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We enjoyed our trip to Marseille last year, but wondered if the negative points (smell, Gypsys and filth) would appear in Paris and affect our experience. In a word: No. Paris was amazing and we would gladly return.
We knew of the stereotypes of Parisians but we found people in Paris to be friendlier than in London. There was ample garbage cans and the city was incredibly clean, even in high traffic areas. Any evidence of the retirement age riots from a few days before weren't visible and had nothing but good things to say about the store owners and people on the street. We encountered one typical French waiter, but we went out of our way to find a fancy French restaurant so the language barrier we had would definitely lead to some frustrations.
Leading up to our trip we did a lot of research on the various districts and the problems tourists had with them. We picked a hotel close to Gare du Nord but not too close that it was unsafe. We selected a hotel in the ninth district (Opera) called Hotel Mogador and were pleasantly surprised by it. By European hotel standards it was roomy, you could walk around both beds and the bathroom was spacious and functional.
The hotel was surrounded by weekday businesses so there wasn't much night time activity by our room and this suited us fine. We were a 25 minute walk from the train station, multiple Metro stations were within minutes and we could walk to the Louvre. The staff was friendly at the hotel and had no complaints about the Hotel Mogador.
I used Google Maps to find the route from Gare du Nord to our hotel, but instead of creating a route and printing that out, I looked on the map for the nearest train station and used that. Unfortunately the train station I used as a reference wasn't Gare du Nord so when we arrived in Paris all of my directions were backwards.
We had a few false starts trying to find the proper road, and after returning to the train station we found an actua map and headed off in the right direction. We found the hotel before dark, unpacked our bags and set out in search of food. We took baby steps to get comfortable with the area, never wandering too far off a main road.
Our first meal was at a restaurant chain called Bistro Romain. Thankfully the restaurant was pretty lenient towards English speakers so I was able to order and make it through the meal without issue. For dessert I had crème brulée, a trend I could continue for the next two nights.
Monday was going to be a big day, starting with the three hour tour from Photo Tours in Paris. Jenna found this activity on TripAdvisor and was immediately interested, but it took me a bit of time to come around to the notion of it. I spoke with someone who had recently taken the Photo Tour and their positive experience convinced me to go and I was glad I did. I know how the camera works and basic composition but I was concerned about what I would learn from the walk and in the end it was definitely beneficial and very enjoyable.
I learned how to take the skills I have and do things differently, to change the photo by making subtle adjustments. I was made more conscience of depth of field to construct a photo and was given advice on how I could apply different techniques in day to day photography.
Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and provided a good mix of Paris history and fun on the tour. We went to areas of Paris we would have missed otherwise, specifically the lock bridge on Pont des Arts. I took more photos on this three hour walk than I did on the first week of our trip. I fell in love with Paris because everywhere you looked there was something amazing. Perhaps I am romanticizing our experience but the photo walk opened my eyes to the beauty Paris has and I kept seeing it for the remainder of our trip.
When our walk came to an end we had an overpriced lunch at La Coupe D'or and headed to Palais Garnier. We begrundingly paid the increased admittance fee, but once we entered the main area we regretted nothing. Palais Garnier was one of my highlights on the trip, and being in the place that inspired Phantom of the Opera was quite the experience. Everything about Palais Garnier was beautiful, but the Great Hall is worth special mention. The chandeliers, tall windows and gold made this a wonderful sight to see.
From here we took the Metro to the Eiffel Tower. In the scheme of things the Tower stands out. It's big and metallic and doesn't fit with the vision I have of Paris, but it was certainly impressive to be at the base of this huge building and looking up. The crowds were overwhelming and the lines to get to the stairs or onto an elevator were enough motivation to stay on the ground, we were glad we saw it and don't regret not paying to climb any higher.
We still had a tonne of energy and wanted to find Les Invalides. We followed street signs and eventually walked up to the Gold Dome. Ticket sales were closed so we walked around the open air exhibits and then out towards Pont Alexandre III, the second highlight of our trip. This bridge is Paris beauty. The sculptures, decorations and lamp posts were beautiful. When the sun started to set behind the Eiffel Tower it felt like this bridge was made for this view.
We watched the Eiffel Tower get lit up and then headed back to the hotel in search of food. We were craving pizza and had some at a little place called Tivoli Pizza not far from our hotel. We also purchased a bottle of wine from a convenience store and had that to close out our first full night in Paris.
We awoke Tuesday morning sore and tired. We overdid it on Monday and were paying the price today. We wanted to spend the morning at the Louvre but were disappointed to find it was closed on Tuesday's. We walked around the Jardin des Tuileries and then set our sites on the Arc de Triomphe. This meant walking along the long Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Landmarks in Paris are so big that as soon as you can see them you think you can walk to them, but you don't realize that you will spend 45 minutes walking and your destination is still a small dot in the distance.
Eventually we arrived at the Arc and were amazed at its size. I was curious about the traffic circle and couldn't figure it out. As soon as I thought I understood the pattern a small motorcycle would cut through traffic, causing traffic to stop on either side, and then I would be back to square one. Thankfully there is an underground walkway to the Arc as I couldn't imagine how dangerous it would be to cross eight unmarked lanes of traffic.
Sadly access to the top of the Arc was closed that day as well so we looked around the Arc some more and then headed to La Sainte-Chapelle and Notre Dame.
Sainte-Chapelle is known for beautiful stained glass windows but we found it a little disappointing. There was an 8€ admission charge and we spent more time waiting in line than we did inside the building. The stained glass was undergoing restoration, and perhaps when it was completed it would look good; but it was a simple building and with only the basement and main room to see we felt that the admission did not justify the beauty.
We walked over to Notre Dame and felt better about our detour to Ile de la Cite. Notre Dame was free, and a little more crowded, but I enjoyed the look of it more than Sainte-Chapelle and was pleased to have seen such an iconic church.
After this we went to the Les Invalides to do it properly. Sadly, our exhaustion levels were pretty high and with most of the items were without an English translation I felt that I was dragging my feet looking at one French thing and another French thing.
We skipped over a good portion of the museum and jumped to the Golden Dome. The ticket cost for Les Invalides was expensive but at least we saw the decadent and grand tomb of Napoleon. We felt that we covered a lot of what we wanted to see so we headed back to the hotel to get ready for the night.
Our last night in Paris was devoted to a fancy meal at a restaurant called Le Vaudeville. It was total French submersion and I didn't understand what I was ordering. When the waiter asked me "medium?" did I only realize I was ordering meat and hoped for the best. It was a unique experience and were both pleased with what we ordered, especially the crème brulée, which was the best of the three I had.
Jenna had a starter of caviar, confused the waiter and we had a bottle of wine to ourselves. How's that for diving into the French experience? We headed home and finished the wine from the night before and let exhaustion take us in.
Near our hotel was a convenience store called Chez Jean. They had a small breakfast meal that worked well enough, but after two days of breakfast there we found their coffee to be forgettable and the consistency of what was available varied depending on how early it was. On the third morning we went elsewhere and literally right across the road was a small bakery that had delicious pastries that were cheaper and more delicious than anything we had a Chez Jean.
It felt that after a few days in Paris we got the hang of food and were getting better meals for cheaper, but we had to experience the tourist price gauging before we were motivated to look at alternatives. Some of the best food we had was from little bakeries we found while exploring the city.
Wednesday had a great breakfast but it was after a slow start to the morning. We packed our bags and waited in lines at the Louvre. Seeing a free bag check area made our day that much better as we weren't burdened with our heavy and awkward packs. Surprisingly I was pretty interested at the Louvre. We got the Mona Lisa out of the way first and like everyones reaction: it was crowded and small. It was surreal to be in the presence of such an iconic piece of work that I felt like I didn't truly appreciate it.
We wandered the Louvre for three hours and I had a good time. Some areas were more interesting than others, I was really moved by the Venus de Milo and it stood out as a Louvre highlight for me. The Sphinx and Moai (Easter Island Head) were other favorites. Near the end of our walk we ended up in a sculptures exhibit, and to spur some energy I switched lenses on my camera to the wide 24mm and photographed the sculptures. It could have been the freedom from the crowds, more light in the area or just posing a challenge to myself, but I had a lot of fun in sculptures and I think my energy level showed in the photographs.
We finished up in the mid afternoon and made our way back to the Gare du Nord train station. We stopped along the way for souvenirs and to act on some window shopping we did earlier, but we walked back to the station without issue and had plenty of time before the Eurostar took us back to the UK.
When we arrived in London it took a bit of time to get out of the Paris mind set we had, I was ready to use what little French I had if I stepped in someones way or was trying to get through a crowd. Eventually my barrier came down and I slide back into the British way of things. We miss Paris and would love to go back and see the things we missed. Our short list would be to visit the Catacombs, see Sacré-Cœur, take a day trip to Versailles and spend time wandering around. For now Paris will have to wait.
The final post will talk about day trips we made within England and our unexpected night in Reykjavik, Iceland.


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Keep ants out of your kitchen, use some lemon juice on windowsills and doorways.
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Have tried a number of other well-known remedies; NONE HAVE WORKED. Will try this one - wish me luck.
I have used black pepper at the doors or where they come in ...Works Great.
Use lemon juice to keep ants away. If you wipe down your countertops with lemon juice or lemon based cleaner you will not have a problem with ants. It keeps them away. If you put lemon juice or lemon based cleaner around your outside doors the ants will not try to come inside. We Had an ant problem and when we started doing this the ants disappeared.
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We use lemon fresh polishing spray from the dollar store. I sprayed it everywhere and did'nt wipe it off. Drove them off!! They hated it! Real lemons did'nt work.
Black pepper does not work for me, I tried it, they just walk around it.
Tabasco sauce works like a charm. It kills them by overloading their smell. Ants rely on their sense of smell more on their brain.
Can you use Lemon Oil.....
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George Thorogood and the Destroyers bring their 'Rock Party' to Foxwoods Grand Theater
By Mike McKenney, Rock At Night New England Correspondent
Venue: Foxwoods Grand Theater-Mashantucket, Connecticutt – June 3, 2017
George Thorogood and the Destroyers Crank it up, at Foxwoods for a lucky "Invitation Only" crowd! Saturday night at Foxwoods Grand Theater was indeed "Special" as GTD tore into town for this special event. No tickets were sold, entry was by "Invitation Only" and (with the exception of a few VIP seats), seating was general admission. The old Barry McGuire protest song, "Eve of Destruction" served as the opening act as friendly ushers helped the crowd find seats in the quickly filled theater.
With lights flashing, George Thorogood and the Destroyers take the stage ready to rock in typical GTD style! Ripping into "Rock Party" and "Who Do You Love" , quickly got the appreciative crowds attention.
George's personality creates an immediate connection with the audience, flashing his electric smile as he jokes with the crowd between songs. His campy style is on full display as this veteran of over forty years struts around the stage.
Changing a lyric in "Bad to the Bone", he sang "I make Connecticut girls" squeal, much to the delight of all the ladies in the house. Throughout the evening, GTD played flawlessly with high energy. There is no sign of George Thorogood and the Destroyers slowing down any time soon. The music was loud and the sound in this great venue was perfect for George's familiar blues and boogie style.
Popular covers 'Move it on over", "Get a Haircut, and "Night Time" along with crowd favorites "I Drink Alone" and "Tail Dragger" showed off the experience this band has playing together. Jeff Simons (drums), Billy Blough (bass), have been playing together since the 70's while "New" members Jim Suhler (guitar), Buddy Leach (sax) joined in around the turn of the century.
Not surprisingly, George is a huge fan of Harleys. According to the owner of the local Harley-Davidson shop, wherever George plays, he sends a meet and greet ticket to the local Harley store in exchange for a few Harley T-shirts for the road crew. After all these years they must have a huge collection!
All in all, this was a great show in the perfect venue that exceeded all expectations. George Thorogood and the Destroyers "Rock the Party" tour continues this summer. Don't wait for a special "Invitation", grab a ticket while still available.
Rock Party
Who Do You Love
The Fixer
Night Time
I Drink Alone
House Rent Blues/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
Get a Haircut
Gear Jammer
Move It On Over
Tail Dragger
Bad to the Bone
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Mike McKenney is an award winning professional photographer and current New England Correspondent for Rock At Night magazine.
With his years of experience and passion for Concert Photography, Mike has photographed many of the famous acts in the world today.
Rock Icons such as Sting, Peter Gabriel, Dave Matthews, and Fleetwood Mac along with Country artist Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney,and Jason Aldean have all appeared before Mike's camera.
"My goal is always to present the experience truthfully so fans can feel the energy and emotions the Artists convey. It's a tremendous honor and responsibility to be allowed to create art while blending my two passions, music and photography"
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- "The Devil Came Up To East Greenwich", the Adam Ezra Group rocks the Odeum! - November 28, 2019
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Reaching for your nebulizer if you have asthma or other respiratory problems becomes as natural as putting on your glasses in the morning if you have vision problems. Nebulizers deliver liquid or aerosol medications that help you breathe to your lungs via a mask or mouthpiece. Medications given via nebulizer can treat acute conditions or can prevent respiratory problems from developing. Nebulizers have benefits as a treatment for lung disease over oral medications or inhalers.
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ABOUT: The GreenZoneProject
The GreenZoneProject is a geo-historical research project focused on the historical sites and conservation areas between the Finnish-Russian-Norwegian border region, that is, the Fennoscandian Green Belt Region. The home of this three and half-year environmental history project (2017‒2020) is the University of Eastern Finland (Joensuu Campus), and it is funded by the Kone Foundation. The PI of the research is Professor Maria Lähteenmäki and the researchers are MA Oona Ilmolahti, MA Jani Karhu and MA Aleksander Osipov. Ilmolahti finished her dissertation 2017, Karhu is finishing his dissertation in 2018 and Osipov will do his thesis at the University of Eastern Finland during the project.
The project contain four sub-studies:
Cross-border cooperation and interaction between the Finnish and the Soviet Union's environmental ministries started in 1985, when the Arctic cooperation took its first steps. In 2011 the cross-border nature protection meetings activated again. The Fennoscandian Green Belt area is the northernmost part of the European Green Belt. It is a grassroots movement for nature conservation and sustainable development along the corridor of the former Iron Curtain. The Belt is an ecological network that runs from the Barents to the Black and Adriatic Seas. Near the Barents Sea and the former Finnish region of Petsamo locate the northernmost transnational (Finnish-Russian-Norwegian) area, the Pasvik-Inari Protected Region.
Project report is out now: https://journal.fi/matkailututkimus/issue/view/5397
February 2019: This web-page is not updated anymore, check out our new pages from University of Eastern Finland web pages: http://www.uef.fi/fi/web/greenzoneproject/home
Professor Maria Lähteenmäki got a Prize of the Association of Finnish Non-fiction Writers for her long-term activity of publishing research-based non-fiction books. Lähteenmäki has underlined co-operation between professional and amateur historians and historian's societal responsibility during this post-truth time. The prize was published in Helsinki Book Fair on October 28, 2017.
The Association of Finnish Non-fiction Writers,
Helsinki Book Fair, http://kirjamessut.messukeskus.com/?lang=en
Key words: Nature protection areas, national parks, nature parks, environment, historical sites, cultural heritage, ecotourism, Fennoscandian Green Belt, Finland-Russia-Norway, 1980s-2010s


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Toddlers are known for their disobedience, strong will and throwing fits to get their way. As a parent, our job may feel like an overwhelming feat that you may not be even sure of how to get from point A to point B without losing your mind. Learning how to build obedience in the formative years is crucial for not only for the parents, but especially for the child.
Experiencing four completely different personality as toddlers to raise, I will tell you that teaching obedience is NOT that hard. If you give your full attention to teaching obedience, you will have a child that 'knows right from wrong' and understands that with each choice there are consequences. Consequences come in beautiful packages if they chose the right decision and consequences come in undesirable packages if the wrong action was chosen.
How to Build Obedience in the Formative Years:
- Both parents and all care givers need to be on the same page. A toddler will quickly learn that adults divided are easy prey! You remember going to one parent and receive a 'no' and deciding that the other parent will probably say 'yes', which they would. Children learn quickly who the 'yes' parent is and will begin to manipulate that parent.
- Consequences need to be the same from both parents and all care givers. A toddler understands the natural world of consequences from a very early age, even before they say their first words. We teach them this within the first months of their lives. If they cry, they get held, feed, changed or played with. If they throw a toy or pacifier, it will get picked up regardless of how many times they throw it. If they get dirty, we clean their hands, face, or the whole body. Reason is something an infant is able to do naturally. We, as parents and caregivers, are doing a child a disfavor when they begin to walk or reach that toddler age and we ignore this knowledge of consequences and forbid it in our parenting or caring for a child. If all the adults who are responsible for a toddler can communicate the appropriate consequences (remember there are both beautiful and undesirable) for the actions of toddlers and be prepared BEFORE the actions present themselves, this stage of teaching obedience can be easier than you expected. "United we stand, divided we fall" is a perfect slogan for the toddler stage. (consider sharing this post with the care givers, grandparents, other family members, so all loved ones can grow together for the sake of the child)
- Visual Aid is the Perfect Tool for Teaching Obedience. When you begin this process, give your child the beautiful consequence of praise. When a toddler disobeys, you will have all ready decided the consequence for him and can quickly administer the consequence. No praise, just the understanding of why it was a wrong choice or ask them why it is wrong and then follow through on the consequences.
- Restoring a Toddler after Disobedience. This step is CRUCIAL to all of us, especially a toddler or child of a young age. If you do step 3 consistently, administrating both beautiful and undesirable consequences, the toddler will show quick steps toward obedience. However you must never skip the step of restoration after a undesirable consequence was administered. To restore a toddler, a child or an adult, is simply allowing the individual the opportunity to confess their disobedience, explain why it was wrong and allow them to apology to the person wronged. The person wronged must allow the individual the opportunity to express this part of learning and in return the apology needs to be accepted and then praise should be given for doing the right thing. Once this step is complete, move forward and do NOT dwell on it.
- Use Obedience and Disobedience in your Vocabulary. Our children have heard me say again and again, "You can choose to obey or disobey". Then they also hear me state which I see them doing, with either a praise for choosing the right thing or correction for choosing the wrong thing. The more we use the words in communicating with our children, the faster they will begin to understand what is expected of them, and what it looks like in their world.
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I am very happy to see Libby's indictment. I think the indictment proves that there are still individuals with an iota of legal sense in the Federal Government. I believe that regardless of what happens to Karl Rove the Bush Administration will be in for some big changes in 2006. It is rather suprising to […]
Harriet Meirs Withdraws!
As a sign of the times of Bush's crumbling leadership, nominee Meirs withdraws! Who will Bush appoint next?
Can Paul Be Saved
Some days I feel as if I am a hopeless drone in a world of repetitious change. It gets me to thinking: I wonder if God approves of all the time I spend away from home. I guess making money is a good cause, but is it holy? No one ever answered this question for […]
Paul the Blogger
Well it is time that I write from the heart. It has been oohh so long since I have just let my feelings and thoughts go, unedited and free. I am really happy with the way things have been going in my life. I have a wonderful family and home that gives me security and […]
The numbers are in, Bush SUCKS!
Check out these awesome poll numbers. Nixon was more popular than Bush!
Bush's empire is crumbling.
With approval ratings at their lowest and Conservatives angry with the Good Ol' Boy Bush stages a press conference.
Harriet Miers — Who?
GWB has nominated Harriet Meirs to succeed Sandra Day O'conner to the supreme court. True to form we have another apointee whol has a small paper trail and seems to be painfully loyal to Bush.
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At October LDS General Conference church president Gordon B. HInkley announced that a temple would be build in the "Daybreak" development in South Jordan. This morning the Deseret News ran a story where South Jordan's mayor fleshed out the exact location of the temple. The location seems to be a hill that lies directly behind […]


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In which the author imagines the first 100 days of a McCain presidency in an alternate universe.
Day 1: Having spent the nearly three months between election day and inauguration day being brought up to speed by Dick Cheney on effective concealment strategies for the Bush administration's plethoric dirty secrets and giving Vice President Sarah Palin a crash-course in introduction to government, President McCain does not hit the ground running. He is stunned to find out that the September suspension of his campaign did not magically solve the financial crisis and that the fundamentals of the economy are not strong.
Day 2: President McCain nominates the only Republican willing to accept the position as secretary of the Treasury, whose appointment is fast-tracked through Congress in light of the growing economic crisis.
Day 3: Treasury secretary Ron Paul promptly disbands the department of the Treasury.
Days 4-18: The stock markets crash, precipitating a run on the banks, which in turn hastens the financial collapse. Mass chaos erupts across the country. Vice President Palin blames the economic catastrophe on University of Illinois professor William Ayers and calls for his execution. Texas announces its secession from the union. Chuck Norris is elected president of Texistan.
Day 19: President McCain tries to restore order by giving a televised speech which will later become known as the "My Friends, We're Fucked" debacle.
Day 20: Dick Cheney shoots President McCain in the face.
Day 21: President McCain apologizes to Dick Cheney for all the trouble his being shot in the face has caused the former vice president.
Day 22: The National Inquirer publishes a story that secretary of education Ann Coulter is pregnant with President McCain's love child. White House press secretary Jonah Goldberg denies the report, calling it "just another piece of liberal fascism, evidence of the secret history of the American Left, from Mussolini to the politics of meaning." MSNBC's Chuck Todd points out that Mussolini was not part of the American Left, prompting Goldberg to harangue MSNBC into terminating Todd's employment. Todd returns to his previous role as Murray on HBO's Flight of the Conchords.
Days 23-29: Photographic evidence of the McCain-Coulter liaison surfaces and is widely published across the blogosphere, eventually erupting in the mainstream press. Cindy McCain files for divorce. Education secretary Ann Coulter tearfully admits the reports are true.
Day 30: President McCain resigns, making his presidency the shortest in American history by one day. President Sarah Palin, the first female president of the United States, is sworn in. Feminists mourn.
Day 31: President Palin appoints her second-in-command. Samuel "Joe the Vice President" Wurzelbacher's first order of business is to call a press conference where he explains his primary role will be "czar of shit-kicking."
Day 32: With the country having disintegrated into utter pandemonium, President Palin tries to foster national unity by declaring war on Iran. The National Review declares Palin a political savant. The New Republic also backs the invasion, "reluctantly". The American people, now largely subsisting on a diet of venison and Styrofoam, are too busy killing each other for shotgun shells and scrounging through trash piles to properly appreciate her alleged genius.
Days 33-67: 10% of the American population succumbs to rabies.
Day 68: President Palin becomes a grandmother for the second time when her oldest son Track and daughter-in-law Miley Cyrus-Palin have a bouncing baby boy, Trek.
Day 69: The US dollar is officially worth less than a Ron Paul Liberty Dollar, the national currency of Texistan. Canada and Mexico begin construction of giant walls along the United States' northern and southern borders.
Day 70: President Palin finally releases her long-awaited plan for economic recovery. Lacking what Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, blogging from his fall-out shelter in an undisclosed location, calls "anything resembling a functional knowledge of finance, commerce, or even basic math," the report inspires further widespread panic among the dwindling numbers of still-sentient Americans.
Days 71-99: The American military stages a coup, withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran, and redeploying them to the United States, where they remove from the White House and associated cabinet offices President Palin, Joe the Vice President, secretary of state Todd Palin, attorney general Judith Sheindlin, and the rest of the Palin administration, all of whom are deported to Texistan. Several suffer horribly during the swine flu epidemic that follows.
Martial law is instituted to re-establish institutional stability and general order across the 49 states. In what the history books will deem the "Great American Do-Over," military leaders will convince the man who should have been president to come to Washington and assume the presidency, marking the beginning of a period of restoration after our long national nightmare.
Day 100: President Al Gore is sworn in.


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Join us at Covenant Presbyterian Preschool, located in the heart of Dilworth and treasured for decades by parents across Charlotte as a leading pre-Kindergarten home for their children. We're proud that our school offers both a high-quality learning experience and one that's grounded in the conviction that every child is created and loved by God.
Guided by rigorous standards, Covenant Preschool's early childhood program assures you that your child is thriving in an attentive learning environment that encourages them to develop physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally.
We also encourage the development of a child's faith. Children participate in monthly chapel services, blessings at snack time and age-appropriate Bible stories. They are taught to appreciate God's creation and themselves as God's children. Four- and five-year-olds also participate in Cherub Choir, led by Covenant's music director and are invited to sing at several church events. We do this all with a family-oriented philosophy that encourages parents and caregivers to observe and participate in their child's development. Join us!
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Toddlers (2 days per week)
(Walking independently, no morning nap or bottle and 1-year-old by 8/31/18)
Toddlers: Tues/Thurs
Toddlers: Wed/Fri
2-year-olds (as of 8/31/19)
2-day 2s: Tues/Thurs
3-day 2s: Mon/Wed/Fri
3-day 2s: Mon/Tues/Thurs
3-year-olds (as of 8/31/19)
3-day 3s: Mon/Wed/Fri
4-day 3s: Tues-Fri
5-day 3s: Mon-Fri
4 and 5-year olds (4 by 8/31/19)
5-day 4s and 5s: Mon-Fri
Tuition Schedule for 2019-20
2 days per week, $240 per month
3 days per week, $275 per month
4 days per week, $315 per month
5 days per week, $365 per month
Covenant Preschool offers a high- quality developmentally appropriate approach to preschool education. Covenant's preschool teachers use The Creative Curriculum to guide their planning, observations and assessments. The Creative Curriculum is a content rich program that supports active learning, creativity and promotes children's progress in all developmental areas.
The Creative Curriculum:
- Is comprehensive and rigorously researched
- Is based on 38 Goals and Objectives that are aligned with state and national standards and guidelines
- Enables every child to develop creativity, confidence and critical thinking skills.
- Promotes children's progress in all areas of development and learning; Social-Emotional, Physical, Cognitive, Language, Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and the Arts.
Covenant Preschool offers a variety of enrichment activities, including music, art, STEAM and occasional field trips.
Toddlers through threes participate in weekly music and movement class while the fours and fives participate in Music with Holly and Cherub Choir on alternating weeks. Toddlers and twos are visited by My Gym while threes, fours and fives visit our beautiful, light filled Art Studio weekly to experiment with light, color and texture as well as woodworking fun. The threes, fours and fives also participate in monthly STEAM classes.
The fours and fives also visit many of Charlotte's cultural and educational destinations that are nearby. They catch the city bus, travel by carpool or take the train to such places as Winghaven, the Nature Museum and Imaginon.
Enrollment Information and Requirements
To register your child, return the registration and policy forms plus the registration fee by mail or in person. The forms must be received by February 7, 2019 to receive priority.
Preference is given in the following order:
• Children currently enrolled
• Siblings of currently enrolled and Covenant Presbyterian Church members not currently enrolled
• Children from families in the community at large
Covenant Preschool is comprised of children from various religious, racial and social backgrounds. Open enrollment spots (and wait list positions) will be determined by lottery on February 8, 2019. You DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT for the lottery.


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No Compromise
Daniel 1:8-21 The kings orders were contrary to the dietary restriction of the Torah, so they refused to compromise.
Daniel 3:1-30 They did not know if God would deliver them or not, but they did know that they were not going to compromise and worship a false god so that they could fit in and preserve their lives.
Daniel 4: 28-37 The great king in the world after seven years of living like an animal came to the understanding that Yahweh is the true God and He only deserves worship.
Daniel 5:1-6, 25-31 The great kingdom of Babylon disrespected Yahweh and in the end paid the price.
Daniel 6: 10- 23 Daniel was taken out of the lions den because he trusted God.
Daniel 6:28 Darius understood who was in charge.
Daniel 7:3 Four great beasts come out of the sea. In Revelation 13:1, the beast comes out of the sea.
Daniel 7:6 The first three beasts - lion, bear, and leopard (Revelation 13:2)
Daniel 7:7 The fourth ruler is so dreadful and terrifying there is no beast to compare.
Daniel 7:14 Kingdom of God is set up.
Daniel 7:17 Vision explained
Daniel 7:23 Last world kingdom
Daniel 7:27 Gods Kingdom will prevail.
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When I rejoined the single life at the beginning of last year, all the gals in my usual group, except one, were right there with me, or about to be, and that was a lot of fun. A gaggle of thirty-something women with money to burn and time to spare? Plenty of opportunity for getting into shenanigans! Naturally, over the last thirteen months, our relationship statuses have diverged, merged, and diverged some more through summer flings, painful breakups, unhealthy obsessions, and genuine connections. Now, at the time of writing this, three of us are in long distance relationships (how odd is that?), one is in a rekindled local relationship, and one is swiping left and right to make plans for the upcoming weekend.
So, although I've officially been out of the dating pool for over five months now, there are still dating stories I could share, and one recent event involving a friend's date reminded me so much of my post about all my coincidental run-ins, good and bad, in Boulder that I had to. Continue reading →


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A Maine county sheriff says the county and four area police departments recently paid a ransom after a virus locked the computer system they use to keep records and share files.
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett tells WCSH6 that someone accidentally downloaded a virus that put an encryption code on all the computer data the four departments and county share.
The said the virus - called "megacode" - made the system unusable until they paid a ransom fee of about $300 to the creator of the virus. The department was then given a special code to unlock the encryption and restore the files.
Brackett said the FBI tracked the money to a Swiss bank account, but could go no further.
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Don't Understand Plumbing? These Tips Can Help!
If plumbing is something that you find difficult or intimidating, you are not alone. Many people can't solve their own plumbing problems, which means that plumbers can charge a lot of money for even simple and quick repairs. Don't let this happen to you, read on to learn how to solve your own plumbing problems!
Do not put cooking oils, fat, or grease, down your drain. These fats cause clogs by solidifying in pipes. To properly dispose of fats, put them in a bowl with a lid that you can dispose of. Once it gets hard, throw it in the trash or compost bin.
Install screen traps or drain covers on all of your sinks and tub drains. Most home plumbing calls are about clogged pipes. These can be caused by debris, especially hair, washing down the drains. Putting in a trap means that you can clean this debris off before it ends up in the pipes.
Don't start any do-it-yourself plumbing project without having a plan in place. You need to know beforehand exactly what you are getting yourself into. Know what kind of space you are working with and what lines are which. Getting a clear picture early on will make your plumbing project go a lot smoother!
There are simple ways to check your toilet for leaks that can ultimately lead to great cost savings in the long run. The easiest way to do this is to pour a small amount of food dye into the holding tank of your toilet overnight. In the morning, if you have any color in the basin then you know you have a leak that needs some attention.
Cover pipes that are outside or in cool areas. Use heat tape to make sure that the pipes are completely covered and insulated. This will prevent frozen pipes in the winter, which can be an expensive problem. Check outdoor pipes for other problems such as leaks and cracks which are better to catch early.
During the warm seasons, you will see that there will be many bird nests forming in and around your plumbing vent pipes. It is essential to clear these out, as they can have a devastating effect on the quality of your plumbing and the flow of water in your home.
Work with plumbers that offer flat rates. When a plumber is charging by the hour, they do not have an incentive to get the job done quickly. It is human nature to go just a little bit slower if it'll mean extra money in our pockets. If you cannot find someone who charges per project make sure that you are vigilant in watching the clock and their work.
As you can see, many plumbing problems are very easy to solve on your own if you have the proper knowledge. Don't let a professional plumbing service charge you a hand full for something that you can do on your own! Try the tips in this article next time and see the money you save!


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|Success With Your Walmart Job Apps!
Before Sending Your Walmart Job Application Form Online Three important points to keep in mind:
- Make your mind up as to which position you want to apply for and stick with it. There's nothing wrong with adjusting during an interview if the interviewer says something like, "I think you would do well as a cashier instead of stocking shelves because of your attention to detail and your outgoing personality." How do you respond to something like this? Well, you can change hats and take the advice, and start focusing on that avenue as well. People who have no direction don't end up going anywhere. It's kind of like a pop singer who does not know if he or she should sing Rock music or R&B ballads. It isn't until they make their mind up which direction they want to go that they focus on the task at hand and become successful at it! People who submit their job apps without knowing what they want to do will give the impression they just want a job to pay the bills; this spells disaster when it comes time to decide to hire you or not.
- Keep in mind the retail business is all about interacting with customers. People who shop are the lifeblood of any store and it directly affects the fact that you receive a paycheck every two weeks! It's really easy to forget what your role is when you work a retail job in any capacity. You can be a pharmacy tech on your break, and you may be having a bad day as you walk to the restroom when a customer catches you off-guard and asks you where he can find ceiling fans in the store. You have to be prepared for something like that and you need to convey the fact that you are a pleasant and helpful person to the person conducting the interview.
- Don't be afraid to follow up on your job application. If a baby doesn't cry he won't get fed, and if you don't reinforce the fact that you have applied online it's possible nobody will ever have the chance to know what a great human being you are, and what a great addition you would be to the Walmart staff based on your amazing personality alone! Don 't think you won't get passed up for someone who has far less talent than you do simply because that person took the time to visit the store, meet the management team, and say, "Hi, everybody, I am so-and-so, and I am hoping to join your team and start working hard for this company!"


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Sales of electronic cigarettes rise, and so does criticism
Makers of electronic cigarettes are reporting strong growth in sales as anti-tobacco laws force European smokers into the cold streets, but campaigners say the device is undercutting health efforts.
Spain joined Sunday the ranks of countries that have outlawed smoking in enclosed public space after a wave of similar legislation across Europe.
For the makers of electronic cigarettes, which simulate the sensation of a cigarette and can contain nicotine, the traditionally heavy smoking nation marks a potentially lucrative market for their much-criticised product.
"We have seen sales grow by 30 percent each year since 2007 when we launched our product," said a spokesman for EdSylver, one of the leading manufacturers of the product invented in China in 2004.
Manufacturers such as EdSylver say the plastic cigarette is not harmful for the smoker or people around them, but this claim is rejected by health experts.
At a World Health Organisation conference in Uruguay in November, one of its leading anti-tobacco experts Eduardo Bianco said electronic cigarettes "sabotaged smoking prevention efforts", which were designed to encourage people to quit.
The plastic cigarettes function as mini aerosols, releasing artificial smoke with or without nicotine.
"I am very happy with it, I want to repeat the feeling of smoking, without the harm of nicotine," said one Parisian user.
Professor Yves Martinet, head of the French National Committee Against Tobacco, said the electronic cigarette was a rip-off.
"This product offers no medical support for quitting smoking, there are some countries that have banned it," he said.
"For the moment, this product has not been evaluated in a scientific way," he said.
The French national office for smoking prevention said the purpose of the electronic cigarette was "ambiguous", and condemned its sale in pharmacies.
The office said the products were presented by manufacturers both as "an aid to quitting and a product which would allow smoking in enclosed spaces."
Tobacco sellers meanwhile reject manufacturers' claims that sales of the device are taking off.
"It doesn't sell at all, some of our members still have stocks from last year," said Gerard Bohelay, the head of an association of tobacco retailers in the French capital.
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His supplication for the twenty-third of the
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
(The Hoopoe said) Verily! I found a woman ruling over them, and she
has been given plenty of everything, and she has a throne magnificent.
And I found her people prostrating in obedience to the Sun, besides
Allah, and to them Satan has made their deeds fair seeming, and thus
has turned them from the right way, so they are not guided aright that
they make not obedience to Allah, Who brings forth to light what is
hidden in the heavens and Earth, and what you hide and what you
manifest. Allah! There is no god but He. He is the Lord of the
Magnificent Throne! So they will be told: taste you the recompense for
what you had forgotten the meeting of this day of yours, verily, We too
forgot you and taste you the abiding chastisement for what you were
doing. Verily, only those who believe in Our signs, when they are
reminded of them, fall down prostrating in obedience and glorify the
praise of their Lord and they exalt not with pride. There sides forsake
their beds getting away from their beds overnight, praying to their Lord
in fear and in hope, and of what We provide them with they spend
benevolently in the way of their Lord. And any soul knows not what is
hidden for them the righteous ones of the joy of the eyes in recompense
for what good they were doing. O Allah! Make me of those for whom the
gardens of bliss shall be the eternal abode as an entertainment for what
good they were doing. Said David: Indeed he has been unjust to you in
demanding your ewe to add her to his own ewes. Verily, many of the
associates act wrongfully to one another save those who believe and do
good deeds and few are they. And David perceived that We had tried
him so he asked forgiveness of his Lord and he fell down bowing and
oft-turning himself to Us. And among His signs are the night and the day,
the Sun and the moon; Prostrate not you in obedience to Sun nor to the
moon but prostrate you in obedience to Allah alone Who created them,
you worship, Him. O Allah! You are forgiver, Merciful and I am a
miscreant sinner. O Allah! You are Bestower and I am seeker. O Allah!
You are Everlasting and I am mortal. O Allah! You are Needless and I
am needy. O Allah! You are the Creator and I am the created. O Allah!
You are Master and I am the servant. O Allah! Turn away from us the
torment of Hell, verily the torment of it is a lasting affliction. Verily it is an
evil abode and an evil station. We heard and obey. We seek forgiveness
from You. O our Lord! To You is the return. O my Lord! Increase me in
knowledge and disgrace me not on the day when people will be raised
from the graves for reckoning. O my Lord! Cause me to enter a goodly
entrance and cause me to go out of a goodly exit and grant me from You
an authority to assist me. O my Lord! Disembark me with a blessed
landing or You are the best of all who cause to land. O my Lord! Expand
for me my chest and make easy for me my task. O our Lord! Forgive us
and our brethren who have preceded us in faith and create not in our
hearts any ill-will towards those who believe. O our Lord! Verily You are
Ever-kind, the All merciful. O our Lord! And turn to us mercifully, for
verily You and only You are Oft-returning and Most Merciful. And have
mercy on us, and guide us to the right path, and forgive us, and make us
happy in the last part of our age, and end it with the best of
performances, and the best of our days be the day we present ourselves
before You, and make our end a happy end. O the Ever-living! O the
Self-subsisting! Verily I present my complaints before You for Your
Mercy, O the Dispeller of distress! O the Remover of worries! O the
Answerer of the invocation of those in distress, You are the beneficent in
this world and in the Hereafter and also the Most Merciful. Have mercy
on me by fulfilling all my needs with affection so as to make me needless
of others than You. O Allah! I cannot get what I wish nor can I dispel that
of which I fear except through You. The whole affair is within You
control. I need Your forgiveness and the whole of Your creation depends
on You and none is more needy towards You than I am. O Allah! I
became guided with Your light and through Your favours I became
independent of others, and with Your Blessings I enter upon the morning
and evening. My sins are clear before You. I beseech Your forgiveness
from them and turn penitent to You. O Allah! Let the deceit of the person
of whom I fear harm him. I seek protection from You against his mischief
and beseech Your help against him. There is no god save You. Glory be
to You. I was of the unjust ones. O Allah! I request You to bestow upon
me a pleasant life, a happy end and successful non-disgracing return. O
Allah! I seek refuge with You from disgracing or being disgraced, from
misleading or being misled, from being unjust to anyone or anyone
becoming unjust to me, and from my foolish action or be a prey to such
an action by others, O the Master of the Magnificent Throne and Eternal
good! You are hallowed and sublime, O the Most Merciful! May Allah
bless Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) and his purified Progeny.


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Tim Grover is so on the money in the below article in more ways than one... http://attackathletics.com/why-draft-combines-are-a-poor-predictor-of-success/ Let's start with athletics and he is right. Can you imagine if Damian Lillard, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant were judged by their ability to bench press and that was a determinant of how successful they would eventually … Continue reading Predicting Success through Testing
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Coach Weldon – Coaching Notes
Coach James Weldon spoke at the National Coaching Conference 2016 about the importance of individual workouts for players and gave an insight into some of the drills that he uses to help players improve. Coach Weldon - Individual Workouts
Coach Trunic – Coaching Notes
Some notes from Coach Nenad Trunic from Serbia presenting at the National Coaching Conference 2016 in the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght in Dublin. Coach Trunic Post Player Development Coach Trunic Zone Principles
Gender Equality and the Wage Gap
The "golden boy" of tennis, Novak Djokovic made some comments on Monday about the wage and gender gap in tennis that seem to have opened up a can of worms about the sport, gender differences and the wage gap. A controversial topic that very few people actually want to engage in because of the fact that … Continue reading Gender Equality and the Wage Gap
Creating Team Cultures
With the basketball season just around the corner, coaches need to start planning and making several decisions. Although most of these decisions will be in relation to the team, its playing style and their goals for the coming year, one of the most important decisions will be the conscious decision to foster a team culture. … Continue reading Creating Team Cultures
Are you a Carrot, Egg or a Coffee Bean?
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose. … Continue reading Are you a Carrot, Egg or a Coffee Bean?
What's the Importance of a Warm-Up?
Last week, I wrote a blog about killing "Sacred Zombie Cows" or in other words, challenging conventional wisdom as it relates to sports. This blog will address the warm-up and the role it plays in activities. For the most part, I speak in basketball jargon, but the ideas in the blog can be easily transferred … Continue reading What's the Importance of a Warm-Up?


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Web and Social Media
The unique Kwik Golf Scoring App is very user friendly.
With a very easy set up on the Kwik Golf online web portal you will be scoring a tournament and running leagues on no time.
Kwik Golf Scoring App - free download for iOS and Android
The scoring technology makes the game incredibly interactive and motivates participants to play multiple times-each time trying to improve their score.
Your scores are figured using the App and can be updated within seconds to the Kwik Golf Competition Live Leader Board. The state of the art Leader Board can be viewed from anywhere in your town, city, state, country or even the world!
You can also chose to share how you are progressing with your friends and colleagues via Facebook and Twitter making it easy to tell everyone how much fun you are having! Encourage them to become part of Kwik Golf Nation!


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Town must make up for state aid shortfalls
KENT — The Board of Finance in Kent voted to make cuts to the proposed municipal budget in an effort to keep the mill rate increase to a minimum. The vote was taken at a special meeting on Tuesday, April 3.
"The mill rate is higher than we anticipated due to an increase in town spending," said finance board Chairman Mark Sebetic.
"This increase in spending is due to a malfunction of the state, not a mismanagement of funds by the town," he added.


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NCMA's Shazah Khawaja, MD, and Erin MacDonald, MD, provide gynecologic robotics services at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with a focus on hysterectomies and a minimally invasive approach using the da Vinci® surgical system for robotic procedures.
This exciting new procedure makes it possible for the surgeon to have 100% in control of the robotic platform, which offers high-definition 3D views and translates our hand movements into small, precise movements of the advanced EndoWrist® instruments. That means we have enhanced vision, dexterity and precision and our patients experience faster operating times, small incisions, reduced length of stay, and less conversion to open procedures on tough cases with scar tissue or fibroid uterus.
Laparoscopic and da Vinci hysterectomy surgery is done using traditional laparoscopy or robotically assisted da Vinci surgery. This means your surgeon operates using long instruments inserted through a few small incisions in the abdomen.
One of the instruments has a tiny camera at the end. The camera sends images to a video monitor in the operating room to guide doctors during the operation. With minimally invasive surgery, there are various options for removing the uterus.
Using the da Vinci system, your surgeon makes a few small incisions — similar to traditional laparoscopy. The da Vinci system features a magnified 3D HD vision system and special instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human hand. da Vinci
enables your doctor to operate with enhanced vision, precision and control.
As a result of da Vinci technology, da Vinci hysterectomy offers the following potential benefits as compared to open surgery:
As compared to traditional laparoscopy:
As compared to vaginal surgery:
Types of patients we offer da Vinci surgery to include those with:
Our most notable robotic-assisted procedures are hysterectomies for the treatment of the above listed conditions. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a patient consultation, please call 707-579-1102.


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Build a foundation and focus on what matters most for math readiness with Math 4 Today: The Common Core Edition for second grade. This 96-page comprehensive supplement contains standards-aligned reproducible activities designed to focus on critical math skills and concepts that meet the Common Core State Standards. Each page includes 16 problems to be completed during a four-day period. The exercises are arranged in a continuous spiral so that concepts are repeated weekly. An assessment for the fifth day is provided for evaluating students' understanding of the math concepts practiced throughout the week. Also included are a Common Core State Standards alignment matrix and an answer key.
- Common Core aligned
- Daily practice paired with weekly assessments
- Ready to use for warm-ups, centers or early finishers
- Reproducible
- A full 40 weeks of activities


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Working from home: The additional threats remote staff pose
Remote working brings many benefits, both for businesses and staff, but it does bring additional security risks that organisations should address
Home workers are more productive, need fewer sick days and, thanks to saving money on their daily commute, are wealthier too. But, working outside of the traditional locked-down IT environment, do they also pose more of a security risk than office-based staff?
Workers that use their personal devices for business may have their corporate apps rub shoulders with illegal or deceptive software on the same computer or smartphone. This means corporate data could be at risk from apps that appear legitimate but are anything but.
Similarly, home hardware may be used by others in the household – it doesn't matter how security-conscious an employee is if they share a laptop with a teenager that's an enthusiastic member of file-sharing sites.
Companies may choose to provide remote workers with dedicated hardware, software and VPNs to keep the IT environment locked down, but there are other ways that those working outside of the office can open up their employers to security threats.
Something that homeworkers may need to contend with that workers that come in to an office and sit at the same desk every day don't is a lower level of IT support.
Devices used by office-based staff will connect directly into an organisation's network, meaning the IT department can easily take care of patching, antivirus and defending against external threats. As a result, staff in offices don't really have to think about security from a technology perspective.
For those working remotely, the same level of support may not always be available. And the security of an employee's home office setup may vary according to their IT knowledge and their concern or awareness about maintaining good security hygiene.
Remote workers using smart home technology – also known as Internet of Things (IoT) devices – may also put security at risk by opening up extra connections to an organisation's network. From baby monitors to security cameras, smart lights to routers, remote workers may not even be aware of how many connected objects they have in their home.
A lack of security around each of those objects potentially provides a way into corporate systems: once the device is compromised, cybercriminals can leapfrog into other parts of the network.
Staff who prefer to work remotely but outside the home – in a local café or co-working space, for example – may expose their laptops, tablets and other devices – and the data they hold – to additional threats. Connecting to unsecured public Wi-Fi, rather than a secure office network, puts remote workers' machines at risk of man-in-the-middle or 'evil twin' attacks, where a third party can intercept data the employee was sending over the network. Of course, this is also a consideration for office-based staff when travelling for work.
Physical security too, can be an issue. For staff based solely in the office, computers are likely to remain on desks, in an environment that's only shared with other employees of the same company.
For those working remotely, hardware may be more in danger of loss or theft. IT managers can mitigate the threat to a degree with remote lock-and-wipe software and biometric logins for users.
Remote workers may also need education about other aspects of security around the storage of physical data, such as the proper way to destroy any printed material or use of portable storage to make sure the threat of any data breach is minimised.
For attackers looking to target a particular organisation, home workers may be perceived as an easy way into a corporate network and targeted accordingly. After all, a home worker is more likely to deal with colleagues purely by email or messaging services, and can't walk over to a colleague's desk to check if a communication is legitimate – potentially making them more vulnerable to attacks such as spear phishing or whaling.
Any discussion of working from home will necessarily come with an examination of the security threats such employees bring – for many companies, those risks are less familiar, and may seem harder to tackle as a result.
However, the benefits that embracing remote working can bring – a wider talent pool, a more content workforce – are clear. Often the dangers associated with working from home are extensions of those linked with office-based workers. With extra education and robust security policies, most companies should find they are more than up to the task of securing remote staff just as well as their office-based workers.


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Radio Free Northwest – January 5th 2017
HAC on Steve Bannon from Breitbart, a new name for the Enemy, and the fall of the greatest Movement taboo. Gretchen talks about her job loss for being a Trump supporter. and we hear from Jay from Tacoma.
HAC on Steve Bannon from Breitbart, a new name for the Enemy, and the fall of the greatest Movement taboo. Gretchen talks about her job loss for being a Trump supporter. and we hear from Jay from Tacoma.
Who knows? Maybe Bannon is a Walter Stanhope type. Maybe he woke up one morning and finally decided he could no longer look at himself in the mirror. A lot of wishful thinking I know but maybe there just is such a person in or near the power structure who still has a soul.
I like it the new summary word, (I can't spell it). keep using it harold
Since Liberals/Commies/far left etc. stand for all things unnatural. I consider them anTI-NAturalist. I really think the word "tinas" would catch on. It sounds very faggy and I wouldn't want to be called one. So we are Nazis according to them and the are Tinas to us.
I don't think there should be much worry about a window of opportunity slipping by. Every year ZOG grows weaker and racial consciousness amongst Whites increases. As such, the window will only progressively widen.
Great and most pertinent podcast I have heard in a long time.
Firstly, one of our sisters, Gretchen, has fallen victim to the supposed practice of discrimination. Which is thoroughly illegal if you follow only black letter law. Even application of said manifestation of discrimination is the furthest thing from due process you can imagine. For as we all know it is a one-way street you dare do not trespass upon unless you are of exceptional in either the racially or of the sexually deviant protected class.
Gretchen is not politically correct, at the very least, and she paid the price for it. This I can relate with. For what it is worth Miss Gretchen I have experienced this my entire professional life and I deeply empathize with you.
I am gainfully employed as a professional, today, with all sorts of pro-Hillary sanctioned events occurring at my place of work all around me. I practice, with severity, restraint of pen and tongue. In the end it won't matter. What matters is they immediately know you are not of 'them' regardless of your virtuous exercise of discretion. You will be hunted down at all costs.
I work or have worked for mostly Fortune 100 companies, and the result was the same – termination. I work for another company now but waves have been made simply by me by not gushing over the Beest since the recent election. As such I have never received those stock option grants, promotion to management, equity stock ownership, etc. all those things that the East Indian, Chinese and Pakistani H-1B holders receive in literal spades.
I live hand to mouth, pay my bills – barely, keep my mouth shut and that's it. When I get home I read 'The Novels'. I'm on my last book and will immediately begin the series anew anew with the 'Brigade'. Your podcasts and your novels keep me afloat until I am able acquire the means to Come Home.
Retirement? It is completely nonexistent. I am closer to the Old Mans age (with respect) than not. That is how far away I am from things but at least I have a job a roof and a bed. That's it. And the dream will be; 1,200 miles north on the 5 or 15. Pray for me as I do for us.
"We Will Create a White Homeland in the Pacific Northwest"
Couldn't this be "We ARE Creating a White Homeland in the Pacific Northwest."
Never read about Weltfeind from Goebbels or Rosenberg but it certainly is in the Bible. Feind with pronounced long I not e. And the Englisch cognate feind, which has semantic change is more irrational and subjective than the German definition and in this respect here more appropriate than the German objective Feind. I know it . It is intuitive and visceral. The church should recognize it. Unfortunately NS wanted to eradicate it ( Weltfeind not church) , or them. The church wants to cultivate it. When there is no more Weltfeind no more need for clerics. Like government and adversary (Weltfeind) of the economy. Not really. They just must do something positive like building their heaven, requiring qualities they do not possess which they have never inferred although that is the spirit of the New Testament.
Meiner Anschauung,: as for me Hitler wanted to materialize the church. "German" was Christ Jesus (subjective Truth)) in reality, "Ungerman" was sin. and rights were morally replaced with responsibility like in NWF White Book. and redeemed from their alters instead of futility of continued penance like a woman always pregnant but never giving birth.
Gruess Frau Gretschen! Salute Ms. Margaret!, another victim of liberal slander and persecution. So are all honest men and women.
Jay is the hope of the new generation. He is more concerned with the "Alle" than himself. An unhappy but necessary and encouraging "Erweckung".
Der Weltfeind – pronunciation of the second part of the word (-feind) is like in english word "heist", or "height". All known german word "Heil" is the good example for pronunciation. "ei" diphthong in german is always pronounced in this manner.
I have to see I am glad to see the final taboo against at least theoretical discussion of direct action for change dissolving. if that is in fact the case, that is. Be careful as you probe, Harold. Also, remember, the ZOG is as slow as a tortoise in its function. Next month they could indict you for something you wrote a year ago or more,.
Weltfeind is not awful, but has an awkward sound to English-speakers, how about Skraeling? I know Vikings used it to describe the Asiatic eskimos they occasionally ran across, but seems suited as an all-encompassing term for our enemies,
Don't forget the Bruder Schweigen as Folk who were not scared of violence, and Pastor Butler advocated it as well, leading to the infamous Ft Smith trial,
RE: Gretchen. Non Illigitimati Carborundum. Keep silent and "Don't let the bastards grind you down".
Amenophis is correct on the pronunciation of Weltfeind. In the German language any time that you find a word with the two letters "ei" or "ie" together in the middle of a word you pronounce the 2nd letter of that combination. In other words; "ie" is pronounced like the English letter "e" and the "ei" is pronounced as the English "i".
So for instance "Bier" (German for "beer") , "viel" ("much" or "many") have the "e" sounded and the "i" is silent. For the word you are interested in ; "Weltfeind", the "i" is enunciated and the "e" is silent. So it is pronounced like "WeltFIND".
How would I know? My mother was German (from Augsburg, Germany) in the now Muslim occupied state of Bayern ("Bavaria") and I grew up with the language. Hope this helps.
All comrades in the homeland need to start getting very serious. Read the novels again if you have to. Form your cells. Minimum of three comrades. Once you hit 6, split. Communications between groups should be left to a designsted "mr. Chips" type of character who travels alot for work. Since there is no army council yet keep in mind you could be a part of that too. Lets get motivated comrades. Get off the couch, prove your worth with action.
Odin in watching…
bannon is stanhope hac's a natural prophet
I just call them the JLGC- since Liberals love letters- Judeo-Liberal Globalist Cabal. That involves all of our enemies, white liberals, Malevolent Jews, and Global Capitalists ( AKA Plutocrats and One Worlders)
I was really hoping "The Greatest Movement Taboo" was the same as "The First Taboo." Firstly, I'll ask what number of taboo this Greatest one is. Would that be second? Perhaps we could do with a run-down on the various taboos and what their order is just so we know.
Anyhow, I was hoping "The First Taboo" was the one having fallen so that we could finally be open about Movement Leader X associated with White Cucktionalist outfit Y is credibly documented by disinterested media sources to have engaged in heretical act Z and is therefore morally unfit and should be discarded. Being able to name names makes it so much easier to demonstrate certain parts of the White Character issue.
Hey, I can dream, can't I?
I tried for 20 years to get some traction on the character issue, Andy, and it all went in one ear and out the other. All I accomplished was wading uphill hip-deep in toxic waste for much of that time, and when the internet came along the zoo turned into a raving loony bin. It is like Michelangelo trying to paint the Sistine Chapel with a troop of monkeys running around biting and clawing and kicking over the paints and shitting all over the place.
I still maintain that at some point in time, the responsible elements in our community (and there are surprisingly many of those despite everything) are going to have to come to grips with the entire issue of the kind of person who is attracted to our wee little slice of life, and what we can do to disincentivize these people and their multifarious sordid behaviors. My Ghost Dance talks were an attempt to begin that process. As usual, they simply sank out of sight into the mud and are now already largely forgotten three months later.
A good place to start would be a fearless and searching commission of inquiry into the 1990s (1987-2002, actually) when IMO mere squalid sleaze was displaced by outright insanity, when certain players some of whom are still with us stepped onto the scene,and when IMO things went irretrievably to the bad—who did what and why, insofar as motivation may be ascertained at this distance in time, and who was signing whose checks.
The problem is that I genuinely believe we now have the first glimmerings of a bona fide window of political opportunity, and we must now make whatever spasmodic attempts we are capable of to fight the actual enemy or Weltfeind itself.
This does not mean we let the character issue go into abeyance–far from it. Overcoming the problem of our piss-poor character is now a crucially important goal for White Nationalism as a whole and the NF in particular, since we are the custodians of the only viable strategic plan anyone has been able to come up with in more than 50 years.
My opening the floor to at least theoretical discussion of direct action for change is part of that. We can now pretty much all agree that we know what we should be doing and we know we're too chickenshit to do it.
Why is that? What has made us that way and how can we change? This something that our new alt.right especially does not want to hear–these newbs today appear to have more egregious skeletons in their closet than even us old farts had back in the day. And we had some doozies.
Don't worry, it will happen. Every successful revolutionary from Lenin to Hitler to Khomeini has understood the necessity for internal struggle to accompany the external battle. But I say again, this is it. Showtime. No more dry runs or do-overs or practice swings. This time we have to get it right.
The comment H. Covington used about liberated women and destruction of the wife is not an uncommon tragedy. It is simply Judaizing marriage. It is justified with happiness and freedom.
There are many casualties in this war with the Weltfeind. They must become an army of idealists.
This liberalism is another epithet for the Weltfeind. It has weakened all who live in this god forsaken world.
Marriage is necessary to any healthy culture. But women are no longer bound to a man . God , law or cultural moral , that should be part of their character are victims of liberalism.
They have become compulsive, symbiotic opportunists and when they discern that their "provider" or successful "partner" can not fulfill their expectation that is the end.
Divorce was almost not known 50+ years ago and today has been most destructive to family and our culture . ANother Jew contribution. sela, shalom
Individual "heaven" has replaced the Alle or the ultimate social goal. Liberalism has relieved women and men of all moral responsibility . Experience teaches them atheism or if religious the clerics teach them universalism and young people , whose only gods are the Marxist intellectual are captured in a morbid , mind of indifference nourished by pathological intellectualism .
The jew philosophers gloat over this achievement as their goal of "nothingness". And the bastards are laughing up his sleeve all the time.
The problem is individual. The Weltfeind is a spirit , that has transformed naïve , good people into amoral imitation Jews. Liberalism degrades the man or woman to the base , unregenerate selfish instincts, motivated by one appetite or another. Ultimately self destruction. This is really the goal of Marxism.
The problem will be to find not just people , who have had enough of this liberalism with its illegitimate mutations of egalitarianism , indiscrimination, personal fulfillment and any other blasphemy but those who are idealists and would forsake any imperfect system , that has become incorrigible..
It should be established Jews are the constant, the Weltfeind . But eliminating them will not solve the diseases of liberalism. Its scars and insidious symptoms will remain from which will still suffer.
Earlier last year it was referred by RFN about the little truce in the big war. I bought a book recently published by a intelligentsia journalist from Berlin about the Christmas truce of 1914. Although all publications today are propaganda some things can not be corrupted by ideology and jew cynicism.
This is a poem written by a German soldier. I've tried to interpret it. For you who still live:
A dead man lay for days before us
in the barbed wire that we strew.
The sun glowed down upon him
chilled by the wind and dew.
I stared each day into his face
for each day was like the other.
and the growing feeling seized me
the face was of my brother.
Until I, despite the bullets
, crept into the night to fetch the lad
and got him and buried him — a foreign Kamerad.
My eyes , they had deceived me
but my heart knows in this place,
that all who die here
have my brother's face.
Do you have a link to Comrade J's show?
I don't see us as having a viable infrastructure yet to begin to lay the groundwork for this "hypothetical" next step. At the very minimum, a William Pierce/National Alliance level of infrastructure is necessary, and we don't have that – anywhere. Nor do we have the necessary tiers of leadership either. We remain dispersed and fragmented. My suggestion is bring Andrew Anglin on board as a key strategist, as well as some more top flight brains. We simply don't have enough as it is.
I'm sort of at a loss to understand why we keep talking about strategy and all these other supposedly impressive people the Party needs to being on board (a few are suggested every year) and yet there's never any actual talk of just up and participating in the Northwest Imperative. It's fine to guess at this sort of thing, but the infrastructure could be had as easily as anything else if people just wanted it badly enough. We don't need to sit around and guess at strategy anymore and we haven't for some time now.
The moment when we think we've "figured it all out" is the moment we have made a fatal error in our strategy. We can always improve, should be a motto of ours.
At no point has anyone claimed "we" (whoever that is) have everything figured out. In any regard, we don't need more strategery or theorycraft when all but a handful of "us" (again, whoever that is) won't implement what we all know needs doing.
Two interesting articles on informants:
Hi, Harold. We've none of us been harassing you for a couple of months because they've got us all on Trump or Trump supporters. We're also trying to figure out some way to incite some crazy whack job to murder Trump, without getting Hillary or George's fingerprints all over it. Don't know when we'll get back to you. Sorry, HAC my man, fact is you're just not that big a fish compared to the Trumpster.
OOf topic, but well worth listening to regarding white genocide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96DZLyXsA-I
No culture or civilization throughout history that has ever tolerated homosexuality ever survived. The much-ballyhooed buttfuckery of Greece and Rome has always been very highly exaggerated. Yes, older men in those times tended to cornhole handsome young 'tweens, but A) It was always recognized among contemporaries as an upper-class VICE, and B) Men were expected to marry snd produce children to continue their family lines, and any bungholery on the side was considered to be an eccentric hobby at best.
Yeah, I've seen some of that "Mannerbund" rubbish. I suspect that to some degree it's White males becoming so frustrated with bitchy feminist White females that they actually resort to fucking one another in the ass, they're so damned desperate for any kind of sexual activity WHICH SOCIETY TELLS THEM THEY ABSOLUTELY MUST BE ENGAGED IN or else they're failures and "losers." Ditto White male coal-burners and yellow fever victims. The idea has been implanted in our minds that male sexual abstinence or chastity is pathetic and shameful, a sign of impotence and lack of masculinity and personal failure in life if you're not having an orgy every night.
@Lewis Hall
Lew, I think you posted under the wrong RFN. Should have been Jan 12.
Jay is fantastic!


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The pituitary gland
The pituitary gland is a small pea-shaped endocrine gland that is located at the base of the brain. It regulates homeostasis by secreting necessary hormones into the body. It helps our body react to senses and the environment. For a detailed description of the pituitary gland go here. In energy medicine, the pituitary gland is connected to the 6th chakra and is sometimes referred to as the third eye.
Hormones from the pituitary gland regulate the following:
- Blood pressure
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- Sex organs
Emotionally individuals with pituitary gland imbalances often feel confused or scatter-brained and may have trouble concentrating. They may feel a lack of connection to the earth or their own body. This may be caused by some past trauma or a lack of connection to a caregiver or parent during their first few years. Where the pineal gland is our connection to the spiritual, the pituitary gland is our connection to the physical.
What can I do to help the pituitary gland function correctly?
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A recent article over at our sister site, NPR.org (Note: not actually our sister site), detailed the way the military is upgrading their boot camp tactics to deal with the physical decline of the modern gamer. Turns outwe're wheezing blobs who happen to be good with technology, but terrible at aerobic activity. Your Dig Dug high score might impress your little brother, but it's not going to help you chase a Taliban member through the Afghan mountains.
While we already detailed what advantages FPSers might have in the military, we figured it'd be a good idea to check out what exactly the Army has changed to make boot camp harder for gamers.
Turned off auto-aim
Above: We went ahead and replaced your hax with Rexy here.
Replaced Mountain Dew with water in Camelbacks
Above: The first step in the "Dew Eaters Rehabilitation Program" (D.E.R.P) is admitting you have a problem.
Replaced high tech Counter Strike %26ldquo;run faster%26rdquo; knives with standard issue ones
Above: "Woah there private! Put that knife away and let your squad catch up!"
Removed mini-map
Above: "What do you mean I have to go into that building not knowing where anyone is?!"
Turned on friendly fire
Above: "Sarge, I got this guy!" "No Private! He's right beside me!" BANG *Court-martialed*
Soldiers no longer allowed to call in 7 attack choppers, an AC-130 and a tactical nuke during every skirmish.
Above: Someone spotted a mean looking stray dog walking too close to the base.
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I can't live without his cheek stain!