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Camping du Val de Saures
France, Midi-Pyrénées, Aveyron, Entraygues-sur-Truyère
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Camping du Val de Saures is a well presented, value-for-money site only five minutes across a river bridge from the interesting old town of Entraygues. Situated at the confluence of the Lot and Truyère rivers, it is a good base for relaxing and exploring this beautiful area of Aveyron. There are 110 good sized, level, grassy pitches (10A electricity) separated by small hedges and trees with varying amounts of shade. Many overlook the River Lot. Although the site has no shop, bar or restaurant, these are all available in the town.
In the area, there are many wonderful medieval villages, with their narrow streets and Tudor houses with the famous grey Lauze tiles. Canoeing or rafting are possible and there are marked paths to explore on foot, on horseback or by bike.
Two very clean and well appointed toilet blocks with all the necessary facilities including baby room and facilities for disabled campers in one block. Laundry. Motorcaravan services. TV/games room. Play area. Activities and entertainment programme (July/Aug). WiFi (free). River fishing but no bathing. Electric barbecues permitted. Communal barbecues.
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Entraygues-sur-Truyère is 42 km. southeast of Aurillac on the D920. At southern end of Entraygues on the D920 turn right (site signed), over river bridge onto the D904 and immediately right again. Just past the tennis courts fork right and follow lane down to site.
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Make sure you walk slowly down the aisle, and make sure you inform your bridal party to do the same.
Hold your bouquet at bellybutton height, that way we can see your face & the top of your dress.
Don't tuck tissues or hankys in your bra, fold them and hold your bouquet with it.
When you do your rehearsal, make sure you know what the center of the arch/alter is and make sure you know your mark so you stand centered! You can even put a small piece of clear tape on the floor to mark your place.
Have markers for your bridal party as well, make sure that the best man and maid of honor are standing the same distance from the bride and groom, often one ends up much closer than the other. Make sure you leave enough space for your train to be spread out!
The key thing that I have noticed over the years that will help create beautiful images is to reduce the distractions and keep the surroundings as simple as possible so the focus is on you. Ask if it's possible for your officiant or priest to stand off to the side during the vows, ring exchange and first kiss. Also either provide for them or ask that they have a small neutral colored booklet instead of a large brightly colored binder to read from. See if its possible to go without a microphone, if you must have one, explore a wireless hand held microphone or a clip on microphone, avoid the large microphone stands if you can.
When saying your vows, make sure you look at each other not the officiant/priest.
Hold your first kiss for longer then a millisecond! Embrace this moment.
When you walk back down the aisle as husband and wife, WALK SLOWLY, don't run and pay attention to each other don't be shy, go ahead and snuggle up, and kiss a few more times as you walk!

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We just received these precious new mini patterns from Heather Bailey and as soon as I saw them I knew I had to make one.
I've decided to call him Carl.
I originally set out to make a girl turtle, complete with corsage, but when I finished the body and set the shell on top, I knew it was a gentleman turtle I had made. So now I'll have to make Carl a lady friend to keep him company. Then she can sport the pretty corsage on her girly tortoise shell.
As far as using Carl as a pin cushion... I just couldn't bring myself to stick him. I believe that if he could talk, he'd tell me that he much rather be a toddler's toy.
For extra kicks I whipped up this little grassland habitat so that Aelyn could set out with her new turtle friend, graze and explore. Yes, it's silly and a perhaps a bit pointless but for a 5 minute project I think it's sorta humorous and whimsical. Plus Aelyn thinks it's fun.
A few tips if you set out to make a turtle too: Cut all pieces as precisely as possible. I prefer to iron my interfacing onto the wrong side of my fabrics before cutting. This cuts down on time and eliminates any discrepancies between your fabric and interfacing pieces. Also, be certain to transfer all pattern markings, dark and precise.
As for the stuffing, a chopstick helped but for the next one I intend get one of these "Stuffing Forks" she refers to. I have a feeling it will make the job much easier.
Finally, as a famous tortoise might say... slow and steady wins the race!
To Make a Grassland
You'll need:
one 12"x 18" piece or two 12"x9" pieces of green felt
matching thread
sewing machine (you could also hand-sew)
and a dry iron
First cut the large piece of felt in half so that you have two 12x9 inch pieces.
One of these will be the base of the grass land.
From the other you will free hand cut the grass. I saved some of my larger triangular clippings to use as free standing grass blades. Cut your grass any way you like. Note: it stands best if it is no taller than 3" tall. Also for stability, try not to cut past the bottom inch.
After cutting all your grass play around with the layout. Keep in mind your grass will be about 1/4" shorter and standup relatively straight.
Once you have all your blades where you want then, flip over and pin.
Sew to base using a 1/4" seam allowance. Trim all threads.
Using a dry iron, lightly press blades upward from base.
If grass flops over, it may be too heavy. Try trimming it down and finessing it upward a bit. This should help it stand for you (the grass will naturally be a little floppy but shouldn't flop completely over).
Finally introduce your herbivore to it's new home!
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Mr. Bostridge gave a song recital including Revelge, Der Tambourg'sell, Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn at the Barbican Hall on the 5th of December 2018.
Mr. Bostridge sang at St Andrew Holborn on the 4th of December 2017 and performed with Julius Drake and the Piatti Quartet in the Middle Temple Hall on the 29th of November 2017.
Schubert's wanderer embarks on a journey through a winter landscape that leads him to question his identity, the conditions of his existence – social, political and metaphysical – and the meaning of life.
Mr Bostridge made his BBC Chamber Proms debut on the 2nd of September 2013 with Fretwork and an all John Dowland programme at the Cadogan Hall.
Mr Bostridge performed in an all Mahler programme with Soprano Dorothea Röschmann and pianist Julius Drake in the Wigmore Hall on the 7th April 2013.
Mr Bostridge performed Britten's Serenade for tenor, horn and strings with Timothy Brown and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra on the 16th of August 1997 during the BBC Proms season.
His recording of Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin won the Gramophone's Solo Vocal Award in 1996.
He made his BBC Proms debut on the 27th of July 1995 with the Collegium Musicum 90 Orchestra at an all Bach programme.


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"Isiah Thomas has just signed Gus Johnson to a 4 album, 8 million dollar deal"
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When we first came across this clip of Gus Johnson showing off his vocal stylings, we closed our eyes and could have sworn it was Carlton Banks letting rip. But once we opened them and realized it wasn't a lip synching performance, we were taken back by the high octaves he could reach. Surely, somewhere […]


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- Faith
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The sunflower moves itself in the most direct position in front of the sun so it can get the maximum sun rays.
This is symbolic of spiritual faith, and worship because we follow our belief system as the sunflower moves to face the life-giving rays of the sun. The sunflower is the Greek symbol of Clytie (a water nymph) who turns into a sunflower after grieving over the loss of her love (Apollo).
The mythological symbolism here is that Clytie (in the form of a sunflower) is always facing the sun, looking for Apollo's chariot to return and she might be joined again with her love. The sunflower is also a symbol of Daphne (another Greek nymph).
In Chinese symbolism, the sunflower (and sunflower meaning) deals with long life, good luck and is considered very auspicious. It's yellow color signifies vitality and intelligence. It's a symbol of happiness too. In esoteric Christianity, the sunflower is a symbol of God's love. The sunflower as a symbol can also represent the unwavering faith that guides the soul to the highest spiritual attunement.
The sunflower was a perfect symbol for the faith because the blossom (bright and bountiful) is always seeking out the light. Symbolically, this is spiritually akin to the heart/soul of humankind always seeking and attaining unity with the light of faith and keeping a connection with the Source/God/Goddess of one's own understanding.
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As much as I like flowers, I had to accept that I am not good with them. Or to them... So for a few years now I haven't had any plants in the apartment or in the studio. But now, maybe because I miss spring so much, I really, really wanted a plant in the studio.
Here she is, my little orchid, whom I promise to water regularly. I love her and after a whole week already spent together we seem to get along just fine :) It is great to have a room mate!
And this is what we have been doing for the last couple of days, a new phone pouch ready to be sewn up:
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Are you in Atlanta attending BlogHer Food right now? Well, screw you. Oh, you're not? Well, grab a glass, join the pity party and drink up! BlogHerFood 2011 Pity Party (otherwise known as #BHF11PP) is the official econference for the non-cool kids. Started last year by The Peche, I missed out on it. But this year, since my dream of going to BHF was financially dashed, I'm so into it. I feel double pitiful because I also missed out on the opportunity to be recorded and featured on The Peche's during #BHF11PP. Stupid discordant schedules!
Your eyes are NOT fooling you. This drink is the perfect size when you feel extra pitiful. Double shots and quart size jars make the perfect happy hour drink after a hellish week. If you're worried we're all going to slit our wrists in conference-missing-unity, you're a little too late. We've already planned a Saturday evening event.* Until then, I'll be drinking this.
Bourbon Kumquat Splash
- 2 shots bourbon
- 2 shots kumquat vanilla simple syrup
- Citrus seltzer
Note: I used syrup left over from candying kumquat slices with vanilla bean. You could use store bought syrup, thinned marmalade 0r jam, whatevs.
Mix the bourbon and syrup together with lots of ice in your quart jar. Top the jar with seltzer, mix once more and enjoy.
*This is all cheeky fun. Apologies to anyone that takes me seriously or is offended. The only thing you should take seriously in this post is the bourbon.


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Davis: Rhoades "doesn't have the facts straight"
Letter to Editor, Printed in Newton Kansan
House Democratic Leader Paul Davis
February 25, 2009
I am writing in response to an op-ed piece printed on Monday by Rep. Marc Rhoades, who serves the 72nd House District in Newton, entitled: "Governor invented finance crisis."
Simply put, Rep. Rhoades does not have the facts straight.
Similar to a normal household budget, the State General Fund endures financial peaks and valleys throughout the year. Some months we enjoy a "cushion" of revenue, while others are traditionally much tighter. This is the normal ebb and flow of the fiscal calendar, but it is exacerbated in years of economic hardship and can result in a serious cash flow problem for the state.
To address this, the state has the ability to shift money from one account to another by issuing certificates of indebtedness. This essentially allows the state to "borrow" money from itself for operational expenses (such as state payroll) until revenues recover, which is usually after folks file income taxes in April. A certificate of indebtedness is a common cash management tool that has been utilized 12 times in the last 9 years. The money has always been repaid to the proper account.
The State Finance Council was scheduled to meet on Monday of last week to take this routine course of action. Instead, the meeting had to be canceled because Republican leaders refused to approve the certificate until the Governor signed a budget bill- supported by Rep. Rhoades- that would have forced the Newton School District to cut over $350,000 from its budget by the end of June (Governor Sebelius line item vetoed this detrimental provision and instituted a less harmful reduction). The meeting was not, as asserted by Rep. Rhoades, postponed by the Governor. The Governor, along with other Democratic leaders, was ready to attend the meeting and issue the certificates necessary for the state to pay its bills. It was Republican leadership who refused to move forward, thereby putting state payroll in jeopardy.
We should never play politics with the paychecks of state employees. The Governor did not want to politicize this situation, she simply wanted to issue the certificate so the state could pay its bills. State Budget Director Duane Goossen (who has served under both Republican and Democratic governors) repeatedly conveyed that certificates of indebtedness have nothing to do with the revised FY 2009 budget bill. As long as the budget director can verify that the certificates will be paid (which he did), it is lawful to issue them. There is absolutely nothing illegal or "highly suspect" about this process, as suggested by Rep. Rhoades and members of Republican leadership. Furthermore, Rep. Rhoades' argument that the Governor failed to act on the budget shortfall before the session began is also far from the truth. On two separate occasions before the Legislature convened, the Governor ordered all state agencies to cut their budgets. She then presented a balanced budget to the Legislature for FY 2009 that would have satisfactorily filled the budget gap. The Legislature chose to ignore many of the Governor's recommendations and instead engaged in six weeks of infighting.
It takes $23 million to make the state payroll every other week. Had the certificates of indebtedness not finally been issued last Wednesday, it would have left the State General Fund $14 million short. There was nothing "invented" about this situation, and denying payroll to more than 40,000 employees absolutely qualifies as a crisis. Rep. Rhoades was correct when he said that last week's crisis was unnecessary, but the Governor took every possible action to both prevent the situation and move forward. Had Republican leaders taken action on Monday as originally scheduled, the entire debacle would have been avoided.
In the future, Rep. Rhoades may want to be more careful when pointing fingers, especially when the facts point straight to the leaders of his own party as the culprits of what he calls "financial shenanigans."
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IRVINE — A lineup of businesswomen, including industry leaders from South Coast Plaza and Fashion Island, on Friday led the Comerica Bank Women's Business Symposium to benefit Girls Inc.
The fifth-annual event, "Power!: Learn, Connect, Grow," attracted about 300 attendees to the Hyatt Regency hotel and focused on teaching women how to succeed in business though communication and attitude adjustments, personal branding, networking and other skills.
Best-selling author of women's business and self-help books Lois Frankel set the stage for the "Learn, Connect, Grow" seminars and the discussion on how to become a "winning woman."


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Good morning....well the sun is shinning and the winds have died down YAY!!! My hubby and daughter are 2 hours away south of here, and they are running a 1/2 marathon....sure hope the weather is good there, and they call me!!!
Well when I finally stopped stalling yesterday and got my tushie to the YMCA...to find it was closed...NO idea why, so I went to work making another card!! Guess I will try again today, but I will call first!!!
I am not sure if you can see the pattern in the inked background??? I used the "water stamping" technique. I inked the Hero Arts Envelope wood block with Versamark ink then spritzed it with water/perfect pearls mixture, then stamped it on the inked image:)
I am going to enter this card into the Hero Arts monthly challenge.
I am also going to enter it into Simon Says Stamp Challenge...Anything Goes :)
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I live on the High Street with my husband Tim and our two teenagers Ella (17) and Jamie (15). We have owned the house for twenty years this year and have lived in Little Shelford from 1995-2003 and from 2011, the intervening years were spent in The Netherlands. I regularly attend All Saints Little Shelford and work for the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. I am a keen dog walker and will often be seen on the Wale throwing a tennis ball for my dog Otis, my other interests include reading, crochet and a Friday night drink in The Navigator.
On the Parish Council I am responsible for planning, I work closely with our excellent Parish secretary, Penny and we are hoping to expand the team to include Rachel Bateman another parish councillor. I also have a very keen interest in Great Shelford Library as professionally I am a qualified librarian. As well as being on the Parish Council I am also vice-chair of the Little Shelford Entertainments Committee and each year develop my waitress skills at the SSYI Big Breakfast.


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Yesterday I found myself in a conversation questioning the legitimacy of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. By now we've all seen Kim and Kanye's epic proposal video. We've all oogled and oggled at the three public photos of little baby North. And of course, we've wished that just like Kimmy K. -- we too had someone to take us to Paris, give us a rose, and have some "stranger" capturing the whole thing on film as to make the entire world jealous. (Or wait, is that just me?)
So when a girlfriend of mine asked me if I think Kim and Kanye's love is really serious -- my reaction was yes. Yes, it's serious dammit. The man rented a baseball stadium and an orchestra to ask her to marry him! My reasoning could be based on these convictions alone, but it doesn't need to be. Because the interview Yeezy gave on the day he proposed says it all for me.
This man couldn't love Kim Kardashian any more if he tried. The way he speaks about her ... is priceless. Here, let's look at exhibit A:
The part where Ye says he loves Kim just as much as his mom:
I have never loved any girl, other than my mother, as much as I love my girlfriend. I'm so happy to be with her, to live this life together, and -- with our relationship with God -- to be able to live forever in heaven together, and also to raise a strong family that communicates truth and beauty.
Taking it to that hangin' in heaven level, eh? Wow. Kanye, that's some serious shit.
The part where he gushes about Kim's public presence:
God has now given me another master of the social skills, my girl. She's like the No. 1 socialite in the world.
The No. 1 socialite in the world must love it when her man praises her social skills. But this next part, this is the part that does me in:
This girl is one of the No. 1 designers in the world. I don't know exactly what her numbers are, but Sears does something like 300, 400 million a year. She's been spending her whole check on clothes since she was 16, just like me.
See -- there you have it. Kim and Kanye, a match made in fashion designing, social butterfly heaven.
You get what I'm saying, don't you? This man is so in love with his woman he thinks she's the No. 1 everything. Heck, he'd probably tell you he thinks her right elbow is absolutely gorgeous, the most gorgeous of all the right elbows in the world, if given the right platform to stand on.
It's that lust, that level of happiness that makes me think Kim's one lucky lady. I mean, has any man ever been straight up convinced that his woman is the BEST, period? I don't care if this is her third marriage. Seems to me like with Kanye, third time's a charm.
Do you believe Kim and Kanye are head over heels?
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Curious repeating headlines in the Daily Express
Jan 24, 2013 – You've probably noticed the Daily Express headlines which feature the weather or some health-related story. It seems that most Express headlines fall into one of these categories:
1. Weather/floods
2. Health/illness
3. The EU/Euro
4. Pensions
5. "Migrants", benefits, "skivers"
Exceptions seem uncommon. Okay, you get the occasional "royals" story, and there was a time when house-price rises/falls could have been added to the list. See for yourself, using the compilations of front pages, below (which I've colour-coded to match the above categories).
Occasionally, two of the topics are combined in one headline (see example, above left – "ALL MIGRANTS TO GET A BRITISH PENSION").
The first collection of front pages shows every Daily Express from 18 January 2013 (top left) back to 29 October 2012 (bottom right), with all exceptions shown (uncoloured):
The latest circulation figures show the Express selling many more copies than the Times, Guardian and Independent (roughly the same number as the Telegraph, and fewer than the Sun and Daily Mail).
The next compilation of Express front pages covers the period from early August 2012 (top left) back to May 2012 (bottom right) – it's not a complete list, and excludes some exceptions as well as other examples which conform to the above topics:
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Perfect headlines for their readership? I could make a joke about the dementia ones that keep repeating but that would seem to easy!
Thanks for compiling those, the Express is a funny paper, even the most healthy of individuals could read it and feel like they can expect to die at any time soon thanks to the number of illness articles and bizarre drop-dead stories.
What is it that links these categories? On the EU & migrants, it's standard right-wing political moves. But the ups and downs with the health stories (now a disaster, now a new cure), and the endless OTT weather scares (but without mentioning climate change) are just weird.
I make that 3 fear themes to 2 hate themes.
Surely there's a Muslims category also? We've carried plenty of them on Islamoaphobia Watch
Great stuff. shared at craigmurray.org.uk
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Publication Details
Title:Preliminary report on a plutonic belt in west-central Alaska
Authors:Miller, T.P., Patton, W.W., Jr., and Lanphere, M.A.
Publication Date:1966
Publisher:U.S. Geological Survey
Ordering Info:USGS Publications Warehouse
Quadrangle(s):Hughes; Selawik; Shungnak
Bibliographic Reference
Miller, T.P., Patton, W.W., Jr., and Lanphere, M.A., 1966, Preliminary report on a plutonic belt in west-central Alaska, in U.S. Geological Survey, Geological survey research 1966, Chapter D: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 550-D, p. D158-D162.
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EMAN2 and EMEN2: Flexible Python-based platforms for electron microscopy
Authors: Rees, Ian, Baylor College of Medicine; Ludtke, Steven, Baylor College of Medicine
Track: Bioinformatics
Three-dimensional electron microscopy has developed into a powerful technique for obtaining structural information that often cannot be obtained with other methods. Progress in the field continually produces new experimental techniques for sample preparation, imaging, image processing, reconstruction algorithms, and structural analysis tools, resulting in rich data sets with substantial amounts of experimental variation. This constantly evolving landscape requires flexible software platforms for developing new algorithms and sharing data with collaborators and the public. At the National Center for Macromolecular Imaging, we have developed two open-source, Python-based tools: EMAN2 and EMEN2.
EMAN2 is a modular, extensible scientific image processing suite implemented in Python and C++. This mixed approach allows speed-critical image processing algorithms to be written in C++, as high resolution 3D reconstructions can require tens of thousands of images and hundreds of thousands of CPU hours. The core distribution includes over 500 algorithms, and new algorithms can easily be added and called from C++ or Python. Conversely, application-level code and UIs are written in Python, which enhances developer productivity and lowers the level of difficulty for scientists to write new programs.
EMEN2 is an object-oriented scientific database and electron lab notebook, with a flexible schema based on user-created descriptions of experimental protocols. These descriptions allow investigators to quickly add new types of data to the system without requiring a database administrator. EMEN2 has a flexible security model for sharing data with collaborators and public. EMEN2 uses Berkeley DB for the storage backend, provides a web interface built using Twisted and MakoTemplates, and has full API access via JSON-RPC and XML-RPC. A desktop client, EMDash, for uploading raw data from instruments in real time.
While both EMAN2 and EMEN2 have their roots in the electron microscopy community, we hope they may be of interest to users in other domains.


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New mobile apps informs users when a U.S. drone strike takes place
A new Apple iPhone app gives users the chance to track unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks launched by the U.S. military on targets overseas. Drone strike location, date, and victims of each strike will be shared - along with a map visually identifying the geographic location. The app is available for free in the iTunes store.
The app was submitted to Apple for approval five times before it was finally allowed into the app store. Until designers renamed it from "Drones+" and removed published drone information, Apple was more receptive of supporting the app.
"The drone program amounts to little more than death by unreliable metadata," app creators recently said.
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Intruder attacks lady in her bathroom
I turned the water off, then dipped my toe delicately in.
I hummed with satisfaction; it was just right. It was so rare that I had the chance of some time alone to enjoy a long luxurious bath, but having just finished a big project at work and with my husband away on a business trip, I had an evening to myself and I wanted everything to be just perfect. It was; the bath was full with water not too hot, not too cold, heaped high with mounds of glistening foam from the scented bubble bath I hardly ever got a chance to use. Candles were lit, casting a soft flickering glow and transforming the bathroom into a different and exciting setting, and I could just hear the soft music playing from my bedroom. It was the perfect bath.
I smiled to myself, thinking of all the things I could do alone in that perfect bath, untied the cord of my robe and slipped it off my shoulders, left naked in my empty house. I stepped into the bath with my right foot, letting the warm water engulf up it to my calf, and stood there for a moment, pleasuring myself with the anticipation of letting my body slide into the hot embrace.
It was then that the attack came.
I didn't hear anything, there was no warning. Suddenly, strong arms wrapped around me from behind, one around my waist, one over my mouth, covering the instinctive scream with a leather glove, and I was roughly dragged backwards out of the bath.
I was too shocked even to process what was happening, but some sort of survival instinct kicked in, and I began to struggle, kicking out and bucking my body in an attempt to wriggle out of his grasp. I was only stilled by the harsh, guttural whisper of a strange man in my ear.
"Stop fighting, bitch, or I'll kill you."
I screamed, but his leather glove over my mouth turned my shriek into a muffled whimper, and what was the use anyway? Our house stood well apart from our neighbours, and they were on holiday, and I was all alone in the house.
It was the shock of that thought that stunned me into silence. No-one was around to help me. No-one even knew that I was being attacked!
The stranger misinterpreted my silence as the result of his threat. "That's better, good girl." He rubbed his gloved thumb across my cheek in a parody of a caress. "So you know there's no point screaming, right? So I can take my hand off your mouth?"
I nodded, tears forming in my eyes as I fought to breathe.
"Good girl," he repeated, and lifted his hand from my mouth.
I gulped in air and immediately launched a flood of pleas. "Please, whoever you are – don't hurt me. We've got lots of valuable stuff, you can take whatever you want, just please, please don't hurt me -"
He yanked painfully on my hair, hard enough that several strands parted company with my scalp, and the pain shocked me into silence. "Just because you're not screaming doesn't mean you can talk, bitch. I didn't come here to listen to you blabber."
Despite what he'd said, I went on pleading, too scared by his threat to stay quiet. "Really, you can take whatever you want, I don't -"
He muffled my mouth with his hand again, cutting off my words. "You really don't learn, do you? You must be one stupid bitch. And as for take whatever I want -" His other hand moved upwards from my waist, cupping my left breast and squeezing it lewdly. "You'd better believe I will."
I screamed desperately into his gloved hand.
He laughed in my ear, a strange and cruel sound. ""Still not learning, are you? Well, I'll find a better use for that mouth soon enough." He kneed me hard in the back. "Move, bitch."
He pushed me and I stumbled forward. My bare toes and heels scrabbled on the carpet as he pushed me ahead of him out of the bathroom door, still keeping an iron grip on my waist and mouth. He guided me as I struggled helplessly, into the hall and then right through the door into the bedroom I shared with my husband. Even caught in the grip of blind panic, I thought how strange it was that he seemed to know his way around our house. Maybe he was someone we knew, someone we'd invited in unthinking, heedless of the danger – one of my husband's co-workers, a casual acquaintance, someone who'd delivered something?
Then he threw me down at the foot of the bed. My head cracked hard against the headboard and I knew that no-one I'd ever known could inflict such casual pain on me. This man really was a stranger, come from god knows where, appearing suddenly out of the darkness of all my worst nightmares.
As I reeled, dizzy with pain and blinking back tears, he grabbed a fistful of my hair and dragged me up to a kneeling position, standing over me like the angel of death. Facing him for the first time, I saw that he was wearing a balaclava. With his free hand, he began to unbuckle his belt.
I had always thought I'd be brave if I was attacked with a stranger and threatened with rape, thought I would fight. Instead I begged helplessly, blind with panic, "No, no please, don't rape me, please, I'll do anything -"
The sight of his dick springing free from his trousers shocked me into silence. Partly with horror, and partly with something else … It was semi-erect, still delicately flushed with blood, long and thick just how I liked them, and how could I have a thought like that at a time like this?!
He didn't give me much time to think about it. "You're right, you will do anything." He took his dick in his fist. "But it looks like I'm not quite ready right now … what are you going to do about it, bitch?"
His meaning was unmistakable. I shut my mouth tight, shook my head as much as I could without yanking my hair from its roots. "Mmph mmm mmph!"
"Too good to suck my dick, are you? Don't you know that's what whores do? They put their hot little mouths on their master's dick, and get him all hard and ready to fuck them."
"I'm not a whore!" I burst out, too insulted by what he'd said to think about whether it was wise to argue.
"You're right, you're not." He yanked on my hair, forcing my head back, so my neck was tilted back painfully and I was forced to look up at his face looking down on me. "But you wish you were, don't you? That's what you dream about when you're all alone, isn't it? Being a worthless whore on the street who'll suck a stranger's dick, let him do anything to her …"
I shook my head in silent denial. How could he know about my secret fantasies, the ones I'd never confided to anyone except my husband, the ones that woke me up in the middle of the night yearning to touch myself?
"See, I know what you want." He rubbed his dick over my cheek. I could feel it growing harder, already wet with pre-come at the tip. "So open wide."
With that, he hauled so hard on my hair that I cried out with pain. Immediately he rammed his dick into my gaping, open mouth. I screamed again as I was orally violated, but the sound was muffled by the dick in my mouth. Not releasing his grip on my hair, he started to thrust in and out in a smooth even motion as I fought for breath.
"Suck it, bitch," he panted. "Go on … use your tongue … show me what a little slut you are …"
Blinking back tears, I did what he told me. Wanting only to calm down the violent thrusting into my mouth, I licked frantically and swirled my tongue against him, the way that my husband liked me to. My attacker moaned, but instead of slowing down and letting me take him at my own pace, he thrust harder and faster, leaving me with my choice but to fasten my mouth around him. I sucked as hard as I could, tears of humiliation mingling with the sweat on my face, as he ravaged my mouth, slamming in again and again, harder and further than anyone had gone before. The violence and the power in him terrified me so much that I sucked desperately on him, alternately struggling for breath and struggling to please him, afraid of what he would do to me if I didn't satisfy him … Maybe I was just a slut after all …
My attacker grunted and came, flooding my mouth with his hot, salty come. I fought not to gag, automatically keeping it in my mouth, and then as he pulled away, bent over to spit it out, not caring about the carpet or anything but getting rid of him as soon as possible.
But he reached down and caught my chin, keeping me from opening my mouth. "Uh-uh. Whores don't get to spit out their master's spunk. They swallow it and they say 'thank you, sir'."
Weeping with rage and humiliation, I forced myself to gulp down the come inside my mouth – me, who wouldn't even swallow for my husband! I wanted to retch at the salty taste, but at the same time something inside me tingled at being forced to do something so depraved, so disgusting. I swallowed all of it and then looked up at him, unconsciously waiting for his next order.
He shook my chin gently but with an unmistakable threat. "Say 'thank you, sir'."
"Thank you, sir," I whispered.
He caressed my face in a way that seemed almost gentle. "Good little cocksucker." Then, so suddenly I couldn't even begin to fight, he bent down, grabbed my shoulders and lifted me to my feet, throwing me backwards so that I landed on the bed with the breath stolen from my lungs.
Before I could do anything, he was on top of me. I lifted my hands to cover myself, but he grabbed my wrists and forced them away from my body, down on the bed where he could secure them with his knees. I was trapped, helpless and naked underneath him.
"No, no, please," I sobbed, brokenly. "Please, no more …"
"Oh, we're not done yet, bitch." He took my breasts in his hands, lifting and squeezing, rubbing his thumbs across my nipples. The smooth leather felt slippery and soothing against my skin. Then he shifted his weight and ran his right hand down my stomach. "Time to see how much of a slut you really are."
Forcing his hand between my legs, he pushed his fingers into my pussy. Finding my clit, he rolled it roughly between finger and thumb, making my hips buck instinctively underneath him. "Oh yeah, you like that don't you?"
"No, no, I don't!" I shrieked desperately.
"Oh yeah? That why your pussy is so wet and inviting it's making me hard again?" He moved backwards, grabbed my leg and pulled it roughly to the side. Without any preparation, he rammed his dick, hard again, deep into my pussy.
I screamed as my channel was roughly filled, my hands pushing ineffectually against his arms, his chest as he took hold of each of my thighs and pulled me further on to him, the hard thrust of his dick inside me scattering my thoughts until I could only cry, "Stop … stop …"
"Whores don't say 'stop'," he taunted me, thrusting into me, his cruel voice tight with desire. "They say 'thank you sir for your big dick inside me, fuck me harder, sir, please …'"
"Please!" I shouted. "Please, please stop!"
"Your pussy doesn't say stop." It was true; I could feel myself melting against him, my treacherous juices flooding my pussy, making it wet and inviting and easy for him as he rammed into me. I had never been taken like this, it was everything that my husband's gentle lovemaking wasn't, and yet … it was hot, it was getting me so hot!
"No," I moaned, not sure whether I was talking to him or my own awful responses.
"You're still not saying the right words, slut." He began to rub hard on my clitoris, circling it roughly with his thumb, too hard, too rough, too much to take …
"No … no … AAAAAARGH!" I screamed as an orgasm blasted through me, irresistible like a volcano and hot like lava coursing through my veins, my body shuddering and convulsing helplessly.
My attacker didn't stop, didn't break his pace, didn't even slow down, just kept ramming remorselessly into me, and to my horror I felt myself responding, getting even hotter, wanting him more. How could this happen to me?! How could I be enjoying this? And yet I was …
And even those thoughts went scattering as he slid his hands underneath my hips and lifted me up, so that I was impaled on his dick, my legs waving helplessly in the air as he thrust into me. The new angle was even more degrading; he was just using me, using my open, wet pussy, pleasuring himself as I dangled helplessly, shuddering with every thrust. Sex wasn't supposed to be like this, it was supposed to be something beautiful; this was ugly and brutal, treating me like a toy just there for his pleasure.
But none of my frantic thoughts made a difference to the orgasm building in me again.
"Say you want it," he gasped above the sounds of our bodies smacking together. "Say you want it … say you want it all in you, bitch …"
"I want it," I moaned, lost forever in the haze of this brutal fucking. "I want it … Fuck me … Fuck me harder, master, please!"
With a grunt of effort, he braced my hips and buried himself deep inside me, flooding me with his come. I was coming too, the thrill of begging for cock like a whore sending me over the edge, coming apart at the seams as body and mind were annihilated with the rush of unbelievable pleasure.
There was a long silence filled with pants and sighs as we both came down from our amazing orgasms. Then my attacker pushed himself upright and pulled off his ski-mask …
"Was it everything you wanted, babe?" my husband asked.
"Yes. Oh, yes," I sighed, looking up at the love of my life through hazy eyes heavy-lidded with the aftermath of pleasure. "How was it for you?"
He smiled and brushed my hair away from my face. "I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, this fantasy of yours."
"I knew you'd like it," I purred contentedly.
"Maybe we should do it again tomorrow night," he suggested.
I winced, feeling already how deliciously sore I was from the hard fucking. "I don't know about that!"
"You may not have a choice," he teased me.
I groaned. "I've created a monster!"
But I didn't mind at all.


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Looks like it's on folks. Sponsored by your loving friends in Israel and produced by their faithful neo-con agents in Washington.
Yes Sir, the greatest show on Earth with a cast of millions, unlimited budget. Real violence, real gore and, for the first time in 60 years, real radiation. The show that will entertain not only you but your children and your grandchildren. The blockbuster where real blocks get busted.
Get ready for it.......the sequel to Insanity in Iraq....
(Drum roll).........THE SAMSON OPTION.
The show that America's "friends" have lied for, cheated for, killed for, spent billions on.
Fans have eagerly awaited the launch of SAMSON since picking up on Bush's speech to the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (the Institute created to defend uninterrupted George W. Bush speeches) March 13, when he declared "IEDs we are seeing in Iraq today includes components that came from Iran".
Publicists Netanyahu and Olmert remained upbeat about the coming production which was almost derailed by the mid-term elections and rumored budget cuts.
The producers decided on a "damn the budget" strategy and gambled on irreversible commitment forcing the backers to stump up.
From the opening dream sequence which shows the evil dictator Ahmadinejad breakfasting on oven-baked baby jew hearts as he feverishly pushes the buttons that bring nuclear holocaust on Israelis peacefully distributing alms to their Palestinian brothers, to the final, cataclysmic scene, the action is unrelenting and the dialogue riveting.
Associate producers Perle, Ledeen and Bolton said that only the very best writers were hired to craft Ahmadinejad's dialogue:
"We got Pipes, Podhoretz, Kristol putting the words in Ahmad's mouth. Dershowitz is on the legal team, Mossad doing special effects. It's a winning formula!" Bolton said. "All that is left to shoot is the provocation scene."
No need to book. It's coming to you whether you like it or not. Ticket price: the last of America's goodwill (get in early, price likely to escalate)
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A documentary about the American Exit Strategy from Afghanistan told through the story of the friendship of an American Col. and an Afghan General.
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Hello crafters! You know what is wonderful about this hobby? The friends.
I have made so many wonderful friends through this fantastic craft. Unfortunately, they all live everywhere else and I rarely get to see them. Consequently, I have a great need for missing you cards.
The Get Well Gang to the rescue! I adore this sentiment and I know I'm going to use it a ton. This sad little pup looks exactly like I feel when I think of my crafty buddies.
You can watch the whole card come together in the video below.
Watch above or watch in HD at YouTube
I really do love polka dots and scallops together don't you? I mean the pups were adorable but the polka dots and scallop edges really bump it up a notch for me.
I really tried to push outside of my "go to" colors. Do you feel like you use the same colors all the time or is it just me? Maybe this will inspire you to try something new this week! :)
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So I just finished complaining to my husband because our house is hot and stinky, I'm tired and spent an hour cleaning up pre-schooler poop this afternoon. Reasonable complaints I think. But then I sit down to look at St. Benedict, which we are reading together in our reading group,
First and foremost, there must be no word or sign of the evil of grumbling, no manifestation of it for any reason at all.
He goes on to say,
If, however, anyone is caught grumbling, let him undergo more severe discipline.
Seriously, Benedict? I mean really are you setting the standard at no complaining . . . none at all? And really severe punishment, for just for a few grumbling words?
Benedict has a way of pulling the rug out from under me. I'll feel like I'm doing alright with life (I mean I'm not setting the bar all that high, but no one is getting hurt, we are all fed and bathed and dressed at least) and then I sit down and read something like this. Now true, this is a rule of life written 1,500 years ago for monks, totally different from my life. But it gets me thinking.
Were my complaining words a benefit to anyone? Certainly it didn't help my husband, he knows the house is stinky and hot, he is inside of it just like me, and he is grateful that I cleaned up the poop and would be glad if I turned in early and caught up on some rest. My whining hasn't changed anything in our relationship except to make me seem like a bit more like a whiner (I'll admit, I'm a whiner by nature, most people probably break the habit by middle-school, but not me). And though I was able to blow off some steam, my complaints haven't brought me anywhere closer to contentment, instead I have reinforced for myself how miserable I am.
I think of my daughter, who just went to bed early after skipping her nap this afternoon (because instead of sleeping she smeared poop all over her clothes. In her defense she was trying to clean it up, but still, it resulted in a big mess). She was tried and grumpy at dinner and sat at the table complaining because she couldn't get her rice on her fork and she didn't like carrots. And though I was stern in correcting her for her grumbling I am realizing, a lot of what I say are complaints too. I am beginning to wonder how I have the nerve to correct her for her bad attitude when mine isn't any better, let's face it, mine is worse. Where she can figure out a way to have fun in almost any situation, I can find a way to mope and pout until not only is everyone aware that I am miserable but those around me can't help but be sucked in.
So maybe Benedict is on to something, maybe there is a bit of evil in grumbling. I wonder what life would look like if I really made myself stop? If I really decided enough was enough and every time a complaint was on my lips I zipped them closed. I know I wouldn't mind if my husband and daughter decided to take up that practice. So why shouldn't I do the same (not that I'm actually making plans to do that, still feels like a bit of a stretch at the moment)?
As for punishment, I'm glad that I'm not in one of Benedict's monasteries. I'm sure they would have worn me out already with correction. But I am beginning to see that there may be some reason behind Benedict's harsh statement. After all at least the punishment lets the perpetrator know they did something wrong and gives them a chance to correct it. In my situation I have no one to confess to, and no one to insist I maintain any standard of good behavior (my husband knows better than to tell me to stop complaining at this point). So instead I'm allowed to wallow in my own misery and share it with the people around me. No one is looking out for me or pointing out that all my complaining is getting me no where and that instead it is actually working against me, making my life harder, robbing me of the joy I could be experiencing. I suppose Benedict's approach isn't much different than me expecting that disciplining my daughter for a bad attitude will help her to have a better one in the future.
Looking back through this section I notice another interesting phrase that precedes this line about grumbling. Benedict gets to the part about complaining after explaining that the monastery should be sure to distribute goods so that everyone has his needs met.
By this we do not imply that there should be favoritism-God forbid-but rather consideration for weakness. Whoever needs less should thank God and not be distressed, but whoever needs more should feel humble because of his weakness, not self-important because of the kindness show to him.
Benedict's words seem to flip my American values upside down. What if instead of looking at the millionaire on the hill with envy I saw wealth as weakness, the wealthy as those who needed more to survive? "Oh poor guy, he needs to have that big house to make himself feel safe, he just can't seem to make it with less." And what if those of us struggling to make ends meet thanked God that we are able to live with less instead of wishing we had more. Now I'm not trying to make an idol of poverty. Certainly much of the poverty around the world is due to laziness while much more is due to tragedy and exploitation. I don't think we should strive for poverty. But what if in my prayers I asked God to teach me to be content in my hot stinky house while I'm tired and cleaning up poop? What if my desire was to be content with what I had instead of asking for something more?
The truth is God knows what I have. He knows the miserable suffering and brokenness of the hearts of those of us in mansions and those of us barely making it. He loves us, and if the rest of the race is anything like myself, the truth is, we act like we don't care, we are all still complaining. Now look, I'm a complainer (I'm guessing you've gathered that already) so I'm not judging you for doing the same, and I guess Benedict isn't judging us either, but he is warning us. He does take the matter pretty seriously and maybe it is because he wants what is best for us. He wants his readers to experience an abundant life serving the God that loves them. And he knows that complaining isn't getting us anywhere.


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It is 1899 and the Union Pacific Express is headed to the Nice Valley Coal Company to deliver their payroll and 47 passengers. Suddenly the train is attacked by thievin' bandits! Will the outlaws keep their cool or will Marshal Samuel Ford save the day and prevent the robbery? Players will plan ahead and play cards to steal the most loot, shoot their opponents, move around the train and elude Marshal Ford. Will you be the richest bandit in the outlaw gang?
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Green Mountain Valley School names Tracy Keller new head of school
- Written by The Valley Reporter
- Published in Schools
Tracy Keller is the new Green Mountain Valley School (GMVS) head of school. She is current head of school at Sugar Bowl Ski Team and Academy.
Born and raised in Rutland, Keller attended Dartmouth College, where she served as captain of the alpine ski team before graduating in 2002. She has worked for Sugar Bowl Ski Team and Academy for the past 14 years, becoming head of the academy in 2007 and head of the ski team and academy in 2013.
"I am thrilled to be returning to my home state and to be leading such a well-established and reputable school. GMVS is an academic and athletic powerhouse, yet equally as important is the school's rich co-curricular experience that students will remember for a lifetime. Throughout the search process, I was constantly impressed by the community's passion and enthusiasm for GMVS. I look forward to honoring the traditions of GMVS while leading the school into its next stage and I'm excited to meet more of the students and families who make GMVS such a special place," Keller said.
The announcement was made by GMVS trustee chair Jane Goldstein and head of school search committee chair Charlie Brush. They highlighted the fact that during her tenure at Sugar Bowl, Keller helped take the school and ski club to new heights, earning reaccreditation, achieving USSA Gold Certification, doubling enrollment and spearheading a successful $13 million capital campaign.
According to Goldstein and Brush, Keller greatly impressed the GMVS search committee and board of trustees with her passion for and knowledge of ski racing, her commitment to excellence in academics, her authentic and engaging leadership style and her dedication to students.
"GMVS is fortunate to have found a new head with such a rich ski racing background, deep knowledge of the sport, and proven track record as a leader," said Dave Gavett, former GMVS head of school.
She assumes her head of school position officially on July 1, 2017, succeeding interim head and longtime COO Tim Harris. Her appointment concludes a seven-month search process involving many members of the GMVS community, including former heads Al Hobart and Jared Cadwell, current staff and trustees, current and former parents, current students and alumni.


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To gain a greater understanding of the indigenous Kanak culture, consider exploring the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre located to the northeast of Noumea on the Tinu Peninsula. Opened in 1998, the centre is named after an independence movement leader who was murdered in 1989. The distinctive curved façade is architecturally-designed using as inspiration a traditional grand hut shape. The centre displays Melanesian and oceanic art.
Continue your exploration of local culture by visiting the Museum of New Caledonia located in Noumea's Quartier Latin. On display are art and cultural items including weapons, musical instruments and decorations. There's a full-size hut to enter and a life-size recreation boat to admire.
Consider walking to the summit of the Ouen Toro Park for great views across Noumea.
New Caledonia Airport (NOU)
Flights from Australia to New Caledonia will disembark at La Tontouta International Airport.
La Tontouta International Airport (NOU) is the main access point for travellers to the French territory of New Caledonia. The airport is 40 minutes drive from the island's capital Nouméa and is comprised of a single terminal building.
Airlines that fly to New Caledonia
Qantas offers cheap flights to New Caledonia from Australia
For more information on New Caledonia holidays check out our New Caledonia travel guide.
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U.S. Press Selects New Crystal Lagoons Project for Texas Among 2017's Top Residential Developments18 December, 2017 / News
Business Journal has selected new Crystal Lagoons project for Texas among 2017's top residential developments.
Known for creating the world's top amenity, Crystal Lagoons has partnered with the Houston-based developer Land Tejas on two new Lagoons that will be the premiere amenity for their latest master-planned communities in Houston. The first will be in Land Tejas' Balmoral development located in North East Houston.
Balmoral will feature a 1.5 acre Lagoon that is almost seven times the size of an Olympic-size swimming pool. Balmoral will begin construction of the Lagoon in summer 2017 with plans to open in early 2018.
Crystal Lagoons is an international innovation company, founded by scientist Fernando Fischmann, which has developed a patent-protected technology that allows the construction and maintenance of unlimited-size crystal clear lagoons at very low costs.


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It's more of the same, with a twist, for the Corona del Mar High football team.
Last week, in a last-second loss to El Toro, the Chargers only threw six passes the entire game. For the most part it was run, run, run.
This week, the Sea Kings (1-1) will face Troy (1-0), with a wing T offense that has shown the ability to produce with the run, while also mixing in an explosive passing game.


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Officer-worn body cameras are rare in northern California, but, perhaps not for long. About half of the law enforcement agencies in the greater Sacramento region are using the cameras or are testing them. But, some agencies are reluctant.
Sacramento Police Officer Bryon Stone is testing a dozen different body cameras for the department's bicycle unit. Each camera is about the size of a cigar.
"So it plugs into my battery pack, but we have it set up so you can carry it different ways," Stone says. "I carry it on my collar. There's other mounts where you can carry it behind your head and it just comes off on magnets and clips there. You can also clip it to a pair of sunglasses and it just mounts just on the side."
The camera is hard-wired to a record button and battery pack that's worn on an officer's belt or in a shirt pocket.
Stone will likely be one of the first outfitted with a camera system. The bicycle unit has no cameras and will likely get them before the patrol units -which already have dashboard cameras.
Sac PD Sergeant Doug Morse says when every officer has a body camera, the department expects "significant" reductions in complaints against officers. That's what happened when dashboard cameras were installed 16 years ago.
"Oftentimes, it's at a person's worst when the police come into contact with them," says Morse. "So you can imagine the tensions that could be surrounding these police contacts. The bottom line is: when we have this information on our in-car camera systems, it paints the actual stories. Unfortunately, it's the nature of the job is we receive complaints. We're able to protect everyone involved during those contacts because of the camera system."
There are many places car cameras can't go which is one reason Sacramento police are eager to add the body cameras.
But, the Sacramento Sheriff's Department is not. Sheriff Scott Jones says body cameras aren't as sophisticated as dashboard cameras.
"They're triggered by speed, triggered when you turn on your emergency overhead lights, and they're triggered by crash," says Jones. "They have a buffer that goes back 30-seconds and captures that crash. Those are great. It's a no-brainer. It works. There's no such technology that exists for body cameras."
Taser International says its true officers must hit a button to start recording, but next year's model will have sensors that tell the camera to record.
The 30-second buffer already exists. Modesto Police Officer Jim Reeves says its on the model clipped to his helmet.
"Anything that I'm looking at, it's recording," says Reeves. "So, it comes in handy. Kind of hard to argue in court you didn't run a stop sign when I was watching you drive right through a stop sign, you know?"
Sheriff Jones says he also worries about privacy and the amount of video recorded.
"What is the policy? Are we going to record 10 hours of an officer's shift?" says Jones. "I really don't want to see officers going to the bathroom or engaged in their private conversation with other officers at their lunch break or going into and seeing domestic violence victims at the worst part of their day. Those things all have to be worked out and they're just not."
Modesto Police officers record about a dozen interactions with the public each day. The video is catalogued and stored on the manufacturer's secure website. The department requires every patrol officer to record any interaction while in an enforcement capacity. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action.
The American Civil Liberties Union California generally supports the use of body cameras, but worries they may be used as surveillance tools. The ACLU's Chauncey Smith says police should tell people if they're being recorded.
"Give them the opportunity to provide consent," says Smith. "That way the law enforcement officer knows it's acceptable. He knows that he's not going to be encroaching on the privacy rights of the person who's being filmed. And have that whole notice and consent process recorded on camera."
The ACLU also would like officers to be prevented from reviewing video before writing a report on an incident.
Officers in Modesto can view their recordings, but cannot edit them. Videos include domestic violence cases- a source of worry for Sheriff Jones.
Sac PD says abuse cases are often the most dangerous for law enforcement and cameras would protect officers.
Modesto PD Sergeant Gary Crawford says the cameras are a tremendous help in prosecuting cases of spousal abuse.
"Domestic violence calls- very emotional," says Crawford. "But, the emotion part is at the beginning of the call when we meet the victim and the victim is crying and the makeup's running and the fresh injuries. To capture that when the officer walks through the door is very compelling in court."
Modesto PD policy prohibits the release of most video. If a recording is needed for a court case, the company storing it can blur images to protect victim or witness identities.
Taser and Vievu supply 6500 agencies worldwide and say orders have increased dramatically since August 2014 -when a Ferguson, Missouri police officer shot and killed an unarmed teenager.
Sacramento Police Chief Sam Somers says cameras will help make his department better, but he says technology isn't a substitute for cooperation.
"You still have to work on relationships," says Somers. "You still have to spend the time to make sure that people know what you're doing and that you have to spend the time explaining what you're doing the transparency so people give you the benefit of the doubt -or at least give you that pause before rushing to judgment that you have that minute of pause- so that everybody can say, 'Hold on a second. We know these folks. We have a relationship with those folks and we know they're going to do the right thing.'"
The cost of the cameras can be prohibitive. Equipment and video storage for 300 Sacramento Police cameras would range from $90,000 to $270,000 a year.
If Sac PD goes online with a camera system it would be the fourth in the greater Sacramento region -- after Modesto, Manteca, and Rocklin.
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Jurgita. She has amazing handmade felted creations!
Let's begin.
Tell us a bit about yourself and your family!
Hello, my name is Jurgita. I am 34 years old. I live in Lithuania with my husband Kestas and our three children. Lithuania is a small country on the Baltic sea coast.
What do you make?
I am a felt artist. I make shawls, brooches, arm warmers and other beautiful things from the wool, silk, linen and a lot of other natural materials. I like to mix fibers together, experiment with the felt and the dying techniques.
How did you get started in your craft?
I have been creating for as long as I can remember. I was playing with beads and buttons, designing clothes to my dolls, sewing, crocheting... It was always something that I was passionate about.
Etsy system was introduced to me by one of my friends. I was looking for some interesting felting materials in it.
Do you have any inspirations, or someone you find especially inspiring to you?
I am looking for an inspiration in my creation every day. Usually I am finding an inspiriration in the nature, around the city, in people, in a cup of morning coffee…
Tell us about your creative process.
First I look through the window and trying to imagine what this day will bring. I like to make a plan what I need to do and what I want to do. Me and my husband work together, on the first part of the day we are replying to the letters, sending packages and making the sales. The rest of the day belongs to the creation, experimentation and searching for something new.
These are practical and easy applied items, beautiful photos and especially feelings that we put into our works.
Do you have a favorite piece you created?
Every new creation becomes my favorite, but just until I create another one.
Where else on the web can we find you?
My home page: www.jumi.lt
More photos of my felted creations: www.flickr.com/veltinukai
My etsy shop: www.jurgitami.etsy.com
Thank you Jurgita!


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I started this piece at the beginning of the summer but abandoned it because I didn't want to jinx things. Now summer is over, and things did become more challenging than they were when I first started this post, but the strength and resilience have remained.
So I finally finished my post about summer school , and now it's summer again.
Well, you might be asking, how's it going? Are you students still triggering bizarre introspective journeys while you are supposed to be managing a debate on greenspace in Toronto?
And the answer is no. Summer school is summer school — this pastiche of charming moments and, yes, sullen disregard. The latter is still a challenge to me and I occasionally ask myself if I have exactly the right kind of personality for teaching teenagers. However, it doesn't feel as personal any more. At the moment, the dominant reaction is irritation rather than paralysis.
On another level too, I feel that something has been exorcised. That idea: I would hate to be a student in this class* — it's not a comforting one. It had been lingering at the edges of my consciousness throughout my teaching career. I thought I could suppress it by refusing to confront it, but things don't work that way. This wraith generated a vague sense of guilt that undermined my confidence as a teacher.
Well, there was a point this term where I thought to myself, "I actually don't care if you don't like this class, because I know that what we are doing right now is exactly what I would have loved at your age."
The feeling was short-lived, which is a good thing because a) I like anchovies and tapenade and garter snakes and maybe you don't and b) you know, you really should care if the students don't like the class.
Still, it was a moment of strength and pride.
So something happened to cauterize this psychic injury. Was it indeed a Jungian moment? Did I face the full embodiment of my greatest fear and in the act of confronting it vanquish it?
Or was it perhaps in the writing that the Jungian journey became real? As I wrote that post over the intervening months, I found the story shaping itself in my mind. Perhaps the actual classroom moment was just the seed of the experience. Perhaps the true catharsis came later. Was it in articulating the emotions, in mapping the journey, that I truly came to understand and manage the conflicts going on inside me?
It's getting a little chicken-or-the-egg here. Short answer: things are better; evil teenage-self seems to have receded; summer school is done and part of me can't wait for next July.
*serendipitously, I happened upon this piece by Hana Ticha while I was writing this post.


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July 1, 1956 – February 6, 2018
Mark Dewayne "Bubba" Steadman, 61, of Jasper, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at his residence.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 10, 2018, at 10 a.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 12 p.m. in the Collins-Burke Chapel, with burial at Union Chapel Methodist Cemetery. Adam Bolten and Larry Sherer will officiate.
Steadman was preceded in death by his father, Norris Steadman; brother, Robin Norris Steadman; grandfather, Luke Steadman; grandmother, Callie Steadman; grandfather, Sam Gardner; and grandmother, Alpha Moore Abel Gardner.
He is survived by his mother, Martha Gardner Steadman; sisters, Pam Gurley of Jasper, Lona Courington of Jasper, Iva Hendon of Jasper, Amy Sherer (Larry) of Jasper and Jodi Burrus (Jason) of Birmingham; and a host of much loved nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to his loving caregivers Barbara, Nathan and Betty.
Pallbearers will be Wes Gurley of Townley, Dalton Williams of Birmingham, Darby Williams of Birmingham, Caleb Hendon of Nashville, TN, Craig Hendon of Auburn, Carson Hendon of Jasper, Andrew Sherer of Jasper, and Taylor Sherer of Jasper.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Burrus, Sam Burrus, Will Burrus and Tom Burrus, all of Birmingham.
Collins-Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571


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Bold and Beautiful with Stockings
We know that stocking is a part of fashion since it had produced many years ago by fashion apparel to complete women's outfit, As a part of fashion, mostly women in western area wear stocking to cover their legs form the cold wind or prevent the very cold weather. However, the use of stocking is becoming popular and it has worn by so many women in this world. As it has different style and design, you also can wear plus size stockings and tights to complete your fashion.
Moreover, the way in choosing plus size stocking and tights are more or less similar to the idea on how to choose legging. You ought to make sure about its colour, material and also its size. As a part of fashion, stocking is the best way to bold your appearance by matching it with other outfits and by this way you are able to show yourself as a fabulous and gorgeous woman. You just stay confidently and just believe to yourself that you also can catch every single attention.
In some fashion apparel, you will easily find the varieties of stocking, such as sheer, fun and festive, fisnet, seam and heal and so forth. Regarding to these types, you freely can choose it and match with your clothes. Sometimes, you ought to think about adjusting your fashion style according to the occasion you will attend. However, stocking can be worn in almost every occasion. In this case, you will proudly perform your creativity by matching the colour between your outfit, foot wear and your body stockings for plus size women as well.
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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
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EAP/Wellness Plans
Life is full of challenges. If employees' home lives are running smoothly, they are likely to be happier and more productive at work.
To help employees and their family members maintain or regain their good health and well-being and/or get through difficult situations, you can offer your employees a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) or a Wellness Program. Options may include:
Counseling, resources and referrals for:
- Stress management
- Family difficulties
- Depression and anxiety
- Substance abuse
- Crisis situations
Life care guidance and information for:
- Child care providers and needs
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Crater Lake National Park has announced the return of their popular ranger-guided snowshoe walks for the winter season.
Snowshoes are provided free of charge for these hikes, and no previous snowshoeing experience is necessary.
Starting December 8 and continuing through April 28, adventurers of all skill levels can take walks on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
They will also be offered daily from December 15 through January 6, except on Christmas Day.
The walks cover 1 to 2 miles of moderate-to-strenuous terrain. The route is up to the ranger, but most walks begin at Rim Village and explore the forests and meadows along the rim of the lake. Along the way, participants discover how winter affects Crater Lake and the park's plants and animals.
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Space on each tour is limited, and advance reservations are required. For more information and to sign up, call the park's visitor center at 541-594-3100. The visitor center is open daily except on December 25th. Scout troops, hiking clubs, and other organized groups may be able to arrange for a separate tour, staff permitting. There is no cost for the walk, apart from the park entrance fee of $15 per car. Participants must be at least 8 years old and come prepared with warm clothing and water-resistant footwear.
Crater Lake National Park is open year-round, 24 hours a day. The park's north entrance and Rim Drive are closed to cars in the winter, but the west and south entrances are plowed daily and are open to automobiles throughout the year. Spectacular views of Crater Lake can be enjoyed at Rim Village throughout the winter during periods of clear weather.


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drinks trade associate editor Hannah Sparks is taking part in the inaugural drinks Mentoring Program. Here, she reports on the half-day leadership development module that kicked off the program in early May.
It was fascinating to attend the Serendis workshop, designed to provide participants with the tools and framework to prepare for the WID Mentoring program.
Launched by the drinks association's Women in drinks council, in partnership with Serendis Leadership Consulting, the drinks Mentoring Program supports emerging leaders within the industry towards the next stage of their careers.
Top executives selected from 10 companies including Coca-Cola Amatil, Carlton & United Breweries and McWilliam's Family Winemakers will act as mentors for these women over the coming weeks, helping them to build key skills and the confidence to progress as leaders.
The aim is to decrease the gender gap at executive levels in the workplace, with men still representing a much bigger percentage in early management through to CEO level.
The latest statistics from the Federal Government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows women make up just 27.4 per cent of management personnel across the nation.
Yet research shows organisations with greater diversity perform better from both a human and financial perspective.
Mentors too will develop new ways of thinking and inclusive behaviours through the program and by listening to their mentees.
The 2017 program has attracted 58 participants who will now drive the conversation on inclusion and diversity across the industry.
Mentees during the leadership development module highlighted some barriers to inclusion at executive levels. Among those mentioned were: not enough women putting their hands up for leadership roles; leaders within companies not being inclusive; women leaving to have children and returning to new team dynamics; and a lack of mentors.
Statistics show men receive more support through informal mentors and sponsors within their organisations than women and that a mentor can be the difference between a person being considered for a job.
This program will identify and fulfil the lack of mentorship for women and help participants grow an effective network across the industry.
Mentees also identified during the session that inclusion and diversity must also be front of mind for all leaders to drive organisational change. Leaders must switch from a mentality of sticking to what has been done in the past to taking the time to seek out a different perspective.
The program provides mentors and mentees with the following guidelines on how to lead inclusively:
1. Commitment to slow down thinking when it comes to judgement
2. Courage to give others the opportunity and provide an environment that allows them to fail
3. Transparency around decisions and processes affecting a team and broader business
4. Openness to invite and value different perspectives
5. Collaboration – seek contributions of others in a systematic way
6. Cultural intelligence – adapt behaviours appropriately
Mentors and mentees will meet around six to eight times until October when all participants will come together again for a panel discussion around the results of the program.
Below are two videos from the drinks Mentoring Program's cocktail kick-off:
Pictured: Hannah Sparks is congratulated by drinks CEO Sandra Przibilla on joining the inaugural drinks Mentoring Program.


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Monday, 21 September 2015
The debate on 'deficit spending': The framework for Corbynomics
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Thanks for this useful post. Regarding the link between investment, output and consumption: surely there is a chain of causation also running from consumption to capacity utilization and profits, and from there to investment, via a sort of accelerator mechanism. If consumption is sluggish, then some of the produced output will not be sold, and profits in the wage goods sector will fall, reducing the funds available for future investment in that sector. So there would be a circular flow of activity rather than just one running from I to Y and then C. Growth could be slow as a result of a variety of causes, not just stagnant investment. The latter is clearly a problem in the UK at present, but do you think that the process you describe is not always the case?
- 22 September 2015 at 10:51
- MichaelRosen said...
Please focus on class politics. Categories like 'consumption' or 'austerity' are not class-neutral terms. If the core of Corbynomics focuses on 'making the rich pay for the deficit' for the deficit, isn't that both politically and economically coherent? i.e. chase tax avoidance, up the tax take on the rich, scrap Trident, use QE to fund some state expenditure in big capital projects to up the tax yield and benefit the low paid (e.g. mass building of social housing).
- 27 September 2015 at 09:33
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Ah, New York
I've been enjoying calling around and setting up apartment tours.
Some of the more amusing snippets from the day:
Frankie: What's your name sir?
me: Raul.
Frankie: What kind of name is that?
me: Mexican
Frankie: I don't do Mexican, not even the food.
me: Well I'm Mexican-Irish if that helps.
Frankie: I don't like them either. [click.]
Heidi: You'll have to call the super, Paul, to get in, but I warn you, he gets in fights with people.
me: What you mean?
Heidi: He's disturbed, you know, he gets in fights.
me: That's scary.
Heidi: You don't have to live with him, he's just the super... But when you see him make sure to speak gentle.
me: I'm calling about the apartment on Duane.
Jim: Yeah, what else is new?
me: Would it be possible to see it?
Jim: Call me tomorrow.


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Building a Worm Tower
The pipe contains a bunch of compost worms, and you periodically feed the worms with handfuls of organic matter (kitchen scraps, leaf litter, weeds, etc).
The worms do their wonderful wormy thing and convert that organic matter into rich worm poo and worm juice. The worm juice leaches out the holes and into the surrounding garden, bringing increased soil moisture, microbiology, fertility and in turn yummy vegies, for very little effort on your part.
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