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My motto is: nothing but the best (and at the right price!)
Culinary Nutrition Expert (CNE) Training Program
I graduated from the Culinary Nutrition Expert (CNE) program in the fall of 2013. It was a perfect complement to my nutrition schooling and gave me the confidence to really hone in on the types of services I wanted to provide as a nutritionist and as a culinary and nutrition expert.
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Upaya Naturals
Easily the best source (online or offline) for all your healthy foods! I buy regularly from them, especially bulk nuts and seeds, which are often very high quality, raw and organic.
Upaya sells everything from kitchen equipment to raw foods (vegan), including superfoods, greens, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, grains, protein powder, dairy-free ice cream and cheeses, nut and seed butters, chocolate, coconut products of all kinds (coconut oil, coconut flour, coconut sugar, coconut butter, YUM!), dried fruit, sweeteners like lucuma powder, yacon syrup, green leaf stevia, etc.) high-quality olive oil, snacks, granola, and kefir grains.
I usually have everything shipped to me because it's easy and shipping is reasonable (or often FREE over a specific amount), but they also have pick-up locations in Barrie, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario. The Barrie location is located on Commerce Park Drive.
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Arno Brignon
Arno Brignon
Arno Brignon
Arno Brignon (b. 976) was born in Paris and now lives and works in Toulouse, France. In 2010, Brignon graduated from ETPA, leaving his job as social worker in the unprivileged districts to devote himself entirely to photography. He distributes his work through reporting, assignments, personal research and teaching in the Ateliers de photographie Saint-Cyprien (St Cyprien Photography Workshop).
Brignon is represented by the Signatures agency, house of photographers, France.
Portfolio Josephine
"Liar by omission, the family portrait is used only for the good moments which it turns into good memories" wrote Pierre Bourdieu on the practice of this extremely formatted type of photography consisting of maintaining a journal, the photo album of your child from the moment of it's birth from the "origin of the world ". In this universe, made of obvious facts, as peaceful as a long flowing river, no other layout is possible other than these emotional clichés in which father and mother look with tenderness at their children who gurgle and smile at the camera.
As an artist, he knows very well that you do not create good literature with good feelings, nor do you make good photographs without maintaining your emotions at a good distance.
Arno Brignon's art succeeds in translating photographically this question of the father's place, even more complex, more ambiguous that it appears. This is why the blur, the movement and irregular matter have nothing to do with mistaken aesthetics. It strongly conveys the turmoil that overwhelms a father when confronted with the presence, of that which he participated in bringing into the world.
No, Arno Brignon's world is not peaceful, has this worrying strangeness dear to André Breton yet which is as beautiful as the fortuitous encounter between two gazes over a changing table, looking for each other and thought which time will end up revealing to one another.
Portfolio Ancrages
Ancrages was the result of Arno Brignon residence in Corbeil, France in 2013.
Through building links within the community, Brignon has created a body of work that is uncompromising, sometimes hard, often empathetic, never complacent.
Portfolio End of Europe in Cueta
Ceuta is a reflection in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar of an Europe in crisis. Surrounded by a high security fence, it looks like a trap in which migrant Moroccans and Spaniards seem stuck waiting for promises of better days...
In the extreme south of Europe, Ceuta (Sebta in Arabic), a Spanish enclave in Morocco territory, is the gateway from Europe to Africa located 17 km away from the other pillar of Hercules: Gibraltar.
The border looks very impressive but it is not so tight. Many potential immigrants cross it expecting to find here an entry to Europe. In the other direction all kinds of goods enter to feed the Moroccan market. Ceuta as a Free Zone, and tax haven, is also the realm of small business and financial settlements. A trade tolerated by the authorities, because it makes the fortune of the Spanish community, is organized with the Moroccan border. Goods are moving on the back of Moroccan women, real mules.
72,000 people live in this so special city. "La convivencia", a declared policy of coexistence between the four dominant communities (Hindu, Jewish, Christian and Muslim) is now a reality in the workplace but does not seem to be so harmonious a coexistence. The Muslim community is the largest in number but is particularly affected by unemployment, underperforming at school, and housing problems.
In Ceuta, the police, army, customs are everywhere, but the law is often a matter of small arrangements .
2014 Ancrages, Editions de Juillet
2014 Joséphine, Monographie du Chateau d'eau
2014 Joséphine, Le Chateau d'eau - Toulouse, France
2014 Ancrages, Festival de L'oeil Urbain - Corbeil Essonnes, France
2013 Joséphine, Festval les Photaumnales - Laon, France
2012 End of Europe in Ceuta, Les Photofolies - Millau, France
2010 31sans, Bibliothèque Nationale de France - Paris, France

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Prideaux Place
About Prideaux Place
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Italfama Berliner Chess Pieces
Italfama Berliner Chess Pieces
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Was: £193.90
£158.25 (Ex.VAT)
ETA: 1 working day + transit time
- Stylish Chess pieces from Italfama
- Wooden laquered chessmen in black and white
- Double weighted with felt bottoms
- Contemporary design coupled with exceptional craftsmanship
- Manufactured in Italy
Undeniably stylish Chess pieces from renowned manufacturer Italfama. Crafted in Florence, contemporary design and impecable craftsmanship combine to produce a set of truly exceptional Chess pieces.
The laquered wooden chessmen are double weighted for that quality feel and have felted bottoms.
As with all Italfama products, this set is manufactured to the highest standard. They are a company synonomous with style, elegance and quality and the Berliner chessmen are a wonderful example of this.
Approx. Dimensions:
King height: 10.2cm Base diameter: 3.6cm
King height: 4 inch Base diameter: 1.4 inch
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Courage is a quality based on constant daring, decisiveness, consistency and perseverance. When amplifying at maximum these qualities, the human being can completely eliminate the fear during potentially dangerous situations, remaining calm instead. Having an attitude full of courage allows a lucid analysis of the risks and reveals the necessary means for overcoming or avoiding the traps in our lives; it defeats the self mistrust. These persons will face in a manly way the physical, psychic or moral sufferings, they will head decisively towards fulfilling their goals and, if needed, they will sacrifice their lives if the ideal that they fight for is worth it. The uplifting states of courage, which are full of significance and of a high moral value, are generated by sublime divine principles and feelings like: love for people, feelings of human solidarity with the group people belong to, feelings of brotherhood, etc. Not every courageous action can be positively appreciated, because the moral value of courage depends on the ideal that we relate to. The courageous actions are justified and appreciated if they are serving divine, high, humanitarian, just and altruistic ideals, which are aiming for the spiritual progress. These courageous actions are useful for humanity, they contribute to its divine spiritual progress and therefore they are highly moral.
The courage should not be mistaken with any thoughtless or reckless action which takes place in dangerous and difficult conditions. The one who fulfils a deed without realising the difficulty or the existing danger does not prove courage at all. There are for example deeds which are springing from desperation, satanic mutinous attitude, anarchic rebellion, daemonic adventurous spirit, egotistic bravado, which all are similar to courage in their external appearance, but in reality they are very different from the true nature of courage. These are found mostly in the life and activity of young people. They perform these actions thinking that they prove temerity, without being able to distinguish between these wrong attitudes and courage. Courage is a quality which is formed through education and self-education.
Therefore courage is a feature of a volitional type of the human character, consisting in the capacity of consciously facing the dangers and acting consistently in risky conditions. It doesn't involve the absence of fear but overtaking it and mastering it completely. Emmerson said: "Never fear anything more than the fear itself"
Courage awakens in us the mysterious feeling of invulnerability; it offers a great energy to our soul and gives strength to our body, leading us to the first step of victory.
Courage is one of the four cardinal virtues and means to be unshakable in danger. It springs from the nobleness of spirit and requires abnegation, the force to impose and the will of assertion. Courage is required not only from soldiers but from each of us. Life is, analogically speaking, like riding a bicycle: to go constantly forward you should pedal with great courage, maintaining the balance at the same time. We all need courage for the life which was destined to us. The standards to which the majority of people try to comply with are dictated by the mass-media. The means of mass information dictate how we should dress, what we should do and so on. It takes a great courage for man to be different, exactly how he/she feels fit. We sometimes need courage to express our opinion.
We ask the angels of courage to help us in taking some important decisions. We can never have the guarantee of an absolute decision; still, at cross roads, we have to decide. To be able to continue we have to choose a path. Each of these paths goes into a strait through which we have to pass so our live can go on.
Jesus says: "Enter through the narrow gate, because the wide gate and the wide path lead to perish for those who choose them."
We should find our own way; it is not enough to imitate the others. We should be attentive to our path and to assume with courage its choice, even if we start by ourselves. Only on our own path we will grow and reach the true life.
The Angels of Courage can help us to deal with what has priority. There are many situations in the daily life in which the Angels of Courage can help us to do what it should be done in a given moment.


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Pete Hendrickson
The historical record of the Fourth Amendment makes clear that there are no exceptions.
AMERICANS HAVE BEEN SIMMERING WITH ANGER IN RECENT YEARS over revelations about the NSA and FBI hoovering-up everyone's phone-calls, email, "social media" posts and so on, along with other systematic, institutionalized privacy assaults. This widespread ire has been met with predictable political-class nonsense: lies about the extent of the violations, efforts to downplay the significance of the violations, and arguments that it's all for a good cause anyway, so everyone should just get over it.
All of these evasions and obfuscations are bad enough, just for the insult thereby offered to an angry America: "We're not only mugging you, but we also believe you're too stupid to stay incensed about it if we throw some eyewash your way…"
But the apologias and efforts to placate us aren't the worst offenses. Far more pernicious is the real assault on our sensibilities and the frayed sinews of our Constitutional structure in the form of repeated assertions by the perps that these privacy violations are "lawful".
They are not.
There is no such thing as an unwarranted but "reasonable" search
THE RATIONALE FOR ASSERTING THE "LAWFULNESS" of warrantless extra-domicile and electronic searches and seizures [of physical property and data] has rested on reading the Fourth Amendment as allowing for "reasonable" searches and seizures without the need for warrants. But this is a distorted construction of the amendment's prescriptions and proscriptions; a "constortion", if I may be allowed to coin a term.
Under the constortion, the word "unreasonable" in the amendment is read as isolated from the remainder of the amendment, or as a qualifier of the warrant specifications that follow. Under the constortion, "unreasonable" is seen as included in order to distinguish an imagined "reasonable" search– which, because "reasonable", needs no warrant– from an "unreasonable" search, which, because unreasonable, does need a warrant.
But in fact, the historical record makes clear that this is in no way the Framers' intent– rather, "unreasonable" appears in the amendment solely as an expression of the Framers' view that ANY search or seizure unauthorized by a warrant secured under stringent standards of testimony and cause is thereby inherently UN-reasonable, and a violation of the amendment.
In the amendment, "unreasonable" means "without reason" (an illuminating synonym of which is "unwarranted"). What follows after that term is not a proscription for how "unreasonable" searches or seizures are to be conducted. Instead, what follows are the requirements for the establishment of an amendment-satisfying reason for a search or seizure.
FRANKLY, THE LANGUAGE OF THE AMENDMENT ALONE makes its real meaning plain enough to anyone reading it fairly, and without a wish to constort in service to a government desire to be let off its Constitutional chain. We'll go to the historical original-intent records in a moment, but first, let's just look at that current language:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Fairly read without an intent to misunderstand, there is no way this language can be honestly construed as a Constitutional statement (or even mere implication) that certain searches and seizures can be lawfully conducted without warrants. On the contrary, this language plainly says that right of the people to be secure against searches and seizures without a valid reason shall not be violated, and establishment of a valid reason requires an allegation of probable cause under oath, with particularity, considered by an appropriate officer authorized to issue warrants.
That is, "unreasonable" in the amendment doesn't mean "out of the ordinary", "excessive" or "in violation of reasonable expectations of privacy" as federal courts have variously constorted the amendment over recent decades. Rather, "unreasonable" means just what is says: "conducted without a properly-established reason," and is followed by the requirements by which a valid reason must be established.
However, my perceptions and arguments of the proper reading of the amendment's language needn't be relied upon to make my case. The writings the Founders and Framers provide all the clarification needed against even the most willfully obtuse reading.
The historical records are clear and definitive
LETS LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE of some contemporaneous alternative versions of the Fourth Amendment. Keep in mind that these measures reflect the fact that at the time it was understood that some kind of warrant was required for any search or seizure, which was why the colonial-era British went to the trouble of issuing "general warrants" even when intending to conduct searches unsupported by sworn allegations and particularity.
Here, as a first example, is the Fourth Amendment counterpart from the Declaration of Rights in the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776:
That the people have a right to hold themselves, their houses, papers, and possessions free from search and seizure, and therefore warrants without oaths or affirmations first made, affording a sufficient foundation for them, and whereby any officer or messenger may be commanded or required to search suspected places, or to seize any person or persons, his or their property, not particularly described, are contrary to that right, and ought not to be granted.
Consolidated, this reads: "[T]he people have a right to be free from search and seizure [of any kind– houses, papers and possessions, with no limiting specifications provided], and therefore warrants [again, the only mechanism recognized at the time by which any kind of search was permitted] ought not be granted without sworn allegations providing a sufficient foundation, and without particularity."
Similarly, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, another early version of the Fourth upon which the federal Constitutional amendment was modeled, reads in pertinent part:
That general warrants, whereby any officer or messenger may be commanded to search suspected places without evidence of a fact committed, or to seize any person or persons not named, or whose offence is not particularly described and supported by evidence, are grievous and oppressive, and ought not to be granted.
That is, "[S]earch[es]…without evidence [which is to say, testimony, which is to say, sworn]…are grievous and oppressive, and ought not be granted."
Both of these contemporaneous alternative versions of the Fourth Amendment plainly declare that searches and seizures without sworn allegations and particularity are unreasonable and prohibited. In fact, the Pennsylvania version expressly declares that any search and seizure unsupported by sworn allegations of cause and/or lacking particularity is contrary to the right Constitutionally asserted and secured therein.
James Madison, in arguing before Congress for the inclusion of the Bill of Rights (and, again, speaking in the context of ALL searches and seizures requiring a warrant), described his intent for the Fourth thusly:
The rights of the people to be secured in their persons; their houses, their papers, and their other property, from all unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated by warrants issued without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, or not particularly describing the places to be searched, or the persons or things to be seized.
Massachusetts, in its Constitution of 1780, put it this way:
Every subject has a right to be secure from all unreasonable searches, and seizures of his person, his houses, his papers, and all his possessions. All warrants, therefore, are contrary to this right, if the cause or foundation of them be not previously supported by oath or affirmation; and if the order in the warrant to a civil officer, to make search in suspected places, or to arrest one or more suspected persons, or to seize their property, be not accompanied with a special designation of the persons or objects of search, arrest, or seizure: and no warrant ought to be issued but in cases, and with the formalities, prescribed by the laws.
Plainly, the Framers adopted the Fourth Amendment to ensure that all searches conducted anywhere, at any time and under any circumstances other than arrest for conduct just committed are based on prior establishment of probable cause by sworn testimony, with particularity as to what is to be sought and seized. There IS no "reasonable search" exception that can be construed from the amendment.
The "unreasonable" in the Fourth's language doesn't distinguish one kind of search which needs a warrant from another kind that does not. Instead, it serves to label all non-conforming searches as thereby unreasonable and thus barred by the amendment.
The law hasn't changed, and modern unwarranted searches are illegal
WHAT WAS UNCONSTUTIONAL YESTERDAY is unconstitutional today, absent an intervening amendment. Searches or seizures of any kind– anyplace, anytime and of anything– without a warrant based on a sworn, credible and specific allegation that evidence of a crime will be found are Fourth Amendment violations. There are no exceptions.
"An unconstitutional act is not law; it confers no rights; it imposes no duties; it affords no protection; it creates no office; it is in legal contemplation, as inoperative as though it had never passed."
-16 Am Jur 2d, Sec 177 late 2d, Sec 256
P. S. I MENTIONED EARLIER that law-defying courts have constorted a "reasonable expectation" rationale for warrantless searches. This concept merits a little special attention.
The "reasonable expectation" dodge is based on the idea that the government is not restrained by the principle of the Fourth Amendment insofar as it looks at things (or people) who have (as the courts see it) waived their privacy expectations by setting foot outside their shades-drawn, windows-closed homes.
If, the courts reason, you step outside (or send data by means or processes not entirely within your exclusive control), you must or should expect that you or your data will be photographed, followed, eavesdropped-upon or intercepted by government spies. Therefore (goes the argument) such searches are "reasonable" and the government can freely do these things.
This view turns the principle behind the Fourth Amendment on its head. As noted above, there can be no reasonable (and thus permissible) searches or seizures not supported by the requirements specified for a warrant.
However, this "reasonable expectation" argument is also corrupt nonsense on roller skates on its own terms alone. Here's why:
It is true that you may not have a reasonable expectation that NO ONE ANYWHERE will see anything personal and otherwise private when you step outside or create, send, receive or store data outside your house. But you sure as hell have a reasonable expectation that the government won't be looking at it without oath-supported probable cause and particularity.
In fact, that you can go about your business in public or in private unmolested by prying eyes and that only your service provider will see your transmitted data absent a proper warrant being issued is the only reasonable expectation. Any alternative expectation would require a patently UN-reasonable belief that the courts have actual authority to turn the Fourth Amendment on its head, and we all know better than that.
THE TRUTH IS SIMPLE, and requires no nonsense about "expectations" (a concept– that the measure of someone's rights or of the restrictions placed by the Constitution on the state could rest on "expectations"– which is on its face nauseatingly demented).
What's been going on with the NSA and FBI and who knows what other perps has been a serial felony, apparently committed over and over against each and every American (not to mention a whole lot of foreigners– there's nothing in the amendment that says it only prescribes government behavior when Americans are the targets of its attentions…). Don't let creative, self-serving nonsense from the criminals or their co-conspirators fool you into quietly accepting lies that let them off the hook and destroy the rule of law at the same time.
"Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God."
-Thomas Jefferson
For more on this subject, see 'An Unreasonable Assault On The Fourth' in Upholding the Law and Other Observations


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2017 Candidate Information Packet for the 2018 Seabrook Island Property Owners Association Election
Thank you for considering candidacy for election to the SIPOA Board of Directors or SIPOA Nominating Committee.
This information packet has been assembled by the Nominating Committee to assist prospective candidates in making an informed decision on whether to begin the application process. Those who decide to pursue a nomination will need to complete the included forms.
This packet contains the following items:
- A list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the election process and service on either the Board or Nominating Committee. Information is included on the timeline for the election process, including important deadlines and dates; a description of time commitments involved in serving on either body; guidelines that the Nominating Committee will use in selecting candidates; and other important documents of which candidates should be aware;
- A short list of links to additional online documents that are valuable for prospective candidates to briefly review;
- A video interview of past SIPOA Board presidents Chuck Fox and Janet Gorski discussing aspects of their service on the Board that are valuable for prospective candidates to know; and
- A folder containing the Nominee Form and Conflict of Interest Form, and guidelines for preparing a brief biographical statement and optional position paper for review by the Committee.
Members of the Nominating Committee are available to answer any questions property owners might have and to assist them in completing the necessary forms.
Please send any inquiries to firstname.lastname@example.com. One of the committee members will respond as soon as practicable.
Thank you for your interest.
The Nominating Committee
Kathleen Buchman
Veronica L'Allier
Stephen Montagu-Pollock
Sarah Waterfill
Dennis Pescitelli, Chair


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September 2017
Opinion: Nuclear plant crisis calls for utility reform September 28, 2017
Rate hike foes say critical report would have helped their fight September 21, 2017
Lexington County Chronicle: How Much Power Did SCANA Buy? September 21, 2017
How Much Power Did SCANA Buy? September 21, 2017
Critics Say Commissioners Rubber-Stamped SCE&G's Nuclear Plans. Now They're Up for Reappointment September 20, 2017
Quorum: Santee Cooper Ignored Warnings To Reduce Risk September 19, 2017
Santee Cooper Ignored Warnings To Reduce Risk September 17, 2017
How SCANA spent $1.25 million at SC State House before nuclear project collapsed September 16, 2017
SC law from '07 puts ratepayers on hook for failed nuke projects September 15, 2017
Business group calls for utility oversight reform in wake of failed nuclear construction project September 14, 2017
The State: Consumer groups demand lawmakers watch utilities closer September 13, 2017
Miami Herald: Consumer groups demand lawmakers watch utilities closer September 13, 2017
Columbia Business Report: Coalition calls for reform to state's utility regulation system September 13, 2017
wistv.com: Coalition asks for reform and no more "blank check" for SCE&G, Santee Cooper September 13, 2017
Post and Courier: Change South Carolina's utility laws after cancellation of nuclear reactors, consumer groups demand September 13, 2017
How Regulators Can Deny SCANA's Latest Ploy September 7, 2017
Long-secret report could save SCE&G's customers billions September 5, 2017
STOP THE BLANK CHECK Coalition Members Featured on SCETV Program September 1,2017
August 2017
Lexington County Chronicle: Group: SCANA should pay for $9B gaff August 24, 2017
Speaker says agency chief should be fired; governor says no August 23, 2017 http://scsbc.org/speaker-says-agency-chief-fired-governor-says-no/
After paying for abandoned nuke project, do SC consumers need a stronger advocate? August 19,2017
State agency challenges SCE&G plans for VC Summer nuclear project August 10, 2017
Officials' Hands Tied Vs. SCE&G? August 9, 2017
State agency challenges nuke plant shutdown proposal, says ratepayers could be hurt August 9,2017
Activist groups question future of nuclear facility August 9,2017
PROPOSED BILL WOULD PREVENT ANOTHER V.C. SUMMER SITUATION August 7, 2017
Duke Energy customers could pay for S.C. nuclear plant even if it's not built August 5,2017
How SC lawmakers passed a 2007 law that failed SC power customers August 5, 2017
Senate leaders seek special session to block rate hikes following nuclear project shutdown August 4,2017
May 2017
S.C. regulatory staff calls for opening confidential V.C. Summer filings to public May 1, 2017
April 2017
House panel advances bill tightening utility rate rules April 26,2017
Will S.C.'s new reactor melt down like roads, pensions? April 21, 2017
March 2017
SCE&G Nuke Plant Cost Hits $13.8B March 9,2017
February 2017
Will SCE&G Patrons Be Clipped Again? February 16, 2017
Power struggle: Financial woes jolt contractor at South Carolina nuclear plant February 11, 2017
Associated Press: "New group wants SC to stop passing on Nuclear Plant Costs"
News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
The Republic (Columbus, OH)
Bellingham Herald (Kansas)
The Free-Lance Star (Fredericksburg, VA)
Herald-Review (Illinois)
Southern Business Journal (Carbondale, Illinois)
Montana Standard (Montana)
Baraboo News Republic (Wisconsin)
NWI Times (Indiana)
Madison.com (Madison, WI)
Bloomington Pantagraph (Illinois)
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Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
WRAL (Raleigh, NC)
Belleville News Democrat (Illinois)
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Modesto Bee (California)
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Argus Press (Michigan)
Clay Center Dispatch (Kansas)
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Idaho Statesman (Boise, ID)
San Luis Obispo Tribune (California)
Beaumont Enterprise (Texas)
Merced Sun Star (California)
Bristol Herald Courier (Bristol, VA)
Fairfield Citizen (Connecticut)
Bradenton Herald (Florida)
The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA)
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The Telegraph (Macon, GA)
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, OH)
Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA)
Greenwich Time (New Hampshire)
The Hour (Norwalk, CT)
San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
Connecticut Post (Connecticut)
Herald-Whig (Illinois)
The Journal Times (Chicago)
Elko Daily Free Press (Nevada)
Magic Valley (Idaho)
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California)
Miami Herald (Miami, Florida)
The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, Florida)
The Kansas City Star (Kansas)
Billings Gazette (Montana)
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The Baytown Sun (Texas)
The Lebanon Daily Record (Missouri)
Brown County Democrat (Indiana)
Omaha World Herald (Nebraska)
Arizona Daily Sun
The Bismark Tribune (North Dakota)
Midland Daily News (Midland, Michigan)
WBTV (North Carolina)
The Charolette Observer
Fox Carolina
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC)
T&D (Orangeburg, SC)
WMBF News (Myrtle Beach)
The Island Packet
Myrtle Beach Online (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Additional Press on STOP THE BLANK CHECK COALITION:
August 2016
Lexington County Chronicle: Do rate hikes cancel savings? Aug 25, 2016
Lexington County Chronicle: Editorial: How to fix the unfair customer-gouging law August 18, 2016
Lexington County Chronicle: Lawmaker Will Seek Hearing On Rate Increases Aug 18, 2016
Lexington County Chronicle: SCE&G Foes Push Law Change Aug 18, 2016
Lexington County Chronicle: Anti-utility law group alarmed by higher rates Aug 11, 2016
July 2016
The Dispatch News (Lexington): SCE&G rate foes rally Jul 21, 2016
The Post and Courier: Co-op customers would help pay for increased reactor costs Jul 20, 2016
Charleston City Paper: The Agenda: McMaster to speak at RNC; Group pushes back against SCE&G Hikes; Trump speech fallout July 19, 2016
SCNow (Florence): S.C. Electric Co-Op customers to pay for cost increase request Jul 19, 2016
SCNow (Florence): Coalition forms to fight SCE&G rate increases Jul 19, 2016
WLTX (Columbia): Group Wants To Stop SCE&G Rate Hikes July 18, 2016
WISTV (Columbia) : Coalition seeks to torpedo SCE&G proposed rate increase July 18th 2016
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC): New coalition rallies against proposed rate hike by SCE&G Jul 17, 2016
The Free Times: Pressure is on for SCE&G to lessen rate hikes, rein in nuke spending Jul 27, 2016
Additional Press on SCE&G:
Lexington County Chronicle (Lexington, SC): Critic: SCE&G is lying June 2, 2016
Lexington County Chronicle (Lexington, SC): Critic: SCE&G confuses PSC, its customers June 9, 2016
The State (Columbia, SC): SCE&G asking for $852 million more to finish Summer nuclear plants June 13, 2016
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC): SCE&G keeps lifting your bill higher and higher Jul 5, 2016
Lexington County Chronicle (Lexington, SC): Critics ask why higher costs benefit SCE&G July 7, 2016
Lexington County Chronicle (Lexington, SC): How SCE&G Profits From Its Rising Costs July 7, 2016


text: Want to REALLY stand up to the haters and bullies? These products are all from businesses and artists that have been targeted by bullying and boycott campaigns. The best way to counter a boycott is with a BUYCOTT where you intentionally buy items from targeted businesses. And the best part? If you click through these links to purchase an item, the BINTA initiative will earn a small commission that will go towards fighting back against the hate. In fact, 100% of anything we earn from these sales will go into spreading our message of tolerance and civility! So browse through the list below, see if there is something you want to buy and stand up to declare that BULLYING IS NOT THE ANSWER.


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Cities and Towns
Air We Breathe, The
America: Constructing a Country Through Its Cities (Witold Rybczynski)
American Urban Experience, The
Are You Swimming in a Sewer?
Asian Impact on Vancouver*
Ballade Urbaine
(Urban Stroll) (Quebec)*
Berlin--Symphony of a Great City (
Berlin: Die Sinfonie Der Grosstadt
CBC-TV News in Review: March 1994*
CBC-TV News in Review: November 1994*
CBC-TV News in Review: Canada Now: A Diverse Landscape*
Challenges and Choices: Protecting Our Air Quality*
Changing Berlin: Changing Europe
China Commune
Chinese Cafes in Rural Saskatchewan*
Cities: The Rise of New Towns
Cities for People
City, The
City: Cars or People?
City: Heaven and Hell
City and Its Region
City As Man's Home
City of Gold
City of Gold* (NFBC)
City of the Future, The
Communaute Urbaine De Montreal
Crime: Another Political Issue (Stuart Scheingold)
Crisis Bargaining
Daybreak Express
Downtowns for People
Edmonton: City at the Centre
Fifth Street
Freedom River
Glenn Gould's Toronto
Good Society, The (Part One)
Good Society, The (Part Two)
Growing Pains (Norm Rice)
Growing to Extremes: Cap/Ping Seattle*
Harlem Crusader
Heart of the City, The
Hidden City, The
Inside the Golden Gate
Jamestown Story: Improved Human Relations Can Change a Community
John Nash and London
Life and Times of the
Vieux Carre
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Maintaining a Healthy Urban Area (Hubert G. Locke)
Megalopolis: Cradle of the Future
Night Zoo*
(Un Zoo, la Nuit)
No Time for Ugliness
No Way Home
Oratorio for Prague*
Other People's Garbage
Paris: Living Space
Pocket Communities: The New American Suburb (Douglas Kelbaugh)
Port Vancouver: Port of Choice*
Port Vancouver: Port of Choice* (Mandarin Version)
Port Vancouver: Port of Choice* (French Version)
Port Vancouver: Port of Choice* (Japanese Version)
Port Vancouver: Port of Choice* (Spanish Version)
Ports: The Peoples' Business
Public Education: Savage Inequalities (Jonathan Kozol)
Public: Patron of the Arts
Reckoning, The
Road to the Future, The
Rome: Impact of an Idea
Russians: People of the Cities
Russians: People of the Country
Shanghai: The New China
Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, The
Socialist City
Sociology of America, The: Studying Urban Inequality (William Julius Wilson)
Symphony of a City
This Is Toronto
Tokyo: The World's Safest City
Toronto, Stories from the Life of a City, Part 1: York*
Two Cities: London and New York
Ungrateful Land, The (Roch Carrier Remembers Ste-Justine)
Waste Not, Want Not
Water Is for Fighting Over
Watsonville on Strike
Why America Burns
Yeah You Rite!*
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IT'S probably safe to assume that Edgar Allan Poe does not rest quietly in the Baltimore grave that claimed him, at 40, in 1849. In the works that made him famous — poems like "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee," stories like "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "Ligeia" — death is never quite the end: something lives on, not happily.
Poe died nearly half a century before the invention of cinema, but the movies knew a kindred spirit when they saw one, and began almost immediately to stir his ashes and rattle his crumbling bones. D. W. Griffith made a short called "Edgar Allan Poe" in 1909, in which the writer composes "The Raven" while his young wife lies on her deathbed, and five years later that great filmmaker directed a feature, "The Avenging Conscience," that is largely based on "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Poe's work — violent, frightening, romantic, and distinctly unwholesome — seemed made for the movies then, and now it still does. Times have changed, but filmmakers' fascination with his wild, sensation-based art seems destined to linger into eternity.
James McTeigue's "Raven" (opening April 27) is, according the Internet Movie Database, the 241st film or television show adapted, however loosely, from Poe's writings. This latest production finds the writer himself (John Cusack), in the days before his death, chasing a serial killer whose methods are inspired by his stories. Poe devotees will recognize motifs from "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," "The Premature Burial" and many others.
Because the precise manner of Poe's demise has always been somewhat mysterious, the makers of "The Raven" are free to speculate. "The Raven" imagines an action-packed end to a life that had, in reality, been rather sad and sedentary: a writer's existence lived more vividly in the mind than in the actual world, where there's never enough money, never enough time and scant opportunities for heroism. Making up stories about people who make up stories is always a dicey enterprise, but fantasizing about the lives of favorite writers is nothing new. And although the movie's narrative bears no relation whatsoever to the moody, annoyingly memorable poem whose name it shares, that's nothing new, either, in the long history of Poe cinema: a hefty majority of the films putatively based on his works have mighty tenuous connections to their sources. The stories are recognizable, but only just. They hover and flicker like wraiths, unsure of where they are and how they got there.Continue reading the main story
Probably the best known Poe pictures are the eight low-budget adaptations directed by Roger Corman between 1960 and 1964. All but one of which starred the fearsome hambone Vincent Price, sometimes accompanied by other aging character actors like Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff. The casting can lend the films a nice ruined-castle air of decrepitude, but even when Mr. Corman is being reasonably faithful to the stories, the rhythms seem all wrong, too stately and deliberate for the hurtling, breathless narrative style that makes Poe's tales such intense, even deranging, reading experiences.
This fault isn't unique to Mr. Corman. Poe's work, full of murder, madness, ghosts and febrile passion, is irresistible to filmmakers because of its bold imagery and powerful emotional impact. But despite these sensational qualities Poe is not nearly as movie ready as his writing seems. The big problem is that he wrote almost exclusively in short forms, and his stories' effects are highly concentrated, like shots of neat whiskey. (In his life as in his art, he was by all accounts not a man to water down his libations.)
Diluted, a nightmarish tale like "The Masque of the Red Death" can begin to feel more than a little silly, and that feeling is the plague of fantastic fiction. When the audience's willingness to suspend disbelief is allowed to weaken, the game is up. And for that reason virtually every feature-length Poe movie, no matter how cleverly it tries to expand, attenuate or embellish its original, is, if not doomed to disaster, at least courting it pretty aggressively.
"The Avenging Conscience" is surprisingly effective, despite the yawning pit that separates Poe's morbid, decadent sensibility from Griffith's earnest humanism, because Griffith doesn't even try to recreate the Gothic atmosphere of "The Tell-Tale Heart." He merely takes the story's central conceit — a dead man, his heart apparently still beating, is stashed under the floorboards of his killer's room — and uses it as a symbol of the murderer's sense of guilt.
Poe did too, of course, but he was infinitely more interested in the phenomenon of the criminal's encroaching madness. "The Avenging Conscience" barely feels like horror at all, and in some strange way that works to its advantage. Griffith treats the story as a moral drama, and so the film has a good deal more conviction than the many Poe adaptations that try, and inevitably fail, to heighten the creepiness of the creepiest writer who ever drew breath. Most filmmakers just can't compete.
Dario Argento, one of the few whose sensibility comes close to being as imaginatively unsavory as Poe's, took a stab at the master in a peculiar picture called "Two Evil Eyes" (1990), which consists of a version of "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," directed by George A. Romero, and a "Black Cat" directed by Mr. Argento himself; Mr. Argento's eye is very much the more evil of the two. In his "Black Cat," as in Poe's, a man kills his wife and walls her up with (unbeknownst to him) her cat, which he hates. Mr. Argento updates the story to the present day, spatters Poe allusions throughout and tosses in a dream sequence involving some semi-clothed medieval witches. So it can't be said that his adaptation is a model of fidelity, but his silken, propulsive style suits Poe better than most, and the tone of his short film is appropriately louche and degenerate.
That's all you can ask for, ordinarily, and you're likelier to get it from European directors, who are traditionally less burdened than we Yanks with scruples about making beauty out of evil, decay, even death itself. (The killer in Mr. Argento's "Black Cat" has a portrait of Charles Baudelaire, Poe's champion and translator in France, in his stairwell.) Soon after the Corman-Price cycle of Poe movies Roger Vadim, Louis Malle and Federico Fellini, as if to set the record straight, put together an anthology film called "Sprits of the Dead" (1968), which is, though uneven, considerably darker and more troubling than Mr. Corman's overlighted interpretations. The most memorable segment is Malle's eerily quiet dramatization of the great doppelganger story "William Wilson."
Poe's imagination was always more at home in the Old World than the New. He was stirred profoundly by people and things that were in decline, dying, ebbing slowly out of history — as he, at the moment of his death in a Baltimore hospital, might have felt that his own work was fading out of memory. And he may have died more comfortably in the ruins of a musty manor like Roderick Usher's, which the French director Jean Epstein evokes lyrically in the 1928 silent "The Fall of the House of Usher." The rooms are vast, and the characters drift languorously though them, knowing that they are the end of the family line, that everything will disappear for good from their tenuous, unreal-seeming world.
Poe seems almost present in Epstein's film, and even more vividly present, perhaps, in another, shorter version of the same story made half a century later by the wizardly Czech animator Jan Svankmajer. In Mr. Svankmajer's 15-minute "Fall of the House of Usher" (1980), there are no human beings at all, just a dead-looking house, sparsely furnished, set in a landscape that appears to be sinking in on itself. The words of Poe, read rapidly on the soundtrack, fill the empty spaces with something that feels, impossibly, alive. The tempo of the movie is insistent and apparently unstoppable, and it is what makes this "Usher" the most haunting film ever made from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The rhythm is maddening and it is unmistakable. It is the beating of his hideous heart.Continue reading the main story


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Calculating a Seed Investor's Ownership on the Cap Table
Q: I'm using your Startup Financial Model business plan pro forma app and I'm not sure I follow the Cap Table calcuations. Could you tell me how your capitalization table calculation works? I was trying to make some calculations on my own and could not get the same numbers. Below is the example of my simplistic calculations:
Assuming that I have a pre-money valuation of 1,000,000 euros and I want to issue some common stock to seed investors with a valuation of 1,154,089 Euros:
% to investors = 153,840/1,154,089 = 13.3%
However, in the pro forma model's cap table report, it's showing 11.8%. Can you please help me understand?
A: Our app's cap table and the underlying calculations are correct. You are mistakenly trying to divide the amount invested by the pre-money valuation. The correct calculation is the amount invested divided by the post-money valuation.
In your example, the percent ownership is calculated by by dividing the investment by the post-money valuation as follows:
153,840 Euros divided by 1,307,929 Euros, which is 11.8%
Or, alternatively, you can also calculate the ownership by using the number of shares as follows:
133,300 shares held by the investor divided by the total outstanding shares after the investment of 1,133,300, which is 11.8%
Here are some related posts on equity capilization of various types and how our pro forma app makes it easy:
Entering a Seed Investment That Converts Into Series A
How Does Venture Capital Dilution Work?
Entering Convertible Debt Assumptions
The Average Seed and Series A Pre-money Valuation and Investment Amount
Seed Capital and Venture Capital Assumptions
Venture Capital Investor Return Analysis for My Business Plan
In addition, here's a quick and simple Venture Capital Valuation Calculator to use to test various scenarios.


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At Campo de Lorca we are committed to social integration, so we help young people to find their first job and we use the same employment criteria for men and women, no matter where they are from. In summary, we support and encourage employment without discrimination.
We believe in equality between people. We strive to attain equal opportunities regardless of the gender, sexual orientation, age or ethnic background of all our employees, always favouring their social integration.
Since January 1st 2014 a new equality plan has been established at Campo de Lorca. We believe which is very important to be aware about this plan. We are creating an environment ensuring equal treatment of all our employees without discrimination and stamping out bullying and harassment in the workplace.
Another of the companie's remarkable achievement is that we are affiliated to the United Nations Global Compact dedicated to promote social dialogue in order to create global corporate citizenship.
All the member companies, within the sphere of influence, support and follow a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, environment and anti-corruption.
A modern company which is composed of united of individuals to get the best results
We are fully aware that people represent the essential key to our success. Thanks to them our organisation is able to maintain a high level of quality in the products we offer.
The satisfaction of our employees is a key element in our business management. Through the constant involvement of the management-team and continuous dialogue with our employees we guarantee a healthy and safe workplace. Continuous improvement of our company is one of the main principles of our success. We have qualified workers in all areas and ensure continuous training is available in order to improve working conditions and creating the best possible working environment.


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National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference: Aligning to Build Resilient and Inclusive Communities - March 18–21, 2018
The Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Chicago, and San Francisco, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are conference organizers. The event will be held in Miami.
Building resilient and inclusive communities is more important than ever. Communities across the nation face a broad array of social and economic challenges, including widening cultural divisions, stagnation of incomes, and devastation from natural disasters. The 2018 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference will convene a diverse group of public, nonprofit, and private sector practitioners and leaders to explore effective practices for aligning stakeholders, resources, and strategies to face these challenges, strengthen our communities, and produce lasting impact.
The program offers Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examination training with regulators' participation and insights; emerging ideas and best practices in community development shared by experts from around the country; optional tours of Miami that explore resilience, recovery, and economic inclusion in a diverse and vibrant city; and a panel discussion with representatives of the regulatory agencies.
Speakers include:
Raphael Bostic
President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Gretchen Beesing
Chief Executive Officer, Catalyst Miami
Antony Bugg-Levine
Chief Executive Officer, Nonprofit Finance Fund
Camille Busette
Director, Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative, the Brookings Institution
Audrey Choi
Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer, Morgan Stanley
Jenny Ismert
Vice President of Housing, UnitedHealthcare
Maurice Jones
Chief Executive Officer, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Andrea Levere
President, Prosperity Now
Justin Maxson
Executive Director, Babcock Foundation
Othello Meadows
President and Chief Executive Officer, Seventy Five North Revitalization Corporation
John A. Powell
Director, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, University of California, Berkeley
Noel Andrés Poyo
Executive Director, National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders
Rhea Suh
President, Natural Resources Defense Council
March 18–21, 2018
Hyatt Regency Miami
400 South East Second Avenue
Miami, Florida 33131
A limited block of guest rooms is reserved for conference attendees beginning Sunday, March 18 through Wednesday, March 21. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations must be made by Friday, February 23, to receive the group rate. The room rate is $239 for single or double occupancy. To make your reservation, please visit: https://aws.passkey.com/go/nationalinteragency.
Conference registration
Register online by Friday, February 23, 2018.
Other information
Download the program for details on all the sessions. Visit https://sffed.us/nicrc18 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for additional conference information.


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Dear Dickheads,
I picked up issue #258 while visiting my favorite pizza joint in Ogden during my post birthday, the 3.14 pizza was awesome, so I needed a good read to digest to. I was happy to see that this was a no holds bar, able to print "FUCK" type magazine. Fucking Killer! So I thought, maybe this would be a good place to vent some anger. Maybe I don't need therapy, I have found my outlet! FUCK! ASS! my keyboard terrets is in full effect! But seriously, How the French Toast do I submit music to be reviewed? I mean I had to eat about 20 dozen cupcakes after reading about the Cupcake Social! So as I was stuffing my face, reading Alexander Ortega's best fuckin' ever page about Deavy Metal, I was like, "Yeah" , "The Gods smile upon us" "Dear Dr. Evil, " "ask a cop" All sweet genius dripping from the teat of a goddess! BUT THEN, ........ THere, in my room, as I turned page after page, looking... past the beer review, past the local CD , I SEE... CD REVIEWS!!!! no contact info... (frown face) . Please dickheads, give me some contact info , so my friends in bands will get off MY BACK!
Thank you,
Johnny Spastic
Dear Johnny,
Thanks for the support! We'll make sure that we put more "fucks" than ever in this issue, just for you. We review anything and everything local, so if you're a local band interested in having your spirit crushed by unpaid music writers who don't really give a shit about you and your "artistic" endeavors, by all means send us your cd/tape/record at:
SLUG Magazine
351 W. Pierpont Ave. #4B
Dear Dickheads,
Hey whatsup SLUG my name is Evan Ungar and i'm 15. I was recently in SLC and the surrounding area, backpacking for a few weeks, and I picked up my first copy of SLUG while eating at the Red Iguana ( if you like mexican, this place is killer, check it out ). I absolutely loved it. It was my first real taste of alternative press. I live in Middletown, Pennsylvania. I was wondering if you knew of any zinesters in PA? If you did, could you let me know, so I might be able to pick up some copies, because SLUG is the shit, and I hope that any zines in PA will be just as good. I also want to pitch an idea to you. I was on my flight home, and my buddy and I were reading the SkyMall magazine that they put in the pockets of the seats, and we were laughing at all the useless shit that dumbfucks out there actually buy, when my friend noticed that it said "Please take this copy for free, it will be replaced." So an idea hit me: what if you placed a few copies of SLUG in those little airplane pockets whenever you fly? That way it will help spread your zine around, give you a little publicity, and give the passengers some good shit to read. Another idea that kind of piggybacks on the first one: place a note on the zine that ask people to take it with them, and send an email to SLUG with their name and where they live. Or you can have a place on your website where people can record their name and where they live, and people who have had the zine in their possesion can see where its been, kind of like a geocache. These are some ideas. Then the next time that person flies they can replace the zine so another person can take it. These are just some ideas, hit me up if they sound cool to you. Oh yeah, and tell Mike Brown that he should start a blog.
Fuck you Dickheads,
Evan Ungar
Hey Evan,
Thanks for the kudos. Glad you discovered SLUG Magazine on your trip out west. As far as zines operating out of Pennsylvania, I'm sure there is something. If there isn't … maybe it's time for you to start your own zine. I'd suggest checking out websites like akpress.com, Microcosmpublishing.com, undergroundpress.org and altpress.slcpl.org to find out more info about zines that might be lurking in your neck of the woods.
The Dickheads at SLUG Mag
P.S. We loved your idea about poaching the seat pockets of airplanes! Stay rad dude!
Dear Dickheads – September 2010
Dear Dickheads,


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bear creek brothers
Where We've Been
Humble beginnings -The band was first formed by Dylan Wright and Kevin Vermillion who come from Mid-Michigan (Leslie and Bath respectively). Through a loose connection of family friends, they barely knew each other. It was only over an online post that they discovered their mutual love of Country. Dylan came home from Tennessee (where he was living at the time) to visit with Kevin for a weekend. They practiced for half an hour, then played their first show at The Wooden Nickel in Dansville, MI. It was then and there that the Bear Creek Brothers were formed.
Where We Are
Courageous enough to struggle - 4 years removed from their first gig, BCB has transformed from a duo into a full band of brothers. The band features Dylan Wright, Kevin Vermillion, Seth Rentfrow, William Johnston and Brandon Wiggers. Starting out as a duo playing small bars and restaurants in Michigan, BCB has come a long way. D and KP decided to start playing full band gigs in Michigan in 2014. That's when Seth made his debut with the band. KP and Seth were in a pop punk band (Way to Fall) for many years prior, allowing the chemistry in BCB to be immediate. After a year of playing gigs all over the state and country the 3 decided it was time to head south. Shortly after Dylan, Kevin and Seth moved to Nashville, Tennessee they met met William (drummer). The 3 knew right away that Will would be a perfect fit for the band. It was through Will that the final piece of the puzzle was added, Brandon (lead guitar). They've been featured on local radio, played shows all over the country and have opened for acts such as Montgomery Gentry, Joe Diffie, Clint Black, Collin Raye, The Band Perry, Parmalee, Old Dominion, Granger Smith, Chase Rice and many more. Three of the band members (D, KP, Seth) have also recently signed publishing deals with Kim McLean Music. The Bear Creek Brothers constantly seek to inspire everyone to follow their dreams, whatever they may be. "The things we do are literal."
Where We're Going
Step outside the box and chase your dream - The Bear Creek Brothers are doing just that. Not only seeking to inspire but also to expand their repertoire, songwriting capabilities, and overall reach. There is a near constant effort to draw from new and differing sources of inspiration. Ultimately, the Bear Creek Brothers seek to shift the paradigm of lyrical content within contemporary Country; all the while maintaining the spirit of old as a driving force. The future is exceptionally bright. While optimism is at an all time high, the Bear Creek Brothers will continue to stay humble, work hard, inspire others, and most importantly, put God atop the family tree.


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Finally, though, we sighed with relief and abandoned the buckets and bottles of water we'd filled and had been using in the meantime, and almost immediately forgot we'd been without water – until it happened again. No, the pipe didn't burst. But for some mysterious reason, which is still being investigated, there is now an either/or situation. Either the top four floors have water pressure and hence water, or the bottom four do. But not all eight floors together, or at least not all of the time. This means that at any given time, we find ourselves without water. Last night the situation almost came to blows because people have learned where the controls are and close off the taps for the floors that have water so that they can enjoy it instead.
And so the situation continues… At this point, I should launch into a serious discussion on how spoilt we are, how we take basics such as water for granted when almost one billion (one in nine) people in the world lack access to clean water and 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes, 99 percent in the developing world (water.org). And indeed, I did point out – sarcastically – to my husband that we might as well move to Africa, where living costs would at least be cheaper. But it does set one thinking: imagine living with the uncertainty of continual water shortages and failures, and perhaps having to walk several miles to a well every day to get fresh water – women's work, of course! We at least have the luxury – hopefully – of getting the problem repaired, and failing that, moving house altogether.


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And our chart where we compare character, refrains, and endings:
We made gingerbread glyphs:
Pattern Books:
Practiced building, writing & drawing CVC words:
Letter Sorts:
Real & Nonsense word spin:
Practiced our teen numbers:
Practiced following directions:
and made these cute gingerbread houses:
Two days before break my family is coming to school and each kid is going to make their own gingerbread house with milk cartons, graham crackers, icing and candy!
Math Centers:
Addition Spin & Write
Count & Write with colors
Candy Cane Patterns
Cookie Number Words
Spin, Read & Color (numbers & color words)
Spin & Graph Candy
Books we loved this week:
(We have a few more books and activities to finish up next week!)
These Activities are from:
Deanna Jump's Gingerbread Unit & Gingerbread Centers
Julie Lee's Gingerbread Centers
Free downloads from Mrs. Willis (pattern book), and Sunnydays (glyph)


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I was recently watching Star Trek TNG, like I often do, and in one of the later Season 3 episodes, a morally apathetic, keenly twisted collector of rarities shows Lieutenant-Commander Data (whom he has also "collected") an ancient Earth relic: a baseball card that he has preserved – along with its… smell.
That's right.
As the ever-empirically obsessed, intensely human-like android methodically sniffs the air as the card's framing is opened, the evil-collector-man squeals with delight and says:
"Bubblegum. We've preserved the smell."
As I seal in dripping, velvety lumps of batter into little mounds and seal them behind the oven door, the sumptuous satisfaction of it is serenaded by the rich aroma of rising cocoa.
Now that's a smell I wish could be preserved.
Not so much to use it again in any practical way, but just to document the very experience of that age-old ritual of domesticity:
I firmly believe this age-old process is so satisfying because it touches some deep, fathomless primeval current inside us.
For me at least, the mystique of specialized baking utensils, with their rounded, plasticky comfort always brings back some of those multi-sensory flashes of childhood. There's something so definitive and compartmentalized about the baking process as compared to other food. It's a more fundamental approach: a few basic elements that do very predictable and unalterable things to each other. Not like the subtle cross-overs between different flavours you can play with in regular cooking.
Perhaps that's the science behind its ritualistic balm for the psyche.
Egg, milk, yeast, heat correspond to our basic instinct for hearth, domesticity, control, nurturing.
In any case, for many of us, it's always an experience that takes away the sharp angles of every day life and becomes more than a practical function. My recent muffin batches have been eaten by everyone except me. Happily so. It's a visual feast, experimental play and an activity no one will ever criticize you for doing.
FLOUR: 1 3/4 cups or 250 g
PLAIN/CASTER SUGAR: 3/4 cup or 175 g
BAKING SODA: 1/2 tsp
BAKING POWDER: 2 tsp
COCOA: 2 tablespoons
CHOCOLATE CHIPS / CHUNKS: little less than 1 cup
MILK: 250 ml
VEG. OIL: 90 ml
PRE- PREP: Oven preheat to 200 degrees C • Line muffin tray with muffin paper or grease each cup •Make sure ingredients are room temp before baking • Egg from fridge should be put in medium temp water to take chill off • If flour in fridge (like in hot sticky climates like mine), it'll need some time to warm.
ACTION: Mix all dry ingredients in large bowl • Put all wet ingredients in measuring jug • Mix! • If you like, sprinkle more chocolate chips on batter and then spoon out into muffin tray. Bake for 20 min (do knife dip test a little before incase)
The Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe from Nigella is amazingly simple. I got sucked into muffins a few months ago, but was refraining from making such a predictable combination of flavours as chocolate chip, since I just love finding myself knee-deep in the complex before I even get past basics. But, since I was in a hurry and had limited ingredients, this seemed to fit the bill.
I simply love using cocoa in baking, just for the visual you get when you sprinkle it on flour. It's like you're playing with real powder pigments. Although i love having the iPhone handy, these aren't the best images, but still.
As many recipes from the revered Domestic Goddess, [whose status as muse for Tim Burton in shaping his "White Queen" just reaffirmed my absolute and undying love for her] this one also includes a double whammy of chocolate. No need to say anything here.
Dark, jagged chunks of almost ebony crisply stud the pristine whiteness.
Ok, something had to be said.
I don't know about you, but this is the part in a runny, choclately batter like this that really hits home.
It's that scrape of the spatula against the plastic bowl, as everything turns shapely, smooth, chocolatey, swirly. Those thick chunks of ooziness that form in the wake of the spatula movement really seem to evoke some kind of distinct childhood memory.
Nigella's kitchen wisdom
So finally, we had one of the easiest, thickest, most promisingly chocolate batters ready to become little brown puffs.
Dolloped by the spoonful into the muffin tin, they sat in sublime liquid serenity, till heat conjured forth from their depths a deep, rich, earthy aroma that would bring sheer love to any house.


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Here's another chance to see and purchase Robin Roi's ceramic works. You are invited to the annual ceramic exhibition and sale Made in Clay at the famed Greenwich House Pottery. Three whole floors of over 30 exhibiting ceramic artists at New York's oldest ongoing ceramic studio, also known for over a century's worth of classes and exhibitions. Robin looks forward to seeing you there and sharing her latest creations, as pictured in the photo above.
Where: 16 Jones Street, a short walk from the West 4th street subway stop.
When: Saturday, December 3, noon to 7:00pm
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Four men were injured in an altercation with another group in Rugby town centre early on Saturday morning.
Warwickshire Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened outside the Clock Towers Shopping Centre at about 3.10am.
A group of four men were waiting in the taxi rank outside the shopping centre when they became involved in an altercation with another group of men.
The four men, aged 22, 19, 18, and 17 from Lutterworth, were injured in the attack. The 22-year-old sustained serious injuries and was taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for treatment. The 18-year-old also attended hospital for slight injuries. The other men did not require hospital treatment for their injuries.
Three men have since been charged with violent disorder. They are Ryan Adam Foster, 22, of Waskerley Road, Washington, Tyne and Wear; Mark William Robson, 33, of Aldershot Road, Sunderland; and Robert Anthony Wilson, 29, of Falkland Road, Sunderland.
Officers investigating the disorder are eager to talk to any witnesses, and ask that they contact investigating officer Wayne Plester at Warwickshire Police on non-emergency number 101 quoting incident 0039 of March 21.
Information can be given anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or by visiting their website www.crimestoppers-uk.org.


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The Repair Fairs are back! Come to the Recycling Warehouse at 644 SW 13th Street on Thursday, October 24th between the hours of 6 and 8 pm for our first Repair Fair of the year.
Bring your broken items and questions and volunteers will help you learn how to repair your things, and attend demos to learn DIY (do it yourself) skills (see list below for what's on offer this time)! Save money, save natural resources and be part of a culture of DIY and reuse. Free and open to all.
October Repair Skills Offered:
Appliances (small items only, please)
- Bicycles
- Clothing (hand and machine sewing)
- Electronics (small items only, please)
- Housewares (furniture, ceramics, lamps, etc.)
- Jewelry
- And more!
October DIY Demonstrations:
6:10-6:40 pm: How to Reduce Your Energy Bills This Winter – Learn techniques for saving energy at your rental home including how to do basic weatherizing and install low-flow shower heads and sink aerators. We'll tell you how to get free CFL light bulbs and review incentive programs that are available for renters and homeowners. (Leader: The Energize Corvallis team)
6:50-7:20 pm: The ABC's of Bike Maintenance – Learn how to properly Air up your tires and patch tubes, maximize Brakes, and keep your Chain lubed and quiet, along with recommended basic tools to have on hand and local and online resources to do it yourself. (Leader: Kevin Grant, Transportation Action Team Leader for the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition)
7:30-8:00 pm: 3 Common Sewing Fixes – Learn how to repair holes with patches, sew-on buttons, and replace zippers, all with a needle and thread! (Leader: Annie Kersting, "Sewing Meister" for the Waste Watchers)
Additional Details
For more details such as directions, visit our website and/or join the event on Facebook.
Repair Fairs are twice-per-term events sponsored by the student group Waste Watchers, a joint group of Campus Recycling and the Student Sustainability Initiative. In the 2013-14 academic year, we anticipate offering Repair Fairs in October, November, January, February, April and May.
Save the Date for November
Save Wednesday, November 20 at 5:30-7:30 pm at the same location for our November Repair Fair. Stay tuned to our website or join the Facebook event to get details on offered skills and demos, as they become available.
CATEGORIES: Campus Recycling Student Sustainability Initiative Waste Reduction


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Will you be around campus June 28th? The Biomedical Engineering Society invites you to join Boston's BMES Industry Chapter as they speak about engineering and physician collaboration. Please see the details below. If you are a student at Boston University, please rsvp by contacting the student chapter's president, Kristen Lee at firstname.lastname@example.com
Biomedical Engineering-Physician Collaboration: A Key Resource for Innovation
Monday, June 28th, 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Event Sponsored by Boston University
Innovation can take place in many scenarios, but in the greater Boston area, many early stage concepts are formed and evaluated at the interface between biomedical engineers and physician-scientists. The Biomedical Engineering Professional Chapter of Greater Boston will discuss this key resource for biomedical innovation during this Forum.
When: Monday, June 28th
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Boston University Photonics Center
8 St. Mary Street
The Colloquium Room, 9th Floor
6:00 – 6:30pm – Registration/Networking/ Appetizers
6:30 – 7:00 pm – Opening Remarks, BMES Leadership Team
7:00 – 8:00 pm – Panel: "Biomedical Engineering-Physician Collaboration"
8:00- 9:00 pm – Networking/Refreshments/Desserts
Karen Kullas, Senior Development Engineer, CR Bard
Dr. Atul Malhotra, Associate Professor of Medicine , Harvard Medical School
Stephen Pittman, Senior Manager, Philips Home Healthcare Solutions
Event Fee:
All those who wish to attend should contact: Kristen Lee firstname.lastname@example.com
About our Panelists:
Karen Kullas currently works at Bard – Davol, Inc, a subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc, an international medical device manufacturer. She has worked in various capacities (presently Senior Development Engineer), in new product development. Karen holds 12 U.S. patents with several pending on medical devices, in the mechanical/biomedical engineering field ranging from a gastric balloon and insertion/removal device as a bariatric treatment, to irrigation and debridement devices and accessories for arthroscopy, laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, orthopedics and wound care devices, and lastly to a device to insert/protect soft tissue prosthesis for delivery into the abdominal cavity.
Dr. Atul Malhotra is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a board-certified physician in Internal, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and serves as the Medical Director for the Sleep Disorders Program and Clinical Chief for the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. The two major research foci for Dr. Malhotra are the pathogenesis of sleep apnea and the metabolic/cardiovascular complications of sleep disorders. The pathogenesis studies include anatomical ones using imaging, upper airway physiology, and control of breathing. These studies are ultimately designed to define the various contributors to apnea in different individuals. Dr. Malhotra's lab has developed multivariate statistical models, computational finite element computational models, and an intact rat model to assess the various factors that are important in apnea pathogenesis. The ultimate goal is to define specific therapeutic targets for OSA patients of varying phenotypes. The rat studies are exploring the neurochemistry of the various components of upper airway reflexes with an eventual goal of defining potential pharmacological targets for OSA therapy. The metabolic/cardiovascular studies seek to separate obesity effects from OSA influences by assessing a host of autonomic, microcirculatory, inflammatory, hemostatic, metabolic, and hemodynamic variables. These studies include a cross sectional study comparing OSA patients with weight matched controls, an interventional study to assess the changes in the various biomarkers with OSA therapy, and the impact of weight loss on these biomarkers following gastric bypass surgery. The ultimate goal of these studies is to improve our understanding of apnea complications and to lay the groundwork for a multicenter clinical trial to determine the impact of treatment on OSA outcome. Dr. Malhotra's lab also participates in industry-related science focused on the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in OSA.
Dr. Malhotra completed medical school at the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine in Canada, residency training in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and fellowship training in Pulmonary Disease and Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Stephen Pittman is the Senior Manager for the Circadian Rhythm Professional Business in the Home Healthcare Solutions business group of Philips Healthcare in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to his current position, he led Advanced Research Strategy within the same business group at Philips and previously managed product research & development in the Sleep Disorders Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. These efforts helped produce a number of commercial medical devices/technologies to diagnose and treat sleep-related breathing disorders and automate the analysis of neurophysiologic/respiratory data. Stephen has also worked as a consultant in the reconstructive orthopedic device industry specializing in joint replacement/sports medicine. Stephen holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana where he was also a Saints fan when the "S" was silent long before the recent Super Bowl Championship.


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Urban exploration is the act of accessing locations that are typically restricted to the general public. It's also known as UE or urbex in some circles, but is often mistaken as simply the discovery of "urban decay" or "abandonment" properties. However, the broader definition also includes the exploration of rooftops, drains, sewers, construction sites, or any other location that may have restricted access.
Urban exploration and photography are mutually exclusive activities, though most explorers have cameras on hand to capture their adventures. I've been fascinated by this form of photography over the last year and have learned a great deal about this art form from a number of far more experienced people in the urbex community. To become an urban explorer is easier than you might think, but I caution, it isn't for everybody.
Explorers are not criminals. We have a great deal of respect for each location we visit, often doing a great deal of research on the historical significance and role the location once played in the community. We don't spray paint graffiti, we don't steal, and we don't break down doors, or smash through windows to gain entry. We're there to take pictures. We "take only pictures and leave only footprints".
The first question a beginner getting into UE will have is inevitably: "how did you get in there?" Well, there's a number of online forums relating to urban exploration that can help you answer that and more; the main one being Urban Exploration Resource. This is a good starting point if you want to get a feel of what it's all about. It will allow you to browse through the beginner's forum, organize or meet up with explorers in your area, and to research some locations. Your area may also have its own local websites relating to urban exploration too.
Flickr is another good resource for researching potential urbex locations. If you type in a search for your city followed by "urban exploration", "urban decay", or "urbex" as keywords, you're bound to find some recent images from locations in your area. Newspapers can also offer hints on locations being demolished, renovated, or preserved.
Every location will have some sort of hazard, be it unsafe flooring, fall risks, flash flooding risks, asbestos, or even irate squatters. It is up to you to do the research and prepare yourself for every possible situation. For example, if there's rain in the forecast, DO NOT venture into any drains; if there's asbestos in an old building, wear a respirator that filters it. Generally, be smart and take all the precautions you need to be safe. That is priority #1. Never explore on your own. Ever.
Also know what to bring in addition to your camera gear! Water, first aid kit, flashlight, and other safety equipment are just a short list of items you may want to carry with you.
The best way to learn about urbex is to make friends with others who share the same interest. You can organize local meets through a number of online forums and photography websites, and once you meet a core group of explorers, you're pretty much set! Be open to what they have to say and soak in as much information as you can. Most of them are very willing to share their experiences and to pay it forward to the next generation of explorers.
Urbex is not without some potential legal drawbacks. Depending on the location you are trying to access, urbex may be considered illegal activity (trespassing or mischief). Know the legalities of what you're doing and always prepare for a worse case scenario. Many times abandoned locations are patrolled by third party security companies or even local police. Though arrests are rare (fines are more likely), it is still best to know all of the potential risks involved. If you are exploring with only good intentions (we're just taking photos!), many times they will simply ask you to leave the premises. There may also be legal implications after you've shared your pictures online, so it is wise to look into all angles of this activity as well.
When you first get involved with UE, you are filled with excitement! You'll likely want to tear down the doors and go bonkers with your camera! The reality is far less glamorous. You will need to exercise great patience and show restraint once you're on site. You will need to wait for the perfect time to access the area, which can take a number of hours in some instances. Just be aware that it takes a lot of patience to get these stunning images!
In the end, all of the extra risks and precautions you take will be worth it. Urban exploration allows you to see and experience locations very few people ever have. It gives you a greater appreciation of the local history, and you feel an increased affinity with each location and its surrounding community. I've been lucky enough to escape all of my adventures with stunning sets of photographs and many memorable moments. Urban exploration has introduced me to a number of great people and amazingly talented photographers. It has truly transformed my lifestyle and the way I see my city.
Neil Ta is a Toronto based Photographer, Urban Explorer, Traveler, and Gentle Lover. See more from him on his website and blog.
An update!!!
I have completed an "Urban Exploration Photography" eBook that you can download for FREE: http://minus.com/lb1hQkaCw1lARh
I didn't realize there were other people like me that liked this type of stuff. Just found some videos on You Tube one day. That is how I learned others were doing it too. It was good to finid this out. I'm not so strange after all....haha. The reason why I wanted to post is say to the writer of this blog - I don't think it always involves a camera. I was an explorer long before I cared to involve a camera. I remember my first time. I was driving in the car coming home from my sisters and found myself on the wrong road. Up ahead loomed an old looking abandoned school. A gate surrounded it. I could tell it was not going to be easy to get in. What was worse is I had my baby in the car, so I had to come back. I saw some kid skateboarding pass it heading my way. So I stopped him to ask him about the place. He gave me a good amount of details and where to be careful walking. He also told me how to get in and explained it was scheduled to be torn down soon so I better move fast. And that is what started it for me. I wanted to KNOW about the place. How old was it? How did it look inside? Why was it abandoned? So many questions....and the need to seek them out myself. But it does not stop there. If I'm working in old buildings I want to go explore their basements and sub basements. It was a joy to finally find on the internet there are others out there that do this too....
I think it's a great article, I was going to write a similar blog concerning this topic, you beat me to it. You did a nice job! Thanks and I well add your RSS to our blogs. Thanks so much
Dina -- I think that most definitely counts. As you can see, some countries allow this sort of exploring, so it isn't necessarily "restricted" or "forbidden", but in my opinion, it counts :) Make sure to share your shots!
I've always found the idea of urban exploration interesting. There's a monument that has stairs that I'm dying to try to climb...
Just a question. Can you literally start exploring in your backyard? We have a room there that would look like gorgeous urban decay and since we own the property no trespassing rights. But would that "count"?
Thanks for the heads up Jeremy, I've never seen this film before!
You should check out the "Urban Explorers" documentary by Melody Gilbert - amazing stuff. The film's website is here:
and you can also find it on Netflix
and iTunes
nice article Mr. Ta the comments are interesting as well....that's all for now, a scrabble game is beckoning
Nice but global article about what we do.
But you only exprience the real thrill while doing it :-)
NeQo -- should I move to Belgium? I absolutely love your Flickr stream. Some amazing photos. Can't wait to see more from you.
Seems to be a difference between country laws.
No problems here.
Where i live they can't give you a fine for trespassing.
That little back-gate in the law makes it a very interesting game ...
Great article. Out here in the west, we are about 100 years behind the east coast in building, and there never has been much heavy manufacturing, so there are not as many buildings like those shown to visit. And, particularly, in CA, the penalties for inadvertent trespassing can be draconian. Everybody is worried-no rabid-about lawsuits.
I shoot ghost towns, which were built in the mid- to late nineteenth century. Fast disappearing, these remnants of another way of life allow a direct connection with history.
Peel-Why is it cops have to be threatening, on duty or off? Do you get off on that? I am pretty sue cops are not the only ones who know and appreciate the law. Neil plainly discussed the realities of trespass, but you feel the need to show up and threaten. Nothing is a 'misallocation' of public resources, that is your job. Sounds to me like you say 'misallocation' when you mean, "I'm too lazy to do my job."
I am yet to explored many areas of photography and this one is definitely in my to-do list. Thanks for the introduction!
Nice article, I haven't been into urbex too much, I happened to be in an old castle in France where I took some shots, such as this one:
or a worn down building, but still inhabited so I guess it doesn't qualify.
But the subject is interesting and Paris definitely has some areas to explore.
hey...great article..... URBEX sounds interesting ... i learned sumthing new today... thanks :)
As to the legality and permissions issue, I have had a lot of luck with talking to the property owner first and making this offer:
1) I'll show you anything I want to publish before I do, and you have veto or edit rights.
2) If I get hurt, I was trespassing. This seems to alleviate concerns about liability.
3) If I see anything dangerous, I will let you know. If I see any taggers, I will let you know. However, I will not confront them.
Most places, the owners are more worried about liability then anything else. If you remove that worry and then make it into a bonus for them (another set of eyes on the property), they are usually fairly cool with you going on site.
Also, make sure you let the owners know who's going with you and when you are going. Openness and honesty is the key.
@ the other wayne -- Buddy system. If you get hurt, they can go for help. Also, 2 or more are more impressive then one in case you come across others.
@ Neil -- A few more things to add to your gear list: coloured tape (ether masking or marking as it helps with marking your way back out), bandanna (you can use it as a dust mask, or cover your camera to help keep dust of it), and a whistle.
> its a serious misallocation of resources when a constable is sent out only
> to find a hapless "photographer" taking photos in a place they shouldn't be in the first place
Agreed. Please do not send a constable next time, we are doing just fine taking pictures and will be on our way in a bit. Thank you very much.
@Pat -- wide angles are great for urbex, but there is something to be said about being able to shoot detail shots as well. I do love the fisheye, but sometimes think it is my "crutch
@Neon -- glad it was useful for you.
@NeQo -- please add me to Flickr so I can keep up with your streams! http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilta/
@ the other wayne -- good decision using your gut instinct. Better to be safe than sorry.
@Bethany -- I will definitely look into a visit to Milwaukee if I am ever in the area!
I just wanted to give a shout-out that Milwaukee, WI., is one of the best places I've seen for Urban Decay subject matter. It's got the old breweries, lofts, railroads, shut-down factories, alleys, gang lands, culture, waterfronts, architecture (Santiago Calatrava) and an amazing array of people. I only wish I had bought a camera while I still lived there.
I was taking pics in an abandoned lime mine. It is aboveground. Lots of travertine "flow" over the red brick used for it's construction. I was by myself.Aqt one popint I ran across someones shelter. I got scarred thinking about my equipment and the possibility of harm. I decided to make a retreat and left. No harm, but I ended up way out of my comfort zone. A good lesson without repercussions.
Thanks for the great post and pictures
I really like your way of thinking and the how you treat these locations with respect.
Lovely report. And indeed, i've also seen places were you otherwise would never be allowed.
The world is our playground...
Many regards from the Belgium/European front.
Plz do check and comment my website!!
I really like your way of thinking and the how you treat these locations with respect.
Lovely report. And indeed, i've also seen places were you otherwise would never be allowed.
The world is our playground...
Many regards from the Belgium/European front.
Plz do check and comment my website!!
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Lately I've been fascinated in capturing urban decay and this has helped to answer some questions and also bring to light other things I didn't even consider. Thanks for the writeup!
Beirut, because of the frequent wars it had since the seventies, is a paradise for urban exploration.
There are tons of buildings whose owners have left in a hurry to never come back or that got partially destroyed and the owner decided/could not repair them since.
I recently went with a friend and got a few shots
If I have an advice from my limited experience it this: Bring the widest angle lens you can get your hands on!
Here are a couple of shots from my friend's 8mm
NeilT: Well written. See you 'round! ;-)
What you call exploring, is called trespassing.
We have laws in place for this - if you practice the same respect for these locations, you would respect the laws and not illegally trespass.
We have had many calls from the public concerning these urban explorers over the years - its a serious misallocation of resources when a constable is sent out only to find a hapless "photographer" taking photos in a place they shouldn't be in the first place!
Get the proper accreditation before going off to photograph places like these please!
Chris -- it is illegal in many cases, but so are many forms of street photography and taking pictures on private property (like a mall). The intention isn't to harm, it's to preserve, so I will have to politely disagree with you about giving photographers a bad name.
Lucas -- I went to Detroit recently for a two day shoot and that is a city you really need to be careful in. Bring lots of insurance and always go with a local who knows the areas and locations.
Happy shooting all!
great images and advice ive always wanted to do stuff like this
In addition about what Wayne said, abandoned building usually are placed in low traffic areas which means low vigilance even outside the building. So take care of unknown places specially if you're traveling and you're not familiar with the city/country you're visiting.
@chris: and who gives you permission? even if they do, how does it cover you? and why would a property owner risk his/her own liability to cover yours? It just doesn't happen (very often), especially in the US where litigation is such a mess.
My urbex photos on Flickr: http://goo.gl/EqpwU
or blog: http://barre.me/category/urban-exploration/
great article. Something I been wanting to learn more about. This should put me on the right path. Thanks!
I've never head this term used before, but it's what I love to do.
To Chris's point, if you don't have permission, it is illegal and it can cost you time, $$, or worse, injury (I know a local photographer who was seriously hurt because he fell through a floor).
I little common sense goes a long way. There is a KILLER abandoned building that needs to be photographed, but I'm 99% sure it's a drug house. Expensive camera gear and junkies do not go well together. I normally travel alone, so I won't take certain risks, mostly out of fear of injury by squatters or structural issues.
If you can't get permission to be in the structure its trespassing....gives the rest of us photographers a bad name
St. Louis Photographer: I typically don't scout for shots. A lot of what is "available" is dependent on timing and accessibility, both of which can change quite often. I started urban exploring mainly for the photography, but find that I am doing this more and more for other reasons. Photography is still a big part of it for me, but I am achieving a greater sense of balance.
I know of some explorers who don't really care much for the photography -- they won't bring a camera at all, or may just use a cell phone camera!
So, you were talking about urban exploration and photography being mutually exclusive. So you never are there scouting for a shoot, is that right?
Urban photography gives you the power to show the beauty or the filth of a city. The choice is yours! Nice article and great photos!


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Liquidating a business is not always an easy decision to make. Most people enter a business with hopes and dreams of success and longevity. The reality of it is some businesses will thrive and succeed for decades or longer, other entrepreneur efforts will be shorter lived and go bankrupt quickly. Knowing when to liquidate a business is important because waiting too long could cause deeper financial troubles than the ones already emerging.


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After the initial teaser that the 2-wheeler enthusiast viewed, it's time for the detailed introduction of the first ever factory-custom creation to the world as the Italian company MV Agusta finally unveils the limited edition RVS 1. Not every day do we come crossways a bike like this one, a sheer act of genius from whichever angle you look at it. Right from the exquisite design accompanied with aggressive looks to the high-performance engine, everything
just seems to be so right about this motorcycle. The prime objective behind the creation of this aggressive bike was to add a limited edition model based on the ones already present in MV Agusta lineup. In the process, their hard work and dedication get the tag of RVS#1 following just one idea in mind, that is, one bike and one customer.' The MV Agusta RVS 1 comes with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) which allows the headlight to light up automatically as the motorcycle is turning, based on speed and angle. The motorcycle comes with uniquely designed brake rotors that are sourced from Braking Sun star Batfly.
From any angle you look at it, the motorcycle has something special to offer for its riders. The RVS#1 resembles the Brutale Dragster 800RR but then with the addition of Bonkers to it, the bike gets a new identity. Custom designed components like rear sets, handlebars, engine protectors, dashboard support and handlebars give the bike a fresh look, something that can be described as uncommon yet brilliant. There is no change in terms of the power section. The road legal variant has a similar MVs 798cc engine which can churn out a maximum power of 140 bhp and maximum torque of 87 Nm. The track variant gets a Titanium SC project exhaust which is designed for track use only. This variant engine derives a maximum power of 150 bhp. However, the performance level remains the same for both the variants. As these bikes are custom made, you can contact the MV Agusta and get your dream bike designed by them, provided you have a hefty budget to support you in this endeavor.