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After many years of avoiding card games like Magic and the Wow (World of Warcraft for anyone living under a rock in a cave) card game I've finally caved in and bought a couple of decks for the Wow game. I've played Warhammer Invasion for a couple of years but its different in that you know what you're getting in a pack of cards, there aren't any boosters to gamble with. Now I've been sucked into the WoW game and I find myself buying 4 booster packs on amazon before work.....
In game terms the WoW card game isn't that hard to pick up. I'd say Invasion is much more complex; you have 3 zones which gives a possible 3 different roles for each card and there's buildings, units, heros, legends.... it all gets quite complicated. But in the WoW game you only pickup 1 card per turn, so thats simpler, your money is based on 1 per card rather than hammers etc, so thats simpler, there aren't any zones, you just kill the hero, so thats simpler too. Admittedly there's still tactics, attachments, weapons, armour and a plethora of other things too but its still easier to pick up than Invasion.
I should probably point out that I used to play the actual WoW on the computer. A lot. A hell of a lot. So I'm very familiar with the names of everything and all the in jokes like "LEEEERRROOOYY JEEEENNNKKINS!!!!". My sister still plays WoW a fair bit too. I hate to sound a bit cliché but I got a girlfriend and suddenly wow seemed less important. My girlfriend has shown some interest in the WoW card game when I was at a local tournament, so that have given me a fair bit of impetus to explore it.
For my first 2 decks I bought the Sylvanas Windrunner (hunter) for me and Jaina Proudmore (Mage) for my girlfriend. In each pack was a free booster pack with a bunch of random cards. There was a couple of hero cards, a shaman and one that I found quite weird for a hero, Iso'rath, a giant tentacle beast in the ground with a giant mouth. He's a bit like a Sarlacc from Star Wars but bigger, I think he uses mind control to make stuff work for him if I remember correctly from the computer game. There was also a loot card for a pet cat in the computer game, I gave it to my sister.
The game plays quite simply. You and your opponent start with 7 cards. You can put down cards as either face down money/resource cards or for their proper use. Quest cards get put down as esource cards too and you can pay resources to flip them over and complete the quest. Your other cards are allies, that you put in your ally zone for attacking etc, abilities (like tactics in Invasion) and equipment that you attach to your hero, like weapons or armour.
Its a fun game thats quite easy to pick up and probably hard and possibly expensive to master. I have 1 gripe about it though, why do I have to pay resources for my hero to attack?? It annoys me that I pay 1 resource to do one point of damage when I can pay for an ally that attacks for free! Nevermind, I'm sure someone will explain why its good at some point. Now I just want my 4 new booster packs to turn up, hooked on plastic crack and card crack now :(


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Did you know that Walt Disney had a private apartment above the firehouse in Disneyland? As a prize at an Annual Passholder Event in 1995, we won dinner in that apartment which has been preserved since Walt's passing in 1966. Click on the picture below to read all about that night, and see all of the pictures we took.
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This is the lithograph issued by The Disney Stores in 1993 as a premium with the purchase of the movie "Pinocchio" on home video. This lithograph is often mis-identified as the first Disney Video Litho. The real first lithograph was for Cinderella. But this one was the first to come in a paperboard mat and envelope, as they did for many years afterward. This colorful high-quality print features Pinocchio and his Official Conscience, Jiminy Cricket. It measures 9x12" in a 12x16" paper mat, and it comes with the original envelope. Note: The envelope was folded at one time.
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Six 11x14" lithographs sold in Disneyland in 2001.
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This isn't a prank we've ever seen before, and almost every single person falls for it! The look on their face when they realize they're getting fooled is hilarious!
It's nice to see a new prank going around. This "Key-ing" prank takes these driver's stupidity to a whole new level. The kids tell the random drivers that their keys are in their door…. even though they're driving! Almost every single person reaches out their window and tries to find their keys… then they all realize that they've fallen for a pretty stupid prank. Just down right hilarious!


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Precious, precious nap times
Some days I live for nap time. Is it nap time yet? 9:50 am. Nope. Okay. I can survive a few more hours.
Is it nap time yet? 10:35 am. Wow. Still not lunch or nap time. How is this day is so long? I didn't realize two boys could fly through 972 activities in 45 minutes. All while completely emptying the bookshelves onto the living room floor.
What about now? Only 11:02. Okay. Is it too early for lunch? Is it considered an "afternoon nap" if I put them to bed before noon?
1:00 pm?! FINALLY! It's nap time. Sweep all these boys into bed and then collapse on the floor. Cason needs to go potty. Ok. Retuck the boys back into bed. Fall on to the couch. Cannon needs a drink. Ok. Maybe third time's a charm. I peek in on them before hopping into the shower.
Aw, they look so cute. So, I spend my precious nap time snapping photos of the very faces I was wanting a break from earlier. Such is my life as a mom.


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Welcome to America's most influential and popular web site. Our mission is to facilitate, encourage and document the consumption of a Cheeseburger on every named peak on the planet. A few of us have started on the local peaks in the Salt Lake City area. If friends and like-minded hikers (or Cheeseburger eaters) join in we'll make some decent progress towards this goal. Along the way we hope that people will share their summit climbing experiences, through photos and posts to this site, as well as their creative new Cheeseburger recipes – you can include photos here too. Since many people, us included, have a competitive streak, we decided to cast this project as a contest. Maybe we'll even have prizes – for most summit Cheeseburgers, best-tasting Cheeseburger recipe, highest Cheeseburger summit, etc.; we'll see how this develops. We'd like you to join in and help us knock off a peak or two with Cheeseburger in hand.
How is Summit Cheeseburger a Contest?
Link to standings
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New Ohio Cheeseburger!!!
i'd really like to know how to join your summit cheeseburger initiative. i live in mississippi and i can start tomorrow with my fellow hiker/cheeseburger eater!
This is the best Web site I've come across in a long time. From now on when I make a summit bid it will be with cheeseburger in tow.
It's ironic I found this site (in a Web search for Caper Peak) because a friend and I often joke about how we were going to make an Everest climb dressed as the Hamburgler and Grimace fueled only by McDonalds food to make a satirical point to the world about the silliness of Everest climbing.
with regard to the rules. I need some clarification…
For example, let's say I am driving my cattle hauler to the slaughter house and I swerve to miss a squirrel in the road, T-bone a bridge abutment and croak.
If my family ate said squirrel with cheese on a bun on a summit at my memorial …would that count?
The suirrel did not necessarily kill me but led to my death.
This is important as I live in a place with lots of squirrels. I need to know if I should stop swerving to miss them..as you can imagine this is keeping me upnights.
Cheeseburgers! Yeah!
I ran into your site like a year ago while doing historical research.
Anyway, I live in a county with 80 summits.
(100s in adjoining counties…yeah, Colorado.)
Your site says that there have been 17 cheeseburgers consumed on 5 of them here.
It would be nice to be able to see which ones they are, in order to avoid doubling up, so we can get them all checked off the list sooner.
Unfortunately, I can't help you with the site, I'm only a fledgling web developer.
But I am an experienced hiker and cheeseburger-eater!
I've got my camera, computer, and cheeseburger armed.
Let's get-er done!
Once again the Southern Geocaching Ass tackled another summit, Monte Sano Mountain was the target this time, with 15 people and one dog sharing in some great cheese burgers. Go here for a picture: http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr130/clarkbowman/MONTECheese.jpg
Error in listing of highest summit in Warren County, NY.
Gore @ 3583ft is the highest.
Another error. this time of omission.. Franklin co, NY.. Loon Lake Mtn. c.3,300 ft with a tower.. a great place to EAT A CHEESEBURGER while taking in the views 🙂
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Newcastle supporters are getting to be convinced that Newcastle are simply dragging their feet in their recruitment for a new left back to replace Jose Enrique and another top striker.
Modibo Maiga – Newcastle have lodged bid
Newcastle have not had any success since early this summer in bringing in a second striker and spent lots of time in trying to bring in Mevlut Erdinç and Kevin Gameiro to Newcastle and were also unsuccessful in their attempts to get winger Gervinho from Lille.
And their latest target is Modibo Maiga and his club Souchaux, have said all summer they will not sell him, so there is a worry that this pursuit will laos turn out to be unsuccessful and a waste of time, with only 12 days left in the transfer window.
And Newcastle's unwillingness to do deals, is after the club got a big windfall for Andy Carroll, and the club have also sold Kevin Nolan, Routledge and Enrique this summer, so the money is there.
Alan Pardew was asked directly today why Newcastle have failed to land their targets and it was suggested to him that Newcastle should just pay the little but more to get their men:
"We might have to do that and we might be at the stage where we are doing that." "So that question might be talking out of turn there."
"I have sat in another press conference as I have done quite often here with nobody across the line, but at some point we will."
You get the feeling with those words that Alan is as frustrated as anybody that Newcastle are continuing to play Scrooge.
And you have to remember the club has big money in the bank, because we were told that £30M of the £35M fee Newcastle received for Andy Carroll from Liverpool in January, was paid in cool cash.
To end on a brighter note, Pardew indicated that the move for 23 year-old Souchaux striker Modibo Maiga is still ongoing:
"He is a player we want to bring to the club. That is where that is. Negotiations are still ongoing."
We have to hope that one day the Newcastle hierarchy will wake up, smell the coffee (and drink a few strong cups of it), and get some deals done for the good of the club and for the good of the fans.
They have 12 days to do that.
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it's all a smokescreen ,
alans not arsed really, of course he wants todo well as a manager , he's been given the most high profile job of his life , but really he's in the job cos mike is paying off his debt and wanted someone who would keep shut and go along with whatever happens at the club , namely trying to get mikes money back as quickly as possible without damaging the clubs chance of a sale to much .
if mike an keep the club just above relegation for a cpl of season (higher is a bonus but not needed) while farming these cheap deals and pocketing transfer cash that comes in , he can get his money back out of the club within a cpl of years .
few more seasons of this ahead of us
Agree 110% that we need a left back and goalscorer, but selling clubs abroad see the money that is been splashed around by a few PL clubs and think that we are all rolling in cash, then players think the same. So if some-one makes a stand against all of this as MA appears to be doing then who suffers, in this case its NUFC and the fans. But, somewhere along the line the authories have to get hold of this crazy world of PL football and rein it in, Man city have team of strikers now and that says it all.
So yeh lets get a full back and a striker in ASAP, but at the same time lets have a well managed club working within our means.
As for Enriques outburst, Jose please just shut up, you messed the club around for ages.
@ Indian – he also brought in Fat Sam with one of the biggest and most expensive backroom staff in the PL.
I think at that stage he genuinely wanted to spend and get success, and listened to the fans in getting rid of fat sam and replacing with KK.
It all went wrong with the appointment of Wise over KKs head, we all know what happened next and hes been trying to sell up ever since.
ThE independent are saying today that everton are struggling financially and may be forced to sell players, why can't we bid for baines?!?! Fair enough he would maybe cost slightly more but would also bring more of a sell on fee as I reckon he'll be englands first choice left back when cole retires and we all know mr Ashley likes a good sell on fee…..
Ladbrokes make Sunderland favourites. This is because they mustered 15 shots on goal at Liverpool while we only mustered one shot at home. Must admit, it does look worrying. I would take a draw now if we could lol. If we get beat tomorrow it should show Ashley that he can not keep starving the club of signings. He must spend money. Also, if we are to get beat tomorrow and Ashley still refuses to release funds then Pardew should grow a pair of balls and walk.
Roshan – "i dont think we will sign a stricker" ……With respect, and as was pointed out yesterday, the word "Striker" does not contain a "c". Striker not "Stricker" ….."STRIKER"
On topic -I really don't think Pardew is the problem here and is probably as frustrated as everyone else. Ashley is gambling but as a result will almost certainly cost us points.


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Directed by: Adam Green
Plot: Three friends find themselves trapped upon a chairlift at a renowned ski resort. With everybody unaware of their whereabouts and the ski resort closed until the following week, the three must chose to either stay put and inevitably freeze to death, or make potentially life-threatening decisions and find a way off.
Featured at multiple horrorfests around the globe, Adam Green (breaking his way into the limelight in 2006 with the horror homage Hatchet) writes and directs his latest, Frozen. With a magnitude of followers after his breakout feature, he makes a swift turn from full blown horror to something a little more chilled.
Opening the feature with an introduction to our trio of characters, Green stabilizes their friendship with hammy dialogue and forced acting, hardly setting the scene for a film that attempts to surpass his previous. While quirky in places, their quarrelesome attitudes are simply charmless. Thankfully, once stranded over the mountains, Green's pace and idealistic behaviour towards the perfect set-up falls into place.
The two settings in which all characters' attitudes seem to be placed on - bickering and whining - are understandable under the obvious circumstances, with Green's writing exuding sheer professionalism when it's focused on elements gearing towards terror. Racketing the tension in by the buckets, scenes upon the chairlift are instantly nail-biting, successfully building up each unfortunate move with a concentrated, and agonizing, intensity.
The claustrophobic and incredibly harsh, frosty setting works tremendously with the film Green has written, but everything would have undoubtedly fallen into shit creak without the likes of the film's stars. Putting aside familiar faces Kevin Zegers and X-Men's Shawn Ashmore, the true talent is partial newcomer Emma Bell - whose fame will undoubtedly come in the next Final Destination installment. At first, predictably written, but somewhat grows due to the tragedy her character is succumbed to. Distressing and at times horrendous, a balance is made with the ill-fated getaway and the grim, relentless surroundings itself, with the warmth between the remaining characters proving some of the most memorable scenes.
Similarities can be made with shark flick Open Water, a fellow horror that looked more docu-dreadful than docu-horror. Delightfully straying from its faults, Frozen tends to thrive as a character-driven thriller, with Bell's especially becoming all the more relatable.
Despite failing to surpass his previous entry, Green's attempt won't go unnoticed. An unrelenting, chilling and ferociously terrifying survival horror that essentially works as a sadistic sister act to Hatchet.
Frozen is released theatrically in the UK September 24th, and on DVD/Blu-ray in the US September 28th.


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* Due to sold-out games, the Dragons reserve a number of tickets for the band to the games, but purchasing of tickets will be the participants individual responsibility.
There will be a lot more opportunities dependent on talent we have this year.
For more information regarding the time and place of these events, please visit our calendar page. If you have any questions or concerns, please visit our Contact Us section to speak with a Gem City representative.


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This is my article published in The News International, Islamabad
August 7, 2013
August 7, 2013
Freedom of opinion/expression, positive change, scope for progressive voices, youth engagement, fresh perspectives, real time sharing forums, crystal clear means of communication these are some of the terms that Indians and Pakistanis used when asked how they view the media championing the cause of citizen diplomacy for peace between the two countries.
Given the difficulties of obtaining a visa to visit Pakistan for face-to-face interaction, I had resigned myself to remaining restricted to the social media and obtained these comments online. This is part of my ongoing research on the media and its role in helping foster peace between India and Pakistan.
However, I have not given up on the idea of promoting people-to-people interaction, or hope that lies in citizen diplomacy as it has been called since 1981 when a US State Department employee named Joseph Montville emphasized the significance of informal and unofficial citizen interactions for conflict resolution.
Citizen diplomacy has gained credence for its capacity to allow personal experience, direct contact and grassroots reach among populace in adversary nations. The emergence of multi-track diplomacy popularized the concept of citizen diplomacy, enabling citizens to become ambassadors of national cultures.
Many examples of citizen diplomacy between India and Pakistan offer a wide canvas for interaction, like WISCOMP (Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace, India-Pakistan Friendship Society (1987), South Asian Dialogue (1990s), Pakistan-India People s Forum for Peace and Democracy (1994) and Pakistan Peace Coalition. However, these initiatives have not managed to harness the power of the media to amplify their voices and ascertain the involvement of ordinary citizens from both sides.
The media can play a key role in this process by functioning as a classroom to promote global understanding, where citizens become students and augment their cultural knowledge, cultural sensitivity and acceptance of the other . Especially with the new media that can transcend barriers of time and space, the other does not seem alien anymore.
Media representatives have the power to build positive images of the other country, and counter the traditional views of the enemy . However, rather than availing of this opportunity, South Asian journalists tend to remain entrapped in the web of jingoist and exclusive nationalism. As such, the media s role in citizen diplomacy has largely remained traditional and limited to institutionalized exchanges among Indian and Pakistani journalists.
An exciting development is the recent emergence of peace media in the sub-continent. Although still marginal, it has revamped the way the media operate. From a very traditional role, guided by a top-down information flow in which media elites and media gate-keepers decide what audiences consume, some in the media have now assumed an interactive role that humanizes the other or the enemy .
The flow of information in this interactive role is cyclical and multi-dimensional, informal and interactive, people-driven and inclusive. This is necessary to neutralize the India-Pakistan discord that is so heavily dominated by enemy images , stereotypes and popular perceptions all of which are hurdles to citizen interaction and sustainable peace.
This interactive role has made it to the mainstream media through the popular Aman ki Asha campaign and a Facebook page called Romancing the Border (RTB). These popular initiatives and their reach to young people in India and Pakistan ensure the continuation of citizen diplomacy despite barriers on physical meetings in the form of visa restrictions and travel impediments.
What the media do for citizen diplomacy is unique they help bring forth alternative perceptions, something that is not easily found in mainstream media discourse. The media can democratise citizen diplomacy to overcome state-created barriers, facilitate virtual exchanges, common dialogue, media sharing and present the idea of peace as marketable and profitable .
Such initiatives are evidence enough that media can indeed come out of their shell of nationalism and elitism, to promote and facilitate peace in the region. They show how the media can work as a novel medium for citizen diplomacy when not bogged down by constraints of news routines and practices.
In the information deficit that plagues India-Pakistan relations and creates hatred and misperceptions of the other , media-aided citizen diplomacy can help engage in a constructive and transformative dialogue process with a focus on issues of concern to citizens on both sides.
What Aman ki Asha and Romancing the Border do is to promote sector-wise cooperation and engagement on both sides and provide a human touch to serious matters of war and conflict. The Aman ki Asha campaign has organised several events bringing Indians and Pakistanis to a common forum, going beyond the commitment to use print space for encouraging positive views of each other.
RTB, the brainchild of an Indian and a Pakistani student, has partnered with AKA to promote its colourful and attractive Facebook page that uses new media technology to stimulate popular interaction. It uses video greetings, peace booth campaigns, sharing peace smiles, testimonials and peace messages to give like-minded Pakistanis and Indians the opportunity to interact.
There is no dearth of forums of citizen diplomacy in the case of India-Pakistan. So what difference does the media s intervention make? How do we explain the media s role during events of national security where the media inevitably become hostage to antagonistic inter-state relations? Are we compromising journalistic objectivity by envisioning a role for the media in citizen diplomacy? Should peace media campaigns trickle down and be taken to the grassroots where opinions matter the most? Does media aided citizen diplomacy also run the risk of turning elitist?
Withstanding all the limitations that these questions raise, the media s role in promoting citizen diplomacy can become a tool for positive and popular opinion building with support from government, bureaucracy and civil society. It can act as a complement to official public diplomacy while working on the periphery and contribute to improving relations. Better media access and a firm institutionalization of the media s role in citizen diplomacy will make the much needed difference in altering public perceptions about the rivalry.
India-Pakistan is more about people, about the tragedy of not being able to meet and talk to your next-door neighbour, about emotions that need an outflow, about good memories that can be created together. We need the media to do to all this and more for the countless people who still view our story with hope.


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holiday cocktails
I thought I would share with you one of my new favorite cocktails for the holidays. It's light and refreshing, and very pretty and festive. A friend served it up a few weeends ago. The recipe is pretty simple, fruit juice (we used grapefruit) prosecco, and fresh herbs, with a splash of soda. The key was mixing the rosmary and the sage in with the cocktails. You can cut up any fresh herbs and leave them out for your guests to chose their own! I think it would be great with pomagrant too!
The gorgeous glasses are old, but you can find simialr ones on Amazon ! I love the copper, and pink, it's a feminine touch on holiday colors, don't you think? I like these glasses from Anthropolgie too!
Have fun at your holiday parties, and enjoy some specialty cocktails!


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Where have all my tweets gone?
I've been mulling this over for a while and this morning I decided to jump into the deep end and delete all my tweets. This is another step towards something I'm aiming to acheive in 2012 - no use of free third party services.
At d.construct last year, I think it was Don Norman that said
… if you're not paying for it, you're the product.
Well this year I plan to make sure that I minimise (or even eradicate) being a product.
I don't blame companies for using data (that I provide as part of the normal useage of a free product), to deliver targeted advertising to me - but I don't have to like it. I take responsibility for handing it over in the first case.
It may be a valid statement to say that the growth of the internet and web in general would not have been possible without corporate sponsorship. I certainly wouldn't want to see that reversed, the web has opened up many previously closed doors.
However, if the decisions we make and the actions we take shape the world around us, then I at least want to try and shape a world in which the invasion of advertising is kept in check. No matter how funny, well executed or tastefully done, advertising is an attempt to change your will for commercial exploit. That's not cool with me. It's even more uncool when advertisers are able to reach me by slicing through demographical information - especially when I was the one to hand over that demographical information in the first place. If I was Homer Simpson, now would be the right time to say "Doh".
So that's where all of my tweets have went. In the bin.


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Last victim, 6, in Texas church shootings leaves hospital
A 6-year-old boy who was shot several times and was the last victim still hospitalized following the Nov. 5 church massacre in South Texas went home riding in a firetruck.
Officials with University Health System in San Antonio say Ryland Ward left the hospital Thursday afternoon.
A gunman opened fire at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of San Antonio, during a Sunday service.
More than two dozen worshippers were killed and about 20 others, including Ryland, were wounded. The attacker, Devin Patrick Kelley, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
UHS officials Thursday declined to provide details on Ryland's current medical condition.
Other victims hospitalized at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio or Connally Memorial Medical Center in Floresville were previously discharged.


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A note about wedding photographers
This year we decided to take a leap of faith and realign ourselves. We've had friends that have really just given up on our wedding industry in general. In today's world where cameras are an important part of everyone's life it is difficult to distinguish the real value in photography. At the end of last year we couldn't help but feel the same as most, undervalued and overworked. When we both had started our interest in photography, on our own with separate businesses, it was for the pure joy of photographing someone's precious moments. It was not to nickel and dime with our clients or to have to prove why they could always find a photographer that was willing to work for free.
We knew we needed to get back to that place of photographing for the joy of it not because it was another gig we had previously committed to shoot.
This year, we committed to less weddings, in fact about half of what we would usually shoot for a year. It was a big decision, and I cannot pretend that it was an easy one. For us this meant we both would pursue other careers, because even wedding photographers have bills to pay. But what this meant was that we would get our love for photography back. We promised each other we would only take on couples we felt were right for us, which boiled down to are couples who are in love and who value the art of photography. The last thing we would ever want is to be is the robot that clicks the shutter.
Again, this was not an easy choice but as I finish editing our last weekend's wedding I can honestly say I am in love again. I am in love with the couples we've worked with and the ones we can't wait to photograph soon. I am in love with the way our approach to the wedding day has changed. And lastly in love with the images we are producing. To this day I think this year we've produced some of our best work and we've never felt our photography be as appreciated by our couples.
I guess to wrap this up I just want to say a sincerely big 'THANK YOU' to our clients for helping us see the light again, for trusting us and allowing us to do exactly what we love.
I don't know what comes next but all I know and believe in is that "The only thing that's constant is change".
And if you are interested last year we did videos on why we both choose to be photographers: Tom's Video and Keidi's Video


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Chapel Hill North Carolina Chicken Ordinance
Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes Max Chickens Allowed 10 Roosters Allowed No Permit Required No Coop Restrictions Female Chickens must be kept a minimum of thirty (30) feet from the nearest residence other than that of the owner and may not be kept between the street and a line drawn parallel to the street facing walls of a residence. City/Organization Contact name
Town of Chapel Hill
405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Additional Information Link for more Information http://townhall.townofchapelhill.org/agendas/2009/03/09/7a/20090309_o6a.htm Information Last Updated 10-28-2013
NOTE: This information was submitted by a member of our chicken forum. Please make sure to double check that this information is accurate before you proceed with raising chickens. You can read more info about checking local laws here.
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If you want more money, ask for it: Sunny Leone
Sunny Leone says Bollywood is a learning process for her and she is still navigating the waters of a new industry. Speaking about pay divide, Sunny says you have to ask for more money if you feel you deserve it.bollywood Updated: Dec 18, 2015 19:01 IST
She started her Bollywood career in 2012 with Jism 2. And three years later, Sunny Leone has carved a place for herself here. Ask her if she is comfortable with the industry and she says: "I have been quite comfortable for a while now. There are ups and downs, for sure; and even crazy things happen for good and sometimes, they aren't so good. That's part of the process. If crazy and amazing things weren't happening, then it would have been boring. Sometimes, I do wish that certain moments weren't there or they didn't happen but what can you do? You have to take the good with the bad."
Read: Wives feel insecure if I work with their husbands: Sunny Leone
Has she learnt all the ways of Bollywood? "Being here is a learning process on many levels and one of them is coming to terms with certain things. I am clear that Daniel (her husband) and I have to adjust. I have to adjust to Bollywood; it's not going to adjust to me. It's not something you just hope and pray that everybody is going to beat to your drum but you have to go with the beat of the drum that's already being played."
Read:My life is an open book: Sunny Leone
Also, of late, pay disparity between males and females in the industry has been a talking point. "Every individual, as far as the entertainment industry goes, has the ability to do what they want to. If you want more money, ask for it. What's the worst thing will happen? They will say no, and then you move forward. As far as (pay) equality goes, it's a dog-eat-dog world, so you have to hustle for it. You want it, get it and prove to whoever you need to prove to that you deserve that kind of money. Is it bad that you don't get paid as much as someone else? Yes, it sucks. But that only means that you have got to work that much harder. I can't speak for anyone else but that's how I see it," she signs off.
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Columbus, Ohio might not have the Hollywood clout behind it to create buzz brands like Lost and American Idol but we do have a town that creates some great brands who actually make some noise of their own.
Take for instance . . .
Elmer's Glue - http://www.elmers.com. Did you know Elmer's was headquartered in Columbus, Ohio? It actually started in 1947 under the Borden® brand. Sixty years later this incredible company has supplied glue to students of all ages.
The Limited Brands - http://www.limitedbrands.com. Bath & Body Works, C.O. Biglow, Victoria Secret, Pink, Henri Bendel, the White Barn Candle company are all incredibly strong and much talked about brands that appeal to and literally shape women.
Cameron Mitchell's Restaurants - http://www.cameronmitchell.com. Years ago Cameron's was one contemporary tasty bistro. This has exploded into seven other restaurant brands from Asian, to Seafood to Italian to Steakhouse. This much talked about brand is one of the most popular restaurant groups not only in Columbus, Ohio but in cities across four other states.
How can your company jump on this type of brandwagon? The three brands mentioned are not just an image but a lifestyle, the value in which they live, it is incorporated into every facet of their business. I think the following posting from the Cameron Mitchell Restaurant site says it all (especially the 4th sentence). . .
"We work hard. We love what we do. That often makes people say nice things about us. We desire to be "great people delivering genuine hospitality" at each of our restaurant locations. We are proud to have made "Raving Fans" of our associates, guests and the communities in which we do business.
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I was following the same yoga video I had followed more than 30 times in the past. Because I know the routine well, I usually have little trouble breathing rhythmically through the postures, feeling the subtleties of each movement, and sliding gently into a mind-body meditation.
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The sun is too hot this past few days and everyone, including me, managed to take a trip to the beach. I've been to Cebu last 29th of March and it's been two weeks and I still feel the tranquility of travelling. I woke up today feeling so lazy, I guess I needed to change this. What happen to my brave soul?
Wake up from slumber. I thought I would be more energetic and eager after this trip. But it's the opposite of it all. I felt so down after the trip, returning to work and facing all the problems it makes me want to print that resignation letter and send it to my boss. Scratch that, what I really need right now is an encouraging friend who will tap my shoulder and make me realize that I need this job if I really want to fulfill my goals. It all pays.
I can't write a nice blog post of all the trips I've been to this summer because of all the baggage I think I'm carrying right now. That every time I'm trying to compose a good posts suddenly all the problems swim in my head. I wish to be financial free and start my cupcake business – ASAP. I want to be productive and I don't want to be bossed around anymore. And that statement makes me so jealous from the people I hear quitting their job and fulfilling their dreams.
Is this what millennial's call – midlife crisis? Then I guess I need to get out of this soon. I don't want to be in this situation right now and I needed to change. I have bigger goals than spending my life miserable and letting problems eat me whole. It's too much.


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The American Violin – Deluxe Edition
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A New Addition to the Bookstore As a result of "The American Violin: From Jefferson to Jazz," an exhibit presented in 2006 by the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers and the Library of Congress, a large number of American instruments and bows have been photographed and documented. This important material is now being published in a new book The American Violin, a comprehensive survey tracing the development and art of violin and bow making in America.
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What to Consider When Buying or Selling Ranches in Colorado
Colorado is an ideal location to invest in economic or recreational ranching for many reasons. As the country works to rebound from difficult economic times, the cost of living in Colorado stays quite low, and it is possible to find some very interesting
Colorado ranches for sale
at very reasonable prices.
There are some factors that you should consider when buying property for ranching in Colorado. Some of the more significant ones are summarized below.
A key buying factor is that the cost per acre of land. As a result of this challenging economy and its influence on the housing market, real estate prices are stable or decreasing throughout the nation. This presents the perfect time for a smart investor to obtain land at affordable, and possibly lowered prices.
It is essential to seek out and utilize a real estate agent familiar with both ranch prices and the market in the region where you are searching. Determining the correct market value of a ranch can be challenging since there are not always good 'comparable' properties to use as a gauge. That is the reason why a knowledgeable professional is important.
You should also consider locating a property with land that meets your requirements. If you anticipate ranching, then you want a tract of land suitable for ranching. If you desire to make a small recreational ranch, the hunt is easier.
Ranches rely heavily on water. Locating land with a huge creek or river running through, or adjacent to it, is ideal. Water is crucial to support livestock and wildlife and for use in growing plants, so make sure that you explore sources of water, quality of their source as well as the amounts available.
You should also take care to investigate the soil quality of the ranch you are considering. Ranches with abundant organic growing grass will reduce the overall farming cost, and abundant soil will yield exceptional harvest of the crops grown.
Ease of accessibility to the land is also essential. If the property is not readily accessible, it is going to make living there more difficult, and will be less desirable if or whenever you decide to sell. Creating access may imply that you have to pay to have an access road built for you, this needs to be included in the cost of this purchase.
If you plan to use the property for proper ranching, or even if you simply aspire to be a gentleman rancher, you should become very familiar with the cost of maintaining and operating the ranch. When it is a subject where you don't have a lot of experience, consulting with professional
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in this area is important.
Living in Colorado is amazing, it is even better getting a ranch there. Choose wisely, and many years to follow you will be able to enjoy the advantages of your choice.
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I know for a fact that if you bring a man to a restaurant first thing he search in the menu is if there is a Burger in it and how it looks. That's why I truly believe that a Burger is truly a man's meal. Mouthwatering grilled beef patty, cheese, onion, tomato, lettuce, between two bread is truly a meal worth praising. No man can resist to have a whole meal and eat it with just one hand or have everything in one serving.
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Have you been BAGNETified at SM Taytay
Now for all the BURGER lover out there! SM City Taytay have a new Burger place to enjoy a juicy burger. It's Big Daddy's Burger, a burger joint for the whole family.
Last October 11, my whole family went out for lunch at SM City Taytay and do some controlled shopping. We have no particular place in mind and happen to chance upon a new shop which recently open. The place is very cozy and have a simple layout. Which is a plus factor for me, I'm not really a fan of those place that have so many fancy design. The Big Daddy's Burger personnel are also quick for the order and very accommodating. They know their menu and have good recommendation if you are having trouble picking what you like.
I decided to get the Big Daddy's Home Run Burger while my eldest ordered the Big Daddy's Cheese Burger. Which was a surprise for me for I assume its a big burger and she really isn't a burger guy. Which is a good thing for I will be able to taste the 2 burger.
The Home Run burger is made of bacon, a big beef patty, a very thick melted cheese, mayo and onions and tomatoes. The burger patty was grilled, with some char on it which I love in my burger. I also love the toasted buns which give the Home Rum Burger a character of its own. A warning that eating this burger will be messy very quickly. Just keep that in mind.
My eldest felt that she can handle the Big Daddy's Cheese Burger. Which was a surprise for me, for I assume its a big burger and she really isn't a burger guy. Which is a good thing for I will be able to taste the 2 burgers.
My wife and my eldest son ordered the Burger streak and Pork Loin steak meal. I had a bite of the Pork Loin and the meat is a bit to tough. A little bit more time to cook is needed. the burger steak is for me is nothing special.
But we all love the chicken wings which my youngest son ordered. We took the 10 pcs option and order the Soy Garlic and the BBQ flavor. Dis I say that we all love the BBQ flavor buffalo wings. The Soy Garlic is not bad but we just love the BBQ.
The Big Daddy's Burger is a must if your a burger lover. Visit there newly open shop at SM City Taytay just opposite the National Bookstore.
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For eighth grade, Kansas had the highest benchmark for proficiency in both reading and math out of the states evaluated. Kansas School Plan Doesn't Make The Grade By Celia Llopis-Jepsen • Jan 8, 2018 Sam Zeff / KCUR 89.3 Kansas set lofty goals for its public schools in the next dozen years – but the Trump administration and independent experts suggest the state's plan is as vague as it is ambitious. The state's plan lacks concrete details on closing academic gaps in its public schools, so much so that federal officials and outside reviewers question the state's compliance with civil rights law that demands all children get fair learning opportunities. Kansas Education Commissioner Outlines Plan To Consider Non-Licensed Teacher Applicants By Celia Llopis-Jepsen • Nov 14, 2017 File Photo / Kansas News Service The top education official in Kansas on Tuesday proposed allowing more schools to hire educators who don't qualify for teaching licenses under the state's current system — and signaled he would support changes to state regulations if needed. Test Scores Show Less Than Half Of Kansas Students Learning What They Need For College By Celia Llopis-Jepsen • Oct 18, 2017 File Photo / Kansas News Service Fewer than 40 percent of Kansas students are on track to be academically prepared for college, community college or technical school as measured by their scores on the state's standardized math and English tests. Scores on English language arts tests went down for the second year in a row. About 38 percent of students scored proficient in that subject in spring 2017. Kansas Officials Cast Small Net For Comments On Education Plan By Celia Llopis-Jepsen • Sep 26, 2017 File Photo / Kansas News Service Kansas education officials did little to promote a public comment period for a school accountability plan designed to steer the state through 2030 and guide nearly $2 billion in federal spending. While some states that publicized town halls and launched online surveys for their plans collected comments by the thousands, Kansas officials didn't use such tools nor issue news releases or social media posts about the state's public comment period. Kansas Plan Sets 'Tough' Long-Term Goals For Current Kindergartners By Celia Llopis-Jepsen • Sep 12, 2017 File Photo / Kansas News Service Kansas is setting aspirations for much higher math and reading competency among the class of 2030 — today's kindergartners — in a long-term accountability plan for its public schools. Kansas officials submitted the accountability blueprint Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Education. It does not include language promoting controversial school choice concepts that Gov. Sam Brownback's office advocated for, according to staff at the state education department. Seven Kansas School Districts Selected For 'Moon Shot' Redesign By Celia Llopis-Jepsen • Aug 8, 2017 Courtesy photo / Kansas State Department of Education Fourteen schools in seven school districts across Kansas will work this year on revamping the way they serve children, with the goal of becoming statewide models for overhauling primary and secondary education. The education department is branding the effort to re-envision schools as Kansas' version of "a moon shot," referring to the U.S. race to put a man on the moon in the 1960s. Kansas Wants More Of Its High Schoolers Pursuing College By Celia Llopis-Jepsen • Jul 17, 2017 Celia Llopis-Jepsen / Kansas News Service The Kansas State Department of Education is asking schools to increase the number of students who go on to college or vocational programs within two years of leaving high school. The department released new district-by-district data this month as part of its push toward that end. In Kansas School Funding Case, Districts Seek $600M More While State Requests Dismissal By Celia Llopis-Jepsen • Jun 30, 2017 File Photo / Kansas Public Radio Lawyers for Kansas and for dozens of school districts suing it filed briefs Friday at the Kansas Supreme Court, in what could be the final leg of a seven-year legal battle over school finance. The state argues legislation passed early this month ratchets up annual state aid to schools by nearly $300 million over the next two years, and that should be enough to end the Gannon v. Kansas case once and for all. Teachers Leaving Kansas Or Quitting The Profession Jumps Dramatically By Sam Zeff • Aug 9, 2016 KCUR 89.3 The number of teachers leaving Kansas or simply quitting the profession has dramatically increased over the last four years. The annual Licensed Personnel Report was released Tuesday by the Kansas Department of Education. While it was provided to the Board of Education meeting in Topeka Tuesday, the report was buried in board documents and not addressed by either staff or the board. The report shows that 1,075 teachers left the profession last year, up from 669 four years ago. That's a 61 percent increase. Kansas State Board Of Education Approves $7 Million In Extraordinary Needs Funding By Sam Zeff • Aug 4, 2016 Brad Wilson / Flickr-CC It only took a few minutes for the Kansas State Board of Education to approve $7.2 million in extraordinary needs funding for school districts across the state. The extra money will go to 34 school districts. Three districts didn't get any money. The six local districts who applied for the additional state aid didn't get all they wanted but still did well. 3 Terms You Need To Know To Follow Kansas' Special School Funding Session By Kyle Palmer • Jun 22, 2016 Stephen Koranda / Kansas Public Radio A special session focused on solving Kansas' nettlesome school funding problem begins Thursday. At stake: school itself. The Kansas Supreme Court has threatened a statewide shutdown of schools if lawmakers don't make funding more equitable before June 30. It's not an overstatement, then, to say most Kansans will be impacted by what happens in Topeka over the next few days. Kansas Lawmakers Eye Funds From Wealthy School Districts To Satisfy Supreme Court By Sam Zeff • Mar 3, 2016 Sam Zeff / KCUR Ever since the Kansas Supreme Court ruled education block grants unconstitutional and ordered the Legislature to make school funding between districts equitable, many have wondered just how lawmakers will fix the problem before a June 30 deadline. If the problem isn't fixed by then the Supreme Court says it will close down public education in Kansas. Statehouse Blend: Kansas Rep. Barbara Bollier By Sam Zeff & Matt Hodapp • Oct 13, 2015 Matt Hodapp / KCUR Republican Kansas Rep. Barbara Bollier from Mission Hills, provides an insider perspective on the Kansas Legislature as we discuss education, and declining revenue numbers. This is an excerpt from Statehouse Blend. You can listen to the full episode here, or by subscribing on iTunes. Guests: Kansas Rep. Barbara Bollier By Sam Zeff & Matt Hodapp • Oct 10, 2015 Matt Hodapp / KCUR Listen Listening... / 28:13 Republican Kansas Rep. Barbara Bollier from Mission Hills, provides an insider perspective on the Kansas Legislature as we discuss education, and declining revenue numbers. Guests: Barbara Bollier, Representative for the 21st District, Kansas Legislature Jose Faus, Kansas City, KS citizen Andy Marso, Reporter, Kansas Health Institute Kansas Board Of Education OKs Teaching License Changes By Stephen Koranda • Jun 26, 2014 The Kansas State Board of Education has approved changes that will allow people with career experience – but no education degree — to teach in public schools. The changes will allow people with real-world experience to teach subjects including math, science and technical education. The new regulations were prompted by a bill passed earlier this year by the Kansas Legislature, although the Board of Ed had already been considering some new rules. The changes easily passed on a 9-1 vote. Teaching Handwriting In The 21st Century By Sylvia Maria Gross, Matthew Long-Middleton & Ross Stinemetz • Jan 14, 2014 The Kansas Board of Education recently re-affirmed the teaching of cursive in Kansas schools. In this day and age, is this still an important skill or something that should fall by the wayside? On today's Central Standard, Sylvia Maria-Gross discusses the how and the why behind teaching handwriting in schools. Guest: Kindel Turner Nash, Assistant Professor of Urban Teacher Education at UMKC Kansas Board Of Education 'Expects' Schools To Teach Cursive By Stephen Koranda • Dec 11, 2013 The Kansas State Board of Education has made a strong statement urging school districts to teach cursive writing. The recommended grade school standards say the board "expects" districts to teach cursive. The board voted 10-0 to tell school districts to keep cursive in the classroom, citing research that indicates handwriting is connected to cognitive development. Board member Janet Waugh, from Kansas City, Kan., says she understands why schools might cut back on cursive. Kansas Board Of Education Reviews Snack Rules By Stephen Koranda • Oct 16, 2013 The Kansas Board of Education Tuesday reviewed new federal rules on food sales in schools slated to take effect next year. The healthy snack requirements govern the kinds of food items that can be sold to students during the school day. Kansas already has requirements in place that in many cases meet or exceed the new federal rules. Cheryl Johnson, director of child nutrition and wellness at the Kansas Department of Education, told the board that much of the work in Kansas will be creating exemptions for certain activities, such as fundraising bake sales in schools. Kansas Board Of Education Requests Funding Increase By Stephen Koranda • Jul 10, 2013 The Kansas State Board of Education will be asking lawmakers to increase school funding by more than $600 million in the coming fiscal year. That would be an increase of more than 20 percent. That decision came at a meeting in Topeka Tuesday. The board members voted 7-3 to make the request for increased funding. More than $400 million would go to the base state aid per student that is paid to districts. The money would also increase funding for professional development and school lunch programs. ACT Scores Will Not Be Included In Kansas Report Card By Stephen Koranda • Oct 18, 2012 bigstock.com The Kansas Board of Education voted not to include ACT test scores used in three districts in the state's official report card provided to the federal government. Top Of The Morning News: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 By Maria Carter • Jun 13, 2012 The Kansas National Guard heads to Colorado. Another kind of shelter opens up at domestic violence agency. Kansas works on national science standards but some are still concerned about teaching evolution. It's a daily digest of headlines from KCUR. Concern About Evolution As Kansas Helps Set National Science Standards By Peter Hancock, Kansas Education Policy Report • Jun 13, 2012 Tkgd2007 / wikimedia commons Kansas education officials are working with 25 other states to develop new science standards that could serve as a model for the rest of the country. Top Of The Morning News: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 By Maria Carter • Feb 15, 2012 A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.


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The Asylum (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries Series #5)
The cover:I hate Elena but I love Nina Dobrev and Katherine, which means, when I look at this cover, I say to myself that this is Katherine and not Elena, or else I'll dislike the cover. Just a point of view. Anyways, I love all TVD: Stefan's Diaries' covers, for some reason, I'm a huge fan of The Vampire Diaries font style *____*.The storyline:I got used to L. J.'s writing style. When reading her books, I embrace myself for a very slow paced beginning, a somehow intriguing middle and a very captivating end. I wish she would change that, but, well, I still love her books!(p.s: I haven't read neither The Vampire Diaries nor her new trilogy, The Hunters, books. I've heard mostly negative things about them but I'm going to read it anyway because I need to have my own opinion and I also need to read where my favorite TV show came from Smile).What I loved:The title perfectly fits the story! The Prologue and the Epilogue are very good. One of the best things about L. J.'s writing style. The non-stop fighting between Damon and Stefan is crazy good. I can see why they act like that now in 2012. They've been thru a lot. Cora, the female protagonist, is amazing. I loved everything about her. I liked how every now and then, we get to have a glimpse of Katherine. I really like her character because she's unique and mysterious. The ending was breathtaking, as usual, and now I'm going to start the sequel immediately! What I disliked:If there was one thing I would change about the book (all of the books in the series actually), it would be the pacing at first. It always gets boring that I wish I could stop reading it all at once. What keeps me reading is knowing that the best is yet to come. The characters:Stefan is sweet and nice but too naïve. I used to dislike him before reading his Diaries, but now, I actually respect him. He's been trying his best at everything but for some reason, he always fails miserably :s.Damon is the impulsive, seductive and arrogant brother. Sometimes he gets on my nerves, the other times he's just bad charming. Just imagine Ian Somerhalder reading his sentences and acting him and you'll know what I mean Winking smile.Cora is Violet's sister from the previous book, The Ripper. She is very courageous and amazingly understanding. She kept the Salvatore brothers united and organized. A good friend to them.Samuel is definitely Klaus


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This place is really awesome for motorcycle ride. We headed in Davao city at 4:00 AM in the morning and arrived 8:00 AM in Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental. A total of more than 400 kilometers ride back and forth perfect for adventure seeker. The natural landscape of this town is perfect for your drone video but since I only have one battery I decided to flew my drone in our final destination. Hope you like it and visit this place soon.
Home Drone Video The Most Beautiful Shoreline in Davao (Drone Video)


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Obama to see flood-battered areas in Louisiana
Criticized by political opponents for not coming sooner, President Barack Obama is visiting Louisiana to assess the damage after flooding killed at least 13 people and damaged more than 60,000 homes. Jillian Kitchener reports.
This is what President Obama will see firsthand when he visits Louisiana. More than 60,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed in the state's worst disaster since Hurricane Katrina. The president is expected to meet with officials to discuss recovery efforts, and residents say, more help is needed. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RESIDENT, GWENDOLYN BERGERON, SAYING: "This is the worst I've seen in like 10 years. They have houses that never even had water in their yards. And now they have waters in their houses." More than 3,000 Louisiana residents are still in emergency shelters. They're hoping the president's visit will speed up recovery efforts, so they can move on with their lives in the aftermath of the devastating floods.


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We walk through crumbled brick
hand in hand
dark remnants
of our former lives
lie battered and torn
around us.
Grey sun lies
in the air above
mist flows through
fallen towers
smashed ivory and defiled gold
as far as we can see
Cold wind blows
the mist away
strokes the bodies
of former friends
crushed, broken
among the brick
Beside a piece of rock
amidst a patch of brown
death and dirt, a single
iris blooms.
I dig the flower by the roots
place it in your hair
Robert Beveridge makes noise (xterminal.bandcamp.com) and writes poetry just outside Cleveland, OH. Recent/upcoming appearances in Chiron Review, Pink Litter, and The Literateur, among others.


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Black History collection, 1869-1983
- IdentificationMSBlaH68
- TitleBlack History collection MSBlaH68
- PublisherSpecial Collections
- LanguageEnglish
- RepositorySpecial Collections
- Physical Description0.5 Linear feet
- Date1869-1983
- AbstractThis collection was assembled from various small manuscript items donated to the UIC Library Special Collections department starting in 1968.
- OriginationVarious donors.
This collection offers a variety of materials pertaining to African American experiences, mostly from 20th century black freedom movement groups, including the Civil Rights Movement, Black Panthers, SNCC, black cultural figures, and other Chicago-based activists. Materials include periodicals, audio reels, letters, transcripts, brochures, and clippings.
Black History collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago
- African Americans--History.
- Chicago African American History.


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Tref has a fine wine cellar in his big house in that south east of England. He has coded messages that he tinkles out on a small hand bell to direct the butler towards selection of the most suitable vintage to accompany his meals. His generosity is such that the butler is allowed to suck the corks.
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I will try to make a short, entertaining post here every day. This will probably consist of other people's work that I find interesting. I will add my observations and commentary. Careful, this section is a great way to waste a great deal of time easily, procrastinators rejoice!
I might also write stories and tell interesting anecdotes from time to time. I want this section to help people who are bored and are looking for something to watch to have a good resource. It also serves as a good reason to check my blog daily!
Some days I might be working on a more substantial post and don't want to feel obligated to spend time on a daily post so sometimes these might just be a fun video I saw recently, sometimes I'll spend my time to quickly educate you on a topic.


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Josh Greene will take over hosting duties on this week's Capital Thinking. Joining him will be thought leaders and policy gurus in energy, green tech and sustainability.
First, Josh will speak with Dave Feldman, founding director of Bethesda Green and CEO/partner in the Livability Project, about green tech and sustainability developments right here in the nation's capital.
Next, we will hear from Nicole Steele from the Alliance to Save Energy on policy initiatives and innovations within the energy efficiency sector at the state and local level.
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Vista, California - Blue Sky Energy, Inc., a leading manufacturer of photovoltaic battery charge controllers has been selected to supply a custom version of its SB3024iL solar charge controller to Embedded Technologies of Preston Victoria as part of a series of satellite telephone systems being provided to the Australian Commonwealth by Activ8me also of Preston Victoria Australia.
Blue Sky Energy has received the 3rd in a series of orders to supply custom SB3024iL MPPT solar controllers for community telephones installed in remote indigenous communities under the Australian Commonwealth's Indigenous Communications Program. According to Melanie J. Cullen, V.P. of Operations and Marketing "We are very pleased that our Solar Boost 3024 charge controller has been performing well in this demanding application. The community phones are powered by both solar panels and optional grid power with the 3024 controlling battery charge from both sources."
Blue Sky Energy's SB3024iL controller was selected by Embedded Technologies as part of the equipment Embedded supplies to Activ8me, the provider of the satellite payphone system. Active8me is the official provider and installer of the Community Phones for the Indigenous Communications Program. Blue Sky Energy's, V.P. of Operations and Marketing Melanie Cullen said "The program to supply telephones to populations in remote areas of Australia is one we are proud to take part in. The telephones provide an outside communication link for the indigenous people and we know that our Solar Boost controllers are helping these communities stay connected and provide a quick link for help when someone has been involved in an accident or become ill."
Blue Sky Energy designs and manufacturers quality MPPT solar charge controllers for 12, 24 and 48 volt applications. Product is sold through a variety of dealers and distributors throughout the US, Canada, and renewable energy companies internationally. Contact Blue Sky Energy, Inc. @ 800-493-7877 or visit us on the web at http://www.blueskyenergyinc.com
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The background
One of our recent mobile phone forensics cases illustrates how photo metadata can be an important source of evidence in a wide-array of matters, including insurance fraud cases. The fraudster (let's call him "Jim") filed a claim with his insurance company, alleging that his $32K Rolex was stolen from him when he fell victim to an armed robbery while vacationing in Miami. Jim filed a police report and called the claim in to his insurer. During a recorded conversation with the insurance claims representative, Jim swore to the accuracy of his statements and sent a copy of the police report to the insurance company as verification.
The uh-oh
The insurance company asked Jim to send them a photo of the "stolen" watch and Jim complied. The photo, taken with a Samsung smart phone by one of Jim's friends, showed a smiling Jim wearing the beautiful flashy Rolex. Nice watch, Jim. So what's the problem? Check's in the mail, right? Well, something just didn't sound right to the claims rep, so he hired 4Discovery to examine the photo. Sure enough, one of our experts dug into the photo's metadata and confirmed that the photo was taken 8 days after the alleged robbery. Oops, Jim's got some "splainin" to do, and his little scam to make a quick $32K may instead turn into a criminal insurance fraud charge.
The takeaways
• Mobile phones collect and preserve massive amounts of data, and users are often completely oblivious to this. The data can include photo metadata, GPS location data, "deleted" notes, and lots of other personal information.
• Knowing the answers to questions before you ask them (the old "Investigator's Axiom") remains a valuable investigative strategy…and it works for lawyers also. Have an upcoming deposition with a witness or defendant? Examining and reviewing potentially relevant digital evidence can be a powerful way to prepare.


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Poppies and military items commemorating
Remembrance, in the window of Stitches 4 u,
8 High Street, Warminster, BA12 9AE.
Photographs taken by Danny Howell
on Tuesday 8th November 2016.
For over a third of a century Danny Howell has been avidly researching the past and recording the present in his home town of Warminster, as well as the Wylye Valley and south-west Wiltshire ~ this online reference source shares Danny Howell's fascinating collections of archives, ephemera, photographs, film, tape-recordings and books, plus new work in progress and much much more . . . . including his family tree, his autobiographical notes and things that interest him generally!


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Bruna DiBiase is the Chief of Staff to Judge Kluger, Chief of Policy and Planning for New York State's Unified Court System and oversees the operation of the office. Ms. DiBiase works closely with Judge Kluger to study and develop court policies and strategies throughout the state. In addition to implementing policy development and system-wide court reform, the office also oversees Grants, Foreclosure Parts and Problem-Solving Courts around the state.
Prior to her current position, Ms. DiBiase served as Counsel and then as Chief of Staff to Judge Kluger when she was appointed Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Court Operations and Planning for New York State in 2003. Initiatives of the office included the creation of Integrated Domestic Violence Courts, Domestic Violence Courts, Youthful Offender Domestic Violence Courts, Drug Courts, Mental Health Courts, Sex Offense Courts, Community Court initiatives and facilitating public access to court records and court reorganization projects. Under the direction of the office, more than 300 Problem-Solving Courts in New York State were planned and implemented. As counsel, Ms. DiBiase addressed legal, legislative, operational and training issues for judges and court staff, and provided guidance in the restructuring projects spearheaded by the office.
Ms. DiBiase served as the Chief Court Attorney of the Law Department of the New York City Criminal Court from 2000 to 2003 and supervised the operation of the Law Department in each of the five boroughs of the City of New York. From 1998 to 2000, she served as the Supervising Court Attorney for Queens Criminal Court working with the Hon. Seymour Rotker, who was the Supervising Judge at the time. Before joining the court system, she was in private practice from 1991-1998 and she was a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Division, from 1984-1991.
As Chief Court Attorney to the New York City Criminal Court, she coordinated the Judicial Orientation Training Program for New Judges, the Orientation Program for Judicial Hearing Officers assigned to the Criminal Courts and implemented a Court Attorney Training Program that was certified as Continuing Legal Educational Program. Under the direction of Judge Kluger, she also served as editor for the Bench Book for Judges Assigned to the New York City Criminal Court and proposed a plea by mail procedure for local court summonses, among other court initiatives.
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Father's Day, Birth Fathers and Adoption
This week at this month's All Adoption Meeting we talked about fathers and there were fathers there (there aren't always) of both the birth and adoptive variety and we talked about birth fathers in particular. I am thinking about that as I read the prompt from the Open Adoption Bloggers:
Father's Day is this weekend in many places and–as we did in 2009 and 2012–I thought we spend a roundtable focusing on dads. As always, feel free to adapt the prompt to fit your personal situation, whether that means interpreting "your father" as one of your fathers, a father figure, or something else altogether.
Write about adoption and your father.
I can't write about adoption and my father because 1) I'm no longer writing a personal blog; and 2) if I was writing a personal blog, my ideas about what I'm willing to say about family members has changed a lot since I first started writing into the void in 2001. So I can't write about my father or my children's fathers (because one of my children has two fathers seeing as how she's adopted) therefore I am just sitting here and thinking about fathers and thinking about how many of them are missing from the adoption stories.
Because they are often missing we end up building a narrative about why they are missing. Some of these narratives are based on fact and some are based on less fact than others and some aren't based on any facts at all. We have these stereotypes about fathers — that they don't matter as much as mothers; that they don't love their babies as much as moms do; that they're always trying to get out of the hard work of parenting — but they're just stereotypes.
OK, I will tell a personal story that is not my personal story only I will leave out lots of details to keep it private.
Many many years ago when I was a young dating girl there was a boy I dated who thought maybe — just maybe — he had a son. What he knew was this: There was a girl he briefly dated who showed up at school pregnant and nobody knew what happened next but the rumor was that she placed her baby boy for adoption. At least she came back to school not pregnant and there wasn't a baby living at her house and this is how everyone assumed that happened. And this young man (who was very young when I knew him so even younger when this happened) didn't know what to do. He didn't know how to approach this young woman about the pregnancy way back then and he didn't know how to talk to her about the adoption after.
It's no wonder because he was, as I said, very young. He was at the age where he was just learning how to navigate relationships and he got in over his head. She was in over her head, too. I'm sure that their parents felt in over their heads, too, because raising teenagers is hard.
Basically his story is the story of feeling overwhelmed and not having a guidebook. And worse yet, not knowing that he is important (that fathers are important) because we have this cultural message that fathers are important but mostly in the financial sense. As a teenage boy without a job being raised by a single mom who had her own struggles, he didn't think he had any business involving himself in his ex-girlfriend's decision. After all, what did he have to offer but his own self? Which was not, he felt, much to offer. He decided it was best if he just leave her be especially since the break up wasn't a particularly good one.
During our All Adoption Meeting when we were talking about fathers I was thinking about this boy I knew more than 25 years ago, and I was thinking that if he was the father and if the mom did choose adoption that the adoptive parents (and perhaps the social workers or lawyers) probably have this idea about who he is and this idea would be based on fact (that he didn't step up or even talk to her, which is a pretty jerky thing to do) but not entirely on fact (because he's not a jerk even if his behavior was jerky; he was just a kid in over his head).
Not that he stands for every birth father anymore than any particular birth mother stands for every birth mother, mind you, but I thought about this story and thought about the adoption situations I know and that I live and thought about birth fathers and I missed their voices in the discussion. I miss their stories.
Ann Fessler, who wrote The Girls Who Went Away and directed A Girl Like Her (based on the book) has been talking about a project about the birth dads of the baby scoop era. I think it's a project that's sorely needed.


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Once Dad threw the ball to me... I didn't catch it, it just hit me in the head!
One thing I do love is sticks. And where we live now is Sticks Galore! The tricky part is getting them past Mum so I can take them into the house.
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|Just a little bit more...
|This is a good one... better take it before Dad uses it for kindling
Mum doesn't appreciate what a good stick collector I am though. Although she did get quite excited when she found my collection in her bed under the doona.
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Oh hi. Its me.
Fall came, and life – as it tends to do – happened. I lost people I loved. The Tri-state area was hit hard with a hurricane. My positivity was side-tracked. And, that's okay. That happens.
But, here I am – its a gorgeous, sunny Valentines Day – and I'm on my way.
I have decided for this Valentines Day – to celebrate the strong women in my life. Although the seas in my life have finally calmed (for the moment) – it seems that everyone else's around me has gotten quite rough (a complete understatement). And since I know how very rough those seas can be.. And sometimes it can feel like you're out there all alone.. I have decided to celebrate them.
How lucky I am to have such strong women to set an example for me. Women who stare hardship in the face and say, " Okay, how are we going to deal with this.. Because you're not gonna break me". This is something we ALL have inside of us. For some of us, it's hiding way – wayyyyy – inside. For others, it's just starting to resurface. And, then there are the others – the ones who found this very early on – and never let it go. I am so lucky to have many of THIS kind in my life. What an amazing example.
So, as I sit and watch each one of these women hold on, while their worlds get shook up – and not be able to do anything for them – other than offer the words, "I'm here for you".. I decided to take a little action. I cannot make their problems go away, but what I can do – is remind them how strong and loved they are. For each woman I wrote out a card – included a flower, and left it on their doorstep. It read:
A strong woman is one who feels deeply and loves fiercely. She is both soft and powerful. Her tears flow as abundantly as her laughter. I am thankful to have such strong women in my life – and I have decided to celebrate them this valentines day. Please know how grateful I am to have you, a strong woman, in my life.
Love, Justine
I invite you to join the celebration. Whether you have strong women in your life who can use a reminder or a little push forward to help them keep going.. Or, if you need to do a little self discovery and find your inner power – there's no better day than today, a day of love, to do it.
Happy Valentines day ya'll.


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By SHABIR AHMAD
Let me begin by paraphrasing Franz Kafka's parable titled, "Before the Law":
'Before the Law stands a doorkeeper. A man from the country approaches him and asks that he be allowed to enter the law, but the doorkeeper refuses, saying that he can't allow him to enter now. The man thinks thus over and then asks whether that means he might be allowed to enter the law later."That is possible ", the doorkeeper says, "but not now". For years, the man waits outside the door, constantly requesting the doorkeeper to let him in. Quite often the doorkeeper gives him a brief interrogation, asking him questions about the place he comes from and many other questions, such as important people ask,and at the end he always says he cannot let him in yet.The man,who equipped himself well for his journey, uses everything, no matter how valuable, to bribe the doorkeeper, who accepts everything, but says,as he does so,"I am only accepting this so you will not think there is something you have omitted to do. "The man grows older, and just as he is about to die, he asks the doorkeeper the questions that sum up his experiences:"Everyone seeks the law; so how is it that in all these years, no one apart from me has asked to be let in?"The doorkeeper responds:"No one else could be granted entry here, because this entrance was intended for you alone. I shall now go and shut it'.
This parable expresses the ordinary man's perception of the law and its doorkeepers that is, judges. I would like to use this parable as a starting point of an assessment of the Indian Judicial System.
In 2013, a certain newspaper carried a story of a postman Umakant Dharma, who was acquitted of appropriating Rs 57 by a metropolitan magistrate, but not after he faced 350 oral hearings, and 30 years of suspension from work.Umakant was acquitted after a long time of 29 years. While Umakant's story depicts the sorrier side of the justice delivery system, another case, that of, Mahipat Bamgude's case captures its trivialization. Mahipat Bamgude and his friend, Ganshyam Bhosale, then aged 22, were going to attend a wedding ceremony,when a fellow passenger's leg accidentally hit the complainant, Shankar Nivangune. This minor accident led such heated arguments, that Shankar filed a complaint in 1982 against the two under section 325 (voluntarily causing severe Burt) and 504 (intentional insult).The case remained forgotten until 2010. Twenty nine years later, when it was listed for first hearing. the complainant and all but one of the 13 witnesses had died.
In essence, the Indian legal and justice system is overburdened. This has narrated publicly by the former Chief Justice of India, TS Thakur, in an emotionally charged speech. Thakur lamented that a judge in the Indian court system disposes of 2,600 cases per year whereas in the US, 9 Supreme Court judges settle 81 cases. He broke down as he spoke, pointing to the executive that the India rising story is unachievable with a system that is plagued with potholes. This obviously leads to a backlog of cases and delay of justice. But , as they say, justice delayed is justice denied.
Why is justice delayed? The reason, to repeat, is that there is a back log of cases in India. Generally speaking, the problem that plagues the Indian judicial system and slows it down can be broken down into three areas of concerns.
Firstly, there are too many lacunas and gaps in Indian laws and acts resulting in filing of several frivolous cases thereby increasing the number of litigations. For example, the property rights and the related tenancy rights in India are so ill-defined that there are large numbers of litigations surrounding property disputes.
Secondly, legal proceedings are themselves, so complicated and ill-defined that the rate of clearing of cases is abysmally slow. In a case of 50 hearings, on an average, there would be 10-15 adjournments on inconsequential grounds. Then, the judge would be absent for another 10 of those hearings. Thus, the number of effective hearings in a case is quite low. Also, the gap between the dates of hearing extends to several months increasing the pendency of cases.
Thirdly, there is an acute shortage of judges in Indian courts. According to the Press Information Bureau, 2016, India has only 10.5 judges per million of population which is quite a poor ratio, when compared to other countries. The impact of such low ratio is reflected in the choking of India's judicial system with a high number of pending cases and new litigations being filed every day.
When we deeply analyze these reasons, it can be observed that all the three pillars of Indian state — Executive, Legislature and Judiciary — are to be blamed for the persisting plight of Indian judicial system. The legislature,with its responsibility of framing laws, the Executive, with its task of appointing judges under the present collegium system and the Judiciary ,with the responsibility of ensuring hassle-free legal proceedings, work in tandem, resulting in the current state of Indian judicial system.
Besides the courts, there is another important institution of justice-the law enforcement agency: the Police. The role of police in providing justice is equally important vis-à-vis courts of law. Time and again, we read cases in the newspaper, where the police have refused to register an FIR or the charge-sheets filed are ambiguous. The ambiguity of charge-sheets often results in prolonging of cases especially in criminal litigations.
The police force is often accused of being uneducated, corrupt and in the pockets of politicians and bureaucrats. Most modern countries have no intermingling of police with the other parts of the bureaucracy. Local police force reports directly to the local communities that they represent and their relationship with the federal structure is well orchestrated. But India is continuing with the legacy of abusive British colonial rulers who treated Indians like slaves. It is easy to blame the police but they are not to be blamed entirely, they are doing only what they are doing.
Also, the office of public prosecutor is the main link between judiciary and police. In India, there is not enough importance and dignity attached to the offices of public prosecutor. Thus, it's understaffed and lacks a modern infrastructure to execute quality work.
In other countries, different mechanisms have been devised to redress the strains and stresses on judicial system. For example, in the Scandinavian countries, before a person files an appeal in the court of law, he/she has to seek redressal of his/her grievance through alternate dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms. ADR is an extra-judicial body that resolves grievances through mediation, thus reducing the number of cases filed in the court of law.
In Australia, there is provision for electronic filing of cases, unlike in India, where there is huge amount of paperwork involved. Use of technology in the judicial system can make the entire system much more efficient and aid in speedy trials. Certain countries have adopted 'discovery system' where each litigating party must disclose its evidences to the other party, so that both the parties are able to examine the evidences. This system also reduces the number of cases reaching the court of law.
In India, however, a law commission is appointed that is endowed with the task of suggesting judicial reforms. Over the years, the commissions have given innumerable suggestions to reform the judicial system such as constituting more number of benches, increasing the judges ratio from 10.5 to 50 judges/million of population, computerising the entire judicial process, bunching of similar cases and conducting their hearing under one bench and so on. But the impact of these commissions' recommendations has been negligible. It is about time that new paradigms are adopted so that the common man obtains timely justice
—The author is a Civil Services Aspirant, Social Activist and Post Graduate in Political Science from the University of Kashmir. He can be reached at: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Look , Pa! It's Twins!
I am writing more of my favorite memories as a way to keep my mind off of all of this.
Today's memory is brought to you by the letter T, as in Two babies, as in Twins.
In my last post I explained that Hubz and I did not know I was pregnant with twins when we married, only that we were pregnant, which, despite what the rest of the world might have thought and the Rule Book for New Relationships may have said, we considered wonderful, and maybe a little frightening. However, as I described in my last post, we were confident in the strength of our relationship despite its newness.
I had a regularly scheduled doctor's appointment the morning of the day we went on our honeymoon at a [touristy vacation spot] here in [Midwest state]. The doctor scolded me for gaining too much weight. I wasn't overly concerned about that. I had always bulked up to gargantuan proportions with my pregnancies, no matter how well I tried to eat. Then she busted out the tape measure. Seems I was measuring at about 20 weeks when I was barely sixteen. Maybe I was wrong about the LMP? I was soon scheduled for an ultrasound for Monday, the day after our weekend getaway to make sure we had the right due date or who knows? you may have some twins in there, ha ha ha. My LMP was a little goofy, kind of light and spotty, so maybe it was a fluke or something. Who cares. Time to celebrate! Time for the honeymoon!
Some truly heroic family members took The Girl and Eighty-Eight Fingers off our hands for two whole days. We had a great time, even though I had to stop at my fav store Walmart out in Hicksville and pick up some sensible shoes to walk around in because my sandals were KILLING my feet! I remember one of those honeymoon nights, Hubz and I were lying in bed snuggling (sorry, you aren't getting all the hot details here) and there was a thump-fest going on in my uterus. I mean, there was movement, and lots of it all over the place like a tornado in my abdomen, quite unlike either of my last two pregnancies (and EEF was a wild-child in-utero). Come to think of it, I had been feeling movement for several weeks by that time. Everyone knows that is Too Early to Feel Movement. So maybe it was the wrong due date. We would be having a Christmas or New Year's baby instead, so what.
But I wasn't so sure.
So I said to my new Hubz, "You know, there is quite a bit of movement here on this side and this side at the same time...maybe we are having twins?"
To which he confidently replied (and laughed at me--laughed!),"Naw, there is no way we're having twins. You're just farther along than you thought."
Famous Last Words.
Fast forward to Monday. EEF is with us in the ultrasound room struggling to break free of Daddy's strong arms and wreak havoc on the hospital, maybe bring it down around our ears because, you know, he's good at that sort of thing. My bladder aches so bad I want to cry. I am squeezing my pelvic floor muscles with a ferocious determination and a vice-like grip to avoid my overfull bladder bursting onto the ultrasound table and flooding the tech, the room and the whole damn hospital. I really want to die, the pain is that bad. Hubz isn't having too much fun with mega-squirming EEF either, but it's only a half hour right? The tech fires up the machine and lubes up my belly. She runs the probe across my abdomen and I am looking at the machine rubbing my eyes...Do I need glasses--Am I seeing double??? The Hubz's jaw drops to the floor with an audible thunk and the tech, running the probe back and forth across my belly says, "Hmm...you might be interested to know there are two of them in there. This is going to take some time to get all the proper measurements."
Bladder. Pain. My life flashes before my eyes. Some... time...??? Did she just say some time???
EEF starts to cry, "WANT DOWN!" The hospital walls quake. Small, hairline cracks began to snake across the floor. The ultrasound monitor shattered.
Hubz reels his jaw off the floor and tries to calm the writhing, wriggling EEF.
And I have to pee. I just found out we were having twins and all I could think of was relieving myself in a long, fast-flowing stream in the toilet just ten feet to my right. Finally, the tech took pity on me and let me have at the bathroom. Thank you Jesus! You never saw a pregnant chick move as fast, leaping off the table in a blur like a live Nascar race. I don't think I even closed the door. I have never been so relieved in all my life. Twins, phaw, that is nothing compared to the, um, emptiness I felt.