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by Baruch Shepsenbul
Translated by Elisabeth Ruderman
At 3:00 a.m. on September 18, 1939, the inhabitants of Radoshkowitz were awakened by the noise of heavy vehicles. The houses, windows and doors shook like an earthquake, and frightened, the people jumped out of bed to look out the window and see what was going on. They were surprised to see a long column of heavy tanks advancing through the narrow streets of the town. They did not understand what they were doing there, six hundred kilometers from the front. When they opened the windows, they saw that after the tanks came heavy armored cars and behind them, trucks carrying soldiers. Then, they recognized the stars on the soldiers' hats and realized that the Red Army had crossed into Poland. Some of the people welcomed this event, and some were concerned at what might follow.
The Red Army's advance into Radoshkowitz lasted five days. During those days a sea of soldiers, war machines and horses went through town. The Jewish residents were puzzled and felt like in a dream, asking themselves, What will tomorrow bring, and what will life be like in the future? Everyone realized that a big change was about to occur, but the question was what kind. Some were hopeful that the future would bring happiness, but others, merchants and wealthier people, were concerned and worried.
Behind the Red Army came the first clerks of the Soviet civil administration. Belarus was declared a part of Soviet Russia, and life in town took on a different character. The Jewish residents adjusted their way of life to suit the new authorities. The first to do so were the young people, who picked up productive jobs and soon forgot the ways of the past. Some of them were appointed to clerical jobs in the new government institutions. Others continued working in their fields their situation was not bad.
But it was rough on the older people who had been shopkeepers. When
the Red Army took over, they liquidated their businesses but had no experience
with a more productive way of life. The Soviet authorities were suspicious
of former shopkeepers and gave them only menial jobs. Many such people
took these jobs out of necessity, but some gave up working altogether and
lived off their savings or the earnings of the young members of their families.
Those who found it hard to adjust to the new regime hoped that the situation
was only temporary and would soon change.
The Soviet regime lasted for twenty-one months, and most of the Jewish population were content. Life was safe; there was no worry about the future. Suddenly the events of the 22nd of June, 1941 struck and deeply shocked them. On that day the German Army attacked Soviet Russia, and things began to change rapidly.
The German Army occupied Radoshkowitz three days later, the 25th of June, 1941, and the next day Russian planes bombarded it and destroyed sixty percent of its houses. Among the casualties were five Jews. The fear of war was upon the Jewish population. People tried to hide as news of the German mistreatment of the Jews reached them.
On the first days of the occupation the Germans did not distinguish between Jews and gentiles; they treated everybody cruelly. Then came the first department of military administration, Numbers 50 and 55, and with them, the Jews felt the full brunt of German rule. All Jews, young and old, were ordered to register. Fifteen of them were selected as representatives of the community, and the following orders were issued:
The first thing they did was make a list of so-called Jewish collaborators with the Soviet authorities, and they were to be executed first. On the list were seventy people who were to be shot. When the news of this list reached the Jewish community, some looked for places to hide, and the leaders looked for ways to reverse the decision. They handed out money and gold watches to those who promised to help, and finally, after a few days of fear and spending a great deal of money, the list was cancelled and the Jews saved for a while.
One day the German construction company, Todd, came to town. They needed workers and planned on employing Jewish labor. Every able-bodied man and woman was ordered to show up at the market every day at sunrise. They were sent to do different, hard jobs, like smoothing stones, digging holes, etc. The only people exempt from this kind of work were mothers of children under the age of two. People who showed up late or failed to carry out the exact orders were severely beaten. One wrong move was punished this way. Every day people returned from work beaten up. No one was spared. Workers had to show up for work the next day in spite of their wounds and bandages.
And so, the people from Todd, and all others in positions of authority, began to abuse the Jews with other demands, at their whim. They demanded gold watches and gold coins, or cloth, leather for shoes, or fur coats. Those who refused were threatened with being shot to death. The Jewish committee of fifteen was used as the go-between. The German officers would get their loot, fill their pockets and move on. They would be replaced, and the new men would come up with new demands. And so the Jews were abused. The Germans and their cohorts carried away everything, furniture, bed linens, kitchenware, etc. Nothing was spared.
At the same time the German higher authorities (Radoshkowitz was part of Vilaiky County) insisted on collecting contributions and fines. The first contribution was in cash equivalence thousands of meters of cloth and women's fur coats. The next one was of 200,000 Russian rubles in cash. Once this was paid they asked for 1,000 rubles in gold. The Jews lowered their heads and paid, hoping these payments would save their lives. A group of them went from house to house convincing people to pay the Germans and thus save lives. The group was headed by Dvorah Gordon, who gave away everything she owned. The poor Jews did not understand at that point that all these afflictions the contributions, the hard labor and the beatings were only a way to break their backs and spirits before the final annihilation.
At that point they first heard of the extermination of a large number of Jews in neighboring towns. In October, 1941, the Jews of Velodeshna were destroyed, and the following December, the Jews of Rakov were savagely killed. The Jews of Radoshkowitz could not believe these rumors. They could not conceive of killing a whole community the old, the women and the children. They tried to blame it on the Jews, themselves. Maybe they were not loyal to the German authorities, or disobeyed their orders. As a result they bowed down even more, deluding themselves that it would save their lives. They could not conceive that it was all part of a premeditated plan to kill all the Jews, sooner or later.
The condition of the Jewish community got worse. Their possessions had
all gone to the contributions and other payoffs and they were not paid
for their labor. Those whose houses were destroyed in the Russian air raids
were forced to seek shelter in the homes of friends and relatives. In some
cases they were ten to fifteen people in one room. Soon they fell victim
to hunger and sickness. Those who were better off tried to help the poor,
but even their means were extremely limited. In order to buy food, people
sold the little they had. In some cases fine clothes were exchanged for
a few loaves of bread, and gold watches, for a few potatoes. And so these
grim conditions eroded people's spirit and resistance. They became indifferent
to everything, and when the Germans became aware of it, they precipitated
the end.
At 6:00 a.m. on March 11, 1942, Radoshkowitz was surrounded by a thick chain of 500 people, among them S.D. men from the local police, gendarmes and men from other departments. A group of Germans broke into the homes of the Jews and ordered them to the market square to register. The Jews realized that they were in great danger, so many sought refuge in hiding places or tried to escape from town, while some followed the order and went to the market square. The chain of guards and the thick snow prevented any attempt to escape town; those who tried were shot and killed. The same fate awaited those who tried to hide in the stables or barns of their gentile neighbors.
At the same time over 900 Jews men, women and children were gathered at the market square. Those who were too sick to walk were killed in their beds by the Germans. From the market square the whole group was ordered to walk, under heavy guard, to the edge of town, to the street which led to the village of Odranka. There they were made to march, four abreast before the German authority, who chose 120 Jews with useful skills and locked them up in a special place. The other 800 were beaten with clubs as they marched to a different location. They were made to undress, then taken into a barn four at a time and machine gunned.
Thus, the Jews of Radoshkowitz were taken on their last trip, row after row, young and old, big and small, their heads low, and their hearts full of despair and hate for all humanity. Mothers carried their babies, children clung to the hands of their sick mothers. Among them was Yehuda, son of Nateke, from Aldranka, with his eight small children, all under ten years of age. Also, the old rabbi, Haim Shmuel Lappidot, with his white beard, and his eyes staring to the sky as though expecting a miracle. The orthodox Jews were reciting Tehilin, with a spark of hope for salvation in their hearts. But the miracle did not happen, and they were all slaughtered.
Their bodies were arranged in rows of four, and after they were doused
with gasoline, they were set afire. The fires burned for three days and
three nights. In addition, there were fifty more people killed those
who tried to escape. They were buried in a common grave near the cemetery.
And so, on March 11, 1942, eight hundred-fifty of the Jewish community
of Radoshkowitz were killed, just the first act in this bloody play.
Beside those 120 Jews whose lives were spared, another group of over 200 people survived that day by hiding in Jewish homes. More than 350 people were kept in twelve houses surrounded by barbed wire, in a section they named, ghetto. And so started the second act of this tragedy.
These Jews were forced to live in horribly crowded conditions, twenty-five to thirty people per house, most of them torn from their families widowers who had lost their wives and children, widows and children who lost their parents. These wretched people had to continue living, with no future, expecting death at any moment. They were left to the complete control of the Todd and its commander, a man with no conscience, called Sneider. In his hands were their life and death and his decisions were made on a whim.
The movements of these Jews were very limited. The only time they were allowed to leave the ghetto was to go to work. They were permitted to move within the confines of the ghetto until 6:00 p.m. Violators would be shot. Everyone between the ages of twelve and sixty had to show up for work, and in return received 250 grams (about 8?frac12; oz.) of bread a day. The workers had to accept this, because confined to the ghetto, they could no longer trade their belongings for bread and potatoes. Moreover, they had to share their meager portion with about one hundred old people and children, also in the ghetto
For four days less than a year, these poor Jews were confined to the ghetto, hungry, desperate and suffering, forgotten by the whole world. The nights and days were filled with fear and danger a real nightmare. Once, a drunk soldier burst into the ghetto and shot a young Jewish man to death. Once, a ten year old boy peeked out of the ghetto; a policeman saw him and killed him on the spot. A Jewish woman entered a gentile's house and a German noticed it. The following night the woman was found, shot to death. One of the Jewish workers did not satisfy his German supervisor. He was also shot to death. The residents of the ghetto had to bear all this in silence, hoping that one day these murderers would be defeated.
Accidents and murders were daily occurrences. Six young Jewish women,
ages fifteen through eighteen, fell off the wagon they were riding home
from work and were crushed to death by its heavy wheels. The Germans did
not allow the Jews to participate in their funerals, so they were buried
in a common grave in the cemetery. When another Jewish girl criticized
the Germans' behavior, this was conveyed to the authorities by a gentile
woman, and the girl was immediately shot. In November, 1942, ten surviving
Jews from the neighboring town of Gorodok were brought to the Radoshkowitz
ghetto, but a few days later, on a winter night, they were taken out and
In the second half of 1942, the Germans began to suffer increasingly from the resistance forces. These fighters were roaming the forests in the area. Hundreds of Germans fell victim to the partisans' bullets. But as the partisans' resistance mounted, so did the cruelty of the Germans to the Jews in the ghettos. As soon as a shot was heard outside town, the Germans, fully armed, would encircle the ghetto, as if this was the source of the danger. This became almost a daily event. The Jews in the ghetto lived in constant fear of death and wouldn't even bother to undress for the night. In daytime they would look forward to the night and at night, look forward to the next morning. After such a night on Erev Yom Kippur, 1943, a few shots were heard outside town, which resulted in German soldiers and police encircling the ghetto and shooting at it for over two hours. The Jews hid as best they could, afraid to move, sure that this was the end. They stayed this way till 6:00 a.m. when they were kicked out their homes, shook up and frightened, and driven to the market square. There they stood while the Germans counted them over and over until they realized that no one was missing. Then every one was given a number to wear on his chest at all times. At that point these living people were reduced to abstract numbers.
The old and the weak among the ghetto population lost all hope of ever
getting out alive; they became apathetic. But the younger and stronger
Jews did not give up hope and were willing to fight if necessary. They
began to organize and collect arms and hoped they could escape and join
the partisans and together fight the enemy. Thus, the ghetto residents
were divided. In the meantime, the Germans warned them that if anyone was
missing, they would all be executed. Therefore, the older people and those
with families children or parents and those who were afraid of starving
to death in the forests, decided to stay and tried to talk the young people
into staying, so as not to endanger the entire community. At the same time,
the young tried to convince the older people into joining the partisans
with them and escape the wrath of the Germans. These discussions continued
for a few months, until the 7th of March, 1943, the second day
of calamity for the Jews of Radoshkowitz.
On that day two young men escaped from the ghetto; they couldn't stand life there any longer. When the residents learned about it they went into panic, not knowing what to do. Some ran out of town, and some tried to hide in the cellars of the ghetto. The Germans sensed immediately that something unusual had happened. They surrounded the ghetto and made all the Jews come out. After counting them, they realized that a few were missing. They alerted the C.D. people, and two hours later all the residents of the ghetto were shot. On that day, March 7, 1943, all the residents of the ghetto 290 men, women and children were murdered in a barn, and their bodies were burned. Thirty-five people men and women did make it to the forest. Apart from them, the Germans spared the lives of twenty-two Jews, those they needed most for their work. They locked them up in two houses in the ghetto, allowing them out only for work.
After these events, the Germans issued an order that, except for the twenty-two Jews, no other Jew was allowed in Radoshkowitz, and any such person would be shot on sight. So, on the next day, March 8, 1943, those few Jews who had tried to hide in the cellars, were also executed. In one of the cellars they found three women and four children, ages six through ten. When they were marched to the execution grounds, they tried to resist and put up a fight, so they were shot on the way, and their small bodies hung on the barbed wire which divided the ghetto.
Two weeks later, five of the twenty-two survivors were killed, so now seventeen remained, fifteen men and two women. These were the sole survivors of the 1,200 Jews of Radoshkowitz who were murdered by the Germans, and these seventeen swore to avenge their community. They took some arms from the German warehouses, and one spring night left their houses in the ghetto and made it to the forest. They were aided by Eliyahu Zukovsky, one of the first to join the partisans, and together joined the fight against the murderers. Eventually, they joined the other Jews from Radoshkowitz who had escaped earlier. Altogether they were thirty-five men and women. They participated in all the battles with the Germans, they blew up many German vehicles and tanks, and many soldiers fell victim to their bullets. They did not repay the murderers very much but did avenge their brothers' blood as much as they could. The partisans took care of women and children and fed them until liberation day, July 1, 1944, when the Red Army came to Radoshkowitz.
Altogether fifty people men, women and children escaped from town, and forty of them came back. The other ten died as heroes fighting the enemy. Today there are forty-five to fifty Jews living in Radoshkowitz, most of them employees of the state. Just a few work in other areas. Their living conditions are not bad.
Many might ask why didn't the Jews leave Radoshkowitz before it was
occupied by the Germans. This is easy to explain. The town was near the
Russian-Polish border, which continued to exist even after the Russian
occupation of 1939, and it was patrolled by armed guards. A special permit
was required to cross into Russia, and for some reason no such permits
were issued. Therefore, the Jews were unable to flee into Russia when the
war between Russia and Germany broke out on June 22, 1941. Three days later
Radoshkowitz was captured by the Germans and the Jews were trapped by death
and destruction.
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(In memory of my father and teacher, Shalom Bumstein)
by Pessia Parzov-Bumstein
Translated by Elisabeth Ruderman
May, 1943. The blood of our brothers, the Jews, is crying from the depth of the earth. Hundreds of our town's residents were cruelly killed by butchers. Twice the sword came down on us the second slaughter, with all its dread and fear.
There were about fifteen Jews left in the ghetto. We decided to escape the killers at any cost. We wouldn't follow those who had already perished. As long as we could breathe we would live and avenge!
A night in May. A spring night. The moon is casting its light. On a night like this, in normal times, the young of Radoshkowitz would have a good time, get lost in dreams, innocent dreams of youth. But everything fell apart, like a house of cards. Everything vanished, came to an end. Fifteen shadows are moving secretly, afraid of being noticed, to the forests of Citcivich to find refuge. The partisans are there, and a few survivors of Radoshkowitz are among them. There is a partisan camp named, The Avenger. Some of the gentiles there were from the local population, which we knew. They had they kept in touch with us and told us where to find the partisans. They knew we were about to leave the ghetto, and we agreed on a meeting place near the forest.
After a night of wading through mud, on rough terrain, and after crossing the river by boat, we arrived exhausted at the Citcivich forests. The partisans greeted us warmly. This friendly encounter was like a ray of light in our dark existence. Our Jewish friends among the partisans didn't leave us for a minute. We were speechless; only our tears expressed the feelings in our hearts.
We spent the first days building huts from tree bark. The young and able among us joined the ranks of the fighters. The old and weak took care of basic menial tasks, like the [biblical] woodchoppers and water carriers.
My father was also in this camp. He was not satisfied with simple tasks, so thanks to his efficiency, he built something which was needed and was enjoyed by the partisans and the farmers in the area.
In one of the abandoned estates he found machine parts which had been used to produce alcohol and vodka. The Germans had damaged them so they couldn't be used again, but my father collected these parts and built a steam mill. Its operation was a boost to our economic situation, especially at that time of total chaos for the partisans and farmers. From then on the partisans could be the benefactors of the farmers, instead of always asking for handouts. My father was very proud of his accomplishment, and my younger brother, Ari, and I were glad to see our father somewhat distracted from his deep sorrow.
Winter, 1944. The Germans, who at first did not pay much attention to movements of the partisans and thought that their victory over the Soviet Union would mean the end of the partisans, realized that they had made a big mistake. The partisans grew stronger from within, and their many attacks on the Germans became a serious menace to their rear. The partisans attacked the Germans wherever they could, every day or night, until the Germans decided to retaliate. When the news reached us, we prepared to face the enemy.
We decided to move all the equipment, animals, etc. to the forests of Palshechnich, across the Brezina River, because the area was known for its marshes and lakes, and we supposed that the Germans would stay away from there. The woodchoppers and water carriers were assigned the task of moving everything and were told to stay there.
I had to join them, since my father was sick, and I had to take care of him. My father was very weak and needed special care. My brother, Ari, in spite of his young age, refused to stay behind. He went with the partisans. The tension and the separation from his young, beloved son took their toll on my father, and he died in February, 1944.
My father did not live to see the defeat of the monsters. When he was in the depth of sorrow, he would say, What is this suffering? Shalom from Rogovy is still alive, and this is my revenge against the Germans.
Blessed be his memory!
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Indian Cricket Head Coach Anil Kumble Steps DownJune 21, 2017 16:55
One of the finest Indian cricketers ever Anil Kumble today resigned from the role of Head Coach after a speculated feud with captain Virat Kohli, marking a bitter end to a highly successful tenure.
"The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirms that Anil Kumble has withdrawn his services as the post of the Head Coach for the Senior India Men's team," said the BCCI in a statement.
"While the Cricket Advisory Committee had endorsed an extension to his tenure as Head Coach, Anil Kumble has decided not to continue as the coach," read the statement further.
The decision comes just two days after team India's loss to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy finals in England.
His one-year contract ended at the end of the Trophy, but the BCCI gave him an optional travel with the team to West Indies for "One Day International Series" (ODI) beginning on Friday.
Kumble decided to stay back in London for the ICC 'Annual Conference' as he is the chairman of the Cricket Committee, while the players boarded the flight to West Indies.
Hours after stepping down as the head coach, Kumble announced that he was "informed for the first time on Monday by the BCCI that the captain Virat Kohli had reservations with my style and about my continuing as head coach".
He stated that the cricket advisory committee (CAC) that decides on who will be the coach had backed him for the position, Kumble said: "it was apparent the partnership with the captain was untenable, and I, therefore, believe it is best for me to move on".
He confirmed the committee's statement that backed him, "I am honored by the confidence reposed in me by the CAC, in asking me to continue as head coach."
The BCCI was left not much choice other than accepting Kumble's resignation, given that the efforts of board officials, the CAC and the Committee of Administrators had failed to bridge the divide between Kohli and Kumble.
The BCCI said that MV Sridhar will travel to the Caribbean to "supervise the team management", while batting coach Sanjay Bangar and fielding coach R Sridhar will continue in their roles.
Indian cricket fans are now urging Virat Kohli to reveal his side of the story. The captain has not made any statements yet.

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The Fiber chair by Muuto is made of an innovative composite material consisting of wood and plastic fibres. When looked closely, one can see the beautiful wood fibres in the shell material. The Fiber chair can be used at home or at the office and it also makes a perfect dining room chair. Choose your favourite from the different base options.
Muuto's popular Fiber chair was designed by Iskos-Berlin. Over the years, the collection has expanded with numerous new models. The simple and classic Fiber chairs have been stripped of all unnecessary layers – the result is a perfect mix of a harmonious look and comfortability. The Fiber collection combines soft curves with an environmentally friendly wood fibre composite, which gives the chairs their distinctive texture and makes them 100% recyclable.
- Manufacturer:
- Muuto
- Design:
- Iskos-Berlin
- Colour:
- Natural, black
- Width:
- 54,5 cm
- Depth:
- 56 cm
- Height:
- 77 cm, armrest height 67,5 cm
- Seat height:
- 46 cm
- Frame material:
- Aluminium
- Seat material:
- Wood and plastic fibers 25%, 70% polyproplen, 5% coloured polyproplen
- Notes:
- Wood fibers are visible in the shell material as small, light grains.


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The rainbow party projects are going to start showing up fast and furious, with one week to go--and pouring rain coming down, which Matt says means that it DEFINITELY won't rain NEXT Saturday. Okay, sweetie...
So while the rain poured down, the girlies and I sat down at the big wooden table in the living room and painted ourselves a summer's full of rainbows. Last night, I even dreamed about rainbows, we painted so many rainbows. I cut one huuuuuge piece of Strathmore watercolor paper into 14 4"x5" postcards, although I don't think we'll actually end up having to mail any invitations this year. Still, postcard size is a good size for an invitation.
Wet-on-wet watercolor is just a different way to watercolor, and I don't even necessarily think that the results are that better--just a little different. With wet-on-wet watercolor, the watercolor paper is also wet, and so the paint spreads more, and saturates the paper more easily, and you get that spread, saturated look that always screams "Waldorf!" to me--wet-on-wet watercolor is one of the trademarks of Steiner education.
There are different methods to achieve wet-on-wet, but when we do wet-on-wet watercolor, I give the girls a thick pad of newspaper to work on, which will absorb all the excess water produced during the activity, and then I soak the watercolor paper in a big bowl of water for several minutes, until it's completely saturated:
After the paper is totally saturated, lift it out of the water and, depending on how big the piece is, either just shake the excess water off, like I did with these postcards, or blot the excess water off with a clean towel. The paper will still be wet, of course, but you don't want big drops of water on the surface, because that will dilute the paint.
Then, you paint...
And since these are invitations, I glued the actual invitation that Matt designed onto the back of each one, and there you have it:
I can't wait for you to see the ridiculous dress that I'm sewing for Sydney to wear.


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Mayor Stothert applies for concealed carry permit
A city leader will soon join more than 27,000 other Nebraskans who have a permit to carry a gun.
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert recently took the class with her husband from a current Omaha police officer and is waiting to get the permit from the state.
"It's not an issue of who I am afraid of. It's an issue of I am not afraid to protect myself," Stothert said.
Other than protection, she said she wanted to know what it takes to get a permit. Stothert said she won't carry a gun inside City Hall.
"I don't feel like that's necessary. I have great security here," she said.
However, the Public Building Commission recently granted permission to her chief of staff, Marty Bilek, to a carry a weapon inside City Hall.
Stothert said she shot trap and skeet in high school and decided to take the class because she still owns a gun.
"I do have a pistol. I know how to shoot it, and I know how to shoot it really, really well. That's why I decided to take the class," Stothert said.
Rob Moeller, vice president of the Nebraska Firearms Owners Association, commended the mayor for getting a permit.
"I think that anyone who makes decisions for others should become aware of the issues people care about," Moeller said.
"I want to let the people of Omaha know that I am a supporter of responsible gun ownership and the rights people have to protect themselves," Stothert said.


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In July, Whiskyfun, the grandfather of all whiskey blogs, turned a remarkable ten years old. It's mind boggling to think how many whiskey blogs have started since Serge first put finger to keyboard ten years ago or even since I started this blog, a little more than five years ago. The search term "whiskey blog" on Google yields a staggering 149 million results.
Given all of this blogging, it's not surprising that I frequently receive emails from people who are interested in starting a blog or want feedback on their blog idea. Since I've responded to this question many times, I thought I'd post my thoughts.
Dear Sku, should I start a whiskey blog?
Given the massive number of whiskey blogs, the most important question I always ask in response to this question is, why do you want to start a whiskey blog? As with anything, there are good reasons and bad reasons.
Good Reasons to Start a Whiskey Blog
- I want to share information and reviews with friends. Well, this is what it's all about. Not every blogger needs to have ambitions of global domination. Many blogs cater to a club or group of friends who want to share reviews or publicize club events.
- I want to learn about whiskey. You can learn about whiskey without a blog, but blogging, if you do it with care and take pride in your work, will force you to learn. You may even find yourself reading the SWA or TTB regulations in your spare time.
- I like writing. It should be obvious, but blogging is writing. No matter how much you love whiskey, if you don't like writing, you won't enjoy blogging, and why would you do something so thankless if you didn't enjoy it?
- I offer a truly new perspective on whiskey. For all the thousands of blogs out there, most of them are pretty similar, offering reviews and occasional commentary on various whiskeys. While reviews can be very helpful, some of the blogs I enjoy most are those that come at the subject from a different angle. For instance, I love the K&L Spirits Journal because it gives some insight into a retailer's perspective on the whiskey world. I'd love to see a blog from a distributor, someone who works on the floor of a distillery (as opposed to brand ambassador fluff), a cooper or someone else with a truly unique perspective.
Bad Reasons to Start a Whiskey Blog
- I want to make money! This is probably the worst reason to start a whiskey blog. Seriously, you are more likely to win the lottery than get rich on a whiskey blog. There are a few bloggers who have gotten industry jobs or freelance work from their blogs, but those are only the most prominent and well regarded bloggers. The very best scenario you can probably hope for is that, after a few years of tireless blogging, you get an occasional freelance gig that helps you pay your cable bill.
- I want to get free whiskey! This is the second worst reason to start a blog. It's true that there is an upper echelon of bloggers who get regular shipments of free whiskey, but you're not them. I've been doing this for five years, and I can count the free samples I've received on my fingers, and a good chunk of those samples were so bad they weren't worth writing about. Seriously, do you really think that because you have a url, some distillery is going to send you a sample of its new 50 year old? It's not going to happen.
- I want to start a blog for the everyday drinker that can't afford all the fancy, exclusive whiskeys in your snotty blog. I've got news for you, almost all whiskey blogs start this way, but you know what? Eventually, you'll taste all of the "everyday whiskeys" or you'll get bored with them. You'll be curious about what those more expensive, older, cask strength whiskeys taste like. Then you'll want to know what the whiskey from that famous closed distillery tastes like. Then you'll want to know what that whiskey tasted like 30 years ago, and before you know it, you'll be just another blogger reviewing high end, exclusive, snotty whiskeys.
After all of this, if you decide to start a whiskey blog, I would encourage you to read Oliver Klimek's 5 Tips for Whisky Bloggers at Dramming.com. Happy blogging!


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|Home > Photos > Recreation > Tourist Attractions > Coral Castle > Coral Castle, III
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The Well at Coral Castle. Ed built and used this well for fresh groundwater.
Ed's Bathtub at Coral Castle. The tub is near the well. In the morning Ed would fill the tub with well water and wait for the sun to heat it up before taking his bath in mid-afternoon.
The six-pointed Latvian star carved above the tub at Coral Castle.
The Bedroom. Ed built twin beds of solid coral rock. One was for him, and the other for his sweet sixteen. Nearby is a coral rocking cradle and a child's rocking chair.
The hole at the top of the Obelisk is in the shape of the six-pointed Latvian star.
The dates denote when the Obelisk was made and moved from Florida City as well as the year and country of Ed's birth.
The Repentance Corner. Ed created this structure for the purpose of disciplining children who misbehaved. The idea was to lock the child's head through an opening in the coral with a piece of wood. The adult could then have the full attention of the child for an hour or more.
The Cooker. This large wood-fired oven uses coral rock and automobile parts to form what is essentially a large sealed pressure-cooker.
Feast of Love Table. This table is perfectly heart-shaped and in the center of the table is an lxora plant.
The Grotto of the Three Bears, or children's playground. It is based on the fairy-tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. There are chairs and beds for Papa, Mama, and Baby Bear. There is also a heart-shaped chair for Goldilocks.
Table and chairs in the Grotto of the Three Bears at Coral Castle.
Porridge bowl in Grotto of the Three Bears at Coral Castle. The porridge bowl is in the shape of the six-pointed Latvian star.
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What Is A Dysfunctional Environment?
When it comes to describing a dysfunctional environment, it might help us to also look at what a functional environment might look like.Functional EnvironmentA functional environment then; would be an area that is conducive to growth. Somewhere that not only supports and encourages an individual to be themselves, but also allows them to.Here, one can express who they are and feel safe doing so. Positive feelings and thoughts are also more likely to occur in this environment.Dysfunctional EnvironmentThe dysfunctional environment on the other hand would be somewhere that doesn't allow for the above to happen. Where the individual doesn't feel supported or acknowledged in anyway, let alone in a way that honours who they are. This might be an environment that forces one to constantly compromise their values and themselves.The word door mat comes to mind here; with boundaries being nonexistent in this environment. Feeling and thinking negatively is also something that might seem to just happen; coming on like a parasite, without reason or warning. Despair is also another common consequence from being in this type of environment.Conscious And Unconscious EnvironmentsWith both of these examples we can see that one is an environment that could be classed as conscious and the other is an environment that is the complete opposite.By this I mean that the dysfunctional environment is an environment where behaviour and the effects of that behaviour go unnoticed. The people in the environment have little, to, no awareness of their actions or to the damage, which is being carried out physically, emotionally or mentally.
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Standing UpPerhaps if one were to comment or mention how they felt to the person or persons in the environment, they might be dismissed or ignored. This of course all depends on how dysfunctional the environment is.The Frog MetaphorThis is a story that is helpful in explaining the insidious nature of the dysfunctional environment.It is about a frog that is put in a pan and is cooked so gradually that it doesn't know or notice the difference in temperature. And after this slow rise, the frog dies. It was oblivious to what was happening and its imminent death. It became comfortable and numb to what it was experiencing.So How Does This Relate To Dysfunctional Environments?Within this environment one will notice at first that it is draining to them. However unless one takes the steps to break away or steps out of the environment so that it can be seen from another perspective, they might start to feel comfortable within this environment. With their original state of mind and aliveness; fast becoming a distant memory.Now this could be because of a gradual drip feed approach or the slow cooking approach mentioned above. It might also be because it is an environment that feels comfortable and safe to them; as absurd as this sounds. It is reminding them of their history and what hasn't been looked at.Is This How It Is?One might have never been in a functional environment. This makes it difficult in seeing contrast and in being able to compare it to other environments in their life. One might believe that this is how life is and that there is no such thing as a 'functional environment' or that it's not possible for them.HistoryWe all have our own history, some parts that are likely to bring us feelings of happiness and other parts that might cause feelings of anger or resentment. This is history that won't just disappear; it has to be faced in some way. That could be by directly facing something or by the assistance of a therapist for example.Pulled To Our PastWe will naturally be drawn into environments that are mind unconsciously associates as being what is safe to us. These environments won't always be places that empower or honour who we are. They will be environments that mirror the behaviours, feelings and thoughts of our childhood.AssociationsThis is because of the nature of the mind and how it gets attached and creates attachments. What was experienced as a child becomes what is familiar and safe to the ego mind; regardless of if it is functional or not. If these associations are functional and beneficial, then what will subsequently happen is one will usually end up in environments that are at least moderately healthy and functional.Unhealthy AssociationsHowever if these are associations that are not so healthy or functional; one is likely to find that they are ending up in the same environments. Environments that are disempowering and don't reflect what they consciously want or what their heart calls for. Where their energy is being taken and no energy is being returned.The Childhood EnvironmentAbove I have mentioned about our later environments mirroring the behaviours feelings and thoughts of our childhood environment if they have not been processed.
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Common themes of those years will continue to appear and play out in our present day environments. These might be themes that our unique to us; challenges that just seem to appear over and over again.A Recent StudyI recently read about a group of rat pups that were genetically predisposed to be more fearful than other strains of rats. If these rats were left with their biological mothers, they were likely to be fearful and stressed. However after placing these rat pups with other rat mothers that were not fearful; they grew up without fear.The Power Of The EnvironmentNow these might be rats that were talking about here, but what this shows is the power of the environment in shaping how we see ourselves and in who we become.There is always talk of nature vs. nurture and on the effect genetics have on life, however through the study of epigenetic's genes have been found to require a trigger to be activated and that trigger is the environment. It is the environment that is making the difference.Choosing Our EnvironmentsChoosing our environments and therefore the people we have in our life and spend our time with is incredibly important to our own wellbeing and in achieving our dreams.The natural tendency of our mind will be to return to what feels comfortable and to what is familiar.Who We AreWhat happened in or childhood or what has happened in our past doesn't have to define our life or who we are. That is something we can do in each moment of our life.


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Lesson 7: The Creatures Eternal need for Allah
Examine the following examples, and then you will realize the extent to which the creatures of this world show the presence of a Creator.
1. How do those who construct airplanes act together to produce a plane? These specialized engineers assemble the metal sections in a specific manner according to exact equations so that the plane may fly, carrying passengers and cargo. Of course, the work of the construction engineers is the assembly with their own hands of the basic materials according to their plans, in such a way that when their work is finished their activity ends. As for the metal sections, the engines, the lights, the seats, etc., which are made by the engineers, these do not depend upon them once their work is finished.
2. If we want to build a house and we are in possession of all the raw materials, is that sufficient? Surely, we need a builder and his workmen not in order to produce the raw materials but so as to put them together according to their craft. It is clear that we do not need the workmen for producing the materials used in the building, but that we need them only in so far as the use of these materials is concerned in this way a house can be built from these materials.
3. A person who has never seen the Eiffel Tower can nevertheless construct it in his imagination in no time at all, merely from having heard about it. He can even construct it higher than it is, and imagine people climbing it.
The existence of the Tower in the imagination is, as suggested in the previous two examples, the work of the one who has imagined it. The basic materials of the plan and the house were not produced by their constructors, but all the materials for the imagined Tower were made by the one who imagined it, not obtained from some place or another. That is why their size is not dependent on the quantity of raw material available, and it can be made larger according to the wish of the one who imagines it. We can see that imaginary forms derive their existence from ourselves. They remain in our minds as long as we want them to, and when we forget about them they become nothing again, and have no further existence in our imagination.
From this last example we can conclude that anything whose existence depends on the existence of something else cannot be independent, and at every moment has need of the other.
Now we can understand the condition of the created things of this world, which have come into existence from nothing and are the creation of God. Are these, at every moment, in need of their creator? Some people may think that the created things of this world, after their creation, do not stand in need of their creator for their continued existence. However this is a completely erroneous concept. Because the things in the world are the effects and creations of God and are identical with the imagined forms, which we ourselves can construct in imaginations, in that at every moment they need the One who created them in order to continue existing.
The better to understand this, imagine in your mind a human figure, speaking, walking and working according to his will. Does this figure have any independence? Clearly his existence is due to you, for if you cease to want him to exist, he will be annihilated and returned to nothingness.
This is the condition of the entire universe of creation, which is completely from God, created by Him, and in no way independent. It is always in need of God. Also, if God ceased to will its existence, it would return to nothingness.
Allah has said in the Holy Qur'an:
"O men, you are the ones that have need of Allah, He is the All sufficient. The All laudable. If He will, He can put you away and bring a new creation." (S. 35: V.15-16)
This is a subject to which Islam directs the attention of its followers. For example, it is instructed that in prayer (salat) when one rises one should say bi hawli'l-lahi wa quwwatihi aqumu wa aq'ud - "With the power of Allah I do stand up and sit down.'
In truth, if we realize that we have no independence from God, and that it is only He Who has created us thinking and willing creatures to strive in the way of happiness, and that it is only He Whose all-embracing Love encompasses us. Therefore we prostrate before Him and say subhana rabbi al-a'la wa bi hamdah – Glory be to my Supreme Lord and Praise be to Him."
1. Is an airplane independent of its manufacturer?
2. What will happen if the manufacturer abandons the airplane?
3. Will it cease to exist due to abandonment?
4. How would one make such a finely built device to cease existing?
5. What is the difference between a real and a make belief object?
6. When a make belief object cease to exist?
7. What is the similarity between a make belief object and things that the Creator has made?
8. Why do the creatures need the creator all the time?
9. What is the proof to show that creatures do not need the creator?
10. What is the proof to show that creatures do need the creator all the time?
11. According to the verse of the holy Qur'an who is self-sufficient and who is not so?
12. According the above verse whom has the power to replace one nation by another?


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I'v never used it myself, dd-wrt yes. turn a 50 linksys into a 500 super router as the sites say.
BTW; that would be my sales pitch if I thought I had any chance of being allowed to upgrade the router, ( if its compatable )
OR, just get another, and upgrade it for temp use where your at?
As it's not my router, I can't be arsed to actually upgrade the firmware in case shit goes wrong, as I (think) I mentioned earlier I don't have access to it, only wireless. Even tho the login is admin/blank, but I'm a too nice guy for that.. But then again, when I think about it, I could crash the router, tell them they need a new one and upgrade the bandwidth because their current is "too old" for the new routers that are made now a days, it would have been a win-win, but then again.. I'm a nice guy, I might suggest it tho, and maybe ask if I can set it up, if they get a new router, then I will have a chance to work around with the firmware...
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) China's Shanshan Feng shot a 5-under 67 Friday to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Ladies Masters.
Feng, the LPGA Championship winner in June, closed with three straight birdies for a tournament-record 198 total after three rounds at the Ladies European Tour's season-ending event.
``I was a little nervous at the beginning, but I made some birdies and had quite a comeback on the last three holes,'' Feng said. ``I've done pretty well for three days so I'm going to stick to the same game plan. I'm still confident.''
Dewi Claire Schreefel was in second place at 203 after a course-record 63 at Emirates Golf Club. The Dutchwoman had nine birdies, including four on her last four holes.
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Fats and Rise
Is there a minimum amount of oil, or other fat, necessary in whole grain bread to promote rise?
On page 129 of Reinhart's new whole grain baking book he says: "Some studies indicate that it (oil) also may help trap CO2..." On page 389 of the Robertson whole grain baking book, she calls this the "conditioning amount" of fat. However, Robertson doesn't use fat in every bread recipe. Neither writer's comments seem conclusive. I don't find this issue in either the King Arthur or the Greene whole grain baking books.
Baking911 says that fat prevents some gluten development. Using fat to promote rise seems counterintuitive to fat's widespread use as a dough tenderizer.
Is there an authoritative explanation of fat's enhancing rise? Have other bakers noticed that bread, especially whole wheat bread, needs fat for maximum rise?


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At the age of 9, Robert Vega began learning the squeezebox as his father realized he had been removing his Santa Marsala accordion from its case. At the age 16, Robert began playing with the family band. Today, Promesa Mortal incorporates various styles of rock, conjunto, norteno- or "rockteno" as they call it. Living legends Flaco Jimenez and Ramon Ayala and the late Tony De La Rosa are regarded as primary influences. Promesa Mortal released their first CD in 2011, "Breaking Free". Website
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text: Diakonia Support Staff Intern Shakeem Brown, left, accepts dental bags for Diakonia residents from Dr. David H. Schiff and his wife Lisa. The bags, which contain toothpaste, tooth brushes, dental floss, lip balm, dental mirrors, fluoride rinse mouth wash and sugar free candy, were made up and donated by the Schiffs in honor of Make A Difference Day. The Schiffs also delivered bags to Worcester County GOLD, Agape Project, The Cricket Center and Worcester County Youth and Family Counseling-Family Connections Program


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I decided not to drive into Minneapolis for my birthday run as I'm driving into Minneapolis this morning for the Polar Dash 10K.
Lindsey-I'm not doing the series, although I did think about it. I believe the marathon falls on the day of graduation for Tyler this year. Or the day after. I'll be volunteering at his all night grad party. I believe there was a conflict with another series I'm running as well. I love the award idea though. How cool!
So, the run. I decided to run 45 with Topaz near home. I called the Sandunes Gas station and Liquor Store to make sure they were open (duh, New Years Eve Day!) for water supplies. My friend owns the liquor store so I knew we could stop there for a while and thaw out/rehydrate and that he wouldn't mind Topaz being in the store.
We left the house on snowshoes at 4 AM. There was a full blue moon so it didn't seem that dark. I wore my headlamp, Topaz wore his booties. The moon cast shadows upon the snow. It was super beautiful. My iPhone battery charge was lost immediately in the cold temperature of 1F. Luckily I didn't need to call anyone!
We ran out of the neighborhood, down the County Road ditches onto the snowmobile trails. Every once in a while I'd remove my hat so that I could hear for any engines roaring. There weren't many snowmobilers out until mid day and they were all very nice to Topaz and I. They didn't mind us sharing their trails at all. At times we left the snowmobile trail for horse trail, cross county ski trail. The cross country skiiers were NOT very friendly. What is up with that? I made sure to stay off of their tracks, we foraged through the deep ditches. They still complained. Oh well.
As we were running into the Sandunes State Forest I saw Topaz's tail curl over his back and his hair stand up on his rough. What do you see? What do you smell? I stopped and looked around. He crouched into position and gave two coyote his eye. They were on top of a snow bank and began to follow us along, barking and yelping as we went. Topaz eventaully ignored them and we ran along.
Soon we were at the gas station where I refilled my bottles with Heed and gave Topaz water and biscuits. He was too excited to eat. He wanted to continue our run. I checked his booties, all fine. I used the bathroom and we were on our way out.
As we approached the turn around at 22 miles I looked at my watch. Only 4 hours. We'd be finished early than I anticipated if we kept this pace.
We soon came across some horse riders. They had been winter camping at Ann Lake. Brrr. They were having a great time and were very friendly. They told us that there was a pack of grey wolves along the trail but that they scampered away from the horses. Great. I didn't want to run into wolves. We would soon be on the snowmobile trails, maybe we wouldn't see them.
No, we saw them. Pretty soon I noticed BIG paw prints in the snow and blood. Jeeze. Freak me out. It was only bunny fur and blood, but still..ick. I saw the wolves across the frozen pond, the way we came through on the way out. I wasn't taking that route back. I tracked over the ditch and back onto the cross country ski trail. I decided I'd rather but up with crabby people than hungry wolves!
The temperature was cool, but I was toasty warm in all of my layers. My face was becomming sore as I was smiling and laughing so much. I would hollar out to Topaz "Topaz, look at the bald eagle!" He'd look back, 'yeah, Mom, we've seem them before". "Topaz, look at the sparkly snow!" He'd get excited with the excitement in my voice and curl his tail higher and run a little faster.
Just as I was becoming tired of my snowshoes we hit County Road 10; almost home. We walked the last mile, cooling down. I trudged through the ditches back onto Co Rd 15. Over the bridge, don't get hit by the cars, and into our neighborhood.
Home. Safe, sound and smiley! I love that I am able to run 45 miles at a drop of the hat. Fully fit and strong.
We made it home safe and sound at 9:20 hours. Only 120 PM and still a whole afternoon/evening left of the the day. Topaz ate heartily from his bowl, I took a hot shower and drank a hot cup of tea.
45 miles. Fun! Happy birthday to me.
I called Steve out at the lake to see if he wanted to see Avatar. He was up for it so when Tyler and Troy arrived home we all went to the movie. It was as good as everyone is saying that it is. Fabulous!
Well, today is the Polar Dash 10K. I better lok up directions and get dressed to run :) Have a Happy New Year!


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Everyone's name and email address was printed out and put into a 'hat' (I didn't have a structured hat nearby that would have worked …so I used a knitting basket instead.)
We had Betsy draw a name from the basket (with a little help from Heather) -
And the winner is...drumroll…
Anita from WY! Congratulations! Your book and yarn will arrive shortly. We would love to see your finished sunflowers - send some pictures!


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I was playing around with a friend's iPhone the other day. I'm a total anti-Apple, but I can recognize niceties when I see them. The Stocks app on the iPhone seemed much more concise and useful than any I've tried on Android.
Specifically I like how it is laid out with all your pertinent information right there. Symbol, price, and change. WITH the chart also shown on the screen. The little top section with the symbols is scrollable within its own space if you have more than fit in it, but the chart stays where it is.
Does anyone know if there is a port (or highly similar app) of the iPhone's "Stocks" app available for Android?
Ideally, it needs to be an app which can also handle symbols for mutual funds well (with charting), as my investments are all in mutual funds, not direct stocks.
I've tried the Yahoo stocks app, Google's, TD Bank's and most recently E*TRADE's. But they all seem to have a very cluttered feel, or don't bring together your basic information all in one place leaving you to flip between several screens.
Cheers, and thanks!


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Ironworkers James Brady, left, and Billy Geoghan release the cables from a steel beam after connecting it on the 104th floor of One World Trade Center in New York on Aug. 2, 2012. The beam was signed by President Barack Obama with the words: "We remember," ''We rebuild" and "We come back stronger!" during a ceremony at the construction site June 14. Also adorned with the autographs of workers and police officers at the site, the beam will be sealed into the structure of the tower, which is scheduled for completion in 2014.
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Graffiti left by visitors to One World Trade Center is seen on a steel column on the 104th floor on Jan. 15, 2013.
The Associated Press reports — On most construction projects, workers are discouraged from signing or otherwise scrawling on the iron and concrete. At the skyscraper rising at ground zero, though, they're being invited to leave messages for the ages.
"Freedom Forever. WTC 9/11" is scrawled on a beam near the top of the gleaming, 104-story One World Trade Center. "Change is from within" is on a beam on the roof. Another reads: "God Bless the workers & inhabitants of this bldg."
The words on beams, walls and stairwells of the skyscraper that replaces the twin towers lost on Sept. 11, 2001, form the graffiti of defiance and rebirth, what ironworker supervisor Kevin Murphy calls "things from the heart." Read the full story.
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The name Antony is seen on a steel column on the 102nd floor of One World Trade Center on Jan. 15, 2013. Workers finishing New York's tallest building are leaving their personal marks on the concrete and steel in the form of graffiti.
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From April 2012: Six years since construction began on 1 World Trade Center, the tower will soon surpass the height of the Empire State Building's roof. The iron workers placing and setting each beam in the shadow of the 9/11 attacks say they are building out of a "sense of necessity" and know that the tower, now soaring nearly 1300 feet, will help the nation and the iron workers themselves heal. Many of the workers building the tower helped clean the smoldering debris in the days after the terrorist attack. Harry Smith reports.


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It's an exciting time to be a queer woman watching television. Today there are more lesbian and bisexual characters on television than ever before, spreading across networks and genres and mediums and age groups and countries. We hold a lot of "best ever" tournaments around here. Best Lesbian Kiss Ever! Best Lesbian Couple Ever! Best Femslash Couple Ever! But this is such a unique moment on the space-time continuum of gay lady visibility that we figured it was time to ask you to weigh in on the best lesbian/bisexual TV character right now, this moment, in 2013.
We want to know which character you think is the most authentic, the most fun, the most intriguing, the most socially progressive. We want to know who you think is just the absolute best. This poll is open to any lesbian/bi character on a currently active show. The show doesn't have to be in-season; it just has to be coming back for more episodes. For example, you could vote for Kalinda on The Good Wife or Callie on Grey's Anatomy, because both of those shows are on-air right now, or you could vote for Cosima on Orphan Black or Emily on Pretty Little Liars because their shows are active but on a break. You can also vote for characters on any show in any country, and shows that are on, say, Netflix, instead of network television. (Orange Is the New Black, for example!)
Choose your top five 10 characters below and then weigh in with your answers in the comments.
Voting will be open until midnight on Sunday, October 27. Be sure to check back as our staff weighs in on their picks. We'll also be asking you to answer some tough questions about characters who should be on this list, but aren't eligible because of death or show cancellation.


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UNCW Hosts an Evening with Author Kim Cook
Friday, March 22, 2013
Students, faculty and community members are invited to attend a lecture with Kim Cook, Ph.D., UNCW department chair of sociology and criminology, and featured guest Sabrina Butler, the only woman exonerated from death row, on April 3. The lecture will be held from 7-9 p.m. in Lumina Theatre and will be followed by a book-signing and reception in the Clock Tower Lounge. Proceeds from event's book sales will be donated to two non-profit organizations that assist the wrongly convicted.
The evening is in honor of Cook's recently released title, Life After Death Row: Exonerees' Search for Community and Identity. Co-authored by Saundra D. Westervelt, an associate professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, the book chronicles the lives of eighteen exonerees and their post-incarceration struggles after being wrongly convicted.
Exoneree Sabrina Butler, whose story is featured in Life After Death Row, will be in attendance to speak about her experience. Released in 1995, she was imprisoned for almost six years, including two years and nine months on death row. To date, Butler is the first and only woman in the United States exonerated from death row. Butler is also a member of Witness to Innocence, an organization that provides support to death row survivors and their loved ones as they respond to the challenges and opportunities of life after exoneration.
"Having lost her infant son and then wrongly convicted of capital murder in his death, Sabrina's story exposes many tragic flaws in our justice system and in the communities where the wrongly convicted return after being exonerated," says Cook. "Like many other exonerated death row survivors, Sabrina bravely tells her story in order to help promote justice for the wrongly convicted."
Cook joined UNCW in 2005 from the University of Southern Maine, where she chaired the Criminology Department. Her first book was titled Divided Passions: Public Opinions on Abortion and Death Penalty and she frequently contributes to various publications and academic journals. Cook holds a Ph.D. in sociology with specialization in criminology, family, and social policy from the University of New Hampshire.
UNCW's Women's Studies and Resource Center is partnering with the UNCW Chancellor's Office, Department of Sociology and Criminology, and Upperman African American Center to host the event, which is open to the public and free of charge. Guests will be able to purchase books onsite.


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Though touchscreen keyboards are decent, and mice are nice, nothing sends our thoughts flying through our fingers faster than a good ol' clickity-clackity QWERTY keyboard. But when we switch from Word to Photoshop, we have a whole new set of key commands to remember and, quite frankly, our fingers are forgetful at times. A new concept keyboard, posted by Yanko Design, could be just the solution for our forgetful fingertips. The novel keyboard houses miniature E Ink displays within each key.
The E Ink keyboard would have the ability to alter the keys' labels and functions based on the program in use. Designed by Maxim Mezentsev and Aleksander Suhih, it's just a concept at this point, but it seems like an accessory that wouldn't be prohibitively difficult to bring to market. Like an e-reader, the keys themselves wouldn't need any power to maintain their images. Only a small amount of electricity would be needed to change to a different layout. By comparison, the LED lights making your keyboard glow need more power.
What are the benefits of an instantly changeable keyboard? Fans of alternate keyboards, such as the Dvorak layout, or foreign language speakers could easily switch to their preferred language keyboard layout and the next user could flip back to the standard QWERTY. Instead of remembering what letter accesses what Photoshop tool, a keyboard layout corresponding to the tools would make editing photos even faster. Imagine using one key to copy instead of hitting the control key and the "C" key at the same time.
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Scotty McCreery, the CMA Give $1.2 Million to Nashville's School Music Programs
'American Idol' winner Scotty McCreery has shown he's serious about education. The North Carolina State student is not only committed to his academic studies while performing on his first headlining tour --- he's also demonstrated his support of music programs in public schools.
The CMA Awards nominee hosted the annual CMA Keep the Music Playing concert in Nashville this week and presented a whopping $1.2 million check to Nashville area school music programs. He also performed Garth Brooks' 'The River' along with some of the students. McCreery tells WWGP, "It's great for an event like this to be supplementing that or helping that out... especially those kids growing up that want to play those instruments and are trying to learn, but may not have the resources. This is great for that."
The 'Suntan' singer, who is currently working on his sophomore album, details the importance of music education in his own life, saying, "I was in school music my entire life. Started in elementary school, middle school, high school. That was definitely a huge part in my musical background and my foundation and everything."
According to CMIL, the money McCreery presented raises the CMA's Keep the Music Playing support of music education in Nashville from $5.3 million to more than $6.5 million, and has been used to enhance the music departments of all 144 Metro Nashville Public Schools.
The donation was raised from ticket sales to the 2012 CMA Music Festival, which featured performances from students it benefits, and McCreery will be playing at the 2013 concert this June, shortly after his Weekend Roadtrip Tour finishes up.


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Spring Mountain National Recreation Area
A National Forest in Nevada! Indeed, it's true! This area is also known at Mount Charleston National Recreation Area with the spectacular 11,900-foot Mount Charleston Peak. In fact, the name Nevada means "snow-capped" in Spanish. Thanks to its unique geographic history, Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state in the nation. The Humboldt - Toiyabe National Forest, the largest national Forest outside the State of Alaska, sprawls from eastern California and western Nevada to the northeastern boundary of the state and on down to southern Nevada and takes in the higher elevations of some of Nevada's most spectacular mountain ranges.


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