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So-called "Ag-Gag" laws refer to the various forms of legislation passed or proposed in some states (rejected in others), which essentially make it a crime to photograph or videotape any activity on a farm or agricultural operation without the owner's consent. The laws generally apply regardless of what misconduct may be occurring, whether it be mistreating animals, endangering our food supply, or despoiling the environment. It's all off-limits under these anti-whistleblower laws designed to ensure that what happens at the factory farm, stays within the factory farm.
Proponents of the Ag-Gag legislation claim these laws protect farmers from activists and eco-terrorists. They also claim videos can be misleading and taken out of context, making commonly accepted farming practices appear gruesome and offensive. None of this really stands up against the many factory farm abuses that have been, and will continue to be (if permitted), caught on tape. If abusing animals and endangering our food supply really are "commonly accepted" in the industry, or even approaching the norm, all the more reason to quash these laws and bring these activists formally within the protections of the federal whistleblower fold.
The ultimate problem with these Ag-Gag laws is that they are grounded in the unsupportable notion that transparency is a bad thing. To be sure, we do not want to permit or encourage criminal trespass, defamation, invasions of privacy, or fraud and deceit of any kind. But that's not what Ag-Gag laws go after. There are other laws that guard against and punish this kind of mischief. Instead, Ag-Gag laws target whistleblowers plain and simple. They are singularly designed to silence this suspect class and maintain a dark shroud over an industry that is central to our health and wellbeing and ripe for exploitation and abuse. After all, we cannot rely on the animals to tell us when farmers behave badly. And until we can talk to the animals, a furtive photo or video is the best we can do to keep a check on the shadowy practices that so often infect agri-business today.
To learn more about Ag-Gag laws and how various states and courts have been dealing with them, click here. For a state-by-state survey of where these laws have been proposed, accepted, and rejected, see our interactive map immediately below.
- No AG Gag History
- Pending AG Gag Legislation
- AG Gag Legislation Proposed but Defeated or Abandoned
- Enacted AG Gag Legislation
- Enacted Ag-Gag Legislation Currently being Challenged in Court
- Enacted Ag-Gag Legislation Found to be Unconstitutional
S. 162 was introduced in 2013.
If enacted, the bill would have prohibited "agricultural facility fraud," defined as knowingly obtaining access to an agricultural facility by false pretenses, or making a knowingly false statement or representation as part of an application to be employed at an agricultural facility, with the intent to commit an act the person knows is not authorized by the facilities owner.
S. 162 was not enacted.
H.B. 683 was introduced in 2013.
If enacted, the bill would have criminalized "interference with agricultural operations," defined in part as: (1)recording images or sound at an agricultural operation without the owner's consent; (2) using the internet to upload, download, transfer or send image or sound recordings made at agricultural operations; (3) obtaining access to an agricultural operation under false pretenses; and (4) applying for employment at an agricultural operation with the intent to create an image or sound recording at that operation, knowing at the time of application that making such recordings was prohibited.
H.B. 683 was not enacted.
New York
S. 5172 was introduced in 2011.
If enacted, the bill would have created the crime of "unlawful tampering with a farm animal," defined in part as "interference with a . . . farm through . . . unauthorized video, audio recording, or photography done without he farm owner's written consent."
S. 5172 lapsed in the Agricultural Committee in 2012.
New Mexico
S.B. 221 was introduced in 2015.
If enacted, the bill would have required the rapid reporting—within 24 hours— to law enforcement of any digital or video recording depicting injury to livestock
Approved by conservation Committee, February 24, 2015; Referred to Judiciary Committee; Action Postponed Indefinitely.
S.B. 221 lapsed in the Judiciary Committee at the end of the legislative session.
S.B. 552 was introduced in 2013.
If enacted, the bill would have criminalized (1) knowingly or intentionally making image or sound recordings at a livestock operation without the owner's consent; (2) obtaining access to a livestock operation under false pretenses; (3)applying for employment at a livestock operation with the intent to create audio or visual recordings at that operation without the owner's consent.
S.B. 552 was not enacted.
New Hampshire
H.B. 110 was introduced in 2013.
If enacted, the bill would have required any person who recorded any activity constituting cruelty to livestock to report the cruelty and submit any photographs or video recordings to law enforcement within 24 hours of the recording's creation.
H.B. 110 was rejected in September 2014.
L.B. 915 was introduced in January 2012.
If enacted, this bill would have created the offense of "obtaining employment at an animal facility with intent to disrupt operations," which was not further defined. The bill would also have required reporting of cruelty to livestock within 12 hours to "the entity or entities that investigate such reports," along with all original photo, audio, and/or video evidence and any copies.
The bill was indefinitely postponed in April 2012.
H.F. 1369 / S.F. 1118 was introduced in 2011.
If enacted, the bill would have criminalized "animal facility interference," defined as willful: (1) production of an image or sound recording at an animal facility; (2)possession or distribution of such image or sound records; or (3) entry or refusal to exit an animal facility that is not open to the public after receiving notice the facility is nonpublic.
The bills were not enacted.
S.B. 373 was introduced in 2013.
If enacted the bill would have criminalized knowingly or intentionally entering agricultural or industrial operations and creating photos or videos of the property, structures, or operations being conducted without the written consent of the owner.
S.B. 373 was not enacted.
H.B. 5143 was introduced in 2012.
If enacted, the bill would have criminalized the creation or possession of a visual or sound recording made at an animal facility without the owner's consent.
H.B. 5143 was tabled in March 2012.
S.B. 1532 was introduced in 2013.
If enacted, the bill would have provided that if any law enforcement officer, animal control officer, the Department, or an approved humane investigator determined that a complaint made against a person or entity was knowingly false, not made in good faith, and made with the intent to harass the person or entity, the Department may waive any confidentiality of the complainant and may refer the matter to the State's Attorney for consideration of criminal charges against the complainant.
S. B. 1532 was not enacted.
H.B. 222 was introduced in January 2014.
If enacted, the bill would have made it a class B misdemeanor to (1) obtain access to an agricultural operation through misrepresentation or fraud by applying for employment while knowing that the operation prohibits video, and while employed, to record images or sounds at that operation; or (2) to knowingly or intentionally record image or sounds at an agricultural operation while under the guise or pretense of being a customer, patron or consumer.
H.B. 222 was not enacted.
S.B. 1246 was introduced in 2011.
If enacted, the bill would have made it a first degree misdemeanor to enter a farm operation and produce photographic, audio, or video records of that operation without the written consent of the owner or his/her authorized representative
S.B. 1246 was not enacted.
S.B. 15-042 was introduced in January 2015.
If enacted, the bill would have made it a class 3 misdemeanor to fail to report incidents of "abandonment, mistreatment, or neglect of an animal . . . within 48 hours after witnessing or obtaining knowledge of each incident."
S.B.15-042 lapsed at the end of the legislative session.
A.B. 343 was introduced in 2013.
If enacted, the bill would have required anyone, other than a journalist, who knowingly documented evidence of farm animal cruelty by film, photograph, images, print, recordings, or videotapes to provide a copy of such documentation to local law enforcement or an animal control officer within 120 hours of its creation.
A.B. 343 was not enacted.
H.B. 1665 was introduced in February 2017.
This law makes it illegal to, among other things, prohibits individuals, including employees, from knowingly gaining access to nonpublic areas of agricultural production operations and other commercial properties, and (1) capturing or removing data, paper, records, or other documents and using such data, paper, records, or documents to damage the employer; (2) recording images or sound and using a recording to damage the employer; (3) placing an unattended camera or electronic surveillance device on the property to record images or data for an unlawful purpose.
The law provides owners of agricultural production operations and other commercial properties a civil cause of action through which they may sue whistleblowers for thousands of dollars in damages.
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed the law on March 23, 2017.
H.B. 2429 was introduced in January 2015.
If enacted, the bill would have required the Department of Agriculture to be notified "of any investigation" of alleged animal cruelty, and would have granted the Department the right to participate in the investigation.
H.B. 2429 lapsed at the end of the legislative session.
SB 6551 was introduced in January 2016.
If enacted, the bill would prohibit the Department of Ecology from investigating a "suspected discharge from agricultural activity" based on information from an anonymous third party. Additionally, if the Department of Ecology issues a notice of violation related to "discharges from agricultural activity" based on information provided by a third party, the Department must reveal the name of the third party to the person receiving the notice of violation.
HB 1104 was introduced in January 2015.
If enacted, the bill would criminalize "interference with agricultural production."
"Interference with agricultural production" would include: (1) a non-employee entering an agricultural facility by misrepresentation; (2) obtaining records of an agricultural facility by misrepresentation or trespass; (3) obtaining employment with an agricultural facility by misrepresentation with the intent to cause economic or physical injury to the facility's operations, property, or goodwill, including business interests or customers; (4) entering a non-public agricultural facility, and without authorization, recording the facility's operations; or (5) intentionally causing economic or physical injury to the agricultural facility's operations, property, personnel, or goodwill, including business interests or customers.
"Interference" would be punishable as a gross misdemeanor by up to 364 days in jail and a $5,000 fine. Additionally, if the person caused economic or physical injury as a result of the "interference," the court would be empowered to impose a fine of up to double the amount of the victim's losses.
S.B. 1248 / H.B. 1191 was introduced in 2013.
If enacted, the bill would have amended TCA Titles 39 and 44 to require any person who recorded cruelty to livestock to submit any unedited photographs or video recordings to law enforcement authorities within 24 hours of the photograph's or recording's creation.
The bills were vetoed by Tennessee's Governor in May 2013.
H.B. 1838/S.B. 1691 was introduced in January 2016.
If enacted, the bill would have created a private right of action against "[a]ny person who intentionally access a nonpublic area of another's premises and engages in an act that exceeds that person's authority to enter those areas."
The law would have made it illegal for an employee to: (1) enter the nonpublic area of an employer's premises for a reason other than a bona fide intent of seeking or holding employment, and thereafter, capturing or removing data or documents, or recording images or sound; or (2) place an unattended surveillance device on the employer's premises and use the camera to record images or data. "Nonpublic areas" were defined as those not accessible to the general public.
H.B. 1838/S.B. 1691 were not enacted.
Criminalizes "trespassing to unlawfully collect resource data" and "unlawful collection of resource data."
This law makes it illegal for a person to "trespass to unlawfully collect resource data." The crime of trespassing to unlawfully collect resource data includes: (1) entering onto another's private open land without authorization; with (2) the purpose of collecting resource data. "Resource data" is data relating to land or land use, including but not limited to data regarding agriculture, minerals, geology, history, cultural artifacts, archeology, air, water, soil, conservation, habitat, vegetation, or animal species."
This law also makes it illegal to "unlawfully collect" such "resource data." A person "unlawfully collects resource data" when he/she enters onto private open land and collects resource data without an ownership interest in the land or authorization to enter the land. Resource data collected in violation of this law must be expunged from the records of any government entity in possession of it, may not be considered in determining any government agency action, and is inadmissible in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding, except in a prosecution for violation of this law. Violations are punishable by imprisonment for up to one year, and/or a fine of up to $1,000($5,000 for repeat offenders).
This law went into effect on March 5, 2015. In December 2015, a federal judge permitted a lawsuit challenging the law's constitutionality to proceed.
Criminalizes "interference" with an agricultural operation.
This law makes it illegal to: (1) without consent, knowingly or intentionally record images or sounds from an agricultural operation by leaving a recording device on the premises; (2) obtain access to an agricultural operation under false pretenses; (3) apply for employment at an agricultural operation with the intent to record at the facility, with knowledge at the time of accepting employment that the owner prohibits the employee from recording at the facility, and while employed or present at the facility, recording images or sound at the operation; or (4) without consent, knowingly or intentionally recording images or sound from an agricultural facility while committing criminal trespass. Violation of this law may result in Class A or B misdemeanor charges.
This law was signed by Utah's Governor on March 20, 2012, and became effective on May 8, 2012. On July 22, 2013, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, alleging the law infringes on free speech and violates equal protection. In July 2017, Judge Robert J. Shelby ruled that Utah's law was unconstitutional and in violation of the First Amendment. The state of Utah waived its right to appeal Judge Shelby's decision.
North Dakota
Criminalizes use of video or audio recording equipment in an animal facility without the owner's consent.
This law makes it illegal to "enter an animal facility and use or attempt to use a camera, video recorder, or any other video or audio recording equipment." Violation of this subsection of the law is a class B misdemeanor. Additionally, a person damaged by violation of this law may bring an action in court against the violator to recover an amount equal to three times all actual and consequential damages as well as attorneys' fees.
This law was signed on April 8, 1991.
North Carolina
S.B. 648 was introduced in 2013.
If enacted, the bill would have criminalized "employment fraud," defined in part as willfully misrepresenting or failing to disclose that the purpose of gaining access to an employer's facilities included an intent to create or produce image or sound recordings from within the facilities. The bill would also have required that any recordings made be submitted to local law enforcement within 24 hours of their creation.
S.B. 648 was not enacted.
S.B. 285 was introduced in February 2015.
If enacted, the bill would have transformed "a person who knowingly fails to report evidence of cruelty to animals at an animal facility within 24 hours" into a person who "commits the offense of cruelty to animals." The bill would also have criminalized entering an animal facility without consent and with intent to commit an "unlawful act," including the creation of audio or visual records made with the intent to commit criminal defamation.
Violators of the statue would have faced the possibility of fines up to $1,000 or imprisonment of up to one year for a first offense.
S.B. 285 was tabled in the Agriculture Committee on March 26, 2015.
Criminalizes trespassing on an animal facility to take pictures or video.
This law makes it a crime to enter a non-public animal facility, without the effective consent of the owner, and, with the intent to damage the enterprise conducted at the animal facility, to take pictures by photograph, video camera, or any other means. Violation of the law can result in misdemeanor charges.
This law was enacted in 1990.
Criminalizes failure to submit recordings of animal abuse to law enforcement within 24 hours.
This law makes it illegal for any "farm animal professional" who makes a digital recording of what he/she believes to be farm animal abuse or neglect, to fail to provide that recording to law enforcement within 24 hours of the recording. Violation of this law may result in misdemeanor charges.
This law was signed by Missouri's Governor on July 9, 2012, and became effective on August 28, 2012.
Criminalizes "prohibited acts" against animal research and production facilities.
This law makes it illegal to, among other things, obtain access to an animal facility by false pretenses for the purpose of performing acts not authorized by the facility. Violators of this law may be ordered to pay restitution of reasonable costs to the owner or operator of the animal facility, as well as punitive damages, court costs, and attorneys' fees.
The law was first enacted in 1992.
Criminalizes "agricultural production facility fraud."
This law makes it a crime to commit "agricultural production facility fraud." The crime of "agricultural production facility fraud" includes: (1) obtaining access to an agricultural facility by false pretenses; and (2) making a false statement as part of an employment application or agreement, if the statement is made with the intent to commit an act not authorized by the owner of the agricultural production facility. Violations of the law can result in serious or aggravated misdemeanor charges.
This law was signed on March 2, 2012 and went into effect on July 1, 2012.
Criminalizes "interfering" with an agricultural production facility.
This law makes it a crime to "interfere" with an "agricultural production facility." The crime of "interference" includes: (1) entering an agricultural production facility by misrepresentation or trespass; (2) obtaining records under false pretense; and/or (3) seeking employment with the intent to cause economic injury to the facility's operations. "Interference" is punishable by up to a year in prison and/or a fine up to $5,000.
This law went into effect on Feb. 28, 2014. The Animal Legal Defense Fund and others filed a lawsuit on March 17, 2014 alleging the law violates the First Amendment. On August 3, 2015, Judge B. Lynn Winmill, U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, ruled that Idaho's law was unconstitutional and in violation of the First Amendment. Judge Winmill's decision is currently on appeal before the 9th Circuit.
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Undercover Footage Reveals The Dark Side Of America's "Most Trusted" Egg
June 28, 2016
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Jack Wagons or Whistleblowers? Utah Ag-Gag Challenge Escalates in Cross-Motions for Summary Judgement
June 17, 2016
Dead and dying hens packed tight into wire battery cages; sick and injured dairy cows dragged and prodded into the food supply by forklift; sows fed a mash of ground up piglets killed by a highly contagious intestinal disease: industrial animal agriculture should be ashamed of itself. Make no mistake—it is.
Some Progress for Piggies
November 13, 2015
Earlier this week, news hit that animal welfare group Compassion Over Killing had released a video — obtained by an undercover employee — of unspeakable abuse at Quality Pork Processors ("QPP"), a pork "processing" facility and supplier to Hormel Foods.
Moving Beyond The "Ag" In "Ag-Gag" — The Next Wave Of Anti-Whistleblower Legislation?
August 11, 2015
Under the mighty Ag-Gag umbrella, what goes on inside the factory farm stays in the factory farm. No matter the abuse or misconduct. There has been success in some states in shutting down this anti-whistleblower charge. In fact, just this week a federal judge struck down Idaho's Ag-Gag law as unconstitutional under the free speech and equal protection clauses.
Will Idaho Be the End of Ag-Gag?
August 6, 2015
Animal rights activists don't get many legal wins, but this is a big one. On Tuesday in a 28-page, carefully reasoned opinion that pulled no punches, Chief Judge for the District of Idaho Lynn Winmill found Idaho's "Ag-Gag" law unconstitutional under both the Free Speech and Equal Protection clauses. This was the law specifically aimed at criminalizing whistleblowers trying to expose animal abuse and mistreatment at factory farms and other Big-Ag operations in Idaho. States with similar legislation should take notice. A similar type of legal challenge is likely just around the corner.
The Beginning of the End for Ag-Gag Laws?
September 11, 2014
In an eagerly awaited decision out of federal court in Idaho last week, Chief Judge B. Lynn Winmill has dealt a mighty blow to proponents of the so-called "Ag-Gag" laws several states have passed in recent years to ensure what goes on in factory farms, stays in factory farms. At issue in this case is the constitutionality of the Idaho statute and whether — in criminalizing undercover investigations and videos at these facilities — it violates the Free Speech and Equal Protection Clauses and is preempted by federal whistleblower laws. Judge Winmill did not rule on these ultimate issues. He did, however, squarely deny the State's motion to dismiss the lawsuit, raising serious questions as to the ultimate viability of these anti-whistleblower laws.
Ag-Gag Laws Seek to Place Factory Farms Off-Limits to Whistleblowers
March 10, 2013
It really has become the age of the whistleblower. Perhaps it was the 9/11 wakeup call that we live in a more dangerous world. Maybe we no longer trust the government to look out for us the way we think it should. Or maybe it is simply about corporate plunder and the ever-widening gulf between the haves and have-nots. Whatever it is, a new mindset pervades — where getting involved is the right thing to do; where if you see something you are supposed to say something. And with this new outlook has come some significant additional prodding from a host of newly energized laws that for virtually every industry sweeten the pot considerably for those willing to stand up and be heard.


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Manx bird competition notes 103 species despite storms
Bird watchers on the Isle of Man recorded sightings of more than 100 species during a week-long competition run by Manx BirdLife.
In total 103 different types of bird were spotted despite the stormy conditions and strong winds.
Spokesman Mark Fitzpatrick said it was a good result but the weather had made things much harder this year.
Last year 110 separate species were recorded during the charity's annual week-long competition.
Since it was first held in 2010, 118 separate bird species have been recorded, with 92 reported in all three years.
The bird conservation charity invented the competition to encourage people to celebrate the island's rich bird life.

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Every year the airport sponsors this program, and I learned it's a national thing. It's called the Young Eagles, and you can go up in planes across the US and have it recorded in your flying log book. It's really cool, and I figured it was a fun thing to do on a Saturday while A was away at a track meet. N was up for it, and it also meant we could have lunch at Five Guys.
The day started out nicely, with good weather. I woke up early in the AM and made the falafel mix for the market. Then N and I headed over to the airport while R took A to her track meet in St. Johnsbury. There was a pretty good crowd out there, and we saw several people we knew. N went up in a small single engine prop plane, though he had a chance to go up in a helicopter but didn't want to wait around. I can relate.
They flew for quite awhile, and I lost track of which plane was his because there were so many taking off and landing. N said it was fun, but not as fun as flying with his uncle, the Amazing PR Man. Since the airport is over by the driving range, we'd brought along his clubs and hit a couple of buckets, as well. After that, we had cheeseburgers for lunch, then came home. N hung out and rode his bike while I cooked the falafels, which takes a few hours. When A and R got home, they were quite impressed with all that we'd done.
I can't say I blame them. Then again, it's just another day, right? Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to Biczzz for the pic.


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Battle of Beaumont-Hamel
On 1 July 1916, Allied forces launched a major offensive in France during the First World War. The opening of the Somme offensive turned into one of the deadliest days in the history of modern warfare.
On 1 July 1916, Allied forces launched a major offensive in France during the First World War. The opening of the Somme offensive turned into one of the deadliest days in the history of modern warfare. At the village of Beaumont-Hamel, the First Newfoundland Regiment suffered catastrophic losses. After a battle lasting only 30 minutes, less than 10 per cent of the regiment was able to answer roll call.
Birth of a Regiment
When Great Britain declared war on Germany in August, 1914, Newfoundland, then a British colony, had no army, not even an army militia. But when the call went out to aid the empire, hundreds of young men volunteered as soldiers, and the First Newfoundland Regiment was soon born. Uniforms were quickly assembled, and when they ran out of khaki, navy cloth was used to make puttees, or leggings, for the soldiers — who quickly became known as the Blue Puttees.
The first Newfoundland contingent of 537 soldiers and officers departed for Europe in October 1914, with more soldiers soon to follow.
Battle of the Somme
In the spring of 1916, after fighting in Gallipoli, Turkey, the First Newfoundland Regiment was transferred to the Western Front in France to prepare for the offensive in the Somme valley. The Newfoundlanders were ordered to attack German lines at the village of Beaumont-Hamel, as part of the initial phase of the Battle of the Somme.
The Germans were deeply entrenched at Beaumont-Hamel. In the days leading up to the "Big Push" on the opening of the offensive, Allied commanders repeatedly bombarded the German lines with artillery — attacks they hoped would severely damage enemy fortifications. But at 7 a.m., on 1 July 1916, when the first wave of Allied soldiers went over the top of their trenches and into no man's land, the Germans were ready and waiting, having largely survived the artillery bombardment.
The battlefield at Beaumont-Hamel soon became littered with hundreds of dead and dying Allied soldiers. Yet, the commanders decided to press on. At 9:15 a.m. the Newfoundlanders were ordered to attack from their trench behind the front line, nicknamed St. John's Road. Weighed down by backpacks weighing almost 30 kg, and having to move across open ground in full view of German machine guns and artillery, the soldiers of the First Newfoundland Regiment were slaughtered in an attack lasting less than 30 minutes.
Private Anthony Stacey, who witnessed the carnage from a forward trench, later described men being mown down in waves: "The enemy just set the sights of the machine guns on the gaps in the barbed wire and fired." Stacey wrote that he "could see no moving, but heaps of khaki slumped on the ground."
The losses were devastating. Of the 801 soldiers of the First Newfoundland Regiment only 68 were able to answer roll call following the battle. More than 700 were killed, wounded or missing in action. The dead included several sets of brothers.
The first reports to reach Newfoundland spoke of a glorious victory. But in the weeks to follow, families throughout the colony began to learn the terrible truth. Hundreds of young men had been wiped out.
British General Aylmer Hunter-Weston offered his condolences to Newfoundland: "There were no waverers, no stragglers, not a man looked back," he wrote. "It was a magnificent display of trained and disciplined valour, and its assault only failed of success because dead men can advance no further."
Despite its staggering losses, the First Newfoundland Regiment regrouped with fresh troops from home, and would go on to fight in several important battles of the war, at Guedecourt, Ypres, Arras, Courtrai and Cambrai.
In 1917, after the battles at Cambrai and Ypres, the British Crown awarded the regiment the designation of "Royal" — the only regiment to earn that honour during the First World War.
By the time the armistice was signed in 1918, 6,241 men had served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Of those, 1,304 — more than one in five — were killed. Hundreds more returned home severely injured. The loss of a generation of young men and leaders had a profound impact on Newfoundland's economic and cultural development.
Newfoundland did not forget the sacrifices of its young men at Beaumont-Hamel. The first Memorial Day was organized in St. John's on 1 July 1917. A year later, legislation officially established 1 July as Memorial Day, Newfoundland's official day of remembrance.
At Beaumont-Hamel, the battlefield is now a park. At its highest point a statue of a caribou, the official emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, looks out over the field where so many died. Their names fill three brass plaques at the base of the monument.
Suggested Reading
David MacFarlane, The Danger Tree: Memory, War, and the Search for a Family`s Past (1991).
Links to other sites
Where Newfoundland Remembers An article about commemorating the service and sacrifice of The Royal Newfoundland Regiment at the Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, located near Albert, France. From the Legion Magazine.
Beaumont-Hamel National Historic Site of CanadaAn overview of the heritage characteristics of the Beaumont-Hamel National Historic Site of Canada, located in northern France. From Canada's Historic Places.
The Royal Newfoundland RegimentEssential data about the Royal Newfoundland Regiment from the website for National Defence and the Canadian Forces.
The Royal Newfoundland RegimentThis site chronicles the heroic action of the Newfoundland Regiment on the battlefields in France during the First World War.
The Newfoundland Regiment and Great WarThis site chronicles the planning, execution, and aftermath of The Newfoundland Regiment's assault on Beaumont-Hamel on July 1, 1916, an important part of the opening day of the Battle of the Somme. From therooms.ca.
The Somme, 1916An account of the Somme offensive in the summer of 1916 from the Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage website.
The Opening Day, Battle of the Somme, 1916A detailed account of the deadly July 1, 1916 assault on German Forces at Beaumont-Hamel. From Veterans Affairs Canada.


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Unger Memorial Library is sponsoring the Plainview Page Turners reading group. The next meeting is at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Jan. 21 in the library meeting room to discuss "Defending Jacob" by William Landay. Copies of the book are available at the library's front desk. All are welcome.
Nomination applications are available for Plainview Chamber's Man and Woman of the Year. Former Plainview Men and Women of the Year make up the voting committee and the announcement will be at the annual Chamber Banquet on Thursday, Feb. 26. Deadline for completed nomination forms is Friday, Jan. 30. Nomination forms are available at 1906 W. Fifth or can be faxed or emailed. Call 296-7431 or email email@example.com
Just in time for your spring resolution of a healthy lifestyle, the local Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Family & Consumer Sciences agent is launching a new 12-week weight management program. Series kicks off Wednesday, Jan. 7. Weigh-in is at 11:45 a.m. and class starts at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays at Covenant Health Plainview, Conference Room B. Cost is $15, which includes all course materials. Sign up by noon Jan. 6, by contacting Deana Sageser at 806-291-5270 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
South Plains College Plainview Center's registration for spring semester continues through Jan. 12-15 (extended office hours). Classes start Jan. 20. Late registration is Jan. 20-21. General education/transfer courses are available. Technical programs include automotive tech, cosmetology, industrial manufacturing: alternative energy specialization, welding, and vocational nursing. For more info, contact 296-9611, ext. 4302 or 4304 or stop by 1920 W. 24th St.
South Plains College Plainview Workforce will be offering several courses for spring 2015, including CNA, Phlebotomy and EKG (special requirements and advanced registration procedures apply for most allied health courses), basic electricity and home wiring. Computer classes will be scheduled when five students register. For more information, come by the center at 1920 W 24th St. or call 296-9611 Ext. 4304 or 4320
The Iva Wheeler Circle of First United Methodist Church will be selling pecans from the 2014 crop. Available will be pecan halves or pieces in 16 oz. bags for $10 each. They may be purchased at the church office, 1001 W. Seventh St., from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The office is closed from noon- 1 p.m.
Alvin Petty will pick up garage sale-types of items, with proceeds going to the Ideal Village Chapel Scholarship Fund. Call 806-759-0735.
"Things I Have Saw and Did - 50 Years of Thinking Out Loud," a 442-page book of 250 stories and about 1,100 names by former Herald Editor Danny Andrews, is available by contacting email@example.com or calling 291-3603 or 729-7154. The price is $25, which includes postage, with proceeds benefiting the Wayland general scholarship fund. Checks may be made to Danny Andrews and sent to 1305 Itasca, Plainview, TX 79072. All purchasers are eligible for a drawing for a large Wayland blanket.
For Kids Sake classes for adults and Sandcastles for children ages 5-7 will be held from 8:15 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 10, Feb. 14, March 21 and April 11 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 710 Joliet. Cost is $40 (cash only) For Kids Sake and $10 cash per child ($20 for three or more children) for Sandcastles. There is no need to register. Call 995-2756 and ask for Vickie.
Free GED and ESL classes are held from 5-8 p.m. each Monday and Tuesday at Houston School. Contact 293-6010 for information.
The next meeting of the Literary Lunch Bunch will be at noon Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Van Howeling Room 104 on the Wayland campus. A light lunch will be provided. The books to be discussed include "Being Mortal" by Atul Gawande, "Jamaica Inn" by Daphne Du Maurier, "Violins of Hope" by James A. Grymes and "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr. Other books to be given thumbs up or thumbs down are "Killing Patton" by Bill O'Reilly, "Grey Mountain" by John Grisham and "41" by George W. Bush.
Any organization interested in having a program on Snack Pak 4 Kids in Plainview should contact Susan Hurt at 806-773-7550, Phyllis Wall at 806-296-6669 or send a message on the Snack Pak 4 Kids Plainview Facebook page.
Free GED classes are available for adults from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 1407 W. Fifth in the South Plains Community Action building. Everyone is welcome. Call Plainview Adult Learning Center, 296-5459, for more information.
Covenant Health Plainview hosts the cancer survivors prayer support group "We Fight To Live" from 7-8 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in Room B. The sessions will consist of a monthly topic and presenter, and a structured segment, allowing time for group sharing. The support group is open to those with a cancer diagnosis and anyone affected by their diagnosis. The group is led by Andrea Ingram and Nina Green, both cancer survivors, as well as Sherry Wall, hospital mission services. There is no charge for the group. For more information contact Andrea Ingram at 806-293-7614, Nina Green at 806-518-1629 or Sherry Wall at 806-291-3364.
Hosting a foreign exchange student with American Cultural Exchange Service could be a fun way to learn about other countries and cultures. Students speak English and have health insurance and personal spending money, and host families must provide a separate bed and in-house meals. Those interested should contact ACES local coordinator Kevin Foster in Amarillo at 806-352-4214, email email@example.com or visit www.exploretheworld.org.
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There are a few authors Moontrug keeps an eye on. Not in a creepy, stalky way – she doesn't follow them down streets in a swishy black cloak – more in a I MUST ABSOLUTELY, DEFINITELY BUY THEIR NEXT BOOK kind of way. And Emma Carroll is one of these authors. Moontrug loved her previous books, Frost Hollow Hall, The Girl Who Walked On Air and In Darkling Wood and was excited to see she has a shorter book, a novella, out in time for Christmas – cue The Snow Sister, illustrated by Julian de Narvaez.
Pearl was putting the finishing touches to a person made out of snow. And that person, with coal for eyes and a turnip for a nose, was now wearing Pearl's sister's best shawl. It's Christmas Eve, and Pearl Granger is making a snow sister. It won't bring her real sister back. But a snow sister is better than no sister. Then a mysterious letter arrives, with a surprise that will stir the heart of Pearl's family. Will Christmas ever be the same again?
Few authors write historical fiction as well as Carroll – there is something gloriously authentic about her dialogue and her settings are completely convincing. Within the first few pages of The Snow Sister, the reader is transported to a Victorian village bustling with carts and crowds, a fir tree decked with lights in the town square and stalls brimming with spiced cider and hot pies. But set against the smells, sights and colour of Christmas, Pearl's life seems very grey and lonely. Her family is struggling to scrape enough money together to survive and the grief of losing Pearl's sister has hit them all hard. But with the arrival of winter, everything changes.
Carroll captures the universal yearning for snow – the excitement of creating snowmen (or snow sisters), the possibility of mysterious letters and a world made new and good: 'the snow still made everything seem better, like a clean sheet over an old mattress.'
A strange letter gives Pearl hope that perhaps life will get better for her family but when the snow falls harder, her father doesn't return from Bath and Pearl gets caught stealing, things get even worse. On the run from the police, Pearl finds herself whisked into Mrs Lockwood's fancy home (Moontrug loved the humour on page 52). Pearl glimpses the luxury of wealth – cream-coloured stone, sugared plums and egg tarts – but Carroll weaves a much richer message into the story here. And in amongst the sumptuous puddings and shining carriages, Pearl watches the snow falling softly around her and she realises what actually matters at Christmas. The Snow Sister is a gorgeously evocative novella, boasting stunning illustrations from Julian de Naravaez and the warmth and wisdom of an Eva Ibbotson story.


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It's now moved to a back street of Covent Garden as the previous location will be under construction.
Artbox are still selling cute, cute things, but fee that they have limited items on display at the moment. It's a tiny bit more spacious than the previous store but hope they will add more items as I couldn't see all the stationery... I really wanted to buy some memo notes but had limited stuff at the time I went...
Fingers crossed for more items!
The following pic is of lots of old Chinese people who were about to eat outside in China Town to celebrate The Queen's 90th birthday... ^_^
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Fun Pet Costume Ideas for Halloween
I feel like each year I see many of the same costumes on pets and while I love them all (and think the hot dog suit will NEVER get old!), I wanted to try to find some more obscure costumes you may not think of right away. You can really tap into your creativity when you dress a pet up for Halloween, as evidenced by these fun costumes!
What do you think? Would you consider these costumes for your own pets? Do you think you have even better, more creative costume ideas? We'd love to hear about them! Post your idea here or show us a picture on our Facebook page!


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Indiana man jailed in Arizona, accused of abusing his 3 young grandsons on Grand Canyon hikes
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) ' Federal authorities have charged an Indiana man with child abuse, saying he forced his three young grandsons on brutal Grand Canyon hikes.
Authorities say Christopher A. Carlson, of Indianapolis, is accused of beating the boys, making them walk on ulcerated blisters, denying them food and water and forcing them to run up the trail under the intense sun.
A complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Flagstaff, Ariz., says rangers and passersby noted the abuse against the boys, ages 12, 9 and 8.
The Arizona Daily Sun (http://bit.ly/o6nxMQ) reports one of the hikes was 19 miles long last weekend when temperatures reached 108 degrees at Phantom Ranch along the Colorado River.
Carlson remains in the Coconino County Jail. It's unclear whether he has an attorney.


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This one is made by Vivien Sheriff, but she also has been seen in Philip Treacy designs as well. In fact, Treacy has said he will be designing hats for some of the royal wedding guests!
In the U.S., fascinator sales have gone up tremendously, and they've been popping up in weddings and at cocktail parties. I love this one:
I'm not sure if I could pull this look off, though. However, I would definitely wear this hate of Kate's:
It reminds me of Kentucky Derby! It would be beautiful paired with a cocktail dress. I have one that is similar, but in white, that I wore to a cocktail.
I'm planning on getting up at four a.m. to watch the Royal Wedding.. but we'll see if that actually happens! I think I'm most excited to see her wedding dress.
What do you guys think about The Fascinator? And does anyone have big plans for the Royal Wedding?
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Contact: Rick DelaHaya, Centenary News Services, 318.869.5073
College takes French to new level with Le Quartier Français
Find out more about Centenary's new Living Learning Communities.
Step through the doors of this residence hall and it is like walking through a portal to another country. All around you are signs in a different language. The television in the common area broadcasts news and movies in a language that is not native to most people on campus. And everywhere around you, students carry on conversations about everyday things that are common to all students...only in French.
Welcome to the Le Quartier Français, or the French Quarter, Centenary's first Living Learning Community.
Housed in the James Hall residence, it is the newest concept of education at Centenary College. It will be an area of campus where students will be totally immersed in the language and culture of a foreign language other than their native tongue.
"This is a very unique program and to our knowledge, the only one of its kind in the state of Louisiana," said Dr. Dana Kress, Professor of French. "We are folding in a lot of strengths at the College into the program to take a living experience and turn it into a learning experience."
The idea behind the Living Learning Community is to allow students who share academic interests, or an interest in a multi-cultural living experience to live together in a designated residence hall. Many of the living learning options allow students to attend classes with the same group of peers in their residence hall and continue what they learn in the classroom in a relaxed environment in a community setting.
See what the Shreveport TIMES is saying about Centenary's newest community.
Students with any major would live on the floor where signs would be written in French. The television would be from French speaking Canada and Africa. The radio also would have French music. The food would be French and the students would be required to communicate in French the entire time.
"The goal is simple," said Dr. Kress. "We will be able to increase oral proficiency in a fun atmosphere that will help develop the student's French language skills. This will be an extension of the classroom where learning and living become one."
The idea for the newest community, according to organizers, came from College President David Rowe who approached the faculty and staff members with the idea.
Centenary already had the resources in place including an exchange program with a university in France, a University Press where students translate and edit novels, plays and poetry from French Creole, as well as write for, Le Tintamarre, Centenary's French newspaper.
Centenary French majors also have the opportunity to spend a semester or year abroad at the Université catholique de Lille, in Lille, France. This complete immersion in the cultural and intellectual life of a major French university offers Centenary students a unique opportunity to perfect their French. When they return, the LLC is the perfect place to keep their language skills sharp.
Chelsea David, who will be the resident assistant for the floor, said that there is great deal of anticipation about the new opportunity at the College.
"One of the reasons I am excited is because this will be a great program to get out of your box or comfort zone," she said. "It might be a bit scary at first because we are going to require the students living here to speak as much French as much of the time as possible. It might be frustrating at first but it will get easier and become second nature to us."
Currently 15 students are scheduled to live on the French floor, including three international French students, which according to Dr. Kress will raise the level of French spoken.
"In class we learn the more formal language," he said. "With the international students also residing on the same floor, they will be able to teach the more conversational French that the young people want to learn."
Le Quartier Français is open to any student interested in French language and culture. Students would need to demonstrate language proficiency and completed French II or its equivalent to be eligible. Those chosen to participate will receive lab credit.
"The underpinning goal of this new residence community is to get students involved," said Dr. Kress. "It is going to flexible and demanding, but it is all about taking learning and applying it to some sort of tangible result that will help the student when they leave Centenary...whether that is in the professional world, graduate school or engaging in the global community."
About Centenary College of Louisiana
Centenary College is a private, four-year arts and sciences college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Centenary is one of 16 colleges and universities constituting the Associated Colleges of the South and has been recognized as "One of the Best 371 Colleges" by the Princeton Review and one of "America's Best Colleges" and one of "America's Best Private Colleges" by Forbes.com. In 2008 Centenary College celebrated 100 years in Shreveport and Bossier City.


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Getting a once-in-a-lifetime shot is every photographer's dream, but having those shots tainted by blur can be gut-wrenching.
While you might not be able to choose when these prize shots come your way, you can make sure you're ready for them with some choice equipment and a little technique.
Your photos will be so sharp you'll be able to slice tomatoes with them! Odd? Yes. Sharp? Awesome!
How to Become a Sharper Shooter
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Sharpness can make the difference between a photo heading to the trash and a photo heading to the photolab for an enlargement print. While blur can add a creative twist to some photographs, the majority of photos look better with clean, sharp edges.
From elegant macro photos to full-action jump shots, sharpness is the deciding factor in whether or not an exposure is a successful one.
Method 1 – The Old Three-Legged Standby
A good tripod might just be your most useful photo accessory. Three legs keep your camera expertly stable, making for perfectly sharp photos.
With so many tripod types and brands on the market though, it can be a little daunting to pick out the best one for you. When looking for a tripod, there are three things to consider:
1. Construction: Plastic isn't to fantastic when it comes to tripods. Metal is by far the most sturdy, but can be heavier to carry around. If you have to transport your tripod around a lot, consider investing in one made from carbon-fibre. Though generally more expensive than their metal counterparts, the carbon-fibre tripods are much lighter and just as sturdy.
2. Size: It's best to be conservative here, unless you want to own a multitude of tripods. If you're looking for one tripod to rule them all, find one that can support the weight of camera with its heaviest lens and a hot-shoe flash. This will keep you covered for any situation you might come across.
Method 2 – Learn a Little String Theory
If you forget your tripod at home, a bit of string and a pencil can be fashioned into something we call, "the Stringpod."
To make a stringpod, cut a length of string that reaches from your toes to your head. Then, tie one end of the string around a pencil or pen. Lastly, tie the other end of the string around your camera lens, close to the camera body.
To use the stringpod, stand on the pencil with both feet and pull the string taut (gently!). This will cut down on camera shake drastically, letting you come away with sharp photos in a pinch.
If you want to take the stringpod to the next level, buy a screw that fits the tripod mount on the bottom of your camera. These can be sold for a few cents at any hardware store. Then, tie the string to the screw instead of around the lens. This works great for compact cameras!
Method 3 – Brace for Exposure
Your heartbeat causes your body to move around a lot more than you might think. Try sitting perfectly still for a minute and you'll see what we mean.
While it keeps you alive, this movement can cause your arms to move around a lot, taking your camera along with it. This can lead to blurry photos. The best way to prevent this to to adopt a bracing stance.
With your feet shoulder-width apart, tuck your arms into your chest. This will cut down on shake dramatically. For extra stability, lean up against something solid, like a wall or a pillar.
Method 4 – Set Up for Success
You can increase your chances of getting your subject sharply in focus by using the right f-stop. The higher the f-stop number, the larger the focal distance.
This means there's a larger space in your exposure that will be in focus, giving you more room to find that sweet sharp spot.
Maxing out your f-stop for the available light will help you ensure you'll have a sharp photo. This means using the highest f-stop you can without your shutter speed getting slower than 1/60th of a second (if the shutter speed goes slower than that, you might get motion blur).
For some lenses, the sharpest f-stop is between f/8 and f/11. Each lens is different and has its own sweet spot, but for most lenses, this is the optimal range.
Method 5 – Save the Day With Unsharp Mask
Sometimes you get a photo that's almost perfect. It's just a little soft on the sharpness. This could be caused by a bit of camera shake or if the focus being slightly off.
Thankfully, Photoshop (or GIMP) can save the exposure using Unsharp Mask. Go Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask and take a look at the sliders that come up. Generally, "Threshold" should be left at 0, but the other two values can work together to create sharpness.
The "Amount" slider controls how much contrast is added to the edges in your image. This should be used sparingly though, as too much will make your photo look grainy.
The "Radius" slider controls how wide the size of the edges become. The higher the number, the larger the edges of the pixels. Too high a value here will create strange halos, so play with the slider.
Use the Preview check box to see how changing these values changes the sharpness of your photo. Unsharp Mask won't save photos that are moderately to severely blurry, but it can polish photos that are just a little too soft.
More Tips on Sharpness:
- Team your tripod up with a camera remote. This removes any camera-shake made by your hands!
- If you find yourself needing to move around a lot during a photo shoot, try a monopod. You'll still have to support it, but it'll cut down on camera shake.
- On long-exposures, try using the mirror lock-up feature (you'll find it in your custom settings). This flips the mirror inside your camera up before starting the exposure, reducing camera shake and increasing sharpness.
- The faster your shutter-speed, the more likely your photo is to be sharp. Fast shutters freeze motion!
- ISO speeds can affect the crispness of your photo, too. A higher ISO increases the amount of noise and graininess in an image, which leads to a less crisp exposure.
- For an alternative to the DIY Stringpod, try out our Pocket Pod!


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Cameroon confident DR Congo clash will go ahead
Cameroon are confident that their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in DR Congo will go ahead, despite an outbreak of Ebola in the country.
Volker Finke's men are due to take on DR Congo next Saturday as they bid to start their qualification campaign with a victory.
However, following the confirmation of cases of the deadly virus in the Central African nation, Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) president Joseph Owona has reportedly called for the fixture to be moved elsewhere.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has stated that no amendments to scheduled fixtures have been made, with Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia the only countries required to relocate their respective games because of the spread of the virus.
FECAFOOT has been in talks with CAF regarding the situation and are hopeful that it will soon be resolved.
A FECAFOOT statement read: "The Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) is fully aware of the eruption of few Ebola cases in some regions of DR Congo, as well the incidence it might have on the 2015 AFCON Morocco qualifier DR Congo vs. Cameroon scheduled for September 6 in Lubumbashi.
"On this subject, FECAFOOT have been engaged in extensive communication and discussions with all relevant authorities and parties, including the Confederation of African Football and the Cameroonian government.
"The health and safety of the national team remains our first priority.
"We are confident that the necessary measures will be taken to ensure that the mentioned match takes place in safe and sane environment, whether in DR Congo or not."


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I came across this stunning lady on my way to dinner with Ilona in Provincetown. Her look was perfect for a Summer evening on Cape Cod!
I came across this stunning lady on my way to dinner with Ilona in Provincetown. Her look was perfect for a Summer evening on Cape Cod!
YES! i love this style, reminds me of my stylish nana.
Isn't her outfit wonderful? I really love her headscarf and the lovely color combination.
So simple, but so amazing! I love your style.
The combo of the warm golden olive and the cold lavender blue is so amazing and very inspiring! She's got a cool style! 😉
I just know your blog, just wonderful, now have a new fan
Oooooh, I love how Ilona has wrapped her turban. Being an avid turban wearer myself, this is one of the ways I like to wear it, i.e wrap and twist and the front. Heart!
How wonderful to be able to actually "dress" out on the Cape…not like here in the Midwest where it's SCORCHING! Going outside is not very appealing let alone DOING so. This woman looks GORGEOUS…what an inspiration!
Beautiful smile and such a lovely elegant outfit.
I like that this woman is so tasteful and discreet, yet very expressive. Beautiful colors.
She's absolutely gorgeous.
I really love her headscarf and the lovely color combination.
Love this look on you!
Love this look on you!
Perfect – for any age!!
I really like these colors. The lavender-colored jacket, pants and scarf on her head matched perfectly. Beautiful and stylish in a relaxed manner.
What a wonderful woman. She glows.
WOW!She is so wonderful,isn't it?
Amazing look !!
Beautiful place! Amazing photos!
She's got it all working for her: head wrap, sunglasses, necklace, earrings, attitude! Terrific.
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So beautiful….love the beachy colors!
wow love your sunglasses! and amazing post 🙂
oh wow, so wonderful!!!! I hope I am gonna be a stylish lady like her one day!
Wow! She looks stunning and I also like the head scuff
That's it. I'm going to start wearing headwraps – up to now, I only did when wearing period costume (circa 16-17 c. Europe.)
To heck with fashion magazines – I'm following these ladies all the way.
these images are perfect
wow nice pose in this picture and dress also looking beautiful.
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She is STUNNING! I love the headwrap.
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Hello all,
I am going on a guild tour to explore more of what the community has to offer.
I have already spoken to several people already, but I am always open to see more guilds. Even if you are a guild that just started out, don't worry, I won't reject you
Thank you and have a good day,
So far I have gotten responses from
The Trend
Urban Madness.
AznRepublic Guru E X C A L I B U R
Tuesday 16/04/2013, 06:17
There aren't too many differences in guilds. Just message board activity and how mature the players are.
Also there are differences on how they rotate admins and how they operate their boards. Overall, visiting guilds really doesn't mean anything... Except it's a really old guild of yours, it really brings nostalgic moments. That's my opinion... and I visited at least 50 guilds at this point with numerous revisits.
J amox Titan Open Casket
Tuesday 16/04/2013, 08:06
chiefjewrow Senior Time Conquers All
Tuesday 16/04/2013, 14:00
TCA is open for vists
MrkingPin_MoB Divinity Masters of Battle
Tuesday 16/04/2013, 16:30
Check out MoB
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Tuesday 16/04/2013, 16:56
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Could anyone recommend a good international employment recruitment agency? I am a US citizen living in Johannesburg South Africa. My husband is South African but has a green card. He currently works for Barclays in an executive position. He is wanting more international work experience and we both feel the US would be a great experience. However we don't want to make the big move without a position lined. Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated


text: The privatization of the prison programs has been a huge business, and most American's are against incentivizing imprisonment by waiving big dollar signs around. There are stories of cheap labor from jailed inmates in many states. You can even just call up the Sheriff in some areas and say, "Hey, Bob, I need a work crew to clear my 10 acres today" or "Hey, Sheriff Bob, I need some catering at a party" and twenty guys from the jail will show up to work for peanuts! Now, let's look at the hypocrisy of not only that issue, but now add in illegal immigrants being used as cheap labor! The Federal government says" It's wrong to hire illegals and pay them less than minimum wage as it's inhumane and it's harming American's looking for opportunities to work!" Then, the same Federal government uses those illegals it rounds up as cheap labor under threat of punishment if they don't work in prison programs. You would be surprised what prisons make for us or services they provide. That telemarketer you are hearing from must might be calling you from jail!


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RANDOM checks are being introduced at several Scottish councils in the wake of the "ghost pupils" scandal, it emerged yesterday.
The head teachers of four Glasgow schools have been suspended after investigations into allegations that extra pupils had been added to their school rolls to secure extra funding. The disclosures have prompted other local authorities to take action.
Colin Dalrymple, the deputy director of education at Edinburgh city council, said the authority's schools would be asked to verify their rolls and random checks would be introduced. He said: "In the light of the situation in Glasgow it would be inappropriate for any authority to believe that their systems are infallible.
"We will be asking each of our schools to verify their school rolls and it is likely that we will instruct a process of random checks. We are confident that these checks will confirm that our head teachers have acted properly in reporting details of the school rolls but if there is evidence of any falsification then we will pursue each and every incidence with the rigour expected of a responsible local authority."
Fraser Sanderson, the director of education at Dumfries and Galloway, said he did not believe any false registers were being maintained in the area but random checks would be carried out when the new enrolments came in.
He said: "We have a record of enrolments in schools and therefore have a broad year-on-year check on overall numbers. Without wanting to appear complacent, we place trust in our head teachers. The maintaining of false registers would require a degree of collusion on the part of several parties - and we do not believe this is happening."


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GLENDORA, Calif. --A 13-year-old girl in Glendora is recovering after being attacked by a pit bull at her father's home.
The attack happened on the 900 block of East Myrtle Avenue at about 12:30 a.m.
The girl was with her 10-year-old and 1-year-old brothers.
Two pit bulls lived at the home.
Glendora Police say officers shot the dog that attacked the girl, but the dog still ran away. The dog was killed when another officer ran the animal over with his car, fearing it was a threat to others.
The girl is expected to be OK.
The second pit bull was taken away by Animal Services.


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MinnPost's education reporting is made possible by a grant from the Bush Foundation.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan lavishly praises Twin Cities cooperative efforts
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today lavished praise on several Twin Cities school districts, teachers unions and board members for the progressive nature of their relationships.
Their partnerships, he said, are producing the types of innovations he hopes to reward with two new grant competitions worth nearly $800 million.
"I just think you have not just collaboration for collaboration's sake, but tough-minded collaboration," he said in a Thursday interview with MinnPost. "The children in the cities there are very well served."
Duncan Wednesday met briefly with leaders from Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools at the second annual Labor-Management Collaboration Conference in Cincinnati. Brooklyn Center and Pine River-Backus schools also sent teams to the meeting, intended to create support for districts and unions that are working together to accelerate student achievement.
"What I heard consistently was a real sense of urgency and a willingness to challenge the status quo, to do things differently when necessary," said Duncan. "Complacency, a resistance to change, I didn't feel that at all, so that was a very positive sign."
He used the occasion, he said, to talk to Twin Cities leaders about the next round of the Department of Education's competitive Race to the Top (RTTT) grants. The $390 million will be awarded to individual districts where labor and management are partnering to deliver individualized learning strategies to reach every child. Districts can receive up to $25 million.
"We will invest only in districts where union and management and boards are working together in very, very creative ways to personalize, individualize learning," Duncan said. "I've said the idea of one teacher teaching 25 or 30 children all the same thing at the same time in the same way, that's a 19th-century model. We want to empower every teacher to get to every single child and figure out what their strengths and weaknesses are and help them."
The second of its kind, the conference drew three-member teams that included a representative from the unions, district administrations and boards of 100 districts in 40 states. St. Paul sent Superintendent Valeria Silva, teachers federation President Mary Cathryn Ricker and board Chair Jean O'Connell.
St. Paul is one of several Minnesota communities that have received national attention for innovative reforms produced by the kind of collaboration being discussed at the conference. Last year, at the inaugural conference in Denver, a team from St. Francis was held up as a model partnership.
Courtesy of Mary Cathryn Ricker
Minneapolis' delegation included Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Recording Secretary Jim Barnhill, Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson and board Chair Alberto Monserrate. Brooklyn Center Superintendent Keith Lester also headed a delegation, while Pine River-Backus sent union local President Dawn Bergerson, Superintendent Catherine Bettino and a board member.
Duncan also briefed the Twin Cities teams on a second set of grants, to be announced next week. Districts will be invited to compete for a slice of a $300 million Teacher Incentive Fund; the awards will fund something called the Respect Project.
"This is our effort to significantly elevate and strengthen the teaching profession," he said. "We want to fund districts that are thinking creatively about how to attract and retain great teachers, and how to compensate them.
"This is really tough work, and we want to fund places where adults are working together," Duncan added.
Like the other districts invited to participate, Wednesday's Minnesota delegations set up booths in the convention's great hall and spent several hours exchanging ideas about one another's efforts. "Picture a science fair for adults with collaboration, rather than baking soda/vinegar lava, as the experiment," said Ricker.
The "cross-pollination" was great, said Minneapolis' Barnhill, but even better is the opportunity to brainstorm with the MPS superintendent and board chair. "There's a freedom here for us to talk about very substantive things," he said. "When we're back in the district, that's much more difficult and complicated because we are having to pay attention to all of these different groups."
Minneapolis administrators, board members and union leaders are emerging from a bruising couple of years during which two rounds of contract talks threatened to deadlock, and critical headlines dogged players on all sides.
If there is tension surrounding the Cincinnati conference, however, it's of a different kind. Going into the gathering, there were fears among some attendees that Duncan, whose education reform policies have challenged traditional union members' protections, has not created a sustainable framework for nurturing collaboration.
Making the conference an annual event is terrific, Twin Cities educators have said privately, but the work unions and districts are being asked to do together — designing teacher and principal evaluation systems, finding ways to strengthen teacher training and peer review processes and professional development — are hugely complicated, full-time ventures.
"What's significant to me is that the teacher evaluation process is something the average person has no idea just how much collaboration has taken place and how deep it is," said Barnhill.
Just establishing the qualifications and level of rigor of the people who will be certified to observe teachers during the evaluation process is fraught, he said. "We want to ensure that the people who do it are all doing it in the same way so that we don't have wild variation in evaluations."
Districts that hope to win the funding, which will be sent to winners by the end of the year, will need to work fast, Duncan said. Applications will be available for RTTT at the end of next week and are due back in September. Respect Project applications will be released June 8 and also are due back in September.
He has high hopes for the proposals he expects Minnesota's districts to submit, Duncan said. "I have a 10-year-old and an 8-year-old in public school," Duncan said. "I am looking for what every parent is looking for."
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Why is Race to the Top a competition? I don't want my own kids "racing to the top" through standardized test scores. As a teacher, I think linking test scores to teacher evaluations is a bad idea. Why would I ever choose to teach in a high poverty school? Duncan does not inspire teachers, nor has he even tried to strengthen public education. He has never been a teacher himself, I hope he is replaced soon by someone who has a clue about education.
Bout time-Arne Duncan's lack of education credentials is obvious
Last time he was here he commented that Minnesota should work to be more like Louisiana. Really?
Does this guy get Minnesota Education at all?
Minnesota has been a creative leader in education for years.
When I taught in the public schools in the 1970's I worked with a Special Education Coordinator and a Clinical Speech Coordinator both shared by six school districts. They shared one office and one secretary and coordinated their respective services across the six districts working with administrators, teachers, specialists and the state to assure the best service to the children and to maintain funding. I'd call that real resource sharing. And did you notice the date? 1970's.
When the first state education payment shift happened a friend, who was a school board member in a rural district, arranged for three neighboring school districts to implement video conferencing so they could share language teachers: each district hired one teacher for a different language and they shared through the video so students had access to 3 foreign languages despite the money crunch. Innovative? In the late 1990's, early 2000's, you bet! And the professionals involved in Minnesota's schools have always been working to creatively making our schools better.
Before that phony "Alternative Teacher Certification" program came along the University of Minnesota had always had several programs for moving trained and/or educated professionals from private jobs into education.
He should spend some time here getting to know just how long and how deeply Minnesota's educators, boards, unions and institutions of higher learning have been working to make Minnesota's schools some of the best in the nation.
Test scores tell mostly how well a particular student takes a test on a particular day. They tell more about areas that need to be developed for that student than about the teacher teaching the student at that moment in time.
When are we going to learn? They put bankers in charge of watching bankers (Jamie Dimon on the Federal Exchange Board). They pass legislation to regulate derivatives suggested by those profiting from derivatives(the Gramm family). Come to think of it, with all the lobbyists at the State house and in Washington D.C. most legislation comes from or is influenced by those involved/hired in/by the business or activity. Why, then do they go to everyone else except educators to determine what is best to make the schools better? At least they might know what is already going on and not waste time and money reinventing the wheel!
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Hey folks, it's been just over half a year since the last update and there's a bunch to talk about.
For the past three months we've had consistent weekly meetings at Encuentro 5, and in the past month and a half we've had three meals, there's a lot of momentum behind the group right now and new members are always welcome to join us at a meeting or meal!
We served food at the Climate Change March, the First Night Against All Wars, the MLK Day March, and this Saturday (January 30th, 2016) we're putting another meal under our belts in Central Square.
We'll be serving food from the concrete island at the intersection of Prospect and Mass Ave at 1:00PM. Everyone is invited to eat and/or serve food. For those looking to do some hanging out indoors, anyone with the desire and means to help cook the meal is welcome to join us at my (Joseph!) house in east Cambridge. I'm not too keen on posting the address here, but I'll send it your way if you join the event page or shoot me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com (yes that's my real email address).
I could go on and on about the positive momentum this group is having now, but to keep things short, come out to a meeting or meal, and join the Facebook Group to stay in the loop with what's going on.
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They need to find out what the treasure of North Pole is.
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Back of the house – The functional areas of the hotel in which employees have little or no guest contact, such as the engineering and maintenance department, laundry room and so on.
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Hollywood, FL (PRWEB) January 13, 2014
Author risë announces the release of her new book of poetry, "Spy in da House" (published by AuthorHouse), a set of poems with a minimalistic theme.
"A college professor once told me that simplicity is the hardest to achieve," risë explains. "Achieving simplicity has become the theme of my life, art and writing. Those interested in simplifying their lives, minimalizing their carbon footprints and living uncluttered lives may find these poems interesting. Everyone is thinking about, talking about simplifying their lives. It is surely a process and these poems are part of my quest."
Risë compares her writing to that of Han Shan, a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty: "He would go about living and whenever, wherever he was, if the thought congealed, he wrote it down on trees, rocks… like him these poems appear as I go about living my life."
Distinct for their brevity of expression, risë's poems reflect her current life condition and it is her hope that "Spy in da House" offers inspiration to people of all ages.
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Born and raised in New Jersey, risë set out into the world to find out what else existed beyond her Orthodox Jewish home. She now teaches English online to students around the world, from China to California and lives in South Florida.
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Channel 13 News at 10 Jumps 20% in Latest Ratings
The July television ratings are in and Channel 13 News at 10 is now just .6-share-points from #1 in the coveted 10pm news race capturing 25.3% of all televisions on at 10pm. WHO-HD jumps 20% at 10pm while KCCI drops 3%.
"We're very pleased with our continued ratings successes at 10pm," says WHO-HD President and General Manager Dale R. Woods. "Viewers have told us it's about choosing good stories and telling them well. It's about a team you like and trust. And more than ever, it's about a commitment to Iowa weather. That's why we've expanded our team to 5 full-time meteorologists, have the only 24/7 weather channel and mobile apps to warn and inform with live streaming."
Ratings estimates are according to Nielsen Media Research's July 2013 measurement period for the Des Moines/Ames Designated Market Area (DMA). The four week measurement period was June 27 through July 24, 2013. Ratings estimates are for Adults 18-49. A share is the percentage of all TV households with sets in use in the Des Moines/Ames DMA (Designated Market Area) tuned to a particular program. All ratings comparisons are on a July 2012 to July 2013 basis.


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Ski Area Management History
Peak Resorts
New England Ski Presence: 2003-Present
Peak Resorts Overview and History:
Peak Resorts' ski history dates back to December 28, 1982, when
Tim Boyd
opened Hidden Valley ski area on the grounds of his golf course. Excavated by his father Glenn, the small area featured 7 trails, a lift, and snowmaking.
In 1985, Boyd opened Snow Creek, MO.
On September 24, 1997, Peak Resorts, Inc. was incorporated. Also in 1997, Paoli Peaks, IN, was added to the company.
In 2002, after looking into other operating or abandoned New England ski areas (including
Temple, NH
), Peak Resorts purchased the defunct
Crotched Mountain, NH
ski area.
In December 2002, Peak Resorts purchased Boston Mills, OH and Brandywine, OH from Dick and Erleen Ludwig.
In December 2003, newly rebuilt
Crotched Mountain, NH
operated for the first time since 1989-1990. The area was opened with one refurbished lift, as well as three chairlifts from the defunct Ski Cherokee in Virginia.
On December 1, 2005, Peak Resorts agreed to a 28 year lease of Big Boulder, PA and Jack Frost, PA.
In December 2005, Entertainment Properties Trust purchased Mad River Ski Resort, OH, for $11 million, with Peak Resorts obtaining a long term lease.
On March 10, 2006, Peak Resorts entered into an $8 million financing agreement with Entertainment Properties Trust for
Crotched Mountain, NH
On April 5, 2007, Peak Resorts, with up to $73.5 million in financing from Entertainment Properties Trust, purchased
, NH and
Mt. Snow
, VT from
American Skiing Company
for $73.5 million, plus $2 million of debt assumption. Mt. Snow became the largest ski area in the Peaks portfolio.
On Ocotber 30, 2007, Peak Resorts entered into what would be a $41 million financing agreement with Entertainment Properties Trust, covering Jack Frost, PA, Big Boulder, PA, Paoli Peaks, IN, Boston Mills, OH, Brandywine, OH, Hidden Valley, MO, and Snow Creek, MO.
On October 20, 2010, Peak Resorts acquired
Wildcat, NH
for $5 million. Of the $5 million price, $500,000 was paid up front, while $4.5 million is to be paid to the previous owner over the course of ten years. The new acquisition featured the largest vertical drop of any ski area in Peak Resorts' portfolio. Its third New Hampshire ski area, Peak Resorts planned to market
with nearby
On April 18, 2011, Peak Resorts filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a step toward a potential $40 million public stock offering.
In November of 2011, word came out that Peak Resorts was planning to raise $85 million through an IPO of $16 to $18 per share under the ticker symbol "PEAK" on NASDAQ. 5 million shares were expected to be available on December 7, 2011, however the offering was delayed due to 'volatile market conditions.'
On November 12, 2012, Entertainment Properties Trust announced it was changing its name to EPR Properties.
On November 19, 2012, Peak Resorts purchased Alpine Valley ski area in Ohio.
In the fall of 2014, Peak Resorts once again attempted an IPO, hoping to generate $100 million to help pay down $175 million in long term debt. On November 21, 2014, Peak Resorts debuted as 'SKIS' on NASDAQ.
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Peak Resorts Acquires New Hampshire Ski Area Wildcat Mountain
October 21, 2010
Peak Resorts
American Skiing Company Announces Sale of Mount Snow and Attitash Resorts For $73.5 Million
February 16, 2007
American Skiing Company
Peak Resorts Resources on NewEnglandSkiHistory.com:
Tim Boyd Biography
Mt. Snow
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- official site
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- official site
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