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Women's Agricultural Network—WAgN
Written onSeptember 01 , 2009
We all know that the number of farmers in America is declining and their age is increasing. Given that farming is often associated with men, we may interpret this to mean that fewer men are going into farming.
But the word farmer isn't gender specific. The number of women in agriculture is actually growing, according to experts in the field. And you can see it for yourself. Shop at a farmers' market, sign up for a CSA membership, or see who is delivering farm-fresh produce to a local restaurant, and increasingly, chances are the farmer is a woman.
Yet women, even today, are underserved by federal agricultural programs. This often puts women farmers at a disadvantage when it comes to their male counterparts and deprives them of services that could add to the health and stability not only of their businesses, but their rural communities.
Since 1995, Women's Agricultural Network—WAgN—has been providing educational and networking opportunities to women who are, or want to be, farmers. A project of the University of Vermont's Cooperative Extension, WAgN seeks to increase the number of women owning and operating profitable farms and ag-related businesses. It also works to increase women's profile in the agricultural sectors of business, government, and community.
But why do women need an organization directed at them? Why draw attention to gender rather than just blending in with the guys? Looking to hear answers to these questions, I spoke with the leaders of WAgN and with a farmer who has benefited from, and now contributes to, their programs.
Growing Out of an Earlier Dairy Crisis
Mary Peabody began working for UVM Extension in 1988. Her familiarity with farming in Vermont comes through in the way she explains that time 21 years ago. "That was the last major dairy crisis," she says, then adds with poignant humor, "or maybe it's all been one big dairy crisis."
Peabody had experience farming in Vermont and New Hampshire. When she arrived at UVM Extension, she began running workshops for farmers who were mired in the difficult dairy situation. But at her workshops, she noticed a split along gender lines. Men would tend to be active in the forum discussion, while "the women, in general, would be quiet—until break time, and then would rush to talk to other women," she recalls.
She found that a gender gap also existed in agricultural leadership. Men tended to be officers of farm-related associations, wrote regulations, and went out to farms to do inspections. Women's ideas and businesses weren't always respected. Then there were the women who lacked exposure to crucial skills such as carpentry or equipment repair. How many girls growing up on farms get invited out to the barn to help sharpen the mower blade or reshingle the roof? How could women who didn't grow up on farms be expected to know such things?
Peabody found that these elements, taken together, created unintended disadvantages for females in farming. "A lot of farming is about connections and women just weren't as connected," she says. "You can spend months chasing leads that don't work out if you don't know where to start, or people don't know you."
This was the fertile ground in which WAgN was conceived. UVM Extension applied for a planning grant from USDA, received funding, and WAgN came into the world in 1994. Today, its services are in high demand.
"While most of our participants are from Vermont (about 75 percent) we've always provided resources and referrals to people from other states," says Beth Holtzman, WAgN's community outreach coordinator. "Our current participant list of about 2,000 people includes individuals from 36 states and 4 Canadian provinces."
A Different Approach to Learning
For 15 years, WAgN has worked with established, beginning, and aspiring farmers. In a phrase, it creates opportunity for farmers to explore options and to be informed.
"We don't make any judgment about how people ought to farm," Peabody says. "By hand, animal power, or with a tractor—these are all personal decisions. Each has value and every choice has its own consequences. Farmers need to think in advance, before they are locked in."
The programs come in a variety of formats: classes, workshops, and learning circles. They take place in seminar rooms, on farms, and online. Recent listings on the website were as varied as a lunchtime meeting on optimizing your website's search engine, a workshop on cultivating your winter customers, and a webinar on goats and sheep.
But how WAgN approaches the learning process is distinct. "Education for women has to be interactive," Peabody says. Her conviction is apparent in all of WAgN's publications, from the website to newsletter publications and even surveys. All convey a distinctively warm, open, and trusting style.
"We've had discussions that you would never find in a traditional ag workshop—like the best age for potty training a child or how to deal with a difficult teenager," Peabody adds. "We're willing to look at whatever it is that's getting in the way of their achieving their business goals."
But how do they keep such an open circle from bordering on a support group?
"We're really tough on the subjects of clarifying values and business planning," Peabody explains. WAgN's philosophy is that in order to be successful, you need to know why you are doing it and how the finances are going to work.
Although WAgN's programs are designed for women, they are open to interested people of either gender. Men who participate in WAgN programs are generally partnered with a woman who is taking the class, or "they desperately want the education that WAgN offers," Peabody observes. "Any man who is willing to call an organization called the Women in Agriculture Network is probably going to fit into the class just fine."
Harrison Liebowitz, owner of Snow Farm Vineyard and Winery in South Hero, was among the first students in WAgN's popular course Growing Places when the class began in 1995. Today, 20 to 25 percent of Growing Places participants are men.
Women are "much more animated when they know they own the learning space," Holtzman notes. But men typically introduce a dynamic of "thinking big" into a class setting. This can be beneficial. Men, for example, are less afraid of risk and debt than women; women are more conservative in the ways that they capitalize their business. Too often they take from their own savings "or, even worse, from their credit cards," Peabody notes.
Which brings the conversation back to the importance of a business plan and knowing your values and how they play into a farm's success. That knowledge is power, and it is apparent in the workings of Wellspring Farm CSA.
The Woman Behind Wellspring Farm CSA
Wellspring Farm CSA is a vibrant, woman-operated, community-oriented, sustainably run vegetable farm in Marshfield. It's owned by 37-year-old Mimi (pronounced Mih-mee) Arnstein. Arnstein's approach to her farm business reflects, in many ways, trends that WAgN sees among women in agriculture.
For one, women have been instrumental in building the CSA movement, and Arnstein's choice to run a CSA farm is part of that ongoing trend. Women also want safe food for their communities, tend to be great at direct sales, and take good care of their customers. All of this is apparent on a visit to Arnstein's farm on CSA pick-up day. All of her energy—stored in a wiry 5-foot body ready to spring into action—is focused on the upcoming two-hour event.
"Well, Vivian!" Arnstein calls to a customer as she walks from her car to the pick-up shed. "I've been thinking about you. I haven't seen you in a while. How's it going?"
Half of Arnstein's 140 CSA customers come on this day, while the others come later in the week. There are young couples, pregnant women, children, single people, and elders. No one waits long in line. Supplies of vegetables are quickly replenished when quantities run low. Everyone is in a good mood.
"I want this flower, okay?" an 8 year-old boy calls unselfconsciously from the nearby pick-your-own flower patch. Eight stems of flowers—food for the soul—are included in this week's subscription.
Arnstein grew up on the suburban side of the Garden State, New Jersey. She was in her late 20s and working in Boston when she thought it would be fun to volunteer on an organic farm. She soon realized that she wanted to be a farmer.
"I had this dream, but it seemed preposterous!" she recalls. "I couldn't even say it out loud." She and her husband, Parker, moved to Burlington so that Arnstein could apprentice at the Intervale. Parker had grown up on a tree farm in Pomfret and knew from experience that farming is hard work—yet possible. "He encouraged me to start talking about 'my farm, my farm, my farm.' I just kept repeating it."
Arnstein furthered her education "largely through the school of hard knocks." This included apprenticeships on a variety of farms. She also spent six months training with the Northern New England Tradeswomen Association, a partner organization to WAgN that helps women become proficient in carpentry.
Like many who enter agriculture from a non-farming background, Arnstein was challenged to be creative in finding land that she could afford. She saw an ad for land conserved by the Vermont Land Trust, and ended up being one of the three families that now own the land cooperatively. "It made it financially possible for us," she says. "We don't have a quarter-million-dollar mortgage hanging over our heads."
Five years ago, Arnstein got a small grant from WAgN that she used to redesign her CSA brochure. Now, she periodically shares her farm experience with WAgN's Growing Places classes. Her skill in growing vegetables—and community—is bountifully apparent, and even in a short conversation, her business acumen shows.
"It's a farm," she reflects, "and it is also a business. It starts as a dream and it can end as just a dream. But without a good business plan, the dream can turn into a nightmare."
Her dedication to farming shows in the relationship she shares with Jillian Abraham, 25, an apprentice who plans to start a farm in the Mad River Valley in time for the next growing season. Abraham describes Arnstein as a role model, and talks about the one-on-one time that Arnstein spends with her, helping her to feel comfortable with everything from QuickBooks to reading a tractor catalog. Just as Arnstein once needed to learn from others, Abraham now learns from her.
Farms. We need more of them. And with women as mentors, role models, networkers, and leaders, more and more women will have the skills to get on the farm WAgN.
Photo by Elizabeth Ferry: Wellspring Farm apprentice Jillian Abraham


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Home > JSFA > Vol. 40 > Iss. 2 (2010)
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A Scholarship Workshop Program to Improve Underrepresented Student Access to Higher Education
This study examines the effectiveness of a scholarship workshop program to better prepare low socio-economic and minority students to compete for collegiate scholarships. The study involves 1,367 high risk 9th to 12th grade students in Texas. Analysis of the pre- and post-tests, using a t-test for dependent variables, indicates a statistically significant improvement in the relevant knowledge of workshop participants. As evidenced by this analysis and other data, the workshop program is very successful in educating high risk students about the steps necessary to develop a competitive scholarship application that can increase their chances of accessing a higher education.
Recommended Citation
Murr, Christopher D.
"A Scholarship Workshop Program to Improve Underrepresented Student Access to Higher Education,"
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Five young writers, who have been creating and revising stories in a writing workshop with me this summer, celebrated today with a Young Writers Garden Party during which they read their work, enjoyed refreshments and jumped in the pool.
It was delightful and their writings were wonderful. Kudos to Leah, Rhiannon, Brecke, Julia, and Autumn.
Their writing took in all the elements we discussed during the workshop sessions including what makes a good detail and how they help a story progress, character development and the creating of a strong plot.
As a former newspaper editor and magazine writer, I wouldn't be surprised if one day, I am reading a well-written article only to glance at the byline and see it was written by one of these talented young writers.
Young Writers, I'm proud of you and how hard you worked.


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The HALO series, arguably the savior of the original Xbox, had an exciting, though unusual, cinematic trailer at this year's E3. Much more muted than previous HALO announcements, it presented a cloaked Master Chief, standing up to a colossal forerunner in a windy desert setting. Labelled by most as HALO 5, the second game in the 343 saga, it wasn't necessarily footage of the next HALO game. But if it wasn't about the next game, then what was it about?
With the Xbox One being touted as an entertainment machine, rather than a mere gaming console, and the recent signing of Steven Spielberg to create a live action TV show, this trailer is most likely part of the Microsoft Xbox Entertainment Studios' push towards a more refined interactive experience for both observers and video game players. Similar to Defiance's symbiotic relationship with the TV show and video game, Microsoft is paving the way for the HALO franchise to be more than just a video game and to become a giant, behemoth-like franchise across the entertainment spectrum.


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Even as angelic voices open, intuitively interweave and make a garment of harmony warming all in the room, so too do we impart our intonations to the world. In aggression, it is aggression we orchestrate. In passive aggression we sabotage and sacrifice our highest good. In depression scarcity abounds and no amount of wind can fill our sails. In hatred all of the wood we've saved for winter burns in an absent instant. Only in love can we lead with love. Only in love will we witness our divine dreams birthed in our holy hands. Don't wait for a partner to fall in love, for you may just as easily fall out of it, but rather lead with love in all you do and fall into it over and over and over again. Only in love will our angelic voices intuitively interweave and make a garment of harmony under which the whole world can be warmed.
Gratitude to Beautiful Chorus, sisters in our community and the weavers of a beautiful garment of harmony.


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We can learn to love food
I watched this video back in January and it reconfirmed everything I've read/learned/researched personally.
Can we learn to like foods? ABSOLUTELY YES.
It doesn't matter how old we are or how limited our diet. The science speaks for itself, we can learn to love a food - even if it's something we currently really, really dislike.
I do this for myself on an ongoing basis (indicative of a sad life I know!) learning to like a new or less favoured food. Current challenges are tarragon and spirulina ..
This is so important when it comes to our selective eaters. Is trying a little bit on an ongoing basis worthwhile - absolutely yes. Can your child learn to like new foods. That's a resounding yes.
The responsibility rests with us to get them to continue to try, to continue to learn.
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My job requires using stairs constantly. Haven't tried anything yet for it. It has been hurting for a week, but just noticed lump 2 days ago. I have been using stairs constantly for last 5 years.
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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for VHL Alliance, Boston, MA, USA
The VHL Family Alliance as well as supporting people with VHL has reached out to others with rarer genetic conditions such as "Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Cancer(HLRCC)" and "Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome(BHD)". I have HLRCC and found that the organization called the HLRCC Family Alliance was being actively nurtured from an embryonic state by the VHLFA. The full resources of the VHLFA have been available to the HLRCCFA to get then into an up and running state, without which it would have faltered miserably, The VHLFA expertise and knowledge has been shared so that we all feel part of the bigger community. Help was given in the writing of a HLRCCFA Handbook and setting up of our own web site. Without doubt in my mind the VHL Family Alliance can be proud of its contribution to patient advocacy and is second to none.
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| Location: Abergavenny Leisure Centre Old Hereford Road, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Event: 14 October 2012
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After the "phoney war" of the last few weeks' regional league action, the Cyclo-Cross season ramps up a level this weekend with the first round of the 2012-13 British Cycling National Trophy series.
Abergavenny hosts the first round on Sunday 14 October, with Ipswich and Southampton hosting rounds in November, South Shields and Shrewsbury the December destinations, before the series wraps up in Derby on 6th January, a week before the National Championships.
We'll be reporting from the event on Sunday, where the action will open with the Veteran's races at 10.30. With defending series winner Jim Bryan not riding, but expected to contest later rounds, it's a great opportunity for his rivals to steal a march on him, especially given that all rounds of the series count towards the final standings.
One rider to look out for is first year veteran Ian Taylor, who is unbeaten this season in the Yorkshire Points veteran category, and was third overall in the summer national MTB series. Meanwhile, fast starting Phil Roach moves up to the 50+ category this season and could be one to watch, though last year's leading protagonists, Mick Bell and Steve Davies, won't let him have it all his own way.
The Junior Men are next off the line at 11.30am and with Billy Harding, Dylan Kerfoot-Robson, Danny Fox and National Youth Under-16 Champion Jack Ravenscroft amongst the leading Youth names moving into the junior category for the first time, it should be a great series as they tackle an array of second year juniors including Jake Womersley, Matt Hargroves and Joe Kirkham.
The Women's race is off a minute later and sees 'Cross specialist Hannah Payton looking for a third successive series win. Last year's early season series pacemaker Adela Carter returns in Hope Factory Racing colours, as does Annabel Simpson, who has been away from 'Cross for a couple of years, but who won the MTB Cross Country National Under-23 title in the summer. Both will be likely contenders. An interesting "wild-card" is Cardiff's Mel Alexander, who was runner-up in the 2012 National MTB cross-country series.
The massed ranks of the youth categories go off in four waves from 1.30 onwards. In the under-16 male category, Arthur Green was the best series finisher last year from those still in this category. Under-14s runner up and National U-14 MTB cross-country champion Will Gasgoigne moves up to this category, along with David Barnes and Ewan Grivell-Mellor. All are likely to be in contention.
In the female Under-16 race, all of the top 6 from last year are still in the category. Sarah Lomas, Grace Garner, Jessica Wilkinson, Abby-Mae Parkinson, Amira Mellor and Abigail Van Twisk produced one of the most exciting battles of last season, but they face a huge challenge if they are to hold off Charlotte Broughton, who was dominant in the under-14 category last year and consistently out-performed the under-16 field in the process.
In the male Under-14 category, all eyes will be on Daniel Tulett who, apart from a surprise defeat in the National MTB Championships in the summer, has been unbeaten at national level in both Cyclo-Cross and XC racing over the last 12 months. Harry Yates has been tipped as one to watch on the basis of recent regional league form.
In the female Under-14 race, look out for Emily Wadsworth, who was unbeaten in the U-14 Girls MTB national cross-country series this summer.
The final race of the day sees the Elite and Under-23 Men taking to the course at 2.30pm. National Champion Ian Field takes the start for the opening round for the first time for a few years and with former National Champion Ian Bibby, and Endura teammate Ian Wilkinson having also entered, alongside MTB national cross-country series winner Oli Beckingsale, there's a refreshing depth to the talent on show, with perpetual series contenders Paul Oldham and Jody Crawforth also lining up.
There are also 22 riders slated to start in the Under-23 category, and with National Champion and Series winner Steve James leading the way, there are a number of riders who will be looking to make a break-through and challenge for the race win. Hugo Robinson, a double national champion at Junior level makes his bow in the senior ranks and is perhaps the best placed of the younger riders to mount a significant challenge.


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An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes #1) by Sabaa Tahir
Published April 28th 2015 by Razorbill
Genre: YA, Fiction, Fantasy
My Rating: 5/5 Stars
Brilliant. This book was nearly perfect.
Sooooo we have:
Elias – Hunk with a big heart and morbid curiosity about his female surroundings.. YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE.
Helene – Remember Celaena Sardothian? I found her human twin. Don't mess with her, folks.
Laia – This girl I can relate to. She struggles with very real emotions that control her at times (like fear)… but when push comes to shove… she overcomes. I can't remember who said this quote- but I think it describe's Laia's actions. "If you're afraid, thats fine. DO IT AFRAID!" So despite her weaknesses, I was rooting for her hardcore.
Keenan – I'll just say this. I look forward to seeing where his character ends up.
The story was very emotional and an incredible ride. I don't even want to give a hint to what the story is about. I didn't read the description before I read this – and I'm SO thankful for that. I had no clues.. and I loved it.
It is told from both Laia and Elias's POV (which I only thing multiple POVs work if they are done REALLY well…) and this certainly was. I got to know the heart behind these characters. Their struggles and emotions were very real and very raw. I felt their pain with them!
I highly recommend this to those on a burn-out from your average fantasy. It kept a great pace and kept me guessing.
Now for a few *VERY MINOR* complaints which did not hinder my love in any way:
1. So apparently this is a magical universe. I didn't figure that out for a while. The magic system was confusing… same for all the "classes" of humans. Apparently there are "Fey" in this world? That didn't seem fitting. The world felt like a mashup of several genres… and I was just a little lost. Please note that this did NOT take away from me loving the story.
2. Lots of killing. Be warned. I'm not convinced it was all necessary. I get it- I do.. but I think the emotional impact would have been just as strong had the author been a little less brutal.
Either way- this is a book that I think anyone can enjoy. I'm looking forward to the next book in August!!


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I just can't help but post this one... I remember when the government broke these guys up not too long ago! Stephen Colbert does a great job explaining the whole situation. I am sure by the end of this clip you will have a pretty good hold on the story!
For more Stephen Colbert check out this post or for something different watch "That's Gotta Hurt!"
The New AT&T
I just can't help but post this one... I remember when the government broke these guys up not too long ago! Stephen Colbert does a great job explaining the whole situation. I am sure by the end of this clip you will have a pretty good hold on the story!
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A Collection Of The Funniest Simpson Clips!
Homer is the lady from the Exorcist in this first clip... They also get a robot boy is this one, pretty hilarious!
This one is from one of my favorite episode were Bart becomes a dare-devil and prepares to jump the Springfield Gorge!
Finally my favorite character on the show Mr. Homer Simpson... These are some of his finest moments... don't ask me why it ends with the begin to Family Guy. I don't know about you but I don't really think Family Guy is very funny!
Want more? Check out The Simpsons going crazy or for something a little different check out the best of Fire Marshall Bill!
Categories Hilarious, Homer Simpson, The Simpsons, Video
The Greatest Dance-Offs Of All Time!
From The Drew Carey show here is a couple strip teases just for you! Caution this clip may cause temporary blindness and dizziness... no one should see Drew without his shirt :)
This next one is from the movie Zoolander... I thought this was by far the best part of the movie! Not exactly a dance, but it's a Walk-Off... Hilarious!
And finally the grand daddy of them all! Will and Carlton stuck in Vegas after Carlton gambles away all their money, they are forced to join up for a dance competition. Enjoy!
For more from The World's Funniest check out Ben and Owen on Conan O'Brien or for all those Hockey fans check out this post!
Categories Dance-Off, Drew Carrey, Fresh Prince, Hilarious, Video, Zoolander
Jim Carrey As Rocky Balboa
The clip was first seen on the show In Living Color way back when. Rocky VI "Amazing Grace" Jim Carrey pulls off Rocky without a hitch...
Another classic from the show In Living Color. Jim Carrey plays a super buff workout instructor... this clips again proves his amazing versatility as an actor! Also he does look pretty good in pig tails!
In this one Jim plays a Karate instructor. As usual he makes quite the entrance! And for some reason I don't think instructors normally say this..."You attacked me wrong" just hilarious : )
For even more from Jim check out The Best of Fire Marshall Bill or for something a bit different... Hunter S. Thompson Shooting A M-60!
Categories Funny, In Living Color, Jim Carrey, Rocky Balboa, Video
A 22 Foot Snake + Conan O'Brien
Hilarious clip with Conan and Steve Irwin... man is that ever a huge snake! A real shame what happened to Steve he is certainly missed by many... It is good that we have clips like this to remember him by.
Next, simply because I love Triumph The Comic Insult Dog here is a clip from the Video Music Awards. Eminem gets a little nasty with all of his body guards surrounding him... what a little punk! All of the other "stars" in this clip seem to take Triumph's humor quite well, but then again they don't really show you what happens after the onslaught of insults...
And finally a little "Classic Conan" from his early days... in this next clip he is interviewing Arnold Schwarzenegger! He gives Conan a few tips on how to get a chiseled figure among other things : ) Enjoy!
For more Conan check out the interview with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson or Will Ferrell on Conan!


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What 2016's Signals Mean for 2017's Outlook
Signal or Noise Quarterly Newsletter | Q4 2016
By Mark Okada, Co-founder & Chief Investment Officer | February 2017
We begin 2017 in an unusual environment where we see both opportunity and volatility ahead. To fully capture this unique outlook, we look back at the key signals we identified in 2016 and explore their investment implications for the year ahead.
Revisiting these signals shows just how different things are today compared to this time last year.
In early February of 2016 risk assets were still tumbling from the start of the year, with the steady declines continuing through the middle of the month.
Today, conditions couldn't be more different. So far in 2017 we've seen Dow 20,000, rising PMIs and increased consumer confidence. Markets are still holding onto the post-election enthusiasm; however, we resist the idea of the "Trump rally" and instead believe the Republican sweep and the positive economic data heading into the election are responsible for the market optimism.
We, too, are optimistic about 2017, but expect volatility to be a major force throughout the year. In the newsletter we look at how investors can position themselves to thrive in this unique environment.


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What is Flagler Restaurant Week?
Flagler Restaurant Week provides local food aficionados and regional visitors an opportunity to experience special dishes and discover new favorite restaurants throughout our county. By giving diners the chance to visit multiple different restaurants around the county, Flagler Restaurant Week provides a wide variety of choices in tastes and flavors. Flagler Dining Passports grant access to not only the three week event, but also multiple opportunities to win weekly prizes by using #FlaglerFoodie.
How does a guest take part in Flagler Restaurant Week?
Diners simply visit their favorite participating restaurants throughout the three weeks to enjoy specialty menu items. When you order from a FRW restaurant, you receive a complimentary Flagler Dining Passport to have stamped at every participating restaurant. The more the stamps you receive, the better your chances are at winning daily prizes on social media and being crowned with the coveted #FlaglerFoodie!
What kind of menu item does a restaurant offer?
The minimum requirement is that each restaurant offer one specialty menu item that is available at all times during September 8 – 29. Participants may order anything off the menu to have the Flagler Dining Passport stamped.
When is the kick-off tasting party? What is it?
The kick-off tasting party will be Thursday, September 8th from 5:30 – 7:30 PM at Marineland Dolphin Adventure. Restaurants will provide tastes from their restaurant to woo diners into their doors for the following weeks. Attendees will vote for their favorite taste at the event and receive a Flagler Dining Passport to use at the restaurants. The event also includes a dolphin show, DJ, raffles, cocktails, photo booth and more!


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Find pairs of cards and watch them disappear.How fast can you clear the cards with the fewest mistakes? Challenge your concentration and sharpen your memory in this fun and addictive christmas matching game.You will be shown some cards with their faces down.Try to find matches by turning over two cards at a time.When the two cards match,they are removed.If they are different they are turned face down again.The game is over when you have matched all of the pairs and all the cards are gone.
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Yesterday was a spa day for me. I had a prenatal massage. Since my back had been bothering me all week, the timing was good for that, and it was nice to relax for a while. I also had a couple of other beauty treatments and got my hair cut. I probably won't have much time for the spa after the baby comes, so it's better to have my hair taken care of now and not have to go in for a while. Later, Eugene and I went out for dinner with some friends of ours. Both the food and the conversation were excellent.
Today we got together with another friend of mine, Heather. We went to Navy Pier, where we took a boat ride, saw an IMAX show, and walked around for a while, enjoying the weather. Later, we went out for sushi, though of course I couldn't have any. But by the time we returned home, clouds were coming. It's raining now; I hope Heather got home before the storm hit.
I have pictures from the boat ride but don't feel like posting them now. Perhaps I'll upload them tomorrow.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Wonderful Weekend
Posted by Sandra Ulbrich Almazan at 10:04 PM
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- Russ said...
Sandra, it's been a very busy weekend so I'm a day late, but, I hope you had a very happy birthday! (You got my card, didn't you?) Glad you were able to enjoy it with good food and good friends. :)
Hi Sandra, sorry I've been MIA but, I wanted to make sure I wished you a very happy, maybe a bit late, birthday. Sounds as if you had a really nice time. And, it sounds as if you are enjoying your pregnancy, preparing, and pampering yourself now because as you've written in ealier posts you'll have much less pampering time once the baby comes.
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It started at 5am with the excellent howling noises of a baby awake two hours earlier than he should be.
One lost dummy, one boyfriend stumbling about in the dark like Grawp the Giant looking for a spare, one bottle of milk, one cat who would not stop taking up the whole bloody bed, three snotty noses and 60 minutes later and we were all back to sleep.
And then we snoozed the alarm.
And then we woke up late.
And then we screeched at each other whilst trying to pull on jumpers and brush teeth and wipe bums and then hello yes we are ready to leave the house at 7.45am and we are on time and then excellent job baby, now is the time to vomit down yourself.
But we made it.
We made it to our first day of nursery.
And just like that, my life has dramatically changed.
Every new(ish) mum talks about re-finding themselves after their baby is born. Some say it took a few months, others a few years, and others seem to realise their kids are teenagers and they have no fucking clue who they are.
But for me it hasn't been like one day I was lost to the baby madness and the next I felt like Hannah Gale circa 2016 again. It's been broken into chunks and every now and then I'll suddenly realise I've leapt closer to my former identity and further from just being someone's slave.
There was a leap at six weeks when post c-section I was suddenly able to drive again and I felt like my independence had come flooding back. Then at around twelve weeks when I moved over to formula and started working on Fridays and I felt like I had a bit of a break and some time to focus on anything, something that wasn't the small little gurgling pink thing constantly attached to me. And then again at six months when Atti learned to sit up and it became easier to play together and eat together and go for coffee together and bond in a whole new way.
And now here we are at the nine-month mark, which feels like it's been the most ground-breaking of all.
And not just because the lad is at nursery two mornings a week and I get a whole entire HALF DAY twice a week to just sit and type and reply to emails and eat and wee and scroll through Instagram stories like the most selfish worm in the whole entire universe.
But because it also worked out timing-wise as the same month we left Atti for the first time with someone else for a prolonged period and fucked off to New York.
And lemme tell you, it's been a weird mix of emotions.
Mostly a sense of contentment at the fact that it feels like I might have worked out the balance that works out best for all of us, and that's been incredibly liberating. You never know how you will feel about your work/baby balance until after you've had him or her and although I knew a lot of my self-worth was entwined through this blog and my inbox and Instagram, I had no idea quite how much.
There's also been a lot of guilt.
Guilt for not wanting to spend every waking moment with my son and for wanting my own mental space too. Guilt for wanting to put him in nursery, rather than cherishing his every smile and cry and new moment. Guilt for leaving him and reveling in my time without him. Guilt when there is nothing – nothing – to feel guilty about.
There's been tiredness too. Jet lag and teething are not a match made in heaven.
There's been pure joy. Joy when he pulled himself up for the first time, or even when he smiled upon seeing his key person at nursery, assuring me that I wasn't failing him.
There's been confusion. Mostly when he didn't like my homemade macaroni cheese. CHEESE and PASTA, what isn't to love? Is he even mine?
And I guess a bit of sadness too. Sadness that we are leaving the teeny tiny baby days behind us and moving on.
But mostly, right now, on this sunny Autumnal morning, when I have a coffee in my hand and the stretch of an excellent week ahead of me, everything feels so right.
And I am grateful, yet again, to the universe for dealing me a better hand than I could have ever asked for.
I have everything and everyone I need right here.
Jumper – New Look | Jeans – Tu at Sainsbury's | Mug – Anthrologie (old) |
Jewellery – all Olivia Burton | Lipstick – 'Watermelon' from Bobbi Brown


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NORML Joins the #StartARyot Challenge
We're part of an amazing campaign called the #STARTARYOT Challenge sponsored by RYOT.org, a revolutionary news site that gives every story a related action. RYOT is putting up a grand prize of $75,000 to the charity that raises the most money during a 5-week charity competition and we're going to be fundraising like mad to win.
Plus, any charity that raises at least $1000 this week, will be entered to win an extra $10,000. Amazing, right? We gotta do this.
And, as if that weren't enough, this week, RYOT is giving away 2 VIP on-stage tickets to the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park. The concert features Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys, and John Mayer. The tickets are crazy good and include on-stage seats, lots of exclusive merchandise, entry into the pre-show VIP party and all sorts of other perks.
Everyone who starts a fundraiser for our #STARTARYOT Challenge campaign and raises at least $100 by August 27th at 12:00pm ET will be entered to win the 2 VIP Global Citizen Festival tickets. By starting a fundraiser, not only are you in the running to win these crazy good tickets, but you're also helping us get closer to winning the $10,000 this week and the grand prize of $75,000. To get going, please click the button below.
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August 22, 2013
I'm glad to find out that there are certain organization that gives away to charity. How do I join this movement?
This is also great charity 🙂
How stiff is the competition? I mean are there other organizations on there that are all but guaranteed to have a huge outpouring? Or are they no-names leaving NORML basically in the lead?
meh, news is really slow this week for weed…
I just want you to imagine if cigarettes or tobacco was illegal. _ shivers _ creepy oh yes I did.
St. Nick, just like how marijuana isn't a schedule one material, alcohol and tobacco are. How can the substance control Act and its retarded scheduling system not be applied evenly to "substances"??? Tobacco and alcohol are schedule one materials and any cop not arresting people for these things is also breaking the law. Nothing about the law framework that is used to continue the War even makes the Logical sense, why hasn't this literal bullshit been stuck down by the courts? You are required to tell the truth in court and the prohibitionists have never been on the side of the truth so why do are courts not send these lairs to jail for perjury??? It is illegal to lie in a court of law. Keeping are court rooms free of liars is much more important than enforcing this silly war on marijuana. We have a system that hates the truth and you. Why???


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Author: Elodie Nowodazkij
Release Date: 26th June 2014
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Quick Review: When seventeen-year-old Natalya's dreams of being a ballerina are killed in a car accident along with her father, she must choose: shut down—like her mother—or open up to love.
Last year,seventeen-year-old Natalya Pushkaya was attending the School of Performing Arts in New York City. Last year, she was well on her way to becoming a professional ballerina. Last year, her father was still alive.
But a car crash changed all that—and Natalya can't stop blaming herself. Now, she goes to a regular high school in New Jersey; lives with her onetime prima ballerina, now alcoholic mother; and has no hope of a dance career.
At her new school, however, sexy soccer player Antonio sees a brighter future for Natalya, or at least a more pleasant present. Keeping him an arabesque away proves to be a challenge for Natalya and his patient charms eventually draw her out of her shell.
When upsetting secrets come to light and Tonio's own problems draw her in, Natalya shuts down again, this time turning to alcohol herself.
Can Natalya learn to trust Antonio before she loses him—and destroys herself?
Detailed Review: <<I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review>>
This book isn't light. It's a lot to take in. It has exactly the same effect as Never Say Goodbye by Bethan Cooper, where everything builds up to an explosive climax that shatters everything you know about the characters into pieces.
The author is unforgiving when it comes to breaking your heart. She is merciless when doing so. If you ask the author to spare you the heartbreak, she'll probably add in more heartbreaking parts. Not saying she is mean or anything but all authors seem to be generally evil when it comes to this.
The characters in this book were really well thought-out, as all good books must have. Nata had lots of character development throughout the book, which I liked because it showed how she coped with her father's death, the fact that she may not dance professionally anymore and the secret and lies she unearths about the accident. You can see that through her a strong facade, is also a girl who's desperate for someone to help and protect her.
Tonio made a great pairing with Nata. They complement each other so well; you could already see the chemistry brewing between both of them from their first meeting. The romance was scrumptious, that I can guarantee. He also has some secrets that he's never told anyone; not even his family. So both of them are on the same level, making their relationship...hotter.
Tonio's sister, Karina was a cute and bubbly character. It's not hard to imagine her in real life, really. I'd wish I had a sister like that! She's just the cutest and most adorable character I've ever read.
I'd absolutely love it if I had a best friend like Becca (well, I think I do). She is the best support mechanism when you're about to fall apart. Becca's talented, caring, kind and selfless when it comes to Nata and I admire her for being such a good friend, even when Nata had pushed her away.
The story was actually quite simple, but there are layers underneath waiting to be discovered as the pages turn. It's just that the secrets are unpleasant- which is what causes Nata to lose herself to the alcohol. The author's writing style also makes the story more realistic as she hits you with sudden thoughts about the accident and basically, life.
I could also compare this book to Words And Their Meanings by Kate Bassett. Both the main characters have lost someone and something precious to them; they discover that the person who they lost is not who they seem to be. Both authors use the same concept, but their writing style is noticeably different. Nowodazkij opts for the straight-forward method where she slams something into your face and Bassett chooses to reveal the truth and secrets to you in origami cranes.
The ending was beautiful and unexpected; I totally loved that. It was an ending and also a new beginning *cries*
Brief Review: With compelling characters and sudden musings, this book is sure to break your heart and make you sing at the same time. I don't know how the author does it, but that's just talent. In One, Two, Three, the author weaves a story about the art of moving on, and to be wholly yourself to be happy and to not let something we love or do wholly define us. Overall, a very good start for Nowodazkij!
To show how important family is in this book:
Family is not an important thing. It's everything---Michael J. Fox
Final Rating: 4.5/5 'Really Liked It!'
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Brachioplasty, or arm lift surgery, is designed to remove excess skin and fat from the upper arms in order to give patients a more taut and slimmer looking appearance. If you are interested in getting a brachioplasty or if you have a brachioplasty already scheduled at Twin City Plastic Surgery, it's important to understand what the recovery entails— that way it won't be full of any surprises. Read on to learn more.
If you are a do-getter and are known around your house for not being able to sit still or ask for help, then recovery might be a little more difficult for you. As a necessary component to fully recovering from your brachioplasty, avoiding heavy lifting will help to ensure that your incision sight stays intact and that your muscles get the chance to fully heal afterwards.
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Anyone at all that has an interest in performance orientated, driver centred vehicles must surely look back at Japan in the 1990's and smile. As greatest hit's catalogues go, the sheer variety of automotive content created, most almost exclusively for, such a small island nation is just mind-blowing. I come from a generation that idolises these exotic beasts from the east thanks to Gran Turismo bringing never-before-seen knowledge straight to our living rooms, but now that I have matured, it's almost crazier than I had ever thought. Manufactures were unleashing into the world everything from Turbocharged micro-Kei cars, through to V12 Executive Saloons. Car classes that would never have seemed even remotely cool or sporty were graced with behemoth's like the 2JZ fed JZX's in the large saloon class. We had Ford Scorpio's in comparison, although there was a 24V Cosworth option, which highlights how performance mad Japan went in the 90's. The world looked on as they offered domestic Supercar's like the GT-R and the NSX, but one class in particular became a defining trademark.
If you were in a position to buy a reasonably priced, fun and reliable 2-Door Coupe in the 90's, your choice was pretty varied. Ford would sell you a Cougar, Fiat it's rather originally named Coupe, VW had the Corrado and Porsche had the ever present 911. There were plenty more aswell, but then you had an onslaught of Japanese competition for the European regulars. Taking a 10 year window, we saw an influx of MR2's, Celica's, Supra's, Levin's, Prelude's, Integra's, Starion's, Colt's, RX-7's, Cosmo's, Supra's, Skyline's and even Subaru got in on the act with the 2-Door Impreza. These were all great cars, some utterly brilliant, yet one particular coupe range was to unwittingly become the poster child of a whole new wave of interest in JDM metal. Its easy to argue, at least in the early days, that Drifting was the Nissan Silvia!
Across four generations, S12-S15, Nissan's affordable sportscar platform became a global success. Originally designed as a JDM only goodie, much of the early cars gained a cult following having filtered down into the hands of young drivers, shaking off perhaps the air of a GT car that Nissan intended in the design stage. Soon, S13's in particular became the weapon of choice alongside the AE86 Corolla for drivers exploring the limits of grip on mountain roads. When this thing became a sport, naturally the people there kept using their Silvia's as normal, and thus Drifting and the Silvia became a match.
Later, Nissan began to feed cars out into the rest of the world, with us in Ireland getting the later S14 in the shape of the 200SX, but the link between sport and car grew. It seems rather fitting then, that the two Silvia's here are soo intrinsically linked to drifting, and it was a drift event that I shot both rather quickly. The first of the pair, in complete Darth Vader-esq style, is a car built as a reflection of a man. Peden Nielsen is one of Irelands most prominent drift personalities, a pioneer of the sport and the absolute King of Branding. Having come to drifting late in the 00's with his Nissan Skyline, competing in things like the Prodrift Super Series, I became more aware of Peden through his Evicted Clothing brand. After taking to the judging tower for a number of years though, it was through an iPhone and a selfie stick that Peden Nielsen became a star.
Keep Drifting Serious became pretty much the first behind-the-scenes look ever done in 10-odd years of Irish Pro Drifting. Naturally, these are a lot more entertaining in the delivery than a regular 'this is what you've not seen before' style of video, and this sense of wacky out there style and flair had to be translated into a car somehow. That's where the KDS15 was born. Straight away, the most obvious additions are both the matt-black exterior, and the aggressive Rocket Bunny body kit giving this Silvia an incredible amount of presence. Up close though, the wrap work is at a level almost un-imaginable from a distance, with sponsor logo's embedded and visible up-close. This is a testament to Moose Design, the same company behind the Akai Livery on Ronan's MK1 Golf.
Under those massive arch extensions, a matching set of black XXR alloy's in 18-Inch size resides, wrapped in Westlake RS tyres. Added to this is a combo of Mintex brakes and HKS coilover's, making this surely a handling dream should the daily commute develop into a backroad blast, although the height the car is sitting at and the large swathes of lower aero and diffusers may encourage against that type of carry on.
While Peden has aimed to create the ultimate Street Silvia, another of the breed present may rightly claim to actually be the Ultimate Track Silvia, and it's a car that need very little introduction. The man behind the wheel is a certain James Deane. You might have heard of him. He drifts cars, and is rather good at it. He wins quite often, and must surely have a room of his house rammed at this stage with trophies and memento's. I could list off the achievements, but that deserves a proper article soon enough! Sat here in the gravel of Watergrasshill, this Silvia has defeated all comers both here in Ireland and across Europe, but today is here to put on a show and have a good time.
Seeing a drift car from a distance, it's easy to spot the modifications that have been done to what was once a rather clean S14A. The iconic Falken teal & green livery covers the bolt-on overfenders, each housing a Japan Racing wheel within it's arch. The suspension is Wisefab, evident by the obscene angles being thrown on track, while inside is pure race-car. Under the bonnet, a 2JZ engine does the necessary mechanical grunting, while an Owen Developments turbo adds the necessary boost. It's in the flesh that you notice the differences.
The rear arches, in particular, fascinate me. In action, the design seems to sit flush with the car's flanks, but up close you see a variety of different length screw providing a handy gap to allow the plumes of tyre smoke to be ejected. Battle scars pepper the surfaces, each a reminder of a battle or a run where limits were pushed to the maximum. It was interesting, when talking to another driver, to think just how much driving and competing this car has done. Each event entered, the expectation and often the reality is that it will see the podium or finals, and over time this accumulates to the point that James and the S14 may easily have twice or three times the driving done of a competitor in a year.
So that is a quick feature on two incredibly built examples of Nissan's Silvia, a success story not even those in Japanese boardrooms may ever have imagined. These are very quick features, so apologies if we don't have all the details or spec lists. We'll leave that for when we eventually track more car's down for in depth features in 2018!


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Your business credibility is built by these reviews. In this era, businesses are engaging with very smart and knowledgeable customers. As a result, good advertisements are not enough to convince them. The decision to buy your product is influenced by both the positive and negative reviews about your business. People who want to do business with you for the first time get reassurance from the user reviews. Receiving a thumbs up from your existing shoppers will make the potential ones give themselves a chance of shopping with you.
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fabulous early oak cased hook-and-spike by Samuel Greaves of Bromsgrove c1710. The panelled oak case is exceptionally interesting. The hood which is non opening has ' hanging ' pillars and is panelled to the sides. Unusually the hood does not slide back and forwards but it has to be slotted into place, just like a cupboard is hung on a wall bracket. The trunk measures 51 inches. The long panelled trunk door is held in place by two wonderfully primitive, external iron blacksmith hinges. The original iron escoucheon and iron lock are retained. The case was probably made to match a pannelled room and would have stood right up to the ceiling height, with the shallow hood moulding matching the original ceiling cornice. The side of the hood is also pannelled and this has probably been done to make up for the loss of pannelling to the dial area. The iron birdcage movement with hoop and spurs has a nine inch square brass dial. It has spandrels which are riveted on and first came into use around 1695 (see English Domestic Clocks by Cescinsky & Webster, page 92 and spandrel pattern no.6 ). The solid dial sheet is wafer thin and has a matted centre with a ringed date calendar. The lantern type iron hand is original. The chapter ring is also riveted (not screwed) and is signed S. Greaves Bromsgrove. There are meeting arrowheads for half-hour markers and it may be that Greaves executed the engraving himself. The clock hangs from the original iron hook on the backboard of its case. The clock is in an un-restored (but good working) condition. The humble clock work in such a case is both intriguing and compelling. It could be the work of an estate cabinet maker, rather than a joiner, who had been given the job to provide the master with a clock. Had he a young clock making chum called Greaves to provide a simple movement to keep down the frugal masters costs? The cabinet maker may have been an elderly retainer determined to do the job properly! Perhaps he had only seen an engraving of a clock case in an old book. Although, in the flesh it does appear to be earlier - in my opinion the clock dates from around c1710 and may have been made by the father or relative of a Samuel Greaves listed as working in Bromsgrove from the mid 1720s and who died in April 1773. This clock does have a powerful presence and is a very rare surviver which gives us a facinating insight into the very beginnings of clockmaking and casemaking in Bromsgrove some 300 years ago.
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Cheryl Burke was spotted wearing Tees by Tina this past weekend in Las Vegas. The Dancing With the Stars beauty hung out with friends including Paris Hilton in her Tees by Tina textured dress in peony ($85; www.teesbytina.com).
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8:45 am – We're coming home! The hospital just called our apartment and confirmed that Emma is being discharged this morning.
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Day 9: Tuesday, October 11th.
11:30 am – Emma's eating well. She went from 3.5 kg yesterday to 3.6 kg today (~3.5 oz gain, really good). She still had her oxygen tubes in her nose when we arrived, but the nurse told us she's been off oxygen since this morning – just a bit of room air flow.
Still no room in the stepdown area. But they moved her to another area in the ICU, and left her O2 tubes off once we got there.
Day 8: Monday, October 10th.
Everything is going well. Nothing else to report really.
Day 7: Sunday, October 9th.
1:00 pm – Emma is still doing good! The nurse told us that she's ready to be moved out of her ICU room, but there isn't enough room in the stepdown area, so she's staying where she is at the moment.
They'll be keeping her in the hospital until they're sure she's gaining weight normally – sounds like it'll be at least another 4 or 5 days.
Day 6: Saturday, October 8th.
9:30 am – The hospital called this morning while we were still at the apartment. They're removing her chest tubes! She had several tubes put in during the surgery to drain excess fluids from the heart, lungs and stomach, but they have fulfilled their purpose now.
I think as soon as she's feeding well they'll be moving her out of ICU – maybe this afternoon or tomorrow (just a guess)? Continue reading
Day 5: Friday, October 7th.
Miriam went to the hospital this morning while I stayed at the apartment to get some work done.
At 10:30 this morning, Emma's ventilator tube was removed. She apparently didn't feel like breathing directly afterwards, so they gave her some medicine, and she's now doing fine.
Now that she has the tube out, she can make noises, but Miriam says she's not crying – just making her little noises. They're giving her some medicine for her sore throat – that tube must not have been very comfortable.
This is the first step to releasing her from ICU down to a normal room. She'll still need her chest drainage tubes removed and feeding started before that will happen. Even then, she'll probably be in the hospital for another week or so.
Day 4: Thursday, October 6th.
Emma is still doing well and not awake, so Dad and I decide to take advantage of the free golf pass that comes with the apartment, and head out there at 8:00 am. Miriam goes back to the hospital for the morning.
The nurse says that Emma actually started waking up in the night, but the doctor wants her to have lots of rest, so they upped her meds and she went back to sleep. In the morning, her electrolyte level was low and her kidneys weren't doing as well as they'd like, so they put her on dialysis and added electrolytes via IV. Didn't last long though, she recovered nicely and was soon back off that machine. Continue reading


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Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Was your weekend all right? Mine was fine, I think. My team (the Browns) lost, but they usually do. Fuck the Browns.
1st Gear: Audi And The Self-Driving Car Problem
Audi is operating under a black cloud thanks to Dieselgate, but one thing the Volkswagen Group's luxury division does have going for it is ambitions for self-driving cars, which they have been out in front on. Still, like many other aspirants, Audi faces a big problem, mainly that self-driving cars aren't street-legal in a lot of places. More than that, it isn't clear how consumers will use those features—or if they even will.
At the Frankfurt Motor Show we saw a lot of Audi cars, both in concept and production form, that aggressively push semi-autonomous tech. Some of these are ahead of even Tesla. But the tech may be ahead of its time.
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At the Frankfurt car show, Audi paraded the A8 which can drive itself under certain conditions, decide when to change lanes and does not require drivers to monitor the road – though they must be ready to intervene at the sound of an alarm.
On a scale where zero is a fully manual car and five a fully autonomous one, the A8 is a level three, putting it ahead of level two features offered by Tesla and General Motors (GM).
But with special approval still required almost everywhere to drive such a car, and question marks over how quickly the driver has to take back control – and who is responsible during handover – some rivals are skeptical the market is ready.
"Who will accept to pay for something that they can use only in extremely limited conditions?" asked Didier Leroy, European chairman of Japanese carmaker Toyota.
Good luck, Audi.
2nd Gear: What Is The Future Of Car Dealerships?
Car dealerships have persisted as local fiefdoms for decades, often owned by someone who slaps their name on the sign and becomes, locally, somewhat of an institution—everyone knows the nearest one, usually thanks to wall-to-wall advertising. But one dealership owner in South Carolina, Bill McDaniels of the McDaniels Automotive Group, sees a dark future for local dealerships, in an interview he gave to Automotive News:
I see the future of the car industry being controlled by maybe a dozen companies like the Penskes, the Asbury group, the big groups. I see them actually owning everything in the car industry. I also see that down the road, once the dust settles, the car business will become an Amazon.com. That's where you order the cars exactly the way you want them. They send it to a service facility and you go there and pick [up] your car. There will not be a salesperson.
But Mr. Customer, I hate to tell you, there's no negotiation either on that. Because they are going to control the pricing once they monopolize the market.
And I've got some news for the manufacturer: These groups that control that market, they're going to tell you what kind of car to build and how to build it. So it's just like the Walmarts, like the Lowe's, like Home Depot. They have destroyed the small business person in the market. Because Home Depot or Lowe's, they never pay for anything on their shelves until they sell it.
In addition, it's hard to see a world where internet car sales won't become a thing, a la Tesla. And manufacturers may not even see a need for franchised dealers in that system at all. Do you feel bad for dealers?
3rd Gear: Ford's New Partnership In India
It makes sense that American automakers would be interested in India, which is the world's sixth-largest car market, and, Automotive News says, about to become the third-largest. Ford has now struck up an agreement with Indian automaker Mahindra, maker of this cool-ass car, among others.
From Automotive News:
The companies said in a joint statement on Monday the areas of potential cooperation include connected cars, mobility programs, electric vehicles and sourcing among other areas.
"The agreement of intent between the two companies will allow each to leverage their mutual strengths during a period of unprecedented transformation in the global automotive industry," the two companies said.
The development is an about face for Ford after previous CEO Mark Fields had put the company's business in India under review. Jim Hackett, who became CEO after Ford's board ousted Fields in May, has now found a way to stay in India while sharing costs with Mahindra on product development and sourcing. In May, GM announced it was stopping sales in the Indian market.
The India plan is one of the most significant Ford has made in the first four months under Hackett, who had said he would conduct a 100-day review of Ford's business. The former CEO of office furniture maker Steelcase Inc. is scheduled to lay out his strategy to investors on Oct. 3 in New York.
4th Gear: Dodge's Endless Hype About The 840-Horsepower Demon Is Paying Off
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, a mostly dumb exercise in excess which Dodge first teased in January, has not actually been bought all that much but Dodge is claiming a victory nonetheless because of what they say has been a halo effect, owing to all the good p.r. the brand has received thanks to the Demon (which amounts to, basically, a starring role in The Fate of the Furious).
From The Detroit News:
Calling the factory dragster the "most-powerful, street-legal production car ever," [Dodge] released 13 slickly produced video teasers [in January]. Dodge then unveiled the Demon in a Vegas-style spectacle ahead of April's New York auto show. The street-legal dragster was Vin Diesel's ride in "Fate of the Furious," and it made cameos in rap videos.
All for a car that Dodge planned to make only 3,000 copies of. But, then, the purpose of all the hype was never to sell $85,000 Demons. It was to sell less-expensive showroom versions of Dodge's Challenger and Charger performance cars — and it's working.
In August, a full seven months after the first PR move, Tim Kuniskis, head of passenger car brands at FCA, offered an unequivocal answer.
"We haven't built the first one yet, but people have been talking about this car since January," he said. "So the hype has been building and selling other Challengers. Our Challenger sales are through the roof. We're having an all-time record year to date."
Sales figures for August back up Kuniskis' take.
I think the Demon has a cool name and looks cool but 840-horsepower is too much for regular humans, and, also, you could go on a very, very long vacation for $85,000.
5th Gear: GMC Is Trying To Add More Luxury To Its Vehicles
GMC makes pickups and SUVs which, are intended to be "nicer
than Chevrolet's pickups and SUVs, though it's not clear if consumers actually know that.
I, for one, have always thought of GMC as fairly anonymous, something that GMC's ad campaign about being "professional grade" has only reinforced. But my feelings don't really matter, and, according to the Detroit Free Press, the brand is very profitable and only getting stronger amid the current truck and SUV sales boom.
So expect more from GMC moving forward, and attempts to make it even more profitable by going more upscale. From the Freep:
"We have huge ambitions for the brand," Duncan Aldred, the executive who runs the GMC and Buick brands, said at dinner in a restaurant overlooking downtown Pittsburgh the night before I tested the new 2018 GMC Terrain compact SUV.
That means new vehicles on the horizon with luxury touches and features to strengthen GMC's image.
"We have a clear understanding of what this brand needs to do going forward," said Phil Brook, Buick GMC vice president for sales and marketing. "We're in a good spot, but there's more to do."
The plan for that is coming into focus. GMC's new Terrain compact SUV shares its basic engineering with the Chevrolet Equinox, but the pair look nothing alike and the GMC has unique features such as an innovative new shifter design, real aluminum trim and automatic parking.
In addition, the brands' advertising and marketing approaches will aim for different audiences. GMC is adding a new message to its long-running "Professional Grade" slogan with a new "Like a Pro" campaign that humanizes the brand and moves it from shots of construction work sites to family settings.
"We're going to give professional grade a stronger meaning," Brook said. "Move from telling people what a vehicle is about to who the vehicle is for."
"Like a Pro" is better, indeed. Everyone likes to think that they are pros.
Reverse: The World's Largest Parking Lot Opens
What is your parking lot strategy? I take the first spot I see and then walk but a lot of people seem to circle and circle until they find something close, which seems insane. In the 1990s, when everyone was trying to lose weight, I remember weight-loss gurus telling people to park as far away from the door as possible, so, you know, you can get exercises on your way in and out of the supermarket. (This is dumb advice.)
From History:
On this day, the 20,000-car parking lot at Canada's West Edmonton Mall makes the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest parking lot in the world. The mall has held other records, too: At one time or another it's been the World's Largest Shopping Mall (5.2 million square feet, or about 48 city blocks), the World's Largest Indoor Amusement Park and the World's Largest Indoor Water Park (which includes the World's Largest Indoor Lake and the World's Largest Indoor Wave Pool).
Neutral: Will People Really Use Autonomous Tech When It's Ready?
Even you, enthusiast reader, might, if it's a big benefit on longer road trips and brutal traffic. But most people can't even figure out how to use the existing tech on their cars. Is AD technology a bridge too far?


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July will be a busy month at St. Paul's Episcopal Church!
The Youth Mission project will take place July 9 – 13, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 7:30pm, including all meals!
There is no charge to participate in this week-long project! The cost is the commitment of your time! All meals are provided for the team during the work week, including a light breakfast each day! Water jugs or bottles will be provided at each work site. Our goal is to set the work teams up for success. Work site goals: 1) to accomplish the tasks we are given to do, 2) to respect the dignity of every human being, 3) to enjoy the process of working in community, and 4) to learn more about the needs of our community in hopes of staying involved. Once again, our focus will be on reliving hunger in our Dayton communities.
The following non-profits have invited our participation this year: The Food Bank, House of Bread, Dayton Episcopal Food Pantry, Food for the Journey Project, and Harvest for Hope Garden! We will welcome up to 75 volunteers this year! Spread the word! Our hope is to make a big impact! We will also do a weeklong FOOD DRIVE! Details to come!
Vacation Bible School will run July 23 – 27, Monday through Friday, 1:00 – 4:00 pm. This program is open to children, Preschool through Grade 6. The week includes arts and crafts, games, music, Bible stories, dance, science, and more!
Only $25/child for the week! T-shirts and healthy snacks provided!
Registration is open here on the website!!


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EA revealed an all new Need For Speed game May 21 and it will apparently be an "full reboot", according to Kotaku. It sounds like we will have to wait for E3 for a fuller understanding of the game.
"As with most games announced recently, the big reveal is being saved for E3. But we do knowNeed For Speed is coming from Ghost Games this fall for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. EA says it's going to feature 'deep customization, authentic urban car culture, a nocturnal open world, and an immersive narrative that pulls you through the game.'"
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Michael Essien And Salomon Kalou Celebrate Chelsea's Champions League Victory By Grinding With Hot Physio Girl (Video)
The last time we were talking about a Chelsea championship celebration, it came during the 2009 FA Cup final, as striker Didier Drogba decided to give the festivities a homosexual flavor by reaching down and grabbing the crotch of teammate Jose Bosingwa.
It appears as though the Chelsea players can't stop themselves from incorporating these types of sexually suggestive gestures into their celebrations, as they were at it once again following their UEFA Champions League victory over Bayern Munich on Saturday. However, this time the sexual gestures were of the heterosexual variety.
If you haven't already checked out Chelsea's physio therapist, Eva Carneiro, you should, because she is quite the looker. Especially for someone who is responsible for looking after the groin injuries of an entire team of horny footballers. Apparently, a few of those horny footballers have taken notice, as Michael Essien and Salomon Kalou decided to enjoy their big victory by engaging in some dance floor grinding with Eva.
Damn! I haven't seen the "sandwich" grinding maneuver used since high school!
For those interested in getting a better look at Eva Carneiro, the image below should help.


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My world has always involved a grocery store where, any time of the year, I can choose from an array of food (apples, bell peppers, kiwi!, asparagus!, and more).
I am guessing that has been your experience too. But that wasn't always an option. Before super markets and international shipping, in order to eat people had to rely on what was growing at the moment or what they could store. And after a snowy winter in Colorado you can bet folks came up with some very resourceful ways to ensure they had food throughout the year - whether that was drying, dry storage in root cellars, to fermenting, and eventually to freezing and canning.
Those skills are not as widely used here and now. And let's take a moment of gratitude that the collective ingenuity of people has allowed us some freedom from that desparate dependence. But even within that gratitude many of us are questioning how reliable and stable that system really is - where does that food come from, how does it get here, how is it grown? And what would happen to us if our grocery store shelves stopped getting stocked?
But don't despair, in fact, rejoice! Turns out that here in our river valley and the surrounding high desert there is an ABUNDANCE of food!
For example the fruit trees are having an amazing year! Every time I turn a corner there is another loaded tree with plums or apricots or pears or apples hanging from the branches. (TIP: If you have a fruit tree that needs to be picked or if you are looking for fruit trees to pick, check out the Fruit Gleaning Hub, online bulletin board!)
I will leave the wild food abundance for another post but in the mean time Katrina Blair and Turtle Lake Refuge are great resources! (Evidenced by the fact that our Thistle Remedy workshop with Katrina included some edible thistle recipes!)
However, in the spirit of celebrating all the good (often free!) food available to us here is some information on canning so we can take advantage of these edible resources well into the winter and spring.
At the workshop we canned apricots (I can't seem to walk through my neighborhood without making apricot jam in the street right now!)
Here is our last Canning Blog Post with specific instructions, the basics were:
Follow a recipe
Pay attention to detail
Use good equipment
Do's and Dont's
Click HERE to read the details. Plus there is a great canned Salsa recipe!
Here is the Canned Apricot Sauce recipe we used in class:
Just one ingredient - apricots! That's right, no sugar or pectin needed!
|APRICOT SAUCE - Recipe from Rachel Turiel (Find more recipes like this on her blog 6512andgrowing)
Pit apricots with hands. Toss halved apricots into a stainless steel pot without any water and turn heat on low. Simmer and stir for 30-45 minutes. Once soft, blend with a handheld blender (or put cooked apricots into blender or food processor) to desired consistency - can be smooth or slightly chunky. Sauce will be spreadable once cool.
Optional: add cinnamon, vanilla beans (split lengthwise, seeds scraped out, simmer along with apricots)
Sugar and pectin not needed because pectin is naturally occurring and apricots are naturally sweet.
(We added some vanilla beans, because...yum!)
|CANNING, STEP BY STEP (rough outline)
Remember to check out these Canning TIPS and DO's & DON'TS.
|Workshop Presenter
Rachel Turiel is a freelance writer, urban homestead tender, and aficionado of all things DIY in the kitchen, much to her children's chagrin.
She teaches workshops and blogs at 6512andGrowing.
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Love to divorce: applications help the best and the worst
applications have good and bad, what is today a secret. Sometimes we tend to blame the developers or manufacturers, accusing them their methods to monetize their applications, at all costs, but it is important to note the obvious: the role of the user is at the base of any application. As we can see below, things sometimes go wrong for him!
there are applications you dream about and with which one sleeps, there are the applications we regret and which leave remorse… You've probably used an application and then, after some time, you bitterly regret using it: it does not work, the price/quality ratio is not at the rendezvous, it crashes constantly and she cares far too much for your personal information, etc…
Stories can end badly…
An article published in l e newspaper Le Figaro explains the story of a businessman who today probably regret having used the Uber application. This gentleman had used the application on the smartphone to my wife, is authenticating with my own account in order to use the service. He then ensured well to disable my account of the phone but it was not enough: due to a bug in the application my wife has continued to receive notifications. She was able to receive details on my travels who, seems, do not correspond to what he told him as a divorce proceeding is initiated. The motive? This gentleman's infidelity.
the most pragmatic of you will say that he is responsible for this problem. We go back to our main theme: the role of the user and its responsibilities. That said, beyond the story of adultery, it is also a bug in the application for which the responsibility lies with the company that created / maintains it, namely Uber. This technical problem was present on iPhone and was settled last month, but what about the protagonist of our story, the damage is done. Besides, it requires repair and fact a trial to Uber, somehow (and I insist on change of perspective and the conditional), could be held responsible for the divorce.
'Virtual life' can bring out in a lot of people a sense of emotional insecurity and jealousy
today, it is surprising to see a couple take a divorce due to an application (or more exactly because of behavior reflected by an application). "Virtual life" that is experienced in large part located on social networks (also on meeting applications, some games etc.) can bring out in a lot of people a sense of emotional insecurity and jealousy. For example, there are people who criticize their spouse to flirt with someone on Facebook (and by "flirting" it is sometimes a simple "likes" on a photo), other people create them fake profiles on social networks to be able to meet in the shadow. Still others use applications of Tinder type meetings to meet with people other than their partners.
… but the picture is not black!
There are those who see the glass half full and those who see it half empty. Yes, by anything, there are problems, but many people have managed to find their happiness through their phone. And by "happiness", I mean not geeks like us who become happy just rootant our device. Many people have done encounters on Tinder (Yes, many were actually too bad!), and many are happy to use Facebook and other social networks to share important moments of their lives with their families and not only to post pictures just to look at it.
our time is under the sign of communication: constantly and in large quantities. Paradoxically, it is also under the sign of emotion, or even of the ignore. One of our commentators, Louis Hory, was also still more than in a comment saying that we (the wife and subsequent generations) sometimes tended to focus on nostalgia (and emotion) and stay in the past instead of the future. Whatever it is, all this obviously affects our behaviors and our communication applications allow to express.
Of course, new needs have been created: the connection permanently (be it with my / my partner or with friends, or even with strangers) and the cult of the ego (to show constantly photograph, place my image everywhere, etc.) are ubiquitous and tend to hide all "normal" people. This raises a question: do smartphones destroy our social life for the better? We are already concerned about the topic .
According to you, who is responsible for this story with Uber: the complainant or the company? Or both?


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Hyperakt's Deroy Peraza has loved sports since he was a little kid. It wasn't just that he loved the games, he loved the numbers, the history and the team colors. He spent endless hours memorizing stats and drawing interpretations of team logos. He dreamed of being able to see the history of sports, and each team's legacy within it, at a glance. Champs Ring is Deroy granting his 10-year-old self that wish.
During the 2010 World Cup, Deroy was glued to the screen watching the games. It wasn't a very productive month, so he decided to make a poster to document the games. The result was a World Cup radial bracket poster which we printed with the help of Kickstarter supporters. The project was overwhelmingly successful and it was featured on over 100 sites including the New York Times, GOOD Magazine, Apartment Therapy & Dwell Magazine. The radial bracket also graced the front page of Berlin's largest newspaper, the Berliner Morgenpost on the weekend of the final. The poster has since been featured in design and soccer exhibitions at the Cité du Design in Saint-Etienne, France and the MuVIM (Valencia's Illustration Museum) in Spain.
Champs Ring sprang from that original World Cup poster and aims at artfully capturing the entire history of sports championships using radial brackets. There are now over 500 playoff brackets and counting on the site including every season of NCAA Basketball, MLB Baseball, NBA Basketball, NHL Hockey, NFL Football, MLS Soccer, FIFA Men's World Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup, Men's Olympic Basketball, Men's Olympic Football, UEFA Euro, and Champions League.
You can now buy your own little slice of sports history, too. Poster size fine-art prints of the brackets are available for sale. Each radial bracket is hand-crafted with love in Brooklyn by Hyperakt and beautifully printed on 100% cotton rag 200gsm fine art paper. Enjoy, fellow sports geeks.


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Plymouth's iconic Laira Rail Bridge has been opened to the public today, after lying derelict for 28 years.
A £3.5 million scheme, funded through the Department for Transport's Local Sustainable Transport Fund, has breathed new life into the former rail bridge by converting it into a new walking and cycling route over the River Plym.
Built in 1887, the Laira Rail Bridge stopped carrying passenger trains in the 1960s and freight trains in the 1980s. The last train crossed in 1987 and the bridge then fell into disrepair.
Thanks to DfT funding for the Council's Plymotion project, the familiar local landmark has been brought back into use as a safer, traffic-free link for walkers and cyclists.
It connects existing walking and cycling facilities near The Ride (east of the river) with the Laira Cycleway (west of the river) and forms part of the National Cycle Network Route 27.
Restoration work began last June and has included:
- Removal of the old timbers and rails, along with an abandoned gas main
- Grit blasting, localised repairs and full repaint of the ironwork
- Installation of a new deck and parapets
- Construction of a new length of cycleway linking the western end of the bridge to the existing cycleway
- Installation of new lighting along the length of the bridge, including state-of-the-art feature lighting.
The main contractor and sub-contractor for the works were South West Highways and Taziker Industrial.
Councillor Mark Coker, Cabinet Member for Transport, said: "It will be great to see this iconic rail bridge back in use. The new link has been almost a year in the making and we are really excited to be finally opening it to walkers and cyclists in time for Sky Ride Plymouth on Sunday 31 May.
"The Laira Rail Bridge scheme has delivered an important part of our east-to-west cycling route and will soon be enhanced by improvements between Saltram and the Plym Valley, thanks to funding from the Department for Transport's Cycle Ambition Fund.
"We've also brought forward work to provide a new bridge over The Ride as part of this project and, in the longer term, we plan to extend the pedestrian and cycle path further along the old railway alignment to Saltram Meadow and beyond.


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"You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem (our own community)…" Acts 1:8
Immanuel is known as a community of faith where we love and care for each other. Much of this caring takes place in day to day relationships with family, friends, and neighbors.
Several caring ministries take the form of supporting each other in times of crisis or life change. Whether you are in need of receiving care or if you are interested in providing care you will find more information at the top of the menu on the left of this page.
A coalition of churches providing faith based grief support in the southwest suburbs of the Twin Cities, Minnesota.
Living & Growing Through Loss
Losing someone we love is one of life's most challenging passages. Understanding the grieving process and having the opportunity to explore one's feelings with others can be helpful and can lead to personal growth and healing.
Five area churches partner to offer this seven-week series to provide education and support to help individuals involved in the grieving process. Each of the seven sessions will provide information and presentation of a topic of interest, as well as a time for sharing in small groups.
Details about the next Living and Growing Through Loss course is available online: Southwest Grief Coalition, or at Immanuel's Welcome Center.
Immanuel has a volunteer parish nurse available to help and assist you, and your family, with healthy living and healthy decisions. Kari Totall is a:
The Meal Ministry provides meals for families when situations develop that make meal preparation a burden at home.
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Canines with most cancers have special nutritional necessities and feeding your canine a most cancers combating eating regimen may be an necessary part of remedy. City-based dieticians prescribe much less spicy eating regimen which is rich in protein, energy and low in fat as best for such cancer patients. Sufferers with sure cancers, corresponding to cancers of the head, neck, abdomen and intestines, could also be malnourished at analysis. Ideally a patient with cancer would do Gerson as their primary remedy with chemo as an adjunct.
Malnutrition (lack of key nutrients) can result, causing the patient to be weak, drained, and unable to withstand infections or withstand cancer therapies. Cancer patients have particular nutrition, dietary and physiological needs related to eating. One of the best challenges in feeding the pet with most cancers is stopping the event of meals aversions each time potential, and dealing with this condition when it does occur.
We turn vitamin guidelines into practical, straightforward recipes that are designed particularly for the totally different phases of therapy, and to promote wholesome survivorship. Additionally, all form of fruits, fruit-shakes are suggested to patients; they are easily digestible and nutritious". While lots of his recipes may seem unique at first glance, Pineda stresses that they're simple and reasonably priced to arrange.
All our data is reviewed by most cancers or different relevant professionals to ensure that it is accurate and reflects the perfect proof available. Should you're involved to study more within the meantime about meals that stop and/or combat most cancers, a buddy and I began a gaggle pin board known as Cancer Preventing Foods for Darcie and our group of Darcie's Cooks" (who're making wholesome freezable meals in particular person sizes for her to have on hand).Read More


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The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a few days after the hops.
My first card features Melanie's set, Lots of Letters, along with a tiny penguin from Holiday Tags. I love how "rock-n-roll" makes the letters look like blocks of ice with Stickle icicles!
Lots of Letters, clear or rubber
Holiday Tags, clear or rubber
Gina K Pure Luxury card stock
Cuttlebug and snowflakes embossing folder
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Copic markers
black sparkly thread
My long card using Becky's set, Warm Woolen Mittens, has a kind of retro feel! Love that font and that tiny intarsia design! Such a cute set!
Warm Woolen Mittens, clear or rubber
Gina K Pure Luxury card stock
GKD Merry Little Christmas designer paper
Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration:
- Gina K
- Becky Oehlers – Illustrator Warm Woolen Mittens
- Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator Lots of Letters
- AJ Otto
- Beth Silaika
- Carolina Buchting
- Carolyn King
- Cathy Tidwell
- Deb Felts
- Emily Giovanni
- Giovana Smith
- Jimmi Mayo
- Lee Murphy
- Lori McAree
- Michelle Woerner
- Sharon Harnist
- Suzanne Dean
- Tami Mayberry
- Theresa Momber
- Tina Gilliland
- Vicki Dutcher


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We beforehand gave you the primary word on a repulsiveness/parody short underway where, in evident Michael Douglas Falling Down form, a man lashes out at a standout amongst the most irritating gatherings of individuals on Earth… fatigued fashionable people. Come in and look at the engaging short Hipster Holocaust!
The film stars Sean Wing as the man who's been pushed too far. Trendy person Holocaust was composed by Ian Shorr (Splinter) and Jonathan Danforth-Appell (Jon D.A.), who additionally coordinated the short.