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At the annual Purim party, Mendel sat at the head of the table covered with a white tablecloth and silver candelabras. Under the tablecloth were laid out half and whole silver guldens in two separate piles. Mendel reached under the cloth and took some coins and handed them to the needy. Nobody knew the extent of the gift except for the giver and the receiver. He distributed according to the needs as he saw them. Charity was important but modesty was even more important. This is the way he distributed the Purim gifts as I saw it. I do not know how he distributed charity throughout the year. Mendel also loved to grant anonymous charity so that the receiver did not know the source of the charity, this of course prevented embarrassment to both sides.Mendel opened the doors to his house each Sabbath afternoon for the traditional third meal or Shalosh Seudot to which he invited the neighbors and town residents. Following the meal and the blessings, the participants prayed maariv and terminated the Shabbath services.
Mendel was not a scholar but envied educated people. He was an orphan and had to support himself. That did not allow time for education, He chose a scholar for a son in law, Shaul Reich who married his daughter Bashe Welcze. He also stressed education for his son Fishale or Fishel. Fishel was the son of Mendel and Haya Schroit. She was the second wife. The first one died and left Mendel with a daughter, Bashe. Fishel Schroit continued his studies, never entered the family business. Even after he married, his parents supported him.
According to my memory, Mendel also dealt in linens in his apartment above the metal shop. Supposedly, Yehuda Hersh Axelrad that lived near Mendel, in the courtyard, behind the metal shop, conducted the business. Yehuda was the one that handled the correspondence and shipments of merchandise for Mendel. Supposedly the profits of this business went to Mendel who gave it to charity without the knowledge of his wife.
So lived a person that hardly knew how to open a religious book. He envied scholarship and tried in his own way to partake in the commandments of the torah to give charity. In a place like Korczyn Jews complimented each other in their religious ethical sense by granting each other the needed support. Blessed be his memory
I also heard that when my uncle received notice for the draft. He injured his eye and was rejected from military service. David was pleased since he did not want to serve three years in the Austrian Imperial Army. My father's younger brother Zalman left for the USA prior to the arrival of the military notice. The thought of appearing naked before gentile doctors repulsed him. After all he was not an animal in the market. Yet if he passed the medical examination, he would receive a uniform, a belt and a rifle with a bayonet. Then he would be told to fight a so-called enemy that he never met in his life and he might be killed. Who had time for such childish games. A Jew has to marry, raise a family and provide for them. The war games were more for young boys that played on the holiday of Lag Ba'omer [33 days in the count of the Omer when the plague stopped among the students of Rabbi Akkiba. Traditionally, young cheder boys play all kind of war games on that day] and not for grown men.
Fantasy of heroism left the Jews a long time ago. Jews lived with miracles and accepted the lot that was assigned to them and did not interfere with matters of state. Tradition and history taught the Jews to stay away from political matters and the Jews of Korczyn were no exception to the rule. This was the reason why my father and my uncles avoided the draft.
My father was the oldest son and expected the military notice. He visited the Zanzer rabbi and asked for advice. The latter told him to play sick and attract attention. He returned home and went to bed. The doctor was called and medications were prescribed. The medical visits continued and so did the prescriptions. Finally, the notice for the medical examination arrived. My father ignored it. The medical commission sent the doctor to inquire and he reported that my father was sick and testified to it. My father was rejected for military service. But there was an informer in town who also happened to be in competition with my father. He reported the entire event to the authorities that started to investigate the matter. The denunciation resulted in a great deal of trouble for all concerned parties. The Jewish community of Korczyn excommunicated the informer. A black candle was lit for him and no Jew related to him, he was branded for life in Korczyn. The investigation was hushed up and my father never became a soldier.
In view of these events, my uncles decided to follow different routes of escape from the draft. Besides the fear of non- kosher food, there was also the great fear of coming in contact with pork that is strictly forbidden in the torah. The Jew was also fearful of the commandment thou shall not kill, yet he was trained to become a possible killer. Young Jewish men were taken away from the marriage canopy to the army training bases and had to play soldier for three years. Many of them survived on black bread and sweetened black coffee, not a suitable diet for a field soldier. The soldiers were weakened physically but strengthened emotionally in their religious belief. Of course, Jewish soldiers that attended Shabbath services were always invited to Jewish homes for a warm meal. As a matter of fact, the shamash in each shul saw to it that each soldier should have place to eat since this was his only kosher meal in many days if not weeks. The feelings of the young pious soldiers at such tables can only be surmised. Their reflections took them back home to their family and to the warmth of their surroundings that they missed badly. The main objection to military service were the concepts developed through the ages such as who needs military service, is the living space so small that one has to fight for every inch. The Austrian Emperor treated the Jews better than the Russian Czar. Still the two capitals Vienna and St.Petersburg were constantly on the verge of war due to territorial claims. The interested parties always excited their supporters to action. Entire armies at the ready for war and the Jews on both sides must support their empire. They were told to kill other Jews simply be cause they were on the other side of the border. This certainly did not make sense to the Jew. Fathers and sons that never met each other, never looked at each other, would at a moment's notice go into action that will result in the killing and wounding of many people on both sides of the war in the name of patriotism. This was not in the Yiddish tradition. Even the simplest gentile on the other side was not a personal enemy. He had no reason to harm me. Yet two armies dressed in different uniforms were told in no uncertain terms that the other side will destroy them at the first opportunity unless they are defeated first. Frequently, Jewish soldiers attacked other Jewish soldiers and only in death did they discover that they were Jews when they uttered the words of Shema Israel. The most that could be done was to bury the soldiers and recite the kaddish for them. Perhaps it could have been avoided had the soldiers known in advance but the chances were slim. A confusion of borders that constantly changed resulted in constant conflicts. Land changed hands at all times and nothing was permanent for only the Messiah could bring permanency. Thus, our forefathers reached the conclusion that the best thing was to stay away from all military fights
When I studied with Zalkale, the cheder teacher, he always mentioned that he was my brother's Leibish friend. This was the story. My father was previously married and had nine children. His wife and all the children died. The last one was Leibish who died at the age of 28. He was a talented man, a good student and a capable artist. His design of the sign east was framed under a window in our house in his honor. When my father married for the second time, he was already an older man while my mother was still a young girl. She gave him four sons, the oldest was Shlomo who was aged 6 when my father died. The youngest was Shia who was one year old. Haim Hersh was the second son and I was the third. He died on the third day of Hol Hamoed Sukkoth.
I also heard that when the old rabbi of Korczyn, Rabbi Shmuel Aron died. My father sided with the Zanzer faction that supported Mendel Rubin as his successor. Mendel Rubin lost the battle and from what I understood there were some physical contacts between the parties. All of this was of course forgotten with time. Rabbi Mendel left Korczyn following his defeat and settled in Palestine where he headed the Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Kollel or study center. Years later, Rabbi Mendel visited Korczyn to see his mother. He wore a floral colored overcoat with a large band or gartel that gave him the appearance of the mystical east and endowed him with a great deal of reverence. Shabbath, the rabbi received the sixth aliyah that was usually reserved for the presiding rabbi.
Elderly Jews called my father Yidale Lembik and not Schnek that was his official name. I do not know which was the correct name. My father's brothers and all their descendants carried the name of Schnek. But I also know that my father had a cousin in Dembitz whose family name was Lembik. Thus, I revealed to you readers the past that was never recorded and presently everybody knows it.
The cheder for youngsters in Korczyn was in our street opposite my mother's home. The street was quiet without traffic so the children played safely in the street. The only traffic was when the neighbors brought a load of wood from the market for the residents. After the cheder was the house of Itzhak Treitik with a fenced garden. The entrance was in the next street. Then there was the cowshed of Yossel Shmaya where he kept his horse and bogey. On my mother's side of the street was the house of Steltzer and his garden. That was the extent of the street.
Yossel took his horse and bogey out in the morning after he prayed the morning prayers and returned home late in the evening. Thus, the children played during the cheder brakes. This cheder was for children aged three to six or seven. They studied the alphabet, reading and the torah. Children of different backgrounds and ages mingled in the study groups under different teachers. At the age of four, the children started to study a full day. Mothers packed a lunch for their children and some even brought warm food for the toddlers.
As time passed, they managed to organize their food schedule in accordance with their needs. The teacher observed each student and decided who needed special attention. Every child in Korczyn attended cheder. Two teachers were in the cheder. A long bench divided the room with seats on both sides. Each section had a long table as well as small tables surrounded with benches. The teachers sat next to the big tables where the instruction was done. The children reviewed their material at the small tables.
Gedalia Hopmeister, his real name was Davidowitz, had students from the wealthier homes and Baruch melamed, do not know his last name, had the poorer students. There was no competition between them and each taught according to his plan.
During the summer, the children also studied although a shorter period of time. They studied, ate and played in the street. It never dawned upon them to go home and take refreshments following the dry sandwiches or fruits that they ate during the study period. The cheder had a barrel of water with an attached cup for the use of the children to quench their thirst. Each day, water was added to the barrel from the well. But the barrel was exposed to the sun and the copper cup was already green and unappetizing. The water did not taste fresh and children preferred not to drink from the cup even when they were thirsty. They discovered a watering hole across the street, at my mother's house. The barrel stood in the shade and was filled each day with fresh water from the well behind the house. The cheder children came constantly and begged for a drink of water. The small children with their shirts hanging out of their pants, wearing the talit katan or fringes, peyot on the side of their head and a black kippa on top of it. Reisel, my mother, served personally all the water requests.
The entrance door was always open and some children even came with their noses running. My mother would take her apron and wipe the face clean and provided the youngster with a drink of water. Of course, the children never said thank you since this was not part of the lexicon of the cheder. Thus my mother was very busy tending to the thirst of the children, She never minded it and was rather pleased since she performed a good deed for the students who studied torah. [I would like to add that I was never known by my real name but always refereed as Moshe the son of Reisel, the daughter of Yidel]
I had the opportunity to meet my grandfather when I visited the village of Waltaszow and later in Rymanow, following the death of my grandmother. He was a simple and honest man. I heard that in the village where he used to buy eggs, animal skins, the Greek Orthodox population considered him somewhat of a saint. There was never a doubt about. Once he made a mistake and returned to the place with a pack of merchandise on his back to make good an unintentional error.
During these days, the apartment of my grandfather was rented to a Greek Orthodox. The flat consisted of one room that had two beds, a bench and a few chairs, a clothing closet and a cupboard for laundry. He kept there the talit, the tefilin, a siddur, a psalm book, high holiday prayer books, torah books with their commentaries, mishnayot with commentaries and Hebrew word books. The same room served as a kitchen where simple meals were prepared, halot were baked for Shabbath and holidays and bread was baked for the entire week.
Lea, the second daughter, a hunchback, was still at home. When a grandchild arrived unexpectedly, room was made. Grandfather always accepted visitors, grandmother expressed some resentment but accepted the fact. The taste of the black bread from the flour that was ground locally is still in my mouth.
When the Rabbi of Rymanow, Rabbi Yossef, married his grandchild to the Hassidic court of Rizin , the entire area talked for two weeks prior to the event and one week after the wedding. I was fascinated by the stories and decided to invite myself to the wedding. The distance was about 20 minutes by horse and buggy but I did not have the money so I had to walk the distance. I don't remember whether I received a lift along the road or walked the full distance. I do remember that I wore my black hat but left the boots home in order to save them. I was a bootless member of the wedding. Of course, my grandmother asked the usual question, why did you come. I did not want to tell her that I wanted to attend the wedding. I attended the affair but did not see the canupial ceremony. More important people than myself also missed the event. For the entire market area was packed with guests that celebrated the wedding. Including the present author.
I managed to assemble some facts about my grandfather based on bits and pieces of information that I collected from various sources. Prior or after his wedding, probably after, my grandfather was supposed to report for the draft. He played stupid and decided to move to another village or possibly more than one. He figured that the draft would forget about him if he moved about and changed his name. For everybody knew him in Waltaszow even the authorities. Finally he assumed the name of Zucker that was the maiden name of his wife. His own original name disappeared from all records. When I met him he was already past military age and I am certain that he would have made a poor soldier. For he was a gentle person that would have never mastered the martial arts.
The state lost nothing by the fact that he traded eggs or skins with the Greek Orthodox population. He provided an income for his family. He was not a rich person but made a living and did not need the support of family or strangers. My grandmother never complained, never egged him on but managed with the available means to run the house.
My grand parents had four children, Reisel, my mother, Lea, Mendel and Tzivia. All the children grew up, married and left except for Lea, who was a hunchback. She was the last to leave the home and married well. When my father died, my mother was left with four children. My grandfather took the youngest Shia who was one year old to his place and Lea practically became his mother.
When Shia was about four or five he used to go with my grandfather to the shul in Rymanow. Shia carried his talit bag and siddur on shabbat. Once he showed off by carrying the items on his pinky. The finger twisted and became lame. The doctors tried to restore the finger but the pinky on the right hand remained lame for the rest of his life. At the age of five or six, Shia returned to Korczyn and started to study at the cheder of the Jasznitzer melamed or teacher. The teacher stressed the written letters and Shia developed a beautiful script in spite of the lame finger. He and his wife were the only victims of Hitler amongst the brothers. His two daughters managed to escape in time, one to Israel and the other one to England. I would like to point out that two of his grandchildren, Mendel's children, were also saved and live in Israel. I sidetracked a bit from the main theme and am certain that my grandfather will forgive me. Now let us return to the main theme.
Grandmother died and grandfather moved to Rymanow where there was a large Jewish population. He rented a room with a bed and a small kitchenette to prepare his simple meals. The entire week he dealt with skins of animals that he sold at the market. On Saturday, he was a regular participant at the table of the Rabbi Yossef. Here he felt like a member of the family and not a guest.
My mother was a widow for 13 years. The children grew up, married and left the home. She then married Mordechai Elias from Rymanow. He was a well to do person and distributed charity. My grandfather rarely visited the home of his daughter for he did not want to take advantage of the situation. When I was still an apprentice, I used to come for the holidays of Passover and Sukkot and saw the lonely life of my grandfather and it affected me. I promised myself that when I will finish my stage and work, I will never forget my grandfather. The latter however did not wait for that day, he passed away before my graduation. This indeed was a great blow for me. He was a saintly soul. He refused to accept charity and lived a simple and honest life. He never accepted things from his children. His mishnayot book printed in 1888 in Warsaw was given to me by my brother, Haim Hersh Schnek.
According to the records, my last name should be Schnek like my brothers in the USA, Haim and Shlomo, and the cousins, children of uncle David and Zalman. The circumstances were such that I could not change the passport. The Austrian Empire did not recognize Jewish religious weddings and the children were registered under the mother's maiden name. Thus, I had the opportunity to record the life of my grandfather in the Korczyner yizkor book. Besides, the description showed another corner of the Jewish world and the daily struggles. This explanation I owed my landesman who may say that Mordechai Ballaczanker was a nice Jew but did he belong in our memorial book. Their complaints are justified. I urged and pushed the people to record the events but few participated. So we included everybody in order to have minyan or a quorum of ten so to speak.
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This looks great!! What a wonderful experience!
oh my goodness, this is the sweetest makeover I have ever seen...you girls did an amazing job and I am sure every woman there will appreciate your thought and attention to detail...those littles touching and exploring everything, you girls completely made their day, possibly their year!! thank you for caring and taking the time to help these women, blessings to you! tara
That looks so wonderful, what a kind thing to do! I'm sure it felt great to give back.
It's gorgeous!!! An absolutely fantastic example of what creativity, thrifting, and a tight budget can provide.
I'm bummed, though, because I meant to sign up to help and donate, and was so busy at work that I completely forgot.
Will there be future projects like this to help with?
Looks amazing! How wonderful.. what an awsome thing to do Lauren!
It looks so warm and inviting now! What a wonderful way to use your time and talent. Blessings!
Hey Sweetie! You helped with this?? Amazing! Girl, you've got some talent! And as I was looking at all the rooms, I couldn't help but notice how soothing and comforting they all felt. Nothing too bold, Nothing too frilly, everything was just perfect! You guys are awesome for doing this.
Have a great weekend!! You so deserve it!
WOW! Is all I can say. You and Rebecca created the MOST beautiful rooms!! I'm so inspired by your kindness, talent, work ethic and generosity of spirit!!! Know that every two months a new family whose lives have been shattered by abuse, will walk in here and feel some peace and joy. What better way is there to use design?? THANK YOU!! xx Jill
what a beautiful project and post.
That is so awesome, from start to finish. The rooms turned out beautifully. So wonderfully inviting and uplifting. I would never have known that these were not in a home had you not told us otherwise. But of course, the best part was that you were able to do something so personal and special for such a deserving cause. Congrats Lauren!
Bravo Lauren- you all did such a beautiful job!
Wait I see my dear MOM and Bubba in the before photo!! Love it.
Love the pics! Great job on using what you got!
as a victim of domestic violence I was very blessed to have family to run to when I was finally able to escape. What you have done here is the most amazing thing... enabling women to have not only a place to go, but a place that can feel welcoming and like a HOME. That means so much more than you know.
Gorgeous results and such a worthy effort. Congrats to all of you who participated and thanks, Lauren, for sharing it and inspiring us all. Your last photo looks like a detail from a high-end magazine. I'm certain that such beautiful surroundings will help these families heal. Excellent work, Lauren.
Lauren you and your team did an amazing job. I loved how you transformed the living room working with what you had to make it conversational. I can't imagine the surprise of the family that lived in that bedroom when they came in to see their new room. I loved what you all did. I use that lamp shade from Target all the time (the creamy / tan one) and you can't beat it for the price. Love all the little touches. Funny thing is I loved the old bunk bed - I thought with a little white paint it would look amazing. However, the other bed looks great and your little touches were incrediable. Got me inspired to do something here. Can't wait to see all the other rooms as well. Great inspiration to us all and what a wonderful feeling to know women and families that are going through a challenging time will feel a little bit better because of you! Great job.
p.s. Lauren what color is that blue?
So beautiful! Both the rooms and the story behind them. You all made both rooms feel like home and I'm sure that's what the families staying there need. They look so cozy and safe and I'm just amazed by what you all did. Bravo!
Lauren (and Rebecca) this is so beautiful and wonderful! I get a little teary thinking of how much the ladies and their families will appreciate having a homey place to come home to as they get their lives back. truly a wonderful use of your talents!
What a wonderful project. Reading your story about 'Knock-Out-Abuse' and seeing your room renovations brought tears to my eyes. Such a gift you have given this family.
This is such a touching post and today I write from my heart as a public health nurse for low income mothers.
This is a great gift you gave to this shelter and the women who will visit there. The world is a better place because of these shelters and a place for these mom's to go to as a safe haven. It is such a giant step for these mom's to take to go to a shelter and now because of you they have a beautiful place to stay. I can't say enough in support of women's shelters and the work they do. Thank you for your time and talent. Blessings to you and the this shelter.
Lauren, the rooms are beautiful and what a wonderful gift for the mother and her children!!! Nothing is better than a beautiful place to call your own. Great job!!
So beautiful and cheerful!
a job well done!!! VERY well done!!! What a warm and loving place it is now!!! That's how you make a house a "home"......compliments ladies!!
Fantastic Lauren ! All of the choices are wonderful, and I can see all the love and care that went into this worthy makeover. Well done, as always !
Wow! these rooms are absolutely beautiful! You have lovely taste and have made the spaces so calming and serene! What great pieces you had to work with and you added the perfect finishing touches. How nice to have such a pretty, comfy place to enjoy during a difficult time for so many women. : )
How beautiful to make this home a place where the tears they have cried from the bottom of their heart can start to heal. Being surrounded by a beautiful space does something for woman. What an incredible blessing! You have inspired me to do this for one of our local shelters.
Wow, you did a beautiful job! I'm sure these women are going to feel the love that went into making these spaces special. In their diffent circumstances it's important that they feel safe and some peace. I think these rooms help them feel that way. They truely are beautiful.
What a wonderful project! I love the little white chairs in the living area and the bedroom is so fresh and inviting. Great job!
The room is beautiful... what a wonderful thing to be a part of!
Great cause, great project, wonderful design work. You guys rock!
xo xo
One cannot help but feel welcome and comforted by your wonderful transformations and design. It is so serene and beautiful! Great cause~
What a great makeover! That bedroom is so fantastic. Stop by if you can for my new giveaway. It's the biggest one yet. :) Have a good weekend, Lauren, and get some rest. Ha!
Lauren, it looks great. The bedroom reflects your design style a ton. I love it.
I read your below post about commenting and whatnot. I have a friend who is a famous artist and another who is not. The famous one told me he is jealous of the one who is not because he does not have to meet anyone's expectations of what kind of artist he is supposed to be or what kind of work he is supposed to produce. Point being, every loves your designs and your blog, so don't worry if you can't comment, email etc. People should understand.
I love this post. There is a special place in heaven for everyone that participated in this project. The rooms look cheerful and inviting, which I'm sure is a welcome feeling to those who will stay there. Congratulations and well done!
Wow this is great - Major karma points too!!
omg - gorgeous! i am dying!!! you are unreal. you can do anything. my favorite are those lampshades. i have to get those!!!!
OMG I have that exact dresser style from woman's shelter bedroom! It's in my living room right now with my TV on it. Dresser new from Sears cira 1987! I have had it since I was a little girl. I have a picture of it posted on my blog from the other day!
Lauren, I just came from Acanthus & Acorn, what a great story and wonderful work! This is such a lovely job you've all done and it looks great!
Absolutely wonderful, this must make quite the difference to the people there.
Well done, what a great idea. Hopefully this will make life just a little brighter for some families.
Oh my Lauren, that is fantastic. All of the things are just so lovely and thoughtfully put together and peaceful and filled with love.
I adore that pillow fabric in the bedroom - what is that. Wow, that is beautiful fabric. What a lovely, lovely room. So proud of you in this effort!!
I hope the families are able to feel peace and love in these spaces. Good job!
xo Terri
Gorgeous makeover. You worked wonders with color and pattern. Love it! And I'm sure the families who live there will too. What a great project to be a part of.
This is wonderful -- and a project that offers big returns for all you volunteers, too. I hope it's an idea that spreads.....cheers, -s
Congratulations to you! I do not know how you do all that you do with two small children and are able to give back to your community.
You have inspired me to work with our domestic violence safe house to make it a special, peaceful place. You did a beautiful job!!!
Such a wonderful thing you did!! Everything look so comfortable and homey and just perfect. What a special project to be a part of!
Oh Lauren, this post has made my cry! What a wonderful experience for you to be involved in and you did such a beautiful job on the rooms, they are beyond gorgeous. You should be so happy with the job you did and so proud too. Thank you so much for sharing this. Wishing you a wonderful weekend as always ~ Tina xx
what an awesome story
& you did an incredible job !!!
wow! i am sure the women who live there are thrilled! you really made a difference in their lives and should be so proud of yourselves. way to go!
First of all I am sooooo happy to see all of these talented designers come together to create a beautiful and restful nest for women and their little ones. Wow, it's so inspiring...and quite tear jerking.
Lauren, thank you for sharing this. And wow, you're so talented. You've enriched the quality of other's lives!
Lauren others have said it but I wanted to reiterate..what you guys did was incredible. The time, energy and heart that went into this project is obvious. Talent is one thing, using it for something so selfless and pure is another. I know how hard you guys worked. Now I hope you know how inspired we all are by the outcome! xo Marija
Beautiful job! I love how you hung the pictures.
It warms my heart to know that all you creative woman are giving back in such a generious way.
I can only imagine the comfort and peace these women feel when they are welcomed into the shelter.
Especially now that it looks so beautiful!
A culmination of Pure INsipiration is what you are and all are! I did feel a tear, and then a smile for all the love you infused. You are giving me some wonderful ideas to share my talents with those who are in need of art.
Beautiful post in everyway! How wonderful to use your talents to give back something to these women who need it the most. So inspiring!
Completely awesome Lauren! I'm teary eyed over here :) I can tell that you all poured your hearts out on this one and such beauty came to be all around!
What a fantastic job you did and for such a great cause. Very rewarding! Love the bedroom. It is so serene.
Mission accomplished...so glad we teamed up for a great cause!!!
Ack! So sorry for commenting so late -- I posted my own blog and then rushed out for little league practice/ family dinner, etc. I loved reading all the blogs about everyone's own take on the redesign. What a great project -- kudos to you all!
I can't imagine who great you all must feel --- isn't this what life is all about? You have not only left your mark, you have inspired me and I'm sure many others to share what we have to impact others in a powerful way. Big HUG and a High Five!!!!!
Wow, well done, a brilliant cause and it looks fab.
Soooo Very perfect! I know you will never forget the experience,and neither will they! smiles.
this is so wonderful
I know you have lots of comments and this is a little late but I just wanted to say what a wonderful makeover this is! Fantastic and well done...... x
what more to add to all the lovely comments lauren?
sharing your "gifts" with those in need, bravo!
You amaze me, Lauren. You are a busy mom with thriving business, but you still make time to give back. You've created such a beautiful place for these women and children. What a blessing.
What a lovely concept! Beautiful makeover!
What an amazing job you all did and for such an important cause. Your time and talent are such gifts and to share them in this way is such a blessing for so many. Thanks for sharing the story and photos with us.
It certainly has your touch! Love it Lauren, you are so talented, love the way you hung the artwork in the bedroom!
What a wonderful job you and Rebecca did for this wonderful cause. Congratulations!
Incredible! What a transformation - honestly, that bedroom is so soothing and calming! Such an awesome experience!
How neat you did that for the organization. Amazing results as well. I have the same pink peacock lamps from Target!
wonderful!! what a perfect way to use your gifts.
This looks dynamite -- great job ladies!
Lauren, I am SO happy to see your redo! I'm in the midst of doing the same thing for a women's center here in my city of B'ham. We are redoing one room & I've been yardsaling for a month collecting things for the redo.
I love what ya'll did with those spaces. It is totally transformed & beautiful. I know whoever is in that room will appreciate it so much with the TLC put into it.
Hi everyone,
On behalf of Knock Out Abuse Against Women and myself we can not thank you enough for all of your hard work. The shelter looks amazing thanks to your dedication, amazing talent and generosity. It was a pleasure working with you and I look forward to more projects in the future.
Thank you so much for being a true champion of Knock Out Abuse.
Ellen Blankenstein
Really, really gorgeous transformation!
this post made me very warm and happy in my heart. plus it looks gorgeous!
have a lovely weekend!
xo, tiina
This has to be one of the best posts I've read in a long while. I am so inspired to do good and to do it for so little. Wonderful! Thank you. The world needs more people who are so thoughtful and kind.
An incredible make-over (bookmarking to show my hubby tonight) and so inspiring. You go girl.
I am simply amazed by this! Alyssa
As a decorator & a textile designer, this is my place to muse... perfection doesn't interest me; Reality and charm do. Fresh floppy flowers from the garden over long-stemmed roses any day, I love it when things are slightly off and tell a story.

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All hiking trails, picnic areas, and the Live Animal Exhibit are open during daylight hours (dawn to dusk) 365 days a year, rain or shine. For safety and security reasons do not enter or remain on the premises between sunset and dawn – unless part of a ticketed, and scheduled special event.
Pine Mountain Gold Museum observes the following City of Villa Rica holidays:
New Year's Day
MLK Holiday
President's Day
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
PRICING: (prices shown before tax)
Pine Mountain Gold Museum Admission (including 18-minute documentary)
$5.00 Individual adult (ages 12 to 55)
$4.00 Seniors (ages 55 & up)
$4.00 Children (ages 3 to 12)
$4.00 Military, First-Responders (with ID)
FREE Children (ages 2 and under)
$4.00 Student (with college ID)
Pine Mountain Scenic Railroad (train departs Pinetown Depot for all points.)
$5.00 All riders, per ticket
Panning for Gold, or Gemstones (includes instruction and assistance from one of our miners!)
$7.00 Per gold pan
$5.00 Per gemstone pan
$15.00 Per pan of "Gemstone Jackpot"
$50.00 Per Emerald Bucket
$50.00 Per Rutile (Titanium Crystal) Bucket
Annual Pass (non-transferable, valid for ONE (1) year)
$50.00 Each pass covers one family.
Unlimited museum admission
$3.00 Per gold pan
$3.00 Per gemstone pan
$3.00 Per person train rides (Special event trains excluded)
10% Discount in the Museum Store
Advanced access to special event and after-hours tickets
Hiking trails
Live Animal Exhibit
Picnic Area
Interpretive Garden
Bird Watching
Stockmar Homestead Ruins
Mining Station Ruins
Unlimited Nature Photography Opportunities
Above pricing does not apply to special event trains, or after-hours programs. Special event and after-hours ticketing is available through Museum Store or online.
Please check the Pine Mountain Gold Museum's Facebook page for all the latest information concerning updated train times, special events, Museum hours, etc. https://www.facebook.com/PineMountainGoldMuseum/


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Get all the major supplies needed to make this project with the 5x11 Set bundle or you can order them separately.
LeNae's Tip: Spread the glitz around! I cut the blue crystal clusters apart, spreading them across the album, starting at the binding and posts, centers of the glitter flowers and on the felt border.
Summer Fun AlbumBy LeNae Gerig


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GeForce GTX 480M Brings Fermi Goodness to Laptops This June [Geforce Gtx 480m]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5529117/geforce-gtx-480m-brings-fermi-goodness-to-laptops-this-june
The crazy power requirements demanded by the Nvidia GTX 480 would seem to imply it's relegated to desktop land and yet, this rumor exists: A version of this beastly minotaur graphics card could be headed to notebooks in June.
We know this because Eurocom jumped the gun and listed a GeForce GTX 480M option on their web site this week.
While specifics remain light, and this is technically unconfirmed, we can nevertheless glean a few details from the listing. Mainly, power requirements will still be high, in line with the card's existing reputation, and that the card is an option only for the larger 17- and 18.4-inch "desktop replacements" Cheetah, Panther and Leopard (which makes sense).
Again, release—according to Eurocom—is about a month away.
Editor's Note: Pictured is the The $500 GeForce GTX 480, available as of April 12. [Eurocom via Engadget]


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Osama Bin Laden, head of Al Qaeda and the man linked to 9/11, the 1998 American embassy bombings, and the 2000 USS Cole bombing in Yemen, is apparently dead.
President Obama said in a press conference that a targeted operation against Osama's compound in Abbotabad, north of Islamabad, resulted in the death of Bin Laden, and three other adults (including, it seems, an adult son of Bin Laden). The government took six of his other children, and two wives, into custody.


text: Daniel Gilbert on the annoying new practice of advertising objects that cry wolf. "In an advertising campaign that began last week, Nissan left 20,000 sets of keys in bars, stadiums, concert halls and other public venues. Each key ring has a tag that says: 'If found, please do not return. My next generation Nissan Altima has Intelligent Key with push-button ignition, and I no longer need these.'" How long before these ads train us not to do anything nice for anyone for fear of being messaged at?


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It is safe to say that you are considering selling your townhouse? Presently may be the correct market-however does that mean it's the opportune time for you to sell?
In the event that you purchased a townhouse in Toronto somewhere in the range of four and five years back, you might be believing it's a decent time to sell. Toronto condominium costs, as indicated by the Condos.ca PSF Index, are on the ascent: since February of 2017, the normal 800-square-foot townhouse has increased in value by around $78,000, and apartment suites that were acquired in 2012 have expanded in an incentive by near $130,000. Be that as it may, does this expanding market mean apartment suite proprietors should hold up until costs climb considerably higher or sell now?
To Sell or Not to Sell…
As the PSF Index shows, it's a decent time to sell. The expansion in estimation of your apartment suite implies that, in the event that you sell now, you can put those higher benefits into buying another property, enabling you to keep on developing your value. On the off chance that that is your arrangement, at that point selling presently is keen since it will enable you to appreciate the climbing estimation of your new property also. A ton of apartment suite proprietors are faltering to sell right now in light of the fact that those qualities do keep on rising they could gain a higher resale esteem by holding up one more year to sell-nonetheless, it's critical to recall that the remainder of the townhouse showcase is acknowledging in esteem, as well. In twelve months, you'll be confronting higher asking costs than you'd face today, and that may make your venture less beneficial over the long haul.
At that point, obviously, there are those approaching value redresses. On the off chance that the land showcase is encountering colossal development presently, is that essentially prompting a drop? Cost drops are hard to foresee; in any case, it is likewise imperative to recollect that high development paving the way to an abatement mellow the effect of the decline (in the event that you procure 15 percent in showcase builds paving the way to a 10 percent decline, despite everything you're up 5%), which implies that, in view of Toronto's high pace of condominium advertise development (especially in Toronto's center), it isn't likely at costs to fall underneath what you at first pay.
The Pros and Cons of Choosing a New Condo
We've set up that presently is a decent time to purchase, however that doesn't assist you with making sense of what you should purchase. New apartment suite or resale townhouse which is the better venture for you? Here are a couple of upsides and downsides of every choice.
Aces of Buying a New Condominium:
· Lower price tag (contingent on economic situations).
· Better selection of areas inside the structure (if material).
· Broader scope of choices or potentially overhauls.
· Less danger of experiencing expensive and meddlesome fixes and redesigns.
· New home guarantee assurance.
Cons of Buying a New Condominium:
· You may need to depend on craftsman outlines and floor intends to get a thought of the completed item before you purchase. If so, ensure the unit's limits, area, completes, materials, assets, and so forth are unmistakably determined in the buy understanding.
· You pay your store before you move in, which implies it might be tied up all through the term of development.
· It might be more enthusiastically to get a home loan from a monetary establishment for an unregistered apartment suite.
· Construction deferrals could mean your unit doesn't get completed on schedule, leaving you scrambling for transient cabin.
· If your unit is done first, you may move in while development proceeds in different units, presenting you to clamor and disturbance.
Purchase Before You Sell and Grow Your Investments
It's imperative to recollect that, since it's a decent time to sell an apartment suite at the present time, it doesn't mean you need to or essentially should sell. It's a decent chance if it's something you've been considering doing as of now, yet you additionally shouldn't feel like you have to hurry to sell your condominium in Toronto. Truth be told, on the off chance that you are considering selling, the present market gives you a decent chance to develop your value and ventures by purchasing another property before you sell your old one.
For what reason is it a smart thought to purchase before you sell at this moment? Since the present market is a solid seasonally difficult market: the low stock and popularity join to make selling times speedy. For example, for an apartment suite esteemed at somewhere in the range of $500,000 and $1 million, the normal number of days it'll sit available before it sells is 29-and most don't keep going that long. You should simply utilize your present property value to open a credit extension and secure the up front installment and acquiring costs into another home loan. When you secure your new buy, you can without much of a stretch sell your old condominium.
On the off chance that you purchase before you sell, you can exploit the expanding apartment suite esteems by purchasing your new condominium at a lower cost and selling your old townhouse at a more significant expense. The distinction could have an effect on your capacity to develop your value.
I don't get it's meaning to develop your value? It implies putting resources into a higher-esteem property, so your venture can keep on developing. On the off chance that you are at present in a one-room apartment suite, search for a bigger unit or a two-room for your next speculation. You would prefer not to move horizontally through the apartment suite advertise, regardless of whether the expansion in condominium esteem makes it resemble a wise speculation, since the land move charge, REALTOR® expenses, and lawful expenses may cut into those benefits. Climb the apartment suite advertise by putting resources into something with more incentive to make your venture work more diligently and all the more successfully for you.
On the other hand, you could develop your venture by keeping your old unit and leasing it out: the present normal rental cost in many neighborhoods in Toronto can really take care of the month to month expenses of proprietorship, including your home loan installment, support charges, and property charge, regularly with a little edge of benefit (which you need to keep to a base to limit assessable pay in any case).
To put it plainly, it's a decent time to possess a townhouse at the present time, particularly in the event that you are hoping to put resources into money related development, regardless of whether you are wanting to develop your value by selling or by leasing your present unit.
For more data about the present townhouse advertise and the open doors it can offer your speculation potential, visit Condo Essentials. We'll give you the state-of-the-art data you have to settle on educated choices for your speculation openings.


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|This tragic story began in June 2008. Living here in Florida this little girl became near and dear to our hearts, we never knew her. When she went missing, then later found dead it felt like family. She has touched many of our hearts around the globe and consumed us with grief because of her sad and tragic death. It's a horrific and truly bizzare story. This beautiful little girl Caylee Marie Anthony, will stay forever in our hearts. My post is dedicated to her beautiful smile and unfortunate short life she had will never be forgotten. Now in these next two months of this trial, to have justice served so she can finally rest in peace. The trial began May 24th, 2011. I have followed every minute of this with heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends that knew her.
RIP Caylee Anthony, you were truly a precious little soul and now forever an angel in heaven, gone too soon.
|August 9, 2005 – June 16, 2008
To follow the story for up to date news Click here
|An update on 7/5/2011 Casey Anthony was acquitted of all murder charges.
Read here for the complete story and trial of the century. Over 800k facebook users put a porch lite on, at 9:00pm on 7/5/2011.
Watch this below as they read the verdict, one of the biggest trials of the century and heart wrenching moments as millions of viewers jaws dropped in disbelief.
There wasn't justice served for Caylee Marie Anthony today, we still do not know what happened to this precious angel and probably never will, our State Prosecution was brillant throughout the entire trial.
|A trial that ended with many emotions, was justic really served?
RIP Sweet Angel gone but never forgotten, we will rely on God to keep you safe and the trust this his judgement will prevail.
Trial ends with an aquittal, her mother that never reported her body for 31 days walks free on 7/16/2011.. there was no justice for Caylee. RIP.


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Detective: Prankster registered as 'Obama' in 2008
Butler County finds bogus voter registration
A county detective is trying to figure out how an apparent prankster was able to fill out a 2008 voter registration card signed "Barack H. Obama."
By the time Butler County elections officials processed the card, it went into the state's computerized database with the last name "Obana" -- that is, with an 'n' in place of the 'm' -- but a detective told The Associated Press that whoever filled out the card was clearly trying to register using President Barack Obama's full name.
"On the actual registration card, the attempted voter -- we're assuming it's a college kid -- the kid who wrote it put an 'm' in the name," Butler County detective Scott Roskovski told the AP on Wednesday.
The card was discovered last week when a jury commissioner was reviewing questionnaires set to be mailed to potential jurors. "The name threw up a red flag," jury commissioner Jon Galante told the AP on Wednesday. "I would have had the same reaction had it read Mitt Romney, Snoop Dogg, Mario Lemieux or Julius Caesar."
Roskovski said county elections records showed nobody tried to vote using the bogus registration card, though filling it out falsely could be a felony -- perjury -- or a misdemeanor of making a false unsworn statement.
The handwritten card also lists the president's birth date -- 8/4/61 -- though whoever wrote it put '81 as the birth year before scratching it out. Roskovski said it's possible the prankster was born in the '80s and used the wrong digit before realizing the mistake.
The address listed on the card used to belong to a former dormitory at Slippery Rock University, a state-owned school in the county, which is one reason Roskovski assumes it was filled out as a prank. Another reason: The voter's listed phone number was 555-5555.
Because the card is from 2008, county elections officials have no recollection of receiving it or entering it into a statewide database of registered voters, which is where the last name is spelled with an 'n,' Roskovski said. He assumes the card was processed in good faith by an elections worker who was busy with a large number of newly registered voters.
County elections director Shari Brewer said officials approved the registration because they're required to even if a birth date or other identifying information is believed to be incorrect, though a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of State said county officials are empowered to reject registration cards with "dubious" information. The card likely wasn't discovered before last week because whoever applied for it never tried to vote.
As to whomever that is, Rostovski said: "Unfortunately, they don't take voting as seriously as they should. It's a college prank, but I think it's more than a college prank."


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Teary Dita Von Teese comes face-to-face with the "teenager" who stole her then-husband Marilyn Manson during Fashion Group International's Night of Stars held Thursday at NYC's Cipriani Wall Street.
Moments after Gwen Stefani's amicable breakup ode Cool plays, smug Evan Rachel Wood struts through posing for photographers at 7:45 p.m. Navigating through a maze of reporters – chatting with some, and not with others – she boldly sidles up beside Dita, 37, who is busy chatting away. At 7:50 p.m., the burlesque babe cups her hands to her face and scatters as soon as she realizes the girl who ruined her happy life is inches away when flashbulbs start popping.
Evan, 22, is added to the event at the last minute, so it is unclear whether she knew she would attend, but she seems completely caught off-guard.
Even before the lover of her ex-husband arrives, Dita is discussing heartbreak.
"I think I've become a little bit more careful in my selection now," she says of what she wants in a man these days. "I look for people that keep me calm and bring happiness and joy to my life instead of the opposite of that. I look for elegance combined with someone who has great sexual chemistry with me. It's the good parts of the bad guy and the good parts of the good guy, too. I like all of it."
She tears up when asked how she bounced back from her 2007 divorce, telling me, "I'm not anyone to give relationship advice. I don't want to talk about it anymore."
Now dating Count Louis Marie de Castelbajac, 25, for seven months, the starlet is becoming bi-continental.
"He lives in Paris, and I just got an apartment there, so I'm really excited to go between L.A. and Paris so that I can really appreciate the great things about L.A. and the great things about Paris because there's great things about both," she says, her eyes still glistening between dark eyeliner. "I'm just excited about living in both places for awhile. But it's still new. It's seven months in. It's in that great new stage."
Dita is on hand to promote her cocktail Cointreau Teese, the drink of the evening, and present an award to designer Stephen Jones. We assume Evan just likes fashion and creating a stir, as she simply gives a knowing glance when asked how it feels to be here.
According to 2006 divorce papers, Evan was a factor in their split. Dita and Marilyn, 40, had been together since 2001, and their marriage ended after one year. Evan appeared in Marilyn's 2007 video, Heart-Shaped Glasses. Both count themselves as his exes now.
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Exhibition - Over Here: A Centennial Commemoration of World War I Memorials in NYC Parks
Monday, November 6, 2017
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
This event repeats every weekday between 9/14/2017 and 11/24/2017.
Please note: This event has already taken place. Please use the Search options on the right to find upcoming events.
A century after US entry into World War I, the exhibit Over Here features 39 of the 102 World War Memorials in New York City's Parks. Through the use of 94 vintage and contemporary photographs, as well as original renderings, and objects, the show conveys the losses that communities throughout the city experienced and the artistic response. The show also references how parks were used for the war effort.
Highlights include images of sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, an original rendering of Father Duffy in Times Square, and the bronze maquette for the Woodside Doughboy.
This exhibition is free and open to the public. Closed on Holidays. For more information, please call (212) 360-8163.
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Last time we went, three years ago, we brought Uno and Guillotine, both of which were successful choices. This time we wanted more options without having to bring the entire game closet. So we put together a packing list of games that most of us like. Everybody got to pick at least one game. We wanted to have at least three options each for two, three, four, or five players. At least three of the games had to be accessible to the youngest of us (ten years old). We were mindful of space limitations, but we didn't necessarily cramp our style if there was something we really wanted to bring. Here's the list we came up with:
- Chicago Cribbage
- Incan Gold
- Citadels (note - this link plays music)
- Ace of Aces
- Catch Phrase
- Martian Fluxx
- Travel Scrabble
- Trains Planes and Automobiles
- Empyrean Inc
- Forbidden Island
- Car-Go Othello
- Pirateer
- Uno H2O Splash
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|Sample page from Ace of Aces
We did play a few conventional games during our down-time in the cabin. Incan Gold played out to an exciting finish, when our ten-year-old left the ruins with the artifact and the lead on the final mission, forcing the rest of us to play out the round until scared away by monsters and leaving him with the win. Our Pirateer session saw a crazy round in which every player touched the treasure at least once before our ten-year-old stole the treasure on a perfect snake-eyes die roll and brought it home to his harbor just a few turns later. My wife beat my 18-year-old son and me in Black Jack (using cards from Chicago Cribbage and money from Incan Gold) when she kept betting all her money to get out of the game but kept winning hand after hand. My wife just destroyed me in a two-player session of Citadels, which is nevertheless still my favorite game right now.
And, oh yes, we were in the mountains of West Virginia, so we did plenty of white-water rafting, horseback riding, paintball, and zip-line canopy touring during the gaps between boardgames.
Six days until I go to World Boardgaming Championships in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.


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Chicago Car-Bomb Suspect Plot Pleads Not Guilty
The 19-year-old Chicago teenager accused of plotting to bomb a downtown Chicago bar was in court again Thursday.
Dressed in orange jail clothes, Adel Daoud looked cheerful during Thursday's arraignment. He even joked to Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman about the maximum life sentence he faced, telling her it couldn't be longer.
Asked how he pleaded, the bushy-haired Hillside teen said politely, "Not guilty."
As Daoud stood before the judge, his mother Mona sat whispering in Arabic to her husband Ahmed. She complained that Daoud's hair should be cut and that he looked like a "za'ran" — roughly translated as "thug."
As Daoud smiled and looked over at her, she said "My sweetheart is like an idiot."
Daoud's mother was overseas when her son was first arrested last month, and this was her first appearance in court. Throughout the hearing, she kept asking questions about who the different people were in the courtroom.
At the end of the hearing, Daoud's parents tried to stand up and walk toward their son, but the U.S. Marshall ordered them to sit down.
Afterward, while speaking to reporters, Daoud's attorney Thomas Durkin characterized his client as a teenager who was impressionable and didn't really understand the severity of the situation he was in.
While Daoud's mother was unemotional, her husband was far more upset.
"This is the best kid. Not because he's my son," he said holding back tears. "If you question school, if you question the neighbor, if you question everybody he know Adel, he never say to you one word bad."
Meantime, Daoud's attorney Thomas Durkin told the judge that he wants to be privy to classified documents that the government is witholding. He says he'll argue the plot was the idea of agents, not his client.
A status hearing is set for Oct. 18. Lawyers for both sides hope to go to trial by early Spring.


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Review: North Korea Invades South Korea in 1950
Let us never forget that it was North Korea, acting with the approval of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin that attacked a peaceful South Korea on June 25th, 1950 — an invasion that was opposed by all UN member nations except China, which later provided significant support to the North Korean side.
In all, more than 2.5 million civilians and over 1 million military personnel were killed (some 32,975 military personnel are still listed as 'missing') for a likely total of 3.5 million deaths attributable to the Korean War.
However, a since reclassified report said that 4.4 million deaths occurred as a result of the Korean War (and that number includes those who died from lack of food, water, medicine, or proper sanitation as a direct result of the war) and the responsibility for those deaths lay squarely on the people who initially approved the unprovoked invasion of South Korea: Kim Il-sung of North Korea, Joseph Stalin of the USSR, and while providing only minimal support at the beginning of the war it was China's Mao Zedong who provided a dramatic increase in men and matériel to fight the UN force defending South Korea.
Armistice Signed in 1953
Since July 27, 1953 an armistice has remained in place between North Korea, China and Russia on one side of the conflict, and the countries of the United Nations on the other.
NOTE: An armistice is regarded as a state of 'ceasefire' and is also called a 'cessation of hostilities' but it isn't an actual long-term peace agreement.
Not at War, But Not at Peace
From June 1954 when the official negotiating teams representing both sides wrapped up their work because they were unable to forge a long-term peace agreement due to the intransigence of North Korea's political leaders (although North Korea's military agreed on the need for a durable peace agreement during negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland "the Geneva Conference (1954)" and in fact, covertly floated the idea of UN powers helping them to stage a coup in North Korea) the Korean War hasn't officially ended, although it's important to remember that there has been no actual combat between the two sides in all those years, but there have been many instances of irritation between the former combatants.
A Country on a Permanent War Footing
In North Korea, the war never ended. At least the war mindset never ended. It's a country that still prepares for war and it's a country that expects to be attacked on any given day of the year. The economy is a 'war economy' which means that aside from growing food to feed its citizens and building homes to shelter them, everything is geared towards preparing for war.
"Women must serve in the army for about seven years, and men for 10 years." — Newsweek
'No country in the world could successfully invade and occupy North Korea' it has been said by many experts. Every adult in the country has served a minimum of seven years in the North Korean military, and some have served their whole lives. The standing army numbers 1.1 million with another 7.7 million army reservists that can be called-up instantly.
Every city, every village, every building, every street, every farm area has been designed to favour the defenders, including some bridges, buildings and roads prewired with explosives to destroy them and there are estimated to be as many as 20-million land mines installed in forested land and in (what appears to be) agricultural belts. When you add that to the fact that every adult has served in the army and knows where to access those controls and their associated explosives, it makes war in the north a virtual death trap for any invading army, no matter how large or powerful.
All of their serious military facilities are deep underground — so far down that only repeated direct hits with nuclear weapons will shake those underground buildings enough to kill everyone inside. And even then, some may still survive if they're strapped in and not bouncing off the walls or ceilings hard enough to break their necks during the shaking. And if they're alive, they can still push buttons. The kind of buttons we don't like.
The North Korean air force is small and it has few 4th and 5th-generation aircraft, but it's designed for, and their pilots are expert at, the close air support role, which is another important factor to consider for any country considering invasion of North Korea.
The North Korean Navy is tiny, but the ace up its sleeve is a large fleet of highly-modified Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines, some of which have been modified to accept ballistic missiles (although every attempted launch to date has failed) and the Kilo's are generally noted for their stealth and are notorious for their ability to covertly deliver troops or supplies to any coast in the world. The USSR built hundreds of these small, but excellent submarines and conducted secret operations on every continent. Yes, every continent.
The Soviet Navy never installed ICBM missile tubes in Kilo-class subs, but the North Korean navy did. So, it's just a matter of time before North Korea figures out the technical bits related to launching ballistic missiles from underwater.
NOTE: The Soviet Navy preferred to create a whole new class of submarine (the Akula-class) from which to launch ICBM's and was an excellent decision from every conceivable safety standpoint.
The book on North Korea's military is this: ARMY: The army is an extremely well-trained and capable army — one of the largest in the world — and it is well dug-in and the entire country has been set up to foil invasion. AIR FORCE: Small, but extremely well-trained for the close air support mission, and very capable in that role. NAVY: Small, almost non-existent surface fleet, but well trained for coastal reconnaissance — but their submarine fleet is large, with growing size and capability, and their capabilities are regularly underestimated by other countries.
Now North Korea has Nuclear Bombs and ICBM's
Now that North Korea has admitted to having a small number of nuclear bombs and is testing advanced missiles, its leader has decided to use his nation's war economy and military to get what he wants for his country.
That's the basic psychology at work there, and we've seen this before. In fact, every war begins the same way.
Except, because negotiations between the UN nations and North Korea have been practically non-existent, nobody really knows what Kim Jong-un wants!
Obviously he wants something or he wouldn't be firing nuclear-capable missiles across Japanese airspace or threatening the United States with nuclear missile attack.
And we don't even know what the man wants…
At the Very Least, We Should Find Out What Kim Jong-un Wants
There's no doubt that he will continue to improve the technology and capability of his submarine fleet. There's no doubt his ICBM programme will continue to improve and there's no chance of staging a coup in that country as the citizens and the military command are simply too loyal to the 'Dear Leader' as he's known to his people.
So, as we're stuck with him until he eventually passes away and North Korean politics becomes a lot more mainstream, we might as well engage in some high level diplomacy and find out what he wants. Perhaps he has some legitimate grievances and not-as-legitimate grievances, and some reasonable requests of the international community.
It costs nothing to talk. But not talking might result in nuclear war, especially if the present lack of communication continues past the time that Kim Jong-un's ICBM's become nuclear-capable and can travel thousands of miles.
Who Should Talk to North Korea?
In the war that was the Korean War, it was the UN member nations (with the exception of the USSR and China) that fought back against the North Korean invasion of South Korea — therefore, it was a war between the UN (minus two members) and North Korea — and therefore, any diplomatic initiatives which at this point are strongly advised, must be presented to North Korea by the United Nations.
At present, there's nothing. Not even a weekly phone call.
Which is very distressing, if you're a person who happens to know what the stakes are.
Time is On Our Side
In the long run, if the rhetoric is kept to a low level and if high level diplomatic engagement becomes a number one priority for the United Nations negotiating teams and communications staff, and if reasonable requests from Jong-un are approved, all of us, including those in North Korea, will get to live. Yes, nuclear war is like that.
Constant diplomacy works every time but only because diplomacy takes place between human beings on both sides of any issue or conflict — and not between opposing computers. The application of professional diplomacy to any problem can solve anything, given enough effort and time.
Here's the equation: Conflict between human beings + Diplomacy/Human Psychology = Positive Outcome
It's just that it takes a high level of commitment to stick to it, and each and every action (not words, but actions) taken by the Jong-un regime will need to be carefully weighed and North Korea 'punished' or 'rewarded' as appropriate, using 'soft power' only, and we need to realize it's going to take some amount of time.
The best way that human beings learn anything is via 'carrot and stick'. Reward a person (even foreign dictators) every time they do something right (within reason) and punish them every time they do something wrong (within reason) and you are training that person to be your ally. Yes, with the right diplomacy, time is on our side.


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Ash stock, bow irons, iron stirrup, reinforcing pin, side plates and iron nut. Sprung iron trigger, waxed linen string, steel bow with forged rolled tips. I've test fired it in my garden at a carboard box and thats the only use its had. Will include what bolts I have with it too.
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Flooding inevitable this spring
Several Wisconsin rivers have 50 percent chance of major flooding, report says
If temperatures warm up too quickly, flooding could be widespread and significant.
"This year, there is a 70 percent chance," National Weather Service hydrologist Brian Hahn said.
Hahn said at least some flooding will happen this year.
VIDEO: Too fast a warm-up could cause widespread flooding
"The worst case scenario would be the heavy rain, warm weather and temperatures staying above freezing," Hahn said. "Right now, there's about 6 to 20 inches of snow on the ground."
Another worry is that the ground is frozen solid.
"The frost depths are anywhere from 6 inches to 36 inches," Hahn said.
Melt and rain water will go right into rivers and streams, which are covered by thick ice.
"The thicker the ice is during the winter, the more likely it is that there could be ice jamming," Hahn said.
It is localized, but severe since it strikes with out warning.
"It's impossible to forecast. We don't know really when or where it's going to happen. We just react to it when it does happen," Hahn said.
The best case scenario would be to ease our way into spring.
Another river flood outlook will be issued Thursday. As of Wednesday, several rivers in Wisconsin have a 50 percent chance of major flooding.
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McMahon tag teams with Ladies Who Launch
Not only did five women leave the Safavieh Home Furnishings in Stamford with $1,000 in grant money for their businesses, they also walked away with the unified support from their fellow female business owners.
Entrepreneurs Katherine Dickson, Teri Gaberman, Andrea Green, and Linda Spevcek and Maureen Wolff were chosen from a pool of 150 applicants at Ladies Making History, a Ladies Who Launch event.
"What we know is when we support female entrepreneurs not only do they benefit from it, their family benefits from it, their community benefits from it and the economy benefits from it," Kathy McShane, managing director of Ladies Who Launch Connecticut, said March 20. "That's the message I want to get across."
Dickson, of Madison, runs Guapa Films, a diverse company that creates content geared toward issues women face and are not widely discussed.
Gaberman, of Westport, is the president of Berni & Murcer: Friends for Life, a not-for-profit organization that educates, encourages and comforts children with life-threatening illnesses at all stages of their journeys.
Greene, owner of Connecticut Cookie Company and a resident of Southport, bakes homemade cookies and bakery treats using her grandmother's vanilla.
Spevacek and Wolff, owners of Just Ordinary Moms and residents of Granby, collect stories from mothers across the country and turn them into books. Their next book will be "Just Ordinary Military Moms" and will feature stories from mothers who have children in the military.
After teaming up with World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. co-founder and former CEO Linda McMahon in 2013 for Ladies Making History, an event during Women's History Month, McShane reached out to McMahon this year to make the event even bigger and asked that McMahon donate $4,000 in grant funding for female entrepreneurs.
The funds, said Allyson Spellman, founder of Unleash Your Voice, an organization that works to empower women, are to be used to help the women "start, fuel or expand their business."
McShane said women who applied for the grants wanted to use the funds to hire new employees, manufacture more product, develop strategic alliances or expand their infrastructure.
McMahon, who was the keynote speaker of the evening, told the audience that she never will forget where her multibillion-dollar company once started.
"I remember that company hashed out over a kitchen table," McMahon said.
When WWE was in its early stages McMahon and her husband, Vince, shared a single desk and leased a typewriter for $12 a month. That same company now has $2.3 billion in market cap, is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has more than 800 employees in offices around the world, she told the audience.
McMahon said business owners must remember to understand the culture of their business, be open-minded, to be a consumer of their own product and to hire talented people.
What's more, McMahon said, is that female business owners need to provide a support system for their peers.
"We need to advocate for each other," McMahon said. "We need to back each other."
Laura Dorr, owner of TLC Sweet Souls Rescue, a dog and puppy rescue in Newtown, agreed with McMahon, adding that there needs to be a sense of camaraderie among female entrepreneurs.
McMahon said events like those Ladies Who Launch offers is important to empower female entrepreneurs.
"Sometimes it's the little bit of help that you need, a little economic help, a little recognition, just a little pat on the back to help them moving forward," McMahon said. "Women put their whole heart and soul into what they're doing."
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The Plymouth Superbird was just a Belvedere with a big wing, right? Right!
The judges at a recent Northern California Mopar show apparently decided that the Faster Farms Chickens 24 Hours of LeMons-veteran '66 Belvedere deserved a place of honor among the Superbirds and Daytonas, thanks to its very accurate diamond-plate-topped wing.
One thing the "real" Superbirds lacked was the stuffed Foster Imposters clinging to the wing.
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At the PAX East gaming event in Boston, Massachusetts, Corsair Memory decided to raise their flagship gaming headset to the next level, by introducing their new Vengeance 2000 7.1 Wireless Gaming Headset. This headset will offer all the features heard on their Vengeance 1500 model, but with a 2.4GHz connectivity for up to 40 feet (12 m), and a battery life for up to 10 hours.
The Vengeance 2000 will sport the same 50mm drivers as its predecessor, as well as the high-sensitivity, noise-cancelling microphone beneath it. The volume control and mute functions are built directly onto the left ear cup. The internal battery is rechargeable, but the headset will also include a micro-USB cable to connect directly to the system for power. The included USB wireless dongle will act as the same plug-and-play sound card as the 1500, working seamlessly with Windows 7?s default audio drivers. This wireless 7.1 headset will be available in June 2012, with a price tag of $149 USD.
We already put the Vengeance 1500 to the test in the past, with its electrifying performance and solid build, and we look forward to also being able to hear what the Vengeance 2000 can offer to gamers around the world.


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I've checked the dates, and it looks like Wacky Reference #200 will fall on Halloween this year. With such an auspicious coincidence, I may just have to host a WRW contest. I've been mulling over the details, but I'll announce it as soon as I have a some clue of what I'm doing. In the meantime, here are 2 awesome pictures of me in my Daytona Beach, Summer of 2006 t-shirt... with a rolled-up piece of paper.
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In its optimum state, our skin shields us from the elements in the form of a living, seamless robe. But trauma, such as rapid stretching of the epidermis during growth or weight-gain, or increased blood volume within the delicate blood vessels just beneath the dermis, may cause this exquisite, living fabric to seem less than flawless. Common conditions such as stretch marks and spider veins may become the focus of unwelcome attention.
Simon Ourian, M.D., a leader in non-invasive skin therapies, says, "It's all about the integrity of the skin. Integrity literally means that all of the elements join together to form a cohesive whole. When there is trauma, we experience disintegration—some of the elements separate, and we lose the original unity. My practice is dedicated to restoring the integrity of the skin, by allowing it to heal and balance itself."
Although stretch marks and spider veins are purely cosmetic complaints, causing no risk to the health of the individual, Dr. Ourian comments that modern technology now makes it possible for individuals to enjoy flawless skin with virtually painless, non-intrusive therapies. Inspired to correct these and other common conditions, Dr. Ourian developed the revolutionary Coolbeam laser technique, which addresses the superficial surface distress of stretch marks and the Bluelight laser to address thread-like, blue or red congestion of telangiectasias, or spider veins.
The Bluelight laser pulses light through the skin to the blood vessel, raising its internal temperature and safely coagulating it. Over time, the treated vessel fades and slowly disappears. This approach is especially well-suited for treating acne rosacea, a vascular-based disorder which currently is an increasing phenomenon among American adults.
Dr. Ourian's Bluelight laser technique also may be the ideal treatment for the vascular distress which may develop in response to sun exposure, cold, or other environmental factors. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation may also result in persistent flushing of the face which may be safely addressed by laser therapy. For the treatment of larger varicose veins which may become visible as the result of pregnancy, obesity or years of a sedentary lifestyle, Dr. Ourian may recommend sclerotherapy or treatment by venous injection.
This technique utilizes a superfine needle to administer a compound which safely closes off the vessel, eventually making it invisible to the naked eye. Stretch marks may appear as the result of pregnancy or other sudden weight gain, as well as other growth factors, and affects men and teens as well as expectant moms. Initially, the stretch marks appear red, and are best treated as early in their appearance as possible for optimum results.
Later, stretch marks turn silvery or white, and become less responsive to treatment. However, laser treatment still may be successful for diminishing this condition commonly found on the soft tissue of the bust line, tummy, torso and upper arms. Once the damaged skin is removed, new skin quickly grows in its place. The Coolbeam laser, combined with a device that simultaneously cools the skin, makes the treatment far more comfortable than earlier laser procedures.
"Keeping the skin vital and refreshed is absolutely an option for everyone, at every age, " says Dr. Ourian. "Our human skin truly is a wonder, and we are dedicated to preserving its health, its integrity, and its beauty through the most advanced technologies and treatments available in the world of medicine today."


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According to Title 18, Section 1861 (dd) of the Social Security Act, the term "hospice care" means the following items and services provided to a terminally ill individual by, or by others under arrangements made by, a hospice program under a written plan (for providing such care to such individual) established and periodically reviewed by the individual's attending physician and by the medical director (and by the interdisciplinary group described in paragraph (2)(B)) of the program—
- (A) nursing care provided by or under the supervision of a registered professional nurse,
- (B) physical or occupational therapy, or speech-language pathology services,
- (C) medical social services under the direction of a physician,
- (D)(i) services of a home health aide who has successfully completed a training program approved by the Secretary and
- (E) medical supplies (including drugs and biologicals) and the use of medical appliances, while under such a plan,
- (F) physicians' services,
- (G) short-term inpatient care (including both respite care and procedures necessary for pain control and acute and chronic symptom management) in an inpatient facility meeting such conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide such care, but such respite care may be provided only on an intermittent, nonroutine, and occasional basis and may not be provided consecutively over longer than five days,
- (H) counseling (including dietary counseling) with respect to care of the terminally ill individual and adjustment to his death, and
- (I) any other item or service which is specified in the plan and for which payment may otherwise be made under this title.
The care and services described in subparagraphs (A) and (D) may be provided on a 24-hour, continuous basis only during periods of crisis (meeting criteria established by the Secretary) and only as necessary to maintain the terminally ill individual at home.
Hospice Data
Updated hospice statistics are now available for calendar years 1998 to 2008 , and include the 20 most frequent diagnoses, the number of patients, average length of stay, and trends over time in length of stay, by diagnosis. (see "Downloads" below).
Hospice Center
For a one-stop resource web page focused on the informational needs and interests of Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) hospices, go to the Hospice Center (see "Related Links Inside CMS" below).


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Mosquito Bites, Diseases and Protection
As mentioned before, only female mosquitoes bite. They are attracted by several things, including heat (infrared light), light, perspiration, body odor, lactic acid and carbon dioxide. The female lands on your skin and sticks her proboscis into you (the proboscis is very sharp and thin, so you may not feel it going in). Her saliva contains proteins (anticoagulants) that prevent your blood from clotting. She sucks your blood into her abdomen (about 5 microliters per serving for an Aedes aegypti mosquito).
If she is disturbed, she will fly away. Otherwise, she will remain until she has a full abdomen. If you were to cut the sensory nerve to her abdomen, she would keep sucking until she burst.
After she has bitten you, some saliva remains in the wound. The proteins from the saliva evoke an immune response from your body. The area swells (the bump around the bite area is called a wheal), and you itch, a response provoked by the saliva. Eventually, the swelling goes away, but the itch remains until your immune cells break down the saliva proteins.
To treat mosquito bites, you should wash them with mild soap and water. Try to avoid scratching the bite area, even though it itches. Some anti-itch medicines such as Calamine lotion or over-the-counter cortisone creams may relieve the itching. Typically, you do not need to seek medical attention (unless you feel dizzy or nauseated, which may indicate a severe allergic reaction to the bite).
Mosquitoes can carry many types of diseases that are caused by bacteria, parasites or viruses. These diseases include:
- Malaria - Malaria is caused by a parasite that is transmitted by an Anopheles mosquito. The parasite grows in your bloodstream and can produce symptoms that develop anywhere from six to eight days to several months after infection.The symptoms include fever, chills, headaches, muscle aches and general malaise (similar to flu symptoms). Malaria is a severe disease that can be fatal, but can be treated with antimalarial drugs. Malaria is prevalent in tropical or sub-tropical climates.
- Yellow Fever - Yellow fever no longer occurs in the United States or Europe, but it is prevalent in Africa and parts of South America. It is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Yellow fever produces symptoms similar to malaria, but also includes nausea, vomiting and jaundice. Like malaria, yellow fever can be fatal. There is no treatment for the disease itself, only the symptoms. Yellow fever can be controlled by vaccination and mosquito control.
- Encephalitis - Encephalitis is caused by viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes such as the Aedes mosquitoes or Culiseta mosquitoes. The symptoms of encephalitis include high fever, stiff neck, headache, confusion and laziness/sleepiness. There are several types of encephalitis that can be transmitted by mosquitoes, including St. Louis, Western equine, Eastern equine, La Crosse and West Nile. West Nile encephalitis is on the rise in the eastern United States, which has raised concerns about mosquito control .
- Dengue Fever - Dengue fever is transmitted by the Asian tiger mosquito, which is native to East Asia and was found in the United States in 1985. It is also transmitted by Aedes aegypti in the tropics. Dengue fever is caused by a virus that produces a range of illnesses, from viral flu to hemorrhagic fever. It is especially dangerous for children (see Dengue Fever & Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever for more information).
We'll look at ways to reduce mosquito populations in the next section.