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It's no secret that noted rapper Kanye West first wet his feet in the music world as a producer, and according to his one-time manager and co-producer Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie there weren't many who were eager to hear the Chicago emcee drop any bars.
While speaking with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds of HOT 97, D-Dot revealed that he was one of the first who encouraged Kanye to rhyme and even included the rapper on one of his mixtapes.
"Nobody wanted him to rhyme," said D-Dot. "He tried to shop his group, GLC, and all of them to Columbia. Played 'em. Was tryna rap to Free, they played 'em. Nobody wanted him to rhyme. I actually liked him rhyming. I put him on my mixtape…I put him on there rapping and then he actually wrote a song on The Mad Rapper album. I rapped his verse because Free, his other managers, wouldn't let him rhyme."
D-Dot also commented on the role he allegedly played in getting Kanye his publishing rights back. And as a result of the feat, the former Bad Boy Records A&R was very much caught off guard when the Yeezus architect started to adopt the "ghost-producing" phrase. The phrase almost resulted in things becoming physical between both producers as D-Dot commented on wanting to "fuck him up" as a result.
"One thing I will say to Kanye, which he never thanked me for, but I got him his publishing back," D-Dot shared. "You know what I'm saying? Because I refused at that time to take his publishing or take anybody's publishing…So, they owned 50 percent of his publishing and I told them I wouldn't manage him unless they gave it back to him."
"Then the beef came in is when he started using this term called ghost-producing, which I hate. Which I felt was disrespectful because ghost means you're not seen or heard…Meaning, you get the beat and you do not get a credit. You don't get a check. You don't get a piece of publishing. That's ghost-producing. I got him back his publishing…Of course not because I threatened to fuck him up afterwards. Because now you forcing me to go another direction," he added.
The full interview with D-Dot can be found below (via AllHipHop).
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What will the Europe of the future look like? In the opinion of the great Dane Lars von Trier Europe will be polluted, plagued, and riddled with an existential numbness preventing connection of any kind between its inhabitants. Life for Europeans will vacillate between madness and extremism and boredom and anonymity. Von Trier's prognostications are manifested in his Europa trilogy: The Element of Crime (1984) set in the future, Epidemic (1987) set in the present, and Europa (1991) set in the fall of 1945 after the German surrender to the Allied forces. In Europa, von Trier extrapolates his fears for the future of Europe from its past, finding parallels in the alienation and chaos of post-war Germany replicated in the angst of modern Europe. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Western Europe was facing the same problem of the Allies after WWII: now that you've won, how do you turn the enemy you vilified into a trustworthy ally?
Von Trier describes the theme of the Europa trilogy as "the story of an idealist who tries to save people, but it all goes wrong." Element of Crime features a cop intent on proving the viability of the controversial, psychologically debilitating crime-solving techniques of his mentor; in Epidemic a director (played by von Trier) wants to bring to life the story of a doctor (also played by von Trier) intent on stopping a deadly plague who ultimately turns out to be the carrier of the disease. Europa is less conceptual and is in fact the most conventional of any of von Trier's films. Leopold Kessler (Jean-Marc Barr) is an American of German descent who travels to Germany just after the war's end with the vague goal of showing kindness to humanity. Kessler soon gets a job as a sleeping car conductor with the help of his fellow conductor uncle, so apparently showing kindness includes taking a job that could have been filled by a starving German. Kessler is soon invited to dinner at the house of Herr Hartman, the former Nazi collaborator who owns the Zentropa rail company where Kessler is employed. Kessler soon falls for Hartmann's daughter, Katie (Barbara Sukowa), a sexpot who isn't hesitant to admit that she was also once a collaborator. Kessler's desire to save Katie from her past pulls him into a milieu of intrigue and betrayal that pose the ultimate challenge to Kessler's altruistic weltanschaung. In plot, Europa is a Nazi spy thriller in the vein of Fritz Lang's Hangmen Also Die and Hitchcock's Notorious, but because of a strong technical choice, von Trier gives it a new, singularly postmodern collage aesthetic.Continue Reading


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Thursday, January 24, 2013
It's really been a long time since I've been on my blog, I guess that means that I'm out living instead of inside writing on the blog. My love of scrapbooking has been challenged with a new love of all things knit and crochet. I remember learning how to knit as a child but as I never did it very well left it in my childhood and never looked back. Well, about a year ago a saw a friend making a scarf that looking so nice I wanted to try to make one for myself and low and behold, knitting as an adult was so much easier than knitting as a child. I went to Michaels and took a crochet and knit class and off I went. I'm not a purist, I will both knit and crochet depending on pattern and look.
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Parents often use their kids as an excuse as to why they can't grow their own food.
To that I'll ask, "Why not include the kids and make it a family experience?"
I mean it is what families have done for thousands of years. It's not until recent that this trend has changed. The school year is based on the agricultural calendar. Kids were off for the summer to help tend the fields.
It's not until the past 100 or so years that families and society have placed the responsibility of providing food for their family to others. We don't have a sense of where it came from or what's happened to it. We just know that it's there.
Food is something that should be communal from the planting, growing, harvesting, preparing, sharing and eating. These all help to bring a real appreciation for everything that's involved in getting it to our dinner tables. In modern times, we have skipped straight to the eating part and most people even do that on the run as if it's another item on the to-do list.
There are a bunch of fun projects that you can do as a family to keep everyone involved, costs low all while spending some quality family time together.
Now let's get into where to begin.
Deciding what to grow. Have a family meeting to make this decision. Let everyone voice their opinions and come to a conclusion as a family.
Potting soil. Go to your local nursery or health food store and buy some organic potting soil to get started.
Starting seeds. This can be a whole fun project unto itself. There are a bunch of ways (and expensive supplies to buy) that you can be used to start your seeds, but they are not required. You just need toilet paper rolls, potting soil and your seeds. Here's a video of how to use toilet paper rolls as a seed starter pot.
Once your seeds are planted, you'll want to keep them in a nice sunny area and keep them moist. After a week or so, you'll start to see sprouts develop and peek their way through the soil. This should keep you and the kids entertained.
Containers. If you don't have a front or backyard to plant in, which is common, but do have a porch, patio, fire escape or balcony, you can still grow your own food. You'll just have to use containers.
I've found that self-watering containers work great and use them in my gardens.
Kids can be get involved in the process by having them decorate the containers.
Caring for. As a family, you can divide up the chores of caring for your garden. These will include watering, checking for bugs and taking care of the plant. You can keep a diary and pictures of your weekly progress to chart growth to show how garden is doing.
Harvesting and preparing. Once the plants are mature, you'll have to harvest it to get it ready for your meal. Then, you'll have to decide how you want to prepare it. Come to this decision as a family.
Sharing. This is where it all comes together and becomes totally worth it. You know very well that if you made a salad for dinner and the parsley was the only ingredient that you grew, you are going to brag about it. There is nothing wrong with that.
Your sense of accomplishment and pride will shine through and it will show in the food. You'll tell everyone that you grew this parsley from seed. I'm certain that you kids will be bragging as well.
There isn't the expectation to have a huge garden. All it takes is growing that one plant to make a difference. It will bring your family closer together and make you appreciate your food that much more.
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By Rick Lundquist, Ph.D.
"Fat tests lowest in 20 years." That was the headline on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Daily Dairy Report for June 23, 2010. Fat tests averaged 3.68% in the first five months of 2010, which was the lowest in 20 years, and continue to decline seasonally, according to the report.
The low fat tests seem to be ubiquitous this year. In conversations and e-mail exchanges with nutritionists and dairy producers across the country, there appears to be an inordinate number of dairies that have been affected. These are dairies that typically run normal fat tests but for some reason have experienced unexplained difficulty this year with their butterfat. They're in diverse areas like New England, the Southwest, California, Idaho, the Southeast and the Midwest.
These dairies feed totally different rations from each other and experience extremely different weather. There's been no obvious common denominator. Some of the possible culprits that have been mentioned include immature, highly degradable corn and corn silage in the Midwest, increased use of distillers grains (DDG), and tallow that contains higher concentrations of unsaturated fatty acids because the fed cattle diets contain more DDG.
But these are not common to all of the dairies with fat test problems. The one "theory" that comes closest to a common cause is vomitoxin contamination of the 2009 corn crop and the byproducts from the corn (DDG, corn gluten feed). I'm not aware of any direct relationship between vomitoxin and butterfat, but I'm sure you could theorize an effect on the rumen microbes or absorption of nutrients in the gut. It will be interesting to see what happens to fat test on these dairies as we get into a new corn crop.
If you're experiencing fat test problems, you might want to increase your potassium levels in your rations this summer. A study reported last week at the American Dairy Science Association annual meetings in Denver showed that potassium from potassium carbonate may shift rumen fermentation to favor higher fat tests. The results showed that increasing potassium in the diet increases rumen pH, but also may influence the biohydrogenation pathways that prevent milk fat depression.
Reference: T.C. Jenkins, E.Block, and J.H. Harrison. 2010. Shifts in fermentation and intermediates of biohydrogenation induced by potassium supplementation into continuous cultures of mixed ruminal microorganisms. J. Dairy Sci. 93, E-Suppl. P. 577.


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Reverend W. Harvey Wages
In the 1920s Reverend W. Harvey Wages served as pastor of the Ray City Baptist Church. He was tall and slender with blue eyes, an enthusiastic and talented young minister. Reverend Wages would go on to become a leading pastor of Georgia churches, a member of the State Baptist Executive Committee of the Georgia Baptist Convention, and chaplain of the Georgia House of Representatives.
W. Harvey Wages was born June 30, 1889 in Cedartown, Polk County, GA. Some time before 1907, the Wages came from Polk to Thomas County. On December 22, 1907, W. Harvey Wages married Eugenia Wilson in Thomas County. She was born December 24, 1891.
By 1915 W. Harvey Wages had taken up the Baptist ministry in Thomas County, and in 1920 he was serving as pastor of the Baptist church in Pavo, GA. About 1921, Reverend Wages moved his family to Ray City, GA where he took over as pastor of the Ray City Baptist Church. Within a few months, he was also serving as pastor of the Milltown Baptist Church.
In October, 1922, Reverend Wages gave up the Ray City Baptist Church.
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Pastor Moves
Milltown, Ga., October 26.-(Special.) – Rev. W. Harvey Wages, who resigned the pastorate of the Ray City Baptist church recently moved his family here this week that he may be able more carefully to look after the Milltown church. Mr. Wages has been living in Ray City about a year, during which time he was pastor of the Baptist church there. He has been pastor of the Baptist church in Milltown for several months.
By 1923, Reverend Wages was also serving as pastor of the Stockton Baptist Church. He continued to be quite active in many revivals throughout this section, as well as weddings, funerals, and other ceremonies. In 1923, Rev. Wages conducted a revival at Good Hope Baptist Church – Perry Thomas Knight had served as pastor of this church in 1909.
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August 24, 1923 Pg 7
Milltown, Ga., August 23. — (special.)–The revival meeting season is still on in this section.
Rev. W. Harvey Wages, pastor of the local Baptist church, is conducting a revival meeting at Good Hope church in the southern part of Lanier county, near Naylor. Rev. Roy Powell, of Nashville, Ga., is the pastor of this church. The meeting began last Saturday and will go on through this week.
September 29, 1923
Many Weddings in Milltown.
Milltown, Ga., September 29. – Mrs. Lula Sutton has announced the marriage of her daughter, Berta Sutton to Charles Ennis Vizant, of Jacksonville, Fla., which occurred some days ago at the home of her cousin, O. M. Cameron, the ceremony being performed by Rev. E.D. McDaniel of Avondale Baptist church, Jacksonville. Mr. and Mrs. Vizant are at home to their friend at 1546 Roselle street, Jacksonville, Fla.
The many friends of Miss Mary Knight, who is well known in this state will be interested in the announcement by her father and mother, Rev. and Mrs. L. J. Knight, of Milltown, Ga., that Rev. Dr. A. R. Faralane, of Kansas City, Mo. and Miss Mary Knight, of Milltown, Ga., late of Independence, Mo. were married at Independence, Mo., Friday, September 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pierce, of East Lanier, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Bell Pierce to George Hires, of near Waycross, the ceremony being performed by Rev. W. Harvey Wages, of Milltown. They are living near Waycross.
Miss Audrey Nicholson, the attractive young daughter of Mr. John Nicholson, of Ousley, Ga., was married Sunday afternoon to Will Williams, of near Morven. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. L. Colson, near Valdosta, being witnessed bu a few intimate friends. The young couple will make their home near Morven, in Brooks county.
June 9, 1928
Harold Wages Buried Near Thomasville, GA.
Thomasville, Ga., June 9. – Funeral services were held yesterday at New Shiloh Baptist Church, six miles north of Thomasville on the highway to Moultrie, for Harold Wages, 11-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs. W. Harvey Wages, who died Wednesday in Lithonia, Ga. Interment was in the church cemetery at New Shiloh.
Rev. Mr. Wages and his family resided here for some years, removing four years ago to Lithonia, where Mr. Wages is pastor of one of the churches. They have a number of relatives and friends in Thomas county and young Harold, when his family lived here, was popular with a large connection and regarded as a boy of many attractive qualities and fine intelligence. His death was the result of blood poisoning contracted only a few days before he died.
July 23, 1915
Thomas County Masons Meet.
Thomasville, Ga., July 22. – (Special.) The Thomas county Masonic convention which met yesterday with the Coolidge lodge was greatly enjoyed by the large number of Masons in attendance from all of the various lodges throughout the county. The speech of welcome was made by the Rev. Harvey Wages, and other short talks were made by visitors from the different lodges.
The chief feature of the convention was the address of Congressman Frank Park, whose subject, "Masonry, Exposed," was treated in an able manner.
After a big picnic dinner there was work during the afternoon in the various degrees.
Congressman Frank Park owned a large plantation in Worth County, and had been responsible for organizing the great Possum Banquet, with 'taters and persimmon beer for President Taft in Atlanta in 1909.
Reverend W. Harvey Wages later served as pastor of Lynn Haven Baptist Church, Panama City, FL. He died September 27, 1971. He was buried at the Wilson Family Cemetery, Thomas County, Georgia, USA. Eugenia Wilson Wages died June 5, 1977 and was buried next to her husband.


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Bonjour! Dottie and I are blogging from our Paris hotel room. But we couldn't wait to talk a little bit about London, where we shared Sunday evening pints at The Harp with delightfully witty and friendly readers Fred & Liz. Both are native(ish) Londoners, so they gave us a local take on cycling in the city. Apparently there are vast differences between the boroughs when it comes to infrastructure—and cycling gets better the further east in London you go. The money savings on transport here is huge: one way on the tube costs 2 pounds, so choosing to bike gets you more than freedom from the crowded tube.
The bike rental system was about as easy to figure out as any bike rental system we've used in the past. Hardest part was getting the bikes free from the kiosk, really! And of course it was virtually free: one pound for a one-day pass, and the first 30 minutes of each rental is free. Our first stop was here:
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Then we got back on the bikes for a ride around St. Paul's before heading to the Harp.
The ride was pretty relaxing for the most part, beginning on quiet streets with well-designed bike lanes. After a couple of miles, we ended up on The Strand for a few blocks with approximately half a million double-decker buses. That's when we dismounted and walked our bikes on the sidewalk.
Obviously, we didn't conduct a complete tour of London by bike, but our brief experience felt very different from our experience as cycling tourists in Paris, where many of the main through-roads seemed to have infrastructure for cyclists.
London felt more like Nashville in the sense that big roads are the worst for cycling—but when you're in a city you aren't familiar with that is not set up on a grid, it's pretty difficult to navigate using smaller streets that would require frequent turns, even when you have a Moleskin City Guide map strapped in front of you. :-) If London wants to make cycling more appealing for tourists—especially those who are not used to bicycling in a big city—it should make the major boulevards more bike friendly.
We're looking forward to using the Velib today, which we greatly enjoyed during our last trip to Paris. A tout a l'heure!


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12 Tips for Troubleshooting Your Internet Connection
"My Internet is so slow." "I can't stream video from my phone to my HDTV." "My tablet won't connect to my router." These are just a few of the many common problems users experience with their home networks and wireless connections. Why? Because even though your router is one of the most useful tech devices you own, it can also be one of the most troublesome. Setting up a home router—and keeping it running—is still more complicated and requires more tech knowledge than the average user could wish. Fortunately, we can help.
The first step is understanding what your router is and how it works. A router performs two primary functions. First, it routes data packets between networks. Second, it serves as a wireless access point, sharing the inbound Internet connection with all devices on a home network. A router is the central figure in a home network, connecting the vast Internet with our comparatively tiny (yet increasingly sophisticated) private networks. That's a complex set of responsibilities for a small, inexpensive device to perform. Most routers manage to do all these jobs reasonably well the vast majority of the time. But, because all of these functions are critical to a router's network, when your router begins to act up, you're likely to forget the fact that it functioned flawlessly for weeks, or even months, at a time.
And your router will act up, from time to time. Unfortunately, the bridges between the Internet and a home user's local area network, or LAN, are the perfect breeding ground for a host of problems. Not being able to browse the Internet, intermittent connections drops, and dead spots in wireless coverage are just a small portion of the endless litany of migraine-inducing Wi-Fi weirdnesses that crop up when routers fail at their tasks.
You have the power to solve many of these problems, even if you cringe at the thought of troubleshooting your wireless network. I've covered many specific problems related to wireless networking: How to Boost Your Wireless Signal, How to Cast Out Intruders on a Wireless Network, and even How to Troubleshoot iPad Wi-Fi Connectivity Issues. However, some problems that crop up are common to all wireless routers, and we at PCMag want you to be able to solve them. Here are the twelve most common wireless questions I get from readers, with corresponding down-and-dirty troubleshooting tricks you can try before you call technical support.


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Welcome to my stop on Shake it Up Blog Hop! If you landed here from Narelle's blog you are in the right place, but you can always start at the beginning of the hop here.
Today's hop features "wiggle, jiggle, slide, roll, flip or fold" projects by the Connie Can Crop and Friends Blog Hop group and we have some fun prizes to give away!
To be eligible to win, follow each of the fabulous blogs on this hop and leave a little love on each blog by 10PM Sunday. Winners will be announced Wednesday 03/13/19 on the Connie Can Crop blog.
It has been a while since I have created a scrapbook layout using paper!
My page features a waterfall fold technique.
I'm trying out some home remedies during this cold and rainy flu season. I have lots of raw honey at my disposal with our backyard beehives and I'm putting it to good use!
These jars of liquid gold also make fantastic gifts! They are so pretty, all you need to add is a tag with directions.
Make sure to visit all the designers that participate in this blog hop and leave them a comment for your chance to win! Click HERE to see the full list of bloggers on the Connie Can Crop and Friends blog.
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
Okay, So I'm Cheap
7 comments:
- Uro*MA said...
LMAO!! Hey in THIS economy? I don't blame you!!
- June 7, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Jeez, grumpy, I did this one thirty years ago with a 50 cent piece on a school desk. I knew docs are tightwads, but fer cryin out loud....
- June 8, 2009 at 12:15 AM
- One Nurse said...
Simply look for the person sitting back watching each person try to pick it up, while shaking hysterically to keep from being "busted" from the laughing. This is a pretty funny trick! I might have to try it sometime. Just to see how many people try to pick it up, and how many try over and over each time they pass it, to pick it up.
- June 8, 2009 at 1:10 AM
- DreamingTree said...
Bwahahaha.... Thanks for a great idea!!! I think I'll give this a try, but I'm going to start a poll to go along with it -- which drs are most likely to try to pick it up.
- June 8, 2009 at 1:15 AM
- as always said...
don't tell anyone but i pick up pennies....
- June 8, 2009 at 1:19 AM
- pharmacychick said...
oh man, I am so going to do this in my pharmacy wait room!
- June 10, 2009 at 1:26 AM
- WWWebb said...
Here's one that's even better:
Got any of those commercial "dust control mats" (they used to call them doormats and I don't know when the new nomenclature was instituted) around? Take the corner of a $10 or a $20 bill and duct tape it to the bottom of the mat so the corner of the bill peeks out from underneath the edge of the mat.
The truly sadistic will use the corner from a $100 bill...
Y'all have fun.
- June 14, 2009 at 6:14 PM


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As approved by the Board of Trustees on August 20, 2007, and re-affirmed on July 9, 2011, the following conflict of interest standards apply to all Trustees.
Conflict Of Interest Standards
The following standards apply to each member of the Board of Trustees of Kepler College. These standards are intended to serve as guidance for everyone serving on the Board of Trustees.
- Fiduciary Responsibilities. Members of the Board of Trustees have an obligation to make all decisions based solely on the desire to promote the interests of the institution and the public good. The College's integrity must be considered and advanced at all times.
- Trustees may be involved in the affairs of the College and/or of other institutions, businesses and organizations. An effective Board may not always consist of individuals entirely free from perceived, potential or real conflicts of interest. Although most such conflicts are and will be deemed to be inconsequential, it is every Trustee's responsibility to ensure the Board is made aware of situations at the College that involve personal, familial or business relationships.
If a matter for consideration or decision that raises a potential or real conflict of interest for any Trustee arises, the Trustee shall disclose such to the Chair of the Board as soon as possible. The disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting where a vote by the Board will occur on the matter. In the event a Trustee is uncertain as to the need to make disclosure in a particular instance, the Trustee should seek counsel from the Chair and/or the President of the College. They, in turn, may elect to consult with legal counsel.
As permitted by State or Federal law, a Trustee may receive compensation from the College as an independent contractor, or for his or her services as a Trustee. This, by itself, is not deemed a conflict of interest. However, in such event, the Trustee shall be prohibited from voting for or determining any specific dollar amounts for any such compensation and compensation must be reasonable with respect to similar positions in similar institutions.
A Trustee who is deemed to have a potential or real conflict of interest with respect to any such matter shall not vote or participate in discussion in connection with the matter. That Trustee's presence may not be counted in determining whether there exists a quorum for purposes of validating the vote on the matter.
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I heard a quote once that has stuck with me ever since. It goes something like this, "Want to love your home? then clean it."
I believe this quote to be so true. I always appreciate a space in our home more after I have taken the time to clean it. There's something so uplifting about walking into a room that has just been cleaned; Especially if it's a room that was really needing it, like say, a boys' bathroom. :)
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Murchison-Hume carries a whole line of Natural cleaning products to clean every room in your home. All of their cleaners are made with high quality, effective and non-toxic ingredients. These cleaners smell amazing; nothing at all like the overbearing lemon-bleach smell you get with most standard cleaners. And come on, How good looking are these bottles? These pretty re-usable bottles along with the fresh clean scents somehow make cleaning a little more enjoyable.
Along with the Boys' Bathroom, I also picked out the Premium glass cleaner, the Garment Groom, the Counter Safe, and an Australian Sandalwood candle. I used all of these products for cleaning the bathroom. The glass cleaner shined up the mirror spotlessly, while the garment groom removed a small stain from the shower curtain. When the bathroom was all cleaned, I lit the candle to keep the room smelling fresh.
With the bathroom now clean and smelling great, I was inspired to stick around and do a little re-decorating. I just moved a few things around here and there. I like to style this room with coastal decor because I think it goes so well with all of the blue and white tile. The oar is something I painted and the fun "life is better in flipflops" door stopper can be found HERE.
Plants seem to thrive really well in this room so I keep moving more in. I also brought in my water fountain. The sound of the running water is really relaxing and gives the room a soothing feel.
As for the soap dish, I got creative and did something a little unexpected. I've placed some river rocks into a metal tray and then added in a bar of soap. I also added in the candle....And can we just talk about this candle for a minute. This candle is a soy-blend, clean burn, and hand-poured, and it smells amazing! I picked out the Australian Sandalwood and it has a fresh woodsy organic fragrance to it. When I first received this candle, I seriously sat and smelled it for 10 minutes straight. I can not get enough of this candle. My husband loves it too, I even caught him caring it around the house :)
So back to the cleaners, because I think these are too pretty to hide away, I have them sitting on the open shelf in the bathroom.
Although I did move the Counter Safe (an all-purpose cleaner) into the kitchen. I use this cleaner to wipe down my kitchen counters every single day, and so it now sits next to the sink, along with that candle.........
Which seriously just gets moved from room to room. I think I'm going to need to order a few more of them :)
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island [Free Family Show]
The follow-up to the 2008 hit. The new journey begins when young adventurer Sean (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist--a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. Unable to stop him from going, Sean's new stepfather (Dwayne Johnson) joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.
CAST: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzman, Kristen Davis
DIRECTOR: Brad Peyton
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Plum Bridesmaid Dresses
There is no question that a plum bridesmaid dress is attractive and delightful to look at. This dress is a perfect alternative to black-hued dresses because the shade is so easily complemented. Light or dark color accessories do wonders to a plum dress.
Weddings look lively with plum as a motif because the color exudes warmth and vibrancy. It is regal, classic and fun. Furthermore, the rich and vibrant shade can add depth and elegance to any wedding. [Continue reading..]
The deep purple shade of the plum color is an almost perfect representation of the color of the plum fruit. As a part of the quaternary color, the plum shade is a combination of russet and slate which are both tertiary colors.
The color comes in pale and Persian shades. The pale shade is a more toned down version of the actual plum color. Alternatively, the Persian shade was originally known as prune because it resembles the average shade of prunes.
How to Accessorize a Plum Bridesmaid Dress
The color plum comes in shades from light to dark, so generally there is always a shade of plum for everyone. All that is needed is to decide which shade fits your skin tone, eye and hair color best.
A plum color looks good in an above the knee style of dress with a stylish sleeveless or short sleeves top. A dark plum hue dress with round or V-neck style gives a formal look. Bridesmaids can have a choice to pair the dress with a cardigan or any dark colored jacket to cover their shoulders. They can also add a scarf in bright color to give the overall appearance a lighter touch.
Any type of bag pairs well with a plum dress for informal weddings. For formal weddings, choose something understated and simple such as a gold hue or pale champagne clutch bag.
A sexy plum dress is a versatile choice as it can be worn again on other occasions. Off the shoulder or strapless style complements broad shoulders while a short style shows off that fantastic legs.
When wearing a long plum bridesmaid dress, add a bit of color in accessories or shoes to avoid creating a drab look. For a touch of glamor, use dark colored shoes such as high heels or a diamond encrusted for a little sparkle. Do not make the mistake of wearing matching shoes, flats or sandals with your plum gown.
Adding Jewelry with a Plum Bridesmaid Dress
When it comes to jewelry, the choice will largely depend on the style and design of a dress and the type of wedding to which it will be worn. For formal weddings, use jewelry that is muted or subdued such as a plain silver or gold chain, a simple bracelet or pair of earrings. Both silver and gold complement the color plum. Use minimum colored stones and stick to neutral colors.
You can be bold in your use of jewelry in informal weddings. Any jewelry will stand out against any hue of the color plum. Large earrings and chunky bracelets in bold colors are recommended for a simple plum dress.
Always remember not to wear the same shade of shoes or accessories as your plum bridesmaid dress. Instead, choose a hue that is lighter or darker than your dress.


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Opening Reception / February 27, 7:00PM – 11:00PM
With the highly anticipated film adaptation by Tim Burton looming in the horizon, we invited concept artists of the feature film and beyond to create their vision of the iconic story and celebrate it's lasting legacy. Featuring works by Amy Sol, Chris Appelhans, Kukula, Naoto Hattori and more, this superbly talented and diverse roster of artists gets curiouser & cruiouser with works that range from the gothic to the whimsical. This exhibit is sure to delight art-lovers of all ages.
Exhibition Features:
Never-before seen concept art, production and film stills for Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' courtesy of Disney Studios.
'Alice in Wonderland' film maquettes from Gentle Giant Studios on display.
Dress in your best 'Alice' inspired attire or as your favorite 'Alice in Wonderland" character and be entered in a raffle to win a print by award-wining artist/ character designer Michael Kutsche.
Cha for Tea serving tasty teas.
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Guerlain Perfumer
The man and his inspirations
His predecessors were all called Guerlain. His name is Wasser. But, talent is thicker than blood and it was thanks to his that Thierry Wasser was chosen as a worthy successor.
Thierry Wasser is a rare and distinctive creator. A sensitive, refined, elegant and charming man, he is nonetheless a down-to-earth, authentic bon vivant. A man in touch with the land with a craftsman's mindset, without a hint of ostentation. This personality, combined with astonishing olfactory abilities, would allow him to become the fifth generation of House perfumers.
Jean-Paul Guerlain entrusted him with the top secret "Formula book", passed down from generation to generation in the family. He also revealed to him all the know-how and mysteries of a unique olfactory legacy.
Relating, demonstrating, sharing, conveying: a precious heritage that only an extraordinary nose could receive.
Thierry Wasser became the new Guerlain nose in 2008.
He was then tasked with continuing the work of his illustrious predecessors without curbing his talent or restraining his very personal signature. A challenge that he soon met, creating Idylle, Habit Rouge l'Eau and Shalimar Parfum Initial and reinterpreting the famous Guerlinade for La Petite Robe Noire, the House's latest must-have.
Guerlain Perfumer
Thierry Wasser is the worthy successor of four generations of perfumers who have written the Story of perfumery. All different, but all daring. Each one invented or reinvented perfume, ceaselessly exploring new olfactory territories, pushing back the limits of creation. Four unique imprints that have marked and continued Guerlain's unique olfactory signature, known as the Guerlinade.
He founded Guerlain in 1828.
"Make good products, never compromise on quality. For the rest, have simple ideas and apply them scrupulously." A chemist, explorer, incredible inventor and pioneer, he combined every talent to make Guerlain the "Patented Perfumer of Her Majesty" Empress Eugenie and the favourite Perfume house of every court in Europe in less than 50 years.
The House of Guerlain invented modern perfumery in 1889. Aimé was the man behind this. At the time, perfumes all looked to reproduce the scents of nature. Aimé made a bold move and changed the history of perfumery for ever: for the first time, he incorporated synthetic notes into a natural composition. Jicky was born. Unique, surprising and intoxicating in one.
"A successful perfume is one in which the scent corresponds to an initial dream."
Jacques Guerlain, one of the greatest noses of the 20th century, was also the most poetic. He saw perfume as an art in its own right. A friend of artists and a collector, he would compose 400 creations, including internationally successful hundred-year-old fragrances (L'Heure Bleue, Shalimar, etc.), and open Guerlain's famous address at 68, Champs-Élysées.
"A perfumer must go to meet scents."
Jean-Paul Guerlain was nicknamed the Marco Polo of essences. Instead of brief stays, he liked to settle for a while in a plantation to create a sense of isolation conducive to creation. A lover of women, obstinate and passionate, he cared nothing for trends and ignored the beaten paths. An experienced rider, he would create Habit Rouge. It was also on riding over fresh grass on horseback early one morning that he would have the idea for the Aqua Allegoria. We owe him Vetiver, Samsara and many of Guerlain's cult fragrances.
Guerlain Perfumer
The Guerlain Stamp
You recognise "a Guerlain". And if the House's fragrances leave a truly distinctive sillage in their wake, it's because they have a secret in common.
It lies first and foremost in the abundant use of natural, often rare, raw ingredients, chosen to the most exacting standards.
These natural notes are enhanced by synthetic ingredients. A combination that offers an explosive sillage and strength.
A Guerlain fragrance is then characterised by its style of composition, with a preference for short formulas and overdoses.
While long formulas blend a host of ingredients and can lose their character, Guerlain has always boldly chosen the structure of a short formula, which is much more difficult to balance.
However, the Guerlain signature would not be the same without what is known as the "Guerlinade": rose, bergamot, jasmine, tonka bean, iris and vanilla are the House's six cult ingredients that all generations have adored combining, each in their own way, to offer a new interpretation.
The House's olfactory stamp arises from its expertise, exceptional character and daring approach. This is why a Guerlain fragrance enchants, stirs and captivates the senses like none other.
Guerlain Perfumer
6 Cult Ingredients
The Guerlinade perfectly expresses Guerlain's creative spirit, its sense of boldness, the art of overdosing and short formulas.
A real signature, it combines six raw ingredients that are found in the House's perfumes:
- Calabrian bergamot: Guerlain is a major user of this fruit from the bergamot tree, derived from grafting a lemon tree and sour orange tree.
95% of bergamot production comes from Italy nowadays. It is also nicknamed the green gold of Calabria.
Mild and lively, sparkling, floral, sweet and bitter in one, it has been used in Eaux de Cologne since Guerlain was founded and now features in La Petite Robe Noire. Some prefer its more mature version, which gives it floral and fruity facets and a pronounced earl grey tea note, others prefer the greener version with its livelier, more direct character.
Incidentally, the Guerlain perfumer creates his own grade of bergamot: it is a communelle, a blend of harvests from several producers in order to ensure an unchanging olfactory profile year after year and maintain extremely high quality.
- Rose: out of over 700 botanical varieties of roses, only two reveal their secrets to perfumery: the centifolia rose and damask rose.
Guerlain uses both varieties and Thierry Wasser is particularly fond of the Damask rose from Bulgaria. The pickers must gather five tons of petals to obtain one kilo of this precious essential oil using a steam distillation technique. Every year, he himself composes a communelle of Bulgarian rose essence with fruity lychee and raspberry accents. A Guerlain favourite, rose is found in many fragrances, but it is particularly distinguished in Nahema, Idylle, Rose Barbare, Nuit d'Amour and La Petite Robe Noire.
- Jasmine: jasmine is a very delicate little white flower that is picked very early in the morning. It is so fragile that it is transformed into the concrete at the harvesting site to preserve all the richness of its olfactory facets.
There are two botanical varieties used in Perfumery:
- Jasminum Grandiflorum native to Grasse (France), Calabria (Italy), and India
- Sambac jasmine from India.
These two varieties have their own quite different olfactory characteristics.
Thierry Wasser uses both varieties and, as for rose or bergamot, selects specific batches of jasminum grandiflorum each year to create a communelle specially for Guerlain.
Guerlain showcases jasmine in many of its creations. Its presence is particularly noteworthy in Jardins de Bagatelle, Samsara and Idylle Duet Jasmin Lilas.
- Tonka bean: the tonka bean is contained in the fruit of Dipterix Odorata, a tree native to South America, primarily Venezuela. It is dried and processed by extraction to obtain its absolute, which is a real perfume in itself. We can detect the scents of almond, honey and spices, as well as hay and tobacco. It gives fragrances a warm, enveloping and gourmand note.
Tonka bean is particularly distinguished in Tonka Impériale from the exclusive L'Art & la Matière collection, but is also found in Jicky, Habit Rouge and Shalimar, in which it makes a wonderful accompaniment to the oriental notes.
- Vanilla: this orchid variety with a sensual fragrance is one of the House's favourite ingredients. Guerlain possesses an organ gathering together all the vanillas in the world.
The vanilla pod is the fruit of an Orchid. Guerlain has always used and abused it. It uses it in the form of a tincture or absolute. Creating a tincture is an age-old technique that consists in infusing vanilla pods in alcohol. This gives a unique result that distinguishes Guerlain fragrances from all others.
It is native to Mexico but there are many producer countries. Guerlain has specifically selected varieties from Madagascar, India and Tahiti.
It is found in most Guerlain perfumes but is most particularly distinguished in Spiritueuse Double Vanille, Cuir Beluga and Angélique Noire from the exclusive L'Art & la Matière collection, along with Jicky, L'Heure Bleue, Shalimar and Habit Rouge.
- Iris: for perfumers, iris is the embodiment of luxury through the beauty and purity of each of its facets. The rarest and most expensive ingredient, iris is the object of every desire. Only a few perfume houses have the chance to use this precious nectar. There are two botanical varieties: Iris Pallida and Iris Germanica. Guerlain uses only the Pallida variety, which is the finest. It comes mostly from Italy and more specifically from Tuscany. The iris is a beautiful mysterious flower that jealously guards its treasures… underground. In fact, the rhizomes are processed to obtain the divine substance. The plant is grown for three years before being harvested and the rhizomes must be dried for three years to obtain an extract of optimal quality. Its extraction is long and the result of a delicate process.
Guerlain perfumers have always adored its highly characteristic powdery facet. We find it most especially in Après L'Ondée, L'Heure Bleue, Insolence and Shalimar Parfum Initial.
Guerlain Perfumer
Perfumer Explorer
All the poetry and rarity of an exceptional fragrance: the finest essences are often found in the remotest lands. At Guerlain, a good perfumer is a good explorer.
Like the four generations of perfumers before him, Thierry Wasser travels the world to uncover exclusive ingredients of exceptional and unchanging quality.
This total mastery of the ingredients - whether natural or synthetic - is of the utmost importance to Guerlain. It should be remembered that synthetic ingredients are not simpler to procure, as certain high-technology and very high-quality molecules, such as civetone, may prove to be extremely rare.
Overseeing the channels is essential for Guerlain. Thierry Wasser controls the quality of the suppliers and productions, looks for new partners, and initiates new channels, bringing the necessary expertise and know-how.
Thierry Wasser includes sustainable development projects in his approach, thereby ensuring a long-term supply of the raw ingredients, an essential asset in the creation of his perfumes.
Knowledge of what is happening on the ground is indispensable in order to be a responsible buyer. For the House, creation must go hand in hand with social development and respect for the environment. Nature is a precious heritage for a perfumer, which he is responsible for protecting and passing down to future generations.
The photographer Denis Chapouillé accompanies Thierry Wasser on his travels and his quest for rare ingredients, capturing the different moments in this wonderful human adventure.
"A perfumer has a subjective and passionate relationship with his favourite raw materials"


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For the past two years, we've been saying we wanted to go check out the Ice Castle sin New Hampshire. Since a certain snow queen came to a Disney movie, both of my children have been obsessed with it, and these castles seemed like the perfect family trip for us!
Our schedules are crazy so when we realized we both had a Monday off together, we decided to capitalize on it! We woke up bright and early and made the 3 hour drive to Lincoln, New Hampshire. I love the scenery on the ride up; it's just gorgeous.
The Ice Castles themselves were very cool as we pulled in-- towering 10+ feet tall. Getting in was a breeze. Pre-purchased web tickets are timed in 30 minute increments and they scanned us right in. We did have to sign a waiver of liability before we could go in. Tickets are $18/$20 for adults and $12/$15 for kids (weekday/weekends). You can enter at anytime during your 30 minute window but once you leave there is no re-entry.
I could have spent hours looking at the ice formations- each one was enthralling. I really wish I knew how they were made and how long it takes to make them... the really is just awe-inspiring.
In addition to the icicles, they have a couple of ice slides and tunnels for the kids to crawl through.
Ice slides! #icecastles #hosted
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Ice slides! #icecastles #hosted
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The kids sized slide was perfect for the two little ones, but the larger slide was fun for all of us! The wait was not fun, it was almost 20 minutes of wiating, so we only went down once but the kids loved it!
When we finished hanging out, about an hour and a half, we grabbed some cocoa ($4) from a little cart near the entrance.
While the place was awe-inspiring and whimsical, I wish there was a place to sit to enjoy our cocoa, more to "do"- like a meet and greet etc, and a warm place to sit for a bit. It was chilly when we went and we needed someplace warm to take off the cold edge.
It's one of those really cool bucket list places to visit so if you're local to Lincoln, NH, you have to check it out! Don't forget: My readers get to save off admission! Use Code USFamily17 and Save 15% off admission on IceCastles.com


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|2012-03-13, 13:38
|Link #7542
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
I'm trying to find out where the Umineko save files are located in my computer. I want to know because I want to make a backup of those spots where I save the game. I am a egregious over-saver, and 40 saves isn't enough for me. I would like to be able to make a backup folder so that I can continue saving, and still keep the old saves so I can revisit particularly good spots from time to time. I checked in the Program Files folder for Umineko, but I didn't see it there. Does anybody know where they are held or hidden?
I own the game, and I'm using the English patch.
|2012-03-13, 13:59
|Link #7544
Senior Member
Also, are you aware that if you start an Episode again after reading it through that there's a chapter select option?
|2012-03-14, 09:43
|Link #7545
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Belgium, Brussels
Age: 34
I unfortunately have no news to give you regarding "our confession" as Chrono is even more busy than before (he does work on it, but the exact progress is unavailable as of now).
Now, some good news, albeit a "bit" unrelated:
As I twitted recently, Ryukishi07 will be the guest of Honor for Epitanime, a french convention that will be hold this year, on 25-26-27th may, in Paris. Information can be found on this site, although the translation is still in progress.
I will also attend the con and help out the staff, so might be a good opportunity to have a little chat with other EU fans.
|2012-03-16, 12:09
|Link #7548
Golden Fighter
Join Date: Dec 2011
Do you already know what day will Ryu07 be at epitanime? (i'm asking 'cause the ticket plane is ultra cheap atm, so i want to book asap)
also, if you're into staff could we run an ougon musou kyoku tournament? that would be awesome
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|2012-03-16, 17:24
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Tokyo
Age: 32
From what I heard from one of the staff (reliable source), First autograph/signing session will be on Friday evening. A bit surprising for me, last time with Noizi it was on Saturday evening ~8pm and Sunday morning ~8am.
Panels should be on Saturday and Sunday around 2pm or somewhere around that timeslot (they're trying to live stream for Japanese too IIRC).
As for Ougon tourney, I know there are talks about that and that may be possible but I can't give any guarantee.
I hope that was helpful, I will try to get more accurate details but I think that their planning is still subject to some minor changes.
|2012-03-25, 20:16
|Link #7551
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Thank you so much for your great work Witch-Hunt .
Greetings fellow anime, manga and game fans . I am NasakenaiMono. I am doing a research on Umineko no Naku Koro ni for a class in the University and I was wondering whether someone here who has played the games or seen the anime, would be willing to take a questionnaire I made for this particular class.
Since this course is part of my study of Japanese in University, the questionnaire is in Japanese. Although it is in Japanese everyone is allowed to take part. You can use a dictionary if you would like to.
Those who are interested in taking part in this research are more than welcome to do so. It would be a great honour if someone took part in this. I would like to thank you in advance and thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for reading this topic whether they take part or not. Thank you very much.
Here is the link to the questionnaire: http://www.efeel.to/survey/umineko/
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@NasakenaiMono: Interesting. I tried answering as best as I could GL on your research!
@RivalNightmare: I'm currently translating Hane for Ars Magica (Italian translation group). If Witch-Hunt is too busy, I could make the English patch too, but I can't promise any specific release timeframe yet.
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Ouverture > sorry for the delay but I got details about the program for Ryukishi07.
Saturday 2pm -> 3:30pm: public conference (Amphi 4)
Saturday 9pm -> 10pm: signing session
Sunday 11am -> 12pm: signing session
Sunday 2pm -> 3:30pm: public conference (Amphi 4)
There's a sign session programmed on Friday 9pm -> 10pm but since we may be late returning to the con. because of dinner, it may get cancelled.
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Golden Fighter
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News for OMK tournament?
I ask 'cause I would bring an arcade stick to play that
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Sorry for replying to an old post, but I just had to ask about Klashikari and Chrono's meeting with R07 as it's hovered in the back of my mind since I read that awesome report:
Knowing how KJ1980 used to feel about the "killer lolis" meme, I can almost hear him facepalming or head-desking from here...
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Roger Nicholson accused Infowars of being insensitive to Boston victims yet jokes on video about people being blown up
Paul Joseph Watson
May 2, 2013
A man who attacked Infowars as being insensitive to the Boston bombing victims during a guest spot on MSNBC appears in a YouTube video in which he jokes about killing homeless people and prostitutes while laughing at Iraqis being blown to pieces.
Boston resident Roger Nicholson appeared on MSNBC last week with Martin Bashir to discuss his confrontation of Infowars reporter Dan Bidondi, during which Nicholson accused Bidondi of creating offensive "show material" which was insensitive to the victims of the Marathon bombings by doubting the official narrative behind the attacks.
During the interview with Bashir, Nicholson portrays himself as someone deeply sensitive to victims of violence, yet in a separate YouTube video he strikes a somewhat different tone.
"There's homeless people with signs around their neck and you can just shoot them, it's really funny," said Nicholson during what appears to be a public access-style TV show.
He also makes light of murdering prostitutes, remarking, "This is what I do when I'm not working and I'm trying to unwind and decompress, I have not killed a hooker yet with that method with a molotov cocktail…but you should come and play it's a lot of fun."
Watch the clip below.
Nicholson then labels genuine helicopter gunship footage of Iraqis being machine gunned to death as a "great video game".
"This is not real, these aren't people," snides Nicholson as he laughs at the sight of a man being blown to pieces.
"Do you see this right here, this is what used to be a person….now look at him, he's a wet spot on the side of the road," remarks Nicholson, adding, "I don't know why you can't just laugh at that and get all upset and all weepy."
Nicholson then seems to find it hilarious that US troops are now having deformed babies as a result of being exposed to depleted uranium.
Even Nicholson's co-hosts appear uncomfortable with his abhorrent rhetoric and insist that the video clip is not a laughing matter.
While Nicholson claims Infowars is hysterical and has become "the Westboro Baptist Church of journalism," simply because it challenges official narratives on contemporary events, Nicholson himself engages in the most vile and offensive rhetoric, not only joking about murdering people, but flagrantly laughing at victims of war and people being blown up, just as the Boston Marathon victims were.
After his MSNBC appearance, Nicholson featured as a guest on Infowars Nightly News during which he miserably failed to explain the clear documented history of the FBI's involvement in domestic terror plots.
Nicholson also expressed his vehement support for drone strikes, or "whacking evildoers" as he labeled it, despite the fact that 95% of the victims of drone strikes have been innocent civilians, hundreds of them children.
Nicholson comes across as a horrendous excuse for a human being, someone who openly lauds death and bloodshed, which makes the mainstream media's penchant for inviting him on as a guest to claim Infowars is insensitive all the more ludicrous.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
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The topic of this article is of a real-life subject that has been mentioned "in-universe" in a canon source. The Harry Potter Wiki is written from the perspective that all information presented in canon is true (e.g., Hogwarts really exists), and, as such, details contained in this article may differ from real world facts.
The English Channel is a body of water that separates the island of Great Britain from continental Europe, whilst connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
In 1422, a large white rabbit was spotted by Muggles crossing the English Channel in a cauldron with a sail fitted to it. A rabbit of that description later became a trusted advisor at the court of King Henry VI — a fact that contributed to the Muggle King's reputation for mental instability. While this has never been proven by authorities on History of Magic, it is believed this rabbit was the Animagus form of Lisette de Lapin, a famous French sorceress who had been, earlier that same year, convicted of witchcraft in Paris, but had vanished from her prison cell the night before she was due to be executed.[1]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Seen on map)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Seen on map)
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You might have noticed a sprinkle of intensive construction and small-business closures on High Street in the past few years. Well that's no coincidence, a lot of it is the doing of Campus Partners, the "urban revitalization" fist of The Ohio State University.
Campus Partners aims to create "distinct sense of place" across Ohio State's campus by gutting student favorites like The O Patio & Pub and Too's Spirits Under High to make room for a number of expensive apartments, parking garages and chain stores.
Ohio State is basically claiming that another Chipotle, Starbucks and a White Castle will give High Street a "distinct sense of place." That's like claiming that "The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift," "Fast & Furious" and "Fast & Furious 6" have distinct senses of cinema.
These are just a few of the establishments that will make Ohio State's campus Columbus' next Tuttle Mall.
Campus Partners failed to consider students' needs when planning High Street's development, especially when they neglected to include a Lids where students could conveniently purchase Tap Out flatbills.
Campus Partners got the redevelopment ball rolling, and other private companies have joined in on the fun.
You might have noticed the under-construction, luxury apartment compound "Wilson Place" near Lane Avenue proudly touting its banner for $999 a month rent per person.
However, at least on apartments.com, the current online prices for two-bedroom apartments at Wilson Place — which is owned by Edwards Communities, not Campus Partners — start at $2,430, with an additional $125 garage parking pass. Cool.
These apartments are the perfect place for students to live after being bankrupt by Ohio State's two-year dorm live-in requirement.
The O Patio & Pub will soon be demolished this summer for a fountain; a more wholesome environment for students to gather on weekends. So long, chants of "Let's go to The O!"
Hello, shouts of "Let's safely gather by the fountain!"
This new area built on the muffled shouts of fraternity revelry will be called "University Square," a gathering space planned to be a "physical and visual link" between campus and the east side of High Street. Students should be grateful for a parking garage, a luxury apartment building and an 11-story hotel.
Construction is scheduled to finish in the early 2020s, so the next few waves of incoming freshmen will deal with perpetual construction until they graduate.
This isn't the first time Campus Partners has created a "distinct sense of place" at Ohio State. Campus Partners signature development is the South Campus Gateway.
The construction of Gateway brought "225,000 square feet of retail, 188 apartments, 88,000 square feet of office space and a 1,200 space parking garage" to Ohio State's students.
If you have ever been to Gateway, there's a clear sense of campus culture with four phone stores and a Panera Bread. Everything a kid needs.
Campus Partners also has been a great friend to small businesses in the South Campus Gateway. A restaurant called Gooeyz rented a space where sewage "spilled on customers … nearly 10 times" from a bathroom in the space above.
The loving hands of Campus Partners then charged Gooeyz's owners for being closed when they dealt with a faulty air conditioning unit, inherited from the property they leased from Campus Partners, until Gooeyz went out of business. Cool.
Campus Partners is modernizing High Street without regard for the small businesses that create campus culture, and that's a shame for future students.


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Homeless veteran Jerome Belton poses for a portrait at a homeless shelter in San Diego on September 19, 2012. A former Marine, Belton now lives on the streets in San Diego.
The latest report card on the Obama Administration's push to end veteran homelessness by 2015 arrived Monday: the number of ex-service members sleeping in parks, under bridges or in public spaces declined by 7 percent this year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) confirmed.
But other advocates — including a small cadre of soldiers who use their spare time and combat skills to track, clothe and house veterans forced to live outside on home soil — say they still are seeing an "alarming" rise in younger homeless veterans, many of whom fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
HUD released Monday afternoon a full 2012 count of homeless Americans, including a fresh tally of homeless veterans: "On a single night in January 2012, 62,619 veterans were homeless," the agency said. Veteran homelessness has now been reduced by 17.2 percent since January 2009, the agency said.
Before that report was made public, the head the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) said a fortified federal effort to house more disabled and low-income veterans is working.
"There's been a big increase in resources to make sure it does decrease," said Nan Roman, NAEH's president. "There's been a lot of investment in newer strategies around housing — programs that are really solution-oriented."
One of those approaches, Roman said, is a $60 million initiative by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that offers prompt financial help to ex-military members on the brink of eviction — or those recently turned out of their apartments. In fact, the VA estimates that its Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program will have helped the 42,000 veteran families by the end of 2012, according to an agency spokesman.
"Sometimes people get laid off, can't pay their rent, and lose their apartment. It's a high cliff to get back into an apartment because you have to pay the first and last month's rent plus deposits," Roman said. "In most places, that's $2,000 or $3,000, minimum. If you had $2,000 or $3,000, you probably wouldn't have gotten evicted in the first place. So this program helps with that sort of thing.
"There's been a lot of determination at VA to make the homeless veteran numbers go down," she added. "I'd be very disappointed if they don't go down, frankly."
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Veteran Arthur Lute holds his 5-month-old son Evan in his one-bedroom apartment in Chula Vista, Calif. on Oct. 9, 2012. Lute's arduous journey from his days as a U.S. Marine to his nights sleeping on the streets illustrates the challenge the Obama administration faces to make good on its promise to end homelessness among veterans by 2015.
VA spokesman Josh Taylor said the agency already had gauged critical gains as the rate of veteran homelessness dropped by 12 percent from 2010 to 2011. He cites, in part, SSVF – "our new homeless prevention and rapid re-housing program" which during the 2011 fiscal year helped house more than 35,000 people, including nearly 9,000 children, Taylor said.
A second federal program – one forged through a HUD-VA partnership – gives "eligible veterans" vouchers to pay for stays "in a residence of their own," Taylor said, adding that nearly 40,000 veterans have accessed that program during the past two years.
According to a HUD report issued in December 2011, there were 67,495 homeless veterans in this country - down from 76,329 one year earlier. The same report projected the homeless veteran population would shrink to 45,797 during 2012.
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In its 2013 budget request, the VA asked for $333 million in additional funding – an increase of 33 percent over 2012 – so that it could provide "specific programs to prevent and reduce homelessness," the VA said in making the pitch last February. The overall VA budget request for 2013 totaled $140.3 billion.
"We have made good progress, but there is more work to do," Taylor said in an email to NBC News. "Our homeless initiatives are based on a strategy of rescue and prevention.
Three soldiers leave war in Afghanistan only to battle post-combat demons. Producer: Meredith Birkett. Video editor: Shanon Dell / msnbc.com.
"The unprecedented effort under way, and the unprecedented resources being dedicated to it, have played a major part in the reduction of the veteran homeless population over the past couple of years. That work is ongoing and we expect it will continue to show progress," Taylor added.
Late last week, during the 2012 National Rural Housing Conference held in Washington, D.C, experts reported veteran homelessness is growing in many rural areas, in part because young men and women from small-town America are 21.5 percent more likely to join the military than their urban counterparts.
"Veterans' homelessness isn't going to end unless we work together," said Kelly Caffarelli, president of The Home Depot Foundation, a conference sponsor. During the past two years, the Home Depot has donated more than $30 million to veteran housing issues and homelessness and recently announced it will be contributing another $50 million to those same issues over the next three years.
"We need the government, community-based groups, foundations, and the private sector to take up this challenge. Our veterans deserve nothing less than a safe place to call home," Caffarelli said.
'They are coming back messed up'
In Southern California, where Army veteran Joe Leal routinely leads a handful of active-duty and former service members on personal missions to find and help homeless veterans living "beneath bridges and in canyons," Leal said he has encountered thousands of post-9/11 veterans without homes.
"It's alarming," said Leal, an Iraq War veteran who founded the Vet Hunters Project in 2010. His group, funded by private donations, has worked to place more than 2,600 veterans in temporary or permanent homes, he said.
"We house more Iraq and Afghanistan and younger veterans than older veterans. It used to be where a homeless vet was typically about 60 years old. Now, they're 22 years old," Leal said. "And a lot of them are female veterans who have witnessed combat. They are coming back messed up. They are coming back homeless."
Monica Figueroa, 22, was an Army parachute rigger who served from 2009 to 2011, spending time in Germany, performing test jumps out of planes. She has a 17-month-old son and is married to Sgt. Jason Snyder, a 30-year-old Army reservist, who served four tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. While Snyder was still overseas, Figueroa couldn't hold a job and couldn't find a home for herself or her son. She slept in a car for several weeks near Los Angeles, she said.
"When we met her, she was living in a garage where they repair vehicles," Leal said. "She was bathing in a sink where they wash car parts. Monica was just overwhelmed. She joined the military when she was young. She got out. She had a child. She was used to the fast pace of military life. And then, in getting out, the transition (preparation she received from the Army) was lacking.
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Army veteran Tara Eid, 50, writes an essay at New Directions women's house, a long-term transitional program for female veterans dealing with issues of homelessness, trauma and addiction, in Los Angeles, Calif., on November 18, 2011. Eid has seven children and was homeless many times over a period of 10 years.
"A lot of the active-duty people are getting out even though they don't have a plan" for post-military life, he added. "They're so fed-up after five to six deployments. They say, 'I don't care what I do when I get out, I'll just figure it out when I get out, but I know I don't want to do this any more.' That's what I'm running into."
The Vet Hunters Project helped Figueroa, her son and husband recently move into a furnished temporary apartment in Loma Linda, Calif., and enter a program that provides them financial counseling to prepare for an independent life.
"Before this, my living situation was very unstable, moving from one house to another. Just jumping. Just living anywhere I could, with family members, friends, anybody who could help me for two weeks or so," Figueroa said. "I had to leave my son with my mother — there was no room for anyone else where they were living. So I stayed in a car that my dad owned.
"The thing that made it very rough was I had no idea of the benefits I had. All I knew about was the GI Bill. Otherwise, no one ever explained anything else to me (about post-military benefits). I was not prepared for the transition."
It's not uncommon, in fact, for the Vet Hunters to come across Army reservists who are still serving the country but who have no home, Leal said.
"These guys show up for service looking sharp," Leal said. "Then they leave at the end of the day and go sleep in a Chevy."
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 18, 2013) – The U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Team won its first two exhibition matches against Russia on May 17 at the Wellness Center at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.
| U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Head Coach Bill Hamiter talks things
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The U.S. Women's Sitting Team won the morning match, 28-26, 25-18, 24-26, 25-20, and took the afternoon match, 25-14, 12-25, 17-25, 26-24, 15-7.
"These are the first matches that we have had most of our veterans back and you could tell they were a little rusty," U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Head Coach Bill Hamiter (Bethany, Okla.) said. "It was good to get everyone some playing time against a very good Russian team, which I suspect will be one of the top two teams in the European Zone this year."
In the first match, Heather Erickson (Fayetteville, N.C.) led all scorers with 19 points on a match-high 14 kills, a match-high four blocks and one ace. Nicole Nieves (Kissimmee, Fla.) added 11 points on seven attacks, two blocks and two aces. Monique Burkland (Ardmore, Okla.) scored eight points on three attacks, three blocks and two aces.
Katie Holloway (Lake Stevens, Wash.) and Angela DeHaan (Yuba City, Calif.) scored seven points each. Holloway scored on four kills, two blocks and one ace. DeHaan, who started three sets, added four attacks and three aces. Kaleo Kanahele (Oklahoma City, Okla.) started two sets and scored four points on one attack and three aces.
Nichole Millage (Champaign, Ill.) started two sets and scored two points on one attack and one ace. Abby Mueller (Houston, Texas) started one set and scored two points on one kill and one ace. Alexis Shifflet (Waseca, Minn.) started two sets and scored one point on one ace.
Libero Bethany Zummo (Dublin, Calif.) started three sets and was credited with 24 receptions, 46 percent positive. Libero Kari Miller (Washington, D.C.) started two sets and was credited with 21 receptions, 51 percent excellent.
Hamiter started Kanahele at setter, Holloway and team captain Kendra Lancaster (Westfield, Ind.) at outside, Burkland and Nieves at middle and Erickson at opposite in the first match.
"The team showed their competitive spirit today, which really helped when play was a little out of rhythm," Hamiter said. "It was nice to see some of our newer players perform as well as they did."
The U.S. Women's Sitting Team led Russia in attacks, 35-32. It led in blocks, 12-11 and it led in aces 15-13.
Erickson again led all scorers in the second match with 16 points on a match-high 13 kills and a match-high three blocks. Nieves added 10 points on seven kills, two blocks and one ace. Millage started three sets and scored 10 points on seven attacks, one block and two aces. Burkland totaled eight points on two attacks, one block and a match-high five aces.
Holloway scored seven points on six kills and one block. Kanahele started four sets and scored five points on one kill and four aces. DeHaan started one set and scored one point on a kill. Shifflet started one set and scored one points with an ace.
Zummo started four sets at libero and was credited with 21 receptions, 43 percent positive. Miller started one set and was credited with 10 receptions, 60 percent positive.
The U.S. Women's Sitting Team will play Russia two more times on Saturday, May 19 (10 a.m. and 5 p.m.) and once on Sunday (9 a.m.). All will be played at the UCO Wellness Center and are free and open to the public.
The matches will be live streamed at ustream.tv/channel/u-s-sitting-volleyball.
In August, the U.S. Women's Sitting Team will visit the Russian team in Moscow.
U.S. Women's Sitting Team
2 Bethany Zummo (Dublin, Calif.)
3 Alexis Shifflet (Waseca, Minn.)
4 Abby Mueller (Houston, Texas)
5 Katie Holloway (Lake Stevens, Wash.)
6 Heather Erickson (Fayetteville, N.C.)
7 Monique Burkland (Ardmore, Okla.)
8 Angela DeHaan (Yuba City, Calif.)
10 Kari Miller (Washington, D.C.)
13 Nichole Millage (Champaign, Ill.)
14 Kaleo Kanahele (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
15 C Kendra Lancaster (Westfield, Ind.)
16 Nicole Nieves (Kissimmee, Fla.)