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Last week the Florida Democratic Party and anti-gun activists pounced on a new poll that shows most Floridians don't want to arm teachers or other faculty in public schools — an issue whose foremost champion has been Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, and which was rejected by only one member of the 14-person special task force that investigated the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
"Florida voters have stated loudly and clearly that they don't want guns in our schools, yet (Gov. Ron) DeSantis and Republicans continue to push legislation that would do exactly the opposite," Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Terrie Rizzo said in a statement.
"Teachers don't want this, parents don't want this, our state does not want this. This bill threatens the safety of our students and teachers. It's time for Republicans to drop the NRA's dangerous agenda, and start focusing on the issues Floridians care about."
Rizzo also highlighted other findings favorable to her cause in Quinnipiac University's poll. Those include 58 percent of respondents supporting the idea that "stricter gun laws would reduce gun violence in schools," and that 59 percent actually backed tougher gun laws. Additionally, 55 percent of those polled "rejected the idea that more people with guns would make Florida safer."
Set aside for a moment some holes in Rizzo's argument: tougher gun laws would not have prevented the Douglas High shooting, or most mass shootings; crime has gone down drastically even as the number of guns across America has proliferated; most states already allow faculty to be armed in some fashion, and school shootings remain relatively rare events.
Let's instead apply the vision the Founding Founders had for America when creating our system: that government policies should be set by elected officials, and not public passion.
On March 22, 2010, the eve of the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, a CNN poll found that 59 percent of Americans opposed Obamacare. We got Obamacare anyway, and today Democrats gleefully remind us that it still remains the law of the land, despite its failure to deliver on many promises and numerous Republican attempts at repealing it.
In December 2013, the Pew Research Center reported that 52 percent of Americans indicated that the U.S. "should mind its own business internationally and let other countries get along the best they can on their own." That was the highest percentage Pew had ever recorded on that question. Yet in 2014, Obama sent troops into Iraq to support government forces; also in 2014 he directed troops, fighter jets and warships to the region during sparring between Ukraine and Russia; in 2015 Obama's State Department funneled money to a campaign seeking to defeat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election bid; and our troops remain in Afghanistan.
In December 2008, a Gallup poll discovered that 51 percent of Americans opposed the federal government bailing out the U.S. auto makers. Obama and Congress went forward anyway, providing two of the Big Three with $80 billion in support. By 2012, Obama was taking credit for saving the industry.
By Rizzo's rationale on arming teachers, none of those things should have happened. Yet they did. So, the point is that politicians routinely dismiss public sentiment and act on policies based on their beliefs and the available information. That is how the founders designed our system to work. And for those who disagree, the ultimate poll is taken at the ballot box every two years.
On this issue, if we want to heed a majority, then consider that the Douglas High commission studied the massacre more closely than anyone else, and voted 13-1 for arming teachers. Reportedly the panel was swayed by the testimony of some Douglas High teachers themselves, who said they wish they'd had a gun that fateful day.
Gov. DeSantis and GOP lawmakers should follow the commission's recommendation and enact the proposal that would allow teachers who volunteer to be trained to carry guns to do so. The next poll on that will occur in November 2020.


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A firm accused of scamming 9/11 first responders and former NFL players into giving them large chunks of their compensation funds via costly advance payment deals has been sued by federal and state authorities.
RD Legal Funding, based in Cresskill, New Jersey, was sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the New York State Attorney General's office, the agencies announced Tuesday. The firm is accused of persuading victims who were awaiting payouts to accept advance payments from RD Legal, then pay large fees when their settlement payments arrived.
In one case the CFPB says was typical, a first-responder victim paid $33,000 for an $18,000 advance on a $65,000 payout from the Zadroga Fund, set up by Congress to compensate 9/11 first responders dealing with high medical costs.
RD Legal also is accused of targeting former NFL players diagnosed with neurodegenerative diseases and thus entitled to payments from a class action lawsuit settlement, the CFPB said.
"It is unconscionable that RD Legal scammed 9/11 heroes and NFL concussion victims out of millions of dollars," said CFPB Director Richard Cordray, in a press release announcing the action. "We allege that this company and its owner lined their pockets with funds intended to cover medical care and other critical expenses for people who are sick and sidelined. Our lawsuit seeks to end this illegal scheme and get money back to those entitled to receive it."
RD Legal also is accused of telling consumers they would speed up the payout process by cutting through red tape when the firm had no ability to do so. RD Legal also allegedly failed to provide advances to consumers for months after they were promised.
"The allegations contained in that lawsuit and accompanying press statements are outrageous and without merit," said David K. Willingham, counsel for RD Legal, in an emailed statement. "Indeed, in January 2017, RDLF was forced to take action and sued both the CFPB and NYAG for engaging in an inappropriate overreach of their legal authority and failing to engage with RDLF on basic legal issues surrounding its contracts for the purchase and sale of the legal receivables at issue in both lawsuits. The claims made today by the CFPB and NYAG misunderstand and falsely characterize clear documents with those parties as "loans," and falsely state that RDLF is 'scamming' the affected parties when it did nothing more than provide immediate liquidity – in the form of an arm's length transaction – to people who voluntarily sought the benefits of early funding."
Alleged Actions 'Simply Shameful'
"The alleged actions by RD Legal — scamming 9/11 heroes and former NFL players struggling with severe injuries—are simply shameful," said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, in the same press release issued by the CFPB. "RD Legal used deceptive tactics to charge unlawfully high interest rates for advances on settlement and compensation funds, allowing them to profit off the backs of these unsuspecting individuals."
The "funding fee," in industry language, can often be around 100%, as it was in the examples cited above by the CFPB.
This is not the first time RD Legal has caught the attention of federal authorities. Last year, it was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly defrauding investors who had bought into its hedge fund, designed to raise money to make such advance payouts. RD Legal denies those accusations.
The American Legal Finance Association, a trade association that represents consumer legal funding companies, says these payouts should not be regulated as loans because they are "non-recourse transactions," meaning there is no collateral, and there's no guarantee that the advance will be repaid.
"Consumer legal funding is used by victims of accidents who are struggling to make ends meet while they wait for a resolution in their case who have typically exhausted other financial options and often do not have access to traditional forms of credit," the organization says on its website. "Legal funding fills a void in the financial products arena."
But consumer advocates say it's critical that federal authorities regulate bank-like activities from non-bank entities.
"Gone are the days when the financial services industry was dominated by hometown banks that served customers well and gave their kids a lollipop. Today, nonbank financial companies offer products to millions of consumers," said Rohit Chopra, senior fellow at the Consumer Federation of America, in a statement reacting to Tuesday's lawsuit. "Americans need a strong consumer agency to restore law and order to the financial services industry. This oversight isn't just a win for consumers, it's a win for every lender who shouldn't have to compete against fraudsters."
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The Broadberry is for Lovers
The Broadberry is a venue that brings together peoples' love for music and for each other to create the ultimate wedding experience. The Broadberry was recently featured in the Richmond Weddings Magazine, which recounts the story of newlywed couple Amanda & Travis. Wanting a more "Glam Rock n Roll Cocktail Party" the couple was able to host this elegant event while maintaining the urban qualities they love about Richmond. With it's dusky complexion and unique form, it's the perfect place for those with a more non-traditional taste to celebrate a special event. They "met and bonded over their love of music in 2012," so it's no surprise their location choice was perfect for the occasion. There are available dates for the 2017 wedding season for those who want a more unique experience on their special day.
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Old Man Emu 2887
Provides approximately 2″-2.25″ lift on a 05+ Tacoma with no bullbar or winch.
Provides approximately 2″-2.25″ lift on an 03-09 4Runner with a bullbar or winch.
Provides approximately 2.5″-3″ lift on a 2010+ 4Runner with a bull bar and winch (230lbs+ extra weight).
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Evaluating Market Demand
If you've completed the product evaluation checklist from the last chapter and believe your product and niche idea has potential, it's time to look at the potential market demand.
Note: While completing this chapter and evaluating your potential market demand you must keep in mind that if your product and niche idea is a new product or a new use of an old product, there may be no visible market demand. That's not to say that market demand doesn't exist or that market demand can't be built, however, the methods outlined below can only give you an idea of market demand based on people actively searching for your product already. If your product is a new concept, this chapter may not be applicable to you.
Evaluating Market Demand
To begin understanding market demand, we're going to look at and use a few tools starting with Google's Keyword Planner Tool and using our previous example and product choice of a coconut oil hair care product. The Google Keyword Planner Tool allows you to search for keywords to determine how many searches per month are being made for that term on Google, how much competition there is competing for it and related search terms. This is a great start point for understanding potential demand.
To use Google's Keyword Planner tool you need to have a Google Adwords account which you can get for free. Once you have an account, login and select Tools from the top menu, then select Keyword Planner. On the next screen, click Search for new keyword and ad group ideas.
On the next screen enter your product idea (Note: You may want to try several keyword variations for best results). Double check your settings under Targeting to make sure they're to your liking. In particular, you want to make sure you are targeting the countries you plan to sell to.
For our example, we entered "Coconut Oil for Hair" and selected United States and Canada as this would be the primary markets we would likely be targeting, thus we want to get our validation from those same markets.
On the next screen, it will be on the default tab Ad Group Ideas, change that to the tab labelled Keyword Ideas.
The first column will list the keyword you searched for as well as the various search queries related to the keyword you entered. The second column shows you the number of searches being performed each month in the geographic area you specified. The third column is the level of (Google Adwords paid advertising) competition for each keyword.
In your list of results, there are two things you want to pay attention to:
Long-Tail Keywords - Long-Tail keywords are keywords that are made up of 3 or more words. You're not just looking for long-tail keywords, but long-tails that are closely related to your product and niche. For example - coconut oil for hair care.
High Search Volume - This can be subjective however you want to look at long-tail keywords that have a decent search volume each month. The higher the search volume obviously means the more people looking for your potential product. This can start to give you a good understanding of how in-demand your product is.
We looked through our results for "Coconut Oil For Hair" and sorted the results by the highest search volume:
There is no minimum number of relevant searches per month we would recommend but it's important to recognize the current potential. Based on our product idea, with a total of over 100,000 searches per month we would feel pretty strongly with this particular product choice, especially since many of the keywords are lower competition. The lower competition of the keywords generally means that it would be easier to rank for these keywords and cheaper to purchase ads based on these keywords.
Validating Geographic Demand
We know that people are searching for coconut oil information and products for their hair in the USA and Canada, but who exactly are these people are where in particular do they live? Sometimes products and trends can be very specific to geographic regions. For that reason, it's worth investigating where demand is coming from a little more.
To do that, you should use Google Trends. Not only does Google Trends display the overall trend for your keyword it can also show you the top countries and cities that are searching for your particular keywords.
Which countries are searching for "Coconut Oil For Hair":
From this, we can see that the Philippines and South Africa are also top countries searching for our potential product and we may want to consider marketing and shipping to if we move ahead.
What cities in particular have the highest number of searches for "Coconut Oil Hair"
Much like the trending countries, the cities searching for our potential product give us insight into the distribution of interest and can give you insight into where you should focus your marketing efforts should you decide to move forward.
Social Media Demand
Now that you've validated search interest from a search engine interest perspective, it's time to look at interest on social media.
Twitter is an effective source for looking at market potential and product interest. You can use a service like Topsy to search for the total volume of tweets per day mentioning your particular keywords.
We used Topsy to search for the total volume of Tweets each day mentioning the words "coconut oil", and "hair" in a single tweet.
From the Topsy graph we can see that everyday approximately 150-250 people are tweeting our keywords. To get a better sense of what exactly they were tweet about and the sentiment of their tweets we also did a search on Twitter.
Here were just a few examples that in particular, hinted towards buying intent:
Using social media to research your product not only reveals the volume of conversation surrounding your product idea but it also helps you discover the language your potential customers are using. This can be helpful when creating ads or writing product descriptions down the road.
Bringing It All Together
In the previous chapter, you learned about all the evaluation points for evaluating a products potential, as well as understanding any potential pitfalls. In this chapter, you learned how to use Google's Keyword Planner to uncover search demand by searching for relevant keywords to your product idea. You also learned how to use Google Trends to better understand who is searching for your potential product along with the countries and cities they live in. Finally, you learned how to use Topsy to understand demand by how many public social conversations were happening each day around your product and niche idea.
At this point, you should have a good idea of the current level of interest in your idea. In the next chapter, we're going to show you how to evaluate your potential competition so you know exactly if and how you can compete in your niche.
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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo; 462 pages
Kaz Brekker is hired to lead a team into one of the most secure prisons in order to kidnap a scientist. This scientist has created a new kind of jurda to enhance Grisha powers. But it's also deadly because it is highly addictive. The Kerch merchants want it, the want the scientist, but will Kaz's crew allow him to live?
My thoughts:
I wasn't crazy about all the characters in the book. I loved Jesper and Wylan, Inej was alright, but I wasn't really a fan of Nina or Kaz … idk maybe that's just me.
I absolutely loved the storyline though and it makes up for all of the things I didn't like about the characters. It was so fast paced and action packed! There were constant twists and turns and I loved it. I wasn't sure how a second book tied in but I definitely didn't see the ending coming, even though I probably should have, it was fairly obvious.
Over all, very good book and I look forward to reading the second one.
Rating: 4.5/5
Next review: The River at Night by Erica Ferencik


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Have you ever gone on vacation and felt obligated to bring something home? Perhaps you were thinking about someone who didn't travel with you? Or, maybe you feel guilty for missing a little league game because of a business trip? How can you avoid cluttering up your home when you travel frequently?
Instead of bringing lots of trinkets home with you, take something with you and photograph it at the different locations you visit. Credit for this idea goes to AT&T's Sweet Pea commercial. In the commercial, the dad takes his daughter's stuffed animal and sends her pictures of it wherever he goes. Rather than having a box full of junk from Dad's 30 business trips, she has an online scrapbook of all the places her stuffed animal has traveled with Daddy.
This can work for you even if you're not leaving someone at home and you want to avoid bringing knick-knacks into your house. Choose an item that goes with you on all of your trips. And, if you don't travel often, see if friends or family would want to share an item. I have some friends who like to pass around a miniature referee. After returning from a trip, share the pictures of your item at the various destinations you visited. It makes vacation pictures interesting and uncluttered!


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I have been able to get a lot of wood chips from a very nice neighbour of ours. They have a deal with the tree clipping company to drop their tree mulch off at their house. So, I wanted to mulch our berry patch very deeply to keep weeds at bay.
You can't tell, but the plants at the bottom of the above picture are blueberries and rhubarb. There is a row of raspberries at the top.
Before I shoveled all the mulch out there, I laid down folded cardboard boxes and then topped those with about 4 inches of mulch. I left 4 holes in between each row of fruit to plant all our squash plants. All the fruit are new transplants,so I knew there would still be room in between them for the squash.
Here are some pictures from today;
|I grabbed this headboard from the dump the other day and am using it for a support for some of our blackberries.
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Ok, so this is odd… in a weird turn of events, Microsoft decided to drop the bomb on all Surface fans and release the new Surface line without any announcement; just like that out of the blue we have the new Surface Book.
I watched the movie 3 times before writing this story, because I was unsure if I am looking at the old surface or this is indeed the new Surface Book.
Sadly this is the "new" Surface Book
So, you might be asking yourself what is new ? What changed ?
The answer is sadly, not much.
Lets disect these specs and see whats wrong here:
- CPU: 6th Gen Intel Core processor.
Really Microsoft ? Are you kidding me ? Why the hell have you not upgraded the Surface Book with the 7th gen Intel processors ?
Microsoft rarely updates its Surface line, so for unknwn reasons I cannot understand why wouldnt they use the new line of Intel processors.
- Unmatched graphics power.
By unmatched, they are referring to a Nvidia GTX 965M, again a older GPU from last year. I was expecting to get a new line 1050 GPU …
- Ports.
Another joke… USB 3 , no USB Type-C …
- New Keyboard, battery and thermal design.
The keyboard has been a bit redesigned and on a slight angle now to fir in the new thermal design for nVidia GeForce 965M.
It is recessed now in the base witch has received a bulk increase to fit those vents in.
The bigger battery seems to be the only good thing the new Surface line brings; Microsoft advertises +10 wh paired with new GPU to offer around 30% more battery life. My take on this is to wait for full reviews since Windows has never been good at battery management.
I have to call it, this is the worst "joke" of a update of a very good product.
I seriously was not expecting Microsoft to take the Surface line with such a ease that they didn't innovate anything this year, not even a proper re-fresh of the line. This is very sad to see, that their signature line of products, the product that should define the new generation of laptops/convertibles hasn't even received their own new processor line.
Microsoft, I am very disappointed.


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Crochet is my self taught skill; I don't know whether any of my relatives can wield a hook but I took a class, read a book, stood on my head in the herculean effort required to sort out English vs American crochet terms, and figured it out (sort of). I'm nowhere near as fluid or fluent as I am with knitting but that's just a matter of practice.
But to spend my precious crafty/writing time practicing crochet, there needs to be an incentive, a 'drop everything and make me now' kind of an incentive, and until very recently, that's been somewhat lacking.
I know knitting went through a bit of a dark ages in the 80's and early 90's, that time of yarn nightmare, when the marauding hoardes of sparkly snowflake skeins laid siege to the last bastion of Rowan, but I can't claim to have really noticed or suffered unduly at the hands of the all pervading acrylic, as at the time my knitting extended to teddy scarves, snowflake gloves and a memorable jumper that was far more about process than product; I knit the front and then lost interest, Mum knit the sleeves and the back, we sewed it up together and no photographic evidence of my wearing it exists. Thankfully. It was the 80's after all, the pattern was batwing Breton stripes with inverted triangles in navy and white.
Happily now if you look on Ravelry, or just on the internets generally, there are hundreds of patterns for gorgeous knitting designs that you both want to knit and wear, without having to wholly embrace the hippie-homespun style unless you really want to.
Crochet, well crochet has been a little slower off the mark. There are some great designs out there but there is still a bit of a prevalence for the slightly scary frilly matinee set style of designs, often rendered in the squeakiest of neon pastel 'baby' yarn. Lets just say it's not really my style.
And if that was all that was out there; well I wouldn't really bother. Whilst I want traditional skills to survive, I'm not going to make something if I don't love either the process or the product. On the not unreasonable assumption that I'm not the only one who feels like that, the crochet-sphere is wide open for a wave of beautiful designs so that this rather ingenious craft doesn't just survive, it thrives.
Happily for all us, the crest of that particular wave seems to be racing to the shore. Not only do we have the newly minted The Crochet Project (brain child of Kat Goldin and Joanne Scrace) whose first edition, entitled 'Botanicals' is full of jaw droppingly beautiful designs, including a couple of shawls that call me by name, and a little dress that would be just the thing for Kitty and Elma if we get a summer, but Kat's first book, Crochet at Play, plopped happily through my letterbox just in time to take on our Easter holidays.
Before I say anything about this book, if you haven't seen Kat Molesworth's trailer, then go here, and watch it now. I promise you won't regret it. Kitty has watched it, entranced, far more times than I can either remember or possibly admit too, and was placing orders long before the book arrived,
"Mama, I really need mermaid tail now!"
It has never failed to make me smile.
The book itself is a collection of quirkily wonderful patterns for the things that Kitty loves to wear and I love to dress her in, and if the requested mermaid tail might have to be for her small sister instead, I may be forgiven if I offer bribery and corruption in the form of a twirly skirt or an octopus cushion.
The first chapter has some really great drawings to illustrate the different stitches, and a very helpful guide on translating pattern shorthand. If I were to sprinkle any salt into what otherwise might rapidly deteriorate into a gushing fan girl review, it would have been handy if the 'how to' chapter had included a note on how to decrease, but it's easy enough to look up elsewhere (Inside Crochet magazine's 'how to' section has some good instructions), and I'd always far rather have book space dedicated to patterns above generic technical information.
It's been a good while since any crafty book has had so many designs that hit the 'drop it and make me' vibe, and you have no idea how hard my fingers were twitching to get started once we got back home on Easter Sunday and I was reunited with my stash.
And there, perched almost at the top of one of the yarn overflow piles, were two smooshy little balls of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK in the sea green that perfectly suits my dark haired, blue eyed littlest daughter. It was time to try a little Wrap Around, a nice beginner pattern to oil the rusty cogs of my crochet.
The pattern is beautifully written and easy to follow, my chief hitch was entirely of my own making as I clearly still crochet as if I'm diffusing a bomb. I started with a 4.25mm hook because for some reason my set doesn't have a 4mm, but when I got to the half way mark and my wrap would scarcely have circumnavigated Elma's little arm, I measured, frogged, and started again.
At 5.5mm I still wasn't getting the right row gauge but I called it quits as all the hook changing was started to impact the width of what should be a shallow wrap, and just added a few extra rows in the central section to make up the length (and accordingly dipped into my second ball of yarn).
I finished a week to the day I started, but it's taken a little while to block, to choose buttons, and to find a quiet enough day with a smidgen of sunshine to take pictures.
It's turned out to be a really useful little wrap; Elma's car seat has a zip up cosy cover on it and this wrap perfectly covers all the bits that aren't necessarily covered by the cosy, without superheating her arms or tummy, and if she's happy, Mama's very happy.
By the cooing noises, and the concerted efforts being exerted to take a chomp on the collar, I deduce that Miss Elma is happy and snuggly warm.
As to whether I'll ever be a crocheter in the same way that I'm a knitter, only time will tell, but if books like this keep being published I'm in a fair way to being pushed firmly over the edge.
I've just got one question; matching Mama-daughter hedgehog mittens – a step too far?


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|The most exciting title screen in the history of video games
Developer: Infogrames/Sega
System Featured: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Also available on: Nothing
Now available on: Nothing
Last year, I spent a week playing The Terminator on the Sega Mega Drive, and each day of that week, I wrote down my thoughts and opinions about the game. I've decided to revisit this idea, this time plumping for a game that many wouldn't even consider playing for ten minutes, let alone a week. That game is Fantasia, a game released back in 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. In an era of amazing Disney-licensed games (Castle of Illusion, Quackshot, World of Illusion, Aladdin), Fantasia is the one that seemed to get released without any product-testing beforehand. Rumour has it that it was actually withdrawn from sale a few months after its release, although, apart from reading this in an issue of Mean Machines once upon a time, I've never read anything else to confirm this. Fantasia is widely regarded as being a massive failure, the dark sheep in the Mega Drive's flock of fantastic Disney tie-ins. But, it's a game that I actually remember with a certain level of fondness, and so I've decided to see if I can rekindle some of this love for it.
But before I get on with my first day's report, here's a bit of a back story. Back in the late 1980s, I received a Sega Master System for Christmas. Although it never worked properly due to having a faulty power button, I still loved it. In 1990, I upgraded to a Sega Mega Drive and it wasn't long until I discovered the wonders of Castle of Illusion, a game which remains one of my favourites even today. I read in a magazine that Mickey Mouse would be returning in a follow-up. That follow-up would be Fantasia, and preview screenshots looked fantastic. More than likely, as I was only 12 at the time, I drooled at the images in my magazine. It wasn't until the following year that Gladiators started and I discovered the joys of gazing at delights such as Jet, and realised that there was something more beautiful in life than video games. Anyway, I believe that Fantasia came out in the summer of 1991, shortly after Sonic the Hedgehog. To raise funds to purchase both Sonic and Fantasia, I traded in my faulty Master System and its games. As I recall, Sonic was released first, and it kept me entertained for many days of my summer holiday that year. Fantasia was released probably around August time, and I think I picked it up on its release day, even before I'd seen reviews of it in magazines. I didn't believe that there was any way the game could be bad.
|This part of the game's last stages is about as far as I managed
to get back in the early 1990s
So, here we are in 2012, 21 years after I first played the game, probably 20 years after I last played it (I ended up swapping it for ToeJam and Earl a year or two after getting it), and it's time to see if I can grow to enjoy Fantasia again. And here's my experience from Day One.
Day One: Sunday 1st April 2012
Mickey Mouse, AKA The Sorcerer's Apprentice, is on a mission to locate musical notes that have been stolen by an evil wind while he slept. No musical notes, no music. His adventure will take him through many of the scenes of Walt Disney's animated spectacle, Fantasia. And its many characters. And it all takes place as a dream. And that's the plot.
|The aim of the entire game is written in these four lines
|Options! Options! Get yer options 'ere!!!
|Mickey is pondering whether to walk slowly, turn slowly
or jump slowly.
|Enemies! Enemies! Get yer enemies 'ere!
|Reminds me of a dream I had once. Unicorns, blue cupids and windy heads.
Now, if you're a platforming fanatic, you'll probably get moist in your pants on seeing the challenge that these screenshots present, the opportunity to wipe out all of the nasties scattered around them. And it could be quite fun if Mickey controlled well. But, as he doesn't, it isn't that much fun at all. Exacerbating things even more is Mickey's method of attack. He defeats enemies by landing on their heads. However, this isn't a Mario-style head-landing, where you need to do little more than just land on top of the enemy. It isn't even a Castle of Illusion bottom bounce, where you simply press the jump button a second time to ensure that Mickey's ass comes into contact with your enemy's head. Nope, in Fantasia, you have to push down. This doesn't sound too bad, but carrying it out in the game just doesn't feel right. Another problem is that you need to land at least twice on each enemy to get rid of them (unless you play on easy, but that's cheating). This means that to defeat them, you have to hang around to complete the second attack. As there are so many enemies around, and they seem to just come at you endlessly, there is little point in attempting to clear the screen of as many as you can. So instead, you just kind of use the enemies as platforms, and bounce on them throughout the game. Mickey can also destroy enemies by casting spells. You pick up "spell points" by collecting gigantic spell books that fly through the levels. A small spell costs 1 point, and appears completely useless when casting them at an enemy. I can appreciate that 1 spell point might not destroy an enemy, so a second is required, but the first spell could at least stop the enemy in its tracks or force it back a little (thus readying you to leap on its head), or even just show that it's taken a hit. Instead. once you've cast a spell at them, they just carry on coming at you. with no visible sign that you've caused any damage to them. So, you end up using big spells, which cost 3 points. These do usually have the desired effect, but as picking up spell points is quite rare, you tend only to use them as a last resort, instead keeping to the strategy of bouncing through the levels. Argh! So frustrating!!
|Camoflauged somewhere here is a frog. Fortunately, Mickey has just collected a note and is invicible, for about 2 seconds.
|Underwater shenanigans ahoy!
As mentioned above, Fantasia's levels are full of enemies. Something else it has its fair share of is moving platforms. Although the enemies and platforms have their own individual patterns, they are never the same as any enemy or platform of the same 'breed'. And their patterns of movement appear to be quite erratic. Some enemies will move slowly, and then suddenly speed up. Or they'll jump a little bit, and then jump a bit higher. Or they'll hover over your head, and then suddenly fly at you, for no reason at all. Or they'll just move in one direction, and then decide to change direction. And the platforms; rather than just gliding smoothly in the gravity-defying way that platforms in video games tend to do, they also move slowly, and then speed up, and then move slowly again. Or they'll stop moving as soon as you step on it. Or motionless ones will start moving. Or they'll just drop to the ground. Or you'll step on one and something else unrelated will take place on the screen. There's no logic to which platform does what. You just have to memorise their movements for when you replay the level. The only way of getting through the levels without doing this is just to keep jumping through them. Again, it's like having to bounce your way through the level on the heads of your enemies. It's more a case of getting through the levels rather than playing the levels. And of course, the game's bad controls makes doing this even more difficult.
Scattered sparcely through the levels are stars which allow you to replenish some of your energy. However, keeping with the theme of everything being put into the game just to annoy you, the stars have a habit of moving just as you're about to collect them. And then suddenly changing direction. You probably lose more energy trying to collect a star than you would have if you'd have just left it. And, what how much energy do the stars give you? Some give you 1 energy point, some 2 and some 3. Which does what? There's no way of telling. Bizarre!
|The treasure chest of doom! Or endless repeating of the
same level! Avoid!
Eventually I got to the end of the second Sorcerer's workshop, and went through the correct door to meet the conductor waiting for his musical notes. And I handed him four notes, that I'd somehow found, although I only recall finding one, or maybe two if we count the one from repeating the lily pad level. But, this isn't enough. The conductor wants more! So, he sends me right back to the beginning again, to find more notes for him! And this is when I realise why you may need to keep jumping into that treasure box - to repeat the same section of the game and keep getting the same one note. After doing this a few times, and sometimes - accidentally - going for a swim in the underwater stage, I returned to the conductor, to find I now have loads of notes to give him. Quite where I found all of these notes, I have no idea. I also have no idea how many notes the conductor actually needs to let me through to the next stage. But it seems that he has enough, and I'm on my way to the next stage.
|My! What a big foot you have!
DAY 2: Monday 2nd April 2012
So, day two of my week of hell. Okay, it's not quite up there with the one John Bishop did recently for Sport Relief, but it's not going to be easy to get through. Yep, it's time for more fun and frustration with Fantasia. Despite the game obviously winding me up yesterday, there's something about it that has drawn me back to it. Instead of a feeling of dread at having to tackle the game again for a second day, I've actually been looking fotward to it.
I'm not really sure why this is. Maybe I'm a crazy sadist. Or maybe it's because, now I've finally got the hang of the game's horrible controls, and am starting to make sense of all of the illogical stuff that's been put into the game with no other purpose but to annoy the crap out of me, I feel that it's a game I want to master. I think, deep down, there is a good game hidden there. Deep deep down, that is. However, although frustrating and unfair games usually piss me off and I give up with them, I feel that I want to take Fantasia on. I'm not sure if I'm trying to prove a point to the game's developers that no matter how hard you try to make a game as absurd and unplayable as you possibly can, it's not going to beat me. Or maybe I'm trying to prove to myself that, seeing as I was able to get quite far into the game when I was young, I should still be able to do it now. And I'm not going to rest until I better my younger self. Yes, my week with Fantasia is a challenge, not a game.
|Despite being the main attraction, Mickey still has to do
battle with crocodiles and seagulls before he can gain
entrance to DisneyWorld.
1) Sorcerer's Workshop stage
2) Lily pad stage, containing two underwater sub-levels, plus one secret passage to a previous part of this stage
3) Sorcerer's Workshop part two, which contains two bonus levels, one located in a clearly-marked doorway, the other as a random part of the background graphics. This stage also contains a doorway taking you back to the lily pad level.
|There be bonuses in that there door, there be.
|The first of level two's sub levels. Balls!
|Another of level two's sub levels. Fireballs!
|The third of of level's two's sub levels. And a cactus leg is about to creep up on Mickey.
Something I will add before I sign off is that the music on level two is once again horrible. It's a rendition of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. However, listening to it with earphones reveals that, very faintly, there is some attempt at putting together something melodic and making it a bit special, a very quiet symphony in the background. However, the part of the tune that dominates throughout the level sounds like it's being farted out of the backside of one of the prehistoric lizards that feature in this level.
DAY 3: Tuesday 3rd April 2012
Today, I made quite a lot of progress in the game. In fact, I very nearly completed it, and think I even got further than I ever managed to get when I played the game all of those years ago. And, reluctantly, I have to admit that I kind of enjoyed it.
Once again, I got through level one, collecting 6 notes, somehow. I suppose I kind of cheated my way through the prehisteria of level two. Or it feels a bit like I cheated. I repeated the first sub level a couple of times to build up my note collection, and skipped entering the other two sub-levels (yep, it is possible to skip these just by not walking into the fairy that causes you to enter them). I actually did this purely to find out how large level two actually is, but found that the end comes quite soon after the third sub level. I left the level, and found the I'd actually got enough notes to complete it, so I went onto level three.
|The end of level two. Not sure where I managed to find all of those notes, but I'm not complaining.
|A spot of island hopping here. And another bonus level.
|It's that dream again. Only this time with weird dancing beans and toadstools.
|The Biggest Loser runners-up visit Rome
One of the bigger annoyancies with this stage is the fact that the dancing hippos are huge, so are quite difficult to avoid, and also seem to take a lot of energy from you. Another annoyance is that one way of getting up the screen is through bubbles. However, to get out of the bubble, you have to unleash a big spell. I never found out, but I'm not sure what you would do if you had no spells left and were stuck in a bubble.
|I don't really have an explanation for what's happening here.
|Argh! Ghastly! Way too much make-up on the fire face!
|A sinister looking level, this is.
I got to the third stage of level four, or third level of stage four (not sure which way round I'm calling things now, so I'll go for both), but found myself unable to get past a certain bit, a part where a witch showing way too much leg appears. Eventually, all my lives and all my continues were taken, and it was game over. Oh well, will try again tomorrow.
|Wooooo!!! Mickey!!! I am the ghost of Walt Disney! I forbid you to ever grow a beard!!!
|Mickey is about to find himself involved in a weird witchy orgy.
|Put your hands up for Detroit!
I did it! I finally completed Fantasia. 21 years after first playing it, I've finally done it. And, I was now able to claim my reward - my first viewing of the game's ending. And what an ending it was. Even though I traded the game in about a year or two after having it, I've always intended to return to the game to attempt to crack it, believing that it wasn't impossible. Because of this, I've always deliberately avoided any opportunity to see its ending, e.g. if it was published in magazines, on the internet. I wanted to savour the moment for myself. And savour it I did. I'm not going to reveal the ending with a screenshot here - I'm hoping to put together a gameplay video to demonstrate the game's gameplay, including its ending - but let's just say that it brought closure to the situation for me, if nothing more. Up until today, Fantasia was my unfinished symphony.
|I've done this screenshot already, haven't I? Oh well,
here it is again.
|Part of the final battle. It's tense, n'est pas?
Tomorrow, I will give my final opinion of the game, and hopefully get a video recorded of me playing through it. Should be fun!
|Let me out of here! Cried Mickey, and everybody else....
After completing Fantasia yesterday, I returned to play the game through again today, the main purpose to be to turn my gameplay into a video. And, as the video below shows, I completed the game again. Okay, I may have had to use one or two save states, but this was more to split the recording of the video into sections, rather than to cheat. There's nothing worse than recording video of a game, only to find the recording screwed up about a quarter of the way in. However, I did use save states to return to certain points and replay them, but this was also so that the video wasn't full of Mickey losing lives over and over again, although fortunately I didn't have to do this too often. This is because of one thing I will say in my final opinion of the game as my week week Fantasia draws to its end.
Just to summarise my choice of game and overall opinion of it, I decided to plump for Fantasia on the Mega Drive as it was a game that I owned back in the early 1990s. Despite feeling let down by the game at first back then, it was something I struggled and stuck with, and grew to sort of enjoy, although I ended up trading it in about a year or so after first having it. It was a game I never completed, although I knew that I came fairly close to doing so, and it's one that I've always told myself that I will one day return to and finish off. Not too sure why, as I usually don't have any desire to finish off games that remain uncompleted from my youth. I think it was something to do with the fact that, as I had managed to overcome its dodgy controls, I would one day go all the way and complete it.
|This is what librarians do to you when you don't return
their books.
So, now I've returned to the game, and given it a thorough play-through and completed it, I can't say that it frustrated me as much as I thought it would. It wasn't even that unpleasant. I think what disappoints me is that, behind the poor controls, poor music, unfair and illogical situations, there is a good game there. It does look like a lot of work and effort was put into the game, and I'm sure Sega had a lot riding on it after the success of Castle of Illusion. What it feels like though is that the game was released incomplete. Most of the graphics are great, but there are a couple of levels where they seem quite rushed, or even just temporary. Presentation on the whole is okay, but the game is missing a good introduction, title screen - and the ending is something else completely. I just think that the game may have needed another few weeks or months to be polished, and could have been another Mega Drive classic. Instead, we're left with a frustrating platformer with some good ideas, and one which, in most cases, people would play for five minutes before switching it off and never returning to.
Here are some ratings:
Presentation: 67%
Only one introduction screen and an ugly title screen, although the level intermissions accurately portray the orchestra scenes from the film. Just needs a little more.
Graphics: 84%
On the most part, graphics are great, but seem a bit lacking in some levels. Kind of unfinished.
Sound: 71%
The choice of music is good, but the renditions are poor. Sound effects seem a bit irrelevant, and the noise you hear when losing energy is annoying.
Playability: 63%
Instantly off-putting due to poor controls. Mickey is too sluggish and it feels like a struggle to get him to do anything. Erratic enemy and platform movements and illogical in-game events make things worse.
Overall: 65%
I enjoyed playing the game through after getting used to the game's control system, but it's certainly not one I'll be returning to in a hurry. The game contains some good ideas, but needed more work before getting released.
And that's it. That's my week of Fantasia done. All that's left now is to watch my video, and like it on Youtube!!!


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Recent dramatic events in Burkina Faso
In the beginning of november 2014, a seminar was held in Stockholm about Burkina Faso. The seminar was organized and convened by the Nordic Africa Institute and gives an update on recent events in the country and the role of civil society. Also, Luther Yameogo, Diakonia's country manager in Burkina Faso adds a comment on how Diakonia's partner organizations have played a part in organizing resistance during this chaotic period.
Protestors storm the parliament
In the seminar in Stockholm, professor Sten Hagberg went through recent events in Burkina Faso, highlighting the following:
October 21: The government met and decided to submit a bill for parliament to call for a referendum on removing a two-term limit for the presidency.
October 28: Huge demonstration of perhaps one million people marching against any possibility for incumbent president Blaise Compaoré to extend his 27 year rule. Professor Hagberg underlined the huge symbolic significance and importance of the participation of women bearing wooden spatulas (symbol of defiance and of mothers' power and determination).
October 30: Protesters storm the parliament and other symbolic sites of power. Officially three people were killed that day, but professor Hagberg believes the correct number to be around 30.
October 31: President Blaise Compaoré resigns and flees to Côte d'Ivoire.
November 1: This day had been declared by protesters as a day for cleaning the capital. People swept the streets and took care of their city. They also collected the dead bodies still lying in the streets. Colonel Isaac Zida of the presidential guards (RSP, characterized by Hagberg as "a military within the military") assumed power.
Strong civil society in Burkina Faso
Professor Hagberg underscored that these events were far from sudden but the result of years of people organizing themselves, and also learning from experience in previous uprisings (for instance in 2011, at that time partly influenced by the so called "Arab Spring"). Even the way things unfolded in the recent events shows proof of discipline and organization. Although there was some looting, this was limited to a number of high-level targets that seems to have been carefully selected, the professor said. He added that there was no physical violence directed against senior power-holders. (The lethal violence mentioned above was directed against protesters).
Civil society in Burkina Faso is strong and has been strengthened and rejuvenated in recent years. Some of the organizing of resistance has taken place through Le Balai Citoyen on Facebook, and one of the most prominent well-known faces of the resistance is that of Smokey (musician and rapper).
The fact that the demonstration on October 28 drew very large crowds suggests that people came in from the countryside, so that there was support from larger groups than only city dwellers.
Comparision with the DRC
Jesper Bjarnesen, also from the Nordic Africa Institute, then talked about the regional response. Although many people have asked where AU and ECOWAS were during the time when president Compaoré tried to change the constitution, the response from these African institutions to the recent crisis was swift.
Despite Compaoré's quite significant diplomatic prestige in the region, his resignation was immediately accepted and both AU and ECOWAS have demanded a swift transition to civilian leadership in Burkina Faso. The AU has given colonel Zida a two week deadline to hand over power to civilians.
France has continued to show a degree of loyalty toward its ally, former president Blaise Compaoré, although France too has issued some critical statements as well. (It was France who helped the president to flee. French military is stationed in Burkina as part of a larger Western African anti-terrorism force).
Bjarnesen also said that presidents are known to have taken initiatives to change the constitution in a number of African countries, including the DRC, Congo Brazzaville, Benin and Burundi. He thought the example of Burkina Faso will serve as a warning to presidents in those countries. He also said that if people were to take to the streets in DRC the way people have done in Burkina, it would undoubtedly result in many more deaths than what was the case in Burkina.
The military will hand over the power
Professor Hagberg, finally, is absolutely certain that the power in Burkina Faso will be handed over to civilian hands within short. People are all too aware of what happened in Mali, where the people behind the military coup underestimated the resistance from the international community to military rule. Also, no one in Burkina is going to want to follow the example of Sanogo, who led the military coup in Mali in 2012 and who is now languishing in jail in Bamako.
According to the professor, the leader during a transitional period will undoubtedly come from civil society, before presidential elections which will be held next year in Burkina Faso. (He even mentioned two possible names: Augustin Loada, former head of Centre pour la gouvernance démocratique, and professor Ibriga).
Answering a question on the organizing of people's resistance and response to the unfolding events, professor Hagberg made a brief mention and acknowledgement of the contribution of Diakonia and Diakonia's partners – together with other civil society actors.
Additional comments from Diakonia in Burkina Faso
So far this is the report from the seminar in Stockholm. Diakonias' Country Officer Luther Yameogo, in Burkina Faso has made the following comment:
Le Balai Citoyen is also supported by the CNPNZ, which is a partner of Diakonia. Together with the "Balai Citoyen" that organized youth for facing the army, the key role was played by the "Front de Résistance Citoyenne" led by professor Luc Marius Ibriga. It's a coalition of 40 civil society organizations among them all the Diakonia partners and organized with the support of Diakonia's partners' "Alert Mechanism". This Professor Ibriga is currently the "voice" of the CSOs in the current dialogue with the transition stakeholders. The CSOs have issued their contributions to a charter which will guide the transition in the framework of the constitution.
Seven partner organizations of Diakonia are part of the civil society task force for the dialogue: CNPNZ, CGD, ADEP, CDCAP, MBDHP, RENLAC and MBDC.


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Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies
January 14, 2019
Labor Archives of Washington, partners, to celebrate centennial of 1919 Seattle General Strike
The Labor Archives of Washington, housed in UW Libraries, will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1919 Seattle General Strike with a series of events in coming weeks, as well as a new library exhibit on campus.
August 10, 2018
Labor leader Frank Jenkins honored with UW fellowship
Now, a new $250,000 fellowship at the UW Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies has been established in his name. The Jenkins Fellowship in Labor Studies will honor and preserve Jenkins' lifelong commitment to the causes of social and economic justice through financial support for students at the UW.
March 5, 2018
Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies to hold 'Re-imagining Solidarity' conference March 10
Immigrant rights, environmental concerns and racial, class, gender and sexual justice will be the focus of a daylong conference hosted by the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies March 10 at the UW.
June 22, 2016
Harry Bridges Labor Center report explores effects of job outsourcing at Portland International Airport
The outsourcing of workers at Portland International Airport has increased in recent years while those workers serve ever-more passengers and their wages remain low, according to a recent report from the UW's Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.
October 22, 2015
UW Tacoma historian Michael Honey's film about Rev. James Lawson to screen locally
UW historian Michael Honey and filmmaker Errol Webber have produced a documentary about the life of Methodist minister and civil rights activist Rev. James Lawson that will be screened in Tacoma on Oct. 28, Seattle on Oct. 29
April 14, 2014
When job security becomes insecurity: Inequality the topic of April 25 conference
Economic inequality will be the topic when activists, academics and policymakers meet the public for a conference presented by the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies titled "Working Democracy: Labor and Politics in an Era of Inequality."
April 23, 2013
Workers Memorial Day event takes place April 24 at HUB Lyceum
The 65 workers who died from job-related injuries or illnesses in Washington state this past year will be remembered at a UW event promoting safer workplaces.


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The endlessly broken car. The frantic to do list. The f-bombing teenager.
Backache. Weight gain. Lice. Lyme.
This. Is. Nothing.
Thank God I know and recognize this nothing and more, am filled with gratitude for it. What a blessing. I am so, so grateful for my sassy teen. The conversations with my littles while combing through licey locks are always interesting. My body, in all its shapes and forms, illnesses and aches, is here, working as hard as it can, feeding my family and caring for my homestead --and it is healing. My to-do list has great, exciting, reasons to keep me running around frantic.
This week, two nearby strangers will put their babies in the ground. Two small towns with two great tragedies. These two strangers have affected me, even with my news media boycott, because they have impacted people I love. Friends with my friends and my childhood community, close to my sisters-in-law, school-mates with my niece and nephew. The loss these families, and their communities, are holding is bottomless.
I touched the edge of this emptiness once. I hope and pray fervently, with every cell, that I never touch it again. It is vast. An empty, roaring, dreadful, power. My parenting lapsed for a moment. It is easy now to say, hey, I'm human-- but then, I don't know. I was sure the ocean had swallowed her. I screamed, this scream that exists in a world between, through the ocean, to the ocean, with the ocean-- connecting with a world of screams, chorusing with separated mothers around the world. Ancient, archetypal. . . endless.
My friends ran the beach in all directions, my friends-- holding me with tears as I screamed. My baby was alive and well. I will never stop being thankful for it and being awed by that narrowly avoided fate. We all avoided great tragedy that day, but I have never been, nor would want to be, the same.
I forcefully choose to live life as fearlessly as I can. My baby girl, now 8, swims in my brother's pool, in ocean waters, mountain rivers and at her grandparents camp. She's not a great swimmer, and I worry. But I refuse to live fearfully. I let them all adventure, my wild children. 4 wheeling, hunting, skiing and snowboarding-- experiencing deepens us, makes us-- and sometimes destroys us.
We must choose to LIVE, while we are here. We must flip off our worries and fears and dive in. Comments like "an avoidable tragedy" or "was anyone watching" or "those things are so dangerous-- I would never let my child . . . " are not only unhelpful and shaming, they speak to a culture with its head in the sand. Shall we keep our anxious, fear-ridden, selves in a bomb proof home eating survival food with a high shelf life?
The truth is, sometimes life just deals us a wicked hard hand. These families will find a foothold in the depths of their loss-- and they will steady. They will do this for their other children, if not for themselves.
As we live it and feel it, here in this earth-plane, goodbye feels definite and resolute. Too often, goodbye catches us unprepared. But worry and fear are the opposite of its message-- instead reach out. Reach out to live fully and without regret-- do what you love, and encourage your children to do the same. Swim, 4-wheel, fly, and walk in the forest. Yes, understand and connect with the devastation --or with the desperation in the case of Central America-- and keep judgment in check. Especially, though, especially, wake each day and look around at your loved ones. Embrace the opportunity, each day, to BE better, BE healthier, BE happier, and Be MORE filled with LOVE. And tell your kids, spouse, family and strangers, that you love them and wish them well. And remember that separation is illusion, if it helps.
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
-- mary elizabeth frye


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Taking care of my septic system was never at the top of my to-do list. I just thought I could let my septic system fend for itself without any care or maintenance over the years. As a result, I ended up dealing with a big (stinky) mess when my septic system stopped working properly and became completely clogged. If I had been paying attention I would have noticed these common signs of septic system problems and dealt with the issue before it became a big deal:
- Toilets that keep clogging or overflowing
- Strange gurgles coming from the drains
- Water from a draining sink backs up into the bathtub or shower
- The drains in your home start to smell bad
- Toilets start to flush more slowly
If I had paid attention to some of these common signs of septic system problems, I could have called a plumber or septic cleaning company to come take care of my septic system problems before they got worse. If you want to avoid finding yourself in the same situation that I found myself in, make sure that you keep your septic system clean and in good working order. Here are some of the things you can do to keep your septic system working properly.
Have Your Septic System Inspected Regularly
Having your septic system inspected on a regular basis is one of the best ways to make sure that your septic system stays clean and doesn't get backed up. It is recommended that you have your septic system inspected at least once every 3 years for residential buildings. For industrial buildings it is recommended that the septic system be inspected at least once per year.
Pump Your Septic Tank Regularly
It is recommended that you have your septic system pumped every 3-5 years as needed. Try to set up some type of automated schedule that will remind you when your septic tank needs to be pumped again. You can also check with your local septic cleaning company and ask them how often septic tanks in your area typically need to be pumped.
Don't Flush Household Items Down Your Toilet
It might seem convenient to simply throw your used floss into your toilet or flush down old cat litter, but you should never flush household items such as these down your toilet. These items can clog your pipes and cause serious septic backups. Remember that your toilets are meant to dispose of human waste and toilet paper only – nothing else.
Keep Heavy Items Off Of Your Septic Tank
Find the area where your septic tank and drain field are located, and make sure you don't park any heavy vehicles on that area. Heavy weight from vehicles or livestock can damage your septic tank and the pipes that lead into it. Your system may also have problems draining properly if the soil above it is compacted by heavy vehicles or the trampling of livestock.
Don't Plant Trees Over Your Septic System
The roots from trees or large bushes can interfere with your septic system and damage or block your pipes. If you want to plant greenery over your septic system, make sure it is just grass or other plants with shallow root systems that won't harm your septic system. Additionally, you should not pour concrete for patios or walkways over your septic system either. Try to keep the area over your septic system as clean and clear as possible.
Don't Dispose Of Household Chemicals Down Your Drains
Large amounts of household cleaning chemicals such as bleach and other strong cleaners can kill off the helpful bacteria that are responsible for processing human waste. These bacteria are essential for a healthy septic system, so be sure that you are very careful when disposing of your household chemicals.
Deal With Septic Problems Early On
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My income is so low that I qualify for the local food pantries. I wish they let us pick what we want, but free food is good. What we don't want or like we share with each other. We have a community table downstairs and everyone can give or take what they want from it. What is in my pantry containers that I don't like I can almost replace with the things the others don't like or want.
Not all food pantries are the same. Years ago where I used to live I went to the one for my area and had to stop. The food was all well past the expiration date and the cans were rusty and dented. I was afraid to eat the stuff. Thankfully I wasn't that bad off that I needed that food to live on. It was a church and it surprised me that they would give that stuff out.
Not all areas have food pantries, but if you have them and are low income check them out. They check your income and identity. They used to just give out bags of food if you showed up. Things have changed.
I understand that soon we will be getting vouchers for fresh fruit and vegetables from a local farmer. This place is well-known for its produce. Hopefully my age will allow me to be eligible. My neighbor thinks so.
My cabinets are super tall and I can barely reach the lowest ones. I have to use a stool and only the first step to try and store this stuff. I am afraid of the second step.
Off to put the rest away.
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Only four months after official announcement, Nikon is presenting refreshed version of its entry level dSLR camera D40X.
Main improvements are around used imaging sensor, Nikon D40X is using 10Mpix sensor, now with lower initial ISO setting now ISO100 ( comparing to ISO 200 on the D40 ), also the image processing was the target of changes resulting speeding up burst mode. New Nikon D40X can shoot up to 3fps comparing to D40 max 2.5fps.
It's obvious that with this improvements in the entry level dSLR class Nikon is trying to overtake the throne from strong competition. Canon is leading the entry level dSLR market from the presentation of the EOS-300D up to nowadays and EOS-400D. Perhaps this is the right step in that direction if we know that the announced price for new D40X is $729.95 body only, and $799.95 in kit with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Nikkor zoom lens.


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Mercer University's Master of Science program in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling prepares candidates to provide rehabilitation services aimed at helping individuals with disabilities to achieve their maximum potential. This program empowers individuals to make informed choices, to help individuals achieve positive mental health, and to maximize opportunities for economic independence.
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There is a history of women playing classic male Shakespearean roles; in the past few years, parts stretching from Hamlet and Julius Caesar to Prospero and Richard III have been taken on by a range of actresses at British theatres, from Maxine Peake at the Manchester Royal Exchange to Harriet Walter for the Donmar Warehouse. The part of King Lear, however, has remained almost resolutely male.
There are exceptions, of course. In 1990, an 80-year-old Marianne Hope played Lear in a production directed by Robert Wilson. Kathryn Hunter took on the role in 1997, earning mixed reviews for her portrayal. Yet, despite these notable performances, the concept is still treated as a novelty at best, and an 'absurdity' (as Hope herself pointed out) at worst. Glenda Jackson's appearance in the role for Deborah Warner's new production for the Old Vic, then, is doubly remarkable; not only is Jackson adding her name to the female Lear canon, but the production is the actress and politician's first stage role in 25 years. As a result, Jackson's casting has generated some serious theatrical buzz, with all eyes on her to see how she handles the quintessential older male role. As soon as Jackson strides onto the stage, however, voice cracking like a whip as she calls her daughters to order, the casting choice seems anything but absurd.


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From Stonehenge to the mills of the Industrial Revolution, and from Norman castles to the site of the first TV transmission: in each generation, a small number of exceptional places mark and celebrate human architectural achievement, define an era, mark an important struggle or push new ideas to the limit. It is appropriate and necessary to make careful decisions about the future of these places and their protection.
Identifying heritage through designation:
Listed Buildings Conservation Areas The Schedule of Monuments The Register of Parks and Gardens The Register of Historic Battlefields Protected Sea Wreck Sites World Heritage Sites
Listing helps us acknowledge and understand our shared history. It marks and celebrates a building's special architectural and historic interest, and also brings it under the consideration of the planning system so that some thought will be taken about its future. The listings of buildings are designated under Grades:
- Grade I buildings are of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important. Just 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I.
- Grade II* buildings are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 5.5% of listed buildings are Grade II*.
- Grade II buildings are nationally important and of special interest. 92% of all listed buildings are in this class and it is the most likely grade of listing for a home owner.
There are about 380 protected examples of Heritage in the Borough, though being a landlocked area, no sea wreck sites nor have we a World Heritage Site, yet!
- 3 Grade I, (0.8%) two Churches and a Hall
- 23 Grade II* (6.0%) of which eleven are Churches, the remainder are mostly Halls, Manor or Farm houses
Examples across the Borough
Listed below is a selection illustrating the wide variety that is currently protected in addition to the couple of hundred buildings.
Twenty-six churches/chapels; four inns/pubs; a pigeon house, two each of dovecotes, pigsties, and stables; three castles, a barracks, war memorial and numerous memorials to celebrities of yore; two garden seats and sundials; a blast furnace; numerous canal bridges, locks, and the Harcastle Tunnels' portals; five schools; twenty-six mileposts; two beloved K6 red telephone kiosks; the first veterinary surgery in England (at least); the Town Centre icons of the Queen Victoria statue, Market Cross and The Guildhall, together with the most recent construction the Lancaster Buildings that are currently undergoing a major refurbishment.


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Paul Prudhomme's Seasoned America
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What kept this book from being a "10"? I like to have a little more background about the author and the recipes in my cookbooks. One short paragraph about a recipe is just not enough to satisfy my reading tooth.
If you can handle the calories, then there is nothing wrong with the recipes in the book. In fact they are delicions and the directions are clear and concise. For my own cooking I cut the fats by at least 50% and reduce the broths and stocks a bit to concentrate the rest of the flavours in the dish.
This book is the reason why my freezer always has bones and blocks of broth and stock.
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Last year before Greenbuild in Chicago, one of America's best architecture critics, Blair Kamin, wrote the introduction to Chicago for GreenSource Magazine. So I was pretty nervous when I was asked to write this year's introduction to Toronto; That is a very tough act to follow. It was a very difficult article to write, trying to make Toronto exciting, interesting and green right at the time when our new Mayor was ripping up bike lanes and trying to ram Ferris Wheels and monorails down our throats.
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Buildup To Greenbuild: A Waterfront Of Broken Dreams
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