session around noon because it is so bright outside. The problem with noon sessions is the simple fact that the sun is so high in the sky and casts very harsh shadows during this time of the day. As the sun lowers in the sky, it allows the light to fall softly leaving less shadows. If you absolutely have to schedule a session when the sun is high in the sky, you will either need to find a very shady area or find a photographer with an amazing flash system.
2. SAFETY When considering a possible location for a client I take into account the ages of all the subjects that will be at the session. The last thing I want is for someone to get hurt because I put them in a potentially dangerous situation. This family has an adorable baby girl that is just a few months old. They typically use a stroller when they are out. This particular location has stone steps that you must walk down to get to the location. This is important to know ahead of time so the family can be prepared since strollers and stairs are not a safe combination.
3. PRIVACY Another factor I always consider is the amount of privacy the location has, or doesn't have. Some clients are more bashful than others and don't like others watching them during a session. Some clients have children that are easily distracted by surroundings that are too busy. Privacy is a VERY important factor for certain sessions, such as a bridal session. I often tell my clients about the activity level of locations so they can determine if the privacy, or lack of, will be an issue for them. As a photographer, I can work around others that pop up in the background occasionally. It honestly just depends on their comfort level and how distracted the surroundings will make them.
4. PERMITS/AVAILABILITY Different locations have different requirements. While some parks are completely free to use whenever you'd like, others ask that you ask for permission prior to the session. It is a good idea to look at the calendar of events for a particular location prior to booking the session. For example, Cameron Park in Waco hosts many events. It is important to know this prior to showing up for a session. Early in my photography career, I planned a session at Cameron Park for the early morning. I was greeted at the entrance with a barricade! There was a special event taking place that made this location closed. I was so embarrassed! Luckily I know the area pretty well so I was able to suggest a nearby location and have the session. I learned a VERY important lesson that day!
5. VARIETY Another factor I consider when suggesting possible locations for clients is the overall variety of background. I always ask my clients what type of setting they are looking for and then suggest places around that idea. However, I like to expand upon their initial idea when we are at the location and walk around to new areas to provide them a variety of background options.
In summary, to get the most out of any location for a photography session, one must visit and assess the location weeks (perhaps even months) before the actual session date. If you take the time to do this carefully, you will avoid wasting everyone's time and avoid disappointments from assumptions. When I walk a location, I imagine different poses in various locations for different types of clients. This helps me when I later plan a session at the location.
If you'd like to learn more about Mother Neff State Park, you can read more here. There are a lot of hiking trails and camping sites!


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The Canon EF lens mount was first introduced back in in 1987 and became
the prevailing mount for the entire Canon EOS category for both SLR film and DSLR digital cameras. The acronym EF means "Electro-Focus": EF lens auto focusing is conducted by an in-the-lens dedicated electric motor. From a mechanical standpoint it' a bayonet-type mount, and all data transmission between lens and camera occurs by electrical contact; there is no mechanical interaction
Canon Prime Lenses
Later on Canon established the EF-S mount in 2003, an offshoot of the Canon EF mount created strictly for 1.6x crop factor digital EOS cameras. Although an EF lens may be mounted on an EF-S cropped image body, an EF-S lens cannot be fitted to an EF body.
The EF-M mount was specifically designed for the EOS M camera released in July
of 2012. An EF-M Lens Mount Adapter from canon allows you to attach EF & EF-S Canon lenses to the digital Canon EOS-M mirrorless camera, which features a Canon EF-M
lens mount. It operates fully with every lens function, including autofocus and
image stabilization
STM stands for Stepper Motor and is a applied to a new range of Canon lenses which feature a new design of focus motors which, along with a new iris mechanism are designed to eliminate (auditory) noise during video
The top performing lenses are
prime lenses, and not
zoom lenses, although there are some excellent zooms. Also rated highly are
macro lenses.
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Canon Prime Lenses
Canon has two prime lenses
and four zoom lenses, specifically designed for the EOS M camera. The kit lens is the EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
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Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
USM = Ultrasonic Motor. Ring USM motors are silent and manual focus (FTM = Full Time Manual) is possible without switching out of autofocus. Micro USM motors are quiet, but do not allow full time manual focus.


text: University students ask for a higher budget for public higher education. AP Photo/Fernando Vergara December 7, 2018 Mass protests in Colombia mar president's first 100 days but reveal a nation marching toward peace Fabio Andres Diaz, International Institute of Social Studies Strikes and rallies have gripped Colombia for months. That's bad news for its new government but a sign of progress in a country that had little tolerance for dissent during its 52-year civil war.


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Keeping Score
Report: Pascagoula's Ballard carted off at Colts practice
Former Pascagoula and Mississippi State running back Vick Ballard was carted off the practice field Friday following an injury, the Indianapolis Star reports.
The newspaper reported that it was an apparent ankle injury and there was no contact involved.
Ballard was recently cleared to rejoin practice after returning from an ACL injury he suffered in practice prior to game two of the 2013 season.
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Building Ever After is a town-building game in which you must manage limited resources in order to survive for 5 years. This time will not be easy, for scarce resources and even various disasters and calamities may endanger the welfare of your town.
Building Ever After was created over the course of 48 hours in the 2015 Global Game Jam by Sean Sackowitz, Kevin Somers, Rich Bennett, Brandon Luu, and Camlin Ard.
Controls:- Use WASD or the Middle Mouse button to move the camera.- Hold the Right Mouse button to rotate the camera.- Use the scroll wheel to zoom in and out.
Gameplay:- Allocate your townsfolk to different jobs such as producing food, wood, money, and other resources in order to survive.- Survive natural disasters that can destroy your town and drain your resources.- Upgrade your buildings to increase efficiency and increase the population.
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What is Cafe Communications? From "about us" on cafecommunications. eu:
In old times, one would have said: advertising.One and a half decade ago, professionals would have defined it as ATL, BTL and PR communication.Around the turn of the millennium, Café Group was founded to develop integrated communication solutions for its clients.Nowadays, all three definitions are still correct, but none of them describes the essence. Café Communications' activity has become just as diverse as communication channels, advertisers' needs, creative processes and the system of agency services.So if one actually would like to see the point, here is what to note: we build and manage brands. As all Café Communications' partner companies do: either by their own means, independently or together, in cooperation with others.This is why Café is the 'haunt of communication'.
Cafe Communications does for private clients what the education refomers have done for the school choice and common core industry. The reformers attempt to integrate education solutions for its clients, the "free marketers" making money from the taxpayers, not from private industry. Education reformers exist to build and manage brands (schools and students) via common core implementation and the privatization of public schools . Venture capitalists divert taxpayer money into quasi public schools operating on blueprints other than the traditional public school model, and students and teachers are then managed by these top down reforms. Pre-determined educational vendors are making a fortune on supplying the software, text, assessments mandated by the common core consortia and federal government.
Cafe Communications produced a video for its clients showing them how new and effective ideas are produced. It takes time to be creative and the company used "the world's most talented people's" (schoolchildren) art assignments to illustrate its premise. When the children were given little time or autonomy to produce a drawing, the results were utilitarian and sterile. When the children were allowed more time to complete the assignment, the creativity unleashed was amazing. When the children were allowed to draw their own ideas, no child's artwork was common to another child's interpretation of the assignment.
As you view the video, think about how this video translates into common core school assignments in today's public schools.
- Do you think assessments taken every 3 weeks in school creates/fosters creativity?
- Can teachers foster creativity with "one size fits all" mandates?
- How can a teacher be innovative when mandates take away time from the creative daydreaming that oftentimes translates into big ideas?
From the beginning of the video:
Our clients want us to do more work in less time.
How can we make them understand that for new, effective ideas we need more time?
We sent them this film to show them how creativity works.
"How creativity is affected by time."
The words at the last 15 seconds of this video need to be copied down and sent to every school board, administrator, teacher, governor and education reformer when he/she assures you common core and "one size fits all" is the answer to education reform.


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This weekend went by in a bit of a whirl and a blur but it was jam packed with slumber-partying, movie watching, revenge marathoning, recipe tasting FUN. Speaking of recipe testing, I'm trying out a couple of chocolate recipes for Easter and I wanted to share the one that I made yesterday. I'm a little bit ahead of myself as Easter falls in May for us (for the majority of people celebrating it falls at the end of this month). But, it's never too early to start making chocolate! Right? Especially when it's combined with peanut butter...
I finally bought a jar of Peanut Butter & Co.'s Cinnamon Raisin Swirl on Friday when I was out shopping with my sis. I mean, who doesn't want a jar of peanut butter at a sleepover? Okay, I've had my eye on this jar of PB forever but have never bought it. Now I know why. It's ridiculously good and even more addictive than regular PB. I'm kind of a nut butter recovering addict (I don't discriminate, I love them all) and try not to keep any in the house unless it's absolutely necessary. It was totally NOT necessary to have this in my house! But, fear not. Whenever I have indulgent goodies (such as that jar of PB) lying around that I
This time around, I decided to make Chocolate Covered Katie's Reeses Peanut Butter Cups. Oh. My. Goodness. These were amazing! I followed the recipe almost exactly except that I used my Cinnamon Raisin Swirl PB and I used Carob Powder for the chocolate coating because that's what I had on hand. I actually had to make the chocolate coating 3 times before it came out the way that I wanted. For whatever reason the carob powder and the agave nectar did not want to be friends! So, I omitted the agave altogether and just left the coating as carob powder and coconut oil. In the end, it did not need the sweetness from the agave, the PB 'dough' is sweet enough. By the way, I doubled the 'dough' part of the recipe and the chocolate coating is enough for both batches.
I will definitely be making these again for Easter! And, if you are wondering who got these delicious chocolates, I gave most of them to my sister (who happened to be here taste testing) and the rest to my coworker. I had to return her tupperware and my mom raised me to never return empty tupperware, so what's a girl to do? Ha. I'm sure that my coworker won't mind the little surprise.
Have a Happy Monday... I hope you didn't indulge in the green beer too much for St. Paddy's Day!
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'Grey's Anatomy': Will Jackson RSVP for April's Wedding? (Exclusive Video)
Will Jackson make it to April's wedding on ABC's Grey's Anatomy?
In an exclusive clip from Thursday's midseason finale, Jackson (Jesse Williams) literally runs into the bride-to-be (Sarah Drew) as she's frantically rushing around the hospital in search of her bridesmaids on her wedding day.
PHOTOS: The Couples of Shondaland: 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Private Practice,' 'Scandal'
Hitting a pause in her search for newly minted bridesmaids Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw), April cuts to the chase with Jackson and asks her ex straight out if he's planning to attend her wedding to Matthew (Justin Bruning).
The light moment turns serious after April insists that she wants him to be there and prompts Jackson to finally make a decision on whether or not he'll attend her big day.
"Jackson is always going to be a part of her life," Drew told The Hollywood Reporter this week of April's relationship with her ex. "He's important to her and their relationship is confusing and it's hard. He'll always have a place in April's heart."
PHOTOS: On the Set of 'Grey's Anatomy's' 200th Episode
Watch the clip, above, and check back Thursday for the rest of our interview with Drew. Grey's Anatomy airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on ABC. Do you think April's and Matthew's wedding will go off without a hitch? Hit the comments with your thoughts.
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Resistance Is Futile Debates The Possible Appearance Of Captain Kirk
As a series, Star Trek: Discovery has been breaking all the rules of the Trek universe. In this week's instalment of Resistance is Futile, Mark and April talk about the series taking place in a mirror universe. Is your mind blown yet or what?!
Episode 6 has April convinced that Lorca is pure evil, that he sent the Admiral (his boss who was about to remove him as captain of the Discovery) to the Klingons on purpose, knowing she wouldn't come back. Also: he totally refused to go save her, citing Starfleet protocols. You know, the same ones he ignored when he decided to go save Sarek? Both Mark and April agree that Lorca shouldn't be in charge of a ship—he's super impulsive, paranoid, and probably suffering from PTSD. In short he's completely unlike any Starfleet captain we've ever seen. Which brings us back to the whole mirror universe theory.
Speaking of Captains, who's up for a Kirk cameo? William Shatner is, but Mark has his reservations. Find out more about what our Trek expert and Trek newbie thought about this week's episode in the video podcast below.


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Colt Ford's 'Declaration' Ignores Rules
Colt Ford is optimistic that 2012 will be a great year, but he's quick to admit that 2011 wasn't so bad either.
"Obviously, 2011 was a huge year for me as a songwriter, having two number ones, including arguably the biggest song of the year," he says of his hand in co-writing "Dirt Road Anthem" for Jason Aldean and "Country Must Be Country Wide" by Brantley Gilbert. "It's been unbelievable. I'm just trying to do my thing."
Ford, whose new disc "Declaration of Independence" comes out May 1, shared with Billboard the story of how "Dirt Road Anthem" came to be.
"Brantley brought the idea for my record. We were going to write with the same guy who helped write 'Country Must Be Country Wide,' Mike Dekle. I met him early for lunch, and he said 'I've got this idea, and started chillin' on this guitar part. Twenty-five minutes later, the song was there. We liked it, but we didn't think anyone else would care. We recorded it for the album, and the next thing I knew, people were freaking out over it. Then, we were opening for Jason, and he asked '10,000 people are out there singing this song. How do they know it?' I told him I didn't know either -- Internet, and it just became a viral thing. He said 'I want to cut it,' and the rest is history."
When asked about his upcoming album, Ford said "It's just kind of a statement. I'm going back to the sound of the first record. I tried to make a lot of people happy over the last couple of years, and they were great records -- I wasn't disappointed about anything I had done, but if the song's 4:36, then that's what it is, instead of all these rules -- it needs to be this, it needs to be that," he said, also allowing that he collaborated with many of Nashville's most prolific tunesmiths for the album.
"I wrote with Jeffrey Steele, Craig Wiseman, Rodney Clawson, David Lee Murphy, and told them 'There's nothing we can't do or say. I'm just going to be open and honest, because that's what my fans like. I think this will be the best record I've ever recorded."
He also has lent his name to "Goodtime," a new brand of moonshine made in his home state. "There's a company called Georgia Distilling Company, which is a beverage company in Georgia. They approached me to be a part of this new moonshine brand. I told them 'If you want me to be a part of it, it needs to be real, and it needs to be authentic, because that's who I am. It's what I stand for. It took us over a year to get it cleared with the government to get it approved. It's the only true moonshine that is made on the market for sale. It's made with sugar, and made from a still. People are loving it."
On April 6, Ford will hit the road on tour with The Lacs, JB and the Moonshine Band, Rehab and Lenny Cooper in Albany, GA. He is very proud of the amount of talent on the ticket, as well as the price of the ticket. "I don't think we're smarter than anyone else, we just do things a little differently than everyone else. I'm doing my own tour around it -- fields, expo centers, but I have so many kids that wanted to see what I do that I needed to have it where they could come. I've got a family friend zone, and there's a section for the rowdy ones. But, the main thing is that it's a $25 ticket. You're going to see four or five acts on one ticket for 25 bucks. I had to have that. I truly appreciate what other artists do, but when tickets start to get $75-80, working folks can't afford to take their families to go see a show. They just can't do that."


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The written cash flow plan, or what is commonly referred to as a budget, is one of the most important components of a healthy financial plan. The dreaded "B" word unfairly gets a bad wrap from some people. A budget is simply a written game plan where all your money is spent on paper and with a purpose before the month begins. Many find that when they get into the habit of doing a monthly written plan they do not feel they are being constrained in a straight jacket, but rather experience a sense of freedom financially that they have never felt before.
Having a plan is important because you are now spending your money intentionally. It is amazing to see that many people "find" money after creating a budget that they did not know they had before. It is almost like you get a raise just by doing a budget! Also many married couples have improved their communication not just in their finances, but in other aspects of their marriage just by doing a budget together.
A written cash flow plan gives intention to your spending. If you make $4,000 a month and want to pay an extra $500 on your debt, you must live off of $3,500. There are no vague guidelines, only absolutes as you will give every dollar your family earns a place and a name where it will be spent. In addition, a written cash flow plan is more than a way of tracking your spending at the end of the month; instead it is where you spend every dime on paper before the month begins.
At JW's Financial Coaching setting up a written cash flow plan is the first thing we have listed on the major components of a healthy financial plan. Not having time is not an excuse, as you really do not have time not to make one! Sadly most Americans do not take the time to do one. According to a 2007 Pew Research Study, 51% of United States households do not have a have a monthly budget. For those who are interested in getting help setting up a budget or are in need of tweaking the budget, please contact us to set up a free 30 minute consultation.


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At Turner Elementary School we prepare students in every possible way for academic success. Our mission is to facilitate a love for learning and to transform our students into lifelong learners. We are fortunate to have the support of many community partners and organizations to supplement our rigorous academic program. We are poised for success because we are turning potential into reality.
Arts Integration
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Academic Power Hour, IEP tutorial, Bring a Book to Life
This school offers Early Action guaranteed PK3 and PK4. Learn more HERE.
•In school year 2016-17, Turner students achieved double-digit Math PARCC gains, and we have decreased the number of students performing at a Level 1
•Turner ES has 35+ partnerships that provide a great balance of family engagement, joy and rigor
•Turner is also a Turnaround Arts school paired with Grammy Award winning composer, vocalist and bassist, Esperanza Spalding
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Today was the day we have been waiting for with great anticipation, the grand opening at Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park. We, it seems, were not alone. The parking lot filled quickly as families from all over arrived to see Michigan's newest zoo.
Boulder Ridge is the brain child of Dave and Dawn Hoekstra, who for the last 20 years have developed a passion for wildlife and the desire to share it with others. Rick "the reptile guy" is also on staff and the three of them have developed something very special. Not only is Boulder Ridge an amazing place to visit, but they pride themselves on being self-sustaining by growing their own grain and hay.
Now you might be wondering why you should take the time to visit Boulder Ridge versus another zoo. Well for me, the fact they have animals that no other zoos in Michigan have, such as the cassowary, made the drive and price of admission well worth it. These prehistoric looking birds are very shy, but when disturbed, they are capable of inflicting serious injuries
What else does Boulder Ridge have to offer? Glad you asked! Their exhibit are is very nice. The reptile house is full of interesting critters. The bridge over the gator pond is a nice touch and the tractor ride tour is full of surprises. One of my son's favorite exhibits was the aviary, where you can feed the parakeets.
We could have spent hours in the aviary with all of his new "friends."
I am sure you all have been to the petting zoo portion of a zoo, but you have never had the chance to pet anything like the petting zoo at Boulder Ridge! When was the last time you petted a baby bison or a 4 day old wilderbeast!?!?! Not to mention I have it on good authority that the zebras are expecting and a baby zebra may be making an appearance in the petting zoo.
While Boulder Ridge does not currently offer food, they do have a beautiful picnic pavilion in the zoo you are welcome to use. The are in the process of putting in a play area for the children. And as a parent I am happy to announce their gift shop will not break the bank!
|One gator grabber thing, a snake and a stuffed parrot, less then $11. The dorky smile on his face? Priceless!
I don't want to spoil your fun, because you really need to see this place for yourself, so I am only going to post a few more photos. I hope they peek your interest and get you motivated to go out and have some family fun this summer at Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park!


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Mother injured by a vehicle trailer whilst putting her daughter in her car seat receives compensation
Mother receives compensation for injuries sustained when she was injured by a vehicle trailer.
Accident Circumstances: While she was putting her daughter in a child seat at the side of the road in Rochester Kent our client noticed another vehicle approaching her so she lent into the vehicle to avoid being hit. However, as the car passed her safely the trailer it was towing ran over our client's left foot which caused her to suffer a personal injury.
Our client's Injuries: Soft tissue injury and ligament damage to left foot.
What did Hayward Baker Solicitors do to help: One of our personal injury specialists Alison Spriggs who is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives took on the case on a no-win-no-fee basis and sent a letter of claim to the defendant, who initially denied liability for the accident but this was turned round by Alison, however there was still a contributory negligence argument where the defendant believes that our client was partly to blame for the accident. Eventually the defendant insurers admitted full liability for the accident.
We claimed back travelling expenses for our client along with a small amount for telephone calls and postage costs relating to the accident.
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Update on 24-Sep-2011:
My apologies for the prolonged delay in announcing the winner of the book giveaway. Finally managed to draw lots and the winner is Ashutosh Tewari. Congratulations! There will be another book giveaway next month. Next up on the giveaway list is I Will Teach You To Be Rich.
Here's the August, 2011 update:
Again, nothing out of the ordinary. I seem to have settled into a sweet spot between all my needs and wants.
I completed reading the ERE book as well. The first half is an excellent read; the second half seems to be a rush through, but pretty useful nonetheless. I'd now like to hand this knowledge source over through a book giveaway. Here's how you can grab the ERE book. Simply leave a comment explaining why this book would be of great benefit to you today. I'll draw lots and announce the winner mid-September.
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Lymphatic massage
lymphatic massage is a gentle touch therapy that promotes health and aids in recovery from certain illnesses. This powerful yet subtle technique can reduce or prevent fluid retention, enhance the removal of toxins from body tissues, and support the immune system. Also called lymphatic drainage, lymphatic massage is a standard treatment in European hospitals and clinics, and is increasingly used in North America.
Reduction Of Swelling- whether swelling is due to injury, surgery, cancer treatment or an illness such as sinusitis or fibromyalgia, lymphatic massage can reduce pain and inflammation associated with fluid retention.


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The reserve, located south of the Rangitata River, covers over 700 hectares of rich and diverse forest that provides a variety of native bush, bird-life and a series of tracks for walkers.
There are a variety of tracks from a short 30-minute walk past large forest trees, to a 2–3 hour ascent of Little Mt Peel/Huatekerekere.
The reserve can be divided into three areas: Clarke Flat & Te Wanahu Flat (both accessed from Coopers Creek Peel Forest Road) and Blandswood (accessed from Blandswood Road).
Walking & Hiking Tracks accessed via Clarke Flat
- Kahikatea Walk – Walking Track: 1 hour return, 1.9 km
- Acland Falls – Walking Track: 30 minutes each way
Walking & Hiking Tracks accessed via Te Wanahu
- Fern Walk – Walking Track: 1 hour 30 minutes each way, 3.3 km
- Big Tree Walk – Short Walk: 15 minutes each walk
- Allans Track – Tramping Track: 2-3 hours return via Fern Walk
- Acland Falls Track – Walking Track: 25 minutes each way
Walking & Hiking Tracks accessed via Blandswood
- Dennistoun Bush – Walking Track: 1 hour return, 1.8 km
- Emily Falls – Walking Track: 45 minutes each way, 1.6 km
- Rata Falls – Walking Track: 1 hour each way, 1.5 km
- Little Mt Peel (via Deer Sour) – Tramping Track: 2 to 3 hours each way, 4.6 km
- South Ridge Track – Tramping Track: 3 hours 30 minutes each way, 3.5 km
Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve Information & Map
- Facilities: Parking, shelter, picnic area and public toilets are available at the access point to Clarke Flat/Te Wanahu Flat. Parking is available at Blandswood. Peel Forest Campground has powered and unpowered sites, with kitchen/laundry/shower facilities.
- More info: Collect a Peel Forest area brochure from the Methven i-SITE Visitor Centre.
- Please note: Dogs are not permitted. Hunting blocks are available. Peel Forest is a varied environment, with weather conditions becoming more extreme as you climb out of the forested areas onto the open tops.


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Ah, uniform duty. Now that I'm a soccer and a baseball mom (with no end in sight), uniform duty is my job for a long time to come. And laundry is not my strong point- just ask my husband. But one brand that I have relied on for years to help me pick up the slack is OxiClean. I've always used the spray on baby food and poop stains, on my white jeans and the kids' clothes- but recently I've started to use OxiCean Versatile Stain Remover and OxiClean White Revive. And neither have disappointed.
Our soccer uniforms were white this year and between the muddy Spring we've had and after game snacks- Easton's uniform wasn't lacking for stains. And his baseball pants were light enough in color that they showed all kinds of grass stains and more mud. Both OxiClean powders worked really well to treat individual stains and then brighten and whiten the overall uniforms.
Our seasons are both over for Summer, but we're already looking forward to the Fall. I think we'll stick to just one sport at a time, but I'm sure we'll be practicing both baseball and soccer and working toward Fall and Spring seasons. And with a few secret laundry weapons, I should be able to keep up with the stains that come along with them.


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We are dying young because we became true drug addicts
Is smoking nicotine really more addictive than either cocaine or heroin? According to leading drug addiction experts it might be. This picture shows the nicotine addiction warning label used on actual pack of Camel cigarettes from Canada. Although youth in Canada and in all European Union nations now see addiction warning labels, since 1990 the U.S. tobacco industry has used its muscle to successfully stop the United States from warning U.S. children and teens of the true power of nicotine to quickly and permanently de-sensitize and enslave their brain reward pathways.
It's actually worse. Tobacco industry campaign contributions to Congress have allowed it to buy a law, the "Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. 1334. It states, "No requirement ... based on smoking and health shall be imposed under State law with respect to the advertising ... of any cigarettes the packages of which are labeled in conformity with the provisions of this chapter."
It means that even if towns, cities, counties and states wanted to enact laws requiring all businesses selling nicotine to warn youth by display signs declaring, "WARNING: Smoking or chewing nicotine is highly addictive, and may be harder to quit than heroin or cocaine," that the local ordinance or law would likely be in violation of Federal law. Yes, like it or not, the United States Congress is a key tobacco industry's partner in helping annually enslave more than 700,000 American youth.
This year, worldwide, more than 5 million will be killed by tobacco and the World Health Organization warns that the death toll is about to explode and could top 1 billion by century's end. What these 5 million have in common is that none, prior to getting hooked, received advance warning about the amazing power of nicotine to enslave their brain's dopamine pathways, and to do so with blazing speed.
None were told that very soon after starting to experiment with nicotine, that the most memorable memories the mind appears capable of generating, what Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, calls "pay attention" memories, would leave them totally convinced that bringing a new supply of nicotine into the bloodstream is as important as eating food.
Like eating food, no one warned them that captive dopamine pathways would generate powerful "aaah" wanting satisfaction sensations when anticipating or actually smoking nicotine, or, like eating food, that their brain's insulas would soon be punishing them with powerful urges, anxieties and craves if they attempted to go without.
When we put that first cigarette to our lips, we may have done so for a number of reasons. Some of us were just trying to look cool, fit in with our peers, to pretend or feel more adult, to briefly rebel against authority or even to satisfy curiosity after convenience store tobacco marketing ("Nicotine Addiction Central") had pounded our brains with hundreds or even thousands of invitations to smoke. But the reason we started had nothing to do with the reason we continued. We had to, as a rising tide of anxieties started to hurt when we didn't.
As shown by the recent HONC study, it may take only a few puffs on a few cigarettes before the mind begins losing autonomy, the ability to turn and walk away. We didn't then appreciate that almost 90% of all smokers became addicted while children or teens. Instead, convenience stores hammered home the fraudulent message that smoking was something that mature adults were intentionally deciding to do. We were not imitating a true adult activity but, instead, the same horrible mistake made by each other. The average adult mind is too mature to fall for the lies bought by our young, impulsive, developing and unprotected brains.
Truth is that our elected leaders could stop the intentional marketing assault upon youth if it were their collective will to do so. If they can require that hard liquor be sold only in stand alone stores to which youth are denied access, then why is the neighborhood candy, soda and chip store selling an average of $400,000 worth of nicotine products per year? These stores need to evaluate their priorities. Stores can either invite children inside or market nicotine but not both.
It is probably within your city council's ability to inact an annual nicotine sales license ordinance and apply 100% of licensing fees toward youth smoking prevention, or require all stores selling nicotine to contribute to funding community nicotine addiction recovery programs.
But the price of waiting on government to fulfill its primary function in protecting life and health may well be life itself. Key to helping those already enslaved is teaching them about where they now find themselves, while teaching them recovery's only rule, The Law of Addiction.
The beauty of admitting true chemical addiction is that it makes the rules for breaking free simple. Like the alcoholic not battling against drinking an entire drink but only that first sip, nicotine dependency recovery is an all or nothing proposition too. There is no in-between, no having our cake and eating it too. During recovery we're not fighting a whole pack or even an entire cigarette but just that first powerful hit of nicotine that would thereafter occupy up to 50% of our brain's nicotinic-type acetylcholine receptors, creating a dopamine "aaah" explosion that our mind's pay-attention pathways would make nearly impossible, in the short term, to forget. Our midbrain and limbic mind would soon be begging for more.
The beauty of admitting true chemical addiction is that it destroys the need for all the lies we invented to explain why our rational thinking mind obeyed a never-ending stream of commands to find and use more nicotine. Flavor, taste? There are no taste buds inside human lungs. Like, love? To say we like or love something, don't we need an honest basis for comparison? If you can no longer remember the beauty of your pre-addiction mind, of going months and years without once craving nicotine, what basis exists for honest comparison? Friend? What friend kills you? Choice? We only had two choices, engage in that next mandatory feeding or endure the onset of early withdrawal.
Are you a drug addict? Are you living from fix to fix? Dependance, compulsive use, tolerance, damage, withdrawal, my name is John and "I'm a true drug addict!" These are the most liberating words this mind has ever uttered. Once I started reading and accepting all the similarities between nicotine and other drugs of addiction (such as opiates), I no longer felt superior to other drug addicts. It's just that my dopamine "aaah" sensation was accompanied by stimulated alertness while the alcoholic's "aaah" was drunk, the heroin addict's "aaah" was numb, the cocaine addict's euphoric, and the methamphetamine addict's "aaah" was traveling at the speed of light.
I presented 63 nicotine dependency recovery seminars in 28 South Carolina prisons that banned smoking and oral tobacco possession and use inside all prisons. I witnessed firsthand what happens when nicotine is treated like other drugs of addiction. Many prisons saw the price of a single hand-rolled contraband cigarette skyrocket to $8 dollars. Wrapped in thin Bible paper, the tobacco within could have been collected from roadside cigarette butts, upon which some animal had urinated, it really didn't matter. What did matter were unbelievable stories of nicotine addicts trading illegal drugs and sex for a chance to smoke nicotine.
Each day in the United States, approximately 3,600 students between the ages of 12 and 17 years begin smoking. Each day, an estimated 1,100 students become daily cigarette smokers (CDC Feb. 2009). U.S. statistics show that most hooked teens want to quit, have tried to quit (73%), but few have been successful (13%). I guess misery does love company because. Sadly, many addicted teens help their friends and classmates join the ranks of the permanently addicted.
And where does all the drug money go? It goes to the local seller (a true drug pusher in every sense), to the tobacco company (the supplier), to the tobacco farmer (the growers), and to governments demanding an ever bigger tax slice of the nicotine addiction empire (the industry's key partner). It goes to greed and power driven politicians willing to protect and write laws that they know allow easy youth enslavement and the annual sale of children into a lifetime of chemical bondage. And for what? A few lousy blood-soaked dollars.
I'm convinced that millions of adults would rather see our youth continue to become addicted and take their money, rather than to stop or control the madness. Here in the South Carolina, USA, you can't go into any supermarket, pharmacy (that's a kicker), bowling alley, gas station or restaurant without someone or some machine offering to sell you nicotine.
What does it say about governments that lock-up and imprison drug addicts whose chemical high is not "alert," as is nicotine's, yet become revenue sharing partners in regard to a drug that daily enslaves tens of thousands of children and teens? Why does it keep taking its slice as this sanctioned addiction pipeline pumps 4.9 million wonderful humans into very early graves? That's four (4) times as many people as killed annually by all other drugs, all car accidents, suicides, homicides, and AIDS deaths combined.
How many mothers would go out and purchase heroin to give their teen a drug fix? According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control there were 4,175 heroin related deaths reported in 1995. Mom, your child is 100 times more likely to die from smoking related causes than heroin related ones.
We must change the way we look at nicotine use and addiction. Is it cool to smell like an ashtray, have bad breath and watch your teeth grow stained while your gums grow diseased? Is it cool to live your entire life from nicotine crave to nicotine crave? Is it cool to surrender control of life to chemical commands, to become a slave? How strong is nicotine's grip? Well, for every 20 nicotine addicts who attempt to quit only one succeeds in doing so for an entire year. It was supposed to be cool, remember?
Even newly addicted youth can almost feel the tar and other chemicals as they begin to build and gradually impair their breathing. They can feel the damage when trying to run, swim, dance, sing or engage in other energetic activities? They don't have to wait on lung cancer, emphysema or heart disease before seeing tobacco's destructive power. For far too many, it will happen shortly after their first few cigarettes, as soon as nicotine takes control and commands them to find and smoke some more, and to do so ... NOW!
If you want to see where nicotine addiction leads read Deb's, Sean's, Noni's, Bryan's, Kim's, or the tragic stories of others. Nicotine never lets up. The accelerated decay and damage never takes a break. And breaking free will never be easier than it is today.
Take a quick peek at how thousands are breaking free with the help of serious online education, support and counseling. This support group is called Turkeyville and it's Facebook's most popular quitting site. And this one is called Freedom and it's Yuku's most popular. Knowledge isn't just power but a true quitting method! We hope you'll stick around and discover the full power of the most empowering quitting method of all, understanding and knowledge!
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- "Freedom from Nicotine - The Journey Home" Written by John R. Polito, a former 30-year heavy smoker and WhyQuit's 1999 founder, Freedom from Nicotine shares the science underlying nicotine dependency and successful abrupt nicotine cessation. Whether hooked on cigarettes, e-cigarettes (e-cigs), bidis, kreteks, a pipe, hookah or cigars, on dip, chew, snuff or snus, or on the nicotine gum, lozenge, spray, inhaler or patch, the book provides a road-map home.
- Turkeyville Imagine surrounding yourself with more than 10,000 cold turkey quitters. Turkeyville is a Facebook support group exclusively for cold turkey quitters. The group's primary focus is helping newbies navigate the first few days. Just that first brave step, yes you can!
- Freedom Freedom was WhyQuit's original 1999 stop smoking support group. No longer accepting members, today Freedom's 453,000 archived member posts serve as a valuable source of recovery insight and understanding.


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Well the event in Germany has been running for a number of days now. Its a 10 day long stint and one of the biggest events of the PKRA year in terms of visitor numbers. The location is one of europes biggest beaches called St Peters Ording on the North West Coast. At this time of year they recevie beautiful weather, but not always wind. Since the beginning of the event they have had one day of light wind where they carried out 3 races, but no freestyle plus one day of strong wind for 7m kites where they ran the entire single elimination for freestyle. Now they are basked with glorious sunshine and again waiting for wind to complete more races and finish the double elimination in the freestyle.
For the UK Steph Bridge has now taken the lead for the course racing world champion title after taking a 2nd place in the rankings so far for Germany… although the races are not complete so this is not an official result. Angela Peral who was her close contender is currently in 4th for this event. Both riders have had 1 fist place and one second place in the two previous events so it really is neck on neck.
In the freestyle its just Aaron Hadlow (Flexifoil) representing the UK this time round. Aaron came a fantastic 2nd place in the single eliminations, but this rider is in it to win it and will not be resting easy at this knowledge. Aaron will be checking the trees outside his window first thing every morning strongly hoping that the wind blows.
Keep you fingers crossed for these high flying Brits. They really are proving the UK proud!!!
Kevin Langeree from Naish and Gizella Pulido From Slingshot both currently hold first place for PKRA Round 7 – Germany
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