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Slopes can cause a number of problems if not landscaped correctly. Water soaks in at low rate, which means the top of the hill ends up dry while plants at the bottom of the hillside drown. Fertilizer and mulch also wash downhill, meaning plants at the top get no nutrition while plants at the foot of the slope are poisoned by the build-up of nutrients. Even if you can get grass to grow there, hillsides can be difficult and dangerous to mow. Fortunately, though, there's a lot more you can do than plant grass.
For steeper hills, or those in areas that can't be re-graded easily, terracing will solve your hillside landscaping problems by creating smaller, level planting beds. Build evenly spaced steps up the hillside using railway ties (near non-edible plants only), boulders, or other building material to create the walls. The flat areas can then be used either as individual beds or planted with a low-maintenance, cascading groundcover.
If your hillside landscaping project is surrounded by a flat area, one option is to regrade the hillside to create a slope of less than 4 degrees. When the slope is this low, you can landscape it as you would any other area. If the hillside has been planted with turf, the first step is to carefully remove the turf without damaging the roots. Then just smooth out the hill until you get it the height you want. If you don't have a flat area to place the excess soil, you can use this valuable topsoil to build a raised be in another area. Finally, set the turf back in place.
Hillside landscaping is one of the most common landscaping challenges homeowners face. A slope of 4 degrees or more requires special treatment not only to make it look better, but to keep it from causing problems in the future. The upside is that because the need for landscaping on a slope is so common, there are plenty of hillside landscaping ideas out there for you to choose from.
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Big Brother: Celebrity Edition- 5 Fun Facts About Chuck LiddellBy: jerrica Tisdale on February 3, 2018 |
Chuck Liddell is a giant among sports fans. The guy basically became the reason MMA is so well known and popular today. He's a legend. Despite Chuck's long list of historical sports achievements, many non-sports Celebrity Big Brother fans–or non-MMA/UFC fans–don't know who he is and what he has done in his career. For those […]Read More..>>

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In one of the great moments of Cotton Bowl history, the Owls' Dickie Moegle was on his way to a 95-yard touchdown gallop when he was brought down on a jarring tackle by the Tide's Tommy Lewis. The only problem was that when the play began, Lewis had been sitting on the Alabama bench! Lewis's explanation was as eloquent as it gets: He simply said, "I'm just too full of Bama." Two nights later Lewis appeared with Moegle on the Ed Sullivan Show, and the Texas Legislature made him an honorary citizen, on the unarguable grounds that "Anybody that's got that much spirit deserves to be a Texan."


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Will Contest Attorneys
The importance of having a will cannot be overemphasized. Regardless of the value of your assets, you have the right to determine how and by whom those assets are managed and distributed upon your death. Even more importantly, if you have surviving minor children, a will is critical to express your choices as to who is to provide for their personal and financial care.
As important as having a will may be, however, there are often disputes or challenges that arise after a person dies even when he or she leaves behind a will. Once the will is probated or made public, the exact details of the will may cause tension, disagreement, or even shock to the family and affected parties.
These reactions may lead to will contests, trust contests, estate administration disputes, or other types of estate litigation among heirs, beneficiaries, trustees, executors, and administrators. Common grounds for such disputes include the following:
- Whether the will maker lacked the mental capacity at the time he or she drafted or signed the will;
- Whether the will maker was pressured or unduly influenced by someone to agree to those terms;
- Whether the will maker has another will or trust which supersedes or trumps this one;
- Whether the will maker was mistaken or induced by fraud to sign;
- Whether a surviving spouse is receiving all that he or she is entitled to under Virginia law.
- Whether the will was properly executed according to Virginia law;
- Whether the will is being properly understood or interpreted;
- Whether the executor or administrator is properly fulfilling their duties and administering the estate; and
- Whether the trustee is properly administering a trust.
A number of factual scenarios may give rise to a will contest, such as where a new will was recently executed by the persistence of a caregiver or trusted friend, or multiple versions of a will are produced. Other times, a relative believes that the will's disbursement and terms are improper and do not conform to the true wishes of the decedent.
Along these lines, Virginia law prohibits a decedent from completely excluding their spouse from taking a portion of the estate. Virginia law provides that within 6 months from the date of probate of a will, a surviving spouse may make a claim to receive their portion of the estate, called an elective share, as guaranteed by statute.
If you believe you have been wrongfully deprived of your inheritance, or a portion of it, you must act quickly to preserve your rights. Additionally, if you have reason to believe the decedent was incompetent or unduly influenced to sign a will, you should contact an experienced Virginia will contest attorney. At MartinWren, P.C., our Charlottesville will contest attorneys are extremely knowledgeable about Virginia's legal requirements for valid wills and estate planning, and we couple that with our extensive litigation experience.
Please call John B. Simpson or Jonathan T. Wren at (434) 817-3100 if you would like to speak with an experienced Virginia will contest attorney.


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March 26, 2013
I spent most of my day poring over community center brochures and dance studio and church and martial arts websites trying to find something ANYTHING for my kids to do this summer. I don't need long term day camps. I don't need full time childcare. I just want some stuff to DO, to hang our summer on. Last year we did Vacation Bible School and ballet. This year I'm shooting for VBS and swim lessons, at the absolute least.
BUT NOTHING WORKS OUT OMG MY EYES ARE CROSSING FROM THE STRAIN. I couldn't find a single stupid affordable thing that 1) BOTH kids could do (4 and 6-year-olds aren't often in the same group) and 2) would fit with Emma's schedule and 3) OUR schedule, with Phillip coming home from work and dinner and what we like to do on weekends. Impossible!
Then I looked up the nearest YMCA and you guyyyyyyssssss... The Y is pricey which is why I've never considered it, but I started to think about how we won't be paying for preschool anymore, how they have AMAZING childcare and kid spaces, how many kid programs they have, swim lessons, how I could even just go there for lack of anything better to do on a weekday morning and exercise while my kids play. Is this not a win win win win win situation? And there's no contract so if we decide it's too expensive/not worthwhile to keep for the fall, then we can drop it!
I emailed a local gym too, one that's super close to me with the same sort of child care and the same swim lessons. I'll see what it costs to go there (of COURSE they don't tell you on the website) and I'm thinking I'll probably go with the Y just because they have way more kid activities, but still. I'm feeling RATHER PROUD of this family-size solution to not only our inevitable summer doldrums and swim lesson quandaries, but how to get some exercise in when I have all the kids.
I know other people join gyms. I just did not think I was one of those people. This is a whole new horizon for me, Internet.
While I continue to pat myself on the back, please enjoy this video of Emma's nightly Walking Boot Camp session. I don't know, you guys. My one wish was that she'd start walking before her 18 month appointment, but that appointment is THURSDAY MORNING and, as you can see from this video, THERE IS NO HOPE. This morning my friend said, "It's because she's so tall!" but... I think my friend was just being nice.


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2019 Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute
February 3 - 6, 2019
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2020 Call for Education Sessions
The Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute is inviting professionals to share ideas and experiences at the 65th Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute, February 2-5, 2020. We are seeking original, thought-provoking proposals that will enable attendees to share with and learn from one another about innovative practices and emerging trends impacting the broad field of Parks and Recreation.
Sessions should incorporate educational methods, provide replicable hands-on knowledge, and demonstrate measurable outcomes and results. Sessions will offer CEU credits and are intended to educate and support learning.
Session proposals will be accepted until May 31, 2019 and are encouraged to be submitted as soon as possible.
The Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute accepts donations to help support a variety of programs and activities for the Annual Institute. All donations are tax deductible as the Southwest Parks and Recreation Training Institute is a non-profit 501-C3 organization. Donate Today!
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Note from Greg Snider, President
Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute is an incredible way to connect with other park and recreation professionals, receive valued training in the industry, and to be honest, escape from the real world for a few days. You will immediately start to relax during the drive into Sequoyah State Park on your way to the lodge.
This year's conference in stacked with amazing speakers from South Carolina, Utah, Kansas, Baton Rouge, Dallas, and many other areas across this great nation. The quality of programing this year is off the chart, and I for one am looking forward to hearing many of these great speakers. Thank you to our President-Elect Mike Amond and the entire Education Board of Regents.
Along with the great education opportunities, fun activities are available as well. Starting Sunday afternoon we will start with the golf tournament, then the Super Bowl Party, music after the Super Bowl, and many other activities throughout the conference. One event that you will not want to miss is the Dueling Piano's!
SWPRTI would not be what it is today without the volunteer support from so many professionals. I want to take this moment to thank each person that serves on the board, committees, Sally Rodriquez, and those that work behind the scene to make things happen. Along with our annual conference, we have our Park Planning and Maintenance Academy in Colorado. I want to thank that team led by Mendy Putman for the solid work they have done making that school a great success.
One last note, don't forget the auction. Our auction was started many years ago by Ken Beam to assist with raising money for our scholarship program. Now that our scholarships are endowed, the money earned is used to fund the Institute.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing many of you at the Institute.
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In previous ARM Development Boards belonging to the Versatile Family, there was a unique button to power the board ON and OFF with a simple and brief "press" action. The new family of boards "Versatile Express" has introduced a slight change to power the system ON and OFF. In this Knowledge Article we explain the procedure required to power the Versatile Express system ON and OFF.
The Versatile Express Motherboard V2M-P1 is fitted within a plastic enclosure and the user switches, push buttons, some connectors and ports are accessed from the rear panel of this enclosure. There are two power-related push buttons located on the rear panel of the board. The names used for these buttons in the Versatile Motherboard Express TRM slightly differ with the name printed on the PCB which causes some confusion that will be clarified in this Knowledge Article. There is no "silk screen" text on the rear panel; in other words the buttons are not marked. You can remove the upper lid of the enclosure to see the names written on the PCB, but in any case, the buttons are color-coded red and black for identification.
The Versatile Express system has two power states - ON and Standby. In the ON state, the entire system is powered up and the main ARM CPU runs your application code. In the Standby state, the main CPU does not run, but system is still partially powered and the various system configuration microcontrollers can talk to each other, and to the user via UART0. In order to completely power the system OFF, the external 12V power supply must be disconnected. When the board is first connected to the 12V supply, it enters Standby state, waiting for user input - whether that be via UART0, or by one of the push buttons.
Red button: This button is known as Power/Reset in the Motherboard Express TRM. The name printed on the back panel PCB (HBI-0197C) is ON/OFF. The functionality is as follows:
Black button: This pushbutton is known as Standby in the motherboard TRM. The name printed on the PCB is Reset.
Essentially, both buttons can be used to put the system in to Standby mode as described above, but only the red button can be used to power the system ON.
Aside from the red push button switch on the back panel, there are three other methods of switching the board ON -
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Michael Lee, Curator and Director of the Foreign East Antiquity (Östasiatiska Museet) at Skeppsholmen tell us about the great and fantastic collection of East Asian Art and Archeology Sweden have thanks to our King Gustav Adolf VI and to Johan Gunnar Andersson who was the first person to conduct scientific excavation in China. Micheal Lee has a broad experience and has also worked at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC and at the Museum Of East Asian Art in Bath, U.K.
Max Nöje: What is Östasiatiska museum (the Foreign East Antiquity)?
Michael Lee: The museum has gone through changes over the years. Originally it King Gustav Adolf VI was very interested in East Asian Art and Archeology and he was an enthusiastic collector. He collected a lot of Chinese ceramic, lacquer works, jades, archaic bronzes and so forth. In the 1920s there was a group of people who were interested in China, which included scholars, collectors, and the king, that set up the museum and the king was one of the main people pushing for its establishment. Johan Gunnar Andersson was the first Director of the Museum, and he was also the first person to conduct scientific excavations in China. The Swedish archeologist, paleontologist and geologist Johan Gunnar Andersson is actually wellknown in China, especially amongst people interested in history and archeology. But in Sweden he is a bit forgotten although he was the first director of this museum and again: very well respected in China.
Today, we offer more cultural and historical contexts in the exhibitions. When visitors walk through the exhibitions, they may be able to learn more about the objects, including who made it, who was it made for, how was it used, why it was made etc. In this way people may gain a deeper understanding for the objects.
Max Nöje: What countries are included in the museum?
Michael Lee: We house collections that come from throughout Asia. The exhibits mainly cover China, Japan and Korea, but objects from present-day India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are also included.
From which periods is the museum referring too?
3000 5000 years or more ago up until to 19th-century and in some cases 20th and 21st century as well.
Max Nöje: You mentioned before that King Gustav Adolf VI (1882-1973) donated some objects but what about the rest?
Michael Lee: King Gustav Adolf VI donated his whole collection to the people of Sweden and Johan Gunnar Andersson again he was also a very important contributor. Andersson's collection is very interesting because it is the best collection of Chinese Neolithic ceramics outside of China. In terms of quality, it may even rival collections within China. One of the great things about working in this museum is that compared to many other Western museums our main archaeological collections have been collected in an ethical way. Many Western museums have lot of burden because a lot of the objects have been acquired over the years as results of war and certain delicate situations, this one is different. The important archaeological collections at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities of our museum have been brought to Sweden by governmental agreements.
For instances, Andersson was allowed to excavate in China by the Chinese government and it was agreed that he could bring everything back to Sweden, document the material, and half of it would be returned to China. So this was done by mutual agreement.
Another important collection at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities is the Carl Kempe (1884-1967) collection. Kempe was a Swedish industrialist and very well-known collector, and his name is known even today. Amongst both scholars and collectors. He collected a lot of Chinese porcelain and precious metalwares. His Chinese glass collection, now at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, is the best and most comprehensive collection of Chinese glass I've seen in the west. It include examples dating from the 3rd-century B.C. up to the 19th-century.
Max Nöje: Why should people visit the Östasiatiska museum?
Michael Lee: In fact, there are many reasons. I would say, Sweden has the best collection of East Asian Art and Artifacts in Scandanavia and certain parts of the collection are even considered best within the world. It is one of the most documented collections of Chinese art. If you get Chinese art catalogues or Japanese art catalogues dating back as early as the 1930's you will see our objects presented. So, it's really very historical and important.
A few months ago we opened our sculpture hall and invited some monks from South of India who came to create sand painting. In mine opinion, this is also one of the best galleries as well. The three Mongolian sculptures we have, are probably the largest and finest Mongolian sculptures outside Mongolia.
Some of the collections presented here is also part of the world history. I mean, there are stories about early printing in the world, stories about ceramic production in the world and the world trade of Chinese and Japanese porcelain.
Max Nöje: What will happen this spring in the museum?
Michael Lee: We have our Lunar New Year celebrations on 14 February. We have the largest Lunar Year Celebrations in Scandanavia as well. So that day. we hope to get around 2000 visitors. We have Lion dances, difference type of Chinese dance activities, calligraphy, workshops etc. We will also high-light other countries Japan that celebrates the Lunar New Year like Korea Japan.
Lion dances will be performances outdoors.
We will also be a part of India Week at the end of May, during which we will have different events about Indian art and culture.
Max Nöje: Who are mainly your visitors at Östasiatiska museum?
Michael Lee: We try to create all of our exhibits approachable to all ages. People should be able to find something for everyone here.
It also depends of the type of exhibition we have. When we inaugurated the sculpture hall and invited the monks from India, we had many people interested in East Asian religions at that time. We had also a lot a monks coming then.
Then we have different activities like guessing games, memory games, touching station to all ages and we the Dragon atelier for the children.
Max Nöje: What is the difference of working here compare to the other museums you worked before?
Michael Lee: This museum is bigger. You have a lot more people with different expertise and specializations that create a wonderful environment in which to work for. People who specialize in the history, in art, techniques of building the exhibit so when do have these exhibition meetings; there is lot of excitement to bring the different ideas into the exhibits.
Max Nöje: This building is so big. How come?
Michael Lee: Yes, is narrow and very long. The reason why is so long is because this building used to be where they made the ropes for the ships.
Max Nöje: Do people still donate objects?
Michael Lee: We are careful because we don't want to contribute the looting of objects of other countries as well as in Sweden. So we follow the UNIESCO 1970s World Protection of Heritage. This essentially means that museums should not collect things without knowing the provenance and to have a recorded documentation. If there is no documentation or left the country after 1970, it should not be collected. We also want to make sure that the objects fit within the museum's collection and so forth.
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The Smart Volume Range consists of 3 luminaires (Chiffon, Corkwood and Ring Pendant), sculpted from layered patterns, enabling small packaging and creating an intriguing interplay of light and shadow.
Challenged to create a series of large volume pendants with small packaging for the online and do it yourself market, we have designed a range of 3 pendants, Chiffon, Corkwood, Ring Pendant. The different models are sculpted from layered patterns of high-quality materials with superior finishing, ensuring a solid and long lasting product. The compact, modular elements slot together in a few minutes, and are easy to transport, carry and install. The design of this lamp creates beautiful light effects. The intriguing interplay of light and shadow will transform a room when the lamp is switched on.


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It's been a decade since the East Midlands' biggest musical export first muscled their way onto the mainstream music scene with their own take on the 'Lad Rock' scene.
Well, 10 years on and nothing much has changed for this quartet. Primal Scream and Shaun Ryder clearly still top their Christmas wish list, and while the never-ending comparisons still bog down the music press, it's perhaps time to give them the credit the snobs persistently deny them.
Tom can actually sing (sorry Shaun) and Serge can still write tunes that can successfully straddle the Stone Island-tinged indie-dance-pop-rock spectrum (sorry Bobby).
Their latest album, 48:13, was meant to be the band's Sgt Peppers... if you believed these musical hooligans' own hype.
Most critics gleefully disagreed, but it does nothing to dent the lager-soaked confidence of these lads.
Playing to a packed Capital FM Arena in Nottingham last night, the quartet were in fine form.
With the help of a no-expense-spared light show that would beat Pink Floyd to the punch, you'd be hard pushed to find anyone who'd disagree here.
Okay, so Tom perhaps dropped a clanger by claiming Nottingham was his 'favourite city' as he strutted onto the stage (you're from neighbouring Leicester, who are you kidding?), but with a swagger and beard like that, who really cares?
Through either good fortune or clever marketing, months have lapsed since they released their latest album, so the 'new' songs have become iPod staples for most.
Fans persistently want to pogo their way through a playlist uninterrupted, and a new, uncertain track is guaranteed to bring proceedings to a flat-footed halt. Not a bit of it in Nottingham. This was a lyric-reciting riot.
With plenty of newer tracks chucked in among an impressive back-catalogue, it made the perfect soundtrack for a pitch invasion.
Heavy beats and thumping bass lines is the ever-present signature sound for Kasabian, so they swaggered their way through the likes of 'Eez eh', 'Fire', 'Club Foot, 'Empire' and 'Days Are Forgotten', before rolling out the old extra-time grand finale of 'LSF' to bring the show to an end. Predictable, but still packing.
But don't be fooled, these lads still have a penchant for poetic moments, the sickly-sweet 'Goodbye Kiss' and Serge's solo effort on 'Bow' were particular highlights between the strobe-flickering laser-blasting chaos.
They even took time to pay homage to their musical influences with Tom bursting into The Doors' 'People Are Strange' halfway through the obvious nod that is 'Thick as Thieves', and saluted 90s' dance master, Fat Boy Slim, with their own raucous rendition of 'Praise You'.
For any fan who likes riotous rock and indie dance with a pinch of pop, it was a night they won't forget easily, and their ears would still be ringing when they got home. Believe me, mine are still while writing this.


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While everyone else in England has been caught up in the royal wedding, our U.K. nerd, James Hayward, has been hard at work reviewing a new book so we'll know if this is a good resource for surviving future outbreaks.
My first experience of a Choose Your Own Adventure book was at high school when Ms Daniels (a super cool teacher whom, at age 11, I remember being convinced I would marry when I grew up…) rewarded the class for a week of above average behavior with a Friday afternoon group book reading. As is the way with CYOA, every few pages the story offered a sequence of options that would cause it to branch and go off in completely different directions. I loved it and for a good while afterward, I read as many CYOAs as I could find at the local library.
Can you Survive the Zombie Apocalypse follows the same format found in the CYOA childrens books… except, of course, the subject matter is (ahem) a bit less children – appropriate. In fact, Max Brallier doesn't hold back at all on the sex, drugs, violence and general brutality in his portrail of a zombie apocalypse in Manhattan. The grittyness is never excessive though, nor does the book ever take itself too seriously. Also, while it isn't a straight up comedy, I invariably found myself laughing at least once with each read through.
The full gamut of zombie literature is referenced and there are plenty of familiar tropes woven into each of the stories. For instance, you might find your character choosing to drink copious amounts of alcohol, barricading himself in a bar and generally taking the "Shaun of the Dead" approach to zombie management. Maybe you'll take a leaf out of Romero's book instead and take the fight to the zombies, either up close with melee weapons or perhaps you will choose to set up a sniper nest in the statue of liberty? Maybe you'll bunker down and wait for the military or the government to come and save you?
There is only one sequence of 'correct' options available to achieve the 'THE END' ending. All the others are 'AN END' endings whereupon you either survive precariously, die or become a zombie. After a couple of serious survival attempts, I think I ended up having the most fun with readthroughs where I intentionally tried to sabotage my character's chances of survival by making outrageously idiotic choices i.e ("if you want to try and intimidate the oncoming zombie using the fake plastic shotgun – turn to page 204″). Ultimately it is this playful and breezy writing style that ensures that 'Can you Survive the Zombie Apocalypse' is never a chore to read regardless of your chosen approach.
"Can you Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?" was released last month. Find out more at the author's website.
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Hey there,
I'm hoping you can help. I had to revert back to 4.2.2 because of the new shortcode api thing. Anyway, now I can't login to one of my sites. I'm getting this error when trying to go to the dashboard: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/content/43/10010643/html/dallascorporatemagician.com/wp-admin/custom-header.php on line 391
The site is dallascorporatemagician.com
Any ideas? I tried to rename plugins folder but that didn't allow me to login. Thanks.
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I must write this page lest I shall have some most important thought and feeling of mine unrecorded and maybe hence obliterated.
By a stroke of despair I decided not to write the name of a person in my diary anymore two months ago. Since then the person had been referred to in my journal as "that person" or simply by a pronoun. By another stroke of despair last week I decided to banish any reference to that person completely. Like the Orwellian Ministry of Truth I attempted to erase that person from my life by erasing it from the official record of my life. After that more than once I nearly reneged. The following are the events I nearly allowed into the Ministry's archives in some restless lonely fidgeting nights.
Nearly three months had passed since we said bye in the freezing winter night. Last week, while I was beginning to find it difficult to picture that person in my mind, I dreamed about the very person. In the dream we lied in bed, caressed and whispered confession, penance and absolution to each other. All through it I wanted to cry (yet I have no idea whether my eyes had been wet in reality or in the dream). When I woke up from the dream, I went through the wonted process of recall, reflect and then remorse. Beyond those I figured something not happened before - I had no sight of the person's face in the dream. There had been several moments in the dream when my eyes should meet her face, but the person's aspect was sort of clouded, blank, obscure or concealed by a turn of body. Is it because I didn't have the mental concentration or will power to retrieve the day-by-day fading-away face? Until then I had never thought that one can dream about a person without seeing the person's face. Now I know the volition to have a person can survive the memory of the look of the wanted person.
Several days after the dream, I finished reading Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera. The book failed to convince me that a man could wait for a woman who had deserted him without justification for 50 years and more incredibly still, that he had never hated her throughout the exile. I suspect that the story was the cause for a change of my mind I am to describe, although I have no reason to believe so.
The change was like this: My rational analysis of the ended affair had always been that I was the deserted party, the other person the desertor. But in a Sunday afternoon during a solitary long swimming session in which my mind worked as busily but also as freely as my muscles, I began counting my own responsibilities for the unhappy finale. I began to think that the person's decision to part with me was justified and deducible by a logical progression: "because I had done x, y, z, which were really nasty and discouraging, the person was left with no option but to call it a day, just like any other person would have done in that situation."
This act of self-blame got checked very soon. My rational self reined in again and told myself: In order to justify the abandonment, I had deliberately discounted and ignored the reasons which had led me to x, y, z - that the person had done a, b, c, d, e to me without justification - and that I had resorted to x, y, z only to protect myself from deeper laceration and to show disapproval.
The lesson I drew from this lapse of reason is that I want to be the guilty party. If I am guilty, then I am not the sucker loser. The feeling of being deserted and the facts that justice is not yet done and the diabolical mind never repents are too harsh on me, unbearably harsh. I need a break.
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Since the summer is pretty much the worst time ever to be a college sports fan (though if you're a soccer fan, the past few weeks have been pretty sweet), it's time to start looking ahead to the fall, and of course, football season.
I would discuss last year as a point of reference for this one, but any mention of that atrocity makes me vomit on my screen, making blogging a tad difficult. Instead, I'll just review the individual performances from last year that inspire hope for 2010. Next time: the recruits,
no longer starring Javarie Johnson
Alex Wujciak
- We all know about the wild-haired linebacker, who last year racked up 130+
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tackles for the second straight season. On a game-to-game basis, he was by far the most consistent performer on a defense that was much better to watch than on paper. The offense was so atrocious that it gave Wujciak plenty of opportunities to bring down ballcarriers, and the rest of the defense plenty of opportunities to feel their legs turn into cement. If the offense improves significantly, Wujciak may get fewer tackles but the defense will also improve.
Wujciak plays like a poor man's Brian Urlacher, chasing the ball from sideline to sideline, rarely missing a tackle. In two full seasons (he has an unfortunate injury history) he was voted onto the second and first All-ACC teams. Since he's a known commodity, I think he easily finds his way onto an All-ACC team again in 2010, and will generate some buzz for All-America status and some of the major defensive awards, especially if Demetrius Hartsfield, formerly Cinquante Neuf, and Adrian Moten help occupy blockers and pressure the QB.
Torrey Smith
- Already Maryland's second all-time all-purpose yardage...gainer after just two years, Smith is the most explosive player in the country that nobody outside the ACC knows about. He would have broken the ACC single-season all-purpose yardage last year had C.J. Spiller not beaten him to it. He's an electric return man, and is improving constantly as a receiver. I doubt he sticks around for two more years, considering Al Davis is still the owner of the Raiders.
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This year, I expect Smith to become only the second Maryland receiver in history to net 1,000 receiving yards in a season. He's only been playing receiver for three years, and flashed some incredible ball skills last year, and should only improve by leaps and bounds. Considering the chemistry he showed with Robinson in the last two games of 2009 and in the spring game, expect a full-fledged breakout from the guy on the team with easily the best dreads. Easily.
Da'Rel Scott -
Remember him? Last year, the Terps' lone first team All-ACC selection in 2008 broke his wrist, missing the part of the schedule where they, uh, lost every game, coming back at the end when the season was already lost. He's a senior this year, and the ringleader in a crowded backfield that also includes Davin "Son of Dave" Meggett, D.J. Adams and Caleb Porzel. I think he's poised to return to form, and should be helped by a (slightly) more experienced offensive line and a wrist that's not fractured. He's immensely talented, gifted with good size and quick feet, and I'd be surprised if he, Smith and Robinson don't form a lethally fast three-headed monster.
Jamarr Robinson -
Though he only played in two games last year, Robinson established himself as the front-runner for the starting job in 2010. He solidified himself with a strong showing during spring practices, showcasing an improved ability to read defenses that he lacked last year, as well as his quick feet and the ability to stretch the field with an arm that can fire perfect spirals 60 yards downfield with apparent ease. The man I like to call Jamarrrrrrrr should plunder some yards from opposing defenses next year. As long as Franklin calls as many running plays for him as he did for Turner last year, we should be OK.
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I heard a pastor just last night that got inside my head enough to keep me from sleeping. It was a topic I had never really thought of. Well, I had, but not enough to ever discuss it with any one. It wasn't on purpose, it was just a topic that I thought was never presented to the church or Christians for that matter.
Okay, so I've lingered long enough. The topic is being fruitful as a Christian. Having large families to be exact.
According to statistics, mathematically, Christian families are not keeping up. In layman's terms, for every Christian that dies, there is not a Christian replacing that life.
Now I know that you can't be born a Christian, but the chances are great that Christian families that have offspring will become Christians. Look in all cultures and the kids become a product of their environment.
Doesn't sound like a big enough deal. Hey man, having big families is not worth "dying on the hill" for. Well the group of people in this world that hates America and Christians the worst, are on average have much larger families. The are reproducing more frequently than Christians.
I still haven't chewed this topic enough, so that is why I would covet your wise input as Christians readers.
Before you do however, be careful that you don't sound like the world.
In Genesis God said to be fruitful and multiply. From a deep theological standpoint, there is a personal reason for this.
Also, many bible scholars and readers wonder where America is in the book of Revelation. Maybe, the pastor remarked, we ran out of Christians.
After much thought, why don't you see large families any more?
Most of the reasons can simply come down to selfish and/or worldly reasoning. Now when this pastor shared this message he used actual interviews sharing what most people reason with. I understood and agreed with them (till this topic).
Outside of a mass revival in America, Christians voices will continue to diminish over time. Like it or not, heathens are reproducing faster than the Christians. Yes, even Christians have slimmed down their family sizes for a variety of reasons without thinking about being fruitful and multiplying. In conjunction with the divorce rate, Christians are simply not stepping up to the plate. The pastor was passionate about standing before God and trying to explain why the unbelievers were "out-begatting" the Christians.
Now I'm not doing this topic justice, so if you want to dive into this more before you scald me then google love, marraige and stinking thinking. It is all very interesting to say the least, and maybe just worth repeating to the church.


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Sometimes the more charts I have to study, the less each of them means to me. If I wanted to boil my long-term cycling training progress down to two numbers, they would be:
1. Functional Threshold Power (FTP) - sustainable power for an hour
2. Crit Normalized Power (CNP) - sustainable power for 35 minutes
The first is well-known. I just invented the second one.
Those two numbers are indicative of my sustainable power in road racing (FTP) and criterium racing (CNP). Here's a chart of how those numbers have increased for me over the past season:
1. Cumulative effect of entire year of hard training (this one may be the most likely explanation)
Both numbers showed substantial improvement through the winter and early spring, then plateaued through the summer, and have started trending upwards again. My FTP is now at 280 and my CNP is at about 292. Why the late season increases? Here are some theories as to why the numbers might be going up again:
2. Delayed effect of huge weekly effort at RAGBRAI in late July (8 weeks, that seems reasonable for adaptation to the effort?)
3. Effect of sprint training that I started in mid-August (unlikely, I think, but possibly a contributor).
Keeping the numbers headed northward is one thing. Next and just as importantly, I have to learn how to use the power more efficiently in races - staying at the front of crits, attacking at the right time in road races, working effectively for teammates, etc.


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When I was in the seventh grade, my dad took my two younger sisters and me to see Mean Girls. He had no idea what he was getting himself into, and you could tell he immediately regretted the fact that we were in that movie theatre. On the drive home, however, he made a point to discuss how the movie could leave us with a positive message. He encouraged us to embrace people regardless of our differences and to treat other girls with love and respect. He mentioned that high school is a vicious place for teen girls, and that his hope was that we would never strive to be popular, but that we would strive to be good friends, leaders, and women that defy stereotypes such as those in the film.
To this day, I still love Mean Girls. It's always good for a laugh or to remember that Tina Fey is incredible. This weekend I was reminded of how relevant the themes of the movie are-even in my twenties. While out to dinner, I overheard a group of women discussing other women. They were hateful, critical, and crass. First, they mocked the morning rituals of an acquaintance of theirs. "She's so pathetic. She spends an entire hour doing her hair and makeup." Who are we as women to judge others for anything, especially something as inconsequential as the time we spend applying makeup? Some women feel beautiful with a bit of tinted moisturizer, others need to fill in their eyebrows, bake their cheeks, contour their entire face, and line their lips. It is not our place, nor our right to hate on women for their preference in personal appearance. We should embrace that each of us is different. These women were rambling on about how she seems confident, but it's pathetic that she cares so much about looks. Maybe to them looks aren't important, and that is perfectly fine; it is also completely acceptable that their acquaintance take pride in her hairstyle and eyeshadow. There is no rule book that says you are more confident if you wear eyeliner or if you don't. There is no mandate that confident, empowered women don't spend time getting ready in the morning.
The table of women on whom I was eavesdropping continually compared themselves to others. They would start their sentences off by listing an accomplishment of their own, followed by putting another woman down. "I have an executive MBA and run an elite team; I can't be bothered with her emotional trauma. It's not my fault she's making bad decisions and wasting her life." I have many issues with this statement. First of all, putting someone else down to make yourself look better is pathetic. It is petty, weak, and immature. Secondly, as women, we are often under a microscope when it comes to our feelings. We cannot put down other women for expressing their emotions or for going through tough times. Also, education is great but having an MBA doesn't give you permission to talk badly about others. Especially if this person you are railing on is your friend. As women, we need to support one another. If your friend is suffering from "emotional trauma," it is 100% your job to be there, to be her support system in some capacity, even if it is only offering a kind word.
The night continued with them discussing an ex girlfriend. "She's such a bitch. I can't believe we were ever friends with her." I'll spare you the rest of colorful language, but suffice it to say that this ex friend of theirs was completely mutilated by every degrading slang word you can think of. I detest that we as women can call one another "bitch." Perhaps that is a persons sentiment at a certain time, but I think that that kind of phrasing is dangerous. We need to guard the hearts of other women, and labeling them in such a crude manner is not helpful. There are nasty people in this world, but we need to not discuss them in such hate filled manners because hate only breeds hate. We cannot allow ourselves to be catty girls who stoop to the level of name calling. The conversation continued with hateful, women-shaming tones but I eventually had to disengage. The negativity was overwhelming.
As women, we have a huge responsibility to empower one another. Our words and actions cannot have a place in a burn book. We must remember that making others look bad does not elevate our personal status in the world. This is not a mind blowing, revolutionary concept, but it seems that kindness to other women, especially women who may be different from you, can be hard to come by in the modern day. Mean Girls sheds light on the horror of teenage bullying and popularity, but the harshness of female competition doesn't end at 18. If anything, high school is merely the tip of the iceberg. As we compete for jobs, men, followers, compliments, and accolades, we only get craftier in our hatred and meanness. When discussing the movie years ago, my mom made a comment that mean girls at our school would watch the movie and not realize that they were the mean girl. They could watch the movie one hundred times and never identify with The Plastics. We want to be the nice girl. We want to be the girl with the good heart and the good intentions, but sometimes, when we allow ourselves to be self aware, we realize, I'm Regina George here. Don't be Regina George. Don't be those women at the restaurant next to me. We cannot allow ourselves to be those women. We cannot put down other women. We must build one another up.
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Two U.S. helicopters land at The Hague airport March 24, 2014. U.S. President Barack Obama is in the Netherlands, where he will be attending the Nuclear Security Summit. (Photo by Michiel Wijnbergh/Reuters)
A woman, face smeared with colored powder, smiles during a religious spring festival Holi in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 23, 2014. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, is celebrated by people throwing colored powder and water at each other. (Photo by AP Photo)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama practices tai chi with students at Chengdu No.7 High School in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)
First Lady Michelle Obama gestures as she watches students practice Taichi at Chengdu No. 7 High School during her visit in Chengdu, China. (Photo by Petar Kujundzic/Reuters)
Pakistani brides talk as they attend a mass-wedding ceremony in Karachi on late March 24, 2014. Some 115 couples participated in the mass-wedding ceremony organised by a local charity welfare trust. (Photo by Asif Hassan/AFP Photo)
A Balinese woman dances while in a state of trance during Melasti Ceremony at a beach on March 28, 2014 in Badung, Bali, Indonesia.The Melasti ritual is held annually ahead of the Nyepi Day of Silence, a ceremony intended to cleanse and purify the souls of the Balinese Hindu participants. Nyepi is a Hindu celebration observed every new year according to the Balinese calendar. The national holiday is one of self-reflection and meditation and activities such as working, watching television or travelling are restricted between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)
A woman cries while in a state of trance during the Melasti Ceremony at a beach in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, on March 28, 2014. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)
Producer Hesheng Tai of China poses in a installation created in a special 3D-technique during a press preview in the exhibition "You Are The Art" ("Du bist die Kunst") by a Chinese artist group at Augustusburg castle in Augustusburg, Germany, Friday, March 21, 2014. Visitors are invited to take pictures of themselves interacting with the art and to share the results on social networks. The exhibition includes 23 paintings and lasts from March 22, 2014 to June 22, 2014. (Photo by Jens Meyer/AP Photo)
A young woman enjoy sunny day on Ipanema Beach, the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro on the morning of Wednesday, March 24, 2014. (Photo by Marcelo Fonseca/Estadão Conteúdo)
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Participants, headed by the group Pracha Nat, commemorated the event by performing a program called 'Journey to the Red' Black night of 25 March 1971 anniversary, Dhaka, Bangladesh – 25 Mar 2014 On the 25 th March 1971, the Pakistani military launched Operation Searchlight, killing thousands. The Pakistan army attacked the halls at Dhaka University killing the several thousand unarmed Bengalis. The operation was ordered by the central government of West Pakistan. (Photo by Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/Rex Features)
Greenpeace activists dramatise a protest against US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble outside a building housing the P&G office in Jakarta on March 26, 2014. Environmental group Greenpeace accused US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble of responsibility for the destruction of Indonesian rainforests and the habitat of endangered orangutans and tigers. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)
A Chinese man uses an old film camera to take a picture of relatives near the Forbidden City on March 27, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
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People walk in front of a giant pair of sunglasses installed in central Rome on March 23, 2014. (Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP Photo)
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An Afghan special forces soldier gestures after his unit took over control of an election office after the Taliban launched an assault with a suicide bomber detonating his vehicle outside an election office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Gunmen stormed into the building, trapping dozens of employees inside and killing many people. A candidate for a seat on a provincial council was among those killed, along with an election worker, a civilian and a policeman. (Photo by Anja Niedringhaus/AP Photo)
A woman bathes as a Navy Special Forces marine patrols in Buenaventura, Colombia's main port city on the Pacific coast, Friday, March 28, 2014. The government deployed additional security forces to Buenaventura to try to control escalating violence between criminal gangs fighting for control of the city, which is a gateway for cocaine shipments. (Photo by Fernando Vergara/AP Photo)
Two Chinese Ilyushin IL-76s aircraft sit on the tarmac at RAAF Pearce base ready to join the search missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in Perth, Australia, Saturday, March 22, 2014. (Photo by Rob Griffith/AP Photo)
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Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy arrive in a black taxi at the celebrity screening of Muppets Most Wanted at the Curzon Mayfair in central London, on March 24, 2014. (Photo by Justin Tallis/PA Wire)
A photo made available on 25 March 2014 shows Xia, a 38-year-old kebab vendor who is dressed and looks like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, working at his food stall in Shenyang, in northeast China's Liaoning province, on 24 March 2014. Xia's resemblance to the North Korean ruler has brought him so much business that he had to hire a helper as he is often occupied with customers taking selfies along with him. (Photo by Wei Jun/EPA)
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How will the SNP use the new powers from the Scotland Act 2016?
In the next Parliament we will use these powers to better serve the interests of all of Scotland. We will:-
- Use new tax powers to support economic growth, invest in public services and protect people on low incomes
- Abolish the Bedroom Tax
- Establish a Social Security Agency with fairness and dignity at its heart
- Increase Carer's Allowance to the same level as Jobseeker's Allowance
- Introduce flexibility over when and how Universal Credit payments are made
- Restore Housing Benefit for 18-21 year olds
- Ensure local communities are able to benefit directly from the coastal resources of the Crown Estate
- Enable public sector operators to bid for future rail franchises
- Develop a Consumer Rights policy and establish Consumer Scotland to protects consumers not companies
- Abolish fees for Employment Tribunals


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I have to share this. Please check out this post from http://www.greenasweegrow.com/blog/?p=658
I'm obsessed with green ideas and these guys in the article are my new nerd crush. It's amazing what a few people and some serious gonads can accomplish. I'm excited to see if this idea can actually be implemented or if this is just one of those "Wow that was neat" ideas. I'm hoping soon that our sidewalks, at least, are solar-powered.


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Europe's Far Right Is Embracing Putin
GlobalPost PAUL AMES, GLOBALPOST
Real right wing nationalists smell the rats in Kiev and are not fooled.
Putin is not some sieg heiling Hollywood Nazi; he just doesn't let them own Russia. That's why Jewish bankers hate Putin; that's why the far right in Europe is savvy enough to support Putin.
Putin understands that you can't win by hot lead and cold steel over the international bankers. You can outmaneuver them, outsmart them — play their game, but you have teh support of the masses of people so you can beat them. The banksters steal everything that isn't nailed down, every time. They over reach and lose power.
The Little Jews would be smart to support Putin. Putin is going to keep order and safety. What could come after Putin could get real ugly.
LISBON, Portugal — Vladimir Putin's propaganda machine may relentlessly denounce Ukraine's authorities as fascists and xenophobes, but elsewhere in Europe the Russian leader is energetically courting far-right politicians as allies in his confrontation with Western governments.
"You can see that the National Front is viewed very favorably in Russia," says Ludovic de Danne, foreign affairs spokesman for radical-right French party. "We are more than tolerated, we are seen as a friend."
He reels off a list of top Russian officials — headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, now under US sanctions for his role in the annexation of Crimea — who lined up to receive National Front leader Marine Le Pen when she visited Moscow last year.
"We have a balanced position. We don't want to be part of any game that pulls us into a new Cold War with Russia," de Danne said in a telephone interview from the European Parliament in Brussels. "Our independent stance is appreciated by those in power in Russia, that's why we have good contacts with them."
The National Front is just one of several radical right parties across Europe providing vocal support for Putin's position in Ukraine, even as Western governments accuse the Russian leader of dragging the continent into its worst crisis since the fall of the Iron Curtain.
"Viva the referendum in Crimea! Viva the free choice of the people!" Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's Northern League told a conference last month as the vote in Ukraine's southern province sealed Russia's annexation. "They resisted the international dictates and didn't let [German Chancellor Angela] Merkel or [US President Barack] Obama or [European Commission President Jose Manuel] Barroso choose for them."
Dutch Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders has echoed the Kremlin's line, saying Ukraine's pro-Western government is run by "National-Socialists, Jew-haters and other anti-democrats." In a speech last month to parliament, he blamed "shameless Europhiles with their dreams of empire" for prompting the crisis.
"We have always been told the EU stands for peace," Wilders said. "Now… we know better, the EU stands for war-mongering."
He condemned the Dutch government for supporting an EU financial package for the cash-strapped Ukrainian government, saying the money would be taken from Dutch nursing homes and sent to a "bottomless pit of corruption."
Putin has a clear interest in encouraging such opinion as he seeks to counter pressure from European governments that have joined the United States in condemning his land grab in Crimea and military build up across the border from eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russia agitators this week seized government buildings in several cities.
"During the Cold War, the Soviet Union sponsored communist parties, far-left parties around Europe which basically did the bidding of Moscow and tried to spread certain types of propaganda," says Mitchell Orenstein, political science department chair at Boston's Northeastern University. "Russia today is using a lot of the old Soviet techniques, but this time is finding the far right a better partner than the far left."
Many on Europe's radical right admire Putin's strongman image. Nigel Farage, leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party, last week said Putin was the world leader he most admired. "Compared with the kids who run foreign policy in this country, I've more respect for him than our lot."
Russian media have widely reported his comment that the EU has "blood on its hands" by meddling in Ukraine.
Although Farage has sought to distance his party from some far-right counterparts in continental Europe, UKIP shares their views on rolling back European integration, halting immigration and opposing gay marriage.
Putin's line on such issues strikes a cord with many European rightists.
Last September, the Italian National Front plastered posters around Rome bearing the slogan "I'm with Putin" over a portrait of the Russian leader in military cap.
"Putin," the party's leader Adriano Tilgher posted on Facebook, "has said 'no' to the European Union… taken a courageous position against the gay lobby and the world financial centers who wanted a war in Syria."
Putin's United Russia Party sent a representative to a meeting of European nationalists last December in Turin, Italy, that was attended by Wilders, Salvini and Austrian Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache, among others. Addressing the conference, United Russia lawmaker Viktor Zubarev reportedly stressed shared ideas on the family, nation and role of religion.
Danne, who also attended the Turin talks, said the French National Front was eager to develop links to Putin's United Russia "which is close to our ideas."
Ironically, the National Front also recently shared close ties with Ukraine's ultranationalist Svoboda Party — whose inclusion in the Ukrainian government with three ministers is used by Moscow as evidence of a fascist takeover in Kyiv.
Both parties were linked in a pan-European grouping called the Alliance of European National Movements. Le Pen pulled the National Front out in 2012 as she sought to win over mainstream voters in France, although some prominent members, including her father, party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, maintained links until December.
Svoboda withdrew last month over the pro-Russian line adopted by other members, including the British National Party and Hungary's Jobbik party.
In a statement, the pan-European group said Ukrainian nationalists had been "manipulated, organized, funded and armed by sinister forces in the West" seeking to "encircle and dominate Russia."
Jobbik's leader Gabor Vona traveled to Moscow last year to meet with Alexandr Dugin, a former leading member of Russia's National Bolshevik Party — a far-right group whose flag resembles that of Nazi Germany but with a Communist hammer and sickle replacing the swastika.
Dugin, who promotes a vision of a Russian-led union stretching across much of Europe and Asia, is believed to be highly influential with Putin's inner circle.
Last year, he was reported to be in correspondence with Nikolaos Michaloliakos, the leader of Greece's Nazi-influenced Golden Dawn movement who is currently in jail on charges of forming a criminal organization.
European support for the Russian line on Ukraine isn't limited to the far right. Parties on the extreme left have also been critical of Western backing for Ukraine, along with some mainstream politicians.
Former French center-right Prime Minister Francois Fillon has warned against making Russia "public enemy No. 1." Silvio Berlusconi — who built up a friendly relationship with Putin during his many years as Italian prime minister — has complained that expelling Russia from the G8 "runs counter to history."
However, most mainstream empathy with the Russian position has come from Germany, where pacifist sentiment runs deep and there are strong business ties with Russia.
Former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who has worked with the Russia energy company Gazprom since leaving office in 2005, has expressed "understanding" for Putin and compared the seizure of Crimea with NATO's 1999 intervention in Kosovo. Another center-left former chancellor, Helmut Schmidt, says sanctions against Russia are "just stupid."
Schroeder's one-time foreign minister Joschka Fischer last week denounced his former boss and other so-called "Putin verstanters" (Putin understanders). He warned that without a strong Western response the Russian leader will move into eastern Ukraine as part of a drive to overthrow the post-Soviet system.
Orenstein, the Russia expert at Northeastern University, says Schroeder has been bought out by the Russians. He also suspects Moscow is financing some European far-right groups — especially those in former Soviet bloc states that have joined the EU since 2004.
"The Russians see themselves as fighting a war, a battle for influence in Eastern Europe with the European Union, which until now has been a much stronger force," he says. "The far-right parties are a good partner of convenience for the Russians because they oppose the European Union."
Media also help provide mutual support.
In France, a Kremlin-backed channel station called ProRussia TV is headed by former National Front councillor Gilles Arnaud and anchored by Sylvie Collet, from the Party of France, another far-right group. Its content blends pro-Moscow news on Ukraine with ultraconservative views on French issues.
Orenstein believes Putin is less concerned by Western supporters' ideology than their ability to promote the Kremlin's views and break down European consensus over opposing his moves in Ukraine.
They've been aided by growing support for the far right in several countries.
Jobbik saw its vote share rise to 20 percent in Sunday's Hungarian election. The National Front made significant gains in French municipal elections the week before. If such Putin-friendly parties come to power, they could be a position to veto EU or NATO action against Russia.
"Putin sees this weakness and he's looking to exploit it," Orenstein says. "Europe needs to exercise a whole new level of vigilance."


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My EXPERIENCE WITH JOHN WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING…I couldn't have asked for better senior portraits. The whole experience was so much fun and everyone was so nice and helpful. I loved the amount of pictures that I had to choose from. I would recommend all of my family and friends to use John Nunes Photography.
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John, Thank you for making being photographed so easy. Everyone who visits our home enjoys the photograph of our family and everyone asks us about our great photographer! David has wonderful childhood memories of his mothers farm house that was operated as a nursing home. The house we live in means so much to our family and you managed to capture the essence of the place as well as a moment in time that is precious to us.
Thank you so much,
"My daughter had an amazing time shooting the modeling photos with John Nunes. John is a natural with children and invites tons of laugh and smiles. With the Disney music playing in the background and John's kid-friendly personality, it was a total success. She speaks of John by name and can't wait to have her pictures taken again by him. As a mother, I was so happy to see her enjoying herself. In the end the pictures were fantastic – a first class experience for both of us."
– Dana Machado
I had a delightful experience working with John for my senior casuals. John has been taking photos of me since I was 7 years old. John and Alisa have been extremely kind and very professional. I am extremely happy with my senior photos, especially my outdoor photos. I would highly recommend having an outdoor session with John, especially with the beautiful locations he travels too.
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I've worked with John Nunes Photography twice for both my sons senior pictures and both experiences were incredible. The pictures are not only unique, but clearly represent both my boys personalities. I could not be more thrilled. Thank you for making the experience personal, unique and fun. We will be back in five years with my next son…!
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Nobody knows when you're being abused.
Isn't it amazing that we all know something NOBODY else knows?
It's a secret.
And like gossip, the juicier the gossip/secret, the better.
Gossip is like a drug (meds specifically). We hate them. We will complain about them. However, we are willing to take them—daily or as often as we can. Reality TV is much like gossip, we are the proverbial fly on the wall.
It's the same being married to an abuser. We willingly keep this knowledge from everyone and make excuses in our head for the harm they cause us! (An abuser, for those who don't know, is someone who over exercises their right and power over someone else. Whether verbally or physically, it's all harmful. It's all the same: ABUSE).
Do you want to know a secret?
Of course you do!
I just heard a few from one single conversation I just had on the phone with a friend.
Truth is, secrets don't shock me anymore. I don't know that there is any particular benefit to knowing a secret… other than the brag factor, "I know something they don't know!" or "They don't know that I know! Wow!"
Well, my secret is probably everybody else's secret. But you wouldn't know it unless disclosed to you.
Letting a secret out of the bag means it isn't a secret anymore. OR IS IT? But, oh what a feeling when we let it out.
That's how I felt when I first told my husband I wanted to divorce him–To get the hell out of his life–Got the weight of the world off my shoulders that day. He was incredulous. Like there was nothing wrong in our marriage. He couldn't believe I would choose to leave HIM!
Well, my secret is that I was living a lie. I convinced myself that the person I was married to had every right to:
Treat me bad…
To threaten me…
To accuse me of infidelity…
To admonish me for any stupid thing…
To prohibit me from doing things I wanted… buying things I wanted… or visiting people I wanted to see (family included).
To make me feel guilty for wanting to laugh, dress nicely, wanting to further my college education… to work… be happy in the presence of others….
The list goes on and ON!
… but these are the main issues in the psychological abuse I endured.
And worse of all, I pretended this was alright with me.
But know this:
If it doesn't feel right inside your heart and soul, it probably isn't!!
So, really….. Let's GROW UP:
STOP LIVING A LIE, don't live with your secret any longer. Listen to your heart (or your friend's clues) and HAVE THE NERVE TO LEAVE YOUR SITUATION AND YOUR ABUSER.
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- Traits of A Gossiper (vdcoleman.wordpress.com)
- Avoiding The Gossip Trap. (todaysistasblog.wordpress.com)


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Boost Your Investment Portfolio with Florida Real Estate
Boost Your Investment Portfolio with Florida Real Estate
Your dream of owning investment properties in Florida can now be a reality. In today's buyer's market, adding Florida homes to your investment property portfolio just means that you have to be ready when opportunity knocks. And the knocking is getting louder every day. But in any market, only fools rush in. A great deal of time, care and attention are required for an investment purchase to yield a comfortable return. Considering that one of the greatest concerns when it comes to real estate is: location, location, location, the deck might just be stacked in Florida's favor.
Why Buy In Florida
Florida offers real estate investors a host of opportunities, in a multitude of environments. For those who prefer coastal living, shorelines abound and property prices are more affordable than they have been in years. For those looking for potential commercial real estate hot spots, there are a number of booming and bustling metropolitan areas that call the Sunshine State home. In Florida, opportunities abound to diversify your investment property portfolio properly and profitably. Mobile homes, single family dwellings, apartment complexes, condominiums, waterfront properties, posh office spaces and plaza parcels are around every corner. And with mortgages feeling the crunch, renters and lessors are everywhere.
Investigate. Don't Jump Right In
Regardless of your investment outlook – whether you're bearish or bullish – real estate investment can yield incredible returns in any phase of the economy. You just have to know how to play your cards right. With far too many "too good to be true" offers out there, it's depressingly easy to get burned. You've got to play it smart. Ask for credentials, investigate references. In other words – cover your butt!
When a potential investment purchase in Florida has your "spidey senses" tingling (and tingling in a good way), it might just be time to start trusting your gut. Florida is the home of Walt Disney, Epcot, Universal Studios, Sea World, Busch Gardens, a slew of water parks, and every other tourist tantalizer you can imagine. Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, St. Pete, Miami and Fort Myers are just a few of the big city attractions that are pulling people into the state in droves. You can cash in on the magnetic force of Florida's magic by incorporating the state into your property portfolio for a future so bright you'll have to wear shades.
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Staff at Leamington marketing firm McCurrach Technology welcomed Labour's Shadow Small Business Minister Toby Perkins MP, to demonstrate how they deliver training.
He was accompanied by Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Warwick and Leamington, Lynnette Kelly - and both also visited Encraft in Leamington, where they launched Ms Kelly's local business survey.
Businesses across the Warwick and Leamington constituency are being invited to take part in the survey, which aims to give them the chance to voice their needs and concerns.
Mr Perkins said: "It is great to see Parliamentary candidates like Lynnette Kelly going out there and listening to the business community. This survey shows that Labour is in touch with the concerns of companies who are finding things tough in the current economic climate."
Mr Perkins is currently looking into how the Government promotes and boosts sales skills. His visit to McCurrach - which delivers sales and marketing for Microsoft - forms part of that investigation.
He said: "Currently less than on per cent of apprenticeships are offered in sales and the profession is often derided in popular culture. However, sales offers a great career for those who are not necessarily academic high achievers, with over two million people employed in sales in the UK.
"If the Government and businesses can promote this valuable skill, we will equip many young people with valuable transferable skills and give British business a competitive advantage."
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On Monday, September 21st from 6:00-7:30pm, representatives from more than 50 colleges will be at Collegiate Hall on Muskegon Community College's campus as part of Muskegon County College Night. During this event, which is free to the public, students and their families will be able to speak with these visiting college representatives and learn about the different colleges and what they have to offer.
For those interested specifically in colleges affiliated with Christianity, a Christian Colleges Fair is being held at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids also on September 21st from 6:30-8:30pm. There will be over 40 colleges from across Michigan and the United States represented.
This event is free to the public, who are also invited to participate in free financial aid workshops presented at the fair. Anyone interested in attending college is encouraged to go to one of these fairs as they provide a great chance to find out about multiple schools all in one location. Come prepared with all your questions about academic programs, financial aid, scholarships, etc. and ask them directly to the college representative of the schools you are interested in! Also, try and take some time to speak with representatives from colleges which you may not have heard of before or may not be considering. They could end up being your dream school!
For a list of the colleges participating in these fairs, please visit rpcollegeadviser.weebly.com and look under "Events".


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The Stockwell Centre
...providing psychotherapy and counselling in Colchester since 1976...
All therapist members of the Stockwell Centre abide by national codes of professional and ethical practice and are accountable to their member organisations, as well as the Stockwell Centre. The Centre has a complaints procedure.
Jenny Barrett BA (Hons). Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist. UKCP Registered, Member of the Cambridge Society for Psychotherapy.
Anne Beaumont MA. Integrative Psychotherapist. UKCP Registered, MBACP Senior Accredited, LMG PG Cert Couple Therapy, BACP Accredited Supervisor.
Caroline Bowring RGN BA (Hons) MBACP accredited, PG Cert. Systemic working with families, Link approved adoption counsellor.
Iris Clements Analytical Psychotherapist. UKCP Independent Registration, Council of Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College.
Brian Edwards BA (Hons). Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist. UKCP Registered, Council of Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College, Member of the Association of Independent Psychotherapists. UKCP Registered Clinical Supervisor
Glynis Gadd MSc. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist. British Psychoanalytic Council Register. Member of the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association, British Psychotherapy Foundation.
Rachel Irvine MA (Hons) Psychodynamic Counsellor MBACP Accredited.
Jeanette Johnston MA. Psychodynamic Counsellor, Systemic Practitioner. MBACP Accredited, UKRCP Registered.
Marion de Landmeter Group Analyst, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, Psychodynamic Counsellor. UKCP Registered, Member of the Institute of Group Analysis.
Jackie Lloyd Psychodynamic Counsellor. MBACP Accredited.
John Mulhall Cognitive Analytic Psychotherapist. EMDR Therapist
John Woodcock MSc. Psychological Counselling. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (AIP). UKCP Registered; Council of Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College. UKCP Registered Clinical Supervisor.
Obituary: Sue Davison
Sue, a valued member of The Stockwell Centre, died unexpectedly at the end of December 2011. You can read her obituary on The Guardian website. She will be greatly missed by colleagues and patients.


text: Cathie's Page Donate I've signed up for East African Playgrounds, which is a charity that implements play programmes in Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres, primary schools, hospitals and refugee settlements across Uganda. In 2018, I will be going to Uganda with a team of people from the charity to help build a playground and will be taking part in a Creative Play Programme with the children, helping them to develop physical, cognitive and social skills. Examples of what you can fund with a donation are...£20 - funds safety equipment for a disadvantaged young adult, helping them to be safe as they start their meaningful employment with East African Playgrounds£25 could provide a small herd of toy animals for the children to play on£100 could fund one-month educational play programme£250 could give the children the best climbing frame they (or you) have ever seen!I'll be fundraising throughout the year, doing lots of different tasks and events including the Southampton Half marathon!! East African Playgrounds is a non-profit organisation, so every penny you donate will go towards helping children in Uganda to have a more playful childhood! Thank you! Cathie Saunders


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Bighorn Long Range Combo
Same 3000 cu. in. bag as the standard Bighorn pack with a 10in. zippered extension. This allows you to extend the top of the pack up for an additional 1000 cu.in. of space in the main compartment. The extra space is great for bulky items or extra days of food. Standard Bighorn frame or add the super duty belt and make this a heavy duty pack frame combo.
The Bighorn Frame Combo is designed to handle everything you and Mother Nature can dish out on those multi-day wilderness hunts. The Bighorn combines our Handi-pack bag system with our lightweight, rugged Bighorn frame. The result? The prefect blend of guaranteed unbreakable features for when the game meets the trail.
How do we do it? We combine our super strong, U.S. Military-tested Xenoy composite frame, which is guaranteed unbreakable, and features a load rating of 120 pounds with our unmatched belt and harness system. Are you hoping to pack out more game this season?
Our load-leveraging factor belt and harness system, matched with the Bighorn frame, provides amazing torso adjustability. The result? Go into the high country light, and come out heavy. Find Your Limits with the Wilderness Pack Specialties Bighorn Frame Combo.
• Light weight 15″ x 22″ Xenoy composite frame and Handi-pack bag system
• 3,000-cubic-inch pack bag
• 6.6 lb. total pack weight
• Brushed nylon suede waterproof, UV negative camo fabric
• 11 External Pockets
• Unbreakable Nylon Buckles
• Hydration bladder ready for up to 3 Liters
• Compression straps lash gear to frame and pack exterior
• Lined with 420 denier waterproof nylon fabric
• Nylon Pack Cloth
• Integrated rifle and bow carrier makes packing your weapon a breeze
• Rifle carrier folds in when not in use
• Scope is protected behind the expandable pocket
Find Your Limits by adding the removable Pelican Pack to gain an additional 1400 cubic inches of storage for extra days of clothing, gear or food.
Ask us about our no-twist Super Duty hip belt system for when the game hits the trail.
Additional Specifications:
1. Battle-tested Xenoy composite frame designed to take impacts and stress that would destroy most frames.
2. The ergonomic frame and suspension design allows for loads of 120lbs without having to load the frame high thanks to our Load Leveraging Factor system, so you can walk in a normal upright stance fully-loaded.
3. Featuring 11 external pockets, the Bighorn Frame Combo lets you arrange your gear to carry everything needed for an extended trip into the backcountry. Extend your trip by adding the Pelican Pack for an additional 1,400 cubic inches of gear!
4. Our easily accessible hydration system allows for water bladders up to 3-liters.
5. At Wilderness Packs we design our packs to be functional and safe, so we incorporated a pull out orange safety flap with the Bighorn Combo for modern firearm hunters.
6. Our built in scope and tripod pockets tuck your gear away so you don't hand up while moving through thick cover. Capable of holding 20″ long optics, these pockets are also a great place to store backcountry tent systems.
7. A dropout gun/bow carrier stays tucked away until needed. Our rifle carrier is designed to keep you action and scope protected under the hydration pocket, while still allowing gear to be lashed to the frame and pack.
8. The zippered waist pockets keep all your small items handy for easy access.
9. The new Gatekeeper Latch System makes attaching gear to you pack quick, easy and secure. Our system is designed to carry any 2″ belt capable holster for your GPS, knife, rangefinder or handgun.
10. Pack bag quickly releases from frame to load meat and horns.
Optional Features
Wilderness Pack Specialties line of pack and frame systems set the new standard for water-resistant material on a pack. Our backpack rain fly lets your pack survive even the worst downpour conditions. Available in several sizes to fit our pack line, or any other pack that you own; just request a size and we can make it. Our rain fly is ideal for keeping your pack protected in extreme weather conditions. Our rain fly is lightweight and packs down for convenient storage. Nothing puts a damper on your hunt like being stuck in an unexpected rainstorm. Ensure that your gear is completely protected from the elements with the Wilderness Packs rain fly.
Food-grade water pouches with insulated covers and insulated tube covers are covered by Cascade Design lifetime warranty.
Quick Attach Strap Bighorn/Compact/Lite
These handy straps attach to the outside of the hip belt on our frame packs and allow you to carry gear on the belt with or without the bag attachment. Quick attach straps come in a pair of two for the price. This item fits the Bighorn, Compact, or Lite frames and combos.