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The 10 Best Home Security Companies in Philadelphia, PA
As in any large city, crime is a concern in Philadelphia. Homicides are on the rise in Philadelphia, and fewer cases are solved than they were before.
There is good news in Philadelphia, though: residential burglaries decreased by 16%. It's a slight but significant decrease that residents of the city surely appreciate.
Though there has been a decrease in burglaries, there is still plenty of crime in Philadelphia that home owners should be concerned about. Overall, each year there are about 56,997 property crimes and 12,004 burglaries.
With crime still hitting Philadelphia homes, it's a smart move to protect your home and family with a dedicated home security system installed by experienced professionals. With a company you can trust, you can sleep soundly at night knowing that you're protected against intruders with home monitoring, alarm, and surveillance.
We've highlighted the 10 best home security companies in Philadelphia. You can trust them to deliver excellent service and the latest in home security solutions.
Our list of Philadelphia's best home security companies isn't ranked, but we do want to know which one is the best. That's why we've included a poll at the end of this article. Let us know with a vote which Philadelphia home security company you trust with your safety. Just don't wait: the poll closes in 30 days!
For more than 37 years, Glasco Security Corp. has provided Philadelphia with reliable security systems and expert locksmith services. Your safety is Glasco Security Corp's number one concern as they install alarm systems, access control, cameras, safes, doors and frames, even custom welded bars and gates. They are a locally owned and operated business with 24 hour emergency mobile service that goes the extra mile.
Victor Security is a family owned and operated security company with a 24 hour central monitoring station. This security company has been in business for more than 35 years, offering peace of mind to home owners in the Philadelphia area for decades. They also provide personalized, outstanding customer service with custom installation of burglar, fire, and medical emergency systems. Services include residential and commercial burglar and fire alarm systems, video surveillance and access control systems, and even upgrades on outdated alarm systems.
Tri-County Alarms has the best wireless home security systems in Philadelphia, offering peace of mind at a low cost since 1980. Locally owned and operated with expert installers, Tri-County Alarms specializes in residential home security system sales and installation, smoke and fire systems, VoIP monitoring, alarm system monitoring, and digital system upgrades.They guarantee 100% coverage on equipment and installation for the first 12 months.
Houdini Lock and Safe has been in business since 1952, offering safes, locks, and security services to the greater Philadelphia area for more than 60 years. They are licensed, bonded, and insured, serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Houdini Lock and Safe specializes in master key system designs, lock and safe installations, security consultations, access control, video surveillance, and more. They have 24 hour service with radio dispatched trucks ready to offer rapid response times. Customers can also take advantage of multiple showrooms throughout the Philadelphia area to shop for the best security resources.
Founded in 1993, Main Line Protection Services offers high quality security services throughout the greater Philadelphia metro area. The founders of the company include reitred local police officers, and altogether, Main Line Protection Services has more than 50 years of combined law enforcement experience. Clients can take advantage of cutting edge electronic security solutions with automation and convenience as well as specialized security services tailored to their needs.
My Alarm Center has served the greater Philadelphia area for more than 10 years. They specialize in superior life and residential security at an affordable rate, ensuring that everyone can keep their loved ones and property safe. With professional, local technicians, customers enjoy specialized service and best in class wireless home security systems from a company that understands their needs. Customer service and emergency service is available 24/7.
Fidelity Burglar & Fire Alarm Company1900 Woodhaven Rd Philadelphia, PA 19116 br> (215) 673-8800
Since 1978, Fidelity Burglar & Fire Alarm Company has protected lives and property with the latest in home security and fire alarms. They are dedicated to helping customers provide a safe a secure environment at home, while offering high quality and customer service with a reputation for integrity. Fidelity is committed to professional service and customer satisfaction with a mission to exceed client expectations while maintaining professional quality, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
Ackerman Security specializes in affordable peace of mind. They protect residents of the Philadelphia area with custom security systems and dependable home alarm monitoring. Home security systems meet the specific needs of a particular home with selected custom features and 24/7 monitoring for burglaries, fires, and medical emergencies. Ackerman Security is committed to the highest level of customer service and quality standards.
Founded in 1986, Omega Security Systems is celebrating its 30th year in business. Omega Security Systems was founded and solely operated by owner Gary Renn, but is now a full service security and remote business management provider. They offer security systems, camera systems, access control, and fire alarms. Account managers are highly knowledgeable in the design and operation of security systems, and installers are certified to work with the most up to date security products available.
Digital Innovation was founded in 2001, and since then, has offered innovative security products and custom solutions for commercial and residential clients. Over the years, they've built great trust and confidence in their services for clients. Their mission is to protect your largest investment with customized security solutions, specializing in surveillance, alarms, intercoms, access control, and more.
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She needed her.
She needed herself.
Sometimes she was lonely,
but mostly
she longed for her own wisdom.
She longed for her way of seeing:
The Sky
The Flowers
The Leaves
The Trees
The Dirt and Grit On The Ground
She had learned as a very young girl,
her own power and when she was alone she
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It seems as though vinyl toys have never been as popular as they are these days. More stationary pieces of art than toys, they're being sold just about everywhere you look, and a number of companies have been selling blank vinyl toys that you can customize yourself. Those of you looking for some new Halloween crafts to tackle this season will be pleased to know that Rose Art has just released two new Halloween edition versions of their Color Blanks figures. One is Frankenstein's Monster and the other is a Human Jack-O-Lantern, and they come with a few markers and various stickers to decorate their bodies with.
Naturally, I had to pick up both of them, but rather than torture your eyes with what mine would inevitably look like (hint: covered in far too many stickers), I called upon Re to lend her artistic talents to this urgent Halloween project. She got right to work and I'm pleased to unveil the results of her labor:
That's a hell of a lot nicer than anything I could have pulled off with the markers and stickers included with the Color Blanks. Now, you may be wondering why these two look like they're a bit embarrassed. Well, I believe a look at their posteriors will answer that question:
Yes, my friends... you come to I-Mockery for spooky Halloween stuff, and we continue to deliver year after year. This year, you've been given the gift of Monster Poop Chutes! Big thanks to Re for taking the time to come up with a great design for these figures. Be sure to check out her Strange Puppets site and maybe pick up one of the new nesting doll t-shirts she has for sale in her store!
snoogans on 10/07/2010 5:14 am
They're so cute! Nice one Re!
Danny 4 Eyes on 10/07/2010 6:15 am
Awwwww they're adorable.
Julio on 10/07/2010 9:32 am
Once again, Re doesn't take any prisoners and delivers a fantastic piece of work. Way to go, Re!
By the way, are we getting any spooky recipes for unholy candy this year?
ChrisGlass on 10/07/2010 12:28 pm
For some reason I'm surprised to see a green butt. But I guess that makes sense.
The Nun Eater on 10/07/2010 2:08 pm
Wow those look really good, she has some real artistic talent.
ChrisGlass on 10/07/2010 4:31 pm
You know, thinking about it more, if she seriously did a few custom vinyl figures, I would buy them.
robo_rob on 10/07/2010 5:33 pm
I've gotta get these.
ColdFusion (Guest) on 10/07/2010 6:02 pm
This is the first time I can actually describe what someone did with these things as genuinely artistic. Nicely done Re!
zombielordoiram on 10/07/2010 8:24 pm
i want one. it will be cool if they have creature from the black lagoon one ill GET IT
-RoG- on 10/08/2010 2:34 pm
Glad you all like her designs. The monster poop chutes now grace my mantle.
If any of you end up purchasing some of these Color Blanks, be sure to post some photos here of how you colored them in!
Zombie-Man (Guest) on 10/11/2010 7:24 pm
They look really nice!! Good work Re!
doopa on 10/12/2010 4:01 am
Thanks guys!!!! Glad ya like em. They were fun to do.
EP (Guest) on 11/02/2010 5:50 pm
They have their own gallery on the colorblanks.com website, Re nice job! Frankies eyes are definitely speaking volumes. haha
-RoG- on 11/02/2010 8:00 pm
EP - Re's two figures are now up on their gallery. Check it out :)
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Limited Edition Artist Book - Artist House - Handbound Concertina Style with Silver Letterpress Text
Limited Edition Artist Book - Artist House - Handbound Concertina Style with Silver Letterpress Text
Revisiting the Shelter Series of Artist Books that I began in the late 1990's, this is called Artist House. It's inspiration came from the homes of various artist friends, each with it's own unique influence that I have tried to imply with the differently shaped pages. In keeping with that thought, each cover is as unique as each page. The text reads as follows:
This house
a canvas.
The artist drafts
with an eclectic palate.
Renaissance rooms,
never finished.
Always complete.
(Please note that the spelling of palate is intentional indicating a sense of taste rather than the range of colors used by an artist......though both would be appropriate.)
The book measures 5 1/4" wide by 4 1/2" tall and has pages of multicolored card weight paper stock. It is covered with an aqueous coated book cloth in a variety of colors and the "doors" are embellished with a variety of materials. The text has been hot stamped with silver foil using vintage printers type in a variety of fonts. This is a limited edition of 40. If you are interested in purchasing please contact me and I can send you a photo of the covers currently available for you to choose from.


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As we are digging in here on the land, we are so grateful for the opportunity to share our experience with you. Below are a few updates about what's been happening since we've started to call this gorgeous place home.
1. Meet our Vineyard Manager: We're excited to partner with Emilio Castelli of Castelli Vineyards as the manager of our small-scale, dry-farmed vineyard. The vineyard had not been pruned for two years so we've been spending time getting it back into shape (see Temra in fast mode pruning below). While there is a bit of Pinot, Nebbiolo makes up the majority of our vines. And while it's not common in these parts, this makes us love it even more. We've always been fans of the underdog.
Back to Castelli, he matches our love of terroir and desire to be a benevolent steward of this land. He and his wife, Laura Bastitch, also live on Green Valley Road where they live, built their straw bale winery and manage their own small vineyard of Nebbiolo grapes. You can read more about them on their website.
2. Bringing Salmon back to Upper Green Valley Creek: As one of the few remaining native spawning habitats for coho salmon in the Russian River Valley watershed, Green Valley Creek provides an important habitat for these critically endangered fish and other species. As stewards of this land, we couldn't be more excited to be partnering with our neighbors and Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District on a major construction project that will ensure that coho can get back into the creek's upper reaches.
Starting this fall, Gold Ridge will be doing a major overhaul of a culvert to the south of Green Valley Farm + Mill that borders two of our neighbors' properties. They will also create a series of pools for spawning and refuge for the juveniles. This project represents one of Gold Ridge's most significant fish passage projects to date. Stay tuned as we'll be hosting an informational meeting about this exciting work in July that will be open for the public to attend.
3. Got milk? What about meat? Veggies? We've got you.
Thinking you want to get more connected with where your food comes from? We invite you to eat real local by joining either, or both, of our food share programs. Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com to learn more about getting weekly access to all that our land offers including milk, meat, vegetables and seasonal fruits. While our fields are still wet, our fruit and veggie program will get going by late June. Our other foodshare program has ongoing sign up and pick up opportunities.


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Join us at the Tannery for a night of fine food and the much awaited annual PAPS Sing-Off on Wednesday 13 March 2019, 7.00 pm – 11.00 pm
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Transport: Return coach transfers will be provided
The Meeting Dinner is included in the Delegate and Accompanying Person registration, extra tickets $130 per person. Please indicate your wish to participate for catering purposes. Your drink tickets will allow you to obtain a limited number of beverages after which time a cash bar will operate.


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Galamsey Sɛx tapes: it just shows how everything is rotten and stinking in the country.
|Galamsey Sɛx tapes: it just shows how everything is rotten and stinking in the country.
The country has retrogressed and we now thrive in foolishness, idiocy, and stupidity. The rule of law and order in the country has collapsed.
We see fake pastors and fake men of God misleading and stealing from regular people and giving false hope. The citizens put too much hope in these fake pastors and prophets, instead developing their own personal relationship with the AlMighty.
We have fake radio and tv stations spewing and perpetuating ignorance. These stations pollute the minds of our children and youth with backwardness, instead of educating them.
We see the citizens praising and worshiping these so called "elders" who are raping the country that are causing pain and suffering to the same people who are doing the praise and worship.
We see the youth that is supposed to demand changes are rather fighting among themselves and killing each other for small crumbs of bread from these politicians. They continue to accord respect to these thieves and robbers.
The police that are supposed to enforce law and order, and protect the citizens are now acting like gangs and mafias harassing and stealing from the people. The police force is serving as private security services for the rich, elite, and the politicians, while the citizens fend for themselves against thieves and armed robbers.
It is now a dog-eat-dog mentality and it is more about who can bite and chew more. And not about how we as people can collectively work together and share the resources.
We have become beggars in our country. The soul of the country has been sold to the highest paid prostitutes and whores that can pay more to get access and connections.
The country is in a deep ditch. Where are the patriots and the nationalists that can rescue the country from abyss.
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CalCISO convened in Santa Monica to hold the first meeting regarding its Women in Cyber Initiative. The meeting featured opportunities for stakeholders to engage in a variety of new programs, as well as highlighting career profiles of four women in the cybersecurity profession. RAND Corporation hosted the event.
The four professionals featured at this meeting included:
Sina Beaghley, RAND Corporation
Kimberly Pease, Citadel Group
Kim Manibusan, FICO
Fernanda Carapinha, 4 Digital
The meeting also included a preview of activities in CalCISO's new Women in Cyber Initiative, ranging from mentoring to curriculum to new training partnerships.
For the image gallery from the meeting, please CLICK HERE.
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Militants in the southern Philippines have beheaded a German man after a deadline to pay his ransom passed, the Philippine government has said.
A brief video circulated on Monday by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadi websites, appears to show Jurgen Kantner being killed.
Shortly after the video appeared, the Philippine government envoy Jesus Dureza confirmed the German's death.
"We grieve as we strongly condemn the barbaric beheading of yet another kidnap victim," Dureza said in a statement. "Up to the last moment, many sectors including the armed forces of the Philippines exhausted all efforts to save his life. We all tried our best. But to no avail."
Military officials in the south said they had not yet found Kantner's body.
Militant group Abu Sayyaf had demanded a ransom of 30m pesos (£480,000) be paid by Sunday to spare the 70-year-old.
The group had previously released videos that showed a haggard Kantner appealing for payment of the ransom.
Kantner was abducted from his yacht, the Rockall, off the southern Philippines last year.
The vessel was found drifting on 7 November, with the body of his companion Sabine Merz with a gunshot wound.
The couple had been kidnapped and held for 52 days in Somalia in 2008 before they were freed, reportedly after a huge ransom was paid, press reports said.
Despite his ordeal in Somalia, Kantner said in 2009 he still intended to keep sailing into perilous waters.
"I know it's dangerous sailing off into Somali waters and I have no private security guarding me, but I pray to God that pirates won't get me again. It's a little bit like suicide," he said after being freed.
Abu Sayyaf, whose leaders have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, have been kidnapping foreigners and Christians for decades and holding them for ransom in the jungles of the southern Philippines.
The militants frequently kill hostages if their demands are not met, and last year murdered two Canadians.
Apart from Kantner they were now holding at least 19 foreigners and seven Filipinos hostage, military spokesman Brig Gen Restituto Padilla said.
The group, formed from seed money provided by a relative of the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in the 1990s, also carried out the bombing of a ferry in Manila Bay in 2004 that claimed 116 lives in the country's deadliest terror attack.
The military had been pressing an assault against Abu Sayyaf, attacking its camps and bombing its hideouts just before Kantner was killed.


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Custom for Sarah Muela 13"x24" | Numbers 6:24-26 - Framed Wood Sign
"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace." Numbers 6:24-26
White board with Charcoal lettering framed in Walnut.
Hanging hardware not included, sign hangs easily from frame ledge in back.
13″ x 24"
This piece is made to order and requires up to 2 weeks production time.
These signs are made using first generation White birch plywood board painted white in chalk type paint and frame is stained in the MillionAyres Signature Walnut.
All lettering and illustrations are hand lettered and hand drawn then converted to a stencil and painted. It is then sealed with a clear matte enamel/polyurethane to ensure a long and vibrant life with you. Should the need ever arise, the sign can easily be wiped with a clean damp rag.
We make no attempts to mask the wood grain or naturally occurring knots in the wood but rather embrace them. Because of this no two signs are exactly alike. We do, however, take every effort possible to make our signs as close to the photo shown.
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|Diary Pages
|Morality Points
As you begin the mission, look on the bar to the left for a Diary Note [Note 1/2] .
Note: For finding the first 10 journal pages, you will unlock Achievement/trophy 'First Draft'.
There is also a lockbox containing a tidy sum of ammo for your weapons on the bar near where you found the diary page. Head over to the other side of the room and grab a mask and Filters from the box your friend opens on the table. There is also some ammo and a Medkit here as well if you desire it. Follow your mate through the door.
Work your way under the stairs and around the back of the dumpster there to find a hole in the wall. Inside is a safe containing ammo and +50 Military Grade Rounds . Return and climb up the stairs to find yourself on the surface.
When you are back in control, look back towards the stairs you came up. Just to the left of these is an open doorway. Inside you'll find a corpse that you can plunder for another Filter . Follow your friend over to the far end of the rooftop and walk down the wing of the plane after him. Keep on his tail as you work your way around a hole in the ground towards another subway entrance in the distance. Before entering this, look to the left to see a small hole in the fuselage of the plane up the small hill nearby, if you head up here you can find another Filter . You'll also get a Morality Point for your trouble. Return and enter the subway.
Follow your friend into the next room and loot the corpse he points out on the ground for some ammo and a Filter . You can also change your Gas Mask if you wish to do so. Check out the small room on the right for some ammo and a Morality Point . Continue onwards until you reach the stairs on the left leading back to the surface. Enter the small service passage to the right at the base of the stairs.
Grab the ammo from the corpse in the tunnel and in the room at the end, loot the lockbox on the table for some ammo and a Medkit . Grab the custom weapon front the table for a scene. Afterwards you will earn a Morality Point . Return to the main area. Turn off your torch and climb the stairs. As you near the top, your friend will tell you to stop. Crouch and sit next to him and wait for the enemies to pass.
For allowing them to pass and not being spotted, you will earn a Morality Point and an achievement/trophy.
Note: For letting the watchmen pass without shooting at them, you will earn the Achievement/trophy 'Mouse'
When the coast is clear, follow your team mate over to the crashed plane and interact with the door when requested to do so. As you enter, turn to your left and grab the Filter from the ground at the dead end. Return to the door and follow your friend to the through the plane until a scene plays.
After the scene, walk towards your comrade and look on the ground to his left for Diary Note [Note 2/2] . Grab this and then approach your friend for a scene. Listen to him after you save him for another Morality Point .
Once he is back on his feet follow him back through the plane. Loot the corpse propped up against the right hand wall for some ammo and a Filter . As you exit the plane a demon will attack you so help your friend take it down.
Once it is dead, look over to the left from the exit of the plane to see a bus and some cars. Below these is a corpse you can examine for a Filter . The closest building to this has an open door. Inside behind some pipes is another corpse you can loot for a Filter and a lockbox containing ammo and +5 Military Grade Rounds . Exit to the main street and follow your friend.
As you approach the next corner a large group of watchmen will appear on the top floor of the building in front of you and drop down to attack. You will have to fight off 7-8 of them. Once they stop coming, quickly follow your friend around the corner and approach him as he stops to be boosted up into a building.
When you regain control, look to the left of the nose of the airplane in here to find an escalator leading down. Run down to the door at the base of the escalator. Turn around and kill the watchmen as they come down the escalator towards you until a scene plays to end the mission.


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SARASOTA, Fla. — Knight Marketing (www.knightmarketing.com), a Sarasota-based marketing firm, recently added two new staff members to its local team.
Ryan Hoevenaar has been hired as an art director in Knight Marketing's design department. A recent transplant from Peoria, Ill., he previously worked as a graphic designer for advertising agencies in the Peoria region and holds a bachelor's degree in graphic design and multimedia from Peoria's Bradley University. His fine art and illustrations have been included in more than 30 exhibits, and he holds several awards.
Also new to the team is Brittany Davis, who is serving as an account coordinator in the client service department and leading inbound marketing initiatives for Knight Marketing and its clients. She previously worked as a project coordinator for Provider Resources, a government healthcare contractor, and as a corporate client operations manager for Career Step, an online healthcare education company. She holds a bachelor's degree in business management, with a concentration in global marketing, from Brigham Young University.
About Knight Marketing
Knight Marketing was founded in 1997 and is owned by Tracy Knight and Ticia Mahler. It represents a variety of regional and national clients in sectors including healthcare, hospice, building products, travel and real estate.


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La Cabuche In Swiss Vineyards
Situated in the genevan vineyards in switzerland, 'la cabuche' by swiss studio bureau A is an accommodating stone building for wine-drinking aficionados. Accessed only by foot, the humble structure emerges from the landscape to welcome people into a secret community reunion, away from the city. A blue fluorescent sign over the entrance hints at the fact something unusual waits inside. an oval white light fills the interior, illuminating the space and the guest's faces against contrasting purple seating.
'The feeling of a beautifully composed landscape, as the one surrounding la cabuche, has a counterpart. there is, in this extreme tranquility, a sense of strangeness, a vibrant worrying feeling suspended in the air.' says bureau A.
bureau A entertains wine drinkers at la cabuche in swiss vineyards
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Vanilla Almond "Milkshake" #smoothiesunday
Happy Sunday you guys!
I woke up this morning wanting something creamy, filling and healthy to keep me going with 3 hours of sleep...#mommylife
I whipped out this deliciously simple smoothie to satisfy my craving and provide me with the fibre, protein and healthy fats that makes it into a great breakfast alternative!
Handful of raw almonds
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 banana
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbs hemp seeds
a few ice cubes
Blend well and enjoy!


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Free Compost Giveaway - May 11 & 12
April 25, 2018 - May 12, 2018
The City of Penticton will be hosting a free compost giveaway event, where residential and commercial customers can pick up any volume of compost for free! Commercial pick up will occur on Friday, May 11th, and residential pick up will occur Saturday, May 12th.
Follow the signs to the compost site, located past the entrance to the landfill on Spiller Road. The compost site will be open from 8:30am until 4:30pm. Call City Yards at 250-490-2500 for more details.
Please ensure all loads are covered and/or tarped prior to leaving the site.
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Minot Regional Supportive Housing: F5 Project
Minot Auditorium Room 301: 420 3rd Ave SW, Minot, ND 58701
JOIN US…for a discussion of building opportunities through transition & connection!.
We are glad to welcome Adam Martin, the Founder/Director of the F5 Project and F5 Venture Partners to Minot for a discussion on Communication/Justice, Housing, Employment, Transportation, Healthy Socialization and Recovery.
About The F5 Project: The mission of the F5 Project is to provide opportunities, connections, and empowerment to individuals with a challenging past. This is a process of coordinating services/support and simply meet people where they are at in the journey of rebuilding, reconnecting, and reestablishing as strong, motivated citizens striving for quality of life. F5 Project focuses this work on helping individuals transition from incarceration to community which also deters repeat offenses. This work exists in five main focus areas: communication, housing, employment, transportation, and healthy socialization. Support for recovery and wellness are intertwined in all areas of F5 Project. It is our purpose to provide equitable opportunities for quality of life and success for people of all backgrounds as one's past should not dictate the potential of one's future. Commonly known as function keys on the computer keyboard, F1 through F12 may have a variety of different uses but F5 is special to us for one reason…F5 is the refresh key. No matter what data you have on your computer screen, when you hit F5, it all deletes. This is really what any person with a background wants: to start over…clean…refresh.


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The Australian Government is commited to ensuring that Australian Defence Force members continue to receive top quality and timely health care under Defence's contract with Medibank Health Solutions.
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon said the Opposition's irresponsible comments regarding this contract are creating confusion among ADF members and their families.
"Under this contract there will be no reduction in health care entitlements to ADF members. Our servicemen and women will continue to receive the highest quality of health care services," Mr Snowdon said.
Importantly, Defence's contract with Medibank Health Solutions contains stronger monitoring and quality assurance measures than under previous health commercial arrangements. The contract includes detailed performance measures and reporting requirements related to delivery of health care services and clinical governance.
Defence retains full responsibility for, and oversight of the health care services provided – not Medibank Health Solutions.
Medibank has responsibility for securing the specialists required to meet the terms of the contract with Defence. It is not appropriate for other parties to become involved in those negotiations.
"Senator Johnston's irresponsible comments have the potential to undermine commercial negotiations between Medibank and health providers," Mr Snowdon said.
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trois. zéro.
excusez moi while i get my party on. today is the big day! thirty. 30. three. zero. and now, i am off to enjoy some breakfast and open presents. how fun are presents? already feeling so spoiled. gosh.
get ready for rachel 3.0
so excited for this new decade of life.
thanks so much for being a part of my everyday and my celebrations. la vie est belle.
toodle-oo for now. i will be back tomorrow with more #madameswankyturns30 giveaway winners AND pics from my bday weekend.


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Winery Tastings and Tours, Estate Grown, Family Operated Since 1978, Making grape & fruit Table & Dessert Wines as well as our famous Wild Blue, blueberry wine with brandy added.
This weekend Open Thur-Monday 11-5, bring a picnic and we got the wine, looks like great weather.
We have a supply of Connecticut 169 Books- Signed by Author, Martin Podskoch, add visiting every CT Town to your bucket list!
Passports are Here! We are ready to Stamp 11-5, Fri- Mon, closed Tues -Thur.
Gift Cards- Any denomination, We can have the card waiting here for Mom to use Sunday or Whenever your recipient comes for a tasting or bottle. Call 203-775-1616 to arrange and pay by phone.
At our Winery you may expect: Winery Tours & Tastings , Bring Your Own Picnic or snacks, Seating Inside air Conditioned Barrel Room, Tour is included with tasting, or available for no purchase customers during regular hours. You may bring any food, non alcoholic beverages, well behaved dogs and other support animals.
Fine Print: Tastings Available right up till 5, Yes bring non alcoholic beverages if you like and all outside food is allowed. Dog Friendly, children friendly, this is our fourth year going organic with our landscaping.
Welcome New & Updated Retailers-now carry/expanded DiGrazia Wines Please check em out
For a participating retailer near you call 203-775-1616
Wines N' More - Milford- Huge New Selection Wow!
Bottle House- 1261 Meriden Road, Wolcott New Account has Wild Blue and Wild Blue Too
Enfield Liquor Warehouse 426 Enfield Street- New Account!
Townline Wine and Spirits- North Branford, CT- New account! Wild Blue Headquarters -tasting it in store!
Any Store in CT can get your DiGrazia Wines for you as special order- They know what to do! We love new accounts Year round.
We have been selling to the trade since 1984 and take great pride in a great wholesale network and same week delivery all over the State.
May-December Hours:
Sunday 11am- 5pm
Monday -11am-5pm
Tuesday -closed
Wednesday- closed
Thursday - Open 11am- 5 pm
Friday 11am- 5pm
Saturday 11am- 5pm
We will always open by appointment call 203-775-1616 If you plan on visiting during one of our closed days. Groups of 15 or more please call ahead so we have enough staff to handle your needs.
Quick Info (CT Licensed Farm Winery #0000037)
Tasting Fees are 6 Wines for $12.22 plus tax
We are located at 131 Tower Road in Brookfield CT. Visit the Contact page for map and directions.
Groups over 8 people must make reservations.
Outside food is allowed. Outside alcohol is prohibited by law, We do not offer live music at this time.
For Wine availability, visit our Shop Wine page to browse our selection and see which wines are out of stock or in stock .
For liquor stores that carry DiGrazia wines in your county, please visit the Distribution page. We are constantly adding new stores call our office for a location near you, 203-775-1616 daily 9-5.
Organic Future:
Our Brookfield Vineyard is under transition to organic under USDA Standards. Pruning will start early this year as the cold weather has hardened off the canes already, and who knows what the Winter will bring, heavy snows can make pruning delayed due to mobility issues so you have to get a jump on it.Tours are given of the organic vineyard throughout the day. Bring your curiosity and questions about organic farming and how this can apply to your own lawn and gardens. Mark is accredited by NOFA, The North East Organic Farming Association.
Our Estate Grape Varieites We grow: White: Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc, LaCross, Niagara, Elvira, Catawba and Itasca
Reds: ST. Croix, Frontenac, Leon Millot
Our Affiliate Vineyards- these we manage or tenant farm some we use the juice as well: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, St. Vincent, Noiret, Geneva Red, Osceola Muscat, and Reliant table grape, and some others in smaller quantities that would not have juice we can use. Some sites are organic some are traditional. There are six geographic locations. Only Brookfield is open to the public. Some of the sites are for hobby some are commercial but all have unique growing characteristics that benefit particular varieties. Right Plant Right Place. The more varieties you grow- the more your experience grows. We started in 1978.
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BMW Team SRM came away from Sydney Motorsport Park with a trio of Top 10 results in the fifth round of the Australian GT Championship. This was despite a penalty and a poorly-timed Safety Car making life difficult for Steven Richards and Ricky Capo.
The factory-backed squad made a perfect start to the event, Richards putting the #100 M6 GT3 on top of the times in the sole practice session.
He and Capo then combined to put the factory-backed BMW second on the grid for Race 1, Richards second fastest in his session before Capo went sixth during his stint.
Race 1 proved beyond doubt that car's genuine speed, Richards comfortably running second across the first stint before pitting to hand over to Capo midway through the 40-minute race.
A long compulsory pitstop time dropped the BMW outside the Top 10, Capo putting in a storming drive to charge his way back to sixth, including a last-lap pass on Ryan How.
That sixth was later turned into eighth in the final classification, thanks to a 10-second post-race penalty for contact with Tony Bates during the second stint.
Race 2 saw another aggressive stint from Capo, the former open-wheeler star charging his way to sixth in the opening section. Again the compulsory stop left Richards outside the Top 10 for the final stint, the four-time Bathurst 1000 winner quickly making ground to move into ninth as he looked set to change back through the field.
However a poorly-timed Safety Car soaked up the final 10 minutes of the race, and meant Richards couldn't make up any more ground.
Richards had to wait until Race 3 to continue his charge, running as high as sixth in the first stint of the Saturday afternoon finale.
Capo then battled his way to sixth in the final section to cap off an impressive weekend for the #100 BMW.
"That's the best we've ever qualified, so that's a good sign, and our car was very strong in the first and third sectors all weekend," said Richards.
"In the sprint format we're always going to be a disadvantage in our driver seeding when it comes to the compulsory pitstops. But we were able to recover reasonably well in all three races, so you can see the gains we've made this year. We're improving, we're still well-placed in the championship. We're going into the last round with a chance."
Capo, making just his second start with the team, said he enjoyed building a sense of familiarity with the M6 GT3.
"The weekend went well," said Capo. "It's always hard when you go into a technical track like this and only have 10 or 15 minutes to practice, so I think we can be happy with our race and qualifying pace.
"We made some gains in terms of speed which is positive, and by the end of the weekend I was really starting to feel comfortable in the car. More laps would always be better, but that's how it is with a two-day event like this.
"I've enjoyed my time with the team, it's been great. I hope I can get back for more rounds next year."
Richards now sits third in the standings, 37 points behind leader Fraser Ross with one round remaining.
The season concludes with an endurance race at Hampton Downs in New Zealand on October 13-14.


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"Due to the guidelines of Supreme Leader (of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei), we are ready and capable to foil all types of threats," General Pourdastan said.
The Iranian Armed Forces are using all capacities, including good training, to promote their power against all possible challenges.
In relevant remarks earlier this month, the Iranian Ground Force commander said that the country's army would go on alert if any hostile troops approach the country's border, warning that the army's threshold of action is 40km outside borders.
Addressing the rank and files of the Iranian Army Ground Force in Tehran in early April, General Pourdastan said the Iranian Army is monitoring every move made in the region "and would show reaction once necessary".
He further ensured the Iranian military forces' full preparedness, saying that "the army would never be surprised".
The General said the region is suffering from proxy wars, and reiterated that the army is fully ready to defeat any type of enemy in any kind of proxy war.
"We have drawn a 40km redline and we deal with any threat that approaches this redline," the Ground Force commander said.
Pourdastan and many other Iranian military officials have repeatedly warned that they would show tough reaction to any enemy that might approach the country's borders from a good distance and before the enemy troops cross the border into Iran.
ISIL was in some areas only 100 kilometers away from Iran's border last year, but was pushed back hundreds of miles away to western Iraq with the help of Iranian advisors.
In January 2015, Pourdastan said ISIL evacuated areas closer than 40km to the Iranian border after receiving relevant warnings from Tehran.


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We've been in our house exactly two months and the interior is really shaping up nicely. Our front living area, which consists of the living room, den, dining room, and kitchen is pretty much finished in terms of decorating. There are a few details we'd like to complete down the road, like hanging a few more photos and maybe getting a throw rug or two, but for now we're calling this section 'DONE.'
*A recap: We purchased a Golden West Limited Edition manufactured house with a beachfront exterior in a mobile home community in the Los Angeles area. We're butted up against the San Gabriel foothills.
A few notes about these photos: We purchased the laminate floors separately. They're Mohawk Buttercream Hickory distintive planks. We upgraded the kitchen with granite countertops and Frigidaire gallery appliances. The interior is painted in blush with white trim and moulding. We also have coffered ceilings in the dining and living room.
We're still working on back half and I'll post more photos of that as the guest room and our bedroom come together. We are also thinking of painting the bathrooms and guest room a color other than blush that's throughout the house.
Currently, we're working on the landscaping, but that's been slow-going. Our soil is really rocky since we sit at the base of a mountain. Every time we dig, we get more rocks, making it a tedious process. However, we think we'll have it completed (the front at least) by early March – if our grass ever sprouts!
I'll post more photos soon and an updated landscaping budget.
How long did it take for you to complete interior decorating after moving into a house? Has anyone encountered rocky soil when landscaping? I'm open to solutions!


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Kimball Electronics was recently selected as a strategic contract manufacturing partner for Acrelec business in the Americas. Headquartered in Paris France, Acrelec is a global company with innovative solutions for the restaurant and retail markets specializing in transactional efficiency technology including large scale kiosks.
Katib Messaadi, Purchasing Director for Acrelec, said, "At Acrelec, we conducted an extensive search and selected Kimball Electronics due to their operational excellence and box build expertise."
Kimball Electronics will handle all aspects of the manufacturing of large scale kiosks for Acrelec in the Americas. These kiosks are modern sturdy hardware that facilitate maintenance operations, ensure the safety of operators, and are able to withstand extreme weather temperatures while being compliant with local standards for retailers and restaurants. Kimball will manage the full-scale box build and supply chain for Acrelec: from sheet metal sourcing, raw material selection, to integration and test, to warehousing and order fulfillment.
The flexible large-scale box build and full system assembly manufacturing area at the Kimball Electronics – Jasper facility offers in-region support for customers throughout North America. "Our strategy is to provide large-scale box build and full system assembly expertise for our customers in North America that require in-region distribution and support. We are happy to support Acrelec with their innovative solutions for the restaurant and retail market," said Steve Korn, Vice President of North American Operations for Kimball Electronics.
Manufacturing of these new large-scale kiosk units began during late 2016 and is ramping up.


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As someone who's hired A LOT of people in the past, this is definitely a topic that comes top of mind. Here are some comments:
How do you account for and address unconscious or prevent conscious biases?
Often 'best candidate for the job' ends up being 'someone who looks similar to others who do the job now' - which ends up being similar schooling, background, and unfortunately gender, race, etc. When I took Engineering at school there were only 3-5 women in my classes, so selecting for background ends up with a very biased sample set on one criteria.
I look back now and early in my career as a hiring manager my teams looked a lot like me - male, white, 25-35, etc. I can't honestly say whether I had unconscious biases playing - we had very few female applicants, non-white applicants. Biases could have been exaggerated because other team members also got involved in hiring, which means a single member's bias could have influenced decision making.
Later, my teams were more diverse - partly because I was hiring in more diverse job roles and so ended up with a more diverse set of candidates. But maybe because I tried to think about my unconscious biases. I honestly don't know. It's something I struggle with.
How do you account for the value of diversity on a team?
When hiring for a specific role, we like to use the word 'meritocracy' or 'superior ability to do the job' - but in reality nobody exists in a vacuum. Diversity in perspective, background and skill on a team has a value independent of the necessities of the specific role. If you aren't accounting for that, and hiring with a myopic view of just the specific role, often you can be cutting yourself off of critical benefits from broader perspectives. It requires thought, but it is thought worth undertaking.
A great example here is Tristan Walker's perspective and starting his company based on the Bevel Razor. If everyone has the same background then everyone's working from within the same box - same perspective, set of tools. I often refer to the 'echo chamber' that inevitably builds inside any organization - it's why you need to reach outside, bring in fresh blood, ideas, diverse opinions. Hiring is one way to do that which is more persistent, culturally.
How do you know you're not measuring 'superior ability to do the job' based on an unequal metric?
Just because someone has achieved certain outcomes in the past, doesn't mean they have more or less ability - it could mean they had an unfair handicap.
How often do you handicap a candidate because of written language skills, verbal communication skills? Does this become a heavier weighting than it should, leading towards structural biases? What about the woman who has taken maternity leave for a couple of years - do you hold the 2-3 years less experience against her compared to another candidate?
These choices and biases aren't always obvious, but often I find that we tend to fall back on language like 'meritocracy' and 'superior ability to do the job' without really understanding the whole picture of what that means, how we measure it, and if we've truly accounted for personal and structural biases.
Hiring the best candidates - value diversity, offset biases, deal with structural issues.
To close, here are some ideas to help reduce biases in hiring.
1. Remove names, gender references, possibly even specific higher educational institutions from resumes before sending them on to HR or hiring managers for screening.
2. Consider your screening requirements and consider whether they have inherent biases. 'Years of experience' translates to ageist screening. Written/spoken language skills will screen out candidates from other language backgrounds.
3. Watch for 'culture fit'. Culture fit can be a bundle of biases that will screen out diversity simply because it can be inflexible to different people's working needs, backgrounds, desire to party (or not).
4. Check out the structural biases within your organization. Your HR policies are probably geared towards people of specific ages, demographics, work styles or genders. Examples - you might offer extended benefits - great for families, less interesting to young single people. Parental top-up for women but not men sends a message about who should be taking parental leave and creates all sorts of downstream structural biases. So - consider how your HR policies, benefits packages, vacation, bonus pay, stock options, leave policies, etc - how all these attract or push away candidates of different backgrounds.


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Debra Kay Kvalevog age 62, of Ovid, MI, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at Hospice House of Mid Michigan, Lansing, after a short battle with leukemia.
A Memorial Service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes - Houghton Chapel, Ovid, MI, on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 4:00 P.M. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, from 2:00 P.M. until the time of the service at the funeral home.
Debra was born in Jackson, MI, on February 25, 1956, the daughter of Philip K. and Ellabell (Clark) Bancroft. She married Theodore Wade Kvalevog on November 14, 1981; he passed away on December 3, 2013.
She was an avid sewer, loved quilting and enjoyed crafts of all sorts. Debby spent many hours researching her family's genealogy. She was involved in Girl Scouts for over 25 years. Debby treasured the time spent traveling with her friend Jennifer; she especially enjoyed their trip to Gulf Shores. The pride and joy of her life was her grandchildren: David, Brooks, and Gabe Lohr, Dawson Kvalevog, and Rosella Kvalevog.
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Memorials may be made to the wishes of the family. Online condolences can be sent to www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, Houghton Chapel, Ovid, MI.
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Our children have advanced to the next grade in school – Yahoo! The surreal part is that Cassidy is off to junior high, Titus is grade four, and Ella is in kindergarten. Wow, all three children are in school! Now we know that we are not the first parents to experience this but it is yet another milestone in our lives. The house is quiet for much of the day as all of us are out doing our jobs for the school hours. It is fun to see the giddiness of the new junior higher and the new kindergartener.
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We are so proud of our children and it is so good to join them on the journey of growing up. Please pray that we will make the right decisions as parents to help guide them in this way.
Here are some pictures of the first day of school.


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Two Alabama lawmakers are looking to move marijuana legislation in the state forward.
Montgomery-Republican state Sen. Dick Brewbaker and Birmingham-Democrat state Rep. Patricia Todd have both filed bills in the state legislature to be debated by House and Senate Judiciary Committees on Wednesday.
Under existing law in the state, any person who knowingly sells, distributes, or brings into the state more than 2.2 pounds of cannabis is considered a trafficker and can be sentenced to a minimum of three years imprisonment and a $25,000 fine. Brewbaker's SB51, filed earlier in the year, would adjust the minimum amount needed to be convicted of trafficking to 10 pounds.
Brewbaker hopes his legislation will keep young people from being convicted of major felonies.
"No one is talking about legalizing possession of marijuana, but I haven't talked to anybody who thinks hanging felonies on college kids is a great idea because that follows them around for the rest of their lives" he told AL.com.
Todd's bill, HB272, seeks to change the amount needed in to be convicted of unlawful possession of marijuana, and the punishment's inflicted upon those who break the law.
As the law stands today, anyone who possesses cannabis for personal use can be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, resulting in a jail sentence of up to one year and up to $6,000 in fines. A second time offender could be charged with a Class D felony, and sentenced to up to five years in prison, with at least some of that time being served in a community corrections facility.
Todd's bill would add a lower tier of punishments, and would require possession of two or more ounces of marijuana in order to be convicted.
The bill also changes sentencing for possession of one ounce or less to a violation, with fines that would not appear on a person's criminal record. A first or second offense of unlawful possession of marijuana would be punishable by a fine not over $250 and a third offense would result in a violation with a fine of $500 or less.
The bill however, makes no provisions for edible derivatives of a cannabis plant.
"This is not as bad as alcohol, we don't want people to use. But it costs the state a lot of money to enforce the possession law," Todd told AL.com.
Todd believes opposition to her bill has passed, and thinks law enforcement should not have to spend valuable time and resources chasing small amounts of marijuana, while we have an opioid crisis in the state.


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I know, I know. The expression is "spring forward, fall back." But I'm not talking about adjusting the clock on your microwave; I'm talking about much more significant adjustments: the kind that change your life. And, on this first day of autumn, a season many of us associate with renewal, I find that a lot of people I talk to are pretty taken with idea of life having a "reboot" button.
But here's the thing: you are not a laptop. Even if you wanted to, you couldn't "reset to factory condition." And if you could, you'd lose a hell of a lot of experience and hard-won growth in the process. So when I talk about changing your life, in big ways or small, I'm not talking about a clean slate, I'm talking about going through your baggage, discarding what doesn't serve you, packing up the lessons learned, and moving on. Lighter. Invigorated. Not wiped blank, but renewed.
The biggest thing I know about moving forward is that it is almost guaranteed that you will fall. We all knew this the moment we tried our first, tentative steps, but many of us have forgotten that falling is an inherent part of taking risks and making progress, not a sign that we screwed up or have failed. We grow older, as our metaphorical joints grow seemingly less flexible and, in our heads, more fragile, we can become unwilling to risk a fall. We become stuck and complacently, resignedly so, even when we are stuck in a place that really, really isn't working for us.
This autumn, I'm inviting you to—yes, fall. Take a risk. Take a leap. Take even a tiny step. And when you stumble—because you will—or when you land on your butt—because you'll do that, too—know that this is part of trying something you've never ever done before. It's no big deal, this thing I used to call a "kaboom!" whenever my son fell on his diapered behind. I started saying that whenever he fell because unless it was obviously a bad fall (and it almost never was), he looked to me first to see if he was okay. If I didn't react as if it were a big tragedy, then he didn't, either. I am rather proud that his first word was a very cheerful "Uh-oh!" something else I used to say in a bright voice if he dropped or spilled something.
It wasn't a big deal when he fell or dropped a Cheerio, and it's not a big deal when you do, either. Holding on for all you're worth and staying very, very still may be a way to guarantee you don't fall—but it's also a pretty good guarantee that you won't grow.
However old you are, at whatever stage of life in which you find yourself, are you really prepared to say you're all done growing, evolving, learning and willing to take a chance on becoming the truest and most joyful expression of yourself?
I know quite a lot about this. I have fallen more times than I can count–sometimes in pretty spectacular skirt-flies-up-and-exposes-all sorts of ways. A few times, I've even broken a bone or two. But every single fall taught me something important, from "if you don't try, you'll never have a chance to succeed" to "hey, don't carry boxes down a dark stairway without your glasses."
Important lessons, both.
So here's the deal: got some baby steps (or even big ones) you're ready to take? I'm here. I can hold your hands, just as I used to do with my son when I taught him to walk (or roller skate, or ice skate). I can stand to one side and point out the broken concrete or the little rock on your path. I can help you hold yourself accountable for the steps you say you want to take to change your life.
And when you fall, I will joyfully and exuberantly shout, "Kaboom!" Because when you take that tumble, you will learn something big and important and life-changing. And I will be the very first person cheering you on, and extending a hand to get you back up and on your feet again.
Falling. It's a cool thing. You should try it sometime.


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I began creating Darkplane about ten years ago when I was a freshman in college. I was playing board games pretty often, and thought I might be able to introduce our group to roleplaying games. Some of my friends and family members had played a bit of Dungeons & Dragons with me as a kid (always reserving the right to mock me), so I set to work creating a fictional world of my own, ironically in the pursuit of friends.
If you know nothing about roleplaying games, here's a primer. A group of players sit around a table and tell a story. Each player has narrative control over one or more characters, deciding what they choose to do based on the events of the game. The Game Master (or Dungeon Master, DM, in D&D) is in charge of the world the story takes place in--its events, locations, and characters. Most D&D games play out like an adventure TV series, with episodic plots and recurring characters. That makes the DM the director or showrunner, and everyone else part of writing team.
In order to play, though, you have to decide what type of story you're telling. It could be set in the modern world, a fantasy world like Middle-Earth or Westeros, or in space. It's common practice for a DM to create a unique world around his or her particular game. For me, that's always been the funnest part.
Darkplane is a fictional world that draws heavily on weird fiction, horror, and multicultural themes. I use it for all sorts of writing projects--graphic novels, short stories, screenplays--but mostly for playing D&D because it doesn't need a budget. I've run Darkplane games in six states over the last 10 years, and every time it grows and develops.
What's the goal? Well, this year I'm going to be running a Kickstarter campaign to fund a Darkplane guidebook. Darkplane: A Campaign Setting will have everything you need to dive into a Darkplane game, and lots more on the side. And, if the Kickstarter funds, it will have some beautifully terrifying art.
This website's going to have content previews, spotlights on people or places in Darkplane, and hopefully some video blogs too. Thanks for taking a look, and keep an eye out for more.


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Swimmer Simone Manuel makes history.
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Christine and William Newsom: Stand by our youth to fight the epidemic of gun violence
Christine and William Newsom
"What splendor! What poverty! What humanity! What inhumanity! What mutual good will! What individual isolation! What loyalty to the ideal! What hypocrisy! What a triumph of conscience! What perversity!"
These were the words written by Polish poet and Nobel laureate Czeslaw Milosz upon arriving in the U.S. in 1960 and seeing its stark contrasts. Milosz could be speaking today, for we are facing the reality that youth in our country have potential opportunities in life undreamed of by their parents; and yet those same youth (age 15 to 19) are 82 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than youth in other high income democratic countries (Health Affairs, Jan. 2018).
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions responded to the recent high school shooting in Parkland, Florida which killed 17, by stating that there needs to be better enforcement of existing laws, even though no existing laws were apparently broken up to the point that Nikolaz Cruz began gunning down his former classmates and teachers.
Nor did the murderer in the Las Vegas hotel tower have any record of legal transgression, until he unleashed his rage into the innocent crowd.
President Trump blamed the Florida tragedy on mental illness, even though last year he repealed an Obama-era regulation that made it harder for people with severe mental disabilities to purchase firearms. One commentator blamed the school shootings on "bad parenting." And one astonishing solution came from the father of a student who had been injured, saying he felt that there was no choice but to require entry into schools to be the same as into airports, or maybe even prisons.
What is happening differently in the other high income democratic nations that do not have our extraordinary rates of teen murder by guns? They have their share of mental illness, although admittedly access to mental health care — indeed all health care — is better in all the other high income democracies. They certainly have their share of bad parenting. They have unguarded schools.
What do they not have?
They do not have a country that is awash in firearms — an estimated 200 to 300 million privately owned firearms in the U.S., although no one knows for certain. They do not have a governing body that is in the pocket of the gun lobby, and gun laws that are written by gun lobbyists. They do not make it easier to buy a military-style assault rifle than get a driver's license. And they do not accept the sacrifice of their precious children in the flower of their youth as the sad but acceptable price one may have to pay for nearly unlimited access to firearms.
Fifty years ago, the late Senator Thomas Dodd said "the time has come that we must adopt stringent gun control legislation comparable to the legislation in force in virtually every civilized country in the world." Tragically, that has not occurred, and as a result since 1968 more U.S. civilians have died of gunshot wounds than all the U.S. soldiers killed in all the wars in which our country has ever been involved (New York Times, Aug. 27, 2015). Nearly three years ago, Politifact also did an investigation of that claim and found it to be substantiated. As of August 27, 2015, a total of 1,396,733 had died in all of our wars to date compared to the 1,516,863 deaths from firearms — including homicides, suicides and accidental.
We are not powerless to stop this epidemic. Something is shifting among these young people who are seeing their futures stolen from them, not only the victims and survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, but throughout the country. The courage they are showing in standing up to the gun lobby and lawmakers, and their boldness in confronting the gun issue, are truly inspiring. If you feel you are finally ready to act, and show our children we can stand by them in this fight, there are many things you can do:
1. Contact Senators Feinstein, Harris and Rep. LaMalfa, and tell them you expect them to work urgently toward definitive gun control regulation comparable to those in place in every other high income democratic country in the world, and if they don't, you will work against their next re-election
2. Join the Brady Campaign, Americans Against Gun Violence or another group working towards reasonable gun legislation, which includes background checks to all gun sales, a ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines, and extreme risk laws (ERPOs) to remove guns from dangerously unstable individuals. Combined, these measures will drastically reduce the toll of gun violence in this nation.
3. Speak up — it's time to come out and tell people how you feel about the epidemic of gun violence. Let us support the youth who are mobilizing to end it.
Christine Newsom, M.D. and William Newsom, Jr., M.D. live in Nevada City.
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Kathleen D. Hynicka (Cooke) peacefully passed away with her family at her bedside on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at the age of 61. Kathleen was born in New Jersey to Harry G. Cooke and Dorothy T. Cooke (Sharry) and raised in Totowa Boro. She attended Passaic Valley High School in Little Falls and then received her B.A. degree in Social Work at Albright College in Reading, PA, where she met her husband of 37 years, Steven F. Hynicka. She served the elderly as a Social Worker in Pennsylvania with the Office of Aging in Reading, Conestoga View Nursing Home in Lancaster, Lancashire Terrace in Neffsville, and Willow Valley Retirement Communities in Willow Street.
She is survived by her husband, Steven, of West Hempfield, PA; her daughter Lauren M. Hynicka, wife of H. Thomas Berlin Jr., and their two wonderful children, Landon and Madison, of Towson, MD; her son Justin D. Hynicka and his wife Kristina G. Hopkins of Arlington, VA; and her brother Harry G. Cooke, Jr., of West Henrietta, NY.
In the words of her two-year-old granddaughter, Kathleen was an amazing nana (grandmother), mother, wife, sister and daughter. She left us too soon, but we are thankful for the time we were given. May she rest in peace in our Lord's House.
A memorial service is scheduled for 1:30 PM Saturday, November 4, 2017, at St Paul's Lutheran Church, 222 North George St., Millersville PA. Family and Friends will be received at the Church for visitation between 12:30 P.M. and 1:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to: the Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Dr. Suite 106, Danvers, MA 01923 http://www.scleroderma.org or The Lancaster County Conservancy, 117 S West End Ave. Lancaster PA 17603 http://lancasterconservancy.org/ Arrangements by the Workman Funeral Homes, Inc., 114 West Main Street, Mountville/Columbia. To send an online condolence, visit the condolence page.


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Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Twenty Question Tuesday
In your eyes, what's Paradise?
A beautiful sunny day spent with my friends and family, and a barbecue :o) I might also throw a few palm trees in there too, and some snow!
Prized Possession:
I would have to say my lovely computer, as without it, none of what I do would be possible… apart from the sewing of course, but it keeps me in touch with the world on a daily basis!
Favourite medium to work with and why?
Fabric… I still love discovering new fabrics, colours and patterns, I can walk into a fabric shop looking for one thing, and end up coming out with armfuls of other fabric too, some linens and cottons can be particularly beautiful.
Flowers or chocolate?
Both if possible!
Who influenced you the most?
I think my parents, as they have always encouraged me to be happy and to love what I do and work hard.
Who would you most like to go to Dinner with?
Either Ryan Reynolds or Robert Pattinson, for obvious reasons!
Top Cat or Banana Splits?
Erm, I don't think I used to watch either of these… how about The Poddington Peas!?
Today I wore:
Jeans, lots of layered tops (it was kinda chilly) and a knitted cardigan!
Do you have a favourite online {bead, craft or textile} place to shop and would recommend?
I would have to say Folksy… you always find such a wide variety of handmade products, it's great for browsing and stumbling across new finds!
What inspired you to do what you do?
I was working in a textile-related environment, but not doing any of my own designs, when I could I escaped and began Charlotte Macey Textiles, I haven't looked back for a second and love doing my 'own' work every day :o)
McDreamy or McSteamy?
If you could do anything else, what would it be?
Run a ski chalet!
Favourite item of clothing:
My navy woolly winter dress… so excited to wear it this year!
Best childhood memory:
All of them… summer holidays, birthdays, bonfire night, Christmas, we make a real 'occasion' out of all of the years events, and to be honest they've all been wonderful.
Most cringe-worthy moment:
Ahh I can't think of one, but I'm quite a butter-fingers, so I'm always dropping things and knocking things over, eek.
Favourite holiday destination:
Which celebrity would you have as your best friend and why?
Hmm, probably someone really normal who I could just go for coffee with… perhaps America Ferrera, she's brilliant in Ugly Betty.
Best "crafty" tip you can offer
Always make things that you like, you will have so much more interest in something that you enjoy doing.
What's your Star sign?
What would you most like to see happen next?
I would like a bigger studio, one day a lovely shop, an apartment in a sparkly city, to continue doing what I love and for Charlotte Macey Textiles to grow… not asking for much eh! Hehe.
MMmmmmm, yes Ryan Reynolds.....such a cutie ~ saw him the other day in The Proposal....definitely a catch in my eyes too!
Sending my thanks to the lovely Charlotte at Charlotte Macey Textiles for her contribution....pop on over to her blog...her creations are so clean and crisp and a must for any kitchen! ;o)
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Scary High, El Paso Texas
El Paso has been called among the sweatiest, dumbest, and fattest cities in the country, but a website has given us major props for having the scariest haunted high school in America. We're Number One! We're Number One!
Mandatory.com checked out scary stories about high schools all over the U.S. and put El Paso High School at the top of their Top 10 list of haunted high schools. We beat out high schools that have ghostly body parts of a murdered girl show up in lockers, and then mysteriously disappear, and high schools that are built on top of cemeteries that might, or might not have been relocated when the school was built.
Didn't those people learn anything from 'Poltergeist'?
Anyway, Mandatory.com says of El Paso High:
"When it comes to the scariest school in America, El Paso High School has them all beat. Its ghost stories range from sealed off hallways full of mist and strange goo dripping from the ceiling to hidden classrooms beneath the building no one knew existed. However, nothing compares to the photo of the graduating class of 1985 above. While the woman in the center is certainly blurry, there is no doubt she is there. Or so you think. According to former students, there was no one standing there when the picture was taken, nor can the female in question be identified. Some believe the apparition to be a young girl who had taken her own life years before by jumping from a balcony connected to the misty hallway. Others have seen the very same ghostly figure jump from said balcony, disappearing before hitting the ground each time. Any way you slice it, El Paso High School takes spine-tingling to frightening new heights."
El Paso High is scary looking enough on it's own, but the photo of the ghost girl who showed up in a class photo makes it even scarier. It's nice to be number one in such a cool category. Now, if we could just do something about our sweatiness.
Read More: El Paso High School Named Most Haunted School In America | http://kisselpaso.com/website-names-el-paso-high-school-the-scariest-haunted-high-school-in-america/?trackback=tsmclip
Before selling your HAUNTED home……
So, you're looking to buy this charming old house, and the realtor whispers something to you about murders and spirits and unspeakable tragedy. Next thing you know, blood is running from the walls. It's a common element in the haunted house story, but what about reality?
How do hauntings and other assorted grimness figure into actual spooky real estate dealings?
If your haunted house is going on the market, or you're considering purchasing one of those charming but shady mansions down the street, certain information may or may not need to be shared. In fact, depending on what state you're in, you might be required by law to live out that whole "So you know about the murders … " scene for yourself.
Blogger Matt Soniak explains how real estate law figures into the strange business of buying and selling homes that come with more than four beds and two baths.
Most U.S. states require sellers to fill out a standard form disclosing what they know about the property's condition and list any potential physical defects. This is a relatively recent reverse of the older "buyer beware" norm in real estate and lets buyers know ahead of time of any major problems with their dream home.
There are other defects besides faulty wiring and sinking foundations, though. Some states go a step further and require sellers to also disclose "emotional defects" that could impact and stigmatize a property. This includes traumatic events like murders and suicides, reported paranormal activity and even proximity to homeless shelters.
Whether you have to disclose anything and what types of defects you have to disclose all depends on the jurisdiction. If a seller does have to disclose emotional defects, which ones and how much detail they need to go into again varies among locations.
In Massachusetts, for example, the possibility of a property being "psychologically impacted" isn't considered a "material fact required to be disclosed" to potential buyers. In Virginia, emotional defects like murders and ghost sightings only have to be disclosed if they physically affect the property (Blood running from the walls? Gotta tell the buyer). In California, as American Horror Story demonstrates, sellers do have to disclose emotional defects, but only in a very limited way. The state Civil Code requires that a death on the property only needs to be disclosed if it occurred less than three years prior to the sale and older incidents need to be addressed only if the buyer specifically asks. Some jurisdictions are a little more vague in the way they word things, so smart sellers could potentially disclose what they need to without having to drop words like "haunted," "poltergeist" or "murder spree."
If it seems odd that states have had to establish laws like this in the first place, it shouldn't. We have so many fictional tales of murder and mayhem turning into real estate nightmares that a few real ones were bound to turn up, like the infamous case of Stambovsky v. Ackley.
In this particular case, Helen Ackley was the proud owner a big old Victorian mansion in Nyack, N.Y., and seemed extra proud that the place was filled with ghosts. She was so proud, in fact, that she described her paranormal pals—including some in colonial clothing and another who approved her new paint job—to the local newspaper and Reader's Digest, and even put the home on a ghost tour.
Then it came time to sell it, and suddenly she wasn't so happy to bring up the home's haunted history. The Stambovskys, a couple from out of town, purchased the home for $650,000, doled out a downpayment of $32,500, and then lived that dreaded "You don't know about the ghosts?" scene with a local. They weren't happy to hear this, felt they'd been cheated, and took Ms. Ackley to court.
They lost the case, with the court citing their caveat emptor ("let the buyer beware") responsibility to uncover the property's defects before committing to a sale. They appealed and the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court ruled in their favor in a 3-2 decision.
Even if you don't actually believe in ghosts or haunted houses, the presence of such a stigma on a house is enough to affect its value, whether positively or negatively. Since Ms. Ackley had spent all that time fostering the belief that her house was haunted, but then failed to reveal this to the conveniently non-local buyers, she was at fault. One of the judges in the case noted that home buyers can't be expected to go to every house they look at with a psychic ready to inspect the joint for phenomena, so obviously the seller has some degree of responsibility here.
So, if you're into haunted real estate, be sure to talk to a lawyer before you make any deals.
(Via Mental Floss)


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Manager: Gustavo Quinteros
Group: A (with Argentina, Colombia and Costa Rica)
Copa America title betting odds: 125/1
Qualifying for quarter-finals odds: 7/5
Group winner odds: 20/1
Finishing in the top two in group odds: 7/2
Copa America 2007 performance: Group stage
Best Copa America performance: Winner (1963)
How are they shaping up?
Little is expected of Bolivia at this year's Copa America, but it is still fair to say they will not arrive in Argentina in great shape. Gustavo Quinteros' men, who have a FIFA ranking of 102, have not tasted victory in any fixture since an incredible 2-1 World Cup 2010 qualifying triumph over Brazil on a heady night in La Paz in October 2009. They have suffered friendly defeats to the likes of Latvia, Panama, Paraguay and Mexico already in 2011, with the common denominator being a chronic lack of goals.
On top of that, international football betting fans will know that keeping clean sheets is not the norm for Bolivia, but a goalless stalemate on the road in the second of their two recent clashes against Paraguay at least offers some encouragement. And it should not be forgotten that, in addition to their win over Brazil, they held the men in yellow to a 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture and thrashed Argentina 6-1 to leave then-boss Diego Maradona shell-shocked. The latter scoreline will no doubt be brought up again ahead of their tournament opener against the hosts, for which they are priced as massive 20/1 long shots to cause an upset, with the draw available at betting odds of 6/1.
However, it would be dangerous to read too much into those results. All four victories in the ultimately unsuccessful World Cup qualifying campaign – they also defeated Paraguay 4-2 and Peru 3-0 – came at home, where opponents struggle to deal with the matches being played at altitude. Indeed, aside from the point gleaned in Brazil, Bolivia lost their other eight away matches, conceding 24 goals in the process. So we can safely assume they do not travel well!
Star man
Marcelo Moreno Martins
Caps: 22 Goals: 8
If Bolivia are to have any chance of reaching the quarter-finals, they will need a major contribution from Martins. In a squad shorn of proven goalscorers, the 24-year-old will be expected to use his strength and intelligent movement to provide a pivot for his team's attacks. Premier League betting fans may remember him from a brief (and goalless) loan spell with Wigan in 2010, but he is now plying his trade in Ukraine for Shakhtar Donetsk. He fired an impressive eight goals in the World Cup qualifiers and will certainly be a threat against all three of Bolivia's opponents in Group A.
Based on current form alone, it is hard to see Bolivia getting out of their group.
They will pin their hopes on results against Colombia and in particular Costa Rica after a probable defeat to Argentina. But it will need a major improvement from Ronald Raldes and his defensive colleagues if betting on them to reach the last eight is to pay off.
Verdict: Eliminated at group stage
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