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These Chocolate Truffles are easy to make and very dorm friendly/
As snowstorm after snowstorm hits our campus the pilgrimage to Bates dining hall becomes increasingly treacherous. Weather it be the narrowly cleared walkways or the ice coated hills. Some individuals, especially those from California, choose hibernation instead. Left to their own devices, some of us are forced to survive on cereal, cup o noodles or even worse forage in the often broken vending machines. If they have discovered the sullied oasis that is Hill-2-Go, their options may expand slightly. After four snow days, I bring you good news: If you have a microwave and a mini fridge in your dorm room you can cook. By cook, I mean stir things and assemble with minimum effort to create something delicious. The following recipes for lasagna and chocolate truffles are both easy and completely vegetarian (if you really like meat, check the optional section of the second recipe.)
Chocolate Truffles Recipe
Yield: Makes 30-40 chocolate truffles.
Basic truffle ingredients
8 ounces of semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate (high quality, 62% cacao or higher), well chopped into small pieces
1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream
Optional base flavorings:
Mint leaves (1 bunch, stems removed, chopped, about 1 cup)
Cinnamon and cardamom (1 cinnamon stick, 2 cardamom pods)
Amaretto (1-2 tablespoons)
Almond extract (1 teaspoon)
Truffle coatings
Cocoa powder
Finely chopped walnuts
Finely chopped almonds
1. In a small, microwave safe bowl, heat the heavy whipping cream 50 seconds in 10-minute intervals till the cream is simmering.
If you are using one of the other recommended flavorings, stir it in with the cream (and ignore vanilla in the next step). If adding mint or other solids, after the cream simmers, remove from heat and let seep for an hour. Then strain away solids, and return the cream to the microwave and proceed with recipe.
2. Place the chocolate in a separate bowl. Pour the cream over the chocolate, add the vanilla, and allow standing for a few minutes then stir until smooth. (This chocolate base is called ganache.)
3. Allow to cool, then place in the refrigerator for two hours. Remove and with a teaspoon roll out balls of the ganache. Roll in your hands quickly (as it will melt from the heat of your hands) and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place in the refrigerator overnight.
4. Roll in cocoa powder or chopped nuts and serve, or place back in the refrigerator until needed.
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Discipleship class has really changed my life. I have grown spiritually and I have learned to trust God no matter the situations. I have learned to not steal from God and to tithe and I can really see the Word of God coming alive in my life. I stopped living by my own good standards and started seeing things God's way. I thank God that I stopped compromising and I am very grateful and ready for God to use me to spread His love to other people. And I now consistently attend my local church.
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Parikshit Roy, Managing Director, Compass India Support Services Pvt. Ltd. has Resigned from his Position Effective 31st March '17 to Pursue his Professional Interests Outside the Business
Compass had acquired the business of Vipul Facility Management in 2011 where Parikshit was one of the founder directors. Prior to this Parikshit had been in leadership roles in Tata HoneywellHoneywell and Johnson Controls.
Parikshit had also incubated a technology startup in 2003 and mentored /advised several techno-entrepreneurs. He is a member of India Angel Network.
About Compass Group PLC
A world leading food and support services company with annual revenues of £20 billion in the year to 30th September 2016.


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Guarding the Truth/
Read 2John
There is no dichotomy between being faithful to doctrine and truth, and the exercise of sincere love in the church. Truth, if not braced by love, becomes detached, dogmatic cold-hearted legalism; love, if not braced by truth, becomes lawless, self-indulgent, emotional nonsense. Together they present a church abiding in the doctrine of Christ. But how does a church guard the truth in love?


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The Under Secretary
Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue,
Room No.55,North Block,
New Delhi – 110001
Subject : Income Tax Evasion Petition and Tax Recovery on Rs.---- Lacks against Shri FIL , R/o --------- (PAN NO :---------------.
Dear Sir/Madam,
This is to inform you that, Shri FIL has been evading Taxes & has not been disclosing the expenses to the Income Tax Authorities & hampering the investigation through his links.
1. Smt 498A WIFE D/o Shri FIL has framed a false dowry complaint under section 498a/323/504/506 of IPC and under section ¾ Dowry prohibition act .It has been claimed by Smt 498A WIFE in her own admission that her parents i.e. Shri FIL & Smt MIL had spent over Rs ____ lacks in the marriage on XYZ DAYE i.e. financial year ( 0000-0000).
2. Please refer to my correspondence held with offices concerning the jurisdiction of the person may be, who has committed fraud & has mislead the Income Tax Officials.
Description Date Page No.
CPIO's replay
Order of the first appellate authority
Submissions on First Appeal
First Appeal
CPIO's reply
RTI application
TEP application
FIR with Complain Letter on which fir was registered through
Ground for complaint
1. With reference to CPIO's replay of dated _________ its clearly indicates that in financial year _________, Shri FIL, income as per income tax records was only Rs_______lacks and he has not shown any expenses of marriage & Smt MIL is a house wife and she do not have any source of income BUT as per FIR they have spend Rs.______ lacks in her daughter i.e. 498A marriage.
2. Shri FIL , has unaccountable flow of income which is not shown anywhere in the returns Income. I request the learned Income Tax authorities to look into the matter by verifying cash flow history of Shri FIL, so as to recover valuable revenue in the form of Income tax which has been concealed from the tax Authorities with malafide intentions of cheating with the Government machinery.
3. As per section 133(5) it is mandatory to file income tax return on the expenditure incurred on marriage.
4. As Shri FIL (as claimed) had spent Rs____ lacks in financial Year _______ and his income as per Income tax return is Rs ______ lacks, Since he has not disclosed the expenses occurred in her daughter's marriage and source of fund of Rs ____ lacks, it means, the balance amount i.e. _____ lacks may be a black money on which Shri FIL has not paid INCOME & OTHER APPLACABLE taxes, I request to authorities that tax should be collected as per provision of Income Tax.
5. Further careful perusal of the FIR & Attached Complain letter on which FIR have taken place, hints provision of section 68,69,69A, 69B, 69C & 69D under Income Tax Act of 1961 are applicable on Shri FIL as far as in my knowledge. However there may be many other provisions of income tax which is best known to Honorable Income tax authority.
6. The section 68 deals with cash credits proving identity of the creditor, capacity of the creditor, genuineness of the transaction are the important things of this section. Section 69 & 69A, B deals with unexplained investment, unexplained money & investment not fully disclosed in books of accounts.
7. Section 69C deals with the unexplained expenditure, the important requirement of this section is that an expenditure has been found to have been incurred by an assesses in any financial year and the assesses fails to indicate satisfactory source of such expenditure.
But I believe till date no action has been taken against Shri FIL to recover the income tax, wealth tax & other tax on Rs.----- lacks.
Request & Relief sought
1. Shri FIL & Smt MIL, may give a baseless plea that the fir is not done by them, because the FIR has taken place through State Women's Commission whom they have requested for FIR in the application submitted by Smt 498A WIFE D/o Shri FIL, further misusing & misguiding the Government Machinery.
2. Shri FIL, may misguide to the Income Tax Authorities with malafide intentions of cheating with the Government machinery by evading taxes and also evading all kinds of wealth tax, luxury tax.
3. Shri FIL income and source of fund is Rs.---- lacks as per income tax records in financial year¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬________. Kindly recover the tax on Rs ________ lacks and start proceedings against Shri FIL as per provision of Income Tax and the authority is under bounden duty, since it relates and its refusal may prejudice the appellant upon which an FIR has been registered.
4. I may be given the due prize money as per income tax guidelines for revealing this to the authorities.
5. I request the authorities to kindly intervene & investigate the matter as it causing huge revenue loss of Rs. And other applicable penalties better known to authorties.
------Example to calculate tax (30% ON BAL AMMOUNT i.e ( X amount said in fir - Y As per Income tax records multiply by 2) Say dowry as per fir is 10lacks – as per income tax record income is 2lacks= 10-2=8lacks x 30% 2,40,000/- x penalty which is 100% of tax = 5,80,000/-
6. I request you to initiate investigation through appointing High Level IRS to recover the revenue in the form of Taxes from Shri.FIL.
Yours sincerely,
Monday, May 17, 2010
Complain To Finance Department
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The number of individuals under some form of correctional supervision for a felony conviction has more than doubled in Illinois since the mid-1980s; between 2000 and 2017, more than 120,000 per year were in the custody of Illinois' correctional system, either on probation, in prison, or on parole.[1]
While the number of individuals under correctional supervision has remained steady since 2000 in Illinois, where they fall has shifted. Prior to 1990, more than half of those convicted of felonies were supervised by probation departments throughout the state and less than half were either in prison or on mandatory supervised release (i.e., MSR or "parole"). Since then, the distribution has shifted and approximately 60 percent of that population are either in prison or have recently been released onto MSR, while roughly 40 percent remain under probation supervision.
This shift is partially due to a change in the use of prison in Illinois. Between 1985 and 2009 the proportion of convicted felons sentenced to prison increased from 42 to 50 percent.[2] During this same period, Illinois saw a 100-percent jump in the number of individuals charged with a felony processed through Illinois courts. The combination of increased felony cases and the increased likelihood of receiving a prison sentence following a felony conviction caused significant growth in the number of individuals in custody of the Illinois Department of Correction both in prison and under MSR (parole).
However, the use of prison sanctions varies by county. When the proportion of individuals sentenced to prison is examined across each of Illinois' 102 counties, a substantial variation in the rate of prison utilization is seen. DuPage County, for example, consistently has sent a smaller proportion of individuals convicted of a felony to prison relative to the state average, while Cook County consistently has sent a larger proportion to prison. As Winnebago County and Madison County experienced a steady decrease in the proportion of individuals sentenced to prison, Sangamon County experienced a slight increase. The differences are dramatic; by 2015, fewer than 20 percent of individuals convicted of a felony were sentenced to prison in some counties, while in other counties more than 60 percent received a prison sentence.
Current Study
While research performed in jurisdictions across the country has long held that individual and case characteristics, such as age, race, gender, criminal history and current offense, serve as predictors for sentences to prison, less is known about how community-level characteristics influence these sentences. Further, the influence of these factors on prison utilization has not been systematically or objectively examined in Illinois.
The current research, conducted by Loyola University Chicago's Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Practice and supported by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, examined not only how individual characteristics influence sentencing, but how the community context and characteristics also may play a role in whether a jurisdiction is more likely use a prison sentence as a sanction. These characteristics can range from the extent and nature of crime in the community, the availability of alternatives to prison or other programs, and the effectiveness of probation in a given jurisdiction.
Because many decisions regarding programming and strategies to reduce prison utilization and improve community safety are made at the county level, it is important to understand what influences sentencing. Researchers examined current existing statewide data to determine the influence of defendant- and case-level characteristics on sentencing outcomes among those convicted of a felony and gauge the degree to which sentencing practices vary across Illinois counties once these defendant- and case-level characteristics are taken into account.
Researchers obtained incident-level data from the Illinois State Police Criminal History Record Information System (CHRI) dataset on all arrests occurring between 2012 and 2014 that could potentially result in a prison sentence. These data included detail on every felony arrest and every misdemeanor arrest that could be elevated to a felony-level under specific circumstances. The data sample included 115,442 unique individuals. Arrest charges and convictions were ranked by severity and classified into five distinct offense types: violent, illegal possession of weapons, property, drug law violations, and "other". Sentencing outcomes were examined across two variables: whether the defendant received a prison sentence following a felony conviction and the length of the prison sentence imposed.
The analyses also took into account defendant characteristics, such as gender, race, and age, as well as the extent and nature of the defendant's criminal history, including the number of prior arrests, prior felony convictions, and prior prison sentences. In addition, case-level characteristics, such as number of conviction charges and the severity of the most serious conviction charge (offense class) were analyzed.
Time served in pre-trial detention can influence a judge at sentencing. CHRI does not capture time served in pre-trial detention, but a proxy measure was developed to capture whether a convicted defendant received credit for time served in pre-trial detention. Another factor shown in previous research to influence sentencing is whether a guilty plea was entered. Because this information is not captured in CHRI information, a proxy measure was developed to identify a reduction in the number of charges from arrest to conviction or a reduction in the severity of the charges, as they may signal a plea deal.
To examine the effect of county-level characteristics on sentencing, the researchers looked at the crime rate and "clearance rate" (dividing arrests by reported offenses) of jurisdictions as reported to the Illinois State Police through the Illinois Uniform Crime Report for 2012. The felony filing rate, guilty plea rate, and prison utilization rate (percent of felony convictions resulting in a sentence to prison) were derived from the 2012 Annual Report of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. The 2010 U.S. Census provided data on race, median household income, and population density, while election data was used to measure voter turnout (a proxy for civic engagement) and the percentage of residents voting for a Democratic governor. Finally, a variable capturing whether the county has a jail located within its boundaries was included to determine if those counties without a jail would be more likely to utilize prison since they lack a readily available local option to incarcerate following a conviction.
Just over 48 percent of those convicted of a felony in Illinois during the sampling period were sentenced to prison, with an average sentence length of 3.8 years (Table 1). Nearly 84 percent of individuals convicted of a felony were male, 50 percent were non-white, and 34 percent were under the age of 25. More individuals sentenced to prison during the study period were male, non-white and had numerous prior arrests, prior felony convictions, and prison sentences on their records. For example, of those convicted of a felony, 56 percent had at least one other prior conviction for a felony, but among those sentenced to prison, 74 percent had one or more prior felony convictions. Similarly, 36 percent of those convicted of a felony in the sample had a prior prison sentence, but among those individuals sentenced to prison for their current felony conviction, nearly 56 percent had a prior prison sentence.
Table 1
A total of 43 percent of those sampled were convicted of a Class 4 felony, the least serious felony offense, and 38 percent of those sentenced to prison were sentenced for a Class 4 felony. Most individuals were convicted of a non-violent offense; almost one-third (33 percent) were convicted of a drug law violation and 28 percent were convicted of a property crime. Similarly, of those sentenced to prison, nearly 31 percent were sentenced on a drug law violation and 28 percent were sentenced for a property crime. Just 23 percent were sentenced to prison for a violent or weapon offense.
An examination of county-level characteristics shows that while nearly half (48 percent) of those convicted of a felony during the study period were sentenced to prisons across the state, this percentage varied by county, ranging from 21 percent in one county to over 63 percent in another. Prison sentence lengths also varied by county, ranging from an average of 1 year to over 6 years, with a statewide average of 3.8 years.
Illinois counties are diverse on a number of factors that may contribute to the variation in sentencing and prison utilization. Crime rates based on the number of offenses per 100,000 population ranged from a low of 675 to highs over 10,000. Accordingly, some counties handled relatively small felony filing caseloads at 511 cases per capita, while other counties managed caseloads of over 3,000. Counties also were diverse on measures of demographics, income, voter participation, and the percentage of Democratic voters.
So what characteristics influence the likelihood that a person convicted of a felony will be sentenced to prison? Not considering other factors, such as criminal history and offense type, Table 2 shows a relationship between race and gender. Black defendants convicted of a felony were more likely than white defendants to be sentenced to prison, at 57 percent and 39 percent, respectively. In addition, 52 percent of men convicted of a felony were sentenced to prison compared to 29 percent of women.
Table 2
However, criminal history played the strongest role in whether an individual was sentenced to prison for a felony conviction. For example, 64 percent of those with a prior felony conviction were sentenced to prison, compared to 28 percent of those without a prior felony conviction. Most individuals with past prison sentences in their criminal histories were imprisoned for a felony conviction (75 percent), compared to 33 percent without a prison sentence in their history.
Looking at case-level characteristics, the class of offense also influenced sentencing, as the more serious felony class offenses were more likely to result in a prison sentence. While the strongest predictor of being sentenced to prison was whether the defendant had a previous prison sentence, the second most influential factor was whether the defendant received credit for time served (a proxy measure for pre-trial detention). Those who received credit for time served as part of their sentence were more likely to be sentenced to prison (60 percent) compared to those who did not (31 percent). The proxy measure for plea bargaining (reduction in the number of charges from arrest to conviction) did not show an influence over whether a prison sentence was ordered.
The variables measuring county characteristics that were included in the analyses were not found to be related to whether or not a convicted felon was sentenced to prison. However, even after statistically accounting for the influence of defendant, case, and county characteristics, there was still considerable variation in the use of prison across Illinois' counties. For example, the odds of being sentenced to prison was 28 percent higher in Cook County than anywhere else in Illinois after controlling for defendant and case characteristics, while in Winnebago County the odds of being sentenced to prison was almost 50 percent lower than the rest of Illinois. However, as described, the considerable variation in prison use across counties did not appear to be explained by factors such as higher crime rates, lower clearance rates, higher case filing rates, county resident population demographics, income, or voting patterns.
Given that a person's initial prison sentence plays a strong role in whether or not a future prison sentence will be imposed, there are significant implications in the use of prison as a sentencing option. All things being equal, individuals previously sentenced to prison were much more likely to be sentenced to prison again. This research revealed that those previously sentenced to probation also were more likely to be sentenced to prison. Prior arrests, regardless of prior convictions or sentences to prison, also increased the likelihood of a future prison sentence.
While this research could not pinpoint specific county-level characteristics that contribute to the county variations, these variations still existed even after taking into account defendant and case characteristics.
Data on other factors that may influence sentencing, such as private counsel versus a public defender or cases disposed through trial rather than a guilty plea, are not collected in the CHRI system, and, therefore, were not considered in this study. These information gaps limit the ability to fully understand the factors that influence sentencing. However, given the lack of detailed and publicly available statewide information on sentencing, CHRI data should continue to be analyzed to determine sentencing patterns and how defendant and case characteristics influence the imposition of a prison sentence. Future analyses could support data-driven policy making and inform the degree to which programming interventions influence sentencing practices.
This project was supported by Grant #16-DJ-BX-0083, awarded to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance. Points of view or opinions contained within this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Research was conducted by Dr. David Olson and Dr. Donald Stemen of Loyola University Chicago, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology and the Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Practice. For more information, please contact Tracy Hahn, Manager of the Center for Sponsored Research and Program Development at ICJIA: email@example.com.
Analyses by Loyola's Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Practice of published data from the Illinois Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Illinois Department of Corrections. ↩
Analyses by Loyola's Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Practice of published data from the Illinois Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. ↩


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An experimental drug that has slowed the memory decline associated with Alzheimer's disease was among several drugs recently tested in ongoing clinical trials at Miami Jewish Health.
The success of the experimental drug from Biogen and Japanese partner Eisai was announced in July at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Chicago. The news gives support to the the theory that targeting amyloid buildups in the brain can alter the course of the disease.
A clinical trial for the drug was in progress at Miami Jewish Health from April 2013-March 2018.
"It's reassuring for our patients that not only are they receiving something that could possibly make a difference but it also has value towards understanding the disease state," said Ricardo Castañeda, Miami Jewish Health's director of clinical research and business development. "We are happy to be collaborating with Biogen and Eisai in developing a potential cure for Alzheimer's disease."
The news is encouraging. At least nine late-stage clinical trials of Alzheimer's medications have failed in the last 10 years. Targeting amyloid plaques to alter the disease's progression remains a prevailing theory in the field of clinical research.
Marc E. Agronin, M.D., vice president of clinical research and behavioral health at Miami Jewish Health, was cautiously optimistic, adding that there is still much work to be done.
"The results are very promising but there a long road ahead of us. We need to continue to study this and other agents which means we need subjects to participate in these critically important clinical trials," Agronin said.
Test Results Offer Hope for the Future
According to Esai, the drug reduced cognitive declines by 30 percent at its highest dose in the trial after 18 months. The drug dramatically reduced buildups of amyloid plaque in the brain, by 93 percent at the highest dose, Esai said.
"We think this result is really the first of its kind," said Lynn Kramer, Esai's chief medical officer of its neurology business group, at the Alzheimer's conference. She said the results were "robust enough to approach regulatory authors to discuss the next steps."
The 30 percent slowing of Alzheimer's progression was measured by a scale called the Alzheimer's disease competitive score, or ADCOMS, a combination of commonly used endpoints to gauge cognition, or the ability to remember things and think clearly, according to Eisai.
Heather Snyder, the senior director of medical and scientific operations at the Alzheimer's Association, said the findings are a bright light.
"It's hope in terms that we continue to look for potential treatments," Snyder said.
The study, of 856 people, included patients with early Alzheimer's disease, those with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's or mild Alzheimer's dementia. More than five million Americans are estimated to have Alzheimers.
5 Reasons Why You Should Participate in a Clinical Trial
- You can play a more active role in your own health care.
- You can gain access to potential treatments before they are widely available.
- You can receive expert medical care at leading healthcare facilities — often free of cost — while participating in important medical research.
- You can help future generations by contributing to Alzheimer's research.Every clinical trial contributes valuable knowledge, whether or not the treatment works as hoped.
- You gain access to investigational treatments before they become widely available
(Source: Alzheimer's Association)
For information about clinical studies at Miami Jewish Health, call 305-514-8710.


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"It is clear that the persistent torrent of leaks are coming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his staff…"
Larry Klayman, Founder of conservative watchdog group Freedom Watch, filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to remove Special Counsel Robert Mueller and select members of his staff due to obvious conflicts of interest.
The complaint slammed Jeff Sessions for recusing himself as the reason for Mueller being assigned as Special Counsel in the first place.
Mr. Mueller was appointed because the Attorney General, Mr. Sessions, needlessly recused himself from overseeing an investigation into a fanciful theory that we now know was invented by the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign in their deliberations within 24 hours of suffering an unexpected loss in the November 8, 2016 presidential campaign. Out of an abundance of caution, Mr. Sessions bent over backwards to avoid even the slightest appearance of bias or conflict of interest and recused himself.
Klayman also addressed the leaks coming from Mueller's team:
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Since the inception of the Mueller Investigation, a pattern of a persistent torrent of leaks has emerged, and considering their nature, it is clear that the majority of these leaks are coming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his staff, most of whom are suffering from serious conflicts of interest.take our poll - story continues belowCompleting this poll grants you access to Truth Uncensored updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to this site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Mr. Mueller and his team suffer from numerous conflicts of interest that not only mandate their removal, but also explain why the leaks are being disseminated to the media on a daily basis. The damage of continuing leaks to the reputation of innocent persons is especially harmful. The more the myth of collusion between Russia and the Trump presidential campaign unravels, the more the flow of leaks accelerates each day.
Not to mention the obvious conflict of interest. It is no secret that Mueller and James Comey are long time associates and close friends as Klayman points out in the complaint.
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Furthermore, Mr. Mueller's investigation turns on the credibility and personal interests of Mueller's long-term colleague and close friend, former FBI Director James Comey. ("Mr. Comey").
Not only will the investigation impact Mr. Comey, but Mueller must judge his own friend's credibility as a witness.
"He must be held accountable to the law and should not be able to do as he pleases to further his and his friends, like former FBI Director James Comey's, political agenda," Klayman said.
"There are others, perhaps who practice outside of the Washington, D.C., swamp, who could step in and do an honest and conflict-free investigation of so-called Russian collusion," Klayman continued.
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Saints and Sinners, the Camarilla Setting for Vampire: The Masquerade Live Action Roleplaying Game in Orem, UT.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
A Date with Cultists Part 2
The meeting was not at Elysium. Prince Sterling talked with many of the cities kindred to get an idea of what happened two weeks ago. He was informed that Sheriff Anastazie would not be present that evening. So, he assigned Hugo the Tremere to the position temporarily.
The Prince declared a Blood Hunt of the Anarch Rex, for conspiring with the infernalist cult. Unfortunately for the court, a gaggle of Anarchs came to visit, including Baron Riya, and began arguing about a trial and whatnot, but Prince Sterling ignored such nonsense.
Saturday, December 9, 2017
The night began with danger for Sammy Sampson. He was attacked by a group of hunters, while out looking for some blood. Sammy fled from the hunters and used supernatural concealment to hide his and his zombie henchmen's presence from the mortals.
|Unless it's Halloween, these guys are a breach of the Masquerade.
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Were there is a will there is a way
So as most of you all know I'm not some big hot shot company or event planner that can whip together a 10 000 man run through London in the next few months, but don't worry I have found a way to make sure we do it.
One of my clients is putting together a charity walk, you can chose between a 6 or 15 mile walk and it's all for a good cause!
We are going to raise money for research into Birdshot Chorioretinopathy, a rare, auto-immune, blinding disease that is treated with toxic medications to try and preserve sight, but leaves patients with severe side effects. We are planning to set up a biobank to hold samples from all Birdshotters so that research can be undertaken to prevent the next generation being blinded, or at least find medications that are less toxic and do not destroy their quality of life.
Rea Mattocks has set up a charity, BUS – the Birdshot Uveitis Society and they have partnered with Fight For Sight, the leading charity that funds research into eye diseases, and all money from this walk will go specifically to Birdshot and the biobank.
We need £140,000 and this is the start of their fund raising journey.
This should be great fun, a chance to make some new friends and finish with drinks/fun somewhere in the West End – and of course raise money for Charity at the same time.
To enter, we need to pay a £25 registration fee and then commit to raising a minimum of £150 through sponsorship.
Please let me know if you are interested and ill send you more details!
This should be loads of fun and a start to the many fun events I would like to be a part of!
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How To Make Great Videos Using Your Mobile/
Show star and friend of the podcast Francesa Jago of Get Ahead Media runs a weekly live Facebook session for anyone looking to produce professional (or at least a lot better than now) videos using their mobile devices. We were lucky enough to catch-up with her "What gear to use for your videos" session today, so much gold in there.
We recommend you following Francesa/Get Ahead Media on the following:
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A few favorites from Vera and Alexander's Russian Orthodox Wedding at the Church of Holy Epiphany in Roslindale, Boston (with a sprinkling of 'getting ready' and reception pictures). Photographing my first orthodox wedding ceremony within the traditional church was true joy - a unique photographic experience in an intimate space embellished by colorful murals and ornamental finery, illuminated by the the mid-afternoon sunlight streaming through the tall clerestory windows,while the soulful music from the Choir in the mezzanine celebrated the union of the gorgeous couple and their families!
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Every year, the European Day of Languages is celebrated on the 26th of September to celebrate the linguistic and cultural diversity in the region. The European region has over 200 native languages of which 24 are official languages. While there are many differences in the culture, traditions and people of the region, the languages overlap at some word or another. It's common practice to come across words that sound and mean the same in different languages. Words such as Actor, Animal, Auto, etc. sound similar/same and have the same definition in Spanish and English both. However, there are many words, known as False Friends, which sound similar but have completely different meanings.
The Dutch meaning of 'bank' is cough and we all know what it means in English (Hint: It's the place that keeps your money safe!)
Be very careful when you ask somebody to sit on a chair in French! The word 'chair' means 'flesh' in French and not the wooden object you sit on. Do you see why you might need to be careful about it?
This is another tricky one. In English, we call a type of rodent 'rat'. In German, however, when somebody offers you a piece of 'rat' it isn't what you think it might be! The German word for 'advice' is 'rat'! Use this word carefully.
Did you imagine a wooden shed with hay after reading the word barn? Ask your Swedish friend what they imagine. Did they say 'children'? That's probably because the Swedish word 'barn' means children!
When Italians asks for some 'burro' with their toast, they're asking for 'butter'. Your Spanish friend might have a good laugh at that though since 'burro' in Spanish means 'donkey'. The Spanish word for butter is 'mantequilla', pretty helpful if you remember.
Everybody loves gifts! Especially on special occasions like birthdays, Christmas, etc. Be cautious of using the word gift when giving a present to Norwegians because it translates to 'poison' in Norwegian. The word 'gift' means 'poison' in German as well!
A helmet is extremely important for the safety of a person in many situations. But when you ask someone in Finland to wear a 'helmet', they'd probably wear a pearl necklace and it's probably because the literal translation of the word 'helmet' is 'pearls' in Finnish.
There are many ways to enjoy tuna; in a sandwich, a salad or even a casserole. Be vary when you ask for some 'tuna' with your salad in Spain though! The Spanish translation of 'tuna' is 'cactus'. Try not to imagine cactus in your sandwich, doesn't sound appetizing.
The word 'rana' translates to 'frog' in Spanish while the Romanian and Bulgarian meaning of it is a 'wound'. Pretty comical, isn't it?
The Italian dessert Panna Cotta is a favorite among many, and the word 'panna' means 'cream' in Italian. In Polish, however, the word 'panna' means 'a single woman'. If used incorrectly, it could cause quite a bit of trouble!
The word 'plot' holds a few different meaning in the English language; the main events/concept of a play, movie etc. or a large piece of land meant for the construction of a house or building. In Czech, the word 'plot' means fence. While you can jump a 'plot' in Czech, you can't really do the same in English.
Making a list is part of everyday life, literally! Be it your grocery list or 'to-do' list, a big part of being an adult is making lists. In Slovak if you ever had to make a 'list', it would have been better for you to transform into a tree because the word 'list' means 'leaf' in Slovak. Imagine if you could actually make them!
It's highly unlikely that somebody doesn't enjoy a good bowl of pasta, especially because it comes in so many shapes and sizes! The Portuguese translation of 'pasta' is 'folder'. Imagining a bowl full of folders? Quite an appetite killer.


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In this workshop we will explore what essential oils are, how to use them, and why they are an essential tool for your health and wellbeing.
We will experience the oils during practice, exploring the properties of these amazing natural plant compounds and their profound affects that support and enhance your practice.
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Telstar awarded the Premi Cambra 2019 for being a healthy company
Promoted by the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the prizes are intended to recognize the contribution of companies to the social & economic territorial development.
Telstar launches BiOptima, a new high-end biosafety cabinet
For research & pharmaceutical laboratories. A new ergonomic human-centred cabinet, totally adapted to the operator's physical features and requirements.
Telstar promotes Bio II Advance Plus in South Africa
Intended for the laminar flow manipulation of microorganisms with biological risk levels 2 and 3, the innovative cabinet design offers smaller body than the market average whilst maintaining a very comfortable work space.


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(trying the "post the newsletter in the blog" again - so far it's been a big pain in the butt....)
So, April. "April come she will. When streams are ripe and swelled with rain; May, she will stay, resting in my arms again..." Can you identify those lyrics without using Google. (No, it's not mine). Special mention as a music guru in the next issue if you can....
So, what did I do in April? You mean besides finish the eBook 101 Tips for Traveling with a Vampire.
There isn't a lot of resources for humans running with the "undead"; No Facebook groups, no forums, not even a decent book of tips – until now. 101 Tips for Traveling with a Vampire is just that – 101 tips for everything from boat travel to the classic Road trip. Sometimes funny and sometimes serious, these tips will prepare you for that vacation with your vampire friend.
Want more fang for your buck? 101 Tips for Traveling with a Vampire features a special bonus "25 Tips for Dealing with a Vampire" and an exciting sneak peek at Legacy of Ghosts, book 2 in the Amaranthine series.
available through Amazon Kindle for $.99 or Smashwords where you can set your own price and pay only what it's worth to you!
Want to see more? Then watch the spiffy cool trailer on YouTube! And feel free to leave a comment!
Of course, if you've missed Shades of Gray, you can still get it through Amazon/CreateSpace for $11.00 , Amazon Kindle for $1.50 and Smashwords for $1.50.
I'm also still posting my series on How to Get a Cheap Cover at the Self Published Authors' Lounge on wordpress. But, there's a lot more going on there, other than just me, so please stop by and say hello!
And if you're in the market for a book cover, or book cover art, you might want to check out Coverart.JoleeneNaylor.com and see what I have to offer. This last month I updated the FAQ and also finished three book covers:
Now, let's get on to the
Random Fun
The Interesting link: The Internet Archive. Ever wonder what Google looked like 1in 1999? Or want to relive yahoo.com from June 2000? Now you can! This site has archived way, way too many sites from various dates, in some cases ranging clear back to 1997! They have over 150 billion pages archived, so what are you waiting for? Enter a website url into the wayback machine text box to relive web 1.0 and have a good laugh, or indulge in some nostalgia! (note - the site design looks a little spammy, but if you actually read the content you will see it's not.)
The Lots-O-Fun link: Weebl's Stuff The animator of "Magical Trevor" has a website full of equally insane flash cartoons for your personal enjoyment. Why would you want to spend hours watching silly flash cartoons about pork, or Kenya or Weebli and Bob? Well I only say, why not?
The Read of the month: Jim's Life by Jason Mathews (from his site) "What if you could see the human light fields: the auras and chakras? And what if you could help these lights flow better to heal others? Would the world see you as a miracle healer?" (you can read excerpts of the book on the site.)
The Music of the month: Unsigned Band Web.com I know I usually do a band in this slot, but I found a very cool site chalk full of free tunes - from unsigned bands in a LOT of categories - everything from a cappella, to trance (what ever that is!) to blues. I downloaded a few celtic, folk and acoustic and did not need a user name or account. If you don't want to commit to downloads, there is also a large listing of unsigned band radio stations. I could live here for several months and be happy.
The Video of the month: Huge Dork by James @ War An ode to dorkiness and dorks everywhere. Everything from Ducktales to Tolkien to Star Trek gets a mention, and keep an eye out for the Princess Bride references.
(if you have suggestions for the links of the month please email them to me at email@example.com – you will be credited by whatever name you choose.)
My Updates
I am currently looking for some Affiliates to trade links with. If you have a website and would be interested please let me know!
Looking for Reader Reviews! Have you read the book? Did you like it? Did you hate it? Well write a blurb and let the world know what you think! Please send all reviews to email@example.com and I'll post them on the site!
The Terrible Turtle Conspiracy:
The Terrible Turtle Conspiracy is a weekly manga/comic written by Jonathan Harvey and illustrated by Joleene Naylor that tells the story of the giant turtle attack in Tuttlesville and the interconnected aftermath.
In March we continued Chapter Four: Let There be Dragons, in which the disgruntled characters from Day & Dark Comics seek refuge at the more professional Ruby Lightning, only to be told they must return to those lunatics at Day and Dark....
Read Chapter Four!
Check out the Table of Contents for past chapters
Can't access MySpace, but you want to get in on the Turtle Action? I am now posting the comics on Blogspot as well. So, if MySpace won't work for you, then check it out there!
Website Updates
I have added a few new things this month to the Ramblings from the Darkness website at www.joleenenaylor.com.
This month I finaly caught up and added two new Reader Reviews for Shades of Gray; one from Jase Gill and the other from Jonathan Harvey. Both are well written and fun, so take a peek!
I've added two new poems to the Poetry Section of the site. "Remember" - which was featured in the spring issue of target Audience magazine - and Cycles.
I've also added 9 new photos. Here's a sneak peak at a couple of them:
Flickr Updates
In the last month I added the following albums to my Flickr account. All of my photography is licensed under Creative Commons license unless otherwise noted. You do not need a Flickr account to view these. Clicking on the links will take you to a photo album with thumbnails.
Spring 2010
80 photos of flowers and greenery, including dogwood, moss, dandelions and more.
Dead Flowers
10 photos of some very cool dead flowers that looked like fairy wings to me.
April Misc
26 random photos, including the "hole in the sky" series, a couple of funny photos, some nice textures, and more.
Dad's Visit
16 photos of dad's visit; mainly at the shooting range, but also a couple of a bar-b-que and dad opening his christmas presents late - again!
Blog Updates:
Some Random Photos..
Phtos of early spring, including rain drops and sprouting plants.
Adventures In Indie Publishing: The Back Cover..
Continuation on the Self Publishing blog series. Tips and advice on how to create the back cover for your POD book.
Be What You Are..
A mini tirade on the copy cat phenomenon as well as some very cool links and a Random Video.
Loree Harrel is a Part of the Terrible Turtle Conspiracy..
Jonathan and I expose the terrible turth about the Artistic Environmentalist and her plot to help the evil turtles. Includes a link to a special promo comic.
More Random Pics..
Photos of flowers, a dog in a hat and more.
101 Tips for Traveling with a Vampire..
The info on the new eBook.
Spiffy Old Stuff: Rainy April..
Rainy photos from 2007
A Fairytale - Part I..
Part one of a serial fairytale about fenrick and his quest to gain land and title by slaying a terrible dragon.
Projects I (still) hope to finish in May are
Book Covers for a couple of people
Help Bonnie get her poetry books formatted for Smashwords
More pages for "The Judge"
Finish "Heavenwards" a picture I started work on started in January
I wouldn't mind finishing up some other misc artwork, but we'll see about that
If you have ideas or suggestions on what could make this newsletter better, or just want to give me your opinion on something, drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you would like to unsubscribe from this mailing, please send a mail to email@example.com with the subject UNSUBSCRIBE.
Have a great month and get ready for summer!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
May Newsletter
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Hello Friday and everyone taking part in a Friday today. As that massive title up there suggests, it's time again for the revealing of the newest prompt for the, 'K'lee and Dale's Cosmic Photo Challenge'.
This week Dale's at the helm, steering our intrepid ship into the treacherous prompt-filled waters of…
To hear and read what he's got to say on this challenge, here's a link
In a way, I'm kind of surprised this one didn't happen sooner. No worries though, it's here and it's now… or it will be now once Monday gets here… and now.
All I'm really saying is you've got the whole weekend to consider, if you are in fact considering to join Dale and I on this little cosmic prompt journey into the land of SELFIES, to create your stunningly creative selfie response to Dale's challenge.
Once you've done so, don't forget to 'pingback' your post by copying the post's URL and pasting it into the comment section of Dale's Monday post or the one you'll find here at Obzervashunal come Monday. Finish it off by adding our unique #CosPhoChal tag to the tags you use for your post and you, my friend are done!
see you on Monday,
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Monthly Archives: December 2017
Vandals Kill At Least 500,000 Bees In Iowa, Possibly Crushing State's Honey Business
The future of a honey business in Sioux Falls, Iowa, is uncertain after vandals destroyed dozens of their beehives, CBS affiliate KMEG reports. The owners of Wild Hill Honey said they discovered
2 Las Vegas Security Guards Fatally Shot In Hotel-Casino, Not Terror-Related Cops Say
Two Las Vegas security guards were fatally shot Saturday while investigating a disturbance in a room at a hotel-casino and the suspected shooter is facing critical injuries after turning the gun on
Diplomats Tipped Off FBI Of Drunk, Bragging Trumpanzee George Papadopoulos In Aussie Bar Talking "Russia/Trump"
Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat in May 2016 that Russia had political dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
Neighbors Of Homophobe VP Mike Pence Hang Sign Outside His Home, "Make America Gay Again"
The Pence family's neighbors hung the above banner on a pillar at the end of the two houses' shared driveway, The Aspen Times reported Friday. The words are a riff on President
Barry Rubin's TV Viewing Picks For Saturday, Dec. 30
At home today or looking for something to set your DVR for – to watch later? Here are three films that will be airing today on TV. 1:00PM PST Fox "Terms
Meet A "Nigerian Prince" Authorities Say, Has Been Email Scamming People, A White American Man In Louisiana
A Louisiana man was arrested in connection with the "Nigerian prince" scheme that has scammed people out of thousands of dollars, police announced on Thursday. Michael Neu, 67, faces 269 counts of wire fraud
Listen Live On Saturday Night In The U.S. To 'That's Entertainment' Hosted By Kevin Trask, Tommy Lightfoot Garrett-Special Guest
It's that time again, when Highlight Hollywood's Tommy Lightfoot Garrett guest-stars on 95.5 Inner FM's "That's Entertainment" Hosted by Kevin Trask in Melbourne, AU. Every month Tommy Garrett goes on and delivers
Comedy Series 'High Maintenance' Returns For Second Season January 19, ONLY ON HBO
Providing a peek into the cramped apartments, grinding routines and urban neuroses of New Yorkers, the hit comedy HIGH MAINTENANCE kicks offits ten-episode second seasonFRIDAY, JAN. 19 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively
LAPD Officer Wounded In Westlake District Shooting, Manhunt For The Suspect Underway
A Los Angeles Police officer was ambushed and shot in the Westlake area Friday night. The officer was shot in her thigh and hospitalized at County-USC Medical Center in stable condition. Police
Members of The Beatles, the Bee Gees Tapped as British Knights
A Beatle and a Bee Gee are among the celebrated citizens who have been selected for knighthood and other awards given in the name of Britain's monarch. Britain's Cabinet Office publishes a


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Map of location
The name of the inn was not chosen by chance. We are just 3 blocks from Iracema beach and 2 blocks from the famous Monsenhor Tabosa.
A strategic location near the landfill from Iracema Beach, the Metal Bridge, the Centro Cultural Dragao do Mar, Mucuripe Club, the Pirate's Bar, the Lupus Bier, as well as banks, restaurants, ice cream shops, car rental and pharmacies are also in around our hostel.
Enjoy this differential that our hostel offers.
Padre Justino Street, 119 - Praia de Iracema
Fortaleza - Ceará - Brazil
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Many Blizzard games such as Overwatch are having problems right now as the servers are down. This is all thanks to a current DDOS attack happening.
The Blizzard Customer Service Twitter page said: "We are currently monitoring a DDOS attack against network providers which is affecting latency/connections to our games." If you are having problems playing Overwatch or other games from Blizzard, now you know why you cannot get in.
The Twitter page also said: "We are currently investigating reports of login issues. Apologies for any inconvenience caused, and we hope to have this resolved soon!". Again, this is due to the servers not going properly because of the ongoing attacks.
It's worth mentioning that the DDOS attacks are currently happening due to salty gamers that have recently been banned from playing Overwatch. Blizzard recently banned a lot of gamers that have been caught cheating or hacking the game for unfair advantages. The people that have been banned are now getting revenge.
We're not sure how long this will be going on for, so look out for more updates on the Blizzard Twitter page. As of right now, the attacks have been going on for 40 minutes and servers have yet to go back to normal.
Update: Blizzard Twitter: "The DDoS attacks from earlier have ended and players can now log into BattleNet. We are investigating reports of World Server Down in WoW."
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Cape Fear Community College is a comprehensive two-year college located in Wilmington, North Carolina. CFCC is the seventh largest community college in the state with more than 25,000 students taking classes each year. CFCC proudly serves New Hanover and Pender Counties at four locations: downtown Wilmington, Castle Hayne (North Campus), Burgaw and Surf City.
Where to Find Us
Cape Fear Community College is located at 411 N. Front Street, Wilmington, NC.
The CFCC Continuing Education Division is located in the Union Station Building, fifth floor, at the corner of Front and Red Cross Streets in downtown Wilmington. For a map of campus visit the maps and directions webpage. To locate us by GPS, use the address "502 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC."
When you enter the Union Station building lobby, take any of the elevators to the 5th floor. There is a floor map next to the elevators to help you find the correct office or classroom.
CFCC Community Enrichment is located in Union Station, suite 530.
CFCC Defensive Driving is located in Union Station, room 546.
When visiting on of our offices, on-street metered parking is conveniently available on Red Cross Street next to Union Station. You may also wish to view a list of CFCC parking lots available to visitors prior to visiting: http://cfcc.edu/parking/parking-maps/
NOTE: When parking for a class, please park in one of the CFCC Student Parking Lots referenced on your parking pass.
Contact Us
Community Enrichment Classes
For assistance with Community Enrichment class registration, or to request a supply list for a particular class, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (910) 362-7199.
Defensive Driving Classes
For assistance with Defensive Driving registration, call (910) 362-7219 or (910) 362-7175.
For inquiries regarding general policy or support in using the online course registration system, please complete the form to the right.
You may also contact us by completing the form below. Please complete the entire form and an officer of the college
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Vanessa Moore, Vice President of Operations, Jacob's & Cushman San Diego Food Bank/
Vanessa Moore was born and raised in San Diego County. She is an executive professional with over 14 years of nonprofit management experience ranging from program development, to strategic planning. Vanessa is currently the Vice President of Operations at the Jacob's & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. Under her leadership, the Food Bank has expanded services, increased nonprofit partners, and is distributing 189% more food than when she was hired in 2003 – servicing 370,000 San Diegans monthly. Vanessa currently chairs the board of a Linda Vista non-profit called the Bayside Community Center, which focuses on empowering their community by giving people a place to meet, learn, lead and play. She also enjoys serving on the San Diego Hunger Coalition's Hunger Free Advisory Board, and is the Vice-Chair of the San Diego Food System Alliance. In addition, Vanessa has participated in several leadership programs including LEAD San Diego's Impact program, the Fieldstone Foundations Emerging Leaders program, and earned her Not-for-Profit Management Development certificate from the Harvard Business Club of San Diego.


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Lancaster man arrested after allegedly breaking into neighbor's home
LANCASTER — A Lancaster man was arrested Saturday after allegedly breaking into his neighbor's home on the 100 block of Ruby Street, according to Lancaster police.
Christopher Iddings, 30, is charged with burglary and theft by unlawful taking in the incident, which occurred at about 10:13 p.m.
Police say officers were summoned to the scene after the victim was alerted by a home monitoring system and called 911.
When police arrived, they established a perimeter around the home. An officer at the rear of the home noticed a light moving inside the second floor of the victim's home. Soon afterward, police heard a window being opened on the second floor, and observed a suspect climbing into the window of a home attached to the victim's residence.
Police entered the residence they saw the suspect enter. With the assistance of K-9 Officer Wodan, the suspect was located on the building's third floor. He was taken into custody, police say.
No one else was located inside the victim's residence.
Iddings was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Adam J. Witkonis and committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $20,000 bail.


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With its reputation battered earlier this year because of the Zach Smith imbroglio, Ohio State has come out swinging at a new report that surfaced Tuesday morning involving the former wide receivers coach.
In a story posted by college football reporter Brett McMurphy to WatchStadium.com, the father of former OSU wide receiver Trevon Grimes claimed that Smith called his son a "bitch ass [N-word]" during practice in late September of last year. In the report, McMurphy intimated that head coach Urban Meyer attempted to cover-up the incident by flying down to Grimes' home in Florida in October of 2017 and promising the player OSU would allow him to transfer anywhere if he didn't go public with the allegations; conversely, OSU officials claimed that the trip was made solely to support the player and his mother, who was going through a serious health issue at the time.
Appearing on Tuesday's Big Ten coaches' teleconference hours after the report surfaced, Meyer described himself as "irate" when he first learned of the allegations made in the report. The head coach called the report "the most preposterous thing" he's witnessed during his time as a college football coach.
Additionally, Meyer stated that legal action is an option he and the university are considering.
Current and former Buckeyes football players spent Tuesday morning lashing out at the report, claiming there is no racism in the OSU program. In very strong statements, both OSU president Michael Drake and athletic director Gene Smith vehemently defended Meyer, with the former calling the allegations of racism "outrageous and false" and the latter labeling the accusations "unequivocally false."


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Park Information
Notice: The entrance gate and parking lot at the Nature Center will be CLOSED Friday, September 20th for re-striping. This project is weather dependent; check back for updates.
11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd
Portland OR 97219
Park: 7 am – Sunset
Friends of Tryon Creek
(503) 636-4398
Oregon Parks and Recreation
(503) 636-9886
land acknowledg-ment
It is important to ground ourselves and acknowledge the people whose land we are utilizing ; the Clackamas Chinook, the Wasco-Wishram, the Willamette Tumwater, the Multnomah, and other Chinookan peoples, as well as the Tualatin Kalapuya, the Cayuse, the Molalla and other tribes and bands of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. It is important to acknowledge the original inhabitants of the land now known as Tryon Creek State Natural Area, and to recognize that we are here because of the sacrifices that were forced upon them. We also remember that we are guests of this land and must do our best to honor the original peoples, through authentic cultural narratives and continued stewardship of the water, the land, and plants that make up this forest community. To follow our acknowledgement with action, we will continue to use our resources to prioritize partnerships with Indigenous tribes, tribal governments, and inter-tribal organizations.
Welcome to Tryon Creek State Natural Area, a 650-acre-plus natural day-use area located between Portland's metropolitan area and the city of Lake Oswego. The park has 8 miles of hiking trails, 3.5 miles of horse trail and a 3-mile paved bicycle trail.
Nature Center
The Nature Center is now OPEN, general hours are Sunday - Saturday 9am - 4pm. Come see the newly renovated space.
Bringing a Group to the Park?
We are happy to help you plan your trip to make sure your day goes smoothly. Please click the button below to access some important information about planning your trip, as well as driving directions to the park and instructions for large-group parking.
Friends of Tryon Creek and Oregon State Parks provide events and programing for park visitors. See our Calendar for details.
Park Courtesy
In order to keep this park as pristine as possible, we ask individuals and groups to abide by the following rules:
Respect the forest by staying on the trails.
Creek beds are fragile. Humans and other animals can cause erosion and hurt fish habitat. Please stay out of creeks.
Dogs are to be kept on leash at all times. Dogs are natural explorers and wish to visit the creek or go off trail. However, even well-behaved dogs disturb the homes of other animals and erode fish and other creek habitat.
Please no collecting. Leave all natural objects where you found them. Many animals live in the forest and may rely on these materials. Please respect their homes, as well as the visitors who follow behind you.
Please dispose of waste appropriately. If paper or other products are brought onto the trails, please bring them back to the Nature Center or Jackson Shelter to dispose of them in the trash or recycling bins. Or take them back out with you.
Bikes are not allowed on the hiking trails as they erode and destroy the trails. A paved bicycle path follows the eastern edge of the park.
By following these rules and sharing them with others, we can go a long way towards ensuring our own enjoyment of the park area and maintain healthy and diverse forest and creek habitats.
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But I don't know C++!
No problem... MythTV's menus aren't created in code - they're built from XML documents, and if you're familiar with XML, then you can edit your menus, create new ones, etc. I'll briefly discuss how I was able to 'hack' my menus to add a couple commands that I needed. This isn't textbook, it's just the way I've found to do this through looking through some of the code, and tinkering. Cause, isn't that what this project is all about?
How Do Menus Work?
If you'd like to check out the menu-building XML documents, browse through /usr/share/mythtv/*.xml. Start with mainmenu.xml, and branch out from there. Here's a snippet from mainmenu.xml:
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<text>Media Library</text>
<action>MENU library.xml</action>
----------------* /snippet
This example is pretty straight forward. Each button/menu item gets a "button" entry.
Menu Themes
Inside, you'll need to include the "type" of button - in this case, it's "MENU_MEDIA_LIBRARY." This is used to determine how to render the page - what image to use and where to put it. In this case, if you look in /usr/share/mythtv/themes, you'll see how each theme implements this button type. For example, in the "blue" theme, in /usr/share/mythtv/themes/blue/theme.xml, this button type is described as:
----------------* snippet
<buttondef name="MENU_MEDIA_LIBRARY">
----------------* /snippet
In that directory you'll find cd.png. I haven't spent any time with the themes, so this is as far as I'll go into themes.
Menu Entry Text
The "text" element describes the text to display on the page. I've found that there is a maxium number of characters you can use, but haven't checked what that number is. You'll notice that the menu supports different languages. I haven't bothered with translations.
Menu Actions
And last and most important, you'll notice the "action" element. This tells MythTV what to do when you select this menu entry. I've found the following to be valid:
* Menu Command
- usage: MENU [some menu xml file]
- purpose: To tell redirect MythTV to another menu. This is useful for subdividing your actions into different, specific pages.
- example (omit the quotes): "MENU library.xml"
* Plugin Command
- usage: PLUGIN [plugin name]
- purpose: I haven't used this yet, but it apparently launches a MythTV plugin
- example (omit the quotes): "PLUGIN mythgame"
* Built-In Actions:
- usage: [SOME ACTION NAME]
- purpose: to launch an action built into MythTV
- example (omit the quotes): "TV_WATCH_RECORDING"
* Execute a Command:
- usage: EXEC [some command path]
- purpose: to launch an external command
- example (omit the quotes): "EXEC /usr/local/bin/mythtv_rip_cd"
I've only really worked with the "EXEC" action. For example, I'm finding it useful to write Perl scripts to handle stuff in the background that normally occupies MythTV's display, such as ripping/encoding CDs to mp3/ogg. I wrote a simple Perl script that rips & encodes a CD off in another process, letting me continue to use MythTV while the CD is being worked on. As I find the time, I'll write several more of these commands, and eventually post them all here on the blog to share.
Menu Dependencies
There's one more element inside a "button" group - "depends." I haven't looked into this, but it seems that this refers to a module. I would imagine if the specified MythTV module isn't loaded, the menu item will not appear, but I'm not yet sure.
Customizing Your Menus
I need to hand it to the MythTV crew - the menuing system seems to have been done really well. I'm impressed that the menus are rendered from XML rather than compiled (you'd be surprised how often that's the case), and this next bit of information impresses me even further... Each user can keep their own copy of the menu XML files.
Rather than edit the files in /usr/share/mythtv/, you can (and I would strongly encourage you to) copy the XML documents that you want to edit into your MythTV user's "~/.mythtv/" directory. If MythTV finds an XML file here, it uses it rather than the ones found in /usr/share/mythtv/.
So, for a little fun, try editing one of the menus:
1. Copy the mainmenu.xml file from /usr/share/mythtv/mainmenu.xml to ~mythuser/.mythtv/
(assumes that "mythuser" is your MythTV user)
2. Edit ~mythuser/.mythtv/mainmenu.xml
3. Replace "Watch TV" with "MythTV Rocks!"
4. Restart MythTV and get a chuckle...
5. When you're all done, remove the overriding XML file to go back to the normal menus
Kudos to the MythTV developers, they've done a great job with the menus! They've given us a way to really make this system our own. It's easy to add and remove commands and menus - we can add anything we need without any worry of screwing up the system, thanks to the home directory menu overriding. Spend a little time playing with this, and you'll think of all sorts of interesting ways to use it. When you do, please let me know what you've come up with!
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
2 comments:
that's a really nice writeup. I'm just building my mythtv-media center. i find it very usefull and easy to add new commands to it. I only have problems with some software, that should run in the background, after i opened it (mainly pidgin and wengophone)
would you mind to post the perl-code you mentioned, i think it could safe me a lot of work :)
thanks a lot!
- Blake said...
Sorry Michael - I wrote that a long time ago from a previous mythtv install. I looked but couldn't find this script.
Hope the blog still helps you out!
- Blake
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When my Irish-American grandfather was a boy, he joined the other neighborhood kids and threw rocks at the window of the laundromat owned and operated by Chinese immigrants. Little did he know that, years later– long after his death, his youngest daughter would marry a Chinese man, that together they would open a martial arts school and share a small piece of Chinese culture in America.
What would my grandfather say if he knew these things were to happen? What would he think of his half-Chinese grandchildren? I wonder, would he have imagined his granddaughter was going to marry a young man who was half-black?
These questions will remain unanswered. I like to assume the best, and take my grandmother as a model for how things would have likely happened if my grandfather had not died when my mother was a little girl.
I recently asked my grandmother, "What did you think when my mom brought home a Chinese boyfriend?"
"I thought he was strange," she replied, sitting cozy in her recliner, a pink afghan covering her lap. "But not because he was Chinese. He came into the house and your mother was still upstairs, getting ready. Instead of sitting nicely on the sofa, he sat down and stretched on the floor. Then he started kicking– doing kung fu in the living room!"
Somehow this did not surprise me.
My grandmother helped raise me and my brother as she had with all her other grandchildren. My family moved into her house when I was eight, and our nuclear family quickly adapted to include her. Not once did my grandmother say anything about me and Andrew being different, although she did turn her nose up when offered tofu for dinner. She got along with my Nai Nai– my father's mother– a despite a slight language barrier, my two grandmothers respected each other.
Nai Nai passed away five years ago. By the time Kyle and I decided to get married, my grandmother had lost much of her short term memory. She doesn't remember that we are getting married in a few weeks, and I don't try to remind her. I think she can tell that we are happy, and never questioned Kyle's ethnicity.
Two winters ago, we watched from her window as Kyle made a snowman. He looked up to see us waving, and he grinned back, rolling a ball of snow to create the snowman's torso.
"He has such a nice smile," Mum said.
That was enough approval for me.
I like to think that I was brave enough to love someone without needing my family's approval, but I don't truly know how I would react if I had come from a different kind of family.
When I told my elderly neighbor– who has known my mother's family for decades– that Kyle and I were getting married, she stared at me. She said, almost disdainfully, "But your children will come out black."
I was almost speechless. Mostly I was surprised that she could look at me, know my family, see that we were different from the neighborhood– which remains predominently caucasian, and make such a comment. I guess that's the thing about ignorance– if you know that you're ignorant, you probably wouldn't be ignorant anymore. Probably, hopefully.
I asked her, "So what?"
She shrugged.
I want to be able to claim that my otherness, my identity that has grown from two distinct cultures, has given me the ability to not see race. But I don't think that's true. If anything, it has made me more self-conscious. My multi-racial identity has been something I have struggled with throughout my life– something that I have needed to reconcile time and time again, forcing me to develop a vocabulary so I can understand who I am and where I fit in this world.
Being in a relationship with someone who is also multi-racial gives me a certain amount of flexibility to explore my racial identity without feeling self-conscious. Kyle understands what it is like to walk between races. He remembers what it was like to sit with the black kids or the white kids at lunch and feel like he fit in either group. He has been asked, countless times, "What are you?"
He always replies, "I'm Kyle. Isn't that enough?"
It is amazing to think that, until 1967 when Loving v. Virginia led to the constitutional amendment allowing people of different races to marry– that my parents marriage, Kyle's parents marriage, and our marriage would have been illegal.
But would a marriage between me and Kyle be illegal? We have shared many of the same experiences as multi-racial people– which has become a race in itself. I imagine what it would have been like to try and find a boyfriend who was my exact same race. Finding someone who was also Chinese and Irish– someone who I could get along with and share my life with– would have been almost impossible.
Our love, and our very existence, is a testament to how irrelevant anti-miscegenation laws were to the larger meaning of love. No one could stop me from loving Kyle. But 45 years ago, the government would have stood in our way. People would have judged us as we walked down the street. We would have been denied the fundamental right to be able to build a financially secure life together– or even have our love publicly acknowledged and celebrated with a wedding. I deeply sympathize with the struggles of same-sex couples who are denied these basic rights and fully support the movement for marriage equality.
There was so much media coverage of the Chick-fil-a anti-gay fiasco. The fact that everything in this country– down to a chicken sandwich– has become politicized is nothing short of asinine. As I was walking with a friend the other day, she pointed out, "Everyone is driven by a deep sense of justice."
I agree with her. We live in a time when people fiercely defend their beliefs, so much that we forget that we share more similarities than differences, and at the end of the day we all wish to return home with a feeling of peace.
We live in a 24-hour news cycle, and Chick-fil-a is quickly becoming irrelevant. Soon people– both liberal and conservative– will move on to the next outrage. But there are people and families who continue to live, denied the same rights as other Americans.
I don't understand how that is acceptable.
There was a moment last week when I thought, What would it be like, if both candidates in November wanted equal marriage rights. Or both wanted to fight global warming. Or both wanted everyone to pay their fair share of taxes. Imagine that world.
Of course, that is too much to ask. So for now, I want to live in a world that is defined by compassion and respect– or at the very least, tolerance.


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The project for the inner city development of the Bartok location in Arnhem, located opposite of the Rozet Knowledge Centre and the famous 'Aardvarken' sculpture of Florentijn Hofman, will contribute to a further positive development and improvement of this new vibrant inner city area around the Bartok square.
The 9.000m2 high-end development contains a mixed-use program with a supermarket, the future showroom of the local Architecture Centre (CASA) and 60 mid-size apartments. The project is characterized by its faceted building shape and its generous pocket terraces on the upper levels. The central intimate courtyard garden is designed as a green oasis within the city centre, creating a social meeting place for the residents.


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New Online Metals Blog!
New Online Metals Blog Just Launched! Welcome!
We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new Online Metals blog, The Metal Press. The blog has been redesigned from the ground up to provide you with an easier and more appealing experience, full of inspiration, for projects, useful tips and exciting new ideas!
Behind the name
The new Online Metals blog is called The Metal Press. We've chosen the name carefully, as it reflects what we do as well as our aspirations. Firstly, we're striving to provide news about metal and materials. Also, mechanical presses, frequently made from metal or to press metal, have been critical throughout human history. Everything from wine, to gold, to heavy industrial components have been pressed by these tools, reliant upon metal.
What's new?
The Metal Press will contain five categories. These are: New Products, Materials Talk, Community Stories, DIY Projects, and Contests+Events. All of these topics exist in the old blog in some form or another. But the new format is more intuitive and easier to navigate.
- New Products: A focus on new materials that we are offering. Particularly, it includes articles about strengths of the various materials and suggestions for how they can be used.
- Materials Talk:Information about various materials we already carry and useful product guides as well!
- Community Stories: We're particularly excited about this section, as it contains stories about you, and what you are making with the materials you get from us. We are constantly amazed by the things our community is creating and are excited to share those accomplishments with others. We hope to open up a dialogue with our community and help connect you with other like-minded individuals and continue to transform the world as we know it with your projects.
- DIY Projects: A source for a variety of DIY projects that we believe best showcase our materials. While the community stories focus on your projects, this section will focus on research, in-house DIY, or other close friends of the Online Metals family we know you will enjoy. If you are a maker please reach out, send us pictures and please let us know what you find interesting. We love to hear from you and want to know if these projects are simple, useful, and easy to replicate.
- Contests and Events: A showcase of the variety of events, contests and tradeshows we are hosting, participating in, or otherwise is of interest to our community. One of the first contests to jumpstart this section will involve community pictures from your various projects using our materials. We'll be rolling out an entire section for these, and want your help creating it!
Notice something else?
In addition to our new blog, we have recently launched a refresh of our website and updated our band look. Our aim is to provide you with the best experience and help you easily get the materials you need for your projects.
We'd love to hear from you! To provide feedback on our website, please take a moment to fill out our customer survey. If you have any immediate questions about our services, you can contact us here.
If you're ready to get your next project started, just click here to get shopping!
Thanks for being a part of our community and we hope you enjoy the new experience.


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As mentioned in the post below – we were completely overwhelmed and so so so happy about how well our Homeward Bound Shawl had been received – that we decided to prolong our celebrations with a knit-a-long happening over on our Instagrams! The Homeward Bound Shawl is available as a kit in three gorgeous colourways in our online store, or you can get it as a single pattern on Ravelry.
The KAL started May 5th – but doesn't end until June 19th so there is plenty of time to join in on the fun, and this is what you have to do:
- Post any progress pictures using the hashtag #homewardboundshawl, every picture is an entry to the prize draw – so the more the better.
- Make sure you follow both Knit with attitude and Natalie Selles, and tag both of us on your posted picture.
That is it! On June 20th we will draw two winners from all the post entered between May 5th and June 19th. One of you will receive 4 skeins (a total of 200g) of the brand new CoopKnits Socks Yeah! DK in the colours of your choice, and the second prize is a pattern of free choice from Natalie Selles along with one of her super pretty draw string project bags.
The story behind this beautiful Homeward Bound scarf was that I had to pull it all out and start again. However, so pleased I did because 1. My tension is much better. 2. Then intarsia is looking much better. 3. Got to get this right!!! Thank you @leeleetea for designing this gorgeous shawl I'm loving this new experience in knitting? Yarn supplied by @knitwithattitude
As the knit-a-long has already begun we are really enjoying all the lovely Homeward Bound projects that are beginning to pop up over on Instagram – just have a look – we can't wait to see more!
And … this is Maya's progress so far, ready to tackle the stripes section.


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Art & Culture
- Details
- Written by Keren Kayemet LeIsrael
Ever since the 1950's Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, KKL-JNF planted six million trees in memory of the Holocaust victims. The most famous monument in the forest is the "Scroll of Fire" two large bronze cylinders that represent the destruction and rebirth of Israel. In the forest stands a memorial to Anne Frank, who perhaps more than anyone else, represents the horrors of the Holocaust for many people.
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As construction of the innovative Baha'i House of Worship gets under way here, a new book and website have been launched to meet growing interest in the Temple and what it represents.
The publication, "Donde Brilla La Luz" ("Where the Light Shines"), aims to respond to questions about the Baha'i Faith and includes reflections on the impact that the House of Worship is intended to make on the society around it.
It has been written by Daniel Duhart from Chile, Helen Mirkovitch-Kohm of Costa Rica and Jairo Roldan from Colombia.
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International Opera Festival at Masada
Dead Sea 2012
Opera "Carmen" by Georges Bizet
Special Concert "Way to Masada" with international artists And with the collaboration of "Idan Raychel Project"
Fantastic production, with well known artists, orchestras and flamenco dancers.
5 dates to keep in mind:
Thursday June 7th, 2012 at 21.30
Saturday June 9th, 2012 at 21.30
Sunday June 10th, 2012 at 21.30
Monday June 11th, 2012 at 21.30
Tuesday June 12th, 2012 at 21.30
On Friday June 6th, 2012 at 20.30 – special event: Idan Raychel Project
Fabulous production employing 2500 persons.
Tickets as from January 15th, 2012.
or tel: 6226*
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On March 3rd, we had the privilege to participate at a special concert organized at the Schlesinger house.
Samuel Schlesinger comes from a family of musicians since the 19th century. His love for music is obvious. The evening held in his house in Savion was the testimony of this passion and he is very keen in doing receptions to artistic events. Ambassadors from Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia participated at this special event. Journalists from different countries, VIP's and businessmen were part of the selected group invited. Samuel Schlesinger is also the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Croatia and he is always ready to organize events inviting persons from the region of Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Kossovo, Macedonia.
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The only festival of its kind in the Middle East, the annual Culture of Peace features artists and audiences from across the societal spectrum.
In the midst of Arab uprisings in Israel's neighboring countries, "The Show Must Go On" could well have been the motto for late May's Culture of Peace Festival at Tzavta Hall in Tel Aviv, which since 2001 has been a stage set with a backdrop of peace-making through music, art and theater.
Events producer Eli Grunfeld, founder and director of the annual festival, explains that this year there was no budget to pay the artists. On a pledge of money from ticket sales, a number of dedicated artists agreed to perform anyway. "I was extremely grateful that performers this year were able to take on projects for this important event, even without the promise of revenues," he says. "This year it was the festival of the artists. All agreed to come to the festival and perform and show their interest in peace."
Some of those on the bill were well-known soloists, others up and coming. The biggest excitement came from the women's choir of Jaffa, a group comprised of Israeli Arabs, Muslims, Christians and Jews, Grunfeld relates. Called the Shirana Choir the women presented "Songs to Drive Away the Darkness" and featured guest singers Galit Giat, Nouran Mas'oud and Lubna Salama.
The program also included presentations such as "Prayers of Israel, Melodies of Ishmael" led by the Galilee Andalusian Orchestra and sung by cantor Lior Elmalich. Jewish prayers set to Arabic music, says Grunfeld, open minds and hearts. Jews may not be aware that much of Jewish world music was inspired by rhythms and traditions from the Arab world.
Diverse cultural mosaic
The festival's manifesto is to create a common ground for artists with different religious beliefs and cultures. It includes musical performances, street performances, theater for kids and multicultural, multimedia aspects. In Israel, where cultures remain distinct and separate, the event inspires a peaceful dialogue between those who might not have other opportunities to meet one another.
Grunfeld says he got a particularly good feeling from the atmosphere generated by the audience, who came from the entire rich and diverse cultural mosaic that makes the Israeli community so special.
A feeling of "change is in the air," says Grunfeld, who in March organized an artists' support event for the Egyptians demonstrating at Tahir Square in Cairo. Some of the same artists played in the Culture of Peace Festival. "Individuals now feel they can show their feelings and make a certain change," he notes.
The annual weeklong festival is held every May in Tel Aviv, and sometimes Grunfeld takes the show on the road to cities such as Nazareth, Sachnin, Acre and Haifa.
To meet its basic production needs, the Culture of Peace Festival is supported by theRosa Luxemburg Foundation and the Havatzelet Foundation. It is considered the only festival of its kind in the Middle East.


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Brotherod Wood
Greater ManchesterView Wood
Healey Dell Nature Reserve has long been a beauty spot which is much appreciated by visitors and locals alike. There is a significant archaeological interest, with its links to the industrial revolution and the railways, and this heritage is an integral part of its attraction. Mill lodges and ponds, with wildflower seeding, provide habitats for wildlife and plants such as Orchids and Pink Purslane.


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There are a LOT of kids fashion prospects out there right now. Here are a few that I've fallen in love with. (AND A SHAMELESS PLUG FOR MY SPIRIT BIRD SHIRT, OBVIOUSLY)
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These are all made in the states. I just bought the zuzii oxfords for Luna and I CAN'T WAIT for them to get here. I also bought these from Neve and Hawk and they're the softest pants ever, I wish they fit me.
I gotta start sewing some more scout folks stuff to keep up with all my photoshoot purchases.
xo / ally