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Deep state agents within the Department of Health and Human Services, the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development have paid over $115 million to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) nonprofit that is fighting President Donald J. Trump's America-first ban on immigration from countries with huge populations seeking to do citizens harm.
The International Rescue Committee led by former U.K. Labour politician David Miliband has come under fire since the organization's Tuesday release on World Refugee Day of an anti-sovereignty self-promotional video calling for greater Muslim immigration to Western countries. Google and YouTube, led by former Obama campaign adviser Eric Schmidt, are boosting IRC's video, which touts radical communist activists with The Young Turks Democrat activist firm—co-hosted by Armenian genocide denialist Cenk Uygur.
A review of government subsidies to IRC since the beginning of the Trump administration reveals that the federal government has paid the anti-American organization $115.8 million.
In February, IRC spearheaded a campaign to shore up opposition to President Trump's executive order banning immigration from jihad- and terrorism-linked countries.
"Writing a letter is one of the best ways to let your representatives know where you stand," wrote IRC lackey Tara Todras-Whitehill, who also provided contact information for members of Congress to whip up opposition to a signature policy of the president Americans duly elected in November.
As of press time, in response to IRC's #MoreThanARefugee propaganda video, nearly three-quarters of YouTube reviewers—over 300,000 viewers—indicated their dislike of the video.
On Jan. 26, shortly after President Trump's inauguration, the massively taxpayer-enriched IRC published a hit piece calling for readers to "slam the door on hate" by opposing the patriotic executive order—additionally admonishing the president for supporting an immigration policy "favoring" the very "religious minorities" in the crosshairs of Islamist extremists for total genocide. IRC complained that the order would "slash refugee admissions by more than half."
Does IRC really care about victims of genocide or about keeping their multimillion-dollar government meal ticket running?
IRC's June 20 propaganda video features and exploits a woman, Catherine, from Sudan, who has now made her way into Uganda. President Trump's executive order highlights immigration to the U.S. from Sudan as a particular risk.
In March, with taxpayer money, IRC generated a propaganda video highlighting the supposed importance of letting in Syrians whose country is now variously ruled by ISIS terrorists who routinely murder European and American civilians.
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Please download ATF Cleaner to your desktop.
- Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
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- Click the Empty Selected button.
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- Click the Empty Selected button.
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- Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
- Click the Empty Selected button.
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For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at the bottom of each menu.
Hard-Drive Maintenance/Repair:
Note: for the CHKDSK portion you may refer to this tutorial of mine here and follow the instructions for Graphical Mode if you so wish.
- Click Start >> Run... then type in CMD and click on OK.
- At the Command Prompt C:\ > type the following:
- CD C:\ and hit the Enter/Return key.
- Now type in DEFRAG C: -F
- A Analysis report will be displayed and then Windows will start the Defragmention run automatically.
- This may take some time, when completed the Command Prompt C:\ > will appear.
- Now type in CHKDSK C: /R and hit the Enter/Return key.
- When prompted with:
CHKDSK cannot run because the volume is in use by another process
Would you like to schedule this volume to be checked next time the system
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- Type in EXIT and and hit the Enter/Return key.
- Now Reboot(Restart) your computer.
Note: Upon Reboot(Restart) the CHKDSK(check-disk) will start and carry out the repairs required.
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Note: Do not touch either the keyboard or Mouse, otherwise the Check-Disk will be canceled and you computer will continue to boot-up as normal.
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Odell Beckham Jr. Gets Two Wikipedia Update's (PIC)
It was bound to happen. The fallout from the New York Giants – Carolina Panthers game where Odell Beckham Jr and Josh Norman went at it constantly as well as the issues of bats on the field and gay slurs. Norman got fined, Odell got suspended.
Nothing is ever official until you receive that Wikipedia update, in this case, Odell Beckham Jr. got 2 update's:
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Many state laws regulating abortion are premised on the notion that having an abortion is a uniquely agonizing decision. Seventeen states require women to receive counseling beforehand, where they receive information on topics including fetal pain and the long-term mental health effects of abortion on women. More than half of all states mandate a waiting period between counseling and the procedure. And 10 require abortion providers to perform an ultrasound on every woman seeking an abortion and then offer her the chance to view the image.
The logic is obvious, if unstated: Women seeking abortions need extra time, extra information and extra guidance before they are allowed to make up their minds on a difficult quandary. As a conservative legal aid group defending Florida's 24-hour waiting period put it recently, "Including such a period of reflection before choosing a decision with serious long-term consequences is critically important." Even abortion rights groups like Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America often refer to abortion as "a difficult decision." Hillary Clinton has called it a "personal, difficult" choice.
A study published Thursday in the journal Conception, however, suggests that most women who seek abortions are really quite sure of themselves, thank you very much. Using an established scale devised to measure uncertainty around health care decisions, researchers from the University of California at San Francisco found that women seeking abortions are at least as confident as women making choices about breast cancer treatments, antidepressant use during pregnancy, and invasive prenatal testing. The new findings "directly challenge the narrative that decision-making on abortion is somehow exceptional," the study's lead author, epidemiologist Lauren Ralph, said. "And it calls into question whether women would universally benefit" from restrictions such as waiting periods and mandatory counseling services.
Ralph and her co-authors surveyed 500 women seeking abortions at four clinics in Utah, a state that mandates a 72-hour waiting period before the procedure. The women filled out a survey before they met with anyone at the clinic, with questions about things such as whether they feel pressured in their decision and whether they understand the benefits and risks of each option. The women were also asked about common myths about abortion, such as the notion that it causes breast cancer (it doesn't) or that childbirth is safer than abortion (it's not, and they're both very safe).
Ralph and her co-authors used a 16-point measure called the Decisional Conflict Scale, which is used widely by researchers and providers to assess attitudes toward decisions related to health care. The scale can be applied to any kind of patient facing just about any kind of medical procedure. It is designed to measure things such as a patient's uncertainty, her clarity about the benefits and risks that are important to her, and whether she has a support system and is well-informed about the procedure in question. Since the Decisional Conflict Scale is used to study a variety of decisions related to health care, the results could be directly compared with patients' certainty about other kinds of medical procedures.
Almost 90 percent of women agreed with the statement, "I feel sure about what to choose."
None of this means the decision to have an abortion is uncomplicated, of course. Slightly more than half of the women in Ralph's survey agreed that the decision was "easy"; less than 30 percent disagreed. (Previous research suggests that more than half of women who get an abortion report afterward that the decision was difficult.) But almost 90 percent of the women in the new study agreed with the statement, "I feel sure about what to choose."
It's not surprising that some women experience hesitation before an abortion or anguish afterward. For one, there's a vocal activist community backed by religious authorities insisting that abortion is murder. But aside from that, the question of whether or not to have a baby is the ultimate road not traveled. Of course women reflect on those choices and wonder what might have been. And many women who experience post-partum depression struggle with feelings of regret, too. What if I didn't have the baby? What if I did? Would things be easier then, or happier? The pain of these questions lies in their unknowability. But there's no reason that women need extra hand-holding from the government in order to work through these "personal, difficult" — or not-so-difficult — choices.


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When we first toyed with the idea of doing a FU adaption for Earthdawn almost two years back, we had no idea it would ever see publication. FASA was very supportive when we brought the topic up, and—with the help of many other great people—we were able to turn a flimsy 64-page booklet created for a local group of friends into a real game.
Earthdawn: The Age of Legend has started strong since its release last Friday, much stronger than we ever expected it to. The response received so far has been very positive, and we're stoked there are so many people picking it up and considering to play in this wonderful game setting. We are extremely thankful and happy for that!
There has, of course, been feedback that needs to be adressed. The largest issue is the PDF, which is putting a dent in most devices and not much fun to handle. The file was designed with having a beautiful print result in mind, and has not been optimized for fast reading, printing, or use on a tablet at the gaming table. The format and a ton of graphics naturally bloat it up. Optimizing that very file is a daunting task, and unlikely to help much. For that reason, our main task at the moment is to create a second PDF in a format better suited for easy reference on mobile devices, printing, and reading. This will take a few days to complete and be added to the product files on DriveThruRPG at no extra charge.
The second question comes from people who are new to the setting: "Is there enough background and setting material in the book to get a game going?" The answer is "Yes, but..."! The Earthdawn Primer in the book is very high level and aims to give you a good overview on the world. You get a rough rundown about what happened in the past, where you play (including a map), what the races are, what magic does, and so on.
It's about the same amount of information you'd find in one of Earthdawn's Player's Guides. Your stage (i.e. where you play, what kind of group you play, and so on) is designed as a collaborative effort, and gives additional ideas and bits of background. The individual characters are then designed to fit into that stage, right along with connections to various gamemaster characters. In our experience, this set-up session creates a wealth of ideas and material already.
All that said, there is enough info in the book to get a game going and running for a few sessions (or even longer, depending how much detail you want to explore in your games), even though there isn't any deeper information about the world and its history. You can't do too much wrong, but you'll eventually want to dig into additonal material from older sources. You can get pretty much all of the PDFs on DTRPG for small money, and some you get even for free (the How it Came to Pass chapter, for example, has been available as a freebie for ages).
Here are a few links to some essential books you might want if you have played a couple of games and need more detail in your world:


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Mr. Yano, one of our cleaner staff, is sometimes a magician, sometimes a repairman, sometimes a cook of Yakisoba.. and he's also famous to have an unimaginable idea, sometimes.
A couple of month ago, he confessed to me "Hey.. I want to make a notebook to know what foreigners think about Japanese culture.. "
It was a new idea for us to make a notebook! Just for it, not as a guest book !?
Then we made the notebook and left it in the lobby with a guest book, and wait (sometimes ask guests by ourselves.. )
We were surprised, we've got many responses, more than we thought, so please let me introduce some of them here.
In japan, we believed that rabbits made ricecakes on the moon when we were children,because parents taught us this.
How about in your country? Do you have any stories involving the moon?
"We've taught that the moon is made of cheese"-Texas, USA & New Zealand
"The moon has the face of a hairy man"-Melbourne, AUS
"We're taught that the man on the moon was responsible for all the things that happened around the house that no one who lived in the house was responsible for !" - Brisbane, AUS
"We have exactly the same story as Japanese" -Seoul, Korea
#2:Matsutake, mushrooms are one of the most expensive ingredients in Japan. Are they found in your country? Have you ever eaten them?
"They seems to be a German name for it called Kiefevpilz(pine-mushroom). The most expensive mushrooms are called "Steinpilz"." - Offenburg, Germany
"Yes ! Imported from Japan ! " - Vancouver, Canada
.. but there are just few guests who know about Matsutake.. I wonder why it became so expensive and popular in Japan?!
And, this is the last one, and the one which we had the most interesting responses.
It's said that there are many gods in a house to protect a house. For example, the god of entrances, the god of kitchens, the god of toilet.. What do you think about this??
"I think there can be a god anywhere you want one to be. The god of traffic lights is not a harry god."-Melbourne, AUS
"If there was a god in my toilet, it would be awesome because I would have some one to talk to during the long halls" - Melbourne, AUS
"If there is a god in the toilet, I wonder if it will protect me from poo??" - Perth, Australia
" I hope there is a god in the kitchen, because I need all the help I can get with my cooking :) "
- England
.. Some of them are not "we were told" anymore.. they're making new story now !
Anyway, how about you? Please let us know if you have some other stories :) ☆
What do you think about Japanese tradition and culture?
Mr. Yano, one of our cleaner staff, is sometimes a magician, sometimes a repairman, sometimes a cook of Yakisoba.. and he's also famous to have an unimaginable idea, sometimes.


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Trudging to the portage path, Pat's legs bowed beneath the weight of her Duluth pack. With one hand on the gunnel to keep their canoe from drifting away, Bob hoisted another pack onto a rock being doused by waves. Lifting the slender watercraft by the bow, through the wind he heard, "Bees! Bees!" Bob looked up to see his wife pinned underneath the pack, unable to move. She had slipped, brushing a beehive. Bob bounded up the hill and hauled her to safety. The honeymooners kissed as they watched the canoe gliding in a gentle arc away from the shore.
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He allows His creation, out of His Gentleness and Kindness, to make use of each other.
He grants blessings and magnanimous gifts.
He is All-Kind and All-Gentle towards His slaves… "Allah is Subtle with His servants" (Ash-Shûra: 19).
He grants them what is beneficial for them in their religion and lives, and withholds from them what is harmful for their religion and lives.
No vision can perceive Him, but He perceives all vision.. "Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives (all) vision; and He is the Subtle, the Acquainted" (Al-An"âm: 103).
He knows the hidden and records the minutest of deeds. Nothing can escape Him, neither in the night nor in the day. He knows His slaves" affairs, both those that are large and those that are small, and is kind to them.
He is gentle to His slaves when He ordains any matter, and helps them when He decrees something. He opens the doors of relief for them when they are passing through hardships, and makes things easy when matters are difficult.


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Latitude: 51.0921 / 51°5'31"N
Longitude: -0.1193 / 0°7'9"W
OS Eastings: 531800
OS Northings: 134215
OS Grid: TQ318342
Mapcode National: GBR KM6.DN4
Mapcode Global: FRA B6M7.KBD
Entry Name: Worth Abbey
Listing Date: 11 May 1983
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1025530
English Heritage Legacy ID: 302883
Location: Turners Hill, Mid Sussex, West Sussex, RH10
County: West Sussex
District: Mid Sussex
Civil Parish: Turners Hill
Traditional County: Sussex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Sussex
Church of England Parish: Worth St Nicholas
Church of England Diocese: Chichester
Worth Abbey
Roman Catholic School, the east front of the north-west wing, which was
originally the stables, has the date 1865 on it. But the main portion of the
north wing was built by George Smith between 1869 and 1872 and was one of the
last works of Anthony Salvin. Tudor style. Three storeys. Ashlar. Modern
tiled roof. Casement windows with stone mullions and transoms. the main portion
has 9 windows. Non-central tower of an extra storey and projecting porch beyond
this with octagonal buttresses at the angles surmounted by figures of griffins.
Projection of one window-bay at north end with gable over containing a cartouche.
To the south of the tower the ground and first floors project and have windows
with trefoil-headed lights on the ground floor and an arcaded loggia at the north
end of the first floor. To the north is a service wing of 8 windows and 8 gables.
The rain-water heads are dated 1921, and the 2 northernmost window-bays were
probably added at that date.
The south-west wing was added in 1883 and has that date on it and the initials
"R.W." Two storeys. Its north front has 6 windows. Irregular projections of a
chimney breast, low circular tower and ground floor portion at east end. The
south front has 10 windows. Parapet. Gable at east end. Two projections, one
splayed, one rectangular. The hall at the west end is of one storey and projects
with a large bay and windows of 3 tiers of lights. This hall contains panelling
and a large tiered Elizabethan-style chimney-piece.
To the north-east of the south front is an L addition by Sir Aston Webb of 1897.
Two storeys and attic. Five windows. Three dormers. Two bays of 2 tiers of
5 lights with trefoil heads. Projection at east end flanked by octagonal buttresses
with copper ogee-domes and gablet between. At the back this wing is faced with
imitation timbering. This wing also has good internal features including a
stucco frieze by Walter Crane of the history of transport.
Further east is a single-storeyed section, originally an orangery or conservatory.
Seven round-headed windows flanked by half-columns with parapet over. Modern
additions behind the south-east wing.
Listing NGR: TQ3184534467
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Among super PAC spending, more than half has come from American Crossroads, a pro-Republican group founded with the help of former George W. Bush administration adviser Karl Rove.
Donations to the group include $400,000 from American Financial Group, a publicly held company, which could make the contribution because of the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That ruling lifted restrictions on corporate spending in elections.
In two days last week, American Crossroads' super PAC reported spending $2.8 million on ads attacking Democratic candidates, including Rep. Joe Sestak (Pa.), Jack Conway (Ky.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.). "Harry Reid," one ad intones, "extremely out of touch with Nevada."
The super PAC is just one part of the American Crossroads operation, which also includes a nonprofit advocacy arm called American Crossroads GPS that does not have to disclose its donors under U.S tax laws. Overall, American Crossroads says it has raised about $32 million, divided evenly between its super PAC and nonprofit arms.
"There are some donors who are interested in anonymity when it comes to advocating for specific issues," spokesman Jonathan Collegio said.
Indeed, donor disclosure is the main reason that some trade groups, unions and other organizations might limit their use of super PACs, experts said.
New 'Super Pacs' bringing millions into campaigns
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WASHINGTON -- The Restore Our Future PAC, formed earlier this year with the express purpose of helping former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney get elected president, reported raising $12.2 million from just 90 donors during the first half of the year, according to a disclosure report filed Sunday with the Federal Election Committee (FEC). Romney's campaign will get a big boost in the Republican primary from the outside political committee, which is able to raise unlimited money from individuals and corporations.
The committee's big-money fundraising efforts reveal the strong financial support that Romney has received from Wall Street and from Mormon businessmen. The PAC's success also shows the rapidly changing nature of the country's campaign finance system after the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.
That decision opened the door for corporations to contribute directly and without limit to certain political committees, such as Restore Our Future. The FEC does not require a contributing business to disclose the name of its owner.
The four biggest contributions to Restore Our Future came in at $1 million each. Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson, who made billions betting against the U.S. housing market, gave $1 million
The other three major contributions came from little-known businesses with hardly any identifying information.
Those business contributions reveal a new twist in the breakdown of transparency around campaign contributions.
A search of Utah state business records revealed that two of the companies, Eli Publishing LLC and F8 LLC, are affiliated with Steven Lund and Blake Roney, founders of the Provo, Utah-based anti-aging product company Nu Skin Enterprises and both Romney supporters. Eli Publishing is registered to Lund and F8 is registered to Jeremy Blickenstaff, a lawyer affiliated with Nu Skin, according to business filings. The Lund family foundation and the Roney family foundation are each also located at the same address as Eli Publishing and F8, respectively. Both Lund and Roney are affiliated with the Mormon church and have contributed to Mormon causes, including a "PBS Frontline" episode on Mormons.
A search for the third business, New York City-based W Spann LLC, turned up no filings in New York State's business records. The company does, however, list an address with ties to two of Romney's biggest supporters. The address, 590 Madison Ave, is a skyscraper that boasts as tenants Bain Capital, the investment fund that Romney used to run, and Randy Levine, the president of the New York Yankees, a lawyer at Akin Gump Strauss & Co. and a top fundraiser for the Romney campaign.
Mitt Romney Super PAC Raises $12 Million From Wealthy Donors
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Americans for Rick Perry, a so-called Super PAC that is permitted to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money in support of a Rick Perry presidential bid but is unaffiliated with the candidate and is legally barred from coordinating its activities with his campaign, raised $193,000 in the last 10 days of June, according to a July 29 filing with the Federal Election Commission.
The largest donor during that period was Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons, who contributed $100,000. (Disclosure: Mr. Simmons is a major donor to The Texas Tribune.) Houston-based Dealer Computer Services gave $50,000, while Cypress-based Withers Energy Group gave $25,000. Other donors listed were Wareing and Company of Houston, which contributed $10,000, and three individuals with Houston addresses: Johnny Baker, president of John H. Baker Interests, $5,000; James H. Greer, director/president of James H. Greer Interests Inc., $2,000; and John S. Arnoldy, manager at D-Cok LP, $1,000.
Through the end of June, according to the filing, the PAC had only spent $17,243.28, leaving it with $175,756.72 cash on hand.
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The real starting gun of the 2012 presidential race may be sounding Monday, and it's coming in the form of massive attack ad campaign aimed squarely at President Obama's economic record.
Crossroads GPS, anonymous-money collecting arm of the Citzens United-inspired political machine founded by Karl Rove and other Republican heavyweights, is going live with a $20 million television ad campaign targeting the president 497 days before voters head to the polls in November 2012.
The ads will start appearing on Monday, and will run on national cable as well as broadcast covering key swing states, including Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, and Virginia.
The opening round buy is $5 million, enough to keep the ad on the air for two weeks.
Crossroads GPS says the ad is the opening salvo in a "new $20 million issue advocacy initiative over the next two months to frame the national debate on jobs, the economy and the national debt in anticipation of congressional action on these issues."
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Toomey is a real asshat.
I'll be working to get him replaced by Sestak
former Vice Admiral Sestak.
Joe Sestak attended Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield,PA, where his mother worked as a math teacher. Sestak was deeply inspired by his father. He recalls the time Joseph Sr. spent five hours fixing the family car in the freezing cold of a Philadelphia winter:
"I remember going to the window and watching him. And the admiration that I hadjust that strong determination of his. Never give in."
Following in his father's footsteps, Sestak enlisted in the U.S. Naval Academy immediately after graduating high school. In 1974, Sestak graduated second in his class of over 900 midshipmen, with a Bachelor of Science degree in American political systems. Between tours at sea, Sestak earned a Master of Public Administration and a Ph.D. in political economy and government from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1980 and 1984, respectively.
Sestak is pro-choice, holding a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America and a 0% rating from the National Right to Life Committee. NARAL endorsed Sestak in the 2010 Democratic primary over Specter because of Sestak's opposition to a ban on partial birth abortion. In 2009, Sestak's invitation to speak to students at the Catholic Malvern Preparatory School was rescinded after the school received criticism from Catholic parents and alumni.
Sestak supports requiring Congress to offset the cost of all new spending. The Congressman also supports expanding middle class tax cuts and letting the Bush tax cuts expire. He voted for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Stimulus) and the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008.
Sestak voted for the Improving Head Start Act and the College Cost Reduction and Access Act.
Sestak voted for the Waxman Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act (Cap and Trade) program. Joe Sestak has a 96% lifetime rating from League of Conservation Voters and a 100% rating from PennEnvironment. He was endorsed by the Sierra Club in his 2006 and 2008 Congressional election campaigns. He voted for the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 and the New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security and Consumer Protection Act. He was also an original co-sponsor of the Climate Stewardship Act (H.R. 620) and the Safe Climate Act.
Gun rights
Sestak supports gun control and has a 100% rating from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and an F rating from the National Rifle Association.
Sestak has called for the reinstatement of the federal ban on assault weapons.
Sestak credits his support for health care reform as to "pay back" the country that provided him and his family health care while he was in the Navy (the TRICARE program), especially for successfully treating his daughter's brain tumor. He supports state-provided preventive care and voted for the CHAMP Act. Sestak originally co-sponsored the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiations Act, the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act and co-sponsored H.R. 3800, which establishes a public-private Partnership for Health Care Improvement. He also announced the Pediatric Cancer Caucus, which he will co-chair. He is also a member of the Autism Caucus, Diabetes Caucus, 21st Century Health Care Caucus, Congressional Mental Health Caucus, Nursing Caucus, and Cystic Fibrosis Caucus.
Sestak is an original co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act and supports the original version that includes card check. He created the Labor Advisory Committee to address the challenges facing working families in his district.
Medical marijuana
Sestak voted to allow states to regulate medical marijuana by voting for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008, which would have barred the Department of Justice from preventing the implementation of state laws regarding the distribution, possession, and cultivation of medical marijuana. The bill was defeated 165262.
As a candidate, Sestak campaigned to end the war in Iraq. Once in office in 2007, he supported Congressional efforts to re-deploy forces but ultimately voted for the no-strings-attached war supplemental that the House constructed after President Bush's veto, a bill that many critics of the Bush administration have called a "blank check" for the continuation of administration policies in the Middle East.
Sestak supported the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, which critics contend continues the Bush administration's policy of warrantless wiretapping and provides retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies who participated in the National Security Agency's "terrorist surveillance program."
Sestak supported the deployment of additional troops to Afghanistan in late 2009, and military actions such as drone strikes in northwest Pakistan. He supports the gradual drawdown of troops from Iraq.
Sestak was an opponent of "don't ask, don't tell", the policy that excludes gay and lesbian people from serving openly in the military, saying that the policy means "we're absolutely not adhering to the ideals of our nation". Sestak was instrumental in bringing to light a two-year pattern of abuse, including anti-gay hazing, that took place within a Military Working Dog unit stationed in Bahrain, sparking an investigation that turned up nearly 100 instances of abuse.
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On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Emmanuel Lecharny <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm a bit deeper into the DN/RDN problem. Now, the issue I have is that I > don't know how we should handle shuch case : > - an AT like "cn: \ user" having an escaped space at the beginning. > - an entry which DN is "cn=\ user,ou=system" > > The check is done internally comparing the RDN ("cn=\ user") and the > Attribute value. Sadly, when we parse the DN, we remove the '\' (as it's not > significant), keeping the leading space. But then, we normalize the RDN > applying the CN normalizer to it, which removes the leading space. Here we should not compare the RDN and the attribute value. Instead the RDN's AVA value need to be used for comparison. The RDN AVA value should not contain the '\'. > At this point, we are in a dead end... Either we keep the '\' in the RDN, > but that would make the comparison complex, or we consider that escaped > spaces are just insignificant, but we breach the RFC. However, leading > spaces and trailing spaces are most certainly not useful, so breaking the > RFC would be acceptable, IMO. > > Do you have any better idea ? > > Note : there is no place in the RFC where we are told how to manage > attribute values with escaped chars... (still have to check though...) > > -- > Regards, > Cordialement, > Emmanuel Lécharny > www.iktek.com > >
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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Little Miss and I made two crafts! Hopefully they will give you ideas to do with your own little ones!
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Points are determined by the the number of thanks and medals you have received. 10 Thanks = 1 point, and you can check all of your medals & how many points they are worth in your profile page.
You can receive thanks for posting a thread in any of the Map-sharing subforums, or in the tutorials subforum. Ideally, if you like a map, you will press the "thanks" button located near the bottom right to show your appreciation.
Contests will be held on special occasions, and you will receive a medal worth a certain number of points for placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. If you work as a group, each member will receive a medal. Medals will usually be worth 1 to 3 points for weekly competitions.
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WeBIM, the former BIM(Building Information Model) Departmet of Construction B.U., Chien Kuo Group, was the first specific professional department set up by a construction company. Since Sep. 2010, we conducted BIM technology to projects during Construction phase and had very successful experiences. By utilizing BIM to solve issues at construction site, we had developed several techniques and patents to assist our clients with their projects. In academic, we cooperated with many top universities (NTU, NTUT) in Taiwan. In practice, we helped our clients built Wei Wu Ying Center for the Arts and Sinotech Consultants Inc. and learned precious experiences from them.
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After years of experiences of implementing BIM to construction projects, we have been approached many times by other participants in project life cycle to provide BIM services. Thus, we decided to spin off from parent company and established a new firm named "WeBIM Services". Our initial intention is to use BIM as main concept to set up total solution management platform to help our clients to enhance procedure efficiency and their brand value.
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John Constantine's ancestor, the mysterious Johanna Constantine, is profiled in her own four-issue miniseries collected in a no-frills trade. Like John, Johanna has some skill in the dark arts, but that's about where the commonality ends. Johanna has her own issues as a woman who's lost her station in life and is barely surviving with a young companion under her wing. As fortune has it, the British government has suddenly found itself in need of Johanna's special talents. For the price of a mystical box, Johanna can have her title back.
Of course, things would be pretty boring if this were a level deal. The box is a powerful item, one that puts Johanna's magic and wits to the test. Not only are there other pursuers of the ancient artifact, but Johanna's own internal struggle against temptations to deal with.
Hellblazer fans are served well with this short tale. While it's not particularly deep, its gives some new background on Johanna Constantine and her young companion. Those who don't follow John Constantine's monthly adventures can easily follow this tale, but might find little of the context to make it worthwhile.
Though the story crafted features some clever maneuvering from Constantine, it's not as deep as most Hellblazer material. It's a little unsatisfying, despite the nice twist at the very end of the story.
More deserving of praise is Goran Sudzuka, who outshines his fill-in spots on Y: The Last Man with some great visuals. Goran is a natural for supernatural horror and the more ghoulish aspects make his human subjects look a bit more animated and vibrant than normal.
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WOODSTOCK >> Town Board members are looking into whether rentals of local homes through the Airbnb website are in violation of zoning laws.
At a board meeting Tuesday, town Supervisor Jeremy Wilber said complaints about the use of properties as party sites have been troubling.
"In many instances, people come to party and they make a lot of noise," he said. "They don't even realize they're upsetting neighbors."
He said renters are apparently attracted to remote locations, but don't realize that neighbors are within earshot.
"There is such a thing as a quiet celebration of nature," Wilber said. "You don't have to go out there and blast (music) to show your appreciation."
Deputy Supervisor Laura Ricci, who is also a town Planning Board member, said town codes do contain some references to short-term rentals under the hotel definition.
"The basic definition was something about 'transient residents' with a common entrance," she said. "A hotel definition would kind of fit an Airbnb."
Councilwoman Cathy Magarelli said there are also concerns about the use of houses for commercial lodging.
"Regular (bed and breakfast houses) have fire regulations that have to be looked at and approved, where the Airbnb's do not come under some of these regulations," she said. "The Building Department is looking into the Association of Towns for what their (recommended) regulations are for Airbnb's, if they have any."
Resident Laura Kaplan said her neighbors on Ohayo Mountain have created a problem by renting a house through Airbnb.
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Distance Learning Post Graduation Courses in India
Distance Learning Post Graduation Courses in India
India is a country in South Asia. Many institutes in India offer Distance learning Post Graduation (PG) course.
Some of the best institutes which offer Distance Learning Post Graduation Courses in India are given below:
Institute of Distance Education Jiwaji University, MP
Barkatullah University-Institute of Open and Distance Education, MP
North Orissa University, Baripada, Orissa
The Harihara Mardaraj Distance Education Center-Berhampur University
Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education-Utkal University, Orissa
Directorate of Distance Education (DEC), Sambalpur University, Orissa
Department of Distance Education, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar
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HBSE 12th Date Sheet
HBSE 12th Date Sheet
HBSE (Board of School Education Haryana) conducts various exams in every year. The Board published the Date Sheet of 12th examination 2010. HBSE students can see their 12th Date Sheet at the HBSE official website (www.bseh.gov.in).
Contact Details
Board of School Education Haryana
Hansi Road, Bhiwani – 127021
Ph: (91) 1664-244171 to 244176
EMail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.bseh.gov.in
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Border Security Force Wiki
Border Security Force Wiki
The Govt. Indian border patrol agency is The Border Security Force (BSF). BSF was founded on 1/12/1965, it is a component of the paramilitary forces (PMF) of the country and its main role is to defend India's foreign borders during peacetime and also prevent transnational crime. Shri K F Rustamji was the 1st chief and founder of BSF.
Role of the BSF on War Time:
Holding ground in less threatened sectors
Protection of vital installations
Assistance in control of refugees
Anti-infiltration duties in specified fields
Contact Details
Phone: 011-24362361, 24360922
Fax: 011-24361794
Website: www.bsf.nic.in
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BSNL Recruitment JTO
BSNL Recruitment JTO
BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.) will recruit about 3945 JTO (Junior Telecom Officers) by an open competitive examination to be contained in June 21 on All India basis, as per the details given below:-
Post Name: JTO (Telecom), 3545 posts
Post Name: JTO (Civil) 200 posts
Post Name: JTO (Electrical) 200 posts
Pay Scale: The post of J.T.O. is in the IDA pay-scale of Rs. 9850-250-14600.
Nationality: Only Indian citizens would be eligible to employ.
Qualifications: Applicant must possess as on 31/12/2010, Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Technology or equal Engineering degree in any of the following subjects from an accredited engineering college/university:
Telecommunication, Electronics, Radio, Computer, Electrical, Information Technology
Age: The Applier should not be more 30 years of age on the closing date for receipt of applications from examinees.
For more information transfer Brochure and Application Form – Recruitment of Junior Telecom Officers http://www.bsnl.co.in/Misc/jto2009.pdf
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Distance Learning IIM Calcutta
Distance Learning IIM Calcutta
IIM Calcutta (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta) started as the foremost national foundation for post-graduate learning in the year1961. It offers various courses by Distance Learning mode. IIM Calcutta is administered through the Indian Govt. Over the years it has played an important role in offering professional qualification to different aspirants by its PG Courses, Doctoral courses and executive training courses.
Management courses provided through IIM Calcutta:
EPBM: Executive Programme in Business Management
PDSS: Programme for Development of Strategic Skills (PDSS)
PDSE: Programme for Development of Successful Entrepreneurs (PDSE)
PLAM: Programme for Leading and Managing (PLAM)
Most of the courses are of 45 weeks duration and only enroll professionals with graduation degree from a recognized university along with securing 50% marks. The applicants must also have 1-5 years of relevant work experience in their respective fields.
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Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
West Bengal,
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.iimcal.ac.in
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Railway Recruitment Board Bhubaneswar Course Section Engineer Electrical
Railway Recruitment Board Bhubaneswar Course Section Engineer Electrical
Railway Recruitment Board Bhubaneswar (RRB Bhubaneswar) conducts various exams when it requires. Candidates contact to local book shops and RRB Bhubaneswar official website (www.rrbbbs.gov.in) for Railway Recruitment Board Bhubaneswar Course Section Engineer Electrical.
Contact Details
Assistant Secretary
Railway Recruitment Board,
D-79/80, Rail Vihar,
B.D.A. Rental Colony,
Phone: 0674-2303015
Fax: 0674-2300257
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.rrbbbs.gov.in
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Indraprastha University
Indraprastha University 2010
The Indraprastha University is also known as Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. It directs the B.Tech and M.Tech entrance tests all year for examinees who wish to take admission into the engineering programs provided through the university. The university usually directs the CET (Common Entrance Test) on May for examinees who wished to take admission into the B.Tech and M.Tech programs for the session 2010-2011.
Eligibility: Examinees who wish to appear for the Guru Gobind Sing Indraprastha University B. Tech/M. Tech Entrance test need to have attained a min. of 55% aggregate marks in the disciplines like Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in their 10+2 system examinations of CBSE or an equal board.
Prospective examinees must have passed in all these disciplines individually along with English. The age limit of examinees should not be more than 21 years as of 1/08/2010.
Admission Procedures: The application forms for the entrance tests would be availability at certain branches of the Punjab and Sind Bank on payment of Rs. 750. The filled up forms should be sent out to official address by speed post or through certified post.
Candidates are also permitted to refer their application forms on-line at www.ipu.admissionhelp.com.
Contact Details
Controller of Examination, Administrative Bloc,
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University,
Kashmere Gate,
Delhi 110006.
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Andhra Bank Recruitment Results
Andhra Bank Recruitment 2010 Results
Andhra Bank conducts various exams when it requires. The bank conducts Probationary Officers (PO) exam 2010. The Andhra Bank published the result of PO exam 2010. Candidates can see their results at the Andhra Bank official website (www.andhrabank.in).
Contact Details
Andhra Bank
Dr. Pattabhi Bhavan
5-9-11, Saifabad
Hyderabad-500 004
AP, India
Phone: 040 – 23210234
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.andhrabank.in
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DY Patil MBA College Pune
DY Patil MBA College Pune
DY Patil MBA College Pune also known as Padmashree Dr DY Patil Institute of Management Studies. It founded in the year of 2004. It offers Two Year Full Time MBA Course. MBA course Intake Capacity is 120. it located at Pune city in Maharastra state in India.
Eligibility: Graduate Degree in any subject with min. 50% Marks + All India Entrance Test
M.B.A. Core Program
M.B.A. in Retail Management
M.B.A. in International Business Management
M.B.A. in Pharmaceutical Industry Management
M.B.A. in Biotechnology Management
MBA in BPO/KPO Management
MBA in Health & Hospital Management
MBA in Bioinformatics Management
Selection Process: Based on Scores obtained at CAT/MAT/XAT/JMET/MH-CET and Group discussion and Personal Interview
Contact Details
Padmashree Dr DY Patil Institute of Management Studies
Sec 29, Behind Akurdi Railway Station,
Nigdi Pradhikaran,
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.dypims.com
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NIBM (National Institute of Business Management) offers MBA through distance learning programme as well as Executive MBA programme. The MBA programme duration is 2 years and executive MBA programme duration is 1 year. The institute provides dual specialization in MBA where examinees can select 2 electives for specialization in their final semester. In Executive MBA programme examinees have to select 1 elective.
Examinees having a graduate degree or equal can employ for both MBA and executive MBA Programmes. Those in their final year of graduation can also employ.
Specializations provided in fourth semester: Human Resource Management, Finance,
Logistics, Marketing, Operations, Materials, Sales, Advertising, CRM, Retail, International Trade
Contact Details
National Institute of Business Management
AG, Anandraj Villa, (BT)
7, Second Canal Cross Road
Gandhi Nagar
Adyar, Chennai – 600020
Tel – 044-24401521, 24402761, 24420159, 65553254, 65553054
Fax – 044-24422438
Website: www.nibmglobal.com
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Faculty Publications
Digital Asset Planning for Retirement -- A New Task for Financial Advisers
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Publication Date
Ever wonder what happens to your favorite boutique's online website when the owner retires, becomes incapacitated, or dies? Far too often, the answer is nothing. The site ceases to operate but remains a permanent fixture on the internet, a mere reminder of what was once your favorite shopping location. The website, software, consumer contacts, and other property of the online store could have represented substantial financial value as a digital asset. Instead, failure to plan for the disposition and management of these digital assets upon the owner's retirement, disability or death results in a serious loss of financial value.
Recommended Citation
Hopkins, Jamie Patrick, "Digital Asset Planning for Retirement -- A New Task for Financial Advisers" (2014). Faculty Publications. 70.


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Before they compete in the 2010 Pro Bowl Jan. 31, some of the NFL's biggest stars are coming together together as one team today to build a playground with KaBOOM! as part of the largest community program in the league's history. Following morning practices Pro Bowl players, coaches and Bank of America community volunteers will spend the afternoon working to improve the South Florida community as part of the first-ever "NFL PLAY 60 Community Blitz" in celebration of the Pro Bowl.
The playground build will take place at RISE Academy School of Science and Technology, a free public charter elementary school in Broward County. Players will be joined by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, as well as ESPN commentators Jon Gruden, Ron Jaworski and Mike Tirico and will work with KaBOOM!, RISE students, Bank of America associates and other community volunteers to construct a customized playground at the school, which is currently without a gym or play area.
Simultaneously, other players and Bank of America associates will be working on two other service projects in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. All the projects are each designed to help local children stay healthy and active as part of NFL PLAY 60, the league's campaign to fight childhood obesity. Bank of America also will donate $100,000 to PLAY 60 non-profit community partners as part of the program.
You can learn more information about the Blitz here and we'll be live-tweeting the event throughout the day. Then you can see all the great players who helped build the playground in action when the Pro Bowl is played on Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN!
UPDATE: Photos from the build are now available on the NFL website.
Sunday was a great day to relax and watch some football, with teams battling for the chance to play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 7. A round of congrats are in order for the Indianapolis Colts, who will try and win their second Super Bowl in the last four years after beating the New York Jets in a come-from-behind 30-17 victory yesterday! The Colts are great champions for the cause of play, having partnered with KaBOOM! to build playgrounds in each of the last two years.
Thanks to the generosity of the Colts, National Starch and Lucas Oil, the students at Eliza Blaker School 55 in Indianapolis now have a great, wonderful place to play. On Sept. 29, 255 volunteers took time out of their schedules to build a brand new playground that serves the 300+ children who attend the school. Several Colts players, including Hank Baskett, Kyle Devan, Jamie Silva, Jordan Senn, and Pierre Garcon were on hand to help build the playground. In 2008, the Colts and National Starch partnered with KaBOOM! to give the children at Daniel Webster Family Academy a great place to play (video here).
It was almost an "all-KaBOOM!" Super Bowl matchup this year as the Minnesota Vikings, who have built four playgrounds with KaBOOM! and The Toro Company, lost in overtime to the New Orleans Saints 31-28.
More fun will come this week as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and several NFL players will join hundreds of volunteers for a playground build on Thursday in South Florida in conjunction with the NFL PLAY 60 Community Blitz. Taking place prior to the Pro Bowl (Sunday, Jan. 31), the NFL PLAY 60 Community Blitz is the largest community program in the league's history. NFL PLAY 60 is designed to tackle childhood obesity through programming, grants and media time for public service announcements.
I think it goes without saying that no matter who your team is, NFL PLAY 60 is something we can all cheer for!
In honor of both the National Day of Service and Inspiration Monday, I have a very special story to share with you.
One of the things I like best about KaBOOM! is that no two playgrounds we build are the same. Every one is custom-designed by the kids and families who will use it, tailored to the needs of that specific community.
And for one particular playground build with SUPERVALU in Bakersfield, Calif. on Oct. 29, the community had very specific needs that needed to be met. This playground was built to serve an after-school program for children with autism. And, well, I'll let Ramona Puget, who runs the program, explain what a difference it made:
This playground has been a blessing for this program. Our students did not have an outdoor activity other than riding bikes to play on and dirt to kick a ball on. For autistic children this is not really motivating for them, nor do they have the coordination to do these activities real well. They need to be very active in running, and manipulating objects. With the sensory component of the bells, xylophone, drums, climbing structure and movement of the bus, it helps them to control those areas they have strong points in.
The children who would not play are PLAYING with others on the structure, and not just parallel play. The joy and excitement we see in their overall personalities is priceless. They are happy, elated with a sense of pride that this is their playground and they look forward to coming to "Fun School"! The other day it was a little windy, and started to drizzle, and the children were upset because they did not want to come in because they were having so much fun. So through the wind and drizzle we continued to play and had a day of unexpected play weather. Nothing can stop them from enjoying this playground, not even the elements.
Learn more about playspace needs for children with autism.
Do you have experience working with kids with autism? What would your dream playground for them look like?
Inspiration Monday is a regular KaBOOM! blog feature.
With the holiday season winding down and a new year fast approaching, we figured that the good cheer shouldn't have to dwindle! It's in this spirit that we give you the last Inspiration Monday of 2009. But don't worry! There are plenty of great stories to continue into 2010, and many more memories to be made!
There's something to be said about the physical transformation of a space that happens when a brand new playground is built. What one might not realize, however, is that when a community works together to accomplish this task, the greatest transformation tends to be something intangible: the changing of minds.
Such a change occurred in the city of La Habra, Calif. following its playground build at Corona Park on Aug. 15. It was here that 214 adult volunteers and 50 children (playing games and wielding paintbrushes for their own 1x1 murals) came together to turn an empty lot where gangs tended to congregate into a safe haven of community pride and fellowship. A week following the opening, one of the residents who was asked about how the playground looked stated that she hadn't been able to see the playground due to the number of kids enjoying it!
However, the lasting effect has been on the neighborhood as a whole. Followers have become leaders. There have been stories of neighbors putting aside their disputes and using the park as a place of gathering and camaraderie. In an area usually full of gang activity, there hasn't been a single instance of vandalism on the site and, in fact, it seems to be protected from such occurrences as a safe place for the children. Gangs have dissipated because parents are actually sitting outside with their kids. There's always someone to watch over the playground and keep it clean and neat, and the park has even become the host to numerous activities including monthly community meetings (with higher attendance than ever)!
"Inspiration Monday" is a new, regular KaBOOM! blog feature.
KaBOOM! Chief Financial Officer Gerry Megas was honored by the Washington Business Journal as the region's Non-Profit CFO of the Year on Wednesday evening.
Selected over stiff competition, Gerry's contributions have led KaBOOM! to a more secure financial situation and increased its operating reserve by bringing in his experience from the for-profit sector as a CPA and CFO for U.S. Foodservice.
Joining KaBOOM! in 2006, Gerry initiated a number of changes in accounting, budgeting and financial controls to ensure the stability of the organization, helping to almost double its contribution to net assets from $907,000 in 2007 to $1.5 million in 2008. In 2007, Gerry established a financial plan that increased the KaBOOM! organizational operating reserve from a capacity of two months to nine months by the end of 2008.
Congrats Gerry!
NBC's "Parks & Recreation" is a comedy starring Amy Poehler (from "Saturday Night Live") as Leslie Knope, a parks and recreation official who wants to build a new playground.
Of course, we've always known that if Leslie would just check out KaBOOM!, we could help her get that playground built. Turns out that producers at "Parks and Recreation" had the same idea, and decided to feature KaBOOM! on the show.
On this episode, which aired Oct. 22, 2009, Leslie and her team visited the nearby city of Eagleton and the KaBOOM! build taking place there. At first, Leslie is skeptical that a playground can actually be built in one day, but as she witnesses the transformation, she catches the KaBOOM! spirit and becomes even more determined to get her playground built. "Parks & Recreation" featured KaBOOM! in the episode as part of NBC's participation in the Entertainment Industry Foundations (EIF) drive to feature volunteering across all networks called "iParticipate."
Thanks to NBC and the producers of "Parks & Recreation" for inviting us to be a part of the fun. We hope you enjoy the episode, and we hope that you take a moment to check out the many ways you can get involved.
UPDATE: Read what our CEO has to say about the episode in the Huffington Post.
As mentioned in a previous post, KaBOOM! will be featured on Thursday's episode of NBC's "Parks and Recreation." You can help us spread the word! If you've got a blog, write a post about it in advance of the episode (feel free to use the text from our previous blog post), and if you're on Twitter, here are some sample tweets you can send:
Yay for play! Amy Poehler gets inspired by @kaboomplay on Thu.'s ep of "Parks and Recreation" – watch it! #playoutdoors
I'm going to watch @kaboomplay on #parksandrec Thursday on NBC - 8:30 PM EST/PST (7:30 PM CST)! Join me!
Did you know @kaboomplay will be featured on NBC's "Parks and Recreation" as part of the "I Participate" campaign? Check it out Thu. nite!
You can also spread the word on Facebook with your status message. How about something like this?
Did you know KaBOOM! will be featured on NBC's "Parks and Recreation" as part of the "I Participate" campaign? Check it out Thursday nite! http://bit.ly/3C0lk0
If you have a watch party, take some photos and email them to us - we may post them on the site!
Also, if you're on Twitter, we'll be live-tweeting the episode on Thursday. Be sure to check it out!
I've been itching to tell you about this, and finally the cat's out of the bag. Coming this October, as part of the Entertainment Industry Foundation's volunteer week (which is part of the I Participate campaign), KaBOOM! will be featured on the NBC show Parks and Recreation, starring Amy Poehler!
KaBOOM! will fit into the ongoing storyline of the quest to turn an abandoned construction pit into a community park. Here's a bit more detail from a recent article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy:
The show's producer called KaBOOM!, and the charity's founder, Darell Hammond, and other staff members have helped the show develop the episode, including sending two project managers to work with set designers to build a playground.
[Alison] Risso, [KaBOOM! director of communications,] says the portrayal of a KaBOOM! project manager in the script — which the charity reviewed for accuracy — is a tad, shall we say, exaggerated. But, she says, "it's good fun. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we do take building playgrounds seriously. If the show can help raise the importance of play, we're all for it."
I'm really excited to see the finished product. We'll post more detail as we get closer to the airdate, so stay tuned!
KaBOOM! playground builds in the news!
Everybody loves Reverend Run, especially when he's building playgrounds! He and his wife Justine Simmons, along with KOOL-AID, helped build a great new place to play in Phoenix last week, and this blogger loved every minute of it! In the photo to the right, they're doing arts and crafts with the kids at the build.
Cruising over to the middle of the United States, our recent build with Mutual of Omaha got some nice press coverage in the Omaha World-Herald on Thursday and Friday. It was also featured on their local NBC affiliate, WOWT. It sounds like a really fun playground, too: "The new playground includes a large playscape, new tetherball poles, a sandbox and benches," says one of the World-Herald articles. "Sand and gravel pits have been replaced with grass and mulch, and volunteers installed benches for an outdoor classroom." We'll be posting photos soon, so you can see for yourself!
Meanwhile, way over in New Jersey..."Even with the rain, everybody came out excited, dedicated and ready to work," said Monique Reddick, social services coordinator for the Volunteers of America Delaware Valley's transitional housing complex, about the recent playground build in Camden.
And zooming back to Idaho..."The Kroegers gave this park to promote the growth and development of the community. Ninety years later, we're promoting the growth and development of kids," Boise resident Kathleen Fahey told the Idaho Statesman A great new playground was built in Boise on Saturday with help from Albertsons and KaBOOM!.
Thanks for the shout-outs!
Thanks to AARP and Seattle Stay at Home Moms Examiner for some nice shout-outs about volunteering and Play Days, respectively!
Go Play!: Non-Profit Organization KaBOOM! Announces List of 93 "Playful City USA" Communities
Communities Across the Country Make Play a Priority Despite Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Parents have less disposable income for children's play-related activities because of the economy and funding for Parks and Recreation departments nationwide continues to dwindle during a time when 82 percent of parents believe kids don't spend enough time playing outside.
Despite these challenges, 93 communities across the nation have taken innovative approaches to make play a priority to ensure their children have the time and space they need to play. To honor cities and towns making this commitment to play, KaBOOM!, a national non-profit dedicated to bringing play back into children's lives, named them Playful City USA communities.
In the third year of this annual program, 32 of 93 Playful City USA communities were repeat honorees from 2008, while 22 cities were cited for the third consecutive year. Thirty-nine new communities have joined others in making a commitment to children, including Honolulu, Indianapolis and San Antonio. These 93 communities created and implemented programs to positively impact childhood wellness, public safety and the quality of life.
Each of the 2009 Playful City USA communities demonstrated creative commitments to the cause of play in the areas of quantity, quality and access. Quality relates to the number of usable, open playspaces. Quality involves subjective factors that encourage repeated use and make playspaces engaging, exciting, interesting and fun. Access entails the ability to get to a playspace (roads, trails) and a lack of barriers to the playspace (cost, safety, traffic, locked gates, equity).
Playful City USA celebrates and highlights these unique initiatives developed by communities across the country. A primary goal of Playful City USA is to encourage cities and towns to share creative ideas, concepts and programs in an effort to increase play opportunities for children. City initiatives include:
Dothan, Ala. (pop. 65,447)
After incorporating the KaBOOM! community build model for the construction of a playground, the City decided to use this method exclusively for any future playgrounds built in Dothan. The community build model offers a great opportunity to involve neighborhoods, while saving significant costs on construction.
Indianapolis, Ind. (pop. 795,458)
The Indianapolis Parks and Recreation department is conducting a study that would involve converting abandoned housing and vacant lots and turning them into urban mini parks. This project will require that city department resources are combined to increase green spaces and remove abandoned housing, identify clusters of abandoned houses and vacant lots, identify potential mini park spaces, and host public meetings that would solicit the surrounding neighborhoods' advice on the usage of these spaces.
Las Cruces, N.M. (pop. 86,268)
Las Cruces Public Schools launched a free program called Recess Before Lunch in 2007 to examine what benefits could result. After implementing the program, moving recess before lunch led to a significant improvement in healthy eating habits for the students, a reduction in food waste, and better focus in the classroom after lunch.
San Francisco, Calif. (pop. 808,976)
The San Francisco Neighborhood Parks Council (SFNPC) developed a Playground Report Card which analyzes and rates playspaces in San Francisco. The Report Card gave letter grades to all the playgrounds, with the San Francisco Parks and Recreation department and SFNPC then taking action by bringing all the failing parks up to standard.
Ankeny, Iowa (pop. 42,000)
As part of the Ankeny Comprehensive plan, the highest priority of Ankeny residents was to build a trail system within the community that connects to a regional trail system. The Ankeny to Woodward Trail Steering Committee secured a $1.75 million Vision Iowa grant to develop the 20 miles of trail and construct one of the world's tallest and longest trail bridges with the project scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2009.
New York, N.Y. (pop. 8,310,212)
The New York City Parks and Recreation Department will break ground and revamp 221 playgrounds that require improvement throughout the City, while also targeting underdeveloped destination parks for each borough in 2009. This City is also working toward the creation of a public plaza in every community in partnership with non-profit groups, particularly in neighborhoods that lack open space.
The KaBOOM! vision is a great place to play within walking distance of every child. Playful City USA communities create best practices, like the ones above, to reach a similar goal. They serve as role models for other communities and prove that enhancing children's well-being by increasing the opportunity for play is an attainable goal for every community.
"Our country is facing two monumental deficits: a lack of unstructured play among children and a lack of resources to address this very issue," said Darell Hammond, KaBOOM! CEO and Co-founder. "These 93 communities took a stand and determined that the future of their community—their children—deserve a commitment to the cause of play. This is an investment in the future, not an expenditure and cities and towns across the country can replicate initiatives from these Playful City USA communities so that they too can bring play back into the lives of their children."
2009 Playful City USA Communities
Allentown, Pa.
*Ankeny, Iowa
Annapolis, Md.
#Arlington, Texas
*Atlanta, Ga.
Auburn, Wash.
Baldwin Park, Calif.
Bismarck, N.D.
#Bloomington, Ind.
#Brentwood, Calif.
Casa Grande, Ariz.
#Cerritos, Calif.
*Chandler, Ariz.
Columbia, Ill.
Columbus, Ohio
Commerce City, Colo.
#Coolidge, Ariz.
Coral Gables, Fla.
Corpus Christi, Texas
*Creedmoor, N.C.
#Danville, Va.
Delray Beach, Fla.
#DeRidder, La.
*Dothan, Ala.
Durham, N.C.
#Encinitas, Calif.
Euless, Texas
Evans, Colo.
#Findlay, Ohio
Fishers, Ind.
*Gilbert, Ariz.
#Grand Prairie, Texas
#Green River, Wyo.
*Greenbelt, Md.
Greensboro, N.C.
Greenville, N.C.
Hamilton, N.J.
#Henderson, Nevada
#Hernando, Miss.
Hilo, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
#Huntsville, Ala.
Indianapolis, Ind.
*Kenner, La.
*Kerman, Calif.
Killeen, Texas
#La Mesa, Calif.
*Lake Charles, La.
*Lake Worth, Fla.
#Landfall, Minn.
Laramie, Wyo.
Las Cruces, N.M.
#Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.
Laurel, Md.
*Longview, Wash.
#Mercer Island, Wash.
Mesa, Ariz.
Miami Lakes, Fla.
Missoula, Mont.
#Murray, Ky.
#Nampa, Idaho
*New Lenox, Ill.
New Port Richey, Fla.
*New Roads, La.
#New York City, N.Y.
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
*Norfolk, Va.
#Northglenn, Colo.
#Orlando, Fla.
#Palm Bay, Fla.
#Parkland, Fla.
*Phoenix, Ariz.
*Portsmouth, Ohio
Richmond, Ind.
#Riverside, Calif.
#Safety Harbor, Fla.
#St. Petersburg, Fla.
San Antonio, Texas
San Bernardino, Calif.
*San Francisco, Calif.
Sanford, N.C.
*Shirley, Mass.
*Spartanburg, S.C.
#Springdale, Ark.
Takoma Park, Md.
Tempe, Ariz.
Thornton, Colo.
*Tucson, Ariz.
#West Palm Beach, Fla.
Wichita, Kan.
#York, Pa.
#Yorkville, Ill.
*Yuma, Ariz.
* Three-time honoree
# Two-time honoree
2009 Playful City USA Communities by State:
12: Florida
9: Arizona, California
6: Texas
5: North Carolina
4: Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland
3: Illinois, Ohio, Washington
2: Alabama, Hawaii, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wyoming
1: Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina
Applications for 2010 Playful City USA recognition will be available beginning in the fall of 2009.
The KaBOOM! National Campaign for Play, including the Playful City USA program, is made possible via the support of the Omidyar Network.
About KaBOOM!:
KaBOOM! is a national non-profit organization that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. Since 1995, KaBOOM! has used its innovative community-build model to bring together business and community interests to construct more than 1,600 new playgrounds, skateparks, sports fields and ice rinks across North America. KaBOOM! also offers a variety of resources, including an online community, free online trainings, grants, publications and the KaBOOM! National Campaign for Play, which includes Playful City USA and Playmakers – a national network of individual advocates for play. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., KaBOOM! also has offices in Chicago and San Mateo, Calif. For more information, visit www.kaboom.org.