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How to Make It
Step 1
Drain 1 can tomatoes in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/2 cup liquid. Drain remaining 1 can tomatoes; discard liquid. Combine tomatoes, reserved 1/2 cup liquid, and chickpeas in a bowl.
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Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and next 5 ingredients (through eggplant); sauté 7 to 8 minutes or until slightly tender. Stir in tomato mixture and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; cover, and cook 5 minutes.
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Uncover pan; stir in vinegar, paprika, and black pepper. Cook 5 minutes or until vegetable mixture is slightly thickened. Divide vegetable mixture among 4 shallow bowls; drizzle servings evenly with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil. Sprinkle with basil leaves, if desired.


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Simple php script allows user to browse a file from any folder or sub folder.
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Pennsylvania Car Donation Centers
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Since 1880 the Salvation Army has been looking for new and innovative ways to receive funding for their cause. Their Car Donation Program is one of the most effective. When looking to donate a ...read more
Vehicle Donation and Other Large Donations
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Recently, charitable institutions have been trying their hardest to encourage the public to make contributions. The financial downturn has hit them hard and they need to do everything they can to ...read more
Goodwill Car Donations - Getting a Tax Break Doing a Good Thing
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SONORA, MEXICO (October 9, 2018) – The State Congress of Sonora has issued an exhortation to Mexico's federal transportation agency, the Secretariat of Communications and Transports (SCT), to address fatal wildlife vehicle collisions by building wildlife crossings in the State. The exhortation also asks the SCT to conduct research to determine where in Sonora such structures might be a priority. The Congress issued the exhortation in response to the death of a female black bear, who was struck and killed by a motorist on Mexico's Highway 2 on September 22.
Wildlife crossings are usually bridges or tunnels that allow animals to cross highways safely, and include fencing along roadsides that can prevent wildlife from crossing in places where a vehicle may hit them. Such crossings have been used effectively in several countries—including the U.S.—to reduce wildlife vehicle collisions, thus enhancing species protection and motorist safety.
Highway 2 in Sonora, where the black bear was killed, bisects the Sky Islands region that Arizona and New Mexico share. The region is considered one of the most biologically important areas in North America, and experts have warned that the growing number of obstacles in the Sky Islands, such as the existing sections of the border wall and the expanding Highway 2, threaten to curb wildlife movement, isolating vulnerable black bear populations in Mexico—where the species is considered endangered—and eliminating any possibility that jaguars and ocelots might effectively recolonize their ancestral grounds in Arizona.
"We celebrate the decision of Sonora's Congress to hold the SCT accountable for mitigating the impact Highway 2 has on black bears and other species in the region," noted Juan Carlos Bravo, who serves as Mexico Program Director of Wildlands Network, an international nonprofit that promotes wildlife conservation and advocates for habitat corridors that allow for animal movement. "Mexico has an opportunity to lead by example on the issue of bi-national connectivity by ensuring that shared species can move freely over the Sonoran landscape, while protecting motorists from potentially fatal collisions."
While the exhortation is not legally binding, the SCT cannot ignore the state lawmakers' demand to address an increasingly relevant issue, especially one that endangers both wildlife and people as the modernized highways of Sonora see increased traffic and higher travel speeds.
Additional Resources
- For more information on the death of the black bear and to see a map of where the death occurred, view our press release.
- For more information on the dangers Highway 2 poses to wildlife and people, view our infographic.
- View the State Congress's official exhortation.
- Photos courtesy of SoyCobre. (Warning: These are graphic.)
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I hadn't seen a Bay-Breasted Warbler this Spring. There had been plenty of sightings, but by the time I got there, the birds were gone. Saturday, I took a rest on a bench at Azalea Pond. Eventually, there was some movement across the pond, up high. A pair of Bay-Breasteds, males it looked like. At last!
I continued resting. One of the birds came down to the tree in front of me and grabbed some lunch.
Bay-Breasted Warbler at luncheon
How about that? Best view of a Bay-Breasted Warbler I ever had. He hung around a few minutes, singing and preening.
indeed, I am a fine-lookin' bird
Sunday, I was intending to walk up to the North Woods (Central Park), starting at West 81st Street, but I wasn't really sure I was up to it. I git into the park, and at the bottom of the path going up Summit Rock, I had a nice view of a Redstart.
a bird with an idea
And then a White-Crowned Sparrow came out, right on the path.
elegant sparrow
He flushed into the bushes whenever someone walked down the hill, but always came back right after.
Then I sat down for a long time at Tanner's Spring. The "spring" is often just a mud puddle, but this day the water was pretty high from the rain the previous night. A lot of birds came down to enjoy it. There was even a Nashville Warbler!
unusually good view of a Nashville
There was a Magnolia Warbler there who seemed to have an unusual amount of testosterone. Not only was he singing, but he was chasing other birds around. I watched him chase a Black-and-White Warbler away from the water several times, and he even want after House Sparrows.
mighty bull warbler
The AIDS walk, going on that day, passed on the drive only a few dozen yards away. They had brass and percussion bands, but the birds didn't seem bothered at all. I watched this Northern Waterthrush calmly work his way around and around the spring while the drums pounded.
cool and collected
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Today I'm bringing you a super easy to make last minute Easter egg idea, in case you were still looking for the perfect way to decorate your Easter eggs this year. Check out our super cute DIY Care Bears Inspired Easter Eggs! They are the second to last in our series of throwback Easter eggs posts this year. How cute are they folks? They are beyond adorable and super easy to make. You can make these in minutes if you don't paint your eggs. Here is how to make them.
First you'll need the following:
- Download Our Free Printable Care Bear Pieces.
- White Cardstock
- Glue Dots
- Printable Vinyl
- Scissors or Craft Cutting Machine
- Ballet Slipper Pink Paint
- Paintbrush
- Foam Easter Eggs
- Or you can use any already pink Easter Eggs including the plastic eggs.
First you'll downlad our Free Printable Care Bear Pieces. You'll then print that out the faces and paws onto the white cardstock. You'll then print the rainbow bellies onto the printable vinyl.
Once all your items are printed, you cut them out with your scissors. You can also use a craft cutting machine to print and cut these out as well. Once all your pieces are cut, you then start painting your foam eggs pink. If you have eggs that are already pink, you can skip this step. If you painted eggs, Let your eggs dry completely.
Once your eggs are dry, stick on each piece with some glue dots. You just peel and stick the rainbow belly onto each egg.
Once all the pieces are on, you're done and you've got yourself some super cute Care Bear eggs!
How cute are they folks?! Love them! They fit perfectly with the rest of my throwback themed Easter eggs.
I hope you love these fun and super cute Easter Eggs as much as I do!
Stay tuned for our final throwback Easter Eggs and our final last minute Easter DIY's and recipes tomorrow! We're wrapping up Easter and it's been a blast!
You can find more fun Easter DIY's and Recipes HERE!


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IT and Business: Why the CIO says "NO!"
Is there a right time to say "no" to the business? If there is, are you as the CIO setting back the relationship with the CEO more than what it's worth to avoid a "bad project"? There has been and always will be an internal conflict between business and the IT department when it comes to projects, priorities, and simple communication. The trick to avoiding organizational issues, according to Dr. Jim Anderson, is understanding why there is conflict in the first place: Let's face it, the rest of the business really doesn't like to go to the CIO and request something. The reason for this is pretty simple: more often than not, they know that the CIO is going to tell them "no." It really doesn't matter if they are asking to have a new mobile device work with the company applications or if they are asking for some new feature to be added to an application, the CIO is generally going to tell them "no." However, as Anderson notes, CIOs often have good reasons for saying no. It is important to understand that any change within an organization will cause a wide ripple effect. CIOs realize that creating change in IT can be like having a child. As Anderson says, "It might be fun do [sic] initially, but then you are going to have to live with what you've created forever." Now we must ask, "how can CIOs bridge the gap with the rest of the business?" First of all, the CIO needs to make him or herself more accessible. CIOs should certainly be respected, but they should not be feared to the point where employees would rather cover up issues than come to the CIO with them. The CIO should also look beyond the request to change to see exactly what they are trying to solve. When "no" is the answer, it is important remember that perhaps the idea is not bad, it just would not work for the organization at this exact moment. Granted, sometimes "no" is the answer because the idea is bad, but when the CIO can communicate better with the organization, there will most likely be a "yes" or two to go around.


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We're bringing you 12 days of Christmas, in the lead up to Christmas, to share with you our Beauty Editors picks for the yuletide season, so let's kick things off with Day 1…
On the 1st day of Christmas I choose…
Aquis Hair Towel
Aquis Luxe Lisse Hair Towel in Cloudberry, RRP £30.00 available at Selfridges, hqhair.com and selected retailers
Anyone here at Boyfriend can tell you I'm obsessed with how good these towels are.
Seeing as I hate to have to blowdry my hair, this cuts my blow-drying time to less than half!!!
Less heat means less damage which equals healthier looking hair! Also, using less product.
They work for everyone with medium/long hair!
There's also the waffle design which is best for thicker, more porous hair. And there's the option of turban instead of towel, or the bigger size towel, for extra long hair. They are so good I got one for my daughter (all hail good hair days and less fuss with the blowdrying!) AND I'm getting one for all the women in my family this Christmas!


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Rating: Mid-range
Mdonya Old River is a small safari camp set in the western part of the second largest game park in Tanzania, Ruaha National Park. It offers the true bush experience, and is a little basic, but more than makes up for this by its location within a beautiful wilderness area, its proximity to game and welcoming atmosphere.
Mdonya Old River Camp allows you go get very close to nature, for example lions are known to wander through the camp!
The 12 tents are spread out over a large area, under the shade of large sycamore figs nestled in the curving banks of a sand-river. They are traditional safari tents, comfortably furnished with double or twin beds and with large verandas where you can relax and observe the wildlife around. They have en-suite shower rooms with solar-heated water.
There are hides at both ends of the camp, where you can sit and watch the game pass by. The dining and lounge tents are under acacias and sycamore figs overlooking the dry river bed which is used by game as a corridor, so you can enjoy the game viewing even while having lunch or relaxing. The experience of dining by candlelight to the sound of crickets and the occasional hyena or lion is unforgettable.
Ruaha is an enormous undeveloped wilderness whose beautiful open landscape is especially rich in elephant, buffalo and lion. This national park is for people looking for a genuine, off-the beaten track, round-the-campfire experience, and Mdonya Old River is the ideal setting for such an experience.
Location: Mdonya is in the heart of Ruaha National Park a few kilometres from Mdonya Falls. The closest airstrip is Msembe which is an exciting 1-2 hour game drive away.
Rooms: 12 safari tents with twin or double beds. The ensuite bathrooms are at the rear of the tents and have open-roofed solar heated showers and flush loos. There are 3 family tents. There is no electricity in the tents and lighting is provided by kerosene lamps and candles.
Activities: You come here to enjoy the superb wildlife and wilderness of Ruaha National Park, with daily game drives. |The camp also offers bird watching walks.
Facilities: There are 2 main tents, one for dining the other used as the lounge, which has a library and a small shop.
Dining: Breakfast and lunch are usually served in the dining tent, with dinner eaten out in the open. Most meals are eaten communally.
Children: Mdonya Old River is not recommended for young children.
Health: This is a malarial area.
Superb value safari in southern Tanzania's best wildlife locations, tented camps with friendly service.
"Whilst I didn't stay the night here, I stopped to look around and have lunch. Apart from having a very tasty lunch, I really liked what I saw of this camp. Simple as it is, I can absolutely see what many of our clients come back loving this place, and being visited at lunch by one of the 9 elephants that like walking through camp was a real bonus!"


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Knowledgeable and skilled lacrosse officials are an important part of the game we love. They are also a limited resource that is generally in short supply. Every spring, high school games are canceled due to lack of officials, and we are usually unable to secure certified officials for the Honor the Game tournament that we host. Growing the population of lacrosse officials is a critical part of "growing the game" in mid-Michigan.
Officiating can be a good opportunity for a parent or graduated player to stay involved with the game. It is also an opportunity to earn some extra $.
Qualifications for officials include:
If any parent, high school player, or other qualified family member from Midland Lacrosse is interested in becoming an official, the club will pay for your registration for an upcoming training session for new officials (see dates below). As a trained official, you will have the opportunity to help with lacrosse in our community and earn money officiating (for example, at the Honor the Game tourney).
Upcoming training sessions:
Registration form: link
If you are interested or would like to discuss possible interest, please contact Joe Stadelmaier (firstname.lastname@example.com)


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Best airway lectures from the FOAM world, as seen on FOAMest.com
A lecture from SMACC2013 on how not to kill the shocked patient when intubating
Great lecture very important to have a grasp on before going into these time critical situations.
Today I want to talk about proper ventilation with a Bag-Valve-Mask, aka the BVM. I am joined by my friend Reuben Strayer, MD of EM Updates.
Rich Levitan is one of the best teachers on the skills of airway management and laryngoscopy--or as he would probably put it, epiglottoscopy. Here is an hour long lecture he delivered last month at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
There is a ton of stuff to do post-intubation besides confirming the tube and giving the team high-fives. Here is the post-intubation package to make it so.
Rich Levitan on Surgical Airway from EMCrit/ISMMS 2014 Conference
An amazing surgical airway case
Laryngoscope as a Murder Weapon - Oxygenation Kills, Part I
An approach to intubation in the emergency department
Nice basic review for newbies.


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2019 U.S. Open: Here's how you can tell what shot Tiger Woods is trying to hit
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — When we look back at Tiger Woods' peak, we often talk about his power. But what's often overlooked is his artfulness; his ability to work shots both directions on command. It was something we saw him do fantastically well at the Masters, and it's why people like to say he has the best hands in golf.
Hitting lots of draws and fades, especially off the tee, will be a big part of Tiger's game plan this week, and it's something we saw him prep for on the range ahead of his final practice round at the 2019 U.S. Open.
Which begs the question: Can you tell the difference when Tiger's trying to hit a draw vs. a fade?
Tiger's fade swing vs. draw swing.
Can you spot the differences? pic.twitter.com/LLsTL9LunU
— LKD (@LukeKerrDineen) June 12, 2019
It's handy to know the differences because it helps improve your Tiger viewing experience. If you know what shot he's trying to hit, you know what he's thinking. And if it doesn't come off, you can start to better understand the problems in Tiger's game.
Thankfully, it's quite easy to spot the difference between Tiger's varying swings, as long as you look for a few things…
His Takeaway
The club is more outside his hands on right (his fade swing) during his takeaway, as you can see, which helps him swing more across the ball and move the ball left-to-right.
His Release
Because Tiger's swinging more in-to-out, his hands and club drift more out to the right on his draw swing. When he's hitting a fade, his arms and clubs tend to move more around his body, as you can see below.
His Follow Through
The way Tiger's follow through changes between his draw and fade swings is perhaps the most obvious 'tell' for the kind of shot he's trying to hit. When he's hitting a draw, you can see Tiger's right shoulder turn more around. His upper body isn't as rotated when he's hitting a fade, as you can see on the right.


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There are ideas that have been presented that are not entirely accurate. It's not just the eschatology, it is an understanding of the victory over sin and death that was fought and WON at the cross witnessed by an empty tomb over 2000 years ago.
Someday the world will indeed cease to exist as we knew it physically...yet it will never end. When Jesus is revealed (either upon our stepping from time into eternity or when the earth dissolves... as must happen eventually) we will see HIM as HE really is. The scroll will be rolled back and then the SON will shine brighter than the SUN. That is the revelation of HIM that we will all see together. It's just not going to happen soon. Stop looking for it. There is no great showdown ending with the world ceasing to exist. The Kingdom of God is not going to stop advancing until the end of the WORLD... so enjoy the journey without fear.
How about the mark of the beast, the one world money system, the "no man can buy or sell except"? All happened and will happen again and then will not. In fact eventually all attempts to create a single currency fails (see Bitcoin). At one time all of the Roman Empire used a single currency. How about now? Attempts and failures over the centuries to control commerce by creating fiat currency has always ended in defeat. Its not to say the devil doesn't try it again and again, it's just destined to fail. In fact soon God's judgment will once again appear to crush this vain attempt. This worldwide system will collapse.
What about the bowls of wrath, the vials, the hailstones, the four corners, the winds, the beast from the sea, the "hide me", the terrors of Revelation all happened right on schedule. AD 72. The religious system of the Beast Judaism and Government were crushed and destroyed. Since all things in the earth are deep long term cycles and birth pangs, they happen again and again and again as the Kingdom advances.
Those who doubt God's capacity to bring judgment on evil don't own a newspaper, radio, TV or have access to Internet news. YET all these things are past, present and future... as the Kingdom increases. Don't read the news with an eye towards the end, or Jesus coming thru the clouds on a white horse; He did, in the sight of the High Priest. And he will again, but this time in GLORY as the beast system is once again put to dust, to shame.
Think of all the beast systems that are now properly filed in the dustbin of history. Baal, Greek and Norse god Worship (remember Zeus and Odin?), Egyptian gods of government now only exist in hieroglyphics, who knows what Stonehenge was all about, or the Mayan and Aztec gods who were sacrificed to of human flesh and in more modern times Japan, China, Nazi and certain African nations who considered their leaders gods or demi gods. Now all gone. Only Jesus remains. And at some point when Islam is exposed it too will die the death all false religion dies. As will Hindu and all other. Only Christ, the true and living God will survive the millennial. All others are judged.
Jesus spoke of certain times in Matthew 24. They all came to pass exactly as he predicted in 72AD. Yet we must also be aware of the cycles.... deep and long. Catastrophe has come and will come again so the warnings Jesus makes are still in effect. We ignore them as history at our own risk. They are History, but they ring true as the great cycles of humanity turn. We lurch from obscurity, to abundance, to bondage and then into catastrophe. It has been ever thus and the Books of Kings and Chronicles are there as a shadow of what we expect.
The lawless acts warned about to Timothy by Paul are true. Men do wax worse and worse....then the cycle turns, revival comes, repentance and GLORY shines. It will happen again. We are not far from a much greater revival (accompanied by great persecution) than you can imagine.
I write all this not to convince you to change your thinking. That is a journey you must take for yourself. There are many great books and blogs to help you find the way. If however you persist in believing that somehow you will be spared by some escape in the future (rapture), you are about to be discouraged. You won't escape, you will be hidden, you can be in Goshen, you can live in the provision and protection of the Lord, but you will not escape unscathed. If you look at the long cycles of history, you will see it.
There are things that are taught wrongly in many circles that must not be ignored. There is something about the people Israel. There is much we don't grasp. Who they are and what they represent to God in his illogical covenant commitment to such a rebellious people. Those who are grafted in later (that would be you and me) are just as rebellious. If I were God I would have chosen a much more worthy race of folks, Germans perhaps. (OK that's a joke) In any case, ignoring what is happening with the covenanted people even in rebellion is intentional spiritual blindness. The very fact that they now speak the language Moses spoke and was spoken to at the burning bush and occupy the same land is not without prophetic meaning. This is a sign to those of us who are grafted in to have confidence in our God. They may lose the land, but the covenant will still be in place. He is not an indian giver God.
God's great advancing Kingdom is becoming greater. Have hope in God.


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Hoovers has created a detailed initial broad overview of the impact of the Japanese quake disaster. The number and breadth of industries affected is stunning if not daunting. The reality is the impact will assuredly be felt for many months (at best) and most likely, years to come.
See here for more http://www.dnbgov.com/pdf/Japan_Earthquake_and_Tsunami_Impact_Report.pdf


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The Social Security Administration (SSA) is responsible for the assigning of Social Security numbers, a process called enumeration. SSA issues a Social Security card (original and any later replacement) to each individual assigned a Social Security number. Most new numbers result from a process called enumeration at birth which allows parents to apply for a Social Security number for a newborn child while in the hospital in conjunction with their State's Bureau of Vital Records. Other new numbers are the result of applications made in person at SSA local offices or from a process known as enumeration at entry which allows qualified immigrants to apply for a Social Security number as part of their entry into the United States. The quality of SSA's enumeration process is monitored by reviewing a sample of completed enumeration (new number) actions. Accuracy rates based on these reviews are produced by dividing the projected number of correctly assigned Social Security numbers by the total projected sample population.
This dataset provides data at the national level from federal fiscal year 2006 onwards for the accuracy of the assignment of Social Security numbers (SSN) based on an end-of-line sample review of transactions that result in the release of SSN cards from one of the following processes. Social Security Field Offices or Card Centers – the public visits the field office or card center to request an original SSN in person; Enumeration at Birth process – an automated process that works in conjunction with the state's Bureau of Vital Statistics to assign SSNs to newborns, or Enumeration at Entry process – an automated process that works in conjunction with the Departments of State and Homeland Security that assigns SSNs to qualified immigrants. SSA provides the data by fiscal year for each of the three processes, and the agency's total. The data includes the number of sample cases, the projected universe for each process, the number of errors, the number of errors projected to the universe for each process, the accuracy rates for each process, and the agency's total.


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How to Blog for Your Business
The Studio
Saturday November 10th 2018 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Our owner, Kelsey Bigelow, will be sharing how to blog for your business.
Topics covered include:
-Why You Should Blog for Your Business
-How to Create an Editorial Calendar
-How to Save Time Blogging
-Tools to Manage Your Blog
This event is FREE for members. Not a member? Purchase your ticket here and learn more about our membership options at http://www.thestudiocorp.com
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Fort Lauderdale Bed Bug Injury Lawyer
Bed bugs are unacceptable in public accommodations. If you stayed at a hotel or motel and were bitten by bed bugs, you may be entitled to a lawsuit for the harm you suffered. Aside from public accommodations, if you were affected by bedbugs from new or used furniture that you purchased, you might also be entitled to file a lawsuit.
For help filing a bed bug injury lawsuit, talk to Fort Lauderdale bed bug injury lawyer Prosper Shaked today. The Law Offices of Prosper Shaked offer free consultations on bed bug injury cases to help you understand your claim and how much you may be entitled to. To schedule your free consultation, contact our law offices online or call today at (305) 694-2676.
The Consequences of Bed Bug Bites
If you slept in a bed infested by bed bugs, you may have suffered bites and scratches, which can be terribly uncomfortable. While these bites do not commonly spread infection, you can still suffer serious harms from interacting with bed bugs.
After sleeping in a bed-bug-ridden bed, you may suffer from small bites all over your body. Bed bugs bite very similarly to fleas and ticks and extract small amounts of blood during the bite. Bed bug bites can be very itchy and can easily get infected. Bed bug bites often appear all over your body, not just in a few isolated areas, and can leave you with marks that can continue to itch for days after the incident.
While bed bug bites are not usually too dangerous, they can get infected or cause an allergic reaction. Bed bugs do not typically carry diseases, as is the risk with fleas and ticks. Instead, the main concern is that you seek treatment for the bed bug bites so that they do not itch, open during scratching, and get infected. Though rare, you can also suffer allergic reactions to bed bugs, which can exacerbate the case.
Aside from the physical harms, there are mental harms of bed bug attacks. This kind of problem is triggering for many individuals, and they could suffer serious mental anguish from being the victim of a bed bug infestation. These kinds of harms may require counseling, but you may be entitled to damages for the mental and emotional distress with or without counseling.
Lastly, bed bug infestations often mean serious financial harm. If you were affected by bed bugs while you were staying overnight at a hotel or motel, traveling on a cruise ship, or during your time in a college dorm, the property damage may be limited to what was in the room with you. However, this could still mean you need to throw out things like luggage, clothing, pajamas, and other fabric items you brought to the room. If the infestation came back to your home in any affected luggage or clothes, you might have suffered widespread damage at home, as well. Especially if you suffered from bed bugs in a used mattress or another piece of furniture, you may have to dispose of things like mattresses, couches, rugs, and other furnishings that could have been affected. The cost of replacing these items can be very high.
Whom Can You Sue for Bed Bugs?
Whoever is responsible for your bed bug problems may be the target of a lawsuit. This kind of lawsuit would be a personal injury lawsuit rather than a lawsuit solely for the damage to your property, since you may be entitled to damages for the bites, any medical care you sought, and the pain and suffering. These damages come in addition to any property damage you suffered. Who is at fault usually depends on how the infestation began.
If you were harmed while staying somewhere overnight, you may be able to sue that establishment for their bed bug infestation. While bed bugs may not be the result of the premises being dirty or unkempt, anyone who rents beds and rooms to overnight guests has a duty to investigate any reports of bed bugs and prevent future harm.
If a hotel, motel, etc. continues to rent a room that they knew was infested with bed bugs, they may be at fault for your harm. Courts and juries may hold these individuals accountable and order them to pay damages for the harms you suffered. Even if the establishment did do something as blatantly negligent as letting you sleep on a mattress they knew was affected, the establishment could be responsible for negligently cleaning or replacing affected items.
The harms you suffered may entitle you to damages. This includes damages for the pain and suffering, the mental anguish, the medical expenses, any lost wages if your infestation kept you from work, and the cost of replacing any damaged items.
Similarly, if you purchased furniture, rugs, or other items affected by bed bugs, the person who sold you the goods might be at-fault. You could be entitled to sue them for the same kinds of damages as a hotel, motel, etc.
Fort Lauderdale Bed Bug Lawyer Offering Free Consultations
If you or a loved one suffered from a bed bug infestation in your hotel, in your dorm room, on a cruise, or anywhere else, contact the Fort Lauderdale bed bug injury attorney at The Law Offices of Prosper Shaked today. Especially if this infestation was in your home, you may suffer substantial damages, including injuries and property damage. To schedule a free consultation on your case, contact us online or call us at (305) 694-2676.


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Community Events
Meet local author Charles "Chips" Lickson
Local author Charles "Chips" Lickson will be at the Royal Oak Bookshop on December 14th, from 2pm to 4pm, to sign his new book, "A Warrior of Many Faces: An American Clandestine Operative in Cuba and Beyond."
His book is a saga of the real-life JC Herbert Bryant and the beginning of his long and distinguished military and government career. The story starts when JC is a 17 year old Navy Seaman who is the leading character in a compelling series of life threatening adventures beginning in Guantanamo, Cuba. As a young Seaman, JC, with the blessing of U.S. authorities, had covert dealings with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara while also engaging in combat missions with rebel soldiers in the Sierra Maestra Mountains of Eastern Cuba.
This book tells the JC story. While written in the style of a fact-based fiction, everything that is described really happened.
Lickson is a former practicing lawyer, federal judge's law clerk, U.S. Army officer, mediator and adjunct associate professor of political science at Shenandoah University.
Mark you calendar for December 14th to meet the author at his book signing, at Royal Oak Bookshop, 207 S Royal Avenue in Front Royal.
Community Events
Stephens City Baseball Club to host baseball tryouts for team expansion
Stephens City Baseball Club is an up and coming youth baseball organization in the Shenandoah Valley Region. Based in Stephens City, VA our goal is to allow area youth to play in competitive baseball leagues and tournaments. Established in 2019 with the 12u Spartans are growing with an 8U, 12U, and 13U team and will host open tryouts on Saturday, August 15, 2020. All players seeking to improve their baseball skills in a fun-safe, team environment are encouraged to participate in tryouts.
- What – Stephens City Baseball Club Tryouts for 12U and 13U
- Where – Sherando Park, 255 Lakeview Cir, Stephens City, VA 22655
- When – August 15, 2020
- 13U Age Group, Sherando Park Field 1, 3 PM – 5 PM
- 12U Age Group, Sherando Park Field 2, 5 PM – 7 PM
- * Player cannot exceed qualifying age before April 30, 2021.
- Who – Seeking dedicated hard working ballplayers 12U and 13U who are looking to be part of a competitive growing youth baseball organization in the Stephens City area.
Register for Tryouts – If interested please complete tryout form available at stephenscitybaseball.club
If you cannot make these dates and times, please contact us at email@example.com to schedule a private try-out.
Photo/Video and Interview Opportunity
- Watch the 12U Spartans team practice Thursday, August 13, 2020 8 PM – 10 PM
- Interview players, coaches and parents
- Sherando Park, 255 Lakeview Circle, Stephens City VA – Field 2
Mission – Our mission in starting this new organization is to provide boys a local opportunity to play higher competition baseball at an affordable cost. There are not many available local options for the boys to work on their baseball skills during the fall/winter offseason. Also, it is not just about baseball skill development. We are challenging the boys to be better young men by focusing and developing the following traits: being a great teammate, teamwork, perseverance in difficult moments, being respectful to others, developing mental strength, communication development, overcoming challenges and adversity, hard work, leadership development, good sportsmanship, dedication to a cause, loyalty, and "we" before "I" mentality.
Vision – Our vision is to become the prominent local baseball travel organization that is a short and long term provider of developing local kids from tee-ball up to high school. We will provide an opportunity to develop their skills with a short and long term strategy tailored to each individual player. We will develop a reputation to be the very best youth baseball organization for development and providing a great experience. For our inaugural season, we started with one team at 12U age level. Over the next few years, we will strategically start adding teams at younger age groups to develop a pipeline for development.
Our focus is more than baseball skills. We challenge our players to be a great teammate, teamwork, perseverance in difficult moments, being respectful to others, developing mental strength, communication development, overcoming challenges and adversity, hard work, leadership development, good sportsmanship, dedication to a cause, loyalty, and "we" before "I" mentality.
Learn more by visiting stephenscitybaseball.club
Community Events
Come one, come all for some family fun on Main Street
On Saturday, August 22, 2020, Explore Art and Clay @ The Kiln Doctors is sponsoring Main Street movie night with "The Greatest Showman". From 5-9 PM, local businesses are setting up fun and games on Main Street in Front Royal.
Come and enjoy dinner at one of the local restaurants. Take a slow walk on Main Street and visit the various businesses. Come dressed in circus costumes or any costume to join in the fun. There will be games, activities and photo opportunities.
Bring a chair and enjoy the movie "The Greatest Showman" with your favorite popcorn, snacks and candy from Royal Cinemas, right on Main Street under the stars.
If you have any questions, please contact Arline Link at 540-636-6016.
Community Events
This week's showtimes at Royal Cinemas as of August 14th
Are you looking for the full movie-going experience without having to wait in the long lines that often accompany that experience? Then look no further because Royal Cinemas movie theatre is the answer. Get the whole gang together and enjoy a movie! We are continuing to practice "6 Foot Social Distancing" with 25% capacity reserved seating in all auditoriums.
Outdoor Main Street Movie is this Friday and Saturday at 8:50pm:
- Friday, August 14: "Dolphin Tale"
- Saturday, August 15: "Singin in the Rain"
- Bring your own lawn chair and enjoy the outdoors! (Weather permitting)
Here is a list of this week's showtimes at Royal Cinemas as of Friday, August 14:
COVID-19 Throwbacks Ticket Prices: All Seats $3.00
Other movies coming soon to Royal Cinemas:
- "Footloose"
- "The Greatest Showman"
Community Events
Successful Color Guard Workshop and Flag Raising Ceremony at the Wayside Inn
On August 9, 2020, the Colonel James Wood II Chapter of the Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution conducted a Color Guard Workshop and then a Flag Raising Ceremony at the Wayside Inn, in Middletown, Virginia. The Wayside Inn provided a great place for the workshop. Since 1797, it has been the oldest and longest continuously run inn in the United States. The oldest part, "Summer Kitchen," was built as a way-station and stagecoach stop in 1742, along with the well that watered the town.
The Chapter conducted training in procedures for color guard activities and then conducted a flag raising ceremony for the inn. The color guard was represented by Marc Robinson, Bill Schwetke, Erick Moore, Clay Robinson, Dennis Parmeter, Sean Carrigan and Brett Osborn. Doug Hall played drums to provide a cadence. Dale Corey and George Reeves (owner of the Wayside Inn) ceremoniously raised a new flag.
Community Events
You're invited to the upcoming grave marking commemoration ceremonies by the Colonel James Wood II Chapter
The Colonel James Wood II Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution welcomes all to join us at these upcoming grave marking ceremonies. If you are a descendant of any of these War Patriots, and would like to participate, please contact Dale Corey and leave a message at (540) 636-1263.
- On August 22, the Colonel James Wood II Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will be sponsoring a grave marking ceremony for Jacob Kuller, Revolutionary War Patriot. At 9:00 am, Dry Run Church Cemetery, Fort Valley, Virginia, a ceremony including a Color Guard presentation, musket salute and wreath presentations will honor Jacob's service to the colonial cause.
- On August 22, the Colonel James Wood II Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will be sponsoring a grave marking ceremony for Thomas Buck, Revolutionary War Patriot. At 11:00 am, Buck Family Cemetery, Waterlick, Virginia, a ceremony including a Color Guard presentation, musket salute and wreath presentations will honor Thomas' service to the colonial cause.
- On September 5, the Colonel James Wood II Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will be sponsoring a grave marking ceremony for Daniel Cloud, Revolutionary War Patriot. At 9:00 am, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Virginia, a ceremony including a Color Guard presentation, musket salute and wreath presentations will honor Daniel's service to the colonial cause.
Community Events
4-H Center hosting 2nd Annual Family Camp over Labor Day weekend
Over the 2020 Labor Day Weekend of September 4-7, the NOVA 4-H Center will be hosting our 2nd Annual Family Camp! If you are looking for a peaceful end to a crazy summer, come join us! With plenty of space to spread out, we will enjoy the fellowship of family and camaraderie of friends all while adhering to State and CDC public health guidelines.
Family Camp includes three-nights' lodging in private rooms in one of two lodging options, seven delicious, family-style meals carefully prepared by our own chef staff, unlimited access to the self-led family recreational activity options at the 4-H Center, and fun evening program options led by Center staff.
As an added bonus, our postponed Independence Day Fireworks are rescheduled for Saturday night over Labor Day Weekend, and the lodge balconies (open only to Family Campers) will be the best seats in the house!
For more information and registration, go to https://form.jotform.com/202094226111037
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The Messenger of Allah (صلي الله عليه وسلم) said to his cousin:
"And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and ease with hardship."
Even in the battle of Qadisiyyah, after fighting through the whole day, the Muslim leader said "just be patient, and keep fighting." Even into the night, when most armies stop fighting at night! But subhanallah, what happened? By the next morning, the Muslims had won.
With anything you do, there's this one moment everyone is tired, and if you push through that moment, endure a little more, then you make it. A winner mentality. Losers are like "no, I can't do it, I'll just quit." Ask people who are black-belts–they'll tell you the same thing. There's this one moment where you feel like quitting. But if you push through that moment, you've succeeded–the rest you can do on cruise-control.
So whatever you're trying to do–whether succeed at a project, or change a habit, or achieve a goal, or conquer an enemy, remember that victory comes with patience.
And of course, patience is an active quality, not a passive quality–don't just sit back and expect things to go your way. Work for it, strive for it, and remember that results are from Allah (سبحانه وتعالى)
And Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) says in the Qur'an:
وَاسْتَعِينُواْ بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلاَةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلاَّ عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ
And seek assistance through patience and prayer, and most surely it is a hard thing except for the humble ones.
[Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 45]


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I had a craving for some collards all week! I found some at WalMart two days ago and on Saturday I made a big pot of them just for me! I happened to enjoy an especially tasty bowl of down-home, honest-to-goodness collard greens when I was in, of all places Yankee, the Taste of Rochester food festival a couple of weeks ago. Uncle Mo's booth had the most enticing aromas coming from the cooking pots and I approached with mouth watering, hopeful and yet pessimistic. There on the menu it said "collard greens' and " bar-b-que ribs" ! I skipped the ribs and ordered up a dish of that lovely olive-green goodness flecked with bits of smoky pork … OMG.. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven.
Those boys can cook!! It took me back 40 years to my Mama's table. Sometimes on a Sunday she would cook a mess of fried chicken, some baked sweet potatoes, corn bread cooked the proper way,in a skillet with pork fat, and either collard greens or mustard greens. I love them both. We also ate tons of fresh-shelled black-eyed peas, also cooked with a piece of smoked pork. Chicken gravy to go over the huge bowl of mashed potatoes completed the meal. For dessert, banana pudding or one of my mama's coconut cakes.
Those were the good years. There were years earlier when the best my mother could come up with to feed six hungry kids was dried lima beans and rice and if we were lucky some salt pork fried up alongside. I used to gag on those damn lima beans. Tears would run down my face as I sat there trying my little-girl-best to swallow them down so my daddy didn't take his belt off and tan my behind for " wasting good food"! To this day I can remember the starchy nasty, taste of those beans combined with my fear of my father's anger and self-loathing. He tried to provide for us all but sometimes at the end of the month the money just ran out. Then he's get out his headlamp and his rifle and go out after dark to hunt the alligators. It was legal up until the 60's to hunt them for their skins and my daddy was a pro at it! He'd come home around midnight with his truck filled with three, four, and five foot-long gators. He'd wait until morning to skin them out and salt down the hides. Then he's take them somewhere (I never got to go with him when he sold the skins) and come home with a round roll of bills to help see us through the rest of the month.
I was famous in the family for loving to play with the dead animals. I'd get up early and drag those gators around the yard by their tails pretending it was I who'd shot them and I'd strut and talk about it to no one at all, just me and my imaginary friends. I always sat and watched my daddy skin them out. I can still smell the briny odor of those alligators as he carefully peeled the hide down those long reptilian bodies in one unbroken piece before he carefully salted the raw side so to preserve them till he could get them to the buyer.
After hunting the alligators became illegal he made even better money poaching them. We were, after all, Florida Crackers, and we did whatever was necessary to survive. We ate squirrels, doves, wild rabbit, deer, frog's legs and fish. All free for the taking. It was a lot of work but we usually had enough to eat.
My mother planted a huge garden of greens, okra, peas, and tomatoes. Sometime we went into the huge commercial vegetable fields after the migrant workers had gone through and picked them over. The owners would let us on the fields to pick whatever was leftover, the imperfects or overlooked, for a very small fee. We would work, all us children and my mother for hours in the hot Florida sun hoeing potatoes or picking tomatoes or whatever was in season. Then my sisters and me would have to spend the next couple of days in a steamy kitchen canning up the surplus veggies for the winter. I hated it! It was unbearably hot and my hands would shrivel from being submersed in hot water peeling tomatoes for hours at a time.
I swore that when I grew up I would never can a vegetable or pick berries by the roadside, getting huge scratches on my arms and legs from the blackberry thorns, watching always for rattlesnakes hiding in the brush. And yet here I am, at 54 year-old and I can "put up" jams and jellies with the best of them. And I love doing it. Go figure.
I still won't eat dried lima beans, though for love or money!


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Turkey Decoy Strategies | Part 1: "Fanning" with Strutter Decoys
Turkey Hunting Decoy Series | Part 1 "Fanning" Chasing spring time turkeys is an incredible challenge that can have a turkey hunter sitting on the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, sometimes on the same day! Spring time gobblers will test the experience and perseverance of even the most seasoned turkey hunters. Much like waterfowl hunting, turkey hunters are doing their best to stack the odds in their favor, and using all of the tricks and tactics they know in an effort to trick the eyes, ears and brains of an ole long beard. One of these is using one of the most exciting turkey hunting decoy strategies…fanning! Without a doubt, employing the use of a turkey decoy continues to gain popularity and has helped turkey hunters introduce many a gobbler to some Heavy Magnum Turkey Loads over the years. Turkey decoys and decoying techniques, when used properly in the right situations can provide an excellent advantage to the turkey hunter, helping that long beard close the distance within range of the 12 gauge or the Hoyt and G5 Broadhead. The art of decoying spring time turkeys has changed a lot over the years, and continues to grow as a hunting technique each and every year. With so many decoys and decoying techniques available for the turkey hunter today, it can be easy to confuse the purpose of certain decoys and tactics and use them in the wrong situation. This 3 part article is intended to help shine a little light on the art of decoying spring time turkeys, and help you ensure you are putting yourself in the best possible situation each and every time. Bone Collector Turkey Fanning | Season 4, Episode 18 : Lone Star Thunder Chickens (video) Michael heads off to Texas and Louisiana for spring time turkey hunting. In this episode Michael repeatedly uses a strutter decoy and the "fanning" technique to bring in the gobblers. Over the past five years, the tactic of "fanning" has grown from a somewhat underground scene to something that is becoming more and more popular each and every season and has proven to be a lethal tactic. The tactic of fanning certainly has its advantages; however, it also has its disadvantages. Think of fanning as a high risk/high reward tactic, that when used in the proper situation can help you pull a long beard into shotgun range that otherwise you might have been unable to make a move on. Why is Fanning Effective? Fanning can be a deadly tactic when used in the right situation. The purpose of this technique is to give the dominant gobbler the impression that another gobbler has decided to move in on his turf, and his hens. Much like a big whitetail buck might react to a snort wheeze, rattling horns or seeing the Ole' Jack deer decoy during the rut, the dominant gobbler will not want to tolerate even a single new turkey coming in to lay claim to his area. So fanning is a method by which you attempt to use the dominant gobbler's hormones against him. If you strike the right gobbler, there is a very good chance he may throw caution to the wind be neglect all of his "normal" senses and run right to you. When to Employ Fanning While fanning can be a very effective means to put a spring gobbler in the back of the truck, the simple truth is that it doesn't always work. While every turkey and situation is different, there are certain scenarios where you may be able to try fanning, and some where you should avoid attempting to fan. Since fanning is a technique geared to stimulate a response from a dominant gobbler, it can be very effective in a situation where you have a hen'd up "boss" gobbler in the middle of a field with his haram of hens. Letting your Realtree do the work, you can often sneak toward the turkeys while hold the fan up to help conceal your movement. That being said, holding up a turkey fan does not exclude you from being as quiet and as stealthy as possible. Other situations where you may be able to effectively fan a long beard would be a situation where you may have one or more two year old gobblers hung up, without a haram of hens. These boys are looking for the action, and don't really think they should be coming to the hen. Once they see a fan, they may get the feeling that they might be missing the action and will come running. While those are a couple of situations where you might consider using the fanning technique, here is a couple where you might want to keep the fan in the pouch if your turkey vest. Fanning can be very effective on dominant gobblers. Inversely, it can be ineffective on subordinate gobblers. If you know you are hunting subordinate bird, there is a good chance that fanning will not work on him. If he has had his butt whooped around, the last thing he is going to be looking for is a fight. Additionally, turkeys that are on the move seem to seldom respond to a fan, in comparison to those who are stationary and strutting in a field. It is important to remember that every situation is different, and that fanning can be a high risk/high reward technique. You might be able to jerk a reaction out of that boss gobbler and send him running your way, while on the other hand you might send him running for the hills. Just be sure to read the situation before employing the use of a fan, and look for signals such as aggressive behavior from the gobbler to help you make the decision if fanning is the best tactic to use. Safety We cannot discuss fanning without discussing safety. When employing the use of a gobbler fan, you are taking a risk. During the spring, hunters are chasing strutting turkeys. When you are using a fan, you are mimicking a strutting turkey. Determining when and where you employ the use of a fan is an important step of the process. If there are other hunters on the same property, then that should be seriously considered before employing the use of a fan. Many seasoned turkey hunters who have successfully utilized a fan, only do so in situations where they can see a long distance to ensure no other hunters are moving in on the same turkey that they are, as well as only using the fan when they are certain they are the only hunter on the property. Regardless, you are still taking a risk and should keep that in mind at all times. Tipping The technique of fanning a gobbler is very straight forward and rather easy. Once you have determined that they bird you are chasing is a good candidate for fanning, and you have determined that you are in a safe place for fanning, you can begin to signal to the gobbler by what is commonly referred to as "tipping". Tipping is simply a method by which you are attempting to mimic that site of a gobbler who is coming in and out of strut by holding the fan upright (vertically) then lowering the top the fan toward the gobbler, giving the impression that the bird has come out of strut, repeating this motion several times. The goal with the tipping technique is to simply get the turkeys attention. Once you have the gobbler attention and he starts heading your way, you can then leave the fan up. What this does is represent an aggressive behavior toward the other gobbler, but also provides you a little bit of cover which should enable you to have your gun at the ready. Fanning a long beard is a very simply and yet very effective turkey decoying technique that certainly has its place in the tool box of the average turkey hunter. It is important to keep safety in mind when employing the use of a fan, but also keep in mind the personality and behavior of the turkey you are chasing. Fanning is not for every situation or for every turkey, however, if you find yourself stuck and out of options for that a stubborn long beard this spring, it might just be what the doctor ordered to help put one down!


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It was just after eleven when the bell began tolling. The loudspeakers played a recording from the San Francisco Temple days, the whole church singing
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land
Tell ole Pharoah to let my people go
while Father's voice, urgent yet calm, said the words I'd come to dread these many months here:
White night! White night! Run for your lives!
After Aunt Essie had signed over the Indianapolis house to the Temple, I knew I needed to stay with her.
We'd gone to San Francisco, then to Ukiah, and finally here to Guyana.
At first I'd believed in Father, even thought he could read minds.
He was a powerful preacher and did real good in the community.
But now it was all astray.
He ranted and raved, never slept.
His boys all carried guns.
"We need to go, Auntie," I said. "He's lost his mind."
She shook her head. "Father cares."
From a survivor's account of the Jonestown Massacre:
There were loudspeakers all over the compound, and Jim Jones's voice was on them almost 24/7. He couldn't be talking all the time, but he'd tape what he said and then play it back all day long. And the rule was that we couldn't talk when Jim Jones was talking. So on the loudspeakers, he'd suddenly call out, "White Night! White Night! Get to the to the pavilion! Run! Your lives are in danger!" Everyone would rush to the pavilion in middle of the encampment.
Then he would tell us that in the United States, African Americans were being herded into concentration camps, that there was genocide on the streets. They were coming to kill and torture us because we'd chosen what he called the socialist track. He said they were on their way.
We didn't know this at the time, but he'd set up people who would shoot into the jungle to make us feel as if we were under attack. And there were other people who were set up to run and get shot — with rubber bullets, though we didn't know it at the time. So there you were, in the middle of the jungle. Shots were being fired, and people were surrounding you with guns.
Then a couple of women brought out these trays of cups of what they said was cyanide-laced Kool-Aid, or Flavor-Aid — whichever they had. Everybody drank it. If we didn't drink it, we were forced to drink it. If we ran, thought we'd be shot. At the end of it, we were wondering, Why aren't we dead?
And then Jim would just start laughing and clapping his hands. He'd tell us it was a rehearsal and say, "Now I know I can trust you." And then, in the weirdest way, he said, "Go home, my darlings! Sleep tight!" We weren't really in mood for sleeping tight at that point.


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Perihan Önder-Ridder
Composer was born in Manisa, Turkey, 1960. She started her music training by playing mandolin and cura at the age of seven. She studied at Izmir State The conservatory and Ankara conservatory at early age. She took the advance degree of composition from Ankara State conservatory in 1979. She taught at Izmir State conservatory for a year and than went to Istanbul for her doctoral studies and received her degree at 1987. On a grant program from Hungary, she went to Budapest for a year and studied composition at Liszt Music Academy and Musicology at the Hungarian Musicology Institute. Perihan Onder-Ridder has collected many folk songs, especially laments from different regions of Turkey. She has been living in Dartmund, Germany and teached in Turkish Language Instruction and Music Instruction at Dortmund Universities. She holds the copyright of her works.
Reyes Oteo
(born in 1982 in Sevilla, Spain, resident in Berlin). Composer. She studied at the Conservatory of Málaga obtaining the higher title of Composition. Her interest in electroacoustic music and its interrelationship with other musical and artistic disciplines in general, and more specifically between Art and Technology, has led her to carry out work in this line. In this way, she obtained the highest qualifications in Electroacoustic Composition with media with her work Tehom in 2004. Interaction with the public is present in her works through live audiovisual improvisations in the sample Live Cinema (Experiencias VJs) of the Eutopia Festival of Cordoba (2006), participation in Infinity multimedia project. Also through tours with her works with the dancer and choreographer Katie Duck and the Magpie Music Dance Company (Amsterdam), or through her collaboration in the Improvisation Multidisciplinary Festival in the "Espacio Creación L'mono" of Bilbao and La Aretoa foundation. As a performer of electroacoustic live music she has collaborated on premieres of composers such as Francisco José Martín Jaime (Prelude to the opera Medea), as well as concerts with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Málaga in the Teatro Cervantes, among others.
Selected Works: Abisal; Alumbra, 2002, vl, vlc, fis; Axolot, 2002, vl, vlc, pf; Empezar el juego; Endechas; Fin, s, chamber orchestra; Fragmentos para dominar el silencio; Fuego en Castilla, 2004; Herrena; Magog; Soldado del cielo; Tehom, 2003.
Contact: reyesoteo.blogspot.it
Sabine E. Panzer
(born in 1960, in Judenburg,Austria, resident in Austria), composer. She received her initial musical instruction in recorder, violin, guitar, oboe and piano. She was a member of the children's and youth ensemble both as a percussionist and as a player of various other instruments. Panzer went on to study music theory and composition in Vienna and Salzburg, supplementing these studies with various master classes. She also studied piano with Markus Hinterhäuser. Decisive impulses came from Luigi Nono and his works. Nono's death led to Panzer's radical withdrawal. Her years of absence and travel gave birth to Totenklage (Lament for the Dead, a piece of memorializing L.Nono. She also experienced further influential encounters with figures including Schäffer, Schnittke, Cage and Stockhausen. Panzer also traveled to Spain to visit Eduardo Chillida and study his space-time sculpture s. For her own music, the composer invented the term " Centro Assente"-absent center- this being the point of reference that never appears acoustically. Panzer works with "non time areas" and "non-space-areas", as well as with sound – inherent movement.
Selected works: Homenaje a Los Peines de Los Vientos di Eduardo Chillida for 5 bass and 2 contrabass clarinets, ca. 50 min., Assente III- San Pietro di Colonia, space composition for ensemble +2 voices – acoustic portrait of St. Peter'S /Cologne (premiered in 2005), 60 min, Vocis in Ore, based on 2 non recited poems by Alexander Pope and G.V Catullus, for ensemble (première in Seoul, 2009)
Performances: in Seoul, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Cologne, Warsaw, etc.


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To attend MacEwan University as an inbound exchange student, your home university must have a formal agreement with us. We have agreements with the institutions listed on the Outbound Study page (with the exception of Ternopil State Medical University). Contact an exchange advisor at your institution for information on exchange agreements and the nomination process. We can only advise students who have been formally nominated for an exchange.
Apply through our online application and include the following with your application:
Proof of English language proficiency
If your primary language is not English, you must present proof of English language proficiency with your application unless you are applying from one of the following universities:
University of New England, Australia
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Abo Akademi, Finland
Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
HAN University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Linkoping University, Sweden
Umea University, Sweden
Keele University, United Kingdom
Staffordshire University, United Kingdom
University for the Creative Arts, United Kingdom
University of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
University of Wales Trinity St. David, United Kingdom
Bangor University, United Kingdom
If you are applying from a university not on the list above to an academic program (all MacEwan programs except ESL), you must present:
IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component)
TOEFL iBT 86 (with a minimum score of 21 in all four sections)
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TOEFL iBT (internet-based)
Minimum score of 39
Score of 4.0
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EIKEN Pre-2
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List of selected courses
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Academic transcripts
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You will not be considered for enrollment in BCSC courses until the writing samples have been submitted.
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Demo performances
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If you plan to live in residence while attending MacEwan University, you must apply to residence services online.
The following programs at MacEwan University offer courses that may fit with your education abroad plans.
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December 1987Gates partners with IBM to develop a successor to Microsoft's DOS-based operating system and calls it OS/2, touting it as better than Windows. The new OS is manufactured exclusively for use on IBM machines. But when sales of Windows 3.0 took off, Microsoft dropped OS/2 and dissolved the IBM partnership. IBM continued to develop OS/2 on its own, but despite its success in a few niche markets, such as ATMs, it was discontinued in 2001.
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Welp, you know you're having a bad day when you don't even want to binge-watch your favourite TV shows.
Turns out, texting my beloved friends and family to say "I feel awful and I can't muster up the energy to do anything" results in phone calls with conversations that make me feel better. Who knew?!
I spent more than two hours in bed this morning after I woke up and it wasn't the fun kind of staying in bed where you're glued to the pages of your current novel, but the bad kind of staying in bed where you stare at the wall thinking "I should get up". "I ought to get dressed." "I need to take my meds". "It's a lovely day outside, I could go for a walk" – "But that involves getting up, and putting on clothes, and eating food, and going outside".
I didn't even want to read my latest Terry Pratchett novel. I read a few pages and then was completely underwhelmed with disinterest.
I didn't want to play the piano. I didn't want to bake a cake. I didn't want to go outside. Hell, I didn't even want to blog, even though writing down my feelings and my thoughts makes me feel better, every time. I got as far as the opening sentence above, and gave up. Continue reading


text: Hi all. Full foil ride today - yeah. I had that click moment. So my question is how do you stop the foil. It just seems to go faster and faster. I tried to head straight downwind and straight upwind and did not sense that it was slowing. The only thing that seemed to help is when I brought the board down to water.


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ANIMA wins the German Design Award 2018
ANIMA won the German Design Award 2018, one of the most prestigious awards in industrial design, with its DUNE collection designed by Paolo D'Arrigo. I had the pleasure of contributing to its develoment.
Since its inauguration in 2012, the German Design Award has been one of the most respected awards in the sector worldwide and to run for the award, there is first a nomination per category and then the final announcement of the winners. Having received the nomination in the Bathroom category in the area of Excellent Product Design, the Dune console was chosen as the outright winner out of 2500 candidates by an international panel of experts from all sectors of the trade who cited the following reasons for their choice.
The Dune collection has its roots in a mix of fine solid wood and Teknostone, a hi-tech solid surface made of stone and ultra-pure polymers.
The product of this union are tops, consoles and open or door-closed container units, decorative heating elements and back-lit mirrors that go together like peaches and cream.
The curvaceous, unbroken shapes of the washbasin top create natural niches for the washbasin itself and the soap dish, made possible through the use of a numerically controlled production process.
The feel of the unit produces a wave of sensation that makes you want to caress it and explore its voluptuous fullness and empty volumes with your fingers, as if they were something from nature.
This link with the natural world and the respect for the environment is evident in the use of oiled-wood finish of the furniture, the stainless steel progressive cartridges for energy saving for the tapware and the absence of plating or chemically-produced finishes.
I really thank Paolo for the opportunity and the hard work made together.


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Instagram landing pages are becoming more and more common as the popularity of the platform for business use grows. Instagram offers a URL field to users who want to share their website with their followers. However, Instagram limits you to just one link in your profile at a time. You can't share links within the … Read More
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|LEGO → System → Studios
1360 Director's Copter is a Studios set released in 2001. It includes a small helicopter and a Director minifigure. It is part of a line with Studios equipment and actors.
- This set is the same set as 1421 Director's Copter.
- 4156678 Mini Comic Book 1 was included with this set.
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Pirates, it's time to take someone special to discover the magic of Disneyland Paris! With this lovely offer from TourCenter you'll get park tickets, 2 or 3 nights accommodation at a hotel close to the park, as well as return flights from one of 11 UK airports. This deal is for all pirates throughout the… Samcana


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ACME Gallery presents John Carpenter's latest work, Trailers_anemone, an interactive installation that explores fluid, undulating trails of light through time and space. On its own, the trails define a constantly shifting space that is both meditative and calming; however, when stimulated, the trails stir off with the viewer's movement. trailers_anemone relates to a recent project called TRAILERS_LUPO, which is a permanent interactive installation at Trattoria del Lupo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
John Carpenter is an interactive digital artist and designer whose work explores natural systems and complex data and spaces. Based in Los Angeles, he works for Oblong Industries as a g-speak engineer and is a visiting professor in the Multimedia Arts Department at Loyola Marymount University. John earned his MFA from the department of Design | Media Arts at UCLA (2009) and has recently exhibited work at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, ACME. Los Angeles and Young Projects.
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For folks still drinking the Obama Kool Aid and think they're really getting a tax cut, it's time to dummy up. It's really a shell game. The bad news is that your taxes are going up; the good news is that I'm going to tell you how to do something about those pesky electricity, gasoline, and natural gas bills.
You see, Cap and Trade is a policy that Washington will push through. And it will increase your utility bills. Ernest Istook of the Heritage Foundation estimates that the average American household wil be ponying up an additional 50%.
Take a Look at Your Energy Consumption
Before you can lower your bills, you need to know where all that energy is going. Check out this energy efficiency checklist and make a diagnosis of your home. You might be surprised. Here are a few easy things:
- Change your incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescents. Buy the good ones, they last longer.
- Set your refrigerator to 38 degrees and your freezer to 0 degrees. Keep your freezer full, even if it's frozen water in milk jugs; it's just more efficient.
- Dress up your water heater with an approved insulating blanket.
- Make sure your attic insulation is up to snuff.
How to Save at the Gas Pump
- Fill up early in the morning while the gas is cooler. It is denser in that state so you actually get more volume.
- Don't pump gas right after the tanker truck visits the station. Filling the underground pumps stirs up any settled stuff and you don't want it in your car.
- Use a quality fuel additive. Experience the MPGreen Difference!
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Oracle's CEO uses his keynote speech at the company's annual convention to chide the information technology industry for making life difficult for corporate IT managers.
November 14, 2002
During her OracleWorld keynote, HP's CEO says the current tight attitude of tech buyers is here to stay. The IT industry, however, is still chugging along.
November 14, 2002
As OracleWorld kicks off, the host company's plan to pull tech support for a still-popular suite of business software has some IT managers fuming.
November 14, 2002
The database software giant prods IT managers to ditch e-mail systems from Microsoft and IBM.
November 11, 2002
The chief financial officer at Oracle on Monday said 2003 should mark the end of nearly two years of revenue declines for the software maker.
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At its annual user conference, the company plans to discuss revamped versions of its collaboration, database and application server software.
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February 25, 2019
Hey guys. If you don't know, I hate January, February and March. Like, Christmas finishes up and I put away the lights and ornaments and pull my "fuck everything" attitude out of storage. I go into it knowing that it's going to suck and I just have to get through it. It's like exam week in college. Just, you know, prepare as much as you can, and live through it. The cute cozy hygge thing has worn off and I just want to open some windows and not wear socks all the time.
And as a side note, I'm 30 years old. I am in control of my life. One morning last week, I was driving by memory rather than visibility through yet another snow storm and I thought, why the eff do I live here? Maybe I could just move. I won't, because my "take action" resolution isn't that strong, but it's nice to remember that I could.
Anyway, I'm existing through the three stupidest months of the year. Suffering from a touch of seasonal depression, but February is almost over and March can show up with a few nice days, so there's light at the end of the tunnel.
If you're interested, here's how I've been spending the last few weeks.
My washer broke. "No biggie," said Ryan as he clicked the overnight shipping option on a new water pump. Eight days later, UPS finally delivered. To his credit, there was a massive series of snowstorms that would . not . quit, but also, he refuses to drive down our private drive unless it's 70 and sunny, so basically I stop ordering from Amazon between November and May.
So much laundry, guys. I just caught up this morning and that is not a joke. We went for like, a week and a half without a machine. I wore jeans that didn't fit before I had a baby. Duke was wearing pajamas day and night because he only owns three pairs of boo-geens. Ryan had to temporarily put his obsession with only wearing socks that reek of bleach on hold.
Duke has been driving me banana crackers. I'm going to say that two is a very trying age, but much like winter, I'm optimistic that things will get better, eventually. And unlike winter, all this is coupled with really good tight hugs, unsolicited kisses, and excitedly jumping up and down when I pull in the driveway, so there are shiny silver linings.
Let's see though, let's start with the memories I'll smile at fondly when I'm old (I think/hope). This weekend, he yelled at me that he needed to poop, so I scooped that turkey up and plopped him on the toilet. Great, this is exactly what we want, but somehow, he already understands shame and wants to be left alone to poop, so he tells me to "go-way, Mommy!" That's fair enough, so I walked away. When he shouted that he was all done, I came back to find my sweet angel, still perched on the toilet, clutching a fully unraveled roll of toilet paper.
A hour or so later, he emptied the contents of our vacuum reservoir on the rug, and this morning, he smeared his poop on my bedspread.
I know it sounds like he's got a lot of unsupervised time to be doing these things, but seriously, if I sneeze, my eyes close for a millisecond and that's all he needs to scramble up the kitchen table and punt a lit candle across the dining room. RIP to my rug, by the way.
Had a little gals weekend to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday last weekend. A hiccup kept my SIL Sara home, which was a total bummer, but it was still a fun couple of days checking out a local winery and distillery that are literally within 10miles of my house, but I've never gone to.
Also, yoga. My other sister in law (Ry has a lot of sisters) is a yoga instructor in Frankfort and she tricked me with some really relaxing breathing stuff that turned into trying to hold myself up on sweaty palms. My forearms are still a little sore.
Also, yoga. My other sister in law (Ry has a lot of sisters) is a yoga instructor in Frankfort and she tricked me with some really relaxing breathing stuff that turned into trying to hold myself up on sweaty palms. My forearms are still a little sore.
Listen, March is coming. I know it's 98% going to be snowy as hell, but usually, we get a few peeks of 50 degrees and that is what's keeping me going. But just to help things along, I also invested in a Yeti mug, these J.Crew slippers that are almost too pretty to wear (but I totally am), and a Netflix subscription.
Please send your endorphins.


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These tips are perfect for those who hope to start a go karts business. Make sure you consider this advice before you open up shop.
Thinking about opening a go karts business? We tell you what you need to know to get started.
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Creating a Business Plan for a Go Karts Business
A common mistake for a small business owner is to not create a business plan.
The key benefit of writing a business plan is that it defines the game plan. Without it, you'll be flying blind, making decisions that could be detrimental to your go karts business's values and long-term goals.
Start by defining your business mission. The process of writing a mission statement doesn't have to be complicated. From there, it's time to initiate the hard work involved with writing the rest of your go karts company's business plan.
Evaluate the Competition
Long before you open a go karts business in your town, it's worthwhile to see what the competition looks like. We've provided the link below to help you get a list of local competitors in your area. Just enter your city, state and zip code to get a list of go karts businesses in your community.
It's important to be aware of what the competition is doing. Take the time to visit the competition to properly assess their strengths and weaknesses.
A Good Source of Advice
If you are seriously contemplating launching a go karts business, the next step is to speak with somebody who is already in the business. If you think owners of nearby go karts businesses will give you advice, think again. It'd be crazy for them to teach you the business.
On the other hand, an individual who has a go karts business on the other side of the country may be more than happy to give you a few tips, given that you don't compete with them in their area. In fact, they are often very willing to share startup advice with you. Our estimate is that you may have to contact many business owners to find one who is willing to share his wisdom with you.
So, what can you do to find a go karts business owner in a different locale who can assist you?
Simple. Let your fingers do the walking by using the link below.
Advantages of a Go Karts Business Purchase
On a percentage basis, more entrepreneurs intend to enter go karts business ownership through a startup than through a business purchase. Yet go karts business startups aren't easy - many fail within the first year.
There are a lot of factors that need to be considered in buying vs. starting a business. By buying a profitable go karts business, you'll shorten the amount of time it takes to achieve a return on your investment because you'll have the advantage of a proven operation and an existing customer base.
Consider Franchising
Your chances of achieving the entrepreneurial goal of surviving in business go up significantly if you opt for franchising and benefit from the prior work of others and their lessons learned.
Prior to starting a go karts business, you should assess whether there are good franchise opportunities available that might make sense for you.
The link below gives you access to our franchise directory so you can see if there's a franchise opportunity for you. You might even find something that points you in a completely different direction.
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And I want to say, stop fronting.
once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and... on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe.Stop that. He did not throw her under a damned bus. He did not disown her or say he doesn't love her. He refused to uphold her wrong.
And for all the people alleging that Obama must be racist because of Rev. Wright's comments and Michelle Obama's remark about only being recently proud of this country... Stop fronting. Please stop acting like you have no idea why some African Americans might be a bit critical of this country, why the rose-colored glasses don't quite fit many of us. And I won't discuss how being patriotic might not mean hiding behind blind, "my country is the greatest thing evar" nationalism, but actually wanting the people of your country to strive to be better, to be fair and just. When your country veers off that track, then some analysis and criticism might be in order. Not necessarily like Rev. Wright's...
And oh my God, the sheer hypocrisy of some conservatives trying to exploit "racial gaffes?" Many of whom are part of a party that pretends their southern strategy, anti-immigrant stance, and use of "code words" have nothing to do with race?
I rode with African Americans, walked down the street past midnight in an area that wasn't near safe, with African Americans walking beside me and behind me. I'm a whitey white Scots-Irish broad and I was never afraid of an African American coming towards me, and never once crossed the streetwith
Can you imagine if Hillary Clinton said someone was a "typical black person?"sort of defeats your purpose. (Please see above).