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Everything in life is a delicate balance. Diet, for example, is one half healthy foods and one half junk food. Eat lots of fruits and veggies along with cookies and potato chips. No matter what, everything is a balance in life. Obviously anything can be overdone. Too much fruit is as bad as too much chips. Balance, balance, balance.
The question for writers, especially for those who write period fiction like me, is how much research is too much? When does your research reflect a cumbersome narrative in your story?
My first e-novel "Loonies in the Dugout" takes place in 1911, mostly in New York City. The backdrop for the story is baseball and that part was easy. But how did people in New York get around? What was the fashion? What was the slang? What were the events of the day? What was in the news in the summer of 1911? How does one get from the Braddock Hotel to Greenwich Village?
I came across how the phrase '23 skidoo' originated. It came about because of the wind patterns at the triangular shaped Flatiron building in New York as men would go there and hang out hoping to see a gust of wind blow a woman's dress up, showing an ankle, or perhaps, even part of a calf. It was so bad a couple of policeman were assigned to the area to chase the men away who were lurking about. The word they used was 'skidoo' as in scram. I don't know where the 23 came from as it was going on in 1911.
I thought it interesting so used it in my story in a comical way. The trick was to blend it into the story so it seemed natural, not forced. An item you find can't be used for its own sake, it must fit, otherwise it needs to be dropped. This happened when I discovered there was a devastating heat wave that summer. Many people died. I tried to use that in the opening chapter as it fit thematically with how the book would end. But I cut it, leaving it on the editing room floor, as it were. It got in the way of the narrative.
One trick I learned when coming across interesting facts, such as a woman who was hung in England a few centuries ago, but did not die, was to have a character tell the story. I love these odd little tidbits, but there must be a reason for a character to tell the story. In this case I had John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, tell the story to my lead character, Chester Koski. He was trying to make a point to Chester. I used the same tactic in "Loonies in Hollywood" set in 1922.
But whatever research you encounter, it must blend into the story. Readers notice misspelling, they notice grammatical flaws, and they will notice when a writer's research is getting in the way of the story. You must have the same critical eye to your research as you do your proofreading of spelling and grammar.
My e-books are found at Amazon. This link is not working. I guess I will have to do research, but you can go to Amazon, Google my name in search and I should show up. I hope.


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The good 3-2 win at Crystal Palace on Wednesday night was a tonic for the players, and hopefully that will give them confidence for the upcoming league game at the Britannia Stadium on Monday night, where Newcastle must go and try to win the game.
Alan Pardew – pressure is not going away
Wednesday night was also a bit of a tonic for manager Pardew, after it looked like we would have victory snatched away, when Crystal Palace equalized in added time and then we had Mehdi Abeid sent off after 10 minutes of extra time.
But the lads prevailed and a goal made by Adam Armstrong and scored by Paul Dummett, got us through to face Manchester City away in the next leg.
Alan Pardew is not daft enough to think the pressure is going away anytime soon, with Newcastle bottom of the league with just 3 points from our first five games:
"The pressure is not going to go away from us." "We're Newcastle United. We are sitting at the bottom of the Premier League and we haven't won a Premier League game."
"We have to put that right." "We've got two tough away games but we're here for the long haul." "There are a lot of games to go."
"There's a big season still to play and it's all to play for." "So I'm looking forward to building on this small step."
It was a small step forward on Wednesday night, but we have been impressed with the way the players have fought back in their last two games, and we have gone behind twice in those games and come back to get something out of each of the games, a draw against Hull and a win on Wednesday night.
If we can keep fighting like that and play somewhere near our best form, the odds are good that we can start climbing the league table – that's what we are hoping for, but we have to take something out of the game at Stoke City.
Another defeat would not be good.
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Comparing the fans then to now is slightly misleading.
The club were a force back then, so much so that a 5th place finish was seen as a disappointment. (a la Liverpool fans the year we finished 5th under Pards).
I don't condone the actions of the fans that drove Bobby out of our club. Bobby actually DID deserve time, and patience. No doubt we'd have finished in Europe that year under him. Shearer played his part in the sacking IMHO, dropped for the league cup, next thing you know Bobby is sacked).
The actions against Pardew are completely different and you know it. The form, the style of football, the lies, the excuses, the propaganda. This list is endless against him, and yet despite the general feeling of the support, the fans have continued to back the team.
There is no comparison between the fans then and the fans now. The fans then could dream, and believe we could push for a title challenge or compete in Europe. We do not have that belief anymore and that is the fault of the owner, and the man he's tasked lead our squad.
Yes Laurent Robert, (very fitting tag considering the subject of SBR's dismissal), I did refer to some fans, not all fans wanting him out.
It may have been 'Mary Poppins' that influenced Freddy's decision but nobody could deny that a mass walk out didn't help in Bobby's departure. Or could they?
Neither did I suggest that Pardew and Bobby were ever or will ever be in the same league. Pardew might be a useful gofor for Bobby but that's about all.
Laurent Robert
There's no way I'm advocating keeping Pardew no matter what.
Get rid of him when the time (ie the owner's aspirations for the club)'s right.
It'd be folly to pressure Ashley into a situation where he feels he's been forced to sack Pardew – we'll end up with another JFK!
The decision needs to be Ashley's and only his, he's not a one to submit to fan pressure.

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Sweater: J. Crew // Jeans: J. Crew // Purse: J. Crew // Shoes: DV by Dolce Vita // Scarf: Loft
I know I'm either hating the weather or completely gushing about it but I just can't help it! I feel like I just had the longest winter of my life and I am not taking for granted these recently warm-ish days we're finally getting. To show my appreciation, I've been wearing as much color as I can squeeze in. I still love my neutrals so pairing a neon color block top with simple jeans and nude slingbacks in right up my alley. I love how the bold color pairs with the casual--the best of both worlds.


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Fotos from the Past
Researched by Michael J. Caylor Jr
Three people have now announced their intention to run for the position of mayor of the City of Merrill including incumbent Ralph Voigt. David Moravec, currently the district supervisor for District 8 on the Lincoln County Board and a graduate of UW Whitewater; and local business owner Henry Golde, the president of the East Side Business Association; will challenge 17-year incumbent Voigt come April.
Are you getting ready to feed the family this Christmas? A check of the local ads shows you where to get the most out of what is left in your wallet this holiday season. Dave's Red Owl in mid-city Merrill has hams starting at $1.19 a pound, turkey is .69 a pound, and ducks are .79 a pound. You can get a half a gallon of ice cream for $1.29, cans of pumpkin pie mix are three for $1, and an eight pack of Pepsi for $1.09. Dining alone? Dave's has Red Owl Pizza in a twin pack for $1.49. Over at Mel's Big Dollar turkeys are .49 a pound and canned hams are $8.99 for a five pounder. Got lots of company coming over? Then stock up on Soft and Plenty bathroom tissue with a four pack at just .69. At Drew's, Butterball turkeys are just .79 a pound, you can get a 50 pound bag of potatoes for $1.69, and a gallon of milk is $1.13. At Peoples IGA you can get Jolly Good soda at eight cans for $1, heads of lettuce for .37, and five pounds of bananas for just $1. On the north side of town Carl's Foodlane has specials as well, with smoked hams at just .99 a pound, a head of cauliflower is .69, ground beef is .78 a pound, and two pound cans of Folgers coffee is only $1.40. Packs of Imperial margarine are only .53.
The paper is very long this week as local businesses have their yearly Merry Christmas ad, those include: Schalow Prescription Center, Willie's Tire Center, Fred's Bait Shop, Lil's & Joy Kennel, Miller Home Furnishings, Chip's Hamburgers, M&I Citizens American Bank, Lindy's Clark Station, Anne's Beauty Care, Quality Furnace, Trantow's Building Center, Lazy J Bar, Merrill Equipment, Gene's Refrigeration, East Side Floral, The Corner Shop, B&D Motors, Elmer Lemke Insurance, Merrill House of Music, Merrill Federal Savings and Loan, Parmentiers, Church Mutual, Harold Gierach Insurance, Nikolai Electric, Knab Insurance, Merrill Fabric Shoppe, Bill's House of Guns, Lydia's Beauty Shop, Luebke's Office Supplies, Eddie's Bake Shop, Lincoln County Bank, Pritzl Printing, Mobile Carpet Service, Taylor Body Shop, Merrill Sheet Metal, Park City Credit Union, Stan Smith State Farm, Jerry Decker, City Transfer, Gambles, The Photo Mill, Gulke's Plumbing, Schulz's Wrecking, Lee's Mobil, S&L Store, Greens Floral Shop, The Magic Mirror, Joe's Standard, Campbells, Montgomery Ward, Prairie Motel, Hull's Ben Franklin, Howland's Ace Hardware, Fowler Drug, People's IGA, Bloechel Motors, Robert's Studio, Estelle's – Merrill House of Fashion, Club Modern, Helmstadter Jewlers, Ward Paper Company, Les & Jim's, Harold and Marge's, Shar-Way, Northern Abstract, Larry's Auto, S&S Bar, Elsie's Beauty Parlor, Woller & Krueger Realty, Zettlers Bakery, Carl's Liquor, Wire Products, Ament & Son's, KB Body Shop, Vic's Beauty Salon, Seeger's Dairy. Lady M, Bob & Barb's Club 64, Jim Sharon Motors, Merrill Millwork, Bob's Union 76, Dick Holt and Wayne Marrier at American Family Insurance, Reinke Motors, Archie's West End Service, Buck & Ole Schneider, Northern Auto, Eagles Club, Queenie & Ron's, South of the Border, Am & Elly's, Taylor Insulation, Bishop Carpets, Larry & Donna at Trophy Bar, Martha Schneider's Bar, Jon Finstrom Motors, Pat Bucket LTD, Holy Cross Hospital, Frisch's Bar, Double R Realty, Gleason Bowling Center, Knispel & Latzig, Ronis Chevrolet, Rajek's Riverside, Third Street Liquor, Livingstons, ROW Cash and Carry, Pamida, and Caylor's Corners.
The cost of dying just went up. In a notice on the obituary page the Schram-Waid Funeral Home warns that the Wausau Daily Herald will now charge for the printing of obituaries. The notice questions why the Wausau paper gives free birth, wedding, and engagement announcements but seeks to profit off the dead. The ad goes on to thank the Foto News for continuing the tradition of printing obituaries for free. (Although our local Foto News does have a charge now for this it is nothing compared to other publications to our south)
The City of Merrill has released data to show things are not as bad as some articles claim when it comes to economics locally. The city claims that employers are happy due to lower overhead costs and retailers are happy due to the spendable cash that is available locally. The city also points out that home construction is up 51% in the last 13 years.
Christmas greetings fill most of the back sections of the paper, local businesses include: Merrill Medical Associates, The Cleaners of Merrill, Phil Ziesemer Photography, Anderson Printing, Van's Meat Market, Johnson Pharmacy, Bondshire Credit Union, Milo's Beauty Box, Kozy Korner, Gold-n-Way Video, Diane's Country Curl, Doctors ET and EA Krembs – DDS, Semling Menke, Red & White Foods, Fairway Supper Club, Mustard Seed, Mary's Homestead Inn, Wanless TV, Park City Liquor, Al's Body Shop, Dean's Repair Shop, Trantow-Russell Insurance, Merrill Glass and Paint, Bruce's Cover All, The Rits Restaurant, Diamond Dave's, Stillman's Service, Schmidts Septic, Lincoln Wood Products, Gleason Video, Ed Klune Accounting, Nissen Trucking, Champ's Restaurant, Podeweltz Repair, Prairie Motel, Skippers, Warchala Video Systems, 3's Company, Rod's Wrecker, Nelson's Drug and Photo, Bloechl Motors, The Beacon, and South of the Border.
A new state law may have a dramatic impact on potential tavern owners. Part of the law reduces the number of available licenses for any municipality that has more than three open licenses. For example Merrill currently has 12 unfilled licenses, so under the new state law the city would then be required to cut that number in half, giving Merrill six open licenses. If you were to apply for that new license the fee has gone from a city set cost of $375 to a new state required fee of $10,000. Currently Merrill has 23 licensed taverns, down from 34 in 1981 which was then considered the largest number of licenses per capita of any city in the state and possibly the nation.
Looking for some extra cash? MAPS is looking for some college or high school students who would like to earn some money doing physical labor over spring break. The pay is $6 per hour to move the existing Jr. High into the new building over the dates of March 21-28.
Lincoln County has made a formal offer to purchase the former Lincoln School building. The board voted 18-3 after an hour long closed door session. County Administrative Coordinator John Mulder told the paper the offer is for $250,000 – which is $100,000 more than the assessed value, but Mulder advised that the extra cash will bring them a clean site after the building is removed at MAPS expense. The county feels the property will provide them with additional parking after the jail and court house are expanded as anticipated. MAPS plans on vacating the building when Kate Goodrich School is opened next fall.


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Andrew R. Brunelle
Art teacher, potter
Andrew Routledge Brunelle, an Essex Community College art teacher and potter, died of cancer Sept. 2 at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
A memorial service for the 35-year-old Parkton resident is set for 1 p.m. today at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Charles and Franklin streets.
The San Francisco native received his early education in the public schools of California. He received his bachelor's degree from Towson State in 1978 in studio art and a master's degree from Antioch College in Columbia in 1982 in fine arts and ceramics. He was a recipient of a Naomi Becker Scholarship to the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts at Deer Isle, Maine, in 1986 and later was a studio coordinator in ceramics there.


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Three bumbling Army reservists bound for Iraq are accidentally dropped at Mexican village besieged by hostile forces.
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Teen detective Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles, where she happens upon clues to a murder mystery involving a movie star.
Benjamin Gates must follow a clue left in John Wilkes Booth's diary to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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A comprehensive look at the Bush Administration's conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country.
The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece.
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Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist, after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.
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A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.
After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
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A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
A surreal drama about an alienated family set in Koreatown, Los Angeles and Rishikesh, India.
Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.
Jumping continents and crossing cultures, "Planet B-Boy" looks at the history of breakdancing and its vibrant resurgence in urban cultures around the world.
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.
In the ironically named city of Paradise, a recently laid-off loser teams up with his cult-leading uncle to steal a peculiar bounty of riches from their local amusement park; somehow, the recently arrived Taliban have a similar focus, but a far more sinister intent.
Depressed housewife learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously, awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the next day after to a world in which he is still dead.
A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death.
A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant.
The devastating reconstruction of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Iraqi girl by American soldiers in Samarra in 2006.
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
A CIA analyst questions his assignment after witnessing an unorthodox interrogation at a secret detention facility outside the US.
Survivors of the Raccoon City catastrophe travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against the evil Umbrella Corp.
Looking for answers to life's big questions, a stuttering boy joins his high school debate team.
An American journalist on assignment in the Australian outback encounters a man-eating crocodile while trapped on a rapidly flooding mud island.
Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Lee and Carter head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders.
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.
One night, five teens and a deck of cards. Deception. Revenge. Sex. ...and it's all about to explode.
A love story set during a tense encounter between a wagon train of settlers and a renegade Mormon group.
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.
A man named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during a shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of gunmen.
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to find the real killer and the reason he was set up.
When his new father-in-law, King Harold falls ill, Shrek is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to install the rebellious Artie as the new king. Princess Fiona, however, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off a coup d'etat by the jilted Prince Charming.
A group of friends is stalked and murdered while looking for psilocybin mushrooms in the Irish woods.
A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
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After a young actress unknowingly eats her roommate's marijuana cupcakes, her day becomes a series of misadventures.
During a long English summer in the early 1980s, two schoolboys from differing backgrounds set out to make a film inspired by First Blood (1982).
A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.
After the death of his brother, An expert street dancer goes to Georgia to attend Truth University. But his efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes are sidelined when he joins...
A team of international astronauts are sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.
A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, AKA Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.
Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence.
A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life.
Robert Ford, who's idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.
Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless CIA official and his agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
A pair of well-meaning, but socially inept brothers try to find their perfect mates in order to provide their dying father with a grandchild.
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, ...
A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is...
Jack Conrad is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.
The story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during WWII.
A year after their father's funeral, three brothers travel across India by train in an attempt to bond with each other.
Laura loses her family in a tragic fire while living in Spain. Just as she prepares to return home to the States, a member of the American embassy provides proof that it wasn't an accident....
An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Jerry Ferro's 40th birthday has brought his life into sharp relief and it's not a pretty picture. A once-promising amateur boxer -- who quit so he wouldn't risk his perfect record of ...
A newly wed man who believes he's just gotten hitched to the perfect woman encounters another lady on his honeymoon.
Documentary about the mutants in The Hills Have Eyes II (2007).
A serial killer pins his crimes on two college students who gave him a ride.
A drab, run-of-the-mill guy witnesses a vampiress devour a bum and becomes so infatuated with her, he tracks her down and traps her in a basement so she can't kill again.
As a Washington psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.
A teenager is left invisible to the living after an attack.
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.
Die-hard gamers compete to break world records on classic arcade games.
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Soon the kids, their parents, and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine!
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
An ominous darkness invades a seemingly serene sunflower farm in North Dakota, and the Solomon family is torn apart by suspicion, mayhem and murder.
A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him. As his obsession increases, more and more similarities seem to arise.
A former Christian missionary, who specializes in debunking religious phenomena, investigates a small town which seems to be suffering from the 10 biblical plagues.
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpson family are declared fugitives.
Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.
15-year-old Tracey Berkowitz is naked under a shower curtain at the back of a bus, looking for her little brother Sonny, who thinks he's a dog.
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
39-year-old April Epner's childish husband and school teacher colleague Benjamin/Ben leaves her, but with her biological clock ticking ever more loudly. Her dying bossy adoptive mother is ...
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
When the world is threatened by an ancient evil, the four adolescent turtles must reunite and overcome their faults in order to stand against it.
An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager.
Five interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: An everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.
A 3-D presentation of U2's global "Vertigo" tour. Shot at seven different shows, this production employs the greatest number of 3-D cameras ever used for a single project.
A Beagle must use his newly-bestowed superpowers to defend Capitol City from mad scientist Simon Barsinister.
A married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and finds hidden video cameras in their room. They soon realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.
Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men.
When a rap mogul from Atlanta tries to join a conservative country club in the Carolinas he runs into fierce opposition from the board President- but it's nothing that he and his entourage can't handle.
The big screen adaptation of Perry's stage play about the trials of marriage, and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.
A group of suburban biker wannabes looking for adventure hit the open road, but get more than they bargained for when they encounter a New Mexico gang called the Del Fuegos.
A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.
A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in World War II Europe, a professor is changed by a cataclysmic event and explores the mysteries of life.
In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
Each week celebrity guests join Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories that have happened. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out with.
A tempest of siblings, business and fame engulf Olympic decathlete Bruce Jenner and paparazzi fave Kim Kardashian as their huge Hollywood families collide.
What happens when hyperintelligent roommates Sheldon and Leonard meet Penny, a free-spirited beauty moving in next door, and realize they know next to nothing about life outside of the lab. Rounding out the crew are the smarmy Wolowitz, who thinks he's as sexy as he is brainy, and Koothrappali, who suffers from an inability to speak in the presence of a woman.
Host Guy Fieri travels across America in search of the best diners, drive-ins and dives. He visits classic "greasy spoon" restaurants and talks to staff and customers about the food. Episodes often feature eateries linked by a common theme, such as burgers or comfort food.
The program focuses on the stories behind some of the biggest corporate and white collar crimes in the United States such as WorldCom, HealthSouth and Tyco. In addition, stories about more common crimes such as insurance fraud, murder, embezzlement, art theft, Ponzi schemes, credit card fraud, bank robbery, money laundering, identity theft, and medical fraud are also featured. Other topics have included the story behind the famous Mustang Ranch in Nevada and the rise and fall of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman. American Greed is narrated by veteran actor Stacey Keach.
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side. The host since 2009 is Rob Brydon, who was preceded by Angus Deayton in the first two seasons.Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quick-fire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
The always entertaining Flipping Out returns for a seventh season and follows Jeff Lewis and his loyal assistant, Jenni Pulos, as they work in the booming interior design business for a slate of high-profile -- and sometimes over-the-top -- clients. After what felt like an eternity, Jeff and his partner Gage are finally settled into their newly remodeled Los Angeles home, Gramercy. Jeff Lewis Designs, now focusing more on interior design and remodel than house flipping, is thriving with new business. With a growing paint line and a wide array of prominent clients, including CSI actor George Eads and his wife, Monika, who are undertaking a major remodel of their Hollywood Hills home, Jeff's time and resources are spread thin. Meanwhile, design assistant Andy is agitated over the hiring of a new assistant, Megan, who is getting more quality time with the boss. Jenni is now seven months pregnant, forcing Jeff to make plans for her impending maternity leave.
BIG BROTHER: AFTER DARK, exclusively on Pop, is a live look inside the BIG BROTHER house after the network prime-time cameras have been turned off. For two hours (12:00-2:00 AM, ET) seven days a week, BIG BROTHER: AFTER DARK will feature a live television feed from the Big Brother house.
The search for the next big variety act in the UK is on with ITV's Britain's Got Talent. Popular comedians and hosts Ant and Dec join the judges Simon Cowell, David Williams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden on this highly anticipated show that will culminate in not only a big cash prize of £100,000 for the winning act, but also a starring slot in a performance attended by Her Majesty the Queen.
A sister show to Britain's Got Talent, this show features more of the acts featured on the main show as well as other acts that didn't quite make it onto the show. Hosted by Stephen Mulhern, he presents backstage gossip from all the shows.
The Solana resort in Benidorm welcomes a regular group of British holiday makers each year. There are sex-mad swingers, OAPs, dysfunctional families, singletons, flamboyant homosexuals and pub quiz champions. And they're just the guests!
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
Say Yes to the Dress delves into the heart of world famous Kleinfeld Bridal where the staff face immense pressure to help each bride find the dress if her dreams.Take a peak at the brides as they try on their dream dresses! The show brings us up close and into the dressing room as brides prepare for their big day. Moms, bridemaids and friends all express their opinions and often frustrate both bride and staff. In the end though, most brides find that "dream dress" and walk down with their grooms into wedded bliss.
Follow the hosts of this million dollar television show as they report on the newest Hollywood gossip, movie titles and more
Take a trip to Yellowknife, Canada to experience one of the most dangerous careers around. In unfathomably cold conditions, truck drivers haul equipment and supplies to miners in the Canadian tundra in the dead of winter on a 350-mile highway of ice.
You've seen 'em do the crime, now see 'em get the time. From John Langley, producer of the groundbreaking Cops, comes the next big law enforcement reality series Jail. Shot on location in cities across the U.S., Jail follows prison inmates from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars. Each episode captures the harsh and sometimes humorous reality of what happens to criminals after they're caught. If its groundbreaking, its on MyNetworkTV
Naruto: Shippuden is an anime series adapted from Part II of the Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. The series is directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. Naruto: Shippuden is a continuation of the Naruto manga, and continues the same storyline after the passing of two and a half years in the Naruto universe. It began broadcasting on TV Tokyo on February 15, 2007.
Pushing Daisies centers on the life of Ned, a pie-maker gifted with the mysterious ability to bring dead things back to life by touching them. There are some conditions to this somewhat unusual talent. Ned quickly learns that if something is revived for more than exactly one minute, something of similar "life value" in the vicinity drops dead, as a form of balance. Additionally, if he touches the revived person or thing a second time, it falls dead again, this time permanently.
Chris Lilley, creator of "We Can Be Heroes" brings a whole new meaning to high school with his various characters in his new ABC comedy "Summer Heights High" which include Mr G, Ja'mie and Jonah. Lilley stars as all three characters in this comedy which small issues become huge and social groups are important.
Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the Waverly Sub Station, the siblings struggle to balance their ordinary lives while learning to master their extraordinary powers. But when they turn 18, only one will be deemed worthy enough to become the family wizard.


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What is more timeless and classic than a leather-bound journal?! Perfect for business, as a gift or even just as a scribble pad to keep at home, they're a really useful way to organise your life in true gentlemanly style! In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a pocket-sized leather-bound journal, complete with decorative inner lining to personalise it to your own tastes. I made this journal for about £6, including the leather and the awl (which I got from Amazon) – so there's no excuse not to give this a try!
How to make a DIY leather bound notebook
Supplies and tools
- Soft leather
- Leather awl
- Decorative paper
- Waxed linen thread
- Rotary cutter or good scissors
- Self-healing rubber mat
- Fabric glue
- Paper for the pages
What to do
Making the cover
- Using a rotary cutter (or good scissors), cut out a strip of leather measuring 27cm x 12cm. Try to cut this as neatly as possible, with clean lines and sharp corners.
- Cut a similar strip out of your chosen decorative paper (I used a map of the British Isles, but you can use anything you like!)
- Using a suitable fabric glue, stick the decorative paper to the inside of the leather strip. Leave this to dry under a stack of heavy books for at least 24 hours (ensure that it doesn't stick to the books by first placing a piece of cling film over the top).
Making the pages
- Cut out 18 pieces of paper, each measuring 12 cm x 17 cm
- Arrange these into 3 stacks of 6 pages each.
- Fold each of these stacks in half, keeping all of the pages in the stack carefully aligned. Use a blunt knife to enforce the crease.
Compiling the journal
- If the leather/paper cover has completely dried, use an awl to make 6 holes in it, as shown by the red marks in the diagram below. These should be approximately 3 cm from the top edge and 3 cm from the bottom edge.
- Similarly, make two holes in the centre of each of the previously prepared stacks of pages. The holes should be along the crease and should line up with the holes made in the cover.
- Finally, tie the pages to the cover by carefully feeding a length of waxed linen thread through the holes.
A DIY leather bound notebook like this would make a pretty good gift, don't you think? You could even make a set of mini notebooks and tie them together with twine! After all, you can NEVER have too many places to doodle and make lists! 🙂 – Mike.
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SRM University launches a campus in Sikkim. http://www.srmus.ac.in/
The emphasis on distance education is growing among policy makers to meet the goals of higher education in India. The country needs to achieve at least 50% in Gross Enrolment Ratio in order to sustain a GDP of 10%.. These targets can only be met by deploying alternative methods in higher education and distance education. Creating qualitative and inclusive distance learning programs to reach out to far flung populations of the North-Eastern hill regions is one of the primary objectives of SRM University , Sikkim. Every effort will be taken by the University to help learners to gain access to the portals of higher education, through the use of state -of- the- art technologies in distance learning. The technology enabled learning would include online and interactive methodologies. The SRM University, Sikkim is well positioned to make a significant impact on Open Distance Learning programs as well.
SRM University launches a campus in Sikkim. http://www.srmus.ac.in/
It has been a long cherished vision of the Founder of the SRM Group of Educational Institutions Dr.T.R. Pachamuthu to extend the significant achievements made by the University to areas not hitherto benefited by such multi-faceted approaches in higher education. The genesis of SRM University, Sikkim is the result of such a noble vision when it became a reality with the passing of the Shri Ramasamy Memorial University, Sikkim Act by the state legislature in October, 2013. The new University envisages a global educational model by combining modernity with the tenants of native wisdom.
Programs Offered
The SRM University, Sikkim will be inaugurated on 4 August 2014 at Gangtok with five programs to start with. The following programs will be offered representing the Schools of Management and Information Technology.
3) B.Voc (Banking)
4) B.Sc. (I.T.)
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Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh
Medicinal Plants Database of Bangladesh includes the authentic Taxonomic Information, Vernacular/Bangla Name, Tribal and English Name, Family, Description and Photograph of the Plants, Chemical Constituents, Uses and Distribution of the species in Bangladesh. MPBD also contain dictionary of Botanical and Pharmacological terms.
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Bengali/Vernacular Name: Bethusag, Batuashak.
English Name: Lamb's Quarters, Goose Foot.
An annual herb, 0.3-2 m high. Leaves very variable in size and shape, reaching up to 10 cm long, oblong, rhombic, deltoid or lanceolate, entire, toothed or irregularly lobutate; upper leaves smaller and more entire than the lower. Flowers very small in clusters, forming complex or lax paniculate often mealy spikes.
The plants are laxative and diuretic; used in piles, dysentery, anoerexia and hiccup. Decoction of the plant is aperient, tonic, diuretic and aphrodisiac Leaves are anthelmintic; given in hepatic disorders and in splenic enlargement; infusion is used for curing intestinal ulcers. Flowers and buds are used in stomach trouble, weakness in children and for fattening.
EtOH (50%) ext. of the plant is CNS depressant (Asolkar et al., 1992).
Aerial parts contain essential oil, mineral salts, albuninoids and other nitrogenous compounds, carotene and vitamin C. Oxalic acid is also present in the aerial parts. Roots contain ecdysteroids, ß-ecdysone and polypodine B (Ghani, 2003).
Commonly available as a winter weed in fallow lands throughout the country.


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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld talked with Jim Lehrer last night on the Newshour, and had this to say to Lehrer's question of sending more troops to Iraq. For best effect, imagine his voice getting higher and higher as he speaks, as if he can barely believe the question has been asked:
DONALD RUMSFELD: If you have 130,000 U.S. troops there now and 55,000 Iraqis and another 22,000 international troops, doing what they're doing and you're only getting ten or twelve or fifteen incidents a day that last two or three minutes, what would the 300,000 do? What would they do? Now, it's an interesting thing. I've heard people who feel very strongly on this. And I listen carefully to what they say….
Goodness gracious, what would all those people do over there? Although Rumsfeld cannot ask these people, perhaps he might ask some others.
Despite his patronizing presentation, Rumsfeld looked to be rather knocked back on his heels by Lehrer. and stammered his way into contraditions such as "the generals don't want more troops … okay, they want more troops, but it's not what you think!" Lehrer, for his part, looked ready to slap Rumsfeld around, but he remained civil and generally gave Rumsfeld just enough latitude to really make a fool of himself. Over at DKos, RonK has more.


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Every year Milton Keynes Community Foundation and SportsAid UK work in partnership to award 4 local sports stars with a bursary of £2,000. The presentation took place at Jurys Inn on 19th May at the MK Sporting Lunch Club; guests were lucky enough to hear Olympic Swimmer, Mark Foster, speak about his sporting journey and how it felt to be the Olympic Flagbearer.
Let's hear about our winners!
Callum Hemming 17 – Badminton
Callum has had a brilliant season, here are just a few of his achievements.
This season Callum has started well and reached the semi-finals of both doubles events at the Badminton U19 Nationals, along with winning both doubles titles at a recent U19 Gold Tournament.
He played the majority of the team event games (for both mixed and doubles) at the World Junior Championships, taking them to a position of 12th in the world.
Callum has also been playing in the French League to gain more experience. With Callum's help, they were promoted and he has been asked to continue to represent them.
Internationally, he is starting to venture into the senior circuit reaching the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at two Senior Internationals in Slovakia and Bulgaria, and winning his first senior title at the Iceland International tournament in the mixed doubles event with his partner Fee Teng.
Philippa Stacey 19 - Lacrosse
Philippa began her sporting journey playing hockey for Bucks County at 13 it seemed like a natural progression to move into playing Lacrosse.
Since the transition, Philippa has blossomed and her quality has been recognised at a national level; she has represented England during the U19 A Team Home Internationals in 2016 and later went on to tour Italy and the USA with the squad.
Furthermore, in 2017, Philippa was chosen to captain the England U19 team during the Senior regionals and also represented her country when the U19s faced Japan.
Currently, Philippa is studying her A-Levels in Biology, Sports and Maths.
"I feel so thrilled to have received this bursary and also excited about the opportunities it will give me. I am extremely honoured and grateful to be supported by the Milton Keynes Community Foundation and I am proud to be an ambassador for my sport." Philippa Stacey
This year she will represent England U19 at the World Cup Festival.
Fee Teng Liew 17 - Badminton
This season, Fee Teng has won both doubles titles at the Badminton U19 English Nationals.
Internationally, she has reached the quarterfinals of both doubles events at the U19 Belgium Junior Championships and also quarterfinals of doubles events at two Senior Internationals, as she starts to make the transition from Junior to Senior International Badminton.
She was also selected again for the BWF World Junior U19 Championships, where she and her partner Callum reached the 4th Round.
In January this year, she won her first senior title at the Iceland International tournament in the mixed doubles event.
Domestically, she has now finished her junior badminton career as she transitions to senior. Besides many junior age group Open titles and some domestic Senior Gold titles during her junior career, she has won a total of 11 Junior National Championship Titles.
Internationally, besides the Senior Iceland title, she has won 3 Junior European team medals and 2 Junior European individual medals on top of some junior age group titles over the years.
"I'm so thankful to be able to win this sports bursary as it enables me to take up bigger and better opportunities to help me succeed. It will play a big part in supporting my training, travel and equipment costs." Fee Teng Liew.
Pamela Reyes 14 - Badminton
This season, Pamela has won the singles and girl's doubles titles at the Badminton U15 English Nationals and finished runner-up in the mixed doubles.
At the U17 English National Championships, Pamela won a gold medal in the singles and silver in the doubles. She has also won the girl's doubles at an U17 Gold Tournament this season.
Internationally, she was selected for the U15 Danish Junior Cup and U15 Eight Nations, where she reached the semi-finals of the singles in the Eight Nations and the quarterfinals at the U15 Danish Junior Cup.
Furthermore, she has been selected for the England team to play in the Six Nations in Denmark. She has the potential to be an International / European circuit player.
"I'm really happy and appreciate winning this bursary. It has inspired me to keep working hard to achieve my goals." Pamela Reyes.
All 4 bursary winners expressed that they will be using the bursary to support their sporting careers by using it to contribute towards costs such as competition and coaching fees, purchasing new equipment and travel expenses.
It was fantastic sporting lunch and a brilliant chance to champion the up-and-coming talent and make sure they know we are behind them in their quest for sporting greatness.


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25 March 1993
Transcribed by k.mihalec
Copies of this fax were distributed to a few people during the MADRE Courage Tour in Toronto, on March 1993. It is a response to the guest speakers, Vesna Kesic and Lepa Mladjenovic, and the MADRE Tour in general.
Form: Bosnian and Croatian Women's and Refugee Organizations
Kareta Feminist Group
Zagorska 44
41000 Zagreb, Croatia
tel/fax: 38 41 414 834
Refugee Women's Group
"Zene BiH"
Dubovacka 39
41000 Zagreb, Croatia
tel: 38 41 334 929
fax: 38 41 334 498
International Initiative
of Women of Bosnia-Hercegovina
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina
(now in exile in Croatia)
tel/fax: 38 41 225 519
Bedem Ljubavi Women's Group
Vlaska 70A
41000 Zagreb, Croatia
tel: 38 41 451 056
fax: 38 41 451 861
We are troubled that MADRE has not consulted Bosnian and Croatian women's groups, which through long and dedicated work with survivors and some members being survivors are the most knowledgable about and representative of this issue. Most of our members and members of these other groups literally work 17 hour days, too completely immersed in horror, to perhaps have the same access to Western women's groups which wish to assist survivors as do women's groups which were formed and empowered during the communist regime and which have only begun dealing in some way with this issue in the aftermath of the media attention our groups worked for over one year to get and the international funding becoming available to apparently assist survivors. We are very concerned about the intentions of these groups. However, given that MADRE is going through the effort of sponsoring some women from Croatia and Yugoslavia, we believe that it should have researched genocidal rape more thoroughly here and in a manner more representative of and accountable to victims and to the political context in which these rapes are occurring.
The mass-rapes in Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina are not simply "weapons of war" as your tour information states because what's happening in Bosnia-Hercegovina and Croatia is not "simply" a war but a genocide in which Muslims and Croatians are being exterminated and therefore a context from which the rapes cannot (underlined) be extricated. We cannot emphasize enough how crucial it is to
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understand this particularity if one it to remain accountable to the
victims and not to silence them even further.
We are concerned about the political implications of forums which silence over the specificity and therefore silence over the most victimized women. Simply saying that all women are raped in war as in peacetime by all men without at all alluding to what is particular about the rapes in the genocidal war against Croatia and Bosnia- Hercegovina obscured genocidal rape and the specifically Serbian aggressor committing them. We have painfully witnessed Serbian propaganda obscure every genocidal atrocity committed against Bosnia-Hercegovina and Croatia, which has managed to receive some kind of international attention, by equalizing a genocidal system to fabricated or isolated events by the victims against the aggressors, which is not to say that the latter should not be condemned when they occur. The deliberate campaign of obfuscation and confusion has served the Serbian political and genocidal war aim of contributing to an international climate reluctant to take a stronger stand against the Serbian aggressor because it hides the aggressor by blaming it equally with the victim; this has prolonged our suffering and has contributed to the obliteration of our people. We are saddened that parts of the women's community may unknowingly be supporting this type of propaganda and political position.
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The victims of genocidal rape desperately need the support of the women's and other communities, including the support of Serbian women. However, we have been disappointed by the fact that no Serbian feminist nor Serbian women's group has publicly or otherwise even acknowledged that a genocide is being perpetrated by Serbia against Muslims and Croats in Bosnia-Hercegovina and Croatia, much less taken a public stand against the genocidal rapes. In our experience in various forms with Serbian women, they, to, have instead obscured genocide - the rape component of genocide - with the line that all men rape in war and that therefore all women are victims despite the fact that this isn't "just" a war, that Serbian women do not live under genocidal conditions, and the fact that there is not war in Serbia. We to acknowledge that women globally are threatened by and are victims of rape, but we also believe that there is something particular and specific about what is going on in the Serbian occupied territories in Bosnia-Hercegovina and Croatia, which is only effecting non-Serbian women - i.e. those of the ethnicities that are targets of genocide by war.
We are concerned about women called upon to speak for us who have remained silent about genocide and mass-rape during the over one year that we have been trying so painstakingly to bring international visibility to this problem. Many of these remain silent and even actively deny that the rapes were happening were women in power during the communist regime to speak for women, some of whom even called themselves feminists (sic)! They had privileges in a totalitarian system at the brutal expense of others, which they were losing in the advent of democratic movements in Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina. One of these groups is the Independent Alliance of Women in Croatia of which one of your speakers was one of the founders. This speaker was also director of the Museum of the Communist Revolution which was essentially a
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weapons warehouse in the middle of Zagreb and was already financed by the Community party. Another one of your speakers, Vesna Kesic, was a writer and occasional editor of the Yugoslav pornography magazines Start. We question how someone who writes for pornography can take rape seriously, especially given that some of the gang rapes in the death camps are being video taped as pornography. In our experience victims are simply distrustful of and do not wish to work with women who are so deeply implicated in the regime which is destroying them and with those who actively participated in the sexual abuse of women through pornography. Victims feel betrayed by these women who have remained silent for so long, who have engaged in denial, and who still continue to silence them by refusing to acknowledge the reality and particularity of genocidal rapes through the same white washing line of "all men rape."
The survivors of this genocide are also very sensitive to having the
venue of the genocidal rapes called the "former Yugoslavia." And
this is not a trivial matter.
Our organizations and other organizations are comprised of many women and refugee survivors who through their experiences and continuous dedication to this victims are deeply knowledgable about the issue of genocidal rape. We would appreciate it if you would also contact some of us in the future and we would be very happy to assist you in trying to end this nightmare we are living through here in Bosnia-Hercegovina and Croatia and in ways which are more sensitive to our needs and which to not do further harm to those how have gone through the worst of it.
Kareta Feminist Group - Croatia
Bosnia-Hercegovina Refugee Women's Group "Zene BiH"
International Initiative of Women of Bosnia-Hercegovina "Biser"
Badem Ljubavi Women's Group - Croatia


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New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, ruled that cities and towns in the state can bar fracking within their borders, potentially inflicting a heavy blow to the energy industry that was anxiously waiting for Governor Andrew Cuomo to remove a 6-year moratorium against the practice.
The ruling is widely expected to reenergize anti-fracking activists in other states and even act as a sufficient disincentive to fracking companies to list New York off their priority list even if Gov. Cuomo permits the practice.
"This sends a really strong and clear message to the gas companies who have tried to buy their way into the state that these community concerns have to be addressed," Katherine Nadeau, policy director at anti-fracking lobby Environmental Advocates of New York, told Bloomberg. "This will empower more communities nationwide."
The Court of Appeals voted 5-2 to uphold the dismissals of cases that challenged fracking bans in Middlefield and Dryden towns. Judge Victoria Graffeo ruled that the two urban centres had exercised zoning authority reasonably when they outlawed oil and gas extraction. She also added that other towns exercised their rights to determine that fracking would permanently change and adversely affect their carefully-cultivated small-town culture.
Fracking or hydraulic fracturing involves creating fractures in underground shale rocks by pumping a mixture of sand, water and chemicals. The bigger fissures ease the flow of oil and gas out of the rock whereby it is pumped to the surface. While the practice has helped U.S. reduce its energy imports over the last seven years, it has also drawn the wrath of environmentalists, who argue that it may ruin farmlands and contaminate air and groundwater quality.
The lawsuits were Cooperstown Holstein Corp. v. Town of Middlefield, 1700930/2011, New York Civil Supreme Court, Otsego County (Cooperstown); and Anschutz Exploration Corp v. Dryden, 902/2011, New York Civil Supreme Court, Tompkins County (Ithaca). To register for a free 2-week subscription to ForexMinute Premium Plan, visit www.forexminute.com/newsletter.
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Even though this was Mason's second Christmas (technically) it felt more like his first Christmas. For his first Christmas he was about 2.5 weeks old and slept through most of it (except for eating, of course ;). We went to church on Christmas Eve with Nana and then spent the night with MiSue and Grandpa.
On Christmas morning, Mason seemed to enjoy opening his presents with help from me, at first, but then he seemed to be confused by getting to open all these new toys and no one would let him play with them :(. Then came the rocking horse AND we put him on it....he just smiled and smiled. He really seemed to like it. He got to play with the other toys later too ;). After eating a big, yummy breakfast we went home.
We stayed home long enough for Mason to have some lunch and get a nap in before heading to my brother-in-law and sister-in-laws' house for more presents and dinner. On the way over Mason decided his nap wasn't quite finished (either that or the morning wore him out, lol) so he napped more and we woke him up to take him inside. After a few minutes of sitting in my lap, he got down on the floor. He hung out with his cousins and other family members. After opening presents and eating a delicious dinner, we returned home. By then it was bedtime and a busy, fun Christmas had come to an end. I got Mason ready for bed and he was out in less than 5 minutes.


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This week, I thought I would take a second and clarify a couple of questions that were asked about "Champagne" this week.
To begin, "Champagne" as a catch-all term for anything sparkling should be blasted from your vernacular. Only true Champagne, from the Champagne region in Northern France, should be referred to as "Champagne". This can be challenging as it is so ingrained with many people, including guests, but there is a definite need for clarity. Champagne is a luxury item, one, though, that is attainable for anyone. By down-grading it to ordinary status, we remove the appeal of the luxury, and the ability to sell at a premium.
The psychology works in the reverse of course, so that when you refer to "lesser" wines in the same context as the true luxury item, these become elevated in status and can potentially sell for a greater amount.
Sparkling wines from other regions in France (Cremant), Spain (Cava), Italy (predominantly Prosecco these days), the United States and other New World wine regions, can all be very good, but few achieve the consistent style and elegance of real Champagne. The region's climate, soil, and historic winemaking practices all combine to make what is generally considered the most refined sparkling wines in the world. And while other sparkling wines may be made from the same grapes (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier), rarely do these grapes perform as they do in the Champagne region. This is why the region has the reputation it does.
At our locations we list Champagne as well as other sparkling wines for sale by-the-glass and by-the-bottle. Champagne is always the most expensive and as such we need to respect the desire of our guests to enjoy the luxury of this purchase. Think about how you refer to these items and please be as accurate as possible – it will help to keep Champagne at its elevated status, where it should be.


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