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Ms WOODRUFF (Franklin) - Madam Speaker, I rise tonight to draw the attention of the House to a campaign that has just been launched in Tasmania which reflects the level of concern, indeed desperation, in parts of the community over this Government's inaction on endangered species.
In 2015, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the swift parrot, the world's fastest parrot, to be critically endangered. this is the most serious warning that can be sounded about a species. The next step is extinction.
We know that migratory species, such as swift parrots, are vulnerable to habitat degradation even in relatively small parts of their range. This is because the entire population of swift parrots converges on small patches of flowering Tasmanian forest where the right trees breed. Bottlenecks, like these, magnify the effect of habitat loss and other threats of predation.
Swift parrot nesting habitat has been deforested in Tasmania for agriculture, urban development and for logging. Birds that have been looking for a place to nest are squeezed into remaining habitat where they are very vulnerable to other threats.
Research that has been conducted in the last year or so by Dr Dejan Stojanovic from the Australian National University, Matt Webb and others, has shown that sugar gliders are species probably introduced to Tasmania and are eating swift parrots in extraordinary numbers. Gliders eat eggs, nestlings and adult, female swift parrots as well as several other bird species that are small enough to subdue.
Swift parrots are more likely to be killed by a glider when forest in the surrounding landscape has been disturbed. In small patches of nesting habitat where deforestation is severe, gliders can eat up to 100 per cent of swift parrot nests.
The results of this research reveal that swift parrot populations are on a track to population collapse within three generations as a result of sugar glider predation. It shows that even breeding on predator-free offshore islands is not enough to buffer our swift parrot populations and they are expected to decline catastrophically.
Deforestation is very important and in swift parrot areas is still happening despite this link between forest lost and predation and is the focus of ongoing dispute in communities in Tasmania amongst people who care about this extraordinary bird and the environment that sustains it.
This Government has been constantly updated with the evolving situation because the Greens have made a point of drawing the attention of the environment and forestry ministers to this situation as it has evolved and as the research has come to light as community concerns have continued to be raised. Sadly, this Government is doing nothing to act on this situation. Although it has called a temporary halt to logging on Bruny Island, logging of nesting and foraging habitat which is critical to the swift parrot, is still occurring and is scheduled throughout the rest of southern and eastern Tasmania. Furthermore that Bruny Island moratorium has not been converted into a ban.
There is a report on the Government's compliance or non-compliance with the process of forest stewardship certification sitting on the minister's desk. That report was released publicly on 1 March this year and makes quite clear that there are nine outstanding areas of major non-conformity that this Government needs to address. Relevant to the swift parrot is the necessity of the Government to refine how it manages threatened species and habitat, especially for the swift parrot as well as the masked owl, to address alternatives to clear-felling coupes that contain old-growth forest.
Unless the Government directs Forestry Tasmania to act to correct these major non-conformities, we know this bird will not be able to survive and we will not be able to sustain the value of our high conservation forest as they are at the moment.
This campaign has two foci.
Mr Llewellyn - Foci?
Ms WOODRUFF - Yes, it is a technical term. It is the standard plural - one focus, two foci. The first prong of the campaign, if you like, is to alert the Prime Minister and the Premier to the need to secure permanent protection across swift parrot habitat in Australia - on Bruny Island and in the Southern Forest and the east coast forests.
The second part is directed to timber buyers throughout the world of the timber sold by the Malaysian timber giant Ta Ann. This timber is going to markets where people are not aware of the destruction that is being caused in the production of this veneer.
Mr Llewellyn - So you take over from Peg Putt?
Ms WOODRUFF - Someone has to speak up for the planet and the environment because we are getting rid of it as fast as possible. What we can be very sure about is that this Government is doing nothing to sustain the viability of our forest industry or the environment.
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The End of The Internet
this mobile device simulates a situation when, for one or another reason, the world loses its internet connectivity. the familiar infrastructure of public wireless (wifi) networks still remains working, but the actual website addresses and URLs become utterly broken.
all hyperlinks lead to the only webpage that remains functional,
- "Welcome to The End of The Internet",
it says.
on the page former internet users can leave their comments..
'the-end-of-the-internet' is a situationist intervention and disruption of our internet-dependent, information-defined social environment.
search for an alternative to the internet starts with a simulation of its extinction.
the device is faking any wireless network (802.11 beacon frame replication) that someone in the vicinity tries to connect to. the tactic is rather simple - every time a device (laptop, smartphone) searches for its 'home' network it is sending out so called 'beacons' (beacon frames) that carry the name of that network (ESSID). The End of The Internet device captures those beacons, decodes ESSID and creates a matching networks on the fly..
most modern computer operating systems are vulnerable to this trick and connect to the fake wireless network immediately.
back to k0a1a.net
The End of The Internet
, 2009 by
Danja Vasiliev
is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License

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Abd. Majid, Zakiah and Setan, Halim and Majid, Zulkepli and Chong, Albert K. and Ahmad, Anuar (2004) Texture mapping for 3D craniofacial surface model: preliminary results. In: International Symposium and Exhibition on Geoinformation (ISG) 2004, 21-23 Sept 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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This research focuses on texture mapping (a powerful technique for adding realism to a computer-generated scene) for craniofacial applications. In its basic form, texture mapping lays an image onto an object in a scene. The texture mapping is important for 3D craniofacial data to help identify landmark in measurement process. Two close range measurement methods are used for data capture, i.e. laser scanning and digital photogrammetry. The process of texture mapping consists of 2 steps. Firstly, a human face is scanned from two laser scanners. At the same time, an image of the human face (from the front side) is taken using normal digital camera to capture the 2D texture. Secondly, the 2D image is draped onto the 3D laser scan data (using RapidForm software) to generate a 3D texture image. Some preliminary results are shown to illustrate this approach. For complete texture mapping, we plan to use multiple digital cameras (for different sides of the face) operating simultaneously, for generating a complete 3D image of a face. The 3D image will be draped onto the 3D laser scanned image.
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Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 3738 [05-1379]Download as PDF
[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 26, 2005)] [Notices] [Page 3738] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 05-1379] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics Proposed Collection; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the ``Current Population Survey (CPS) Volunteer Supplement.'' A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the addresses section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addresses section of this notice on or before March 28, 2005. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, telephone number 202-691-7628. (This is not a toll free number.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, telephone number 202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The September 2005 CPS Volunteer Supplement will be conducted at the request of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and USA Freedom Corps. The Volunteer Supplement will provide information on the total number of individuals in the U.S. involved in unpaid volunteer activities, measures of the frequency or intensity with which individuals volunteer, types of organizations that facilitate volunteerism, activities in which volunteers participate, and reasons why former volunteers no longer do volunteer work. Because the Volunteer Supplement is part of the CPS, the same detailed demographic information collected in the CPS will be available on respondents to the Supplement. Comparisons of volunteer activities will be possible across characteristics such as sex, race, age, and educational attainment of the respondent. It is intended that the Supplement will be conducted annually, if resources permit, in order to gauge changes in volunteerism. II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the CPS Volunteer Supplement. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Title: CPS Volunteer Supplement. OMB Number: 1220-0176. Affected Public: Households. Total Respondents: 58,000. Frequency: Annually. Total Responses: 112,000 Average Time Per Response: 4 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7,467 hours. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0. III. Desired Focus of Comments The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they also will become a matter of public record. Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of January, 2005. Cathy Kazanowski, Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. 05-1379 Filed 1-25-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P
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Watch Rod Stewart stun passers by with an amazing busking gig
14 November 2017, 14:51
We'd pay a lot of money to see Sir Rod Stewart sing live, so imagine how amazing it would be to see him for free.
Rod joined up with buskers for an amazing little performance in London last week, much to the surprise of various passers by.
He joined up with busker Henry Facey for a version of 'Handbags and Gladrags' during an impromptu set at Piccadilly Circus.
Rod donned a tartan coat as amazed onlookers got a rare chance to see him busking, just like he did back in the 1960s at the start of his career.
The performance was part of Roger Daltrey and photographer Alastair Morrison's project The Adoration Trilogy, which features artwork involving over 60 male music legends, including Rod. It is also in support of Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.


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SunLift¨ is a reflector suspension system which allows you to adjust the height of a hood in one simple movement. The tension mechanism will keep the hood in place once it is set at the desired height. The support strings pull out and retract like a yo-yo. Features a Japanese made stainless steel, heavy duty spring. This premium quality product is superior to all other brands on the market. Competitive products are simply not as strong or reliable as the original SunLift¨ brand. A pair of SunLifts can support up to 22 lbs Finally a simple way to raise a hood as plants grow! Maximum extension length is 4.5 feet.
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Here is Some Information about Bharat Mata Temple in Haridwar Uttarakhand India.
Location : Sapt Sarovar, Haridwar,Uttarakhand
Inaugurated on:15th May 1983
Built By : Swami Satyamitranand
Dedicated to:Bharat Mata
Attraction:Eight floors with different themes
Fourth Floor - It is the Sant Mandir and features great saints of the Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism faith.
Fifth Floor - It is the Assembly Hall and marks the symbolic co-existence of the religions followed in India.
Sixth Floor - It is dedicated to Goddess Shakti of the Hindu religion.
Eighth Floor - The uppermost floor features the shrine of Lord Shiva, the supreme god in Hindu tradition.
Height :180 ft(55m)
Temple Timing : 9 AM to 8 PM
Entry : Free
Photography : Allow
Best Time to Visit : May to October
Visitig Time : 45 MinsCoordinates: 29°59'5"N 78°11'31"E
Nearest Railway Station : Haridwar
Nearest Airport : Grant Jolly Airort Dehradun(33Km)
More Information about Bharat Mata(Mother India) Temple Haridwar
The Bharat Mata (or Mother India) Mandir/Temple is unique in the sense that it stands in dedication of all the patriots and freedom fighters of the country. Established by Swami Satyamitranand Giri, the temple has the privilege of being inaugurated by the Late Indian prime ministerSmt. Indira Gandhi in the year 1983. The temple is also special in the sense that it is built in eight stories, each of which represents a specific theme and is devoted to various legends and deities of India. The eight-storey temple rises up to a height of 180 ft. There is the facility of lift available to take visitors to different floors of the temple.
Given below is a list of all the floors devoted to various themes, legends and deities :
First Floor - It has the statue of Bharat Mata or Mother India
Second Floor - It is known as the Shoor Mandir and is dedicated to all the illustrious heroes of India.
Third Floor - Named Matru Mandi, it is dedicated to India's venerated women including Meera Bai, Savitri, Maitri etc.
Fourth Floor - It is the Sant Mandir and features great saints of the Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism faith.
Fifth Floor - It is the Assembly Hall and marks the symbolic co-existence of the religions followed in India.
Sixth Floor - It is dedicated to Goddess Shakti of the Hindu religion.
Seventh Floor - The floor is devoted to all the incarnations of Lord Vishnu, the preserver form of the holy Hindu Trinity.
From upon the eighth floor of the Bharat Mata temple, you can also soak up panoramic views of the Mountains of Rajaji National Park. The entire town of Haridwar and the Sapt Sarovar also look splendorous from here.
Sureshwari Temple
Neeleshwar Temple
Doodhadhari Barfani Temple
Vaisho Devi Temple
More Tourist Attraction in Haridwar
Bhram KundGauri Shankar Temple
Sureshwari Temple
Neeleshwar Temple
Doodhadhari Barfani Temple
Vaisho Devi Temple
Gorakasha Nath Temple and Gupma
Kangra Mandir(Temple)
Gita BhawanBhiron-Akhara
Gurudwara Shri Guru Sing Sabha
Saptrishi Ashram(Sapt Sarovar)
Parmarath AshramPatanjali Yog Pith
How to Reach Bharat Mata Temple in Haridwar
By Bus : The National Highway No. 45 passes through the city and makes a journey to Haridwar by road an excellent travelling option. Travelling to Haridwar by road has been made easy because of the city's proximity to many major cities of northern India. There are many state buses and deluxe buses that go to Haridwar.
By Rail : Travelling to Haridwar by train is a great option as it is linked with all major cities to cater to the millions of devotees that flock to this city. Janshatbdi Express, Ujjaini Express Dehradun Indore Express, Uttaranchal Express and the Dehradun Madras Express are just a few of them.
By Air:The closest international airport is Delhi approximately 200 kms away. The Jolly Grant airport at Dehra Dun is 33 kms away.


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Art became a passion after retirement from 26 years as a Lcol in the U. S. Marine Corps. An MS in Engineering also transmitted itself into some of his artwork. Self-study of art, color and techniques was the beginning of a wonderful new adventure, leading to workshops with International Master Artist, Tom Lynch. Thus, light, color, and impressionism in watercolor are an integral part of Everetts artwork, and the study with Mr. Lynch continues through numerous workshops and travels across the United States.
Everett realized his love of teaching after being an instructor at his Alma Mater, the United States Naval Academy, and continues to teach courses and workshops in a classroom setting, as well as Plein Air (painting outdoors) in local areas. Everetts Watercolors art supply business evolved from making the fine art supplies he uses available to the students.
Everett is a member of the Southside Artists Association, and the Virginia Watercolor Society, winning ribbons and awards at various art shows in Virginia and Texas. He served as a Charter Board Member of the Chesapeake Friends of the Arts, Chairman of club member art shows, and invited to jury other art functions.
As a Resident Artist, Everett's works include a series of paintings on the Great Bridge area of the Intercoastal Waterway, including recreation of historical scenes, and nearby Great Bridge Lock Park, as well as Northwest River Park.
His art is displayed in various art shows and galleries. Commissioned works include the Marine Corps League in Chesapeake,
Chesapeake Parks and Recreation, and individual commissioned paintings. A wall mural of the "Buddy" Bagley Stage is displayed at the Bank of Hampton Roads in Great Bridge as Public Art.
Everett Cossaboon feels that Every painting tells a story, and for each of us that story is an individual interpretation, with the result that everyone leaves the painting with a feeling and is touched in some way by the artists creation.
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Deploy Citrix Server VDA on Azure with Packer
In this post, I'll cover how to deploy a fully automated Citrix Windows 2016 VDA on Azure using Packer. Packer is a very lightweight, open sourced tool to deploy identical images or templates from code. This process is designed to quickly deploy a Citrix VDA to be used for a POC or test environment. To get started you'll need the following.
Azure account along with your subscription ID. Use the following to show the ID.
Azure Powershell module installed
Install-Module -Name AzureRM
- The Server OS Virtual Delivery Agent downloaded and placed on a web server. (This can be stored as an Azure block blob or another web server accessible via the internet)
Packer downloaded and installed to your machine ( I use chocolatey)
choco install packer
Grab the needed files from my GitHub
git clone https://github.com/ryancbutler/azurectxvda.git
What it does
Packer will use the included template to perform the following during image creation
- Deploy Windows 2016 VM with Public IP
- Install Windows features and roles
- Reboot
- Install PowerShell Modules
- Starts the VDA Install
- Reboot
- Resumes the VDA Install
- Reboot
- Installs apps via chocolatey
- Converts to useable VHD for Citrix Machine Catalog
Configure Azure for Packer Access
Packer will need an "App Registration" in order to have the appropriate Azure access. To streamline the process I modified a script that creates the required access and outputs the values needed for Packer.
- From the downloaded files open up GetNeeded.ps1
- Edit the parameters to match your environment including subscription ID
- Save and run PS1 file
- If the script runs correctly it will output the needed values for the Packer template.
Edit JSON Packer Template (windows2016vda.json)
Template file that Packer uses to create the image.
- Using the values from above output edit windows2016vda.json
- Save file
Edit Citrix VDA Install Script (ctxvda.ps1)
This script installs the Citrix VDA
- Open ctxvda.ps1and add the URL of your Citrix VDA to line 2. (Make sure to include the trailing /)
- Edit filename on line 1 to reflect the uploaded filename
- Edit the controllers argument on line 3 to reflect your environment
- Edit any other arguments on line 3 you may need.
- Save file
Optional Steps
Edit PowerShell Modules (modules.ps1)
The modules this script installs are not really used except to install chocolatey. Feel free to edit.
Edit Windows Features (features.ps1)
features.ps1 contains Windows roles and features that get installed during the process. Currently installs.
- RDS-RD-Server
- NET-Framework-45-Core
- Remote-Assistance
- Telnet-Client
- RSAT-DNS-Server
- RSAT-AD-Tools
Edit Applications Installed (choco.ps1)
choco.ps1 contains applications that get installed during the process with Choclately. The script installs
- Google Chrome
- Visual Studio Code
- 7-Zip
- Notepad ++
- Putty
- Git
Run Packer
Once the files are edited and saved, go to the files directory either with Powershell or CMD and run
packer build .\windows2016vda.json
This will now go through the Packer process of building the VM and converting to a VHD file to create a Machine Catalog. Make sure to validate everything runs correctly.
Copy VHD for Studio access
While creating the Machine Catalog, Citrix Studio can only access containers at the root level and since Packer places the VHD files within sub-folders the file will need to be copied or moved to the root.
Packer creates the VHD in the following format
Studio can only access
There are multiple different ways of copying the VHD but I recommend Azure Storage Explorer. Once copied to the root the VHD can be accessible from Studio.


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Having a transformative school library is an issue of equity.
According to its mission, the American Association of School Librarians empowers leaders to transform teaching and learning. The words "leaders" and "transform" are key. As a faculty member in a preservice program, and as a school librarian for more than 25 years, I know that's exactly what I want my students to do when they land in libraries.
Research confirms: When credentialed school librarians lead teaching and learning in our schools' largest classrooms, student achievement and reading scores increase.
Perhaps what the research does not show is what it looks like and what it feels like. School libraries are not merely places to get stuff. School libraries are more kitchen than grocery store. They are more transformational than transactional. Critical weeding and new design models make space for user-centered, "genrefied" collections and for messy, informal, self-directed learning. On any given day in a school library, you can hear the productive noise of collaborative invention—brainstorming, design, debate, production, storytelling, and presentation.
We teach kids to be solid digital leaders. We teach them to be kind bloggers, tweeters, and networkers, to understand, build, and take pride in their contributions and their digital footprints. Because of school librarians, when kids build media, when they remix, they know how to respect the intellectual property of others, leverage the Creative Commons movement, and flex their fair use muscles and understand its limits.
We work with classroom teachers to build creative inquiry projects and assessments. We help learners develop meaningful questions. We encourage them to critically evaluate, to triangulate authority in all formats. Our kids can mediate truth and recognize a source when it is unglued from its container. They make thoughtful, nuanced decisions about the credibility of an infographic or tweet or the authenticity of an image. Their inquiries lead to knowledge building, problem solving, meaning making, agency, and voice.
We aspire to be in their pockets and on their phones. The librarians I know were blended, flipped, and embedded before it was a thing. Our websites, guides, apps, and social media curation efforts create ubiquitous road maps. They model how teachers and students might organize their own information worlds and construct and leverage their networks.
What's happening in our third spaces—our participatory spaces—is powerful. In times and places of narrowed and narrowly assessed learning, school libraries are spaces where creativity is nurtured and allowed to flourish. The library is a place where it is safe to be different, where we can have conversations about social justice.
We recognize that we can connect our classrooms and libraries globally, that inquiry and collaboration are no longer bound by geography. School librarians connect people. We recognize learning is social, and connected is the way people learn, work, and play. My own students loved that our Somewhat Virtual Book Club involved partner clubs from around the country and that we hosted guest experts, authors, classrooms, and other libraries from around the world via Hangouts or Skype.
Flip through any of our professional journals. Read the blogs and you'll see practitioners sharing their experiences with fostering self-directed, informal learning through makerspaces, genius hours, problem solving through gaming. We get to know the whole child and the full range of learners. We see them before and after school, at lunch, at recess. We support differences. We know that the young woman who comes in with the history project also loves jazz, devours steampunk, and has two moms.
The transformational aspect of our jobs is transparent. Sharing their successes and reflecting on their efforts in a vibrant online community of practice, school library practitioners who blog, tweet, pin, and curate move the transformation of libraries forward.
School libraries transform learning. School librarians lead teaching and learning. Or they don't.
Some children have access to the robust library programs I describe here. Others have never seen a school library or have seen their libraries closed.
Having a transformative school library is an issue of equity. All children deserve access to the tools they need to learn, create, and share. Access to these tools is an intellectual freedom issue.


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Following last year's harrowing true story, "Girl in the Box" that reached over two million viewers, Lifetime presents the disturbing new original movie "Girl in the Bunker," based on the true story of Elizabeth Shoaf who was abducted and held captive in a hidden underground bunker. The dark, psychological drama stars Henry Thomas ("E.T."), Julia Lalonde ("Anne of Green Gables") and Moira Kelly ("One Tree Hill") and is set to debut Memorial Day, Monday, May 28 at 8pm ET/PT.
While walking home from the school bus stop, a man dressed as sheriff's deputy handcuffs Elizabeth (Lalonde) for marijuana possession and marches her deep into the woods against her protests and places her in an underground bunker. Elizabeth's sudden disappearance sparks a massive police search with hundreds of volunteers and officers fanning through miles of dense woodland while helicopters circled overhead. At the mercy of a dangerous and psychologically unhinged captor, Vinson Filyaw (Thomas), a fugitive sexual predator, Elizabeth realizes that in order to survive, she must take matters into her own hands and gradually begins to win his trust as she plots her escape. Kelly portrays Elizabeth's mother Madeline.
Immediately following the premiere of the film, the docu-special "Elizabeth Shoaf: The Girl in a Bunker," which recounts the terrifying true story in Elizabeth Shoaf's own words, will air at 10pm ET/PT. Featuring news footage and interviews with first-hand accounts from Shoaf, her parents and police officials, the special takes viewers through Shoaf's journey to a new beginning.
"Girl in the Bunker" is a Cineflix (Captive) Inc. production with Stephen Kemp and Charles Tremayne ("Girl in the Box") executive producing. Kemp is also the writer and director. "Elizabeth Shoaf: The Girl in a Bunker" is produced by Cineflix (Home) Inc. with Jacqueline Bynon ("Colleen Stan: Girl in the Box") executive producing.


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In the Warehouse and Logistics sector of Rip Curl, we are looking for someone who thrives on working in a committed crew of people all working with the same values and ideals in mind. Between inventory management to customer returns, new products and beyond, there is a huge array of tasks to complete in Warehouse and Logistics – and it's the incredible team we have who makes it all possible.
This department is built for a creative and highly motivated individual with big ideas, who wants to see those big ideas come to life. It is built for someone who is dynamic, innovative, and not afraid to work both autonomously and in a team.
Rip Curl is a company founded in history, and continues to be developed with its humble beginnings present in every aspect of the business. In order to work at Rip Curl, it is important to understand and respect that history. Learn more here
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SquareTrade is a company that offers extended warranties for high end electronic devices like cameras, tablets, smart phones, etc. This video from them shows the damage that happens when a shiny new Samsung Galaxy S3 and an iPhone 4s are subjected to 3 of the most common accidents: dropped to pavement from ear level, in the hands of young children, and accidentally left on the hood of a car. I have to warn you folks, that this video is tough to watch. I think I shed a tear or two… really. If watching this video inspires you to purchase an extended warranty for your phone, $89 will cover a 64GB iPhone 4S for 2 years and $124.95 will cover a typical Android phone for 2yrs. A $50 deductible applies to all claims, but you can collect up to 4 times for damage from spills, drops and even normal wear and tear.
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All Private Garages at Club Motor Esattes are individually deeded condos. You can use your private garage for storage, entertainment, office space and more. Owners have 24/7 access through a secure entrance. Similar facilities have proven that these "car condos" are solid investments and there is no restriction on resale in the future
The Buildings
All buildings of Phase Two have a common design and layout. There will be a total of 7 new buildings.
The exterior and interior walls are 6" thick. Every wall is insulated, sound proof, 5/8 drywall and fire rated, including sprinklers. Safe and secure.
Building Layout
You can combine garages for larger spaces and remove the common interior wall between them, either front to back and/or side by side.
The GaragesThere are two basic garage sizes: 24' x 40′ or 30' x 42'. All 30′ wide garages have exterior second floor balconies. All garage suites all have mezzanines/lofts and can be configured as you like. The owner of this garage designed and built his own "Pub" to relax and have private meetings and parties.
Oh, the Possibilities…
These sample 5 single unit garages (below) all have mezzanines in different configurations. They all fit at least 4 cars, more if using lifts. Notice the balconies for the corner garage and garage 3 and 4. Gather your ideas and start to configure your own unique space. Be fearless!
Drawings vs Actual
Sometimes it is difficult to "see" a drawing and the actual finished garage. The following is a layout of a garage and the actual garage.
30' x 40'
Lift for extra car (allowing to park the daily driver inside) and still have room for 4 cars. Epoxy painted floors, workbench, tool cabinets, ½ bath, under stairs storage, decorated with pictures, memorabilia, personal achievements and awards.
Mezzanine 30' x 15'
Glass railing, sewing station, couch and seating, flat panel TV, computer, kitchenette and bath.
Practical Issues
It is fun to dream. Keep it up. Now, some practical questions. How you display your cars may determine the size you need. Do you work on your cars? Do you need a lift to work or to stack your cars? Do you drive your cars? Do you want to pull-in and park or shift cars around? Are you going to entertain? How? What other hobbies do you have and want to display?
- How many
- What kind (size matters – list them)
- Are they drivers
- Need lift
- Planning to add to your collection; if so, note a wish list of cars or a maximum number you will have
- Direct pull-in/pull-out access
- Drive straight-in
- Additional inside parking for drive car(s)
- Work space needed – major and/or minor repairs
- Work on cars yourself or hire-in mechanic
- Own your own tools – or bring in mechanic
- Lift needed
- How much space needed for storage and work
- Other storage needed
Once you have determined the size of your space, its time to take your passion to the nuts 'n bolts. Lifestyle is where we make the garage, our special place, how we express, enjoy and share.
- What's your Dream Theme: manufacturer/model-, era-, lifestyle-, location-centric … or a combination
- Other collectible/meaningful influences/passions to express in the space
- Entertaining – size matters: what's the maximum number of people to accommodate in the space (other than the club house)
- Kitchen requirements – food storage/prep for personal needs only, catering a crowd, or both. How about a grill?
- Entertainment – dining areas, audio/video requirements, bar, pool table, batting cages, golf simulators, etc
- Practical matters – upstairs/downstairs bath, full or half, urinals
- Extra/Extra – hot tub/spa, exercise room, outdoor veranda/balcony, recessed or subdued lighting, access to public spaces or quiet retreat
This is a short description of the possibilities to design and own your special place at Club Motor Estates. There is so much more than just a storage space for your cars. Club Motor Estates is a lifestyle.
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Local 710 Teamsters at Heritage Wine Unanimously Ratify New Contract
Members to Receive Substantial Retro Pay, New Contributions to 401(k)
Twenty-one Teamsters Local 710 members at Heritage Wine unanimously ratified a five-year agreement on Saturday. The drivers and warehouse workers are a part of the local cartage agreement with an addendum containing additional articles that the Local 710 Bargaining Committee fought hard to secure.
Teamsters will receive hourly wage increases of 50 cents in each year of the agreement, which is retroactive to April 1, 2013. As a result, each member employed since then will receive substantial retroactive wage payments totaling $6,240.
As a new benefit upon ratification, Heritage Wine will make weekly contributions to each member's 401(k) plan with the company. This is in addition to the weekly contributions the employer continues to make to each member's pension with the Chicago Truck Drivers Union (CTDU).
The Bargaining Committee led by Teamster steward Joe Darrow did a phenomenal job at the table. They stood together to ratify a strong agreement with great benefits to our members, particularly their well-deserved retro pay.
Aisha Hurston
Local 710 Business Agent
Members also will receive an additional personal day each year and overtime pay on a daily basis. The Local 710-represented drivers and warehouse workers handle the delivery of wine products out of the Niles, Ill. distribution center.
Teamsters Local 710 is an affiliate of Teamsters Joint Council 25, America's premier labor union for Chicago, Illinois and northwest Indiana.


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Irish folk frenzy…
Na Cruithne were the nearest thing Bloodstock got to Game of Thrones.
The Irish painted warriors were invited to perform at Catton Park by festival guru Simon Hall who was impressed by their performance at Metal 2 The Masses in Dublin.
Paul Castles spoke to them before their appearance on the Hobgoblin New Blood Stage, which itself followed on from their barnstorming performance at Metal Days in Slovenia.


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Texas Congressional Map Comes Under Supreme Court Scrutiny
Voter rights advocates worry the court could hand states a shield
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could not only require Texas to redraw its congressional districts, but give states a way to defend against claims of gerrymandering.
This is the third case the justices will hear this term about how states draw legislative maps to gain a political advantage. Cases from Wisconsin and Maryland focus on whether those maps can be too partisan. The Texas case is a more traditional challenge to how state lawmakers draw the lines using voter data.
The long legal saga over the Lone Star State's congressional and statehouse maps stretches back to what state lawmakers decided right after the 2010 census. And the outcome now could influence how states draw new congressional maps after the census in 2020.
"The states always watch these cases very carefully because they're trying to see how much they can get away with in redistricting," said Danielle Lang, an attorney with the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center who filed a brief in the case.
Texas has challenged an August ruling by a panel of three district court judges that ordered a quick redrawing of the current congressional map, put in place in 2013. The panel found it unconstitutional because state lawmakers approved a map with intentional vote dilution in the 27th District and racial gerrymandering in the 35th District.
Watch: The Many Ways to Draw a Gerrymander
The 27th District, located in Central Texas and along the Gulf Coast, was recently vacated by Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold. The 35th District, including parts of Austin and downtown San Antonio, is held by Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett.
The Supreme Court put the lower court order on hold in September while it reviews the case, which it will decide before the end of the term in June.
If the judges side with the Texas lawmakers and voting rights groups that challenged the state's map, it could trigger a redrawing of congressional districts. Such a decision could affect the 2018 elections, but primaries were held in March and primary runoffs are on May 22, so it would more likely change the map for 2020.
Texas is home to one of the most competitive House races in the country — the 23rd District in southwest Texas, now held by Rep. Will Hurd — and Democrats are already targeting other Lone Star seats in 2018.
A new defense
A quick dive into the tangled procedural history of the case shows why voter rights groups have broader concerns about Texas prevailing.
In 2011, the Texas Legislature adopted a congressional map, but a federal district court blocked its use and ordered an interim redistricting plan for the 2012 elections. Then, in 2013, the Texas Legislature passed bills permanently adopting that interim, court-ordered map.
In 2017, the district court found the 27th and 35th congressional districts from the 2011 map were unlawful. Later that year, the court came to the same conclusion for the 2013 map, even though the Legislature had adopted the same court's interim map.
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Texas enacted the 2013 plan "as part of a litigation strategy" to insulate that map from challenges and "did not engage in a deliberative process to ensure that the 2013 plans cured any taint from the 2011 plans," the district court ruled.
Now, at the Supreme Court, Texas argues that the Legislature can't engage in intentional discrimination if it votes to put in place a congressional map that a district court had imposed on the state.
"Plainly, it did not," the Texas brief states. "A legislature does not engage in racial gerrymandering (or intentional vote dilution) by embracing, as its own, districts that a federal court ordered the State to use after expressly concluding that they sufficed to address every 'plausible' constitutional or statutory objection."
If the justices ultimately agree, voter rights groups say states could then adopt interim congressional maps — which judges often order on a tight timeline ahead of an election and before the full evidence in a case is heard — and use them as shields.
States would know those interim maps are the limit of the changes they would have to make to stop a legal challenge, Lang said. That, in turn, could make voter rights groups that challenge maps afraid to get preliminary injunctions before their full case gets heard.
"I think you could see a set of copycat litigation gamesmanship," Lang said.
The case, Abbott v. Perez, could turn on some procedural issues, such as whether the case is ripe for the Supreme Court to review in the first place. And it also involves the Texas state legislative map.


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Grilled Rueben [sic] ($10.00): Slices of corned beef with sauerkraut and melted Swiss cheese. Served on rye bread.
Included Side Items: Fries and half of a pickle sliced length-wise
Presentation: The sandwich was on grilled, marbled rye bread, cut diagonally and served on a white plate, next to french fries and half of a pickle. The sandwich was constructed with sauerkraut against the bottom slice of rye, followed by the corned beef and topped with Swiss cheese.
Delivery Time: 14 minutes
Dimensions: 672 cm³ (13 cm x 11.5 cm x 4.5 cm)
Bulk to Cost Ratio: 67 cm³/dollar
Review Date:2007-10-23
Reviewer:Andy Arenson
Tastes great, but thousand island is required for an "A" Reuben, and it was absent.
Reviewer:Mitch Cooper
Didn't have any sauce on the sandwich. The cost was a little higher than what I thought it should be but worth it for the environment. Presented very nicely. Service was great. Overall experience was fantastic, probably more actually for the dining atmosphere. I would recommend this place.
Reviewer:Carl Klutzke
It's really a shame that this place only temporarily served lunch over the last several months while remodeling downstairs in the Hyatt, because there's no place in Indiana that can serve a Reuben with a view like this. (The staff wasn't sure if the new One South restaurant downstairs would even have Reubens on the menu!) We started our lunch by riding the glass-fronted elevator up the 21-story open atrium to the top of the building. Then we were seated at a table on a circular floor that rotates counter-clockwise around the top of the building about once an hour, presenting a panoramic view of all of Indianapolis. The decor has a lovely astronomical motif, with sun and moon ornaments, and a night sky painted on the ceiling: I'm sure it's much more fitting with the restaurant's usual evening service. Easy listening music played on overhead speakers, loud enough to hear but not so loud as to interfere with conversation. There was a strange draft that chilled me just a little, but not too badly. Service was very polite and friendly without being intrusive, though I was surprised that we paid at the register rather than paying our server. The sandwich was on a marbled rye. It was lightly toasted, and needed immediate flipping to keep the juices from sogging through the bottom slice. The meat was good in quality and quantity, and the kraut had a good flavor: strong but not overpowering. There didn't appear to be any dressing on the sandwich, but I don't think that was typical; on a return trip this week the dressing was included. The cheese went rather unnoticed, as it often does. The fries were somewhat seasoned, and crisp and tasty. I didn't quite feel full when the sandwich and fries were gone, but I could have fixed that if I'd eaten the enormous half-pickle that came with them (it was a pretty good pickle, but my pickle tolerance is low). I drank water to keep my costs down, and don't feel that I overpaid for the combination of the meal and the view. Overall I'd recommend the experience, but alas, it is no more.
Reviewer:Carl Rothenbacher
My Reuben was dry, forcing me to steal ketchup from my fries to augment the lack of dressing. Great place to eat, though!
Reviewer:Chris Rowland
The beef on this Reuben was excellent! The sauerkraut had a strong flavor, and was great. The bread was marbled and well-grilled, and the sandwich was great, overall. A side of Thousand Island dressing would have made it perfect. The fries had delicious seasoning on them, and the half-pickle was almost big enough to use for contruction of a dugout canoe. The view from the dining room as the restaurant revolved provided a beautiful view of the Indianapolis downtown on a clear autumn day.
Reviewer:Aimee Zahora
The Reuben did not appear to have any Thousand Island dressing on it... still it was extremely good. There was a very balanced salty flavor. The fries were nicely salted and peppered as well. The view, well... need I say more?


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by Shel Silverstein
It's hot!
I can't get cool,
I've drunk a quart of lemonade.
I think I'll take my shoes off
And sit around in the shade.
It's hot!
My back is sticky.
The sweat rolls down my chin.
I think I'll take my clothes off
And sit around in my skin.
It's hot!
I've tried with 'lectric fans,
And pools and ice cream cones.
I think I'll take my skin off
And sit around in my bones.
It's still hot!
This poem is often what comes to mind when people ask about wearing in the heat. To some degree, you can do a million different things to try to make wearing cooler, but at the end of the day, on a 95 degree high humidity day in DC, strapping a little heater to yourself isn't going to make you cooler. I consider this my personal reminder system to take regular water/nursing/bottle breaks for you and baby. It is also a good reminder that breaks in the shade or AC are a good plan. Baby in a stroller is just as hot, but you might be less aware because YOU aren't as hot. So, no matter how you transport baby, when taking baby out on a hot day, pay attention to hydration and sun exposure for both of you.
There are some things you can do to mitigate (but not eliminate) the heat. Some people find that it is helpful to use a mei tai or soft structure carrier. They seem to allow for a little more air movement between parent and baby. With twins you can wear both a mei tai AND a soft structure carrier!
Some prefer to use a mei tai or SSC that has a mesh panel or is made from a tech fabric like a performance nylon or with a mesh interior for increased air movement.
A few such carriers are even labeled for use in the water!
Some wearers have found that exercise cooling towels can bring a little relief on a hot day. These work through water evaporation, but apparently once wrung out they don't get you wet. Many put these between themselves and an older baby or toddler, or between the child and the carrier. I don't recommend putting it against a small baby, but you can still drape it around your neck for cooling. You can see K has one hanging out from between them. Even a low tech wet wash cloth can be used, but you'll feel much wetter... I'd reserve that for an all day festival where you're going to feel wet and gross no matter what.
One popular brand of the high tech towels is Frogg Togg, but many have found cheaper versions at discount stores.
Other wearers prefer to stick with the comfort of wraps on a hot day. They feel the support of a wrap overshadows any minor increase in warmth. However, certain carries can feel cooler on a hot day. Single layer carries can relieve a little heat, especially if you dress baby in little to no clothing. In general, as long as baby is big enough for back carries, most people find back carries to feel cooler than front carries.
When working in the house or garden, you can even remove your shirt. A double hammock carry can be done shirtless to give you the least extra layers.
Another carrier style that is popular in the hot summer months is a ring sling. It is one layer of fabric all the way around and it can come in a variety of fabrics including linen and a mesh that works in the water or out. This can be a great option for a newborn that isn't ready for back carries.
Whenever possible, it's a good idea to help keep baby out of the sun. Large sun hats (with a chin strap) are a great option. Some families use an umbrella as a parasol, but another option is a carrier sun cover.
Finally, when all else fails, get wet!
And when you're finished in the pool, that water sling will help get a slippery baby showered off!
Other accessories that can help with cooling include those little personal fans or a misting bottle (or those combo fan/misters). Hopefully some of this will help with making babywearing a great way to transport baby to every summer activity your family wants to enjoy!


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Uncommon Common Sense
By Bill Frayer
Teach Our Children to Think
As I observe our contemporary problems, I am struck by how many people make poor or uninformed decisions. They make disastrous financial decisions which have long-term, painful consequences. They eat foods which make them obese and ill. They are duped by unscrupulous advertisers into buying costly products they do not need, and they are persuaded to vote a particular way by politicians who are more interested in their own reelection than in governing well. I am sure you can think of many examples.
I think a good remedy for this, the Texas School Board notwithstanding, is to teach our children to think and reason clearly. Unfortunately, with all the emphasis on standardized testing, much of K-12 education has become more concerned with rote learning, teaching to the test.
So how can we teach children to think critically?
First, we can teach them to be skeptical. Canada has done a much better job than the US teaching media literacy to children. Many schools offer courses which teach children to evaluate what is being fed to them by the media. Adults need to teach children to evaluate claims made on television commercials. They need to watch the news broadcasts with children and discuss what is being reported and what is being omitted.
Our schools can teach children to develop criteria for deciding whether to believe something is true or not. This naturally will lead to a discussion of what a fact is, what an opinion is, and how to evaluate the evidence offered in support of a claim. My experience is that children and adults enjoy participating in such discussions because it is so interesting.
Another essential skill children need is how to formulate and dare to ask good questions. So much communication in popular culture is passive and does not require children to interact. The ability to think of useful questions requires that children bring some skepticism to the discussion and learn to probe for more information. Rather than just accept something they see on television or read in a newspaper or in a book, children need to learn to question and assess for themselves whether a claim is likely to be true.
Of course, teaching children to really think can be a bit subversive. The Texas School Board halted thinking instruction in the schools because it undermined parental authority and challenged fixed beliefs. Well, if our goal is to teach children to believe everything they are told and never change their beliefs, then we should clearly not teach them to think independently.
In reality, children need to prepare for a quickly-changing world. To succeed, they will need to adapt and learn to make adjustments to new job requirements and carefully consider their financial, health, and social decisions. If they have not developed the skills to evaluate information and make clear, informed decisions, they will be easily deceived and likely end up in unhappy situations.
Raising them to think for themselves, of course, causes them to question their parents, teachers and other authority figures. This may not always be pleasant, but it is necessary to ensure that our future generations are ready to assume the responsibilities of supporting themselves adequately and making informed decisions about their lives. Our democratic institutions are in trouble because of apathetic and ill-informed voters. If more voters understood and practiced clear thinking skills, they could elect better leaders and insist on better government and more accountable corporate behavior.
The alternative is not pretty.
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Hydrogen Plant Gas Analysis System
Hydrogen is sampled to the hydrogen gas analysis system via sampling tube, in which the mini-lye drop is separated from it by the gas-moisture separator, then it goes into the online analyzer to check the O2 content in hydrogen after its pressure will be reduced.
Before the product H2 is transmitted into the corresponding storage tank, it will be sampled into the separated moisture meter to measure their dew-point. The corresponding signal will be sent into programmable logic controller for display and monitoring. The control program will decide if the product H2 is to be sent into the corresponding storage system or not, depending a certain conditions.


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SweetZone Sour Bears 740
by SweetZone
Type: Sweets
Bears are a popular line and people generally seem to like sour sweets – hence, sour bears seemed a logical combination. Our sour bears are certified by HMC, fat free and made with natural colours.
Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Corn Starch, Beef Gelatine (Halal), Citric Acid, Juice from Concentrate (1%), Colours (E160iii, E141, E100, E163, E133)
Dietary/Allergen Information:
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free, HMC Halal certified.
Size; 960g (600pcs)


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Brutal weekend for Virginia Tech now includes alleged locker-room theft at Old Dominion
In the latest bad turn from a weekend it would surely like to forget, Virginia Tech football announced on Sunday that items were taken from the team's locker room during Friday's game at Old Dominion.
Virginia Tech confirmed the missing items in a statement on Sunday while noting that the program is working with Old Dominion and Norfolk, Virginia law enforcement to address the issue.
"The Virginia Tech athletic department confirmed there were items missing from the Virginia Tech locker room following the football game against Old Dominion in Norfolk Friday night. The university is working with law enforcement and Old Dominion University on the matter, and will have no further comment."
What went missing is unclear. The news is the latest blow for Virginia Tech from an opening weekend filled with problems. The Hokies entered halftime trailing ODU 10-7 after this bad snap on a field-goal attempt:
The ball bounced all the way to the 30 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/hv2A0pmA0H
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) September 3, 2022
The second half was then delayed after members of the Virginia Tech coaching staff got stuck in an elevator at halftime while en route to the coaches box. They eventually made their way to the box following a 15-minute delay. But Old Dominion secured the 20-17 upset thanks in part to four interceptions of Hokies quarterback QB Grant Wells and a go-ahead touchdown with 33 seconds remaining in the game.
As the clock hit zero on the upset, Old Dominion fans rushed the field to celebrate the win over their in-state rival in the first of a 10-game home-and-home series. It was the program's second-ever win over a Power 5 team — the first also coming against Virginia Tech in 2018.
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One field-rushing fan felt the full brunt of Connor Blumrick's frustrations. The Virginia Tech backup utility player leveled the ODU fan with a forearm as the fan rushed to join the celebration at midfield.
Old Dominion upsets Virginia Tech! Watch the Virginia Tech player punch the ODU fan. @95KeepPounding @TBoneWFNZ pic.twitter.com/rQ1nFGBFO5
— Snowman (@B__Snow) September 3, 2022
Blumrick issued the following apology on Saturday after video of the incident made the rounds on social media.
— Connor Lee Blumrick (@ConnorBlumrick) September 3, 2022
It wasn't clear as of Sunday if Blumrick would face any discipline for the incident.
Now the Hokies are attempting to recover property that was apparently stolen during the game. The Hokies are certainly hoping to face better fortune for next Saturday's home opener against Boston College.


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Oninaki Demo Now Available On Switch
Moments after posting the news that Oninaki's demo would be hitting Switch on July 23, the demo Gods jumped the gun and put it up early! You can actually download it right now in the eShop! Simply go to Search and click "Games with Demos" and it will appear at the top of the list (or search Oninaki). Have fun!
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Oninaki, the upcoming JRPG from Tokyo RPG Factory and Square Enix, is getting a free demo on the Switch. It's already released in some regions of the world, including Japan and Europe, and should arrive here tomorrow (July 23). The game has a release date of August 22. The demo's story mode will allow you carry over save data to the final game! Below is the Japanese trailer for the game:
The Oninaki demo includes a "Story Mode" that lets you experience the opening part of an epic tale about life, death and reincarnation, and "Battle Mode" where you can enjoy thrilling combat using an upgraded character possessed by four daemons that perform different job roles. You can also carry your progress from Story Mode over to the full game.
In Oninaki, you become the Watcher Kagachi, travelling between the world of the living and beyond the veil to the world of the dead, to save the souls of the Lost. You will experience a tumultuous tale of life and death, bound to the precepts of reincarnation.
In executing his duties as a watcher and fighting the Fallen, Kagachi is possessed by the spirits of daemons, each fulfilling the kinds of "job" roles you would see in a traditional RPG.
Oninaki features exciting hack and slash style battles, with deep customization of your daemons and weapons. Experience unique action gameplay combined with a deep and satisfying story.
[Source: Gematsu]
Craig has been covering the video game industry since 1995. His work has been published across a wide spectrum of media sites. He's currently the Editor-In-Chief of Nintendo Times and contributes to Gaming Age.


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Keeps produce 25 points every 5 minutes
Keeps are castle-like structures with sturdy walls and doors that must be torn through. Each keep also has NPC guards, and a Keep Lord that must be defeated. Defeating the Keep Lord and holding the keep for a short time will allow that world to claim the keep.
Once claimed, all the keep walls and gates are automatically repaired. A total of three keeps occupy each Borderlands.
Here is a list of upgrades/additions and their respective costs for keeps (they are about half the prices for Stonemist Castle)
- Outfitter – sell adventuring supplies
- Siegemaster – sell siege weapon blueprints
- Patrol – Patrol guards for the keep
- Second worker – Complete structural upgrades faster
- More Guards – More guards will protect the keep
- Raise Guard level – Raise the level of the guards at the keep
- Waypoint – Add a waypoint in the keep that anyone in your team can use.
- Mortar – Build mortars to defend keep from siege weapons
- Cannons – Build additional cannons to protect the keep
- Reinforce Keep – Reinforce the walls of the keep and repairs the doors
- Reinforce doors – Reinforce the doors of the keep and repair doors
- Fortify keep – Fortifies the walls of the keep to make it nearly impossible to breach.


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Manual or Automatic: What Gears are Driving Your Career?
Jeff Poulos, CEHS Career Advisor, and Adam Mayer, MSU's Director of Career Development, have launched a new career services podcast! The podcast covers a new topic each week to provide you with tips and tricks for how to succeed in your job search and career. New episodes will air every Thursday!


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If that quote isn't familiar, that is Cleveland Browns President Mike Holmgren the day after drafting Colt McCoy. Sometimes things just don't go according to plan, and sometimes when the plan goes a awry at what might be the worst times possible.
He has not had much, if any, practice time with the first-team offense. He was playing behind an atrocious offensive line in the preseason, but it still stood out that he didn't look very comfortable with a lot of his throws, especially on deep passes. If McCoy can only work in short passes that barely go beyond the line of scrimmage, Pittsburgh is going to feast on him.
Yikes.This is a quote from SB Nation's Joel Thorman, the NFL page editor as well as Arrowhead Pride's fearless leader (along with his brother Chris). I saw Colt play this preseason, and he didn't look anything like the all time college football leader in wins. In fairness, if he can some how, some way win this game, Colt McCoy will live forever in the hearts of Browns fans.
We'll see what Colt can do. Even though it may be easy to do, perhaps he shouldn't be dismissed, given the play in tough spots of two QB's we know now. Ben Roethlisberger came in versus Baltimore as a rookie, and Max Hall, who led the Cardinals in a victory over the Saints as an undrafted QB in his first start just last week.
An interesting thought from this article on USA Today's "The Huddle". And there is even a poll. Do what you feel you need to do BTSC.
Keeping An Eye On Our Next Opponent
Offensively, the top off-season transaction was trading quarterback Brady Quinn, the ex-Notre Dame star, to Denver for running back Peyton Hillis.
He's no longer the unknown commodity he was to most when they made this trade, and suddenly not the "stupidly wasted 14th round fantasy pick" I got him for (is he Todd?). Hillis could prove to be the biggest step in the right direction this franchise has made since selecting
William Green, Gerard Warren, Courtney Brown... okay seriously though, definitely since Joe Thomas, that kid's a beast. This article from the Beaver County Times highlights the new direction that Cleveland is moving towards under Mike Holmgren's mindful eye.
You don't just swap running backs with a team because one team is getting the better player at the position; this sounds like a case of the Eagles taking a disgruntled back off of our hands in exchange for someone who won't be disgruntled.
This from Chris Pokorny, of Dawgs By Nature, reacting to the tradethat sent preseason expected starter Jerome Harrison to Philadelphia in exchange for Mike Bell, another runningback. Each is on the final year of their deal, and Jerome Harrison was reportedly unhappy taking a backseat to Peyton Hillis. Mike Bell, now in his fifth season as a pro from Arizona, is more of a journeymen runningback, as Cleveland will be his fourth team in those five years. He has yet to match his production in Denver as a rookie, but came close last year with New Orleans.
Eleven players didn't practice today for the Cleveland Browns, including quarterbacks Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace and starting running back Peyton Hillis....
Also not practicing today: defensive end Kenyon Coleman (knee), Delhomme (ankle), center Alex Mack (shoulder), nose guard Shaun Rogers (elbow), tight end Robert Royal (shoulder), defensive end Robaire Smith (back), safety Nick Sorensen (calf), offensive tackle John St. Claire (ankle), Wallace (ankle) and offensive guard Floyd Womack (knee).
Injuries flaring up in Cleveland, although HC Eric Mangini did say that Peyton Hillis will play in today's article on Yahoo!. How these injuries play out and effect the Browns this Sunday will remain to be seen.
"My surprise player would be second round draft pick T.J. Ward. The young man is all over the field and making plays. One thing is for sure, the man can hit."
This is from Josh Jeffi, President Strongsville Browns Backers, the Cleveland Browns international fan club, with chapters in every state. This is from a compilation article, where several members of the organization weighed in with their most surprising players this season. Ward will be one to watch for, as the second round pick from Oregon has been playing pretty well so far this season.
For those out of market fans without the Sunday Ticket, here is a regional distribution map, showing what games will be shown where nationally. I'm going to try and include this either here or in a fanshot every week, if I can.


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Multiple sewage spills in south San Luis Obispo County
March 11, 2020
By CCT STAFF
Health officials are warning the public to stay out of the ocean in the area of Eldwayen Ocean Park in Pismo Beach and near the outfall for Arroyo Grande Creek and Meadow Creek at Oceano Beach because of Tuesday afternoon sewage spills.
At about 4:30 p.m., heavy rains overwhelmed a lift station in Pismo Beach causing about 8,000 gallons of sewage to spill from a manhole. The sewage then flowed into a storm drain and directly into the ocean.
A second sewage spill occurred because of an undisclosed issue at the South San Luis Obispo Sanitation District. About 5,000 gallons of treated wastewater spilled from the plant at 1,600 Aloha Place in Oceano.
Staff at the sanitation district were able to stop the spill, which remains under investigation.
Health officials are asking the public to avoid water contact activities for 72 hours following the significant rain event.


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Final Score in Anaheim: Angels 5, White Sox 4
Peter Bourjos hits a bases loaded single with one out in the 9th inning to break a 4-4 tie. What was his approach? He was just looking for something up that he could hit and he got to it. He said so in a boring interview with FSN-West's Mark Gubicza on the field moments after an exciting win! But there is no buzzkilll on a great day that saw an afternoon press conference celebrate Jered Weaver, a night outing saw glimpses of the groundball greatness that Ervin Santana has become, a walkoff win and even a rare 4-3-5 double play on a night of three Angels defensive double plays.
Howie Kendrick had a Homerun, a Triple and scored 2 runs. Vernon Wells had a double and raised his average up to .205 ...gosh will he bat his weight before season's end?
Ervin Santana pitched well, not as spectacularly as his recent run might suggest but decent nonetheless. He allowed 4 runs in 8 IP on 9 hits and a walk. The co-ace of the staff struck out 4 and threw 115 pitches. Jordan Walden got the win with a powerful 1-2-3 9th inning that finished with two swinging strikeouts.
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Lisa C. Miller
Lisa Miller is an associate professor of journalism at the University of New Hampshire and has worked on digital stories with elementary school teachers and students.
Lisa received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of New Hampshire and has been a full-time instructor there since 1989.
"I had some wonderful teachers in junior high and high school, and my mom was a dedicated and creative teacher of music," Lisa says. "I saw how they made a difference in students' lives and I wanted to do the same."
Lisa also wanted to be a writer. "An internship at a daily newspaper convinced me that I could make a difference in the world with my reporting and writing." After teaching freshman English while she earned her master's degree, Lisa was hooked. "I had gotten to talk to an audience about two things I loved, writing and reading, and to help students through the process of creating good writing. These students had trusted me and shared their work with me. I had gotten to know all of these smart, funny people. What could be better?"
Lisa says that she loves the energy of a roomful of students writing or talking about ideas. "I love a student's excitement when she suddenly understands something she's been wrestling with. I love the fact that I can keep trying new ways of teaching, keep bringing new material into the classroom, and keep getting better at teaching. And I'm a bit of a ham, so I enjoy the performance."
Lisa is a quilter, the owner of a beloved cat named Ella, a New England Patriots fan, a voracious reader of murder mysteries, and a poet. She lives in Rochester, New Hampshire.
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we hooked up the ginormous widescreen lcd panel at work today. i couldn't stop staring at it, mesmerized by its sheer size, and imagined working on something like that (it wasn't for one of my projects, i didn't get to play with it).
the day went by pretty fast, and when lunchtime approached, both alex and i decided we would brave an extremely cold run. we got dressed, layers upon layers, hats, gloves, and put skin creme on our face so it wouldn't freeze. when we went out, my legs were cold for a change (usually they're the warmest part of my body), and so was my face. the temperature by then was up to -11 degrees wind chill.
the belated holiday office party we were having for next monday ran into some bad news today: the tiki lounge called us up and said they're not open on mondays. there was some discussion as to an alternative venue, and the majority decided that jillian's would be a suitable choice. i personally hate that place and would rather go to any place else besides jillian's, which is essentially an expensive arcade with bar food. maybe the thought of pay-as-you-play video games might sound like a worthwhile office party substitute, but i have serious doubts. my only salvation is come monday, with everyone back at work, there will be a recount and we will decide to go someplace else at the last minute.
back at home, after going next door to buy some groceries, i started to lasagna for the very first time. i started after 8pm, didn't finish cooking until 10pm, and had my first slice of lasagna close to 11pm, after it'd been baking in the oven for close to an hour.
later in the evening, i fell asleep on the sofa, stumbling into the bedroom eventually to work with a bigger sleep canvas.


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I Am Bolt
Fully authorized, access-all-areas feature doc on the hugely charismatic and globally adored Usain Bolt – officially the fastest man alive. With never-before-seen archive footage of his youth in Jamaica, through to original footage that will be captured at his fourth and final Olympic Games in Rio, where he will compete for the gold in both the 100 and 200 metres races, for a third straight Games before his retirement in 2017. I AM BOLT will reveal the man and define the legacy of this incredible athlete.
Genre: Documentary
Actor: Serena Williams, Neymar Jr, Usain Bolt
Duration: 107 min
Quality: HD
Release: 2016-11-28
IMDb: 7.1


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CompTIA A+ Certification – Best Career Option Ever
These days we are in a world where IT is becoming a necessary part of our each day life. In a way or another, people with precise skills are needed. So certain IT Certifications are required to earn these skills. Plenty of companies introduced international IT Certifications which bring weight in the existing aggressive professional market. Taking into thought the significance of certification, technical professional have come to understand that certificates provides a range of corporate advantages. And gaining such certification from a renowned vendor such as CompTIA certainly boosts the power of their resume.
Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) provides a range of certifications that enable IT professionals to form their resumes seem stronger which conjointly provides employers a way for evaluating the capability level of related person. CompTIA A+ certification is one amongst these and is taken into account an entry level certification. CompTIA A+ certification typically pursued by candidates wants to carry the responsibilities of IT support in an organization, among many various applications. Professionals realize A+ certification is helpful since A+ certification is possibly the leading ample qualification among the entry-level certifications. The skills and capability of a candidate required to be verified by the a+ certification include configuration-maintenance, installation and troubleshooting.
Not only that, A+ certification focuses on relations and communication skills and client services, that make it aside from kind of IT certifications, depart from entry-level qualification standards. The certification is unbelievably widespread and also the ranges of certified IT professionals have exceeded 700,000. The first important issue to think about here is that the indisputable fact that for A+ certification is an intelligible choice because it is the initial stepping stone towards success.
In addition, the majority of the persons choose CompTIA A+ certification due to the reason that CompTIA is not directly associated to a specific industry vendor, and in among the independent institutions, CompTIA is the leading prestigious and well known throughout the globe. CompTIA certifications even have more global approach as compared to kind of various certification issuing vendors, and people around the globe prefer selecting the comptia, guaranteeing higher satisfactoriness. You'll see that you just are not the only one holding A+ certification in your local job market, since many people are already aware of the importance of comptia certifications.
Candidates can achieve CompTIA A+ certification by passing only 2 exams – CompTIA A+ 220-801 and CompTIA A+ 220-802. This tests your skills to solve problems that affect computers, OS (Windows), network connectivity problems and employ security practices.
If you are want to move up your career in IT industry A+ comptia certification is the place to start. The IT field is becoming more and more competitive each day. Employers wanting the candidates for the higher jobs, and IT certifications are one of the major reasons that influenced their choice. So if you are serious about to make a career in IT field begin as shortly as possible and operating your approach toward obtaining as several certificates as possible and the A+ Certification is the place you can begin.


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"Pack your bags as we travel alongside Carson through Canada. It is a grand adventure with an even grand surprise for Carson at the end." – Momma Braga
Feisty Annie Magruder and her dog, Carson, live in British Columbia, Canada, and they're setting out to visit her sister, Elsie, in Newfoundland. In their little rattlebang car, packed with Carson's favorite toy, Squeaky Chicken, and plenty of baloney sandwiches, Annie and Carson hit the road! They travel province by province, taking in each unique landscape and experiencing something special to that particular part of this vast, grand country. For example, they marvel at the beauty of the big, open sky — and grasshoppers! — in Saskatchewan and discover the gorgeous red earth and delicious lobster rolls in PEI, before finally being greeted by Elsie — and a surprise for Carson!
Carson Crosses Canada is a great children's book and the perfect book to get into the spirit of Canada Day! We loved this book and going alongside Carson through Canada! Also loved the beginning and the end of the book where it maps out all of Annie's and Carson's route stops – great educational piece!
The story is fun and little ones will enjoy it from beginning to end. The illustrations were vibrant and a perfect addition to this grand adventure! We would recommend this book for children ages four to eight.
Carson is a lovable dog who brings a humorous side to many of their stops and we loved that as it made so much more fun to read. Who doesn't like a funny dog?! Therefore, for this #MelAndNikkiReview we give it 5 Chiens (dogs in French) out of 5!
"I love this book. Canada is so beautiful and I love being Canadian mom!" – Nikki, Age 4
To purchase this great book and just in time to celebrate Canada Day, click here.
About the Author
Linda Bailey is an award-winning, bestselling author who has written more than thirty books for children, including If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur, When Santa Was a Baby, Seven Dead Pirates and the Stanley series. She has won the Blue Spruce Award, the California Young Reader Medal and the Georgia Storybook Award, among others. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, she now lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia. And yes, she has driven across Canada!
About the Illustrator
Kass Reich works as an artist and educator and has spent the majority of the last decade travelling around the world. She earned a degree in Art Education from Concordia University and was an early childhood educator in Beijing, which inspired her to start making picture books for very young readers. She now lives and works in Toronto, Ontario
Until next time…Happy Parenting!
-Momma Braga
*This book was provided in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are our own.


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Suffering from Lupus (SLE) & Kidney Disease
I was suffering from Systemic Lupus and kidney disease. The photo that you see on the left was taken 2 months after I left the hospital. Lupus was kickin' my a$$. For example, my feet were swollen so badly that I couldn't even tie my sneakers for them to fit properly, I couldn't urinate without taking a 'water pill,' I had over 20 pounds of fluid in my body; which did some SERIOUS DAMAGE! (70 percent chance of dying).
Lupus has been a huge blessing
The photo that you see on the right was taken a few years later. The sickness that I'm still living with is a huge BLESSING because it changed my life around in a very positive way. Now I'm focused on becoming everything that God has created me to be and I'm grateful to know that what I have been through in the pass, I will never have to go through again. In the name of Jesus! (Isaiah 54:17)
Please feel free to read my full testimony on: www.KenWeal.com - Click on HISTORY
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter: @KennethWeal


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Hmmm 2 sites down… They always die in threes.. Whatever is next!
Making Light's Out
Posted on May 3, 2008 Posted by John Scalzi 4 Comments
Those of you who are fans of Making Light, the blog from Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden and friends, might note that you've been having trouble reaching it today. That's because it imploded, and they're in the process of trying to reconstruct it. Patrick has the details at his LiveJournal, and a temporary home for ML refugees is at Evilrooster Crows.
4 Comments on "Making Light's Out"
Bite your tongue (or your typing fingers, as the case may be).
Are they both Nielsen Haydens?
Stacey, yes.


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"It followed from the special theory of relativity that mass and energy are both but different manifestations of the same thing — a somewhat unfamilar conception for the average mind. Furthermore, the equation E is equal to m c-squared, in which energy is put equal to mass, multiplied by the square of the velocity of light, showed that very small amounts of mass may be converted into a very large amount of energy and vice versa. The mass and energy were in fact equivalent, according to the formula mentioned before. This was demonstrated by Cockcroft and Walton in 1932, experimentally.
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After years of objections to revealing its workplace diversity data, Google has done a 180, releasing its race and gender numbers publicly for the first time on Wednesday. The company admitted it is "miles away" from a representative makeup.
"We were wrong," reads the blog post, by Laszlo Bock, senior vice president of people operations. "It's time to be candid about the issues. Put simply, Google is not where we want to be when it comes to diversity."
The numbers show ample reason for admitting a problem. The company's workforce of 46,170 employees is 70 percent men overall, and 83 percent men in technical jobs. And it's 61 percent white — 72 percent among leadership roles. Blacks and African Americans, who make up 12 percent of the work force at large, represent only 2 percent at Google. Asians, on the other hand, are overrepresented — at 5 percent of the overall workforce but making up 30 percent of Google.
In the U.S., 47 percent of workers are women, and whites make up about 80 percent of the labor force, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Google numbers may not be surprising to to some, nor should it be surprising that tech companies have declined to publicize their general lack of women and minorities.
Businesses are required to file reports to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which makes sure hiring practices are non-discriminatory — but there is no obligation to share such numbers with the public. Unless a company chooses to make the data available, the numbers remain confidential.
Google has made the EEOC filing public (PDF), and relevant parts are summarized on its diversity page. "Being totally clear about the extent of the problem is a really important part of the solution," Bock continued.
But the post isn't all contrition: it also points out the low numbers of computer science degrees among women and many minority groups, and notes the "time and energy" the company has put into advancing computer science education to the under-served.
And at a huge company like Google, even a single percentage point is a lot of people — enough to create numerous official clubs and networks, for black or Hispanic Googlers to gay Googlers and older "Greyglers."
Lack of diversity affects more than Google, but few companies have been willing to step forward, a fact Jesse Jackson lamented last week at Facebook's shareholder meeting.


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This summer, several of our teachers were awarded fellowships by Fund For Teachers (FFT), an organization that awards grants for self-designed summer professional development for teachers to help them grow in and out of the classroom. FFT awards are made possible through our partnership with EL Education.
Cultural Immersion in the Dominican Republic
Rachelle Street, one of this year's FFT Fellows teaches art to students K – 7 at WHEELS. Most of her students speak Spanish at home–specifically, a dialect spoken widely in the Dominican Republic, from which many of her students' families hail–so she's always been conscientious about including Latino themes in her lessons and tries to communicate with families in Spanish, rather than English.
Despite her best efforts, she knew she had room for improvement. So, when she was awarded a grant from FFT to design her own fellowship project, she knew just what to do.
For her fellowship, Rachelle embarked on a three-week language and cultural immersion in the Dominican Republic to strengthen her Caribbean-Spanish-speaking skills and learn more about Dominican art and culture.
While in DR, Rachelle met with several local artists, including Manuel Bolos and Weligton Santana, two artists who also run galleries that feature local artisans and artists.
"I was surprised by the rich variety of artwork I saw being produced in the Dominican Republic: from street-art graffiti to cubist-inspired oil paintings to folk tradition wooden carvings." said Rachelle. She's already planning on inviting some of the artists she met to come and speak with her class this year.
"An understanding of a people's culture, history, and language is essential for teachers who work with student populations that come from backgrounds different than their own. I cannot wait to get back to school in September and fill my classroom and hallways with Dominican artists."
Finding Authentic Artifacts
Hallie Wannamaker is another teacher at WHEELS who was also awarded an FFT fellowship. Like Rachelle, Hallie wanted to improve her Spanish skills so she can better connect with her 3rd and 4th graders. For her fellowship, she decided to do a three-week language immersion program in Oaxaca, Mexico.
In addition to traditional language instruction, Hallie also arranged conversational experiences with some local Mexicans, including Oaxacan ebonista, or wood artist, Emmanuel Rodriguez, who introduced her to the art of Alebrije, brightly colored Mexican folk art sculptures depicting fantastical creatures.
Hallie is thrilled to return to her classroom with improved Spanish skills and a better understanding of Mexican culture, which she knows will help her connect with her students.
"Students . . . directly and concretely benefit by a teacher's refined language skills; my improvement in Spanish will be passed on to them," says Hallie, who is already planning next fall's lessons. "Students benefit when a teacher is able to share authentic artifacts which give them rich, hands-on experiences such as I will be able to provide with the Oaxacan Alebrije."
Making the Silk Road Relevant
Travis and Ellyn Lankford both teach at West End Secondary, in Manhattan. Ellyn teaches 6th-grade history and Travis teaches 9th-grade Earth Science. For their joint fellowship, they decided to visit Turkey to study the Silk Road, a famous trading route that crosses Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, Africa, and Europe. In Turkey, Travis and Ellen were able to "walk on the land where civilizations began, sail down the waters that supplied the first farms, and look across valleys that ancient people hiked along to be able to trade with others."
West End Secondary 6th graders already study the Silk Road from the perspective of ancient civilizations and the goods they traded. Travis and Ellyn are hoping to take what they learned in Turkey and create an interdisciplinary case study that will span both Social Studies and Science for 9th graders, as well.
But how to make it engaging and relevant to the 9th graders? "I find myself challenged to find the appropriate tone and rigor bar for my high school students…The ninth-grade curriculum needs to dive deeper into the global trade and interactions of the Silk Road as well as the emergence and expansion of political states as a result of the Silk Road."
After their summer in Turkey, meeting with experts in the Silk Road, but also spending time with Turkish residents who are still grappling with the effects–positive and negative–of the mingling of different cultures centuries ago, Travis and Ellyn are feeling inspired, optimistic, and driven to create an effective and engaging case study for their high school students. "Students will study the different civilizations that traded on the Silk Road, the impact of the physical geography, and how their trade converged in what is now Turkey." And, just as importantly, their 9th graders will also be confronting the lasting effects trade between civilizations has had on today's cultures and religions.
Huge thanks to Fund for Teachers for granting our teachers these incredible opportunities, and our partners at EL Education for facilitating our teachers' participation!


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Fairy Headband Craft and Toadstool Snacks
Flower Fairy Headband Craft & Toadstool Snacks
Create an adorable flower fairy headband wreath with your little girl and add some creativity to her fairy or princess costume! An easy craft to make, she's sure to want to make a few different colors and styles.
The fairy headband can be made in a variety of ways and are so adorable. They go perfectly with the fairy costumes, and would make a lovely addition to any little girl's birthday party. They would also be an easy to make party favor for all her friends.
With just a few simple materials, you can both enjoy making a fairy headband for all her dolls and playmates!
Take a look at the link for other fairy playtime crafts as well.
Get the full craft details here!
Little fairies love to have delicate finger foods that are nutritious snacks as well so they can keep up with their fluttering around. For some added fun to your little girl's fairy playtime, make her these adorable toadstool tomato and cheese snacks!
These are great little snacks that add nutrition as well as colorful amusement to playtime. What a cute idea for a fairy themed birthday party that all the little girls, and boys, are sure to remember and enjoy.
Fairy Toadstool Snack Recipe
Take a look at the link for more fun recipes that add some creativity to your little one's playtime!
These kinds of recipes and crafts are the kinds of things children remember their whole lives because when you make crafts for them or together, you're making special memories as well.
Not only do kids love when they get to keep pretending, even into mealtime, but it makes them feel special when Mom or Dad add little things like toadstool snacks for fairies to their play.
Have some fun with your little fairy and make her day special!


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Dearborn Criminal Defense Lawyer Ready to Take Your Side
Michigan law firm fights for the accused in range of criminal cases
If you have been charged with a crime, you are worried about your freedom, your finances and your reputation. You deserve a seasoned, skilled lawyer you can count on to protect your rights. At The Khuja Law Firm, PLLC in Dearborn, we bring our broad practice experience to bear in championing your defense. Lead attorney Jamil Khuja is a former assistant prosecuting attorney in Wayne County, having tried thousands of felony cases successfully. He now applies his more than 10 years' experience to aggressively defend clients accused of state and federal crimes throughout Michigan.
A recognized proponent of defendants' rights
With your freedom, property, career and even personal relationships at stake in a criminal proceeding, choosing a lawyer capable of providing a vigorous defense is critical. Our clients come to us because we are:
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Our lead attorney has been recognized for his skills and abilities by legal organizations such as the National Trial Lawyers and the American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys. He has earned the highest possible rating — 10.0 — on Avvo, a website that ranks lawyers based on client reviews.
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You can count on our firm to provide a strong criminal defense in cases of all types and levels of complexity, including:
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Based on our past experience on the prosecution side, we know how to analyze the strength of the government's case and to anticipate their arguments, which works to the advantage of our clients.
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