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So to Galice I came where
the desire for gold burned in us like a fever
- Orval Robertson, early 20th Century Galice miner
Every summer, thousands of tourists flock to Galice, which is today little more than a small resort located along the southern banks of the Rogue River some twelve miles west of Merlin. Considered to be very remote in the old days, even with the advent of good paved roads, Galice is still regarded as being a ways out there. The people come mainly for the river, which has long been renowned worldwide for sport fishing and boating due in part to western novelist Zane Grey who wrote lavishly about his fishing trips to the area in the 1920's.
Still, despite this area's oft promoted reputation as wild, pristine and untouched, long before the tourists showed up, Galice was a community of miners and even today, it is a little known fact that the majority of the full time residents are still miners.
Placer gold was first discovered in the gravels of Galice Creek in February of 1852 by a small group of prospectors. The group was a who's who of prominent early settlers in Southern Oregon and included James Tuffs, Ebenezer Dimmick, Jimmie Twogood, Hardy Eliff and Joseph Knotts. At the mouth of what came to be known as Galice Creek, the party discovered rich diggings that rivaled those at Sailor Diggings (Waldo) and Josephine Creek, but soon fled the area due to the hostile nature of the local Indians.
In the Fall of 1852, Louis Galleis, who had recently reached Southern Oregon by way of Yreka, had heard of the discovery of the Tuffs Party. Galleis was about 32 years old, a carpenter by trade and had reached Yreka in 1851 from his native Canada. Despite warnings about the danger involved, Louis Galleis and six other men blazed their way into the area, promising to return around December. Louis Galleis and his partners were never seen again, but in January of 1853, Chief Taylor of the Grave Creeks and three of his men went to Vannoy's Ferry (near today's Lower River Road) wishing to trade gold dust for guns and ammunition. Believing this suspicious, Taylor and his men were taken into custody and put on trial. Even though there was no evidence against them, Taylor boasted of murdering and robbing the Galleis Party and he and his men were promptly found guilty and hung on the spot. Ever since, the name Galleis came to be attached to the creek, gradually evolving into Galice.
As time went on, despite the murder of Louis Galleis, miners moved into the area and established a busy camp at Skull Bar at the mouth of Galice Creek. In 1855, the miners received a crushing blow during the Siege of Galice Creek and left the area, finally returning in the Fall of 1856.
By the Spring of 1857, a small town called Galleisburg was established at the mouth of Galice Creek and was often reffered to as Upper Town. Meanwhile, at Skull Bar, Lower Town could be accessed by walking across a log. The placers were so rich that a man with a pick, shovel and a few sluice boxes could average about two ounces of gold each day. Quartz mining in Galice got its start the next year with the discovery of the famous Sugar Pine Mine in 1858. Galice promptly entered a boom and began attracting settlers who had interests in putting roots down in the area. After the discovery of the famous Yank Lead, another community popped up: Yankville.
As time went on, the mines in Galice evolved from mostly family diggings into full blown commercial operations. Even though many of the mines remained in local hands, millions of dollars flowed into the area from investors from around the world. Mines such as the Galice Consolidated, the Old Channel, Golden Wedge, Almeda, Sugar Pine, Hansen, Howland, Old Glory, Oriole, Benton, Black Bear, Rocky Bar and the Bunker Hill Mine, all received huge influxes of capital that put hundreds of people to work. In turn, millions of dollars in gold (even at the prices in those days!) flowed out of Galice and into not only the rest of the Rogue Valley, but to Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, New York, Boston and elsewhere, helping with the development of American infrastructure. Best estimates suggest that the Galice District yielded somewhere in the neighborhood of five million dollars worth of gold at the old price of $17.50 an ounce.
Today, when tourists and
locals alike drive up the road into Galice or raft down the Rogue River
to take the area in, they have very little clue of what went on there or
of the amount of gold that was taken out of the area. But if you know what
to look for and can see it through a miner's eyes, hidden amongst the trees
and lush undergrowth, you can still see the piles of cobbles that extend
for miles up Galice Creek, the pieces of old hydraulic pipe, the remnants
of cabins, shacks, flumes and ancient mills. There are also old fruit trees,
rose bushes and assorted flowers planted on old homesteads which have otherwise
been taken back by the ravages of dozens of winters and government sanctioned
arson. Most of these places had names and stories attached to them, the
Copyright 2010, by Kerby
Re-organization: The Galice Mining District, which was first organized near the mouth of Galice Creek in 1853, was re-organized by a concerned committee of miners on September 2nd, 2012 who felt that many needs of the miners were not currently being met by any existing organization or mining district. The committee met at Sutherlin in Douglas County, Oregon for the purpose of re-organizing the Galice Mining District and declared in part:
that an existing mining district must
be activated to achieve the goals of the miners, to wit: to provide guards
for their mining rights, their properties and the yields thereof and therefore.
It was agreed that the re-organization of the Galice Mining District was
necessary to the achievement of said goal. The Galice Mining District is
hereby reorganized.
All officers have the duty to diligently execute their offices within the parameters of the Constitution for the United States of America, the Mining Law and the Common Law of the Miners.
It was established, that the boundaries of the reorganized Galice Mining District shall consist of Josephine, Jackson and Douglas Counties, Oregon.
On September 16th, 2012, the committee re-convened at the property of George Backes of Grants Pass, Oregon for the purpose of re-establishing the local rules, regulations and customs of the Galice Mining District. In particular, it was discussed how the 1866 and 1872 Mining Acts granted the miners with the right of self government and the right to self regulate through the implementation of local rules and regulations, as well as the observance of local mining customs. Chief Executive Officer Jackson spoke to some degree about how over the years, the counties, states and federal agencies have usurped the powers and functions of the mining districts.
Chief Executive Officer Jackson,
then proposed to the committee, a body of local rules and regulations
drawn from the Laws of the following previously organized Mining Districts
within Oregon: John Day, Campbell, Louse Creek, Kane Creek, Coyote Creek,
Johnson Creek, Union Town, Boulder, South Fork, West Cow Creek, Humbug
Creek, Steamboat, Poorman's Creek and JackAss (Forest) Creek, Boardman's
Diggings, Wines Camp, Galice Creek, Sterling Creek and the Althouse Creek
and Waldo Districts. Also presented were a body of proposed local rules
and regulations drawn from important case law and the 1872 Mining Act,
as well as two examples of locally used mining customs. After a careful
review and discussion, twenty-two of the proposed pre-existing local regulations
were unanimously accepted to form the basis of the local rules, regulations
and customs of the Galice Mining District (reorganized).
The committee then discussed how to best make said regulations available to the Miners of the Galice Mining District and how said miners could best use them for their protection of their rights and property. A motion was made and unanimously passed to publish an official book handbook that would contain not only all the local rules, regulations, customs and protocol of this district, but that would also contain important reference material that miners could use while exercising their rights in the field. It was decided that the book would be entitled Regulations, Customs and Traditions of the Galice Mining District: A compilation of laws pertinent to the miners of the Galice Mining District of South Western Oregon. The book itself would be in a paperback format and could be professionally printed for a very reasonable fee. An example of what could done was shown to the committee.
It was also motioned and passed that each member of this mining district receive an official membership card, which he or she will wear at meetings to show that they are a bonafide member and miner of the Galice Mining District.
It was motioned and unanimously passed that there would be a one-time $20 initiation fee for membership, in the Galice Mining District to offset the cost of membership cards and the Galice District Book and further that any:
Applicants are to be vetted by all four officers. Those accepted as members are required to pledge their support of the Constitution, the Mining Law, the Galice Mining District and the decisions thereof.
It was motioned and passed that meetings
of the Galice Mining District shall be held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of
each month, at 5 PM and that notices announcing the date and location of
the first public meeting of this district shall be posted in conspicuous
places throughout this mining district.
On the date given, the Miners of Galis Creek and other parties interested, met at the Star, owned by Charles Sanders, on Rogue River near the mouth of Galis Creek for the purpose of making claim regulations in regard to Quartz and other mining interests in the District.
The meeting was called to order, and on motion, Martin Peterson was called to the Chair, and H. Lembert, chosen Secretary. The Chair appointed the following gentlemen, a Committee on Resolutions: James Neely, William Fanning and Nicholas Thoss.
The Committee presented the following Preamble and Resolutions, which were adopted:
We the Committee appointed to draft resolutions, hereby present this meeting, the following resolutions concerning the Quartz Ledge discovered some three miles below the mouth of Galis Creek on the 8th day of August, A.D. 1874, by Yank & McNair Co.
Resolved 1st, This Quartz Ledge Shall be known as Yank Ledge.
2 - That this meeting elect a Recorder whose duty it shall be to record all claims in Quartz and Placer Diggings and Water Rights and Mill Sites.
3 That the Recorder shall receive One Dollar for each claim he records and One Dollar for each claim to to pay the County Clerk for for his record. The Recorder must furnish the County Clerk with all necessary records.
4 That the Recorder shall keep a book to show all interested parties how the claims are taken.
5 That the Recorder shall turn over all Books, Papers, etc. in his possession belonging to the office to his successor in office.
6 That we act in all our mining interests in conformity with the United States Mining Laws.
7 That no person be allowed to take a claim for another unless authorized so by duly said individual.
W. Thoss
James Neely Committee
Wm. Fanning
It was moved and carried that all persons their names on claims on the Old Yank Ledge shall represent said claims in person or by a duly authorized agent within thirty days from this date.
It was moved and carried that Charles Sanders be the Recorder of this district for one year from this date.
Moved and carried that this mining district be known as the Yank Mining District and shall comprise all the territory embraced the present day Rand District.
Moved and carried that the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Jacksonville papers.
On motion, meeting was adjourned.
Martin Peterson, Chair
H. Lambert, Sec.


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Daily Grill Brunch
February 23, 2012 by Cori Sue
If I had to describe brunch at the Daily Grill in three words, I'd say "pleasantly surprised" and "comforting." The folks at Daily Grill invited us over and I brought along one of my closest friends, Tristin, for a relaxed catch-up session at their downtown location. (Daily Grill is a national restaurant and they have another local restaurant in Georgetown.)
It was a sunny, chilly Saturday when we nestled in to a window-side booth in the very large restaurant and ordered two Bloody Marys. Daily Grill's Bloody Marys are made to order. Mine arrived pretty yet plain, topped with celery, green olives and a lime. It was spicy, but not too much so, and easy to drink (a Bloody Mary issue I often struggle with).
Meanwhile, Tristin says, " I am not a big drinker these days and so I chose to enjoy a Virgin Mary. They make all of their Bloody Marys to order and I asked for a bit of kick to mine. I will say that there was nothing especially bad about my beverage but it certainly did lack the 'kick' I asked for when ordering."
Daily Grill's Sunday brunch menu is a great package. When you order an entree, which are all priced at less than $25, you receive a pastry basket, complimentary coffee, and your choice of fresh orange juice, sparkling wine or a mimosa.
You can also order brunch a la carte (but why would you?). Additionally, the full lunch menu is available.
Says Tristin, "The menu choices were a bit pedestrian but at a place such as the Daily Grill their brunch choices were understandable. I am impressed with the specials they offered. It's also great that they offer a full lunch menu should brunch not be your cup of tea. I do believe this would certainly appeal to my father for he rarely indulges in brunch."
On this occasion, we both opted for the whole shebang.
Our server, Tony, was friendly and attentive without being overbearing. He made sure our waters, coffees, and Bloodys were always filled without interrupting the conversation.
The conversation halted briefly and both our eyes widened upon arrival of the pastry basket, which included croissants, raisin bran muffins and blueberry muffins. The croissant was buttery and doughy, and not as fluffy as could be desired. However, the most recent croissant I enjoyed was in Europe, so no croissant made stateside is likely to compare. Additionally, I didn't think there were sufficient blueberries in the blueberry muffin. It was warm and tasted of rich buttermilk, so I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Says Tristin, "To my detriment, I very much enjoyed the pastry basket that lingered on our table. The blueberry muffins certainly proved to be my Achilles heel—I had to restrain myself from eating the whole basket as we had yet to receive our meal."
Tristin ordered the egg white omelet, which was stuffed with mushrooms, tomatoes and scallions, and topped with an avocado and cherry tomato salsa.
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I ordered my go-to, the crab cake benedict. I should mention that all egg dishes come with your choice of breakfast potatoes, sliced tomatoes, or fresh fruit—it's great that they give you three options so you're not just stuck with breakfast potatoes. The fruit—watermelon, cantaloupe and pineapple—served with my Benny was fresh and I was happy to have something healthy on my Hollandaise-heart-attack-inducing plate.
As for the Benedict, it was a solid win, because: (1) the eggs came more poached, just as I requested, (2) the English muffin was properly toasted, and (3) the crab cake was nearly all crab and very little filler. While the Hollandaise was not the result of mind-blowing culinary skill, it was correctly done.
Lastly, we ordered a side of blueberry pancakes, which I'm happy to say were loaded with blueberries. The pancakes were cooked all the way through (sometimes a problem with filled 'cakes). Fluffy, yummy, and comforting—like the kind your Mom used to make.
While Daily Grill is no chef's masterpiece, the cuisine is reliable, delicious and comforting. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the food and how satisfied I was upon departure.
Tristin provides an apt summary of brunch when she says, "All in all, I very much enjoyed my brunching experience at the Daily Grill. As I stated before, I was pleasantly surprised with their brunch for I went in with few expectations. The service was prompt and out waiter was most attentive throughout, the food held its own, and I ate far too much for my own good—always a good sign!
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Allied Merchant Navy
War II:
|Continued from Part Two
The Australian War Memorial
gives on-line access to the Memorial's collections, exhibitions,
facilities and
Biographical Databases. To search for the name of a Merchant Seaman,
use the Memorial's
Commemorative Roll
Along with the Memorial's own databases,
there are also links to the data bases of the
Archives of
Maritime Disasters of World War Two This encyclopedic site, created by George R. Duncan, and dedicated to all those who lost their lives at sea, details the fates of the larger naval and merchant ships from all nations. There is also a second page, More Maritime Disasters which lists many smaller ships lost during the war.
Merchant Men at War This site, created by former Radio Operator Eric Bissmire, of Gold Coast, Queensland, was written especially for the benefit of the children and grandchildren of those who served in the Allied Merchant Navy of WWII. Eric would like to hear from anyone connected to Convoy HX-223 which was caught in a devastating hurricane during its January 1943 crossing.
Queensland Vindicatrix Association This site, created by Bill and Shirley Davis, is the online home of the Queensland branch of the association which like other branches around the world remembers the TS Vindicatrix National Sea Training School. As well as information of particular interest to members, Bill and Shirley have also set up a Guestbook and Links page.
Australia at War This site created by Peter Dunn concentrates on World War One and World War Two. The many topics covered include a list of Ships Sunk in Australian Waters by Japanese Submarines and a page about the Japanese "Glen" Floatplane.
Australian Merchant Seamen War Memorial This page is a part of Michael Southwell-Keely's extensive Australian War Memorials site which covers war memorials throughout Australia.
Australian National Archives The Archives has a huge collection of photos and documents pertaining to Australia's WWII history and is also the repository for Service Records of those who served aboard Australian Merchant vessels during the war. For further information on obtaining Service Records see the "Fact Sheet Thirty" . To find a photo, try the site's Photo Search feature.
The Australian Merchant Navy: Stories of the War at Sea This site created by Australian Merchant Navy veterans Ron "Steve" Wylie, the late Frank "The Chief" Snell, and Jack "Cracker" Knight, pays tribute to the often untold story of the Australian Merchant Navy's role during WWII. As well as providing detailed histories of the Australian fleets along with their own personal recollections of their service aboard Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd. vessels, the authors have included stories from Navy and Army veterans. New contributions in the form of poems, narratives and photos are welcomed. Be sure to also visit the separate International Discussion Forum which the webmasters set up in July 2002 -- Mercantile Marine.
"Vindi" Boys Downunder This site, created by former "Vindi Boy" Dave Bryson and his son Richard, is the online home of the New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory Branch of the TS. Vindicatrix Association. The purpose of the site is to bring together "Vindi Boys" from around the world and the webmasters welcome stories and photos.
The Signal: The New Zealand Merchant Navy Association
As well as providing support and information
of interest to MN Veterans, this association welcomes all those
who have a love of ships and the sea. The site is maintained
by Merchant Navy veteran Eric Bissmire of the
Australian-based site
Merchant Men at War.
The New Zealand National Maritime Museum This museum which is located in Auckland, has an extensive library and archive as well as a large collection of Ship Photos.
National Archives of Norway (Riksarkivet)
The National Archives houses information
on Norway's WWII merchant fleet which was operated
by the NORTRASHIPS company.
For the page containing addresses to the various archives,
go to the
Contacts and Locations page. For directions on how to
find out where Nortraship Archives are located
and how to use the Norwegian version
go to Siri Lawson's "Find Nortraship Archives" section of her
1939-1945 Norwegian Merchant Fleet page.
For information on a specific
please contact
Anne Hagstom at the Riksarkivet.
The Norwegian Maritime Directorate administrate a
special pension fund for all
those who served on Norwegian ships during WWII. For
specific information
on the pension fund, please write to:
email@example.com . Many thanks to
Astrid Loeset Meland of the
Norwegian Central Information
Service (Statens Informasjonstjeneste)
and Siri Lawson of
Siri Holm Lawson's Homepage
for these addresses.
Siri Holm Lawson's Homepage On this site Siri Lawson, who actually lives in the United States, tells the unforgetable story of her late father, Odd Conrad Holm, a veteran of the Norwegian Merchant Navy. Odd Holm was marked for life by his experiences in World War Two. As well as serving on the Nidarland, Ringulv, Nyhorn and the Thorsov, Odd also survived 16 months in horrific North African prison/labor camps. Siri has included translations of her father's letters along with fascinating photos and other documents. Siri has also separated her useful Links Pages into three sections: a Merchant Marine Links Page which focusses on the Norwegian and Allied Merchant Navies' role in WWII and a more general History Links Page which covers the history of Norway during WWII and a Genealogy Links Page. In addition, Siri has a Ship Forum and a new section which provides extensive information on all the vessels of the 1939 to 1945 Norwegian Merchant Fleet.
This site created by
by enthusiast Gudmundur Helgason
of Hafnarfjorour, Iceland,
contains a wealth of information on the U-boats and
the Allied vessels which they sunk.
ESSO Tankvaart Mij. Website
This site created by
by ex-Dutch Merchant Marine Engineer Auke Visser
gives a detailed history of the Dutch ESSO ships. As well as informative
fleet lists, individual ship histories and
wonderful photos, Auke also has a very moving "In Memoriam"
section which pays tribute
to the Dutch Merchant Seamen who
lost their lives while serving aboard the
Dutch ESSO tankers of World War Two.
American Merchant Marine at War -- Revolution
to World War II to Today (formerly
US Merchant Marine and US Maritime Service --
This huge site, created by Merchant Marine Veteran
Dan Horodysky
and his wife Toni, of
Berkeley, California, is the place to start if you are
looking for U.S. Merchant Marine and Naval Armed Guard
Use the site's
Search Engine to find topics easily.
The multitude of topics covered
Shipmate Search with information
on how to obtain service records and ship
Ships Sunk or Damaged in WWII,
Names of Mariners Killed in WWII
and Mariners who were taken
Prisoner of War.
Toni and Dan also host other webpages -- some of these are:
The Sinking of
the SS Lehigh by Sam Hakam;
Captain George Duffy's POW Page which features
Captain Duffy's newspaper articles;
and author-historian
Bruce Felknor's
American Merchant Marine Page.
Toni and Dan also provide information on
A Careless Word -- A Needless
Sinking by Captain Arthur R. Moore.
American Merchant Marine Veterans (AMMV) National Headquarters This page which is part of the AMM at War website has information of interest to veterans of the U.S. Merchant Marine and the U.S. Navy Armed Guard. Other chapters of AMMV include:
Please Note that information on other chapters of the AMMV can be found on the USMM.Org Maritime Links Page.
The AMMV Juan de Fuca Chapter is headed by former Merchant Marine Veteran Harold F. "Bud" Schmidt who also has a personal homepage. For information on videos which Bud recommends, please click here.
The AMMV Southern Oregon Chapter can be contacted at the e-mail address of its Editor, Monty Montgomery: firstname.lastname@example.com
Matty's Merchant Marine Info Site Merchant Marine Veteran Matty Loughran is Historian of the North Atlantic Chapter AMMV. As well as assisting American veterans and their families to obtain service records, Matty also helps Canadian citizens who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Matty can be reached at: 17 Lakeview Court, Riverhead, N.Y. 11901-1858 ph 631-722-5014 or at his e-mail address of email@example.com
SS Stephen Hopkins Chapter American Merchant Marine Veterans This site which is also part of the AMM at War website, is of particular interst to veterans in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Service Officer Charles C. Smith is especially interested in seeing that Merchant Marine Veterans receive the health care and monetary benefits to which they are entitled and he considers it a great priviledge to help any veteran with his claim.
US Naval Armed Guard and WWII Merchant Marine
This huge site was created by Naval Armed Guard veteran
Thomas R. Bowerman in order to
document the role of the US Naval Armed Guard
and US Merchant Marine in World War Two.
The site has many features
including a Message Board and News Page.
There are many photographs and
in order to make it easier to navigate the site
has provided a helpful search engine.
Be sure to visit
AMMV Louie V. Cafiero's
pages which include a tribute to his cousin
William "Billy" McKeon,
a Naval Armed Guard gunner
who survived the sinkings of the
SS Kaimoku and
SS Bushranger.
Don't miss Louis' photos of Liberty Ship
John W. Brown taken during her visit to
Jacksonville, Florida in June 2002.
American Veteran Search This site, created by Rich Palmeri and Jack Gentile, is dedicated to all US Veterans of all branches and all eras. To access the searchable data base for the US Merchant Marine section, click on "Message Center" on the welcome page.
National Liberty Ship Memorial: SS Jeremiah O'Brien This is the official homepage for the Liberty Ship and veteran of the Normandy Landings, SS Jeremiah O'Brien. She was built in June 1943 in the shipyard at Portland, Maine and today is berthed in San Francisco where she serves as a living museum. The Jeremiah O'Brien and the SS John W. Brown are the only two surviving Liberty Ships.
The S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien Video Page This site, maintained by Ross Bertran of Communication Direct, showcases Ross' video documentary "Homecoming", which he made about the Jeremiah O'Brien's nostalgic visit to Portland, Maine, in 1994. Ross has included interesting video clips from the film.
Project Liberty Ship This site is dedicated to preserving the memory of the SS John W. Brown, and all the other Liberty Ships.
The SS Lane Victory Homepage This is the official website of the SS Lane Victory, a distinguished veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam. She is now berthed in San Pedro, California, where she has been preserved as a living memorial from the US Merchant Marine Veterans to the people of the world.
Another Merchant Marine Page Contains a variety of information along with an article on how to research a specific U.S. merchant ship.
US Merchant Marine Veterans Information Site This site, which is maintained by Bill Humm, whose father, Richard served on Liberty Ships during the war, contains many facts and figures on the history of the US Merchant Marine.
Death of Convoy PQ-17 This article tells the tragic story of the doomed convoy which was abandoned by its British escorts while en route to Archangel in July 1942.
Herbert E. Thiel, K.I.A. This page, written in memory of United States Army Private Herbert E. Thiel, tells the tragic and little-known story of the sinking of the British troopship HMT Rohna. She was carrying American troops to India when she was sunk by a German glider bomb off the coast of Algeria on November 26, 1943. Over 1100 lives were lost.
Floyd S. Crumpler Memorial Page This page, in memory of Merchant Marine veteran, Floyd S. Crumpler, is written by his daughter, Gloria Vester. Floyd survived the sinking of the Liberty Ship H.G. Blasdel when she was torpedoed off the coast of France on June 29th, 1944.
Unsung Heroes: Ships of the Esso Fleet in WWII This fascinating site, created by Ron Roman, whose father lived through it, pays tribute to the men who served aboard the Esso tankers in WWII. In the section entitled The Lost Ship, Norma Andreasen, daughter of the Esso Williamsburg's First Mate, Hans Andreasen, tells how she found out many years later exactly how her father and all the others aboard the Esso Williamsburg were lost.
In Hell There is a Place Called Death's Railway. Former US Merchant Marine Stanley Willner's harrowing account of his days as a POW of the Japanese in Singapore and Thailand.
Shipwrecks and Other Maritime Disasters This site created by Robert Frump is a homepage for contemporary maritime literature, journalism, writing and research. Be sure to read the articles written by Merchant Marine Veteran, Bob Cusick: Cold Comfort , in which Bob describes how he survived the 1983 sinking of Marine Electric; his essay The Merchant Marine and US Armed Guard in WWII , his memoir After the War in which Bob describes his wartime experiences and post-war life and The Torpedoing ot the Lake Osweya in which Bob describes the tragic wartime losses of Lake Osweya and USAT Merrimack. Robert Frump provides an in-depth analysis of The Wreck of the Marine Electric and he has also written the book Until the Sea Shall Free Them: Life, Death and Survival in the Merchant Marine which describes the Marine Electric disaster and aftermath. To listen to Bob Cusick's June 14, 2002 Radio interview "Surviving Disaster on the High Seas", please go to New Hampshire Public Radio: The Front Porch.
The Merchant-Marine.com Homepage Former WWII Merchant Marine Veteran Vern Hurst has designed this site to be of use to all veterans. Vern has included many useful links.
USS England DE-635 This site created by Dennis O'Brien offers all kinds of information about the remarkable American destroyer which sank 6 Japanese submarines in May 1944.
United States Naval Academy Museum This world-famous museum is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Mechwarrior: Tactical Command 1.3.1 has been released to the public on 14th March 2013. Support for first Generation iPad is still not considered fully stable but has reached a playable level at the expense of reducing the graphics quality and features. Players on first Generation iPads and devices with limited memory should not play for long sessions as memory usage will cause the game to crash. Players should consider shorter play sessions of 1 to 2 levels per session.
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The value of clothing and accessories for bodybuilding and fitness
The effectiveness of activities depends on this conditions. So when you're doing bodybuilding and fitness you shouldn't forget that the sports clothing and equipment must be professional and high quality.
Any sport is reflected in equipment and clothing.Each athlete in sports comes to this issue with the utmost care and attention. First of all, it's based on the simple fact that during the training, an athlete mustn't get distracted, especially on such an occasion as an uncomfortable clothes or uncomfortable shoes. This also applies to bodybuilding and fitness.
What type of clothes should it be? First, that you have to pay attention at, is safety. The clothes should be safe and won't bring you trauma. T-shirts, shorts and pants products should be made only from natural fabrics, because natural materials help the body to breathe and do not cause irritation and inflammation of the skin.
Second question is boots for sports. It is also an important question, which absolutely shouldn't be ignored. Which conditions must the shoes match? To practice of bodybuilding and fitness the most suitable are sneakers. This sport shoes should be light, comfortable and preferably "breathable".
It is strictly forbidden to train in light shoes like flip-flops – it can cause serious foot injury. Therefore, pick and use in training a convenient, comfortable athletic shoes, which, above all, must have a stable and not slippery sole. Provided in a professional sports shoes "ventilation" will reduce the sweating of feet, and thus the risk of injury.
In addition to clothing and shoes in your arsenal should be other accessories. An equipment, such as special gloves allow to perform various strength exercises on a special level of security. To reduce the load on joints and ligaments you can use sport's bandages and gloves.
So, if you want to make bodybuilding and fitness safer, effective and efficient, use only high-quality and comfortable clothes and shoes. A professional sports equipment allows to make comfortable training. Remember – positive training also depends on these simple things, which play a primordial role.
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Rock, Pop, Country & Electronic
RockIts main characteristic of the Rock include the use of amplified instruments like the guitar.
Its earliest form, Rock & roll, it had multiple genres in the late 1940s and, it was first popularized by performers like Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly, who fused the sound with country music, resulting in rockabilly. Nowadays the Rock is a genrer very popular.
During 1960s, a group of British bands inspired on R&B and American blues became popular on both sides of the Atlantic.
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PopIt's an very important genre of popular music distinguished from art music or classical & also from folk music.
CountryIt's a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern USA. It has roots in traditional blues, hokum, folk music, gospel music, Celtic music, and old-time music.
Also, some country music is related to honky tonk music, beginning in the 1930s in USA, and strongly influenced by the blues, as well as jug bands.
ElectronicIt had origin before of the invention of the synthesizer. However, all electronic music owes its historical existence to early pioneers of tape experiments called as Musique Concrete, such as Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Schaeffer and John Cage, as well as early synthesists like Wendy Morton Subotnick, Jean Michel Jarre.


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Changing an iconic video game hero is often a risky thing to do. People enjoy characters and come to expect certain things from them, and it takes a truly exceptional game to make people think otherwise. One only has to look at Sonic the Hedgehog games to see the frustration caused by giving the main hero a ton of abilities and powers distinct from his classic speed.
Kirby's Epic Yarn is a Kirby title where the main character has none of his iconic abilities. His powers have been almost completely changed for this game, and there is no unassisted flying or sucking up of enemies, but Epic Yarn is a rare title that manages to change everything while still retaining the charm and fun of the original. It may not be a sequel to Kirby Super Star, but Kirby's Epic Yarn is one of the best Kirby games out there.
Epic Yarn, like many of Kirby's adventures, begins with the pink ball of fluff looking for something to eat in Dream Land. He finds a magic yarn Metamato, who belongs to Yin-Yarn, an evil sorcerer. Kirby's prompt devouring of his favorite yarn Metamato sparks Yin-Yarn to suck Kirby into Patch Land, which is a yarn version of Dream Land that's ruled by the adorable but arrogant Prince Fluff. Yin-Yarn has stolen the magic thread that holds Patch Land together, preventing Prince Fluff from ruling his land and Kirby from going back to Dream Land to save the day. Kirby's body turned into yarn when he was zapped to Patch Land, so he doesn't have his powers. Kirby and Prince Fluff team up to the save their homelands from the evil Yin-Yarn.
On the surface, Epic Yarn is a straightforward platformer. The transformation to yarn means that Kirby has lost some of his most iconic abilities. He can't suck up monsters or float anymore because he can no longer hold air in his yarn body. That leaves you with only his jumping ability.
Luckily, the transformation has given Kirby some new abilities. He can alter his shape at will, and that opens up some new platforming possibilities. For example, while jumping in the air, you can hold the jump button to transform Kirby's body into a parachute, allowing him to glide slowly to the ground. You can also press down to turn into a giant weight to crush enemies or objects below you. Dashing forward turns Kirby into a car, letting him move faster and jump further than he normally could. Kirby can also turn part of his yarn body into a whip to grab things or defeat enemies.
These are straightforward platforming abilities, but they're well implemented and feel like a natural part of gameplay. Some of the mechanics could use more explanation in places, but the only reason it's an issue is because this game was made to appeal to young children. What might be obvious to an adult could occasionally use a little handholding for a younger kid.
The level design is fantastic, and each level has a distinctive feel and ideas. There is some repetition, but far less than I expected, and it is disguised with clever visuals. One stage, for example, has you running through a series of sinking ships while an enemy bombards you with explosives. You have to time your movements so the explosives hit blocks and objects you want destroyed, while also staying out of the blast radius. Another is an outer-space level where you alter gravity constantly to either jump higher or gain the extra weight needed to smash things. Yet another is set inside an active volcano where a tidal wave of yarn magma threatens to engulf Kirby if he doesn't move fast enough.
To the game's benefit, the yarn and fabric aesthetic is used constantly. You can pull a loose string to "pull" the background fabric so that a platform comes closer. You can jump into a hole in a tree to "slide" behind the fabric, complete with a cute Kirby-shaped bulge in the background. Zippers can be pulled to reveal secrets, loose threads of yarn unraveled, and various other cute gimmicks. Everything feels very sensible, which is an odd thing to say about a world made of felt and yarn. Despite my earlier complaints about some things not being explained well enough, most of the game is designed around instinctive knowledge. A young child can usually figure out the rules of the world because they're somewhat based in reality.
One of Epic Yarn's really cool features is the inclusion of cooperative play. Kirby can be joined by Prince Fluff, who looks just like Kirby, only blue and with a crown. The second player can work together with Kirby to solve puzzles or just come along for the ride. The game isn't easier in two-player mode, but it is significantly more fun. Having two players working together really shows how the game shines, especially if you have an experienced gamer playing with a newcomer. The only downside is that you risk taking more damage in co-op, but for reasons I'll explain later, that isn't as bad as it sounds. It's tough to name another game that is as co-op-friendly as this one. Anyone can pop in and play, and the controls and gameplay are so simple that even a first-time gamer can learn them.
Kirby may have lost the ability to suck up his opponents, but that doesn't mean he won't occasionally gain new powers. When Kirby enters a certain part of a level, he'll get some extra yarn and the ability to transform into an amazing new form. In a water level, Kirby may transform into a dolphin so you can speed around the water more quickly and dive through hoops. Another may turn him into an off-road racer and challenge him to beat a group of other yarn racers to the finish line.
These transformations represent the game's high point. Each one is distinct and adds a welcome change to the gameplay. Some of the most enjoyable moments in the game include controlling a giant Kirby tank and smashing through levels and enemies. If I had a complaint, it would be that they were not used enough. A few exciting transformations were only used once or twice.
Epic Yarn is an incredibly easy game, as the majority of enemies are not very aggressive. They wander around and occasionally make a halfhearted attempt to attack Kirby, and some of them can't even harm him. There are a few aggressive enemies, including the bosses, but they don't actually threaten you because you can't die in the game. Instead, taking damage causes you to lose a chunk of the beads you've collected throughout the stage. When you take damage, the beads burst out of Kirby — not unlike the rings in Sonic the Hedgehog.You have a grace period in which to re-collect the beads before they vanish, and if you do, you'll survive, having only lost a small fraction of your beads. If not, well … the only punishment is finishing the stage with fewer beads. Even if you lose every bead you've ever collected, you won't die if you're damaged. Falling off a cliff won't kill Kirby. An adorable yarn angel swoops down and saves him, although Kirby begins losing beads rapidly while he's airborne.
Why is losing beads a bad thing? The game grades you on how many beads you've successfully collected throughout the stage. Depending on how well you've done, you can get a bronze, silver or gold medal at the end of a stage. There is a serious overabundance of beads in every level, so even if you get hit a few times, you'll be able to get a gold medal if you collect beads.
Hidden patches in boss stages require you to defeat the bosses while taking minimal damage and occasionally figuring out a trick to make the boss drop extra beads. This is the hardest part of the game, but it's not actually a hard thing to do, even for casual players. It encourages players to step up their game, but not to an unreasonable degree. The patches you earn from bosses can unlock new levels too, which is certainly worth a player's time. This may sound overly forgiving, but the game actually works out really well. The title is clearly designed to be accessible to casual or younger players, as opposed to those who felt that Ninja Gaiden was too easy. It manages to hit a sweet spot of being forgiving and encouraging better play, without actually punishing new or casual players with frustration.
The only real problem with Epic Yarn is that it is not really a game for people who thrive on challenge. It is one of the most relaxed and casual games on the market, and while the Kirby games have never been difficult titles, Epic Yarn is one of the most enjoyable platformers I've played in years. The lack of challenge does little to subtract from the level design and fantastic aesthetic.
If anything, the game benefits from being easy. Instead of worrying about death and doom, you can just have fun. You can experiment, goof around and enjoy yourself instead of keeping an eye on the health bar at all times. Getting the gold medals requires just about the right amount of focus to be interesting, while not enough to overwhelm other players. The co-op feature is almost a must for this game, as playing with someone else turns the game from "fun" into "fantastic."
Aside from collecting medals, there is a fair amount of extra content in Kirby's Epic Yarn. Every stage has three treasures located within. While these treasures are not extremely tough to find, you occasionally need to be creative to discover where they are. The treasures can be taken back to Quilty Square and placed in Kirby's apartment. This serves no benefit at all, except for the fun of making and customizing your own room. There is a lot of customization available to the player for Kirby's apartment, and it's a fun bonus, if not exactly something that keeps players coming back. You can also spend beads and treasures to upgrade the Quilty Square apartment building to attract new residents. These residents unlock various minigames that take place in stages you've already created. Zeak, for example, will challenge you to find his friends hidden throughout a level. Carrie wants you to get through the stage within a time limit while carrying something. These extra modes add a little fun challenge, although like the apartment, are not exactly something that keeps you coming back.
Epic Yarn is a pretty short game. You can probably run through the entire game in a night, especially since Kirby doesn't die. Getting all the treasures and gold might add a little extra time to the clock, but not as much as you'd think. Epic Yarn is a very casual platformer. It's a fantastic game to pop in and play with friends or loved ones. The fantastic visuals and simple gameplay make it something to show off and play over and over, instead of rushing through and then never touching again. However, if you're not interested in a party platformer, Epic Yarn may not be for you. It is adorable, fun and well-designed, but it's also short and simple. Fans of Kirby's Super Star or similar titles may be frustrated with the changes, as this game is focused on a very specific market.
Kirby's Epic Yarn is one of the best-looking games on the Wii. The graphics are good, but what really shines is the amazing art design. The world of Epic Yarn is filled to the brim with detail and style. As weird as it sounds, it feels like a world of fabrics and yarns has come to life. Enemies and objects are made of yarn that can be unraveled or bundled into new shapes. Instead of snow and dirt, you have giant tufts of cotton. Even the various beads you have to collect are often intelligently melded into the background. One stage has large pine trees, which are covered with beads to resemble Christmas trees, complete with a high-scoring star at the top.
The soundtrack is amazing, containing both brand-new songs and excellent remixes of classic Kirby tunes. The new version of the King Dedede boss theme is one of my favorite Nintendo songs to date. The entire game is narrated by a friendly "Sesame Street" narrator who actually improves the game. He hits that perfect soft-spoken tone that makes him accessible to kids but also allows some of his lines to crack up adults.
Kirby's Epic Yarn is a rare game that is good for everyone. It is charming, fun and easy to play, while well-designed enough that the lack of challenge doesn't become boring. The visuals are beautiful, and the art design is phenomenal. It may not have hyper-realistic graphics, but there are few games on the market that look as distinctive as this. There's so much that Epic Yarn does right that it is easy to overlook its faults. It is a short game, and the lack of challenge runs the risk of it being more of a rental than a purchase. In either case, few games are as flat-out fun as this one. If you're a Wii owner and not afraid of a little cuteness, you must play Kirby's Epic Yarn.
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The rise of YouTube has opened the eyes of many to the amount of talent that goes undiscovered. Unfortunately, most of the people who have risen to fame really don't offer much talent. People like Chris Crocker, iJustine, Magibon...they don't really do anything. Sure, on occasion, some of this content is valuable or insightful, but for the most part, they have less to offer than the bottom two of American Idol.
Maybe I am just looking for more from the people on YouTube. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who love the random videos and disjointed content from some silly teenager, but I would hope for more. Thankfully, I've finally found it!
A gangly 6'5" 17 year old from Massachusetts who's "not gay." He currently has 11 videos up on YouTube and everyone of them is lol funny. His lyrical repertoire is limitless and it's hard to imagine this kid is still in High School. If you understand satire and can laugh at yourself (as well as stereotypes) and ignore political correctness, then this kid is worth checking out.
Apparently, he just signed a deal with Comedy Central. I've signed up for his email updates and will surely be watching when this kid makes it big. Enjoy!


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3. How We Use the Information We Collect
The main use of the information we collect and store is to provide a better gaming experience, but there are other uses as well. The uses for which we collect and store your information include:
One important use of your information is communication. If you have provided your email address to Fantasy Spin, we will use it to respond to customer support inquiries, and keep you informed of your in-game activity, including comments from friends, let you know about in-game status. Some messages, like invites for friends to join you in a game, may include your name and profile photo. We may also send promotional email messages and promotional SMS messages (e.g. text messages) directly or in partnership with other parties, in accordance with your marketing preferences. Each Promotional Communication will offer you choices about receiving additional messages. Receipt of such communications depends on Fantasy Spin having certain contact information from you.
4. How We Share Your Information
We may disclose or publish aggregated information (information about you and other players collectively that is not intended to specifically identify you, for example, players between the ages of 21 and 25 who live Dallas) and other non-personal information about our players for industry analysis, demographic profiling, marketing, analytics, advertising, and other business purposes. In addition, we may share your information (which may include personal information) with third parties (in other words, parties other than Fantasy Spin) or allow third parties to collect this information from our Services in the following circumstances:
4.1 Your Consent
With your consent, we may share your information with third parties or allow them to collect your information from our Services in some ways not specifically described in this Privacy Policy.
4.2 Friends and Other Fantasy Spin Players
The Service supports and often encourages you to interact with other players. In most Fantasy Spin games, if you play through a social network or register through a social network (for example, Facebook Connect), your social network friends will see your name, profile photo and descriptions of your game activity. Similarly, in many Fantasy Spin games, other players, regardless of whether they are your social network friends or not, will be able to see descriptions of your game activity (including the identification of any Fantasy Spin games you have played), communicate with you within our Services, and view your game profile, which may include your name or a "game name" and your profile photo. In certain cases, your profile photo can reveal your social network ID or Fantasy Spin player ID, and access to a social network ID or Fantasy Spin player ID may allow others to view the public information associated with your related social network profile or Fantasy Spin account. Other players may also be able to send you game requests or even friend requests through the related social network's or Fantasy Spin's communication channels.
4.3 Third-Party Advertising Including Tailored Advertising and Analytics
We have advertising on our Services so we can continue to offer many of our Services for free.
We do not actively share personal information with third-party advertisers for their direct marketing purposes unless you give us your consent.
When advertisers or ad networks place ads in our Services, they may collect or we may share the following types of information from within our Services:
The information collected may be used to:
Advertisers or ad networks may collect this information through the use of tracking technologies like browser cookies and web beacons, and they may use a single tracking technology or multiple tracking technologies at the same time.
Please note, after clicking on a third party advertisement, you may no longer be on a site hosted by Fantasy Spin or the social network through which you are playing Fantasy Spin's games.
4.4 Security and Compliance with Law
Your information, and the contents of all of your online communications in our Services and between You and Fantasy Spin may be accessed and monitored as needed to provide our Service and may be disclosed:
4.5 Third-Party Service Providers
We will share your information with third-party companies to perform services on our behalf, like processing payments, analyzing data, optimizing game play, email delivery, hosting services, customer service and to help us in our marketing efforts, including managing and delivering contextual and tailored advertisements. We contractually require these third-party service providers to maintain the confidentiality of the information we share with them, and we contractually require them not use your information for anything other than to provide services on our behalf.
4.6 Sale or Merger
In the event that Fantasy Spin undergoes a business transition (including proposed transactions), like a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or part its assets (like selling a game), we may disclose or transfer all of your information, including personal information, to the successor organization in the transition. We will make reasonable efforts to let you and other players know of the business transition before transferring your personal information.
5. How to Access, Update and Manage Your Information
5.1 Information We Receive From a Third-Party Application Where You Play Our Games or From Your Mobile Device
To manage the information Fantasy Spin receives about you from a third-party application where you play our games, like Facebook, you will need to follow the instructions for the third-party application for updating your information and changing your privacy settings. The privacy management tools for applications on Facebook can be found here. To review and update information associated with your Fantasy Spin game profile in certain games, visit the "settings" page in that game. You also can manage some aspects of information collection and use by visiting the "settings" page of your mobile device and reviewing the permissions of each application or "app."
Once Fantasy Spin receives your information from a third-party application or your mobile device, that information is stored and used by Fantasy Spin in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You may access and update that information as described below.
5.2 Accessing and Updating Your Information Held by Fantasy Spin
If you want to review, delete, or change the information Fantasy Spin has about you or have additional questions, email us at email@example.com. [DL1]
5.3 Stopping Use of Your Information
If you no longer want Fantasy Spin to make active use of your information, you may send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com[DL2]. Place "Delete My Account" in the subject line and include your first name, last name, email address and your social network ID for the social network from which you access our Services (if applicable) in the body of the email (for example, your Facebook user ID). We will respond to your request within thirty days. Please note that certain records, for example those relating to payments or customer service matters, will be held for legal and accounting purposes. If you have sent content through or posted content on the Service, we may not be able to delete it.
5.4 Opting Out of Geolocation
If you have previously allowed us to access your geolocation data, you can stop making geolocation available to us by visiting your mobile device's settings for the relevant application or the "settings" page for the relevant game.
5.5 Opting Out of Promotional Emails from Fantasy Spin
If you want to stop receiving promotional emails from Fantasy Spin, click on the "unsubscribe" link in any promotional email from Fantasy Spin. Please note that once we receive your request, it may take an additional period of time for your opt-out to become effective. Your unsubscribe or email preference change will be processed promptly, and in no event longer than ten business days.
5.6 Opting Out of Other Communications
You can opt out of receiving SMS messages (for example, text messages) by texting back STOP to the number we send the text from for that particular SMS message program. In some cases a preferences management page will also be available. When we receive an opt-out message from you for SMS messages, we may send a message confirming our receipt of your opt-out.
When you install our game on your mobile device we may ask you to choose to receive push notifications, which are messages an app sends you on your mobile device even when the app is not on. You can turn off notifications by visiting your mobile device's "settings" page.
6. Privacy Policies of Linked Third-Party Services and Advertisers
Our websites and games may contain advertisements from Third-Party Services, which are companies other than Fantasy Spin that may link to their own websites, online services or mobile applications. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these Third-Party Services. If you have any questions about how these Third-Party Services use your information, you should review their policies and contact them directly.
7. Our Policies Concerning Children
Our websites and games are not for children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 13. Children under 13 should not use these websites or games at any time. If we learn that we have inadvertently gathered personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable measures to promptly remove that information from our records.
8. How Long We Keep Your Information
How long we retain your information depends on why we collected it and how we use it. We will not retain your personal information for longer than is necessary for our business purposes or for legal requirements. For instance, we may retain some information for a few years after you have closed your account with us if this is necessary to meet our legal obligations or to exercise, defend or establish legal rights.
9. Security of Your Information
We implement security measures to help protect the security of your information both online and offline. We take steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. These measures vary based upon the sensitivity of your information.
If you have an account registered directly with Fantasy Spin, your profile information is protected by the password you use to access your Fantasy Spin account. It is important that you protect and maintain your Fantasy Spin account's security and that you immediately tell us of any unauthorized use of your account. If you forget the password to your Fantasy Spin account, the Service allows you to request that instructions be sent to you that explain how to reset your password. If you access our Services through a social network and your social network account is hacked, this may lead to someone playing your Fantasy Spin games without your permission. So, be careful to keep your social network account information, including your social network account password, secure as well. We urge you to log out of your Fantasy Spin account and any social network account you have used to access our Services after you use it.
When you sign into your Fantasy Spin account or enter payment information, we or our third party payment processor use encryption to transmit that information.
While we take precautions against possible security breaches of our Services and our customer databases and records, no website or Internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, hacking, data loss, or other breaches will never occur, and we cannot guarantee the security of your information while it is being transmitted to our Service. Any transmission is at your own risk.
10. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
If we decide to make material changes to our Privacy Policy, we will tell you and other players by placing a notice on fantasyspin.com or its equivalent in-game, or by sending you a notice to the email address we have on file for you prior to the change becoming effective. We may supplement this process by placing notices on game blogs, social network pages, and/or forums and on other Fantasy Spin websites. You should periodically check www.fantasyspin.com and this privacy page for updates.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy and/or practices, please send an email to email@example.com.
You can also contact us at:
Fantasy Spin Games LLC
15851 Dallas Parkway Suite 600
Addison Texas 75001


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For the last 18 months I have been part of a network called "Entwicklung Schweiz" (Development Switzerland). Our humble aim is to create more jobs with a higher value creation within Switzerland and its border areas.
On Dec. 9th we have held our second public innovation event, this time in the "Haus Konstruktiv" (English website available) in Zürich. I was a speaker on the subject of outgoing open source as a innovative business oportunity, and about building communities, which is what we try to do with "Entwicklung Schweiz" - here we think of cross-functional, cross-corporate communities.
The event was well received, lets see who of the participants will join forces with us to move on - we are in the process of building clusters, and I will joined the project management cluster, where we will combine best-of-breed tools with the extensive project management knowhow of the network.
Anyways, the Haus Konstruktiv is a cool place, go visit it the next time you are in Zurich.


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I've always been of big fan of Kermit the Frog. Here are some of my favorite pictures and quotes, enjoy!
We're all looking for something…Kermit reminds us, someday we'll find it, you just have to keep going until you get there!
Always be Happy! That says it all!
Along with being funny and wise, Kermit has a thing for fashion, that was one of the things he loved about Miss Piggy, her sense of style!
Even Kermit and Miss Piggy have their challenges and on August 4th, 2015, the announced they have officially separated. And life goes on…
Keep going, keep trying, keep believing!
I LOVE this one!
If you have a talent, you owe it to the world to share it!
When Jim Henson died, Disney artists Joe Lanzisero and Tim Kirk, drew this tribute of Mickey Mouse consoling Kermit the Frog. Beautiful!
"With good friends, you can't lose." Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog were together for 35 years. That's LOVE <3
NineFrogs ~ Where Style meets Motivation and = Success
Till next time…


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Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain
Inside of dome
It is a dome ceiling in Mihrab ante room. When a building was extended the second, it was made. It is wonderful intersecting of the geometrical pattern and the arch that shines to gold and silver.
Photo Jan.11.2010
Parallel Viewing ANAGLYPH


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Series: Homefront #2
Source: the author in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Challenges: COYER Summer Scavenger Hunt |
Finishing the Series
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | iTunes* | Barnes & Noble | Google Play
* affiliate links; the blog receives a small commission from purchases made through these links.
Blurb from goodreads:
The second book in the all new Homefront series from USA Today Bestselling author Jessica Scott
A terrible loss…
Captain Sarah Anders lost her husband to the war and has nearly lost the career she loves. Sent to Fort Hood, she only wants to do her job and take care of the daughter she's raising on her own. She never counted on running straight into a memory she'd tried to forget.
A love he never forgot...
Captain Sean Nichols never got over Sarah. He simply tried to forget her amidst the war and the chaos of combat. But when she's assigned to investigate his unit, he comes face to face with the woman no war or any amount of could make him forget.
I had a hard time starting this review. I liked the book, didn't love it, but enjoyed it. Hey, it's a Jessica Scott book! How bad could it be?
"After the War" isn't one of my faves but it's a good book. Like all of Scott's book, it's more than a love story; it tackles some difficult issues. Do the choices we make when we're young define us for the rest of our lives? Can we change our mind and change course? What are we willing to sacrifice for love? for honor? commitment? how do we balance the people, events, and ideals that matter to us? Can we have it all or is there a price to be paid? And what if you're not the one paying it?
That's a lot for one story and there's a romance mixed in with all of that. In this case, it's a second chance romance. Sean and Sarah were together years ago when they were teens but he wanted her to give up the military and she wasn't willing. Now, she's a widow and a mother as well as career military; he's career military, never married.
I didn't always agree with the choices that Sarah made concerning her daughter but then I've never been in her position. I have been the one dealing with the child whose parent travels for weeks at a time or is at school (more on that below) every minute that the school is open or gets dragged out of bed when mom or dad gets called in at the last minute (I work in early childhood education with children ages one to six years old). Sometimes, there's no good answer or good choice, you just make the best decision you can and hope for the best. And really, doesn't that apply to most of life?
Sarah and Sean, though still attracted to each other, have years of personal and professional baggage to deal with. They're decent people, making the best of their lives, and daring to take another chance on love and on each other. Their personal relationship moves slowly as they get reacquainted and discover who they are versus who they were years ago.
But that girl wasn't the one he was falling for this time around. No, it was the woman standing in front of him, determined to be strong and independent and in charge of her own fate.
And it was that strength, that woman that made him want to reach for her once more.
Professionally, their work puts them at odds. And I really, really, REALLY disliked Sarah's boss. Wow, not a nice person. I kind of wanted to push her down a flight of stairs. :P She took an immediate dislike to Sarah, didn't give her a chance, was completely unreasonable, and that was on a good day.
Sarah ran her hands over her face and sucked in a deep breath. She did not pull away. "I've got to go because if I don't finish this goddamned investigation by tomorrow, I'm sure Wilson will start building my packet and get me a negative evaluation."
After a while he spoke. "She's just unhappy because she found her cat on match.com looking for a new home."
Scott's humor is one of her strengths for me. It's never forced, it's real, and it adds to the story. She uses it to help soften all the drama and angst she puts her characters, and us, through. "After the War" stirred up all sorts of feelings for me and made me think. That's typical of Scott's books; they grab your heart and your brain, and completely engage you. You simply cannot read on autopilot.
One nitpick that most readers won't notice or care about but as an early childhood professional, it really annoyed me, heck, it pissed me off. I take my pride in my work and I get cranky when people don't respect it.
"How was school today?" Anna called daycare school for some reason, and Sarah didn't correct her.
Correct her? Correct her?! There's nothing to correct. Of course it's school! Unless it's a crap daycare, and lord knows there are plenty of those, a daycare IS a school. Children learn by leaps and bounds at that age and play is their curriculum. Daycare providers/educarers/ teachers, whatever term you choose to use, plan activities and provide play opportunities that are well thought out and enriching. And if you think I'm ranting, be glad you didn't see the first view versions. This is me being calm.
So, that factual error aside, "After the War" is another heavy hitting story that had me crying, ranting, smiling, and laughing. I was all over the place emotionally but I was rooting for everything to work out - for Sean to save his men and especially his friend, for Sarah to get her career back on track while still being a good mother, and for Sean and Sarah to find their way back to each other. A bonus was the appearance of characters from other books, such as Reza and even Claire and Evan, who were my introduction to Scott's books. Scott's characters are compelling and love them or hate them, you feel something, you have a reaction. They're flawed, they're decent, they're real. Sean and Sarah are no exception.


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The San Diego Clean Beach Coalition (SDCBC) is lead by I Love A Clean San Diego, Free PB, and the City of San Diego Parks and Recreation. With the support of local businesses, the SDCBC aims to maintain the health, beauty, and safety of our public beaches and bays for everyone to enjoy!
Clean Beach Coalition Bins
During busy summer holidays, San Diego's beaches and bays overflow with local and out-of-town visitors coming to enjoy the beautiful views and perfect weather. With the influx of beachgoers, our permanent trash receptacles are overwhelmed by the additional waste, which can lead to debris littering our beaches and oceans. Each summer, the Clean Beach Coalition places temporary waste and recycling bins along some of SD's busiest beaches and bays over holiday weekends to combat this issue!
Enjoy the Scene, and Keep it Clean
Over the past decade, the Clean Beach Coalition has kept 3.5 million pounds of trash off the beach and out of the ocean. This past year, over 61,000 pounds of debris were collected during the summer holiday weekends. With the support of Think Blue San Diego, PB Shore Club, FreePB, and many more, SDCBC aims to educate beachgoers about the harms of beach and marine litter and how we can lessen our impact by swapping out single-use, disposable products with reusable alternatives.
Ready your Reusables
Anyone can help keep our beaches clean! A simple way to make a huge difference is opting for reusable items in place of disposable, single-use plastics.
SDCBC recommends using a hard plastic cooler or insulated bag as an alternative to Styrofoam coolers. Pack a refillable water bottle instead of single-use plastic bottles. Also, eliminate the need for sandwich bags and food wrappers by shopping in bulk and packing reusable food storage containers. Don't forget to pack out what you pack in! Bring any reusables home with you to leave the coast in the best possible condition after visiting.
Supporting Sustainability
The efforts of the Clean Beach Coalition would not be possible without the generous support of local businesses, organizations, and individuals. Thank you so much to all of our sponsors and partners!


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AWSMAC formed in the fall of 2011 by chance. Meeting at a venue in Los Angeles, Freddy Quintana (DJ Awsumo) and Matthew Cheung (Mac Drums) decided to jam that night during DJ Awsumo's set. There was no denying the instant chemistry and wild performance that came; AWSMAC was born. Having quickly become one of the hottest up and coming acts in the electronic scene, they have displayed their talents at some of the biggest clubs and events in Hollywood, San Diego, Portland, San Francisco, Houston, Miami, Costa Rica and even as far reaching as Macau, China.
Freddy displays a true understanding for the crowd, while Matty drives them wild. Mixing a wide array of music and bass drops with no room for rest. The young maestros seamlessly mix together Electro House, Top 40, Hip Hop, Old School, Reggae, Drumstep, Moombahton, Funk, Disco, and even use Latin roots to induce a rhythm that make any crowd go crazy.


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One of the best parts about having Cancer (yes, there is a good side) is meeting so many amazing women. These women make what I am doing, look average. They are strong, ambitious and determined to make the most of the situation given to them. One of the amazing women I have been introduced to, via social media, is Erin Valley-Hasler.
Erin is a jewelry designer from Oregon. She is a mom of two, wife and a breast cancer survivor at age 32. She approached me last year about making a necklace for the Fighting Fancy bags and I can't wait to show you all what she has designed! (that's coming on a different post) This post is about the very special Breast Cancer bracelet Erin has created exclusively to raise money for Fighting Fancy. The bracelet is $82 and made of 14K Gold or Sterling Silver. Perfect for survivors or anyone wanting to show their support! Here is the MOST EXCITING PART… Erin and the bracelet will be featured in OK magazine this month! Congrats Erin! To see more of Erin's designs and to order a bracelet of your own click HERE.


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Incident could be mandatory viewing for Baltimore Police
By A.F. James MacArthur Ph.A.L.
A man led police on 60-mile-long, high speed car chase Friday night in the Los Angeles area. The incident
was streamed live, via news helicopter, as the pursuit spanned several cities and at least two counties.
Reaching speeds at times near 100 miles per hour, with a cavalcade of police cars in tow, the suspect maneuvered his car across crowded highways and city streets without collision or impact involving other vehicles.
What was most striking for this writer, along with readers of The Baltimore Spectator, observing the chase from thousands of miles away, was the rather peaceful and uneventful ending.
After turning onto a cul-de-sac, the vehicle was quickly surrounded by police who exited their cars with
weapons drawn. Following orders, the man placed his hand in plain sight, calmly exited the vehicle, and laid prone on the ground.
Officers from the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department could be seen cautiously approaching the suspect, and placing handcuffs on him, subduing him without incident. Of particular note, was the complete absence of excessive physical force.
No manhandling or shaking up, not even a slap! Just police apprehending a suspect in textbook fashion.
@BaltoSpectator @NBCLA not what u see in our home town of Charm city very in control and wasn't overly aggressive
— Juan Feliciano (@ElNino410) August 10, 2013
With proper training, even high stress, volatile situations don't necessarily have to end in disaster or tragedy. @ElNino410 @NBCLAThe incident bore stark contrast compared to recent high profile incidents Baltimore.
— Baltimore Spectator (@BaltoSpectator) August 10, 2013
Several weeks after Tyrone West died in police custody, an official cause of death has not been provided by the Office Of The Chief Medical Examiner. Baltimore Police have still not yet revealed the initial reason, or probable cause, for what is being called a traffic stop, done by a unmarked police car, occupied by plain clothes officers, for an unspecified violation.
Witnesses say Baltimore Police kicked, beat and stomped West to death.
A short while after that incident, a teenager in a stolen car led Baltimore Police on a high speed pursuit ending in a spectacular crash, all caught on camera.
With a news helicopter hovering overhead, a policeman is visible, entering the scene after the teen suspect was already on the ground and under control. The officer appears to rough handle the boy and smack him around a bit, in what seems to be completely unnecessary and excessive. The officer has since been placed on suspension while the incident is investigated by internal affairs.
The suspension was a direct result of Baltimore Police commanders viewing the news helicopter footage.


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ISO 9001 is an internationally recognised quality standard that is awarded to companies that meet its criteria. The parameters are set by a third party organisation. Every area of the company is monitored from resource management to customer service. Regular internal audits must be undertaken to ensure that these standards are met. Additionally fully qualified external auditors will come to the company at twice a year to review the system. If each external audit is deemed satisfactory the company can keep its certification till the following audit. Every three years the company undergoes a complete re-certification assessment that can take several days.
As a customer this benefits you as there are extensive procedures in place to help ensure that your product is produced to the quality and standard that is required. In the rare cases that there is a problem it can be traced through to the relevant area and steps taken to put in place corrective and preventative action to avoid any future problems. The quality system is monitored at Senior manager level. With these measures in place and continuously monitored Warners strive to ensure that the quality produced is at ISO 9001 standard.
We also have the environmental ISO 14001 certificate which you can find more about here.
As always please contact our helpdesk if you have any questions.