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The Wedding of Anna & Hassan
The exquisite and delicate Anna, who began life in Russia, found herself in London, alone and uncertain, yet determined to succeed at all cost. The furthest thing from her mind was love... Little did she know, Fate had different plans in mind for her. Little did she know, it was the Hand of Fate that imperceptibly nudged her into the protective arms of Hassan that uneventful day in London, a day neither of them will ever forget.
Born in Northern France, of Moroccan descent, the quiet and reflective Hassan, who speaks English with the beautiful, flowing accent of a French film-star, also found himself in London with no idea what Fate had in store for him, either. He was as surprised as anyone when the ethereal Anna suddenly fell into his life.
And from that point onwards, Fate, with its unusual blend of the strange and the incomprehensible, slowly began working its imperceptible magic; churning and swirling and sweeping both Anna and Hassan up in its all-embracing grasp. No one, not from the inside looking out, or from the outside looking in, knew where it was to deposit them, where it was to finally set them gently down, where they might begin the rest of their lives together…
But that place was, of course, Toronto, Canada.
How they got here is anybody's guess. How long they will remain is up for grabs, too. But for now, here they are: Anna and Hassan! A love story laced with as many twists and turns as the Tour de France; fraught with as many difficulties as a moon landing, with as many impasses as a Mount Everest summit attempt.
This is the kind of love story about which books are written, the kind of story movies are made from, or Top 100 songs are tearfully sung about. This is the kind of love story you pass along to your children and grandchildren, to give them hope in their darkest moments… The story of Anna and Hassan is that tiny beacon of light on a stormy night that guides us into a safe place, where we can rest assured that it's all worth it, that all the pain and suffering, in the end, will mean something to someone somewhere…
We at Froz'n Motion feel incredibly blessed to have had the glorious opportunity to capture a small fragment of this eternal love story. Here is a sneak peek into both Anna and Hassan's Engagement and Wedding session with us. Watch this space for more…
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ROCKLAND — A few years ago, a serious problem began brewing in Rockland: Students were dropping out of high school in droves.
But that troubling trend has been reversed in this small, blue-collar suburb of 17,489 people, according to the latest data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The Rockland public school district reported that seven students dropped out during the 2010-2011 school year, and that the high school's dropout rate improved to 1.2 percent — the lowest it's been in a decade, and significantly lower than the statewide rate of 2.7 percent.
This marks a big turn in the right direction compared with 2008-2009, when 39 Rockland students quit. The year after that, 45 students left and Rockland's dropout rate skyrocketed to 7.8 percent — more than double the state's at the time and a situation Rockland Schools Superintendent John Retchless described as "unacceptable."
Retchless said the schools have worked hard to address the issue, and their efforts appear to have paid off. Rockland High School instituted a "credit recovery program" to provide students opportunities to make up coursework and unexcused absences. School officials are monitoring incoming freshmen more closely, beginning in middle school. Social workers were assigned to the high school and middle school to work with students and their families, he said. Now, there is even a social worker assigned to work with elementary school students.
"We've been doing a lot," said Retchless, adding he's pleased to see that more students are choosing to stay in school. "It's a big deal in our little town."
Rockland is also wrapping up a massive school construction project, and its students now enjoy fresh middle school and high school facilities. They attend classes in sparkling, state-of-the-art classrooms and science labs. The high school auditorium has an orchestra pit and is outfitted with the latest audio equipment and technology. The school is offering robotics courses.
Alan H. Cron, the new principal, says students at Rockland High take their education very seriously and they're protective of the school's reputation. In Rockland today, "kids are going to Ivy League schools," he said.
For the past seven years, more than 71 percent of Rockland High School's graduating seniors have gone on to attend college, the numbers fluctuating slightly from year to year.
"From year to year, you get different cohorts of kids," said Cron. "These kids are really focused, and they understand how important their high school education is."
Rockland High School is small by comparison with many others in the area. There were 586 students in grades 9 through 12 last year, and there were 152 students in the senior class. Nonetheless, teachers are watching to make sure no one gets lost in the shuffle.
"There's an effort to target and support students who are struggling academically," said Cron. "We want kids to leave here ready for the next step."
Retchless agrees.
"We're really focusing on kids to get all their credits," he said. "If they fall too far behind, they get discouraged and drop out."
And that's something no superintendent or teacher wants to see.Emily Sweeney can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @emilysweeney.


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It's week four and our bachelorette is excited to begin the next step of her amazing journey in which the negotiated part of her contract allows Little Ricki and her school tutor to travel the world with high hopes that Emily finds true love somewhere between Charlotte and the Florida Keys. And what better place to discover love than Bermuda? During hurricane season! Ah yes. Nothing says romance like gale force winds, constant rain storms and a trip to the local perfumery.
Ironically, Little Ricki displayed more maturity when she was frolicking in the cold ocean or counting newly hatched baby chickens in the hotel garden than most of the men vying for Emily's love and affection. I've compiled a list of classic children's songs to commemorate the complete and utter juvenile behavior exhibited in the episode.
1. "This Old Man"
Doug received a coveted bud on his boring, rain-soaked one-on-one date. He exudes a certain confidence during a house conversation that ends in a generic statement about how Nate is too young for Emily. Being a seasoned 33-year-old, he can make such observations. Chris becomes offended (he's 25) and picks a fight with Doug in an exchange that can only be described as a "gentleman's disagreement" with a few f-bombs thrown in for good measure. It was confusing, uneventful and sad all wrapped into one. I'm pretty sure Chris claims to be spiritually older while Doug laughs, insisting that his behavior makes him the poster child of immaturity. Whatever. I was bored and barely cared to bother following the random conversation. I'd rather watch One F Jef choose which knee socks he's going to wear with his Bermuda shorts than this feeble attempt of drama. Watch the tapes, guys. Crazy trumps everything in Bachelor Nation.
2. "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
Emily divided her boys into red and yellow teams and made them sail across the ocean and back to prove their love. The testosterone on the red team was palpable through my flat screen. All of the big, tall, swarthy guys (Charlie, Sean, Travis and Chris) heckled the yellow team from their boat. Arie was annoyed that he was on Ryan's team. Ryan was annoyed that he wasn't on the red team with the other brutes instead of with the rejects from the JV bench. One F Jef was rocking some serious Jimmy Neutron hair and Kalon wished he had worn his luxury brand nautical-themed pashmina. Somehow, the yellow team managed to out maneuver the red team "Revenge of the Nerd" style and the muscular guys were sent back to the hotel. Arie celebrated by sticking his tongue down Emily's throat. Ryan flourished in the art of arrogance. Kalon wished he had his luxury brand nautical-themed afghan to keep warm on the chilly veranda. And even though One F Jef had the perfect opportunity to kiss Emily on the beach (and then waved as it passed him by), he still landed the date rose.
3. "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
John the Wolf and Nate the Accountant are slated for the dreaded two-on-one date. One gets a rose; the other will be forced to ride a dinghy back from the Bermuda Triangle. There was a yacht. There was a cliff jump that resulted in a belly flop from a poorly executed trick by the Wolf. There was a cave. There was an opportunity for me to reminisce about sixth-grade science and how I learned about stalagmites. And stalactites. There was silence and awkwardness by everyone involved with and watching the show. Even though Nate has been sporting some decent abs under those brightly colored v-neck tees, it still wasn't enough to keep him ahead of the pack. This date was less than entertaining. I miss Roberto.
4. "Pop Goes the Weasel"
To say Ryan has an exaggerated self opinion is an understatement. His idea of flirting is a joke. I think my favorite moment of pompous behavior was when she scolded him for his earlier response on how she didn't work out. "What if all I did was chase the kids around all day?" Her point? I'm raising your family. That's a full-time job. Sadly, he kept interrupting her saying, "Those would be some beautiful kids." I'm afraid the point never soaked in. I blame the thick neck and the Bump-it in his hair. With that said, I quite literally and virtually high five'd myself and Our Host Chris Harrison when Emily admitted that she can see right through Ryan's superior swagger. As the resident villain, I understand why he received a rose, but I trust Emily will ever-so-gently burst that cocky bubble when the time is right.
5. "Ring Around the Rosie"
With all her favorites proudly displaying roses on their lapels, it was down to Andro, Charlie and Little Miss Sunshine Headband Michael for the last rose. We all knew that Mike was out due to the fact that he obviously took a vow of silence before the show and everyone knows that makes for less-than-stellar television. We assume that Andro is headed back to the mushroom farm since Emily shared five seconds ago that he doesn't seem to have what it takes to be a father. But wait! The shrooms growing under the stairs will have another week of development because Andro is not leaving ... lovable Charlie has been given the boot. I am waiting for a Twitter confirmation from Our Host Chris Harrison to confirm or deny that it was the most shocking rose ceremony in the season.
6. "Hush Little Baby"
What I can confirm is that we had a record number of men crying in one episode. This week, Nate sobbed about his friends and family in a cave and Charlie wept in the van for losing not only the sailboat race but a chance at Emily's hand. One F Jef had legitimate reasons for tearing up when he nearly lost a finger at the regatta gala and Little Miss Sunshine Headband Michael got misty eyed during his rejection interview outside as the rain came tumbling down. Was it just me or did his hair look like he had been standing out in the hurricane before he was actually out in the hurricane?
London Bridge is falling down next week as Emily takes her boys to the greatest city in the world. Someone calls Little Ricki baggage, Doug tells on them and Emily releases her inner Mama bear. Bring on the drama. Please. I beg you, ABC.


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DOHUK, Kurdistan Region -- A Kurdish official dealing with Yezidi refugees said there was "solid evidence" of mass executions by the Islamic State armies, as a UN mission heads to Iraq to investigate rights violations by the militants.
Dr. Nuri Usman, who is in charge of a special office set up the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for the return of Yezidis made homeless by an IS attack on their villages last month, declined to speculate about the numbers of dead.
"There have clearly been mass executions. It may take years to even understand how and how many have been killed or abducted," he said.
"We have solid evidence that nearly 100 Muslim Kurds were executed. The Islamic State does not differentiate between Muslim Kurds or Yezidi Kurds."
He also said the KRG is trying to rightfully influence the international community to recognize the mass killings in Shingal as an act of genocide and has gathered sufficient evidence for it.
"We have collected a great number of images and videos that confirm the massacre as a clear act of genocide."
Last week, the United Nations said it was sending a mission to Iraq to investigate rights violations by the Islamists, but also by the Iraqi government and groups associated with it.
Usman was confident the refugees from Shingal would return to their homes, saying recapture of the town from the militants is "just a matter of time." The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the People's Protection Unit (YPG), whose forces are reportedly present on the grouns, stated last month that the efforts to recapture Shingal should be coordinated with their military forces.
More than 600 school buildings were allocated to accommodate the refugees in Dohuk province, Usman said. He said schools are likely to start later than usual this year "but the KRG will do its utmost to relocate the refugees into proper camps."
Usman said the work of his office will go on as long as the Shingal refugee crisis continues.
"We're in constant contact with many international organizations and NGOs and try to help them understand the instant needs of these refugees," he said.
He added that a reliable assessment of the number of the refugees was impossible at the moment. "The refugees are not staying only in one place. Some are in Erbil, some stay with their relatives. Nearly 7,000 refugees are still on the Shingal Mountain. So it's difficult to know the exact number."
According to Usman, more than 5,000 people decided to stay in Shingal and the surrounding villages.
"We have supplied them with food and water. They want to stay there (the Shingal area), because some of them have livestock and don't want to abandon their livelihood."


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Combine dough with a few drops of extract and 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar. On a floured cutting board, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick. Using cookie cutter cut out shape of wedding cake and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake cookies for 12 to14 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool. In a small bowl, combine remaining powdered sugar with a little water. Whisk until combined. Consistency can be adjusted with more water or sugar.
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Firefly Online Coming To iOS, Smartphones And Tablets In 2014 [VIDEO]
Firefly fans have been waiting a long time for a new season of the show but while that seems unlikely for now, there is a game coming next year called Firefly Online and it is an official continuation of the universe seen in the TV show. The title was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con and is being developed by OMNi and Spark Plug Games with the aim of being released on iOS and Android smartphones and tablets sometime next summer.
In the game you play as a ship captain who is able to enlist a crew, trade various goods with other players as well as embarking on an array of missions.
Andy Gore, CEO of QMXi and Quantum Mechanix Inc. said of the announcement:
"At QMx, we know firsthand how great and powerful a franchise Firefly is and how mighty the Browncoats are."
"It has always been our mission to bring the Verse to life for our customers in every way possible. The idea of creating an interactive experience where fans can have their own Firefly adventures — well, that's just too shiny for words."
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I'm an Australian who is looking to relocate to Austin, towards the end of this year. Of course, due to visa restrictions, in order to live and work in the states, I need to be working in a job that requires my degree to be of use.
I will be a graduate journalist after completing my Bachelor of Communications in Journalism and Public Relations.
Does anyone have any information about jobs and opportunities that might be available in that field?
Any contacts I could pursue to find out finer details, like applying for jobs while being in Australia still, or companies looking for media/journalism interns that would support an international worker on a visa?
I also have extensive administrative skills having worked with the state Police for the last four years, so I can bring some great law, and office experience to the table.
I'm very keen to learn and try anything at the moment, as living and working in the US (Austin specific) has been a dream for quite some time.
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Summer '17 will see the return of our hugely popular, Shearer in cask. Having originally brewed this in 2015, it went on to achieve great success. Since then, we've always wanted to find a space for it in the brew schedule. This year, we're chuffed to welcome it back in the heart of summer, perfect timing!
It's a full bodied, zesty, sharp, straw coloured ale brewed with loads of Citra hops and a hint of lemongrass. This packs the beer with a lot of kick, offering citrus flavours throughout alongside a mellow bitterness and a vibrant aroma. This isn't one to miss out on. This is fast becoming one of our biggest hitting brews!
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Spicy "freedom" burger, Icelandic Ísbúi cheese, caramelized onion mayonnaise, vegetables and Sæmi-chips. The beef comes from Doddi at Háls, grass-fed and free range.
2.490 kr.
Baked goat cheese on grilled bread. Bresola, sweet and sour figs and romain lettuce.
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Smørrebrød with shredded pork, pickled cabbage and horseradish mayo.
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Mashed potatoes with mustard.
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Sæmi-chipswith cumin mayonnaise.
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Mixed salad, oil-dressing andonions in sour beer.
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Shredded celeriac,herb mayo and toasted seeds.
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Grilled zucchini,chili and toasted seeds.
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Creamy carrot soup with pickled chili and brown butter.
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Beetroot salad. KEX Ricotta, olive oil, ale-pickled onion and nuts.
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Baked Icelandic Dímon cheese with honey and nuts.
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A lawsuit filed April 2 in a Delaware state court could decide if a closed-end fund's board of directors acted properly in setting strict guidelines as to who qualifies for nomination as a fund board director, or if the guidelines were established to thwart shareholder activism and impede investors' rights.
On April 2, Kimberly Kahn, a shareholder of The Swiss Helvetia Fund, a closed-end fund with $415 million under management, filed what could become a class-action lawsuit against the fund, Hottinger Capital Corp., of New York, the fund's adviser, its executives and its five independent directors. Hottinger Capital is an affiliate of Hottinger & Cie of Zurich, Switzerland.
The suit, filed in the Court of Chancery in Delaware for New Castle County, alleges that the board of directors of The Swiss Helvetia Fund adopted various amendments to the fund's bylaws which "impede and interfere with the rights of shareholders ..."
In response to a dissident shareholder's proposal in 2000 to convert the closed-end fund to an open-end fund, the board, on two occasions last year, approved changes to the fund's bylaws aimed at silencing dissident investors and preventing them from being nominated to be fund directors, the suit alleges.
The bylaw changes made by The Swiss Helvetia's board members in May 2000 were intended to prevent shareholders from initiating changes to the fund's bylaws, the suit said. The changes require that at least 75 percent of investors approve future changes to the bylaws, the lawsuit said. Subsequent changes, made in October, set new qualifications for nomination to the Swiss fund's board, the lawsuit said.
The fund's new guidelines require that director nominees have "relevant" experience and country knowledge, the suit said. Relevant experience is defined as those who have worked for at least five years as a senior executive officer, senior legal officer or partner in a financial or industrial business in Europe or the U.S. with annual revenues of at least $500 million or managing at least $500 million in assets, or having worked for at least 10 years in a senior capacity within a financial, industrial, investment management, business consulting, accounting or law firm or for a government organization, central bank or international trade organization in the area of finance, economics, trade or foreign relations.
These qualifications effectively rule out nearly everyone but the incumbent directors and current officers of The Swiss Helvetia Fund, said Gregory Keller, attorney with Harnes, Keller in New York, the lead counsel for the plaintiff.
"They adopted these elaborate qualifications that, realistically, nobody could qualify for," he said. "They're not trying to protect the fund, they're trying to protect the adviser."
By requiring a minimum of 75 percent of shareholders to approve any future changes to the bylaws, the fund adviser has also made it virtually impossible for shareholders to change the bylaws, thereby stripping them of their rights, Keller said.
The suit charges that "the challenged bylaws impair stockholder voting rights" and that "the individual defendants breached their fiduciary and/or statutory authority duties by adopting the challenged bylaws." The suit seeks to void the amendments and reimbursement to the plaintiff for the costs involved in bringing the suit, in addition to other unspecified damages.
Qualifications for board candidacy are generally set by state law, said David Sturms, a partner with Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz in Chicago.
Setting those requirements can be a difficult balancing act between the rights of shareholders and the board's responsibility to the fund, Sturms said.
"This case may help define who is qualified [to become a director] and who is not qualified," said Tom Herzfeld, president of Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, a Miami firm that specializes in investing in and managing closed-end funds.
For years, shareholder activists have urged closed-end fund boards to open or liquidate funds, Herzfeld said. But, they have found that when closed-end fund boards are resistant to changes, the activists may accomplish more by nominating an opposition slate of directors which include the activists themselves.


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Kitchen Renovation Sample Contract
Kitchen Renovation Sample Contract
Sample kitchen renovation contract prepared by Contractor Quotes
Contractor Information:
Company Name: ___________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________
Phone: (_____) – ______-________________
Cell: (_____)-_______-________________
Email: _______________________________
Years in Business :___________ years
Insurance Company: _________________________________________
Policy # : __________________________________________________
Does your policy cover damage and theft of materials on site? Y / N
Are your Subcontractors insured? Y / N , Not Sure
Reference 1: Name: ____________________________________
Phone: ____________________________________
Reference 2: Name: ____________________________________
Phone: ____________________________________
Reference 3: Name: ____________________________________
Phone: ____________________________________
What date can you start our kitchen renovation project? Start Date:______________
How long will the kitchen renovation take to complete finished? Date :_______________
Will detailed documents be provided stating your warranty for the kitchen renovation project? Y / N
Subcontractor Information
Please provide the company names and phone numbers of all subcontractors you plan to use on our basement renovation project.
Framer: _____________________________________________________
Electrician: ___________________________________________________
Plumber: _____________________________________________________
Heating Cooling: _______________________________________________
Drywall: ______________________________________________________
Painting: ______________________________________________________
Flooring: ______________________________________________________
Kitchen Cabinets: _______________________________________________
Countertop: ____________________________________________________
Other: ____________________________________________________
Other: ____________________________________________________
Other: ____________________________________________________
Will your company hire and be responsible for paying your subcontractors and suppliers? Y / N
Kitchen Renovation Ideas Details
Have detailed drawings been provided and approved? Y / N
Will the Contractor be responsible for permits and inspections? Y / N
Will the Contractor remove all demolition material from the property? Y / N
How often will the work site be broom swept? ________________________
What type of material is being used for the kitchen cabinet doors? __________________
What type of material is being used for the kitchen cabinet boxes? __________________
What brand name and style of hinges are being used? ____________________________
What brand name and style of handles / knobs are being used? _____________________
What is the quoted budget for the kitchen countertop $ _____________
Is there a preferred company we need to choose the countertop from? Y / N ____________________________________
Has the sink been selected so that dimensional information can be provided? Y / N
Has the kitchen faucet's been selected for the sink? Y/ N
Will a temporary countertop, sink and faucet be installed in the home to make a functional kitchen until the renovation has been complete? Y / N
Mechanical and kitchen plumbing functions of the kitchen renovation
If there's new appliances and lighting, will the existing service panel support these additions? Y / N
if no, are the electrical upgrades included in the quote? Y / N
Will all kitchen electrical fixtures, outlets and switches be on GFCI Circuit breakers? Y / N
What is the Budget for lighting fixtures? __________________________
Is there a preferred company to purchase the lighting fixtures from? Y /N
If yes, company name _____________________________________
Are the appliances changing? Y / N
If yes, have the new makes and models been provided to the cabinet makers to ensure the appliances fit properly after the cabinets and flooring have been installed.
Are there any special features that are included and need to be picked out prior to proceeding with the kitchen renovation i.e Central Vacuum, base boards, garbage disposal? Y / N
If yes, please provide details. ________________________________________________________________________
Is there any new plumbing required, including the moving of sinks and dish washers? Y / N
Will the interior walls affected by the kitchen renovation be primed and painted? Y / N
Have paint colours been picked out and approved by the homeowner? Y/ N
Is there any trim work included in the quote? Y / N
If yes, please state the material of trim being used along with the number of windows, doors, crown molding and baseboard included in quote.
Case molding _________________________ ft
Crown molding ________________________ft
Base board ___________________________ft
Chair Rail ___________________________ft
What is the quoted budget for the flooring material ? _____________________________
Is there a preferred supplier to choose the flooring from? Y / N
If yes, the company name is _______________________________________________
How much square feet of flooring is being installed? ___________________sqft
Will there be a new subfloor installed prior to installing the flooring? Y / N
If no, provide details _____________________________________________________
Payment Plans
How do you prefer the homeowner present any changes to their plans to you during the kitchen renovation if they would like to do something different?
Material Cost $ ___________________
Labor Cost $ ___________________
Deposit required upon signing of contract _______________________
Payment Schedule
Payment 1: ____________________________ Amount $ _________________________
Payment 2:_____________________________Amount $ _________________________
Payment 3: ____________________________ Amount $_________________________
Payment 4:_____________________________Amount $_________________________
The homeowner of this project does not wish to be the lender on this project and as a result, an excessive deposit or a heavily front loaded payment schedule
will result in the rejection of this proposal. After the initial deposit if any at all, the homeowner expects to pay no more than the material and labor invested for a
satisfactory of performed work, withholding final payment until all professional and personal inspections have been completed.
This document is provided by Contractor Quotes as a guide and the use of this document should be as such. It is recommended that you have this viewed by a lawyer to ensure that the document covers your home renovation and property in full. Contractor Quotes is not responsible for any loss or damages as a result of using this document


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And the audience the newsroom is reaching is at an all-time high.
Those are a couple takeaways from a just released report by journalist Tyler Marshall and the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. The study touts itself as "the most systematic effort yet to examine the changing nature of the resources in American newspaper newsrooms at a critical time. It is an attempt to document and quantify cutbacks and innovations that have generally been known only anecdotally."
Amid these concerns--and despite the enormous cutbacks and profound worries--editors still sense that their product is improving, not worsening. Fully 56% think their news product is better than it was three years earlier.However, almost no editors said they felt confident of what their newsrooms would look like in five years as they, and their staffs, are buffeted between the twin storms of financial pressures to reduce costs and the need to do more online.
"I believe the journalism itself is discernibly better than it was a year ago," said the editor of a large metropolitan daily, whose paper last year lost 70 newsroom employees. "There's an improvement in enterprise, in investigations and in the coverage of several core beats."
To a degree not seen in the last 30 years of newspaper journalism, the people in newsrooms today -- whether they sought it or not -- have the ability to fashion their future. Read the whole report to see how it's going.


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A driver has been charged in a fatal crash on eastbound Interstate 64 in Fayette County that killed a Somerset woman on Saturday.
The driver fled after the collision and was later found hiding in a nearby barn, police said.
Angel Albeno Mejia, 24, of Winchester was charged with murder, first-degree wanton endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident, according to Fayette District Court records. Mejia was being held in the Fayette County Detention Center and was scheduled to be arraigned Monday.
The crash happened about 9:30 p.m. Saturday near mile marker 84, about three miles east of the eastern split with I-75, when a Ford Expedition and a Chevrolet Blazer went off the road and into a treeline, Lexington police Sgt. Jesse Harris said. The Chevrolet overturned several times, according to a police report.
Wanda Beach, 68, a passenger in the Chevrolet, was pronounced dead at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital. She had been thrown from the vehicle.
The male driver of the Chevrolet also was injured but was lucid and answering questions before being taken to the hospital, Harris said.
Mejia, who police said was driving the Ford, was tracked down with the help of dogs and a police helicopter. He also was taken to the hospital. A police report said he "was very belligerent and uncooperative with police, fire personnel and hospital staff."
Glenn Williams said he and his family were driving from Arkansas to West Virginia when the crash occurred just ahead of them. He said the driver of the Ford was speeding before the wreck.
"He blew by me like I was sitting still," Williams said, and then "it was like an explosion happened."
Williams said he went to the Chevrolet, which was resting on its top, to see whether he could help.
"I cut the seat belt off of him and pulled him out," he said of the driver. "He says, 'Find my wife.' So I started looking for her."
But he said he and other witnesses were unable to find her in the car.
"All he was worried about was his wife, Wanda. 'Please find Wanda. She don't deserve this,'" Williams recounted.
Harris said police had gotten a call "very shortly after the wreck" about the Ford's erratic driving. When asked whether the driver of the Ford might have been intoxicated, he said, "That's a concern of ours."
Police said in a report that they found open Corona beer bottles and empty 12-pack Corona boxes in the Ford. A court order was obtained for a blood draw to do a toxicology test on Mejia.


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Estacada all-stars compete again in basketball series
WILSONVILLE — Sam Blankenship, Hayden Brooks and Doug Kirchhofer were the unquestioned leaders for the Estacada basketball program all season. The three all-leaguers led the Rangers to 15-8 record and a second place finish in the Tri-Valley Conference. And last weekend, they got to compete in their Estacada jersey for one last time.
Blankenship, Brooks and Kirchhofer were selected to play in the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association (OACA) all-star series for the East team, with their high school head coach, Kelly Norman, running the squad.
"Man, I had a great time playing. I met and got to play with a whole bunch of great guys," Kirchhofer said. "It was a great experience and I am glad I got to play with my teammates again."
The East team lost to the North All-Stars 124-86 on Friday night at Sheldon High School. The East would come back from a double-digit deficit in the first half to cut the lead to one in Saturday's game, but ended up getting defeated 108-71 against the West All-Stars at Wilsonville High School.
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No matter how badly someone wants to put their good will to use, getting a handle on where to start is often the hardest thing to grasp. Realizing this difficulty, a group of U.S. volunteers in the late '80s got together to create New York Cares, an organization that helps link the ambitious aims of do-gooders with those in need.
"We started it because very well-intentioned people may get a phone number for a place, but do they want to call?" said Deva Hirsch, who in 1989 cofounded Hands On Atlanta — one of the first three Hands On organizations, said. "Even for me, who's used to (cold-calling), I don't know what the reaction's going to be."
Since its inception, Hands On has grown internationally to more than 90 communities under its umbrella organization, the Hands On Network, which implements nearly 50,000 projects a year, including the construction of wheelchair ramps, food delivery to the hungry, senior citizen care and tutoring sessions for children.
Hirsch bid a temporary farewell to her life with Hands On when she moved to Tokyo with her family just over two years ago. Although she had no prior plan to do anything with Hands On here, she says it wasn't long before the stark differences between volunteering in Japan and in the U.S. made her realize how well the program could do in Tokyo.
Two major obstacles to volunteering here are the language barrier many foreigners face and the very newness of structured volunteerism in Japan, she says.
"Even though there have been organizations listed that if you call they'll help you, I've called and since I just spoke English I wasn't accepted as a volunteer," Hirsch says. "And then I met Japanese friends who would call one of the numbers, and people would act like they had no idea why they were calling.
Because volunteer work in Japan traditionally is done within families, within the community or only in a crisis situation — such as after the Kobe earthquake — places who need day-to-day help are often wary of those who offer their services, Hirsch says.
"It's not just a matter of training volunteers, it's a matter of training agencies." Agencies, she explains, must learn to recognize that "there are actually people who want to do this out of the goodness of their hearts, who are not expecting anything in return except respect and a thank-you." Hirsch says that sometimes recipients even question why volunteers approached them with an unrequested offer of free help.
Hirsch launched Hands On Tokyo last December. "We have flexible opportunities. You can volunteer once a month, once a week, whatever fits your schedule," Hirsch says. "We always have a project coordinator, so folks will get a reminder e-mail once they sign up. They'll get a map of where to go and someone will meet them there. They're always volunteering with other people too, so it doesn't feel isolating.
"We do orientations before every project. We're going to tell you about us and we're going to tell you about the project that you've signed on to volunteer for because it's really important not to send people blindly," she says. "That makes people feel more invested in the volunteering, and also the organizations receive better-informed volunteers."
Hands On Tokyo has had no problem getting off the ground and has grown to just under 200 volunteers so far.
"No experience is necessary — you just need a good heart and a little bit of time. You can give one hour a week, one hour a month," Hirsch says. "We welcome anybody."
Sometimes an individual wants to have a meaningful experience where they feel they have a positive impact on someone's life. Other times corporations wish to donate money. Hands On organizes a variety of projects to suit all volunteers' needs.
For example, every Monday a group visits a senior citizen's home and, on Sundays, Hands On works with Special Olympics to teach mentally challenged children how to play basketball.
"People don't have to know how to play basketball to do this," Hirsch says. "You just have to be someone's buddy and understand — it's also helpful to understand differences."
Hands On Tokyo on Sept. 28 launched their first annual Day of Service, for which they planned three major projects. First, they rebuilt a playground at a hospital that also functions as a home for children who can't live with their parents.
"It was phenomenal to see," Hirsch says. "They hadn't even put the babies in swings before we finished this playground, and for some of them, it was their first time on a swing, and it was just so cute. They were so happy, it felt so good, and the volunteers at the end of the day knew they had left this behind for not just these babies but the next babies."
The same day, Hands On held a festival at a senior citizens' home. "There were stations where volunteers (would) give hand massages or paint nails, and also, for the ladies, did makeup and hair, and then took their pictures," Hirsch says. "Several of the women were crying. They had not felt beautiful in so long. It was incredibly touching."
Finally, Hands On volunteers walked along the Sumida River, handing out bananas and giving pamphlets to people who live in tents to tell them about the Saturday food program done by Second Harvest, a nonprofit food donation group.
"Those were the three projects that we can look back on and say 'Wow, you folks really made a difference, ' " she says. "But again, folks make a difference every week here."
For those who want to either give donations or volunteer with the Sakuragawa senior home project (Mondays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.), with Second Harvest to prepare food boxes (Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.) or with Special Olympics for some basketball (Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.), contact Yuko Takahashi at email@example.com


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The Tlicho Investment Corporation is fighting back against allegations that it is mismanaging a transportation company it co-owns with the business arm of the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation.
In July, Denesoline Corporation launched a civil lawsuit against the Tlicho Investment Corporation for allegedly mismanaging Ventures West — the Alberta-based transport company the two groups co-own — by giving family members of Tlicho chiefs high level positions at the company, even though they were unqualified.
But in documents filed with the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, the Tlicho claim the lawsuit is "totally inappropriate," "frivolous," and "for the sole purpose of attempting to embarrass the Tlicho."
The Tlicho own a 90 per cent share of the Ventures West partnership while Denesoline holds the remaining 10 per cent.
The Fort Saskatchewan-based company was started in 1989 and specializes in fuel transportation in Western Canada and the North.
In documents filed with the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, Denesoline claims Tlicho family members were paid "exorbitant salaries" and that's caused the company to "incur significant losses."
However, in its statement of defence, the Tlicho Investment Corporation denies hiring people not fit for high level positions.
"...the persons appointed/hired into positions of management of the Corporations were duly qualified ... and were compensated in accordance with the applicable market conditions," the Tlicho's court documents state.
Denesoline also claims it's owed about $370,000 in dividends for its share of Ventures West.
But the Tlicho says the two groups have an agreement that dividends are only paid out when there is enough profit to do so.
It says paying out dividends would not be in the best interest of Ventures West and would mean the company wouldn't be able to meet its "working capital commitments."
Denesoline is also asking a judge to order the Tlicho to buy Denesoline out of the partnership.
The Tlicho claims the entire lawsuit is simply a way for Denesoline to "embarrass" the Tlicho into buying them out.
There is no word on when the case will be back in court.


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In the suspenseful romance Against All Odds by Irene Hannon, Monica Callahan, a bright and successful woman, must deal with the overwhelming danger forcing its way into her life. A Middle East terrorist spans across the ocean and marks Monica as a new target. The FBI is quickly called in. Now, Monica must rely on her faith as well the ability of her handsome and enigmatic bodyguard, Evan Cooper. But even with this ever-present threat, Monica must face her neglectful father. She is asked to put Matthew 18:22 into practice and make peace with the man who hurt her most.
Author Irene Hannon cleverly weaves in strong Christian elements. Not only is forgiveness a prominent theme, but Monica and Cooper regularly engage in faith-based conversations. Cooper is initially hesitant since this way of thinking is foreign to him, but the Bible and Monicas examples of faith in action make him question his lifestyle.
Structurally, the novel moves back and forth between the perspectives of Monica and Cooper. However, at times the author does branch out, revealing the story through the eyes of both Monicas father or from the perspective of the terrorists.
Readers will gladly follow the relationship between Monica and Cooper. Both are strong, independent characters. This leads to a romance that unfolds at a gradual and satisfying pace. Overall, romance readers considering taking a turn into the world of suspense should consider Against All Odds. Andrew Culbertson, ChristianBookPreviews.com
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Her life is in danger--and so is his heart.
For FBI Hostage Rescue Team member Evan Cooper and his partner, dignitary protection duty should have been a piece of cake. Unfortunately, beautiful but determined Monica Callahan isn't making it easy. Estranged from her diplomat father--who is involved in a sensitive hostage situation in the Middle East--she refuses to be intimidated by a related terrorist threat back in the States. That is, until a chilling warning convinces her that the danger is very real--and escalating.
As Coop and his partner do their best to keep her safe, the threat against Monica is rising. And with every second that ticks by, Coop knows that the odds of saving the only woman who has ever breached the walls around his heart are dropping. After all, terrorists aren't known for their patience--or their mercy.


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David Haaga Professor and Department Chair, Psychology Department of Psychology
- Additional Positions at AU
- Department Chair
- Degrees
- AB, Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard College
MA, Psychology (Clinical) University of Southern California
PhD, Psychology (Clinical) University of Southern California
- Bio
Dave Haaga is a Professor of Psychology and has been a faculty member at American University since 1989. Dr. Haaga received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Southern California and completed postdoctoral training in cognitive therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. He has completed research on cigarette smoking and smoking cessation among depression-vulnerable smokers, with funding from the Office of Naval Research, the National Cancer Institute, and private foundations. His current research on stepped care in treating trichotillomania is supported by the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Haaga reviewed smoking cessation methods for the APA's task force on empirically supported treatments, and he served as Editor of Behavior Therapy from 2002-2005.
- See Also
- Psychology Department
- Gray Pscyhotherapy Training Clinic
- For the Media
- To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.
Partnerships & Affiliations
Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
Current Member, Editorial Board
Addictive Behaviors
Current Member, Editorial Board
Clinical Psychology Review
Current Member, Editorial Board
The Open Addiction Journal
Current Member, Editorial Board
Cognitive Therapy and Research
Associate Editor
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Research Interests
Dr. Haaga conducts research on cigarette smoking, depression, and trichotillomania. He is also interested in cognitive and behavioral assessment methods and cognitive behavior therapy processes and outcomes.
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
- 1988 Distinguished Dissertation Award. University of Southern California.
- 1992 Faculty Honor Award for graduate teaching and advising. American University Graduate Student Council.
- 1992 New Researcher Award. Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy.
- 1998 Listed among Top 50 authors in behavior therapy 1990-1996 in "Leading Researchers and Institutions in Behavior Analysis and Therapy in the 1990s" (Richards, Cox, Norton, 1998, the Behavior Therapist, 21, 113-115.
- 2003 Male Open division Runner of the Year, Montgomery County Road Runners Club
- 2007 American University Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Other Professional Contributions
- Honorable Mention, Running Times 2010 rankings of top American 45-49 year old male distance runners.
Professional Presentations
- Haaga, D. A. F. (1992). Cognitive theory and therapy of depression. Invited colloquium. Millersville, PA. Millersville University. Feb. 20, 1992.
- Tarlow, E. M., & Haaga, D. A. F. (1995). The experience of the self in minor depression. Paper presented at the 29th annual convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Washington, DC. Conference proceedings, p. 167.
- Haaga, D. A. F. (1997). Positive Aspects of the Task Force Recommendations. In J. Weinberger (Chair), How Should We See the Task Force on Empirically-Validated Psychological Treatments Symposium presented at the annual convention of the Eastern Psychological Association. April 1997, Washington, DC.
- Haaga, D. A. F. (1998). Trauma research in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. In E. Newman (Chair), Meet the Editors. Symposium presented at the annual convention of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Washington, DC.
- Haaga, D. A. F. (2001, February 22). Stepped-Care Models in Psychotherapy. Grand Rounds. Department of Psychiatry. Georgetown University Medical Center.
- Thorndike, F. P., Friedman-Wheeler, D. G., Haaga, D. A. F. (2003, November). Mechanism of action in CBT for smoking cessation: Are we really effecting change in cognitive style Paper presented at the 37th annual convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Boston, MA.
- Rohan, K. J., Lippy, R D., Seibert, C., Massac, A. I., Roecklein, K. A., Haaga, D. A. F. (2005, November). Cognitive vulnerability to depression across the seasonality continuum: A prospective, longitudinal study. Paper presented at the 39th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). Washington, DC.
- Haaga, D. A. F. (2006, February 17). Cognitive behavior therapy for depression-vulnerable cigarette smokers. Lombardi Cancer Center. Tumor biology speaker series. Georgetown University Medical Center.
- Ardoin, A., Haaga, D. A. F. (2008, November). The effects of transferring patients on the therapeutic process. Paper presented at the 42nd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Orlando, FL.
- Haaga, D. A. F. (2009). Anxiety, Depression, and Smoking. Keynote address at 3rd annual MDQUITS conference. University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Professional Services
- 1994--1995 Associate Editor, Cognitive Therapy and Research
- 1999 Program Chair, annual convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy.
- 1996--2000 Associate Editor, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- 2001-- Member, Scientists group, World Health Organization project on "Adherence to Long-Term Therapies: Toward Policies for Action"
- 2002--2005 Editor, Behavior Therapy
- 2008-2011 Chair, Awards and Recognition Committee, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- 2009-2012 Chair, American University Institutional Review Board
- 2012-- Associate Editor, Cognitive Therapy and Research
Selected Publications
- Haaga, D. A. F., Dyck, M. J., & Ernst, D. (1991). Empirical status of cognitive theory of depression. Psychological Bulletin, 110, 215-236.
- Haaga, D. A. F., & Stewart, B. L. (1992). Self-efficacy for recovery from a lapse after smoking cessation. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 60, 24-28.
- Haaga, D. A. F., & Beck, A. T. (1995). Perspectives on depressive realism: Implications for cognitive theory of depression. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 33, 41-48.
- Rabois, D., & Haaga, D. A. F. (1997). Cognitive coping, history of depression, and cigarette smoking. Annual Review of Addictions Treatment and Research [a special issue of Addictive Behaviors, 22, 789-796].
- Compas, B. E., Haaga, D. A. F., Keefe, F. J., Leitenberg, H., & Williams, D. A. (1998). Sampling of empirically supported psychological treatments from health psychology: Smoking, chronic pain, cancer, and bulimia nervosa. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 89-112.
- Kirk, L., Haaga, D. A. F., Solomon, A., & Brody, C. (2000). Perceptions of depression among never-depressed and recovered-depressed people. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 24, 585-594.
- Haaga, D. A. F., Thorndike, F. P., Friedman-Wheeler, D. G., Pearlman, M. Y., & Wernicke, R. A. (2004). Cognitive coping skills and depression vulnerability among cigarette smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 29, 1109-1122.
- Haaga, D. A. F., Hall, S. M., & Haas, A. (2006). Participant factors in treating substance use disorders. In L. G. Castonguay & L. E. Beutler (Eds.), Principles of therapeutic change that work (pp. 275-292). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Friedman-Wheeler, D. G., Haaga, D. A. F., Gunthert, K. C., Ahrens, A. H., & McIntosh, E. (2008). Depression, neuroticism, and expectancies for engagement and disengagement coping among cigarette smokers. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 32, 105-115.
- McDonald, D., O'Brien, J., Farr, E., & Haaga, D. A. F. (2010). Pilot study of inducing smoking cessation attempts by activating a sense of looming vulnerability. Addictive Behaviors, 35, 599-605.
- Kapson, H. S., & Haaga, D. A. F. (2010). Depression vulnerability moderates the effects of cognitive behavior therapy in a randomized controlled trial for smoking cessation. Behavior Therapy, 41, 447-460.
- Greenfield, M. F., Gunthert, K. C., & Haaga, D. A. F. (2011). Sudden gains vs. gradual gains in a psychotherapy training clinic. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67, 17-30.
Grants and Sponsored Research
- 1994-1995 The American University. University Research Award. "Emotional and Physiological Responses to Cigarette Cues Among Continuing Smokers."
- 1995-1996 Institute for Rational-Emotive Therapy. "Priming Irrational Beliefs in Recovered Depressed Patients."
- 8/1/98--7/31/01 National Cancer Institute. "Cognitive Coping and Depression Among Cigarette Smokers" (1 R15 CA77732-01)
- 5/1/00--4/30/02 Office of Naval Research "Psychological Sequelae of Smoking Cessation among Trauma Survivors" (N00014-00-1-0706)
- 6/1/02--5/31/04 National Cancer Institute. "Applying Self-Regulatory Focus Theory to Cigarette Smoking Cessation" (1 R21 CA91829-01A1)
- 9/1/04—8/31/07 NCI "Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Smoking Cessation" 2 R15 CA77732-02-A1.
- 9/1/05—8/31/06 Maharishi University of Management Research Institute (subcontract on Abramson Family Foundation grant). "A Research and Demonstration Project on Effects of Consciousness Based Education on Neurophysiology, Cognitive Development and Health in College Students"
- 9/1/06—8/31/07 Maharishi University of Management Research Institute (subcontract on Abramson Family Foundation grant). "Transcendental Meditation for College Students".
- 12/1/08 to 12/1/13 1R01MH078982-01A2 "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs. Light Therapy for Preventing SAD" NIMH. [Consultant] [Kelly Rohan, Ph.D. PI].
- 4/1/09—6/1/11 R21 grant. "Motivational and Cognitive Intervention for Depressed and Anxious Drinkers" NIAAA. [Consultant] [Giao Tran, Ph.D. PI].
- 5/1/10—4/30/13 NIMH "Stepped care in the treatment of trichotillomania" [PI]. 1 R15MH086852-01A1.
Professional Certifications
- Licensed Psychologist, Washington DC (#1585)


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If not receiving treatment, people with schizophrenia experience persistent symptoms of what is called psychosis. These include:
Confused thinking
When acutely ill, people with psychotic symptoms experience disordered thinking. The everyday thoughts that let us live our daily lives become confused and don't join up properly.
A delusion is a false belief held by a person which is not held by others of the same cultural background.
The person sees, hears, feels, smells or tastes something that is not actually there. The hallucination is often of disembodied voices which no one else can hear.
Other associated symptoms are low motivation and changed feelings.
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Schizophrenia can do this, I know.
Originally posted by NeverApologize
If you are "seeing shadow people" frequently, please with all due respect, seek professional help. I mean it. I am truly concerned for your well being. A common side effect of Carbon Monoxide poisoning is Hallucinations.
Get checked by a doctor. I mean it.
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Open Thread: Talk About What Matters Most to You
Discuss and debate the issues that mean the most to you.
In high school, my friends and I would go to the mall almost every weekend. The nearest Nordstrom was over an hour away, so where else would we get our wide-leg Silver Jeans and baby blue Lucky Brand polo shirts besides The Buckle?
I remember always being whistled or yelled at by gross older boys who literally had nothing better to do than harass chicks at the mall. My friends and I took it as a compliment at the time, because we were 15 and didn't know any better.
Last summer, I was walking to a few castings in Midtown during the July heat wave. There was no way in hell I could wear pants or a long sleeve shirt, so my daily outfit was either a mini skirt or shorts with a tank top. It was so hot that waiting for the subway was like being inside a sauna full of empty Doritos bags and rats.
I couldn't even wear makeup because the sweat on my face would smudge my mascara.
I was waiting to cross 9th avenue when a guy walked behind me and said, "Damn, yo booty is looking nice today."
I was already in a bad mood from the heat. The casting I had just came from barely looked at me before handing my portfolio back and saying, "Thanks for coming," despite having to walk up nine flights of stairs due to a broken elevator. The last thing I wanted was to be sexually harassed by some douchebag.
I turned my head and gave him the classic Beavis and Butthead WTF face:
"Why you so upset baby?" He started to walk back toward me.
"Really? Baby? Are you kidding me?" I threw the Stetten sass at him, which was a huge mistake because responding to those idiots encourages them more.
"Damn baby I was just trying to holla, you ain't got to be a bitch!" He was angry.
"Oh now I'm a bitch?" Was I really about to get into an argument with a stranger who may or may not have the ability to stab me in the middle of Manhattan?
"F#$k you bitch!" He was now screaming in my face.
As badly as I wanted to punch him, I crossed the street as fast as I could and ignored him. I didn't want to risk getting murdered or pink eye.
I'm used to hearing "Hey sexy," every time I go outside while wearing shorts or something that doesn't cover my entire body. The men who catcall have no idea how disrespectful and misogynist they're being. Men haven't had their bodies connected to their value like women have. The world is constantly trying to reinforce that our bodies define us. I shouldn't have to be verbally defined by a stranger as "sexy" or "having a fat ass."
Just last month I was picking up my birth control pills at the pharmacy and some dude was staring at me while I waited in line. I was wearing skinny jeans, a tank, and a jacket. Pretty much what I wear every single day of my life. After waiting 5,000 hours for an old lady in front of me arguing with the pharmacist about her insurance, I paid for my pills and walked out of the store and past some random dude just hanging out.
He stared at me as well, and decided to let me know that: "You'd be hot with some bigger titties."
Oh, would I? Thanks guy who was wearing Oakley sunglasses, holding a paper bag with a 40 of the cheapest beer you could find inside. I really needed to know that my tits were not adequate. Good thing I completely ignored you, because had I offered to have sex with you, I wouldn't want to feel the embarrassment of being rejected by such a quality gentleman like yourself. My body clearly wasn't up to your standards, but thank you for encouraging me to wear a push-up bra next time I show my face in public.
Walking around Manhattan sometimes feels like I'm an animal in a zoo. I have tons of cut-off jean shorts. I've been wearing them since forever and I don't plan on stopping wearing them. I just really like the style and want to be able to wear whatever the hell I want whenever the hell I want.
Girls are taught to dress conservatively in high school, being sent home or getting detention for showing too much cleavage or wearing other types of revealing clothing. Young women are taught that they need to be responsible for their appearance as to not excite perverted men. Women are taught to not dress provocatively to avoid sexual harassment and potential rape. Right, because it's OUR responsibility to not get harassed or raped.
I've changed my clothes before going grocery shopping because my neighborhood is plagued with catcallers. Sometimes it's easier to put on pants than risk having to deal with gross and inconsiderate men.


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The 27th annual, The Shirt unveiling!
Entertainment and food will be available beginning at 4:00pm, in advance of the unveiling at 6 p.m. by head Coach Brian Kelly.
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Weekly Fig is much different than going to the local grocery and buying your vegetables. It is a direct partnership between you the consumer and the farmer that grows your food. Weekly Fig is establishing the relationship with multiple Chattanooga farms to not only bring you the freshest produce, but also local sustainably raised, pastured meats and eggs, organic dairy (including butter, cheese, and milk) and many other artisan products also produced locally. Members pay an annual membership fee equivelant to $1 per week to access the highest-quality foods, and gives our partners insight into investments required to supply our entire membership body. Local produce is procured April through November for a total of 28 weeks. Local meats, eggs, dairy and all other artisan goods are procured all year long. By supporting local you • connect to local farmers and artisans to keep more dollars in our local economy • build an opportunity to invest in others and revive a commitment to our local community. • build a true slow food, real food community that is convenient to all. • obtain produce that is NON-GMO and harvested at its peak, retains its nutrients and flavors, helping small farmers compete against the agriculture super business. • help foster true sustainable agriculture benefiting our bodies and the land.
The market is open 24 hours a day, but what every you have in your cart as the clock ticks down to Saturday at noon will be ordered, charged and delivered the following week on your designated delivery day. You can view our current vendor list here. If you have a favorite local artisan you would like to see listed in the Weekly Fig market, please ask them to contact us at email@example.com.
• Weekly delivery of seasonal vegetables, fruits and herbs bursting with flavor and freshly harvested within a 100 mile radius of Chattanooga. • Invitations to Weekly Fig events, workshops, gardening and cooking classes, potlucks as well as open houses to meet your producers. • A picture and recipe filled newsletter that includes details about how to handle and store your produce. Each week we also share news from our farms, artisans, events and happenings in Chattanooga food and farming community. • Special member pricing on bulk- item purchases. • A full market of pastured eggs, fair trade coffee and other selected artisanal items from local producers.
Welcome to Weekly Fig! You'll receive a confirmation email that includes the details of your weekly delivery and a link to your member account so that you can log in and get started. Every week, Weekly Fig will send you an email about what's fresh this week and what's coming in your seasonal produce delivery. You'll be able to add on items from our online market.
Membership includes access to weekly delivery of seasonal local produce. Add any local dairy, meat, poultry, baked items and all other artisan goods to your order from our online farmers market. Members also receive invitations to special events and learning opportunities like cooking classes, farm visits, and access to a wealth of recipes on our website.
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Between 8AM-8PM on your designated delivery day. Delivery days are based on location, which are assigned upon sign-up. You don't have to be home when your basket arrives, so no worries if you're not able to receive it but we do recommend setting a cooler out to set your goodies in.
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If you are heading out of town, please let us know by using the "Skip Delivery" feature below the "Customize" tab on your weekly deliveries page. This will skip that specified week's delivery. There is a minimum 10-day notice required to set a vacation. If you want to set an extended hold, please review your recurring orders. Instruction can be found in this tutorial: https://youtu.be/FJQJxc14vAA
Your farmers need time to plan what and how much they are going to harvest as well as schedule their picking crews. This 10-day window makes their lives a little easier by enabling better planning.
Please help us recycle your packaging for future deliveries and save costs for you. We recycle all paper, plastic, thermafoils, egg cartons, and cardboard that comes our way.
There is a non-refundable registration fee of $52. The cost of Weekly Fig subscription includes delivery to our designated areas for orders reaching a minimum of $18. If you are not in our delivery area, please inquire about extending our delivery area to your neighborhood or we can included delivery for an additional fee if outside our delivery area. It is also possible to make a designated drop within our delivery area to a business or one of our partners.
A credit card or debit card is required for standard transactions. Weekly Fig will bill you on Sunday for all add-on items for any week that you receive an order. You will receive an emailed receipt. It is possible for accounts to be preloaded with cash or check, and order will draw on the balance of the account.
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Get your favorite staples (meats, eggs, bread and much more) automatically added to your order every week. Items that can be added as recurring will have a green button next to them. As you shop, you can use this button to designate how often you'd like us to deliver your favorite items.
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|ENGL 1001W: Finding Scholarly Literary Criticism
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The latest episode of the Star Trek movie franchise is well worth going to see. Now I don't say this from the point of view of a Trekkie (or whatever the correct term is), but as some one who grew up watching the original TV series. I didn't necessarily like the TV series because of the message of peace and love, or thought of the series as a Western set in the future. I liked the series because of two things: 1) it was science fiction, and 2) Ensign Chekov. I have always liked Walter Koenig's portrait of Chekov as a slightly nationalistic Russian with a sense of innocence. Anton Yelchin was a worthy successor to Koenig and that is one complaint I have with this film. Yelchin was not given enough screen time for my taste.
Now, as to the "nuts and bolts" of this film. There is more emphasis on the McCoy/Spock dynamic which works as well as it did in the TV series. The story line is interesting if not a little confusing at times. The villain Krall was very menacing and a bit psychotic. At this point, I will say that there is a twist in the story concerning Krall which raised a couple moments of credibility that sort of confused me. However, you will have to see the movie and let me know if you agree. There are, of course, a couple scenes saluting the original cast members but they were relevant to the story. I also had some problems, not many, the make up for Krall was a little heavy handed when it came to the mouth and teeth prosthetics. It was a bit hard to understand him.
It was also mentioned by someone that it seems that each new film has a death scene of The Enterprise. Unfortunately, that tradition is kept alive (sorry for the pun) in this episode. I can say with some certainty that if you liked the first two movies of this franchise, then you will not be disappointed. I will have this DVD in my collection when it comes out. I give this 4 stars out of 5.


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Google is working on an operating system that would be directly built into car software allowing drivers to enjoy connectivity benefits without having to plug in their handsets.
The US tech giant may be working towards launching the new system together with the next Android upgrade in about a year, sources familiar with the company's plans told Reuters.
The next-generation Android Auto will allow drivers to access Google's apps including streaming of music or maps directly on the vehicle's built-in screen. The current software, launched earlier this year, requires a smartphone to be plugged into the car's on-board system in order to access Google's services.
"It provides a much stronger foothold for Google to really be part of the vehicle rather than being an add-on," said Thilo Koslowski, vice president and Automotive Practice leader of industry research firm Gartner, who noted that he was unaware of Google's latest plans in this area.
If successful, Android would become the standard system powering a car's entertainment and navigation features, solidifying Google's position in a new market where it is competing with arch-rival Apple. Google could also potentially access the valuable trove of data collected by a vehicle and wouldn't risk the system being switched off when the device runs out of battery.
Direct integration into cars ensures that drivers have no other choice but to use Google's services every time they turn on the ignition.
"With embedded it's always on, always there," said one of the sources that wished not to be named, referring to the built-in version of Android Auto. "You don't have to depend on your phone being there and on."
Google's software could potentially connect to other car components, allowing, for example, a built-in navigation system such as Google Maps to detect when fuel is low and provide directions to the nearest gas stations.
By tapping into the car's components, Google could also gain valuable information to feed its data-hungry advertising business model. "You can get access to GPS location, where you stop, where you travel everyday, your speed, your fuel level, where you stop for gas," one of the sources said.
But the source noted that Android would need major improvements in performance and stability for car-makers to adopt it. In particular, Android Auto would need to power-up instantly when the driver turns the car on, instead of having to wait more than 30 seconds, as happens with many smartphones.
Automakers might also be wary of giving Google access to in-car components that could raise safety and liability concerns, and be reluctant to give Google such a prime spot in their vehicles.
"Automakers want to keep their brand appeal and keep their differentiation," said Mark Boyadjis, an analyst with industry research firm IHS Automotive. "Automakers don't want to have a state of the industry where you get in any vehicle and it's just the same experience wherever you go."
Google's main competitor Apple unveiled its CarPlay software in March this year. The system uses the same model as Google with the drivers having to plug in their devices in order to access the services.
Since the launch of Android Auto earlier this year, Google has managed to sign up dozens of companies including Hyundai, General Motors and Nissan for its Open Automotive Alliance and the Android Auto product.


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Glen Park Community Plan
|Glen Park Community Plan Adopted!
The Glen Park Community Plan has finally been ADOPTED! On February 14th, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to adopt the Glen Park Community Plan. Click here to view the Adoption Materials.
We would like to sincerely thank everyone who participated in the planning process. We have greatly enjoyed working with you all over the last three years. Whether you attended a meeting, sent email comments or met with us in person, we hope you feel a sense of ownership in the Plan. Now that the Plan is adopted, we're working closely with our partners at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) on implementation of the Plan's pedestrian and transportation projects. We are also exploring grant opportunities that would allow us to advance the Plan's vision.
In 2003, a series of intensive planning workshops took place with residents, merchants, and public agencies to create a preliminary community plan for Glen Park. The result of this work was the Draft Glen Park Community Plan (2003). After completion of the draft Plan, the project was postponed until additional funding was identified to carry the Plan forward. In 2009, the Planning Department re-initiated the community planning process to revise and update the draft Plan.
What is the Community Plan?
This Glen Park Community Plan is the product of a sustained community process to address issues and opportunities facing the neighborhood. The focus of the Plan is the "village" or downtown Glen Park – the small cherished but challenged center of the neighborhood and source of great community pride. This is not a redevelopment plan or a plan proposing major change. Instead, it concentrates on a few key issues and provides strategies to preserve and enhance the unique character of Glen Park.
The Plan will become official City policy providing long-term guidance to decision makers and public agencies to ensure future infrastructure projects and land use changes are carried out with sensitivity to the neighborhood's concerns, needs and desires. The Plan directs the City to implement certain near-term projects as well as pursue a couple of larger future visions.
Glen Park's Unique Character
Dating from the early days of San Francisco, Glen Park has evolved from an area of disparate homesteads and pastures into a vibrant and distinctive urban place. The neighborhood combines many of the best features associated with dense urban neighborhoods with the characteristics of a small town. Glen Park's location, walkability, access to nature, connection to transit, and retail district all contribute to the neighborhood's unique character.
The Glen Park Community Plan recognizes the neighborhood's special character and will provide a strategy to sustain, support and continue the special quality of Glen Park. The Glen Park Community Plan is a joint effort between the Planning Department, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the larger Glen Park community.
Plan Components
The Glen Park Community Plan will include chapters on Transportation, Land Use & Urban Design, and Open Space. These will outline a set of objectives and policies to inform community improvements. An implementation document will accompany the Plan describing how and when (near, mid or long-term) improvements will be implemented and funded.
|Open Space
Glen Park's proximity to Glen Canyon Park makes some of the best open space in the city available to neighborhood residents. The area's rich natural history includes one of the city's last free flowing creeks - Islais Creek. Opportunities to create additional public open space in downtown are also available.
Several unique open space opportunities exist that will be explored through the Plan.
Document Downloads
The Initiation Package provides the necessary documentation to initiate amendments to the General Plan, Planning Code and Zoning Map required to implement the Glen Park Community Plan. The Initiation Package contains case reports, supporting materials, draft resolutions and ordinances related to these initiation actions.
Executive Summary Materials
- I-1 Executive Summary Memo
- I-2 Zoning and Heights Maps For Reference
- I-3 Public Outreach and Engagement Summary
General Plan Amendments – M Case
- II-1 General Plan Amendments Case Report
- II-2 General Plan Amendments Initiation DRAFT Resolution
- II-3 General Plan Amendments DRAFT Ordinance
- II-4 Attachment: Amendments to General Plan
- II-5 Attachment: Glen Park Community Plan
- II-6 Attachment: Implementation Program
Planning Code Amendments - T Case
- III-1 Planning Code Amendments Case Report
- III-2 Planning Code Amendments Initiation DRAFT Resolution
- III-3 Planning Code Amendments DRAFT Ordinance
Zoning Map Amendments – Z Case
- IV-1 Zoning Map Amendments Case Report
- IV-2 Zoning Map Amendments DRAFT Resolution
- IV-3 Zoning Map Amendments DRAFT Ordinance
This updated version of the 2011 Draft Glen Park Community Plan reflects our discussions with the community over the last few months. The Plan includes additional information on neighborhood history and the planning process. Take a look! Revised summaries of the zoning and height proposals for the Plan Area can also be found below.
Since 2002, the Planning Department has worked with residents, merchants and public agencies to develop a community vision for Glen Park. We are now entering the public hearing phase of the project. Over the next few months the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors will be considering approval of the Plan. Upcoming hearing dates are listed in the "Upcoming Events" section of this page.
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Handout 7 MB
Historic Survey FAQ 1 MB
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Presentation 8 MB
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Draft Plan Comments & Zoning
Meeting Presentation 10.5 MB
Summary of Public Comments on the Draft Plan
Draft Zoning Table 2 MB
|Public Meeting
Working Draft Plan Release
Meeting Presentation 7.5 MB
September 2010 Update 1.5 MB
|Community Meeting
On-Street Parking
Meeting Presentation - PDF 2.5 MB
|Community Meeting
Transportation & Transit Improvements
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Plan Overview Map - PDF
Informational Posters - PDF 6 MB
2003 Draft Glen Park Community Plan - PDF 6 MB
Environmental Review Initial Study - PDF 4.5 MB
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JAMES CITY (County) — School Board Chairman D. Stephen Elliott welcomed a county decision to give the schools another $100,000 next year, saying Tuesday the gesture could help "rebuild our relationship" with county supervisors critical of the school system.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed Monday night to restore $100,000 to the school board's budget request after cutting back on park improvements. The new school funding still leaves the school board short $197,000 from its requested county contribution.