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Laura & Nick's wedding was a special event full of love, family, & dinosaurs! Most of the wedding party escaped with their lives! This awesome couple loves movies and requested this creative shot for their special day. Click below to play the video. For the original images and an awesome GIF scroll down.
Music by John WIlliams - "The Raptor Attack"
And just for fun...
Here are the original images I created.
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Making a new genre out Netorare, or making Netorare in some form easier to stomachImagine a guy who's been trying to move his relationship with his Shrinking Violet girlfriend to the next level. She keeps pushing him away and putting it off. He figures it's just because she's shy, but one day he stumbles upon her having filthy, depraved sex with their fat, ugly, smelly old gym teacher....Last edited by crash010; 09-01-2011, 02:59 PM.
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"Pure" Rape HentaiI'm looking for hentai anime where the guy straight up rapes initially unwilling girls and turns them into totally submissive sex-slaves. No min altering drugs, mind control devices, hardcore bondage items, and the like can be used by the male character. He has to make the girls submit through the power...
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Is there any good english translated hentai magnas you guys would recomendI read a little of sundome but i was thinking of getting spice and wolf but i dont know how good it isLast edited by Buttfacemonkey; 07-29-2011, 02:01 AM.
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What do you guys think about the game Yukkuri Panic: EscalationIf some one ever downloaded a cracked version you could you place a link were you got it and if anyone ever played this game is it very good what did you not like what do you perfer it goes on and onLast edited by Buttfacemonkey; 07-22-2011, 12:17 AM.
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Complete list of ALL 3D Hentai games ( no visual novels )Can someone post a complete list of all, realtime 3D hentai games in here ? You could post all the ones you know.
Any games with realtime physics like RapeLay ( Chikan mode ), which are beautifully rendered ?
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H games for girls?Hello.
Was wondering if you knew any erogames for girls, in the strict meaning:
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Alpha Legion Dragoon tactics part 2
In addition to hit and run raids and baiting Imperial forces into ambushes the Alpha Legion attack bikes had a unique set of operating procedures that enabled them to conduct a wider range of operations than most attack bikes. And that procedure was the loading of heavy weaponry and supplies with the bikes and the almost unheard of practice of Alpha Legion attack bikers dismounting to fight.
Alpha Legion Drgoon Squad often carried mines with them when deployed allowing them to mine Imperial supply lines or set traps for Imperial reaction forces following in pursuit.
These unorthodox use of attack bike forces allowed the Alpha Legion to use a predetermined battle doctrine known as "The Sponge" to harass and delay a superior Imperial force with a few squadrons of Dragoons.
"The Sponge" battle plan operated as follows. The Dragoons would set up an ambush with the heavy weapons dismounted and the rest of the bikes at the ready. Then the ambush would be sprung on the advancing Imperials destroying the first few that showed themselves at long range. ideally they would target the Imperial commander and kill him with the opening volley to inflict further confusion and delay on Imperial forces. Imperial forces would then take up position to deal with the strongpoint ambush moving units into position unlimbering artillery while the Dragoons remounted and pulled back. The Imperial response would land harmlessly while the dragoons assumed a new strongpoint position to repeat the maneuver. Often times they would employ mines along flanking routes to the new position where they would then engage the Imperials at long range and pull back while the Imperial commander wasted time deploying for a fight and then dealing with casualties both from the ambush and from the mines laid out along his likely assault approaches.
Making matters worse for Imperial commanders was the common tactic of having the squadron scatter taking separate routes to regroup at a predetermined time and location to spring the next 'Sponge" attack. This kept Imperial commanders from be able to decisively engage the Alpha Legion with airstrikes and interdiction forces prior the next attack, and further served to confuse the Imperial commander on the true numbers he could be facing at any given time. Added to this was the frustration of being unsure which direction the bulk of the dragoons had gone. These tactics made Alpha Legion attack bikes a serious threat throughout the Stygian Wars.


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Blockbuster – Sweet
Number one in New Zealand 23 March – 13 April, 1973
Newspapers messily compress all of a town's different urges, needs and minutiae within its pages. Even in a small place like 1970s Wellington it seems unlikely that Mr. Mckay, the Wellington members of NOW, and the "ladies" at Carmen's would have ever met, but here they all are, rubbing shoulders in the Evening Post in March, 1973, marking out different pieces of territory in the gender war.
Sir, – I have recently evolved a perfectly reasonable explanation for today's long hair cult. I think it is the result of a "liberation" plot. By encouraging the male to adopt this feminine fashion, it plans to inculcate further feminine traits in him, so that he becomes more and more female in his thinking and thus more susceptible to the dominance of women's ever-increasing masculinity. – I M Mckay (Letter to the Editor, Evening Post, 9 March 1973)
Members of the Wellington branch of the National Organisation of Women gathered outside the Lower Hutt Town Hall with placards bearing such slogans as "Mind Over Measurements", Welcome to the Miss Wellington Cattle Auction", and "Brains Over Boobs". They have plans to picket the Miss Hutt Valley Wool Princess contest. (Evening Post, 10 March 1973)
Carmen's, 57a Victoria Street, advertises Marsha Layne, primitive oil dance, Tiffany Jones, sadistic whip, bath and fire eating act, and Fife du Soir, French queen of the catwalk (two shows nightly). (Evening Post, 10 March 1973)
Sadistic whip, bath and fire eating act? Is the bathing also sadistic, or just the whipping? Did Tiffany do all three at the same time, or separately? I imagine I will never know. Disappointingly, 57a Victoria Street has turned into the Wellington Public Library.
Pleasingly, the next song to top the charts after You're So Vain takes us into the bizarre heart of glam rock which was at its glittering peak between 1972 and 1974. Blockbuster was the first of Sweet's two number ones in New Zealand in 1973. If these guys were number one in New Zealand twice in 1973 I would say that Mr. Mckay had reason for concern.
The band Sweet had three distinct musical phases only one of which really worked. In the first phase they were a rock band having bubblegum pop hits. Their songwriters were Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman who supplied all the A-sides and the chart action, while the band wrote all the B-sides which were rock numbers. The A-sides were garbage. The kind of garbage that got them to number two in the UK with a song called Co-Co. Here is the chorus:
Ho-chi-ka-ka-ho Co-Co
Ho-chi-ka-ka-ho Co-Co
Catchy. Or how about their other big hit at this time Funny, Funny:
And it's so funny funny
What you do, honey, honey
What you do, what you mean to me
So you can see the problem. Sweet initially became famous for pap music but at their concerts they insisted on playing all the rock B-sides. Unfortunately their audience were there for the A-sides and the rock fans the band were playing for didn't even come. I mean, why would they? Sweet were known for "Ho-chi-ka-ka-ho Co-Co" complete with Caribbean steel drums. After awhile the guys in the band complained enough and Chinn/Chapman wrote them some rockier singles. The rockier singles were everyone's golden hour. Chin and Chapman rarely wrote anything better, and Sweet never swaggered so confidently. Glam was all about the swagger, and the glitter and the stomp, stomp, stomp of platform boots.
Blockbuster is pure style over substance. The lyrics circle around meaninglessly:
You better beware, you better take care
You better watch out if you've got long black hair
He'll come from behind, you go out of your mind
You'd better not go, you'd never know what you'll find
Blah, blah, blah. It's about some guy who's called Blockbuster. I suspect this is purely so the song can have a cool intro which is the siren used during World War Two when the Germans were dropping Block Buster bombs on London. The music is the exact same riff as Jean Genie by Bowie which was at number two in the UK at the same time as Blockbuster was number one. On Top of the Pops performing this song the band is all about its lipstick and boots and glitter. The lead guitarist is wearing a cape and what appears to be a fake third leg. I'm sure it all made sense at the time, but how do you explain photos like this to your grandchildren especially if you're the plonker wearing the satin loin cloth?
Predictably perhaps, Sweet promptly got rid of Chinn/Chapman and headed further down the rock path. In fact they went quite hard, proving that they were very talented musicians who didn't have much of a knack for song writing. All of this means that when you listen to The Best of Sweet you get a very curious mix of bubblegum pop, rock singles and proto Iron Maiden. It is a very odd experience. Thirty odd years later most of glam rock is a very odd experience. It looks like it was fun. The most endearing aspect of this flash-in-the-musical pan was how uncomfortable a lot of these British blokes looked in tight pants and sequins. Most of them really looked like they wished they could get into a pair of jeans and a T-shirt and have a pint as soon as possible. Which would have reassured Mr. Mckay, and possibly Carmen as well.


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Extraordinary Qualifications in wushu kungfu martial arts which is a rare thing in Andhrapradesh, and he is the only coach in Andhrapradesh for this art.
He learned this martial arts at the school level basically and with a great interest had improved his skills in this art and started participating in the competitions from school level to district level and then to inter state level and reached to the zenith level to participate at international competitions.
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11. Keeping track of a conversation with Venn diagrams, because you are not only two sentences in and tour brain is already flooded.
12. You spend a lot of time wondering when the time will be right to get to the bathroom again, just so you just get that opportunity to move about.
13. You wake up at 7 a.m., but you are not really awake until three hours later, when the stimulant medication and maybe some ill-advised caffeine kick in.
14. Everything is a distraction. Especially flashing lights on computers, phones, monitors and screens.
15. It is super easy to procrastinate in the face of anything.
16. You are inclined to be disinterested in things you were very interested in seconds ago.
17. Have a short-term memory that is the stuff of comedy legend.
18. An explicable urge to ride your bike around the neighborhood. At midnight.
19. When you get text message and you fail to immediately reply, it is never going to be answered anymore.
20. The best pet for you is one that reminds you when it needs to be fed.


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One of my favorite toasts from 2010
by DJ Bryan on Jan.21, 2011, under Uncategorized
One of my favorite toasts of the year came from the wedding of Sofia and Joe in
November. I had the pleasure of working with Kendra and her team from Pfeiffer Event Planning on this memorable event. Even with the hard work wedding planners do in preparing every part of the day and timeline, I still double and triple check everything before getting started. Before announcing or introducing the toast we always check with the planned "toasters", which usually consists of the Best Man, Maid/Matron of Honor and in most cases, the Father of the Bride. When I confirmed with Sofia's father he immediatly asked if I could play the song It's So Hard to Say Goodbye in the background as soon as he started his story. Not knowing the details of the speech I was ready to go and brought it up just as Dad mentioned the story of the High School dance. It was truely one of the most genuine and real toasts I have heard in some time and the entire room, after a small chuckle when Dad called them "THE Boys to Men", was engulfed in emotion. These are the moments that make weddings spectacular and unique!!! As good of a toast as it was, without the music in the background the emotion in the room would not have been the same. Here is the toast….
Toasts from Reel to Real Video on Vimeo.
Special thanks to Cael and Deana Kuhlman from Reel to Reel Productions for the video of this special moment at the beautiful Viaggio Winery.
2011 is off and rockin!!
by DJ Bryan on Jan.12, 2011, under Uncategorized
I can't believe 2011 is already 12 days old. The phones are ringing and the emails are coming in. Apparently people are still getting married and companies are still throwing parties 🙂 The Bridal Expo at Cal Expo last week was a huge success for us. We spoke with over 300 brides and grooms. This was out first time in that particular show and it was a great success. Several events booked at the show and a few more have booked this week following the show. If you are looking at our website for the first time, thanks for checking in. If you are just poking around and checking in… Ihope you are enjoying a fresh new start to the new year! I've been working on gathering videos and pictures from the past year's weddings to blog about so I'm hoping to get that going any day now. Smile at someone today… it might make their day! Talk soon…..
A great 2010 so far….
by DJ Bryan on Nov.17, 2010, under Uncategorized
What a great year it's been for Music & More Entertainment! The busy wedding season is just starting to wind down and we have had an amazing and successful wedding season. Business is up 70% this year, and more importantly our after event evaluations are coming back better than ever! As we have more time to catch our breath this month, look for more and more blogs coming up with some of the great stories and pictures from this past year's weddings.
Also for the first time ever, you can read about not one, but two, of our great weddings in Real Weddings Magazine, hitting the shelf this weekend. More on that soon.
So, keep checking back and I promise you some great posts worth reading and some beautiful pictures to boot. Talk soon….
Ah… time for rest… and booking!
by DJ Bryan on Dec.02, 2009, under Uncategorized


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Recipe: Colcannon
One of the many traditional Irish recipes for mashed potatoes, this one features scallions and either kale or cabbage. I like the way our Toscano kale tastes with Yukon Gem potatoes that are in the boxes this week. Made creamy and rich with the help of milk and butter, this can be a tasty side dish or a heavier main course with the addition of bacon.
- 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 4 cups kale, chopped
- 1 cup scallions, finely chopped
- 1 cup milk
- 4 tbsp butter
- (optional) 5 strips of bacon
- salt to taste
1. Boil peeled and cubed potatoes in lightly salted water until fork tender, about 15-20 minutes, and drain.
2. At the same time, simmer kale in lightly salted water until softened and reduced, about 15 minutes.
3. Add butter to potatoes and melt on low heat. Mash potatoes and mix thoroughly with melted butter.
4. Add scallions, milk and kale and simmer for 10 minutes on low-medium. Taste and add salt as needed.
5. If adding bacon, fry and cut into thin strips, mix into colcannon just prior to serving.
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Harvest Day Dinner
With two hungry farmers to feed on this busy harvest Monday, I needed to make sure dinner was filling enough. For this meal I added bacon to the colcannon and served it with roasted patty pan squash and a huge salad. I also fried some mushrooms by special request of Sylvia, the only kid I've ever known who love mushrooms.


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Photos and Review: The Framework, These Three Cities
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The Framework
These Three Cities
Tattoo Rock Parlour in Toronto, Ontario on December 17, 2008
Full Photo Set (18 photos)
Looking back at my website, it turns out that I started 2008 with a show by The Framework at The Horseshoe. And now, just a few weeks short of a year later, seemed like a good time to see them again. And with These Three Cities releasing a new EP the same night, it was definitely time to spend another night at the Tattoo Rock Parlour.
The FrameworkThe details of The Framework's show in January were fuzzy in my memory, consisting mostly of the photos I took and that they had a pretty strong stage presence. For this show, I immediately found myself searching the depths of my (vacuous) brain attempting to determine which other singer Ryan Kash (vocals, guitar) reminds me of. I figured it out, and then afterwards discovered that the answer is already indirectly contained in my other review. Perhaps I should read my own blog. Anyway, the answer is: Jeff Martin from The Tea Party. But the music has very different influences, with at least one major influence being exposed directly when they performed a cover of a song by The Cure, a band that has never really done anything for me. But, just as I remembered, the stage presence of this band is good, and has even improved over the year, with Ryan coming across more natural than back in January, and still able to grab the interest of the audience with his gestures and stage manoeuvres. They'll be starting 2009 in a similar way to 2008, with a show on January 10th at The Horseshoe.
Info & Connect: The Framework on MySpace, Facebook
Media: Always Left Behind (video)
These Three CitiesI first caught These Three Cities at the Tattoo just because they were sandwiched between two other bands I went to see, and I ended up really enjoying their set. Another viewing was a no brainer. They started out the set with the same song as last time, called Side Of The Road which is included on their new EP, and performed it brilliantly. I'm not sure if I just wasn't paying attention last time, but it really caught my ear this time around. And like last time, a big moment was their performance of a yet-to-be-recorded song called Heartbreak Hood that had the whole audience singing along to the lyrics: Help me, I've got nothing left around here. It's one of those songs that the band puts some effort into getting people to sing along, but the chorus is catchy enough that I think people would sing along with or without the coaxing. It's a great song that starts slow and builds, and I was glad to hear it again, although this time around the performance didn't seem to reach the same level of energy that they managed to generate last time. But a few people in the audience were really connecting and getting right into it all, which is always good to see. A very good performance overall, with two stand-out songs.
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BLT Salad
Summer is here and with her comes the hot, hot heat...which I love! Things have been heatin' up in Brooklyn with a few days of 80 degree weather and tonight on my walk home I could only think of two things: salad and rosé. BLT salad seemed like the right choice with crisp romaine, juicy tomatoes, and bacon, which doesn't really need an adjective, does it? Putting bacon in a salad is probably the only way I can eat salad and not immediately want a brownie afterwards. I added avocado because why not. If you have it, I bet corn would be a great addition. I served a quick, light and creamy buttermilk dressing on the side. Patio + this salad+rosé+ potato chips=Happy Summer!
BLT Salad with Avocado and Creamy Buttermilk-Chive Dressing
Serves 4
- 8 strips of bacon
- 2 hearts of romaine
- 1/2 pint of grape tomatoes
- 1 avocado
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1-1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- pepper to taste
- Cook the bacon. I like mine a bit chewier but make it how you like it! Put bacon aside on a plate lined with a paper towel to drain off.
- Chop the romaine tomatoes, and avocado. Add to salad bowl.
- Chop up the bacon and add it to the bowl too.
- In a lidded jar, add buttermilk, mayo, vinegar, pepper, and chives. Pop the lid on and shake!
- Toss the salad with or with out dressing and serve!


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Cheryl visited several radio stations yesterday for various interviews promoting "Promise This" and her new album. Chez first stopped by Radio One with Sara Cox then made a dash to Radio Two for a precorded interview. Later on she was seen leaving XFM studios where apparently her driver was late to pick her up. Click below to view images in the gallery:
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RRP: £829.00 inc VAT
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Electric key start for easy starting
Comfortable central 7-stage height adjustment
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High degree of innovation and a modern design. The Alko Highline 526 VSI is a powerful mower with easy electric start making for simple operation. With a cutting width of 51 cm (20″), the 526 VSI Highline petrol lawn mower ensures a fast progress even in large gardens (up to 1800 m²). The cutting height adjustment is carried out centrally in 7 stages from 30 mm to 80 mm. Thanks to the 2.6 kW strong Briggs & Stratton engine and the wheel drive (with variable speed control from 2.5 to 4.5 km / h) in combination with the XXL low-friction wheels, the mowing of the garden (even with a slope) can be completed effortlessly. The 4INONEfunction offers the mowing, catching, mulching and side discharge of the lawn. The optimal cockpit with easy-to-reach controls and the pleasant soft grip handlebar make lawn mowing a pleasure. The lawn cuttings pass through the extra high sheet steel deck with MaxAirflow technology to the rear into the 70 l large grass catcher with level indicator, which is filled to the top for less frequent emptying. The built-in handle on the front of the "Highline" lawnmower is ideal when it comes to transporting the lawnmower, storing using the upstanding function or in the garden to lift over steps or obstacles.


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Everlasting Love.
Quotes. Words. Quotes. Movements.
Movements of the mind.
Movements of the heart.
Movements from the deep crevices of our hearts.
My heart. Searching. Longing. All with trying to see. God hands. Not literally His hands, but eye hands. My hands wanting the eyes He has for all my hands touch. Eyes to see in the works of my hands. In the trust of my hands letting go of the grip I strangle out of my own life. That I smother in my own heart.
Brings me back to quotes. Words. Movements. Like breezes slipping in and out, up and down, and around the dark valleys of my soul.
"Love is not blind; it simply enables one to see things others fail to see."
God hands. God eyes. Eyes to see. To see His love. To touch His love. To give His love away through our eyes, through our touches through our words. Movements. Quotes. Like music our souls have longed to hear, longed to express.
All these words in motion. Planted as seeds. Harvested by His intimacy in the moments I sometimes find it hard to sit by myself and wait for His whisper. For the pulse. For the breath taking uproar of love that flows through my chest like a stampede. Tumbling through my chest tumbling into my soul like wet shoes rumble through the dryer.
I find these days, His motion, His movement, His whispers, His words- He pierces through my soul beckoning me to trust.
Trust His character.
Trust His word.
Trust His truth.
Trust His promises.
Trust in the love He gives.
Trust in knowing I am accepted.
Trust in knowing I am forgiven.
Trust in Him no matter the circumstance and situation.
Trust. Trust. Trust.
Ten hours pass, and violent blows of whispers ring true, put me on me knees, and leave me crying in prayer of words, movements, motion, and more words that tangle and twist. I wrestle to sort through-Is trusting not part of the accepting?
The accepting of His love.
The accepting of His plans.
The accepting of His flawless character.
Must I not fully trust before I completely live and feel in a relationship with the Keeper of the stars freely? Is it not knowing, learning, and believing in His love the first step?
Then to accept it.
To accept the grace.
To accept His love.
Me undeserving.
Him more than willing.
To die for my freedom.
His love longing to prove wrong all the lies planted in my heart by the world. By all the darkness that has left me blind all of my life by Satan himself. To let Him uproot and take captive all the worries of this world, of this life I live. To allow Him to plant promises and truths like seeds buried deep down in the darkest valleys of my soul.
Down into unshakeable faith.
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NORRIS: Pavarotti's body is in repose at the cathedral of his hometown, Modena. The funeral is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, and tributes are pouring in from all over the world. But while Modena mourns the passing of a favorite son, elsewhere in Italy, people are voicing mixed opinions about the king of the high C's.
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POGGIOLI: In the Italian collective imagination, Pavarotti's image as a beloved family man was tarnished when he left his wife of 35 years and mother of their three daughters and took up with his 26-year-old secretary in 1996. He married Nicoletta Mantovani seven years later in a lavish, star-studded ceremony. Pavarotti was also dogged by accusations of tax evasion. But he turned the charges into a moment of grand theater. When trailed by TV cameras, he went to the office of the Italian minister of finance to hand over a check for $12 million.
Pavarotti popularized opera around the world and made it accessible as no one has in modern times. But in a country where opera evolved into something of a secular religion, it's unlikely Pavarotti's passing will have an impact similar to that of Giuseppe Verdi in 1901. As the 88-year-old maestro lay dying, the people of Milan covered the streets with straw to muffle the noise from horses' hooves and carriage wheels. In a sign of respect, shops and theaters closed for three days and newspapers issued black-bordered editions.
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POGGIOLI: Matia Chetolzo(ph) is a young Italian scholar whose taste lean toward experimental rock. He's convinced Italian critics never forgave Pavarotti's crossover, blending pop and rock with bel canto classics.
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POGGIOLI: Pavarotti always dismissed this type of criticism. He always wanted to be remembered as an opera singer. And the last message he left on his Web site was, I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent. And this is what I have devoted my life to.
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Crime - Sacto 911
Man robbed at East Sacramento mailbox at knife point
A man dropping a letter in an East Sacramento mailbox Tuesday morning was robbed of his mountain bike and backpack at knife point.
The man was mailing a letter near Alhambra Boulevard and L Street about 5:15 a.m. when two men ran across the street and robbed him. One of the robbers lunged at him with a knife, according to Sacramento police.
One thief ran southbound on Alhambra Boulevard, while the other rode away on the victim's mountain bike with his backpack.
Both robbers were in their 20s and of average build. One was short, while the other was about 6 feet tall, police said.
Bill Lindelof: 916-321-1079, @Lindelofnews


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Are you concerned about the rise in tick borne diseases in the past few years? You should be. According to New York State Integrated Pest Management, "Ticks and tick-borne diseases have become a significant public health issue in New York, with different tick species and diseases currently present and spreading within the state and region."
The best response is to stay informed. Learning where ticks are on the rise and steps to take to avoid being bitten could easily be all the difference between becoming sick or staying healthy. To address this growing concern, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County, NY is sponsoring a workshop called "Don't Get Ticked".
The program will feature two local experts. The first is Dan Durkee of the Warren County Public Health department, who will be talking about where ticks are most prevalent, best strategies to avoid getting bitten, what to do if bitten, and more. There will be a 15-minute question/ answer session immediately following Dan's presentation.
The second featured speaker, Dr. Holly Ahern, SUNY Adirondack Professor of Microbiology, will give a tick borne disease update. Among other things, Holly will talk about the latest medical responses to tick bites and the associated diseases. She will feature information on current research into the field. Holly will also offer a 15-minute question and answer session.
Pre-registration is required.
To register for either of these dates, email Dan (firstname.lastname@example.com), Chris (email@example.com), or Michele (email@example.com). You may also call (518) 668-4881 for registration assistance.
Michele Baker
Administrative Assistant
Saratoga County 4-H Training & Education Center
556 Middle Line Road
Ballston Spa, NY 12020


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I was super excited to get my new business cards last week. They're a far cry from the boring, unadventurous cards I had made for myself on the fly last year. My old cards were so corporate and so utterly non-creative; to be honest, they made me want to fall asleep. My new cards are awesome, and make me feel excited about giving them out to prospective clients. For one thing, they feature my new circular monogram logo that I designed while I was making my new Anda Panciuk Photography website. More importantly, they showcase my photos - every single card has a different image on the back. This is cool for a couple of reasons: it shows my work to the person I'm giving the card to right away (can you say immediate gratification?), and I can customize according to the potential client (you've got a family? here's a card with a family on it; you're pregnant? here's a card from a maternity session!).
And what's the first thing a photographer does when she gets new business cards? A photo shoot, naturally!
These cards are by moo. If you're in the market for new business cards, I strongly suggest you check them out. Although they are especially interesting for photographers, their products are great for anybody who wants a gorgeous business card. The paper quality is beautiful, they are very reasonably priced, and their customer service kicks butt. Let me know if you're interested in ordering from them - if so, I've got a free shipping code for you!


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This non-fiction saga offers a snapshot of what became of thousands of females who went afoul of the law throughout the British Isles in the mid-1800s. The women, often accused of offenses as minor as running off with a bucket of milk, were made to wear a tin ticket, stamped with identification numbers, around their necks. This was their passport to a faraway island in a region called Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania in southern Australia). Situated under the cliffs of Mount Wellington, the prison's official name was Cascades Female Factory, but its moniker was "The Valley of the Shadow of Death."
From 1788 to 1868, 162,000 downtrodden souls were exiled to Australia. It was the ideal way to rid the Island empire (or so the British government thought) of criminals as well as a clever way to boost Australia's population - even after their prison term ended, the inmates remained there. And it was all perfectly legal. The Transportation Act of 1718 allowed the government to transport those who had committed even the most minimal crime.
In "The Tin Ticket," Deborah Swiss focuses on several of the women, an engaging technique that makes the story come alive.
She tells how, transported in a boat reeking with the smells of hundreds of women, men and children, many died en route. And those who survived the journey continued to suffer hardships in their new home, where, were it not for the efforts of zealous reformers such as Elizabeth Fry, life would have been insufferable.
Swiss also interviewed descendants of the early colonizers. She describes how the convicts' lives changed after they were freed from prison and the important role they played in helping to build Australia as we know it today. They were among the first females to work for the freedom to vote, to own property and to advance other social changes.
This author has written an amazing book that would make a grand novel - and in fact, she writes much of it in the style of a fiction writer. Her description of the poverty of the times is sobering and heart wrenching.
Mims Cushing lives in Ponte Vedra Beach and has taught memoir-writing courses since 1995.


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What's for dinner? What's on our plates?
A blog about food, cooking, and eating -- and the comforts and challenges that come with it.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Food Trends for 2008
Sounds like a yummy, healthy, greener-than-ever year to me!
Plus I am thrilled they mentioned quinoa. I am a huge quinoa fan! In our household, 2008 is the year of Quinoa is the New Pasta. I've been subbing quinoa for pasta lately, and it works like a charm and is so much healthier, in every way.
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The November meeting of the Loma Linda Cultural Arts Association (LLCAA) will feature a double header of sorts.
Before a 2:00 p.m. presentation by mixed media artist Helen Shafer Garcia, the association will host its annual Studio Sweep fundraising sale. Items for sale include new or gently used equipment and art materials donated by LLCAA member artists along with books and magazines related to art. The Studio Sweep will begin at 1:30.
In talking about her very unique and often whimsical creations, Shafer Garcia uses metaphorical terms and describes her works as "encounters with mostly organic fragments bound together with a twist that invokes the spirit for an intriguing visual journey."
She continues by revealing that she wants to "pull in the viewer into my coffee-stained world of interpretation that intertwines of legends, flora, fauna and icons. Sometimes there is a bit of humor thrown in.
"My process," Shafer Garcia continues, "involves the process of transference—subtraction and addition of paint and decayed found objects, creating poetic relationships between organic and geometric shapes. Experimentation with random folklore themes and images juxtaposing with intriguing botanical shapes leads to deliberate, sequestered, yet unified shape arrangements."
"None of this," she concludes, "is intentional. My interests in a particular theme or subject seem to evolve on their own based on influential connections that I've encountered. I want the impressions to be open for consideration."
Shafer Garcia's award-winning art is featured in many top lifestyle and design magazines, and is available online at http://www.helenshafergarcia.com/paintings/
The event will take place from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2016, at the Loma Linda Senior Center, in the southeast corner of the Loma Linda civic complex at 25541 Barton Road in Loma Linda. Admission is free for LLCAA members and Loma Linda University students, but $5.00 for everyone else.


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2 cups of Chickpeas, soaked overnight in water. (I think that's about 3/4 of a cup of DRY Chickpeas.)
A big bunch of Cilantro or Parsley, about 1/2 cup
The Juice of 1 Lemon
2 Tbsp Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
4-5 Cloves of Garlic
1 cup Green Onions, sliced
1 tsp ground Coriander
2 tsp ground Cumin
Salt to taste
Combine all that in a food processor and process until you're able to form patties. If the mix wont hold together, process more or add flour.
Deep Fry at 350 degrees until Golden Brown and Delicious.
Tahini Sauce!
2-3 tbsp Tahini
Juice of 1 Lemon
2-3 tbsp olive oil
2-3 cloves of Garlic, crushed
Water (to thin to desired texture. Optional)
Eat these guys in a Pita with some chopped onion, tomato, and cucumber, or just eat them on their own with Tahini Sauce!


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Monitor: Hundreds freed in Syria prisoner amnesty
BEIRUT — Hundreds of Syrians have been released from government prisons after an amnesty granted by President Bashar Al-Assad to mark his re-election this week, a monitoring group said Friday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 320 prisoners were released from northern Aleppo Central prison on Wednesday as Assad's victory in presidential elections was announced.
The Britain-based group said 480 other prisoners, including 80 women, would be freed from Adra prison in Damascus province.
Several dozen were freed Friday from Adra, while the rest of the 480 slated to walk free were transferred to a municipal building pending their release, the monitoring group said.
The Observatory said that all the Adra prisoners to be released had been held on charges of "terrorism," a term the government uses for those involved in the uprising.
An estimated 18,000 people are being held in Syria's prisons.
Around 3,500 detainees are believed to be held at Aleppo's Central prison, which rebels have repeatedly attacked since April 2013.
Last month, Syrian troops ended a year-long rebel siege of the prison, with tanks and armored vehicles rolling into the grounds of the sprawling facility.
Conditions inside the prison are reportedly dire, and the Observatory says 600 prisoners have died there because of lack of food and medicine as well as bombardment.
Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman, citing lawyers for detainees, told AFP that the prisoner releases were reportedly a post-election "gesture" by Assad.
He won a new seven-year term with nearly 90 percent of votes cast in Tuesday's election, which the opposition and much of the international community have slammed as a "farce."
Assad faced two little known candidates in the election.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has said Assad's re-election this week proves that any solution to the country's conflict "begins and ends" with the embattled leader.
"The elections proved that a political solution in Syria begins and ends with President Bashar Al-Assad," Nasrallah, a key ally of Assad's regime, said in a televised address.
Assad won a new seven-year term in the country's first multi-candidate presidential vote on Tuesday, scooping nearly 90 percent in an election dismissed by the opposition and its international backers as a "farce."
Nasrallah dismissed the opposition key demand of Assad's departure from office as a condition for any peace agreement.
"There is a president who has been elected by millions for a new seven-year term," he said.
"Those who want to work for a political solution must talk to him, negotiate with him and reach a solution with him."
Nasrallah, who has sent Hezbollah fighters to Syria to battle alongside Assad's regime, called for an end to bloodshed and new negotiations.
"We call on combatants … to move towards reconciliation and dialogue, looking for political exits to stop the bloodshed," he said.
"This fighting will only increase destruction in your country and add to the bloodshed," he said, addressing the opposition.
"Everyone should recognize and acknowledge that war in Syria will not lead to others taking control of it," he said, ruling out regime change through conflict.
The conflict began in March 2011 with peaceful protests against Assad's rule and spiraled into a bloody war that has killed more than 162,000 people.
Nasrallah said Assad's re-election was a "political and popular declaration of the failure of war," and said any solution required an "end to the support of extremist groups in Syria."


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This parameter specifies the URL of the Web site that a method should act upon, but it has been largely deprecated in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. While RPC methods may still require the presence of this parameter, they might not act upon its value.
When used with the create service, remove service, and rename service methods, the service_name parameter must specify the server-relative URL of the site to act upon. For example, to create the Web site http://server/site1/site2, make the POST to http://server/site1/_vti_bin/_vti_adm/admin.dll and set the service_name parameter to /site1/site2.


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Position: Culinary Teacher
School: Spring High School
School District: Spring ISD
How has this person changed your life?:
Latoya Larkin is not only a friend, but a positive inspiration to myself and other women. She is hard working, loving and very ambitious. She deserves the Sterling Shining Star Award because of all her hard work and time she has put in and the excellent results that came from it.


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By Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer (Choctaw Nation), Artist in Business Leadership Fellow 2015
The kind of place everyone dreams of. That is how artist and First Peoples Fund staff member Bryan Parker (White Mountain Apache, Muscogee Creek, Mississippi Choctaw) describes the Oglala Lakota Artspace, a first of its kind space slated to break ground this fall on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
A collaboration between Lakota Funds, First Peoples Fund, and Artspace, this 8,500-ft² Native arts and cultural center will provide not only a home-base for the work of the Rolling Rez Arts Bus, but an expanded opportunity for nurturing the creative economy and arts ecosystem on the reservation.
"Oglala Lakota Artspace has been years in the making," says First Peoples Fund President Lori Pourier. "It's incredibly exciting that through our strong partnerships we are now poised to break ground this September."
The Oglala Lakota Artspace will be located in Kyle, South Dakota. The $2.75 million project is scheduled for completion near the end of 2019 and will be located in close proximity to the Pine Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce, the Lakota Prairie Ranch Resort, Oglala Lakota College, and Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation.
Oglala Lakota architect, Tammy Eagle Bull and her Omaha-based firm, Encompass Architects, have incorporated Indigenous artistry from the start, with the team turning to Lakota star knowledge in designing Oglala Lakota Artspace. Community engagement sessions have also helped shape the building's design and function, with more community engagement sessions happening in the future to help guide programming and events for the space. As a result, the mixed-use facility itself will be a reflection the community it is serving. The facility will provide:
• Individual artist studios.
• Shared workspace for group collaboration that can double as a small performance space.
• A recording and sound studio.
• A computer lab and classroom space.
• Commercial space for arts-related businesses.
• A Native art gallery and gift shop, including a place to buy art materials and for visitors to shop.
• Storefront for Lakota Federal Credit Union.
• Home base for First Peoples Fund's youth development spoken word program, Dances With Words, and a garage for the Rolling Rez Arts Bus.
"We're all coming together to do something for the greater good of the community," Bryan says. He is the Rolling Rez Arts coordinator, a painter, and a filmmaker. "It is a space that is going to help support existing artists in our community and hopefully inspire new ones as well."
The new artspace is designed to provide access to the six resources identified in First Peoples Fund's 2013 market study as the primary resources that artists need to create their work and develop as entrepreneurs. Here are some details on how the space will support each need:
By addressing these six needs, Oglala Lakota Artspace aims to increase opportunities for the whole artist ecosystem on Pine Ridge. Project partners at Lakota Funds and Lakota Federal Credit Union see the building as an exciting step forward in helping artists thrive.
"Lakota Funds and Lakota Federal Credit Union have been strong partners with First Peoples Fund and Artspace, from coming up with the concept of this building to seeing it through to fruition," says Tawney Brunsch (Oglala Lakota), executive director of Lakota Funds. "Designs for the building allow for Lakota Federal Credit Union to have a designated space, like a miniature version of their only location in Kyle. Think of the benefit that will be to the artists who are already in the space working with First Peoples Fund — potentially doing a class or using the lab — if they had the ability to make a sale or purchase. We would have the credit union right there to provide access to those services."
Additionally, artists will also be able to rent the studio spaces, setting them up to share their art with visitors, including tourist traffic through the busy corridor.
"The studios give them a more professional setting," Bryan says. "It gives the artists more exposure and helps them develop ways to talk to clients — people like gallery owners and managers. It's good training."
Bryan is especially excited to see how the space impacts the work the Rolling Rez Arts Bus does on Pine Ridge. The precursor to everything the Oglala Lakota Artspace will be, the Rolling Rez Arts bus has already logged over 8,000 miles and served more than 400 artists by providing art and business training, financial resources, banking services and art buyers to the vast reservation. Now it hopes to bring those artists, and new ones, to the Oglala Lakota Artspace.
"It's almost like the bus is going to be a moving billboard that is going out and investing in the community," says Bryan. "It will help show people what is going to take place in the building. It's like, 'Wow, you think this bus is great — come to the building and see what we've got going there.'
The Oglala Lakota Artspace facility will be a reservation based, Native-run program administered by Artspace, Lakota Funds, and First Peoples Fund through the Oglala Lakota Artspace LLC.
To date, the OLAS has been funded by the Bush Foundation; Economic Development Administration; Ford Foundation; Hayes Fund and Mary Rice Fund of HRK Foundation; Hearst Foundation; and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Interested in participating in upcoming community engagement sessions? Keep an eye on our Calendar, follow us on Facebook, or sign up below for our monthly eSPIRIT newsletter to be notified!


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This was posted on the FLF Facebook page earlier this week:
Let's forget about binders for a second. Here's where Mitt's answer (supposedly about pay equity) really went wrong last night: "Romney's suggestion is that a woman– at least a woman with a family– is basically like a high school dropout with a felony conviction in his background. A marginally employable worker who'll get a job if and only if the labor market is super-tight. After all, everyone knows mom needs to be home at 5:00 to start cooking dinner"
"[Romney] offered a vision in which women may be able to get jobs, but will always be playing catch-up in the labor market since they'll always be engaged in a disproportionate share of domestic work."


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We are now full swing into the wedding season and many of us are attending several weddings over the course of the summer. Sometimes the rules and expectations of gift giving are not clear cut and we can be left wondering what are some of the do's and don'ts.
Here are few of the most common questions that people frequently ask me at this time of year…
Do I have to give a gift?
Well you wouldn't attend a birthday party empty handed so yes, you would be expected to give a gift when attending a wedding. Nowadays most couples opt for a gift registry with a store where you can select something you know the couple will like.
How much should I spend?
There is no right amount. How much you spend is strictly a matter of your budget, and how close you are to the couple. I never agree with the amounts that are written in magazines that people are expected to spend on gifts. Everyone has different incomes and therefore different budgets, and it's unreasonable to think that everyone can afford the same. A good rule of thumb is the closer the relationship the higher the budget.
The couple asked for money and I would rather give a gift, can I ignore their request?
Nowadays many couples have been living together before the wedding and have accumulated many of the items that you would expect to see on a wedding registry. I would strongly recommend following the wishes of the couple, after all it should be about what they want.
Do I have to buy a gift from the registry?
The couple has created the registry to make the process easier for everyone. Do you really have to use it? No, it's not set in stone but highly recommended that you do! The tradition of a wedding registry originally started because there would be distant family members invited to a wedding who didn't know the couple closely and needed some guidance. If you know the couple well then feel free to choose something different, perhaps using the registry as a guide to be sure of what they like, and don't forget to include a gift receipt just in case. Otherwise, err on the side of caution and stick to the list.
When should I give the gift?
Ideally, not at the wedding! This is the most inconvenient time. According to older etiquette books, it was acceptable to give a wedding gift up to 12 months after the wedding! Nowadays most couples expect to have received their gifts long before their first anniversary! With so many brides having wedding websites and gift registries, there really is no excuse for waiting. Ideally send the gift a few weeks before the wedding.
I have to spend a lot on travel and accommodation to attend the wedding, can I give less as a gift?
Yes of course it's okay to gift less but make sure that you do give something. The couple will understand that you have made the extra effort to attend the wedding.
Do I have to bring a gift to the wedding shower too?
When invited to any wedding-related event, a gift would usually be expected. I recommend that you budget before hand and stick to it. Know what you plan to spend on the couple and allocate an amount for each gift. Smaller gifts for engagement and bridal showers and a larger gift for the wedding present, or a more personal gift for the shower and a gift from the registry for the wedding would be best.
I won't be able to attend the wedding, do I still need to send a gift?
A gift would usually be expected and certainly appreciated. You could send a gift of a lesser value if you prefer to, the couple will still be happy.
Now that you've mastered the gift giving process you can start navigating the wedding guest dilemmas!
Julia Esteve
The Etiquette Consultant


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MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) — A Catholic servant of the poor from Minnesota whom some consider a living saint will have a private audience with Pope Francis in Washington Sept. 24.
Mary Jo Copeland, 73, who founded Sharing and Caring Hands in 1985, will meet the pontiff in person, along with her husband, Dick, and Auxiliary Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Her voice cracked with emotion several times as she tried to describe what this meeting means to her and her ministry to the poor.
"This is such an overwhelming thing. I can't quite believe it," she said minutes before rushing off to greet the dozens of guests who line up daily outside her doors for lunch.
"I believe that this means that God wants me to continue to know that he's pleased with my work, and he wants me to continue to help his people," she told The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. "He says to me when I pray, 'You help others and I'll help you, Mary. You take care of my people, and I will take care of you.' And, he has. I think that's what God is saying through this visit."
Copeland didn't know exactly what time her audience with the pope at the Vatican Embassy, or apostolic nunciature, would take place or how long it would last. But, she was certain of what she wants to say to the Pope Francis.
"I'm going to say, 'Your Holiness, you have the heart of Jesus, and I want to come and tell you that you're changing the world, and your love of the poor is like my love of the poor,'" said Copeland, a parishioner of St. Alphonsus in Brooklyn Center. "'We can change the world. We can do it together.'"
To be sure, Copeland — who has been compared to Blessed Teresa of Kolkata — has changed her small corner of the world on an 11-acre campus just west of downtown Minneapolis and almost in the shadow of Target Field. After raising her 12 children, she decided to look for ways to serve people in need. She left a job at Catholic Charities to strike out on her own.
She started with a small storefront, using a stipend of $2,200 and hanging a small, handwritten sign that said "Sharing and Caring Hands."
Three years later, she bought her current property and first building for $225,000, then spent an additional $250,000 on renovation.
In addition to serving homeless men and women, she began helping mothers with children. That led to the building of Mary's Place transitional housing in 1995. This summer she completed an expansion of the facility, adding eight more housing units plus a new teen center and children's center. Mary's Place now has 100 housing units, which can hold about up to 840 people.
With the continued expansions, Copeland knows her work is far from done, despite being eight years past the typical retirement age of 65. A 2014 Star Tribune story called Mary's Place "ground zero" for newly arrived immigrants and refugees from Somalia.
"I don't think I'm done yet. That's why God is sending me there (to Washington) because he has another 25 years, so I have to be anointed and some more grace be given to me," said Copeland, who is known to wash her guests' feet, imitating Jesus at the Last Supper. "The Somali community is praying for my long life, and I know God hears their prayers."
This isn't the first time Copeland's work has been granted extraordinary recognition. In 2013, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second highest civilian honor. President George W. Bush also recognized her work. Two biographies have been published about her life and work, the most recent in 2013.
The anticipated papal audience came about through letters sent both by Copeland and Bishop Cozzens to the pope through the apostolic nuncio in the U.S. six months ago. Initially, she wanted the pope to come to the Twin Cities and visit her at Sharing and Caring Hands, but Bishop Cozzens told her that likely wasn't possible. So, they wrote requesting the chance to meet him in Washington during his stop there.
"We didn't know if we'd get a response or not," Bishop Cozzens said. "About three weeks ago, we got an initial response."
The person he spoke with indicated a visit was possible, but not yet confirmed. Eventually, they got the news that they were on the schedule to see Pope Francis.
"I'm really excited about it," Bishop Cozzens said. "I think it's a great gift for our archdiocese and a great honor to the work that Mary Jo Copeland has done for the poor."
Hrbacek is senior content specialist at The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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Archaeology students develop a wide range of skills from their academic study where the analysis of written and statistical data is developed. The practicals, fieldwork and project work, which are a feature of this degree, will build teamworking, communication and technical skills which are transferable to many occupations including finance, IT and teaching.
Responses were received from 46 UK graduates from 2016/17; this is a response rate of 78%
Those students who wish to work as an Archaeologist need to ensure that their vocationally specific skills, such as excavation methods, surveying, and recording techniques, are kept up-to-date and supervisory skills are honed in order to progress. It is important to build a network of contacts, particularly in the early years of a career when employment contracts are often short-term.
Many posts require a specialist postgraduate qualification such as maritime archaeology, landscape archaeology or osteoarchaeology. Other graduates choose to enter careers that do not require a specific degree, as around 70% of jobs are open to graduates of any discipline.
Six graduates were in further study six months after graduation, undertaking courses including Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology (MA), Real Estate (MSc) and Archaeology and Anthropology (MPhil).
You can explore specific sectors and occupations by using Prospects - Options with your subject.