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The hordes are descending. A storm is brewing outside. Resources are scarce, and won't last the night. Your allies would sell you out in a second to get the odds in their favor. With the situation grim, and getting more desperate by the hour...
Can you survive a day with your family?
The Reunion is a storytelling card game where up to four players try to endure a family gathering on the fast track from bad to worse. Every encounter piles on more stress: a firing line of awkward questions from guilt-tripping parents, monstrous cousins, and snobby in-laws.
Meanwhile the kitchen's on fire, dinner's ruined, the house is a wreck—and is that a funnel cloud forming overhead? You can't even get a moment to yourself without loudmouth toddlers, creepy twins, or angsty teens bursting in on you. In this maelstrom of guilt, grudges, and recrimination, it's only a matter of time till everybody's deepest, most uproarious secrets come spilling out.
Leo Tolstoy wrote that every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. The Reunion is the game that proves him right.
UPDATE: Project funded!
Skip down for all our project data, or read on about our:
Thanks to everyone's tremendous support, we've met not just our initial goal of $1000, but also our stretch-goal tiers all the way up to $5000. Because of that, we'll now be able to test and include two additional gameplay modes: Co-op, for those who want to work together to survive The Reunion, and Cutthroat, for those who want to doom everyone else to maximum suffering and struggle.
We'll also be able to upgrade our manufacturing and material stock—making sure these cards (and Stress-o-Meters!) look as great as they play, and hold up to all the rough treatment that family can provide. We're prototyping a board for deluxe reunions, and also planning expansions to allow for bigger, more in-depth play and even crazier family situations!
Although of course we are hoping to get The Reunion into as many hands as possible, this Kickstarter is still the only way you can be sure to get a copy of the game for yourself—and, of course, copies for your friends, co-workers, loved ones, and anyone else who could use a bit of gleeful catharsis.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled project data (though see our updates for more images and mechanics):
Despite your better judgment, you've shown up at the reunion bright and early. You're nobody's fool: you've learned over the years how to cope with your family. This time, you think, this time, maybe it'll be different.
It won't be.
Right away you're getting grilled about your politics, your relationship, your job prospects, and every other sore point that your family is so good at exploiting. Each turn presents its own Trauma, while only some turns provide Coping Mechanisms to soften the blow.
Meanwhile, your family is mercilessly targeting your unique Characteristics. Depending on what personality traits you've been dealt, the wrong question at the wrong time could utterly destroy you. Relationship troubles? ("When are you going to find someone and settle down?") Job loss? ("Why don't you ask your sister, I'm sure she can find something for you at her company.") Secret lifestyle? ("What on earth is a fur con?") The only limits to the torment are the vagaries of fate and the depths of your imagination!
In The Reunion, a game that balances both luck and resource management, players try to moderate their blood pressure on individual 'Stress-o-Meters' by shielding themselves from Trauma cards with a dwindling supply of Coping Mechanism cards. It's impossible to avoid stress entirely, but you can survive the day if you play your cards right—unless cruel fate rips them out of your hand.
Last one to psychic annihilation wins!
Andrew, Greg, and Bronwen, brought together by suspiciously adjacent birthdays, survived the week by creating a game that would successfully entertain and offend everyone in equal measure. Guided by ghoulish instructors and egged on by maniacal classmates, the trio took mere days to conceive, design, and implement a basic outline for The Reunion. They drew inspiration largely from their own beloved families, but owe thanks to the other Gamers in their course and at the DHSI conference for sharing ideas and experiences as well.
Andrew Ferguson (Author/Designer) peaked as a toddler and has been sliding slowly downhill since. His skills include sleeping, snark, and conversing intelligently about books he hasn't read. Personal Coping Mechanism: Booze
Greg Lord (Artist/Designer) masquerades by day as a designer, and at night reverts to his true persona: a person who long ago lost all grip on reality after years of forgetting to sleep. He can be most often be seen playing video games or, occasionally, rationalizing the playing of video games with the logic that this will (somehow) help him to (someday) make them. Personal Characteristic: Secret Lifestyle
Bronwen Hudson (Project Manager/Designer) usually runs screaming when you mention real life to her, but she's calmed down enough to (temporarily) handle reality because she's desperately passionate to see this game produced. Personal Coping Mechanism: Redirect Conversation
CONTACT: We'd be thrilled to answer any questions here on the page or via our Gmail address, firstname.lastname@example.com. You'll probably get an answer from Bronwen first (because she's obsessive) but the whole group is available to answer questions and address concerns that you might come up with. Lay it on us!
You can also check out our website and find additional details about The Reunion at:
You can also follow the game developers Bronwen, Greg, and Andrew on Twitter at @bronwenharp, @gplord, and @epiktistes, and follow the game account at @reuniongame!
For additional information about the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (and how great it is) check out http://www.dhsi.org or tune in on Twitter (hashtag #DHSI2014, or #GamesDH for the games course specifically).
Video song credit: "I dunno" by grapes (CC-BY):http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626
We are hoping to raise $1000 to produce a few prototype decks, and to convene the team (and some guinea pigs) for in-depth playtesting later this summer. Every cent we raise will be going toward making Reunion the best and most dysfunctional game it can be!
UPDATE: Goal met! See more about our plans and stretch goals above.
Funding Rewards
So what are we offering, then? Glad you asked! You can check out the tiers to the right, but in short, $10 will get you a print-and-play version of the finalized game, and $25 a printed version including extra goodies (add $5 for international shipping). We're also offering original game artwork, as well as custom designs and perhaps other bonuses to follow—and, of course, our undying gratitude!
Pledge $1 or more:
Thanks for the support! We appreciate it, and personally promise never to gossip about you at our own family gatherings, no matter how much we might want to.
Pledge $5 or more:
Hi Everybody! Our gratitude to you will be expressed by printing a name and short message of your choice on our game's site in perpetuity. You can even use that space to come clean before the world!
[Ships anywhere in the world; Expected Delivery Date: December 2014]
Pledge $10 or more:
Printing Player! You will receive a high-resolution file, suitable for printing, containing the finalized version of every card in the Reunion deck, as well as an instruction booklet telling you what you can go do with them!
[Ships anywhere in the world; Expected Delivery Date: December 2014]
Pledge $15 or more:
Option One: Button It! You will receive the print-and-play file, and also a pair of buttons proudly displaying your preferred Characteristics, Coping Mechanisms, or any other game icons to the world. Finally, a simple way to declare your relationship problems, or your love for booze! (When the project is funded you will receive an email asking you to specify which icons you would like on the buttons.) [Ships anywhere in the world for FREE! Expected Delivery Date: December 2014]
Option Two: Thanks, Really! You will receive the print-and-play file, and also a personalized thank-you note from our project manager, Bronwen. (Yes, sent through the actual mail. Bronwen is a Winner of the Gratitude Council's Lifetime Achievement Award in the Category of Thank-you Notes.) [Ships anywhere in the world for FREE; Expected Delivery Date: December 2014]
Pledge $20 or more:
Thanks, Button! You will receive the print-and-play file, a handwritten thank-you note, and your choice of buttons—almost enough to fill in for the affection of your blood relatives!
[Ships anywhere in the world for FREE! Expected Delivery Date: December 2014]
Pledge $25 or more:
Decked Out! You will receive everything from Thanks, Button, plus your very own physical copy of the game: 144 cards and a rule booklet, and probably even a box to put them in! Also, we will print your name in the rule booklet, because while our love may be for sale, it's nonetheless everlasting. Shipped to you for FREE anywhere in the USA and for only $5 extra worldwide!
[Free US shipping; $5 elsewhere; Expected Delivery Date: March 2015]
Pledge $50 or more:
Piece of the Pie [Limit 100!]! You will receive everything from Decked Out, plus a signed, numbered original card from the deck lovingly crafted by our designer, Greg. Like the family buffet line, it's first come, first serve.
[Free US shipping; $5 elsewhere] [Expected Delivery Date: March 2015]
Pledge $75 or more:
Helping Hand! [Limit 24!] You will receive everything from Decked Out, plus an original card made by our designer, Greg, to your specifications. Slip it into the deck to cause havoc among your friends, or just to undo all our careful balancing work!
[Free US shipping; $5 elsewhere; Expected Delivery Date: March 2015]
Pledge $100 or more:
Option One: Family Style [limit 12]! You will receive everything from Decked Out, plus a signed, numbered original card from the deck, plus a new and wholly unique card made by our designer, Greg, to your specifications. While this does not include the right to make up rules on the fly, no one's stopping you from doing so. Certainly not us. [Free US shipping; $5 elsewhere; Expected Delivery Date: March 2015]
Option Two: One of Us [Limit 4]! You will receive everything from Decked Out, plus the chance to have your opinions considered and probably ignored by the designers of The Reunion. After sending you a print-and-play prototype of the game for you to try out with up to three friends (or, if you're really bold, family members), the three of us will hold a Skype chat with you to get your feedback on the game. If you're near the DC area, you'll also be invited to our playtesting sessions in August (exact dates TBD). Banana bread will also be served. [Free US shipping; $5 elsewhere] [Expected Delivery Date: August 2014]
Pledge $150 or more:
Favorite Child [Limit 2]! You will receive everything from Family Style, plus the One of Us bonus: the chance to have your opinions considered and possibly ignored by the designers of The Reunion. After sending you a print-and-play prototype of the game for you to try out with up to three friends (or, if you're really bold, family members), the three of us will hold a Skype chat with you to get your feedback on the game. If you're near the DC area, you'll also be invited to our playtesting sessions in August (exact dates TBD). Banana bread remains in effect.
[Free US shipping; $5 elsewhere; Expected Delivery Date: March 2015]
Pledge $500 or more:
"What are you, made of money?" [Limit 2]! Do you have a building named after you somewhere? Thank you so much! For this massive contribution you get everything from Family Style, plus Producer credit in the instruction manual, plus an extremely limited edition handmade Reunion game board, as well as a complimentary copy of any future expansion packs!! Also, the designers will carefully consider* your personal suggestions for the names of their firstborn children.
(*And reject. We have enough family drama already.)
[Free US shipping; $5 elsewhere; Expected Delivery Date: March 2015]
Risks and challenges
All of us love games. We mean really love games, enough to cross a continent in order to take a summer school class about games. And we're pouring all of that love (mixed with equal parts nightmare fuel) into The Reunion. The main challenge we face is making sure that this results in a game that isn't just a curiously cathartic novelty, but one people will eagerly return to, even knowing the horrors lurking within. This is why we're focusing on prototyping, balancing, and playtesting—while we'd love to be a smash success, what we'd love even more is to build a community of gamers who love games like we do and want to help us make The Reunion the best little psychic hand grenade it can be.
That's also why we've set the goal fairly low, with room to grow. This minimizes risk, as between the three of us we have years of experience in designing, shipping, and retailing products. Our labor costs are virtually nil, and everything short of the stretch goals and high-level bonuses will be manufactured in-house.
Join us! Together, we can survive The Reunion one more time.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Funding period
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Episode 13 - Maximizing Yield with Light Dep with guest Eric Brandstad/
Light Deprivation can fool your cannabis plants into thinking that fall is coming and the time to flower is now. Using this approach can give your greenhouse several growing cycles per year instead of only one outdoor season. On this week's episode of Shaping Fire, podcast host Shango Los talks with Eric Brandstad of Forever Flowering Greenhouses about the history of light dep, the strategy behind it and how modern light dep is taking over the commercial cannabis industry.
You can listen to the episode on the Shaping Fire website by clicking the link below or you can enjoy it on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or YouTube.

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Find an apartment in Oak Park and you'll be part of a community that honors the arts, historical architecture and economy of its city. You'll see this in abundance in three areas: Oak Park's Arts District, its three historic neighborhoods and downtown Oak Park.
Do you love art of any (or every) kind? If so, you'll love living in an apartment in Oak Park's Arts District. The Oak Park Area Arts Council was founded in 1974 by local artists and is devoted to raising money for the arts. Take a stroll down Harrison Street between Ridgeland Avenue and Austin Boulevard, and you'll see the results of the committee's efforts within the various galleries, boutiques, restaurants and healing centers. On the third Friday of every month, artists display their treasures via Gallery Walks. Three times a year, you can catch an Arts Festival Ð a great way to find unique gifts for family and friends, purchase local art for your new apartment, and enjoy Oak Park entertainment and culture.
If you're looking for character and architectural heritage, search for apartments in these three Oak Park areas: The Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School of Architecture Historic District, the Ridgeland/Oak Park Historic District, and the Gunderson Historic District. These three districts make up a third of the housing in Oak Park, and they're included in the National Register of Historic Places. Oak Park is home to nine buildings on the National Register of Historic Buildings and many historic landmarks.
Maybe you'll have a view of a Frank Lloyd Wright building from your new Oak Park apartment. After all, he did design more buildings in Oak Park than anywhere else in the world. He was also born in Oak Park, as was Pulitzer- and Nobel-Prize winning author, Ernest Hemingway. In fact, you can visit the Victorian home on Oak Park Avenue where Hemingway was born in July of 1899. In a museum in the nearby Oak Park Arts Center, you can learn more about his life and see artifacts such as a letter from the nurse who broke his heart, inspiring him to write his novel, ÒA Farewell to Arms.Ó
There are also great apartments in the downtown area of Oak Park. Just 10 miles west of Chicago's loop in the center of Oak Park is the downtown business district. Here, you'll find diverse shopping, dining, entertainment, business services, museums and more. With two trains running alongside downtown Ð the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and the Chicago Metra Ð you can't beat a downtown Oak Park apartment for convenience.
No matter where your perfect apartment is in Oak Park, you can find it on ApartmentGuide.com.
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Gary Ferrel
Where did you grow up?
Seattle (Ballard)
Where did you go to college? What degree did you earn?
South Seattle Community College (formerly Edison Technical School), Mechanical Drafting
What are your areas of ministry at SLC?
Fix-It Guy
What are you passionate about?
Fixing things
What is your favorite movie?
"The Sound of Music"
What is the craziest thing you've ever done?
Ziplining in Mexico
Who would you most like to swap places with for a day?
Bill Gates
What is your favorite food?
Ice cream
What is something most people don't know about you?
I like to ride motorcycles
What is your favorite family tradition?
Cutting down our Christmas tree
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
What is your favorite cereal?
Honey Nut Cheerios
What is something on your bucket list?
River cruise in Europe


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Every year during the General Assembly, the IPU organizes a parliamentary hearing for members of parliament to exchange views with United Nations officials, representatives of the UN diplomatic community, scholars and leading academics.
The meeting was originally designed as a briefing session on a variety of topics. It has now evolved into a substantive debate about the main issues on the international agenda. The conclusions and recommendations of the hearing provide parliamentary input into the work of United Nations bodies. In 2004, the General Assembly passed a resolution highlighting the parliamentary hearing as "a regular feature" of its proceedings.
The annual parliamentary hearing at the United Nations is organized in close cooperation with the relevant United Nations departments. They help to prepare background notes on the issues under consideration, focusing on their parliamentary dimension. The debates serve two main purposes. First, they help parliamentarians better understand United Nations decision-making processes and the status of negotiations on a variety of issues. Second, they make it possible for parliamentarians to convey to UN Member States their views based on their own national and local experiences.
Visit the 2018 Parliamentary Hearing page or go to the list of Parliamentary Hearings from 2001 to 2017.
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The sold out show consisted of special guests Pitbull and JaRule. With A-list celebrities like Justin Bieber, Scooter Braun, Ryan Seacrest, T.I., and Nicole Scherzinger watching in the audience. There were so many tweets happening on Twitter using the #ALLIHAVE hashtag spreading the excitement about the show.
J.Lo gave her fans exactly what they wanted and that was a little bit of booty shaking, great music, and dancing lots of lots of dancing.
If you're looking for tickets to her next show check out Ticketmaster.com and Caesars Entertainment. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram with updates on upcoming shows and news!
J.Lo kicked off her All I Have residency show January 20, 2016. The first night of her three-year Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood went AMAZING! The show was sold out which meant J.Lo really had to put on a show stopping performance and of course she did! All 10 of her outfits were sparkly and fabulous. Come to find out 75,000 Swarovski crystals were incorpoated into the shows set. Along with 260,000 Swarovski crystals were used to embellish her Versace custom costumes. SLAY J.Lo SLAY. Seriously, her show was almost like a fashion show. Each style was perfectly themed out with the song.
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Progress in Cyber-Informatics for Integrated Watershed Modeling (University of Washington Water Center, 2006-02-16)Logsdon will discuss current trends in data management and sharing. Traditional database designs focused on accessibility. New database architectures focus on integration. He will look at watershed models as an example, ...


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So, after last months limited edition Valentines Day themed box, I set the bar high, infact almost too
high for this months box. This months box was a Fashion Week edition themed, which of course
fits extremely well as it is Fashion Week this week. But, that doesn't take away the fact that I was
highly disappointed in this months box. I guess, you can always expect a bit of a lucky dip when
it comes to beauty boxes, and whilst I am not keen on all the products that are featured in the months
box, I am always happy to give it the benefit of the doubt, and try them out of course!
Items included in this months box are.
1) DUWOP Venom Gloss
ANOTHER lip gloss I won't use! That's the thing with me,
I really, really do despise lip glosses. I'm plain and
simple and much prefer a matte lipstick always.
This lipgloss however combines subtle
lip gloss with DuWop's Lip Venom to create,
obviously the Venom Gloss. It does, cause
a tingling sensation when you apply it though,
so don't freak out!
This will just be another lip product,
that is on my dressing table,
never used, or at the bottom
of my hand bag, either way.
2) Dr Bronner Lavender Hand Sanitiser
Cute packaging for a hand sanitiser.
Handy to just pop into your bag, and carry,
and I actually did put it into my bag
right away, just well, a handbag essential.
3) PAUL MITCHELL Super Skinny Relaxing Balm
Intensive hydrating treatment for your hair.
I haven't tried this yet, so can't really
comment on it and I have heard nothing
but fab reviews and praise when it
comes to Paul Mitchell products.
So, we shall see.
4) BM Beauty Pure Mineral Eyeshadow
in NOIR.
Okay, so I've NEVER used Mineral
eyeshadows! Never ever ever.
I've just shyed away from experimenting
with them. I've used mineral foundations
and such, but nope, not eyeshadows!
Maybe, maybe I'll
try it out tomorrow,
and I'll report back and tell you
if I like minerals!
4) COMO SHAMBHALA Invigorate Shower Gel
A revitalizing blend of essential oils that puts
you in a uplifted mood...
It smells rather nice. I use
so many different gels, and
bath oils, so I'm ALWAYS
up for trying out a new one
that could become my new
I took photos of the products, everything,
and they messed up, and well,
the Glossybox posts are
all over blogger anyway!
Currently nursing a god awful
migraine at gone 2am. How fabulous(!)
So, I'll go back to catching up on
Gossip Girl & then watch more
of Grey's Anatomy!
OH and I'm yearning for
Watch The Throne tickets,
I need them. I NEED them!!
And, another thing,
I'm going to start to do
outfit posts :)!


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Game critique corner article about art-games, proper corner on Saturday.
I hate artgames.
Mostly, they're horrible pieces of interactive entertainment that completely miss the latter word. They completely ignore the fact that I seek form of compelling experience. Not hard-fast feelings after I just headshot a guy from five miles away, but something completely different. It's that sort of edge that becomes somewhat of a design feature. A "punch to the gut" feature, something which takes you out of reality and throws you head-first into the mind of your avatar and the world around him. This hasn't happened to me often, but when it does, it's amazing and exclusive to the little video-game medium. I can safely say, unfortunately, only a few of those punches belong to certain art-games. I gave a problem remembering things but the obvious ones are Shadow of the Colossus, BioShock, Limbo (kinda) and the only strict art-game Passage.
So, how do you make a good art game?
1. Base it around your message.
If you have a story to tell or a symbol at the very heart of your message, don't chicken out and put it forward. Don't make all of your mechanics and experience built around a specific idea, but base it around it. For instance, let's say I want to make a game about the holocaust and how the Nazis were so utterly brainwashed. What I would do is make the main game as brutal as possible, but make it appear to the player he is beating 'monsters' to death; with brief hints he is actually beating Jews to death. The controls would be simplified, or in a way that proclaims the main message (a la 'gripping R1' in Shadow of the Colossus). What I would not do is… well.. ignore point 2.
2. Goddamn entertainment
It's an entertainment industry. Obviously, you're ignoring the stagnation of the main markets and making something that matters. Something which tells a story through video-games, but you shouldn't ignore the fact you're making a game. Do something which games don't often do, like make us feel guilty for having all of that shallow entertainment (a la my above idea) or do something that isn't goddamn boring. By all means, have a fantastic message and all that good arty farty, but without that punch or without that compelling gut feeling, we have no reason to play your game. In actual fact, this links to point 3.
3. Don't make me play it
I'd like to play another game that asks me not to play it, but experience it. Take in the full world and just go at my own pace, don't make me 'play' with games. I'm pretty bored with shallow entertainment, violence without meaning, I'll obviously be playing them for the rest of my gaming career (since they vastly out-number the ones with meaning, always will in any medium). What I'm expecting from you is to treat me as a person and not a player. Make me jump into your experience and get your message by the end, there is something to be said when you're still thinking about a game's message over four years down the line.
4. Don't bullshit
Decisions that I make in the game need to matter to me, not matter to the game's message. Misinterpreting my actions in an interactive world (a la Edmund) doesn't really reflect upon me. If anything, you're throwing emotion at me, I'm catching it, but I'm not remembering it. If I press, say, X to 'use' and it ends up being something else such as rape (which Edmund does) then yeah that reflects on what you're saying about human control and it's no doubt got me revolting over my own actions… but they're not my own actions. The way I interact with an experience is on my terms, not yours, remember that.
5. Be brave
I have an idea for a 'art-game' as such, I won't tell anybody ever since I'd be shot on the spot or would feel embarrassed, but otherwise, it's brave. It tackles an idea that I haven't yet seen explored and it's definitely something that only rests with the power of interactivity. It's a bold step that will likely never be published by a main published and be looked down upon by ever ignorant person in the world. Even worse, gamers will hate it because they'll feel violated that such an idea can take place. I can safely say, however, it's for everyone's benefit that the industry takes brave steps and discovers it capabilities. Maybe I can have a small role in doing that.


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When one of the girls I work with is told that she is getting an early release a funny thing happens.
They get quiet. They become introverted and they are very vague.
They usually will come over at the end of the class and whisper to me, "I'm getting out" and then, even quieter, tell me when.
"OMG, that's amazing!" I am always so happy, although it is really not so good for me, or my program.
I usually start with about 15 kids. They need to be on good behavior to participate in my program.
Somewhere in the middle at about 10 weeks I lose about half the group, because they get out early, ironically, because of GOOD BEHIVIOUR…
One girl did not want to go home. She wanted to stay in jail so she could participate in the final presentation.
"Ms., can't I tell the judge nicely, like you taught us, to just please stay one more week?"
"NO, absolutely not! Baby, you want to go home. Home is so much better than being in the show, or being here."
But I know for many of them that actually is not necessarily the truth.What waits for them outside is so far, far from what I do with them.
What waits for them is the complete opposite of what they have at the camp. (The incarceration facilities are called camp.) Food, shelter, no pressure, no drugs, no abuse. Here they have people who care for them. They have nothing else to do but go to school. And they have no temptation.
What waits outside is so tempting.There is so much temptation.Too much temptation.Scary temptation.
Temptation I cannot do anything about or help them with.
Last week one of my favorites from the previous group happily said,
"I'm going home on Tuesday. Ms."
"Amazing" I told her, and then I saw the cloud appear over her head.
"What?" I ask. I truly adore this kid.
"I'm scared, Ms."
"I know."
"What if I take the temptation? What if I lose what I got? How am I going to do this?"
This girl is so young. She has completely turned around in the past four months. From a tough, rough, rude gangbanger she has become a sweet, funny, fun young woman.
"I don't want to go back. I want to go forward," she says.
"I know, I know," I say, and my heart is about to jump out of my body to hold her.
You see this kid had everything going against her. She still does, but there now is hope.Her mother is in jail, no dad. She grew up on/ in the streets. She lived, breathed and WAS the gang. She is 16, has been in for almost 2 years. She has been smoking, doing drugs and armed robbery since she was 10, possibly younger.
When she was arrested she was so high she didn't know her name, and now?She wants to be a cop. She wants to be in the gang unit. She wants to help kids like her do better.
She has found her smile. She has a core.
I listen to her, and I am lost. Lost for words. What can I say? What can I do?
I look straight into her eyes.
"How long have you been clean?" She tells me.
"How does it feel?" I ask.
"Awesome!" She smiles.
"What do you want to do?" I keep pushing.
"Go to school," she says softly.
"Who do you want to be?" I move closer to her.
"A cop," she says with conviction.
"Can you be high and be a cop?"
"Funny, Ms." she says.
"Hilarious, right?" we laugh.
"Well," I say. "Listen to me. You have a path. You know what you want. You see a future. That is how you will stay away from the temptation. You keep your eye on the prize."
My heart is so heavy I might just fall over. How, how the hell will she be able to stand against what is waiting for her???
"And you know something?" I add.
"If you slip, you get up and get right back on that path. Don't let the path get away from you!"
"Ms." Her eyes are filling with tears.
"Come here."
We stand and hug for a long moment.
I whisper in her ear. "You can do this. You have so much, and I am waiting on the other side, so you better call me."
Thirty minutes after she got out she called me.
"I'm out. It's weird, N-a-o-m-i." She says my name in a whiney, little girl's voice.
"I know," I say.
"You got this. You can do it. Give it a few days. You will get used to it. Stick to your path, eye on the prize."
She laughs out loud. "I knew you would say that!"
"I'll say it every day if I need to."
"Good" she answers and then says
"I'll call you tomorrow.
I love you! Bye."
They cannot stand against the temptations alone. Society needs to help, support and create ways for them to move forward. We all need to be the watchdogs of their temptations, because at the end of the day, temptation can be much less tempting, if you are not alone fighting it.


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Photos have been published in the Brazilian Magazine "O Samba Pede Passa Gem"
On the seventh and last day of Carnival,
While wishing my feet could fly,
I saw her sitting
on a rock,
Legs crossed
High heels shoes
A sexy panther dress
and one long glove
covered with diamonds.
Later, I learned she was hiding long,
self inflincted scars.
She had done it in jail so she could get out
Two wonderful friends
Lent us a house far away from the city,
near nature, next to a river. We moved there,
full of joy at the thought of freedom.
A dear friend of mine, Michel, came from Paris.
He cooked us the most delicate and beautifuly
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We welcome all patients, regardless of race, color or creed. Admission requires the approval of an attending psychiatrist who is on staff at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro.
Bridges accepts a variety of financial arrangements, including Medicare, most private insurance and HMO plans. Fees are based upon a patient's individual condition, need and service required. A financial consultation with our staff can be arranged with the patient and/or the patients family.
Bridges is dedicated to meeting the transportation needs of our patients specifically for the partial and outpatient programs. Arrangements are made on a case-by-case basis, encouraging independent transportation when possible and providing assistance when needed. Our resources include the hospital-based van service, public and private transportation services, and ambulance services when appropriate for inpatient services.
Confidential urgent assistance is always available. Our dedicated team of professionals is on-call and prepared to respond to most locations for psychiatric emergencies and on-site evaluations.
When the need arises, our licensed designated staff is able to evaluate patients for involuntary detention and care.
The new unit is a 5,000-square-foot freestanding outpatient unit to treat psychiatric patients for up to 23 hours, once they have been cleared in a hospital Emergency Department.
Sometimes symptoms of a mental health disorder appear as physical problems
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Bank employees are planning to go on strike on December 16 during the Parliament Session against banking sector reforms such as privatisation of public sector banks (PSBs) and closure and merger of associate banks/other PSBs with State Bank of India.
It is not for the first time that bank employees are going for such a move in the country, they have always opposed privatization and the government has heeded their demands and has always gone slow in the privatization efforts.
All India Bank Employees Association and the All India Bank Officers Association, which called for the strike, said bank employees and officers in public sector banks, private banks and foreign banks will observe an all-India strike on December 16


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Udayanraje Bhosale, an heir of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji and Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Satara has urged all the political parties, including the Shiv Sena, not to use Maratha warrior's name for political purposes.
Talking to newspersons in Nashik, Bhosale felt that Shivaji's image was being tarnished in the allegations that the political parties, including Shiv Sena, were leveling against each other on the issue of books written by James Laine and Dr Surendra Nath Sen.
Bhosale, here to campaign for BJP-Shiv Sena, said Vajpayee had opposed Congress-NCP government's decision to ban the controversial book in the state. He said Shivaji did not belong to any political party but was a national hero.


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Activities and Lifestyle of those in our care
It is important to us that our residents can continue to enjoy the activities and lifestyle they had and have the opportunity to experience new activities and interests with the support of our inclusive community setting.
Our homes offer a wide variety of activities, clubs and lifestyle choices that are tailored to individual needs. Residents are free to choose as many as they wish or not as their preference may be.
Our Care Team ensure that regular favourites are punctuated with new experiences, so throughout the week there are always things to do. Activities can vary from a relaxing afternoon tea and arts and crafts, to gardening, cooking, exercise classes, a visit from the local farm, or outings to local places of interest.
Every year residents are invited to take part in preparing our gardens, an activity our residents greatly enjoy. Making it a little easier our gardens are equipped with raised planters ensuring access for all residents no matter their mobility or frailty.
Most of our care homes offer a range of beautifully designed facilities that enable residents to maintain those important routines and interests they have always enjoyed. Within our inclusive and supportive environments residents can maintain that weekly hair and nail appointment they cherish in one of our hair salons, relax and sooth away any aches and pains in one of our luxurious therapy rooms, and enjoy those old favourite films in one of our state-of-the-art cinemas. Some of our homes even have a corner shop so that residents can still collect the morning paper. Residents and their family and friends can also enjoy fresh coffee and homemade cakes in one of our friendly, vibrant cafe's.
Dementia Clinic
Belmont Healthcare – Dementia Clinic
Belmont Healthcare was established in 1991 and has built a strong reputation in Kent and East Sussex for offering quality residential care for those with Dementia. Since then additional services have been developed to help widen the reach and scope of service provision to run in-line with local authorities plan to improve their continuity of care.
Existing and new services users can now gain access to a dementia clinic on a monthly basis. The clinic offers support to carers and family members who want to gain a better understanding and support for their loved ones with dementia. The clinic provides a confidential environment in which to discuss concerns, queries, experiences or just a listening ear, which for many can provide that much needed life-line during a difficult times.
The clinics are followed up with outcomes and evaluations for each individual using proven techniques inline with our in house Dementia Consultant, Pat Brown. The clinic helps with engagement and communication through items such as "This is your life book" which has had a profound effect.
This clinic is then followed up with a six week reminiscence group programme taking in the initial findings from the clinic in a shared like minded environment.
More information on our services available and to get in touch to see how we can help you please see www.belmontsandbanks.co.uk - Because Memories Matter…


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This e-learning course focuses on what makes effective time management at work.
The e-learning is a cut down version of the full course which is available to purchasers of the Pro version of the App and those who register online via the Internet.
e-Learning WMB can in addition customise this app or create a new app/e-learning course for you to meet your requirements. The e-learning can be launched from any platform (web, app, offline or online) and sync with the Learning Management System, from where the training process can be managed.
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|You Belong in Dublin
|Friendly and down to earth, you want to enjoy Europe without snobbery or pretensions. You're the perfect person to go wild on a pub crawl... or enjoy a quiet bike ride through the old part of town.
Based on my answers to several questions, this litte internet test has determined my heart really belongs in Dublin. I don't know about that - I felt really at peace last spring when I was in Kent, particularly in this little town called Frant, just near Tunbridge Wells. I'm willing to give Dublin a try, though. I like the part about the pub crawl, which would certainly have to come after the bike ride!


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Monday, December 28, 2009
Today Owen and I made the trek up to Goldbar. It was a nice day and everything was dry. We warmed up and I was able to repeat Twisted (V10) and the Rubix Cube (V9). I came very close to also getting back up Equinox but could not manage it. We spent most of our day at Lighten Up (V9). A large amount of work had been put into the landing since I tried it last and it was much less scary. I stuck the crux move in isolation and came very close to latching the same hold from the start. Guess I will have to try it in six months again like usual. I also put some effort into the newly done Positive Vibrations, which was fun and interesting but also very hard feeling. I probably will not get back out until January 5th or so when I am back in Colorado Springs. Until then.
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Saturday, December 26, 2009
Bret Johnston gets a blog
My good friend Bret just created a blog to chronicle his travles. He will be in Bishop until just after the first of the year and should have some good updates when he gets back. Check it here.
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Thursday, December 24, 2009
I arrived back in Seattle for the holidays last night. I have been in Bishop since my last post. I will write a bit about my trip there in the next couple days, but for now I will just share a few photos.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Big Bend
After a long hiatus from real rock, I am back on the road. I spent the last day and a half at Big Bend. For the size of the area, this is one of the best places on can go, especially in the winter. My primary goal was to work on Hellbelly. I had two long sessions on it and came away with still not having done all the moves. I am already planning a return visit in January for another round with this prize line. In other news, I did manage to get to the top of two V10s today. The first was Return of the Jedi, a low traverse that has surprising fun movement. I then polished off Big Horn Beaver, an amazing upwards rising sloper battle. I came very close to sending early in the morning but had to wait until the sun went down (and the rock to cool off) to hold the tension of the crux from the start. Tomorrow I will be in Red Rocks to check out the bouldering of Black Velvet Canyon, before Bishop on Friday.
Castleton Tower creating its own weather
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Back at Last
I have been traveling for a while now and have finally settled into Colorado Springs for a couple days. I will be leaving again on Monday to Moab, Red Rocks, then Bishop. Very excited. I have been training a bunch to try and get some fitness back and am starting to feel good again. Today Max and I headed up to a new block a bit past Ute Pass and worked on a cool line. Crimps and pinches up a slight overhang. Probably around V9 or 10. Here is Max sticking the opening move.
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Ira Joel Haber, "Doodle Dandy: Clifton Webb" (1979)
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Ira Joel Haber was born and lives in Brooklyn New York. He is a sculptor, painter, book dealer and teacher. His work has been seen in numerous group shows both in USA and Europe and he has had 9 one man shows including several retrospectives of his sculpture. His work is in the collections of The Whitney Museum Of American Art, New York University, The Guggenheim Museum, The Hirshhorn Museum & The Albright-Knox Art Gallery. His paintings, drawings and collages have been published in many online and print magazines, including Rock Heals, Otoliths, Winamop, Melancholia's Tremulous Dreadlocks, Barfing Frog, The Raving Dove, Foliate Oak, Siren, Prose Toad, Triplopia, Thieves Jargon, Opium, Dirt, The Centrifugal Eye, the DMQ Review, Broadsided, Hotmetalpress, Double Dare Press, Events Quarterly, Unlikely Stories, Coupremine, Cerebration, Chick Flicks, Softblow, Eclectica Magazine, Backwards City Review, Right Hand Pointing, Ascent, Aspirations Magazine, Brew City Magazine, Fiction Attic, Blue Print Review, Ellipsis, The Indelible Kitchen, Cricket, Entelechy, So To Speak, Taj Mahal Review, The Fifteen Project, The Externalist, Why Vandalism, Mungbeing Magazine, Lamination Colony, Paradigm, Lily, Literary Fever, Glassfire Magaine, The Houston Literary Review, Lilies and Cannonballs, Wheelhouse Magazine, Terra Incognita, Qarrtsiluni, The Tusculum Review, Multidementional, 34th Parallel. Over the years he has received three National Endowments For The Arts Fellowships, two Pollock-Krasner grants and most recently in 2004 received The Adolph Gottlieb Foundation grant. Currently he teaches art at the United Federation of Teachers Retiree Program in Brooklyn.


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EQ: Winning with People
Conflicted | EQ: Winning with People Part 3 | Lehi
Mark 7:1-23
EQ (Emotional Quotient): Emotional Intelligence is the ability to recognize emotions and respond appropriately.
Series Thesis: You'll never win at life if you lose with people.
Winning with PEOPLE requires us to learn how to WIN in conflict.
Mark 7:1 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus
Mark 7:5-7 So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?" 6 He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: "'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.'
To win with people, don't go AROUND conflict go THROUGH conflict.
Mark 7:8 & 13 8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions."... 13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."
Being responsible TO SOMEONE doesn't mean being responsible FOR SOMEONE.
Matthew 15:12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"
There is a big difference between hurt and harm. We all hurt sometimes in facing hard truths, but it makes us grow. It can be the source of huge growth. That is not harmful. Harm is when you damage someone. Facing reality is usually not a damaging experience, even though it can hurt. - Dr. Henry Cloud
Jesus always confronts in order to WIN the HEART.
Mark 7:14-23 14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them."17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. 18 "Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? 19 For it doesn't go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.) 20 He went on: "What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person."
Bottom Line: If I want to win in conflict I need to confront the RIGHT WAY for the RIGHT OUTCOME.
EQ Questions:
1. When was the last time I personally EMBRACED a hard truth?
2. When was the last time I personally INVITED feedback?
3. When was the last time I personally THANKED someone for confronting me?


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hi everyone! well, i can NOT believe its March already!!..(im so sorry for posting these late)..i want to offer a big kudos to Heinzs for making these forums for me to post the monthly highlights in..thats really just so great!! ..so i thank you my friend.. ..well here in the funny forum there were 14 postings for February!..how good is that!? super good!!..a big hug to all who stopped by..so, here are the ones to be spotlighted for the month of February..
Rhymes and Feet.....written by nekot
I cannot write this lyric true
It's hard for me to think
Within these confines, here I stew
I think this poem will stink
These rules by which it should abide
Stifle my flow of thought
Perhaps I lack a poet's stride
Bound by the should and ought
Next time I'll pick a challenge that
Is easier to write
Leave Dr. Seuss and tit for tat
To rhyming lines not trite
So if your eyes read this and scoff
Pay them no mind nor heed
I'll thus give you a wine carafe
You'll then like what you read
emotional constipation.....written by psychotic pretender
people repress their feelings
way to often
emotional constipation
will land you in a coffin
please just take a laxative
have a little laugh
you could think about your auntie
when shes in the bath
or maybe an enema
is actually what you need
flushing out your system
helps set your feelings free
go get a colonoscopy
find out if youre just fine
you can cry, scream, or holler
if the terror is not benign
i know this wont be easy
and you have lots of doubts
so for the emotionally constipated
i hope it all works out
well my thanks again to everyone who took the time to drop in and visit for awhile ....come visit even more in March!
moonflowers highlights February 08
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inside each soul there is music...let the music play..
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Hi moonflower..you are always so faithful in searching out these gems..I enjoyed them ...
Reach Out And Love Someone
Slow Down And Look around
You Will Find Someone Who Needs You.....
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Season 2 Episode 6 - Back on the wagon
July 9, 2017
Too long between drinks, also I THINK we may have missed June due to how the data allowance rolls over... Anyway:
Adam The Irwinator himself comes along for the ride, whilst we talk about getting excited about Faux again, wave 5 and the cautiousness we are approaching it with.
Review the first of the "crew selection proving ground" games, and anything and everything else.
As always, hit us up on Facebook, or email us and we'll most likely reply with the speed of someone alone in a nightclub at 3am.
Events you really need to get amongst:
- Christmas in Fauxly
- And stay tuned for: Fauxmageddon, Highlander Enforcer Brawl, and whatever else comes along...
Songs from this episode:
- Bernadette - IAMX
- Terrible Things - April Smith and the Great Picture Show
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Many of the conversations around the benefits of cloud computing are related to reducing hardware and energy costs, gaining operational efficiencies, or reducing time to deployment/market for applications. There are other benefits however that are often overlooked related to the environmental impact of cloud computing.
A study (located here) commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by Accenture and WSP Environment & Energy, demonstrates cloud computing's potential to operate business applications more efficiently, resulting in a potentially lower environmental impact. The key drivers of emission reductions include:
- Dynamic Provisioning – Over-provisioning of servers at the cloud's operational scale can be very expensive. Cloud operators can quickly match server capacity to demand shifts.
- Multi-Tenancy – Major cloud providers have the ability to serve millions of users at thousands of companies simultaneously on one massive shared infrastructure.
- Server Utilization – Cloud computing can help drive energy savings by improving server utilization, which is the measurement of the portion of a server's capacity that an application actively uses.
- Datacenter Efficiency - The way facilities are physically constructed, equipped with IT and supporting infrastructure, and managed has a major impact on the energy use for a given amount of computing power.
There were three applications included in the study: Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Sharepoint, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM and the average across these applications for typical carbon reductions by deployment size are impressive, as shown in the below graphs:
Often times we have a tendency to put our heads down and just focus on the 'business' aspects of what new technologies can deliver. It can be refreshing to think about the broader implications of cloud computing and the related technologies, including how they benefit the environment or society.
I urge you to check out the lifecycle analysis study to consider some of these broader benefits. If you'd like more information on what Microsoft has to offer in cloud computing, be sure to investigate the Cloud Power site as a starting point. If you have questions or comments, please post them and I'll work to respond as quickly as possible.
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Turkeys Invade NYC
There's a flock of hens and jakes that have been regularly visiting my feeder. Fall turkey season and I have never mixed well, but I think I'm gonna try and pick a bearded tom from the group before the season is up. They roost off the property which makes it problematic to set up an early morning hunt. Just have to locate the path they take to the feeder since it's illegal to hunt within 100 yards of one. Turkey… Read More »


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I was pondering ways of starting this podcast review, devising a way to convey how a podcast about economics is one I actually look forward to listening to. I think Planet Money's about page sums it up: "Imagine you could call up a friend and say, 'Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy.' Now imagine that's actually a fun evening. That's what we're going for at Planet Money." I'm going to tell you right away, I took Economics I, and it turns out I didn't like it that much. Planet Money, though, I like.
Planet Money does biweekly, roughly 20-minute podcasts on economics, money, and just about anything that can broadly fit into that category. My favorite episode was the one titled "Libertarian Summer Camp." When I saw that name pop up on my podcast player, I was quite excited to see what kind of summer camp Libertarians go to. As it turns out, there is a place in the forests of New Hampshire where believers of the free market gather to stick it to a strong central government. Laminated gold and silver filings serve as the currency, and the market regulates what businesses live and die at the "summer camp."
As a production of National Public Radio, one can guarantee that Planet Money will be a high quality listening experience. NPR has the best of the best audio journalists, and their team of writers, producers, and narrators truly know how to put together an enjoyable experience. I think that's one of the major reasons I always look forward to a new episode of Planet Money. It always sounds like the hosts are having a blast, like they can't believe they get paid to do this. They keep just enough of the laughs, jokes, puns, and silly bits that happen during recording so that it does feel like you're at a bar having fun discussing economics. The episode length is perfect to understand the story, delve into it a bit, but not drag on to the point of boredom.
So, when you're driving home from Student Orientation and your parents are trying to talk to you about how it went, how are the dorms, did you make any friends, etc., queue up a few episodes of Planet Money. Tell them you're trying to get ahead on your studies and need to focus on this podcast. It might get them to stop pestering you about college for just one minute, and you'll have a great podcast to enjoy on the way home.


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The Controller is responsible for this division and oversees the Financial Reporting and Accounting Operations sections of the Office of Business & Financial Services.
Financial Reporting handles the accounting function for the City, which includes analysis of financial data, preparation of all fiscal year-end financial reports, including the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), preparation of supporting documentation to assist the external auditors during the year-end audit process and implementation of new accounting pronouncements and standards.
Accounting Operations is comprised of three sections:
- Accounts Payable – Monitors and processes cash disbursements, credit card disbursements and ensures compliance with internal policies and procedures.
- Revenue Collection – Processes cash and credit card payments received from federal, state and local sources, including payment for City services.
- Payroll – Processes weekly or bi-weekly payroll for more than 3,600 City employees, submits all payroll tax withholdings and prepares all necessary payroll tax reports, while ensuring compliance will all federal and state payroll and compensation laws.
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To provide timely and accurate financial information and analyses in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Accounting Principles, assist management in making informed economic decisions, process accounts payable and payroll payments and process and receive revenue owed to the City in an accurate, timely and cost effective manner while adhering to City of Orlando policies and procedures.


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Mental Mouse
Mental Mouse Info
Mental Mouse is a bike riding game in which you will have to use the arrow keys to ride the bike. The side scrolling game will have you ride the bike to surmount all the obstacles and hurdles to make it to the end of each track as quickly as possible. Falling awkwardly will kill the rider and that should be avoided very skillfully. Maintaining balance is the biggest challenge of this cool online bike riding game. Mental Mouse is a must play bike riding game.Autosaur updated this game on 11 Aug , 2015.
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RENT @ OJac
Museum spaces currently available for rental are the Green Art Library and the Stasney Center for Education.
Please review reservation policies below.
How to reserve a space
Contact OJAC Admin. Assistant at 325.762.2269 for inquiries of facility availability. Request an appointment for a site visit and receive Rental Form Packet.
Site visit should take place at least 60 days in advance of the proposed facility rental.
During site visit, Rental Form Packet must be completed and signed by the person or persons who are legally and financially responsible for the event.
Rental FAQ's
- All lessees (individual or organization must be a current member of the OJAC.
- The Green Art Library can accommodate groups of up to 20 persons.
- The Stasney Center for Education can accommodate 200 guests maximum for a cocktail-style reception and 150 maximum for a seated dinner. Piano use is permitted. Lessee is responsible for professional tuning cost if needed.
- Hours of facility rental must take place no earlier than 8:00 am and no later than 12:00 midnight.
- If event rental occurs after 5 pm (public museum hours) lessee is required to pay for one OJAC staff to be present at the rate of $25/ hr.
- If event attendance at event will exceed 100 persons, lessee is required to pay for one OJAC security guard to be present (see rates below).
- Clubs and organizations in the Albany area may use the OJAC once per year without a rental fee; however, are required to reimburse the OJAC for any extra staffing or security costs associated with the use of the facility.
The applicant individual or organization must be a current member of the Old Jail Art Center. Membership levels are as follows:
Founders' Circle
Click HERE to purchase or update your membership today.
NOTE: The OJAC reserves the right not to rent or prohibit the use of its facility on a case by case basis. Events rentals that are specifically prohibited are weddings and fundraising events for other organizations.
Fees and other deposits
To secure the reservation of a specific date/time, a 25% booking deposit is required. This amount applies toward your total rental fee. A Security Damage Deposit is also required at the time of booking. This deposit will be returned within 30 days to Lessee if no damage is noted to tables, chairs, grounds, equipment, or to the museum itself upon post-rental inspection. If alcohol is being served at an event, the Security Damage Deposit will be doubled. Any event with 100 or more attending will require a security guard. The number of security guards and museum staff needed for each event will be determined by the Executive Director. The number will depend on the nature of the event, number of people attending and the amount of space used. In the event that such a determination is made that additional security and/or museum staff is needed, the cost will be paid by the Lessee. This will be agreed upon in advance with the Lessee. All events have a five-hour maximum, including set-up and clean-up. There will be a $50.00/hour charge for each hour over the maximum. All events, including clean-up, must be concluded by midnight.
Rental Fees Booking Deposit
Up to 50 persons $ 75.00/hr. 25% of Rental Fee
51 to 100 persons $ 125.00/hr. " "
101 to 200 persons $ 200.00/hr. " "
Contributor Discounts
Individuals, businesses, or organizations that have made gifts in the following categories in the previous twelve months may receive a discount. The discount categories are as follows:
$ 500 - $ 999 5%
$ 1,000 - $ 4,999 10%
$ 5,000 - $ 9,999 15%
$ 10,000 - above Free
Payment Policy
The balance (Rental Fee, less the 25% deposit, plus Security Damage Deposit and extra staff/security) is due and payable before the close of business at the OJAC 60 days prior to the event. If timely payment is not made, the facilities will not be made available.
Cancellation Policy
The Booking Deposit and Security Damage Deposit is 100% refundable 7 days after date of booking. If cancellation of the event occurs after 7 days of the agreement date, the Booking Deposit will be forfeited, but the Security Damage Deposit will be refunded.
Unforseen Circumstances
The OJAC will not be held liable for failure to carry out arrangements that are beyond our control.
Lessee will be required to pay for at least one security guard if attendance is expected to be 100 persons or more. The OJAC reserves the right to require and charge for additional security guards as it deems appropriate.
Security Damage Deposit
(Note: At events where alcohol will be served, the Security Damage Deposit will be doubled.)
Up to 50 persons $ 50.00
51 to 100 persons $ 100.00
101 to 200 persons $ 200.00
Any additional staff and/or security needed for event will be paid for by Lessee.


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Divine Expressing in Matter
More and more it seems my work is about helping people take that last step -- connection to divine self and establishment of divine self as the new self identity (rather than the ego).
So established, they will help bring the new consciousness on earth, and they will help others take the same step.
Oh, SOOO very, very exciting!!
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Deploying Applications
The .NET Framework provides a number of basic features that make it easier to deploy a variety of applications. This section briefly describes those features and provides information about packaging and distributing applications with the .NET Framework.
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Provides a brief overview of the deployment features in the .NET Framework
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Provides an overview of packaging and distributing .NET Framework applications.
- Deployment Scenarios
Describes several possible deployment scenarios for .NET Framework applications.
- How the Runtime Locates Assemblies
Describes how the common language runtime determines which assembly to use to fulfill a binding request.
- Redistributing the .NET Framework
Describes where to obtain the .NET Framework redistributable package, Dotnetfx.exe, and how to use it to deploy the .NET Framework on user and server computers.
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Susan Corso — The Official Credentials
Below are my certification highlights:
• Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Art, Smith College, 1979.
• National Theatre Institute, Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theatre Center, 1978.
• Licensed Teacher, CEP Advanced Program, Unity School of Christianity, 1990.
• M. Div. Candidate, St. Paul School of Theology, 1990.
• Ordained Minister, College of Divine Metaphysics, 1992.
• Doctor of Divinity, College of Divine Metaphysics, 1993.
• Certificate: Center for Teaching Peace, Alternatives to Violence, 1995.
• Certified Reiki Master, 2001.
Or CLICK HERE to read my CV in full. (WARNING: it's 9 pages long.)
The Rest of My Story: My own Crossroads Experiences
(Disclaimer: This is not one of those what-I-did-last-summer bios, nor is it for the faint-hearted. You're forewarned! More than half a century of life includes plenty of Ouch and lots of scar tissue.)
- Stellar Intuition & Mender of Broken Hearts Certification Earned through Early Tragedy ~ My first Crossroads came thoroughly unexpectedly at age five. My father was killed in a plane crash. That day my intuition blew open like barn doors in a Kansas tornado. And my heart blew apart. Eventually I found all the pieces. Now I know how to mend broken hearts.
- Advanced Understanding of Addiction & Co-Dependency Earned Ringside & in the Ring ~ After that, my mom became an alcoholic, and married three of them in a row. I got a front row seat for addiction and codependency. I protected my three brothers. Those stepfathers were less than appropriate with me and we'll leave it at that, except to say that there was healing to do. Crossroads Two.
- Crazy-Aunt-You-Can-Call-When-You-Are-In-Trouble Certification Earned on Broadway ~ I escaped to study at Smith College and graduated in 1979. Then I moved to New York and worked on Broadway, my dream come true. My spiritual path exploded and imploded at the same time. I was 25. Wild things happened. Third Crossroads for sure.
- Surrender Chops Earned in the Greatest Loss of My Life ~ The fourth Crossroads almost wiped me out, and off the planet. My then husband and I had a son who died the day he was born. Full stop. Grief doesn't even begin to touch the feelings. I turned within because nothing outside me was working. I ended up in Seminary on a path to being a minister. Along the way, I had an encounter with Jesus of Nazareth, and most importantly, with his mother, Mary. You can hear me tell it in person HERE.
- Four-Year Life-Experience Degree Awarded Courtesy of Death [circa 1995-99] ~ The fifth Crossroads brought me up short. In a four-year period, my grandfather died, then my grandmother, then my mother, then my best friend—in my arms. Okay, Grief Expert at this point. I also got to learn the taking-care-of-the-aging protocols that so many of my peers are dealing with today as well.
- Disaster Street Creds Earned in Lower Manhattan ~ I lived half a mile from the World Trade Center when 9/11 happened. I'd say, Worldwide Crossroads. Two years later I crashed and burned, needing to leave the City and heal. Santa Fe called to me.
- Field Experience at Loving, Losing & Trudging through Swamps Earned in Boston, MA ~ I met a woman and married her, and moved to Boston for ten years whereupon the marriage fell apart and into an eventually-peaceful divorce. Along the way, I trudged through swamps of betrayal, rage and sorrow.
- Lessons in Staying Put and Putting Down Roots - In Progress ~ I moved to Kingston, New York to start over yet again. My work is done mostly via phone and Zoom. I'm living on Eastern Time, I'm staying, and my house is in order. And I am once again blest to have deep love in my life; my affianced beloved, Father Tony Amato, lives here with me. Time to continue my always-present writing. Speaking of my writing... I'm the author of all kinds of books: fiction and nonfiction. I've been an editor—even for the likes of Harvard Business Review Press, and a copy editor and proofreader. It's not a good day unless I'm writing something.
I have been a spiritual counselor for 35 years — helping people change their lives. My clients have said that I am a secret agent of change — that I "make change happen." It can sure look that way, but what I really do is see you, believe in you, and bless you with a catalytic infusion of your own understanding of the Mystery until, lo and behold, your insides match your outsides.
I help you
- Find out where you really want to be;
- Get really clear on where you are in the moment;
- Figure out the obstacles that are keeping you stuck;
- Discover the kind of work we can do together; and
- Create a plan for transforming your impossibility into a threshold of possibilities.
Seems so simple writing all this in a few paragraphs but the Truth is I am a person to whom others have turned since I was 25 for a different perspective, a way to think that makes you feel better, and help in figuring out what you want and how to get it.


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Sebastian and his wife Lizelle are launching a new company. They asked me to photograph their portraits in the studio with a neutral background. Sebastian and Lizelle asked some very good questions before the photo shoot. What are the best clothes to wear? Makeup? Best colors? …
Both of them were well prepared and made it easy to photograph them.
Here are some questions to help you to prepare yourself for your corporate portrait session:
- How do you want to portrait yourself? Do you need to present yourself as professional business person in a suit? Do you want to communicate your open mindedness?…
- Do you work from an office that represents, who you are and want to photograph your images in this environment? Does a studio shoot work better to underline your message?
- Who is your potential client?
- What media do you use to? Do you use a brochures, websites, newsletters to market your business? Do you need different images for social media sites like Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and Google+ ?
- Do you want to incorporate branding material of your company in your shoot (e.g. signage, banner)?
These are only a few questions to help you to prepare yourself for your photo session.
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Alaska Marine Highway Port Efficiency Policy Effective June 1, 2012
(JUNEAU, Alaska) –The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced today that its Port Efficiency Policy will go in effect Friday, June 1, 2012.
The new policy states that an AMHS ferry will bypass a port call if there is no scheduled traffic destined into or out of that particular port. Scheduled traffic is defined as a reservation in place 24 hours in advance of the scheduled departure time from the port in question.
"We are always exploring ways for AMHS to run more efficiently," said Michael Neussl, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Deputy Commissioner for Marine Operations. "This policy allows our ferries to conserve fuel, reduce risk from unnecessary docking procedures, and move passengers between ports in less time."
Port calls with zero traffic are relatively uncommon throughout the Alaska ferry system. In 2011 AMHS ferries made 10 port calls where there was not any traffic on or off the ship.
The M/V Aurora recently conserved over 2,200 gallons of fuel by canceling a roundtrip sailing between Valdez and Whittier. With no traffic scheduled between ports the vessel was granted permission to stay in port. Beyond the savings in fuel the vessel's crew was also able to perform maintenance and accomplish some mandatory U.S. Coast Guard inspections ahead of schedule.
"It is really important to show efficiencies," said Mayor Shirley Marquardt of Unalaska and Marine Transportation Advisory Board Member. "I appreciate the manner in which the AMHS staff handled this significant change."
Travelers are encouraged to make reservations in advance either online at FerryAlaska.com, by calling 1-800-642-0066, or visiting ferry terminal staff throughout the system. The Juneau Call Center is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. During nonbusiness hours callers have the option of being transferred to a specific terminal or using a travel agent for assistance.
Making advance reservations is the best way to guarantee space for passengers and vehicles, and it allows the system to operate more efficiently.
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) oversees 254 airports, 11 ferries serving 35 communities, 5,700 miles of highway and 660 public facilities throughout the state of Alaska. The mission of DOT&PF is to "Get Alaska Moving through service and infrastructure."
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The Boat Train by Kevin O'Cuinn
Associate editor Joshua Brewer on today's new fiction: Kevin O'Cuinn's "The Boat Train" pulls a lively cadence from the most sure form of travel: a boat train, a vessel with the sole purpose of delivering a body to another vessel of passage, a notion formally mirrored by the work's single-paragraph structure. At stake here is the movement of bodies and transport of minds to ends which are so sure that they are pointless.
The Boat Train
He wakes on The Boat Train, unsure&uncaring if it's going east or west, where east is random and west is home. His allotment is a crusty seat in an aquarium of cheese; room for eight. He wonders who made this reservation and if there's a timetable. Who and If—and WTF: there is no way he queued for a ticket, for this or anything, and no other way he would or could have planned arrangements of this magnitude—something, he just knows it, that will involve borders, travel documents and off-the-rack uniforms in bad haircuts. There was no shrill whistle, no All aboard, but there was steam, lots of, and slamming—the way a train door slammed, the way only a train door slammed, before that too was lost to electrode clusters during the last techno update, before his number flipped. Before it was his turn, and he ran. Beside him, window seat, a frocked-out nun, wimple and all, probably a dissident fleeing, it's a popular disguise. Can't trust the clergy. Passengers smile and say Sister this/Sister that. They offer Custard Creams and Milky Moo Mints, the big white goo of them. He wishes himself back—under—and fakes falling eyes, a snore that's hardly audible. The Boat Train splits the night and a rock shatters the window and most of Sister's face. Red the only colour now, red only ever. The seats launch a chorus of curses that's light on blasphemy (against the odds, he'll think much later). Someone procures toilet paper and a yellowed shirt that stinks of smoke, and they go to work on nullifying the mess. It's official: he's awake. Sister shakes them off, lights up and sucks hard; blocks the pain. Curses give way to tuts and head-shaking. There's talk of shame, then quiet, and he can taste the sea coming through where the window used to be. West, definitely west. At least there's that.
Kevin O'Cuinn lives and loves in Frankfurt, Germany. He is Prose Editor at Word Riot.


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This is Modern Living week on the ZfEL podcast. I hope this week has helped you surmount the chaos and craziness that is so often our everyday lives and move to a place of greater peace and mindfulness. Today's guided meditation is "Just Being" and it's about just being, fully, in this moment no matter what's going on around us.
Taking everything in, we open ourselves fully to this moment and experience the peace of living fully accepting of whatever may come.
Also, don't forget to check out this week's episode #12: How to Live More Mindfully in the Modern World which this guided meditation serves as an accompaniment to.
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Seasonal shifts in business are normal for much of the retailing world, and the first thing that jumps to mind is of course the Holiday season, which kicks into full gear on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. On an aside, as an internet marketer, I am far more interested in Cyber Monday, when the e-commerce Christmas season kicks off (to the joy of American employers, the first work day after Thanksgiving).
Everyone knows that Christmas shopping is big business, but what may fly under the radar is exactly how huge the Halloween holiday is. Maybe it is more intriguing to me because it is so fun and impractical it all is, but year after year I am amazed at the sheer girth of the industry. In 2007, it is estimated that Americans will spend $64.82 per person on Halloween costumes, decorations, candy and cards. That is almost 10% above 2006 levels, and sends the total spend on Halloween well north of $5 Billion, a truly phenomenal sum.
Wpromote works with several top Halloween e-commerce sites, and it is amazing to see the volume of searching and shopping for Halloween costumes online. Without going into too much detail but to give you a little insider perspective:
- In the end of September, over a full month before Halloween (and weeks before anyone I know is even thinking about their costumes), just one of our search engine campaigns was generating over 4 million impressions per day, in the tens of thousands of clicks, and hundreds of costumes sold.
- Looking at last year's data, the costume season peaks around the 24th-27th of October when all of the last minute online shoppers flood the web scrambling for costumes. We expect on those dates this year, we will see upwards of 12-15 million ad impressions daily and sales for a single campaign for a single client pushing $100,000 per day. These are just the sales generated directly from our search campaigns, and independent of their other on or off-line marketing efforts.
- While the retail gurus in general estimate a 10% rise in total Halloween-related spending in 2007, we are seeing numbers suggesting a rise of search-related sales north of 25%.
- While the Christmas season may result in retailers seeing upwards of 40% of their annual sales occurring in a two month window, Halloween retailers see perhaps the most extreme seasonality out there, with upwards of 85% of their annual revenue taking place in a mere five or so weeks. Big e-commerce Halloween sites will see their staff swell from 30 to 300 and back down to 30 in an eight-week stretch.
So, forget the numbers; what's hot this year? Pirates are huge, Star Wars seems to be a perennial favorite, Spider Man costumes are selling like hotcakes, but this years new hot costume are the Transformers. Word to the wise though: the manufacturer underestimated demand, and most Halloween stores are already sold out or on their last batches, so go grab one while you still can!


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Hozier - Cherry Wine
Hozier is making Cherry Wine a clarion call to highlight the issue of domestic violence.
Hozier, Columbia Records, Island Records and Sony/ATV Music Publishing will donate their respective proceeds from downloads of this special single, released on 12th February, to a series of international domestic abuse charity organisations which provide support to victims and survivors of domestic abuse, while also engaging in advocacy and community outreach.
Cherry Wine was written by Hozier from the male perspective of an abuse sufferer. The song's lyrics offer a unique insight into an abusive relationship, shining a light on the cycle of 'justification' often perpetuated in domestic violence incidents; that public health experts say controls the abused, shames the victim, and shifts responsibility for the abuser's violent behavior.
Speaking of his decision to lead this charity campaign Hozier said, "Domestic violence is an ongoing issue in our society, the statistics of which are shocking and the effects of which damage whole families, communities and span generations.
With the song Cherry Wine, I tried to get across the difficulty of coming to terms with and facing up to domestic violence and the dynamic of an abusive relationship. I'm honoured to be joined by Saoirse Ronan, video director Dearbhla Walsh and Moe Dunford in spreading awareness on this issue."
Saoirse Ronan added, "I am equally honoured to join Hozier to create awareness for the #FaceUpToDomesticViolence campaign with the release of "Cherry Wine" as a charity single. The song has always been one of my favourite tracks on his album. I hope through the video and song we can shine light on the issue and complexity of domestic abuse and in doing so help those caught up in the cycle of domestic violence".
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Did I ever mention that my husband is a handyman / contractor? No? Well that's just plain crazy. Let me catch you up to speed: my husband is a handyman / contractor. Recently he was hired by Design Crisis reader, Diana to clean up the colonial mess of a fireplace that was haunting her living room. There are still some finishing touches to be done but I just couldn't wait to show off his little project. Behold, the before and after(ish):
Sick of having guests throw up in their mouth when they came over, Diana decided to have Matt do this:
That's right, bitches, beautiful pristine plaster. Yum. And don't you traditionalists go getting your undies in a bundle, no bricks were harmed in the resurfacing of the fireplace. He built some fancy thing around it then covered that with the plaster. He also made little cubby holes in the back for her stuff. That TV is going to be mounted (I'm not 100% sure where) and Matt will be doing something very complicated and technical to hide all the wires in the wall. Ok, complicated to me only.
Believe it or not, the paint on the sides is just grey primer, she's going to be covering it with Sanders approved Harbor Gray.
And yes, yes, we know, those tiles are killing our eyes, but hey, no worries, Diana's a smart and savvy lady, which is why she's having matt shred 'em to install a glorious expanse of hardwoods. When he's all done I'm going to kick her out and move in. Then I will post more photos.
For now, I'll leave you with Diana's inspiration pic from the October '08 issue of Domino Magazine:
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The Gansevoort Market
The Gansevoort Market opened in October 2014 and it is delightful. Located at the edge of the meatpacking district, this rustic-style space in a renovated garage offers an eclectic line-up of both new and classic New York restaurants.
I've recently taken a liking to the food hall/market scene because of their casual, social environments and the diversity of the cuisines. Having variety tends to please its customers as it has options that would appeal to everyone.
So here's the lowdown of restaurants:
- Aunt Butchie's Cheesecake - Ever heard of a cheesecake cone? Probably not, so go try one here.
- Bangkok Bar - Thai food. And coconut water served in coconuts.
- Brooklyn Soda Works - Healthy sodas? Yep, sodas made from fruits, herbs, spices, and CO2.
- Bruffin Cafe - What's a bruffin? A brioche muffin with lots of stuffin'.
- Cappone's Salumeria - Authentic Italian sandwich shop.
- Champion Coffee - A good ol' coffee shop.
- Crepe Sucre - The name says it all...crepes.
- Dana's Bakery - Macarons!
- Dojo Express - A Japanese sushi bar. The original restaurant is located in the East Village.
- Donostia - Basque tapas bar. Primary location is also in the East Village.
- Ed's Lobster Bar - New England seafood. Known for their lobster rolls.
- Feel Food - Organic juice and health food shop.
- Gansevoort Bakery - A bakery with a wide variety of freshly made pastries and baked goods.
- Heermance Farm Purveyors - Organic produce market and cafe.
- Il Conte - Italian pasta bar. The pasta, sauce, and toppings of your choice are cooked right in front of you.
- Løv Organic - A Scandinavian-inspired tea shop.
- Luzzo's Pizzeria - An old school Neapolitan pizza joint.
- Macelleria - A high quality meat market.
- MTerranean - Authentic Mediterranean foods.
- Organic Gemini - A superfood company specializing in TigerNuts.
- Palenque - Homemade Colombian food.
- Pig Guy NYC - Pork heaven.
- Tacombi - Delicious tacos served out of a Volkswagen bus.
- Yiaourti - Greek yogurt bar.
There's also a little flower shop called Flower Girl NYC that contributes to the charming nature of this place.
So if you're ever in the area, definitely check this place out. It's perfect for afternoon chats with friends or grabbing a quick bite to eat before hitting the many bars and clubs that populate this area.
ADDRESS: 52 Gansevoort St. New York, New York 10014