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Author: Intel agencies morphed Iraqi defector's lies into something from Walt Disney
Los Angeles Times reporter Bob Drogin, who first broke the story of "Curveball," the Iraqi defector who provided much of the false information about WMD's that was used to justify the US invasion of Iraq, appeared on CNN Wednesday to discuss his new book on the subject.
Drogin explained to CNN that Curveball was merely an Iraqi engineer who went to Germany in 1999 and started spinning stories about Saddam Hussein's fleet of mobile biological weapons laboratories. His claims couldn't be verified, but "the Bush administration believed it, even though the CIA had never talked to him." According to Drogin, Curveball was lying to the Germans and inflating his own importance because "he was trying to get asylum" and wanted "to basically jump the line."
Drogin said the real problems arose not from anything Curveball did, but with what became of his stories after they reached the US. "It was analysis that was being passed from one agency to another agency and it kept changing, it kept morphing as it went. So he told one story and by the time Colin Powell is up at the United Nations ... it was like it had gone to Walt Disney or something."
Dorgin primarily blames the intelligence agencies -- and particularly George Tenet -- for the failure to detect Curveball's lies, writing in his book that "Time and again, bureaucratic rivalries, tawdry ambitions and spineless leadership proved more important than professional integrity."
"People who tried to raise warnings, tried to raise red flags, were pushed aside, were cast out, were treated like heretics," Dorgin told CNN. "It's really sort of bizarre. It's a cult over there."
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Freedom to Read Week
SAIT supports intellectual freedom
SAIT is among several colleges in Canada that will be participating in Freedom to Read Week from Feb. 26 to March 4.
Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed to them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Beginning Feb. 28 at noon, SAIT students and faculty are invited to attend the Epic Reading Marathon.
This will be SAIT's second year hosting a reading marathon.
During the event, a panel will discuss intellectual freedom and the importance of that right.
Jim Gray, a SAIT library technician, will be running the event and is asking volunteers to bring a book from the banned or controversial list to read aloud for 15 minutes.
Gray said they are looking for 20-30 volunteers to bring a book to read aloud and should contact him if they wish to join.
The event starts at noon and will end around 4 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to attend and participate.
"If we get a ton of volunteers and the event goes until 11 p.m., that would be epic," said Gray.
A list of prohibited books can be found on the Freedom to Read website.
Gray said that graphic novels are among the books that often become challenged, as they sometimes contain nude content.
Magazines and books that may be deemed offensive or inappropriate for certain audiences are being removed from public libraries and schools.
Gray is an advocate for this event, as he understands the importance of literature that challenges readers to go beyond their comfort zones.
"The idea that there is someone out there in the world who thinks that I should have not read Harry Potter is ridiculous," said Gray.
Gray recalls a time where his freedom to read was challenged when buying the final Harry Potter book.
"To have that taken away, having that right to interact in that world, to be in that world and to interact with those characters would have been significant."
SAIT has participated in Freedom to Read Week for the past nine years by creating a display in the library.
The display features both Canadian and American books that have been challenged from SAIT's collection.
In the upcoming weeks, Gray and other faculty members will be going to classrooms and speaking on the importance of intellectual freedom.
Gray said that intellectual freedom affects industries in the School of Information and Communications Technologies, especially those in the Library Technician, Broadcast News and Journalism programs.
"It goes hand in hand with those programs," said Gray.
With Freedom to Read Week, Gray encourages students and faculty to make time to read and come to the library to experience the variety of knowledge available.
"It enriches your life," said Gray about indulging yourself in a book and becoming emotionally invested in that world.


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So I ran across a bit of a stumbling block with my last entry in chapter one. I was watching an Australian romantic comedy series called Please Like Me, and the energy of humorously awkward romance bled into my writing and it completely didn't fit within the story. At least not at this moment in the story. I realized very quickly that I needed to take another stab at this chapter, and I'm really happy that I did. When I first wrote it, in addition to the tonal problem, I also ran across a real problem of getting my characters from one point to another: I wanted to talk about the library, but first I had to get them to the castle gate, then through the corridors leading to the library. But I don't actually know much about the castle layout.
So how did I solve this problem? I did what I always do, I started in the middle. This picks up in the first draft right after Hephaestion tells Lucas to lead the way out of the town square, and begins inside the old library in the castle. I may come back later to flesh out how they got there, or since it isn't terribly important, I may leave it the way it is.
Another big problem I've had is that some very important storyline things are about to happen right here in this library, and I have been very intimidated. My goblin is about to make his grand appearance to my protagonist, and things are going to begin being set in motion that will actually cause the events of the plot to begin to unfold. That is, surprisingly, a very daunting thing to write. I've spoken the scene aloud several times to myself in the shower or in other places, but I needed to get Lucas and Hephaestion into the library to make it happen.
Also, this is a note about editing, but I'm not really sure how important of a role Rex and Eric will play in the story. Because I've been so interested in Lord of the Rings lately, I had thought about making Rex and Eric a part of the main cast, at least in the beginning, to journey with Lucas, but I'm also considering leaving them out entirely. Rex was a spur of the moment character I invented to get Lucas to Hephaestion, and Eric is a redesign of an older character from the conceptual material. Still, I can't say how any of this will go from here, but I'm asking you to disregard the last version of the library as no longer canon, and take this one as the truth instead. I know that editing and redrafting is something that typically happens later, but I was unable to move on with the story from where I left it before.
Moonlight fell in blue shafts from the high, long windows of the old library, and in the illumination, the dust of a long-forgotten place danced and swirled. Lucas stood leaning on the railing that overlooked the floor beneath, where more high windows cast moonlight over the long tables beneath, covered in books that lay half open, as though they were abandoned in haste. Chairs were still pulled out and scattered among the floor, and on all sides of the room were the rows and rows of high, tall wooden shelves, filled with books whose spines stood strong and quiet in the desolate place.
The library was a part of the royal wing, and like the rest of the royal wing of the castle it had fallen into disuse and, eventually, abandoned almost entirely. Across the many shelves were gaping holes where books had been taken to be moved to the scholar's library on the other side of the castle, where work was still done, and no doubt the lamps still burned as the night came on in full. Lucas found himself hypnotized by the site of old library, standing like a ruin in the quiet moonlight. A set of wooden stairs that had once gleamed with polish and now covered with a fine layer of dust led up to the landing where he stood, and behind him were even more rows of bookshelves, and shelves built into the walls, reaching higher than anyone could stand, and so there were ladders placed haphazardly around the area, where the scholars had cleaned out anything of particular interest long ago.
It had been ten years since Lucas had visited this place, and even in this dark state, where no lanterns burned in any corner, only moonlight and shadow, it still held it's charm. Lucas smiled to himself and he turned around. He walked through a darkened aisle where nothing could be made out on the spines of the books, and then stopped at a shelf where the moonlight fell, and he ran his forefinger along the dusty spines.
Old leather-bound volumes with faint traces of color that had long since been worn away adorned the spaces that weren't left empty, and he grabbed one at random to examine it, pulling it out, and in the illumination of moonlight seeing a cloud of dust erupt from it's vacant space. The old spine gave a loud creak as he opened the book to the center and ran a hand across it's yellowed pages. In the moonlight he could make out some of the text, but it seemed uninteresting: an old history book, and it was recounting a battle of Alexandria. Since it didn't refer to the city as New Alexandria, it must have been outdated, and supplanted with more reliable information, so this old volume was left. He slipped it back into it's place on the bookshelf, noticing that the two books on either side of the vacant space hadn't budged at all, so used to sitting still and silent were they.
He explored his way through several more aisles, pausing to run his fingers along the dusty spines, but from the titles saw nothing that sparked his interest. Nothing fictional, no tales of adventures, no chronicles of great heroes. Mostly books about Alexandrian history and law. He saw littered against the stone columns scattered through the library glass cases under which terribly old volumes sat, their pages opened, the ink faded. He stopped in front of one, a shaft of blue light cast on it, and he peered down to see a crude drawing of a wolf, and some text beside it giving it a name. He wasn't sure if this was a mythological story of an actual account of a hunter fighting a ravenous beast. It was still too difficult to make out much more than a few words.
Lucas heard a cork pop and it startled him, he turned quickly to see Hephaestion sitting against the far stone wall, just beneath a window and covered in moonlight himself. He had opened the bottle of brown liquid that he'd carried within his satchel. Lucas held the empty satchel over his shoulder, hoping that he would find something in the library worth bringing home, but so far nothing had spoken to him. He made his way over to Hephaestion and folded his arms with a look of false disapproval.
"Cadet," said Lucas in a tone of mock authority, "Sitting about on the floor after hours in a restricted area, drinking pilfered liquor. What are we to make of you?"
Hephaestion grinned and turned the bottle up, taking one hardy swig before coughing and pressing his fist to his chest. Lucas raised his eyebrows. Hephaestion wiped his mouth and looked up, then croaked out, "Pretty good stuff."
"Really?" asked Lucas in genuine curiosity, sitting down on the floor in front of Hephaestion, who handed him the bottle.
"No," replied Hephaestion and cleared his throat, "Tastes like fried piss. But I think it's supposed to."
Lucas looked down at the bottle. Clear and a little dusty, with some words written across the front in ornate calligraphy that he couldn't quite read in the dim light. He'd never really liked alcohol, though he'd drank wine at official dinners, and had been told by his father that to refuse the wine was an insult to the staff. He enjoyed the bitter red wine more than the sweet white wine, and he assumed from the sickening smell of this liquid that it would be bitter. He exhaled and bravely took a drink, upending the bottle the same way Hephaestion had, instantly choking, and then setting the bottle down and coughing, some of the liquid escaping from his lips as he did so. It burned his throat and seemed to remain hot as it settled somewhere in his chest.
"That is disgusting," croaked Lucas.
Hephaestion nodded matter-of-factly. "Indeed, but I think that's the idea."
"Why would people knowing drink this?" asked Lucas, although he didn't have to have an answer because even after one drink he could already feel his head swimming.
Lucas got up and walked over to the wall beside Hephaestion, who took another, more cautious drink, and kept it down this time. Lucas slid down the wall to sit beside Hephaestion, and the two passed the bottle between one another, drinking quietly.
"You know," said Lucas after a few minutes, feeling suddenly very conversational, "There really is a magic to this old place, but the books don't seem terribly interesting."
Hephaestion finished a drink and shrugged, "I don't really like reading all that much."
Lucas felt a little puzzled, "Why not?" he asked, "Don't you want to learn about things you didn't know before?"
Hephaestion nodded, "Absolutely," he said, "But I prefer to hear it from people older and wiser than me, I like to hear it spoken. I don't mind learning about history and philosophy and even theology, I just don't want to read it. Seems like when I read it, I'm left to sort out what it all means, but when a professor or a tutor explains it, they know how to make sense of it."
"You just need practice making sense of things," said Lucas, and realized his words were slurring a little.
"Do you think," said Hephaestion, "Your father is going to be angry with you for sneaking out?"
Lucas pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then nodded, "Most definitely. I'm probably afraid. I don't feel afraid, but I'm probably afraid. Unpleasant guy, my father."
Hephaestion nodded in agreement, "He seems very stern."
"He is," replied Lucas, "And cold, and unfeeling, and demanding, and surprisingly boring. He commands respect everywhere he goes, and yet he never has much interesting to say. Always going on about politics and talking about the welfare of other people, but he doesn't seem to show any interest in the welfare of people around him."
"You mean you," suggested Hephaestion.
"I mean me," affirmed Lucas, "He absolutely could not care less about my interests, but he feels the need to have control over everything I do. I'm nineteen, I want to make my own choices."
"It sounds nice to me, though," said Hephaestion, "To have a parent to make rules for you. My only parents are the officers, and they believe in letting people learn things the hard way. If I want to go out in the middle of the night and get myself into trouble, I can do it, and then I can come home with a terrible headache and a black eye, and they just nod and tell me that I learned my lesson."
"I wish my father were like that," said Lucas, drinking bravely now, as the bottle was less than halfway full.
"No you don't," said Hephaestion with an edge of sadness in his voice, "I never got to know either of my parents, they died when I was so young that I don't even know if my memories are real or if I'm just imagining them. I have this idea of what my mother probably looked like but I can't be sure. And my father, I just remember him holding my hand and walking me around town, nothing much else. When they died, I was sent to the academy and raised by the officers."
Lucas had heard about all of this before but it still saddened him. Even though he wished Hephaestion had had the chance to know his family, he wouldn't have traded places with him and wished his own father on Hephaestion for anything.
"I don't remember my mother, obviously," interjected Lucas, "She died in childbirth. So I've truly never had a mother, as long as I've been alive. Except maybe for a minute or two. It was just my father and the nannies and tutors."
Hephaestion snickered, "Nannies."
"What?" asked Lucas incredulously.
"It sounds so pampered, doesn' it?" asked Hephaestion, turning to look at Lucas with a smile, "Raised by nannies in a governer's mansion."
"It wasn't our mansion until my father became governer," said Lucas.
Hephaestion rested a hand on Lucas' shoulder. Lucas' pulse quickened but only slightly. "I'm sorry," he said sincerely, "It isn't your fault your mother died, otherwise there wouldn't have been any nannies. I shouldn't have been so callous."
Lucas shook his head reassuringly, "It really doesn't bother me to talk about my mother," he said, "For all purposes I've never had one. And in as much as I've had a father, well… he hasn't done a very good job of being a father."
Hephaestion turned away from the wall and laid out flat on his back, spreading out on the floor. The light from the window was fully illuminating him. His cotton shirt was coming up just above his waist and the bottom of his stomach was exposed. In the light Lucas saw the light sprinkling of fine brown hair along his lower stomach. He also noticed the small hill in Hephaestion's trousers between his legs, and had a difficult time looking away, since Hephaestion's eyes were closed and he didn't notice. Lucas shifted and then reached between his legs to adjust himself. He took another drink. He was surprised to realize it was the last of the liquor.
Hephaestion sat up suddenly, and looked directly into Lucas' eyes. The moonlight was illuminating his face perfectly. He looked so young. He was twenty, but he might have fourteen. His auburn hair framed his face in long, bright curls, and his eyes were chestnut, the perfect complement to the color of his hair, deep eyes that always showed so much genuine emotion, framed by thick eyebrows. His skin was an olive tan, his jaw was square and his full lips were in an expression of seriousness that was in no way menacing. His eyes always seemed to be pleading to understand, there was a strength to his taut body and square features, and a gentleness in the way he applied them.
"Do you hate your father?" he asked.
Lucas was a little shocked by the question. "Why would you ask?"
"You've told me so many awful things about him," said Hephaestion, "The few times I've spoken with him when I've been to your house he's had little to say, and he does seem very cold. He frightens me. I can't imagine what it's like for you. And I just suddenly realized I've never heard you say you love him."
Lucas thought for a moment. Did he hate his father? His immediate instinct was to affirm that he did hate him, but he wasn't sure that hate was the right word. "I…." he began hesitantly, "I guess I just don't really care about him. I don't… love him. I don't love him, but I don't know that I hate him. I don't care enough to hate him. I just want him to go away."
Hephaestion looked up into the light from the window and an expression of thoughtfulness crossed his face. Then he asked, "He's never hurt you, has he?"
Yes. In every possible way.
"Um," said Lucas, "Well…"
"I mean physically," added Hephaestion.
"I, uh…" began Lucas again.
Hephaestion shook his head, "It's fine. You don't have to say anything. Just… I just don't want to think of him hurting you. You deserve better than that. I want you to be safe."
Lucas felt a warmth in his chest that came from some source other than the liquor which made his head churn. "Thank you," he said, unsure of what else to say, "I… thank you."
Hephaestion laid back down on his back, and spread out his limbs again. Lucas felt suddenly very brave, and he got down to his knees and crawled over, then curled up beside Hephaestion with his back to Hephaestion's side, and Hephaestion reached down and put an arm under Lucas' head. He rested his head on Hephaestion's warm arm, after a few moments feeling the blood pumping a little harder to compensate for Lucas being there.
Neither of them spoke. Lucas felt warmth in his chest. He sighed contentedly. He thought he felt Hephaestion's chest shake behind him in a slight chuckle. His eyes were heavy, and now that he was horizontal he realized the room was spinning. He shut his eyes, and the spinning stopped being disorienting and became comforting. The floor swam beneath him, and the warmth of Hephaestion's body seemed to envelop him, and he fell asleep.


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Christopher Nolan is a filmmaker interested in truth, particularly how it diverges from perception. The theme has played a part in every movie he's made, including Memento, Insomnia, and The Prestige. Even his Batman films delve into the issue. But none of his previous works have been as boldly philosophical in their exploration of truth as his latest, Inception. Through a dazzlingly original sci-fi tale it, like Pilate, asks, what is truth? Can we create it, as many in our postmodern age insist we can? Is what we believe the same as what is true? And what is the source of our ideas, both true and false?
The movie opens to an unspecific time in the future. Cars haven't changed, clothes haven't changed, even cell phones haven't changed. But one important thing has-the government has created a technology that allows people to invade each other's subconscious via their dreams and uncover their innermost secrets. If the invader does it skillfully enough, the dreamer will never know he was there. They call the process extraction.
No extractor is as skillful as Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), a former architect who traded a career designing buildings for one that allowed him to create dream worlds where natural laws don't apply. But when he became too enamored with his dreams, tragedy ensued, and he no longer creates. He just goes in, collects the information, and cashes his check. That is, until he meets Saito (Ken Watanabe), the head of an energy company who offers him a very special job, one that will finally allow him to quit his life of mind-raiding and return home to his children. Instead of stealing an idea, Saito wants him to plant one.
Inception-idea planting-is generally believed impossible. As Dom's partner Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Leavitt) explains it, inspiration occurs so spontaneously, from a place so deep within the subconscious, that any attempt to artificially manufacture a thought causes the brain to reject it. But Dom believes that if they wrap the idea in a promise of reconciliation-the ultimate desire of every human being-they can accomplish the feat. After recruiting a new architect (Ellen Page) and a forger (Tom Hardy) who duplicates not handwriting but personas, the team sets out to plant an idea that will reform the beliefs of Saito's business rival.
It sounds confusing, and it is. The visual dynamics of Inception alone are stupefying, then you add in a series of intersecting narratives of dreams within dreams along with mind-bending metaphysical concepts, and one viewing doesn't feel like near enough to absorb it all. (And there certainly isn't enough space here to review it all.) But though Nolan at times overloads his film with ideas, his classic heist plot keeps us riveted.
It is the subplot involving Dom's wife, Mal (Marion Cotillard), that does the intellectual heavy lifting. Unlike Dom, Mal is still living in the dream world, unwilling and unable to escape, and she wants her husband to rejoin her. At one point she prods him to accept her faux reality as an equally valid option, saying, "You keep telling yourself what you know, but what do you feel?" Dom responds that it doesn't matter what he feels because his feelings may deceive him, just as hers have. Having come to realize that his own creations are pale imitations of real creation, above all else, Dom wants what is real. It is only guilt for a past shameful act that keeps him from pursuing it wholeheartedly.
Sound like some meaty spiritual themes to chew on? Without a doubt, they are. Even better, the PG-13 Inception avoids anything beyond mild violence and a few profanities, giving parents with sci-fi-loving teens little reason not to see it together. After all, smart, gripping thrillers that make the case that there is absolute truth and that death awaits those who settle for anything less usually only exist in our dreams.
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Real estate is complicated but can be learned by doing your homework. This article has information helpful to both novices and seasoned investors. Read the tips in this article to ensure your investments are successful.
Before investing in real estate in any form, you need to do your research and analyze the market. Make a list of potential properties, and compare their pros and cons. You need to be looking at how much you'll make in rent, what kinds of repairs need to be done, and how much the current prices are. This helps you figure out what deals are good.
Marketing will be crucial to your success. Marketing is what generates your leads. Without solid leads, you are not going to find good deals on properties. Therefore, if something is not working in your investment plan, turn to your marketing strategy first to see what is going on and what can be adjusted.
Before you jump into real-estate investment, educate yourself. This is important, as you will learn many different tips and strategies associated with the business. Get a lot of videos about this and check your local library so you can find books to read about real estate to get into a good position.
After you decide to start your real estate investing career, establish an LLC. Protecting yourself and your investments is the best way to proceed. In addition, you will be able to qualify for tax benefits as a result of your business dealings.
Make sure that you dedicate a good amount of time to the business and learning about the business too. Thus, you might need to cut other things in order to boost your chances of making lots of money. Toss that softball league or poker night to make yourself a better investor.
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If you are already a homeowner or have experience as one, consider starting your real estate investment efforts with residential properties. This arena is already something you know about, and you can start good investment habits. Once you are comfortably making safe money here you can move on to the slightly different world of commercial real estate investment.
Careful not to overextend in terms of buying property. Real estate investing is very exciting, and sometimes it can get the better of you. You may bite off more than you can fiscally chew. Know your numbers and your budgets and stick with them. Even if it seems like an easy flip, don't go past your budget!
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Do not sign any contracts to buy a piece of land before you do your research carefully to confirm the ownership of the land. Hire your own surveyor to identify the property lines clearly. This prevents misrepresentation of the piece of property for sale, and it mitigates any future problems.
People make money investing in real estate, but they lose lots of money, too. Now that you've read this, you should boost your chances of success. Do not have fear when you are going into a deal. And be sure to pass along your knowledge so that family and friends can learn of the great opportunities as well.


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More than 10,000 images taken during the Apollo missions are now online in a Flickr gallery as a part of the Project Apollo Archive. Anyone can peruse the album and explore the formative years of U.S. space exploration. The gallery includes photographs from the Apollo 7 mission through the Apollo 17 mission, including images from the first manned lunar landing and the harrowing Apollo 13 mission.
Archivist Kipp Teague and Apollo historian Eric Jones are the forces behind the Project Apollo Archive. Teague scanned the images provided by NASA and uploaded them online, making the pictures universally available. According to the Planetary Society, Teague and Jones began the project in 1999, posting edited images at 1000 DPI, which is low resolution by today's standards. In 2004, the Johnson Space Center re-scanned the original photos to improve the quality. Teague reprocessed the archive enhanced at 1,800 DPI, so what you see in the Project Apollo Archive gallery is high resolution — but untouched. (The Internet, of course, is already hard at work color-correcting some of the photos.)
Eugene Cernan during the Apollo 17 mission (Photo: Project Apollo Archive/flickr)
The photos showcase the many facets of extra-planetary exploration. From the stunning shots of moon exploration, to earthrises, to smiling astronauts hanging out, this collection shows a variety of moments from the sublime to the every day. The collection provides a slice-of-life view into what it was like to be an astronaut in the 1960s and '70s.
Teague has separated the Flickr gallery into albums. Not every shot is a spectacular space vista or Instagram-worthy astro-selfie, but each is remarkable in its own way. It's a good thing, in fact, that the astronauts didn't have a "delete" option on their cameras, or we wouldn't be privy to such an unedited collection of views and experiences.
Earth photographed during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968. (Photo: Project Apollo Archive/flickr)
The shots were taken on modified Hasselblad cameras, many of which were mounted on the astronauts' spacesuits. Some of the shots from those vantage points provide a first-hand representation of the space race.
The archive currently contains more than 11,000 photos, but Teague says he expects the archive to top 13,000. Teague also runs a Facebook group that showcases certain photographs and invites people to create and submit composite images from the Flickr archive. The Facebook group has already amassed more than 20,000 likes.
The S-IVB deployed during the Apollo 7 mission. The sliver of blue to the right is Earth. (Photo: Project Apollo Archive/flickr)
As the Internet celebrates this catalog of extraterrestrial snapshots, it's clear to see that the Project Apollo Archive has space enthusiasts over the moon.


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Tickets are on sale for the 2012 Olympic Games Qualifying match at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Monday April 23rd at 7.45pm.
Coventry City Season Ticket holders can buy tickets for £7 for adults and £3 for concessions plus booking fee if using a credit card by using the code CCFCST2012 to claim your discount.
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It took me the whole school year of arriving at either 7am or 8am to realize there's a bus that will get me here right at 7:20.
Now I'm sitting on one of my tables like I tell my Brat not to do, taking a look at things before I spend this hour organizing and storing. I now realize why I've been putting off thinking about this year; it is partly that it'd get messy with the year still in progress, but mostly it's because I don't really want to do it anyway. I didn't realize I was this reluctant to get into the details of how and why this year unraveled and finally put itself back together again. I'm glad I planned a week of pure reflection when it was April and that's all I wanted to do, or else I'd probably jump stupidly from Deduction to relaxing to planning next year.
My thoughts are in those plans for next year, my thoughts are in Houston with our new corps and with institute staff, my thoughts are in the summer wondering what my kids are doing—but my thoughts are not here in this bare, mint-green, used-up room. Seeing it like this reminds me of how it looked in August, and thinking of all the potential I saw in it is making my gut tighten.


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Game Of Thrones Series 6 returns to our screens in April. However, you wouldn't necessarily expect this epic TV series to feature at the bookies. Skybet are are on a mission to make betting better and obviously betting on the new series is one of their ways of improving things.
Currently Skybet are offering odds on "Who Will Rule Westeros?"! Before you start getting too excited there are a few caveats involved with this book. Firstly the bet is on the "character that rules the seven kingdoms of Westeros as head of state from the Iron Throne at the end of the TV series, not Series 6".
Secondly if there's more than one ruler at the end of the TV series, not Series 6, then a dead heat will be declared. In the event of a dead heat all bets will be void. If you're tempted to have a flutter here are the current favourites.
- Daenerys Targaryen 2/1
- Jon Snow 9/4
- Tyrion Lannister 8/1
- Sansa Stark 11/1
- Prince Aegon Targaryen 12/1
- Petyr Baelish (Little Finger) 14/1
- Stannis Baratheon 20/1
- Arya Stark 25/1
- Margaery Tyrell 25/1
- Tommen Baratheon 25/1
- Bran Stark 28/1
- Any Child of Jon Snow 33/1
- Euron Greyjoy (Crows Eye) 33/1
- Lord Varys 33/1
We have spotted a massive flaw in this current book from Skybet. As the winner will be the character sat on the Iron Throne at the end of the TV series, it just requires the writers to come up with an insider plan. Hodor and Hot Pie for example are both 500/1 to be the ruler - so stick a few quid on these characters and then let them pop up right at the end of the series to claim their rightful place as ruler... and pick up a few quid from the bookies.
We suspect that Skybet are just running this book as a bit of fun in preparation for the new series but maybe it's a new direction for Sky. They've had success with sports betting but now they could open up books for all their other shows - perhaps have some in-play betting too.
Anyway our tip for the Iron Throne is Arya Stark. We have no basis for this other than the fact that a showdown with Arya and Daenerys to be Queen would be quite a cool ending.
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.If your business has been stuck in neutral because you can't get a loan, it might be time to get out and try the banks again. While many business owners have been wringing their hands over the frozen credit markets, it appears a substantial number of businesses have been getting loans in the past few months.
The SBA reports that by May, sales of SBA-backed business loans on the secondary market had returned to normal volumes, with $324.6 million in loan resales in May, up from the rock-bottom January level of $85.9 million.
Of course, it hasn't been an entirely smooth recovery in business lending out there. Many were unhappy with the small size of the SBA's new American Recovery Capital (ARC) loan program and its $35,000-per-business limit, as well as the difficulties many businesses encountered in qualifying for the loans.
Some individual banks are clearly making an effort to get their small-business lending back on track. JP Morgan Chase recently reported it extended $15.1 billion in loans and lines of credit to small and medium-sized businesses in the second quarter this year. And Fifth Third Bancorp announced last month it was hiring 30 new small-business lending managers and placing one at each of its branches.
It definitely pays to stay on top of who's making the effort to rebuild their small-business loan portfolio. For instance, Forbes recently reported that the fall of longtime top business lender CIT Group means other banks have taken more market share, particularly Wells Fargo, which Foresight Analytics of Oakland, Calif., estimated now has 7.7 percent of the small-biz lending market.
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The new Jimi Hendrix biopic, Jimi: All Is By My Side, premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2014, apparently to rave reviews.
Actually, its star — Andre 3000 of Outkast, who reportedly practiced the guitar six hours a day to prep for the film — is receiving most of the glory.
(As a matter of fact, former Guns N' Roses member Slash, who is an acclaimed guitarist and songwriter in his own right, claims if any musician was going to get away with portraying another musician in a film, Andre 3000 was the guy for Jimi Hendrix.)
Although Jimi: All Is By My Side covers only a brief period of Hendrix's life — 1966-1967 — Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) claims that makes the pic more intimate — a "slice of life" — and says he was blessed to have Andre take on the role:
I'll say this: I was blessed, because I got a musician who can act and an actor who could play. Andre is just a unique talent, and part of that talent that you see also came from a lot of hard work. The first time I met him, he had a curiosity about the world that was equal to what I believe Jimi's curiosity about music and the world was at that time in his life. He's got the physicality, he's got the emotional curiosity, he's got the charisma — so to a degree, he's already there.
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Choreographer to showcase dancehall theatre in Vancouver
By Neil Armstrong
A Jamaican dancehall choreographer, who presented the world premiere of his solo production in February in Toronto, is now part of a new dance company based in Vancouver and will introduce dancehall theatre to the city.
Over the last weekend in October, Mikhail Morris, 27, who produced "Dichotomy" at the Harbourfront Centre and had been teaching dancehall at City Dance Corps in Toronto, will premiere "Dancehall Donz & Divaz: Blood, Sweat, and Tears" in Canada's third largest city.
Using dancehall vocabulary as a foundation, Morris said he grew up around dancehall culture and has seen how people fought to celebrate it.
He has performed with several Toronto-based dance companies, including Ballet Creole, COBA, KasheDance, Newton Moreas, and Nafro.
A dancer for 16 years, Morris said he wants to create opportunities for others to tell their story through their culture, history, technique and style.
Four months ago, he flew to Vancouver where he is working with Judy Madarasz at
Ketch Di Vybz (KDV), a company founded in 2015 and which they co-own with Madarasz as the marketing director and Morris as artistic director.
The new dance production promises to show what it feels like to live in the inner city and rural areas of Jamaica, as well as to "communicate the root of all the pain and poverty: the history of slavery in Jamaica."
"The Donz and Divaz, played by our diverse cast, represent the men and women who fight each and every day through authenticity to protect their loved ones, culture, and ancestors who paved the way for them. By providing the backstory and cultural education on Jamaica and dancehall, this first production is the foundation for many future dancehall theatre shows to be produced by Ketch Di Vybz," a press release said.
It will run on October 28 and 29 at the Faris Theatre in The Dance Centre in Vancouver.
The cast includes Morris, Kirby Rae Snell, Sophia Gamboa, Orin McRey, Shawn Cheng, Alyssa Amarshi, Martina Stancekova, and Colleen Cassidy.
Ketch Di Vybz notes that dancehall theatre showcases the diverse demographics of Jamaican society expressed through dance movements, emotions, and creative concepts.
It says dancehall culture is mostly known for its music and dance in mainstream entertainment yet there is much more richness to the culture to be shared.
"Dancehall theatre strives to educate deeper on the authentic histories, meanings, and realities of what dancehall and Jamaican culture is truly about," it said.
It said dancehall is an entire lifestyle and culture that stems from the realities of pain and poverty in Jamaican society.
"To understand dancehall requires an understanding of authentic Jamaican culture and life," it said.
The company has expanded to include dance training, dance theatre, artist and dance tour management, events, film, and photography.
It specializes in Jamaican Dancehall dance, Afro Contemporary, and West African dance.
The mission of Ketch Di Vybz is to fuel the passion, appreciation, and understanding of Jamaican culture, to uplift and authentically represent the dancehall dance genre, and to create innovative works of art and experiences that push humanity forward and inspire the next generation of youth.


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55,000 morning rush-hour trips made to and within Victoria
Sep 22 2012
The City of Victoria remains the most popular destination for commuters travelling within the capital region.
More than 55,000 trips are made to and within Victoria during morning rush hour, according to the latest traffic survey released by the Capital Regional District. The District of Saanich is the only close comparison, with 51,600 trips.
The CRD's 2011 Origin Destination Household Survey confirms that the core communities attract the most traffic and that an increasing number of vehicles out of the West Shore is adding to the congestion.
Though much of the information confirms what policymakers already know, the information provides valuable direction when it comes to transit investments, land-use planning or road improvements, planners say.
The data show more trips being made in the evening peak period from 3 to 6 p.m. (286,487) than in the morning peak period from 6 to 9 a.m. (182,486), but the difference stems largely from how trips are counted.
The survey counts all destination points as a single trip. Travelling from home to work, for example, is one trip. A trip from work to daycare, then to the grocery store, and then home counts as three trips. A drive to work and a walk to get lunch counts as two trips.
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The second round at Augusta National is in the books. Here are 10 things that stood out from Day 2 of the Masters.
At 25, Thomas Pieters is playing in the third major of his career and his first Masters. He arrived in Augusta on Sunday, saw the course for the first time on Monday and played 36 holes over the next three days. And 10 holes into his opening round, there he was at five under par, his name atop the leader board. Now he's tied for the lead at the halfway point and trying to become the first Masters rookie to win since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979. So what's all the fuss about?
"It's just a stat," he said when asked about the lack of success by first-timers.
It's not that Pieters is cocky. The soft-spoken native of Belgium simply speaks with an air of confidence and candidness. He has a sense of humor. Asked for his initial thoughts about his first two trips around the National, he opened saying, "I'm a bit tired. It's been two long days."
Admittedly not the most patient of players, Pieters said the wind beat him down, and never was that patience more tested than on the back nine on Thursday, when in the span of a couple of hours he went from the lead to even par. "It hurt coming in," he said. "I caught some bad gusts." Later, he added, "My coach told me to please have a lot of patience. I'm trying my hardest."
Pieters has been in the arena before. As a rookie at the Ryder Cup last fall, he led the Europeans with a 4-1-0 record. The stage will get even bigger this weekend, but his plan is to just keep playing golf. "You know, as any tournament, I just like to get within three or four shots on a Sunday afternoon," he said. "Then you really give yourself a shot."
That's not to say he hasn't allowed himself to wonder what it would be like to be in contention on the back nine on Sunday.
"Oh, I've holed the winning putt a million times."
The success that Jordan Spieth has had at Augusta National is well-documented. But in his last four trips around Augusta National before Friday, the 2015 Masters champion was a combined eight over par. What was up with that?
Here's a theory: Maybe success at the Masters came too easily and too early for Spieth, who lest we forget is a still a young 23. Maybe he had become too fearless as he navigated his way around the National. Look at the quad he made at the 15th on Thursday. The priority is to take the water out of play. Err long to the back of the green, if not over it. Make 6 at worst, move to the next tee at one over par and maintain your position among the leaders.
Or maybe it's as simple as this: The ghosts of Augusta National were simply saying, "Not so fast, kid."
Fast-forward to Friday: Spieth reverted to form, playing the last 11 holes in four under par while surging into a tie for 10th, just four shot off the lead. His 69 matched the fourth-lowest score of the day.
He is back in the tournament, and now he'll attempt to write the following into the record book: No player has even won the Masters making more than a 9 on any one hole.
Third-round pairings, delivered without comment: Phil and Jordan; Rickie and Pieters; Couples and Rahmbo; Scott and Rose.
When he stood on the 1st tee on Friday, defending champion Danny Willett had to feel pretty good about things. He was one over par, having rallied from a double bogey-bogey start in the first round. And the thought probably crossed his mind, "No way I'm starting with a double today."
He didn't. He made a quad. So while Willett will be around for the weekend, it'll only be to slip the green jacket on his successor. The trouble on Friday started after Willett drew an awkward lie outside of a fairway bunker at the 445-yard par-4. He half-shanked the next while stumbling back into the sand, raced a punch shot through the green and needed five more shots to get down. The 1st hole aside it was a good week for Willett; he played the other 34 holes in one over par. Last year he played the 1st in even par.
Rory McIlroy, meanwhile, can't seem to solve the relatively benign 350-yard 3rd hole. Despite making bogey at the par-4 both days, McIlroy sits five back, at one over par. In 30 previous rounds, he was six under at the 3rd.
A press building exchange on a Friday afternoon:
"How's married life?
"It's great!"
"It better be. It's only been a month."
Lee Westwood, he of the oh-for-75 streak in the majors, had one of the quietest T-2s at the 2016 Masters, and on Thursday he got right back in contention, making five consecutive birdies on the back nine en route to a two-under 70.
On Friday, Westwood, 43, was hanging around the lead at one under after a birdie at the par-5 13th. But then he proceeded to bogey four of his last five holes. He's at three over.
Asked how the 75 he shot on Friday compared to the nine-birdie 65 he opened with, Charley Hoffman replied, "Today I felt how hard [the course] was for everybody else."
The 1st hole. Tea Olive has played as the toughest hole through two rounds, with a stroke average of 4.63. There have been 11 double bogeys and six dreaded "others." On Friday it produced a lone birdie, by Sergio Garcia.
With a bunched leader board featuring marquee players young and old, warmer temps and calmer winds, Saturday at the Masters could turn into a shootout. "If the greens somehow stay soft, which I don't think they will, and the winds die down, this golf course is receptive to birdies on the back nine," Hoffman said. "Everybody has seen it. So [the lead] could definitely get to double digits."
That would mean we'll see a Saturday 66. Or lower.
Fowler and Rahm end the day tied for the lead, at eight under. Spieth and Pieters are a shot back. Fred is lurking, three behind. But the buzz around Augusta National is about the Sunday pairing of Phil and Sergio, both of who trail by two.


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Today I have rounded up my favorite photos from Pinterest that feature some amazing inspiration for open shelving in the kitchen! We have open shelving in our breakfast nook and I love it! It was by far one of the easiest DIY projects I have done and probably my most favorite! I really think that the shelves, paired with my huge plate rack, really make the space...
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February 02, 2009
The visitor
Always investigate immediately, if you hear the key turning in the door. And the two-year-old saying I let the cat in.
When your family doesn't have a pet cat.
23 comments:
I love it!! So do you have a new pet cat now? :)ReplyDelete
That is so cute!ReplyDelete
Is he staying around? Is he getting feed? His owner okay?
We would love a pet cat here but I know the dogs would think it was a toy (humfh)
That is so funny. I love the photo.ReplyDelete
Oh bless little Bargy, Gotta love the universal kid law, if it lands under my roof it is MINE.ReplyDelete
Ha! i came downstairs one day and had acquired a dog in the backyard!ReplyDelete
So darn sweet - love that shot!!ReplyDelete
Don't have a cat? You do now : DReplyDelete
hehehehe! It's probably our cat running away from Jack :-)ReplyDelete
I very nearly spat my cup of tea all over the computer... that's the funniest thing I've seen in ages!ReplyDelete
Totally cute - I love littlees logic. So is the cat stayingReplyDelete
Thats hilarious! How sweet!ReplyDelete
Well, it's a very pretty cat....ReplyDelete
I concur with the others. Too cute. And so matter-of-fact, "I let the cat in".ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Hmmm! There must be something in the air.... Our Prep class were delighted on their first day (today) to find that the Prep playground comprised of ....3 tiny new kittens! I don't remember buying them at Toyworld when I was topping up the playground equipment over the weekend.ReplyDelete
All three kittens have now been caught (without too much Prep man-handling) and returned to their owner.
I can imagine that Bargy only wants to let the cat in to pull its tail!
How sweet! I can only imagine your surprise!ReplyDelete
That is hilarious! So do you have a cat now?ReplyDelete
I think we've been unwittingly adopted. Its 1.30am and I can still see a feline face pressed to the glass!ReplyDelete
Oh dear... that was hilarious! Great pic.ReplyDelete
Your blog always makes me laugh, but this post takes the cake.ReplyDelete
Funny! We were always letting cats in when we were kids.ReplyDelete
He's gorgeous though !!ReplyDelete
And this is exactly how I 'acquired' my Bobby .. been with us 13yrs now :)
Hahaha! Exactly something my two would have done! :pReplyDelete
Heh, heh, I think you have a cat now! At least he chose you!ReplyDelete


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Special Collections Department
Official Correspondence
and Military Letters of
Virginia Colony Lt. Governor
Robert Dinwiddie
Manuscript Collection Number: 341
Accessioned: Purchase, 1958.
Extent: 2 volumes (.3 linear ft.).
Content: Correspondence (holograph copies).
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: April 1997 by Anita A. Wellner.
Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 831-2229
Table of Contents
Biographical Note
As Surveyor General, Dinwiddie was required to reside within the district he oversaw. In June 1741, Dinwiddie arrived in Virginia, taking up residence near Norfolk, where he and his family remained until 1746. In that year Dinwiddie consigned the Surveyor General post to Peter Randolph of Virginia and returned to London, where he invested in the shipping business. During these years Dinwiddie won the good will of John Carteret, Earl of Granville, and George Dunk, Earl of Halifax.
These gentlemen, as well as Horatio Walpole, were influential in obtaining Dinwiddie's appointment as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on July 4, 1751. Although he performed the duties of governor and coveted the title, Dinwiddie was never titular governor of Virginia. William Anne Keppel, Earl of Albemarle, held the title and shared the salary assigned to the governor's position.
During the seven years of Dinwiddie's term he was a staunch advocate of the authority of Great Britain over the colonies. He has been called the "Grandfather of the American Revolution" because of his patronage of George Washington, but he was not and never became a supporter of colonial rights. In fact his pistole tax, which colonists were required to pay to the Governor each time his seal was affixed to a document, was a source of great dissension in Virginia.
Dinwiddie was indirectly involved in the initiation of the Seven Years War, because of his direct participation in the French and Indian War in the colonies. Although France and England would not make formal declaration of war until May, 1756, the conflict began in the colonies in 1753. Following reports of French establishment of forts on the Ohio River, Lt. Governor Dinwiddie dispatched Virginia Militia Major George Washington to assert British sovereignty over that territory and to demand immediate French withdrawal. The French refused and Dinwiddie sent Colonel Trent to build and defend a fort at a strategic position on the Ohio River. The fort was later named Fort Necessity.
On May 28, 1754, Washington, who had been dispatched to reinforce Fort Necessity, attacked and defeated a French detachment lead by Ensign Joseph Coulon, sieur de Jumonville. Outraged, the French responded by attacking and forcing Washington's surrender of the fort on July 3, 1754. The war escalated in the colonies in 1755, with the French dominating. The French defeat of General Edward Braddock and his regiments of British regulars at the Monongahela River on July 7, 1755, was a tremendous blow to the colonies and to Robert Dinwiddie.
In March 1756, the Earl of Loudoun was appointed the Governor of Virginia and Commander-in-Chief of all North American military forces. By the fall of 1757, Robert Dinwiddie and his family left Virginia for England, where he resided for the remainder of his life. In poor health, Dinwiddie made frequent visits to Bath for therapeutic treatments. On July 27, 1770, Robert Dinwiddie died at Clifton, near Bath.
Sources:Alden, John Richard. Robert Dinwiddie: Servant of the Crown. Williamsburg: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1973.
Baker-Crothers, Hayes. Virginia and The French and Indian War. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1928.
Scope and Contents Note
Copied from Dinwiddie's original letters, which are deposited in the Virginia Historical Society, the letters were probably part of Sparks's research for his twelve-volume Writings of George Washington (1834-1838). A significant number of Dinwiddie's letters are addressed to George Washington, first in his role as an adjutant in the Virginia militia, and later as a Lt. Colonel during the French and Indian War.
Dating between 1754 and 1756, the correspondence in these volumes chronicles three significant years of Dinwiddie's administration as the acting Governor of the Virginia Colony. During these years Dinwiddie, in his zeal to maintain the authority of the British on the Ohio River and surrounding territory, contributed to the initiation of the Seven Years War. The dissension created in the colony over his pistole tax and request for funding for military expeditions made his administration highly unpopular among the colonists.
Each of the bound volumes contains letters arranged in chronological order, totaling over 450 pages of text. Although the volume titles -- "Official Correspondence" and "Military Letters" -- suggest a segregation of the correspondence related to military operations, in reality both volumes contain letters regarding the military campaigns. The letters reflect Dinwiddie's difficulties in raising funds for defense of the Ohio, his overtures to Britain's Indian allies, his appeals to the Earls of Halifax and Albemarle for political and financial support, and his justification of the pistole tax.
His letters to military officers include commissions for officers, suggested quotas for raising militia, reprimands in response to demands for more substantial pay and provisions, orders for specific military objectives, and general encouragement. Dinwiddie sought to gain the allegiance of the Six Nations of Native America to the colonies. His letters to the chiefs of the Cherokees, Chickasaws, and Catawbas reflect his efforts to raise their support against the French. With varying success, he also sought to rally the colonies of Pennsylvania, South and North Carolina, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, and Massachusetts to the cause. His letters to governors of those colonies reveal his frustrations with their slow and inadequate responses to the financial and recruitment needs of the Ohio campaign.
The letters confirm Dinwiddie's absolute devotion to British interests in the colonies and document his efforts to protect those interests. In them readers also glimpse some of the early colonial dissatisfaction with British administration, and are introduced to a portion of George Washington's early military career.
Contents List
F1 Volume 1, 1954 Jan - 1756 May "Official Correspondence," 117 pp. F2 Volume 2, 1754 Mar 15 - 1756 Dec 27 "Military Letters," 336 pp.
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2010 is the year that emerging markets economies, particularly in Asia, will show the world how they are far less dependent on Western developed nations than they used to.
While the world economy fell in unison during the financial crisis, there have been stark differences in economic performance during the rebound. The U.S., Europe, and Japan, are rebounding but their expected growth is tepid due to lingering debt overhangs and unemployment which could take years to shake off.
Meanwhile, emerging Asian nations are going gangbusters. The WSJ chart below highlights how stark the difference is when it comes to GDP growth. Note how China and India have just kept growing throughout.
Yet most telling is the cause of Asia's relative strength. How come the strong rebound despite continued weakness from the U.S. and European consumer? It's due to the emerging market consumer, who has now dethroned the American consumer as the #1 growth driver.
WSJ: The other countries in the neighbourhood [of China] are benefiting, offsetting some of the weakness in exports to the U.S. by exporting more to China or drawing more tourists from China. Among Asian economies, those more tightly linked to China—such as Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore—have been growing fastest. But Asian consumers are doing their part, too. Auto sales in Malaysia in January were up 33% from a year earlier, for instance; India's were up 50%. In contrast, U.S. vehicle sales were up only 6% in January.
Indeed, one milestone passed without much notice during the crisis. Emerging-market consumers, more numerous and better off than they were a couple of decades ago, outspent American consumers for the first time in modern history.
When anyone speaks of Asian economic decoupling from the West, it has to be clarified that decoupling is a matter of degree. Surely Asia will never be completely immune to what's happening in the U.S. and Europe. Yet it's clear that Asia has becoming increasingly resistant to problems in the West, to the point that it can show robust growth even while the developed world remains in crisis. That has to fit at least some definition of decoupling.
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Winners Icoi Johnson and Samuel Vega Nominated by Community Organizations for New Chicago Public Media Fellowship Program
Chicago Public Media is proud to announce its inaugural Pritzker Fellowship winners, Icoi Johnson and Samuel Vega, who have begun an intensive nine-month professional training program, working in every aspect of public radio journalism alongside some of our nation's most respected reporters, producers and editors. The pair was selected from a pool of 68 candidates – all non-radio professionals from under-represented communities - nominated by some 74 not-for-profit organizations.
Launched earlier this year to discover a diverse new generation of public media talent, the Pritzker Fellowship program seeks "fresh, new perspectives" by those not practicing journalism, are interested in the world around them, are effective at communication, and show a high level of interest advocating for others.
Icoi Johnson, 27, was nominated by the Marillac Social Center in Garfield Park, where over a 15-year span, she started as an after school student and grew to becoming an employee and now a valued tutor and role model. An avid writer and self-proclaimed "news junkie," after attending Illinois State University, Johnson received her Master of Arts (Writing for Young People) at Bath Spa University in Bath, England, in 2007. She recently completed an internship with The Cara Program as a development intern within their fundraising department.
Samuel Vega, 20, was nominated by the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, where as a young teen, he quickly emerged as a leader in the organization's youth program, Café Teatro Batey Urbano. In addition to founding Radio Batey there and serving as a mentor to other young people in the Batey Urbano Collective, he is currently a radio program instructor at the Barrio Arts Culture & Communication Academy and works at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
The Pritzker Fellowship's hands-on instruction at WBEZ 91.5FM includes production and editorial skills, reporting and on-air experience, writing for the air and the web, and multi-media production skills. The two Pritzker Fellows will each receive a competitive stipend, plus full health benefits.
A unique qualification, all candidates were required to be nominated for The Pritzker Fellowships by community-based, not-for-profit organizations, including but not limited to neighborhood, religious or social institutions.
"We were humbled by the positive community response to the call for Pritzker Fellow candidates, and heard from community leaders from around our city, each recommending with great passion these promising new voices," said Torey Malatia, president and CEO of Chicago Public Media. "We saw in Icoi Johnson and Samuel Vega a drive to excel and to tell the stories of our community in the most professional way possible."
Funded by the Chicago-based Pritzker Foundation, two Pritzker Fellowships will be awarded annually to individuals who are non-radio professionals from communities underrepresented in public media. Chicago Public Media will begin accepting nominations for the next Fellows in March 2011.
Chicago Public Media is an institution that creates award-winning content for people seeking to learn more about the issues and ideas that affect our community, our nation, and our world. Chicago Public Media produces programs such as This American Life, Sound Opinions, Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! (a co-production with NPR), Eight Forty-Eight, Worldview, and Radio M. It operates WBEZ 91.5 FM, one of the country's premiere public radio stations, and Vocalo 89.5 FM, an experimental web/radio service that seeks to expand the reach of public media.
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Glacier Bay Stove Parts
Glacier Bay originated in upper New York State. They made heavy duty coal-wood stoves and inserts. While some models had solid fronts, others had double doors or a single arched top glass door. These stoves were known for their sturdy construction and steady, even heat. While this company is no longer in existence, we can help you with your replacement needs, concerning combustors, gaskets, and custom-cut glass.
Because the of the large product variety that exists, customers must measure their stove for this custom cut glass to ensure the measurements that we have on file from Glacier Bay Stove are accurate. Before you check out with your custom piece, you must realize that this glass is not returnable.
If you don't see your model number listed, not to worry! Just call our experts at 1-888-986-1535 and submit your measurements. We can custom cut a piece of glass to your specifications for an exact fit, or help you find the right gasket or combustor for your heating application!
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Thank you for considering Greg Brett Photography Inc to document this most important day. We are available to photograph weddings throughout New England and the New York Capital District(Saratoga Springs Wedding Photographer, Albany Wedding Photographer, Lake George Wedding Photographer). We have an office in Braintree and new home office just outside historic Saratoga Springs, NY. As a boutique studio, we accept a limited number of commissions each wedding season to ensure an outstanding experience for each couple. Our wedding collections offer everything from full wedding day coverage with Greg Brett, a second professional photographer, a premium engagement session complete with USB of full-resolution photos, a Kiss Books premium wedding album(heirloom quality, Kiss makes the best albums on the market) and all clients receive their full-resolution, beautifully edited wedding photos on premium USB drive. Couples who book our Premier Collection receive their photos on an elegant crystal USB drive in a gorgeous presentation gift box. Every couple receives an exclusive online gallery in addition to their USB to view, share, order prints and download their photos. In addition to our classic photography style and excellent reputation, our clients choose us because we are super passionate about what we do and our warm and kind personalities keep their wedding day relaxed and fun. Our pricing is also extremely competitive for the quality of work we deliver.
A limited number of commissioned engagement and family portrait sessions are available each year. We specialize in fun and relaxed sessions and deliver natural, crisp and clean images. Pricing is all-inclusive and portrait sessions include a 90 minute session with Greg Brett at a location of your choice. Clients receive their high-resolution digital photographs on a premium USB drive in a beautiful presentation gift tin with a copyright printing release. Each couple or Family also receives an exclusive online gallery to view, share and download their session photos. Full-resolution digital downloads are included in the price, this is something we offer that no other company does. Most sessions take place on weekday evenings and it's advisable to book 2-4 months in advance.
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Level Help, Tips, Strategies and Video for Farm Heroes Saga Level 287 by Farm Heroes Saga Help Members and Admins.
We have 20 moves to collect 1 spider, 3 flowers, 1 chick and 60 strawberries.
You need to open the flowers to get to the spider who is cowering in fear behind them.
Try to make matches so they are downwards next to the flowers, or line them up so that multiple rows fall. If they fall near the flowers, you can save moves this way.
Use shovels to get stray crops when they have higher value.
Watch out for opportunities to remove all crops when you match 5 of the same type.
You only need to make 2 matches in the crops on the spiders lair, one to clear the web, one to remove the clean crops and you are done. he is nicely hidden in a corner.
Subscribe to the Youtube Channel the Blogging Witches for the freshest Farm Heroes Saga Videos!Our Facebook Page is called Farm Heroes Saga Fans, the group is a closed group named Farm Heroes Saga Help, JOIN NOW! And as a backbone we use the Farm Heroes Saga Level Guide right HERE! The FHS level index contains video links and lot of tricks and tips for ALL Levels in Farm Heroes Saga.


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Kibler, Ewald, Wainwright, Tom, Kautonen, Teemu and Blackburn, Robert (2011) (Work)Life after work: understanding barriers to older entrepreneurship in London. In: 56th Annual ICSB World Conference; 15 - 18 June 2011, Stockholm, Sweden.Full text not available from this archive.
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Toyota Rolls Out 2009 Corolla – XM Featured
If you surf the net, or read this site you will see that Toyota has launched a new on line advertising campaign featuring the all new 2009 Corolla. Toyota has given the Corolla a new richer styling, and the advertising is quick to point that out. The Corolla has long been seen as an entry level car, but these days, entry level cars can include amenities such as satellite radio and navigation. Given the price of gas, a car such as the new Corolla is sure to be a big seller.
For satellite radio watchers, the new Corolla will not disappoint. Both Sirius and XM are available. Toyota puts marketing push behind XM in both the on line Google ads, as well as on their tour of the Corolla, but those that want Sirius can get it as it is a listed option on the car.
With uncertainties in the auto sales world for 2008 predicted by many, consumer value will be a big factor in car purchases. Consumer value is no longer just about price, it is what you get for your money, and this ad campaign by Toyota gives consumers a clear picture of all they they can get for a reasonable price.
Go ahead, check out the new Corolla on Toyota's website. Even if it is not a car that you would consider, the richness of the ad campaign is worth seeing.
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Adelaide DessertsI Only Eat Desserts / August 4, 2012 / 4 Comments
I think that's enough of meal dishes for now, I miss writing about desserts. I have a love hate relationship with Cocolat. My first visit was 5 years ago and I was traumatised by their crepes. I got the strawberry crepe, harmless enough right? I was so wrong, the strawberries were cooked which resulted in tasteless mush, yuck. An ionlyeatdessert rule: do not ever cook your strawberries unless you're making jam or baking that delicious Martha Stewart strawberry cheesecake. I tip-toed around this place for a very long time but slowly through the years I've been dipping my toes back into Cocolat and my view had changed from it being a completely over-rated store to one that is mediocre, until a couple of nights ago when I tried their gelato (spoiler alert, it's amazing). Another good sign was that my traumatised dish was no where in sight on the crepe's menu, surprise surprise :/
I got 2 scoops – the hazelnut and coffee. The hazelnut gelato literally tasted like ferror rocher, I was expecting to bite into a wafer piece sooner or later. The coffee gelato was like iced coffee but when I say iced coffee, I don't just mean a tad of coffee flavour, no it was exactly like eating iced coffee. The gelato was thick, creamy and smooth, my gosh it was amazing. Award winning gelato, I totally agree. Move over Gelatissimo I've found my new gelato place.
Gelato (2 scoops for $6)
I also tried the chocolate peanut butter brownie after reading about it on a blog and also because I'm in a "I can eat every kind of dessert without pistachios or cashews" mode yayyy. The brownie was crunchy and chewy, filled with peanuts and finished off with a smooth, thick chocolate top :) It was nice but it didn't knock my socks off. I wouldn't get it again as I would use that money to buy more gelato.
Chocolate Peanut Brownie ($5.50)
I've tried so many of their cakes – Cocolat, Bailey's Embrace, Wild Thing and Tiramisu and none of them impressed me at all. The Cocolat cakes look gorgeous and are always beautifully presented. However they taste very ordinary and there is no wow factor. They tasted dry and you can tell they are definitely not fresh.
I wouldn't bother with their cakes or crepes but will definitely be back to Cocolat for their gelato again. Gelato in winter that's how I roll :) Be warned though, this place is packed on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Cycleway Network & Paths
Fairfield City has around about 90km of cycleways and shared paths.
East/west routes
- Prospect Creek Shared Path 5km long, connects to the Holroyd City network and Fairfield Town Centre and is about 5km long.
- Bay to Mountains (Orphan School Creek) Shared Path connects to Mirambeena Regional Park, Bankstown, and to Prospect Reservoir, Blacktown, and is about 20km long. A minor shared path comes off the Bay to Mountains network in King Park, Wakeley, and connects to Cowpasture Road via St Johns Park. This route is about 7km long.
- Cabramatta Creek Shared Path
North/south routes
- Rail Trail Cycleway connects Parramatta to Liverpool and links to Prospect Creek, the Bay to Mountains shared path network and the Cabramatta Creek shared path. It is 7.5km long.
- T-Way Cycleway connects Parramatta to Liverpool and links to the Bay to Mountains and the St Johns Park shared path networks.
- The Cowpasture Road Shared Path connects Elizabeth Drive to The Horsley Drive, which also links to the Bay to Mountains, St Johns Park and the T-Way networks. It is about 8km long.
Circuit paths are also located in some of Council's local parks, including Brenan and Springfield Parks.


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What's inside the "Engineer Cantonment" issue of Nebraska History
The Spring 2018 issue of Nebraska History is devoted to the history and archeology of Engineer Cantonment. The 80-page magazine comes with a membership to the Nebraska State Historical Society. Single copies are available for $9.95 through the Nebraska History Museum.
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Located in Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand. This unique gallery is owned by established sculpture artist 'Debbie Templeton-Page'.
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Lifegroups (small groups) are the lifeblood of the church; providing an environment of deepening relationships and the opportunity to care for one another. We see small groups as an important part of the Church family. This is where you will grow in your Christian faith, with love and encouragement from friends.
Lifegroups are more friendly and accessible places for new people who don't know much about church to come and find friendship, acceptance, and the beginnings of Christian experience
Fellowship – Lifegroups promote fellowship and friendship, and give people a sense of inclusion; they are also the best and easiest way of caring for one another pastorally
Lifegroups become the place where we belong. Sunday worship remains vital as the place of celebration where we are church together. Junior Church is the Young People's expression of this.
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In my last post I mentioned two identities that I've lost in coming back to the USA: being a foreigner and being an English teacher. This time, as you've gathered from the title, I'm talking about jobs.
I am no longer an English teacher.
Secret: Sometimes it feels like I never was a real English teacher.
I didn't major in Education or even English. I took a crash TESOL course before jumping on a plane to fulfill my Fulbright teaching grant, but I'd never taught my own course before, only a class here and there as a teaching assistant. During our six-week long orientation with Fulbright Korea, we took teaching workshops and practiced teaching small classes of students at a summer camp. Still, I didn't feel like a teacher, but it was soon time to get into a real classroom and teach. Teacher or not, I had to teach.
And I did. It was often messy and always challenging, and I went through many teaching insecurities. I read an article about the high rates of new teacher burnout and felt a little better. I became motivated again and took another online teaching class. I read literature on the subject, learned about flipped learning, and eagerly soaked up advice from co-teachers when it was offered. Then I moved to a new school and felt like I was going through the whole cycle again. Now I'm here, in the US, freed from the scourges of lesson planning and sleeping students.
I am no longer an English teacher, but I could choose to become one again.
Currently, though, I am now "unemployed" and "have no idea what I want to do with my life…still." It feels like I'm back in college, pre-Fulbright grant acceptance, facing a rising anxiety fueled by my rapidly-approaching graduation and everyone's questions about what I was going to do next.
How all of this ties into reverse culture shock is this: I'm scared that nothing's changed.
I worry that it's like the last two years never happened and I really am back in the same place. Once again people ask what I'm going to do next- this time people on both sides of the globe- and I repeat "I don't know" or "I don't have plans" so many times that you'll have to excuse me if I get a little bit snippy with you, although I'm getting used of giving that robotic response. Sometimes I go back to the answer that satisfied my questioners back in college but didn't satisfy me: "I'm going to get my PhD in sociology and become a professor." Am I though?
Yet sometimes I'm struck by my luxury. Most adults in my life (adults older than 30 that have careers I mean) didn't go though the same struggle, simply because they never had so many choices. They chose what was in front of them or whatever would pay the bills and became that. I'm lucky, spoiled even, in that I will never really have to worry about paying the bills. Oh sure I'll worry, but in a sense I've already "made it." Yes, I am unemployed, but I'm never going to be stuck at minimum wage jobs. I'm never going to stay too long in a job that I hate because I have the savings and skills to take my talents elsewhere. I will be solidly middle class, with the potential to go even higher I think, if I focus, choose the right career, and use the right connections.
Yet here I am paralyzed by indecision, again.
It's silly isn't it? Maybe it's a romanticized notion of "what I'm supposed to be," that holds me back, makes me scrutinize every potential path through the lens of something made up called "destiny" that I'm so scared of trespassing, because then maybe I won't be happy. But that's silly, isn't it?