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As I wrote Dark Triumph, I wanted to be sure and populate the book with some of the colorful characters from the Middle Ages that I had come across in my research, and yet it had to feel organic to the story and not wedged in there.
As Sybella and the wounded knight were racing through the countryside, trying to escape pursuit, I had to do some serious thinking as to who they would actually run in to, and of those people, who would help, who would hinder, and who would turn them in in a heartbeat for a reward. Since they would need to slip into the forest to evade capture, I decided to draw from those who lived in the forests or obtained their livelihood from the woods, and settled upon a group of charcoal burners.
Oddly, it is often the outcasts in society who are most accepting of other outcasts. Their very disenfranchisement sometimes makes them more willing to challenge the status quo or thumb their nose at rigid authority. While charcoal burners were not (probably) true outcasts, they did keep to themselves somewhat, confined by their livelihood to dwelling in forests and tending their charcoal fires rather than living in cities or villages.
In the middle ages, one of the most efficient fuels at the time was charcoal. Coal itself was rare and difficult to mine with their technology, but charcoal could be made through the slow burning of wood, then stopping the process before the wood was fully burned to ash. Charcoal burning was a tricky thing, requiring fairly esoteric knowledge of how to build the fire pits just so, how to pile the wood so it wouldn't burn too quickly, and how to read the smoke to discern when the charcoal was ready. There were a number of occupational hazards, primarily involving collapsed fire pits and burns. It was also an occupation full of hazard, for a stray spark or ember could start a conflagration in minutes.
As I continued to research charcoal burners, I came across a curious mention of the Carbonnari, a branch of Italian charcoal burners. They started off as a guild, as many medieval trades did, and developed into an organization or brotherhood similar to Freemansons, only with their charcoal burning trade being at the center of their rituals and organizations. While their organization and political involvement was most evident in 19th century Italy, it is believed the groups' origins began in the middle ages. When I learned they had a French counterpart called the Charbonnerie, I knew I'd found my outcasts.
As a writer, a dozen questions immediately went off in my mind. Who were they? What would compel them to become political and engage themselves in the affairs of the kingdom? How would they make those decisions? And, most importantly in a world populated with patron saints, whom would they worship?
Any deviation from normal church doctrine in the middle ages was rigorously opposed, so it made sense to me that they would worship someone not approved by the church, one of the older gods who'd not make the transition to patron saint.
Dovetailing nicely with this was my personal fascination with the concept of the Black Madonna. There are various theories for the origin of the Black Madonna, whether it was simply the color of Jesus and Mary's skin before Renaissance artists reimagined them as fair skinned and blonde, or an origin that spoke to possible African roots. There is some speculation that the huge popularity of the cult of the Virgin Mary in the middle ages was a redirecting of earlier earth/mother goddess worship.
But interestingly, over the years I'd also run into mentions of the Black Artemis, rumored to have been worshipped by the Amazons, or Black Demeter, the aspect of the earth goddess when she was in deep mourning for her daughter Persephone. I took all those threads and swirled them around until I had the Dark Matrona, the unsanctioned aspect of Dea Matrona, the former earth goddess now patron saint. I decided that her darkness would be of a more spiritual nature, not unlike the Egyptian god Osiris, for in the Egyptian pantheon, black was not only the color of the underworld, but regeneration as the rich dark silt from the Nile river allowed them to grow their crops each year, and so black was also the color of regeneration, which dovetailed nicely with the book's themes of finding hope in the darkness.
~ Originally used as part of the Dark Triumph blog tour at jennadoesbooks.com~
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Like so many opportunities to make money online, this sounds way too good to be true: share your opinion about some random topic, and make hundreds of bucks for doing it.
Though you should exercise caution whenever you respond to one of those survey site ads, it is possible to make enough money to be worth your while. The key is finding reputable sites with proven track records. Mind you, this probably isn't going to help you quit your day job, but if you're looking for a way to supplement your income, it could be a good option.
Find a Reputable Site
There are sites that will pay you for your opinions, but there are more places that are simply operating scams. Make sure you thoroughly research the company before signing on with them.
Do a search using the name of the company and "scam" before you move forward to make sure there haven't been any complaints to the Better Business Bureau or other sites.
If the company asks you to provide money upfront, claiming they need it to get you on the payroll or some other flimsy excuse, walk away. Do not deal further with this company. It is a scam, and they will not pay you.
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Many of these sites pay a small amount of money for taking a survey. Five dollars is certainly worth it for a survey that takes five or ten minutes. But for one that takes a half hour or more, it's definitely not.
Ascertain beforehand whether the money that you will be paid is worth the time that you'll be spending. Skip any that require you to do research or prep work on your own time.
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Some sites, like Lightspeed Panel, pay in points instead of cash. Though at first you may be leery of trying a program like this, it can be beneficial. For one thing, you can often keep the product that they ask you to test, which is a great bargain if it's a product you're going to give a good review to.
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Some survey sites do offer legitimate survey opportunities, but you have to sift through the sweepstakes and other contest offers that they will email you as well. The key is to look through the emails carefully and determine whether they are worth your time to answer.
Sometimes a sweepstakes can be worth it if the prize is good and it doesn't take long to fill out. But if it's a long and involved survey, skip it. Your minutes are better spent answering one that will definitely earn you dough.
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On this blog you will hear me talk about sadhana a lot. It is basically a dedicated(hopefully daily) spiritual practice, specifically a yogic practice, especially emphasized in kundalini yoga.
A traditional sadhana as taught by Yogi Bhajan is done in the ambrosial hours(before the sun rises). It includes chanting, meditation, pranayama (breathwork) and at least one kriya that is repeated daily for a period of time, hopefully to mastery. A cold shower before yoga is recommended.
It's a great way to begin each day. Sadhana can be done with a group (and is great that way) or alone.
Most Kundalini Yoga teacher trainings will require sadhana practice. I fell in love with Sadhana during my teacher training. Yoga festivals (such as 3HO Solstices, Sat Nam Fest, Wanderlust, etc.) also have sadhana. Many yoga centers in big cities also have sadhana, though the hours are usually not the traditional hours (4-6:30am). Sadhana classes are often free or by donation. It is usually a more relaxed, meditative and atmospheric class than regular yoga class, but there can be a portion that is a work-out.
If you're doing sadhana on your own, in private, it's important to have a good location in which to practice. You can however do sadhana at whatever time works best for you. If you're not experienced I'd recommend sticking to a sadhana organized or recommended for you by a yoga or spiritual teacher. If you are experienced, feel free to experiment.
My sadhana has at times consisted of transformational (reichian) breathwork and ecstatic yogic dance, along with chanting and meditation. At other times I would do traditional kundalini yoga warm-ups, pranayama, a couple of kriyas, meditation and chanting. Sometimes I split my sadhana into morning and evening. Doing just an hour in the morning of meditating with music and doing a very simple (non-noisy) kriya, usually spinal kriya, so as not to disturb others sleeping, and reserving my energy to move with force and ability to chant loudly for my evening sadhana.
For more information about setting up your own Sadhana practice, check out this article. Sadhana Q & A with Yogi Bhajan
For Kundalini Yoga and spiritual practice advice check out Siri Mera Kaur, where you can sign up for a free "Bliss Path E-course" to get you started on the yogic path.
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- Class of the Week – Perfect for Beginners or Recapturing that Beginner's Mind (theapproximateyogi.com)


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SID 2012 Fairs: Large TV screens displayed videos on how to make reports to the Safer Internet Hotline and how to request help from the Safer Internet Helpline as well as TV spots related to Safer Internet. The events were broadcasted live by the CyBC national radio station. The fairs took place at MyMaLL Limassol on the 7th of February 2012 and at the Mall of Cyprus, Nicosia on the 11th of February 2012. During the event in Nicosia, students of the theatrical school Satirical performed mini-theatrical shows (invisible theatre) on cases like internet addiction, cyber bullying, etc. The mini theatrical shows were a great success as they attracted the public to the area of performance were they had the chance to talk to our representatives and receive leaflets and other informational material. The shows have been recorded and are available for viewing online here
Microsoft Booklet on Safer Internet: The booklet that was prepared by Microsoft, Young Volunteers and CyberEthics was disseminated at schools (1000 booklets) from June 2011 to September 2011. In the current reporting period the booklets have been distributed to all events that took place.
Series of Facebook workshops for parents with their children: Utilizing on the results of EU Kids Online, PCCPWC and CNTI have arranged in collaboration with the Youth Board of Cyprus to organize a series of workshops in all cities, using hands-on experience to train parents with their children how to use Facebook safely. All participants in the training receive the Facebook guide that has been translated by the Greek Safer Internet Centre as well as an information leaflet of the Helpline.
Peer Coaches with Microsoft and Young Volunteers: The Cyberethics team in collaboration with Microsoft Cyprus and Young Volunteers realized that the most effective way of reaching children and parents on issues of internet safety is to train some trainers among the student population. In this first effort, young children will be trained on internet safety issues, and they in turn will be responsible to educate other students and/or their parents on these issues.
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Cyprus Neuroscience & Technology Institute5 Promitheos, 1065 Nicosia, CyprusTel: +357 22873820, 22445288Fax: +357 22873821Websites: www.cnti.org.cy, www.cyberethics.info
SID 2012 Conference: Relying on the success of previous years on the SID Conference, the Consortium agreed to organize it once again focusing on connecting generations. Experts in the field were invited in the conference and the event attracted wide media attention as well as lots of participants (750 participants in total).
SID 2012 Video Competition: In order to actively engage youth in the Safer Internet cause and this year's theme on 'Connecting Generations' a video competition has been planned and implemented so as to empower young people to 'learn by doing'. Teams of students were invited to create a 3 minute video through which they were required to search, learn and be creative about internet safety. The competition was a success and the Consortium considers planning more competitions for the years to come that can have a direct impact on children.
Safer Internet Training: From January until March 2012 an extensive training has been put into motion targeting computer technicians, sociologists, psychologists and more specifically different governmental bodies, in order to train them on how to handle the Helpline in order to work as an operator and/or promote safer internet at their departments. The presentations of the training can be found online here
Going DigITal Europe-wide: European e-Skills Week 2012 highlights the continuing demand for skilled ICT users and professionals to drive a competitive and innovative Europe. This exciting campaign seeks to inform students, young professionals and SMEs about the range of opportunities that ICT-related jobs present.
Building on the success of the e-Skills Week 2010, this year's campaign will deliver an array of training events, conferences, competitions and activities across more than 30 European countries, culminating in a dedicated European e-Skills Week from 26 – 30 March 2012.
Insafe's First International Conference - Promoting Internet Safety Globally: Connecting Generations (14, 15 & 16 May 2012):
The Conference will provide a platform to:
Highlight cutting-edge research and trends emerging in the virtual arena;
Showcase, learn and exchange the good practice of Safer Internet Centres, Insafe's 'third country' Safer Internet Day (SID) Committees, Industry, academic and other partners across Europe to improve the safety of users;
Debate and investigate new challenges and solutions;
Take stock of the current situation as seen by young people, teachers and youth workers, psychologists, Insafe and Safer Internet Centres, and third country Safer Internet Day Committees, and with this information open meaningful and proactive lines of action for the road ahead;
Emerge from the Conference with the best ways to leverage the support of older generations across different cultures, sharing and using the knowledge and experience gained by research partners in Safer Internet Centres, National Awareness Centres and Insafe's 'third country' SID Committees;
Discuss and action how to pass the safety message baton to younger generations, so they can help their elders know more about current and future technology;
Gain momentum on better developing the resilience of young users so that they can better benefit from the huge array of opportunities the internet offers them socially, culturally, and educationally.


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The Glovers go into a hectic Christmas schedule at the foot of npower League One and need six points to move out of the relegation zone.
"It seems that wherever I go there are always positive comments," Skiverton told thisissomerset.co.uk. "There are always one or two fans who tell me to pull my finger out.
"I have had it once or twice when an old man has come up to me in ASDA and said `you'd better pull your finger out Skiverton'.
"You take that on the chin and at the end of the day it is because people care.
"They are not being abusive, they just want their club to do well. You have got to take constructive criticism for what it is and I am all for it."


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UPDATE: Judge Wilcox dropped the harassment charges filed by Smithfield Twp. supervisors against Carolyn Knapp on the account that the charges were reported privately by public officials, without a vote or discussion during a public meeting.
by Joshua B. Pribanic, Editor-in-Chief, Public Herald
this story is part 2 of 6 in the INVISIBLE HAND series
Rose Marie Grzinzic is neighbor to the "Lamb's Farm Storage Facility," a fracking wastewater site known locally as the "tank farm." It's one of 28 WMGR123 permits issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the north central region and allows roughly 40 yellow trailers to hold up to 756,000 gallons of wastewater produced by Chesapeake Appalachia above-ground for the next six years.
Directly downhill from the storage facility, Rose Marie has a pond where she and her sister have stocked fish. It's where her grandchildren and great-grandchildren swim.
"Shear the top of the hill off, that dump site is parallel with my pond," Grzinzic says. "There is a possibility of a leak somewhere — I don't like it. My daughter already moved out with her two children because she worked for Chesapeake and she drove a freshwater truck. She told me, regardless of how careful you are, you deposit or pick up anything off that truck, it leaks."
In April, nine concerned residents, including Grzinzic, filed an appeal to the DEP permit, as detailed in a previous Public Herald report.
At 78 and on full-time oxygen, Grzinzic says she can't make it out to the township meetings to comment about the appeal, or down to Williamsport for a deposition with Chesapeake's lawyers. So she gave a letter to Carolyn Knapp, from neighboring Ulster Township, to take to the Smithfield board that designated Knapp as her representative at public meetings.
"I just can't sit and do nothing about it. This is my home," Grzinzic says. "We bought nightcrawlers for the kids to feed to the fish, because they're pets, and now we're going to lose that too."
But when Knapp presented the letter from Grzinzic to the supervisors at the October Smithfield Twp. meeting during public comment, supervisor Russel Burkett refused to allow Knapp to speak, stating that she's not a taxpaying resident of Smithfield. Knapp and Burkett made emotional exchanges, and Knapp informed him she had a legal standing to speak.
In a video obtained by Public Herald from a resident at the meeting, Burkett can be heard exclaiming, "You will leave the meeting right now… as long as you're here the meeting is adjourned."
Another person at the meeting states, "I want to speak for her," when Burkett says, "Well, I'm sorry. As long as you're here [meaning Knapp] the meeting is adjourned."
Knapp retreats in reaction to the resident, "I will be quiet, but read that [pointing to the letter]." She's quickly silenced by Burkett, "You're out! Get out, right now! You're done."
"I won't. I won't get out," Knapp sharply responded. Burkett then made a motion to adjourn and the meeting ended. Two residents with the appeal group approached the supervisors table, but the confrontation continued.
Burkett: "You are not a resident, and you are not a taxpayer. And you are asked to stand down, and you can leave."
Knapp: "I am a taxpayer of the Commonweatlh [repeated]! And I am a taxpayer of the Athens school district."
Burkett: "You're going to follow protocol or you're going to leave. And if you don't the meeting is adjourned."
Knapp: "You don't follow protocol, I'm not going to follow protocol!"
Burkett: "Well then, you're going to be removed by the state police. That's the next step."
Days after this exchange, Knapp received a letter in the mail summoning her to appear in court for criminal harassment charges filed by the Smithfield Twp. supervisors: Russel Burkett, Jacqueline Kingsley and John Allford. The charges stated Knapp acted "with no legitimate purpose" and had acted the same in previous meetings.
However, in a video of the May 2014 Smithfield meeting recorded by Public Herald, the supervisors can be heard giving Knapp permission to speak on behalf of Grzinzic. Knapp holds up the letter in the May video and asks, "So, is that permissible?" — referring to her right to speak — and Burkett responds, "Sure. Yeah, absolutely."
Furthermore, the supervisors can be heard agreeing to allow Knapp five minutes to speak if she signed up on the agenda.
The harassment charge later filed by the supervisors states that it was "necessary" to adjourn the meeting due to Knapp's "outrageous conduct." But the video recording sent to Public Herald shows Knapp retreating from comment after a resident stands up to speak on her behalf. Burkett then adjourns the meeting because Knapp wouldn't leave the building.
In a phone call with presiding Judge Jonathon Wilcox, who'll be hearing the harassment case, if found guilty, Knapp could face 90 days in jail or a fine up to $300.
When asked about the charges during a phone call Supervisor Burkett would not answer questions but did refer Public Herald to the township solicitor, who was not present at the October meeting. He could not recall another time in his position when harassment charges were filed against someone attending Smithfield Twp. meetings.
Open Meeting Open for Debate
"The Sunshine Act in Pennsylvania allows local agencies to limit public comment to residents and taxpayers. However, there is still the first amendment to consider," says Melissa Melewsky of the Media Law Counsel for the Pennsylvania News Media Association. "But arguably, public comment at a public meeting would be considered a public forum for first amendment purposes; under that, the right to speak is considerable."
Melewsky is not aware of any case where criminal charges were brought against public comment and a ruling was made based on first amendment rights. "I'm aware of other cases where people have been cited criminally for making comment, but ultimately those charges were dismissed."
According to the Sunshine Act, the question for a judge would be whether or not the agency, in this case the municipality, is acting reasonably by prohibiting public comment or participation at an open meeting.
For Knapp, her legal standing to speak at the request of a resident who's unable to do so could be protected.
"The power of attorney in Pennsylvania statutes allows somebody to use an executed document to act on someone's behalf," says attorney John Smith, who currently represents the Kiskadden family in southwestern Pennsylvania on a drinking water contamination case resulting from fracking wastewater.
"When you have a project on a municipal boundary line that's going to affect the other municipality's residents, are you telling me they're shut out of the process? Pennsylvania law looks at whether you're an aggrieved or an affected landowner," and this, according to Smith, dictates whether a nonresident can speak on those issues.
"Because I pay taxes and the township benefits from it, the township should allow me to speak," Knapp told Public Herald. "Because of what they're doing at that facility, I believe it has the potential of contaminating waterways in our state, so why shouldn't I speak about it?"
During a meeting in September, time was allowed for a supervisor from another township to speak. "Other people get to talk about these things because they're so-called experts," Stedge says. "We have a title after our name, too: it's C-I-T-I-Z-E-N." The supervisors stated that the visitor was a 'professional' and legally could be given time to speak at the meeting.
"This kind of situation, the resident vs. non-resident, creates significant first amendment issues. It's not a rule," said Melewsky. "The law doesn't say an agency has to limit to residents and taxpayers. They can if they want. An agency can allow anyone to speak, it's unusual for them to say 'you're not a resident, you don't have the opportunity to speak here.'"
Carol French, who works with Knapp on the Smithfield appeal, recalls trying to argue in a previous meeting that her standing for a seat in the state House of Representatives qualified her as an 'expert' or a fellow official, but the supervisors rejected her request. "I don't want to ever find myself asking a question and then getting slapped with charges. What they're trying to say is don't interfere and don't ask questions."
Pennsylvania Sunshine Act Protocol
In April, Smithfield Township Supervisors filed their own appeal with DEP — alongside the residents' appeal — which they then withdrew by a unanimous vote five months later at their September meeting. That vote occurred only a few hours after the three supervisors toured the Lamb's Farm Storage Facility with officials from Chesapeake and Lamb family members.
"I guess it played a part," Kingsley says, when asked whether the unannounced and private tour affected the township's decision to drop their appeal. The supervisors were satisfied with what they saw at the storage site, which had no wastewater at the time.
The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act says that whenever a quorum of public officials deliberate — defined as "the discussion of agency business for making a decision" — by protocol, the meeting must be public and notice should be posted.
Whether the Smithfield supervisors violated the Sunshine Act is a question that would have to be determined by a judge, says Kim de Bourbon, executive director of the Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition.
"Boards are kind of free to ignore the Sunshine Act until you're willing to take them to court," de Bourbon says.
The Smithfield supervisors maintain they withdrew their appeal because no questions were offered by residents, despite township meetings in April and May where several residents asked questions about the wastewater site. In fact, so many questions were asked at the meeting in April that it prompted the supervisors to motion for the appeal in the first place.
"The major thing that affected our decision [to withdraw] was we had gone with the appeal to get questions answered, in May I believe, and in that length of time we didn't have any questions," Kingsley said.
The supervisors left out a tablet at the township office for questions, which by September had one comment on it from Richard Stedge, one of the private appellants. In recordings by Public Herald of those meetings, the supervisors never stated that the township's appeal would not proceed if questions were not written on the tablet.
"They said they appealed to find out information," Stedge says. "If you appeal to DEP, and then decide to go with Chesapeake to the site, and then come back and tell your people everything is fine and you're dropping the appeal — that left a lot of questions in our minds."
The supervisors say they assuaged any concerns by asking consultant Greg Myers, of DMS Environmental Services about the WGMR123 permit issued to Chesapeake. Myers said the process contained nothing out of the ordinary. The 564-page permit Myers referred to has been scanned by Public Herald and is available for review at the #fileroom.
"When this facility came through it didn't raise any red flags," Kingsley told Public Herald. "Yes, they're storing frackwaters. The same waters that are all coming up on the same wells that are being drilled and fracked in this township and no one has ever said a word. Our understanding it will be stored temporarily."
The permit allows for wastewater storage for up to six years.
Kingsley told Public Herald that more drilling activity is expected to return to her township: "Maybe they want this water to be available locally to frack these wells," she says. "I'm far more in favor of recycling dirty water than using that much more fresh water."
In a township where, Kingsley estimates, 90 to 95% of people have gas leases, the supervisors' approach is to stay out of the way.
"Everybody wants their personal freedoms until they get in a bind and now they want the government responsible," she says. "You can't have it both ways."
Kingsley expressed to Public Herald that residents exaggerate dangers such as radiation. "We had one gentleman who said these things have radiation levels beyond all radiation levels. I think that's just an expression. They're just throwing things out there. And we can't base our decisions on people just throwing out these assertions."
However, a recent Duke University study found that radiation levels in fracking wastewater from the Marcellus shale are in fact far above regulated levels, even when treated. And the permit file for the storage facility clearly states that the site will be exposed to waste with radiation.
Experts or not, the concerned citizens are not just "whiny people," French says. "They've done a lot of digging, a lot of research of this. These residents are very qualified to ask these questions."
Money Talks
Residents of Smithfield Twp. see the supervisors' position as 'hands off' when it comes to environmental issues that can affect neighbors. But when it comes to money matters, more than one supervisor has taken up the fight.
Most recently, Burkett is the lead plaintiff named on an arbitration suit filed in September 2013 to stop Chesapeake from taking company costs out of landowners' royalty checks.
For Grzinzic, knowing what she knows now about the industry, the storage of potentially radioactive waste next to her home makes her fear for her grandchildren's lives, which are priceless.
Melissa Troutman and Josh Brokaw contributed to this report. Follow them both on twitter: @melissat22 and @JDBROKAW.


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New iPad Event tipped for October 21st
This morning the next iPad has been tipped to be coming at an Apple Event that'll be taking place on the 21st of October. This places the event just one day away from last year's event which took place on the 22nd of October. Like clockwork, Apple is ready to bring on their next generation.


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Nestled on the banks of the Albemarle Sound in a remote part of eastern North Carolina lies the small town of Edenton. Incorporated in 1722, Edenton was the first capital of colonial North Carolina and as such has a rich history dating back to its early days as a maritime seaport of pre-Revolutionary War America.
Given the age of some of the historical homes and buildings in Edenton, not to mention that there are graveyards with graves dating to the early 1700's, its not hard to believe, in fact, it's almost expected that Edenton is haunted by the restless souls of its past.
On a recent visit to the town with my wife we had the opportunity to see firsthand evidence of the presence of one of Edenton's many colonial ghosts.
Edenton has several very old homes that have been painstakingly restored to their previous glory. One of these is the Cupola House. Built in 1758 and occupied for 141 years by the Dickinson Family, the Cupola House now stands empty, and can be toured by appointment.
When my wife and I toured the house on a guided tour, we found out, along with the rest of our group, that we were not necessarily the only people in the house.
While taking us through the Cupola House, our tour guide rather nonchalantly pointed to the bed in one of the upstairs bedrooms and explained that a ghost routinely sits at the foot of the bed. On the edge of the bed we could see an indentation in the mattress. It looked exactly like what one would expect to see if someone had been sitting at the foot of the bed.
Keep in mind that the beds in the house have period-correct goose feather mattresses covered with handmade quilts. They wrinkle easily and the mattresses, which are basically just big bags of feathers, do not recover easily from being sat down on like today's mattresses.
Our guide explained that no matter what anyone does to the mattress and quilt during the day that the indentation will always return by the next morning. There are several volunteers that routinely unlock the house and dust the furniture and they all report the same thing – when they clean the house and smooth out the quilt on the bed, the indentation always returns once the house is locked up and left for the night.
It is believed that a dying child once occupied the bedroom, and that the ghost of the child's mother now returns to sit at the edge of the bed to grieve. It is believed that it is her ghost that causes the indentation in the sheets. None of the other beds in the house are affected by this bedside ghost.
So if you're in the mood to stroll the sidewalks of a quaint little town full of history, I highly recommend a visit to Edenton. You can take a boat ride along the historic shoreline of the town, as well as a trolley ride through the tree-lined streets. And don't forget to take the walking tour, which includes a visit to the Cupola House where you will be able to see the evidence of the bedside ghost of Edenton with your own eyes.


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signed first edition Hardcover
1979 · New York
by Pullman, Philip
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1979. First American edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 287pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/4 white cloth with mustard yellow paper over boards, and a gilt stamped title on the backstrip. The spine is rolled, the spine ends are bumped, and the front board is a bit splayed. In a dust jacket, with only minor shelf wear. A first U.S. edition of Pullman's second novel. Signed by Philip Pullman on the title page. (Inventory #: 48774)


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text: It's over. Jennifer Esposito and that cutey, Bradley Cooper. Esposito filed for divorce on Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. Esposito is seeking spousal support and requests that the court deny any financial support for Cooper. She's also asking that he pay her legal fees. A rep for Esposito said in a statement on Wednesday: "Jennifer Esposito has filed for divorce. She asks that you respect her privacy at this time." Cindy Guagenti, a rep for Cooper, said in another statement: "The divorce was mutual and they've been separated for quite a while." After only 4 months of marriage and just about a year of dating, and she's suing for spousal support?? He totally cheated on her, don't you think??? http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20037538,00.html


text: It's been hard to figure out what to say. I sit in a place of privilege. But as someone who wants a better world for her sons, who believes that God is love and did not create beautiful people of different races so we could hate each other, who graduated from the University of Virginia


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We've got fantastic news about one of Ellie's upcoming projects! Today during the D23 Expo 2017, Disney announced that The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, in which Ellie plays Louise, will be released in theaters on November 2, 2018! A preview of the movie was also shown, however it has not yet been released with the exception of a slogan: "The tale you know has a dark side." The Hollywood Reporter wrote a piece on the movie and the presentaton at D23 Expo 2017, which you can read bellow!
Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms will be gifted to audiences next year.
The live-action remake will hit theaters on Nov. 2, 2018, the studio announced during its D23 Expo. The holiday film takes the previously-announced release date for the live-action Mulan remake, and will open opposite Fox's action movie Dark Phoenix and an unnamed Paramount film.
Directed by Lasse Hallstrom from a script by Ashleigh Powell, the new version is based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann. The Christmastime-set story centers on a young girl named Clara whose favorite toy, a Nutcracker, comes alive and takes her away to a magical kingdom inhabited by dolls. The tale inspired the famous ballet that featured one of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's most iconic compositions.
Interstellar actress Mackenzie Foy stars as Clara, while Misty Copeland plays the lead ballerina. Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and Matthew Macfadyen are also among the cast.
At D23, Disney previewed the holiday film with visually-dazzling clips that showed off the cinematography of director of photography Linus Sandgren (Oscar winner for La La Land) and production design by two-time Oscar nominated Guy Hendrix Dyas. The segment also previewed some of the dance moves, with a performance by Lil Buck.


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It was just a game, right? None of this was real. These tears...these A.I.s weren't real, were they? They weren't experiencing death...right?
The world around me was breaking down as I stood amongst the A.I.s at the Sunken Mall. I observed how the beloved characters cried and looked on the impending doom, accepting their fate. Was this part of their coding?
Of course it is, half my brain shouted as I watched Bubbles hug Mojo tightly. Don't be stupid, it's just a game! The developers are letting you experience the end of the game!
But, the other half countered sadly. This isn't just a game. It's their life.
I shook my head at that notion. A game having a life? Absurd. But...
"Is this really the end Double-D?"
I paid attention to the three Ed's conversation. The three were huddled close to one another, seeking out protection from each other. Double-D looked the most composed. Eddy looked numbed. Ed looked sad. It was quite strange to see such reactions on their faces, considering how out of character it looked. Maybe they were glitching, or perhaps it was coded that way for this part of the game?
Or maybe they're experiencing impending death, my brain said, to which I waved off.
"Yes, Ed," Double-D answered with a resigned sigh. He began to pat Ed's head, the only way to keep the taller boy calm in such a dire situation. "I'm afraid it is."
"After so long," Eddy whispered.
"But why Double-D?" Ed asked, sounding so sad and lost.
Double-D looked like he had choked on a sob, because he released a rather choppy,
"I don't know why."
"This isn't fair!" a voice cried angrily.
I turned my attention to Ben Tennyson. Amongst the other A.I.s he stood as the angriest. He wasn't sad like the others; he looked down right upset.
"How can they turn their backs on us after our dedication to them! Haven't we given them everything!?" Ben continued.
"You know there's nothing we can do," Max responded, trying to calm his nephew down. "We served our purpose."
"That's not right!" Ben argued.
"We know Ben," Gwen responded sadly. "But there's nothing we can do."
"But what about the Users?!" Rex argued, standing up for his friend. He seemed angry as well. "Can't they help?"
"No," Six responded stoically, probably the most composed character of them all. "There's nothing they can do. They're in this with us as well."
"It's still not right," Lance snapped as he stood protectively over Octus and Ilana.
"I wish we could have had more time," Numbuh Three spoke up sadly from where she sat on the ground.
"I hadn't even resurrected my master," Demongo said mournfully.
"I never got a date," Johnny mourned from where he sat by Coop, who said, "I never got to salvage Megas."
"I didn't get to jam with my band," Ace responded numbly, from where he stood with an arm wrapped around a stoic Buttercup's shoulders.
"There is much we had left to accomplish," Jack said sagely.
"But we weren't given the chance," DeeDee mourned as she held Mandark and Dexter in a hug.
"The odds were against us," Computress commented.
Courage whimpered sadly, burying his face in Juniper's shoulders.
"We were new too," Finn, beside the Adventure Time characters, Chowder, and Flapjack, spoke up.
"We had so much to offer," Johnny Test said as he was petting Dukey.
"When the Future left, it was a sign," Grim commented sadly.
A building crashed somewhere close, but my main focus was on the characters who were mourning the future they could have had.
At the life, my mind said. At the life they could of had.
"Will we ever come back?" Eduardo asked, whimpering and crying.
Frankie was beside him, rubbing circles on his back to calm him down while Mr. Herriman looked over the residences of the House sadly. Even Cheese was silent, holding onto Mac just as Bloo was.
"No," Drew said weakly as she sat with Zak's head in her lap. She was stroking her fingers through his hair. "No, we're not coming back."
The Sunken Mall suddenly cracked, and began to split open. The characters' eyes widened; they knew this was the end. The world below them was crumbling, and even I stepped back several times from the cracks. I looked around and realized it was getting ready for a big drop; the game was going to drop itself at one entire moment. The characters seemed aware of this as well, and they just looked on with resignation. This was it...
"There's only one thing we can do," T.O.M. spoke out, clear and calm.
...this was the end...
"And what's that?" Hoss Delgado asked.
...After so long...
"Stay gold."
...it's over...
I along with the character fell after his words, and I heard myself scream with the other characters as we fell into the bottomless pit. As we fell, I saw Double-D, who had been separated from his best friends, reaching out to me. Compelled by his look of fear, I reached out for him as we fell.
My eyes flew open, and I threw my helmet off of me. My heart was pounding, as I reached for something solid. "GAME OVER" was flashing on the visor lens. Taking deep breaths, I looked over to the computer screen it was linked up to, and saw that the entire page was gone. That was it. Game over. No more FusionFall.
I looked down at my hand, the one that reached out to Double-D, and I felt a tear escape as I remember the faces of them all. Jack...T.O.M...Dexter...Blossom...They were all gone. They were...they were...
"Dead," I muttered out loud as another tear escaped. "Dead. Dead." More tears fell as I began to sob hysterically. "They're dead! They're dead! They're gone! They're dead!"
I fell to my knees and cried. Why...why were they dead? Why were their lives taken from them? Why wasn't there another option? Why couldn't they have lived?!
When did the game gain a live to have? I thought as I cried.
It had always had a life, my mind responded back. You just didn't see it til now.


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5 Ways Adobe XD will Make Your Clients Happy
- Brad Gillis
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- Sunday, March 27, 2016
Adobe XD is an All-In-One solution for UX designers to prototype web designs and mobile apps.
With Adobe XD, you can take your creative ideas from concept to professional layout in minutes.
If you are into web development then you really should take this software for a serious spin around the block.
I know you're saying "Oh no, not another frustrating software system to learn!"
Adobe XD could not be easier to learn! It has a minimal and intuitive interface that is super easy to master.
Yes, you can master it in minutes. It really is that easy. With a Zero Learning Curve, it is hard not to like this new software.
It has a fast and fluid interface that is so sleek that to get up to speed with the features it is as easy as click and drag.
If that is not enough to get you started then let me list some reasons why you need to rethink it and give it a real try.
1. Adobe XD now allows you to directly involve your client in the design process.
You can share a movie preview of your prototype design along with any interactions or animations to get client feedback.
2. Collaborating with your client can lead to new ideas and markets. Remember, "Two Heads are Better than One."
3. Letting the customer into the design process builds bonds and strengthens brand loyalty. No need to leave your client in the dark.
4. A fully integrated process in the workflow that seamlessly involves your client cuts production time and cost. Early review helps you minimize the time to align your design with the client's expectations.
5. Shows your client how the user design interacts with the customer.
Adobe XD may be the poster child for user-driven technology. It was designed from the ground up with the user in mind and it shows in the slick interface.
Adobe made it a collaborative effort between the design team and 1000's of pre-release beta testers to ensure it had a winning design.
The result is a bold and agile piece of design software that is sure to gain momentum in the design community.
One of the big advantages of using Adobe XD is its ability to seamlessly integrate with Photoshop and Illustrator. These are both big names in the design arena. Using those Photoshop and Illustrator assets is as simple as copy and paste into the program.
UX Design has become a critical factor in producing great design work. Adobe stated that their online Behance community found that" interaction design grew 52% in 2015."
Adobe has now made it incredibly easy for designers to include it in the design process without 3rd party apps.
This is a Preview Release and it already has a lot of great features so it is ready for professional design work. Many more features are on Adobe's to-do list so it is only going to get better and they have promised to add features monthly.
Sketch and InVision now have some serious competition and I am sure that Adobe will be turning up the heat with updates in coming months.
Adobe XD Preview Release is available as a free download for the Mac Platform if you have an Adobe ID, which is also free. Later in the year, Adobe promises a Windows version.
Watch how easy it is to get started with Adobe XD!
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Title: Breathe Me
Fandom: Glee
Pairings: Santana
Rating: T (Self Mutilation)
Spoilers: A little bit of maybe everything.
Summary: That Friday she walked into Glee, wearing the same jeans, same hoodie, same look of indifference. She talked her self out of it, she wasn't going to perform anything. She wouldn't. Her stomach throbbed from the new injuries.
Author's Note: Everyone has their take on this song, so this is mine…I think Santana has some pretty fucked up things going on in her life, be it her parents, or Brittany rejecting her, or even just her self…
I usually say this when it comes to topics like this, so here goes, I am addicted to cutting my self…I haven't been cut in almost four years, but everyday I think, if I let this slip, I could make it look like an accident and still get my fix…
I want to put that perspective into this story, so sorry if it serves left a little bit…
Oh, and if you can't tell, it takes place in the Winter…And she cuts her self where she does because anywhere else would be too noticeable.
Disclaimer: I won't own it ever, and now that I think about it, I wouldn't want to own Glee, too much pressure…I also don't own Breathe Me by Sia…
Santana sat silently in her bathroom. The cold tile was hard and her butt had long since gone numb from not moving. She stared at the bathtub, looked away, then her gaze was drawn back to the edge of the bathtub.
Maybe, just one more-No!
She whipped her head to face the door, not bothering to move. She had time to spare, no Cheerios, no Brittany, no Puck, no Mother, barely any Father. She was truly alone in her house and it being six oh three in the morning, she didn't have to leave the empty walls for another hour and a half.
She found the tub back in her line of sight and this time she couldn't resist. She crawled to the tub as fast as she could and grabbed the razor that rested on the edge. She just took a shower, it was still wet from shaving her legs, she was still naked, having no reason to put any clothes on.
The razor was a simple one. Three blades were stuck in the bright pink plastic, a single moisturizing strip lay at the top. She tilted her body sideways, so the area between her ribs and her hip was visible to her eyes. Scars already covered that patch of skin. Some as old as three years, some as new as last week, those still scabbing and raw.
She turned to her other side to see the same thing. With the razor in hand, she was breathing deeply, knowing she had to do something. Her emotions hurt her too much, her body was too numb. There was only one way to switch the two. As a last resort, she lay on her back and pressed the razor into her skin. She just sat there, not moving, not pushing enough to draw blood, just enough to feel the cool blade on her belly.
A small portion of her brain was trying to talk her out of it. The Angel on her shoulder wept, telling her not to do it, that in an hour or so she would hate herself. The Devil, though, the Devil was egging her on, telling her to do it. Pushing, pushing, pushing, telling her things.
True things.
Things that made tears well up in her eyes, only to blink them away.
She suddenly pressed down and jerked her hand to the side. She hissed and squinted her eyes, taking shaky breaths. A low throbbing had taken place and braided its self with the pain that was lacing its way in her system. She opened her eyes and saw three parallel lines on her belly, stretching two inches. Blood oozed out and when enough collected, it dripped down the curve of her side and slid to the white tile.
Deciding that wasn't enough, she did it again, and again, and again, and again, before she stopped, letting the bloody razor drop to the floor with a clatter. Adrenalin pumped in her veins, a pounding in her ears covered the quiet that was the house. A crimson mess covered her abdomen.
She sat up, wincing as she did so and grabbed a towel off the toilet to press to her self inflicted wounds. Picking her phone off the floor, she checked the time, seven fifteen. She jumped and began frantically cleaning her stomach and running from the room to her dark bedroom.
In her closet, she picked a pair of ripped up jeans and a black shirt, as to hide the blood had it decided to make a special appearance later in the day. She glanced outside to see if she could wear a hoodie without it being weird. A light dust of snow attached its self to everything. A hoodie would be good.
Slipping the jeans on wasn't so bad, it was the short sleeved, black, cotton v-neck that burned when it touched the ripped open skin. The blood had a glue-like substance right away and glued her shirt to the skin. She gingerly got her black hoodie on and left the room after placing her phone in her back pocket.
She arrived at school and walked the hallways silently. She never seemed to talk anymore. Not at Glee, not at home. There was no reason. No need.
Santana made it through the day like a zombie. Doing, but not really understanding. No one tried to talk to her, and she was just fine with that. She had nothing to say anyway. Or maybe she had too much to say.
She periodically poked the new wounds to get the throbbing back, to prove she was still here and it wasn't some ridiculous dream. Just before Glee, she stood at her locker and her hand ran under her hoodie and stilled as it was sandwiched between the hoodie and shirt. After breathing deeply for a few minutes, she pulled her hand back. It was red with blood.
With wide eyes, she slammed her locker closed and ran to the closest bathroom. She shoved her hand under the now running water and scrubbed until the water finally ran clear. A sigh of relief left her lips and she bent over, her elbows on the counter, her head resting between her elbows.
She needed to stop, she wanted to stop, but she wasn't weak. Admitting that she was doing it would be telling other people she was broken, and she couldn't do that. She couldn't.
She walked out of the girl's bathroom and headed to Glee. She was the last one in and everyone turned their eyes to her. She said nothing and took her usual spot in the back, avoiding eye contact. She didn't want to see the hate, the anger.
She didn't even know why she came anymore, she wasn't liked at all. No one liked her. What was she doing here? She would be better off-
Mr. Shue walked into the room, and went straight to the white board. He took the black marker and wrote out the word HELP. He turned back to the class and stared at all of them.
"This is the assignment this week. It's about help."
"What kind of help, Mr. Shue?" Tina asked, putting down the hand she raised to get his attention.
"That's just it Tina, any kind of help." He smiled. "It could be like helping the environment, or helping a friend, or…Helping your self. Some people don't know how to ask for help and for those of you who are like that, maybe this can help you."
Santana stared at him with wide eyes, he knew something, he had to have, how else could this be the assignment when she was doing what she was doing?
"This could be done by your self, in groups, but only three per group, its due Friday! Get going!"
Santana sat at home that night, wondering if she was going to be doing the HELP Assignment. Maybe this was the way she could get her self to stop, maybe she could be the one who made the first step to being better.
Even she knew what she was doing was wrong. She was on her bed and fought the urge to go into the bathroom and get that razor, she had to stop, she knew she had to.
That Friday she walked into Glee, wearing the same jeans, same hoodie, same look of indifference. She talked her self out of it, she wasn't going to perform anything. She wouldn't. Her stomach throbbed from the new injuries.
"Today, we're going to listen to your HELP songs, I'm going to be drawing from a hat to see who goes first." He put the top hat on the piano and closed his eyes to reach in. He pulled out a folded piece of paper and opened it.
"Santana!" Her eyes snapped to his.
"No." His brow crinkled.
"This really wasn't a yes or no option, Santana."
"I don't want to." She told him, crossing her arms.
"Well, do you have something?"
"Then get up here, now." She stood grumbling and instead of going to the center of the room, she headed to the piano. She made a jester for Brad to move and once he was off the bench, she took up the spot.
Brittany clapped, giddy to hear her old friend play piano as it was something she rarely ever did anymore. Quinn had a half smile hanging on her face to see it. The rest of the club just looked confused.
She started immediately, wanting to just get it over with so she could sit back down. The tune was familiar to the Latina, who had played it everyday this week whenever she could. She took a slow shaky breath.
Help, I have done it again
I have been here many times before
Hurt myself again today
And, the worst part is there's no-one else to blame
Her voice was raw, she didn't seem to have the confidence that floated around her on a daily basis and now, after all this time, the club she was in everyday, would finally notice. Notice her pain, her anger, her self hatred. Notice her. Mr. Shue's eyes crinkled at the mention of the line 'hurt my self again today'.
Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me
Santana kept her head down, kept her eyes on the keys. She didn't want to blink for fear of tears escaping their barrier. Her voice took on a whispering type of tone that showed how hard this was for her. The teenagers in the room stayed still, hoping whatever the Latina had to say through this song wasn't as bad as they were imagining.
Santana knew she needed help. She had thought it before, but now…
Now she was telling her secret. Something that terrified her to no end, much more then coming out of the closet. She could only hope that after this, she would have at least one friend, one person to hold her and know when to pry to get someplace only Santana could go in her mind.
A long pause filled the room. Santana stopped playing, stopped singing, and then started again.
Ouch I have lost myself again
Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found,
Yeah I think that I might break
I've lost myself again and I feel unsafe
She wasn't who she once was, or at least she didn't feel she was. Brittany and Quinn held each other's hand to calm the other down. Their friend was lost, so lost that they didn't know what they could do to help her.
But they would try.
Kurt already had tears on his face and handed Mercedes a tissue because he heard her sniffling. Sam clenched his jaw to hold back the tears, as did Finn, Puck, and Mike. Mike held Tina as silent tears fell from her brown eyes. Rachel's face was turning an unbecoming shade of red as she tried to fight the tears, but it was a losing battle.
How had they not noticed that she was so hurt, so broken inside?
Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me
Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me
She stopped again, but this time took to her feet. She moved into the middle of the room. All the students watched her take a breath and swallow deeply. Her eyes were closed and her chin trembled. After a moment, and another shaky breath, she allowed her eyes to open.
"I need…" She stopped. Clearing her throat, she started again. "I need to show you something." She reached backwards and yanked her hoodie off. Under it was her black shirt, not moving from her skin. She took in their faces once more before pulling that shirt off too, leaving her in only her pants and a black bra.
The entire group gasped. Mr. Shue's hand shot to his mouth to cover it as tears sprang from his tear ducts. Brittany's face crumpled, as did most of the girls. The boys finally let them selves cry.
Santana let the shirt slide to the floor as they took her in. She inflicted more wounds on her body that made her stomach an angry red. Blood had crusted its self over the cuts from last week, but the newer ones, from this morning, still had blood falling out. Skin hung to a few of the injuries making her look like she just came out of a war.
Maybe she did, with her self.
"San…" Brittany whispered.
Santana let out a shaky laugh that sounded so bitter, it burned their ears. "I need help." She spoke, her body shaking. A tear ran down her cheek and as it dripped off her jaw, Brittany shot up and wrapped her arms around her. A sob escaped the Latina. Quinn stood and made a sandwich with Santana in the middle.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Quinn asked her, stroking her friend's soft locks.
"I didn't know how." She answered. Rachel, Tina, Kurt, and Mercedes got to their feet at hearing this and hugged the Unholy Trio. Soon, one by one, it was a group hug with Santana in the epicenter. Mr. Shue stood to the side, still crying and thinking about calling Ms. Pillsbury to help his student.
"I need help." Santana whispered again, but loud enough for all those in the room to hear her. They tightened their grip.
"Well you have us now."
The End


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Local sexual health statistics are gathered by Washington State, the department of health and the CDC.
The STD statistics for the area show:
- Chlamydia at a lower than national race with a statistic of 355 per 100,000.
- Syphilis is the lowest of all STDs prevalence with 1.9 per 100,000.
- Gonorrhea is also below national rate with 33 per 100,000.
- HIV is currently at an infection rate of 88 per 100,000.
There is a four times higher rate of men contracting new cases of HIV versus women. There also seems to be a disproportionate infection rate of several racial and ethnic minorities including black, Hispanic, and Asian versus the Caucasian population where the infection rate is far lower. HIV affects people of all ages with the highest rate of infection being those between 25 and 34 years of age.
In rates reported by the Department of Health Chlamydia incidents were highest in the 20 to 24-year-old population with females being affected much more frequently than males. Given that the millennials are having a higher incidence in all STD infections, it seems important that education around prevention become more diligent in the region. Fortunately there are more ways to get this information readily available at health clinics and medical centers.
In a long-term comparison of STD rates over the past 20 years we see decease across all sexually transmitted diseases with a gradual yet consistent climb in new infections beginning again in the new millennium. Perhaps the fact that HIV is no longer a death sentence has influenced the amount of caution around contracting all STDs.
STD Testing and Sexual Education in Olympia, WA
Fortunately for residents the healthy youth act of 2015 discusses HIV and sexual health education in the state and is mandated for schools statewide. Hopefully this new wave of educated citizens will help the rates to continue their descent.
In the local school board, all instruction and materials used in teaching sexual health class to students:
- must be medically and scientifically accurate
- age appropriate
- appropriate for students regardless of gender, race, and sexual orientation and disability status
- consistent with curriculum guidelines provided
The overarching theme is ensuring the goal of sex education is safe and healthy understanding of sexuality. The curriculum acknowledges that people may choose to abstain from sexual activities at various points in their life and stresses that abstinence is the only certain way to avoid the spread of STDs however, it also provides accurate information about STDs including how they're transmitted and the efficacy of all FDA approved methods of reducing the transmission rates of these diseases. Information is provided on local resources for testing and medical care and includes promoting healthy self-esteem as well as the message that sexuality will be a lifelong process needs and circumstances change.
HIV testing is easily available in multiple locations with results available in 2-4 weeks. Herpes testing with same-day results is available as well with walk-in or appointment options.
Starting students with accurate and easily accessed information begins a solid foundation for ensuring sexual health in the community.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Demographics in Olympia, WA
It is a small city with just over 46,000 people living in 20,000 households. The predominately white community represents 82% of the local population and the balance is split between African-American, Native American, Asian, and Hispanic.
The median age in the city is 38 years old with 19% of residents being under the age of 18. The gender makeup is very close to 50/50 ratio. It is a well-educated community and it also has low rates of obesity. This healthy culture might contribute to the lower STD rates as compared to the nation's averages. West coast attitudes prevail here which can mean more open-minds coupled with a push-back to rules. Continued conversation around STD rates helps influence locals to get tested and practice sexual safety.
The city has a number of institutions of higher learning which could explain why there is a higher STD incidence in the millennial population. Youthful exuberance coupled with the pre-frontal cortex (center for decision making) that doesn't completely develop until around 25 means this population needs an ongoing reminder around sexual safety.
It's not surprising that the areas of Olympia East and Nisqually Indian Community has a higher teen pregnancy rates as well has a higher number of families on public assistance. Populations living beneath the poverty level and with lower education typically show higher rates of disease and pregnancies and younger moms. It's important that local health providers continue to reach out to these populations. Fortunately there are free health clinics in the region that cater to anyone who doesn't have health coverage or who simply needs some information, testing, diagnosis, or treatment.
Better Sexual Health in Olympia, WA
Olympia is a health-conscious city; they love spring water and hikes through fresh air. With a higher than usual percentage of the population being employed by the government, not only are citizens taking full advantage of Obama-care, there is also funding to reach all populations. Comprehensive STD testing is available on a walk-in basis, sometimes in as little as five minute according to online ads from some private STD clinics. Health-care facilities that provide education and diagnosis are becoming more common as well as mail-order home swabs you send in to a lab for anonymous results.
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Ram Z Paul, YouTube, October 19, 2012
I love this video. It expresses my sentiments about our peoples' situation in America. I love the fact that RamzPaul is in the elitists' faces with his message.
Generation Identitaire – "A Declaration of War" – From the Youth of France – (English subs)
On YouTube.
What we should do is post this Youtube video in all appropriate places to get this message across. This message is short yet so powerful.
The most powerful spoken words in that video are "we no longer seek your permission or agreement."
No amount of intellect or research analysis can compete with a free mind that wants what it wants, and no longer looks for approval from entities that will never give their approval. Walk the true path of those words, you'll walk a straight line to the New Independence Day.
He was on The Unsolicited Opinion radio show tonight. He is a great optimist and I believe him to be correct. My thoughts about the future and his seem extremely similar.
The European peoples shall live on! Do not despair.
Bravo Ram Z Paul!!!
He did a good video on Halloween last year. He said, if your neighborhood was too black to pass out Halloween candy, you should probably move.
Having lived in Detroit and the burbs next to Detroit, I had to laugh because I knew how right he was. Black folks bring car-loads of kids to nearby white neighborhoods to trick or treat because they can't do it in their own neighborhoods. Too dangerous, and very few pass out candy for fear of being robbed at their front door…or should I say, front doe?
Anyway, I never thought of trick or treating as a measurement of a good or bad neighborhood untill Ram Z Paul pointed it out. Sad but brutal truths. Thank you, Mr. Paul! LOL
When I lived in an inner-ring suburb of Detroit, I reveled in discriminating against blacks. Halloween was especially a good time to discriminate. The younger the white kids, the more candy they got. Blacks that frequented my doorstep were given (old) candy from last Halloween (only one piece each for the bantus). The quizzical look from the bantus (when they saw white kids get MORE candy (from a different bowl) was priceless.
Great video.
moderator…mind explaining what happened to my post, "Bravo Ranm Z Paul!!!" ??? How was i not being 'civil'?
We live and breath these ideals daily. Only a separate homeland of our own here in North America will solve his injustice. This nation is no longer indivisible but has been two separate nations for a long time. Already our Government has declared war on us and our nation.
Screw the separate homeland. I want the entire country. It's OUR country.
Bravo Ram Z Paul!!!
Oh yes, let's 'civilize' him.
You're right. It's not his style, nor is it necessary. He sometimes wears suits, if you watch other videos. Just listen to his message, and spread it around, and stop the hand wringing about being 'clean cut' or 'civilized' or whatever.
All these hangups explain how we got here as a people in the first place.
There is another video worth watching. It is called "Voices Without a Vote". Watch it on You Tube.
A big percentage of the teenagers in that video are non-white.
Barrack Osama
I've been subscribed to ramzpaul for a while now. If there's anything that pisses off a liberal, it's a conservative who's funnier and more subliminal than they are.
I like the spirit of it, but I think that claiming to be Americans and seeing something of value in that is probably a problem since being American is too easily defined as a historic series of waves of "diversified" immigration. In the final phases of the struggle, I doubt that claiming to be Americans will avail us. Neither will claiming to be Christians or especially supported by the intentions or doctrines of Christianity. It's going to require almost an entirely new self-image and understanding.
"Alien powers" – gee, I wonder to whom RZP could be referring. JOO JOO JOO! to paraphrase Moldbug. (Yeah, I read RZP's blog and MM's. I know where RZP stands from his 15 September post on that blog. I also know, from that, that he is dishonest.)
Can we please have a pro-white spokesman who doesn't devolve into conspiracy-mongering and alienating potential allies? Israelis are Boers are heartland Americans. They are *not* brahmin Dutch and Upper West Side scoundrels in Manhattan.
His point was "blood" which means DNA which means race. So that much was covered (and I agreed with that part of it).
His "third world problems" tube was his best, from what I saw
For the third time….grrrrrrr
Those of us who have the technology to post to youtube, should repeat this mantra and post it there.
Jed Sant Devi
Not only is my 100% Whites Only Church of Jed family fully dedicated ramzpaul fans, but we have the distinct pride and privilege of knowing that wherever we are, we are the best racists there. We are strong leading racists, prize wining racists, full on racists, the most racists of all racists, and it just feels so Good and so very Right.
We weren't like this until the Dutch got away with offloading their excess supply of buck nasty voodoo Diversity onto our shores.
You know what I mean…
This is obviously better than saying or doing nothing. It's a little heavy and ominous. The original video made by young French men and women was more appropriate, as France is one of the places of ancestral origin of white people, and America is not. (Kennewick man notwithstanding, but I consider that topic a moot point. We're here now…)
Overall, I'm going to say it was more good than bad. But it would behoove us to keep a more upbeat tone in the colonial nations, and save the most dour demeanor for the defense of Europe. The Americas, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are all gravy, but Europe is the most important to white society.
Most of his videos are pretty upbeat. He changes the style around a bit just for fun or to fit in whatever he is inspired by or parodying.
Yeah, I know. It was a different kind of video for him. Like I said, more good than bad.
I live in America and it has always been majority White until the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. I believe White people can still create a homeland in America. I don't want to live under nonwhite rule.
Yeah, that doesn't appeal to me either to live under nonwhite government. Let's be clear though, it isn't nonwhite rule. Not yet, it isn't.
President Obama doesn't rule, per se. He presides. He is the highest elected official within the context of a Democracy, with term limits, checks and balances. It should make it somewhat more tolerable to recognize that distinction.
"President Obama doesn't rule, per se."
Well, in the last two years, he HAS been ruling, per se, because John Boehner is about as useful as a teat on a bull.
The o'bama has been ruling by "executive order". Congress has the power to nullify ANY executive order but does not have the cojones to do it . . . WHY??
By Woodward's account, Boehner fit a type that Obama believed he knew well from his eight years as a state legislator in Illinois. "John Boehner is like a Republican state senator," the president tells his inner circle, according to Woodward. "He's a golf-playing, cigarette-smoking, country-club Republican who's there to make deals. He's very familiar to me."
The Illinois State Republican establishment is the same "useful as a teat on a bull" as Boehner himself. They're more left wing than DEMOCRATS of certain states.
Let's be clear though, it isn't nonwhite rule. Not yet, it isn't.
"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." – Voltaire.
While it's true that the lid isn't on tight (though it's considerably tighter in the EUSSR), if you're a white person without independent means, nothing will kill your reputation or ambitions quicker than questioning the "liberal consensus", blacks, browns or a certain tribe.
Nice of you, but where would Europe be now without America? You still have slightly more freedom of expression than we do, in spite of the third world foreigner, Obama, working out his hate for Whiteness. This Englishwoman was banged up for 41 months for politically incorrect speech on public transport – filmed and reported to the Police by an Asian. http://washingtonexaminer.com/crimethink-in-the-london-underground/article/684766#.UIOExMXR65L
On Friday, a van driver went crazy and mowed down 14 people, killing one woman. The Police have the driver and will not provide any details of him. When a criminal is White, that's the first thing the media advise. Jihad? But nobody dares say so.
Look after yourselves first and don't let things get as bad as they are here.
"except the part which states,"We are a people who are no longer ashamed of our ancestry or our past."
He hasn't been, either. Not one day. He's speaking for all the people, though, who have bought into shame about their past, trying to give them some mental leadership.
RamZPaul is very very funny, and has a lot of excellent videos, updated regularly. I highly recommend subscribing to him. The only minor issues I have with him is that he is slightly too hard on the Jews, and his libertarianism doesn't make much sense.
In the description of that video he talked about French "youths", which is normally what he calls black people when he is parodying PC code-words, so I thought the original video must be of stupid black people. But actually the original was an inspiring declaration by actual French youths.
We don't want all white activists to be Jared Taylor. We need a mixture of all different kinds of people, so that every white person can feel like they fit in.
4 the fourth time….
Bravo Ram Z Paul!!!
We're glad you like it. But how does merely saying "Bravo RamZPaul" contribute something to the conversation?
My acknowledgement that i agree in spirit with what RamZPaul eloquently shares in his New Declaration of Independence lends moral support to others who are contemplating to enter the discussion or have entered the discussion who like i are in complete agreement with Ram Z Paul.To contribute more than that is simply quite difficult to do for me because i find nothing to be critical about.However,if a reader posted a comment critical of my support for Ram Z Paul i would be inclined to contribute more..not much here to be added to discussion…
Don't take it personally, because this is not a personal criticism.
One thing we moderators always have to watch out for is "empty calories," posts that aren't objectionable but contribute nothing to the conversation. When I was a young'en in the AR Moderation Academy, my professors called them the "Krispy Kreme" posts. Posts that say nothing more than, "I agree with that!," or "Good point." AR has lots of agreeable content and makes a lot of good points; that's self-evident. We don't need to clutter up threads with Krispy Kreme posts.
I concur.
I really, really agree with that.
Yes, but we still have the most power. All we have to do is change our minds. That isn't going to be done by thinking small. We ought to be admired, not despised. Subtle differences in attitude make a big difference to people.
Try White Nationalist Tube.
I'm sure many readers here think I have a shaved head, and walk around in combat boots. If you saw me on a work day, you'd think I work at a bank (close to it).
Generation Identitaire – "A Declaration of War" – From the Youth of France
– (English subs)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…
French Nationalists occupy Mosque, demand end to Muslim Immigration
One hundred young men entered the Great Mosque of Poitiers and occupied its
roofs, demanding an end to Muslim Immigration in France
Poitier-where the Islamic armies were vanquished by Charles
I haven't either but they certainly think of themselves as funny (and smart, good looking, etc).
Good job, as usual, from Ram Z Paul. He speaks to the hearts of those whose eyes have already been opened. Unfortunately, those who live in the distorted world of the corporate-owned media will have no idea what he's talking about.
He does the tactic very well. He always sort of waters his message down, but usually in a sarcastic, mocking way, that highlights the fact that we're being heavily censored about what we can say. It's hard to explain, but he does it very well.
Censoring something the size of YouTube is hard to do. We can easily endlessly repost things that have been taken down.
Jared Taylor's approach works well. We're already hearing about other white student unions becoming active in other places.
The reason why Jared Taylor sometimes debates black people is not because he is trying to convince those black people, but because he's trying to show the white people in the audience what black people really think, and how stupid their arguments are. His favourite strategy (although he didn't use it much at Towson) is to bait the black person into saying something really outrageous.
And also, as Jared Taylor has told me personally, to show that our opponents are not ten feet tall.
I never communicate with black people, waste of time.
You wouldn't have a discussion with a 3 year old child , would you ? black people are child like.
People wouldn't watch it though. They'd put their metaphorical fingers in their ears and refuse to listen, and then feel very smug about themselves for doing that.
If we had a show like that, we'd need to be subtle at first, and humorous, and make it worth watching even for people who don't agree with it.
This guy seems so week. The person delivering the message is just as important as the message. A revolution led by this guy will fail.
He is not weak. (Learn to spell, knowledge is power). People who are educated and speak well are actually more powerful than ignorant thugs. It sounds like you are influenced by ghetto culture. Intelligence and stealth win wars. Jumping up and down and making noise like an animal will not win any wars.
I know how to spell, I sometimes make mistakes. This guy is weak. This guy is jumping up and down and squeaking, he will not win a war. He does not have the same presence as JT does. RP comes off as a geek with a web cam, a whiner. A pencil neck trying pathetically to puff up his chest. He says the right things, but in the wrong way and therefore weakens our position. You put anyone you want on your pedestal and worship him pal. This one is hollow.
I don't worship him or anyone. RamZpaul has millions of viewers and is instrumental in spreading awareness. Everyone has something to contribute, no matter what they look or sound like. Angry radicals yelling threats usually don't go too far. A big, tough-looking guy with a shotgun, yelling threats, etc, in front of a flag, in his basement..he would never be taken seriously. They would make a South Park episode out of that. Chuck Norris types can be both admirable and beneficial, but they usually lack facts and direction.
geeks posting whining sarcasm don't accomplish much either. There are people that post fart videos and they have just as many viewers on youtube do give it a rest. This guy is your "hero", you worship him.
He doesnt claim to be the Messiah. He is a guy on a webcam, a funny guy on a webcam.
Ne doesn't really say anything that most people haven't been saying for years. His act is stale after the second or third RP video one watches. I actually feel embarrassed for him when I watch his videos. It is like watching the WEAKEST amongst us.
Hal K
RamzPaul posts two videos per week on YouTube. He is often entertaining, although his mind is in the gutter a significant percentage of the time.
I don't find him very entertaining. I'm conservative and even when he says the things I think, I don't like it because he talks from a position of weakness.
Conservative whites are ready to explode in anger and revolution. (I know I am). Carol Swain called this situation a "devil's brew". Every revolution had a period of festering anger, and then the situation expoldes…and society is changed forever. I have a "Time Wise" style statement for wealthy liberals and criminal welfare recipients: enjoy your Chardonnay and cocaine, or your Colt 45 and government cheese or whatever. Enjoy the entitlements that you force us to pay for…your entitlement job, your handouts, or whatever way you are screwing us. Your time is about to end. We are about to destroy your world. You are about to see a world-wide revolution. This revolution will not stop until everyone of you has been removed from our society. At that time, we will thrive and reach our apex. We will acheive unimaginable feats of technology and grandeur. We will be able to fill our potential because you will be gone. Our children will be safe to thrive at school and sports. We will thrive in business and technology. We will thrive because he will no longer be strangled taking care of you. The few liberals left will be relegated to clerical work. The few welfare types left will be scrubbing floors, etc, and desperately willing to work to survive. Like I said, enjoy your lattes and "ho's", etc. Your time is about to end. We have had enough of your garbage.
Well folks, its 9.PM here. I'm going to the gym for weights and boxing right now. Tomorrow night I'm going to the shooting range. I encourage you all to do the same. This revolution WILL happen.
Hal K
Conservative whites are part of the problem because ~98% of them never speak up for whites as whites. That said, conservative whites are more likely to become part of the solution than liberal whites. Conservative whites are kept in line by the mainstream conservative media, which tell them that everything is liberals' fault. They need to stop expending so much energy trying to blame liberals for everything and start speaking up for whites as whites. Go to American Thinker and notice how so many supposed conservatives are using the terminology of left-wing grievance mongers, i.e. calling liberalism a "plantation" for blacks. This indicates that most white conservatives are seriously confused on the subject of race, so don't get too optimistic yet.
I'm sorry to say this, but the best course in the near term for this country would be for Obama to win another term. White conservatives need to come to terms with the fact that they won't be able to win nonwhites over to their brand of conservatism. Nonwhites will not embrace individualism as long as they can benefit from identity politics, which means forever for most nonwhite groups.
We are Americans. This is our country. He who would take it from us, by
force or by stealth, is our enemy. And it is our purpose — nay, it is our duty
to our children and to their children and to our yet unborn posterity — it is
our duty to use all feasible means to destroy him…Dr. Revilio P. Oliver
Bravo! I hope and pray our people see this and somehow unite. Otherwise, we disappear. But not painlessly, I might add.
I'm a black guy and, if I wasn't gay, I'd hate RamZPaul cuz he hates me… but I am gay and he's cute, so I keep watching him and masturbating.
One would have to get past the censors that control the media. The internet is the only way to go . . . however, youtube routinely censors those with "unpopular" ideas . . . we would need our own version . . .


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