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How much Cash Should I have?
If you have been reading this blog for some time you already know that there's much truth in the "cash is king" saying.
When disaster strikes the "cash only" signs go up. When you have to buy / sell on the go, cash makes it happen. When banks go on holydays and everyone is looking for an ATM with some money left, Cash not only buys you good and services, it allows you to get some pretty nice deals. Since we're talking deals, nothing gets you as many of those as a wad of cash at the right time. For someone looking to close a sale, the money being physically within hands reach, literally speaking, is an important factor.
When you have to leave everything behind, what you carry with you and what you have in the bank is all you have left, and if the banks happen to go down along with whatever is forcing you to leave, then what you have with you is all you have left.
Looking at different events around the world, if there's one thing all refugees have in common is that they can all use a fat wad of cash.
Supplies are very important and what you have at hand may be all you have, so having a good supply of food, water, and basic gear is essential, but there's areas where you can go overboard.
Remember that in the event of a)a disaster that compromises your home b)an event that forces you to move out and leave everything behind, in any long term bug out situation, your gear is reduced to what you can carry, the rest is gone. Sometimes it's a couple suitcases, sometimes it's a backpack, but what gets left behind I can assure you, you will wish you had the chance to have turned it all to cash on craiglist or a garage sale. This is why balance and common sense is so important.
Should I have a life supply worth of nails and hammers? A year supply of toilet paper and other households instead of the cash saved up to buy those? Well… look at it this way, if you are in a situation where you're using up the last of your year long TP supply, you should have left 11 months ago! A month goes by without a store being opened for you to buy TP or soap? You should be evacuating or relocating already.
A good supply of gear and supplies is important, but every once in a while do ask yourself: What's your situation if you have to leave everything behind? What if bugging in just isn't an option? What could I take with me? More important, how much are you forced to leave behind?
Once we understand that cash as means of purchasing goods and services is important, the question is how much do I need. Here's a quick approach that might work for you:
One month worth of basic expenses in cash. Think mortgage/rent, bills, car fuel and food.
One month worth of basic expenses + plane ticket for each family member to out of state/out of the country alternative location.
People have been forced to relocate abroad many times in history. It has happened to millions in recent history, it could happen to you.
Three months worth of expenses + plane tickets for each family member + 1month deposit plus two more months worth of rent in potential BO country.
This should cut you some slack to get settled and get back on your feet.
Even better:
Three months worth of expenses + plane ticket per family member + 1000usd/gold eagle bribe per family member + deposit and three months worth of rent + money for ok used car
The more financial resources you have, the better your chances are and the less traumatic will the experience be. Some of this could be in the form of gold. During war scenarios an ounce of gold may make all the difference in the world, and precious metals (our Sponsor, Precious Metal House) have the advantage of not going down along with paper money if the nature of the disaster affecting you compromises the fiat currency as well.
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If it get that bad and as you say "if the banks happen to go down along with whatever is forcing you to leave, then what you have with you is all you have left." Why would you ever want to have money for the mortgage or taxes. Gee, the whole system has collapsed and nothing is working but I sure want to run down to the bank and pay my mortgage!
FerFAl has been through a collapse, we saw the collapse of the USSR. What we saw was the system reset, general misery and poverty etc… but a government was still in charge. The system still functioned, bills/taxes will get paid, stuff will still get to market (legal, gray or black), cash will get accepted you will get hauled off to jail if you kill someone.
If/when a financial meltdown happenes stateside , odds are we'd see something like what happened in Russia and Argentina not a mad max hell. Either way our traditional freedoms are going out the window but it would be better than a mad max scenario.
In a Mad Max scenario most of us will be dead in a year or two anyway no matter how much gold, guns, bullets, MREs we stock up on or farm land we have. Most of don't have the skill sets, training, or have stock piled enough to really make a go of it.
We also don't have huge extended families any more, a big family = protection not just free farm labor. The closest we see to a large extended family are gangs, police forces and military. hmmm I don't see you holding on to that stock pile in Mad Max scenario.
why would i care about my mortgage if we get to this point?
Enjoyed your take on the cash issue. I frequently have told people and my kids to keep cash on hand as part of their preps, but I really didn't have a good logical way to determine how much. Good stuff!
How much cash are you allowed to have in hand and still get on an airplane to another country? If memory serves me right the limit is around $10,000 I'm pretty sure that if you had an excess of cash in hand, you would be stopped and interrogated by the TSA. At that point, you can kiss your cash goodbye. Oh, and you probably won't be traveling anywhere. Maybe you could get around this by dividing up the cash among family members, but I would be pretty reluctant to put thousands into the hands of my four-year old.
the law says u have to report anything over 10grand but u can take as much cash as you want there is no law that says u can not travel with any amount of cash u want
If super-inflation hits, as many anticipate, it will be hard to have enough cash.
That is not true, if you have enough cash in the bank, the interest rates will go up on your savings and checkings. You will not get rich, but help heave off, the major increases in inflation. It is to prepare more for a rainy day, then chaos of our country.
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Regarding money for hard times; When things crash, yes, you should have cash. Hopefully cash will be worth something but be aware of the devaluing of it. Regarding gold, silver, diamonds or what ever be your mediums. Be sure those ounces (if you were lucky enough to have any) are in small enough denominations that you will be able to accurately barter with it. Giving an ounce of gold that is worth possibly $2000 for a tank of gass could be a hugh mistake. Devide all assets into many small amounts and stash the larger ones for those necessary times. Having prescious metals means make them prescious to you and others too. Small amounts of anything are necessary to beable to get the best deals.
Also, some people are storing alchol as a barter item. Do you really want to give booze to those that may be a danger to you? A drunk is an irrational person or group to deal with. There are many other items other than booze to barter with.
Good suggestions on amounts. Although it may be hard to get a spouse to agree to have on hand, let alone not spend it on new shoes for the kids or her yadda yadda. A Mother's definition of emergency is different than yours.
Also, security and keeping your mouth shut (OPSEC) should be at a premium. Thats a lot of cash to some folks, well worth stealing or attacking you for it. Some folks will attack you for $20 bucks because you have they need it to buy beer, seriously. A months worth in rent, food and other expenses is a princely sum to folks like that.
Don't forget to apply now for EBT cards if you live in the USA. They'll be the interim currency between dollars and gold. That's because the government MUST increase EBT allowances to match rising food prices, or hungry rioters will loot and burn every city in the country.
At the moment, 47 million US residents use EBT, and it's easy to give them all a raise. But getting EBT cards to the other 265 million, as their wages and savings dwindle to nothing, will be an enormous logistical challenge.
Question: "How much money is enough?"
Answer: "For most people, more than they have." Furthermore, if hyperinflation occurs, one will need a fleet of trucks to haul enough devalued paper currency to fund mere survival. The government creating the money can save paper by just printing more zeros after a numeral, though that makes the buying power of each piece of currency decline even faster/ Hyperinflations always end when the buying power of the currency reaches zero.
However, if you mean REAL money–silver coins and gold coins–and you have some, the right answer might be, "You have enough."
For some questioners, the right answer will be, "Your little stash of precious metal coins will last only a few months. (Admit it: That's better than nothing!)
Circumstances unique to each person will tip the scales one way or the other. For example, place of residence is an important, sometimes crucial, circumstance. Use your imagination, and keep researching.
Once again, I have stated in above response. If hyperinflation hits, any cash you have on hand is losing money daily. In this situation, home and car loans will be in the teens for percentage, and if you have a little in the bank, you will get some back by interest.
I am speaking very openly, since I have enough for a rainy day,but not much extra.
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We get quite a kick out of seeing the Metallica logo framed by cherubs and faux gilding, but maybe that's just us... What do you think? Via Today and Tomorrow.
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I saw this before and thought it was hilarious!
Ridiculous and ugly
I wonder if Cher would have a more medieval style made under license?
Would probably fit right in next to your favorite sports team themed recliner and mirrored side table.
Oh, oh oh and a racecar bed?
This is where garbage comes from!
I kind of enjoyed laughing at these and mocking them!
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Tacky but hilarious.
To all those who make the relevant remark that these are ugly (in case no one would have noticed), it might be worth thinking that maybe that was the very point?
Doesn't anyone have any humour anymore?
I think Lars Ulrich is gonna sic his copyright lawyers on this guy.
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Is it april fool's day already? cause that has to be a joke!
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Trademark violations!!! Woohoo!
AND there is NOTHING creative about these. They've just taken trademarked logos and slapped them on old vases. Big whoop.
Wow.. People need to lighten up and enjoy the hilarity of the idea. Being a hard-rock (wouldn't call them Heavy Metal) fan, and holding ac/dc in particular close to my heart, I gotta say that these are hilarious! While I don't think I would actually have one, I could probably convince the boyfriend, who loves ac/dc and tacky things. Hmm..
Oooo, an NKOTB would be great, along with New Edition, Boyz 2 Men, N'Sync and BSB, and Take That and Boyzone thrown in for good measure!! (and maybe Bros and Big Fun thrown in for us children of the 80s!).
I think this falls into the "just because you can, doesn't mean you should" category. The idea actually isn't bad, but, er, execution fail.
The best part is that some are being sold for over $600....eek!
These aren't for me. They have got me thinking though: Maybe I should get a few of Granny's old vases, slap some bumper stickers on them, and sell them for a few hundred dollars!
Hipster irony is getting old and tiresome.
Gene Simmons will definitely sue for unauthorized use of a KISS logo. This is a guy who had lawyers shut down all of his fan's sites for using the logo.
These are also pretty hideous-looking. It's not necessarily because of the logos, but because of the way they are printed on top of designs of a jarringly different style than the logos themselves. It looks like the vases have been defaced rather than designed.
I'm with whoever wants to trick people into buying more stuff like this. I have some rub-on Michael Jackson and E.T. decals we can slap on some Lladros if you want to.
Oh, those are hideous... and I say that as someone who is fond of rock, and even more fond of irony.
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Eastern Europe, a mystifying land shrouded in folklore and legends. This tour will give you the exciting and truly unique experience of searching for some of the most elusive and secretive mammals this area has to offer. Everybody dreams of having the chance to see a wild Brown Bear in their lifetime. Using professional hides in the depths of the forests of the Carpathian Mountains, we will maximize our chances of close encounters with these exceptional creatures. On no other tour will you have the chance for such close encounters with bats and the opportunity to learn about them in depth. Other star mammals we seek out include Eurasian Lynx and Grey Wolf. Add to this some of the most sought after bird and butterfly species in Europe, plus excellent hotels and tasty local cuisine; you have a perfect Mammal and Wildlife holiday!
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive at Budapest to Aggtelek National Park.
Day 2: Aggtelek National Park.
Day 3: Aggtelek National Park to Hortobágy National Park.
Day 4: Hortobágy National Park.
Day 5: Hortobágy to Székelyudvarhely.
Day 6: Harghita Mountains.
Day 7: Harghita Mountains.
Day 8: Székelyudvarhely to Brasov.
Day 9: Brasov.
Day 10: Brasov to Bucharest.
This Poland extension follows the Eastern Europe – Wildlife of Hungary & Romania tour. The extension takes us to the most famous national parks of the country, Bierbza and Biebrza National Park. Home to European Bison, Grey Wolf, Eurasian Lynx and Wild Cat, Bierbza National Park is the largest and last untouched lowland primeval forest in Central Europe. Located on the watershed of the Baltic and Black seas, this immense forest range consists of evergreens and broadleaved trees. It provides refuge to some remarkable animal life, including rare and fascinating mammals and approx 150 species of birds. Biebrza is the largest national park in Poland and home to healthy populations of both Elk and Grey Wolf.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Warsaw to Bialowieza Forest.
Day 2 Bialowieza National Park.
Day 3 Bialowieza National Park.
Day 4 Bialowieza to Biebrza National Park.
Day 5 Biebrza to Warsaw.
- Eastern Europe - Wildlife of Hungary and Romania: 15 - 24 Sep 2012 (10 days):
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By Karen Cohilas - bio | emailAugust 1, 2008
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Albany economic developers say the perception that Albany is a dangerous place isn't accurate-- and needs to change.
They know families check out crime rates in areas before they make a move. The same can be said for businesses scouting out new locations to set up shop.
So with a recent rash of burglaries and car break-ins, how are Economic Development leaders in Albany, keeping businesses interested in relocating to the good life city?
As a former reporter, Barbara Rivera-Holmes isn't naïve about crime in Albany. "No community is without crime. It's not unique to Albany. It's not unique to anywhere. It's everywhere, so we just have to make sure that as an EDC that we promote the good things and as a community, we promote the good things."
And as the new Marketing Director for the Dougherty County Economic Development Commission, that's just what she does. "The only way we're going to make this community better, is if we do it."
A sentiment special projects director Justin Strickland shares. He says compared to other cities in our area, crime is average, but the community is above average in so many other ways.
"Crime is just a portion of what companies look at when they are interested in Albany. Our available infrastructure is good, our buildings are good. We have a great workforce, a great education system, so some of those things outweigh the fact that we have an average crime rate."
And he says if the perception of Albany is that it is a crime-riddled town, that perception must change.
"In Albany, we need to change those perceptions. We need people that live here to be cheerleaders for Albany and accentuate the positive things that we have here. We have a lot of positive things."
Another plus to Albany, according to the Economic development commission, is the low cost of living the city offers.
It also boasts of the transit system, airport and college system here.
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- Yandere (n): A fictional character that is known to be romantic, loving, caring and gentle but at the same time is brutal, psychotic and deranged.
Everyone's a-drawnin' their own action!Zelda designs, so, here's a speedpaint of the one from my fem!Link story.
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Rustic Jewels
The Little Sisters of Sun Valley's Grand Dame
PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY The Community Library REGIONAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT
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Trail Creek Cabin
Boisean Charles Davidson, who landscaped Sun Valley resort for Union Pacific, conceived the rustic Trail Creek Cabin in 1938 as a getaway to which guests could be taken by sleigh on moonlit nights. He built it with leftover lumber scrounged from the construction of Sun Valley Lodge.
"It's only two miles from the Lodge, but guests would go out there on the sleighs and think that they were miles and miles from civilization," recalled Jack Flaherty, longtime baker for Sun Valley. "And the stars on clear nights just added to the magic. Most visitors don't realize how many stars there are until they get away from the lights."
For celebrities like movie actress Ann Sothern, actor Gary Cooper, and author Ernest Hemingway, the cabin quickly became a favorite spot for throwing private parties and celebrating New Year's Eve. Pianist Eddy Duchin played at Trail Creek, and it was there that an impatient Averell Harriman announced the engagement of Gretchen Konig, America's first Olympic Alpine medalist, to Don Fraser—even though neither had yet proposed to the other.
Partygoers were a wild bunch in those days, doing the bunny hop and the hokey pokey, which some claim originated in Sun Valley. When, at certain parties, unsuspecting blindfolded guests tried to "pin the tail on the donkey," they would find that they had stuck their hand into a can of lard.
Leif Odmark, who taught skiing to Jackie Kennedy, Judy Garland and even "Tarzan" Rex Barker, talked Sun Valley General Manager Wally Huffman into a once-a-week ski-to-dinner tour from Sun Valley Village to the cabin. He recalls that a hundred people showed up for the inaugural ski-in dinner, many of them beginners. About midnight the guests and instructors headed back to the lodge, following the light of tiki torches.
Odmark returned to close the cabin at about 2:30, and found three young women, completely soused, sitting around the pond singing and using their ski poles as fishing poles. From then on, guests were responsible for getting themselves back to their hotel rooms.
Trail Creek Cabin was turned into a Naval Officers' Club during World War II, when Sun Valley became a Navy rehabilitation base. Gloria Battis, who ran the Rio Club casino with her husband, took over cooking detail at the cabin and served up home-style platters of roast lamb, Spanish rice, garlic potatoes, and her locally famous fried chicken. >>>
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Republican National Committee Victory Campaign Virginia spokesman Michael Short:
"President Obama's economic plan to increase taxes on small businesses and job creators would cost Virginia nearly 20,000 jobs and $5.8 billion in lost economic output. After yet another devastating jobs report, raising taxes is the last thing we should do if we want to get our economy moving in the right direction. In contrast, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have a five point plan for a stronger middle class, including detailed policies on tax reform which would lower rates across the board, increase take-home pay, and help create 345,000 jobs in Virginia."
U.S. Senate
Republican George Allen spokeswoman Emily Davis:
"George Allen believes America needs comprehensive tax reform for sustained economic prosperity. He calls for a more simple, fair and competitive tax code through lowering the tax on job-creating businesses from 35 percent to 20 percent, giving Americans the option of a flat tax on personal income, and leveling the playing field and encouraging innovation through fair, permanent tax deductions. The last thing Congress should be doing is raising taxes because tax increases don't create jobs. George Allen will be the voice of hard-working Virginians and small business owners who need a government that listens more and taxes less."
Tim Kaine spokeswoman Lily Adams:
"As governor, Tim Kaine lowered and eliminated taxes for hundreds of thousands of Virginians, including eliminating Virginia's estate tax, and presided over the largest decrease in the Commonwealth's tax burden in decades. As a senator, Tim Kaine will support measures to close loopholes and exclusions that burden our small businesses, and advocate tax incentives for research and development and higher education that will spur economic growth for the long run. Tim Kaine knows giving tax breaks to companies like Exxon Mobil won't grow our economy but that instead, we need to provide our small businesses with the tools they need to succeed."
1st District
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (Republican):
"Higher taxes won't get anybody hired. Through tax reform, we can encourage an economic turnaround through innovation, and the entrepreneurial spirit that has made this nation great. Government must be efficient with the dollars invested in it by hardworking taxpayers. While government must provide a safety net, a lean, efficient government allows our economy to thrive and for Americans to spend their income as they see fit: to provide for their families, their children's education, and more. By enabling small businesses to invest and innovate, they can get help to get our economy back on track and put Virginians to work."
Democrat Adam Cook:
"Our nation's two largest problems right now are a weak economy and an unacceptably large deficit. We therefore have to find a way to reduce our deficit without inflicting more pain on middle class families around the country. The middle class has been hammered since the onset of the recession in late 2008, but even before that, middle class families have been seeing their family budgets squeezed as wages have stayed flat while the costs of everything from health care and college tuition to prices at the pump have steadily increased. Because of that middle class squeeze, I am adamantly opposed to any tax increases on the middle class, including by phasing out deductions that many families rely on. I do, however, believe that those who have benefited the most from the American economic system should be asked to pay a little more to preserve that system for the next generation coming up."
2nd District
U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell:
"Our current tax code, all 55,000 pages of it, reeks of the influence of lobbyists. I support the elimination of lobbyist-inspired loopholes and tax credits, broadening the tax base, and giving Americans, including our nation's small business owners, a tax code that is simpler and fairer. I am committed to stopping the source of much of the problem: former Members of Congress who use what they learn in Congress to become professional lobbyists. I have a self-imposed, lifetime ban on lobbying and will never be a lobbyist, nor will I agree to meet with a former Member who has become a lobbyist. We can fix our tax code, but it requires more Members to lead by example."
Democrat Paul Hirschbiel:
"To help get our economy moving, we need to put in place a balanced, bi-partisan deficit reduction plan that eliminates uncertainty and encourages our employers to start hiring again. As part of that plan, we need a simpler tax code that lets the Bush tax cuts expire on individuals making over one million dollars a year, ends subsidies for big oil companies, and eliminates loopholes that allow the world's largest companies like GE to pay no taxes while small businesses continue to foot the bill."
3rd District
U.S. Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott:
"I opposed the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 and I opposed their extension in 2010. Congress should let all of the Bush tax cuts expire as scheduled at the end of the year. Fiscal responsibility requires making tough, often unpopular choices. Obviously letting tax cuts expire is unpopular. But if we ever get serious about the deficit, we will find that the realistic alternatives are even more unpopular. A return to Clinton-era tax rates with the additional revenue temporarily directed towards job creation would stimulate the economy and get us on a path to fiscal sanity."
Republican Dean Longo:
"We need to get the economy working again. Giving the government more money by increasing anyone's taxes isn't the answer. Unemployment in the 3rd District is 65% higher than the average for Virginia; African-American unemployment in the District reaches 25%. Personal and business tax policies are among the most effective tools to help jump start the economy and bring jobs. We must give businesses incentives to expand. We must also allow people to keep as much of their money as possible. The expansion of business creates jobs, the increased cash increases personal spending. Together grow the economy."
4th District
U.S. Rep J. Randy Forbes:
"Americans are not under taxed - our government is overspending. Increasing tax burdens on the middle class and small businesses won't expand opportunity or build the savings of working families in the Fourth District. In fact, according to a recent independent study by Ernst & Young over 700,000 jobs would be lost if taxes were increased. I was one of only 17 to vote against every bailout and stimulus under both Bush and Obama. I've introduced and supported legislation to tie member salaries to spending, to root out rampant fraud and waste, to audit defense spending, and to strengthen critical programs like Medicare and Social Security. I've also supported common sense tax reforms such as eliminating unfair loopholes and reconstructing the tax code."
Democratic Chesapeake City Councilwoman Ella P. Ward:
"In the short term, I support the plan to keep current tax cuts in place for the middle class, excluding those with incomes over $250,000. If the wealthiest of Americans, including millionaires and billionaires are willing to pay their fare share of taxes, this will contribute to reducing our national debt.
In the long term, I support a total overhaul of our tax system. I favor a simpler tax code that eliminates many deductions so the average citizen can prepare his/her own return. I would retain the mortgage interest deduction because it encourages home ownership. I would also retain the deduction for charitable contributions. The overhaul I propose would be more equitable than the current system. It would eliminate many deductions solely designed to reduce the taxes of the very wealthy."


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"Teen Mom 2" dad, Adam Lind, has made a lot of questionable choices since his time on the show, but this one might take the cake. On Feb. 22 Wetpaint shares that Adam was rescued from his car 2001 Corvette Z06 just minutes before it caught fire after he was in an accident that he caused.
Police say that Adam was driving way too fast and hit a Lincoln Town car with an 87-year old driver and a 94-year old passenger. Witnesses pulled everyone from their vehicles and they were taken to a nearby hospital with no life-threatening injuries. Just seconds after everyone was safe, Lind's Corvette bust into flames, reducing the car to nothing.
There is currently no word as to whether charges will be brought on Lind as it was clearly his fault. We also don't know if Lind was drinking before the crash either. Adam Lind has gotten 3 DUI's since he started filming the "Teen Mom 2" show. Luckily Adam was alone in the car and didn't have either of his girls in the car, or his girlfriend, Taylor Halbur.
What do you think of Adam Lind's newest accident? Thank goodness for quick-thinking bystanders.


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iHub By Mark Kamau / April 7, 2014
The open society foundation in conjunction with the iHub user experience lab will be conducting a year-long human centered design fellowship at the iHub UX lab. The aim of the fellowship is to work with local organizations to come up with innovative ways improving their work using a human centered design approach.
What is Human Centered Design?
Put simply, human centered design is a process of developing solutions by genuinely engaging people these solutions will affect. This implies spending time with the target audience to understand their context, the challenges they face and then together developing viable solutions for these challenges.
Don't worry, the HCD process will be taught to successful applicants; first things first, let's see if this is something for you ☺
What will the work involve?
The work will involve spending time with 2 local organizations to understand their work, their target audience and challenges they face serving them. This information will then be used together with the organizations to develop solutions for the challenges they face.
The aim at the end of the day is to leave these organizations and their clients working better with each other as a result of your work.
Do you need to be a designer to apply?
Not necessarily. All you need is to be open minded, demonstrate some experience working with other people to successfully deliver projects.
Who can apply?
Are you open minded and looking to work on real solutions for local challenges? Are you motivated, good communicator and ready to learn new ways of developing solutions together with local organizations? Do you want to spend the rest of the year working in a fast moving, innovative environment?
If these attributes describe you, then you should probably take a look at the requirements and apply by 14th April 2014.
For more information, please contact mark[at]ihub.co.ke
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Hawra at 21:06:28PM Monday, April 7, 2014
This seems like an awesomd opportunity that I'm very much interested in. I would need to know its location however, is it based out of Nairobi as well?
Arthur at 15:45:04PM Tuesday, April 8, 2014
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that sharpens one's power to create and innovate,i'm definitely applying.Reply
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Boise Used Cars – consignment auto sales are on the rise and this could mean great news for you if you are in need of a quality used car.
More and more auto dealerships are taking on consignment auto sales as a part of their service.
This is due to the increasing demand for quality Boise used cars.
If you are one of many people that have decided to make better decisions with your money and need a car, you have come to the right place.
You can check out our inventory here.
In this article we will talk about what you can expect from most Boise used cars being sold on consignment.
Fair Market Value For Boise Used Cars
Most consignment dealers will do the value evaluation through the Kelley Blue Book, Black Book and NADA guide taking an average to come up with the sale price for the car. This is an advantage to those looking for a used car because there is really no need to haggle for a better price. The dealer has no need to mark the car up for a larger profit because they have no money invested in the car.
Here's What All Of This Means For Your Boise Used Cars
You get a better price and don't have to play the typical car games you usually have to play with other used car salesmen.
A Sound, Safe Road-Worthy Vehicle
Rest assured that most auto consignment dealers will do everything possible to assure the safety of the vehicle as well as the general condition of the vehicle. This is because the dealership is putting their name and reputation behind the sale of each and everyone of the used cars in Boise that they sell.
Most often dealers who offer an auto sales consignment program have access to their own certified technicians who will run the car through a safety inspection for you. In addition they will check the vehicle out to ensure that you have less chance of getting a lemon.
With a private party, you have no guarantee that they have even serviced the car and taken care of it while they owned it. These inspections can give you more confidence in the condition of the vehicle you purchase through consignment auto sales.
Dealerships who sell Boise used cars on consignment typically have several cars for you to choose from. This eliminates the need to drive all over town looking for that special vehicle for you and your family.
The dealer will also provide financing for the vehicle if you need it. They will also take your car on trade-in or help you sell it so you can get the car you want.
In addition, the dealer is there to help with the title transfer. Filing a transfer to the title can be a confusing experience. By having the dealer take car of it you don't have to worry about it being done right and in a timely manner.
A dealer who offers an auto consignment program is most often concerned with the needs of their clients. They are more interested in building a relationship with the seller and buyer for years to come rather than simply making a car sale today.
The Bottom Line Is…
If you want grade A service without all the typical car buying/selling games then the Boise Used Cars consignment program may be just the answer for you.
Boise Used Car Dealer | JFR Used Car Warehouse
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What about animal dress code?
I do not believe that nowadays people should dress in a way
that expose their bodies like animals__both young and old!
And I am so disturbed,after all these years of civilization.
When I walk down the streets,only to see my brothers and sisters
dressed in half naked way__
Well,man and woman should not dress in indecent clothes
to be respected in society__
Can we have proper dress code from Mister fashion designer?
Oh,Yes,as an independent thinker,what must I stock
in my wardrobe?
Do I have the guts to distinguish between the lines of
decent and profane dressing?
Why dress in a manner that makes people get attracted
to your nudity?


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Place Quilt: Exploring Visual Language through Sense of Place part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
This is a small group activity for an art appreciation class. The activity is spaced out over an entire quarter. Students do field research by visiting a significant local place with cameras and notebooks, and transfer and adapt this information to create black and white panels that fit into a larger quilt format.


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Temporary Wallpaper from Wallcandy Arts
Who wants to spend an afternoon removing wallpaper? Not us. Apparently neither do the folks at Wallcandy. They've come up with removable wallpaper, so when your child outgrows rainbows on the walls (or when your aesthetic sense has had enough), you can remove it, leaving no trace and no damage.
The temporary paper comes in peel-and-stick sheets, so there's no messing around with complicated installation. Sheets can be trimmed to size, so you can use it on small areas if you just want to add a bit of color. And the wallpaper is reusable, so when you're finished with a younger motif, you can move it into the new baby's room.
All the paper is BPA- and phthalate-free, and contains no VOCs. Available in 24 different styles. Get yours at Wallcandy Arts.
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My wife and I have bought a lot of great decals from wallcandy arts over the years and recently purchased some wallpaper for our kids Sarah and Domique -- the designs are so cute!!! and easy to put up instead of nightmare of wallpaper. a job well done!
What a great idea! I have always been a huge fan of WallCandy for my little ones rooms (I have changed their rooms so many times over the past 5 years). The peel and stick wallpaper is brilliant! The decor grows with our kids! Well done!!!
I'm also a huge fan of WallCandy and I have been using their products for sometime now. From the chalkboards to Smarts and the growth tree, I changed my son's decor a few times. The decal wallpaper is a great idea and I think I will order the Summer clouds, so cute!


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A few weeks ago, I was on my way back from a long, hard run through Manhattan. I had had a really shitty day, and while the run had been hard, I was hoping that it would send some welcome endorphins pumping through my body. I stood on the subway, sweaty but pleased with myself, with my usual cool-down music piping loudly through my headphones. As I stood there, I became aware that the man standing next to me was speaking to me.
I ignored him. I had had a long, crappy day, and I didn't want to talk to a stranger. I wanted to stand on the subway, let the air conditioning evaporate the sweat off my skin, listen to Jessie J, and mind my own business.
The man asked me a question, which I ignored. He asked it again, and I ignored it again. Then he started waving his hand in front of my face (yes, he really did that, and even though this happened weeks ago, I'm still kind of stunned by it. Seriously, who does that?!).
I kept ignoring him, but I surreptitiously paused my iPod. Someone had just entered my personal space, and demonstrated that he didn't have a whole lot of regard for my obvious wish to be left the hell alone. Turning off my music, so that I could be as aware and attuned to the situation as possible, seemed like a wise thing to do.
He kept on waving his hand in front of my face. After about ten seconds of waving, I lost my cool. "Yeah, I'm ignoring you," I snapped.
There was a pause, and then he kept talking. "I was just asking you a question," he said. "I just wanted to know where you run, because I run too, and I was curious."
I stared straight ahead and said nothing. He was silent for another few seconds, then said:
"You're a fucking slut."
And then he walked to the other end of the subway car.
Man, I am so bummed that I did not talk to him. He was obviously a total catch, and I will kick myself for the rest of eternity for having missed out on the chance to have a conversation with him!
So here's the thing. I don't know this man's life. He could have also been having a really shitty day, and maybe he tried to strike up a conversation with me to feel better, just like I went for a run to blow off steam. Or maybe he was having a shitty day, and that's why he lost his temper and said what he said. Maybe he is really bad at picking up on social cues, and doesn't understand that when a woman ignores your questions and continues to ignore you when you rudely wave your hand in front of her face, it means she doesn't want to talk to you, and you should back off. I don't know his life. I don't know what was going on in his head, and as pissed off as I was in the moment, and as pissed off as I still am when I recall this incident, I want to at least allow for those possibilities. Maybe he is a lovely guy and I just happened to catch him at his very worst. Maybe he has never called a woman a "fucking slut" before in his whole life and he'll never ever do it again.
Or maybe, he got really pissed off because a woman didn't behave the way he's been taught women are supposed to – deferential, compliant, polite even when a man is rude – and his kneejerk reaction was to throw a violently sexist insult at her. In response to which, I should add, no one else in the subway car did or said a damn thing, even though the guy said it loudly enough for everyone around us to hear.
And you know what? Even if he was having a bad day, the worst day, a terrible horrible no good very bad day, I'm of the opinion that calling a woman "fucking slut" simply because she refuses to talk to a complete stranger in a crowded subway car, is not acceptable (nor is it accurate, since the slutty thing to do would have been to have sex with him right there in the middle of the 7 train). I don' t think it's ever acceptable to call anyone what he called me, and I don't think it's acceptable that no one around us spoke up to tell him so.
But hey, what would I know? I'm just a fucking slut.


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August 28, 2013
Northumberland County woman charged with stealing more than $45,000 in deceased father's workers' compensation benefits
HARRISBURG - Agents from the Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Section today charged a Northumberland County woman who allegedly collected more than $45,000 in her deceased father's workers' compensation disability benefits.
Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane identified the defendant as Margaret Ann Black, 50, 6245 Paradise Road, Milton, Northumberland County.
The charges state that Black never notified Zurich North America of her father's death and continued to collect more than $800 a week in his workers' compensation benefits.
Agents said that Black received several official forms from the company, which were intended for her father, and allegedly signed his name and returned the forms to the insurer. By doing this, Black fraudulently verified that her father continued to remain eligible for benefits.
Black is charged with one count of workers' compensation insurance fraud and one count of theft by deception.
She was preliminarily arraigned before District Judge Ben Apfelbaum in Sunbury. Bail was set at $50,000 unsecured. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at 9 a.m.
The case will be prosecuted in Northumberland County by Senior Deputy Attorney General John Dickinson of the Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Section.
(A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.)
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Neighbors say a driver was pried out of his vehicle after hitting a tree. Dustin Taylor was traveling northbound on County Road 1 in Elkhart. He lost control of his vehicle after illegally passing another vehicle.
His vehicle struck a tree and landed in a yard north of Florida Avenue.
"I heard a very loud bang, it felt like the house shook. I thought a large tree branch had fallen on the house or something, but when I came upstairs and looked out the window, I saw this," says Steve Wendler.
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A soap opera is playing itself out along our southwest border; a comedy of errors with serious repercussions for efforts to stem illegal immigration into the United States from Mexico. The contest is pitting federal officials with responsibility for enforcing environmental and endangered species laws, against those responsible for monitoring and enforcing border security. Thus far, the environmentalists appear to be winning.
Three years ago, President George W. Bush signed into law a measure mandating construction of a fence along the US-Mexico border. Combining physical barriers along part of its length, with high-tech "virtual fence" mechanisms in other, more remote areas, the project has been plagued with cost overruns, lengthy delays, frequent breaches, and expensive repairs.
Yet perhaps the most serious monkey wrench that has been lobbed into this massively expensive and complex project, is the one that pits the Department of Homeland Security against a powerful array of other federal laws and agencies charged with protecting everything from Native American antiquities and religiously-sensitive areas, to the tiniest "endangered" plants and animals.
Near the top of the list of barriers facing Homeland Security is the "Wilderness Act," a 1960s-era federal law that virtually prohibits any man-made structures on areas so designated. This includes even electronic listening devices, which constitute an important component of the "virtual fence" Congress mandated be built along the extensive remote and non-urban border areas. Another left hook thrown at the Border Patrol (which operates under the Homeland Security umbrella) by the Interior Department (which enforces many of the environmental regulations plaguing border enforcement efforts), is that motorized vehicles, including ATVs, are not allowed in the "wilderness" areas. This literally is forcing border enforcement officers to resort to using horses to catch smugglers, who themselves have little regard for such prohibitions on motorized conveyances.
Airborne vehicles as well — including airplanes, helicopters and even remote-controlled drones — are deemed off-limits for use by border enforcement personnel in these areas. Unfortunately for the Border Patrol, no non-mechanical substitutes are yet available to replace such modern conveniences as airplanes and helicopters.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who served previously as governor of Arizona — one of the states in which this internecine battle is being waged – has been fighting a multi-front battle on these issues in an effort to carry out her job. Members of Congress, especially Republicans who support strict border enforcement, including the congressionally-mandated border fence, have been posing hard questions to the Secretary. In a recent exchange of letters with complaining members of Congress, Napolitano did her best to put a smiley face on the situation, but it is anything but smooth.
On the other side of the political aisle, environmentally-conscious and religiously-sensitive Democrats continue to tie Napolitano's hands. Placing any sort of structure on, or allowing motorized vehicles to traverse certain of the remote areas across which illegal aliens and drug smugglers are crossing in increasing numbers, could offend a number of heretofore largely forgotten federal laws. The "Archeological Resources Protection Act," the "Native American Graves Repatriation Act," and the "American Indian Religious Freedom Act" all are being cited along with their bigger and more popular siblings, the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, as reasons why the border enforcement effort must step back.
Of course, all these shenanigans have a price tag attached to them; and this, too, is causing Napolitano's headache to linger. Homeland Security says it has paid, in the past two years alone, just under $10 million to the Interior Department for consulting and for "mitigation" when it has – inadvertently, of course – violated one of these laws. Given the political climate prevailing in Washington, it is unlikely either the Congress or the president will step in and put a stop to this ongoing episode of "As the Border Turns." And it is the American taxpayer who foots the bill.
November 23rd, 2009
7:06 am
Funny, isn't it, how Democrats are lining-up behind so many powerful laws that were penned into the Code of Federal Regulations by a Republican President, while Republicans do all they can to disengage conservation from from conservatism.
Bitterly ironic, it is, the very zealots who wailed for the fall of the Berlin Wall, are flag-holders for building one of our very own.
Why must we discourage entry from our southern border, rather than incentivize folks to the south to stay where they are? Why aren't folks pouring-in across our northern border? It's warmer here and nationalized healthcare up there is in shambles, right? Right?
November 23rd, 2009
7:12 am
Bob, you aren't concerned about the "tiniest" endangered plants and animals? Pretty much everything on earth depends on krill and algae. The fact a species is tiny means nothing. It doesn't have to be big or cute to be worth saving, unless you are an idiot who doesn't understand how nature works.
A fence will never work. Didn't work for the Chinese, didn't work for the East Germans, won't work for us.
Stop blaming laws which protect people, plants, and animals which have been living out there for thousands of years.The only way to stop this soap opera at the border is to legalize drugs and take a sane approach to illegal immigration. Republicans would rather see impotent efforts which indulge their tendency to thuggery. Effectiveness doesn't matter one bit, does it? It's all about playing cops and robbers and trashing remote areas.
November 23rd, 2009
7:20 am
solution with a money benefit: Heavily fine people who hire illegal aliens, except in cases where lazy Americans won't do the job. Have those businesses get a permit. If they don't have a job, why will they come? Deporting them hasn't worked.
November 23rd, 2009
7:22 am
There's an old saying in the study of Talmudic law (the ancient code of Judaism), "That which is more common, takes precedence".
It makes customs that occur weekly, like feasting on the Sabbath, take precedence over those observances that occur only once-a-year, such as fast-days. So, when a traditional fast day falls on the Sabbath, you omit the fasting.
In that vein, most Homeland Security and border legislation is a product of latter times, and not as tested – nor as "practiced" – as older laws protecting the integrity of those resources that represent the diversity of life and are of benefit to the greatest nation on Earth. Therefore, applying the wisdom of ancient legal scholars: it really makes sense that deference is given to those laws that protect resources and ideas, over those that largely protect ideals, are temporal in nature, and not exactly codified in a spirit protecting life, liberty, or property.
November 23rd, 2009
8:09 am
The notion that environmental laws are slowing border wall construction is a complete falsehood. The Real ID Act gave the Department of Homeland Security the power to waive any and all laws, environmental and otherwise, to build the wall. Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff waived 36, including the Wilderness Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the Farmland Protection Policy Act, etc. The border wall's problems are inherent to the system – it does not work. It has no impact on immigration or smuggling, according to the Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Research Service.
November 23rd, 2009
8:14 am
When I see how difficult it is to cross the border legally here in British Columbia, I get the impression that the southern border is completely porous. Legally it takes about over an hour to travel south into the US and that looks like a picnic compared to the upcoming border travel during the 2010 Winter Olympics. I note with interest the drones which are operational in Iraq being controlled out of Nevada and wonder if that is not the best solution to monitoring the border along the southern US. If it is the aim of the NAFTA treaty to provide complete mobility of labour let's throw the gates wide open and give all North Americans and central Americans a pass with access to each country as in the EEC.
November 23rd, 2009
9:16 am
Show me a 100-foot-tall wall, and I'll show you a 101-foot ladder.
November 23rd, 2009
10:00 am
[...] Bob Barr on the environmental soap opera along US-Mexico border. [...]
November 23rd, 2009
10:07 am
People come across the southern border looking for jobs. Presently there are no jobs & the number of crossings have fallen. Require proof of citizenship for a job and the number will shrink even more.
Curious Observer: Agree completely. Also, show me a wall & I weill show you a hold in that wall. A wall is the "stuff dreams are made of",
if I may quote Sam Spade.
November 23rd, 2009
12:25 pm
Pay americans more and you won't have this problem.
November 23rd, 2009
1:41 pm
"…..And it is the American taxpayer who foots the bill".
The hapless American taxpayer is the new last refuge of scoundrels.
That's 4 sure. That's fer dang sure.
November 23rd, 2009
1:43 pm
Any country that can't control its borders will eventually cease to exist as a nation.
November 23rd, 2009
3:06 pm
Write an article about the SEIU 1000 members beating up Ken Hamidi for trying to exercising his right for free speech at their public meeting. Write about the hyocrisy of the fact that this is barely been a news story. Write about how Obama has as he says "worked with this organization all of his life" but they are keeping this very quiet. Write about the obvious fact that if a black man would have gone into a public meeting and had been beaten up by 4 white men it would be national news and their would be a public outcry on every news channel in this country. Thankyou.
November 23rd, 2009
4:29 pm
Always the double standard …………….
November 23rd, 2009
6:08 pm
Well, they are illegal when they cross the border, and they are illegal when they show up for school, and for healthcare, and they should be arrested and deported. We just need to keep that train moving. There has been way too much pandering to illegals in the name of being politically correct. Political correctness has supplanted what used to be common sense in this country. Maybe the people in this country have just gotten so darn stupid the country is supposed to implode.
November 23rd, 2009
6:38 pm
Even if their parents are illegal, if a child was born in the U.S., he/she is NOT illegal! So keep in mind, they may NOT be illegal when they show up for school.
November 23rd, 2009
7:28 pm
Make them prove they have a right to be here before they can do anything (especially get a driver's license, get hired for a job, or receive benefits). Once the illegals know that there is no benefit to coming here illegally, they'll quit coming, or do it the right [legal]way.
Rewarding illegal behavior just encourages MORE ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR…and sadly, 53% of America (and 90% of the government) lack the mental capacity to comprehend that.
November 23rd, 2009
9:36 pm
Oh, great idea—arrest people at the hospital. Let's make doctors and nurses responsible for immigration control. Like they aren't busy enough already. I'm sure people who devote their lives to healing won't mind tattling to the INS. And let's discourage people with TB and other diseases from getting treatment, we could use an epidemic or two.
I suppose that would be easier than asking y'all to give up cheaper groceries, housing, hotel services, and the myriad of other industries depending on illegal immigration to keep costs low. People complaining about illegal immigrants reward them as much as anyone else. You sure aren't avoiding the fruits of their labor, are you? There are certainly Americans who are stupid and lack mental comprehension. You can find them proposing simplistic ideas to get rid of them thar funny-talkin' furriners.
Curious @ 9:16, awesome quote.
November 24th, 2009
10:01 am
The soap opera that is the illegal alien saga could be called the Young and the Fenceless.
November 25th, 2009
8:05 am
"the project has been plagued with cost overruns, lengthy delays, frequent breaches, and expensive repairs."
Yet there are idiots in America who think the federal government should also control health care.
November 25th, 2009
10:46 am
Robert Barr comment: "I note with interest the drones which are operational in Iraq being controlled out of Nevada and wonder if that is not the best solution to monitoring the border along the southern US." DHS already has lots of drones flying over the southern border, as well as a couple on the northern border. While they, and the border wall, and the virtual wall, have little to no effect on immigration or smuggling, they are a great source of pork for Boeing and Kiewit and other companies that feed at the federal trough. US border policy is pure pork dressed up as national security.
November 26th, 2009
10:28 pm
Most Canucks don't live in poverty, duh.
A wall probably won't help much. You need to punish employers who hire illegals and rent to illegals. If they can't get jobs or homes that will deincentivize them to come.
Why are people who wanted the Berlin wall torn down "zealots"?
November 28th, 2009
10:43 am
- Retnan –
Instead of "deincentivize them to come", how about
"motivate them not to come" ?
November 28th, 2009
10:48 am
- "Incentivize". This also goes for Iconoclast (7:06 am).
November 28th, 2009
10:52 am
- I agree with snicol. Drones shouldn't cost a quarter of
a million dollars (let alone $15 million for the Predator-B !)
- that is WAY too expensive, especially at a time when we
are waging two wars and dealing with a multi-billion dollar
trade deficit.
December 24th, 2009
8:15 am
[...] and animals found nowhere else on earth. Environmental groups and laws are holding up construction, much to conservatives' displeasure. Fences built along the U.S.-Mexico border are threatening wildlife species and the ground [...]
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Weighted Improper Colouring
Julio Araujo 1, 2Jean-Claude Bermond 1Frédéric Giroire a, 1Frédéric Havet 1Dorian Mazauric 1, 3Remigiusz Modrzejewski 1
Résumé : In this paper, we study a colouring problem motivated by a practical frequency assignment problem and, up to our best knowledge, new. In wireless networks, a node interferes with other nodes, the level of interference depending on numerous parameters: distance between the nodes, geographical topography, obstacles, etc. We model this with a weighted graph $(G,w)$ where the weight function $w$ on the edges of $G$ represents the noise (interference) between the two end-vertices. The total interference in a node is then the sum of all the noises of the nodes emitting on the same frequency. A weighted $t$-improper $k$-colouring of $(G,w)$ is a $k$-colouring of the nodes of $G$ (assignment of $k$ frequencies) such that the interference at each node does not exceed the threshold $t$. We consider here the Weighted Improper Colouring problem which consists in determining the weighted $t$-improper chromatic number defined as the minimum integer $k$ such that $(G,w)$ admits a weighted $t$-improper $k$-colouring. We also consider the dual problem, denoted the Threshold Improper Colouring problem, where, given a number $k$ of colours, we want to determine the minimum real $t$ such that $(G,w)$ admits a weighted $t$-improper $k$-colouring. We first present general upper bounds for both problems; in particular we show a generalisation of Lovász's Theorem for the weighted $t$-improper chromatic number. We then show how to transform an instance of the Threshold Improper Colouring problem into another equivalent one where the weights are either one or $M$, for a sufficiently large $M$. Motivated by the original application, we then study a special interference model on various grids (square, triangular, hexagonal) where a node produces a noise of intensity 1 for its neighbours and a noise of intensity 1/2 for the nodes at distance two. We derive the weighted $t$-improper chromatic number for all values of $t$. Finally, we model the problem using integer linear programming, propose and test heuristic and exact Branch-and-Bound algorithms on random cell-like graphs, namely the Poisson-Voronoi tessellations.
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- INRIA – Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (UNS) – CNRS : UMR7271
- 2 : Parallelism, Graphs and Optimization Research Group (ParGO)
- Universidade Federal do Ceara
- 3 : MAESTRO (INRIA Sophia Antipolis)
- Domaine : Informatique/Complexité
- Mots-clés : graph colouring – improper colouring – interference – radio networks – frequency assignment
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Haunted Blake's Barnyard Funland – Spookyland at Blake's Cider Mill Review & Pics – Armada, MI
Visit Blake's Cider Mill in Armada in the Fall for Barnyard Funland and Spookyland. Funland for low-scare and Spookyland to get your fright on.
My kids had the day off of school recently so my husband and I took them to Blakes Cider Mill for some cider and donuts and to check out their Fall Festival featuring Barnyard Funland and Spookyland.
Fall Festival at Blakes Cider Mill consists of access to their enormous Barnyard Funland and Spookyland attraction. Kids can enjoy:
- Access to the Haunted Barn
- Hayrides
- Trike Track on oversized tricycles
- Straw mountain
- Various Corn mazes with different levels of difficulty
- Rubber Duck races
- Bunnyville farm
- Baby Animal Petting Farm
- Halloween attractions
Initially, I thought the price was a little steep but I changed my mind during the experience when I realized how much my kids enjoyed Barnyard Funland and how long we stayed before the kids had seen everything/done everything. I was also impressed that the attraction really appeals to kids of younger ages but isn't limited to pre-teens. All of the attractions are designed to entertain kids from 2 to about 14.
The Haunted Barn doesn't have live actors jumping out at you but features loud noises, scary music and shocking effects. Even in broad daylight, the Haunted Barn was VERY scary so I wouldn't recommend it to young children. My nine-year old was brave enough to try it (while holding my hand). He enjoyed the experience like he was riding his very first roller coaster. Still, I couldn't see him going it alone (or in the dark). It was a great introduction for the days where he'll be old enough/brave enough to attend the truly terrifying night-time haunted attractions at Blake's. My 7 year old daughter wanted no part of it. Kids have a way of letting you know whether or not they're ready for scary experiences.
The expansive grounds of Barnyard Funland make for a great fall and Halloween atmosphere. Like I said, there is plenty to see and do. The animal stations feature interactive quizzes and the corn mazes are a blast to explore. My kids enjoyed being able to run around the mazes and wore themselves out scaling the gigantic Straw Mountain.
We weren't planning on staying a long time but we ended spending almost 3 hours at Barnyard Funland. The time goes quickly at each station of Barnyard Funland and it is attractive enough where you'll want to spend some quality time visiting. The hay ride itself was a scenic 15 minute tour of Blakes Orchards and a great way to enjoy the fresh autumn air. Since we made our trip on a Monday, the crowds were small and the conditions were ideal. Definitely something to consider as I know first-hand that cider mill crowds on fall weekends can be huge.
Barnyard Funland is open from 10a-6p (the haunted attractions at Blakes begin after dark). Tickets are sold at the Barnyard Funland entrance and the hayrides depart every 15 minutes starting at noon. You can skip the Haunted Barn segment and hayrides altogether and just visit Barnyard Funland.
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