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Diligence is rewarded, and through my examinations of this case, I've uncovered a very strong person of interest and possible second suspect in these shootings. A suspect who very well may have furnished the primary .223 calibre murder weapon, and may either be a cut-out, or another gunman in the op.
I can affirm that this case is an exact replay of the Dunblane massacre and subsequent UK disarmament campaign. They executed the same thing black op in Australia with the Port Arthur shooting spree that psychologically manipulated the Aussies to give up their guns. This school shooting has every thing to do with a black op run to replay the massacres at Port Arthur Australia, Dunblane Scotland and Hungerford England. The aftermath of which produced in the UK, an opportunistic Snowdrop Campaign which led to government imposition of draconian gun ban laws and disarmament of the citizenry. Learn from these two bitter lessons US masses, and don't fall for the PSYOP. Keep your guns and defend your freedom and families from an ever encroaching tyranny. 2013 will bring austerity and ramped up fascism to the shores of America, and the last thing the self-imposed rulers want is an armed populace to contend with. Bullies never assault the armed or those who will fight back, they also never acquiesce once they secure a victim until they are confronted and soundly routed.
No one's grief accompanied by government sponsored media propaganda and hysterical rhetoric, should ever manipulate the masses into submitting to banning or the turning in their arms. No deceptive abrogation of constitutional rights should ever supersede the masses ability to defend themselves from crime and criminals, or a tyrannical government bent on wholesale plunder, gangster operations and enslavement.
"The media can play a vital part in campaigning, but are unlikely to achieve much without sustained public support. Without additional and novel elements to the campaign stories some newspaper editors appear to have a finite interest and grow tired of the issues, while others blur the issues by focusing too much on personal stories. But personal stories are important if interest is to be maintained and that is one reason why the involvement of the families of the victims was a key element in the gun control campaign. Many of us sacrificed some of our own privacy to further the cause of gun control."
— Dr. Mick North, Gun Control Network, United Kingdom in a paper entitled "After Dunblane: Gun Control in the United Kingdom 1996 - 2001"
The above clearly outlines a blueprint-like strategy to be used to secure gun disarmament laws in the UK and beyond by the UK Gun Control Network and Snowdrop Campaign.
In the US, the crocodile tears of a president lamenting the deaths of children is nothing short of vile hypocrisy, especially from a man who callously orders drone strikes which have so far killed 168 innocent children in Pakistan alone. Synthetic emotive psychopathy from the leader of a country that also refuses to ratify by signature, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. 193 countries at the UN have signed, ratified and accepted this 1993 human rights treaty except for Somalia, Sudan and the United States.
There are only two reasons that masses of children are targeted murderously, and one is for reasons of black ops terrorism. The other, is due to the assailant(s) committing a psychological terrorist attack, designed to calculatingly inflict maximum pain and horror. Violence against children usually means that the perpetrator of that violence were themselves either sexually, mentally or physically assaulted repeatedly. It was reported that Nancy Lanza was shot four times in the face by Adam Lanza before his alleged 'lone nutter' killing spree. If that was the case, the level of overkill used on the mother, reveals some deep and personal outrage he had for her. Or, made to look that way by operatives involved who terminated her.
If this was run as a classic black op, it would consist of a three-four person team with a recon/spotter, two wetwork operatives and a driver with a police/fire scanner coordinating the mission and warning of law-enforcement encroachment. If Adam Lanza was involved at all, it was as him playing out a programmed 'Call of Duty' gaming fantasy, only to be put down and left as a very convenient, very dead patsy. Either that, or he was just a scapegoat patsy and black ops mercs killed him and dumped his body at the school during the mayhem.
At the conclusion of the killing spree in Dublane, shooter and "lone nutter" Thomas Hamilton, allegedly committed suicide with not one, but two head shots from a .357 Magnum! According to information that came to light after the Cullen Inquiry, Thomas Hamilton died from two bullet wounds fired into the roof of his mouth, one bullet exiting above the left ear, and another through the top of his head. This evidence clearly points to at least one other shooter/handler on site and a covert black op behind it all.
* Below are many of the facts I've collected, often in the sequence I collected them. So bear this in mind that as you read to the end, there are updates to earlier reported information.
The facts so far:
Suspect One: Adam Lanza (20 years-old)
• Suspect found dead of alleged "self-inflicted" gun shot, wearing all-black, a mask and bullet-proof body armour.
The official story changes yet again. 27/12/12 the New Haven Register reported from Lt. J. Paul Vance (Connecticut State Police Department Public Information Officer (PIO) that Adam Lanza went into the Sandy Hook Elementary School wearing a utility vest, not a bullet proof vest. "It was a fishing type vest, a jacket with a lot of pockets; it was not a bullet-proof vest," Vance said. A utility vest is readily available in any sporting goods store. While Lanza's vest would have provided him plenty of storage for ammunition, it wouldn't have protected him from gunfire.
• Again, the perp was found to have been wearing some type of mask. Why? If he was going to kill himself anyway? Masks are used for those planning some sort of escape later, or to evade identification. Now (15-12-12), police spokesman, Lt. J. Paul Vance stated that Adam Lanza forced his way into the school. I don't believe it happened this way, because they refuse to show the front door of the school at all. Also the first responders and police had to break windows to get inside the school. If the front door had been blasted away, why not enter that way?
• Judging from the length of time it took for the police to report how the perpetrator gained entry, and how they first reported erroneously that Adam was buzzed in, I do not believe the story they are stating that he walked up and shot through the glass with 6 rounds of rifle ammo. I believe that instead, the electronic security of the door was tripped and the element of surprise used by the perpetrators.
• Why did Nancy Lanza own so many weapons? It has been reported by family-friend Dan Holmes, that Nancy was an avid collector who often went target shooting with her children.
• 16-12-12 ATF Special Assistant Agent Gene Marquez said his agency "has not been able to uncover any evidence that the mother and the son were actively engaged in going to the gun ranges, practicing marksmanship, or anything of that nature." Several local gun ranges corroborated that fact as well.
• Weapons recovered consisted of one - Glock 9mm pistol (17 round magazine), one - Sig Sauer P226 9mm pistol (15 round magazine), and a Remington Bushmaster .223 calibre semi-auto rifle (30 + round magazine). Also allegedly recovered at unknown locations were a Henry repeating rifle, an Enfield rifle and a shotgun. A NY Daily News article on 14/12/12 corroborated that the Glock 9mm pistol, Sig Sauer P226 9mm pistol, and Bushmaster .223 calibre semi-auto rifle, were indeed the weapons owned by Nancy Lanza. The Daily News even goes as far as to actually state "Weapons used by Adam Lanza, 20, alleged shooter in Sandy Hook elementary school rampage" complete with an image of all three. There is no mention at all of any Glock 10mm which Adam Lanza was suicided with.
These are the weapons purported to have been used in the massacre and recovered at the crime scene
• Approximately 100 rounds were reported fired in the killing spree. Lanza was said to have only used the pistols, as the Remington semi-auto rifle allegedly remained in the trunk during the killings. To accomplish the expenditure of that many rounds with handguns, Lanza would have to have reloaded each weapon at least once.
• According to Reuters (15-12-12), Chief Medical Examiner H. Wayne Carver stated that the gunman in the school shooting used a rifle and the victims were shot multiple times from 3 to 11 times. Since the police claim the rifle was still in the trunk of Adam Lanza's mother's car, how could it have been used as the primary weapon? Unless of course, there were multiple shooters involved and they need to place that weapon inside the school to fit the morphing narrative.
• Nancy Jean Lanza sued Peter John Lanza for divorce on November 24, 2008 -- three days before Thanksgiving, Connecticut court records show. The divorce was finalised in September of 2009.
• During the slaughter, the school's intercom was turned on, something that would only be done by professionals, or persons trained in their tactics. The use of which is to instil chaos and terror, confuse amount of shots fired as well as direction. No school personnel would leave that equipment on deliberately, as it would only terrify the children and teachers and cause hysteria.
• According to the police dispatcher on the day of the shooting spree, an unidentified teacher called into 911, and detailed that he saw two shadows running past the gym towards the back of the school. The only male teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School was 25 year-old Ted Varga, so therefore it had to have been he who made the call.
• It was reported that school custodian Kevin J. Anzellotti ran through the school halls warning school staff and students, and checking that all the doors were locked from the inside. School staffer Shari Thornburg said that Anzelotti was also heard yelling at a gunman inside the school to "Put the gun down! Put the gun down". What this tells us is that Kevin Anzelotti actually saw one of the shooters and no one is interviewing him at all about what he witnessed.
• On 14/12/12 11:09 AM Danbury Police reported over their scanners that they were on the lookout for a PURPLE or MAROON VAN in connection with the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Radio dispatch further relayed, "Two occupants with possible ski masks that may be involved with this incident. Exit 8 heading down Stoney Hill towards the center". At 11:10 dispatch continued "They may be involved with this incident. Also we are getting reports one of them maybe wearing a Nun outfit, heading towards Danbury, Stoney Hill, purple van — unknown plate. At 11:17 AM dispatch reported, "People in the van had masks, one was dressed in what appears to be a nun's uniform… outfit". 11:17:29 AM: "Is 1089 available to go on route 8 and make a post for this purple van?" Unidentified police unit responded, "Yeah, I'll continue to Griffin… once I get to Griffin we'll figure it out. 1089 will post for that vehicle." Dispatch responded, "Alright roger that, I'll try and get more information on the van".
• News reports Friday suggested that Nancy Lanza had worked at the elementary school. However, at a news conference on Saturday, Superintendent of schools in Newtown Janet Robinson, said there was no record that Nancy Lanza had ever worked at the school as a full-time or substitute teacher, or in any other capacity.
• Neighbour Gina McDade said Nancy Lanza was a "stay-at-home mom" and not a teacher or part-time employee of Sandy Hook Elementary, as some media reports stated. This is the second person of knowledge to make this statement, and it is very important. For it indicates that Adam Lanza had no ties to, or reason to be at that school other than to perform the atrocity op. It makes no logical sense why Adam specifically targeted the school if he had no connection there. Even if he may have attended it 14 to 15 years previously.
• CBS News 16-12-12 at 3:26 PM reported the following: Adam Lanza then killed himself with a single bullet to the head from a 10 mm gun, and the bullet was recovered in a classroom wall. Clearly there is a problem with this, as originally, there was no 10mm weapon found nor reported at the crime scene. The Telegraph also is changing firearm evidence, as they stated that Adam "left a shotgun in his car" during the attack. This directly contravenes the police report stating that a rifle was found in the trunk of the mother's car that was driven to the school.
• There are now some suspiciously convenient details coming out, very reminiscent of the kind of synthetic backstory that was engineered for patsy Lee Harvey Oswald. The UK media is now circulating that Adam Lanza was a Goth who hung out with black trench-coat types at school and talked about "blowing things up" according to a former classmate Olivia DeVivo.
• At the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, Sandy Hook Elementary School sent their revised security policy to all parents. In it they stated, "Every visitor will be required to ring the doorbell at the front entrance and the office staff will use a visual monitoring system to allow entry." What this denotes is that there were/are/was security camera monitoring at the school, particularly at the front door entrance. This means that when Adam or the perpetrators gained access to that front door as the police allege, it was all captured on video; at least live if not recorded as well.
• Analysis of photos of the school's front entrance and door would reveal much evidence and answers. However in my research for such images, I found them to be absolutely sanitised from both Google and Bing images. Bear in mind I was looking for old photos and not current ones!
• It was reported that the hard drive in Adam Lanza's computer was destroyed by blunt force using either a hammer or screwdriver. If one recalls the Virginia Tech shooting case, the hard drive of Seung-Hui Cho was missing and never recovered. The problem is in both cases, if you plan on shooting yourself, why would you give a toss if anyone finds it. No, the only reason to destroy or remove a hard drive, if someone plans on a suicide mission, is because they want to protect someone. Either that, or the accomplices Adam may have associated with, or black ops operatives may have destroyed it after murdering Nancy Lanza.
• The evidence has been suspiciously changed yet again, and now the media has morphed Lanza's .223 Bushmaster semi-automatic to just an outright AR-15. This of course accommodates the government's expansion of an anti-gun agenda and its propaganda, quite perfectly. Below is a news video compilation on just how the Sandy Hook Elementary School firearms keep getting changed.
• Police reported that they found Ryan Lanza's ID on his brother Adam's dead body. How? Ryan Lanza stated that he hadn't seen or talked to his brother in 2 years. What kind of ID was it? What if the black ops shooting team took an old ID that was at Nancy Lanza's residence, and planted it on Adam after they 'suicided' him to buy time and spread confusion?
• The Glock 9MM is the preferred weapon of choice for local and state police in the US. The Sig Sauer P226 is the weapon many Navy SEALs carry as a side arm due to its compact nature, power and reliability. An odd choice for a mother of two to buy, as are the other weapons purported to have been owned by Nancy Lanza.
• Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. H. Wayne Carver stated the parents identified the children through photos, allegedly to spare them some shock. This greatly deviates from normal procedures carried out by coroners and medical examiners. Why? Also, why were the children's bodies removed under cover of darkness, and such secrecy?
• The .223 Remington Bushmaster rifle type is the same one used in the DC Sniper black op.
• According to an unconfirmed report, a former high school classmate of Sandy Hook Elementary School gunman Adam Lanza has claimed that the 20-year-old was involved in satanism. Trevor L. Todd, 20, who knew Lanza distantly, told the National Enquirer that Lanza had a devil-worshiping page on the web, which had a black background, gothic lettering and the word "devil" sprawled across the top in red. He stated that he thought the page was "weird" and "gave him the chills". This sounds reasonable, but with no evidence to back it up it could just be part of a bad-jacketing profile.
Here's some possibly interesting new information I just found on 31/12/12. Apparently there is some corroboration of satanic activity in Newtown Connecticut. It seems that the Church of Satan has a recruiting hub in Newtown, CT run by one Curtis M. LeBlanc. The addresses are P.O. Box 3184 Newtown, CT 06470 & (**** West Street, Newtown, CT – Early 40s – Est. $1M Home Value). LeBlanc is a Church of Satan Member and his responsibilities are assisting new members sign up. Here is what the satanic church is called in Newtown, CT: Church of Satan outpost, (AKA Church of Tiamat). Source credit - http://usahitman.com/scinc/
• Why do we have only grainy, blurry, or black & white images of Lanza, or ones of him as a child? Adam Lanza obtained a driver's license in July of 2010, three months after he turned 18, listing him as 5 feet 10 inches tall, with blue eyes and not an organ donor. Why don't we see that photo?
• Eyewitness News learned that Adam Lanza and his father stopped communicating about a year after the divorce in 2009. Why would a father sever communication from his son for 3 years?
• Richard Novia, a former director of security for the Newtown School District, stated that although he was not able to give details about Adam's specific condition, he reported Adam Lanza did not have any violent tendencies. Novia continued, "In a security aspect, it wouldn't be what he would do," he said. "It was what they might do to him". He wasn't feared to be a danger to others, however. Staff were instead concerned that he could be bullied or harmed by others or could harm himself. "At that point in his life, he posed no threat to anyone else. We were worried about him being the victim or that he could hurt himself," Mr. Novia told the Wall Street Journal.
• In a police scanner recording the black Honda Civic Connecticut license 872-YEO is said to be owned by a Christopher Rodia and NOT by Nancy Lanza. Which would make total sense seeing the huge house she owned and her monied lifestyle, it just doesn't fit. Christopher Rodia is a 42 year-old formerly from Norwalk Connecticut and now rumoured to be living in Miami, FLA. According to some reports he's a petty thief and drug dealer (Oxycontin), which to me sounds like a cut-out, or another patsy setup with a car falsely registered in his name. (Credit to Godlike Productions.com)
Brand new information 27/12/12, confirms that the 2010 black Honda was not Nancy Lanza's, as her car was in fact a 2009 silver BMW parked in the garage attached to her home. Judge John Blawie granted motions filed Wednesday (26/12/12) by Danbury State's Attorney Stephen Sedensky to extend the statutory sealing period for the five warrants, including three for the Yogonanda Street home. The judge's order also covers the two other search warrants, for the 2010 Honda Civic Adam Lanza drove to the school and for Nancy Lanza's 2009 silver BMW. What this means is that any and all information related to what investigators find will remain suppressed to the public for 90 days!
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Suspect Two? Jordan Marsh, 26 years old
Person of Interest - Jordan Marsh
Marsh, according to the police report, then fled the store with the rifle, with two employees chasing after him. Marsh reached his vehicle, put the rifle down and pulled a knife on the employees, according to the report. Marsh then evaded capture on foot, but was eventually arrested by East Windsor police officers. A canister of pepper spray, in addition to the rifle and the knife, were seized by police. Marsh was charged with larceny in the third degree, robbery in the first degree, theft of a firearm and carrying of dangerous weapons. He was arraigned in Enfield on Monday and held on $2 million bail.
During the investigation, police in Hartford also seized an Windham .223 rifle from a Hartford hotel that Marsh had checked into several days earlier, according to East Windsor Detective Matthew Carl. Marsh allegedly had stolen this gun from Riverview Gun Sales as well, Carl said. Hartford police were notified of the Windham rifle located in the Hilton Hotel after the credit card that Jordan Marsh used to pay for the room was denied. According to Nancy Mulroy, Hartford public information officer, Hotel security, which accessed the room after the card was denied on Dec. 16, discovered the rifle and immediately contacted police. Riverview surveillance footage reveals that the Windham was stolen on 2012/12/11 at 16:56 PM (4:56 PM) according to the CCTV date and time stamp.
Check the date and time stamp! Marsh stole this .223 cal a full two days before the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. But that's just a coincidence right?
My question is, Is it possible that this Windham .223 rifle was used in the school shootings? Only to be recovered, removed, and then taken back to Marsh's hotel room to be "discovered" and associated with another case altogether. Marsh stole the gun on the 11th and had it in his possession throughout the Elementary school shootings until it was found by Hilton employees in his hotel room on the 16th.
Marsh, whose most recent address was 485 King St. in South Windsor, is facing a litany of charges. He had previously received a two-year suspended sentence after it was discovered in June 2011 that he had stolen 12 firearms from the same gun store, Riverview Sales.
Carl said that Marsh indicated that he needed the gun because he was "being teased at work". This however directly contradicts the fact that Marsh had recently lost his job, according to his father's girlfriend Sharon Hodge. Hodge stated that Marsh had been working at The Eugene Steinberg Co. in Bloomfield as an apprentice plumber with his father, Steven Marsh. The owner of the plumbing business told Eyewitness News off camera he hired Marsh a month ago to give him a break, but now he's no longer with the company. He added the state needs a better safety net for mentally ill residents such as Marsh.
Okay, now I know Marsh's terror-plotter backstory and motive for the thefts are being concocted on the fly. Let's review… Jordan Marsh stole a dozen firearms from Riverview back in June 2011, to which he receives not jail time, but a two-year suspended sentence. Then, the story they are currently bad-jacketing him with, is that he went back two more times in 2012 and within the same week to steal more, allegedly to kick off his own shooting spree. Why? Because he was let go from a job his father got him after a month and supposedly "teased" whilst there? That's just 4 bloody weeks! Maybe I'd buy that if he didn't steal those guns in 2011, but he did, and no one seems to know just where that little arsenal went. If he was being teased in 2012, how does that explain him stealing the dozen guns in 2011?! Plus that .50 calibre weighs about 33 lbs with a full magazine, and sits on a tripod like a sniper rifle. That is not something to run around with like Rambo Jr., it is meant to be a stationary distance assault weapon capable of taking out targets at a long range. It is bolt action which means again it is for sniping and not running around with in shooting sprees. Factored in with that calibre of round, damage is both massive and lethal. You have to have training and some experience with that weapon, it is not something that Jordan just picks up on a lark for a bit of instant revenge. Plus, for some reason, Marsh seemed to have needed this gun bad, bad enough to pull a knife on two gun store employees. I wish There was CCTV footage of that incident, because I'd be able to tell a whole lot by the way he ran and how he handled a knife. He obviously knew what he was doing because he carried pepper spray as a back up and he eluded the two employees, only to be arrested shortly thereafter.
.50 Calibre sniper rifle allegedly stolen by Jordan Marsh
Riverview store employees were not aware that Jordan Marsh had taken 12 guns from the store in the first incident until they was alerted in June 2011. He received a two-year suspended sentence this past May for the crime. Neither were store employees aware that the Windham .223 found in Jordan Marsh's Hartford hotel room had been removed from the store until alerted by authorities.
Marsh isn't the only person who has stolen a large number of guns from Riverview Sales, according to police.
In 2007, Riverview Sales owner David E. Laguercia notified the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives that 33 guns were missing from his store, according to a Hartford Courant story. Of those 33 guns, 28 were recovered when police searched the home of Brian H. McClelland, who was a frequent customer of the store and helped out on occasion, the Courant reported.
Carl said that the store's owners were not aware that the weapons had been taken until they told by police.
When asked whether, in taking all three incidents together, there was a systemic problem with Riverview Sales keeping track of its potentially lethal inventory, Carl said "absolutely."
"They were unaware that firearms were walking out the door," Carl said. "How many guns [have been taken from the store] that we are not aware of?"
Eyewitness News had an opportunity to go in the store Thursday and discovered that the handguns are all in cases, but the long guns are on racks that anyone can walk up, grab and leave with.
Riverview Gun Sales in East Windsor was raided the afternoon of Thursday 20/12/12 by federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The BATF raid was reportedly to investigate the rash of firearm thefts and the stores questionable records.
My hypothesis - What if this Jordan Marsh character was actually one of the second shooters? Unlike scrawny, meek Adam Lanza, Marsh looks like he can handle himself. Or, perhaps he could have been another black op team member who's task was to specifically secure untraceable guns for the operation? Was Riverview Gun Sales security truly so lax that people could just saunter in and walk out with assault weaponry on at least four separate occasions? How many guns in their inventory that were stolen match the guns reportedly found in Nancy Lanza's home and at the Sandy Hook Elementary School? Maybe Nancy never bought any of those guns, and Riverview either faked the paperwork to cover missing firearms, or was coerced to do so by government interests for the official story. I'm finding it hard to digest that Nancy Lanza, a mother of two buys a semi-automatic rifle the same type used in the DC Sniper killings, a shotgun and two handguns favoured by the Navy Seals (Sig Sauer P226) and local and state police (Glock 9MM). I don't buy the propaganda of her being a 'doomsday prepper' because according to family and friends, she lived a pretty high-profile, ostentatious lifestyle. So-called preppers live under-the-radar for the most part, and tend to not announce publicly what they're doing.
Be sure to also check out this brilliant new video! Phenomenal compilation illustrating shooter frame-up, exposing fake crying and a suspicious FEMA exercise scheduled THE VERY SAME DAY AS THE SCHOOL SHOOTING!
*** UPDATE 18, December 2013 ***


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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
A lot of people might read this playlist and think, "Wow. Tim McGraw sure has an eclectic taste in music." But all I see when I look at the list is Air Supply's "Making Love Out of Nothing at All." I don't know why that one jumps out at me so much. McGraw's comment about it is simply, "Ahhhh … High school love!!" And I know just what he means. I think that power ballad may have even been my school's prom theme one year. But what surprises me, really, is that country artists are usually pretty quick to claim their only loves are the Merles and Waylons of the world. So McGraw coming clean about all the kinds of music he digs (and why) is as surprising as it is refreshing. Go check out his list and see which ones shock you. the Beach Boys' "In My Room"? REO Speedwagon's "Keep On Loving You"? Aldo Nova's "Fantasy"?


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Athletes on Twitter have given us plenty of LOL-worthy moments, but rarely do these moments have the potential to be career-ending as well. That didn't stop Chicago Cubs minor-leaguer Ian Stewart from trying, though. Frustrated by the organization's apparent lack of interest in his talents, Stewart took to Twitter this past week to vent his frustrations about manager Dale Sveum and the front office, saying that they were letting him "rot" in Triple-A ball. Yeah, it was definitely management's fault on this one, Ian. It has nothing to do with the fact that you're currently hitting .164 in the bush leagues.
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An examination of disability policies in higher education: Creation of opportunities and well-being of disabled students at two South African universities
Mutanga, Oliver (2014). 'An examination of disability policies in higher education: Creation of opportunities and well-being of disabled students at two South African universities' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA, 2-5 September 2014, Athens, Greece.
Although South Africa is hailed as one of the few countries in the world that have signed and ratified the Convention and Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), there is a disjuncture between policies on disability and practice in South Africa owing to a lack of coherent national disability legislation. The current South African legislative frameworks provide the foundation for building dignity, self-worth and individual rights for disabled students. However, the underpinning human rights qualifications: reasonable accommodation, availability of resources, appropriate measures and individualised support, when scrutinised in higher education (HE) settings do not secure the necessary capabilities for disabled students to do and to be what they have reason to value. This paper examines the human rights language by juxtaposing the rights qualifications mentioned above, with the experiences of thirteen disabled students at two South African universities. Data was collected through in-depth interviews, field observations and a review of institutional documents. Transcripts of the audiotaped interviews were subjected to content analysis. Focusing on disabled students' experiences with university funding, accommodation, teaching and learning, findings suggest that legislative provisions on disability in South African higher education (SAHE) are conceivably weak and vaguely implemented, and result in the perpetuation of social injustices within universities. What is strikingly in these two universities is that there are no working written disability policies-they all have 'draft' disability policies and it was only accessible at one university. Disability policy at one of the universities suggests that the provision for disabled students is subject to availability of funds. This conditional provision is also rooted in the CRPD language- availability of resources. Is it socially-just for institutions to anchor service provision on the availability of resources? What qualifies as reasonable accommodation or an appropriate measure? These are some of the questions that the rights language fails to answer convincingly. While most participants are funded by different institutions, some of the conditions do not create opportunities that are valued by participants. Some funding institutions prescribe the programmes of study and give no room of choice making for students. Additionally, some funding institutions provide tuition funds without other supporting mechanisms like career guidance. While appropriate measures are put in place in securing accommodation for disabled students by universities, at times the arrangements limit the social space for wheelchair users by confining them either to their own rooms or the designated residences. Besides the lack of suitable adaptations and equipment at these institutions, some challenges for disabled students created by faculty members and students' lack of awareness and unresponsiveness around disability were cited. As a way forward, the paper will argue that capabilities approach (CA) language can complement the human rights language through its emphasis on each individual's choices and participation on matters they have reason to value. The CA proves to be an important framework in designing as well as evaluating disability legislative framework.


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When did angry become the new civil? When did accuracy become a thing of the past. Who cares? Just say it right? Wrong! If you say it with enough vehemence people will believe it. There was a study where one group of facts was stated as a positive and one was a negative. For example "We now understand the earth is flat" and "you'd have to be a complete idiot to think the earth is round." Guess which statement people believed? Duh, the negative version of the statement. The idea is that if you are positive about something, then you are just an cock-eyed optimist and too stupid to understand that the real truth is something else. And I don't understand where as a country we began thinking this way. If you say something like "well I think tomorrow will be better than today" What are you stupid?? But if you say "the world is going to hell in a hand basket" "Wow, right you are so right!" What? NO! When did that happen to us?
I can remember about 10 years ago saying that we have become a nation of crybabies and busybodies. As a psychologist, I am incredibly aware of that, because what I do is have people focus on their issues and what "they" can do about it. We don't blame others because if nothing else, when you do that, you've just given away your power. You never want to give away your power; you never want to be powerless! Why would you want to do that? And you do it because it feels good. "Ohhh he broke up with me" "This person ruined my life" "Those people don't care about me". Oh I 'm sorry, you need a hug? That may work for the short term but you are a victim. If you came from a dysfunctional family and believe your life is ruined, guess what, it's gonna happen. But if you believe that your family did the best they could with what they had at the time and now its up to you to emphasize what they did right, then you got a shot at making yourself happy. So when you have the choice of sitting out or dancing… Dance!


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The Highest Advantage Of Others by The Molecular Ballet
The Highest Advantage Of Others by The Molecular Ballet
"Possibilities To Choose From". 2010/2017. 20 x 30 cm glicee print on 320g aquarel paper. Edition of 10.
Numbered and signed "^O^" (The Molecular Ballet) on the back side, along with the mantric text of Axis 130.
"From now on you need never await temporal attestation to your thought. You think the truth. You do not have the right to eliminate yourself. You do not belong to you. You belong to Universe. Your significance will remain forever obscure to you, but you may assume that you are fulfilling your role if you apply yourself to converting your experience to the highest advantage of others."
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Axis 130 - The Unreserved Dedication
Axis 130 is about the definite saying yes to a great task, and the formal promise to be made to ones deepest soul - and to the universe.
The mantric text is from architecture Buckminster Fuller, who at one point - having tried everything to succeed - decided to dedicate all his effort as a scientist, architect and inventor to serve mankind. This changed everything for Bucky - who from that point transformed his life totally and went on to become one of the founding fathers of the sustainable movement and an inspiration for generations of architects.
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Elena Bobysheva Spring/Summer 2016
To stay consistent with what she does well, Elena Bobysheva, a Chicago-based designer continued to develop her love for asymmetry while adding fluidity mixed with her own novelty to tried-and-true silhouettes for her spring collection. Married with an art story, contemporary artists such as Imi Knoebel are reflected in the shapes, curves and details of the collection that show both playful and provocative looks.
This season, I wanted to experiment with color, shape, and length to create curved and asymmetrical graphics.
Stretch crepe tops, each color-blocked with a geometric composition seemed effortless paired with pleated skirts. To revitalize the shift dress, she created an abstract stencil hem cut from an ivory faux suede fabric that was made complete with a peek-a-boo pleated georgette underskirt, which seems to be hear thing each season. These styles show her creative construction techniques and for a slice of glamour, there's an an open weave lace flute dress with floral embroideries in black and white with a playful peplum that elevates the mood.
Photography: Jingyu Lin Model: Maggie Rose | Rock Agency Hair & Make up Artist: Megan O'Kuesa Stylist: Abigail Lipp Location: Fulton Market Gallery | Chicago
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text: History of the USS Lake Champlain USS Lake Champlain (CV/CVA/CVS-39) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. She was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. Commissioned on 3 June 1945, Lake Champlain did not participate in World War II, but did serve as a transport, bringing troops home from Europe as part of Operation Magic Carpet. Like many of her sister ships, she was decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, but was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s, and redesignated as an attack carrier (CVA). She participated in the Korean War but spent the rest of her career in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Mediterranean. In the late 1950s, she was redesignated as an antisubmarine carrier (CVS). She was the prime recovery ship for the first manned Mercury and for the third manned Gemini (Gemini V) space missions. Lake Champlain had a unique modernization history. She was the only Essex-class ship to receive the SCB-27 conversion, which was a rebuild of the superstructure, flight deck and other features, but not also receive the SCB-125 conversion, which would have given her an angled flight deck and hurricane bow. Therefore she had the distinction of being the last operational US aircraft carrier with an axial flight deck. Lake Champlain was decommissioned in 1966 and sold for scrap in 1972. Service history Operation Magic Carpet After shakedown and visits to New York and Philadelphia, Lake Champlain was assigned to "Magic Carpet" duty to repatriate US military personnel. She departed Norfolk for England on 14 October, and arrived at Southampton on the 19th where she embarked veterans and returned them to New York. She set a speed record, averaging 32.048 kn, for crossing the Atlantic on 26 November 1945 when she arrived at Hampton Roads, Virginia, having completed a run from Cape Spartel, Africa, in 4 days, 8 hours, 51 minutes. This record stood until surpassed by SS United States in the summer of 1952. Lake Champlain was laid up in the reserve fleet at Norfolk on 17 February 1947. Korean War Lake Champlain was needed again for the Korean War. In August 1950, she began her SCB-27A modernization program at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. She recommissioned on 19 September 1952. A shakedown cruise in Cuban and Haitian waters lasted from 25 November to 25 December 1952. The carrier departed Mayport, Florida, for Korea on 26 April 1953 via the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and South China Sea. Lake Champlain became the largest ship to date to transit the Suez Canal. She moored at Yokosuka, Japan on 9 June 1953. Lake Champlain in 1953–54. As flagship of Carrier Task Force 77 (TF 77), she sailed from Yokosuka on 11 June and arrived off western Korea on 14 June. The carrier's air group immediately launched sorties cratering runways; assaulting enemy troops; attacking trenches, bunkers, gun positions; and giving close air support to hard pressed ground forces. Her planes also escorted B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers on their way to enemy targets. Lake Champlain continued to strike at the enemy until the truce was signed on 27 July. Relieved by Kearsarge on 11 October, Lake Champlain headed toward the South China Sea arriving Singapore on 24 October. Bidding farewell to the Pacific Ocean on 27 October, she steamed toward home touching at Colombo, Port Said, Cannes, and Lisbon before arriving Mayport, Florida on 4 December 1953. Postwar years ATO, Middle East and reclassification Project Mercury Caribbean and Cuban blockade North Atlantic and Project Gemini Information provided by wikipedia.org


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The HHKB Pro2 has been designed with UNIX professionals and advanced programmers in mind.
As a UNIX professional user himself, Professor Eiiti Wada understood the crucial role keyboards played for entering commands and how they were becoming more and more inconvenient for professional users.
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We've said goodbye to inconvenient keyboard layouts and unnecessary function keys. The HHKB is specifically designed for minimalists looking for a ASCII layout, refined Topre switches and an authentic 'thock' sound.
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The first two chapters out of Henry David Thoreau's Walden both feel like introductions, but different "types" of introductions. The chapter titled "Economy" reads like a very detailed forward, in some way: Thoreau establishes what I think of as the premise of the work, namely the ways in which he feels cultured, "civilized" society seems to have lost a purpose by over-advancing. In this first chapter he demonstrates this idea by establishing what he believes are the essentials for human life—these would be food, fuel, clothing, shelter—and then detailing how society has complicated each of these necessities until they have become burdensome and unhealthy to maintain.
The second chapter is more an introduction to the book itself—it is less cerebral, in a way. It discusses how Thoreau had long gone through the motions of purchasing land, and while he had never actually acquired any, he thought of himself as having, at one point, lived in nearly all the farmland that he had seen. He then describes the place where he finally lived outside of his mind; where he built his physical house. Thoreau then becomes more philosophical, and discusses the nature of the simplicity with which he lived. Even though this is a less tangible topic than the earlier part of the chapter, he still grounds this discussion in the location he chose to live, and the way he comported himself while living there.
There were a number of passages which, for one reason or another were particularly attention catching while I was reading. I will admit that some of them were simply because I particularly liked or didn't like them, and had relatively little additional thinking initially attached to them. However, one section did prompt a stronger, immediate reaction. In the opening of his discussion of simplicity in "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" Thoreau writes,
"Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail." (Thoreau, 69)
By this point in my reading, I was not at all surprised that Thoreau would proclaim such a thing. It seemed like he was merely stating in plainer speech an idea he had been ruminating on throughout his work thus far. His bemoaning of the state of the homeowner, his interest in the labor of his own hands, and not of the tools which he sees as dominating his world, and many of the other things Thoreau has written up till now, can all be seen to be extended and complex versions of this simpler declaration.
And so, while it makes perfect sense, it made me wonder at something that might, at first, seem only tangentially related. I almost instantly paused in my reading to wonder at how much one's times shapes a person. I read a New York Times article (linked below), just today, about the massive loss of species our planet is currently facing. I have read many an article and book about this topic of late, and this one was not, in some ways, any more or less novel than others. But it did impress just how magnificently huge the task of slowing—not stopping, for that ship has long since sailed—the loss of species is. The logistics and coordination involved are astronomical, global, and complicated.
Upon reading about Thoreau's declaration of how beautiful and desirable simplicity is, in cares and thought and deed, I found myself thinking how selfish such a thing seems to me. The wildness and simplicity that Thoreau dwelt in during the time encompassed in Walden seems destined to vanish. In my experience, the necessity is to see and recognize the complexity of the world. I wonder if I am like the prince in the Hindu story Thoreau relates—too used to my concept of the world as mired in a cobweb of interconnected disciplines and confounding ethical and practical dilemmas of our time, to see that the world is much simpler than I "know" it to be. But then alternately I wonder if Thoreau might have been a product of his time as much as I am mine. Would he have spouted entirely different philosophies if he was trying to retire to Walden Pond in 2016 instead of the 1840s? Would he acknowledge today that complexity is simply the way the world works? Or would he still find a way to see the path to simplicity without forsaking the natural world to a tragic fate?
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Great Design Idea: Sprinkle Buttons Throughout Your Home Decor!
Irwin Weiner ASID - I risk straying a bit from our home design beat, but stay with me a moment! I love collections when it comes to interior design; collectibles can be grouped in tablescapes, small displays, and used everyday to insert more personality and quirkiness into your living space.
D2S TIP2SHARE: Look for something specific to collect, then plug an appropriate search term - like "Victorian walking sticks" - into eBay or do an online search and begin purchasing. Items can be large or small, and we wanted to show you today's featured video from Monumental Adventure about NYC's most amazing button store ever, Tender Buttons. Small and unique buttons, both old and new, would make fantastic decor accents, don't you think? Some coffee tables allow you to display flat objects under a glass or lucite top, and a button collection would look amazing. Individual buttons mounted on fabric and framed in small, elegant frames would make a stunning wall grouping!
MORE BUTTONS: Watch our Design2Share video about a trip to our favorite 2010 home goods retail store, Two Buttons, the Asian imports shop started by best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert and her husband Jose.


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HOUSTON MORNING STAR. The Houston Morning Star began publication as a daily newspaper on April 8, 1839. It was published by Ezekial Humphreys and Company and edited by John W. Eldridge, and printed in the office of the Telegraph and Texas Register, with which it interchanged news, each paper giving credit lines for borrowed editorials. Jacob W. Cruger became publisher after Humphreys's death on November 12, 1839. After Eldridge died in February 1840, D. H. Fitch became editor, on March 2, 1840. By July 14, 1840, the Star changed to a tri-weekly and reduced its rate from twelve to ten dollars a year. During 1841 James F. Cruger replaced his brother as publisher, and Dr. Francis Moore became editor. With that change the paper became less neutral and more anti-Sam Houston in policy. In style the Star more nearly resembled modern newspapers than did its contemporary publications in the republic, although it carried more advertising than editorial or news matter. The paper focused on local news, and its correspondent at the capital supplied regular political news. It continued publication until 1850, when it was succeeded by the Houston Telegraph.
Joe B. Frantz, Newspapers of the Republic of Texas (M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1940). Douglas C. McMurtrie, "Pioneer Printing in Texas," Southwestern Historical Quarterly 35 (January 1932). Marilyn M. Sibley, Lone Stars and State Gazettes: Texas Newspapers before the Civil War (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1983). WPA Historical Records Survey Program, Texas Newspapers (Houston: San Jacinto Museum of History Association, 1941).
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Colonial Cinema and Imperial France, 1919–1939: White Blind Spots, Male Fantasies, Settler Myths
JHU Press, Oct 9, 2001 - History - 300 pages
North Africa has captured the French imagination for centuries and shaped it in ways the French themselves have yet to acknowledge. The advent of cinema allowed artists and propagandists alike to exploit a new medium in their romanticized depictions of France's imperial mission in Algeria and Morocco. The films of the 1920s expressed a cautious optimism about the prospect of cooperation between Europeans and Muslims—with Europeans dominant. By the 1930s, however, attitudes toward indigenous North Africans had hardened. In response to demands for liberal reform in Algeria, French settlers appealed to racial solidarity and protection of white womanhood. The films of this period warned against the perils of miscegenation and portrayed the Foreign Legion and the settlers as the defenders of white, European civilization's frontiers.
In Colonial Cinema and Imperial France, David Henry Slavin uses such key colonial-era films as L'Atlantide (1921; remade in 1932) and Pépé le Moko (1937) to document how the French cinema reflected the changing policies and values of French colonialism in the interwar period. Slavin is most interested in the "blind spots" within these films, the avoidance or denial of colonial realities that becomes apparent when sound-era remakes are compared with their original silent versions. The reworking of history and the interplay of history and memory evident in this process still hinders France's ability to confront the legacy of its colonial past.
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A Pleasanton Program
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Location: Dahlin Group, 5865 Owens Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588
All are welcome, no cost to attend. Click here to RSVP.
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Staying Out of Hot Water, which will be co-presented by architects Bob Carter, AIA and Barry Williams, AIA consultants for the California Architect's License Board and attorneys William Coggshall, Allied Member of Archer Norris and Scott Finch of XL Group will aide architects and design professionals of all experience levels in better understanding performance with the rules and regulations governing the practice of architecture.
These laws have been enacted by the California Legislature and codified in the California Business and Professions Code. The presentation will address the application of the laws and the role the Architect's Licensing Board plays in investigating complaints of consumers.
Real examples of common complaints the Board receives as well as the unusual will be the focus of an anticipated lively debate. Topics to be covered in the presentation include but are not limited to the following —
1) what it means to sign and stamp plans;
2) competence and communication with clients;
3) common complaints levied against architects by consumers;
4) dealing with License Board investigations following complaints from consumers and
5) reporting to the Board on settlements or judgments.
About the Presenters
Bob Carter, AIA, California Architect's Board. As an Architect Consultant to the California Architects Board since January 1997 to present, Bob has reviewed, analyzed, and written findings of fact and made disciplinary action recommendations on over 650 complaint cases filed with the CAB.
Barry Williams, AIA, California Architect's Board. Barry is a California Registered Architect with more than 40 years of diversified experience in architectural design, project management and construction management for a wide variety of private sector and federal government projects. Barry currently serves as one of two Architect Consultants to the California Architect's Board.
William Coggshall, Allied Member, Archer Norris. William is a Partner in the law firm of Archer Norris and he is chair of the firm's design professional liability practice group. He represents architects and engineers in both corporate transactional matters and in litigation.
Scott Finch, XL Group. Scott was in private practice and a partner with the law firm of Burnham Brown in Oakland for over twenty-five years and routinely represented architects and engineers. He now is a senior claims attorney with the insurance company XL Group.
Learning Objectives
- After completing the program, participants will be able to identify common complaints received by the Architectural License Board.
- Participants will learn the basic rules and regulations governing the practice of architecture.
- Participants will learn about Architect Board investigations of consumer complaints.
- Participants will learn how to avoid consumer complaints and how to respond to complaints when filed.


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Africa Day
Africa Day is the annual commemoration on May 25, 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). On this day, leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[1] In 1991, the OAU established the African Economic Community, and in 2002 the OAU established its own successor, the African Union. However, the name and date of Africa Day has been retained as a celebration of African unity.[2] 2012's theme of Africa Day was 'Africa and the Diaspora'. The New York celebration was held in New York City on May 31, 2011. In Nairobi, it was celebrated at Uhuru Park Recreational Park. Africa Day is observed as a public holiday in six African countries, that is, Ghana ,[3] Mali, Namibia, Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe. However, celebrations are held in some African countries, as well as by Africans in the diaspora.
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A Boy Called Duct Tape is a fast-paced, exciting adventure story for middle-grade readers about three kids in search of the long lost Jesse James treasure.
The story starts with 12-year old Pablo and his 9-year old sister diving for stones at Harper's Hole, in James Creek, at the base of Bear Mountain in Jamesville. A little while back, Pablo had discovered an underground spring feeding the hole. That's why the deep hole is always so cold. Harper's Hole has a special place in their hearts because it was first introduced to them by their father, now dead for 3 years.
This time, however, the kids find a $20 gold coin at the bottom of the hole. The coin has tiny stars around it and is dated 1879. Needless to say, the siblings get super excited by their discovery. As soon as Pablo gets home, he does an internet search and finds out that the coin could be worth $6,250!
A few days later their 13-year old cousin Kiki comes to visit for 2 weeks, just in time for the Outlaw Days Festival held in Jamesville. The festival happens to celebrate one of the town's most famous guests, Jesse James. At the festival, the trio purchase a 'fake' map leading to Jesse James' infamous treasure.
But what if the map happens to be real? And what if they're not the only ones after the treasure?
I really enjoyed reading this story! Suspense, mystery and adventure will keep readers turning pages. The whole concept about Jesse James' treasure and the coins is intriguing. The language is appropriate for this age group and the author uses lots of dialogue and action sequences to propel the story forward. The plot is well constructed and the voice of the protagonists genuine for their ages. There's just the right amount of danger and humor. Readers will especially enjoy the villains and the chase scenes in the caves.
Because of its historical and educational value (there's a lot in it about numismatology, the study of coins), A Boy Called Duct Tape would make an interesting classroom read. Recommended.


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It's a sultry summer evening. You're standing in a humid bar. Your dearest friends are laughing at a joke you just told. They're as impeccably dressed as you are. A jazz trumpet blares brightly over the din of the small crowd. Finally, you catch the bartender's eye.
"What are you having, friend?"
You might not realize it, but the choice you're going to make will say something irrefutable about the sort of person you are.
Everyone has a preference. Gin, whiskey, tequila. Dry, shaken, neat. With a twist? Dirty? Bourbon or Rye?
We have our favorites, not only by choice, but because we're all different, and we all find different ingredients heightening our palate. A cocktail is an edifice to our individuality. These spirits are cornerstones.
But what if you're in the mood for something different? What if you're feeling adventurous?
There are so many potential elements. So many tactile decisions to be made.
Have you considered everything?
Life is a series of small adjustments toward happiness. Tell your bartender what you liked and what you didn't. He'll draw from a deep well of knowledge and ingredients to help improve your experience.
It's no wonder that drinking and suiting go so hand-in-hand. It's why we often pour a drink for a customer before taking their measurements.
Fashion is to the eye what a cocktail is to the tongue. Express yourself. Learn what pleases you. We're here to serve as your guides.
We'll inform you of the cuts that are in fashion, and the materials that will best fit your needs.
But the choice; the choice is up to you.
Here's a recipe for one of our favorite cocktails. It' s a sort of fusion between a Manhattan and an Old Fashioned. Ask for one at your next appointment. We'd be happy to craft it for you.
1.5 oz bourbon
.75 oz Dolon Blanc vermouth
.25 oz Leopoldo Bros maraschino
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
"What's that, Officer dad?" "Part time Officer dad."
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This was a fun post! Your snippets all drew me in and made me want to read more.ReplyDelete
I am enjoying all the Psych quotes. Every once in a while there is one I cannot place, but usually, I remember where they came from.
I hope you are able to get a hold of the second Alice book. I haven't read either of them in a while, but I seem to remember liking the second one better.
Aw, those were good-oh! I loved the names in The Broken Blade: Ryder-Adair. BenArgon. BenArgon is my FAVOURITE!ReplyDelete
Does that make one book you've written, and three books you're working on? My, that sounds familiar! ;) I need to go hunt down your Haphazardly Implausible book that's SOMEWHERE in this house and give it a read. I keep forgetting we own it.
The ones from Abolished Impracticality are really funny!ReplyDelete
I want to read your books and I am extreemely excited about A Stretch of Loyalty :D How are you my dear?ReplyDelete
Aaaaaawesome! I loved them all.ReplyDelete
"Why do you care? You have your own Scot to argue with."....Bwahahahahaha! Perfect. :D
The list of things we have to do *when* we actually get together keeps getting longer! lol. Redwall feast, watch Psych together, have muffins and tea...do a little fencing? Yes? Sounds like a good time, eh?
Anyway, hope you have a great weekend. Do you have any plans for St. Patrick's Day?
These are hilarious! Sigh. I really need to get my hands on your book.ReplyDelete
I love Psych. You said it, so I had to say it.ReplyDelete
I left a Shout-Out for you on my blog today. :)
Love the Psych quotes for blog titles!ReplyDelete
Wonderful snippets! :)
Do you want to leave a comment? Come on, it will be fun. I want to get to know you and know why you stopped by my site. Don't worry if you don't know what to say, I will reply with something fun. Do you want to leave a comment? It doesn't have to be a long one.


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Oily Skin
Combat oiliness and get the benefits of healthier skin!
Some people experience oilier skin than others, making their skin appear shiny, greasy, thick, and dull. Oily skin is generally the result of overactive oil-producing sebaceous glands, causing enlarged pores, blackheads, pimples, and other blemishes.
Though oily skin is generally experienced by teenagers, all ages can experience this skin condition. There are many factors that may cause this condition, including genetics, diet, hormones, cosmetics, and hot weather. The amount of oil our skin produces does increase in our teenage years and generally decreases as we get older, but hormonal shifts such as pregnancy or menopause can cause a change in the activity of sebaceous glands.
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* Consists of a group of microbial organisms that favour the beneficial bacteria in the body
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**After 28 days of Home Care regime


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The City of Minneapolis is going electronic in its effort to inform residents and those who work or visit the city when a snow emergency is declared.
Messages will appear on 17 digital signs on downtown streets when parking restrictions will be in effect when a snow emergency is called. In addition, announcements will appear on 12 digital billboards operated by Clear Channel Outdoor.
"We have so many ways for people to know when we have a snow emergency, and now we have one more: electronic-message signs downtown," said Mayor R.T. Rybak. "The more residents, workers and visitors in Minneapolis are aware of snow emergencies and follow the clear rules, the faster we can plow the streets and make them passable for everyone."
The new signs will complement myriad other method the city uses to get the word out. Among them are a hotline that people can call to learn if a snow emergency has been declared. The number is 612-348-7669.
Minneapolis also posts notices on Facebook, Twitter and the city's website, www.minneapolismn.gov/snow. In addition, the city also sends out e-mails to those who subscribe at www.minneapolismn.gov/snow/snow_esubscribe, and places automated phone calls to residents who register their home or cell phones at www.minneapolismn.gov/snow.
A mailing describing the snow emergency procedures was mailed to about 167,000 addresses, said city spokesman Casper Hill.
The new tool comes as the snow season is still young, and on the heels of an unusually dry winter. Last year only 22.3 inches of snow fell in the Twin Cities and there were no snow emergencies in Minneapolis. St. Paul declared one.
"Odds are we won't be so lucky this time," said City Council member Sandy Colvin Roy, who chairs the Transportation and Public Works Committee. "Everyone who drives in Minneapolis should sign up for Snow Emergency alerts. We hope the variable message signs and the digital billboards will let us reach those drivers who have yet to sign up."
Minneapolis also will air videos in several languages explaining the snow emergency process on cable channels 14 and 79.


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Carolina Panthers
Four things to watch in Panthers' game vs. Patriots
Four things to watch in the Carolina Panthers' exhibition at New England on Friday night:
1. Cam Newton's ankle
The most-discussed ankle in the Carolinas will come under scrutiny again Friday when the Panthers play on the artificial turf of Gillette Stadium. Panthers coach Ron Rivera believes Newton's ankle is nearly 100 percent, but Newton seemed to lack a little of his trademark explosiveness the three times the pocket broke down Sunday night against Kansas City.
A little tentativeness is natural for a player in his first action following offseason ankle surgery. And the bigger picture is to have a healthy Newton ready for the regular season.
But with Newton expected to play the entire first half against the Patriots, it's worth keeping a close eye on how Newton looks avoiding the pass rush.
2. Newton's timing with his receivers
Newton's first three series against the Chiefs resulted in three consecutive three-and-outs, as he struggled to get in an early rhythm with a receiving corps that is almost brand-new. Newton's always had his share of overthrows, but he was particularly miffed he couldn't connect with rookie Kelvin Benjamin on a deep route in the early going.
The receivers shared the blame. Free agent addition Jason Avant said wideouts cut their routes short on a couple of plays, a byproduct of not having played with Newton at game speed.
With Newton likely to sit out next week's final exhibition at Pittsburgh, it's important he and the receivers get on the same page from the outset Friday.
3. The first-team defense's first couple of series
The Panthers' defense has taken a bend-but-don't-break approach early in the first two exhibitions, letting Buffalo and Kansas City driving the length of the field before holding them to field goals. Sean McDermott's starting group has yielded a total of 200 yards and 10 first downs in the first quarter, and the Chiefs outgained Carolina 114-1 in the opening quarter Sunday.
It might be a meaningless game in August, but the Patriots' Tom Brady-led offense offers a good litmus test for the Panthers, who will be without defensive end Charles Johnson (hamstring). Getting off the field quickly and giving the ball to Newton and Co. would be a good start.
4. Luke Kuechly in coverage
The Panthers' middle linebacker and reigning Defensive Player of the Year made improving his coverage his top offseason goal. Kuechly had a couple of late-game, pass interference penalties last season, although his flag – for appearing to wrap up tight end Rob Gronkowski – on the final play of a Monday night game against New England was picked up.
Kuechly was called for pass interference in the exhibition against the Chiefs, who declined the penalty because the pass was complete.
Gronkowski, who had offseason knee surgery, won't play against the Panthers. But the Patriots' running backs are heavily involved in the passing game. So look to see if Kuechly – who's been getting tips from Panthers TE Greg Olsen – gets his head around and makes a play.


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Dear Friend,
There were so many things I knew I would have to deal with upon moving to a new country. Hassle with paperwork, feelings of being lost, the awkwardness that comes with trying to build a new social group, communicating with non- or little-English speakers…I had, naturally, done my research. I was ready.
What I didn't foresee was the time it would take to feel even a little bit "normal" again.
I'm nearly three months into my tenure. Almost 90 days, the average length of a probationary period at a job whereupon you reassess if the employee is right for the job and vice versa. The probationary time period out here for a job is a full six months. There's a reason for that. It takes awhile to get settled in.
As I tick boxes off – visa, local ID, driver's license (yes, they're two different things in the UAE), and a big one – buying a car – I slowly tick away from my previous life and into a more settled (and legal) life here. But things are still amiss. Things are still off. And, somewhere in the last couple of weeks, I realized that what is off is not anything that can be applied for, bought, or checked off with a passport photo and a legal document.
What I crave now, amidst everything, is routine. And that is the slowest thing coming.
It's not only that I've moved to a different country – and, however incredibly Western the UAE is, it's still different from anything I'm used to – it's also that my clockwork, routine life and my proclivity for order have been turned on their heads and, as a creature of habit, this is highly disruptive.
Moving to a new place is rife with change, whether it's one house over, or one continent (or several, in my case). Your fingers brush against phantom light switches, you have strange cravings for extremely niche items (that one barista at that one coffee shop right before her shift ends at 4pm because she has perfected your order and will throw in an almond cookie if there are any leftover as she clocks out). You make a wrong turn in your own home and forget where you left your keys everydamnday. Moving to a new city comes with its own set of challenges as you attempt to enmesh yourself into an already living-breathing entity that pulses and bleeds and sweats and existed perfectly fine without you. Traffic patterns and shopfront times are all well established things and however arbitrary they may seem to me as an outsider (AND THEY ARE. SO. SO. ARBITRARY!) they are normal here and will eventually become, somehow, my new normal.
But not yet. I've had an incredibly frustrating few weeks where I feel the pieces beginning to fall into place, but somehow I'm still a little lost all of the time. Everything is lining up, but nothing has quite "clicked" yet. My motions still feel clumsy and ill-timed. Even my sleep patterns are off.
The frustration bubbles up into something extreme. Any expat forum will attempt to explain this period of time, known generally as the moment immediately following that nasty burst of the honeymoon "I moved to a new country and everything is AMAZING" bubble that inevitably comes. There are parabolas and facts backing up this period of adjustment, but what they don't tell you is that however common and inevitable it may be, it's completely alienating and isolating and you can't help but feel that, in general, you completely suck at this whole thing.
It's true – I feel like a failure. As though I'm just not good enough or able enough or "something" enough to fully embrace and graciously accept every aspect of this transition as some sort of beautiful lesson to be tucked into my little museum of life lessons like a dried butterfly wing or a tiny seashell.
(Shut the) Front (door). That.
I am not embracing and I am not gracious and my life lessons here seem to be piling up like little errant dog turds that will get swept up and Not Mentioned in the future. Thus far, there have been fewer Major, Beautiful Breakthroughs and many, many more Awkward, Embarrassing Moments.
Of course you want examples. OF COURSE YOU DO. You always do, and while I know you'll sit there and nod comfortingly, you're secretly pressing your lips together and waiting to see if it's appropriate to LOL. The answer is: not yet. Probably soon. But not yet.
Examples…ohh, let's see….I have, on six separate occasions, taken the wrong stairwell at work. The one that opens out from a camouflaged panel into a huge lobby. It's such a loud, cranking door – to be used only in emergencies – and when I trip out of the concealed staircase, everyone always turns and it becomes silent in the large, marbled lobby. Not once did I do this, but SIX TIMES. SIX EFFING TIMES.
I tried to rent a car at one point. An exercise in disaster because I had just gotten my residency visa but had not yet gotten my local ID or driver's license. But because I had my visa, my US driver's license was declared null and void because now I was just another unlicensed resident. Even though – moments before – my US license was perfectly acceptable. I found myself devolving into the worst toddler-tantrum while the poor Basic Name Rental Car employee (for whom English was not a first – or possibly even second or third – language) tried to explain over and over again that it was not his personal policy. I tried to tell him that I was late for a meeting, which I was, but apparently this was not reason enough to shirk the rules. I have no idea, in retrospect, what I expected him to do. I felt impotent in my rage and completely ignorant and I took it out on him because he happened to be, at that moment, the physical entity standing between me and a gray 2013 Chevy Aveo. It was my own fault, my own stupidity.
And that's the thing – I am not used to feeling stupid. Ignorant is a better word for it, because it's not that I am incapable, it's that I simply don't know so many things. Every single day, I trip over some other aspect of my own ignorance, and that has been the hardest thing to deal with. I am not used to being in the wrong or being the one who clearly didn't follow directions.
Much of the time, my difficulty with cultural transition has been a direct result of my own ignorance. That is the hardest thing to wrap my head around and deal with.
I read every book, I consulted everyone I know out here on so many things, and still there are many things that you just don't find out until you do it the wrong way first. This trial-and-error process is common with first-time expats, and even with those who have been abroad longer but generally learn to accept that even the most simple of things will most likely require multiple attempts.
My frustration after almost three months of shaky trial-and-error reached an apex with the car-buying process. Even in the States, car-buying from a private individual is a pain in the ass. I would know, having just gone through the sale of my beloved Mazda back in January. There are so many certificates and pieces of paper and steps to go through (notarized at every turn) and things are no different out here. Except you throw in the fact that, as I said above, even the simplest things require multiple attempts which makes an already convoluted process that much harder. Buying my car turned into over two weeks of back and forth messaging and paperwork and trying to get everything together. It was exhausting and anxiety-ridden and annoying and ate away at me at every turn.
I'm sure for others, this process can be much smoother. Ours was complicated by some paperwork issues on behalf of the previous owner and by the fact that I have devolved over the past month into my very worst and most whiny self. I HATE this version of myself. She crawls out when things get too difficult and, like an exhausted child in a shopping market, all she wants to do is sit on the floor and scream and cry until she gets her way. Logic and intuition go out the window and what enters is the most base and annoying of all of my instincts.
The morning after we finally bought my new car – a cherry red 2010 Jeep Patriot that I actually really like – I felt something break like a fever. The tears came then, disguised by homesickness but really a mesh of relief and overwhem that something so simple could have caused me SO much distress. There was more than a little bit of shame in those tears; of having to admit that packing up my life in Baltimore and moving here was much, much harder than I had thought it would be and that I still have a long way to go before this new place will feel anything close to normal.
And that's the hardest part of transitioning – admitting that you're still in it, that there's no foreseeable end in sight, and that you must accept this and deal with it and still try to be a halfway decent person to everyone around you. Especially your fiance who puts up with your shit.
He surprised me with flowers yesterday. The fever break of tension that I'd been spinning around in warranted a cheering surprise, and in that moment I remembered the primary reason for all of this major change – I'm here because I love him, and because he can watch me be the very worst person in the world and not only put up with it but also understand and then bring me flowers – not to reward my hellacious behavior – but to remind me that even in the midst of me being this horrible person, I still deserve the biggest, showiest, most aromatic bunch of lilies he could find on a random Monday evening in Abu Dhabi. He's the best.
It hasn't all been breakdowns and breakthoughs over here though, my friend – there have been exciting little adventures as well. Musn't discount the good for the sake of bitching about the bad.
One day at a time here with the knowledge that – someday – this will all be my "new normal," as my family likes to say. I have wheels now, and all of my paperwork FINALLY finished, and I found a grocery store that sells instant Quaker Oats in maple syrup flavor so these are little steps towards getting back into my (incredibly anal-retentive and borderline obsession with order and) routine. But there are beautiful little moments to be celebrated, and I try not to overlook them because, ultimately, this entire endeavor is overwhelmingly worth it and exciting and happy. I just needed to bitch for a minute, but you know how that goes.
Much love for now and more later, Insh'Allah,
The New Glitterati


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Tyndmyr wrote:Legally purchased firearms are statistically extremely safe, and that's not the route most criminals use to acquire them.
Virtually all guns used in crime started out as legal guns at some point, rather by definition. I suppose it's possible that there's some criminal enterprise is just straight up manufacturing their own, but it's probably easier just to buy them via a proxy.
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fv9311.pdfif you'd like to look at how crime guns are acquired.
So according to the stats here, ~60% of guns used in crime were purchased through legal channels and acquired either directly or second hand by the criminal. Of the illegal acquisitions, while they don't provide data on where the street dealers/fences get their guns in turn, but I think it's safe to assume that at least some of these were also legal purchases one or two steps transactions removed from those individuals. Only 10% of guns used in crime are stolen. It's too bad that there isn't a system where we can track who owned a particular gun at a particular point in time. That would go a long way to figuring out where black market guns are coming from.
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Q-Tip said it best back in 1991, "Industry Rule # 4080, record company people are shady!" Starting in the early days of the music business with Blues and Rock & Roll, payola was once the most popular underhand practice. Record companies and managers would bribe radio DJ's to give their artists radio play. Although illegal, this practice has never stopped and continues to be used today, albeit in more subtle forms. Rule # 4080 still applies and the methods industry execs use have evolved over time. With the rise in new technology and the dominance of the internet threatening the music industry's outdated business model, new "questionable" tactics have been developed to help labels stay afloat. Here are just 5 secrets the music industry doesn't want you to know!
1. Views, Likes, and Followers
Have you ever checked out a YouTube video only because it had a lot of views and you were curious to see why? Are you more likely to follow an artist on Twitter who has 324,687 followers rather than one who has 54? Are you the type of person to be first to "Like" an artist on Facebook or would you check to see that this artist already has a lot of "Likes" before you join in? While you may think that looking at numbers is a ridiculous way to evaluate an artist's worth (and it is!), millions around the world feel otherwise. Sad as it may be, high numbers often propel artists to celebrity status. Young and impressionable minds, which the industry targets since they're the largest consumer base, often assume that if a video has millions of views, it must be good. And even if they don't really like the video, they support it anyway because everyone else seems to. But here's the dirty secret: YouTube views, Facebook "Likes", and Twitter followers can be bought for a moderate fee. There are now dozens of companies who specialize in increasing numbers. Some companies use special technology to achieve their goals while others claim to be able to get thousands of "real" followers. If that weren't crazy enough, "positive" YouTube comments supposedly written by real people can also be purchased! This kind of practice is deceptive as hell and makes it difficult for aspiring artists who have to compete against those who have the means to buy such services. I guess quality doesn't matter when you can just buy your way to popularity.
2. Buying the # 1 Spot
Once YouTube Views, Facebook "Likes", and Twitter followers have been bought, it's time for the label to really go all out and buy thousands of CD's and downloads to help the artist get to # 1 within the first couple of weeks of release. Since sales have been declining due to free and illegal downloads, it's become more and more challenging for artists to hit the top of the charts. This is why some labels are buying their own products (often with the artist's money), in hope that achieving # 1 will generate publicity and result in more sales and touring opportunities. The idea is that the average fan is more likely to support an artist who appears to have a large following. It's all about image and perception, and for today's mainstream music fan, this counts more than talent.
3. Professional Reviewers
Ever read customer reviews on Amazon or iTunes? Some are brief, misspelled, and poorly thought out while others are thorough and clearly expressed, almost as if a "professional" had written it. Shockingly, that's exactly what's happening! Writers are paid to act like customers and write positive reviews. Sometimes, these writers are simply part of the artist's team, other times, they're professional writers who get hired for their review services. Companies have gotten in trouble for this kind of practice but this hasn't stopped it from happening. Again, this makes it difficult for new artists who don't have the means to compete against this kind of deception.
4. Wardrobe Malfunctions, Nude Pics, and Sex Videos
Every week, there seems to be another naked celebrity in the news: Nicki Minaj and Kelly Rowland's wardrobe malfunctions a couple of days apart from each other, Rhianna's explicit pics popping up regularly, and sex videos of B and C list entertainers leaked on every gossip site. Sure, one could claim that these "indecent exposures" are just accidents or that intimate pictures and videos are leaked by spiteful exes and hackers. If so, why does it keep happening every week? If celebrities are truly as appalled and embarrassed as they claim to be when their naked bodies are leaked for the world to see, why do they keep such pictures and videos of themselves on their phones and computers if it's that risky? Why do artists continue to perform in outfits that barely cover them up and then act shocked when their breasts pop out? Truth is, most of these incidents are planned by the artists and their team for publicity. As soon as the pictures or videos are leaked, hundreds of blogs and sites repost them right away. Millions of Facebook and Twitter users repost them as well. In a matter of 24 to 48 hours, that artist is Googled millions of times which causes their name to "Trend" online or on Twitter and increases their search ranking. For the artist, this is an amazing free promotional tool that would otherwise cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in marketing. All it takes is a little nudity and the public becomes their street team, their sales increase, the gossip sites have new content that drives traffic to them, and everyone's happy…except for real artists with real talent who can't get the same "free" promotion because they're more interested in making music than showing their bodies…which leads me to the next point…
5. Fake Beef, Phony Stories, and Controversy
Replace wardrobe issues, nude pics, and sex videos with fake beef, phony stories, and controversy and the result is the same: free publicity. Did Soulja Boy buy himself a $55 million jet for his 21st birthday? Is Rick Ross really threatening Kreayshawn? Did Wayne really take shots at Jay Z? Does Kanye actually have 6 toes? Ok, I made that one up but you get the idea! When an artist, or an assistant pretending to be them, tweets something weird, crazy, unusual, or controversial, they know that it'll spread in a matter of hours and eventually make the top blogs and gossip sites who welcome this kind of foolishness. And again, everyone seems to get something out of it. There was a time when this type of nonsense would have hurt an artist's career. Now, it sustains it…and that's pitiful.
There are many more industry secrets. Some of the ones discussed here are well documented. I also know that some of you are sharp enough to see through the hype and didn't need anyone to fill you in on what's going on behind closed doors. As well, I know that quite a few artists become successful without using these tactics. Still, you can bet that the more resources an artist has access to, the greater the chances are that at least one of these methods has been utilized. Do your own research and you'll probably discover many more shocking methods. The question remains, as competitive as this business is, would you use these methods if you had the resources to do so?
Until next time…PEACE!
Sebastien Elkouby is the co-founder of S&H Public Relations, a boutique PR agency which specializes in promoting quality Hip Hop artists and related projects. For more information about our services, log on to www.SNHPR.com and check the blog at www.snhpublicrelations.wordpress.com. You can also reach us by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Connect with S&H Public Relations on Facebook at Facebook.com/SNHPublicRelations and Twitter at @SNHPR.