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Statik Selektah "Beautiful Life" music video featuring Action Bronson & Joey Bada$$. Music from Statik Selektah's 'Lucky 7' album out now on Showoff Records / @DuckDownMusic:
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A Slick Jackson Film (@_slickjackson). The video was shot at the FRESH ISLAND FESTIVAL in Croatia (http://www.fresh-island.org) with the help of @PhatPhillie.
Statik Selektah and Joey Bada$$ talk about Joey's biggest public misconceptions, Statik's thoughts on music critics, and the first time they met Jay-Z.
Smif N Wessun stopped by Blackout Radio on Radio88.com in Croatia yesterday to drops some rhymes for our homies overseas. Listen in and check out the rest of the tour stops including the world-famous Cannabis Cup on November 26 with Cam'ron.

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The world's skinniest home is now open for tours, according to digital architecture and design magazine Design Boom.
Designed by architect Jakub Szczesny the Keret House in Warsaw, Poland is the thinnest dwelling in the world, at a mere five feet wide. It has only 46-square-feet of living space.
The house was built in an alley between two other buildings and has no windows, a shockingly-small kitchen, and a ladder that leads to the main bedroom. Because of its size, it technically cannot be considered a building and is instead an "art installation," according to Szczesny.
Visitors who have made a donation of at least 20 Polish zloty (roughly USD $6) to the Polish Modern Art Foundation can now tour the home. You can check out which days the building will be open on the Keret House website.
Money raised by the Foundation will be allotted to the maintenance of the installation and to artistic activities within the Keret House project.
Szczesny sent us pictures of the interior if you can't make it all the way out to Warsaw.
Here's what Keret House looks like from the street.
A pull-down staircase leads guests inside.
Designer Jakub Szczesny demonstrates how small the home really is.
Here's the tiny kitchen, plus one of the bathrooms with a sliding glass door.
Counter space for cooking is practically nonexistent.
You have to climb a ladder to reach the bedroom.
It has space enough for a desk and a bed.
The bed looks comfortable, if small.
One last look at the plans for the house:


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This photograph was taken a dusky morning in Bali, Indonesia, like so many others of my photos. Me and my three friends (who I was on that trip with) had just been exploring the waterfalls of north Bali for the last two days. We had woken up early, before sunrise to head back to the south part of the island with our motorbikes. Backpacks strapped to our shoulders.
A couple of days earlier I we had driven past these two pillars or gate. I immediately recognized it as I had seen a post on instagram by a fellow travel photographer. But he had failed to leave a geotag. Maybe because he wanted to keep the spot secret. That's a thing amongst travel photographers. But anyways. We had driven past it and by chanse found it, and I was so happy. At first I felt like I wanted to stop -and I did- and photograph this place straight away. But the rain was pouring down and the sun had almost come down. Alos we where in a hurry to reach our destination where we were going to spend the night before heading of to discover an photograph the waterfalls of north Bali.
We decided to continue on and come back to this place on our way back to the south, which we obviously did, as you can see. I spent some days thinking about what type of shot I wanted to take and had come up with a framing and pose that I thought would turn out good. I posed myself with my motorbike centered between the gate and asked my friend to take the shoot. That's another of my photographs, but the funny thing is. That after we had taken the shot of me and, after I had posed my friends and taken photographs of them, just as we were heading of the girl in the red dress shows up.
She had two friends with her, one photographer and another guy which I think probably just was a friend tagging along. I went up and introduced myself. I saw that the other photographer was taking up a drone (mavic pro) and instantly realized that they were going for an overhead framing of the photograph and I seized the moment and asked if it was okay for me to take a photograph with my camera meanwhile they were taking the photos with the drone. Not disturbing their process. And surely it was okay. The girl ran towards the gate and at the same time a motorbike pulled up in front of her creating this photograph. Maybe it was luck or a case of being in the right time at the right place. Of course I took her instagram and shared the photo with her. I think she was happy with it.
Camera Make: Sony
Camera Model: ILCE-6500
Focal Length: 54mm
Aperture: ƒ/4
Shutter Speed: 1/4000s
Dimensions: 3764 × 5646
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text: We were so excited to join these adorable kiddos and their families once again at Fenway Park for this Red Sox Premium Sunday Funday event! We loved the simple and iconic branding of the Coca Cola and Red Sox photo booth backdrop. The Red Sox mascot, Tessie the Green Monster, was the star of the show, but we also adored the variety of fun baseball themed photo booth props that the kids could choose from. An open air photo booth is fun for all ages, and we had a great time at this awesome event at Fenway park!


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Last week Milly had a growth spurt. As I'm breastfeeding this meant on the rare occasions during her waking hours when I wasn't pinned to a sofa feeding, I was frantically looking for a coffee shop, park bench, car park… basically anywhere to act as an emergency feeding spot to attempt to satisfy the crazy huge appetite of my 11 week old baby. By the end of the week she had not only grown out of her carseat but also out of the newborn phase of her life. And this has reduced me to a state of sentimental mush.
My little baby now holds her head with startling confidence, coos and shrieks with glee, gurgles and giggles in response to our stupidity (who doesn't love a raspberry noise, right?) and I've cleared a ridiculous amount of clothes out of her wardrobe that no longer fit my increasingly bonny bundle of joy.
But it's not all about Milly. Poppy too has matured at a scary rate, particularly since her little sister arrived. A few jealous spells aside (life with two has definitely not been plain sailing!), she's wholeheartedly embraced the nurturing role of being the older sibling and I'm so proud of the warm, expressive, independent, bright and crazy funny little girl she is turning into. But where have my babies gone?
After having Poppy, we knew we wanted another baby to allow her to have the incredibly special relationship with a sibling Mr J and I both have (I've talked about this here previously). So when Milly arrived I experienced an overwhelming sense of contentness. Our little family felt complete. As a result, it's unlikely (without a drastic overhaul of our life plan) that we'll ever go through the newborn phase again. And although I won't miss the sleepless nights, the always horrendously timed poo explosions and having to hastily whip my boob out on a park bench to settle a screaming hungry baby (it's impossible to be discreet), I will miss the sleepy cuddles, the elation of experiencing each and every one of the early 'firsts' and the general neediness of a newborn.
But it only takes an afternoon stroll with Milly in the baby carrier, her head lying with such sleepy contentness on my chest while her increasingly podgy arms gently cuddle around me. Or for Poppy to request me to "hold her like a baby", to realise these moments haven't been shunted away now redundant to the past, they're simply evolving. My girls may not be newborns but they are still my babies. And they always will be.


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These days, there are plenty of options for vegans, vegetarians and pescatarians on the supermarket shelves.
I, myself, became a pescatarian roughly 5 months ago out of principle… and haven't looked back since.
No, I don't miss chicken and yes, I feel just as guilty for eating fish as I did when eating meat – but I'm slowly making the transfer to a mostly vegetable diet.
I thought I would write a post revealing my top 5 basic dishes, as when I first became a pescatarian, a lot of the meals featured on the internet seemed far too complicated and hard to make, for someone who was so used to just 'throwing' chicken into everything that they made.
5. Spaghetti, Dolmio Tomato & Garlic Sauce and Quorn Mince
For anyone who hasn't tried quorn mince yet – I PROMISE that it tastes better than regular mince. No grizzle but a similar texture, perfectly blends into tomato based dishes and above all, is almost unrecognisably made entirely of vegetables. Plus, I'm fairly sure the mince is rather protein-filled!
4. Sainsbury's Green Vegetable Risotto Kievs, Spinach and Spring Onions
The easiest of them all, this dish is a perfect quick fix for cheese fans.
While the mozarella core adds a lovely creamy texture and taste to the vegetable and rice mixture, these low calorie kievs taste incredible teamed with a healthy salad. I specifically love tossed spinach and raw spring onions on the side.
3. Vegetarian Paella Using Cinnamon and Vegetable Stock Sauce, Green Beans, Pepper, Garlic and Pilau Rice
Rich in flavour and easy on the purse, making vegeterian paella is really simple.
Just throw your chopped garlic into oil and fry, add the vegetables, top with cinnamon and gradually simmer the vegetable stock into the pan so that it soaks entirely into each and every grain of rice.
2. Salmon, Asparagus and Poached Egg
Dependent on your preferences, this dish can be joined by the addition of a jacket potato….
It's as simple as coating the salmon in a butter dressing and a seasoning of your choice, doing the same to the asparagus (I controversially like to fry it) and teaming both with a poached egg.
1. Nachos and Garlic Doughballs
I'd love to make my own garlic doughballs but I haven't got around to it now… so for now, I shall reference the incredible Pizza Express dough balls that I purchase far too often from my local supermarket.
Although hugely 'carby', this is my 'cheat' dish and on naughty days, I like to team said dough balls with a side of nachos – coated in salso, guacomile, sour cream and PLENTY of cheese.


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The winter holiday season is a time of joy, pretty lights, slightly cooler weather (at least in South Florida) and for many, racking up consumer debt. Boo! But, the principle of giving is still an important one to highlight, especially as the owner of a brand or business. Here are some tips for how and why to keep your clients in mind in the season of gifts.
It's important to prioritize.
As a small business owner, the top priorities should be your top customers, but even your once-in-a-while clients deserve some gratitude. 'Tis the season, after all! But more than that, putting forth an effort—no matter how small—is what will set you apart in the clients mind as a thoughtful, kind, generous and memorable business owner. Even if the gift is as small as a coupon that goes out in an email newsletter—if it's accompanied by a holiday greeting and an expression of thanks—it will stand out in your customer's mind.
It really is worth it.
Giving unselfishly, although a financial or time sacrifice initially will foster many rewards in the long run.
- Your customers will gain respect for you and your business and associate your name with generosity.
- It creates an environment of reciprocity—people are more willing to give you their business when they recognize your expression of gratitude.
- People talk about the gifts they receive. This isn't a pastime that fades in adulthood. If you give a meaningful gift to someone, they will tell their friends about it!
What's most significant is those personal gifts that you seek out and purchase, make, or send specially to your most valued clients. Stay tuned for Calliope's next blog post for a great round-up of client gift ideas!


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Gender Roles in the 21st Century
Do you wear the pants in your relationship? It's always fun to poke fun at the various guys that I know that are definitely whipped to the point of…well…passive submission. The guy is willing to do anything the woman wants to do, and every time they get on the phone with each other, the man's voice changes from husky masculine to high pitched feminine. "Hey honey, how are youuuuuuuuuu." VOMIT.
The stereotypes and media portrayal definitely do not help the perceived roles and personalities that all men are supposed to have. Men are supposed to be the "leaders of a relationship". Men are supposed to be the ones that dominate, that dictate the terms of what a relationship should be and look like. HAH. Haven't seen too many of those types of relationships, or at least, those types of relationships that actually last.
The problem with these types of gender roles is that they rely more on stereotypes as dictating guidelines for how relationships should be, and not function and personality types. Look, the reality is there are a lot of women who want a guy to "lead" them and be the "man" (as society deems a man should be) within a relationship. However, there are also a lot of women who just…well…like to wear the freaking pants. They like having control, they like being the one in the drivers seat.
And honestly, what's wrong with that? That's who they are at their core essence, what they like to be. They are ambitious, independent, strong willed, stubborn…etc. Power to the feminists!
We've been so inundated with movie, after movie, after movie and show, after show, after show where the "family" is defined by the man making all the money, and the woman staying at home taking care of the house. Of course, everyone knows that these trends have been changing as of late, and the idea of the "manwife" is now an accepted phenomenon. Furthermore, it's very common now to see that the woman doesn't do all the cooking in a family (Damnit I hate this change!!! DAH!!!), and either families rely more on buying food…or…they just starve. To death. Because real men don't cook. Except stuff you can grill. And Spam.
But honestly, at the same time, I think that common perception often gets in the way of practicality. This is because we feel like we have to fulfill these certain "roles", even when we are not equipped (either in personality or function) to fulfill these roles. And, when we don't fulfill these roles, we feel like we are somehow falling short of who we are supposed to be.
But dude. There are just some guys in this world that are not that Aggressive/dominant in personality type. They don't want to be the ones leading. And so who the hell cares if he decides, within his non-aggressiveness, that he wants to date/marry a woman who does have those qualities of leadership and strength? Honestly, opposites attract–only one person in the relationship can wear the pants, and if the woman more naturally functions as a leader, then why is it such a big deal for her to do what she's good at?
I believe that Gender Roles in the 21st century should be dictated more by function than by stereotype. Fulfill roles in your relationship that need to be fulfilled based on your strengths, and not on what you're "supposed" to be doing. If you try to be a person that you're not, then you're going to be unhappy and the relationship is going to be a strain. Do what you're good at, and find someone who complements you. You can't have two people who are super dominant personalities, because you'll just end up killing each other before the end. Use myers briggs! Find an "ideal mate". Or join Eharmony, cause that's what they specialize in.
And why do men have to make all the money? Shoot. I want to marry a rich woman who'll take care of my every financial need. Single, rich and available? Give me a call.
Okay, honestly, I'm actually more conservative and traditional in this respect, and DO expect to be the one in a relationship that wears the pants. But that's because that's the way I function, not because I feel like I have to fulfill some stereotype. I am normally a dominant personality, and like to be the one in control. But honestly, I wouldn't feel like any less of a man if my future wife (girlfriend) makes more money than I do. Okay…well maybe a little. Damnit, media. I hate you.
With that being said, we all know that these stereotypes are undeniably inescapable. Even as I write this article, I can't help but be tempted to think that the man who lets the woman wear the pants in a relationship is less of a man, even though I know it's not true. Gawd stereotypes are bad. I'm asian, and I swear I drive well.
(c) Tobe Hitch (October 2010). Tobe enjoys writing funny posts on his observations about relationships. Read more posts on his blog Relationship Theory at http://www.relationshiptheory.com/
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At Au Naturale, we take Earth Day very seriously...which is why we turn it into an entire month!
If you've made it this far, you've probably already read that this year to celebrate, we are donating 10% of April's profits to The Nature Conservancy. We're also going to be tackling a new Earth Month related topic each week via IG Live + this blog series - so follow @aunaturalelife on Instagram to stay in the know!
To kick the month off, I wanted to spend this week talking about 1] why The Nature Conservancy and 2] Water Quality. So let's jump in!
Q: Why did you choose to highlight + support The Nature Conservancy?
A: The Nature Conservancy's mission to preserve lands and waters extends beyond preservation; their scope also takes into consideration the intricacies of the modern world and focuses on multifaceted approaches ensuring nature thrives. We chose to support Nature Conservancy because their positive impact is felt globally, and their mission hits me at a personal level as the lands I love in my home of Door County enjoy the sanctuary of The Nature Conservancy's protection.
Q: How does The Nature Conservancy tie into this week's topic of Water Quality?
A: Our waters are a precious resource that must be managed properly to accommodate the world's rapidly growing population. Waters and Oceans are two of the five focus area's of the Nature Conservancy's mission. Their team researches overwhelming water concerns, and finds solutions to improving water quality and supply, protecting, managing, and offering water security across the globe. For more information on how they are grappling with some of the largest water concerns humanity has ever been faced with, click here.
Q: Is it safe to assume water is safe to drink in most areas in the US?
A: It is NOT. Our trusted friends at the Environmental Working Group have worked incredibly hard of the years to produce alarming data showcasing drinking water concerns in the United States. I was shocked to learned of contaminates found in my zip code's drinking water. To check out their drinking water database, and learn how your drinking water rates, click here.
Q: What can we do to advocate for water protections?
A: There is a short term, and long term solution. One way to immediately improve your drinking water is to purchase a filter, and filter the water you consume. I use a Britta water filter system at home. The real solution is to fight for protections and improvement through the vehicle of policy and advocacy. Teach others of the real issues we are facing with our water ways, and the water we drink. Speak up and make your voice heard through your elected officials; challenge your local and federal elected officials to take on the important health and environmental issues associated with our water. We CAN change policy by using our voice! Speak up and get involved in protecting our water! To stay current with water issues happening on the national stage, click here.
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Global Sharks and Rays Initiative
Global Priorities for Conserving Sharks and Rays: A 2015–2025 Strategy
The Global Strategy for the Conservation of Sharks and Rays (2015–2025) is the product of an intensive 18-month strategic planning process incorporating extensive data analysis and synthesis, including a set of background documents, several technical workshops, and ongoing consultation and review.
Citation: Bräutigam, A., Callow, M., Campbell, I.R., Camhi, M.D., Cornish, A.S., Dulvy, N.K., Fordham, S.V., Fowler, S.L., Hood, A.R., McClennen, C., Reuter, E.L., Sant, G., Simpfendorfer, C.A. and Welch, D.J. (2015). Global Priorities for Conserving Sharks and Rays: A 2015–2025 Strategy.


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Wetumpka High (WHS) Class of 1971 Alumni List
Help us Update the Wetumpka High 1971 Class List by adding any names missing from the list below:
Registered Alumni
1971 Class List
- Barbara Johnson Barron
- Barbara Johnson Barron
- Lynette Bond
- Sheila Murff Brantley
- Wayne Burnett
- Bill Harper
- Melba Hyde
- Andy Knight
- Rusty Logan
- Tony Muschara
- Danny Sayers
Know Wetumpka High Class of 1971 graduates that are NOT on this List? Help us Update the 1971 Class List by adding missing names.
Billy Jack was the top movie in theaters in 1971, with a lifetime gross of over $98,000,000. Among TV shows in 1971, Marcus Welby, M.D. was the most popular of the year.
Hit Songs From 1971
Temptation EyesGrass Roots
Right On The Tip Of My TongueBrenda and The Tabulations
One Toke Over The LineBrewer and Shipley
Indian ReservationRaiders
Go Away Little GirlDonny Osmond
The Night They Drove Old Dixie DownJoan Baez
Smiling Faces SometimesUndisputed Truth
When You're Hot, You're HotJerry Reed
Mr. Big StuffJean Knight
Never Ending Song Of LoveDelaney and Bonnie and Friends
Hit Movies From 1971
Hit TV Shows From 1971
Reunions and Wetumpka High School News
More 1971 alumni from Wetumpka HS have posted profiles on Classmates.com®. Click here to register for free at Classmates.com® and view other 1971 alumni.
The students that went to school at the Wetumpka high school called Wetumpka High School and graduated in '71 are on this page. Register to add your name to the class of 1971 graduates list.
You can also find out what other graduates are doing now, share memories with other alumn, upload pictures from Wetumpka High and find other alumni.


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Mr.Javid Ebrahim Farid
The Aqsa Educational Society of Thane District was established in 1980 and is rendering its services in the field of Education for more than 30 years. Currently Aqsa Society is has 3 primary schools, 3 Secondary schools, 1 Junior colleges, a multi-faculty college for women affiliated to the S.N.D.T Women's university of Mumbai with B.A., B.Sc, B.Com. The main objective of the Aqsa Society is to make available the educational facilities to the girls of entire Thane District.
The efforts of the members of Aqsa. Society is appreciated by one and all, thus ensuring continual improvement of all its institutions. We are all aware of the fact that learning is a continuous and a creative process. It aims to develop the capabilities of the students and thus helps towards the enrichment and progress of the society. To keep pace with the changing methods in the Teaching-Learning process, all the Institutions of the Aqsa have incorporated modern technology to ensure academic excellence. The selfless services of the management have served as an inspiration to many such organizations in the District. We thus intend to produce students of knowledge, character and adequate skills to compete in the fast changing world. our aim is education, upliftment and empowerment of Women as we believe one educated women means education of one whole family and coming generation.
Now we are coming up with a technical college and polytechnic in an area of 15 acres, for which we have to obtain approval from AICTE,New Delhi. The Aqsa Society is thankful to its donors without whose support it would have been very difficult to fulfill such noble cause in the field of educating our women folk. Our vision is to provide best education to all our girl students with the aim of empowering them and to carry themselves with honour and dignity in the Indian Society.
The schools and college established by the Aqsa Educational Society is imparting education to about 6000 girl students. As the society grew in its philosophy its distinctive purpose took firm shape as relevant today as we are at the onset to create an atmosphere where girls can blossom into confident, self-reliant, responsible individuals, who can be a source of strength to their families and communities.


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My latest from The Weekly Standard:
Give her credit: Ann Coulter is a woman of strong convictions. Those convictions may be wrongheaded, bizarre, and even bigoted, but she knows what she believes and is willing to hold Donald Trump accountable. Unless he builds the wall (and not just some candy-ass fence) she's done with him—ready to turn on him with the white hot bitterness of the true believer who suddenly awakes to betrayal.
It's easy to mock Coulter, who wrote a book titled In Trump We Trust, for ever thinking she could trust Trump (and I will probably go on doing so), but at least something mattered to her. Unlike the cultists for whom Trump can do no wrong, and who will not hold him to any of his promises as long as he fights the right enemies, Coulter's politics have a very clear standard. "We have been betrayed over and over and over with presidents promising to do something about immigration," she explained to the New York Times's Frank Bruni. "If he played us for suckers, oh, you will not see rage like you have seen."
Trump does seem worried. After a few days pretending that he hadn't really been rolled on the border wall (Congress allocated only $1.6 billion of the $25 billion he had requested in the budget passed last month), Trump has ramped up his anti-immigrant rhetoric, killed the deal to regularize the status of so-called "dreamers," lashed out at Mexico, and authorized sending the National Guard to patrol the border.
Long gone are the days when he mused aloud about a "bill of love." Now he's reportedly listening intently to advice from a menagerie of misfit toys, including cable talking heads like Sean Hannity and immigration hardliner Lou Dobbs. And Ann is… unhappy. (By her account, they engaged in an "obscenity laced" shouting match in the Oval Office over his "betrayals.")
The message of the hardliners is simple: If he goes all squishy on immigration, he will lose his base. Back in 2015, he launched his presidential campaign by adopting Coulter's image of "Mexican rapists" coming across the border, and he never looked back. This was the secret sauce of his improbable rise to power: He proposed banning all Muslims, deporting millions of illegal aliens and their children, and building a big beautiful wall. And it all worked. The message now: He can't go soft without dispiriting and disillusioning those voters who propelled him to the GOP nomination and the presidency.
This has been the one constant in his erratic, shambolic presidency: Whenever he feels this kind of heat, he retreats to his base, fanning the flames that keep them angry, aroused, and loyal.
Trump once joked that his voters were so devoted to his personal awesomeness that he could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Avenue and they wouldn't care. And frankly, it's not hard to imagine the various ways that his fluffers in the conservative media would find a way to rationalize the shooting, blame it on the Deep State, or simply change the subject to talk about media bias and Hillary's emails. But Coulter is different. In an era in which "nothing matters," this matters to her. She's done things, said things, made sacrifices for this man, even though she says, she knew he was "a shallow, lazy, ignoramus."
She did all that because she was a believer. She was one of the "ones who would die for Trump, who would defend him from anything, who did defend him and blew off the 'Access Hollywood' tape — blew off everything" she explained to Bruni. "We kept coming back. He could sell Ivanka Trump merchandise from the Oval Office if he would just build the wall." Her phrasing about selling merchandise is interesting here, because some of us are old enough to remember when she declared that Trump could actually "perform abortions in the White House," as long as he took a hard line on Mexicans. This is what really set Ann's heart aflutter.
After Trump lashed out at Gonzalo Curiel, the Indiana-born Mexican-American judge presiding over the Trump University lawsuit, a profile in Washingtonian described her reaction. Attacking Mexicans was good racial politics, she explained. "Blacks hateMexicans," she said. "Mexicans move in and shoot black people, the jobs have been taken. Anything he says about Mexicans, his vote goes up with the brothers." (During the campaign, she bet me $100 that Trump would get the highest percentage of the African-American vote of any GOP candidate since Nixon. He didn't.)
But the point is that she has a conscience, and it would be deeply offended if it turned out that Trump had scammed her. This may strike some folks as cynical transactionalism, but Coulter is at least upfront about what she wants in return for her ardent puffery and her willingness to turn a blind eye to all of the lies, nepotism, and incompetence she admits she sees in Trump's presidency.
Coulter is hardly the only conservative who has made tradeoffs with Trumpism. House Republicans turned themselves into human shields to protect Trump from investigations into his Russian ties; evangelical Christian leaders have given him a "mulligan," over his alleged dalliance with and hush money payments to a porn star. As Trump stokes a trade war and uses his bully pulpit to vindictively attack American businesses, many "free-market conservatives" bite their tongues.
Presumably, many also have a red line of principle tucked away somewhere. But so far, it's only Coulter who has been willing to break with Trump at full volume.
In Trump World today, this is what passes for conscience.
Originally published: http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-conscience-of-ann-coulter/article/2012178


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...no hot guy today. No.
I know I am sad, too! Soon again though, I'm sure! :)
Mine? Thank you for asking. It was okay. I did indeed some productive things, and even saw an old friend of mine and chatted for four hours sitting on the same chair and then realizing we totally lost track of time. This is actually a good thing, no?! We even people-watched which can be weird and shocking I have to admit. Oh and I feel bad for all those tourists here in the city. It's been cooler now, add some unexpected heavy rainstorms and well...tourists thinking it is always and anywhere 85 degrees in July. Unfortunately, it is not. We barely have 60 degrees now, and it's just wet. Luckily today (at least so far) it did not rain. Looking outside though...I'm assuming it's gonna hit us hard tonight, in like maybe three hours?! Grrrrr....
So yeah, Monday of crazy week #2 has started, and again, thank you for all your positive vibes, thoughts and prayers. I think it is working. Let's keep 'em coming! ;) Thanks!!!
I wanted to keep this short and simple...so here are a few things that simply inspire me today!!! After all I wanted it to be a semi-wordless Monday post...I clearly suck at this.
Have fun!!!
Rain go away!!!!
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SILA YOLU focuses on the highway route between Western Europe and Turkey which is mostly used by Turkish immigrants since 1960s. This is the same route which is nowadays famous as Western Balkan route and crossed by the refugees in the opposite direction to Europe. We are interested not only in the physical space between the two places, but also in the emotional space in which concepts of culture, identity and community rapidly interchange. The outcome of the on-site and archival research will be presented in a mobile audio-visual installation/ exhibition which will be shown in Berlin and Istanbul. In the parallel program we light up the subject with screenings and talks. A book with selected texts, interviews and pictures is published, as well and can be ordered at bi'bak.
Mobile Exhibition from 22.09.2016 -9.10.2016 in diffrent locations in Berlin.
In collaboration with DOMID – Dokumentationszentrum über die Migration in Deutschland,
funded by Fonds Soziokultur.
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we had such a great time with our besties in chattanooga! Liz and Chris are loving Chattanooga and although we would love for them to be back in Nashville, we are so happy that they are loving life! Thanks for such a fun weekend! We love yall!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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This site describes the research of the K. H. Aaron Lau group in the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde. We are developing bioinspired materials based on synthetically convenient systems that can nonetheless control molecular and nanoscale interactions. We currently focus on exploiting peptoid and nanoporous anodic alumina materials for biomaterials, biointerfaces, nanotechnology, and enzyme applications.


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Mount Vernon, Washington - Greater Tuna
"Greater Tuna," the comedic chronicle of a typical day in the third smallest town in Texas, comes to Lincoln Theater Napa Valley in Yountville on Sunday, May 17 at 5 p.m. This comical two-man show is a popular satire of life in rural America – where the Lion's Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies.
The play "Greater Tuna" was written by Ed Howard, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams in 1981 in Austin, Texas where it became a cult favorite before moving on to Houston then to the Kennedy Center and finally an extended run at Circle In The Square in New York. Since then, the trio has written the popular sequels, "A Tuna Christmas" and "Red, White and Tuna." Last summer, the fourth play in the Tuna canon opened in Galveston, "Tuna Does Vegas."
The show's stars Jef Holbrook and Topher Payne play more than 20 characters representing the population of the entire Greater Tuna area including men, women, children, animals and space aliens. The "cast of characters" requires very quick costume changes by Holbrook and Payne and their crack team of "dressers." Some changes occur in fewer than four seconds, prompting Payne to refer to the dressers as his very own "NASCAR pit crew."
"The show is a workout," said Payne. "I walk off as Vera the church lady with wig, jewelry, pantyhose, gloves, everything. Eight seconds later I'm back on as Stanley, a seventeen year-old delinquent in camouflage."
"Greater Tuna" opens with the morning news report from the local low-power radio station hosted by two slow-talking broadcast celebrities - Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie - who keep the town up-to-date on Tuna's late-breaking news. From there the production ensues with a fast-moving and highly-entertaining avalanche of the town's characters and their sometimes ridiculous antics.
"Jef and I are actually around the same age as original stars Joe Sears and Jaston Williams were when they started back in 1981," said Topher Payne. "So this tour really captures the energy and anarchy 'Greater Tuna' had early on."
So are these two actors from anywhere near the town of Tuna, Texas? Not quite. Jef Holbrook is from Georgia and Topher Payne is from Mississippi, so even though they are not from Texas, the duo recognized some of the characters from their own childhoods.
"Early in rehearsals (director) Ed Howard told us we were being way too nice," said Payne. "He told us that these people are from Texas. They say exactly what's on their minds, and couldn't care less what people think. Southerners coat everything with a little sugar. Texans don't, and that makes them a lot of fun to play."


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Remembering in order to persevere
We all have special moments of truth in life. These drive-a-stake-in-the-ground moments happen when we discover or decide something to be true, and we choose to change the direction of our lives because of them. These moments include times like taking vows when getting married, signing to purchase a home or vehicle, and when we accept Christ as our Savior.
Based upon these declarations, we confirm to ourselves and others that, going forward, we will take action that is dependent upon this truth. In our three examples above, we are confessing that we choose this person as our spouse above all others, that we're going to pay off the loan, and that we're trusting Christ for eternal life.
When times get tough – marital problems, financial issues, spiritual doubts – we can look back to those special moments of truth, remember what we said we would do, and then draw the strength from our initial resolve.
Timothy had moments like that, too. Given the struggles he was going to face as he dealt with the melting pot culture of Ephesus and the abundance of false teachings, he would need some encouragement. Paul instructed him to find encouragement in what he already knew to be true.
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight for the faith;
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before many witnesses.
However, this is more than a "you said you would" moment…Paul didn't want Timothy to think he was the only one. So, he also gives Timothy an example to remember and lean upon:
1 Timothy 6:13-15
In the presence of God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you to keep the commandment without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which God will bring about in His own time.
Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, point blank, if He was the King of the Jews (John 18:33). And when asked, Jesus didn't shy away from stating his mission. Earlier, when He was struggling with the impending pain and suffering and death, Jesus' high priestly prayer was about relying on God the Father. When He would struggle later as He hung on the cross, Jesus quoted scripture to help Him stay on mission.
Paul's point is that Timothy, too, can stay on mission…he can keep the commandment to fight the good fight and take hold of eternal life in the here and now. No matter what life throws at him, and no matter the opposition this young leader would face in Ephesus, Timothy can look back to his own good confession of who Christ is in his life…and find the strength to complete his own mission and calling. Just like Jesus did.
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John Musker Question Countdown #5
Question #5 How does an idea for a project usually begin? Where does inspiration come from? And how long does it take for an idea to really take off?
No two projects have the same period of gestation. And their sources are usually varied as well. As has been recounted here and elsewhere, Little Mermaid began when Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Eisner conducted a Gong Show in January of 1985. Directors and story people were to bring in multiple ideas for possible animated features. In preparation for the meeting, Ron Clements went to a bookstore in North Hollywood, thumbed through a book of fairy tales and read "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen. The setting and characters were very cinematic, so much so that Ron was surprised that it hadn't been adapted before by Disney. Then he got to the ending
and thought, now I know why (one of Ron's first acts was to fashion a "happy ending").
In the early development, Roy Disney was concerned that the ending might be too far from Andersen. Ron has a quote from someone, Bruno Bettelheim maybe, that all true fairy tales have happy endings or something to that effect. I remember Howard talking about the ending. I think he was sensitive to changing Andersen's ending but said something sarcastic to the effect of, "Yeah right, like we're gonna do a sad ending. People don't want that!"
(Speaking of which, I forgot to mention in an earlier post one other thing we got Howard to go along with us on. That was the choral treatment at the end of Mermaid. I asked Howard to make a big choral statement, the "Disney choir" to reprise Part of Your World in the tradition of other Disney fairy tales. Howard was initially skittish about this, either feeling it risked being too big, or too clichéd, or just too corny, but he eventually embraced the idea and went for it. He admitted later he was really happy he got talked into the "classic" finish. I'm happy he did.)
The idea I pitched at the "Gong Show" was to do a "New Wave" fairytale. I wanted to take a Disney fairytale and put a spin on it with "New Wave" pop music and an urban setting. So my story revolved around a Cyndi Lauper-like Cinderella–esque heroine who worked at a fast food joint and dreamed of bigger things. Her fairy godmother was a bag lady. It was not one of the ideas that got "picked up" from that meeting.
Since we're talking about Howard, though, I will interject here that I remember having a discussion about Cyndi Lauper's merits versus Madonna. We would have these discussions occasionally over lunch at Chow's Kosherama, a Burbank establishment that offered deli and Chinese food. (These lunches would be followed by Howard turning to his friend and assistant, Nancy Parent, and saying, "Nan…Mylanta!")**
Anyhoo, Howard told me that he thought Madonna was a flash in the pan whose talent was more superficial. Cyndi Lauper, on the other hand, was the real deal in Howard's view, and would last longer because her talent came from a more genuine place. I wonder what Howard would make out of how things have played out. Somehow, I don't think it would change his feelings about their respective talents.
But what I really wanted to talk about (and it's a big leap from that question, but what the heck…) is our involvement for 30 seconds in Beauty and the Beast, and our POV from the sidelines as Howard got involved. While we were doing Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast was in development. Don Hahn, the film's producer, had a team in France that included Dick Purdum, a talented British animator who had worked with Richard Williams, among other things. Linda Woolverton was the screenwriter, brought on after earlier scripts hadn't jelled, I believe. There were artists doing viz dev as well. It was not at that time a musical.
Mermaid was nearly done. It had previewed through the roof. Jeffrey, despite running roughshod over Ron and me during production, was happy. Beauty had a script by Linda that Jeffrey loved. As I recall when they went to board it, Jeffrey's directive was not to change a word of it. And so it was storyboarded and put up on reels exactly as scripted. Jeffrey saw those reels and again, as I recollect, wasn't happy at all, despite them obeying his directive. With Mermaid seemingly as his model, Jeffrey wanted to bring some of "that" to Beauty and the Beast, which meant Ron and me. And it also meant Howard and Alan. So as Ron and I were putting the final touches on Mermaid, we found ourselves in Hollywood at Musso and Franks for a lunch with Peter Schneider, Jeffrey's point man. Peter told us they would like Ron and me to take over as directors of Beauty and the Beast. We were somewhat stunned by the offer. We were exhausted by the stress of making Mermaid. It had been a grueling, stressful process (it was also fun and challenging, of course.) Me being me, I was about to say OK. I am the child of Depression-era parents. If someone offers you a job, you don't take that lightly
Ron, on the other hand, although roughly the same age, and Midwestern work ethic also in place, had a different response. He felt very strongly that he was burned out and in need of a break. He saw it as getting right back on the merry-go-round with more stress than ever. Ron was newly married at the time as I recall and had even deferred his honeymoon. So he had no qualms about declining. It takes two to tango, though, so I said OK, I'll decline also even though my instinct was to say yes, and after talking it over a bit later we told Peter we were not going to take him up on his offer.
We were just about to head down to Florida for the press junket for Little Mermaid. They were going to have a big Beauty confab down there with the principal players, including Jeffrey and including Howard, and they told us you have to come as well which we really didn't want to do for fear of getting "sucked in."
So we went down there to Walt Disney World for the event. I remember as we got to the park, hearing Under the Sea played by a band as part of a parade. From the back, I saw a pretty girl dancing to the music. Cool! Then she turned around and I saw it was Jodi Benson! I heard later from Howard, when he first heard the music from Mermaid played in the parade down there at that same junket, he had burst into tears. Knowing then that he was HIV Positive, and seeing and hearing his music woven into the fabric of a Disney theme park, he had a sense that the music would last beyond his own life. And so it shall all of ours.
It was exciting, as we had never really done a big press junket of anything like this. Our press junket on Great Mouse Detective was lunch with Joe Gelmis of Newsday in our New York hotel when we were visiting Howard for the first time. That was it. This had reporters from all over the country flown in to talk to us, Howard and Alan, Jeffrey, Roy Disney, Jodi, etc.
At some of the round tables with the press, there were some female reporters who gave Ron and me grief because Ariel married a prince in the end of the film. They gave Jeffrey grief, too, and he said as we did, this was story of a girl with a love for all things human, not just a prince. He told these women journalists adamantly that there was no basis for their complaint. Then when we got alone with Jeffrey as we segued into the meeting on Beauty and the Beast, he said, "Sheesh!! They put me through the ringer! Guys! Whatever we do, I don't wanna get tagged like that again! We gotta make sure that doesn't happen on this one!" Thus part of the "enlightened" approach on Belle came not from some deep soul searching from a feminine point of view, but from Jeffrey getting roughed up in Florida (and not wanting any critique that might somehow diminish the box office of the movie.)
So we were told we absolutely had to attend this big meeting on Beauty and we didn't want to. Ron and I had our own Disney "handler" who, in our brief time not talking to the press, escorted us around the park and got us on rides without waiting in line. I had visions of one of those beautiful girls in the plaid skirts and the red vests. Instead we got James, a dimpled ever-smiling black guy from the South. Nice guy. Think Anthony from Project Runway. We told James it was his job to get us lost in the park so we could avoid the Beauty meeting. For some reason, James, who had a bit of a lisp, had gotten Jeffrey's name wrong. He referred to him as "Mithter Klatzenberg." And he was clearly terrified of Jeffrey. When we told him, we wanted him to hide us in the park, he smiled, "Oh no, no, no, Mither Klat-thenberg ith motht inthithtent!" We tried to cajole James but to no effect. He got us there.
The meeting was in a big conference room at the newly built animation studio. I don't recall everyone who was there but I do remember Don Hahn, Dick Purdum, Peter Schneider, Linda Woolverton, Howard, and Ron and me. And Jeffrey, of course, and probably Roy. And it was at that meeting that I saw Howard at perhaps his most magical. Having looked at those reels and the original source material, Howard came to that confab with his "take" on the story and characters.
In the story in the script and on reels, Gaston was the villain, but he was a fop, a dandy. I don't remember much about Belle. There were objects in the Beast's castle that were enchanted humans who had been turned into objects, but they were mute. I think there may even have been a discussion of the objects being done CG.
Howard laid out his thoughts on all of it. He saw the story as a kind of King and I musical, a love story about the humanization of a bad-tempered ogre by an intelligent well-bred woman. In fact, I recall Howard referring to the Beauty and the Beast ballad, the centerpiece of their romance, as the Shall We Dance number.
He thought Gaston should not be a fop but an extremely macho hunter, with trophies up on his wall (who would naturally want to Kill the Beast.) It seems to me I heard Howard say that Gaston should be a "towel snapping jock!" He saw him as a chauvinist in the extreme.
Belle, he thought, could be a bookworm whose love of reading puts her at odds with the provincial townspeople she was surrounded by. She was an oddball.
And the objects would no longer be mute. They would sing and dance! Howard said, "You're doing a musical! You need characters to sing!!" I remember meekly offering a comment and a concern. I wondered if it would be problematic if the objects could talk because they could tell Belle what was going on (and destroy the plot in the process.) Howard was annoyed at my raising a question and shot me a withering look. He thought that was an easily solvable problem: "All we have to do is give them one line…'If only we could tell her…" And Howard turned back to his pitch with his fervor undiminished. Well, I think everyone was stunned at how clearly and entertainingly thought out this version was. It was so powerful. Even "Mithter Klat-thenberg" seemed pleased. Linda asked a few questions as I recall. I was amazed. It was one of the great story notes-performance-pitches I have ever seen. And it all went into reshaping Beauty in a fundamental way.
It pained me when the movie came out that the "enlightened" approach to Belle was credited by the press to the involvement and point of view of a woman writer. Now don't get me wrong, Linda's a very talented writer, but the Belle they were applauding was the conception of Howard Ashman. The final film had many brilliant talents involved. Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale, two wonderful young directors who had done a fabulous job on Cranium Command, a theme park film, took over and brought their considerable story, staging, and entertainment skills to the movie. Dick Purdum returned to making award-winning commercials in London. The great Roger Allers was head of story on Beauty, and there were essential contributions from people like Brenda Chapman, and Chris Sanders, and Glen Keane and Brian McEntee and Don Hahn of course and on and on with too many names to fully recount here.
But I feel privileged to have been there at that Florida meeting to witness that first part of the reinvention of Beauty and the Beast, and to see and hear Howard, with such clarity and passion, lay out such a compelling vision. A belated thank you, James, for not letting us play hooky. And all in all, I think "Mithter Klat-thenberg" was very, very happy that he had roped "Mithter Ashman" in, as well.
** note from Sarah - Must have been a generational thing. I well remember our Dad's, "Shirl, get the Maalox"


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There are a lot of questions and mystery around what coaching is if you've never experienced it. People often wonder, is it advice-giving? Does it mean there's something I need to fix? Is the coach an expert on the (and every) topic?
The simple answer to all of these questions is 'no' because you are powerful and resourceful beyond your wildest imagination. Sometimes all you need is someone to help you remove the sediment that is covering the gems.
The best way I describe my view of coaching is helping you focus you on an important goal or vision, guiding you towards it and then grabbing a hold of it. It's like going into the attic to rediscover a dusty favorite piece of art. When you're feeling stuck, it's about being aware of how you see the world (or your job, relationship, you-name-it) and changing your perspective. While all of these transformational shifts that occur during coaching take time, I'm going to give you a little taste by coaching you right here.
Are you ready? OK. Get into a comfortable spot if you can. Forget what happened at work last week...or the phone call you just made...or what you need to do in 10 minutes.
Think of something in your life that you want to work towards changing or improving. Make it something truly meaningful to you. It may be the first thing you think of, or you may need a minute to get there.
- What is so important about this change, vision or goal? Think of why you chose it as your topic.
- What would it look like to make this happen? See yourself already there.
- What personal value would you be honoring in doing so? Consider what value you aren't currently honoring.
- What would it feel like if you were to achieve this? Get in touch with your heart and notice what's different.
- What's one thing you could do to move yourself towards this vision? Think of the small step you're ready to take.
- Are you committed to this first step? How will you remain accountable? How will I know?
What we just did was unlock your power and potential using one of many coaching skills and tools.
You may be feeling the weight of responsibility all of a sudden. You may be feeling a resurgence of energy or motivation. You may be questioning why you haven't been able to do "it" yet. Congrats on all of that! Those are all perfectly reasonable and natural responses when you're taking on the noble cause of designing your best life. It is hard but worthwhile work.
Are you ready to put some focus on that goal, vision, dream or "to-do"? Contact me to find out how coaching can help you get there.


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And we're back!
After almost two months off, we're back for the wedding of AnnMarie & Justin on this snowy, picturesque winter day at the St. Cecelia Music Society in Grand Rapids. We shot these two lovebirds' engagement session last summer up north at a local winery and hop farm.
Congratulations you two!
Check out the rest of their e-session here: www.twotwistedtrees.com/engagements/


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I have listed a new property at 133 Mcdonald ST in Aberdeen.
Great bi-level in Aberdeen with an open concept main floor layout that includes vaulted ceilings, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. A double attached garage with direct entry open into the large entrance area. This home is situated in a quiet neighborhood with many other newer homes around it. Enjoy the serenity of small town living while being close to Saskatoon!


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Bath Festival of Greens
Date: Sat. 9 Dec, 2017 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Duration: 7 Hours
Location: Winter Street Center
The Bath Garden Club is holding its second annual Festival of Greens on December 9th, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and December 10th, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath. Featured items are wreaths, swags, floral arrangements, tree ornaments, vintage items and much more. Refreshments will also be served. Proceeds to benefit the many project that the bath Garden Club sponsors. FMI 666-3078


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Guest Friday Feast: Mexican Salad
It's July! A new month! And, for you, it is a month full of Guest Friday Feasts. And who better to celebrate the month of our anniversary but……….
……. the very talented and handsome husband, JD!
One of the many ways we have made lemonade out of the unemployment lemons is the great help JD has been around the house, especially in the kitchen. Even though he's not completely comfortable cooking, he's definitely challenging himself with new and interesting recipes, and he's doing really well. So far, nothing that he has made has been less than amazing. He knows what flavor combinations go well together, and he is a very thorough measurer and chopper!
So, to kickoff this guest series, I'm starting off with a quick salad he whipped up while making next week's Friday Feast (salmon tacos… you don't want to miss that!).
This salad is perfect for summer's warm temperatures. Plus, I soon should be seeing some tomatoes pop up in my garden, and this is an easy way to use them.
Mexican Salad (by Rachael Ray)
2 ripe avocados
3 vine-ripe tomatoes
1/2 sweet onion, sliced
Chopped cilantro, about 2 tablespoons
2 limes
Coarse salt
Extra virgin oil, for drizzling
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We were delighted to be given the opportunity to give a presentation at this year's General Assembly about the URC's involvement with the Christian festival Greenbelt for 2016-2017.
Steve Summers (pictured) is the CRCW Development Worker for the URC and also the chair of the URC's Greenbelt planning group. He told Assembly: "For myself and hundreds of thousands of others over the years, Greenbelt has been much more than an annual festival. It's become a dynamic and enduring movement, a spiritual sanctuary, a creative environment to encounter new ways to worship and to view God's creation and a seedbed for learning about ways to be disciples in our own neighbourhoods."
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Steve was not the only member of the CRCW programme to be on stage at General Assembly. CRCW minister Karen Cambell was also captured on stage giving an illuminating bible study. Read more about karen and the work she is involved in at the BPBHCC project in Luton.


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Clayton State's Tony Yaacoub to be Featured on Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters' "One World"
Clayton State's Tony Yaacoub to be Featured on Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters' "One World"
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May 25, 2012
Recent Clayton State University graduate Tony Yaacoub will be featured on Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters' (AIB) "One World" program, starting tonight at 7:30 p.m. Yaacoub, a native of Beirut, Lebanon, and a member of the Clayton State Honors Program, graduated from Clayton State earlier this month with a B.S. in Mathematics. The AIB "One World" program that debuts tonight, Tuesday, May 22, at 7:30 p. m., and will feature a report on Yaacoub and his local relationships. The program will re-air Friday, May 25, at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 26 at 5 p.m., and Sunday, May 27 at 3 p.m. The program will re-air next week on the same schedule; Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 9 a.m., Saturday at 5 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. AIB "One World" will then migrate to www.aibnet.tv on Sunday and air daily for two weeks at 4:30 a.m., and 7 p.m. The program is also slated to appear on AIB's Video on Demand site. AIB-TV appears on Channel 5 on Comcast; Channel 6 on AT&T U-verse and Channel 22 on Charter Cable. Yaacoub is the president (and founder) of Clayton State's International Student Association, a DEEP Peer educator, a member on the Student Fees Committee, and a member of the Financial Club. He was also the University's Homecoming King for 2012. He originally came to Clayton State through the Georgia Rotary Student Program, and liked the University so much that he stayed on afterwards to complete his degree. A Dean's List student and an attendee and presenter at several scholarly mathematical conferences throughout the southeast, Yaacoub has won the William A. Watt Award and the Mathematics Outstanding Senior Award from the College of Information and Mathematical Sciences at Clayton State. Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters Inc., is the nation's largest regional interfaith television network. For 43 years AIB has provided faith-based communities and nonprofit service organizations access to a larger audience. AIB's historically rich programming is housed at the Smithsonian and The Chicago Museum of Broadcasting. Due to its unique programming model promoting dialogue between people of all faiths, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds, AIB has become a destination for international dignitaries and media representatives visiting metro Atlanta. AIB is a self-supporting organization and can be viewed in more than 1.5 million homes across 19 metro area counties.
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The School District of Lancaster's policy on the release of such information is to release directory information only when the Superintendent, or someone acting with his permission, feels it to be in the best interest of each student involved. Directory information will not be released for any commercial purposes. At certain times, lists of directory information may be released by subcategories (for example: all middle school boys, all minority students, students who left school before graduating). This will be done only when it appears to be in the best interest of the students (for example: potential scholarships, back-to-school efforts by community groups).
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Daily News - Thursday 20 November 2014
Mental health support extended
Colin Bettles, The Land
Despite intensifying public commentary about drought policy, the federal government has announced an extra $3.5 million to enable continued support for mental health services in drought-affected communities in NSW and Queensland.
In a joint statement to Fairfax Agricultural Media, Agricultural Minister Barnaby Joyce, Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews, Human Services Minister Marise Payne and Assistant Social Services Minister Mitch Fifield said the government understood the hardship being faced hardworking Australian families.
Call for rural financial counselling to be locally run
Michael Condon, ABC
A former chair of an independent Rural Financial Counselling service in the Western NSW says the new system is too costly, inefficient and puts the lid on any criticism.
Ray Donald, the mayor of Bogan Shire, says the old independent boards run by volunteers had no problems pointing out the inadequacies of the drought assistance and problems farmers had in accessing funds.
He says the Exceptional Circumstances system also had some problems, but the new model is so bound up in red tape, assistance is very hard to access.
QLD - Drought bites hard on farming families
Tom Sollars, Warwick Daily News
Fears continue to grow that drought conditions may result in Warwick farmers being forced to default on loans, have vehicles and equipment repossessed or lose their properties altogether.
Donna Neale-Arnold of the Rural Financial Counselling Service said she currently had "hundreds" of clients, describing close to a dozen as now being in "desperate" circumstances.
So dire is the situation that food packages are being distributed, including those put together as part of a recent donation project by staff of the Southern Downs Regional Council.
Skin colour a bar to renting in Moree
Saffron Howden, The Canberra Times
Like many people she knows, Kelly Briggs asked a white friend to rent the house she lives in after six months of applying as an Aboriginal woman and getting nowhere.
"I'm too dark," she said of the failed attempts to rent a home in Moree, a town in north-western NSW, with her two teenage children.
Plenty of will with indigenous employment, but firms not cutting it
Patricia Karvelas, The Australian ($)
Only two in five Australian companies have policies to attract and retain indigenous workers.
And a third of those with strategies in place are not aware of their success rate.
The white paper from one of Australia's biggest recruitment agencies reveals a minority of organisations surveyed have processes in place where they consult indigenous Australian staff or experts on policies and procedures, and implement strategies to attract indigenous workers.
Calls to reduce growing indigenous jail rates
Patricia Karvelas, The Australian ($)
Labor and the Greens are demanding that reducing indigenous incarceration rates becomes a clear goal, after a new report which reveals self-harm and incarceration rates for Aborigines are growing at an alarming rate.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda said Australia was better at keeping Aboriginal children in jail than in school, and we needed immediate action before the country lost an entire generation of indigenous youth.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion rejects justice targets for indigenous people
Michael Gordon, The Canberra Times
The Abbott government has rejected calls to introduce 'close the gap' justice targets after a landmark report revealed a 57 per cent jump in imprisonment rates for indigenous Australians.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has also dismissed calls to restore funding levels, saying the message of the report was that "throwing money" at the problem of indigenous disadvantage did not work.
Senator Scullion said targets aimed at closing the gap on imprisonment levels would send "the wrong signal" that somehow indigenous offenders were different from others.
Finding a job is hard enough – for a refugee the challenge is multiplied
Brotherhood blog
For the vast majority of recent refugees, unemployment means low income, which in turn can exacerbate health issues and present a barrier to well-being in a range of other ways. The ability to secure decent housing, for example, is dependent on income and in turn, sustainable employment.
The Brotherhood of St Laurence's Given the Chance - workforce solutions that matter program not only assists refugees, asylum seekers and other marginalised jobseekers find work, it also supports employers to grow and diversify their workplaces.
Tip-off exposes Western Sydney family's $2 million Disability Support Pension rort
Matthew Benns and Simon Benson, News.com.au
Thirty eight members of the same Western Sydney family fraudulently claimed more than $2 million in Disability Support Pension and other welfare payments.
One person claiming income support paid $300,000 off a mortgage in just over two years, while another claimed support despite earning an undeclared income from owning three properties. The web of family fraudsters was uncovered following a tip a dodgy Western Sydney businessman had failed to declare his income.
UK - Controversial benefit sanctions driving more young people to homelessness, charity warns
Chris Green, The Independent
An increasing number of young people are being made homeless after running into financial problems caused by the Government's controversial welfare reforms, according to a report published today.
The survey of more than 200 homelessness charities and council agencies across England uncovered clear signs that the Coalition's tougher regime of benefit sanctions is driving young people out of their homes.
US - We know how to end poverty. So why don't we?
Dylan Matthews, Vox
In theory, ending poverty is simple: the government could just give everyone enough money such that no one's poor anymore. That may sound too clever by half, but the idea — known as a "basic income" — has a long intellectual pedigree, and the case for it is better than you might expect.
Stronger families can deliver economic and social benefits, says Kevin Andrews
Kevin Andrews, address to TasCOSS
... we know that, not only does positive family functioning deliver important social benefits to our country; nurturing healthy families also make a huge difference in lifting our economic productivity.
My Department's research shows that better family functioning can deliver the economy up to $5.4 billion per annum in increased productivity.
And this boost is not just economic – it reflects a stronger and healthier society, less burdened by crime, unemployment, addiction and broken relationships.
Conversely, when families and communities struggle, government faces a substantial financial burden, as well as an ongoing social burden.
UK - Free relationship counselling for parents to rescue marriages
Peter Dominiczak, The Telegraph
New parents will be given relationship counselling by health visitors under government plans to instil "basic concepts such as love, compassion and trust" and prevent marriage breakdown, Iain Duncan Smith has said.
The Work and Pensions Secretary said ministers would next year announce guidance for all health visitors on how to "recognise and respond to the signs of relationship difficulties".
It is part of a drive by Mr Duncan Smith to prevent marriage breakdown and divorce, and give children "the best start in life" by ensuring they are in a "stable family".
How to nip antisocial personality disorder in the bud
Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman, The Guardian
Malcolm Gladwell calls it the "law of the few": a small number of people can make a huge impact on the world. The law of the few certainly springs to mind when we look at the effect on society of those individuals who meet the criteria for antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). They number about 1% of men and 0.2% of women, but between them they're thought to be responsible for up to a quarter of violent incidents causing injury to others.
The hallmark of ASPD, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), is "a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others". And because it can be so damaging – both for the individual and the people around them – the case for combatting ASPD seems a no-brainer.
Violence against women: prevalent, serious and preventable
Kate Hauser, VCOSS
Kate Hauser from Women's Health West, the women's health service for the western metropolitan region of Melbourne, explores the implications of VicHealth's recently released National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey.
Ratio of Workers to Retirees Will Plummet Worldwide
Mark Fischetti, Scientific American
As a nation's population ages, more and more older people may draw from support systems such as Social Security, yet fewer workers may be around to pay into those systems. The problem is more dire than we think. The ratio of workers to retirees will drop precipitously in numerous countries worldwide this century, potentially sending nations into a financial tailspin.
Pope Francis celebrates a homeless man's 50th
Andrew Hamilton, Eureka Street
Last week Bishop Konrad Krajewski, the Papal almoner, installed showers for people who are homeless, in St Peter's Square. The move followed his meeting a homeless man, discovering it was his fiftieth birthday and inviting him to dinner in a local restaurant, only for the man to decline on the grounds he smelled.
The gesture was seen to have Pope Francis' finger prints all over it. It also illuminates the differences of perspective many have noted between the Pope and other church leaders, such as Cardinals Pell and Burke and Archbishop Chaput.


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With all the celebrating that comes with Christmas there is always the chance of feeling a little bit below par. It may be the post-party hangover, accidental indulgence in too much of the festive buffet, your New Year party dress being a little snugger than you'd like or a general feeling of sluggishness and dehydration. At Healthy & Delicious we like to make the most of the festive season but we'd like to still feel fabulous by twelfth night, so we're going to be following a few of these very sensible seasonal survival tips:
Set yourself a 'drink limit' and stick to it. Easier said than done but it helps if you decide on one kind of tipple for the duration. You can even track your drinking on a mobile phone app if that's your thing.
Pack a pair of pumps. Fabulous shoes can often be less fabulous when your feet hurt. After hours of standing (or dancing) you might find that slipping into something more comfortable could make all the difference.
Have something to eat beforehand. Boozy parties often mean there's not much eating going on. Party canapés are often not enough either, so be prepared and eat a healthy light meal before you head out.
Space your drinks. Alternate every alcoholic drink with a glass of water. Make it sparkling water with a zingy slice of lime if you'd like it to be a little bit more interesting.
Add mixers. Ensure your drinks last a little longer - how about a white wine spritzer or champagne topped with peach or orange juice?
Watch out for hidden gluten. If you're gluten intolerant, parties can be a minefield. Avoid mysterious cocktails which could contain grain-based ingredients and be aware that dressings and sauces often use gluten-based thickeners. Avoid processed meats as they often appear on the buffet table and all too often hide gluten - particularly pates.
Rehydrate. A detoxifying tea, mug of hot water with a slice of lemon or even a fizzy drink can help get you back on track in no time.
Eat. A fresh and healthy meal is key. Fresh fruit and veg, gluten free grains and B vitamin rich ingredients can really make you feel better.
Get some fresh air. A walk out outside with friends and family can help to blow away the cobwebs and get your system back on track.
Take a nap. A little bit of extra sleep before you head out to the next festive occasion will ensure that another late night doesn't take its toll.
And if you're planning a party, why not opt for serving up something Healthy and Delicious?
One of our gluten free celebration desserts would please everyone and we can also provide gluten free canapés or hearty Italian dishes that will make sure things go with a swing. In the meantime, we wish you a very happy, healthy and hangover-free Christmas.


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Temperature for July 2004
In July 2004 the average high temperature in Goldsboro, NC was 0.0°F, and this was 89.5°F cooler than the average of 89.5°F. The hottest day in July 2004 was 0 July when the temperature reached 0.0°F. Overnight the average temperature in July is 71.5°F and in 2004 the average overnight temperature was 71.5°F cooler at 0.0°F.


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Director James Gunn just gave us this fun little tidbit, in response to a fan asking who created Rocket:
Believe it or not if you're really really really smart this is hidden somewhere in Vol 2. https://t.co/JZlmdrWdxg— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 1, 2017
So let the re-watches and the speculation begin. Much like the mysterious hidden easter egg from the original Guardians of the Galaxy (which to my knowledge has not been found yet, although there are a lot of theories out there), this may drive people nuts for a while.
The quick and easy part is Yondu's line about the "scientist what made you", but we may need to dig a little deeper into lines and background stuff to find out for sure!


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