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I'm growing my hair out at the moment, and the layers are a bit all over the place. Right now, I'm all about bohemian waves, because they hide that quite well. I don't like to use a lot of product in my hair, and as a lazy girl, I don't like to spend forever on my hair in the morning either. I'd rather hit snooze!
Luckily, I've worked out how to achieve this style in about ten minutes with minimal product. I have two methods that I use depending on the circumstances of my hair. But before we start, please note that this tutorial will work best on hair with lots of layers. Read on to learn how to get tousled, bohemian waves for yourself!
Method 1: Wet Hair
Step 1: Towel dry hair.
Your hair should be damp, not sopping wet; dry your hair fairly well, scrunching it with the towel.
My hair has a bit of natural wave/texture, so if your hair is stick straight, your results might be a little different.
Step 2: Brush.
Part your hair as you normally do and brush the top half of your hair smooth, letting the lower half stay a bit messy.
Step 3: Apply Product.
You can use a sea salt spray or mousse to enhance the waves. I use Got 2B Thickening Mousse, or if I'm feeling beachy, Got 2B Tripping Salt Waving Spay. Spray a few spritzes and scrunch the ends up your hair, focusing extra attention on the back. Avoid using more than a dab of mousse; it will weigh your hair down.
Step 4: Blow dry.
On the lowest setting, blow dry your hair, scrunching the ends. You can use a diffuser to focus the air flow. Once dry, gently comb through the waves with your fingers. You can also use a comb to straighten the top of your hair, near your part, just to tidy things up.
Method 2: Dry Hair
This is how I most often create my waves. If your hair is a bit oily, you might want to start with a little dry shampoo.
Step 1: Straighten (optional).
Sometimes my hair wakes up with a mind of its own, and I'm obliged to smoothe flyaways before anything else. If your hair has a lot of natural texture, you can go over it quickly with your hair straightener as normal before starting.
Step 2: Divide your hair.
I separate my hair into two layers and clip the top section of my hair up. You could work in as many sections as you like; it all depends on how precise you want to be and how defined you want your waves.
Step 3: Curl.
I use the Donna Bella Pro 10 Curling Wand, but any larger barrel curling wand or iron will work. I hold the wand vertically, wrapping a strand of hair loosely around the barrel and holding for around 8 - 10 seconds. It's important to alternate directions when curling; curl the first wave away from your face, and the next towards your face. You don't want all your strands curled in one direction, but getting every single strand of hair is not necessary at all. If you over-curl, no worries! You can try to tug that strand straight before it cools, or even go back in with your straightener afterwards.
Step 3: Let your waves cool.
Don't touch them for several minutes.
Step 4: Shake your lovely waves loose.
This is where you get creative. I run my hands through my hair, breaking up the waves, tugging at certain bits and shaking my hair with my fingers until it looks right.
Voila! Beachy, quick waves that will last you all day.

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Kenneth Goodgame is a retail merchandising, sales, and marketing expert. He is the chief merchandising officer and senior vice president for True Value Hardware Corporation situated in Chicago, IL. Goodgame has served the company since 2013. Previously, Goodgame worked for Ace Hardware Corporation that is based in Oak Brook, IL and TechTronic Industries North America located in Anderson, SC. He also worked for Newell Rubbermaid found in Huntersville,NC as well as The Home Depot that is based in Atlanta, GA. Goodgame went to the University of Tennessee and graduated with a bachelor of science in marketing.
Working as the SVP and CMO for True Value Hardware Corporation, Goodgame managed a full P&L exceeding $.22 billion in international purchasing along with $320 million in active inventory. The inventory covered 85,000 SKUs. Goodgame led several cross functional groups to form and implement a strategic plan for delivering long term growth. Additionally, he was responsible for category management, merchandising, marketing, print advertising, global sourcing, and pricing. Goodgame re-organized the whole merchandising team.
He also acquired a full category management staff and transformed a low performance purchasing team. Goodgame managed to replace the lowest performing buyers constituting 40%. He created a robust and high energy team culture that had an extensive product expertise. In addition, Goodgame restructured line reviews that resulted in enhanced savings of 8% annually.
Kenneth Goodgame is an influential leader when it comes to operations management. He specializes in creating OEM excellence. That is realized through the combination of creative marketing as well as merchandising. A smart business strategy along with a streamlined financial supervision also plays an important role.
Goodgame specializes in delivering a balance between important elements of a business. That consists of employee engagement, corporate alignment, and performance indicators. It also comprises of quality assurance systems that facilitate enhanced performance as well as profitability. Goodgame capitalizes on his ability to advance growth through quality improvements, leadership, productivity enhancements, and composed negotiations. His extensive experience offers him the ability to navigate the market shifts without a hitch. He is also able to avoid costly mistakes that are often made by others.
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WELCOME to the most historical Rotary Club in Santa Barbara
SERGEANT AT ARMS: Steve Petersen
INVOCATION: David Starr
PLEDGE: Jennifer LeMert
SONG: Under the Boardwalk Leader: Paul Zink
Jenna Driscoll (Rotaract)
Paul LeMert, Jennifer's brother and today's speaker
1. Join in the fun! Polio Bike Ride-Saturday June 18th start about 9AM at Goleta beach. For more information or to sign up please email or call Michael Self 682-0411 firstname.lastname@example.com Suggested donation $35. If you don't want to ride come and cheer on riders. You may also donate by sending an email to Michael or to Teresa at firstname.lastname@example.com
2. Kathleen invited members to volunteer for writing up some weekly meeting speaker synopsis for the HUB for next year. Chris and Jim will be developing a schedule so they are not asking for every week for one person, but, to have many people help. Call Jim Stretchberry if you are willing to help.
3. Pamela Galvin read the names of our May and June Birthdays and Rotary Anniversaries.
4. Happy Hour will be Friday, June 3 5:30 PM Crocodile 2819 State Street, SB 805/687-6444 Reservation: Rotary Club of SB [Patio]. Happy Hour for June 24th will be at Harry's
Barbara Gaughen-Muller: Announced the Change your Conversations – Change the World Conference
SB Rotary Foundation: The Foundation has money in an endowment that keeps earning money each year. The Foundation Board uses 5% of that money each year to give out grants to community projects. Community originations submit grant requests, the grant committee suggests recipients and the Board discusses then votes to award the grants. Currently the grands are two time a year in October and in June. October Grants were in the amount of $8000 given to 6 projects. Dave Irwin gave us an over views of these projects. THIS IS YOUR MONEY. The money is generated by two means one is your Big Wheel money that goes to the Foundation and your contributions to the endowment fund through what we call the Circle of Giving.
The Rotary Foundation: The Rotary Foundation is the Foundation of Rotary International. Monies given to RI go into the Foundation are used to fund Polio Plus, and many other international projects. When you fill out your Contribution form that will come from our club you can designate money you would like to give to The Rotary Foundation. You can give in general or specify if you want the money to go to Polio Plus. All money you give to RI counts toward a Paul Harris. The Paul Harris is the Rotary Foundation's way of expressing it's appreciation for a substantial contribution to it's humanitarian and educational programs. A Paul Harris is given for each $1000 given to RI Foundation. This contribution can also be made on a quarterly basis through your checking the Contribution form in the Paul Harris section with the amount you would like to give. It is our club's goal that every member have a Paul Harris.
Historical street name in SB-Voluntario. Once known as "Cerrito de los Voluntarios", Hill of the Volunteers. The street lead to a hill between East Beach and Por la Mar. In 1818 Hippolyte de Bouchard sailed to Santa Barbara with the intent to sack the town as he had done in Monterey and at the Ortega Rancho at Refugio. Bouchard was a Frenchman. He was called a pirate, however, he was really a privateer, a mercenary hired by Argentine government to attack any town or ship that was under Spanish control. Argentina was at war for their independence from Spain. Bouchards two ships were La Argentine and Santa Rosa anchored on December 18. The Presido Comandante Jose de la Guerra was hopelessly out-numbered and outgunned. Bouchuard had 350 men and 62 ship's cannon. De la Guerra received a note that the town would be spared if three prisoners who de la Guerra held from the Ortega Rancho raid were returned to Bouchard, and Bouchard would return prisoners he had taken at Monterey. De la Guerra wanted to stall for time and told Bouchard he needed to get Governor Sola's permission and that could take several days. Bouchard would not accept this and threatened to attack immediately. De la Guerra replied that his men were ready for battle, however, Bouchard did not know that de la Guerra had only 50 men. Negotiations went on for 2 days. Bouchard watched the land from his ship through his telescope. What he saw was a steady stream of reinforcements coming over the hill at East Beach. The reality was that de la Guerra's men and some volunteers marched up the back side of the hill along the hill and back down out of Bouchard's view only to circle around and come over the hill again. The rouse worked and Bouchard agreed to the prisoner exchange and sailed out of the harbor leaving Santa Barbara untouched by any shot being fired. The "Hill of Volunteers" is now hidden by buildings and cut by Highway 101. The "hill" can best be imagined by looking up from the East Beach Volleyball field. (from: Street Names of SB by Neal Graffy).
SPEAKER: Paul LeMert, Managing Director, UVLrx Therapeutics., Ultra Violet Light Treatment of Blood. Introduction by Jennifer LeMert.
The company is based here in SB. Paul is a Robotics ad Information Systems engineer by training. After working in manufacturing he now works in the healthcare field. His current primary role is helping physicians understand the utility and science behind the UVLrx system. Paul began with some explanation of how light therapy has been used throughout the ages, beginning with things like the Greeks taking people up the mountain to get more light from the healing power of the sun. The use of ultra violet therapies has been used since the 1940-50's in hospitals to treat maladies, since as, bacterial infections, viral infections like polio, lupus, hepatitis and pneumonia. The benefits of UV therapy has been well and continues to be studied. The body reacts to pathogens by engaging the immune system. This means that the whole body has a reaction to a pathogen. The Photo chromatic Intravenous Light Therapy provided in the UVLrx Therapeutics system treats blood as it circulates throughout the body. The therapy has not yet been approved by the FDA, however, there are currently studies being done in Santa Barbara that will be used as the approval process proceeds.
Thank you to Michael Gardiner for the Foundation Information and to Paul for giving us new knowledge about the UV light therapy. The Friday Social Hour for June 3 is at Crocodile 5:30 PM Corner of State and Alamar


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Given a choice, many of us would rather eat library paste than some reduced-calorie dish that pretends to be food. No wonder diets fail. We're starving for real taste.
Few master the art of eating wisely and well. We hope that's about to change. Now that the season of holiday excess has presented the cold, hard fact of our warm and squishy overfed bodies, it's time to begin exploring in earnest the concept of heavyweight taste from lightweight meals.
Each month, this new column will spotlight a different inventive, highly personal approach to the combination of diet and healthful living that flourishes in this city of the professionally slim and beautiful. We'll learn culinary techniques and recipes from master chefs, food writers and accomplished home cooks, and glimpse the personalities behind the ideas. For those who measure their fat grams or bust their sugar spoons to stay employable, dieting is a lifestyle. For the rest of us, living light has to fit around the way we actually live, which rarely accommodates fussy preparations or restrictive menus.
We want to be gratified, not deprived. And luckily, that's exactly the idea behind some of the more forward-thinking spa menus today. One of the newest proponents of the idea is somewhat of a surprise -- Joachim Splichal, the chef who built an empire satisfying indulgent tastes at his Patina Group restaurants. With his wife, Christine, he's built Kinara, a combination day spa, restaurant and gift shop in a two-story building on Robertson Boulevard north of Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood.


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Salman Khan has finally kept his promise and unveiled the teaser of his upcoming movie Bajrangi Bhaijaan on Twitter.
As tweeted, the Bhaijaan of Bollywoof has tweets in Hindi for his loving fans.
In the 1 minute 33 seconds video, you can see Salman Khan in almost every frame. Kareena Kapoor Khan looks beautiful as usual and Nawazuddin Siddiqui makes his presence felt effortlessly.
Nawazuddin and Salman Khan's pair seems to be providing some comic relief as well.
The movie is of course going to be an out and out Salman Khan movie like his previous ones.
The ones who were expecting to see the beauty of Kashmir in teaser would have to wait a bit more, as none of the Kashmir scenes have been included in the teaser.
The teaser was already shown to some lucky fans by director Kabir Khan yesterday on May 27.
The first look of the film was release by none other than Shah Rukh Khan himself. The superstar posted the first look and tweeted, "I believe Being a brother is bigger than being a Hero. 'Bhaijaan' coming Eid 2015. How do u like the first look."


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The Leviathan
By Zack Martin
Fred Sweeney was almost overcome by the smell of death as he opened the screen door of his house on the beach in Florence, Oregon.
"I haven't smelled anything like that since Iwo Jima," he said to himself.
Fred started walking up the beach to Joe Kildare's house. Joe was Fred's old Marine buddy and the two usually took walks on the beach every morning to get some exercise.
"Holy shit, what the fuck stinks?" Joe asked.
"I dunno. Let's find out."
The two men started walking up the beach and knew they were getting closer as the smell got worse. They could also see seagulls circling something in the distance.
"That thing is fucking huge," Fred said as they approached a large gray mass on the beach.
And it was. The cause of the smell was a departed gray whale.
"What do you think it weighs?" Joe asked Fred.
"A few tons at least. Let's head back. We should probably call the sheriff."
Fred and Joe met Lane Country Sheriff Earnest Oakley on the beach near the dead beast about 20 minutes later.
"Humph," said the sheriff, walking around the whale. Sheriff Oakley was a tall, slender man. He was wearing aviator sunglasses, smoking a cigar, and shaking his head. "Well, I'll be damned."
"Whatcha gonna do about it?" asked Joe.
The sheriff said nothing. He continued walking around the huge sea mammal shaking his head.
Joe and Fred continued standing there for another five minutes waiting for the sheriff to say something.
"I've never seen anything like this before," he finally said. "I better get back to the office and make some calls to find out what I should do next."
"You going to do something soon?" Fred asked. "I'm supposed to have family over for a barbecue in a couple of days and this stink is revolting."
"I don't know," the sheriff replied, still dumbstruck. "This is the damndest thing I have ever seen."
The sheriff got into his car and started heading back to town. He was still shaking his head. "What the hell am I going to do about this?" he said to himself.
During the entire drive back into town, the sheriff mulled over different options. "Could we drag it back out to sea?" he thought. "I wonder what it would take to bury it."
Sheriff Oakley climbed the stairs to his office in the county building, still oblivious to everything going on around him. His only thought was what he was going to do.
"Damn, sheriff, you don't smell too good," said the deputy as he passed the sheriff on the steps. "What happened?"
The sheriff was oblivious that the smell of the beast had clung to him.
"We got a dead gray whale out on the beach," the sheriff said. "Damn thing stinks like nothing you ever smelled before."
"Anything like this ever happen before?"
"Not that I know of. I need to figure out what to do."
Oakley walked into his office, poured himself a cup of coffee, and formulated a plan. "First, I'll call the state, they'll know what to do," he said to himself.
He called Commander Jim Lake, the commander in charge of the closest Oregon State Police unit. "Morning, Jim, it's Oakley over in Florence," the sheriff said. "We have a bit of a situation over here and I need your advice."
The sheriff went into the details about the whale on the beach. Commander Lake started to laugh. "Sounds like you guys have a whale of a problem," the commander punned.
"It's not funny," said the sheriff. "You should smell this thing. Its stink just clings to you. I'm probably going to have to burn this uniform."
"Let me make some calls and I'll get back to you."
The sheriff leaned back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and lit another cigar. Florence was a small county, about 15,000 people. Nothing much ever happened. The occasional drunk driver, teenagers vandalizing some property, and maybe the occasional bar brawl but that was about it. "Whale of a problem," the sheriff thought back to the commander's comment. "What an asshole."
About three hours and 10 complaints later, Commander Lake got back to the sheriff.
"The highway department is sending some people out there to take a look and figure out what to do," the commander said. "They want you to meet them out there at 2 p.m."
"The highway department?"
"That's what the guys from the state said. I don't think they've ever seen anything like this before either."
The two highway workers were already on the beach when the sheriff arrived. He thought it was strange that they were wearing yellow hard hats and bright orange safety vests on the beach in the middle of the day.
"So, you guys take a look at it?" the sheriff asked.
"Yup," said the older of the two men, who then proceeded to spit some chewing tobacco. Dwayne Walton was a guy in his mid-30s who had worked for the highway department for more than 10 years.
The sheriff was expecting more but nothing was forthcoming. "And?"
"Well, we have a couple of options," said Dwayne. "We could bury it. But I don't think we could dig a hole deep enough to keep it covered, and the stink would still be pretty bad. We could also chop it up and then bury it, but I don't think anyone would want to do that and the Teamsters would probably get all up in my ass if I asked my men to do that."
Dwayne paused a moment to reflect.
"Which leaves an option that me and Mike were just talking about." Mike was Dwayne's younger and less experienced coworker.
"And what would that be?" the sheriff asked.
"We could blow it up."
The sheriff was dumbstruck at this idea.
"You want to blow it up? Are you nuts?"
The sheriff wasn't too far off the mark with his assessment. The only reason Dwayne Walton worked for the Oregon Department of Highways was because his father had been a heavy political contributor. Dwayne, more or less, was an idiot who couldn't hold down any other job. But he managed to slip by all these years working for the highway department and getting lost in the bureaucracy.
And the idea of blowing up this whale was a dream of Dwayne's. His fascination with explosives started out with inanimate objects but quickly moved on to small animals. And if the sheriff would have checked his files he would have found out about a time when Dwayne tried to blow up the neighbors' cat with an M-100. The only disappointment for Dwayne was that the whale was already dead.
"You see, what we would do here is plant the explosives so that the remains of the whale would be blown out to sea," Dwayne explained. "The seagulls and what not would take care of the rest."
"You sure you're authorized to do something like this?" the sheriff asked.
"Sure," said Dwayne, but in reality he wasn't sure. But if nobody tried to stop him, he could do it. "We're going to move in some equipment in the morning and start planting the dynamite. We'll be good to go tomorrow afternoon."
"Well, if you think this is a good idea I guess I'm not going to stop you," said the sheriff.
* * *
That night the phone rang 175 miles away from Florence, Oregon.
"News desk," said Stan Ashland.
"I have a story you guys might be interested in," said the voice on the other end of the phone.
"What is it?" Stan was annoyed. He hated working the phones, especially when crackpots were calling. Everybody thought they had a story but nobody ever did. He hadn't been on the street in weeks. Ever since he tried to get the story about the city councilman having an affair he had been banished to the desk answering phones.
"The highway department is going to blow up a dead whale in Florence tomorrow afternoon," said the voice.
"What? You're kidding right?"
"Nope. This beast washed up on the beach a couple of days ago. It's gotta be eight tons, and the highway department is going to blow it up with dynamite. Damn thing stinks like nothing you've ever smelled before."
Stan's head was spinning. If this was true, it was a compelling story.
"Can you tell me exactly where it is?"
The caller did just that and now Stan had to figure out how to talk Jenni Mulligan, the station's news director, into letting him take a crew up there. He took a deep breath and walked into her office.
"Jenni, I just got a call about the highway department blowing up a dead whale on a beach in Florence. It might make an interesting story and I think we should take a trip out there."
"How'd you find out about this?" she asked.
"One of the residents who lives on the beach called in."
"Did you confirm it with anyone else?"
"Of course," he lied. This was the sort of thing that got him into trouble in the first place. "I talked with the highway department and they confirmed a large amount of dynamite was being used in a project in Florence. Considering that no highway runs directly through Florence this is interesting. They wouldn't give me anything else."
"Did you call the sheriff? How about other neighbors to see if they heard the same thing?"
"Nobody is in at the sheriff's office and I haven't done a reverse directory search of the beach yet."
"How far is Florence anyway?" she asked.
"About 170 to 180 miles. It should take about three hours or so to get out there."
"When are they supposedly detonating the thing?"
"Some time tomorrow afternoon."
"Talk to some more neighbors and get back to me."
"That didn't go as bad as I thought it would have," Stan thought to himself.
For the past month Stan had been the red-headed stepchild of the newsroom. It began when he asked a Portland city councilman about an affair he was supposedly having.
The problem was that he asked the question during the dedication of a community center with hundreds of people looking on. If the councilman hadn't been ducking him for weeks before the dedication he wouldn't have done it, but he had been frustrated and he finally blurted out the question. The crowd looked on in horror. This guy was a hero in his district and nobody would dare accuse him of such things. "I was lucky to get out of there without getting killed," Stan still thought to himself.
But the whale could be his chance to redeem himself. "Why would anyone blow up a dead whale?" he wondered. "Who would do such a thing?" First he had to try to confirm the story with the neighbors.
After three calls he had enough. All had confirmed the first guy's story. He went back to Jenni and she gave him the okay.
"Go talk to Gus. He'll be your cameraman on the shoot," Jenni said.
Stan was getting ready to protest but then he realized he shouldn't push his luck. Gus was difficult, he smelled funny, he wore those yellow tinted glasses people wear on a shooting range, and he constantly sharpened knives in the newsroom. He was pretty much a creepy bastard.
Stan tracked down the psychotic Gus in the motor pool. "Hey Gus! Looks like you and I are going to be working together again." Stan tried to sound excited.
"Lucky me," Gus said, as he whittled a small tree branch while sitting on the bumper of one of the news vans, smoking a cigarette.
"The highway department is going to be blowing up this dead whale on a beach in Florence. We'll probably need to get an early start. We should probably be here around 5 a.m. so we can get out there early enough."
"Fine. I'll be here at 5," Gus said.
"Great, I'll see you then."
* * *
As dawn broke the following morning Dwayne Walton was standing on the beach, drinking a cup of coffee and smoking a cigarette. Dwayne was waiting for the heavy equipment and dynamite to arrive.
"This will be a truly glorious day," Dwayne said aloud to no one in particular.
Dwayne turned around when he heard the bulldozer arriving with the dynamite. Besides Mike, Dwayne was going to have two other men at his disposal for this operation.
As soon as the men exited the truck Dwayne gave the men their orders. "Alright, guys, here's the plan. I need the two of you to get the bulldozer going and start digging a trench around the leeward side of the whale. I would say six to eight feet should be deep enough. Then we'll fill the hole with dynamite, set the charges, bury the dynamite, and get ready for the explosion. I would like to get this done around noon so let's get to it."
The men had been working for about an hour when Fred and Joe made their way up the beach.
"So, when's this thing going to happen?" Joe asked Dwayne.
"Should be around noon."
"If we wanted to watch, how far away do you think we'd have to be?"
"A few hundred yards. I'll have it figured out later."
The two old men nodded their heads and walked away.
* * *
Meanwhile, word stated buzzing around Florence High School about the whale detonation. It was of particular interest to 16-year-old April Oakley, the sheriff's daughter.
"I can't believe they're going to blow up that poor animal," April told her boyfriend Paul.
"Well, it is already dead, right?" Paul said. "So it doesn't matter."
"It doesn't matter? How can you say it doesn't matter? This is one of God's creatures and they're just going to blow it up. We have to do something."
Paul had been starting to question his relationship with April for some time. The two of them had fun together but April was too much into the save-the-world crap. Paul's friends had started saying that April was so granola she crunched when she walked. All Paul wanted to do was have fun. Was that so wrong?
"I'm going to start a protest," April said. "I could probably have a dozen people on the beach in an hour."
"Have fun. I have an English quiz fifth period and I can't ditch," he lied.
April looked at him skeptically and then went on her way.
* * *
About an hour outside of Florence, Stan Ashland was wishing he could get rid of his traveling companion. Stan was allergic to cigarette smoke so Gus couldn't smoke in the van. Instead he was chewing tobacco and spitting into a plastic 16-ounce Coke bottle, the sight of which was making Stan ill.
"You know that could give you gum cancer, right?" Stan asked.
Gus just looked over at the squeamish reporter and spit another long strand of brown liquid into the bottle.
"Just my fucking luck," Gus thought to himself. "I have to make this three-hour trip and I get stuck with this pansy."
Stan just sighed.
* * *
Back at the blast site, things were progressing nicely by Dwayne's estimation. The trench was most of the way dug and they were starting to prepare the dynamite for the blast.
"That's half a ton of dynamite," Mike said. "Don't you think that might be a bit overkill?"
Dwayne shot his underling a dirty look. " I know what I'm doing."
Mike wasn't as sure. Having been teamed with Dwayne for the last five years Mike knew his penchant for explosives and wasn't sure if he was going a bit too far this time.
"Do you hear that?" Dwayne asked Mike.
All of a sudden over a sand dune came about a dozen people carrying signs and chanting over and over again, "Hey, hey, ho, ho, these damn explosives have to go."
"Shit. Protestors," Dwayne said.
He pulled the cell phone off his belt and called the sheriff's office to tell him the situation.
The leader appeared to be nothing more than a 16-year-old girl. People in the crowd had a variety of placards, such as, "Save the Whale," "Make a Grave, Not an Explosion," and "Don't Detonate Mammals."
The leader started a different chant. "What do we want?" she asked through her bullhorn. "A grave," the crowd replied. "When do we want it?" "Now."
"This is going to get old real fucking fast," Dwayne said to Mike and walked up to the leader.
"What seems to be the problem here, miss?" Dwayne asked.
"My name is April Oakley and we are here to demand that you not blow up this whale. It's inhumane. It should be buried."
"You do realize that it's already dead, don't you?"
"It doesn't matter. It's still one of God's creatures."
"Well, it's a dead God's creature and it washed up on a beach in the State of Oregon and that makes it my business to dispose of and I've decided this is the best way."
Dwayne was getting ready to go on until he noticed a guy in a suit followed by someone carrying a camera walking up the beach. "Oh shit, it's the media."
Stan had thought he had heard some sort of chanting on his way from the van, and when he saw the protestors his heart leapt for joy. "Nothing like some protestors to make a story more interesting," he said to Gus. "Get ready to shoot."
At the moment Gus was raising the camera, the sheriff walked over the sand dune to see the commotion. "I don't need this shit," he said to himself. "Protestors, the media, and some idiot from the highway department who's going to blow up a dead whale." Then the sheriff saw who was leading the protest. "Goddamnit."
The sheriff entered the crowd. "OK, alright, what seems to be the problem here?"
Dwayne and one of the protestors started speaking at the same time. The cameraman kept shooting.
"Alright, here's what we're going to do. First, you," the sheriff said pointing at the cameraman and reporter, "If you could wait over there I'll talk to you in a minute. Second, Dwayne, why don't you keep doing what you were doing and I'll talk to you in a minute too. And finally, April, shouldn't you be in class, dear?"
"But Dad, once I heard what was going on I felt it was my duty to come down here and make sure things were taken care of," she said.
The sheriff was proud of his daughter. She was a good student and didn't get into much trouble. The only time she did get into trouble was when the environment was involved. First it was styrofoam cups in the school cafeteria and then it was low funding at the animal shelter. She meant well but sometimes she got a bit too caught up in some matters.
"I suggest you get back to class. I don't want to have to arrest my own daughter. All of you get back to class. These men are professionals and they know what they're doing," the sheriff said, but he didn't believe it.
The sheriff then turned toward Dwayne. "What are you doing, baiting a young girl like that? She doesn't know any better. You should have waited until I got here to talk to her."
"She was holding up my work with that chanting," Dwayne said.
"You know what you're going to have to do now, don't you?"
"So that reporter doesn't show you on television yelling at some teenage girl you're going to have to talk to him and make nice. Tell him what you're doing and keep him up to date on what's going on."
"Fuck him. I don't deal with the press."
"You will if you know what's good for you."
Dwayne knew the sheriff was right. If he didn't want to be shown on TV screaming at the girl he would have to cooperate. "Let's go make nice," the sheriff told Dwayne.
The two of them started walking towards the reporter. "How you doing?" the sheriff asked the two men.
"Fine. I'm Stan Ashland with WANC in Portland. We heard about this story and decided to come down and take a look."
"Great. Well, I'm Sheriff Earnest Oakley and this is Dwayne Walton with the highway department. Listen, we're more than happy to talk to you for your story but we would appreciate that little flare-up not being made into a big deal."
"I'll see what I can do about that."
"In that case, I'll leave you in the capable hands of Mr. Walton. I'm sure he'll be happy to answer any of your questions."
"I appreciate the help, sheriff." Stan motioned to Gus to start taping.
"So, Mr. Walton, what do you have going on here?"
"Well, it appears this eight-ton gray whale washed up on the beach a few days ago and we're going to dispose of the remains."
"And how are you going to do this?"
"We thought the best way to dispose of the corpse would be to blow it up with half a ton of dynamite. It would be too difficult to bury as is and nobody wants to cut it up and then bury it. The blast should take care of the majority of the carcass and whatever remains can be eaten by seagulls, crabs, and other scavengers."
"That sounds like a lot of dynamite!"
"We're actually not sure if it's going to be enough. We have some extra in reserve in case we need to set another charge."
Stan motioned for Gus to stop taping. "Great stuff, Mr. Walton. If you don't mind, my cameraman will take some footage of the whale and you guys working and then we'll want to tape the blast. How much longer?"
"It'll probably be about an hour, an hour and a half."
"See you then," Stan said. "Gus, can you get some cut-away shots? I'm going back to the van to give Jenni an update."
Gus nodded and lifted the camera to his shoulder. As crazy as Gus may or may not be, he was a good cameraman. He walked around the site for about 20 minutes taking footage and different shots.
"What kind of charge are you setting?" he asked Dwayne.
"It'll be a concurrent charge. We don't want to take the chance that only half the load will go up. It takes a bit longer to set up but there's no risk that anything will go wrong."
"That's the way I would have done it. I haven't seen this much explosives since the service."
"You served?"
"Yeah, I was a demolitions guy. This stuff is right up my alley. What about you? You serve?"
"No, I have a degenerative hip," Dwayne lied. He tried to get into the army but he failed the psych test.
The two continued to talk about explosives for another 15 minutes. While they were talking, groups of people started appearing on the beach with chairs and coolers, ready to watch the show.
Dwayne had one of his men set up a 450-yard perimeter while he and two of the others started burying the dynamite.
Gus found a good angle on a nearby sand dune, set the camera on a tripod, and waited. Stan made his way down from the truck. "Did you get any shots of the people watching?" he asked.
Gus just nodded; he knew what he was doing.
It took about another 20 minutes for Dwayne and his men to bury the dynamite on the leeward side of the whale. Dwayne connected the final wires to the detonator while the rest of his crew made sure the area was clear. A crowd of about 50 people had gathered on the beach to watch the detonation. Dwayne walked up to Gus and Stan and told them what the sign would be for the start of the countdown.
As Dwayne walked back to the detonator he was trembling with excitement. He picked up the detonator and gave the sign to the newsmen.
Dwayne yelled out, "5, 4, 3, 2, 1," and then he pushed the plunger.
The noise was deafening. The dead mammal went up in a red and gray cloud.
The crowd cheered. "Ohh yeah," and "Whhheeewwwww," could be heard among the spectators.
Ethel, Fred's wife, said, "It's OK, Fred, you can take your fingers out of your ears now."
And then it happened.
"Oh my God, it's pieces of�" said Ethel, as the remains of the whale started to fall back to earth. But they weren't falling in the ocean. They were falling on the crowd.
It was chaos. Out of some instinct, Gus had already taken the camera off the tripod and had begun running back to the van. It took a bit longer for Stan to realize what was going on, so he followed a few feet behind.
While Dwayne's crew hightailed it away from the beach, Dwayne remained still, marveling at what he had done and laughing as small pieces of whale covered him and larger pieces fell to the ground around him.
The whole thing probably didn't last longer than 30 seconds but its impact was felt for much longer.
Fred and Joe had to go rent a power washer from the hardware store to clean the dead whale bits off their houses.
While the story eventually won Stan Ashland a local Emmy, he was in hot water after a 300-pound piece of whale flesh flattened the news van.
Furthermore, the blast failed to detonate the entire whale carcass. The highway crew had to use the bulldozer to bury the remains of the beast, which left a smell that lingered for the better part of a month.
And no amount of political patronage could save Dwayne's job. But his father had the means to set Dwayne up in his own fishing business. Two years after the whale blast, Dwayne killed himself trying to fish for salmon with quarter sticks of dynamite.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: While it is true that the Oregon State Highway Department blew up an eight-ton gray whale in Florence in 1970, the characters in this story are completely fictional and bear no resemblance to those actually involved in the incident. And for the record, the National Marine Fisheries says the best way to dispose of a dead whale is to drag it a half mile out to sea.
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Join John Ullmen for an in-depth discussion in this video Standing out from the crowd, part of Developing Executive Presence.
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Avoid Road Rage, Be A Road Sage
Road rage is unfortunately one of the biggest concerns in our country today. People are dying or landing up in prison almost every day because of this and if there is no quick solution to the problem, our country could really head towards a disaster. On that note, here's a look at road rage, its effects and how you can avoid them.
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Road rage is understood as aggressive behaviour when you are driving out on the road. Others describe it as violent behaviour that causes accidents. Road rage includes different types of behaviour. Some of them include cutting others, sound the vehicle horn, hitting someone. Shouting verbal abuses, making disrespectful gestures, flashing lights constantly, throwing objects outside the car.
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There are several reasons why people experience road rage. Fighting over parking spaces, cutting others off while driving, getting stuck behind a slow driver, not being allowed to pass or feeling annoyed when someone honks too much are some common reasons.
Effects of road rage
Road rage has several harmful effects. Injuries and death is one of the significant ones. People who vent their anger on the streets are more likely to harm themselves in an accident. Also, road rage causes damage to buildings and minor offences could actually cause you to land up in jail. There are temporary and permanent punishments depending on your offence.
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There has been a rapid increase of deaths in India due to road rage. In the year 2010, the number of deaths in India was 1.3 lakhs and according to reports, there is one death every minute. Ideas have been initiated to reduce death rates but change can only be brought when people show an interest.
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To avoid road rage, use a 'sorry' gesture so that the situation is pacified. Second, plan things ahead so that a little delay won't hamper your journey. Third, listen to the kind of music that you enjoy and use your horn only when you desperately need it. Also, remember to avoid eye contact when the driver opposite you is angry so that you have time to cool down. Following these steps are effective when it comes to road rage prevention.


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Paris Jackson & Family Reconnecting … Per Doctor's Orders (PHOTOS)
Our family is important, even if the world says that they are not. Some of us may be brought up in a culture where family ties are considered to be less essential compared to fame and riches in this world. Well, that's what you may initially think but I assure you that in the end, you will realize what matters most.
This article reminds me on a story of a simple fisherman who is contented with just a few fish caught for the day. On his way home, he met a rich guy who summoned him to go back fishing. When he asked why, the wealthy man replied that this is the only way for him to earn money by selling extra fishes in the market. When asked what he will do with the money, the rich man said it will allow him to buy a bigger fishing net that allows him to catch more fishes. Then the fisherman asks what he will do with the extra money that he will earn. The wealthy man said; "With this, you can buy a small fishing boat. This will mean bigger earnings as well". The fisherman asked again what will happen next. The rich man replied; 'This means you can buy a bigger fishing vessel that allows you to go to a deeper sea and hire more people to fish for you. Again the fisherman asked; "Then what happens next? Well, the rich man replied; "If you have a bigger boat, earn lots of money and hire more people to do the work for you, you will have enough time to spend with your family.
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Like Paris Jackson, you and I need our family and we don't need to wait to experience life like Paris to come up with such realization. After all, simple things in life are sources of true happiness..
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The most recent instance of cheating at a casino with blackjack comes from the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem of Pennsylvania. The casino found that a player was using a past post betting method to try and earn an easy win. This method means a player is setting their wager after the cards have been dealt, which is not allowed.
The player in question hails from New Jersey and goes by Christopher Jenkins. The thirty two year old was visiting the Sands Casino Resort in the early morning hours of this past Sunday when he tried to post late bets not once but twice. He was caught in the act and security had to place him under arrest for his actions.
After he was caught cheating, he was taken into custody and asked for his identification. After providing false identification, Jenkins now faces charges for cheating at gaming, providing false identification and theft by deception. He currently resides in the Northampton County Prison after he was unable to post bail of $5,000.
Players must make the right decision during game play to stick to the rules to avoid jail time and any charges on record. By following the rules, players can have fun and enjoy time spent at the blackjack tables without any repercussions, except losing money! If Jenkins had followed the rules, he would not be facing jail time or the current charges.
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If you are not getting good sleep, it is very bad, and sleep apnea can be a culprit. The good news is that there are many simple ways that help you get a restful night's sleep. Take a look at the information presented below that offers some helpful tips to give you a good night's sleep.
Some people's sleep apnea can be traced to morbid obesity. Should this be the reason, weight loss should be the rule of thumb. Increasing exercise and reducing your total calorie intake can help to accomplish this. Restriction of carbohydrates is shown to help those wanting to shed pounds.
Sleep Apnea
Eating in a healthy way will help you drop weight and fight apnea. Normally people are quite surprised to learn that unhealthy eating is a major source of their sleep apnea. Good nutrition can help many medical conditions, including sleep apnea.
Depending on the condition that is causing your sleep apnea, you may be able to find a simple tool to improve your sleep. These devices are designed to correct your airways and allow you to breathe properly during the night. Talk to your doctor about whether or not a mouth guard can solve your sleep apnea problem.
Many children suffer with sleep apnea. Children who are frequently tired or who have a poor attention span may have sleep issues. Since these symptoms mimic ADHD, it's important to have your child seen by a physician.
Do you smoke or drink? Rid yourself of those bad habits. Both have a negative influence on your air passages. Alcohol can relax airways while smoking can cause them to swell, both of which can cause you to have sleep apnea. If you do not want to quit, just do not do it before laying down to sleep.
If you sleep alone, you might have a hard time determining if you suffer from sleep apnea. Using a simple camcorder while you sleep can give you the information you need. The video needs audio too so that the doctors can hear the noises you make.
To help alleviate this condition, you should sleep on your side. Some sleep apnea patients lay on their backs. Your airways become blocked when you sleep on your back. You will breathe easier if you sleep on your side. If you tend to roll onto your back in your sleep, try propping yourself on one side with pillows.
Sleeping pills are not the answer if sleep apnea is your problem. Sleeping pills can make your throat relax which prevents your airways from functioning properly. If your sleep apnea is bad, these can prove a real risk. No matter how bad you want a good night's sleep, these are not the answer.
Be sure to take your CPAP with you if you have sleep apnea and have to visit the hospital. It doesn't matter whether your hospital visit is planned or an emergency, your CPAP should be there with you, along with your mask. The machine is pre-set to your specifications and you have the benefit of wearing the mask you are already familiar with. It will be much simpler to continue using a CPAP machine in the hospital if you don't have to deal with unfamiliar equipment.
If you suffer from sleep apnea, have a regular bedtime. Your condition is already messing with your regular sleep cycle every night. So, anything that you can find that will help rebuild healthy sleep patterns is a must to help you live a healthier lifestyle. Try retiring and waking at consistent times.
Sleep Apnea
If you're a sleep apnea sufferer undergoing CPAP treatment, don't forget to take your machine along if you're going to the hospital. Your CPAP is set to your specifications so it will be easier for medical staff to help you out because you already have your own device. You're already comfortable with the mask you're using, and your machine provides exactly the pressure setting you need. This will make your stay a little more comfortable.
Weight loss is an effective tactic in combating sleep apnea in many cases. Many sufferers of sleep apnea have found that shedding their unwanted pounds makes their sleep apnea go away entirely. Simply losing a small amount of weight can open your airways, improving your sleep apnea symptoms.
Losing weight is an excellent way to alleviate the symptoms of sleep apnea. Some people are able to almost completely eliminate their sleep apnea with weight loss. Even a nominal amount of weight loss will go a long way in improving your breathing at night.
Try and lose weight because it will help you deal with sleep apnea. Those who are overweight usually suffer from sleep apnea due to the circumference of their neck. Weight loss makes a big difference in the amount of pressure put on your airways and can improve your breathing.
Look for devices that help to alleviate snoring. Snoring can be a sign that a person has sleep apnea, and a doctor can tell the patient whether one of these oral devices will be of help to them. For less severe forms of sleep apnea, consider finding some simple anti-snoring devices. If you have a machine to help with snoring it can help with apnea.
Sleep Apnea
Never sleep on your back if you experience the symptoms of sleep apnea. Sleeping on your back blocks your airways quite easily. Prop yourself up on your side with a pillow or cushions.
Consulting your GP is a necessary step in getting a diagnosis of sleep apnea, but self-help options are available. It's always a good idea to stop drinking and smoking and lose weight. It is doubly so if you have sleep apnea. Coffee, caffeine and alcohol should also be avoided before bed.
Tongue exercising may help resolve certain sleep apnea symptoms. For example, try this: press your tongue up against your upper palate, and hold it for about three minutes. Your tongue and throat muscles will become stronger by doing this, making it less likely that your airways are blocked as you sleep.
Sleep apnea is not something that should be ignored, because it will not go away without treatment. A variety of underlying medical conditions can contribute to sleep apnea. One good way to lessen sleep apnea episodes is by losing weight, but there are thin people who suffer from sleep apnea as well. Other options, including the use of a CPAP machine, have helped a great number of people curb their symptoms. Some prefer surgery when dealing with sleep apnea. Whatever route is best for you, getting treatment is key to living a happy, restful life.
Playing a wind instrument can be helpful for sleep apnea. Not only will you enjoy the music and exercise your mind, but you will also exercise the muscles that help you control your breathing. Working these muscles make them stronger, and help you control them, especially when you sleep; this will reduce your sleep apnea.
You can cut down on the sleep apnea symptoms you experience by making your throat muscles stronger. Difficulty in breathing causes sleep apnea, which is a result of your soft tissue collapsing in your throat. Stronger muscles are not as likely to collapse.
If you suffer from sleep apnea and require a CPAP machine, talk to your physician about heated humidification with it. Warm, moist air will help keep you asleep comfortably. A lot of the CPAP machines now have a humidifier built in, so find out if you can be prescribed one of those.
If you suffer from sleep apnea, and you use a CPAP, check with your doctor about a heated humidifier. The humid, warm air enables CPAP users to have a much easier time getting restful sleep. A humidifier can be an important part of your CPAP machine, so ask your doctor about a machine that handles both functions.
This will help you deal with sleep apnea. If left untreated, sleep apnea can cause serious health consequences and will get worse as the years go on. Do not let it get worse. Go to a doctor and follow his or her recommendations. Sleep apnea can be controlled with proper attention.
There are a number of solutions available, many of them relatively simple. Give yourself a regular bedtime, and sleep about the same time every night. Make your bedroom comfortable to sleep in. If your room is not comfortable, you will probably have difficulty sleeping night after night.
If you suffer from sleep apnea, don't drink prior to going to sleep. Consuming alcoholic beverages will only increase your symptoms because it will cause your throat muscles to descend closer to your esophagus. It is not necessary for you to totally stop drinking, but you should not have any prior to going to bed.
Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea, as defined, is when your body does not have the required amount of oxygen it needs when you are asleep. This is why it can get worse at higher elevations. This is because oxygen levels drop the higher the elevation is, which can impact your sleeping. If sleeping at elevations can be avoided, do so.
Do not let your sleep apnea go untreated. Avoiding a visit to the doctor will only prolong finding treatment, and your symptoms can get worse over time. Don't wait around for your lack of good sleep and snoring to get even worse. If you suspect sleep apnea, schedule a doctor visit now.
Play an instrument that uses your wind. Playing a flute, clarinet, or other wind instrument can help your sleep apnea. When you play these instruments, you learn about air control and exercising the muscles in your airway, making them stronger. It won't happen immediately, but over time, learning to play one of these things will benefit your muscles and your sleep apnea.
Energy for getting by in the day and achieving your goals is necessary in this day and age. You can improve the overall quality of your sleep and reduce the impact that sleep apnea has on your life by putting this article's suggestions to work immediately.
Think about getting a guard for your mouth. Your dentist can make a personally fitted mouth guard to compensate for overbite or another jaw abnormality. A jaw that is correctly aligned makes it easier for your body to breathe properly at night.


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Regional Development Agency Međimurje REDEA Ltd. was founded on 9 December 2004 by the Medjimurje County, with the aim to support the process of sustainable development in Međimurje. REDEA is the legal successor of The Međimurje Entrepreneurial Center (MPC), founded in 1998, who has been providing support to SMEs and farmers (business plans, assistance in lending).
Being granted candidate status for EU membership in 2004, Croatia opened up the opportunity to withdraw funds from the EU pre-accession funds. It is these opportunities and increased scope of work that resulted in the transformation of MPC to the Development Agency which required both specific competencies and increasing number of employees.
REDEA was established as a company in the public domain and is funded by the Međimurje county as the founder and sole owner, and is accredited as a regional coordinator for Međimurje County (according to the Regional Development Act of the Republic of Croatia).
As a regional coordinator we provide professional assistance to regional development of Međimurje with commitment and enthusiasm. DEVELOPMENT is the key word for us. We deal with strategic planning as a precondition for focused development, economic development, agriculture and rural development as well as human resources development.
We encourage constructive suggestions and respect different viewpoints and interests. Strong work ethic and aspiring for excellence as well as taking up challenges and using creativity in problem solving is what distinguishes us.
To be a desirable partner foreseeing development trends and leading Međimurje a step ahead of others.
Initiation and implementation of strategic projects
Assistance in identification, development and implementation of projects co-financed by national and EU funds
Preparation and implementation of EU projects related to our field of work
Organization and implementation of training for public and private sector
Providing information about available grants and subsidies (including EU funds) to entrepreneurs and assistance in preparation of project proposals
Međimurje County
Towns and municipalities
Public institutions (in the field of education, health care, social welfare, public utilities...)
Economy (entrepreneurs and craftsmen, domestic and foreign investors)
Civil society organizations
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Everyone says love hurts, but that's not true.
Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Loosing someone hurts.
Envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love.
But in reality Love is the only thing in this world that covers up all the pain
and make someone feel wonderful again.
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January 11, 2012
January NEW Challenge by Lynn
I got so excited to see the January NEW Challenge. I had just the idea in mind for this layout. This is my daughter and her husband on their first Christmas together as a "NEWLY married couple". I paired that idea with the NEW snowfall paper from Bo Bunny and was on my way. I've wanted to use this paper for awhile but all my photos were in color and I love to stash my new products. Thank goodness for Photoshop and the sepia button and to the ladies here that challenged me to use my new things. Happy NEW Years Everyone!
Now it's your turn to take the January NEW Challenge. The January Challenge is anything doing with NEW - it could be a new tool, a new product, a new technique, or the project could have somehing to do with NEW - like New Years Eve - Our New Home, etc!. Anything goes! Have fun sharing something NEW with us.To participate in the January NEW Challenge - just email a picture of your project along with a description to firstname.lastname@example.com
All submissions will be posted to The Scrap Our Stash blog and on January 31st a winner will be chosen, and given the opportunity to be a Guest Design Team Member for the month of March. This challenge ends at midnight central time January 31st.
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Beautiful layout! I like the papers, the layering, and the distressing.ReplyDelete
Beautiful layout. I love your title!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous, gorgeous page! Those Bo Bunny products are sooo yummy! You put them together so wonderfully! Love it!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous, I just love the building up of embellishments and the gorgeous colours you have used! Dont they look cute! KxReplyDelete
Stunning layout - gorgeous papers, fab comination of colours and lovely photograph. Elizabeth xReplyDelete
I have been wanting some of those papers myself! That gorgeous Lo of yours is adding to that temptation!ReplyDelete
Absolutely gorgeous! The color combination is truly stunning. :)ReplyDelete
I love your colors - they go great with the sepia picture. You did a wonderful job - your layout has that warm snuggly feel. Glad the challenge helped.!ReplyDelete


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CHESTER were yesterday frustrated in their attempts to sign three Wrexham players as they struggled to raise a response from the beleaguered club.
As revealed in yesterday's Daily Post, City boss Ian Rush is ready to swoop for Trinidadian duo Hector Sam and Dennis Lawrence, as well as former under-21 defender Stephen Roberts.
However, City chairman Stephen Vaughan has been unable to put in a firm offer for the three, as no one has yet returned his calls.
"It has been difficult getting an answer from Wrexham regarding our interest, but we shall keep trying" said Vaughan..
Meanwhile, Rush last night took another swipe at managers who have labelled City a "long-ball side."
Leyton Orient boss Martin Ling was the latest to hit out following Saturday's 1-1 draw against City, but yesterday the former Wales international blasted back.
"I am getting fed up with some managers who just carp about our style of play and also comment publicly on some of our players," said Rush.
"Martin Ling was the third manager to get on to this hobby horse, with his ridiculous observations at the weekend.
"There is a code of conduct that has been drawn up by John Barnwell and the League Manager's Association, whereby managers should be circumspect when making public comments regarding other clubs."
Rush continued: "These ill-advised outbursts put pressure on, and could even influence, referees and linesmen. Managers should concentrate on their own team's performances, not those of the opposition."


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Someone once said that the first casualty of war is truth. I think that's an astute observation. There are many reasons why this is true, and many excuses. Of course the most prevalent excuse is going to be that of national security. We can't reveal anything to the enemy. We can't let them have an advantage over us. We can't endanger our troops. Of course, during a hot war there is a certain legitimacy to some of those claims, but that excuse quickly becomes suspect when it gets abused. That excuse becomes abused when, among other things, it is used to prevent the populous from questioning the decisions of their government and their reasons for going to war in the first place.
It is no secret that government has been waging an information war against the common folk for a long time now. The mainstream corporate media has been on their side and helping to cover up their dirty little secrets for quite a while now. The founding fathers made it a crime for the government to create laws violating the freedom of the press in an effort to prevent such a situation, but it obviously didn't work. The press was bought up and consolidated by the corporate establishment long ago and has since been used to help mold the masses to accept their way of thinking, a socialistic viewpoint. In this way they have convinced a majority of people to act in ways contrary to their own best interests but beneficial to the elite few.
For decades, the corporate establishment was winning this information war. Their point of view dominated the mass media. People took for granted that what they saw on corporate television news programs and what they read in corporate owned newspapers was true and objective reporting. I remember being taught in the indoctrination center known as school that foreign, communist nations filled their media with propaganda and lies while our "free" press guaranteed that our society was only exposed to objective truth. No one seemed to question that every news source gave more or less the same accounting of newsworthy events. We were all being groomed to be good little American worker bees who didn't question their government and knew we were being brought up in the best country in the whole world.
Then the Internet came along. I wonder if those who invented this marvel of the modern age truly understood its potential for disseminating information. Perhaps more appropriately, I wonder if they realized the human potential for taking to the Internet to discover alternative points of view to the news of the day. I wonder if they envisioned youtube and facebook when they were first bouncing around emails to each other. I wonder if the powers that be understood how quickly they could lose control of the spin because of cheap video cameras and people's willingness to go online and investigate for themselves all sides to a given story. I'm almost certain they didn't. The establishment seems to have become very frightened of the Internet.
With the hearts and minds of too many individuals in danger of slipping through the fingers of the corporate elite like grains of sand, they may very well have decided that it is well past time to rein in the feral Internet and attempt to tame it to do their bidding. But they have a problem. How do you put the genie back in the bottle? Now that people have gotten a taste of real investigative journalism, how do you suppress the appetite to discover the truth about the establishment elite and their crimes? More than that, how do you get the public to trust you again once they have discovered you've been lying for decades if not centuries?
One way would be to ignore those who are aware of your past transgressions and try to convince as many of the others as possible that the Internet, the instrument for delivering truth and alternative points of view, is dangerous. It tells people how to build bombs. It is a cesspool of child pornography. It is a terrorist recruitment tool. It is overflowing with extremists of all stripes whose ideas are warping the minds of our young people. You'll want to get as many of the uninitiated as possible to back you up and demand Internet regulation.
Another way would be to point out that the Internet is more than just a great source of information, it has become an integral part of modern communications and a great generator of commerce, then claim that the Internet itself is endangered from a malicious outside source. The idea is to claim that government should be able to quickly disable the Internet should it come under attack. It is beyond me how someone thinks that shutting down the Internet would protect it and prevent it from, well, from being shut down. This follows along the same line of going to war to keep the peace. It is a concept as Orwellian as war is peace, slavery is freedom, or ignorance is strength.
Taking control and regulating the Internet will not cause people to once again trust the government, but it will make the population dependent upon government monitored sources for their information. Exposure to a lie often enough will cause many to believe it, perhaps even some who understand how propaganda works. The Internet is not in danger as long as it remains decentralized. There is nothing that endangers it more than the government and a "kill switch" they control. The Internet presents a threat to no one other than the establishment who wish to kill the ideas that are taking root right now in the hearts and minds of many and spreading through the population. There is nothing the corporate elite fears more than the competition the Internet can provide.
So it is that governments under siege in the middle east strive to shut down the Internet in their nations. President Obama has asked for the same power, just in case the Internet comes under attack from supposed armies of hackers outside this nation. What they really want is to be able to control the information available to the populous. What they really want is to be able to cut off communications to the common folk should they decide to rise up against their policies and demand accountability. What they may ultimately want is to establish a new Internet, the web 2.0 if you will, where only government approved bloggers will be able to publish their commentary and commerce can only be conducted with the blessings of the established corporate elite and their government cronies.
Of course, should something like this happen, it will all go down in the name of national security. What could be a better excuse for invoking the national security excuse than a hot war? What could be a better excuse for going to war than to help a hapless population trying to achieve freedom from a brutal dictator in some foreign nation? Well, I suppose trying to find weapons of mass destruction to avert a chemical, biological or nuclear apocalypse might be a better excuse for some, but that one may have been worn a little thin with the Iraq quagmire. Perhaps war might be an easier sell if people are presented with the specter of innocents being gunned down by heavily armed soldiers in some far off land. Of course, a larger conflagration could help create the excuse that an open Internet is too easily attacked by the "enemy" and needs to be closed off and regulated for the sake of freedom.
There is no need for an Internet kill switch, nor for any government monitoring of it. Any attack that could be launched against it could be better handled by the capable and diverse community of private servers that we have now, in my humble opinion, than it could be by a centralized government hub. The benefits gained by its openness far outweigh any detriments posed by "threatening" or "dangerous" activity operating on it. Even in time of war we should have at least the opportunity to acquire information alternative to the establishment point of view. Free men should be able to look at as many different points of view as possible and decide for themselves which is closest to truth and reality and which is propaganda.
I am working on a book. The working title is "The Blessings of Freedom: Creating Prosperity in the 21st Century." I am going to offer this work as a serial for those who are interested and can't wait for the book to come out. I hope to publish a chapter every week or so. I will offer the chapters for sale exclusively at smashwords.com as I finish them. The price is $0.99 for each chapter as it comes out. Here is the link to Chapter 1: "The Blessings of Freedom: Creating Prosperity in the 21st Century" Chapter 1. There is a bonus as the Introduction to the book is included with this download. Keep an eye out as further chapters will be announced as they come out. I wish to thank everyone in advance for their support in this endeavor.
If you like my writings, I am asking for your help. Please visit my website szandorblestman.com to see my archived articles and help support me by making a donation. I am also pleased to announce the release of my novel entitled "The Edge of Sanity"by Matthew Wayne. It is also available for the Kobo Vox, at Barnes and Noble and at Diesel. The download for this book is only $2.99. I have also released "The Ouijiers" at smashwords.com. The special pricing has ended so the book can be distributed to other venues. The download is $2.99, but you can still get the first 20% free. Even if you simply take a moment of your time to download the 20% of the books that is offered for free it will be of tremendous help to me in gaining exposure for my work which will help create sales.
2011-02-27 19:28:04 | sally - Nice blog
Right on! You cant unlearn the truth. If they kill the internet, there will be weekly meetings, clubs, fares. Meetups will boom. People hungry for truth will get it one way or another. They will not return to Fox news. We are at a point of no return.
Should have killed the internet years ago. Too late now.
This will be an interesting year. Middle east people are awake. I believe Gaza will be free. I believe arrests will be made. Truth will be out this year. Many sleepers will awaken from their slumber and are going to be really really pissed!
Peace to you.