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The North Belfast News (12 July) carries a photograph of a large poster on a fence on the Crumlin Road, opposite Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church.
According to the report it was erected by the Mairead Farrell Republican Youth Committee, which is described as the 'activist youth wing of Sinn Fein'. For further information on their activities you might look at their Facebook page.
The poster appeared on Tuesday morning and bears the message "ANTI-FASCIST, ANTI-SECTARIAN, ANTI-HATE MFRYC".
According to the chairman of the group, Eoin McShane, the poster is part of an ongoing campaign 'to take a stand against hate'.
Well before Eoin and his friends got to work with their spray paint, they should have taken a history lesson, because when fascism was really rampant in Europe, their political party and their friends in the IRA were colluding with the Nazis. When Ulstermen and Irishmen, Protestant and Roman Catholic, were fighting fascism on the battlefields of Europe, the IRA was collaborating with one of the most evil regimes ever to appear on the face of the earth.
They may paint on the poster that they are "anti-Fascist" but their republican forebears were happy to cosy up to Adolf Hitler and his henchmen.
As regards portraying the republican movement as "anti-sectarian", the IRA did murder Protestants and Roman Catholics but I dont think that makes you "anti-sectarian". Moreover one of the most notable aspects of their murder campaign was that of the ethnic cleansing of Protestants in many border areas. Anti-sectarian ..... not really!

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Updated at 3:02 a.m. ET: Authorities in Los Angeles have offered a $1 million reward for information leading to the capture of a fired LA police officer sought in connection with a series of killings and threats against his former colleagues and their families.
The reward was announced even as investigators continued to comb the snowy mountains around Big Bear Lake, where Christopher Dorner's burned out truck was found on Feb. 7, and hundreds of officers patrolled the neighborhoods where people live who were threatened by Dorner in an online screed.
Every day that Dorner is loose, said LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, is another day when the likelihood of an attack on police officers or their families increases.
"We are asking the public, 'Please help us to protect you,' " Beck said at a news conference. "Please help us to find Dorner before he is able to kill again."
Dorner is wanted in the slayings of three people and the ambush-style shooting of two others, all part of a revenge-style rampage that began last Sunday, when he allegedly shot the daughter of a police union lawyer and her fiancé in an Irvine parking garage.
The heart of the search continued to be the San Bernardino mountains where Dorner was last seen, Beck said on Sunday. Officers will also look for him near where some 50 LAPD families live who were threatened by the former policeman.
"You fish where the fish are," Beck said. "And Mr. Dorner has made his intentions very clear."
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Police locked down a home improvement store in the San Fernando Valley, more than a hundred miles away from Big Bear, after receiving a tip that someone resembling Dorner was seen in the store. Authorities searched car-to-car and cordoned off neighborhoods in Northridge, but the move was seen as mostly precautionary.
Also on Sunday, the Riverside Police Department released the name of one of Dorner's victims. Michael Crain, 34, was ambushed by a man police believe was Dorner on April 7, as he sat with his partner at a stoplight in his patrol car.
New surveillance video captures fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner the morning after his first two murders, NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.
Crain, who was born in Anaheim, was an 11-year veteran of the Riverside police force. He leaves behind a wife and two small children.
A second reward, worth $100,000, could also be on the way, a spokesman for Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich said Sunday.
Tony Bell said that Antonovich and fellow supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas planned to ask colleagues on the Board of Supervisors to approve that reward for information leading to Dorner's capture at their meeting on Tuesday.
News of the rewards came as the LAPD announced it would re-open its investigation into Dorner's firing from the department in 2008.
In a 11,400 word manifesto published on line, the ex-officer blamed his killing spree on his termination, saying that he would only stop when his name was cleared.
Re-opening the investigation seems to have two purposes: to communicate to members of the public who have responded to Dorner's complaints that the LAPD treated him unfairly, and to send a message to the ex-officer himself.
Los Angeles officials announce a one million dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner.
The department "is not opening it because of the accusations or because of the musings of someone who is a multiple murderer now," Cmdr. Andrew Smith said Saturday. Chief Charlie Beck is "wants to ensure that the public knows that the Los Angeles Police Department is fair and transparent, " Smith said.
Witnesses will be re-interviewed and the investigation into Dorner's firing will get a "fresh set of eyes," Smith said. He also issued a plea for Dorner to come forward.
"He can turn himself in and he can be able to get his side of the story out," Smith said.
Deputies have been combing the ski resort area of Big Bear, where authorities found former LAPD Officer Christopher Dorner's burned-out truck, since Thursday afternoon.
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Investigators found weapons inside the truck, suggesting Dorner may have abandoned the truck in an unplanned hurry.
Former LAPD Chief William Bratton told the "Today Show" on Saturday that evidence suggests Dorner's truck may have become stuck in the mud. Previously, it was speculated that the truck may have been intentionally set ablaze as a distraction.
Investigators on Saturday were also trying to determine whether the truck's axle was broken when they found it, or if it was fractured while being towed from the forestry road.
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, interviewed outside a prayer breakfast downtown, urged Dorner to turn himself in.
"We will find you," Villaraigosa said. "You've disgraced the public safety -- the police profession -- turn yourself in."
As the search in Big Bear was winding down for the night on Saturday, LAPD announced the department is reopening the case into Dorner's 2008 firing from the force.
In an 11,400-word document published online, Dorner laid out plans to kill law enforcement officers and their families, vowing to stop the attacks when LAPD "states the truth about my innocence."


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Letestan? This place name stopped me in my tracks as I was consulting our poster database. Although I have kept up with all the new countries of Central Asia, such as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, Letestan didn't ring any bells. I searched few standard sources, including the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names, GeoNames, and the authority files of the Library of Congress, but found no mention of Letestan. I then searched the Internet, using Google and a few other search engines. Google produced about 1,770 results, very few for Google, only one of which was an exact match of "Letestan" and which turned out to be the Facebook page of someone with that surname. After my search seemed to have pushed the Internet beyond its limits, I tried a pre-Internet source, Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, which was standard issue at every desk at the National Geographic Society when I interned there long ago. No luck.
Some philatelists specialize in Cinderellas: postage-stamp-like labels produced by unrecognized countries. Some Cinderellas are playful fantasies; others represent serious political statements and secessionist movements. Was Letestan some sort of Cinderella country?
I then examined the poster, which was of World War I vintage, more closely. It bore a simple text message urging British men to join the Leicestershire Regiment: "If you want Honour and Glory, join the Regiment that has made History, the Regiment that has Gained the Honours." In the lower right corner was a small imprint: Willsons, Printers, Letestan. But why would Willsons, which was undoubtedly advertising its work, list a false location? Then I noticed the seal at the top of the poster, a tiger wrapped in the banner "Hindoostan/Leicestershire," which was the Royal Tiger Badge awarded the regiment for its service in India in the early 1800s. The name Hindustan has at times been applied to India and does share a "stan" with Letestan.
I then searched a rack of geographic and historical British databases available at Stanford's library, but none yielded any results for Letestan.
There's no neat ending to this puzzle, but it got me thinking about how libraries and archives view place names and the controlled vocabularies that govern their use. How do these rules accommodate fictional places? How are such places distinguished from real places? I'm left with more questions than answers. But the next time someone types "Letestan" in Google's search box, they will find a link to this blog--maybe in the coveted number one spot.
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Watch New York Yankees Pitcher Forget How to Play Baseball [VIDEO]
Major league pitchers fire 90-mile-per-hour fastballs to home plate from 60 feet, six inches with routine precision, so you'd think they could handle a simple toss to first base.
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New York Yankees pitcher Shane Greene had a dreadful evening in the field against the Texas Rangers on Monday night, notching not one, not two, but three errors, two of which came on easy throws to first base.
Amazingly, the Rangers failed to score in either of the innings Greene put on what looked like an audition for a starring role in an instructional video for how not to play defense.
Greene's miscues were part of a five-error night for the Yankees, who lost to the Rangers, 4-2.


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Anticipation for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has been building for months, and this weekend the Twi-fans proved their devotion means box-office success.
"New Moon" broke the opening-day box-office record, taking in $72.7 million on its first day, beating out the record previously held by "The Dark Knight," which brought in $67.2 million in 2008, according to Variety.
The film, starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, also smashed the record for midnight screenings, taking in $26.3 million on Friday night alone.
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The first film in the series, "Twilight," earned only $36 million when it opened on Nov. 21, 2008, and took in $69.6 million over the opening weekend, according to Variety.
"New Moon" is the second film adapted by Summit Entertainment from author Stephenie Meyer's best-selling Twilight book series.


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Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi, Revised Edition
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2009 by Armin
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In the last couple of weeks, a JPG has been making the internet rounds and, in the process, has gathered more than 6,500 Diggs (not that that is any measure of successful success, but still…) and has been mentioned in dozens of design and culture blogs, including many which I frequent and respect. The problem is that the JPG is wrong and disingenuous. It comparatively illustrates the evolution of the Pepsi and Coca-Cola logos from their beginnings in the late nineteenth century to their current state at the end of the 2000s. The comparison chart mocks the ever-changing personality of the Pepsi logo in contrast to Coca-Cola's stoic script logo, unaffected by the effects of time. The philosophical point it makes is indeed funny and, for the most part, accurate: Coca-Cola has long been the steady brand that triumphs over Pepsi as the latter attempts to gain ground with brand gimmicks and changes. And I will be the first to admit that the Coca-Cola logo and its consistency over the years is far more supreme than Pepsi, but every time I saw this JPG come up in more and more web sites and blogs I couldn't help but cringe at the inaccuracy and deception it engenders.
True, no one will die and the lasting effects of this JPG mean nothing, really. But I felt a burden of duty to correct a few things. The biggest problem is that the chart puts the same logo in 1885 as it does in 2008. This is not only wrong but idiotic. Technically, the Coca-Cola logo as it exists today can not be replicated with the tools of 1887 which, by the way, is the year the script logo was introduced. Not 1885. Coca-Cola was first served in 1886 and even then, the first official logo of Coca-Cola was not the script logo. It first appeared in the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 1886 as both a slab serif and chunky sans serif — it wasn't until mid-1887 that Frank Robinson, Coca-Cola's bookkeeper, drew the first traces of the Spencerian script logo that we all know.
The chart, for comic and poignant effect, then leaves a 120-year gap between the first and last logos. It makes for a great viral JPG, but not for telling the real story. For the first ten to twenty years you could probably find a dozen different executions of the Coca-Cola script as the logo was probably drawn over and over for different applications. It isn't until the 1930s and 1940s that a clear interpretation of the logo appears and is used consistently. During the late 1950s and early 1960s the script logo is placed within a shape, referred to as the "fishtail" logo, which is as off-brand as anything that Coca-Cola has ever done.
The chart also fails to mention the introduction of the wave, a ubiquitous visual today, that was first implemented in the 1960s when Lippincott Mercer was in charge of making the Coca-Cola identity more consistent. More than any Pepsi blunder, the chart ignores the introduction of "New Coke" in 1985 with a new formula marketing and set of logos — that completely ignored the script logo — that left a bad taste in their consumers' mouths. Around the same time, in 1986, Landor began rolling out an even more developed brand identity that modified the wave among other subtle changes.
Missing from the chart in the Coca-Cola evolution is the penchant for Coca-Cola to use the shape of its bottle as an icon, acting on and off as the logo or complementary logo or subsidized logo of the main script logo, sometimes to a confusing fault. Today's Coca-Cola logo is, of course, amazingly similar to what it was 124 years ago but it's not quite fair to idolize them for a flawless consistency that they haven't actually earned.
Once more, I will say that the Coca-Cola evolution is admirable and few companies — probably just GE — can claim to have extended their identity heritage across three centuries, but Coca-Cola isn't perfect and as much as I despise the new Pepsi identity — which in no way am I trying to defend — I believe a fair comparison is in order.
So, here is the new chart. It's not ideal, since I didn't have a document as clean and specific as this one for Pepsi (scroll to last page of PDF) and I had to cobble the logos from different sources. The reds are all over the place and some are in black and white.


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...I know there is always fine eating from what ever is left up there. This is how I learned to cook many years ago growing up in my Momma and Grandmother's kitchen. In fact, many times it is how I cook today, looking into the cabinets and after scratching my head a few moments, I come up with something that usually tastes pretty darn good.
I mentioned this to one of my good friends, Emily, who just got married and has a really great hubby who she recently referred to as the DapperDanMan, she is just too funny. Anyway, if you can reach into the cupboard and come out with a darn good dish, you're a pretty good cook and my folks would approve. My mother would certainly approve of the one Emily posted this past week, the Grilled Salmon with Dijon-Walnut Sauce dish she made as her first meal for her hubby, and my grandmother would also approve of her reaching into the cabinets and coming up with this mighty fancy offering. For those not familiar with Emily, find the newlyweds at Cleanliness is Next to Godliness.
This is one similar to a mushroom rice recipe in my cookbook, only it has a tad more vegetables and is somewhat like a pilaf that I saw in Food & Wine a while back. If you're inclined, you can add a little meat to make it more like a meal. (I thought newlyweds might like that). Enjoy!
Oven Mushroom Brown Rice
2 tablespoons French Onion Soup mix (reserve remaining package for another use)
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
1 cup cubed cooked meat (leftover chicken, pork, or roast beef)
2 1/2 cups water
2 or 3 green onions, for garnish
Note: If your cupboard is bare of brown rice, white rice will do. Just brown it in a little butter or olive oil to give it that nutty taste.


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Direct from Stephenie's Website:
"With the Twilight movie in pre-production, there have been a lot of rumors floating around in regards to a script, casting information and shooting locations. There will not be an open casting call for the movie (please note, Stephenie is not responsible for casting the movie) — all auditions are being held within the Screen Actors Guild. We are working closely with Summit Entertainment to ensure that Stephenie's website will have the most up-to-date and accurate movie information."
So folks, what that means unless you are a SAG member, (and even then if you are a SAG member, you know that having great representation, connections, and luck have a lot to do with it to.) the roles in Twilight are not up for grabs for the general public.
Also, if want to participate in the Halloween chat, you have to join the readergirlz MySpace group to participate. So if you are not a member of that MySpace group, join it this weekend in case there is slow processing time.
EDITED TO ADD (10-28-07): I have disallowed comments on this topic. The front page is NOT the place to carry on conversations, movie related or otherwise. And, as a side note, please be polite to each other on this site.


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- Generates $35 million annually in tax revenues
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- Supports 165 wineries
- Hosts over 1 million tourists annually
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The industry has the resources of the University and the state at its disposal for grape quality research and improvement initiatives.
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In addition to his teaching responsibilities and leading the WEGCG, Dr. Zoecklein also oversees the Enology Service Lab which provides fee-based analysis of wine or juice for in- and out-of-state customers. The lab is staffed by two full-time chemists and provides chemical, physical, microbiological and sensory analyses upon request. The lab was initially established to serve the VA industry but expanded its services to customers beyond state lines in order to have enough samples to run through the system to keep overhead down. Revenues from the lab activities go back to the lab or into the program.
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Dr. Zoecklein sees the VA wine industry as still embryonic, still learning what varietals to plant and where to plant them. At a broader level, however, the industry operates in a favorable political climate peopled with progressive politicians. The current governor, for example, is very supportive of the wine industry because he sees its potential impact on tourism, state tax revenues, and agricultural economic development.
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Dr. Zoecklein identified a number of challenges confronting VA winemakers:
When queried about VA terroir, Dr. Zoecklein said that VA was all about soil and climate variation: from the sand of the eastern shore, to the red clay of the Piedmont, and with some limestone thrown in for good measure. What is more relevant in VA, he says, is hydrology -- soil moisture and soil moisture-holding capacity -- and the industry needs to get to a place where they understand the regional differences and its impact on varietals.
Dr. Zoecklein identified a number of challenges confronting VA winemakers:
- The need to understand the nuances of climate and how those nuances affect winemaking styles
- The need to understand what technologies are available and the to adopt the ones that are most germane
- The need to better understand the marketplace and how best to market their wines. Tourism is the main sales vehicle today but does not provide the economies of scale needed to get production costs down
- The need to understand the economics of winemaking. It is easy to spend a lot of money and not get a return on the investment.
The VA winemaking industry will be positively impacted by the WBC being held there next year, according to Dr. Zoecklein. In his view it will increase industry visibility. On a broader level, he sees blogs and bloggers as an increasingly important mechanism for getting the word out.
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New York Mets still can't get over that hump, or pitching efficiently for an ENTIRE game.
Coming of a demolishing loss to the hated Yankees, Mets wanted to put that all behind them by facing yet another AL East resident, the Baltimore Orioles.
In the first game of three game series, Mets beat the Orioles 6-4. Although K-rod looked pretty shaky, he got the save here and secured the Mets win.
After that, everything appeared to go backwards for the Metropolitans.
Mets lost against the Orioles the following night with an impotent offense. If their offense isn't the problem, then it's their bullpen. That's been the pattern for the last couple of weeks.
Last night the Mets had offense, just no bullpen. Thanks to K-Rod's second blown save of the season, Mets added another loss to the stat sheets. Closer Francisco Rodriguez almost blew the save Tuesday, but yesterday actually committing the mortal sin of giving up your teams hard earned lead. This loss hurts, especially considering the Mets' lack of offensive prowess.
Don't worry there's always silver lining, due to his consistency at the mound, pitcher Livan Hernandez is emerging as the Mets' third most reliable starter after Santana and Pelffrey, throwing seven innings and giving up two runs in a loss that should of easily been a win.
AS if they couldn't get enough of the AL East, Mets play the AL Champions Tampa Bay Rays. This series is loaded up to be a tough one for the Mets. If their pitching lasts and offense exists, Mets might have the tools to capture a few wins against the Rays. This is the type of series that can ultimately catapult the Mets into a win streak, and raise the morale of this wounded ball club.
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Opening this weekend is director David Ayer's (Harsh Times) police thriller End of Watch. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña as two Los Angeles beat cops who find themselves marked for death after a routine traffic stop turns into an epic drug bust that interferes with a notorious cartel. Unlike Ayer's previous films which focused on corrupt police officers, Gyllenhaal and Peña play honest cops trying to make a difference. In addition, most of the movie was filmed with handheld cameras, and Ayer's POV shots put the audience right in the middle of the action. Trust me, End of Watch is definitely worth your time and the chemistry between Gyllenhaal and Peña is a lot of fun. For more on the film, here's Matt's review, my video interviews with Ayer and Gyllenhaal, twenty things to know from my set visit, and all our previous coverage. nd of Watch also stars Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, America Ferrera, Cody Horn and Frank Grillo.
Last week at the Toronto Film Festival I was able to speak with Kendrick and Martinez. During our fun exchange we talked about premiering at TIFF, their reaction to the finished film, the unique camerawork, was it advantageous to have such a short shooting schedule, and more. Hit the jump to watch.
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We've heard about Mac Pros moving to the quad-core "Clovertown" Xeons for some time now, with dates for the release ranging anywhere from late 2006 to late 2007. It now appears that the new Xeons might be arriving sooner rather than later, based on some descriptions on the UK Apple site.
In particular, Apple Store hawks have found that a search on the UK site for "mac pro" shows the Mac Pro as having "quad-core or 8-core processing power." Unless Apple has somehow managed to pack 4 of the current Xeon processors into that shiny metal tower, this seems like a pretty good indication that Apple is getting ready to take us to Clovertown.
You can see the leak in all it's textual glory to the right, but clicking the link to the right of the description takes you to the usual Mac Pro page. Of course, if you try to configure one, there's no 8-core option to be found.
This isn't the first time the online store has leaked material (PowerMac G5s anyone?), and there's always the chance that it's just the case of an eager copywriter or the online store adding some content for later. Given that 8-core rumors have been circulating for a while, I'd say it's a pretty good indication that we'll see 8-core Mac Pros sometime in the not-too-distant future. If you're jonesing for a Clovertown right now, the upgrade isn't too hard, so give that a look if you don't want to wait.


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CFCA began working with the Garifuna community in Guatemala about 20 years ago. The Garifuna have both African and Caribbean ancestry and have faced racial discrimination as well as other obstacles created by poverty.
(Read more about CFCA's work with the Garifuna community here.)
Jamaire, a Garifuna child sponsored through CFCA, loves to play the drums as part of his cultural heritage. Our CFCA communications liaison in Guatemala, Luis Cocon, stopped by recently to interview Jamaire and his family.
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
When I grow up I want to be a bookkeeper. I want to work hard and then come back to help my family. I will never forget or abandon my family.
What family traditions do you have that are unique to your culture?
The drums are special to us. They provide happiness and are part of any Garifuna ceremony.
We honor and remember our ancestors with drum music, food and family sharing.
If you could give a message to your sponsor, what would it be and why?
I would thank my sponsor for providing food for my family.
Interview with Jamaire's mother, Maybelin
My name is Maybelin and I am Garifuna. On weekends I enjoy teaching children to read and write in the Garifuna language. I teach them in my home.
I do this because I want to preserve our traditions and our culture. It is sad to see these new generations lose our culture.
How did you hear about CFCA and sponsorship?
I have three children. One of them, Jamaire, has been sponsored for three years; he found a sponsor one day after my mother passed away.
The people of this community know CFCA; I needed help for my children so I approached the office.
A lot of children in our community need a sponsor; unfortunately there aren't enough sponsors for everyone.
My son was on the waiting list for almost one year so I believe this is a gift from God.
I make and sell "kekitos" (traditional Garifuna bread) to earn some income; I sell the bread to tourists and neighbors. This is how I support my children.
How has sponsorship helped your family?
CFCA has provided enormous support for my family. CFCA has been with me at all times; my children are able to go to school and have food, but mostly I am grateful for the love that we receive from CFCA.
As a member of the Garifuna community, do you ever have to address stereotypes or misconceptions about your culture?
Unfortunately for us, we are judged because of our skin color and this happens outside the safety of our community.
I lived 18 months in Guatemala City, and I witnessed too much discrimination.
While searching for a job [in Guatemala City] I entered a shoe store because there was a sign that said "Help needed."
I handed my documents to the lady in charge, and she said, "How did you know about the job?"
She thought that I could not read.
Afterward I found out that only four people applied for the job and mysteriously the three that were hired were all white. I believe I was discriminated against because my skin is black.
I pray that my children do not suffer discrimination because it is a kind of feeling that hurts deep inside.
What are some of the challenges you face as a member of the Garifuna community?
We are born Garifuna, we grow as Garifuna and we should die as Garifuna, and so I think it is very important to keep our culture.
Our culture is not being preserved, our traditions are not being kept, and that is one of our biggest challenges.
Our culture is valuable and we should make a stronger effort to hand down our customs and traditions to our children.
It is sad to see our culture die. I teach the language to my children, I teach them to be proud of our culture and this is how they are learning to speak Garifuna.
Has sponsorship been able to help you address any of these challenges?
CFCA is one family. There is no discrimination among us, and when we go to the offices we are treated equally.
I thank the Hope for a Family program because it has taught us to love one another. White, black and Mayan, we all come together and have become one family.
What are your hopes and dreams for your children?
My dream is for my children to grow and live in a better world, in a place where they can reach their own dreams.
Jamaire loves to play traditional Garifuna music. He has learned to play the drums and the maracas (a Latin American instrument).
He says he wants to be a musician. I support his dream ,but I also insist that he must go to school.
He was born to play the drums; he is very good. No one has taught him; he has learned on his own. I tell my son, "I cannot take away your drums, but you cannot deprive yourself of an education."
I also want to say this: "Let us join together ñ white, black and all the people of God."


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Last summer's revolution in skirt lengths―so mini they stopped just short of perdition―has provoked a counterrevolution. Here it is in full dress, threatening to blanket the U.S. under the maxicoat. The farsighted father of the maxi was the noted pacesetter Buster Keaton, who five years ago wrapped himself in a wretched ankle-warmer to make a movie about a man hiding from the world. No one had expected girls to go to that length of repression. Yet, here is the street-sweeping hemline, replacing the graceful swing of the mini with a strangled gait, a garment that goes up stairs with the greatest reluctance and sets bystanders guffawing when it tries to get on or off a bus. Happily, there are still ways to subvert it...
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Arlee Theater to host free movie Saturday
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[January 13, 2014]
MASON CITY — To celebrate its new digital
projector and thank all who helped with the purchase, the Arlee Theater in
Mason City will host a free showing of the 1965 Rodgers and
Hammerstein classic "Sound of Music," starring Julie Andrews, on
Saturday at 2 p.m. One free popcorn per moviegoer will be included.
The Arlee's new projector debuted Dec. 13.
While efforts with online giving through Kickstarter fell far
short of the theater's goal, local donations have been pouring in
since the need was realized, and all but $8,000 of the $42,500
needed to convert the theater to digital has been received.
"We will continue fundraising events to pay off the balance, and
then continue them in order to improve our seating," Maxson said.
"Since the extended Arlee community has shown support, we want to
finish what we started 10 years ago, and that is to give the
community a good place for affordable entertainment. People have
expressed the need for more legroom and more comfortable seats, and
we'll address that."
When the movie industry began rapidly moving toward a digital
format, the Arlee was faced with coming up with money for the
upgrades or letting the screen go dark.
The theater is a nonprofit corporation but does not have
tax-exempt status. That has not stopped people from helping the
Arlee. Gifts have arrived from everywhere from Georgia to
"We've been hearing Arlee stories ever since news broke of our
predicament," said John's wife, Gaye Maxson. "People send us
donations with notes included."
For example, Jean of Springfield said: "If the walls could talk,
they would have lots of fond memories they could tell." She recalled
when the Arlee opened in 1936.
Frank from Springfield wrote: "I have spent too many happy hours
at the Arlee in my life to see it close now. Mason City would be a
ghost town without the theater!"
Jack, a former projectionist in the 1940s who now lives in
Tennessee, sent a donation, as did his sister-in-law Enola to
commemorate his birthday.
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Suzan from Georgia came to the Arlee as a child when visiting her
cousin, and she also wanted to help.
Mark from East Peoria sent a gift and wrote: "I have fond
memories of movies at the Arlee. Those times were magical as a kid.
My dad and I saw a John Wayne movie in the '60s."
Marcia of Springfield said: "I have great memories of growing up
at the movies at the Arlee -- 14 cents admission at one time."
Betty said: "I so appreciate that there is a small, safe theater
close that I can take my 8-year-old grandson." Another friend said
she hoped that when she has grandchildren, the Arlee will still be
here to take them to movies.
"In addition to financial gifts, individuals have helped in
extraordinary ways," John Maxson said. "Randy Tucker helps us every
weekend, and Lois Rickard has been right there, helping at every
fundraiser. Rhonda and Stanley Francis held their own fish fry and
bake sale for us and rallied a good number of people to help. Our
kids and their spouses have been a driving force and inspiration to
us, and there are many other family members and friends who have
helped immensely with our events, working or donating goods."
"We've received gifts from Monsanto, Darling (DarPro), Farmers
Grain & Coal, the Mason County Arts Council, Easton ETC, ICMS
Running Club and several small-business owners, in addition to many,
many individuals," Gaye said. "Memorial gifts honoring Emily
Penewitt, Ellen Wunderle, Tom Lowers, Tom Auxier, Clyde Cufaude,
Kenny Pryor, June Elmore, and Pat and Louis Maxson have also been
received. We are grateful for each and every gift, and could not
have stayed open if not for them."
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Bowl 'o Josh & New Bracelets
And lookie, lookie what I found on clearance at Target today. A triple strand necklace for $3.74 that is...okay. But a steal at that price. So I brought it home, took it apart, and made these. Three bracelets that I'll wear together.
And MANY thanks to my cousin Amanda for teaching me how to make bracelets all those summers ago.
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- Kathleen said...
christian loves my mixing bowls too...although he likes to throw them rather than sit in them. (yeah, bad idea on my part since one is now broken.)
cute bracelets too! what a great idea to re-purpose!
- July 24, 2008 at 8:05 PM
- Kristi said...
I'd like a serving of Josh- he is just so yummy and cute!
- July 24, 2008 at 9:06 PM
- Ange said...
You amaze me! I'd see that necklace and say "nope, not ever gonna wear that" and pass on by. You see potential! You... have VISION!
And DANG! that kids is CUTE!
- July 24, 2008 at 9:47 PM
- Eloise said...
I was relieved to see your precious son hadn't adopted the necklace as a toy!
My kids always loved bowls and pots and pans when they were little too. They could spend a long time pulling everything out of my cabinets and banging around.
Very clever how you transformed the necklace, by the way.
- July 24, 2008 at 9:56 PM
- Holly Ogden said...
You are so amazing. I love how your creative mind works! And Josh is so cute. I know what you mean about kids loving non-toy items. Jake's favorite toy is a water bottle.
- July 24, 2008 at 10:23 PM
- Sydney said...
my son would play with stacks of tupperware all night long if I let him. and he's 3!
as for the bracelets WOW! What a great find and awesome idea. I've tried to make beaded bracelets before, but they always come apart on me. I guess practice makes perfect, but I'm not twisting the wires tight enough!
- July 25, 2008 at 8:38 AM
- Rosanne said...
You are awesome - I love the bracelets more than the necklace, so good move!
Josh in a bowl - I hear ya sista - my girls do the same! Too funny! But that's why we have stopped buying toys and leave that up to the grandparents...then WE are not wasting any money at least...just space!
- July 25, 2008 at 9:23 AM
- Walker said...
Too cute, you can just eat him up! Beautiful bracelets, and such a great idea!
- July 25, 2008 at 3:30 PM
- Camie said...
Do need to say again how talented your are?
- July 25, 2008 at 4:41 PM
- Marisa said...
He looks so much like Sam!!!! That is how I will always remember Sam we have a picture of him looking out our front window when he wasn't too much older than Josh. What a cutie.
- July 25, 2008 at 4:45 PM
- Our Complete Family said...
What a FUN post hun! Happy Weekend of creating to you!
- July 26, 2008 at 9:44 AM
- Nicole said...
I wanted to let you know that I received your package today and I LOVE everything. I hadn't read your e-mail yet so I was really surprised that a bracelet would come in such a large box :) I'm so glad that I won your stuff. I can't wait to try and make my own pinwheels, I think they would be soooo cute on some handmade cards. The dolls are darling and the America pillow is going on my door know right now, I have a couple days left in July right :) Thanks again, I love all of it.
- July 26, 2008 at 12:23 PM
- Nicole said...
Sorry, me again. I've been looking through your blog and it's so cute. Your family is darling. Did you and your hubby go to Snow College?
- July 26, 2008 at 12:31 PM
- V and Co. said...
i love your bracelets! i'm a braceletaholic!!!
- July 26, 2008 at 9:57 PM
I love the idea with the bracelets! Nice, Amber!
And Josh is a little cutie. It would be fun to meet him someday. :)
- July 27, 2008 at 8:17 PM
- Ice Cream said...
What do you string your beads onto? Wire, thread?
- July 28, 2008 at 10:57 AM


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I'm doing a little Friday Night Happy Dance to celebrate receiving the Ancestor Approved Award from Jennie at They Came To Montana – thank you, Jennie! Leslie Ann of Ancestors Live Here started the Award to show appreciation for the genealogy bloggers whose posts we enjoy, and I'm absolutely tickled that my wee blog has this badge in my sidebar – so come in, grab a glass of bubbly and find somewhere to sit down, if you can. Just chuck the cat off the sofa – sorry about the hair. I'll keep my speech short and try to be entertaining, but having received the award, I now need to specify ten things that I've learned about my ancestors that have surprised, humbled, or enlightened me, and then I should pass the award along to ten other genealogy bloggers that I feel are also deserving of it!
Ten things that have surprised, humbled or enlightened me about my ancestors:
- Enlightened to find that my grandparents were not married by my grandad's father, who was a Minister – it turns out that they ran away to Gretna Green to get married, probably due to the fact that my granny was pregnant. Oops-a-daisy!
- Humbled to discover that that my Dad's much-loved and loving grandfather was orphaned at a very young age (no one had ever told me) and was looked after by his one of his unmarried aunts who must have given up her chance of marriage to look after him and his brother. In turn, he looked after her once he married and they lived together until her death. You can read the story of Auntie Margaret here on my other more sensible blog, but have a tissue handy!
- Surprised to discover that my GGG grandfather, John Stevens' cause of death was noted as "suicide" – why would someone who lived to the ripe old age of 72 commit suicide by jumping off the Friarton Bridge (of which he was the toll-keeper) in 1858? I spent ages going through Court Records (were they short of money?) and Newspapers (was there a scandal?) and eventually found an article which said that "he hadn't been himself lately". I'm guessing he was losing his marbles and a bit confused at the time, but can't prove anything from the papers available, but I sat snivelling in the A K Bell Library in Perth for someone I had never known. As you do.
- Enlightened to discover that all the Grahams in my family were farmers as far back as John Graham, who was born in 1794 in Scone, Perthshire and farmed at Cairnbeddie, St Martins, Perth. His son, Patrick was my GG grandfather, who died young and left his sons orphaned (see No 2) and also farmed at Cairnbeddie. John Graham's father was Patrick or Peter (the names were interchangeable in Scotland at the time) Graham, who was a mason in Scone. My sister still farms today, albeit in a different area of Scotland.
- Humbled to find that the brother of Auntie Margaret (mentioned in No 2) David
Alexander (1859 – 1886) was buried at Wellshill Cemetery in Perth with Military Honours. He was a Member of the Perth Troop of Fife Light Horse who attended. The hearse & 1 coach cost 17s/6p. I also nearly got locked in the cemetery the last time I visited, but that's another blog topic. Suffice to say I did not need to climb the very high railings which looked like being my only option at one point.
- Surprised to find that I have a "serial liar" in the family – Elizabeth Burnett (my GGG grandmother) who was born about 1831 in Stranraer, Wigtown – allegedly. She gave birth to my illegitimate GG grandmother, also Elizabeth Burnett, in 1855 in Cumbernauld, Dumbarton and must have told her daughter that her father was James Burnett, as his name appears on the daughter's marriage certificate, but I can find no proof. I suspect she came over from Ireland to Scotland, as Stranraer would have been a popular place to land from Ireland. She is still a big Brick Wall!
- Surprised to find that the book that my Granddad, Douglas's cousin, Captain A F Dickson wrote of his memoirs "Seafaring A Chosen Profession" which is out of print, was up for grabs on Ebay. It turns out that Forrest greatly admired his Big Cousins, not least Douglas for his motorbikes. It's full of stories about the cousins spending holidays together in Fife, as well as Forrest's adventures at sea. Real Pirate stories with guns and everything 🙂
- Surprised that my Great Granny's parents shared the same ancestors – Thomas Pringle and Isabel Knox from Haddington. They were Andrew Dickson's (1820 – 1906) grandparents and Grace Cunningham's (1839 – 1929) great grandparents. As far as I can see this has resulted in no problems with numbers of ears etc.
- Surprised to find that, despite the best efforts of my granny, Elsie (of the sewing box blog) my siblings and I are probably NOT the GGGGG grandchildren of Robert Moffat, the missionary and Bible translator, whose daughter married Doctor Livingstone (I Presume). Someone must have told her at an impressionable age that her grandmother was a Moffat (which she was) who was related to the Magnificent Robert Moffat, and it stuck. We were regularly dragged along to his monument in Ormiston, where he was born, to pay homage, however that was fine with us as it was close to the swing park, and being farm kids, we didn't get much opportunity for such modern entertainments. And finally…
- Surprised to find that there IS a family resemblance over so many generations – my GG grandmother, Margaret Borthwick (1819 – 1865) can be seen in a photo of a painting on one of my earlier blogs – and the poor woman looks just like my Dad in a dress.
I know I've been a bit irreverent, but it's not because I don't respect my ancestors, it's because I feel I have come to "know" some of them so well, I can share a family joke with them. As families do… And it seems I have been more "surprised" than anything else so far by my investigations! And equally surprised by receiving the Award 😀
Now, to recommend a further 10 blogs for the Ancestor Approved Award – how can I only have 10? Here we go, in no particular order of preference, but blogs I enjoy and I think you will too, if you're not already following:
- Amanda Epperson at The Historian's Family
- Jennifer at On A Flesh & Bone Foundation
- Wayne's blog Scots Great and Small, People and Places
- David at The Scottish Military Research Group
- Barbara at Life From the Roots
- Kerry at Cluewagon
- The Hummer at Branching Out Through the Years
- Cheryl at Have You Seen My Roots?
- Sue at Family History Fun
- Cheri at Journeys Past


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Founded in the early eighties, the Derbyshire Pub Quiz League is one of the longest established leagues in the country, and with 29 teams, also one of its largest. Its region extends from Chesterfield in the north to Burton-on-Trent in the south. Those 29 teams need to be restored to the 30 enjoyed in the season just past to minimise the weeks that any team must be without a match.
The DPQL would welcome enquiries from any group of keen quizzers in Derbyshire, East Staffordshire or the immediate surrounds who would relish spending their Wednesday evenings locked in friendly competition in a pub. Prospective teams from the northern half of the League area, that is, points north of Derby, say, would mesh in particularly well.
DPQL quizzes are an unusual blend of team and individual questions, and matches provide a full evening's entertainment, with a duration which approaches that of a football match. The League is organised as four divisions, an upper and lower in the north half of the region and the same in the south, with a view to ensuring matches are competitive while limiting travel demands. Examples of the League's question sets can be accessed on its website, via the "Sample the World of Quizzing" link. The League season starts in early October and continues until late April.
League Chairman David Edwards would very much like to hear from any prospective new teams, or anyone seeking further information or comforting words on the subject. Email firstname.lastname@example.com. And three new teams would be an even more welcome prospect than one! Teams interested but not wishing to dip their toes to that extent might be interested in the DPQL's "cup" competition, the "Open Trophy", which as the name suggests, is open to teams who do not play in the League. There could be room for anything up to four or five "guest" teams in next season's tournament.
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This view of the eastern part of the Grand Canyon is based on data acquired by the ASTER instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite on July 14, 2011.
For years, geologists have debated just how old the Grand Canyon is, but there's no debate that the geological feature ranks among the world's top landmarks. This outer-space perspective from NASA's Terra satellite makes you realize just how monumental the American Southwest's grandest canyon is.
Was the Grand Canyon formed less than 7 million years ago? Or as long ago as 70 million years? The conventional wisdom has been that most of the canyon was cut by the Colorado River in the last 5 million to 6 million years. But last week, researchers said a new dating tool suggested that rocks from the canyon's western portion were eroded 70 million years ago, by an ancient river that ran in a direction opposite from the westward-flowing Colorado.
The claims add to a longstanding argument over the canyon's formation. In 2008, a different team of researchers concluded that the western Grand Canyon was carved out at least 16 million years ago — and that the eastern portion arose separately, due the uplift of the Colorado Plateau. In this scenario, the two sections of the Grand Canyon eventually linked up to create the awesome vista we see today.
The Terra satellite's Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, better known as ASTER, took a close look at a section of the canyon in northern Arizona last year. The perspective you see here was produced by "draping" ASTER's color data over an elevation map developed from the satellite's stereo readings. You can just make out the traces of the Grand Canyon Village's tourist facilities amid the greenish patch at upper left.
The Grand Canyon is truly one of the world's marvels, measuring up to 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) in width and 5,600 feet (1,707 meters) in depth. For even wider-angle views, check out this 2004 image from India's Resourcesat-1 satellite, as well as this image, captured in 2000 by NASA's Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer. (Get out your red-blue glasses for a 3-D look.)
These views of the Grand Canyon serve as today's treat from the Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar, which features a daily look at Earth from space from now until Christmas. For still more Advent calendar goodies with a cosmic twist, check out The Atlantic's Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar, as well as the Zooniverse Advent Calendar. And be sure to click on the links below to catch up on the pictures you've missed:
- Day 1: A fantastic Chinese fan
- 2012 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
- 2011 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
- 2010 Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar
- Month in Space Pictures: November 2012
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Good bye easy-going 30's, it's time to tackle the 40's. And if you're serious about taking care of your skin, you can make this decade less about wishing you could reverse the clock and more about looking in the mirror and thinking, "Man, I look great!". Let's get to work.
Retinoids or Retinol – These are a must. A vitamin-A derivative, retinoids and retinol help speed the renewal of skin cells. When you're in your 40's, your skin takes longer to renew, which is why your skin might look dull and could use a little lift. Retinoids are retinol's bigger, stronger brother, but it's only available via prescription from a doctor. You will definitely get results using reintols found in many easy-to-find moisturizers, night creams and serums, so feel free to start there and move up when needed. If you want to jump right to retinoids, visit your dermatologist who will write you a prescription and tell you more about the side-effects (redness, peeling, sensitivity to sun).
Peptides – Peptides are amazing. They are tiny little particles in your skin care products that the body sees as little pieces of broken collagen and in turn, the dermis makes more collagen to replace the broken collagen. This helps smooth fine lines and early aging signs. Amazing, right? Find a peptide product, pronto! (ZENMED has one: Essential Undereye Serum.)
Moisturizers – Consider using face oils. There are many anti-aging creams and lotions which work great but many times you don't know what's in them. There are so many amazing natural oils that are full of powerhouse antioxidants and vitamins that work just as well or even better. Check out rose hip oil, argan oil and avocado oil if you don't know where to start. It might be a little nerve-wracking if you're not use to putting pure oil on your skin, but oils can completely change your skin, hydrate it and give your face even tone, especially if you have dry skin.
Sunscreen – Sure, when you were in your teens and 20's, the sunscreen recommendations weren't as strong as they are now, but the recommendations of today are valid. Even if you don't think you're going to win the skin cancer lottery (you might!) if you want to slow down aging, sunscreen is the number one way. Apply 20 to 30 minutes before you go outside and reapply every 2 hours at maximum. (As a fair-skin, redhead, I reapply every 90 minutes.) Yes, your makeup or moisturizer counts as your first application if you apply enough, but you need to reapply. We love mineral sunscreen for our face to avoid the greasy sunscreen look.
Diet – Now more than ever, your diet plays a role in how your skin looks. Fill your plate with foods high in vitamins, especially vitamins E, C, D, Omega 3's and essential fatty acids which are all great for your body, but also good for your skin. Drinking too much alcohol will leave your skin looking dehydrated and will make those dark circles even more of a problem. Drink water and get some exercise every day. It's about more than looking thin in your 40's. It's about keeping your body healthy and able in your 50's and beyond.
Vitamins in Skin Care – It's hard to say whether the vitamins in your skin care products really do all they claim to do. In fact, some dermatologists say they don't. Some vitamins don't really penetrate the skin deep enough to make a difference, though taken orally, they can make big changes. And often times the packaging of the skin care affects the vitamins longevity. Vitamin C is one example. When introduced to light or oxygen, it starts to oxidize, so packaging is important. A clear open-mouth glass jar might be labeled a Vitamin C product, but it isn't going to give you the benefits of Vitamin C. Add vitamins to your diet for best results.
Find a Dermatologist – If you haven't already, now is the time to make friends with a good dermatologist. Ask your friends for referrals and make an initial appointment to go over treatment options. We aren't talking about injections here (unless you're ready for the) but treatments that rejuvenate the skin such as lasers, peels or microdermabrasions. As you go through your 40's and into your 50's your dermatologist will fill you in on the new treatments and best practices for your skin.m


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First Showing!
51331 Bonn
Due to conservational reasons the contents of a prints and drawings collection are seldom shown and thus often hidden from the visitors' curious view. At the same time, it is 5,000 prints and drawings that make up the majority of the Kunstmuseum's collection. This exhibition aims at unveiling parts of this "secret" and presents a selection of works on paper which entered the museum's collection during the last years as donations and acquisitions.
Most of the works shown are drawings by younger artists. Drawing has been experiencing a rediscovery since the 1990s and the Kunstmuseum has been following this topic systematically in its shows since the exhibition series "Zeichnung heute" (1997-2007). This trend is also reflected in the museum's collection from which newly acquired gems were picked for this presentation. The show includes works ranging from large-format drawings by Anna Amadio and Jan Albers, smaller sheets by Thomas Müller, Thomas Rentmeister, Daniel Roth and Heiner Blumenthal, collages by Jan Wawrzyniak as well as object-like arrangements by Claudia Busching, which, like many other works in this exhibition, are part of a recent donation from the Sammlung Posselt.
This comprehensive selection of works by artists from A to Z (from Amadio to Ziervogel) points out the abundance of artistic forms of expression presented in the collection: Abstraction, figuration, expressionism or geometry are no longer in conflict with each other. We want to individually explore what we've never seen before.
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- You can stack consumables
- You can stack classes
- You can stack buffs
- But you can't stack dailies.
The Log
Sure you can have up to 25 quests in your log and you can do up to 25 dailies in a day, but you can't stack the same type of daily.
As a casual player (am I allowed to call myself that… I guess not) I don't get to play every day. I like to pick up the dailies of interest, when I can, but just because they are in my log doesn't mean I get to complete them, or even start them.
The Clock
I could probably manage 5-10 minutes most days, but that is barely enough time to pick the quest up.
If you already hold one of the dailies for that category, the quest giver won't tell you that they are now holding the one you want to do, unless you drop the one in your log. If you manage to complete the old daily, then you aren't offered the new one until the next day.
I usually get to play for an extended period one or two days a week. I dare say I am not alone in this.
The Stack
I want to be able to stack dailies.
I want to be able to add up to 5 of any category of daily to my log at once, not duplicates, just 5 different dailies of the same category.
Categories such as:
- Cooking
- Fishing
- Reputation
- Battleground
- Regular Instance
- Heroic Instance
The Chain Gang
That way, if you are like me, you will log on each day and pick up 5 dailies, for example a cooking, a fishing, a battleground, a regular and a heroic instance.
On Friday, or Saturday when I log in for my long play session, I can sign up for three instances and a couple of battlegrounds, then grind out the other dailies while I wait.
Maybe you have 4 friends or a guild that do the same, and every Tuesday night is your Heroic night, where you blow through your 5 heroic instances.
The Honorable Emblem Orgy
I figure this is a way to help those of us with time limitations beat the emblem and honor orgy that is sweeping WoW right now.
Introduced as a means for the casual player to keep up with the bleeding edge content, or allow the hardcore to level and gear their alts, the emblem changes have left me in the dust.
I just don't have the two hours every night to grind out dailies. So my gear, honor, rep, achievements, you name it, remain in a Infinite Dragon Flight induced time warp. If you are looking for this Mage, you will find me in the Caverns of Time.
However, if I could stack the dailies, and others were too, then I could keep up easier and I think that there would be a positive effect on the instances being run. More people would have more dailies which would mean more groups for a variety of dailies every day of the week.
I want to stack my dailies!
Gnomer and Out!
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ZABUL PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- "Just go to the training so we have someone trained until the actual (personnelist) gets here."
That statement is what ultimately landed Tech. Sgt. Christopher McDaniel, a vehicle operator deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., in his current position as the NCO in charge of personnel, or S1, for the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team and all the residents of Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan.
This deployment, his fourth, is the first time McDaniel strayed away from his vehicle operator career field. When he joined the Air Force more than 10 years ago, it was time, not position that drove his career choice.
"I always knew I was going to join the Air Force, since I was a little kid," he said. "I knew that it was something I wanted to do and even then, knew that it was going to be something I was going to retire from."
McDaniel walked into the Air Force recruiter's office a year after graduating from high school, and he told the recruiter he wanted to join and wanted to leave in about a month. He was given a list of five Air Force specialty codes. He chose 2T1X1, or vehicle operator.
"Vehicle operations sounded fun to me," McDaniel said.
According to McDaniel, a Detroit native, being a vehicle operator has been fun. McDaniel has deployed three times before and amassed more than 34,000 combat miles on convoys in Iraq. He said he believes that deploying and driving convoys is something every Air Force vehicle operator should experience.
"Once I started doing convoys, it really let me see the bigger picture, where (vehicle operators) fit into the bigger mission," McDaniel said. "At home station, you're driving bus routes or something like that, and you don't really see how you fit into the overall mission. Deployed, you're moving stuff that is integral to someone, somewhere. You are taking vital supplies and cargo to other bases that need it."
After his last deployment, McDaniel even logged instructor time at the Air Force's Basic Combat Convoy Course, or BC3, at Camp Bullis, Texas. He trained other vehicle operators on the ins and outs of convoys to prepare them for deployment. Though he enjoyed instructing, McDaniel said he wanted to deploy again.
When the opportunity arose for a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan as part of a Provincial Reconstrucion Team, McDaniel jumped at the chance.
"When the unit deployment manager told everyone there was a deployment to Afghanistan, I immediately said 'send me,'" he said. "I hadn't deployed in a while and I wanted to get back out there."
Training to be a part of a PRT is very involved. Many members have to attend months of training before deploying and McDaniel was no different. He attended his first training related to the deployment in June for an October departure.
"I was training as a vehicle guy," he laughed.
When McDaniel arrived at Camp Atterbury, Ind., in July for more training with the team, the needs of the team changed McDaniel's route.
"We thought I was just going to fill this position at Camp Atterbury until the real, trained S1 arrived," McDaniel said .
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Gregory Rowland, PRT Zabul sergeant major, said three things factored in the teams' decision to choose McDaniel as the interim S1.
"The first was rank, second was what section could afford to lose one of its noncommissioned officers and the third was personality," Rowland said. "McDaniel fit the bill."
Now, three months into the deployment, McDaniel continues to be the interim S1 and has embraced his position, despite his lack of formal training.
"Here, the job is all about accountability, being accountable for the other people on your team," McDaniel said.
As the adminstrative NCO, McDaniel is in charge of accountability for every member on the FOB, to include the military, civilians, contractors, interpreters and local nationals. He also takes care of personnel issues like emergency leave, reports, awards and decorations. At FOB Smart, the S1 is also appointed the lead mail handler; all of which McDaniel takes in stride.
"I would say the biggest obstacle is that I'm not an admin person and I don't have some of the answers or access to people's questions right away," McDaniel said. "I find those answers though. It's all about adapting to your environment and completing the mission. I'm learning as we go."
His leadership has noticed his drive and dedication in regards to his position.
"I thought it was pretty amazing that he could make the transition so quickly from an operational job like that to a more administrative position," said Lt. Col. Justin Kraft, PRT Zabul commander. "Frankly he's doing a great job, not just with the S1 position, but with everything he's taken on."
Along with being the S1, McDaniel has also taken on the role of morale and welfare coordinator, hosting Texas Hold'em tournaments, Spades tournaments, and other events for the FOB.
"That's something you usually don't get from an S1, or a trucker for that matter," Kraft said. "He really cares about the unit and his esprit de corps is something that most people should emulate."
Though he spends a majority of his time wearing the S1 hat, McDaniel is still able to take a turn behind the wheel and has racked up some Afghanistan miles as well. He advises anyone who is put in a position outside of their level of expertise to keep an open mind.
"You don't know if you are going to like the position or not," McDaniel said. "Remember that whoever put you in that position must believe you can handle it. I thank (my leadership) for the opportunity to expand my breadth of experience."


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In the last few years a kind of cat and mouse game has evolved between Apple Legal and some of the more daring (and creative) members of the Cult of Apple: tempting fate by selling Steve Jobs collectibles, and risking the wrath of Apple. How long before your Cease & Desist letter arrives?
Here are some of the more popular items created in the past few years.