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What is Trash Academy?
Trash Academy is a "collaboratory" between community members in Southeast Philly, artists, environmental activists, and high school students from all across the city. Supported through Mural Arts' Restored Spaces initiative, Trash Academy inspires a wellspring of actions around trash issues, and tests and shares the best grassroots solutions that emerge. The collaborative and inclusive nature of our work is sustained and elevated by the imagination and innovation of artists and designers. A special chemistry occurs at the intersection of our diverse partnerships, one that allows for the creation of projects that pointedly address a social issue as experienced within a specific neighborhood.
Our projects promote:
- Grassroots community organizing
- Public education
- The creation of collaborative and innovative solutions that address the issue of trash through art and sustainability
Trash Trouble
Students from across Philadelphia did extensive research into trash, recycling, landfills, and the environment in South Philly. Working with artists, activists, and city employees, the students created a new video series, Trash Trouble—blending documentary, poetry, and design to explore how recycling and landfills function, and to understand how they affect our experience of the city. The videos, facilitated by artists Eva Wŏ and Hilary Brashear, and environmental educator Ciara Williams, contribute to a growing public toolkit for "teach-ins" and other forms of citizen-to-citizen education.
Dirty Danger
Resulting from the same exploratory research as Trash Trouble, the Dirty Danger project has produced an engaging and educational experience for passersby, via the City's Big Belly solar trash compactors. The designs, created by Trash Academy youth with artist Eva Wŏ and environmental educator Ciara Williams, feature mystical animals camouflaged in vibrant, abstracted natural environments. Lurking in the background, photorealistic soda bottles, snack bags, and other trash items encourage us to think about where our litter may end up if we don't properly dispose of it.
Public Education Poster
Within an environmental science course at South Philadelphia High School, youth engaged in a month-long exploration of trash rights and responsibilities in Philadelphia. The class investigated city systems as well as citizen rights and responsibilities relating to litter in order to develop a tool to engage residents, business owners, and other stakeholders in their community around the issue of trash. Participants interviewed experts and decision makers, visited key sites, and engaged in critical discussion and brainstorming. The class culminated in the creation of a colorful foldout pamphlet aptly titled "We Have a Right to a Clean City: A Practical Guide to Trash Rights and Responsibilities in Philadelphia." In addition to student drawings and research, the guide features information about the benefits of greening, citywide waste disposal, and recycling services; resources to address illegal dumping; and ways residents can become involved and advocate for themselves and for their communities. The guide is multilingual to better support the diverse population in our targeted area of South Philadelphia.
The Trashmobile
The Trashmobile is a mobile unit designed by youth to educate, inform, and collect information about people's experience of trash and trash management in Philadelphia. The Trashmobile is designed to meet communities where they are at neighborhood events, community meetings, street fairs, etc., and to provide a playful entry point to a discussion about a complicated issue. Youth from Trash Academy created games and activities designed to engage their audiences around the issue of trash. The Trashmobile is operated by a group of industrious high school students from all across the city.
Neighborhood Interventions
Utilizing the public nature of corners as an asset for addressing the trash issue and rebuilding community connections, Neighborhood Interventions reinforces the public domain as a positive space for sharing knowledge and getting to know one's neighbors. In a neighborhood in which trash is one of many factors which divide people, the process of the creation, installation, and exploration of the corner interventions are fun and generate new and unexpected relationships. These interventions are designed to respond to specific needs in a specific community, using the process of public art making to build connections while addressing real issues and needs such as storage of trash cans, outdoor seating, and residential dumping in public trash cans.
Major support for Trash Academy is provided by the Surdna Foundation. Restored Spaces is funded by PTS Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and the FAO Schwarz Family Foundation.


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Natwest t20 Blast Yorks vs Dur Live Streaming Ball By Ball Result 20th July 2016 Highlights :- These two side is going to challenge for the respect because of that two unit down status in the point-table. Both the Natwest t20 teams given the moderate performance and now Durham team decide to up in the point table and on the opposite side Yorkshire team also improve his post in the club, Show it's gonna interesting to see the clash between the Durham team and Yorkshire team.
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Mark Stoneman is the captain of the Durham team, he takes the chance to grow up his position in the points table.
Where the key player of his team is The T20 almost done but it played for the respect to win this game.
the current position of the team in the point table number four and he fights for the win.
DURHAM TEAM : Mark Stoneman(c), Phil Mustard(w), Gordon Muchall, Michael Richardson, Keaton Jennings, Ryan Pringle, Paul Coughlin, Chris Rushworth, Graham Onions, Brydon Carse, Jack Burnham, Usman Arshad, Paul Collingwood, James Weighell, Barry McCarthy, Graham Clark, Calum MacLeod
Alex Lees is a captain of the Yorkshire team and he give his 100% for the team and also try to encourage his team to do something better.
Where the key player of the Yorkshire team Kane Williamson, who kick then team wins and at the end he also try for give best for the winning this game .
YORKSHIRE TEAm : Adam Lyth, Alex Lees(c), Kane Williamson, Travis Head, Will Rhodes, Adil Rashid, Tim Bresnan, Andy Hodd(w), Liam Plunkett, Azeem Rafiq, Steven Patterson, Andrew Gale, Karl Carver, Matthew Fisher, James Wainman, Jack Brooks, Ben Coad, Ryan Gibson, Jack Leaning, Johnny Read, Ryan Sidebottom, Josh Shaw
PREDICTION : match went to the Durham side .

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Saints and Sinners is a book of twelve stories linked by the themes of clergy and crime. Each is about a clergyman or woman and their involvement in crime, either as the perpetrator, victim or detective.
Some of the clergy are good, others weak and some evil and they are from different denominations: Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, with one story set in a monastic community.
The book explores questions about good and evil in the context of life and the Church. The stories are not linked together and all have separate characters. Not all are murders and in one no crime seems to have taken place!
In one of the stories the perfect hiding place for a dead body is discovered; another explores the life of someone who as a soldier commits murder and then becomes a monk. There is one set in rural Yorkshire and is told in a series of letters and one set at the time of the American Civil War.
A dead vicar is found in the library in one and there are very strange goings on at a Ministers barbeque in another. There is a very dubious Dean of a Cathedral and a curate who collects inheritances. A good clergyman is maligned and a Pastor's son is determined to tell the truth, whatever the cost.
Themes of the stories include murder, deception, lust, greed, envy, hate and witchcraft, the usual attributes found in the average church congregation!
Binding: Paperback
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Concrete Lathe Manual v1.10
[Edit 2017.06.12: Follow these links for latest information on the concrete lathe project.
The links below are dead or obsolete.]
The instruction manual for Pat Delaney's Concrete Lathe Project is finally ready to be released into the wild for the first time. Grab it here:
Multimachine Concrete Lathe 11.27.11 ver. 1.10 [pdf]
You can also grab the latest Sketchup model from the wiki — I can't host .skp's on this site for now, sorry. Need to upgrade soon.
If you have questions or comments, the best place to get involved is on the Yahoo group.
This is the first time that all of the disparate ideas, concepts, techniques, drawings, models, thoughts, side notes, and speculation generated by Pat and all the others working on the project has been brought into one place and presented in a single file. There is of course an enormous volume of material that necessarily hasn't been included, but this is a start.
It's been a huge learning experience for me (post on that coming soon), and I'm really grateful to have been involved with this project. I'll certainly be doing work on it as it progresses and evolves; this is still just the beginning.
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|The Truth about Bosnia & Hercegovina — eZine Bosniaks.Net. Division of Bosnjaci.Net
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The paradox of our time is obvious: information production is more than ever before, but confusion in the world is more than ever before as well; food production is more than ever before, but hunger in the world is more than ever before as well; medicine has advanced more than ever before, but death from incurable deceases is more than ever before as well; science has progressed more than ever before, but mythical obsession is more than ever before as well; talks about human rights are more than ever before, but might is ruling the world more brutally than ever before; declarations about social justice are louder than ever before, but suffering from injustice and tyranny in the world is more than ever before; peace proclamations are more than ever before, but wars in the world are more than ever before.
Perhaps, we humans down there on this planet earth or up there as we look down at animal species don't see this paradox because we don't want to see it or we don't have time to see it because we are so busy looking up for more information, food, medicine, fictions, rights, growth and peace.
Suppose that someone outside of our planet earth is looking at us right now from up there or from down there. What he, she or it would or could say how we look like?
I know that it would offend us, it would hurt our humanity, if she, he or it would have come and told us that we look like beasts. If she, he or it would have said that we behave like beasts behave in the jungle.
What would be our response? It would be like: – No, not at all. We are not the beasts who kill each other in the jungle. We are humans who love each other on this planet! Here is our proof: we meet and we talk about peace and security as well as economic growth and equality. Here we are united in a big human soul for peace. Don't you see, our friend? We have come here because we love each other for the sake of our planet, where we like to live in peace like the humans not like the beasts. Thus, we don't like to be called the beasts. We like to be called the humans, indeed.
But what if our friend, the stranger from the other planet, asks us as we claim to be humans – what if he asks us about the current not one but many wars, not one but many injustices and inequalities in our world which he, she or it sees by his/her naked eye?
What if he, she or it says that these bloody wars among the humans on earth look even worse than the killing among the beasts in the jungle?
What if our friend from the other planet confronts us with the truth that we humans, who like not to be called the beasts – we humans know how to talk about peace, but we don't know how to stop making wars; we know how to speak about human rights, but don's know how to control our holy might; we like to look like being just, but we don't like to do justice; we humans have the idea of right and wrong, but we don't know how to make the difference between the two; we know the difference between good and evil, but we are not willing to stop evil when it comes.
What if he, she or it from other planet reminds us that there is a big discrepancy between our talking about peace and making our war, between our speaking about justice and our doing injustice?
What if he, she or it tells us that we humans are big hypocrites who don't know how to tell the truth, but know how to manipulate the lie?
These are hard questions for us all? Aren't they? So, what can we, the humans, not the beasts, tell to our friend from the other planet who asks us these questions? Each one of us should try his/her best to answer them.
As you know I am coming from the Balkans that have witnessed the worst war since the Second World War. The cry of "Never Again" has failed in Bosnia as you all know it. Once again an intolerable affront to the human conscience has occurred: Genocide! I have lived it. And I have survived it in order to testify before you today that the law is not in the books; the law is in the heart, and the heart is in the soul, and the soul is in the trust, and the trust is in God, the Loving, the Merciful, the Caring, the Good.
Thus, I would like to ask our friend from the other planet to tell us how can we find our heart in our soul; how can we get back our soul to our trust; how can we earn our trust in God, who is watching us as we humans are apparently losing our mind, our heart, our soul, our trust in each other?
Yes, indeed, we desperately need help because we are becoming helpless and hopeless.
We need someone to tell us how to help the little Syrian girl who is crying in tears and blood before our naked eyes!
We need someone to guide us how to give hope to a little boy who is sailing in the ocean for his safety from endless wars!
We need someone from the heaven to soften our human hearts which seem to be hardened like rocks, or worse than rocks. There are rocks out of which rivers gush; there are rocks which split asunder so that water flows from them; indeed, there are rocks which fall down before Merciful God, but some human hearts are harder than the rocks. These hard human hearts make hard wars. They make racial, religious and social discriminations. They have no heart.
But, there are human with good hearts. I see them here in Kiel at this Global Economic Symposium who are willing to be different and to call others as well to be vigilant about the peace and safety of our common planet, to be promoter of justice and equality in the world. An this is why I am here with you. Because I believe that change for better is possible.
And it is time that we start thinking how to change the paradox into the harmony of good will and good action with good heart and strong mind!
I believe that it is possible!
There are humans with good hearts and strong minds!
Good humans with hearts are not bad beasts!
Good humans with hearts can change from good to better!
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He also recommends against it with Thane as it can leave you tripping balls.
All the gayness in that story made me gay.
He still has a right to decide how he is depicted, people don't have to agree with his choice, but they should respect it.
Ahh, the all important voice. Went to amateur singing classes and did try runs with female friends and gay friends perfecting the tone to score casual sex with girls, and totally worth it :D
And yeah, i understand i am being too hard on retconning, but it's something i dislike a lot.
That's rape, not homosexuality. Homosexuality is simply being attracted to another of the same sex, how one acts based on that has nothing to do with homosexuality itself, but rather the individuals past experiences.
And why not, what's wrong with a phallus?
yep, doesn't change my desire to not hear it.
XD That sounds like an epic night.
Thanks Jim, you just made me ill to think of milkshakes. From the comments and the vid I think I grasp the message but I think it could be summed up with a shorter video. I really wanted to see how it all ended though.
Well if we accomodatd your Shepard then what about the people that want to be able to bugger livestock with their Shepard? Are they not as important as the gay crowd? What about the people out there that want a pedo Shepard? Do we accommodate them too and maybe throw a couple little boys on the ship? These are all just options after all.
Oh my god that was so funny.
Well played Mr Sterling, well played.
Erm you do know bestiality and pedophilia are taboo because the other party is not capable of being consensual.
They have no relation to homosexuality at all...which is sex between two consenting adults of the same sex.
You made a sweeping generalization that homosexuality has never hurt anybody, I called bs because it has(i.e. people have committed crimes because of it). Now I'm not saying that all homosexuals are bad people(because their not) just that it is ignorant of you to say that no homosexual has ever hurt anybody because their homosexual.
I think it was masterful, how far he was willing to go, into the material, to make the point of how ridiculous it is for a game to turn a person gay--to turn all players of it gay, because of its mighty gayness.
^^This so much. I was thinking about this too
Was last new year's eve. We tried some dark/goth straight clubs before... but they were empty, i guess straight guys are with the family and gay guys partying! And the nice thing about going to gay joints being straight is that you can just dance and do whatever you fucking want without eyeballing anyone, even better if you take a female friend.
I said homosexuality in and of itself. Meaning that homosexuality itself means nothing other than attraction. Context is important, and without context, something like homosexuality means little other than an attribute of ones character, like a preference towards a certain colour or genre. Harmless by itself, but it can potentially have consequences for those who are homosexual (see centuries of prosecution and execution) and the actions of those who are (Like rape, for example).
One: Gays are a fairly significant percentage of the population. Two: Those things you mentioned are ILLEGAL.
It's not him, though. It's Shepard.
Good point, unless you happen to be bisexual/pansexual/omnisexual.
Loli shepard! Now you are talking!
Disclaimer: The avobe coment should be seen a as a joke. Due random reasons the youngest girl I have steadily dated was 22... i was 16 >.<
Your arguing over symantics now.
It's still his image, and he should have final say over that. Actually if Bioware really want this option in the first game, why not just get a model that was ok with it?
Really needed a 7-minute clip of this to make your point?
Missing the soul of wit. The joke was obvious already just from the title; this was excessive.
does this video have ANY spoilers regard ME3? I want to watch buuutt
Yeah, well, it's something that i know i should do, like going to the dentist, fighting in a bar and jumping off a plane. And while there has been here and there (throught the years) offers of both casual gay sex and casual straight sex i have only taken the latter.
I know man on man would be a new experience, i know i love trying new experiences, but doing a guy or getting done by one is hasn't been attractive so far. Maybe someday I'll meet a gay/bi guy who will change my mind... but starting to doubt it.
No, he is saying gay assholes don't do fucked up shit due being gays, but due being assholes, same as straight assholes don't ruffie girls due being straight.
It's still his image, and he should have final say over that. Actually if Bioware really want this option in the first game, why not just get a model that was ok with it?[/quote]And he has it, no one is going to pound your straight Shep ass if you don't want it to happen. As for modding the previous games? Because they are cheap, if they modded all the games before to include a gay shep from the beggining i wouldn't mind the retcon so much.
Foot fetishists are fairly common too, do we need a foot sex scene?
He used the word homosexuality, which could be a reference to homosexuals, which is why I called bs. To go back and say, "what I meant was..." is just arguing over symantics.
actually isnt most prison rape less about "homosexualisty" and more about well..I dont know dominance and such,,liek they probably wouldnt be gay outside of prison...
anyway Im still not seeing the issue here...you could play ME3 WITHOUT any homosexual activity what so ever
and say if a gay charachter does hit on your shepard..it will prbably be a few seconds of dialouge and nothign else..
also the only reasonm femshep can be "gay" is because they had Liara and couldnt "go back" on how assari are suposed to be..I don know why they cut the romance with ashly but kept the one with liara..but they cut the gay relationship with ash for the same reason they did kaiden...I guessing to e PC or somthing
plus do you have a problem with with femshep "technically" being able to be bi?
Then identical twins should control what the other appears in.
Damn it! Stop with the fetish suggestions or you will get me banned from this forums!
Also for me is like having a vegetarian dish in the menu, I will probably skip it because buying veggies in a fine restaurant is for suckers, but always nice to see it.
It's still his image, and he should have final say over that. Actually if Bioware really want this option in the first game, why not just get a model that was ok with it?[/quote]And he has it, no one is going to pound your straight Shep ass if you don't want it to happen. As for modding the previous games? Because they are cheap, if they modded all the games before to include a gay shep from the beggining i wouldn't mind the retcon so much.[/quote]They made it sound like the guy was overreacting for having his digital image being portrait in a gay way, I responded that the model isn't overreacting for having those feelings and that they should be respected.
And once again, Jim solves a problem that didn't exist until he brought it up. I get that this is some kind of satire aimed at people crying foul at Mass Effect 3's gay romance options, accusing Mass Effect 3 of....What? See, here's the problem: I don't think anyone who matters actually has a problem with the gayness in Mass Effect 3. I think that anyone who DOES is so insignificant, and clearly ignorant, that dignifying their outcry with a response (like this one) will be waste of time, most of all the normal people who didn't even know there was a "controversy" (Like, apparently, most of the Escapist) in the first place.
Yeah, I know you've been quoted a million times, but you kinda have it coming so I'll add this to the pile.
The homosexuality is CLEARLY not what prompted the age gate, as plenty of other series have featured similar overtones in their videos. It was obviously the degree of "erotica" that was responsible, not the orientation. Maybe next time you should take off the 'ol cynicism-goggles and actually think about what you're saying before you post it.
Hey those are just options. They wouldn't affect your Shepard. You dont like em don't use em. As for being illega, well we illegal things in games all the time so I fail to see how that's relevant. What you and those like you are really saying though isn't let's be open minded and accommodate all sorts of different people but rather simply just to accommodate you and those like you while everyone else can piss off.
Actually it bothered me a little that Anders was so straightforward in DA:2... but i recognize that is because my and my toon bias. Still, i was VERY carefull not to make Anders happy.
No I don't think its wrong for a person to have human feelings about how their digital image is being depicted.
Its just like if (hypothetically) the model Jacqui Ainsley didn't like being portrait as a women willing to use her body, I wouldn't try to minimize her feelings.
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No matter how much you try to squeeze out your last few hours in paradise, it's still tinged with sadness that you have to leave. It seems like many trips the last day has been rainy or cloudy which makes it not quite as hard to leave. No chance of that this year. Yes, it was another gorgeous day in paradise.
We got up early and went to breakfast at Bella Vista. I took my iPad so I could read the news (USA Today). I love my iPad. It is awesome. I don't usually have to have the latest, greatest tech toy. But I had to have this as soon as I heard about it. I use it all the time. I probably don;t come remotely close to using it to its full potential. Probably not even half its potential. I do read books on it, but I don't take it to the beach. It's too expensive to leave unattended and I don't want to have to worry about it when I go to lunch, in the water or for a walk. The main reason I took it on this trip was to show it to Karen. On vacation I try to stay unplugged. But it is so compact, easily fits into the safe, I will probably take it again.
We were packed up so we headed out to the beach. I brought one of my Rockstar shoes because I wanted to take a new picture for my avatar. For those of you that are new to me and my shoe avatars, here is the old picture.
The new shoes were not nearly as expensive as my Fabulous Fendi's, but boy do they make an impression.
Zung took a bunch of pics for me to choose from. I only wore one, because, well, I was on those rocks and two would have been dangerous!
Okay, seriously, that's enough.
We are so lucky to be returning in just over two months. That will just be Zung and I.
I finished my book. I think I went in the water one last time. It was Hermando's day off. Gabriel came around with water around 10:30, but by that time we knew we had to head back to the room within 20-30 minutes so we said, No Gracias.
Head back to the room we did. We showered and made ourselves travel presentable.
Patrick was sad to be leaving.
The day before the concierge (or someone) had called to ask what time we wanted them to come get our bags. Check out time is 12 noon, so that's what we requested. I left Zung and the kids to wait for the bell boy and I went and checked us out. Some hotels request a credit card when you check in for "incidentals" (Royal Hideaway always does). But they have never asked for one at the Iberostar hotels. However, I have heard stories of other hotels where they would not let you leave if there was any dispute about your bill. Remember, you are in Mexico and there are different rules and customs. If you have any concerns about your bill, check it early. You don't want to stress as you are checking out. I have never had any problems, and I usually only charge spa services. I paid the bill. I then returned to the room where the bags had just been taken and we set off for lunch at Bella Vista.
It was almost completely empty. They were setting up for one of their special lunches outside.
The service was pretty mediocre with the food being brought out at uneven intervals. I think Zung got his fajitas way before the rest of us got our main courses. I ordered a salad and lobster. The salad was HUGE.
The lobster was not so huge. It was half of a whole lobster (which sounds oxymoronish, but I mean as opposed to a tail). I had gotten this once during a previous trip and it was pretty awful. Tough and salty. I am pleased to report it was quite good this time around.
After we were done with lunch we started to head to the lobby to await our ride.
Zung took a picture of the restroom outside Bella Vista. I know this sounds weird, but the restrooms are all beautiful and different and this one has a most unique sink. next time (in two weeks) I will take pictures of all the different restrooms so you can see what I mean.
The kids sat at the bar. It was Daniel's day off so I sat at a sofa and looked very sad to be leaving.
I'm not sure I have a right to look so sad when I am returning in just over two months.
Right on time at 1:30 pm our ride from Cancun Valet arrived. We were back to the airport, checked in and had a slight delay as we went through security. They were really screening bags and Nicholas got busted when his too large bottle of moisturizer was discovered and confiscated.
In the Duty Free shop we took note of this rather bizarre ad.
We got some perfume, liquor and vanilla. We made a stop at Margaritaville. They will make you fresh guacamole there for free (tip the guy).
My favorite flight attendant, Dave, was on our Frontier flight. Dave is a sweetheart who spoils us shamelessly. Frontier now serves chocolate chip cookies. But they are ice-cold (as I discovered on the trip down). When he came by with them this flight I asked if they were warm and he said he would bring me some warm ones when he was done passing out the cold ones. He brought me FOUR warm cookies. I just love this guy. He takes such good care of us, I am always thrilled when I see he is on our flight.
The flight was uneventful. There was a very cranky lady at immigration who yelled at Susie and Zung because they went under the rope to stay with me. Gee, it's always nice to be welcomed back home. Do you have to sign some sort of agreement that you won't smile or be friendly in any way to work in Immigration or Customs? Seriously.
Some people have been known to bring Cuban products into the US, like cigars (not us) or rum. I said I didn't think that would be a good idea. We got pulled for a random screening at Customs. Thank goodness we didn't have anything we weren't supposed to, being the law-abiding citizens that we are. There were people there that had Cuban cigars and they make you throw them out. They don't just take them. They hold the trash can and say, Open the package and throw them in there.
Isn't it about time to end this silly embargo? It's a different world and I really don' think buying Cuban cigars or rum are truly any threat to our national security.
This is the end of this trip report. Please check back tomorrow as I have some menus and the Grand grounds map to post.
Zung and I are off to the Grand in two weeks, so there will be more adventures to write (me) and read (you) about. I will remember to take pictures of everything this time. Bathrooms, menus, pools.
I may start writing about the trip where we learned firsthand about emergency medical care and hospital visits in Mexico. That is "not to be missed" because, although it was a traumatic experience for us (it all turned out okay), invaluable lessons were learned.
Happy vacationing!


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Terry, thanks so much for opening your blog to me today. I love sharing thoughts about point of view and its power.
Great post, Vonnie! POV is one of those bugbears I think we all have to learn at some point. I hadn't a clue when I first began, but I thank my lucky stars for CPs who did!
Thanks Vonnie for the tips. Yes, there's still lots to learn on POV.
These were good examples. Trying to remember them is the thing! Ithink I shall need a seperate note book or word doc. called POV to jot these down into.
That's what I do, Jacqueline. I have word docs on various issues of chraft. There's one for pov. Another for character development. One for plotting, etc. No one can remember all these elements of craft. I review these files before starting a new project. Thanks for stopping by!
Nice post, Vonnie. So true that great writing isn't just about proper grammer. Strong POV is a tough one but separates a good read from a great one. Thanks for the insights.
Hi Joanne! I had so much to learn about pov and made a concerted effort to learn all I could--and I'm still picking up tips. Terry often gives writing gems, so I'm always checking in here to see what she's talking about now.
Wonderful post, Vonnie. Even though I've learned what POV is, I still mess it up sometimes and because when I write, I can't see the forest for the trees, I tend to lapse into omniscent POV. Thanks for the refresher.
Sharon, thanks for stopping by. Utilizing the power of pov takes effort, but your readers benefit because while they are reading your story, they are in effect becoming the pov character, seeing, hearing and feeling everything the pov character does.
It's hard to grasp all the nuances of pov, Kathy. Keep at it. I've no doubt you'll succeed. We all write sentences that, upon scrutiny, are "fly on the wall" observations. I still do it and grimace every time I realize what I've done.
Great advice, Vonnie. I'm still working on deep POV. I love reading a book and thinking "wow, now THAT is deep POV." Really makes you feel like "one" with the character.
Thanks for sharing. :)
Hi Joya, how nice of you to drop by. Going deep takes practice. I try to become the pov character as I write, getting angry or sad or elated as my pov character would, using the tricks of deep pov. Take FAD, for example. Feelings...action...dialog. Use this once or twice in a scene. A non pov character speaks. Show your pov character's feelings, a physical reaction and then the dialog. This adds additional power to the scene.
So easy to be a reader with a great book and feel like you're on the ride with the characters. Not so easy to write that book. Thanks for the tips, Vonnie! It really is important to get it right.
Hi Vonnie!
Great information, clear and concise. Getting POV right is one of the toughest jobs with writing.
I think you've done your public service for the day! Well done.
I had a bit of an issue with POV in my debut novel, got advice from my editor, and thought I'd tidied the whole ms up. Oops...guess maybe I hadn't quite! My next foray I vowed to crack the POV situation. I use different font colors in my ms for my hero and heroine...and any other protagonist that has space. I think it works better for me, but I still check and do that insurance check again!
Great article! POV - and not just head hopping and using the senses, also unconscious expressions- was a problem I had with my manuscripts until I took a workshop and wow, was that an eye opener! One of the best lessons I've learned in making my stories stronger. Thanks so much for posting.
Nice post, Vonnie. My first published manuscript was just like yours - an editor's worst nightmare. I can only be thankful she took the time to explain POV and give me a chance to clean up the mess instead of chucking my book on the rejection heap. You're not alone in being an English major without a clue...
Wonderful post, Vonnie.
Karyn, the "newbie" writer with the lovely voice, thanks for stopping by. Elements of craft are so important, arent' they? For me, the most important are going deep into pov and character development.
Oh, Lynne, you're always so supportive. Thanks, as always.
Nancy, different fonts for different pov's. Simple, yet effective. Whatever works for any of you is right for you. I try stepping into my character's body and mind and go from there. I don't write as Vonnie; I write as my heroine or hero.
Using the senses is paramount to drawing the reader into the experience, isn't it Melissa? Don't we use our senses--the bird chirping outside, the hushed drone of a TV in another room, dinner cooking in the oven, a tag irritating the back of our neck, shoes that pinch out feet, or the pain of a sinus headache? Our senses affect our real lives and should affect our characters, too. This, too, is part of pov.
Jannine, all those classical authors I studied who so expertly used omnicient pov. Arrgh! Doen't work in modern literature, doesn it?
Thanks for stopping by, Anita.
Excellent post, Vonnie. Well said. :) Something I've given a great deal of thought and effort to over the years as well. I was clueless also at the start of this writing craze/journey.
Beth, your writing is so lovely I can't imagine you were ever clueless. Yet, I've read that the learning curve of a good writer is continual. Thanks for stopping by.
Oh dear you mentioned GMC as a truck mine was POV I was military so POV meant Privately Owned Vehicle .
Thanks for the tips they are great. And thanks for posting a great blog.
Oh dear you mentioned GMC as a truck mine was POV I was military so POV meant Privately Owned Vehicle .
Thanks for the tips they are great. And thanks for posting a great blog.
Vonnie! I loved this! Such a fabulous resource for a writer. You spelled it out simply with an "aha" moment of what you were trying to express. I know this is only the tip of the iceberg on what you can share but what a quality read.
Thank you Terry for hosting our Vonnie!
Interesting post, Vonnie. Gives me, as a reader, something to think about - especially for those books that don't immediately grab me.
My stomach clenches remembering my first attempt at writing. I had NO IDEA what POV was. I was reading those old Harlequins where they didn't have POV and loved them. What did I know??? I could write volume on that subject. :)
I gave my wonderful first story to a dear friend - thank goodness she was born with a great deal of patience because she read through at least ten pages before giving up on me. This was her comment verbatim: "You have four points of view in one five sentence paragraph and one of them belongs to the rock." Yes, it is repeated often and we all laugh because now I know what POV is and only sometimes mess up. It has become a point of pride for me to not mess it up, but nobody is perfect. ;)
Great blog, as I expected when I saw your post to come and visit, Vonnie.
I know you write wonderful pov Vonnie, but you also explain things so clearly. Thanks so much for making it make sense! Excellent post!
As always, a great post, Vonnie! POV, when nailed, is what totally makes a book! :)
Kathy, POV can also mean a military acronym for a vehicle? I had no clue. That's priceless. Thanks for sharing. I'll remember that.
Karen, Karen, Karen, you're always so full of compliments. Thanks. I hope I gave you an aha moment regarding pov.
Karen, I'm an avid reader, too. I want to feel what the pov character feels. If he or she is angry, I want to be angry, too. Study the books you really enjoy. How did the author draw you in?
Oh, Paisley, you made me laugh outloud. Calvin, who was napping in his recliner, jumped. That story is so priceless. I've read your work and you've learned pov quite well. Yay you!
Thanks, Jinny, I hope I helped in some small way. Put lovely Jinny aside when you write and become that hunky hero or the fiesty heroine.
Misty, I so agree. POV is important to learn and use well. Thanks for stopping by.
Poor Calvin. I was checking to see how his healing ribs are doing.
You made me chuckle with your reply. One thing for certain, I have definitely learned to laugh at myself over the years. This one will follow me forever.
Thanks for asking about Calvin, Paisley. His broken ribs are healing from his fall. Now he has shingles. He's one of the few men who stays in a good mood, even when he's hurting.
Oh no. Sorry to hear about the shingles. I just got a vaccination against them yesterday. Gentle healing hugs to your guy.
Vonnie--I know I'm late, but had to say: I wrote a blog a couple of years ago titled "Just When You Thought You Were Safe," and it was learning about POV. Did you know there are probably a dozen named POVs? Some are combinations, etc. but it's enough to drive a sane person crazy. I did learn the basics, and now when I read Nora or any other author who gets by with mixing them up, I just get annoyed. Thanks for a great piece of advice.
Great post, Vonnie and Terry.
Only just spotted this through the Twitter feeds, and had to share it. It's spot on.
A belated thanks to Vonnie and everyone who commented and shared the post. After teaching a month-long workshop on POV for Savvy authors, I understand how important it is to master this tool.


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The Antarctic fossil record is one of the least understood in the world, due in large part to its remoteness, ice cover, and extreme conditions. There is much to learn, but Antarctic research is often difficult to do.
"It's logistically intensive fieldwork," said Dr. Christian Sidor, Burke Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology and University of Washington (UW) Professor of Biology. He recently led a multi-institution research team to Antarctica for an 11-week expedition funded by the National Science Foundation, which manages the U.S. Antarctic Program.
Christian is very familiar with the logistics involved; this was his fourth research trip to Antarctica in the past 15 years to better understand how life recovered after the Permo-Triassic mass extinction, which happened about 252 million years ago and ushered in the era of dinosaurs.
Megan (Meg) Whitney, a graduate student in the UW Department of Biology, joined Christian for her first trip to Antarctica. Meg's interest is in anatomy, but she didn't want to be a medical doctor. "I wasn't a dinosaur kid—I fell into [paleontology]." Meg is studying the anatomy of fossil bones and teeth at a microscopic scale to understand how animals were affected by extreme seasonality at polar latitudes as part of her PhD.
"We're working on the mountainsides—the tips of mountain sticking through the glacier," said Christian. "We use our knowledge of the geology and sedimentology to understand where fossils are likely to be found."
"When we find a fossil, hopefully we're finding the beginning of a skeleton and can trace that to the hillside and excavate a big block, including the fossil but also some of the rock surrounding it so it's protected," he said.
The Shackleton Glacier area was previously explored by paleontologists only three other times, in 1970–71, 1977–78 and 1995–96. "I was worried that it might have been picked over [by the previous teams]," said Christian. Thankfully that wasn't the case.
The team found fossil bones, trace fossils including tracks and burrows, and plant impressions—all indications of what life was like about 250 million years ago.
The skeletal material includes small, salamander-like amphibians (temnospondyls), early reptiles such as Prolacerta and Procolophon, in addition to mammal relatives like Lystrosaurus and Thrinaxodon. They also found several other species that will need additional research to determine what they were.
Not much is known about Antarctic amphibians, but Christian believes that will change after this expedition. "In the past, we've known which families of amphibians have been there but not which species," he said. "Because we have so many [amphibian fossils] and they're so well-preserved, we'll be able to tackle that question and know what species of amphibians were in Antarctica after the mass extinction."
In addition, they collected the first identifiable vertebrate fossils from the middle of the Fremouw Formation, which will help narrow down the age of those rocks. Fossils were previously found in the lower and upper parts of the Fremouw Formation, but not in the middle.
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Michel has been developing and producing television shows for over twenty years. Before co-founding Fair-Play in 1998, he was Head of Development and Creative Consultant for Québec broadcaster, TVA. He's a keen observer of the human condition, a huge TV fan and a walking encyclopedia when it comes to broadcasting and the television industry. He is Fair-Play's Executive Producer, a title he shares with Guy Villeneuve.
A lawyer and a member of the Quebec Bar since 2005, Ariane has been working in the audiovisual production field for more than ten years. She joined the Fair-Play team in 2014 as Director of Legal Affairs. Since January 2017, she is the General Director. In addition to remaining fully active in the company's legal affairs, Ariane handles the management of the company (human resources, strategic plan, partnership agreements, establishment, maintenance and monitoring of company policies, etc.).
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Karine Proulx got the TV bug as soon as she set foot in a studio: at the end of her studies in 2003, she was with a friend at the Star Académie auditions and the excitement and activity on set caught her attention. She immediately applied for an internship with the show, and the rest is history. After working as production coordinator and production manager on Star Académie, music competition La voix, reality TV hit Occupation double and Céline Dion's DVDs Taking Chances and A New Day, Karine joined Fair-Play in 2013. She produced the documentary series Monte dans l'manège, Ma vie après le sport, Classé XXX, Le Vandal show and one special production that fit right in with her preference for live broadcasting and plenty of action: SNL Québec. She then produced the sketch comedy show Le nouveau show, the fun and irreverent Blood Brothers and magazine series for AMI-Télé, which broadcasts content on accessibility- and disability-related topics. Karine is also responsible for the production of Indice UV, Fair-Play's new daily summer magazine for ICI Radio-Canada.
Before she joined Fair-Play as producer in 2013, Marie-Claude Morazain worked in the film distribution and feature film development sectors, including at TVA Films where she oversaw projects like Dans une galaxie près de chez vous, C.R.A.Z.Y. and Le journal d'Aurélie Laflamme. At Fair-Play, Marie-Claude launched and produced the first season of the consumer magazine Ça vaut le coût before undertaking production of the docu-fiction series Le rêve de Champlain for TFO, and completing a documentary feature entitled Loto-Québec, la morale de l'argent. Next came the production of the docu-drama series Délateurs, about criminal informers and broadcast on Canal D. Marie-Claude is always actively developing new projects, among which is a feature-length adaptation of the book "Tremblement de mère".
As early as she can remember, Marie-Ève Dallaire had her mind set on working in television production. After learning the ropes at La Cité collégiale d'Ottawa, her very first on-the-job training experience as floor manager was the start of a very active and rewarding career. She began producing television programs (Star Académie, Occupation double) and big variety shows, and also produced the DVDs for Céline Dion's A New Day and Taking Chances stage shows. After sixteen busy years at Productions J, Marie-Ève was taking a well-deserved break… when Guy Villeneuve and Michel St-Cyr seized the opportunity to offer her the producer mandate for Par ici l'été, a daily 90-minute summer magazine on Radio-Canada. Marie-Ève now dedicates her valuable skills to the development of new projects and to the production of Les enfants de la télé and Conversation secrète.
JP Massicotte is back at Fair-Play after spending two years as head of VICE MEDIA's studio in Quebec where he worked on projects such as VICE Guide to Film, the Rap Carcass podcast and the documentary Cannabis Illégal. At Fair-Play, he had the opportunity to contribute to Classé XXX, Le Rêve de Champlain, Chopper Québec and the documentaries La musique à tout prix, Félix, Hors Combat, Du Hockey Propre,… Before joining Fair -Play for the first time in 2014, he was the director of development of Esperamos films, the documentary company behind the films The Profile Amina by Sophie Deraspe (Sundance), Le plancher des vaches of Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and Émile Proulx-Cloutier , Miron of Simon Beaulieu, (Visions du réel: Nyon), Alphée des Étoiles of Hugo Latulippe (Hot Docs Jury Prize and NHK-Japan Special Prize).
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In 2010, Mira started at Fair-Play as assistant to the Executive Producers; five years later, she is our Director of Development. Mira had long been involved in communications, entertainment and media but never really took center stage. But along the way, she developed her network of contacts and honed her skills, especially as a regular improv player for the LNI ("National Improvisation League") and through her web design training. Thanks to her hard work and commitment at Fair-Play, she was able to diversify and grow and, with the help of her bosses, she eventually discovered development was her niche. Today, as Director of Development, Mira seeks out projects and helps bring them to the screen.
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Amazon has now launched an enhanced version of its new Echo. It is called the Amazon Echo Plus. Basically, the Echo Plus works by functioning as a smart home hub. The Alexa powered smart speaker aim to take on the Apple HomePod and Google Home.
The Amazon Echo Plus looks way different from the new Echo. Incidentally, the Echo Plus has more in common with last year's Echo in terms of design. It comes in a tall cylindrical plasticky form factor with a silver colored exterior. The Echo Plus is even taller than the original Echo.
Amazon Echo Plus Features
The all new speaker helps eliminate the need for an extra smart home hub. Additionally, it is pretty easy to setup the smart home hub. Amazon has made good use of its own intelligent assistant Alexa for building the Echo Plus. Alexa automatically names the devices as soon as you set it up for the first time. It follows a sweet little naming nomenclature too. So, the first one that setup will be automatically referred to as 'First light'. Moreover, you won't need to install any other apps to set up your smart home gadgets with the Amazon Echo Plus. The speaker supports over 100 devices out of the box. These include bulbs, light, and locks.
Amazon is bundling in a Philips Hue smart bulb along with its smart speakers. These bulbs can be set up in just a single step. In fact, the main purpose of making the Echo Hub is to simplify the steps of setting a smart home device. Mostly, the process of setting up one is rather tedious and often take up more than a dozen steps. Furthermore, the e-commerce giant promises that its Echo Plus has better bass and treble than in the Echo 2.
Amazon Echo Plus Price and Availability
The Amazon Echo Plus costs just $149 (Rs 9,780), thereby undercutting the Echo 2 and the original first generation Echo. The new speaker cum smart home hub will be available for pre-orders starting tonight.
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Our Columbian boa constrictors are also a well-diversified stock including albino, sunglow, moonglow, anery and snow; to name a few of our Columbian exotic snake morphs. We also specialize in dwarf boas with Nicaraguan, caramel T+ Nicaraguan and het caramel T+ Nicaraguans in our stock. Another specialty dwarf boa breeding project that is one of my absolute favorites is the Bolivian amarali. We work with Joe Terry/silverback bloodlines. The Bolivian amarali are absolutely gorgeous and you don't see them too often. You can see pictures on the boa page.
Presently we have 6 corn snake clutches in the incubator and first hatchlings are due the begining of July. The 2011 breeding season is going well and we should have a very nice selection of corn snake morphs for you this year. More eggs still to come
Our corn snake breeding stock is absolutely magnificent with many of our corn snakes being from the Serpenco bloodline. We plan several breeding projects each year so that we may offer our customers a diversified selection of corn snake morphs. Blood red corns, snow, butter, butter stripe, charcoal, ultramel, lavender, hypo lavender, plasma, hypo, caramel, amber, caramel motley and the list goes on and on. We also do several collaborative breeding projects with another very reputable breeder (Stellar Serpents). Between us we offer one of the largest selections of corn snake morphs in the New England area. If you are a corn snake enthusiast, please take a moment to check out the available corn snake page. We generally have from babies to sub adult corn snakes for sale as well as adult corn snakes upon occasion. Check out the available corn snake page frequently as it is updated often with new snakes.
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PHOENIX -- Outfielder J.D. Martinez has been a key cog in Arizona's success since arriving July 18, so perhaps it was fitting that his walk-off single on Sunday guaranteed the Diamondbacks a home wild-card game.
Martinez's two-out single that one-hopped the left-field fence in the ninth inning broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Diamondbacks a 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins at Chase Field, clinching home-field advantage in the one-game wild-card playoff Oct. 4.
"This is just the beginning," Martinez said. "This isn't it. It gets better. Every one gets bigger. Every one gets more celebration, more bottles. From the day I got here, they've been talking about making the playoffs and doing something that hasn't been done in a while."
Martinez has 27 homers and 58 RBIs since being acquired from Detroit, and that includes the 18th four-homer game in major league history.
"They've embraced me from the moment I came in," Martinez said. "It feels like home already. I said it from the moment I came here, I am just trying to jump on your guys' train."
The Diamondbacks (90-66) clinched the top wild-card berth earlier, at 2:04 p.m. Mountain time, when Milwaukee lost to the Cubs. St. Louis had lost earlier.
Arizona will make its first appearance in a wild-card game and its sixth playoff appearance. Arizona won the NL West in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 and 2011 and won the World Series in 2001.
"We are the best effing team," manager Torey Lovullo told his team as they gathered during the postgame celebration.
The team erupted with cheers and a chants of "Torey, Torey."
Chris Herrmann walked to open the ninth inning off Justin Nicolino (2-3) and pinch-hitter Kris Negron reached on a sacrifice bunt as Herrmann took third on Nicolino's throwing error to first. David Peralta was intentionally walked.
The Marlins got two forceouts at the plate before Martinez came to the plate.
Fernando Rodney (5-4) struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth inning for the victory.
Arizona tied the game in the eighth inning when Paul Goldschmidt singled, took second on left fielder Marcel Ozuna's fielding error and scored on Daniel Descalso's one-out single to tie the game at 2.
"We will enjoy this, then get back to work," Goldschmidt said.
With six games to play, Arizona has made a 21-game improvement from 2016. General manager Mike Hazen and Lovullo were hired after a 69-93 season.
"It's a credit to what everyone bought into, from the manager's message on Day 1," Hazen said.
"Torey's done a great job with his staff over there," Miami manager Don Mattingly said. "They play good baseball, they're a tough club."
Arizona left-hander Patrick Corbin gave up five hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked four, one intentionally.
Miami right-hander Dan Straily gave up four hits and one run in six innings. He struck out nine and walked three.
Straily doubled with one out in the third inning and scored on Giancarlo Stanton's two-out single to make it 1-0. Stanton was thrown out by center fielder A.J. Pollock while attempting to stretch it to a double.
Stanton had six RBIs in the three-game series and has 126 this season, extending his franchise record. Preston Wilson had the previous record, 121, in 2000.
Marlins third baseman Brian Anderson hit a two-out double after two Corbin walks for a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning.
Herrmann hit his 10th homer of the season to break up Straily's shutout in the fifth inning. He is the 10th Diamondbacks player with double-digit homers this season.
NOTES: Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton is the first NL player with at least 30 doubles, 50 homers and 125 RBIs since the offensive explosion of 2001, when San Francisco's Barry Bonds, Arizona's Luis Gonzalez and the Cubs' Sammy Sosa did it. Bonds was the MVP that year. ... SS/OF Chris Owings (finger) is being considered as a pinch-runner for the NL wild-card game, manager Torey Lovullo said. Owings is not expected to be able to play in the field until at least the NLDS, if the D-backs get that far. ... Arizona RHP Randall Delgado (flexor tendon strain) will receive platelet-rich plasma injection Thursday, manager Torey Lovullo said. Delgado, diagnosed two weeks ago, is expected to be ready for spring training. ... D-backs players and coaches came out of the dugout to tip caps and applaud the fans when their wild-card clinch was announced in the middle of the fourth inning. ... Home plate umpire Jeff Kellogg left the game in the top of the eighth inning after being struck in the back of the head on Ketel Marte's backswing as the last batter of the seventh inning. James Hoye moved from first base to home plate.


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Bill Cureton loves the Dallas Cowboys. But his son Ben — he's a fanatic.
"The Cowboys are a good local team," said Ben.
He wanted a Sean Lee jersey for Christmas to add to his impressive collection. His dad searched online, but all the well known businesses were all sold out.
The latest news from around North Texas.
He started browsing through unfamiliar sites and came across Fansgoods.com.
"Well, when you log into the site, it looks like a normal NFL licensed shop," says Cureton.
And there the Sean Lee jersey was; the right size at a great price. He placed the order, and got a confirmation email, but no tracking or shipping number.
Two months later, no jersey.
"I continue send them E-mails saying, 'where is it? what's going on here?' The same answer is, due to the volume of it being Christmas, customs is backed up," says Cureton, "I'm basically right now saying OK, this is a loss."
Dave Westray is in the same situation. He came across Cowboynavyshop.com in November and ordered a Dak Prescott jersey for his wife.
Christmas rolled around, and the jersey never came.
"I emailed again in January and said I'm done, I've had it, I want my money back, cancel the order. And that's when they said I'm sorry, you are not allowed to cancel your order. It really hurts to think I got burned," says Westray.
At first glance you'd think these companies are legit. One even shows the NFL logo, but with no customer service number on one page, a non-working number on the other, ridiculously cheap prices and dozens of complaints online, the warning signs were there.
"I guess it's that old adage: buyer beware," says Westray.
We reached out to both companies to find out what happened to these guys orders. We haven't heard back, but Cureton did.
"Then, kind of all of a sudden, it arrived Saturday afternoon," he said.
The jersey looks like the real deal, but the label says it was shipped out of Shanghai.
According to a Cowboys spokesperson, "Any site shipping direct form a foreign country is unauthorized."
Ben says he's still going to wear his Sean Lee jersey for the Super Bowl. But Westray's wife is out of luck.
"That was my lesson learned. If you want legitimate stuff, you gotta go to a legitimate place."
These sites are everywhere.
If you shop online for jerseys you need to find out where your item is being shipped from. If it's out of the country, you probably shouldn't buy it if you're looking for authentic apparel.
Don't be fooled by the NFL logo on a website.
If you are physically looking at team merchandise, there are clues to tell if the product is authentic.
Price, again, is a big consideration. Also, look at the stitching. It's often sloppy on fakes. Tags should not be cut or say "irregular." There can also be misspellings on the actual item.
And the biggest clue — the hologram.
All NFL merchandise carries it. When you move it back and forth and from side to side, you should see a different or changing picture. Fakes either don't have a sticker at all, or they will carry something shiny, but not a true hologram.
The NFL recommends ordering directly from its website at NFL.com.


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In Portugal, the sun is bright, the food is delicious, and the living is easy.
Save 15% on the Highlights of Portugal
Prices starting at $1429 CAD
What's included:
- Your Welcome Moment: Meet Your CEO and Group
- Your Foodie Moment: Fado Night with Traditional Portuguese Meal, Lisbon
- Culture & History: Port Wine Cellar Visit, Porto
- Lisbon orientation walk
- Fado performance with traditional Portuguese dinner
- Batalha gothic monastery entrance and visit
- Porto orientation walk
- Port wine cellars visit and tasting
- Transport to/from all included activities and between all destinations
(Photo: View from Sao Jorge Castle in Lisbon)
Additional highlights:
Alfama District Visit
Explore Lisbon's past in Alfama, one of the city's oldest quarters. Wander along narrow medieval streets lined with typical tile-covered façades and take a step back in time; the area largely survived the great earthquake of 1755, and still retains much of its original layout. Listen for Portugal's traditional music, fado, gracing the streets at night.
Belém Tower
Take a trip to the coastline to see this charming fort, built to protect Lisbon from raiders invading from the sea. Climb up the tower for great views of the ocean and surrounding city.
Rossio Square
Stop in this lively square to get a taste of the local hustle and bustle.
Santa Justa Lift
Take a ride up 147ft from the lowest to highest points of Portugal. Sit back and enjoy the views.
Sao Jorge Castle
Climb up to this Moorish castle for a wander around the impressive grounds on a guided tour, and a great view over Lisbon and Tagus River.
Belém District Visit
Discover Belém, a western suburb that's linked to Portugal's Golden Age of Discoveries – it was the site where famous navigators once set sail to discover the world. While there, take some time to tour nearby must-see attractions: the Jerónimos Monastery, Belém Tower, the Tropical Botanical Garden, and the Berardo Museum of contemporary art. Please note: most attractions in Belém are closed on Mondays.
Visit to Mercado da Ribeira Market (aka Time Out Market)
Take a wander through this traditional food market, Lisbon's main market since 1892. The stalls selling fresh produce are open between 6am and 2pm.
Porto Ribeira Cruise
Board a boat down Portugal's Douro River, or "river of gold". Float along this ancient route used for centuries as a port wine shipper's route. Marvel in the beauty of the terraced hills along the way.
Ribeira Square
Take some time to walk around this charming square and get in with the local hustle and bustle.
Porto Cathedral
The Porto Cathedral (called Sé do Porto in Portuguese) is a National Monument and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. Adorned with high ceilings, an exquisite courtyard and light-filled cloisters, the Sé has held deep religious and cultural significance for the people of Lisbon for centuries.
Palacio da Bolsa
Join a half-hour guided tour of this neoclassical monument.
Sao Bento Railway Station
The blue painted tiles on the inside of São Bento railway station makes it one of the most beautiful train stations in the world. See for yourself.
Lello Bookstore
Take a wander around this incredible, and beautifully ornate bookstore built in 1906.
Clerigos Church and Tower
Built by the same architect who constructed the Porto Cathedral, the Clérigos Church and Tower is a beautiful Baroque landmark in its own right. Opt to climb over 200 steps to the top of the bell tower for a panoramic view of the city and the Duoro River.
(Photo: Dinner in Lisbon)
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Day 1: Lisbon
Arrive at any time.
Your Welcome Moment: Meet Your CEO and Group
Day 2: Lisbon
Enjoy a CEO-led orientation walk of Lisbon. The rest of the day is free for exploration. In the evening enjoy a Fado night and traditional Portuguese dinner in one of Lisbon's oldest neighbourhoods.
Your Foodie Moment: Fado Night with Traditional Portuguese Meal
Meals included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 3: Lisbon/Coimbra
Leave Lisbon behind and head north to the small hill town of Batalha, best known for its ornate gothic monastery built to commemorate Portugal's victory in the infamous battle of Aljubarrota. Visit the historic Monastery of Batalha with free time to wander the grounds. Continue to the medieval capital of Portugal, Coimbra.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 4: Coimbra
Enjoy a free day to explore Coimbra. Opt to visit the famous Coimbra University, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2013 (and also the inspiration for Harry Potter's Hogwarts). Explore the winding streets and the riverfront filled with restaurants and bars, or opt for a day trip to the nearby coastal town of Aveiro or the pilgrimage sites of Fátima.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 5: Coimbra/Porto
Continue to the historic and vibrant coastal town of Porto in the afternoon, and take an orientation walk upon arrival.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 6: Porto
Free day to explore Porto. Opt take a cruise down the Douro Valley, or explore the city which gained UNESCO World Heritage designation in 1996. In the evening enjoy a visit to the port wine cellars and tasting.
Your Foodie Moment: Port Wine Cellar Visit
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 7: Porto
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Meals included: Breakfast


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I probably shouldn't be rolling this out just yet, since I haven't got all the pricing details worked out. But frankly, the cuteness factor just plain overwhelmed me and I just had to do it.
So brothers and sisters, without further ado, I present to you the first ever Bike Garden cycling jersey, honoring the South Plains Food Bank:
Is that adorable, or what?
This snappy garment was created with the able help of Jason Bailey at Canari, who took my scratchy little vision and transformed it into something that is (in my humble opinion) an heirloom-quality cycling jersey.
Design details:
- There are two fits: Vortex Pro (which is Euro, i.e., snuggish and streamlined) and "club fit" (looser); I think the one I have is Vortex Pro and it seems fine, but I'm going to check up on that.
- There are three mesh rear pockets
- On the back panel, Pearl's thought bubble reads, "If you can read this, you're too close."
- On the front, Henrietta greets the rising sun, or a fried egg, depending on what your mood might be that day.
- The South Plains Food Bank logo is on the front and back, and the name is on the sleeves.
- "The Bike Garden" is written on the side panels.
- The sleeves will have a solid racing stripe (like the image on the bottom, not the twin racing strips on the sleeves in the middle image).
- On the back of the collar are printed the words "Joy is a kind of courage."


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Aura faint illusion; CL 3rd; Slot shoulders; Price 2,500 gp; Weight 1 lb.
These cloaks of famed elven design are enhanced to reflect the wearer's surroundings, aiding him in blending in with any terrain.
When this plain gray cloak is worn with the hood drawn up around the head, the wearer gains a +5 competence bonus on Stealth checks.
Feats Craft Wondrous Item, invisibility; Special creator must be an elf; Cost 1,250 gp.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Equipment (OGL) © 2012, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Authors: Dennis Baker, Jesse Benner, Benjamin Bruck, Ross Byers, Brian J. Cortijo, Ryan Costello, Mike Ferguson, Matt Goetz, Jim Groves, Tracy Hurley, Matt James, Jonathan H. Keith, Michael Kenway, Hal MacLean, Jason Nelson, Tork Shaw, Owen KC Stephens, Russ Taylor, and numerous RPG Superstar contributors


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Prickvixen is a term referring to a hermaphroditic fox, but can also refer to a she-male fox. This term is possibly coined by Ashtoreth. The prick part of the term is occasionally misinterpreted for meaning the vixen in question has a hostile personality.
Appearance and personality[edit]
Besides the additional male gender, prickvixens usually appear as female foxes. Some of these tend to display increased body height and musculature. Their behavior depends on the person involved. In addition to female personality traits, prickvixens often display sexually aggressive behavior, dominance, or both.
Known prickvixens[edit]
- Ashtoreth - hermaphrodite
- Arial and Mnemora - hermaphrodites
- Candee Vixen - hermaphrodite
- Candice Vixen - hermaphrodite
- Charm - hermaphrodite
- Chuskay - polymorphic hermaphrodite
- Dominique Douvassion - hermaphrodite
- Evilyn Harsh - she-male
- Faeon - hermaphrodite
- Dr. Foxy Trinity - hermaphrodite
- Dr. Holly Wednesday - she-male
- Lisica D. Gold - hermaphrodite
- Nikotaka Tawner - hermaphrodite
- Mia Fillene - hermaphrodite
- Oshawa - she-male
- Sigil - she-male (depends on time period)
- Tazel Sixpaws - hermaphrodite
- Tani Vickson - hermaphrodite


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While a trio of Tyneside boxers sweat blood on their own doorstep this Friday a Geordie will be defending his honour - and title - a couple of hundred miles away.
Not that some will realise it because hereby lies a story of confusion and intrigue.
Tony Marsden became an ABA champion last year boxing for the Birtley club. But it's Anthony Davies of The Army who will appear on the official programme when the other ABA semi-finals are staged at Crawley.
However, it is the same man and the ABA records should he again be crowned a champion will remain confusing for 100 years.
Two different names from different `clubs' winning an ABA crown yet in reality the same champ for two successive years.
Ronnie Rowe explained the discrepancies this way: "Tony legally changed his surname, married his Geordie girlfriend, and went back into the army.
"He's now stationed in the south and fights as Anthony Davies. But up here everyone knows him as Tony Marsden. It can be confusing.
"In fact I know fighters who have taken on Tony this season and not realised he's an ABA champion because of his name."
Rowe admits that losing a boxer of Marsden's calibre was a big blow to Birtley, though he is still a club member.
"However, in amateur boxing we must put the career of our lads first and Tony wanted to go back in the army," explained Ronnie. "We talked it over in great detail and were 100 per cent behind him.
"That's why my thoughts will be at Crawley on Saturday night, which is when Tony fights."
Birtley have another ex-ABA champion in Andrew McLean who went on to gain a Commonwealth Games bronze medal in Kuala Lumpur before going professional.
QA FEW remaining tickets and corporate facilities for Houghton-le-Spring can be obtained by phoning Ronnie Rowe on 0788-4201230.


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Palpitation is the awareness of your heart beating and may suggest that there is an underlying heart rhythm disturbance.
The sensation is sometimes described as a fluttering in the chest, butterflies in the stomach or pounding in the chest. It can last from just a few seconds to days at a time, either continuously or intermittently. If these episodes are troublesome it is often good to try and get an ECG done to record the heart rhythm during a bout of palpitations. In some cases palpitations are not caused by an abnormal heart rhythm and are just an awareness of your normal heart beat.


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By Joe Benjamin
The currency that any successful transaction a leader can have with their followers is TRUST. Trust is your most vital asset as a leader. People will do anything to support you and your vision, no matter how crazy it is, when they can TRUST you.
When TRUST is lost, all is lost.
In the church 'world' every day on Facebook and Youtube and social media, we get breaking news and watch videos of scandals in ministry. Moral integrity is on the wane. Pastors and ministry leaders, seem to be getting more and more involved in public moral failures – thanks to social media instant exposition. I do accept that no-one is above temptation, even Jesus was tempted. It means we all need to stay humble, and stay in prayer.
It is because you are a man or woman of cloth, that people expect a high standard of example. People follow Pastors, so that they can show leadership and help them to also put their lives in order. This, in turn, puts a high demand on the leadership office. As a leader, one cannot live any kind of a life. You need to live a life that is at a high standard with your calling. If there are two people on a ladder, one at the very top and another closer to the ground, if the ladder falls, the one who falls the hardest is the one at the top. The higher in leadership you go, the harder you fall. This is why moral integrity is important.
A great philosopher once said: "Once is a mistake, twice is a coincidence and three times a pattern is established". You know your ministry is about to die, when your lifestyle is that of repetitive sin and bad habits. If you get involved in a moral failure for the first time, do not learn quickly and repent sincerely, and continue doing it, with no conscience; you are getting ready to lose everything that you have built, the trust of your followers and your family.
If you are in a pattern of reproach, you need to break the cycle and be free. If not, it is just a matter of time; you will lose relevance and the trust of your followers and family. Once trust is lost, it may never be regained. God has given us power to walk in true overcoming power and victory.


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HAMMOND, Ind. (CBS) — Gov. Pat Quinn has expressed serious doubts about the massive gambling expansion bill now awaiting his signature or veto.
But as CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports, the expansion – which includes authorization for casinos within the Chicago city limits and in the southern suburbs, Lake County, Rockford and Danville – would mean extremely tough competition for casinos in places such as Hammond, Ind., and Joliet.
Tax revenue from the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond helped build the Municipal Golf Course and clubhouse.
As for revenues, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott said: "It depends on the year. We've seen as much as $35 million."
The casino also provides about 2,000 jobs.
For this reason, McDermott is not too excited about possible competition coming just 20 minutes away, where Horseshoe's customers come from.
If you stand outside the casino, you cannot help but notice an awful lot of Illinois plates going in and coming out. A poker player from Chicago, for example, said he gambles in Hammond three or four times a week.
"If the same thing was offered closer, I'd probably skip the 20 miles," he said.
That would be detrimental for Hammond, McDermott said.
"I'm expecting us to take a hit in revenue," he said. "Just how much is the big question."
Joliet leaders and casinos have concerns too. They fear statewide expansion plans calling for slot machines at airports and racetracks – another provision of the gambling expansion bill on Quinn's desk – could cut into their revenue.
But the point may be at least partially moot, for now. Lawmakers don't expect Quinn to approve the entire bill on his desk.
"It's excessive. It's top-heavy. It's too much," Quinn said Wednesday.
But Quinn does seem to be open to a Chicago casino.
To that, Mayor McDermott says the Horseshoe in Hammond offers a great product, and one that's tough to compete with.
"If I had a tattoo it would be a horseshoe," he said.
Jokes aside, McDermott, who also touched on the social ills that come with gambling, was sincere in his confidence in Horseshoe's ability to attract customers for myriad reasons.
So is the casino itself, and in a statement, a representative said its focus is to provide the best gambling and entertainment experience in the entire Chicagoland area.
If the Chicago casino goes ahead, it could go along the lakefront at the what many believe to be the most casino-ready location, though the operators of McCormick Place would like to keep conventions and a casino separated by a couple of miles.
It could also anchor the long overdue-renovation of the Congress Hotel, a great location scarred by labor strife for years.
But others believe a site farther from downtown, along the south lakefront, would both intercept Indiana-bound gamblers, while being far enough away not to compete with Chicago restaurants and other attractions.
Possible operators include MGM, Harrah's and Wynn, but also a consortium of local hotel owners.


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Art at the Old Vic Theatre The Old Vic, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8NB
ABOUT Art
The twentieth anniversary production of ART at the Old Vic Theatre.
One of the most acclaimed plays of recent times, Yasmina Reza's Moliere, Evening Standard, Olivier and Tony Award winning study of friendship, prejudice and tolerance returns to the London stage.
Director Matthew Warchus reunites the entire original team to revisit Yasmina Reza's dazzling and iconic production at the Old Vic Theatre.
Art runs from 10 December 2016 until 18 February 2017 at the Old Vic Theatre.
'Three friends and a white painting.'
Art is a dazzling study of friendship, prejudice and tolerance
The cast features Tim Key, Paul Ritter and Rufus Sewell
Playwright Yasmina Reza with translation by Christopher Hampton.
Art will be directed by Matthew Warchus.
Very funny and exquisitely calibrated – The Independent
Rufus Sewell shines in finely shaded character study – The Guardian


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No Gi classes is simply training Jiu Jitsu without the traditional uniform (gi, kimono, etc). Typicaly shorts, rash guards and spats are worn instead.
At a broad level, good Jiu Jitsu in theory and practice should work regardless of the circumstances: if you want to call yourself a high level grappler then it shouldn't really matter what you or your opponent is wearing. The strong foundational base Heroes preaches, including the emphasis of thinking of every position or technique in order of body position first, then legs, then grips is designed to make the transition between gi and no gi game easier.
Realistically the changes in grip mentality does the no gi game feel different and takes some getting used to. One word to describe the No Gi game is slick: a match is often slippery and fast paced compared to a gi match.
From a competition standpoint the rules in No Gi are far less standardized than the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gi rules, where the IBJJF rules are the de facto standard. No Gi competitions may or may not be Brazilian Jiu Jitsu based, and have rules that mindsets that accommodate other grappling styles as well. A good rule of thumb when competing without a gi (or with for that matter) is to be ready for anything.
Heroes encourages a ratio of about 80 percent "gi" training to 20 percent "no gi". We have a strong belief that training with and without actually creates more well rounded, better prepared grapplers and martial artists.