text:
My big afternoon at The Taste of Edinburgh Festival
It was one of those things I had been meaning to do for years, always somehow letting it slip past and then regretting it. I knew if I didn't go this year that it would continue to loom in my mind like a giant culinary "what if," so I took the bus to Inverleith Park, bought a ticket, and I went.
Despite the lightness of the paper that would grant me entry to Edinburgh's most popular annual food event, I couldn't help feeling slightly weighed down by the cost (£16 at the door, and that was before buying £10 worth of "crowns" to spend at the restaurants).
While the bulk of the companies represented were Scottish, I was still surprised by the number of non-Scottish companies on site. For me this was an opportunity to seek out Scottish food producers with whom I was unfamiliar, so I left my radar firmly on Scotland while I wandered.
I met lovely Anne from Hebridean Liqueurs, who let me sample their Spiced Rum Liqueur and their Hebridean Whisky Liqueur. I am not usually one for alcohol, but I loved that rum, which rounded inside my mouth like a ball floating on a warm sea.
I know instinctively when a food or drink is very good because a pleasurable energy will sweep through my body, followed by my mind's immediate desire to devise stories to wrap around the feeling. This rum has just such an affect on me.
Several of the other surprises of the day were also alcoholic in nature, starting with the simply stunning flavours of Thistly Cross Cider.
Hannah had me try the whisky variety, which I found both subtle and comforting, but the Strawberry Cider made me want to sit down in a lush garden and pen long letters to far-away friends. I never thought cider could be beautiful. It is gorgeous.
Next up, fancy some Raspberry Vodka? How about some Dansom Gin? I tried neither of these but did fall madly in love with Scots' Cheer Ltd's other offering: their new Rhubarb Rum, which is just as warm and homely as it sounds. This is the kind of thing I would save for a cold winter's day, to swirl together the seasons in delicious combat inside my mouth.
I discovered the delights of alcoholic Ginger Beer thanks to Heather Ale Ltd, run by the Williams Brothers Brewing Company. The Ginger Beer is a new product for the company, which is more widely known for its historic ales like Heather Ale, Elderberry Black Ale and Kelp Ale. I shall be making it my mission in the future to try them all.
Some of the other highlights of my day included meeting the fine folk at Findlay's of Portobello and trying their new Asian Haggis, a recipe they were asked to devise for a wedding and which they have continued to make along with their traditional and spicy varieties. Like Findlay's other haggis, the Asian variety is delicious, and packs a little extra India-inspired punch, with notes of cumin, coriander and garam masala.
I regret not trying any seafood. I missed my chances owing to either not wanting to queue or to pay for the pleasure. I did enjoy watching the purveyor at Ballimore Oysters work deftly with his knife, scooping out sample after sample for a steady stream of curious tasters.
Wandering into the Taste of Stockbridge booth I suddenly felt more at ease that I had in many of the other areas of the event.
Pretension evaporated and there was an informality about this little nook that made me feel relieved. I tried some lovely olive tapenade on some highly flavourful, slow baked bread. I vowed to explore the idea of doing a foodie tour of Stockbridge someday soon.
I did shell out for two food samples from restaurants. I visited Amber, but I was so hungry when I tucked into my "Saddle of roe deer and redcurrant Wellington served on a potato scone with treacle and Speyside malt sauce," that I forgot to take a photo. Believe me that I could have happily drunk the sauce with a ladle.
My other taste adventure was at The Rutland Hotel tent, where I enjoyed "Slowly cooked shoulder of Orkney Gold lamb with cumin, feta and lemon, Carrolls Heritage salad blue potatoes, with cucumber and mint yoghurt dressing." Because of the way everything else on the plate worked to showcase the perfect tenderness of the lamb, it gets the gold star as the best thing I ate all day. Yum. Behold:
This brings me to my favourite moments of the day. The first was watching a demonstration by my favourite Scottish cookery writer, Sue Lawrence.
I sat in the front row as she gave us tips on cooking the perfect steak. Here she is showing us the "finger test" method of determining how much time to give a steak in order to cook it to just the level you want it. It's all about the springiness. The more it springs, the more well done it is.
To go with two separate steak dishes she also prepared a simple but fragrant (scent plumes of parsley, basil and mint swept past me on several occasions) salsa verde.
Arriving early for today's afternoon session meant I was in time to sign up for one of the free (FREE!) cooking classes being led by an enthusiastic team from Nick Nairn's Cook School. We were handed aprons and paired up at our tables where our prepared ingredients were laid out for us.
The goal was to make grilled asparagus with a poached egg and parmesan cheese. After a nervous start we quickly got into the swing of things, and following the lead of our fantastic instructor Tristan, the results were rather delicious, if I do say so myself.
Overall it was a good day, but in truth I mostly felt out of my depth, like I just didn't fit in. I think I would have needed a substantially deeper wallet in order to extract a sense of bounty out of the experience, and even if a cavernous wallet was a reality, I still have my doubts.
Money overshadowed everything for me, and I tried not to think about how many goodies £26 would have gotten me at the farmers' market, or if I had just visited one of the farm shops highlighted in my beloved copy of the magazine, The Larder.
I've done it now, so I can check it off my list. Will I go again? No, I don't think so. Next year I will seek out smaller, more informal food events, forgoing the chance to see foodie royalty for the more enjoyable (for me, anyway) opportunity to speak to the remarkable, creative people working behind the scenes with some of Scotland's most exciting food and drink.


text:
As I read the article, I reviewed where my information was and found that everything was were I thought it was, but could someone else easily gain access to all the information when it was needed and I was not there. I needed to become better organized and then let my wife and our executor know where the original documents are, contact information, etc.
- Up to date health insurance policies
- Advance directives can include:
- A living will
- Do not resuscitate (DNR) order
- Durable power of attorney for health care
- A current and valid copy of your wills
- A copy of your organ donor card (if you intend to donate an organ)
- Copies of the following documents:
- Birth certificates
- Marriage license
- Divorce decrees
- Social Security cards
- Mortgages and deeds
- Registration and titles for vehicles owned
- Family and friends contact list
- Clear wishes in regards to cremation, burial, religious ceremonies, and other memorial arrangements (headstones, markers, donations in lieu of flowers, etc.)
- Copies of life insurance policies
- Copies of 401(k) and IRA account information
- A listing of financial and investment account information (other than those shown above)
- Checking
- Savings
- CDs
- Outstanding loans
- Religious or spiritual affiliation and contact information (if desired).
Of course, those of us living with Kennedy's Disease might also want to include information on Kennedy's Disease, anesthesia information, tissue donation forms (should that be your wish) and a contact list for doctors.
Has the article forgotten anything else that needs to be included in this emergency file?

subset: commoncrawl


text:
TREASURE ISLAND — Amid growing developer interest in the city, voters will be asked to modernize the city's development regulations next March.
"We are getting a lot of interest. Building permits are up. Things are starting to get busy again," City Manager Reid Silverboard told the City Commission earlier this month.
He cited particular interest by real estate agents and developers in two vacant properties — the site of the former Buccaneer Motel on Gulf Boulevard and the site of an earlier proposed and then withdrawn plan for a La Quinta Inn at 108th Avenue and the Treasure Island Causeway.
There also are preliminary discussions under way regarding a possible parking garage in the city's downtown core.
Homeowners Choice Inc., the owner of the 8-plus acre former Rice property at John's Pass, also recently enlarged the site when it bought an adjacent property at auction, the site of a former liquor store at the entrance to John's Pass.
In a recent email to Mayor Bob Minning, HCI spokesperson Jay Madhu said the company is considering developing the site as a destination hotel.
"We have been approached by various people to sell them the property or partner with them to do some different things," Madhu said.
"Our plan, is to hopefully make the property a destination hotel,'' he said. "However to do so we would among many things need height and density to be increased to get economies of scale."
Silverboard indicated the city might need to create a planned development zoning code to facilitate the development of the John's Pass property.
That change has yet to be discussed by the commission, but it did take several actions earlier this month to facilitate development in other areas of the city.
The commission voted to ask voters to allow a 2-foot increase in building height citywide to ensure homes and other structures are not penalized by last year's 2-foot increase in the effective flood elevation.
If approved, it would mean that the actual measured height of structures would remain the same as before new flood measurement. If defeated, the measured height of future buildings would have to be shorter.
In December, the commission is scheduled to take final votes on a series of referendum questions relating to the city's downtown redevelopment district. The commission adopted a downtown special area plan in April as part of its overall land use plan.
The five referendum questions would ask voters to put in place regulations implementing the plan, creating greater density for mixed use and tourist development.
If voters approve the regulations, the city would then have to create specific zoning districts in which those regulations would apply.


text: The Trenton Numismatic club is a non-profit organization. It was founded in 1951 in the city of Trenton, NJ. The club was formed around the common interest of local numismatics to have a forum for their hobby. As such it is one of the longest running established coin clubs in New Jersey. The club's objective is to promote numismatics and serve as good citizens to enrich and inform the capital area community. As a numismatic organization, the club advances the science of numismatics by providing an educational forum. The club also provides a venue for the trading, selling and auctioning of coins. The Trenton Numismatic Club is organized for the education and sharing of information for Numismatists in the Trenton, New Jersey area. We are members of ANA and GSNA.


text:
Empowering + inspiring families in the Naperville area through specific + gentle chiropractic care.
Hi! I'm Dr. Emily Hanners. I'm a Naperville chiropractor with a focus on kids and prenatal care. I had no idea about the benefits of chiropractic care until... well... I experienced it firsthand! Every child deserves a great start + chiropractic is essential to helping them thrive.
We don't guess with your health - we test! By investing in top-of-the-line technology, we can objectively assess if we're the best place for you. What does this mean? We give you exactly what you need - nothing more, nothing less. If you're not measuring progress, how do you know you're improving?
Our Neurospinal scans show us exactly where your body is no longer adapting to everyday stress. When dealing with your health + the health of your loved ones, we want to be as specific as possible. In some cases, that means less is more.
Find our chiropractic office conveniently located in the Naperville Plaza, along with Trader Joe's, Casey's Foods, + Oswald's Pharmacy.
116 W. Gartner Rd.
Suite #104
Naperville, IL 60540
(630) 423-5960
(331) 444-2443 (text)


text:
Ok, so I have to say that I am a little disappointed with what I am about to write but I gotta give y'all the truth! A few months ago I received a sample of DevaCurl No-Poo (that means no … Continue reading
Category Archives: Beauty
Mic check…is this thing on?
Was I seriously MIA for 5 months?! How does that even happen? I don't have an answer to that question but who cares! I'm back people so I hope you're ready. To kick off my return, I'm going to do … Continue reading
Bronze Goddess
Why do ladies love summer so much? It's definitely not the humid air that makes our hair go completely whacky and it's not the unbearably hot sun that melts our makeup off…definitely not! Us ladies love summer because we are tan! Not fake-n-bake tan but actual, I've been in the real life sun tan.
Being tan is the greatest gift of summer. We don't have to wear as much makeup, when we do wear makeup it looks 10 times better AND being tan makes you look skinnier! True story.
Now, since we are all hopefully beginning to develop our summer tans, you must all go buy Tantalizer by Lorac. This stuff is absolutely amazing! I can't really put it into better words than Sephora so I'll just jack their description for now…
"TANtalize, mesmerize, and moisturize with this LORAC's Bronzing Body Luminizer. This quick-drying makeup instantly gives your skin a sexy, flawless, better-than-natural tan, without streaking."
If we took a pole, I would bet that most women use this product solely as a bronzing, body makeup which is fine because that's what it was made for but there are a couple other ways I like to use this product.
1. I sometimes mix a small amount with my BB Cream or foundation. This just gives my skin that extra bronze glow that I just love!
2. If you don't want to use on your entire face, it is great as a bronzer on your checks! This formula has that gorgeous, smooth liquid finish that is sure to have people complimenting all day!
I have so much fun experimenting with this product and I hope you all do too! Happy tanning!
Dry Go Bye
Last week I really needed an extra moisture boost for my skin and remembered I had a sample of this jewel hiding in the back of my bathroom drawer. I had never heard of this brand before but luckily, I have a subscription to Birchbox and can always count on them to introduce me to some new beauty friends!
The Amore Pacific Moisture Bound Vitalizing Mask is a very lightweight formula and is super easy to apply. It dries in about 5 minutes or so and to really amp up the moisture, you leave it on over night. It was not annoying at all. I didn't even notice I had it on! The only thing I would suggest is sleeping with your hair in a bun. I did not do this at first and ended up swatting my face like you do when you can feel a hair but you can't figure out where it's coming from. Yeah, that was me!
When I woke in the morning and washed the mask of with warm water, my skin was revitalized and naturally dewy!
I highly suggest this product. I was very impressed!
Just Dew It
My absolute favorite spring/summer makeup look is dewy skin with a bronze glow. This look is so perfect because it is pretty minimal and easy to achieve. Luckily, most of us spend a good amount of time in the sun during these hot summer days so we already have a natural tan going on, and all of us girls know that when you are tan, you don't have to wear as much makeup. Holla!
The key pieces you will need to achieve that dewy look are:
–Tinted Moisturizer or BB/CC/DD Cream: I can't keep up honestly. I am still on BB Cream
–Foundation: Sheer or Velvet finish. Matte is far too heavy for the summertime.
–Bronzer: Preferably both matte and shimmer
–Blush: cream or powder
–Highlighter: this is what really makes that dewy finish pop!
Here are some of my favorite products. Everyone is different, so if you don't like what you have, try something different! Makeup is all about trial and error. What one person loves, you might not like and that's OK!
Tinted Moistruizer or BB/CC/DD Cream:
Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream: My mom turned me on to this product and I have to say, it really is great! It is light and just makes your skin feel moisturized and clean. Don't be fooled though, it does a fantastic job of covering uneven skin tones and those pesky imperfections.
Stila 10-in-1 Stay All Day HD Beauty Balm: I don't often use Stila products but for some reason I decided to test this out in Sephora one day and I loved it! The formula is so thick and creamy. It also smells really good! They have two different shades, illuminating and bronzing. The illuminating is obviously not as dark as the bronzing so I tend to wear that under my foundation. When I purchase the bronzing, I may skip my foundation all together.
Anything with the words sheer, glow or healthy skin are all pretty good bets!
Makeup Forever HD Foundation/Revlon Photo Ready Foundation: I use Revlon's Photo Ready Foundation every day. I used to use Makeup Forever's HD Foundation but they are so similar that I couldn't justify the price difference. It also comes in 13 shades!
Apply your foundation with your beauty blender of choice. It does not have to be the brand name Beauty Blender but Ulta and Sephora both have great alternative options. Before you begin applying, always dampen the sponge. It lightens the foundation application which is exactly what we want for this dewy glow!
Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick: My absolute favorite bronzer! Why? One, because it has a heavy shimmer finish and I love me some shimmer in the summertime. Two, it blends five different shades which all come together for the perfect bronze glow! Three, it is multipurpose. I use it as bronzer and eye shadow which is perfect for vacations when you don't want to pack a lot of makeup. It also comes in gorgeous pink and rose shades which is great as a blush!
Nars Bronzing Powder in Laguna: Remember earlier when I said you will need a bronzer in both a shimmer and matte finish? Well, this is your matte finish. Yes, it does have flecks of gold in it but for the most part, it is matte. I don't really need to talk about how much I love Nars. They are just the best and their packaging is to die for!
Nars Blush in Orgasm: If you have not purchased or at least heard of this legendary color from Nars, you must be living under a rock! The reason this shade is so popular is because it is universally flattering. It literally looks good on everyone! Amazing.
Nars the Multiple: This is a cream stick blush with a shimmer finish. As with all Nars products, you really can't go wrong. It is fool proof application. The formula is creamy and smooth which helps with blending.
Stila Convertible Color: This is a great cream blush! It has a nice, thick texture but the color is still sheer and perfect for those humid days ahead. It also comes in 9 shades so everyone should be able to find their perfect match!
Benefit Cosmetics Watt's Up!: Let's just start by saying Benefit Cosmetics has the best packaging in the biz but their products also live up to the hype! This bronzer is a cream stick and is a beautiful champagne color! I currently don't own this product but am dying to purchase it!
Benefit Cosmetics High Beam/Sun Beam: These are essentially the same product but High Beam is a pink liquid highlighter and Sun Beam is a bronze liquid highlighter which is great for the olive/darker skinned ladies out there!
Josie Maran Argan Oil Illumizer: If you are a fan of Josie's 100% Argan Oil then you are sure to be a fan of this Illuminizer! It packs the punch of our favorite moisturizing oil but has a gorgeous light bronze tint to it. And just like all of Josie's other products, this Illumizer is free of all of those harsh chemical and ingredients our skin doesn't love. High five, Josie! Keep up the good work.
Pack it all in with one punch:
Too Faced The Secret to No Makeup and Natural Face Natural Radiance Palette: If you are new to all of these products and this blog post has overwhelmed you, these two palettes are the PERFECT way to become acquainted with the dewy makeup look. Both of these kits come with Brozer, Blush, Concealer, Brightener, and Highlighter. Pretty much everything you will ever need!
Now that I have completely overloaded you with product suggestions, you should click here to watch this fantastic and easy tutorial by the fab Kristofer Buckle. Enjoy!
Foundation Perfection
Finding the perfect foundation shade isn't the only way to guarantee a flawless face. If you don't know how to properly apply it, that perfect shade will still look like a hot mess! The proper foundation application will ensure your makeup doesn't look cakey or streaky, which no right-minded wants!
In this post from Bellasugar, MAC Senior Makeup Artist, Romero Jennings, give a step-by-step guide to get that flawless base! Click here to check it out!
So fun!
Last month I stumbled upon something so fun on urbandecay.com, a Deluxe Mystery Travel Bag! For $16, you get some or Urban Decay's best and most sought after products in full and travel size. I didn't realize how genius this was until I actually received the package. Sure, travel size might sound kind of boring but when you get the perfect little .51 oz. bottle of All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray, you realized "Wait, I did need this in my life!"
Each Travel Bag Includes:
– Sample Eyeshadow Primer Potion
– Travel size All Nighter Setting Spray
– Mini 24/7 Glide-On Shadow Pencil in Rehab
– Sample Supercurl Curling Mascara
– Full Size Lip Junky lip gloss in Naked
Chilly Burrrr-Burrrr!
Although it is still hot down here in Florida, most of the country is fighting those Wintertime cold snaps. Yes, Wintertime can be beautiful but it can also wreak havoc on your skin! The dry, cold weather can easily cause dry, chapped patches but if you use the correct products, you should be able to come out of the cold smooth as a baby's butt! Woo hoo!
First, let's start with your skin. In order to keep your face in tip-top shape during the cold months, make sure you switch your cleanser to something more gentle and creamy. Continuing with anything too rough or foam-like and it will just strip your skin of those natural oils that it needs during the Winter months. If you use toner, back off using it. Toner is another product that tends to dry out your skin. If you are more on the oily side and feel like you must use toner, switch to a gentler formula. The final steps in most everyone's face routine is moisturizer and this obviously needs to remain and possibly be amped up a bit! Just as your face wash, it's important to use a moisturizer that is creamy and don't forget to buy one with sunscreen. The sun may not be beating down but those harmful rays are still there!
Second, make sure your lips stay kiss-ably soft by using a lip conditioner vs. a lip balm. I am not sure how true this is but I heard most lip balms actually contain ingredients that make your lips peel so that you have to keep re-applying it over and over, which of course means for sales for them. The perfect compliment to your lip conditioner is an exfoliator. If you have not added a lip exfoliator to your routine yet, this is the perfect time. Just as we exfoliate our faces and bodies, it is just as import to exfoliate those lips!
Finally, we need to make sure our hands and feet stay moisturized! These areas are often some of the worst places for dry, chapped skin. My favorite hand and foot moisturizers are Bliss Spa products. They are so thick and creamy and their foot moisturizer has this delicious minty, tingly sensation. Just delectable!
Happy moisturizing!
My Life Is Now Complete!
OMG Y'all! If you are anything like me, you love, love, love a gel manicure. Unfortunately, the only way to get that was by going to the nail salon…until now! Sally Hansen has created an at home gel manicure set and I have to say, I came into this relationship VERY skeptical but I was absolutely blown away!
Not only does the end result look just as good (maybe even better) than the nail salon but it is also a much faster turn around time as you only have to cure each layer for 30 seconds vs. 3 minutes at the nail salon. Here is a quick rundown of the process:
- Clean nails with pre-soaked nail wipe.
- Apply the base coat to your 4 fingers and cure for 30 seconds under the LED light. Apply a base coat to your thumb and cure for 30 seconds. Follow the same steps on each hand.
- Once you have applied your base coat, you will apply one layer of color, cure for 30 seconds and then add another layer of color.
- Once the color is complete, you will apply one layer of the top coat. Cure that for 30 seconds and then use the handy dandy nail wipes to get the uber-glossy high shine. Whala! Manicure complete.
I am excited to see just how long this thing last…stay tuned!
Yup, I definitely need this!
I almost flipped my you know what when I got an email from Birchbox about Benefit's new product 'Fine ONE ONE'. First of all, I LOVE this name! I was just telling my co-worker the other day how I was going to bring the word 'fine' back so I am pretty convinced this product was meant for me. Second, how clever is this! It's a highlighter, blush and bronzer all in one stick. Genius I tell you! Click here for a great video demonstration on the product. I hope Santa takes last minute gift requests…


text:
Talking About Real Estate Making an investment, The Most Effective Concepts Are Found Right here
29 Jul 2015 21:38
Comments: 0
page revision: 0, last edited: 29 Jul 2015 21:38
Posts by date
Posts by tags
It seems you have no tags attached to pages. To attach a tag simply click on the tags button at the bottom of any page.
29 Jul 2015 21:38


text:
Are you looking for the perfect homesite in Carteret County? Cannonsgate has incredible amenities as well as gorgeous views of the Bogue Sound. Below is the site map for the Cannonsgate community. For a list of available homesite, please see our Real Estate website here.
If you are interested in a personal tour of available homesites, please call our office and we will coordinate a showing for you.


text:
Connecticut engineers will spare as many trees as possible while fixing Merritt Parkway
STAMFORD -- A $64 million project to improve safety on the Merritt Parkway, resurface the road and restore eroding historic concrete bridges will keep to a minimum the number of trees to be cut down, state engineers told residents this week.
As engineers proceed with plans to install more-modern steel-reinforced guardrails along the road's median, some trees may have to be sacrificed to meet safety standards, said Michael Calabrese, an engineer and project manager for the work.
"While we recognize it is important to preserve the Merritt Parkway as a historic roadway, it is equally important to note it is part of the national highway system and is a major thoroughfare," he said.
Calabrese and other engineers for the project whose design is expected to be completed this summer, spoke to a small group of residents at an informational meeting this week at the Stamford Government Center.
Calabrese said plans call for installing concrete barriers on the highway only beneath bridges, helping to maintain the highway's rustic aura.
The project is part of a corridor improvement effort initiated in 1994 through the recommendations of the Merritt Parkway Working Group, which called for roadway improvements to reduce serious accidents that have increased in frequency of as daily traffic has increase.
According to counts, traffic on the Merritt Parkway has grown from 39,000 cars in 1980 to between 50,000 and 80,000 cars daily, Calabrese said.
The project will be put for bids in January 2013, and be completed in summer 2015, under the DOT's schedule.
Jill Smyth, executive director for the Merritt Parkway Conservancy, said work in Fairfield and Trumbull has sparked questions from the group about the removal of specimen trees along the parkway in the interest of safety.
The group considers efforts to clean and refurbish the one-of-a-kind decorative adornments on the highway's overpass bridges have been highly successful, Smyth said.
"We hope there will be ribbons on the trees which will be coming down so people will know what is happening," Smyth said.
Calabrese said the installation of more and stronger guardrails is directly related to preventing collisions with trees along the road, which have traditionally accounted for the most fatal accidents.
Assistant New Canaan Fire Chief Jack Hennessey said the installation of more guardrails as a buffer between roadside trees and drivers could prevent deaths and severe injuries.
Hennessey said firefighters respond to several accidents a month on the parkway, including some that involve vehicles striking trees or breaking through guardrails into the path of traffic in the other direction.
"Many times on the right side of the road, there is no guardrail and the cars end up in the woods," Hennessey said.


text:
The Poor People's Campaign, A National Call for a Moral Revival
6 p.m. on the 2nd & 4th Friday of each month
Sanctuary of All Souls Church, corner of Main and Hope Streets, Greenfield Includes a light supper prepared by Stone Soup Cafe!
Video (will open in Facebook; will add other video when available)
Article in Greenfield Recorder:
Locals Answer National Call for Moral Revival Through Poor People's Campaign
1/25/2020 – Note change of location!
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber to appear in Greenfield as part of the M.O.R.E tour, and upcoming meetings
The information below dates from the spring and early summer of 2018.
Racial Justice Rising is supporting the Poor People's Campaign. If you have questions about the PPC in the local area, please contact Ruth at email@example.com.
Join the Poor People's Campaign here.
RIDESHARE PROGRAM TO JUNE 23 RALLY in WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Poor People's Campaign asks if you would please contribute to this movement with any donation you can afford. Your contributions support signs, banners, venues, jail support, transportation, and all the expenses incurred as the movement grows.
Read the letter from Reverends Barber and Theoharis on Memorial Day and Week 3's theme here.
Watch clip from the June 23 rally in Washington DC here.
Read the report on the Massachusetts PPC rally on June 11 here.
Read the report on the Massachusetts PPC rally on May 28 here.
Read the report on the Massachusetts PPC rally on May 21 here.
Read the report on the Massachusetts PPC rally on May 14 here.
Photos from the May 21st Boston rally:
Photos from the May 14th Boston rally:
Our Campaign is just getting started. Both local and national media are taking more notice.
Thank you to all who came out for Monday's Rally and Sit-in at the State House to address systemic racism, voting rights, immigration justice, Islamophobia and Indigenous rights. We're so proud of everyone's hard work and commitment to the movement!
Over 200 of us rallied on the Boston Common, and 16 of us were arrested last night at State House, demanding lawmakers confront systemic racism as the Massachusetts Poor People's Campaign Intensifies. This morning, all 16 cases were dismissed by the Boston Municipal Court Judge!
But our fight is just beginning. Keep the momentum going by joining us at the Boston Common on May 28th and 29th!
For Week 3, our theme is The War Economy, Militarism, and Gun Violence. We will start with a Veterans-led War Economy Encampment on Monday (Memorial Day) at noon. On Tuesday, May 29 we'll hold a rally at 2pm on the steps leading up from Boston Common to Beacon Street across from the State House . Sign up to participate!
Upcoming Western Mass PPC Events
We have now started 40 days of sustained, nonviolent moral fusion direct action in over 30 state capitals and the District of Columbia.
In states across this nation, our movement is gaining strength and we are already beginning to shift the moral narrative. On April 29, we gathered at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC for a final mass meeting that was streamed across the nation. Watch the video on the Poor People's Campaign Facebook page.
NONVIOLENT – we model nonviolence in this culture of violence, holding up the humanity of every person
MORAL – not left or right, but right and wrong: a new call for a moral revival in this country, led by the poor
FUSION – uniting across communities and issues into a powerful people's force for justice
DIRECT ACTION – our bodies are conveying a message of people's power, which won't be turned back
Read the PPC's Demands and Opportunities.
Watch the PPC's official launch video.
On June 23, there will be a huge international rally in Washington, D.C.
From the original Poor People's Campaign
And today's
In the summer and fall of 2017, the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival was "on tour," with stops in over 15 states across the country. At these stops, the Campaign held mass meetings, press conferences, truth commissions, and other events.
Read the Declaration of Fundamental Rights and Poor People's Moral Agenda.
"Fifty years after Rev. Dr. King and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign declared that silence was betrayal, we are coming together to break the silence and tell the truth about the interlocking evils of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and our distorted moral narrative," the Moral Agenda reads. "We declare that if silence was betrayal in 1968, revival is necessary today."
The Poor People's Campaign, a multi-year effort, will launch on Mothers Day, May 14, with 40 days of moral action across diverse issues and geography in at least 41 states. Actions will include rallies, education and organizing, cultural arts events, nonviolent direct action, and fusion coalition building.
During that time, five Moral Monday actions will occur at Statehouses around the country, each Monday with a different theme. (Transportation to Boston from Western Mass is being arranged for May 14th and possible carpool coordination for all five Mondays.) The events will begin at 2 PM with a rally followed by optional non-violent direct action.
Anyone planning to attend the rallies is welcome to come to a non-violence direct action training, even if not planning to risk arrest. Organizers say that anyone who is considering arrest needs to attend a training, and those who want to act in support roles should as well. See western MA training dates below.
Dates and the current themes are:
May 14 – Children, Women, Youth, People with Disabilities, and the Right to Education
May 21 – Intersection between systemic poverty and racism, immigration, voting rights
May 28 – War economy, Veterans, Gun Violence
June 4 – Ecological Devastation – Health of the planet and the right to health care (to be held in Springfield)
June 11 – Everybody has a Right to Live – Wages, Housing, and Services
On June 23, there will be a huge international rally in Washington, D.C.
To prepare for the 40 days, organizers are holding nonviolent direct-action trainings in 40 states, including Massachusetts, as well as the District of Columbia.
Everyone is invited to attend PPC rallies. Those choosing to engage in non-violent direct action must take non-violence direct action training.
Sign up for a PPC Non-Violence Direct Action training in Western MA, a series of which will be held through the spring. The first training, which was held simultaneously in 39 other states, was on Saturday, April 14th in Springfield MA and included a live link with Rev. Barber.
If you are already trained in non-violent civil disobedience, however, you may be qualified to train as a Peacekeeper for demonstrations, rallies, and marches. Contact the Sojourner Truth School for information.
Other upcoming training opportunities in MA? – Contact Massachusetts PPC for details.
Some roles to consider:
Pre-Demonstration Training Team
Needs: Theomusicologists, Nonviolent Moral Direct Action Coordinators, Lawyer or Trained Legal Information Provider, Holders of Belongings
Rally Team
Needs: Directly Impacted People and Clergy Speakers (strongly considering CD), Theomusicologists & Cultural Artists, Action Leader (MC for the rally), Timekeeper, Program Coordinator/Stage Manager
Communications Team
Needs: Communications Coordinator, Media Wrangler, Media Spokespeople, Social Media (Facebook and Twitter), Documentation, Livestream
Non-Violence Direct Action Team
Needs: Theomusicologists, Chant Leaders, Prayer Leaders, Action Leaders, Runners, Sign-In Crew, Clean-up Crew
Safety Team
Needs: Marshals, Lead Marshal, De-escalators, Straggler Crew, Police Liaisons, Legal Observers, Medics, Supplies Team
Post-Action Team
Needs: Jail Support Lead, Jail Support Hotline, Community Support at Jail, Transportation, Food.
For more information on the PPC trainings, see here.
To sign up for other roles or get additional information, contact the Massachusetts Poor People's Campaign.
(from The Poor People's Campaign website)
On December 4, 1967, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. announced plans for a Poor People's Campaign to organize towards transformative actions to end poverty, racism, and militarism in America. At that time, the nation was deeply divided, particularly by the issues of racial justice and the Vietnam War.
And yet even after Dr. King's assassination in April 1968, this multi-racial mobilization of the poor went forward, mobilizing caravans that converged in Washington, D.C. to erect a shanty town on the National Mall that came to be known as "Resurrection City."
The Poor People's Campaign culminated in a Solidarity Day Rally for Jobs, Peace, and Freedom involving more than 50,000 people on June 19, 1968. Over the past 50 years, social movements have continued the struggle against poverty and the interrelated issues of the war economy and militarism, racism, and ecological devastation. They have won some gains, but even the handful of select indicators in this report make clear that we are still living in a system that serves a tiny minority at the expense of the rest of us.
The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is working with the Institute for Policy Studies to produce an analysis of the Campaign's four core issues: racism, poverty, the war economy/militarism, and ecological destruction. This preliminary analysis was released at the launch of the Campaign in Washington D.C. on December 4, 2017. Initial findings reveal that, by many measures, these problems are worse today than they were five decades ago. It is in all of our interest to recapture what Dr. King called the "revolutionary spirit" needed to solve these systemic problems.
Watch the Poor People's Campaign launch video:
Learn more about the Campaign:
"A new Poor People's Campaign wants to change how society defines morality," by Katrina vanden Heuval, Washington Post, December 5, 2017,
"Huge Organizing Effort, '40 Days of Action' Launching to Fight Poverty: Fifty years later, a new Poor People's Campaign connects religious faith to social justice," by Eleanor J. Bader, alternet.org, March 4, 2018.
Ready to take the pledge? You may take the pledge here: https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/
Poor People's Campaign – Massachusetts
The first MASSACHUSETTS POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN MASS MEETING was held on April 7, 2018.
To support the statewide organizing, please donate here.
If you are considering risking arrest at one or more of the Mondays, you need to take a training, even if you have prior non-violence training. To register, go to this link:
If you are already trained in non-violent civil disobedience, however, you are qualified to train as a Peacekeeper for demonstrations, rallies, and marches, May 12. Register here:
And you don't have to be trained to attend a rally and, in fact, we are looking for LOTS of folks to attend the 5 Monday Statehouse rallies.
There are many ways to be involved in the campaign beyond non-violent direct action (e.g., education and outreach, music, art and more). Contact Massachusetts@
Connect with the Statewide Campaign:
Poor People's Campaign – Massachusetts
MA Poor People's Campaign website
Poor People's Campaign – Massachusetts
Repairers of the Breach – Poor People's Campaign
© 2019 Racial Justice Rising | Theme by Themesmob


text:
Classic Car Pass Bys consists of 231 beautifully recorded and edited sounds, tagged with rich metadata. From Jaguar E-Types and Ford Mustangs, to Triumph Spitfires, Ferrari 250s and more.
There are no reviews yet!
Arrowhead Audio aim to release extremely high quality, metadata rich sound effects with extremely competitive price points to make them accessible to everyone.


text:
- Footnotes
- Table of
- Columns
- Announcements
- Features
- What's New
- Research &
- Staff
- Archives
- ASA Home
Jamie Panzarella, ASA Publications Department
Kevin Bales
Kevin Bales' life's work started with a pamphlet. The professor of sociology was in London in the early 1990s, and was astounded when he picked up a leaflet that stated there were millions of slaves in the world today. Bales is now an expert on modern slavery and President of Free the Slaves, a U.S. sister organization of Anti-Slavery International, the world's oldest human rights organization.
As a social scientist and a sociologist, I was thinking wow! There are millions of people in slavery, This is a very important thing to understand. This is an ancient form of social interaction and social control, which many believe had been eradicated. And, yet, if there are millions in the 21st century, then we really need to get a grip on this issue. So it was my curiosity and my sociological approach that drove me into the issue.
Slavery is illegal in every country in the world, yet, according to the Free the Slaves website, there are 27 million slaves worldwide today, more than any other time in human history. These are individuals who "are forced to work without pay, under threat of violence. You can find them in brothels, factories, mines, farm fields, restaurants, construction sites, and private homes." The average cost of a human slave sold around the world today is $90. Slavery can be found in almost every country (except Iceland and Greenland), with the majority of slaves can be found in India and in African countries; however, thousands of slaves are trafficked into the United States each year.
While he always had an interest in human rights, often working on projects about this and with human rights groups during graduate student years, Bales did not begin researching the issue of slavery in depth until the 1990s. After learning about the current state of slavery, Bales saw it as a "classic challenge to a sociologist." After performing a lit review of 3,000 articles on slavery, he found only two articles about contemporary slavery. Bales spent several years digging and searching for numbers, data, understanding, specialists, etc. He realized that no one had done research that was sufficiently methodologically sound on this topic.
He next began a large field research project. He traveled to meet slaves and slaveholders. Since slavery in an economic crime, he focused a large potion of research on the slave-based businesses. "It had to be a qualitative research project as the crime was so hidden. I looked at the economics of slave-based businesses in different parts of the word. I tried to tease out the different dimensions of what was going on."
Bales also looked to the discipline to see who had written about slavery in theoretical terms, but he found that virtually no one in the contemporary sociological world had done so.
Bales' research eventually evolved into his first book, Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy. Published in 1999, Bales' book has received numerous accolades, including a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize. His work has been published in 10 other languages, including an Italian edition that won the Premio Viareggio award for services to humanity in 2000. Bales co-wrote a documentary based on his work, Slavery: A Global Investigation, which won the Peabody Award for 2000 and two Emmy Awards in 2002. Archbishop Desmond Tutu called Disposable People a well researched, scholarly, and deeply disturbing expose of modern slavery. A new edition will be published in 2012.
Bales was shocked by the response that the book generated; people wanted to work on this topic immediately. With the success of his book, Bales decided to embrace the response to his work and "join the world of policy and practice for awhile." He decreased the workload of his academic appointment in the UK and returned to the United States.
In 2000, Bales, along with Jolene Smith and Peggy Callahan, founded Free the Slaves. Free the Slaves is a non-profit organization that works to "liberate slaves around the world, helps them rebuild their lives and researches real world solutions to eradicate slavery forever. We use world class research and compelling stories from the frontlines of slavery to convince the powerful and the powerless that we can end slavery." (www.freetheslaves.net) While Free the Slaves works on policy initiatives to eliminate slavery worldwide, the organization also works on the ground to liberate individuals from slavery.
Bales has traveled the world to make this happen. Free the Slaves does not buy people out of slavery, but works to liberate them. In his 2010 TED talk, Bales said "Liberation, and more importantly all the work that comes after liberation, it's not an event, it's a process. It is about helping people to build lives of dignity, stability, economic autonomy, citizenship." The cost of liberation does vary by country, but "…sustainable freedom for the entire 27 million people on the planet in slavery is something like 10.8 billion dollars… It's not a lot of money at the global level, in fact it's peanuts. And the great thing about it is that it's not money down a hole, there is a freedom dividend."
Within the world of non-governmental organizations, Bales' sociological toolkit has been essential to help him answer the questions put forth to him, such as how to operationally define slavery in a way that can be taken and written as law. "This is an area with some really fascinating methodological challenges. When you call it a hidden crime, it is hidden in a way no other crime is. The victimization is not an event, but a process."
For individuals looking to work in this field, the options are essentially endless. Since this is a new field, it needs people with myriad skills. "It needs lawyers, and it needs accountants, and it needs social scientists, especially sociologists. It also needs people who understand social psychology, particularly in the area of psychological trauma," Bales said. "Almost anything someone can imagine applying to this field, there is a need."
However, since it is a rapidly growing field, for those looking to follow an academic path to this work, there is no formal education process. This has not stopped a demand, by students and graduates, for a program to study this topic. To address this demand, Bales is currently working to develop a master's degree that would allow students to study this issue in depth. "There is a whole pedagogical array of subject matter that is now ready to be taught to someone who wants to become a specialist in this area, but it is not available yet in any one place."
Bales understands that he is working in a new and untested area. Nevertheless, he admits his excitement at getting to be the person operating on the frontier of a sub-discipline. "It is literally about saying, 'What is the relationship between the nature of human conflict and the nature of human enslavement,'" said Bales. Individuals in this field are often the first to ask the questions, working to figure out fundamental definitions, and finding linkages and causal relationships.
We have to ask ourselves, are we willing to live in a world with slavery? If we dont take action we just leave ourselves open to having someone else jerk the strings that tie us to slavery in the products we buy and in our government policies. And yet, if there is one thing that every human being can agree on, I think its that slavery should end.


text:
Peel health program put facility at 'crisis point'
Patients at Peel Health Campus were forced to wait hours for food and one was left in a soiled bed as staff struggled to cope with a spike in admissions, a parliamentary committee was told on Monday.
In an internal email read out at the hearing by Committee member Ken Travers, a staff member raised concerns the hospital was a "crisis point" and that patient care was being compromised by "unsafe" staffing levels.
The concerns were raised after the establishment of a program which saw doctors paid $200 for every patient they admitted into the hospital from the emergency department.
In another email sent to the Director of Medical Services in August 2010, a staff member raised concerns the patient load and turnover rate was becoming so high that "patient safety is being put at risk."
The staff member worried prescriptions were taking longer to complete which was causing a delay in patient discharges and therefore taking up beds which could have been used by patients waiting in ED.
Patients were waiting longer for intravenous antibiotics or other medications than they should have which was unacceptable, the email said.
South Metropolitan Health Service chief executive Nicole Feely told the Committee she would never have authorised the $200 payment to doctors and was not aware of such a fee being paid to doctors at any other WA hospital.
Ms Feely said it was the SMHS and not PHC which noticed the spike in admissions.
As a result, SMHS Group General Manager of Corporate Operations Shaun Strachan said they "strongly suggested" that Peel conduct an audit after a 20 per cent spike in admissions was identified in the last quarter of 2010.
He had mainly been concerned PHC had indicated it would run $6.3 million over budget in that year.
The private operator of the campus, Health Solutions WA, has repaid $1.4 million of taxpayers money after the audit found admissions did not meet the billing criteria stipulated by the Department of Health.
Mr Travers, a Labor MP, also raised allegations that HSWA's majority shareholder Jon Fogarty received a $10 million per annum consultancy payment from HSWA, comprising of a $2 million base figure plus 50 per cent of profits over $500,000 per month.
This represented one-quarter of the $40 million paid to all PHC staff for one year.
PHC Director of Emergency Suzanne Gray said the $200 payment was a fee for service, rather than an incentive payment, for the extra work doctors were doing as a result of admitting more patients under the program, which had originally been designed to streamline patients admitted under the four-hour-rule.
She denied doctors were under pressure to "go hunting" for patients in ED in order to admit them into the hospital, which would generate a higher payment from the Health Department than if they were just treated in ED.
"It wasn't that I was doing more hours," Dr Gray said.
"It's that the hours there were more intense and I had more responsibility."
She was expected to be on call on weekends, for example.
Dr Gray said if the program had not been introduced, the emergency department would have become "dysfunctional" or a large number of patients would have been referred to Fremantle Hospital.
A spokesperson for HSWA said the campus proactively recruited doctors between 2010 and 2012 to cope with the increased demand—the hours spent by doctors in ED were boosted by 66 per cent over this period.
She said the spike in admissions was discussed at PHC before senior staff decided to alert the SMHS and review the spike.
In relation to the payment to Mr Fogarty she said: "As a private company, what the company pays to its directors , management and consultants is private and for shareholders to ultimately determine."
Shadow health minister Roger Cook said statements made by the representatives from the SMHS had contradicted Health Minister Kim Hames.
"Firstly the minister has said on a number of occasions that it was Peel which came to the Department with the issue of over-admissions," Mr Cook said.
"The Department of Health representatives said today they caught Peel out and insisted on the audits."
He said the minister was in denial about the problems at the privately managed hospital.
"The minister has said all along that everything is fine now at PHC and what the Health Department officials have said today is that there are ongoing audits into the operations of that hospital and they have ongoing concerns about the management of what's going on at Peel."
Get the latest news from thewest.com.au in your inbox.
Sign up for our emails


text:
My grandmother likes to throw little tidbits at me every now and again, often in the form of jokes or old sayings from the Miramichi where she grew up. I'm not sure why she does it, but her wit brings a great deal of emotive response from me. Perhaps, this is one of the many ways she exudes her kindness and caring attitude. I am amazed by her resiliency and her strength of mind. Her mental faculties, especially memory, are phenomenal. I've told her that I hope I have the same wits about me when I am her age.
Some people tell jokes to bring the limelight onto themselves while others use humor selflessly to brighten a person's day. My grandmother knows the power of laughter, in any moment, to generate happiness in those fractions of our day when fatigue, apathy, or stress weigh us down. Recently, as I prepared my eggs for the cartons, she called out to me from her rocking chair, "Justin! What did the chicken say when it layed a square egg?" I paused, caught off-guard by the joke, and tried to solve the humorous riddle. I came up empty. "Ouch!", she laughed. She did this all in stride while she sat, pulling on her winter boots in preparation for a walk to feed the cats in the barn. She doesn't skip a beat. That joke completely turned my day around and although our communication was fairly brief, it gave me a brief hiatus from the mental stresses of getting things done in a short period of time. I have a window of opportunity, from 4 pm to 8 pm everyday after school, to build infrastructure, give our animals proper care, and manage ongoing projects at the farm. To facilitate growth and progress, I break ongoing projects up into steps each day so that it always feels as though I am moving in the right direction. If I try to do too much too quick, it can quickly feel insurmountable. I have wants and needs, but my focus must remain with my needs so that I can achieve my wants, one step at a time.
Laughter is a good indication, in my opinion, of lower levels of stress. If I'm not laughing, I'm too serious, and if I'm too serious, I'm not enjoying what I'm doing. If this happens, and it does, I try to slow everything down. Time doesn't slow, so we must make the most of every minute we have to live on this earth. I slow my rate of work, pause my plans, slow the heart rate and relax. Humor, in times like these, can counteract life's stressors and help me to recoup. It's not always self-centered. I find just as much joy making someone else laugh or watching them laugh. It's contagious and a staple of family life, I believe, in our region.
This past weekend, my father and daughter, spent time copying each other's laughs. We've dubbed dad's laugh as, "the dying horse" laugh as it is a long, windy, drawn out laugh with a bit of wheezing. It was deeply amusing to watch my daughter squint her eyes, throw her head back, and imitate the laugh. The power of positivity. Imagine if each of our actions were governed by the desire to have them emulated by others to bring about laughter, smiles, happiness, and love. I aspire to do this with the people around me and I am constantly reminded of this when I look at my beautiful and intelligent children.
Recently, I read a poem/speech delivered by Paul Harvey in 1978 in a speech to the Future Farmers of America Convention. One stanza reads:
"Somebody who'd bale a family together with the soft strong bonds of sharing, who would laugh and then sigh, and then reply, with smiling eyes, when his son says he wants to spend his life 'doing what dad does.'" So God made a farmer.
This poem, with its strong Christian imagery, embodies the importance of laughter in the family unit. For members of a small family farm, working day and night to bring something positive to the Restigouche region, the mental image of the hay bale as the metaphorical family resonates with our souls. Farming is all about bonds. We see them in stewardship of the land, in loving and laughing embraces, in farmer and implement, with the proximity to livestock, and between generations. Whenever I hold my son or daughter's hands while we walk around the farm, I am reminded of the blessing they are to me and I am motivated to create a better future for them with opportunities on the family farm.
Finally, for all you coffee/tea drinkers here's a little cow joke for you. What do you call a cow that has just had a calf? You can answer in the comment box below.


text:
Travel reviews by Ms F & Ms K from USA
July 2016 Zambia and the Seychelles
On this trip, I visited Seychelles, South Africa & Zambia between 11-Jul-2016 and 29-Jul-2016 and I travelled with 1 other person.
We chose Expert Africa on the recommendation of a close friend who had used the agency a couple of years ago. We are so glad we did!
We dealt with Maruska, who was amazing. She is knowledgeable, efficient and our questions (which seemed endless) were answered promptly and cheerfully. We were particularly impressed that Maruska put us in touch with a colleague in the UK office because she was not as familiar with the Seychelles. Admitting that, and getting us the information, is not something everyone is good at doing.
The Zambia portion of the trip was amazing and exceeded all of our expectations. The camps Maruska suggested were excellent - she asked us lots of questions and really tailored the experience to our preferences. She was very familiar with all the camps and her comments were spot on. We would definitely go back to Zambia.
We enjoyed the Seychelles. Seeing those amazing beaches and swimming in the warm ocean was delightful.
We would recommend Expert Africa.
I stayed at and have reviewed:
|Overall rating
|Flatdogs Camp, Zambia
11-Jul-2016 review: Great experience at Flatdogs Camp
|Kaingo Camp, Zambia
14-Jul-2016 review: Fabulous stay at Kaingo
|Mwamba Bushcamp, Zambia
17-Jul-2016 review: Amazing experience at Mwamba Bushcamp
|City Lodge OR Tambo, South Africa
21-Jul-2016 review: City Lodge Johannesburg Airport
|Le Sans Souci, Seychelles
22-Jul-2016 review: Le Sans Souci - a hidden gem
|Le Duc de Praslin, Seychelles (this camp has since closed)
26-Jul-2016 review: Disappointed by Le Duc de Praslin


text:
I was wondering how many swears I could work into the title of this so long time taken to write blog post. There are two and rest assured I could have included more but my mom reads this when I post.
So. The LOML and I drove to town. She was getting her hair did and I just wanted to sit at Starbucks and have a coffee and mess around on the Internet for free. Sort of free. Appears it will cost me the $10 ticket, the $5 coffee, a $10.99 digital album download (Passion Pit), plus the soon to be heard 'I told you so' which will be pointed out by the LOML. sheesh. I had just glanced outside to see if there were any parking meter minders and I saw none. I thought for sure I would see before they struck me. I guess I was wrong because it seems that they are ninjas with specific training in not being detected. Not to mention or bitch BUT they never ticketed the three people I saw parked in the handicap spot! Not to bitch though mind you. I wouldn't do that.
I should get out there and put more money in and pay the ticket before the hair appointment finishes. I can't keep a secret so I'll tell her and she'll be right. She usually is. Drives me insane! No joke.
I think you'll have to highlight, copy, paste the above URL. Apparently the iPad doesn't have the capability to use the compose option on blogger.
24 July 2012
A motherfucking parking TICKET. shit.
brought to you by... Unknown at 11:32
2 comments:
25c, 50C or $1 would have saved you $10... the new parking meter folk are like ninjas - you never see them coming nowadays... I got hit so bad last year that I now keep quarters and loonies in my car at ALL times... it helps... but still have to pay my own ticket from 2 wks ago today sometime!
- 24 July, 2012 11:53
- Unknown said...
I should have known better. I did put out the dollar but overstayed my welcome. I went to city hall, paid the $10, used their washroom, got a printed receipt just because I felt like the money I paid should be earned (I know the thinking error in that comment btw), and parked in the two hour free spot right in front of the building.
- 24 July, 2012 12:00
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Michigan - Argyle
Sales Tax Calculator of Argyle for 2020
Calculation of the general sales taxes of the city Argyle, Michigan for 2020
How 2020 Sales taxes are calculated in Argyle
The Argyle, Michigan, general sales tax rate is 6%. The sales tax rate is always 6%
Every 2020 combined rates mentioned above are the results of Michigan state rate (6%). There is no county sale tax for Argyle, Michigan. There is no city sale tax for Argyle. There is no special rate for Argyle.
The Argyle's tax rate may change depending of the type of purchase.
Please refer to the Michigan website for more sales taxes information.
Argyle city rate(s)
6% is the smallest possible tax rate (48410, Argyle, Michigan)
The average combined rate of every zip code in Argyle, Michigan is 6%
Last sales taxes rates update
The last rates update has been made on July 2020.


text:
Daniel Berthold
Head of CRM - DACH
"The coolest part of my job is combining my personal interest and my hobby with my job." Daniel Berthold is Head of CRM-DACH at bwin.party and therefore responsible for marketing and promotion. Staying up-to-date is not always easy, but together with his team he works on new campaigns and creative ideas to reach customers. Some important advice he has for his 14-year-old self are, "be passionate about what you are doing, try to think different and outside of the box and don't be afraid to make mistakes."


text:
Blast Works Price Now $19.99
|04 Aug 2008 21:59
David Marseilles
Blast Works Price Now $19.99
Blast Works received a warm reception from reviewers and is looking to get some more loving from playas by slashing the price. In a press release today, Majesco announced the new price of $19.99 (down from $39.99 originally), effective immediately. A quick check at amazon says that immediately really does mean immediately.
What are you waiting for? Go build, fuse and destroy, or least hit the break and check out the gallery.
Look in the right sidebar for trailers and demonstration videos.
The first 120 seconds of the game, Thank MTV, Via GoNintendo
Here's some of the User Generated content for Blast Works thus far.
Find more user-created content at BlastWorksDepot.com
Via Majesco Press Release | Permalink
Similar Posts
Modern Warfare Reflex is the Biggest Wii Disappointment Yet


text:
Platinum blonde shades are going extensively amazing nowadays. There is a huge craze of this hair color due to its extraordinary appearance. Although getting towards a platinum blonde hair is not always easy. You need to face many challenges because the look itself is not so easy. Platinum blonde shades
Tag: blonde highlights
Trending Highlights for Brown Hair
Trending Styles of Dark Hair with Blonde Highlights
Styling with different hues on your hair is the latest trend. The soothing highlight makes the appearance more attractive. In a case for a dark hair, the choice for highlights should be quite clear because the statement of coloring dark hair becomes quite tough. Especially to select a reasonable shade
New Ideas for Short Brown Hair with Blonde Highlights
Highlights on hair are not so surprising these days. Different shades of different patterns and colors of hair are a common trend nowadays. But still, blonde highlights play an vibrant role. Blonde highlights are almost suitable for both long and short hair, especially on the brown color hair. But in


text:
Unleashing ASP.net Calendar Control
Calendar control is as important as a normal text box control in any
application. Most of any application which needs data entry will definitely need
a calendar control at some part. ASP.net has a very good calendar control which
we often ignore without exploring how far it can be programmed / customized.
We will discuss about
- Different Selection Types of ASP.net Calendar
- Multi Date Select ASP.net Calendar
- From To Date ASP.net Calendar
- ASP.net Calendar as Outlook Calendar


text:
12 Succulents Worth Knowing
Discover a dozen drought-tolerant, low-maintenance succulents with eye-catching good looks.
Photo By: DoreenWynja.com photographer for Monrovia
Grow Succulents
Few plants boast the effortless beauty of succulents. These amazing plants have no-fuss personalities that thrive with sun, low water and heat. Learn about some succulents that have earned rave reviews from professional growers and even a few awards. Others in this group have stood the test of time—they're heirloom plants you should try growing.
'Blue Elf' Sedoro
Sedoro is a completely new plant group created by crossing Sedum and Orostachys. The resulting plant makes a fabulous ground cover with steel blue leaves. Pink flowers appear in late summer to early fall, completely obscuring leaves. Plants are 6 inches tall. Use along border edges or in rock gardens. You'll get the greatest impact when you plant several together. Hardy in Zones 4 to 9.
Painted Echeveria
Colorful and cute, painted echeveria (Echeveria nodulosa) is a Mexican native, where it grows on limestone hills. Green leaves contrast artfully with red midribs and edges. Hardy in Zones 9 to 11, painted echeveria is drought tolerant in the landscape once it's established. It also adapts well to container culture. Indoors, it needs bright light to develop full leaf coloring.
'Mr. Goodbud' Sedum
If you love 'Autumn Joy' sedum, you need to check out 'Mr. Goodbud.' Sturdy, upright stems support large flower heads up to 6 inches across. The show starts in late summer as buds open bright pink to reveal starry blooms. Flowers last right up to frost on stems that refuse to flop. This is a pollinator favorite, serving bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Plants grow roughly 16 inches tall and wide. Hardy in Zones 3 to 9.
Queen of White Thread Agave
For many years, this beautiful variegated agave was available only to collectors and for a steep price. The Queen of White (Agave schidigera 'Shira Ito No Ohi') has a striking appearance. Cream and green leaves are edged with curly white filaments or threads. Plants are very slow growing, eventually reaching a mature height of 15 inches tall by 22 inches wide—but this takes years. Grow it outdoors where it's hardy in Zones 8 and warmer. In colder locales, tuck it in a pot that you overwinter indoors.
Fire Spinner Ice Plant
Ice plant (Delosperma cooperi) provides an evergreen ground cover that grows to 2 inches high. Tri-colored flowers appear in spring and off and on throughout summer. The daisy-like blooms feature white, pink and orange petals emanating from a gold center. This ice plant is non-invasive and won't overrun planting areas. Hardy in Zones 5 to 11.
'Perle von Nurnberg' Echeveria
This echeveria is an heirloom developed in the 1930s by a world-renowned succulent breeder of Perleberg, Germany. 'Perle von Nurnberg' has gray-brown leaves dusted with rose and purple tints. Sunlight coaxes the pink tones in the leaves, so place plants in full sun. Grow in containers or rock gardens with well-drained soil. This succulent adapts well to growing in a pot indoors near a bright window.
'Lime Twister' SunSparkler Sedum
Variegated leaves splashed with cream and green make this sedum a winner, even if it never bloomed. Flowers open in bright pink shades from late summer to fall. Use this as a pretty ground cover in a small space, or tuck it into containers with a dark leafed plant for eye-catching contrast. Hardy in Zones 4 to 9.
'Desert Rose' Paddle Plant
Native to South Africa, the paddle plant (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora) blends beauty with a rugged personality. Plants are heat and drought tolerant and adapt well to planting beds or containers. 'Desert Rose' has chalky blue leaves with red edges and tips. Full sun draws out the strongest coloring in leaves. Hardy in Zones 9 to 11.
'Dazzleberry' Sedum
Turn up the fall color with this striking sedum. It has smoky blue leaves topped with raspberry red blooms from late summer through frost. The 6- to 8-inch-wide flower heads completely hide leaves. Plants grow to 8 inches tall and boast deer resistance. Use it as a ground cover, as part of a rock garden or tucked into pots. Hardy in Zones 4 to 9.
Coppertone Sedum
Meet an heirloom succulent discovered at a sulfur spring in Mexico in 1906. Known among gardeners as "Coppertone," this well-known drought tolerant plant has leaves in shades of copper, bronze and brown. Fragrant white flowers appear late winter to early spring. Grow it in full sun in a rock garden or container. The botanical name is Sedum nussbaumerianum. It's hardy in Zones 9 to 11.
Brakelights Red Yucca
Here's a succulent for gardeners as far north as Zone 5. Brakelights Red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora 'Perpa') brings on the color with a tuft of silver-gray leaves that contrast beautifully with the red flowers. Blooms appear in spring, held on wiry stems 2 feet tall. Hummingbirds flock to this flower. Hardy in Zones 5 to 10.
Brakelights Red Yucca
This is what a mass planting of Brakelights Red yucca brings to the garden—a sea of striking color. Like other yuccas, this beauty is deer resistant and drought tolerant, a definite must-have for a low water use landscape. Flowers also last long indoors in a vase. Hesperaloe parviflora is native to the Chihuahuan desert of west Texas, where it was first recorded in 1859.
'Zwartkop' Aeonium arboreum
Also known as black rose aeonium, this beauty has dark, black-purple leaves arranged in rosettes at the ends of stems. Leaves turn their darkest hues in summer and early fall when plants are in a semi-dormant state and need little water. 'Zwartkop' is a winter succulent, growing strongest during the cool season. This is the classic black succulent gardeners want—and it's worth growing. The Royal Horticultural Society of London recognized 'Zwartkop' with an Award of Garden Merit in 1993.


text:
U.S. Postal Service hacked, told Congress Oct. 22
In classified briefings Oct. 22 and Nov. 7, the U.S. Postal Service told members of Congress that it had been hacked.
The service made the information public Monday.
The Washington Post reported China may have been involved in the cyberattack, citing anonymous sources. USA TODAY was unable to confirm the report.
Postal Service spokeswoman Sue Brennan told USA TODAY the "issue is still under investigation."
In its statement, the post office said some USPS computers were hacked and some employee information was compromised.
Information about people who called in to the post office's Customer Care center was also compromised.
The service's customer website, usps.com, was not affected, the statement said.
"The intrusion is limited in scope, and all operations of the Postal Service are functioning normally," said David Partenheimer, media relations manager for the U.S. Postal Service.
In a letter sent Monday, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., cited the classified briefings, which were made to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He asked for more information from Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe.
Cummings asked for a description of the cyberattack and how it was first discovered, as well as what actions Donahoe took after learning about it.
The post office is investigating the incident. The investigation is being led by the FBI and other federal and postal investigatory agencies.
Employee information that might have been compromised included personally identifiable information about employees, including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, beginning and end dates of employment, emergency contact information and other information.
Roughly 800,000 employees were affected by the intrusion, the service said.
If indeed China is behind the attack, it's likely part of an attempt to gain more information about U.S. government, said Edward Ferrara, an analyst with Forrester, a technology research company.
Employee data is also very helpful for future attacks.
"If a relatively high-level employee at the post office starts sending out phishing attacks from a .gov address, it's a possible stepping stone for attacks to get information of more value elsewhere," Ferrara said.
Cash registers and point-of-sale terminals in post offices, as well as the website usps.com where customers pay for services with credit and debit cards, were not touched by the incident.
There is no evidence any customer credit card information from retail or online purchases such as Click-N-Ship, the Postal Store, PostalOne!, change of address or other services was compromised, the service said.
Also possibly affected were call center data for customers who contacted the service's Customer Care Center by telephone or e-mail between Jan. 1, 2014, and Aug. 16, 2014, Partenheimer said.
According to the Postal Service's website, the Customer Care Center handled 83 million inquiries in 2013.
The compromised data consist of names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and other information for customers who gave the information when they called or e-mailed in.
The service said that it does not believe potentially affected customers need to take any action as a result of the incident.
"We began communicating this morning with our employees about this incident, apologized to them for it, and have let them know that we will be providing them with credit monitoring services for one year at no charge to them," Partenheimer said.


text:
WolfWorks Career Management System
- Go to https://westga-csm.symplicity.com/employers
- Click on the "Register" buttom
- Complete the Company Information, Services Requested, and Contact Information sections and click "Submit"
- Once we review your company information, we will send a confirmation e-mail to the address you provided with your username and password
You must have an organization email account ( NOT Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, or other general domain names), provide an active organization website that matches the domain name of your organization, provide contact person's full name with contact information, a physical company address, and phone number.
- Under normal circumstances it typically takes 2-3 days to process pending employer approval requests. If your request is not complete in this timeframe, please check your email for any comments on your registration. You may also want to check you email spam box to see if the confirmation email went there.
- If you have an urgent need to post a job or internship listing for UWG students, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or 678-839-6431
Our previous recruiter no longer works with our organization. How do I update our account information?
- Log onto WolfWorks at https://westga-csm.symplicity.com/employers/ with the same username and password the previous recruiter used to register.
- Click on the " My Account" tab.
- Update the required fields in the Password/Preferences section.
- Click on "Submit"
If the previous recruiter's information is not available, then contact the Employer Relations team at 678-839-6431 or firstname.lastname@example.com to update your account.
- Log onto WolfWorks at https://westga-csm.symplicity.com/employers/ with your current username and password.
- Click on the " My Account" tab.
- Update the required fields in the Password/Preferences section.
- Click "Submit'
Holding an information session is a great opportunity to reach a targeted group of students. Information sessions are held Monday thorugh Thursday anytime between 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM. Most information sessions usually last 60-90 minutes.
- Log onto WolfWorks at https://westga-csm.symplicity.com/employers
- On the right side of the home page, under shortcuts, click on "Request New Information Session."
- Fill out the request and events details. Click Submit.
Your request willl be approved in 24-48 business hours. Career Services will secure a room for your information session. We will also assist with marketing your session to students. There is no charge for the room or A/V equipment but catering is extra. You will be provided a link to DineWest, our on-campus caterer, with your registration confirmation. You may contact them directly if you wish to provide refreshments for your session.
Yes, on-campus interviews will enable you to interview a schedule of qualified UWG students/alumni in an efficient manner, while you promote your brand on the University of West Georgia campus.
UWG Career Services provides the interview facility, advertises your job listing, and assists you in setting up a schedule of interviews according to your needs. Interviews are scheduled during fall and spring semesters. Special arrangements can be made for summer interviews.
- Log onto WolfWorks at https://westga-csm.symplicity.com/employers
- On the right side of the homepage, under shortcuts, click on "Create New schedule Request."
- Fill out the request and event details. Click submit.
- Your request willl be approved in 24-48 business hours. Once approved, you will need to add your job to the schedule.
Job Postings
- Log onto WolfWorks at https://westga-csm.symplicity.com/employers
- On the right side of the homepage, under Shortcuts, click on the Create Job Posting
- Complete the job information form with as much information as possible including any required skills, class level, major, how to apply.
- You will recieve a confirmation email telling you the postings has been received and is being reviewed.
- Once your job is approved, you will recieve another email confirmation.
- Please include a description of the position including number of years of experience and any other job-specific requirements/skills
- Materials to be included with the application (resume, cover letter, writing sample, transcript)
- Contact information and your preferred application method.
Career and Internship Fairs
- Log onto WolfWorks at https://westga-csm.symplicity.com/employers
- On the right side of the home page, under Attend Events, click on the Fair you wish to register for
- Complete the registration form including the representatives section. Click Submit.
- You will recieve a confirmation email telling you the registration has been recieved and is being reviewed.
- Once your registration is approved, you will recieve another email with payment information (if paying by credit card) and other helpful information to help you in planning your visit to UWG
- Up to 2 recruiters
- Table and chairs (no table cloth or skirting)
- Parking passes for two recruiters
- Free Wifi access
- Snack or lunch and beverages
- There is a charge for electricity and for recruiters over the 2 allowed with registration
- Checks made payable to University of West Georgia Career Services
- Credit Card- The University of West Georgia accepts Mastercard and ViSA
- We cannot accept cash payments
- Please send Materials to this address:
University of West Georgia, ATTN: Career Services
1601 Maple Steet Row Hall West 3rd Floor Carrollton, GA 30118
Materials should arrive at least 3 days before the Career Fair.
On occasion, an employer may for whatever reason decide not to attend a career fair for which they have paid and registered. If that employer "no-shows," that is, does not come to the fair and does not notify Career Services prior to the event that they are not coming, the full fee for the fair (or fairs) is assessed. If the account has already been paid, then those monies are forfeited.
- Requests for registration cancellation must be made in writing to the UWG Career Services. event expenses are incurred based on the number of registrants; therefore, NO request for release of obligation or refund will be granted if recieved by UWG less than 14 days prior to the event. A full refund will be granted if the request for cancellation is recieved at least 30 days prior to the event and a refund of 50% will be granted if the cancellation request is recieved 15-29 days prior to the event.
- No refunds will be given for "no-shows" to University Career Services events. Fees paid are forfeited.
- No refunds are given to any company/business that has violated a University Career Services policy and is denied services. Fees paid are forfeited.
- Please understand that University Career Services does not cut refund checks; instead, the University's Controller's office does this. Refunds will take some time to process.


text:
While many people think a specific job title means the work will essentially be the same no matter where it's located, that's often not the case. Jobs with similar titles may require dramatically different skills in different parts of the country.
Take, for example, marketing managers, a common job title in many companies. Based on Burning Glass Technologies analysis of what employers specify in job postings, the precise skills an employer expects from a marketing manager depends on geography.
In Chicago, headquarters of a number of international companies, employers like their marketing managers to be versed in project management. In San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley, employers expect expertise in product development, and in casino capital Las Vegas it helps to have skills in customer service.
Or consider statisticians—another job which would seem to be the same anywhere. Numbers, after all, remain numbers no matter where they are counted. But employers also ask statisticians for different skills in Boston (a biotech hub) and Hartford (insurance).
In Boston 38 percent of employers want their statisticians to have experience in bio-statistics and 28 percent want experience in clinical trials. Those skills don't even make our list of the top 15 skills preferred by employers looking for statisticians in Hartford.
The takeaway is that all jobs are local, no matter what the job description says. That means colleges can give students a crucial edge by analyzing the local job market and shaping their courses to meet local demands. (A number of colleges are doing this already).
Students and those already in the workforce can make themselves more employable by considering the specific skills in demand where they live or where they want to live – and not necessarily paying too much attention to what the job titles say.
To automatically receive notifications of future blogs, research, and labor market content, sign up at http://burning-glass.com/new-research-content-list-signup/.
To get more information on how Burning Glass Technologies can help colleges prepare students for the job market, contact us today.


text:
A few social media norms the department should be prepared to address.
The Monday after a very deadly Fourth of July weekend in Chicago, the city's police department announced a few tech additions to their 20-year-old Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS). A suite of pilot programs, which start in three districts before expanding citywide, now enables residents to send anonymous tips via text, as well as photos, during a 911 call. Three district-specific Twitter accounts were also launched to share important alerts with the community. It may take weeks to see just how willing Chicagoans are to engage with the police, but is the Chicago Police Department itself prepared to take up these digital efforts? Twitter, the most public of the technologies involved, offers some insight on this question.
If Chicago police are intent on opening themselves up through Twitter, here's a few things they should be prepared to address. The social media experiences of law enforcement in plenty of other cities can serve as helpful lessons.
1. Actual Crime The Chicago Police Department's main Twitter account is a harmless "brand page" that periodically links to event calendars and local news articles, when it could easily offer timely updates on arrests, stabbings, requests for tips, etc., as is done in cities like Boston,DC, or Baltimore. The new neighborhood-focused accounts, @ChicagoCAPS07,@ChicagoCAPS11, and @ChicagoCAPS18, ideally would become the more immediate and transparent channels for crime updates. But so far, they're still serving up more event calendars and nothing on crime in the districts.
NEXT STORY: When Government Goes to Burning Man


text:
Welcome to the Eagle Herbs free-consultation page. After you answer some questions and (usually) within just a few hours or the next day, you'll get some great ideas on how to go about addressing your concerns with the fabulous Chinese herbal formulas available here. I'll read through each one and address your specific needs in my email response to you. Take a look at the formulas and see if they resonate with you.
If you still have questions and feel you need a full telephone (paid) consultation with Marie Yuan please check this page: http://eagleherbs.com/customized-herb-formulas/
Having a paid consultation can actually save money as Marie can really help you either find the right formula the first time or write a custom formula just for you!
Estimated time necessary to complete this self-test is 5 to 15 minutes depending on your answers. Some of the answers to the questions below will display a bunch of follow up questions, so it can take longer if you have a bunch of symptoms. I suggest you answer from top to bottom and you can skip any that don't apply.
Tablet and smart phone users: use this page instead.
You may find a lot of questions appearing over and over (such as if your symptom is aggravated by stress). That's good! That means that many of your symptoms are due to one single issue. This makes it much easier to address with a single formula rather than a separate remedy for each symptom.
[iframe http://eagleherbs.com/tests/free.consult.php 650 1900]
Don't see the "submit" button?
- Use the scroll bar to the right, still within this white field to see what's beneath.
- Tablet and smart phone users: once you start answering questions, this "submit" button may be hidden. Use this page instead.


text:
I spent many Saturday afternoons at the State Theatre in Boonton. For just 50 cents, we could see the latest movie in that grand old building with our friends. I have many fond memories of that very unique theatre, where you entered underneath the big screen and walked up to your seat. There are just a few theaters in the country with this configuration.
As I recall, during those Saturday matinees, it would be rare to see an adult present in the audience. When the theater was filled to its maximum, the balcony would be opened to accommodate the overflow crowds. For me, that was a rare treat to be allowed upstairs. (Or maybe we snuck up there.)
Every Disney movie that played during the sixties I saw at the State Theatre, as well as the nearly four-hour saga, Gone with the Wind. I cried when Rex and Scarlett's daughter, Bonnie, died after falling off of her horse; sobbed hysterically when Tony died in the arms of Maria in West Side Story, and held my breath while the Von Trapp family hide in the abbey from the Nazis in The Sound of Music.
I recall seeing The Godfather with Grandma, who regretted going with me because of the sex scene during the wedding. At the time, I believe I was seventeen, so I am surprised she went with me. She should have known, since it was rated "R." What was she thinking?
The last flick I saw there was one of Dad's all-time favorites: Smokey and the Bandit. We had been dating for five or six months at that time, and it was the perfect movie since it had cars to make Dad happy and Sally Field and Burt Reynolds for me.
The theatre was on its decline by then. I know this because I remember it had rained that day and the ceiling leaked. The precipitation added to the charm.
I hear it's on sale now, so if you are looking for something to do with that million dollars hanging out in your bank account, there you go!


text:
Gingerbread Tilda mini album | By Tamara
Tamara here with you. I made a mini album tutorial for Simply Cards & Papercrafts magazine issue 183.
To see the tutorial, buy issue 183 which is out October 4th.
Our special offer from Swedish House Crafts, 20% off this issue at this link.
Discount code: SHC20
For 20% off SCP: https://www.moremags.com/papercrafts/simply-cards-papercraft
Hugs, t.


text:
Today is a special day, there is no doubt about it -- a day of gratitude and thanksgiving for all the people, events, and factors that have lead to the point we are today. As we sit around the banquet table later tonight to savor the food in the company of those we cherish, we must also recognize that there are others who have touched us indirectly in a past life.
November 27, 1978 was a day of mourning for San Francisco. Two flames of hope and of progress were extinguished. Wednesday marked the 35th anniversary of the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk by ex-Supervisor Dan White.
We know that Thanksgiving is meant to be a time of joy and nostalgia, but acknowledging these murders creates a vital reflection of their contributions -- that can be seen in today's society.
Today's Throwback Thursday is going to be different. Social media sites like Facebook and Instagram will be full of euphoric photos and reminiscences similar to Norman Rockwell paintings -- saturated with glee and rose-colored hues. Instead of poking fun or exhibiting the happens of the good old days in this weekly series, we wanted to highlight the day that created a rift in the S.F. social movement. As is a standard Thanksgiving norm, we will ponder and offer commentary of the past and how we have, hopefully, changed for the better.
The assassinations changed San Francisco -- a forced awakening within the city. Homophobia is real and hasn't been eradicated, nor will it ever be, but what did change was society's treatment of those who dare to be different and challenge the rigid-and-restrictive boundaries of hetero-normative culture. Homosexuality was now out, on a national scale, and it could never be relegated to the obscure depths of the banishment closet. Being homosexual didn't mean that individuals who love those of the same sex were sexual deviants or mentally ill. It meant they were people with basic human emotions and desires for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Harvey Milk demonstrated that homosexuals also aren't intellectually inept or politically weak. Milk was the first openly gay man to be elected to a public office and although, this may not seem as shocking today, 35 years ago he broke a glass ceiling. Gays and lesbians acquiring position of power need not be social outcasts anymore. Change was coming and government became closer to representing different segments of the diverse population in existence. But more importantly, being true to who you are and what you believe was permissible and needed, even in the face of adversity. Integrity had to be practiced in daily life and not behind closed doors. Gayness became an attribute of beauty and uniqueness, no longer a reason to be chastised by antiquated mentalities and dogmas. In short -- LGBT people could just live: live in a city and exist, with no regrets nor reprimands.
City Hall became an altar of tragedy that day, today that caused the city to shed tears of agony and pain. Two heroes and community role models were taken away from their paths, violently and abruptly -- anything could have been possible; Harvey Milk being supervisor is just one event. But the Beaux Arts-inspired building has also been the stage of some of the most important, uplifting milestones of San Francisco's collective memory: from the celebration of the historic ruling's against same-sex marriage to Bat Kid saving Gotham City to the San Francisco Giants wining the World Series in 2010 and 2013.
But even as we exalt and praise the accomplishment of this man, we need to be grateful everyday, not just one day a year or during festivity commemorative days, such as Harvey Milk Day (May 22), and Pride. Our thanks needs to be daily. Moreover, we cannot make this about just MIlk, for he did not act alone, he had the support of a community that was made up of individual members, many of whom never received recognition for their perseverance and spirit.
Give thanks to those unsung heroes, not through elaborate gestures or trite rituals like thank you cards and mementos, but through kind words and acts of generosity. Ultimately, the best way to show our gratitude and appreciation for those who dared to think differently, is to be messengers of hope by doing and acting for a better today and tomorrow.
"The only thing they have to look forward to is hope. And you have to give them hope. Hope for a better world, hope for a better tomorrow, hope for a better place to come to if the pressures at home are too great. Hope that all will be all right. Without hope, not only gays, but the blacks, the seniors, the handicapped, the us'es, the us'es will give up." ~Harvey Milk


text: Due to the current situation all our live club events until have been cancelled or postponed. We will be getting in touch with everyone that is booked in due course. We cannot respond to individual requests at this point via phone, email or social media. I hope you understand how busy this has made us. We will be in touch with everyone via email.


text:
The 2016 Bafta Game Awards take place tonight (7 April) in London's Docklands, and it promises to be a great celebration of a wonderful year for the video game industry. The red carpet will be rolled out at London's Tabacco Docks to welcome the likes of Hideo Kojima, John Carmack and teams behind games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Everybody's Gone To The Rapture.
The red carpet show starts at 5:45pm BST, with the ceremony itself kicking off at 7pm and will be hosted by comedian Dara O'Brien. The entire show will be available to watch on a Twitch live-stream we've embedded below.
Here is the full list of categories and nominees.