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Go Tell It On the Mountain - Year-End Offering/
Merry Christmas Church Family,
We are so grateful for your prayers and gifts toward the ministry of New Minas Baptist Church. We are committed to Go tell it on the mountain… in the Valley, by the river, in the fields that are more than ready for harvest, in the highways and byways, casting the gospel net, searching the hills, and rejoicing that yet one more has come to Christ!
Praise be to God! Over the last eighteen months we have had twenty baptisms. People have come to faith in Christ, been set free from addictions, seen marriages healed, and relationships restored. Together we are learning how to live by grace in our brokenness, coming forth like refined gold. Warmly receiving our refugee family, making the Live Nativity happen, sharing the gospel in a myriad of ways here and abroad, making disciples who make disciples, God has used it all to grow our fellowship and faith stronger.
Your generosity and faithfulness in giving has made a big difference in 2016. Our Christmas Eve offerings this weekend are in support of our benevolent ministry that provides tangible help in time of need for so many. Your special year end Christmas Offering, above your regular giving, will help us reach the $35,000.00 goal to finish the year strong.
Our aim in 2017 is to be even more intentional in equipping, empowering, and mobilizing you - our church family. We want to strengthen existing ministries and also resource and launch new and much needed ministries and opportunities to serve, such as CAP (Christians Against Poverty), Marriage Mentoring, Missional Partnerships, Equipping Retreats, and more in the new year.
Ways to Give
If you didn't already receive a Christmas Offering envelope you'll find some at the Welcome Centre this Sunday. Also, a Christmas Offering line is available to use on our new Push Pay app. You can find out more about it at our 'Give' page on our website. Thank you so much for prayerfully considering a special year-end Christmas offering.
Let's continue to Go Tell It On the Mountain and Everywhere!
All the blessings of Christmas to you and yours!
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Friday, September 16, 2016
Maximilian's sunflower
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We have a sunflower in California called the Delta Sunflower, which is like yours in that it needs little water. It blooms all summer long along the dry roadways all over the Central Valley, and my landscaper has it growing and spreading on her property. She is going to give me plants next spring, and I am very excited about it. They don't have the same form as yours - I think they are too branching to make good cut flowers - but they will give me blooms through the season and not require much attention.ReplyDelete
I also don't naturally care for yellow flowers, but if I did... I see that the Maximilian grows here, too! Thank you for sharing.
those are so beautiful! I did not know of them! thank you!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful looking flower. To save on some of the mess with the pollen, try using a paper table cloth under them so it can just be thrown away once the flowers are finished, it will certainly save some of the mess. Take care.ReplyDelete
Sunflowers of any variety are just so, well, sunny. Guaranteed to cheer up a room or a person :) Hope you have a great week no,ReplyDelete
They're really lovely. I like their height and structural shape. I often buy gladioli at this time of year and love how the spiky green leaves hold their shape. How cool that this grows wild in your part of the world. XReplyDelete
A fantastic splash of colour, and lovely that they're at their peak right now as the days are getting shorter. Have a good weekend Jennifer. CJ xxReplyDelete
I've never heard of them before but they're such cheery flowers, just right for this time of year when the days are getting shorter, nice to have a bit of sunshine indoors.ReplyDelete
Sunflowers are perfect for brightening up a room, and these are beautiful. Enjoy your weekend xReplyDelete
The flowers are so pretty! Make any day brighter ♥ReplyDelete
Perfect Autumn sunflowers Jennifer, which suit the blue skies and New Mexico climate beautifully.ReplyDelete
They're beautiful - and I think the pink vase looks just fine! You wrote about them so eloquently, too.ReplyDelete
Your photos are lovely, Jennifer. I especially enjoy seeing you in the mirror of the second photo :)ReplyDelete
We are having a nourishing steady rain here today which makes seeing your New Mexico Sunflowers especially cheery. Happy Weekend to you and yours! xxxx
Those are wonderful and cheery flowers.. how nice to get them as a gift. I've been desiring a bouquet of sunflowers here.. it's raining steady today which it hasn't done for a long time. I'm glad to have a day of rest as I've been doing a lot of adventuring lately. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)ReplyDelete
They look perfect in their pink vase! :o)ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos Jennifer I love sunflowers. :) xxReplyDelete
These are such happy flowers! They do look a little difficult to contain. How nice that your MIL shares them with you. I think I would have to cover up a cinder brick wall in my yard too. The sunflower (and I only had one) that grew in my garden this year grew to the size of a dinner plate. And then the chipmunk sat up there one sunny day and ate every single seed.ReplyDelete
Happy Sunday!
Certainly brightened my day!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous sunflowers Jennifer. Most of ours have died or been harvested for seeds. It seems to be an early fall up here in the northwest. The trees and bushes are turning already, early to be sure. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your sunflowers and telling us all about them.ReplyDelete
They are gorgeous my friend, I wonder if they would grow in Florida, probably get all moldy in all of our rain.ReplyDelete
So cheerful! I have a variety of daisy out at the moment called September Daisy which is mauve purple with a yellow centre and they are very welcome at this time of year when most other flowers are fading. Jo xReplyDelete
they're lovely!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 19, 2016 at 4:14 AM
Wonderfully delicate photos Jennifer. And lovely to have this splash of warmth and beauty indoors to mark the changing of the seasons. I love how you describe your early autumn. Sam xReplyDelete
they look lovely.. i very rarely have fresh flowers in the house.. though if it was up to me (didn't have to buy them and were growing in my backyard) i'd have them in every corner.ReplyDelete
Yellow isn't one of my favourite colours either, but they look so striking in the vase, really beautiful xxReplyDelete
Oh beautiful. Just been harvesting our sunflowers for the winter today, so appreciating your photos of yellow. Love the yellow flowers in the garden. No chance in the house, as my husband sneezes even if I walk a bloom through the house.ReplyDelete
They are gorgeous. I do love a flower than can survive harsh conditions. I remember seeing wild sunflowers all over Colorado last summer. So beautiful!ReplyDelete
These are lovely, shame about the pollen! But they do look very bright and cheerful xReplyDelete
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Hi there, I'm Nancy and happy you found me! My hope through this blog is to inspire all of you to stop at least once a week and prepare a meal that you sit down and share with your family. With fresh seasonal ingredients and a little confidence every recipe you find here is easily created. Happy cooking!
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Cherry Pie
She's my Cherry Pie…. cool drink of water, such a sweet surprise!
Chocolate Mousse with Skor Bar, Crumbled Shortbread and Strawberries
This Mousse be Amazing!!
I made this dessert at the end of June for my sister in law's birthday. We hosted a brunch at the cottage for her and this was the little dessert we put a candle in.
Oatmeal Chocolate Skillet Cookie with Ice Cream and Salted Whiskey Caramel Sauce
A cookie? A pie? A sundae? Why label it, it just tastes so darn good!!!
I'm really not much of a dessert person but I love a great cookie AND chocolate!!! Come on, who doesn't!
Chia, Yogurt, Strawberry and Coconut Popsicles
Chia, Chia, Chia….My New Love!!!
Sorry it's been so long since I posted a new recipe. I decided to take a well needed vacation from life and go to Mexico. I missed all of my readers and writing my blog so much more than I thought I would BUT not enough to make me work during those 7 days of pure bliss hehe!
Vanilla Tea and Orange Infused Olive Oil Cake with Raspberries and Whipped Cream
Bunnies, Berries and Chicks….OH MY!!!
Nothing is more beautiful than cooking with Easter colours!! This cake just makes me smile every time I look at it!
Balsamic Basil Strawberries with Greek Yogurt and Croissants
Put a Little Spring in Your Step and food in your belly!
Sometimes the simple things in life are the sweetest. We've all been hearing this phrase in a variety of ways all our lives. But with food it couldn't be more true.
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Do-nut expect there to be leftovers!!!
I often pass by the bakery section of my grocery store and find myself lingering just a little longer than normal as I drool over the donut creations and of all the sweets that pop up on pinterest and through my other lovely bloggers, donuts are the thing that makes my eyes pop out!
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A few weeks ago, on the back deck of a vacation cabin in North Carolina I officially gave up the rights to all of my books.
Let me explain.
My husband and I had the opportunity to stay at a cabin for a couple of days for the purpose of planning a marketing strategy for the rest of this year and next. After all, we have released four books in the past 15 months. (Yes, we did that crazy thing.) Now it is time to sell some books.
My daddy taught me that when undertaking a great endeavor we should ask for God's help and wisdom, so I started my day by reading my Bible and praying. I read my Psalms for the day, but the verse "If any one lack wisdom let him ask of God" (James 1:6) kept popping into my head so after a little searching I found the passage and read it. Then I bowed my head and I informed God that He needed to help me in this marketing thing. That I knew I needed wisdom from Him and I was officially asking for it. I reminded Him that he said if we lack wisdom we are supposed to ask for it. So I was asking. So there.
Then the Holy Spirit reminded me of a few facts.
God arranged every positive marketing event I've already experienced.
God gave me the talent I needed to write.
God gave me the ideas for the books.
God gave me the children who like to read the books.
God gave me a publisher.
God gave me a husband who is perfectly suited to help me in this endeavor.
God already has it all planned.
Indeed, these books are HIS plan. Not mine.
And suddenly I realized. I might be "the author." But, I don't own all of the rights. Those belong to God. I just get the earthly ones.
So, I started over. "Lord, I'm sorry. Show me your plan for the books. Help me to remember this is your project. I'm just the tool."
A tool in God's hands! Wowie Pizzowie!
And that's the true story about the day I gave up the rights to my books. For more information about how that worked for me . . . well, stay tuned! I'll be posting an installment of my newsletter on here in the next week with all of the details.


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News Release
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Date: February 8, 2013
For more information contact
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Lancaster County Board Meeting Time Change
Dan Nolte, Lancaster County Clerk, is reminding citizens that beginning Tuesday, February 12th, the weekly meeting of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will begin at 10:30 a.m. Previously Board meetings began at 9:30 a.m.
County Board meetings are held in Room 112 on the first floor of the County-City Building, 555 S. 10th Street, Lincoln.
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Happy New Year from Eryc Taylor Dance
Eryc Taylor Dance is celebrating an amazing year full of photographs, performances, tours, workshops, press, and more!
JANUARY 2017 // After over 300 submissions and three call-backs, Eryc Taylor Dance hired two new female dancers: Taylor Ennen & Alex Tenreiro Theis. They've been invaluable additions to the ETD family!
Hosting #BuildABridge
MARCH 2017 // A dozen dancers won scholarships from Umbral's annual performance series, Campeon de Campeones. They traveled from their homes around the Yucatan to New York City to take part in a week of dance training with the Company...
New Choreographer Grant (ETD/NCG)
MAY 2017 // "Each year hundreds of applications are submitted to our panel that work tirelessly to narrow it down to the top three...I am so impressed by the work created by Nick Rodrigues, Robert Burke, and Rachel Hettinger.... " -Eryc Taylor
Dancers For Good
JUNE 2017 // ETD is humbled and thankful to have performed at such a prestigious event geared towards helping those in the dance industry find their way. It is a cause very close to our hearts and we loved being a part of it.
ETD's First Commission
JULY 2017 // The Sills Foundation donated $10,000 to Eryc Taylor Dance to commission a new work—CYCLES! This year's Season would not have been possible without their generosity and support.
Martha Graham Studio Theater
OCTOBER 2017 // Press Release >>
ETD's Fall Season featured the premiere of, Cycles, as well as repertory pieces Chaise Lung (1992), Song for Cello & Piano (2016), The Box (2015), and The Missing (2010).
Mexico-Yucatan Tour
NOVEMBER 2017 // ETD performed its 2017 repertory at the International Dance Festival Avant Garde at Teatro José Peón Contreras. In addition, the Company offered free, open to the public concerts, workshops for professional dancers, and Movement Expression Workshops for young victims of violence, mistreatment and abuse.
ETD Outreach
This year, ETD Outreach has expanded to eight client organizations total, with a combined twenty-one workshops a week. There were also numerous special projects such as MOBILIZE at Lantern, that culminated in a joint performance at the Harlem Arts Stroll.
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Testimonials >>
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As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity, Eryc Taylor Dance relies on the invaluable support of our patrons and their genorosity. As we push into the new year, we are geared towards expanding all our programming, performances, and outreach. Any amount will help. Thank you!
Happy Holidays and wishing you a joyous New Year!
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Mendez Wedding – Scenic Beach State Park, Seabeck, Wa
Mendez Wedding on 7/29/16 at Scenic Beach State Park in Seabeck, Wa
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Patricia and Scott were absolutely fantastic! From our initial Skype meeting, through all of the planning leading up until their wedding day, everything moved nice and smooth. Scott was a Navy man who had met Patricia when he was in Portland during fleet week. Their love continued to grow until they finally decided to get married in front of their family and friends in Seaback, Washington at Scenic Beach State Park.
A beautiful location overlooking the water with a quaint cottage for getting ready in, this has to be one of my favorite locations I've ever had the opportunity to work at. I love all of the detail shots from the video, the dress hanging from the window of the cottage (thanks Jeff for walking out on the roof to hang the dress up high) and their first look is one of the most heartfelt I've ever seen. A highlight of the video has to be Scott and Patricia frolicking in the ocean after their wedding during sunset. The beautiful images and video that we were able to capture will hopefully give them happiness for years and years to come.
The look of joy on Scott's face the entire day sums up the feeling of the day and I couldn't be happier to give them a wedding video they can cherish always! Please check out their video to experience all the joy and love their wedding day had to offer.
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INDEPENDENCE –– Grayson County had a challenging time putting the ball in the hole from underneath Tuesday night. The Blue Devils had little trouble putting Tazewell in a hole in the second quarter, and keeping the Bulldogs there the rest of the night.
Grayson zipped away from a 9-9 tie by opening the second period on a 13-3 run and never again allowed the Bulldogs within single digits, claiming a 57-38 win in a game between Conference 39 schools.
Galax won its first 14 games of the 2011 season. The 2015 Maroon Tide wasn't even at .500 until late October, after the conclusion of the eighth game of the season.
If 100 people were asked to pick the state championship team between the two, 99 of them would have chosen the 2011 club, and the 100th guy would have been disqualified for misspelling his own name on the questionnaire.
SALEM –– This will tell you everything you need to know about Galax's defensive effort in Saturday's Group 1A state championship game:
Riverheads had won 13 straight games by throwing the football just 20 times. Its top three ballcarriers had averaged more than seven yards per rushing attempt throughout the season. The Gladiators were seven days removed from having gashed a 12-1 team, George Wythe, for 400 rushing yards.
Galax wins state football championship 7-6 by stopping Riverheads' two-point try with no time left. Click here for full story.
RIVERHEADS entered the Region 1A East playoffs as the No. 2 seed despite its 10-0 regular season. The Gladiators finished tied with Essex with a VHSL rating of 27.40 but the first applicable tiebreaker was that a team that Riverheads played had an effective nine-game schedule.
The Gladiators' 27.40 rating was higher than that of defending 6A state champion Centreville and could have easily earned a spot in the 6A playoffs.
Galax entered the Region 1A West playoffs as the No. 3 seed with 6-4 record and a VHSL rating of 21.50.
The Maroon Tide has won nine straight games since a 1-4 start that included losses to Giles, state quarterfinalists Glenvar and Radford as well as 1A state semifinalist George Wythe. Galax led both Glenvar and Radford with less than 20 seconds to play.
An ESPN Radio host in the Shenandoah Valley semi-joked recently that when Riverheads football coach Robert Casto was at Chincoteague High on Virginia's Eastern Shore, he said that he had two plays – LeRoy Left, and LeRoy Right.
Galax head coach Mark Dixon sat at his classroom desk Tuesday afternoon, scratching his head. He was doing so metaphorically, though, which was a good thing. Getting his fingers that close to a mind full of rapidly turning wheels could have resulted in a bloody nub or two.
SPARTA, N.C. – Grayson County hit the first basket of the game Tuesday night to take the early lead but Alleghany put on an offensive show to cruise to a 71-48 victory in a nondistrict game.
Bailey Hawkins provided the early spark for the Blue Devils in the season opener for both teams.
He scored the first basket of the game for the Blue Devils for a 2-0 lead. Alleghany tied the game on a layup by Lucas Rife before Hawkins drilled a 3-pointer for a 5-2 Blue Devil lead.
HILLSVILLE –– Floyd County had Carroll County on the ropes more than once Tuesday night before finally pulling away for a 61-52 nondistrict win in the season opener for both teams.
After combining for just 56 points through the first three periods (Floyd led 33-23 entering the fourth), the two teams racked up 57 points in the final eight minutes but Carroll County's 29-point finish wasn't enough to pull out the win.
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Hiking the Devil's Path (an excellent trail if you like tough hikes) with a few close friends the other day, the topic of spirit animals came up.
"Hey, what would you say is your spirit animal?"
The answers from the others:
- Peregrine falcon
- Fox
- Wolf / similar canine
So I was in pretty cool spirit company, if you ask me.
For me? I've identified for a while with big cats, specifically the jaguar.
The jaguar. Panthera onca, third largest of the big cats. Apex predator and keystone species. I rather liked all the associations with the jaguar, plus I found it amusingly fitting that even as I'm not the physically largest cat, I was still one of the five Big Cats.
We continued to hike. And I was struck suddenly by a different idea:
The spirit animal, at least in colloquial usage, has to do with the animal you most strongly identify with. Why was I identifying with a creature less than what I aspired to?
So I've changed my mind. As far as landbound creatures go, I identify more closely with the tiger than with the jaguar. That's a more fitting comparison as far as where I see myself.
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The Company Man/
You know all those reports that CNN has been laying off people, some that have worked at the network for decades?
Well, those reports are wrong.
CNN isn't going through layoffs, the company is just "reshaping."
It least that is according to CNN's Brian Stelter.
Stelter took to his show, Reliable Sources to set everyone straight on the CNN cuts. "Now, there is some overall shrinking going on. But the better word for what's happening in media today is reshaping," Stelter said on his show.
It should come as no surprise that Stelter helped tow the company line.
Last month, Stelter said claimed that Fareed Zakaria's plagiarism were some "attribution mistakes."
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A few weeks ago, I went to Dia:Beacon with a friend visiting from Denmark. It is some way out of the city — approximately two hours drive — but it was on the top of her list of "must-sees" while visiting New York and I hadn't been there for two years; I liked the idea of visiting this amazing place again.
Dia:Beacon is part of the Dia Art Foundation's constellation of sites, occupying a former Nabisco box printing factory on the banks of Hudson River. The industrial building, composed of brick, steel, concrete and glass, provides the perfect setting for the art. Artist Robert Irwin was invited to conceive the masterplan for the twenty-first-century museum exterior that retained the original character of the interior spaces.
Dia:Beacon presents a collection of art from the 1960s to the present. Among the artists, you find Richard Serra, Lawrence Weiner, Michael Heizer, Joseph Beuys, and many more. Two of my favorites are minimalist sculptor Donald Judd and Dan Flavin, another American minimalist famous for creating sculptural objects and installations from commercially available fluorescent light fixtures.
As it was my friend's birthday that day, and we had celebrated with a big American breakfast: pancakes, eggs, etc., we got out of the door a bit later than planed. We arrived only one and a half hours before they closed the museum, so we almost had the place to ourselves, as you can see in the pictures.
The commute to Beacon is about two and a half hours by the train. You leave from Grand Central to go to Beacon and then the museum is located five minutes walk from the station. The train ride is very beautiful, riding along the Hudson River. If you prefer to rent a car, I recommend that you also visit Storm King Sculpture Park on the way, another amazing place.
Dia: Beacon, 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY 12508


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Michael Phelps: Greatest Olympian Ever?
If life were a movie, Michael Phelps might've tied the record for most Olympic medals in his first race of the London Games, powering past teammate Ryan Lochte to remind everyone that he was still the greatest swimmer alive, training hiatus or not. He also might've done it in his final race of the Olympics, completing a comeback of the ages worthy enough of even the most over-packed "Best Olympics Moments" slideshow.
Pondering the possibilities is a bit silly, of course, now that Phelps has gone past the record. But the manner in which it happened was so pedestrian as to beg for imagination: In tying the record, Phelps took silver in the 200-meter butterfly after being outpaced by South Africa's Chad le Clos in the final gasp of the race. (He lost by 0.05 seconds.) A little while later, he broke it by swimming the anchor leg in the 4-by-200 meter freestyle relay, a race that the U.S. won cleanly. Now, Phelps is the all-time winningest Olympian with 19 overall medals. With 15 of them gold, there's the real argument to be made, as there always is, that he's the greatest Olympian who ever lived.


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Eileen Gray room divider sells for $1.8m in New York
An Eileen Gray-made wooden screen, used as an apartment room divider, has sold at auction in New York for more than $1.8 million. It was the highlight in a two-day sale of art deco items at Christie's in Manhattan this week.
The lacquered and painted woodscreen was made in Paris in the 1920s.
The 6½ft-tall screen was owned by Steven Greenberg, a New York businessman, who had assembled one of the world's finest art deco collections. He died earlier this year.
Gray (1878-1976) was born in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, but spent most of her life in France. She is regarded as one of the most influential furniture designers of the 20th century.


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I've been reading over at Hyperallergenic.com about some boys making fake crack dens. Even taking it so far as to make fake drugs, ads, newsverts, and even cult figures. I can't say I'm against it, though a good friend of mine pointed out some of its cornier bits. The HA post even points out its demand for urine smells and the musty reek of rot, which I can see a need for.
This takes installation art to a whole new level for me. Not only creating the space but the whole reality. This fabrication of the failed counter culture revolutions is nice. the HA post keeps up with this when they talk about the desire to create "the combination of quasi-fiction+1960s nostalgia+cults+search-for-utopia."
This step past just a room opens a whole realm of possibilities for me. Always thinking that it had to stop at the walls seemed to be where it could go. A mural, or at most all four walls to make some bizarre panoramic.


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Providing a way since 1974 for homeschooling families to maintain comprehensive records and educate their children. Based on those records we issue credits, diplomas and transcripts.


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Does your current website design inspire confidence, or are your potential customers keeping their credit cards close to their chests?
It's easy to think that a website is just a website. It doesn't really matter what it looks like, as long as it works, right?
Well, I have to disagree. Just like a picture says a thousand words, your website is saying all kinds of things about you and your business.
If you operate an online shop (and even if you don't), your website needs to appear credible. With so many online scams out there, people are wary about handing over their credit card details - and so they should be. It's therefore vitally important that your website looks trustworthy, your business looks bona fide and you're available to contact through off-line methods too.
Design issues
Does your website look home-madeIs there a lot of flashing banners, Google AdSense adverts or broken links? Is the branding consistent throughout or does the layout change from page to page?
All these factors can turn people off buying. Keep your site consistent, clean and uncluttered. Avoid too many adverts and animated images.
It's worth investing in a professionally designed website, but that doesn't have to break the bank. Having said that, it does cost money and opting for a free website builder could cost you in the long run. Beware of sites that offer free websites based on Flash - these websites will not display on Apple mobile devices and tablets. You'll also find a lot of restrictions with free software that will mean you'll find it difficult to get the design you want.
Take a look at the competition and put yourself in the shoes of your customers - ask yourself: Would I buy from this company? Does this look like a legitimate business? Now look at your website and ask yourself the same questions.
Websites are not set in stone, so don't be afraid to rethink the content and design from time to time. Make sure you're tracking your customers with software like Google Analytics so you can identify any issues. If you're concerned your website isn't generating sales for your business, ask for a second opinion - there's nothing like getting advice from someone on the outside of your business looking in.


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If we get to 6000.00 by Midnight on the 31st we will be providing our first stretch goal, the adventure source book . That means those who have backed to get all the new material will get FOUR books, and that will be at least 1,000 pages of text and maps, ideas and mechanics! But we don't think that would be enough for our awesome supporters. If we hit that goal by the end of July we will be doubling down. Sixty complete characters, Four sets of Vehicle deck plans and three additional adventures, specifically designed for RPG or Miniatures play.
That means folks who supported for as little as 40 dollars will get a total of SEVEN books as PDFs, and everything they will need to start a campaign! Sixty characters for use as patrons, companions, enemies or ready made PCs in a pinch. Four vehicles to take those characters across the Earth, through the sky above it, across the oceans or through the darkness of space. What more can a referee need?
Please help spread the word! Help yourselves by helping us!
Best Value Pledge! Pledge $40 or more and get the Full Electronic Library
For a pledge of $40 or more you get The Full Electronic Library All six of the books (three existing and three from this project) as downloadable PDFs. You will get the three current books as soon as the Kickstarter finishes and then the other books as they are completed. We hope to have all three done by August of 2017. In addition you get any and all extra books we fund through this Kickstarter (which could be three or even more!) PLUS if we get to 100% by Midnight on the 4th of July we will add FIFTY complete characters as a FREE add on. But wait there is more! If we get to 100% by the 4th AND we get a supporter from Africa and one from South America we will ADD a group of TEN VILLAINS as well. So for 40.00 you get at least six and up to NINE (or even more) books, plus up to sixty full characters, all as PDF downloads. It will be at least 1,200 pages of material! Please take a look and help us spread the word! Thank you ESTIMATED DELIVERY: Aug 2017
Please help us fund the Second Edition of Stars of Empires, the Role Playing rules for the Hive, Queen and Country Victorian Science Fiction Universe. We plan three books, a 200-page Referee's Guide, a 150-page Player's Guide and a 250-page Ground Vehicle Sourcebook.
In 2016, a game publisher called Black Pigeon Press and I put out a Victorian Science Fiction Role Playing game titled Stars of Empire. We used their game engine and my Hive, Queen, and Country (HQC) setting. This fusion provided gamers with a tabletop experience where they could be challenged by the story and not by the rules. Unfortunately Black Pigeon Press closed its doors. Instead of letting the Hive, Queen and Country Universe just die I formed Aerolyth Enterprises LLC and began self publishing. With the help of a number of friends and a successful Kickstarter we've been able to produce a miniatures game and two source books. Now we would like to come full circle. With your help we will produce two core books, one for Referees and one for Players.
To support both Role Playing and Minaitures gaming we will also be producing the Land Fighting machines book for the HQC Universe, over 100 designs, 3D graphics, histories, orders of battle, tables of organization and equipment and color schemes! The book should run about 300 pages and will be out by June 2017. We have playtested at conventions across the country including Origins, Gencon, DragonCon, Diecon, Borderwars and Colonial Barracks.
Role Players and Miniatures Gamers will find this an extraordinary place to adventure, detailed and playable. We look to provide products that keep gamers interested in what's happening on the gaming table, not trying to find information in the game tables
How will the Second Edition be different?
The original edition was 8 by 10 inches and had 286 pages. The new edition will be two core books totaling 350 pages and be 8.5 by 11 inches The original was black and white one column per page while the new edition will be in full color with two columns (easing readability considerably). The new game engine is optimized for Victorian adventure and is highly streamlined to speed play and allow for more storytelling. A new and much simpler template for creatures and NPCs will be provided that allows a referee to easily manage them during game play. The extra page count will allow us to detail the cultures of this universe in greater depth.
A large amount of new material will assist referees in developing their own versions of the worlds we designed. We are including additional artists that will help players and referees visualize the characters, cultures and creatures with which they can interact. What will your money help us with? Your funds will help us purchase artwork and editorial services.
We are also looking to bring out the Ground Fighting Machines book in rapid succession. The designs for it are all nearly completed. It will contain pictures, designs, performance data, and background for over 85 ground vehicles. At least 20 of these will be available for purchase as 6mm or 15mm miniatures
How we are Different?
The Hive, Queen and Country Universe is a hard Science-Science Fiction setting. First published in 2010 the background has been researched and discussed for over a decade. The detailed Universe has been created by a community of Role Playing and Miniatures Gamers, historians, scientists, engineers, lawyers, rogues, vagabonds, and heroes, Hive, Queen and Country has unprecedented depth and scope, with the flexibility to allow you to set pretty much any sort of campaign your game master and players desire. We present a detailed and fully realized game universe: Steampunk with an emphasis on the Steam-not the punk!
The Miniatures Page Readers Poll 2011-Best Science Fiction Supplement
Colonial Barracks 2014 Winner of Gunney Award for Most Cinematic Game
2013 Winner of Gunney Award for Most Enjoyable Scenario
Comments from Amazon First Edition of Stars of Empire:
I finally got to play in a game of this. It was great! The book gave the GM enough material to create a completely believable world and made it challenging to get through. The GM did the character generation and I felt that all were well balanced with skills and equipment.
Great game all around. I can't wait to play it again! Excellent work. Characters are believable.
Settings are fantastic, yet realistic. Scenarios are engaging and well thought out. All in all a great work.
Flying Machines of the Worlds 1902:
This is fun book packed with info, loads of fun just to sit and read. Would work for almost any system.
First Edition of Stars of Empire: FOR WHOM THE GEAR TURNS
. . . if you enjoy d-20 games and are looking for a Steampunk world to immerse yourself in, I would definitely check out this title. There are tons of creatures, settings and characters available to create interesting scenarios and keep you engaged. The tone is realistic and the story has gravitas, so be prepared to assemble a group of serious gamers to play with.
First Stretch Goal
At 6,000 we will unlock The Explorer's Guide to the Solar System. This will be a 150 page volume with at least ten adventures, set on Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Each adventure will highlight the unique features of the world or region in which it is set and will include detailed maps and other game aids.
Second Stretch Goal
This unlocks at 9000.00. In HQC Space Travel starts in 1870 with an Imperial Russian expedition to the Moon. Engineers, scientists, visionaries and politicians never look back from there. By 1880 Mars and Venus have been reached and stations orbit both worlds. In those five years more people from Earth have been in space than in the entire "Space Age" of Our Timeline. This book will devote at least 200 pages to the first fifty years of Victorian Space travel! Stations, to and from orbit craft, long haul cargo freighters and passenger liners will share the book with sections on the war-craft of the period, which become more and more important as a sinister arms race takes hold on Earth and Venus.
Third Stretch Goal
At 12,000.00 we will give you the keys to the International City! The International City on Venus is a key hub for exploration and exploitation on that world. What would a planned metropolis that is at the intersection of the City Beautiful movement and fortress designs of such brilliant engineers as Brailmont, Jervois and Sere de Riverieres look like on a world as alien and dangerous as Venus? This will be in the format of a period travel guide, such as Baedeker's. Maps and detailed descriptions of locations and events will be included.
Risks and challenges
This is our second attempt to Kickstart this project and the fourth, fifth and sixth books we are publishing at Aerolyth Enterprises. In our first Kickstarter we promised a 256 page full color book detailing Venus. We delivered a 309 page work, and with the exception of the signed book plates we delivered on time!
In the year since we ran this project we have worked on a lot of material we need to complete before these projects are ready. We have play tested at numerous conventions including Gencon. The basic outlines of both books are complete but we still need to format all the information, do continuity checks and produce a pair of products that are attractive and filled with usable information.
We have a number of artists that will work on this project, so we have every hope that if one should be unable to complete their work we will be able to find alternates.
The vehicle project has two authors, Terry Sofian and Arun Rodrigues. We have collaborated on a book already and work well together. Our skill sets overlap so we should be able to ensure completion of that item.
Single point failures exist with Arun and Terry. Arun is the lead person for the graphics and Terry is lead for the text and background. We do not anticipate any tremendous issues with that, both the first two projects are well along.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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What does math class and English class have in common? This is a trick question, right? It's apples and oranges, as the saying goes. Or maybe not.
- One is only one. (Not only is it a hasty generalization, but also you can twist one quote to mean just about anything. I once had a student who claimed that God was afraid of people learning things. He used a Bible passage to support it--Proverbs 1:7, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.")
- Two a coincidence.
- Three starts to look like a pattern, like proof.
a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another: some antecedents to the African novel might exist in Africa's oral traditions.
• (antecedents) a person's ancestors or family and social background: her early life and antecedents have been traced.
• Grammar a word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word (esp. a following relative pronoun) refers.
• Logic the statement contained in the "if" clause of a conditional proposition.
• Mathematics the first term in a ratio.
- not using "it" with no clear antecedent ("In the book it says..." Just be concise and write, "The book says...")
- the problem of English not having a 3rd person singular non-gendered pronoun ("When a student doesn't understand this, he makes many mistakes" implies this never happens to girls, but "When a student doesn't understand this, they make many mistakes" shows lack of awareness of the need for pronoun/antecedent agreement.)
Another delight is conspiring to help students learn.


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Is Big Data the Biggest Disruptor in Video Marketing?
Video marketing is one of the most powerful ways for brands to reach their target demographic
Marketers in every industry are starting to embrace the benefits of big data. However, big data is being leveraged primarily in marketing media that are already highly saturated. I have attended multiple marketing conferences and found that most of my peers use big data for search marketing or traditional, offline marketing channels. Video marketing is not being used as aggressively, but can be used to create very high-ROI campaigns. Clever video marketers understand the benefits of big data and use it to their fullest potential.
Marketers are Using Big Data in New and Exciting Ways
SiokSiok Tan of ClickZ points out that Netflix has used big data to consistently outperform its competition,"Netflix, a leading video on demand subscription service, claims to have cracked the code for coming up with a surefire hit. When it was developing its first original series 'House of Cards,' Netflix did not rely on focus groups or surveys. Instead, it turned to its gold mine of audience behavior data. To come up with the magic formula for a hit, Netflix analyzed past viewership patterns. Netflix viewers who love the original British series were also fans of the actor Kevin Spacey and the director David Fincher. Netflix arrived at the Spacey-Fincher dream team by leveraging big data. It also mined audience data for 10 different cuts of the 'House of Cards' trailers, each geared toward a different segment."
Thomas Charles, an avid marketer and student at the London School of Economics published a great article on big data and video marketing last summer. Thomas cited research showing that when used properly, video content can have the same impact as 1.8 million words of written content. However, video marketers rarely use their content to its fullest potential. They make a number of mistakes, such as:
- Making poor assumptions about the preferences of their audience
- Testing the wrong elements of their video marketing campaigns
- Failing to understand the importance of their audience-targeting options
MDG Advertising states that YouTube marketers have a lot of control over their advertising. It has improved the ROI of their clients' campaigns.
"One of the most powerful things about YouTube as an advertising platform is that it marries huge scale with detailed data. This gives brands the ability to target ads incredibly effectively," according to MDG.
When YouTube first began offering advertising space in 2007, advertisers had little knowledge about their target users. The site was only two years old and hadn't yet had an opportunity to amass a lot of data on its users. Cloud data storage was also in its infancy, so YouTube couldn't preserve most of the information that it did gather.
Things have changed considerably over the past 10 years. YouTube stores data on user comments, video likes, social shares and other types of user information. All of this data can be stored for years and made available to advertisers.
Big data has also changed the game on the advertiser side of the equation. Advertisers rely on sophisticated Hadoop-based tools to collect data on their campaigns and users. This makes it much easier for them to optimize their video marketing campaigns.
Video marketers also are capitalizing on data from other platforms. Using psychographic data from Facebook, Google, and other sites helps them determine what types of content are most likely to go viral. They can use the Google Keyword Planner to see what types of YouTube videos people are searching for on Google. Then they can use this data to replicate the approaches those video marketers took for their own campaigns.
Big Data is Changing the Video Marketing Landscape in Extraordinary Ways
Video marketing is one of the most powerful ways for brands to reach their target demographic. However, it requires extensive testing and a detailed knowledge of their users. Big data has given video marketers a major advantage. They simply need to leverage it to its fullest potential.
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An Indianapolis man was charged Thursday in the wounding of a Chicago police officer and the death of a man during a six-hour standoff this week as police released new details, disclosing that a second officer was wounded in an exchange of nearly 40 shots.
Initially it was thought only one officer, Capt. Edward Kulbida, was wounded as police and federal agents attempted to arrest Daniel Brown, 42, in a series of shootings in Indianapolis last weekend.
In announcing murder and attempted murder charges against Brown, police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said a second officer, a Chicago police detective who works with the a U.S. Marshals task force, was wounded in the leg at the beginning of the standoff.
The detective noticed blood on his pants Wednesday, after working a straight 36 hours, and discovered a welt on his leg. He went to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where doctors discovered a bullet fragment.
Kulbida was shot in the shoulder and grazed in the head, and was released from Stroger Hospital on Thursday morning. McCarthy said the two bullets that struck Kulbida were "millimeters" from killing him.
McCarthy said a total of 39 shots were fired between Brown and authorities: 11 by Brown, 20 by Chicago police officers and eight by federal agents.
The gunfire erupted as Kulbida and other officers, along with federal agents, walked up to the apartment building in the 7200 block of South Lowe Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The captain and the others ducked into the vestibule for cover, and Kulbida was eventually taken out the back and brought to Stroger Hospital.
Brown was arrested six hours later when SWAT officers tossed a "flash bang" grenade into apartment and stormed inside, officials said. Another man, Daniel Jackson, was found dead inside the apartment. Neighbors said he was the boyfriend of Brown's sister and had lived there.
Brown, of Indianapolis, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count each of first-degree murder, aggravated battery and being a fugitive from justice, according to Chicago police.
Brown was charged with murder because Jackson died during the standoff. Although authorities are still investigating, McCarthy said forensic evidence indicates Jackson was shot at close range, possibly by Brown.
According to an autopsy conducted today, Jackson, 42, died of a gunshot wound to his chest and his death was ruled a homicide. Jackson, whose address was not available, was pronounced dead at 2:40 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Court documents provide some insight into how Brown touched off a manhunt last weekend by law enforcement agencies in Indiana and Illinois that culminated in the standoff.
According to court papers filed in Marion County, Ind., Brown's girlfriend was driving a vehicle in Indianapolis about 6 p.m. Saturday when she and Brown began arguing about their relationship ending. Brown allegedly blamed a friend of his girlfriend, also in the car, for causing the breakup.
Brown pulled out a handgun and shot the woman in her left lower abdomen, prosecutors alleged. As Brown's girlfriend stopped the car, the woman jumped from the car and fled. Brown exited the car and ran after her, firing additional shots.
A nephew of Brown's had jumped from the car and fled as well, prosecutors said.
A short time later, police responded to a carjacking nearby. The victim said he was getting out of his van when a man matching Brown's description pointed a gun at him and demanded his keys, prosecutors said.
At 6:35 p.m. police responded to a call of a shooting at a local motel and found another woman shot and wounded in her right elbow and right side of her abdomen, according to prosecutors. Surveillance video captured Brown shooting the woman, authorities said.
Ten minutes later, police learned of another shooting at a shopping center. The victim had already left the scene, but witnesses said they had seen Brown arguing with a man before he threatened and shot him, prosecutors said.
Police were later able to find that a 2014 Freightliner truck had been stolen from a nearby Ryder Trucking where Brown had previously worked, according to authorities. Brown's Nissan was found nearby.
Alerted by authorities in Indianapolis, U.S. deputy marshals and Chicago police on Tuesday night went to check out the apartment building in the Englewood neighborhood where Brown's sister lived with Jackson. Kulbida and other officers found the stolen truck outside the building at 72nd Street and Lowe Avenue before trying to enter the sister's unit on a lower floor.
With his sister and Jackson in the apartment, Brown opened fire on the officers, striking Kulbida, according to police sources. A gun battle ensued for several minutes. When it ended, Brown barricaded himself inside the unit. At some point, Brown's sister was grabbed by police and taken into custody, leaving her boyfriend with Brown.
The standoff ended around midnight when SWAT officers stormed the apartment. McCarthy said the gun recovered from Brown was a .40-caliber gun with an extended magazine.
During an interview at her South Shore townhouse Wednesday, the mother of Brown's two grown children said she was stunned by the news.
Rochelle Billingsley met Brown in elementary school on the South Side. She said they stopped dating during high school but she stayed in contact with him during holidays.
The former couple's son, also named Daniel, 25, was convicted of murder in June in Cook County and sentenced to 90 years in prison, she acknowledged.
Billingsley said she broke into tears when she learned about Brown's alleged involvement in the shootings in Chicago and Indiana.
"I didn't see this behavior coming," she said as she sat on a couch with her Chihuahua. "Not shooting up people, no. ... So it's shocking to me, very shocking."


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Comic artist Leslie Levia depicts the midterm blues that students feel at this point in the semester.
Updated on October 17, 2016
Cartoonist Leslie Leiva explores midterm season at Mills through the lens of a Pokemon trainer.
Updated on February 26, 2016
Cartoonist Leslie Levia portrays the action of regifting in this comic.
Updated on December 4, 2015
Comic artist Nico Harriman compares what happens in the art world to what happens in reality for people.
Updated on November 13, 2015
Cartoonist Leslie Leiva expresses the excitement of Halloween in this comic strip.
Updated on October 16, 2015
Cartoonist Leslie Leiva perfectly captures the stresses of midterms for Mills students.
Updated on October 16, 2015
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Chapter 6: The Volcano
part II, installment 1
by Tala Bar
Gaia began in issue 88.
Chapter 6, part I concluded in this issue.
It rained the whole day. The next morning, seeing no respite, the three destitutes went back to the temple, laid the planks on top of some half-fallen pillars and huddled together underneath, waiting. There was no point in trying to do anything under that downpour. They stayed together, not separating even at night; there was no point anymore for any shame or shyness among them, they had become a united family.
At this time of vulnerability for the youngest among them, Dar and Nunez took turns in holding Nim in their arms to ease her discomfort. Unable to go fishing, none of them ate much. They still had a small stock of herbs, some powdered drinks and soups; they managed to make a small guarded fire under their shelter, concocting different kinds of hot drink using rainwater. Nim did not want to eat anyway, and the other two had enough hardiness and will power to exist in this way for some time.
It kept on raining, easing off only on the third evening. Strong wind started blowing, driving most of the clouds away; the sinking sun peeped out from among the rest of them, flooding the wet world with a cheerful orange flame. Their mood rose with the sight, and even Nim cheered up, agreeing for the first time to taste some tea made of herbs, which Dar assured her would improve her feeling.
"We'll have to move out tomorrow, whatever comes," Nunez said gravely, supporting Nim in her brave attempt to get up and come out of their shelter. There was more fatherly concern in his voice than the passion of a lover. Dar assented; nothing much was left for them to fill their bellies with in that place. She shook the blanket before laying it out for their night's sleeping; they were not going to separate now, even though the night promised to be dry.
The morning rose clear and bright, the world after the rain washed and glittering. It lightened up the wanderers' hearts, they rose to go on their way full of hope and expectations. For the first time since landing on the island, it looked like a cheerful place. Even the somber temple ruins picked up their appearance to greet the new autumn sun. Feeling refreshed and full of new energy, the travelers relaxed their squashed limbs after their forced rest, eager to go on their way. Even Nim felt better; her cheeks had assumed a little color replacing their previous paleness. They were getting used to the continuous feeling of hunger, which had acted as a drive, pushing them forward in the direction of a more definite goal they had had before.
There was softness in the air, and as they walked on, the misty range of mountains beckoned to them from the distance; a gentle breeze blew at their backs as if to help them on the way. Knowing by now where they should go, they walked across country toward the shore opposite the range of mountains. As they reached that spot, the sight of magnificent volcanic activity opened before their eyes, showing them plainly the direction they must take.
They still had no idea why they should go there, but this was as good as goal as any, as they had none of their own. Dar found it hard to believe in any message sent to her in a dream, but she saw no alternative to their present situation and action.
"Don't forget," Nunez reminded her, "that it was a dream which had directed me toward you. Where would you be now if I had not picked you up?"
"I have no idea," she smiled back at him. "We'd probably just continue on our way into your ruined town — or perhaps along the lake shore — looking for means of survival as we'd been doing before we arrived at the lake. Right now, except for wandering on a wild island and not in the midst of an upturned built-up area, I don't see much difference in our situation."
"Not much difference!" Nim intervened hotly, hugging the man beside her. "We would never have met Nune, and what would I do without him!"
The answer died on Dar's lips as she recalled how important this man had become to the girl in such a short time. "All right," she said at last, smiling again; "we may as well follow this dream as you did yours, Nune," she said, slipping unconsciously into his nickname Nim had used. "We'd better see where it's going to lead us."
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The sun, which had been warm throughout the day, caused vapor to rise from the wet land. They had reached their intended spot too late to try to do anything but stay the night and think things over. So they pitched their camp on a flat patch of sand and sat, waiting, feeding on cold soup and tea or coffee. As evening fell, the mist thickened into a heavy fog, preventing them from seeing much ahead of them. Only occasional blinks of fire forced their way through the haze from time to time piercing the mysterious world around them with a hint of reality.
The night was dark with no moon. Few stars appeared now and then, peeping from behind a patchily cloudy sky, as if playing hide and seek. The clouds made the night less cold than it could have been, and the three refugees were grateful for that, because the shore was completely bare, not even a rock jutting out of the ground to be used as shelter from the wind. The silence was broken by a soft, murmuring ripple licking the shore, making them sense the feel of water rather than actually see or hear it clearly. They settled for the night, again, as close together as possible. 'If it rains tonight,' Dar thought, 'we are doomed.' Exhausted as she was from hunger and exertion, she could not think how they would be able to continue on their way tomorrow.
All three of them sunk very quickly into a deep, dreamless sleep. Nunez and Dar flanked Nim on both sides, each taking hold of her alternately during the night. At dawn, however, Dar woke up to find Nim had slipped out of their hold, and she and Nunez were lying in each other's arms. She stayed there for a while, for the first time able to examine the man's face so close to hers. It had been such a long time since she had seen a man's face so closely, since she had held a man's body in her arms! She was unable to tell how she actually felt about it. In one way, she was at a loss of what she wanted to do; in another, she was instinctively absorbing his bodily essence, which stirred in her all the instincts and functions that had been dormant, unthought-of up till now.
Nunez opened his eyes. Their deep blueness looked directly at her, as if he knew exactly what he was about. Her gray, even calm was shattered. As if drawn by a magnet, their lips pulled together in a long kiss. Dar's blood, chilled to stillness since the catastrophe, awakened in her veins, and a stirring of resentment with it. It was not exactly embarrassment that made her pull away. As she sat up, her movement awakened Nim who was lying on her other side.
"Dar? What is it?" the girl opened her eyes, confused, wiping her face.
"Nothing," the woman said, almost sharply; then relenting, she released herself from the man's hold, turned on her side toward the girl and said,
"It's all right, Nim. I thought I heard something."
"What?" Nim asked, sitting up and looking around her.
"Nothing," Dar repeated, "I've imagined it. Let's get up. It's high time we found our way out of this island. It's going to be a nice day and we shouldn't waste it."
Nunez said nothing. As they were rising and making their morning preparations, Dar felt his gaze falling on her from time to time. She decided to ignore it, forget what had happened. As they collected their meager belongings, the mist was slowly rising from the ground, and before them a new sight was revealed which they had not seen before.
Across the water, off the island's shore, lay a line of tiny islands leading from their own toward the distant range of mountains. Adorned with smoking peaks, they looked like no more than the tops of a line of active volcanoes, which had sprung out of the lake during the upheaval. The travelers were able to see the base of the closest volcano, which was still sunk in the water that licked its sides, causing steam to rise in places. The mountain's slopes looked ragged, bare of all life. Two or three such islets lay farther in the lake, beyond which rose a peak higher than those before it, reaching at least a thousand meters or even more. That was the one that spewed fire and ashes in addition to smoke and steam. The wanderers stood silent for a while, shocked in amazement.
"Oooh!" Nim expressed inarticulately what all three of them felt.
"Well!" Dar exclaimed at last. "This must be the volcano we are supposed to go to. I wonder what had happened on it; I don't think anyone could live through that fire."
"These islands do look as if they had only recently appeared, either with the general disaster on Earth, or during the storm we have encountered on the lake," Nunez remarked.
"You know," Dar said, ponderingly, "they might have appeared sometime back, during the events preceding the catastrophe. These islands look to me quite well set, not raging and wobbly."
"I hope you're right; otherwise, the ground could be too hot for us to tread on," he said. "Look at the steam rising from the sides of these hills, where the water touches them."
"Of course, it's probably still quite hot inside; but I hope the outside surface is cool enough."
"However it is, we'll have to be very careful."
"But how are we going to get there?" Nim interrupted that exchange of speculations.
Nunez looked at her. "We'll have to swim for it," he said, quietly.
"I'm afraid. You know I'm such a poor swimmer!" she protested.
"We'll float on the boards, the way you did when we arrived at the island — it's a good way to save them, any way," he added, rather severely, Dar thought. "Can you swim, Dar?"
"I can swim, as I did on the river." She smiled slightly, carefully edging her memory away from the swimming parties she and Bard used to have in their youth. "It's really one of those things your body never forgets."
"Right," he agreed." The main thing, Nim, is not to be afraid; fear is the worst thing that can sometimes cause people to lose their heads, cause them to be overcome. You know you can rely on us to support you." He hugged her as an encouragement. They turned to prepare themselves for the task.
The water was pleasant enough, cool but not too cold. Dar said, "You go ahead, Nune, look for any underwater rocks that may trip us; I shall come after you with Nim."
She shrugged on the backpack, which they had stuffed with their outer garments and shoes, and the blanket on top. They were left barefoot with only their underwear on; after the rain, the air had become cool but not yet outright cold. Then she helped Nim lie on her stomach on one board, saying gently, "We have nothing to tie you to it, you know, Nim. You'll have to hold tight to it."
She lay her own plank by Nim's side, and Nunez put the third plank in the water. But he did not attach himself to it, wanting to be free in the water to do anything that he might find necessary. Dar gave Nim's plank a push into deeper water, showing her how to use her hands and feet like paddles; she then started swimming beside her, pushing her own board ahead of her.
The going was not too hard at first. The lake around the island was easier to swim than the river, with its persistent, one-way flow. Nunez had gone on swiftly, then stopped and, wriggling his legs in the water to keep stable, waited for the women to catch up with him. Nim had some difficulty in keeping stable, and he came over to replace Dar in pushing her plank. After he straightened up Nim's plank, he kept touching the girl, reassuring her, until she calmed down, synchronized the movements of her limbs and settled down to an even paddling of the plank. Dar, released to work with her own board, swam almost freely now, as Nunez was pushing Nim. The important thing was to keep going in as direct line as possible toward the nearest islet.
It was not too far off, and it did not take them long to reach it. Dar took hold of a jutting rock, which was obviously the foot of the mountain covered with water; having pulled herself and her plank up, she lay on top of the plank to rest. Nunez pushed Nim's plank until it lay halfway on a tiny patch of land. There was no shore to speak of, and they thought it best for her to stay lying on the plank as Dar did. It swayed up and down on the ripples among the rocks, Nunez swimming around her with his feet touching underwater boulders from time to time. The girl rested her head sideways, holding tight to the board.
"How do you feel?" Dar asked. Her legs had slipped off her board, touching the mountain slope under water; it felt rough to her bare feet, and she thought it must be covered with cold lava.
"I'll live," Nim answered with clenched lips, her eyes closed and her legs held tight together on the board.
Nunez said, "We'd better move on, there's nothing here for us."
Desolation, indeed, described well what was actually an oversize rock. The ground outside the water was hard and jagged, and Dar, not wanting to try, was certain it was still warm. There had been no time yet for anything to grow there, nothing they could look for. She pulled her board from among the rocks, pushing it in front of her, continuing swimming toward the next islet. Nunez turned Nim's board around, pushing it back into the lake and starting swimming behind it as before.
To be continued...
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New Zealand tourist killed in Argentina during bag-snatch
A NEW Zealand tourist shot during a daylight bag snatch in Argentina died trying to hang on to his backpack.
As two teenagers on a motorbike tried to take his bag, Nicholas Heyward fought back. He was shot four times and died at the scene.
Mr Heyward, 31, a trained physiotherapist, is understood to have been on holiday, travelling in Chile, Argentina and Peru, where he had hoped to go rock-climbing.
He had lived in Australia for a number of years but had been teaching English while travelling.
The shooting happened just before 4pm local time in a park near the World Cup stadium, in the city of Mendoza, where Mr Heyward was staying. He was walking with an Australian woman and a French man when he was attacked, said Security Ministry sources in Mendoza.
Emergency services found the man dead at the scene, he said.
The Security Ministry immediately offered a 40,000 pesos (NZ$5800) reward for information leading to the arrest of the offenders.
Motochorros, or motorcycle bandits, are a growing problem in the country. They are known to travel in pairs - one to attack a victim, while the other handles the motorcycle.
A fortnight ago in Buenos Aires, governor Daniel Scioli introduced a new regulation to force all motorcycle passengers to wear a helmet and reflective jacket showing the motorbike's number plate.
The move came in a direct bid to crack down on crime.
Mr Heyward and his companions had been staying at the Itaka Hostel in Mendoza. Receptionist Emelio Montalbini said they had been staying at the hostel for about three days. The shooting happened about 2km from the hostel.
The Australian woman and French man were at the hostel last night and were distraught. It was a "strange" thing to happen as the area was normally safe, Mr Montalbini said.
The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade advised on its Safe Travel page that "distraction thefts and violent crime are an issue in Argentina".
"No resistance should be given if you are the victim of a robbery, as this could lead to an escalation in violence," the site advised.
A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade statement said the ministry was aware of the "sad occurrence".
"The New Zealand Embassy in Buenos Aires is liaising with the local authorities to obtain details of the incident."
A desert region at the foot of the Andes, Mendoza is about 1050km west of Buenos Aires and is a wine tourism destination. It has a population of about 120,000.
It has long been one of the safer tourism destinations in Argentina, according to Lonely Planet, but economic difficulties had resulted "in an increased number of street crimes".
While tourists were not often the targets of such crime, "bag snatching and pickpocketing ... is on the rise".
In 2012, two New Zealand rugby officials were mugged near their Buenos Aires hotel shortly after the All Blacks had beaten Argentina at the inaugural Rugby Championship.
Mike Eagle, then chairman of the NZ Rugby Union, and director Gerard van Tilborg were set upon by two men who got away with Mr van Tilborg's Rolex watch. The thieves then fled on motorbikes.


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Democrat Mark Mullet is the choice for the open Eastside state Senate seat in the 5th Legislative District.
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The best choice for the open Senate seat in the 5th Legislative District is more evident when the former Republican officeholder endorses the Democrat in the race.
Republican state Sen. Cheryl Pflug vacated the seat when she was appointed by Gov. Chris Gregoire to the Washington Growth Management Hearings Board. Pflug subsequently made it clear she did not support the Republican in the race for her Senate seat, Brad Toft.
She has endorsed Issaquah City Councilman Mark Mullet, a Democrat. Mullet is a small-business owner with service on local civic and community boards. He has been endorsed by Eastside mayors.
He also has substantial experience in finance via an earlier career.
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Pflug, informed and independent, had a standout legislative career representing the 5th District, which runs from Sammamish to Snoqualmie Pass. Mullet is endorsed to replace her.


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It is well known in law enforcement circles that the individual line officer wields an enormous amount of discretion in enforcing the law (esp, non-dispatched runs like traffic enforcement or street crime). What is surprising is the public belief that police are usually eager and motivated to do their job. Thus, when a particular crime problem becomes apparent, it is often approached by monetary related arguments, such as the need for more police, equipment, training etc; rather than by non-monetary related approaches, such as recognizing how a high perception of alienation among police officers from the citizens of the community where they patrol reduces morale and spawns police indifference and inactivity.
The impact of alienation is especially relevant as the contemporary community policing movement emphasizes proactive law enforcement strategies. Effective community policing requires that police officers work closely with local citizens in designing and implementing a variety of proactive crime prevention and control measures. To accomplish these initiatives, it is crucial that officers feel closely integrated with the majority of citizens in the community they serve. Typically, this means that officers perceive themselves as sharing important community values and beliefs and being confident of community support in the decisions they make.
It is the premise of this study that as the perception of community alienation increases among police officers, their sense of confidence or mastery in decision making will decrease, and so too their motivation for proactive enforcement. The study also investigated if the impact of three highly publicized "anti-police" judicial verdicts (i.e., Rodney King, Los Angeles 1991; Malice Green, Detroit 1992; and O.J. Simpson, Los Angeles 1994) are related to the level of perceived alienation experienced by police and thus their willingness to respond proactively to serious crime. Finally, the study examined the relationship of gender, age, race, rank, seniority, education, marital status, degree of urbanism, and residency, to the predicted alienation-mastery-proactive policing sequence.
Essentially a sociological concept developed by several classical and contemporary theorists, alienation is a condition in social relationships reflected by a low degree of integration or common values and a high degree of distance or isolation between individuals, or between an individual and a group of people in a community or work environment.
Alienation is closely aligned with the concept of mastery. Mastery is typically defined as a state of mind in which an individual feels autonomous and experiences confidence in his or her ability, skill, and knowledge to control or influence external events.[iii] The greater the level of alienation an individual experiences in a community or work setting, the weaker will be their sense of mastery.
For police officers, a strong sense of mastery is particularly vital in relation to proactive law enforcement. Proactive enforcement is usually defined as the predisposition of a police officer to be actively involved in preventing and investigating crime.[iv] Because police patrol work is highly unsupervised, most officers have considerable discretion or personal initiative regarding their level of proactive behavior on the streets. Again, it would seem logical that the stronger the level of perceived community alienation among police officers, the weaker will be their sense of mastery and motivation to engage in proactive law enforcement behavior.
The study surveyed police officers from eleven law enforcement agencies in the Midwest United States. The communities served by these departments ranged in size from approximately 10,000 to more than two million people. The departments ranged in size from 15 to 850 officers, and included nine city police departments, one county sheriff's department, and one university public safety department. All uniformed patrol officers in these departments ranked as lieutenant or below were asked to complete the survey on a voluntary and anonymous basis. These officers were selected because they work the street and typically confront law enforcement situations where they use their own discretion and initiative. Of the 402 officers surveyed, 272 (68%) completed and returned the questionnaire.
Officers in the sample were predominantly male (95.2%). They ranged in age from 22 to 59 years, with a mean age of 37.4 years. The majority of police officers were caucasian (84.2%). Every officer surveyed had completed their high school education.
Over half of the officers (50.4%) had at least some college, more than one fourth (28.7%) had a Bachelors Degree, and 14% had an advanced graduate degree. The majority of officers were married (73.2%), 17.3% were single, and the remaining 8.5% were separated or divorced. Three quarters (75%) of the officers surveyed were line patrol officers, while the other 25% held the rank of sergeant or higher. Officers ranged in seniority from one to over twenty-one years, with a mean seniority of 12.9 years of service. Close to two-thirds of the officers in this study (61.8%) lived in the community in which they worked.
The officers from the eleven police departments in this study were grouped into three categories (high, moderate, and low-urban) based on the degree of urbanism[v] of the community they served. Using these criteria, one hundred officers (36.8%) worked in high-urban communities, one hundred thirty one worked in moderate-urban settings (48.2%), and the remaining forty one (15.1%) served in low-urban areas.
A survey questionnaire was developed by the author to measure police officers' level of perceived alienation, sense of mastery, and willingness to respond proactively both before and after the "anti-police" judicial verdicts. The survey contained eighteen questions which were based on the conceptualization of alienation, mastery, and proactive enforcement by the various social theorists cited earlier.
Alienation was measured in two ways: first, by three "Residence and Choice" questions which asked officers if it was totally up to them, would they choose to live in the community where they worked; and second, by four questions which asked officers to rate the degree to which they shared the family, religious, economic, and political values of the community they served. This scale became a 20 point scale.
Mastery was measured using six questions on which officers rated the degree to which their work community supported their enforcement efforts, encouraged them to actively enforce the law, was likely to turn against them when something went wrong, and the extent to which they could use their own judgement in responding to crime and felt that they were making a difference in the community. This scale became a 30 point scale.
Motivation for proactive enforcement was measured using five questions on which officers rated the degree to which they were willing to respond proactively to various criminal activities in the community. They were then asked to rate the degree of change in this proactive willingness following the "anti-police" judicial verdicts. The Proactive Enforcement Scale became a 25 point scale and the Proactive Enforcement Since Verdicts Scale became a 10 point scale.
Statistical analysis revealed a significant negative relationship between officers' Alienation score and their Mastery score, where one unit of increase in the Alienation score lowered the Mastery score by 0.54, net of impacts of all other variables (i.e., age, race, rank, education, marital status, and degree of urbanism). These results supported the predicted relationship between alienation and mastery.
A significant negative relationship was also found between both age and race and mastery. Other things being equal, a one year increase in age lowered the Mastery score by .08, and nonwhite police officers scored 1.55 units lower on the Mastery Scale than white officers. This means younger or white officers generally had a higher level of mastery than older or nonwhite officers.
Statistical analysis revealed a significant negative relationship between officers' Alienation score and their Proactive Enforcement score, where one unit of increase in the Alienation score lowered the Proactive Enforcement score by .21, net of impacts of all other variables. These results supported the predicted relationship between alienation and proactive enforcement.
A significant negative relationship was also found between both age and race and proactive enforcement. Other things being equal, a one year increase in age lowered the Proactive Enforcement score by .12, and white police officers scored 1.32 units lower on the Proactive Enforcement Scale than nonwhite officers. This means younger or nonwhite officers generally have more desire for proactive enforcement than older or white officers.
Statistical analysis revealed a significant negative relationship between officers' Alienation score and their Proactive Enforcement Since Verdicts score, where one unit of increase in the Alienation score lowered the Proactive Enforcement Since Verdicts score by .11, net of impacts of all other variables. These results supported the predicted relationship between alienation and proactive enforcement since verdicts.
A significant negative relationship was also found between age and proactive enforcement since verdicts. Other things being equal, a one year increase in age lowered the Proactive Enforcement Since Verdicts score by .07. This means younger police officers generally have more desire for proactive enforcement since verdicts than older officers.
Overall, the major hypothesis of the present study was confirmed. As the level of community alienation perceived by police officers increased, their sense of mastery deceased, and so too their willingness to engage in proactive law enforcement activities. In addition, statistical analysis supported the study's secondary prediction that officers expressing a higher level of alienation would also express less willingness for proactive enforcement since the "anti-police" judicial verdicts.
With respect to individual characteristics, results revealed that older officers self-reported lower levels of mastery, less willingness for proactive enforcement, and less willingness for proactive enforcement since verdicts. This finding is consistent with other research results that senior officers generally express more negative job attitudes and futility about their work. Also, compared to nonwhite officers, white officers reported a higher level of mastery and less willingness for proactive enforcement. This finding may have been influenced by the fact that all of the highly publicized "anti-police" judicial verdicts cited in this study involved white officers.
Although it was expected that officers working in communities with a higher degree of urbanism would experience the most alienation, there was no statistically significant difference found for this variable and the results were inconclusive. This could be due to the lack of participation by any true "big city" police department. Departments of this type declined to participate in this study because they viewed the survey questions regarding the Rodney King, Malice Green, and O.J. Simpson cases as too politically sensitive.
The results of this study underscore the importance of minimizing police officer alienation, especially in community policing programs. Alienated officers are likely to experience less mastery on the job and to become less willing to respond proactively to prevent and control crime. Negative attitudes displayed by alienated officers can affect the morale and productivity of an entire department.
This study suggests the need for creative approaches to reducing the impact of alienation on police performance. For example, officers can be trained to recognize the prominent features of alienation such as powerlessness, meaninglessness, normlessness, isolation, and self-estrangement. They can learn about cultural diversity, community values, and the nature of citizen expectations. They can be taught to understand the psychological experience of alienation, how it is produced, and how to avoid it. Also, they can learn to take the negative attitudes and unrealistic expectations of citizens less personally---perhaps even experience compassion for separate cultural realities.
If signs of alienation begin to surface, actions to improve police-community integration can be taken through town meetings, roll call discussions, officer residency initiatives, and implementing patrol techniques involving greater citizen contact. Police administrators can provide greater clarity in policy specifications, especially regarding highly controversial and potentially inflammatory enforcement situations, such as the use of force, high speed vehicle chases, and interracial enforcement actions. Finally, administrators can increase their efforts to provide consistent support and recognition of good police work.
During statistical analysis the variable of "gender" was eliminated because females only comprised 4.8% of the sample and "seniority" was eliminated because it is more a function of age.
b The term significance here refers to "statistical significance" which means this type of relationship is very likely to exist in the general population of police officers. For reasons of brevity only variables attaining significance are discussed in this article.
[i]. R. Bobinsky, 1994; O. Burden, 1992; S. Mastrofski et al., 1995
[ii]. E. Durkheim, 1951, 1984; E. Fromm, 1941, 1955; K. Marx, 1844, 1846, 1867; G. Simmel, 1950, 1971
[iii]. L. Wilson, 1989
[iv]. R. Bobinsky, 1994
[v]. C. Bartol, 1982; G. Theodorson, 1979
[vi]. B. King, 1995; C. Mottaz, 1983; M. Pogrebin, 1987
[vii]. M. Pogrebin, 1987
[viii]. M. Seeman, 1959
[ix]. R. Bobinsky, 1994; O. Burden, 1992; S. Mastrofski et al., 1995
[x]. B. King, 1995
[xi]. B. Berg et al., 1984; M. Pogrebin, 1987; D. Schmidt et al., 1982
Robert C. Ankony, PhD, is a sociologist who writes criminological, firearms, and military articles for scientific and professional journals and special-interest magazines. He served in a large metropolitan sheriff's department and as an Army Ranger in Vietnam. He is the author of Lurps: A Ranger's Diary of Tet, Khe Sanh, A Shau, and Quang Tri, revised ed., (Lanham, MD: Hamilton Books, 2009). Nominated for the Army Historical Foundation's 2006 and 2009 Distinguished Writing Award.
Originally published in the Police Chief, October 1999, 150--53.


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